Cotton Market and local notices from Americus GA
News notes from Americus Georgia dated November 6 1859 include market quotations rail and wagon arrivals numbers 250 and 31812 with a wage on a Negro railroad hand badly injured between cars at Wishart’s. local prizes at the State Fair awarded to C C Clay for saddle and combination horses. advertisements for clothing and a large fish catch. market lease by Hawkins. a fish trap haul near Kinchafoonee Creek. a crowd of railroad hands arriving from Florida. counterfeits warning for Salvation Army goods. a death of a two year old Gartley child buried at Oak Grove. W K Wheatley injured in a university stair injury. a card inviting old friends to vote for a secretary with Sue B Brayrind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Gartley
Davenport Street
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mra. Gartley
Sumter County wins prizes at state fair
Recouper notes Sumter county entered the best county display by J. F. Ross for the State Fair. Friday awards gave Talbot county first prize of 1200, McIntosh second prize 700, Sumter third prize 300. Mollie Rutherford of Sumter won best individual agricultural display prize of 350. Also reports business growth with Glover and Lanier partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Ross
Sumter County
Talbot County
McIntosh County
Mollie Rutherford
Marriages in Mitchell and surrounding counties
From Mitchell and nearby areas, three marriages are noted: N C Hagerson wed Cornelia Haney at Justice A J Williams’s residence in the new 26th district with officiant Williams. R O Scott Robinson of Americus married Fannie C Joiner at Branchville, officiated by Rev Underwood. Homer Guerry, son of Judge W B Guerry, wed in Washington DC and now serves as a clerk in the Sergeant General’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J. Williams
N. C. Hagerson
Cornelia Haney
Justice Williams
Cal
Joiner
Branchville
Mitchell County
R. O. (Scott) Robinson
Americus
Fannie C. Joiner
J. L. Underwood
Robinson
Homer Guerry
W. B. Guerry
Washington City
Bramer Praises John R Shaw's Vast Store Stock
Bramer declares John R Shaw, owner of The Eagle Shoe and Hat Store at 119 Forsyth Street, and Cham pion Clothier at 117 Forsyth Street, possesses the largest and finest stock of clothing and gentleman furnishings ever offered in America. He asserts the rumor is true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramer
John R. Shaw
Champion” Clothier
Forsyth Street
Eagle
Americas
Eagle” Shoe and Hat
Joux R. Shaw
Suit Against A. M. Railway Over Barrow Street Bridge
Ansley & Ansley sue the 8. A. M. Railway for $1,000 claiming property damage from a bridge over the crossing at Barlow Street. The plaintiff owns two lots fronting on Barlow and says high embankments block access, rendering the property unsaleable. Also notes a sale of overcoats at John R. Shaw's and an upcoming marriage in Americus. Additional items cover home raised bananas, recent real estate sales, and a social at Capt. Bell's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Ragan
Mayo Street
East Americas
Dr. Clarke
Ragan
Prince Street
Perry
W.T. Ragan
Dr. Claire
Worth county deputy sheriff returns with boy Rance Lawson
Deputy Sheriff H A Turner of Worth county arrived in the city to seize and return the negro boy Rance Lawson. He departed on the 8:50 with a Cordele train after earning a $250 reward for capturing one of Mr Miller's murderers. A separate incident at T Wheatley corner left Mr George Nix and Dr Blackwell bloodied before police separated them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Turner
Worth County
Rance Lawson
Cordele
Miller
T. Wheatley
George Nix
Dr. Blackwell
Sadie
Americas
Thornton Wheatley
Sheriff escorts murderer to Wilcox jail for Friday execution
Sheriff Gordon of Wilcox county with Messia, P. S. Tum, Guery Williams, Nathan Land and others arrived in the city yesterday to take charge of Willie Williams, the murderer, and convey him to the Wilcox county jail for execution on Friday. He was carried out yesterday on the four o’clock passenger train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hin
Gordon
Wilcox County
Messia
P. S. Tatum
Guery Williams
Nathan Land
Willie Williams
Amendments debate and church row disturb city scene
A Raleigh era summarizing piece notes lobbyists returning from Atlanta with mixed views on amendments favored by citizens and opposed by City Council. It cites Senate Committee questions on police commission selection, city limits, several amendments left off, and a church dispute at Big Bethel where Charles Cooper sought a membership letter for $1.50 amid pastor Rev. R Munson’s handling. Also mentions a rail accident in Macon where flagman William Nelson suffered a crushed arm likely requiring amputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Citizens Committee
Citizens’ Committee
Senate
Police Commission
Board of Education
City Recorder
Ple
Big Bethel Cal Church
Chas. Cooper
Rev. R. Munson
Cooper
Munson
Poe
Deputies Travel to Milledgeville and Buena Vista
Deputy Sheriff Holder and Mr. Ben Marshall of Stewart County traveled through the city en route to Milledgeville. They are escorting two detainees, a white woman Miss Mary Shippey and a colored man Sheriff Griffs. The pair later went to Buena Vista pursuing a negro named Ed Hill, sought in Stewart for an assault on a white person. Edmund Hill is described as dangerous and an ex convict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Holder
Ben Marshall
Stewart County
Mary Shippey
Griffs
Stewart
Buena Vista
Ed. Hill
State fair at Macon shows crowds but fair exhibits
After a three day stay at the State fair in Macon visitors return home noting crowds are large yet exhibits are modest in number and quality. Sumter Talbot McIntosh display solid with McIntosh favored for top prize. blue ribbon pigeons tied to cages resemble a shop shelf. Hogs sheep cows bulls are fine. grounds ample for crowds. Also announces Sumter County Sunday School Association convention at Concord Church on Friday November 15 with program and invitations.
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Macon
Sumter
Talbot
McIntosh
Worth County
Sumter’s
Talbot County
Worth
Sumter County Sunday School Association
Concord Church
Maj. M. Speer
London
Friends of the Cause
J.W. Whatley
A. G. Guerry
Remember Ladies Winter Dry Goods Sale at Low Prices
An old notice touts a closing sale of winter dry goods with heavy discounts and implied guarantees. The snippet also discusses a police court case misnaming a man, and a Brunswick Times foreman named Bob Lindsay denying being the man, plus a humorous aside and a plug for Dr. Cough Byrup as a health tip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan R. Shaw
Recorder
Lindsay
Bob Lindsay
Brunswick
Savannah
Iere
The
Brunswick Times
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America
Joiner & Nicholson's
Florida
Malaga
Atmore
Joiner & Nicholson
Amenicus
Burt
Wishart's
C. C. Clay
Pion
St Hawkins
Jackson and
Lamar Street
E. A. Taylor
Smithville
Kinchafoonee Creek
Col. Fort
W. R. Hudson
Marianna
Fla
Maine
W. K. Wheatley
University
Athens
BR Wheatley
Sue B. Brayrinnd
Old County
G. W. Glover
Frank Lanier, Jr
West Point
Glover & Lanier
Lanier
Job Armroyd
Tiddy Dragglesnes
Georgia
J. A. Perry
R. J
Bettie Cherry
Kerens
Texas
Boiley County
Rome Jackson
Link Williams
J. W. Mize
Cotton Avenue
Link
Rome
Han
8. A.M
Barlow Street
Champion Clothier
Thompson
Fannie Belle
J. M. Coker
Ashley
Presbyterian Church
Belle
A. J. Buchanan
the Recorder
Buchanan
A. C. Bell
Annie
Miss Bell
A. Hirsch
Macon Telegraph
Committee of Citizens
Hirsch
E.G. Simmons
Wm. Nelson
Southwestern Railroad
D. F. Davenport
Ampericus
John W. Masury & Son
Jena
Williford, Matthews & Co
Bank of America
Jersey
Wheeler
Jersey Farm
A. J. Cleghorn & CO
Cotton
John Robinson
McCay Hill
Liberty Halk
Eufauls
Furlow
Comptroller-General
Major Furton
Josh Billings
Cough Byrup
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