The Recorder and Daily Reconpen Organizes Local News
The issue announces editors and official status for Sumter and Webster counties. It lists subscription rates for the daily and weekly editions, notes wide circulation in several Georgia counties, and provides mailing details. The cotton market report shows 25,165 bales received to date in Americus and daily receipts, with market steady for good middling and slow tax payments reported by Tax Collector Furlow, warning of extra costs if taxes are delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder
Georgia
Sumter, Lee
Terrell
Stewart, Webster, Schley
Marion
Macon
Dooly and Wilcox
H.C. Storey
Americas
Abba
J. C. Steward
Hawkinsville
House Creek
Abbeville
Americus
Recorner
Hawksville
Bro
Beverly
Savannah
Brunswick
New Candidates for Tax Receiver Named
The issue lists J. W. Mize and J. W. Bedenbaugh as candidates for Tax Receiver with strong support anticipated. Obituaries note Dr. Mark Brady’s death after a long cancerous eye condition. Other items report rain benefiting farmers, the funeral of Thomas Harrold, Capt. J. A. Cobb’s Illustrated Edition, Jeff Davis’s return through Americus, a broken drive spring delaying a train, and a resident of Arizona requesting the newspaper to mail back copies.
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J. W. Mize
J. W. Bedenbaugh
Quiet wedding blesses Brunner and Mayo in Macon
Sunday at 2 p m in Macon Mr Geo W Brunner married Miss Leola Mayo in a quiet ceremony officiated by Rev A M Williams Only relatives and a few intimate friends attended The couple look forward to a shared home despite uncertain times Meanwhile news comes that telegraph operator Dan Suber of Andersonville who wed Miss Eliza Ansley has fallen seriously ill with consumption after a short year of marriage The hardships he and his wife faced are noted as a mounting burden on the family
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Geo. W. Brunner
Macon
Leola Mayo
A. M. Williams
Dan” Suber
Andersonville
Eliza Ansley
Suber
Putnam
Robert Gresham
Atalissa Stevens
C. D. Adams
Failure in Dawson Dawson November 4
Mr. H. V. Brown, wagon and buggy manufacturer and dealer, has failed. Judge John T. Clarke appointed Homer S. Bell as receiver. Assets about $4,000, liabilities about $6,500. Cause cited as heavy competition from Northern manufacturers and poor collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Vv. Brown
John T. Clarke
Homer
Bell
A Wedding in High Life in the City
A marriage of Charlie Prather of Smithville to Mary Janie Mitchell of the county occurred Wednesday evening. Elder Pierce officiated. The bride is the daughter of Farmer Mitchell, a well known local farmer, and sister of Matt Hart's wife.
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Charlie Prather
Smithville
Mary Janie Mitchell
Pierce
Farmer Mitchell
Matt Hart
Macon Air Line contractor pledges December whistle
Mr. P. T. Hurst, a contractor for James & Bro., left Albany with 85 men to begin the Macon Air Line. He said he would start with 128 hands on Monday and vowed that the whistles would blow in Vienna, Dooly County, by December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon Air Line
P. T. Hurst
James & Bro
Albany
Macon
Vienna
Dooly County
Webster Court Adjournment Outlook At Webster Superior Court
Capt A C Bell reports Webster Superior Court will likely adjourn Friday with little civil or criminal business. He notes criminals have largely avoided Webster County. The woman who died by her own action in Samps Bell’s pond acted alone and bears sole responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Court
A. C. Bell
Webster Superior Court
Webster County
Samps Bell's Pond
Marriage In Macon Unites Solomon Brothers And Sisters
Messrs Mark and Henry Solomon traveled to Macon to attend the marriage of their brother John Z Solomon to Miss Gussie Peyser of Macon. The ceremony occurred today at the bride’s parents home as three Solomon brothers wed three sisters. The Receiver extends best wishes for happiness and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Mark and
Henry Solomon
John Z
Gussie Peyser
Solomon
Professor Van Riper Suffers Stroke But Improves
Early Tuesday morning about eight o'clock Professor Van Riper experienced a slight stroke that spread through his body. Medical help was summoned and within hours he showed great relief. The attack was not severe and friends expect his full recovery in a few days as his sons manage the gallery in his absence.
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van Riper
In a New Role for Col Brady at Bartow Temperance Meeting
From Bartow Florida correspondence of the Jacksonville News Herald. Col J W Brady, a former townsman and noted legal mind, appears in a new role with the Bartow Temperance Antonia in flourishing condition. A recent Monday address drew crowds, promising an attractive program. The clipping ends with an odd ad fragment about second hand pianos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartow
Fla
Jacksonville News- Herald
J. W. Brady
Bartow Temperance
Fine Jerseys Move to Americus Trade Growth
Mr. C C Clay offers about a half dozen fresh Jersey cows at moderate prices as feed costs stay low. The note urges writing in care of the Recoiper. Americus grows as Dooly and Wilcox merchants relocate, signaling expanding business and a welcome to new arrivals amid rising local trade.
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Americus
Dooly
Washington man returns after civil service exam inquiry
Mr. Albert G. Crane of Washington D C recently left Friendship near Americus after visiting relatives. He told a Recorder reporter that our published note about his civil service examination had drawn many letters asking how he passed and how others might gain a chance, though he cannot answer all questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert G. Crane
Washington, D.C
Friendship
Americus
Recorder
Lawyer Col T C Taylor of Vienna plans Americus move
Col T C Taylor, of Vienna, will relocate to Americus next week to practice law permanently. He carries broad merchant endorsement from Hawkinsville and is praised as an able lawyer and eloquent speaker. His friends wish him success in his new home. Mr E Linn Bell will run Capt A C Bell's Webster county mill place, continuing a four generation family enterprise. The mill dam and pond are long standing, with the pond famed as a fishing spot. The Bells aim to maintain the old home place for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter County Alliance
Farmers Club
Alliance
Old Court House
Americus
G. W. Poors, Sec’y Farmers’ Alliance
8. C
Wil
Col. T. CO. Taylor
Vienna
Col. Taylor
Hawkinsville
E. Linn Bell
A. C. Bell
Webster County
Capt. A. C. Bell
Ordinary Court Grants Estate Sales and Guardian Appointment
Ordinary Speer held the November court granting sale of personal property for W A Maxwell administrator of A H Gibson estate and M A Feagin administrator to sell personal property. An order allowed Arnold Godwin executor to sell lands. Asbury Harrison named guardian of Lillie Lowe. Ss E Mask administrator to sell lands of R J Mask estate also granted.
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Speer
W. A. Maxwell
A. H. Gibson
Ss E. Mask
R. J. Mask
Asbury Harrison
Lillie Lowe
M. A. Feagin
Morning planets set pattern as Venus leads spring skies
The note outlines Venus as a bright morning object this month, rising over three hours before the sun and peaking in brilliance two days before the month starts. Mars Saturn Uranus and Neptune follow, with Jupiter ongoing as an evening star until it slips below the horizon on the 5th. The year will show Venus before sunrise and the January moon lands on the 30th, with a meteor shower expected on the 12th 18th and 14th as Earth crosses the debris stream. A drug and bead stock listing appears at the end.
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Venus
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Occupied Thirty Five Years
A historic Americus building used by G C Cameron and family for 35 years is vacated after the Cameron shop, once the town’s leading carpenter business, is moved to a new site. The note mentions earlier owners, then shifts to steamboat cotton shipments from House Creek and Abbeville, with talk of river trade and rail competition.
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Americus
G. C. Cameron
Cameron
Tab Oliver
Canary birds stolen on busy front veranda
A bold theft report from East America where Mr B H Mayo asks for restitution of two canaries, male and female, stolen from a front veranda. The incident occurred Friday morning, with Mayo offering a reward. Also notes a Grand Bargain Store millinery sale and local merchants reporting busy Saturday trade in Americus.
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B. H. Mayo
East Americas
Sunday Recorder
Bayo
Derma-Lation Bottles Sought From Local Druggist
J A Adams of Opelika Alabama writes to J A and D F Davenport Druggists requesting two more large bottles of Derma-Lation noting it is doing him a lot of good. The informal missive reflects consumer demand for the product and local business correspondence.
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Opelika
Ala
J. A
D. F. Davenrort
J. A. Adams
Died At His Post In Americus Community Shock
Thomas Harrold senior partner of Harrold Johnson & Co died suddenly at his Americus office Monday afternoon. A rheumatic patient with heart strain, he was found unresponsive after a damp day and died before medical aid could arrive. Born June 1814 in Glen Cove Long Island he built Americus’s largest business and was admired for integrity and quiet devotion to family. His death leaves a vacancy long felt in the community.
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Americus
Thomas Harrold
Harrold, Johnson & Co
Harrold
8. B. Hawkins
Mr. Harrold
Glencove
Long Island
Macon
Death of Thomas Harrold Esq A City Benefactor
Obituary recounts the life of Thomas Harrold senior partner at Harrold Johnson & Co. Born Glen Cove Long Island in June 1614 he migrated to Macon Georgia then New York before settling in Americus. A renowned philanthropist he gave quietly to aid the needy including clothing a frostbitten lad and assisting a widowed family in war’s wake. He died suddenly of rheumatic heart disease in Americus after returning there from New York.
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Thomas Harrold
Harrold, Johnson & Co
Mr. Harrold
Glen Cove
Long Island
Macon
Mary L. Bullock
New York
Americus
Thomas Hartrold
Fast trotter stock noted in Americus region showcase
A local feature highlights numerous fast trotting horses owned by residents and business leaders. Max Altman, John Windsor, H. C. Bagley, Capt. A. Bell, A J Buel, J. A. Cobb, Burpee, and J. Walter Furlow are cited for capable animals. The piece praises speed, lineage, and driving use, with hints of impending racing interest.
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Ind
Pita
Geo
Max Altman
Altman
John Windsor
Peoples’ National Bank
Winsor
Uaing Bb
Windsor
H. C. Bagley
Tj Bank of Americus
Mr. Bagley
Old Bell Mill
Wester County
Charlie
Bell
Bob
Capt. Bell
A.J. Buelanan
Buehsni
J. A. Cobb
Bary
Prince Bros
Burpee
Americus
Bw County
Train wreck scatters cotton near Americus
A train hauling compressed cotton from the A. P. & L. line to Savannah derailed near Mr. A. Lockett's plantation two to three miles from the city. A flat car of cotton broke loose, left the track, and toppled, causing a wreck and scattering cargo along the line. No further details given.
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Quemulgee
Savannah
Mr. A. Lockett
Americus
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W. L. Glessner
Sumter County
Furlow
Mark Brady
Episcopal Church
J.A. Cobb
Texas
Jeff Davis
Ellaville
Arizona
Arizona Territory
J. B. Hinkle
Wm. Barnhart
Great Western Type Foundry
Chicago
AmEricus Recorder
D. F
Davenport
Tg James Fricker & Bro
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