Cotton Market and Local Happenings in Americus
Americus Georgia November 27 1889 items include cotton market figures with middling prices and daily receipts, plus several local items: chickens stolen from T F Logan on Lamar Street, a railroad bicycle stolen and later returned belonging to Morgan Eldridge, new shirt and fashion offerings from Thornton Wheatley, and a forthcoming post office at W R Chapman’s mill nine miles west named Atwood. Notices mention Base Evans and Bass Evans tied to marriages, drummers’ marriage news, two tramps captured and released, merchants purchasing safes, Postmaster General confidence in local post office, waning dress goods stock of John R Shaw, a damage suit against Central Railroad and Banking Co, electric streetcar track search, and Douglas shoe advertisements praising Thornton Wheatley stock for footwear.
Americas Manufacturing and Improvement Company Formed
At a Bank of Americus meeting a committee organized The Americas Manufacturing and Improvement Company with a 100000 dollar capital, capable of rising to 500000. A subscription paper sits at the Bank of Southwestern Georgia. once funded, the hotel will be built and the firm may pursue local manufacturing and land donations to boost Americus. The city plans the first sewerage connection to the new courthouse, with work by Mr Clay’s crew near completion, and applications to property owners will be distributed next week. Louis Laramore of Lee County reports selling watermelon seeds to Rice & Co. of New York at 15 cents per pound, netting over 800 dollars, with plans to expand seed sales next year.
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Bank of Americus
the Americas Manufacturing and Improvement Company
Bank of Southwestern Georgia
Americus
Clay
Court House
Superior Court
Louis Laramore
Lee County
Messrs. Rice & Co
New York
Louis
Brewer's Lung Restorer touted for cold cure
Weokly Cotton Report notes receipts up to date through September and August total over forty thousand bales this season with lighter shipments lately. Marriage notices in Marion and Schley counties. Obituary for Mose Driver aged seventy two. Injured worker R V Turner at Hawkins House after heavy timber crush. Dr W H Philpot seeks missing valuables from veterans reunion. Street Railway push by Atlanta experts. railway to be ready before conference week. Retail stock liquidation offer by Bvuenanan & Bell with sale or cost after ten days. nov 26 ditwIt
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Hargain
Bvuenanan & Bell
Cotton Avenue
Lamar Street
National W C T U Plans Georgia Convention Move
The National W C T U accepted an official invitation to hold its next convention in Atlanta Georgia. Governor J B Gordon and state officers signed the invitation and the executive committee will act on it. Sam Small urged acceptance as the group voted to meet in Atlanta.
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Chicago
Georgina
Atlanta
J. B. Gordon
Georgia
N.C. Barnett
Wm. A. Wright
J. T. Henderson
Agriculture
James 8. Hock
F. G. duBignon
State Senate
A. 8. Clay
House
Sam Small
Executive Committee
Cecil Gabbett eyed for Central railroad top job
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun reports Cecil Gabbett may become general manager of the Central railroad with whispers of a salary around twelve thousand dollars annually. Others note he previously earned about $9,800 at his prior road. Also, the 8. A. M. road will lay standard gauge ties between American and Richland as prep for joint service with Columbus Southern.
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Columbus Enquirrer-8un
Cecil Gabbett
The
Central Railroad
Columbus
American
Richland
Columbus Southern
Americus
Recorder
Principal Resigns to Take Zebulon School Post
Resigned, Prof. W. B. Merritt, former Richland High School principal for the past session, has accepted a similar position with Zebulon school in Pike County. He is a skilled educator and is expected to satisfy in his new field of labor.
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Columbus Reid
Ellaville
Schley County
Lucius Dixon
W. B. Merritt
Richland High School
Zebulon School
Pike County
Merritt
Richland
Debut of Mr George Dudley on flute at opera house
Mr George Dudley, pupil of Prof Schneider, debuted Friday night at the opera house playing the flute. He started nervous but quickly produced full notes. The audience enjoyed the music and the orchestra.
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George Dudley
Schneider
Opera House
Fraud and theft plague a Georgia cane patch mystery
Local item reports Owens the accused thief caught by Mr. Fuller and a loyal negro after a night raid on a cane patch near the city. Owens was jailed after waiving committal and facing vagrancy charges. The column also notes Wright Brady’s shift to guano company work and previews weather forecasts, a Preston boy elected as valedictorian, and local entertainment and obituaries.
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Owens
Muckabee Creek
Mr. Fuller
Sand
Owen
Oliver
Preston
Dental Department
Southern Medical College of Atlanta
DeGive's
Opera House
Atlanta
Lamar Grifin
Murder Mystery Near Hin and Railway Moves at Albany
A mysterious assassination occurred Monday night near Hin, Georgia, when Sy Bill Hughes opened his door and was killed by a gunshot to the brain. motives remain undiscovered. Separately, Albany hosts the Florida and Northern Railway corporators meeting, electing officers and outlining steps toward construction from Albany to Cordele. Mayor Felder’s court handled several minor cases with dismissals and fines.
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Arbeville
Bill Hughes
Hughes
Florida and Northern Road
Anpany
Albany, Florida and Northern Railway Company
Commercial Bank
Nelson Tift
H. Hawkins
W. E. Mitchell
S. R. Weston
T. N. Woolfolk
Rodgers Assassination Reward Boosted in Public Appeal
A large reward was entered for information leading to the conviction of the party in the Rodgers assassination. Citizens in the neighborhood are urged to aid the inquiry, with rewards totaling over twenty dollars and more likely to grow.
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Robert
Sua
Eruor Gordon
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Szores
Joiner & Nicholson’s
Sbarrela Malaga Chapel
Sbarrel
Tbarrel Atmore
Easen Atmore
Joiner & Nicholson
T. F. Logan
Morgan Eldridge
Thornton Wheatley
Mir. W.R. Chapman
Atwood
Teo Bass
Sherrif Bass
Hettle Evans
Smithville
J. C. Branch
C. Y. Henderson
Miss Maddox
Cuthbert
Boston Gay
Annie Crumley
New Fea
Messia
Brown & Mardre
D. F. Davenport
A. J. Cleghorn
C O
Harrison
Rone
John R. Shaw
E. L. Harper
Central Railroad and Banking Company
Electric Street Railroad
HOTEL
Organization of the Americas Manufacturing and Improvement Company
Marion County
G. W. Weekley
B. P. Nast
Emma Kiser
W. J. Flanders
C. A. Taylor
Thos. H. Walker
Mamie Taylor
Mose Driver
Ned
R. V. Turner
Flint River
B. A. M. Road
Hawkins House
W. H. Philpot
Talbotton
Americus Street Railroad
Felder
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
White Caps
Rich Hudson
Red Hill
Stewart County
Americas
John T. Argo
S. A. M. Railroad
Argo
Charley Owe
Wright Brady
Atlanta Journal
John M. Green
Americas Guano Company
Brady
DeVoe
New Jersey
Gulf States
Canada
East
New England States
Louisiana
West Gulf States
Jolly Voyagers
Daily Sentinel
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Elliots
Bayng
Lucy Bryant
Lumpkin
Mr. Williams
Stewart
Polleceman
Park Ave
Baltimore
Cook's Pharmacy
Colton Avenue
Lamar St
West
Ant Tay
Tie & Val
A Et Boaps
Holmes & Court
Murray Hill Java
Crosse & Blackwell
Flaccus Bros
Tomato Cateup
Cotton
Telephone No
A. J. Cleghorn & CO
Madras
Abbeville
Mayor's Court
Kate Smith
Ann Warren
Eli Warren
Robert Felton
Jane Henderson
Hannah Hardin
H. A, Harris
Lamar Bt
Sumter County
General Assembly of
Sumter
Rodgers
Cory
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