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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1884
Page
5
The Americus Recorder advertises local notices and classified items including subscription and ad rates, railway schedule changes, mail departures, and a mix of popular goods and services. It notes price lists for cigars, hats, silk umbrellas, bonnets, beauty powders, and new barber shop facilities, with community notices urging debt settlements and updates on trains and mail closings.
A sweep of town news from Americus Georgia covers elections two months away, local advertising, property sales, and business notes. Mentions residents like Mr Ellison St Cook and Mrs Elam, Capt T M Allen illness, railroad schedule changes, and increasing cotton traffic plus fire department parade remarks.
Thursday night Cotton Avenue residents chased a thief named John Taylor who was found shoving a bull dog revolver under a frightened man’s nose near the oil mill. A companion guarded the rear as the group learned the man was attempting to sleep inside the cotton seed house before alarm prompted their pursuit and return to town.
Aaron Make, a Black man, drowned in Cook's mill pond about 3.5 miles southwest of the city. John Speight led a rescue from a boat, diving six times to locate the body in about ten feet of water. Coroner Guerry and a jury ruled accidental drowning and the body was given to relatives for burial.
A Barnesville four wheel water reel built by Ambrosia Fire Co. will be shown at the State Fair in Macon this month. Weighing 450 pounds, the reel can be drawn by two boys when filled with hose. It is touted as the finest reel from the shop and may be named after Hun. C. F. Crisp. Wide Awake Fire Co. plans a four wheel base reel and has begun a subscription. They insist on the best quality and expect to acquire one.
Mr M M Folsom of Colquitt county arrived yesterday to take a position on the Recouper He will search out gentlemen adverse to their account with this office and we bespeak for him liberal hearing Any news or stray work will be promptly taken care of
A travel narrative from Moultrie to Americus via Camilla recounts pine ridges and sparse settle ment, Mitchell County towns, a 6:30 freight boarding, Artesian wells, and courtesy from local editor s. The writer, M M F, reflects on friendly reception and hopes future relations with fellow citizens will be pleasant and profitable.
Captain Carson and Major Wright prepared for a duel choosing dynamite combat. Both carried five cartridges. seconds watched from high trees. A massive blast tore Carson to pieces. Wright vanished. Only hats and shoes remained, traced to Calvin Carter & Son shoe store. Married notices follow in Ellaville with G W Chipley and Miss Artie Baldwin.
Americus residents awoke Wednesday to news of the sudden death of Mrs. John R. Hamil. She had shown no serious illness and was seen laughing and talking shortly before she passed away, a well known figure in the city for her charitable work.
The Democratic Executive Committee of Sumter County is called to meet at the courthouse on Tuesday the 18th at 10 o'clock a.m. By order of A. B. Cutts, Chairman, J. C. Ronny, Secretary. Americus, GA October 8, 1884.
Announcement lists A C Bell as candidate for Mayor in the upcoming December municipal election in Americas. Also notes W H Gobl as candidate for Sheriff of Augter county and mentions H White from the 15th District as deputy upon election.
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