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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1888
Page
8
Beginning September first, Southwest Georgia asks correspondents to limit letters to actual news in their neighborhoods. The telegraphic service will take up space, so letters may be shortened or cut. Respondents should not feel slighted, as the weekly will not have room for anything but real news.
A Sunday report claims Berry Ross was killed Saturday night near town by Gus Washington and Albert Washington alias Rolinson, with a coroner's verdict attributing death to a weapon in their hands. The incident followed a dispute after Ross rode with Charlie Bryant’s wagon.
The letter outlines cotton picking progress in Schley and Marion counties with Putnam to Buena Vista road impacts noted. It reports on illness of Gerrla Haller, a Jersey bull purchase, tax funds from secret clubs, a Shiloh columnist’s muscle and finger movements, a money dispute, and cholera affecting hogs. Two candidates, P F Dixon and R M Rainey, seek the unexpired treasurer term after Major Tondev's death.
Mr. W. E. Sessions, who moved to Sumner Worth county last December, returned to Dawson with a warm reception. He built a cash business in groceries and provisions with $150 capital, grew rapidly, and now owns a store and home. His wife Mrs Sessions expanded into millinery nearby. Also reported are arrests of two men in a murder case, a marriage to Miss Lillie Rogers, a child's death, and various local items including a school visit, injuries, and community notes.
In Oglethorpe County the Farmers Alliance held its quarterly meeting at the courthouse, disposing of all business. The county court adjourned to the next term due to Judge Fish’s illness. Local notes mention political shifts, a near fire at C. R. Keen gin, a four pound jumbo potato, and plans for upcoming addresses by Judge C. F. Crisp.
Weston village notes report the election passed quietly with no county candidate info, local figures like Prof Geo Patterson and Rev Clark visiting, farmers busy with crops and fall gardens, Will King buying horses and a buggy, and a local handyman project at B F P Barge's home. Also promotes Electric Diters as a health tonic and recalls 1786 Massachusetts hemp tax aiding production valuation.
Atlanta dispatch reports Prof Norris the eminent tragedian and elocutionist visiting the city after a Georgia Florida tour. He claims seven pupils in Americus and says law work in Atlanta failed to satisfy his stage ambition. Also noted: J T Lumpkin misregistered as Senator and Representative in Ware county returns. Local society mentions Huntington, Hinton, and visitors at Wheat Street and Kimball. Prohibition issue resurges in city politics with conservative candidates facing anti prohibition opposition.
From Shiloh dated Oct 7 reports a short cotton crop in the area while corn remains good. Local Eclectic Social Club elected C. A. Chambliss as President Susie Sheppard as Vice President and Ada Arrington as Secretary. Residents Daniel and Parker returned from Butler with a pleasant time, Cranesville's B. H. McMath visited, Mick Harvey and Beulah McMath were noted, and a closing cheer urges Willie to cheer up.
Cochran's gin house burned yesterday morning at Broxwood with an estimated loss of about $500. There was no insurance according to reports.
A large Atlanta congregation at Walker Street Methodist heard Rev J W Jordan deliver a sermon on Acts 10. A standing guest, Charles C Johnson, opposed the wartime stance, denouncing military unity and urging forgiveness, prompting raised questions and a brief interruption before the service ended.
A historical note explains how business failures harm a town by flooding markets with cheap goods, curbing wholesale confidence, and creating distrust among merchants. It laments honest failures yet highlights the broader impact on local trade and consumer perception, then shifts to a drug store promotion for Dr King’s New Discovery offering free trials and a large bottle priced at one dollar.
Obituary notes Dr. Babcock of Charleston, long a Jacksonville journalist and war veteran. He aided pest houses during yellow fever, sacrificed time away from family, and saved lives in Richmond and Jacksonville. Described as courteous, conscientious, and steadfast to his beliefs, he died around age sixty. Expositions pace Georgia with Augusta and Columbus events and the Macon State Fair hopes for strong crowds amid renewed activity.
A late evening stroll through Americus inspires a romantic moment as a couple shares whispered declarations of love under vine scented gardens. Onlookers note the shy blushes and advise speaking softly to avoid being overheard.
Americas merchants list prices for staples including flour at 5.50 to 8.00 per barrel, granulated sugar around 0.85 to 1.00 per pound, coffee 414 to 6 pounds per dollar, salt 0.85 to 1.00 per pack, corn 0.08 per bushel, tallow 0.04 per pound, hides 1.05, chickens 0.20 to 0.35, eggs 0.20 to 0.03 per dozen, meal 0.01 per bushel, bran 1.35 per 100 pounds, hay 1.35 per owt, sweet potatoes 0.75 per bushel, rice 13 to 15 pounds per dollar, peckled peas 0.76 per unit, Irish potatoes 0.45 to 0.06 per unit, lard 0.11 to 0.12 per unit, cotton beading 0.07, cotton sleeves 0.735 to 0.80 per unit.
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