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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1889
Page
1
Ellaville suffers a $10,000 blaze that first damaged C A Murray and neighbors, then reignited to ravage the gin mill, saw and grist mills, and cotton stock. No insurance, no full recovery yet. loss hits local citizens hard, with widespread disruption and postponed public needs.
Dennis Harris faces court action in Macon as the Golden Star lodge contends he unlawfully holds its charter. A possessory warrant prompts a court defense before Judge Cherry, with rich evidence expected, amid ongoing tensions between the lodge and its supreme commander and local members.
A Savannah News ad promotes Navannae Erie and Mont Ac Combine Railroad bonds at 6 percent. It suggests Henry Blun is selling bonds to connect McRae with East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia line near Beerling and tie into the Savannah and Western. The notice raises questions about railroad plans and local stock valuations, implying a sale driven by bond strength rather than firm Connor timing.
A contributor to the Augusta Evening News proposes tightening bale construction to reduce bagging odors. He urges planters to sew bale heads with strong cotton twine and ravellings, and to use nine ties as noted in the Athens Banner. Poorly secured ends cause bales to burst when dumped. The letter, signed AdmRcitant, cites frequent loose ends as a main fault in handling cotton. Also listed are patent grants to Georgians: Scarborough of Americus for car coupling, Smith of Holton for pea buller, and Terrell of Conyers for a coffee pot.
Special to RecordeR reports that the Olive bill failed to pass at noon in Atlanta as the measure received 17 votes for and 7 against. The bill and all substitutes are killed, ending the attempt and leaving Cotton to outdo itself.
Reports from the upland Georgia show crop prospects improving with large anticipated yields and early frost unlikely to hurt the crop. Labor shortages in some areas raise pay, while Sea Island cotton remains strong for top grades. Separate notes describe the New York World building in Park Row, its height, dome, and materials, plus Bermuda grass hardihood at a new court house and a saltwater gusher in Indiana Howard County. The Manufacturers' Record cites the South entering a phase of rapid growth and wealth.
Sumter to Sumter County and Americus women appeal for help toward county exhibit at the State Fair. The call asks for paintings, other artworks, and premium entries, with articles tagged by contributor name and stored for shipment on the 21st. Misses Rutherford and Furlow will supervise contributions from the ladies.
A negro girl named Annie left Peter Black's Americus home Tuesday evening for a neighbor’s shop, vanished toward Muckabee swamp, and a Sunday search found her hat and dress in the swamp. The report notes concern she may have been foully dealt with. The section also reports Western Union Telegraph Company financials, the Davie Land Company forming in Jackson to buy land from Jefferson Davis, a crazy quilt derived from Louisiana Lottery numbers, a large express wagon driver, two drummers paraded by Richland citizens, and local ads for blackberry cordial and court week meals.
The Atlanta Constitution reports a gold headed cane presentation to Hon Wright Brady with thanks from the agricultural committee. It also notes a deadly clash in Dothen Henry County Alabama over dray taxes leaving two Alliancemen dead and several wounded. A California farmer won a state fair pumpkin prize of 185 pounds but it broke en route scattering 40 pounds of bird shot. A Sacramento editor purchased the pumpkin. Pat Nixon of this city found five brass pins in a dressed chicken after evisceration.
Special dispatch reports Cadets first with Atlanta Rifles second in the Exposition drill. Winifield’s dresses praised for grace and suitability. The note remarks on fashion’s growing restraint and the era’s focus on becoming attire for all ages.
Americus Guano Co reports strong mercantile trade this fall, recalling the 1882 cotton boom. They seek to rent a portable combined engine and boiler with 12 or 15 horsepower for two or three months.
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