Death of John Salter and local notices in Americus
Death of John Salter, a well known citizen of Sumter County, described as sudden and possibly from morphine poisoning. Local rail updates note the Flint River bridge rebuilt and track work continuing to Cordele. Obituaries for Jobo Puilum and prominent residents of Lumpkin, Buena Vista, and Americus, with notes on property, life insurance, and local business changes. Also mentions rolling stock orders for Central railroad and price contrasts in local markets. A patent medicine ad fragment and various short notices conclude the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Salter
Sumter Cunt
Americus
AP & L
Flint River
Othe
Herever
Corle
Division
Coney
Cordele
Frout
Man Pulls Pistol In Cotton Avenue Store
A Friday incident on Cotton Avenue ends with a pistol drawn by a man, a clerk restraining him, and a brief court appearance. neighbors describe a confrontation as store clerks pelt the suspect with rocks and Chief Lingo brings him to justice. Rattlesnakes are unusually numerous this year, with several large specimens killed near town. hunters are warned to avoid them as venomous snakes go blind in autumn and strike readily.
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Wayne
Cotton Avenue
Smith & Wesson
Lingo
Jim Murray
Frank Hill
Mize Place
Bargain list and hires from local ads and notices
An assortment of sale items listed by John R. Shaw includes an iron safe, scales, display cases, shop stools, storage boxes, cabinets, muskets, shotguns, medicated toilet paper, sewing notions, safety matches, pocket knives, olive oil soap, mirrors, and more. Local notices announce labor and engineering appointments including Edwin F. Jones named chief engineer of the B V E R R and plans for regional railroad construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Shaw
Americus Poised as Southwest Georgia Trade Hub
Americus merchants push ahead as a wholesale market for Southwest Georgia with daily exports to nearby towns. Buyers from Macon and Atlanta seek goods, while drovers bring mules and horses to the market. Cotton receipts exceed expectations, boosting hopes for a record season as Albany backs away from a planned game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Georgia
Stack
Macon
Atlanta
Macau
Amricus
A Costly Lesson and Early Guano Factory Work
The article reports on a man named Swayne fined for carrying concealed weapons after an assault in a Cotton Avenue store, with a harsh lecture from Judge Pilsbury. It also notes progress on a new guano factory and oil mill, upcoming operations, and plans to buy cotton seed, plus a description of a new B V and E R R extension plow. It ends with Americus booming as a wholesale market and a forecast for growth with a January 1, 1888 reminder.
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Swayne
Cotton Avenue
Sams
Georgia
Word to Invalids Warns Against High Toned Whiskies
A cautions readers against purchasing whiskies with grand sounding names. The piece claims many are fake, tasteless, and harmful, touting a purer line called Therogein. It notes New Orleans honors for a Sour Mash whiskey from Kentucky and lists Tullis & Joasey as sellers.
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I. W. Hayres
New Orleans
Kentucky
Tullis & Joasey
Demand for store rooms drives booming Americus growth
Americus prospers with partitions filling store houses to meet demand as new buildings are preleased before foundation. The city and its records seek rapid expansion with cotton harvests active across Southwest Georgia while farmers debate this year’s crop potential. Blue Bar serves soup at ten thirty as local chatter continues.
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Americus
Augusta News
Georgia
Bankers’ notice to customers on retirement and transfer
A general banking and exchange house announces its retirement after twenty years. Depositors may transfer balances to the Bank of South-Western Georgia or be served as they prefer. Signed by W. W. Wootley & Co.
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Bank of South Western Georgia
Bank of South-Western Georgia
W. WW ‘Tley & CO
New Columbus Stock Bought From NYC Dry Goods Houses
The wholesale invoice price for the U C Johnson Red Star Stores stock bought in Columbus, Georgia is 16378 dollars. The items are described as all new and fresh, among the best assortment ever brought to Columbus, selected by a seasoned buyer with experience in New York dry goods houses.
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U. C. Johnson
Red Star
Columbus
New York
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Jobo Puilum
Luis
Hinn
Central Railroad
Baldwin Works
Rogers Works
Megula
Freight Department of
Road
Buena Vista Paz
Americas
Southern
West
F. W. Bush
FA. Bush
Thin
Bush
Lumpkin
Blue Barangsett
L. L. Lieneit
Edwin F. Jones
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Montgomery
Als
Jones
L & N. Road
Macon & Western Railroad
Muscogee Road
Col
T. G. Jones
Payne
Virginia
Atock
Hn & Scunzipes
Stith
Tate
Mowley
Albany Club
Artesians
Albanys
van Riper’s
Sam Jones
Repouses
Ara & Sonzirse
LL. Lrenze
J. W. Wheat
I. B. J. Mldridge
I R. Johnson
Ot Joholson
H. J. Perry
J. W. Wheatley
D. H. Trustington
Ww. Burt
J. Hinkle
Jackson
Taylor Bt
D.J
J. A. Fort
Sur Office
Blaridge
A. Brook
Resid Ta EL Shipp Fusion i Lawn
L. J. Blalock
J. O. Matthews
Council & Williford
J A. Ansley
Forsyth
Postoffice
Supreme Court
U. S
G. T. Muller
Davenport Bro
A. K. Schumpert
Jane Sm
J. M. R. Westbrook
Americus, GA
F. L. Wisdom
McCorkle
Court House
Charles F. Crisp
Evpany
Bart
J.B. Lurene
Butt & Lumpkin
Attorneys
ATLAW
Barlow House
Janine
J. J. Worsham
Sree
People’s Nation Bank
D. P. Holloway
Dee Lombie
Rainer
la Eee
Forsyth SL
Americus, Ta
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