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Newspaper

Americus Weekly Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1886

Page

7

Local notices and incidents stir Americus area

A mix of business updates, theft and livestock reports, and local crimes fills a Americus page. Hogue & Mize’s new firm forms from young movers. Mrs. Taylor of Schley dies of bilious fever and dysentery. Mules recaptured after a stray report. A faith healer visits Amehi but leaves for Montgomery. Break‑ins and gunfire near residences scare residents. no intruder found.

C. A. Taylor Schley County

Subscriptions and notices in Sumter County 1886 list

A long list of residents and businesses in Sumter County is shown for a late August 1886 subscription extension. The item reads as a local roster of names with occasional figures, followed by notes about a revised event schedule for a South Georgia Band Association tournament, now set for November 1–2, with venues Armory Hall and Glover's Opera House in the city.

South Georgia Band Association Armory Hall Glover's Opera House Jim Brady Bartow Fla Florida Savannah News Lillian Paul Plainfield N. J Americus John Brake Americas

Judges and trout land big catch at Wright Brady’s

Judges Fort and Pilsbury fished at Wright Brady's Place on Thursday with the fing tribe. They returned with a basket of about forty or fifty pounds including a five pound trout. Judge Pilsbury drove and secured the prize while Wright Brady caught the trout.

Fort and Pilsbury Philemma Wright Brady

Preparing for Trade in Fall and Winter Merchants

Merchants busy for fall and winter trade with in person purchases, daily consultations with drummers, and large orders. Cotton bagging and textiles arrive by carload. Heavy stocks of dry goods and clothing are shelled as stores fill vacant rooms with firms expanding space.

Unclaimed Letters List from Americus Post Office 1886

Public notice lists unclaimed letters remaining at Americus Post Office with names ranging from Allen to Williams and many others, dated August 15 and August 22, 1886. The notice warns that letters not called for within thirty days will go to the Dead Letter Office, and includes a broad array of individuals across multiple initial letters.

Americ8 Francis Allen Jennie E. Allen R. L. Bowen Fannie Brewer Mary B. Brown Marion ‘Calaway Jonas Caley Adeline Gison EZ. Girelahy Loddie Johnson Vic

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