06 Sep 1889
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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1889
Page
1
The readable text mentions ten cents per line for notices and half-rate terms for marriages and related items. It refers to publisher placements for obituaries and social notices, indicating mixed lines and occasional free services, with unclear conditions and incomplete sentences.
Americas was the regional hub in Sumter County Georgia described as the Social Capital of Southwest Georgia. The article notes its climate, diverse crops from cotton to peaches, rapid rail connections, ample water and utilities, and a growing population of two hundred firms and merchants. It highlights two steamers, a large library, schools, courts, and an active business center inviting enterprising tradesmen and farmers to relocate to Americus.
From Schley County a brief neighborhood column reports brisk cotton activity and local chatter. Crops weather and market notes inform residents about daily life and farming concerns in the area.
The Alains district reports a stronger cotton market opening this season with prices higher than in eight to ten years. Farmers, from the wealthy to laborers, rush to market first bales to meet debts, while some hold for potential gains. A bale reportedly lost 24 pounds in a week, illustrating hold risks. Dr. McMichael moves his family to Buena Vista for better schooling, underscoring calls for improved public schools, better buildings, teachers, pay, and patron engagement. Fever cases appear in nearby areas. R. M. Murphey becomes Ellaville postmaster, replacing R. C. Meadows. The Plains notes busy farms, extending rail sidings, and a planned October wedding in high life. Various local residents are highlighted, including teachers, merchants, and writers, with word of a new novel by George E. Cato and notable agricultural yields from sugar cane and beans.
In Richland cotton wealth rises as lumber demand soars and builders rush to meet the boom. Columbus Southern plans whistle blasts by October 10 as grading nears Red Hill. Local leaders, educators, and pastors attract visitors while Morgan House opens and Prof Merritt’s school earns praise.
At a Macon county Farmers Alliance meeting held at the courthouse, resolutions required not to sell a bale of cotton before Sept 28 at 12 1 2 cents per pound, unless crop needs force additional actions. It also directs buyers to pay standard freight on cotton wrapped in bagging and warehouses to avoid rebates on non cotton bagged cotton.
September weather brings rain hindering cotton picking. J W Bailey bor ing wells for Capt Johnson along Flint River. A P Greene buys goods in Macon for a new store opening this week. W H May and wife relocate to Jonesboro Tenn. C C Currier and wife depart Elk Park NC after months here. Pearl McAllister visits from Americus. Mamie Sims returns from Alabama pale but improved. Wilson and Pryor mill men report heavy lumber orders and tight schedules. Some cotton fields near Athens yield nearly two bales per acre unless something changes.
Mossy Dell opens fall term with Mr. Dundon returning from Kentucky to lead the school. Patrons urged to enroll children early as good start boosts town prosperity. Cotton crop steady with good prices, cane and potato crops strong. Mrs. G T Anderson leaves for Florida. D P Murray to Americus for a bookkeeper post. Forrester and Derrick families report ill children. Phil Jennings suspends gin due to engine deficiency. A thief robbed Mr. Peter Faust of about 125 dollars, adding to past gains.
The following is an incomplete list of unclaimed letters in Sumter County Georgia. Unclaimed letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office after fourteen days. Names include Beulah Alford, Manews Anderson, George Bagley, Alice Barr, Lafay ette Barber, Hetty Brown, Susie Black, Tom Baunk, Mamie Carter, J J Davis, Anthony Donegal, Joe Edwards, Dally Furlow, eight Gufford, Chase Graham, Samuel Hairiel, Joe Harris, Vickey Hix, John Hall, Bellow Johnson, J R Jones, Lester, Wersey Mit, Lucy Moss, Morry, Duck Chen n, Anns Patterson, Jas Phemm, Raines, Ellen Robertson, Sarah Smith, James Stallings, Marler Webbher, Rowey, Amirious. Bept 4 1889.
Fragmentary OCR reads like scattered phrases about Rosa Kelly of Hockwall City Calhoun County and an ailment. The readable items hint at a medical condition and possible evidence notes though much is unreadable. No clear date location or event is established in the legible text.
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