Local notices and town happenings in Americus column
A montage of small items from Americus including shop openings and improvements, a new delivery wagon for Macon Brewing Agency, concerns on Elam street with nighttime shooting, a new dry goods store at 108 Forsythe street, billiard room updates, a failed theft attempt behind Cotton Avenue Dime Store, Dooly Superior Court attendees, upcoming social events, several residents moving, a broken piston rod in the electric light engine, a social dance at Mrs. Johneos’s Rees Park residence, and a rare depot electric car date anomaly. Also a worm-destroyer remedy advertorial note closes the column.
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Norman
Macon Brewing Agency
Elam Street
Forsythe Street
Charlie Bailey
Americas
Cotton Avenue
Dooly Superior Court
Americus
Lt. Blalock
D. F P. Hollis
B. F. Hinton
E. A. Hawkins
Americus and
Macon
J. W. Glover
Fort
Simon Cohen
H.R. Johneos
Rees Park
Society of Americus
City council revokes licenses and prorates others to May 1 1891
The council revokes liquor licenses issued at the last session and grants new ones to expire May 1 1891. Future licenses will prorate to May 1. Those issued after will pay only for the period from issue to May 1. A petition from police commissioners asks for four additional officers, referred to the finance committee for consideration. Americus growth wires a need for more policemen due to population increase.
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Committee On Finance
Americus
A Spring Medicine for Spring Ailments
An advertisement extols P. P. P. as the best spring medicine to invigorate the system. It claims it tones strengthens and acts as an appetizer while aiding malaria recovery and improving overall condition in the season.
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P.P. P
First Deposits at New Bank and Child’s Savings Plan
A report details the first deposit at the new Pumter Bank with Dr J W Jones placing the inaugural coin in a mortar. It notes a young boy Joe Shaffer Foster receiving yearly payments from Captain Joe Shafer for twelve years, deposited at Bank of Americus. Advertisements trumpet King's Royal Germetuer with testimonials and a price of $1 50 per bottle, available by express.
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Pumter
J. W. Jones
Joe Shaffer Foster
Joe Shafer
Eufaula
Als
Joe
Bank of Americus
King
J. B. Hawthorne
First Baptist Church
Atlanta
Sam P. Jones
King's Royal Germetuer Co
Auanuta
Express C
HINKLE LEWIS MARRIAGE CAPTURES AMERICUS SOCIETY
In Americus seven o clock Thursday morning, Dr. A B Hinkle wed Miss Nita O Lewis at the bride’s home. The ceremony by Rev W M Hayes united two prominent families amid lavish gifts valued over 2000 dollars. The couple then left for an extended tour via Atlanta Washington Niagara Falls and Canadian cities ending in New York. Dr Hinkle plans hospital study in Manhattan.
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Society of
Americus
A. B. Hinkle
Hymen
Nita O. Lewis
Major A. Lewis
W. M. Hayes
First Methodist Church
Eugene E. Hinkle
New York
Julia Thompson
Thomaston
Oscar Lewis
Carrie Butts
Macon
Thompson
A. G. Butts
Central Railroad
Atlanta
Washington City
Washington
Niagara Falls
Wisconsin
Michigan
Lake Region
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Quebec
Ottawa
Lake Champlain
White Mountains
Hudson
Hinkle
New Turnout At Southern Express Company In Town
The Southern Express Company plans a grand turnout in new quarters with a brand new wagon finished in magnifvent style drawn by the finest horses in the city. Also, 10,000 chickens are wanted at Toni Guice's Market House on Lamar Street under manager H T Castleberry.
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Southern Express Company
Toni Guice
Lamar Street
H. T. Castleberry
D&wit
Take Them Out Depot Freight Backlog at Central Railroad
The depot of the Central railroad is crowded with goods of all kinds and the depot manager faces continual trouble. The Central agent, a very accommodating man, urges merchants to promptly remove freight or it will be stored in a warehouse at current charges.
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The
Central Railroad
the Central
Candidate Announcement for County Treasurer
In another column the announcement of Mr. H. W. Small as a candidate for County Treasurer is published. Mr. Small is an intelligent practical farmer with noted financial ability and untarnished integrity. He is capable of filling the position with credit and has many friends who hope for his success.
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8. W. Small
Small
Southerner's Day Work Planned For May Exposition
Colonel W L Glessner of Americus will visit Atlanta on May 16 to organize Northerners Day excursions to the Atlanta exposition. He will be joined by Captain James of Fort Valley to enlist Northern visitors, aiming to draw hundreds southward in October, with Glessner staying in the North until opening day.
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Atlanta Constitution
W. L. Glessner
Americus
Committee On Immigration For the
Northern Society of Georgia
Atlanta
Glessner
James
Fort Valley
Bank of Sumter Prepares for Business with Vaults In Place
Bank of Sumter rapidly pushes vault construction and brickwork around a large safe as it readies for deposits. A second huge safe was received and installed for use, promising one of the best fitted up banks in the city.
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Bank of Sumter
Ciphered Love Letter Translation Revealed in RECORDER
The RECORDER publishes a true translation of a Sunday cipher letter. The note expresses longing from Violet to her beloved XX and worries over delayed reunion, stating she would go distracted if he does not return soon.
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Eprrok
Dove
Violet
Knocks Off Cotton Wagon in Railroad Collision
A black man living near Mr. Carpenters place drove a bale of cotton toward the city on a one horse wagon when a Central railroad train struck the wagon near Sumter City. The wagon was wrecked and the cotton scattered but no one was seriously hurt. The cotton was gathered and returned home and the sale postponed indefinitel y.
Night Burglars Target Hampton Street Homes
Night burglars disturbed Hampton street residents entering several negro houses and stealing small jewelry pieces. Authorities say totals amount to a few dollars and suspects are believed to reside in the city. police watch Hampton Street for clues and expect to arrest the culprits soon.
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Hampton Street
Tom Guice Dealer in Whiskies and More in Americus
Tom Guice operates a general shop in Americus Georgia selling whiskies wines beer cigars tobacco shoes and notions under Opera Wonse. The advertisement lists a wide range of goods and notes a location at No 1.
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Opera Wonse
Americus
Golden Crow Whisky Agent and Prison Cell Work Update
SoLE AGENT FOR THE GELEBRATED "GOLDEN CROW" WHISKY promotes the Spring Of Isl purest Eye Whisky in Americus. Workmen finish new city prison cells in the courthouse basement today. Expected completion delayed yesterday due to carpenters. cells to hold many guests and inmates until called.
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Americus
Gage
New City
Court House
Local Social Notes Highlight Savannah Visitors and Arrivals
Mrs Jo Davenport of Macon visits Leeton relatives while Miss Forrester of Leesburg and Miss Marshall of Savannah visit the city. Numerous residents travel, move, or plan schooling in Troy N Y LaGrange Chicago Rochelle Perry and Dawson. Officers and merchants resume work as illness clears and stenographers join the S A M railroad and the 5 A M road.
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Jo, Davenport
Macon
Leeton
Annie Forrester
Leesburg
S. M. Cohen
Jackson Street
Florence Marshall
Savannah
Bryce Pasbury
Measra
John
Bhefield
Troy
N.Y
Ausley
McCaskell
Chicago
William Mims
Hall
L. Wilder
Raleigh
N.C
Laura Tiner
Will Carter
N.C. Wenrich
Philadelphia
S.A. M. Railroad
Wenrich
H. Fiegenbaum
Lawrence
Kansas
University
Americus
Boon Visiting Americus and other Georgia items
The State Press notes Boon visiting Americus and reports from Augusta News and Thoninaville Times. It mentions a humorous unidentified future president, brotherly news from Dawson and Atlanta papers on the Georgia senatorial question, debtor farmers and merchant relations, and a critique of Gen Gordon under a political organization.
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Americus
Augusta News
Dawson News
Atlanta
Georgia
Ingalls
Smiths Tonic Syrup touted as quinine substitute in Louisville remedy
The article promotes Smiths Tonic Syrup discovered by Dr Join Bui of Louisville Kentucky as a scientific substitute for quinine. It claims to prevent unpleasant after effects and serves as a tonic anti periodic and antipyrassic unexcelled by any drug. It asserts effectiveness against malaria colds influenza fever chills and climate changes.
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Smith
Join Bui
Louisville
Letter List From Ameri cas Post Office Uncalled
A historical notice lists uncalled letters at the Ameri cas post office with names and initials from A to Y. The compiled roster includes Atkinson Arnett Anderson Adams Briscow Brown Bell Bailey Battle Badd le Cohen Cureton Cooper Cross Cobut Duggar Didwiley Dora Grover Guice Greene Hayes Hawkins Heard Herat Henderson Jorean Jones Knowles Mullens McElvaine Muns Neal Ross Robinson Simier Sims S. L. Smith Thomps Taylor Tisan Watts Wootson Wilson Willians Wood Viet Ronny M.
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Americas Post Ofice
C. J. Atkinson
William Arnett
Anderson
Amelia Adan
Rebecca Adams
B—A. Briscow
Henry Brown
Caroline Bell
W. B. Bailey
Alberter Battle
B. B. Baddle
Ada Cross
B. W. Cobut
Mittie Duggar
Della Didwiley
Dora Grover
Rocha Gillen
Addie V. Guice
Minty Greene
H—T. B. Hayes
Brown Harper
Cliff Hightower
Anniline Hawkins
Scames Heard
Hardie Heard
J. W. Herat
J. W. Henderson
Carrie Simier
Liew Simons
George Siesler
L. F. Smith
Easter Thomps
R. J. Taylor
Andrew Tisan
W—Bidd Watts
H. Wootson
L. J. Wilson
C. H. Willians
Hanta Wood
Richard Viet
J.C. Ronny
P. M
Bronwood High School Opens With Promising Prospects
Bronwood High School in Terrell County opens its term on October 1 under favorable conditions. Principal G. W. Willespie arrives with strong recommendations as a thorough scholar and teacher, supported by trustees who emphasize education, healthy town life, and affordable board for families.
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Terrell County
Dia
Wberi
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Dee
Repricig Recorder
Nicholson
Recorder
Taker- Corder
Dr. Ela
Bession
Bank of
Sumter
President's Office
W. M. Jones
Sec
Treas
Hinkle-Lewis
Southern Express Company of
Tom Guice
W. Ww
Sammio Pe
Sbogn
T. J. Baisden
Ellaville
the State Press
Hoe
Thoninaville Times
Enterprise
United States
Albany News
Oglethorpe Citizen
Brown
Alliance Farmer
Gen. Gordon
John E. Sullivan
5. W. Small
Swmter
New Yorks
Hasernees
J. H. Nunnally
Alamata
U.H. Beige
M. Hirty
Recorpes
Lee At
Felder Street
Recorder OF IK
Bronwood High School
Bronwood, GA
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