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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1884
Page
8
A column notes the Americas Light Infantry will hold a major conflict earlier than planned, now starting Monday October 20. Mentions New Year observances in Hebrew calendar and local entertainment plans including Lilly Clay's Opera Company and a German siegfried exhibit at Glover's.
The colt show drew a full crowd as eighteen colts were exhibited. Judges Capt. Cobb, Capt. Morgan and Mr. Jno Scarborough selected winners for various age groups. Notable entries included Robt Howe, J T Howe, Albert Brady and Miss Linzie Myers, with Albert Brady winning a ribbon for the 14 month to 2 year class.
A miscellany of brief items notes Minnie Johnson ill in Macon, the Dairy Recorder subscription rise, Adams-Eden company coming, and a forthcoming cottonless crop year. Funeral attendance for Hawkinsville residents, Superior Court session at Settle, and tax collector hours after the 20th. A baby born to Lyman Hall in Charleston, visits by Mrs Williams and Mrs Murray, and Mattie Graham near death. Carl Schneider returns from Germany, pig ham sent to the editor, mule loss from an axe incident, and Marshal Lingo enforcing sanitary cleanups. Cotton buyers Buchanan & Son pay 10 cents middling, ranges in demand, and a planned city canvass. Glessner plans a daily, and Owen Burnette visits from Dallas. Dry goods dulness noted. relief expected as suppliers settle.
News of a boiler explosion at the Hutaula compress plant in Americus followed by the death of Mike Pickett, a respected superintendent, after he entered the building with agent C J McLaughlin. Pickett died while attempting to flee, his body found burned hours later. Funeral processions and public mourning followed as locals expressed sympathy.
A county meeting in the Sumter courthouse formed a five member solicitation committee to raise funds for a Georgia display at the World Exposition in New Orleans. Captain J A Cobb outlined the plan to assemble a $15,000 total by combining state and federal contributions, with Americus urged to lead by example. The committee planned to push Friday for ready donations, aiming to redeem Georgia’s honor from a niggardly legislature.
A large Macon county Democracy meeting at Oglethorpe discussed the Senatorial question between Hudson and Murray. A resolution urged returning the matter to a primary election across the district counties. Both candidates were present. Murray agreed to the plan, Hudson refused.
A historical notice offers a 10 cent payment from now until mid October for middlin ertion debts, with the balance settled in goods to avoid breaking a bale or load. It claims low prices compared to Americus houses, from H Brentaxas & Sox and references portable Cooper engines for sale, including a relic priced at 200m.
A merchant name S M Cohen urges buyers to take advantage of low prices and lay in fall apparel, noting the goods were bought to sell and must go for several reasons. The plea emphasizes stocking up on wearables while prices remain favorable.
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