This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1887
Page
7
A local column reports Willem Gresham recovering after a suicide attempt by throat wound, and notes market activity and cotton yields from Hard to Please and Feagin. It condemns an attempted insult by a black man and details a townwide demand for order, including a banishment notice and social critique of an outspoken resident.
A Sumter county committee appeals to Americus and Sumter ladies for fancy work paintings needlework canned fruits jams preserves and relishes for the Piedmont Exposition exhibit. Returns are promised safe handling with a knowledgeable attendant and they request lists to J E Bivins or the Recorder Office.
Mr Bagley of Catons North of the city loses a gin house and thirteen bales of cotton in a daytime blaze caused by a careless lighting of a lantern. The total loss runs about $1,500 with no insurance. Alex Pullum aids Seab’s victim then helps his mules, but Seab steals the animals and flees town. The piece denounces Seab as an insolent, dangerous negro and notes local efforts to pursue him.
Col 8. H. Hawkins of the A P L railroad leads a Sumter County and Piedmont display with 40 wood specimens from his river plantation. The collection will total 60 to 70 varieties showing grain and bark, varnished for an attractive exhibit for the thousand dollar premium. Also notes no excursion train to Abbeville next week. stockholders’ families will ride free when eastern extension is ready, and payments to the railroad are urged.
News from Abbeville reports completion of track laying and two trains surfacing and widening cuts. About 200 workers, with passenger service expected within a week, while tensions rise as Rochelle Land and Lumber seeks to move the county center. Court to convene next week with criminal cases. cotton shipments rise to Americus, impacting Hawkinsville trade and local merchants.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.