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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1887
Page
8
A southwest Georgia correspondent reports on heavy rain, cold winds, and fuel shortages. He notes cotton trade woes after hauling 22 miles to Americus and 37 bales to Columbus, with farmers deeply in debt. He urges home-market support but fears low prices and unmet obligations.
In Putnam Seps 27 report farmers near Virginaville form a Farmers Alliance and prepare for business once supplies arrive. Rain shower yesterday breaks drought but small gardening progress remains. Two thirds of cotton crop has been sold and harvest may soon allow farm improvements. A local man with ten hens sold eight dollars worth of eggs since Christmas. A youth near Putnam, previously thought erratic, was found to have just reached adulthood, clarifying his recent behavior.
A slow rain continues since yesterday morning providing relief. Locals include OC W Gaunolls of Cheanabbia visiting friends, J Simpson ill for days, Guasia Wesson returning to Andersonville, May Brown and Lorene Jossey from Smithville in town, E H Simpson from Andaton on business, T N Killen leaving for Rome Ga for health reasons and passing away this morning. The community expresses sympathy to the bereaved family.
The report notes heavy rain changing conditions in Oglethorpe. A new school opened under Prof. T. E. Hollingsworth with parish support urged. A funeral for Apegro linked to a cotton basket lift, and Col. Willis and D. P. Coogle are recovering from illnesses. Mrs. Keen ends military goods stock as Brady and Joiner form a new local firm. A social event titled Land tomorrow night is teased.
From Dranesville September 28 rain brings cool air. Rev W B Davia visits. B L McMath buys Bob Crawford’s store and farm. Community wonders who will lead when Crawford leaves. Dempa Down returns from North Georgia. Singing at Tullisee School House draws large crowds led by naval singer Sim Daniel. School remains large under Prof E J McMath with continued teacher hire.
The town announces the corner stone ceremony for Ato Chapel in Dawson with Bishop H M Turner of Atlanta to give an address and preach the morning sermon. The event is set for Saturday at 3 o’clock with strong attendance anticipated and praise for Rev R B Downs who led the effort.
The rural column reports a gentle rain ending dust and notes local prices and events. A boy fractured his arm, a farmer settled debts tied to cotton deliveries, freight rates rise mentioned, and Mrs. Chra Brooks died suddenly at Green Hill aged 26 leaving a husband and three children.
After weeks of dry weather a Friday rain cooled dust and lifted farmers' spirits though crops are still short for cane and potato seed. Dr. Alston sells more lots. L A Thomas plans a two story building for a future supply business. Majors residence near East Broad Street nears completion. J W Tracy's house is being painted by W J Boothe. A county rumor about Carter and Daville scales is denied as false. editors defend their scales and urge fair weighing of cotton at gins.
Don’t waste time when your lungs are in danger. The ad urges buying Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds and warns against cheap imitations. Trial bottles free at Dr E J Eldridge’s Drug Store, large bottles $1.
The Lynchburg Virginian defends Southern lands against Northwest emigration. It cites a Wytheville farmer who grew forty acres of cabbage and earned $12,000, challenging a dissenting Lynchburger in the West to find land yielding more. The piece backs its cabbage claim despite dispute.
A county attorney from Clay County Texas notes happy results using Electric Bitters for malaria fever and jaundice with a brother reportedly cured. Kentucky resident D I Wilcoxton also testifies he would have died without the remedy. The ad claims the medicine wards off and cures malaria and kidney, liver, and stomach disorders priced 60 cents and 1 dollar at Dr E J Eldridge's Drug Store.
A colonel’s enslaved worker Sam requests a letter to his gal in Waco. The writer struggles with accuracy as Sam dictates dates and place names like Austin Texas and June fourteenth, tiring the scribe.
A German military band tour of England is planned soon as twenty first century expectations rise. Estimates place London’s population at seven million by century’s end.
A Kansas city editorial rebukes the Nation for fixating on Georgia while noting Fort Scott faces segregation in public schools. The piece argues national attention should focus on Kansas’s efforts to keep black and white students separate, criticizing Georgia coverage as wasted.
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