Jan. 4, 1893: "... Six hundred and thirty acres of land in the Sixteenth district, the property of J.M. Bass, was bid in at $200 ...," at sheriff's sale; "The fact that J.A. Cobb is a candidate for the office of justice of the peace ... should not lead the public into the erroneous idea that he is Capt. John A. Cobb ... Not so, the would-be justice is better known perhaps as Nap Cobb ..."

Jan. 17, 1893: pallbearers at Mrs. T. Wheatley's funeral were "E.J. Eldridge, S.H. Hawkins, U.B. Harrold, J.W. Sheffield, W.H.C. Dudley, Geo. Stapleton, John R. Shaw, M. Speer"

Feb. 11, 1893: "Judge A.C. Speer, of the court of ordinary, received a check from the pension department of the state yesterday for the snug little sum of $600, which is to be divided equally among eleven widows of Confederate soldiers residing in Sumter county. The ladies for whom this money is intended are Mrs. Martha Andrews, Elizabeth Bradley, R.S. Callaway, M.J. Chambless, Jane Clements, Eliza Ward, M.E. Darley, Nancy A. Fuller, N.S. Head, N.J. Mitchell and Nancy P. Smith. Each is entitled to the sum of $60, which can be had by calling upon Judge Speer at the court house [also, Mrs. Emily Carter, Winnie T. Tomlinson and R.J. Braswell] ..."

March 4, 1893: "The following gentlemen are requested to meet at the editorial rooms of The Times-Recorder promptly at 9 o'clock this morning: M. Callaway, E.J. Eldridge, C.C. Clay, W.M. Hitt, Bloom Brown, M. Speer, Geo. D. Wheatley, T. Wheatley, J.W. Sheffield, U.B. Harrold, Theron Hawkes, W.M. Hawkes, Lee Council, C.A. Fricker, A. Rylander, John Windsor [as a committee that wanted to invite Northern tourists in Thomasville to come to Americus] ..."

March 15, 1893: "A DWELLING BURNED YESTERDAY. The residence of Thomas Sullivan, on Lamar street, East Americus, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Mr. Sullivan and family barely escaped with their lives and did not save an article of clothing or furniture. Shortly before 3 o'clock Mrs. Giddings, an aged lady living with Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan, was awakened by the roar of the flames and ran from her room to find the entire house enveloped. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan were hastily aroused and the three had hardly left the house before the roof fell in. The house was owned by Mr. John E. Sullivan and was insured for $500, about one half its value ...”

April 27, 1893: "Major M. Speer and Capt. John A. Cobb, with several others, will leave this morning for Plains to attend district conference now in session there."

April 28, 1893: M. Speer and J.A. Ansley to make speeches for Sumter Bible Society at New Point, Salem and East Americus churches

May 11, 1893: local telephone numbers

May 14, 1893: "Yesterday, 13th inst., was the 64th anniversary of the birth of the first person ever born in [Sumter]. Sixty-four years ago Mr. Ben Wheeler saw the light of day ... "

June 6, 1893: Sumter Superior Court cases: "No. 511, Bank of Sumter vs. C.W. Bass, G.T. Bass and Patrick Bass. Appeal from justice of the peace court. Wheatley & Fitzgerald for plaintiff. L.J. Blalock for defendants."

June 14, 1893: Congressman William Jennings Bryan visited House Speaker Chas. F. Crisp and stayed at the Windsor

June 25, 1893: more telephone numbers

July 4, 1893: "County Treasurer Sullivan purchased a second hand Herring safe Saturday to be used in his office for storing books and papers, and upon a close examination of the strong box was not a little surprised at discovering that it was the same safe purchased by him in New York in 1853, just forty years ago. Mr. Sullivan was in the jewelry business here then, and bought the safe at a cost of $325 to be used in his store. Since that time the old safe has probably passed through many hands and on yesterday, by accident, came again into the possession of the original owner."

July 6, 1893: obit of David A. Mayo, of East Americus, for whom Mayo Street is named [memorial published by H.H. Speer, E.L. Hays and J.H. Winchester in Aug. 2nd T-R]

Sept. 14, 1893: "Leveled with the Ground. The old wooden depot, that for nearly forty years has stood at the foot of Wheeler street, is being torn down in the general march of progress in that part of the city. When the Southwestern railroad was built from Oglethorpe to Americus, away back in the fifties, this old depot was quite a pretentious building, and no doubt was regarded with much pride by our people. But its days of usefulness have passed, and now it is to be torn down to make room for the extension of the platform of Harrold & Johnson's big compress. Many changes have taken place since the erection of the old depot, and many there are who will regret to see it torn down."