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The True Citizen.
WAYNESBORO, OA. t FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1882.
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Entered at the post office at Waynesboro, Or.,
as second class matter.
— Plums are ripening.
—Crops all over the county are re-
I orted fine.
—W e h ave only two resthetic young
men in town.
—A few of onr farmers are done
chopping cotton, all are [adavneiug
rapidly.
—One basket of black berries was
reported in town this week, at 10 cts.
per quart.
—Dr. E. A. Perkins was in town
onWednesdaj. The doctor is look'
ing in good condition.
—A little blacksmith arrived in
town on Wednesday. He will coin-
to business with Mr. J.* 0. Byrns
when he gets to be 16 3 r ear>' old.
—The eating a piece of parsley, it
is said, after eating onions, will
kill the oder of the onions entirely.
This then is for the young ladies.
—Mr. Ed Fulcher jumped a fox
this (Friday) morning, and after a
hot chase of a couple of hours, with
only two dogs, bagged his game hand
somely.
—Mr. Henry Bloom, representing
the firm of Lee, Bloom & Co., of Louis
ville, Ky., greeted Waynesboro, cov
ered all over in smiles last Saturday
evening.
—The attention of our farmers is
called to the notice of Mr. J. E. Pres
cott. A large cotton crop is already
in prospect, have your gins put in
order now, and save money.
—Messrs. Beale & Hales have ad
ded several improvements to their
jewelry shop, to meet the rush of
trade which they expect this sum
mer. The shop looks better.
attention of our exchanges is
^advertisement in an-
‘Situation Wanted.”
re ^be£ewvices of a
good, steady compositor
ply early.
Keep Cool.—The best cool drinks
you can fit at S. Schwarzweias’s. John
Strozier conductor. We can judge
such articles.
—Several of our State contempora
ries hafe promptly answered our request
for an exchange. Thanks to you, gen
tlemen, many thanks.
—Milford Bell, a colored hoy, was sen
tenced to the penitentiary by the Supe
rior Court of this county, on the 24th
day ol November, 1876, for five years.
His time, therefore, expired on the
24 h of November, 1881, last year, yet
not one word has been heard from him
up to this date, although his father has
made every effort in his power to learn
—Young men buy your Dress Shoes
from S. A. Gray. They are first-class,
and cheap.
—The revised ordinances, lately is
sued from the Press of the Sullivan
Bros., caused considerable commo
tion for a few days. One gentleman
wore out a copy showing it around,
to explain how he was not subject to
taxes under the new laws. But as
everybody was too busy to listen,
he subsided, and left things to take
their course.
—On Monday last our popular Clerk
of the Superior Court, Mr. S, J. Bell,
was the happy guest of Maj. W. A.
. . Wilkins al dinner, and reports the fol-
sometlnng from him. The law requires , . , , , ... c r T . .
^ n . 1 . . j lowing vegetable bill of fare: Irish
potatoes, peas, carrots, parsnips, vege-
that a convict must be release” prompt
ly on the expiration of his sentence,
and pay his way home. Now. wlmt, hat
become of this boy ? Arc the lesees
yet holding him in bondage 1 These
are facts, and is one of the lively pieees
of cruelty inflicted outside of law by
these lively convict lesees—and yet
we are told that the penitentiary sys
tem is just and humane.
\
table oystcis, beets, turnips, onions,
asparagus, leeks, cabbage, lettuice,
radishes, beans and eschcllotts—all of
the finest quality. Can any of our
exchanges show an example from the
gardens of their towns that can compare
wi h the above list of fine vegetables
so early in the season 1
— Rose Williams, oiol., was brought
before the Ordinary, on Wednesday,
on a charge of lunacy, and being
deemed as “crazy i)ik a March hare,”
wag sent to the Lijinatic Asylum on
Wednesday night. 1 #
—Mr. R. E. L. Dixon, lately of
this place, now of Lorett, was in
town last Sunday. Lee reports “cv-
erytl ing fh e and the go> si haui ks
high.” He is now running a Sab
bath school. Of course, it will flour
ish.
—In to day’s issue will be found
the law card of T. D. Oliver, Esq.
Wo know Mr. Oliver to bo a dilli
gent and intelligent attorney, and sav
to our readers, if you have any I
business you will find Mr. 0. prompt
and attentive. See his card.
—An old colored woman came to
town on Monday, and made com
plaint to the officers of the law, that
on Sunday she had been chased “tru
de swamp and do bamboo briar” by
some of her colored sisters with the
.intent to do her violence. A “want”
whs promptly issued, and the par
ties w'ere brought before Judge Lovott
Wednesday, who allowed a set-
’ement by paying cost, at the re-
egt of all the purtie\
—That the Suuday School pic nic,
which came off here to day (Friday) was
a grand and complete success, none who
attended will denY. These annual excur
sions are eagerly looked forward to by
the young of our community, for they
bring with them only enjoyment and
pleasure, as well as anticipations ol the
most exultant nature. When the hour
arrived, 8 A- o’clock, the children—all
decked in holiday attire, and under
the guidance of teachers and friends,
repaired in a procession to the spacious
grove of Maj. Wilkins’s, on the outskirts
of the city. The grounds are admi
rably adapted to such festivals ; being
cool, retired and beautiful. Pines and
oaks, rising tall and stately, so inter
lock and interweave their branches
as to form a perfect canopy, under
which the children can engage in
juvenile sports unmolested and free
from the hot sun rays beating down
from above. Arriving at this beautiful
resort about 10 o’clock, all gathered
around he stage that had been erected,
and which proved, at this time, to be
the cen’er of attraction. Atter the
banners had been arranged around the
stand, the exercises were opened by a
song sung by the scholars in chorus —
“Brirghig in the Sheaves.” This was
followed by a salutatory address from
Master Jno. D. Munnerlyn, happy both
in conception and delivery. The
Superintendent thon announced the
coronation scene. This little exercise
completely won the hearts of all, for it
was a scene of beauty and pleasure.
The little girls came forward and grace
fully and sweetly performed their little
arts to the delight of their friends and
When all did well, perhaps^
it would be invidious to make any
special mention, but wo know all will
pardon us for the temptation we cannot
resist. In a beautiful coronation chair,
of cedars and ros- s, surrounded by
fair companions, sat the little Queen of
May, Mary Lou MoElmurray, decked
and crowned with the offerings of
spring and shaming, in her impersona
tion, of be mty and grace, the timid
flowers that bloomed at her side. With
diadems of pansies, violets and carna
tions, this little beauty will ever be
crowned in the hearts of all —our lit'le
May Queen. Folbwing this beautiful
ceremony, was a missionary speech by
Masb^lleeman Attaway. Then came
a jJKs oxer use, engaged in by Masters
ufdell, I’erry and \\ i I kins, upon which
followed recitations by Miss Mamie
Roland and Miss Ida Hall. These
closed the exercises. Amusements
followed until ail wero invited to a
most sumptuous diuner, served^n true
artistic stylo. Ye reporter ^uid full
justice to the occasion, sustaining his
reputation in the most approved style.
And then as the sun sank low in the
west all dispi rsed, feeling that the day
could not have been more pleusantly
spent. Frumed with gold and an ever
vernal green will be the recollections of
the occasion, for they can carry with
them only pleasant memories down the
stream of Time.
—This morning while wc were as
busy as busy could be, a man entered
our office bearing a waiter, garnished
with snow white napkins. Upon re
moving the cloths, wc found a treat for
the whole office, consisting of a milk
punch, compounded in Mr. John Stro
zer’s best style. It was cooling, re
freshing and ‘ well tasted,” Mr. S
now has charge of Mr. Schwarzweiss’s
bnr, and knows how to fix up things in
the best style. Now, gentle reader, if
you want a drink of anything cooling,
refreshing, or exhibiting, call on
Strozer, tell him what you desire, and
let him alone, and if he don’t fix it up
right you needn’t pay for it.
—A beautiful monument to be
placed at the head of the grave of an old
colored woman, named Lucinda Sturges,
who died at ibis place on the 19th of
January last, has been received by Mr.
Schwarzweiss. The stone ,vas execu
ted in New York, and is of fine Itali n
marble, and bears the following inscrip
tion :
“To the memory of Lucinda Sturges,
born in Winchester, Virginia, in the
year 1822, died in Waynesboro, Ga.,
on the 19th day of January, 1882.
Erected by her whi'e friends to com
memorate her fidelity.”
Could the northern fanatics who arc
always howling about the mistreatment
of Sou'hern negroes by the white people
see this s’one, and appreciate the feel
ing which induced her Southern white
friends to eriut it to the memory of a
fai hful old colored woman, we t, in'
they would blush witli shame for their
misrepresentations. Let the marble be
erected, and bear testimony to the vir
tues of the old colored woman, and to
the sympathy of the whites.for all of all
colors who do right,
— About 4 o’clock on Tuesday
morning, Mr. Louis Smith, who is
employed as miller at the mill of the
Mfiler estate, on Rocky creek, heard
a noise at the mill, about one hun-
dred yards from his residence, as it
some one was forcing the door. He
hurriedly ran down to the mil', all
undressed and barefoot, when he
found a window torn from the hin
ges; hut the thief finding he could
not make an entrance there, for the
reason of slats nailed across the win
dow on the inside, had gone down
under the mill, and was trying to ef
fect an entrance at a trap-door. Mr.
Smith ran upon him, when the thief
drew a pistol and fired tit him by the
• •right light of the moon, but happi
ly missed his aim. The thief then
made a dash and escaped, ns Mr.
Smith was unable to run fast, as the
rocks cut his bare teet. Mr. Smith
says tlie thief was a mulatto, at
least six feet high, and wore a long
white apror.. The only thing for
which wo tlamo Mr. Smith, is the
no^iHvii'g w ith him a good double-
barreled gurt, which would have en
abled him,‘Jo "have marked his man
s i that ^aylight would have told who
he w»j
New Goods At Cost Price.
%
I offer for the next 30 days the
following Goods at Cost for Cash only ;
Dry goods, Gents’ and Boys cloth
ing, Ladies’ and Gents’ handmade
Bboes of the best make, straw hats,
trunks, wood, willow aod crockeryware
furniture ai d hardware.
Our sample room is stocked with
the very best of liquors, wines and
beer.
I always pay the highest market
price in Cash for dry flint hides.
1 shall pay the highest market price
for wool when the season opens,
I shall be prepared to handle dried
fruit during the summer and pay the
highest market price for it.
RESPECTFULLY,
S. Schwarzweiss,
Leader Of Low Prices, & Proprietor Waynesboro Ice Depot.
apr28,’82. b-m.
Reliable,—S. A. Gray continues
to sell the Bay State Shoe, warranted
not to rip, and gives the best satisfac
tion of any shoe evei offered to the peo
ple of Burke. Don’t buy any but them
—the best is the cheapest.
—A couple of our city ladies con
cluded to try their fortunes by ba
king cakes, and naming them after
their favorite beaux. One lady named
her cake Harley, and the other, Farr.
Harley rose so rapidly that he ran
over the b 'king pan, and spilled all
ov-r the stove, while Farr was badly
burned.
— Early this spring, as Dr. J. A.
Polhil! was about to throw away a lot
of turnip seeds of the old stock to
make room for his new seeds, old
Mosc Jenkins asked for them, promis
ing to bring the doctor some turnips.
He was told u> help himself, and car
rying home a quantity of the seed of
all names, ho sowed them broadcast.
The result proved that the seeds were
good, and last Monday, Mose brought
the doctor a fine mess or two of tur
nips, really the finest we have seen
this season. This goes to prove that
good seeds do not always die because
they are a little oi l—and the doctor
keeps on hand nothing but first-class
sa triples.
Wool and Hides.—S. Schwarz-
weiss pays the highest market price for
wool and dry flint hides.
—The following is the list of
Jurors drawn to serve during the
i ext term of the Superior Court,
the third Monday in May, the 15th :
GRAND JURY.
J C Chew, R Ridgely, Andrew
Grave-, Abram Chance, Wiley Smith,
A J Syms, Thos B Cox, J L
Smith, T J Burton, .Tno A Barnes,
J N Applewhite, J J Reynolds, A P
Lambeth, J J Boyd, Needham Bux
t n n, ,1 M Wimberly, Geo A lhomas,
R T .Toms, R II Cates, W L Mims,
J M Murphey, G M Chandler, R J
God bee, Roland Steiner, William
BrtglHin,jr, J M Carpenter, J M
Thomas, .J D ldunnerlyn, W A Wil
kins, J 11 Mackenzie.
TRAVERSE JURY, 1st WEEK.
—Dry, goods, clothing, hats, boots
shoes, hardware, willoware, crockery-
ware, and 1001 other articles at cost
pri;e at S. Schwarzweiss’s.
—Last Wednesday, while Kent
Hughes and John Byne, col., were
digging dirt in the street, John raised
His pick, and in.-tend of its piercing
the hard street, it struck Kent, going
through his hand, and spliting the
shovel handle which he held in his
hand. The wound is painful but
not seri uis.
—Several gardens have lately been
robbed. Last week Mr. Robinson’s
garden was raided, and to cover the
theft, the cows were turned in, and
completely spoiled a fine prospect for
vegetables. Mr. MscKenzie’s garden
was raided about i he same time, and
we have heard several complaints of
the same, kind lately. We wish here
to say to these marauders, that every
citizen of Cnrkerville keeps his gun
loaded and his powder dry, and woe
betide the garden thief that may bo
seen in range, for he will be so marked
that daylight wfil tell who he is.
Give the Corkervillians a chance for
a shot...
T. D. OLIVER,
A. T r r O If, NEY A. T I, A. XV .
WAYNESBORO, GA.
Will practice in the Augusta, Eastern and
middle circuits. Special attention sit; a t«»
Justice Court practice. mays, mb y.
*Sitiii!ti«n Wjuited,
A printer fully competent to take charge of a
country m ws and job office, d< sires a situation
in a printing office In this State. Address
J. li. SMITH, Jr.
Waynesboro Ga.
May B b-w.
NOTICE.
My regular price for sharpening gin-saws, is
15 cts. per saw. For all who will semi tlioir gins
to my shop within the next 30 (.'ays, 1 will sharp
en for 10 cts. per saw. The time will not be ex-
t ended any longer. Send in your gins promptly,
and save 3391 per cent of the cost of sharpening.
1 guarantee satisfaction if a first class job will
give satisfaction. Boxings filled, etc.
J. E. PRESCOTT.
May 5 1-w.
BLACKSM1 THING
C Dinkins, A P Wiggins, W W
Knight, II J Ellison, S J Heath, C L
Godbee, T H Syms, P E II Jones,
B W 1 I<‘xt, Hauip Bird, F F Jones,
W O Wells, J J Brinson, A L Brown,
F A Gainer, Jas R Godbee, Wa ll-,
ington Tinley, P C Moore J A Nelson,
B F Rogers G W Griner, R A Law-
son, (Jhas J Mixon, Wash Mobley,
W M Reynolds, Absolem Temp'eton,
W T Brinson, Mathew Lively, Wil
liam Buxton, James Belcher, L B
Jenkins, J S Blount, W M Daniels,
W G Landing, Elias Daniel, J S
W idea.
TRAVERSE JURY, 2d WEEK.
W F Wilkins, J R Lovett, J G
Lively, T J Taut, R J Syms, W C
Glisson, J A Parker, R A Rhodes,
J E Preskitt, E Milton, Ben Forth,
H M Heath. S L Patterson, T J Brin*
son, G B Lively, E Walton, F Civics,
G R Banks, C H Hillis, R Godbee,
Martin Herrington, A T Heath, T J
Cook, W R Lovett, W S Reeves, R D
Landing, P 8 Jones, L B Winter,
J R Ingram, J P Jones, S R Herring
ton, B F Odom, W W Tomlin, Alex
Owens, J T Graham.
IN ALL ITS
BRAN C H S S.
: O :
Horsesholng a Specialty-
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CARRIAGES, BUGGIES AND WAGONS
Repaired at Short Notice aud in the Best Style.
O:
' 1. 'lIE undersigned begs leave to inlorui
the public that he is prepared to do Black-
smithing in all its Branches, at his shop, next
door to W. McCathern’x Livery Stables, and
asks a share of the public patronage, fie
makes Horse Shoing a Specialty, and does
his work promptly and well. He has secured
the services of a competent carriage maker and
Wheelright, and is prepared to make your
broken or worn Carriages' Buggies and Wag
ons as good as new.
jr Prices to suit the times.
Give him atrial,
apr 14 t o o I.