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The Tree Citizen.
WAYNESBORO, C.A FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1882
Entered at the pout oflhoc at Waynesboro
as second class matter.
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A REMARKABLE MAN.
— We a''e glad to heat that Mrs
JVi. Wimberly is recovering.
— S v ra of our young men contem
plate visiting Richmond cauipmeeting
next Sunday.
— Mr, V\ i lie Culcher has returned
from St Lou:-, Mo. lie takes a posi
tion wiih Fulcher k Co , of this city.
— Mrs. Routzabn, with her biother
and two little girl-, returned Irom a
pleasant visit to friends in Scriven a
few days ago.
— Miss Addie Oliver, one of
Burke’s fairest flowers, left last week to
spend some time wi h her brother, Mr,
8, J. Oliver, of Mechanics Hill.
—Judge Godbee’B new livery stables
are nearly fi i>lied. The judge is an
expert with the horse, and seems almost
to understand his language. \Ye wish
him abundant success.
—Our columns are open to all who
wish to wri e in a dignified manner on
subjects of p-’biic interest. Of course,
we do not bold ourself responsible for
the opinions of correspond nts.
— We have conversed with many of
our citizens on the suojeet of the arte
sian well, and every one except one
is anxious to have it cons ruoted, and
he ii not very stioug in his opposition-
—The sup' eyes is still, reported i"
t. is and the adjoining counties. If
those wn<> are suffering with this
'terrible painful disease will come or
send to either Dr. Polhill or Dr Hol-
levnian, our druggists, they can pro
cure a sovereign remedy.
—While in Augusta we had the
pleasure of looking in upon our young
Jriend Ebeu B. Briuson, of Warr»n
county, now with J. B. White <fe Co.,
who is the prince of clerical gentlemen
in that city. Eben is a genial whole
soul f How, always having a pleasant
word for his many friends and a good
joke to drive dull care away.
—Messrs. Godbee & Mulky are put
ting up a new fence around their lot,
fronting on Peace street. We under
stand that it is to be a combination
plank and wire fence,th t is plank bottom
and wire at top. The new fence al
ready adds much to the apearance of
the south side of east Peace street.—
There are several other fences in town
which we are of the opinion might be
renewed with profit to the owners of the
lots around which they lean, and add
greatlv to the appearance ef the streets
along which they straggle.
Thomson NoteK.
August 30, 1882
It has rained every day for a week.
Gotten on grey lands is dying with
run.
Some ridress in the county in the
form of malarial fever.
Miss Fannie Steed, of Macon, is quite
sick at her uncle’s, Dr. Win, Pitts, of
Thomson.
The pretty and intelligent MiRs Geor
gia Carswell, of Hephtibah, is visit
ing Miss Myra Sturgis.
The protracted meeting nt Sweet
Water Baptist church closed on the
25th inst., with thirty additions
Quite and interesting meeting is go
ing on at Fort Creek church conducted
by Rev. James Stapleton. Eighteen
members have been added this summer,
and others are crying out ‘‘what shall
we do to be saved V*
White Oak campmeeting closed this
jiiorninar.—Quite a crowd were in i^t
tendance.-- There was more dress show
and courting than religion.— Rev. Sam
Jones was there in tne interest, of the
Orphans Home of Decatur, and I un
derstand collected $275, which is much
better than preaching, as he is no orator.
—The two beautiful and accomplished
Misses Byne, of' Burke, wore there
with their brother Gordon, who was
c nsidered the finest looking gentleman
on the grounds. He is very much smit
ten with the belle of Grease Town.
Mr. Seaborn Jones, of your town, came
with them. He is a perfect Chester
field in inanuers and has a mind well
cultivated and ripe with kuowledge.
r rhey were the guests of Miss Myra
Sturgis. Also, the black eyed, fascinat
ing Alleu Jones, of Midville, who left
all the young ladies hearts in a flutter.
A lien came with Mr. Clarence Scbaffner,
of Hephzibah, who was contracting for
one of the Bridges, of Richmond. He
xuet with a competitor from youf town,
Mr Bradshaw. Tt appears a little
s range they should come to McDuffie
to contract for Bridges, of Richmond.
Clarence can explain that.—Augusta
was well ropiesented at eampmoeting
by some beautiful youHg ludies and
handsome young gentlemen, too numer
ous to uienuou names.
Tyiione.
Burke in many respects is the most
remarkable county in the State. The
land are fertile, productive and easi'y
cultivated, its field crops are vari< d, in
the gardens any variety r f ve etabies
of he very fiuest specimens will grow,
and according to the last census report
it is the large-t cotton producing coun
ty ' f the cotton raising States Heie
too grow ail the s- mi tropical fruits in
luxuriant abundam e as well n- those
common to 'he higher 1 titudes. Its
climate is delightful, except possibly
the extreme heat of mid summer. The
women are fair ; in fact, many of them
would riv 1 the fabled beauty of Cleo
patra, whose dazzling charms turned the
head of that stern old soldier and Ro
man Consul Mark Antony, or Hellen,
of Greece, whose abduction caused a
twenty-two years seige and destruc
tion of ancient Troy. Her men are
generous and brave The bones of her
dead heroes who laid down
their lives in defence of the “Lost
Cause” lie bleaching upon more than a
hundred b:.ttie fields The voice of her
statesmen have been heard an^ heeded
in councils of the State and nation —
But it was not to speak of the beautiful,
the great, the wise and the wealthy of
whom we intended to speak—of all
these Burke c unty has her shure—but
to speak of oneof her humblest citizens,
whose life has betn long and full of
vioieitude. We refer to cud man Robert
McCoy, now living near Lawtonville,
not ni iny miles from bis birth place --
Speaking of his past life, Mr. McCoy
informed us that he was 78 years old,
and that he had plowed 70 of these
y* ars, having plowed considerable the
present year. He remembers away
back in the past, mote than three-quar
ters of a century ago, when the houses
of the settlers were in many instances
miles apart, the face of the country
covered with a dense forest, filled
with pan 1 hers, bears, wolves, deer and
other wild animals, and great flocks of
wild tuikeys and a variety of other
kinds of birds ; every po d and stream
was covered with water fowl aud alive
with innumerable fishes. He distinctly
remembers to have seen bears go into
the fields in broad dayligh , break an
armful of roastingears and walk off tothe
swamp with them. He seems yet to
ba-e a wholesome fear (if the panther,
and he related a laughable adventure
with one which at the time of its hap
pening was far more interesting than
amusing. Being pursued by one of
these ferocious animal-, he threw down
his bat which his tigershin stopped to
tear into shreds, enabling the flying man
to gain on him. Thus went one piece
of clothing afer another un.il he ar
rived at home in an aliu ost, nude condi
tion. Wolves and wild cats were so
numerous that it was aloost impossible
to raise hogs, and the deer were so plen
tiful that tltey wou’d destroy all the pea
crop, and were killed in such numbers
that they weie not needed for fond. bat
were thrown over the fence to the hogs.
When Mr. McCoy was first married,
he and his bride slept on a dry cowhide
before the fire on his cabin floor until
he could split rails enough to buy abed.
He says he could cut. and split 800 per
day, and, iie added,he can cut and split
150 a day now. He would split rails
to pay for provisions suflkie it to do him
the week, «nd work the rest of the
week clearing land to plant a crop the
next spring, since which time he has
bought neither meat or bread. He has
never giyen a mortgage, bought on time,
and owes no man anything. When Mr
McO. was married ail his worldly pos
sessions consisted of two suits of very
common clothes. He cultivated his
first two crops with oxen. For years
he eat neither breakfast or dinner at bis
house during work days, hut sittiug on
his plow beam or at his o her work.
He plowed two horses during the day
—one trom daylight till 12 o’clock, and
the other trom 12 o’clock till dark.—
When his dinner was brought to him, so
was his fresh horse, aud he swallowed
his dinner while the horses were being
changed, and went on with his work.
He is r man who literallf “lives at
home.” He is hearty and strong. He
is the father of 11 children, 40 odd grand
children ami 19 great-grand children.—
Besides these he told us many other in
teresting things of the long ago which
lack of space forbids us to publish ; we
have already said enough to prove him
“a hero in life’s battle.”
W. F.
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Drug St«*re and buy a bx
of Pettit* Eve Salve. It is the best
remedy for Sore Eves we have ever
med. We speak from personal ex-
perionee, and take pleasure in lec m
mending it to our friends. Remem
ber you can net it only at Holley-
man’s Drug Store.
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Waynesboro, Ga., Aug. 15, 1882.—Mr. W. F
Hblleipnan : I take great pleasure in stating that
that the b(»X|Of Pettits Kye'Salve was ail you
represented it to be. I used only one box, and
it cured the eyes of both of my children by only
a few applications. w. V. Thompson.
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Waynesboro, Ga., Aug. ltttb, 1882 —Mr. IF. F.
TTolUynian.—Dear Sir: The box of Pettit’s
Sah e I bought of you has cured both ot mv chil
dren’s eyes. I cheerfully recommend to all suf
fering from sore eyes. It is the best salve I have
ever used. 1 would not do with it for live times
its price. Yours truly,
.1. O’Bvuns.
W. F. HOLLEYMAN’S Drug
Store is headquarters for Brown’s
Iron Bitters, Simmons’ Liver Regu
lator, Merrell’s Hepatine for the
Liver, BradfieldT Female Regulator,
Dr. Moffett’s Teething Powders and
all the standard preparations.
Go to HOLLEY MAN’S Drug
Store lor Pure Drugs and Medicines.
You will always get the very
beat.
jun23,’82.rt-m.
Experience has taught me that Whites is the
i *ght place to buy dry goods—boots—shoes and hats
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Iu Our 3 .Specialties, Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots & Shoes
Challenge The World I
ANENT THE CHALLENGE FEVER WHICH PERVADES THE COUNTRY AT PRESENT,
TO EXPLAIN OUR POSITION, WE QUOTE A FEW OF THEM, AS FOLLOWS :
AND
. New York, August 10, 1882.
To the Editor;
l wish you to insert my challenge to the man
who sent you a bogus challenge in my name
last week, offering to knock out a person by
slugging him with soft answers I aiff not in
that line of business, but if 1 can find the man
who wrote that challenge for me, I will give
him 8500 if he will stand up between me and Tug
Wilson wh ;n we have our little argument with
out kids. Yours, J-hn L. S-i.l-v-n.
New York, August 14,1882.
To the Editor ;
I am hanxious for to meet a bloke by the
name nt Lindlcy Murray as say ’e can knock me
hout a speakieg of the Henglish Langwich.
I nill it. is ed alfway to Anfax in won round,
to ’elp me. Yours hever, T-o W-ls-n.
OFFICE OF THE SMITH MANUFACTURING CO
Smithville, August 15, 1882.
To the Editor ;
You will.oblige me by publishing mv challen
ge as follows: I will meet any John Smith in
the world and ccvntest with him my right and
title to the name.
1st, in point of 8mithness.
2d, iu point of Jolmoity.
Any man who can prove that he Is John
Smither than I am is fairly entitled to the belt.
Yours originally and only, John Smith.
NOW I WE I PUT ; ON I THE | GLOVES | IN | OUR | DRY
THE I PUBLIU | THIS 1 WEEK
GOODS | EMPORIUM
IN 1 OUR
AND I MEET
BOOT AND SHOE DEPARTMENT.'
August 27th.—We hereby challenge any Sllbe
House in the South to sell goods as low as we
do. We only keep Frst-CIass Manufactures.
On Low Shoes and Slippers this week we
propose a regular
SWEEP-OUT/
Our Bargains are not confined to goods out
of season,but apply to all our
never advertise nothing
8500 that we
that is not so.
8500 that no man, woman or child ever bought
an article from us that was not as represented.
85,000 hat we are the Leaders of Low Prices.
8500 that our $5 Hand Sewed French Calf But
ton cannot be bought elsewhere for less than 87.
8500 that our 82 50 Calf Congress Gaiters can
not be bought elsewhere for less than 84.
$500 that, our 81 Calf Boots is the biggest
bargain that Augusta ever had.
$500 that our 84 Calf Hand-Sewed Congress
Gaiter cannot be bought for loss than $G.50.
be
8500 that our 82 Button Boot cannot
bought for less than 84.
8500 t hat our P. Calf Jersey Tie, at $1.28, can
not be bought elsewhere for less than 12.
" -To.
New Pali Stock!
STARTLING PRICES
8500 t hat our Gents’ English Tie, Box-Toe, $1.05.
cannot be bought elsewhere for less than tU.S6.
$500 that our Boys’ French Calf Button, at $2,
cannot be bought elsewhere for less than $8.
8500 that our Ladies’ Kid Polish, at 05 cents.
„-uimot be bought elsewhere forless than $1.50.
$500 that our Calf Polish, at 86 cents, cannot
be bought elsewhere for less than $1.90.
J. B. WHITE A CO.
Gent
t. ' Low Quartered Shoes at 00c. worth $1.50.
“ Calf Ties at 85c., good value for 81.60.
Slippers at, 4<tc.. well worth 00.
Evins’ Automatic, Buttoned Gaiter at, 84.1A,
good value $1.50.
Ludies" Fox Balmorals at 75c.
“ Pebble *’ at $1.50, well worth $2.
“ Glove Kid Fox Balsat$4.50 cheap at $2.25
“ Serge Kid Fox Button at $1.50, old price
82.25.
Ladies’ Kid Button II. W. Button Hole, at 81.50’
worth 2.30.
Ladles’ Serge Congress at 85c.
“ Pebble Button at 81.25, worth 82.
“ Kid Button at 00c., low at 1.50.
“ Serge Slippers at 80c., old price 75c.
“ Croquet Kid Slippers at 60o, well worth $1
Misses’ Kid Button at $1.
“ Kid .Bals. at 75e.
“ Pebble Buttons at 81.
“ Grain Hals, at 75c. ;
“ Kid Fox Bals. at 90c.
” Serge Polish at 60c. '
Ladles' Kid Opera Slippers 75c., former price fa
“ Newport Ties, at 60c., former pric« $1.75
“ Kid Fox Bals. at 60c., worth $8.
“ Kid Fox Button at $1.76c., worth $2.50.
Childs’ Kid Button at 26c.
“ . Glove Kid at 85c.
“ Bronze Button at 40o.
—Dr. Polhill’s eyewater is obtain
ing such a reputation that he is receiv
ing orders for it from druggists at a
distance*
—An observant gentleman in town says
the Democrats u«ed to be satisfied with
the t wo-thirds rule, but now they won’t
have even the three-fourths rule.
— -We learned a few days ago while
in Augusta, that Waynesboro clerks
command from $60 to $75 per month
in that city, while clerks from the up«
couutry are only offered $30. A com
pliment to our young men.
Note this Befoie You Accept Our Challenge!
8600 that our 81.25 Felt Hat cannot be dupli- I
cated elsewhere for 82.
$500 that our 82 Felt Hat cannot be bought
in the State for less than $1.
81,500 that u person buying of us once
always make ours their trading place.
and
I 810,000 that we are the Rulers, Dictators
will leaders of the Dry Goods, Clothing and. Sho
I Trude of Georg-a and South Carolina.
J. B. WHITE and COMPANY.
8ept.8’82.»-m 740 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
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advantages of
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with sal# and surs ronaadisi. Call ar writs hr I
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To Ds OLIVER*
! A. T T O R N K Y AT LAW
WAYNESBORO, GA.
Will practice In
middle circuit*. Special
the Augusta, Eastern and
inecial attention given to
Justice Court practice. mayo,’H2.b-y.
Subscriptions are positively cash-
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A favorite prescription ef <,
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