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The True Citizen. WAYNESBORO, GA.. FRIDAY, SEPT. 15,1882. Entered at the post office at Waynesboro, Ga., aa second class matter. DIED. ' • In Waynesboro, this (Saturday) morning, infant of Mr. J. B, Smith, Jr. But a tow weeks ago we record ed the death of the mother, and now the little one sleeps by her side. —-S6e Card of Mr. C. E. Scherer. —See eighth page for local matter. —When you fro to Augu c ta, go to Wm. Mulherin k Co’s, to buy your shoes. tf —If you want your advertisements read by everybody, put them in The Citizen. —Miss Emma Hett, of Augusta, was in town this week visiting Miss Juiia Half. Cftpt. Beard, of this county, is en gaged keeping books at Mr. W. McCathern’s. —Waynesboro had a fire, death and marriage all on Thursday evening.— How’a this for lively. —Mrs. S. A. Corker and her two sons have returned from her summer visit up in North Georgia. Wimberly’s stock is now complete, taking in merchandise from Ground Peas up to Ladies' Dress Goods and Hats. Mens’ Goods of every descrip tion. Also, Furniture. It. "We learn of the sad death at Lorette, Scriven county, on the 5th inst., with congestive chill of Mrs. J. T. Graham. A bride of only four short weeks, young, lovely and amiable she f has gone to meet the reward of a Chris tian life. Mr. Graham who had a con gestive chill was unconscious at the time of her death. We tender our sympathy to the bereaved husband and lelatives. On Tuesday morning aferashort ill ness, in Waynesboro, Mrs. D. CM Blount, aged 36 years. She leaves an aged father and mother, ? , devoted husband, many loving rela ives, and five little children to mourn her early doom. May the God of the orphan watch with tender eye over the little ones left behind, and so ord r it in His providence that they and #lbher loved ones may meet her in tjie oily of God, where her sainted soul now joins in the song of the faithfu', and where— She shall bathe her weary soul In the sea* of heavenly resti Ami not a wave of trouble roll Across her peaceful breast. ■—Hod. The'8. Hardeman, Democrat ic candidate for Congressman at large, will address the people of Burke county on the political issues of the day in the near future—time not fixed. —Our efficient assistant depot agebt, Mr. D. C. Blount, h adod and listed 148 bales of cotton on 7 cars and got them ready for shipment in 2 hours. Quick work that. —We congratulate our young friend, Mr. E. Fulcher, who has fallen heir to $15,000 or $20,000 by the death of his uncle, whose death we chronicled last week. Young ladies, Ed. is unmarried. —Hon. .Clifford Anderson, of Bibb, Democratic candidate for Attormy- General, will address the people of Burke at Waynesboro, on Saturday the 23d inst. Everybody is invited to come and bear him. —A committee of the Youug Men’s Stephens’ Club of this place, have written an invitation to Mr. Stephens to address the people of Burke county some time soon, and the hope is enter tained that he will accept. —Rev. F. A. Branch requests us to say that he wi'l preach a sermon upon the subject of Temperance, in the Meth odist ch ;rch at this place, on Sunday, the 24th inst. All, and especially the young men, are requested to come aud hear it. —The receipts of cotton at Waynes boro for week ending Friday the 15* * h inst., is as follows : To Augusta 89 “ Savannah .......392 Total 431 —Judge E. F. Lawson has been appointed agent to receive subscrip tions to tip Hill Monument. Any wishing to show their appreciation for the great Georgian, can hand their contributions to him, and he will duly account for them. —Although some injurious reports have been put in circulation to the effect that Prof. Rodgers school was only temporary, we are glad to hear that his prospects are brightening every day. He says he expects to make teaching his life profession. Mr. W. M. Wimberly has one of the finest stocks of dry goods, fan^y groce ries, whisky and the best syrup io town. His clerks, Messrs L. D. Colson and T. W. Bargeron, are two of the clever est young men in town, and will he glad to see you and show you around. —There are 15 newspapers taken in the store of S. A. Gray, 13 weeklies and 2 dailies, among them 7 copies of The Citizen. The clerks in the e— tablishment are not only polite and at tentive to their customers, hut are among the most intelligent young men in Georgia. —Married, at the residence of the bride, in this city, on Thursday even ing, Mrs. H. K. Beal and Mr. James Parker, of Burke county, the Rev. F, A. Branch officiating. It was one of Hie happiest events of the season and we tender our hearty congratulations to the young couple. —Hon. E* A Perkins announces himself a candidate for Representative through the coluuius of The Citizen to-day. Dr. Perkins has served the people of Burke coun'y iu the Legisla ture for the past four years faithfully and well—advocating the right and re sisting the wrong, ai d it is not likely that the people of Burke will now for get the services of so faithful a friend. In Waynesboro this (Saturday) morn ing, Sept. 16th, Mrs. John D. Sanders, of congestive chid. Another sudden and sad sad death, another home made desolate, another young hush nd’s heart made to grieve, another little orphan babe, only two days o'd. left, to the cold charity of the world without the guid ing ha^id and loving care of a mother.—■ The fiat of death is inexorable. No appleal for relief from that great law which dooms us to dust. But why shonld we grieve when the good, “the pure in heart” die 1 Only a few short years and we may meet them on that happy shore where death and sorrow cannot come. Our sympathies are ten dered to the bereaved young husband. FIltE. Just at 4 o’clock on Thursday even ing, the cry of fire startled our citizens, and the rolling columns of smoke indi cated that Mr. W. MoCathtrn’s steam gin was in flames. Our citizens with one impulse rushed to the burning build ing, but being w'thout any appli ances, and so rapid was the progress of the flames, that they were unable to do more than protect the surrounding houses. Fortunately there was very little wind, and what little there was, was from the west, and gently bore the flames and -parks across the vacant lot of Messrs. Godbee & Mulkey, in a di rection in which it mas quite two hun dred yards to any houses, and thus the fire was confined to, the gin-house.— Cause of the fire entirely accidental. The loss is about $2,100, with an in surance upon it of $750 Mr. Me Cathern did not sit down to “cry over spilt milk,” but with that indomitable energy which marks the whole composis tion ot the man, went to work, and be fore the smouldering ruins are done smoking, will be on his feet again, as he informs us he will have another honse built, engine and gin in position, and be ready for business the latter part of next week. W. M. WIMB ERL 7 HAS The finest Syrup in town. “ “ assortment of crackers in town “ “ Silver Skin Onions in town. {,/' “ Irish Potatoes in town. “ “ Five Cents Cigar in town. ‘‘ “ W hisky in town, Call on Wimberly. His goods are CHEAP. Never any trouble about prices. It. —While in Augusta two weeks ago, we had the pleasure of a walk through the great furniture warerooms of Messr J. L. Bowles & Co., and was completely dazzled by the magnificent display preseuted to our view. Here we saw furniture of all grades, from that manufactured for every day use, to that made from the most costly woods aud after th mo-t elaborate patterns.— Here was furniture suitable to furnish the cottage or the palace—that which cost only a few dollars, and that whioh cost hundreds. We have no furniture s'ore or manufact ry in W aynesboro, and our citizens ofb n send to a dis tance for their fur ituro, asking the choice to the dealer when only a few hour* time would be sufficient to take them to Augusta, and to the warerooms of J. L. Bowles & Co., where they can make their own selections from one of them st extensive and varied stocks in the .State, thereby saving money and often disappointment. On our editori al p»ge to day will le found the ad vertisement of this firm, to which we call the attention of our readers, and say to them don t p irohase furniture till you go to Augusta and examine the stock and prices of J. L. Bowles & Co. 66' *3 MS *4 fe m M ► MS fti M m trrrmmui ikki a# im fal K fa . A % W w H w Pi D O —Wc call the attention of the voters of Burke county to the announcement of Hon. P. D. Cox in to-day’s issue — Cap . Cox has already served the peo-! pie of this county in the Lower House ! of the State General Assembly, and as he made a good Representative then, it is to be supposed that he will not disappoint his constituents now. '—Our young friend, Prof. E. H. Calloway, the efficient and popular young assistant in the Waynesboro' Academy, has returned, and resumed his duties. We must remark upon the fine, healthy appearance the pure sir and water of the up-couhtry has given him during his vacation, and hope he will now escape the Burke county chills. —The notorious colored citizen, Tom Bell, of fighting fame, was arraigned be fore Justice Godbee to-day under a charge of an assault with intent to mur der a little ten year old colored boy. It seems that Tom’s ire was awakened by the striking of one of his pet dogs by a little boy, whereupon the child was brutally knocked down with a double barreled shot gun. The State was represented by Messrs. Perry and Oliver and the defense by Col. Jones. The defendant was bound over to the Supe rior Court In default of a $500 bond to answer the charge. " ANN~(JNCEiuSNTS. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. The many friends of the Hon. P. D. Cox announce his name as a can didate for Repre entative at the en suing election, and solicit for him a liberal support. sept 10? MANY VOTERS. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Representative in the next General Assembly. aept!5. E. A. PERKINS. To the Voters cf Burke County: —I hereby formally announce myself a candidate for Representative in the next Legislature of Georgia, at the ensuing election to be held on the 4th*dav of October next, and respect fully solicit the suffrages of thejoeo- jole. If elected I shall represent every interest of the county fairly and impartially, to the best of my ability, without regard to psrty. In accord ance with a resolution adopted by the colored voters < f this county on the 26th day of August, ult., to-wit: * * * * * * * “That we are ready and willing to support for the Legislature one Re publican, whom we have indorsed, and two liberal, broadminded, pro gressive Democrats, who are willing to legislate for all cla-ses of the peo ple of the cunty without regard to party, that we do this in a spirit of compromise and kind feeling toward all our fellow-citizens of Burke county, and with a further view of harmony and the obliteration forever of the color line.” * * * # * * * I shall give my cheerful support to Messrs. E. A. Perkins and Pater son D. Cox as candidates for Repre sentative, believing that they are liberal and broac'minded Democrats, and if elected would co-operate with the progressive men in Georgia to ! ring about such legislation as wou'd redound to the material growth oi the State and of lasting benefits to the whole people. J most respect fully commend their candidacy to the favorable consideration of all the voter»«)f the county. Verv respectfully, JESSE WIMBERLY. ( Sept. 16th, 1882. Attention! v Listen to What I Have to Say ! I have just recently return- Liquors and Wines, for ed from New York where I family and medical use, of have in person selected a fine V 9 the be6t quality. stock of Fall Goods of every description. 1 I am still selling the Mo-' nongehala XXXX, one of the best brands of whiskeys My stock of Clothing is made up according to the Latest Styles and Newest XU ■ £1 sold in Waynesboro. Designs, My motto is s “QUICK SALES AND My stock of Drv and Fancy Goods is complete in all its Brunches s SMALL PROFITS, AND PRICES TO Trunks and Valises of every > SUIT THE TIMES.” description. - Country merchants sup- Hats and Caps of every* style. SI plied with goods at lowest prices. £ A large Variety r of Crock ery, Hardware, Willowarc Oi ve me a call hefore H chasing elsewhere. and Saddlery at lowest prices. Respectfully, My Grocery Department is supplied with a fine lot 00 S. Schwarzweiss, of Fresh Mackerel, Flour, Leader of Low Prices, aud Sugar, Crackers, Candy, and everything else generally k» pt in a first-class grocery * Wholesale and Retail Dea- store. \ ler in General Merchandise. 8. 8 c li warzweiss. 8eptr82.c-m. WAYNESBORO, GA. m —To day (Saturday) our town is lit erally fufl of wagons loaded with cotton, and we shall show a large increase iu receipts next. week. Cotton, under the influence of the fair weather this week, is opening rapidly. — Sbppii^r into S. Schwarzweiss’ a day or two ago, we observed the pret tiest thing in the shape of a candy- case we ever saw, filled with fine French oandies. If you have “n sweet t o;h” there you will find the material to sat isfy its cravings, and there aLo you will find that clever youg gentleman, Hon. J. S. Blount, to tip the scales to you at down weight. —To-day Col. Jessee W’imhcrly an nounces his candidacy for the Legisla ture. Col Wimberly is a Republican, therefore, we do not agree with him in politics ; but, if we understand the situ at ion, ho is now offored as a compromise candidate by the colored voters of the oounty. He makes hi-* own prom ises in his announcement, and our peo ple mast make up their own minds upon the subjtot. A CARD. ‘Learning that a negro who peddles Augutsa stole bread, in a hand-c»rt, has represented to tny customers that lie is selling bread fur me, I wish to state positively that he is a liar and a fraud. I 8(41 nothing but fresh bread, of my own baking, daily, ami do not send out any peddlers to d ceive the public with imported stoc My patrons are cautioned not to any bread on the street as mine as I do not peddle it Respectfully, septl5’82.bt C. E. SCHER —- Our readers will find a new advertisement in another, to-day of Mr. 8. Schwarzw think they will find tcrost to examine its has put an extraordi fine stock of _ season, sad is del reputation as Prices.” Q<P