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The True Citizen. WAYNESBORO, GA., FRIDAY, SEPT. 22,1882 Latest styles of Ladies’ Hats at S. A. Gray’s. — Mr. Sigmond Alexander, with the firm of Gavis & Marks, of Midville, was in town yeMerdny. Ladies, if you want a handsome dress, go to S. A. Gray’s at once and make yoitr purchase before all are gone. It. —Mr. S. A. Gray and family return- home from their summer trip to Sara toga last Tuesday night Mr. G. is in splendid health, and will commence the fall business campaign with vigor. Major W. A. Wilkins returned on Tuesday night, and after a summer among the breezy mountains of North Georgia, is full of energy for the fall business. The Major’s family is still absent. —Mr. G. A. Ward announces him self to-day a candidate for re-election to the office of Tax Collector. A noth er true man, another efficient and honest officer ask8 the people of Burke county to retain him in a position in which he has done his whole duty.— Will they do it ? Of course they will. BEAUTIFUL PRINTS at S. A. GRAY’S. It. —‘‘The last rose of summer” is with, •red and gone; the last “oppressed minority” candidate, Judge J. B. Jones, declines to accept the nomina. tion, as he says, because his colleagues had declined, “and it is now too late to supply their places.” We have often heard it said that a poor excuse was butter than none, but this is the gauzi- eet covering we ever saw. —Two little negro children, one aged about 4 months and one 3 years, died in town yesterday (Friday) morning, within five or ten minutes of each other. A re port,which we were unable to trace to any reliable sourc-, obtained currency that these children died of diphtheria startled some of our citizens. Since write g the above, we learn from Dr. Duncar, who was the attending physician, that they were not cases of diphtheria, but were ' only cases of aggravated sore throat. BUY CLOTHING of S A. GRAY Jnst received a handsome stock. It. —To-day we take pleasure in an nouncing the name of Col. S. J. Bell for re-election to the office of Clerk of the Superior Court. Cur policy is, uhen we h- ve a eatable man in office, let him stay there so long as he does bis duty faithfully, and in this instance we can point to an officer against whom not a charge can be brought. Capable and careful in his work, acquainted with the smallest iutricacy ot his office, polite to all, the humblest as well as the greatest, i* would be hard to find a reason for a change. Set u* down for Bell. —Died at the residence of Judge T. M. Berrien, in this place, on the even ing of the 21st inst., Mrs. Susan H. Lallerstedt, in the 30tb year of her age. Mrs. Lallerstedt was a daughter of the late Judgft?dmund Palimr, an honored citizen of Burke county, and a sister of Mrs. Berrien and Mrs. S. A. Corker. Mrs. L. was from eaily youth a mem ber of the Methodist church, exemplify ing at all times by her oonsistant walk the profession which she had made. Her friends who saw her die, will not soon forget the Christian resignation and confiding love with which she passed from time to eternity —In another column will be found the advertisement of Mr. Charles F. Lombard’s foundry and mach^pe works. The enterprise and energy of Mr. Lom bard is fast bringing him into notice, while the beauty, perfection and care with which his work is done secures fi.r h'm a most enviable reputation wherev er a specimen of his work is sent — Knowing this to be a fact, we can confi - dently recommend Mr. Lombard to the publio, and especially to our farmers and millers for any castings they may need. See his advertisement and gi\e hiui a tiial, resting assuied that your work will be c.refully done. S. A. GRAY SELLS THE BEST FLOUR tfORTHE LEAST MONEY. —Where your money will purchase the most, is what we propose now to tell you. Therefore, when’you goto Augusta be sure to call on Mr. A. Ash er, No. 608 Broad street, opposite the Augusta Hotel, whore you will find cue of the largest and finest stocks of clothing and gents’ furnishing goods to be found in the oity. You here have an immense stock to select from, of all qualities and prices, and canmt fail to be satisfied, if there is snch a thing as satisfying you. Mr. I. H. Levy, lata* lv with S. Schwarz *eiss ot this place, is now with Mr. Asher, and will take pleasure in waiting on his old Burke friends. See Mr. Asher’s advertisement in another column, and don’t forget the place when you visit Augusta. Heplizibah Dots. Sept. 18, 188.!.—Mr. VS. M. Rhodes, of Louisville, was in town last Sunday. Mrs. J. S. Byne and Miss Lula Byne spent last Saturday in Augusta. The weather has been too-too for the past week. Mr. 8. H. Jones, of your town, is the finest of Mr. A. VV. Jones. Our village lias been unusually dull for the past week. Miss Hattie Gresham returned home la it Thursday, much to the regret of her many frienus. Mis. Jesse W. Newsom, one of Washington counties most accomplished ladies, is the guest of Mrs. J. J. Davis. Pi of. J. A. Carswell’s school opened on the 1st with thirty pupils. It is rumored that there will be three marriages here within the next month. Mr. Jeff Thomas and Flint Richards, from near Rosney Chapel, are the guest of Mr. Jas. .Baxley. We hear that there is a young man of your town who thinks of joining a Sunday school class at Rosney Chapel. The literarv and musical club meet at Mrs. Girardys last Thursday evening, and after tie exercises were finished they had quite a pleas ant dance. Notwithstanding the weather lust Sunday, there was a large crowd at Richmond camp meeting. With the exception of the Grease Town belle, the “whole business’’ was out. The religious feeling was a little off. Willie Davis, we hear, will leave soon for Mer cer Cuiversity, where he will finish his collegiate course. We bespeak for Willie a bright future, as he is a “chip of the old block” in intellect, and one of our handsomest young men. J. /A MEM OKI AM. Mrs. Mattie Blount, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ilezekiah Williams, of Richmond county, and wife of Mr. David C. Blount, of Waynesboro, Burke county, Ga. Born 20th of January, 1846, and died September 12th, 1882. Mysterious, indeed, is the Providence that re moved so beautiful and dutiful a daughter. Never waiting, but always making an opportu nity to love, serve and reverence her aged pa rents. Alike, as a sister and confiding friend, her love could find no limits. Her faithfulness and constancy found her perpetually wearing, with exquisite tenderness, around her husband, all those delicate attributes which adorn and beautify the wile and makes home the most at tractive spot on earth. But all these rai-e com binations in her lovely diameter were reflected with the greater intensity, while we see her sur rounded by her dear little tender lambs, perform ing that labor of love which alone a mother can render, and none hut these can tell how tender ly she loved them. Her iife a living prayer, so beautifully commenced on earth, will continue and reach its completion in /leaven. Thus, quicklv has our dear Lord and Master taken from our community and family its choicest flower, and carried it triumphantly to llis glori ous and everlasting Kingdom there to realize the immortality of //is boundless iove and en joy the uncorrupting pleasures //e has promised all His children. “Not in resting, Rest doth lie— Stretch thy wings, my soul, and fly, Not in resting, Rest doth lie I” “Hie thee, till on ihv streaming eves The nearly g tes of Heaven shine ; , Stride on, till thy anxious feet The city’s golden streets have trod : Speed, speed, till thy wings is bathed In the crystal river of the throne, Run, till at thy Saviors feet, • Thy victory won, thy work complete, Thy life is swallowed up in light, Then rest my soul, rest evermore ” Waynesboro, Ga., Sept. 17, 1882. F. —The following are the receipts of cotton at the Waynesboro depot for the week ending Friday, Sept. 22, 1882 : To Savannah 742 bales. To Augusta 101 “ Total 843 “ The prices ra ge to day (Saturday) as follows : Good middling 11J ; mid dling lOf ; low middling 10i ; good ordinary 9$ ; ordina-y 8*. The past two weeks the weather has been fair and warm, which has facilita ted the opening of cotton, and allowed it to be gathered. Hands are scarce, and every one who will work can get employment at prices ranging from 45 cents to 50 cents per hundred pounds. Our receipts this week very nearly doable the receipts of last, and we con fidently expect the receipts to reach to more than 1,000 bales next, week. —It is with pleasure that we call the attention of our readers to Cooke’s old, reliable clothing house. Mr. Cooke has for many years been identified with the interests and the pi ople of Augusta and vicinity, both in Georgia and Car-, olina, and has learued from experience what th y want. He has lately re turned from the Northern markets, where he has purchased an immense and carefu ly selected stock suited to the wants of the people, among which are the finest wedding sui s down to the commonest working clothes. When you go to Auguta go to Cooke’s cloth ing house, 711 Broad street, and ex amine his stock —you will meet courte ous attention and no charge for show- inff you goods. B sure to read his ad vertisement. —A private letter to Mr. J. S. Rodgers, chairman of the committee appointtdby the Young Men’s Ste phens* Club, to correspond with Mr. Stephens upon the subji ot of his speak ing in Waynesboro, informs us that he could not be present to-day He will oome soon, if possible, of which notifi cation will he given, —The business season this fall has opened very early, and our merchants have prepared for it by putting on their shelves extra large and extra fine stocks. —When you to to Augusta, go to Wm. Mull eriu & Co’s, to buy your shoes. tf [Advertisement] Waynesboro, Ga. To Mr. George Sturgis, in Cobb- ham:—I avail myself of this opportu nity to let vou know that I charge you with talking against me to my emp'oyer, and I must say to you, the next time I hear of your doing ao, 1 will chastize you at once. I am, sir, Robert Thomas. m *3 m Iff m m m & N M Sw On fa r Jl S3 # c £ O) fa . \ ANNOUNCEMENTS. —Election Tickets printed in good style and at city prices. All orders will receive our immediate attention. We can deliver ns many as 50,000 in a single day. Give us a trial fur we guarantee satisfaction. Special rates give on orders for 6,000 or more.— Call at The Citizen office if you want your work gotten up iu good style and at reasonable prices, FOR CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT. We are authorized to announce the name of S. J. Bell as a candidate for the office of Clerk of the Superior Court at the ensuing eleetiou. FOR TAX COLLECTOR. We are authorized to announce the name of G. A. Ward as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector at the ensuing election. sept.22. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. The many friends of the Hon. P. D. Cox announce bis name as a can- 'lidate for Repre entntive 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. soptl5. E. A. PERKINS. To hue Voters cf Burke County: —I hereby formally an noune.e myself a candidate for Representative in the next Legislature of Georgia, at the ensuing election to be held on the 4th day of October next, and respect: fully solicit the suffrages oi i\\e peo ple. If elected I shall represent every interest of the county fairly anil impartially, to the best of my ability, without regard to party. In accord ance with a resolution adopted by the colored voters < f this county on 'he 26th dav of August, ult., to-wit: * * * * * * * “That we are ready and willing to support for the Lcgblature one Re publican, whom we have indorsed, and two liberal, broadminded, pro- gr-ssive Democrats, who are willing to legislate for all cla ses of the peo ple of the county 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 brom'minded Democrats, and if elected would co-operate with the progressive men in Georgia to bring about such legislation as would redound to the material growth oi the State and of lasting benefits to the whole people. I ino«t respect fully commend their candidacy t» the favorable consideration of all the voters of the county. Verv respectfully, JESSE WIMBERLY. Sept. 16th, 1882. TAKE DUE NOTICE T • * HAVE secured the services of a First-Class BAKER. And am now prepared to serve the people of Waynesboro with nice Broad, hot from the stove at 5 cents per loaf, every day. between 11 and t 1 o’clock. Satisfaction guaranteed. augSJ6.’88.t-o-o. C. E. SCHERER. £ 3 ® * a* £ • ^ c — s» ~o © •-*> 3 <rt sa* -■? a w. * GO -Sj 0?r 3 o’ o-5' as 3 "£ ir|O a : a OO 3 i-rl 3 o’ Ki r g s J, £• ? ® ti P n Pu w 5? CL *5 3 S‘® « w 5 ® tn «• c sr o ct> 3 3? > 3 5S H CO fcd ^ P3 P <r cr n a go 0*1" Cn n •3 O C l -i i. cs ST =r * 5 2. 3’s (W S « ’ rn <t o ST a •e _ CD £1 JAMES G. BAILIE & SONS Dealers In ^ Carpets, Oi' Cloths, Chromds & Upholstery Goods. Window Curtains it Shades, Wall Papers it Borders, Choice Family Groceries Plantation Supplies. Old Stand JAMES G. BAILIE & BROTHER, 205 Broad mayl#,’88.b-y. Mercer University. Macon, Geomia. tpHE Fall Term of this institution will open on I the last Wednesday in September next. Stu dents may pursue the regular collegiate course of studies or a select scientific course. Large and valuable additions have recently teen made to the apparatus of the department of ) hyslcal science. The Law School has a faculty of three professors, whose chairman Is the Hon. Clifford Andersou. Board in “Students Hall" can be had at 112 p r month, and in private families at from $15 to 120 For catalogues and other Information, Address, Rav. A. J. BATTLE, D. D., Pres., or JOHN J. BRANTLY. Sec. Fuoulty. aug.4,’82.lm. Augusta Geo. Waynesboro Barber Shop* At Evaoa, Thomas <fc Fulcher’s Corner A. H. WILLIAMS, TONSOtyAL ARTIST ON HUMAN HAIR. Shaving and Hair-cutting in the latest style. Whiskers Dyed and Hair Shampooed in the most artistic man ner. We have tne only first-claM shop in town* Clean towels furnished to each gentleman. Bay Rum and Hair Tonic FREE. Barbers polfte and prompt attention to custom Give me a call. June9.’82 street,