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Sandersville,
MEKCURY.
Washington Go., Ga.
Timm Proptielor,
Published Jly
JFRNIGAN SCAllUOTiOL GIT.
Subscription, $1.50 per year.
Official A dvertishments.
Hereafter we will publish all
official advertisements emenating
from the officers of our county.
Go to Z. H. ltoughtou’B for your
aignr and coffee, Lard, Flour, Hams
nnd Arbuckle’s Roasted Coffee. Eve
rything sold at bottom prices.
Mrs. G. YY. Tanner, who has been
visiting fi iends in our city, left for
her home in Katontou Thursday last.
Rev. G. C. Clark, has returned from
Savannah, where ho took an active
part in the great religious revival
now in progress there.
Jackson & Brookins, is doing n
good trade in their new stand, the
store Mr. McKinon formerly occupi
ed. They keep a nice lot of family
groceries.
Buy some of that nice flour, at H
D. Adam’s Store and you won regret
it
Pringle & Orr has Romo nico La-
Two negro women at Davisboro
fell out about their ' husbands
and had a regular fight Vvtthjclubs
Anderson Brown, 6f thc _ 95th dist.
is very sick.
Absolam Wood who cut his
foot, severely with an axe some
tune back is now slowly improv
ing.
W. Kennedy, of the 90th dist.
is very ill with typhoid fever.
FIRE.
Dr. G. W. Tanner late of this citv
Remember you can get at B. E.
ltougbton’s Drug Store all kinds of
School Books.
\Vo call the attention of our rea
ders to the interesting communica
tion of Slip Shop. "We would like
to hear from him often.
Eresh Cheese and Crackers on
and all the time atZ. H. Houghton’s
Call at the Mercury office and get
one of Boyd’s Miniature Batteries,
and cure some of the ailments hit
man flesh is heir to.
Have your prescriptions filled
E. Ronghti.n’s Drug Store.
at
guyre Cofleo, filbs to the dollar. Ifj who recently located in Eatonton
was burned out on Monday last, hits
entire Drug storo was consulted, for
tunately for hitn he was partly insur
ed. i si
Buy your School nooks from B. E.
onghton.
Go to Z. H. Houghton’s for your
hoice Confectioneries.
A nico lot of fresh Oranges, Lem
ons and Cocoanuts at Z. II. Rntgh-
ton’s.
Go to Z. II Religion's for the best
fancy candy Sloe per lb. A fine lot of
tickles and canned goods such it>
riidmon, Lobster, Peaches, Pine
apples, Potted Hams, Catsup, Pep
per sauce, mustard, and Tomatoes.
Well now really those largo 24x
no Chromo.1 that M. L. Duggan n
offering so cheap are tho pretties
ones that have been hr, ug 1 it to town
yet and the frames in winch they an
encased are excellent. The only dif
ficulty is to decide which one to take.
ArruiNTMKNTs uoit Davisboro Circuit
non Amur. a\i> M ay.
Pleasant Springs 2d Hu inlay and
Saturday before in April.
Newhopo :3d Hu idny and Saturday
before.
White O ik Springs 4th Sunday
and Saturday hi Guv.
Bay Springs l.l Sunday in May
11 o’clock.
Pinov Alt. 2ml Sunday in Mav 11
o'clock.
Second Quarterly Conference 2nd
Sunday and Saturday before in June
at Bay Springs.
\Y. J. Flanders P. C.
The Agricultural Sociktv.
Tins Comity Agrleiiittiral Society li«M tlietr lt*-
Kitliir moUliiii in tliu i.mirt liouscim l'lie liy lint,
tin- ITMiluiit (Jol. I'. ,1. Sinitli la Hu- Cluiir, Dr. 11
X. 11 olitn-.il, Secretury.
Severul spi-oililuun of oat.s uUilmliif; to lie rust
iiroul ivcn- i rcstdued, nil 01 wlilrli won- luully af-
lecleil l)V iIIki-iih-. Tile I’ llo.vlng preiuiibic iiud re
rtolulicus wi-re pH-h (I ii.kI atloiilml.
Wlici-en.-i, tbc WunliliifjtoH Comity AftrlciiIturiil
Sorb tv lms p- nt. ami nbi liiiff eiiiiHiU-m-e ill tlie
1’uli-<j round romimny, und in tin. olllenrs tlieri-of,
ik nr I in iii til -ir streuuoiiH oll’orts in brlmll oi‘
tin* county, mnl believing ns wo do Ihut it Is mil-
duty In endorse them
Tlimjupnu. lie It rcso veil Hint n c inmitteu ol
tln-Lii be m polnti- i to wait ui on the I’n-sldml mi I
Dlri i-tors of the windilugtmi County *-'iiir (Irnund
Coinj any and u.-k tlicin to niiikc a r.ingemeutii lor
it lull l'air, mi I to iiHHUi’O tln-ni of the cordial mid
lu-nrty co-operation of the Gouty agrimblarul So
ciety.
Itesoved fartlmr, that the Mayor mnl council ol
thoelly, together with the l-uir (Iroiuul Company
be mid lire hereby invited to he present ui tin
next laeciiag (on the first I uesday in .May,) nnd t
oioperuto if possilde, in the holding ut n county
you want to enjoy e good cup of cof
fee try some.
Are you going to paint? If yon
are, call at Dr A. Mathi’s Drug Store,
uul try some of his mixed paint that
he his selling so cheap.
J. T. Laveionk.—This enterprising
mechanic offers through our columns
his services in the Avay of making
and repairing luggies, plows, Ac.,
he is a good workuiun, and will do
repairing on carriages, wagons Ac.
tpiickly and satisfactorially.
Dr. Wm. Rawlings.—This physi
cian so well and favorably known in
>ur county, and who has succeeded
by many delicate and successful sur
gical operations lately in adding to
his reputation, oilers his services to
t he public in Ibis issue of cur paper.
Hee card in another column.
E. A. Sullivan, N. P.-This efficient
officer is energetic and reliable, bus
iness entrusted to Lim will be
promptly attended to.
"Sold.”—Mr. W. L Orr has pur
chased the residence of Judge Rod
ger.’, and will shortly occupy it. Whet
rim Mercury” rises during the warn
weather as it is sure to do, lie will
find his homo some distance from
the store.
Oi’Kuatic. - On Friday night last
Prof. On tenbergerand bis class gave
mi Exhibition at Bartow to a large
audience. The music was fine the
singing splendid, and acting superb,
and just what we would expect Iron
pupils of our esteemed Prof< ssor of
music. The operata of the "Twin
Sisters” was presented to the delight
ed visitors and everything passed oil
with great eclat.
The Exhibition was repeated last
night at Louisville, and wo are con-
lideiit all present were greatly pleas
ed.
Jmi’rovements.—Dr. J. B. Roberts
has improved his beautiful residence
.vidian artistic fence and garden
gate, and lion. (J. R. Pringle is ad
ding on a large and handsome liny
Window to his already beautiful res
idenco.
The ceunis t deers will soon be at
work, who they tiro wo will tell yoi.
is soon as wo tiud out.
Tin-: Cyclone.—On Sunday last tin
lower part of our ci unty was visited
by a\e y severe storm of wind ac
companied by bail mid rain. Trees
were uprooted, buildings unroofed,
,cnees blown down and trees topped.
Much damage was done but no live
lost. The storm passed from the
S. W. to the N. E.
Now Boys; Blackberries will soon
be ripe, and we are going to make
you a better offer this season, than
we did last. YYo use to give one half
of what you picked for the other
Now wo propose to give you one
half you pick for the other, and fur
nish you a basket to pick in YYc
will never haul down our flag and
surrender, as long as Blackberries,
Peaches and Wutcrmellon are in sea
son, when they are gone, we are
going for Gallahor’sbologna sau age,
the finest wo ever eat. Surrender !
No! Never! the Mercury must rise.
See if it don’t before July next.
The Minstrel entertainment of the
Sandersville Amntenr Minstrel Club,
advertised to take place April lGtl
bus been postponed in cornu queue*
of the club having an entire change
of programme, and will n quire a few
days longer to become pelfeot and
enable-the young iix-nto give tin
public an evening’s enjoyment rarely
seen in this section, they certainly
deserve credit in tlx ir work for tlx
benefit of home institutions. Let
all turn out and give them a full|
house, their attractive programme
will be turned out from this office in
a few days.
On the 1st inst., by Win. Duggan,
J. P., Mr. Tims. Wright and Miss
Martha Ilattaway, nil of Wasington
county.
In Arlington, Git. on the 21st, of,
March, by the Rev. J. P. Hood, ill
A. Lawson Brown, formerly o
Washington county, but now of Cat-1
lunin county, and Miss Allio Rich !
i rdHon.
Buy The Improve Weed
SEW ING M AC HIN E. only $2 S;
77/1) l. A TPS T 0 UT, 117 77/ A P L \
A l'TAU JJMENTS, STY TP PIPEI
OUT. POP SALE HV . \
JL nJ. iJerxaigan
lair.
The cliair nil) oiulcd
A. A. AIOIUSON Ke<i.
H.W. .iOllDA.Y 1-,mj.
Dr. Al. D. C ill. SFMME!!LYN,
Commit ico.
The County Board of Education
met on Tuesday'’ last and after
transacting some business, ad
journed over to • the 1st Tuesday
in May. See advertisement.
Rev. J. YV. Flanders Methodist
preacher at Davisboro made us a
pleasant call this week.
The County Horticulture Society
at the regular meeting elected YV.
H. Parsons, President, II. N. TIol-
lltield, Vice President, Ct. YV.
H. YVhital cer secretary.
The Trustees of the Masontc Hall
have appointed a regular janiter to
take charge of the building and see
that it is kept in order.
S. G, Jordan, Esqwill deliver tlu
Memorial address on the 2Gtk inst.
A Nuisance.—The ordinance com
polling owners to keep their cailh
up is we bt-iieve for the pr< si lit in-
iperative, and this infamous pest ol
cows roaming the streets and fora
ring upon the faruuir’s buggies and
wagons must be put up with.
Tax Returns.—I. Hermann, Tax
Receiver is 011 his rounds again, ma
king friends wherever he goes.
The Colored Politicians—On Sat
urday last met in conveniion in tlx
Court House. There was much
speech-making and considerable
noise, they elected J. II. Butler, AY ost
Robison, Ephraim Brantley, and
Gus Floyd as Delegates to U10 lie-
publican State Convention which
meets in Atlanta on the 21st, they
me we understand fur Graut l'oi
President.
Look out for the Board of Health
committee, and have your lots clear
ed of everything that can in any way
produce sickness. See notice and
be ye, prepared to meet them.
Fine YYYheat.—Mr. Wm. Duggan
has sent us a specimen of his wheat,
it is nearly 3 feet G inches high, well
headed, and will be ready to cut in
about four weeks. It is a very fine
and forward variety.
The rains during the past week
interfered greatly with labor on the
plantation.
Notice Author Roberts, advertise
ment, in another Column. He wants
to buy Beef Cattle, Mutton and
Spring Chickens.
SANDERSVILLE, GA.
Old Meltable
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s?
Wishing to inform the citizens
of Washington and adjoining
counties that having again open
ed a first class
BOOT AND SHOE SHOP.
I am prepared to furnish my old
customers and as many new
ones as may come with boots
and shoes of the best stock that
can be bought and at prices as
low as the "Butchers.” lam
new receiving my Summer styles
and samples, and the citizens
are invited to call and examine
my stock and new fixtures be
fore making other arrangement
for summer shoes. Eine Boots
Shoes and Gaiters made on
or Louis Bashinsky notice, also 1 guarantee a
was sun struck the early early part fit or no sale. Repairing done
of this week. i with neatness and dispatch all
Death. This augel who knocks!work warranted not to cut in
once at every man’B door—last week the eye, bind under the arms
called several of our much esteemed ' nor pinch appund the toes, • ...
friends from this world to another, Blow nil blow Ye'gtrtitle5ji"e<3’<-% il . 15 ..->
among them Mr. Wm. B. AY a'rthen
in the 83d year of his age. Mrs. J.
Braswell in the G8th year of her age
They were both old land marks, con
necting the past with the present,
bat they have fulfilled their destiny
and paid the debt of nature. May
they rest in peace.
Rev. T. J. Adams, pastor of tl
Baptist church, preaches to-morrow
at 11 o’clock.
The Organ in the Methodist
church is quite an acquisition, large
and beaulilul, of splendid tone, uml
,,f great power, null the excelleni
choir it makes delightful music.
Z. H. Houghton is selling Confec
tioneries ut panic prices. Be sure to
give him a call and get something
nice tor a small sum of money.
Notwithstanding the cool wcath-
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^ts
All among the leaves und/l reesst-H,
&Inff ah hiug ye heavenly muses,
While I mend your hoots ami sboscs.
Call at North corner public
square, up stairs, sign Premium
Boot Shop.
B. C. HOLT, Agt.
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0 completed our Spring Stock, we now invite’the
Public to call and examine, before purchasing elsewhere.
m Quality Dp
Having about completed our Spring Stock, we now invi
®nr Stock Consists of
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STAPLE AND DOMESTIC GOODS. LADIES DRESSJ GOODS
\ND TRIMMINGS, NOTIONS & AVHITE GOODS, LADIES
THIMED & UNTRIM ED HATS, GENTS & LADIES SHOES,
CLOTHING &c &c.
All of which have been bought CHEAP for CASH and we
are determined to sell them as cheap as they can be sold in any
narket. Call soon and secure a bargain.
GILMORE MAT $ CO.
SANDERSVILLE, GA., APRIL, 3rd 1880. 2
»CLOSING OUT
IMMENSE BARGAINS
IN GROCERIES!
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Phe Store Room that I am now occupying, is to be torn down
and replaced by a much larger and better one, consequently my
entire stock of goods
Must fe© ©l@®©t ©HI 1 .
d'hose who have the CASH can call around and get what they
.want at prices that will astonish them.
I HAVE A LARGE LOT OF
TOBACCO
j'Phat I propose to sell At Cost.
I All grades from 32c up. Carpenters claw Hammers at iocts,
Hatchets at 25cts, and other goods just as low. Call at once
before my stock is cut.
All those who liuvo bought goods on “a few days time," will pl«M«
leoiiio forward and seltl • at on or.
April 3rd, 2 1880.
M. L. DUGGAN.
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mimes osi asb all.
Iiv; HAVE FORMED A GO PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PURPOSE of
MAN UFA GTVR1NG T1NWA RE.
HANDLING SEWING MACHINES,
AND STOVES.
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Repairing,
AVc give special attention to Roofing Gutterin
STOVES, SEWING MACHINES, and TIN WAR!
We have the exclusive control of the famous
fflEUDt mi ALL UR CODE STOVES,
Acknowledged to be the finest of the kind manufactured or offered for
sale in this section, which we will sell at the most reasonable prices
consistent with the quality of the goods.
SEWING MAG NINE NEEDLES & OIL, &c., ALLWAYS ON HAND*
LAVEIGNE & PACE.
HtltlBEflSIlLLE ORUS STORiE,
to. A. Ktn, KtofiMw,
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-KEEPS ON HAND ALL THE TIME-—
• Fresh Drugs, Medicines,
Chemicals, fyc., tyc.
-ALSO FINE-
I Cigars. Tobaccos, Lamps and
Fixtures 9 Perfumery t
TOILET AND WASHING SOAPS, AND EVERYTHING IN
I THE DRUG LINE. m~ PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED AT ALL
HOURS.