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the mercury.
Entered us seennd-elass mutter,
n t the Sandersvilie post-office,
‘ April 27, 1880.
We published the call of the
— [meeting for the nomination of del-1
Sandersville, Washington Co., tia
TUESDAY JUNE 8, 1880.
A, J. fropnettr,
j ERNIOAnV SCARBOROUGH.
Subscription, $1.60 per year.
egates to the Presidential and Gu
bernatorial convention, by the or
der of the Democratic Executive
Committee, just ns it was ordered;
if there was any mistake, we did
not make it.
From Chicago
The lates from the Chicago, Con
vention. Grant, 803, Blain, 280,
Sherman, 93, Eainons 31, Washburn
35, Wcndono, 10, Garfield, 2.
2(ith Ballo"
“.The Mass Meeting”
On Tuesday last was well atten..
ded, and the proceedings are pub
lished to-day as requested in full
No Court Again. I Subscribe for that mamoth sheet
The Superior Court of Washing-'the Courier Journal Louisville Kv.
ton county for “Providential can- and keep up with the times,
es ’ is again adjourned, this time
until the 2d Monday in July. See
advertisement in another column.
Condition of Crops
The weather is.hot, the air dry,
and grass is dying under the
steady stroke of the hoe. Gen.
Grech's attack upon the growing
crops has as yet caused but little
trouble.
“Congressional”
We have heard , that upon one
occasion after the adjournment of
Congress our immediate Repre
sentative crawled into an envel
ope and franked himself home.
The question now is will he do it
again.
We state again for the benefit of
ountiew aubscribers, that farmers
cannot sell tobacco to hands on
thoir places now without paying the
Tobacco License tax, the same as
the merchant. We published the
1ux .ndtjee a jsliorf. time since.
All those desiring to place good
reading in the hands of their little
ones and also have some Sunday
reading for themselves would do
well to subscribe for David C.
Cook’s Sabbath Library, it is splen
did. One book each week only
costs five cents for reading enough
for an evening; nothing objectiona
ble,but plenty that’s good, solid and
interesting. We take it for our
little ones at $2.50 yearly, and feel
that our money is well spent; we
like to read it ourselves and our
children are more than delighted
with it. Should you like to read a
copy to he convinced call at our of
fice and we will lend you one.
Big Excursions.—Go to the
sea shore, bathe, keep cool and be
healthy. The Central Railroad
will givo these to Savannah &
Tybee Island. The fivst of a sc
ries of excursions will leave Atlan
ta taking in tho entire line of Road,
June 11 on 2:15P. M. Train. Tick
ets good for ten days.
PERSONAL.
Mr. T. J. Orr and lady from
Jefferson county was in the city
this week. He is looking well.
Mr. Leslie Weedon of Alabama
is on a visit to his relatives and
friends of our city.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Raiford Hartley is very sick.
Buy your School book from
Mathis’ drug store.
Go to Z. H. Houghton's for your
Vnioc Confectioneries.
Go to Jackson & Brookins
and buy a package of “soapine,”
finest article known for washing
dishes, glassware,si Ivor ware, milk
cans. Onlv 20 cents.
Have your prescriptions filled
. E. Roughton’s Drug Store.
"enjoys good
A nice lot of fresh Oranges, Lem
ons and Cofcoanuts at A. 11. Rough-
ton’s.
A fine lot of pickles and eauned
goods such as rialmon, Lobster,
Peaches, Pineapples, Potted Hams,
Catsup, Popper sauce, J/ustard,
Tomatoes, and Lunch Tongue, at
Z. H. Houghton’s.
MARRIED.
In Sandevsville, Ga., on Wednes
day tho 2d of June, at the residence
of Dr. Horatio N. Hollifield the fath
er of the bride, by the Rev. M. J.
Rice, of Augusta, Miss Mamie F.
Hollifield of Sandersville, and John
A. Quinn, Esq., of Little Rock, Ark.
The happy couple left
immediately by the Central train for
their distant home.
Our paper has a good circulation
in our county and is increasing dai
]y. We are realizing more than
our expectations since we started
out in the newspaper business, bet
ter than wo thought it would be in
the beginning. If there are those
that don’t think we have a good
circulation, will call around wo will
take pleasure in showing them' our
subscription list.
The reported death of Charlie
Kennedy living near Deep Out
Bridge, is a mistake, he is not dead
lint very ill with typhoid fever.
Buck Again
William O’Connor came Inn
Appointments ron Davisboko Cibcuit
iron June.
Pleasant Springs First Sunclaj
and Saturday.
Newhope 3d Sunday and Saturday.
Riddleville 3d Sunday night.
White Oak Springs 4th Sunday
and Saturday.
New Chupel 4 o’clock 4th Sunday.
Piney Mt. 4 1-2 o’clock 2nd Sun
day.
Quarterly Conference 2nd Sunclaj
anil Saturday Bay Springs.
W. J. Flandkms, P. C.
We attended services at tho M.
E. church last Sabbath; Bro. Mann
delivered a most touching appeal
to sinners and laggards in God
vineyard; he begged us to work
while the opportunity was ufforcl-
ded. The congregation was large
and we are glad to say attentive; we
believe some were restless when (as
they called it; the “begging time
Local School IJoinls.
Examination and Exhibition
at Sphingiiill Academy.—-On the
26th day of Mayoue of the most in
teresting and pleasant affairs in the
way of a public examination and
exhibition by pupils took place at
Spring Hill Academy, which clear
ly demonstrated the fact that Prof.
R. S. Baker is a teacher of no ordi
nary capacity. After the examina
tion a basket dinner prepared by
the patrons of the school was
spread, which was a most elegant
affair and to which every one pres
ent done ample justice. The ladies
of that section of our county know
just how to fix up such things and
visitors always expect something
nice and are never disappointed.
Died.—The infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert F. Starling died of
Cholera Infantum, on tho 26th ult.,
aged about ten months.
—Mrs. Weedon, wife of Dr.
Weedon,died in Gainesville, Fla., on
the 28th ult., and was buried in
Quitman on Sunday last.
came round, but still they all re-
simained until the end. This is not
HOWTO INVEST A DOLLAR
We will'semi the Savannah Wkkki.v
News, '‘tho biggest ami THE BEST’
newspaper in the South, well printed,
,’?1 full of live news, good stories, reliable
market reports, agricultural items, and
everything else to make it worthy of in
to his old borne on Sunday last,
after an absence of seventeen years,
lie was a soldier in the war having
begging dear friends, but simply
collecting the just debts we owe our
Heavenly Father; gathering the in-
joined a company when only tit- forest due on all which our Divine
teen years of age, and was eaptur- Master has loaned us; the amount
ed by Sherman's army near Oco
nee and carried to Hilton Head
afterwards to Now York, after tho
war be went to Canada, bis father
John O’Conner Esq,, did not
knqw bis boy hut upon recogniz
ing'’ him was overjoyed and all
his family gave him a warm and
cordial greeting.
known reputation, to any address,
till January, 1881, postpaid, for one
ollar. Address J. 11. Kstii.i,, Savan
nah, (ill.
TO HIM THAT
READING.
(irenting anti Congenial Salutations
from The Detroit Free Pteto,
t pr«lt
been ben’owed upon It, the conelinlob
... ,,k»l» M fi**di
t he Detroit I 1 ree Preee Uttlie molt popular lou
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have k
in exltttenrn. Nor A»t it' he* the _
tlou—though for that matter few pepeta hav
inure extended one—hut that thomoet ptoftmadM♦
lection l'or it cxMh among thole who Nad and know
Its merltx.
0 r i a in it l» Mint no journal ccatatei «o taadj at
tractive nnd original funtui
In tlie highest degree, Ha tone la
$ Enjoyable
purest,Uk
Being often asked the names of the
school Trustees of the several Dis
tricts we publish them to day, for tho
information of all concerned.
88th Dist. Dr. Tully Graybill, Jas.
F. Nothington, Mizoll G. Wood, Sr
89th Dist. Z. Peacock, Green B,
Harrison, Tims - Smith.
90th Dist. Jos. W. Sessions, Y. S
Joyner, W. ./. Bush.
91st Dist. Lawson Kelly, Alexan
der Bridges, Win. Sinqnefield.
92d Dist. John T. Gross, W. L.
Taylor, Win. Waller.
93rd Dist. A. A, Morrison, I. L
Adams, S. Kit troll.
5)4th Dist. T. L. Brown, R. M
Dudley, A. Herman.
95th Dist. W. L. Brown, Thus. O
Wicker, R. V. B. May.
96th Dist. Z. Culver, J. C. Dug
gan, J. W. Harrison.
Sandersville, C. R. Pringle, S. B
Jones, C. C. Brown.
97th Dist. J. T. Youngblood, E.
W. Rawlings, Wm. Webster, Sr.
98th Dist. Dr. A. Beach, Miles
Cox, Thomas Franklin.
99th Dist. Wm. Hall, John T.
Void, John Taylor.
100th Dist.. A. II. Trawiok, Bon
Gladilin, G. W. Bateman.
130th Dist. B. C. Harris, I. Blount,
John Davis.
1263rd Dist. J. J. Hyman, J. J.
Thigpen, E. B. Smith.
1315th Dist. R. P. Bynum, G. W
Roughton, R. A. Pfoser.
FOR SALE at
Jernig&i’sSttrCliH;
a Kurprliing
fitted pagi'H the grace, tearing, wit, hew
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lty and gcnluK of the, American peopli
bio In every portion
Intelligence and care, that reader* of evety
Varied are lie department* amt Ito eon
whole n nioKt judicious combination. If
likeu Intellect ual to material thlugslte field of
literary etandard the moat excellent
It combines to a surprising extent In He writ-
llulqiie among newspapers, uprightly • „ ,
i— Itla edited with so mwcti tael.
find It, above all others, the one that sattefiaal
teats:
nw _ _—. — —_— . . —I field if golf,
wtry, correspondence, anecdote, WH, hnaor, «eO»
id In Ita lillai.
ran
Jernigan, has
nice new Jew
elry, clocks
and Sewing
Machines foi
sale cheap.
DYEING!
F OR tbo benefit of inquirers
mid those wishing to have
Drosses, Coats, Rants Vests, &o.,
dyed; below will be :'ound a sched
ulo of prices. Thankful for past
favors I solicit a continuance of
the same:
Coats,
Rants,
VT'sts,
Ladies’ Drosses.
Childrens’ “
Shawls, silk...
“ wool....
$1.00 to $1.50
<•>
50
1.50
75
1.00
50
Cloaks, waterproof. 1.60 f*
20
10
10
Sacqucs.
Mittens
Feathers
Silk TioH
Kid Gloves, black..
Stockings, 8 pairs..
Ribbon per yd
Handkerchiefs, silk
Dying left nt either tho Mercury
office or at Mrs. Bayne’s Millinery
store, with instructions ns to color,
will be attended to.
MRS. C. G. SCARBOROUGH,
may 18, 1880.
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75
2.00
1.00
1.50
75
2.00
50
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fluent, history. Iwlles let!rex, knowled In Iti
table extent: may In- compared to a tkrelli
Immpict. And around this superb hast In all Ita
compteteneHx bounteously lata with contributions
from every clime, h|is the blessed spirit Ot frater
nity Ami good tellowshtp.
Amt limn '‘The Uousfchold,'* the bright, sypnpa*
ithutie uml kindly “Household 1” no description
.icil ho ulfercd of ■•The Household 1’’ It Is a iMtsrs
orlvtual »ud unsurpassed, sud none can Ikll to ap
preciate It.
Tho Wookly Free PrcM nnd “Tit*
Household” together lire furnished ml
$2 a your.
Clnlm of five, $1 75 each; liberal
commissions allowed local agents.
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS,
Detroit, Mich.
BP* We Club with this Paper.
Specimen copies sent free. Andreas
Flower Plants fo,r Sals
Fine lot of Fuchsias Fine dou
ble Flowering Geraniums,
Fine lot of Gloxinias,
Fine lot l ube Roses, Dolcheo-
deria Tubiflora of varied
kinds and China Pinks of
all the different varieties.
Prices from 10 cents to $1.00.
Those fine Photographs and
ill at
Ferrotypes taken still at the old
stand. T. C. GLEN.
Parties in Want
Of a good Sewing Machine,
or WATcH,
Call on me and I will buy it
for you, for a small cominis-
sion.A. J. Jernigan.
Old Hellahle
is ns justly due as on any money
loaned us by earthly parties. Rest
assured this interest will all be ad
ded to your final account. Read
what our correspondent says on the
subject in another column. We
agree with him.
tinmans’
unc:
“Soapine” gives a polish not
obtained by any other preperation
Ibr house cleaning washing win
dows, marble, paint, oil clothes.
Only 20 cents, for sale at
Jackson & Brookins.
Wishing to inform the citizens
of Washington and adjoining
counties that having again open
ed a first class
Call, on, our friend Lat itnore, pro
prietor of. the Sandersville Hotel,
if foil wish a good dinner. We
can assure you, he makes delicious
icecream apd cake. W fiat we have
tasted, we can testify to. Give him
a trial;
Our Town and County.
Sandersville is improving, its
population is increasing, new
streets :have been and are now
being opened and improved, her
merchants are busy, their trade is
growing; hex; people are prosper
ous and healthy in and around our
little city, in fact Washington
county is one'of the grandest as
as one|ot thejjbestagricultural
coqnties in the state, she is in size
of the largest, in wealth one
°f the richest, and in population
ivill at the next enumeration ex
hibit an immense increase, the
Comptroller General’s report in
1878 showed her to be the seventh
county in the statedn number of
polls,and to day she will no doubt
take the fifth or sixth place and if
mich is the case will be entitled to
three representatives in the legis
lature at the next apportionment,
she is in an excellent condition
the taxes of the present year will
1%: off; alp qf her indebtedness,
Dr. J. !H
Appointments for
First Lord’s day ii a. m., Dav-
isboro; first Lords day 4 ]>. in.,
Jordan’s Mills; second Lord sday
Wrightsville, morning anti night:
third Lord’s day, 11 a. nt., Anti
och; third Lord's day, 5 p. m.,
Tooinbsboro; Fourth Lord’s day,
it a. in., Sandersville; fourth
Lord’s day, 4 p. in., Poplar
Srpings.
We hope to have a full atten
dance of the members of the
church at all our meetings. The
oublie are cordially invited also.
BATTERIES ! BATTERIES !
A fresh supply of Boyd's Minia
ture Batteries just received, and i'01
;ule at the Mercury office by C. C.
Scarborough.
Fresh Cheese and Crackers on
1 vnd all the time atZ. H. Houghton's
.AJDIDIWESS
PIou. Winder P. Johnson, deliver
ed an eloquent and patriotic address
to the citizemi of our county on
Tuesday, last—which elicited con
siderable comment.
If you want to laugh which is
essential to health, subscribe for
the Detroit Free Press at once.
GRAND PICNIC,
It is the intention of Howell’s
Artillery and the Washington
Rides to give a grand dinner on
the 6th of July, in the Court
House yard in Sandersville, let
everybody contribute and let us
have a gala day on that occasion.
The Sandersville cornet band has
kindly ottered their services for the
occasion, there will also be a plat
form for those who wish to in
dulge in dancing, and if possible
they will hold a fair on that day.
Capts. Herman and Peacock
are doing everything in their pow
er to make this occassion a success
economy Uyd are on the high road
to prosperity, Avith good- crops
the present year,and a Democratic
We have also been informed that
her people have learned habits of wholesale houses from a distance
are contributing liberally to swell
the treasury of these corps, and
ere long you will see a lino Arrno
President next, her people will be rv in our midst that will do honor
l‘ a PPy> and wo will be content, 'to all parties interested.
HOW TO SAVE $20.00.
You can do it by buying a first
class SEWING MACHINE, from
Jernigan and pay the cash for it.
Mr. G. II. Hollenbeck lias put
up a brick oven for the purpose
of baking light bread cakes etc.
lie is also making some nice beer,
give him a call.
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.” I am
new receiving my ummer 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, bine Boots
Shoes and Gaiters made on
short notice, also I guarantee a
fit or no sale. Repairing done
with neatness and dispatch all
work warranted not to cut in
the eye, bind under the arms
nor pinch around the toes,
E 1 O. M
When some misguided merchants stato
That they themselves are always great
In giving better bargains than the fellows
In the same trade, it seems their bellows
Are blown so often tlmt they think it’s truo,
While lcokcrs-on say, “Gammon! It won’t do.”
So as a rule, ’tis altogether best
To tell tho truth and lot folks judge tho rest.
“Soapine’’ will remove grease
and stain from carpets and cloth
ing. For sale at.
Jackson & Brookins.
Clothes, money, fuel, labor,
time, and temper, all are saved by
using “soapine,” only 20 cents
per package at
Jackson & Brookins.
COURT ADJOURNED.
SANDY GROVE.
Being taken suddenly ill, it is or
dered that the Superior Court of Wash
ington county be adjourned over till
Second Monday in July. Parties liti
gant, jurors and witnesses, will take
notice hereof and act accordingly. It is
further ordered that the Clerk of said
Court cause this order to be published
in the papers of Sandersville.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture this 6th day of June, 1880.
IIERSCHEL V. JOHNSON,
Judge S. C. M. C
True Extract from the Minutes of
the Superior Court-Washington Co. Ga
June 7th, 1880.
S. M. NORTHINGTON, Cl’k.
. jmic 8, 1880—4t
Slow all blow yc gontlo brec/.CK,
r the I011
All among the leaven uud, Trie«sc«,
Sing ah slug yo heavenly immea,
While I mend your bopta and kIiosch.
call at North corner public
square, up stairs, sign Premium
Boot hop.
B. c. HOLT, Agt.
apr 3—2 m
Boot and Shoe
G. A. REINHART respect
fully informs the citizens ol
Washington and adjoining coun
ties, that he has opened a Boot
and Shoe shop in Sandersville,
next door to Pringle & Orr’s
store on Hayne’s street, where he
respectfully solicits the patron
age of the ladies and gentlemen.
All work done in the best styh
and of the best material,
apr 3—2m
For Sale.
Household and Kitchen furni
ture, viz: Chairs, Tables, Bed
steads, Washstands, Bureau, Win
dow Shades, stove and utensils,
&c., &c. Apply to
ROBT. L. RODGERS.
truly 18—21.
Cash Buying and Selling.
Low Prices, Quick Sales,
and
SMALL PROFITS
THE
Augusta CroceryStore.
E. W. McCarty & Co.
May 11, 1880-61U
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