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THE MERCURY
mkr, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Vol. 1.
Sandersville, Ga., June, 15 1880.
No. 11.
directory.
societies:
Hamilton Lodge No. 58 F. A. M.
is on the Second and Fourth Wed-
Zslaysgf each month.
Sandersville Lodge, No. 8 A. 0. U.
W. meets on the First and Third Mon-
\y nights of every month.
Newman Lodge. No 1551, Knights of
Jonor meets on the First a ml Third
Thursday nights of every month.
Harris Council No. 114 Legion g/
'onor meets on the Second and Fourth
onday nights of each month.
Washington County Agricultural So
ciety meets on the first Tuesdays in each
month.
The County Grange meets every
Month.
The Library Association meets at the
call of the Directors.
HELIGIOUS
]lajlist Church.—Hev. J.M. Adams,
I Pastor, regular services every Second
[Sunday and Saturday before. Prayer
[meeting Tuesday nights.
1 Methodist Church.—Rev. Geo. C.
I Clarice., Pastor, services every Sunday
\norning except the Second when h
holds services at Tennille. Prayer
\neeting every Thursday night.
Christian Church.—Rev. J. M. Am
mons, Pastor, services every Fourth
|S<tnday. Prayer meeting every Wed
nesday night.
MUNICIPAL.
Mayor.—J. N. Gilmore,
tiled- and Treasurer,— Wm. Galla-
r.
City Council.—S. J. Smith, J. C.
are,'l)r. d. R. Rohr Is, J. T. Tapper,
M Newman.
City Marshal.—J. E. Weddon.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Ordinary.—Hon. C. C. Jirown.
Sheri(/.r—A. M. Mayo.
Cleric Sup. Court.—S. M. Northing-
n.
Tax Receiver.— T. Hermann.
Tax Collector.— W. R. 'lhigpen.
Treasurer.—0. II. Royers.
Surveyor.—Morgan L. duel son.
Coroner.—John Layton.
U. W. H. Whitaker,
DENTIST-
SANDERSVILLE, GA.
TkRM8 Cash.
Office at his residence on Harris
April ‘4id, tf 1880.
li. I). EVANS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA
April 3d. 1880.
News from Home.
I When the heart is very dreary,
(Growing sadly over-weary
St. Of the bonds tliat keep it lonely
Like a bird in wicker-dome,
!Gomes a messeuger most cheery,
Though it he a letter only,
For a mother wrote that “dearie,”
Aiid it briugeth news from home.
“News from home! Oh, welcome letter
Strong in power to break the fetter
. That encircles Iter who labors
Far away from all held dear.
E • /. Sullivan,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
Sandersville, - - Georgia.
^ Special Attention given to the Yet it proves the proverb truly,
Collection of Claims. j Tells tliat joy and grief are neighbors
OFFCE IN THE COURT HOUSE. For from eyes that grow unruly
Slowly wells a glist'niug tear,
Present sorrows wings arc taking,
Pleasant memories nr: waking,.
And Life’s sun bedecks with splendor
Her whom duty called to roam ;
|Vet the sympathy that’s hidden,
t In those lines so sweet and tender
Makes the tears rise up uuhiddun
O'er the welcome “news from
home.”
it) Alt;
SANDERSVILLE. GA.
Office next door to Mrp. Bayne’s
Millinery Store on Harris street.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
Sandersville,
May bo consulted at liis office on T
Haynes St. in tho Misonic Lodge! n ‘puct stioet off olio of the
building from 9. A. M. to 1 I*. M (plied squares there is a tall,gloomy
and from 3 to 5 P. M.; duringoth-lhousc, with narrow dusty win.,
or hours at liis residence on Ofiurcb| (loW8 un(1 u lnnssive double door,
that still bears a brass plate with
GOURLAY liltOTHEUS.
A Story of Two Loyal Hearts.
St, when not professionally tngag-
SUPERJOIl COURT,
Convenes on the. Fourth Monday m
|luy and September. Jlon. II. I. John-
Judge. lion. J. l\. Hines, Solie-
|«r General, S. M. Norlhini/ton, Uteri.
CO UR'l OF ORDINARY,
lion. V. C. Jirown, Judge, sits o
First Monday in every month.
POST OFFICE HOURS.
7 to 11:80 A. M.
1:30 to 0 P. M.
E. A. SULLIVAN, P. M.
ed.
April 3rd ly 1880
Dr. Wm Rawlings,
apy 10, 1880—ly
For the information of parties in
terested we give the names of the
Jurors, who|
for the next;
erm of our Superior Court, which
gtelhue0w1:e
mm
SANDERSVILLE & TENNILLE
RAIL ROAD.
On and after to-day the. Passenger
Train on this road will run as follows:
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN,
faces Sandersville daily 9:15 a. m.
leaves Tennille. daily 9:41 a. m.
tfCuucs Sandersville daily 3:30 p. m.
\eave.s Tennille daily 4:10 p. m.
To insure dispatch all articles dentin
f or this point shotdd be marked to
indeisville instead of No. 13 as here-
fore. J. J. Ip WIN, Supt.
opr 3, 1880.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS AT NO
13, C. It. It.
wli day Passenger train arrives 3:54p.m
Vownday “ “ “ 9:4(!a.i«.
\P Night " «« “ 4:41 a. m
fown Night" “ “ 10:43 p.m
>rass
j the words “Gourlav Brothers” eti-
Igraved thereon.
The lower part of the house was
_ used as an office, but tho blinds
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, wm . rarely drawn up, the door
Saiulorsvillc, Georgia, Sl ' w " m “"miglnuk <ncr
Office - at Sandersville 'Hotel. l»wl'or «■»»»">«». |>>« W
passage echoed no hurried loot-
steps, and Eli Haggart, the clerk,
J llI'Ol'S. i was to all apjtearaee the idlest man
in London, till one came to know
liis masters.
Grand and Traverse Jurors, who! The Gourley Brothers were nev-
ere regularly drawn for the next; busier ■' than their faithful
....... ol our superior Court, which • ,
commences its spring session on the °Id servant never hurried, nur-
lirst Monday in June: Iricd or worried, never late and
GRAND JURY FOR THE FIRST "ever early. Every morning at
WEEK. to o’clock they entered their of-
II M Cox, John It IIalter, II L |; ( . c , together, read their letters,
//roira, lPm J Hitchcock, IF Iv Carr,\ , ", . ,,
Mark Newman, WE (inf, Jno T Veal. » limce<1 at the paper, left mstruc-
Ruburn Hall, James M Painter, R J tions for possible callers, and then
\loye, F S Strange, Jesse Rraswe.il, II NVen t to the city. They always
// (Jitivers, S R Kelly, WM English, . , ‘... . . “ i , ,i w .„
II A Gum, W P Smith, 11 R Uqiiin, . ’ •
/ C Pace, Sr., Thus F Wells, E .1 Sul- might he seen passing along tile
livan, Ellis Johnson, Lawson Kelley, sunny side of Cannon street, at
John D Tanner James Ray Raiford , . a() t j ellt ered tho same rcs-
Hartley, James Harrison II R Ray, 11 * . . , ,, , , ,
11 Hines. taurant, and sat at the same table
for luncheon. Wet or dry, shade
GRAND JURY FOR 2d WEEK 0l - shine, summer or winter, every
S H J! Massey, Jnsiah Jones, S SI . . . f i wil ,
Thomas. W T Harrison, Wm Wehsler, working <lu\ tot tlmt.y yea is they
Stephen Vanbrackle, T M Eorthington. had gone through the same rou-
AT Cheatham, M E Warlhen, W E |tine,always excepting the month
Marlin, J L Garner, Joseph II Smith,tof September, when they took their
Chas l Duggan, W J Henderson, Hope- annual holiday.
well Adams 11 F Murphy T O Wvdc-\ T1 werc elderly’mon-John,
er, Shade. Dukes, James W Smith, A J -
liar wick, liutus A Cochran, Si/lvanusfA], thin, melancholy-looking,
Prince, J U Floyd, W C Riddle, J F with light gray eyes, scanty gray
Royers, Geo._ W1I Whitaker, Abe j ia j r au( { whiskers, and a general
ed turned to gold; and as' their
whole lives were spent in getting,
not spending, they were believed,
and with reason, to he immensely
wealthy.” “Cold,hard, stern, on*
terprising,” men onllcd them,with
nn acuteness of vision and a stead
iness of purpose only to be ac-
piired by a long and close appli
cation to business. Reserved in
manner, simple in their tastes,
economical in their habits, the
Gourlay Brothers wore the last
men in tho world to he suspec
ted of sentiment, their lives the
least likely to contain even the
germs of tt romance. And yet
they hml not always been mere
business machines; the solo end
and aim of their existence lmd not
always been money. In early
years they bad brighter dreams,
nobler ambitions.
At school .lolm bad distinguish
ed himself, and liis brief universi
ty career gave promise of a bril
liant future. Roger bud been
bright, ardent boy, with a taste
for music that was almost a pas
sion, and a talent little short of
genius. With his deep earnest
ness, intense steadiness of pftrpose
and clear, vigorous intellect,John
mid scarcely have failed to make
a distinguished lawyer.
Roger was horn nn artist, with
a restless, lofty ambition. Life
seemed very bright for the broth
ers; there was 'nothing to prevent
and everything seemed to assist
each in following bis inclinations.
But in the very dawn of theii
career their father died, and they
were suddenly reduced from af-
tiueneo to actual poverty. Noth
ing remained from the wreck of a
•uiffeent fortune but the bit-
Youngblood, T J Gilmore, F J Pearson,
C R Pringle.
TRA
THE
'ERSE JURY FOR
FIRST WEEK.
Jas M Veal, Jas L Cowart, Joseph
Tanner, Andrew J Carter, E D Jied-
dinjfield, J R Summer, Jno R Hatha
way, Alex WSteward, Nathaniel J Ren-
expression of drabbiness pervaded
liis whole face and faultless neat
attire. Roger was shorter, roun
der, more cheerful and generally
warmer in color. liis pervading
hue was brown, keen reddish
eyes that must have been merry
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
J>att4emilk, Ha.
hll practice in the State and
kiitcd State Courts.
Office in Court House.
ftBERT L. RODGERS,
attorney at law,
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
give SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
froe, Albert Jones, G F Orr, Jr, AJ\ onQQ crisp auburn hair that time
Veal. R F Harris, H F Deal, Alex W , . ’ 1 ., . . . , .
Wylllj Harm. M I*" 10 .V ct » a„ S m,tc,l to
w E Shurling, II A Morgan, Rich A silver, a clean-shaved ruddy face,
Smith, Jno Hood, Elbert Tanner, «/w-! an d. brown hands full of dents and
* e P h J° in f r > -tfan-ts M 1 ts/icr, W R j iin p] os j 0 ] m was the elder; still
Adams, John Jung, G W Kelley, Sr., _ f , , ___ A ^ . iU
Wuiemta
Account!,
Notei.
Checks
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S* 1 *EAI, or Attorney to Rent, Buy, or
Fills. e J»n>ino Recobdb of Dkf.ph
UIIOMENTg, iNVK.S'TOmy.S «nd RETOUtOL
I Bfacv R< ‘“ 0,, * ble F ®e for Krerj Serrlre.
ce in All the Court* of the State of Georgia,
ajko in tho federal Courts.
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BONyi7AMOaT8.
Trantfer’gTitlet
by Deeds, Bondi,
Mortgagei.,
Leaiei, Willi,
Aiiignrnenti,
Partition Writs,
Truit Deedi.
Sittlisg Iitites
For Heirs,
Legatees,
Creditors,
Administrators,
Executors,
Guardians,
Trustees.
lieni S Jordan. J P Henderson, Thus
Marshall, W W Ruck, John Huff,
Isaac Hermann, Eenoch llenfroe, Silas
McIntyre, Geo Gilmore.
TRAVERSE JURY 2d WEEK.
Wm Marlin, W It Hall Gordon W
Smith, She,rod Hood, L L Adams, G
W Mills, Henry T Downs, James 1
Northington, Rich F Drake, Geo J Mc-
Millen, Geo R Doolittle, A R Hatha-
way. John 11 Morgan, Geo C Lacy, closest friendship and love ; their
— ' 1 ^ " r ‘ life was a long harmony, and dur-
he looked up to Roger with grave
respect, consulted him on every
subject, and never either in or
out of business took any step with
out his advice or approval. And
Roger was no less deferential:
without any profession of affection,
or display ot feeling, the Gourlay
Bothers dwelt together in the
A Webster, A II Ainsworth, R H Bras
well] A R Adams, Henne.lt 11 Smith, M
M Cook, Geo W Newsome, G C Walk
er, Morgan L Jackson, Joel F Tomp-
ing all the years of their partner
ship no shadow had fallen between
them, and their public life was as
kins, A P Heath, Henry M Smith, C harmonious as their private inter-
W Joyner, WWL Underwood, course.
some Tantum, 11 A Renfro*^ WL A o ^ business they were success
ful ; every speculation they made
j prospered, everything they touch-
Millen, James
Weo Waller-,
Amerso/].
P Jordan, Jno R Hall,
Jno Redfearn, Jno Q
ter experience that always accom
panies such reverses. Fine friends
faded them,flatterers looked coldly
on their distress; those who had
most frequently partaken of their
lavish hospitality passed by on the
other side. Not a friend remain
ed in their adversity but one, and
she had indeed the will but not
the power to help them.
The hoys left college and turn
ed their thoughts to business. It
was hopeless to attempt to follow
up tneir professions with an in
valid mother and idolized only
sister depending cm thorn for sup"
port. John secured the situation
as clerk in a city warehouse.
Roger accepted a desk in the of
fice of Bernard Russel, an old
friend of his father’s. They mov
ed to cheap lodgings, and for sev
eral years plodded on wearily,
the only gleam of sunshine in
their altered home being the oc
casional visits of Alice Russel to
their sister.
Maude Gourlay and Alice had
been school-mates and friends;
they usually spent their vacations
together, and Alice felt the mis
fortune that bad fallen on the
family as if it bad overtaken her
own. But she could do nothing
but pay them flying visits, send
trifling gifts of fruit's and write
pretty, sympathetic notes to
Maude.
A few years of hardship and
poverty told on Mrs. Gourlay’s
always feeble frame, still for her
daughter's sake she clung to life
with a strange tenacity; but when
Maude’s lover, who had gone to
Australia to make his fortune, re
turned, not wealthy, but sufficien
tly so to claim his bride in her al
tered circumstances, Mrs. Gour
lay seemed to have no other ob
ject to live tor. Maude’s mar
riage was hastened, and the very
day after the ceremony, the poor
weary, broken-hearted mother
died. George Leslie took his wife
back with him to Sydney,
John* and Roger Gourlay v
literally alone in the world.
As if in bitter mockery of their
Iqss and loneliness, immediately
Olftcr their mother's death the
brothers inherited a small fortune.
But it was too late for John to go
back to his studies, too late for
Roger to return to Iris piano; they
hnd fallen into the groove of bus
inoss,and John at least was seized
with a feverish eagerness to turn
his small fortune into a largo one
and become wealthy. So they
went into business on their o^m
account us Gourlay Brothers,with
the firm resolution of retrieving
the position their father had lost,
and a very few years saw them es
tablished in Whitier street and
fairly on the high road to fortune.
Then one quiet su mm A* oveuing
as they sat over their desert John
rpenod liis heart to his brother
and told him of his hopes, dreams
and ambitions for tho futuro.
“You will be surprised, and I
trust pleased, to hear, Roger, that
I love Alice Russell,’’ he said, lay
ing liis hand on his brother’s arm
“1 can hardly remember the time
when she was not dearer to me
than all the world beside. The
bitterest part of our misfortune to
me was that it separated me from
her; nothing else can over com
pensatc me for the ruin of all my
hopes and glorious ambition. I
once dreamed of being famous
Roger; for her sake I put tlmt be
bind mo, and I have grubbed for
gold like a miser. \Ve, Gourlay
Brothers, are on the high road to
fortune ; I may aspire to tho
mml of Alice mow !”
“Surely, John,” and the young
er brother's voice was husky, and
iis hand shook as he took up his
glass ; “I drink to your success
“Thanks, brother. 1 should
have confided in you, but I tear
ed troubling you on my account
you would have seen a thousand
shadows across my path, you
would have been more unhappy
than I was myself. And now 1
want you to promise that it shall
make no ditlercnco between us
We shall he Gourlay Brother
still.”
Roger stretched liis hand across
the table, and John grasped it
loartily.
‘Gourlay Brothers to the end of
the chapter, old fellow, and may
you he as happy as you deserve
God bless you, John.’
John’s face became a shade
two paler with emotion, and 1
walked up and down the room
tew times; then he stood behind
liis brother’s chair.
‘Roger, you will think me very
weak, very nervous, hut I dare not
speak to Alice myself. 1 could not
endure a refusal from her. I have
never even given her the moBt dis
tant hint of my feelings. I have
not the slightest reason to suppose
that she regards me as other than a
mere acquaintance, almost as
Maude's brother. Roger, we have
always been friends as well as bro-
thers—stand by me in this; you
are less shy and more accustomed
to women; see Alice for me, Roger,
and ask her tp be my wife.’
‘John, you’re mad! You do not
mean it!’
‘I do; it is my only chance.
Plead for my happiness, brother, as
I would plead for yours, I am a
man of few words, but I feel deeply,
A refusal from her lips would kill
me; I could hear it from you!’
‘As you will, John; I’ll do my
best, and Roger leaned his head on
liis hand aud shaded his face from
the light. ‘I’ll call on Alice to-r
morrow.’
The next day was the longest ol
John Gourlay’s life—a bright,
waftn, happy day, that made-peo
ple even in the city loolc glad atiil
cheerful. lie went about his busi
ness ns usual, ate bis luncheou, and
walked koine lehunely. Roger was
standing at tho window watching
for him, hnd he kypt liis hack to
him when he entered the room.
Well,’ John said, gently, ‘wejl,
Roger, have you seen her!’
♦Yes, I’ve seen her,’ said Roger,
facing round suddenly. ‘John, old
fellow, it’s no use.’
Brother!’ and he lifted his hand
as if to ward off a blow.
‘It’s no use,’ Roger went on in
a hard voice. ‘Sho does not love
you; she loves some one else. Be
a man, John, and boar it, for there’s
no hope.’
One low, stifled groan, and then
John Gourlay wrung his brother’s
hand and walked steadily out of
the room. What ho suffered in
the hours that followed no one ever
enow, and when he appeared at tho
dinner-table ho was calm and self-
posscssi d, hut something hnd eith
er come into IiIh face or gone out
of it that altered him. But of the
two Roger looked tho most unhap
py. Tho blow had really fallen
most heavily on him.
‘Jack, old follow, we’re Gourlay
Brothers now to the end of tho
chapter,’ he said, huskily. *I know
you’ll never marry, and neither
will I,' and somehow John felt that
Roger meant what lie said.
* * * * *
Twenty-five years passed by,ft
quarter of a century of changes
and chances, and still tho Gourlay
Brothers held tho even tenor of
their way. They were rich beyond
their wishes or desires and uot al
together unhappy in their solitary
friendship.
Alice Russel seemed to have
drifted completely out of their lives;
her name was never mentioned,
and whether she was married or
dead they did not know.
One morning, about the middle
of September, they were walking
along the King's road at Brighton,
whither they had gone for their an
nual holiday. Roger entered ft
shop to purchase something and
John stood outside, looking dream
ily at tho passers by. Suddonly ho
stured and advanced a step us a la
dy in an invalid chair was wheeled
by. Chancing to look up she met
his glance with a smile of recogni
tion. ‘Mr. Gourlay, it must be you,
I am so glad to see you.’
‘And I to meet you,’ John said
with a conn eons bow. ‘I have not
the pleasure of knowing—>’
‘My name—1 am Alice Russel
still,' she Baid frankly. At that
moment Roger appeared. For an
instant the blood forsook his ruddy
face, while a hot crimson flush rose
to Alice's pale cheek as she tried tu
stammer out some words of greet
ing. Roger was no less confused,
and the expreosion of both laces
was a revelation to John Gourlay,
He felt as if the world had sudden
ly drifted away from him and ho
was left solitary in some unknown
infinite shade. Rut there was
nothing of that in his voice when
he asked Alice for her address and
permission to call upon her in the
afternoon; then taking his brother
by the arm-he led him away, and
they continued their walk without
exchanging a single word about the
strange encounter.
In the afternoon John called at
Miss Russell’s, hotel, and in a few
moments lie found himself seated
beside her in a pleasant sitting-room
overlooking the sea.
‘Alice,’ he said, plunging into the
subject iit on.ee. ‘do you remember
CONCLUDED ON EOURTtl l'AOE.