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tin: mEIt(J UKY Pnnus h e n E v re it y T u e s n a y For Governor. HON. R. E. LESTER? deliver .in address mi “School Gov- icniinent.” Other papers on prac tical subjects will he read, and time will he allowed lor the free discus sion of every paper. On Friday 'evening, July .‘30th, the convention will be entertained with declama- NOT1CE. ( ods in Teaching—actual and so To THE Official Mkmbeiis or the called. 15. M. Zettler, Superinten Washington 1)istkict. dent Public Schools, Macon, Ga. Brethren—Dr. d. M. Amnions Discussion of subject, being obliged to resign his position' on account of failing health, leaves EVENING SESSION. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. 8.00— Declamation by pupils] Sandersniix®, Ga., Jan. 20th,1880. from the Various schools within the 1 OF CHATHAM COFinTY. FOR STATE TREASUjHt. HON. J. W. REN FRO E. Political Speech Gen. J. 13. Gordon will derstaml address the _ Washington county on the cal issue of the clay, on l we icoph un- of lit!- Thursday you without an Evangelist in this tion by pupils from the various!District. As the work is a large,nouneed). schools within the association—-Iand important one and should be]Ga. each school invited to elect and j immediately supplied you will meet send one speaker, speeches not to me at the Christian church in San- dersvillt on Wednesday the 2ist|to]iics limits of the Association. Each ..school invited to elect and send one ;speaker. Speeches not to exceed v .... ten minutes. A prize will be awar- Otis Ashmore, Ilarlem,[ded to the bcstdeclaimer. Adjourn ment. 12.00— Intel mission A FT Eli NOON SESSION. 3.00— Paper (subject not next the loth inst,in Sandersville. Comity Hoard of Education. not to exceed ten minutes. A val uable prize will be awarded to the best dcclaimer. The convention will be entertained free of charge bv the gooil people ot Sandersville. Those expecting to attend should notify, as soon as possible, the chairman of the local committee on atrangeinmits. Professor Ivy W. Discussion of subject. 4.00—Voluntary discussion of inst.,at 11 o'clock A. M., to devise ways and means to have your pul pit supplied till your Cooperation meeting in October next. T. M. II a nit is, Ch’rn. Coop'n Meeting W. D. Sandersville, Ga., July IP, ’SO Herald please copy. The Board will convene in rcg. Duggan, Sandersville, Ga. i — The teachers of Middle Georgia Second Semi-Annual Convention it to themselves and to their ular session on the first Tuesday profession to attend this convention in August,in the court house ini Sandersville at 11 o’clock at which time will be considered the question of Text Books. The following named teachers have been appointed by the Hoard to consider the matter, and arc expected to he present at the meeting. Rev.T. J. Peek,Prof. I W.Duggan, W. IT. Lawson,Miss Mattie Smith, Rev. J. J. Hyman, Ilenry Currell Miss M. A. ,J. Butcher, NY. T. As kow Prof. U. S. Baker, Capt D. Barksdale,Miss Anna E. Gan a>, J. It. Daniel, Mys. *S. (k Davis. Publishers aini agents arc here by notified of this action of the Board and can he present, to pres ent the claim of their various pub lications at the time named. and assist in forwarding the groat ends for which the association was organized For further informa tion and programme of exercises, address Gustaves J. Our, President, Atlanta, Ga. Stickling IT. Bkinkly, Norwood, Ga. or Virgil E. Orr, Louisville, Ga. Secretaries. A SUITABLE TRIBUTE. The Missionary Church and AT A REGULAR MELTING of the Samlersvitlc G range.,No 11, P. of II., the following preamble rjSehool, a Baptist paper, edited by Rev. 'f. C. Boykin and Rev. G. A. ||, Nmmally,has this to say of Slate Treasurer Ronfroe: ’ | It is now known that of the (delegates already appointed to tin State gubernatorial convention, Over two-thirds will support Mr. Ronfroe for state treasurer. And it is confidently asserted by llioso jwho have bad their index lingers oil the political pulse, that lie w sweep the wire-grass region with a unanimity unparaled in the his tory of Georgia campaigning, this be true, bis nomination on OF THE MIDDLE GEORGIA TEACH ER'S ASSOCIATION. Snndeisville, July 29 & 30. G. J. (hr, LL.D., Atlanta, Pres.! S. G. Brinkley, Norwood, Ga. See. and Tresurer. V. E. O. r, Louisville, Ga., Ast. See. PROGRAMME, Thursday July 2l)th, 1880. MOUN1NG SESSION. 9.0(1—Reading Scriptures and raver. Address of Welcome by Col. J. N. Gilmore, Mayor of Sandersville. Response in behalf of the Con vention by the presiding officer Intermission for the >f names. 10,00—Appointment of Commit- lees. Paper: Teaching Power. Wm. P>. Knmbrougli, Thomson, Ga. Discussion of subject. 11.00 Paper: Improve 5.00— Adjournment. EVENING SESSION. 8.00— Address: Public Schools for our Towns and Cities. Gusta- vus J. Orr, LL.D., Slate School Commissioner, Atlanta, Ga. Discussion of subject. 10.00— Adjournment. Friday, July 30th, 1880. MORNING SESSION. 9.00— Reading Scriptures and Connecticut player. Paper: The Gulf Stream—an Object Lesson. Virgil E. Orr, Lousville, Ga. Discussion of subject. 10.00— Paper: No. Sex in Edu cation. Col. Benj. Beck, Tcnnille. Discussion of subject. THE DIFFERENCE. WILLIAMSPORT -BANNEIL The people nominated Hancock; disappointed politicians Garfield. Yll persons are hereby forbidden under penalty of the law, from hunt ing and iisliing or trespassing in any manner on the lands of the un dersigned : H. N. HOLLIFIELD, W. H. PARSONS, WM. RAWLINGS, WM. MARTIN. am’ ‘3,1880—Cm Have yeiur prescriptions filled E. Roughton’s Drug Store. at Probabilities. NEW YORK SUN. Hancock and English will cer tainly receive the 1138 electoral votes of the southern states, They will probably get the votes of the following norther and western states: 6 | Indiana 15 85 | California 6 9 29 New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Oregon Southern states 13^ Total This would leave to the lican candidates 128 votes, 241 repub giving 11.00—Address: School Govern- to the democrats a majority of 113. raent. 11 n. Wm. J. Northern, Zion. Ga. Discussion of subject. 12.00— Intermission. AFTERNOON P EPS ION. 3.00— Paper: Thoroughness Re. enrollment quires Work. W. 11. Lawson, Sandersville,Ga. Discussion of subject. 4 to—Voluntary Discussion Topics. Reports of committees. New iusinc-s. A djournment. Nobod_\ Mt.jblc about need borrow any trou the way of counting WEEKLY Courier Journal OF THE Rl.l'ltKSKNTATlVE NEWSPAPER south. A Good Paper for all Sections THE WEKKI.EY OOUIUER-JOUBNAL will lx 1 scut one year, postage free, Two DeHart which iimomit will include n linusonit* prciftium the slmpc ul'u honk or u knife, or various article* ol use and beauty, as may be selected from our printed lists. A sample copy of the Weekly Cour ier-Journal and a circular containing the flill Hit of premiums will be rent on appllcatto The Courier-Journal lsu combination (made In 1: the Jonr- laiiH] of three old Louisville papers, via mil. established in lsjo; the Courier In 1843;and the Democrat in ikvm. its repiitati u Is national, a* w II a Its circulation, and It is pronounced one of the aides! ai d he.si arranged papers In the worldp il> matter I dug < -puctull v adapted to the Merchant, the farmer and the I sadly Circle.. ( huice from standard hooks of the times, and a choice selection ot Hie leading inngnxities or illustra ted periodicals of the day furnished iu combina tion with the Weekly tor a inert! pittance lu uddl- I tbm to the price of the Courler-Journttl alone. these Votes. 1 bey will be COIintcd| During the rctuutucr of 1*711and through 1N*0, th» !))• the two houses of congress, ac- coiding to the constitution. N electoral commission wib interfei'i live, kly Courier-.loiini.il without jireiiiiiiniH, The ( nlor Line fn Politics. l’HTl. A liKLPII IA CHRONICLE. They must have come upon evil iu Georgia when the nccecs- of the time give birth to a white republican party. Anybody in search of a white man’s party will nmv know where to line! it. of da) jsitic mid resolutions were introduced the first ballot is 11 foregone con- liy Worthy Lecturer T. O. Wick er, mul unanimously adopted by the Grange: Whereas, most, of the pupils ol ,lho common scflotSJs of this coun ty, are the children of farmers,and are likely to continue in the s.iine pursuit—the cultivation of the soil, and: Whereas, experience has monstratod that the greatest cess is only attainable when sons are spoeiaUy-oflueatod their chosen*prpfussi.01.1s or calling and, whorfcttb, several of the Southern States have already in troduced th<£, study of the Elemen tary prine'qiies of agricultue into their common schools, therefore, de per- for elusion, and if nominated no can didate will bring moi'e strength to the ticket than he. He is a power anywhere you put him. Georgia never laid a more capa ble officer. Georgia cannot place a more watchful and safe sonlim at the door of her treasury. Geor gia’s credit never stood fairer than now. It is a matter of solid pride to every Georgian that alio empire state of the stands as high as the highest in tbe financial catalogue of states. It is a mutter of pleas ure to us to be. able to stale that this happy state of allairs is due to tile unexampled successful ad ministration of Colonel John W. Ronfroe, stale treasurer. Lc- tliose who build up the credit and jsnvo the money of the stale he ret taiued in their positions. be it v‘ Resolved, ..That Sandersville| Grange, Ntr il,‘ 'Patrons of Hus bandry,respectfully rceomcnmend to, and urges'upon the board of ^""ind jmjg!n c school commissioners of this tion of bis lunas State of Geoiuiia, ^ Washington County, j This is to certify that 1 have arcfully examined Eld. J. M. Am- from the condi-i at present, and ty the propriety and necessity liny own iier&onal knowledge of him of the introduction of ton’b book .on the Principles and his work for tlie last eight months; 1 state with candor that . . , .lie is unable phvsicully to preach, ot scientific Agncu - j think it is a duty he owes tt Prof. Lup- Elementarv -W, kill, .1.11 „ i.iit.n. ,11 ciiiihiiib, w111 be m ilt in oluliH ol' llvn or more perauna ut^H.SO. vucb, uml fur ovrry rlub of live Hr* club minor wlllbaen- titli'il to 11 I'lipy Kent tu liny address (Yi*o for a yaar. Dully I'uiii'icr-.liiiiriml, $13 ti ye.ir, pontage fra*. Sunday Ciiiirlcr-Jouruiil, (?'.’« veur, pontage free. No traveling u nitM lire employed by the vuuxier- Jiiiiriml t.'umpiiliy, but il llberul c-uah coiumlaidou ur liuiiileoini* i ri'inliiiiis will be given to pemona known to tin eoniiiiiinity they realiln In who will local iigent.-. Any one who iloetres to act and to assist in extem'lng tin* elreulatlnn of a paper Hint onn not bm be In* cilrliil to any cimmunity In ivlilrli it limy lie guocrnlly rend. will, upon upplita- llonjie supplied with nn agent's outfit free of charge. For specimen copies, circulut's, etc., addross w. N. IIA IDEM AN, l’n -ident OouricriJouriml co., Louisville, Ky. Golden Days Pl uk Inti:rusting & Instuctive! Tbe vicious literature of tbe day Is riming til* • Idldreii or nitr country. As there Is no legal no no- ol cue king Oil 'll \v of this poisouout.foua lulu, eicry Parent, Educator and Guardian Pel to ask lilni elf Hie ipiestion, “What the li I metitis of clieektug the evil p” The best lintl*luto for hud rending Is good reading CHID REN WILL READ. And'Hie dull nf those Imvlng them In clmrgo Is to furnish Dom with ivbolesoine, eiitrrtnlulng and iust.'oetive mi ling, such us will be given iu every number of ••(.in.iiLN Days.’, •GOLD E N D A Y S” I'lulersluiiils clilbU.ood. ft will delight It* ouiig trieniD with skeielus of adventure, incident* l travel, noil ersnt knowledge, humorous urtlrlo* l u/r.io , II.1 • very til ug Hint boys mol girls like, I will not tench children to’ h color riuiUMiiyi,. tlilev s, liigbwayim ii. burgluis, und oulliiws. I lie tlrst uumi'Cr of GULDEN DAYS” (‘on*uius ilie loginning tf two sj):cmU(l HtorioB, I In* first ih by HARRY CVSTLEMON. Ynil is called, “Two Wnys of lleeonilug u Hunter :''* lie oilier is by EliwA Kl) S. l.l.l.ls, and Is entl- lled, -l-Hill. SNOW AM) WATKliJ oil, I,IKK IM Til* I.d.m; Land ’ ■G OLDEN- DAYS” will be rurefully edited, mid will do Its utmost at u-sisl I. I who lim e the Interests of our youth to. Iicnri: vc invite nil to examine ouch number with, uu-pmriog eriiieism. Number Due Is luruUbed mm iiito.ts11 i,i nil. l or Mile by all News Agents, leu Six Cents. .IA.MES EI.VEUSO.Y, ITiblishcr, l’biladmpUla, T If It M S SiipseripHons in ••ilobleu Days” $!I.UUper nnnumu. imr mouths, sll pnyablt; in advmiet per six mouths, $l.io pur four ture,” or aiiy other work on the|] 1 i rase ij !U1 q jmnilyto abandon the subject of agriculture, the board]pulpit at one *, and seek s .me other deems pr6p6r,’ into the public schools of: Washington count v, !“ v,t V .... .-* - iearth <>• re at feeling that it will confer benefit upofr'the pupils, Resolved. Thilt, we respetfully call upon our sister granges throughout the State to join ns in recommending this 'Subject to the attention of their various county boards. Resolved, That the secretary of avocation more suitable to his health, or else his days here on will be greatly diminished. J. 1>. Robeuts, M. D. July 7th, 1880. In 18-10 he entered the Military!South Hanover Academy at West Point, and wa Sketches of the Democratic Noin-itFere as a cadet with Giant, Me- inces for President ami Vice jGlellan, Franklin, John F. Rev- Presitleul. molds (who was killed tit Gettys- burg,) Burnside, Reno (who fell Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, the at youth Mountain.) “Stonewall" studied law and was adinited to tbe bar, be ginning the practice of law in Kid. T. I»I. Han is, (Tfm of the Co- Operation of the churches ol Christ, ia tile Washington Hist, in Georgia* My Dear my physicians d t ide the condition of my Soldier Statesman. William H. English, of the Looker “The Pride State. Jackson, Longstroet, A. P. Hill, D. 11. Hill, and other officers of distinction on both sides during the late war. Graduafiugm i841, 1810, though much of his time YVi s devo'eil to agrieul lire. Pre vious to this he had entered into political life as a member of the grand nld Democratic party. He was clerk ol the Indiana Slate House of Repieseu atives in 1.84-5 and from 1844 to 1848 was con- . <>u wiMh to K*‘t u11 a dul) for ^Uoldcn Ilftyi,” •u l us )oMMminc, we will forward you, fr*t ‘■iDirgc. a nmuh. r of HpccimoD o piuH of th«* |ia»* *», no that, with tlirnn,. you can give your neighbor hood a #ood eanvusdii#. m u m;n KATES. or £10 we will somifum* vopios for one your to. one uiIiIichx, or cadi copy to a separate address, for ^'iiwe will s»:iid ei’#l»t copies to oue uddress^ • • adi copy lo .-eparate adilrehses. The party w ho semis \is £'.H) for a club of eight o pie > pill cent at one time) will be entitled too opv I pee, « o’Uers-np of elnhs of eight copies cau afterward add single copies at $ J •*() each. .Money should be send to useigther by l*o8tOfl\ce Order or Uegihtered I.ftter, so as to provide a* far, us possible against its loss by mail. Moj. Gen. Winfield son of Beniamin ^ T f j ; n -ilieutenant cock, son ot licnjuniin r rauklm anil Elizabeth Hancock, was born in Montgomery county, Pa., Feb. 14, 1824. He comes from Brother—Whereas Anglo-Saxon stock, tin ine oil the maternal side leading uck to the Eimdish and W was appftinted brevet second nectod with the in t!ie *8i(h lnfantrv, iiient; was clerk treasury depart of tlie Indiana ml assigned to duty oil the Wes-Constitutional Convention in 1850; torn frontier. lie participated was elected to the Legislature in that owing to lungs at this ha . with his regiment in the '"ar with] 1851, serving as S0U1K ] Mexico, and was conspicuous for ancestiallj^ (1 ..,}]. in f rv a t San Antonio, (’he 'i’C' this Grange is hereby directed time, that I caiinut preaeii without! illl( i 011 the paternal to tlie 1 to transmir a'copy of th's preain- 'great danger to my life, I hereby Irish hie and resolutions to the Hon.jtertdcr to you us Chairman of iliisjLynily G. J. Orr, State School Cominis and Scotch. His were Episetq iiglis iathu at San Antonio, ( ruhusco, Molino del Roy, und the ’iassault and capture of the city c>: Mexico. He served either its re . ul ’ '‘' 1 '.jimentid quartermaster or adjutant, , ; lll ;* ns from J -me, 1818, to May,’ 1855, | District my resignation as Dist.| {’Fiends, and.his.mother's Baptists.! | ulv ; : ,... p 00u meanwhile promoted lOvangelist,to take immediate effect.j His motlicr’s lamily have residedy 0 )j 0ll t en . U) f > From June fdoner; to' - the Societal) ot the With much Ioac for this people,PennsyKauia from the time ot Board of Education of this coun-! a iid praying God's blessings Lo rest! William l’cnn, and have been liv- ty, with the request that ho lay on them, on you and on this work, them before the hoard; and also,'I 11111 yours in the one hope, that a copy be furnished the city ' Ammons papers, with a request that they publish the same. W. J. Henderson, W. M. A true extract from the minutes. C. 0.(Brown, Sec y Middle Ga. Teacher’s Association. Norwood, Ga:, July 1st, ’80. JEds. Telegraph & Messenger : July 12, 1880. Eld. J. M. Ammons, Sandersville, Ga. My Dear Sir & Bio. Your resignation of the position ing in what is now Montgomery [county for the past 150 years. In IHatfield township, may now be seen the old family homestead, with the figures 1704 on the gab le end of the more recent part; the older part, built long before, fal ling into decay. he to November of that year cd as Assistant Adjutant Genera! of the Department of the West, headquarters at St. Louis. It wa.- there that he had married a few years before, the daughter of Sam uel Russell, a prominent merchant of that city. Hancock was pro moted to captain and assistant miartermuster in the fill! of 1855. Gen. Hancock’s- father was a and served on the staff of Gen of District Evangelist of the Wash-jnativc of Philadelphia, and as alHarney, is Kansas and Nebraska ington District is received. As the I boy of 15 sought the field when during the memorable political ie British threatened the city the war cf i812. It was •cer, and was elected to 4 hiriy-lhi d Congress as a Democrat, by a vote of 8,(554 to 7,094; was re-elec- cd to the Thirty-fourth Congrcss- by a vote of 8,931 to 8,345. Was again re-elected to the Thirty-fifth Congress by a vote of 10,577 to 7,027 and was a fourth time chos en to that office,by a vote of 9,293 act- to 7434 for his f inner competitor, Wilson. Mr. English is quite wealthy and possesses unbounded popularity n his own state mid throughout the West. His candidacy will itrengthen the party in Illinois, chore the splendid 8tate ticket healed by Trumbul has already truck terror among the Republi cans. resignation is peiemptory and tojtl take effect immediately, J have no duriu it. The next convention of this body[ohoice hut to accept it. I deeply]at Sw ede’s Ford on the site of Washington had will be held in Sandersville, Ga., regret the cause that makes your Norristown that Was! on the 29th and 30th days of Julyjretireqient from the pulpit necessa- crossed the Schuylkill in his cam- troubles of twenty-five years ago Afterwards he went with Harney to Utah, and rode across the con tinent to the Pacific coast, lie was stationed in California until 1880. All teachefs; school officers,, ry and earnestly pray that you may paign of Valley Forge, and it wasjtne outbreak of the late war. and friends of education arc euti-]speedily he restored to health and a]here in lull view of the historic tied to membership. An interest-Jhie ot usefulness in the cause of tho,hills, that youn ing programme has been prepared'Master. Hancock’s early |years were passed. Bora and; Hon. William H. English. William II. English is by birth for the occasion. Supt. B.~ Ml Zet-[ Your resignation is accepted and [raised iu a patriotic atmosphere,jan Indiana man, having first he tier, of Macon, Ga., will read a pa-|to take effect from this date. iwith heroic blood in his veins,hisjheld the light in Scott county of per on “Improved methods in teach- ^—-.actual and so-called.” Hon.I Wm. J.Northen, of Hancock, will T. M. Harris, Ch’m Coop’ii Meet. W. D. Sandersville, Ga., July 10, ’80. I martial spirit aud love of justiceithat State,on Aug 27, 1822. He isoon gave promise of the brilliant;was liberally educated, passing future he was desuned to achieve.Three wars at the university of Jernigan, hag nice new Jew elry, clocks an d Sewing Machines foi sale cheap. Notice to Trespassers. All persons are hereby forbid-- don under penalty 7 of the law,, from hunting and fishing or tres passing in any manner on Mrs.. .Susan I. Glen s lands or on the- and known as the Fate lands. O. B. GLENN, Ag’K M. NEWMAN, Ag’t for Fate Brothers., may 18—2 m THE PEOPLE’S TRY IT The Lightest Running Machine ever Made. THE MOST POPULAR AND BEST OF ALL. The Robbins aro Wound without Running tt Unthreading the Machine. NO GETTING OUT OF 0EDEE. The Best Machine for Agents to Sel). Send for Illustrated Circular to People’s Sewiii MacMne Co., IVadley, Ga., TJ.S.A* l