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THE Tuesday, MERCURY, July 27, 1880. "Court lias adjourned. The Mercury i* rising. Wc have had good jainp. Bead Bill Arp’s Sunday chat. Read the Grand Jury present- jjiient-8 in this issue. The Teachers Convention moots i n our city the 29th & 3oth of this inouth. Where did all the Blackberries go to this season v? Wo .never tasted “nary one.” friends Our Schools,—Lot the of the ipovcipent in favor of Pub lic Schools in our city exert them- Be lves aud put a gopd ticket in the field, and success is certain. Pnirn/f ..0”» Q.VWV •.v*\ after a long and wearisoruo sessiou 'adjourned on Saturday evoping, a jnrge amount of business was dis posed of and our heavy docket 'greatly reduced. niSTRlOTS, pop’n ’70. fop’n ’80. JNO’SK. 88 1015 1104 89 89 262 985 ■726 90 813 1310 497 91 1701 2094 393 92 1753 18031 1139 1253 —— 1089< 93 1189 1478 284 94 1248 •2007 759 95 14G1 1900 439 96 1355 1957 602 97 •1989 944) Sandersville imi 770 1315 t>3»\ 98 1044 1077 33 99 • 702 812 110 inn 186 m 8$ 192 raw Found Dead. Au old lady Mary Jones of this county was found dead near her door steps on Friday morning last. -She was nbout CO years of “ge. lived alone, bf.v- Examined. Mr. J. II Wilspn of our city .was examined last week and ex- hibited a knowledge of the law that done credit to him, and after a compliment from the Judge he was admitted to tho Bar to practice law. , Teachers Convention.—The teachers of Middle Georgia meet iu Convention on Thursday next, in this city. It is an important session and will be an interestin one, let every teacher in this coun ty be present, Hon. Jjh J. Orr State School Commissioner will ( preside. A Colored Lodge.—On Satur day night u large meeting of the colored people was held 00 the fair grounds they preserved good order and everything passed oil pleasantly. The object was to 'malvp arrangements for tlie forma tion of a lodge of the united .order of Odd Fellows, and from .what wo see the effort will be a successful oiki. The largest meeting that was .ever held in Sandersville, in our recollection,was held here on the 20th of this month. ff The cr.owd was estimated at between seven and eight hundred, it is hardly over we have more titan two or throe hundred at a nomination meeting, but this time the court room was packed and then there was a large crowd outside tlm.t .could not get in. New Hall. The buildiug at the corner belong ing to Bryant Watkins, Esq., has been taken down to make room for a new and elegant struoture which will bo an ornament to our growing city, it will be a two story building ^with three large stores qn the lower floor and a coininoilk.us entrance to a spacious Hall above, which will be handsomely finished and used for Balls, private and public Exhibitions, andreijeots credit upon the pqbliu spirit and enterprise of its liberal hearted and generyii3 proprietor. Colored Sabbath School Celebra tion Royal Church. On Saturday July 31st a large . crowd of colored people from the 93rd List, and Surrounding coun ties, perhaps 500, and also about 30 whites, who were there by special request, assembled to wit ness an entertainment given by , the students and superintendents, to show their approval and apprec lation of the progress and interest taken in tho acl^qq], f;he parents and friends liberally provided a tieli dinner and lemonq.de amply sufficient for everbody It is grati fying to say that in addition to the above, system and good order pre vailed. The programme was well arranged executed in a manner that reflected credit on tlip school ? n d spoke well for the morals and intelligence of the colored people of this community. Hied. At Teunille, Ga., on the iQth inst., at the residence of Mr. Jas. M. . Smith, her son-in-law, Mrs. Sparks widow of Maj. Thos. Sparks of this county. Lied at her sister’s Mrs, Berners, in Jefferson county, on the 9th ult., Miss Mattie Gordie Kennedy, in the 19th year of her. She was a mem ber of the Baptist church at Glhoo- f ee Washington county. . Our T’opiriirtiou. The Censiis Enumerators have finish ed tlieir lnbors, mid Washington county shows by the figures to greut advantage. Hhe is growing in wealth and increasing in prosperity, her people are happy and contented, This is a subject of general remark and our agricultural resurces are incalculable, In 1870 our population was 15,842, this year 18£0 theEuumera- tors show it to be 22,014, an inorease in the decade of nearly 60 per cent, ns is shown by the following Table; ing some negro tenants near by on her place. She was preparing to have a new house built and on Thursijfiy evening preceding her death she was burning some brush on tho spot cleared for the now house and lot the fire get out which excited tho old lady very much,and from exhaustion she fainted and was taken to the house by some negroes who hail run to assist iu stopping the fire, apd one of them, a negro woman ..remained wjth her that night until she appeared to haye fully'recovered, aud had cooked pud eat her supper. The next morning bIio wns seen up early as u>>u$l feediug her horso aud at tending to her domestic duties. After breakfast the negro man on her place walked up to the yard to see her ou some busiuess, not seeing her about the yard he called )ier, but she not answering, lie wulkod near the houBC, looked in towards the flits place, saw the gridlo ou tho fire with bread on it, juul the table having the appearance of just being left from breakfast. He then thinking Btrange of her being gone, walked around to the other door and found her lying in the yard near the door steps dead. He im mediately cjjljied in tho neighbors, who caihe in took her .up, dressed her for bu rial. No signs were found which crea ted suspicion of foul play. Some bread was found iu her mouth showing that she le/f the table eating. The case wuh dis patched to the Ordinary who immediate ly sent'out Dr. A. Mathis to make exam ination anil boo if any trace of foul play could be discovered. About $105 in money wns found iu tho 1ioubc und noth ing missing.’ PERSONAL. Miss Lizzie Taliaferro is visiting relatives in Louisville. Miss Jessie Brantley left las! weeje for her home, Macon. Hon. A. Pratt Adams of Savan nah, was in our city last week. Mrs. A. M. Scarborough aud her two children left for their home, Ma con, Go., last week. Dr. Robert Stone of Linton, who has been quite ill, we are glpd t0 leuru is improving. Miss Lila Morris of New York is visiting Mr. P. Ilapp .and fam ily of qur city. Mrs. Johmjic A. Dqpovan of Wadley, Ga. is visiting relatives and friends in our city. Mr. A. A. Murphy formely of Central Georgia Weekly, called on us last week. Mr. Virgil Finney of Alabama, is visiting relatives and friends in this county. Mr. Goo. Clark and Mr. John Collier, are visiting their relatives Rev. Geo. C. Clark, and family, in our city. Mrs. J. T. Lavoigne, Jr. who has boen very sick for some time past left for Sparta last week to see if a change would not be beneficial. ]$ossrs. M. L. Duggan and S. B. Roberson, and Misses Mattie May Pringle, Cleminie Ainsworth and Mattie Tinker attended the Com mencement exercises iu Milledgeville last week. Appointments for Davisboro Cicuit for Aootst. Bay Springs First Sunday and Saturday. ^Piney Mt. 1st Sunday 5 olclock P. Pleasant Springs 2nd Sunday and Saturday. Nowhope 3d Sunday and Saturday, meeting commencing at Nowhope Thursday night before 3d Snnday. White Oak Springs 4th Sunday and Saturday. meeting to be protracted at Piney Mt. from 1st Sunday' evening. W. J. Flanders, P. C. The Apple, Peach and Black berry crop .was a failure in our county this seasou. Fresh Cheese just received at Z. H. Rough ton's; don’t forget that he keeps Dried Reef. July 13 If you wish any Desiccated Cocoa- nut send to Z. H. Rougkton’s. How Watches nro Made. It will be apparent to any one, who will examine a Solid Gold Watch, thut uside from the necessary thickness for engraving and polishing a large propor tion of the .precious metal used, is nee ded only to’stiffen and hold tho engrav ed portions in ,ph\cc, and supply the Rovessarv solidify and strength ~ Stpck Holders Meeting Sandersville and TennUlo Rail Road Company. The annual meet ing of the Stockholders of tho S. & T, Railroad Co, will be held in Sandersville on the first Mon day in August next at li oclock A, M, for the purpose electing a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and receiving tho .atxnuql re ports of tRe officers of the road. By order of C. R, PRINGLE, President, H. N. HOLLIFIELD, Secretary. i*v solidity ttiid surplus gom is iicutimy ‘ncciifdss s us utility and bounty arc concerned. In James Boss’ Patent ,Go.ld Watch Cases, tliis waste of precious metal is overcome, ami the same solidity and strength produced at from one-third to one-half of tho usual cost of solid cases. This process is of the most simple na ture, as follows: A pinto of nickle composition J.nctal, especially adapted to the purpose, has two plates of solid gold soldered on each side. The three arc then passed between polished steol rollers, and the result is u strip of heavy plated composition, from wnioh the cases, backs, centres, bezels, Ac., arc cut and shaped by suitable dies and for mers. I lie gold in these cases js suf ficiently thick to ndmit of all kinds of chasing, engraving and enameling ; tho engraved .cases have been ,carried until worn perlectly smooth by tjmo and use without removing the gold. This is the only case made with two plates of Solid Gold and warranted by special certificate. For sale by all Jewelers. Ask for il lustrated Catalogue, aud to see warrant. jnly 13, ’60—ly Buy your School books from B. E. toughton. Wc will club our paper the Mer cury, witli the Detroit Free Press or the Louisville Courier Journal, and let you have either one of the papers with ours for $2,50. See prospectus of both of these papers in a.nother column. All lauds of Canned goods at Z H. Rough ton’s. 'IfiTH MVNlTfiHI 41,. IIIUTMWT I Respectfully announce f lic name of Hon. Thomas,"0. Wicker, asjjas a suitable 'candidate to represent the Twentieth ,Senatorial District in the approaching election for members of General Assembly, subject to ratifi cation by flio district convention. A. A. Morrison and friends. Official Advertisements. Hereafter we will publish all official advertisements einenatiiig frotp the officers of our epunty. Washington Sheriff’s Sale. Wllbbe sold before the. court Houle door j|i the otty of .Sandersville Washington County, On., with in tin* i'hhI hours of side, on the first (Tuesday In August next, tho following property to-wltt: tine tract or parcel of land lying and Mag In Bgld county, cpntninlllg five hundred acres more or loss, sdjolnlug lands of S. B- “ “ .... Robison, Wm. Huctl, estate,will. Ir.wln and G. W. Hartley. Lev ied onps tho property of A. >v. Robison, J'. w. Kbblson mid K. U. ltotnson, to satisfy twp tfl* ft fos In favor of J. A. ltohson, I'. C. fpr the year {£7(1 and transferred tp It. F. Lawton cashier of faid levy made ' icrlff, and legal ... _ J*. MATO, July ft, IStW. Sheriff w. C. 1070 ana transferred to 11. F. Lawton Exchange Hunk of Macon, ;Oa J aaM by O. If. lingers, former Deputy Sheri not Ice given. ' A. Mo. It **•* Gkeawwl* -Vpj, olaataaa«wa« Nqw Bethel, Baptist, J. Smith,4th Sunday in each month Jackson, Baptist T. J. Beck, 4th Sunday each month. RidUJcville, Baptist, J. ,T. Ily man, each S.uijdny 11 o’oclock.' Mt. Moriqli, J. M. Smith, 3d Sunday in each month. Davisboro, \V. L. Kilpatrick,2'1 Simday in each month. Have your prescriptions ^.filled at . E. Roughton’s Drug Store. Washing: Machine. What family or lady that does her own washing, would not have good Washing Machine like Lovell’s, when it ‘can be had so cheap. See advertisemeraenf Candies received every day at Z. H. Rough ton’s 20 to 35 cts per lb. <jlo to th<T*Sett Shore Bathe, keep cool and get healthy. The big Excursion starts July 28, 1880, from Tennille, Sandersville and Louisville, also line of Road.., . Tickets good for ten days, rate pa fy°. n from all points named to Tybee and return $4.00. ' Z, says that he sells as cheap or a little cheaper than apy one in the mar ket. Subscribe for tlmtmamoth sheet tljo Courier Journal Louisville Ky. and keep up with the tjmes. Fresh Mackerel at Z. H. Roughton’s. BATTERIES ! BATTERIES ! A fresh supply of Boyd’s Minia ture Batteries'just received, and for sale at the Mommy office by C, C. Scarborough. If you want good Sugar and Cof fee go to Z. H. Ronghton's. Read the list of Jurors for next November. TO CANDIDATE^. We charge $3.00 in advance, to announce candidates names for of fice through our columns from no\y until election day. We make no deduction for time, but charge the same if it is only inserted once. Second Scnii-Annnnl Convention OF THE MIDDLE GEORGIA TEACK ER'S ASSOCIATION. Sandersville, July 29 & 30. G. J. Orr., LL.D., Atlanta, Pres. S. G. Brinkley, Norwood, Ga. Sec and Tmuiror. V. E. Orr, Louisville, Ga., Ast. Sec. PROGRAMME, Thursday July 29th, 1880. MOliNINO SESSION. 9.00— Reading Scriptures and Prayer. Address of Welcome by Col. J. N. Gilmore, Mayor of Sandersville. Response in behalf of the Con vention by tho presiding officer. Intermission for the enrollment of names. lOpO—Appointment of Commit tees. Paper: Teaching Power. Wjp. B. Fambrough, Thomson, Ga. Discussion of subject. 11.00— Paper; improved Meth ods in Teaching—actual and so- called. B. M. Zettler, Superinteu- lll'.ht- klll'l'/ 1 E*li(vi|u Mll/inu. Ufi Discussion of subject. 12IV)—Jjjtermission. afternoon session. 3.00— Paper (subject p,0it an nounced). Otis Ashmore, Harlem, Ga. Discussion of subject. 4.00— Voluntary ^discussion of topics. 5.00— Adjournment. EVENING SESSION. 8.00— Address: Public Schools or our Towns and Cities. Gnsta- vus J. Orr, LL.D., State School Commissioner, Atlanta, Ga. Discussion of subject. 10.00— Adjournment. Friday, July 30th, 1880. MORNING SESSION. 9.00— Reading Scriptures and prayer. ‘ Paper: The Gulf Stream—an Object Lesson. Virgil E. Orr, Rousville, Ga. Discussion of subject. 10.00— Paper: No. Sex in Eclu- Col. Benj. Beck, Tennille. Discussion of subject. 11.00— Address: School Govern ment. Hon. Wm. J. Northern, Mt. JSion, Ga. Discussion of subject, 12.00— Intermission. AFTERNOON SESSION. 3.00— Paper: Thoroughness Re quires Work. W- H. Lawson, Sandersville,Ga. Discussion of subject. 4.00— Voluutqry DjBeussion of Topics. Reports of committees. New Business. Adjournment. EVENING SESSION. 8.00— Deciamatiop by pupils from the various schools within the limits of the Association. Each school invited to elept and send one speaker. Speeches not tp exceed ten minutps. A prize will be awar ded to tlip bestdpclaimer. Adjourn ment. GUARDIAN'S SALE. Georgia—Washington oonntx. Agreeable to an order of the Ordi nary of Washington cminty, will be ild be sold before the Court Mouse door, in the city of Sandersville, said county, on the first Tuesday in Aug ust next, One house and lot, in sain city, containing one and one- fith acres, the property of Jesse C. Sanders, minor; said house £.nd lot bounded north and west by Wil- am .prepared to plate your watches jewelry, table ware efic., with .gold or silver, give me a call. I also sell a cement for sticking broken dishes, wood, leather ete., when cemented together will break elsewhere rather than separate in the old fracture. C3T Will .guarantee it to be no humbug. T. J. KITCHENS, The noted broom maker July 6—lm. Sandersville Ga. fe&'fS, 1 'tni-Arty iUS'l! parta roai Bridge road, of said minor. July 5,1880. Sold for the benefit Terras Cash. Wm. G. Sanders, Guardian. DYEING! U’lOR the benefit of inquirers and those wishing to have Dresses, Coats, Pants Vests, Ac., dyed; holow .will be found a sched ule of prices. Thankful for past favors I solicit eoutvuuance of the same; £ oa hS #»,00 to H.5Q Pants, Vests, Ladies’ Dresses. Childrens’ “ . Shawls, silk wool Cloaks, waterproof Sacqnes ' Mitteus Feathers Silk Ties Kid Gloves, black. Stockings, 8 pairs. . Ribbon per yd. Handkerchiefs, Dying left at either the Mercury, office or at Mrs. Bayne’s MilJjjiery store, with instructions as to eolor, will lie attended to. MRS. C. C. SCARBOROUGH. may 18, 18$0. . 75 “ 1.00 . 60 “ 75 . 1.50 “ 2.00 . 75 “ 1.00 . 1.00 “ 1.50 50 “ 76 ‘. 1.50 “ 2.00 60 10 “ 15 s 25 25 . 1(0 k 10 For Sale T Mrs Jemigun CANDY, DOLLS,3 CHINA WAR$, TOYS, MACHINE NEEDLES BALLS, NEEDLS, HAIR GRIMPES HAIR CURLERS, up LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Shine your watches and jewelry i for Hancock and English. ’] IWer Plants for vine lot of Fuchsias Fine dou ble Flowering Geraniums, Fine lot of Gloxinias, Fine lot Tube Roses, Dolcheo- deria Tubiflora of varied kinds and China'Pinks of all the different varieties. Prices from io cents to £1400. Those fine Photographs and Ferrotypes taken still at the old stand. T. C. GLEN. Get JERNTGAN to order you au ELGIN WATCH, if yqu want a good on# JEWELRY, CLOCKS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS and SEWING MACHINE# OIL and NEEDLES for Sale. E. M O. J9t Wbun some misguided merchants state ‘ Thftt .they themselves are always great 'In giving better bargains than the fellows Ip title same trade, it seems their bellows A ro blown so often that they think it’s truo, While lookersioyi «{iy, “Gammon! It won’t d©. w So as a rule, ’tie altogether best T° tell the .truth and let folks judge the rest. „i fi •ill L. IS. 31. Cash Buying and Selling. ■: LAUIES & CHILDRENS Low Prices, Quick Sales, IIOES, MACHINE OIL, TRIMMINGS, MARBLES .&c. and MORNING NEWS SERIALS. A Clwming New 3tQry. Reviresco SMALL PROFITS. THE BY MrSB M. E. HEATH, OK YIIIGINIA. THE SAVANNAH WEEKLY NEWS Of July 17th, will contain the open- Rcad the Democratic cqll for Convention, ill this issue. Remember you can get at B. E. Roughton’s Drug Store all kjnds of School Books. When you want fresh Flour go to z. H. Roughton’s and call for Cream of the South. —— It don’t look now as if there Notice. 8^~On and after il o’clock Thursday, a. m., Gallaher will sell Ice at 2 atid 2)4 cents per pound. july 2.7th. will be any candidate for Govern or that can go in thej convention on the 4th of August next with a two third majority on the first or second ballot, and if that is the case, who will be the Dark Horse that is hitched out waiting to be broughtiq. Go to Z. H. Roughton’s if you want the best Grits in the market. fOR SHERIFF. I Hereby armouce that I aiji a can didate for the office of Sheriff of Wash ington county, and respeetfilly solicit the sufferage of the voters of said coun ty at the next election. I ftin still in tne race, any 'statements or reports to the contrary notwithstanding. O. A. Roughlon. MAIL MESSENGER SERVICE. SEALED PROPOSALS for carry ing the Utiited States Mujls between flie Post Offices tit Sandersville State of Ga.. arid Tennille, six limes a week each way, will be received by the Post- piaster until July 22ud, 188Q. No contract is required to be execu ted ; but persons bidding uiusi ho h on ’ est and capable, not less than sixteen years old, and the excepted bjdderwill be expected to serve ut tRe compen sation proposed until otherwise ordered by the Postmaster Geueral; wjll al. so be required to take the outli pro scribed by law. No more eau be allowed thaty a fair aud reasonable compensation tor the service, to bo deterriiiued by the De partment. Postmasters and- assistants caunot draw tiay fyr such service. THOS. J. BRADY, Second Assistant Postpruistcr General. ing chapters of a new serial story of absorbing interest, entitled “REVIRESCO,” by Miss M. E Heath. In making this announcement, we have no hesitation in assuring the readers of the News that a rare literary treat is in store tor them “Reviresco” will run through some six or eight numbers of the Weekly. Subscription, $2 a year, 91 for pix months. Money can be sent by. Money Order, Registered Letter, or Express, at our risk. J. II. ESTILL, Sayannab, Ga Augusta GroceryStore. E, W. McCarty & Co. May 11, 188o-6m . Parties in Want 1 Of a good Sewing Machine, "■ SiMiaesa now before the publlt. LYou can innke. money filter nt work for tia than st anything else. ed. We will Capitol not requlri Htart you. $12 a day and up' w w- Awards mitde at home by the lu< Clu8trioUB. Men, wom^n, povs >nd^trl» wanted everywhere to work for tie. Now U tne Ui everywhere in devote > r „ wyrk for'nii. Npw utfie time. You I your whold‘time to ths work, or' only or Y-i, .fr v .. iv.-'uj •uY'; ) V U 'Y V Y. 18 v for mkldlb{ money easily arid hot&mbly ?*^Addr»«» free. . _ .. ly and houbinbly. ^Add 'Turn; It Co.; Augu.ta, Maine. Subscribe for the MERCURY, ONLY $1,60, per Annum, Published by JE It NIG AN & SCARBOROUGH, i i Call on me and I will Li for you, for a small co: sion. A. J. T • ‘ ■ \ -K