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DAILY INQUIRER - SUN; COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 38, 1886. Iflf NOT t« 181PODLTBT? SPatturd Studies in the Talbot County Fields. VWhst the Asthorltlm any of the Criming Koo«tc r anil Oaekllatt IIciih—A (hunter on IIurk nn<l Their Hshlta-How They I'nnae Trouble Ainonu the Hint*. Did you ever rise before the sun hn B lighted the ■great dome, shake off sleep’s dull spell, nud go, open-eyed and observing, into the field ? There Is a stillness as of death in that hour •whioh creeps between vanquishing night and .approadhing day. The last winged marauder has retired, gorged, to his lair; you hear the wanton tread of the wind among the leaves no more; the cricket has ceased fYorn his fiddling; ■the whisper of the little branch Is a lullaby half heard and half Imagined, and all of nature, great -and small, Is in perfect repose. A great star is hurled suddenly from somewhere, blazes for a moment in its headlong flight and is suddenly quenched. Startled by the flash into believing that he has overslept himself, a dissipated roost- ■er clarions shrilly and is answered from afar, then discovers his mistake and with an apolo^ gctic cluck to his drowsy harem, recomposes himself to his ruffled dreams. In the meantime, all the world is as still as though the shadow of ■death had lallen and encompassed it. This is the hour before day as it may be expe rienced in the count.y. But look! there is a beacon upon the summit of that eastern hill. Not a beacon, for it rises higher and brightens, and no lamp of man’s devising can rival its glory. Higher and higher wheels this herald among the ■stars, and, with a tide of light, now gray, now crimson, now yellow, upward and on ward, and in its Hood the frightened constella tions plunge and are hidden, while the great cur tain of blackness is rolled westward and pushed from the heavens. With a final burst of blinding magnificence, the kingly sun himself strides up ward with a smile and it is sunrise over the fields. During a recent visit to Talbot county Esquire ■‘Sam Baldwin had, for several days, been endeav oring to persuade ye knight of the quill to get up -and see a genuine country sunrise and hear the ■ dear little birds sing praises, and drink in the poetry of awakening nature. But the writer thought the bed good enough for him until 8 -o'clock, and had no desire to hear a lot of tom fool birds twitter, and as for drinking in poetry it was all his constitution could stand to get vaway with the regular dOBe that went to the waste basket. Then Sam said that too much -sleep makes a man slothful and dulls the edge of :ambition, besides impairing both mertal and ■bodily vigor. But we did not wish to encourage -any such unprincipled phenomenon as an early ■sunrise, and it required much argument and per- suation to prevent making the good houBe-wife keep breakfast from waiting in the morning. nt need to be a popular thing, and was formu lated by a profound scientist, that to gain health, get rich and acquire wisdom, it was only necessary to go to bed and get up at unholy hours; but so many tough old sinners broke rule and flourished in health and wealth, and so many pious observers of the rule sickened and got very poor, that it was concluded there were 4oo many exceptions, and men preferred taking Jills to going to bed at sundown, and invented •diuw-poker as a financial substitute for rising at daybreak. But talking about roosters, it would be exceed ingly gratifying to have some political economist IttU why it is that a rooster considers it his sol- ma duty each morning at daybreak to informs ■ -every other rooster within a radius of three miles that he is awake. Also, why is it that every hen that laid an egg yesterday proposes laying on : to-day, or has vague plans for laying one to-morrow, must nec essarily get violently excited at the first blush of ■dawn and cackle ti 17 o’clock without drawing breath. Captain Jesse Bull says he has given the sub ject of roosters careful consideration, and is con- winced that nature has some wise reason for making them uproarous at the very time when • Christian people are most sleepy, and if our shal low minds could only fathom the emotions of a productive hen, we would not so readily give ■way to violent language and bootjacks. Judging from the number of the feathered tribe which Jesse has about his premises, ono can readily im agine that he has a very tender regard for them, but there are a great many people who believe all the same that roosters crow out of pure devil ment, and hens cackle because they are females and cant’t help making a fuss when opportunity ■offers. If we owned Jesse Bull's battalion of ■chickens, there would be crape on the barn door ■and chicken for breakfast every morning. While taking a few days outing in the country we noticed that domestic animals and birds are -early risers, while in the field this rule for the most part is reversed. The early bird hasn’t such a soft snap as the proverb-makers assert, and geuerally has to scuffle for two hours to get a light worm breakfast, while the dissolute and lazy bird who goes to work late and doesn't get up until he feels like it can load biinself up in ten minutes with more bugs than Colonel Harris, in his congressional speeches, could collect in a year. Bugs are sybarites and generally run as much to luxury as legs, and every one knows that legs are a specialty with bugs. A bug has no ambition, no vanity, no veering fashion to follow, nothing to hamper his mind, vex his spirit, or prevent him from following out his simple time table, which provides that he shall spend one-half of his time eating and the other half in sleep. Nature, of course, has embellished some bugs with red or yellow, or green or motley costumes of great magnificence, and gifted others with an extraordinary burst of legs—more legs to one bug sometimes than would run a ballet—but it makes no difference in their habits—a bug with a green tinsel coat, red trousers, a yellow vest, blue nightcap and 64 legs puts on no more frills than n plain drab bug iu a butternut suit, who has only six legs to his name. And this suggests these familiar lines: The June bug hath a gaudy wing, The lightning bug hath a flame; The bed bug hath no wings at all But he gets there all the same. Like the hands at the Columbus compress, bugs are divided into two classes—one class run ning all night and tbe other all day-and night bugs never appear in the day tune, nor day bugs at night, and unless you hqppen to catch one asleep in some obscure corner, you may bunt for a week and not find one out in wrong hours. It may be so in other places, but there is a cor ner in a new ground not a great ways hum a botton, unfrequented by the predatory small boy of these parts, and there the blackberry spreads its prickly tangle, the sumac flaunts his carmine plume, and the golden-rod’s spray is flowing. We have seen a cow slip there, too. n was on a wet day, and the cow was in a hurry and came very near breaking her leg. It is there that all sorts of bugs and birds and Insects do congregate. The bugs go for the crop and the birds go for the bugs, and in that corner of the field there is a rough-and-tumble massacre from morning to noon, when the oriole has dys pepsia, the robin gets liver complaint, the blue- jays are nearly bursting, and the sparrows so fu they are pop-eyed, and then all hands feel so gluttonously uncomfortable they loose what little tciupfrthey have andkick up a general free fight. In whioh the overfed wrens and linnets take a peck, so thnt the air is frill of quarrels and flying feathers and big birds walloping little birds and getting walloped by a gang in return. And so in this petty corner of a forgotten field are transacted every hour of daylight the buslnc-s and pleasure of a million lives, love, life and liberty given and taken, chain on chain, wheel within wheel, a woild of joy and pain, merrl- ment and sorrow, frrtunc and mlsfortum, like our own. Then the downward sun vanishes, t.icic is a crimson aftermath to the harvest of the day, and ihe insect tumult ceases, and world of birds Is at peace. The saucy sap-suckcr abandons his coign, the old stump, and frisks to shelter and dreams; the squirrel dives In the tree’s hollow to count his hoard; the drowsy owl blinks, flans his wings as a preliminary, and wonders if the field-mice will come out in force to-nighl; the whip-poor-will reiterates Ills mel ancholy recital of William’s wrongs; there is a flutter of weary wings in the trees, and katy did and katy didn’t somewhere in the grass; t e shrill cry of a distant loon breaks the bush; there Is a moan of lonliness from the lifted pines; the silence grows deeper and the air is heavy with the odor of flowered fields; there! the dark- ness has fallen; the bullfrog mounts his lily-leaf raftto serenade his splay-footed bride; the crick ets rosin up their hind legs and begin to fiddle— it is night in this Talbot county field. A Git AMI HOVE TOR COUM Ill's! Shall Me Have a Resort for Pure Men or Not. [a card. | The necessity of providing a place of resort for our young men, outside of the billiard saloons and bar rooms of the city, will be recognized by anyone who will give the subject serious consider ation. The various social clubs which arc found everywhere answer this purpose only in part, for, besides the fact that some of them are objection able, they are usually attended with considera ble expense and they do not meet the require ments, cither of transient visitors, or the many young men who are here only for a month or two at a time. A few years back, in some of our larger cities, several of our most noted and determined phi lanthropists made an exhaustive exploration into this subject. The urgent demands of morality compelled them to take prompt and decisive ac tion, and investigation led them to the convio- tion that the very first step towards combatting progressive vice, which each moment of a fast age was increasing its seductive snares and ceaselessly spreading its demon meBhes around the rising generation, was the establishment in each and every city of comfortable quarters with reading rooms, bath rooms, exercise rooms, and, in fact, anything attractive and harmless which location and surroundings would suggest. These rooms were to be a rendezvous for those who had an idle hour to spend and had not yet learned to frequent the ante-rooms of destruc tion. After fully considering every objection from either quarter it was decided to graft this outgrowth of the age into the older stem of the Young Mens' Christian Association, and the combination, which during the last five years has been gradually accomplished and made prac tical and effective by thorough organization upon bread principles, is to-day considered, by those who have the interest of the young men at heart, as a most powerful moral agent, and an auxiliary to every church, religious society and law loving association in the country. In order to secure our to own city the frill benefits of^bis association, we, as the board of directors of the Young Mens’ Christian Association, have deter mined to give the new system a full and fair trial. We pledge ourselves to give it our per sonal attention, work and supervision, and we ask our fellow citizens to co-operate with us in a hearty and effective manner. Suitable rooms and a secretary in charge of them must be at once provided for our young men, a number of whom have assured us that they will do their part of the work if we do ours. Should each father, mother, sister and brother in our city use his or her influence heartily a membership running up into the hundreds would speedily be secured. The amount of $2500 will be suffleientto run the association upon the new line proposed, and we are confident we can raise this moderate amount if each one is dis posed to contribute in proportion to his means. This, we trust, will be done. It is, how ever, our purpose to secure as early as prac ticable a building frind which, in any event, will be a permanent investment and odd to the gen eral wel'are of the cily. This has been done, and handsomely done, in scores of cities, and always acts as an inducement to the better class of strangers to settle in a community. What we propose to do here is not experimen tal, but a repetition of the work of our brother laborers throughout this broad land, and we do not think we are trespassing on otir community when we ssk it: in the name God, in the name of good morals, Jn tbe name of good sense. Baptist-J. A. Kirven, B. A. Carson, A. R. Wilkersou, J. C. Reedy. Presbyterian—G. E. Thomas, A. P. Moody. Methodist—0. D. Hurt, T. J. Pearce, W. F. Tigner, J. Lee Harris, M. W. Howard. Episcopal-Geo. B. Whiteside, Allen Barnwell. Meeting Friday Night. A meeting was held Friday night, and the fol lowing officers were elected for the Young Men’s Christian Association for the ensuing year :• T. J. Pearce, president. Allen Barnwell, vice president. J. Lee Harris, treasurer. _ M. W. Howard, secretary. The executive board is composed of the names signed above, and the officers are : J. Albert Kirven, president. C. D. Hurt, vice president. WORD FROM WOODBURY. The Town on a Itogahir Room—Ono Saw Mill with Orders for Lumber for Fourteen Buildings. Woodbury, Ga., November 27-Now that the Woodbury depot has been located just where our citizens desired it, we are oil a boom sure enough, and nothing but an earthquake or cyclone can retard our progress. Although the oars on the Midland have not yet arrived, business has been greatly revived by the custom of the hands con structing the road bed. Three hundred hands are stationed on Pine mountain, three miles distant, employed in getting crosstios. Thirteen teams of mules are daily engaged in hauling huge piles of granite from the quarry, three miles west of the village, for the piers of Flint river bridge. The stones are being put in por tion as rapidly as delivered and by Christmas doubtless the piers, one of which is now twenty feet above the water, will be completed. The sound of the saw and hammer can he heard from early dawn till close of day. Me chanics and laborers of every class get plenty of work to do at living prices. Three stores are being built, one of which will be ready for occu pancy by the first day of next month. One of our saw mills has orders ahead for the lumber of fourteen new buildings. Three nulls not being able to supply the great demand for lumber, another wi l be put in operation In a few dl Oue of our oldest citizens, Austin Harris, col ored, a blacksmith by trade, died at his residence on the night of the 21th inst., after a protracted illness of several months. BA * Fresh Patched Peanuts at Bartow Reed’s Pea- m mm tie inn. Local Happenings in Srownoville and Girard. Tln» Kfiiimtinnul *Jti*'st’on—lfrnth ol’ Two LhiIIck. About Iriiin|»s Religious Mutters—IIrowuotIIU* News Notes, Etc. The important and ouly question of public in terest now agitating the town of Browneville is that of education—how to improve the public school system and to devise plans for increasing finances for that purpose. The town has a school board, but this board, though composed of in fluential and intelligent gentlemen, has no well defined system of raising money for the carrying out of their plans. We are requested to give notice thut a public meeting of citizens will be held next Wednesday evening to take counsel as to the ways and means of promoting the can e of education und raising revenue for the support of the same. It is thought that the meeting will resolve to petition the legislature to so amend the charter of Brownevili as to provide that a portion of the revenues raised from year to year shall be appropriated to the support of the public schools. Death's Safi IVork. If there is any phase of death which seems more saddening than another, it is the fading away and dropping out of life of the beautifril young girl, just entering into womanhood. Death has its terror to the young and aged alik#*, but when his untimely frosts fall upon the roses of maidenly purity and beamy we stand aghast and feel most keenly the power of the triumphant conqueror of all flesh. In this connection we are pained to record the death of Miss Maudie Reed er. which occurred at the residence of her adopt ed mother, in Browneville, yesterday after a brief illness, in the 17th year of ht r age. The de ceased was born in Tallapoosa county, but she had resided in Browneville several years, where she won many friends who will be pained to learn the sad news of her early death. But if the young, the beautiful and innocent are sure of heaven, why should we mourn their early demise? Men Prefer Darkness. A gentleman at the other side of the bridge, who would prefer light to darkness, says he has put up three handsome lamps during the past few years near his place of business, but the bad boy, on mischief bent, has demolished them with flying missiles, and now ho f-.arsto make ftirther experiments in the way of lighting the streets. Verily there should be some punishment for wanton, malicious mischief, but as “catch ing comes in before hanging,” this lamp demoli tion has never been proved upon any one, and no one has suffered. Browneville, Lively and Qirard all need lamps, but unless the bad boy can be re strained from throwing rocks there seems little use to put them up. However, we again empha size this question of light, and trust the authori ties and citizens will appreciate the importance of lighted highways and put up their lights im mediately, if not sooner. Powder, Shot and Caps in any quantity can be fouud at M. T. Lynn’s Religious Mention. Interesting union Thanksgiving services were held by the several ministers in Girard on Thurs day morning and at Trinity Thurseay night. The services were well attended and passed off profits ably to all present. Rev. Mr. Cumming will conduct services at Girard morning and night, and Rev. Jas. Ware is expected to preach at Trinity. We have heard of no probable Christmas fes tivities lr. Browneville, but presume the Sunday schools will have their Santa Claus and Christ mas trees as usual. Rev. I. N. Cheney, the newly called minister at the Baptist church, has written that he will be present and preach to the people of Browneville next Wednesday night. He is an able and pious divine, aud it is hoped he will be greeted by a Targe congregation In about another week the term of Rev. Mr. Cumming will wind up with Girard and Trinity churches, but it seems to be the general*wish of the two congregations th the shall be returned to the same work next year. The K.of L. Cigar is still the best in town. At M. T. Lynn’s. Browneville Briefs. Business is reported brisker than usual. Mr. Jefferson expects to occupy the county line store next week. Mr. Herring is enlarging his store with a view to increasing his business. Council will hold its semi-monthly meeting next Wednesday. The friends of Mr. D. E. Wade will be gratified to learn that his condition is improving. Messrs. Niblett and Davis have caught several beavers in Uchee creek the past week. Mr. J. T. Pearce, of Summerville, has removed with his family to Florida. Mr. J. R. Page, the new principal of the public schools, will occupy the house vacated by Mr. Pearce. There was a social singing at the residence of Mr. Tom Godfrey last night. The young people enjoytd the occasion greatly. Mr. John Albright wants the fact emphasized that he has a choice stock of boots, thoes and hats, and that he can afford to sell the same as cheaply as any merchant in this section. The sportsmen and peddlers have been quite active during the past few days, and report grati fying success. h’otice. I would be glad for those who are indebted to me to come forward and settle, as I am sick and badly in need of money, as you can readily see. You will find Mr. Buce behind the counter, who will receipt all bills and be glad to serve and wait on you. D. E. Wadk. the cold snap of the past few days The transit ion was from sum mi r to wintry weat her, and such a change never fails to brings a shiver and set up a howl. The business men are in good spirits, and seem cheerful and hopeful. Most of them have tUIr stocks and are prepared to ineet'the holiday rush Cut Off. The merchants of Girard are lamenting the dan gerous condition of the Long street road and say they will be cut ofT from the principal thorough fare of the county unless a bridge is built over the ravine at. once. Travel is now diverted around the Brittingham hill, which will serve us ft partial freeze out to business. Hope the commis sioners and trustees will remedy th s evil soon as possible. • News Notes. Go hear Mr. Cummings to-day. The wodding party have returned from FI rida and all are happy as a big sunflower. Col Chalmers says he has thousands of brick for sale cheap. And Htill the good work of putting a steeple on the new Baptist church goes on. The temperance people were encouraged by several accessions to the Good Templars at last meeting. m The law officers and health officers report the condition of the town in a most favorable light. Death of Mr. George I*. Swift, Jr. Mr. George P. Swift, jr., is dead. He died at hiB residence in this city at 7:30 o’clock yesterday morning after a brief illness of paralysis, pro duced by apoplexy. Columbus has not sustained so severe a loss in the death of any citizen in a long time. He was one of our most public spir ited citizens, and was connected with almost every enterprise which tends to promote the wel fare o. Columbus. Mr. Swift was a native Georgian, having been born in Upson cc uuty in June, 1810. He came to Columbus in 1807, and has always been an active and progressive business man. Though ever ready to do his part in all public enterprises, he was unusually modest and unostentatious. life never liked notoriety, and naturally shrank from that prominence in public mat ters which a great many people seek. For a number of years he wns one of the leading warehousemen in this city, and was a member of the firm of George P. Swift & Son. He was vice-president of the Georgia Midland Railroad Company and n charter member of the Columbus and Florida Railroad Company. He was a director in the Chattahoochee National Bank, the Muscogee Manufacturing Company and the Swift Manufacturing Company, and a stockholder iu the Enquirer-Sun Publishing Company. In all of his business and private rela tions he was strictly honert, and was ever ready to do the right. When this is said of a man what more need be said ? It is true of George swift, as all who knew him intimately will testify. To some he may have appeared cold and indifferent, but to those who enjoyed his confi dence and friendship, he was a genial and warm-hearted companion. In business matters his judgment was seldom at fault, and to this fact his remarkable success in life is attributable. He died when Columbus can ill afford to lose him, and his death leaves a vacancy which will never be filled. Of course men will come and go and the world will move on as before, but George Swift’s place will not be filled. He was so closely connected with various public interests that in the natural course of events he must be missed. His death falls heaviest, however, upon his fam ily. He leaves a comparatively young wife and four little children. To them he was the model husband and father. He was kiud, indulgent and generous, and they will sadly miss him. All Columbus joins them in their grief, and extends to them a hearty sympathy in this severe afflic tion. The funeral will take place from the residence on the corner of Twelfth street and Second ave nue, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Death in Browneville. Miss Amanda Reader died at the home of her mother, Mrs. A. M. Reader, in Browneville, at 9:45 o’clock yesterday morning. Miss Reader was only 15 years of age, and was a bright and lovely young lady. Her remains will be interred j at Rock Springs, Ala., to-morrow. Dentil of n Little Girl. Beatrice, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. Ju lius Kaufman, died yesterday morning at 10:30 o’clock, after a short illness. She was a lovely little girl, and the parents have the sympathy of many friends in their sad bereavement. Severed II!m Connection, We learn from Col. J. M. Lennard, who has been connected with the Investigator, that he has retired from journalistic work, until such time as the professional engagements which now require his attention, will admit of its re sumption, of which the public will be given due notice. HOTEL ARRIVAL*. RANKIN HOUSE. J. H. Smith, New York; O. Milhoff, Columbus, Ohio; S. J. Calhoun, Macon; J. H. Wynn, At lanta; H. A. Bowers, New York; Emil Frank. Georgia; J. E. Martin, New York; M. It. Wilker- son, Georgia Midland and Gulf railroad; E. Stern, Baltimore; T. II. Challenger, Philadelphia; G. O. Newhall, Rochester; S. S. Einstein, Savannah; C. D. Jones, New York; W. S. Marshall, Charles ton; J. R. II. Cowan, New York; W. E. Murphy, Chipley; A. C. Bedell, New York; M. W. Rhodes, Macon. CENTRAL HOTEL. A. Spitz, Atlanta; S. J. Schneider, Sheboygan, Wis.; J. L. Steele, A. P. Carter, Atlanta; N. R. George, F. E. Thomson, Savannah; J. A. Savage, New York; L. W. Reese, Nashville; H Morgen- tball, New York; W. H. Dodd, Philadelphia; C. W. Metcalfe, Atlanta; G. W. McKinnon, Salem, Ala. The Pews of the First Presbyterian Church will be rented to-morrow (Monday) morning at II o’clock. All interested will be on hand promptly at this hour. AN EXAGGEIUTED REPORT. The Ammonia Boiler ol tlie lee Factory III Apn- larJileolu Explodes. It was rumored on the streets last night thnt the steamer Amos Hays lmd been blown up at Apalachicola and that Captain Win. R. Mooro. < f this city, was dangerously injured. An Enquirer- Si'N reporter began an investigation of the ru mor and learned that it wna exaggerated in more than one respect. A press dispatch sent out from Jacksonville says: , The ammonia boiler in t he ice factory at Apa- lachihola, Fiu., exploded to-day, killing C. A. (Busier, and thtuUy injuring Cant. William Moore, of Columbus, Ga., and seriously cutting others. The factory was demolished. The press dispatch us fi\r as it relates to Cap tain Moore is undoubtedly much exaggerated. A telegram received here last night says: “The ammonia boiler in the ice factory ex ploded. Win, Mooro received flesh wounds bn the rc.il p ami eyebrow, but nothing serious.” A later telegram was received, saying that Captain Moore was improving. No doubt his wounds are not lm’f so serious as at first re ported, but it is generally regretted here that he should have been injured at all. This is the second explosion in which he lias received in juries. Ho was badly burned by the bursting of a steam pipe on a steamboat a number of years ago. LOCAL LACONICS. -The steamer Naiad is expected to arrive to- CLOAKS! The Greatest Slaughter In Ladies', Misses’ and Children’s CLOAKS EVER WITNESSED IN COLUMBUS. day. —The pews of the First. Presbyterian church will be rented to-morrow morning ut li o’clock at the church. —Mr. Sam S. Law has taken a position as trav eling salesman with J, K. Orr & Co., and his ter ritory will be Florida. —The usuul services will be held at the various churches to-day and to-night. --The german which is to be given at the hotel Riddle to- ~o»to\v night, complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Curtis, will be ono of the most elegant entertainments of the season. Dentil of n Former Coluinbusito. We find the following in the Wetumpka Times: “At Alabama Furnace, in Talledegu county, on the 19th inst., of congestion of the liver, Mr. Al fred Freeman Brannon. The deceased was the only remaining brother of Mrs. G. A. B. Smith, of this city. “He was born in Columbus, Ga., on the 12th of May 1840. “He had been engaged in railroading for a long time, aud had been in the service of the Selma, Rome & Dalton line since 1870. “He was a competent man of business and of {he strictest und most uncompromising integrity. He was a kind brother, an affectionate husband and a devoted and indulgent father. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn their sad and crushing bereavement. “Of a generous heart, an impulsive nature and a hand ever open to the call of sympathy, he was universally esteemed by his associates and friends filled the whole circle of h\s acquaint ance.” Dentil of Mr. Edwin F. Cargill. Mr. Edwin F. Cargill died at his home in Rus sell county, about three miles from this city, last night. He was about 83 years old, and was truly a good and honorable man. He was the father of Messrs. .James E., John 8. and George W. Car gill, of this city, Mr. E. B. Cargill, of Russell county, and Mr. D. F. Cargill, of Augusta. He was a native of Lawrens district, South Carolina, but had resided ill this section for a number of years. He was respected and esteemed by all who knew him and the bereaved fUmily have the sympathy of a host o' friends iu their sad affliction. It is not yet known when the funeral will take place. Dontli of Mr. John WIHInniNon. Mr. John Williamson, an aged citizen, died at the home of his son. Mr. J. B. Williamson, on | Front street yesterday morning. He whs 80 years , of age. aud was an honest man and Christian j gentleman. He leaves three children. Hla Du- | choice; goods retail all OV6F town at 50c and 75c. We are overstocked and have more than we think we can sell this season. We don't propose to carry any over to another season if low prices wijl do it. We have marked down our entire stock at cost—below cost; in short, we have marked them at such prices that will sell them. When we say cost and below cost we mean it. We are de termined to reduce our stock of them; they have to go. Come in and convince your self aud see if you can’t buy a Cloak of any description, style and make at your own price most, and we guarantee you a saving from $3 to #6 on every garment. We offer to-morrow and Tues day only, 120 Dozen Gents “FOUR-IN-HAND” SCARFS! All silk, satin lined, every style of pattern represented in the lot, at 25 cents, your neral will take place at 3:110 o’cluck tills after noon. For the best Wines and Liquors, Oysters, Sar dines and Salmon, go to * M. T. Lynn’s. Dralli of Mrs. SiihIp (Yllelier. To the Officers and Members of Itescuc Hook Mrs. Susie Wilolier, aged 34 years, died at the and Ladder Company No. 1 and Stonewall Hose home of her mother, Mrs. Mary McCoJloughs, in J <; on jp an y No. 4:—Meet at your rooms at 2 o’clock Browneville, at 11:05 o’clock Thursday morning, j p nK prepared to attend the funeral of our de ader an illness of eight weeks She was buried j ceaS ed member, Geo. P. Swift, Jr. ' those Lana. , having my tickets will please bnng them in. yesterday morning at the family burying ground ten miles above the city. Do not fret for souls departed, They arc happy In the other and; Friends may weep till all is over. Their time, also, is near at hand. What’s on earth but lots of labor? Toiling hard from day today, Few are happy though they seem contented; So, be prepared when yon are called away. When this lire it is departed,. And the souls are gone to rest, You will he judged by your actions— If you’ve done good, you will be blest. So what is life out one hard struggle? Sickness and sorrow may give us pain; Some may stray away from others, On judgment day we meet again. OIIUKD (iLKAMXhS. Matters and Things In General Laconically Noted. airord is moving upward and onward,as usual; that is to sav some people are moving in und others are moving out, and the inhabitants gen erally are moving about smartly to earn an hon est living. The most feeling event of the week was the visit of the tax collector on Thurseay and Friday, who cleaned the town out of about $600, and still is not happy because everybody didn’t pay. Girard is the banner tax beat of the county, and the state and county find but few delinquents among her citizens, who are hard working and honest- Another thing which the people have felt is By order of the Foreman. Frank C. Reich, Secretary and Treasurer. To tin* Voters of Muscogee County. I respectfully announce mypelf a candidate for Treasurer of Muscogee county, and earnestly solicit your support. I need the office and will j be very thanklul for your assistance. I um pre- pared to run. Election on the first Wednesday j n January next, 1887. Jordan L. Howell. oct9se,wed td I now have in stock Stick and Fancy Candies* Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans, Brazil Nuts, Cocoa- nuts, Haisins, Figs, Girons, Dates, French and Turkish Prunes, Prunells, Preserves, Jellies, Jclatine, Mince Meat, Chocolate, Grapes, Oranges, Apples and Cranberries, all of which will be sold at wholesale or retail. I. I dtf Pollard, 1221 Broat Street. Atmore’s Best Mince Meat, New Currants, Dates, Citron. R. S. Crane. dtf Ag4‘|ltN W aillHl. Local, special and general traveling agents, for the Kentucky Mutual Security Fund Company, of Louisville, Ky. The best plan of life insurance ever offered to the public. Liberal contracts will be made. Address W. T. McCarley, General Sup’t, Louisville, Ky. nov25 dlw Dentil at llurtshoro. Mrs. Annie Pruett died Friday at llurtshoro. She was a daughter of Mr. J. W. Powell, who lives near Hurtsboro. Lecture unfi Prayer Meeting. In the room used by the Free Will BaDtists, it is expected to hold a meeting this afternoon at 4 o’clock. It is intended that the room shall be well wanned, and that a good supply of religious papers shall be on hand. J. H. Campbell. Thrown from i< Binary, Mrs. Sistrunk, daughter of Rev. Jesse Williams of Meriwether county, was quite painfully hurt on Friday by being thrown from a buggy. She was driving near the Columbus and Rome rail road aud her horse took fright at u passing train and ran away. We were unable to learn the exact extent of Mrs. Sistrunk’s injuries. Another lain House Burned. The steam gin and mill at Gucrryton, Ala., be longing to Mr. J. B. Banks, jr., was destroyed by lire at 4:30 o’clock yesterday morning, together with about seven bales of cotton and 2000 bushels of seed. There was an insurance of $1000. The exact origin of the fire could not be learned. C-ITY DKI’U NTOUE. Holiday fioofis! Holiday 4*oo<Im! We have received and displayed our Holiday Goods, and can promise our patrons and friends an unusually large and pleasing assortment at very low prices, our object being more to make a reputation than a profit on this line of goods. We have Toilet and Jewel Cases in convenient combinations, Odor Cases, Majolica Ware, Bisque and Bronze Figures, Mirrors, Ornaments, .Sets of any description^ in fact can please anyone. Cut Glass Goods, and something entirely new and u-eful in Writing Tablets. Don’t forget us when you want to buy or look ; ’tis a pleasure for us to show goods. We are honest in our belief that we have the prettiest and most complete assortment of Bristle Goods ever offered in Columbus. We have Hi ushes of every shadow, shape and price, and for any uses to which a brush can be put. The Best 25 cents Tooth Brush sold in the state. A beautiful brush for 15 cents. Face Powder, Puff Boxes, Puifs and Hatchet Powders. A large line of Colognes from every maker of prominence. We distil seven Colognes, und our White Rose Cologne is unequalled. Our drug department is kept supplied with the best and purest drugs. Our motto being the best only. Special and careful attention given all pre scription work by qualified and competent pre- scriptiouists. Remember us. Always pleased to see you. CITY DRUG STORE, dtf Geo. A. Bradford, Manager. To the* Jtefttll Trn<l<*. Just received 50 barrels choice Apples from $3 to $3.50 per barrel. Also a large lot of Almonds, Walnuts, Pecan and Brazil Nuts, all new goods. We have on hand a large lot of assorted Fire works and will receive this week 1000 boxes of Fire-crackers, all sizes. Also the largest and niort complete stock of fancy and stick Candy and Chewing Gum ever brought to this place. Will also receive 200 boxes of new London layer Raisins, assorted size boxes. Call und examine goods and prices before buying. nov21 tf J. T. Kavanacjh. A complete stock of pure and fresh Staple and Fancy Groceries, Candies Fruits Etc., at d tf R. Justice, Agt. Sternberg&Loewenherz LEADERS OF Low Prices. m LADIES’, MISSES’ AND CHILDREN'S. Ten cases of the above goods just received AT B Oil EH TON'S, New Shapes, Exclusive Styles, Low Prices. 50 DOZEN FELT IIATS at $1.00; sold else* where in the city a: $1.75. At $1.50 we offer the FINEST FRENCH FELTS* You will pay from $2.00 to $2.50 eke where for &■ good goods. Our special low prices for STRAWS for the past two weeks have proved very attractive, and now we offer our customers as great bargains in FELT HATS as we have done in STAWS. We are showing more FANCY FEATHERS, BIRDS’ WINGS, &c., than all the other placet in Columbus put together by two to one. Lowest Price* on Everything; AT BOUGHTON’S