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The Cedartown
By Jno. W. Radley.
Official Organ of Polk anil Haralson Counties.
VOLUME [V.
CEDARTOWN, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1878.
Subscription $3 Per Annum.
NUMBER 25.
PK0rESSIONJL
B T
A T T 0 R M 13 Y S A T L A IV,
OBDARTOWN, <»A.
fV’WIU practice In all the Court? of the Rom*
Circuit, lu Uio Supreme Court of the Htitto, nnd In
Ihv U. 4. District Court for lliu Northern District
of rEnreln. Nov, 11,1871.
T. W. MILNER J. W. UAUHJS, JirP
•^JILNER & HARRIS.
A T T 0 U N E V H A T L A W ,
CAUTKUSVILRE, GA.
rr Om'-n oil Mu I u Street, noxt iloor to Gil*
•itli A Son. Mr. Milner will Attend tbo Superior
IConrt of Polk county ra^ulurly.
March 2. 1877-tf
^J^ILLIAM M. SPARKS,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
OKDAUTOWN, OA.
fVT* Will piHCtlco tn all tbo courts of tho Homo
Circuit aud a4Jolnlnj( counties. novll, 1871
W. Iff. STRAMTCJE,
N. P. & Ex. om .1. P.
Hoolunart, G-n.
Collections solid tod, mid
money paid over ptinomully.
JAS. I), ENLOW, J. P.
GBflAIlTOWN, GA.
tfTgr** Office* at. llto (Join t House.
All business entrusted in Itis hands
trill receive prompt attention.
March 0, 1870-3m
L EG A L A D VER 7YS EM EX 7 VS’
POLK COUNTY.
Polk Sheriff’s Sales.
ILL be acid before tho Court IIoum door, In
Cedartown, I’olk county, Ga., on tbo First Tuan-
day In May Iffffl, botwoen tbo legal bourn of
•ale, tbo following property. to* wit I
Lots of land No-. W<3, 10 t.\ 1030, 1055. 1050, 107.1.
1105, 11«B, 1126 anil tie*, nil in tbo Slid district mid
•Ith root ton of I’olk county, (.a., an tho property of
(* W Cbl-olm, Executor of ThomA- \ (’l.isolm. dn-
coMod, by vlrtuo of one I’olk Huplfjor Court H fa
in favor ol (t \V Foxthurslon .t Co. vh. snld Chisolm.
Alro at the same time and place, lota of land No.*
060, 000. IW2, OSS, TO*. 781. 75S, 7V*. 700 and701 In
tho 21st district and :lrd section or I’olk county, On.
n* tbo property of Joseph U Goddard, security, by
vlrtuo of one I’olk Superior Court it fa In lavorof
8 I*8mltli Son vs. «’ M Camp, principal, and Jo-
230,840 and 87S in tbo Kith district and 3rd
of Polk county, Ga. a? the property of LG W Phil
Up*, by virtue ol one I’olk Superior court 0 fa in
favor of W A Stringer vs L G \V Phillips. Levy
made for purenaso money, Deed filed In tbo Clerk’?
ofilcebefore making Ihl? levy. Properly In possee*
•Ion of 1,0 W Phillip?
Also at the same Mine and place ono Wheeler and
Wilson Sewing Machine, us the property of James
L Jeuklns, by virtue of one Polk Superior Court ll
fa In favor of Howard .V.Soule vs slid ,1 I, Jenkins.
Snld nuoliliic now 111 tlo.’se-slun of said Jenkins.
Also at the fame time and place, forty flO) bush
els or com. more or less, in the shuck; fifty (50)
bushels of notion seed, more or lea*, ns tho proper
ty of T It Akin, by virtue ofn I’olk Superior Court
fl fa in lavor of J A Rile vs. T H Akin.
Also at the same tllne and place, lot of land No
470 In the Hist district ami 3rd suction of Polk coun
ty On. situated on llsli creek, and In possession of
James I I light; levied on as the property of W A
Stringer, by virtue of ono Jnstlco Court tl fa from
the 122:|rd district. (I M of I’olk county, Ga. in favor
of W M Morgan, bearer, vs. said Stringer.
Also at the snine time and place, lot of land No.
600 In the 18th district and 3rd section of Polk
county, Ga. ns the property or .1 OSIms, by virtue
of one Polk Superior Coilrt 11 fain favor of" Kr win.
Stokeh
ely * Co
April 4 Kb
(xiiOUGIA—POLK COUNTY.—Goorgo W. Mor
gan has appllrd for letters of (tuurdl-inshlp f"r the
person and property oribirton H. Morgan. Newton
11 Morgan, Robert J Morgan, Kiuory A Morgan
Lenar I) Morgan. Cora L Morgan, ancl Dollar 1).
Morgan, minor children of Joseph I) Morgan, do-
censed. Therefore, nil persons concerned will ho
at a court of Ordinary to h. laid in said county
the First Monday In May next, to show c
any they have, why Letters of Guardianship
. J C Slue
K. \V. Ci.minsTs. Sheriff.
■Ch HUh, 1818.
S. P. SMITH. H. II. SMITH.
8. P. SMJTH & SON,
No. 33, Rroad striuit, Rome, Oj.,
fiOTTON FACTORS & WIIOLF.SAI.B DEAL*
*' ere in Lupiors.' Tobaccos and Cigars, Proprie
tor!* Smith's CBLBnnATKn Stomach Uittrus,
Agents nud Propriety? Red-Line Slcnmi rs. Ten
percent, raved to all dealers by purchasing from
ii-. b’lro proof Warehouse. Clinrge for weighing
Cotton consigned ton? Ibr sale, 10 cents per
bale- All wo nsk Is a trial order or consignment.
•apt 14.1y.
| they have, why lo,
Manhood: How Lost, How Rostorsalt j uX'sVim !ri‘i' l fe’
1 April 4, 30
show canto, li
Jniishlp should
n under my bund
G EO
KORGIA—POLK COUNTY.—George T Watts
Im* applied for letters of administration on the es
tate ol J. A. Fain, Into of said county deceased,
Therefore ail perrons concerned will he and appear
at a i ourt of Ordinary to ho held in said county on
tho illrt Monday In May nexr lo show cause If nny
CTrSfKga Just published, a new edition of Du. |
Cm.vBnwr.i t. s eiwuuini K--**y roi the 1
"sltAlSeSnullCfll cure (wltlmtn i..vdtvi..r» ;
tnnlorrhrea or sunnruii u.-nkite**?, Involuntary rein*
imi! losses, l'»;ji.yi.i y. mullULi*'!'}. physical ipe.i '
j*i»cltv. impedimeiils to lU’iiTknro.Ttr.: Also, con- |
Hiiuptioii. epilepsy and lit**, lnducud by self-lndul-
gnuco or-Vexual evtravnkv uce. Ac.
rr^Prlee, 111 a scaled envelope, only six cents.
Thu celebrated author, in this ndflwnble E- iy.
clearly domonstrutuif, from a thirty yeais anccosa- >
Lil practice, i lint tho iitaTliiliigCbniiiiqueiiCCB of sell
abuse may bo radically cured wltlioitt tho (langur- ,
Oils UM of Internal medicine or the application ol
the knife: pointing cut a mode of cure .it mice sim
ple. curtain, ami effectual, by means of which every
tmfTcrer, no mailer wli.il Ills condition may ho, may
rare himself cheaply, prlvotulv, and radically,
r^ThlsIr-eturoabonld be in tbo hands ol every
youth and every man In the land.
Hunt undersea’.. In a plain envelope, to any ad
dress. post paid, on receipt of six cunts or two pus-
tago stamps. Address the Pllbllslieis,
TIIE CULVER WELL MEDICAL CO ,
41 Ann HI., Now York; PoutOlllco Box,4630.
npr. 11, ly
guardian’s Sate*....
A8b KEA^Lli khiii onh-T^n- rite Court of Of-' 'if'',
(Hilary. In uml for snld county, will he sold before
the Court lions.* door III Cedartown. Polk county,
. between the legal hours al Nile, on Ihu Hof
sda.v In May next, the undivided o
f In aiul to lots of land No
. 1127,
ESTABLISHED IN 1850.
McGLURE'S
Tomplo of Music.
W HOT.ESAT.Ennd Ilcluil A';cn-
by for tbu Renowned Plano Xlukcrs,
STEINWAY,
KNABE,
DUNIIAM,
BACON &
KARR and J.' & 0. FISHER.
Celebrated Organ of MASON A HAMLIN, I»ur
dolt, NflW England Organ Co., and G A Prince A:
Co.'a Music Publishers, Oliver Dll son, Wui. A
Pond & Co., Smith & Co., F A Mortli & Co.
BEST GUITARS.“"mi" c Ilra '“ 0
Also full lino of Small Musical Goods, S - ’
*pho proprietor respectfully announces
iztniB ol Cedartown mid vicinity, that m« mum*
ties enable him to oltor extra inducements to pur*
hii.mi.r, nr ll i.l.-iil Bmidii. iMiHraiiteelii!' evervlhliig
full line of Small Musical Goods,
proprietor respectfully announces w mu u.i-
iiis ui Cedartown mill vicinity, that Ins faclll-
nahle him to oiler extra inducements to pur
rs or.M .slcal Goods, guaranteeing everything
senied l>y him to give entire aallstactloi..
Tcsnondeuce solicited. Catalogue? mailed free
* S JAS. A. McCLUUK,
(15, UnionBtreet, Nashville Teiiu.
district
Polk county. Ga. Hold as tho propurty of Edda D.
Chisolm, minor heir of K. D. Chisolm, d.-e. aseii.
for distribution. A TVS CHISOLM.
Guardian for Edda D. Chisolm,
April 4, tds.
Knight Ad-
KORGIA—POLKCOUNTY. .
niiulslrator on tho E-date of James Carter deceased
having applied for letters of dismission Iroi
said administration. Therefore nil persons
corned will he uml appear at n Court of Ordt
to he held In said comity on the first Moml
•Inly next, to show cause, ifany they have why
letters of dismission should ’’
case, (iivuu under i
Mob atflm
Libel for Divorce in l olk Superior
Court.
Superior Court, Februury Term 1878,
Uia. Honor, J. \V. 11. Uuikrwuotl,
Judge.
LOU BROWNER j Rule to perfect set vice,
JAMU8 lm'oWNKH. f I'alinlary Tcnn, l«rs.
ll anpuaring to the Court by return ortho Sheriff
that llu- defendant does not reside in Ibis county.
term of tills Court, else that the ease ho considered
In default, aud plaint It)' allowed to proceed. And
It is further ordered Hint this rule he published In
the Cedartown Expiikss, once n month lor four
mouths. J. W. ll. Unokiiwooii, J. S. 0. R, C.
W. M. Sparks, Plaintiff’s Attorney,
inch 28-1 in tin.
Rilperiof
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
J?URHUANT to n dcccroo from
Court of Fnltort county, On., dated May 17th ,
and by virtue of an order front the Court or Culi
nary of said county Issued September U:h 1876 will
bo sold before tbo Court House door in the town of
Buchanan, Haralson conntv, Gn„ within tbo legal
hoar* of sale on Tuesday tbo seventh day of May
noxt, for I lie bonollt of the creditors and heirs of
W. M. lllll (late of Fulton county, Ga.) deceased,
the following described property, situated in the
town of Uuclunon, Haralson county, Ga .vlx:
Town lot number seventt-ono (71) and bolhg
part of land lot number Forty-eight and situated on
tho west side ofllio Public Square lu said town
D. H. Ledbetter, Agent.
(Meeks’ BuiMii.^.)
Oodartown, : a : : Ga.
lias jtiBfc received a full line nf
FAMILY GROCERIES.
Which aro ottered to tbo public at reasonable prices.
Anything usually kept tn a ,
FIRST-CLASS GROCERY,
I have also openod a magntfleont
Stock of Jewelry.
consisting In part of ^
WATCHES, CLOCKS, GOLD
& SILVER WARE.
I Invito the attention of the public lo tbo public
to an inspection of these articles. Everything
warranted as represented.
REPAX RiTN G-
Cff WATCHES,
CLOCKS and
JEWELRY,
Promptly done and GUARANTEED. Rcmomber
IM pkw. D. B. LEDBETTER Agt.'
Meeks’Building.
f url of land lot No. forty-
bu North-east side of tbo public squuro In said
town, uml coutnlnlug twont/iflvo feet ffont, and
running back one hundred h-ei or same width as
front, Upon this lot is n small house. Terms cash.
W. A. POWELLi
Administrator, with will annexed.
April 4, tds.
Cri-OllOIA POI.lt CODNTY,—Charles DoufUcr.
ty and others has applied for an order converting and
changing Into a first-class Public Road, tho second-
class road commencing nnd leaving tbo Cedartown
& Cave Spring road near tbo residence of M T Sew-
ell^lu saldcouuty and crossing Cedar creek and run;
nine through tho lauds or said Sewell, J R nnd B W
limit, Dr. Georgo T Waits, E li King, Mrs Sarah
Smith, Thomas Hendrix uml Mrs’A A Ilayncs, to
tho lino ol Polk und Floyd counties, and M T Sew
ell, Thomas Hendrix and J It Bunt, the dnly ap
pointed Commissioners, having reported that they
flud-tho same to bo a public necessity, and that they
have marked It out conforuinblo to law. Thcreforo
all porsons conadniod will JlkjDi any objections to
bo bold on L
1878.
apr 18, 80d.
JOEL BREWER, Ordlimcy,'
Georgia polk county.-j. v. piiupot
and others having uppllfd for nil order to change
the Public Road leading from E. D. Hightower’s
Mill to Rome* commencing and leaving tho pres
ent traveled rout at tho South line of lot Number
878 In tho 2tst district of tho 8rd section of Polk
county, and running duo oast to the South-west
cornor of lot Nnmber 872 In said district, and Irom
there due North on the line botwten lots Nos. 872
and878 until It Intersects with the said road. And
all persons conserood will appear at the next Court
of Ordinary, for county purposes, to he hold in said
County on tho 3rd Monday In May next, to ehow
cause, If any theyTiave, why said order should not
be granted, This April 17th, 1878.
•I>r 18 8d JOEL BREWER, OrtUnorj.
Libel for Divorce In Polk Superior
Court.
LUCY DAVK 1 Rui. to perfw 8«.ic, , mlp j in ,| IK f^ n „ U8 {j e il»r Valley,
Bounty of Polk: It litis two rail
foads graded lo her limit?; one of
them hence to tyaTtcrsvilh* will un*
louhtedly be finished the coming
i'nll. It iiita Unu T*h-'.u'ehes mid
two nourishing schools, n Knights
of Honor und Heading Club Hull,
twenty stores, ofto large and prospLM'-
oua trail works mid foundry. The
town is improving. Spring begins
here tho middle of March und winter
about the middle of November. The
soil of this section is unequalled by
losl.lu III tills
. It is,’ on mnttou of counsel, or-
•mlaiit app.-nr and ar.sw rr nt the
of this C< urt, else that the rase be con-
In dnfuult, and Mm Pl.iinillr allowed lo pro-
And it is lurtber ordered Hint this ltulii bo
published lu the Cedartown Expiiksh once ii inontli
for (our mouths. J. W. 11. UnUBnwooo,
J. s. c. It. C.
Blanco Jt King, PlnlntHTs Attorneys,
fob 28 Imim
G*KO
KOROIA—POLK COUNTY—Calvin I’htlpot
has applied for Hie Unanllnnsblp of Thuinns It.
Monro, a minor under fourteen yoaisefngnc,
therefore, nil persons concerned will filonhjectlonfi
If any they have, nt n Court of Ordi
nary to he held in unld county on the first Monday
In June next at assigned by law. Given under my
band this April 22d 1878, apr 25 »0d
Georgia-polk uoUNTV—Itobt. s. White-
head lias applied for the Giiiinllnn of Raleigh W.
Mnrlln,u minor under fourteen years of age, there
fore all persons will file III my offlee objeiuions to
■, If imy they have, on or before tbo Dt
Mombiy lo Juno next. Given und r my hand th's
Id day ol April lf.78.
nprtS and JOEL BREWER. Ordinary.
11 AH A J.SON COUNTY.
Gte
KORGIA-IIARaLSON COUNTY.-To all
Whom It may concern, H. M. Brown having applied
to nio for Letlersof Ouardhuiililpof the person and
properly of John It. Brown, a Lunatic of sitld coun
ty, tills Is to cite all persons cotiucrnud, to bu and
appear nt my olllco within the time allowed by law.
show catiHc, II any they can, why Letters of
Guardianship should liot bu Issued to S. M. Brcnvu
tho person and property of John It. l!rinvn, n
lunatic. Given under my hand ami ofilulo) slgna
ture, this 4th day of March, 1878.
H. M. DAVENPORT,
h 14-1 m Ordinary.
Haralson County Deputy Shev
iff’s Salo ot Wild Land.
"WII.LbmuliI wrorollio Court Ilon.u door In
lluclmiinn, IluruUoii couuty, Ga., oil tliu First
Tuesday In April next, between tbo legal hours of
sale, fur the cash, the following described lots of
land, situated in said county, mid known as Wild
Lands. Loviul on under nnd by virtue of fl fii9 how
In my bands, of tbo Stale of Georgia vs, said lots
respectfully, and issued by tllo Honorable Comp
troller General« f He stnt" Lu nonjsiyniont of tax-
duo the Mato, to-wit: for taxes due lor the years
11174, lf'75 and 18*il. Snld lots pointed .Ait In snld fl
His und containing 10 acres, more or less, except
lot containing *i}< acres, originally (Jarred
Haralson cocnr}. No. 302, in the 7tl» district
»**• --ctbu) nrl -lnullv Clierokce.imut HonUpti
Ilf, Gar No. 0r*lf"tnteoa>w»in en»rnrt awdirril
on. Nos. (Mil, 421), 053,8^1,843,^16, 1(17,1(1!*,
•I'm, 70(1, 707 ill the 1st district nnd 4tb section. Non
1 •30, 1251. ill the 20th district and 3rd soctlon of
H-iralsoii couuty. Thomas Philpot, A L’linuing-
ham James Hiipua, J W Hpearnmn and W W Doan,
of Haralson, county, transferees of said ll fus.
April l.tjln A. J. HUNT,
Deputy Sheriff.
CEDARTOWN.
1h it phtCG of 15 )0 i ihtibittiufs. sit-
nny in Nor
raise Cotton
Cum*, Hye, iMrftoPH—-in foot every
thing that ea i
grown,
churdft are in
he produced hero is
IrioBpfra and large or-
iltivatiou. Our puo-
the dry
lie Imd fu
lar^ per acre
h Georgia* Farmers
Wheat', Oats Corn,
plo aro begin ling to pay attention
of fruit. Good land
Irom ten tojlbrty dol-
1 louse rent in this
Bucdness For Lacies.
Ouu attention has been culled to a
new article for the nso of ladies, the
invention of which has confercd an i
everlasting blearing upon every lady. \ the new five stamp mill which has
place is rcanoi able. There i8 not a
vacant house in the place. Wages
vary. The hilhefft is twenty-six dol
lars per month, and from this on
down. Our tol’Jt is greatly in need
of capitalists. We stand greatly in
need of a bank.! This branch of bus
iness could bo unde to pay well. At
some future day) tho lumber business
cun be made to tony well. We have
an honest, hard irorking people hero
They.siund ready and willing to ten
der the hand of welcome to the new
comer. We welcome immigrati hi
Any other particulars needed will he
furnished by acjdrjjwing tho editor of
this paper. Sample copied of it will
be scut to any one ordering it.
LETTER FBQM^AULDLJG CO.’JH -
fY.
Annie I. Gold Mine, )
1 ’j n Id j n g C&njJ&V b; ' pril ’ As. f
Editor Expr'hi^f^^Acoopfliffg* ti*
promise I again uflRipt to give you
a few “dpllntars” from Paulding. I
will first give iron the mining dots
and then the “ftaps.”
The milling interests are growing
better each dau aiul those at work
are hopeful for tho future, and stein
to be sanguine dt their success. The
new dwelling house at the “Annie”
has been completed some days, and
We refer to the Queen City skirt
peuders lor supporting ladies’ skirts,
the most desirable and beneficial ar
ticle ever invented for the relief of
women, many of whom have suffered
years of miserable health caused
solely by carrying the weight of a
number of heavy skirls, completely
dragging them down. Something to
support ladies’ clothing is absolutely
necessary. These suspenders arc re
commended by our leading physi
cians to all ladies and young girls.
Every lady siiould have them. They
are sold only through lady agents.
A splendid oportunity is offered to
some reliable lady canvasser of this
county to secure the agency for a
pies Sant aud profitable business. For
terms and territory write at once to
tho Queen City Suspender Company,
278 Clark fttieet, Cincinnati, 0.
aplll-4t
Next Town
Ahead where they loan you a doU
lar and chalk it down till to-mor
row, for a bottle of M BRRBLL’s IIepa-
tine for tho Liver. The enormous
expense of importing the ingredients
of this great liver medicine into this
country, is why our Druggists,
Burbank & Jones, sell but one sam
ple bottle to the same person for ten
cents; but us there are fifty doses in
the large size bottles, it is cheap
enough after all at two cents per
dose, for a medicine that has never
been known to fail in tho cure of
dyspepsia and all diseases of the liv
er. It bus never failed in the* cure
of liver coinplainfctvheu taken as di
rected, no matter of how long stand
ing the disease. It cures Chills jtnd
Fever, Constipation of tho Bowels,
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.
Sample Bottles ten cents; regular
t 8iji&,.tilty dosos, $1,00. jan24-l.
been running quite steady lo the first
of this Week; but the dry season lias
cutised quite a fall off in the water,
henci» it is that tlie'mill has not been
tunning this Week. The Annie
company seeing, the necessity ol
more power to ruu the mill, have
bought an engine which will he on
the property in a few days, and placed
in position. The grading off for the
machinery io about completed, or at
least will be in ii few days, and the
erection of an nagiue house will re
ceive prompt attention, and will soon
he completed. The Company also
intend adding another five stamp
battery to their mill, which ic so
much needed, in-order to crush more
ore. There is plenty of ore at this
mine, and uicb day’s work reveals
more flattering prospects than any
mine in the stato* During the past
week there haj been as fine ore ex
tracted as .tlibrt) is in Ga. Thete
is no use iu talking, the Annie is
bound to be tlio Big Bonanza of
Georgia, and jhiulding the Bonanza
comity of GoCrgia. Other writers
and papers may blow and “puff” oth
er mines andP conipananieS of the
state—I have Me|i the most of them—
but I will take Paulding in mine.
The sound of the steam whis)ie will
soon be heard at toe Annie.
The Gold |Iill mine, which was
purchased a short time ago, is open
ing up nicely, and promises to bo a
big thing. “Ilo”.was struck a few
days ago in the ijest way, and the
oompany Seem ty be well pleased,
and the eriergetid aud gentlemanly
Superintendent, Mr. J. B. McCay,
is highly pleasediwith the strike,.and
is as happy*u8 4i pig sun flower. Mr.
McO* is an . old miner and under
stands hid busiiidss. Tho old null.at
the Gold Hill h|»s been overhauled
A farm is perhaps the one safe and
sure prooerty. Farming,will strength
en .your mind, but does not ener'IWy.
your^bpdy. It will increase your a*ad tightened up during the past
virttfe^ut not by bringing forward.^eek v and rmj?‘but with what sue-
vice. ' Tt will cause you to feel depen- ^' ,oDa 1
dent on Providence, and m.thp coon-
try one is not apt to be an infidel.
Farming is a rational and agreeable
amusement, when you have leisure,
and is a source of activity, if yon are
indut^Qus.
mil I CO a bushel. It IS there if they; (Correspoqdenca Dalton Klitcrprlfli.i
will only put. in tin* licks to got.it. How Bartow County Enjoy9 Spoils.
There is hut little other gold mining In is.V», Lmvis Tnmlin, of Bartow,
being done. Some few, however, an i a *. against lion. F. \V. Chastain for
making preparations for Imim.i: or; Congress in the 7th Congressional-,
deposit mining during the ’*imrr. District, and carried Bartow almost
I here wefc some parties out t i ..iiuuuiiiHusly. lu 1855 Tomlin again
beat lliin Week looking at I • Blood- ran ns the know nothing candidate
worth lot. This, I think, would j uml against Jno. It. Lumpkin, the
prove good property if it was open- regular nominee of the Democratic
t’d tip. Como out, gentlomen, and j party; and again carried Bartow
talco hold, there is money in it. j conntv. In ’fi7* Bartow, presented
The Banks’ Copper mine is about to the convention*o! the 7th District
so so. .VII (hat sco it, pronounce it a | as a proper person to he nominated
coppermine. Get up no nlnss, gen- by the Democratic party, (lie name
Heme ii, one and all put your slioul* of Lewis Tumlin, but failed by a few
der t<> the wheel and start; or rather j votes to secure his nomination, with-
keep the stone moving, ih -rei- thou-1 drew his name ilnd afterwards dicta-
.-amis in it, and why uot agree and j led' to the convention the mime of
keep the good work gtiing on? j Hon. J. 'V. Underwood, who was
Mr. Clreeiihow & Co., I learn, are I ehcled. In ’05, Col. Warren Akin
making preparations for i\ heavy j was elected to the Confederate Con-
bomlmrdtilent on the copper and j gress, defeating Maj. John M. Jack-
lead this sum mef. | son, Whitfield—Bartow voting nl-
They are going to work in good 1 most unanimously for its own cuadi-
earnest at tho Waldrop.* mine, ami j date, Col. Akin. In ’GO, G*n. W. T.
the erection of a smelter will soon he ( Wolford of Bartow was e lected. In
commenced. The best of luck at-; f (J8, Gen. I*. M. B. Young was nomi-
tend them is my wishes. j nuteil by the Democratic party and
Crops are looking fine, and tho j again Bartow carried off the priz •,
farmers are busily engayed in plant- j that county giving him a large vote,
mg corn and cotton. Farmers i In ’70, Goa. Young was again nomi-
ought to turn their attention more j tinted "and doted, Bartow voting to
to hog and hoinmony, and not. pUut | sustain the nominee. ] n ’72, the up-
so much cotton. But the I armors I petite of Bartow was still ravanous,
ail seem tu ho like Collin’s ram; gut j and Gen. Young tho nominee, was
a head of their own, and of course j again elected, Bartow sustaining her
will use them. The peach “crap” \ own canditate with a heavy vote in
was never better, which we are pleas- i ’74, Dr. Felton, of Bartow, was the
ed to see. tVe are looking forward to | independent candidate aynin'U tho
the day when tho distiller shall guth* j nominee and Bartow true to her proff
er and distill the peach, tho juice of j tige, abouts face, turns from the
which so many are fond of. I put in j nominee which she hud heretotore
a day now and then hunting bee sustained,and npw supports Dr. Fel-
irees. Honey, you know, ia mighiv I *oh who is eleejted^ with a good ilia-
ces^ I Ua.ye nob learned, though they
had* some vetyirioh oro in the mill
when I was there. The Snperinten-
denfc informrfine that the company
iutends ereoting the proper machin
ery for the nwjHng and mining of
thq ore. I say success to them,—
good with a little “pearth” mixed
with if. 1 have a jug which Film
going lo till and present to the Kx-
^ -.*..1411 text all bivuJJL ,* -
Politics ' nr.*Twin ing hov in Ibis
section. N<» one seems to meddle in
tho issues of the day. Only now and
then we hear some one moiitinii tho
coming election for Congress; though
everybody seems one way,consequent
ly, there is no room ldr argument
We, with a heavy majority of this
county, have our stakes'drove for the
next Congressman. Let ’em trot
out who they please, Dr. W. 11. F -1-
ton is our man. Joe Brown’s hi*•til
er, as he is called, or any other man,
can’t beat Felton in this county.
Convention or no convention, we are
for Felton. It is true there are oth
er good men that would like to suc
ceed Dr. Felton in Congress, and we
would right here like to whisper a
word to all sucoh aspirants, viz; keep
cool, gentlemen, and don’t fret the
cattle, you can come in sometime. I
will say in conclusion, that Felton is
oar man, and Felton we are bound to
have. .So mote it be.
!•’amor has it. that the writer is to
be married soon. Perhaps ho may.
Who knows any better than himself
and the young lady of his choice?
However, let ’er roll, I will remem
ber the Express if I do, und would
like to have all of my friends pres
ent, but—I can’t. Friends I will
say:
Wo will remduibcr thorn all in our
pleasant home
Whore wo will ope our eyes at early dawn,
And list to the hirds Bondlni* upHweeluut lays,
As they warbin ’round our woodlnml homo,
Sitting upon the wavering spray.
Mow, if the above be true, it will
be with my own free will and accord,
and they shall wait a time in pa
tience until my answer can be return
ed. I will let you hear from me
again. Kespectfally, &c.,
John B. Thomas.
Two years ago she graduated, and
her essay was upon “The Glorious
Future.” “Let us strive to emulate
the examples of the nobility of past
generations,” she said, “and let our
aspirations direct us toward the ac
complishment of exulted deeds, and
our reward shall be given us In tho
true, the beautiful, and tho good.”
A few days ago she was lying ou the
sofa reading the last insipid novel:
she had on an old dress, her hair was
uncombed, and a hole in the heel of
her stocking, added to her pictur
esque appearance, while her mother
was out iu the kitchen doing the
week’s washing, and calliug in vain
for assistance, the nobfcfiri-
Jority„ Iu *7G, Dr. Felton was again
the independent ‘Candidate against
llu* regular nominee, nnd was again
r!RiV v riing for her,o.vn
candidate, giving film almost an
ufiairiimma vote.
The above is history. It shows to
even (lie wayfaring man, that Bar-
county, has, for the past twenty-live
years had a candidate iu the Hold aud
has iuvaiiubly sustained him by an
ov v'whelming majority, whether ho
v > !lie nominee or an independent.
u Bartow tho question seems to
have been, not as to whether the
candidate was independent or the
regular nominee, but is he a Bartow
man—one of us. In ’78, wo are in
formed that Bartow again demands
the ilesh pots, and of course the Dis
trict will yield in quiet submission,
as ill the past—whether her candi
date be regular or irregular, indepen
dent or nominee, and notwithstand
ing the fact that there still lives iu
this District such able men a? Jos.
A. BIance, James It. Brown, \V. J.
Robertson, Geo. N. Lester, N. J.
Tu ml in, Jno. W. 1L Underwood, L.
N. Tram moll, Thus. Alexander, Danl.
S. Priutup,A. K. Wright, J. I. Wright
Sami. Hawkins, 0. D. McO’utchen,
J. A. W. Johnson, I. E. Shumate, J.
U. Fain and a host of other bright
intellectual lights in tho political
horizon. Think of these tilings, peo
ple ol the 7th District. They fur
nish food for reflection.
WillTFIELfJ.
Vows made in storms ure forgotten
iu calms.
If Satan secs a man idle he will ho
sure oiler him a j»!«.
—
The m in who went ‘out on a lark’
was really out on a swallow.
A hat from America makes a New
Zealander a full suit.
Never swap dogs with a man un
less you give him two for one.
—
Voltaire once wrote to a friend: “I
ha*e life and yet I am afraid to die.”
While thousands have ffeen him
saw, none havo ever s.ivv him see—
blind wood sawyer.
We know a man named Storey
who has not washed his face for llf-
leen years. But then In* had his
anils amputated fifteen years ago.
All over the country doctors are
organizing medical associations lor
mutual protection. Sick people
should do tho dam - thing while they
have strength left.
For thousands of years philoso
phers have stood at the corners of
the streets, uttering words of wis
dom; hut all the time the fools have
governed the world.
A country editor claims to be in
dependent because he “wears no man’s
collar.” t'For than matter lie may
he wearing no shirt, and yet have a
mind boilud iu the ueck and biased
all oyer.
Proof of Affection.
They were disputing as to who had
the . richest father, and tho smaller
one finally flew that track and called
out:
“Well. I’ve got the best big sister,
anyhow! 1 *
“I guess not,” replied the other.
“Yes, I lmve!”
“I guess not, I’vo got the bossest
big sister iu Detroit. .She’ll stay
home any day to let mo wear her
shoes to the circus!”
“My sister will do moro’n that!”
put in the little one. “She’ll take
the string out of her corset for me to
spin my top with, and if I lose it
she’ll stay home from a party and
never give me a word of sass! Is
your sister any bosser than that?”
The big boy lmd to take a baok
seat.
A man named Du wit died in Dan
bury, Conn., tho other day, aud while
he was being carted past the News
office, fifteen compositors stuck their
heads out of the windows and re
marked, loud enqngh to be heard in
the editorial room, “They haul Du-
witt!”
The oharilcter.uf a wise man con-
sits in three things, to do himself
what he tolls others to do, to act on
no occasion contrary to justice, and
to bear with tile weakness of thoi**
about him.
A .subscribe asks ns. “What is go.VI
for wnrts u»r fihrnittf. 14 \V> doiV^t
know. We never owmal but on** pair
of horse—a wood horse and a
clothes horse, und they w«*re never
troubled much with warts.
The intention of the old deacon
was good, but the way in which he
worded his notice was infelicitous.
He said: “Any rm iubers of this con
gregation who hare l**ft off wearing
apparel will please contribute the
ffttuic to the poor.”
Col. W. L. Salisbury, editor of I lie
Columbus Enquirer, was brutally
assassinated by Dr. Ii. N. Palmer, of
Brownsville, Ala., on last .Saturday
night. Col. Salisbury was shot at
night, as he wap about boarding tho
train at Seale Station, Ala., where he
had been sued for libel to the amount
of $250,000 by Palmer, who got one
cent damages. Palmer unable to get
his money, took bis life.
Ten years ago Franklin J. Moses*
was speaker of the South Carolina
House of Representative aud spend
ing mo nt'y at the rate of $00,000 per
annum. The money was stolen and
the expenditures for the basest pur
poses; Now the same man, bank
rupt in pocket as well as reputation,
an outcast from society and a fugi
tive from justice, has been arrested
in New York for forging a note, and
he Iiita been turned over to Gov.
Hampton.
Georgia more than ever needs
good, practicable farmers. Not on
ly industrious men who will not fol
low the practice of their fathers,
which were adopted through necessi
ty. A better and more rational sys
tem is needed. An improved prac
tice must be introduced. Farmers
must no longer engross large tracts
of laud, but improve smuller ones.
Do not neglect to provide for yards,
and litter for collecting and making
manure. Estimate tho - farm more
.by tho quality than the quantity of
your land.
Tho crops in Southwest and South
ern Georgia, and.indeed all over the
State, ure more promising than for
many years at this stugo of the sea
son. In some sections corn has been
plowed over, and stand is exception
ally good everywhere. Cotton chop
ping is also about to commence ia
the lower tier of counties, and wa
hear no complaints of any kind from
the farmers. The breadth of laud
in small grain is very large, and
wheat, rye and outs are Woode>ffilly
advanced.-
