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I'IUIMY MOUNI
The Marion County \giicultural So-
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will meet in on Wefines
ilay, the 6 h day olSsntember
at Buena Vista. H
agricultural
vited to attend and CQ}jie ifieniln-i^
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A MASS COHMTJO!*'
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of tho citizens of Marion county cqmV
p rising tlie Democratic partv. wtlt
convene at the Court Ifcuse * Bue
na Vista, on the 20th oWfcoptember
next, then ami there to nominate a
candidate to represent the of
Marion in the next General Assem
bly. Make all your arrangements to
come out on that day. 4t
—Miss Dola Singleton is impro
ving. She will soon be up ngair.
—Malarial fever is prevalent in the
western portion of the county.
—To the public crib are a hand
some mnjorMgMplfce people looking
for proveno^F
—Cotton picking is now general in
the county. The fleecy* staple is
opming rapidly. A good crop has
been made.
■—Elsewhere will be found the
card of the colored shoe maker of
Buena Vista. lie will serve von
to the best of his ability and will
no doupt give satisfaction.
—We coidially recommend to
the patronage of fanners, Mr. A.
C. Adkins, who can repair their
gins in the most thorough, work
manlike manner.
—Wo have been obliged to
leave over several communica
tions. T 1 ey will appear in due
time.
—Mr. Torn L. Rogers, Buena Vista,
sent, a load of new cotton to Colum
bus last week, and reeeivod ten cents
p r pound for it. Mr. M. J. Harvey
bus also sent cotton to market.
—The nominating "convention
for the 24th (this) Senatorial Dis
trict met in Columbus on Tuesday
last and nominated lion. D. C. Co
dy to represent this District in the
approaching election.
—Redbono Camp Meeting be
gins to-day, Ample preparations
have been made, and the meeting
will no doupt be a glorimj success
All who can, should send in pro
visions to-day, to—inorro v and
Monday, to feed the large crowd
which will no doubt be present.
Show your religion in your liber
ality.
—Mr. G. Brady, in a letter to
the citizens of the county, states
his position on the political ques
tions now agitatin'; our people. It
is a clear, lucid exposition of his
views and opinions, which cannot
he mistaken. Mr. Brady places
himself on the side of reform and
ec( noiny. Ilis platform is one of
retrenchment, which the people
want.
—lt seems that nearly everybody
are casting longing glances at the
offices in the gitt of the people
About five candidates are running for
every office.
—Mr. W. 11. Moore announces
himself in this issue of the Argus, as
a candidate for Tax Collector of Ma
rion county. He is a one-armed ex-
Confederate soldier, who is depend
ent upon bis individual exertion for
liis support. He comes out thus ear
ly, so that bis friends may not com
mit themselves to others,
—A sweet new comer honored
Buena Vista, with iter presence on
Saturday night last. She weighed
nine and a half pounds, is named
Mary, and. will as soon as she is old
enough, call Mr. Hamp Stevens, Jr.,
“papa.” Hamp feels himself and
thinks he is throe feet higher.. He
don’t take near as much interest in
cotton and politit 8 as he used to do.
There is a bright gleam in his eyes,
that no bachelor ever had. He’s
happy -*we know by experience.
A BEAUTIFUL AND INTEREST
ING LETTER FROM A MA
RION COUNTY GIIIL.
AN ACCOUNT Of HUH TRAVELS TO TUli
CENTENNIAL.
We have been permit'ed to pub
lish the fufijpviug interesting and
ehft'rrtirngly from Miss
Fannie Rogers, daughter of Mr. T. L.
Rogers, of Buena Vista, giving a de
scription of Iter travels to the Oaten-
BMfe. It is as fresh, charming and
aa a letter can be, and
is more interesting Mum anything we
soen written Cen-
WuML SVe publish the lelWr just
written, which was not in
tejyled for publication. The l.oble
Sentiments contained in it, and her
expressed gricfjit the desecration of
Jiobt. E. Lee’s luMuestead show that
sliC is true Southern
feelings Miss Fan
nie is a Buena Vista school g rl.
Philadelphia, Pa. )
August 20, 1876. (
My Bear Mama and Papa:
You will see from the heading of
this letter that I am in Philadelphia,
where our noble forefathers declared
the independence of America.
I will give you a brief account of
our trip thus far, We left Barncs
viile on the 16th jilt, with a party o!
2). We arrived in Atlanta at one
o’clock, remained there two hours,
which gave us time to see the two
magnificent buildings, the Kimball
and Markham houses. The parlors
were finished beautifully, and the
buildings arc said to compare very
favorably with any Hotel in the
Northern cities.
We left atlanta at four o’clock with
Captain Chipley’s excursion, over the
Kennesaw route. Wo had quite a
gay party and passed the time very
pleasantly. Night came on and very
comfortable berths were arranged
for ns. We all slept very well, which
prepared us to enjoy the beautiful
scenery on next day.
We breakfasted early next morn
ing, and all were in high spirit o .
We passed in sight of tho homestead
of ex-President Johnson, and family
cemetery which was in plain view.
Passing on, we crossed several beau
tiful streams, the scenery becoming
more and more beautiful as wc trav
eled aroiud the Alleghany Moun
tains, which will stand forever to re
mind us of the majestic works of na
ture. How one could gaze on these
splendid mountain peaks which rise
in their grauducr one'.:, seemingly
trying t.o vie with another in i's mag
nificence and beauty, and lovely val
leys interspersed, without being
thrilled with feelings of emotion.
That person is not capable of being
affected by the sublime, to say the
least of it. We all gazed for hours
perfectly enraptured with the scene
in its loveliness. One of our party
retired from the view, completely
overwhelmed with its gorgeousuess.
I must give yon only a briefplescrip
tiori and hasten on. Wo arrived in
Lynchburg about 8 o’clock, had sup
per, ami a delightful night’s rest, and
the next morning at six, we arrived
in Washington city, where we spent
a day in sight seeing.
We visited first the Botanical gar
den, containing flo\Vers, shrubs, and
plants from all countries—very rare
ami beautiful;. Irani these to the Capi
tol. The entrance doors cost twen
ty-five thousand dollars each. The
Rotunda was lined with handsome
paintings of all kinds. The Presi
dent’s amt Vice President’s rooms,
and the Senate Chamber were all
handsomely finished. We ascended
the stairway to the top of the Dome,
where we had an extensive view of
the city, liver, and boats. We then
went to the Treasury where they
wore carrying sacks of gold about in
wheelbarrows.
The grand Patent office is a fine
and attractive building. From those
we went to the White House, enter
ed the parlors, tho green room, the
blue room, and saw the chandelier
under which Miss Nellie Grant was
married, these rooms being elegantly
furnished, almost dazzling to the eye.
Wo visited then tho .Smithsonian
Institute, a Museum, tho Afvriou
tura! garden, and there we saw the
finest fruits and flowers from all
parts of the world—9o varieties of
grape vines, all bearing fruit. Wo
then returned to our splendid Hotel
(the National,) had a nice dinner,
and the whole party were then ready
to start again.
We decided to visit Arlington
Heights, tho homo of our own and
noble Robert E. Loo, which is about*
fivo miles from tho city. Wo hud
a pleasant ride. It, is impossible for
mo to describe the loveliness of
this place. The hou*e is situated on
the top of a hill. Tho surround
scenery is perfectly enchanting. Na
ture has doiio a grout deal for this
place, with the works of art combin
ed. Wc do not wonder that Lee
was a great man with so much to in
spire him.
But the saddest of all, this beau
tiful home has been confiscated by the
United States, and is now being used
as a cemetery, for the benefit of the
colored people. This theme is too
sad to dwell on.
Wc returned to Washington city
and spent the night, and left next
morning (Saturday) on eight o’clock
train for tilts place. We arrived
here at two o'clock P. M., and we
arc stopping at tho grand Exposition
hotel, which is very pleasantly situ
ated.
I will close, and will confute my
travels in ray next letter. We are all
well and semi love to all. I remain
as ever your loving daughter,
Fannie Rogers.
No Paper Next Week.
No paper will be issued trorn this
office next week. Common usage
gives the printer two lml iday weeks
in a year. We have selected this
next week for our holhday, so as to
enable our force to attend the Bed
bone Camp Meeting which begins to
day. A half-sheet will be issued to
accommodate advertisers and legal
ize official notices.
Democratic meeting at Fort
Perry.
The Democrats of ihc Fort Perry
District of this comity met on the
19th alt., and Selected the following
Permanent Executive Committee: .1.
J. McDowell, H. J. Parker, S. J. J.
Bruce, Jordan Wilshas and Wi liam
Wadsworth.
The meeiing was harmonious, and
elected the committee by ballot. We
are rejoiced lo sec the Democracy of
Fort Perry taking so much interest
in the success of the party.
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A Buena Vista Bill-Arp says that
the Radical party is mad on the
Sewing Machine excitement. In the
last election the Radicals rail Wil
son, for Vice President, and now
they are running his partner, Wheel
er, for the sumo position. Their
query is “Howe shall we elect him?”
And if elected he will be a Singer
and his song will be Excelsior or Eu
reka but if defeated, as he certainly
will be, he will bind the mourning
Weed about his hat and sail for Flo
rence. Whence returning he will re
tire to Domestic life, and his health
will be “just Sew. Sew.”
—We would call attention to the
card of Mr. J. D, Wilson, who an
nounces himself as a candidate for the
nomination of tbe convention on the
20th inst. niscoirunnnication is clear,
concise and comprehensive.
—Ten cents, we fear, will be the
highest average price recieved for
cotton this season. The probabili
ties are that it will be much lower.
—Mr. E. G. Ivey 8 Mill Dam
broke on Sunday night of last week.
It is being rapidly repaired. Mr.
Ivey is making additions to his ma
chinery, so that he will be, able soon
to do other work than milling. We
hope to hear from him through the
Argus.
—Splendid rain Monday.
I sSeeuug mi Tuzeweli Saiursu).
A number of the citizens of Taze
well District mol at Tazewell on sjai
urday nmt to listen to a tq eeou Irani
11 n. !■„ W. Miner, who hud been
previously announced to adurcs./
them.
The mooting was called to order,
Mr, Ben. J. liulley, br., in the Chair.
Mr, M. K. Gray mu aro;>o and olloivu
me lodowmg rosoiuuuus, winch were
seconded oy Mr. T. J. Bull:
Whereas, The Democracy of the
Tazewell District met on the 11th
inst. ( and passed a set ol resolutions,
among which was the following:
‘‘We are opposed to the course of
our present representative in gen
eral.”
And,
Whereas, The phraseology of that
resolution does not fully and specific
ally convey £iy meaning, therefore,
Resolved, 'flint wo are opposed to
the course w representative only
•in certain lodST bills; and that thi
was the intent and meaning of our>
first resolution.
Resolved, That the Buena Vista
Argus be requested to publish these
resolutions.
The resolutions passed unanimous
ly and a committee composed of
Messrs. B. J. Halley, Sr., T. J. Bell,
M. R. Graybill and Capt. J. A. Sliep
pard was appointed to wait upon
Hon. E. W. Miller and notify him of
the action of the meeting.
In a terse, forcible speech, Maj.
M'ller reviewed his course in the
Legislature, and answered the objec
tions raised against him. In regard
to tho County Court, he stated in
sdMtance that the people were not
consulting their best interests in de
manding the repeal of the county
court act, but that if they desired its
repeal their wishes should be com
plied with. In answer to the charge
that he had disregarded the wish of
the people, as expressed by two
grand juries, he proved that the voice
of that body was not always the voice
of the people, and gave several in
stances where the recommendations
of the grand jury had been disregar
ded to tho benefit of the county. Tic
said that had a petition, signed by
the people, been sent him, he would
have repealed the Act.
He demons'rated by arguments
well fortified by facts, that what is
known as tho Liquor Law, was the
most beneficial act passed, and that
it was entirely constitutional. He
declared that lie would not support
any candidate uho was in lavor of its
repeal.
Maj. il/iller exp'ained the reason
why he introduced and had passed
the bill removing the fish traps out
of Buck Creek, stating th ft he did
so in obefiian.ee to a petition, praying
that it be done. Hr also reviewed
liis course in the Legislature on State
matters.
He spoke at some length on the
injustice of the country people array
ing themselves in hostility to the cit
izens of Buena Vis'a. Many other
matters of less importance AVere
touched by him.
Maj. Miller's sp°ech was of a supe-
rior character, and disclosed in t
speaker a fine, logical anil clo
reasoning mind, and excellent orj
l-ical talents. It was well reciJ
and reconciled the differences eA
ing between Him and the Demi
of Tazewell District. J
Tho attendance on the spi
was good, and the people actel
order! v, respectful manner. n A
opposed to Maj. Miller, thrJ
willing to hear him; and, heatH
they were satisfied.
—The Baptis's at Church
during the past week, a alorij
vival, nineteen converts being!
to the Church there. Rev.!
Ivey, of this county, conducted
meeting and lias shown himself
an acceptable instrument ij
hands of Providence for the cl
sion of the people,
Advertisement
To tl:j C’lUemi ol Marion
Comity.
iSiior.n Okkkk, Aug. 29, 1876.
| Mr. I'Jdiinr:
Will yon please allow mo space
in your valuable paper, the A nous,
of making known to tho voters of
Marion county, where and how I
stand on the political questions of
the county.
It is demanded by some and ex
pected by others that candidates
for representative of your county
will express their sentiments on
tin moro important questions of
tho day.
Sir, I have no politioal secrets
to keep, I have been voting for
>iver forty years without being
challenged at the polls as to my
vote. 1 have kept, no record of
whom I voted for, hut always vo
ted in my opinion for the best man
to till the "fiice.
It fl-eems that the whisky law of
'.his county is now tho most impor
tant topie of the day. That law l
had not examined nor studied
much about as I h?d not received
tho acts or the Legislature. But
since the question lias been sprung
I have examined it more closely
perhaps than some others, and am
free to say that the law is a good
law, and am willing that it should
stand on the statute books of the
State as it. now exists.
It protects the farmer’s property,
the. poor man’s property and all
irrftn’s property from the grasp of
the midnight thief who would
steal your effects while you are re
posing in sleep to barter for liquor
and tobacco. The law was not in
tended to injure tiie honest man,
white or black. I think if the peo
ple generally will examine'the law
closely they will find it of great
benefit to the community general
ly. It is folly to say that the law
takes away any honest man’s lights
or that it is not constitutional nor
Democratic. Supposing a worth
less fellow come into .your settle
ment and wanted to establish a
doggery for the purpose of barter
ing off iiis drug for your stolen
property, would yon be willing to
grant him that privilege. I think
not.
j Tho next, or second point, is the
County Court law, which 1 think
ought to be r. pealed.
Third, the reduction of the per
diem of the Legislature to five dol
lars per day.
Fourth, to consolidate the office
of Tax Collector and Receiver, al
| so, Clerk of Superior Court and
j Treasurer.
Fifth, that no member of the
i Legislature introduce a local bill
therein without the sanction of a
majority of the voters of his coun
i tv.
Sixth, as we have a bi-annual
['election, we demand a bi annual
|session; and, hotter still, one in
I four years when the governor is
elected, or reduce the time ot the
Legislature from forty to thirty day
session.
As some of the foregoing points
and many other changes in the law
cannot be acted upon, such as the
school law and divers of other laws
we demand that the Legislature
call a constitutional convention to
be held by the people or voters ot
the State to elect delegates to said
convention to form a State Con
stitution.
There are some other points I
would like to make known, but
having already trespassed on your
columns and space too much I
come to a close, promising at the
same time if elected, to work for
t c good of tho people generally
to the best of my ability.
Yoms respectfully,
TO THE CITIZENS OF MARION
COUNTY.
Fellow-Citizens of Marion Conn—
*!/■'
j Having boon solicited by friends
| from different parts of tho county
i to allow my name to go before the
: Convention, tho 20th pi Neptem
i her, as a candidate lor the Legisla
ture, I have consented to do s",
and in so doing allow me to say
that I favor the present liquor law;
although I think there is some ob
jection to the wording of the Bill,
j and that it might, ho made less oh-
I jcctronahlcj yet I would not favor
I changing it, unless by consent of
| a majority of the citizens of tho
; county. I think the majority
| should rule in all matters ef inter
! est where an expression can bo
had.
The county court should ho
abolished. I favor calling a con
vention. Taxes are burdensome
and ruinous, and I favor the red no
tion of salaries, pay of members to
tl o Legis'ature, and all other offi
cers, whether of county or State,
where tho same good can bo ac
complished with less expense. I
am hopeful the time is not far dis
tant when these things will be
done, and then you will see once
more a happy and prosperous peo
ple, Very respectfully,
James D. Wilson.
—A young lady at tho Central
Camp Ground, from Talbotton, saw
a young man passing and asked who
it. was? Being informed that ho
hailed from Buena Vista, she cut-led
her pretty nose and said, “That’s all
I want to know of him. He looks
like he has just come out of the corn
field.” The Buena Vista boys feel
complimented. The question now si
who was the young man ? The town
is divided up into factions on it. One
faction claims he w.is the “Judge,”
another “Os,” another “Rubs,” ano
ther “Ev,” and so forth. Marion
county girls say they are proud of
the Marion county boys, whether
they' look like they come out of a
store or a cornfield, and will stand by
them “till death do*us part.”
That human flee called a fop is un
known in Marion.
—As Mr. Hinton was the first
candidate in the field after Mr.
Harris, his claims should be first
I considered by the Convention,
j
j AffffOUffCEMEXTS.
! FOR TAX COLLECTOR^
1 announce myself a candidate for the offi
cer of Codec tor, at the ensuring election
I in January next. AY. H. Moore.
| aug 2'Jth —tf.
For the informrtion of my friends who are
not familial- with my pecuniary circumstances
and surroundings, I will say that in remov
ing to my Father in Chattahoochee county
last year, I was aeuated by necessity; I was
competed to haye assistance that I could
not well get without engaging in business
with him at that time. AY. H. M.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE~
I GEORGIA —Maeios County.
By virtue of an order from the Orcli?
nary Coin t of said county, I will sell
before the Court House, in said county,
on the first Tuesday in October next,
between the legal hours of sale, the fol
lowing lands, as the probertv of Cyrus
: U. Ros°, deceased, to-wit: Lot of land
no. 188, no 165, all the 3lst District of
raid county. /Sold for the benefit of
of the heirs and creditors of said estate
Terms cash. Robert Cranford.
aug 30-30ds.