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W. A-.SINGLETON
Editor & Proprietor.
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Jtuvmv A’ivtn. Marion <'<>-. < o'.
WKDXK.VIUY MO.iSIS-a; AU.JUSI' noV.
The chicken pox is in Lumpkin, Ga.
The t'onst itutioiuil Convention ml
join lied lusL Friday night.
Dr. 0. T. ‘Winslow’s remains were
rmnated in Fait Lake City on the
31 st of July, lie weighed when put
in the furnace 126 pounds ; the ashes
weighed four pounds, eleven and a
h all' ounces.
Tha Fort Valley Mirror comes to
us this week much enlarged and full
of reading matter. We hope the re
coitus vi in v>o ranch greater than the
increase in size.
The Maine State Democratic Con
vention assembled in Portland on the
14th inst, and nominated J. 11.
Williams for Governor. It denounced
the electoral bill and Presidential
count as “the most monstrous fraud
recorded in political history.
A recent proposition to reach the
North Pole is to start a company in
time to reach some lrgh latitude
where the company can winter, and
as soon as the Arctic spring shall per
mit their advance for them to move
rapidly from there toward the pole.
By this method it is thought the North
Pole may be reached.
James Wedemot, aged 48, was
taken to the hospital in Williamsburg
on the 15th ir.st. with his head shock
ingly m dilated by Mrs. Han ora Mc-
Cormic, whom he had seduced, and
separated from her husband several
years ago in California. She followed
him until she obtained revenge.
The recent war has caused such a
feeling against England in Russia,
as to injure the English trade, and en
hanced the American. Over 2000 Amer
ican Sewing Machines are being sold
annually in one town, Karkoff, of sixty
thousand inhabitants. It is thought
American merchandise and manufactured
articles, will supersede the English
throughout Russia.
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Attorney General Ely lias decided
the Treasurer can pay only the
amount of mofiey appropriated for
the Convention. Gen. Toombs said
they had a right to go and burst the
doors of the treasury with a crowbar
if they wanted to do so ; but that he
would loan the Convention the money
to pay the expenses, and would only
ask the Convention to issue him
bonds for his indemnity. He ad
vane and the money ($20,000) to pay
the members of the Convention.
Business Outlook in Geneva.
Last Thursday we discovered trade
was looking upward in Geneva. "We
heard much preparations are being
made by her enterprising merchants
to supply all the commercial wants of
this section this season. We went
through the new store room of W. 0.
Paschal, which is nearly completed,
and werd surprised to see the large
preparation beif g made by him for
the benefit of the pi,ice and his busi
ness. It is a two story t.uilcti. r 'g 50
by 50 feet. Two store rooms below
of equal size and intended, ond Co r
the dry goods, the other for the
grocery department, each to be sup
plied with everything needed in that
market.
The upper story, reached by a
stairway outside, is divided into three
apartments. One for a millinery de
partment where ladies can be sup
plied with the indispensables of fash
ions in that line. In the rear of this
a dressing room loi the convenience
and benefit of ladies who may visit
emplace, where they can bathe their
faces, primp, or rest.
The third apartment is 50x50 feet
and will be appropriated to furniture,
a large lot of which is being bought
for the season.
Mr. J. D. Keough who is much ad
mired, especially lsy his county people,
is extending his business and strength
CDing his popularity in the adjoining
counties and Schley, will do much to
build up the trade of the town and
oblige the people.
T lie State A crieiiltural Conrcu
tlon— MUwioii Comity I'utr.
The la to convention of the Slate
Agricultural Soei ty was largely at
tended ami handsomely sustained by
tip citizens of Newnan. Such was
fho working capacity of the btHly j
under its' efficient president, that a
three days programe was work< and oil
in two days. Interesting essays and
able addressss were rendered in the
interest of the Agriculture of the
Sla’e. One lend ng idea usually
gives unity and complexion to the
varied exercises and proceedings of a
deliberate and advisory body. It
was easy to perceive and gratifying
to recognize the lac.t that the tasteful
improvement of the homes of Georgia
was the rul,ng thought ol this con.
vention. I)r. Tuttle, the eminent
State Geologist, nn<l otherwioo dis
tinguished Professor, said, in his ad
Durable and instructive address,
“while he admired commodious barns
and fitting granaries to secure flic
p odu"ts of the field, beloved good
homes ; he wanted to seethe women
and children taken care of and made
comfortable and happy .” This chiv
alric and generous sentiment of' the
eloquent speaker found a hearty re
sponse in this intelligent and patri
otic body.
How much the idea of comfortable
and tasteful homes for a people in
! volve, I submit to the thinking and
the wise to evolve, while 1 beg leave
to say that we have determined to
hold a county fair in Buena Vis a the
coining fait.
The grounds have been secured
and will bo fitted up in due time.
Timely notice will be given when the
fair will be held. Make ready ar
tides for exhibition. Let ail con
tribute to the interest of 'lie occasion
by something to exhibit and the
county fa r will be a success. Pre
miums aud honors will be conferred
wherever due, to exhibitors of the
products of the garden, orchard, or
field ; of poultry and stocks of all
kinds ; of the products of skilled in
dustry in any department ox human
iahor.
Let the families of proud Old
Marion have on that day a glorious
and happy reunion with 'lie f. ni - -f
her generous soil the success of her
enterprising citizens, and the tasteful
handiwork ol her noble women and
pretty girls, in full and fascinating
v ! ew.
The State and District Fairs are
are great things, but the countv fa r
is mure important. L ist you smile
at this utterance permit mo to say
that the opinion that county fairs
were of more consequence to. the peo
ple than State fairs was expressed in
the hearing of Dr. Jones, editor of
the Southern Cultivator, and he
readily assented to the conclusions.
Many of our ciiizens, their wives and
children, who will never attend these
large gatherings, will be here to
grace the occasion with their pres
ence, and enter into the spirit of the
occasion and receive the mutual ben
efits of an interchange ot opinions
and experience and to carry away
I new and improved ideas for every de
ipai i.uient of our common labor and
our' skilled and tasteful industries. 1
iro for county fairs. Don’t you ?
*\V. B. Merritt.
p meeting of the County
Agricultural Society lm'.sbcerl Changed
from the first Tuesday t O the first
Saturday in each month, ailh the
Society will meet on next Saturday.
W. B. M.
Homestead.
The Homestead has been fixed at
1600 hundred dollars waivable.
Under the decision of the Supreme
court of the United States present
act does not deprive a man, who may
wisli to take the benefits of the
Homestead, and add to it until lie
may have as much as the Homestead
allowed at the amendments of the
Bankrupt law, in 1871, which is $4,-
000, so say those who ought to
know.
The Convention has prohibited
Rail Road descrimination, and made
freights uniform.
Mssefa Cniiipiiiceling.
Bn.s'A Vista, Oa., 1
August 27, 1877. )
Mr. Editor :■ -It, was a pleasure to
be at the Casiola Cnmpmcoling lasi
Sunday. There were several Marion
county people there and thinking it
might be interesting to many others
I have decided to send you this coin
municaiion. Tne meeting was in a
section where the people act cnrues I
both in business and religion, and
many of them were there dispensing
their hospitality and worshiping God.
A more hospital people I have never
found. Tiny are plain, earnest,
matter-of-fact people ; went out with
their cloth tents, which afforded
some comfort and protection- from
the heat of the sun or dampness of
the weather, and reminded me of the
fasts of Tabernacles of old.
The people bud been greatly disap
pointed and some of them were
grieved that no more preachers wo re
there, especially those ot v’olutnb >s,
but they went to work themselves
and we learn that the layity have
elements of great usefulness. Rev’s.
Stallings and Walker, the Senior
preachers of that circuit were the
only preachers on the grounds until
the arrival of Rev. M. Hair, from
this place, w om they put to work.
He preached at 11 o’clock and at
night. Mr. Stallings preached at 9
o'clock. Mr. Walker I found to be a
genial hearted, zealous, hard work
ing man. He appears never to weary
of preaching the gospel, praying for
sinnms, and, we think, in the day of
judgment some will rise up and call
him blessed.
As before remarked Rev. M. Hair
of your town, p; cached at 11 o'clock
and at night. At 3 o'clock Mr.
Walker preac--d a?■ lining sermon
which did much good.
Mr. Yancey, a very promising
young man, connected himself with
the church. He is a son of the la'c
W. L. Yancey, of Alabama. On
Sunday night t here were several vvl;o
professed faith in Chris t, and a couple
of joiug la ies joined the church.
The meeting was quite a su. c-sv, :.i and
every body were highly gratified and
pleased with it. On Sunday after
noon the question of making it a per
manent campground, upon the self
sustaining principles, wa- put to a
vote and it was unanimously or i
and it was also decided that they
would have one of these feasts ot tab
ernacles every year about the third
Sunday in August, on the self-sus
taining plan of every body bringing
some I ,Ling to cat with them ; and if
they cannot build tents come in their
wagons and spread their cloth tents
as they did in the days of old. We
think this is the way those ancient,
feasts were held. Every ho ly that,
went were prepared to take care of
themselves. If those that attend our
campmeetings (that are able and
close enough by) would bring their
provisions and aid the tent holders in
bearing the burden of the campnu-et
ing it Would not fall heavy on any
body, and every one would go away
from the campground delighted and
longing to see the time come again
when they could meet on die tented
field to worship the Lord, and instead
of having eight or ten tents, as we
now have, we would have fifty or a
hundred tenters. * L< t, us try it at the
approaching campmeeliug at Red
Hone and see if we do not have a
feast of love indeed.
We m t many old friends whom we
were glad to take by the lmnd, and
it did our hearts g' Od to mingle with
them during their f v ast. Among
them were Messrs. Vanhorn', Pa ar
son, Covmgton and others, and lb n
kind families We have nm spent a'
more pleasant day in some time, and
it will long linger in our memory as
One of the oasis in our life.
Visitor.
Col, Thomas Hardeman has been
re-elected President of the Ceotgia
State Agricultural Society. The So
ciety will meet again in Amcricus
next February.
Mr. B. M. Wilkes,.of LaGrange,
Ga, is said to be tho owner of a gold
mine for which ho lias bet-n offered
SIOO,OOO.
Wesloyan Female College*,
MAC6N, GEORGIA.
The rortlfli Ammnl Sf.-Intt V\ 111 lU-gtn
On September ltttli, ISJT
The advantages in Iho Literary, Musical
mnl Art Dppnrlinor.tr, are unsimnissed.
In poir.t of health Macon is the Second of
all cities in the United Suites, containing us
many as ten thousand inhabitants.
The price of Board nud Regular Tnitior.
for half the annual session is $1515 00 to
$l4O 00, which must he paid in advance.
There is an extra charge for Music, Draw
ing, Painting and i-Tetieh.
Tor Catalogue apply to
I!ev W O BASS, D D President, or
Rev C AY SMITH, D D 'Secretary
aug 8 If
Fnrlow Masonic Female College,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
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BOARD OF INSTRUCTION:
A. H. FLKWF.U.KN, A. M.
. MRS. G. H. DiJARNETTE, M. A.
MRS. A. E. UYLANDICR, M. A.
MISS LUCIE r. WILLIAMS, M. A.
Mlt. C AUL SOUNEIDEA, Prof, of Music
CHARGES PER MONTH:
Board SIO.OO
Tuition C 00
Music and use ok Piano 6.00
Fall Term will Login Sejil onilicr 10th
For further information apply to
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BUENA VISTA HOTEL
The undersigned respectfully an
nounces to bis fellow citizens, and the
public generally, that lie lias taken
charge of the Buena Vista Hotel, where
they will find comfortable quarters, and
as good refreshments as the county af
fords.
Board, per Day —s2 00
Those desiring board for their chil
dren to attend school, or for pursuits of
business, can make special arrangements
which will be reasonable and acceptably.
R. M. WILLIAMS.
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singer mm
DEWING nIPHr
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GREAT £EDUCTION
The New Family Singer Sewing Machines will hereafter be sold at
35 IMPLL.mSI
and all other styles of Genuine Singer Machine,® at equally reduced pricep. Thoigh these Ma*
chines have boon reeueed one-half in price, tho QUALITY WILL BE MAINTAINED at its high
est standard.
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inferior manner, and sold by irresponsible parties, whose guaranties are worthless. All Gonuinc
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