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WII.L W. SINOIiKTOIV, Killlnr.
I. W. SINaLRTON, Am'l, KilHor.
JuTeNA VISTA, GA., -IANUAUV ISlh, IHHI
A NHVV STOKE.
Mr. S. M. Cohen will leaveTucsdny
for the markets to lay in liis spring
stock. Ho intends to renovato and
repair tbo house, where his barroom
now b, and put in n stock of dry
goods, boots aud shoos, Ac.
%KW .SCHOOL, HOUSE.
Mrs. M. J. Matthews, Messrs. Mc-
Michuol, Wells and Mintor have built
a school house in the grove near Mr.
Miatcru for the purpose of giving their
children bettor sell -ol advantages.
Mrs. Della Foster luw been employed
iu teacher for the prosont ycur, and
will open school next Monday.
MAIUOADE IV HIOII LIFE.
A inarriago among the upper tons
occurred at llrantloy last Wednesday
night. At the bride’s father, Rev. S.
1) Clomcuts joined in the holy bond
of matrimony, Mr. F. (3. Nelson and
Miss Dora Short. A host of friends,
tho Annus among tho nunibor. Join
pi wishing the happy couplo a pros
perous and successful career.
UI'ENA VISTA’S SCHOOL.
Sometimo ago tho Hoard of Trus
tees of the Buena Vista school el-ctod
llev. Mr. McConnell, of Scarborough
Ga., *s principal of the school. Not
withstanding be was elected upon
liis own application, ho refused to
accept. This left tho school without
a teacher, and tho prospects some
what gloomy. Undor those circum
stances Rev. S. D. Clements has con
suiited to take charge of tho school.
He will bo assisted by Mrs.M. A.Butt.
Mr. Clements is an old teacher, and
of Mrs. Butt wo think wo could hard
ly ttpoak iu too fluttering terms.
THE DEVIL'S WOUK.
It is said that the devil treated Job
very badly, und wo think that our
devil followed n bad example, and in
our last issue very badly treated ns.
When we wrote, “it requires a In-alt liy
constitution to wiUistnud this weath
er, ’’ and his majesty made it "ac
quires,” we felt a little sore, but did
not complain. Tuen again in speak-,
i >g of the roads boing almost impass
able, and he made it "impossible,’’
wo thought maybe ho was right, and
it was iiupossible sure enough to have
roads. But when we wrote, “Mrs
was found dead in her bod,’’ and
lio made it his bed, we wero in doubt
as to the signification of the word sox
iu tho region of darkness. Again
whon wo wrote, "Miss is a charm
ing young lady, and is a ncioo of Mr.
,” and his royal highness so per
verted our meaning as to make it
"nephew” wo thought that impossiWe
to endure, and wo wept big, copious
tears.
WHO STOLE THE tLOAKI
Tho that Puzzled His Iloaor.
Abont the first week in September
last, a lady’s cloak disappeared with
out loavo or permission from the store
of Messrs Lowe & Rushin. Nothing
was said about it, and the theif con
cluded it had been forgotten. Last
Tuesday Ann Jones (col) came into
tho store wearing the cloak, and tho
firm claimed it and took possession
of it. Ann said she had borrowed
it from Lou Crawford. Lou toul con
flicting stories as to how she got the
cloak. She said that Ned Hughes
made her a present of it; and again
that her father, Peter Holton, gave
it to her, stating that he got it from
"a man down the road” aitfl paid two
dollars for- it. Ned Hughes, Lou
Crawford and her husband, Garrison
Crawford, were arrested and brought
np tor trial Thursday beforo Justice
AVobb. Alter hearing tho ease the
court decided that the accused had
not violated the law and command
ments, and ordered that they bo sot
at liberty. Evidenco pointed to Pc
tor Holton as the guilty party, but
he was too sharp to bo caught.
Shem Lassiter, of Ilawkinsvillc,
has nat out to eat 40 birds in 40 days.
He lias eaten 31 birds and shows no
signs of weakening. To the contra
ry, according to Ihe Iluwkninsvillo
Dispatch, afi iend of bis offers to
bet that after the task is completed
Mr Lassiter will bo able to cat a
roasted saddle girth, and wash it
down wdiisix cjuarts of b#termilk
Romarkod Around Town.
—Tho extreme indisposition of tho
editor, on account of feeble health,
cut short our local ilcpaitinciit this
week.
—At a party at Mr. James Dikes
last Wednesday night, the young folks
tipped tho “light fantastic toe to the
weosma’ hour of the morn/’ and all
enjoyed it.
—A couplo of ladles paid our office
a visit lust Thursday ovcaing, and
though ourComnnche war paint caus
ed them to mistake us for the “devil,’’
wo made one of our politest bows,as
sured them that saints needn’t fear,
and cheerfully explained to them tho
mysteries of the “art preservative.’ 1
—The man who can’t manago a
railroad or edit a newspaper is no
man at all.
—Swing corners. [Fence corners]
—Rev. S. D. Clements will be on
doublo duty this year—both preach
ing and teaching.
—lt it is our intention ? to send the
Argus out by every Saturday’s mails,
and we will surely do so. We have
failod to coins to time for the past
two issues for various reasons. B*t
wo dislike to apologize, and won’t do
it now, notwithstanding we have bad
a sick family,and have been tick our
selves.
—Mr. W. 11. Speck is now in town
prepared to take good pictures for
those who would like to secure the
shadow before the substance fades.
And, also, makes a specialty of en
larging pictures of any kind, lie
guarantees good work, and ask but
a trial, confident that conviction will
loliow. Give him a visit, and look
at the pretties.
—Paul decided that Bill had boon
saving slanderous things about lmn
and the moro he thought about it the
madder he got. Paul one day re
cently saw Bill abont sixty paces
ahead, nnd called to him: “Say, Bill,
stop there! You have been talking
nbuut me, and I’m going to beath—l
otit of you.’’ “Who was telling you,
Paul I” queried Bill, as ho cast a
glance over his shoulder, nnd quick
ened his paco. “You’ve been talking
about me,’’ said Paul, “and I’m go
ing to beat h—l out of you.’’ ‘ Who
was tolling you ?” retorted Bill, and
faster the pursuer and pursued. Fi
nally Bill turned upon his confident
foe, and gavo him abound thrashing.
—lt must ba wretched weather
when,l,l9 “devil” gets cold.
—The First Quarterly Conference
for the Marion ciicuit,will be held at
Union church on the sth Sabbath,
and Saturdaylbefure in this month.
Rav J. W. Folsom desix’es a full at
tendance of ilia official members.
—Unclo Jimmio Brasingtou'“has
moved back to town,
—Miss Anna Brown, of Talbot, is
is visiting relatives in town.
—The family and friends of Ilcv.
W. A. Singleton feci much solioitude
on account of the present condition
of his health. For nearly three weeks
ho lias been confined to liis room with
a pnimmonic affection, and now he
has lost tho sight of his right eye—
wo hope only temporarily.
fQuarterly meeting for the Buena
Vista and Brandy Station will con>
vene at the M E church in Buena
Vista ou the fourth Sunday and Sat
urday before iu this month.
—The party at the bote! last Thurs
day night was only one during the
week within the incorporation.
—The countenance of Ed. Stokes
will illuminate tho city of Jackson
villo.in the county of Marion,through
the year A.. D. 1881.
—Mr Jacob Isroal will leave Buena
Vista next week to bo gone some
time for the benefit of bis health.
—Getting behind in a printing of
fiiceis very much like gotting in debt-
Hard to pull out.
Hundreds of young men waste
hour after hour thinking] over what
they might do if they only bad the
time.
Some men grumble because they have
no opportunity, while otlifers go to
woric to make au opportunity for llieuv
solves,
A HOY WANTED.
Wo want an industrious boy, iwho
can ivnd und write, and wishes to
learn tho printing busiuoss.
Soo Here, Friends-
When wotookchargo of tho An
nus, tho first thing wo did wn9 to re
duco tho subscription price to a dol
lar and a quarter—less than a post
age stamp per week—and to declare
positively and cmpha ically that wo
would Rond the paper to no one who
failed to pay cash for it. Wo know
from experience that it is impossible
for any publisher to buy the paper,
do tho work and pay the postage and
make a livelihood at a dollar and quar
ter per afinurn, unless every paper is
paid for, and if wo send the Argus
to one on time, we ought not to re
fiiso another, and among all the list,
there will be some who will not pay.
In a word, wo cannot afiord to adopt
the credit system, and on the day a
subscription expires, tho paper will
bo stopped—let tho subscriber be
rich or poor. Wo have adopted this
as rule, aud can see no reason why
anybody should get mad about it.
If they do not think tbs Argus worth
a (iollar and a quarter a year they
need not take it, and we will promise
that not a tear shall Moisten our Ait
gus eyes. To those who will favor
us with their confidence and patron
age, wc most earnestly promise that
if industry will prevent they shall not
regret it.
A WORD TO BUENA VISTIANS.
In looking over tho town fist we
find that are there several who nre in
arrearage, and consequently are not
subscribers undor tbo new manage
ment. If they want tho paper they
tnay call and subscribe —otherwise
not a Copy after to-day will bo sent
them.
wn.i t i:jjiltpiett accomplishes.
Wo commend the following setec
;ion to tho perusal and meditation ot
our young readers:
I. Firms good habits.
2 Protects against temptations.
3. Strengt liens the best affections.
4. Purities thought aud speech.
5. Draws out love for parems.
6. Brightens the home circle.
7. Endears relatives and friends.
8. Gives character more descision.
9. Instills reverence for holy things
10. Teaches love for the sanctuary.
11 Leads to a study of the scrip
tures.
12. Inclines tho heart to earnest
prayer.
13. Repels evil companions.
14 Makes life moro conscientious.
15. Helps iu tho choice of a vo
cation.
16. Encourages activity in wise
directions.
17 Transforms duty in to pleasure.
lS.lnducee self-sacrifice fer others
-16. Saves from bitter reflections.
20. Crowns tho evening of life with
peace.
21. Light up tho dying hour with
joy.
22 Robs death of its sting and the
grave of its victory.
now is it?
Under the above heading a
writer in tho nirusta Evening
Nows gives the following nnt for
professing Christians to crack. He
savs:
There is a great number of
people in Augusta who pofoss to
love tho Lord Jesus Christ better
than (hoy love any earthly pleas
ure or possession. M >ro than they
love their own families oven. They
profess to love God rather than
mammon and yet for six days of
bad weather they are out iu tho
service of mamm*, and yet when
Sunday comes the weather is too
disagreeable to bo out in the ser
vice of God. How can we, as
Christians, expect siuuers, our
own sons and danghters, and the
young men of our city, to have
any confidence or rospoct for any
such Christianity as is here ex
hibited. They read our lives, not
our theology and our lives do not
correspond with our profession.
Brethrjn, servants of the Most
High! let us “be not slothful in
business, fervent in spirit, serving
the Lord. ”
Early County News: It affords
us to be able to state
Hint both Churches in B'akcly have
settled with their Pastors. This isos
it should be. Our people all need
praying for, and wo imagine breth
ren Norton and Wardlaw can now
send up prayers in our behalf in full
faith that wo arc not past redemp
tion,
Ear'y County News: Rev. J-
P. Wardlaw wishes us to say to the
party who borrowed Ins axe during
bis absences they will confer a favor
by returning it, us he is much in
l ueed of It.
OVKU RUItDEAEO,
Uncle Kum’rt En>|>loyr take m Vacation
Last Thursday the postmaster at
Buena Vista was Informed by Mr. It.
J Jordan that lie would not take the
mails from tho post office. Acting
under the postal laws the postmaster
tried to hire some cne to cary it for
ward, but being limited as to the
prico to bo paid for tho work, ha
fuilcil. OnWedncsday Mr. 8 P John
son had tho mail sen', rather than
permit the citizens to do without.
This touto was bid off by a firm in
St Louis, Mo.,whoJsent au agont hero
to re-let it, but as the price offer
ed was not sufiio ent, ho foun 1 diffi
culty in getting a carrier. Finally
Dun Farris took the contract at five
hundred dollars per year, giving
bond for tho faithful fulfillment there
of. Bill McCrary, Anderson Taylor and
Monro Harris going oa his bond.
Dan carried it as long as lie was able
to, and then got Mr. it. J. Jordan to
take the contract off his hands. Mr,
Jordan had been carrying it only a
short tirno when he got tired of it
and notified Dan he would curry it
no longer. Dan's bondsman feel a
little uneasiness for foar of trouble.
Tho route froinColumbus to Lump
kin has also suspended, and the peo
ple olCusscta can get no mail except
what comes through tho Buena Vis
ta office. This throws thribble tho
amount of mail for Andrew Jackson
to Carry,nnd as he only expected and
provided to send it on horse back be
cannot carry all the mail, and it is
bird on the pmplo of Cusseta
to do without their mail, aud it is
equally hard fox Andrew, who is
poor, to provide for tho transpot ta
of the mail of 2 routes—one a daily.
Siuoo putting the above in type
Andrew Jackson has notified the
Postmaster that he will not again
take the mails from the office. Au
other failure.
THE CAGE AND ITS 111ItD .
Tho Argus man, over on tho alert
for “an item,” strolled to the jail
the other evening, thinking that por
haps thorc was simeot his readers
who would like to know who is regis
tered at tho county htcl. We
found one lone occupant,Miltonßutt.
In response to our inquiry, Milvon
said he was “getting on mighty bad’’
It will bo remembered that Milton was
bound over some two or three years
ago on charge of stealing. Hon S. B.
Story stood his bond. Before court
came on Milton decided to seek safe
ty by flight, and leave Mr. Story to
settle his account. Going to Coch
ran, Ga., he thought liimsclf safe oat
of the jurisdiction of Marion county
courts. But he found out his mis
take when the sheriff of tne county
appeared and brought him back to
Buena Vista and cagod him. Ho has
lain in the jail for seven months, and
daring this cold weather has suffered
very much. He says h liked to have
lrozo, and that his feet is frost bitten.
Milton says he is cured, ;and if b
gets out of jail, he intends to stay out.
He is very anxious to be bailed, but
no one seems willing to risk him. He
says ha will bind himself to any body
for two years to get out. Milton’s
fate ought to boa warning to those
who feel inclined to slope and put
their bonds-men to trouble.
The Appeal says wood sold at $8
per cord in Cuthbert during the cold
spell, and that office was on a quaun
dary whether to freeze, burn wood
typo or pay that prico for wood, when
some friends lent a helping hand
aud saved them of either. Fuel was
not quite so high here, but it was
with a long drawn sigh that wo plac
ed our lean-looking pocket book back
to rest after paying about thirty-five
per cent, more for our wood ttuu pre
viously.
Wo envy stho small boy who
owns a dady that lias had hogs
to kill this winter. We haven’t
had a sausage worth tho name in
years. It’s a graet thing to be a
man and stand six feot in one’s
stocking leot, but tho small boy
who can steal out doors and stand
around his dady’s log lire and
blow bladders while tho hired
men scald and disembowel hogs
about this time of years is a“ big
ger man than old Grant.”—Grif
fin. Sun.
The people of Jefferson, Jackson
county, are determined to stop the
sale of whiskey iu that town if a high
license can do it. Tho town council
at its last intuiting placed such liccnes
at u thousand dollars.
HOW HUKNAVISTA OUT ITS NAME.
In ono of onr ramblos from home
some time si nee, we met a gentleman
who related to us the circumstances
of the naming of our town. The battle
of Buena Vista had just been fought
between Gen. Taylor and Gen Santa
Anna and the bloody scorn was the
subject of comment though the
breadth and width of tho country.
Mr Uigboe.of Randolph county,fresh
from tho battle field where lie had
lost an arm,came toMiiledgeviilo and
was electod messenger of tin House
of Representatives. On account of
his connection with that battle, the
Representatives nicknamed their
messenger “Buena Vista” Mr.
Wiggins was at that time Represen
tative of Marion county jn tho
General Assombly, and had introduo
<d a bill marking out a town in the
county of Marion which sbou'd bo
tho county site, but had loft the
name blank, for the purpose, wo pre
sume, of corresponding with some
of his constituents. On account of a
change in the order of business the bill
came up before Mr. Wiggins expoct
cd it, and he was called upon to fill
lhe blank with a name f>r his new
town. Ho aroso,somewhat confused,
and as he espied Mr. Bigbee, near
him, remarked, “I’ll name my town
after you “Old Buena Vista.’' So
Buena Vista was the name of the
now town, and will, we suppose, so
continue until its dying day.
This was given us by a gentleman
who was present and a witness to
tho scene; we therefore, believe itti
be a correct version, but if any of
our cit zees know a different one-per
haps it would bo interesting to our
readers for them to give it.
Buena Vista, Oa., )
Jan, 14 1880 j
The Beard of trustees of tho ‘ Bue
na Vista High School, met this day
for the purpose of electing teachers
for said school for tho present year.
Present E. W. Miller, Chairman
and the lull board.
Upon motion, Rev. S D Clements
was unanimous elected principal, anu
Mrs. M. A. Butt, assistant.,Miss Jen
nie D White instructress in Art and
music. Resolved tho rates of tuition
far the present year shall be:
For Ist Class per month $2. 00.
• 2nd “ “ “ £2.50.
“ 3rd “ " 53.00
Incidental fee of 25c per term for
each scholar due on entering school.
Further resolved that tha tuition
shall be due and payable at the end
of each month E W Miller
Jas. M Lowe Chairman
Secretary,
A good deal Ims been said about the
opinion of lion. A.H.Stephens as to'the
condition of Georgia. We think Mr.
Stephens is right. In fact our own ex
perience as a journalist convinces us
that he is right. Wo know to an abso
lute certainty that it is more difficult to
collect five dollars now than it was to
collect ten dollars five yoars ago. The
people—we mean the toiling masses—
are worse off than they were ton years
ago. The taxos ate harder to pay. Al
though evert thing is cheap we find
that our people have to make every
edge cut to “make buckle and tongue
meet.” 'this is the experience of every
householder or head of a family you
may ask them all and the same story of
life’s batde told Mr. Stephens
is right as he always is. —Cartersvilie
Free Press,
O hush, brother. We all knowjjit,
hut we don’t want it to get out of the
family.
GOOD HEAL, AXO PLEXTY OV IT.
Horace McCall says for us to toll
our readers that at McCall & Clom
cut's Mill they can buy good meal
and plenty of it. They have secured
the service of Mr. Jack A. Ivey as
miller, lie is an experienced miller
and can make any kind of mcul you
want.
Tazewell and Vicinity.
—Miss Lou Wadsworth, daughter
of Mr. William Wadsword, is quite
sick.
—Mrs. J. M. Halley is nowand has
for sometime been in a low state of
health.
heath ok a young lady.
Miss Jennie Wall died last Mon
day and Tuesday evening was buried
in tha cemetery at Tazewell. She
was subject to a bronchital affection,
and on returning home about a week
ago from visiting friends, was pros
trated. Miss Jennie is a grand
daughter of “Aunt Dicy’’ Walls, and
lived with her grand-mother. The
young lady was much beloved and
respected by a circle of relatives and
ends who will mourn her death.
Around about in Georgia.
Albany News and Advertiser: The
fire-proof safe was carried over from
Albany to Isabella last week. Mr.
Samuel Farkas took tho contract. It
required 8 mules 2 Jays to the make the
trip—distance twenty miles. Worth
ought to buikl her new court house
arouud ttic safe.
Americus Recorder: “Yank” Sims’
Sow will have to wear tho blue rib
lien, until the rest of tho sows are
heard from. First.sho had tw< lve pig*,
then she improved 50 per cent, and
had eighteen, while the lust litter
numbered twenty-throe. According
tothisprogression sho will have about
thirty next time. They say “you
can t make a silk purse out of a how’s
car,’’ but friend Sims will soon get
rich if that sow keeps her health.
Columbus Times: Tho friends of
Miss Jennie Mathews,* daughter of
Judge J. M Mathews, of Talbot'on.
will regret to learn of her death at
that place on last Saturday. She
was about twenty three years of ago,
ju-t standing on the threshold of voting
womanhood, and was a mod eti
tnablc young lady. Ilcr gout le man
ners and lovely disposition had drawn
around her many warm friends. Sho
was a consistent member of the Meth
odist church. Her remains were hur
ried in Talbotlon ycsleiday.
The Athons Banner reports that a
a negro woman of that city was re
duced to such an extremity for fuel
during the recent cold sped , that, she
opened a shuck mattress on which
she slept, and used tho shucks for
fuel —burning only a small handful at
a time, to make it last as long as
possible.
Athens Banner: On Sunday last
a3 Mrs. M. K Jtney, of this city, was
standing with her back to the lire and
her dress caught and quickly blazed to
the waist, Crisping and burning the
edge of a woolen shawl. By the noise
of tho flame she found out her situa
tion, when she instantly sat down
on the floor, and, folding the other
parts of her dress ovor the flame,
extinguished tho firo without receiv
ing tho slightest burn. This
emurkablc presence of mind wo rec-
Commuiid to all our readers. If the
clothes catch fire, quietly smother
tne flames. The u-ual course—get
ting cxcitod and rushing around for
help—is sure to make matters worse,
and it has caused the death of many.
Mrs Kenney’s act was as rax-e as it is
eoramendable. If she had lost her
presence of mind, who can tell what
the result might have been 1
The Gainesville Southern tells its
readers that they noed not bo sur
prised to see at least throe manufac
turing establishments started in
Gainesville within the next twelve
months. That is the right kind of
talk.
The Coffee County Gazette tells a
horrible story of the finding of the
body of Mr. Peter C. Reese, 'of Hol
ly Springs, in the woods near that
town last Monday. When found,the
remains were terribly mangled by
hogs. It is thought the unfortunate
man was intoxicated and frozon to
death and th ; Coroner’s jury brought
in a verdict to that effect.
One Jesse Woodward, of Dooly
couuty, in a talk with John Lucions,
became excited about the failure of a
contract In splitting rails, put his
shot guii'to the latter’s head, and
blew his brains out.
Mr B I Wilson, agent for the
Southern Express Company and op
erator in the Western Union Tele
graph office, at West Point, who wc
reported in our last issue to have been
assassinated and robbod, turns out
to have been the assassin and robber
himself. Mr J E Wdkerson, a de
tective of the express company, took
tho matter in hand and forced Wil
son to confess that ho was short of
naming, and that his conscience
allowed his pocket-book to dictato
terms to him and he thought this tho
best way to make a rise.
Tho Echo says: “Loxington is be
ing rendered uuinhabitubio by pop
skull whiskey and fighting negroes.’"
And also: “Lexington is now the
acknowledged headquarters for
drunken, rioting negroes. It is the
best place on c aith to emigrate Iroin
Mr. Will Ildler, an onergelic young
farmer of our county raised last year
eight hales of cotton and two hundred
bushels of corn to the mule besides other
crops of grain,—Dawson Journal.
The Walker County Messengers
publishes tho following as a now w ov
of performing a marriage ceremony:
“A newly elected justice of tho
peaco in this region who had boqn
used lo drawing deeds nnd wills, nrd
littlo else, was called upon as bis llr.t
official act to marry a couplo wl o
came into liis office very huiri-dly
and told him their ptuposo. Ilelo t
no timo in removing his hat and re
marked: “Hats oil iu the presence
of the Court.’’ llis order obeyed, he
remarked: “Hold up your right
bunds. You, John Marvin, do y u
solemnly swear that to the host of
your knowledge nnd bohef you take
this yar woman to have and ter ho and
for yourself, yor heirs, cxekyorteis,
administrators on l assigns, for your
an’ their use an' boh of forever ‘I
do,’’answered tliegro*<n. “If oil,Alice
Ewer, do you take thii yer mm for
your husband, ter hev an’ to hold fir
over; nnd yon are lnwfu'ly seiz and in I’isi
simple,and free from all imeumbrnneo
and hev right t > sell,bargain an I con
voy to the said grantee yerself, yer
heirs, administrdors anti assigns?' 1
“I do,’’ said liie li ide, radier doubt
fully. “Well, John, that will he ab >ut
a tlollar'n' fifty cents,” “Are wo
married?” asked the bride. “Yes,
when the fee comes in.*’ After soma
fumbling, it was pioducetl and hand
ed to the court ’ he pocketed it, and
cohtinucd: “Know all inert by these
presents that J, being in good health
and of sound deposin’ mind, in con
sideration of a dollar and fifiv cents,
to mo iu hand in paid.do and by these
pivsen's liuvo declared you man and
wife during good behavior and uutil
otherwise ordered by the court.”
The Dawson Journal annonnc< s
that Elder Mathias F. Cowley and
Elder John W Taylor, two Mormon
preachers from Salt Luke City, Utyli,
have been furj several ijjweeks past
holding frequent services, and pro
claiming tho tenets of thir
the eastern portion of Terrell county.
They have been zealously working in
behalf of their causo, distribute g
tracts containing their creed, and
preaching on Sunday and during tin?
week. The Journal savs; “The
writer saw one of their tracks, and
carefully read it over, but did not
observe any allusions to polygamy.
Thus far we have heard of but-ono
convert from theirjininistry, andjthis
one is a lady of good| Tawily and
standing.
A crowd of boys, under the age
which the law fixes as tho limit of
responsibility for crime, regularly
help themselves to the coal from the
yarus.of Atlanta.
The recent cold spell caused soma
of tho weekly newspapers, whose ed
itors could not stand the advance iu
wood, nor could venture sufficiently
far from the fire, to suspend for a
week.
Whisky licansa in tha town of
Quitman lias been put up to five
hundred dollars. And the editors of
tho Free Press have joined the tem
perance club. Catch ono of tha
newspaper boys napping, if can.
TheElberton News mentions au un
fortunate and fatal accident which
occurred on tho public square of that
town during the recent snow storm.
A party were snowballing and frolick
ing iu the snow, when an old colored
man, Henry Brawner by name, ven
tured up into the crowd, and soma
one gave him a trip, which threw him
suddenly to the ground. Tho old
man did not get up after tho fall, and
gave evidence of being hurt. Ho
was cared for and carried homo by
his friends, and medical aid was se
sccured, but he died on the following
day trom tho effects of his injuries.
Tho News learns that he had a bot
tlo in his pocket at the time he fell and
it issupposed he (ell upon it and rcceiv
od internal injuries. A Coroner’s in
quest was held upon the body on
Monday last, and a verdict in ac
cordance with tae facts above stated
was rendered
We arc informed that the first ship
ment of iron consisting of five carloads
has been received for the Talbottou
branch;'railroad. It has been decided
to make tho road a broad gauge; we
think this a wise step, as it connects
witli the Southwestern, and a change
ef cars will be avoided. It looks as if
it looks as though the people of that sec
tion are determined to have a railroad
and we expect to hear that Talbotton is
areal livo “railroad town.”—Columbus
Ti mes
SwainbOro Herald srws: Hon. If.
McLeod is pulling up hie cotton stalky
ami carrying thorn to his liouso to
pick cotton, the weather being so
coll. It is said that lie has about
25 bales to pick.
Mrs. J C Brown, of Norcross, was
burned to death on Wednesday by
her clothos eatching a fire. She was
the wiftj of a young raorciiaht of that
cc.