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About The Butler herald. (Butler, Ga.) 1875-1962 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1877)
J [J I tiisi.. ■ rka 1IEIIE AXD TUliltE. The strike is dying out. Even fishermen have struck. ■ Gatise—Ash won’t bite. Time will teaoh him who has no teacher. ( Prondlooks make foul Work in . fair faces. Another wedding before ten months. . y. ■. Longtlivison—sefaiiion for life. It’s time some one 'iwas around ’ Witli a'subsoription for snmething. • Fortune is like a market) where taany times, if you wait, the price will fall. “John, what is the ohiof branch •of' education in your school?" '“Willow branch, sir:' master's uSed up nearly a whole tree." <r /A. young, womahbeing asked by \ : ia politician whiub party she was tnmt in favor of, replied that she preferred a wedding party. Young man, court not suffering. Yon nan pi^t in your time to much bettor advantage in courting some . Jfticejmmg wowtlfl.. „ v It is just os much as we can an to tolerate this weatlier business. Doth Russians and Turks - must have been oiler the'clerk who clos ed his water-spout so suddenly yesterday. “You ain’t afrnid to die?” said a clergyman, tenderly. “No," .replied the sufferer, I’m only afraid ‘it'l Jo, that the old woman will go shooting among my private pa pers the first thing." Chicago has seven hundred packmen, and if you ever go there f you will wonder - how the whole seven hundred can get hold of your curpet-ljag end holler iuto your 'Jcjt ear, at once. There are ton printers in the United States sSiate. This alarm ing state of things ehould have a • tendency to keep hoys from learn ing the printing trade, but we, fear - they will not heed the warning. Don’t criticise bald-headed men, says an exchange, for you don’t know how spun you may steal in late at night, step on the cat’s tail, turn over the rocking-chair, feel ten .fingers meandering through your hair, and wake up in' the morning as bald as a [>eele<l onion. Luther was wont to say that tli ran things make good ministers— temptation, affliction, supplica tion. Saturday, about 12 o’plpclf, while sitting in her room In Columbus, Mrs, Simmons, nn old lady of Gir- nrd; suddenly^ and without any apparent ) cause,, dropped dead. Bheisa sister oi'Mp, Hallow, a boss workman at the Eagle aud I’liouix factory. We bad a good raiu on Suuduy last and it was a welcome visitor for we were-Very dry here in town And we learii the farmers on the fiver were suffering. We iee our ifomediate rof.rcsen- j The Convention. c Thu Convention is still in' srs- .si hi, and While we should be glad S?:> stfi them adjourn as soon as (HissiblM wo are not in favor of ''■Sniff' I 0 lire juttbiiig a ^rastiiution^ve.frust for us and our ^lifflren after u«. Dlc w ,ti inst., Mrs. ashington in the 74 Ik year of liSiqjghjT Mrs. Scott hair Suffered'loUg'and- patiently but slie bare her afflictions with Ahris- tian fortitude, Shawns buried near Mr. Henry Lloydjs place in this county. C , Sad. Wb regret to announce the death of little Helen SistrUnk, youngest Child of Mrs., ^ljpWds Sistrunk of Butler. L|jtl#^elen had been sick with ty(jj|fejnfpvor for fifteen or sixteen Ttnd passed: from earth to iveilvlBil^jthout a straggle. Tho nfflicte^'rriuH^ji lias the sym- patliy pfithdhe^||48>: oomUiUriit^ in this dark hour of trouble. L ' Vomit// Court Convened yesterday anil after dis posing of several oases, adjourned' until Thursday next, when the •celebrated cn«o of the Slate vs. Warren Barfield, will ho tried. There will be u new jury to sot upon the case.- , — *f ’ Our Judicial Circuit. We are sorry to see hr the port ol the onmmitteo that Taylor is pi bo taken out of the Chattahoo chee and put hr tlm Circuit now presided o\ v ef by Jiidgo Crisp. We are satisfied uiid We t]i ink every man in tlm enmity isjrwith our present plane in the Clirttthon- clice-pircnitiland trust we will not he taken out of it. Stati S1111<I<<U School Convention TheRtiite Sunday School Conn n ntio nlicotsin AthenslOa., August 24l*tfi 2fH.li inclusive. ,J. W. Wal'. lace 11I' Augusta, will have charge nj' the miisffl Rev. W. B Harri son, 1). 1)., will preach tlioffon ventimi vermofi. An in to resting progidmihe is being proper ml. Delegates will lie transported over any railroad n the State lor hall fare rutus ; paying full fare going anil return free. County ussocia- mins are invited to send Delegates, and schools in enuutus wInfra no items from llhsltorn drove. Hiokoby Gnovis, Ga.. Aug., 2nd ’77. Mb. Editor : Times are very dull in this vioiuity utpresent. Farm ers generally,are through “laying by” their crops—they will Boon set aside the rusty blade hoe and some rest is anticipated for them selves after being j/k closely, con fined in the past yn making iho present crop. Tuftil community aught to feol thankful to know the goodness that God has preserved for their future welfare. There will bo in..a short time a picnio at the Cross Hoads, in Up son county, four miles north o r Hickory. Grove. 1 do not know who are the getters-up of this pic- njc, but it will, however, be well iVml properly conducted by the ;. young ladies'?" and gentlemen of that neighborhood. They have CKteudu'ikii Welcome invitation, all. May they have pleasure'( enjoyment. The general meeting of the Missionary Baptist, was hold at Uak ' > rove, fivo miles east of this •place on Friday the 3rd 'inst., and embraced the Sabbath. I will iloso idV'the present still hope that subscribers may be iiu- ded to the Hbualu. As ever a subscriber, ‘.'Fool Killer.’’ iissnuiiitinns exist. whioli meets in Atlanta in April 187M, are to lie eltwii; if is desired that.schools in the Third District bo lolly represented, i®" (J. U. Armstrong, Vico I’resident 3rd District. Eastman, Ga., July 25th 1877. rloun Atiricultnrletfor A tit;, 1, isii. dHci' This Journal comes freighted with a large rarity of practical valuable information, illustrated j with over fifty illustrative engrav ings, aiming wliioli are three iimir We are glail to welcome agidu in our midst Undo Wyatt Oli'miks nml his moHt estimiibltfi.ladjfj who luive been spending n'^y weeks among 1 heir relatives ami friends: iu Eiitutitou, Tho Augiistri Chronicle mill Cnu- stituuouii.istsiiys: ‘Last Wednes day the Burke Hussnts bail a bar- hidiiu ,es Green’s Out,’ BuVke ootitjjjj ty.' Allbuig tliose present were Messrs. ,|. B. Miller, John Miiler mid Charles J. Walker. Joe Mil ler and Cluirlya Walker were at enmity willvenoU otner, it appears, oti ocootiiif of Some previous diffi culty, ami meeting ou this occasioD thevrptnrrel was renewed. Pistols wfcfpdrawn, wlietoupon John Mil ler' slopped between the two Walker’A pist.dpwus discherged and the ImLl entered John Miller’s Slomucli, inflicting a mortal wound. Thr<?6 sliots were fired timing the melee. John Mil ler foil nnd Joe Miller jumped upon Walker, when a desperate Imml-to-hand encounter ensue Miller finally got Walker ,,low and heat, him sevorly. Walker got away and lett the ground. [When due Miller found huw des T.'isActhicnt at ll’lrtte Uhl If. The Savannah News gives the following sad accident: Brief mention was made in yes terday’s NkWs of the ■ accidental drowning of one of the orphan children at White Bluff.on Tues day,,the particulars of which Could not then be obtained. It seems that one of the Sisters, as has been the Custom, accompanied the Chil dren to the hath house, and per sonally attended to th^bathing of the smaller onBi, tafifog them in the water one at the tamo and dip ping them. The tide bad gone out when tho .children were taken to the bath eteiuse, it being alter three o’cloqrjtdhd there was net quite thraWiet of water in the furthest powon of the bath house 8everul of’The children had been carried out by the Sister and dip ped and Wore then seated on the ?X®P S .fifth* oilier girls to room above and nress. iori(KMijeiii was little Aggie Reil ly, thefieeensed, aged about nine years, who was a' cripple trout pu- I'ttiysiS of the entire lett side of the body, and whose mind was also affected. After dipping her, the Sister curried her to the steps and told her to remain there until site lind attended to one of the other children, and she wnhld dress her. The little one was reluctant, to leave the water and asked to he taken in again, which request was declined The Sisier then gave her attention to .tho other ohilil'reri and was not conscious tlint Aggie had left her place until her atten- tinn umm iittniotnil' by seeingy the bodjP» the' wiiter, which iihid in tfiif meanwhile become quite.thiul- ily at the root of the bath liiinse. It is supposed the child’s anxiety id enjoy 'another 'dip indiiced Ifer to' disobey the iinunction given her, and in making her way into the ( Wttter sliA'-slippel .ou the planks, wliioifeyrare covered with mud, and beingliulpless, was una ble to recover her footing, ond .was thus drowned. Tlie body was at once removed to the lawn, am! one ot the girls thought she delected 11 convulsive motion of the inind and arm. It was believed that life was not en tirely extinct., and every means of resuscitation were employed but withuutavail. GF.CIIGIA—Txyi/in C.’ocntt : Will be sold bt-fure die Conn bousb door: Iriuit town of Duller, on the firs! Tuesday in Auailst next, within the icgsi linnh, of stttd the following! pt-npmy «o-wit: All iHe Boatlt bolt of lot el Laid No. flOl in Iho fllit dislrct oi Tnrlnr erSinty, eicecpt about one-third df . wdd sddlU half ot said lot owned by 11: Ft Fr-flie; Codtaining abont ninety nures liicrd or leas. Levied on ns the homestead cf Gi IV Fneuet by virtue dt two il. fu’s. froth tbd jastico coart of the 741 district, a M.. Id favbrofT, J. Mnrsbad, vs. G. W. Frasier. .Levy inudo aud renamed to me by G. W; Ol’ver, Constable. Also all the reversion or remainder in homestead. July 2nd, 1877/ AM. at Ihd samo lime aud place; lot of land No. 84 1,1 the 13l!i district of su'd county; donlaiuius 2021 neres more or lesa, to satisfy a ft. f,l. issureif from Justicd Conrt of 1071st district, G 81. in furor tif Colbert & Moafort, vs. Win Umllb. Property pointed out by Plnitiff’s Attorney. Levy made nod returned «o mo by JabieS McGlemory L. O. portion of lot of lind No ■ 24 District of Taylor congty Georgia. Sold the property of Abstiq Moutfort, to satisfy a Ji. fa. issnred fr jul the Jnstie's,Court 7o7tif Dietnet G. M. iu favor ol lam'es' Yoirf^biood , iV.a: frtftmBl* Marshal’s Saldl', Witt be Hoiil iiefore the Oouit Hunger Boor,- in tlio town of Butler, Tavlur connty* iOh., on thu flrht Ta»«dny in ifeptemher next, be** tween the le^nl houw of salt?, tUB following d.Kcrilwil propeity to \tit: Lots Nos. 5 nn«J (t in block No. 1 in tho town of Bht!et, : 'wUli i'Uprovcmi'iitM thereon. Levied ou iut< tna property ,of ^ta S. K Mcjvimioy. to w>tisty u fi. fiv i-Bued Jrom Major’s Oonrt, towu of Bntlcr, vs. 8 8. McKinney. Properly point ed o»it by the Mnvi’i of kaid tovfh of Butitr; August 4th. 1377. C. A. J, TOPE, Mandmll. C. n ANDEllwON. Ms U TROUTMAN. mmtem & troutman, (Successors to ANDEltaON Tl.MD’ERLAKE & CO,) P«5»P’JLA r ! STRCEYy Opposite Ulnke’s lllocli, MACON, (JA i WAHSHOXTSE HERtFF As Delegates tn thp Internatinv. nai Sunday SoliA.l’ CotiventiuM j'emtely his hi'other was woumleil which meets iu Atlanta in Auril lie stalled altute.Walkuf, but was stopped by sorut of tho Deople at the barbecue, Dr. Cuinpbnll, of Augusta, was summoned to attend iho wounded man, but all efforts to save his lifo proved unavailing, hull lie died About one o'cl ok Wednesday niglit! Mr. Miller was tyjogh-toned gontluman.pb;)- lovediffy all who kjte w him. leaves a young wile to mom 11 bis untimely end. Mrs. Miller was lit the barbecue, and fainted upon the body of her Imsband when she ranched his side after he', was wounded. Walker liml not boon i i arrested at last accounts. Chief • Weiee our immeamierepresen- ’' f » V rehira 1 »rreStBU at last accounts, umet tativACoU Wallace, »t home yes- “ u y ./ . 1 .. j Christian received a telegram from * , Jl 1^ tbinks it unaurltiin I Jer “ e ' y c “ tt U ’ dosenptious. .| jj jii|| Br yesb-rday morning, terday^ JjO t I'Phis number coutains seven col- inubimr him t.n arrest Walker if lie terdaA P' W*™**?™* j This number contains seven kol- Ckiil£V, unv when tho Convention will adjourn. utunR 0 f di^itlona for AuguAtwmk mimo this way. We are pleased to see among nearly a hundred “Baskot” i'ems, fis again our fellow citizen, Pres- or stUH ,|ler articles; a chapter on jdentJ. T. White, who for the poor and adulterated Seeds; Ogden lost two. or three weeks hoe beeu absent, visiting his relatives and friends in Momroe qnd Atlanta. A Disturbance. Last Saturday a disturbance occured between Messrs. George Renfroo arid Homy Coldwoli, both being somo- . . vwhat intoxicated- .It seems that both parties \voro on friendly terms with eaoh other, and nothing would do them but thoy must have a tussle, and Jn tusslclng thoy fell,and Jlr.Coldwoli was unfortunate and rooeived sev eral braises abont tho face. They were at, once sopaparated and no fur ther disturbance occurred. Farm l’a) era; Clans aud Descrip tions of a $d,200 Dwelling; Among the Farmers, by One of [Them; “Farm Talks,” prC.Giirn and Pota toes; a variety of iSipliments and Convienoes with illustrations; Gar den and Floricultural pages with fine illustrations; Harvesting and Marketing Peaohes, Faith Ruc-h^- ter'a Talks with House-keep'eri j the Doctor and Aunt Sne interest and instruct the Young People; eto., etc! Single numbers, 15 cents, $1.60 a year. Orange Judd Co., Publishers, New York, Fatal Accident. The Sumpter Repuhlioan, givos the following: Mr. G, vv. Easturljng, a resi dent of this county, lost a sou ou Sunday last in a very distressing manner. The lud, about fifteen years of age, as was his oustoni. hod mounted one of his father’s mules to ride to church, -when tho animal shied suddenly and threw him vioently to the grpund, dis locating his neek. He lived twen ty-four hours .after the accident. Mr. E, has the sympathy of a largo circle of friends in his truly sad bereavement, COXSIONMEX13 OF COTTOX SOLICITED, I Lil eml Adv.vuces miula «n Cotton fa Fftoirv • HiiUhNug ami Ifimiisin-ff at lnwcti. Murfcet Pnces. July 10lh-liur ifepiCIlM FRAME STORED E. D. IRVINE. DBALEU IN Picture Frames of all Kinds MOULDJXGS, AH TI ST 8 TAlXTSf liUUSUES, ETC. Will be soli! befora-Bin Court Tfojflje door, iu tho town ufllutlir.if'u tUo liniK^ntridiiy iu aoiitoiuber ni’ih.Wtwwin tlm loml Iuiiuh ofwilo, tlio l'olluwiug pvfipfcrty^tttaflt Lot of luud No. Ill m tin 1 •Jlibalj.-.lrioi of Kiiid countj, oMilftfiiinij *2(>2J mr h more or leuifcto *iitisiMl li. lu."isi»u. d fvou. Tayltn idSfiffernn’ Uoun, 'in -fitvof of A H. 'Colquitt. ••Governor,” vm. Andy Walker. .Tlunos H. Bivins, Riehitrd V a.kt r, Diuk Walker aud CbnrleH Wulkt-r, Levy on mr.t io^jfbp« ”’ty ol James II. B virnii iftfepiun ljo'.nled b\ P.aiu- tift-s At.orui.., .f&jfcit AlsoAUlKUHijtVo time and place, JGO ;nferns of lot.qi^aii.d Kb. *2^0 ami oif niiit-s mnru' iu- less ofjoi of luud N«»., *211, ull. iu tlie 18th }‘i*tr/ct of.httidcouuty. A 1st) ImH Nos. 7. 8. and 0; ou.b’pwt No. (1 iu tlie tnwu-of Bntlor, witu ihe iiuprovemoufb iburwi'u. Lbuiod on us the properly of J. J. ltieuliart, (6 satisfy v fl. la. issued froui Tuylor Snpprior Court, iu liwor t»f Hetuler. on. Mujkir nod Bird, vsi •i. J. lti.nunrt. I’rujuity pointed out by i’liimlitfs Aiurnov. Also at the »itno time nnrl nlnoo, Jot of laud No. lllU iu the 18ih iJintrict qf Taylor f.iiuntj. Go. LuviiaVotuui ibe nrtqmriy of G. J, Lipsry, to satisij a 11 in. isaucd friun tue J.itic-M O'am or the 7«7 Lislrict, G. m., iuJavor «f J« lm T. Gmy vs. (r. J.jLlnsitv. Properly n« into 1 out by PUmuffsljPHhjav. Levy made miu relurued to iue by It y*. Bry..ut, L. C. A’so, atibeiamo lirno nn-i place, a frac tional At of hiua No 141 in me 84th Distnct olTujKir county, Gooruin, eontaininp 3U0 i.OiXH more or less. Levied ou hh *hu prop erty of Alleu *M, Waikvr. In satisfy a li. m. issued from Uppu Supeii .r Court, in f.vor ot Grice aud 'Vnlluce, vs. Alleu M Wa ker. Propel ty pointed out by Plniutitt's Ation.uy, August Uib, 1877. C. A. J. POPE, tiberlff. GEORGIA —Tayloii County : WheriiiH, W. A. ipn*»s Una applied lor let ters oi Adiuiulstratritti ou the astute of oroeu Ma'bewR, lute of buid county deceased. Ail pcraouR concerned are hereby required fr' hLow catiofl ifeuy they can. ou or Ik lore ih Hist Monday in September text, why , AuuinistruuoQ ahi uJd not be graLff pinfed. Glvato ender my baud Offlclnlly* August O.h, 1877. . ' ■ JAMES D. BUSS, Aag.7-w.lw. Ordinary. Writing Pnper, Writing Paper!! A large lot of Beautiful Box Pupor from 15&. to Olio., sent post paid by mail upon r-oaipt of price. Foot Pownr Machinety fir BrucK- et Making etc. Simil for Cuhiiogue. Lis- «o«tit to Merchi o r aud Teachers. Call oa or Addresj, E. II. IRVINE, Iff neon, da. TO WHOM IT 31AV COAOX, GFOUGIA - Taylob County : ll ln rois sundry persous tm.e j*ruyed the’ CRtiiblisbing a public road Un'Huu fr mi Howard to the -'Oltl Wire Roml,” aud lb- V'DWcrs duly nppnii.bid luive recoiuineinled tbnsmno It is ihoiulord i rdurod, lint all p.-rsOiiR having obj^jti.ous to tho eshiblihb- nmn.t of said public rmid, tile their objec- ttonsrn cv befnrotbu first htuudny in t?©i>- teuihir i e&, or the m:tiou of fsihl • Review- •yrs w 11 Iwmade Hie judgm tit of this Court. Given niulpr toy u.ihd uUiciaU.. Tliia 80th Jut pJ877. JAMES. D. nusa, July-31 A w. Ordinary. /
