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A Pleasant Visit to Buena Vista.
J(JI,Y a9m IH7©
Chop Prospects etc., Through Tay
lor, -Schley and Marion
Counties.
we spent the night. We can but re-
turn thunks to the estimable gentleman
and lady for their highly apptvciated
kindness in the manner with which we
The first Open Boll.
Mr. W. J. Hamilton) of CurHonville
district in this comity, sent to
office on lust S iturday, u very film bol;
of the fleecy staple of his own raising
This is the first open boll of cotton
we have heard of this season) and the
prospects bid fair to be an exceedingly
good yield.
Stockholder's Meeting of Butler
Femulo College and Male
Institute.
We omitte^l in our last week’s
notice of this meeting to state a»
we new do, that it would be held
on the first Tuesday in August,
next.
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Personal.
Miss Jennie h. Gmy, who has been at
tending our College, left last Thursday for
her home in Powder Springs, Ga. We
wish you a pleasant visit, Mir* Jennie, and
will expect you to return in time for school.
^ e are pleased to welcome to our midst,
Missies Leila King, of Prattsbnrg, and Julia
Hampton of 8parta, On who are visiting
the family of Mr, B. Montfort.
Miss Nannie Pope of Box Springs, is visi*
ting the family of VIr. O. A. J. Pope.
Mrs. Mary J. Morgan, of ft’u rater county,
is visiting her sister Mrs. D. A. Smith.
Miss Lirzie Giles, of Perry, is here on a
visit U> her relatives, W. H. Jenkins and
family.
Miss Georoia Willis, is visiting the fami
ly of W. L. Griffith.
Miss Bennie Battle, is on a visit to the
family of Mr. Thos. Brooks, of Cedes Creek.
We are pleased to notice the return of Miss
Holsey, who has been engaged in teaching
an interesting music class ac Montezuma.
Mr. J. 8. Searcy and Mr. Walter Baldwin,
of Baldwinville, Talbot county, sparklnd
around our Butler girls Inst Saturday and
Sunday. Come ngniu bo\ h.
Married.
At the residence of the bride’s fa-
ther, on the evening ot the 23rd ints.
by James West, Esq.,Mr. John Taylor
Miss Lizzie Cook. All of this
uuty. May prosperity and happiness
tend tl^m through life.
Dinner.
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We again call attention to the fact
that the people of Cursonville district
are determined on the success of their
"e nterprise which takes place on next
Saturday, near Antioch church. They
propose to have an agricultural din-,
net and barbecue, and cordially invite
everybody to come, Butler wo learn
will be well represented.
Death of Mr. J. J. Ilyin hart
The many friends and relatives of
this excellent gentleman will regret to
learn of his death which occurred at
his residence after a brief illness, on
last Tuesday, evening. The cause o.
his death was from ap^plexey. Mr
Reinhart was a gentleman about sixty
jrean of age,a highly respected citizen,
and leaves behind him many friends
and a large family to mourn his loss.
His remains were interred in the fam
ily burying ground near the residenoe
of Mr. J. T. Harmon.
A Sad but not Fatal Accident.
On last Thursday while Mr. Wesley
Hill was crossing the bridge over White
Water creek, near Bateman <fc Shehee’s
mill, when about mid-way, the bridge
gave y?ay. Mr. Hill, we learn whs
driving a team of mules to a wagon
loaded with lumber, having with biin
bis little son about ten years old,whon
all at once the bridge gave way and the
((it, entire team with little son jras precip
itated to the bottom of the streamer.
Hill being a few rods in front and see
ing the awful position of his little sop,
immediately plunged into the water to
his i 8cue,whom he fouud fastened be
tween two. heavy pieces ef timber. He
was at once released and saved from
drowning. It was with dificulty abo
that one of his mules was saved from
f* drowning. No other damage was
done. It was truly a very narrow es;
cape.
On Wednesday morning 16th., in
stant, we, iu company with our enter
prising merchant, Mr. W. H. Peed,
left out town ere the dawn of day had
shown it light to guide us on our jour
ney right, we were found traveling
in a southwest direction bound for the
little cities of Tazwell and’ Buena Vis
ta. It was our intention to have gi^-
en our readers a notice of our visit in
our last issue but failed to do so for
want of space.
During the last few Weeks there has
been some complaint among the farmers
on account of the drouth, aud
fearful their crops would be greatly
damaged, but we must confess that the
fanners we fear are worse scared than
hurt. It is true at one time our farm
ers had much to discourage them but
sitice such refreshing rains have visit
ed us, no farmers in Georgia wear
brighter faces than the farmers of this
section, and we can boast of as many
good and well cultivated farms in
Taylor county as anywhere to be found.
The first farm which we visited about
sun rise was that of Mr. 0. J. Peter
man, situated on the bueatiful stream
known as White Water, about six
miles from town. We found the old
genlteman pleasantly seated in his front
door, while his nlind seemed to be tak
ing into consideration the great bless
ings and kind providence the Good One
had seen fit to so graciously bestow up
on him, rb he had enjoyed a most glori'
ons rain the evening before, and hia
prospects were brighteued for the fu
ture. Mr. Peterman is an excellent
farmer, has a good, crop of both corn
and cotton, aud all hands were hard at
work.
We noon came to thin little attain
which we crossed by an elegant bridge-
Its uame is doubtless derived from its
pure sparkling waters, very deep in
some places yet it appeared quite shal
low.
We next came to the comfortable
home of Mrs. Grade Daniel, and our
attention wus greatly attracted at the
large fields t>f corn and cotton spread
out upon the road side. We found there
also a large orchard of very fine fruit,
but for want or time we join ueyed on.
A few miles beyond we came to the
residence of Mr. Timothy Bloodworth.
We saw but little of his farm but
enough to prove to ua that, he was in
the front ranks of prosperity with his
neighbors. So far the farmers have not
suffered scarcely a day for the want of
Mr. JeBsey Mackey, also has a very
fine crop of both oorn and cotton, but
has no doubt suffered a little from the
dry weather.
A very few cultivated fields met our
view until wo were within a few miles
of Tazwell, and this section having suf
fered greatly from the drouth, crops
generally were very poor.
On reaching Tazwell,about 10 o’clock
our companion dismissed us for a few
hours to enjoy the hospitalities of his
better friends and relatives. So we drew
our reins and swiftly passed thrW the
]ittle city, and made our way to Buena
Vista. Along this road we found quit
a number of vatyble farms and better
crops are no where to he found.
Arriving at Buena Vista about 12
o’clock, we entered the office of our
worthy cotemporary, the Argus, and
found its senior editor, full of life and
vigor, and received a most cordial
welcome to his sanctum. Wednesday
being their day of publication,all bands
were hard at work preparing their reg
ular weekly edition. From an invita
tion extended by Mr. W. A. Single-
ton, we accompanied hire to his home
where we enjoyed a most elegant din
ned Rod in fact, every comfort that
could make our visit both pleasant aud
profitable. Having to return in the
afternoon, we were compelled to has
ten away, but we regretted to leave so
pleasant a place, surrounded by such
kind friends. After attending to the
very important business which had call
ed us to Buena Vista, we harnessed
our horse, and started on our return
about 5 o’clock.
On our return to Tazwell, we had
but little dificulty in finding the resi
denoe of Mr. B. H. Halley, faither-in
law of Mr. W. H. Feed, with whom
Do We Believe in Witchcraft?
“I take the position that we do not,
in its broad sense,said n gentleman of
years and experience, and yet we find
many of the present day carrying a
Buckeye in tl-.eir pocket through a
kind of superstition, when they might
be relic,vtn bv a few applications of
Tablets Buckeye Pile Ointment,”
This Ointment is made from the
I u keye, and ih rocomended for noth
ing else but Piles. Try it. It will
cure you. Price 60 cents a bottle.
For t,ulc by Walker & Gann, Butler,
Ga.
were entermined. Everything was
plentiful upon their table and chickens,
eggs, butter, aud honey flowed iu abun
dance, in fact everything to make home
comfortable and pleasuut. Long live
the good people and may prosperity
still abound.
On Thursday morning, before the
dawn of day we were traveling upon
our journey homeward. About seven
o’clock we arrived at the excellent mill
situated in Schley comity, upon the
banks of Cedar creek, owned by Mr.
Ely Stewart. Everything was in ac
tive motion, and prosperity seemed to
be the ruling hour. Our worthy Rep
resentative Hon. Phil. Cook,having se
cured a mail route between Butler and
this mill, Mr. Stewart has attached
to it one of the most handsome lit
tle rooms for this purpose to be found
anywhere. We met Mr. 8., at his
home Who piloted us across his field,
where we had the pleasure to see only
a portion of his cotton crop. In a held
of forty acres, which Mr. S., affirmed
had been cleared thirty years,was with
out any exception, the finest field of
cotton we have ever seen. The rows
were very long, and not a bobble to be.
found, nor a sprig of grass anywhere,
while the cotton Rtoofi on a level of
forty acres about fohp feet high. This,
too, we are proud to say, is some of
Taylor counties poor land cotton, clear
ed thirty years, and has not been cul
tivated until last year in fifteen years.
Mr. Stewart feels confident of thirty*
five bales from this field alone.
A short distance beyond We passed
a neat school honbe where a large num
ber of interesting children met otir
view. This school is now being taught
by Mr. J. B. Hobbs, who is doubtless
doing a great work in the advancement
of the young minds of his community.
As we journeyed on we came to the
residence of Mr. H. B. Watson, wire
we enjoyed ourselves very much for
one hour in eating watermelons,grapes
ate. We return thanks to Mr.Watsoa
and lady for their much kiudness.
We also passed a large number of
other residences,.whose names are too
numerous to mention, but taken all
together crop prosptet on the Level is
remarkably good. Even better than
we had anticipated.
About 12 o’clock a. m. we returned
home having spent both a pleasant and
profitable visit.
Cedar Creek Items.
Cedar Creek, July 26th 1879,
Editor Herald:
The Herald being a constant visit
or to my home, and sometime having
elapsed since I noticed a correspon
dence from this seotion, I have ere
long arrived at the conclusion to give
you a few strokes of the pen. Iu this
section of the county, we fortunately
have suffered but slightly for rain, and
the crops to some extent are somewhat
flattering. The crops generally speak
ing have been well worked and kept iu
good condition, and if designed by
kind Providence, we hope to harvest
an abundant yield. We are also ex
pecting to harvest our pork at home,
eat, get fat and go last. Rain plenti
ful.
We have in our midst an excellent
school, which is being taught by Prof.
James B. Hobbs. The average atten
dance being about fifty. Providence
has thrown bim in oubift*dst and a
suitable one he is. Mg would be
proud to know thatever^^btioi^hould
be blessed iu like mauner, and forti
fied against impositions. Nor that we
personate or intimate any, but every
one knows that the profession is sore
ly abused.
Prof. S. Thompson also has an in
teresting school of twenty-five stu
dents.
Prof. J. R. Hunter, has a flourish
ing school in Marion county, in three
miles of this place.
Mr. A. Woodall, is having erected
by R. A. Swearingen, a large dwelling
house, when completed a pie-nic will
be given and everybody is expected to
attend; fat bogs in the pen for the oc
casion, goats, sheep, chickens aud beef
in any quantity.
Johnathan Stewart, has .erected at
Bennet Stewart’s old mill, a current
or stream water wheel by which he
can grind corn into meal without rais
ing but a slight head of water, and
should it be a perfect sneoess, lookout
steam engines—no go.
Mr. Jas. B. Hobbs,has a stalk of cot
ton that is growing at the rate of 1 1-4
inches per one day and night. Who can
beat that.
No dried fruit, merchants need not
calculate.
I remain yours, etc., Felix.
Hart's District Fair.
Mb. Editor:-—As your paper has
a good circulation in this cowry,
and tunny ol your renders are no-
quainted with, and have commu
nication with our people, I will
give them a condensed account
of 1 »rt’s District Fair, held at
Mount Zion, July 20th.
The weather was quite unfavor
able; notwithstanding this, quite
early the crowd began to Qoll* ct-
until quite a large number of citi
zens aud visitors Were gathdied
together. The school house, whitjh
was used as an exhibition room,
Was filled to overflow all day.
Speeches w**re made on the
grounds by W. R. Gorman, W. E.
Mumford and Hon. Henry Per
sons, our Representative in Con
gress, who pronounced our exhibi
tion a complete success; Which was
we are triad to say, a nnniversal
expression. Here we will make
mention of a few articles on ex
hibition;
Mrs. Eliziboth Corley, exhibited
a bull of thread the cotton of which
was picked from the seed, carded
and spun by herself. She is in
her eighty-first year, and is blind.
She has uuver seen the thread.
Martin Webster, an orphan boy,
placed on exhibition a quill, made
by him, that would have done credit
to any young lady.
There was a ‘*Wliat not” made by
Mrs. F. M. Blalock and her sister,
Miss Snllie Wilkinson, that was mis
taken for a ‘•store-bought” one.
A Bible was exhibited by Miss S.
A. P. Nixon, over a hundred and fif
ty years old.
We notice a copy of the Augusta
Constitutionalist« printed 64 years
ago. Also apopy of The Intelligen
cer, prhitod iu 1818,
Premium for the best jelly, cake,
ami butter, was awarded to Mrs. T.
L. Johnson.
Best lightbread, little Nettie .John
son.
Best Variety of pickles, Jtfrs. R. P.
Baldwin.
Best biscuit, Nettle Johnson.
Best crochet, Miss Ella Searcy.
Rest variety of vegetables, T. L.
Johnson*
Befit small grain, W. E. Williams.
Best field-products, M. V. Wilson,
Best display of fruit, IVm. Adams.
Best scroti sawing, J. S. Searcy, Jr,
Best inodle ptowstoex, W. E. Wil
liams, Jr.
Best three watermelons, Willie Ad-
Best plow stock, Dr. Senrcy
Best home-made counterpane, Mrs.
Vinoy Lawson.
Best latjudried shift, Miss Sallie
Wilkinson.
Best homespun dress, Miss Kate
Maxwell, which she wore during the
day; being the only one witli moral
courage enough to condescend to do
such a thing.
Many other premiums wetc award
ed which wc were not able to witness.
Visitors said that the District had
noblj sustained the good name it had
gained abroad.
At any rate we feel relieved, and
hope that, knowing the success a few
have attained, all will work tor the
next “Hart's District Agricullu.nl
Association Fair.
Space forbid us to give an elaborate
account. “Japiiet.”
Talbot Co., July 21st, 1879.
Marriage Near Monticello.
We learn from the Macon Telegraph
that M>. Herbeit C. Hill, son of the
late Judge Barnard Hill, of Macon was
married near Mouticello, in Jasper
county, on last Thursday, to Miss Liz
zie Po|kj, of Jasper county.
Mr. Hill, having once lived in Tal-
hotton, was a class mate at schooled
a sosial and intimate friend of the ed
itor of this paper. He. is an excel
lent and praiseworthy gentlman, and
we wish him all the success that kind
Providence can bestow.
Ihe True Way to Invigorate.
The true way to 4n vigors tea feeble
■vstem U to fuftiSft&etivity into thd
operations or the Motim h, thr.t won
drous alclnhtc In which the food is
transmuted into the constituents of
the bloody the chief element of our
vitality. II out otter’s Stomach Bitters,
because it accomplishes this end. is
greatly to be preferred to ninny so
called tonics, useftil indeed as nppeti
aers, but inoperative as aids to diges
tion and assimilation. This sterling
cordial, while it invigorates the stom
ach, healthfully stimulates the liver,
bowels, and kidneys, ensuring the es
cape through the regular channels of
effete and useless matter thrown off
by the system, which is thus pnriflod
as well as Invigoi’tcd by it. Its tonic
influence is soon made manifest by au
increase of vital energy and a more
active and regular discharge ol every
physical function, and it has the fur
ther effect of rendering the system
unassailable by malarial epidemic.
School at Scottsboro.
We are pleased to Jearn that
Rev, John G. Murray has a pr-m-
■sing school at Scottsboro in this
county. He is fully competent
to discharge the responsible duties
of 1 ' oositioa he has accepted,
an( * v confident he will give
entire satisfaction to his patrons.
We are informed that more than
thirty years ago, when Scottsboro
was in Marion county, tfewf there
was a voting precinct at that place
—a fact unknown to many of the
citizens of our county.
“Little Mound" Ilems.
Written for the Hbr&ed.] w
Times are rather dull at present.
Can’t even hear of a fox chase:
The hounds around tia have so lit
tle energy they would not trace
even n Coou; particularly, if they
thought he wna .. u t simply to fiod
a spring chicken.
We think there will he “ Rends”
enough in HowhiM ufier this to
keep those hotinds straight. So
go again Butler boys; but watch
“Sharp(e)."
A lady visitor remarked a few
duys since, that our editor urns the
best looking young nmn in town.
What’s the mutter boys? Will all
the young ladi. s Imve to go to
Howard and Bsldwinville? But
they might be inspected as Coons.
Reapers are scarce iu Ihe fields
which Was left for the “Alibami-
tins und Texicsna.”
A smitten swain in the village
—E—says he wonM like to know
ol “Lillian Evan 1 '—‘through the
Herald—what to do with his pro
fession which he honors, notwith
standing, he grows weary of it
sometimes. He is not a farmer.
One of our Butler girls has re
turned from the Oglethor|>e Fair.
She brought some rpecimens of. the
fruits end vegetables, which were
exhibited. She thinks ail will do
well to patronize “Magnolia Nur
seryAlso thinks ehe will be a
good Gardener next year, provid
ed we do not have much “r*how.“
“Twilight ”
J. n. russ.
attorney Arc c.a w,
BUTLKK, GA.
Waving gone regularly into tho
practice ot Low, respectfully
solicits a portion of the legal busi
ness of Taylor and surrounding
counties. j«n.21-ly.
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Sister Jones called on Elder Smith
a few evenings since. Being a next-
door neighbor, she entered his stud)
unannounced, and was greatly shock
ed at seeing him taking a drink Burn
a suspicious looKiug bottle. He no
ticed her look ot inquiry, and said/
“This, 8ister Jones, is Tamer’s Port-
laiue, or Vegetable Liver Powder, the
only remedy I have ever found for
the maitv tiouble* arising from a dis
ordered liver. I can recommend It **
Price 50 cunts. For sale by Walk«*r
<C Gann, Butler, Ga,
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