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Hamilton Journal. VOL. IX—NO.G. THE HAMILTON JOURNAL $1 a Year with a Dollar's worth of Garden Seeds Free. Noth :—These seeds were grown by Robert Buist, Jr., Philadelphia and purchased of him in bulk. They are warranted Fresh *n-l Genuine. J. L. DkknisA Cos. Fire at Waverly Hall. last Saturday the residence of Maj. Geo. L. Kilpatrick, Waverly Hall, was discover ed to be on fire. Ih j disooveiy was made too late to stay the progress of the Haines, and all the efiorls of the members of the household and of the neighbors attracted by the fire alarm were devoted to saving the furniture and preventing the spread of the fire. Ouly the furniture of one room was saved. The fire spread to the smoke house and two adjacent dairies which were entire ly consumed. The bouse was a two storied, seven room structure aad well furnished. The loss is not less than $2,000 and is covered by no insurance. The fire is supposed to have originated in an ell of the house, in a bed room occupied by two young men and two juegro boys. The negro boys had pallets upon a piece of bagging,.which they rolled up each morning, and put away in a corner of the room; and it is supposed that a spark of fire was rolled up in the bagging Satur day morning and that the fire was commu nicated to the house front this roll of big ging- Mnj. Kilpatrick was in F.orda at the time and his wife hud been ill for several days. In ner eif >rts to save some of the furni ture during th3 fire, she came near losing her lno. hbe wai rescued train the parlor by her son, just before it was enveloptd in flumes. A Child Burned,. .1 isl Week wc inadver ently failed to Abrmicl’t the frightful death by burning of little five year old daughter of CbHuce Moult ard; colored, whier oocured at Dr. Riley’*, lent That day week. Tbe little girl vwjts .'tdjiling in ftout of tbe fire when her.clothi g eajghf She tried to am Til er tbe fl-.mes wnb a tied spread which she wrapped a.'ound her tiody , tiut did uot sue <jscd, wh< ci she ran into tbe yard and screamed for help. When assistance came she wus burned so bad;y tbat she died a few hours later. Every shred of clothing, ex cept bur shoes and stockings, was burned. Personal. —Miss Fannie Johnson of Colnrubns, has been : spending'several days in Hamilton, the giest of Misses Maggie and i\t*.ry Cook. —We were glad to see on our steets last week, onr foirner genial townsman,, Col. S. R. Mmpby. —Hamilton, albeit a prosperous and growing city, is not yet a metropolis Ono cf onr prominent young men has never seen an oyster in tbe shell or an oyster shell His eyesight is good. —Our travelled Professor moved his lod gings to tbe Sea's Hoase last Saturday. —Capt. H. W- Pitts and Maj. G. L. Kil patrick have returned from Florida. They speak cf the fi iwery land in glowing terms of^praise. Mr. B. C. Kimbrough, our very effi cient railroad agjnt, has recently bad his residence painted, addiag much to the ap" pearance of Railroad Avenue. —Miss Lula Barnes; one of our charming belles, spent a few days of last week at White Sulphur Spiins, greitly to the de light of ell the boys in tbat section. —Maj, T. B Camp, of Waverly district, hisilost forty bead of during the bad weather of tbe past several wer ks. He has ruacy left however as he is one of the most • jy’ensive goat raisers in the county. —Much sickness prevails in Waverly Hall district. We learn fiorn a gentleman who visited tbe district within the past few day-, that of ten families visited by him, seven had members oonfined to bed with sickness. —The school at Waverly Hall, has open ed with favorable pro-pects, under tbe con trol of Prof. T L JobnsoD, notwithstanding tbe very unfavorable whether. We are glad to see Mr. Irby Hudson, of Cos uuibas, in town —l-ai.nie Jolinton on the talented local o r the Columbus Times enlivened our .sanctum with his genial phiz Wednesday. For The Eddies. I am happy to inform tbe ladies that I have engaged the services of Mrs. A E Longshore and Miss L zzte Rowe in my uiibinerv department, and sin no* prt-pi • ed to fill all ord r-t for Hats, B ■nnets, etc. , at short nodes and iu the best of style and material. All are cordially invited to visit my s.ore and inspect iba fine line of ladies goods. The ludies in charge are weil e-town for their good taste acd “kill. J. FhivSIJKUX- A Narrow Escape. Last Sunday evening a little girl who had been sent on n errand to Kev. 8 T. Ful ler’s discovered his dwelling to be on fire. She gave the alarm, when Dr. T. S. M toh ell and his two bods, .las. W. and Cooper repaired to the house, and by exollent man agement extinguished the flames before tbey had obtained much headway. Mr. Fuller ami fsrnly had been from home du ring the day ana but for the timely dis covery of the little girl, they would have found their home in ashes upon their re turn. As it was the escape was a narrow one, the fire having burned a large bole in the middle of the floor. Mr. F. says he ccverei up the fire in the fire place very caiefully before leaving home, but the fire may have origi Dated from a spark at the time concealed in a cotton rng before tha fire place. The fire was making rapid pro giess when discovered and the entire build ing woul 1 have been in flumes in a few minutes, but for the very timely disoovery aad the prompt action of Messrs Mitohail. The Old lteliable. Elsewhere our readers wilt find the an nual an lounoement of the old le'iabie Pi c.tic Quano, that has been used to g eat advantage by the farmers of Harris for many years. It has dons more to nsake commercial fertilizers popular than any ether agency It is always up to the stand analysis and its teputalion is carefully guarded by the manufacturers, none bnt the very best materials, being used in its manufacture. Capt. W. C. Johnston has had the agency tor several years and will tale grea pleasure in distributing this val uable fertilizer among bis friends. Hood Jottings. —More rain and bigger drops. Surely the bung of tbe wet region is knocked out. —A depot is being built by the railroad here for tbe storage of fertilizers. l'be voting place of tbis district has been changed to Hood. —Mr. Robert D.vis has moved bis fam •ly to town. ID. faylor White has leased the hotel to Tuojki McGee, Eq. l'ha prices of mums are so high that many are not sold. Sulphur Springs Notes. —Mr. Juuies Dunlap and iliss Ida Davis were married on the 27th, January, by Rev. W. H Potter. —The High School opened very prom isingly. Many are riding four or five miles to attend its exercises. —Borne of the yonng ladies who have been off visiting during the winter have returned. Others will put in appearance so soon as they complete their conquest. They report a “large time,” and that the boys will follow next summer. One of the above youDg ladies had scarcely untied her bat strings, when np drove a gay yonng merchant &a> the squatter city--Hood—and one from the city which used to be—Wbitesville- They drew straws for tbe first chat. —Mr. R. T C. lacker one of the oldest and best oiiitaoc of ihe county, was found dead in bed on the morning of the Ist of February. He had been feeble for some time, but wai in umal health at the time. He has lived with Mr. B. W. Williams his Bon-in-law, near this place for several years Mr. Bob Wilhiins, his nephew, was sleep ing with him,,but did nut discover the sad occurrence till be arose next morning. Marriage. On tbe Bth instant, bt the residence of the bride’s father by Rev 0. C. Willis, and Rev. , Mr 0. H. Cook of Hamilton and Miss Do vie Fortson. Burt Cook is one of tbe best and most prosperous bunness men of Hamilton has hundreds of liieud i who believe hint to be Ahe cleverest young man alive, aod is withal H model youth. He is deservinjof the good fortune which has overtaken him. Ui*a Dovie Fortson is one of the most ao complished lad-es of Muscogee. We hail wuh pleasure her addition to the social circles of Hamilton. We wish ihe happy couple s prosperous and useful life, full of honors and joys. We are in receipt of tbe Seed Cata logue of David Landreth A Sons, Philadel phia, Pa. This firm, estaUunad 1784,.is the oldest their in line in the Dmted States, and widely known for squar* dealing. Toeir Al manac and Rural Regisier aod Catalogue la an improveunsiit upon former editions; their motto seeming bjw-yt to be Forward. It is illustrated wuh cate of their farm buildings aad the uroie important vegetables. L cod tains valurbie laiaes and in-uuct-on,, to cn.rket gardeners rid amateurs. It is Alail e \ pooipu.d, to ad *ho app J for it. • HAMILTON, GA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1881. Walk up and Settle. All persons indebted to ns on last years aoeouuts will please come forward and Botilo immediately, hs we are coi'ipelledl to have the money. A word to the wise U suffi cient. Thanking our patrons for the liberal patronage in tba pust and soliciting a con tinuance of the same, we remain yours tinly. Frost & Stanford New York Weekly Herald. One Dollar]a Year. The circulation of this popular newspaper a constantly increasing. It contains all ihe ending news of the Daily Herald aad is arranged in handy departments The Foreign News embraces special dispatches from all quar ters of the globe. Under the head of American News arc given the Telecraphic Dispatches of the week from all parts of the Union. This feature alone makes the Weekly Herald ttie most vdiiable chronicle in the world, as it is the cheapest. Every week is given a faith ful report of Folitical News embracing complete and comprehensive dis patches from Washington-, including full reports of the speec hen of eminent politi cians, on the questions of the. hour. The Farm Department of the Weekly Herald gives latest, ns well as ilie most practice! suggestions and discoveries relating to the duties of the far mer, hints for raising cattle, poultry,grains, trees, vegetables, &c., with suggestions for keeping huildbigs and firming utensils in repair. TJhis is supplemented by a well edi ted department, widely copied under, the head of The Home, giving reeeipes for pracdeal dii-hes, hints for makiriz clothin-r, and for keening up with the latest fashions at the lowest prices. Kv erv item of cooking or economy suggested in this department is ; rneticdly tested by ex perts before publieat an. Letters from our Pari* nud London correspondents on the veiy latest 'Hsh’ons The, Home Dspiutinent of the Weekly Herald will save hi® housewife mote tliau one handled times the pilce of the paper. The interests^ Shilled Labor are looked after, and eveiythieg elating to mis haui js, and labor saving is carefully re routed There is a page and, voted to a'l the burst phases of the business Markets, crops, merchandise, &c., &c. A valuable feature is found in the speci dly r* jsn tedf prices and Conditions of The Produce Market. Pporting Ne ws at home abroad, togeth er widi a story eve r y week, a serin .in by some eminent divine, literary, musical, dramatic, personal and s®a notes. There is no paper in the world which contains, so much news matter, every week as the Weekly Herald which is sent, postage free, for’On® Dollar. You can subscribe at any time. Tun Nkw York Hkb.u,d iu a weekly form $ 1 a year. Address, Now York Herald. Broadway and Arm Street, New York. Georgia, Harris County. Whereas certain petitioners have made application to the Commissioners Court of roads and revenm s. playing for an ord'*r granting the changing of the public road leading Irotn Hamilton to G eenville. to commence at the first bran* h from Hamilton turning to the left, going through G L. Den.ly’s gate to the mineral springs, leading up the hollow Hii ! inters rting the old road to the right of Allen Bonks’ gin ho me. And. whereas a similar application has been file! praying for an order granting the establishment of a public road, leiding f'om Mm rail’s mill ioad and intersecting the Whitesvide road between the Crawford place and tiie Hall place. And. whereas, comtnisioners appointed for that purttose have marked out said oofi tern plated roads, and reported to said“ court that s-iid roads will U* of touch public utility and convenience, now this is to cite arid ad monish all persons concerned that on and the fifth day of March, 1881. said public road will be granted if no good cause is shown to the contrary. Given under my hand and seal, this first day of February, 1881. By order of the beard. FtVHS HaBOKTT. Jr., Clerk Com Court 11. It. Georgia, Harris County. ELECTION - NOTICE. Whereas sc Hh® regular election held in the county of Hrrris on the first Wednes day ffiftth day) or January for ®onniy officers, 0. H. Piitehard and R U. Bui ook candidates for Receiver of Tax Returns, having received the highest and an equal number of votea thereby makings tie. It is therefore ordered that an election he held on Tuesday tbe fifreenth day of February 1881, for Ra* eivor of said county, in the manner and form prescrib'd by law. Given under my.hai and end official fiigna tnre this <l. 20'-: day ®f Ju* ary 188 E J. F C Wmnr.ds, Ordinary. Ai t ViaviiNO Cards, l-e-ntifnlly A A ‘XVy t-‘ A*.eu,ior 15e, at thie Gffi o. “f AJ 1 y K. T. L. J ENlvl NS; -ALV v ' J* ■i r't.VrV;*.'.,- ® f\ey , PVI , .">■■■ £- IBT *'- DENI *•£,. Lit*. 1 A HAMILTON, GEORGIA Will be in town on the first Tneada fourth Friday and second Saturday of each mouth. Tp.rms Cash DR. 8. G. ItILEY, Hamilton , Georgia. Tenders his professional .-erviotl to the people of Hamilton and vicinity. With an experience of 2!s years, prompt atten tion to business, snd moderate charges he hopeß to merit a share of tbe public pat ronage. Office at Old Drug Sto-e. Resi dence at Goodman placo near college. Officf. < k,A S.'GII.F.S, Ohdinary, HuukTON County, Bkbry, G . J.m, 28, 1880. In the year 1873, there were two negro prisoners confined in the {nil of this County, who were very hiidly nlllicted with that loathsome disease Syphilis. In my official ctpacitv as Ordinary, I einph yed (.'apt. G. T. Swift, then a resident of this place, to cure them, under a contract, “no cure, no pay ” He administer *1 to then bis now justly celebrated Syphilitic Specific, and in a lew wteks I felt bound, under inv con tract, to pay him out of the county treasu ry, as he had effected ucoiupletu and radi cal cine. In testimony of the above, I have hereunto set my official signaluie and seal, the date above wiilten A. 8. GILES, Ordinary Houston Gouuty, Ga. Giiaitanooua, Tk'in. , Feb. 14, 1879. Gents: We take pleasure ill saying that tiie 8. S. S. is giving good satisfaction. We ha e had excellent results from a number of cases. One geutlem ttl who had been confined to his bed for six weeks with Kyi tnli'i Rheumatism was cured entirely with two botilcs and speaks *n the highest praise of it. It also ircis as well in primary as in seiondary and tertiary cusi'. CHILES & BERRY. Prepared only by the S’A IFT BBECIFIC COMPANY, Atlanta Ga. 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