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A light frost fell Monday morning.
The weather is not yet spring like.
Court convened Monday morning
at ten o’clock.
Our streets take on a lively appear¬
ance during court.
A bevy of lawyers came up from
Columbus yesterday on the early
morning train.
The council met one evening last
week and elected M. Wolfson as
councilman to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of J. W Gamble.
Lulu Hurst, the electric g ; rl, of
North Georg a, is the attraction at
the College to-night. Her wonderful
power, whatever it may be, lias been
thoroughly tested, and no satisfactory
solution has been found. The ease
with which she tosses about athletes,
with no apparent exertion of strength
has a touch of the supernatural in it.
If, as many believe, the force she
uses is muscular, she understands
how to employ it better than the
trained knights of the micld e ages,
Our citizens have an opportunity of
testing her power to night on tne
stage.
Blind Tom.
This greatest prodigy of the age
gave oae of h s inim table perform¬
ances at Copeland’s hall Saturday
night. In all our experience we have
never known such an enthusiastic au¬
dience. For more than an hour the
packed hall was held entranced by the
music produced by a blind negro,
who is, by all outward signs an idiot,
It is hard to believe that the senses
of any one can be so keenly attuned
to sound as to distinguish its phases
as Blind Tom does. His imitations
of the music of other instruments—
the guitar, banjo, violin, music ic box
—are superb and almost miraculous.
His original composition, the Battle
of Manassas, is a wonderful produc¬
tion. There was in fact no feiture
of the whole entertainment that was
not at the same time wonderful and
entertaining.
A TIMELY TOPIC.
lust at this time the question * of
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spring clothing engages the attention
of ihe average citizen.
Thomas, the no-shoddy clothier,
is prepared to meet your wants and
to clothe your
Saturday night he reached
rom an inspection of the northern
markets. Our readers know what
this signifies.
It means another stock of elegant
clothing, such as only T homas sells
He invites you to call and inspect
his stock. He has goods that will
sell Jiemselves, once they are seen.
PERSONAL.
Mr. B. C. Kimbrough made a visit
to Columbus Friday.
Miss Matilda Dorn, of Columbus,
came up to the dancj last week.
Mr. W. N. Hames returned from a
pleasant visit to Florida Thursday.
Mr. Julian Price was in town last
week, drumming for a Macon house.
Miss Rebecca Sterne, of Columbus
is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. Wolf
son.
Mrs. A. B Copeland spent several
days in Columbus last week,the guest
of Col. C. J Thornt >u.
Miss Mollie Singleton, who has
been visiting relatives at Sulphur
Springs, returned home last week.
Mr. R. P. Butler, of LaGrange,
was among rhe visitors wi o tripped
the light fantastic at the Hotel last
week.
Messrs B. E. Dewberry, R. Y.
Garrett, and C. G. Johnson, of Col
u nbus, attended the dance here last
Tuesday evening.
Mr. W. L. Pi’mer, of Chi j 1< y.
registered at the hotel last week. He
expects to u ake a visit to Florida af
ter COU!t in company with Judge W
Hudson.
Miss Mary Murphey, of Waverl) r
Hall, and Miss Ella Walker, of Sus¬
pension, Ala., spent several days in
tow.i last week t le guests of Mrs. S.
R. Muruhey.
Mr. W. H. West, who has been in
Florida several months relumed home
Thursday. We understand that he
regards that state as the land of
ise, and expects to move his family
there next fill.
Mr. J. E. D. Shi p and lady, of
Americus- were summoned here last
week on account of the illness of Dr.
r 1 I' 1 Tj 1 He much bettir
‘ was
on Saturd.y, and Mr Sh'pp left for
home, leaving his family in Hamil
ton.
Dr, Charlie Brooks still at
his father’s bedside, He is a
M. IX, of bright promise, cultured,
intelligent and deservedly here,where
he is so well known. We are gla 1
to hear favorab’e reports of his
cess in Americus, where he is now a
practicing physician.
We are happy to report thit our
esteemed citizen Dr. T. J. Brooks,
who has been very ill for many days,
is now considered out of danger. He
is honored and beloved by the entire
community, and all will rejoice in his
restoration to health.
COURT PERSONALS.
Mr. J. T. McClenan, of Mariana,
Fla., is in the city.
Col. J. W. Park, of Greenville, is
in attendance upon court.
Mr. R. A. Erwin, of Savannah, is
registered at the Hamilton Hotel,
Col F M Longley,of the La grange
bar is a most popular law)er i » Har¬
ris county.
The Chipley bat »s represented
here by Hon. ib A Russell and Col.
W. L. Palmer.
Ex Gov. Smith is attending court
jg t j le ] eii ,] in g counsel in several
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jmportant cases
Col I. H. Worrill* was one of the
first members of the Talbotton bar
on the grounds. He stands well in
the profession.
Col. Thomas W. Grimes is one of
m0( ] e j prosecuting officers in the
State service and is an ornament to
his profession.
Capt. W. A. Little, Speaker of
House of Representatives, is deserv¬
edly one of the most popular mem¬
bers of the Columbus bar.
Col. J. M. Russell celebrates this
week the anniversary of his escape
from a watery grave in the raging
Chattahoochee. Hosts of friends re
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Col. J. M. Mobley, Capt. L. L.
Stanfo.d an 1 Col.’s H. C. Cameron,
B. H. Walton and W. L. Latham
constitute the Hamilton bar and
there is very little business before
the court in which one or all of them
are not engaged.
Judge Porter Ingram is one of the
land marks of Harris Superior Court.
He has attended seventy odd sessions
of that court and his memory runneth