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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF HARRIS J F C uuuin Williams i 'V*' I
VOL. XIII.
GANTT AND CONNELL.
A few weeks ago Mr. Connell in¬
troduced a bill into the legislature
proposing to tax bachelors. After it
had been read and reported upon by
the committee to whom it was referr
ed, Mr. Connell asked permission to
withdraw it, stating that he only in¬
troduced it to have a little fun.
The bill elicited a wide discussion
bringing its author at once into the
eye of the nation and when he with¬
drew the bill a large number of edi¬
tors took occasion to criticise him
for . wasting ........ time that the state was
paying lor at the rate of $1,500 an
hour. Of these, and their number
was large, Mr. Gantt, wno edits a
daily paper in the city of Athens, was
probably most severe and he was
was singled out by Mr. Connell, who
rose from his seat m the legislature
and in unmeased terms denounced
Mr. Gantt as a bar, a tluef and a
scoundrel. And thus an tssue was
formed between the two gentlemen
that demanded attention.
An editor any day is the peer of a
member of the general assembly of
Georgia, so that Mr. Gantt felt called
upon by public opinion to challenge
Mr. Connell to mortal combat. Just
why public opinion seems to demand
this the best logicians have been una¬
ble to tell us. If Mr Connell was wrong
in wasting the time of tie state at
$1,500 an hour, it is not clear how
he justified that wrong by using more
of that time in denouncing Mr.Gantt.
If Mr. Gantt was right in denouncing
Mr. Connell, it is not clear how the
killing of Connell in a duel would
establish the fact, nor is it exact y
clear how it would disprove the as
sertion that he was a liar, a thief and
a scoundrel.
But according to the rules laid down
in the code of honor a friend of Mr.
Gantt tendered a challenge to Mr.
Connell or his best friend, and Mr.
Connell or his best friend for him ac
cepted (If we are not accurate here
our readers will excuse us,as the code
oi honor is not embraced in the code
of Georgia of 18S2 and our mind is
exactly , fresh , , - fe
not as
ments). A trio of friends and the
rest of the woild heard of the trouble
brewing rest and the friends, facing upon
the l “ erei of the world which with Mr.
his . next , best frient, r • 1 1 e
Gantt or
manded gore, or is supposed under
the code of honor to demand it, sued
for peace And under their suit and
through their intervention .natters
were amicably adjusted and pe^ce
established. The way it w r as done
was as easy as falling off a log.
The best friend of Mr.Gantt agreed
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as he did, and the best friend ot tur.
Connell agreed for him that this
in* admitted, Mr. Gantt was no ion
ger a liar and a thief and a scoundrel,
J08EP S^i NI8 -
So mutual apologies were made, and
f everything is lovely although the pub
lie still questions whether an honor a
ble gentleman, remembeiing his oath,
may introduce a bill for fun into tne
legislature, and is not sure Mat an
editor is wrong in denouncing these
who wantonly waste public monies.
SALEIVS CAMPMEETING.
! Salem campmeeting began list
Friday, and at this writing is still in
progress. Messrs A. N. Johnson,
R. M. Moss, W. C. Wisdom, James
Frost, John White, E. J. 1 ucker,
' anJ 0scar Preddy were tentiag on
the grounds, prepared to entertain
. their friends. Notwithstanding the
j ^clement weat her 0 f Sunday a large
crowd were preselit . The si iver
! Uni that is behind every c l oud was
1 but faintl visi51e once or twice dur
| . {he d a „ d umbre]las a ff orded
| ^ sli ht tection from descend
showen . However, tha> gloom
overhead seemed to cast n0 shadow
over the crowd as their cheerful coun¬
tenances did not indicate a discour
aging view of the situation. They
went to campmeeting to enjoy it
religiously and socially and they did
so despite the weeping elements.
Hamilton was well represented.
Quite a number went up in pri¬
vate conveyances arriving on the
grounds a little past 8 o’clock. They
went provided with everything need¬
ful for the inner man and after the
morn j R g service a feast was spread
Qut under t j ie s t and good enough to
, the dainty pa)ate of a king
.
.
j j Rey D R Cox mled the pu!pit
a t'the n o’clock service, and preach
ed a very gooi sermon. Near the
^ his discourse this servant of
God spoke go feeling]y of , he rest
that awaited him and all the finally
faithful that all who listened to him
must have been impressed with a de¬
sire to live pure and holy lives and at
last enter into that rest. Before this
service began a collection was taken
to pay for the benches purchased last
y ear - The cost was seventy-five
dollars, and only twenty dollars had
I been previously paid. We suppose
! the congregation responded liberally,
j j n t h e a ft e rnoon, Rev. Mr. Ellis, a
young divine of West Point, deliver
j ed an excellent sermon on the sinful
ness of pride and the virtues of hu
mility. All of man’s gifts, mental
and physical, are from the hands of a
bountiful Creator and to him we are
responsible. A worldly, foolish pride,
an exaltation of self, because of these
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Q 0( p s S1 ght the humble contrite is
we p pleasing. the idea outlined in
This is merely
the discourse and gives but a faint
SSS%%S¥SS, the grounds and drove home
f r om
through the pouring rain where we
j arrived pleasant safely day. near the close of a
very
HAMILTON, GA„ SEPTEMBER 1,1885.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. C. H. Cook is visiting re * a ~
tives at Fortson.
Miss Sallie Barnard, of Columbus,
was in town Saturday.
p ro f. Hill and wife left Saturday
f or their home near Eufaula.
Sheriff B H. Williams made a
bi ; ef visit to Columbus last week.
Mrs. Clara Gunnison, ot Albany,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Threl
keld.
Capt. H. W. Pitts’ new gin house
j s a model of neatness and conve
nience.
John Ivey, a little son of Mr. John
Mobley, was quite s:ck«last week,but
lus nearly recovered.
Mrs. A B. Copeland returned Sat¬
urday from a pleasant visit to rela¬
tives at Waverly Hall.
Mr. J. Newman, of Columbus, and
his daughter Miss Sallie, are board
ing for a few days at the hotel.
Conductor Hines Holt, who has
been off on a short pleasure trip to
Macon, returned to his bell rope Sat¬
urday.
Mrs. S. H. Hawkins with seveial of
her children, of Americus, is in the
city, on a visit to her sister, Mrs. N.
D. Brooks.
Mrs. M. E. Griffin and daughters,
who have been boarding at the Ham
ilton Hotel, returned to Columbus
Friday.
The little child of Elder Bass, a
i colored Methodist preacher, died in
town Thursday night and was buried
Saturday morning.
Messrs W. D. Owen and C. H.
Harris, of Waverly Hall, were m
town the other fay looking after their
interests here.
Mr. Harry Bruce, of Columbus,
spent last week with his family in
town. He returned to Columbus
Monday morning.
Mrs. R. Jordan, of Columbus, and
her granddaughter, Miss Maud Bur¬
nett, came up last week, and are reg¬
istered at the hotel.
Mr. Will Ragland returned last
week from a visit to Carroll county.
The last stage of his trip was made
on the Georgia Midland.
The many friends of Miss Dusky
Burton will be glad to know that she
has returned here to school. She is
boarding with Mrs. J. W. Gamble.
Meriwether campmeeting begins
Thursday. Rev. Sam Jones is ex¬
pected to take charge of the meeting
and will doubtless attract an immense
crowd,
Miss Lucy Kimbiough, daughter
0 f jv£ r . T. H. Kimbrough, of Catau
j j s visiting Misses Carrie May
Cowsert and Sallie Kimbrough, of
this , place.
Salvation Oil, the greatest cure on
carlh ior pa i n? has made a most
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
brilliant debut. All druggists and
delears in medicine sell it at 25 cents
a bottle.
Mrs. Mary Mullins, who has a
good school near Greenville, was
called home last week to the bed
side of her mother, Mrs. E. Ammons,
who is still quite sick.
The base ball fever is at its height
in our town. The Hamilton picked
nine fl ailed out the Kingsboro nine
last Wednesday. Beauty looked on
at the game approvingly and rejoiced
with the victors.
As usual, Mr. Jim. Matthews was
in town last week wi h the earliest
potatoes. He has the old fashioned
yam and is a successful potato grow
cr. The potato crop throughout the
county is said to be very fine.
Dr. S. G. Riley attended the gen
eral meeting at Shiloh, Saturday and
Sunday. He says the caterpillar in
\ alley Plains is not making much
headway and has done very little
^ an Y harm so far.
Mrs. Anthony Butts, of Valley
Plains district, stepped on a loose
plank in the house and broke her
leg. The accident was a serious one
as she was about sixty-eight years of
age. From last accounts she was
doing weU, but it is probable the
broken limb will knit slowly.
The improvements made by Mr.
D. E. Appier upon his summer resi
dence have made it one of the most
J attractive in town. We understand
that Prof. Dozier has rented it, and
will occupy it after the first of Octo
ber.
j> rof j w Dozier arrived in (own
last Kriday with his fami , y _ They
have rented the place formerly occu
' pied by Rev . Bascom Anthony. We
extend a tfarm welcome> and h
Ah at their stay here may be as pleas
ant to them, as we believe it will be
profitable to us.
Miss May Candler, of Geneva, ar¬
rived in town last week and is board¬
ing with Mrs. J. W. Gamble. Miss
May is well known to the proprietor
of this paper and is an accomplished
musician, whom he heartily recom¬
mends to all his friends who desire
to give their daughters a musical ed¬
ucation. We hope she will secure a
large class.
Mrs. S. S. Williams left this week
lor Raleigh, N. C, where she will re¬
side. She is a lady highly gifted in¬
tellectually, a ready writer of much
note and a large circle of friends here
will regret her removal. In her new
home she has our best wishes for
her success and happiness, and we
congratulate Raleigh upon such an
acquisition to her social circles.
For other local news and personals
see supplement,
NO. 35.