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THE HAMILTON JOURNAL.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF HARRIS COUNTY.
VOL XIII.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
I do not pretend that the Journal
represents public opinion. Its edito¬
rials express only the opinions of one
man and are entitled to no more
weight than the opinions of an equal¬
ly honest and intelligent citizen. The
fact that I am an editor ought not to
give them one whit more torce. As
I have never known any person
whose interests and tastes, likes and
dislikes did not in some degree qual¬
ify his opinions, I shall not claim that
I am above such influences. I have
a higher regard for the opinion of a
friend than for that of an enemy.
An opinion once formed, interest
of friends or self will not suppress it
or alter it, if the public weal demands
lts expression, I believe my course
in the past has been such as to fully
establish this truth. Whatever I say,
I say honestly.
A newspaper is private property !
and editors are not public servants,
in any sense, more than lawyers, doc
tors or merchants. There is no iea
son why they should sacrifice more
for the public than any other clash
of citizens, nor is there anything in
their profession, more than in these
others, to make them honest. If a
cause needs a newspaper advocate
it generally finds one or makes one.
It may be a little more expensive, i
but it is not harder to obtain a news
paper advocate than it is to procure
the services of an attorney at law.
There are lawyers who will take any
sort of a case for $5, and there are
V editors whose opinions can be bought
for eve’n less, while there are high
minded editors and lawyers whose
opinions are un purchasable. But
any person or corporation may pur
chase the services of the most up
light newspaper or lawyer, without
sacrifice of honor upon either hand,
__
An order for fifty extra copies of
, 1 * Journal < 1 M no. io.»„ the .do :
railroad commission. Senator Bev
erly Thornton must be a man of ea
sy virtue himself, to believe that the
average country editor is purchasable
for a free pass and $2.50, for it is a;
well known truth that the more a i
man questions his own neighbor’s. honesty, the j
less trustful is he of his
With Senator Thornton to vouch
for the honesty of at least two of the
railroad commissioners, the public
may still question if it is not easier
for the railroads to purchase the com
mission than for them to purchase
the press of the state.
The gospel tent at Cartersville was
blpwn down m a storm Sunday night
and but for the flood of ram would
have been burned up. Many people
were in it at the time, but none were
killed although many narrowly hurt! es
caped and some were badly It
wasa notable closure of a remarks
b'emeedne utc uicc & .
_
The friends of CoL Tom
man will be glad to know he has
been appointed postmaster of Macon,
The city is to be congratulated and
the President commended,
josep ?ro l p° E toT is ’
FENCE OR NO-FENCE.
In the election held in Waverly
Hall district last Thursday on the
fence question, no-fence won by a
majority of 62 to 37. This is the
sixth district that has adopted the
stock law, and it is believed that in
the election which is to take place at
Ellerslie soon that district will make
the seventh. A petition for an elec
tion in Valley Plains district has al
ready "is been filed with the Ordinary.
If it successful there only six dis¬
tricts of the county will remain un¬
der the operation of the fence law.
W ith even halt ot tne county un- ,
der the stock-law, and the result in
Ellerslie is not doubtful, the whole j
county can easily be carried at the j
election next July. A district 111
Talbot county that had a bare ma¬
jority for the stock-law at the district
election, oofled less than half a doz
en votes for fence a year later at the
county election. The result makes
these districts practically solid against
“fence,” as they can only be bettered for j
by making the whole county ‘mo- j
fence.” . j
it remains to be seen now if the •
districts are to be fenced and if the j
county commissioners, under the [
state constitution, have authority to .
i eV y a tax to fence them. 1 o a man 1
no t a lawyer, the section of the con
stitution which specifies the purposes
f or which taxes may be levied reads i
a s if such a levy would be unlawful » i
and we believe it cannot be collect- |
ed . We shall see.
' JLL ' coicmh rnitivu.
In the current number V' ^ n
,
Journal our readers will find tne
card of W. J. Watt, one of the land
marks in tlie grocery trade of
bus. He was formerly a resident of
i
Harris ^ county and he has an exten
sive acquaintance with our reauers,
so that it is not necessary tor us to
tell them that his name is a synonym
for honest dealing. Buying every
thing in the largest quantities he gets
profits of this advantage, giving them
always the lowest prices. Th? large
store room he occupies under the
Rankin House comer is always tax
ed to its utmost to hold his immense
stock and the large patronage he en
joys is only a popular testimony to
modest merit.
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NEW GOODS.
At the Up-Town Furniture Sore
of H. A. Gibson our readers will find
an immense stock of furniture. New
goods in his line are being opened
every day and business was brisk
when we called last week. This is
not surprising when you consider this
large st0 ck and low prices. His de
terminat i on is to let nobody under
^ him and ]e wil , trade where
th / can bu Jock ogd s cheap. Remem
be ber that tnat uis ms stock is is fuU lull and anc. com- com
P lete - embracing all grades of ton
>ture from the cheapest to the best,
f nd prices are as low as tne
lowest. If you wish furniture of any
kind, call on him when you visit
Columbus^-- To intensify the gloom -- of last Sab
bath we fiiled to get our Sunday
Enquirer. We would as soon have
missed our dinner.
HAMILTON, SEPTEMBER
PERSONAL.
There will be a musical entertain
ment at Col. Mobley’s residence next
Friday evening.
Mrs yp q Hull, and Mrs. Her
ber £ Hull, of Eufaula, left tor Colum
bus y es t " e rdav. *’"*
^ . ss Stella Mitchell left Saturday
to visit her sister, Mrs. W. A. Hill
at Georgetown,
Mr. J. W. Simpson, of Webster,
Fla., was in town last week, the guest
ot Mr. T. N. Sparks.
Mr. T). E. Appier and wife went
down t0 Columbus, Saturday to make
a brief visit to their home.
Mr. Tommie Williams, of the firm
of Blanchard, Booth & Huff, of Col
umbus, was in town Sunday.
Hamilton has several cotton buy¬
ers who pay all the market will al¬
low for the staple brought here.
Mr. Brittain Williams and his sis
ter, Miss loe, are attending the Bap
tist Association at Bethesda church,
Mr. Eugene Leonard, one of the
most popular of Macon drummers,
unpacked his samples here yesterday,
j> ev appoimmertt p Anthony will fill his reg
ular at the Methodist
chllrch here next Saturday an< i Sun
dav
Mrs. R. C. Johnson and three
children, of Columbus, came up last
Thursday and are boar.ling at the
hotel.
Mr. Joe David, who lives near Co¬
lumbus, came up Monday to attend
school. He is boarding at Mrs. S.
'sen’s.
Advertisers cannot reach the peo
pj e 0 f j-farris county so effectively
an y other way as by a card in ‘our
c0 ] uruI)S>
p fQ p ]) oz j er am ] Miss Candler
made a v j s it t0 Geneva Saturday re¬
turn - & j n t p ne to resume college
d ies on Monda 3 raoming & .
^ • 1 ^ cst J . r -> who has bee 1.
TuS" ”“.”"o l“di”!
Mrs. L. E. Stephens, of Leesburg,
Fla., who has been in town several
lays the guest of Mrs. T. N. Sparks,
left this morning to visit relatives in
Muscogee county,
Mr. W. N. Hames is not recover
in g as rapidly as his friends desire,
but he is thought to be slowly im
proving. We hope soon to chioni
cle his entire recovery.
Mrs. Hunter, of Leesburg, Fla.,
who is spending the summer in Ham¬
ilton, is quite sick it is supposed with
an attack ot billious fever. She is
the daughter of Mr. Jno. Pierce.
The store room formerly occupied
by Cook Bros, is being fitted up for
the Journal. It will be when fin
Rhed one of the neatest and most
comfortable newspaper offices in the
state. m
Misses Lome, . Emmie and , Came T
sparks left this morning to attend
,.,e Baptist Association at Bethesda ,
church. They will be the guests of
*he Misses Ellison during their ab- j
sence from town.
A popular county official informed .
us last Saturday afternoon that in:
thirteen years he had been absent
from town but one Saturday after-
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
■ noon. He is a non resident and is
( certainly a man of punctual habits.
j Mr. A. I. Branham, formerly pres
: ident of the West Georgia A. & M.
colle S e here > llas become city editoi
^ a< -on Telegraph. Mi. B. is
a talented gentleman and the col
umns of the Telegraph prove his
diligence and .faithfulness. He has
our best wishes for his unmeasured
success.
Several sport loving townsmen
went out fox hunting in a buggy one
day last week. 'They rode to the
foot ot the mountain and then fol
lowed the hounds afoot. One of the
party says that he was as tired when
he got home as if he had come all
the way from LaGrange on the Chip
ley extension.
A blind man with an accordion
was the attraction on the streets last
week. He created some amusement
by singing “Get out of ruined the way you
whiskey-seller, you’ve many
an honest fellow.” It has been sug¬
gested that the temperance people
employ him to go through the coun¬
ty and sing that song.
Mr. Tommie Cowsert went up to
Atlanta last week to have Dr. Cal
houn examine his eye. The occu¬
list considered an operation unneces¬
sary, and thinks that in a short time
Tommie will have good use of the
affected organ. We are glad that he
is to experience no lasting injury
from the painful accident of a few
months since.
TEMPERANCE ENTERTAIN
A cultivated audrence assembled at
the residence q( Col. J. Tire M. Mobley
on Friday evening last. spacious
parlor and hall could not contain the
number present, and many found
standing room only on the front piaz¬
za to enjoy the W. C. T. U. enter¬
tainment.
The meeting opened with the usual,
devotional exercises after which came
the songs, readings and recitations in
the order previously published in the
programme. The music was an at¬
tractive feature of the entertainment.
The sweet vocal solos, or the rich
blending of voices in the several parts
made delightful harmony which ail
enjoyed. The programme closed with
music fiom Prof. Dozier on the violin
accompanied by Miss Candler on tjie
piano to which all listened with breath¬
less delight. They were ^repeatedly
encored and played on until their
strained muscles must have demanded
rest. We regret that we have not'
the space to give a full account of
the entertainment. The many visit- ,
ors present will not soon .forget the
delightful evening spent with the
Temperance Union.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Family ramily groceries-—u. groceries W J. T Watt u att.
Confectioneries and Family G;o
Ceries -N. A. Kirven.
Election ordered in Ellerslie .Us
tric t-Fence or Stock law.
Result of Fence election—Waverlv
jq a j| district.
Petition for an election—Valley
Plains district,
Insurance—L. W. Smith.
Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy.
New Quarters—G. E. Thomas.
NO. 38.