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THE HAMILTON JOURNAL.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF HARRIS COUNTY.
VOL. XIII.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
“If God be for us, who shall be
against us?”
The whiskey men ought naturally
to be for no-fence, for when they are
full the fence is often a bar to their
progress.
Gov. Smith is to be succeeded on
the railroad commission by Judge A.
S. Erwin. The appointment is ap¬
proved by favorable the railroads,and j
receives the endorsement of the lead- j
ing newspapers of the state.
Neither the druggists nor anybody
else are allowed to sell whiskey under
the special bill authorizing the elec¬
tion on prohibition November nth.
A careful reading of the bill as pub¬
lished last week will show this.
The effort of the whiskey men to
yank the fence question into the pro¬
hibition canvass is ludicrous, The
negro who cannot see the difference
between no whiskey and no fence is
silly indeed, The whiskey men
should try again. 1
In his charge to the Grand Jury
yesterday morning Judge Willis gave
it as opinion that three fourths of all
the crimes before the courts were
attributable or traceable to whiskey
drinking and the carrying of conceal¬
ed weapons.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. T. N. Sparks spent several
days of last week at Sparkswood.
Mr. R. Y. Garrett, of Columbus,
was in town last week.
Mrs. John Hunter, who has been
quite sick for some time we are glad
to learn is improving in health. She
expects to return soon to her home
in Leesburg, Fla.
Mr. M. F. Hood and lady 1 etui li¬
ed last week to their home in Ocala,
Fla.
Messrs. B. H. Williams, C. H.
Cook and J. R. Livingstone went
down to Columbus Thursday.
Mr. S. J. Smith, (“Uncle Sam”) of
Mt. Airy, beamed in on The Jour¬
nal yesterday.
Mrs. S. T. Kingsbery, of Quitman,
returned home Friday. She was ac
companied by Miss Mollie Singleton,
who will probably spend the winter
with her.
Mrs. E. A. Smith, who has been
visiting Mrs. V. V. Singleton, le
tured last week to her home in Rock
ledge, Fla.
Mr. W. S. DeWolf, of Columbus,
is in the city shaking hands with his
friends, of whom he has more in this
section than any other auxiliary of
the court.
Miss Rebecca Sterne, of Colum
bus is in town the guest of her sister,
Mr<: M WoFscn.
The Columbus & Rome survey,ng
corps went up to Greenville yester¬
day, and began to-day to survey the
road from Greenville to Newnan.
The Georgia Midland surveying
corps passed through town this morn¬
ing on their way to Warm Springs, to
begin the survey of the road across
the Pine mountain near the Springs.
JOSEPH L. DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
Last Tuesday, agreeably to a call,
a meeting was held in the court house
by the friends of the prohibition
movement in Harris county.
Dr. T. F. Brewster was elected
chairman and J. L. Dennis secretary.
Dr. Brewster announced the ob¬
ject of the meeting in a few pertinent
words. The people of the county
had never been called to assemble in
a cause more worthy of their alten
tion and he hoped that the move
ment here inaugurated would prove
of incalculable good to the entire
H. C. Cameron, Esq., rose for the
purpose of introducing a series of
resolutions. The bill giving the peo¬
ple of the county the privilege of
passing upon the question of prohibi
tion on the nth ot November had
become law and he thought the '
a
prohibitionists ought to avail them¬
selves of its benefits. If we get
whiskey out under this bill it will re
qiire a special act of the legislature
to get it in again. If we fail, the
election can be held again under the
provisions of the general local option
law.
Col. J. M. Mobley seconded the
motion to adopt the resolutions and
made a speech favorable
An amendment was oilered maxing
ministers of the gospel in the county
members of the executi/e’commiitee.
The amendment was accepted.
After a general discussion the , res
olutions were adopted as follows.
Whereas, the present session of the
Legislature has passed an act sub
mining the question of prohibition to
the qualified voters of our county at
an election to be held on the second
Wednesday, the nth day of Novem
her next and recognizing, as we do,
that the occasion furnishes us an op
portunity to strike a blow for human
lty therefore against one of its worst enemies,
be it
Resolved 1st, That we go into the
with . , the , determination , . .
campaign on
our part, by every honorable and
legal means to carry the approaching i
election for prohibitien, and to this
end we invite, without regard to
or, religion, creed or political parties,
all friends of human progress and
improvement to join us in the cru
sade.
Resolved 2d, That the more effec¬
tually to accomplish this end the
chairman of this meeting be, and he
is hereby authorized to appoint an
executive commi tee composed of
fourteen members—one from each
militia district in the county (or as
ncar as may be) whose special busi
ness shall be to appoint other orsub
committees in their respective dis
tricts or sections of the county or
gamze campaign clubs, &c., and do
any an( ^ aP necessary work to insure
1 a full vote for the cause.
Resolved 3d, That ministers of the
white and . col- .
gospel in the county,
ored, in sympathy with the cause be
ex-officio members of tne executive
committee.
chair asked .
The time to
the committee. It was granted and
the meeting adjourned.
HAMILTON, GA., OCTOBER 13,1885.
CHIPLEY CHAT.
j Mr. C. D. Hunt was here yester
day. ,
Mr. B. H. Hunt went to Green¬
ville last week.
Mrs. S. A. Hunt went to Stinson
last Wednesday.
Mr. Frank Frederick was in town
Friday and Saturday.
Mr. G. J. McCrary went to Co¬
lumbus last Sunday.
Dr. W. B. Tucker,of Warm Spring
was in town Saturday.
Messrs. Farley Pursell and L. C.
Averett went to LaGrange Sunday.
Mr. W. D. Wisdom spent Sunday
with home folks near Wisdom’s Cross.
Mr. C. G. who has re¬
cently returned from Mexico, where
he went to look after a mining inter¬
est, is now buying cotton- at this
place. We are glad to have him
back.
Mrs. Tames D. Comer, who died
of cancer of the throat, was buried
at this place Monday evening. Her
funeral sermon was preached at the
Methodist jjjjchurch by Rev. R. H.
Bullock.
IV?T. AIRY POINTS.
Miss Katie Smith, music instruc¬
tress of the Mount, has been on a
trip to her old home in Talbotton.
Tommie West was bitten by a very
poisonous snake near Waverly Hall
one day last week, While it was
veryjminful nothing serious is ex
Jno. Neal had his hand badly
lacerated in his cotton gin last week,
His little finger on left hand was
taken off at first joint and several
others badly cut. We trust he will
not realize anything serious from Ins
acc fo ent
Misses Willie Whitehead and Stel
] a Pitts, of Waverly Hall, has been
spending several days with the family
G f Rev. J. C. McGehee.
Mr B J • In<rram ° 0 f lbe Mount [
was d bef re the matrImon j a
court on the ist ins t., and charged
with si to le blessedness, and senten
, t lif ti Se. at hard i at)or by
i c * M L
r^’of TT ,, , Me"s T „
Waver* Half," and
Jas. A. Boswell and Z. T. Hudson
and y 0ur humble correspondent will
attend CO urt this week at Hamilton.
-♦—-‘ Uncle Sam. ‘
LOCAL POINTS.
Let every one attend the enter
tainment at the College to-morrow
evening. It will be well worth the
price of admission.
Mr. George Callaway, of West
Point, was in town the other day,
making and selling endy. He sold
all he made here at five cents a stick.
He left for Greenville Sunday after¬
noon.
Read the programme given in this
issue of the entertainment at the Col¬
lege Wednesday evening. A delight¬
ful evening is in store for all who at¬
tend. Exercises will begin promptly
at half past seven.
The Kingsboro nine came up Sat¬
urday and played a game of base
ball with the Hamilton nine on Sat
U(da y afternoon. They were about
as badly defeated as m a former
game, the score standing 26 to 11.
, Sunday was a rainy, disagreeable
^ a nd Monday gave early promise
j c f copying fair its predecessor, but
towards noon the mists began to
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRIOTLY IN ADVANCE.
clear away. A cold wind continued
to blow, but the change from rain to
sunshine was appreciated. question
The most important Harris will now
agitating the people of be
decided the nth of November. In
the contest ahead of prohibitionist
let unity and harmony prevail. Unit¬
ed in one common cause, looking to
the good of humanity we shall be
sure to win.
The election in Ellerslie district
last Thursday on the fence question,
no-fence carried the day, the vote
standing no-fence 59, fence 34. This
makes tne seventh district in the
county that has adopted the stock
law. An election has been ordered
for Valley Plains on the 29th.
Miss Avelie Winchester recited in
the Sabbath school at Central Acad¬
emy Sunday before last, four hun¬
dred and ninety-two verses, selected
from the old and new Testaments.
She is only ten years of age and this
shows an excellent memory for a
child so young, and great diligence in
studying her tasks. Many of larger
growth neglect to learn one verse to
repeat at Sabbath school, and do not
study the lesson. This little girl is
the daughter of Mr J. A. Winchester.
The Juvenile Missionary Society
met at the residence of Dr. T. J.
Brooks last Friday evening and had
a pleasant social time. Appropriate
exercises had been previously arrang¬
ed, and were carried through in or¬
der. Merry conversation and music
succeeded and the evening passed
very happily to all present, This
society composed of boys and girls
pay into the treasury tor the Mission¬
ary cause monthly dues of five cents
per member.
At the residence of the bride
near town, on Wednesday last, Mr.
R. G. Hooten and Miss Pinkie
McCants were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, Rev. J. W.
Wilson officiating. Only the rela¬
tives and a few friends were present
to witnessthe ceremony that united
the destinies of this happy young cou
P e ' Immediately after they left on
th e 4 ° dock tram for the home near
Chipley , prepared by the bride-groom
for the reception of the bride. The
Journal wafts them its best wishes
and pro,
pe y -
^ Superior court „ convened . .
lere
Monday. Judge \ fills is dispa,tc
in S buslness Wlth hls wonted vigor.
The bar is full with representatives
from Columbus, Talbotton and La
Grange.
The Journal will be published
again on Friday,
FINE ART.
In walking down Broad street in
Columbus pedestrians are struck by
the many handsomely decorated win¬
dows that meet the view. Among
the handsomest of these are the very
handsome ones in the new store of
G. E. Thomas, next to the Rankin
house. The display is only such as
could be made by a house keeping
the large variety of fine goods that
Thomas keeps. His stock embraces
everything necessary to a gentleman’s
wardrobe, in quality to suit every
demand. He has also a elegant line
of samples of piece goods, which he
has made up on special orders, fully
guaranteeing satisfaction as to fit,
make and price. Thomas gets his
trade and holds it by fair dealing, so
that if you would have honest bar¬
gains call on him.
NO. 41.