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THE HAMILTON s^JRNAL.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF HARRIS "^UN TY.
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VOL. XIII.
A HOPEFUL FIGHT.
prohibitionists take ’
When the a
fair look at the field before them t
^ liulp hnnpfnl of sue-!
cess on the the nth nth of of November November.
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There are but four rooms in
the county—two at Hamilton and
two at Chipley. Opposed to these
in the fight are four powerful church
organizations, Primitive and Mission
ary Baptists, Methodists and
tenans. The utterances of the two
largest organizations are clear, forci¬
ble, aggressive.
In the minutes of the Columbus
Baptist Association, we find the fol¬
lowing clear and forcible utterance
on the subject:
REPORT ON TEMPERANCE.
Your Committee is glad to be able
to report a great and growing interest
in the suppression of the liquor traf¬
fic. Nearly one hundred counties in
Ge°igia have “local option” laws. In
many others decided progress has
been made, by means of nigh license,
in bringing this rnontrous evil under
legislative control. We believe that
there is a promise of a better public
opinion on this subject in the near
future, than has ever prevailed before.
Men are coming to see that this
blighting disease needs heroic treat¬
ment. Liquor drinking and liquor
selling must be made odious to the
public moral sense. If there is need
of laws aLo for the suppression and
punishment of crime, surely there, is
need of laws also for the suppression
of that, which is the occasion of more
crimes than all other things put to¬
gether. As Baptists, as the servants
ot God, as the friends of law and
order, and morality, we should put
ourselves squarely on the side of con¬
stitutional and legislative prohibition,
and sustain, and encourage, every
effort to destroy the liquor traffic
forever.
The resolutions on this subject by
the Methodist district conference,
which met here last J une, committed
that church fully against the saloons,
Ideed all church organizations must
oppose them. Shall men be licensed
to encase in a business in which the
blessings of God cannot be invoked?
Christians . on , y say no.
can
The town of Jonesboro shows
more marked results of prohibition
than any place 1 In in the the state state. Its
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former bad character was notorious.
The Rev. F. Glenn, who spent some
days there a short time since, says,
“I could not name another town in
which the children of all classes are
held so firmly or so wisely.
may almost say t rat t ere
child in the town is ^
best home, secular and religious
training. It is a remarkable exam
ple of how the lives of all the chil
dren of a community may be
passed about by good influences, if
the people only take the trouble to
An it ”
The State fair opens on the
inst., and it promises to be the grand
est state exposmon ever witnessed n.
Georgia Harris county should be
well represented at this fair.
JOSEPH L. DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
HAMILTON IN THE LEAD.
The annual report at the olfioeis of
the Columbus & home railroad uab
been issued. In the statement of
the tonnage of the road, Hamilton
makes a show ing, taring 6 the
0
everything except lumber, , ,
lead in
fertilizers and bacon an<» lard.
.
For the year en mg / ugus 3
of bacon and lard Harm ton has re
ceived T 9J’° 9 P oun s > 1
198,*81; Catau a >534
Of flour, meal and mill stuff Ham
iltcn has receiued 703,443; Chipley
543,49 1 > Cataula 222,521.
Of peas, hay and grain Hamilton
received 723,785 ; Chipley 328,631;
Cataula 205,257.
The receipts of lumber were Ham¬
ilton 154,786 pounds; Chipley 33 r r
70; Cataula 83,020. Hamilton
nd Cataula both have shippetMiore
lumber than they have received.
Of miscellaneous freights Harnil
on inc I as rect.veo received 6=^ 55,555 pounds i> , :
Chipley 499, , Greenville 365,286. ’ ’
Stinso n 355,647; fertilizers
Of the 2.710 tons of
hauled by the toad Hamilton
ed 599; Chipley 447; Stinson 605
Greenville 433 ; Cataula 207. .
PERSONAL.
Miss Rebecca Stern returned to
Columbus Saturday.
Mr. I. G. Moon, of Columbus,
attended court here last week.
Miss Louie Simpson, of Sparks
wood, was in town last Friday.
H011. Henry R. Harris is quite
sick at his nome near Greenville.
Miss Mattie Hogan, of Whites
ville is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. F.
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Mrs. , Mary T t Livingstone - • * . « • m ^ the
city on a uisit to her son, Mr. Ra
dolph Livingstone.
Miss Bettie Bruce, of Thomas
ville, is visiting her uncle, Dr. W. W.
Bruce, of Kingsboro.
Mr. W. Barr, of Columbus, was
i n town Saturday, drumming for the
fl rm Q f Kern & Loeb.
Miss Leila Whitaker, of V\ bites
ville, was in town last week the guest
of Mrs. I. w. Gamble.
Miss Minnie Hunt returned home
Thursday, after a short visit to her
friend, Miss Mattie Truett.
Miss Berta Dozier spent Saturday
^ gund at Catau i a with the fam
^ Mr. T. H. Kimbrough.
^ t fl e Baptist church Satuiday
j Kcv. J. W. Wilson was re-elected to
1 for the year.
the pastorate ensuing
j Next Sarurdav and Sunday is the
j Hon Harvey and Lynch attended ; s at home
from Atlanta services
^ lhe £ a p t i s t church here Sunday,
j Miss Annie Lou Thornton, of Co
lumbus> daughter of Col. C. J.Thorn
t0 n, is in town, the guest of Mrs. A.
B. Copeland. and
j Messis B. E. Dewberry R. Y.
I Garrett came up front Columbus last
j week to the entertainment at the
j , leee ^ Wednes day night
M srs w . D and J. O Owen
j C . W. Hams, of Waverly Ha l,
tended the entertainment at
] College last Wednesday mght.
HAMILTON, GA., OCTOBER ", HS&
! Rev. Green McArthur, a colored
co j ored baptist church Sunday.
Mr. H J. Thornton, the Southern
Clothier, comes up from Columbus!
every Saturday afternoon and spends
Sunday J in town with Ins family.
M es Lula and Mag gi e Ellison,of
Ellersjje, and Miss Nannie Pitts, of
Waverly Hall, were in the city last
week,the guests of the Misses Sparks. !
Dr! PL I). Swan has kept the court!
supplied with superior home raised
apples. Specimens from his orchard
are j lard t0 exce j } n beauty, size, or
flavor.
We are glad to see Mr. W. N.
Hames again on the streets. His
long illness reduced him in flesh, but
a few weeks will probably restore him
his own.
Messrs Walter Williams and Milton
Tucker, of Chipley, will leave on the
29th to attend their last course of
v in
lectures at the medical college
Augusta. Hunter,of Leesburg,T la.,
Mr. John
arrived here last week. He expects
to return to his home soon, accompa
nied by his who have spent
the summer in Hamilton.
A house owned by Mat Mdrshall.a , !
colored man living about hree miles
l£ west ““ ^ toW^g* \ on fi ,e and was
' he fire originated. called
Miss May Hudson was
home from Wesleyan Female College,
Macon, last week to attend the bed
side cf hei mother, Mrs. Irby Hud
son, who has been veiy ilLfor several
days. Little, Speaker of 1
Captain W. A. of j j
the late lamented house represent
atives is in attendance upon court
this week. He is one of the leading
members of the Columbus bar and is
very popular in Harris county,
Mr. Will Dalits, of Greenville, has
I been lying tor several days critically j
I ill of typho malarial fever. Our in- j !
fom) said he was not expected i
yesterday t0 recove r. T CT is is sac 1—*
news as he was a CfQ man *-~-t
br] gh t promise. has been lying in
j) r p en Mobley Saturday
a dying condition since at
the residence of Mr.J.M.Kimbrough. nine
Q ur i as t report received about
o’clock this morning was that he was
gradually sinking. We extend our
sympathy to the distressed relatives.
CHIPLEY DOTS.
, Dr. W. A. Gillespie was in town
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Sunday.
Mr. S. T. Philips went to Cataula
last Sunday.
- Prohibition is all the talk now.
Chipley will go solid for it.
”~Mr. Hurman, of Meriwether is
clerking lor Mr. R. Spivey, of this
place.
The Temperance Union will give
an entertainment at the church Fri¬
day night.
Misses Ruth and Julia'Surles, who
have been visiting relatives at Lump
kin, returned home last week.
This pretty weather is quite a treat
to the farmers. And these nights !
Oh ! how delighful. The boys and
girls can live on love and moonshine
new.
of prominent ...
Will some our citizens
vote against prohibition. No; you
-m>ot hclpm^ ^dmcasl tile "unfonunate
^ ^ promincnt
jq 0 >c
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANOE.
LOCAL POINTS.
and we hope others will follow their
example.
jr arraers were too busy last week
to attend court except when obliged
to be here. The small attendance
nas nota bie.
At the dose of last week the C. &
R. road had carried more cotton to
Columbus than any other road run
ning into that city. > „
Two young men of Waverly Hall
find Hamilton so attractive and make
such frequent visits here, we under¬
stand they have been given redu6ed
rates at the hotel.
The Temperance Union will meet
at the residence of Dr. T. J. Brooks
next Friday evening. A full attend¬
ance of the members and friends of
the Union is desired.
Hamilton’s cotton receipts have
been good this season and with a lit
tie push could be greatly increased.
Hamilton merchants should advertise
their bargains if they would increase
their trade.
Now is the , time . to try the . souls ■ of ,
the , of Rams county. It is
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be no question as to which is the
rl g ht side—prohibition or whiskey.
Since her illness, Mrs. Irby Hud
son has been entirely blind, caused
by the excruciating pain suffered
fro|m mudh neuralgia. She w r as considtretl
better this morning, and we
hope soon to hear of a decided change
for the better in her condition,
John Barleycorn is always conspic¬
uous here at court, but last week he
was more rampant than usual. The
number of drunken men on the
streets was much larger than usual.
The anti-prohibitionists were at work
—at such work as ought to force all
good men to actively oppose them.
The heavy weight of the Journal
when he tips the beam at 140 minus
his new overcoat, is not disposed to
cavil at the Hamilton beef market.
Hal Bryant is a good judge of beef,
and he butchers it in the most ap¬
proved manner. The people of the
community should patronize him lib¬
erally.
An observant member of the bar
says that there were more drunken
men in Hamilton last week, than at
all the other courts held in the cir¬
cuit this fall. Is this a credit to the
county? Could it be said if we had
no saloons ? We say let us close
the saloons, and all good men respond
amen !
Last week the weather was as pret¬
ty as the farmers could wish and it
was well improved, Only a smal*
proportion of the people who usually
attend court were it town and many
of these spent only one day here.
The change from fair to wet
was sudden and much cotton
is yet in the fields. Although the
crop will fall far short of what was at
one time confidently expected, yet it
will go something beyond the average.
The Ohio Republicans have ^won
in October, but they can never do it
again. There are to be no more
October elections in Ohio.
NO. 43.