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THE HAMILTON JOURNAL.
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF HARRIS COUNTY.
VOL. XIII.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The New York Sun now comes to
us illustrated with the most striking
features in the great metropolis on
the day previous.
The Meriwether \ indicator is to
be enlarged and to have a new r dress.
It has a heavy advertising patronage
that indicates the great thrift of the
merchants of our sister city.
Editor Stead tried to show the
Britons how easily a great crime
could be committed, and now it looks
as if the Britons would show Editor
Stead how certainly criminals will be
punished if discovered.
The death of Gen. George B.
McClellan is announced in the tele¬
graphic dispatches this morning. He
lias been in feeble health for some
time, but his death was unexpected.
It is said that he declined a place in
Cleveland’s cabinet.
An enterprising land agent in Flor¬
ida advertises that the tovvn in which
lie offers building lots and property
has no saloons. He does not seem
to heed the cry of the whiskey selleis
that piohibition ruins the business of
a town. „ .. ..
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If you are a friend of the bar keep
er you will vote for prohibition that
he may get he may get into a busi¬
ness where there is less risx of his
falling and of his pulling others down.
He may go into a business that will
produce results that he need not be
ashamed of.
When the saloons are open there
is danger. They are for the making
of drunkards. To make drunkards
they must have material. Are you
sure your son, or the boy who is to
be tire husband of your daughter is
not within the influence of these dram
shops ? Is it not safer to close the
saloons ?
They have a very practical way of
doing things some tunes up in New
York. A farmer up there last week
was out searching for a housekeeper,
He was directed to the poor house,
but the keeper told him he could
omy get a lady rom 1 5 '
ment by marrying her. 1 o tn«s i.e
said he was nothing loth, provided
he could be suited. O11 going
through the establishment he found
a widow whose manipulations at a
wash tub too* his fancy. He soug.it
an introduction after making a pro
posal, was accepted on sight,
monetl a justice and the knot was
spliced at once. npt; They HinPtl d.ned at at the the
hotel, borght the bride a new cress
and returned Lome, let us hope; to
be ever happy afterward.
This is the latter part of the 19th
century, but the wires tell us that
vesteiday a dozen eminent Jewish
editors were expelled from Roumania
it is supposed because they opposed
JOSEPH L.DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
the government—on paper. This is
in striking contrast with freedom of
American citizen from race prejudice.
In Atlanta Wednesday night a meet
Constitution in- '
incr composed the
toms us of the leading business men
Atlanta, listened with deepest inter,
est and heartily applauded an Israel
ite who s poke of prohibition as legal
ized robbery and anathamatized all
laws restricting the rights of citizens,
3,n(i in the Journal to d&y 3ppe3rs 3
letter from a colored man who seems
to think the privilege of buying
key at every cross roads one of the
inalienable rights of American citi
zenship. Error ceases to be danger
ous when Truth is left free to combat
it, so we give to all a respectful hear
mg.
Engineer Green, in charge of the
surveying corps of the Georgia Mid¬
land, reports to the Columbus Enqui¬
rer that there has been surveyed a
very practicable grade up the south
side of Tine mountain and that he j
apprehends no serious trouble in get- 1
ting down the other side. A man who
knows the inner workings of rail¬
road circles assures us that the Mid¬
land will be built. He is the of the
opinion wdl that be extended. the Columbus The & action Rome of j
not
\ “ ; n ‘ refiTsino- to tike stock in
the Midland, leads , us to believe , r that , I
there was substantial assurance that
the C. & R. would be extended, eith
er to Paiiburn or Newnan. The'
surveyors are at work upon the route
from Greenville to Newnan and Col. I
Peabody could not tell the recent
stock holders meeting whether the
road would be extended or not, as J
tnat de P eaded u P on 1 ie ^ entra *
PERSONAL,
Capt. H. W. Pitts visited Colum- j ,
bus yesterday, j
Dr. H. K. Stanford, of Waverly
Hall, was in town yesterday.
Yesterday was generally voted un
pleasant with its cold misty wind.
Messrs. H. C. Jones, W. O. Scott
an d N. B. Brooks went down to Co-'
i um bus yesterday.
^ number of our citizens will
change residences during the month
ot November.
Mlss Fannie Scott, of Salem, sister
G f \v. O. Scott, is in town on a
visit to her brother’s family.
Rev> t r. Respass, of Butler, edi
tor and propriet0 r of the Christian
Messenger, is m town.
j) r q\ [. Brooks is making some
improvements on his handsome resi
deRC e on College street.
Mr. and Mrs. Haralson, u , of <■ Bells,
Xex., passed through town yesterday,
on their way to Chipley to visit Mrs. j
Haralson’s mother. I
Messrs R A • and J- T W • Miimhev 1 I j
of Atlanta, are in town, tne guests of
their brother, Mr. S. R. Murphey. !
Unexpectedly to some, Valley;
Plains district yesterday adopted the
HAMILTON, GA., OCTOBER 30,1885.
stock law. The majority for no-fence
was about 25.
Mr. Doc Holley, the father of
Mrs. Charley Lawrence, died at his
home at Cataula on the 28th, inst.
He was an old gentleman very high
ly esteemed.
Rev. R. M. Lockwood ^ wdl soon
repeat in Columbus by request a
course of lectures on Paris and the
French Revolution recently delivered
m ?vl3con bcioic th w eslc.j*in I c
male College.
Dr. R. B. McCants and his beau
tiful and accomplished bride, who
have been on a visit to his parents,
returned this morning to their home
at Jefferson, Ala., freighted with a
whole cargo of good wishes.
M ex
ecutive committee are requested to
meet in the court house next Tuesday
at noon. It is especially desired that
all the committee be present.
II. C. Jones, Chairman.
M T e learn that the Baptist minister
Rev. Mr. Page, contemplates a re
rooval from his present home in the
v „ ley D1 lams • He TI . . highly .
a oistnct. , is ,,
commended both as a minister and
a gentleman, and as he has children
to educate we would be glad if he
wou]d consider it t0 his intercst to
/ Hamilton. t r
To the interest of the Baptist Sun
day sc i 10() j exercises next Sunday,will
be adf , ed an interesting feature that j
shoul(] altract aa unusua!ly , arge at _
tendance. Mr. VTr J. T L. u Appier, who i is •
js a Sunday schoe! w0 ,ker of large
experience, has consented to deliver '
i ecture L,, to ^th the children hltog, His "ll^n nlk
will be
experienced gentleman must have a
large fund of information to draw
from.
The Valley Plains Fair, which
closed . . yesterday , successful, „ ,
was very
I ha display was fine, the attendance
large and the management excellent,
In the woman’s department especial
ly the display was excellent. Beau
tifully embossed caxes, jellies, pre
Avl A 7 7 k ‘" d
i
best quality. Mrs. W. I. Hudson,
Mrs. G. R. Copeland and Mrs. Stin
son bac ^ charge of this department.
In the fanr T work department there
j oe Williams and Louie Sparks were I
selected as judges in this depart
ment. T he Fair has been voted a
success in every particular. We hope
t0 be able to P ubIish the avvar ‘ ls in
our n glit » ssue -
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A NEW FIRM.
The Journal presents this week
lbe carrl °* an enterprising young
a uerai ..nare oi tne puD.rC patron
age. Messrs Hi 11 & Law are two
young men well known to the trade
Columbus, and in their new store
pres f n l on ^ °‘ \ he hands ? mest
g oodsdls P 1 ^ t hat . can be seen ln
the city of Columbus. K Their , store
has more the appearance of an art
exhibit, than of a dry goods store,
an index to the firm and no lady
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
need fear that what she purchases of
them is wanting in style or beauty.
Call on them when you go to the
city.
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A LARGE DEALER.
Furniture Dealer o^^Up- of
Tow Columbus
j south, h as one tilling 0 f d ie three largest large stocks stores in from the
garret to collar. I he \eiy liberal
1 ^^ * ^“s and
tries to meet every W3nt. Vou
1 will find him agreeable to
an man
deal with, and one who will take
^ 10 " in c' J ou trough his
g
WET OR DRY.
Mu. Editor Journal: Please
loand me space in the Journal to
advertise the following for the Benefit
o the Public Now & for ever, it
being the Request of my many
friends, Both white and colored Pro¬
hibition, Tug or, .lug. I have sever¬
al points Present to mane in the future, But
for the Only attemps of
points will be made I Regret to say
that We the citizens Qf Harris coun
l L & of tlie stace of Ga > of the
Uniled St f e ? w0,,ld to da y A e a
prospous & happy people., , If we
were permited to work more & vote
less. I think it very prudent to dis
please those I love for trifles For
Trifles why should any man make his
Neighbors unhappy. When they de
Slre to be at P ea ce. Por Bright pos
pects of future happiness and endless
plans of Sue :ess depends on a Na
tions or Nations always Striving to
be at P eace ,el us be at peace We
^ do as | they be would J" be done by. willing \\ to e
Cannot See how a man Can Say dis
pence with the use of whiskey. &
tl,en seek & use his influence to dis
P enco with it, and when in a cirtain
Lentleman &“ k t £ ^2 7
of his Standing llmught man
could get it any time
& perhaps he Said that now is the
first time in 20 years that he have
ben without it. It is likely the Gen
tlemon Went or sent some where else
for it as he said he was oblige to have
it.
I think Whiskey a Very good bever
age of medicine However it thought
that their must be and Election held
& how is it that
i, because their is always some body
endifferent to Henry Clay of Old.
Clay Slid Rather than be the Presi
dent of the United States let him be
I do not beleave that it is right to
disfranchise the Pore & Laboring
class of People Reguardless of Race
or color, off any honorable Enjoy
ment that they have here tofore had
I think ,f anyone w.ll Compare the
state Caution end Balance theft you
will find more Charges of high crimes
other wise, than you can find arriving
I have never thought
much about the matter yet I do not
think it fair to punish old Aunt Hegga
for what other children done.
vYell as I am going back near the
Troup Factory to See after Special
business I hope to be fortunate to
Recieve a coppy of the Journal with
this I with Reguards to my many
friends Remember November nth is
to to Lett commie
we t J T. Middledrooks
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