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THE HAMILTON JOURNAL. THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF HARRIS COUNTY. VOL. XIII. EDITORIAL NOTES. .Senator Leland Stanford has en dowed a university in California with a property valued at $4,000,000. The world is said to get along with 190,000 physicians, it was this fact perhaps that caused grandpa Hurst to prophesy its end for year after next. Hancock went for prohibition by 85 majority last Wednesday. At the previous election a large majority was polled for whiskey. Harris is going to follow this good example. Smallpox is still prevalent at Mon¬ treal, Canada, 235 deaths having oc¬ curred in the city last week and 304 the week previous. Saturday 42 new cases were reported, 40 of which were verified. It is said that not a white man has pronounced for prohibition in Stew art county. It is estimated that not less than two thirds of the white vote of Harris was for prohibition last Wednesday. A Jasiei county farmer has resi¬ ded at one place for the past seven ty seven years. He was living there when the red man foamed at large over the hills of Harris, and about fifteen years before the first white settlement was made in this county. The esteemed Savannah Local is not pleased to be addressed as the Penny Local, out of which it has grown. Our good brother is a Sun¬ day School Superintendent and we si gg on the text. “Forget not the day of small things.” C* P. Huntington and Jay Gould have each contributed $5,000 to the sufferers by the Galveston fire and contributions have been tendered from every source. The Springfield Eire and Marine Insurance Compa¬ ny of Massachusetts, has contributed $1,000 and ordered its losses paid at once. The registry lists of Atlanta show upwards of 7,000 names, which' indi¬ cate the largest vote on the prohibi¬ tion question ever polled registrars in the coun¬ of ty of Fulton. The are the opinion that the colored vote determine the election, as the whites are j about equally divided. The pro m bitionists nave certainly developed the most enthusiasm, and if they are only as strong as they are confident, they must win. One of the most terrible fires on record occurred at Galveston last Friday morning. The wind was blow¬ ing a gale when a foundry caught fire. The building was wooden and the sparks from it were scattered over a large area so that in a very short time a large number of dwell mgs were on fire. The fire depart nient was almost powerless with the wind blowing sixty miles an hour, and the fire fiend mowed a path four blocks wide through the town a distance of about sixteen blocks, de¬ stroying hundreds of dwellings, and leaving hundreds of people homeless. The loss is estimated at $2,500,000. with about $1,000,00.0 insurance. JOSEPH L.DENNIS, PROPRIETOR. LET US ORGANIZE. The defeat ol prohibition last week was clearly because of a want of or ganization among the prohibitionists, In that part of the county in which ' [he question was presented in its proper light, the vote last AY cdnesday was practically unanimous for pro hibition. In that part of the county ih which but little canvassing was done, the vote was just as much the other way. Then of the legal votes cast there \ as a clear majority, in the opinion of many who investigated the returns, in favor of prohibition, but two causes prevented a contest. First, on the day the returns were consolidated, outside of the managers of the elec¬ tion, there was not a prohibition in town from any district in the county outside of Hamilton. This ought not to have been so. Every man in the county opposed to the iniquitons traffic ought to have been here or delegated a good neighbor to act for him. With a proper organization we can remedy this next time, The second reason for abolishing a ccn test, although the men who ought to have been here to counsel and advise in the matter were absent, was the informality of the returns from two districts considered necessary to the prohibition side. With a prohibition club in each of these districts the re¬ turns from them would have borne the closest legal scrutiny. Tt may seem to some that organ¬ izing now, is very much like locking the door after the steed is stolen, but it must be remembered that the ene¬ my we fight is the wiliest foe of the human lace. That he sleeps not,but does his dirtiest work when honest men are in bed. It is best to keep perpetually organized against such a foe and now, while the subject is clearly before us, it is better for us to act. “The* gods help those who help themselves.” CHRISTMAS IS COMING. This is rather early to commence writing about Christinas, but is better to be in time oi ahead of time, if you please, than behind time. As only five weeks' intervene between now and the happy occasion, it may not be amiss to tell our readers where they may purchase the many good eatables which the very word Christmas suggests. It was our pleasure last week to go through the stock oi Mr. I. L. Pollard, in the city of Columbus, and after seeing all the good things he has, ’ we must fully agree with hitn, excellence „ and i . that for variety . it cannot be excelled south of Baiti more. It embraces all the better f grade of goods, and such is the repu • r . g P I a ,on * ! u keeping a complete assortment of NOVEMBER 17, 1885. groceries, that when you call on an other house in the city for an article they 3 have not, they generally say “If you don't find it at Pollard’s, I don’t suppose you’ll find it in town.” The stock is not only full and complete, but it is fresh, Whatever you find here you may know is good. Pollard buys only that which is good and sells only to a trade that demands honest goods. The numerous adult erated articles upon the market, find no friend in him. Everything is now cheap enough tor people to avoid adulterations and by patronizing Pol lard they may know they are doing this. By enterprise, honesty and liberal ity Mr. Pollard has built up a large trade. Among our readers he has many pitrons, who buy their grocer ies of nobody else, confident that the merchant who fairly represents every article as it is, is the one who is most apt to be content with a fair profit. They know that he can handle gro ceries profitably with all his facilities on as small a margin as any grocer in Columbus, and that he does it. With them, as with another class al luded to it’s “If you don’t find what you want at Pollard’s, you’ll hardly find it in Columbus.” CHIPLEY NOTES. Business was very dull last week, j The election passed off very quiet iy. Mr. Tom Hogan was m town Sat urday. Dr. Sam Pittman, of LaGrange, was in town last week. Mr. A. S. Elhat, of West Point, was in town last week. Mr. Jim McClue, of LaGrange was in town Saturday on business. M,»s .vlary x Moss . . sullimprovrag ... . . is We 1,01* to see her gam her wonted heallh soon - Judge AlletT and his daughter are stopping at this place now. They will make Chipley their permanent home. Dr. Stapleton, who has been col lecting for the firm of Stapleton who did business here last year, has gone to his home in Webster county. He will move to this pla.ee at an early date, where he will continue to follow his profession. The Young Men’s Christian Asso ciation met at the church at 3 p. in. Sunday. Every one is cordially in vited to attend. This is a splendid work. And we hope that our young men will take hold earnestly in order that it be a success. We were defeated, but not bad. how was jt done? We are glad to extend abroad that it was not the moral men of this county that did it. Although, we lost it this time we will make a desperate fight in January, g ut t j icre j s one thing that is cut and dried, Chipley will be dry. She will elect cotmcilmen who v/ill tax the liq uor mea so that * hc >’ can>t afford to sell. Will Hamilton do the same? j jC t nc ither Hamilton nor Chipley be afraid of each other. But vie with ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, STRICTLY IM ADVANCE. each other in good works, prohibi- If we can g et out these two places tion will prevail, as under the pres ent law it is impossible to build a little hell in the country. The devil has whipped us in this race, now let us turn and whip him. There are many ways by which he can be over¬ powered ! LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. L. C. Avery, of Chipley, was in the city Sunday, The weather is lovely and bracing, It infuses new life into sluggish blood, Messrs Charlie Harris and 1 om ? ^ ts ’ ^ aver b r spent Sunt ay The merry chime of wedding bells will be heard before the advent of Xmas, Prof. Dozier is preparing to close the fall term with appropriate exer cises at the college, Mr. R. G. Hooten and his bride, of Chipley, attended preaching at the Baptist church here Sunday. Rev. Bascom Anthony will fill his last appointment at the Methodist c h urc h next Saturday and Sunday. A g00( j s j ze j box, filled with “sweets to the sweet” came up from Columbus the other day. It looks suspicious, and where so much is given it presumed there is a return. There was an old citizen of Harris county in Dr. Mitchell’s office yester¬ day who will be seventy-five years old the 25th, inst., and who is one of our most substantsl and wealthy citi¬ zens, too, who has worn only home made socks or gloves for lorty-five years. A festival will be given at Waverly HaU ncxt Fri day night for the pur¬ pose of raising money to paint the Methodist church. Admission to the hall will be twenty-five cents, and that pays for the elegant supper pro vided and served by the ladies. It vv ’^ determined by vote which one ^ die conl estant selected to r*m for the most popular young lady will wj lt ^(doubtless be a very / , eas4nt occasion . Quite a numb r will attend from this place. Mr. Judson McCants returned Sat¬ urday from a pleasant ten days’ visit to Florida. He has not disposed of his interests there, but the health of |fi s w jf e w jn no t admit of their resi ( lence there this winter. He says t h at the volume of travel to Florida i s unprecedented and almost incon ceivable. The orange crop is very fi ne and oranges can be bought ‘in t he groves at $1.00 a box, ready for shipment, a box averaging about 200 oranges. He has our thanks for some very fine lemons, The Juvenile Missionary Society held one 0 p their social meetings *at the residence of Dr. Barnes Friday night. The exercises were interest ; ing and enjoyable to all present. The ■ society resolved to take a half share in the Laura Haygood School Fund, To raise the required $5.00 they dc cide.l to make a crazy quilt and give any one the privilege for 15 cents of having his or her name painted on if. Ail who desire to assist the you; g people in this work and contribute th f ir to Miss Haygood’s en;er \ prise will ere long have the opportc nity of having their names recorded on this piece of fancy patchwork. NO. 51.