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BY AUTHORITY.
ORDINANCES
Or THE
Town of Jefferson,
JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA.
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ON' TRIALS.
Vl.— Section 25. Ordered, that
i*n<*r witness shall receive seventy-five cents
for each day of actual attendance on Coun
cil ; or at that rate, if said witness should
sierve only a part of the day, all to be collect
ed, with cost.
Sh. 26. When costs are not received from
the defendant, the same shall be paid to the
.respective officers, out of money received for
tines, upon orders regularly presented, and
allowed and entered on the minutes of Coun
cil.
Sec. 27. Every person who is formally
charged with any offence, not immediately
affecting the peace and quiet of the town, or
the citizens thereof, shall be summoned in
writing to appear before the Mayor, or Town
Council, , and answer the charge alleged
agaist him or her, which summons shall he
served in person by the Marshal or Deputy
Marshal, and shall specify the time and place
of trial. In case of the failure or refusal of an y
party to appear, it shall be the duty of the
Marshal to arrest him or her and bring the
party to trial. When said party shall pay
costs of suit, unless excused by Council.
Sec. 28. All subpoenas for witnesses shall
be issued and signed by the Clerk of Council,
and any person who shall fail to appear as a
witness when summoned, shall, unless a sat
isfactory excuse be given, be fined in a sum
not exceeding twenty dollars.
S< j c. 2d. When a fine shall have been im
pose 1 by the Mayor, or by the Mayor and
Council, the offender shall remain in custody
uutil the fine is paid, or the Mayor may, in
ms discretion, order the Clerk to issue an
execution for the fine, which shall be direct-
ed to and collected by the Marshal, by levy
and sale of the lands, tenements, goods and
ciuptelj? of the offender, giving fifteen days
liotic'6 in personal, and selling any time there
after, but giving thirty days notice in real
estate, and the sale to be on regular Sheriff
sale day.
LICENSE ORDINANCES.
Arjjcle Vll.— Section 30. Be it ordained,
tluiti no person shall, within the incorporate
limits of the Town of Jefferson, open or keep
open any public house or tavern, for public
entertainment, or set any table for such en
tertainment, or in any way sell prepared food
oiyUuik, unless all said entertainments be
offer|d at his or her house, and license be ob
tained from the Mayor.
Sec. 31. No itinerant shall exhibit or per
form in the Town of Jefferson, any kind of
equestrian exercise, rope dancing, concert of
music, fire-works, sleight of hand, or give oth
er exhibitions of amusement for gain, or auc
tion or sell any goods, without first obtaining
a permit from the Mayor, who shall fix the
pridi thereof at such rates as. in his discre
tion. may he deemed reasonable and proper.
Sec. 32. No person shall sell spirituous or
fermented liquors in the town, in quantities
less than one barrel, without license from the
Town- Council, to be issued by the Clerk on
the payment of the sum fixed by the annual
License Ordinance. Each person taking out
li<Mm&£ lihail give bond, with good and ap
proved security, in the sum of five hundred
dSlafrs, to the Mayor arid Town Council.—
(%UrU‘ ioned to keep a decent and orderly
hoW and any person violating this Ordi
nance shall forfeit his license and be indicted
by the Marshal.
Ser. 33. No person shall retail in more
establishments than one, at the same time,
under one license ; nor shall any one be per
mitted to retail spirituous or fermented liquors
in any st reet or alley.
Sec. 34. Any person desiring to sell or
vend spirituous or intoxicating liquors in
quantities of one quart and upwards, shall
petition Council, stating the place where he
proposes selling, and, if granted, the Clerk
may issue license when the applicant shall
have paid dollars, or at that rate, per
annum, and taken and subscribed the follow
ing oath, to-wit:
“I, the undersigned, do swear that I will
not, between this date and the day of
8 —, sell, barter, give or furnish
nnv spirituous or intoxicating liquors to any
person under twenty-one years of age without
the written consent of the parent or guardian
of such minor, nor will I sell to any one on
the .Sabbath day, nor to any intoxicated per
son. Neither will I allow any liquor kept or
drank by others on my premises, and all per
sons under my control shall be governed by
tlic restrictions of this oath, so help me God.”
Sec. 35. No person shall retail spirituous
or other intoxicating drink, within the in
corporate limits of the Town of Jefferson, un
iil lie has applied for and obtained from
Council % a license, specifying the house where
the liquor is to be retailed. Each retail
license must be granted by Council. The
Clerk may then issue the license upon the
applicant paying dollars, or at at that
rate, per annum, and subscribing to the fol
lowing oath, to-wit:
** I. the undersigned, do solemnly swear
that I will not, between this date and the
—— day of , sell, barter, give or
furnish any spirituous or intoxicating liquors
to any person under twenty'-one years of age,
unless by consent of parent or guardian of
such minor, nor to any T drunk or insane per
son. and that my bar, or tippling shop, shall
be closed before o'clock every night, and
remain so closed until break of day each
morning, so help me God.”
Any person violating, evading, or neglect
ing to observe the restrictions in the affidavits,
or in Sections 32, 33, 34 a*l 35, shall be fined
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be im
prisoned not to exceed thirty days, or both,
at the discretion of the Mayor and Council,
and his license shall be revoked.
Sec. 36. Ordered, the 35th Section of the
By-Laws of the Town of Jefferson, the follow
ing words, to-wit: “ Shall be closed before
10 o'clock every night,” shall be changed so
as to read thus : “Shall be closed by eight
o'clock every night,” and also the following
words shall be added to said Section : “ And
said bar-room, or shop, on all days of public
worship, shall be closed as the Mayor may
direct.”
Sec. 37. Ordered, that from the passage of
this Ordinance, no more license shall be is
sued for the sale of spirituous liquors for
which license must be obtained under Sec
tions 32, 33, 34 and 35 on License, for a less
ime than six months, nor for less than five
hundred dollars per annum.
Sec. 38. Be it ordained, that after said bar
room or shop shall be closed at night, or oth
er times, according to Ordinance, the licen
tiate or bar-keeper shall dismiss all visitors
from said room or shop, and shall himself re
tire therefrom, except in cases of necessity,
and the presence of any person or persons,
except the licentiate or keeper, in said room
or shop after and while it is closed shall be
taken as prima facie evidence of a violation
of this Ordinance on License.
STREET ORDINANCES.
ArticleY lll. —Section 39. Be it ordained,
that every male inhabitant of the Town of
Jefferson, between the ags of sixteen and
fifty years, except ministers of the Gospel,
regularly engaged, and also members of the
Council in said town, shall be required to
work on the streets of said town as the Coun
cil may direct, not exceeding fifteen days per
annum, or in lieu of such work, each said in
; habitant shall pay into the town treasury
| such street tax, per annum, as may be re
quired by said Council; either of the above
as the Council may direct; and if any one,
subject to above duties, shall refuse, or fail
through negligence, to perform said duties,
he shall be forced to said work on the street
not exceeding thirty days, or be imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days, for each offence,
at the discretion of the Mayor or Mayor and
Council.
Sec. 40. No street or alley shall be laid out,
: closed or allowed without the consent of three
; fourths of the members of the Town Council,
j and any person intending to make such ap
plication shall give at least thirty days notice
thereof, and such application shall not be
acted on except at a regular meeting of
Council.
Sec. 41. No person shall be allowed to dig
or haul any dirt from the streets or alleys of
the town without the written permission of
the Mayor, or acting Mayor. Any violation
shall be punished, ou conviction before the
Mayor, by a fine of five dollars for each of
fence.
Sec. 42. No person shall place in any street
or side-walk any empty boxes or casks, or
other obstructions of any kind. No person
shall drive a dray, wagon or carriage of any
kind, nor ride a horse in the street in a dis
orderly manner, so as to endanger other pas
sengers ; nor shall any one drive, ride or
place any horse or mule, or any kind of car
riage, on aii3 r side-walk in such a manner as
to prevent the free passage of any person on
foot—subject to penalty in Section 46 ; or
hitch horses to fences or shade trees, under a
penalty of one dollar for the first, and two
dollars for each succeeding offence.
Sec. 43. No person shall be permitted to
throw Into the streets any decayed fruit, veg
etables, dead carcass, or other matter, in such
quantity as to become offensive, under the
penalty of five dollars.
Sec. 44. No person shall kindle or build
any fire in the streets of the town ; nor shall
any person be allowed to camp in the streets,
under the penalty of ten dollars for every of
fence ; provided, that smiths shall be allowed
to build fires, for the purpose of shrinking
tires, in front of their shops.
Sec. 45. No person shall be permitted to
fly a kite in any street of the town, and it
shall be the duty of the Marshal, in case of a
violation of this Ordinance, to destroy the
kite so used, and in case of resistance or re
petition, the offender shall be arrested and
brought before the Mayor, to be dealt with as
he may direct.
ORDINANCES ON RESTRICTIONS.
Article IX. —Section 46. Ordered, that
whosoever shall commit, within the limits of
the town of Jefferson, anj' misdemeanor, or
any crime recognized and-defined as such by
the criminal Code of Georgia, such offender
shall be deemed guilty also of a separate of
fence against said town, and shall be fined
not exceeding one hundred dollars, Or im
prisoned in the common jail not exceeding
thirty days,' or both; or shall be forced to
labor not exceeding thirty days on the public
streets, in lieu of said imprisonment; Provid
ed, that no conviction or .acquittal in the
Mayor's Court shall be pleaded as a bar in
any Court of the State for the same offence,
unless said Mayor clearly has jurisdiction of
said offence against the State.
Sec. 47. Be it ordained, that from the pas
sage of this Ordinance, no horse or horses,
geldings, mares, mules, jennies or jacks shall
run at large in the streets, the stock of drovers
only excepted; nor shall any person turn
loose any such stock for any purpose, the
Marshal or Deputy Marshal shall take up all
such auimals and keep them in some secure
place until the owner pays one dollar .per head
for each time such animals are turned loose,
and also pays all other expenses incurred in
keeping the same.
Sec. 48. No person shall do, or cause to be
done, any work within the limits of the town
on the Sabbath day, unless it be a work of
necessity or charity.
Sec. 43. Any person who shall keep a 113' dis
orderly house, where 110183’, riotous persons
assemble, to the annoyance of the neighbor
hood, or shall keep a lewd house, shall be
fined in a sum not exceeding twenty dollars
for each day the house is so kept.
Sec. 50. It shall not be lawful for any per
son to fire a gun, pistol or other fire-arms with
in two hundred } r ards of any house, except in
case of parades : nor shall any per
son burn rockets, crackers, or kind of fire
works, within the same limits. All3' person
so offending shall be fined in a sum not ex
ceeding twenty dollars for each offence.
Sec. 51. In all cases in which the penalt3'
for violating any Ordinance of the town is
not specified, the offender shall be fined at
the discretion of the Mayor, not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not ex
ceeding thirty da3's, or both ; Provided, that
in all cases where the penalty is imprisonment,
work on the streets or any public work of the
town may be substituted at the discretion of
the Mayor or Mayor and Council; Provided,
also, that all parties who may be arrested may,
if they prefer, give bond and security for their
appearance before the Mjryor, or Mayor and
Council for trial.
Sec. 52. Ordered, that if person shall,
in any manner, oppose the Marshal of Jeffer
son, or other town officer, or one acting
under an official, in the discharge of his or
their duties; or strike, or assault, molest,
abuse, or threaten so to do. aiyj' official, or
person acting under an official, such person
or persons so offending, on conviction, shall
be fined in a sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, or be com
pelled to work on the st reets of said town not
less than ten days nor more than tliiriy days,
or be imprisoned in the guard-house of said
town, or in the county jail, the same length
of time, an3' one or more of these punish
ments.
RULES OF COUNCIL.
Section 1. Meetings of the Council shall be
held regularly e\ r ery Friday, at 7 o’clock, P.
M., unless otherwise ordered by the Council.
Special meetings ina3 T be called by theMa3 T or,
of which the Marshal shall give the members
of Council notice.
Sec. 2. The Mayor and two members of
Council shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
Sec. 3. hen any Ordinance, or motion for
the alteration of an Ordinance, shall be sub j
mitted to the Council, it shall be read at the
meeting when the same is proposed, but shall j
not be acted upon at that time without the j
unanimous consent of the Council. At the j
subsequent meeting the Ordinance or amend-!
ment proposed shall be again read, and be
subject to such revision or alteration as the
Council maj’ deem proper. The vote, unless
otherwise ordered, shall be taken upon each
Section separately, and after the several Sec
tions shall have been acted upon, then the
vote shall be taken upon the entire Ordinance.
Sec. 4. At the commencement of each reg
ular meeting the Clerk shall read the proceed
ings of the last meeting, and if the minutes
arc correct, they shall be signed by the
Mayor, and at the close of each meeting the
Mayor shall adjourn the Council to the time
agreed upon.
Sec. 5. The next business in order shall be
i the information docket; 3d report of com
mittees, and those disposed of in order.
Sec. 6. Whenever it shall be required by
one or more members, the “}'aes” and “na3*s”
shall be recorded.
Sec. 7. All questions shall be put by the
Mayor, or, in his absence, b3 T the Chairman.
Those in favor of the question saying “ yea,”
those against “no.” Members voting “viva
voce majorities determining all questions.
The Mayor may, at his discretion, call any
member to take the chair, to allow him to ad
dress the Council or make a motion.
Sec. 8. All elections shall be by ballot.
Sec. 0. All reports and resolutions to
change the town laws, shall be submitted in
writing, unless by consent of Council.
Sec. 10. Each member, when the Board is
convened and organized for business, when
speaking shall rise and address the Chairman,
unless excused by him.
Sec. 11. The duties of the Clerk shall in no
instance be performed by proxy or substitute,
except in cases of sickness, or by consent of
the Mayor and Council by resolution.
Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the Clerk
of Council and Marshal to attend all meet
ings of this Board, and in case of absence
they shall be fined in the sum of one dollar,
unless a reasonable excuse be given.
Sec. 13. For non-attendance, or other neg
lect of duty of aivv officer of Council, they
shall be fined in such sums as the Mai’or and
Council, or a majority ma3 r determine.
Sec. 14. No interruption shall be permitted
while a member is speaking on such matters
as nmy be before the Council, unless for ex
planation.
Sec. 15. Applications, petitions, or other
communications to Council, must be made in
writing, and in all cases the same must be
referred to a committee previous to any ac
tion.
Sec. 16. These rules shall be considered
binding on the Council, and liable to altera
tions or additions only by motion, submitted
at a meeting previous to a vote on the ques
tion.
Sec. 17. On motion, agreed that the Coun
cil of Jefferson, Ga., meet every other Friday
night, to take effect after the next regular
meeting.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
An affecting sight—barrels in tiers.
The age of the legislature—Mileage.
A good line of business—the fish line.
At a “ kissing bee” of course there must
be kissing.
Something that will soon be leaving us—
the leaves.
At the parting of young ladies there is
much ado about nothing.
To keep 3 r our wife in constant check—
make her dress in gingham.
A Chicago sausage-maker advertises his
wares as “ dog-cheap.”
In what place are two heads better than
one ? In a barrel.
“A man’s a man for a’ that,” but a woman
isn’t.
Where to go when short of money —go to
work.
What kind of sweetmeats were in the ark?
Preserved pairs.
The ties that bind the business men to the
public—advertise.
A mother wants to know how to make a lit
tle ftoy’s trowsers last. The onl> r way we
know of is to make the rc3t of the suit first.
“ Any letters for Mike How ?” asked an
individual of a clerk at a post office window.
“No letters for an3 T bod3 r ’s cow.”
This is not a bad definition of a baby :
“ A palpitating bunch of nothing rolled up in
flannel, with the one faculty of almost auto
matic suction.”
Never waste a fty in huckleberry season.
One fty in a plate of huckleberries contains
more nutriment than three berries.
A young man generally gives a lock of his
hair to his sweetheart before he marries her.
After marriage she generally helps herself.
“ What did you hang that cat for, Isaac ?”
asked the schoolmarm. The boy looked up,
and, with a grave look, answered : “ For mew
tiny. marm !”
When a man has a business that doesn’t
pay, he usually begins to look around for a
partner to share his losses with him.
No doubt the happiest pair of dogs that
ever lived were the two taken aboard of No
ah’s ark—for they had but one pair of fleas
between them.
A modern philosopher has said : “ People
go according to their brains ; if those lie in
their heads they study ; if in their stomachs,
they eat; if in their heels, they dance.”
The last heard from Ben Butler is his reply
to a man who asked him what he was going
to do in the coming campaign ? “ I’m going
to see if the and fools will let me alone.”
“ You would be very pretty, indeed,” said
a gentleman, patronizingly, to a young lady,
“if your eyes were only a little larger.” “My
eves may be very small, sir, but such people
as 3’ou don’t fill them.”
“Say, mister,” said a soiled looking boy,
on the wharf, “ do you ever give a piece o'
watermelon to a poor boy whose father’n
mother's both dead, 'n who goes to Sunday
school, ’n has got a sore heel ?” The man
was deeply touched and gave him a large
slice off* a rotten one.
A Milwaukie man made three unsuccessful
attempts to blow his brains out, and then his
wife told him : “ Don't try it again, John ;
you haven’t got an}'.” lie goes about now
saying that he owes his life to that woman.
Mrs. Milliss was asked the other day how
she managed to get along so nicely with Mr.
Milliss, and she frankly replied : “ Oh, I feed
him well. When a woman marries, her hap
piness for a short time depends on the state
of her husband’s heart; after that it is pret
ty much according to the state of his stom
ach.— Brooklyn Argus,
SUNDAY READING-.
Newman Hall on “Now.”
A short ■word ; a short thing. Soon utter
ed ; sooner gone.
Now! A grain of sand on a boundless
plain. A tiny ripple on a measureless ocean !
Over that ocean we are sailing; but the only
part of it we possess is that on which our ves
sel this moment floats. From the stern we
look backwards and watch the ship's wake in
the waters; but how short a distance it
reaches, and how soon every trace disappears !
We see also some landmarks further off, and
then the horizon closes the view ; but beyond,
that ocean still rolls far, far away. Memory
contemplates the few years of our individual
life; history shows us a dim outline of moun
tains ; science tells us that further back, out
of sight," stretches that vast sea; reason as
sures us that, like space, it hath no boundry ;
but all that we possess of it is represented by
this small word—Now ! The past, for action,
is ours no longer. The future may never be
come present, it is not ours until it does.—
The only part of time we can use is this very
moment—Now.
Oh, listen to the voice of warning now ! —
“ Awake, thou that sleepest !*’ Awake now !
“ Seek the Lord while he may be found!”
Seek him now ! “ Believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved !” Believe
now ! Confess to him your sins, ask pardon
through his blood, rely on his atonement, im
plore the help of his Spirit, devote yourselves
entirely to his service ! Do it now ! “ Strive
to enter in at the strait gate” now ! Offer
the prayer, “ God be merciful me, a sinner,”
now ! Too much time has been wasted al
ready. Lose no more. This may be your
only opportunity ! Seize it now !
Now ! for time is short, and death is near,
and judgment threatens ! Now ! for in eter
nity it will be too late, and your very next
step may land you there ! The only season
of which you can be sure is now ! The pur
pose may not last till to-morrow; fulfil it
now ! Fresh difficulties will flood the chan
nel to-morrow—wade it now ! The chain of
evil habits will bind you more tightly to-mor
row ; snap it now ! Religion is a work for
every day ; begin it now ! Sin exposes to
present miseries ; escape them now ! Holi
ness confers present joys ; seize them now!
Your Creator commands ; obey him now ! A
God of love entreats ; be reconciled now !
The Father from his throne invites ; return
now ! The Saviour from his cross beseeches ;
trust him now! The Holy Spirit is striving
in your heart; yield now ! “Behold, now is
the accepted time ; behold, now is the day of
salvation !”
Lip The Christian at Work preaches this
pertinent sermon :
We have plenty of stale, insipid, lethargic,
half-and-half religious life. The church needs
more caloric. The stove must have the
damper open, and the grate shaken ; and the
dull heap of darkness must become a bright
illumination. Let us begin by more earnest
ness in Bible reading. What is the Bible?
It is a prescription for the worst of illness.
Suppose you had been sick for years and
vears, and all medical treatment had failed
in your case, and some skillful one should
come along and examine the symptoms of
your disease and write a prescription,"saying :
“ I go by the next steamer into a far country ;
you will never see me again; do not lose
that prescription. lam sure if you take the
medicine there prescribed you will get well.”
How you would hold on to that prescription.
You would say : “ Everything depends up
on mv getting that prescription before the
apothecary in the right shape, and my getting
the right medicine.” We are stricken by the
leprosy of sin. The world comes tries
with its pleasures and honors to heal us ; but
it has always failed. Here is a divine pre
scription. Take it, and live; refuse it, and
die. llow we ought to hold on to it, and with
what earnestness we ought to take it. It is
more than that. Suppose a captain is awak
ened in the nigftt. The men who have had
the management of the ship have been asleep
and not minding their business. The vessel
is among the breakers. The captain comes
on deck with the chart. With what earnest
ness he looks at; it now. Here is a rock and
there is a rock ; there is a lighthouse ; here
is a way of escape. So here is a map setting
forth tlie perils of the sea in which w r e are
voyaging ; there are dangers all about us.—
If the following of the chart does not get us
out of the breakers nothing will. With what,
earnestness Ive ought to examine it, and feel
that it is a matter of heaven or hell whether
or not we read it, and whether we read it
right or wrong. >
UiPSpeaking on the very important, but
often violated, principles of “dealing honest
ly/' the Re formed Era says :
“ Standards of honesty are held according
to the sense of a community. A man may be
wanting in nice distinctions of untarnished
integrity because he has been wrongly train
ed. In these days of political corruption im
proper things are allowed and done by men
who would scorn to be guilty of the least
wrong. So many people defraud the Govern
ment and deceive other people that it has be
come popular to cheat in a political sense, if
only men can thrive thereby. Communities
are debauched in their standard of right deal
ing. Thus some think it all perfectly within
the lines of right dealing to cheat a railroad
company. And yet they would not dare to
take the same advantage of a neighbor. Oth
ers will pay promptly the cash for a railroad
ticket, and expect their neighbor, the store
keeper, to wait an indefinite time for his pay.
Some places do business habitually on the
credit system. To expect cash or short set-
is thought to be an unreasonable
thing.”
Co/ig regaliomil Ist remarks : “We
fail to see the fitness of the conventionality
that restricts the conduct of fnneral services
to ministers. Undoubtedly it is every way
wiser and better that ministers should per
form the office where it is possible; but wo
know of no reason why a layman should not
serve, on occasion. With a pastor away, we
do not see why, in many families, the voice
of a lay brother of the church, known, trusted
and beloved, might not be quite as edifying
and acceptable at the burial of the dead, as
that of the comparatively strange pastor of
another church. Let it never be forgotten
that the ministry is not a priesthood. In any
case, is there not room for a little more free
dom and flexibility in our funeral customs ?”
L3PA committee was appointed by the
Presbyterian Assembly (South) to examine
the records and deliverances of previous
General Assemblies of that body, and report
any political or unfraiernal expressions that
may be found in them, with a view to their
disavowal and repeal.
Lip A class of fifty-nine colored adults were
recently confirmed by Bishop Gross, in St.
Benedict's Catholic church, Savannah, Ga.
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and 1 foot high, or24f cubic feet.
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COUNTY OFFICERS
WILEY C. HOWARD, .... ( )rH ,
THOS. 11. NT BLACK, Clerk Sr
JOHN S. HUNTER. - . . . _
WINN A. WORSHAM, - - - Deputy
LEE J. JOHNSON, - - . . .
G. J. N. M ILSON, County School Comnn'
Commissioners (Roads and Revenue.)-.?-
Seymour. W. J. Ilaynie, W. G. Steed. Meet'
the Ist Fridays in August and November. 1
Niblaek, Esq., Clerk.
MAGISTRATES AND BAILIFFS, j
Jefferson District, No. 245, N. H. Penderen
J. P.; H. T. Flceman, J. P. John M. Bur
Constable.
Clarkesborough District. No. 242, F. M R.
day, J. P.; M. B. Smith. J. P.
Miller's District, No. 455, H. F. Kidd. J. p
Chandler's District, No. 246, Ezekiel Hew
J. P. ; J. G. Burson, J. P.
Randolph's District, No. 248, Pinckney
Pirkle, J. P.; Jas. A. Straynge, J. P.
Cunningham's District. No. 428, J. A. Bn?
ton. J. P.; T. K. Randolph, J. P.
Newtown District, No. 253, G. W. O’Kelly,
P. ; T. J. Stapler, Not. Pub. & Ex. Off. J. p' j
Minnish's District. No. 255, Z. W. Ilood, J,fl
- Harrisburg District. No. 257, Win. M.
J. P. ; J. W. Pruitt. J. P.
House's District, No. 213, A. A. Hill, J.P,
Santafee District, No. 1042, IV. R. Boy and, J
S. G. Arnold. J. P.
Wilson's District, No. 4G5, W. J. Comer, J.fj
FRA TERN A L DIRECTOR Y.
Unity Lodge, No. 3G, F. A. M„ meets Ist Tie
day night in each month. H. IV. Bell, W. H
John Simpkins, Scc'y.
Love Lodge, No. 65, T. O. O. F., meets on:j
and 4th Tuesday nights in each month. J. B.SI
man, N. G.; G. J. N. Wilson, Sec’y.
Stonewall Lodge. No. 214, I. O. G. TANARUS., meets J
Saturday night before 2d and 4th Sundays in [
month. J. B. Pendergrass, W. C. TA NARUS.; Miss ill
ry F. Winburn, W. R. S.
Jefferson Grange, No. 488, P. of 11., meets I
Saturday' before 4th Sunday in each month. <]i|
K. Randolph, M.; G. J. N. Wilson, Sec’y.
Relief (colored) Fire Company, No. 2, meets I
Ith Tuesday night in each month. Henry Lokl
Captain; Ned Burns, Sec’y.
Oconee Grange, No. 391, meets on Saturday ll
fore the first Sunday in each month, at Galiite.il
I o’clock, P. M. A. C. Thompson. \V. .M.; 1. j
Bush, Sec'y.
CO l NTY CHI RCII DIRECTORY, j
METHODIST.
Jefferson Circuit. —letterson, Harmor.v brovl
Dry Pond, Wilson's, Holly Springs. W.A.hj
ris. P. C.
Mulberry Circuit. —Ebenezer, Bethlehem, 1 I
cord, Centre and Pleasant Grove, Lebanon. A j
Anderson. P. C.
Chapel and Antioch supplied from Walk
ville Circuit!
PRKSUYTKRIAX.
Thyatira, Rev. G. 11. Cartledge, Pastor j Sul
Creek. Rev. Neil Smith. Pastor; Pleasant Or |
Rev. G. H. Cartledge, Pastor; Mizpah, Rev. >T
Smith, Pastor.
BAPTIST.
Cabin Creek, W. R. Goss. Pastor; 11 arm oil
Grove, W. it. J. Ilardeman, Pastor; Zion, hi
J. M. Davis, Past.; Bethabra, Rev. G. L. Bagw-j
Pastor; Academy, Rev. J. N. Coil. P'
Walnut. Rev. J. M. Davis, Pastor; L’mwi
Creek, W. F. Stark, Pastor ; Oconee Church. h |
A. J. Kelley, Pastor; Poplar Springs. Key. f|
A. Brock, Pastor; Kandler's Creek, W.F.SUt
Pastor; Mountain Creek, W, H. Bridges. IV |
PROTESTANT METHODIST..
Pentecost, Rev. It. S.AlcGarrity, Pastor.
" CHRISTIAN."
Bethany Church, Dr. F. Jackson, Pastor. I
Cliristian Chapel, Elder W. T. Lowe, Pastor
Galilee, Elder P. F. Lamar, Pastor.
’ FIRST VNIVERSALIST. j
Centre Hill, Rev. B. F. Strain, Pastor; 1 j
meeting and preaching every third Saturday
Sunday'.
JEFFERSON BUSINESS DIRECTORY |
PROFESSIONS.
Physicians... J. D. & 11. J. Long. J. L • 1
ter, N. W. Carithers.
Atty’s at Law...J. B. Silman, W. L/>|
•T. A. B. Mahatfey, W. C. Howard, M. M.
P. F. Hinton.
MERCHANTS. J
Pendergrass & Hancock, F. M. Bailer, at* ll I
& Pinson, Wm. S. Thompson.
MECHANICS. J
Carpenters... Joseph P. Williamson, I
J. P. Williamson, Jr.
Harness Maker... John G. Oakes. I
Wagon Makers... Wm. Winburn, - 10 '1
Rav. (col.)
Buggy Maker...L. Gillcland.
Blacksmith...C. T. Story.
Tinner... John H. Chapman.
Tanners... J. E. & 11. J. I
Boot and Shoe-Makers...N. B. Stark. ■
born M. Stark.
HOTELS. I
Randolph House, by Mrs. Randolph. 1
North-Eastern Hotel, by John Simp I
Public Boarding House, by Mrs.
Worsham,
Liquors, Sugars. &c...J. L. Bailey.
Grist and Saw-Mill and |
J. Long.
Saw-Mill and Gin...F. S. Smith.
COUNTY SCHOOL DIRECTOR?- I
Martin Institute. —J. W. Glenn. Princ’p 1
P. Orr, Assistant; Miss M. E. Orr, A s-- |
Miss Lizzie Burch, Music. . . ,
Centre Academy. —L. M. Lyle, Principal , g
Galilee Academy. —A. L. Barge, Princip • ||
Harmony Grove Academy. —R. S. Cheney I
cipal. . • I
Murk Academy. —J. 11. McCarty, Prm cl I
Oak Grove Academy —Mrs. A. C. i ■
Principal. „ . -.J, I
Academy Church. —J. J. Mitchell. Print ; ■
Duke Academy. —Mrs. 11. A. Deadwyleb
cipal. _ .
Park Academy. —Miss V. C. Park. P rul P
Chapel Academy. —W. 11. Hill. * pr I
Holly Spring Academy —W. P. Newni - I
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 01 * 1
Athens mail arrives at Jefferson on J
days and Saturdays, at 10 o'clock, A.- •'
parts same days at 12 o'elock, M. \V(d ,,r S
Gainesville mail arrives at Jefferson on
days and Saturdays, at 11 o'clock, A.- 1 -
parts same days at 12 o'clock, M. onS* !, §l
Lawrenceville mail arrives at Jefferson
days, at 12 o'clock, M, and departs same • I
o’clock, P. M. . p.tf H
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