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BY AUTHORITY. ORDINANCES Or THE Town of Jefferson, JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA. [ (^>/,touted from lust week.] —-—-:: 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. The Christian at Work. t. Dewitt talmadge, editor. Without Premium, $3; with Premium, $325. To Clergyman, 75 cents less. A choice of two Premiums. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. “The Christian at Work is the liveliest re ligious paper published in these parts. Its col umns are spicy aud sparkling, and to religious people who like things lively it is a readable paper. The Oevil is more certain to be frightened with a radiant face than a solemn and forbidding one.”— N. Y Commercial Advertiser. 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USEFUL TABLE EOR FARMERS. 4 inches make one hand. 56 lbs. Corn make one bushel. 56 lbs. Rve make one bushel. 60 lbs. Wheat make one bushel. 60 lbs. Clover Seed make one bushel. 196 lbs. Flour make one barrel. 200 lbs. Beef or Pork makes one bbl. 32 lbs. Oats make one bushel. 60 lbs. Potatoes make one bushel. 14 pounds make one stone. 3 miles make one league. 6 feet make one fanthom. A perch of stone is 161 feet long, 1J feet thiek, and 1 foot high, or24f cubic feet. A mile is 320 rods—l,76o yards—s,2Bo feet— -63,360 inches. An acre is 4,840 square yard—l3.s6o square feet—6,272,640 square inches. FOREST NE'Ws CLUB RATES! To those wishing to get up Clubs lowing liberal inducements are offered For Club of Five Subscribers, * f “ “ “ “ Twenty “ With an extra copy of the paper to th son getting up the last named Club. * THE CASH HOST ACCOIKPMY ALL CLUB OfK% IWTo any person furnishing a fju. Ten responsible subscribers who will r# the Fall, an extra copy of the paper wflal given. 1 ‘ (Louitti) mid doum Diredotj JACKSON SUPERIOR COIUT Hon. GEO. D. RICE, - . . ’ EMORY SPEER, Esq., - . 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 ° * , u ilk I 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 F. L. Pendergr ass. Pep 3