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About Georgia home journal. (Greenesboro [i.e. Greensboro], Ga.) 1873-1886 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1883)
HOME JOURNAL. OFFICIAL ORGAN GREENE COUNTY. Friday, February 16, 1883. - TOPICS OK THE TOWN. WHAT IS HAPPENING AT greenesboro. SCRAPS CAUGHT ON THE FLY BY OUR REPORTERS—POINTS ABOUT PROMI NENT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OR VISIT GREENESBORO—NEWS NOTES. —Some gardening. —Roads still muddy. —Greenesboro needs a photographer —Wizard Oil at C A. Davis & Co’s. —Our subscription list is steadily increas ing. —There is some talk of macademizing the streets. —An occasional load of wood may be seen on the street. —New Spring Clothing just opened.— C. A. Davis & Cos. —Tiie Johnson House registered fifty vis itors the past week. —Overshoes have been very fashionable the past few months. —The sun was brave enough to venture out awhile this week. , —Mr. M. Markwalter accidentally hurt his ankle the other night. ' —Buy Golden Dent and Mammoth Dent corn ot C. A. Davis & Cos. The English sparrow has commenced his chatter in the trees of our city. —When the effects of last night’s fun show m the morning your best friend is H. 11. P. —Elegant Underwear, cheaper than ladies can make it, to arrive at C. A. Davis & Co’s. —Now is the liarrassed newspaper man beset with the mournful song of the spring poet. —Page & Turner, Hartwell, Ga., say: “We find a readv sale, with perfect satisfac tion, for Brown’s Iron Bitters.” —Beautiful Majolica Pitchers, Plates, Tea Pots, Butter Dishes, Flower Pots, etc., for sale cheap, at 8. A. Tolbert’s. —The usual Sunday school services at 0 a. m. at the Baptist chnrch next Sunday. Preaching at 11 a. m., and 7 p. m. . Colonel J. M. Jacks, formerly of this city, and now representing a number one Chicago firm, was in the city last Tuesday. —Mr. E. A. Veazey, one of the best conn try merchants of this county, Ims bought over live hundred hales of cotton this sea son. —Frank Holt spent Sunday afternoon in Crawfordviile. He is very complimentary when he speaks of tue beauty ot the young ladies. —Colonel Marshall Z. Andrews, the tal ented editor of the Crawfordviile Democrat, was in the city yesterday in the interests of his journal. —To arrive: One of the Finest Lines of Ladies trimmed Underwear. Also infants and childrens White Gowns and Dresses. — C. A. Davis & Cos. —Thomas M. Walsh, Savannah, Ga, says : “I was annoyed with an eruption on my face, and was promptly relieved by Brown’s Iron Bitters. —The “Iron King" Cook-Stove sold by A P. Stewart & Cos., 69 Whitehall at. At lanta, is the best ever made. ■ No family should be without one. ...We didn’t get a single valentine. But we hug the savage consolation to our hcav ing hearts that we didn’t send any, and con scquently lost nothing, —“The Evening Graphic,” published at Macon, is one of the neatest, newsiest and spiciest of our exchanges. Its genial face is always welcome at our board. —Mr John Gray, of the Godwin associa tion, Philadelphia, and formerly grand mar shal of the Good Templars of Virginia, was in to see us Monday morning. —M. Markwalter has on hand a few more of those celebrated New Home machines, which he is selling at greatly reduced prices. Call at once if you wish to get one. —They are now delivering freight at the new Georgia depot in Athens, Major Greene i3 hurrying up the extension so as to land passengers there in a short time. —The cotton shipments from Washington now foot up 14,200 bales and it is very confidently estimated that for the. present cotton year the shlpmenls will be over 10,000 hales —We call attention to the new advertise ment of Mi. E. A. Copclan to he found in another column. Mr. Copclan has every thing a planter needs, and is selling at rock bottom prices. —lt is with regiet wc chronicle the death of Mr. William Callahan, of Woodviile. He was one of the best citizens of that com munity. We also regret to state that his daughter is very’ ill. —A full-grown ostrich with all its feathers on, is worth about five hundred dollars. Without its feartiicrs it is not worth any thing. A good many men and women are very much in the same way.—Phonograph. —Attention is directed to the advertise ment of Mr. M. J- Rossman. Thousands of pounds of bones and any quantity of scrap Iron might be gathered qp by the hoys an and I Utilized to enrich tig; land and replenish the pocket. —Mr. W- E- Storey, left last Tuesday ipornjng on the fast train for Alabama, where in future he expects to make his Jiorae. Mr. Storey lias many friends in our city and this section, and their well-wishes pttend him. —Miss Mary Leslie, of this county, was married on last Wednesday morning to Mr. John Pounds, of Atlanta. Rev. Mr. Marshal performed the ceremony. The nappy coup le left for Atlanta, which they will make their future home. —“H. W. G.” the brightest writer on the Georgia press gave an excellent article in Sunday's Constitution on the founding of Georgia It was lenglithy—covering one whole page, —but the interest did not lag from beginning to end. —C. A. Davis & Cos. have both Landreths and Buists seed. Also onion sets, white and red, and Eastern Seed potatoes as follows: “Early Rose,” “Extra Early Vermont,” “Snow flake,” “King of Earlies,” “Bur banks Seedlings” and “Beauty of Hebron.” —The atention of our readers is caliled to the new advertisement of Gossvpium Gu ano, manufactured by George VV. Scott & Cos., Atlanta. Asa fertilizer and susfainer of the soil this guano his no superior. A more extended notice of this excellent fer tilizer will appear in our next issue, —The fastest run over the Western and Atlantic Road was that made by the special train whjcb carried the Jersey Lily and par ty from Chattanooga to Atlanta The ac- i tual running time \yaa three hours and ten minutes. Prom Cliattanodjga to Dalton, a distance of tljirty-pight miles, was made in fifty-eight minutes; from Dalton to Cal houn, miles, in twenty-four minutes ; and from Big Shanty to Atlanta, a distance of twenty ; nine milts, in thirty seven minutes. Market lie port. Elsewhere we publish the market report of staple articles as sold in Greenesboro. These figures can be relied on as correct. Too Hate. ; Our correspondence this week came too late for publication. We must insist that our correspondents have their articles in by ! Wednesday at noon. A Change o4' Meeting, By order of Kev. J. D. Gray, P. E . the first quarterly meeting of the Greene circuit will he held at Walker’s church, in stead of Liberty, ou the 10th and 11th days of March. Georgia Railroad. 1 The regular meeting of the directors of this important interest Was held in Augusta on Tu sday last at which there was quite a full attendance, and a quarterly dividend of 24 per cent was declared, payable loth of April. The road is in a superb condition and doing a big business. A Fine Catch. On Monday evening. Captain J. M. Sto rey, accompanied by his wife went out in the neighborhood of Bowden’s pond. While there they concluded to go to the mill pond, nearby, and fish. They spent only a short time in fishing, and returned with thirty-eight large cat and perch, varying in length from four to six inches. ■ Freak of Nature. From Dr.' J. E. Walker we learn that Dillard Barnes a colored man of tins county, about forty.three years old, Ims a perfectly white patch of hair in the centre of his head, surrounded with black. His father, who lived to he 115 years old, had a similar patch. Dr. Walker also tells us of a white man in this county with a white lock of hair amidst a geueral red covering. Call For It. Mr. M. Markwalter wishes to call the at tention of all those having wo k in his shop to call at once and get it. It is Ins intention to shortly close his business and the jewel ry, watches and the like which lie has re paired, will, if not at once taken out, be sold for the cost of repairing Call soon then if you have anything there. - Enlarging. Professor Reynolds has made a fine addi-. tion to his school by securing the services of Miss Mary Harris as an assistant. Miss Harris is a talented young lady and in every way fully qualified for the responsible posi tion she has accepted. Miss Lula Bourne has charge of the music department of the Academy, and with all these advantages Greenesboro is to he congratulated on her ed ucational facilities. A Hig Yield. Mr. 11. 11. Slack, near White Plains, last year raised on seven acres of land ninety seven bushels of wheat which brought him #l2O. The same seven acres, about the first of June, he planted in cotton, making 1800 pounds of lint, from which he realized #171.- 80. The total of both crops was #291.80, or #41.70 per acre, an exceedingly profita ble return. Mr. Slack is an energetic far mer, and the results he Las reaped show what cuu be done on the lands of Greene. The Governor’s Staff, The military staff of Governor Stephens comprise the following gentlemen: Win M. Sneed, Barnard E. Bee and Isaac Russel, of Savannah; John C. Printup, of Rome; 8. Douglass VVikle, of Cartertcrsville; John F. Croft, of Hartwell-, G. Gunby Jordan, of Columbus; Joseph F. Burke, of Atlanta; Charles H. Hopkins, of Darien; Lilt. C. Jones, of Atlanta; 11. G. Lewis, of Greenes boro; Edward L Wright, of Albany. Jo seph Tlqtnjpson, Jr., and John 8. Candler, of Atlanta. Somethin” of u Tree. Mr. J. ft. H. Brown, a prominent planter of-the Veazey neighborhood, Ims just re turned from a trip to Alabama. While there he saw, in Montgomery county, a tree which measured twenty-two feet, nine and one-half inches in diameter, and the height of the first limb from the ground was sixty feet. Notwithstanding tile numerous charms of Alabama, Mr. Brown still de clares himself in love wi'h Greene county, and prefers a residence here to one in any country he lias vet seen. Joyous Wedding. On last Wednesday afternoon at half past four o'clock, Mies Alice E. Scudder, of this city, was married to Mr. W. P. Vonljpreau, of Athens. A large crowd had assembled in the Presbyterian church to witness the ceremony. Rev. J. N. Bradshaw, after making a few appropriate rema:ks upon the sacred relations of the marriage state, pro nounced them man and wife. The couple were warmly congratulated by their many friends, and the Home Journal joins its well-wislies for a future life of joy and hap piness. The happy pair loft on the fast ex press for Athens which they make their fu ture home: Poisoning at Madison. A special dispatch to Hie Augusta Even ing News from Madison states’ that some days ago a negro limped Moses Ackridge employed a negro woman, Willie Flemister, to nurse hia sick wife. The woman, neg lecting her business, Moses gave her a flog ging. Flemister threatened the man. Fri day morning while eating biealSust Moses was taken w-ith convulsions and died. An examination of the coffee-pot revealed arsenic in the bottom. The woman was ar rested and put in jail. The stomach of the dead negro has been sent to Augusta to be analyzed. Hill ami Stephens. We have just published fine portrait pic tures of two of Georgia's most rioted states men, Governor Alexander 11. Stephens and the late Senator Benjamin 11. Hill. They aie engraved from photographs and liaVc been pronouuced life-like and perfect. Size 14x19 inches oil heavy plate paper. A sam ple copy of either picture will he sent by mail, posf P alf l, on receipt of 50 cents, or the two for #l. cash or stamps. Agents wanted in every part of tiie South to sell these and other popular pictures of distin guished men and women of the South, Sou thern scenery, etc. We also deal largely in cheap jewelry, cliromos, medicines, station ery packages, novelties, etc. Men, women, boys and girls make money fast by selling our goods. Write for catalogue and terms to agents. Address, Hill & Burrow, 41 Marietta street, Atlanta, Ga. - : —— Temperance Meetfiifr- The energy with which our best citizens are pushing the cause of temperance is grad ually effecting good results. As announced in the Home Journal of last week, a meet ing in the interest of this noble work was held at the Baptist church on Sunday after noon at three o'clock, The meeting opened with appropriate prayer by tne pastor. This was followed by songs from the chil dren, and these were well rendered. Mr. John Gray, of Philadelphia, then ad dressed the meeting. He spoke at some lengtli and his remarks were attentively lie-1 tened to. His speech will appear in the next issue of the Home Journal. Space j this week prevents. Mr. 11. H. Harris recited a selectipn ap propriate to the occasion. The audience was much pleased with the interesting ceremonies. THE SAFE ROBBERY. how rr was done — amount taken — ARREST OF MR. R. H. ENGLISH. On Tuesday night, February 6, the safe of Colonel James L. Brown was robbed, and mention of the fact made in last weeks issue of the Home Journal. The facts connec ted with the robbery, as near as we can glean them, are as follows. On Tuesday, which was sale day, Mr. Brown received some eighty-five dollars, among which was a five, a ten and a twenty dollar bill, aud a fifty dollar gold certificate. This money Mr. Brown placed in his safe in the building adjoining the Home Jour nal office. Besides this there were two checks one for #IOO ; and one, No. 1112, for #325,42. Mr. Brown closed Ins office as usual, when he left for the day. The next morning, Wednesday, he found that the safe had been burglarized, and the checks j and money- were gone. • now THE TIIIEVES EXTEREU. The building occupied by Colonel Brown is two stories in height and fronts on Broad • street, running back perhaps forty feet and with an alley-way between it and the Home | Journal office. In the rear of the building is an open plot of about fifty feet square, and leading to this is a doot from the back j room of Colonel Browns office. On this enc\ > s one window, which is protected with iron liars. The building was formerly used as a hank, ami the side windows are protec ted bv heavy shutters. On the side front ing the main street is another window, but : this only- had a common blind. Here it was ! the burglars entered. They first cut a pan jel from the btiud, and reaching in, readily j threw back the sash. To break a pane, un i fasten the catch ntiove and raise the window was an easy job, and-then they were in the office. The safe was not locked, and the money-drawer had the key in it, and to un lock it and take the contents required nei ther skill or labor. It is presumed tlicu, whoever committed the offense, went out of the hack door.leading into the open plot, as tiie door' was found ajar. THE ARREST. Colonel Brown could at first find no clue to tiie perpetrators. Ilow his suspicions ever came to light on the accused party, we can not say, hut- on Friday evening Mr. Brown wrote to the marshal of Madison, describing the money lost, and asking that an eye be kept on R. II English, who had gone to Madison on an earlier train. About five o’clock in the afternoon a telegram was received that English had passed a fifty dollar gold certificate at a store in Madison. Mr. Brown immediately swotc out a war rant for the arrest of English, and on Satur day Sheriff C. C Norton made the arrest. English, through his attorneys, waived the investigation 'until Tuesday. A bond of five hundred dollars was required for Ins re lease, failing t.o give which lie was reman ded to jail. TIIE FATAL BILL. The hill which led to the arrest of En glish is, as before stated, a fifty dollar gold certificate. It was originally paid to Mr. C. A. Davis, of this city by Air. B F. Bruce. Mr. Davis, in accepting it, wrote the name of “B. F. Bruce,” in one corner. This same hill was subsequently paid by Mr. Davis to Judge Weaver, of the county court, and by him to Colonel Brown, who, as wc have stated, placed it in Tiis Safe. This same bill is the one passsed by English at Madison. TOE PRELIMINARY TRIAL. Tuesday evening at two o’clock was the hour set for the investigation. English, wlto had been in jail, was brought before his honor, Judge Wyley G. Johnson, for tri al. He was represented by Colonels 11. T. Lewis, and 11. G. Lewis, and the prosecu tion by Captain W. 11. .Branch and Colonel J t L Brown. Mr. 11. T. Lewis made a waiver of the in vestigation, and English was placed under a #SOO bond, for his appearance before the March term of Greene Superior Court to answer the charge of burglary. As yet he lias failetl to complete tiie bond and is in jail. GREENE’S SHOWING. AMOUNT OF TAXABLE PROPERTY —VO- TERS—CON DITION OF OUR FARMERS. We dropped into Ordinary Thornton's’ of fice the other day. Casually glancing over tiie tax returns we found that our county was in an exceedingly prosperous condition. In the county are 889 white voters and 1209 colored. The amount of taxable prop erty is #1,853,841 owned by whites and #57,003 owned by colored people. In addi tion to this is city property to #212,535 owned by whites, and #8,517 by negroes Besides this there is bank stock, jewelry, railroad slock and merchandise amounting to #1,382,857. The sum total of all taxable property, including bunk slocks, is #3,514,- 254, or #1,043.30 per voter. Wc also 1 arned from the tax-books that there is - 240,971 acres of land returned anti the avet*ge assessment was #0.50 per acre. Of some lands the valuation was higher, reaching in some instances #2O per acre. We have every reason to believe that our county and our people stand above the av erage. From the returns it seems there js a scar city of labor as only 2,128 working hands are recorded in the books. The finances of our county are in a heal thy condition. Tlx re is money in the treas ury and but few defaulters of taxes have been returned. The gfand jury will douhtlcgs make a flat tering showing of how well our county oili cers have attended to their duties, and tlx?y will doubtless show, too, the healthy tone of our finances. PAVING THE STREETS, HOW THE WALKS OF GREENESBORO ABE TO BE MADE PASSABLE. “There is one thing,” said Councilman J. M. Storey, to a Home Journal reporter, the other day, “which should receive the attention of people, and particularly of the council, and that is the streets.” The reporter gazed into the middle of of Main street where a small boy was mak ing frantic efforts to jump a mud-hole, and acquiescing said: “What doyou suggest, Captain Storey?” “Wei sav make the property-holders lay a pavement in front of their buildings front Davis’s corner on Broad street, to Dougher ty's corner. This would make the business part of town passable. Then let the coun cil levy a special tax—not over a dollar a head would do it—and pave the balance of the way to the depot.” “What kind of pavement should he used?” “Well, say crushed rock. Dig down sev en or ten inches, put the rock on and then cover with sand. The cost would not be great, and the benefits would be inestima ble.” “Do you think this would meet with public approval ?” “Of course. People do not like to go j slushing along through the mud, slipping, i sliding, gumming themselves up. when a few dollars outlay would stop it all.” The idea is a good oDe and comes from one of our best business men. It is rather bad that a city iika Greenesboro should have her streets and side walks like so many hog | holes when a few dollars, as Captain Storey : says, would remedy it. Can’t something be : done? The Jou venal commends the idea i to our business men and propprty-holders, and slyly suggests the same to our city fa- 1 ♦hers. ' I SENDING US WORD. CONDENSED ITEMS FROM OTHER TOWNS. ■. : ’ SQUIBS OF A BESPECTABLE LENGTH AS TO HOW OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGH BORS ARE GETTING ALONG—COUNTY NOTES —CHOPS—PERSONALS. UNION POINT. BY NEWS-GATOERER. —and severe colds are preva lent. —'The cottoi receipts at this depot foot up about lifted hundred bales more titan last year. ...Mr. A. (J. O’Neal, near here, so we learn, lias a co’f with fine twin calves. One is a male and tie other a female. ...Mr. James C. Edmunds and Miss Lula Freeman were married near Woodviile the other day, by Rev. J. S. Callaway. ...Miss Allioßeid, one of Crawfordville’s most talented and popular young ladies, is visiting the Misses Moore, of this place. ...James A. Kendrick, a leading merchant of Slmion, spent Sunday here. Sir. Ken drick’s visits tlo not at all resemble angels’. —Prof. J. Prescott Elbridge gives Ins dramatic entertainment to-morrow night. He is said to lie a line elocutionist and a good house should greet him. ...We leanuof a certain gav cotton buyer of Woodviile jplio purchased a lot of cotton on hazard, w fltoul sampling or weighing it. He guessed fifetty close only losing #1.50 oil the transa<li-)n. Another guesser, fired with envy, Ypt several bales of cotton in the same tfufttmeh Tie matte #1.50 on his, and is flow considered the champion cotton biiycrjuid guesser of our lively neighbor. cr^Wfordville. BY MABCOTTB. ...Measles. ...Mumps next. ...Plenty of mud. ...A marriage is spoken of. ...Ilow many valentines did you get’? ...Horse traders are plentiful in our towrt just now. ...Lint Lewis and Joe Brooke spent Sun day iu Crawfordviile. ...Miss Cattle Farmer opened.school Mon day with a good attendance. ...Why don’t somebody marry ? We are anxious to record a marriage. ...Jim Lanslicrg, with Nattssbatim & Cos.. Macon, was in town last week. ...Paul Lucas is attending school. lie still looks as handsome us ever. ...Several of our citizens went down to Augusta Monday to attend the races. ...Crawfordviile continues to increase. Mr. E. K. Boone is building a cow house on his lot. ...A pleasant dance was given at Mr. Pltonzo Taylor’s last week. All had a fine time. ...Mr. D. Printup is making a grand suc cess of the steam mill. He has it now in fine order. ...The Darracott House is makingprepu rations to entertain a large number of guests court week. ...Walter lifcrshon and Prof. N. E, Ware, of Sharon, spent Sunday afternoon and ev ening with us. ...Mr. James P. Tilley, of Conyers, w#s down this'week looking alter his farm in terests near here. ...We looked for our friend Ed. Young down tiie other day, but lie didn’t come. Why was it, Ed.? ...Miss Maggie Mooit 1 , of Wrightsboro, apent. several days with relatives last week. She returned home Monday. ...Omcr Taylor, #ill Bird and Charlie Golucke attended a dance at Jack Mitchell’s last week anil report a fine time. ...Jim Kendrick is having a fine dwelling erected in Sharon. We supposed matri mony, hut he says he expects to rent it. ...Mr. John Rhodes, one of our most suc cessful farmers, is having bis dwelling nicely painted and finished. It will I lie greatly im proved. ...Claude Holden, our former townsman, now assistant postmaster at Augusta, spent Sunday in our city. We were real glad to see him. ...Mr. James Leary, formly a citizen of Crawfordviile, but now resident in Antioch, wnj in town this week visiting friends and relatives, ...Rev. J. W. G. Watkins, formerly pas tor of the Meiliodist church iit this place, spent a few days with friends this week. Our people were glad to see him. ...Frank Unit, ope of Green csboro’f) fair est creatures, was down tp ecd us Sunday. Frank is always ljvely and we hope it will not be long before he will cpme ajjtin. ...Miss Fpnnie Harris, of Greenesboro, passed through our city last week en route to Augusta, where she goes to visit friends and relatives. We wWi |ier p pleasant stay. ...Last week, while driving oyer tp Shp roit', we noticed a large field of small gram in front’of Mr. W. B, Kendrick’s residence.. Last year be raised some very fine wheat on the same land. ...Mr. Garland Coshy brought tp tovfn last Monday four lmjes pf cotton, which makes forty he has thus far sold. In addi tion Mr. Cosily made plenty of meat, corn and small grain for Ins family and all his hands on a four-horse farm. ...Mr. Frank Golucke, formerly of this city but now an Atlantain, was married last Wednesday evening to Mjss Fannie Moore, near Wrightsboro. They will spend a few days in Crawfordviile, and tliej go to At lanta where they will make their future mmc, ...Last week as we were wandering about Sharon we chanced to drop in at Colonel N. C. Edwards’ new store. We found it nicely stocked witli staple goods, and he was sell ing them cheap. We wish the Colonel may be successful, and he will be for he is an energetic, live man. ...Mr. Dan Hightower, with the well known firm of Edwin Bates & Cos., Atlanta and Charleston, spent several days of last week “taking in” Crawfordviile, Raytown, Sharon and White Plains. We were real sorry for him to leave as lie is so pleasant. We hope to see lijm again soon. ...Rev. Mr. Thrower preaches in the Methodist church Sunday morning at eleven o’clock. Rev. G. G. Smith, Sunday-school agent for the Nortli Georgia conference will assist Mr. Thrower, and will preach in the evening at 7 o’clock. In the afternoon the two gentlemen will organize a Sunday school. Wc trust that they will be greeted with a large attendance. ...The work days of “Belle,” the aged mare of Dr. Farmer, are over, and her fu ture life will be one long Sunday. She car ried the doctor through the heat of battle; has served film faltlifully ever since, and has earned her freedom. The doctor has purchased him a fine horse—a regular 2:40 stepper—and now dashes through Crawford-! ville at a reckless pace.” razing so quietly in the pasture as the doctor’s gig rolls by, does no thought of the many er- 1 rands of mercy you have Keen on—oft times when life and death were in the cross your mind ? Say, too, does no envy stir your heart to think another lias your place, is petted as you were once; is hand some and sleek as you were once? If all your equine brain, and your equine heim, banish.it, for the doctor thinks of all your worth, and you will be eared for and when your race is run, children’s eyes will fill with tears, and children's hearts will keep your memory green. DASHES OF NEWS. SHORT ITEMS OF EVENTS THAT ARE I TRANSPIRING. —Over a thosusand lives were lost in Jan uary on land and sea in the extraordinay se ries of fires, floods, explosions, wrecks*, etc., and February is doing but little better. . Water for domestic uses is so scarce in Augusta, Me., that many families are Imp ing ice in large blocks hauled %pm the riv er to their doom and melting the ice for drinking, washing and culinary purposes. —At Halifax, Va., Mr. Guthrie, a pros perous young farmer, was married to Miss Hulda Martin on Friday night. Next morning the bride awoke and found tier luirband dead by her aid •, She is almost crazed with grief. —Col. Geo. 11. Ilazclhurst and Col. A. J. Lane of Georgia have purchased the entire stock of the Chattanooga Iron furnace, ex cept a portion reserved by Col. B. E. Lew is, the late owner of the property. - —Richmond State: “Colonel George J. Foreacre, one of Hie best railroad men in the South, has been made superintendent of the Georgia Pacific railroad. Mr. Forea cre is a Virginian, from Alexandria, ami it is a pleasure to note his promotion, as it is that of all Virginians abroad or at home.” —Goy, Stephens is notifying Ordinaries by postal card that the forty days in which they are to send in bonds of Tax Receivers and Collectors, to be filed with the Comp troller, expires on the 13th, and that very few Ordinaries have yet responded. Prompt action is suggested. —The greatest injury that can be done a people is to make them believe that it is better to buy wlmt they want thnu to pro duce it,” says the Chicago Journal, and further asks: “How can a people subsist who depend upon others?” Do not these utterances forcibly apply to the condition of the south? —A move is on foot among the working men or Athens'to build a small factory for making yarns. The stock has been placed at #23 per share. It is contemplated to purchase the old Georgia depot building, but it' this cannot be had another suitable location will be selected. That is right. Let large and small, and varied industries be multiplied, tariff or no tariff. Then the people will prosper. There are thousands of idle bands in Greene which ought to he put to work, immediate ly or sooner. —A North Carolina bonanza king now counts his wealth by the hundreds of thous ands. The lucky mau is John Barnes, of Morrow county. A few weeks ago his earth ly possessions consisted of a dozen of near ly starved coon-dogs and a twenty-acre lot of barren land. About a fortnight ago Barnes discovered gold on his farm, and prudently kept the secret to hiipsclf. He moved tiie precious metal the best lie could, and obtained more than ten pounds of gold, and then disposed of a portion of the land for #143,000, reserving a large share to him self. Barnes is now considered the weal thiest man in Eastern North Carolina. Hack Again. Messrs. Hall, Barnhart and Kirley have returned from their pleasure trip to Florida. They enjoyed themselves hugely. The Journal will give their views of the coun try in another issue. The Hyena. Atlanta people have been running wild over tiie Hyena, or Yahoo, or whatever the beast is that makes the coming night fearful in WEST END. Numbers of the people are leaving tiiat portion of the city, but they flock at once to A. P. Stewart & Co's., No. 09 Whitehall Street. Atlanta, Ga., to buy one of tiie Iron King Cook Stoves. No such piece of kitchen furniture lias ever been thrown on the market. Be sure and buy one. • Your Opportunity. We are now selling our stock of winter clothing, blankets, and balmoruls at New York cost for cash. Dress goods 8, 10, 12£, 15 and 20 cents, worth 121. 15, 20, 25 and 30 cents. The best shirt in the market for #l. Call and examine our stock. Thanking our'friends and customers for their pntrorfage in the past, we will endeavor to merit a continuance in the future, giving to all a lull and fair value for tlioir money. W. A. KiMtiHOUGn & Cos. • Jury l.Jst. The following is the list of grand and traverse jurors fop the county of Taliaferro, February term, 1883: GRAND JUR(|RB. Thotjins E Bristow, Wm T Flynt, Wnj C Rhodes, Walter A Mershon, David A Sag gus; Jebez M Lacy, Alexander II Mathis, Edward I) Hardaway, Joseph C Murden, J H Mitchell, Benjoqiin Jones, T J Evans, O 1) Moore, J P Sturdivant, DqnnisN Sanders, II A Poss, Wm Jordan, Edmond Go|uckp, W Cjkylor, Seaborn Jpqes, F C Strother, John Johnson, J T I laprigon, S A Paniel, E K Boone, J T Heard, Gernon Tucker, Jesse Woqfiidl, R T Edge, Prior G Veazey. TRAVERSE JURORS. Ashury Ogletrce, senior, G D Moore, E II Ogletrec, 1. T Seago, A 8 Lunceford, E II Saggus, J E Meadows, D E Lunceford, J J Moore, Jesse Portwood, Edward W Jones, Arthur Ogletrce, W J Riviere, L S Dorsey, M C Jones, ft G Martin. R O Taylor,'A E Bird, Tillman Moore, Ephraim W Lucas, W T Nelson, R J Mann, R B Rhodes, Robt M Davis, Benjamin Sturdivant, J B Moore, G II Mitchell, W T Richardson, Samuel John son, O S Flynt, J C Lunceford, J D Moore, J C Pass, Thus Googer, Franklin B Taylor James R Ogletree. mARKETJ&EPOKTS. Office Georgia Home Journal, 1 Friday, February 16, 1883. > Trade during the week Ims been moderate only. The recent bad weather lias placed the roads in an almost impassable condition and country trade lias been slow. Local trade has been fair. The fpjlowing are the quotations. Clear rib sides 10J Shoulders none Corn, white choice 724 a 75 Meal.... a 75 Oats, rust proof 50 Oats, yellow 32 Flour, per barrel #O4 a #8 Lard 124 a 13 Sugar %' 7} alO Coffee Oja 13 Butter, buying 17 Butter, selling 20 a35 Peas 75 a 1.25 Sweet Potatoes, buying 50 Irish Potatoes, per bushel 1.25a2.25 COTTON. JfMdfingv.Y.Y........ Bjj Low Middling w*rW„, Bi.a 84- Good Middling 9ja 9| A vgustu Market, quiet. THE 0UTL00H883! ismiiiwi. OUR people have both move money and a larger amount of supplies than usual. This is not all the good news. As we wish our pat rons and frien Js, one and all, “A most piosperous New Year!” we wish also to give them a hint of how low prices are in Greenesboro’ for General Merchandise. This is good news for everybody. The lower the prices the longer money will hold out.. Our facilities for trade are greater now than ever ; our stock is larger ; we buy in larger quanti ties ; we get prices given to large jobbers ; we can quote" prices which we could not offer if we bought in the usual way. To our friends and the public, we announce that during the New Year we are determined to make Greenesboro’ one of the best, if not the - • Very Best Market, In Georgia, or the South for the purchase of general merchandise.—. The thoughtful reader will readily see how this can be done. If we can buy cheaper thau usual, we can sell accordingly ; and this in turn will be good news and a blessing to-tfiose who buy any of the goods in our immense stock. Kind reader think of these things ; tell j’onr friends of them ; make your purchases iu Greenesboro’— save money. In the following paragraphs we meution a few seasonable goods. Do not think that these items make the one-ten f ii part of our stock.— Both the size of our stock and the cheapness of the prices are astonish ing especially to a nev* customer.—C. A. DAVIS & CO. SCHWIL BOOKS. Appleton’s readers ; graded spellers ; Appleton’s geographies; San ford’s arithmetics and algebras ; Derry’s histories ; all books adopted by the Board of Education. Standard school books asssorted, copy books, 50 doz school slates, 100 gross school crayons ; Carter’s and Antoine’s fine inks ; ink iu pint bottles 15cts, iu quart bottles 25cts. Letter paper, envelopes, stationery—everything ready for the opening of the schools for the New Year.—C. A. DAVIS & CO. IMETH’S CELEBRATED GARDEN SEED, The best English peas, the best onion sets, the best beans,*4he heat corn, American wonder peas, the finest beets, cabbage, carrots, coi lards, celery, cucumbers, egg plant, german greens, lettuce, watermel ons, cantaloupes, mustard, dwaft okra, parsnips, pumpkins, pepper, radish, salsify (or vegetable-oyster) spinach', squash, tomato, (acme, trophy, paragon, fejee improved), spring turnips. All of above seeds and others to arrive soou. Etended list to appear in these columns— , send for 100 page catalogue, free, to C.' A. DAVIS <fc CO. ’ PLANTATION SUPPLIES. Thirty-five thousand pounds bulk meat arriving, 500 bushels corn coming, 1,000 bushels oats in store, 50 barrels syrup and molasses, 25 kegs syrup, 60 barrels sugar, 50 sacks of coffee, fiue uncanvassed mag nolia hams; Collin’s Axes, old apd new style; large supply plow points and stocks, pony plows, steel plows; chilled plows, points to match.— The best cotton plow lines (4 strans in every cord); hames, traces, backhands (complete 20ets); backhand, hooks, bark collars, clevises, heel bolts, lap-rings and links ; Georgia breeching ; wagon lines and harness —everything tho farmer needs can be had of O. A. DAVIS cfc CP, * * To close before pur Spring stock begins to arrive: Children’s cloaks,, ladies cloaks, ladies dalmans, ladies walking jackets, ladies paletots, shawls of all kinds, boy’s overcoats, men’s overcoats, ready-made cloth ing of many sorts ; blankets, dress goods (very low), faucy millinery— bargains in all of the above, and marked down very loiv to close. — C. A. DAYIS & CO. * * • Small coffins $2 50 to 15 00, large coffius $6 50 to 20, small sl2 50 to 30 00, l&rge caskets $25 00 to 75 00, metallic caskets $75 00 to 100 00, marble-lined caskets SIOO 00 to 150 00. Handles, studs, thumb and screws and. plates, name ’plates—all kinds of coffjn hardware at low prices. TYe have oompetent and reliftr ble men to trim coffins and caskets at a moments warping, MISCELLANEOUS. Remember that we have almost everything desirable in Notions, pocket and table cutlery, dry goods, fancy goods, dress goods, trim-' mings, linings, buttons, hosiery, gloves, handkerchiefs, domestic goods, shirting, sheeting, checks, etc.; heavy boots and shoes, ladies, child? ren’s and gents fine shoes and boots, staple drugs, patent medicines, carpets, oil cloths, rubber goods, tjn ware, crockery, iron-agate ware. Looking glasses, - - ' . Saddles, Bridles & Harness, # Toilet and laundry soaps, tobacco, pigays, and groceries of every kind. Pistols, muzzle and breech-loading guns, double and single bari rel. Lamps and lamp goods, wagon and buggy material, buggy- cushi? ions, whips, and goods in many other departments. g@"We have polite and attentive salesmen, and your yisit to our store will be appreciated. C. A. DAVIS & CO, GREENESBORO’, GA., Jan. i2th, 1883. - - ; ' ' ■ ' • • -i" * -■*■•**
