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HOME JOURNAL.
OFFICIAL ORGAN GREENE COUNTY.
Friday, March IG, ISS.’i.
TOPICS OF. THE TOWN.
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT
GREEN ESBORO.
SCRAPS CAUGHT ON THE FLY BY OCR
REPORTERS —POINTS ABOUT PROMI
NEXT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IS OR VISIT
GUEESESBORO —NEWS NOTES.
—To-day week is Good Friday.
—Sunday week is Easter Sunday.
—A number of lawyers in town Monday.
—A genuine blizzard struck us Wednes
day.
—T lie supper Tuesday night was a sue
cess.
—The county was saved some money by
the Superior court not holding.
—Tiie young men are making prepara
tions for a grand picnic on Easter Monday.
—John W. Butler, with Tanner, Currier
and lleath, Atlanta, was in the city Tues
day.
—Appropriations have been made by the
general government for the improvement of
the Oconee river.
—There were large crowds in town Mon
day and Tuesday. A great many were dis
appointed at the adjournment ot court.
George Young, 25 Broughton st. Sa
vannah, Ga., says; "Brown’s Iron Bitters
greatly relieved me when suffering from
rheumatism.’
- Mr. P. Caldwell, of Louisville, Ky.,
superintendent of the reformatory institu
tions of Kentucky, spent a few days of the
present week with lrieuds iu this city.
—Judge Woodson, a few years ago one
of tiie most brilliant young lawyers of the
Covington bar, is now an occupant of the
Newton county poor house. Whiskey.
—Mr. J. E. Palmer, of formerly this city
But now night dispatcher of tiie Georgia
Pacific Railroad, at Atlanta, was in town
the oilier day visiting friends and relatives.
—Hon. Augustus Reese, of Madison, was
in the city Monday. .Mr. Reese is very
popular in our section and some of our peo
ple are enthusiastic to make him the next
* governor.
—Mr. W. B. fjVeaver, aft< r spending sev
eral days with relatives in Greenesboro, re
turned to Alliens last Sunday afternoon.
He is attending tiie University of Georgia
in that city.
—Messrs. J. B. Barron mill A J Jack
son. of Pennsylvania, are in the city and at
present are stopping with .Mrs. Phillip
Clayton. They arc very pleasant and agiec
ubie gentlemen.
—We publish in another column an ad
vertisement of Sin chan's bottling works,
Augusta, Ga. All who wish soda water,
sarsaparilla or ginger aie would do well to
patronize them.
—The foolish man foldelh his arms and
saitli: “There is no trade, why should I ad
vertise ?” But the wise man is not so. lie
whoopeth it up in tlie newspapers, and ver
ily he drnweth trade from afar.
—The Eatonton Chronicle announces the
death of Mr Edmond Reid, an old and
highly esteemed citizen of Putnain county,
and father-in-law of Judge Lawson. He
died at the ripe age of more than four score
years.
—Tlic Mncon Telegraph and Messenger
will be sent from now mini the 19th day <>l
May, daily edition, for ft. * This period
covers the gubernatorial canvass and elec
tion, and is an opportunity to get a good pa
jier cheap.
—Col. Win. M. TimlierlnUe, of Augusta,
agent for the New York and Charleston
Steamship company, was in the city Wed
nesday, on business, lie is one of the ii
vest, most energetic and clever gentleman
engaged in his line of business.
We have a number of copies of Ken
dall's Treatise on the horse, a work whicli
should be in the hands of every farmer.
All of our subscribers who have paid for the
year, or anyone who w.dl pay §2 in advance
for the Home Journal will receive a copy
free. Those who have paid their subscrip
tion cau get one liy calling at this offije.
—The English sparrow is said to be ex
cellent on toast. With a good microscope
the epicure cun see to stick bis fork into a
nicely-browned sparrow, and with anew in
strument to be known as a tasteograph, lie
can ascertain that lie lias something in iiis
mouth.
—The Sparta Sunbeam wc now count as
One of our best exchanges. Its editorial
compilation shows taste, skill and ability,
and its typography is up to the standard.
Judging from the looks of its advertising
patronage, the paper is in a healthy condi
tion.
—Our excellent contemporary, the At
lanta Constitution, honored us on Sunday
last by reproducing an article from our col
uinns. but they credited it to the “G'reenes
boro News.” The name was indeed news
to the Greeneslioro subscribers of the Con
stitution.
—Mr. J. Conklin Brown returned from
Florida the other day accompanied by bis
sist-T-in-law, Miss Clara Vv arncr. Miss
Winner was injured in a railroad accident
lie .1 Jacksonville, some time since, lut we
arc nappy 10 state that In r nonunion is at
present rapidly improving.
—On Tuesday Gov. Boynton issued a
proclamation making Thursday a memorial
day, on account of the funeral services of
Gov. Stepliens, and asked that ail business,
public and private, be suspended on that
day, and that appropriate services lie held
is the various churches.
—One man in llawkinsville has planted
fourteen barrels of Irish potatoes; and one
in Perry, Ga , lias planted ten acres of the
early rose variety, lie expects to make
five thoasano dollars shipping the potatoes
North. Watermelons are also to tie planted
by the hundred acres all Brough south
western and southern Georgia.
—Colonel If. M. Mitchell, the jovial
agent of the Augusta - hrouicie and Consti
tutionalist, was in the city Monday, iu
liad come up to attend court, but il.e e be
jng none, lie passed a few hours with iiis
•fiany friends and returned home. Colonel
Mitchell, and the excellent paper he repre
sents, are highly prized in Greene,
—Mr. Stephens made liis will some time
ago. He leaves §IO,OOO in money to the
children of his late brother, .Judge Stephens,
and tlie rest of his estate, barring a few
minor bequests, to his nephew. Colonel
John A Stephens. VV'lmt liis estate will
foot up depends largely on tlie sale of his
new “History of the United Stales ” He
mace annul .§30.000 on “ I lie War Between
iln Slab s” and bis new book is selling well.
Ah ve liis Ik.qu. sts iifs estate will probably
pay §IO,OOO.
- About i his season of t lie yqir many
r p id asking "bat it is that deteruiinis
. i;._ (late of Easier i lie answer is the moon
of y all’ll, which Tennyson calls "the roar
iug moon of daft* Hi iiis.' 4he old rule is
that Easter shall fall on the Sunday after
the full moon which comes after
al equinox, i hat brings Easier tins year
on life 2-111 of .•..•arch. In 1818 it led on
the 22<! ol March, the earliest date possible,
It will not fail cn that day again in this
or the following century.
Wedded.
Miss Ophelia Allen, of this city, and Mr.
St. Julius Armand, formerly of Augusta,
were married on last Tuesday at 12 m. by
Rev. O. A. Thrower, of the Methodist
church.
W. A. Kimbrough & Cos.,
Have just leceived a lot of new Spring
goods, which they are selling at reasonable
pricis. Their new advertisement will ap
pear next week.
The Supper.
The hot slipper, given by the ladies of the
Methodist church in the lleard-Geissler
building on last Tuesday night was a suc
cess. We understand tlgit about S7O was
cleared by the supper.
Hon. Augustus Keese.
Tiie communication from a “Voter,” to
be found in another column, we publish
with pleasure. Judge Reese lias not only
tiie confidence of the people of Greene, but
of tiie whole state, and would make a wise
and good Governor.
Memorial Services
Were held at the Church of the Redeemer
on last Sunday, of an interesting character.
The publication of the discourse, delivered
by the rector, was requested, and ap
pears on tiie first page of the Journal this
week. It may be read witli profit by em
bryo statesmen and others.
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People’s Meeting.
We have been requested to announce that
there will be a meeting of the citizens of
our county in Greenesboro to-morrow, the
17th, at il o’clock to discuss tiie merits of
tiie different candidatis for gubernatorial
i honors, and for the expression of the views
lof our people. A full attendance is earnest
! Iv urged.
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Stationary.
We publish elsewhere anew advertise
ment of W. T. Richards it Son, stationers,
Augusta. The Messrs. Richards keep al!
kinds of books-, writing papers, pens, inks,
etc., ami their goods cau be relied on as be
ing first-class in every particular. We com
mend them to all who need anything in
; their line as thoroughly reliable gentlemen.
r . . .
Closing the Stores.
We, the undersigned merchants of
Greenestmro, do hereby agree to close our
places of business, and sell no goods w hat
ever (except coffins and goods for burial
purposes) on Monday Minch 27th 1888, that
day being Easier Monday.
\V A. Kimbrough it Cos., J. A. Griffin,
W. E. Hall it Cos., S. A. Toibert, Alary
Rossman, C. A. Davis & Cos., J. M. Storey,
E. A. Copelan and W. G. Durham.
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| Foundry anil Machine Works.
Elsewhere we print an advertisement of
j the Pendleton Foundry and Machine works,
Augusta. Mr. Charles F. Lombard, the
proprietor, is a thorough business man and a
clever and agreeable gentleman. All who
i need eastings or machinery of any kind will
find it to their interests to call or address
j (lie Pendleton foundry.
Postponed.
j The March term of the Superior court
! was postponed this week on account of tiie
illness of Judge T. G. Lawson The court
will meet on the first Monday in June. Tiie
time w ill lie very inconvenient for the funn
els, for Mini is tile busiest season with them,
I and as there will not he much business be.
I fore the court anyhow, we trust tiie sitting
I will lie continued until the regular Septum
j her term.
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niemoi'iiil Servi.ccs.
The citizens ot our county met at the
court-house on last Thursday evening for
the purpose of holding memorial lerviees in
honor ot the lute .Mr. Stephens. Speeches
touching upon the life and character of the
great mill good mail were made by Hon. J.
11. Bark and He vs O. A. Thrower and 11.
1). If. Strafon. During the services the
hells of the churches were toll'd, and the
stores closed as a mark of respect to the
dead man.
A Guild Move.
In some portions of the county our fa in
ers have clubbed together and are working
to make the most corn they can on an acre
nf ground. Eacli member contributes so
much to a common fund, say 3 or §5. and
the person raising the largest number of
bushels of corn per acre receives the premi
um, or the amount contributed Mr. J. D.
Copeland informs us unit a eluli of this kind
is being formed in the liaitli neighborhood.
The farmers are taking hold of the move
ment wiili energy, and much good is bound
to come of it.
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Musical.
The following notice, taken from the
Aiken, 8 C., Recorder, wc warmly second.
The firm have a wide reputation for the re
liability of their goods and their low prices.
The Kc"< riler says: Everybody lias heard
of the Music House of the South, and all
who have ever bought a piano or organ from
this reliable house lias always had reason to
congratulate themselves oil procuring an in
strument that turned out exactly what it
j was represented to be. Mr. G. O. Robinson
l is not only a first class business man, but a
I generous and noble hearted gentleman, who
! has helped many a worthy lady to procure an
instrument wherewith she could earn her
daily bread by giving instructions in music.
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Public Meeting.
The Slate Executive Committee, having
met, and recommended the call of a State
i onveiitioii to lie held in Atlanta on Toes
day, the 10th day of April next, to nominal'
a candidate for Governor, to fill the vacancy
(.ccasioi.edbythedrat.il of the late iticum
bent, I would therefore recommend that the
people of Greene county assemble in mass
meeting on Tuesday the third day of April
! next for the purpose of appointing delegates
to that Convention.
The Democratic Executive Committee ot
Greene county are desired to meet on the
same day. JOHN C. HART,
Chairman of E. C. G. C.
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C hurch .'Meeting.
Resolutions passed by the Macedonia Bap
tist church, Greene county Ga. Dec. 10th,
1882 :
VVheiie.vs, our beloved pastor, Rev. Wm.
A. Overton, lias tendered liis resignation as
pastor of this church,
Resolved, That we take pleasure in testi
[tying to Ids faithfulness as a Christian and
f a"pastor, and hear testimony to iiis worth,
{in both these relations. His pastorate has
been one of the most successful ever known
in the history of this church, and it is a sore
; trial for the church to part with him. Asa
I readier, he is eloquent, as a pastor lie is
i judicious and faithful. He lias won iiis
way to the hearts of ail, by his knowledge
!of human nature and the possession of a
warm, loving heart. Our prayers go with
him, and we hope the Lord will Id. ss his
work, wherever lie labors in liis vineyard.
Resolved, That these resolutions he enter
ed upon onr church record, and that they
lie published in Hie “Christian Index” and
i Georgia Home Journal.
Respectively submitted,
W. A. Burgess, )
Thog. S. Miller, - Committee.
R. L. Burgess. )
Done by order of the church in confer
ence, Feb. 16th, 1:33.
Hev. A. A. Fi.ukee, Mod.
' Tbos. 5, Miller, A. C. C.
THE PRISONERS GONE.
THE JAIL BROKEN OPEN AND ENGLISH
AND COPELAND RELEASED—HOW IT
WAS DONE.
On last Friday morning tiie town was
thrown into considerable excitement by tile
report that the county jail had been brokeu
open and its inmates fled. The report was
correct, fe.r the doors of the jail stood wide
open, and tiie cells were empty. Crowds j
gathered around the building, or at neigh- 1
boring corners, discussed the matter, and
advanced theories as to who did the work
and w liat had liecome of l lie prisoners,
now AX ENTRANCE WAS MADE.
Tiie jail structure is of rock, two stories I
in height, and about forty feet wide by fifty '
feet long, and stands on the northeast corner |
of court square, near the business part of the
city. The lower story Ims two cells with a
small hallway, and a stairway alone end !
leading to tiie story above. These two cells
have the ordinary iron gratings and windows
and iron doors. One of these doors has a !
lock, but the other is kept closed by menus !
of a heavy beam, weighing perhaps one hun
dred and fifty pounds.
There are two entrance doors, tiie inner of
iron, t lie outer of wood perhaps four inches
studded with nails and covered with sheet
iron. Both of these dyors are double locked,
the outer one also having two padlocks on
it
The entrance was effected as follows.
The attempt was first made to saw the
hinges of the entrance door, but after but
little headway being made this was aban
doned as not practicable. The sheet iron
of this door was then broken at the points
covering the locks, a hole bored around
them, and tiie holts sawed in two. The in
ner entrance door was wrenched open and
the door of the cell in which English was
confined, treated in the same wav. The
prisoners were then at liberty.
TIIK INMATES.
Robert It. English, who occupied tiie
ceil nearest the Head of the slairway, was
imprisoned some time since on a charge of
burglary, a full account of which was given
in the Home Journal at tiie time of the
commitment, in this cell tiie morning after
tiie escape was found a small file, perhaps
four incties in leugth and not over half an
inch in diameter al Us thickest part. The
pallet on the floor bore evidence of having
been slept on the night before, the covering
being half thrown back, as if the bed had
been hastily quitted. Some account books
were scattered over tiie floor, but no instru
ment except the file could lie found, and the
theory of some is t hat the file was dropped I
from n bag of other tools, but had not been
used in effecting tiie escape of the prisoners.
Eli Copeland, a negro, occupied the other
cell, and was in on a charge of murder.* He
had been imprisoned only a few days. Inly
ing been urnsted in Augusta and brought
here.
WHERE DID THEY UO ?
Rumor for several days succeeding tiie es
cape ran rife as to which direction the res
cued men had taken. Some were of the ;
opinion that they had made at once4N>r the ;
sea const, while others boldly ass rted their
belief that they had never left Greene
county. But. of course, this was surmise
simply, and nothing like a reasonable clue
as to what direction they had taken could
he found. We have heard it said that three
men got on the down train of the Georgia
road the night of tiie jail breaking. One
of these men answered the description of
English. The tickets were given to Augus
ta, hut the conductor missed them at Hear
ing. They were heard of no more. •
The negro went off with wife, so it is
said, but no one knows which way lie went.
MAKING THE JAIL SAFE.
Mr. Aycock, of this city, is now engaged
in making the jail safe. The outer door will
have an additional wrought iron hinge and
these will lie ease hardened. THe door will
he laced with iron half-inch thick, and also
case-hardened. The padlocks will work in
holes cut through solid wrought iron bars
reaching through the door facing, and tap
ped with nuts All the inn used will lie
case-hardened, rendering all efforts to file
or cut it futile.
GREENE’S CONDITION.
THE STATUS OF AFFAIRS AS SHOWN BY
OUit COMMISSIONERS—A REDUCTION
IN TAXATION.
From a report, prepared by the county
coniinissiouiTs and which was to have been
submitted to the grand jury, we glean
the following points in regard to the finan
cial condition of our county. They will
doubtless prove of interest to our readers.
The aggregate value of the whole prop
erly in the county returned for the year 1882
amounted to §1,1)10,844, upon which was
levied a tax of six nulls for general county
purposes and to pay the outstanding inrtebt
ness. This tax amounted to §11,462.00,
and was considered, with other county rev
enues ample for all purposes.
county rniiiiiES.
No arrangement for keeping up Daniels,
ferry for the year 1883. oil account of the
difficulty in obtaining a faithful and respon
sihle ferryman, as well as owing to the small
number who cross there, lias been made.
A proposition lias been made the county
commissioners by Messrs. A mor, Moore &
Cos., to turn over to the county wlmt is
known as Bark's ferry and declaring their
intention to abandon it as an individual
ferry. A petition signed by a large number
of citizens ims been presented to the com
missioners requesting . that it he made a
county ferry.
TAXABLE JMiOl'BltTY.
In tlie report before us the commmission
ers call attention to the fact that the taxable
property of ,Ute county has annually de
creased in valuation for the past six years,
mounting in that time (from 1877 to 1882,
inclusive) to a loss in valuation of §417,228.
This does not speak well for the material
prosperity of our county. But. while there
tins been tins falling off in tlie valuation of
..ur own comity, the properly of the state
at large show s an increase of over §51.000,-
000 for the ame period.
COUNTY FINANCES.
The commissioners, in that same report,
say they take pleasure in stating that the fi
nances of Greene county are in a healthy
state. During the past six years the taxes
| have been reduced, a large county debt lias
I been paid, ail the current expenses met, and
. il the balance of Hie taxes now due wete
paid into the treasury the commissioners
( would he able to meet every dollar of the
i county iudcbtness and also pay in large [mrl
the current expenses of the present year.
If no unforeseen emergency occurs the
county commissioners feel confident that,
owing to the condition of ti e county finan
ces, they will In-able to reduce the rate of
taxation the present yi-at and still meet ali
demands upon the count) treasury
CiNllilTiN OF TREASURY,
Tlie following tnhl< g show the amounts
paid into tlie treasury and and stiurseil from
September Superior court 1882, to Mareli
term 1883.
DR.
Rec’d bal. g--n 1 tax 1879...§ 89.70
General tax 1880 309.80
General fax 1881 946.49
General tax 1832 9,328.00
From other sources 300.11
Fines and forfeitures 71.00
Total amount nc’d §11,109.10
CR.
By court, exp ns. s §2.810,85
Jail fees, prisoners, . tc... 1.412.51
Paupers 925.89
Roads, bridges, etc 1,297.09
Insolvent cost 71,00
Oilier accounts 3,821.72
Amount in treasury 717 10
Total disbursed §11,109.16
The total taxes unpaid March 12th, 1883,
§2,418.79. There is amount due C. A. Da
vis on old note, March 1, 1883, §1,003.
Due school commissioner interest on Gwiun
Alywiii bond h-r IQB2, §,'4o, making total
in i htedniss of county to March 1, 1883,
§1,443 I his Alyson fund is a permanent
investment and is used entirely for county
school purposes.
SEmJING us word.
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CONDENSED ITEMS FROM
OTHER TOWNS.
SQUIBS OF A RESPECTABLE LENGTH AS
TO HOW OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGH
BORS ARE GETTING ALONG—COUNTY
NOTES—CROPS—PERSONALS.
UNION FOINT.
BY NEWS-GATHERER.
...The hotel grounds are being enclosed
with a strong wire fence.
...Miss Ida Briscoe, a charming young la
dy from Monroe, was in Union Point last
Sunday.
...Messrs Charles Young and Joe Me- i
Whorter, of Bairdstown, have purchased i
the saw mill at this place, and will shortly ;
remove the machinery to Bairdstown. !
—Numbers of sheep have been killed in
this neighborhood, and some of our people i
have list and strychnine on the carcasses. A j
number of dead dogs lias been the result.
...Died at Woodviiie, on the night of the
12th inst., Mrs. W. L. Tuggle. She was a
most estimable lady, and her bereaved hus
band and relatives have the condolence of
tlleir many friends.
...The following is tiie roll of honor for j
the Union Point High School for the month ]
of February:—Miss Lula Bryan. Jas. L.
Durham, Miss Pinkie llart, W. Hampton |
Mullins, Miss Alice Smith and Ilale Sibley.
We uml.A-s.iaid JhjjLt y>F®tliF7.T“fifpr a
Jthy
good, and t * upfuUwtrr e shortly
commenced. At present, Rev. Mr. Downs
holds services at Stonewall church on each
third Sunday morning and preceding Satur
day night.
GB.ESHAMVILLE.
lIY JI'LEl*.
...How is the weather?
...We sympathise with Union Point.
...Mrs. W. T. Foster is visiting relatives'
in Walton county.
...Miss Lucile Davis has returned home
from Union Point.
...A good many of the “Forkitcs” will]
use gtirtuo this year.
...Agents are trying to liny all the land in
tiie Fork to settle colonies on.
...Ben Johns, of Farmington, and Zaeli
T Williams, of Ellaville.' Ga., spent last
Sunday in the Fork.
...Mr. Sayc lias about twenty-five pupils
at present, hut it is to he hoped that number
will shortly lie increased.
...Mr. Jim Gresham has several Berkshire
pigs which he will dispose of very cheap.
We can vouch for them. They are lull
blooded and no mistake.
...Miss Sadie Jackson, of Oconee county,
county, is visiting the family of Mr. Drew
Jackson, her cousin. We welcome her and
hope her visit will be pleasant.
...Miss Zola Edmondson, of LaGrange,
who has been spending sometime with the
Misses McWhorter, returned home last
week We hope she will make us another
visit sometime in the near future.
...They say picnic time will soon lie here.
In the language of Patrick Henry we ex
claim, “It is inevitable, let it come !’’ The
old lady Ims a few chickens a sproutin’ agin
Easier, and vve suppose they will lie ripe
| till'll. We would be glad to SCO Colonels
| Knowles and Young out about that time.
WHITE PLAINS.
BY ON A.
...The winds arc never weary.
...Mr. Boylan returns to New Jersey this
week.
...Meat is still rising. All right, wc nev
er loved meat much no how.
...We are sorry to hear that Mr. Alva
Wngnon Inis lost a valuable mule. Jumped
a gate and killed himself.
...Married, in Hancock county, on Wed
nesday last, by tiie Rev. Mr. Rainwater,
Miss Mollte Roberts to Mr. Jesse Wave.
...Dr. I. I). Moore is looking around for
something large enough to milk ins Jersey
heifer in—a bucket holding sor (i gallons.
...If you want a good cook stove, call at
tiie store of Wm. M. Tappan it Son. Judge
Mapp—handsome as ever—will sell you a
good one at a fair price.
—Cotton still comes. Two farmers al
one-(.'apt. A. 11. Smith and Mr. J. M. La
oy—have brought in 50 or fiO hales within
the last week. Others have also brought in
a number of hales.
...Mr. D. E. Alien, an energetic and suc
c ssful farmer, informed us a few days since
(but bis corn was coming up We are un
easy about that corn. Did you study your
almanac, friend Allen?
...Wc regret to state that Mrs. Seaborn
Jcrnigan is'passing through a protracted ill
ness. Her many friends would rejoice to
hear of her recovery. Site is a true sympa
thizer and helper when others suffer.
...Mrs. L. Tappan, of limgold, has spent
the winter in Florida, and is now with the
family of Mr. A. 11. Tappan of this place.
She was very much pleased with the climate
and appearance of that s’ ate, and quite
elidled*by the change to this.
...Our young friend, Ed. Tappan, brigh
tened our streets by iris jolly countenance
for a few days this week. Tlie young folks
must have been very glad to see him, as
they met in a social reuuiou in his honor on
Saturday night, at the residence of Mr. Win.
‘ via; u
CHAW FORD VILLE.
lIY MABCOTTK.
...Colonel Janies F. Reid lias a fish pond.
...There was preaching at tlie Baptist
church Sunday.
...Your correspondent spent several days
in Atlanta last week.
...W. T. Flynt, of Mcrslion and Flvnt,
was in town Tuesday,
...Mr. Casper Myers went down to Au
gusta Saturday afternoon.
...Geor; e Overton, of Sharon, lias been
ili for a few days. So your correspondent
learns.
...’Twas little Alex IV. Stephens who pla
ced the bouquet of flowers on the Gover
nor’s coffin.
...The courty commissioners have char,
ged the regular meeting day from Ist Tues
day to 2nd.
...A negro whose name we could not learn
died at Mr. Billy Kendrick's last week and
was buried Monday
...Colonel John A. Stephens was in town
Monday witli an artist, who was making a
sketch of Liberty Hall.
...Ed. Young of the Home JorßNALspcnt
Sunday in our village. Wc are very sorry
we. were not hero to sec him.
...Mr. T. A. Little, with English and
Mersick, of New Haven, Conn., was in
rawforriville a tew Hays last week.
...Mr. W. C, Maupin, of Lynchburg, Ya.,
was in the city Saturday. He paid a visit
to Liberty Hal! and took some souvenirs
with him.
...Mr. Richard Guinn, travelling agent
for the Popplim Silicated Phosphate com
pany, was registered at the Darracott house
this week.
...Mrs. Mary S. Corry lias moved to Lib
erty Hall. We are glad to see the - Hall
once more occupied, for everythirg seemed
so lonely before.
—lion. W. D. Tutt passed through Mon
, day night enroute for his home at Thomp
son. He lad been to Atlanta arguing a con
tested election case.
...Our people want Mr. Stephens’ remains
i removrtl here and buried in Liberty Hall
park, and then liaye a fine monument erec
\ ted ;o his memory.
...Miss Maggie Roberts, of Wriglitsboro,
! passed through Tuesday from an extended
trip to Rome and Marietta, where she lias
been visiting friends and relatives.
...Mr. Woodliall, of Sharon, died in that
i place the other day. His remains, accom
; panicil by a large number of friends, were
j taken to Raytown and interred at the Ivey
| residence.
j ...Mr. W. A. Legwen is one of the sub
stantial men of this section. I had an inter
eating talk with him on the prospects of our
| county. I shall give his ideas in a future
| number.
| ...A delegation of thirty-five Was sent from
j tliis place to attend the Imrial services of
■ our late Governor. A grander burial was
never had in Gcorgi t, but no more than lie
deserved.
I ...Ed. Frizelle, the genial traveling sales-j
man for Caveriy and Johnson, was in town
• last week. Our merchants will do well to
j buy from Ed. as lie rcpiescnts one of the]
j best houses in Atlanta.
• —Last week while in Atlanta we had
I been in the city but a few hours when we
; were gladly surprised by meeting our clever
j young friend, Mr. Paul Corry on Whitehall
j street. Paul has been living in Atlanta for
some time Clerking for J. M. High.
... Mr. Charlie Bergstrom, one of the most
j thorough business men of Crawfordville,
j and a gentleman who, by. tlie-by, does much
'in a farnv 'g way, lias a fine fish pond only
a short distance from town. Strange
though i. may scent the fish, German carp,
will cat out of his hand, and in fact lie feeds
them that way altogether.
IN A NORTHERN CLIME.
CONTRAST BETWEEN BOSTON AND OUR
CITY —AN INCIDENT ON THE CARS.
Special Correspondence Home Journal.
Boston, March 18.—There is always
something delightful tome in railway trav
el. The rapid changes of scenery, the rum
ble of the train, the many faces of your
companions, gives plenty of ground work
lor study. Tiie route I have just been over
in coming from Greenesboro was an exceed
ingly picturesque one.
When l left Greenesboro the weather was
very pleasant, and the overcoat I had
brought with me was thrown over the car
seal, for it was useless. But alter changing
cars at Augusta, and we were whirled near
er and nearer towards the mountains of Car
olina and Virginia, 1 gradually crept closer
to tiie stove, and even finally found the
overcoat a comfortable addition to my
dress.
And when New York and Hartford, and
finally Boston was reached I was in state of
shivering bettor imagined than desciibed.
What a contrast was it--here in Boston—to
Greenesboro! 1 mean contrast in point ol
weather. I had watched from'tlic ear win
dow all through Georgia and a part of Car
olina, the green grain peeping from the
ground; 1 hud seen pcnchtrces blooming,
and had heard the cluping of the birds, all
betokening the coming spring Here I find
everything covered with snow. It crushes
beneath your feet; it sticks to your over
shoes, and flies in small flakes into your
face. You meet people nil muffled up in
big robes, nothing visible of them save their
i-yys, and may be, a small tip of their nose,
hurrying Iy, puffing and evi r and awhile
stamping their feet on the pavement.
I have stood all day shivering over a reg
ister'll! mv room at the hotel, and thinking
very strongly of the pleasant time yon are
having walking arofind in the Imlmy air of
GreeUeshoro aud over the green fields!
But there's one satisfaction lift me, and
the silver lining of the dark cloud covering
Boston is about to appear. This cold
weather braces one up. It makes the blood
I tingle through your veins; you swell with
its exliili-rating effect; and, if you'll allow
i Hie comparison a mail feels a modern Sam
son ready lo pounce upon a thousand Phil
istines with an insignificant weapon. That
is the way it braces one up, and I must con
fess this is the only redeeming point about
tiie freezing climate of New England.
AX INCIDENT.
An incident of my journey itere ought to
he related perhaps, tor the benefit of the
temperance movement in Greenesboro. A
young man got on the sleeping ear about 0
n. in. and asked for a berth for the night.
The conductor, noticing that lie laid been
drinking spoke to liint very harshly, tilling
] him that lie could not stay in the palace car,
hut would lie put off at the next station.
One of the passengers spoke, to the conduc
tor saving, “had you thought ,jt the fact sir,
t at tliis young man may lie the only son of
a mother, tiie idol of her heart; that lie go
ing into the city to-day lias fallen a victim
to the enticements of tiie bar rooms which
your State lias legalized ; lias fallen a prey
to vultures of the city who hover over and
around 1 lie liquor saloons seeking whom
they may entice in.and destroy?” These
words seemed to pierce the conductors heart
so that it was thrown open to tiie poor delu
ded liny “It is true, it is true, the boy lias
been led into this, and we must take care of
him,” said the now kind conductor, and lie
did take care of him, sending out for coffee
and milk lo relieve, if possible, the sickness
and stupor which liquor had brought on
him, and watching over him during tiie
night as a father over a son.
This should he a lesson to us Our peo
ple vote for aud legalize tin- liquor dens of
of Greenesboro. Young men conte to town
innocent and upright, the pride of patents
ami relations. The saloon stands open at
almost every corner; by your vote you
have put it there. The young man steps
in. drinks, drinks again, again, falls deeper.
You do not try to save him by keeping him
away from tiiese places, by using your vole
and influence to blot from the earth these
sinks of iniquity, but you ridicule him, you
spurn him from your presence without re
membering that it was your influence, your
vote, that put tiie poisonous and fatal cup
into Hie mouth of that young man.
Who is'responsible for his mothers tears
and broken heart? Who for the temporal
and eti rnt*l destruction of that young man ?
You answer the rum sellers. I reply not
the rum seller alone, hut you yourself who
vote for and uphold this infernal truffle.
Justick.
SPECIAL LOCALS.
—Early Rose, Extra Early Vermont and
Peerless Potatoes for sale by S. A. Torbert,
—The finest assortment of fish hooks and
lines in llio city just received at S. A. Tor
beit’s.
—Remember that any kind of first-class
job printing can be executed at the Home
Jocknai. office.
—8 A. Torbert keeps the largest assort
ment of wood and briar pipes kept in the
city, prices range from' 5 to 60c.
—The very best 5c cigars 6 for 35c, 2Jc
cigars and best cigars at £3 per hundred arc
for sale at S. A. Torbert’s,
For Marbles. Tops, Base Balls and
Bats, Croquet Sets &c, call on S. A. Tor
j bert. .
—Harper & Wright, Covington, says :
“We know of several eases where Brown's
Iron Bitters has been beneficial to our ctu
lonscrs."
—TWELVE—
HUNUEtiMItUI
TDEFORF, ihis reaches the eye of the public, otir buyer will
be speeding on a journey of more than One Thousand
Miles to the great shoe market of the far North-east. At Bos
ton the great slice factories of Georgetown, Lynn, Worchester
and many other cities of Massachusetts are represented. Our
plan is to go to headquarters for goods in each of our depart
ments. In a few weeks our spring shoes and slippers will be
gin to arrive. Our customers may expect the best and most
desirable boots and shoes at very reasonable prices.
O- DAVIS efc 00.
FROM BOSTON!
•
Take a palace sleeping coach in Boston at 10 p m. and awake
Jin the great city of New York at Ga m. At the Grand Centra?
I Depot take the elevated railroad for Broadway. In ten minutes
you have traveled several miles over the heads of many thous
and busy people Almost every large city lias its specialties of
trade. New York has a greater number of specialties than any
city on this Continent. Our buyer understands tliis. and will
therefore spent alonger time here than in Boston. Our cus-'
turners shall have the benefit, of of the many bargains our buy-*
er expects to find in New York.
O. A. DAVIS t*3 00.
CINCINNATI IN VIBWI
Xta? Gt! "t KjJ UJ >3 W u 3a w S* Jaa %it 3
Our bu3 r er has his eye also on Cincinnati : she has her spe
cialties tilling with her sister cities. Her merchants will furnish
some of the goods for our spring aud summer stock tliis season
—C. A. DAVIS & CO.
HIEADEPHII!
Has been called “A City of Homes’’ and it must be a pleas
ant place to live in because so roomy and quiet, when compared
with many other large cities. It may he supposed that people
living in such a pleasant city keep, in a better humor, and are
therefore able to turn out more reliable wares in special depart
ments, than their neighbors of a city constantly filled with ex
treme turmoil and haste. This seems to be really true, and as
wo know our buyer is aware of this, if. is easy to see how the
readers of the Home Journal may be benefited by the pur
chases which may come to our stock from the city of Broth
erly Love.—C. A. DAVIB & CO.
BALTIMORE l
Is emphatically a southern city’ and the Georgian who reaches it
from New York seems to breathe unoe more his native air. The mer
chants of Baltimore are not only very genial, but very wide-awake.—-
They keep well abreast with New York competitors aud in some things,
outstrip them. It is the business of a good buyer to know what these
things are, and to give Baltimore a part of the patronage which site
shows her ability to claim. Tliis is why our buyer will spend a part
of bis time in Baltimore.—C. A. DAVIS & CQi
Iff TMM MIJLMTIIfJi l
While we would remind our friends and patrons of the extensive
stock which our buyer is to select personally in the most advantageous
markets of the East, we beg them to remember the very large stock al
ready in store and the constant additions and arrivals. We have
already on our shelves tlnee invoices of choice Spring Clothing, One
large invoice Spring Styles Gents Hats, two hundred pieces new Spring
Prints, Ladies aud Gents tine Shoes, Spriug styles, Checks and Ging
hams, spring patterns, Cottonades and Jeans, spring weights, and
many other seasonable goods.—C. A. DAVIS it CO.,
FILLED UP!
Even at this season nearly all onr departments are full of goods.—,
Miss Lula Bourne is daily iu her department, and has just received
new tilings in Hats, Flowers, Unuderwear, latest styles. We have
about 10,000 pounds Flow Hoes—all kinds at GI cents.
Just Received aud to Arrive
! • .
Tfie best Eastern Potatoes, new Garden seed, Oniou setts, 80,000-
pounds meat, } 2 gross Taylors cologne, the new Cough Syrup, Sweet.
Gum and Mnlliu, (trv it,) new White Bonnets, Calioo and Gingham,
Bonnets, twenty-five dozen Tow Is, very cheap, fifty dozen Gents and
Bovs Hats, large lot Sugar, Coffee, Syrup, twenty bales Domestics.
Our goods sell so fast that room is quickly made for uew arrivals. Buy
the Davis Sewing Machine. Buy the Dow-Law Cotton Planter, tfifi
Cox Cotton Planter, the Globe Cotton Planter of
C. A. DAVIS & CO.
GREENESBORO, GA., March 9th, 1883.