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GEORGIA HOME JOURNAL.
W. ADDISON KNOWLES, Prop’r.
VOLUME XIV-NUMBEK 22
YE PEOPLE! READ!
I REESE panders to the rich
I AND betrays the poor.
[in HIS WILD, BLIND GREED FOR PLACE
HE breaks faith and forfeits
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.
’ anonymous champion of the dere
llict Congressman from this district asks
I these facetious questions, among others
I of about equal import, in a communica-
I tion to the Madisonian signed “Old
I Greene:”
I “iu what has he failed to do that he
I should have done? Hasn’t ho sent oin
I enough flower and garden seed? Hasn’t
Ihe distributed enough books, pamphlets
I and general political literature?”
To these commanding (1) questions we
I respond in perfect impartiality to Con-
I gressman Reese that the distribution of
I government garden seed has been diffu-
I sively and pertinaciously marked. We
I have been in receipt from time to time ol
I plethoric packets of fertile and succu-
I lent germs, watered with Congressional
I remembrance and emblazoned by the of-
I ficial frank. But the Home Journal, is
not to be bribed away from its duty to
the people of Georgia by fructulose re
lays of federal radish seed! As for the
government literature, we confess our in*,
debtedness. Save for redundant numbers
of tho Congressional Record we might
not have known that there was a Con
gressman from flie Eighth Georgia dis
trict Much as we admire and devour
this literature, however, we cannot con
sent that we are to abate our just repug
nance to an official who lias demeaned
himself with haughty duplicity toward
the people who elected him; and we
surely shall not cease to publish his un
paralleled shortcomings for the informa
tion of those who ought to know.
We publish below a letter which will
ring throughout the State. Tho people
cannot afford to have thrust into their
faces compendious volumes of Patent
Office Reports in answer to indictments
such as we present w r eek after week from
an aggrieved public. Let Mr. Reese
empty from their envelopes the fragrant
seeds he lias sealed for distribution and
transmit therein explanatory letters rela
ting to his high-handed official acts. The
llome Journal would sooner receive at
this time one envelope of personal litera
ture from the doughty Congressman than
forty envelopes filled with embryotic
cacti grandiflora!
Last week we outlined Mr. Reese’s
treatment of the people of Elbert county.
Today we publish a letter from Elberton
so plain and pungent that little need pref
atorily to be said by us save to point to
its plain confirmation of our previous
declarations that Mr. Reese has not
osce entertained a lofty apprecia
tion OF TIIE HONOR 0$ THE PLACE BE
STOWED BY TIIE PEOPLE. HIS PUB
LIC CAREER DOES NOT DISCLOSE A SINGLE
HIGH AND NOBLE ACT FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE PEOPLE, AND IT DOES NOT SHOW
A HIOII AND NOBLE ACT AT ALL. HIS
WHOLE PURPOSE HAS BEEN TO WORK HIS
OWN RE-ELECTION, AND HIS SINGLE LABOR
HAS BEEN A DICKER FOR CONTINUANCE IN
OFFICE. TO THIS END lIE TURNED
HIS BACK TO HIS FRIENDS ON THE MIS
TAKEN FAITH THAT IIE COULD CONTROL
THEM, AND HE HAS LOWERED HIS STAN
DARD TO HIS ENEMIES, AND TO TIIE ENE
MIES of the Democratic party, to get
THEIR FAVOR FOR HIS PERPETUATION IN
TOWER.
Elrehton, Ga., May 22, 1886:
Editor* Home Journal:
I sent my application for the postoffice
at this place direct to the department,
and it was acknowledged.
I afterwards supplied Mr. Reese with a
duplicate application, and accompanied
it with numerous letters of recommenda
tion from many of the best citizens of the
county. Most of these (if not all) had
been his strong supporters. I also fur
nished him with letters from nearly all
the principal officers of the county, and
from members and ex-members of the
legislature, endorsing me in the very
highest terms. No man couid have got
ten better endorsement than I had, even
had lie got more names. No better en
dorsements could have been sought. But
Mr. Reese ignored me entirely. He would
not even write to me, I induced three or
four of his best friends to write to him to
see if we could get any recognition. It
was useless. Their letters were received
With contempt.
1 hare no idea the department ever saw
my recommendations sent to lieese! I do
not bellete he ever read them.
Mr. Gairdner, the man who got the ap
pointment, was a bitter enemy of Reese
m his first campaign, and all of the oth
cr applicants were his foes except myself.
I thought, of course, that I had a tolerably
just claim, as I had been strong for
Reese all along, Jjut I soon learned
that lieese had mo gratitwhe and not the
slightest sense of right, He thought to
whoop up the boys with a little jollifica
tio when the time came, ami make it
aH right.
JRe, tin* applicants, I think, understood
each other that we would acquiesce grace
fully and without a murmur if either of
us who presented recommendations se
cured the appointment; but as it is they
ah declare vengeance against Reese. Wk
AUE Six IJf Nl MBBlf, and abb men of
some influence? If the man who got
the position ever had a recommendation
iw , People, no one knows it,
„ . Gairdner does not have anything to
with the postoffice. He js a kick meh
~"Awt. doing a large business, and
~° BS S®* SEED IT. It WAS GIVEN DIM
FOR jus wife’s nephew, Mr. J. T. Heard,
no is a mjiv>r, hilt a very nice young
; think (me of the best ever raised
“> Elberton,
Reese flu Might, that Col. Mattox, of this
county would lie a candidate in opposj
in to him, and knowing that the Heard
wu I 'i WM * a, Xc mid influential, ami also
u,, i J Mattox, he tjiought he
, make a break into Mattox's rank*
O' this gift Ho certainly made a nus
i **’ “*■ 1 liave heard several of the faini-
H ,a * he had made no imprtmaUffi,
i he ha* *i n , o *t all of bis former
i n °t know what the sup
•°*>Rtot to capture in that Hank
.. . ®J*****t will do now, as Col. Mattox is
•ui of the uue, Imt l my this; If Dulaiiel
i f * *upi*urt* Jit*tm*. il will li u dark
tu *U for him,
‘' , ' , } t ' lu *lon, | will my that any am
Mr In " ~ U n wi Rut double Hie vote of
* r *l in this county, JtaspeeUuUy,
it. \V. Cleveland,
a... , KIMIJTtt DISTRICT,
disjisOL to the Atlanta Const!-
>f* <* wariy^sB I 'u!e
, WghlL i isigM ssioual dtauut urn
PERSONAL POINTS.
GLIMPSES OF WELL KNOWN GUESTS
WHO COME AND GO.
—Rev. Mr. Newton will hold services
at Union Point next Sabbath.
—We regret to learn of the serious ill
ness of Mrs. S. C. Reid, of Greenesboro.
—Miss Minnie Linton, of this city, is
visiting friends and relatives in Athens.
—Tho irrepressible Colonel J. E. Cox
spent several days in our midst during
the past week.
—Mrs. F. A. Stocks has been visiting
Atlanta for several days. She returned
to Greenesboro last Friday.
—George D. Thomas, Esq., one ol
the talented young lawyers of Athens,
was in our city last Friday.
—Mr. Will A. Wood is on a visit to
his father’s family in this city. His many
friends are glad to see him.
—Mr. B. M. Blackburn, the versatile
and talented editor of the Madisonian,
spent last Friday in our city.
—We are glad to announce the conva
lescence of Mrs. C. A. Davis, Sr., who has
been quite ill at her home in this city.
—Mrs. Preston, who has been spend
ing several weeks in our midst, returned
to her home in Paris, Texas, last week.
—There will be service at the church
of the Redemer (Episcopal) in this city
on Sunday. Key. -J. Knowles will preach.
—Mr. W. T. Walker, one of the stur
diest young farmers of Greene, paid the
Home Journal office a pleasant call on
Monday last.
—We regret to leam of the deatli at liis
home near Eatonton on last Saturday ol
the W. J. Martin, Esq., father-in-law of
Rev. M. J. Gofer.
—Tlio friends of Mr. W. G. Durham,
will be glad to learn that he has so far
recovered from his recent indisposition
as to he able to resume his duties.
—Miss Annie Markwalter, of Altoona,
Fla., is visiting relatives and friends in
Greenesboro and vicinity. Slic is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Winter.
—Miss Seinmes, who lias been on a vis
it of several months to Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Bickers of this city, returned to her
home in Washington City on last Tues
day.
—Subscribers continue to roll in. We
wish the Home Journal in every house
hold in Middle Georgia. Only SI from
date until January Ist., ISS7. Subscribe
at once.
—Miss Rebecca Heard died at Hastings
on last Tuesday morning, aged 74 years.
She was buried at that place on Wednes
day. The numerous relatives and friends
have our condolence.
—Editor W. A. Shackelford of the Ogle
thorpe Echo spent last Friday in Greeues
boro. Mr. Shackelford’s paper is a cred
it to Oglethorpe county, and is on the
highway to assured prosperity.
—Editor Patillo of the Warrenton Clip
per made a pleasant visit to our town
last week. He was present at the joint
political discussion. Wo are pleased to
learn that the Clipper is flourishing.
—Mr. Peter Brenner, of the firm of
Peter Brenner <fe Son, Augusta, manufac
turers of organs and pianos, lias been in
the city for several days. He is repairing
and tuning instruments in first class style.
—Mr. E. A. Sanford, of Athens, one
of the most popular young gentlemen
where known, and everybody knows him
in this county, was in our city last Fri
day. His friends gave him a cordial
welcome
—Mr. Charles Johnson, agent of the
Atlanta Constitution, was in the eity sev
eral days last week. Mr. Johnson is not
alone an efficient and successful man of
business, but he is a well known and pop
ular gentleman.
—Mr. W. J. Gaines, the live and pop
ular agent of the Augusta Chronicle, was
in our eity this week in the interest of liis
reliable and popular paper. We are glad
to know that he greatly swelled his list
of subscribers at this place.
—Counterfeit coins of fractional de
nomination are in circulation. We saw
during the week a dime which will readi
ly pass for a genuine mint, hut it was
spurious. Merchants and others will do
well to scrutinize their small change.
Dr. Mark Willingham, of Crawford,
made the Home Journal a visit last
Friday. Dr. Willingham is one of the
most prominent and popular citizens of
Oglethorpe county, and we shall welcome
him to Greenesboro whenever it is his
pleasure to visit here.
—Hon. 11. H, Carlton, as rumored in
our columns of last issue, visited Greenes
boro on Friday. His candidacy had not
been previously announced here, hut his
friends and others spontaneously flocked
to see him as soon as it was discovered
that indeed his letter of announcement
was in possession of the press of the
State.
—Mr. Clark Howell, as representative
of the Atlanta Constitution, was in
Greenesboro during the the Bacon-Gor
don discussion, and added many friends
to an already long list. Mr. Ilowell is
the son of Mr, Evan P. Howell, one of
the proprietors of the Constitution, and
is one of the rising young journalists of
the South. We hope to have hi)n again
in our midst.
—The humor of the joint discussion in
Greenesboro was supplied by Mr. R, M.
Hill of Sharon. Mr. Hill is a strong
Bacon man, and he disclosed an apt fac
ulty for interjecting a witty and pointed
aphorism into some part of the speeches
just at the right moment. Gordon was
extolling his opponent fnrGovernor. Mr.
Hill exclaimed in a pungent and happy
yoiue “Now yer git’n it right!” Ana it
was iwmenss,
—A large number of citizens from ad
jacent counties were in our city on Fri
day last to hear the Baebn-Gordon dis
cussion. Among them we noticed: lion.
11, ff, Carlton, Dr. Orr, Geo. D. Thomas,
Esn., Messrs. W. D. O’Farrell, E. A. San
ford and W. p. VonDereau, Athens, Ga.,
Hon. F. C. Foster, Messes, J*. S. Burney,
it, M. Blackburn and E. G. Atkinson,
Madison, Ga.; Dr. Mark Willingham and
W. A, Wigogelfc ird, Lexington, Ga.;
Messrs. James A. Kendrick, N. C. Ed
wards and )<■ M, liill, Sharon, Ga,
-Mr. B. U, H ook, of the Augusta
Chronicle, spent lust Friday in our city,
{uud reported the Bacon-Cordon dlsena*
ojon for his excellent paper. 11l Mr.
; Honk, the Chronicle lias a reporter and
jcorrespi actant uf which it may justly feel
proud, whilst (taujftrd in his own tio
,iitlcal preferences aud persona! partial
I Bias, in Die curreetjmss of ills reports of
i the uitenu ices of the opposing rsndi
,tales, for Governor, last week, one could
hardly discover Ids bias, Mr. Hook has,
I we doubt not, a hrltiiant and smeesstul
i future (adore him,
l'very Ottrlio* man must
J, risen t hit itself til lid muss met titty
DEVOTED TO THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.
GREENESBORO, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 28. 188(5 -EIGHT PAGES.
SOLID FOR BACON.
NO DOUBT AS TO THE VOICE
OF GREENE COUNTY.
WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A GENERAL,
BUT THE PEOPLE WANT A GOOD
MAN TO BE GOVERNOR.
Major A. O. Bacon and General John B.
Gordon arrived here on Friday at 10.15
a. m., and were met at the depot by a
large crowd, though without de moustra
tion of any kind. The reception com
mittees of each candidate were also pres
ent with carriages, that for Major Bacon
consistingof Mr. Bismuth Miller, Col. J. L*
Brown and Capt. W. H. Branch, while
General Gordon was received by Judge
W. M. Weaver, Prof. W E. Reynolds
and Judge J. B. Park. The candidates
were escorted to different hotels, where
they rested and received callers until a
little after 12, when they dined. At
12.45 they repaired to the court house.
Here a stand had been erected on the
sward near one of the entrances, on
account of the crowd having transcended
the calculations of the committee. But
just as the speaking was to have begun
a copious fall of rain forced the assem
blage into the court room, where the
discussion was originally advertised to
take place. This move was favorable to
Major Bacon, who was extremely hoarse
from constant speaking for the past
seven days.
THE DISCUSSION.
General Gordon opened with the stale
pleasantry of inviting his hearers to visit
the Executive mansion in January when
he was inaugurated Governor of Georgia.
As the inauguration occuis by law in No
vember, Major Bacon made a good point
in liis turn. Gordon would make a nice
Governor, when he did not know in what
month his own inauguration would oc
eur.
General Gordon repeated his thread
bare personalities about Major Bacon’s
resignation as Adjutant, and kept up an
egotistical parade of his own services to
this and other States. He played the
“hurrah” racket for all it was worth, and
with a certain number succeeded in work
ing up considerable enthusiasm. But bis
talk was not of a character to leave the
slightest trace of lasting effect upon the
sober minds of those who came to judge
fairly as between the qualifications of the
two distinguished opponents for the ex
alted office of Governor of Georgia.
There was a great amount of the yellow
covered no vel literature in the General’s
speech, and lie left the stand without en
lightening his hearers on a single subject
on which they had met to be informed.
When those who applauded to the echo
many of liis undignified jibes and yelled
at some of his coarse sarcasms, reflect
upon the attitude in which he stood be
fore them, and compare it with the dig
nified, logical, self-possessed and clean
cut figures of speecli employed by Major
Bacon, they will probably conclude that,
after all, as Major Bacon himself put it,
“the cap and bells of the clown” will do
very well to catch the crowd, but we
doubt if they will consider that in any
respect Gordon would compare witli
Major Bacon as Governor of Georgia.
It is notable that General G ordon did
not profess to explain a single point rela
ting to the high functions of the position
he is seeking. He did not tell the people
what he would do if lie was elected, but
he did tell them that he would be elected.
This piece of information lie harped on
continually. He bombastically took it
for granted that whether they wished or
not lie would he their Governor, and the
impression was quickly ventedjby a voice
in the assemblage: ‘Tie’ll run indepen
dent!”
We have yet to learn that Major Bacon
lost a single vote by the contest, and we
have been told by dozens who had pre
viously expressed only Bacon tendencies
that their loyalty to him had been con
firmed by his admirable handling of the
live questions of the campaign. One
could hardly compare without regret the
snappish ill-liumor at times of General
Gordon as compared with the placid, po
lite, calm and dignified mien of Major
Bacon. Major Bacon’s manner made
him as many friends as his remarks.
The great point, after all, made against
General Gordon by the Major was in re
lation to tlie convict lease bond. Major
Bacon read from official documents to
show that Gordon, instead, as he claimed,
of having gotten rid as soon as he could
of the interest he had in that worst of
Georgian interests, held on to it for three
years. And when Major Bacon asked
him if ho wms not yet a bondsman on
that lease, Gordon answered that “he
did not know!”
In common justice to a position that
has boon in past times and is now cher
ished by all Georgians on account of its
lofty trusts, no man ought to be Governor
who “does not know” today whether or
not he is on a $87,000 bond to this State
for the proper carrying out of a lease
from the State. John B. Gordon is to
day on that bond, for if he had with
drawn from it or surrendered it lie must
have known it, and if lie had withdrawn
from it or surrendered it that bond would
liave today liad no existence as a valid
and valuable paper, since each man on
it is responsible for the whole sqm;
and if Gordon were not on it there would
be no bond!
It is plain, then, tlmt a man who does
not know his private business is not the
man to control the vast public concerns
of the people of the Empire State of the
South. And it is plain that a man who
is a bondsman to the State in any sum or
for any purpose is not the man who ought
to lie put in a position where as Govern
or he would bring his own private inter
ests iu conflict with those of the State!
This uuestioii, apart from all others in
the whole scope of the campaign, is quite
enough to kill the sligliest hone of Gor
don’s candidacy, not only with men of
large business but with all who under
stand the management of their own af
fair*.
Oii the whole, |t wifi lot i>e claimed
that Gordon w<>n anything more than
“Hurrah” by his effort in Greenesboro,
He did not make a vote,
The , impression produced by Major
Bacon wus favorable in the extreme. His
friends were greatly reassured and estab
lished in their loyalty, and lie won the
allegiance mid affection of a great num
ber of the thinking class who bad been
undecided. His success in Greenesboro
in the highest sense was a grand one.
Gfepiip county, lieyowl doubt, will send
j Ihe mi fie legate* to the Convention.
Decayed teeth cause indigestion, loss
of appetite, affections of the eyea, puma
111 the eats, headaches, neuralgia, and
geuersl dial mi bailees of the health. I’re
j tent all this by using Dele, (slave. Kr
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
CALL FOR A MASS MEETING ON TUESDAY
NEXT IN GREENESBORO.
Greenesboro, Ga., May 21, 1886.
At a meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Deinocrrtic party in Greene
county, held here that day, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
“Resolved, That we hereby request the
Democrats of Greene county to assem
ble at the court house in Greenesboro at
11 a. m., on the first Tuesday in June,
next, for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the Gubernatorial, Congressional
and Senatorial conventions, ana for the
purpose of nominating two persons to
represent Greene in the next General As
sembly; or to determine the mode by
which these selections shall be made,
and to take such other action as may
seem right and proper in the premises.
Columbus Heard, Ch’u.
Wm. E. Reynolds. Sec’y.
Bacon at Madison.
The Gubernatorial party arrived in
Madison at la. m. Saturday, and spoke
at 0 o’clock. Morgan will send Bacon
delegates to the convention. Major Ba
con was introduced in the following brill
iant remarks by Col. F. C. Foster:
Fellow-Citizens: —This is not an oc
casion for tawdry rhetoric or spurious
logic. It demands plain statements of
facts and unvarnished truths. 1 arise to
present to you as an aspirant for the high
and lionable position of Governor of our
State a gentleman whose name is insep
arably connected with the most heroic
portion of her history. At a time when
bleeding and prostrate she lay at. the feet
of the conqueror, he it was that led the
virtuous and the brave in driving from
her mangled body the vultures that
gnawed at her vitals, and the wolves that
lapped at her life blood. I count myself
fortunate in having known him long and
well, and the more I know of him the
more I love and respect him for his pri
vate virtues, his sturdy honesty and his
lofty patriotism. Tried in the crucible
of experience lie stood the Are, and not a
breath of suspicion taints his fair name
and splendid reputation. As friend, true
and steadfast, as legislator, able and in
corruptable, should he be honored with
the office to which he aspires lie will hold
aloft the proud banner of the State, and
preserve untarnished her sacred escutch
eon. I stand before you, my people, and
dare say that I give him my absolute and
unqualified indorsement and support,and
into his clean hands I would commit the
welfare of my country and my people.
Whether as a subaltern in the armies of
his Country, until driven from its ranks
by the imperious hand of inherited dis
ease, or, during tho uncertain and anx
ious days of reconstruction, when stout
hearts stood still and listened for the
next appalling news, lie always deported
himself as a true Btan; and as soldier,
citizen and legislator, was ever faithful
to his trust—and his people, never once
committing any act that would bring the
tinge of shame to the brow of the hum
blest Georgian. For bis long services
and undaunted courage in defending the
rights and liberties of his countrymen, we
cannot over-honor him, and if mortal
man ever did deserve to be the Governor
of this great and growing commonwealth
which liis splendid statesmanship was so
potent a factor in redeeming, he is that
man.
I present to you as the embodiment of
cliivalric honor, and lofty and ,uusullicd
patriotism, the worthiest of Georgians,
the Hon. Augustus O. Bacon, of the coun
ty of Bibb.
* ■-
Carlton Campaign Club.
All Democratic citizens of Greenesboro
who are in favor of the election of Hon.
H. 11. Carlton to Congress from the
Eighth district arc earnestly invited to
meet at the City Hall in this city on Mon
day evening next at 8 o’clock for the pur
pose of organizing a Carlton Campaign
Club. It is expected that Hon. 11. 11.
Carlton will address the meeting.
Carlton in Madison.
A Carlton Club was organized in Madi
son on Wednesday night with 85 mem
bers.
Bug” Every Democrat, in Greene
county oices it to himself to he in
Greenesboro on Tuesday next.
. . —--<
ODDS AND ENDS.
JUST A LICK AT LOCALS THAT WOULD
NOT BE CROWDED OUT.
—They are beauties. Wo mean those
new Dover-shaped Tin Toilet Sets of three
pieces, all colors, $2 to 84 per set.—Cope
lan, Seals & Armor.
—lt is a fact that Copelan, Seals & Ar
mor are selling their varied stock much
cheaper than Atlanta, Augusta or Athens.
We are headquarters.
—Entirely new—those plain and lace
stripe Tuckings and White Terry, just re
ceived and marked, 40, 50 and 75cts per
yard at Copelan, Seals A Armor’s,
—All-over Hamburg*, in white anil
ecru; all-over Reveering and all-over
Rick Rack, in white and colors, 25cts to
82 per yard.—Copelan, Seals & Armor.
—Now is your chance to buy and use
one of our American & Knox Fluting ma
chines; all sizes, and'prices lower than
ever before.—Copelan, Seals & Armor.
—Dpn't fret, we have everything that
will contribute to your comfort. AH col
ors Mosquito Net, 50 and 55cto a piece.
Fly Traps in abundance. All’s now ready.
—Copelan, Seals A Armor.
—“Self-defense is the first law of na
ture.” Call and examine our line of sin
gle and double barrel, mpzzle and breach
loading stmt Guns, and you will feel se
cure— 82,50 to 840,(Xi, —Copelan, Seals &
Armor,
—Jst tho idea for summer—children's
Single Beds, 81.75 to 85; Folding Beds,
Rocking Cradles, Swinging Cribs ami
rolling Carriages. We have a large as
sortment and will favor you with lowest
prices,—Copelan, Seals A Armor.
—Health is happiness; out door exor-
I else gives it. Buy one of those Eight
| ball Croquet Sets, only 81.25. or Base
; Balls and Bats,acts each to 81.25, all to lie
: found at Copelan, Seals a Armor’s.
With these organize a club and begin life
| right.
—Bead this. We want to tall you we
have just marked down our entire slock
. of taiys Spring ( lolhliig and many lilies
of mens. Also lists ami shoes. We
mean to dose out I adore we take stoek
in July. Call early, we guarantee a bar-
I gain.—Copelan, seals At Aiuiur.
CORRESPONDENCE.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS NOTES
WE PUT IN PICKLE.
THIS DONE SO THAT IF SET ASIDE FOR
A FUTURE RELISH THEY CAN BE
RELIED ON TO “ KEEI\”
WHITE PLAINS.
Bacon is the choice of the people
for Governor. White Plains precint will
give him a handsome vote.
Mr. J. E. Purks having completed
liis course at Oxford College, is now at
home. He will return to Oxford for the
Commencement exercises.
We learn that Dr. Quillian, dentist,
will spend a few weeks here later on, vis
iting the family of Rev. H. M. Quillian,
... .There will be services at the Meth
odist church on tho Fifth Sunday, con
ducted by Rev. 11. M. Quillian. The or
der of the service will be somewhat va
ried from what it usually is.
.... Crop prospects are more encourag
ing at present writing. We have had
fine rains and crops of all kinds are grow
ing rapidly.
....Squire Moss’new house is being
rapidly pushed forward to completion,
and Mr. W. L. Grant lias liis new build
ing almost finished. The growtli of
White Plains is not retarded by hard
times.
Work will begin on the new Bap
tist church here probably some time dur
ing the summer. The contract for build
ing it has not yet been let. Bids for it
are being received by Mr. H. W. Jerni
gan.
The hail storm of last week did
some fearful work below White Plains.
The young crops on portions of Messrs.
John Johnson, Geo. H. Moore and others’
farms were totally ruined. Portions of
their crops will have to be planted over.
The grain crop of this section was
never known to be so complete a failure
as it is this year. The spring was so dry
that what was not killed in the winter
has not grown high enough to cut.
White Plains bids fair to be a very
dull place during the coming summer.
There are very few young people here to
put life into the old'town. We trust vis
itors will grace our village during the
warm months and make life here more
endurable.
....Miss Fleta Hilsman, one of our
most worthy and accomplished young la
dies, having accepted a position with
Prof. V. T. Sanford, is now teaching in
the Stephens High School, Crawford
ville, Ga. Her past experience in teach
ing warrants us in saying we know she
will give perfect satisfaction in her pres
ent position.
... .Our citizens are now beginning to
feel more interest in the Union Point and
White Plains Railroad project. A meet
ing was held at the Academy on last Sat
urday and a good deal of enthusiasm is
being aroused. We are beginning to feel
that if we ever get a road at all to White
Plains this must be the one, and v.
are going to work in dead earnest to raise
the ten thousand dollars required of u
A committee consisting of ten of oiu
most influential citizens has been appoint
ed to solicit subscriptions. The territo
ry through which the road will run will
be closely canvassed. Athens will be
called upon to extend its aid, and we do
not doubt but that city will contribute
liberally to the enterprise, since a good
deal of our trade goes there now, and
much more will be carried there if we are
successful in getting the road to Union
Point. Another meeting will lie held at
the Academy next Saturday evening the
29th inst. Rev. 11. M. Quillian and oth
ers will address the people. All should
attend. Let us get up a boom that will
bring us the road.
Incognito.
MACEDONIA.
....Farmers are pretty well up with
their work for the time of year.
....Mr. John Davenport had the mis
fortune to lose two of his fine dogs not
long since.
....Miss Rettie Gregory, of Oeonee,
visited Miss Anuio Wray at Powell’s
Mills last week.
Miss Lizzie Moore has suspended
her school until the excitement in our
settlement about the measles has sub
sided,
Mr. Syl Wray, of Powell’s Mills,
has been quite sick with fever. We line
to hear of his restoration soon to his
usual good health.
Long John visited Oconee last Sat
urday and Sunday. Ho reports a line
time and plenty of chicken pio to oat.
Says he is going back soon.
... .Mr. John Burgess, of Oconee, visit
ed his sister Mrs. T. M. Freeman last
week. We hope his visit proved as en
joyable to him as it did to us.
... .There has been an unexpected come
out in wheat, though the crop will be
short. Six weeks ago it looked as if
there would be none made at all.
~. .Wp lcfirn that Miss Jessie Burgess
speaks of taking the school in this set
tlement for small children. Miss Jessie
has a kind disposition and is every way
capable.
••••Jlev. J. S. Callaway will preach
every second Sunday evening at the
McWhorter school house. We congrat
ulate the people of that section on se
curing the services of such a good minis
ter.
....Miss Annie Moore, a charming
young lady of this community, is on a
visit to her cousins the Misses Wells, of
Atlanta. The young people will miss
Miss Annie very much, yet we hope she
will enjoy her visit.
....Many of opr farmers have yet to
learn the value of two tilings in making
crops, via: doep plowing before planting
and froouent stirring of the surface after
warti, thus keeping the land free from
clods and grass. The most of us know
how vegetables in the garden grow when
they are worked every two or thee days.
The same plan will work well with corn
and cotton. A barrow is as good an im
plement to kill grass ami weeds with as
any we have, so far as thoroughness is
concerned. Kvery farmer ought to have
one good harrow to every plow he runs.
Often we have heavy soring ranis fol
lowed by high winds unit the lauds stum
become baked unless the surface Is stir
red with a good harrow. A hand with a
barrow can run on an avei age of eight
or ten acres in a day. In this way the
farm can soon bo harrowed over. The
land after the harrowing does not get
hard, the crop grows raphll)' and the
. laud can ho plowed easily and well,
KXIMMfO,
GRESHAMVILLE.
The Fork is almoss solid for Bacon
There were several visitors at Fori
Chapel Sunday.
Mr. Janies Pennington lias the fincsl
corn we have seen.
Reaves Tnrnell visited Oconee last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Robert Tumell has the finest
watermelon patch in the Fork.
.... Major Gresham is a red hot Bacon
man. The Major’s head is level.
Mr. Willie Dawson, of Atlanta, is
on a visit to relatives in the Fork.
The Sunday school at New Hope
church will meet at 9 o'clock, sharp.
The picnic at Goshen, in Oconee,
will be held on the 29th of this month.
... .Mr. Bob Thomson, of Oconee, visit
ed Greshamville last Saturday and Sun
day.
Rev. Mr. Winbum, of Rutledge,
will preach at Now Hope church next
Sunday.
....Mr. J. H. Crawford has had his
house newly painted. Prof. T. B. Wood
had the job.
A good many of tho farmers had to
plant their cotton over owing to the de
fectiveness of the seed.
... .Miss Fannie Stovall, one of Liber
ty’s nice young ladies, visited Gresham
ville last week, the guest of Miss Fannie
Crawford.
.... Farmers will have the good luck to
have to plant their corn over about three
times on the river bottoms, on account oi
the overflow.
... .The W. C. T. U. will have a public
meeting on next Saturday night. This
Union numbers one hundred and thirty
five members.
There will be a good deal of fruit
in the Fork this year; it was thought that
it was killed out by the cold weather,but
it was a mistake.
Oconee went dry. That breaks up
tho whisky den this side of Athens. The
people of Clarke and Oconee ought to re
joice to have the curse removed from
them.
Mr. Bismuth Miller, of Greenes
boro, preached a fine sermon on last Sun
day at Fork Chapel. The people of the
Fork have fallen in love with Mr. Miller,
and would like to have him come often.
.... The picnic at Fork Chapel was en
joyed by a large attendance from the
neighborhood and elsewhere, and will
long be remembered as a most thorough
success. The young and old were pres
ent in goodly numbers, and the hours
were made to speed away in revelry and
pleasure. Among the novelties were sev
eral very good speeches. Speaking is be
coming a strong feature to these occa
sions, and gives anew charm to assem
blages that are usually notable for old
time methods.
UNO.
JS@“ Every Bacon man is expect
ed to report at the Court House in
Greenestwro on Tuesday morning.
MAXEYS.
.... Mr. T. M. Toddwell was in our vil
lage Monday last.
... .There were no trains running either
way last Tuesday.
The report that we had the measles
has proved to he false.
....Mrs. A. T. Brightwell visited her
home folks in Athens last week.
... .Mrs. Turner, of Oconee county, vis
ited her daughter, Mrs. S. Bailey, of this
place, last week.
... .F. D. Gillen will have plenty of ripe
melons by the 4th of July. He’s the one
for us about that time.
.... J. D. Colclough came near having
sunstroke while coming from his home to
Maxeys last Sunday eve.
.... Miss Sallie Porter, of Bairdstown,
spent several days with J. R. Porter, of
this place, the first of the week.
Jno. T. Hurt offered for home
raised corn 75 cents per bushel last week.
Doesn’t he know there is none ?
; ...We are glad to see the school at
this place looking up. Miss Hampie Mil
ner, of tiic Flatwoods, entered last Mon
day.
The Home Journal gets compli
ments even from men that don’t like its
sentiments. The extra gotten out on
Saturday reoeived on its arrival the fol
lowing compliment: “That shows get up
and enterprise in Mr. Knowles.”
The all-wise and perfect “Xdono,”
the venerable brother correspondent, the
director of advice, lias said that lie was
about to compare us to a man that is
worse than nobody. Now all we have to
say, brother, is, if you want to compare
us to yourself, you can do so, as you are
the only one we know of that kind.
Politics wasata premium Saturday
night in the debate. The following ques
tion was debated: “Should a man’s war
record give him preference for civil of
fice ?” Much bitterness was manifested
in the debate. When the last speaker
wound up, Lawyer Hurt arose, 'being
full, and running over, and made a pow
erful speech, he being a Bacon man. Mr.
A. TANARUS, Byiglitwell was allowed fifteen
minutes to answer him. Mr. Bvigtwell
is for Gordon.
Justice.
WOODVILLE.
Spring oats in this section are look
ing well.
... .Mr. E. J. Lankford, of Woodville,
lias taken the job of painting Bairds
church.
... .Meazles are getting very prevalent
in our vicinity. There are several very
bad cases in our village,
—We bad the pleasure of listening
to a very profound sermon from Dr. P.
11. Mell at Bairdstown last Sunday
.... Messrs, W. B. Geer and R. 8.
McCommons, two of Bairdstown’s ster
ling young men, were in our vicinity last
Sunday.
.... Wo were glad to see such a largo
attendance and so much interest manifest
ed in the prayer meeting last Sunday
night. Wo trust and look for much good,
....Cant. Smith, lain told, iK making
preparations for an exhibition at the
close of this term of hi* school, which
will doubtless lip a very enjoyable oc
casion.
....The teachers’ meetings liave been
changed from the ohilreh to private
houses, Thu first one will be field at
Mr. ami Mrs. W. J. Durham’s this eveu
iug at early candle light.
....MUs Kate Callaway, formerly of
near here, now one of Hastings' fairest
(lowers, accompanied by Miss Janie Fears
and others, paid a very pleasant visit le
her parent* Rev. and Mrs. J. N. Calloway,
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GRAND SCRAMBLE.
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS WE
CANNOT LAY ASIDE.
LEST SOME JOURNAL READERS MIGHT
FIND WANTING HERE JUST THAT
THEY WANT TO FIND.
Military Meeting.
An adjourned meeting was held at the
City Hall Friday evening, 21st, for the pur
pose of taking further steps toward the
organization of a military company. Mr.
J. B. Y. Warner was elected to preside
over the meeting in the absence of the
chairman, Capt. W. H. Branch. Com
mittees on organization, uniforms, arms,
etc., appointed at last meeting were heard
from, and it was found that such progress
had been made that the company could
proceed to organize permanently at next
meeting, All who are directly or indi
rectly interested in the movement are
requested to meet at the City Hall on
Saturday, 29th inst, at 2 o’clock p. m.,
when the names of all members will be
enrolled and forwarded to the Governor,
that he may order an election for Cap
tain. It is important that every member
be present.
J. B. Y. Warner, Ch’n pro tem.
J. 11. Giieeslino, Sec’y.
White .Plains Speaks!
Editors Home Journal:
We admire very much the Home Jour
nal for theopeu fightitismakingagainst
Seab. Reese. He is evidently not the man
for the high position he so undeservedly
holds—we almost said fills—but he doesn’t
“fill” the place by any means. It is too
big for the man. In our humble opinion
he was never the man for the office in the
first place, and since proving so recreant
to the important trust imposed upon him
during liis term in Congress we are more
than anxious for him to be defeated in
the coming race. He is morally and
mentally unfit to represent our people
and lie should be succeeded ly a more
deserving man. We heartily endorse Dr.
11. 11. Carlton for Congress, and every man
having, to say the least of it, the moral
welfare Of his country at heart should
support him. White Plains.
Distinguished Visitor.
Editor Larry Gantt of the Athens Ban
ner-Watchman visited Greenesboro on
Sunday and remained among his numer
ous friends here until Monday afternoon.
Editor Gantt is one of the most famous
of tlie editorial phalanx of Georgia, and
is perhaps tlie most widely known in the
State. His association with the live
events of the period and liis dauntless
sway of a facile pen have made him pop
ular everywhere. Editor Gantt’s migh
ty talents will be active in the pending
canvass for Bacon and Carlton, and the
effect of his advocacy will be broadly
felt.
Marriages.
On Sunday morning, at the residence
of the bride’s mother, Mr. J. B. Williams
and Miss Ida Gibson. Rev. W. T. Cald
well officiated. Mr. Williams is a travel
ing salesman for Messrs. Bain A Kirk
patrick ami is a promising young gentle
man. Miss Gibson has been a resident
of Greenesboro for several years, and has
many friends in our midst. The bridal
pair took the fast train for Atlanta soon
after the ceremony. We extend the usu
al congratulations.
Near White Plains, James K. McKinley
and Miss Kliza C. Kerr, on Wednesday
last.
Snlriiuth at the Fork.
At Fork Chapel last Sabbath a fine
congregation greeted a royal spring day.
A precious experience service at 9 o’clock
was conducted by Rev. C. A. Conaway,
and many responses were made to the
demand for testimony. The church here
is a spiritual power and is a wonderful
adjunct to a warm religieus neighbor
hood and section. At the regular morn
ing service Mr. Bismuth Miller discoursed
on the needs of full salvation. There was
a service at night conducted by the cit
iz ens.
The J. u. White Cos.
Our readers cannot fail to note the
great and attractive advertisement of the
J. B. White Company, of Augusta, Ga.
This is the mammoth dress goods, dry
goods, notions, silk, ribbon and white
goods emporium of the South, and has
few superiors anywhere else in the coun
try. It is said that seven-tenths of all
those who yisit the beautiful riverside
city call at someone or all of the stores
of the J. B. White Company.
Religious Service.
There will be divine service at the Bap
tist church on next Sabbath as usual, the
pastor Breaching at 10:80 a. m. and 8 p.
m. Subject of the morning, “The Elev
enth Commandment;” subject of the
evening, “The Twelfth Commandment.”
All invited.
Mr. J. T. Olive.
The Oglethorpe Echo contains the an
nouncement of this gentleman as a can
didate for the State legislature. Mr.
Olive is olio of the sterling men of Ogle
thorpe county and if sent to the Assem
bly by his fellow-citizens will reflect cred
it upon their judgment.
Death.
Mrs. Henderson McLeod died at her
home in Willis, Texas, of consumption,
on the lttth lust. She was a native of
Georgia amt Ki*U>r uf Mr. J. A. William*,
of this wan thirty-nin* year*
oltl. She Wave* twoeliildeiu We extent!
our Mi|*uthit's to the bereave*! relutivnt,
•- - ■ j
Mr. JiMiuli Miller.
The Augusta Evening News nominates
Mr. .Insiah Miller, of the wholesale gro
cery firm of Miller A Bussey, for the leg.
islaiurc. No latter man breathes, I|,
would he a glorious thing for Georgia to*
t ti yf whole Assembly uf such men aa Je