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THE EASTMAN TIMES. R. S. BURTON, Proprif H. W. J. HAMTT - . . Editor. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13, 1873. What’s the 3iattcr] Asa citizen of the town of Eastman, and publisher of a paper, whose duty ft is to look after each and every inter est, as well as the general present and future prosperity of our town and county, we wish to say a lew words to our people on a subject the importance of which every thinking man is at once obliged to perceive. We refer first to churches and places of public worship, and second to schools arid places of public instruction. Here we have a town of some four or five hundred in habitants, embracing among them Christians of three various denomina tions, and yet among ail these there is not a single individual who will move in the matter of building a church or house of worship. People may think they are too poor, that it Would be folly to think of such a thing, but we tell you, friends, you make a grand mistake All that is needed is one strong, determined, combined effort.— Go at it, and go with a will ; put your shoulders individually and collectively to the wheel ; ask the blessing of an omnipresent God upon your efforts, and, our word for it, you will be aston ished at your own success. There are those who will aid you ; they only need to see that you are up and doing your selves ; that your efforts are determ ined in that direction, and you will have all the needed help. A merchant in your own town who is not a profes sor, has proffered and is willing to as sist liberally in the erection of a house of worship, and yet no one offers him a chance. In the name of the God you love, brethren, are you going to sit quietly down and wait for non-profes sors to do the work for you, or are you going to rouse yourselves and be up and doing like men, to improve your town, and the moral as well as finan cial condition of your community ? Let us beseech you to set about this work at once.—Procrastination is the thief of time ! Rouse you from your lethargy, and let us ere another year has rolled around hear the hymn of praise from a grateful people ascend ing to the throne of Heaven from the four walls of God’s own sanctuary.— Our heart and soul is in this work, j and we are ready with hand and pen,! time and talent, to aid the enterprise.! Secondly, as to the school. Nothing ! so much tends to the elevation of the moral, as well as mental, status of a community, as a standard institution of learning. No reason on earth why you should not have such a one here. Every requisite of climate, health, and accessibility point out this as one of the most desirable places in Georgia for a high school, and it only remains for the people of our town to say whether they will take hold of the mat ter and build an academy that shall be an honor to our town, employ a corps of able teachers, and establish right here one of the most flourishing board ing schools in Middle or Southern Georgia. Fellow-citizens, it can be done. Will you do it ? Are you men asleep, or are you men who are up and doing for the future of your town ? We are with you heart and soul. Let ns hear from you. Give us your opin ions. Meet together and discuss the subject. Be up and doing, for in these days ’tie energy and vim that wins, while Careless indifference finds its proper level in the obscurity of the gutter. IMPORTANT NOTICE. The citizens of Dodge are hereby notified that the County Board of Edu cation from the data on hand, conclude that the following sub. districts are entitled to schools as follows ; viz : Eastman, 1 white and 1 colored ; Lees, 4 white and 1 colored ; Eddins, 2 white and 1 colored ; Mitchell’s, 1 white and 1 colored ; Bond Town, 2 white and 1 colored ; Rawlin’s, 2 white. In accordance with this statement you arc respectfully requested to send as many delegates from each of the above named districts as you are en titled to schools, to meet and confer with the County Board.at this plate on Friday, the 22d hist., at 10 o’clock a. m., as to the locality of school-hous es, and for other purposes connected with the school interest, furnishing your representatives with such infor mation as may tend to assist the County Board in giving all an equal share in the rights and benefits of the school fund. Your attention to this matter will not only give op portunity of deciding t r yourselves many questions ot vast importance respecting the education of vonr chil dren, but save several dollars to the school fund that would necessarily have to be expanded for the services of the County School Commissioner for obtaining* the information you youi sclves can so easily give, with little individual expense and loss of time. By order of County Board. Jas. Bishop, See'y. Auer. 8, 1873. • Do You Sec Anything Verdant? A week or two since we received two advertisements from S. M. Petten gil & Cos., New York, covering about one-half a column of our paper, togeth er with fifty-two local notices, one to be inserted each week, and the adver tisement, to be inserted alternately for one year, for which he offers us the magnificent sum of eighteen dollars, minus 25 per cent, commissions, of cosrse. Fur a piece of clear cheek, this perhaps, eclipses in its magni tude anything we esyer saw. Swin dle is written upon its very facet lie makes a contract with each or these two advertisers to insert his adver tisement weekly in so many papers, has it inserted semi-monthly , makes each pay for weekly insertion, at regu lar rates gets the paper to do all of it for less than a third of the regular rates, and pockets the wide margin. Then, in all probability, he cheats the poor publisher out of his entire bill, and thus like the miller, Takes all the corn and swears to the sack.’ It’s rather thin, Messrs. P. & Cos. We can’t see, it especially as some of our near cotemporaries complain already of being swindled by you. Y\ r e don’t deal with advertising agents, and if we did, would deal with a responsible concern, like Geo. P. Rowell & Cos., who are honest, if they drive hard bargains. What ever they promise, you will get, but still their profit is too large, and hence we do little bus iness for them even: yet they are pat ronized by many pSpers of solid worth, and never a breath against their promptness in paying bills. But neith er for them nor Messrs. P. Cos., do we insert advertisements under our rates, and it will be folly to make us any such propositions. Slow 15. Broke the Pig Froio Ilia Garden. One of our citizens has been troubled ; for some time past with a hungry j and persevering infantile swine that! persisted in making a dirt auger j of his nose, and boring into the gar-j den of the aforesaid citizen. One; morning last week, just at break of, day, B. heard the familiar aurnch of, that porker in the sacred precincts of j. the tomato bed, and drawing on his ! slippers, without waiting to change his night-shirt for more elaborate adormngs, he wont for to investigate the aforesaid piggy. Coming upon him in the act of uprooting* his choicest squash vine, having squashed all the fruit, his ire was aroused. lie asked the porker why he was here? and if so how much. Piggy gave a digni fied grunt and went on with his work as much as to say This is business, old boss.” Then B got him some switches and by dint of signs made known to Cue festive porker his desire for a foot race. Porker saw it and went two (legs3 better, B. found some difficulty j ; in keeping up, and porker would not i see the hole he came in at. Finally when about out of breath, and in the worst humor imaginable, B. cornered P. and ‘■Dire was the contest for freedom And the struggle for independence.” B. used his swithces, and P. rent the morning air with his yells. Finally B. stumbled over the garden rake, and fell on the tomato bed, consequence, spoiled tomatoes and dirty shirt, with more desire than ever to investigate that pig. Piggy was amusing him self trotting up and down on the far ther side of the garden from his hole, and communing with himself, B. went for hiufT Another race. A second capture. More switching and in creased squeal. B. stopped, his heart relented, for his hold on P : s narative was slipping” He tightened his grip, and enquired if P. had any brothers ; and sisters, and if so, to tell them of this, and advise them not to interfere with Ms garden. By this time, the sun was up, and B. happening to sp3 r the young lady who lives next door, enjoying herself through a crack in ! the paling at the show inside, he con i eluded to close the entertainment for I the day. He tossed P. over the fence ; with an exclamation which sounded j like “now go, slam you,” and walked | into the house with a calm and haugh | ty dignity. —Danbury Nev.'s. The Quitman Banner is now an illustrated weekly. Mcln tosh last week gave a pictorial de scription of his future aspirations His Int; ile 1, usi nv iby a handsome lithograph engraving, is 0.. e Miss. Lu cinda Delilah Sine, now in the gift business, having given him her heart, and, supposed to be worth fifty thou sand. He'is negotiating for the pur chase of a hotel, the picture of which he gives, but lest he should fail, he has laid in a supply of ‘sashes, blinds and windows/ which show off to much advantage in the sixth column of liis fourth page, lie already has the ‘stove/ and gives the cut of a nice pair of cheeked pants and fro .A coat, Price and all, together wit th e ‘rail road train,’ which is. to take him to Cincinnati, the place of his fair one’s abode, and the toilet articles which to further beautify his already handsome complexion. The only thing which mars the beauty of his illustra tion is a large snake with seven heads, intended we suppose, t> represent trouble, enemies und'disea/oR, out he J gives a shout of victory and arming himself with a copy of the “Land and Law Advisor” an l Sim lioas Liv er Regulator, he gives as a finale the picture of a coffin in which he is to be buried, and thus winds up this re ally talented production. The Great Merchant Breaking Down. Though Alexander T S ewart has gone abroad ostensibly on business, the real purpose of Iris voyage is said to be his health, vvnich continues very precarious. He has by no means recovered from his late attack, and there is doubt if he ever will. He has been so vigorous in the past that he does not quite comprehend the change in his system. He was averse to go ing to Europe this summer, and w >u!d not have gone if liis physicians had not told 1 im the journey was absolute ly essential to liis health. Before sail ing, he put all his worldly affairs into shape, exactly as if he had no idea of returning*. His wife (she does not usually go with him,) liis legal ad vis er, ex- Judge Hilton, and his private physician accompanied the mi’lioniare. Many persons here think the merchant will not live to return to these shores He is now 70;be has physical troubles that generally prove tatl t<> men much Younger, and he has overworked for the last half-century. His pros pects certainly are not brilliant for many more years. Persons ol ios tem perament and constitution, when they begin to break, generally go fast, and there is no reason to believe Stew art will prove an exception.— Letter from New York. GEOBGIA HEWS. Johannes, an “on the wing” corres pondent of the Sandersvillo Herald , giving an account of his trip down the Macon & Brunswick Railroad has this to say of our town and paper. Passed many towns en-route that showed signs of business, and among them the town of Eastman from where the “Eastman Times” emulates, load ed with, brimful, good wholesome and spicy news. It is a thnying place, contains many line buidings, both public and private, and pleasantly located. The Sandersvillo Herald has seen a stalk of com which bore two ears of corn at the usual altitude, and two more on top—and it forgot to add, a peek of shelled corn scattered about in the ground at its roots. Washington county has five granges of the Patrons of Husbandry, and still the epidemic continues to spread. An apology for a. mistake in the date on their outside, was the only available item which we coved find in the Blackshear Georgian for lasi week. Quitman goes it strong on the pow er of corporations, and taxes all her dogs, and says that her little b.>3 r s must lower their kites, and pocket their sling-shots or they will be slung higher any of their kites now soar. ‘Peneilgrams’ is the latest evidence of the enterprising novelty of the At lanta dailies in the way of headings. The Constitution is the proprietor of the bantling:. An Atlanta youth who endeavored to pour sweetened words of tender loyalty into the ear of his tail* one, while riding in the street car, was much worried because eke would talk out loud in her replies to his ten der declarations. Atlanta fans herself quite vigorous ly, and wants to know if she can’t have a good cool shady city park. We hadn’t thou edit of it before, but C-- so far as we tire concerned we are wil ling that she should do so. Ihe wife of a colored inoke near Columbus, attempted to elope, and .the citiizcu came out and affectionate ly implored her to Stop, with a double barreled gain. She dropped the e. and just simply doped, and the speed of that lope laid an ordinary Indian pony completely in the shade. Tin exhibition of a handful of shot, picked out, of her person on the side opposite her face, procured her a warrant, and now her leige lord reposes in jail. The originality of some country edi tors is simply wonderful, as evinced by an item in the last Central Geor gian, in which it is stated that Mr. Woods, of the Hawkinsville Dispatch, was in that city (Sandersville) a few, days before, making arrangements to enlarge his paper. It somehow strikes us that the item was from a Savannah paper. negro woman living in Mon roe county gives her views on making ►cotton. She tells Bill Stoue: T)ey way dey use to make cotton in my days was wid a plenty o’ hickory Dey didn’t need no juanner den. An il you will just gib me a few niggers and a good hick’ry now, I kin make any of dis land about here fetch good cotton, dat will beat any of your ju anner Forsyth has twenty-two paupers. The Monroe Advertiser says there have been fewer laws made in that county for the collection of ante hel ium debts than any county in the State. A fact which speaks well for the honesty of their people. Christian, of the Thornasville Times says, if you take foilr babies and shuffle them up, he can’t tell one from the other. Never mind Chris, in the far-off future if nothing happens, you will know tiie difference between Jo siah and Jerusha, by their voices, even. It is stated in the Eastman Times that R. S. Burton has been elected leader of the ‘•Twilight Serenaders.” Well, we never dreampt that there was any music about Bob more than the resemblance of his legs to a violin bow. —South Georgia Times. Oh yes, he plays the fiddle, and re members the time, when it would have done your soul good to see him draw that bow of his—we ref r to the time when you tied your legs in a j double bowknot, in a frantic attemp' j to cut the double shuffla, with thai ! fat girl in the checked homespun dress, at a certiaiu place we won’t name DEALER IN GENERAL Sv?ERGHANB!§£, Keeps constantly on hand a choice and well selected stock of DRYGOODS CLOTHING , 8001 Sand SHOES, HATS dr. Also a full assortment of GROCERIES, Consisting in part of FLOUR, LIQUORS, TOBACCO, SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE, SOAP, ■ &(\ All of which he proposes to sell at a SMALL PEOFIT,' As his motto is, “Live ami Let Live.” Call and see him before purchasing elsewhere. 1-tl. SEND YOUR ORDERS FOR 3T O JEi OF ALL DESCRIPTION TO THE "TIMES” OJEWUEIZ. J. EUGENE HICKS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Mount Yemor). Montgomery Cos., Go THE PEOPLE’S PAPER. THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. BAIL Y AXD WEEKS Y, With G reat 8-Page Sunday Edition. % ¥*¥t M ? 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AT -f 1 fb 4 s w MACON, G A. ■■ For best acre of clover hay $ 50 For best acre of lucerne hay 50 For best acre of native grass 50 For best acre of pea vine hay 50 For best acre of corn forage oO | For largest yield ol Southern cane, on acre 50 For best and largest display garden vege tables 50 For largest yield upland cotton, one ;cre 200 For best crop lot upland short staple cot ton not less than five bales 500 For best one bale upland short staple cot ton (and 25 cents per pound for the bale) 100 For' the best oil paintings, by a Georgia lady 100 For the best display of paintings, drawings. etc by tii* pupils of one school or college 100 For the best made silk dress, done by a.lady of Georgia not a dress-maker 50 For best made home-spun dress done by a lady of Georgia not a dress-maker.... 50 For best piece of tapestry in worsted and _ floss by a lady of Georgia 50 For best furnished baby basket and complete set of infant clothes, by a lady of Georgia For handsomest set of Mouclioir case’ glove box and pin-cushion made bv a lady of Georgia 50 For best half dozen pairs of cotton socks, knit by a lady over fifty years of age, in Georgia (gold). 25 For the finest and largest displ iy of female handicraft, embracing needlework, em embroidery, knitting. crocheting, rais ed work etc by one lady 100 For the best combination home 100 For the best saddle Lore* 100 For the best style harness horse - 100 For the finest and best matched double team 100 For the best stallion with ten of his colts by hi* side 2(50 For the best gelding 250 For the best six-mule team 250 For the best single mule 100 For the best milch cow 100 For the best bull 100 For the best ox team 100 For the best sow with pigs 50 For the largest and finest collection of do mestic fowls 100 For the best bushel of corn 25 For the best bushel of peas 25 For the best bushel of wheat 25 For the bast bushel of sweet potatoes.... 25 For the bast bushel of Irish potatoes .... 25 For the best fifty stalks of sugar cane. ... 50 Fox the best result on one'acre in any forage crop : 150 For the hugest yield of corn on one acre.. 100 For the hugest yield of wheat on one-uere DO For the largest yield of oats on one H cre. . ,<> V oi >ue hugest yield ot rye on ac.e _-q for the best result on one acre, in atiy cereal crop J oqq For the bast display made on the grounds! by any dry goods merchant jqq hor the best display made by any grocery merchant j For the largest and best display of given _ house pi nts, by one person or firm. jqq ior the best t rass band, not less than ten performers i (and s*o extra per day tor their music.) j For the best Georgia plow stock ■>- I For the best Georgia made wagon .two I horse -q | For the best Georgia made cart 2b ; For best stallion four years old or more 40 i For best preserved horse over 20 years old 9b I For best Alderney bull J j For best Devon bull ~ l a. or best collection ol table apples grown j in North Georgia ~ j For best collection of table apples grown in Middle Georgia 0 fiEQA-m; “° Race one mile down stremn on Ocmulgee i\l\- ci, under the rules ol tile Regatta Associ, tic 1 ol Macon. For the fastest four-oared shell bout, race open to the world tor the fastest double-scull shell boat r, ~ open to the world ’ ' r , For the fastest''single-scull slicll bot, r e-' open to the world ~ For the fastest four-oared canoe boafi race j open to the world “ r (J G*} Ctinoe is meant a boat hewn from a I I ' it:U)U t wash-boards or other t iditl ms. I The usual entry fee of ten p r cent. * will 1 a I purged for the Regatta premiums. I MILITARY company. j lor tael>estdrilled v.>l unteermilitary com pany ot not less than forty members, j rank and file, open to the world $750 ; At least five entries required. RACES. PURSE ONE S3OO. nor I rotting Horses—Georgia raised; mile heats best two in three. Ist horse to receive 2d horse to receive "V - j3d horse to receive ..!. . . 25 ruESE two—s4so. For Trotting Horses that have never beaten 2:40; mile heats, best two in three. Ist horse to receive S3OO 2d horse to receive ioq 3d horse to receive 50 PUKSE THEE fc, — sos<). For Trotting Horses—open to th.e world; mile heats, best three in five. Ist horse to receive *SOO 2d horse to receive lUO 3d horse to receive. * 50 PUKSE FOtfK—s3so. For Running Horses— open to the world; two iniia heats, best in three. Ist horse to receive *250 2d horse to receive 100 PURSE FIVE— S.3OO For Running Horses—open to the world; two mile heats, best two in three. Ist horse to receive 3f(j | PURSE six—ssoo For Running Hones—open to the world; three mile heats, best two in three. Ist horse to receive SSOO The above Premiums will be contested for under the rules of the Turf. The usual entry fee of 10 per cent, on the amount of the parse v. ill be charged. COUNTY EXHIBITIONS. 1. To the county which (through its So ciety or Clubs shall furnish the larg est and finest display, in rr vs and variety, of sioek, pi- acts anti re evll- <>l‘ li-uac iiuliifUi-iac, :A1 produced or manumetur- 1 in the county SIOOO 2. Secpi ;l do 500 3. Third best do 3h L Fourth best do 2UO Entriej to bo ms-.de at the August Conven tion in HtheiiS. Articles cniuributcd to the County Exhibi tions c:.n si,-,o compete ior specific pruiuiun:; in the Rrcmium List; tor instance, a farmer may contribute to the Exhibition of hr county a bushvl ol Bread Corn, he can then enter it, individu dly, ior premium 1 11. rnmmiummm Will lie sold before the Court House door in the town of Eastman, on the first Tu.- <1 y in September n, xt the following pr- peffy, fi - wit: One lot of land No. 22 , in tin 1 th . and No. 280 in the 10th clist. o Dodge coirs ty Levied on as the property ox J. C. Ab.mid, satisiy one Justice Court ti la issued aom disk, J. M., ol Talbot county, in favor - ■ Elkin, vs, said Mauud. IToperty poiale i 0 by the plaintiff. Is vy made and r .-turnni me by J. D. Mc.Cormick, Constable, this jut. ILtli, 187-J. JORDAN BROWN, Sheriff. Aug. Gth, 1873-tds. (Formerly SPOTSWOOD), NEARLY OPPOSITE PASSENGER DEPOT BOAED $3,00 PEE DAY, This Hou.se has been thoroughly rm - vs.ted lrom basement to attic. P. WHELAN, Proprietor^ GEORGIA —D<sHge County. Whereas G. T.-Walker applies tome Lr set ting apart a Homestead and Ex mption ol •• - sons.lev, and I will jx.ss upon the s.un=‘ I: office on Thursday, the 11th ds-y ot . f(-'- next, at 10 o'clock a. m. f , Given under rnv hand and seal of omo Aug. 2d, 1873. " J. J. Rozar, Ordinal;- fib*. S.MIIJiJSB' I DEALER IN MHOOUT. aALKOT h P® FUEiUTmtE, IGG ami 171 Broughton (Next to Weeds and Cornwell) Savannah, Greorg** 1 * 1 Agent for the United States G ;lUia the best Reds ever slept upon. -3 * * CHAMBER , AND I BOOKING GK \SSKS, Kttv, * u j ALWAYS ON HAND. II MATTRESSES made to OK ‘ I A Luge stock of Picture Frames and Mouldings vcl 1, ?.i : 1 ti