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VIonroe Advertiser
FORSYTH GA.
iDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1804’
$1.00 A YEAR!
OR. JOHN R. SHANNON, "
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
CAHA.VISS, CKOKGIA.
'alls day or night promptly at
tended
DR. J. r. LANCASTER,
physician and surgeon J
1 (»US Yl ii, GEORGIA
om il drug store of AlexumJei
k Lancaster. ' Galls day or night
j ,’.mildly answered.
IMPORTANT JUST NOW.
It i »!! port.-lilt to tllOHC \Y i; t ruly
o consult their own best in¬
te is to examine tin* magnificent
rlmeiit < f Picture Frame Mould
i n at Yarbrough's 10' Peachtree,
corner Walton, Atlanta, (hi.
Big assortment of the finest mould¬
ings at very low prices. A nice line
of Art Studies.
NOTICE.
I will practice law in the Federal Courts
and in all tin* courts of thin state except
tin* city Court of Monroe county. Office
in the court house.
J I'M AN B. WILLIAMSON*.
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A0E MARX
■WiWtB* 41 J||g|gj”
Blue Ribbon
School <- 14
Shoes. ,**
BLUB IlimiON PROBLEM.
If a pair of Uluo lilbbon School Shoes wear
three times es Ion:'as a School Shoo that costs
one third log.*, how much is lost to a person
fulling to liny One pair “llluw Gibbous” mid
Continuing to buy . > cGmj or ones? Figure
this props itlon out. .id t bo undersiguod
to get benefit of pru tle.il l rv ilta, or, if you
Can’t figure It. out go there f. >r answer, and
you will then see the advantage of buying
Uieao noods.
—) i’OH SALE EY (—
J. D. Ml (’OWEN A* lino.
AN e have in stock and to ai rive a full lino
• I children's, ladies and men’s spring
shoe*. They are first-class goods and
will please anybody.
HARNESS! HARNESS!
We have a full stock of buggy and
wagon harness now in stock and can
save you money. AVe sell any and all
purls cheap. Don’t buy until you get
our prices.
AVe have in stock and can save you
inoiK‘,> on all of the following goods:
Plow tools in abundance; all kinds gar¬
den seeds, hay, bran, corn, oats and feed
stub's of every description, whips, locks,
cutlery, and harness lunges, plow stocks, well buckets
t races, also meat, molasses,
syrup, kinds lard, Hour coffee, sugars and all
canned fruits.
We have the exclusive sale of Supreme
Judge and Fair Kobe! Tobacco. Remem¬
ber it has a red tag oil it.
J • D. MeCOWEN & IVRO.
2D and 30 Main St., Forsyth, Ga. |
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CRYSTAL LENSES j
1 TRAOt MARK.
til Quality First ana Always, j
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D. EC. Jeweler,
has exvlmdve sale of these Celebrated
Glasses ill Forsyth. Ga.
From the factory of lvolbim «fc
Moore, the only complete opt leal
plant in the south, Atlanta, Ga.
MONEY LOANED
t vasotiubU' rales Annual inter
est i'rOadpal <•;* any part thereof
may bo paid up at anytime
K r. n n 1 - i A* Bloodworth,
l tornovs U Law. Forsyth, (!
wQOD J TIMES ARE HERE 9
People have been crying hard times so much that
we have determined to offer some bargains, We
/ .have
v'*-^ r~T~ | { IT I—e 5 r
k_/ JL V
wort h at wholesale from 89 to S24 per dozen.
CHECKED NAINSOOKS, 16, ! 8 and 25c. quality, - lO lZ 1 ' ~ Or ZC -
CHECKED NAINSOOKS, 12 1-2, 15 and 18c. quality, . 1 OC. ^
Ladies and Misses Slippers must go to make room
for Fall stock, which lias been ordered from
factories. Noav is your time. Come quick.
J. J. CATER & CO.
THE MONROE ADVERTISER: FORSYTH, GA.. TUESDAY. AUGUST 7. 1894,
COLLIER’S SPECIALS.
toallmankind bargains
CASH OR CREDIT.
GOOO \ ttnie heavy yard-wide |j cuing at 5c yard,
New -1y!(* figured Lawn.» at yard. per
New all wool c p<*r
dress Challi 1 at 15c per yard.
Best (,’jtlic< on earth at 5c per yard,
Bc-t .
white check Muslin at ■><■ per yard.
5 cases fine patent tip Slippers at 75 c,
o eases men’s tine Call Shoes at $1 25
Coat’s Spool Cotton 3 for 10c.
Best white Dress Suits 50c each.
I carry the lurgest stock of dress goods, millinery, clothing, -ho and hats and
in middle, Georgia. I fear no competition. Write for sample I pay* all express
charges. Eight clerks to serve you. •f. (’.COLLIER, Barnesville, Ga.
personal.
Macon^ ^ Driskell spent Tuesday in
Mr. Claud Cham bless was in Macon
F ml ay.
Miss Emily Allen is spending a few
days in Griffin.
Mr. Walker A\ bite returned home from
Jones county Friday.
Mr, and Mrs. YV. E. Sanders spent
Sunday in Barnesville.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Alexander spent
part of last week in A .’Junta.
Mr. and Mrs ( liarles Hardin are visit¬
ing relatives in Macon this week.
Miss Ethel Carroll, of Macon, is visit¬
ing relatives in the city this week.
Mr. Miles Turner, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday in the city with the home folks.
Miss Jennie McKinney returned to
Griffin today after visiting friends in the
city.
Mr. G. \V. Grice, o f Ba nesvdle, made
liis regular weekly v : sit to our town yes¬
terday.
Lollard seed, cabbage seed, and tur¬
nip seed at lowest price at Dr. B. I).
Smith's.
Mr. ('. (). Stone, of Macon, spent Sun¬
day in the c ; ty with his father, Col. AV.
D. Stone.
Miss Eunice Matthews, of Barnesville,
is visiting her sister. Mrs. Be lj. Porch,
i l the city.
Mrs. S. J. Williamson and litile son,
ltobt. L. Berner, are visiting relatives in
the country.
Mrs. Ellison il. Cook, of Augusts, is
spending Willingham a few days will) Mrs. B. 8 .
in the city.
I). II. Green & Co., have just received
the finest lot of spectacles and eye glasses
ever brought to Forsyth.
Mbs Irma Jones, of Thomaston, re¬
turned home to-day after visiting the
Misses Turner in the city.
Cols. Ogden Persons and Samuel
Rutherford and Mr. Chas. Amos spent
part of last week in Culloden.
Mr. Charnel Summers, of Barncsvdlc,
spent part of last week in the city, the
guest of Mr. Banks McGinty.
Miss Dot Mays returned to her home
in Atlanta Saturday after spend : ng* sev¬
eral days with friends in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Tlios. Butler and cliil
drciij cousin, of Mr. l’alatka, J. M. Fla., Annis, are visiting Juliette. their
near
Dr. T. E. Chambers and daughter,
Miss Emmie, and Master Roy Tanner,
of Montezuma, spent last week with
Mayor AV. Fh Sanders.
Miss Carrie Davis returned to her
home in Barnesv'lle Thursday after
spending several days with Miss Florence
Sanders in the city.
Mr. S. B. Bur, jr., the popular young
druggist of Barnesville, spent Sunday in
the c’ty. Mr. Burr is a decided favorite
with our young—people.
Miss Olivia Hodges returned to her
home in Ba- nesvilie Friday after spend¬
ing several days with her cousin, Miss
Ruth Alexander, in the city.
When you want to attend to any busi
ness in Macon go to the telephone. It is
as quick as you want it. Office next
door to 1 >. H. Green A* Co.’s jewelry
store.
A very pleasant party in honor of Miss
Euidee Matthews, of Barnesville, was
enjoyed by a number of our youeg peo
pie last night at the home of Mrs. Benj.
Porch.
New crop Lamlreth’s turnip seed just
received at AV. T. I.awsov A Co’s.
M'ss J. L. Perkins, of Bolingbroke
Miss Jesse Goodall, of Macon, and Mrs.
S. B. Price, of Macon, a c at Blowing the
Rock, Ky., where they will spend
summer.
F’resli Snowflake Crackers just received
at C. O. Driskell’s
Mrs. 8 . Fh Gibson, of Atlanta, will re¬
turn home today accompanied by Master
j A B Alexander daughter. after spending C. B. Alexander, some days
with her Mrs.
in the city.
Drink Ponder’s pure
soda.
Our warehousemen will be looking out
in a few days for the first bale of new
cotton grown in this sectiou. AVho will
be the first-bale-man?
I will be in Forsyth every Monday
Come and have your pictures made.
Geo. AV. Grice.
Messrs. B. M. Hathorn, J. If. Horne,
Dr. J. It, Shannon, Jos, F. AA'ooten and
It. L. U ilbams met yesterday to revise
the jury box of this county, and at the
conclusion of the clay’s work adjourned
to 10 o’clock a. m. tomorrow.
Farmer’s Soap, a genuine trash
mover, the largest and best nickel
bar of soap on the market, sold by
T. J. Hardin.
There will be a series of religious ser¬
vices at Brook’s school bouse two and a
half miles from town commencing ne::t
Sunday three days. afternoon and continuing two or
Rev. J. M. Bowden will
preach Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
Sunday o’clock. school will meet p* imptly at 3
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services.
If you have been discouraged hereto¬
fore and believe that you have expended
money uselessly on your teeth, dont tle
spa ! r but call on Dr. Morse whose dental
work is not only satisfactory and first
class but can be bad at very low figures.
1 do not intend to give up the Photo¬
graph business in Forsyth, but will do
all in my power to accommodate the
people. In my absence Miss Carrie Sneed
will serve you. Geo. AV. Grice.
Apples For Sale.
Apples for eookiag purposes for sale.
Apply to C, C. Callaway.
FOR SALE.
Thoroughbred Berkshire pigs for
sale. J. H. Andrews.
LOST.
A small fiat brass key attached to a
small steel chain. The finder will please
leave at this office.
COAL, COAL.
I will now take orders for August or
September delivery of coal, any kind you
want. AV T . A. Pye.
A Shoe Mei’chant Cured.
Mr. Jas. E. Carlton, of Atlanta, Ga.,
had a severe case of indigestion that baf¬
fled all other medicines. lie used Ty¬
ner’s Dyspepsia Remedy, and afterwards
writes: “I had a seveie indigestion, gas,
souring of food on the stomach, and se¬
vere pains. Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy
promptly cured me. I commend it to
the public as the best remedy for indi¬
gestion.” Try it.
To Travelers.
All persons going east will do well
to consider the advantages of the
route via Central Railroad to Savan¬
nah ami thence via the elegant steam¬
ers of the Ocean Steamship Co. For
round trip rates, selling dates, state
room leservatious and any other in¬
formation desired, call on your
nearest ticket, agent or write to j. C.
Haile, G. P. A Tickets include
meals and state room while on ship.
ATLANTA COMMERCIAL COL¬
LEGE
For Young Men and Ladies.
Bookkeeping, stenography, typewrit¬
ing, penmanship, practical arithmetic,
commercial law, phrenology and the
branches German language taught by mail. These
struction by are mail, especially adapted to in¬
and students can ac¬
quire a thorough knowledge of them at
small cost without leaving home or giv¬
ing up their business.
The total expense of taking a full
course in either department by mail is as
follows: Bookkeeping, $10; shorthand,
$10; penmanship $5; nhre 11 clogy and
physiology, Students given $0; German diplomas language $10.
and assisted
to obtain positions.
Atlanta Commercial College,
Box 545, Atlanta, Ga.
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D.H. GREEN & CO’S
For the next three weeks. First class
quality of Glasses, $1.25. AA'atclies,
Clocks, and Jewelry 20 per cent less than
Macon or Atlanta prices.
Still Progressing.
The repairs on the opera house
building are still progressing. The
cornice was placed upon the front
Avail Saturday morning and when
the finishing touches shall have
been put on, they will make quite
a presentable appearance. And
when the interior arrangements
shall have been added they will
make quite a will change be in the build¬
ing. The hall converted hito
offices. This change wiil leave the
town without a large and comfort¬
able hall suitable for large assem¬
blies, as the court hall is much too
small for such purposes. Every
town, the size of Forsyth, needs
and should have a large hall for
public gatherings.
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Tent Meeting.
T he meeting conducted in the
gospel tent here for ten days by
Rev. J. W. Blosser, closed Friday
night. As an evangelist, Mr. Blos¬
ser, aided by his family, is doing
much good. His meetings here
were well attended. The congre¬
gation increased as the meeting
progressed. The labor of those
conducting the services were earn¬
est, faithful and zealous. While
there were no visible manifesta¬
tions of a religious revival by ac¬
quisitions to the church, yet there is
reason to believe that many good
impressions were will made, be and to hope
that good fruit gathered as
the results of the meeting in the
days to come. transferred
The gospel tent was
from this point to Thomaston where
Mr. Blosser will carry on a meeting
for several days. May his evangel¬
istic labors in that field be crowned
with abundant success.
Abundant Melon Crop.
Last week was the climaxing
week for the water melon crop in
this section, and fairly good mel¬
ons were retailed in our market at
the nominal price of five cents.
Our people do not engage in
growing water melons for market
but chiefly only for home the consumption local
and put upon market
their surplus, and therefore their
sales of this particular what crop otherwise is sim¬
ply a saving of
would he wasted. The melon crop
is simply an illustration of what
grand results would obtain if the
cotton belt farmers would produce
a small surplus of all food products
and not devote their energies so
exclusively to the that production of
cotton. It is true low prices
for food products do not rapidly
enhance the pecuniary fortune of
the producers, but they do put
some money into their pockets
when they have surplus produce to
sell.
Bacon in Forsyth.
Hon. A. O. Bacon, of Bibb,
spent last Wednesday in our town
and at 11 o’clock addressed the
large number of our him citizens who
assembled to hear on true de¬
mocracy and the great national
questions that are engaging the
minds of the people His throughout address our
A r ast forcible, country. clear, logical and was
able, el¬
oquently presented. His preface
was a sound and true exposition of
democracy, and a complete refuta¬
tion of the false idea obtaining
among some that our present dem¬
ocratic congress had done nothing
towards the furtherance of the great
interests that the people ha\’e en¬
trusted to them.
In arguing national issues, he
was bold and fearless in the decla¬
ration of his comdctions, his argu¬
ments showing that his profound
knowledge of those intricate ques¬
tions is clear and comprehensive.
His views on the great questions
of tariff and finance were not con¬
tracted ; on the contrary he pre¬
sented broad views that are the always all
evidences of ability. On ab¬
sorbing question of silver he pre¬
sented some facts that were not
familiar to his hearers, and that
strongly advocated the policy of
free silver.
His defence of the democratic
part}* as the party of bimetalism
was strong up^by and convincing, and
backed facts in the party’s
history that can not populists, be gainsaid.
His appeal to the who
had wandered away front the dem
ocratic fold, ’ to return to the ranks
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! Ov.ntOCtac\ 1 0u
chaste and elevated, pointing out
,ne erraac tiews anc. t.i, enaD e
principles ol P ar -
impossibility Of the poputls S ev _e r
; to carry to final consummation the
democratic principles that have
I been incorporated in the populistic
creed. The speech as a whole was
i an able defence for democracy.
Faded hair is restored to its original
freshness by the use of Ayers Hair Vigor,
A Good Sized Fish.
Messrs. Joe Watson and J. L.
i Tomlinson are not only energetic,
' working, pushing farmers, but
are
j succeeding fairly well as fishermen.
| They keep set hooks in the mouth
j | of Sandy creek where it empties
into the Ocmulgee river, and
Thursday fish their morning hooks, they when found they them went
to
well stocked with fish, among
which was a cat-fish that weighed
twenty-three pounds. As evidence
to support the'r fish story, there
was shown to us the big fish’s tail
which measured about four inches
across. Hence it will be seen that
some good sized fish get into Mon¬
roe county’s streams and that the
county can furnish other big things
besides a bi ,-hearted people and
big-brained men. Indeed if Mon¬
roe’s people would collate and
make known, as they should be, to
to the outside world, the big ad¬
vantages with which God in his
goodness has blessed her, her big
things would no doubt be greatly
multiplied.
Look After the Hay.
The bountiful rains that have
fallen in this section recently have
given the grasses a vigorous growth
and where opportunity has been
given splendid they are very fine and in
condition to be converted
into, hay. Our people generally
have never yet learned the \ T alue of
hay because they have not consid¬
ered with how little expense it can
be had. Annually in this section
a vast deal of grass is permitted to
go to waste and decay that might
be cheaply converted into hay that
would be excellent food for stock
during cially the winter months. Espe¬
is this true of the beautiful
bermuda, the most excellent of
grasses, that is getting an exten¬
sive hold in this section of country.
Th.e great secret of success with
those who succeed is the saving
and taking care of little things, and
the man who converts his grass
into hay now will have forage for
his cow or his horse, or both ir. the
days to come. Therefore the con¬
clusion is, “mow your grass, and
make hay while the sun shines.”
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Deaths.
On Friday evening at their home,
near Goggins, Mrs. George Zellner
departed this life in the 54th year
of age. Her health has been de¬
clining under affliction for a year
or more. She was a good woman,
having life. lived left a consistant Christian
She an aged husband,
other relatives and numerous
friends to mourn her death.
The funeral services were con¬
ducted by Elder Childs, of Upson,
at Ramah church, in this county,
where her remains were placed at
rest.
Tlie Advertiser extends sym¬
pathy family. to her bereaved husband and
At their home, near Cabaniss,
daughter Saturday evening, little Rubie,
of Mr. and Mrs. Charley
Tucker, departed this life. Rubie
was a bright and lovely child, and
the light of the home. She has
been removed from this to be trans¬
planted in a brighter and better
world. The Advertiser extends
sympathy to the bereaved parents.
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Legislative Primary.
day The evening primary election on Satur¬
decided who shall rep¬
resent this county in the next gen¬
eral assembly of the state. Dur¬
ing several weeks past the various
candidates have done some faithful
Avork and made an active canvass
among the voters of the county in
their individual behalf. As the
candidates stood on the same plat¬
form and advocated the same prin¬
ciples, and in the main the same
policies, the canvass did not rise
above what may be properly term¬
ed a still hunt. This part of the
work having ended, the friends of
the candidates assembled at the
polls Saturday evening and decided
who should represent them in the
council of the state.
The followihg shows the vote as
far as heard from though the re¬
turns are not official :
i 3 = 2 1 Ii |» ? if! Q I 12 I 1 i I || i g If !
DIST’S ?
j .
Forsyth..... 141, 80 27 93 47 25 r j 116
Bolingbroke 12 8 0; 7 0 5: 14 2
Beuton’s... 0 0i Oi 0 0 0 | 0 0
Bankston. .. 1*| 0 ; 0 C 5 12 0 0
Brantley’s... 32 T 0 12 8 111! 17 10 to
Culloden . . 511 18! 22 23 0 99, 11
Cabaniss.. 45 34 S4 32 19 9 49 58
Cox’s...... 12; 2 ! 0 19 4 10 6 18
Darden’s ... ]4 4 (; 14 18 8 8 - 0
Dillard’s.... 31 4 8 11 0 : 3 3
Ever’s...... Jolmsionv’l. 24 3 1; 1 11 17 19 21 9j 0! 8! 40i 6) 7 7
. 40
Proctors.. . 45 2 35 12 30; 0 40; 28
Redbone . . . 5 21 7 4S 181 44 51 8
Russelville..! 5 8 4 22 4 221 21: a
Unionville.. 87! 29 5 8140 20! 148; 5
Total... 470 250 196:335 332 286 62G 283
of ... the cotton prophets . . predict- .
some are
a cr0 P of oye *', mne “ llhon
present year. Tins predicBoa
« based upon the presen prosper ; but
the crop has yet to ruu the gauntlet of
several possible ^ disasters. It is possible
for excc ive rataSj tbe rost> or tke *
vei ,y materially damage if not
almost destroy the cotton crop yet. If
how ever the above prophetic estimate
j proves to bf . truej the producers may cal
I culatc ou s ; x cents ner DOund 01 . less for
Buckinham's Dye for the AYhiskers id
a popular preparation in one bottle, and
colors evenly a brown or black. Any per
son can easily apply at home.
Our California. Letter.
Messrs, Editors: —Many times
my two and a half years stay in
nia have I desired to fulfill my promise
to some of my Monroe county friends by
occasionally writing a few lines for the
ever welcomed, dear, old Monroe An
vertiser. But I have never been idle
especially since I came to this state.
This will be largely of a personal na¬
ture, and you will please excuse that fea¬
ture of it.
I am nearing the close of my second
year’s pastorate in this beautiful, thriv¬
ing town. AVe are about 220 miles from
San Francisco, seven miles west of the
great Southern Pacific railroad, with a
branch road connecting with said road
from Goshen and another to Pulare City.
We have a town of 3,500 inhabitants,
splendid system of water works going
deep down and tapping the cold, pure
water that is formed from the melting
snow of the Sierra Nevadas. The foot
hil’s of this range of mountains are only
ten miles from Visalia. AVe have electric
light works which are considerably cheap¬
er than oil for lighting private residences
as well as clnvches, schools, Ac.
The town is situated in an original belt
of large oaks that stretch for miles across
what was once, on either side of this
timber, only a burning desert. My wood
here costs me $3.50 per cord, and tlie
price varies according to the distance
from Visalia or this timber belt, from $4
to $ 10 ; and then you get only two tiles,
Sjfect long and four feet high, without any
regard to the length of the sticks. Of
course it is sawed. If you want 12 inch
wood then your cord will consist of two
rows 8x4, and each stick supposed to bo
12 inches long, $10. That would seem
pretty dear to the average Monroe county
farmer who lias not much regard for tim¬
ber, or the man who can buy a legal cord
of wood delivered to anv part of the city
for $1.50.
Our public high school building is a
more handsome [structure than Monroe
Female college. It has an average atten¬
dance of nearly 000 scholars, with splen¬
did equipments for its work, and four¬
teen teachers. Having spent five years
in the school room in Georgia, I learn¬
ed to love in a peculiar way, educational
work and I can say unhesitatingly that
California lias the best system of public
schools that I know anything of in the
United States. But more of this at an¬
other time. I will say, however, that
while the youths of this state are being
educated in books, they are wofully neg¬
lected in many other ways; and in things
that the managers of the schools and our
school laws could and ought to remedy.
I am of the opinion that the fathers and
mothers who come here to raise their
children run much risk.
Most California homes arc not safe or
inviting to the religiously inclined. I
lather my boy, if need be, know less books
and more of the sermon on the mount;
that he know less of dancing, card play¬
ing, theater going and Sabbath breaking
that is wide as the land here, and more of
real life as it should be.
But let me hasten to say that the church
membevs of this state, so far as my
knowledge extends, as compared with
others numerically, ave the purest, best
and most loyal I have ever seen. This is
in a measure caused by the open wicked¬
ness around. And when he is pious it
costs him something else than money;
but all these things help him as the con¬
quering of real difficulties help a man in
his daily business professions.
Stores, bar-rooms and all kinds of corn
commerce know no Sunday. The irre¬
ligious plow, sow and reap on Sunday just
as they do any other day. I have not
heard of a match game of base ball
in jthis state except those had on the
Sabbath. Fishing, hunting, &c. are free¬
ly engaged in on that day. The state
knows no Sunday, except in her courts
and banks. But the leaven is working.
This condition of things will change ere
long. The state is yet young in civiliza¬
tion.
AVe have nine church organizations in
our town. I think ours, the Metodist
Episcopal Church South, is in the lead.
AVe have the best Sunday school and
Epworth League, and I think I preach to
more people every Sunday morning and
evening than any other pastor here.
None of our church houses or congrega¬
tions are what we think they ought to be.
AA’e are situated next block to the court
house which, by the way, cost $130,000;
have a corner lot, nice five room parson¬
age, well furnished, and it, would do you
good to look at our beautiful lawns and
flowers. I am a little fond of these be¬
cause I planted and care for them.
During my pastorate here I have re¬
ceived nearly sixty peopleinto the church.
Several Georgians are here and they add
pleasure to our work.
But I must stop, and will write again
some day, and I trust more interestingly
of the soil, climate, productions and
some features of civilization.
Such an array of talent is not often
found for the same position as I see
wanting to go to the legislature from your
county. They no doubt would do good
in the legislature and are worthy men.
I see no political or other reason why
Col. T. B. Cabaniss should not be return¬
ed to congress; and I think Bibb county
pretty far away from being fair after we
stood faithfully by her candidate for ten
cousecutive terms, in trying to defeat
ours on the “second round*” And I
hope she will not succeed.
Duncan M. Edwards.
Visalia, Cal., July 27, 1894.
Hon. R. L. Berner was appointed chair¬
man of the committee on platform at the
state democratic convention last Thurs¬
day, and in the platform can be seen the
foot-prints of his statermansliip and abil¬
ity. His speech, on moving the adoption
of the platform, was strong, able and elo¬
quent. Mr. Berner ranks high among
the able and brainy young men of Geor¬
gia.
During the dog-day season, the drain
of nervous and vital energy may be coun
teracted by the use of Ayer’s Sarsrparilla.
In purifying theblood, itacts as asuperb
corrective and tonic, enables the system
”<» other elimatpcinflu
The farmers will be harvesting their
fodder for the next few days, and clear
open weather will be favorable for that
crop.
What of the Mixed Schools.
A short time ago there was more
or less discussion among our citi¬
zens relative to a mixed school.
Since then we have heard but little
talk on that line. Is it proposed
to let that question sleep on with¬
out further consideration?
The vacation is rapidly going by
and soon the time for considering
this important question will have
passed for another year. A failure
to consider it now’ means a post¬
ponement of its consideration for
twelve months. The plain ques¬
tion bearing upon this matter is,
can we have better schools and
interest thereby advance our local school
by establishing the co-ed¬
ucation system in our town ? Can
schools avc inspire .more interest in our
in all our people by ed¬
Can ucating our boys and girls together?
we breath into our community
that spirit and fervor relative to
the education of children that
ought to take a deep hold upon
every citizen of the town and vicin
ty ? Or can we better accomplish
these results by allowing our edu¬
cational system to run on in the
same ruts in which it has traveled
during the years that are gone?
These are the important questions
and that’specially mother concern every father
in Forsyth who have
children yet to educate, and they
are nitely questions that should be defi¬
and wisely decided. They
are questions that should be inves¬
tigated not from the standpoint of
prejudice, but from the standpoint
of the best interest to all our peo¬
ple. If it be the prevailing theory
that the co-education system will
work out the best results, then why
not put that theory in practice and
ascertain what will be its results ?
This however is no new and till
tried theory, for it is as old as our
country, and numbers of our best
educated people are living witnesses
of its feasibility. What every citi¬
zen wants relative to this question
is that which will offer to their
children, be they boys or girls, th e
best educational facilities, and that
best promote our local educational
interest. For the time is coming,
and now is, when the children of
this country must travel the short
est and most economical line to the
acquisition of educational prefer¬
ment. Then is it not important that
those of us upon whom devolves
the responsibility of devising this
line, should get out of the “sulks,”
if we are in them, should quit
croaking, lay aside if we indulge it, should
prejudice, if we have it,
and be active and energetic in our
efforts to ascertain wherein this
shortest and most economical line
lies. We throw out these sugges¬
tions because we regard this ques¬
tion as one of magnitude, as one of
weight, as one of exceeding impor¬
tance. The best methods of edu¬
cating involving our children is a question
vidual interests, not only local and indi¬
but it is a patriot¬
ic question involving, it may be,
the eternal destinies of our grow¬
ing children, and one in which
selfishness should be laid aside
and the good of all given promi¬
nence.
John Gibson Shot. / S '754
Saturday evening, at Cabaniss, a dis¬
pute arose between Mr. Dixie Ross and
his father-in-law, Mr. John Gibson, both
residents of that community, during
which Mr. Ross used a pistol and shot
Mr. Gibson three times. The balls enter¬
ed the body and the wounds were pro¬
nounced serious at first. From best in¬
information obtainable there had been
some trouble between the parties for sev
eral months, out of which grew the diffi¬
culty of Saturday evening.
to S jnday be in evening Mr. Gibson was thought
made effort a dying condition. Mr. Ross
no to make liis escape, and
in was jail. promptly arrested, and is now lodged
This morning as we go to press we
learn that Mr. Gibson died of his wounds
last night at 11 o’clock.
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
Of the Georgia Normal and Indus¬
trial School.
All young ladies of Monroe county
wishing to attend the above named State
Industrial school are requested to appear
at the court house in Forsyth Tuesday,
August 14th at 8:30 o’clock to stand the
examination as required by law. Exam¬
ination will include English branches.
Applicants must be at least fourteen
years of age. Next session begins Sept.
11 th, 1804. For full information address
J. Harris Chappell, Milledgeville, Ga.
Thomas G. Scott,
Forsyth, County Ga., School Commissioner.
July 30th.
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