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DEVOTED TO PEWS, POLITIES, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE APR GEPERAL PROGRESS—IPREPEPRENT IP AIL THINGS. VOL. X. Railroad Schedule. Arrival and Departure of Trains. Arrival ol Trains at tiroenes boro' Hepot. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN, from Atlanta, . . 11T‘2 A. M. From Augusta, . . IL6B A. M. N GliT PASSENGER TRAIN., From Atlanta • . . 3W3 A. M. From Augusta, . . . 1:14 A. M. May 29 ~ 11. H. KING, Agent. Georgia Kailroad. Day Passenger Train. Leave Augusta, 8.45, n. m. Leave Atlanta, 7.00, a. m. Arrive at Atlantk, 5:45,'p. m. Arrive at Augusta, ~2:30, p; m. Night Passenger Train. Leave Augusta, 8:15, p. in. Leave Atlanta, 10:30, p. m Arrive at Atlanta, G:25, a. ni. Arrive at Augusta, 8:15, a. m. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, 5:00 p. m. Leaves Stone Mountain, 6:45 a. m- Arrives Atlanta, 8:00 a. m. Arrives Stone Mountain, 6:15 p. in. S. K. JOHNSON, Sup’t. * Western & Atlantic It- R AND ITS CONNECTIONS. —“K ENNE SA W ROUT E.”— The following Schedule takes effect May 23d, 1875: NORTHWARD. No 1. No 3. No 11. Lv Atlanta, 4 20pm 7 00am 330 pm Ar Cartersville, 6 t4pm 9 22am 7 19pm •\r Kingston, 6 42pm 9 56am 8 2!pm Ar Dalton, 8 24pm 11 54am 11 18pm Ar Chattanooga,lo 25pm 1 56pm SOUTHWARD. No 2. No 4. No 12. Lv Chattanooga, 4 00pm 5 00am Ar Dalton, 6 41pm 7 01am 100 am Ar Kingston, 7 38pm 9 07am 4 19am Ar Cartersville, 8 12pm 9 42am 5 18am Ar Atlanta, 10 15pm 12 00m 9 30am Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 2, between New Orleans and Baltimore. Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and S, between Atlanta (ind Nashville. Pullman Palace Cars run pn Nos. 3 and 2, between Louisville and Atlanta. Mg*N? eliaijgo of cars between New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Baltitpor.e, and only oue change to New York. Passengers leaving Atlanta at 4:10 pm, arrive in New York ito „00i..l oSpruw" thereafter (it 4:oopm. Excursion Tickets to the Virginia Springs and various Summer Resorts will be on sale in New Orleans, Mobile. Montgomery. Co lumbus, Macon, Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta,(it greatly reduced rates Ist of June PaTbies desiring a whole car through to the Virginia Springs or to Baltimore, should address the undersigned. Parties contemplating traveling should send for a copy of the Kennesaw Route Ga xette, containing schedules, etc. insy-Ask for Tickets via “ Kennesaw Route.” B W. WRENN, -jen’l Pass, and Ticket Agent, Atlanta, Ga MASONIC. San Marino I>od*e. H'o 34. greenesboro;, ga. Regular Meetings—First Wednesday night of each mon'h. M. MARKWALTEH, Sec’y. GrcenesfUoro’ It. A. C., A'o. 8? GREENESBORO’, GA. Regular meeting—Third Fiiday night of each month. C. C. NORTON. Sec’y. Union Pnint l/txlsc, "Vo. 31M1. UNION POINT, Ga., Meets regularly the 2d and 4th Thursday day evenings in each month. W. 0. 3\IITGOELL, Sec’y. Feb. 4, 1875—tf £ HTf >• Greene Uotlge, \o. 11, I O O I\ GREENES BOIIO’, G. 4., Meets regularly every Monday night. \Vm. t. dosteii, n. g. D. S. Holt, R S. £<s'§§■ Greeneslmvmifeh Lotlge, \o. 320, IndepeiiUent Order Good Templars, meets at Odd Fellow’s Hall, on 2d and 4tli Friday nights in each jnoufcb. J. nENRY WOOD, W. C. G. W. Miller, Sec'y. Special Notice. TIM Stockholders qf the Greene County Fair Association are hereby personally no ,tided that unless they pay up their pro rata share of an exception I hold against said Association, 1 will be forced to ifiavn executions issued against them severally, .for their proportional parts of said claim. .Capt. W. M Weaver is authorized to re ceive and receipt for moneys so paid (tthlgif JA* N. VRMOR Sir ffmfL $3 Ob a \ ear in AOvaiiw. ,1. it, I'AIIK, - - Proprietor. IV, M. WEAVER, - - Alitor. BUSINESS' CARDS. M. W. LEWIS } <( H. G. LEWIS. HI. V 5. Lewis & Soil, Aii&rneys at law* GUEEVENISOROiGIi, - ti l. april 8,1875-1 y Philip B. Robifison, Attorney at Daw, GREEWSBOROb ." . . GA. V AI ILL give prompt attention to business entrusted to his professional care. Feb. 20, 1873 — 6 ms H E. H PAyiJlt, Attorney at Lav/, - - - GA. ALL business intrusted to him will re ceive personal attention. fibvY-OFFICE —(With Judge Heard.) in the Court--House, where lie can he found during business hours. oct 16,’74-tf Wm. H, Branch, ATTORNEY AT LAW. WRfH-LNEDSHSOKO’, .l. I CONTINUES to give his undivided niten -1./ tiop to the practice of his Profession. Returning thanks to his clients for their encouragement in the past, lie hopes by Bose application to business to merit a con tinuance of the same. pssy“odice over Drug Store of Messrs. B. Torbert & Cos. Greenesboro’ Jan 16th 1874—1 y. JAMES B. PARK, A.'a'a? ~~ rr ~r tr AND— COUNSELOR AT LAW, GREENESBORO , - - - Urax. WILL sire prompt, attention to all bu siness intrusted to Ids professional cave, in the Counties of Greene. Morgan, Putnam. Baldwin, Hancock and TaL'li-rro. nr?"o<Hce —With Holt. Philip B. Rob inson. april 8,1876—6 ms W. W. LLMPKIA. ATTORNEY AT LAW , UAiION POINT, - - €ss- OFFERS Ilia professional services to the people of Greene and adjoining coun ties, and hopes, by close attention to busi sines. to merit and receive a liberal -hare of patronage. jan23 74 ly. 6 I*. M , resident Jm*T ■ tP: oreexesb or o\ aa. fob. 1. 1874. r— JS i 7 -gj- Medical Card. Dps. GODKIN & HOLT, XIaYING associated themselves in the Practice of Medicine, respectfully tender their services to the citizens of Greexes boro’ and survomidiog country, March 4, 1875 tf MSSTRAL lIWEL. BY Mrs. . M. THOMAS, AUGUSTA. Ga- Jan. 21 —Iy. T. Markwalter, Marble Works t BROAD Street, AUGUSTA, Ga. MARBLE Monunien s, Tomb-stones, Marble Mantles, and Furniture Mar ble of all kinds, from the plainest to th® most elaborate, designed and furnished to order at short notice. All work for the country carefully boxed., n0v2.1871 —tt \\T SUING to devote myself entirely to T V the legitimate business of Clock and Watch Repairing, from this date, I of fer my entire Stock of Watches and Jewel ry at cost, finding that it interferes too much with the business I prefer. M. KAKKWALTEII. Greenesboro’,,Ga., Sept. 24, 1574-tf ¥iwn p{>r <WTAi.O6ifB&. GREENESBORO', GA., THIJRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1875. POETS CORNER. THE HUMS WsiHm S MIN SAGE TO HER SON. Remomber, Dennis, all l hade you say : Tell him we’re well and liappy, thank the Lord; Rut of our troubles since he went away You'll mind, nvick.and never say a word, Of care and Doubles, sure, we’ve all our share. The finest Summer isn’t always fair. Tell him the spot'ed lieifercalfed in May, She died, poor tiling,hut that you needn’t mind ; Nor how the consign), rain destroyed the liny; But tell him God was ever kind, And when the fever spread the coun try o’er, Ilis mercy kept the ‘sickness’ from our door. Be sure and tell him how the neighbors came And cut the corn and stowed it in the barn; ’Twould be as well to mention them by name— Pat Murphy, Ned McCabe, aud James O'Carn, And big Tom Daly from behipd the h ill; Apd eay, agra—oh, say I miss him still. They came with ready hands our toil to share; ’Tw.u then I missed him most—my own light band— I felt, although kind hearts were around me there, The kindest heart beat in a foreign land. Strong hand! brave heart! one sev ered far from me By many a weary league of shore and sea. And tell him she was with us—he’ll know who ; Mavourneen, hasn’t she the winsome eyes ? The darkest, deepest, brightest, beautiest blue I ever saw, except in summer skies • And .-uch black hair! i t “ s '‘he blackest liair That ever rippled over peck so fair. Tell him old Pinclier fretted many a day And moped, poor dog! twas well he didn’t die, Crouched by the roadside, how he watched the way, And sniffled travelers as they passed him by. Hail, rain, or sunshine, sure ’twas all the same He listened for the foot that never came. Tell him the house is lonesome like and cold, The fire itself seems robbed of half its light ; But may he ’tis my eyes are growing old. And things look dim before my failing sight; For alt that, tell him’twas myself th.ft£ spun The shirts you bring, and allifthed , them every one. Give him my blessing, morning, noon and night, Tell him my prayers are offered for liis good, That ho may keep hjs Maker still in sight; And firmly stand, as his brave father stood, True to his name, his country, and his God, Faithful at home, and steadfast still abroad. —[Dublin Freeman. ORIGINAL, [FOR TUB nEltALl).] KIUIIVIStEMES OF Ilidjre Grove Cliureii. by exotic. Mr. Editor: — After reading Reminiseences of Wal ker’s Church, by Rev. J. W. Talley, w hich appeared in your excellent paper of the 26th ult., I have concluded that Reminiscences of Ridgo Grove might not he altogether uninteresting to many of your readers. Ridge Grove Church was organized about the year 1826. My first acquain tance with it was early in the year 1829. when it was under the ministerial charge of old father Darley. Tlis pre decessor, unless I am greativ mistaken, was Rev. John Collingsworth, who in Coni'ercnce opposed the licensing of young George I’., now Bishop fierce, to preach, od account of the cut and and trimming of his coat, as it was uot of the regular Mcthodistic style. Fath- er Dailey was succeeded by Jeremiah Norman, remarkable for his homeitiess, but withal a good mail and apqeptuble preacher. The bouse of worship was situated a few hundred yards of the site of the present edifice I"*' 1 "*'r f was built of hew pine lugs, with oj>o/.- ings between the logs sufficient to ad mit light without the unnecessary ex pense of windows. There were neilh er ceiling nor joists, and altogether it was a very rough aud, as the sequel proved, unsafe building. Sometime during the year 1830 or ’3l, just after the congregation, which had been at tending week day worship, had been dismissed, the rafters gave way :.t the plates, and the whole roof fell within the walls. Some of the members tho’t that certain brethren who were desir ous of having anew Church edifice, were instrumental in having the roof prized in, while others suspected that a wild young man, whop) {he preacher had reproved very roughly, resorted to this mean3 of avenging himself. Al beit. the members went to work and re constructed the old buildiug, so far as to raise the roof on a line with the plates and thus support it with forks and props, making it quite comfortable in dry and warm weather. A subscrip tion list for anew building was soon started, workmen wore employed and a new Church was completed during the year 1831. Prominent among the old members of this Church, were Mrs. Margaret Armor, Mrs. David Sayers. Mrs. Dan iel Perdue, Anthony Peeler. Seaborn McMichael and wife. Ezekiel Griffin, Robt. Griffin and wife (aunt Susan) who still lives, Robt. Peek and wife, Comer Peek and wife, Jesse Williams and wife, William Robbins and wife, Wm. K., Sylvauus and Henry Walker and their wives, Jas. Smith ,nd wife, Jas. aud Thomas Callier an 1 their wives, Jas. H. Taylor, Jas. P Leonard ua ohadraqk Firtydand f.iu.iA^ F outers, out your cannot now Call them to mind, us lie was then a mere boy. Aunt Susan Griffin used to entertain the preachers in a most hospitable manner, and Iter house was Jfnowrt as the “Preacher’s Home.” Such indeed it was. Mrs. David Sayers was a very large fleshy woman. In those days gigs were very lashionable. Mrs. Sayers literally filled her gig. 1 have often seen her “old Gray” pull and tug to get her and the gig over the bad roads. When “old gray” died, uncle Davy thought his plow horses worked too hard during the week to be driven to Church on Suudays, so the old lady would go in an ox cart. Uncle Davy was too proud ! to stand this style of conveyance long, and provided her with a fine coach and pair qf horses. Tho’ not a professor of religion, uncle Davy Sayers was a kind hearted man and a good neighbor. Of all those named as members of the Ridge Grove Church, I know of but two who are now living, viz : aunt Susan Griffin and uncle Jimpiie Smith. Win. K. Walker contributed the land whereon the new Church was built. — Several members of his family are bu ried in the Church-yard. He moved to a distant State years ago, and has since gone to his reward. The first Circuit preachers sent to the new Church were Revs. Kpy and Elliott. The former (Caleb W. Key.) still lives and is widely and favorably known throughout the land. It was he who, in the name of the Trinity, poured water on the head of the writer m administering baptism In defer cnee to a kind father’s wishes, it was aequisced in. Afterwards he was bap tized in Shoulderbone creek, near old Mt. Gilead, by Rev. Geo. Carter, hav ing previously been received into Ridge Grove Church by Rev. John Oliver. I leave others to their choipc, immer sion was mine. If there was less in tolerance and mqre fraternjty among professed Christians, thero would be more religion and infinitely more hap piness in this bleak world, and a great er assurance of eternal life hereafter. — If men and women are worthy and con sistent members ofthe Church invisible , it matters but little,to what branch of the visible Church they may belong.— Il Lct every one be persuaded in his own mind,” is the language of the in spired Apostle. There are no sects in heaven. Many of every name have gone, and many more will follow them, into the Church Triumphant, where all will worship and commune together as children of one Father and one family I must beg your readers to pardon this digression in an old man. The successor of Key and Elliott was Joshua Glenn. He was an excel lent Christian gentleman, and a first rate preacher. After him came Mala chi Mahaffa, a man of moderate attaiiir ments. and of most arbitrary disposition. On one oceasion, the class-leader at Ridge Grove committed an indiscretion and reported his case to the Church, acknowledging his error and asking the forgiveness of the brethren. Ma haffa was for depriving him of his of fice and putßpg trim op probation But the Church would not acquiesce, and the brother remained “in statu quo.”— Mac was a homely man, but was rath er vain of his personnel ; he wore his hair (which was flaxen white) a hi John Wesley and was once observed combing it while offering the opening prayer to the services. Mae fell from grace, and kept a cross road grog-shop, for a time, but I believe was ultimately reclaimed. Rev. John Oliver was on the Cir cuit in 1837. lie was a plain, unpre tending man of fine native ability, and an excellent preacher. Dr. Pqrcfoy was in charge ip 1839. He was some what erratic and sensational. On one occasion, during an excessive drouth, he suggested in one of his sermons,that <lie water might all be drying up to fa vor the combustion of the earth as in his opinion the end was near at hand. The following amusing incident is said to have occurred in an adjoining county. Dr. Purefoy was conducting a protracted meeting of great interest, and the excitement run high. 'Jhe al tar was crowded with anxious mourn ers, and the Tr. was singing the very familiar hymn, beginning, “When I was sinking down.” Seeing Miss Angelina , a young of high spirit, in the congregation, ing to break dotfW inMrwyod hop her frog) jthe altar, he extemporized, and sang to the saipe tune, the follow ing: '‘Angelina you tnußt die, You must die; Angelina you must die.” When, to tjie astonishment of the Dr. and his entire congregation, she took up the refrain; and respouded : “And so must you, As well as I, Doctor Purefoy —Purefty.’’ Sometimes the Dr. preached, and uniiie tin.es he practiced physic, just as the spirit seemed to move him. He was, however, notwithstanding his eceentri cities, very acceptable as a preacher. The local preachers who favored the Church with Sunday preaching, were Revs. Nathan Talley,Hinton Crawford, Henry Lewis and Dr Edwin 11. Ma con. Occasionally Col. Adams, of Putnam county, filled an appointment He invariably gave his religious expe rience before concluding his sermon It was good, and his congregation appa rently never tired of hearing it. Dr. Lovie Pierce sometimes preached funer al sermons. Dr. James R. Thomas, formerly Pre sident of Emory College, preached his first sermon in this Church from the text: “God is love.” Revs. James F. Billingslca, Robt. Jones, Jas. IP Tay lor and Absalom Ware, local preachers, living in the neighborhood, preached to this Church. Uncle Johnny Walker, a class-leader at Walker’s Church, sometimes attended services, and al ways spoke in meeting with much feel ing and to the edification of his hear ers. James Callier was the class leader at Ridge Grove. He was a man of zeal, with knowledge and a most efficient member of the official Hoard. Old un cle Anthony Peeler always sang a vol untary before the regular services. His favorite hymns were ‘'How happy are they,” “Come thou fount of every blessing.” and “0 for a closer walk with God.” He knew but little about music, and sometimes his singing was ludicrous, but he sang the hyuin thro’ tune or no tune. Rev. Nathan Talley used to preach with great earnestness about the blue flames —the sulphurous fumes and the mudsills of Hell. As I listened to him I could feel my hair stand on end, and sometimes imagine I could hear the groans of tho lost. Impressions thus made on the minds f the young eom<>- times prove huFtful and weaken their confidence, when they grow old enough to think for themselves. Preaching has changed greatly since that clay; ministers are better educated aud ap peal more to reason and the higher principle of love. At that day much of it was sensational and, as a result,the religion was emotional. Now-a-davs it is founded on a fixed principle in the heart, to follow the plum line of recti tude quietly aud smoothly along with out great demonstration of feeling,— The memories of long ago are sweet. May they linger about my pathway and shed a halo around my dying pil low. The Lord's Prayer. Ilero is something curious for you. It is the Lord’s Prayer in the English of former times, and it shows how the language has changed; TIIE ENGLISH FORMS OF TJIg LORD’S PRAYER, A. D. 1258. Fader uro in houne, haleewino beoth thi nenne cutner thi kuner iche thi wille bsoth idon in huer.e and in The enerch dawe bried of ous thi 1 k dawe. An 1 worzlf ure dettes, as vi vorsifen ure dettoures And iene ous nough into tempta tion, hot delyvoros of uvel.— Amen. a. and. 130 U. Fader our in hevenne, Ilalewyd by thi name, thi kingdom tome - Thi wille be done as in hovene and in ertho. (jure urcho days bred give us to-day. And forgive us oyre dettes, as we forgive our det tourcs. And ledo us not into temptation. Bote delyvere us of eutd. Amen. a. n. 1583. Our father which art in heauen, sanctified bo thy as in heauen, in eafmalso Giue vs to-day our superstantial bread.— And read vg no,t temptation. But deliuer vs from eufl. Amen. A. D. 1611. Our father which art in heauen, hallowed be thy Namo. Thy king dom com?- Thv will be done in earth ns it in heauen. Gique us this day our dayly bread. And lede vs not into temptation, but he deliuer vs from euil. For thino is the kingdom and the power, and the glory for cuer. Amen. f'aitfne Sitjtnctty. • An interesting example of the excercise of reason on tho part of a dog is published in the Philadel phia Medical Times. The incident happened some thirty years ago, and is told as follows: “A man nutned Cosgrove, the keeper of low tavern near the railroatl station, had his arm brok en, and came many times to the office to have the dressings arrang ed. lie was always accompanied by a large most ferocious-losing bull-dog, that watched me most at tentively, and most unpleasantly to me, while bandaging his master's, arm. Aft w weeks after Cosgrove s case was discharged, I heard a noise at the office door, as if some animal was pawing it, and, on opening it, saw there this huge bull dog, accompanied by another dog that held up one of its front legs, evidently broken. They entered the offioe. 1 cut several pieces of wood, and fastened them firmly to tho leg with adhesive plaster, after straighteningthe limb. They left immediately. The dog that came with .Cosgrove’s dog I never saw before nor since.” “We need the means for organ izing the Democratic party in this State,” said a leading politician. A Western man responded prompt ly by telegraph: “Will ship to dav one barrel whisky and one orator; invoice by mail.” Bakers are a crusty lot of fel low?. and fond of loafing. HIT INI) HUMOR. Cologn e is called the Scentimental city. ' I** ♦ ill A man who is ahpays in a stew gen erally goes to pot. — -mm ♦ tm Peru will pay off her debt with guano—scent for eent. ’J he extra sleep obtained by the use of a mosquito canopy is net gain. A tourist who was asked in whet part of Switzerland he felt the heat most, replied, “ When I was going to Herne.” When freedom from hep mountain height uufurled her standard to tjie air, her skirts, pinned back so very tjghp, made her appear exceeding spare. 0 ■ m *-•+- 1 never place luucli reliance on a man who is always telling what would have done had he been there. I have noticed that somehow this kind of ps pje never get. there. A merchant who does nut advertise can no more succeed in Jrawing cus tom, than can a young lady, without a bustle and a few pounds of false hair, succeed in drawing beaux. “ Mail,” said yictCip Hugo, “was the conundrum of the eighteenth century ; woman is the conundrum of the nine teenth century.” We can’t guess her, hut we’ll never give her up—no, never! Soun alter the death of the poef Wordsworth, a man met a farmer of the neighborhood, and said to him : “ You have had a great loss.” “ What loss ?” “ Why, you have lost the great poet.’* “ Oli, ay,” said the farmer, “ he’ dead ; but ah hev no doubt t’ wife will carry an t’ business, and ma}f it u profitable irvor it was.” “ I am surprised that yog W*l3cw ‘leave me, Patjgc^” boar( j cr , .* when I >¥ris good a table as anyone in town.” “Oeh, mam. an’ yer thable may he good enough, but niver a dacent bit do ye put upon it, sure.” ‘■Ob, my friends,” exclaimed a tem perance orator, “that I had a windovr in my heart, that you might lock iq and see the truth of sh.at I tell you “Wouldn’t a pain in your stomach do just as Well ?” asked a small .boy,- I 1 An exchange paper oaks, very inno cently, if it is any harm for yrung la dies to sit in tbe lapse of ages. Anoth er replies, that it all depends on th* kind of ages selected. Those from 18 to 25 it puts down as extra hazardous. A man in Ohio, who was dai-iy look ing for an event in Jais family, took a solemn vow that rf it was a boy, he'd quit cheping tobacco and drinking.— It came throe girls, and he drank him self into delirium tremens in a week, and jumped out of a sixth-story win dow. “I say, landlord,” said a yankee, “that’s a dirty towel for a man to wipe on.” The landlord with a look of amazement, replied: “Well, sir, you're mighty particular. or seventy of uiy boarde.s have wiped on that tow ei .this morning', ahd you are the one to frnd fault.” President Fil'uiore, upon his elewu lion to the Presidential Chair, w|i obliged, in conformity with hs now station, to purchase a carriage and horses. The horses were soon drain* ,d.and Mr Preston, of South Carolina, offered to dispose of his fine coach, which was accordingly sent to the uew President tor his inspection. Iri-di Jemmy, 'he White House coachman, was on hand when Mr. Fii.l more called at the stable to inspect it, and wishing an opinion from Jemmy, as to the fi'ncss of ihc ooaih, him if he thought it fine enough. “Och it’s a fine coach, your honor,” siid Jeuimy. ‘•Rut is it good enough, Jemmy?’-’ said the President. Jemmy, with a doubtful scratch of hi< head, answered again in the same manner; when Mr. Fillmore, wanting a positive auswer, said : “Jemmy, do you think second hand carriage would do for a President ?” “Och,” said Jemmy, “rnmetufcei your honor's a second hand President, and sure it’s just right.” 'The President tfk th w>eK NO. 36