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THE VINDICATOR.]
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BF ww. T. REVILL,
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K- mf AdvertKiug.
haacc tl wh; 4ksi3mo i6mo t I year
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3 inches! ) 80} 3 00' 680 1000 15 W
3 inches I * <W ; 800 110.00,1500. 33 On
4001 3 001 10 001 30 00 23001 33 00 '
i col 7 00 15 0013500 as 00 .60 Oj
fed ‘ 110-00 i3O OOi 85.00,60 00 1 |IOO
tf A liberal Adduction made to those I
aivortislßg by the month or year.
iOVKC TO TttKPI BLtC. I
After thU dote. all legal edwclisen cut*
UM ttM Covßtfy of Meriwether, m ilt be pub’
Lthtxl IB the MUUWBTHKUCoV.NtY VUiOl
CATO* JAS W. BANNING.
Oi dinar/. ;
JON EH W. FULLER, Sheriff.
A. J HINTON.
Jatt 4th, WXL Clerk Bup’t Court.
GREENY IEEE. FRI DAY SEPT. 6 1873 j
LOCAL TOPICS
p/r Cories,tondents sending u* oniitmu
nicsttout written oo b>4b aide# seed not
expect to have them published- Unions
plainly written they will alo l*e couaigt.ed
ui um •wit basket There will be no ft
reptioo to lb alum iulcs. I
Notice,
Kills A Moore will allow three |>er cent,
discount on *ll atoncy |*atd on tbir ywvr's
sccouui*, ii paid by October 1l aStl 4t
-1 T Woodward, famtllariy known as
lio*a, baa lost two line loi bounds, Itingold
—and Alht is w-yctlow hound;-
finr i*e, hi* ears rather amall, not what
we would cadi fop eefvii, the ,Sißkiilt2-
mark* not knn-wu by the publnher Alice
i* of the Mine color, and ol oourae Iron*
the name every body would nay she is of
the feminine gender i he U smaller than
Ktngxolii A liberal reward will he paid
/or the delivery of lU* e dogs at bia reel
aVtofe, an that he cue gel them U
,iui receive! * Uogt-. lot ol Troup Esc
t try cotton plaid*, check* whi and color
B imhei*. Bah, Kiiei>*'w Flou-, n.ade
ui ia* litl, iUtata and laud, t.aadlex
ftauff ami Tehaoco. Jtrxi'l*-* dry good* to
tgrtve m * few day* I)vip EhMt
ftt
Bouooi. Mo*hc—l'Mr ltoar<4 ol K>lmatioti
for Meriwether county re;eutly paaaed tbe
ioilrvwiog roaoiutfons:
WhercM ifac odoptlou of a unltora Inlcc
■eftfuufiwu t a desideratum universally ac
knowledged. end the preaervation ol uui
and dii-tiugui,.ii
mode* of eX|rre*#lori, a* a tfowrbcrn people
•foetid be guardetl with p-aioti* rare, and
r*>ougoixmg itod cue (axqtle ul lb* Bomb,
etbee ikiag* Ueiog >1(0*1, ahoutil loalei
Hoetheru vovorpruu', Bouibarn miituli"ur
*tul Bouctocu laW-.i , *l,l cbvt hi no way
cau our Idiomatic r-t{rra*e.foaa, a* well e
tire lofty pint ot our '(x-ople ie more el
ficietiuy iucu c*te'l, than by the readers
placed to the hand* of our youth , There
fere
MUUOI.V tB, Tlist having examined the
eerie* ol Header* known os ‘Sterling’*
h-euibcrn Heru.-*,' we hereby rceoiumcnd
their adoprtoo by tbe leachivs ol Men
wetber county.
Hvool.Vfcji. That recognleing “Webster’*
I nibtlgcd Da’ttottary revised,” as tl.c
st*ndru of i<ur
*ti Uachers d’;*lrou of occupy tog tbe ironi
rank m the- profession Should study 'hi*
gre*> work, and that our Digit B' hoola an 1
Otfngriahooklhe iuruished with a copy
for dally retema e. J, W, Park,
W. J Herne v
M. Reeve*,
W. T Hevill '
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Tbe oopartoetsbip hitherto existing bt
tween the undersigned with the stme Mid
mjU of Harts A Adamt la fhie day dissotv
ad by mutual ouamt
All panun fawriog demands again at tbs
aforesaid Firm will present them promptly
for peyaaeel, to either of the former part
ner*.
Debtor* sad nsnsruTLT those of
Tl Tt, an hereby dafy aotrflH that the
note* aad accounts are la the bands erf
Mearra. J E Adam* aad Arthur Robinson,
either of whom will attend to tbe aettle
inept* of the aame up to the let ot October.
After that date, all that an unpaid, will ha
toned over to an attorney for collection.
Mr. H 11 Harrie wjlioontiooe a General
Merchandise at the old aland Mr. J. ft
Adana, wißmif * Utmirn about the Ist'
•f October. H. B Harria
tfoya 1 M H Adama.
Trade with our advertiser*.
Sea the legal nonces appearing in thi
Frank Banning ktt tor Mew Turk on
Tneaday to boy a alock of goods for tbe
Call trade.
Tbe Western Baptist aaroemtfon will
convene at HogaasviOe an Bafiday before
the 3rd Sabbath in rtoptember.
Mr. J. M-O. Bobertnon sends os a yam
potato taiwd this yaar, 17 inches m length,
*• inches in ctrcninforence and weighing
penndai
J Carso a Davie haamnlgned tbe Presidencr
of the <VvriKf'e Life inswaoee Company.'
Screw* for cotton presses with all the
Wtesi improveomis may be put chared ol
Jure N Cooper of LaGntnge See bis ad
veniscoent
Pumoxau —The Rev M. B. Hardin, of
LaOrange, preached ni the Biptist church
ii Greenville last Sabbath morning and at
sicrlx Our people were very much pleased
'*ltb Iris eloquent serra-ns, and would be
'leased to hear him sqain.
Robt. L. Burke®, a promising young Troup
farmer and sen of our former toa unman,
t'ol Wiley P, Burkes, s|>cnt few days In
*ur town this week. He reports the crops
excellent in old Troup.
Rev. Mi J urea will preach at the I’ns
byterian cbuich next Sabbath and in Green
vilie at night
Services began laatjuighi at ilie Warm
[S| ring* Cainp grymml. Be'\<¥.d new tents
1 have been erected t! is Hummer. Many
| able divines are ex pee ted.
Pt'WIJO Betfoel, —The tr-tdrrrigtird has
- made tita a putotie school, aair g ri--in —the
Hib of August. , WT. Hrcvtix.
Don’t tail to huiiTup the new advertise.
nretil of Col. II H. Harris in Una issue
lie proposes to carry >-n a gtuerai merchan
dise bustner* at ri; id *c*nd of Hair is A
Adams
hnUnXtlA —We wci*pleased to seethe
familiar lace of Dr E.I It Anthony in our
sanctum on Monday. Ed. i* not married
yet, but bia giTYJlooks, excellent liu-iueas
qualifications, together with bis gBl l dis
posit on sliouid secure him the favor of the
bounieal hiss in all the land Our reader*
will remember that bs la la huslnrw* with
tliai laurous Druggist, Dr J. N Harris, ol
OriOtn, whose card may be found In anoth
-Sf-UulUMh
J.. 0. W. Boyd, another clever Mariwelh-
UrifUtofe. in lp,our lowu this week, giv
ing tire band* of all hi* friend# a cornier
grasp and holding filth eloquently iq>ou
the advantages <tur thriving city nelghl*ir
often to it* Menwiher .ouiu.
UronTt!N*TK Armv l.a> .n-k
I_wjjUt.MßfitllaA the Kjnl* end lota it 1 tin
Waim Spring* Cmp Groilml, >!■ .•*
1 Mitchatn aud Florence had some unkind
: word*, wln u Flomirs knocked Mitclmm
I dawn and drawing a pistol altcm|>li <0
, tii r ii lIU {iin r. Wiiiy Diiumj)
j caught Florence aivl auiceeded In (irevcnt
ii.g him Horn thix'iing. In the umoatime
a son of Mitcham uppir*f-<t, and firing at
Florence *hol Doinap iii riie aim, the trail
striking near the c Ikiw end ranging down
wutd* lowarda rite wnst. Tbe wound,
[ though a painful <>e, will not result iu
•rrio i* injury to the young man
I’auieiWrL,—f>r L M. Smith, nx Pre*i
<lenl of Kmofy College, paused through
town tin* tnorulug routs for Camp
Meeting.
New Grant* ju*l received at
* WINSLOW A BEDKWITirS
—Wtro nu> n >—Tfo*--ft’--GW-tn-’-enuing -
•town a large je-plar ott hi (danintion re '
i found ig nß "i ■ former rut on (he
tree 17 lucbea Ironi liu. unfa-' <hu any
of mir wlneacrea tell lu> long ago and bv
whom thl* cutting m irv.- 1- -
Anoiuxu VVII.II ('4! - W It Wheless
•end* u woid II l xrjoUiei Wild (a! let*
Ixxm Cptu cil on bis |ilact bj hi-, sou and
•tc'jwon Like tbe rrem in rciiptuie Mi IV,
ha* iak<-n • wife and cannot go himself
but hi* boy* having le:<ii properly trained
by their father will nee that tin cat* buve
no real A tackle** jig now n 1 then >J|-
"(qe-a 1 * U> fake a fe(t*l for Iheae feline
mar voder Sucoea* to Mr, Whelm* In hi*'
effort* Io exterminate ri rn
Henry R Hart ten, <>t the 2nd District,
will spend ibs business season iu Urtflin
this Fall a* weigher at tin- Ware House of
Rhea A Boyd. fie would lgf pleased to
see his frieoda when they visit the city-
Rhea A Boyd have an advertisement to our
eoiemaa
Sea advsrtlsem-nt of L H Blalock.
El His A Moore has received a lot of new
good*, eae their advertisement in another
coins a.
Bay year Dry Goods, Groceries Ac cheap
for sash at
WIHBLOW A BECKWITH’S
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Pahlk •rfeoAle.
We call tbe attention of all lnter*s>l in
pabflo school* to tbe following pertousr* :
tn>. AH teachers who have not been tt
amiaed, or tbe whose licensee have expired,
moat appear before tbe Beard of Education
and undergo a aaUstan - iryjnnmto* i ton be
fore they are authorized to open public
icboola.
fod. These schools most be free to all for
three months, subject to toe conditions be
low.
3rd Teachers most mbe a contract, in
writing, with their pe<rfla, binding the
patrons to pay t' e balance of the tuition
the teacher tolls to rateive from the public
fnnd.
gtb. Tbe B srd of Education caa make
no contract with teachers until this eomple
mentary oontaact la made between teachers
and palroos
Let all notice them mqairaneots of the
law and of tbe (Mate Echoed ComwtwirmfT
ami art accordingly-
To mahs a tall man short—Try to bor
row five dollars of him.
We wish every Farmer to Subscribe for
me Vindicator.
_ _ Deaths. - : ,
Our reader* have doubtless noticed the
frequeney of obituary announcements fn
our Columns during the past six months
Although no epidemic has prevailed In our
midst the mortality has been unusually
fearful This week we are called upou to
registor the deaths of two of our triends.
James Jones died at his residence near
Greenville on Saturday last after, a painful
illness ol several months. The deceased
was in the 39:h year of his ago. During
the wr he was a member of the 3ud Geor
gia Rogimsnl, serving tr im Ilia beginning
of tbe war 1 1 the tiual surrender at Appo
mat"ox. He leaves a wife.aud lhrs chil
dren
Win. Murshsll Martin, oldest son of the
ete Her. Wm. D. Murtin, died last Satur- I
day night of consutuptlan, in his Wnd j
year
Jigrlg nirtita fur Ibolea whose Con*
aide nil ton was Slavei Good
l aics* Barred by the kuiulc of
lAntuiitons -A Iwiportam ku
pro me Court Derision.
Fhe prewqt Constitution of Ucorgis
made In 1868 denied to the courts
of the ftlate jurisdiction to enforce debts
whose consideration was slave*, large
nutubsr* ol such cases wftre dismissed from
the dockets ot the Slate courts An enor
mous proporti >u of the private debts
in Georgia w,re of Ihl* character, and
iliereloro the re novel of such dabla from
arena of the courts pirqysul a
vast quantity of private indebtedness
nw, emiehii g many men, im|K)vsri*hing
•then, aud prcvuiliug many from being
impoverished.
This large class of debts has remain, and
di.rumit - The rsueni dscisloa uf the fta
preme Court of the United States deciding
th: cl..use uf the Elate Co*dilution denying
'-> bvv9 debts }o lm null end
Void, has given validity to such debts. At
'lre Ult isrrn of the Supreme Court of Gsor
gia iwu coatM wen* brought up involving
iho I. ..statement ol slave cases fWm the
court dockets from which they bed been
4 .U-.wvw.l~.a i‘Wl*H tii.i v with lha Riot*
| y'. ustltuilon. .
No decision wss rendered last term Yea
u nlay ihe and. cisi.ui ws rendered fit these
roses.
Without going into parttcattra, whtrh
will ls> found In toll iu the voluuiiiveus and
iiklsirtul.uj Lia 1 ui I laos rtiiniul/Mna wUIaIi *iii
***** w*l W imj uixniuuv WU 1*771 Wall
tie puldislied uvmonow, we will summar
ise the action of the Court by staling that
the il.'clsion ol Uiu Judges was divided
The iiiiing of tbe Court, however, standi
that tliMie slave cases are alive whore not
tmiijd by the statute of limitations.
abb- ground for the
cn tlic doekot Judg Tfipfm coo*
Imtblfoi iiir |L * ..MIiM..tLaA *s i 8.0 *>-■ mI ( vl
swW*vww i'll . v wppnuwvrrsr *v insr wswvwv 7 x•
IlmiistiO'i*, while damning with that
Chief Justice ILsl slsven were b good legal
ronsidersti.iii, and the Court had jin indie
lion. Tbs t.-st ol lime prsM’iiU.l by Judge
Tripps was the AKki section of the Code,
wtitrti p.WTttwi throryegrs iu the perloiti.
In Which hill* of icrlew for a li.-W dial may
' Im. brought, in . tin of the cases the motion
1 to.rrtnxtatr h v made in the throe ynars
iron, llio tllsmi*l irom the ducket. In the
otlii.i it ws* not. Tic first . mm! is stislaiu
ed by Judge Tnpp' The Utter is not.
JnJg#Me(’ay die*, uted fiom the Court,
j li>: lock the ground that as the diainisted
• uitor* failed to fill) their except ions iu 30
I d-iyi, the lime tor redrew had .'uievc r pas*
] e.t
The decision is of vast Importaurc mid
large hearing in the Slate. It will ixi read
w mi ip.’ticnd aud deep hilervat, eiul it will
pn U hiy .Isolde the late ol a largo amount
of prope.ty .and llio pecuniary status ol
hundreds of cHiwms.—(Coustitu lion.
TtswiisM* A. ft. .leistn'
The sndden death from cbol it i of this
distinguished citizen, in Kuosvilleoa Bun
day last, produced profound fooling* ol
sorrow, not only in that city but through
out ha native Slate. All felt that > great
and bonset naan had fallen, whose place
could not be filled.
He’was bo hi ia Roane county on the lfith
day ot March, HHS; was graduated at the
■am Teoneaee UuivenHy in Ufftd, pod In
1030 wot admitted to tbe bar. In 1833 ne
won appointed Attorney General of tbe
First Diatrict, and twice afterward* elec led
by the people to the seme office. In 1846
Whig ticket, and in 1851 President Fill
more appointed him Commissioner to Cbi
r. but he declined the office. In 1859, Mr.
Nelson wm arrested by the Confederate
authorities while oo hi* way to Wasbingtou
to take hie rest. In 1870, be wan elected
Judge ot the Bopreme Court, a poMtloo
that he only held a year before be resign
ed it to resume the pracetic* his proleaaton,
which be was greatly devoted.
His national reputation re* in good part
on hie prominence in the famous impeach
ment trial of President Johnson. In eenli
meot.aays the Knoxville Prew and Herald
be was thoroughly conservative, dinging
close to the totter awl spirit of the Consti
tution. No wan was wore devoted -be
true principles of the Republic and to die
rights at the ritinea then tbe departed
jurtot And, wayi tbe wys tbe same paper
it would be a*easy to retard (he min fu
course as to have swerved him firnw tbe
faithful discharge of say trust or duty.
The last Coogrew abolished tbe franking
privilege, and now tbe Radical campaign
docutneoto adftftwe toirculatad to Virginia
under the official itampe of the Depart
toeutt \
KLiOOCKst.—l)r. Lipscomb, in hit Race. •
lauroste adiirwe to the Senior Class at the
Stale University (Georgia,) lately used the
following sentence; “There are cords, gen
.lemon, lying in your brains that are to
become either gossamer threads to be broken
by the gusts of summer winds, or else
cables as strong as those that bind the alrip
When tossed at midnight upon the furious
A deacon calleJ on a brother deacon,
aud in the brother'* absence kissed the
brother's wife. Called on for an explans
lion, he said it was doue in play metoly, as
a* was full of such pranks from boyhood ;
wheumpou tire offended brother thrashed
him *UiJ threw him down stairs, with lire
remark that he bail been full ot such pranks
from boyhood.
Nearly all the candidates for Govurner In
the Wiiltern States have publicly announc
ed! their cordial friendship ior the Patrons
of Husbandry.
UIVDSR Auk. - A few day* ago our Sheriff
put A Mgro in jail fof stealing.
afterwprds, he reived the following letter:
Aug the 95 1873
Ellen kirn Bar stets to let yu know that
Auaor Kinrbor woe Borne Aug 14 1855
an o* nleen Aug the 14 1873 Ellon kirn Bor
•aia-aa that No Man lies any Write to take
Anson kirn Bor In Isle unlea lcle of hia
parralnt Let anson kirn Bor goe for he
ea umlor age Eu.m kiM Bok
Our Sheriff says he will look into the
mailer, and il lie can find any law toau
thoriae him, he will turn liis prlouer l.M>ae.
—[Hamilton Visitor
Strayed or Stolen.
Fuaet,—a black tan Tomer Pup, any
infomaUou concerning said Pup will lie
thankfully received and lllicrally rewarded
by tbe the owner.
It L. II Ri.ai.ock.
NOTA \miiK
(fOMK TO see n>o one ami all, both grea
J OBd amall, lor 1 have ou baud a lull
and complete *s>oi tiueni ol
DOMMftTtC GOODS,
G*ONFEC’I lONERiEB,
BOOT'S and BHOKH,
HARDWARE, tObb,
WILLOW WARE,
Paints, on a hat*
■ntrr. nt>tiA in,
COFFEE. FLOUR,
LARI), AO,, ftc„ At:
•v
’Hiffiif tt nd
BAR Room
Connected with my House
I therefore tavftatbe ladle* to call and
examine my stock, of *ll kinds. I will
guarantee satisfaction in quality mud
V
PRICE >S X
<* .
1 am also connected with Mr. England in
the Photograph Gallery on the East aide ol
public square, where all can procure
LIFE LIKE PICTURES
tor 36 cento S piece, nave them 'taken
while yo* IMNB* chance.
lj JOHN K ftHUTTLW.
$23 REWARD.
rpHE enderrigned will pay the above
amount tor the apprehension end do
livery u.them** Rocky Mount ofA aogw
TSSS&iSt'Z
saft unsta-ssrsz
spekk* slowly, Is atathcr btack dot mufiffto
bet s cross hetweeo the two. foot lowing
out oooahferuWy, was the alave of
”2s?*' AHOB
"Winter Oats
-500 BUSHELS for Bata.
ssb -trustor
segSff 1
JNO. COOPER,
G-rocer and
Commiu io Merchnnt.
OA.
XHAVK JUST relumed Ironi New York
and am now able to show my h icuda n
splendid assortment of Groceries, Dome*
tic, Btanle and Fancy Dry Goods, all of
Which 1 shall sell at very low figure*. -
Such as
Grain, Flour, Bulk Meats, Cofire, Huger,
Tobacco and Hardware,
: '
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STA. PL K j
AND \
Fancy &ry Goods
A&ENT
fot WiushipA Caiver GINA ltro.'k* A
Bradley's (West Point) Screws.
I will lie glad to havo a call from all fisy
Meriwether friends. You will find nlo at
the Buffalo's Head.
Very Roapectfully,
apliHtf JNO. N. COOPER.
THE
OLD JEWELRY and FANCY STORE
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Of LaGrange, Georgia.
ALBERT LEHMAN
,
I
HAS NOW, and will keep always *ll
hand at his old stand, East Me l
the public square, a good and
w*u. SRI.BCTKO aroc* or
JEWELRY AND FANCY. GOODS
Coaaadiog, It part, ot
ftT GOLD and SILVER Watches,
BMtn aad tfey winders, of the beat make.
Splendid Gold and Silver Watch, Chains
f
CLOCKS *
ot all sixes, makers sad price*
BOLID SILVER TABLE WARE
/
SUwtaT FXtattaffi Wtarri
ot sli kinds end etyiee;
feeket. table Ctafery, ftftaxen
From the very renowned maker*. JOSEPH
KOGGRB sed GEORGE WOBTKN
HOLMK.
B EPAIRING!
the pelmneft I have reeeiyed fra my
friends in wfiedtar. . „
teb!4 ty ALBERT LLRMAN.
B. MUBWREY,
DfkVOOSfirT,
Under ODD FELLOWS’ HALL
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Firs ca hat and a lull line of DRUG
PAT! NT MEDICINE*, ft IN DOW
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Olaaii, Paint*, OWa, Chemical*, aad
i•. t
Reeeipl' for coaq oundiag Gu
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•"a- -...f -
ano>, i qual to other Cota
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merrial Pertilivar*,
fa nd *l lew than halt their cost, luralshod i
L >-<_ rfA
say qcafctlltes.
I
DRKWRY'B STOCK PONMUIft
tod SHERRILL’S LINIMENT, a apfifitah
ty.' ■ Tb 4 ptbent" p4fbfiS 6*fi #f! ,
very I test remedies for prStsHffift bMM
malady. ;
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RHEA At hOt&'S
NEW WAREHOUSE, IN
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Mauler* would do wall ft , '
call *u theta at ouee and toavfi I
their orders, se they expect a
very heavy trod# iu th*.
article the cMtofßprtßg:
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