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The Houston Homs Journal
j Sudden UE-vth.—Our community
was greatly pained on Friday morning
j last, on hearing of the death o£ Mr.
; John E. King, one of onr oldest and
! most valued citizens. Thursday eyen-
Save Time and Expenses Elsewhere
Agents of the Houston Home Journal,
■ charged with 'murdering three hns-
’ I bandstand eight children fat. Derby,
Conn., attracting a. good deal of atteh-
. i tion on the part of the press and the
; public. The facts as thus far develo-
j ped appear to be that the alleged mur-
; deress-wns born mTrentonj* New Jer
sey: name, Lydia Danbury; present
j age,; forty-seven years. She lost her pa-
j reptsin infancy, was brought . ug .by
j an aunt, and at the age of twenty-four
j married her first husband, Mr. Struct,
in New Brunswick, N. J., with whom
she lived eighteen years and had sev
en children. Struck died, and then six
of the. children; the other, a young
| man, is married and resides in Bos
ton. — - *■ ' '
- Next she married an old man named
Dennis Hurlburt, seventy-four years
of age, who, appears" to have doted ou
1,0,. t.'
BACOX.—Clear
Clear Kill Sides
Shoulders..........
BULK MiLATS,—Clt-ar Si;
Clear Rib Sides
Shoulders....
HAMS,—Tennessee C. C.
Suiiar-cured Cauvar
FLOUR,—Superfine
Family
Fort Valley—Geo. "W. Sturges.
Byron—Thomas B. Gofi-
Jfarshalville—N. T. Johnson.
]Sa.yneville-r-Sajnuel Henley.,
Hendbrsofr—S. TX Henderson:
I am now receiving my Spring Stock
1). C. FOUNTAIN
Extra Family,..
Faney Brands. .
GRAIN.—Com
' .
SUGAR,—Standard A.
Standard B
Extra C.:;.
. Yellow C.......
- Yellowy..'...
COFFEE,—Oioiwf. ~Rtn
Java.....;^.....
SYRUP,—Coirnnon...
-New Orleans...
To the reasoning portion of mankind it is
an important question why so many hitter i
unthinkingly, the inestimable boon
away, -
of health, when the .means of regeneration
are within their reach. The excellence of
Brady’s Family Bitters has been more gen-
of Goods, selected with great care, and
ever introduced to the public, and hundreds
L *. * , i v..T A .
nearly all bought for cash.
The prices of many goods are muck
.the. cure'effected: by: the
Bitters as next to a miracle, and we wonld
gay to all who are suffering from whatever
disease, to try a “bottle,” as we know.they
have cured hundreds and lienee we speak
by the book, .and it is no wonder that
■“Everybody Takes It” ' •
CORN, OATS, BACON, LARD,
her. It is in evidence. by accused’s
sister that-she had Heard' bim say to
Lydia that he.left her all his properly.
Harlbert died suddenly, “bit the cir
cumstance awakened no suspicions at
want a Singer
lower.
■by a hmne Agent. Juo. S. Jobson.
If yon want a few-tbtis^if-.ihe v“ Hornet
Made Fertilizer,” prepared by L. "SV - - HtinF
jfc Co., Miicon; Gov. call ou N. T. Johnson,
Agent, at Marshnllville, G-.u- ■ -
' the time. He . Ieftabout §10,000. ,.
Soon afterwords the widow Struck-
Huriburt married a widower named
H: 2s. Sherman,.living at Birmingham,
ponn:,- who had-fourchildreh-r-Frank,
an infant; - Ada, - a young girl; an; old-
. .er .boy, . Nathaniel. . ahd - one • other.
Sherman was a. dissipated mam The
-marriage' took place on September 15,
1870; on November 16th the infant
.diedpon December 31st the girl. Ada
followed; on May 9 th Sherman him
self died.
Suspicion was awakened, and the
bodies of Sherman, his two; children,
and old Mr. Hurlburt ' were., exhumed
and the"st;o'maclri submitted to -.analy-
Soda Water, with-all the different
kinds of syrup, at Dr.' Gilbert’s.
TBCOS- J. CATER.
■reproach, and his death; -we'believe,
was but a transplating to the heavenly
land^tiie^home of ^redeemed.
If you want a WoodruffWagon or Bug
gy, of the very best kind, call on X. T.
Johnson, Agent, Marsliallville, Ga.
Insure vpmr -property in flie Georgia
Home Insurance Company, of Gplnmbus,
(Globe) warranted genuine and fresh, j for
sale by N. T. Johnson, MafshafiviUe Gil „
Peny, April 20,1&7L
Persons from Henderson,. Hayne-
ville, Houston Factory amLWeHbom’s
Mills will please call at this office here-
afw'-r for tlic xtousion Home Journal,
instead of at the post-office.
Macon ; District- iffeetin:
THOMAS U. CONNER
The.Macon District 'Cohference of
ju8-6m
That'“<lueen of Durham” Smoking To
bacco has arrived, ondrsmokes delightfully. •
Tor -sale .% X. T. Johnson, :?IarshallVilie,
(Geojgit
FASHIONABLE HATS AND CAPS,
FOE MEN, BOYS AND CffUJ>KBSfej
GENTS’ ITRMSHEsG GOODS,
TRUNKS, VALISES, SATCHELS AND UMBRELLAS.
hihS0-3m • ' ' . ^
Ofie of the -most delightful exercises
that can be indulgodinby die family
•circle isthe practice: of ;sacred music
on Sabbath evening. And to 'derive,
the greatest amouht of-pleasure:: from
it, it should be accomprnied by- a
cabinet organ. This &s JMb^y s(fl-
•CBin sound, which no other instrument
■can ever attain, which makes it an in.-
valuable accompaniment to -sabbath
evening or family worship. . Tlie,cubi T
net organ is an, improvement on the
-melbdeon,' and: has been- hrought to'
great perfection of late years. ' Decid
edly the best madc are,.those of Mason
f: Hauilm, wll&eh are*feold By Getf P. 1
Guilford & Co.,Macon. One of them
is now used liycflie Baptist Chinch in
THE MOORE COTTON GIN !
Also, A Genuine
FORMERLY AT DOUBLE;.WELLS, :GA.
rjiHE undersigned, having resumed the manufacture of the above Gin, propose to. make it what it
JL what it was before the war—the Favorite uf 'the South. Our work stands upon its own merits,
and we think this a sufficient guarantee. We have secured the services of some of the best mechan
ical talent in tlst- isoi-tlieiui shops, in addition-to some of. the.best workmen from, the shop of the late
Samuel Griswold. Mr. Chas. Gardner, who served eight years’ apprenticeship under E. Carver & Co.'
Hast Bridgewater, Mass., and who was employed as Sujierintendentof the Double Wells Shop from
the commencement of the mannfactue of the Mo'Ore CottonGint until its suspension, is again at his
post, and will give each gin his personal inspection before it leaves the shop. .
In .calling the attention of planters to ourCotton.Gins,wedesirethatthey shonldnoticetheim-
provements that we offer,"which are substantially as follows: * . . , /», •
'Temperaxce:—We Have received, u
uote from C. TV. Hancock, Esq., -of
AmericiM, GrfinikWortiiy., Gbltif^’Pem-
plar of Georgia, requesting us to state
tmit.be sub make an address in Pony
■ -on the.subjeei of Temperance, next
Monday fright, and. in Henderson
Tuesday uiglit. The speech in Perry
will be delivered at the Court House.
Mr. H. propost's to institute a lodge of
Good Templars in both places. ..Being
a Water-iu,in, we'are in'favof of Tem-
peraiiee, and hope the people will
■ turn- out generiilly to* hear the ad
dresses.
Jno. id..; Houser, and' 0: C:t Duncan';
Hayneville circuit, D. M, Brown, G,
M. T.Feagin, Wm.'Emg, J.W.Wim
berly, T. Lane) N. Wi'H. Gilbert, Df.
L. B. Alexander, apd J. li. Wimberly.
WHOLESALE
A PORTABLE ROLL BOX,
For_Dl)tainiug-any inclination of the Gin Rib or Grate, is used; the object of which is to improve! in
thq r[iiam‘trty ginued, or lessen the quantity and inlprove the quality of the lint. Also, to gin damp or
wet cottoh to alter the picking or separating the jhlt from the seed-reither to tahe more lint.off, or
less lint from the seed, a§ circumstances require. We use both the conimon Roll Box and a Swinging
Mr. Baldwin will come from Miu-sball- Her conduct toward
ville, and Mr - Harris from Fort Valley, view of bis di’unkenne
There are other delegates from these her favor. She tended i
two places, but we have not learned nesses. The baby
who they, are: We doubt not the meet- immediately prior to
iug willbe a very pleasant one, and were in good health:
.we hope it-maybe profitable to all eon- says there was arsenic
iiccted with it. -whielLwaa to poison ral
t-o-a no suggestion whatever
Ha .’.•shall vi’Je Items. perpetrator of the p
. When arrested, Mrs.
A friend in this fiohrishing city cheerful and collected,
promises to give us dots hereafter, and tinued sincfr>
this week tallcs’as follows:
We hear that a small village on the
S. W. B. B- calling.itself Fort Val
ley, boasts of its intention to have j a
Fair that will eclipse.' ours. They’ll
hava^to-get up. very early to_do that—
in fact they'll have to keep awake all
the time.
Mr. Jesse Hunt proposes to open4a
fair of his own,, and exhibit one stalk
of ctiKri Alucb’iias tliree %ars'on it) :
that weigh'es 16 pounds and ask, “how
is thafcfor higb?-” -j ■ V
M^fslihllviU? .had t|vo i.efi'eshing
showers on Friday and Saturday "last.
We understand that Mr. Geo.. H.
Slappev and Di’. Thnberlakc are going:
to the Indian Springs for. their health, :
We wantto be thcre tqjiear Mr. Slap :
pey tell some of toose:-“spicy yams”
he hus in- sfore.for the occasion.
' • ... ..." '
Newt Johnson hau got his terrier
purp. that some of the Perryitss hook
ed from-him somethne .ago; the war-.:
ranth-.is been dismissed.
TJiisjplaee, is as dry as' a.iiowder-'
.horn ;_eoasequefrtlyice, lemonade “and.
sich’’ ai-e'taiken plentifully. ■ . - -
Front. The latter is arranged to let out aR the seeds and hnUs in a moment and-is very easily managed”
THE GIN BRUSH
Commission Merchants
We make, cannot he excelled by any hair brush used. The bristles are all drawn in by a cord, and
the timber is all selected from the best lumber, well seasoned; and every brush is made perfectly fire
and rat proof.
MACON, GEORGIA.
CYLINDER AND BRUSH BOXES
Arc. both oscillating and plain. Can fnmish either, as may he ordered,
habbit metal. « . -
We line ;them -with the best
Notwithstanding the hot weuthei
people must wear clothes, and they are
a: great deal more comfortable if their
clothes fit nicely and ale made of good
material. These two requisites can be
found better at A. B. Seliiliiug & Co’s.,
than-at iaiTy place we know . of. . The
1 veiy ltesf goods, for th< ! P r i«% snd the
very-best- fitsure gnaixinteed’ : to -r alli—
These frre' put ntitlie' lojvGSt-^ P'rigPS.ir-
Wlto can ash more?
mh30-3m
We make aU the Saws that we use from fhebestEnglish Cast Steel, and of any size that may be de-
sired. We., employ, to superintend and manufacture our saws, one of the best saw-makers in tlie
South; and. onr machinery for the manufacture of Gin Saws cannot be excelled -
An old story
which many xna
not yet-;learned.
Trumbull was Governor of Connecticut
a gentleman called at his house one
day.requesting a private interview,
He said: “I have called upon a. .very.
: uhplbasafrt errand,■ sir, and want your!
advice. My wife and I do not live
happily; together, and I am' thinking
OLIVER, DOUGLASS & CO.
When Jonathan ' vith ^ Cotton Seed Crushing Mill attached. It will hardly be necessary here to allnde to the immense
saving and econoniical use of crushed cotton seed a&a manure. We received a gold medal as a pre-
miiun from the Fair of the Cotton.Planters’ .Convention, held in Macon, Ga., 1860,^ for the best Cotton
Seed Crushers attached to the Gin Stand, to crush-tKe seed as fast as' it escapes from the RolL We
refer to some of thb-iuanyxertifica.tea.that yre have oif-the irabjecL' .. .
TRIAL OF THE GINS.
Wc keep cpufitantlyon hand seed cotton and all gins are tried before leaving tfle shop, old or new ones;
REPAIRING OLD CINS.
, ; We have a complete assortment of the .very, best Gottop Gin Machinery in the country, andL mnk*
repainng'old gins'a specialty. Planters v?ill do well to eend their old gins and have-them inadeasgood
a^mew at ^huichlesa cost than'a newJJin- can be, bought for. .Send on your orders and old. gina early.
> We are authorized by’Messrs. Findlay’s Sons to receive orders for Findlay & Craig’s Screw Cotton
Press, and Craig-s Portable Horsepower, and Castings generally.
CROCKERY,
GLASSWARE,
WOOD AND’
•Onr friends Brown & Everett, of
Fori Valley ijre busy rtMirranging
then- store to make room, for their -fall
stock. Capt. Everett will go to New
X< rlvKpon, rand -hays ;iie ; ‘will have; a
stock-of goods • that will make people
WILLOW WARE,
Tlorit frfil to gt> .fo.T»r.-.GiRjert;a«p3 -
try ltis Arctic' Soda Water,
ma25-tnpvl
. • • -Riuriri, e, atJLtTXEX’XLUB.—-Mr. Sam
uel Henley qxrQjipsps' ta raffle dnT'Dec.
25tli;-his hbxtse and lot,at Hayueville,
W. A. IIOi^ON^gQf.
rvalhed at'-^2,5o6,' iit6-5 a-chance.
.'pixqjerty: Is ntell •w6rtit'h*' : nioh^', and
the. raffle will be conducted by Messrs:-
J. G. Brown, E/ H. Vlmberly .aiid A.
.H. .Wimberly. ‘ The names of These
gentlemen, are ,a sufficient guarantee
.that tbe wbolei' business-xrili'be . fiiiriy
epnduftod. f Any TpriKti’ inforiiiotion
eanlie had by addressing Samnel dleA
Jey.Mayfreyille-G^;.^.^: - ■ -f
POMPS’, HAND AND STEAM FITTING
. . 42 Third Street, MAC OF, GEORGIA.!
PALACE DOLLAR
hi Brown Souse .Block, MACON, GA. .
A FEW SUPPLY OF GOODS RECEIVED EVERYDAY FROM FEW
■ VrVDTT ■
Beventythree nulhon people drank
at-Df. Gilbert’s soda fountain yester
day, and still it fizzes. ; ■ ! g
.. .Things ahont .Town.:.
A yery heavy - vrind, accompanied
With a^ veixKttie. rain-, vmited B er ^
Mon^^ abduh night; find'Tncs'daF.the
same thing . was repeated—only thefe
was a great- deal of rain then. Earms
in this section ate badly washed..-.
Ed. Felder, Jr., fell last Friday- and
broke the hone in' the Stump ..of . his'
amputoted.arm.; Jt-was a.veiyjP’ltofPi-
injiu-y. but Ed, with, his accustomed
• •. 'Our people arc looking with great
eargemess for ttc surveyors. wlio • vdll
Moiiday. The’ Giiy. Council has, 3^-
At is
is -dtill in Macon at 18i
Sharks ^tioteiApbiaiy.-toiU.cbnditipn of
‘tiie country may Be partially stated as
foEows; ^
A.pnblic debt of two tliousantDfour'
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
At D. KEMI'NEB’S
solved to offer to-the railroad the guL
:lies'in" the lower-part df. town, to-he
used tor euts pr-excavations:
Eive meii went fishing Tugsfflx and
caught sixteen fish—just tiiree and
one-fifthito each. pprson.j --That ;was;
brag fishtog:-' yi' - .1 - r ' . D'
their books to Queen Victoria last
year.
.' -3%e.rush at Niagara (of people, not
-of .water)' is .unprecedentedly great
Canal (boat races-are' a Georgia ex-~
•citement.
Judy calls -the (Prince of Widcs half
a sovereign. . ~
Many Poies are emigrating to Amer
ica tliis year.
“Spray” is the popular drink in the
oB regions. .
The Louisville dogs have .been neaiv
all killed ok ‘
Cornell Uhirversity already hash
freshman class of fifty*
Atlanta, Ga., consumes daily one
hundred kegs of beer.
Haquequaquonunk is a picturesque
Tillage of New Jersey.
It seems that four\ and a half billion
francs were subscribed to the French
loan in six hours.
Some young ladies now wear . small
mirrbrsset in gold hung on.their neck
laces instead of lockets.
Clotli and Leather Boots and
AT D. KEMPNER’S.
THE BETTER GRADES'
• been added to fhe' educational laexli-
ties-of Galifoim. : S ^5 ' :•
Small-pox is reported to he nnnsual-:
jfreyaieht.in the central counties of
. New-Tork. ,-i' - . ; ’ ' : f r '
In Arkansas the horse-flies are so
.abundant that plowing lias been done-
" by mo'6aligbt.t,.;
In Janesville, Wis., the police jus
tices accept, counterfeit scrip in pay
ment of fines.
Small Lotties ot perfumery -are car-’
lied by some ladies in the sticks of
their sufr-shades. - '. I* -
The North Georgia duunond fever
is on the increase, tout the diamonds
themselves are not..
,made|he^,^si^|5r^ e ^'-'.^:;
■The^Lmdpa^ctdMdr^ada good time.
Judging from the noise (hey ,made
coming home, they were all sober.--
-THOSE BEAUTIFUL.
Piciiies T AIpacas, Percitles, Greiimliiies, Leiios, Japs,
. silk Striped Poplins, etc.,
Good—yes, excellent—roh, yes, de
lightful—is Dr. Gilbert’s soda wa
ter. . - -
OLD FAVORITE CORNER,
AH the y oung ladies of .Newport are
wild on the subject of rowing.'
", " -
An Rlktois farmer it is said has one
hundred acres set out in chions.
In- Connecticut they beat a drum to
summon people to a, sheriffs sale.
This item is from a valuable agricul-
tufal’journal:- t let your cattle
strav; they wander to the-most myste
rious places; we once saw. a cow hide
in a shoemaker’s shop.”
Ferry,