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THE TIMES
JOHN TRIPLETT,
BIclitor and Propri»tor.
TIIOMASVILLE, GA
Saturday, July 22, -
Changing Fran*.
A shrewd General never changes
front before an enemy—unless com
pelled to do so. The radical part;
|nst now find themselves in a very
, . 1876.1 awkward position. They thought it
necessary at the Cincinnati convention
to endorse Grant and the admiuiatra*
Agents lor Use Times.
I lion in the very strongest kind of
The following scnUcoien arc au- ^ 3™, u, ey did in u, e m0 , t
rheriadto wceipt for snbscnpUon to I cqaivoca]manncr ThcncomttJI .,e.-
' Robert H. Harris, editor Cairo Dc- letter of acceptance. In this docu-
sartment, Cairo, Ga. ment, Mr. Hayes saw proper to cn-
A. B. Carson, editor Boston Depart- dorM (be wbo le platform, including
m Dr'T^Jeff Brown, Iamonia, Fla. the fuUame eulogy ou Grant and hit
John II. Stephens, Ocbolockooee, administration. But it seems that a
A. D. Patterson, Moultrie, Ga.
D. F. Robinson, McDonald, Ga.
Rending Matter
OX EVERY PAGE.
Democratic Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT,
Samuel J. Tilden,
OP HEW YORK,
l oll VICE PRESIDENT,
Thos. A. Hendricks,
OF INDIANA.
change has come o'er the spirit of
their dream. Grant, said to bo soar
ed by being overlooked by the conven
tion, and tlie disposition on the part
of some of his party to repudiate him
aud his administration, is now on
regular rampage, tic is blinded and
maddened to desperation, and shows
a very strong disposition to pull tho
whole fabric down, burying in its fall
his party and himself as well.—
Now comes the trouble. The rails
have already put themselves on the
record as endorsing Grant aud the ad
ministration. //ayes supplements
their action in his letter by endorsing
the Cincinnati platform. Hut
sooner is all this done, Ilian Grant
springs into the arena line a wild bull,
aud goes right aud left for Bristow,
Jewell, Dyer, Wilson, Yaryau and
reform.—
toa^nad.after Un
Democratic ratification meeting In In- nnlt of comparison being a normal
dianapolialmUana, on Saturday night, gpo^u, and unimpaired vitality. In
Got. Nendricka mado a brief addrcea, comparison with tho report of June,
dodng ta the tallowing language. the SUUa mat have made improve-
“1 would not aay a wort against ment are Nonh Carolina, Florida,Ala-
Gov. Hayea I would meak of him bam a i MtaiMlppLLoauiana, Texaa,
a*wellaahiamostpuiMthcad,but Arkansas and Tennessee. Georgia
bis election Mat a conUnnance fa | bM belJtb ehigh condiuonof last
Rf""riiS “®? “<»<>>• Sooth (Carolina has declined
the policies and the appointmen. orl f ro!n 98 to 90, in consequence of exces-
Oranft* administration. If elected rire moiallll ^ The figures for coodi-
SfrSSinS^SmMon’S^Mv'Sn ?inn r P* 00 " ,oIlow * : Carolina,
in Indiana, Cameron a sway in Penn- 104 . g^m Carolina, 10; Georgia, 103;
g> v »°‘A « Conklins s lordship In Florida, 98; Alabama, 100; MUmveip-
NewYorki’ Tbey aavheisan hon- w Louisiana,92; Texas, 79; Ar-
«t mao. Wu not tho same aa«l of g^s, 97; Tennessee, ICa
General Grant four yean ago? In a ...
speech which I made 10 the Academy There U Money la It.
his
Georgia-graphs.
The negro Hc^Td Grant who was I evcryboily else favorin,.
buu ‘ in Rome the otherday confess- U » -ow shrewdly snspcc
mUo several murders, among them ed that Grant u bent open oven,
ti nt of General Hindman at Helena >»S himself upon I... cncm.es m h
Arkansas in 1809. His murder has 10™ household, even jf tbeparty has
' , . „ n tn 11,t. to ue destroyed to do it. • The leaders
been wrapped in mjst.rj up to I of i he ,,arty would now no doubt like
timc- , .. to frame their platform over again,
Ou the vote to withdraw fellowship aaJ Mr naJe , wou)d doubtless like
from Kendrick in Columbus last week, (& h>T# hfa IeUcr back , n bu Bn „ era .
Iwculy-scvcn ladies voted againstthc I Bnl Vls fg01#te> ia a , lrong
action of the church. The Reverend disposition ebown t0 repudiate Grant
debauchcr was only expelled by a ma- and his administration. Tbcy find
jority of one. I ; t a heavier load than they can carry.
The first District would honor them-1 Their repentance comes loo late.—
selves by rcturniog Ibo lion. Julian I They cannot squirm out of it in any
llartridge to Congress next session. I such a manner. The Democratic
Mr. llartridge ia one of the ablest men I p ar i y w ui bold the rascals to tho rcc-
iu the State, and is a worthy represen-1 ord> Aye, to every foul act of their par*
tativc o! the enlightened District which | jy during the past eight years. 21iey
lie represents.
Got. Henirieki Makes a
In response
other States present lower figures than
1 in July 1875. The general average in
tbe powertbadwould e=hT.’ g»
next’week I wUlta'fomiw"'S’otitod
next week I will be formally
of my nomination on the ticket at St
Louis. I will then annouuce my ac
tion and I trust it will be satisfactory
to the Democracy of Indiana.”
Constitution Publishing Co.
Atlanta, Ga.
Cairo Department,
TnuUAUviLUt Ttsus.
Editor.
Tlio analysis of a joke, however, is, 1
like the judgment upon a lobster
salad, an after consideration; and it
was not until after wo had laughed
ourself into a metaphorical lockjaw
that wo noticed the date of this
transeendant piece (A witticism and
our mind sought an explanation on
centennial grounds.
Bat we will not keep oar renders
longer in suspense. We quote
from an order of the County Com
missioners dated Jnly 5th—It will
be observed that this is as near the
4th os they could have got without
transgressing a legal holiday, and
this signficant date is the chief
for oar centennial opinion,
already expressed.
Ordered, That the Board of Com
missioners of the Cairo Cist., and
Ocklockonue Disk, proceed at once to
mark out, and defino the lino of said
proposed new road, and have the same
opened from said Jones’ Bridge, in the
most direct line, to Cairo in Tboqas
Co., said road tn bo a second class
road. And ordered farther, that the
hands required to open said road, shall
be those only, tc/10 shall be assigned to
Icetp up stud road, and provided fur-
ther, That Thomas county shall never,
I cannot shirk the responsibility.—
Dr. Arnold of Savannah lately dc- Hcnvy as is the load it must he car-
ceased, directed in his will that his ried. Hayes aud Wheeler will have
body should not he put In a metallic to stagger along under this heavy load
ease. IIu also requested that no in- of infamy bequeathed them by their
simia of mourning be used by Ms party, unable to throw it off or eheild
surviving relatives and friends. I themselves behind any reasonable
Berrien county sends Mclulyrc pretext for being associated with, and
.lele-atcs to Atlanta. of affiliating wilii a parly whose record
„ _ .. „ , . , 1 I is not only a stench in the nostrils of
Rev. Father Ryan the poet honest men, but whose crimes are
is lecturing in Savannah. beginning to be seen by many of tliicr
Our Atlanta and Augusta cotem- own parly- 3 - acy can - t divorce the
poiaiics differ widely about the rela- I radical party from Grant and his
tivc strength of their respective feign It is it8 , ife and C8! ,encc.—
champions. Tho Colquitt column Take away thievery, jobbery, nepot-
doesn't string out so long in the Au.- j 8m and bribery, and yon sap tlie very
gusta papers as in those of the Gate life blood of lllc corrupt party. It
City. Who is right, gentlemen. Lets would not be recognized if clothed
have light on the subject. I with reform and honesty. No, no, Mr.
Col. Tom Hardeman has gracefully I Hayes, like poor Tray you arc found iu
withdrawn from tho gubernatorial con-1 moat vahainous company anu the rc-
lest. lie is couviuccd that the people I eult of it will be that you will get
of Georgia do not want him for Gov- I sound bcatiug at the bauds of the
cruor, and so withdraws. Gen, Col-1 American people iu November.
quitVs friends claim the larger share I _
of tlie voles which would have been I The Hamburg: Biot,
cast for Col. Hardeman, whilst the Without a single exception the press
tricuds or Ex-Gov. Joliuson allege of the South, so far as wc have seen,
that the great bulk of them will go for have been outspoken in their ilcnunci-
their mau. We shall sec. ation oi the killing of the negroes at-
Ed Mumfurd has done the teuton- ,a,c I( ri0t “* Hamburg, South
nial and returned to the classiesliiidcs | C«ohna. It was a base and dastardly
of Talbollon.
erupt. II G. I'umcr und A. '' ' I proper credit lor their universal con-
troover go as delegates f ™ m “ r ~k* Lcmaationoftheael? Wq fear nol .
, the Stale convention. 11. M. Me- Tbey wl „ 1)0 bcia UJ , „ Ku Klux, aud
lulosli, II. II. Kaylon, iV. C. McCall I mun ] er crs. Are the whole Southern
and S. T. Kingsbury art alternates. peop)e , # ^ bcU rcsponsibIc for the
Fleming dolefully says that from I ac ^ s 0 f a drunkcu mob? As well
present appearances there will I m jgbt the law abiding citizens of
uol be a weddmg in Blakely during I Pennsylvania be held responsible for
llio year 7G- I the murders and riots of the Molly
The indications arc ihat we will I Maguire*. Knowing how these things
have enough politicos to last us some- I arc perverted and distorted by the
time. I Northern press, it is strange, passinj
We arc glad to see that sterling I strange, that men imbued with com-
democrat and rising politician, Capt I con sense, and a single ounce ot dis-
II. G. Turner of Brooks, is a delegate cretion will allow themselves to be led
to the State convention. Capt. Turn- into these gross violations ot law. Let
cr would relied credit on any cons tit-1 us sincerely hope that such another act
ucncy iu the Stale.
Most of our exchanges are getting
out of the kinks. The 4th of July, es
pecially a centennial 4tli, is terribly
demoralizing.
She was a pale, weak looking wo
man, but when Bhlkins came reeling
home from the club, and said that be j ROIFT II. HARRIS,
was for “Wbaycs and Heeler,” the
way she “reformed” him with a rolling I The protracted meeting at the Meth-
pin, demonstrated that there is life in odist Chnrcliclosed yesterdaymorn-
the old land yet. in 8- Many persons have professed
I conversion, quite a number have
There is a regular “ground swell* 1 1 united themselves with the church
all over the country for Ti'.dcn and I und there has been such a general
Hendricks. It is claimed by Mr. awakening up on the subject of re-
Thurman that even Ohio, will go for hgion as has never before been
Tilden and Bcform. I known in the history of our village.
— I And in the last named particular
General Crook's command, about I consists perhaps, the greatest good
which there has been considerable I nccoinplised by the meeting; for the
uneasiness in army circles since the I seed planted in zeal and watered by
defeat of Custer, has been heard from, so many tears will spring op aud
Jle was within one days march of Sit-1 continue to bear fruit in days and
ting Ball, a trailing rc-inforcc- J ears 1 <in ^ long after the
_ , earnest faithful sowers shall have
mcD *| , . _ I passed away.
Zeb Yancc is goiog to Settle things I As an evidence that the feeling
in .North Carolina tins year. aroused was not one of mere mag-
netic excitement, some of the most
The democrats are making it red 1 powerful and impressive manifesta-
hot iu Florida for the thieves who I tions wc witnessed during the whole
have infested that Slate since the war. I revival awaited not the elicitation
Drew is just everlastingly “gittin up of stirring songs and thrilling ex
am] giltin.” The dawn is breaking. liortations, but were, evidently,
^ , , spontaneous demonstrations of
They arc talking of running Gen- mighty internal power moving in
cral IVadc iiamplon for governor in response of the simple invitation to
South Carolina. “come.” The effect may he better
imagined than described. In addi-
person or penonm.onknown, two fine
stem (yearlings.) What their object
was is unknown as the yearlings were
both fat bnt the flesh was untouched.
Mr. C. L. Austin has a pet Alliga
tor in the well at the Railroad tank.
We have several lumen and plan-
ten who have bad plenty of corn to do
them and some to sell bnt it is too near
the time to nominate a governor to
name them as it might embarrass tbs
convention.
Boston D
honors by her students.
Seville. MUs Mattie J.
Louisville, Kentucky, by Dr.
per, sod from Athens, Mr. Eli M. :
letto.
Mr. J. H. Whitfield placed on oar
table on Wednesday an open boll of
cotton and Nelson Wood another oo
the same day which was pulled on the
14th inst.
TIKE LATEST!
M [IMS OK Silt
OF
WAfflBMM & M
New ^dontisements.
Tammauy, although they fought I ti G n to the auxiliary ministers raen-
Tildeu to tlie bitter end ia the Con- I tioned in our last, tho Rev. Messrs.
vculioD, has declared for New York’s Douglas, J. W. Jackson anil J. O.
favorite Reformer, Sami J. Tilden.— A. Cook have labored faithfully aud
Uncle Sara is bound to sweep the zealously with the Pastor, some tak-
Empire Stale. *"?■‘h, 1 ’ 1 ° , 1 ° th f r8 ’ “ J 1uty
1 , , r I called the latter elsewhere, aud, on
The Servians and Montenegrins are Wednesday morning, the Presiding
recovering some ot the lost ground Elder returned, brim full of ehris
wrested from them by the Turks, in I ^ au l°' c ai jd zeal, to devote two
tlie early part ol the struggle now go- mora dftys to the work -
inrr Qu Rev. Gibson, of tho “Christian
° J— ; — I Church,” preached in Hayes’ Hall,
Over two thousand dollar? have al- Inst Sunday morning and again in
ready been subscribed to tlie Custer the snmo place ou Monday after-
monument fund. The New York noou. On Sabbatli afternoon, be
Herald gave 81000. administered the ordianco of bap-
— tism to a lady who had joined the
Crook waits for reinforcements, I church during the momiu£ service,
surrounded and menaced by bowling I Last Friday, wo enjoyed the
savages, whilst 7000 troops arc scatt-1 pleasure of meeting with and form-
crcd over the South doing—noth iug. uig the acquaintance of Prof. W. N.
— I Sheats, Principal of tho Camilla
It is said that Hayes belongs to the I High School, while ho was resting
secret political society kuown as tbo for a few hours in our village, on a
American Alliance. As it is intense-1 trip through this section of country,
ly anti foreigu and auli catholic, his I Ho appeared to be in fine health,
membership will be apt to give him I Col. Jos. H. Spence, of Camilla,
will not be chargcablo to Southern peo
ple during the campaign, or after it for
that matter.
The Western Union has dually
absorbed the Southern and Atlantic
The tjuitman Reporter says that I Telegraph Company. It was hoped
the first choice of tlie delegation from I by many that this rival of tho Western
Brooks for Governor is //on. A. T. I Union, woiilil be able to maintain
McIntyre.
I itself and thus keep up a healthy com-
TfiaQuiUnauI’u.tOffic* was robb- pctition bul lbc atcr ba5 a ,; sorbc d
cd of S3«>, the other night. I 1 , ’ . * ,
’ * I and swallowed up the lesser.
Col. Fleming declines the use of his I _ » —
name for elector in this District. I it is now said that owing to the
.... , , . press of official business that Gov.
The most charitable construction to I * , , ., . .. ,. r
i ....,.. »• Tilden will be unable to write Ins for<
he put ou Grauts recent actions is 1
that lie was cither crazy or drunk.-—
He seems to be goaded to despera
tion.
mal letter ot acceptance tor some
time.
Thco. P. Cooke, editor of the U lica
CougrcMbMbecn hammering away I Observer, is engaged m writing the
several mouths trying to reduce the I lifc anJ l mblic senices of Hon. Sam‘l
regular army, lilting Bull and the I Tilden. The work will lie issued
Sioux reduced it tho otherday five b y Uie Appletons at an early day,
whole companies in lers time than it Tb c government is offering the lu-
would take an average Congressman I d j ans another reservation, only to
to moke a speech. I ta b c away, as they have the
I Black hills country. Is it
r ...mi i.. I wouder that the red man has
^ Road will be running I at been driveu to desperation
through Iruiu Cinciunati to Chatta- I
nooga by the 4lh of July 1877. I Congress has voted a pension of $.'i0
., , ;—:— 7— per month to the widow of the late
lul. l cnpypacker lias been as.i S a-1 G , nera , c . us(ur> Tbc bin pMe d with
out a dissenting vote.
ed to tlie comuiaud of the troops iu
the 8outh. Who is Fennypacker?—
One of Grants tools we presume. He
lmd lietler send Pcunypacker, aud all
Campaign poetry is bubbliug up
right lively. Tildcu. Hendricks and
bis kiml out West. Tncrc is no use rcfolm arc lbe rc i ra ,os. Tbo
lor tbctn iu tlie South. I\ c can get I songs of a caiujiaigu have much to do
along without them. Keep your sol- wUb , bapm auJ IU0U IdiD S public
.filers on tlie Western lionUer where opinion. Then la us have plenty of
they are ueedefi. cauipaigu sougs, au fi | c t them be sun?
f. ,, , I with a will and a tbout from one end
Gov. Ueudneks met Gov, Tilden of tbc {ounUy to ^ olbcr A
ua week at Saratoga. It is tup-L,^ .object, U baid lUat Will&
IKiscJ they met for the purport oi fljjc*. the well known poet, is en-
agroaug upou an outline touching gaged M wriUng a roasiag campaign
their letters of aceptancc-boih of I ,o n g fcr Tilden end Hendricks. F *
wlucli will appear in a few days.— I ^ ^
Tilden and Hendricks only have to I Grant has ordered his pliant
say that they will take the offices for I Secretary of the Treasury, Moirill, to
which they were nominated. The I ra-iustate the thieves in tlie civil ser-
people are Ktnafied with their past I vice department whom Bristow had
record snfficiently so to trust them I put out for cause. This is civil ser-
with the reius of government. I vice reform with a vengeance.
tlie foreign vote—in a horn.
was also on our streets, tho other
day, and wc should have had an ex-
An attempt is being made iu New IceUent joke on him, bnt that ho
York to break A. T. Stewart's will. | knocked tho gas oat of our balloon
by acknowledging tho com liko a
Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil'bas uiaDj before we got a chance to
sailed for home. | “hist” him. By his own confession
he had even been into Florida, on
his electioneering tour; so, of course,
it wouldn’t have been funny a bit to
have reminded him that Cairo is
note, or hereafter, be taxed for opeuing
said road either for bridges, right of
way, or in any other manner. Provided
farther, that the number of hands re
quired to open and keep up said new pt.iw unchanged,
road shall not he sufficient tv interfere “ ’
with the proper working of roads already
established.
"When we first saw this, wc were
not quite sure we read it aright: so
we borrowed Squire P’s spectacles,
figuratively speaking, and went and
sat down in tlie middle of the road,
os it were, where wo could see it
;ood, so to speak, and read it again.
Ve read and re-read it nineteen
times, or less, and the more w*e read
it the more were we confirmed in
our first impression and then
to use poetic license, our cachinna-
tory roars fairly jarred the green
pine burs off the trees for acres
arouud and wc should have at once
called the attention of an apprecia
tive public to the jnint but for the
tetanic consequences already men
tioned.
The production fairly scintillates
with wit, as you may perceive at a
S lice, aud when you come to reflect
t there is probably not a man any
where along the line of the proposed
new road who is not already assigned
to duty on some “other road,” the
effect is perfectly overpowering. It
is really too good that our Road
Commissioners should be compelled
to do all the work themselves. We
can hardly keep our pen from split
ting wide open at the thought.—
Wonder if they wont try to dodge
the question, by drafting hands from
Decatur county or Florida ?
Talk alxmt the immutability of the
laws of the Medcs and Persians!
“►Shall never, now or hereafter!” It
is good. What a pity we have not
a Mordccui to suggest aud a royal
Esther to secure from this com
pound Artaxerxes Longimouus an
edict permitting us figurativo Jews
to fight ourselves clear of the con
sequences of this deathless decree
But, ]>erliaps the most subtle part
of the joke consists iu the fact tliat
a large jiortiou of the country to bo
tapped by this, now, pjicedily to be
constructed new road of ours will
send its produce to Thomasvillc, ria
Tallahassee, over the “iron bridge
to be erected across the Ochlocko-
nco bv tho people of Leon county
and the level headed merchants of
Florida’s capital. This is the pari
for the Thomasvillc folks to laugh
the loudest at.
Now, gentle reader, the joke is
told and our hilarity is only eclipsed
by astonishment that the Countv
Commissioners could have kept such
a good thing so long.
QTA7 KOF GEORGIA,
0 THOMAS COUNTY. !■■■■■■■■■■
pointed by the Ordinary ot uld County, to liy I
off and surrey uo New District it betaf tbo
i western portion of the Mllia* District. No. 981.
hove in seeordaneo wits ntd instructions sm-
ployed Mr. J. E. Hums, ns snrrcyor, Ufi hire
ran tst dividing U o between the wow Diet.,
sod tho oririaaTseist Dial, G. M„ which line
raw- to swf with tho Th—ssriUo sod Monti-
I cello rood, ow the East sklo of Wards crook,
parsing thronch lots of lend No.H7 130,100. w.
34,40,41,6 and 5, of the omilnol 14th Diet.,
which sorrsy constants* tbs east era lino of tho
certify that then is a
in this A’sw District (so welt
1 able to do
pony. W#
ariils
would espottfally sabadt tho sbors ss
ings antler said comBUtioocrs.
Vs. ism.
Stray Horse.
Taken np bv the nnde>signed on the Fou-
..rcn plsnUUion, on SnadJty morning hut. a
dark brown horse, blind, short tail, very thin
and with marks of eoUar on both shotudar*.
The owner can get said horse by proving
proper,,aid wh-jrctoqjjt^L ^
July *3-3t
OCKLOCKONKK, Ga.,
July 18th, 1870. >
Mr. Editor:
In sonic porlions of the 8 cvcmccui b , I “nWde of wTsenatorial district
Don't forget to ent a doctor out
—dying; But I am happy in being of Alabama, Jun.
able to chronicle the fact that this is I Tom-Tom, isn’t that the name
not general; wc are still sure of a full 0 f the Indian dram ? Well by the
supply of corn. . , same logic that proves a pigeon to
JSTfSKS SiVpJkiSSS kaueelpie t|o TesrJ 2» one
.entiment is in accord with Ilia* tom-tom; and this is tho way tho
of our national affairs L c., that I dram was played upon. They call-
reform and retrenchment iu State I ed to escort a brace of young ladies
matters should be the first considera- to church and, after sitting in the
tion. Our taxes aro too high' I parlor for two mortal hours, every
and the first thing that should receive I moment in anxious expectation of
attention at our hands is the salanes fl pn t mnpp n f *i lp f n : r f i lpv rp .
and perquisites paid State and county ™ •’ , J
officers; i hare not the data at hand thc . comforting, mfomation
to make such a showing in this matter that the guLs had shpped ofi, after
as is desirable, hut since thc great I their arrival, and escorted each
shrinkage in values in thc past four other. It cannot be denied that
years, why should cur officers he paid tliis drum was well beaten, ou this
tlio same amounts, and in some in- occasion.
stance more, than four years -ago?— T , , r T .. ...
Why is it necessary to keep taxes at Efist Monday, -Ur. J. M. 1 arker
the old standard, when individuals are comphmeuted us with the hnest
living on one bait tho amounts as for- watermelon we have yet seen. It
merly? Thc depreciation in real es tate, measured a yard aud seventeen
is certainly not so great as in articles I inches round, one wav, a yard and
of consumption. I propose, Mr. Edi- ba if au judi the other, and weigh-
pritera tobi 1 n nd v
scats io ou? general asseraby. Are I the smallest, but adjudged the best,
you in favor of reducing tlie per diem °* “ vc taken from lus patch the
of members to five dollars? same day; all of which goes to prove
Arc youic favor of reducing the per that, in addition to being one of
ccntagc allowed county officers so as I our best farmers, our friend under-
to reduce their salanes at least (wen- stands raising watermelons and
•Arc you willing to inodily thc late melons of this sort would mighty
game law? ' nigh make Spalding a “bait”
Numerous mailers ot inqiortaDce If then; is anv one thing iu thc
will demand our special attention fiur- worid fol . wIlicl j we baTC au CS|)C .
■sssiKgT f 1 j*
our county. 1 believe the cilizeus 0 f|A ieal ncm jtuc) joke stands next
this county will demand an affirma- to fried oysters, on our list of good
tivc answer to the above questions, I things, and the genial jokist can
and some of us at least will cordial- play upon our heart strings, like a
ly support any man in the nomination I nigger on a gourd banjo,
who will make these pledges. Being so fond of a jok*, we arc,
uT C ( MC m favor of Tildcu, Hcudi ltks, j ever on tho look out for
McIntyre and honesty in afimmistra- stump tnockcr for a
grub worm, and when one happens
to be sprang on us from an nnex-
TH _ | pccted quarter, it is relished all the
J** more on account of the dash of sur-
• ^• a ^u 1DS i? D ’ ? u ^ ow * prise a* when a fellow finds
ing is the official report of thc Depart- ^ aromabc m i j n the sowar on his
ment of Agriculture: Cotton in the "r » • r* VY ° - a
first week of July is ia a condition a 8 l nc - v ^ a "
healthy growth, but less forward than I vor » 80 speak,
i July ot last year. It is well culti-1 Therefore, you may imagine the
ated and reasonably dear of grass.— I rollicking delight with which we
During the last half of June its growth I i-igninj^ bit of homor
was rapid and blooms were freely re-1 which recently like an elec-
ported in the more southern belt No g™)- fro^ the consolidated
Urge crea ia excess ot the require- One would scarcely expect a joke
ments for the condition. In many I from such an august body; bat this
districts thc uplands and sandv lands is the Centennial of this great Re-
S re better promise at present than I public, and when we consider
c ^°Roms. In South Caroliua and I the matter in a metaphvtdcal light,
in Florida storms were especially se- -I - rrrMtfv wmuWwl
vere between Jane lllh and 18ifi,anfi * “ to
in rtme localities seven d»js of con- 11 tl “ t we slwnld be regaled with
bnaoas ram. in comparison with last I one morsel of pleasantly in a nun
year North Carolina,Georgia and Tex- dred years, from even snch
as report a higher condition. AU tbs I source.
Boston Department.
Tuomasville Timlh.
A. B. CARSON.
Examination and fecepches at
Summer Hill Academy, Fri
day, July 14tb 1876.
We arrived at the Summer //ill
church (where the examination was
held) about ten o'clock, and found a
larger crowd assembled than we had
anticipated. Mr. M. R. Peacock the
principal, showed, in examining the
various classes, that he understood the
difficult task of training the mind9 of
tender youth while the students evi
dently showed tlie results of their
training even to the youngest who
were hut infants. Two spelling bees
or matches were a part of the pro
gramme, the members of both classes
were very good spellers. Masters
Wesley and Howard Peacock, taking
thc prizes. Messrs. Prof. Moody, Dr.
J. T. Culpepper aud ye Editor of Bos
ton Dept., were selected to examine thc
writing books of the girls, and Messrs.
J. E. ilanna, P. uealii and J. O.
Weldon to perform the like duly on
the boys copy books. The latter com
mittee falling to decide between two
of the copy baoks tlie former were in
vited to examine these two copy hooks.
Our committee decided that Mr. Clay
ton Peacock and Miss Culpepper
(daughter ot Mr. W. U. Culpepper)
were entitled to tlie prizes for most
improvement during the term just
ended. We spent a very pleasant day
and enjoyed the sumptuous entertain
ment in the grove near by, as well a;
a half of a genuine Pearson water
melon.
By tlie way learned that Mr.
Pearson has been planting thc melon
known widely aa the Pearson for fifty
years. Any one who lias ever eaten
a genuine Pearsou melon never will
want a better.
Prof Peacock has had thirty stu
dents during the term just closed and
we think his patrons may be proud o'
his success in teaching and thc ad
vanccmcntof his pupils. Wc
teacher and scholars success.
The colored folks have now a school
in Boston numbering forty scholars.
July Walton is tbc teacher, lie is
good boy and wc wish him success.
lley. J. M. Bushin carried on last
week a protracted meeting iu ibis
place lie was assisted by Rev. C. S.
Gauldcn. The meeting closed on
ThorsdaynighL Five ladies were bap
tized on Thursday afternoon.
A protracted meeting was held
Dry Lake by the Baptists of that
neighborhood at the M. E. Church.—
The Missionary of the Baptist Mercer
Asairiatioq earned oo thc meeting as-
sated by several other clergymen.—
Eleven v^t baptized.
The weather continues hot and dry.
On Monday within a few miles ot Bos
ton fine seasons were bad ami enjoyed.
Mr. Joshua Minima had some flue
watermelons at the examination at
trammer Hill, last Fridav one of which
weighed forty-two pounds. Wc do not
remember the name.
Mr. B.I. Stone has bad killed by some
Office Board Co. Commissioners.
Thomasvtlle, Ga., July, 3,1870.
Application having been made to
open a new road leading from Jones'
Bridge, over the Ocklockonec River,
to Cairo, in a direct line, and Super
visors having been appointed to ex
amine and report upon the propriety of
opening said road, aud said supervi
sors having made full examination,
reported favorably, recommending the
* ; of said proposed new road.-
id road having been advertised
for 30 days, calling for objections to
opening the same, and no valid objec
tions being presented, it is therefore
Orderen, That the Boaid of Commis
sioners ol the Cairo Dist., aud Ock-
lockoncc Dist., proceed at once to
mark out, and define tlie line of said
proposed now road, and have the
same opened from said Jones' Bridge,
in thc most direct line, to Cairo in
Thomas Co., said road to be a second
class road. And ordered further, that
the hands required to ojien said road,
shall be those only, who shall ho as
igned to keep un said road, and pro*
iiled further, that Thomas county
shall never, now, or hereafter, he tax
ed for opening said road either for
bridges, right of way, or io any other
manner, Provided fhrther, that the
and keep up said new rood shall not
be sufficient to interfere with tho
proper working of loads already es
tablished.
Application having been made to
open a new road leading from a point
on thc Bainbridge road, at or near W.
R. Pittman's to Ocklockonee Station,
aud supervisors having been appoint
ed to examine and report upon the
propriety of opening said road, and
said supervisors having reported fa
vorably, it is ordered that the opening
of said road be advertised for 30 davs
during which time those having ob
jections will make thc same kuowu,
otherwise said road will be opened.
Ordered that tho bridge over the
Ocklockonec river, on County Line
road he condemned from this date,
and parties crossing it must do so at
their own risk.
Ordered that tlie bridge over Uig
Creek on Irwinville road, he condemn
ed from this date and parties crossing
it must do so at their own risk.
W. J. YOUNG,
Chnm. B. C. C.
W. F. Huiikkt,Cleric.
OMi Oil C. I.M— Vhoman Cmmmlf.
lVhenai ihc ettate of Eilwanl II. I’arncll
late of mill county deceased, is unrepresented
and it being necessary for an administrator
,, .on mid estate, tbc saute will be granted to the
Editor public administration on the 1st Monday In
inbcr, union* objections nro Sled within
•I. >V.SEWARD,
Ordinary.
On and aflar this date wo will close out our
ENURE STOCK OF SUMMER 800DS,
CONSISTING OK
White Goods,
Lace Piques,
Lawns,
Black Grenadines,
Dress Linens,
Cottonades,
C&SSI.VJKSKS, JKctur Tiffs’,
Clothing, Hats, Hoots and Shoes,
w- "Wi-tliont. Regax<i to Coat,
It is a noted tact tliat we were the pioneers ot law prices iu
Thoinasville, and we have endeavored from tho start to ke«-|>
all goods in our line down to
tOTTOM PRICES,
which has made ours the leading Dry Goods House of this sec
tion.
We take pleasure in extending to our patrons our grateful
acknowledgements for their liberal supjMirt and assure them
that this, our third annual
CLOSIN Gr OTTT S-A.3L.E,
of Spring and Summer Goods will lie noted for the great re
duction made in every department.
Our IBAotto:
No Leaders, No Baits, No Tricks of Trade,
but Fair Dealing to AU.
WAXELBAUM & KERR,
IVnuer Jackson and Broad Streets,
TUOMASVILLE, <i.\.
terms of thc law
TH0MA8 8HERIFF 8ALE8*
Will be sold before the Court //ease doer . _
ThomasTille, Ga., between the legal hours of
tale, on the Urat Tuesday in August next, thc
following property, to-wlt:
One hundred and fifty (190) acres off of lot
of land No. 63 in thc 13th District or Thomas
Co., Ga.. known as the land cold to W. P. Flani
gan by T.C. SunaUndoft of aakl lot on
• lot (No. 63)
: part of said lot lying w< '
the gully branch, aoM bj .
McCrary to W. P. Flanigan. Said described
cpltS-U
S. R. PTLES & CO.,
DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES,
north side—and 100 acres of the
known as all tl
what is known
McCrary to \ _
land levied on ait the property ot W. P. Flanigan.
—'* ■- all containing SSO acres more or Ice. Sold
j f£.two S fa’s usued from Thomas Superior
Court. December Term, IMS—each in fkrur of
M. C. Smith. Administrator dc Umit non on es
tate of Elsy Thompson deceased, one again* W.
I*. Flanigan and Josephine McLendon, Admin
istratrix, and one against W. P. Flanigan and
Robert J. Bruce. Prt»|iertY fiolnted sot by I. W.
Seward, attorney, and It. .1. Bruce.'
disoat tbs same time and place, lots No. 06
id 73, in th« i3th Dist., of Thomas Co., Ga.
Levied on as the property of K J. Brueo, .(|t M
for John B. F. Dixon, to satisfy a tax fl fa Tor
the year 1*74, in favor of the State and county.
POSTPONED SALE.
Thirty head of stock cattle more or less, mark-
1 upper square and nnder bit in one ear. and
a under square In the other, bran-led T. B.
now in the poaseeaion and keeping of fames A.
Bullock of Thomss county. Levied on as the
property of T. J. Bottoms, to satisfy a 1 ta Issued
from Thomas Superior Court, December Term,
0, in fhvor ot Aeneas Armstrong vs. Thomas
Bottoms and Tboan** Adams. Property
rated out by the PUintiff. The cattle will be
livered at James A. Bullock's to the purchaser
after sale.
D. F. LUKE. ‘•berltT.
Mortgage Sale.
Will be sold before the Court Bouse door in
Thomasville, between the legal hours of ssie,
in the First Tuesday In Septesaber next, thu
following personal property, to-wlt:
Two bather chairs, throe large looking glasses,
thirteen sitting chairs, seventy-two towels,
twelve bottles o'bay rum. *ne show-asm, thirty-
seven thousand cigars, more or laas. stamped
and assumpod.twocamsor leaf tohaoro. Urns
hundred efcar boxes, one fee-coolcr, thlny-flvo
cigar moulds, owe cigar prom, rixly-flvo quarter
poend packages of mmlaag tobacco, sixty pipes,
one desk and bw ks of account*. Levied oa as
tho property of V. 8. Shaadal is satisfy a mort
gage • Aa issued from Thomas Sapenor Court
tb~ 21th day of March. IF*, la Savor of Mrs
Bertha fthandaL Proparty poiatml out by th<
Plaintiff. D. F-LUKE, Sheriff.
CAIRO ACABllY!
ROBERT H. WARRIS. • Principal
MRS. MARY R. MOORE, • Aui
Terms of Tuition
FlfcT CLAW, PER QU ARTEB. AA*
SECOND ~
IIIIBD
On the 3rd Monday in Jane.
IS accordance with the PaWlie School Law.
fa coma qweace of the rapul increase >f sP
tendance, the principal has tarn ruuaiiedsd w
employ a*, amutast and ha dream htmauAT far-
tunate in havingsrcared the serrmaauf ala*
dy of so math pruOc-eacy sad esperSmc*^-
The patron* am sks, angnldsinl m thm
estuntst m3 all arc swsnred thai arplc
its have hern made for the nraum
of pupils whe may
flfUadhirm-
Fauns, Oils ,i.y» Wt.Yffaw-tU..v.y.y.
A LAlWiK STOC K OF
School Ikxiks, Blank Books and Shut inner y
A hbare of the public- patron.i”'. i
Itest efforts to please.
i roiM.-ctfuil) HoliciU-d, aanurc«l of our
’ lilliY 12-Jv
1776 1876
The Great Centennial Route to the Exhibition
IS VIA
S.IKUMWiia H.Y/f fUTBBB S.1K1.YAW/f Off
Ca.IBLESTQ.Y.
'flic Atlantic Cost Line Kail Way* pretent to tlie palrooa^c of the citizci*v
of the South routes of transportation an! forms of ticket* ujiou which to
reach Philadelphia, that will immroi-.urably excel all other tinea iu |ioiiit of
economy of expedition.
GomtorUbie Acconunodations,
Variety of Transit,
Direct Drily Movement'
23 differ cut excursion routes to Philadelphia and 10 different excursion
route, lo New York protut to lbe vUnor every poMibto opjwiluuUy uf
reaching hia destination by whatever direction he may desire.
To enable Ibi. to be Jooe, tbe combined iwoera, of lbe lUilwa, Line,
k~.1t of Norloik, tozetber with tboM of lbe Baltimore Steam I’ackcl Com-
paay sad llie Old Domisioo Steaiavbip Company, will be employed ».l lbc
uffividnal tonrmt, lbe ueial party of ten, twenty or more, or Iba civic or mlli
isry ornnkstioo of 100 to 3W, can each lie eared tor lu a manner ib»i will
satufy their desires.
Price LieU, Time Card, and all needful inlornation will be in Ibo baud, ol
oar twmiU f||- It wifi be to lbe In ter ml of every Individual und
Mmfim to make Ibil trip to oomamekale with lbc un-
dim—fd * rvoi~ni.l Kxblbition Guide Book av aulhorlled by tbc Corn-
mlMon wBt be given tuparebaver of each Centennial Ticket.
AL. POPE,
nuy 0-tm General Paaaeager Agent.
For information ail Iraae eitber of the followiog named ageota of tbe Atlaa-
tic Coast Line:
J. H. wrlime. Mac* G*. M.J. DIVINE. Uatww.Ga.
If. V.TOMFK1NU, AUaata.Ga. W. i. ViUU, UmlMri. Al*.
A. L. KEID, Mrasuk, Ga. U. IL UllUffTIAV. JhrkswiviUc, t la.