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following funds of tLe county were as Chastain, Matthew C. Dukes, Dun- Alderman, Daniel L. Well, Joseph
worth not more than silty-six and can House and William Mitchell. Cone, R. R. Mitchell, Jesse Applewhite
two-thirds cents on the dollar, to wit: The jury found the defendant not and D. R. Atkinson.
Notes Union Bank of Florida $1,208.00_ guilty. In the Grand Jury presentments for
Notes Life Insurance & Trust i At the same term of court William December, 1869, we find that the
Co., of Florida 120.00 W. G. Nuel was tried for attempting Grand Jury has recommended that
Notes Tallahassee Railroad to steal a slave. ' the county take stock In the South
Company 9.00 Mr. William McLendon testified Georgia and Florida Railroad to the
:— that on April 21 before he and Mr. P. amount of the money already paid by
Total $1,387.00 E. Love were concealed In a room at the county but not more.
The Grand Jury thought that a-ten the house of free Charley. An old In the presentments for the June
dollar note of the Planters’ Bank of negro woman was . present whom, the term, 1870, the Grand Jury compli-
Alnbama was uncertain and that the witness thought was also free. mented the Ordinary In being able to
following were worthless: A slave girl named Bvalina, about do the work formerly done by the live
Notes of the Bank of Magnolia ! sixteen or seventeen years old, and judges of the Inferior-Court and rec-
Florlda i _$27.00 belonging to Mr. Love, entered the ommended that a Board of County
Notes of the Commercial Bank ; house accompanied by defendant who Commissioners be created to partly
of Florida - 25.90 was, apparently, renewing a former relieve the Ordinary from, his very
Notes of the Bank of Macon— 5.00 conversation. The defendant told exacting work.. •
’ They thought that $283.75, repre- Evalina that he would take her to San j The Grand Jury for the June term,
sented by notes of Individuals, were Domingo where he bad carried thir- u71> recommended that the jurors be
goad. I teen lots of negroes previously, all paj d tbree dollars per day and urged
In the presentments of the Grand beta* frea ,, V— that caTe be take * to the 8e,ec_
Jury for the November term, 1842, . So ““ ne ^2® ““.J? tlon of names tor the Jury-box that
we find, besides the customary local f*™ ld h « would get Into trouble en- the ap i en dld moral conditions In the
suggestions, the foUowlng: “They, ‘ lolng “"J 7 ’ county might not be changed for the
although It may not be considered worEe -
within their province, cannot refrain although he got caught once and It, The Grand Jury presentments for
from presenting as a pubUc evil of, co r„„ 'the October term. 1874, congratulated'
great magnitude the present disor-! ^ Hon. Henning B. Moore, Judge of the
dered and depreciated situation of J^ness *br- V»re aiT»tod County Court since its establishment
our rtate currency, deprived as we are *“**“*• - five months before, and described this
of a sound medium of circulation for the negroes In Georgia were in San new court as a great success. It reliev-
the transaction of business, and ex **2?®*?*
pressing the hope that such measures *“ e . ma**/
may be adopted during the present g criminal,
session of the Legislature as may have Jw I Early Marriages
a tendency to restore it to a healthier ■ The flrst marriage licenses to be ts-
eond.tlon." ‘ h f State of Florida had been bringing 8Ued and proper , y retara ed in Thomas
The Grand Jurors making this ob- £rted^rtoto<u£ pur ~, County.were to Silas B. Crawford and
hmmb«IS ones! 31 j ly
HISTORY
Evans, Mr. John Lyon being:[in October and ended on the last
Solicitor-General of the Southwestern .Thursday in July.
Circuit and living at Newton, Ga., and j Kev. R. H. Lucky was prinicpal and
John W. Evans, living at Bain- the teachers were as follows: Rev.
B. H. Russell of Bainbridge, F. S.*Wood, Mr. F\ Brandon, Miss
l Mathers and
The defendant was convicted ** **££&*&
te™ 1852 we 1 ^^^fsat^ychTileS
PAST JgfwtaW* SS Jury^haMt* was'recommended “g^nd ^ SST'rJS^
Raves, Nathaniel Rotschel, R. W. Par- t0 tbe inferior- Court to build a good wnuam Ware and Miss Patience
r° r t e Ab P n ete o r E B D Staneiand aC Edward and 8Ubslantlal J® 11 - the old one be-, Holmes; J. O. B. Stanaland and Miss
l H ins lD bad repalr - tSusan Milton: Thomas J. Johnson and
°®“®’ “r„inhn rv,nAn' 1 also find in the presentments Miss Jane Hadley; William Stone and
^gh, Joseph ^ylor, tohn Cons, An-! that the courthouse had bee n badly Miss Dilpy McFall; John Crawford
Misha p Smit^ skmuel H Hadley da n> ag e d by the reeent storm and it and Miss Elisabeth Daniel; John Had-
Ellsha P. smith, Samuel H. Hamey, (ho. Inf.Hn. lev and Mlsa Marearet Aahlnv- Web.
-Edward Bryan and Samuel Hinea.
was recommended that the Inferior. ley and Miss Margaret Ashley; Rob-
1 Court- have the courthouse repaired art Donaldson and Miss Annie Hol-
In the minutes of the Superior and put a lightning rod thereon. Illngsworth; Cornelius ' English and
Court for the May term, 1843, It ap-, tbe May term> 1853, me Grand'Miss Nancy Barentlne; W. A. Woods
pears that Mr. Thomas Jones had filed 1 Jury renewed its recommendations! and Miss Abney Dilly; Robert Rod-
suit against Dr. Isaac W. Mitchell for abont building a new Jail, especially j denberry and Miss Vicey Anderson;
both slander and libel, much to the mentioning that the treasury warrant-1 Sheron Edwards and Miss Sara Lov-
amusement of all third parties. : ed tbe expenditure ett; John c - Harrell and Miss Mary
At the May term, 1845, the Superior , They a ] so recommended that the' Blsckshear; Fabean Adams and Miss
Court disposed of the certiorari in re clerk keep the courthouse key and Sara Hurst : James Lofton and Miss
the state vs. Sophia, a slave convicted not permit the building to be abused Sara Edwards; Francis Boatwright
l by the Inferior Court of willful mur- b y persons using same tor public ex ! and Ml*s S. Edwards; Jam-
dor. hibilion and amusement. , and Miss Mary Ivey.
I The certiorari was dismissed and At the November term, 1853, the i Slavery Profitable
\ the sentence of the Inferior Court was Grand Jury renewed its recommenda- J In reading the records of Thomas
’ duly executed. tions about the new jail and recom- ‘ County from the beginning to the will
The Grand Jury presentments for mended that the courthouse be en- of Maj. Elijah Remer Young, probated
the November term, 1845, show that closed by a fence; also that the Com-;August 18, 1860, the most noticeable
the County Treasurer has on hand mlssioners of Thomas and Irwin coun- 1 observation which the writer suggests
$753.87, represented by notes passing ties co-operate in having a good public ,is the wonderful increase in the value
a3 currency as follows: road from Thomasville to Irwinville; ;Of slaves.
Commonwealth Bank of Fia $ 25.00 and that the presentments be pub-1 The invention 'of the cotton gin had
Union Bank of Florida 511.00 lished In the Georgia Watchman. i made slavery a much more profitable
Magnolia.Bank of Florida 27.00 The Trial of Dr. William P. Holland and, therefore, more dangerous insti-
Alabama Planters Bank 10.00 I There had been bad feeling between tution in 1860 than it had been in
City Council of Milledgeville.... 2.00 Dr. Holland and Mr. Peyton Walden i 18 *®* , _
Macon Bank 6.00 since the latter married the doctor’s The ea J* ly r ® cords show very few
Southern Life Trust Money .... 170.00 sister-in-law. !?l« Ve «ACA lia vn b f® n a PP ra,sed j} 1 n ? ore
Y Specie Funds 3.87 On April 20, 1854, Dr. Holland, com- j tbaa while the ldter records show
/ : ing towards Thomasville in a sulky,; a ° ,ncrease f ,n value of from 300 to
\ Total - $763.87 collided with Mr. Walden, who was 4 per cent.
' At the May term of the Superior riding horesback, about six or seven | The (pn'vrin"™ ntooe^onTof col-
Court, 1846, the Grand Jury, composed ™ 1Ia8 from t0 ® n - A8tbey pass . ed ^ ,r - ; or -- are sbo wn to hove registered with
of Richard’Mitchell. Foreman; R. H. Walden struck Dr. Holland wltli his..^ grttaSTof
.- Hayes, Isaac G. Jorden, William P. * hip -, a ‘ lhe san * e a b uslag him -; An)anda Miller, thirty-one years of
Smith, John McKinnon, William Hoi- Mr. Walden overtook the doctor near age and hef (lve chtl(lren> to-wlt:
loway, Simon D. Hadley, Daniel Mon- M r - ^ 1 1,1 J am Ponder3 aad o t nued .Sam, Jerry, 'Florida, George and
roe, Allan Wilson. Ormand James, tn ® aoase - „„„ Georgia Ann; William Miller, 18 years
Nathaniel Lovett, Noah Parramore, a “ “ | oi age; John Miller, 28 years old;
John Slater, Thomas G. Mitchell, John Aar “ n Miller, 27 years old; Nancy
C. Browning, R. G. Stephens. Tar- Drugstore In Thomasville Dr. Hol- |Jane Boone 2 5 years old; Isaac
quail McCaulay, Frlncls Bryce, Samlel land received a severe blow on tb ® ;Bo0 ne„ 34 vears old; Katherine So-
C. White, Edward Menshen and Jor- f° reha ® d aad rtrfU Tide hpi™ phiah Boone, 19 years old; Margaret
den Hall, gave attention to the “reg- ‘be a.m and oai the: right aide below EI|en Boone- 2 8 years old; Emmy
ulators,” an associaUon of Georgians S hi h he i Caroline Boone, 21 years old; Cicero
and Floridians on either side of the died several days thereafter. ’Clark, 31 years old; Henry Rouse;
state line organized tor enforcing what Dr H l f ad “ , tr ed !or ” ard ® r ; Thomas Rouise, 42 years old; Ellen
. . they considered law and order. i ^ ' th ® rEan ® r and ae ‘ Rcnlse, 41 years old; MatV Jane
The '‘Regulators’’ had been enforc <l lll tteu. I Rouise, 20 years old; William Rouise,
. ing their decrees and bad recently ex- In the Grand Jury presentments tor j js years old; Obedlah Rouise, It
ocuted two victims for purported mis- the November term, 1855, we find that years old; Luvinia Russell, 40 years
.conduct. j the jail was In bad condition and that j old; Rebecca Russsll. 21 years old;
Judge Scarborough had Instructed th ® Grand Jury believed that there j i^ccean Russell, 18 years old; Sallie
the Grand Jury to indict the guilty JY® re * alse keys i°. s0 ™ e of 1 ,, ocks : j Rouise, 40 years old; Jane Lewis, 19
parties for murder but this body, They recommended the repairing of {years old; Thomas Lewis, 40 years
thinking that there was some justifi- ^ he ^ a11 and new locks put upon the ( o!d; Ellen Lewis, 40 years old; Wil-
ctftion for the conduct of the “Regula- do ° 1 f s n . T „ u a liam Lewis, 18 years old; Obedlah
tors,” did not indict them but called The Grand Jury hpd examined the , Lewis. 16 years old; Jack Miller. 15
upon the officers to dissolve the as- p,ans and a P eclflcallona ,0 J a new years old: Susau Curtis, 42 years old,
| sociation. The ’’Regulators’’ were an courthouse and recommended that the, a nd her nine children, Delilah, Mat-
' an organization which had been In In ferior Court go ahead with the build- tha. Charles, Moses, Ruffin, Reuben,
good repute but later It got under bad lng ot tt>e satne. The Grand Jury also , Joe. Jim and Gus; Ellen Rewis.
‘ control. urged the Inferior Court to mvestlgate i„ «,me instances, free persons o.
The Grand Jury recommended that bow the title of the Academy proper-1 c0 ) 0r WOU ( d petition the Ordinary to
their presentments be published In a bave « f ua ‘ dian appointed to look
after their affairs. As a result of such
newspaper at Milledgeville, Albany and suggested that the Inferior Court
and Tallahassee. I ak ® car ® of th ® lntere3t s of the In-
, stitution.
i Tbe Grand Jury also urged that a
a proceeding, John S. Marlin was ap
pointed guardian of Amanda Miller
provided by law.
Besides the free negroes registering
with the Ordinary the names of oth-
appear as witnesses, etc., in the
court records, as shown by the Super-1. U '“' ^ J -,^ nlght of
ier ftAnpt \iinnt.c Lowndes County, a committee, com-
posed of Geu. L. J. Knight, Randall
ior Court Minutes.
In the presidential election of 1860.
In the presidential election in 1860
Thomas Comity went for Bell and Ev
erett of the Constitutional Union par
ty.
In the secession convention on the
test vote taken on Jan. 18, 1861, (not
the final vote) Hons. A. H. Hansell,
S. B. Spencer and W. G. Ponder, the
Thomas County delegates, voted for
conven-
..-Wended necessary tax to repair' „?»oo hi ottered tor the and ber children, the guardian giving
/, courthouse and jail. !pr^sIonTtoe person « p?4ons, i ^duty p ® rt0 ™ aa ®® «
I ! be Grand Jury presentments tor who gU ppi le a Augustus C. Swain. ” dUty
1> the May term, 1850, It was recommend- cbarged wltb the mnrder of william
U ^ ‘be Wrtor Court assess such wlth fal9e keys by which the
v ‘ axes ** la ‘b®l r discretion might be proper was enabled to escape from
.< V necessary for the purpose ot building j aB
a new courthouse. They also thanked, tve find from the presentsments of
the Masons tor the use of their hall. ! tbe Qrand j ury of December 10, 1858,
At the May term, 1851, the court- tbat the jail was In good condition,
house was still unfinished and had not wlth no cltlzena prisoners, and that
received by the commissioners. the Messrs. Bowen, the contractors
M November term. 1851 . raUroad lor the bnildlng oftbe new courthon5e ,
Vfrom Albany to the Florida line rec- bad i ost $1,217.59 on the undertaking
(ommended. xhe Grand Jury tbottgbt tbat> ordl .
4 At the May term, 1852, there occur- narily, people ought to live up to their
} red the trial of Burrell, a negro slave contracts, win or lose, but, in view of , „ ele
S." belonging to Mr. Pliny Sheffield, the faithfulness of the Bowens and j secession. The vote In the w——
• Messrs. Seward, Love and R. H. Clark the satisfactory result, they recom- tion was 166 tor and 130 against se-
were appointed to defend him. Mr. mended that the Inferior Court pay cession on this test vote.- The final
5 Sheffield testified that his deceased this sum to the contractors. vote was not a test as many delegates
> son, John, five years old, was in tne, The Grand Jury at the May term,‘voted tor secession, wishing to- add
, care of Burrell, the defendant, twelve i860, stated that there were three i strength to a movement which they
\ years old, on March 24. on the plan- bridges across the Ocblocknee River j were powerless to prevent,
ration of witness in the country. I within a space of six miles and rec- Census of isfin
■ Burrell brought John home suffer-. ommended that the -bridge* be put The census of 1860 shows that In
-.tig from a severe Injury on the side further apart so as to save the ex- Thomas County there were 4 488 white
(at tala head, saying that the child had pense -of maintenance. This Grand - people 6 244 slaves and 34 free ne-
Njlen from a tree and injured his Jury complained of “one-horse dog- groes.’ Decatur County had 5 985
-mad on a snag near the ground on geries” scattered over the county whites, 5,934 slaves and 13 tree ’ne-
[toother Itmt’ and that there was hair .which were considerable nuisance and groes.- Brooks' County bad 3,272
' >n the snag. {recommended that the same be taxed whites. 3.232 slaves and 2 free negroes.
- Mr. Sheffield examined the, snag ’ 9‘30 per annum each. I Lowndes County had 2.850 whites,
jointed out and could find no lialr or! This Grand Jury was very much and 2 -399 slaves. Leon County. Fla.,
-vtdence ot a fall. He whipped Bur-! concerned about the m.viAng out of b* d 3,194 whites. 9,089 slaves and
'^U for speaking falsely. The witness a new line between Georgia and Fieri- 60 free negroes. Jefferson County had
id (hat pum 11 used an axe in a da which put many valuable rltl.on. 3.498 whites. 6,374 slaves and 4 free
Jt-handed manner and that John's of Thomas County on the Florida aide D f gro ? s - Colquitt County had only
Wry was so inflicted, apparently, j of the line. They urged that the 110 “* m “Tided among 27 slave-
l atli an ax*. Legislature see to it that the old line._
/The day after the Injury Mr. Shef- j was re-established or test the matter-, The ““b® ot 1860 abows that New-
told delivered Burrell at the Jail-with- out before the Supreme Court of the nc°n^S bf
V a warrant On the, way to town United States. !
Veil reiterated his story and never) At the June adjourned term, 1864.
f make any confession to him. I Bill, a slave belonging to Jfr. a Alex
br. R. J. Bruce testified that the in- Smith, waa tried tor the noond time, ^ il^UiSto. S'
fir could not ha ve been received he having been previously convicted IS 44? ’ M “ U °' 1 ’ 080 ’ “ d New '
jjm a fall but that the boy was and given a new trial by the Supreme, ’ -m. r-.-—;-
,m«k on the aide of hia head. ! Court tor the murder of George, an- The fotunn^Shei
n a slave, testified that Burrell other slave belonging to JcT silth. Thomas cL^ ^T
.J 1 ber axe on the day that BIB was convicted the second time Watchman/toe firsTi^ of which
jn was injured, saying he wanted and sentenced to be hung. _
'cut fire-wood. The Grand ffury at Uto adjourned' J JSTV
Thomas J. Bottoms ^tosOflod term held on this thW lloStoTln I ^ Johnron. being edt
Ga.; and Messrs. John Miller, T. B.
Davies. J. B. McGuire, William Mc
Lendon, MacIntyre & Young, Seward
(i Hansell, and G. T. MacMillan, of
Thomaaville.
The physicians were Dr. D. S. Bran
don, who had opened a new drag store
opposite CoL Remington’s store, and
Dr. J. M. Waddey.
7 iThe card of Dr. L P. Richardson,
dentist, appeared.
Mr. R. L. Fulton advertised as a
commission merchant; Mr B. F.
Fudge, as grocer and confectioner;
Mr. C. H. Remington as house, sign
and ornamental paiinter and daguer-
rean artist
Among the legal advertising, we
find that Mr^ Richard Mitchell applied
for letters of administration upon the
estate of Taylor H. Mitchell; that
Bcnjamen D. Hall, administrator
bonis non on the estate of Hardy Bla
lock, wanted to be dismissed; that
Miles J. Guest, administrator of the
estate of Elizabeth Guest, of Ware
County, wanted: to be dismissed; that
Thomas W. Terrell wanted to be dis
missed as administrator upon the es
tate of Joseph Dupont.
Juniper Hall, guardian of i'radel and
Elizabeth Hall, wished to be dismiss
ed; James T. Hayos, administrator
of John W. Hurst, wished to be dis
missed; Susan C. Howell, adminis
tratrix of the estate of Mrs. Harriet
Howell, of Lowndes County, advertis
ed property for sale.
Legal advertising appeared from
Tattnall, Telfair, Ware, Appling,
Lowndes, Irwin, Effingham, Clinch
and Thomas Counties.
D. R. Watson, a merchant of Bos
ton, advertised*~a new stock of goods.
Berry and Rowles, of Tallahassee, ad
vertised meat, sugar, flour, molasses
and whiskey. Hardy H. Bryan, Jr.,
advertised three thousand head of cat
tle, more or less, which he would ex
change either for money or negroes.
Willis J. Parnell advertised for brick
work and E. Remington, Sharpe and
Evans, Berry and Rowles carried mer
cantile advertisements.
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Brunswick and Florida R. R. Co.
residing in Thomas County, met and
Maj. Elijah R. Young, Thomas Jones,
Esq., Dr. Thomas B. Winn, Maj. Thom
as M. Boston and Mitchell B. Jones,
Esq., were appointed delegates to at
tend a meeting in Brunswick on the
23rd inst. to represent the Thomas
County stockholders and urge that the
road be built as far as the village of
Thomasville.
Mr. W. A Ivey advertised the Plant
ers Hotel, of Thomasville, and Mr. W.
W. Harrell, of Bainbridge, had an elab
orate advertisement of the Decatur
House, paying special emphasis to the
merits of the bar; T. J. McBain, Prop.,
advertised the Georgia House of
Thomasville with the following rates:
Board and lodging, per month, $25;
board and lodging per month, by the
year, $20; board without lodging per
month, by the year, $15; board and
lodging per week, $8; man per day,
$1.50; man per night, $1; dinner, $0.50;
supper, $0.37; breakfast, $0.37; lodg
ing, $0.25; servants and children half
price; persons without baggage re
quired to pay in advance.
An editorial appeared boosting the
Fourth of July celebration.
The delegates to the Milledgeville
State Convention, from the First Con
gressional District, nominated Hon.
James L. Seward as candidate for Con
gress of the Democratic party.
A majority of delegates from the
First Congressional District to the
Union Whig meeting desired Hon. T.
T. Long as candidate of this party for
Congress, from the First Congression
al District but. on account of the small
attendance at the convention, Mr.
Long declined to take the responsibili
ty of becoming candidate.
Mr. James W’. Roberts was an
nounced as the Democratic candidate
for the Legislature from Thomas
County.
The next issue of the Watchman in
existence is dated June 21, 1854. and
the name Murdock McIntosh, written
in ink on the margin of the first page,
and a speech of Congressman J. L.
Seward on the front page on Nebras
ka and Kansas indicates that Mr. Mc
Intosh preserved the paper on account
of the speech.
In this issue it, appeared that a por
tion of the Georgia stockholders of
the Brunswick and Florida R. R. had
assembled at the courthouse in Thom
asville on June 19, 1854. Col. Michael
Young was chairman and F. W. John
son secretary of the meeting.
On motion of Gen.
A. L Eno, Miss F.
Mrs. A R Simmons. • y
The next sad last Issue ot the
Watchman that are can find is dated
November 21, 1855. Mr. F. Walker
“ the paper to Mr.
Leonoreon D. DeLyon who now ap
peared as editor and proprietor.
In this Issue wo‘notice the •‘Demo
cratic and Anti-No-nothlng" nomina
tions for county officers to be as as
follows: For Ordinary, H. R. Seward;
for Clerk of the Superior Court, Jared
Everett; for Sheriff, Jared L Whkt
don; tor Deputy Sheriff, Scott Vann;
for Tax Receiver, William Bryan; for
Tax Collector, B. G. Stephens.
It appeared that Mr. W. M. Russell
was about to launch the Bainbridge
Argus.
Advertisements of the Waculla Iron
Works at Newport, Fla., the
Marks, Newport and Cedar Keys Boat
Line, the Monticello and TroupvUle
Hack Line and of D. Ladd, of New
port, storer and forwarder, appear.
The Wiregraas Reporter
The. Wiregrass Reporter succeeded
the Watchman, September 15, 1857,
Judge Peter E. Love and Mr. William
H. Hall being proprietors and editors
of the p^per. They were succeeded
by Love and Kline who were succeed
ed by Mr. William Kline.
In politics, the paper was Demo
cratic and violently opposed to Its No-
Nothing neighbor, the Southern Enter
prise.
Very few copies-of the Wiregrass
Reporter are in existence. The paper
seems to have carried the legal adver
tisements and was as emphatic and.
sarcastic about politics as was the En
terprise.
In the issue of Saturday morning.
January 8, 1858, it appears that the
sales agents of the paper were as fol
lows: New York, S. M. Pettengill and
Co.; Duncanville, Henry T. Mash?
Dry Lake, R. A. Kemp; Troupville,
Joshua Griffith; Irwinville, B. B.
Bransome; Jacksonville, Telfair Coun
ty, Thomas Wilcox; Nashville, W. H.
Overstreet; Mill-Town, A. J. Liles;
Griffin's Mills, W. J. Madre; Ava, IL
N. Parrish, and Waresboro, John C.
Nichols.
In the issue of May 5. 1858, we no
tice that In Thomasville green apples
were worth 50 cents a dozen and dried
apples 12Vt cents a pound; bagging
was worth 20 cents a yard; rope, 18
cents per pound; candle% 25 cents per
pound;* coffee, 16 cents per pound;
feathers. 50 cents a pound; corn, $1.00
per bushel; salt mackerel, $17 per
barrel; flour, $7.50 per barrel; lime,
$5.00 per barrel; linseed oil, $1.50 per
gallon; mutton, 50 per quarter; bacon,
15 cents per pound; butter, 20 cents
a pound; whiskey, 50 cents per gallon;
sugar, 12% cents p?r pound; rice 8
cents per pound, and hides, 7 cents
per pound.
In the issue of September 1, 1858.
there appears an editorial in which
the South Georgia Watchman, of
Troupville, seems to be much wrought
up because of the indifference of the
Thomasville paper to the railroads go
ing by Troupville. It seems the Troup-
ville paper was threatening an injunc
tion proceeding which the local report
er described as rascality. The Thom
asville paper said that it hoped to see
all of the neighboring towns grow but
asked the question: “But outside of
the worthiness of your citizens, and
Smith’s Hotel, what else have you that
we could brag about?”
In the issue of‘December 8, 1858, it
appears that the Democratic members
of the Legislature of the First Con
gressional District, Hon. Alexander
Atkinson of Camden, presiding, met
in the Capitol and called a conven
tion to meet at Waresboro on the
second Wednesday In July, to nomi
nate the candidates for Congress from
the first .district. The members of the
Legislature * from Thomas County at
the time were Messrs. J. C. Browning
and J. J. Everett; from Berrien, S. G.
Williams and B. T. McDonald; Col
quitt, Amos Turner; Lowndes, J. West
and J. Carter.
In the issue of December 15, 1858,
we notice that Hon. Charles J. Harris
of Thomasville, had been elected Sec
retary of the State Senate in place of
Mr. Terhune who had become ill.
In the same issue, we notice the
continuation of the discussion as to
the railroad missing Troupville; also
that the store of J. M. Cliet, of diets-
ville. had been destroyed by fire.
The Democratic convention of
Thomas County met on Tuesday. De
cember 7, 1858, Hon. James McDonald
presiding and E. J. Oliveros acting as
secretary. The delegates were as
follows; Seventeenth. J. J. Regan, N.
to IS cents; floor, $14 per barrel; corn.
75 cents per bnshel; sugar 5U cents,
and coffee, 9% cents per pound. v
In the issue of June 19,1855. among
other advertisements, is that ot the
Jasper County Academy Lottery-
In the issue of Jnne 26. 1855, Ansel
Dekle. a H. Remington, John IX Dekie chaip of Mr. W. H McMnmjr.'y^r"'
and James H. Hayes. Jndses ot the rortiaed tor pupU*. There were In
- - wnreral lottery advertisements. .
institution wanting to raise mo® tbe
For each woman, from $1
For boys over ten yean
lo $200. « i , Mays
A good many were figuring on
lng Indians. eavalrtf Dr
Is the Issue of Jus 9% w*me
Academy. mrter^^SS?
Interior Court, advertised the old jail
tor sale, the purchaser to remove same
from the jiQ lot.
In the issue of Tueedmy. July 21.
1855, R. H. Hardaway, E. R. Young. B.
Sexis and W. J. Parnell, the commit
tee appointed by the Inferior Court,
report the old courthouse ss being un
safe and recommend tbe banding ot
m new one.
A committee, composed of G. Sexis,
M. & Jones, Nosh Parramore. Ji
U Seward and William G. Ponder,
was appointed tp pass upon plans tor
a new courthouse.
The Southern Enterprise was _
strong advocate of the American or j
No-nothlng party, whose state ticket
In 1855 was: For Governor. Garnett
Andrews of WHkee County; for Con
gress, first district, S. M. Vamedoe of
Liberty; second. W. A. Hankins ot
Snxnter; third, R. P. Tripp of Monroe;
fourth.' B. H. Hill of Troop; fiifth.
Louis Tomlin of Cass (now Bartow)
sixth, Y. L. G. Harris ot Clarke;
seventh, N. G. Forster of Morgan; for
State senator. Hon. A. H. Hansell: for
Representative of Thomas County. J.
H. Alderman.
In the issue of September 18, 1855,
appears an (Mlitorial calling upon peo
ple to vote against Herschail V. John
son. Democratic candidate for govern
or, unless they wanted the Capital
moved to Atlanta.
Another editorial contends that,
while Johnson was going around mak
ing speeches for re-election as gov
ernor. the sheriff was advertising and
helling the railroad cars on the State
road to satisfy damages created by
the carelessness or neglect of the ap
pointed agents.
In the next issue, John McPherson
Berrien has a long, but not very par.
tisan, article, in favor of the American
party.
In the same issue, the editor blamed
the local Democratic party for not
joining with the American party and
selecting a- man from both sides to
insure state support for the Brunswick
R. R.
There also appears a statement from
the editor that H. L. Wells. Esq., has
purchased one hundred miles of Iron
for the road, which was considered
cheery news.
There was a long editorial claiming
that the Democratic party was op
posed to state aid for the Brunswick
road.
There is a card from Judge Augus-
wee at liberty to start i
la tbe Issse at Auguat 1
swear* a notice, signed
men at Thomas vine, that they
not accept as currency Talhhwntt.
R. ex chans* hills after October L ex
cept in canoe where a merchant wlsat
be Indebted to the Tallahassee R. R.
Co.
Those aisatac th* car* were Edward
Remington. H. W. Sharpe, W. F. 8aa-
tord. Jobs Stark. B. Sexton. Bou aad
Hubert. John G. Pittman. Thomas
Aren. T. fi Little, -fitsm and Shit.
James 34. Gray. McIntosh aad Cava.
R- R. Evans. R. H. Hardaway. T. J.
Llghtfoot. James H. Hayes aad Co. ■
John T. Arnold. Donald McLaaa.
Thomas Simmons, C. O. McLendon.
William H. Hall. H. H. Took. John
Miller. R. J. Brace. J. C. Piatoy, J. A.
McLendon. WUUam C. Mitchell. James
M. Savage. L. a Bryan. It R. Ravean.
O. M. McDonald. A. V. McCardeO. Wil
liam McLendon. Thomas Barrett, T.
& Davies, 8. & Spencer. A- P. Wright,
am J. Young. Otto Lange, A, H.
WUUam
HhnieU, Joseph Jerger. & F. Fudge
gad L. D. DeLyoa.
“Cardinal Maxima”
Beginning with the tame Ism, end
appearing la the upper left-hand ot
the editorUl page under the title
“Cardinal Maxima.” were.th* follow
ing;
The Federal Union matt he ’
maintained.
The reserve rights of the state*
must fee respected.
3. The decisions ot the Supreme
Court mast be enforced.
4. A onion of Church end State
must be prevented.
5. The rights of conscience mast
be guaranteed.
6. American Interest* must be pro
moted.
7. An American nationality must
be cherished.
8. Sectional agitation most be ter
minated.
9. Foreign psopers and criminals
must be excluded.
10. The naturalization- taw* most
be amended.
11. "Squatter sovereignty” must be
repudiated.
12. Americans mutt rule America.
Underneath these maxims appear*
the American ticket for Oovereor aad
Congressmen.
On Aug. 4. 1857. a large and enthus-
tin H.'Hansell. candidate tor the State' iastlc convention of the American
senate 'from the American party, stat
ing that his only interest in becoming
candidate was . to assist Thomas
County In getting a railroad. He also
took occasion to deny the reports be
ing circulated that he tvag In favor of
One Thousand Dollar property qualifi
cations for suffrage or that he was in
favor of the Maine prohibition law.
Especially did the Judge resent the
charge that he was a prohibitionist.
Capital Removal Loses
In the state election of 1S55. the
question of removing the capital from
Milledgeville to Atlanta was submitted
and resulted as follows:
No removal 48.476
Removal to Atlanta 20.335
Removal to Macon 3.42S
No place designated 948
Scattering for removal — 678
while Visiting tlw jail he naked July. 1864. urged that every ablebodied j printoJupoTanold Waahtegta
rell what he was in tor and the citizen —J—»— ——■— •- > ' - - Jwwn
en volunteer his
l the invading toe.
Efendant replied that he had sect- back
|nt!y killed a white child; that be! This Grand.Joy was rnmrnenil ot
rt hint but did not mean to kill James L. Ross, Foreman; James H.
. . (Hayes, Donald N. Macaulay, Henry
Jury trying the case were'Wyche, John L Parker, John Rice,
gars. John B. Norman. William Car- Elijah Neel, John O. B. Staneland.
“^Thomas James, William Willis, William Stegall, John W. Dekle,
L. Gay, James A. 'Whitfield, Jonothan Hancock. Benjamin D. Horn,
press and Mr. John T. Chastain, then
a school boy, inked the type tor the
first issue.
The first tome of the Georgia
Welchman now in existence, to num
ber 23. of VoL 3, and to dated Jnne 21,
18a3. j
Among the professional cards ap- fron
- *- - - one
Folsom. Angus Morrison and Henry
Radford of Lowndes; Col. W. M. Nich
ols of Clinch; Dr. R. McDonald of
Ware; Col. M. W. Collier of Dorough-
ty: Hon. P. E. Love, Maj. Remer
Young, Col. A. T. MacIntyre. P. Shef
field. James McDonald. Gen. T. E.
Blacksbear, Judge A. H. Hansell and
Dr. T. B. Winn of Thomas, was ap
pointed to prepare business for the
meeting.
The committee reported that the di
rectors of the railroad at their meet
ing in New York, had decided to sell
bonds of the railroad, to be disposed
of at not more than fifty per cent, dis
count. Tbe committee also reported
resolution to tbe effect that the
Georgia stockholders wished to take
hoods on the same terms as others
and pay same upon any notes which
might be dne for stock.
The resolntlon passed and a copy
ot same was forwarded to the Board
of Directors In New York.
It was also resolved by the meeting
that they adjourn subject to be called
by the chairman at any time in Troup-
ville. _
. In this issue we notice that Dr. T.
B. Winn had given the editor some
figs of an English species, weighing
four ounces apiece. We also notice
that Maj. Alex A. Allen ot Bainbridge;
Commissioner on the part of Georgia
to settle the dispute about the Florida
lihe. and James B. Betts, the survey
The next issue that we have of the
Watchman was dated July 19, UH.
In It we notice that the value of Thom-
asvOle property subject to tax to as
follows: Real estate. $15*44*; per
sonal property, $77411; goods, wares
and merchandise. $7*425; slaves.
$139,116; total. $454.4*2; ^
Haves, 245; ■■mUf of
namber of doctors, i.
In this Irene ws notice that tor the
M. McGuire, 8. Burton, ThornyIsoac G. Jorder^Maj.'c. Grace,’Darid|^MUto'rolBn^rtSSa^
Total.
82.865
Majority for no removal 14.087
party was held at the courthouse le
Troupville. Randall Folsom, was
Chairman and S. W. Baker, Secretary.
The cardinal principles of tha party
were as follows: Senator Toombs
was condemned; Senator Iverson was
complimented for rising superior to
party prejudice; B. H. HllL the party
candidate for Governor, was endorsed
snd Invited to address the people of
Lowndes County; L. Stanley was nom
inated for the Senate and Reuben
Roberts tor tbe House of Representa
tives.
T. B. Davies. Esq, Independent Can
didate for th* Legislature.
In this issue of the Enterprise ap
peared tbe announcement of T B. Da
vies. Esq., ms Independent candidate
tor tbe Legislature.
A news Item shows that two prison
ers, imprisoned tor debt In the Thom
as County Jail, escaped on the night
of the 14th InaL by removing brick
from the back of tbe chimney of the
, „ debtors' room. Eaton ants from Lown-
in Thomas County the total vote dea Connty before being Imprisoned
ras 1,059*. of whom MI voted against to xhom*«Wlle for safe keeping.
There also appear* a tong editorial
criticizing Maj. E. R. Young for hav
ing consented for the Mala Trank Use
of the Brunswick and Florida R. IL. to
pass North of Thomasville. going
through Allapaha end a spur frock to
was
removal except four for Macon, five
for Atlanta, one for Thomauvllle and
one not voting on this issue.
The Democrats carried Thomas
County by a slight majority, the can
didates being Johnson for Governor,
Sewre
for State Senate, and J. C. Browning
for the House. j We also find a communication from
In the state. Johnson. Democratic l E I.. Anderson, tax receiver of Thom-
candidate for Governor, got 54.023 L, county, showing that tha tax re-
VO , te « ^ dr ? W ‘. a A «, CT . ICa l candldate ’'turns for the tost year show a $70M99
g ni L f h « here 1 Increase. The tabulation to as fol-
were 75 Democrats and 36 Americans;
in the House, 96 Democrats and 56
Americans.
The American successes were most
ly in middle Georgia, Decatur County
being a South Georgia exception.
The Democratic candidates for Con-
gre^s who were elected were Seward.
Crawford. Smith. Warner. Tumlln.
Cobb and Stevens; and the American
candidates who were defeated were
Varnedoe, Hawkins. Tripp. Hill Jones.
Singletary. 5. Singletary, Sr., B. C. 1 Franklin and Forster.
w! to tha Issue of November 13. 1855.
Strickland, Joseph Yates.
bonk
Ererett Y’Tw-n^’SS’TV*P-^bltoKd'to The
erOrm J .: 1 d James and D H N T C^!CsU^to^uy 0 *' c^k°of“sul
HeSiv DU S5S^’ £"v en B ra 7*“-|£t* s^Tin adfifton to toe regular
Jam£ M Hom ^ efoea^fln
Grooverville, Alton Hagan. H. \y. Wii
tiams and H. R. Oliveros. ? toeU^^N^^r'to. ISi
The convention nominated Wyley {there is a very sarcastic snd emphatic
Massey for Tax'Receiver; John G. editorial against Messrs. Toombs aad
Lindsey, Tax Collector, and J. G. Pitt
man, County Treasurer.
We notice In the issue of February
4. 1860, that H. Wolfe and Brother
have opened up a new dry goods store.
In the issue of January I, 1359. .-are
notice that the Legislature had crest-
ed'the new connty of Echols from
Lowndes and Clinch; the new county
of Brooks from Lowndes and Thom-
and, among others, the new coun
ty of “Nelson” from a portion of Got-
' >n.
The Souther* Enterprise
The Southern Enterprise began Its
existence Tuesday evening. June 12,
1*55. Messrs. Fulton and Bryan bring
editors at the time.
We notice In the first tonne that Mr.
Jared L WhMdon raised some excel
lent wheat. We also notire that ne
groes of the estate at James Pleader
were sold at auction on tbe Tuesday
baton; Flipper, a bootmaker, bringing
8L810.
The Grand Jury pressntmwils are
Stevens -for joining the Democratic
party.
la tbe election for county officers,
Jared Everett was elected Clerk; H.
H. Took defeated A. R. Seward tor
Ordinary; J. L Wbiddos defeated W.
A. Ivey and W. H. Henry for Sheriff;
B. G. Steven* detested David Single
tary tor Tax Collector, and W. J.
Bryan defeated Isaac Alderman for
Tax Receiver.
Party lias* oo not seam to have been
strictly drawn is the election for
county officer*.
Upon the passage of a bill giving
state aid to the Brunswick aad Flori
da H. R* the vote in the House wee:
Teas. M; Maya. 48.
On Wednesday. January 2. ltfC. th*
Florida M. E. Con fare nee met at Bain-
bridge. Ga. Th* conference eras cons-
posed M. tka TaOahaoooa.
Jacksonville aad Tampa districts in
Florida, aad th* Baiahrtdgs. Theatre
Ville aad SL Mary’s districts to Gear.
lows:
Polls .*.
Professions
Free persons of color ...
Dentists
Staves
. (2*
. 22
. to
*
.454!
Value of stoves 33,772.424^0
Value of toads 24M4S5.47
Value of town
property 229.40S.M
Money end debts ... 14*4.431 Ji
Merchandise 118.451.37
Capital invested In
stocks 24,471.00
Furniture 30.504.45
Other property ..... MM06J*
• TOTAL M4*2414.12
It to Interesting to note that It took
V>e connty apprextowtuty fifty yeaga
after the Civil War to again show as
large * total tax rotor*.
in tha toss* of March U. lift, we
fisd that Masers. Moor* aad Homan
have established a variety works to
Tbemrevfllt, the nmchtosiy being op
erated by eUam.
The editor describes th* aash aad
molding machine, th* improved scroll
. cylinder |»**» t --g machine, th*
mortising machine, tbe enfeoff agwtag
machine, the spotting saw. the bar
ing machine and th* tars tog lathe to
detail aad with m
boggy and wagon factory at Ur. Jabs
Lowry, an the shove re and articles
bring complataty
to Tkamsaitna.
In iha tare* of April L UH. w# an
tic* that Mr. ffwillh MeKtoren had
had had both of the atreata ta Ftotdfe-
arvfll* pat to repair; that th* eaort-
lumas to fftarkavtOs; La* Cotmty.
burned a^tfet 14th tout.: tout Otto*
toe SfssttreBe read was
i tether
„ tad that
to a thriving