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FRIDAY, OCTOBER S, ISSO.
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WILKGS-WIBK.
—Our school. are flourishing.
—Pleasecome ami pay in your sub
ecription.
—Mr. Jabe. C. Truitt is with Mr. T.
' B. Greeu now.
—Mr. Collins is clerking for Mr.
Jas. A. Benson.
—Capt. G. W. Terry returned home
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Hocue returned home yes.
terday from Kentucky.
—Pay parties are now in full bloom
among the colored population.
—A few sickly looking watermel
ons Were in town on election day.
—Mr. Wood has gone to the Wat
kinsville fair with his race horses.
—Washington is a first class market
for selling cotton and buying go >ds.
—Can’t a town of our size and
wealth afford a first class fire engine ?
—Gen. B. W. Heard is said to be
one of the best election managers ex
tant.
—Mr. Jas. A Benson lias the boss
sign of the town suspended above his
door.
—The largest vote was polled at tills
precinct that has been polled here
since 1870.
—One of the finest fields of corn
In the county can bo Been at Kettle
creek’ bridge.
—The rain on this week his set
tied the dust and given the small gram
crop a send off.
—Mrs. Dr. Gill Wootten has re
turned home from an extended trip to
Ashvllie, N. C.
- The election passed off very
quietly notwithstanding the great
/zeal on both sides.
—The Misses Taylor who were to
have given a concert here Wednesday
niglit, failed to come.
—Capt. Boyce Ficklen the quondam
quill driver of Tittle River Ripples is
now shoving trucks at the depst.
—The election managers at this
precinct were up until four o’clock
yesterday morning, counting out tiie
votes,
—There is a plantation in tills coun
ty on whicli a twenty horse farm was
run thisjyear, that will not make .70
bushels of corn.
—Elsewhere will he found the an
nouncement of Mr. Edwin M. Antho
ny tor the office of tax collector. He
w >uld fill the office wel’.
—Guano cotton has commenced to
cline in freelv. It shows a dlsposi
tion of the planters to meet their obli
gations, even before they are due.
—The John Robinson circus is
billed to lie in this place some time
next month. The Urge hills hive not
bsen but up nor has the exact date
been fixed.
—Mr. Marshall Pope is announced
this week as a candidate for tax col
lector He lias the support of a large
number of friends, and would make a
goo,! officer.
—A negro refused to vote for either
candidate last Wednesday, becase he
* heart! Mr. Norwood was gwine htiss
up t+ie free schools and Mr. Colkid was
chaining men and wimin together.”
—A number of distinguished Baptist
ministers were in town Wednesday,
on their way to the Baptist associa
tion at New Hope in Lincoln county.
Rev. Dr. Melt was among the num
ber. _
—A)ne of the best house keepers in
town tells us that putting all the trou
ble and perplexities of housekeeping in
a lump, will not balance the vaxa
tions of having the cook change her
base every week or so.
—A large white cloth placard was
put. up jay the colored Colquitt club near
the depot a few days before the election
which read: “We wish money voters
for Colquitt.” This was a very candid
acknowledgement to say the least of
it.
— A* the train was going down
from here last Monday, five or six
miles from town, the top of one of the
freight boxes was discovered to be on
Are. The train was stopped and the
fire was easily put out. It caught
from a spark from the engine, and the
motion of the train fauned it to a
flame.
A Colored Vrchln Turns Merchant.
In the course of mercantile dealings
between our good friend Mr. T. M.
Greeu and Messrs Hill. Brothers, New
York,the following curious letter from
the* boy who blacks Mr. Green’s
boot* has come to light. The letter
first went to Hill Brothers and was
sent by them back to this place. To it
were pinned all manner of pictures of
watches, toys, &c., cut from circulars.
Here is the letter verbatim:
Kbp 22, 1880.
My Dear Sir please send me one
bog shoes boy clothes one box school
books buggies harness |IS sets plats
eom men stall t one box brogan shoes
one box fin shoes some bibles so:n ink
girl shoes ladys shies one box hals I
have beu buy my things augustu ga
atlanta ga and Athens and Mr.
Green told me if I go to new york I
culd buy things cheaper so no waciies
cuff buttons Ladies gold waehes Chain
gust send one gold watcli and chain.
ACEXajtdkr Staxglin.
Have your Boots and Shoes repaired
Robert Henry & Son’s Shoe
ACCIDENT OX OCR BRANCH ROAD.
Xobody Hurt, but Cars Badly torn up.
A portiou of the train came in on
Tuesday about a half an hour behind
time and brought the news of au acci
dent which occurred about twenty
steps beyond the Pettus crossing two
or three miles from town. Accidents
I are so rare on our branch that it was
quite a curiosity. A great mmy went
to see it, notwithstanding the rain
which was falling at the time.
We went down on the engine with
the conductor, engineer and others to
take a view of the wreck.
Tue ladies coach was standing on
the track uninjured. The smoking
coach was entirely off in front and
slightly sunken iu thesideof the cut
with the front truck considerably
mashed upand iu a confused mass with
both trucks of the freight box which
was iu front. The back part of this
coach was partially off and the coach
so much tilted as to make it almost
impossible to stand in it. The freignt
box immediately in front was entirely
off the track and off of its trucks, ly
ing flato i its Oitt'Kii in tile mu 1 and
with the side close up aghast the sisie
of tiie cut. The trucks of this box were
very much torn up an t the wheels,
axles and other pieces mixed up under
the front part of thecoaen immediate
ly behind. This mass is wliat stopped
this coach and the box cars went on tsvo
oar lengths before they stopped. There
was just this space between these two
cars. Immediately in front of the
dismounted box ear was another b>x
car off behind and partially off in
front. The engine ami several cars
immediately; in front were uninjured,
and this was the portion of the train
that came on to town.
We first walked same distance down
the track beyond where tiie accident
occurred. We found that a piece of
iron of some kind had been
dragging on the cross-ties for sev
eral hundred yards before the train
left the track. Some ot tiie cross ties
were badly shattered, while nearly
every one showed marks. These
marks were a few inches inside of the
left rail and a few inches outside of
the right, c nnmg this way. Inline U
ately behind the wreck the ground iu
the middle of tiie track had been
scooped up in several places. Tiie
track was very much torn up just at
the point waere tiie accident occurred
Tiie people in tiie ladies couch hard
ly knew that anything had gone
wrong, while those in tiie smoking
coach were left in no doubt on tiie
subject. Tiie water cooler, some
coupling irons and other loose articles
were dandled nbont promiscuously.
Just at the time of the accident tiie
engineer in looking back saw Hint one
of the freight cars was out of lino, re
versed Ids engine and stopped tiie
train. The accident was caused by
the breaking of one of the trucks of a
freight car. The wreck was a very
bad looking one
The ladies came up on the engine af
ter tiie accident. The other passen
gers, baggage and mail were trans
ferred from (be smoking car to a
freight car.
While the) coach was so much til
ted if a person undertook lo walk
through his head would become so
dizzy he could scarcely keep his bal
ance.
If the accident hud occurred any
where else except in a cut there would
probably have been several lives lost.
The construction train arrived in
tiie night, and after an all night's
wo,k the wre-k was cleared away and
road repaired by ten o’clock next day.
Jury Li*!* for Noveiu-ur Term.
GRAND JURY.
Sami. K. Wynn, Henry A. Ware,
Rufus L. Foreman, U, 1,, Goolsby,
John Shank, O. L. Fortson,
11. M. Wootten, .1. Q. Adams,
J. Callaway, Z. W. Anderson,
Wm. W. Hill, S. B. Wingfield,
Win. It. Willis, J. L. Green.
Wm T. Anderson, J. 11. Walton,
S. A. Wootten, W. It. Wynn,
C. E. Smith, H. B. Pope,
P. H. Norton, W. O. Bolder,Sr,
F. P. Slaton. T. O. Holliday,
Henry Beall, George Palmer,
H. M. Adams, W. D. Ellington,
E. G. Binns, W. E. Hill.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
H. Me.l). Waltons,G. D. Cooper,
R. Bryant, J. W. Black,
J. N. Wolfe, G. Smallwood,
G. E. Ware, B. C. Blakey,
M. Binns, J. H. Burden,
A. Woife, G. W. Booker,
A. Wellmaker, A. F. Echols,
H. J. Wolfe, W. J. Dunaway,
I. M. Binns, R. D. Walton,
Wm. T. Bolton, J. T. Adam3,
G. A. Bailey, J. Miller,
W. A.Maguire, R. Miller,
L. E. Lyons, E. G. Smith,
S. P. Callaway, Q'.A. Harnesberger,
J. A. Logan, G. N. Strozier,
J. Maguire, S. Rhodes,
S. H. Wheatly, J. A. Simpson,
J. Hennebery, A. J. Steed.
Railroad Aeelden* At Harnett.
On last Saturday morning quite a
wreck of the down through freight
train was caused right at the depot at
Barnett by a broken rail. There was
a double freight train and the first
one broke a rail as it went over and
several cars of the second train pissed
over without damage; but finally one
car ran off and ten more followed
Only one or two of these however
were very badly damaged. One car
was thrown up and another run un
der it. Cotton, coal, grain &c , were
.scattered promiscuously. The accident
occurred just at the crossing before the
platform is reached, going down. No
one was hurt. The smash up was be
tween switches, and tiie regular trains
went over the side track without the
slightest delay.
—
We publish this week a rousing
and royal advertisement of Mr. Jas.
A. Benson’s big stock of goods. The
advertisement smacks of good things
laid up in store. We don’t believe
there is a man in the world who can
select a better stock than Mr. Benson.
He gives his customers that solid sat
isfaction that always brings them hack
again. His constituency will stand by
him to tiie last because of the good
bargains he gives them unceasingly.
May he live long to hold up his corn
er of the great mercantile business of
, Washington.
OFFICIAL XFPOKT.
We give below the official vote of
the county, by precincts:
_ §•
I;.; | SfsS.
|2? J 2 a ~ 5
£§ £ £ H £ H
For Govern*'? c£ * xi?s 5I?
Colquitt !
Norwood j |s2
Fo ‘ Sop. State " i 2$ 3 2 I *4
B-ume't | **
I .ip l;■ .I'. j | p 9j §
Speer | rH
15on " ro ° 1£ I IJJJJ I 3
For Comp. | j?£Jr £
Wright I
For AU ‘y don *SBS£ ®5 3 S 3
IS r-i *
Auderson |
For Senator - j ""VH? 5
j— j
Barken laic j ■
ForLegtalatra j x:?,-2*253; |
id CS I ©
Hill
Reuse o ™ *
M‘ London i *r
The main contest was over the Gov
ernorship. Colquitt’s majority in (lie
county is 923.
WASHINGTON CITY LETTER.
[From our regular Correspondent]
The end of an unusally hot and dull
Summer at tiie National Capital came
with the beginning of September, and
for once the Calendar division of sea
sons seems to apply to us. The jM I
sentees have returned in droves and
Washington begins to be itself agare*
Probably there is no city in the uni
verse deserted by so large a proportion
of its population during tiie Summer
months. Congress is gone, with all
its employees and attaches, an I the
other departments of the government
run on about halt their force. One
half remains while the other goes,
thus dividing time between them until
all have had a holiday. Of course
those over-worked government clerks
need a couple of months rest. They
work as much as four or five hours a
day during the remainder of the year,
some of them—and some of them dont.
II is one of the campaign cries of the
radical parly tlrnt tiie Democratic Co
ngress has crippled the government by
cutting down tiie force in some of these
departments and refusing to appro
priate money for so many fat salaries.
But it is alt bosh. I am pretty
thoroughly acquainted with the work
ings of all the executive slepartinents,
and can state with a good deal of em
piiacis that in nearly every one of
them tiie force is still unnecessarily
large, with numerous sinecures here
and there that might well be dispensed
with. I know one fourteen hundred
dollar clerk who says lie is employe I
to lift tlie paper weights from one pos
ition to another on his desk, and lie is
no exception. There are many oth
ers whose services are just about as
extensive. There may lie one or two
bureaus, in some of tiie departments,
where tiie clerical force is none too
large, or not large enough, but to meet
this some of the Idle ones should bn
r iusferred from other bureaus of tiie
same department.
But if anything proves that wo have
a great many more officials in our
civil service than there is any need of,
it is the spectacle now presented, all
over (lie country, of thousands of sal
dari e officers of the goverment absent
from their posts anddev.otlng the time
for which the people pay them to
campaign work for the raiictl party.
It is estimated that tiie aggregate sal
aries of the officials thus engaged
amount to over three millions of dol
lars. Cabinet ministers, heads of
bureaus, chiefs of departments, foreign
ministers, collectors of revenue, dis
trict attorneys, marshals, and officials
of all kinds are thus employeJ, while
the business of the go verument is neg
lected. If there is any need of all
these offi iers they should h i at their
posts attending to tiie duties for which
they are so liberally paid, but if they
have no duties demanding their utten
tion, their positions should lie vacated.
The people at large know very little
concerning thee.xtent to which tills
abuse is carried, and that, too, under
an administration which started out
with such extraordinary professions of
a “pure” civil service.
There is not much to talk or write
shout Washington now, except poli
tics, but of that we have “right
smart,” as they say in Virginia. The
current seems lobe running ail one
way .however,and the straits and trib
ulations of the Republican ' com
mittee begin to manifest themselves.
Maine was a crusher to the Radical
cause, and people not acquainted with
the iuside workings of the campaign
can not appreciate tiie extent of de
moralization that followed tiie result
i u that State. Lack of finds is one of
the difficulties the Republican com
mittee ecouhtcrs now for the first time
in its history. Office-holders and
wealthy poiilieans are not as tree to
“pony up” for a losing cause as when
victory seems certain. And that is
what is the matter with tiie radical
cash lx)x. Tiie assessments made early
in the campaign were pretty generally
responded to, but, to begin with, the
money was squandered where it has
not done much good, and now tiie ef
fort to collect anew levy is fraught
with much difficulty. Every parson
lioldirigati office under tiie govern
ment,from clerks and officials to scrub
women and sweepers In tiie depart
ments, and Notaries Public all over
the country have been called upon for
the little “two percent,” but many are
backward about coining forward with
the money. One Notary Public told
me that if he sent his two per cent, it
would amount to about fifty cents,
and that he guessed lie would ke p it,
under the circumstances. Over SIOO,-
000 were sent to Vermont and Maine.
Where is that one hundred thousand
now? Tiie committee would like to
have it. A report is current, how
ever, that an outside fund of $930,00 0
has just been quietly raised by SI,OOO
subscriptions through tiie efforts of
Bob Ingersoll and others, to tie sent to
fndiana. It is a last desperate effort
of an expiring party to buy a State,
and if it fails they will abandon all
hope. We shall have lively times
here in Washington, shortly.
Some funny correspondence comes
to hand in the yarlous departments
week a letter from an old colored man
“over 74 and full of years,” enclosing
$2.54 in confederate money, which was
passed on him in payment for a due
bill which he held on a man in Wil
mington, Del. As he “was old and
poor, lie thought lie would drop a few
lines to the Treasurer, that he might
occas otially. The Treasurer of the
United States received one day this
not starve in the reach of fraternal
light. This is the kind of money that
lias been insinuated on me. Please do
me some good. Please think on me in
a fraternal light, as lam an old bar
ber by trade, and in my life have
shaved seven of our Presidents—the
honored Andrew Jackson, Zachary
Taylor, James K. Polk, Millard Fill
more, Wm. Henry, Harrison, Frank
lin Pierce and John Tyler.” The let
ter is signed bv Rev. S. C. Golden,“an
Ethiopen P. M. M.” Not long ago the
Treasurer had some interesting cor
respondence with a distrustful indi
vidual down South who had a torn
S2O Treasury note whicli tie desired
redeemed. But he was loth to send it
until ho got the S2O in new notes,fear
iug the Treasurer would cheat him out
of it. Finally he was induced to take
he chances and wrote saying he hoped
they would deal honestly with him.
At the headquarters of the Demo
cratic Congressional committee much
work is being done and $250 per day
Is paid for transmission of documents.
A visitor called a day or two since
who liad picked up a very dilapidated
looking specimen of the DeUolycr rot
(Ugi-wood pavement which lie suggest;
eq could he manufactured into trinkets
and be sold for campaign relics. Dur
ing tiie absence of Secretary Schurz
the radical assessment collectors vig
orously”worked tiie interior Depart
ment, blit many of tiie clerks evaded
payment upon one pretext and anoth
er, until Mr. Schurz’ return. He is
now here mid they expect to be protec
ted in their refusal to ho assessod by
this great apostle of civil service re
form. The annual report of the sig
nal service shows that of the storm
warnings during the fiscal year over
S3 per cent, have verified, and tiie
weather indications have been correct
eighty-six times out of a hundred
east of the Rocky Mountains aud
ninetyon tiie Pacillocoast. Phono.
—Boring a well near the post office
door was tiie sensation Tuesday. Mr.
T. B. Greco, among his many enter
prises, had it bored. It is about forty
five feet deep and about ten inches iu
diameter.
I will be in Washington on the
Public square from October Kith to
November Ist for the purpose of re
ceiving cotton for guano. Please call
and settle at your earliest conven
ience, and oblige, J. T. Lindsay.
Mr. IP. O. Bolder calls the attention
of the public to his business. He has
the fullest confidence and endorsement
of all wlio know him. as a thoroughly
practical man in all dcpiirlmenls'of his
establishment. He sells remarkably
cheap.
f V
To the Voters ot'Wilkes.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of RECK IV ER of 'Tax
Returns, at the election in January
next. Respectfully,
J. Boyce Ficklen.
Tiie name of G. C. SALE is rcepeet
culty announced for the office of BE
GKIVERjof Tax Returns,subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
We arc requested to announce tiie
name of EDWIN M. ANTHONY
for the office of TAX COLLECTOR
at tiie ensuing election.
The name of MARSHAL L POPE
is respectfully announced us a candi
date for the office of TAX COLLEC
TOR.
A Had Cold or Distress,,g Con
Dry, parched, sore throat, phneu
monia, bronchial and asthmatic at
tacks, weakened and debilitated state
of die system, all these dangerous
symptoms are cured by “Dr. Swayne’s
Syrup of wild cherry,” The first dose
gives relief, and tiie woist cough and
sore lungs yield to Its healing proper
ties. An occasional dose of “.Swayne’s
Pills” should be taken to keep the
bowels free. They are excellent for
torpid liver and bilious complaints.
40-3 m
Messrs. Hutchinson it Itro.: I have
used your “Neuralgine” In several
instances, and find it tiie best remedy
for neuralgia and headache X have
ever tried. It relieves the pain.leaves
none of those unpleasant effects duo to
narcotics or other anodynes. X shall
always keep it in my office and take
much pleasure In recommending it to
my patients.
8. G. Holland, D. I). 8.
24 Whitehall, Atlanta, Ga,
Hutchinson and Bro., I’roprietors
Atlanta Ga. Sold also by W. H. Chase,
Washington, Ga.
!♦-
A Frankfort [Kjr,] Physician Writes.
Borne months ago the daughter of
one of our prominent citizens was
pronounced a hopeless consumptive.
She was very much reduced in flesh,
terrible cough, her life gradually
wasting away. I recommended her to
use “Dr. Bwayne’s Componnd S.yrup
of wild Cherry,” which she did. In a
short time she was free from all cougli
and other symptoms, and is now rosy
and healthy. Price 25 cents and SI.OO
a bottle, nr six bottles $5. The large
size is the most economical. Prepared
only by Dr. Bwayne & Son, Philadel
phia. Sold by druggists. 403 m
Plentfe Notice.
Some leave already paid subscriptions
to new Methodist Church. Wo intend
to commence building as soon ns we
can get the money. Pay your sub
scription lo any one of the subscribed
Committee. Please do not delay.
W. 15. Bhelverton,
S. W. Wynn,
M. A. Piniui,
B. S. Irviv,
R. C. Smith,
Geo. Gardner.
T. M. GREEN
Washington, Ga.
$25,000 Worth of Drygoods
Tiiat must bo dosed out in the Next Sixty Days.
Your patronage is quite au object to mo, andl propose to offer such inducements from time to time
hat I hope w ill secure a large shavo of it.
GOOD, HONEST, RELIABLE GOODS
1 i> j I ru<l ii i ini if i uili i rt any * 1 jot t lo j<u iogtilitr with
LOWEST PRICES !
y a tore is cert lluly t'.u p lace you are bunting. At any rate a visit will coat you notniuj', and w Jl
i t/i r.tj i • / oi.
SEE WHAT I OFFER!
The Biggest Line of Clothing ever brought to
Washington, and prices lower than ever before heard
of Suits from $3.00 to SIO.OO. 100 Overcoats from
$2.00 to $15.00. 50 Fi’ock Coats $3.00, &4.00 and
$5.00. Job Lots worth double the money. My Fine
Clothing can’t he equalled in the town for cheapness
and style.
IMMENSE AND EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS IK
I) U ESS Gr O O DS.
‘2O Pieces black alpaca at *2oc. 25e,35e, and soc.
lo *• “ Ouhluihm o atJlOc, :50, 50c, rnd7sc. dolors guaranteed don’t buy until you have looked
20 '• pacific delaines all colors from 10e to 20<>. * * .
Immense lot of fringes, trimmings itud buttons to match, also trimming t Ilk and Katin of al
"bade.H; also au elegant lino of black jet and pawsei lien trio gimps aid ornaments.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
v!< 0 pairs ladies’calf shoes, $1.50, $1.75 and s‘i.sd.
f>oo pairs good brogaus for SI.OO
500 pairs extra good brogaus Ibr $1.25.
-'Oo pairs Athens brogaus, Georgia made $1.50
100 pairs very best brogaus iu Ibis market at $2 50, SI,OO and
50 pairs gouts' call bouts f 2.75 and i '.L' O
lew Lot of lies’ Goods just Received.
Prices no Object—Just Call.
LOOK AT AIT HAiSOI NEW SHOW CASE FI if
JEWELRY ADD PLATED WARE.
LOOK AT MY SHOW CASE PULL OF
Silk Handkerchiefs, Lace Fichus, silk Ties,
Beautiful Ruching-s, and Fashionable
NECKWEAR.
200 elegant ladies'knit sbaMls ill colors, from sl.oo to $5.00.
100 corset* 40c, 50c, 75e, to SI .OO
80 pairs ladies’ undervests. 200 felt skirls fr* m 5Cc to the handsomest embroidered at $3.50.
I CAN BEAT THE TOWN ON
STURTS
at 50c, 60c, 75c and sl-00:
10 pairs table linen all colors 50c, 60c, 75c and sl.
50 ” white blankets $2.50, and up
100 ” gents unedrshirts 50c, 75c and sl.
50 saddles from 2.50 to $lO.
25 sets buggy harness from $9, $lO, sl2 and sls.
What is the use of wasting a single dollar when
you can save it ? I want your trade; so come and ex
amine my stock hnce, and then Zyou’ll come the next
time without being asked.
T. M. GREEN
JAS. A. BENSON,
HE LEADER OF
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LOW PRICES
I N
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING.
MIS, ITS, UTS, SHIES,
CROCKERY,
Tii, fool ail Win Ware,
Saddles, Harness, Trunks,
HEAYY (jHOCERIES
AND
CANNED GOODS,
LOWER THAN TEE LOWEST!
50 Barrels Bine Whiskey
FOR, MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
WAItItAN TED G E N UIN E,
AND
STRONGLY ENDORSED
By Till mil'll FAtUIIV IIP twin
FOR PURITY AND LOW PRICES.
IS BARRELS OP
Pure, Miller atefl, California Files.
Sherry, Catawba and Madeira.
53.00 Per Gallon.
FOR CHURCH and HOME PURPOSES.
50 Cases of
Cincinnati Lager Beer.
ADMITTED TO BE
The Best and Purest Tonic in tlic World.
At $1.50 Per Doz.
Polite and Courteous Attention to Every Visitor.
JAS. A. BENSON.