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W. T. JOHSSOIt,-
. Is the acknowledged Leader of LOW PRICES m
Haiflware, Stows, Moil,
Glassware, Sewing Machines, Paints A Oils.
I WOULD CALL YOU ATTENTION TO MY STOCK OF
Silverware & Taney (foods
WHICH I AM SELLING LOWER THAN YOUCAN BUY THEM
elsewhere: you must inspect My stock
TO APPRECIATE it.
W. T. JOHNSON,
WASHINGTON. GA,
t Tor Bats.
Stock of mUlhi&ry and fancy goods.
Terms easy. Reason for selling, other
duties. Store for rent if desired. For
fuiher particulars, call on or adilrtess
Mrs- M. J. Stewart,
A Partner Wanted.
A partner with 15,000 to SIO,OOO to
buy out the half interest of a retiring
partner in an old and well established
general store doing a lucrative busi
ness. References exchanged. Address
“Partner," Lock Box 14, Washington.
Ga. 4—2 t
A Young- Horae
A young horse for sale terms easy.
W. I). El MUG TOY.
WILKES-WISE.
—Judge Reese went down to Angus*
la this week.
—Meat advanced quarter of a
cent on Wednesday.
—Miss Carrie Harris is visiting
friends in Madison Ga.
—Mr. 1L O. Rarksdalc is improv
ing somewhat, we are glad to
know.
—Some doors in town are not only
locked at night, but the key-hols is
also locked up.
—Mrs. J. W. Chapman w ill return
to-morrow accompanied by her sister
Mrs. tl. A. Broome.
—The railroad men on the Wash
ington branch arc the busiest men in
this part of the country.
—A travelling troup Is billed for
this place next Wednesday. One ot
the plays was written by one of the
actors.
—A very handsome new Methodist
church will be built right away in
the neighborhood of Mr. J. I)u Bose
Hill, Sr., in thin county.
—Mr. N. A. Monroe of Auburn,
Maine, ie here for his health. Ho
will remain some months. He spent
last winter in Harletn. Ga.
—A gentleman remarked to us that
if he could see South Georgia syrup
advertised in the Gazette or any
where else he would buy some.
—Mr. George Walton, formerly
of this county, is no-v on the Atlanta
police force. We doubt if there Is a
man on the force with a finer form.
—Mr. John D. Colley has sold the
Lincolnton News and will give his
attention to (he building of a railroad
from Elbertou down to Anthorny’s
Shoals.
—“Citizen" has written ns a com
munication, bnt “Citizen” ought to
know that if he wants any attention
paid to what he writes lie must give
us his full name.
—There Is a little alarm here over a
rumor that there is small-pox in
Thomson. It is merely chicken-pox
smoi.g tchodi children, and tliore is
ne cause for alarm.
—One fire insurance company re.
ceived in premiums at this place last
year, five hundred dollars, and paid a
loss of four hundred dollars. The
receipts ot the other companies were
clear gains.
—Please look at the date with your
name and if your time js out, please
send us the money right away. We
havetofpay cash for paper an it is
necessary to collect subscriptions in
advance.
—Col. Towers and wife, ef Mon
tanna territory*, have been on a visit
to Rev. 'Dr. Hillyer, who is thefath
rr of Mrs. Towers. They were on
their way to the exposition at New
Orleans.
—Last Tuesday we saw a stranger
just in on the train, who was in the
biggest hurry in which ever saw a
man, for a drink of liquor. He could
not wait to inquire the may to a bar
room,but got a negro bay to pilot him.
Moving along in a jog trot, the tnan
would ask how much further,
and the boy would try to en
courage him by saying, “Bosb, we’s
nearly dar.
—Miss Annie Neeson is visiting
relatives in Dublin. Ga.
- —The heaviest sleet known for
many years, fell here last Friday. A
great many trees about town were
very greatly Injured. Large limbs
were broken down as if they had
been mero twigs.
—Miss Mollie, daughter of Capl.
J. T. Wingfield, died quite suddenly
last Friday. Her health was not
good, but death was altogether unex
pected at that time. Slio was about
eighteen, and very highly esteemed
hv all who knew her, for her beauti
ful Christian character.
—Mr. Steve Anderson and Miss
Lillie Heard, both of Danhurg, were
married last Tuesday. Both ot the
young people are very highly esteem
ed for their many sterling trails of
character, and life never opened more
beautifully before a young married
couple. They left next day for a trip
to Atlanta.
—A meat broker at this place say
he never knew as much meat bought
here before in the same length of
lime as has been bought this month,
by the merchants. He accounts for
it by the low prices now ruling. It
shows the great sagacity of our mer
chants. The stocks or uieaj on hand
here, remind one the packinghouse.
—Capt. Harry Hill lias just been
commissioned a delegate to the Na
tional Agricultural Convention which
convenes at. Now Orleans February
10th. The body will be composed of
leading men from all over the Union
and it Is no small compliment to a
Wilkes county man to be made a
member of it. We leel assured he
will reflect credit upon his state and
this his lonner home, as has always
been the case witli every matter with
which he ha* been entrusted.
—Two negro mon on Mr. Milton
Roberts’ plantation in this county, got
into a difficulty yesterday evening,
when one struck the other in the back
of the head with an axe, and killed
him almost instantly. Jim Johnson
was the one who was killed, and
Thompson Richardson the one who
did the killing. From what we could
learn of the affair it looks very bad
for Thompson. lie fled immediateiy
and had not been heard from at last
accounts. It is too near our hour of
going to press to get any fmiher par
ticulars.
—Messrs. Turner* Richardson of
Centerville, in this county, have
made an assignment. Assets about
$12,000. liabilities about SII,OOO. Mr.
T. Bur well Green is the assignee. It
is thought this firm will pay dollar
for dollar. Both members stand high ;
and they preferred to make an assign
ment now rather than continue busi
ness at their creditors’ risk. Moore,
Marsh £ Cos., Atlanta; Jo mson, Sut
ton & Cos, Baltimore, and Jas. A. Ben
son, Washiigton, arc preferred credi
tors.
—There was a very ridiculous ar
ticle published in last Salurday'#
Atlanta Constitution concerning the
slander against this place. It made
a jest of a very serious matter, and
contained statements that are utterly
false. We suppose the Constitution’s
inordinate desire fsr a sensation made
it regardless of the injustice it knew
it was doing Washington. The reg
ular correspondent of that paper at
this place, did not write the article,
and it is his opinion that it is a cor
respondence written in the Constitu
tion office; which we think is very
probable.
If you need a biood purifier get a
bottle of 8. S. S., or B. B. 8., from Dr.
Russ’ drug store.
ERWIN &
FORM'S
LIST.
Beal Carefnlli,
And come and see for
yourselves. If you do
not come earlv vou
will miss many
BARGAINS,
Lonsdale Bleached Shirt
ing at 8c per y’d.
Fruit of Loom Bleached
Shirting at 8 l-2c per y’d.
Wamsutta Bleached
Shirting, 10c per y’d.
Lonsdale Cambric, 11c
per y’d.
Best One Dollar Corset
tor 75c.
All Wool Blankets,
Dress Goods,
Flannels and
Dress Trimmings
AT COST.
BIGGEST IN
\
White Marseiles Quilts
Ever Known, SI.OO, $1.25.
TABLE DAMASK,
NAPKINS and
TOWELS,
EQUALLY AS CHEAP.
10-4 Sheeting at 20 and
221-2 c.
Spool Silk at 75c and
SI.OO per doz.
Embroidery Silks at 5Cc
per doz
Kid Gloves that cost SIOO
and 15C per pair, only 50c.
Hick Rack Braid at 10c
per doz.
Safety Pins. 5 and 10c
per doz.
Garden Seeds, 25c per dez
Best Axe in town for 75c
Single Trees, 20c.
Trace Chains 37 l-2c.
Back Bands for a mere
song.
All kinds of Plow Hoes
lower than ever known,
Blind Bridles, 45c.
Good Tobacco, at 40c
per lb.
BEST HAND-MADE
GENTS’ SHOES,
$4.75 Per Pair.
Sewing Machines
Erwin & Fortson,
Washington, Ga.
WASHINGTON, GA, INDIGNANT
A Splendid Community Basely Slandered.
(From the Sunny Boutll)
Wo re receipt, this morning, of a
flood of letter* from the. good people of
Washington, Ga., calling our atten
tion to an unfo-tunate little commun
ication whicif appeared in our last, pa
per over t|i signature of “R. 5.,”
animadverting upon the morals of
the married women of that place.
Most of these letters are courteous and
dignified, and therefore worthy ot
our prompt and most considerate at
tention. No paper,of anyeensiderablo
circulation or influence, has over been
published in which objectionable ar
ticles have not occasionally found ad
mittance. And with a boundless field
like that which this paper occupies
and with a ceaseless flood of com
munications upon all subjects,pouring
in upon it from all quarters, it is
almost a miracle that more of such
articles have not appeared in its col
umns than the records show up.
But thgeaiiimuiiication in question
is exceptionally unfortunate,as it em
bodies a wholesale slander upon one
of the best, most orderly and high
toned communities in the whole
South. We have no licstitancy in
making this broad and positive as
sertion, because wc knowtlieso poo
plo personally. The editorof this pa
per was born in au adjoining county—
was reared and educated near by and
has therefore known them from his
childhood. Sooner would he sacri
fice himself in their defence than do
aught to injure their fair name or
compromise their spotless record one
iota.
But their good name is 100 well es
tablished to be easily tarnished. The
genealogical annals of Georgia or of
any other State present no nobler
face of people. Pure hightoued, In
tellectual and unostentatious, they
Imvc a record running down from be
yond the boyhood days of the vener
ated Mercer and the great Toombs
family which cannot be smirched by
obscure defamers.
The great mission of the Sunny
South is to elevate, cultivate mid
ameliorate as far ns posihto all classes
of our people and last qf sll would its
managers over dream of knowingly
misrepresenting its nearest of friends
—its own Kith and Kin.
As for the article In question, wc
can on|y accouut lor Its admission
into our columns by it* opening sen
tence indicating that it was on a line
with a scries of articles wliieh had
already appeared in this and the re
ligious papors upon lho morals of our
women generally. These article* have
attracted the attention of thg people
everywhere and set them to thinking.
No one denies that a feartul wave of
vice and immorality is swooping over
our country and engulphing both
males and females; and so widespread
has it become in its destructive effects
that the press, pulpit and have be
come alarmed and a great outcry is
going up from all quarters for a per
manent halt. Our women arc the
chief sufferers. Every breeze brings
the wail of some unfortunate female
who lias been crushed under the
wheels of the Juggernaut.
But while all tills is true, wo had
uo thought that any one would bo so
vile as to make a personal and whole
sale charge upon the good women of
one of our most pious, refined and In
telligent Georgia towns. From our
own personal knowledge of this peo
ple we iniw it lo boa slander and
Itatfe not for a moment withheld the
name of the writer from thoso who
have asked fsr it. We have been for
tunate enough to find among the dead
matter of this office the original com
munication and have forwarded it to
one of Washington’s best citizens
with our personal regrets at its having
Appeared lu our columns*
It it a matter
which concerns them vitally, and it
they hive a public or private slander
er in their midst they should ferret
him out at once. We would enter
pose ho hindrance in the search. On
the contrary, we would lend a help-
ing hand to bring all slanderers to
condign punishment.
While wo have not the sligtest dis
position to shirk any personal blame
ot responsibtlity in this or any other
matter in which we may willingly or
unwittingly become implicated, we
have deemed it right and proper to
make the foregoing statements. We
would say more if it were necessary,
for these are our people.
Our columns-are open to tho good
people of Washington and also to the
writer of the article in question if he
has any defence or anything more to
say on (lie subject.
We take the following from tho
CarlcrsviJle, American, in regard to
Arthur Loye Comedy Cos.: “The com
pany is a suecoss and if you want to
laugh yourself sore, see ‘Uncle Dan’l
Perkins.’ They will perform here
next Wednesday night.
B. 8., and the Sonny South.
Mr. Editor: The “R. S.” sensa
tion has been too well discussed for
me to rehash the entire matter, so I
only wish to make a remark or two.
touching one or two points of said
matter. When the publicatian ap
peared in the Sunny South, several of
our citizens called upon Mr. Seals
asking for the name of the author
and why he was induced to published
such a dirty lie. In the next issue of
his paper ho pub
lished three-fourth of
a column with a very rambling ex
planation, the only tangible part
of which was substantial)' about this.
“We can only account for the admis
sion of the letter into our column
from the fact of its opening sentence,
which was upon a line of simalir ar
ticles which had from time to time
appeared in tiiis and some religious
papers.” Now if the editorof tic
Sunny South only glanced at the
opening sentence as his article, would
soem to indiuate, how did
the corrections in tho original
copy which he returned to this place
come about ?
There were no less than four errors
corrected by him in it—words substi
tuted for others, words capitalized,
and grammatical errors corrected, &c.
How does Editor Seals get around
this? His attempted explanation
falls flat, with these facts staring him
iu tho face. The article of “R. S.,’“
•iml another from Petersburg Va.,
brought about by “R. S.‘ ” letter
would make tho Police Gazelle palo
into insignificance. Following close
upon tke hcci* of Editor Seals’ at
tempted explanation comes the
Atlanta Constitution with a commu
nication purporting to ho writen from
Washington, in which it makes an
nttejnpt to ridicule and jest over tho
matter. The Constitution is a fine
journal, and the people appreciate its
ability,which it seems is only surpasod
by it* power to manufacture home
made foreign correspondence on short
notice. In conclusion wc say the best
filing to do with a paper that allows
suoli articles as “R. S.’ ” letters and
the Petersburg communication to ap
pear in Its coin inns, is to he lift in the
post office by ail decent people.
-p-There was a lively time time at a
justice court at the Cross-Roads last
Friday. The parties litigant were
dissatisfied with the judgment of the
court, aud mutually agreed to settle
tho difference by a fisticuff. As no
weapons of any kind were allowed
and as the parties were well matched,
such a struggle took place as has sel
dom if ever been witnessed in tho old
county of Wilkes. It was over and
under and up and down, till they had
worn each other completely out. We
believe neither one ever gave up. It
smacks of the “wage of battle,”
known to the old English law and
spoken of by Blackstone.
NAVASSA GUANO.
The Most Reliable Fertilizer
OUST THE MARKET.
Made from Navassa Rock, which is Thirty to Forty per cent. Higher Grad
than that Obtained at-cithcr Charleston or Beaufort. It has given
entire satisfaction the past season where all others failed 0 .
gSrREAD WHAT THE GEORGIA FARMER’S SAY.^f
Navassa Ouawo Compaky : #
Dear Sirs—l hare been using your Guano,
Cotton Fertilizers and Acid since 1878. Here made
frequent experiments with them and rarious other
brands, and am free to express my opinion in furor
ot your brands. I have adopted their use exclu
sively when I can get them.
J. M. GIiEf?H4M,
Social Circle, Ga.
BTMLLAYJLLM, Ga., October 28th, 1884.
Jobdan k Pom, Genera! Agents Navassa Guano Cos.
Dear Birs—l havo used all of the standard Gu
anos and am as well pleased with the Navassa as
any I have ever used. I put it down by the side of
other fertilizers and could easily tell the differ
ence, Navassa being three to four inches taller
and of better growth. It matures well.
JOSHUA A. SMITH,
WRITE FOR TERMS TO
JORDAN Ac PORE.
Gen. Agents for Georgia and South Carolina. AUGUSTA, GA,
JOHN W. CARR,
COTTON BUYER.
(Repsenting Geo. H. McFadden A Bro.)
PHILADELPHIA, lA.
Will always pay the highest cash price
for Cotton, and asks the patronage of every
planter in Wilkes and adjoining counties.
Ths Sunny South.
11l anolher column we copy an ar
ticle from tho Sunny South in regard
to the indignation in this place at
tho slander recently published in that
paper. We publish it simply be
cause our people want to seo what
the Sunny South can say in paliaia
lion of the wrong it lias done Wash
ington. The article is one of the
weakest and thinnest we ever saw iu
print. Tho writer endeavors to
wheedle the community into over
looking the out.iage lie lias committed
against it. If Washington was es
teemed so highly by him, why was
he so careless in circulating what ho
knew to be a base lie? The editor
trio* to creato lhe impression that
lie judged of the communication by
the opening sentence. The orig
inal has been sent here, and it
shows corrections in pencil marks
that were made all though It by the
editor of the Sunny South before ho
put it in the hands of the printer.
To make tiie matter worse iu the
samo issue with the weuk apology
the Sunny Seuth published a com
munication from a fallen woman, in
which the alleged stale of moral in
tiiis place is taken as a text. That
paper adds slander to slander, and we
hope and beliove our people are deno
with it forever.
A Golden Wedding.
Undo Lein Wootten and his estima
ble wife, who for fifty years
have cheered each other's lives, and
enjoyed the highest esteem of all who
knew them, yesterday celebrated
their golden wedding. They wero
married in this County on tho 29th ot
January, 1835, and the changes they
havo witnessed around them have
been as great as if they had been
transported to anolher part of thy
globe, but no change has come over
the loving hearts of fifty years ago.
This union of half a century in a liv
ing example to tlioso who would seek
the highest slate of happiness known
to tnan. Uolo Lorn is ono of the hum
blest of God’s ministers, and the devo
tion to the Chriataln faith of this old
and respected couple, has been llie
crowning joy of a wedded life of fifty
years. They are both in good health
and we hope ihey will live to celebrato
their diamond wedding. Seventeen
children have bed) born to them, nine
of whom are living.
Cheap insurance against cyclones,
tornadoes and wind-storm.
Mrs. Salif, Terrt Agent.
Clovor, Orchard, grass, Lucerne,
Heard’s grass and Blue Grass. Feb
ruary is tho time to plant.
Boyce Fioklen.
One end two horse plows, Harrow#
and corn shellers, Grass and clover
seed. Boyce Ficklen.
Horses and mules for sale ou easy
terms. Jas. A. Benson.
Hhakon, Ga., October 18tb, 18S4,
K - Cbo *“ * Co.-We h.r.by certlty
that the N.rnee. Gu.no we boUßht le flot rlu,
ail. ee ood ae any we have uaod In flfteen yean.
and recommend It to our/Hende end the gimerei
P T M nrtnwv JOHH k ndri“k,
1. M. BROWN, Sharon, da.i,
Norwood, Ga, 1
Cowtbrs, Ga.,October 17th, 1884.
Mkmbs. Jordab k Pop*, General Agents:
in rcpl £ to y° ur *’ l will state th#
a tu*; r e fluano Cottoa Fertiliser and
Acid, that I sold only to substantial farmera; men
who were competent to teat your goods, and with
out a single exception they pronounce tho goods
as good, and in many cases the best fertilizer that
they usea for 1884, as inclosed testimonials will
show. I used some of your goods and do not heal#-
that 18 tbe bsHt I ever used*
The demand hero aKt season will be great.
J. P. TILLEY.