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X-1. "W SIMS,
SUCCESSOR TO SIMS, IRVIN k CO.J
The Firm of Sims, Irvin k Cos. having dissolved. I will continue
to keep always 0:1 hand
LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS,
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,
BRIOK, LIME,
and other building material.
Uj price, will b low and CASH must accompany all orders. Call and coniult
ma btfora buying .Isewb.r*. Will alora (iuaan and other articles at ray warehouse
dslirsv the same. Charges reasonable. A small stock of builder's Hardware at COST
Jam authorised to settl# all claims due by or to tbe old firm. OFFICE AT ARNOLD
seplb’-tira
L. tV. HI IVIS*.
1884. COTTON nUSiNESS SEASON. 1884.
w. N. MERCIEE,
COTTON FACTOR.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
3VE -A. 33 I_i IE _
A. R. ROBERTSON, Athens, Georgia.
MANUFACTURER AND IMPORTER OF
Granite and Marble cuts & Tombstones
A large lot of tin tailed work on on hand ready for lettering. I will p
half freight on Monuments and Tenth Stones delivered in VV asbinglon, via.
A. K. KOBEKTSON, Athena. a.
NEW STORE
NEW GOODS!
NEW PR ICES!
B. M. WINESTOCK,
Formerly of Greenville, S. C.,
Informs Ihe citizens of Washington and Wilkes county generally, that he has
f opened at the store on the west side of the public square, formerly
occupied by Mrs. Stewart as a millinery store,
a well selected slock of
Clothing for Gents, Youths and Boys,
FROM the cheapest to the best.
—-A Good Auaortment of
Shoes, Boots, Hats, Caps, Gents’ Furnishing Goods,
J EANS, Casgiineres, Umbrellas, Trunk* and Jewelry, Large lot of Underwear. Tnilei
Bo.pl In great variety. Su.penders, Silk, I.in.n and Cotton Handkerchiefs, Hosier?
aud Gloves. A nice lot hf L.dU.' Clonks, ill of which wo guarantee of l.ateat styles, am
at prices to astonish ths natives. The.. Ootids w* offer to sell cheap for cash. Ms. O
THOMAS POPE is with ua and will be glad to nee his fnetuis and neighbor* and let then
hav. Gotds at VERY LOW PRICES. 3 Gm
B: M. WINESTOCK, AG’T,
THEODORE MARKWALTER’S
MARBLE WORKS
BROAD STREET, (NEAR LOWER MARKET) AUGUSTA, GA.
mum, mmm mi maiiule hums onmi
always on band or mail* to order. A large selection reidy for lette andriug
delivery at short notice. Several hu udred* of new designs of
The Most Modern Style of Monuments,
{Soluble Pacific Guano.
Tne Only one of the Pioneer Fertilizers that is
still under the same name.
MANUFACTURED BY
Pacific Guano Company.
CAPITAL ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
This widely known and extensively used Fertilizer, made famous In nil
lest nearly a quarter of u century, may be bad, as usual, from Agents
everywhere. 7-u'
J. O. MATHEWSON & CO.,
General Agents Pacific Guano Company, AUGUSTA, GA
JAS. A. BENSON. Ag't, Washington, Ga.
A 80 11. I*. Built i tit <1 IN 11. p. Entente for Kule ala Bargain
18om luealed ut Ting ruder nine.
GEO. R. LOMBARD & CO.,
Foundry, Machine and Boiler Works,
AND MILL AND ENGINE SUPPLY HOUSE.
Mauufact.,rers and deelerr in Engines and Mill Machinery, Boilers and Piping and
.11 kinds and Fittings. Shafting. Pulleys, Hangers, Boies. Elo., in sock for prompt dc
livery. General agent in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Alabama for Korting
1 Ejectors and Van Duron Jet Pumps. We have the most extecsive shops in the South.
HIM 1020 lot’aFenwick St., above ssengerDepot, AUG I'A
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
r lie Quitman mills art spinning
two bales ot cotton per day.
Georgia farmer, are looking for the
17 year iecn.Utliis summer.
The Stale geologist of California is
visiting the gold fields of North Geor
gia.
Bradstrcet report* no busines. fail
ures in Georgia or Alabama last
week.
Notwithstanding the warm spring
spell, 100 Northern guests linger at
the Piney Woods Hotel in Thomas
ville.
During the year 1813 there was a
frost every mouth in the year in
Georgia, except in Ihe month of
July.
Cleveland, Ga., is having anew
Methodist college erected. When
completed it will be three stories
high.
Senator Brown Is considered almost
without influence with Mr. Cleve
land’s administration. He is a protcc
tiouist.
The Griffln News nys that it is in
timated in Arcadia that Captain E.
P. How ell will he a randidale for Gov
ernor next year.
Houston county comes to the front
with a boy who took two squirrels, a
coon, and a 10l of honey from the
same hollow tree
The Henry court’s expenses amount
'<) only S4OO, ocing the shortest regu
lar term (three days) held in tin*
county since the war.
Mr. Jobli Hooker has leased the
Piedmont Hotel at Gainesville, of
General I/mgslrent, and will open it
in. the 16th of May.
At Long Pood a 10-year-old girl
was burned to death April 21, while
building a fire ip the yard for her
mother to do washing.
A gentleman in Columbia county
has a clock which lias been running
regularly for 35 years ami has never
cost one rent for repairs.
It is reported that a certain liquor
dealer will open a bar-rooin on the
out-skirts of Clarke county, and run
a regular wltiskv delivery wagon
into Athens as soon as prohibition
goes into effect.
The negro Wesley Lawrence, who
was recently blown up in a well al
Dallas, is recovering. Ills recovery
is remarkable, as, from all the rules ot
modern surgery, his wounds; were
sufficient to cause death.
There is williin the city 'limits ot
Amerietis a vacant lot which has
been without an occupant for years.
There was a murderer hanged (hero a
good while ago, and the superstitious
fears ot the people keep them from
living on it.
J. T. Anderson, a good citizen living
about six miles from Dawson.attempt
ed suicide by tuking corrosive subli
mate and turpentine. The cause of tile
rash net is said to have been derange
ment of the mind. The physicians
said lie would not live.
At M eniorv StiiuTicomb’s residence
eight miles from Monroe, a wagon
hodv was sitting up on its end. llis
littleß-vear-oltl daughter was playing
near the body, when the wind blew
it over on the tittle girl, crushing her
skull and killing her instantly.
A coroner’s inqiA'St was held in
Dougherty county some time ago.
Near the dead man a pistol was found.
Several of the jury appealed to one
man for his opinion as to the cause of
death. “Gentlemen,” said lie, “I think
he killed himself in self-defense.”
It the detieit of John M. Stovall, of
Augusta, does not run too high, his
family will he able to make it good.
The default already runs up t #30,-
000. It went in speculation. He had
power ot attorney for his uncle. Gen.
M. A. Stovall, aud has ruined him
financially.
lion. <1 <>liit K. Mflica. Clerk of
the Sti|ieiior Court of Telfair county,
is the ©Most clerk in the State. Mr.
Mcltea is 05 years ot age. anil Isas
lieliltho office which ho now occupies
for 4') years in all. ami for 35 years
continuously. His father also licit!
office for a number of years.
The Atlanta Journal takes the
ground that eoek lighting is prohibi
ted m Georgia by the statute, and the
legal authorities have a right to break
up any cock pit in any part of the
slate ami indict not only the men who
started it, but likewise all who in
any way aid or abet the the cruelly to
these animals.
W. I'. Shuman, of Low ltd ;s comi
ty. lias been bothered by wild turkeys.
They have been systematically enter
ing his corn field, for some time past,
and destroying the budding
jCirn. Under tiie gants law of
the county he could not -shoot
them, but he found where
they came in and out, and one day,
tinding them in his field, he slipped
round and set up some umbrella ribs
in their path. Slipping back he shot
off his gun and shouted to give them
a fright. His plan succeeded. They
ran ala great speed to get away, and
four out of the five in the hunch
killed themselves against the rib*.
Mr*. T. L. Jenkins, at Hamilton,
look a dose of morphine recently, sup
posing it to be quinine. The mistake
was soon discovered, and active
measures were taken to prevent a fa
tal termination. She recovered ill a
few hour* from the effect* of tlie
do*e.
W. E Carnes started a negro by
tbe name ofTUoma* Brown, from Me-
Ra, with two mule*, to Jonesboro.
The negro sold both moles before
reaching Jonesboro. Mr. Carnes be
gan looking for his mules, and found
that the negro sold one of the them —
a gray—somewhere in I lie vicinity of
Hawkinsville, and the other one
at Forsyth.
A tenant house of Mr. L. A. Wie
enhaker on his Strickland place al
Long Fond, was burned a night or
two ago. By 10 o'clock the next day
two negroes were arraigned. The
man turned Slate’s evidence
ami acknowledged seeing his wife im
ply the torch, after which she con
tested and was committed to jail.
At LaGrange the barn of L. J.
Render ha* been Inirnetl. together
with a pair of carriage horses, sever
al mules, cows, 300 bushel corn, cot
ton seed, wagon ani, in fact, the en
tire eontents. valued at $1,500. The
barn was insured for only #3OO. It is
supposed to have been set on tire.
A Cobb comity man named John
son has caused the arrest r 2” men
On a charge of intimidating United
slates witnesses. All the defendants
reside in Cherokee. .Johnson is the
man who swore out a warrant lor
Constable I. .7. Morris some lime ago.
It is thought that the accusation* in
the present instance are groundless.
Frank Bain, a 12-vear-old bov, at-
tended the Methodist church at Alli
en a few nights ago and went loslcep
on one of the benches. He awoke about
1 o'clock in the morning. Jlo says he
heard strange sounds in the church,
and made for the nearest window,
and found out when he got home that
the family were just ready to start in
search of him.
Thomas Cain has been employed in
the East Macon cotton factory for
sometime, ilis wife is quite a pret
ty little woman, mkl they have sever
al children. Recently Cain lias taken
a prominent part in a series of holi
ness meetings lin*t have been belli at
tin* East Macon Methodist church.
He exhorted and held prayer meetings
at various points in the eouinniuiiity,
and finally attempted to convert a no
torious woman by the name of Carrie
Butler, llis efforts resulted in In's
falling under the influence of the wo
man and the virtual desertion of hi*
wife. He coolly toll! iiis wife that lie
would give her what money lie eottld
spare, ami that she might take the
children and return toiler relatives in
Augusta. It is said that tlie Butler
woman asked the prayers of Ihe con
gregation at Sunday scry ices at the
East Macon Methodist church. Panic*
in East Macon propose to present Cain
and the woman to Ihe grand jury for
indictment
In 1803 J. B. Torbeti. of Upson
county, living near The Hock, buried
$1,500 in silver on his place. It was
placed in a meal sack and buried deep.
The war over, he resumed ihe plow,
and for 22 years lie has passed and re
passeil the spot where the hidden
treasure lay. The locality was mark
ed, and he could hare secured it any
time. A day or so ago having use
for that amount of money, Mr. Tor
lieu took a friend along with him and
repaired to the *pot. "While they
knew Ibeexact location, it required
nearly half a day to dig il up. When
the treasure was reached there was
not a thread left o'" llie meal sack. It
hail vanished. The money however,
was there though some of the coins
j had sunk to the ileptlt of four feet
from the main pile. It is possible
tint there was quicksand in the near
vlenlty, and the weight of the coins
carried thorn down. Judge Iti.rkiv
j another i•itiicu of l lie county, buried
:or hid a large quantity of money about
! the same time. After the Judge's
j death the properly passed into the
i hands of Torn Hose, who has used
every effort to find the treasure. A
| portion of lie walis of tlie house was
j torncil down, and some of the mon
jev found, but there is still a great
1 amount vet to be found.
i
j Charles Johnson,ot Colquitt county,
I was born in Loudon within sight of
J Westminster Abbey. In 1805.
| Uncle Charlie was 15 years old and ho
was among the great crowd that
j stood upon London bridge who saw
the procession of boats bringing the
; body of Lord Nelson to the great
city for burial. Shortly afterward
he joined the British navy, and for 10
' years he belonged to that class ofdc
j fenders. When his 10 years expired
! lie came to America ami joined llie
American uavv under Commode re
I
Porter. Tirlucof the navy he drifted
to Georgia, aud has lived in Burke,
Seriven and Colquitt counties. lie
■ lias married twice, and now lives by
jhiinsel*', though he lias two grown
sens who live within sound of him.
and are men highly esteemed by all
who know thani. Although 95 years
old. lie is iu much better trim physi
cally than most men at 50, and reads
without the aid of glasses. His mind
and memory are as clear as a bell. His
religious creed it: “Clirisl came into
this world to save it, and that it is
wrong to lie .” His political creed i*:
“Democratic al all times, and hatred
for Radieais aid homesteads.” Mr.
Johnson is 5 feei s ! inches high, and
one year ago lie danced a jig in Thom
asvilie. He was well-to-do before the
war. anil Lincoln's proclamation freed
forty negroes for him. He lias not
been sick in forty years.
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Piero*'* Chop*!, •• Dam •* II '/um
X Boadi, 13 pm “ Up in “ 20 p m
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from I*t day of April till Ist day of July except
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nixty days, we will actually aend the beat farmer*'
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FINE PLYMOUTH ROCK ~
CHICKENS!
FOR SALE.
They are pure breed rnd extra line
The Plymouth Rooks are very pup
il !ar because of their many superior
qualities. Eggs |2.00 per 13.
Address
L. L. CHAPMAN,
Talbotlon. Ga.
E. E. PARSONS.
DENTAL OIFFICjE
UP-STAIRIS,
In the Wvnn Built.Cne:
Turrs
PILLS
25 YEAR* IN USE.
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SYMPTOMS OP A
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Lm .fwftllu, turrets ceellre, Palo I.
■h. h#d. with a. 4.11 seaeatUm 1, the
back part. Tala aader Ik. akeald.r
klade, Falluaaa attar eatlss. with a dla
tacllaallaa la exertlea af badr ar —tad.
Irritability af te— per. Law aplrlts. wllh
a feeling ef bavin, neglected aame duty.
Wanriara<, D11.1.0. Flalt.rla. at Ur
liran. net. before the eyre. Headache
erer the rlibl eye, Be.tleeeeee., with
Htfel dream., lllxhly colared Irine, and
CONSTIPATION.
TCTT'S PILLP are especially adapted
to sueti case*, one dose effect* such a
cbaiiK" of feellußaatoiutonl.titlte sufferer.
Tbev 1 nrrca.e the Appetite..rsl csum the
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tbe ll..OvaOran.,HeßlarllooUare
TURS HAIR. DYE.
Gkat Hair or Whiskers ohanged to a
Gi.osav Black bv a singlo application ot
llii. Mr*. II imparts a natural color, acts
Instantaneously. Sold by Druggists, or
►cut by express on receipt of pi.
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