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The next question thjd interests the masses iis where leap I buy
aeodif chcaliest '{ The people answer, Jo to
W. T. JOHNSON’S
HARDWARE, STOVES,
CROCKERY, GLASS U ARK,
PAm’TS, SIL J'ERWARE,
TTY MARE. OILS, Etc
His stock is always complete, TIU prices are ahvavs low. Do n’t fom?
•the place. ®
W. T. JOHNSON,
WASHINGTON. GA,
New Fire Insurance Agency.
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1 HAVE ACCEPTED TfU3 AGKJJCY FOR THE
MERCHANT’S INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NEWARK. N. J., ;1 1 !
And can offer the regular rales on stocfoi ot' goods and store houses
in town, and very low rites Jorterm* of on#. tlifleeor live years,'o* dwell
ings, in town or country. This company lias complied with the State law
requiring a dgpoaitofTwetily-fiye L'hang|nd IhjH*rs, *s a guarantee fund
tor tle Security of policy Holders, at id is targe I y palronbieS h>y the State in
the insurance of public building*, as well as by the largest merchants In At
lanta and Augmtta. When you want to take out anew policy, or wish to
renew the old urine and see me at STI MMKiVS. 11 ALL, mid give me a
chance at a portion of your bn-iuoas.
Washington, Ga., Star 21st, 1885.
C. E. HMITII
BENBY A. BIOLET, HON. WABtUtit JIIOI.KV,
Washington, Os. 55 nr,l, ay r N y.
H. A. HIGLEY & CO., I
Real Estate Brolve4*s,
AND
INSURANCE AGENTS,
Office Green's Block. Washington, Ga.
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for sale. Call on us at our office. ly
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J. W. CHAPMAN. Proprietor.
FRIDAY, JUNE 2(S. 18S5.
SUBSCRIPTION s2.o<y
WILKES-WISE.
—We regret to know that Mrs.
M. A. Pharr is right sick.
—Wo are glad to know Dr. J. B.
Ficklen Is welt enough to be out on 1
the street again. . ’
—Delightful showers fell here Wed
nesday and yesterday, and relieved
the heat very greatly.
—We have seen some very tine 1
peaches in the past few days that'
were grown in this county.
—There will be preaching at the'
Episcopal church next Sunday, morn
ing and afternoon, at the usual hours.;
—Mr. Peter Zellars of I.inelon cotnH
tv, who has been attending Mercer
university in Macon, returned home
yesterday,
—Washington lias the best bucket
brigade in the world,as is demestfated
every lime there is a tire or an alarm
in tiffs place.
- Rev. W. 11. LaPrade went tip to
Union Point Wednesday to attend a
Sunday school convention. He re
turned yesterday.
Mr. Chas. J. Shelverton now of
Brunswick, arrived hereon Wednes
day for a visit a few days to his oid
home and old friend*.
—We are glad to know that Dr.
John Hill of this county, will soon
become a citizen of Washington. Ho
come* to practice his profession.
—Young Doctor Terrell of Gwin
nett county, has recently settled in
the Centrovillo neighborhood and
begun the practice of medicine.
—Our new Hotel ought to be called
ibe “Wilkes House,” in honor of the
grand old county of which wo have
always bad so great cause to be proud.
Mr. Percy Adams of this county,
has won a speaker’s plane in the sen
ior class at the University of Geor
gia. He was at home on a visit a low
days ago.
—Mr. L. Smith of this place, has
gathered seventy-live gallons of very
fine honey from his apiary this spring,
lie sells a good deal of it to wholesale
druggists.
JUkhe ninth inn ual commencement
ot HljMtoh’s Female Seminary will
interesting occasion.
—Miss Kittle Mansfield, who lived
about fourteen miles out on the Lex
ington road, died on Tuesday and
was buried in the Catholic cemetery in
this place on Wednesday.
—Mr. 8. A. Ware brought In a
skin sited by a coach whip snake. It
measured seven feet, and was put on
exhibition amoug the olb t natural
curiosities at the storo of Messrs,
C'ozart, Bimis & Cos.
—Dudley Dullose, Esq. left yester
day for trip to Virginia. He will go
further north before his return. He
went over to Crawtordvillo. in ids
buggy yesterday morning, and took
tlie fast train for Atlanta.
—Our victorious base ball club was
received with a grand ovation last
Friday on their return home. Cap
tain Jackson, our popular livery man,
mot the club at the depot with a
four-in- hand and flying colors.
—A fiendish jiegro attacked two
young ladies at night in a garden in
this place not long since. All others
of the household were absent at the
time. The alarm was given and the
negro ran off Ho is in as good a lo
cality to be lynched for the one crime
for which lynching is justifiable, as
there is in the world.
—On ’last Tuesday night a big
hurley negro scoundrel entered the
residence of Mr. Cook, the engineer
on our branch road. The negro
was discovered by lady members of
the family who gave the alarm, when
lie quickly made his way out of the
window. The windows had been left
open for ventilation. If tills villian
could be captured, he would have
summary justice meted out to him
willing hands in this place.
—We publish elsewhere a com
munication in regard to the game of
base ball played in Warrenton by
our club. It is the veriest quibbling
for the Warienlons to claim a victory
when they were so everlastingly and
completely wiped off the face of the
earth as a baseball club. It was
agreed by members of the Warrenton
'club who met our club at the depot
'that no game should be played that
day on account of the rain and the
condition of the grounds. The com
munication claims that the game
next morning was unexpected; when
the truth is that it was agreed to the
day before, and the identical men they
played would have played the day be
fore. If the Warrentons can find any
satisfaction, in claiming the game,
then let them claim. They only add
ridicule to their defeat. When it
comes to claiming games they can
beat the world: but when it comes to
playing—well—l3 to 0, that is the re
cord.
—Rev. G. G. Smith and Rev. Mr.
Ljtiio, both of Macon, will arrive bet e
to morrow to assist Rev. W. H. La-
Prado in a series of meetings which
he will begin in the Methodist church
on Sunday.
—Mr. J. M. Waod lost a fine horse
Monday evening. The horse was hir
ed to a drummer who drove h>m to
Goshen in Lincoln county, the horse
dying very soon after he arrived there.
He was Tory fat and it is supposed
was overcome by the heat. His head
| seemed affected, and when it was cut
opened after lie died, a largo clot of
blood was found on the brain. The
idrumnter was Mr: Haralson, a tobac
conist. Mr. Wood attaches no blame
i to Mr. Haralson.
—A gentleman in this place caught
a negro man stealing corn sometime
since. He immedliately took him in
hand and gavo him a good thrashing,
remarking to the negro that that was
Ins individual penalty, and that the
lienalty of tlie law would ho meted
out atauyiime he saw proper to report
the case. The gentleman says that
holding this penalty over the negro’s
head has made him ono of the best
negroes in all this country. Tho no
gro says “Mas’ B—•—served him
him right, that he done wrong and
ought to have had a whipping.”
Mr. Samuel Hackney died at Ids
home opposite new Maconic. hall last
Saturday night from a relapse from
measles, and was buried Sunday after
noon. It was indeed a sad death.
Ho jeavos a wife and four small chil
dren, who were dependent upon Ids
work for a living. With a truly no
ble generosity which lies as deep in
tho hearts of our people as any people
on earth.they cheerfully raised & purse
ofabouttwo hundred dollars in money,
and gave oilier material ai I to this be
reaved mother and her little ones;
thus showing in a very beautiful and
practical manner their regard for
ono ot tlie - cardinal doctrines of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
—Tlie Athens district eonfcronco of
tlie Meihodist church will meet in
Washington on Wednesday, the lot It
of July. Families desirous of enter
taining delagates will please inform
any one of tlie committee as soon as
possible. There will be about 75 ifJ-
IcgAtcs. The committee is composed
of Ibe following gentlemen: Robert
8. Smith. B. 8. Irvin, Thoi.K. Fort
son and 11. I*. Quin. Tho experience
with public meetings in this place
heretofore, has been that hospitality
has abounded lo such an fixlont that
the people did not liavo as many de
iagates to entertain as they had room
for in their homes and tlioir hearts;
and we suppose this will bo the case
with the coining meeting.
Another Victory for Washington.
We are winuiugall the games. On
Wednesday the most interesting game
of base ball ever played hero was
played in our base ball park between
a club from Augusta and our boasted
Washington club. The attendance
was very largo and tho game a most
spirited one. The audience was com
fortably seated and protected from
the sun.
Tlie Washington club was com
posed of Jordan, Burns, Ingraham,
Bearden, Gilbert, Necson, Boline,
Cook and Bailie. And the Augusta
club, of Stulb, 11. Rice, Daiv, Jones,
Hillis, E. Rice, Fleming, Conner and
Hilliard.
At tlio end of tlie seventh
Inning the rain stopped tlio game,
when the score stood 17 to 8
in favor of Washington. The
gate money amounted to s47.so,which
was a very satisfactory sum. We
nope our people will have tho oppor
tunity of witnessing many more as
interesting games.
Card of Thanks.
Mu. EotTou: Wo desire to express
through your columns onr most sin
cere thanks to each and every person
who rendered us their assistance at
the burning of our mill ou Wednes
day night.
If it had not keen for their noble
work our store and gin house would
have been left in ashes.
So numerous were Ihcfriends who
helped that it is'imposslble to men
tion names; but wc cannot forbear
mcnlionlng two of the Augusta base
ball club, Messrs. Jack Burns and R.
J. Hilliard who in almost the very
flame fought nutil the fire was ex
tinguished.
Also the colored people gave must
valuable assistance which wo highly
appreciate. Yours truly,
litvis, G'allav & Cos.
Juno 25,1886.
Anew lot of charabrys, and Ging
hams at Titos. E.Fortson’s.
' A BIG FIRE,
IRVIN * OALIiAN * UtL TOTALLY
DESTROYED.
Lobs $12,000, In*uranoe $6,700. Herolo
and Successful Battling: agrainst
fr“,
W ishington has been comparative
ly free from fljAesßw t]tc past decade
of ionjjbr, butwn Wednesday- ni Jilt
our town suffered the greatest loss
from the ffatnes that it has sustained
since tho‘w*E' A rtltie aWr ofle
o’clock the alarm was given and tlie
flames were seen in the neighborhood
of the depot. It was difficult to lo
cate the tire fib within tvycabiocks of
it on the t\#o Strieels thai? load down
to that paftofjown. The very large
store of Irvin Callau & Cos., standing
between the burning pull and tlie
main portion of town, obscured tlie
the mill, and only the upper part of
the flames coOtd bo seen from that
side.
The first nian who arrived at the
lire found the heat yery intense where
the fire seemed to orginate, and no
hope f saving the mill was entertain
ed tor a moment. ' *
Messrs J. M- Calian and Chas. E.
Irviu who owned the mill and eaeli of
whom lives within a few hundred
yards ef it, arrived very quickly, , As.
the mill and engine hotisfe hid been
built witli reference to protection
against fire, and as they thought of
course the tiro originated tn the en
gine room, they concluded on the way
lq the burning mill that they could
confine the fire to the engine house
by closing.the small a pert lifts letid
iug Into, the mill. But they found
tlie main part of the lire in the base
ment of tin) mill, and the flames lick
ing their angry tongues through the
small door-way into the ongine
room. There was but little combus
tible material list’d in the const ruction
of tlio engine liotiss, the walls being
brick, the hoof htJhisrcd with tin,
and tlie ground used as a flew, 'Hie
mill was tightly closed aud at first
there was no draft for tho flames ex
cept into the engine room. The doors
of tlie mil) wore burst in to see wlm*
eon Id be saved, butjgreat volumes of
flame mgt the tireless workers on the
threshold,and it was! utterly impos
sible to cross it. The fire finally made
its way through portions of tho tin
roof and through tho metal covered
shutters, and the flames shot up a
hundred foei or more. The inlet s
heat threatened tho destruction of the
buildiqgs on both sides. Feeling that
there were fearful odds against them
the dauntless fireman of tho hour
worked with tho greater determina
nt iotr. For a while, wli#n tho min-'
utcgsccmcd almost lika hours, theo
destruction *f many more thousands,
of dollars woNh of properly seemed
to hang as if by a hair. The store of
Irvin, Calian & Cos., one of (lie larg
est in tho state, stands only tcu or
twelve feet from the ruins of the mill,
just spans enough between tho two
buildings for a railroad track. Tho
storo wall is solid along here And a
parapet wall rises abote tho highest
part of the tin roof. It would have
been impossible to save the store but
for theso precautions in building. As
it was, many gave up all hope of sav
ing it when the flames were at their
worst. The tin roof was red hot and
when the water was thrown on it the
steam would rise as high as a man’s
head. Just as this point Messrs. R.
J. Hilliard and Jack Burns, members
of Hie Augusta base ball club,
and also members of Hie Augusta
tire department, witli the
greatest intrepidity rendered a
service the value of which can not bn
estimated. They led tlie onslaught
against the flames when it seemed as
if the root would bo licked Jup Jin
spite of almost sttporlmman efforts.
Thera were few Others on tho roof at
the time, as many were bringing wa
ter and the main part of the crowd ar
riving too late to contend against the
most imminent danger; as the fire
broke out at an hour when the town
was in thedeepcstslumber. Those two
strangers in oar midst deserve great
credit; though there was hardly a
man at the fire who did not do noble
work.
On theoppositc sldeofthe mill from
the store stands a frame gin house. It
was only about fifty feet from tho
burning building, and caught several
times, but by hard work was saved.
Those at the store thought there was
no hope of saving the gin bonso and
those at tnc latter place thought tho
sam of |he (tore. It was perhaps the
narrowest escape from the spread of
fire ever tfiade where (here was no
engine with which to fight the flames.
The mill was a total loss, not so
much as a dollar’s worth being saved
from the burning building. It tvas
one of the fiocet mills in the state, hav
ing beep Jkulll oply three fears ago
anil was fitted up with the best and
most approved milling machinery.
The machiucry atone cost over six
thousand dollars, and tho entiro mill
cost between eleven and twelve thous
and. It was one of the institutions
of Washington to which our citizens
always pointed with pride.
It was owned* individually by
Messrs. Irvin 4. Calian, and not by
Messrs. Irvin, Calian & Cos., tlie firm
which owns tho stofe. They are both
gentleman who are hard to down at
anything they undertake, and they
each express tho determination to
start about plans for rebuilding as
soon if not before tlie old bricks cool
off. Aud wfe are constrained to be
lievethat they will erect even a liner
mill than the one just destroyed.
The total insurance was ’ AC,700,
distributed among the following com
panies: Georgia Home 12,100;
New York Home, $2,100; J’lhb
nix $1,500: North British 1,000.
Tlie loss above insurance was prob
ably four or five thousand dollars.
The Are was evidently Hie work
of an incendiary, for it is almost cer
tain that it orginaled in the corn bin
where there was no fire, and the rap
idity with which that part of the mill
burned,indicated that kerosene oil was
used. Tlie Are did not come from
the furnace undor tho boiler, for the
doors were securely fastened and
propped with irpy bars that are stand
ing liofv ; and the kindling wood in
the engine room was burned less
than any wood in the building. The
incendiary will bo caught if an inde
fatigable effort will accomplish that
end. Depredatibns have recently
been committed In that part of town
by ono or more devilish flends who
have proven themselves capable of
committirgany ir'mo in the calendar.
A car load of corn for the mill had
just arrived the day before the lire
and had been partly unloaded. The
car was pushed a safo distance down
the (rack by the crowd. •
Tho destruction of this fine mill
was a great loss not only to Its owners,
but to His entire town ; and we hope
wc will not be without it longer than
it will take to rebuild.
The (June of Base Bell In Warrenton.
I Communicated,]
Mr. C. J. Hundley —Dear Sir:
Yours by wire just received. Wc
wrote you yesterday that we could
play you Thursday as we want to go
from Warrenton to Thomson and get
back home Friday. Drop me a line by
next mail saying if you can play ns
Wednesday instead ofThursday.
Yours truly, J. JR. Dyson. Sec’t’y.*
In response (o Hie above Hie the fol
lowing telegram was sent.
J. It. Dyson, Sec’y—Will plav you
to-morrow, Wednesday, June 17.
C. J. Hundley, gec’y.
The game of B. B. between the It.
& It. of Warrenton and Hie Cozartsof
Washington, was forfeited by the
Cozarts by tailurc to appear on
tlie grounds in their uniform and play
when the umpire called play. Hence
I declare Hie game SI to oin favor of
thcß. and R.’s of Warrenton.
W. L. Conn, Umpire.
Warrenton, Ga., Jtinel7,lßßs.
Editor Gazette: The above gives
the atatus of the game between tlie
Cozarts and the R. and R's as played
at this place. It will be observed that
the Cozarts failed to play and for
feited the match game sot for Wed
nesday. The Thursday game was un
expected by the R. and R.’s and was
contrary to a resolution of
the Club, but in deference
to a request of the citizens who bad
been disappointed by the failure of Hie
Cozarts to play the match game m
Wednesday. The following is Hie
official score ofThursday game: Coz
art 13; It. and R.’s 0.
W. L. Conn, E. E. Parsons,
Umpire. Man’g’r It. & R.’s.
The Kitty Bhodee Dramatic Company.
The above (roup began their en
gagement in this place in Floyd’s Op
era House last night. They were
groeted by a very appreciative audi
ence, and although the play was quite
a long one tho doepest Interest was
manifested throughout its perform
ance. To-night they will present that
old, but ever acceptable play, “Hazel
Klrke.* t
Tor Sale.
A lot of Superior feed Cutters, for
oats, amber came, millo maize See,
Boycb Ficklek.
Last Call,
The Tax Digest will close Tuesday
June 30th at six O’clock promptly.
Boyc* Ficklen.
Trespass Mottos
Ail persons are Ijereby forbidden to
hunt with dogs dr guns or in any
other way trespass on my lands and
all offenders will bo dealt with to the
full extent of the law.
254 t C. E. Florence.
Tho*. E. Fortsoii agent 4>r Butter
ricks Patterns. If I should not have
the pattern you want In stock, will
order it for you.