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Jtnvm jftcyorhr. Kr QIJX r r 31 IN : THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 1871. Cull for n Convention* A Convention of the Democratic Party of Brooks County in hereby culled to assemble nt the Court House in Quitman on Tuesday, the Bth day of December, 1874, for the pur pose of nominating candidates for County Offices, to be elected in January next. Tin members of Executive Committee are earn estly requested to call meet ings in their re spective Districts to appoint delegates to represent them in this Convention. J. B. (’BEECH, Chairman Executive Committee. Quitman, (la., Nov 17tli, 1874. 40-3 t To Our l’atrous. We do not mean to dun anybody in advance, nor do we desire to ■‘choke oft"’ a single subscriber to the Repoiitek, but we mean wlmt we say when we write that after the first day of January next, no wan can gel thi s paper without paying for it in advance. The postal law requiring publishers to pay postage on their pa pers in advance goes into effect at the timo above mentioned, and we will be compelled, in self defence, to require the pre-payment of subscriptions. We are willing to send the paper, post paid, to every paying subscriber at our old rates, B'VK) a year, bi t we will be obliged to adopt the cash sys tem. We give this notice in time, in order that all who desire to take, i’ue paper next year may send us the amount of siibrcriptiou before Janu ary, for we will most positively strike every one from our list who has not paid up to that time. Money is just as plentiful now as it is likely to be this time next year, and conse quently it is as convenient for our ■friends to pay for their paper now as it will be then; and our rule will ap ply to all aSike. Noiniiivthm ('imrciitiun. My reference to anoticeof the.Chair #nm of the Democratic Executive Com mittee of Brooks county, which we pub. .iiall elsewhere in this issue, it will be seen that a convention of the party has been called to .assemble at Quit man on the Bth of December next to nominate candidates for coun ty o.lions, to bo el ate l in Jsau ay, ISTo. It is the desire of tli • Ciuirm ui that the other members of the Com mittee call meetings in their several Districts, an 1 elect delegates to the convention, in order that each por tion of tin* county may be fairly rep resented. Ample notice is given to every one, and we trust that for the preservation of harmony in the ranks of the party, each candidate for of fice will announce himself through the papers in due time before the meeting of the convention; and then after his name has gone before that body, let him abide by its action. Resolutions of Social Base Ball (Hub. It will be seen by reference to our new advertisements that the “Socials,” of Quitman, are agrieved at their treatment at the Thomasville Fair taut week, and publish resolutions de nouncing the conduct of other base ballists as unfair, and protesting against the action of the committee in awarding the first premium offer ed by the Association to the Wide Awakes, of Valdosta. We exceeding ly regret that any misunderstanding or unpleasant contention should have arisen between any of the clubs, but with the present lights before us, we cannot condemn the proceedings of the Socials at their meeting on Satur day night. They have done but one tiling)- indeed, for which we censure them, and that is, for playing the second game with the Wide Awakes on Thursday, after having fairly beaten them by a score of 13 to 10 the after noon before. We did not attend the Fair, and consequently saw nothing that was done, but the appointment of a com mittee of arbitration to decide wheth er a game has been completed or fair ly or unfairly won, when it had been duly umpired, is something new to us lu all base ball regulations which we have ever seen in print, and is certain ly at variance with those adopted by the National Base Ball Association for 1874. The charges preferred by the “So cials” in their resolutions are not the mildest wo over saw, and will doubt less lay rather heavily where they properly belong, but “the boys” whose names are attached to them assure us that they are responsible for what they say. Attention, Cavalry. The Brooks county Guards are re quested to meet at Quitman, duly mounted, oil Saturday next, the 21st inst. By order of the Captain, W. T. Golding, O. S. —“Sugar bilins’ ” are in full blast in those parts just now. fj r 1 Hymeneal. Married, by the Rev. C. D. Camp bell, at the residence of the bride’s mother, in Quitman, on Wednesday evening, the 11th inst.. Mu. John I’. Brooks to Miss Kvpik E. Bryan. We did not have time or space to notice this happy event in our last issue, which came out the morning after it took place,but as Johnny is one j of our cleverest friends, we feel like it jis not yet too late. The invited guests numbered some twenty-live or | thirty, and we have never seen a more j pleasant gathering in Quitman. The ! supper was excellent, and gave evi dence of much taste and skill by Mrs. Bryan and those who assisted in its preparation. The Quitman Cornet Band, of which the groom is a mem |l>er, was in attendance, and dis coursed some of its sweetest strains. ! Miss Katie lias the thanks, of our i good lady for a plate of the nuptial cake, and we are joined in wishing her, together with him whom she lias j covenanted to "love,cherish,honor and ! obey,” the full realization of their j most happy anticipations. Tlio Sunny Smith. We have received the first number !of this new illustrated literary jour nal, id Atlanta, On., by Mr. page I*.' jy\li:!!ids.‘!m ly printed, and is nnil| - tf new and original Soutli | ern far superior to any : sent oaflSßk the North. We notice ’ among tliPßFgular contributors to the i paper the names of Mrs. Mary E. Bry an (formerly Miss Edwards, well known in Southern Georgia and Flor ida) Mrs. Col. Sue.*,l. Mrs. A. P. Wright and other talented Southern writers; and such men as A. H. Ste phens, Bishop Beckwith, Gen. Jno. B. Gordon. E. H. Hill, l! >bt. Toombs ami Dr. Alexander Moans, heartily endorse the enterprise, and promise ito favor its columns with occasional contributions. We have examined the copy before us with a good deal of pride and pleasure, and not only have we found it to be very inten 1 i ing. but failed to find in its forty lengthy coin unis of reading matter tlie least tiling objeetiounl to the par ticular parent who is careful about bringing modern publications of a lit erary character into the family circle. This being Hie only exclusive and complete literary journal published in the South, we think it ought, and trust it will lie properly appreciated, and receive the liberal patronage which it justly deserves. We will take great pleasure in exhibiting our copy to any one who will call at our office, and we hope that a long list of subscribers will be sent from Quit man. Wade’s Marshal Arrests a Darkey. On last Saturday night Deputy F. S. Marshal Smith, who has been loaf ing around Quitman ever since the late election, after “bruising around” town until a late hour—until all the groceries had closed up—started for his little. bed out at the residence of E. C. Wade, a distance of half a mile from town. When he had proceeded about half way he became tired, or, in other words, he “lingered by the way side” to relieve himself of divers “punches,” “cock-tails,” “a little whiskey and sugar,” and other com modities of a burdensome character, when mixed; and just as he was in the last singes of this little perform ance, along came Maud Jeffers, a darkey residing on Wade’s place. The whole at mosphere in the vicinity of that wood must have been filled with a kind of malaria or offensive gas arising from the uplieavings of our hero, which met the nostrils of Maud, and very naturally produced a lialf gagged hawking, followed by a signifi cant spit. ’This aroused Smith’s in dignation, and drawing bis little gov ernment pistol, he ordered the color ed suffrage slinger to halt and re trace his steps towards Wade’s—that he was going to have liim tried for attempted Ku-Kluxing. Maud re monstrated, but in vain, and he was marched back to headquarters and remained a prisoner “in the name of the government" until King Edward was aroused, who took in the situation at a glance, and sent him on his way rejoicing. Ilmnoridc Death of a Citizen of Ouit in *in. On Monday last a telegram was re-; ceived by the family of Mr. W. H. ; Mims, of Quitman, conveying the sad intelligence that he had been killed by j Edward Lee, at Lcesburgh, Lee coun ty, Go., whither he had gone to at tend the Superior Court then in ses sion. It seems that Mr. Mims and j the father of Edward Lee were on-1 gaged in a lawsuit, which brought about the difficulty. We learn that j Lee gave himself up to the Sheriff, | and that public opinion is vary much in his favor. Mr. Mims had been a cit- j izen of Quitman only a short time, j having moved here in the early part j of the year, F. S. Commissioner's Court. Mention was made in our issue of last week of the arrest of Win. and l Peter Hughes, of Thomas county, on j a charge of “intimidation,” upon the i affidavit of a vagrant vagabond * named Fisher. The facts in the ease jure briefly as follows: Sometime in | the latter part of October there was n ! warrant issued from the County | Court of*Thoinas comity for the ar rest of Fisher, upon a charge of va | graney. The arrest was made by the j Hughes boys, who reside in the j neighborhood w here Fisher was | known to be, and who were author ized under the laws of (ieorgia to cx ' cente the warrant which they knew had been issued. And it was for this that Win. and Peter Hughes were ar rested and brought before U. S. Coni- j ! luissioner E. C. Wilde, at Quitman, i | and tried for “intimidation" Fisher J | claiming to be a Whitcley man, and ! that by his arrest he had been de- I nied the free exercise of his political liglils and pri\ ileges. The trial was had on Tuesday even- j | ing, Captains W. M. Hammond, ofj j Thomasville, and S. T. Kuigsberry, jof Quitman, representing the. defen- i ] dnnts; and on yesterday morning the j Commissioner rendered his decision, very properly dismissing the charge. Another Curiosity, Our neighboring little town of Bos- 1 ton is getting to be quite prolific, ofj I curiosities. In the summer we rc j reived from a superanuated, but clev-! er old bachelor of that place a twin j j flower, or a rose within a rose; and now someone sends us a potato vine —evidently the original one planted— with two entirely different kinds of potatoes growing on it. The vine is about six inches in length, and is the mother of about a dozen little pota toes which hang indiscriminately from one end to the other. The most i wonderful tiling to be observed about this strailge little family is that while they are of one and the same paren- j tage, some of them are red and some i are white. We can account for the j I digression or "lapsus ualuri ” in but I one wav: There are several kinds of i potatoes which have blooms, and to j account for this anomaly, according j to our theory, each of the varieties on the vino before us must be of the! blooming species Then two blooms of different origin might be thrown j into close proximity, and by inter-, change or mixture of their flowery ! D . ... ' I pollen, effect the vine of either; and| one of these, if cut near the location | of the bloom and planted, might pro duce the two varieties of roots. —: o: Dully Mai’s. Our accommodating postmaster, Sam Griffin, has done the people oi l Quitman a favor by writing to Wash-; ington and obtaining instructions to j send oft’ mail oil Sundays as on other i days. He will also receive mails here after from the Route Agents on the A. j A G. R. R. going East, and West on | Sunday nights, and they will be de-! iivered on Monday mornings. Seed Cane Damaged. It has been customary with the weather heretofore to rain a little,and sometimes a good deal, before turn- 1 ing cold in this country, but it seems ■ to have frosted before it rained this season, and as it came rather unex pectedly to our farmers, most of them j had their seed cane killed Me have j heard a number of our prominent and most succcseful farmers say that they ; will have to “grind” all their cane,! and depend on the roots for seed next. year. Cotton Shipments. Wo are under obligations to Dr. J. T. Davis, the ageut at Quitman, for; the following figures showing the; number of bales of cotton shipped by the A. & G. R. R., from this point during the present season, up to the ; 17th inst: In August 107 1 September 1231 October 18G3 November to date. (i(>B ; Total • 3839; Patents. The following Letters Patent were issued to citizens of the State of Geor gia during the week ending November j • 3, 1874: Cotton Presses, D. Smith, Macon,; I No. 156,182. Reported by Fite.h & Fitch, Soliei j tors of Patents, No. 21 Park Row, New York City, through S. T. Kings berry, Attorney at Law, Correspond ing Solicitor in Quitman, Brooks j County, Georgia, -—Our friends will find the front j door of the Reporter office closed j during cold weather, as we are com pelled to keep tlie room warm whilst our compositors are at work. The latch string hangs upon tlx outside, however, and parties on business will always find someone within ready to wait upon them, REPOItTK r isms. —The übiquitous Col. Gentry was in town on Tuesday. - -Charley Shandul Ims moved his cigar manufactory to ThomasvilL'. . —Cotton advanced in price a little |ii the early part of the week, and lias been coming in pretty lively for the past two or three days. —Slnmdal has gone, but our next door neighbor, Mr. H. R. Thomas, lms it supply of ys good cigars as we have Iried lately. The announcements of candidates for county offices are now in order, jlt will cost you only five dollars to j lay yourselves befor the public and i the nominating convention, gentle- j men. Our young friends Hall & McNeil 1 have an excelleht assortment of fresh i fancy groceries on hand now. Tube, ! wont off somewhere last week, and now goods have been coming in ovei : ’ since. (’apt. S. T. Kitigsborry, of Quit j limn, lms been appointed by Gov. i Stearns Commissioner of deeds for the State of Florida, in the State of ! Georgia. This is a good appoint j ment, even if old ...Sfearns did make j i ' f - See the adv ertisement of Messrs. Lawrence A M’eiohselbamn's celebra ted Toothache Anodyne. This prep aration is said to give immediate re lief to toothache, and should there-! ! fore be kept in every well regulated family. - We call the attention of the cit.i --! zens of Boston and vicinity to the no-i tice of Mr. W. E. Barnes, jeweler at Quitman, in regard to an arrange ment he has made with Mr. B. I. Stone by which they can have all! work needed in his line done with j promptness. We hear a great deal of com plaint among housekeepers about the 1 scarcity of meal. They say that they are not able to find it in town more than half the time. We can see no reason for this, for our Brooks county planters made plenty of corn this! year. Can’t some of our grocery! merchants make arrangements to keep a constant supply of meal and ' grits ? • Our young friend A. B. Newsom I has charge of the cotton wan house- iu Quitman, which has been in operation for about a month, and we are glad to learn that the lesees, the Messrs. Creech, have already found it to be a safe and profitable institution. Al- 1 though the season is pretty well ad- j vaneed, there is still considerable cot- j ton in the country tributary to this j market., and these igentlameu handle' a good deal of it. —lt will be gratifying to many to know that the vagabond Fisher, who [ lias been an eye-sore around the! postoffice for the past two weeks, took his leave in charge of a special j Bailiff yesterday morning for Thom-: asvillo, where he stands convicted of! vagrancy and will probably wear a ball and chain in company with a gang of that peculiar race of people for whose special benefit the Fifteenth Amendment was enacted, to protect them from any maltreatment on ae c mnt of “race, color or previous con dition of servitude.” It was uuder j this provission that Fisher sought j the interposition of Federal author- j ity. We let out the contract to cut 1 up ten sticks of wood to the lowest j bidder last week, and after receiving bids from some half a dozen juvenile! darkies, we gave the job to a sober i • looking little fellow by the euphonious ! name of Tom, who had set his price at the reasonable sum of fifteen cents. He went to work early Saturday af ternoon, and pressed bis younger brother iri to carry the wood into our office as fast as he would cut it. At this writing (Wednesday morning) the occasional drop of his axe.comes j to our ears from out the back door, | and from the best calculation we are able to make, we think that when : the job is finished, Tom will have i 1 made about three and three-quarter | cents per day. That’s business. —“ln grateful acknowledgment ofj that Providence which lias rewarded our labors with plenty and protected ! our homes from pestilence; and iu ; reverent acknowledgment of the sig- j ual favor of Almighty God, lately vouchsafed to our entire country, in ! arresting the evil tendencies of the j times, and assuring a speedy resto ration of fraternity and good govern ment,” the Governor of Georgia has appointed to-day as a day of thanks giving, and earnestly recommends that all the people of tho State ab stain from their usual avocations, and i assemble at their places of worship to gratefully acknowledge the Divine fa-! vor in the past, and invoke a contin uance of the same. There will be religious services at the Baptist church in Quitman at the usual hour tins morning, and it is earnestly hoped that there will be. a general turning out of the people. We trust that the business houses: will be closed at least during the hours of service, and that the day will be j universally observed in our connnu- j pity. Resolutions of the Masonic Fra trinity upon tlie Dentil of ( apt. .1. 11. Hunter and D. I'. McNiel. Whereas, The Great Master in the exeution of his iiiserutablo de cree bus removed from amongst ns our Past Master, and brother, James 11. HeNTia:; and Whereas, TliisLodge, in a great measure, owes its existence lo the energy of deceased, who was its first Master. Therefore be it li sotrrd, That we but feebly express the sorrow of our souls when we say we deeply deplore his loss to us; that we know we express the sentiment, of all classes of our section when we say that in his death the people have sus j tabled an irreparable loss; society one of its most useful members; tlie church one of her brightest orna ments; the Masonic Fraternity, and Ibis Lodge iu particular, one of its strongest and most reliable sup ports. Resolved, That as a tribute to the merit, to the high esteem in which wo hold our deceased brother’s memory, *to the many virtues he exemplified in his daily wnlk whilst amongst us, and to perpetuate his happy influence amongst us for good, that a page of tho minutes of this Lodge be inscrib ed to his memory, and that we in dite thereon the words, “James H. Hunter,the first Master of this Lodge, and the Friend of Man.” Ii ruin'd. That we sympathize with the bereaved family of our lamented brother, for we know our own anguish to be extreme, and how much greater j must be that of those allied to him by ! the more tender ties of a father, a ! brother, a wife and a child. Ih ml end, That a copy hereof be fur nished the family of tlie subject of ' these resolutions, and that the papers of Quitman be request'd to publish the same. Whereas, The summons, “Come up higher” lias been sounded, and , j another brother been called from the ! j toils, the cures and the labors of this ! life, to the refreshment of another ! brighter world; and whereas, he who I 'went ns directed by the Grand Mas ter of the Universe to render an ae-j ! count of his stuurtship was well known and loved by the many. There-' ! fore be it Resolved Is/, That a page of the minutes of this Lodge bo inscribed to the virtues and memory of Daniel U. McNiel. Resolved '2nd, That in the death of , brother Daniel U. McNiel we feel but i a deepening of the sorrow felt, but' ' not i xpresseil for our brother Hun- i tor. Mooioty, church and State,and the fraternity may well mourn their loss. Time, only with its rolli g years can j write the varied chapters of the ful [ ness of this bereavement-. Resolved 3rd, That this Lodge ten-: j der the family of our lamented! j brother their warmest sympathy, in . this, their hour of sadness and ilis tress, and that they he furnished with ! a copy of these resolutions. Resolved ilk, That the papers be j I requested to publish. SPECIAL NOTICES [iS 'pedal notices inserted in this column at I tinier and a half reals per line for jirst in- j section anil ten rents per line for each sftb.se- j [ qnent insertion . j I -I I | | | }IOR the benefit of persons residing in and around Boston, (t:i., wanting work done in my line, I have made arrangements with Mr. B. I. Stone to receive and forward tlie same tome. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Pistols, etc., left with him will be repaired , neatly and returned promptly. W. E. BARNES. Quitman. Ga., Nov 18, 1D74. 4.0-1 m IN of i(*o. VLL persons indebted to Briggs A Jt’lks, ! or K. A. Jeiks, arc hereby notified to •> come forward and settle their accounts at an early day ,or they will be placed in the i hands of an officer for collection. I mean j what I say! E. A. JELKS. K ost 11 II I*2l lit . fIUIE undersigned has just opened a Res- 1 I taurant in the room adjourning his i store in Quitman, where meals can be had to order at all* hours. Fresh oysters and other extras always on hand. 37-2 t * B. H. GANDY. lor Snlo. 4 SMALL LOT OF GOOD MULES FOR . V salt* at reduced prices. Call on ine at my store in Quitman and secure a bar gain. 37-3 t B. H. GANDY. 1 /v BARRELS Vpples, Buckwheat, Mac i * ' enroni, Yankee Beans, Ac., Ac., just I received by 37tf k. c. Mclntosh. Groceries. nit. THOMAS, Aot., Has just opened ; • anew stock, of fresh Family Gro / cerics and Provisions in Wilkinson's Block, ' ' next door to the Reporter Office. My goods were bought for cash ami will , he sold upon the same terms at reduced j prices. Give me a trial. 37-It H. R. THOMAS. STREET Y & AVRETT propose to soil Tinware cheaper than anybody. 36-tf KEROSENE OIL at 40 cents per gallon by It. C. McINTOSH. HUY your stoves from Stf.ety A Avrbtt at, or below Savannah prices. 36-tf ONE GAR LOAD SALT just received and _ for sale by R. ('. Mc INTOSH. J( >ls W()RK neatly done at the Reporter Office. VFULL stock of Stoves and Tinware just received by 36-tf Streety & Avrett. T HAVE perfected arrangements with first 1 class mills in Baltimore by which lam enabled to sell si superior article of Flour as low as Western Flour is sold in this market. 30-C>m N. Gazan’s Cheap Cash Store. To IVlorchantw , rF yon desire to establish a good trade in Cigars and Tobacco, and want brands that you can retain your trade with, send j your orders to GEO. W. HEAD. I 30-tf Macon, Ga. 1 COMMERCIAL. ! QUITMAN RETAIL FRIGES CURRENT. I'OUKIX’TK.I) KVKUV WEEK. [These quotations are based entirely upon cash transact ions. Butter Goshen. y) tb. ... 40 fa) 50 ~ Country I *4 lb (<< 30 ; indies (-Mb *2O (>;, 25 | Cheese "j 4 tb. .. . la fa 20 ('ofloe Rio Id It). ...I .. . 2fi (a) 28 Corn bush . f0 7-‘ Crackers 'j>MV . . . .10 (a, 15 Eggs V do/. . (o'. 20 Flour Superfine 4 bid .. ! 7 00 (u) 8 00 Family . ‘ji bbl 1) 00 ($lO 00 i Fowls \ I pair. . ..30 (a 60 Lard . U m 18j j Oysters . can 15 2 > i IVachuH* can 30 (a \ Pickles jar 25 (a- 50 Potatoes Irish.. *j4 bush. . .(a2 00 Sweet .. . bush ~ . (a <lO Powder lb .40 (a, 50 Potash. Vlb 10 (a- 25 Bice *(4 lb 7 (•• 10 Uaisiis. , 20 (a, 25 Salt .. ft sack 100 (, t . Soap ..... "r* ...10 Or 12 Sugar VN> 0(* 15 Syrup “(4 gal . . o*o (a\ Soda "(4 It, 10 (. 15 Shot Vlb 12 (a, 15 Sfurrh V 111 12 <>• 15 Tobacco, good "}•* 9' 50 (••■ 1 00 Vinegar Y* k r al . 40 (a\ 00 Bacon lb 14 (5 10 Cotton 31ni*k(*t. QUITMAN. Middling 121 12* Low Middling 12* Good Ordinary .12 12| Ordinary uominnl. SAVANNAH. Good Middling 14A— Middling lt| Low Middling. 13* Good Ordinary 13J Ordinary . . nominal. NEW GOODS FOR Spring aiiil SiiiiiiiiiT TUADE. A LARGE STOCK OF CAIJ( € ; Fancy JJi’ohm Goods, -London and I-’ariss Fashions, 'Whitt* Goods, luu*oH, Ribbons, Scarls, < ’ollai’H, sc<*.,Art*. Also New Styles Trimmed and Untrimmed ; Tni (lios’ I Inis, the usual stock ol I>ONI ESTI( ’>*- Boots and Shoes, CLOTHING, AND A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF Drugs fc Medicines, All for salr >r Gash or Exchange for Conn- * trv orodm at a very small advance on Nt w York cost. Cali before you purchase, and see wYmf .m amount, of beautiful and good goods can be had of us for a very small amount of cash. | Bilious, JELKS & CO. Quitman, Ga.. April 1. 1874. tf Cl A DAY GUARANTEED hLI ■ w Ey n,f ' onr W£LL AUCEH AND ik, m M B® DRILL i:> s >0(1 territory. HIGHEST l Ef m HTESTIMONIALS FROM GOVERNORS * |/J y KHOF JOV.A, ARKANSAS ANI) DAKOTA. K3Sa Vi w Catalogue! free. W. GILES, St. Louis, Mo. Postponed Aminislrotor's Sale, j IKTILL BE SOLI) in the town of Quit -1 \ man, Brooks County Georgia, on the Ist Tuesday in December, Lots of land N0.265 and 266 in the 12tli. district of said County, being the Plantation of the late Moses • Smith. On the above place there is a dwell- i ing and Outhouses and Gin and Screw, all in good order. Distance nine (9) miles north of Quitman. Sold for benefit of heirs. Terms half cash, ballauce in twelvemonths. AARON SMITH, * S. L. VARNEDOE 35tds Administrators. BERN D BROTHERS, Mantifai'turcrs of and Wholesale and Ifetail Dealers in Harness, Saddles, Collars, Bridles and Leather Hardware, Macon, (Georgia. Harness Makers, Slioi 1 Makers and Saddlers furnished with the best of Leather and other Material, at shortest notice, and at reduced prices. All Articles in our Line Made to Order We will take in oxcliange for Goods or pay Cash for HIDES, WOOL, WAX, SHEEP SKINS, GOAT SKINS, BEAVER SKINS, OTTER SKINS, DEER SKIP'S, BEAR SKINS, Ac. BERN!) BROTHERS, 3(>-3m ' MACON, GA. E. T. DUKES & BROTHER Desire to notify the citizens of qtjitman and surrounding country, that they have just, opened, in the brick block opposite the Court Houn Hqui.ro, on Screven street, a large stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Which they are now offering at prices to suit, the times. Their goods were all purchased from first-class houses, and embrace almost everything demanded by the people of this section, such as DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS* PRINTS, SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS, OSNABURGS, OASSIMERES, JEANS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, Ac., Ac. We invite the Ladies and public generally to call and examine our goods and prices be fore purchasing elsewhere. 3No Trouble to Show Goodfl}. E. T. DUKES & BRO. Sept. ir., 1874. 31-3 w r. A. HALL. W. A. MCNEIL. HALL & McNEIL ESPLCTFULLY notify the public that I they have formed a copartnership un d r the above firm name, and lm?e purchas ed the stock ol Dili GOODS belonging tfV Mr J. Paine, which will bo sold out at cost. We have now on lmml and are constantly receiving Family Groceries AND GOll loot ionaries, wliii li lines of (.nods we ]>ropoK<r to nmke i ns)i,M-iality mid keep in pudles* variety. * all and sot- ns and exaiuinu our Jooda and jiricis. HALL k McNEIL. Quitman, Ga., Or tohor ilfl, 1H74. 37 3m W. li. BENNET, Attorney at Law, QUITMAN, BROOKS CO., GA. OFFICE in the Court House. October 18th, 1874. 3(jtf s. T. KINGSBEBYg Attorney at Law, 011 I'M A .V, - - - GEORGIA. i OFFICE in new Brick Warehouse. Business before the U. S. Patent Office ! attended to. • October 10, 1574. 36-1 y dentistry; fJMIE 1 NDERSIGNED invites those wish* I ing his services to cull within the next tew weeks, as he expects to be necessarily absent on business irom the 15th of June until the loth of August. 10-ly 1) L. RICKS, D D. 8. Dr. E. A. JELKS, Practicing Physician, QUITMAN, GA. Office : Brick building adjoining store iof Messrs. Briggs, Jclks A Cos., Screven street. [I-tf Notice of Dissolution. 'pilE r.\\V firm of RENNET A KINGS- I BKRY vtis dissolved this day by mu tuvl eonsent. The firm business will be in : charge of S. T. Kingsbery. W. B* BENNET, S. T. KINGSBERY. ' Quitman, Ga., Oct 15, 1874 4t Change of Schedule, ATLANTIC A GULF R. R. CO., ) Office General Scceuintendent, r Savannah. Ga.. Oct. Dtli, 1874. ) ON and after Sunday,Oct. 11th, Trains on this Rond will run as follows: Leave Savannah daily 4.30 p m Arrive Live Oak ... 3.55 a ra Arrive Quitman 3.56 a m ! Arive Bainbridge 8.15 a ra Vrrivc Albany 0.40 am Leave Albany 3.40 pm J-eav, Pa nbridt e 4.30 pin .\etjnit. 0.05 pm L :t\ lAw < )jk 0:05 pm - I Arrive at Savaunah 8.20 a m (Connect tit Liv < fik with Trait, on J., I*. ! A M. R. R. for and from Jin ksonvillc, Tal -1 lnhassee, Ac. No change of cars between Savannah and Albany. Close connection at Albany with Trains on Southwestern R. It, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. WKXTKKN DIVISION. Leave Dupont (Sunday excepted).. 7.30 ami Arrive Quitman “ .. 10.55 a m Arrive Thomasville 44 .. 1.00 pm Arrive Albany 44 .. 7.00 pna Leave Albany 44 . . 8.15 am Leave Thomasville 44 .. 2.30 pm Leave Quitman 44 . . 4.31 p m Arrive at Dupont 44 . . 8.20 p m Connects at Albany with Night Train on S. AY. R. R.. leaving Albany Sunday, Tueir day and Thursday, and arriving at Albany, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Mail steamer leaves Ilainbridgo every Sunday evening for Apalachicola. 35-21 H. S. HAINES, Gen’l Supt: