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ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
(Mormon Proselytes In Grady- Mc-
Donough's Smart Citizens Quit
man's Melon Record—Strike of Pied
mont Fair Workmen-An Albany
Boy’s Good Luck-Salvationists a
Nuisance at Athens.
GEORGIA.
Albany wants a park.
Montezumaites are hankering after a
barbecue.
The Palmetto High School closes Tuesday
•with appropriate exercises.
Abbeville high school will close on the
night of June 30 with concert.
The Camilla Academy has examinations
this week, closing Friday, June 34.
Horseback riding is now the mrt popu
lar diversion in Atlanta among both sexes.
Judge Marshall J. Clarke will commence
the trial of divorce cases Wednesday at At
lanta.
, A large number of Atlanta’s colored
people excurted to Macon Monday via the
East Tennessee.
For the convenience of the melon men at
Baronton the telegraph office there was re
opened yesterday.
A young Darienite will in a few days lead
to Hymen’s altar one of Atlanta's accom
plished daughters.
Bishop Key will preside at District Con
ference to l>e held in Sparta embracing the
fourth Sunday in July.
The Methodist church at Poweltoa will bo
dedicated on the first Sunday in July. Rev.
A. M. Thigpen will preach the sermon.
The Early County News entered upon its
twenty-eighth volume last week. It deserves
a good patronage from the people of that
section.
George Bussey (colored), living in Abl*y
ville, has a eoliard 13 inches high, 5 feet 11
inches across; one leaf measuring 3 feet in
length.
The original charter of the town of Sparta
Is out of place. It is thought that some
one took it home to examine it) and forgot to
return it.
Two car loads of melons were shipped
from Leesburg on Tuesday. One from Ba
couton was to go Wednesday and Pelliam
•was to send off two.
W. Brantley Johnson, an Oglethorpe boy,
but now of Birmingham, Ala., was married
on Thursday of last week to Miss Sallie
reagin, of Sumter county, Go,
The Marshallville Times has seen returns
of about twenty bushels of peaches and
plums sent to New York, which it says jiaid
e pnoflt of nearly $.5 per bushel.
Miss Octavia Coleman, of South Carolina,
a niece of Mrs. Dr. McCall, died suddenly
In Quitman of heart disease, superinduced
by measles, on Saturday night last.
Several families of Mormons left Grady
last week for Utah. Strange, indeed, that in
this enlightened age people with ordinary
intelligence can be duped in this way.
i Camilla sent off her first car load of
melons on Monday and they have been
going daily all the week. Plenty of melons
Jor sale were in tow on last Saturday.
A number of dogs, supposed to have been
bitten by the mad dog which recently
created so much excitement at Tallapoosa,
have since been shot, and still the work
oes on.
■ The weather signals, which had been
from Athens for the past few
months, have been re-established, and will
jbe displayed as usual from the pole on top
fcf the note!.
L The public schools of Athens closed
•Wednesday, and 1,300 boys and girls are
(enjoying the summer holidays. When they
fcieet again in September, two large brick
buildings will be ready for use.
Mi's. Sallie Rogers, aged 30 years, walked
from her home to Hartwell, a distance of
Jour miles, one day recently, without evinc
ing fatigue. Longevity is'one of the at
tractive features of Hart oounfcy.
I The colored Methodists of McDonough
pre getting on finely with their church
Mulcting. Their minister. Rev. E. D. Ged
pns, has done a groat, deal towards raising
pie funds for building the church.
f Uncle Johnnie Tingle, of McDonough,
(Who is the rise of "5 years, is plowing a crop
jof twenty acres. The crop is in good condi
tion, and the old gentleman puts in the
whole of his time between the plow handles.
I A movement was comhienced last week
nn Buena Vista for the purpose of organ
uziug a bank. There were twenty-eight
shares, representing SSO each, subscribed in
■ few minutes, and up to Thursday noon
(there were fifty-five shares subscribed.
’ T'he Salvation Army continues in Athens,
kind is fast becoming a. first-class nuisance,
iso the people say. They meet every night
and sing, shout tambourines until
midnight. They M sending men all over
the country, and one of their camps will be
fet every wide place in the road,
t The Thomasville Young Female College
(Commencement began with the sermon
last Sunday. Graduating exercises on
Tuesday evening and the grand concert on
Wednesday, Juno 32. President Baker is a
veteran among college president* and is do
ing a grand work for Thomasville.
! Up to Friday morning eighty cars of
Melons had been billed and shjpjied from
Duitman. Of these, forty-two were shipped
West and thirty-eight East. This does
bot include the cars shipped from Dixie,
Which would swell the number shipped from
Brooks county to at least 100 carloads.
I W. T. Cooper, of Arnold Mills, says that
rn retiring one night last week he found
hat he had for hisbedmate a huge highland
tnoceasin. He did not treat him according
lo the old rule, kick him sprawling on the
floor, but quietly crept out of bed himself
fcnd used Ins walking cane ou the snake’s
Bead. “Such are the horrors of bachelor
life.”
Some of Tallapoosa’s enterprising citizens
propose that they have a big barbecue and
k grand old-fashioned celebration on the
Fourth of July. Quite a respectable sub
leription was for the purpose in a few
hours. By prompt and united action it
could yet be made a success, aud it would
he a telling advertisement for their wide
t wake little city.
The closing exercises of Walnut Grove high
jehoo), Chattoogaville. will take place June
13 and 23. Examination exercises will be
public, commencing on Wednesday, June
Entertainment by the little folks 8t
fight. Also examination Thursday; enter
kuument Thursduy night by the larger pil
ed*. Rev. 8. L. Russell, of Gaylesville, Ala.,
Is expected to deliver the valedictory.
Marian County Patriot: George Butt has
f*nt to this office a stalk of cotton over knee
igb,containing twenty squares nud a bloom,
Which was taken from a field averaging
Icarly the sane' size. George is one of our
Lost prosperous colored farmers, and it is
k ith pleasure that we note his sucres*. He
luns a four mule farm, owning his own stock
tnd implements, and makes money every
car.
About thirty grading hands are usually
fcuployed at tlie Piedmont fair grounds at
f- te <rf ft*, per day of eleven hours’
Pork. The grading has linen let to a con
tactor. Saturday morning I he hands made
I formal demand lord 1 per day, and when
I was refused, down went the shovels and
|ieks, and thirty perspiring citizens took
ip their coats and lunch baskets and walked
l Jl rny - , A compromise will probably bo
• ftcfcoa.
The Albany .Veir* and Advertiner
castor oil is an uifolliblo
Vmedy for the sting of bees or
*Uier insect*. It has lxy-n tried by
.PCitons in that city, and has
' he i in every instance.
~, , ' i°‘ the poison
111 l .dlay the pain as soon hs applis,!/ As
rive 'trkd y it%o ft by r, ' lial,le l son;; who
.fJ 1 {*• to be a piompt and nover-foil-
I ng one, it b worth remembering.
_ Johp c - L'ung. who htu bcsu apvoiuted
postmaster at Leesburg, Fla., an office which
recently became Presidential, is an Albany
boy, who served his time as a compositor in
the.-Veins and Advertiser office. He is now
one of the proprietors of the Leesburg Com
mercial, and has boon doing well ever since
he went to Florida. He is a young man of
good mind, good heart and sterling quali
ties, and his old friends at Albany are
proud of him and rejoice iu his prosperity.
L. F. Nance’s turpentine distillery, near
Abbey ville, came very near being destroyed
by fire one night last week. The following
are the particulars: His son went to the dis
tillery after supper with a lantern to dip up
some spirits and put in a barrel that were
too hot to handle before supper, and putting
the lantern over the tub containing the
spirits, they ignited and burned rapidly.
The alarm was quickly given and help suffi
cient soon arrived, and with presence of
mind the flames were soon arrested, with a
loss of only twelve gallons of spirits and a
spirit barrel. Mr. Nance hau his right
hand blistered.
John Spier, Dan Harrison, Jack Hauga
book, John H. Claxtou and several others
cut some beaver dams up the creek, near
Montezuma, in order to muddy the holes
and catch fish. Jack was wailing along
down the stream and stepped on something
like an old turtle, when all of a sudden the
’gator started off in a hurry with him on
his back. He was knocked off pretty soon
bv the tail of the savage saurian, and one
of his feet and ankles pretty badly hurt.
They finally got him in a shallow place and
shot him with a pistol. He was not quite SI
feet long. They boys say they caught about
100 pounds of ■ line jack, trout and other
toothsome fish.
A remarkable surgical operation was per
formed in Oglethorpe county the other day.
Joshua Sims, a negro man, has for sometime
been complaining that he felt something
crawling in his leg, just above the knee. He
declared it was a crawfish, and said he
could feel him biting him all the time.
Physicians made an examination and laugh
ed at Joshua, telling him there was nothing
wrong with him. He would not be satisfied,
however, and he consulted a negro hoo-doo
doctor. This doctor performed some kind
of an operation, and sure enough brought
forth a live crawfish from Joshua’s leg.
That is, the negroes claim he did, and say
that Joshua has the crawfish to show for
itself. He lias, at all events, made no com
plaints since.
The Stonewall Academy building, situated
about eight miles north of Quitman in the
Morven district, was burned last week.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of an
inoendiary. The school, in charge of Mr.
Williams, was in a prosperous condition
and the citizens are at a loss to conjecture
who the incendiary is. During the past
two years four school houses, white and
black, have been burned in Morven. Throe
churches, a mill and other property have
also been destroyed by the torch of the in
cendiary. Morven is one of the most
moral, religious aud intelligent communi
ties in the county aud the few vicious ]>er
sons who are doing the mischief in that sec
tion, be they white or black, should be
be brought to summary justice and punish
ment.
FLORIDA.
Orange City people are troubled with
sore eyes.
J. H. Benjamin is the now editor of the
New Smyrna Freeze.
Fairview has a picnic and fish fry on
Lake Sarah Jane Saturday.
A horse race will be one of the attract ions
at Sanford’s Fourth of July celebration
The Oxford Cornet Band have reorganized
and employed a teacher, and more members
are wanted.
The commissions for the officers of the
Orlando Guards, Florida State troops, have
been received.
The new Volusia Board of County Com
missioners is expected to organize at Enter
prise next week.
W. H. Gamble, of Wildwood, shipped a
carload of melons which netted s2lll, and
has more' to ship.
The Tampa Street Railroad Company is
laying more track, taking in North Tampa
via the brickyard.
W. J. Monroe, of Wild wood, realized over
S3OO from his vegetable crop, and will make
corn, etc., for home use.
It is rumored that the B. S. O. C. and A.
R. R. will extend its line across the river to
the beach at New' Smyrna.
The old Volusia Board of County Com
missioners turn over a surplus of nearly
$15,000 to their successors.
The Palatka city council will meet in a
day. or two and divide the city into wards,
as providi-d by the new charter.
Mr. Lankoster, of the firm of Austin &
Lankester, of Orange City, has pre-empted
eighty acres of land ou tiie beach, opposite
New Smyrna.
G. E. Eady, of Wildwood, will commence
shipping watermelons this week. He ex
pects to ship 75 or 80 carloads this season,
aud his melons are flue.
W. K. Palmer has opened an ice cream
saloon at Como. The prettiest girls in the
State are happy, but the gilded youth of
Como are strangely despondent.
R. S. Head, formerly the local agent of
the St. Augustine and Palatka railway is
now' the soliciting agent of that road, in
which position he is doing some good work.
Editor Marsh, of the Pioneer, has shaken
the dust of Fort Meade from his sandals,
and will publish a paper soon at Charlotte
Harbor. The Pioneer is temporarily sus
pended.
Genial Capt. Tuttle, of the Louisville and
Nashville, went over to New Smyrna Sun
day last to gather turtle eggs|on the beach,
and also to gather inspiration far his next
Ellen N. “pome.”
Quarantine has been established between
Kt. Augustine and Jacksonville, Dr. A. G.
Phillips having been appointed as quaran
tine officer on the Jacksonville and St.
Augustine railroad.
One of Bartow’s belles is so much in de
mand that she held to have the following
hung up in her parlor: “Entertainment be
gins at i :30 p. m. and dismissed at 10, slutrp,
p. m. No Exceptions"
W. A. Hawkins, w'bo has been connected
with the B. 8., O. C. and A. railroad for
over two years, resigned the position of
general passenger and freight agent, and
left last week to engage iu the real estate
business at Pablo.
The water was turned on at the great ar
tesian well at St. Augustine Saturday, nnd
its immense force and volume exhibited.
The flow seems to have no diminution, and
the water gushes forth at the rate of 10,000,-
000 gallons a day.
C. I. Rowton, living near Palatka, lias
some very fine grapes this season. They
were very fine for an early variety’, of good
size and excellent flavor. Air. Row-ton’s
vines are well filled with fruit, and he will
have a profitable crop.
Tampa just now is in a state of transition.
Hor old charter lias been abolished, and the
new’ one going into effect. An election of
city officials will Is? held on the second Tues
>day in July. Nearly every inou you meet
is a candidate for some office.
Cant. J. E. Lucas, of Palatka, has char
tered his little steamer Princess to the
Fnited States Surveying Corns for the Rum
mer, and she will bo used while making the
survey of the St . John’s bar, plying between
tiiat point and St. Augustine.
The Lakeland Florida Cracker is publish
ing a history of Polk county. Other coun
ties would do well to get their early history
into cold type before the old settlers pass
away. A great deal is lost to history and
the world by a failure to do this.
Wliile Mr. Scainmell was working in hir
saw mill at hake Helen the other day a
seven foot alligator came up out of the lake
and scuted hinutelf upon a log near by. He
was lassoed, and is now kept safely in the
largo well of the Excelsior saw mills.
F. C. Austin, of Orange City, has secured
from the government a tract of liiO acres
of land on the Peninsula opposite New
Smyrna. It has a beach frontage of three
quarters of a mile, and Mr. Austin Is now
having lumber sawed for a summer cottage
on it.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. JUNE 21. 1887.
George Learer, of Morristown, Pa., is
clearing up several acres of his ground lying
south of the wine factory at Clay Springs,
preparatory to building for the fall boom.
George knows a good tiling when he sees it,
already owning one of the finest groves
around the springs.
M. G. Rowe, of Dade City, as well as
Messrs. Sumner and Overstreet, of the some
place, have fields of corn growing that will
average 35 or 40 bushels per acre. These
gentlemen are all practical and progressive
farmers, who cultivate their crops intelli
gently and industriously.
Capt Alex. Wallace is at the North for
the purpose of purchasing a locomotive and
ferry boat for the New Arlington and May
port railroad. The steamer will ply be
tween Jacksonville aud Arlington—the ter
minus of the road. The dock will be at
the foot of Market sti’eet.
At a meeting of the Gainesville Guards
Saturday night seventeen new members
were received. Mr. I. E. Webster was
elected Captain, John 8. Twomey First
Lieutenant and E. A. Evans Second Lieu
tenant. The company is now iu finer con
dition than it has ever been.
Chipley will soon have another saw mill.
Some enterprising men have bought the
Moomau saw mill and engine and wUI bring
it to that town, and intend combining with
it a cotton gin, shingle mill, planing and
grist mill. They will get all the business
they can attend to and make money.
In the lot of William Ivers on lornon
street, Palatka, there are several orange and
lemon trees in bloom at present, a state of
things very rare at this season of the year.
Mr, Ivers cannot account for the appearance
of the blooms at this time, as he never be
fore saw these trees iu bloom in June.
Capt. Jin k Staplebuilder, of Paola, left
Tuesday night for Lynn, Mass., w’here he
goes to complete arrangements for building
'the $30,000 tourists’ hotel at Mt. Dora, which
will be begun in about a month. The Cap
tain is a builder of no little note, and all his
work is done in the very best manner.
The Polk County Board of Health has
appointed the following gentlemen as in
spectors of the sanitary condition of the
various towns of the county.: For Auburn
dale, Dr. D. A. Duckworth; for Lakeland,
Dr. F. L. Brooks; for Fort Meade, Dr. W.
L. Weems; tor Bartow, Mr. D. J. Baskin.
The Palatka police officers, not satisfied
with catching all the cows, hogs and dogs,
and impounding them, have got after the
geese. The other day the geese of C. P.
Devereux and those or George H. Cox, were
“arrested.” The next thiug will bo the old
reliable hens and pet birds about the house.
A happy crowd of menr-makers were
gathered together at Mr. R. Grim’s resi
qpnoe at Como, last Tuesday evening. Miss
Laura Haxton, a visiting cousin of Mr.
Grim’s, from Indiana, was queen of the
festivities and graciously dispensed wel
comes, smiles and more solid refreshments.
A party from Eliaville, composed of Mrs.
Toby, Miss Grace McCormick and Dr. E.
Thompson, were stopped and detained two
or three hours at Baldwin recently, by the
Jacksonville quarantine authorities. The
officer was not disposed to accept an offhand
certificate from the doctor, and the party
felt very indignant. They did not enjoy
their trip very greatly.
J. E. Ingraham, President of the South
Florida road. Col. H. S. Haines, general
manager of the Plant system; Capt. James
Fitzgerald, superintendent of tne Plant
steamship line, and Capt. Swoope, super
intendent of the South Florida road, were in
Tampa last week holding a consultation in
regard to the extension of the South Florida
railroad to Brushy Point.
The Putnam County Board of Health, at
its meeting Saturday, decided to remove the
quarantine on that county on all the roads
leading into Palatka except the St. Joiui’s
aud Halifax load. The counties south have
such effective quarantines that the board
think they are fully protected, and that
there is no fiu-ther necessity in quarantining
any place except the Halifax coast.
A sample of German millet hay from the
plantation of T. J. Roberts may be seen at
the Floridian office. The yield was four
tons to the acre, and a heavy cut of grass
hay will be taken from the same ground
later in the season. Mr. Roberts, who has
demonstrated how well farming will pay in
I jeon county, harvested forty bushels of ex
tra heavy oats to the acre this season.
Macon Daily News: It is a noticeable
fact that the State of Florida matriculated
quite a number of pupils at Wesleyan this
year. The fair rosebuds from the “Land of
Flowers” bloomed into exquisite loveliness
at commencement. And right worthily
have these young ladies borne themselves
during the college term, sharing many of
the awards of merit conferred by the col
lege.
A debating society was organized at Kis
simmee Monday night by the election of
J. M. Colley, President; tv. B. Pigg, Vice
President; W. N. Goff, Secretary, aud H.
C. Stanford, Treasurer. Their next meeting
will be at the Young Men’s Christian Asso
ciation rooms Monday evening at 8 o’clock,
J une 27. The subject for discussion will ho
“resolved. That the reading of fiction is
more injurious than beneficial.”
A primary was held at San Antonio Fri
dav for the purpose of nominating county
officers. Hon. A. S. Mann presided at the
meeting and made a speech. All the men
nominated are Mann men. The following
are the nominees: For Clerk, 11. H. Henley:
For Sheriff, J. A. Grady; County Judge,
D. O. Thrasher i Superintendent of Public
Instruction, A. H. Ravisee. Tbe election
will take place ou next Saturday, June 25.
The Academy of the Sacred Heart at
Palatka, will be moved during the present
summer vacation, back from Lemon street,
to the lot on Oak street, just in rear of tne
Catholic church. The lot on which the
academy now stands was recently traded to
Mr. Daiton for the Oak street property, end
the new location will be in every way bet
ter stutod for school purposes. New’addi
tions will lie built to tne already large
building, and other improvements will be
made.
Through th e efforts of the Transportation
Committee of the Palatka Board of Trade,
the Florida Southern, St. Augustine and
Palatka and tlie St. John's aud Halifax
railroads have decided to run excursion
trains one day in each week over their lines
to Palatka, charging only one fare from
any given point and return. These excur
sions will begin on next Wednesday, and a
large number of people will lake advantage
of the cheap rates to visit Palatka and do
their trading.
Tiie closing exercises of the Academy of
the Sacred Heart, Palatka, took place Fri
day. The past term has been a very pros
perous one and the attendance of pupils
large and regular. The examinations,
written and oral, hml been held previously
and the children showed the excellent train
ing and care they had received. The senior
class averaged about ninety-five and the
junior class about ninety, while the children
of tiie primary de|>artmout showed a good
average all around.
F. B. Pii'kering, who sold the machinery
and has put in operation a very successful
plant at Tampa, is in Orlando with the
view of arranging for an electric light corn
party at that place. Orlando is a progressive
city, with wido-nwake business men, and
the brilliant arc lights made by tlie dynamo
of the Western Electric Light Company,
which are now in operation nt Tamiux, are
nn advertisement ot a convenience of which
any city should feel proud. A meeting of
tlie business men of Orlando will be called
in a day or two to investigate Mr. Picker
ing’s plans aud figures, pre)aratory to the
organization of a stock company for the
purchase of a plant there.
Mnj. H. Conant, who has just returned
from South Florida, says that the Key West
refugees who landed at’Sarasota about two
w<*‘Us ago, ore at the quarantine station,
about seven miles from Arcadia. They
have been provided with bents and other
necessaries, and all of them are in excellent
health. There are thirty-five people in all,
and in a day or two they will be allowed to
Srooeed wherever they wont to go, the
fteen days quarantine having been com
plied with. Two of the party died from ex
posure, the man found dead in the woods be
ing oue of them, but uo fever luu developed,
end it is thought that it is now safe to allow
them to proceed on their journey.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
Company's authorities plan to have a room
fitted up in their passenger depot in Jack
sonville for the display of Florida soils,
products, birds, beasts, fishes and the like,
to show the arriving tourists the resources
of fertile Florida. Already, it is said, the
collection has bee* started, and when
enough has been gathered together to make
a respectable show it will be put in the
proposed position. The plan will approve
itself to every sensible citizen, and people
in all the counties who wish their section
represented will do well to prepare
attractive collections aud forward them;
those from along the line mentioned, it is
presumed, preferred.
On Tuesdav night, about 12 o’clock, Depu
ty Sheriff Howell, of Sumterville. was
awakened by a loud hammering at the jail.
Fearing that an effort was being made to
break in, he armed himself and cautiously
approached the building, when he discov
ered that the noise proceeded from within,
and on inquiring wliat was the matter, was
told that there was a dead man there. Re
turning to town and getting Dr. Snow and
several other parties to accompany him, as
a means of precaution, he entered the jail
nnd found a dead man, as represented, in
the person of a negro named Frank Hands,
who had died suddenly in his cell. He had ap
peared in good health the previous day, had
eaten ail his meals heartily, and seemed in
fine spirits in the evening, singing and joKing
after going to bed. About 11 o’clock other
inmates were aroused by an unusual noise
proceeding from biscot, when the discovery
was made that ho was dead. The deceased
was arrested in Polk county and lodged in
jail there about a month ago, upon a war
rant charging Lint with stealing SIOO
from Hon. Fat, Kelly over two year* ago.
Ha was about twenty-four years of age. It
is supposed that his death resulted from ap
oplexy or heart disease.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Three small wooden houses near the G.
and L. depot, Greenville, and owned by
three colored men, were destroyed by fire
just before day Friday morning. The loss
is estimated at $1,300.’ The fire companies
turned out promptly and did efficient work,
but could not save the building.
The Craig Kaolin Company, of Aiken,
with a capital stock of $15,000, has been
organized for the purpose of mining and
manufacturing kaolin, etc., with Hon.
Claude E. Sawyer as President. It is pro
posed to build a tramway to the railroad
for the purpose of shipping the product.
A life convict who had just been sen
tenced at Walterboro for burglary escaped
from a guard at George’s Station on the
South Carolina road while being taken to
the penitentiary to serve a life sentence.
The prisoner’s name is William Dyke, and
he made his escape by jumping through a
car window.
It is a source of congratulation to the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of South Caro
lina that Rev. Ellison Capers has declined a
call to Birmingham, Ala. The salary offered
is considerably in excess of what he is now
receiving as “the rector of Christ church,
Greenville, but nevertheless he has deter
mined to remain in this troubled diocese.
Holly Springs High School (Spartanburg
county) will have a public exhibition on
Thursday, June 23. The exercises will con
sist of declamations and recitations on the
part of the pupils, and addresses by Prof.
F. C. Woodward, R. K. Carson, Esq.,
and Superintendent William S. Morrison.
At night there will be charades, dia
logues, etc.
Reports from West Point show that Cadet
T. B. Donaldson, Jr., of Greeneville, stands
thirty-eighth in the graduating class of
sixty-fqw members. John M. Jenkins, of
Yorkvilje, is eleventh. Cadet Donaldson
is in the third section in engineering, in the
fifth in ordnance and gunnery, in the third
in modern languageis, and in the sixth in
law, there being eight sections in each
department.
H. M. Dibble, a farmer from the State of
Michigan, who purchased the “Montmorenci
Park” farm, has just completed another silo.
He intends engaging extensively in stock
raising. He has a nice little herd of thor
oughbred Jerseys purchased from Col.
Cheatham, of Edgefield. There are many
farms in Aiken county adapted to this busi
ness. All that is needed is the necessary
capital and plenty of common sense.
J. C. Garlington, editor of the Laurens
Advertiser, and Miss Annie Frierson, a
charming and accomplished daughter of
Rev. E. O. Frierson, were married Thurs
day night in the Presbyterian church at
Laurens in the presence of a large number
of relatives and friends. The church was
beautifully decorated. Messrs. E. P. Mo-
Kissick and T. P. McGowan were the ushers.
Tbe bridesmaids were Misses Lula Frierson
and Hattie Jones, aud the groomsmen,
Messrs. Lee Simpson and Macbeth Youug.
Saturday night some party or parties
went to the stable of Orlando Dickert, in
the Saluda section, took a fine mare out and
shot her dead. The mare was worth at
least g 135, and is a heavy loss to Mr. Dick
ert. On the same night, the same parties, it
is supposed, rocked the house of James Al
britton, and when he went out they shot at
him, but luckily mistook a garment hang
ing on the door for Mr. Albritton, and did
not seriously hurt him. although he was hit
in the leg by a stray shot. These depreda
tions have been going on for some years in
this section, and it is certainly time it was
stopped.
A joint stock company with a capital of
$5,000 was organized in Laurens last Mon
day, for the manufacture of brick. This is
the amount already subscribed, but it is ex
pected that the capital stock will be con
siderably increased. Arrangements will be
made to begin operations at once. This, in
fact, is the first step toward building the
proposed cotton factory. The first, work
done will be to manufacture enough brick
for that building, and put them in as so
much stock. Tne following are the direc
tors for the new enterprise: A. H. Martin,
S. D. Garlington, J. 11. Sullivan. D. J. T.
Pool, J. O. C. Fleming, N. B. Dial, J. J.
Pluss.
Aiken Recorder: During the past week
James Aldrich, Esq., has been engaged as
special referee, by the appointment of Judge
Kershaw, in hearing the important case of
Jesse Thompson & Cos. against D. B. Giliison
and the Aiken Building and Loan Associa
tion and others. Tlio main fight in the ease
is the defense set up by Mr. Giliison that the
liond and mortgage of the building and loan
association is usurious. This question in in
terest and importance reaches beyond the
amount involved in the present case, as its
decision will affect the building ami loan
associations not only in our town, but else
where. We presume Mr. Aldrich will file
his decision this week, and that either side
will appeal to Judge Hutson.
McDonough Institute.
Thp following is the programme for the
commencement exercises of McDonough In
stitute:
SUNDAY, JUNE 36.
Commencement sermon at. 11 o'clock n.
m., by Rev. H. C. Hornady. Habbath
school address 1 p. m.
MONDAY, JUNK 27.
Exhibit of primary classes from 9 to 12 a.
ni. Primary prize < fee lama tion anil recita
tion from <7 to 10 p. m.
TUESDAY, JUNK 28.
Exhibit of advanced classes from 0 to 12
a. m. Academic prize declamation mid
recitation 7to 11 p. m.
WEDNESDAY, COMMENCEMENT DAY.
Arithmetical and Grammatical Buttles
from Btolo a. in. "McDonough Institute,”
by T. B. Harwell, Esq., Secretary Board of
Directors, 10 to 11 a. m. Delivery of Medala
by Commencement Orator from 11 to J3 a.
in. Rose ball Wednesday evening. Mrs. A.
C. Nolan’a Grand Concert 7tollp. m.
THURSDAY HIOHT, JUNK 30.
Pieces of Fact, Fun aud Fancy 7to 11
p. m. All are invited.
Kill DA V NIOIIT, JULY 1.
Orand Sociable and Reunion of Pupils
aud Friends.
SHIPPING.
oceaOteamship company
for
New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
PASSAGE TO NEW VORK.
CABIN . . .S2O 00
EXCURSION 32 00
STEERAGE 10 00
PASSAGE TO BOSTON.
CABIN 8 00
EXCURSION 32 00
STEERAGE 10 00
PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA.
(via Nkw York).
CABIN ... 822 50
EXCURSION 36 00
STEERAGE... 12 50
THE magnificent steamships, of these lines
are appointed to sail as follows—standard
time:
to :nt:w york.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W. Catharine,
TUESDAY, June 31, at 6p. M.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. H. C. Daggett,
FRIDAY, June 34, at 7:30 P. M.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. W. H. Fisher, SUN
DAY, June 20, at 9:30 a. m.
CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. F. Smith, TUES
DAY, June 28, at 11:30 A. u.
TO BOSTON.
CITY OF MACON, Capt, W. Kelley, THURS
DAY, June 23, at 7 a. m.
GATE CITY, Capt. D. Hedge, THURSDAY,
June 30, at 3 p. m.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
[POR FREIGHT ONLT.I *
JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. Aseins, SATURDAY,
June 25, at 8:30 A. M.
DESSOUG, Capt, N. F. Howes, SATURDAY,
July 2, at 3:80 p. M.
Through bills of lading given to Eastern and
Northwestern points and to ports of the United
Kingdom and the Continent.
For freight or passage apply to
C. G. ANDERSON, Agent,
City Exchange Building.
Merchants’ and Miners’ .Transportation Corn’y.
For Baltimore.
CABIN sl2 50
SECOND CABIS WOO
THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti
more as follows—City time:
JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt. Foster, THURSDAY,
June 23, at 7:00 p. m.
GEORGE APPOLD, Capt, Billups, TUESDAY,
June 28, at 2:00 p. m.
JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt. Foster, MONDAY,
July 4, at 6:00 p. m.
GEORGE APPOLD, Capt. Billups. SATUR
DAY, July 9, at 10 a. m.
And from Baltimore on the days above named
at 8 p. m.
Through hills lading given to all points West,
all the manufacturing towns in New England,
and to ports of tho United Kingdom and the
Continent.
JAS. B. WEST & CO., Agents,
114 Bay street.
SEA ISLAND ROUTE.
Steamer St. Nicholas?.
( apt. M. P. USINA,
VtTTLL LEAVE Savannah from wharf foot of
\\ TJncoln street for DOBOY. DARIEN,
BRUNSWICK and FERNANDINA, every TUES
DAY and FRIDAY at 6 p. m.. city time, con
necting at Savannah with New York, Philadel
phia, Boston and Baltimore steamers, at Fer
nandlua with rail for Jacksonville and all points
in Florida, and at Brunswick with steamer for
Satilla river.
Freight received to within half hour of boat's
departure.
Freight not signed for 24 hours after arrival
will be at risk of consignee.
Tickets on wharf and boat.
C. WILLIAMS, Agent,
For Augusta and Way Landings.
Front JUNE 6th until further notice the
STEAMER ETHEL,
Capt. W. T. GIBSON,
Will leave for AUGUSTA and WAY LANDINGS
Every Monday at G I*. M.
Returning, arrive nt Savannah SATURDAY
atSp. m. W. T. GIBSON, Manager.
PUNT STEAMSHIP LINE!
TampAvey West, Havana,
semi-weekly.
m SOUTH-BOUND.
Lv and Thursday 0:30 p. m.
Ar Tuesday and Friday 4 p. in.
Ar Wednesday and Saturday 6 a. m.
NORTHBOUND.
Lv Wednesday and Saturday noon.
Lv JBr\Ve:,Wednesday and Saturday 10 p.m.
Arßßtipa Tmu-nday ana Sunday 0 p. m.
Connecting at Tampa with Went India Fast
Train to and from Northern and Eastern cities.
For stateroom accommodation* apply to City
Ticket Office K.. F. & W. R’y, Jacksonville, or
Agent riant Steamship Line, Tampa.
C. D. OWENS, Tramo Manager.
li. 8. HAINES, General Manager.
May 1, 1887.
FOOb PUOI)U CTS,
FOREST GIT! MILLS,
Prepared Stock Food for
Horses, Mules, Milch Cows
and Oxen. Made out of pure
grain. Guaranteed Sweet and
Nutritious.
Bond,Haynes&Elton
RAILROADS.
SO M B f) U L E
CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Savannah, Ga., May 22.1887.
ON and after this dale Passenger Trains will
run daily unless marked t, which are daily,
except Sunday.
The standard time, by which these trains run,
is 38 minutes slower than Savannah city time:
No. 1. No. 8. No. 5. No. 77
Lv Savannah..7:oo am 8:20 pm 5:15 pm 5:40 pm
Ar Guyton 0:40 pm
Ar Milton 9:40 am 11:03 pm 7:80 pm 8:45 pm
Ar Augusta, .tl :45 pm 7:15 am 9:35 pm
Ar Macon 1:30 pm 3:20 am
Ar Atlanta 5:30 pm 7:3oam ...
Ar Columbus- .9:30 pm 2:45 am
Ar Montg’ry 7:09 pm
Ar Eufaula.A .. .... 3:sopm ....
Ar Albany 2:45 pm ■■
_ Train No. 9+ leaves Savannah 2:00 p. m,; ar
rives Guyton 3:00 p. m.
Passengers for Sylvania, Wrightsville, Mil
ledge villa andEatonton should take 7:00 a. m.
train.
Passengers for Thomaston, Carrollton, Perry,
Fort Gaines, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Blakely
and Clayton should take the 8:20 p. m. train.
No. 2. No. 4. No. 0. No. 8.
Lv Augusta 10:00 pm 6:00, am
Lv Macon. .10:35 am 10:50 pm
Lv Atlanta.. o:soam 0:60 pm
LvColumbus 11:00 pm 12:45 pm
Lv Montg’ry. 7:25 pm 7:40 am
Lv Eufaula .10:18 pm 10:49 am
Lv Albany.. s:osam
Lv Millen 2:28 pm 3:10 am 8:00 am 5:20 am
Lv Guyton.. 4:o3pm s:olam 9:27 am 0:55 am
Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 0:15 am 10:30 am 8:05 am
“Train No. lOt leaves Guyton 3:10 p. m.; arrives
Savannah 4:25 p. ni.
Sleeping cars on all night trains between Sa
vannah, Augusta, Macon and Atlanta, also Ma
con and Columbus.
Train No. 3, leaving Savannah at 8:20 p. tn.,
will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other
point t£ put off passengers between Savannah
and Jnfcen.
Train No. 4 will stop on signal at stations be
tween Millen and Savannah to take on passen
gers for Savannah.
Train No. 5 will stop on signal at stations be
tween Savannah and Millen to take on passen
gers for Augusta or points on Augusta branch.
Train No. 0 will stop between MUlen And Sa
vannah to put off passengers from Augusta and
points on Augusta branch. ,
Connections at Savannah with Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway for ail points in
Florida.
Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths
on sale at City Office, No. 20 Bull street, and
Depot Office SO minutes before departure of
each train.
J. C- SHAW. G. A. WHITEHEAD,
Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Charleston k Savannah Railway Cos.
/“CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa
\_V vannah. Florida and Western Railway.
Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand- c
ard time (30th meridian), which is 36 minutes
slower than city time.
NORTHWARD.
No. 14* 38+ 66* 78*
Lv Sav’h ..12:26 p m 4:00 pm 6:45 a m 8:23 pro
Ar Augusta 12:30 pm ■
Ar Beaufort 6:08 pm 10:15 a m
-V P. Royal 6:20 p m 10:30 a m
ArAl’dafe,. 7:40 p m B:lspm 10:20 a m
Ar Cha’ston 5:00 p m 9:20 p m 11:40 a m 1:25 a m
SOUTHWARD.
33* 85* 21*
Lv Cha'ston 7:10 a m 3:35 p m 4:00 a m
Lv Augusta 12:85 pm
Lv Al'clale.. 5:10 a m 3:o7pra
Lv P. Royal. 7:00 a m 2:00 pro
Lv Beaufort T*l2a m 2:15 pm
Ar Sav'h... .10:15 am 6:63 p m 6:41 a m
♦Daily between Savannah and Charleston.
♦Sundays only.
Train No. 78 makes no connection with Port
Royal and Augusta Railway, and stops only at
Ridgeland, Green Pond and Ravenel. Train 14
stops only at Yemassee and Green Pond, and
connects for Beaufort and Port Royal daily, and
for Allendale daily, except Sunday. Trains 35
and 66 connect from and for Beaufort and Port
Royal daily.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations and all
other information apply to WM. BREN,
Special Ticket Agent, 22 Bull street, and at
Charleston and Savannah railway ticket office,
at Savannah, Florida and western Railway
depot. C. S. GADSDEN, Supt,
■Junk 9,1887.
FRUIT AND GROCERIES.
I WILL SELL
The following articles cheaper
than can be bought elsewhere:
Raisins, Starch,
Nuts, Soap,
Pigs, Clothes Pins,
Dates, Clothes Lines,
Dried Apples, Soda,
Dried Peaches, Olive Oil,
Tea, Toilet Soap,
Extracts, Pickles.
LEMONS BY THE BOX.
LEMONS BY THE HUNDRED.
LEMONS BY THE DOZEN.
Call and get prices before buying elsewhere.
K. POWER,
Corner Congress, Bull and St. Julian.
ITA Y.
CHOICE EASTERN HAY
FANCY WESTERN HAY.
Qow Peas.
SPECKLED, BLACK EYE, CLAY and MIXED.
LEMONS.
FRESH STOCK MESSINA LEMONS.
CORN, OATS, BRAN. CORN EYES.
PEANUTS, ONIONS. ETC.
Close Prices on Car Lots of Hay and Grain.
169 BAY.
W.T). SIMKINS&CO.
"oak tubs.
200 OAK TUBS,
With three Galvanized Hoops
on each Tub, the same in which
our Fine Butter is shipped. For
sale low, at
A. M. & C. W, WESTS.
STOVE*.
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RAILROADS.
Savannah, Florida & Western Railway
[All trains on this road are run by Central
Standard Time.]
Time card in effect june 19, p 7
Passenger trains on this road will run daily
as follows: ’
WEST INDIA FAST MAIL.
READ DOWN. READ tTp
7:00 am Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 pn j
12:30 p m Lv Jacksonville Lv 7:ooam
4:4opm Lv Sanford Lv I:lsam
9:oopmAr Tampa. Lv 8:00pm
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE.
ijs
RETS}
Ar x . [WM. r
Pullman buffet cars to and from New York
and Tampa.
NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS.
7:OoamLv Savannah Ar 7:58 pm
8:42 a ill Lv Jesup Ar 6:16 p m
9:50 am Ar Waycross Lv 5:05 pm
11:26 a m Ar Callahan Lv~ShSTYTm
12:00 noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:05 n m
7:00 a m Lv Jacksonville Ar 7:45 p m
10:15am Lv Waycross Ar~44o~pm
12:04 pm Lv Valdosta Lv 2:56 p m
12:34 pm Lv Quitman Lv 2:28 p m
I:22pm Ar.... Thomasville Lv I:4spm
3:35 p m Ar Cambridge LvTh&Yin
4:04 pm Ar Chattahoochee Lv ll SO a m
Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville
and New York, to and from Waycross and New
Orleans via Pensacola.
EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS.
I:3opm Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 p m
3:20 p m Lv Jesup. Lv 10:32 a m
4:40 pni Ar Waycross Lv 9:23 am
7:45 p m Ar Jacksonville Lv 7:00 ain
4:15 pm Lv _ Ar 9:45 a m
7:20 p m Lv.... Waycross Ar 6:35 a m
B:3lpm Ar Dupont... Lv 5:30 aia
B:2spm Lv.... ..LakeCity....... ArT6i4sam
3:45pi1l Lv Gainesville Ar 10:30am
6:55 p ill Lv Live Oak Ar 7:loam
8:40 p m L v Dupont Ar“ 5:25 am
10:55 p m Ar Thomasville Lv 3:25 ain
m Ar Albany Lv 1:25a m
Pullman buffet ears to and from Jacksonville
and St. Louis via Thomasville, Albany, Mont
gomery and Nashville.
ALBANY EXPRESS.
7:35pm Lv....Savannah Ar 6:loam
10:05pm Lv Jesuf* Lv 3:lsam
12:40 am .Waycross Lv 12:10am
5:80 am Ar Jacksonville ~0T~ 1:00 pm
9:00 pm Lv Jacksonville Ar 5:30 a m
1:05 am Lv Waycross Ar 11:30 p m
2j3oam Ar Dupont Lv 10:06pm
7:10 am Ar Live Oak ......Lv 6:56 p m
10:30 amAr . Gainesville Lv 3:45 pns
10:45 a m Ar Lake City Lv 3:25 prq
2:55 a m Lv .. Dupont Ar 9:35 pm
6:30 am Ar Thomasville Lv 7:00 pm
11:40am Ar Albany Lv 4:oopm
Stops at all regular stations. Pullman
sleeping cars to and from Jacksonville and Sa
vannah.
THOMASVILLE EXPRESS. *
6:05 a m Lv Waycross Ar' 7:00 p m
10:25 a mAr Thomasville Lv 2:15 p m
Stops at all regular and flag stations.
JESUP EXPRESS.
8:45 pmLv Savannah Ar 8:30 am
6:lopmAr Jesup Lv 5:25 am
Stops at all regular and flag stations.
CONNECTIONS.
At Savannah for Charleston at 6:45 a m. (ar
rive Augusta via Yemassee at 12:30 p m), 12:26
p m and B:2# pm; for Augusta and Atlanta at
i :00 am, 5:15 pin and 8:20 pm; with steamships
for New York Sunday, Tuesday and Friday: for
Bostou Thursday: for Baltimore every fifth day.
At JESUP for Brunswick at 3:30 a m an<U3:3J
pm; for Macon 10:30 a m and 11:07p m.
At WAYCROSS for Brunswick at 10:00 am and
5:05 p m.
At CALLAHAN for Fernandina at 2:47 p mj
for Waldo, Cedar Key, Ocala, etc , at 11:27 am.
At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, etc.,
at 10:58 a m and 7:80 p m.
At GAINESVILLE for Ocala, Tavares, Brooks
ville and Tampa at 10:55 a m.
At ALBANY for Atlanta, Macon, Montgom
ery, Mobile. New Orleans, Nashville, etc.
At CHATTAHOOCHEE for Pensacola, Mobil#,
New Orleans at 4:14 p m.
Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured
at BREN'S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger
Station.
WM. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent.
R. G. FLEMING Superintendent _
South Florida Railroad^
Central Standard. Time.
ON and after MONDAY’, June 13. 1887, train!
will arrive and leave as follows:
•Daily. tDaiiy except Sundays, lDaily exn
cept Mondays.
LIMITED WEST INDIA FAST MAIL.
I .earn Jacksonville (J., T and K. W.) *12:30p
m. Sanford 4:40 p m: arrive Tftmpa 9:00 p tn.
Returning leave Tampa 8:00 pm, Sanford
l:0Oam; arrive Jacksonville (J., T. and K W.)
6:30 a m.
WAY TRAINS.
Leave Sanford for Tampa and way
stations ti B:4oam
Arrive at Tampa V ...t| 1:35 pm
Returning leave Tampa at +,l 9:00 am
Arrive at Sanford tj 1:45 p m
Leave Sanford for Kissim
mee and way stations at.+lo:2o am and 5:00 pm
Arrive at Kissimmee at.... + 1:20 pin and 7:05 p m
Returning leave Kissimmee +6:00 a m and 2:16 p m
Arrive at Sanford +B;2oamands:Bspm
tiSteamboat Express.
BARTOW BRANCH.
Lv Bartow Junction...+ll:4s a ni and * 7:4opm
Ar Bartow 12:55 p m and 8:40 pm
Returning Lv Bartow..+ 9:30 a m and * 6:00 p m
Ar Bartow Junction. . 10:4) am and 7:10 pm
PEMBERTON FERRY BRANCH.
Operated by the South Florida Railroad.
♦Leave Bartow for Pemberton Ferry
and way stations at 7:15 a m
Arrive at Pemberton Ferry st 9:50 a m
♦Returning leave Pemberton Ferry at. 5:00 p ra
Arrive at Bartow at 8:00 pm
ILeave Pemberton Ferry 7:00 a m
Arrive Bartow ........ 11:20am
(Leave Bartow 12:40 p m
Arrive Pemberton Ferry 4:50 p m
SANFORD AND INDIAN RIVER R. B.
Leave Sanford for Lake Charm and
way stations 6:60 p a
Arrive Lake Charm 7:15 p m
Returning—
I-eave Lake Charm 6:30 a m
Arrives at Sanford 8:00 am
SPECIAL CONNECTIONS.
Sanford with the Sanford and
Indian River Railroad for Oviedo and points on
Like Jesup, with the People's Line and Deßary
I.ine of steamers, and J. T. and K W. Ry for
Jacksonville and all intermediate point# onth#
St. John’s river, and with steamers for Indian
river and the Upper St. John’s.
At Kissimmee with steamers for Forts Myers
and Bassinger and points on Kissimmee river.
At Pemberton Ferry with Florida Southern
Railway for nil points North and West, and at
Bartow wit h lhe Florida Soul hern Railway tor
Fort Meade and points South.
STEAMSHIP CONNECTIONS. „
Connects at Tampa with steamer 'Margaret
for Palmu Sola. Braldentowu, Palmetto, Mana
tee and all points on Hillsborough and Tampn
Bays.
Also, with (he elegant mail steamships “Mas
cotte" and “Olivette,” of the Plant Steamship
Cos., for Key West and Havana.
Through tickets sold at ull regular stations to
points North. East and West.
Baggage checked through.
Passengers for Havana can leave Sanford on
Limited West India East Mail train nt 4 Jfl |> m
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, connWtmf
same evening with steamer at Tampn
WILBUR McCOY,
General Freight and Ticket 5 gent.
"SUBURBAN RAILWAY.
City and Suburban Railway.
Savannah. Oa., May 81. tW
ON and after WEDNESDAY, June Ist. the
following schedule will be run on the Out
side Line:
lhavk arrive Ileavk isle I h%krr . t , v
CITY, CITY. IOY HOPE. MONTOOHEKY
*7:00 0:50 0:25 -•••*
10:25 8:40 8:15 <?
**3:46 2:00 1:30 L™
'7:1.5 >6:16 * -
There win be no early train from Isle of Hop*
on Sunday morning. ,
♦Ear Montgomery only. Passengor* for *•
of Hopt go via Montgomery without -'
charge. This train affords pareuts a cheap e
curaion before breakfast for young collar 0 "
with nurses. _
**Tbls 3:25 p. si. train last out of city Bund7
afternoon. ~,
+On Saturdays this train leave* city at '•
P. M J. 11. JOHNSTON
'T'O COUNTY OFFICERS.—Book* and Blank"
1 required by county officer# for la"'*♦*
the courts, or for office use, supplied to order
the MORNING NEWS PHINTIN'U UUUBL. 4
V. iut*kw suoot, SaYmnuthi