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The Weekly Democrat.
B. E. Rawdl A. Jbo. M. Kron «,
Editors and Proprietors-
JNO. M. BBO'VN, : B*sines8 Manager.
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1,1883.
EDITORIAL .NOTES.
—Col. H. S. Haines, the able
and popular general manager of
the Savannah, Florida, and Wes
tern Railway, will please accept
our thanks for the usual courtesies
of the season.
—Our people—We mean our
Decatur county,people—will have
on opportunity on the 17th day
of April next to say at the hallo
box whether or no the sale of
whiskey shall continue within
our boundary.
_—We are glad to note that J.
D. Richardson is a making the
Berrien County News a first class
local paper. Put all of your vim,
energy and courage into the en
terprise, June, and we will bet on
your success.
—In the person of Joe. Brown
Georgia has the ablest repre
sentative in the Senate ot the
United States. Senator Brown
lias his record and his enemies, but
his distinguished ability surmounts
them all. He is a great man and
no mistake.
—The Savannah Daily Times is
by all odds the best evening paper
in the State. B. II. Richardson,
the editor, is a trained journalists
and for many years was one of tlie
principal writers on the Morning
News. With Richardson in the
‘ editorial chair, and McNulty in
charge of the business, the Times
is obliged to just getup and hum.
—Gustave Lore, the great
French artist, is dead. He was just-
fifty years of age, and leaves more
evidences behind of his having
lived in the world, than any other
artist. His pictures are every
where—in the illustrated papers,
in books, in bibles, and on imper- j
ishiable canvass. A great light
weut out when Dore died.
—The Macon Telegraph says
“there is a small county in this
State in which farmers owe four
merchants, for provisions, the
sum of eighty thousand dollars.
It will take eight hundred thou
sand pounds of lint cotton to pay
the debt.” Those four merchants
will soon own that small county
it 6eems to us.
—Our readers doubtless noticed
in the grand jury presentments
printed in this paper last week,
that that body made the following
recommendation: “We would
specially recommend the passage
of the bill now pending in the
Legislature for the purposes there
in set forth, i. e., to allow our
county commissioners to levy an
additional tax of 50 per cent on
the state tax for the purpose of
paying off the indebtedness of the
county.” We would say that the
opposition to this measure, when
it was presented at the last ses
sion of the Legislature, seemed to
be universal among our citizens.
The Grand Jury of the November
term of the court protested against
it, while letters from the people to
the same effect ^literally rained
upon our representatives in Atlan
ta. The next session of the Legis
lature will meet in July, and we
hope to get the fullest sense of
our people upon the matter before
that time. .
Our Timber Supply.
American Zum&ermar,.
Mr. W. J. VanKifk, of Pensaco
la, Fla., during an _ extensive tour,
through the Northwest, in search
of information ef interest to the
lumber trade of his state, says that
the most sanguine mill men of the
northwest say that the pine timber
of-that region will be exhausted in
ten years, and thatt hey will either
have to quit business or move
down South. The prospective
walute of Southern pine land is
well illustrated by two transac-
,tions recently made by Mr. Van-
Kirk. At about the same time he
sold S5.000 acres of Florida pine
lands for #125 per acre, while for
5-J0,000 acres of Wisconsin white
pine lands, estimated to cut the
game amount to the acre; he receiv
ed $21 to the acre. Yet the Flori
da lands are as near transportation
and as accessible as the $-1 Wis
consin lands,
Improvement of the Flint.
We notice that Secretary Lin
coln has recommended that $75,
000 be appropriated for the im
provement of Flint river this yfear.
Upon this fact the Albany News
and Advertiser proceeds to jubi
late. We hope the appropriation
will be made, for nothing would
be more beneficial to the great
section of country, lying along
Flint river between Bainbridge
and Albany than this very thing.
Now if $75,000 were appropriated
and expended on the river this
year some good would come cf it,
but if only enough will be ex
pended, as in the past several vears
to keep one barge and half dozen
hands employed, it will take just
2000 years to accomplish the work.
Flint river is full of shoals and
rapids between Bainbridge and
Albany, byt all this could be re
paired if a sufficient number of
men were put to work for that
purpose. Just think of a half-a-
dozen men at work to clean out
Hell Gate shoals; why they would
accomplish the ta°lc just about as
soon as a moth would eat down
the greatest of the Egyptian
Pyramids—that is to say it could
never be accomplished. $75,000
per annum, and made to accom
plish its fullest capacity, would
look like the government really did
intend to. do something toward the
improvement of this important
stream. Nothing less will. The
smail amounts frittered away in
this business every year, might
just as well be transfered to the
Mooi\ Railroad Co., for the good
they do Flint river.
We write in this spirit just be
cause we are writing facts. No
one feels more interest in the im
provement of the river than we do.
If the contracts for cleaning out
the stream were let out to private
parties, under sufficient bond, we
might in our lifetime see some
thing accomplished, but under the
present government regime we
expect nothing.
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Truck Farming in Brooks.
Camilla Clarion.
Knowing that one of our promi
nent citizens, a practical farmer
and through business man, had
| just visited Quitman, Brooks coun
ty. for the purpose of looking into
the truck business, we sent our
reporter to interview him and our
readers will find the report of
great interest.
“Has truck farming been found
profitable there ?” “Very indeed.
The prosperity of those engaged
in it is very manifest. It has put
new life into farmers and helped
the condition of those people won
derfully.”
“What is the character of the
"soil?” “Mostly very sandy, quite
inferior to our land as a general
thing. The poor sandy land there
and around Bainbridge, and the
Mitchell lands west of the Slough
are best adapted to raising water
melons. I fear much of our land
near Camilla has too much clay for
watermelons, though for other
truck we have the advantage.”
“What have those farmers found
most profitble?” “Watermelons
have so far been the staple. Train
loads were constantly shipped from
that point last summer. I learned
that Mr. McCrae expects to plant
150 acres and had no fear of glut
ting the market. He couldn’t
fill all his orders last summer.
The man who cleared the most
money on melons last season haul
ed them four miles.”
“What about other vegetables ?”
“They think.there, that okra promi
ses the largest profits. One man
planted an acre and realized one
hundred and seventy-five dollars j
It is easily raised and sure crop, j
and there is a great demand for it I
all through the season. As fast as j
shipments were made orders came
send on more okra.”
“What about the price of lands V
“Lands bring a fine price. A re
liable gentleman showed me ten
acres of poor sand bed for n Inch
one thousand dollars had just been
paid. Lands suitable for melons
can rarely be bought at any price.”
“What about labor?” “I was
told that Mr. McCrae mad.' nine
thousand dollars worth of truck
with six hands, and he says he can
afford in his business to pay as
much for labor as the turpentine
men. There is no doubt that la
bor pays on a well managed truck
farm.”
“Are those people afraid of glut
ting the market ?” “Not at all, as
the supply increases so does the
demand. It is just as it is with
j peaches in New Jersey and orang-
j es in Florida. People eat every-
| where and they will buy vegeta-
j bles and fruit.”
I “Wh^jL about LeConte pears?”
j “Mv friend who is a man of means
j and a practical business man,
j showed me one half an acre set in
j LeConte pear trees of various ages
j and told me he would gladly give
| one thousand dollars for it if the
j owner would, sell it.” m
j “Do the farmers have much
; trouble in shipping their melons i"
| “None at all. There are buyers
■ and shippers just as we have in the
I cotU-n business. The farmers sell
i on the spot.”
“When do they plant melons ?”
“They make the hills in Febuary
put in a few seed on the south side
of the hill, and every ten days stick
in more seed until a stand is secur
ed and then thin them out. The
cultivation is very simple and
easy.”
“Do you expect to plant truck
this year!” “lam determined:
plant okra, and if I can find sandy
land enough on my farm 1 will
plant melons. I am satisfied that
truck farming will be the financial
salvation of our people around Ca
milla.
uggmm»OTnBia«gai» Bragr-JBULBoaatA
Legal Sales
Decatur Sheriffs Sals.
GEORGIA—heeatui County ;
Yv T ill be sold before the court house door
in the City of Cambridge ou the first Tues
day in March next between the legal
hour3 of sale the following property to-wit:
Forty-five acres of land old of the South
east c-oruer of lot of laud Nn lob in the 16th
Listrict of Decatur county, Georgia, levied
on as the property, of Charles T King, to
satisfy one Justice Court Fi Fa issued from
021 District, G M, of said county ot l ec-itur
in favor of J Steininger, vs Charles T King.
Levy made and returned to me by R il
Knight, L 0. This Jan 30, 1883.
L. F, LURKETT,
2-l-’83—lm Sheriff.
Decatur Sheriff s Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur County :
Will be sold before the Court House door,
in the City of Bainbridge, Decatur County,
Georgia, during the legal hours ot sale, on
the first Tuesday in March next the
iollowing described property to-wit :
Lot ot land No 30 situate lying and being
in the 15th District of said county
of Decatur levied on as the
property of S \V Lee, to satisfy one Justice
Court Fi Fa, issued from Justice Court of
the 1020 District, G M, of Fulton county
Georgia in favor of Kimbrough & Alfneud
vs S W Lee. Levy made and returned to
me J S Bradweil, L C. This Jan 30, 1883.
L. F. BURKETT,
2-l-’S3—lm Sheriff.
Decatur Coroner's Sals.
Will be sold before the Court House door
in the town of Baindridge Decatur county
Georgia, on the first Tuesday in March
next during the legal liour3 of sale the fol
lowing described property to-wit
Lot of land number (175) one hundred
and seventy-five, the same being in the 20th
district of Decatur county Georgia, and
levied on as the property of B L. Cloud to
satisfy one mortgage fi fa issued out of the
Superior Court of said county against the
said B. D. Cloud. This January 3rd, 1883
1’lter Daniels,
Coroner, D. C.
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur County.*
Will be sold before the court house door
in the city of Bainbridge, Decatur county,
Ga. between the legal hours of sale, on the
firrt Tuesday in March 1883, the follow
ing property to-w*t:
The Eastern half of lot of land No (213)
two hundred and thirteen, situate'lying
and being >'n the l'ith District of said county
of Decatur—containing one hundred and
twenty-five acres, more or less, levied on as
the property of Gillett Brothers to satisfy
one Tax Execution issued by William
Powell, Tax Collector of said countv, for
taxes due for the year 1882, in favor of State
and county, vs said Gillett Brothers. Levy
made and returned to me by J S Bradweil,
LC. This Jan 30, 1883.
L. F. BURKETT,
2-l-’83.—lm. Sheriff.
Decatur Sheriff s Sale-
GEORGIA. Decatur Conuty:
Will be sold before the Court house door
in the city of Bainbridge Decatur county
Georgia during the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in March .next the follow
ing described property to-wit
One half undivided interest in and to
six hundred bushels of corn more or less,
Three hundred pounds of fodder more or
less, and six hundred bushels of cotton seed
more or less, and levied on as the property
of W. M. Dollar, to satisfy one.mortgage
Fi fa in favor of W. A. Davis vs W, M
Dollar, A. E. Lasseter and R. A- Blount.
This January 30th 1883.—
L. F. BURKETT,
2-1-84-1 m Sheriff
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur County :
Will be sold before the Court House door
in the town of Bainbridge, Decatur county,
Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on
ihe first Tuesday in March next the
following described property to-wit;
The Steam Saw Mill known as the ‘‘Flint
River Saw Miil" situated on the East bank
of Flint river, near the wharf of the S & F
W. R. R. in the City of Bainbridge, Decatur
County Georgia consisting of two Engines,
four Boilers, carriage, shafting, pulleys and
wheels, pumps and belting and all other
machinery and fools that may be attached
or detached on the premises and all lumber
and logs on tlie yard, said property levied
on as the property of A. M- Cohen, to sat
isfy one mortgage Fi fa in favor of Max
Kwilecki, vs said Cohen. This Jan 30, ‘83.
L. F. BURKETT.
2-1 ’83.—lm. Sheriff.
DECATL R MIFFS SALE.
GEORGIA—Decatur County : #
Will be sold before the Coui-t House door
in the town of Bainbridge, Decatur county
Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in March next, the
following deserilted property to-wit:
Lot of laud No (319) three hundred and
nineteen, and the B est half of lot of land
No (32-2) three hundred and twenty-two—
all lying, situate and being in the 27th
District of Decatur county, Georgia, and
levied on as property of Bristow Grant,
to satisfy one Mortgage Fi Fa issued at the •
November Term, 1882, of Decatur Superior
Court, iu favor of Floyd L Babbit, vs Bristow
Grant. This Jan 30, 1883.
• L. F. BURKETT,
2-1-83,—lm. Sheriff
Legal Xotiee*.
Notice of New District.
At CttAVBERS IlrCATCK 1
Coder of Okmsaey. 1
Sept. 2 : ’>rd, 1882. j
Upon hearing the petition of a number of
citizens of the 513th, li2!st anti 1005th Dis
tricts ot said county to have a new Militia
District laid out and established.
It is ordered by the curt that John R
Brock, JosiajaJ, Penittand Charles I Mar
tin be and they are hereby appointed com
missioner* whose duty it shall be to take
into consideration the expediency of ostaK,
lishtng a new Militia District from the
above named districts and report your act
ings ami doings to this office within fifteen
days from this date and to designate and
define in your report the lines of said New
District if you should report in favor of
laving cut a new district and re-tu-ii this
writ. Maston O’Neal,
Ordinary.
GEORGIA— Decatur County :
We, the undersigned commissioners ap
pointed by the Ordinary of said conn.y ts
lay out ana define ths lines of a new dis
trict out of the 513, 621 and 1005 districts
G. M. beg leave to make the following re-
p u t for iiie boundary lines of the New Dis-
| trict, viz:
On the north commencing with bonu-lary
line between lots of land no. 92 an 1 93 in
15th dist., running laud line, east to the
east boundary line of lot of land no. 1-!G in
16th dist., then on land line between lots of
land nos. 140 and 147 in Itith (list, to uist.
line between land dists. no. 10 and 19 then
west one column of lots then south on line
dividing lots of land nos. 15 and 10 in 19th
dist to south boundary of lot of land no
105 in the 19th dist., then west on land
line dividing lots of land no. 105 and 136 to
the west boundary of lot of land no 86 in
20tli dist., then north on land line dividing
lots of land nos. 86 and 115 totheborth-
ern boundary of lot of land no. 94 in 15th
dist., the starting point. And we submit
the above boundary I ini? of the new district
and hog that the same be accepted and
spread on the minutes or on record ot your
office ami that you at your earliest conven
ience order an election for Justice of the
Peace in said new district in compliance
with the law.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. L. Perkitt, 1 Co mm is—
Jxo. R. Brock, v s i oners.
C. L. Martin. )
Filed in office and approved October 24th
1882. MASTON O’NEAL, Grd’y.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. It, 1882.
Whereas, it appears from the proceedings
of the commissioners appointed therefor ot
file in this office tli.it a new Militia District
with suitable metes and bounds lias been
laid out in the county of Decatur, and it
further appearing that sai l proceedings ace
in due form and according to law, it. is or
dered that said new district be known and
distinguished as number 136 i and that
proper record thereof be made in the office
of this Department.
By the Governor :
Alexander H. Stephens,
J. W. Warrtcn. Governor.
Sec tv. Ex. Dt'p.
Dec. 21,—30J.
UNITED STATES K&ISHAL’S
SALE.
Under and by virtue of a final decree is
sued out of the Honorable .‘he Fifth circuit
Court of the United fibates fort be South
ern District of Georgia ir, favor of the plain
tiff Abram Backer in the fcib-vrinj^cose to,
wit. Abram Rocker vs Ad !ph M. Cohen,
a levy was duly made- by it. I). Locke
United States Marshal Southern Distrct of
Georgia upon all of the following inscribed
property aa the property of the said Vdolph
M. Cohen. The Steam Saw Mill and
Engines Boilers, and fill machinery and
appliances thereto pertaining or thereunto
attached, annexed or belonging to the same
being situate in tlie tov.-u of Bainbridge,
Decatut; county, Georgia and known as * lie
“Flint River Saw Miil,” and located on
[he bank of Flint Liver, about three hun
dred yards from the Depot of the Savan-
nab, Florida & Western Railway in the town
of Bainbridge. Property described in said
Decree, and will sell the «ame at public
• auction in front of tlie Court House door
in the town of Bainbridge, Decatur county,
and State of Georgia, on the First Tuesday in
February next between the lawful hours of
sale. Dated at Bainbridge, Ga. This
4th day of January 1883.
R. D. LOCKE,
United States Marshal.
By B. T Strobhajs,
Deputy.
Decatur Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA., Decatur county.-
Will be sold before the Court Hons-? door
in the town of Bainbridge, Decatur county
Georgia, during the legal hours of sale on
first Tuesday in Febru rr, l a 83, the fol
io wi ng described property to-wit:
Seventy-five (76) acres of land off of the
Last side ol lot of land No two hundred and
sixty-seven (267), lying, situate and being
in the 27th District of said county, said
prooerty let ied on as tile property of T D
Eggerton to satisfy one Justices Court Fi Fa
issued from the Justices Comt ofthe 1188ih
District, G M, of said county in favor of
A T Bowne, vs T D Eggerton and Jacob
Born. Levy made and returned to me Oy
W F Cato, L C This January 2, 1883.
L. F. Burkett.
Jan. 2, 1883. Sheriff
PGSPGNEQ SHERIFF’S SALE.
Will be sold before the Court House door
in tb- city of Bainbridge, Decatur county,
Georgi , on the first Tuesday in February
next Let wen the legal hours of sale the fol
lowing described property to-wit ;
Lot of land number two hundred and
ninety-five (295) in the fifteenth district of
said county and levied on as the property
of A C Schafer under mortgage fi fa in favor
of Joseph 11 Barber, who sues for the
Use Ac. This Oct. 31. 1882.
L. F. BURKETT,
Jan. 5, 1883. * Sheriff
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA. Decatur County :
By virtue of an order from the court of
Decatur county, Georgia, will be sold before
tl)e court house door in the city of -fain
bridge on the first Tuesday in February next:
I ois of land nos. 164, 189, ISO, 201 and
202, containing it. all SC3 acres, lying, situ-
at" and being in the 21st district of Deca
tur couty, twelve miles south of Bainbridge
on the west side of Flint river ami known
as the John C. Patterson place. Sold for
the benefit of the heirs and creditors of
said Patterson. Terms cash.
S, W. PUTTER ON,
Administrator ot estate ol J. C. Patterson
deased.
H EAVY, and FANCY FAMILY GRO
CERIES of all kinds received every
week; and hence it is that the stock is al
ways Full and Fresh at. PoIILMaN’3.
1. fl-ly
.Miseellan eons Adv ■ ts.
Coni mercial Advertisements.
Gunsmiihing
We lake pleasure in informit g the read
ers of Tub Democrat, that there5s a first
class gunsmith now at the store of Emery
Johnson, and he a ill do all work in that
line with neatness and dispatch and at
reasonable rates. Call on him with your
work.
Coroner’s Sals.
1 will sell in Bainbridge, Decatur county,
Georgia, on the first Tuesday in Febvu- ( ry
next between the legal sale hours, a lot in
said city and county bounded North by
Water street, West by property of J. II.
Colbert, Souih by Broughton street and
East by L F Burkett’s yard fence, con
taining one acre more or less, as tlie
property of L F Burkett under mortgage fi
fit iu favor of Elizabeth Jackson. This
January 3, 1883. l’ETEil DANIELS.
Coroner
Notice.
. Having this day sold out my entire stock
of goods to my brother I. Kwilecki I solicit
fut him a continuation of the liberal patron
age bestowed upon me by the public. Parties
indebted to me will please come up and
make settlement promptly at my old place
of business as I expect to place all accounts
not satisfactorily arranged in the hands of
attorneys for collection.
Respectfully.
M. Kwileck.
B. F. GOLBERT.
WATCHMAKER ASD JEWELER.
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OFFICE AT J. A. DONALSON’S STORE.
Bainbridge,
Ga.
Cleaning and repairing watch-
clocks, sewing-machines and all kind of
jewelry, done with neatness an dispatch.
work warranted-d-^a
Bainbridge, Ga., August 4, 1874.—
Having boon elected Principal of this Insti
tution i will begin ezereises with cotnpe
tent Assistants, ou
Monday, January 15th, 1233.
Tuition as follows.
Primary P*p't. Classes D and C
” " ” *£ ” A $2 2 5
Intermediate,
High School
D ” C £2 50
li A $ -i 75
S3 00
Tuition payable monthly^ The ear
nest support and co-operation of patrons is
solicitel.
R. VS. SHALLWQ0D,
Principal.
Ill if
TORE.
A full and extensive line of
FINEST WALNUT
SUITES
Ranging in Price from $5Q. to $300
Cheap Cottage Suites:
The stock ofCheap Cottage Suites is
#Fla:ge as cap be found in the State.
Carpeting—all Grades.
The largest and Finest line of all
grades of Carpeting in South Georgia.
AT THE
J.
Where you can Furnish your house complete
either with cheap or fine goods and at prices
that cannot be beat. Call early at thetr
Warerooms'iu MITCHELL HOUSE BLOCK,
1-U-tr TH0MASYILLE, GA, *
I will sell and deliver the following brands of Gnanoat Climax*
Cumberland Superphosphate,
Davis’ Ammoniated issolved
Eones, Lester Bros’. Ammo,
mated Dissolved Hones,
Georgia State Grange
Fertilizer, Baldwin's
Ammoniated Dissolved
Bones, Pamlico, G eorgia
State Grange A eid, Kainit.
THE. ABOVE BRANDS OF GUANO ARE WELL KNOWN TO B?
EiteiiO-clo.STci Croods .
I ask a continued patronage from those who have used them, and if you hare net
used ihem I ask that you give them a trial, and I feel confident you will use no othtrsii
the future-
f?!.
At SamfMraa_
, I will sell and deliver—
Cumberland, Davis’ Ammonia-
ted Dissolved Bones, Pamlico,
and GERMAN KAINIT.
My prices wilbbe as low ns anybody's on first class
Standard Goods. "Vejyy; Respectfully,
Win*!, TI.AKMON, '
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ow
lOW
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We have in store, and are now receiving the largest and most complete stock. .
and Winter goods ever bought by us. And we re*yecnully invite thepefpj
Decatur and surrounding counties to call and examine our goods, and get p r '
fore buying elsewhere. We can sell as cheap as anybody and guarantee the?
of our goods. We sell only the world renowned “Bay State” Screwed
keep no other in stock. We are agents for the celebrated ^'inship Cotton Gin.
ana condenser We have five hundred cypress syrup barrels with cyp 1 * 89
as cheap as they can be bought in the laud. We only ask a trial.
Bainbridge, Ga., July 28th, 1882.
