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The Weekly Democrat.
B, E. Rimmell & .(no. .11. llrowa,
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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1SS3.
The McKee latervi^.
Wc know' that the readers o
The Democrat will not fail to
appreciate Mr. Henry W. Grady's
interview with Mr. Mcliee, on the
•abject of truck fanning, which
we print on oui first page in to
day's paper.
Hr. McRee is one o 1 the largest
and most successful truck farmers
in Georgia, and the results of his
energy and skill as given to Mr.
Grady, are simply wonderful.
He cleared last year on truck the
handsome sum of $15,200, and
that on less than 300 acres of land.
Just think of our old pine lands
paying a farmer the princely net
ineome of $15,000 per annum.
Sorely the flood-tide of fortune is
upon onr section.
Now what McRee has done any
other industrious farmer can do.
He puts no more energy in truck
farming (no, not so much) than
he formerly did in cotton. Work
how he might with cotton, lie
could not make an average of
more than a hale to three acres.
He now makes a bale to the acre
from lands that yield him, tho
same year, from $50 to SdOu per
acre in truck. Furthermore this
man now raises corn at-a cost of
18 cents a bushel, and sold last
year 3500 bushels at from 00 cents
to $1.00. And he says to Mr
Grady: “I can make more money
raising corn to sell at 40 cents a
bushel than I can by raising cot
ton at 10 cents a pound.”
The farmers of Decatur county
have a fortuno right within their
grasp. Ten acres in truck is a
good living, and pays better than
a cotton plantation. Fifty acres
is a fortune for any man. There
are collossal fortunes awaiting our
people. All they have to do is to
reach out their hands and grasp
it. Read (he McRee interview
carefully—read it over a dozen
times, and make your own com
parisons and deductions. Fortune
does not knock at the door of a
people every day; but the fickle
goddess is pounding our doors
now with a sledge-hammer. Shall
we heed?
EDITORIAL NOTES.
—Hon. Procter Knott was nomi
nated for Governor of Kentucky
by the Democratic convention at
Louisville on Thursday.
—Over four hundred thousand
immigrants arrived in the United
States during the first ten months
of the fiscal year. At this rate
our population, with its natural
increase, will not be long in- reach
ing sixty millions.
—The distance from Jackson
ville to fianfrancisco over the new
Southern Pacific route is 3,140
miles—with only two changes of
cars.
—Some how or other Gov. Mc
Daniel seems disposed to let the
Courts sentence,—in the cases if
criminals—stand. The Governor
is eminently correct.
—A severe cyclone and snow
storm is reported to have occurred
in Ohio Indiana Wisconsin and
other North-western States on
Sunday last The snow-fall was
heavy as fell South as Kentucky.
—Ann Eliza writes to ask why
a poor man invariably keeps dogs.
We have not given the question
much consideration, but we have
concluded that a poor niun sup
ports a dog to keep “the wolf from
the door.”—Ex.
—The Grand Army of the Po
tomac, which is generally regard
ed as one of the leading auxili
aries of the Republican party, had
a slim attendance at its recent
meeting in Washington city. This
is a healthy 6ign.
—A new distinction betweeir a
malefactor and benefactor is
thus described by the New York
World: -‘One cuts a cat’s tail off
just behind,the hind legs and is
fined §20. The other cuts it, off
just beliind the ears and is thanked
by his neighbors.
PEJVCIIj points
PICKED CP HERE A.\D THERE, AND
Printed for tbo Public Benefit, by
QVR \SfcTAV ©«V TEE CQ&XEft.
Duke Terrell was in town the
other week. lie is a telegraph op
erator and is located at a station
on the Central Railroad, having
been there about a year. This
reminded me that Bain bridge is
quite fully represented in the
Western Union Telegraph offices
thoroughout the country, and I
stepped over to the office in this
town, and queried Mr. Jas. R.
Graves, the operator, in this wise:
‘•Jim, have you turned out any
new operators this week ?”
“Well, no, not this week, but
week before last I put two new
ones on the line, viz: Joe Pea
cock and George Padrick, and I
have a new cfop coming on.”
“How many have you instruct
ed in the electric art in all ?”
“Let’s see,” said Mr. Graves, as
he took his faber from behind his
ear, “there’s Julian Wooten, Miss
Soplironia Iloge, Charlie Hamp
ton, Ilenry Bruton, Will Terrell
Frank Ilaygood, Duke Terrell,
Joe Peacock, and George Padrick;
nine in all ?”
“Are they all at the business ?”
“No; Bruton followed it for a
while, but preferred the mercan
tile business, and is now with J.
Steininger & Co. Charlie .(lamp-
ton abandoned telegraphy for the
law and is now a practicing attor
ney in Gainesville, Fla., the oth
ers are with the company.”
“Do you keep the run of them?”
“Oil, yes. Julian Wooten is in
Washington, and has been em
ployed in various responsible
offices, lie has worked from the
Potomac to the city of Mexico.
Miss Hogehas charge of the Talla
hassee office. Will Terrell is with
the Central Railroad at Savannah
Frank llaygood is at Millen on
the Central Road, and Duke Ter
rell is at Eden. Joe Peacock is on
the Macon and Brunswick road,
and George Padrick, although not
yet in a permanent position, is in a
fair way to get one.”
“No danger of overstocking the
market with your recruits ?”
“Hardly; the demand for com
petent men is constantly increas
ing, and new fields are opening up
on every hand.”
As I walked out of the office, I
could but wish that we had more
men like Graves in this town, who
would take the trouble to learn
young men a useful occupation.
Trades are what they ought to
to have—the petty clerkship in a
drygoods or grocery store, is by no
means sure, and does not tend tc
develop that, spirit of indepen
dence which should belong to
every man in thi3 free country.
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I was strolling about the site
of old Fort Hughes last Sunday,
and upon the hsitoric spot I notic
ed a monument being erected to
the memory of the brave Corporal
Hughes, who lost liis life in a skir
mish with the Indians, somewhere
in the Fowlstown flats, in the early
part of this century. The monu-
consists of a granite pedestal, and
the columiris a 32 pounder seige
gun taken from the battlements
of Fort Clinch, near Fernandina
Fla. The gun ^weighs 7.200 pounds
and will make a grim looking mon
ument. JudgeMaston ONeal work
ed up the idea of this memorial,
and his success with the U. S.
authorities has been speedv. The
monument will be unveiled with
appropriate ceremonies, due notice
of which will be given in The
Democrat.
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There is a young and energc-tic
fellow who keeps a grocery store
in the Bowne Block, and his name
is Pohiman. He came here two
years ago with a cart lead of goods
and flung his banner to the breeze.
To day he has one of the finest re
tail establishments to be found
anywhere. And he has done more
for the grocery trade than any
merchant ever did in this town.
and p0I ’ u,arity a ” t0 for no ” sh :; j Genera! Presentments
he is bound to
anu that soon.
be independent
I am constantly asked what I
think of the chances for the build
ing of the Bainbridge, Cuthber
&- Columbus railrojuL Well, I
can tell what I think in a very few
words. It is certain to built; it is
the key to the rail rood situation
in Georgia. Why dc I say it is
the key to the situation ? Simply
because a line of road running
north and south through west
Georgia from Chattanooga to the
gulf would be the shortest route
to deep water from the west and
northwestern States. Say that
the line would be a part of the
Cincinnati Southern system, a
glance at the map from Cincin
nati to St. Marks, reveals the
road to be almost as direct as the
plumber’s cord. Or say the road
would be built from Atlanta via
Columbus and Bainbridge, and
imagine the racket it would oc
casion among the competing roads
of the State. The situation is
clearly in favor of the early budd
ing of the road—and I say that it
will be commenced soon.
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Several hundred thousand acres
of land are denuded ol their forests
annually iu the United States to
supply the demand for timber,
and consequently timber is get
ting more valuable every day.
Markets for American timber are
now found in all parts of the
world and the trade is already
enormous. The axe of the timber-
cutter is now heard all over South
ern and Southwestern Georgia,
and immense inroads are being
made upon our timber pre
serves. Along the Savannah,
Florida & Western railway, tram
ways and railroads reaching far
out into the country are built, and
the work of destruction is sweep
ing the pineries like a cyclone.
In a short time the noble forests
of Decatur and Miller counties
will,be. put under contribution.
We have tire best pine timber in
the world, and the eye of specula
tors is looking greedily upon our
splendid domain. I say, therefore,
at she risk of being monotonous,
to those who own these valuable
lands, hold them. Don’t fool
them away. They are better than
a gold mine, and a few years will
develop the fact.
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There is one tiling of which
Bainbridge may well be proud—
her > oung men. They are a cred
it to the community. I do not
know of one who. is addicted to
drinking, or vice of any kind.
They are upright, moral and in
telligent ; and as a rule energetic
and industrious. This speaks well
for the boys, in face of the fact
that there are five bar-rooms in
town, where the usual meshes are
woven to allure the young and to
entrap the unwary. Another thing
to our young-men’s credit is, that
every one of them from 16 to 25
years of age favored Prohibition
in the recent campaign in Decatur
county. And the merits of our
boys are appreciated abroad.
Bainbridge boys are in demand;
they are scattered all around, in
railroad, express, telegraph, mer
cantile, printing and other advo
cations—and all of them are “act
ing well their part.” I tip my
beaver to the Bainbridge boys.
—The cyclone continues to get
in its deadly work in the West.
—Tim Murphy, of Atlanta, has
discovered that*if the worm is cut
from under a dogs tongue he will
never go mad. He says that
every dog has a worm growing
underneath his tongue. This
worm is about as large as a baby’s
finger, and tapers towards the
end of the tongue- When this
worm becomes inflamed the end
of it tickles the end of the dog's
tongue, and this drives him mad.
Of the Grand Jury,
» ie 1st mi
Kay Term Decatur
Superior Court.
We the’ Grand Jury selected
chosen and sworn for the first week
of the May term. 18S3, of Decatur
Superior Court hereby make the
following General Presentments:
Our time being limited to one
week and having devoted the
most of it to criminal business, we
are therefore unable to make any
report as to Elio Public buildings,
Bridges, Roiuls. Convict Camps,
acts and doings of .the School
Commissioners, and books of the
Sheriff.
\\ e have examined and found
to be correct the books of all
Justices of the Peace and Notaries
Public and Ex. O. J. Peace except
as to the books of J. F. Ingram of
the 513 District and Berry McDan- 1
iel of 1325 District which we find
incorrect in several instances.
We have examined the books of
the Clerk of the Superior Court
and find them very neatly kept,
and correct as far as' we know,
and can say the same as to the
Treasurer's books.
We have also examined the Ex
Tax Collectors books, (Mr. Wil
liam Powell,) and find (hat he has
made an energetic and faithful
officer, having collected all the
taxes due the county according to
the Digest, with the exception of
One Hundred ayd Seventeen Dol
lars and Ninety cents; • this being
the amount of Insolvent list, and
that every dollar is accounted for
as shown by the following settle
ment with the County Board of
Commissioners, to-wit:
Or.—Amount General
Tax, Digest, : : $9,863.52.
Amount of property not
on Digest, ; : : : 33.00.
ed in The Bainbridge Democrat.
James O. Farnell, Foreman.
Frank A. Thomas.
Wm. R Minims.
Jno. W. Wilson.
Eugenius C Munnerlyn.
J D Maxwell.
Sam C White.
Wm E Powell. .
James S Wliigham.
John L Boynton.
Josiah I) Wooten.
Simeon L Belcher.
Wm C Subers.
Isaac B. Griffin.
Geo W Anderson.
Isaiah Griffin.
Jno Rhodes.
Edward It Peabody.
J no B. Donalson.
Rich H W Crawford.
Bradford Rodgers.
Elias D Hays.
Wm W Russell.
Ordered entered on minutes <f
this court and published as recom
mended. The recommendation
herein ordered confirmed.
Augustus n. Dansell.
J. 0. S. C., Presiding.
A true Extract from ^tlie _f,min
utes of Decatur Superior Court
May Term 18S3.
J. T. Wijiberley,
C. S. C.
m
Total, : : : : : : $9,898.52.
CV.—Amount paid Asses
sor (corns.) : : : : 146,25.
Amount paid Collector,
(corns.) : : : : : 292.50.
Amount Insolvent list : 117.90.
Amount paid Treasurer : 9.0S9.46.
Amount wild land tax, not
collected, but charged
in Digest,
Corns, on Taxes of 1881, :
Amount overpaid taxes
of 1881
146.45.
S3.S8.
E. G.
DSAKEft
is and Fauci
Tobacco,
CIG AI5.B
I have opened a very select stock of the
above named goods, which I intend to sell
at the lowest figures possi
WHAT ! DO AND WHAT I D0NT DO.
What % :
1 charge only one price to all; I keep a
full assortment in my line ; I give the bes
possible value for the money charged ; I un
dersell all competitors, and defy competi
tion ; I pay special attention to the replen
ishing of stock ; I agree to exchange an un
satisfactory purchase or return the purchas
money ; 1 keep none but the best quality,
and exhibit none but the freshestt goods ; I
appreciate the wants of the people, and am
prepared to supply them ; I deliver goods
purchased from me to any part of the city ;
1 give honest weight, and guarantee goods
purchased from me to be as rtprasented-
What 12D©n’t do :
I don’t envy anybody ; I don’t break my
word ; 1 don’t deal in misrepresentations ;
I don’t allow myself to be troubled by what
competitors may say ; I don't run down my
Competitors, and never interfere with their
business; I don’t ask but one trial to con»
vince you that I do exactly as I say.
Very Respectfully,
nov30’82-lqcly E. G. WILLIAMS.
Wishes fo inform his many friends and customers fh?t h n •
opening one of the largest slocksof new wd "■ 1
Ever exh'difed
the nobbiest goods,
and perfect gems ir.
?S5 f? ” s 48* S'sT'elSra
Prices lower than Evb
I invite an early inspection of my goods. No eft
public. jgg“No trouble to show goods.
you for pi ' " - - -
JSSfsrjKK £r r "** * '*“* ° r jou “ »««-*• <**» »•»*-
Yours Respectfully.
Jonras Iteoeb.
Tort will be sjjaroil to jiies
13.
"Wo have not examined the
books of the Assessor, from the
fact that lie is now upon his duty
assessing the Taxes for the pres
ent year, and his books are not
ready for examination.
We hereby recommend Mr.
Josiah L. Per rift for the office of
Notary Public of the 13Slsl Dis
trict G. M. made vacant by the
resignation of Mr. William
Powell.
Wc also recommend that in the
case of the State vs. July Wooten
that Solicitor General be authoriz
ed to Nol Pros.
. We also recommend that the
County Commissioners at then-
earliest convenience have a bridge
built across the Withlacoochee
creek at Mitchells old bridge, one
across the Four Mile creek bn the
Quincy road, one across Spring
Creek at Clouds old bridge and
one across the same creek at
Olivers old bridge.
We also recommend that the
Ordinary be authorized to have as
many of the Tax Digest bound as
he deems proner.
We also recommend that the
riding Bailiffs be paid Three Dol
lars per day during this term of
Court.
We recommend that Mr. Thom
as A. Barrow be reappointed No
tary Public of the 621st District
G. M. as his present term of office
will expire within 30 days.
We hereby desire to return our
thanks to his Hon. Judge B.’ E.
Bower for his able and impartial
—The Troy Enquirer says those
farmers who have used compost
instead of commercial fertilizers
are highly pleased with -the sub-' charge to this body, the same be
Before Pohiman came there were ject; he expressed the opinion that | ing the most concise and explicit
' the difference in yield where as charge the members of this body
much compost was used as the remembers ever having had the
same quantity of fertilizer would pleasure of hearing,
cost, will show greatly to the ad- We also desire to return the
BEACH & CO-
proprietors.
Call anti buy your
Drugs,
Ksdieines,
Chemicals,
Perfumery and
Fine Toilet articles.
Fancy Hrir, 100th and
Cloth Brushes,
Fine Tobaccos,
Cigars. Cigarettes,
Smokors Articles, Etc. Etc.
And every other article to be 1'onud in a
First-class Drug Store.
IS JEW
speim aid sum
AT
where.
aprlgtf
Call and see us, before going else
C. L BEACH & CO.
Bainbridge, Qa.
Steam Saw Mill For
Sale!
The Flint River Saw Mill situated near
the city of Bainbridge Ga.,—ou the bank
of Flint River, is offered for sale. A lease
of the land on which the Mill stands can
he had for three years. The property is
entirely free from any incumbrance whatever
For particulars apply to McGill and O'Neal,
Bainbridge or L. J. Guilmartin & Co.,
savannah.
April 20th, 1883.—lm
many articles that could not be
purchased in Bainbridge because
they were not kept for sale. Pohi
man revolutionized all that kind
of business, and the consequence
is that the Bainbridge market will
now furnish anything in the gro
cer} line. Pohiman is a success
—and a fixture in Bainbridge.
He is carving his way upwards,
and unless energy, integrity and
vantage of the compost, and
where one-half as much, in cost
was used, the difference will be
imperceptible. The result when
the crop is harvested will be a
strong argument for compost next
year.
thanks of this body to his honor
Judge Hansel.
Also to the Solicitor General
J. W. Walters for his courtesy to
and attendence upon our body.
We also recommend that these
general presentments be publish-
D. E. HOLLEY,
Practical Painter & Paper Hanger,
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA.
Having located here I take this method
of informing the public that I am prepared
to do all kinds of Painting, such as Grain
ing, Shelackiug, Varnishing, Gilding and
Glazing; as well also as Paper Hanging. A
practical experience of twelve years war.
rants mein guaranteeing satisfaction or no
charge. Leave orders at I'or.a X. Grace’s.
5-24-3m. D. E. HOLLET.
Local Legislation—Notice.
Application will be made to the General
Assembly of Georgia, at the July session,
for the passage of the following Bill, viz;
“An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Intoxi
cating Liquors in the County of Miller, and
for Other Purposes therein Named.”
April 23. 1883. Citizen.
The Old Reliable
In his new shop, at the Sharon House, in
rear of Sample Room, respectfully invites
his old customers, friends and the public
generally to call and see him. Hot or cold
baths on short notice. Three experienced
barbers ready to serve my customers.
LOUIS KOBB.
IS
NO. 2 BOWNE’S BRICK BLOCK, - - BAINBRIDGE,Si
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Fnll Lina Dress Goods
Full Line Spring Prints,
Full Line Mas' ; c.o,
Full Line White Goods,
Full Line Hosiery,
Full Line Spring Clothing,
Fall Line Groceries,
Full Line Confectioneries, j
Fall Line Staple Goods,
Full Line of Everything.
SHOES, CEOTHINO, Slid
His Stock of Ladies and Gentlemen's fine Shoe 3 and Slippers, and his stock of*
Spring Clothing for Men and Boys is unequalled in both style and prices,
call before purchasing elsewhere.
Highest price paid for all kind of CO'O’XS'TSfE' TROt
II.
MRS. M.J. REYNOLD!
HAS NOW IN STOCK ALL THE LATEST AND
Prettiest Novelties in Spi
SUMBIEH
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ck ejnbi
Complete line of Straw Hats, I Complete line of CSp
Complete fine French Chip Kats, I Complete line of
Complete lino Rustic Straw Hats, j Complete line Aiti^ 1 "
Complete line Ribbons, all shades. | Complete lime Buck
Complete line Hair Goods. j Complete lime Neck 1
As well as all the Latest Novelties in all lines for the Ladies.
I take this method of extending to the ladies of Bainbridge and surrou®;
a cordial invitation to call on me, at my store, and look through Diy
Millinery and Fancy Goods ; assuring them of my hest endeavors to serve
nd satisfactorily, with anything in my line. -With*thanks for past favor*.
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Most Kespectf®
MRS. M. *T. REYIS O]