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I HIGII-WATvS AND KY-WAVS
I OF THOMAS COUNTY.
’TIS,
INDEED, A GOODLY
LAND.
Homes of Plenty, and Plenty of
Homes for all.
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METCALF'S SCHOOL.
A prominent and successful tanner
said to me, “I have drawn my first
dividend from the building of the
Thonmivillc and Monticcllo railroad,
in the good school that has been es
tablished at Metcalfe. Before the
building of the road I was obliged to
send my children away from home to
get school advantages, which was ex
pensive aid annoying.” This senti
ment expresses the situation exactly,
and would he repeated by a score of
others. Metcalfe’s school is under the
charge of Prof. A. F. Berry, and
Miss M. C. English is his assistant.
Prof. Berry has had n great deal of
experience in the management of
schools and lie has always given satis
faction to his patrons. Ills assistant,
Miss English, is also a successful and
zealous teacher. The academy num
bers nearly 100 pupils and is steadily
increasing. The academy building is
very desirably located, and the happy
faces of boys and girls going back
and forth is one of the pleasantest fea
tures of Metcalfe.
Ml.VOlt MENTION.
I)r. John E. Hanna, so well and
favorably known in Tl.omasville, lo
cated iu Metcalfe after bis graduation
a few months ago, and will practice
his chosen profession. His friends
predict a bright future for him, and
be certainly lias the elements that will
command success, it 1ms been my
fortune to know I)r. Hmina long and
intimately, and from this knowledge
I can unhesitatingly commend him to
the good people of Metcalfe and vi
cinity MeUae Bros., have formed a
partnership with him, and the firm wi
soon have a neat and convenient dm
store completed, lacing the depot on
the east side of the railroad, which
will be occupied as soon as completed.
In the meantime Dr. Hanna is in It.
H. Manning’s store, where he lias a
stock of drugs and bis office.
I)r. W. B. Watkins, another Thom-
asville boy, lias limited in Metcalfe,
and lias begun a career that will
I bring him success. He has his office
with Messrs. Monroe & Wheeler, mid
has already gathered a goodly prac
tice. He is a graduate of the Atlanta
Medical College, and comes from a
family of physicians.
Mr. J. T. Miller, who moved to
Metcalfe from Warcsboro, holds the
responsible position of railroad agent,
express agent and telegraph operator,
to the satisfaction of all parties con
cerucd.
Dr. E. II. Young is postmaster and
handles Uncle. Sam’s mail service to
the satisfaction of the public. The
mail to and from Miccosukie, is car
ried from Metcalfe six times weekly,
Metcalfe being the nearest railroad
point.
LEAVES FROM THE PAST.
It is pleasant to turn away fora time
from the present with its duties and
the future with its doubts, and gather
a lew leaves from the past. These
leaves may be yellow with age, or
withered or laded, but they bear with
them a fragrance that is most delightful
to one with anything of the antiquarian
about him.
It seems a bit of misnomer to speak
of anything interesting to an antiquary
in a section which half a century ago
was almost a wilderness, with only
here and there a settler. But it must
be remembered that the South has
had a peculiar experience, that makes
mere lapse o! time a non-essential;
the rude experiences of the war made I
such a change in hab'ts and institu
tions that the men of to day who were
old enough to realize what liie in the
south was 30 years ago, feel almost
though they looked across a vista of
time that had centuries for its bounds
rather than years.
Then, too, the (act that we live so
near the time of these pioneers that
redeemed our county from the savages
and that we meet daily with men and
women whose fathers ^and mothers
came to Thomas county in the early
days of its history, and who may be
said to have made that history, will
give the faded leaves I will pluck from
the past increased interest, it may be
increased fragrance. I have already
named a few of the pioneers that
settled first in the Spring Hill section.
Among others I may name Daniel
Stringer, John Bole, I.evi Hole, the
Morrisons and Andersons. These
hardy pioneers, and indeed all others
that first moved to the county banJed
together for mutual protection and
to gain the advantages of each other
society in their new homes.
The heroic men a,id women brought
the love of churches arid the religion
of the Divine Master with them, and
almost as soon as they had established
homes for themselves, they built a
House of God, where the incense of
prayer and praise went up to the
Throne ol Grace.
Spring Hill church was .organ
ized before 1830, by a handfull of men
and woman. The first church budd
ing was made of logs, and stood in a
beautiful grove a few hundred vards
west of the public road. After the
manner of the day a burying ground
abjomed the church building where
the dead slept a.scaimlv and peacefully
underneath the sun and stars, canopied
by ’he trees, as they can in fretted
vault or underneath sculptured urn.
The burying ground at Old Spring
Hill Church, is now ovei-g-own with
magnolia.-, oaks and pine., ami the
graws, except those marked with
stones, are almost lost sight of. There
are two head stones made of Thomas
enmity stone, one to the memory of
Mary, wife of John Bole, died 1845,
and another to the memory of Mary,
wife of Levi Bole, died in 1818. The
inscriptions on them were carved by
one Dunncr, an Irishman, who chan
ced tn lie passing through the county.
The stones arc in an excellent state of
preservation.
At the burying ground of the new
Spring Hill Church, there is a vault
modeled and built by the same
man, out of the same stone that is
very unique. It is over the grave of
Mrs. Isabella Morrison, who died in
184-1, and is modeled somewhat after
the order of the architecture of the
ancient Greek temple. It is, of
course, not generally known that stone
suitable for monuments is to be found
in our county, hut such is undoubted
ly the case. Those referred to lack
the polish of the skillful workmen,
hut they arc well preserved and will
stand the wind and rain of many a
year to come.
The early records of the Spring
Hill Church have been lost, which is
unfortunate; and I could not but re
call as I looked at the unmarked
graves in these old burying grounds,
of Gray’s beautiful lines:
Far from the madding crowds ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learned to stray;
Along the cool sequestered vale of life.
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way,
hot not ambition mock their useful toils.
Their homely joys and destiny obscure;
Nor grandeur read with a disdainful smile.
The short and simple annals of the poor.
w.
(TO HE CONTINUED.)
HO FOR THE NEW ROAD.
$2,500 was to be Raised—The
Gap Rapidly Closing.
The following additional subscrip
tions have been received by the com
mittee. By to-night we hope to he
able to say that the last dollar has
been raised. This announcement will
mean more for Thomasville than any
that has been made iu her whole his
tory.
Col. A. T. McIntyre 8500
Moore & Williams 1100
J. L. Finn 100
A. H. S. Cooke 100
F. X. Lohnstein 100
Mitchell & McIntyre 100
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
AT
11. Thomas JrV 120 Broad Street.
O.S.Bondurant Voluntoer Observer
WeutliiT bulletin for the 24 hours eluting
nt 7 o'clock 1’. JI., May 7 1800.
Tziii-kraturz.
2 p. m 7S
7 p. m 70
Maximum for 24 hours 7:i
Minimum *• 11 “ .74
Ruin-full
Indication for fair, warmer.
Total 81200
These amounts have been given by
gentlemen that had already given lib
erally. They realized the importance
of the new road to Thomasville. You
must do the same, and the way to show
your appreciation is to give. Do not
raise objections, they will not build
railroads.
All Aboard for the Picnic To
morrow.
The special train of eight coaches
to bear so many happy children to
the big picnic at Whigliam will
leave the passenger depot to morrow
morning at S o’clock sharp. Remem
ber the hour and do not be late, and
do not get left.
The fare has been fixed at a low
tc, plenty of dinner will he provided,
he good wive* and mothers of the
city will look alter ihat, and the pros
pects tor a day ol unmixed pleasure
arc very flattering. Have the hide
fellows at the depot before the time of
departure, so there will he no difficulty
or danger i.i securing ticke's or board
ing the cirs. The train will reach
Thomasville about 5 o'clack in the
a If ■ moon.
Close up the Railroad Sub
scription.
1 he flowers are blooming beauti
fully.
Tht masville will lie in Whigliam
to morrow.
The New State Bonds.
II011. A. T. MacIntyre Jr., received
a telegram yesterday afternoon from
.Mr. A. C. King of Atlanta, saying that
the entire issue of new bonds author
ized by the last legislature, to retire
maturing bonds, had had been bought
by John II. Inman of New York at
the low rate of 3 12 per cent interest.
It is a great compliment to the credit
of our state when she can float her
bonds at such a low rate, and a still
greater compliment when such men as
Mr. Inman exhibit their confidence in
the security of such investments by
taking a whole issue. The confidence
Mr. Inman in our state is duly ap
preciated and the far seeing acumen
which has enabled him to accumulate
a fortune, will carry him to still greater
success in the future. No man has
shown greater confidence in the future
of the South. No man has backed
that confidence more liberally, and no
man ought to hold a higher place in
the esteem of our people.
Close up uhe Railroad Sub
scription.
Lee Wyly, of Savannah, was in
town yesterday.
The true patriot is the man that
does not avail himself of the short
comings of others as an excuse for his
own shortcomings, but who docs his
own duty regardless of what others
may do, or fail to do.
A Remarkable Church.
The coming session cf the great
conference of the M. E. church South
in St. Louis, has attraccd general at
tention to that large body of church
people. The Savannah Daily Times,
speaking on the subject, says :
The history of the Methodists is a
remarkable one.
I lie first Methodist society in the
I uited States was organized in New
^ ork in October 1720. Eight years
later the first conference, which em
braced ten preachers, representing a
Everything, including the grass, is
growing rapidly- since the rain.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Stark, of
Gainesville, Fla., are visiting relatives
in the city.
Close up the Railroad Sub
scription. .
— I membership of 1,100 was held. Now,
M: and Mrs. I. A. Richter passed the Methodist Episcopal Church alone
tinough the city yesterday, curoute to 1 lias a membership in this country of
their home in Cairo. | nearly J,(100,000, and the Methodist
The General Benevolent .Soviet v 1 Episcopal Church South basin the
held its regular monthly meeting in J neighborhood of 1,5oo,000, Up to
the Library yesterday afternoon. I T^H there was no division among the
„ , - — j Methodists in the Cnited States, and
V esterday was indeed and in truth 0Me COIllm , 11C0 .presented
a charming day II,ere was that l!ie church from north, south, cast
about the atmosphere that made it a | nll(1 wcst . J}ut at the t , )Ilforcl)ce ,
| held in that year a separation was
brought about by the difference of j
Call and see our
New Challies, New
Drapery Nets,New
Fans and many
other New Goods.
LEVY’S
HOUSE'
WITCHk'U. HOU8K CORNER »
luxury to liv
Mrs M. (). Howard, widow of sec
tion master Howard, has received
$250 through E. Humphreys, secreta
ry of the order of I{ T. M.
Gus Hurst hasn’t quite recovered
his wiud yet; but it takes a pretty
licet footed fugitive to get away from
him.
Be on hand at the depot in the
morning. Won’t there he a happy
throng ot bright eyed happy child
ren there ?
Close up the railroad subscription.
Mr. Willis Moore, assistant master
of transportation for the S. F. & W.
Ry., with headquarters at Waycross,
is at home here sick, though lie was
some better yesterday. His friends
wish him a speedy recovery.
Close up the Railroad Sub
scription.
The colleges arc getting ready for
commencement. We learn that the
commencement sermon will be prencli-
in Youug Female College Chapel,
on the 2d Sunday iu June, which is
the 8th.
The recent rain did the oat crop,
or at least a portion of it much good,
hut the aggregate yield will be far be
low the average.
Be sure to have the little folks at
the depot to-morrow morning before S
o clock. Get there iu time to ho in
your places before the hour for leav-
l iug comes.
opinion between the Northern aud
Southern delegates 011 the .-lavehold-
ing question.
The bishops of the church are eight
in number, and they arc all expected
to be present on this occasion. Their
names and addresses are: Bishops
John C. Keener, New Orleans ; A.
W. Wilson, Baltimore ; J. Cranberry,
C. C. Galloway, Jackson City; E. I
R. Hendrix, Kansas City: W. W. I
Duncan, Spartanburg, S. ('., and
Joseph Key, Fort Worth, Tex. In !
addition to these celebrities of the ,
church many of the most distinguish
ed men iu the political and comiuer-!
cial world of the South will he in j
attendance.
The Berrien County Pioneer takes
the cake on spring poetry. Just
listen to the warbler:
"We may live witliaut .lmles,
We may live without loafers, |
But the -civilized" man
Can't live without ‘gofers.' "
There is a wire grass flavor about
these lines which will go to the heart |
of every man that loves gophers and
poetry. I