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W. E. HABP, • - Editor.
THE JACKHON SEWS^
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDA Y. at
Jackson* Butts County,Ga.
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T>ir* Month*, ... ... BOc
Sl* Month*, - ... - - SI 00
Om Ye*r, ... • $1 SO
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rates for advertising
AdvarttMkont* will be Inaertod for ONE
DOLLAR Pr eouore. for the flint iiuertlon, and
FIFTY CENTS per aqua re for each aubeequon
Inaertloii, for one month, or loan. For a longer
period, a liberal dtarouni will be made.
A3T One inch in length, or lea*, ooiatitutaa a
in the local column will be Inserted at
TEN CENTS per line, each Iniertion.
Marriage* and death* will be published aa
item* of new*, but obttuarle* will be charged for
at advertising rates.
JOB PRINTING
Ofrwy description, promptly and neatly execu
ted at reatonable raiet.
Fare on the Woodland Siren rail
way of Nashville, has been reduced
to two cents.
There will be a mass meeting at
*jfiig Tavern on thi 17th of June, in
the interests ot the Athens and •Tud
Tavern railroad.
Senator Hill' (colleagues sent him
con gratnlations Wat week on the in
telligence ot his improved state of
health.
Col. Sam W. Small and Howard
Williams are soon to begin publica
tion of the Evening Herald anew pa
pet in Atlanta.
It a ill only be a few years until
dairy farming will be ona ofour moat
important and profitable industries.
Guiteau yet has two chances to es
cape the gallows. The president can
pardon him, or lie may oommit aui
cide.
A negro woman give birth to three
children last week, and their combin
ed weights amounted to nineteen and
a ii ilf pound*.
The citizen* of Cobbham complain
of depredations on their flower yards
by Athens hogs.
A negro boy about sixteen years
o! age, robbed a lady of her watch
and chain on Broughton strict Sa
▼annab
A negro, ,/ake Miller, had bis right
arm amputated just above the wrist
in a ahingle mill in Savannah on
Tuesday.
Chicken thieves sre still on the
rampage in Snvaunsb.
The Central railroad, on June Ist,
will sell excnrsiog tickets, good un
til November, to the various summer
resorts.
The saw mill oi Mr. Bearden, of
Dooly county, hue been burued,
The Hawkinavllle dispatch reports
that Wash Boon came very near out
ting off the aim of Torn Williams
with a raaor, on Monday morning.
Amerious RecorJer: “This oat
raising buainese has got to be slop*
ped, or the farmer* of Georgia will
have to rent an adjoining State to
stack their straw in, at the ground on
which the oats are raised will not
hoid all of the straw.”
A negro giving Ins name at H<-nry
Kirkley was arrested in Augusta on
Tuesday for the murder of Mr. John
W. Price, of Quakey Springs, on the
night of June 12th, 1567.
Mr. Orrin S. Woodward, of Cullo
den, aged 65 years died last Thurs
day.
It ie estimated that if the State of
Texas should ever become aa thickly
settled a* Massachusetts its popula
tion will be over 52,000,000.
The Sprague divorce is finally ended.
Mr*. Sprague ia allowed to resume her
mai len name, retain the cuitoday of
her daughters and to claim alimony.
Thus end* a most unfortunate family
“fuae.”
The oil mar, are predicting a panic
They say there are now 80,000,000 bar
rel* above ground and new wells dis
covered which will produce 30 000 bar
rels per day. They think the outlook
for profit gloomier than ever before.
1 he fir*t instance where physicians
nre mentioned in the Bible is II
Chronicles xvi, 12 : “And Am in the
Ihirtji-ninth rear of his reign, wee
diseased in his feet, until the disease
was exceeding great; yet in hit dis
ease he sought not the Lord, but to
the physicians. ’’ The compiler oooly
adda as though a natural consequen
ce* : And slept with hit fathers.''
The Atlanta evening Herald under
stands that Judge M. J. Crawford of
the Supreme Court, will not allow the
use of his name in the gubernatorial
convention against Mr. Stephen*, and
that he will give Mr. Stephens a hear
ty support. The same paper is inform
ed that Col. A. O. Bacon say* he has
gone too far with his candidacy to re
cede now. Then, aa the field now
stands Mr. Stephens and Col. Ba
ron will surely go before *he conven
tion, and General Qartrell will stand
independently. All those gentlemen
} are democrat*.
SUICIDED.
A dispatch was received May 80th
from Senois aays the Griffin News:
Aleck Parish, formerly of thie city,
had suicided there. Mr. Pariah was
s stone mason, about thirty years o'd,
ard bad moved to Senois only a few
months ago.
The life of Aleck Parish was sn
eventful, and it might, he oalled sn
accidental one.
Early in bis career hsfell oui of a
tree and broke a limb.
Next he was thrown off the tasck
by a locomotive.
Then he was blown out of a well,
in which he was at work, by an ex
plosion.
He was run over by Kemble ,/aek
son on a race course, and thought to
have been killed.
Again, he was hit over the head
by a rook and bis skull broken.
In a difficulty at Hampton be bad a
jaw broken.
After seeing the performance of
Lulu at Coup’s circus, he jumped off
a spring board in the woods and
broke his hack.
It is said that at one time he was
caught in] the wheel of a running
wagon and had his collar bone bro
ken.
And now, tired of being the sport
of Late, be has taken his own life.
lie leaves behind him at SeDoia a
wife and three ohildren ; and at Grif
fin a mother and brother and two sis
ters, all of whom have our sympathy
Mr. J TANARUS, Hosier, ot Cave Spring,
died on laat Sunday afternoon.
Southern tomatoes Slid potatoes
bring good prioes in the Now York
markets.
A bold attempt was recently made
by some rascal, in Columbus, to break
into the alore of Mr, L. Harris.
The Enquirer Sun reporta a rumor
to the effect that an “out-and-out or
ganized Democratic” paper ie soon to
le set on fool in Talbolion, and that
it will probably be edited by a law
yer of ability.
The Enquirer Sun haaseen an Irish
potato, raised near Colurnbue, by Mr.
Eberhart, that weighed twenty oun
ces.
The Herald report* more buain ss
going on in Atlantr now than at any
other time siuoe the war.
Small manufacturing industries are
reported as springing up on all sides
in Atlanta.
Gannl saya ‘‘negroes are constantly
caught in (he aot of stealing goods
from stores."
Athena is excited over the Jug
Tavern railroad.
The cotton in the neighborhood of
Athene waanevir more unpromising
than now.
Senator Hill's Condition.
The latest information frnm Sena
tor Hill, at Eureka Springs, Ark., is
to the effuot that he ia slightly im
proving. Ha i now ahle to eat pVn
ty of solid food, and walk about his
rcom. Hie condition, while still criti
cal, seems to be more encouraging
than at any time since be reached
Eureka. Uia many friends all over
the country will be delighted to leara
there are at ill slight hopes ot hia gets
ting better.
Mr. Pledger Arrralrd.
Athena Banner-Watohmnn : W. A
Pledger, serveyor ol the Atlanta cus
tom house, was arrested on an indict
ment by the graud jury of CJarke
county, charging him with aiding and
incitinc the late disturbance at our
jail. He wa# oonvicted upon thi* tes
timony of negroes engaged tu this ri
ot. Pledger gave bond for hi* ap
praranue bolore the City Court, with
E. A. Buck, of Atlanta, as security.
Hia bond waa fixed at 1100.
Pitting In Haall P Atol
sled.
A method of preventing pitting in
small pox ia given in the Qas<-tle.
Receiving also the endowment ot
that journal. It it probably as relia
ble as any, and it aa follows: A mask
is made of very pliable linen cloth,
leaving apertures for the eyes, nose
and mouth, and the inside of this in
smeared with a oertam liniment pre
pared in either ot the three following
wave. One ot three consists of car
bolic soul, four to ten part*, forty
parts olive oil anJ sixty parts prepar
ed chalk ; another, five pars carbolic
acid, and forty p.rl* each of olive oil
and pure starch; and a third, two
parts thymol, tort) ot linseed oil and
sixty of chalk in powder. The mask
should be renewed every twelve hours,
sad compresses impregnated with
oneoftfese misturee may also be
placed on the hands, and on any
parts of the face which the mask does
not directly touch.
A negro man, sick with malarUl
lever, died on a Central train, near
Mcßean, on Sunday night.
Georgias Oasts and Wisest.
Gen.E L. Too mas, for G. A. Wea
ver, ot Upson county, to-day placed
exhibition in the Department of Agri
culture some specimens of Red Host
proof osts, which are superior to any
thing seen this season, the heads
meaaaring some sixteen inches and
the straw about seven feet. Also
wheat, the heads of which will meas*
are six inches. There are siveral
ether apeoimens of wheat and oats in
the department which will compare
favorably with any grown in the
South,
Monte-sums Weekly: A lady near
Garden Valley has been insane for
ten years. She died on Sunday, and,
strange to say, become perfectly ra
tional.
A white married woman, near town,
to her utter consternation and sur
prise gave birth to a fine healthy boy
a tew days ago, rot knowing herself
to be pregnant. She thought she
was ofllicled with dropsy and was so
treated. She has since died.
“We are now a reconstructed Ste
phens Democrat.’’—Quitman Free
Press.
“In our humble judgment he will
he nominated by ihe Democratic
Convention to assemble in Atlanta
on the 19 h of July, and will ac
cept.,'—Waynesboro Citizen,
•‘We are watching to see how
gracefnlly the Macon Telegraph and
the Albany News and Advertiser will
fali into line f >r Mr. Stephens. They
Will have to do it, and the only ques
tion is as to how they will look and
aot In the tail of the procession."—
Griffin News.
“The Liberals, under Thornton, aa
they first found him; Jacobins, under
Speer and Felton, say they first found
him ; the Republicans, under Farrow,
say they first found him ; and the
Georgia syndicate, under Colquitt,
say they first bound him. Now the
Democratic party are asked to orown
him.”—Albany News
“Whoever the convention may see
fit to nominate will receive the sup
port of the party and he elected, but
we are satisfied that, as matters now
aland, the people and the party would
regard the nomination and election of
Mr. Stephens as a fitting tribute to
his recognized ability, and an appro
priate honor with which to crown his
long career in the service of his State
and eountry."—Savannah News.
In Elberton, the other day, during
a rain, a large turtle feil from the
clouds into the streets. Elberton will
please take the cuke.
Sioux City has a curiosity in a
young girl who goes boldly to the
barber shop to be shaved every lew
days, drinks beer and chews tobacco.
The whistle of the locomotive now
wakes up the ancient town of McDon
ough.
Cincinnati Enquirer; It is now
fashionable to have small cliildr n
for bridesmaids,—Barper’a Bazar.
Out West it is fashionable to have the
small ohildren come along some con
siderable time after the wedding ie
over.
Tomatoes.
We see in the Fruit Recorder a
plan to sugar dry tomatoes, which are
equal to figs. The procre* is to scald,
skin, boil slightly, with a little sugar,
then dry thoroughly and pack in small
boxes, with a sprinkling of sugar be
tween each layer. The beat site for
this purpose are those about an inch
in diameter. We esn testify to the
dclioaoy of these variety we used was
the yellow pearahaped. They are not
only excellent, hut very handsome.
Near Wilmington, N. C., Saturday,
Dave Sykee cut the throat of Mrs. Ella
Jones, a handsome young widow, kill
ing her at once.
HIT! WORKS,
INOTt t ItIMELD,
J VCILftON* • • • CA.
All- Work Warranted.
Carnaps, Bum Wai
sts, R
overhauled and repaired on short no
tice.
ALL KINDSOF
Job Work
done with neatness and dispatch.
CARRIAGE SMITHING DONE,
UNDERTAKER.
Wtfl keep on hand Coffins,. Caskets
and Undertaker* Hardware. A hear*,
will also be furnished. H%- Shop in
raer of Duke's store. marl
PROTECT YOUR WIFE ft CHILDREN.
BY JOINING THE OKDE OF THE
HOME GUARDIAN*
HEADQUARTERS AT MACON, GEORGIA.
Organized Ixx LONDON England 18SS.
Di-vision No. 12 Jackson Ga.
The following is a list of the Officers and Charter Members, of the Order now
organized in Jackson, Butts county Ga.
Y. A. WRIGHT, President, J. A. McMICHAEL, Vice President,
J. W. CRUM, Financial Sec’y. Dr. J. L. MAPP, Physician.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
G. W. Mann, J. H. Land, J. T. Land, H. O. Benton,
J. \V. Carmichael.
At Your Death, Your Wife and Children Will Receive From
500 to 3000 Dollars.
One, Hundred Dollars Will be paid Immediately for Funeral Expenses.
The citizens of Butts county will perceive that this plan of insurance is
conducted by tlieir friends, at home, nnd each member has a voice in the man
agement of the affairs—consequently it no humbug. The gentlemen that com
pose DIVISION NO. 12, at Jackson, is a sufficient guarantee to the people of
this section, and should demand their attention. It is a regularly organized,
Chartered Institution, with the most substantial and influential men of Macon
and Bibb county as its managers. The Jackson Division meets on the third
Tuesday night in each month, and by governed Constitution and By-Laws which
may be seen by application to any of its members.
Any male or female between the age of 16 and 60, who can pass the Exami
nation, can become a member of the Order and insure their lives from SSOO to
S3OOO. ’ It is worth your attention to enequire Into the merits and benefits of
“THE HOME GUARDIAN.” Jackson, Go., 20th, 1882.
New Process
FLOUR.
oil
GOLD Kit BR .“'AD.
o
MANUFACTURED AT
ISLAND SHOALS MILLS,
ejpHESE MILLS have in entire outfit of
NEW PROCESS MACHINERY
manufactured specially for them.
Thin flour i highly recommended by Dr. liay
good, President of Emory College, who culls the
bread made from it “Golden Bread,” from widen
the flour takes it name and each Hack will be
branded
SOLD Xl.il
—FOR SALE—
Bv BYERS * MALLETT and A. Me WAT
KINS * SON, Jackson, (in.
JOSIAII BOS VORTH & CO.
21 lively Proprietor’s Mills.
DR.R. G. BRYANS,
—o—
Physician aii Sirpia.
—o—
JACKSOS, - - Git.
—O—
OFFICE UNDER MASONIC HALL, one Door
South of Drug Store. Can be found at night with
Y. A. Wright, flrut door over J. J. Easton’s
ttfc.CALLS can be left with Y. A.
Wright, or James Harden jati2s
GUANO.
I Have Reduced fhe Price
Of the following HIGH GRADES
And well established Fertilizers as fol
lows.
John Merryman A Co’s C-uano to 450 pound*
middling cotton per ton.
E. Frank Coe’s Guano to 450 pounds middling
ootton per ton.
Chesapeake Guano to 450 lbs, MdTng cotton.
Walton Whan A Co’s Plow Brand 450 pounds
Walton Whann Jt Co’s Acid Phosphate 860 lbs.
John Merryman it Co’s Acid Phosphate 880 lbs
Call on me opposite the Brick Ware-house or on
Captain Slaton, at Planters’ Ware-house, where
all my fertilisers are stored and delivered.
Jas. A. BEEKS, Agent,
marls Griffin, Ga.
MRS S C DUNCANS
New MILLENERY Store
IS NOW OPEN,"
At Jackson, Georgia.
1 tnkelht* method oMnfonnina tlie ri/iien* of Jackson nn.l Units co,inly, tnat I have opened a
new and handsome sun k of Milleuery Goods in Jackson, in the new store, nest door to M. L. Duke,
consisting of the latest stylo,
IlntH and Bonnets, Trimmings &c,
Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, Colorelts, Nninsuks, Muslins, Ties, Edgings, Insert
ing, Laces, Veiling, Handkerchiefs, Fans Jcc.j
Mv goods nre all new and of the latest style. Call and examine them and get my prices. lam
offrriiur them at short nmtlta. Soliciting u liberal share of Ihe patronage of the la-ople of this sec
tieui, I am Respectfully Mrs. S. C. DUNCAN.
The “WHITE” Sewing 1 Machine
Tho Fnyorite!
SHUNNING; the most quiet; makes the prttiest
stitch: and has more conveniences than any
other Machine.
It is warranted five years and is the easiest
to sell, and gives the best satisfaction of any
machine on the market.
Vnteoding purchaser* are solciited to
amine it before baying. Responsible dealers
wanted in all nnoea-nied erritary.
J. I> Ac T. F. SMITH,
"Wholesale aud Retail Deales,
39 Broad Street ATL4WA, Georgia 39
H. HENDRICK. V. A. W&ISHT.
HENDRICK & WRIGHT,
Attorneys At Law.
JACKSON, BUTTS CO., GA.
WILL practice in all the COURTS except in the
COUNTY COURT.
Will attend to all business PROMPTLY.
M. V. McKibben,
A TTOKNEY AT LA W,
JACKNOy, - - OA.
sep 9
E. P. CATCHINGS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
JACKSON, - • GA.
WILL plead and practice in Butts and adjoin
ing counties, OFFICE at Court House,
1 fob ’B2.
C J LOWER,
Jeweler,
JACKSON. - - GEORGIA.
Repairing done on short notice. Work guar
anteed. Dealer in sewing machine oil and at
tachments. lfeb ’
Rii vton no vs .
Jackson, Ga.,
fPH®only hotel offering pecinl accom.iioda-
L tions to the traveling public visit! kson.
The tables are furnished with the very -cat
market affords.
Feed Stables.
Parties traveling by private conveyance enn
also have their stock cared for at reasonable
rate*. II O. BENTON,
sep 30-ly Proprietor.
To The Public.
THE undersigned is now prepared to carrj
passengers on the regular mail route between
Jackson and Covington at reasonable rates. Will
leave Jackson every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday morning at 7 o’clock. I will also carry
baggage or other light freight. Your patronage
solicited. Capt. J. P. LOYD,
Mail Contractor.
P. B.—When in Jackson I can be found at the
Benton House. sep 23-tf
Money! MONEYTT Money!!
Loaned to Farmers.
Parties desiring to negotiate LOANS on five
years time can make application through me by
calling at ny office. I will act as Attorney for
any farmer who has improved lands, in securing
loans to the value of one-third of their real es
tate. Y. A. WRIGHT,
Office at Court House, raarß
Jackson, (ia.,
B R
n Ml 11'
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O
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TY SITE of BUTTS county, centrally located bet ween Macon and Atlanta, ore
the NEW Macon & Brunswick Railroad Extension. It is a live, local paper
and gives the general news throughout the State, as well as Souther*, new*
items and the General Topics of the day, also a large amount of literatus which)
will be found interesting to the general reader.
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which is circulated throughout a scope of country, 40 miles square, tributary to.
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We will give a fine pocket knife, or a year’s subscription to the NEWS.
For A Club of 15,
We will give a good New Silver Watch, Stem Winder.
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We will give a fine DOUBLE-CASE GOLD WATCH, Stem Winder, with m
GOLD PLATED Chain of a beautiful design*
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We will give a fine Home-Made Piano-Box Buggy, warranted to. ha as gwod
any that can be put up anywhere.
is Aiimovni ms mm,
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hold good, provided as many as 50 suliscrihcrs are obtained from this date, Jan
uary 17th, 1882. to December 31st, 1882. The drawing will be conducted fairly,
three or four disentcrested gentlemen of Jackson, will lie secured to conduct
the drawing. The goods we offer you, can he seen by calling at the?*®™"
office. .Vo humbug, hut von may rely on our propositions.