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Middle Georgia Argus
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MORNING.
INDIAN SPRING, GA., May 18thT882.
LOCAL MATTER.
Wheat harvesting hai begun.
9lbs coffee for one dollar at Daughtry
A Bros.
Mrs. Martha Duke of Jackson is spend
ing this week With Mrs. W. F. Douglass.
There will be a picknic at Dcmulgee
Mills next Sattirday.
Another colored man was killed on
the new road this week by the fall of a
bank of dirt.
In oiir announcement colume will be
seen another name put forward as a
Candidate for the legislature.
Miss Ida fellis of Griffin and Miss
Miss Katie Lyons o i Jackson is on
a visit to our town the guest of
iniis Lula Saunders.
, Last Saturday, May the 14th will long
be remembered in Butts county. Over
coats were in good demand, and we
have seen much Warmer Weather in De
cember.
Mr. Chaffer of Madison.has purchased
a lot from Mr. E. P. Fears, fronting
main street, adjoining the office of Dr.
Saunders. Mr Chaffer is a relative of
Col. Sibley of Augusta.
Ia |U( • -• * . ,
Two white men, working on the new
road, went into Macen last Saturday, and
while under the influence of whiskey,
made an assault on two unarmed man,
citizens of Maeon, and cut them allmost
to death, inflicting,on one five, and the
other seven wounds.
; Nursing mothers gain strength by us
ing Brown’s Iron Bitters- It acts like a
charm in restoring overstrained nature.
* Thsrs is an effort being made to have
the Railroads attach refrigerator cars to
the passenger trrins, to carry the peach
es from Georgia jo,.Northern markets.
Such an arrangement would be a great
help to all parties.
We often hear men bemean others for
base ingratitude, while they themselves
daily blaspheme the name of the great
friend, who gives them life, health and
pleasure. Who ever knew of baser in
gratitude than that? ah! “consistency
thou art a jewel,” -
• - ' -- •■■ ’ ,4 i
A substantial water tank, said to 1
be large enough to hold nine hun
dred barrels of water, has been
erected at Mr. Higgins. The water
is forced up from a large Spring
some two hundred yards distant by
means of an engine and pipes.
> We publish in this Issue v a notice
by the Ordinary,*that a petition for
an election, oh the fence
has been filed in his offiee, and un
less a counter petition is filed be
fore the expiration of twenty days
ihe order for election will he grant
ed.
Maj. C, W. Anderson and Lady of
Eatonton, is at the Varner House. He
in company with our old friend T. J.
Burney called*on us yesterday. Maj.
Bmney is round among his old Butts
County friends representing the ,r old re-'
liable” Macon Telegraph, everybody
knows the Telegraph is one of the best
papers in the South, and Mr. Burney is
one of the best drummers in the world.
They are bound to meet with great suc
cess,
The contract to build the bridge
cross the creek at Elders Shop, was
let out by the Ordinary last Satur
day, the stone work was let to J. J.
Kelly at $2,50 per yard, and wood
work to Bennett and Wynne of
Forsyth at $450,00 r
The bridge at Edlemans mills
was bid off by Bennett & Wynne at
S2OO.
Bight smart sprinkle of frost in
this county, this week. Frost and
wheat harvest together is something
unknown before in this section the
wheat crop being two weeks earlier
than usual and frost later than ev
er recorded before. - .
Will the Smith Reporter
please tell us who is the *‘Belle o:
Butts”? *, * *
By reference to Smith Mill’s Re
porter. on out aacond page, will be
seen the particulars of the sudden
death of Judge Floyd ilalone, of
Jasper, the father of pur fellow cit
izen Wm. Malone.-
Wont we all be in a fix this year?
so many Engines .whistling on the
new road, we cant • ttljr yrhere to
find the wheat thresher. } Its too
to have the* thrilling eoufid of
our threshing engine, the doreruner
of progress monopolized that way.
A REAL BOOM
Indian Spring has at last aroused from
her lethargy and began to clear away
the rubbish and dilapidation, that has
been accumulating, since the war.
Around Among The Workmen.
One day this week we took a tramp
among the workers and buildings, on ev
ery side can be heard the saw and ham
mer. W e first visited the residence o/
Mrs. Daughtry wher e the Daughtry Bro’s
are having some handsome and substan.
tial improvement added to the dwelling.
They are putting in the very best m ate
rial, and having it done by skillful hands.
Work it The Elder House,
We next stop at the Eeder House, and
found everything on the “rip and tear/’
removing old shingles, and replacing
them with new ones. Some nailing
some removing, some painting, some
planing, and the “old man,” smiling
cheerfully, overlooking the programme,
and acting general in chief.
The Bath House.
Here we find the steaffi gushing from
the pipes, and call round to see whats
up. We find i)rs. Bryan and Whitehead
up to their eyes in business, rubbing up,
steaming tip, piitting everything in “ap
ple pie’ * order. They are perfectly en
thused ovsrtheir new Remedial Fea
ture ; and well they may be, for Hot Min
eral water is the greatest discovery,
made since this gr’eat healing fountain
has been known to afflicted humanity.
The Dr’s, proves their faith in the vir
tue of their new feature, by giving us
their order for ten-thousand circulars
for distribution.
The Fears Building.
Passing up the street we hear the
sound of the saw and hammer. ‘ ‘Hello’ ’
going on .here ? we step in, we
find Mr. Fears, Mi*. Thompson,, and Mr.
Bryant, all ripping away finishing up
the new Fears building. These men are
too busy to be bored by t ,a Newspaper
man, so we passed on to tlie
Mclntosh House.
Here we find everything undergoing
repairs, the old and. broken sash being
removed from the windows, the blinds
replaced with new ones, the plastering
overhauled, apd repaired, the whitewash
and paint brushes brightehing up the
walls, &c.
The Livery Stable.
Passing across the street to .Squire
Saunders Store, we bear the hammer in
another direction; we look down Seney
street what new building is that just
starting up,?. Thats the new Livery Sta
ble Mr. Coffier is haying bufitf, for Mr.
Chaffer. .We.call round and And Win.
Elder Jr, & Robt Gardner, moving the
work with a vim. They Intend getting
it up this week, , ..
The Saw Mill. , , ,
Lookingacross the creek we hear the;
sound cif running machinery-; we walk,
over. Here we find John Williamson,
James Neal, and David Lavender, going
in a half trot, ttying to ’supply the de
mand for lumber. whats that bill
they are sawing now? thats for Fears’s
new Livery - Stable, “ha! oh!! going to ;
have two new in town ? Yes sir
three of them, Elder & Cos, hafe ordered,
Horses & vehicles for their stable and,
will be ready for the visitors, so you
may announce that our town has took on
a boom this time, sure enough.
“OLD DOLLY.” j
The Best Horse on Record —Dr..
Troy Saunders has got the , best
horse that ever looked through a col
lar. Thi sis putting it pretty strong
but we will stick ;to it until the
jroof is brought against, us.' We
lave the figures to back us. Dolly
is 21 years old, and doc. has been;
driving her about sixteen years,
and everybody that knows him can
testify to the fact that he hasn’t had
a day to rest since he bought Dolly,
and all will join us in the estimate
that his driving would average
20 mile 6 per day. Now multiply
hy 365 days and we have 7,300
miles for a year, then multiply that,
>y 16 years, and we have 116,800
miles, making four times the Dr. h*s
rode around the earth, and he is
now two thirds of the way oh his
fifth round still driving old Dolly,
and we may look for him around
this way again soon.
Now without jesting, in the face
of them facts arid figures, don ? t it
appear that she is a wonderful
horse? yes and the man" that held
the reins is a wonderful man:
Wonderful energy! Wonderful tal
ent ! Wonderful skill! In these
things lies the wonderful endurance
of the horse, under the kind trect
ment of the Doctor, she has borne
this incredible amount of work, and
lived to be an “old lady” among
horses, and is now as sprightly as
the “frisky maiden.” there is not
a horse in the county that can beat
her in a days travel. They could
lead her at the start but as she
warmed up to her work, she would
become animated and come in first
best in the end. Doc says if she
wat to die, he would think his suc
cess in life was at an endj and the
scales turned against. him. May
•he live a thousand years, and the
muewjpnve to drive her.
Doc is going to put her on a pen
sion soon, and we think she
deserves it.
LETTER FROM OCMULGEE
Crops Politics Ac.
Ocmulgee, May 13th
Editor Argus
I will give ycu a few dots from
our side.
Wheat is fine where it was sown
early and well put in. There is
some danger of late wheat being in
jured yet, by rust.
I never saw such a fine prospect
for an oat crop. It would do you
good to look at some of the oat
fields, especially that of Bherod and
Leander Lindsey. They run a
two horse farm, and sowed, last
September and October 112 bushels
of rustproof oats, and without some
disaster, by storm or otherwise* will
make 1500 or 2000 bushels, put it
down at 1500 and price them at 75c
per bushel they have the handsome
sum of sil2s, a toretty good crop
for BO to 50 days work on a two
horse farm. “Bherod” had a select
bunch Just seven fleet high, which
he intended to exhibit hi your office;
but “lo and behold,” when he went
to get them hie fifebdman had cut
them down to mate some /‘quills”
on which to blow Yankee DoodlA
Its a “fac sir,” no disputing it.
When we.look at thesb fene fields of
grain, and heat of some of our cot
ton farmers paying $1,75 on time
for corn, we exclaim; What folly.
The tiines seems to get harder, yet
the people seem to get more extrav
agant. Too much nioney goes for
the fine dress, Toilet 1 , aftd new bug
gy.
How many of our fathers; The
old time-honored lpnd marks, own
ed before they were mar
ried? ask one of them ,‘and see?
Who ever heard of one, of them be
ing involved in debt, before they'
were burdened with .a family? ex
amine the old record and see?
But I tlfink I pan , tell why We
young men get in debt and conse
quent trouble, It is almost invaria
bly the case, to make calculations
before ..the crop* is plant-1:
On twenty acres will, be made ten i
bales of cotton, at,, lOcts will bring (
SSOO and with , the thought of a
pocket full of money,- ,ihe young
mans heart leaps with joy, and the
sparkling and rosy cheek daughter
of B. mfust be carried to
a picnic in anew buggy; next a for
ty dollar suit of clothes (worth , fif
teen cash) must be’ had to corres
pond with bnggy; hand and horse,
is lost to the crop one or two days
in the week to go picknicing; and
when the, mortgage . given to get
these things, falls dpe, what is the
trouble? The drouth oqt off my
crop, the price went down, I must
give all my cotton, and return my
buggy. I cant pay out and I have
nothing left but a half worn suit of
clothes, to remind me of my folly.
Young man : was it the drouth that
hurt your .crop so bad; or that : Fri-j
day and Saturday lost (while a
good season was in tne ground)
picknickingftoo many picnics will
produce a drouth in your * crop
young man : and so will too much
time talking politics.*
Now Mi. Editor I am not much
of*a politician, but before I deliver
a lecture to our young men on pol
itics, let me venture just far en
ough to say, Jack Moore will make
an acceptable candidate for tax col
lector. Turn, about is fair play.
He has filled the office once, and
I think he give general satisfaction,
and I will venture to say he will do
so again,if the voters will honor him
with the position.
We all remember'how willing he
retired at the end of one term, and,
yielded To others, who had lost a
limb and needed the office; now we
(his neighbors) know that his old
est son has been afflicted for some
months, rendering ‘him unable to
work,*kiid thus placing Jack in
more need of the office. So now let
us turn about again and give Jack a
big vote for the office.
'i- Peter Hunt.
DRESS MAKING.
Wi respectfully ask patremag* the
people of Indian Springs, aJ|d surrouna
ing country. * j •"*
CUTTING AND FITTING
a specialty, by an impr. yfd ch*-1 *
isfaction guaranteed in eyery B £U^. sr*5 r *
in sewing of all .kind. Please fall at the
Residence of Mr. M. J. Penn’s, and give
us a trial yours Res'jot. Miss > estie
Ross. & Mi's. Mattie Penn.
THE EXTENSION
* P- “ <4 ■* • / 4 % •
Below we publish the letter of S, F.
Smith written while a member of the
Legislature in regard to the extension,
It is the first thing ever printed on the
subject, and was treated by many with
ridicule, a* the passage of an act te have
the road extended was considered one of
the impossibilities.
In our next, or some future issue, we
may give some of the facts in regard to
the lease and sale, and subsequent chan
ges that worked up the successful result
The following is the letter.
Butts Cos., Ga., Jan. 29, ’79.
Editor Argus.
Please allow me space to say to
your readers, that from observation
on the subject: lam of the
opinion that the connection of the
Macon and Brunswick Railroad
with the Western and Atlantic road
is the grandest scheme now open to
the people of Georgia and believ
ing thus, I shall use all my energy,
and exert all my influence, in the
general assembly at its meeting in
July, to secure the passage of an
act for the cohnectlon of said roads.
This may seeln somewhat strange
to many of your readers who know
that I have always opposed Btate
aid to railroads) and ttoW ex
plain by saying that lam yet op
posed to the State aiding any private
individuals ot corporations. n I am
not opposed to the State aiding her
self man enterprise that will add
much to her already greht wealth;
by enhailbeing the Value of her prop
erty, and the taxable property of
her citizens: besides we should febl
proud as Georgians; to . have her
sea-hoard linked, by dri iron chain,
to heir mountain border. There
arS ihatijr reasons why this
should be accomplished'.
THE VhfANC'IAt INTEREST DEMAMD IT
first Ihe western and Atlantic
road under the efficient manage
ment of Ex-Governor Joseph E.
Brown, that now drops its month
ly installments into the lap of the
treasury would be enhanced in val
he and sphwould the Macon and
Brunswick road which now belongs
to,the states , t ,
Second, the land along these
lines rise in value sufficient
ly for the increase of the taxes to
pay in a few years for completing
the connection. . ,
Third, the financial interest of the
citizens along the line. jtq be com
pleted from Macon to Atlanta would
be greatly enhanced as tvelVas the
cittiea .of Macon and Atlanta.
Besides t ephaqpeme,nt of prop
erty, the ppeple would have the ben-
a competing line.
.TOT PLAN, FOR THE.ENTERPRISE,
though not original with me, corn-'
mends itself to thoughtful:
mind’.as being the most, practical
and nqore.easy of accomplishment J
tham any other t enierprise ever con
templated. in the Sfate-pQjyingj to
the many-advantages at the control!
of the State*
THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION-; *[
will be a mere song, compared to k
tne us.url cost of building railroads, \
as the: State, has control of the con
vict da&or which could be used iuj
grading, and consequently the cost'
for this part of the work would only
be the;cost of board,-: ftpols, , and
the hiring of guards i The ties couldr
)e brought over the Brunswick. road
from the inexhauetib 1 © pine forest
along 5 the line at a very little cost.
The State has thetl rolling stock on
the other roads sufiipient for the en-
tire linej and therefore the principle
and main expense would be the cost
of the iron; which* would be insig
nificant when - ■compared to the
great benefit to be derived from it;
The distance from Macon to Atlan
ta by railroad is 103 miles, and by
it -would tonLV be 88 miles, and
passing-- along the Ocmulgee it
would open Up toithe* capitalist as
fine power as can be found iu
the world.
INDIAN SPRING-.*
Everybody has heard of this Ja
mous place of resort* that* belongs
to the State, and would long
since havebeen the Saratoga of the
South hut for th© want of railroad
facilities. ,y .v*
This great thoroughfare once
compltted would prove an inesti
maSle-blesßing to Atlanta, Macon,
and Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK.
Tnis stately little 1 city 60 well
known in Georgia, would be greatly
benefited. It now reposes beauti
fully and gracefully oti our sunny
border and contains- a population,
of buzzing and-vigorous people who
only need a chance to make it the
equal of any ©t her sister towns in
wealth and influence. I made a
short visit to this queenly little city
last October, and to my great sur
prise found the lumber trade to be
immense—the vessels plied the
beautiful harbor, like bee’s passing
in and out of a hive. They were
ladened with lumber.
While in the city, I discussed the
subject with leading citizens and
found them alive on the subject of
the connection of the roads. At
other points on the Macon and
Brunswick road, I found the citi
zens alive for the project.
BAXiEY.
This is a beautiful little town 70
miles above Brunswick, where I
spent one day and two nights, and
tound the citizens to be also alive on
tlie same subject—although the mat
ter had not been agitated J yet they
were all anxious that i t should be.
While in the legislature In Ko*
venibei* and December last, I had
an opportunity of meeting influen*
tial men from all parts of the State,
and did not converse With a Single
person hut what favored the project.
Many members of the legislature
sav thtey think it the grandest en
terprise that could be agitated to
enhance the Wealth arid power of
the State.
1 rihnnot sefe hbW any member
corild oppose the ‘compi'etidh of the
lirik; Unless he is identified with the
interest of some ‘cbmpetiUg lihe;
But laying aside fill self interest,
every Georgian should first look to
the interest ofbUr |reat 'empire
State that liow constitutes a star of
the first magnitude; ih the sister
hood of Southern States—with her
bright skies, genial climate, arid
prolific soil she only needs that her
sor’s be trite to her, and she will 1
then be the pride of her citizens and
the admiration of her Sister States.
THE GREAT THROUGH LINE
when once completed, would be the
pride ot our, noble State; and we
would then have one great through
line > from Chatanoo'ga to the sea
coasf, and passing through the “gate
city and. a country that is inexhaus
table in its varied resources of pro
duction,
The increase in the commercial
relation of.the Stat? with her other
elements of property and > wealth,
WQuld offer an inviting field lor tne
investment, capital. .
t TV? Okmulgee.
~ The opening up of the water pow
er along th(i grand andpicturesque
stream \yhep t utilized, would give
employment to laborers at remuner
ative prices... In fact there are so
many advantages, to f be .derived; by
the completion of the connection
that it does not seem to admit of
argument; The debt incurred to
build if would be a mere song when
compared to the States ability to
pav it. i •
THE ROAD.
when once complete and in opera
tion could be judiciouiiy leased out
in the same way as is the Western
and Atlantic, and the rental would’
soon liquidate the debt. If I can
be instrumental in ecuring to the,
citizens of Georgia so great a pub
lic benefit,. I will feel that I have to 1
a certain extent reciprocated the fa
vor of a generous constituency who
so kindly bestowed upon me a pub-
lic trust. Whether this grand re
sult will be accomplished or not, is
more than I can say; but, at any
rata there will be a determined ef-;
fort put forth for its accomplish
ment in the next assembly in July,
and if with success, I will them re
tire from office with a.consciousness
that I have in seme way paid the
debt of gratitude due to the
public.
6. F. Smith.
Paralytic strokes, heart diseases, and
kidney affections, prevented by t he use
of Brown’s Iron. Bitters.
Mothers ! Mothers ! 1 Mother 1
Are you disturbed at night anc
broken of your rest by a sick chile
ruffering and crying with the excrii
giating pain of cutting teeth 1 If so,-
so at once and get, a bottle of Mrs
soothing syrup. It wil
elieve'the poor little sufferer imme
diatcly-depend upon it; there is no
mistake .about it; There is not a
mother on earth who has ever usee,
it who will not tell you at once tha\
it will regulate the bo wells, anc
give Vest to the mother, and relief
and health to the child, operating
like magic. It is perfectly safe to
use in all casds, and pleasant to the
taste, ahd is the prescription of ony
of the oldest ahd best female physy
cians and niirfees in fhe ; Un\tec
Stated. Sold everywhere- 25cents
a bottle.
The Coalitionist’s held a called
meeting at the mvrkham last Mon
day, and abolished the Mass meet
ing that was to have been held
in June.
After reading the following from
Emery Speer, the meeting adjourn
ed, by Issueing a ’circular to the
Independants of Ga., recommend
ing Hon A. H. Stevens as a Candi
date for Governor.
The following is the telegram
from Mr. Speer.
“Washington, May 15, 1882,
To Hon. W. H. H. Felton, Atlanta:
I hope the committee of independ
ent democrats who meet to day will
reccomend Mr, Stephens as the
people’s candidate for Governor. I
know positively he will nofc-reject
such recommendation, aud that if
elected he will be the Governor of
all the people without regard to
party. He will be controlled by no
ring. Emery Speer.
Mr. J. B, Edwards, formerly of
Forsyth has moved to “Alta Vista.
J*,.,..-. . ■ ■=
We made a trip to Black Ankle
District yesterday, and found the
crops, especially small grain, look
ing fine. Coming in around towards
the high falls. Academy we conclu
ded to count the fields and see what
proportion was devoted to provis
ion crops.
The coitnt stood ; Wheat 13 cofn
9 oats 12 cotton 18.
WANTED.
The undersigned wishes to prir
aseallthe yearlings., the people of
Butts Gorinty have for sale, suita
ble for beef, I am now located at
the Argus office and have arrainged
with Mr. Douglass for enclosure:
and will give a good liberal price
For calves, yearlirigs, sheep or goats’,
all desiring to put such things on
the market can make it to their in
terest to bring them to me. I will
be prepared to do better by yori
than one who does not make the
business a specialty. -
J. B. Edwards:
A COUGIt COLD orSore Throat should
he stopped. Neglect frequently resul
in an lucurable Lung Disease or Consuni
tion. BROWN,S BRONCHIAL TKO r
CUES does not disorder the stomach
ike cough syrup and balsams’ but act
directly on the iuflamqd parts allaying
irritation, give relief in Asthma
Bronchitis, Coughs, Catarrh, and the
Throat Troubles .which singers Public
Ti-akers are subiec to. For thirty year?
Brown,s Bronchial Troches have been
rccominonde by phyi?ans, and have
always given,perfect satisfaction. Hav
ing been tested by wide diid constant use
for nearly an entire generation, they
have attained well merited rank among
tlie few staple remedies of the age. Sold
at 26 cts a dox everywhere.
Wanted —A first class cow; giyhip
milk with young calf, for which I will
pay the cash . W F. Douglass.
. , . SCHOOL NOTICE ,
Applicants for license to teach ii* thy
public school of Butti •bounty witf bt
examined at the CoUrt.Housc in- Jaf ksou
on Friday tlie Zl'tß.ot J'l*iy, prepafutorj
to opening the schools on the 12th o
June . - - .
I, E. Pound.
County School Commissions
By. order of the County Board of Edu
cation. t and.
“DONT m FORGE! IT.'
I
The Railroad Has Come, and
so has my new bolting Cloth, M. H.
Thompson says come at any hour,
and you’ll get good flour.
THE WOOL CARD
Is in good order, and all you want
to know, is that Ed Edwards is the
carder. When you carry your wooj
to the carder dont forget to take
along some Wheat and while it is
being ground and your wool carded
step down and see
W. B. DOZIER’S .
Jsew Spring Goods, and how chetq
he is selling them. H3 polite and
accomplished clerk, will charge}
nothing to let you see them.
S. F. Smith,
Smith’s Mill Ga..
SOMETHING NEW
LUMBER’LUMBER:! _
The undersignedtas.on-hand and 0
Bale 30,000 feet of Lumber* and m aa
tion to the above-’the mill *ow in re
condition, and £e
teams regularly ' ‘\,vvh
very finest of Forest Bin s from ‘;_ i v
is being an excelent
choice lot of Buif disc Materia - - __
Sills —Sleeptrs- -Joists—.-can ■ -
Flooring Ceiling— TV eatiiekboa
Pickets-Pailings-Fencin-&c-<sl
Orders solicited and prompt!}
make out bill for what a wan ed
ward them to ipe—it.ll writeP- t g e
the l.umbei is ready
yard,,—gatjsf action" £ia * timber h
now sawirfk Some ot the finest
Middle .-fc a.
Lumber Yarq at this place. , f -i v -
Cabaniss Ga: \ Verr Respecl• .
f May lOih 1882} J, r. Cattle du .