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Official Organ of Butts County.
LOCAL MATTER.
For other local matter se first page.
I'a.n. etc., by the wholesale ai Al
-fnami &. Moon’s.
Tony Turner, rol., of Henry coun
ty, died last week.
April showers were few and far
betwren this time.
Gel. MeKthben has trained his fine
young Norman to work to a buggy.
Jlev. Father Shade well, a Catholic
Priest from Macon, )reached at the
-court house on Friday night.
Miss Leila Manley, who isa student
of the McDonough school, spent la.-t
Friday and Saturday in Jackson.
Dr. Mays has made some verv sub
stantial improvements iu the Harper
dwelling near the depot.
While the interstate commerce law
ir lauded to the sky by -omc, it i ajno
the subject of much adverse criti
cism,
Mr. J. E. Nabell, one of the best
photographers in the country, is now
at Stark, where he will p-riiaiu until
about the fifth of May.
The bed o! the entire IC. T. V. & G.
U. R. is being widened and all the
trestles are to he filled at an early day.
There are about 1000 hands work
ing the Geoagia Midhind between
Griffin and McDonough.
This section is now enjoying plen
ty of rain and all vegetation is rising
vapidly.
Mr. A. O. Hitehins hns had a
number of !i^*!ituin<c rods put upon
his dwelling.
Hundreds of bogs, says the Enter
prise, have died iu Newton county
with cholera within the past two
months.
MV received a pleasant roll from
Major Hanson of th.* Macon Tele
graph on Thursday.
Don’t mistake the dav of the High
Falls picnic. You should leave .laeh
**n on Collins’ lightning express at
7 o’clock Saturday morning May 7th.
The best looking young ladies, an l
widows iu the world make their
horue lit this county.—Georgia Enter
prise. Now Hawkii.s, hold up.
Wait tilNrim see the Jackson turnout
before vou make such a bold decla
ration. * ' • • i , - v s
One of the best educated negroes in
Georgia says that no sensible man
will object to the* term “negro, M any
more than an Englishman will object
to “English.” What they object to is
the spelling of the word with a small
thus using it as a wohl of con
tempt.
\ Mistakk.—Our compositor
inude us say last week that Rev. Mr.
Dozier preached at M E. church,
wheu if should nave read : D‘\ Sta y
at the M. E. church ami Dr. I)<>zier
at colored M. E. church.
Messrs. AV S. Fears and AV. M.
Jones of Hampton gave us a pleasant
call on Saturday. They were on
their way to till an appointment nc?.r
Smith’s mills. AVoa'*e always pleas
ed to meet such interesting Christ inn
pentlemen as these and trust they will
make us frequent visits.
Mr. John R. Carmichael,, who
haa been working Ait a "aw mill be
low Macon for some time past had
the misfortune to get his leg hr ike
last week. We have not learned the
full particulars. M r . Carmichael,
has returned to jockson and has
the sympathy of our people.
And reir McClendon, t Ite fashionable
barber is ready for the spring and
miromor trade. His shop is neat and
always clean, his razors are keen and
tdiarp, his linen white and new, and
hi® prices low. Besides his tousoral
profession, Andrew is an expert in
cleaning line clothes Ac. Call on
him in Dr. Bryans’ old stand under
the Masonic Hall.
Our Correspondent's.—M will be
wen by reference to our local col*
unis each week that our district cor
respondents are located in every ser
tionof the county and keep our read
ers posted on the current events of
each of their respective communities.
We wish *o make this department in
tne future more interesting than it
V '
has ever been, and wouldj-espeetfully
solicit everybody to intorui our “lo
cals” of every news item that they
jjosse6s. Thus, not a thin" of interest
• will be overlooked, and the paper
#Will become what it has ever been
our desire amt aim that it should bo
•* —the best county paper in the state.
It is impossible for an editor to at
tend to his u&ual office affairs and
/catch up every news item, so when
, vou come to town, rail in to see us
■
•fritd tell us wlut you know.
MetSVj. vttn..o>i .* m request us
to state that their house will be
closed on the first day of May.
Please call and see them on May sec
ond. *
Miss Mary Gri-kell of Cabanis is
visiting Mrs. Dr. Mays on Walnut
street.
Best genuine Cuba Molasses at
Alma so & Moon’s.
Argument in the Indian Springs
lease case, before the supreme court
was closed on Saturday. A decis
ion will be rendered today or to
morrow. Our peopie are anxiously
awaiting the result.
Opera Slippers and Low-quartered
Shoes cheap at Almand £i Moon's.
All the Jacksonits who attended
the McDonough hall report, a gala
time. McDonough never fails,
Fine Muslins and White Goodsiust
rece.ved at Almand & Moons.
De ignubf man, no matter of he
has got mo’ money den er smart
loan, ain’t nigh ez much use ter
der curmunity.
Ever’ yearh IV:e mo’ an’ mo.
v’hced dat yer kain’t guage de’ cer
ity o'er man by whut he says. De
haugsqueais ji-fc ez loud wen he
ain’t hurt, ez w’en lie i.
De man whut has de trios’ frien’s
de man whut usesVm de least.
De only way ter hah er nice coat
hir Sundav is not ter wa rit mo,n
Once er w*-ek.
Laces, Insertions. Embroideries, all
to match at Almand & Moon's.
“Oh josie” said little gleeful
Maud, “we are going to have some
honey at our home.’’ How do you
know?” asked Josie. “Because mam
raa sent Ihe Servant after three B’s,
and I don’t know what bees are
good fo'* onlv to make honev.
Straw Hats and Seersucker Coats,
the cheapest at Almand A Moon's.
Senator Payne of Ohio has giver,
the School of Tecuologv, connected
with Emory college, $1 000. This
generous gilt from a big hearted
nmn is appreciated by all the
friends of old Emory.—Georgia
Enterprise.
Parasols aim Fans just arrived at
A L mand & Moon’s.
Don't fail to see those
new si vie -Black Hats at
Mi>s Dixie Jones & (Vs.
AW ere pleased To learn that Capt.
\V. F. Smith has secured tin* job of
filling in the trestle, near Fiovilla.
Capt. Smith deserves success and we
hope le will make a largo profit out
of this work.
The cl eapest and nobbi
est dress hats are to be seen
at Miss Dixie Jones & Cos.
Twenty-one 'members of Com
pany K , Seventh Massachusetts
regiment, are suing the selectmen
of the towp of Bcituate for money
elaimbed to he due them since, 1861
for^service during the w ar. These
poor lellowH doubtless failed to get
the bounty promised them. It is
very sad that Ma ssachusell s, vvhieh
is so much in lavor of pensions for
soldiers, refuges to pay what she
honestly owes them.
Everything new in the
way of .Novelties at Miss
Dixie Jones & Co’s, Their
Flowers, Feathers, ] uces,
Ornaments, etc , cannot be
equalled this side of At
lanta.
Mrs. M. C. AVright, the popular
milincr of Indian Springs and Fiovil
la invites all the ladies to cal! and
see her superb Spring Stoek. All
the latesl novelties in Hats, Bonnets,
Trimmings &e have just arrived.
The Burglar.
We have been asked something
less than a thousand times if we had
learned anything oncoming tlie
work of the detective in the recent
city Treasury burglary ease. All we
know is that the money was stolen
and that detective .Jones of Atlanta
has been here working up the case.
On meeting him one day last week
we enquired if he had any news tube
made public. He answered that he
had followed the case up pretty close
ly and tha* he knew who got the
money, but was not ready yet to make
an arrest. His work, of course, has
been very quiet and he has been very
reticent as to what he has been doing.
We have no doubt but that Mr. Jones
will event.illy find the guilty parties
54 tu) bring them to justice.
A Grand Trunk Line.
The Griffin, LaGrangp & Western
Railroad Cos., the Macon & CoviOgfon
Railroad Cos., and the Savannah. Ma
con & Dublin Railroad Cos, will be
consolidated as the Birmingham &
Atlantic Air Liue.—[Baltimore Man
Ufacturer Record.
Thus it will he seen that we are to
get the best railroad yet contempla
ted. The above named roads have
been consolidated and will te comple
ted and managed under one
powerful syndicate making one of
the beat paying roads in the South.
All arrangements are now being per
fected for work along the whole line
to begin at an early day.
The line a\ ill run from Birming
ham, the great iron and coal center of
the South, via LiGrange, Griffin and
Jackson to ?.louticel!o, tfleuce to Sa
vannah. via the Macon & Dublin road.
The Athens end will be pushed for
ward to Port Royal where it will
strikeoeep water —where the heaviest
tonnage ve-sels can load with no
trouble. Thus Jackson will be loca
ted at the crossing of two of the
grand railroad systems of America,
the one running direct from the
great grain and meat producing
northwest to the orange groves of the
southeast, and the other from the
mountains of inexhaustable coal and
iron to the great doors of the com
merce of the eastern world. It now
only remains for us to workout our
own future prosperity.
IN BIG LUCK.
Mr. A. J.Lottcn and Sister of Tbis
County Have Fallen Heir to a
$ 100,000 J§sya4e.
A few days ago Air. Jack Loften
living m the upper part of this coun
ty received information of the death
of his father in Bossia parish, Louis
iana, leaving an estate worth some
hing like an hundred thousand
hollars. Mr. Loften was in town on
yesterday making some arrangements
to secure tlie legacy. There are but
two heirs and a cool fifty thousand
apiece would help them wonderful)/.
We trust they will have no trouble ii
getting it.
Another—We have just also learned
that an uncle ot Mr. Willis Moore,
Mrs. John Oliear and Mrs. J. W.
Washington of this county has recent
ly died intestate, leaving an estate of
twelve thousand dollars. We have
not learned the particulars but trust
rumor may he verified as a truth and
the heirs in thi * county will receive
their part of the property- '
WbHt is a riartgagci
A gentleman now residing in
Pulatka, Fin., several years ago
had occasion, in the ordinary
traifcaction of business to call on
an eminent lawyer for the loan of
a sum of money for a gentleman,
offering a mortgage on valuable
property as collateral for the same.
The lawyer had a deal of this
kind of business on hand, and ask-
•
ed the young man if he knew what
a mortgage was.
“Yes, sir,’- replied the geqtle
man.
“Do you realize its lull signifi
cance?”
“Well, I don’t know that I do.”
What the lawyer said so im
pressed the young man that he
wrote it down. Here it is, and it is
full ot meat:
“I’ll tell you in the range of
sound and roiane literature per
haps their is nothing recorded that
has such staying properties. A
mortgage can be depended upon to
stick closer than a brother. Day
alter day it is right theie. Nor
does the slightest tendency to
slumber impair its vigor in the
night. Night and day, on the
Sabbath and at holiday times,
without a moment’s rest or recrea
tion, Hie biting offspring of its ex
istence intesest—goes on. The
seasons may change, .days may run
into weeks, weeks into months and
be swallowed up in the gray maw
o 1 advancing years, but that mort
gage stands up with sleepless vigi -
lance, with the interest of a peren
nial stream, ceaselessly running on
Like a huge nightmare eating out
the sleep of some restless siumber
er, the unpaid mortgage rears up
its gaunt form in perpetual torment
to the misera le wight who is held
in its pitiless clutch. It holds the
poor victim in the relentless grasp
of a giant. . Not one hour of recre
ation, not one moment's evasion of
its hideous presence—a genial sav
age of mollifying aspect while tne
.interest is paid, a very devil of
hopeless structiou the pavmerits
f-tii*
„ Allen—Watkins.
On yesterday evening at 8 o’clock
the happy marriage of Miss Corre'
Walking, of this place and Mr. G.
W. Allen, of Covington was cele
brated at the reside ce of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wat
kins, near town. At the appointed
hour the happy couple slowly
wended their way into the beautiful
parlor, to the swelling strains of a
wedding march, pin ed by Miss
Eva Sasnett, and a? they took their
stand before God and the assem
bled friends to be made man and
wife, the scene was complete and
fit for angels to bow their heads and
look upon. The ceremony by Rev.
A. C. Mixen was short but impres
sive and beautiful. Aft?** the
nuptial knot was tied and eongrat~
ulanions extended, the guests were
invited into the spacious dinning
hall where a most sumptuous
collation was in waiting. To at
tempt to describe this part, of the
evening's pleasures causes our
p-*n to standstill in nur hand, and
calls to mind the tact that cur
vocabulary of words is not suficient
to do the subject justice. Besides
all the substantial elemeotsrequired
to sustain life, the table was laden
wdh all the delicacies of the season
so numerous that space forbids
naming them. Florida fruits,
confectionerus. etc., were in great
profusion. Arrmng many other
rare treats that weighted the table
was a plate of preserves that were
made by the bride’s mother just
after her marriage, seventeen years
ago. They in good keeping,
and had been kept lor this special
occasion.
After the repast had been served
all repaired to the parlors and the
evening was most pleasantly whiled
away in social con verse, music etc.,
till eleven o’clock when the crowd
dispersed, leaving behind them
many good wishes for their future
happiness and prosperity.
This morning the bridal parv will
leave for the home of the groom’s
parents in Covington where a
handsome reception awaits them.
The following is a list of the
presents which were numerous and
many of them very valuable.
C<d. and Mrs. \V. A. Lqften, Cas
ket of cm lory 26 piecse ; E P. Wat
kins, silver card receiver; Mrs-
B. F. Watkins, handsome suit of
furniture; McKenie Watkins
beautiful picture; Mrs. David
Thompson, fancy pillow chains;
Miss Virginia Thompson, photo al
bum ; Miss Ha!lie Tinsley, napkin
rings 1 ; Miss Maggie A.len, washing
toilet; Miss Minnie Alle *. set of
glassware; Mrs. E. R. Nelson, set
ot glass wa*e; Mr. T. D. Tin-lev
pair cake plates ; Miss Hallie Tins
ley, butter knife; J. F Boone, but
ter dish; E. P. Hunt, napkin
rings; R. T. Watkins, napkinrings;
M iss Hallie Tinsley, berry plates;
J. F McKibben, silver cake basket;
Miss Hallie Tinsley, pickle stand ;
B. F. Watkins, silver tea set; W.
E Lee, silver cake ha ket; G. FI.
Echols, sugar dish ; W M. Higgins,
set glass ware ; Lily Belle Harvey,
china tea set; Mrs. Allen fine set
lurniture.
The accidental killing of Mr.
Fonda, superintender t of the Cen
tral railroad, by his friend, Mr.
Abrams, hist Sunday while o t
with a party of oilier friends on a
pleasure trip to Tybee beach, was
one of the saddest tragedies of these
t agic times. It would seem puer
ile, perhaps, if not puritanic to
speak of it as pointing a lesson of
remonstrance against the habit, tur
too common among prominent men
of the country of disregarding the
Christian Sabbath bv devoting it
to pleasure excursians ; hut it iiiut
appear to sober reflection from any
point of view, that the times are
sadly out of joint when a sporting
gun is and admitted accompani
ment ot such an excursion on the
Sabbath day, and shooting for
amusement is freely indulged in,
as seems to haye been the case hi
. his awful instance.
AT SEATING RINK
Monday Night, May 2.
TSs Frail ills!
Dramatic Club
*Aiit present to ihe pub.ie George M.
baker's great Drama, eutitied
‘The Last Loaf.”
EYE-GLASSKS .1 NO CI'VITALIZ
ED LENSES.,.
THEY ARE AS TRANSPARENT AND
COLORLESS AS LIGHT ITSELF
And tor softness ol endurance to the
eye cannot be excelled,enabling l]ie
wearer to read for hours without
fatigue. In fact, they are
PERFECT SIGHT PRESERVERS.
Testimonials fr< m the leading physi
cians in the United States, Governors,
Senators, Stockmen, men of note in all
professions and in different brarichesf
trade, bankers, mechanics, etc., can be
given, who have had their sight improved
by their use.
ALL .EYES FITTED AND THE FIT
GUARANTEED BY*
.1. W. CRUM,
Druggist, Jackson, Ga.
These glasses are not supplied to ped
dlers at any p t ice.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
fi’elerkin Cotton Seed.
This is, no doubt, the finest cot
ton grown, and will make more
lint to given number ot pounds of
seed F**r sale bv J. R. Carmi
chael. Rettd the following testi
monial :
Mr Wise, We planted two acres of
Ordinary land in Peterkin Cotton Seed
k.S! year and realized One Thousand
and Seventy-four Pounds of Lint. We
are sadsiied it will vield 40 per cent, of
lint. WiLLLS VI. t OPEL \ND.
JOHN D. C TLiiWAY.
Tax notice.
I will be at the foil wing name?! places
on the dates named for the purpose of re
ceiving the slate and county tax Teturns
for the present year:
Harper’s Shops Apr. 16, Stark May?,
Dublin • * 18, ‘ ‘ 9,
Indian Spring ‘ ‘ 19. ‘ ‘ 10,
Goody’s ‘ ‘ 20, * ‘ 11,
Towaliga ‘ ‘ 21, ‘ ‘ 12!
Buttrill’s ‘ ‘ 22,’ ‘ ‘ 13,
Jackson * ‘ 23, ‘ ‘ 14*
Wortkville ‘ ‘ 25, ‘ ‘ le!
, G. W. WHITE, T. R.
Mr. M. G. Barfield invites the la
dies to come ami see the pretty, new
dress Ginghams and Spring prints at
Almaml & Moon’s. And many other
pretty goods to arrive soon.
For 59 Cants,
The publishers will send 5 books and the
Georgia Farmer one year. The Farmer
is an eight page paper published Ist and
15th of each month. Address,
GEORGIA FARMER CO.,
Barnesville, Ga.
CROUP, AVHOOPING CGU Hand
Bronchitis immediately relieved by Shi
leh’s cure,
For sale by I)r. W. L. Carmichael.
Av ILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint i Shiloh’s Vitaiizer
is guaranteed to cure y on.
For sale by Dr. \\ r . L. Carmichael.
SLEEPLESS EIGHTS; made misera
ble by tnat terrible cough. Shiloh’s Cure
is the remedy for you.
For sale by Dr. AV. L. Carmichael.
— < i ■ n
Highest mai-Kct price in trade will
be paid for produce.
E. G & AV. D. Gilmore.
——> ♦ ®
Just received—Silver knives, forks
and spoons at Crums Drug Store.
—i|B
Couutry produce wanted by
E. G. & VV. D. Gilmore.
For lame back, side or chest. Use
Shiloh’s Porous plrster. Price 25 cents.
For sale by Dr. AV. L. CarLichakl.
CATARRH CURED, health and sweet
birath secured, by Shiloh’a Catarrh liem
edy. Pi ice 5 cents. Nassal Injector
free
For sale by Dr. AV. L. Carmichael.
A PRESENT!
of two boo* agents and twelve cents in
stamps, to pay postage, we will ma 1
b** l ar g tiS b P ar lor engrav
. im. fc E. ing of all our presidents
including Cleveland,-size 22x28 in< hes,
worth $9. Also the book for
agent-, ‘ The Lives and Graves < f our
Presidents,” over 200 pag. s. 22 full
page portraits. ‘Clear-d S2O first day
—MATTIE M PLUNGER.’’ • Made
over S6O first week.—W ALISON.”
“Took 16 orders grst day.—T. FUNK.”
Owing to fhe c >mi::g presidential cam
paign it nutsetls all other books in the
field. Comr lete outfit, including en
graving, for 50 cen‘s in stamps A ways
address Elder Pub. Cos.. Chicago, 111:
German Millet ju>t arrived. Sow
early, and make two crops. Jas.
Uhehius & Son. 11-tf
THAT HACKING COLGH can be so
quickly cured by Shiloh’s Cute. We
guarantee it.
For sale by Dr. W. L. Carmichael.
pasH'
irxprorevuKts found in no otJur
1 JCAfrJA E 5 sr*r£<L Fnr ParopHeti and Pric*
ku Jutb), A'idrxrss
ATAYLokcO.. Mucoid.Obi*
J. L SAWYER
... DEALER IN—r
’ GlMl MaMiSIl!
£fiTV)pposi:e the Dempsey House.
I take this, method to inform
the public, generally, that lhave
just ope tied a Stock of* Geiieral
Merchandise, first doof east of
Dr. Carmichael’s Drug Store and
opposite the Dempsey House,
where I will be pleased to meet
my friends and show them my
Goods.,.
MY STOCK
> ,
Consists of everything usually
kept in a*General Store, and will
be sold as Low as ariywhere else
in Middle Georgia. All I ask is
a trial.
Will Barter for all kinds of
Country Produce. r
• ' Respectfully,
J. L. Sawyer.
Please Notice This*
From this date forward, on the
first day of each month we expect to
mail a statement to each ]>erson ow
ing bills at this office and we shall ex
pect that they will be met promptly.
YVe cannot, buy paper, pay printers
and house rent, all of which must be
paid cash and then run every ones ac
count over till fall. Those who are
i a arrears for subscription will also be
Muned.” You mast help ns or your
names will be stricken from our mail
list and your accounts put into the
hands of an officer for collection.
Austin, Texas
Met* A. K.Hawkes : Dear Sir*— l
take great pleasure in saving that
your spectacles excel any thing that I
have vet been able to procure, ena
bling me to read the finest print with
ease and comfort,
FRANK 4R \BNEY, M.D.
LEG A L LVw’i. ilKB‘
Citation f r Letters of Dismission.
ST A TE OF GEQRGI A-rr Butts County.
Whereas, L A. Harper, adimuistra
tor of A. U. Harvey/ u presents jo the
court in bis petition, du.y tiled and en
tered on record, 'hat die his fully ad
ministered A. ;< G. Harvey’s estate: this
is therefore,"to cite #iljje~Lßons concern
ed, heirs and creditors;. 4b show cause,-,
if any they can, why aajd administra
tor should u*t be dismissed from hrs
administration and receive letters of
dismission on the first Mond y in An
15-3 m '. Ordinary.
Application for Letters of Pismissiott.
GEORGIA—rButte County.
Vv h' ieas, .1 AV. A.inter. represents to*
the court in bis petition duly filed and
enter od on record that he has fully adr
ministered on Robert Minter’s estate
ibis is, theretore, to cite all peisons
concerned, heirs and creditors, to show
cause, if any they can, why said admin
istrator should not be dismissed from
his administration and receive letters of
hi-inission on the first Monday in June.
*BB7. >J.'F. Carmichael,
Ordinary tb C,
Application for Letters of Dismission
State of Georgia, Butts county:—E*
P. Catchings, guardian of Louesa
Spears, having applied to the Conrt of
Ordinary of said county for a discharge
from his guardianship of Louesa Spears,
this is therefore to cite all, persons con
cerned to show rause why the said E.
P. Latchings should not be discharged
Irom his guardianship of Loea Spears
and receive the usual letters of dismis
sion. Given, under my hand and offi
cial signature. J. F. Carmichael,
Ordinary B. C.
Notice to Debtors And Creditors.
Persons holding claims against the
esiate of Kobt. McMahan, will present
the same, properly proven, to me or
my att rneys, Wright & Beck at Jack
son Gc. for payment, and within the
time prescribed by law—also those
owing said estate avill call upon my at
torneys and make settlement of same at
once; This April 17tn 1887.'
H. W. Cahmichael, .
- Administrator,
Cum Testamento Amexo, of
Robt. McMahan, Deceased,
May Sherifi Sales..
ALSO, at the same time and place the
fobowing property, to-wit: One town lot
iu the town of Mclntosh, No .9, inclosed
by posts and bounded as follow’s: west,
east and north bv lands of W. A. El
der, sr., south by Indian Springs re
serve. Levied on as the property or
James P, Harrison to satisfy one tax
rita issued by J. 11. Co’e, Tax Collector
Butts county, in favor of‘'f’he State ot
Georgia and Butts countjLfiaainst Jas.
P. Harrison. Levied >'jDOvby J. B,
Brooks, L. C. and turiTfed*./©Ter to me
March 19, This April 4, 1887.
ALSO, at the ssrrie time and place
the following property, to-wit: One lot
of lumber, five hundred feet, more or
le.~s; also one ratchet drill, also one 81-2
xl2 i u proved stationary and locomotive
enjine and b< iler and saw mijl com
plete and uxtilreS and one rubber belt.
Levied on as the- property of .1, H
Jones to safi.-fy one laborer s lien issued
from.the county court of Butts county,
in favor or JM. J. Penn. Said property
located on the plantation of 8. C. Mc-
Candless in said county. This April 4,
1887. J. u. Beauchamp, Shtf'fF B. C,