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OtbIVIAL ORGAN OJt JA CKSON.
Obb ICIAL ORGAN 01 liUTTS
~ ZCOUNTY.
Entered the Rostoff'ce at Jackson
as second class mail matter.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
0 J. TIIA\TOtt, editor.
Jackson, Ga, Nov. 2.
ADVERTISING RAIES.
In?. | lwk. | I mo, | 3 mos. | Omos | lyr.
1 | .60 | 91.25 | $2.5© | $4.00 | $6.00
2 | 1.00 j 2.25 | 4.50 | 7.00 | 11.50
3 | 1.50 j 3.25 j 0.50 | 11.00 | lO.Oe
4.j 1.75 j 4.00 j 7.50 | 12.50 | 21.00
i cl | 2.00 j 4.50 i 8.50 | 14.00 | 27.50
}cl | 4.00 j 825 1 15.00 j 27.50 j 52.50
col. j 7.00 j 15.00 | 30.00 | 55 00 | 100.
Carrollion merchants have been
warned by whiteoap ik tices not to
push farmers for collections or, pen
altv of being burned out.
The citizens of Jonesboro have
held a meeting denouncing Un
lynching of the negro prisoner Sat
urday night.
The city authorities of LaGrange
are making war on the sightless
tigers that infest the town, and an
even dozen negroes have been fined
various sums for the illegal traffic.
The Cartersville farmers are de
termined to gin their cotton regard
less of whitecap threats. At a mas.-
meeting at Taylorsvile resolutions
were passed to that effect.
Georgia doesn't need many new
laws, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea
for the legislature to take every
possible step in the direction of ri
nancial reform.
The time is not far distant, i?
would seem, when a woman mat
aspire to, and win if she has the
ability any position she chooses
In San Francisco Miss Ray Frank
a young student, is shortly to be or
dained as a rabbi of the Jewish
faith.
The oldest newspaper in the
world is said to be the British Press
which was first issued in 1662, has
just celebrated its 231st birth dav.
Three years later the London Ga
zette appeared, being pubhsbed at
Oxford, on account of the graet
plague in London.
In trying to light a lantern at lh**
saw mill und ginnery of Harts
field and Gregory, at Moultrie,
Pieman Gregory set fire to a pile
of lint cotton by flying off of the
match head, and the entire estab
lishment, with nineteen bales of
long cotton, was destroyed. Loss
about $4,500.
When the edttor has the use oi
one hundred exchanges from which
to select matter for his papery repre
eenting the combined taleut and
brains of as many editors, it is re
freshing to hear some idiot who
never saw the inside of a printing
office say that he could get out a
better one all by himself.—Tifton
Gazette.
Some scientist has discovered
that the girl of 125 pounds contains
only two and one-half pounds ot
sugar. This is a severe blow to
young Romeo who delights to tf 11
his girl how sweet she is and how
WVth he would like to eat her, Hi
wouldn’t find as much saccharine
matter in her as there is in a halt
bushel of beets. And worse still,
after the girl marries the sugar in
her composition gradually de
creases—or rather it turns to vine
gar.—Camilla Clarion.
It seems a little strange to u.
that the populists complain si
lunch about congress not doim
anything for them, since for two o<
three years they have continual!}
preached that the democrats wouk
do nothing and they did not expect
anything at their hands. The:
preached from every stump last
fall that Cleveland wa3. a goldbui
and still they cry out from ever,
quarter against him because lie
does not favor free silver. The
question is, if they did not expect
anything, why raise a howl because
something is not being done after
way of thinking? They seem to be
the worst disappointed of all peo
ple, after going into the fuht with
avowed assurances that nothing
could he hoped fur frvui either of
the old parties.
STAR STORE
ADnl> SALE.
1 niter a Decree of Hie Miperior
Court of But* < iMI) •
lb’ virture of a decree of the superior
court of 7?utts county rendered in tb e case
of T. J. Banders et. al. heirs at law of
Troy S. .Sanders deceased, vs. I .1 .
•laughter, administrator of the estate of
the said Troy S. Banders, will be sold be
fore the court house door, in the town of
/ackson, on the first Tuesday in Decem
ber next, between the legal hours of sale,
the following lands and real estate belong
ing to the estate of Troy B. Sanders de
ceased, the same being sold for the pur
pose of distribution among the heirs to wit:
One house ami lot in the town of Flovil
la. fronting thirty feet on Heard street,
and running back one hundred feet along
the south side of Thompson street, on the
west side of railroad where Thompson
street crosses the railroad and known as
the Mary 7. .S'mith lot, upon which is
situated a one room house with brick
chimney. Mlso, one house aud lot in said
town, commencing one hundred and nine
ty feet east of Aamar aud Beaty streets,
and running eastward along the south side
of the said Treaty street two hundred feet
aud extending back southwardly same
width as front, being one hundred and
seventy-five feet, being lots Nos. 18 and 10
in block “F” upon which is one five room
dwelling house in good condition. Also,
one house and lot in said town adjoining
lots of Mrs. M. A. Lindsey on east, front
ing 7?eaty street one hundred feet and
running back a uniform width one hun
dred aud seventy-five feet, the same being
lot No. 20 in block 4i F” upon which is
situated a house containing five rooms in
good repair. Also, one lot No. sin block
N<>. “G’’ near Flovilla depot, fronting
thiity feet on J7ain street in said town and
running back one hundred feet, bounded
northwest by lot No. 4in said block and
southeast by lot No. 6 upon which is now
situated one wood store house, now occu
-1 ied by Watson Brothers. This store is sit
uated uear the depot and the most desira
ble locality for business. Also, one house
and lot in said town, front thirty feet on
Heard street and running back to lot of
Alvs,. McManus on the west and adjoining
the other lots of A/ary 7. /Smith on the
south and north. Upon the said lot there is
a two room tenant house in good repair
good well etc. Also, one lot in said town,
upon which is situated the only livery sta
ble in said town and on winch G. B Alder,
is now running a stable, known as lot No.
12 in block G, and commencing at a
point on south side of Lee street two hun
dred and eighty feet w r est of the corner of
Heard and Lee streets, thence running
west on the south side of Lee street one
hundied feet to lot No. 13, thence south
along eastern side of iot No. 13 two hundred
and ninety- six feet, thence east one kun
died feet to lot No. 11, thence north along
western side of lot No. 11, two hundred
and ninety two feel to beginning point.
Also, on same lot one two room tenant
house in good repair. Also, one farm
containing 60 seres of land in the 609 dis
trict G. M. said county, on East Tennessee
railroad, and known as a part of the Bob
Nmith place and bound as follows: Fifty
acres bounded on the north by lauds of
Matilda G. Ward, east by the lands of the
estate of Samuel F. Smith, south by lands
of U V Smith, w r est by lands of Matilda
G. Ward. The remaining ten acres being
adjacent thereto and adjoining the lands
of Matilda G. Ward and the south by A’.
T. V. & G. R. 7?. upon which is a good
tenant house, barns etc. This farm is in
good neighborhood, well watered and in
high state of cultivation.
Also, one farm in said comity contain
ing eighty five acres, more or less, and
bounded as follows: Adjoining lands of
Henry Grant and others, known as the
Neal place, watered by living streams and
upon the same is an original forest of oak
and hickory aud about three to four miles
south of Indian Springs, in Z?utts county,
and well suited for two horse farm. Also
one farm adjacent thereto, known as the
Jeptha /Smith place, containing one hun
dred acres, more or less, and wed Improved
with farm dwelling, barns and out houses,
well watered, splendid neighborhood and
goodjarming lands- YVi„li this farm will
be sold one acre of land just opposite the
Jeptha Smith place, which was purchased
by Troy S. Saude-.s from E. 11. G'rant for
outlet to public road.
Also, one lot of land in said county con
taining one hundred one and one fourth
acres, more or less, and known as the J.
F. Carmichael place, whereon F Car
miehael formerly lived, lying on the road
iromoacksou to Monticello, Ga., and tqui
distant from Jackson, Flo villa and Indian
Spiings. This farm is now in a high
state of cultivation and well watered, with
obout forty acres of original forest. All this
land is level and a dark loamy soil, well
improved by a five room house ou public
road, near church and iu one of the best
settlements in Butts county. - Bounded od
north by lands of C. A. Pitman aud public
road, east by lands of Mrs. Loduskv J/ad
clox, south by lands of the estate of Troy
S. Baudeis deceased and hereinafter de
scribed. west by J. S. McDaniel. A.so,
one farm adjacent to abme and contain
ing two hundred aud two and one half
acres, mere o less, and known as the K.
1). Andrews place and whereon La Fay
ette -Byars formerly lived. This two
hundred acils la*t described lies south of
the.Carmiehael place ami will be sold in
two seperate parcels, known as north tforf
south halves of said lot, that is to say, a'
line will be run from east to west s-> that
an equal number of acres will bo con
t ined in each north and south half of said
lot containing one hundred one and one
fourth acres, more or less. There is on
this land original forests of oak aud hick
ory and when so divided each place will
contain original forests. The entire lo£
lies level and is watered by running
streams. Ihe lot lias anew frame build
ing vvi h two loom good outhouses, Kitch
en and bams and stables are new. ylll
of the above last three lots lie from tw>< to
three miles from Jackson, Indian Spiings
and Flovilla on the East Tennessee rail •
road. Upon each of these lots, now in
high state of cultivation, is a good two
horse farm, and by decree a twenty
foot road will be giveu or laid off from
the west side or front of said lots from the
Jackson and Indian Springs road north to
the Jackson and Monticello road, so that the
entire front,asre ot the last three named
lots will be on said road. All of the above
described lands will be sold upon the fol -
lowing terms: One third of purchase
price to be paid iu cash on the day of sale
and the one third to be paid in one year,
a ud the last ODe third of purcha e price to
be paid iu two years. In the event the
purchaser, desires ro pay all cash, a de .and
will be at once made, and on all limepur
chase, bond for title will be made and inter
est charged on such deferred payments at
the rate of 8 percent per annum from date
of sile. Auy one desiring any further in
formation as to above lands will be
accommodated by calling upc a the under
sign. d,*or W. A. A3der, jr., at Indian
Spring-'. O. P- Heath, at Macon, G&. ,
who will take pleasure in furnishing the
sane. I. J. Slaughter,
Ad mr. of the estate of Troy S. /Sanders,
deceased.
NOTICE TO fAEMERS.
We, the undersigned mer
chants o; Jackson, Ga., have in
duced S M. Inman & C<>. to send
ns a first-class cotton buyer and
open an office ia our town. He
will be permanently located here
and will pay tin- highest market
prices ior all cotton brought to
him. When you sell him your
cotton he marks the ticket "and
you come to either of us and get
your money in greenbacks, gold
or silver to s fit yourself. Bring
your cotton to Jackson, se.l it,
get the cash and be happ\. Wt
are yonr friends.
Yours truly,
Fennell, Thompson'* Go
Jackson mercantile t o
Almand & Moon.
WORTH SENDING FOB
DR. J. H. SCHENCK
has published a book on diseases of the
LUNGS, LIVER AND STOMACH,
which he will mail free post paid to all applicants.
Address, DR. J. H. SCHENCK A SON, Phila., Pa.
The great rush of at The Star Store is the talk ot the
country.
N) time to lag-one must keep abreast ofthe times or they will
be left, Progressive people are moving on. We intend to keep
fully in the lead, and to do so we recognize that we must not only
keej the BEST GOODS for the latest money, but must show a
desire and willingness to accommodate and please the people.
Push, enterprise, skill and a knowledge how to buy, what to
buy and when to buy, combined with the mighty dollar.' is placing
us far ahead of anything this section has ever seen in the mercan
tile line. ' .
New r goods are being received by every train. Thousands of
customers visit our Mercantile Store Rooms daily, and go off de
lighted, with theii wagons and carriages filled with our cheap goods
If you want the worth of your money, buv your gcods of the Star
Store. '
Star Store!
ROBERT.
The three-year-old stallion,
weighing between fourteen and
fifteen hundred pounds is 15-16
Clyde. He was sired by a thor-
I oughbred Clyde, in a dam 3-4
| Clyde. He is perfectly sound
and trained to work in single
aid double harness. He is a
dark chestnut brown, bail-faced,
ihe Clyde is superior to the
Norman in that, while he lias all
■he Norman’s draught qualities,
iie can travel with any otTior
breed, lie was brought by nm
to this state from northern Illi
nois for my own use, but owing
to a change in business I have
decided to sell him. 1 would
preier someone would buy him
who would keen him in the com
munity. tor if there is anything
we need he -c u is- better" stocK
on our farms. For furthei in
formation call on me at the old.
Wolfe p’ace, one and a half miles
west of town, or address me at
Jackson, Butts county, Ga.
Parties desiring the service of
my horse can be accommodated
by calling at my house and pay
ing S2O; Respectfully,
Theodore W. Lahr.
10 REASONS WHY
You Should Carry Your Won
To Thurston & Thaxton.
Ist We have thirty \ears’ ex
perience.
2nd. We can beet the BEBT m
tiie lad shoeing horses
3id. We rnakj repairing a spec
ialty and do (he work promptly.
4ih, We are of the people, being
horn and raised in Butts county’,
sth. We guarantee ALL our
work.
6th. We are the FIRST to pat
work down to suit the hard limes.
7m. We do our own work, and
have no expense for labor.
Bth. We do not claim to raanu
facture wagons, buggies nor car
riages. but we will repair them At
prices that will make competition
howl. Our wood workman has 15
years’ experience.
9th. Every job we send out is a
standing advertisement ot the
superiority of our work.
10th. We wo>k for our living like
you do, and have no other wav of
making money. We deal in noth
ing hut oar profession, and give all
our time to our business and the
satisfy tion of our friends.
Call to see ns when you are in
town—in front of the county ja 1, j
Thurston & Thaxton.
BISMISIOF.
Stale of G' Oigia. County of Butts.
Whereas T. J. Key. executor of S£rs
M. A. Key, represents to the Court in
his petition duly filled and entered on
record, that lie has fully administered
M. A. Key’s estate, this is therefore, to
cite all persons concerned, heirs and
creditors, to rhow cause, if any they can
wliv said executo- should not be dis
charged from his trust aud receive letters
of dismission on the firs'; Monday in Oc
tober 1893,
This, the, 29 day of June 1893,
J. F. Carmichael.
Ordinary.
! NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORB.
All persons having demands aaainst the
j estate of Laura O. Deason, late of
I Batts county, Ga., deceased, are nereby
notified to render in their demands to the
undersigned according to law; and all
t persons indebted to said estate are re
quired to make immediate payment.
1 This October 7th, 1893.
B. T. Deason,
Administrator Estate of Laura O. Deason.
FOB LEAVE TO SELL.
GEORGIA—Butts County.
TO /111 Whom it May Concern:
W. F. Dunglass, guardian of A/artha
R. Oouglass and Willie Douglass, has in
due form applied to the undersigned for
leave to sell their undivided interest in
certain lauds in said county, known as
the place whereon said W. F. Dourrlass
recently resided. <Said application will be
heai and on the first Monday in November,
1893. This Get 2, 1893. .
J. F, Cvbmiohael, Ordinaly.
GEORGIA—Morgan County'.
G hereas, li. p. tVihaore, Admimstra*
■°r of 11. J. VV. Gilmore, represents to
the Court in hi s peii ion, duly filed and
entered on redord, that he has fully ad
mairster.ee] IT J. IF Gilmore’s estatate,
this is therefore, to rite/all pers- ns con
cerned, heirs and creditors, to show cause,
it any they can why said administrator
should not be discharged from his , admin"
istration and receive letters of dismission,
on the first Monday in January, 1894.
This, Sept. 28, 19J.
J. F. Cabmichael,
THE WORLD'S FAIR
Are those who use Reggs' Blood
Purifier. It purifies tne blood,-
makes the sicjr. clear t*.nd the com*
plexi ;u beano (ul, Tty a bottle
and note.its wonderful- ftrcts. S >ld
and guaranteed by.;-Df, W. L. Car
michael.
STAR STORE
J" ackson Institu.t3
Fnll term begins Tuesday Sept. sth 1893 -
Rates Of Tuition. I
Primary Classes, Full Term, <g^l
Intermediate Olas'ses, Full Term, SggJ
Collegiate Classes, Full Term ,c( J
Art, Per Month $2.50 to
Music, Per Month, Instrumental or Vocal.
The work of the scliool is careful, thorough and systematic
The discipline is mild and firm yet very strict. The corricu' Ur |
is broad and comprehensive and is equal in all essentual
to that f any of the female colleges of the state.
Boys are thoroughly prepared for the Junior class in either,;
the three colleges in Georgia.
The art and music departments are presided over by thoroughly
competent teachers.
Particular attention is paid to Elocution and Oratory.
The first half hour of each day is devoted to practice in voca
music.
Board can be had in the best families at 10 to 12 dollar* per month
Catalogue and ail information cheerfully sent on application,
Addnss Jas. C. Blasingame.
President Jackson Institute.
'"joinß.* Hiiisr a •'. bnn g _ VOIU . j
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r Repairing lV * LBLH RY ST
i j JACKSON GAi
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DOORS, * SASH, * BLINDS,
an ties, Tables, Brackets, Balisters, Moulding, in fac
all kindb of Ornamental Work Turned and Pannelled.
All kinds of lumber dressed or rough. Shingles all
grades. Anything thing anybody needs for building
purposes. See sample of work in
l E, CARMICHAEL’S taiip Epitory.
We compete with atiy work, anywhere both in quality
oi work and prices. Open at all hours.
H. F. Gilmore Proprietor
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ady can use it herself. Sold by ALL DRUGGISTS. Mailed to any
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