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TWO BUYERS
FOR THe-
IST toss: sioks
Now in New York purchasing Dry Goods, Mil
linery, etc. for the ensuing season.
* a a few days the pretty, new spring novelties
will begin to pour in on every train. Our Milliner,
Miss Annie Jackson will make a good many
Niee frer©H patterns
while in New York, preparing for our annual Spring
opening, which will take place sometime before
Easter. We expect to display a line of
Dress Goods, Millinery, Etc,
that will by far surpass anything ever before shown
in Jackson. Ladies, come direct to the New York
Store for the latest styles, novelties, etc. in Dress
Goods, Notions, Millinery, Etc.
Come and Meet our Milliner
you will like her, both as a lady and as a Milliner.
A WORD TO THE MEN AND BOYS.
We are opening New Clothing every few days. Don’t
fail to see our line before buying—it means to you a
nice suit for a little money. Yours Truly,
THE CARMICHAEL COMPANY,
Proprietors o( the NEW YORK STORE.
TRAIN A RIVALS:
• 01NQ NORTH 12 :05 p. ill.
“ “ G: 30 p. m.
>i>iNo south 9: 45 a. m.
Otoeeif •
The {{rand jury presentments art in
this issue.
Miss Lilly Hightower is visiting rela
tives in Monticello.
who is tov. . ,
husy to work.
Messrs, it v
p Etheridge and E. E.
t ouud are in Ap. . ,
M ta this week.
Tlie Fluvilla Footligkt i.,, ~ .
belch lorth meauiugiess asssrti
Deputy Marshal George AS tut® 0 f a .
con is registered at the Morrison House. i
W. 11. Bell is visiting in Atlant a this
week,
We are eorrv to hear that Mrs. Cason's
three children are seriously ill.
Miss Mamie Owens of Atlanta is visit
ing the family of Mr. W. B. Lewis, on
Oak street.
Mr. Henry Almand left ou Tuesday of
this week for a visit to friends at Con
yers, Ga.
Did it ever oceur to you that a well
digger "gets in his work" better than
any other person ?
When a Jackson girl talks about a
certain young mau being “perfectly hor
rid" it is time to look out for the en
gagement ring.
When the average Jackeon husband
f Tieips his wife with her work, she has to
drap what she is doing to wait on him.
CoI.M.V. McKibben and Mr. S. H.
Mays left on Wednesday for Homosassa,
Fla., where they will spend several days
hunting and fishing.
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We are sorry to announce the death
of Mrs. Betsy Cook, a respeeded and be
loved lady of Henry county, who died
one week since.
Miss Effie Harris will leave for Mc-
Donough on Monday where she will
spend a week visiting friends.
Mrs. W. B. Lewis visited the family of
her brother at High Falls laat week.
Mrs. W. C. Wynn, her sister-in-law, who
has been seriously ill is now convales
cent.
Mr. J. S. Waldrop, a worthy young
man, who was boarding with Mr. J. A.
Plunket, died Monday night of diabetes.
His remains were sent to Rockdale
county, where he resided before coming
to Jackson.
Mr. Ward, of Spalding county, who
upon being arrested some months since,
demanded an iudictment and was re
leased during court week, was ini
inediately re-arrested on a warrant to
keep the peace, which was dismissed ou
Tuesday.
Jackson and Butts county lias a vigi
lant set of officers; if a criminal comes
this way "he’s shogone.”
Miss Kate Flynt, an accomplished
young lady who has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Cai ter, at Concord, has re
turned to her home at High Falls.
The weather vane on Mr. Meade Hen
drick’s residence froze during the bliz
zard Saturday, and the wiud couldn't
change to the northwest until after the
sun came out and thawed it. Hence,
it did not clear off until Monday.
An insuiance adju-vr was in Jackson
one day this week to make reparation
for the loss sustained by the recent fire
which consumed the building on the
northwest corner of the square.
We are pained to learn that Mr. Frank
McKibben has been called to the bedside
of his father who has been prostrated by
stroke of paralysis. \Ve trust that his
infirmities may be only temporary.
y. Tliaxton, the efficient bailiff of
the ninth u^.j brought a well pre
served watermelon our offico 011 the
first day of March. How kept it is a
problem unsolved. It has y. af , n
piekled, and shows no signs of having
been taken care of in any way.
Some of the married ladies of Jackson
spent a pleasant day out at Mrs Jim
M. Kibben’s on Tuesday Among those
present were: Mrs. J. H. McCallum,
Mrs. Sam McKibben, Mrs. Carson, Mrs.
Jim Hooten, Mrs. E. E. Pound, Mrs.
Spencer, Mieses Puss Patterson and
Eloise Spencer.
It will not do for the citizen* of Jack
son to become divided ou any issue
teuding to benefit our town. More de
struction can be wrought to a city’s in
terest by two determined crowds pulling
against each other than by any other
agency. The Argus is for harmony in
all things, and this hot-headedness on
the part of some of our citizens should
cease, and the sootier it is done the bet
ter it will be for the interest of your
toAvn.
The last grand jury was composed of
as good and conservative set of men as
were ever empaunelled to occupy the
jury room. They were an extraordina
rily intelligent body, and did the
arduous work assigned them without
fear or favor. Such another grand jury
will hardly be drawn, that will represent
justice with a more conscientious spirit.
The Argus is proud of them as citizens,
and in the person of each of them Batts
county has an able jurist whose work is
most commendable.
We have it from reliable authority,
that Hon. Ale Atkinson has been solic
ited by numerous Influential friends to
make 'he race for congressman from the
sth district, and it ia highly probable
that he will push his claims for that
office. If the Honorable Alex does en
ter the scramble he will make it exceed
ingly lively for some of the other can
didates on financial questions. Mr. At
kinson is as well informed on financial
matters as any mail in the state, and he
has hosts of friends in the 6th district
who will gladly receive thla intelligence
of his avowed purposes.
We note a great improvement in the
Jackson Argus.—Pike County Jour
nal.
Jackson boasts ef some of the best and
most enterprising merchants in the
state.
Why don’t some of our young men get
married this fine weather. It is just as
easy to starve two as it is one!
Last month was the month in which
Jackson ? s lady gossips talked the least —
28 days! See?
Prof. Turner, of Peeksville, spent last
Sunday in Jackson yisiting Mr. Thomas
Buttrill.
Bob Carmichael is getting over his
“bad cold” and is now in a convalescing
condition.
W. H. Merrit spent Sunday last in
Sunny Side, Ga. He went to attend the
marriage of a female friend of his.
Jim Hilley, the crockery clerk of Mayo
& Goggans, is a genial and affable young
man, and is accommodating to all cus
tomers.
Leyie Spencer spent a few days in
Jacksou this week visiting relatives and
friends.
We received quite a compliment from
a young lady of Jasper county last week.
She says that the Argus is THE paper,
i and she is proud of its editors—mostly
the Junior—See! Hey!
John McCallum and Walter Corbett
had a kicking match at the livery stable
some days ago, in which McCallum kick
ed Corbett on the sth round.
The sacred concert, which was to have
occurred at the Institute on Friday night
last, has been postponed until Friday
night of this week. You should go out
and enjoy a pleasant evening, as well as
contributing to a good cause.
Atlanta wants a penitentiary. By all
means, let her have one. Peachtree
street alone, can make a p enitentiary a
self-sustaining institution, and the Aiv
gus gladly gives its yote for a large and
roomy “pen,” to be erected in Atlanta
immediately!
Harreld Higgins and Steve Kinard,
went sleighing on wheels en Sunday
evening last. It was a very cold day for
“buggy sleighing” but the girls warmed
by the boy's noses and eyerything passed
off pleasantly.
Guthrie says when he carries his watch
in his vest pocket and is standing up, he
is behind time, but when he puts it in
his hip pocket and sits down, he is on
time. See! He sit* on his back.
Moxie Cohen spent Sunday last in At
lanta, visiting relatives and friends —
mostly friends. “Moxie” has one friend
in Atlanta that is equal to a host of
them in other cities —she is a female, but
“Mox” says he just can't keep from go
ing to sea her occasionally.
Only one sleigh made its appearance
in Jaekson on Sunday morning last, and
it was an .Argus sleigh, of coarse. Sun
day was not quite cold enough for the
Argus to get left.
Ho MY M M
Our Telegram to the Gowior How Set
tles the Question.
HERE’S THE CORRESPONDENCE.
We telegraphtd Gov. Northen this
morning as follows:
Jackson, Ga., Mch. 1, 1394.
Gov. William J. Northen:
Is Butts County court re-established?
Give as the particulars immediately.
Editors Jackson Argus.
And the wires forthwith brought us
the following reply:
Atlanta, Ga., Mch. 1, 1894.
Editors Jackson argus:
County court cannot be re-established
until action by legislation.
W. J. Northen, Gov.
Remember that Dr. Cantrell
fixee teeth and they stay fixed.
Ge whiz! what a blizz!!
We had on Sunday.
Great scott! how hot!!
It turned on Monday!
SUPERIOR COURT.
The following cases were disposed
of by Butts Superior court in session
last week :
The State vs. Dave Ball.
Assault with intent to murder.
Verdict of guilty of assault and bat
tery. Fine $75.
J. R. McCord vs. Mrs. Tassie Tucker.
For letters of administratiou—ap
pealed from court of ordinary dis
missed.
The State vs. Bulger Tanner.
Shooting at another. \erdict not
guilty.
The State vs. Spence Head.
Hay stealing. Verdict guiltj r , with
rcommendatious to me icy ; line S2O.
J. E. Bankston vs. mayor and coun
cil of Jackson.
Certiorari, dismissed.
R J. Collins vs. mayor and council
of Jackson.
Certiorari, dismissed.
J. A. McMiehael, admr.,vs. Rebecca
Britton, J. IV. Sims et. at.
Suit for direction decree by court.
Seth Norwood Shoe Cos. vs. J. W.
Crum.
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff.
T. S. M. Bloodworth vs N. N. Mad
dox.
Verdict and judgment lor plaintlflf.
TTTC OwrrrtT V>*p] CV), v® -d'hnmas J.
Collins.
Levy and claim, verdict for claimant.
Mary F. Holifield, Eliza Barnes, et.
al. vs. W. D. Curry, administrator.
Petition for equitable relief, etc.
The State vs. George Sanders.
Purgery, verdict not guilty.
W. D. Curry, admr., vs, Mary F.
Holifield, Eliza Barnes, et. al.
Bill and cross bill, etc., consent,
verdict and decree.
Samuel Hedges vs. W. D. Curry,
administrator.
Bill, etc., dismissed.
Emily Brady et. al. vs. M. V. Mc-
Kibben et. al,
Veribet and udgment for defts.
A J. Harris vs. J. T. Gray.
Ye : t and judgment for plaintiff.
Sam Knowles vs E. Z. Cawthorn.
Dismissed.
J. \Y\ !1i Mi tower, receiver, vs. The
\\ ig w acn II otel Cos.
'S > t and judgment for plaintiff.
M. V. J- Ivibbeu, attorney tor J. F.
Green, vs. J. W. Hoard.
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff.
Elizebetii Woodward vs. A. T.
Woodward, administrator.
Dismissed on demurrer.
Almand & Moon vs B, S. White.
Verdict for defendants.
W. J. Noi tben, governor, vs. Sam
Smith aud W. F. Smith.
Judgment tor defendants.
Jackson Oil Mill Cos. vs. J. H. Le-
gum.
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff.
Floy Fincher vs. E. A. Fincher.
Libel for divorce, VSrdict for piff.
W. F. Parkhuret vs. The Wigwam
Hotel Cos.
Verdict and judgment for piaintiff.
C. A. Wood, receiver, vs. The Wig
wam Hotel Cos.
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff.
T. G. J/ontague ys. The Wigwam
Hotel Cos.
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff.
The Equitable Mortgage Company
vs. Jabez H. Holifield.
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff.
M L. Harris vs. R. J. aud W. J.
Collius.
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff—
Benj J. Lindsey vs.'W. E. McCord.
Verdict and judgment for plaintiff.
W C Clark & Cos vs Mattie E Davis.
Rule ni si to foreclose mortgage.
J W Tenell vs S S Lindsey.
Rule ni si to foreclose mortgage.
L T Roberts vs J A P Woods.
Rule ui site foreclose mortgage.
Almand & Moon vs J A P Woods.
Rule ni si to foreclose mortgage.
SHE PROBABLY WILL.
She giggled when he talked to her,
She giggled when he stopped,
She giggled when he kiseed her first,
She giggled when he “popped;’*
She giggled when the day was set,
She giggled when they wed;
And now he often wonders if
She’ll giggle when he’s desd.
SOME PLAIN FACTS AND FIGURES!
8 Cars of Flour,
1 Car Sugar.
1 Car Salt.
1 tit Teas E. F. Oats.
ALTOGETHER MAKING 17 SOLID CARS OF STAPLE GROCERIES
Now at the JACKSON MERCANTILE CO.’S.
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Jump on every kicker you come in
contact with; they are too numerous and
must be shut up. Show them their mis
take and if they lack the good sense to
comprehend your meaning then use your
best efforts to avoid their contact with
prospectors.
It is very humiliating for an editor to
undertake to boom his town when, for
the want of support from the busiuess
men, he is compelled to go with his shirt
tail sticking through his pants. Every
flap of that shirt tail says: “There is no
boom.”
Butts has ample means and ample
brain, and ample energy to get up some
thing like a county fair. We have won
dered for along time why it is she is so
backward on this line. She sends dele
gates to the State Agriccltuarl Conven
tion regularly, and yet uo steps are taken.
We think it time her delegates were
waking up on this liue.
How long before our town can form a
stock company for the inauguration of
some kind of a manufacturing enterprise?
W# need such things the worst in the
world. A little less invested in - " goods,
and that little put into factories, would
cause the balance to yield quite as large
a profiit to the mei'ehant in the end.
Give the matter some thought and see
what’s in it.
If the farmers of Butts county are not
getting in a better condition financially
than they haye been, we are laboring
under an balluoination as long as a ball
of twine. Dog if we’ve sold a blank mort
gage for six months.
It would hx-ing tears to the eyes of a
crocodile to see our senior editor trying
to put a patent-leather shine on those
$1.25 horse-hide “brogues” of his. He
has scoured all the dobber off our black
ing brush trying to “shine up” to attend
court.
We extend thanks to President Cleye
land for a nice little package of seeds.
Now, if he will just send us down a place
to plant them, the Argus editors shall
ever hold in memory dear, his illustiious
name!
The drummers all say that Jackson is
the best town in the state. They sell
more goods than any tewn of its popula
tion. We are glad we live in a live town
where spiders weave not, nor weave webs
of contentment. Where the katy did
dares not chirp until midnight, and the
cricket ceases hie lulaby, while the echo
of the clarion voice of the harbinger of
day chimes in with the hum of drays and
the rattle of busy feet, getting ready for
the crowd that never fails to come to the
golden city to bny goods.
A young candidate last week, who
sought to be admitted to the bar as a
disoiple of Blackstone, on being asked
“who was highest in authority in the
United States,” replied, correctly, “Pres
ident Cleveland.” But when asked a
second question by the examiner: “who
is next in authority,” he dumbfounded
the audience, and knocked all the fire
out of the stove, by answering: “Gen’l
Gordon!” He will be examined again at
the next session of the superior court.
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1 Car Moat,
1 Oat Farming Tool:.
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Swine or uur people think It is now in
order for the city to tax the Jackson In
stitute. Basing the idea on the grounds
that a school and a paper bear the same
relations to the public. If a j aper is sot
educative in its functions it can not be a
newspaper. It is not news unless it
gives infoi'mation and if its purpose is
to give information, it occupies the
only laudable relation to the public that
a school claims. Of course, the school
should not be taxed, but if our people
think the custom of towns encouraging
newspapers, so old whereof the memory
of man runneth not to the contrary, and
we are to be the victims, then alright,
we will continue to saw wood and pay
the tax.
Mr. D. E. Moore was exhibiting a won
derful piece yf mechanism on our streets
Tuesday. It was an imitation of the
crucifixion of Christ, in a bottle. The
bottle eontained a cross with Christ
nailed to it, and two smaller ones with a
thief on either side. Also a jug contain
ing the bitter draught, and a ladder
upon which the cruel Jews ascended,
also the Holy Bible and a mallet. In
the bottom of the bottle is a heavy base
upon which the cross is built, and at the
top is a crov n, as heavy: either piece is
several times larger than the neck of the
bottle. The majority of our citizens
think the bottle was blown around its
contentsrbut Mr. Moore affirms that the
cross was built in the bottle. The ge
nius who made it lives in Atlanta. On
one of the pieces of timber is written
“Made by R. P. Moore, Atlanta, Ga.”
Some time ago, w'e mentioned the fact
that a social organization should be
formed in Jackson for the purpose of
entertaining the visiting young ladies
and gentlemen who come to spend a few
days in our city. We’ve l’eceived words
of encouragement from many sources
tending to this end. As it now stands,
a young lady can visit our town, and if
we chance not to get her name in the
papei’, she might stay here until dooms
day, and no one, exce, t the family she
is visiting would ever be apprised of the
fact, and when she leaves, she is forced
to carry with her the eonyiction that
we have here the deadest social city of
any in the state. Just picture in your
mind a lady visiting your home, who
might come and spend a month here,
and, as it now is depart and never get
acquainted with a person outside of the
immediate family. On the other other
hand, if wc had a social organization for
the purpose stated, au entertainment
could be given in honor of her, and by
becoming fully acquainted with our
people, hkr stay could be made a most
pleasant and enjoyable one. There is
not a family in Jackson but who would
willingly tender their home for such a
laudable object, and we are confident it
would greatly benefit our town fi-om a
social standpoint. Who will be the first
to make a move in this direction ?
NOJOQUE.
She asked him to buy her a toque,
But he promptly aveiTed he was broque,
So he bowed down her head,
And most meekly she sead,
“I’m sorry, my dear, that I spoque.”
2 Cars white corn.
2 Cars 1.0. syrup.
1 tat Elttoi Cau Sjtap!
In social circles, the candy pulling at
the residence of Mrs. E. E, Pound waa a
decided success. Every one who at
tended weie profuse in their praises of
the manner in which it was conducted.
It only needs be said that an entertain
ment is to oecur at Mrs. Pound’s resi
denee to insure its success. Two cases
of burned fingers have been reported to
us. hut whether it was the result of
holding hands is not known.
TAXATION.
Mr. Editors: —l premised to write
on taxation. The first thing I want
to write about is our county. There
are a good many people now that
favor working our public roads by
taxation or convicts, and I think it is
time for some body to speak on the
subject. Look at Spalding county.
They started with several thousand
dollars on hand, and now the county
is about forty thousand in debt,
and does any man in Butts county
wish the county to get in debt. The
old way is good enough. The road
tax in spalding is $3.00 per Lead, and
still she is in debt. Let us contend
for the good old way. Our roads had
been very geod until we had so much
rain, and when the rain stops they
will be made good again. "Wo tax
ourselves. Just think of the money that
is spent tor tobacco and I never hear
a man say that lx# is beaefited by its
use, then look at the money spent for
whiskey. Some claim that that helps
them aud so it does help to make them
poor.
Mr. Editors, I see you are going to
join the Poor Man’s party, so I need
not say anything about uational tax,
as you will put that in good shape
when you go to congress. As I sup
pose that is what yon are going for,
you will have to learn how to make
promises before you can do much as a
candidate. Our county tax should he
enough to keep the county out of debt,
and not like Henry county, ha\e
money to lend I say, let the people
Keep the money the county does not
need. If there is money enough is
the treasury to defray the expenses of
the county that is enough, but if we
undertake to work our public reads
by taxation, we will soon be like the
man that had both hands hold of the
wolf’s neck, we will want help to let
go. All unnecessary tax is a waste,
and it is no time to w aste. I have
written too much already without it
was better. We have a beautiful
world this morning. 1 reckon the
farmers will plant next spring, as I
hear no talk of planting dow around
County Line. Stubs.
Parents, carry youi children
to your dentist and have their
teeth fixed. It is of as much im
portance as education.