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VOL XXIII
©ar Correspondents.
EAST JACKSON LOCALS.
Editors A hour:
Be inf it rne to say that everybody in
our midst seems to be stimulated with
a good spirit, which is brought about by
various causes, Some are looking for
more money, some are looking for their
relatives—for you see summer time is
the grandest time of the year to visit, as
it doesn’t cost much to prepare a meal,
for we are blessed with bushels of fruit
and garden sass.
Mr. J, A. Plunket has moved to camp
meeting in Rockdale this week. This is
an aunual custom of Brother Plunket’s
and we wish him a large time aud safe
return.
“Dr.” J. E. King has been in our
midst this week, but we don’t want him
to come any more until his moustache
grows out, as he reminds us of a shared
sheep—forsaken love.
We were agreeably surprised a few
days ago by haying Mr. J. E. Hoard of
At liens, Ga., to visit us. You see Joe is
one of our boys, and it made our hearts
overflow with gladness to .strike hands
with him once more.
Mr. Ed Huson is having a good time
fishing now. He brings home the re
sults of his days fishing in an oyster
can.
The Jackson Oil Mill Company is
i recting a grand tank tower for the
purpose of furnishing protection against
fires. Mr. Hendrick aims t> have a
water system second to none.
—E. J.
Iron Spring Jottings.
Editors Argus:
Farmers are now enjoying life, good
crops already made, plenty of apples,
peaches and melons, and who is it that
wouldn’t liye in the c untry ? Once in
a while some fellow comes along that
wants to bore the public by getting
them to listen at him discuss the rela
tive values of the different metals. And
at that time you either have to run or
he stuffed full of goldbuggery, silver
diggery, oopperdistillery or brassfound
ary. And the pitiful fellow that has
to do the listening is praying inwardly
to hear the wind-up, hut that part never
has been heard yet.
And thus it is from morn till night,
Also from night till morn;
Of all tlie twaddle we ever heard
Since the day that we were born.
The arguments on both sides are about
ns plain to a common man as the sign
board was to the fellow that said he
struck a road that was so crooked he
met himself three times in going three
hundred yards and passed himself twice
in going down one bill.
Revivals are going on all arouud us
now and we hear of much good being
done; hope soon to see a marked im
provement all along the line. But we
must admit we see so clearly the deep
depravity, and the degraded character of
a certain class that we iu truth have
very little confidence iu the gospel to do
them aiiy good.
On next Friday the Sabbath School
Convention of Butts county convenes at
the Holiness Camp-ground. The people
are looking forward to that event with
much pleasure and high eqpectations, as
a day of interest to every good citizen
in the county. For ou that day we can
hear much of what has been learned in
the last twelve months of the
“Sweetest note in seraph song.
Sweetest name on mortal tongue
Sweetest carol ever sung
Jesus, blessed Jesus.”
—Occasional.
i'lovilla Notes.
August 7, ’is.
Our town, tlie twiu sister of your own
stirring little city, tabes on new life
during the heated season when those
suffering from,the dust and turmoil of
the crowded cities come to us and to
Indian Springs for a breath of pure air
and a draft of the life giving waters that
bow so freely for the tired and the sick.
We are almost one town; we cau hear
each other talk from one place to the
other, and the iron rails connect us too.
Only teu short minutes and Mr. Ammons,
the veteran engineer, will draw you
softly behind his iron horse to the little
town of Holts, where the best fare for
the least money cau be had and besides
the free use of the purest of mineral
waters, fresh, sparkling and invigorat
ing. The only reason our town and
lndiau Springs is not overrun with seek
ers of health and pleasure during the
summer season is because enough print
ers ink has never been used. The peo
ple do uot know what a lieaveu we have
and we who know it do uot appreciate it
as we should.
ill*. N. W. Hunt, our new teacher, has
returned from a trip to his old home.
He secured the services of the talented
Miss Killpatrick for the musical depart
ment. Mr. Hunt has boundless energy
and is working with a vim for the suc
cess of the school. We are looking for
ward to a full roll and if teachers of
capacity aud energy amount to anything
we will have one of the best schools
in the county.
The Primitive Baptists atSandyCreek
•hureh are haviug a revival. Four
were baptized this morning: Messrs.
Clem Towles, Joe Smith, Jeff Newton
and Geo. Beeland. A more solemn
or impressive service we bay© never
witnessed.
A large excursion from Hawkinsville
and Cochran will throng our town to-
K morrow, the Sunday School Convention
He BVacliwn l^epk
at the camp ground Friday, and uext
monday a great crowd is expected from
Macon, so you see we are moving.
Mrs. Leila Meadows, of Florida, who
has been spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. W. A. Cherry, leaves for
Macon to-day to visit hei father ac
companied by Mrs. Cherry for a short
visit to her father and other relatives.
Mr. Kiuard, of Jackson, has in course
of erection a telephone line from this
point to the spring and thence to
Jackson.
Misses Mcßae and Walker, of Dub
lin, are visiting Mrs. Flemister.
Miss Smith, from Monticelle, is the
guest of Miss Lucy Dozier.
Mr. Frank Middlebrooks is at home
for a short time after a long stay iu
the wire grass region working insur
ance.
A Brilliant Entertainment.
Never did the moon shine more fair;
never did the star spangled heavens
seem more cloudless than on last
Wednesday evening, July 31st, and as
the silvery moonbeams caressingly
played hide and seek neath the boughs
of the spreading oaks on the smooth
road from Jackson , where happy cou
ples wended their way to the hospita
ble home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. mc-
Michael, for Miss Bertha had opened
the portals for the entertainment of a
select circle of admiring friends,
miss Bertha in her charming manner
received her guests in a rich gown of
pink so becoming to her brunette
beauty. She is noted for her beauty
and popularity, for she is not only
gifted with rare charms of person but
also of mind and a gentle sweetness
of disposition.
All0:30 delicious refreshments were
served consisting of delicately
flavored creams, fruits, and the snow
iest and flakiest of cakos. Mrs. A/c
--michael is noted for her skill in the
preparation ot dainty delicacies, and
is so bright and versatile and interest
ing. S! e is a bright and shining
light in any assemblage and everyone
feels at ease aud at their host when
in her gracious presence.
Th evening will long be remembered
by those present. S.
Lhwii Party.
The young people of the town spent
a very happy evening last Monday on
the lawn in fiont of Capt. A. G.
Hit-chins’ elegant home.
Every one present seemed to have
enjoyed the evening most pleasantly
and not until a late hour were the
guests loathe to leave the scene of
gayety and delight.
Those present were : Messrs. J. C.
Blasingame, \Y. T. Kelly, Bob Lyons,
Geo. Carmichael, A. H. Steward, Bob
Ethridge.
Misses Agnes Carmichael, Nell Hig
gins, Annie Carmichael, Myrtle
Pounds, Myrtice Peavy, Eloise Pound,
Hattie Buttrill, Carry Hitchins.
Complimentary Entertainment.
At the lovely" home of Col. T. J.
Dempsey", on Tuesday evening, Miss
Irene Dempsey entertained a large
number of young people at a library
party, complimentary to her visitors,
Misses Mary Boyles and Willie Has
selkus, of Griffin.
She was assisted in receiving and
entertaining by Prof, and Mrs. Henry
Walker of Griffin.
Each guest was requested to repre
sent a book. A prize being offered
for the largest number of books
guessed.
Miss Mary Nutt was the successful
contestant, “Adam Bede” being the
prize given. The booby prize, “The
House that Jack Built,” was awarded
to Miss Mary" Carmichael.
Music and amusing games were in
dulged in till eleven o’clock, when all
were invited into tl*e dining room,
where elegant refreshments were
spread and everyone was prepared to
offer the highest praises to the culi
nary skill of Mrs. Dempsey and her
assistants.
The decorations were elaborate and
beautiful.
All were highly pleased with the
evenings entertainment and went
away with the hope tliac it may soon
be repeated.
HEADACHE
Indigestion, Billiousness,
DYSPEPSIA
Aud ail Stomach Troubles
Are Cured by
p. p. p.
P. P, P. is a sure cure for .Rheumatism,
Syphilis, Acrofula, Blood poison, Blotches,
Pimples and all skin and blood diseases.
Cancel ous sore on face, years of skin
trouble, Glandular swelling, sufferer ren
ders thanks to P. P. P. for its great cures.
Abbotts Asst Indian Corn Paint cures
all Corns, Waite and Bunions.
Dr. Miles* Pain Pills core Neuralgia.
JACKSON, GA., FPIDA.Y. AUGUST 9, 1895.
Two Horses Drowned.
While crossing Sandy Creek in a
swollen condition last Tuesday Col.
Van McKibben had the misfortune
of losing a pair of fine horses. Col.
McKibbin and Mr. D. J. Spencer, who
was with him had crossed the creek
about half an hour before, but in at
tempting to recross the current proved
too strong and the horses were washed
down stream and drowned. The occu
pants were thrown from the buggy
and narrowly escaped drowning
themselves. They swam to the banks
of the stream, thereby saving them
selves. Little damage was done to the
buggy.
Payment of Teachers.
The teachers of the public schools re
ceived their second quarter’s pay last
Saturday. Mr. C. S. Maddox, the clever
commissioner, received a cheque from
the treasurer for over SI7OO which he
disbursed among the teachers of the
county.
It appears to us that there is too
much unnecessary delay in the payment
of these public servants. This money
was due and ought to have been paid
on July Ist, but we find it a month later
before they receive their pay. It is tlio
purpose of the law that these payments
be made the first of each quarter of the
year. This delay is a great privation to
teachers and others and the remedy
should be applied if there be any. We
wish to state that our county commis
sioner is in no wise to blame for this
delay, as he pays out the money as soon
as the eash comes into his possession.
Let the teachers find where the fault is
and apply the remedy.
Publish the Proceedings.
We have heard considerable com
plaint of late in regard to the refusal
upon the part of the town council to
publish the proceedings of that body.
So far as we can learn it has been sev
eral years since the people have had
any knowledge as to the disbursement
of the city’s funds.
It is the duty of the clerk to prepare
and read and enter upon the minutes at
each session of the council a balance
sheet showing the revenues of tlie fiscal
year and the disbursements provided
for by the council.
We presume that the clerk does this
regularly, but the people do not see
these resources and disbursements, yet
w wish to call the attention of the
Mayor aud Council to Section xxviii,
page eleven of the code of the town of
Jackson. The code says:
“Be it further enacted, That the treas
urer of the town, at the close of each
fiscal year, shall make a tabular state
ment of the assets and resources of the
town, with an itemized estimate of the
probable and necessary expenses for the
ensuing year, which shall be pub
lished, and no greater amount of reve
nue shall be raised the ensuing year
than the amount of said estimate, to
gether with salaries of officers, unless in
cases of emergency, to be judged by' the
council.”
It is very evident that the purpose of
this section of the code is to have all
business of the council published when
it comes to the disbursement of the
finances.
The people pay this money into the
treasury of the town and they have a
light to know for what it is expended.
It is their property, if it may be called
suck, and it is perfectly natural that
they should call upon the council to
publish their proceedings. We do not
doubt in the least but that the money
is properly expended, yet it is a matter
of information and interest to the peo
ple to know how and for what the mon
ey of the town is spent.
So we call upon the council to regu
larly publish their proceedings for the
interest and satisfaction of all concern
ed, and we are sure the Mayor and mem
bers of his body are perfectly willing to
carry out the wishes of the people in
this matter.
- Cheaper Wheels Next.
It is currently reported that two of
the largest manufacturing concerns in
the country, viz: the Studebaker Wagon
Cos., of South Bend, lud,, and the Cin
cinnati Buggy Cos., of Cincinnati, Ohio,
have consolidated for the purpose of
manufacturing bicycles. They have
agreed to make 400,000 wheels and sell
them wholesale for $lB each. They
will guarantee these wheels to be as good
as any SIOO wheel. The reason of this
move seems to be that the use of bicycles
has injured the buggy business badly and
these two mammoth concerns Have de
cided to manufacture wheels and make
them cheap enough to have a monopoly.
The Cadies* Friend.
No woman can be beautiful without a
good complexion, and no complexion can
be good without good health and' pure
blood. .Botanic Blood jßalm will beautify
your complexion by purifying and en
riching your blood. Try it for all akin
and blood diseases. It never fails to oure
inveterate cases after eminent physicians
have failed. Price $1 per large bottle.
For sale by druggists." See advertisement
elsewnere.
All druggists sell Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters.
Tlie Cotton Outlook.
There is much speculation as to
what the output of the forthcoming
cotton crop will be. It is a conceded
fact now that the crop will be consid
erably shorter than any for several
years. There are two things which
we know will lessen the yield. First,
there is less acreage than usual; sec
ond, theie was used a much less
quantity of fertilizer. These two facts
within themselves will justify the
statement that we will have no crop
as was produced last year. But there
are other factors to decrease the yield.
In all the cottofi growing states the
plant is late and small, and with but
little fruit on the weed.
The best obseivers and those who
are entitled to an opinion on the isti
mate of the ciop, say, that the crop
will new fall short of 7,000,000, and
they say, furthermoie, that unless
favorable conditions continue, the
yield will be much nearer 6,000,000
than 7,000,000. The farmers should
look at these conditions carefully aud
judge for themselves whether or not
they should hurry their cotton to
market. We know it is a hard thing
for most farmers to hold cotton, but
theie is not much use of rushing it to
market so early this year. Every
farmer will have plenty of corn, and
hence will be in a better position to
wait.
There is hut little doubt that the
price of cotton will open up better
than last year, and wliih it maybe
low for a few weeks, we believe it
will steadily improve until the crop is
marketed. Our advice to the farmers
is to hold their cotton if possible.
Every indication points to consider
abl}' better prices than prevailed last
year.
• Report of Churches,
Following is a report of the Flovilla
and Jenkinsburg Missions for the past
year:
Flovilla Circuit—Rev. John Spier,
pastor—Members 425; aver ge attend
andee on prayer meeting, 6t ; added on
profession of faith, 8; all the churches
are ceiled and in good condi ion; Sunday
Schools, 5; scholars, 225; *io Womans’
Missionary Society; collections taken
for foreign aud conference inissions and
bishop’s fund; paid .pastor $230. The
circuit is making progress in the diyine
life; Fivo infants baptized. The atten
dance upon the ordinances of the church
is fair. Wesleyan Advocates taken, 30.
Jenkinsburg Mission—Rev. J. S. As
kew, pastor—Members 340; average at
tendance on prayer meeting, 30 per
cent. The condition of church houses
tolerably good. Fiye Sunday schools,
275 scholars. Wesleyan Advocates
taken, 15. Collection taken for confer
ence Missions. Paid pastor to date
$123.75. Twenty family altars. One
infant baptized.
A Wife Murder.
Sank Barber (col) shot and killed
his wife Wednesday of this week in
the lower part of the county. Bar
ber and his wife had quarreled for
two or three months and on several
occasions he threatened to shoot her,
which he did last Wednesday.
The murderer has eluded the officers
so far. He is a big black burly negro
of about tweniy-tive years of age with
his left hand off just above the wrist.
i
a negro got a cinder in his ear a
few days since and it gave him a deal
of trouble. He went to a doctor and
asked him to cure his ear. The doc
tor charged him one dollar and he
agreed to pay it. The doctor took out
the cinder in a jiffy and the negro re
fused to pay him, saying he hadn’t
done enough to warrant the charge.
The doctor put him back iu the
chair and put the cinder back in his
ear. The negro paid him the dollar
before he got the cinder out again.
We have a customer who wants to
buy seventy-five or one hundred
acres of land within a radius of five
or six miles of town. It you hate
laud for 6a!e call on us.
McDonald & Rose.
Deware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury*
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering It through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
HallV Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F.
J. Cheney & Cos., TolCfio, 0., contains ne
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. 7n buying Hall’s
Catarrh Cure be sure to get the genuine.
It is taken internally and is made in To
ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Cb. Tes
timonials free. .Sold 0y Druggists, price
75c. per bottle.
Dr. Miles’ Pain Pills. "One cent a dose.**
Legal Notices.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
Georgia, Butts County.
W ill be sold before the court house door in
the town of Jackson, said county, on the first
Tuesday in September next, within the legal
hours of sale, for cash, the following described
property, to-wit: One Brooks hand power
cotton press, levied ou as the proderty of W. C.
W oods, J. A. P. Woods and O. B. Knowles, hy
virtue and to satisfy one mortgage fi-fa issued
from the Superior court of Butts county in
favor of Russell & Cos., vs. W. C. & J. A. P.
Woods, and O. B. Knowles. Property pointed
out in mortgage execution. This Aug. 7,1595.
$3.12 J. O. Beauchamp, Sheriff.
MORTGAGE SALE.
GEORGIA—Butts County.
By virtue of the power vested in me by a
mortgage executed hy J. C. Stillwell, on the
29th day of September, 1893, and recorded in
mortgage hook I, page 413, on third day of
October, 1893, in the Superior Court Clerk's
office of Butts county, the principal sum being
One hundred and fifty dollars with interest
from date at 8 per cent. per
annum, I will, on the first Tues
day and 3rd day in September, 1895, before the
south door of the court house in town of Jack
son, in said county, within the legal hours of
sale, expose to public sale to the highest bid
der for cash in hand, to pay the debt
and interest secured by said mort
gage, and all cost, the following described
property: One house and lot, lying, being
and situated in the town of Jackson, Butts
county, Georgia, bounded as follows: On the
north hy lands of Mrs. Martha Respess; east by
Ann Duke; south by the estate of Mrs. E. J.
Ellis, deceased; west by Mary Starman; con
taining one-half acre, more or less. Title in
fee simple will be made to purchaser as spec
ified in said mortgage. This August 9th, 1895.
SO.OO aug9-4t R. W. MAYS.
CITATIONS.
STATE OF GEORGIA—Butts County.
Whereas, J. C. Pittman, administrator of
Sarah F. Turner, represents to the court in his
petition duly filed and entered on record, that
he has fully administered Sarah F. Turner’s
estate, this is, therefore, to cite all persons
concerned, heirs and creditors, to show cause,
if any they can, why said administrator should
not be discharged from his administration and
receive letters of dismission, on the Ist Mon
day in October, 1895.
J. F. CARMICHAEL,
SO.OO julj*f*-3m Ordinary.
Georgia, Butts county. To all whom it may
concern. John B. Rich, executor of the last
will and testament of Jackson Rich, deceased,
has in due form applied to the undersigned
for leave to sell the land of said deceased and
said application will he heard on the ffrst
Monday in September next. Aug. 5, 1895. 4t
SB.OO J. F. Carmicheal, Ordinary.
State of Georgia, Butts county.
Whereas, A. H. Smith, administrator of the
estate of Eulalia P. Morrison represents to the
court in his petition duly filed and entered on
record, that he has fully administered Eulalia
P. Morrison’s estate, this is therefore to cite
all persons concerned, heirs and creditors, to
show cause, if they can, why said administra
tor should not he discharged from his admin
istration and receive letters of dismission, on
the first Monday in November, 1895.
SO.OO 3m J. F. CARMICHAEL, Ordinary.
Georgia, Butts County.
To all whom it may concern :
The commissioners having^set apart for
Lindsey C. Woods orphan and minor of Mary
M. Bone, deceased, a twelve month’s allow
ance and returned the same which is on file
in my office, this is to cite all and singular
the creditors and next of kin of Mary M. Bone
to he and appear at my office within the time
prescribed by law, and show cause if any they
can, why the said twelve month’s allowance
should not be confirmed. This the sth day of
August, 1895. J. F. CARMICHAEL,
$3.06 4t Ordinary.
Georgia, Butts county.
To all whom it may concern :
M. E. Lynch administratrix of George S.
Lynch, late of said county deceased, in her pe
tition duly filed and entered of record, asks
for leave to sell thelands belonging to the es
tate of Geo. S. Lynch, deceased, this is to cite
all and singular the creditors and heirs of
Geo. S. Lynch to he and appear at my office at
the September term of the court of Ordinary
of said county, and show cause if any they
can why an order should not be passed grant
ing leave to sell the lands of said deceased, as
prayed for. Witness my official signature this
the 3d day of August 1895.
J. F. CARMICHAEL,
$8.75 4t Ordinary.
Georgia, Butts County.
By J. F. Carmichael, Ordinary for said
county, sitting for county purposes.
It is hereby ordered that four-tenths of one
per cent be levied on the taxable property of
said county, as per digest of 1895, and the same
be collected by the tax collector of said county
for the following purposes to-wit:
.04 Mills for Court House fund.
.6 “ Jail fund.
.5 “ “ Bridge fund.
.01 “ “ Coroner fund.
.5 “ “ Pauper fund.
.5 “ “ Commission fund.
1.05 “ “ General fund.
.8 “ “ Jury fund.
4.00
Making in the aggregate the sum of forty
cents on the one hundred dollars on the taxa
ble property of said county, for county purpo
ses for the year 1895. This, the 3d day of Au
gust 1895. J. F. CARMICHAEL,
$4.00 lm Ordinary.
TWO LIVES [SAVED.
Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City, 111.,
was told by her doctors she had Consumption
and that there was no hope for her, but two hot-,
ties Dr. King's New Discovery completely cured
her and she says it saved her life. Mr. Thos.
Eggers, 139 Florida St., San Francisco, suffered
from a dreadful cold, approaching Consump
tion, tried without result everything else then
bought one bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery
and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally
thankful. It is such results, of which these
are samples, that prove the wonderful efficacy
of this medicine in Coughs and Colds. Free
trial bottles at Dr. W. L. Carmichael’s drug
store. Regular size 50c. and sl.
McDonald & -
nsurance Agents. They pay you $25 a
week while you can’t work.
Dr. Miles' Nerve ''"’•gtcra for Rheumatism.
r THIS -!-.
Is the Season When Money is
*
Scarce as Frog Hair!
If you desire to turn your Real
Estate into Money
Wt k tlit Ptijli Ton Wilt to littnk
WE SELL OH RENT
Farms,
Dwellings,
Stores,
Town Lots.
Come to us with your troubles'. We are here for the purpose of
alleviating pain, destitution and suffering for the
want of money. We have been without
this article so long that we have gotten used to it, and can dow
cure the most obstinate case, piovided
he has any semblance of something to sell or rent in
the way of land, etc. Don’t go now and kick out of the trace?
You Are Busted
for you are not by yourself in this respect. You liaye the ma
jority on your side, but tliig is one case in which the ma
jority is a mighty poor thing to base your hopes upon, so
IF YOU HAVE-
A House for Sale!
A Farm for Sale !
A Lot for Sale ! *
A House for Rent!
A Farm for Rent!
Consult
McDonald & rose,
m ira mists,
JACKSON, - GEORGIA.
No charge for advertising property.
Only a small commission is charged for sales.
Leave your property in our hands and it will receive prompt
attention.
If you know of any person who desires a farm or town property
and wishes to purchase, please drop us a card, and it will be greatly
appreciated.
Look over our list and if you see anything which suits you please
calj and see us.
We will consider it a personal favor for any one to inform us of
a prospective purchaser who desires a location.
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