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LOCAL IIAITKMNtjS.
ITEMS CONCERNING HOME AND
OF HOME INTEREST.
wrfcm ihr 1'iMipir i>o unit
I.title Bits of News and tGos¬
sip f.ntliercd on the Wing.
In another column McKissuck & Co.,
quote some bargain prices iu laic stnu
tuer sales.
Have your fall stationery printed now.
We have just received a new stock of J
material, and are turning out some nice
work. .
J^TFresh Light bread constantly on
band at, T. Al. Brown’s.
The election f or ordinary in liaudolpk
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county . last , . Tuesday, . to . succeed , Judge T 1
Gormley, deceased, resulted in a vote of
445 for C. Taylor, the democratic nomi
liee, aud 150 for li. B. Saxon, the popu
list candidate.
With new rollers and a new stock of
tine stationery wo are turning out stacks
of pretty job printing at the Sbmtinel
office. Our facilities are . equal to the
best iu this section, and we guarantee
satisfaction, and duplicate Atlanta
prices.
The attention of our farmers and mcr
chants is called to the advertisement, of
Wm. C. Bradley, cotton factor and com¬
mission merchant, of Columbus, which
A}pears elsewhere in this paper. Colum
lnw is a fine cotton market, and Mr.
Bradley has the reputation of being a
lmstler in the interest of his patrons.
Give-him a trial.
I^F'French Chocolate on top at C.
W. Lewis’ Soda fountain.
We are requested to announce that a
basket picnic will be given* at Rluffton
on Thursday, the 22nd inst. Everybody
is cordially iuvited to go out and carry a
a full basket. A match game of.baseball
between Cuthbert and, Rluffton will be
played. The arrangements are in the
hands of a competent, committee, and a
big time is promised.
Tire track hands ’ engaged iu laying
the frew .steel rails on the Fort Gaines
brailch, have about completed their
work', and as soon as a number of new
ties are put in on tho entire, line, a faster
schedule will be made between here and
Cuthbert The umv rails give nk a first*
class road .ut last, and the improvement
in the comfort and safety of travel will
lie appreciated by the public.
WsT’C. W. Lewis has a pair of first
class wagon scales which he will sell at a
bargain. Parties contemplating buying
will find it to their interest to see him.
Rev. H. L. Crumley, the, pastor, is
.Conducting a series of meetings at the
Baptist church this week, in which con¬
siderable interest is already manifested,
ltev. Air. Corley has assisted him as far
as physically able, and other help will
be had if necessary. The services are
largely attended and Air. Crumley, en¬
couraged by the Christians of all denom¬
inations, is laboring earnestly for a re¬
vival of religion. Maya powerful suc¬
cess crown Ins efforts.
A Valuable Town JLot for Sale.
One corner lot on Hancock street.
Improvements. Corn Crib, Large Barn
a nd Horae Lot, good Well, three Hy¬
drants, two Tenant Houses, good Gar¬
den divided iuto four parts.
Mrs. T. M. Pokteh.
Fort Gaines “kinder lost her grip” as
a cotton market last season on account
of fancy prices papl by sister markets as
an advertisement in a purpose to estab
lish a reputation. Our merchants aud
I,u,«, Imve -.pil .... tl,eirl.a U ,| s
takeu a new hold for ttil.-, season, how
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ev.er, and say they expect to regain all !
they lost and more besides. They are j
preparing to offer such inducements as '
will control the crop of this entire sec¬
tion. Just watch the Fort as cottou
market this fall.
IVXacliinery.
AVhen you want any repairs done on
your engines, gins or other machinery
call on me. I will fix it cheap and :
guarantee satisfaction. |
I. B. West.
Sheriff McAllister returned yesterday
from Eofaula, where he went to arrest !
Gue Jones, a negro with sevevral aliases,
charged with stealing a gold watch from
Liza Alartiu, an old negro woman of
this city. Gus wats here Borne months j
ago canvassing the town with a scissors I
sharpener. In some way he gained the
confidence of Liza and obtained the pos
session of the watch under the pretense
of having it repaired. Soon afterward |
lie left for parts nukuowu, taking the
watch with him. A warrant was issued
for his arrest, and he was but recently :
.located in Eufauia. He had had pawned
the iff McAllister watch, but after a day’s search Slier- j
recovered it.
A Narrow Facupc.
Little Emma, Annie NVillic anil
Colemau, the three younger
(besides the baby) of Mr. and Nil’s. S.
i Coleman, had a narrow escape from suf¬
focation a few days since.
They were playing about the
when they got into an unused
fttor Hud nuthoughtedly pulled the
to after them, which fastened with
spring latoh on the outside. When
children realised that they were thus
imprisoned, they were of course alarmed,
and although they called for help and
beat on the walls of their prison until
they were exhausted, their effort to thus
attract attention were in vain, owing to
the thickness of the sides of the refriger
tor.
Being so closely c infilled and deprived
! of air the heat can be better imagined
.1 than described, , -II and , .1 they must t have . .
evitably soon died but for their timely
rescue. Emma, the eldest of the three,
says they were fully aware of their pre
carious position, and realized that they
must soon die unless help came to them.
Their thoughts, and the alarm that filled
their tender minds, and the sad ret lee
tions that came one after the other form
a touching subject of contemplation.
The children describe their feeling as
that of an irresistible inclination to sleep,
and little Dan and Annie Willie having
given up all hope of rescue, had suc¬
cumbed to this influence. Before going
to sleep, however, little Dan hafl re¬
peated his accustomed evening prayer,
supplementing , - it .. with ... an appeal to God ,
to send his mama to their relief.
Having missed the children about this
time, and desiring them to play with the
baby, Airs.Colemu went to look for them,
but would never have thought to look in
the .. relrigerator ... . had , , she , not, . .
in passing
through that room, heard in anwer to
her call a faint response from Emma.
It was with some difficulty that she lo¬
cated it, and upon opening the refriger
ated was horrified thorn completely ex
hausted, and two ot them already sleep
mg ‘ what a few minutes inter minutes
, later would ,,, have proved i .1 their - last i , sleep. i
Who knows but that Airs. Coleman’s
timelj arrival was iu direct answer to
little Dan s prayer.
County Comuiissioncjs’ Court.
County Commissioners' Court,
Alonday, August 5, 1895
Present, full board.
Miimtes of last meeting read and ap
proved.
W. B. Hattaway, W. R. Harrison and
T. K Davis were appointed reviewers to
mark out new road, as petitioned for at
j last meeting, from Harrison Cross Roads
to Edison and report same.
J. \V. Pipkin, 1). F. Gunn and J. W.
West were appointed reviewers to mark
out road from Pipkins to Fort Gaines
limits and report same at. next meeting.
Order was passed ordering W. \Y.
Ward and Mrs. Ward to open road and
remove obstructions, as per petition, be¬
fore September 1, 1895.
Contract to rebuild Weaver bridge
and small bridge near same was let to
Tom Smith for #100.
J'. E. Paulliu, S. D. Coleman and A.
L. Foster were appointed to examine
and receive same when completed.
Jennio Hines was dropped from the
pauper list,
Thomas Smith was placed on pauper
list at #5 per quarter.
The following accounts were ordered
paid;
k! °. $10 00
T. Foote: 48
Anderson Peterson, ) 7 80
*L L McAllister, jail acct,........... —» -f 20
p rown &’ Coleman,.. .................. mi
J. W, Sutlive,................. .. .... 00
4^ 25
jury and bailiff costs, refused.
P. C. Hodge’s account tabled for
f lU ther information,
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Fort Maine* Academy.
The full term of the Fort Gaines
Academy will begin on Alonday, Sep¬
tember 2. with the mo->t encouraging
prospects.
Prof. AlcKenzie has been fortunate in
retaining the same excellent corps of
assistants who contributed considerable
to the building up of the school during
the past term,
Few schools in this section are so well
equipped in every particular. Its course
Q f study is broad aud complete, it is
thoroughly graded, and the discipline is
perfect. Our people certainly have
cause to feel proud that they have once
more j u their midst an institution of
learning that they can patronize and
commend with confidence and pride.
p ro f. McKenzie is in earnest in his
purpose to place it in the very front
ranks of schools iu this part of the state,
arid he deserves and should receive the
hearty co-operation and liberal patron
U ge of the people generally. bee an-.
juouuct'Uifciit altM where iu thib j/uper. ,
I’KIiSONAL MENTION.
WHO COMt S AND WHO GOES AND
WHEN AND WHERE.
The n«uh of Fort Gninr* Noricti
Uriel I y Stated-tint hero! at
the Home Fireside,
In judgment now I daily err,
As cyclists call oast mo whirl,
I gavly “Good morning, sir!"
Then find it was n girl.
—Mrs. 11. A. Walker, from near
Wesley Clmppel, is the guest of Mrs. j
A. T. Crawford.
—Misses Carrie and Alma Mandeville
Thursnday will to visit frioudu at Abbe¬
ville. They be gone a week or
more.
I —Mr. and ... Mrs. Eugene ,, Sanford,
y[ ;ll . on _ are visitin^ relatives in Fort
I ■ (laities They are the guests of Mrs.
J. E. Graham.
j __ Mre Mollie Miss Sutlive, accompanied
1 by her cousin. Brown, of Macon,
spout several days with relatives at
Benevolence this week.
j Air. and Airs. W. E. Light foot, left
on Wednesday's boat to visit relatives
Opelika, Ala. Mr. L. will extend his
visit to Warm Springs.
—Judge P. visitors Tinsley, of Bluff ton, was
among our this week. He was ns
hale anil hearty as ever, and looks as if
he ’n taking the hard times philosoph¬
ically.
Alesdames Hull, Wynn and Brown,
"J 10 have been the guests of Airs. \V . A.
Graham during £ the past two weeks, re
timiwl to tlu! homes in Macon this
morning.
—Mr. made W. this P. Killingsworth, of Bluff
ton. office a pleasant call last
Alonday. He came to attend the regie*
Lr monthly session of county commis
Burners court,
AJiss Nellie Hightower, of Damns
yfi. (}. RS^ght, St'efa vishof' mw
eral weeks to her sister in Gordon. She
is always a welcome addition to the
Fort s sooittj circle.
—Miss Amelia Strauss, of Columbus,
"as the guest ot Miss 1 racy Cohen
tor several weeks, returned home Tues
(1((y H(Jr .. mu _ y clmrmK rem ] ei ,, (1 hor
quite popular with onr young folk, who
will look forward to a repetition of her
w * t ' 1 pleasure.
—Airs. Caroline Simpson returned
home Alonday from Preston, where she
had been to visit her sisters, whom site
had not seen in seven years. Airs. Simp¬
son is eighty-one years of age, and quite
feeble, but she made the trip from Fivs
J()11 p 0me unattended
1 —“Aon say,” remarked tlie bicycle
a low-spirited stranger whom it had
! by accident in a back street., “you say
that my popularity will not last. Who
are you and how do you know ?” “I
know by experience,” remarked the
strange., skate.” lugubriously. “J am the roller
—Air. E. J. Hardin and family have
returned from Lithia Springs, where
they Hardin went for a.few weeks recuperation.
Mr. visited Atlanta while goue,
where, , we learn, , he , purchased pair ol
a
fine horses, which he will drive in visit¬
ing the various cottou markets in tins
section this fall.
JLutc Summer Sale.
Wc quote you the lowest prices on the
following goods, to close out for our
mammoth Fall stock:
Linen Lawns at 0 cents, worth 12 cents.
bcoteh Lawns at 4 cents, worth 8
cents,
Crystal Lawns at 2 cents, worth 5
cents.
Britanica Brilliants ut 13 cents, worth
20 and 25 cents,
Your choice of our summer calicos 4
cents per yard.
Ladies Oxfords at 50 cents, worth 75
cents.
Ladies Oxfords at $1, worth #1 50.
Wtov'e piping at 15 ceuts, worth 25
cents.
Hotel Goblets at 35 cento, worth 50c
per set.
Glass Lamps at 25 cents, worth 40
aud 75 cents each.
We have a lot of buggy and wagon
Bolts at 1 cent eucb.
Be sure to name this paper when you
want the above prices.
AIcKUsEACK A CO.
From all Parts of tiic Htaie the Verdict Is
(In Same.
Bowling Green, Fla.,
I have been a sufferer from a compli¬
cation of liver and kidney troubles, ac¬
companied svitk a severe pain across the
buck. I am happy to testify that after
using Dr. Simmons’ Hepatine or Liver
Cure I am completely relieved of ruy
trouble. W. K. Lewi.
Applicant* lor Scholarship
In the Georgia Normal and Industrial
College at Milicdgeville are requested
to meet me at the court house in Fort
Gaines on Saturday, August 17, for
tlie purpose of being examined.
W. M. Howell,
C. S. C. Clay Co.
fmw Mine
j have opened a first-class shoe shop
one door south of the Post office,
Give me you work. Satisfaction guar
anteed. George Palmer.
For item, Cheap.
Metal-roof Brick .Storehouse, 24x70.
Opposite post office on Hancock street.
Culpepper between A. W. Holley's U. C. MeAuUiiihll. and Vinson & J J
Efl3m. G. BRADLEY,
tMucccwnor to Carter fk Bradley.)
Cotton Factor and Commission Merchant.
l'oinitiiln COLUMBUS, GA.
Warehouse.
The eottim mills of Columbus than one-halt 9
use inoro of nit the cottou shipped t
this market, luuisepuimtly our nrices are high us couqtaivtl to other points, especially o®
the lower grmlee 1 shall be pleased to luvvo at. least a trial shipmeut from all tjra mer*
('■limits ana farmers in the Fort Gaines territory, and believe I can make it to their inter¬
est to give me a liberal share of their patronage. I am always
Upon parties consignments of cotton, and the to extend Riich other accommodations to good and sol¬
vent as mu necessary for success of a well astahliahed cotton factorage and
commission business, I am your am Your obediant servant,
Wm. C. BRADLEY
■ lie Fruit Crop, •s
The total shipments of perti
Gia rgia this year will not be
(linn from 1,200 to 1,500 cars,
but a little more than half of these are
from tlie Fort Valley seetion.
tween 450 and 500 cars have
shipped from Fort Valley says Mr A.
M. Comially, a prominent railroad
man who has spent the season in
fruit belt, and from 250 to -‘100 from
Murshallville, making a total of be¬
tween 700 ami S00 cars shipped di¬
rectly from the fruit growing section on
the Southwestern railroad. The or
ehards ern parts in the of easten the si e nd contributed southwest
largely to the result, and altogether,
it is thought, the total shipments will
aggregate about the liguiais mentioned
above. SB
The fruit growers got a good price
for their product this year, ill spite of
the fact the crop was a large one.
Some of the early ears brought ns high
as #1,500 to#2,000, while the average
throughout was about 75 cents per
crate, nr •about #400 per ear net to (lie
shipper.
The eastern people took most of the
fruit itself, and fully three-fourths of
the cars shipped went to New York
and the eastern markets, The two
canning factories just established at
Fort Valley this year promise to do a
good business this season, and it, is
more, limy likely that another year will
see at least a half dozen of them in the
field.
Tile two first cars of canned fruit
shipped from that seetion to the north
and cast, left Fort Valley last week.
The canned fruit consisted mostly of
peaches, but there was a good many
blackberries among them. These two
factories will ship between forty and
fifty cars this season. Fruit canning
is tin industry that belongs properly to
just such section as that around Fort
Valley, and the people propose to
bring the factories there for that pur
pose. It is a growing industry and
there is an increasing demand for the
canned fruit.
From Uityvlllc, .lr.
Mrs. Pearce is on a visit to her son,
Air. Offie Pearce, this week.
Messrs. Lon Stanley and Hayward
Flowers were in the ville Tuesday.
Aliases (Stella Pearce and Eva
Owens visited Mr. J. C. Hartley’s
family, near Day Branch, Sunday.
Mr. Robert Adams, from Decatur
county, was visiting relatives in and
around here Sunday.
. Fodder pulling is about over at
this place, and the mysteries of pre¬
serving and canning fruit is the latest I
fad.
Master Cecil Day and Mrs. Hart¬
ley and daughter have been visiting
the family of Mr. Lafayette Peterson
this week.
Mr. My rick Day from Dr. Millers’
Summer School, at Cuthbert, was
home on a lew days' visit last week,
to the delight of his many friends.
Mr. j. E. Hartley and wife, Mr.
My rick Day and sister, Mr. Eugene
Owens and sister and Miss Stella
Pearce attended preaching at Salem
Sunday.
We beg to be excused this week,
as we have a very bad Burnt hand
and can scarcely write. A. A.
Eight suicides took place in Chi¬
cago during the progres of the Horr
Harvey debate.
fur Kale Clioup.
Lot 103, seventh district originally
Karlv, now Clay. Plot and grant and
perfect chain of titles. Address
b. S# W ilhon^I ^ \ ) i
Fort Caines Academy
Will begin its Fall Term
SEPTEMBER 2. 1895.
With bright hopes and good prospects for
another most successful year's work.
It is our intention that tbin school shall
grow better more effectual mid more sub¬
stantial each year.
morals, The object build sought character for shall be to preserve
and lead forth the
mind.
The cotirne of study has been thoroughly
renovated, and we believe, as it is now pre¬
sented that it covers the grounds mostly
desired for good practical education, and a'
the same time enable a pupils to enter firs,
grade TUITION colleges well prepared.
REASONABLE. BOARD
CHEAP. Boarders especially desired,
W. C. McKENZIE, Principal.
RAILROAD SCHEDULE
Fort Gaines Extension *
—OK THE—
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA.
H. M. COER and R. 8. HAYES
Receivers.
Leave Fort Gaines at...... 9:30 a in
Arrive at Coleman......... 10:30 a m
Arrive at Cuthbert........ 11:15 a m
Arrive at Macon............ 4:10 p ih
Leave Macon............. 7:05 a m
Arrive at Cuthbert........ 3:45 p in
Arrive at Coleman........ 4:30 p m
Arrive at Fort Gaines .... 5:30 p m
W. A. GRAHAM, Local Agt.
W. P. DAWSON, Passenger Agt
Macon, Ga.
W. F. SHELL MAN. Traffic Manager.
J. C. HAILE, General Passenger Agent.
Sheriff Sale*
GEORGIA—Clay County:
Will he sold before the court house door
in Fort Gaines, between the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday in September the follow next;
to the highest bidder for cash,
ing property, to-wit: One grist mill and gin
nery, togeth-r with all machinery apper¬
taining thereto, and four acres of land, all
situated about the center of lot of land No,
178 in the 7th district of (’lay county,on Cha¬
in ocheechobee creek, and known as the
mill. Levied on as the property of
T, Jones to satisfy a ft fa issued from
the county court of said county in favor of
H. Miller vs, Jno. T. Jones. Property
pointed out by defendant I This August 8,
J895 J. T- Mo Allistek, Sheriff.
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Al.l. TltK PEOPLE
KKAb IT.
Business Men:
THIS PAPER CIRCULATES
IN TIIE HOMES OF PEO¬
PLE BUYING THE KIND
OF GOODS YOU MAY
A A V E TO SELL.
MOBAL: ®
INVITE THEM TO YOUR
STOKE.
Till-. ONLY PAPER PRINTED
IN CLAY COUNTY.
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