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W^ELEIRSTIEIlNr IS I^EGEI"VIIsro-
The Fort Gaines
l'l lll.lsll Kl» M I ItV KIIIIMY.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLAV
JOiH’JA . „ JONES, Editor and .
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1,'1K95.
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
AM 1 ad vgi fI hgiih'i t»* puhlichCKj in the* Skn
tinm. inn.*! Me pul I for hf*r«*ufU?r In ail\»nc«\
uflicct*, ft* vw*!l it* th'• having <*x
« iun] t oiiHitir-al)l«* rrouble iii making:
for oflJdnl notice find in a ntiniber <»f
have boon unuli'f t r> col ter t ut nil. Thl* rul<’ will
strictly HflhiMinl to. and t<» nvobl delay and
*;U Intfi' -ted t'liould, lit I he* future, mind the
with flu copy f«>r Hiirh advert ieeinctit**
Wider is selling ;il forty eents a
rel in some seel ions in Ohio,
There is nothing lower Ilian
rae.y. To profess friendship and
enmity is a sun ■ proof of total
pravity.
Secretary Hoke Smith did not
iii Arlington last Saturday as per
nouncement. His visit, to that place
was postponed four weeks.
The reward for Will Myers’
hension has increased to #l,odO.
tin Inst heard of Myers he was
•in swatnpo, up sliimpo, non est
atinios.” •
Bill Nve, the humorist, was
by a shower of overripe eggs at
ter in, \. .1., the other day.
v.is one joke Hill doubtless failed
appreciate.
Key. K. A. Keese has purchased
. ill' interest in the Toeeoa News. The
paper was formerly a free silver organ,
hut Mr. Keese is a sound money dem¬
ocrat. Atlanta Journal.
II seems that poor cuff is to be loft
out in the eoid in future elections in
Smith (’arolina in spite m forcible
protests of prominent negroes in that
slate. The provisions of the suffrage
bi'l u \v before the constitutional eon
venti n. and which the inaj rilv seem
determine] to adopt, will disfranchise
a large proportion of the negro voters.
Tber ' is proposition before the
legislature to change (he judicial nr
i ail: of the slide, and to make the
• >>.;inv of Bibb comprise the Macon
circuit. The Macon News contends
that the circuit is none to large for the
convenience an 1 ispatch of business,
sad opposes the measure as a mere
scheme to create a new ben.li lor some
of I In' hungry horde of oflice-seekcrs.
The populists of Colorado are evi¬
dently consumed with a desire to have
themselves recognized as belligerents.
At a campaign meeting i" Denver a
• i'fW nights ago, Rev. Myron W. lleed
proposed that at the coining election
200 men he armed to watch the polls,
and wlien nay one is detected fraudu
t.'uAy voting he should shot d nvn on
the spilt. Reed’s proposition will no
doubt be rejected ov the populists as a
n asurc calculated to thin out their
o'.vn ranks.
The annual message. of Governor
Atkinson to the legislature is an
mirable document. It gives a full
port of the conditio t oi the >P to gov
eminent and coibaius some v.duable
recommendations. The message is a
business-like document. It wastes no
words and it shows clearly how close
the governor's watch over the inter
i ts of the state has bee . kept. The
legislature will tind much food for
!i ught in this me sage. It contains
line recommendations which demand
action at the pre ent session.
“Hove, will liud a way.” Wed
> Arrington social circles wore sur
j.i'isv'il v th.' a.inouueemenl that Miss
Atma Hollins a id Mr. J. Early Toole
. u! been married after .lie Gretna
Green man cr. With the arid of friends
the young couple diove out to Air.
Julian Davis' where they awaited the
coming of a license from Morgan and j
an officer to perform the ceremony.!
They accomplished their desire and
ivturnou lump,' happy. Mi>s Anna is
the charming daughter of Mr. G. L.
■.' .iritis, and is greatly admired by all
'\ho know her. Early Toole is too
XT’ ell known as one of Arlington's her¬
ring young business men t > need am
i vemriumsat our hand. The Courier
joins iheir hi sis of friends in wishing
them a long life of happiness and
prosperity.—Calhoun Courier.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The general assembly has now fairly
started off with its work.
A large amount of unfinished busi¬
ness was brought over from the ses
sion of 1*94. and this is being supple
| mented by the usual influx of
aal>d
I actor. The most important measures
!of (lie latte class are:
1. A bill pre viding for r new »y»
tem of balloting in all general
lions. The plan proposed by the mea
lire now pending in the legislate e
embodies the main features of what is
known as the Australian balh t.
2. A bill, which has already been
introduced in both houses, to provide
for the establishment of liquor
siincs m all counties, control oi the
same to be vested absolutely in the
state and county autln rities, ml the
revenue derive d therefrom Vo go into
the eomr.mil treasury. This is known
as the :<U8h anti . 8aloon W n } a nd its
| passage will abolish all saloons in the
stiiti , and liqu'-i establishments oi
whatever character.
.‘5. A hill o provide for holding a
constituliunal convention.
4. A hill to detine the legal status
of all military organisations in the
stive.
It is by no means unlikely hat some
meusures will be introduced, also, pro
viding for the proper dispositn u ol
the state convicts at the expiration of
tho present lease. This lease will not
expire until 189(1, hut, if no other
action is taken, a commission will
probably be appointed to formulate a
; I •bn* and report to the legislature at
it# session in 189(1.
it, will be necessary, also, to increase
the auuual appropriation for the sup¬
port of indigent and infirm confeder
ate veterans. The general assembly,
at its session in 1894, appropriated
£.90,Odd for tliis object, bu. it has been
found to be vastly inadequate, and
either the annuity must he decreased
or the appropriation b.creased. I'liere
is a ' ill now pending to increase the
appropriation to £120,UVlO. Also a bill
providing for the appointment ot a 1
| commissioner ot pensions.
A FARMER ON HARD TIMES.
! heie is so much being said . :n the
country about hard times and
scarcity of money, an.’ as everybody j
has a cause and knows r. remedy, 1 i
thought 1 would write what I think ;
are some of the causes. j
We let our timber rot and buy our
: ‘
plow , stocks, singletrees, ax , handle",
hoc handles, and fencing.
Wo throw away our ashes and bu,
soap and axle greese.
We give away our beef hides and
buy hanie strings and shoe strings.
We let our manure go to waste ana j
buy guano.
Wo buy garden seed in the spring I
and buy cabbage in the winter. i
We let our land gc >w up with weeds j
buy our brooms.—Exchange.
A dying man, music hungry, in i re,
hut such was 1 he case with Ex-Gov
i enior Oliver Ames, ot Northeastern
j Miissachuse. s. whose death occurred
j a few days ag >. Govern >r Ames was
a very distinguished citizen of the
Commonwealth of Ma-acliuselts. He
was taken i’.l in June, and continued
V01 V until his ,,oat,, • Ilis last
-
public appearance was when, a fetv
days b 'fore lus death, he was driven
in a carriage to the handsome new
sc,1 ° o1 "'huh he was to
l wscnt 1( his nativc u ' 4wst be *
lote 1,,s dcath he veq i u, ®ted hu daugh
ll ’" Evelyn t»> play some ot his Kivorte
hymns on the piano. On last >unda
he said to a member of his faindy, -T
am music hungrv. 1 should like to
hour some of the songs I heaid years
ago.” An >rgan was brought from
the high school build ng ami placed in
the hallway of his mansion.
wards the quartott of the Church of the
1 nitv visited the home and sang soy-
1 selocrions.
The Dalton Argus thinks that the i
refusal of the farmers’ congress to
adopt the 1*1 to 1 idea shows how great
the progress of the sound money sen¬
timent has been within the past few i
months. “We have said quit I re- >
queutly recently,” says the Argus,
“that the free silver coinage craze was
dying out. and the action of the farm
ols congress confirms the statement,
It is almost dead euough to bury.” j
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Ori^Mrs. E. Hill has a large line of
Milliuery which she is selling cheap. 1
V'H» from Mi licit Dell;
The breezes gently waft around
Me. from the sr iny laud of flowers;
/lie dev drops sparkle on the ground,
The birds are happy in the bowers.
Vet, I would scorn this flowery land
t For single clasp of thy dear hand.
a
Messrs. J. 0. Jolly and Will Boyctt,
of Morris .Station, were lieu* one day
week.
X. Y. Z., why did you not come r
I llHUal i ast week? We hope you wi’
me again>
We expect there will be visitors at
j sh . uJy Dell this winter from some
the far western slates.
We are going to send our editor .a
mess of turnips this week. Cur patch
; i i-. the best in the countin’.
We hear the raindrops . pattering .. .
j (, i the leaves
y; e hope that it will rain, rain, rain,
I And then come a freeze.
| Hope X. Y. Z. has not given it up
j for „ 0(J 8u< we . er j an d
hope Echo will e>>mc again.
M. 1.1. is sorry to say that her
!i other Charlie was taken sick and
could not come to Shady Hell as was
expected.
We saw Squire O. pass here a ew
days ago. He must have had consid¬
erable success <.n his rounds with his
spoons, for he was all smiles.
W. J. Greene & (>., are adding an
j oilier to their a’ready large plan ,
Thev wjll i(1 a few day8 be ab i e t() fig
a u orders for lumber, laths and shin
,q eSi
Mrs. Lavonia Quattlebaum and two
j chiklren, Gilbert and Myrtle, of Shady
■ y » e ]j^ ] iavc just returned from f, visit
)o relatives in Terrell county, to the
| delight of us all.
W u en the sun shines in his splendor
ver mountainside and l a a.
Though our hearts are wrapped in
shadows,
AVe are happy as can be.
We wish our editor would enlarge
his paper so we c mid write more. Ws
hardly get started before we have to
sl ap for fear we will have too mrch.
Wish he would give us a whole side to
(ill up.
One of the X Roads young
men passeu hero on a mule last Sun
day. The mule wanted to stop but he
didn’t. Hut after a combat in which
the mule received the best part of a
[ )U o-gy wh’p and a scantling, he left in
trot for Duyville.
We hear that Miss Echo has re
turned from a visit in Alabama. Hope
we will have the pleasure of hearing
from her through our paper this week,
x Y - Z. .items seems to have van
ished , away into oblivion,
With best wishes to all, I will say
by, by for now, and how do you do to
Echo, if she comes. M. M.
from l> fville, J*-,
Mr. Pearce is the smiling father of a ' I
bouncing baby boy.
Master Sanford B alright i" on the
sic!* list this week,
Miss Ada Owens A. sited friends in
the city last Tuesday,
Miss A. Hartley, of Dry Branch,
visited her brother’s family here last
’ UP ,i av .
Mvs. J. D. Ov, s and little daug’i
! trr Maud, visited relatives in Alabama
1 ’as. week.
Mrs. Peter Boggus, of the city, has
been visiting in Dayville since our last
writing.
Kisses Mollie and Hattie Wools ay
visited their aunt near the city, last
Wednesday.
j M. M., the idea of such a thing as
| you going home. It is heart-breaking
to think of.
please, M. ’M., don’t think we
| after selling vou that brass, already. we think you
have er.oi gh of
X. Y. Z. was so grieved at the de
p ar ( Ure 0 f the derby and terrapin that
c!ic forgot her items last week,
I,i(tie Sanford Boatright, of Co
luml la, is will his sister, Mrs. E.
Ii.n Pey, where he will make his future
home. ;
Mrs. Jernigan, son and daughter, 1
Catharine and Mr. Frank, of
Foe.'.n. « re visiting 7 _;\ Pearce’s family
at ibis writing.
Mr. and Airs. Dock Litu say, of Nev
Hope, have our profound sympathy in
Fie Ions of their infant son. little Jesse, i
whose death occurred last week.
The writer in company with several
other young people, was highly enter¬
tained rt the hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter day last Sunday after-!
noon. i
We guess times are lively at Shady
Dell with the sweet music of the
plainer and the sweet strains of “Jesus i
Lover of My Soul,” -from the new
organ. as we learn Mr. Q. has pur
chased a new one.
X. Y. Z.
Alabama
MRS. M. R. SIMPSON. Proprietress.
137 Spring Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
One block from Governor’s Mansion. A convenient and popular
section of the city. Good accommodations and charges moderate.
Parties from Clay and adjoining counties respectfully requested to
stop at this popular house when visiting the exposition.
! IN-THE- LEAD!
I
The City Market
Is in the lead, regardless of anything that has been
or may be said. Summer is over and ice is no longer
needed. I have recently made arrangements by
which I am enabled to keep my market constantly
supplied with
Choice Beef, Perk and Sausage.
I will handle nothing but the best, and guurantee my
customers satisfaction in every particular.
Hi. .A.. DUKE.
The, editor of the Valdosta Times
strenuously opposes the passage of the
Bush bill, and in doing so says that the
Bush dispensary bill provides that the
“vendor” shall not sell the ardent
in pints or quarts.” Every
sale must be large enough to produce
at least one drunk. The purchaser’s
came shall be recorded in a book, and
the county commissioners and the
grand jury are constituted Peeping
Toms, who shall peruse the book every
three and six months, to see w hich of
their neighbors are getting drunk at
home.
. "k>ad Notice.
GEORGIA—Clay Coanty;
Whereas certain petitioners have made
their application to this court praying an
order granting the establishment of second
class new road, commencing at Henry John¬
son’s and running by J W. West’s place to
the public road between the Jenkins' and
Evans places; and, whereas, tire c.ommis
sioners appointed for that purpose have re
viewed and marked out said contemplated
road and leported to this court that said
road will be oi much public utility and con¬
venience, now, this is to cite and admon¬
ish all persons that on and after the
Monday will be in November, 1895,said new road
the granted if no good cause is shown to
contrary. Giv; n under my hand and
seed this October 7th, lte.*5.
J. IF. SUTLIVE.
Clerk Clay County Com. Court.
THE
LITTLE
ONES
Are the joy and sunlight of onr
homes. Use all care to keep the
httIe . ° nes m , heaIth * Do not § lve
them -nauseous doses. You can
overcome their troubles W’ith Dr.
King’s
Royal Gemfoar.
They all like to take it because it
does , not taste like medicine,
a
but like a lemonade. It cures colic
in young children, overcomes all
bowel troubles, gives good digestion,
quiet, healthful sleep,
As a tonic for weak children and
as a remedy for use in teething, it is
the greatest in the world,
fc#‘ Sold by Druggists, new package,
l ar ff© bottle, 108 Doses, One Dollar.
^ anu ^ acture d only by
Atlanta Cil6IDiC&] C0. f iUUtft, Gi.
Write for 4S*Pa«e Book, Baited Prw.
Citation.
GEORGIA—Clay County:
P. A. Grimsley having in flue form ap
pied and to me for theguardiansiiip of the person
property of Eoline West and John Ban,
yan // est, minor children of E. A. west,
late of said county, deceased, notice is here¬
by given that said application will be heard
at my office on the first Monday in Novem¬
ber J895. Given under tnv hand an official
signature, this 7th day of October. 1895.
It. T. FOOTE. Ordinary.
FOR SALE.
Mill and Homestead.
'Hie best water power, at the best stand
in Southwest Georgia, on which is one
grist mill, two 80-saw Gullet gins, feeder*
and condensers and a No. 2 Boss cotton
press, This capacity 20 bales per day.
property is on the Southwestern rail
road branch, and a half mile from the city
limits. Wilt also
offer my homestead, consisting
of 72 acies of land, moie or less, on which is
a five-room modern dwelling and necessary
outhouses. Will sell at public sale if not
sold before the first Tuesday in December
next.
For further information call on the owner
on the premises.
R. M. BROWN, Agent.
Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Clay County:
Will be sold on the 1st Tuesday in Novem¬
ber next, between the legal hours of sale, at
the court house in said county, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following property to
wit. Three hundred acres of land, more or
less, which is fully’ Shivers described in the appli¬
cation of L. O. for a homestead an
minutes hook, page 148, in Ordinary’s office
of Clay county, Ga„ and which is plotted
and also described on minutes book, page
153, in said Ordinary’s office. L. O. Shiv¬
ers is in possession and notified according to
law of this levy.
Also, at the same time and place and on
the same terms I will sell at public outcrv
to the highest bidder one bay horse mule
about fifteen years ,old, one bay mare about
four years old and one open buggy and har¬
ness, all of which property is levied on by
me and to be sold by me as the property of
L. O. Shivers to satisfy an execution issued
Curtis, from Clay superior against court L. in favor of Wells &
and O. Shivers. Said ex
cution being based on a judgment on notes
October containing 7th, waiver 1895. of the homestead. This
J. T. McAllister, Sheriff.
Election Notice.
Notice is hereby given that on October
16, 1895, there was filed in mv office a peti
tion signed by one-tenth of 'the qualified
voters be of ordered Clay countv, in asking that an elec¬
tion pursuance of an act of
the general assembly of Georgia, known a*
the local option raw, approved September IK,
1685, to determine the question whether or
not spirituous liquors as are mentioned in
said act shall be sold in said county.
In pursuance of the authority’ vested in
me by said act, I. It. T. Foote, ordinary of
held Clay county, hereby order an election to be
at all the voting precincts in said coun¬
ty on determine Monday, the 25th of November, 1895.
to whether or not spirituous
liquors as are mentioned in said act shall be
sold in said eounty. All persons voting
against the sale shall have printed or writ¬
ten on their ballots * ’Against the Sale.” All
persons voting shall all m favor of the sale of spirit
uous their liquors ballots “For have the printed or written on
Sale.
Witness my hand and official signature,
this 17th day of October. 1895.
R. T. FOOTE, Ordinary,
C lay County, Gffls