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Mcllglouft.
Episcopal.— i-ervices third Sabbath In
*iHi month at 11 o’clock a. m. and 4 p. m.
in Masonic building, by Kev. II. H. Stuart
toYttend The l>ubl c aro cordially invited
Ba rr 1 st.—R ev p. A Jessup, pastor,
nreaciiPH Kastman .
at. every 2nd and 4th
Sabbaths Im each month. Also at Central
Folnt on the second Sabbath and Saturday
before in each month* Conference with the
I n encirin !ntF^*^ oluirch on second Sab
M leruomsT Episcopal Church South.
—Preaching every Sabbath at 11 o’clock a.
in., and 7 p. in. Prayer meeting 8 Wednes¬
day eveniuar at 7 o’clock.
It. Sunday J. School meets at!))* o’clock a. m.
btrozi«r, Uev. Sup’t.
T. M. CHRIST!AN, Pastor.
V.ocul Time Table.
I’AMSKNOftU TRAINS.
Noll North bound 1 ► 2222
No IS South 14 - 9 ”8
No hi North (i 1 •*
No 15 South it II ►
LOCAL FRKIOIITS.
No 24 North bound 10 >
No 25 South • 4 12 55 1
WEDNESDAY, JUNES, 18H7.
JOURNALETTES.
The stars mny burn with a thoueand dyes,
And a myriad sunbeams fall,
lint tho lijflit of love in u woman’s eyes
Js the brightest light of all.
— Head the sheriff sales lot* July in
this issue.
—Hon. Win. 1*. Eastman visited
his daughter, Mrs. Ogden, in Macon,
oil Sunday last.
—“I have got the best crop I have
had for years,” is what the average
farmer says.
Ex. —“Biting the lips is a bad habit.”—
Soltis. The man who’ll bite a
girl’s lips is no gentleman.
—Miss ... c Sume , , Hawkins, , . of St. Man
is s,
visiting our town, the guest of Mrs.
T. M. Christian.
—The support that a newspaper I
gives a town must necessarily depend,
to a considerable extent, upon the sup¬
port the town gives the paper.
*■“Mr. C. A. Armstrong, of Way
cross, spent Sunday last with his par¬
ents in this place. Charlie has a host
of friends here who aro ever delight¬
ed to meet him.
—And now some of our farmers aro
complaining of too much rain. We
expect it is too much grass that is
Worrying them.
—Miss Marie Redding and Mr. F. W.
Armstrong have returned from At¬
lanta, whither they went to consult
Dr. Calhoun about some affection of
their eyes.
—The first car load of watermelons
for this season passed up tlic E. T. V.
(1. Hoad on Thursday last, enroute
for tho Northern markets. They were
from Florida.
—Handsome Morris ITcrtz, of
C'hannecy, was here on Friday last,
and played ball with the‘‘town boys.”
Jl«! is a good one at the bat, base or
field.
—Miss Essie Coleman, of our town,
left on Wednesday last fur Savannah,
Where sin* will remain for some time.
Wo wish for her a pleasant sojourn in
the “Forest City.”
—It any of our citizens or farmers
have got any cotton to “chop out,’’
they had better go and do it, ai^l not
wait any longer on the lazy, loafing,
trilling negroes around town. They
will not work any more till black¬
berries and watermelons are gone.
—It is rumored that Miss Rosie
Gardner, of Savannah, sister of Mrs.
G. Coleman, of our town, will he tmi
t*d iu matrimony to Mr. Dolsiiuer
on tho 29th inst. In advance we wish
for the atliam ed eouple a happy and
prospo rous future.
—When Will Coleman puts thc
“muzzle” over his face, gets down on
one knee behind the batter, and
watches the pitcher as though lie was
a shop-lifter in tho store, )ou may
look for the hall to stop right thorn.
He takes it in every time—that the
batter don’t strike it.
—There were three men in thc sanio
company in tlie war with whom wc
were personally acquainted and who
messed and slept together, whose
names respectively were Lay, Still,
Allday.—Abbeville Times.
—Tho adjourned term of Mont
gomery superior court was to have
•onveued on Monday last, but owing
to the indisposition of Judge Kibbee
no court was hold. The next (regu¬
lar) term will convene in October,
and parties interested should govern
themselves accordingly.
—Wc have been shown a beautiful
portrait of the “Senior Class, 1887, of
Wesleyan Femalo College.” Thc class
numbers forty, and they form a lovely
picture ns they aro grouped together
on tnc college stops. The handsomely
framed picture before us is tbo proper¬
ty of Miss Fannie Hall, a member of
thc class.
—The re-painting of the Hotel Dc¬
Lietch has commenced, and will be
pushed rapidly to completion. Mr.
Baldwin, lho painter, is indeed an ox
pert with the brn.lt. and Mr. I’ondlc
ton was fortunate in getting him on
this work. When finished, the Hotel
DoLietch will be one of thc
:;‘!*ern Gooi-tyia. and
To show the high arifcreeiation
placed upon the Journal by our
lady readers, one of them stepped into
our office a few morniugg since, aud
handing us a five dollar bill, asked to
have it placed to her credit Upon re
ferritigto our books we found that her
subscription had scarcely expired, but
our esteemed frioud insisted that wo do
as she requested. Such subscribers as
this are few and far between, and their
visits ever lighten the editor’s path.—
Thanks, kind friend, for your liberal
ty.
—-The Times of last week exhausted
its stock of wind iu support of the
county commissioner bill. Until they
succeed in ferreting out some pet
scheme that they can support with ar¬
gument, wc shall be content to fill our
space with matter calculated to edify
our readers. Yes, the people know
what they need and want, and the
Times and any others concerned be¬
cause of motives of a purely personal
nature have only to inquire of the
people to be Informed.
—The work of erecting a bath bouse
and sample room in connection with
tho Hotel DcLietch has commenced,
under the supervision of that boss of
carpenters, Mr. Gibson. Each of these
apartments will befitted up in clogant
style, while the bath-room promises to
be a “thing of beauty” indeed.
—When you enter the office of the
Hotel DoLietch, and find a strange
looking gentleman behind the counter,
you can approach him with all due
deference; it is Mr. W. W. Pendleton.
He has only shaved his head and whis¬
kers, and still retains his genial, clever
qualities.
—Mr. Ellis Hunter has recently been
appointed, by President Cleveland,
postmaster at Brunswick. Many of
our citizens remember Mr. Hunter, as
he was among us some years ago
in the vocation of photograph and land¬
scape artist. Tho appointment is a
good one, and wc trust will meet the
approbation of the good people ot
l
—Messrs. Jimmie Bohannon, of East¬
man, and J. C. Thompson, of this coun¬
ty, will appear before the U. S. Court
ill Macon on Monday next, as witness¬
es against Gilbert Davis, col., charged
With retailing spirituous liquors here
some months ago. This will be the
second hearing of the ease before said
court, and those in a position to know j
say that it will not amount to anything, j
—Elder W. D. Oliver, of the Chris- I
tian church, is expected torc-vi.sit our
town at an early day, and conduct a
series of services. Ills church and nu¬
merous friends here will again gladly
welcome him. He* will be succeeded
later on by* Elder T. M. Harris, of At¬
lanta, who is also greatly admired by
our people. |
—We have received a copy of the I
premium list of tlic Piedmont Expo¬ !
sition which in Atlanta I
commences
on the 10th of October next and cou
linne twelve days. Tlic occasion
promises to be a grand one, and
among other attractions, President
Cleveland aud his Cabinet will bo
present.
—Persons complaining of dull times
in town, should take a trip to the
country, where business is now exceed¬
ingly brisk with the fannci'i And
they should remember, also, that the
fewer timos the fanners visit town
from now until tho crops are gathered,
the better times wc will have after a
while.
—Messrs. Charles and Joe King, of
Ilawkinsville, were in Eastman Sat¬
urday last. They were hero prospect¬
ing, and will probably, in the future,
spend two weeks of each month here,
working at their business (jewelry)
with headquarters at the store of Har¬
rell ifc Smith, on Third avenue.
Some ono has estimated that three
commissioners will cost thc county
but |72 per annum, while the clerk is
(o receive$100. Great spoons! Who
can guess what fortunate individual is
stored away under thc cover for so
handsome a salary compared to that
of the commissioners ?
—Miss Helen Bishop, who has been
teaching school in Telfair for several
months, spent Friday last In Eastman,
but returning to her school on Satur¬
day. Miss B. is one of Dodge county’s
most brilliant young ladies, a compe¬
tent instructress, and admired by all
who know her.
—Mr. Henry Richardson has finished
thc new residence of Mr. J. W. Lee,
and it is truly a neat job of carpenter’s
work. Mr. R. is an expert with tools,
Ins ,. work , will ... prove. ____ Mr. Lee T has
as
moved into his new home, and, with j
his bonny bride, he must surely be
happy.
—Mr . C. F. Smathers, agent of the
O. G. Clock Co., who has been making
Eastman his headquarters lor some
time, left ou Monday for Columbus,
aud will hereafter work up a certain
territory over in Alabama. Mr. S.
made many feiends here, who regret
his leaving.
—Dr. C. T. Latimer has just had
his residence replastered throughout,
and the walls thereof now' present a
most handsome appearance. The hall
wa F ^ lC building is indeed a fine
rio« of work, and reflects great credit
upon the workman, Mr. W. A. Barney.
—A woman wilt complain that she
hasn’t a thing to wcai, and jet, no
matter how many chairs there are iu
a‘ room where she disrobes at night,
" ....... our. ef them, and
—Rev. P. W. Edge did not preach
a{ the Baptist Church iu this place
laat Sunday; aa announced; owing
to sickness in his family.
—Hon. J; J. Rosar and Mr. J. Cal
vin Rawlins, of this place, are serving
this week as jurors in the United
States Court, now iu session in Macon.
Who Arc the three commissioners to
be that possess administrative ability
superior to that of our Ordinary and
eighteen picked grand jurors?
* ‘-The members of Eastman .Lodge
I. O. G. T. arc requested to meet at
the court house next Friday evening
at 7)4 o’clock; for the purpose of per¬
fecting a reorganization. A full meet*
Ing is earnestly desired.
Tho Ordinary’s office is always Open
for the transaction of public business;
County Commissioners are supposed
to be in session once a month only;—
Do the people desire the wheeis of
public business clogged?
—Miss Gertrude Iloltzendorf, who
has been spending a tow mouths in our
town, the guest of Major and Mrs.
Armstrong, left Saturday last on a
visit to Brunswick, where she will
remain for some time with relatlve9i
Miss II. is a most fascinating young
lady, an ornament to any society, and
we regret to lose her.
Hour oT Meeting Changed.
According to a resolution passed by
tho Christian Sunday School last Sab¬
bath afternoon,6aid body will hereafter
meet at 9 a. m., each Sabbath, instead
of 3 p. ni., as heretofore. A cordial
wolcome is extended to all, aud a full
attendance of the teachers and pupils
is earnestly desired on each Sabbath
morning. Don’t forget tho hour.
Death of an Infant.
Wc are pained to chronicle the
death of the two year old little girl of
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Floyd, which oc¬
curred on the 2nd inst., after a brief
illness of dysentery. The bereaved
parents have the heartfelt sympathy
of the community, but they should
remember that “i* is better” now with
the little one—she awaits her parents
in glory. The deceased was interred
at the family burial ground ot Mr. C.
M. Kozar, a few miles troin Eastman.
More About Chicken*—'Thirty*
eight In One Day.
Editor Journal: Seeing a report
made through your columns of Mrs.
B’s and Mrs. C’s henneries, I take the
liberty of reporting for Mrs. A., of
Eastman, whose family commenced to
eat spring chickens of her own
raising before the first of May, and
have continued to do so ever since.
I don’t know the exact number of
her prolific brood, but she has turned
out as high as 38 young chickens in a
day
Now, so much for Mrs. A., Mrs. B.
and Mrs. C. AVill some one please let
us hear from Mrs. J)., E.. F. and G?
1\
Returned from iVeripyatt.
Miss Fannie Hall, daughter of Hon.
L. A. Hall, is at home for a few days
to recuperate her health. She hasjust
passed all her examinations at Wes¬
leyan Female College and graduated.
In a letter to her father, President
Bass spoke in high terms of her stand¬
ing In her class. Miss Fannie is the
youngest graduate of Wesleyan, and
has tho honor of being the first young
lady of Dodge county to graduate.
She is one of our sweetest young
ladies and brightest intellects} and wc
arc proud to claim her as n daughter
of ourtown and county. Wc trust that
the sunshine of happiness may ever
illumine her future life, and that sor¬
row be lo her unknown.
Hr. C’olcor<l*M Collar*!.
Mr. J. T. Colcord, of Amoskcag,
sent us thc other day, one of thc long¬
est and broadest collard leaves we
ever saw. It was not one of the “blue
stein” variety, but was of thc verdure
of thc meadows in June, and nearly
as largo, Coming down to “red tape”
measurement, the leaf was 4 feet 6
inches in circumference, 19 inches
across, thc stem thereof 22 inches in
length, and if our friend had sent us
the whole collard wc could have said
more, if we had not been too full for
utterance.
An 1 nlieurtl of Outrage.
Yesterday morning Thomas J.
Kitchens, white, was brought before
a committee court in this district on a
charge of mayhem. The outrage was
committed upon a young white girl
and was of a nature too revolting to
print, and was committed without
any apparent motive. Thc charge was
fully sustained by the proof, and it
was with some difficulty that lynch
, was preve „ tC( ,. Hc was 6cnt lo
Telfair jail. Tho girl is in a critical
condition, very weak, and may die.—
Montgomery Monitor, 1st.
Wc learn through private sources
that Kitchen is nowin McRae (Telfair
county) jail, and that public indigna¬
tion is high against him. He is a ped¬
dler of tinware, wc learn, and hails
from Glasscock county. If the case
is as revolting as we bear it, he shoilkl
dangle tho downward cud of a
rope.
Ah Amnnine *
“A Vicksburg correspondent assures
us in a private letter that the following
rosoiutiona were passed by the board
of councilmen in Canton, Miss.:
‘Resolvea-1. By this council, that
jau'bebuiirout^of thc^nialeHal’ofTlic
old jail. 3. That the old jail boused
until tlio new jail is finished. -—Ex.
As soon as these resolutions appear
ed in the “official organ,” the sheriff
should have “jugged” the entire conn-
The Ball Can me Friday;
Theie was quite an aminiated and iii
tcresting match gamo of base ball
playod on our grounds last Friday aF
ternoon between the town boy* and
the school boys of the Eastman Acad
cray.
There was quite a crowd present to
witness the contest between the home
boys, and a deal of interest was mani¬
fested by the friends of each side—the
school girls continually cheering their
brothers and classmates on to victory.
Some excellent playing was exhib¬
ited on each side; but it must be said
that tbo school boys displayed a spirit
of energy, coupled with cautious play¬
ing, that would have done credit to a
regularly organized club. Smith, Col
cord aud Strozier, in their respective
positions, played well indeed, as did
sonic others of their bine.
The town boys, alike, did some fine
playing, while that ot Coleman as
“catch” aud Walker as “pitch” Was
the admiration of all. The former is
a “whole team” behind the bat, taking
into consideration that he Is qdile in¬
experienced in this position. The
game was hotly contested throughout.
The afternoon passed pleasantly to
all, and both sides were entirely sat¬
isfied with the impartial decisions of
Mr. E; M. Everett as umpire. At the
close of the game the score card stood
as follows;
town boys.
ab r lb © ikOStO-tOOti-p.
Ilerrman.. Milner, 21. -J 4 1 ts
,3b *4 4
McKinnon, icf —J *'> cr*
Coleman.... Walker.....p m 7
e -4 2 a
Stokes.. Harper.....If -4 0 ©
K8 -J 2 4.
Burton.....rt -4 0 © 1
Hertz .lb •4 0 © 0
I |
Totals......... 63 25 4
SCHOOL BOY8.
ab r lb o l
Herrman...ss 7 5 MStsstSHtsutse l
Griffin3b 7 2 0
E. Gen try... p 7 2 0
Mumforu..2b 7 3 0
Strozier... O. Gentry..If 7 2 o
lb 7 3 0
Johnson.... .rf 7 2 © 0
Smith cf ? 2 ® 2
Coloord....c 7 2 “** 2
I
Totals....... .63 23 15 5
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Town Boy » ...4 ** © tSK> o> OSS!* rr 0 2-25
School Boy 06 ...2 to c* u w 1 3—23
Mo tea from Nameless.
Namf.lkss, Ga., June 4.— Editor
Journal: As I seldom see anything
in your valuable paper from this sec¬
tion, I thought I would drop a few
items from this place :
We are having rain in abundance,
and “General Green” is giving our
fai mers a hard fight.
Mr. Spivey, of our little town, is
very sick with pneumonia. Two of
Mr. John Padasoll’s children are not
expected fo live; they have the same
affliction.
Mrs. B. F. Harvey died near hcic
on Thursday of this week. She leaves
an aged father and mother, husband,
several brothers and sisters, besides
seven children, lo mourn her depart
u re. N. M. C.
[We return thanks to our new con¬
tributor for his items, and would be
pleased to hear from hitn often.—E d.]
A Swindler.
Some months ago wc received an
offer (which wo accepted) from one
F. M. Lupton, hook publisher, No, 63
Murray street New York, to insert a
few lines in our local columns in thc
interest of his business, in payment for
which ho promised to send us a copy
of a valuable historical work (named
in the proposition.) Wc inserted thc
notice, forwarded him a marked copy
(as per request) and awaited a res¬
ponse; but in vain. We afterwards
Wrote the gentleman (?) two or three
letters, but With the same result, and
wc now take this opportunity to brand
him as a swindler and humbug of a
bright stripe, and hereby warn our
brethren of thc press against him.
The Abbeville Tithe*.
The initial number of tho “Abbe*
ville limes,” published at Abbeville,
Wilcox county, with A. J. Harp as
editor and propritor, is before us. It
is a neat, newsy seven column folio
sheet, well gotten up mechanicallv and
editorially, and should be the pride of
the people of Wilcox and adjoining
couuties. We extend to Bro. Harp a
cordial welcome to this section, and
trust that his noiesoi counsel and en
conragement may long be heard with
in the boundaries of his adopted homo.
ITT
njoy e.
M hat a truly beautiful world we
livo in! Nature gives us grandeur of
mountains, glens and oceans, and
thousands of means of enjoyment. We
can desire no better whon in perfect
health; but how often do the major
ity of people feel like giving it up dis
heartened, discouraged and Worn out
wall disease, when there is no occa
sion for this feeling, as every sritfeter
can easily obtain satisfactory proof,
that Green’s August Flower, will
make them free from disease, as when
born. Dyspepsia and Liver Com
plaint are the direct causes of setenty*
five per cent, of such maladies as
Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Head
ache, Costiveness, Nervous Frostra
ji on Dizziness ® of the the Head Head, ■ Palnita- I a pita
f ,on symptoms. ot “te Heart, Three and other doses distress- of Au
in 2
gust Flower will prove its wonderful
^ Sampb^vWnU. Try if
A Proclamation.
Be it known now aud hereafter, as
before, that wc arc headquarters for
corn, meal, chops, etc. We guarantee
our prices never to be higher than Ma
but almost always lower.
M..-.i.i ;■ 7... - Z
**Th« Spirit Ideal.**
[Below will be found the poem of
which we made mention last week, as
tendered iis by Mr. W. W. Pendleton.
It is a posthumOtis production, singu¬
larly beautiful, aud is attributed to
l£dgar A. Uoc. It it written, as will
be sOeuj in tlic style Of his “ Raven,”
which fact will the more readily en¬
dear it to all admirers of this far-famed
poem:}
From ihc throne of life eieffidl;
Where Froth Angel the home of love supernal, all tile
feet mate music over
stdfrv floor,
Mortals, I haVe crtnje to irieet you,
Come With words of peace to greet veil,
And to tell you of the glory that is mine
RlreVer more;
Once before I found a mortal
Waiting Wsiting at the Heavenly portal—
but to cateh some echo from that
When ever I Seized opening his door. tokened being,
And throngh his (pi Inward
all seeming.
Caused my burning inspiration in a tierv
flood to pourt
Now With I the come more lips raeekiy human,
weak of a woman
Touched with fire from off the altar, not
with burning as of yore,
But With in her. holy chastened love ascending,
I would fill voiir souls being blending,
with music from the
bright celestial shore.}
•
As As one child heart turns yearn* to its for mother, another,
a
From the golden gates of glory turn I to the
. earth once rijore,
Where 1 drained the cup of sadness,
Where my soul was stung to madness,
And life’s bitter burning billows swept my
burdened being o’er;
Here the harpies and the ravens.
Human t Vampires, sordid
Preyed cravens.
upon my soul and substance till I
writhed with anguish sore;
Life and I seemed niisniated.
For I felt accused and fated.
Like a restless, wrathful spirit wandering
Oil the stygian nlioHM
Tortured by a nameless yearning,
Like a frost-tire, freezing, burning,
Pid the purple pulsing life-tide through its
fevered channels pour,
Till the “golden bowl,” life’s token,
Into shining shreds was broken,
And my chafed and chafing spirit leaped
from out its prison door.
but tViiiie living, striving, dying,
Never did my soul cease fihd crying,
“ Ye who guides the fates fUneS; givC,
From oh, the give myriad me, I hosts ittiplore,
of nations,
From the countless constellations,
One pure spirit that can love me—one that
I, too, can adore!”
Through this fainting fervent aspiration,
Found toy soul salvation, tire-crypto
For troin out its blackened did
my quickened spirit soar;
And my beautiful ideal—
Not too saintly tri liC real—
Burst iiiore brightly on my vision than the
fancy-tormed Lenore.
’Mid the Shrgitl# seas she found me,
With the billows breaking round me,
Atid mv saddened sinking spirit in her arms
of love upbnrd,•
Like a l^aeoiie wCafc and weafy,
On WanderinjJrirt her sinless, saintly the midnight bosom, dreary. brought
me
to the heavenly shore.
Like the breath of blossoms blending,
Like the prayers of saints ascending,
Like the rainbow’s seven-lined glory blend
our souls forevermore.
Earthly But divinest love aud lust enslaved file,
love hath saved me,
And I know now first and only how to love
aud to adore.
Oh, my mortal friends and brothers,
We are each and all another’*}
And the its treasure soul that hath gives the tttdst tiiOre.. freeiy froth
Would And in vou giving lose love, your life bind vou it. find It,
Like amulet you
an of safety to your heart for¬
evermore.
Front, tlio ltignmiMt, Goes la
tor Four Years;
Our readers will remember the arrest
of Charles Frost} the bigamist} at the
Hotel DcLie<ch, in this city, about two
or three months ago, where he met (per
appointment) his wife No. 4, as she
now turns out to be. Wc published
at that time a full account of Frost’s
previous rascality, his arrest here by
Messrs. Pendleton and Morgan, and
his being carried to Macon by Lieut.
Woods, of the police force—all of which
our people will readily recall. Since
that time Frost has been confined in
the Macon jail, awaiting his trial up¬
on tnc charge of bigamy. He stead¬
fastly denied the charge of having
three wives until a few days ago. when
proof positive of his guilt confronted
him in the person of his first wife’s
brother (Mr. Barnett, of Missouri)
Col. C. M. Quartcrmas, of Selma, Ala.,
his second wife’s attorney, and Mrs.
McCorkle, also of Selma—each of
whom knew his previous wives, and
at once recognized the prisoner. At
their presence; its witnesses against
him, Frost wilted—completely gave
away, plead guilty to the charge, and
was sentenced by Judge Slmrrfons to
four years (full extent of the law) iti
the penitentiary,
The Macon Telegraph of Sunday
last has the following upon the stfB
jeot in question :
“Frost, the bigamist, takes his sen
tcr?eo of four years quite hard. It is
not known when he will be carried to
the penitentiary, but it is supposed
t j iat w m occm - as soon as court is
0TCr> the 1)Cn ilont!itry guard prefer
ring to carry all in a batch. It Is now
6li(1 that thc wife in Mlcon wa9 wlfe
No 4 „ h „ had 01l( , in Xclaa . Froat
8ai d he believed tho lesas wife was
‘
„ A r5 ghtamusing thing occurred in
the court room oh the evening he wffs
sentenced, and which shows the con
d i tl0 „ i„ which his Missouri family is
in> Afte( . lho ^urt adjorirned he
asked Mr> Barnett, his brother-in-law,
|, off Mary} his first wife, was. Mr.
Barnett told him that Mary was not
in goo< t health, arid then Frost asked
a f !cr u JC duidrcn. Mr. Barnett re
P . .ivour crinnled son is at ntv ^
house> j ^porting .. him; j
ara your m
raIkI gifjter | 8 supporting one child,
y OUt ^jf 0 j s working for ono and
tour nine-year-old son is working to
, npport A „a yon ought to
be working for them instead of work
ing in the Georgia penitentiary.”
Tli en Frost snufflingly said : “I’m go
ing there just as soon as I serve my
timeout.” “If you do,” said Mr. Bar
nett, “you 11 be shot I Thc convcfsa
hc r o Hosed.”
ioaanr CoaataUaer
Matter.
BDITdli JdfcRNAL:
I sec notice published to tile effect
that at the July session of the Legis¬
lature A bill will be introduced tor tho
purpose of creating a Board of Coun¬
ty Commissioners for Dodge county.
Should such bill become law, the ef
feet would be to take the manage¬
ment of the county affairs out of the
bauds of the Ordinary and intrust
them to the Commissioners! It is
said those most interested in this new
prejcct, are a small knot of bretlircii of
the same faith and order, who arc dis
afleeted to the Ordinary, and fire,
therefore, filled with desire lo divert
from him what little of revenue flows tb
him from the public account. Sonne
who but A short while since were
loud and emphatic iu sounding the
high praises of “our efficient Ordi
ttkry, have, for reasons personal to
themselves, made a sudden revolt and
ai*o soli red because, forsooth, they
have at last discovered that the
Grand Jury, in pursuance of law, al¬
lowed the Ordinary some pay for pub
lib work done during tho year previ¬
ous. It seems to be a gciitiinc case of
“whose ox got gored.” Busiiibss
changes, like politics, have been
knowtt to make new bed-fellows.
Aside from illc (liscilssidn of rtiallbe
or spite, or other sinister motiVc, or
incentive, tho writer belicVcs that
•»ich legislation would do daniago
and injury to thecounty. There is no
call for it. Let well-enough alone. It
is generally conceded that our present
Ordinary is faithful, able and efficient
in the management of the public af¬
fairs. No Board of Commissioners
could manage the county affairs more
economically or more wisely. So far
as known tho masses of the people
find no fault of Judgd Itozar’s ad¬
ministration of public mutters.
The management of public affairs
of this county having never been in¬
trusted to Comniissiouel*#} tile people
Of course hnvo ilo experimental
knowledge of the effect of such man¬
agement Let them beware of the ex¬
periment; considering llio measure
fi’eli before embracing it; It has been
my fortune to have lived in coutities
where the public affairs were iutiust
ed to Commissioners and also ill coun¬
ties where the Ordinary was at the
helm. Having been thus situated, I
claim some little practical knowledge
of the differenbo lu the workings of
the two systems of government, and
ask the privilege here to Jot down a
few points by way of contrast as I
have obsorved them:
Commissioners hold their courts
monthly in regular session ; the court
of Ordinary sitting for county pur¬
poses, is always open except on Sun¬
days and legal Holidays. Commis¬
sioners are not generally well versed
inlaw; the Ordinary has made it a
study and understands it. Commis¬
sioners frequently find themselves
without a quorum present oii court
days; the Ordinary is a quorum with¬
in himself. Each Commissioner de
fJetids Upon his brother commissioner
to look up the law and keep posted on
the public business; tho Ordinary
having no one else to look to depends
upon himself and does better. If you
want a faithful servant serve yourself.
Commissioners decide upon points of
law ty vote among thenisclvcs; the
Ordinary decides them by the law.
Commissioners receive urgent appli¬
cations—such as editor’s bill for pub¬
lic advertising, deserving immediate
action. The editor wants the money,
but the application or bill is deliber¬
ately filed away in some dusty pigeon
hole, ot* referred to a committee and
will be passed upon probably at some
future scssiou. The editor goes away
empty, feeling nasty, uttering some
low grumbling “cu8-words,”and feel¬
ing a very tender regard for counties
where mouey can bo had when due.
The Ordinary being always ready
passes upon sticll applications or bills
at once, and the editor goes away
“happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.”
Commissioners feel duty bound to
distinguish theif administration by
Conceiving and bringing forth some
new-fangled idea, involving great and
useless expense to the county, such,
for instance, as the building and
maintaining of a pauper farm. The
Ordinary thinks thc old way the
cheapest and the best. Our pauper
system is the cheapest I know of.
Compare it with these of adjoining
counties. CfTizkN.
North CarolinlrillM la This Sec¬
tion.
From the Abbeyille Times.
“This section of Georgia “Old is populated
mostly by citizens of thb North
State.” They operate distilleries very and near all
the turpenliuo turpentine farms. Work You
most of the
will find them behind the counters;
you will find them in the workshops;
yod will find them on the farms; and
yod will find them efigaged in tho
professions. And whenever you irieet
them, you will find them to bo men of
energy and thrift. They arc always
ready to aid in any enterprise that
will tend to build up tho community
in which they reside.
“In soliciting subscriptions for the
Times, we do not remember a single
instance in which a North Carolinian
refused us a subscription, and in some
instances we would find one that
would take as many as threo rind send
them ip friends in his nallto State.
Nobly do they wear thb titJe off “Tar
Heel”—fot they are certainly known
! n this section for their vim and stick
tier qualities.”
The above from our young neighbor
over the way is in keeping with our
experience. We have long since learn¬
ed to consider thc acquaintance of one
from the “Old North State” both a
pleasure and a profit,
Mr. Anoik««ff A*#«W*t**^;
F. \V. Arms! rang paid Atlaiilft
a flliriH visit ls*t week, but has retuttii
ed to resUriie hi* {fifties in lho office of
the A. L. ijo.
The planing mil) was ftiilit down oii
Saturday for sbtite hfecded alteration*
in the fire room. The lumber as it
leaves the mill heh$ is libabtifully fin
ishcti and as smooth as glass, arid
Polish brings out all the beautifel
grain of 1 tlio yellow plnfc;
perfection, Which, in
stems a pity to cover with
iiaitit.
The mills have cut for the month of
May one million and a hal fleet of 1
lumber.
Work will commence bn the now
railroad throtigh Gum sWaiiip at aii
early day.
The Amoskeag hall is hearing com¬
pletion. We had the pleasure of read¬
ing a lotter frdffi D. C. Bacon to Rop
pard Colcoril; lli which ho says tho
windows anddool*s will be furnished
at once. They are a donation from tho
Vale Iloyal Manufacturing Co., of
Savannah—a liberal and acceptable
present, for which Amoskcag feels
grateful, and would render apprecia¬
tive thanks. Our young folks aro oii j
joyirig sdliib flue rollerskating cn the
smooth and beautifully laid Hoot*. Tbo
<J dld folks’ ball* will be given in
soon
iKis hall, and they will then trip (ltd
light measure, and shoW that “thereiii
life In the old land yet.”
Tile gdiibl’di manager id coniempIaM
ing lighting Aihoskeag with tho elcc-J
trib light; eildhld ho do so it will bo
quite an addition and of great benefib
to us.
Why, oh, why is it that the young
gentlemen have adopted the frightful
fasliioii* of shaving their heads until
not a vestigtj redeemed of Jmlf remains ? ThoV
might lie bV leaving a “pig-;
taii,” as the Chinese do; but they arti
as clean shaVcit As a barber’s riiodri oi 4
a datlnbu ball. Perhaps they do it td
show a noble and well developed erfi
nium. Wo tear a phrenologist would
tlitd bttt one bitihp well developed.—i
A lady from the rural districts, npoii
first perceiving a young man who had
his head sand-papered and polished td
a degree, rcnlarkod to a friend, “Poor
niaii! What do you.suppose was the
reason of it ?” thiiikihg, lu the simpHeJ
ity of her heart, that he had by some
means lost bis hair; find Alic, through
her tender delieacy of feeling, would
not look at him again, fearing she
might embarrass him. Would It not
be well to borrow a wig from some of
yotlr lady frictlds fora short while?
iiUCILK
Letter From Uraham.
Graham. Ga., June 5,1887.
Editor Journal : — Refreshing rains
now revive tlic hearts of our farthers,
and horticulturists as well as all grow¬
ing vogetdtidn. Crops and gfirilcn*
backward looking well; notwithstanding the
aiid dry spring.
Some sickness in our immediatd
community—some cases proving fatal.
In this connection it becomes our
painfiii ditty to chronicle tlio death ot
Mr. Archey Beach, a venerable and
highly esteemed old gentleman, uni¬
versally known In this oottnty; ttliieli
sad event occurred ill Baxley, On tlio
19th Inst. Deceased was the fathet* of
oui* ex-Itcproscntalive, W. W'. Beach,
of Baxlev, Ga. Many relatives and
friends mourn tlitflr loss. “Pcaco td
his ashes.”
The recent buriiirigof the Patterson
hotel adds much to the already lit
features of our town caused by fire;
Some months agd the warehouse and
terpentine distillery with its entire
equipments, together with several
thousand dollars worth of rdsin wafi
all laid in ashes—Avery heavy loss oii
Mr. A. Sessoms & Co. Now, thd
burning of this hotel, the most ma gJ
nificent house in town, bring* forci¬
bly to our minds that this plaoe is
having firey trials.
Ed. Stoiic, of the Jcsup Sentinel;
smiled upon us on Saturday last. He
looked as pleasing as if he had rid de¬
linquent subscribers, aud wc learned
he didn’t have.
Your correspdudent made a flying
trip down to Surrency Saturday eve-*
nlng last, where he received the smile#
and hand oi frichdships greetings
with friends of tthom we had not
seen in some months. Everything
seemed to tc quiet and everybody*
getting along smoothly, but wo Are
free to confess that Surrcncy has some
hard cases by way of delinquent sub-*
scribefS;
Wc have now jufit learned that Sur-'
rency is most amply blessed with
beautiful yoang ladles— rtot so many
in number but superiority in beauty;
etc. A few names are now at tbo
w efid of onr pen,” but ft>£ convenience
sake we denominate tbe'm the “Belles
of 8rif*reUcy.” bound The arrival of tho 11
o’clock north passenger trairi
reminded nS that our speedy depart¬
ure would effuse our uon-attendanOb
at thfe wedding df Mr. M. M. Wiles, of
Waresboro, to MisS Motile Johnson, 6t
Surrency, Sou ire Wfti. Roberson of¬
ficiating. wishjrig the Wc extend and congratufatfoo^
long and fovo’tfs young life. happy Who oonpie next/
a
Don’rail speak fit oiteo girls, for ytmr
town rs On a matrimonial boom. Thii
future will toil ritord aboiH it L.
the Merchants’ National Drift k, of
Macon, was organised hut week, aatit
Mr. It. F. LaWtori was elected ptofJ
dent Mr. L. is a most co *2® tent
Ueman, welt Versed in tho
bnsiuo8ft, and the ortfriiiization rit
his supervision Will be ft success,
bank will bftgin b ft
first of July next/
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