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THE JOURNAL. R.8. BUKTOX. • *. •_• Editor. Mr. l. F. Loud, of Appling county is luthorlaed to receive , and receipt for nub. •crlpti ong to the Dodgk County Journal. directory. Masoulc. R :K r o.X n k* ,8t Kriday Blslat iu cach <n U 7 Kellgion*. it Act 1 ST.—Rev. p. a. Jessup, pastor, preaches at hast man every ■2nd and 4th V. J clut i . the . n ettch tuootb. Also at Central on second Sabbath and Saturday neioro in each mouth* Conference with the Eastman baptist church on second Siab in each month. M KTHOD 1ST E FZnCOPA L CHURCH SOUTH. —I reaching every Sabbath at 11 o’clock a. m., und 7 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes¬ day evening at 7 o'clock. K. Sunday J. School meets atOW o’clock a. m. Strozier, Kev. Snp’t. T. M. Christian, Pastor. Local Time Table. l’ASSKNdKU TRAINS, ho 14 C. 11 . North hound 1 60 Sio l.l South - ll :» No |({ North 44 2 oo ho 16 South 44 11 40 LOCAL FREIGHTS. No 24 North hound - 10 A M No 23 South • 4 - 12 nr> i* m 1*0. It—-cannon ball—atops at Lumber City, Kastman and Cochran. WEDNESDAY. JULY G, 1 ***, mk JOURNALETTES. -—Miss Lula Lovett is visiting rela¬ tives in Macon. —Mr. Bcnchani, of DeKalb county, Is on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. R. &. Johnston, of our town. —Hon. John F. DeLacy is visiting Atlanta this week, and will be present at tho convening of the General As¬ sembly, which occurs to-day. —Mr. Archie Graham, of Telfair, was in to see ns yesterday, on his re¬ turn from Macon, where he spent the glorious Fourth. —Miss Effle McRae, of McRae, Ga., returned homo Wednesday last, after spending several days hero with rela¬ tives. —Wc learn that’ the picnic adver¬ | tised to conic oil'at Daniel’s mill on j Friday next, 8th inst., lias been indefi¬ i nitely postponed. —We learn that there will be a grand picnic at Foor Robin Springs on the 19th inst. Eastman will doubtless be well represented. — Don't forget the excursion to Brunswick aud Cumberland next Sat day, 9th inst. It promises to be a most pleasant occasion. —We are In receipt of an invitation to attend a moonlight (basket) picnic to be given in the court house grounds I Thursday (to-morrow) evening. A delightful time is anticipated. -—Rev. T. T. Christian and wife, of fsavannah, are spending some time in our town, the guests of their son, Rev. T. M. Christian. We trust their stay may be pleasant ami beneficial. —The name of Mr. Henry Coleman, our present County School Commis¬ sioner, is be'ng mentioned in connec¬ tion with legislative honors from our county at the next election. The sug¬ gestion is a good one. Mrs. Stewart and Miss Lula Coleord, of Amoskeag, are attending the com mcnecmcnt exercises of Monroe Fe¬ male College, which begin to-day.— Wo wish them a pleasant time in the lovely old town of Forsyth. —Tho ladies of the Methodist par¬ sonage and aid society, ot our town, will give a grand festival in the near future. Wc will speak more at length of this anticipated pleasant occasion next week. —Dr. James M. Buchan, our imme¬ diate Representative, and Col. 1). M. Roberts. Senator from this District, left for Atlanta yesterday, to again en¬ ter upon the discharge of their duties iu the General Assembly, which con¬ venes to-day. —Miss Susie Hawkins, of St. Marys, who lias been spending several weeks here, the guest of Mrs. T. M. Christian, left for her home on Friday last. Miss II. made many friends among us, by whom her departure is very much re¬ gretted. —Wc regret to record the death of Mr. James GrimsJcy, which occurred at his home near Eastman last Satur¬ day night, after a brief illness of ty¬ phoid fever. lie was about. 28 years of age, an honest, industrious citizen, aud his early demise is regretted by a host of friends. He leaves a sorely 8 be¬ reaved mother, a devoted wife, and many near relatives to mourn his loss. —Mrs. J. W. Rogers, ot Amoskeag, will accept our thanks for a lot of the finest Irish potatoes wo have seen this ncaaon. They were grown in Mrs. It’s garden, and judging from the enor¬ mous size of them, sho certainly derstands cultivating this excellent vegetable. —Mrs. Jas. M. Ogden, of Macon, is spending some time with her father, lion. Wm. P. Eastman, of this place. She is accompanied by her children, and will probably remain a month or more. Mrs. Ogden has a host of kind friends here, all of whom will join us iu wishing her a pleasant sojourn in her old home. —Mrs. R. S. Johnston will please accept tho thanks of tho entire Jour¬ nal household for the largest, finest and best watermelon wc have seen or tasted this season. It was a genuine “whopper”-—a 36 pounder, and was 6f a very lino flavor. Thanks, Mrs. Johnston, your kindness will ever be ie&iewbcrcd. —The crowded condition of our col¬ umns last week prevented us From re¬ ferring moro at length.to our young gentlemen visitors of the Jesup base ball club, and wo trust they will ac¬ cept our apology. It lias never licen our pleasant privilege to meet a more courteous, polite and gentlemanly set of young men, and these admirable qualities are only excollcd by their handsome forms and faces. "We hope to have the pleasure of meeting them again in the near future. —Wo regret to chronicle the death of Mr. James Nash, son of Mr. Jasper Nash, a prominent citizen and suc¬ cessful farmer of Montgomery comi¬ ty, the sad event occurring of typhoid fever at the home of his father on the evening of the 30th of June. lie was on the threshold of manhood and gave promise of many years of useful¬ ness when he was stricken down. The sorrowing family and friends have the condolence of a sympathiz¬ ing public in their sore affliction. —The attention of our readers is di reeled to the advertisement of Haynes Allen, of Lumber City. Having seen through his stock we speak knowing¬ ly when we say that Allen is fitted up with such a stock of goods as the trade demands. The public will alike find quite a convenience in his barber shop, where everything is kept in apple pic order and customers served after the most approved fash¬ ion. Call in and see for yourselves. —Parties desiring a first-class shave or hair cut will do well to call at the barber shop of W. F Fain, on Coun¬ ty Road street. Having secured the services of Edward Bell—formerly tonsoriai artist at Hotel Do Lieteh— lie is better than ever prepared to serve the public. .... lillon Bacon „ and _ Mr. , r Jlcp- „ pard Coloord, of Amoskeag, are ut tendmg tlie commencement exercises of Monroe Female College. The for¬ mer will visit relatives in Albany be¬ fore returning home. —Mrs. W. S. DeGroat, of Atlanta, returned homo on Wednesday last, af ter u two weeks’visit to her parents in this place. She is a former resident of Eastman, and has many friends among us. —Miss Ida Watkins, of Ilawkins ville, who has been spending several days in our town, visiting Mrs. James M. Arthur, left for Chauncey last week where she will remain some time with friend s. —We learn that. Mr. S. C. Carroll, of Frazier, dug from bis patch a few days since a sweet potato measuring f,i^ inches in length ° and 2 1 * inches in circumference. This was indeed a fine potato for so early in the season. —Miss Carrie Love, of Macon, is visiting our town, the guest of Misses Ruth and Stella Carr,on Fifth avenue. May her sojourn among us be pleasant indeed. —Mrs. II. Coleman, of our town, who has been absent for some time, visiting relatives in Savannah, re¬ turned home on Saturday last. —Misses Ida aud Lizzie Ashburn, of our town, are visiting their sister, Mrs. j. ]>. p e aeoek, of JIawkinsville. We wish for them a delightful lime. —Miss Minnie Cook, one of Coch¬ ran’s fascinating young ladies, is visit¬ ing the family of her uncle, Mr. A. N. Powell, of this county. —Mi ss Lottie Harper, of Amoskeag, is visiting relatives and friends in Blaekshear. We wish her a pleasant time at her old home. —Miss Nattic Wynne, of Cochran, returned home on Wednesday of last week, after spending several days very pleasantly with relatives here. —Miss Hattie Verreen, of Macon, who has been spending some time at Amoskeag, the guest of the Misses Harper, returned home this week. —Mr. George Currell, jr., of Coth¬ ran, is spending a few days with rela¬ tives in Eastman. —It is rather dull just now in the society circles of Eastman. Attention, ISonrtl of* I'.ducmion. The members ot the Board of Edu¬ cation of Dodge county, are requested to meet at my office Friday July 8th, at 1 o’clock p. m. Henry Coleman, C. S. C. Harmony Kinging Convention. The Harmony Singing Convention will convene at Blue Water Church on the 4th Sunday and Saturday be¬ fore in (his month. Hawkinsville papers please copy. Dental Aoticc. Dr. W. L. Smith, of Hawkinsville, requests us to state that he will be in Eastman from tho 18th inst. until the last day of the month, fully prepared to execute atiy work in the dental line. Dr. S. is second to none in his profes¬ sion, and we commend him as such to the public. round. A black horse mule about 13 hands high, 8 or 10 years old, which the owner can get by proving properly and paying expenses of same. L. T. Hester, McRae, Ga., June 25-tf. A Proclamation. Be it known now and hereafter, as before, that we arc headquarters for corn, meal, chops, etc. We guarantee our prices never to be higher than Ma¬ con prices, but almost always lower. Martin tc Peacock. Ho! for Brnawlck and Com¬ ber Island. Don’t forget the “Jesup Sentinel” excursion to Brunswick and Cumber¬ land Island next Saturday, 0th inst.— Fare for the round trip only $2 from Eastman. Tickets sold only ou the 9th, aud good until the 11th. Tickets good on any passenger train. Let’s all go down Saturday and spend Sun¬ day by the sea—in Brunswick or On lovely ohl Cumberland. Such an op¬ portunity to visit the seashore will not he given again this season. Don’t for¬ get the date—Saturday 9th inst. An Oversight. In the confusion caused by the rush on our columns last week many items of importance were cither crowded out or overlooked, and in reckoning up we find that in the report of the closing exercises of Prof. Mallary’s school our contributor neglected to in¬ form the public that Miss Amanda Sexton bore off the prize of a gold medal as most proficient in elocution. The committee in awarding this prize alike made complimentary mention of Miss Eula Lewis. l’.ntcrtainnicut at Cliaanccy. The ladies of tho Methodist church at Chauncey propose to give a most interesting entertainment at that place on Friday evening next, 8th instant, consisting of fan drill, farce, tableaux^ recitations, songs, etc., to bo followed by an elegant ice-cream festival. Admission—grown persons, 23 cts.; children under 12 years, 15 cts. The proceeds of tho entertainment go to the church, and we trust the occasion may be a grand success financially. In Montgomery anti Tattnall. Mr. Wm. W. Thomas, who has been absent for several weeks on a business trip lhrougU Montgomery aud Tatt n!tl , countiertj spt . nt KrIaay 1;lstin Kast - m011> eu ,. outc to Wost j.,,' UC) wherc he has a contract for painting the resi¬ dence of I)r. J. G. Slappey, of that place. Mr. Thomas is loud in his praise of the hospitality of the good people of the sections he visited, and reports crops line indeed. The people are in¬ dustrious and independent—have nice homes and well-tilled farms, and, in this connection, Mr. Thomas spoke es¬ pecially of the neat, new home of Mr. Charles Grace, of Tattnall county.— lie has just completed a handsome residence, which Mr. T. will soon paint, has one of the finest farms in bis sec tion, and is the prince of hospitable gentlemen. We can substantiate the statements of Mr. Thomas in regard to thcsc = 00(1 l )00 l )l0 ’ aml wc wish for ^ icm man v years ot prosperity. . ytniONkcaa Appendix. Miss Bell Willingham, to the regret of her many friends here, returned home last week. MissesTillou B icon and Lula Col cord and A. It. Coleord will visit For¬ syth this week to be present at the commencement exercises of Monroe Female College. It is remarked that the next best thing to a balloon tor a spoony con pic is a slab conveyor. Think of what a j paradise it must be, suspended an hundred feet or so in the air, with your best girl, oblivious to the world! Should she lie perverse, how easy to end it all by pitching her or himself into the abyss below. Lucile. Dots lVom Dempsey. Dempsey, Ga , June 29,1887. Editor Journal : Times are lively around Dempsey. We had a fine rain last Sunday to gladden the hearts of man and beast. Crops look well; watermelons are getting ripe, our people are having a nice time eating them, while the doc¬ tors arc filling their pill sack prepara¬ tory for the fever to follow. Miss Walker, of Hawkinsville, has come to teach school here. We wish her success, as wc need a good school very much. We have a flourishing Sabbath school here, and preaching three Sundays in each month. Mr. Mance Morris, of this place, has deserted his wife and children and eloped with a woman by the name of lleney Evans, lie leaves his family (wife and four children) in destitute circumstances. We think the grand jury should look into this matter, and punish, if caught, the recreant hus¬ band to the lull extent of the law. .Plow Boy. Am I My llrother'a Keeper? I am not sufficiently well informed as to answer whether you arc or not, but I know you ought to be to some extent. You cannot love God with all your mind, all your strength, and all of your soul, and love your neigh bo/'as yourself, without feeling your self responsible, at least, for the in flucncc you exert over him, and for the advice and assistance you ate able to give him. ”lo him that knows (o do good, and doeth it not, it is a sin.” Clear your skirts of his blood. Don’t wait (ifvou should be the longest lived) till you see his body cold and stiff—doubtful of where his eternal soul is, and your own bosom filled with remorse for ; nor having removed these anxious doubts when you felt it your duty to plcad Would with, Heaven and pray Heaven for him. be to you if; you knew your own certainty of get- i ting there, unless you tried to carry others with you ? I doubt it very ma¬ terially. Doubt if anything as selfish and as narrow contracted as that, is ever admitted into its sacred walls of well developed souls. Then look out for and improve every opportunity ot doing others good, did remembering that “inasmuch as ye it unto the least of My breth¬ ren, ye did it unto me.” A Friend of Humanity. A Horrible Heath. As we prepare to go to press the sad news roaches us ot the accidental killing on the morning of tho 4th inst. of Mr. Simon L. Godwin, a young man in the employ ot Messrs. Wilcox & Powell, lumber manufac¬ turers on the Ocnmlgeo river, some ten miles distant from Eastman. From the best information obtaina¬ ble it appears that the unfortunate man, while in tin discharge of his duty as head block setter, let his foot slip, which precipitated him head foremost on the rapidly revolving saw, the fearful machine striking him on the head and passing downward sev cred his right arm and passed nearly directly through his body, tearing the flesh from the bones in a terrible man¬ ner and literally strewing the works around with brains and blood—a sight most awful to contemplate and worse to witness. A coroner’s jury was empaneled, and a verdict sustained the above facts as given by our informant. The deceased was a native of North Carolina, and we tender our sympa Hues to near aud dear friends at his former home, to whom the intelli¬ gence of his terrible ending will be received with bitter pangs of regret. Letter from nirlSac. McRae, Ga., July 4 . Your correspondent attended the Masonic celebration on the 21th ult., in your hospitable town, which proved quite an enjoyable and pleasant visit, aud one long to be remembered by us. We are greatly indebted to our friends It. S. Burton and J. C. Rawlins for courtesies extended, whose kindness caused us a deal of pleasure. We like Eastman and we like its people, who are noted far and near for their hos¬ pitality. Hurrah for Eastman! The moonlight picnic at this place on last Thursday night proved to be qu ite an enjoyable occasion. The cro wd was small, however, but we under¬ stand that the supper netted about 116.00, which goes to the repairing of the Methodist parsonage, which is sadly in need of repairs. Our Baptist brethren are carrying ou at this place what is known with that denomination a “union meeting,” which is to last several days, and much good, it is hoped, will be accomplished, ltev. G. C. Dil worth, a recent graduate of Mercer University, is the “ power behind the throne,” assisted by Revs. Geiger, Mallary and Sanders, of l he Baptist, and our Methodist pastor, II. M. Morrison. The fall term of Frof. T. P. Wind¬ sor’s school commenced to-day with a very good attendance, which we hope will soon increase to a very large sehool. Several efforts have been made late¬ ly to move the old court house, .so that the new one can occupy the same po- K sition, but none of them have proved successful as yet. The brick and lumber is still being placed on the grounds for the new court house. The contractor will be gin the erection of the same this week. We hope to have it ready by the fall court in October, Mrs. John II. Ryals and son, of Lum¬ ber City, attended church here yester¬ day. Misses Christian McRae,Nora Brant¬ ley and Alice Clements, of Montgom¬ ery county, attended the union meet¬ ing here yesterday. Mrs. D. F. McRae, of Lumber City, is visiting her daughter, Mr. W. B. Folsom. We acknowledge the receipt of a neatly arranged invitation to the com¬ mencement exercises of Monroe Fe¬ male College, at Forsyth, July 3d to 6th, and regret our inability to attend. The infant of Mr. Robert Rose is quite sick; also, Mr. W. B. Folsom is somewhat indisposed. Ralph. Johnson vilic Jotlinsx. Johnsonville, Ga., July 4. Watermelons arc plentiful. Huckleberries are on the “boom.” Mr. Purdam, of Blaekshear, is now in our town. The Fourth is quiet, and will not be celebrated in our village. Preaching last Sabbatli at the acad¬ emy by Rev. Mr. Kiuchcn. Mrs. D. W. Brinson and hor little daughter Lula, and Mrs. J. L. Milton arc now at Indian Springs in search of health. Miss Eva You mans is visiting her brother, Mr. T. J. Youmans, at Knox¬ ville, Ten n. Miss Dora Pied, of Savannah, and Miss B. Milton, of Blaekshear, whe have been in our little village for sonic time, much to the regret of their roanv frieilds and admirers have left for Uieu .. . . notnes, ^ r * W. R. Branham, of Emory Coj ldj;e, recently spent several days with us> M r . g, j s to take charge of a suin mci st 100at . . j, Baxle>. ., , „ Ga. Base ball seems to have fled the large cities and repaired to the pine woods, Johnsonvillc and Graham have a boss , 1 eam * • -^ ie 19edge , House, run b) 8 our pop ular proprietor, Mr. J. G. Dodge, is becoming quite a popular boarding house. B. Your correspondent, in company with Mr. L. Johnson, of this place, re¬ cently took in the commencement ex¬ ercises of Spring Ilill academy. The location of the school is unsurpassed iu southern Georgia. Prof. Iline#, aided by the good people of the village aud vicinity, is doing a grand aud no¬ ble work. Hot«s From Nameless? Nameless, Ga., July 2, ’87. Editor Journal:—A fine rain fell here on last Saturday which was much needed, and still continues to fall. Rev. Joint A. Clark had a runaway on Saturday last. lie and his wife were visiting one of their neighbors at this place, and when they started for their home, some four miles dis¬ tant, their horse became frightened at something, and Mr. Clark, looking some other way, the horse got the ad¬ vantage of him. No one was serious ly hurt, but his wife was badly fright ened. Mr. Clark will begin a ten months school at this place on Mon¬ day next, lie is an excellent icachcr; his theory is accurate in every respect. He is a vciy devoted minister- doing all that lies in his power for his Mas¬ ter. We arc proud to know that we are going to have another such useful man as Mr. John A. Clark in our community, and wish him success in all his undertakings, and do hope he will have the encouragement of all his friends, the aid and assistance of all who know him. that ho may dis¬ charge his evrry duty towarsd his Master, The protracted meeting of tho Mt. Carmel Baptist Church began here on yesterday, the 1st inst., and a good meeting is anticipated. Crops are looking very well. I hear of ripe watermelons but have not seen any as vet, but would like to see one and get a lick at it too. Mr. J. R. Shepard has some of the best corn Eve seen this year. A fruit agent, one of the Johnson & Brown Co., was through this sec¬ tion this week, aud I think he was pretty successful in making sales ot his trees. With many wishes for the success of tho Journal, I also recommend it to my friends as being the best paper in Hi is section. W. II. J. Letter lVom JieVille. McVille, Ga., June 29, 1SS7. Editor Journal : We have had al¬ most continuous raining since Sunday, which insures the forward corn crop in this section. S. Harris lias bought J. L. Manning’s elegant residence in this place. Joe Guill, Bill Clements and Tom McMillan went to Cumberland a week ago, and are there yet. Samuel Craps, wife, daughter, son aud wife, and Miss Emma Leo, leave for Alabama in a day or two. We all regret to lose those estimable people from our town, but the grief of cue or two of our young men seems to be.cx ccssivc. Mr. Walker, a nice young man from Marshallvillc, occupies the chair of Joe Guill during bis absence. Tom Eason left yesterday for the Central City, and Col. Smith returned from there to-dav. lie speaks highly of tho commencement sermon of Mer¬ cer University last Sunday by Dr. El¬ lis, of Baltimore. Our town and section were never in better health. Mrs. r L\ II. Norfleet, the only case in town, is quite sick. A. C. McLennan, out at his turpen¬ tine still, two miles from town, within another year or two will have the largest and best farm in this section. Jacob Cooper, living two miles in Montgomery county, is not only a model man, but an excellent farmer. His examples should be inculcated by all tillers of the soil. Every week,and sometimes every day, lie brings some product of the farm to town to sell.— He has been selling peaches for two months, and now it will be water¬ melons, next potatoes, sugar cane, etc. But he is hardly ever out of peaches, having his orchard so arranged that when one variety goes out another comes in. He runs one plow and makes corn and meat to spare, and four or five hales of cotton besides, every year. “There is more in the man than iu the land.” Now and Then. Uirc Them a L’liauce. That is to say, your lungs. Also all your breathing machinery. Very wonderful machinery it is. Not only the larger air-passages, but the thou¬ sands of little tubes and cavities lead¬ ing from them. When these are clogged and choked with matter which ought not to^fcc there, vour lungs cannot half do their work. And what they do, they can¬ not do well. Call it cold, cough, croup, pneumo¬ nia, catarrh, consumption or any of the family of throat and nose and head and lung obstructions, all arc bad. All ought to begot rid of. There is just one sure way to get rid of them. That is to take Boschec’s German Syrup, which 75 any druggist will sell you at cents a bottle. Even if everything else has failed you, you may depend upon this for certain. —Wc learn that Mr Doc.Thompson has bought put the entire mercantile interest of lion. Walter T. McArthur, at McArthur, Montgomery Dounty. Doc. is an energetic busiucss man and will, we know, make a success of his new undertaking, for it is as good a stand as can be found. He also runs a business at Sterling and another in Brunswick. We wish him success. —Messrs. Steele Bros, have bought the mail route from Lumber City to Mt. Vernon from Mr. Matt Cook. Steele Bros, are quite extensive mail contractors. They run three routes from Lumber City—to Jacksonville, to Altamaha and to Mt. Vernon. Their accommodating manners make them hosts of friends ali along the Clo»lnsr or 1*1 uo Level Kcltool. 3V o learn through Commissioner Coleman, who was present at the clos¬ ing exercises of this school, taught by Miss SallicBreckenridgc, in tho.north eastorh portion of the county, that tho occasion was a most pleasant and in¬ teresting one indeed. The school num¬ bers between 30 and 40 pupils, and Mr. Coleman assures us that a more bright, intelligent lot of children, con¬ sidering their ages and advantages, are scarcely ever seen. Miss ifreck enridgo’s curriculum is perfect, as tho rapid advancement and excellent standing of her pupils in their respcc tivc studies attest, There was a large crowd present on this occasion, and every one was de¬ lighted with the exercises, and loud in their praises of Miss B. as an in¬ structress. Mr. Coleman informs ns that the people of this section are tak¬ ing a deep.interest in education, and wc trust the same may never languish. Another brill hint feature of th|s oc¬ casion was the bountiful and elegant dinner, free to all, and to which all did ample justice. The pleasures of the day ended in a match game of base ball, but our in¬ formant did not remain to witness it. Chip* from C’liauuccy. The 4th in our town nassed off with om any demonstration or anything to mar the usual order and quiet of our I.ronHM-ous- village, excepting that wc bad nearly an inch of rainfall. Messrs.T. C. Lastie, E. Johnson and others visited Macon,-whileDr. Clem cuts and Merstclla Bush, wont down whore™ 1 ' ’ lhCy woul,1,, ’ t 1011 us Our town authorities arc tloin;; some much needed work on the j streets. wllh Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Miles have gone to housekeeping in the house lately ’ j occupied by Mr. Freeman. ! Mrs. Pickrcn, of (Jottoc roiitiiv is mit.ug her daughter Sirs. V.L.W.I Miss Ida Watson, of Hawkinsville, is visiting our town, the guest of the Curry House. Two literary schools wore opened near here yesterday. One at Long View by Miss Met Mat hews, the other at Zion’s Hope by J. R. J. Swan. Miss Carrie Fort has a school 3 miles south at Sweet Home church. A grand entertainment consisting of charades, a fan drill, and a humor¬ ous play entitled “A Bad Job,” will be given at the academy next Friday night, the 8th, for the benefit of the Methodist Church. Cot. Blefuscti went fishing yester¬ day and caught a fine bream which he stiiingon a fork cut for the purpose, and dropped the fish in the edge of the creek. Pretty soon a 30 pound shad strutted up and swallowed the bream. Col. B. ran up, but the shad had backed off to a safe distance and could was consulting best himself as to dilemma. bow be get out of tbc Then a bright idea struck him. Sail¬ ing up to a loot the shad hung the fork over it and humped np. This freed tiie bream which the shad fin¬ ished swallowing. Then he stood on his head, spun around, winked at Col¬ onel Blcfueeu and waltzed oil', Tins is a true extract from the half-gallon gourd. R. Magnus. • Turkey LiolibliagM. Turkey, Ga.. June 29, 1887. Mr. Editor: —Crops arc looking very well in this neighborhood, not¬ withstanding that wc have been suf¬ fering for rain this last few weeks, however, it commenced to rain on Monday evening and lias continued to do .so up to the present writing, which has enabled tlie farmers to gut out a considerable acreage in potato vinos. The people are well up with their crops—most of them done laying by corn, which enables them to take a little recreation in the shape of pic¬ nics and fish-frys. On last Friday the neighbors participated in a fish fry at the mouth of the crock, and on Friday the closing of Miss Emma Bishop’s school will bo celebrated by a pie-nic, on which occasion a good time is anticipated. Work is going on smoothly at the neighboring naval stores industries of J. C. Powell «fc Co., and Cheney, Car¬ ter & Yarborough—plenty of labor and all enjoying good health. The shipments, however, are retarded by the sinking of tbc steamboat “Lau¬ rens.” ’The inconvenience is felt very much by the naval stores men, aud the damage is considerable on the proprietor—$2000 at the very lowest estimate. Capl. Henry will have her up and afloat and again in a short time, we hope, in the mean time, wc learn lie lias secured the services of Commodore Davs’s boat to carry on his trade as soon as the river rises somewhat. Succss lo him. Wynn’s store, near this place, was broken into a short time ago, and a considerable quantity of rations taken therefrom. Suspicion alighted on Clayton Powell, (col) and ho was ar¬ rested, had a preliminary trial, and was remanded to jail to await the ac¬ tion of the superior court in July, when it is expected that Clayton will don a new suit of stripes. Mr. Frank Wynn is running suc¬ cessfully stave and heading mill a few miles from here, which is a great convenience to the surrounding pro¬ ducers of rosin. Yours truly, Gourlek. A. Card. under The public are hereby notified that the terms of settlement agreed upon between Mr. Milner and myself, l am the owner ot the subscription books and .books of account 6f the. late firm of Burch & Milner and “The Eastman Times” newspaper, as well as and tho good publication will of said newspaper its and everything connected therewith. My recent great calamity—the burning of the “Times” office with, and the everything being connected total there¬ loss— same a compels me to collect all unpaid ac¬ counts for subscription, advertising or job work, and I earnestly solicit the immediate payment of tho small amounts due me. in order that I may re-establish mvself. Yours Irulv, July 0-2t. • M. U. Buiur. Ciectlon oi'a * There was a meeting of the patron! of the Eastman High School al academy on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of ejecting a trustee to fill the place, of lion. X F. DeLacy* whoso term of office has just expired. iRr. D. had been strongly urged by tbc other members of (lie hoard, as also by numerous patrons of the sclioolj to accept a rc-election, but ho graceful¬ ly .declined, as ho Is already a member of (he board of education of Dodgo county, and did not aspire to fill two nosit ions in the educational interest. Tho name of Dr. E. II. Bacon was suggested to the meeting as a com pc* tent gentleman to fill the vacancy, amt be was duly elected. Dr. B. is a lib oral patron ot tho school, takes a deep interest in its welfare, and whilo tho patronsof the school regret losing Mr. DeLacy, they arc to be congratulated upon their choice as his successor, Tho board of trustees is now com posed ot the following gentlemen:_ L. A. Hall, president; L. M. Peacock, P. Last man, Dr. Harris Fisher, Dr. E. II. Bacon. At Spring Hill. our S 00 ^ fortune to be in at¬ tendance on the closing exercises of Spring- Ilill Academy, on Saturday )ast , nil(1 Hstcll lo „, u furaHj|o com¬ mcn <’omont sermon on Sunday follow- 1,1 g by Rev. T T. Christian, the able divine of Trinity churclt, Savannah * but since the liiicnt lithcf of our os '' rijH .) rorrrspoiHlout has so atlmira bly performed the duty of chronicler, nothing further devolves on us, after ° m - scai *>“■*<>"« ment, than to make our most grateful acknowledgement for the kind man tier in which wc were received and cn torlaiticil at the haiitis of tho f-ood people of the bailiwiek. To Presiding Elder Anthony, whoso board so forcibly illustrates* the ob¬ tainable idea of the patriarchs of old, and to Messrs. James Anthony, Jr.,' John A. Woollen, Dr. J. C. Ryals, Prof. Hines and lion. Walter T. Me Arthur we are especially indebted for courtesies. True tit* (aONpcI. Gentle reactor, here are a few words from Peter Cooper which arc as true as holy writ: “In all towns where a newspaper is published, every man should advertise iu it, even if nothing more than a card staling his namcand the business he is engaged in. It does not only pay the advertiser, but lots the people at a distance know that tho town in which you reside is a prosper¬ ous community of business men. As the seed is sown, so the seed recom¬ penses. Never pull down your sign while you expect to do business,” A liamiurt at Frailer. Dublin Gazette, 30t ult.: “Chief cin gineer U. A. Blanl'ord has returned from a bnsines trip to Savannah, and the work of surveying tbc line from Dublin to Hawkinsville is being push¬ ed fin-ward with vigor. In a few day* 1 lie corps will reach Frazier, the cross¬ ing on the E. T. V. <fc G. railroad, where the citizens of that community expect to give them a banquet. The corps having been put ou notice, tac young men arc looking forward to their arrival with a great deal of pleas¬ ure. Tt is a singular fact that every member of the corps is a musician, amt the boys expect to give a musical en toi tainincnt at the camps after tho banquet.” Tlie l^favul Stores Legislation. Ji:svi*, Ga., July 2.—The committee appointed by the Naval Stores Manu¬ facturers’ Protective association, at its meeting in Jesup, ou April 14th, met at Wayeross on Monday, the 27th, and performed its labor of drafting a bill to be introduced in the next legisla¬ ture. If passed, it will bring about tbc much-needed reform in the pres¬ ent system ot inspection of naval stores, and the nefarious practice of horning rosin and spirits, which has dono so much to cripple the industry, now the second largest in tlie state. With an honest system of inspection, fair alike to producer and consumer, with the grading of rosin and tho gauging of spirits virtually guaran¬ teed by the state, through its heavily bonded inspectors, confidence will be, restored, trade will be increased, amt prices will run higher. The bill also provides for tbc appointing of inspect¬ ors in the interior, at present imprac¬ ticable, thus opening tho way for di¬ and rect purchasing of rosin and of spirits/ avoiding the expense middle¬ men and heavy freights. The com¬ mittee consisted of lion. L. Johnson,, ex-senator from tho third , district; Hon. J. L. Horn!, senator from eighth district; Colonel John E. Donaldson, 4 * Buiubridge ; Mr. Joseph Baker, of of. Alapahc, and Mr. A. P. Brantley, 4 Blaekshear. The reputation of these gentlemen for integrity, a ml' as’ suc¬ cessful business men, is too well es¬ tablished to need comment. It is fair/ however, to state that they disclaim “having any. axes to grind/’arc pre¬ judiced against uo class, and are in¬ fluenced solely by their desire to seo this large industry placed on the high plane of business integrity it deserves. Georgia Salt Spring Water. Natures Great Remedy/ - - CUBES--^ . . D YSPEPSI A,B L A ODER, RHEUMATISM* and all Skin Diseases/ „ The Mapon Hall tsprinafe Agei\cy have fa-/ . cilities for supplying this wonderful wa¬ ter Eastman in any quantity’ other. dosl)re4 Macon t& parties prices/ i» ' pr at Address ^ALT torRINU for .particulars/ AOENCV, y W$17,. - .. u l^App^tiasofflce for 1*