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H^K. MT^ON. . . - - Editor.
Hr. L, F. liORri, df Appling coiinty , is
outliorized to receive Ihd.recctpt for siib
•oripUons to the DouciWoi S t v .Toi:nx a l.
directory.
NommIc.
ReirulAr * itjo«Hnsr 1st Friday ' night in cacti
muutb at o’elot k,
Mtlfglou*.
RmH.iuIim kn.rSm’iir'uMMraiii in *:»<•!< month ^v4TSiS* a'Iho StSSl
Ef™ ,S nt Oiqral
Knutmun Haiitist church dti Second Sub
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M>moDtsTErtscor alCHUR ni8di*tn n!
--Preiif’tiinir every Sabbuth at it o'clock
duvMVpJinlc 'it t u’HoH nuM ‘ ti ’ 1 ^ " ednes
R. Minduy s hoot meets utt»ij o’clock a. to.
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1‘ASSKXffXK TRAINS,
W! i ,.1» rtli liouiid > ax
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JOURN ALETTES.
notice of Miss Marie Red
n a i r column.
leruioinet 1 "indi
UK l tin e part N 4 " " H> 1
ter eour re dusty. I
t I again slate that we are i
no w r pottsible for *hc express- |
w 1 ntiments of our eor* j
to be fig i
n ve seems pass:
utir country just at thi;
I tirdav was the hoi test
for many years.
Martin is visiting tho
eorgia. She will spend
t th relatives at Stone
Ye wish her a nice time.
i . Hall, accompanied
, I IV If., of Graham,
Friday last, and nave j
l.
mitli, one of the
ting ladies of Jack
i visit, to our town ,
lativ Mr. and
I I tid«on, Sell lo ;
Mi us Risltop V i
ll V friends ■ ;
,
ted to again i
1 laughter, 3?iss
IV \ arc visiting
, Mr. and Mrs. L. 31.
!
rounding the tirade- '
•cutly been thorough
Mr. Julian, adding |
1 an f the;
n Ruehan
i qumt d
n, enjoying' a brief
I r hoi in the (?onor
I v returned Kunday
Ir. It. I hart, of I ngiewood,
to tu day last, ami spoke
f.t the picnic to
v ilage to-day. >u*
I aiiD, and may Hob
got li f Hie fun.
Milton, of Johiisonvillc,
u n [ us 1 week on tv bus- i
i s vi ID w just returning j
borne t visit to Mrs. Milton, j
w pet ug mie time at Indian i
r operating her w’astcvl i
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T enlng exercises ot Amos
i house, on Wednesday .
1 l.anpv occasion- ...
1 i'olk’j" .luocc (ao.l
tin pcs, JO, I hms a-noul ous
hi In the rcircsimicols of 11,0 j
mi c 1 St ulctrant and boon
Miss | na Ridmp, after filling '
t f scliool-tuistress iitTur
ist three moutliSj nan re* i
nunc at Eastman. - )n
I
f tr most amiabh
t gent \oting ladies, and vc I
st I ion at home mav be in
I
I ,L Wood, of Tcnnillc. (.in. »
mv* i on Saturday last. He
Ling, with a view of loca¬
t ls, and engaging in the
iiudnctis. Wc would glad*
Mr. W. for lie U an nppa
lgb business gentleman,
t< n is in need of a few more
u indebted for an invitation
i grand bnrbceifo and reun
<;|d soldiers of Laurens and
tiding counties, to be given
Did < ii Friday next. 22d imd.,
i i i prevents, wo will lie
i gala time is expected, a - <1
invited to participate n
tv i of the day.
r c of tire teachers
tlio Christian Sabbath
«!lv desired next 3itn
l- > btrsiucss of impor
come forii them. A more
t Ianco of the members of
at ea< li Sabbath school
sired
. T. Rogo , who lias been
t time traveling in
r he e a few days ago,
i i in- a short time with
t 31 r. I , ‘
as nal contributors,
:fc*nt forcible pen.
many friends boro were sojourn glad to
n meet him, and trust his
is ohl home may be indeed pleas-
—The hotel DeLietch will soon rc
celvo Die flhi.lilnglonchca orihc pain
ass&s'iarrsas
«** .......- ■■ ■ ■•' « I.I M*
Pendleton, Die house i« steadilygrotf
in«r in popularity, and even now the
hole! IMMoteh is known far and wide
as a pleasant) hospitable, home-like
place.for the traveler to stop.
—}‘rot. Willie Peacock, the populiti
! misic icacl,cl '' of M:i<ron, l.tfS
aI >°'it determined to pcrmancntlv lc
V tlc »« *»«
a-> many inf.ric scholars as be can well
to? inucli encouraged it
t * l ,° 0,, *l°ok. i*e is an excellent id
st.'uctor, and wc bespeak for liiui a
*iDors*I patronage.
*—Our cstberticd young friend, Dob
h. Hcrrman, of MPiile;!tinm, is an a j»
plicant, before the Governor, for the
position of prosecuting attorney of the
eotultr court of Macon county. ’Lias
is abundantly qualified for the posi
"• a,1< ‘ the Jot*itx a f, y'ould be glad
to 800 hi,M n <l t ajipuintment.
Young man keep cool—keep your
cool. In fact let every
body with their cousins, uncles rtnd
auiitd, keep cool next Friday night by
going to the lec cream festival at (lie
l ’planus hotel.
—We are glad to learn that Mr.
Alfred Muri-Ii, of Lanrens county, who
has becti Seriously ill lbr several days,
is improviiig. no i« quite a<i
vanned in years, and is well and fa
Vdrabty known throughout thi s see
tion of country.
—-Mr. John Wall, our popular grocer,
nresented us on Arondsty with some of
the finest peaches we have seen in a
long while. They were grown on his
plantation in Twiggs. Thanks, Jdhn,
for your kind remembrance.
—Mr. W. W. Willoughby will please
accept our thanks for a very line wa¬
termelon, presented us on* Tuesday
last. Mr. W. is a good tanner, and
always raises the biggest and best of
everything.
While the thermometer stands be
tween UJ and 1(XJ deg, Dr. Hcrrman
Informs us that his elefk, little HarHy
I.ns lo wear a l.cafv overcoat wMIe
serving customers at bis arctic soda
fount, the atmosphere surrounding Fe¬
ng so intensely cold.
-—Miss 31 a tie .Johnson, of Jolmson
villc, who lias been spending a few
days in Eastman, the guest of 3ftsscs
Ruth and Flella Carr, left on Friday
last for Indian Springs, where she will
remain through the heated term.
—3IUs Carrie Love, of Quincy, Via •t
who has been spending some time
... \|. , .' kil [ ! ( , t | u #<
’
ot- own, caves o-mglit for home.
‘: S /; 1 n Tl :un!a,,, ° }f y >
" C ,,ls " ,<>mav -
— Mv. J. W. I fig “= U ‘ ° !V. ,U
two little daughter •S o * 1 t ’ 1
are guests of the Hotel DeLietch, in
our town. Wc wish them a pleasant
urn.
The ladies of the Methodist parson
age aid society will give an ice cream
festival at the t’plauds hotel, Friday
evening, 22nd in.st. Lot everybody
Milne. It will ho the biggest affair of
Ihe season.
Mi. Albeit St ro/.ier, w ho is imw
feacliing school near (Tiauneex, was
rlMkitig l-am.s with his liicnds here
on Saturday last, lie is a most -om
potent instructor, and we are glad to
learn that lie has a flourishing school.
—Several important items crowded
out of this Issue. We promise our
readers a larger paper in the ucgr
lure. Only indulge us, friends, for a
liitie while, t;’l we can catch a ,ic w
hold.
“ ,/<!t J- 181 " 1 - 1 " * R»"a»l 5 0, ">S •"»“
sllsll,il1 * |tcir I'cpu'ati 0 " by seeing that
' "00k Holies arc Ircatfsl "cooiiy
,H ' xt *' '"iHav t.i-fiit at the Uplands
wi,h l’ lol,,v ,,f ,oc mnm - c "'
— Ihe management of thc^ Hotel
f t !,.py y j [ )0 ibstclass' bifiL c i\ fro m
Lrunswiek, and tliosc wishing a neat
htlir-etlt or clean shave, should call on
him.
Mr. Joe It. King has returned from
Ilawkinsvillc, ami will be pleased to
H(>c °ld customers and many new ones
at his place of business lit tl:* store ot
Hamfll Smith.
— Misses I* annic Solomon and Lucy
Wimberly, of T w iggs county, arc
iting the farrfily of Mr. Is. 31. Peacock,
of our town.
— Mr. W. A. Shipman, of Channel y,
was in town on 3Ionday and gave us a
pleasant «an.
3lr. John 31. McNeel, of McRae, was
on a business visit to our tow n IhC
week.
3 'oticc.
Parties in any manner indebted to
me on account of •‘The Kastman
Times,” can settle (Ire amount of their
indebtedness, in my absence, with L.
31. Peacock, Esq., who is authorized
to receipt in my iiamrc.
Respectfully,
July 20-tf. M. L. Burch.
A Nfeeded Enterprise.
We learn that 3fessrs. W. L. and
k () t Peacock, of our town, coirtem
pj a tc starting a broom factory in this
pj acc a ^ a „ early day. They will also
have in connection with the broom
fgctorv a department in which chairs
am \ mattresses will be repaired and
I made good as new.
A broom factory is an industry that
should be encouraged friends in our town, aim
wc wish our yctmg success establish- tu
; ti ic ', r would enterprise. induce Sucli farmers an tocul
I ment our
tivatc and’ raise broom corn, which
cron would prove quite a source of
revenue to them. .Success to the cn-
AmiMkeac Appendix.
Tlio “Old feoH»*” bail, which w»i
^“warsT-a'is ?,»i. *4
I.oi.oror '!.' C. a: Thorn [>■
hent, which somewhat iletracicd from
tile pleasant pastime of dancing. .
the md.sic furnished by the Haw
kinsville band, led by Prof. Jacoby,
was perfect, and its soothing strains
put new life in those who hud not
trlppcS II,o light measure for years,
and thcVld folk** fairlv excelled them
! ly ^vos. and Everything del ight full passed blit it oil coukt amootl,. liot
v,
j have been otlisrwise, being umter the
j nb’.nagcment of the general nianager, |
j j who spared completosuccess. nothing to make the oc
ca$ton a
| with Fair rapid ladies feet and chased handsoihc the happy cavaliers hours ! \
i
[ away, which sped too soon, and we j
were tempted to say— |
“(>h, stay; oh, stay:
ijL^hU’uMu^luTtbaM^V" 'tis pain I
To break its links too soon l” [ ■
It is not often that wc meet such an J
array of pretty girls and charming i
young rrleti. Eastman can well boast
of the many charnulfg yt/tilig ladles
from abroad who graced with their !
presence thegcenc,and the“only young !
man in town’* had many rivals among
them. ,
Tb»*killing youne man from Atlanta, j
Who wishes to «ay instantcr. |
That the p. e. in < i. u as not the g. nt all,
l>ut, oil, it is the w, who was the bulb
of the ball. 1
Refreshments wore snrrnd w iil.
plenty of iec-cohl lemonade anu ice
water to cool the inner man.
Wc must not forget to mention the
lighting of the hall, which was in | j
charge of-Mr. Eullei Davis. A bright I
row or lamps graced Ihe street lvoitt.
ing tlie railroad, and the bail was \
lighted by largo patent lamps which i
threw a soft, pleasant light over the !
same. The hall lias a splendid floor !
for dancing and skating. i
Too imuTh cannot belaid in honor 1
of the generosity of the A. L. Co.j and
particularly the general manager, Mr.
J. T. Colcord, for the gift of this ball
for the purpose for which it was de
. l*'«« for «.c
..ecrarary ro
' teation and pleasure needed here. It
is true a small amount was subscribed, j
but the largest share was given by the
Amoskcag Lumber Company—only
|P7 being contributed, and the build¬
ing costing tlfK). It was built under
the immediate supervision of the gen¬
eral manager, to whom all praise is
due for bis kind consideration of the
wants of the people; ami we would
suggest that justice and common cour- !
tesy alone would prompt those wisli- i
iug to use it to consult him who was t
t) imme(liu(c meails of the Amoskcag
opera house being built.
Rrof. and 3lrs. C. A. Thompson left
Wednesday for Roston. They will
spend the summer in the green hills of
Y’ermonf.
Miss 3Iarie Joiiiison, of JolnisotH
vilie, visited friemts hole, last w«*ek.
31 r. E. II. Ramos and J. ?*. Galla
gor, of flic E. T. V.& G. R. Ih. visited i
Amoskcag last week.
Mr. 31. Y. Amorous, of Atlanta, and j
Mr. Maurice Hertz, of Ciuuimvy, 1
w'ero present ftt the old folks bull. J
The jru.cai manager gives two j j
pom-g pest at .dinner during the heated
1cnn< aiul it is llllfhl) ' . appreciated bv |
n ]j j ( | '
lcminiscciice8 0 f the war, now
that the honors of that time rs liicl
lowed by the lapso of years, aro pleas
aut to read, and to those who were
participants, deeply interesting. 3Ye
yverc kindly permitted the pleasure of
reading a few articles regarding the
battle on the Salkabutclicc river,
uiTC1 ..„ j, rWgCt g. c. The papers
wt . re haiolcd to u, by l/c. K. i!. IVt
Three articles are given—two
from a federal standpoint, and one the j
confederate version ol’ the affair. :
DarHcuIarly interesting it is to us
when we find that our genial friend,
Dr. E. II. Racon, is the colonel com
manding the forces. It is written
with all the glow and cnthusrair* that
pervaded the heroes of the lost cause,
an q jj ie g( >cne j s presented so clearly,
wc geetn to sec and feel the des
perate courage of the lit llo band of
heroes as they contested the approach
of the enemy, and realize the gram!
heroism of the gallant colonel and his
brave command. Lvcile.
An K...crpri»lBR Farmer.
ii i
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.
| 1 Us> ,,u 3 ( _ 1 ) nC ^ ° ,° U1
oC 1 [ ‘ inH , ° A on gomei> eoini
1 1 has this year planted two crops
*
corn, ’ with, what you might ... say, ,, the „
same seed. , He TT planter , , , the first - . tune ..
m March, mi early maturing val '' cl ?
of seed, the production of which bo
gathered ........ and again planted part , of c it ..
I r June. T Tr- IIis prospects < c for a second ~ i
m
crop of corn as well as tor a general
crop arc vciy flattering indeed. 3fr.
Adams used to be identified with this
section of country when Dodge was
yet Pulaski, and his reminiscences of
j those days arc quite interesting. Ifis
| many friends in remembered, Fiodge county, will by be
; whom lie is well
I glad to hear of the success he is mak
Ling at farming. Ile has a heap of the
j old pluck and game no »8 left yet, so
much of which he possessed in his
! yoirrger days. ,T. O. E.
1 A l*roclitnrsition.
j Be it known now and hereafter, as
i ■ before, that wc arc headquarters for
corn, meal, chops, etc. We guarantee
j our prices never to be higher than 3fa
on prices, but almost always lower.
M \ RTl V fc Pf ACOCK.
The l»o** trop.
If there be nnj one (liii, a which we
™ HWo™, ~T«
.till[, e
tftfteftttsate d.dy ind«-e
last to visit j|,c farm of
itozar, Ivin- immediatelv * on our
town’s sUrburbs.
ltathcr distrusting’ oiir jud-ment
on matters of tlic kind because of a
fori v-otld vears absence from the farm *
we wore heeled for ll,c occasion bv’
having having” a!oi*«» with in frieml p.
who, once traversed ba* and’
forth, up and down, and lengthwise
and across fl freshly-plowed hundred
acre lield‘ncatb the seorchiny ravs ot
a noonday July sun: boasta of seldom
erring in ti decision as to the vielil
thereof. j
In the tfatnpoosc necessary to arrive !
at a conclusion as to the probable bar
vest our company was indispensable
and as a riiattcr ot cdual significance j
wo found, its we laboriously brought !
up the rear, a growing disposition to
advance opinions, the which, however c»-1 ’
much t j, oy mav have smacked of
aggcralion as we classed in turn both
cotton au'd corn in cleaner ami more I
healthy condition and better fruited
|j ian any average wc Iin.d ever before
seen on upland, was nothing short
of a candid verdict.
Concluding our tebr cf investi«r a -
lions and poobug our estimates we
^vorab’e the Jud<»e with aiivtliim*' like
seasons, two-tbirds*of twci,»**-flvc bushels
of coin and b bile of ;
Cotton per acre. !
It was further resolved by self- ;
a
constituted committee ot Mr. E. and
,!,e writer, that if, with .so cfegabl a j
Home, adorned will. Cod s best bless- l
'"S* ,liaH t A good wife, and stir- 1
•’ounded by so many evidences of
Prosperity, the Judge is not r happy
,na, b then one need cease to seek for
happiness in the acquirement ‘ cf this
world’s goo.ls. j
AiUcliee II;»f<*Ii«‘c I*iClii<*.
Agreeable to previous* announce- j
moot the good people in the neighbor
hood ot Autehec Hatcliec academy |
gave a picnic on Tluisday last, on
which occasion quite a number from I
Eastman ately Were in them attendance, County fortune j
among School
Commissioner Coleman, accompanied
by a Jot itNAi. representative.
It being our first visit in this dire I’¬
tion for near a decade of years, wc* were
naturally observant, and noted with !
pleasure evidences of prosperity on !
■ dhei baud in the matter ot new iuntts
and creditable improvements of old j
one.-. Luxuriant crops, telling of j
P‘ ,;lcc a,,d l» l en , y, aH neaUy and sub
*a„tiallv invito the eye from
CV( ' l ‘> Hlroction, while pleasing signs
•‘mrroiimling comfortable homes speak
nmnwtakably rl contentment within.
Finding upon arrival quite a con¬
course of peoples already assembled
wills interest centered in lho exercis¬
es of l'rof. Lupo's school, wo at once
! ,
repaired to the school house, where,
notwithstanding the packed condition I
ofthc buiiding, we found comfortable
seats m waiting. The exercises. I
consisting of examinations in
spelling, reading, history and matlie
muties, was quite creditable, ami evi-1
deuced strict discipline on the part of
the teacher, and diligent application j
by the scholar. Rut the crowning ct- ‘
fort of the dav was the concluding ad
dress of 3ir. Coleman, in winch after
complimenting patrons, teacher and I
pupils upon the success with which j
thcif labors arc being blessed, the
Commissioner urged them on to re¬
newed efforts, picturing to them in
vivid colors the eventual rich harvest
from the seed now being sown. I
Rut “school is dismissed for dinner,” J
and in this a table of ample length j i
and breadth, bountifully spread with
substantiate and etceteras, prepared
after the approved style of the good*
wives, sisters and daughters of the
neighborhood, all did ample justice,
attesting thereby their unitedindorso
incut.
The day’s pleasure?? were brought to
a close by a match game of base ball
between the Autehec Ilateliees and
Wild Cats, in which the latter c v ub
was defeated by a score of over two to
or.c.
•foliitwonvJlIe JotUHgi**
JoiissoxviLi.E, Ga., July 18.
Eiht-1- J.-uhnai,: Kail,, rain, ram!
Croquet has gone out ot fashion.
Mr. I«. Johnson was taken with a
severe attack last week, and for a time
was Quite • ill- lie is almost cntirclv
recovered, wc aro glad y to chrome lc.
Mrs. Fuller and her daughter, J> 3Irs.
G „ 0 ,„„ f thi . wcck V- w- VVw hot.- l v 7
will be with , us again soon.
The wreck on . last . Monday . was
qultc a wrcrK 11,0 ct,, c 0,1 n luc
i * ’
.
of n ‘.° l contused . ‘ ittel H ,c ac ot f u Cnt and T7aS ,° loco- m
a mass cats
; ! motives. The trouble originated by
some one maliciously leaving the
switch open. As yet there is no clue
\ to the ciirrtinal.
i 3tr. 3Iiltoi?, wl:o recently spent
several days at the Indian Springs,
i lias returned.
Miss 3fario Johnson is now on a
visit to Eastman, Indian Springs and
Jackson.
Our community was quite caddcncd
op fast Wednesday by the death of >Fr.
Stssonis’ youngest child The burial
services were conducted by Rev. Mr.
j Hickson, *
The eastern portion ot our county
icceivcd a rain on Monday night last
I.et^Vrom R,.«>dv ‘t„i„ Nnrlnew Zi
IUkov S pk ,«s «a tr
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^ * r lv> {r a l ® ™ c,arK u onnof ^ as,in ^’s
; ; * fcnr
J-JJ’-’Vi- spcm “ , ° a ,la ?’ s
V1 .. b
l *| 0,) 3 »cie.
Tl,c Reedy Springs prayer meeting
ronli,u,os of interest. It
0(1 is '»'W>l.v and much .jiltemlwlliy good is evidently lire unconvert- being
On July 22d there will be a rc*n»ion
of ex-confederate .soldiers in Dublin,
f °do'ved by a mamniolll barbecue, to
w * uc * 1 l,, c plcss of the State and cor
, ’ eK I ) ° ,, Hciit8 generally arc especially
invited. Ample arrangements have
* ,CCI5 aiu ^ maefe ior the accom
of visitors.
A 1 one time it was thought the blue
an<1 1,10 S rc v ,1U ^ each shown their
.
wiUingncsa to forget and bury the
* )ast a,H ^ *' rtast together t?f the growth
1111,1 P«*ospc!pUy of cur glorious union.
Tllc Houth * M P a »Ticular. oucouraged
this fooliiijr, and at no time refused to
mect thcil ‘ » r »> , lhern brethren in re
l,nio »b a»d always gave them a hearty
welcome when thev crossed the Ma
son and Dixon line, and often visited
battle fields and laughed with them
CVC1 ' fl,n:,v «^urences during the bii
to,,,ess - Rut now that those northern
scou,, drels have shown their trcachor
0l,8ne,,s *«« l in will toward the “Solid
Rv kicking up about (he re
turn of confederate flags to the States
from which thev were captured, I am
in favor of letting the rascals alone
[VV: ^ ec -‘ ,|,! *ati"g our re-unions with
soatberu born veterans and to
1,0 " 1,110,1 rcslsl ll!ai:lt lho llu ‘
ceitful enemy may offer.
TIl °. v linvc D*iblitdy imposed upon
ng 0V( ‘ l * the struggle, and like
true loyal citizens we have said noth
i'»g; but when wc listen to the fiery
specche:; cf the low-lifed Yankees in
regard to their returning the flags.
when they call us rebels, and say we
seceded without a cause, and that it
cost them millions of money and
oceans of IMoDd to whip ns back, etc.,
who can stand no such false and un
called for insults and keep cool? One
bloody shirt orator said that lie was
willing to fight the same war over
rather than see the flags returned.—
We are willing, and will meet them at
Rail Run any tube the ladies of the
North wants to enjoy a basket picnic
alter we retreat.
Our fathers fought for what they
believed to be right, and their sons
willlong remember thccause forwldch
they died.
The war spirit Is fl.oro uglily aroused
ill this section, and there will he the
grandest demonstration made in Dub¬
lin on the 22d inst. that has been made
in the South since ML Captain Jack
Adams has been stirring up Reedy
.Springs for the past week* amt more
enthusiasm L manifested than at any
p C i iod of our grow th, n. s. t.
McUac -lloitiioiiS.
McR-ar, < • a., July 18.
Eintoit .Titkxal: Your corrcs
P« ,,llc, 't a P«»'t • ot Dro days and
bight at Lumbei Citj,ou a business
tri l» ,ast wcck » cvery-thing in
R ,a * growing town moving along very :
Tl»e merchants seemed to be
doing a good trade, and seemed per
Fcellv happy. 3Vc witnessed the
launching ot the “Lumber City, a
new boat being built by Capt. John
L. Day, and is so constructed as to
run on very tow water.
The 3IcLuod wc found filled to over
flow with guests. This is one of the
best kept hotels on the E. T. A”. & G.
R. R. and Col. Joun D. McLeod, its
gentlemanly proprietor, is one of tLo
most congenial men in Georgia,
MissRosaRyalsisathomcin3[c
Kao, spending vacation from Monroe
Female College in Forsyth, Ga. She
will return ia September as an in
rtructrcss in the college.
3fr. Willie Wilson, of Savannah,
spent a few days in McRae week |
visiting his mother, 3irs. L. P. Jones.
Kcv. II. M. Morrison, our pastor, is j
running a protracted meeting at 3Ie- |
Villo this week. |
3Yc are having very warm weather
now, mT :l 7s getting very dry down
our way.
Mr. Porter, 3Icssrs. TVaff, Rootbc & |
Cos. stiller, has been quite sick for |
several days, but is much better now. I
\fo visit Atlanta this week and
hope to get something . that .. . will ... . be , I j
interesting to . write about . . next . week, .
;
Chantfc of KiiKiness.
3fiss Marie Redding, having t?is
posed of her business in East man to
3lrs. Carnes, takes this means of
tliankil ^ tbc ?0C( t people of Eastman
■
a|ul c i KCW h er e for the liberal patron
j ^ a<r(J extended her by them during the
j gix yeai , s and agking foP hcr
; cessor a continuance of the same. She
feels assured that 3frs. Carnes will
give entire s’rtisfacticn in all the
branches <sf her Imsiness.
3Irs. Carnes will make a specialty
erf inantua making, and can compete 1
suceesstully with those in larger busi- .
| ness centres, having recently made
i two elegant reception dresses, cost in •'
■tifty dollars each which were pra
j nounccd by a gentleman just from New
York to be equal in artistic design
and finish to any costume of same val
uc put in that metropolis.
'I ; r r in l
Suvlttg* from toward.
~ «* 4 '«• «iBrasafe „ ........... .
of
nndor niany obligations for
l,es rcce,vc( ^
! Last night wc spent a very plea'.am
time niuti the hospitable root ot Mr.
-mmes UaU. -Undo Jim" U fidl of
ramiuisccnsos df the good old days
.
gwo ^ and ,f you ,vanl lo c.ijoy a
„oou iau B n .1 on oug it to bear hmi tell
) |-, °L su ^ ct ft*. 0 l’“b' duiingcomt
*
,.
tl,n . Ilolinesvillo
zcni .^ *• V* ,ias ut >t been was enjoying at its
'
| ro ^ ( iea 1 1 *V‘ s0,ne Out still ho
lo,( 8 l| l 1 "ondci fulli, and ia able to
look after bis affairs pretty closely—
considering his agip It s will-power
tliat does it, sir, and he possesses right
now, at the age of 78, more energy and
vim than you will find embodied in
most of our 2-> vcar-olders. May the
remaining years of his life be as pleas
ant and happy as your correspondent
can wish them.
Mr. O. E. Collar, after an abseneeof
some dozen or more years from his
old home in Michigan, has Done back,
but only on a visit, wo are glad to say,
tor w0 cal1not WCl1 s P a «'« such men as
l,G - Ms\y his filry up north be jilcas
a,,t ’ 0,1,1 hU vo [ ui '" 10 thcsUrtny south
be wuhout accident.
Anothei ot Mr. Quince . Coleman s
n,ulos <liG<l on Tbuwdny with what is
supposed to be glanders. The disease,
woai ' e to «ay» i# u°t making any
headway, being cclutle.cd to Mr. ( eie*
,uan s stock only, and no new cases
a,non £ them. The citizens are alive to
the situation, and are using all neccs
»ary precautions to prevent the disease
from spreading.
Mr.’J. lv. Clark,of Savannah, is on
a visit to his extensive lumber enter
prise in this county and Tattnall.—
Tilings are going on lively at this seat
of industry under the able manage
men t of 31 r. Lc Riot.
On Friday we were down at the
large turpentino farm of 3Ir. J. Ik
O’Eerrv, where we found everything
booming. 3Ir. O’Rcrry’s friends in
and around Eastman and Cochran will
be glad to hear that Jesse is getting
along as well as the most sanguine cf
them couid wislu and he richly de¬
serves success. May prosperity smile
on till lus efforts. While there we had
the pleasure of meeting your fcllow
countymaii, 31r. F. E. Long, who 15
in charge of the woods I hey could
not be in better hand s.
Crops arc line in this section, plenty
of rain for several days past, and an
abundant harvest is looked for.
The health of this section is good,
and the people are cheerful and con¬
tented. J. O. E.
tiols from iH'mjwcy.
Dkmtsky, Ga., July IS.
Hot and still heating!
3Ir. J. S. Letts has been quite sick
for several days, hut at this writing
is improving.
31 r. C. J). Rail has, for fhe pad week.
been on the sick list, hut he is on the
mend—able to run dow n to Eastman
last Saturday, spend a few hours with
the boys, and spin a few yarns.
Messrs. Letts’rind .Starrs’saw mills
each shut „ On Sat , urday last,
were n
on account of the colored hirelings
having a school examination at old
Dempsev.
31 r. Rollie Smith h? having a store
.
muse. cie< mu ns ioiik. p au. a oc
Dempsev, where he will sell goods.
Everybody is wearing a pleasant
smile, especially our farmers. The
bright prospect of a bountiful harvest
in the fall, a revival in business gen¬
erally, and the good time just ahead ’
. enough to make buoyant and
is us
boastful.
The blacksmith cf Mr. Lefts and hD
tram-road engineer had a little “set-to”
here last week, but neither party re¬
ceived any severe injuries. The smith
smote the engine man over the crani¬
um with a monkey-wrench, and this
put vi f pt. ictus c*n further hostility S,
There has been no response to om
humble pleading for honey, nor has
our longing for beans been supplied,
Those honey strd bears folks don’t
have much sympathy for the hungry
purr. This v-*p have learned from ex
perience, and t.bw take sweet comfort
from the negro's version of tbc beati¬
tude—"RlcHcd am Vnn what don’t
spect nothin’, for he will never be dis
ai»pointed.”
3Iisses 3follir aod Lizzie Anthony
and 3liss Nellie Ruehrin arc on a visit
to Mrs. Lampkin, out near the river,
We wish them a pleasant tii/X* ind a
big mess of fish, too.
Plow Boy.
Give Them r Chance*
That is to say, your lungs. Also all
your breathing machinery. \ iiy
wonderful machinery it is. Not only
the larger air-passages, but the thou
sands of littie tubes and cavities
iug from them.
When these are clogged and choked
with matter, which ought not to be
there, ’ your J lungs ° cannot half do their
And they > do, they
work. what can
not do well.
^- a R cold, coug i, cioup, j i.< inno
ma, catarrh, consumption or any <»t
j thc head ; fami and | v - lung ot - throat obstructions, and nose all and
are
bad. AH ought to begot rid of. There
,Syrup, winch any druggist will
you at 75 cents a bottle. Even if
everything else has failed you, vou
ma >’ depend upon tins tor renaie
Ovtn Your Own IIomew.
jsrrrssxss ... .
'fit - mi. 0* - MM ihthn
j
whono\vr he dwns a home. He if
more pntriutic, and in many way* a
. better c!ti>en than the man who sltn
; ply rents, ami who Wrts but little it any
; asstiranee of bow long it will be be
(ore he can be dfdered to move, to
which may be a, Med in many eases
the saving of ihore monev. Ot course
“ ?"«" ,*<•».» o.-ono,„y to lay up a
* s ulhcient amount ot moiii'y to pur
eliase and pay for a hbnic j but this
very tact., it properly carried out after
the home is.acquired, may be the in¬
strument of furnishing the means to
commence. !tmt i>rosecttte a busine SS
Upon your o\v il responsibility. True,
it will require a deal more economy,
perhaps, than wo are now practicing,
j Rut the question with every man, and
j especially if he is the head of a family,
is, can he afford it? That is,' can lie
! afford to live up on his wages as fast
| as he earns them, without laying up
; anytJiing for the future? If he is the
j head of a family, lie i* obliged to pay
! rent, and it does not require very many
| year-of reid paving to make up an
! ameum sutiieient to purchase and pay
| tor a eomtbrlabio ;homc. You have to
j l» a .v the rent. This you say you cun
no| avoid and he honest. Well, you
i rannot la-honest with your lamily un
less you make a reasonable attempt to
provide them a home of their own in
ease anything should happen to you,
And the obligation to do this should
be as strong as the one to pay rent or
provide the other necessities for the
comfort of your family. When you
own a home you feel a direct interest
in public atlairs that otherwise you
might consider were of little interest.
Ib-Ugious.
There will be preaching at Isham’s
R ,! ’' ‘■elioo! house, in this county,
R* i • 31 1 . ( oietnan.tii^aptjstilivinc.
°. ?1 Saturday botorc the fitli Sunday in
July- in’t, (*n Sunday following, at
Uo’clock a. m.. thct*c will be singing,
and at 11 o'clock there will be services
again by the same divine. After ser¬
vices the crowd will partake of a bas¬
ket dinner, At. o’clock p. m., Sun¬
day school services will be conducted
by Supt. W. ,J. 1). Skelton. Tbepub
lie is cordially invited to attend the
services of each d*y.
*'sfof Williams.
‘.Macon Telegraph, 17th.
Some time ago two men named
Trammell and Williams were arrested
near Ilawkinsvillc for the murder of
".li old man named Johnson. Williams
made his escape, and Trammell was
tried and acquitted. A reward was
offered tor Williams, and he was cap¬
tured a few davs ago in Selma, Ala.
Yesterday sheriff Sappould, of Ala¬
bama, was in Macon with Williams
on his way to Ilawkinsvillc.
Mfnn: to i>i:isToacs.
Having disposed of mV entire stock
of goods in Eastman, and will leave
city in a short time, I take this
method of requesting all those indebt
ed to me to come forward and settle
of. once. Mav’e li 11 >dino.
Eastman, Ga., July 2d, 1SS7.
Notice to Contractors.
iStl/S tCII l>e received unlit August 1st,
ISst, for grndiny from (three ) a to li (six)
iciles of railroad tramway. Also lordriv
iua' ( an. 1 sixty to (too>ottd luuuired pilinir.
l’^olile of work mm he sm-ii at our office.
AMOSK KA(i IJ MHEU CO.
Kastman, <«a., July 8, ]SS7, 4t.
OITTU A I, AOTIt'K.
31cltAK(ia., CJIKUIFK .S OriTCK,
Jitiif 18, 11SS7 .
Notice is hereby given that nil advertis
ing emanating.from imv office wilt hcroaf'-'
ter he published in the Uoihik Coi;,stv
Joi knal, a weekly newspaper published
in Eastman, Hod ire eountv, <ia.
E. A. Me Uak,
Sherilf Telfair County.
Police.
The undersigned having purchased the
entire interest, of J. F. Itiiilord in the linn
of l.aMwin A Co., they will oontinue the
busine.se i r the same firm name.
C. J. I>. BALDWIN’,
S. SLUNG LEU.
Eastman, On., July 10th, 1SS7. •It
Georgia Salt Spring Water.
Natures Great Remedy.
j ---CURES--
I > V SI ’ E1 ’S U\, RI, A l) 1 > KT!, K11 E E M A TT 3 > t
mut afl Skin Diseases.
The Macon Salt Springs Agency have fa¬
I cilities ter in lur quantity supplying desired this wonderful parties wa- in
any to
| Eastman Address or other towns, at 31 aeon prices.
for particulars,
SALT SPRING AGENCY, Box 487,
I JEEFApply Macon, Ga.
at this office for circulars.
j July <»-111>.
CITY RESTAURANT.
U. S. JOHNSTON, Prop.
•lien/s at all Hours
; —also dealer in—
UlgafS, 74 lUbHSCO, a nn n Pnnfontinnnrioc b0ni3Ct!0n6rieS
| Meals 25 Cents. Lodging 25 Cents,
Third Ave., 3rd Building,
; EAST31 YN, GA.
! Xo pninr. or expense will be spared to so
1 conduct tins house as v. meet the approval
! ot its patrous.
Grateful for past Iibend j*ayrouage the
proprietor solicits a contimiMice ot the
same. .)line 22-2m.
* Hoik?/ taunted
On Farms and ToNVIi Property,
j T N liUlIl A sfy AlSjOfN’IVG* COUNTIES.
Elliott estes,
T u ;y 1 -Ly ;8i Cherry , M.teon. Oh