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it.s. Brim)*, • . Editor.
Mr. L, F. Lord, of Appling county , is
authorized to rccoU’e and receipt for sul*
•criptiotis to the L>odoe county Journal.
director y*
Manoutr.
month Kcjrtdar at meeting o’dm-k. 1st Friday nl-ht in cacli
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m., And s ji. ni. Prayer meet in- Wed ties
Ury even in < tit h o’clock. ’
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ltev. IVM. Christian, Pastor.
Baptist.—R ctl 1*. A. J.*ssup, pastor,
ruuhitthshieachniont.il. preaches at Kastman every 2nd and 4th
I’uint Also at Central
on the second Suhluith and Saturday
Lrtore in each motif i»- Ooni'eronre with tin*
Eastman Baptist chutcU on second .Sab¬
in each month.
Trinity A. M. E. Church.—-P reaching
every tirs* and third .Sundays at 11 a. in.,
•i l>. iii and m j>, m. Sundjv-grdiool every
bumlay at it a. in. Jiitv. W. A. Holme*,
Pastor.
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WEDNESDAY, AUD..}, lsV.
JOURNALETTES.
—Hon. James Muffin, of Chaunccy,
Was in thc city yesterday.
—Our band boys arc now practicing
daily, aud are progressing nicely.
—Mr. Levi Evans,of Chaunccy, was
in Eastman yesterday, and gave us a
pleasant call#
j The contribution of our Nameless
correspondent is unavoidably crowded
out of this issue.
—Miss Anna Me.Rac, of Lumber
City, was the guest of Mrs. Mcl£in
hon, for a few days last week.
—Mrs. Janie Folsom, of McRae,
Vi-ffted Eastman last week, the guest
of Mrs. H. C. McKinnon.
—Capt. — . F. Hull, of liaxl was
hi fcasfma r: again this week, an gave
tis a brief call.
Wi* are pained to announce the sc
» illness of Mr. L. L. Peacock, and
hope to si c him restored to hi< wont-
1 I uuilth at an early day.
Ir. John *S. McArthur, of Or ge
county, Fla., is on a business vis to
our town and «(»ction.
Mr Virgil Edwards, of Lake But**
Icr, Fla., is spending a few days with
Jiis ithcrs and sisters in Eastman.
J. F. llall.wl has been visit
laughter, Mrs. DcLaev, of our
rii, for veral ", r< inied to her
i no in CV Vl idtiv.
Fuller, a charming !
inn !adv of Wilr.o unty, was the j
t II. J. npp, of our to wn,
for s last week.
— Mr. and Mrs. L. M >oro, who have
beer spend tig some time at Kings
Vi lie, on thc fc F. & \V'. Ii. It, are
again at home.
T J'MF'tN.vi, with its increasing
irculation oilers superior facilities to
merchants and other busiue mull to
advance their luisi ucss.
— Wo learn that the public roads
throughout our county are in a de¬
plorable condition, and on this subject
we intend to speak more at length iu a
future issue.
—Mr. J. D. Peacock, ot Hawkins
vdle, spent Saturday last in Eastman.
He is :t 1 riuer resident of our town,
and his visits kero are ever hailed
with pleasure.
—Tho business and reading public
lias been sorely inconvenienced by the
failure to receive any mail from the
north and west since Friday last,
Caused by tho damage to thc railroads
from 11 ic floods.
— The Journal ofihehas just print¬
ed a lot of blank road summons fur
the couutv, , and , overseers can , ho sup
plied therewith l»V calling ,, Judge . .
1 j n on o
Jloz.ir.
—There was a match game of base
ball played on our grounds Friday
last, between tlie Eastman junior
nine and the Auchee Ilutchco nine,
resulting iu a victory ot 21 to 12 in
favor of the lat ter elute
—W f e wore iu error last week in
stating that Rev. T. M. Harris, of thc
Christian church, would preach only
two sermons in Eastman fur the en¬
suing year. He will he here two Sab¬
baths in each month, preaching morn¬
ing and evening, and perhaps continu¬
ing the service from day to day.
— We learn that the Empire Lum¬
ber Company, will in a few days,
commence the erection ot three large
dry kilns, at their mills near Frazier.
This work will ho under thc inline
diute su|*ci vision o» Mr. L. Moore, of
our town, and this fact alone is a
guarantee that the work will bo cxc
tuted in u line workmanlike manner.
—The attention of the readers is di
rceted to the advertisement of Mr.
Homy Coleman Mr. Coleman is
among the successful men who know
the value ot printer'.'! ink. He is a lib*
oral advertiser—letting tire ptiHic
now what he Im* fur flile, and as a
foiiwqtiuiro, ln« upa la rye tnr.lc
*" I «u.) airnoT. ml in;: counties.
Bj his liberality ami - fair :rird honest
<;c»li,,^ as wdl«s hi* Interest in all
matters pertaining to the jtvosper’Hy
of this section of (Georgia, h« lvas' yen'
dered himself very |*tpirlar With (bo
people <>1 Ifttdgr nrntv and has been
failed t«» tiro req^ir-ibli; pndimu ot
Xlwnd «H.'V
13 —'Byn ivfurphy, a colored l«d about
years old, happened to a serious
accident on Saturday afternoon last
while attempting to jump from a flat
car on the Amoskeag tram road, a few
miles from Eastman. The unfortu¬
nate boy jumped from the train while
It was in motion, and by sosne means
fell beneath the pondrous Wheels* lit
orally crushing his left leg just below
t,ie kn ec joint. No blame is attached
ir Mr. Tarver, the engineer, and the
accident seems to have resulted pure
!>' wounded “"'“"S** hub 0 learn 0 " the that part of
u am
putat’on of the leg Will be ilcces*arv.
-The tttontion of our readers I. <li
reeled to the card cf Mr, S. T. Rogers,
to be found in this issue. Mr. R. has
recently purchased of Mr. A. L. Hobbs
his entire stock of goods, and now so¬
licits thc patronage of his old custom¬
ers and tiie public generally. He is at
the old stand of Hobbs, in tho Prince
DoYonk building, with a large stock
of family groceries, canned goods, etc.,
and in prices, quality aud quantity*
Sam can surely,please. Give him a
trial.
—Daniel Moore, a young colored
man living near Eastman, engaged in
a little pistol practice on our streets last
Saturday afternoon, taking his cous¬
in, Willis Moore, as a target. Daniel
fired three unsuccessful shots at his
antagonist, when lie (Willis) made for
Daniel with a handful ot stones, which
demonstration put him to flight, and
he soon cleared tlie city limits. He has
not been arrested, while Wiilis scorns
to have been thc innocent party in tho
affair,
—Mr. -T. C. Williams, of the Will
mere Lumber Works, happened to a
a very painful accident last Friday.—
He was superintending the loading of
a car with lumber, and by some care¬
less movement of an employe, Mr. W.
was struck by a 1x0scantling, under
the chin, causing him to almost bile
thc end ot his tongue off’. Thc unfor¬
tunate gentleman proceeded at once to
Macon to have his injuries treated.—
Ho has tlie sincere sympathy of his
numerous friends,
-“Some, with a commendable do
gree ot anxiety, are making inquiry
as to the progress oui* railroad com
mil tec is making. We too arc anx
. , but , , having . explicit ... confidence ~ ,
ions, , m
the sound judgment of the gentlemen j
to whom this interest of ours has been
intrusted, we have given ourselves
but little concern, feeling assured that
the public will hear lrom thum when
their labors shall have; resulted into
something patient. tangible. Lei’s not be im¬
—Mr. Henry Coleman, of our town,
i> the recipient of an invitation to
attend a reunion of thc survivors of
thc old Third Georgia Regiment, to
be held at Eat union, Ga., on to-day
and to-morrow—-3d and 4th lusts. Mr.
Coleman is, v.‘e believe, thconly mcm
her of this grand old regiment now
living in our immediate section, lie
informs Us that he will he unable to
attend the pi'e.sont reunion, and re¬
grets the fact Very much.
—-It has been ruining throughout
this entire section for the past eight
or ten days almost continuously, and
water courses are greatly swollen.—
Railroad communication between our
town and Macon has been broken by a
wash-out in the river swamp, and we
have received no mail or express from
thc north iu a number of days. Our
farmers are looking rather discour¬
aged, and, altogether, the prospect is
indeed gloomy.
—Col. L. A. Hall lias been employ¬
ed to defend James Osbuni, of Wil
kiiiBoii county, charged with the mur¬
der of Isaac Collins?. Ho succeeded
in having Osburn admitted to bail,
rio one Whom Col. Hall has been cm
ployed to defend, has ever been hung,
; uul vet it is said he has defended as
many cases of murder as any lawyer
of lr.s age in Georgia.
—Mr. Nathan Coleman, of our town,
! who lias fora loitg white beenconnec
ted with Iho railroad and telegraph " ‘
I offices .. at . our depot, , . , has accepted thc
j position ot .. agent . and telegraph , , oper¬
ator at (Jrcsston, and entered upon tho
discharge of his duties at that
place on Monday last. Nathan is a
fine business young man, and wc wish
him success in his new home.
—The saw mill of M. A. Walker &
Co., located in Pond Town district,
this county, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night last. The burning
is supposed to bo thc work of an incen¬
diary. The loss is heavy, with no in¬
surance. We learn that the null will
ho rebuilt aud in operation within a
few weeks.
— Mr. A. L. Hobbs has sold his mcr
cantile interest on Third avenue, but
j will open up again next week with one
of the largest stocks of goods ever put
! down in Eastman, He will occupy
| the storehouse opposite J. M. Ifuchan
j & Son,corner Third avenue and Coun
tv Road street. Ixiok for his big ad
] vcrlisemcnt In our next issue,
j — Wc are sorry to state that Mr. E.
R. Carr and family will remove from
[ ! Kastman in a week or two, aud make
Atlanta their future home. This es
' litnahlc family will be greatly missed
! by our citizens, and their removal is
j regretted by ail.
i ■Mrs. McLain, a returned mission
j I arv> wlM a.uiresa Ihe i.e«i>le or K#sl
g „ at m j tc ,| l0 ,i !st ....... ...
! night at s o'clock. 1 Shu i- an able
| s| , rate ,,,,1 crcvyom; will cniov the
I address.
j Mr. John Clark, son or our
lccme.1 tellow-connivmao, Mr.
low Clark. i- homo on a vacation
from Idsrtudiu iu D.ibluiuga Milita
•M/ College. (t „
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The almost continuous rainfall for
ten days has considerably changed the
outlook in this immediate section; .
It is noticeable that the face of the
fanner no longer radiates a look of
hopefulness, but deep anxiety Is de¬
picted thereof! instead. True he is
prepared to acknowledge thanks for a
bounteous corh crop, which is already
secure, but should the rains continue*
as the wiseacres predict* there is a
reasonable fear that the cotton fields
will be invaded by the caterpillars as
well as suffer from tho rust, while al¬
ready the fodder crop, an important
item in the wintering of stock, is an
acknowledged failure.
AVe like to offer consolation, and to
this end ra^crour farmer friends to the
reports of the terrible devastation of
crops in the river .belts, and the hurt¬
ful damage to railroad and other prop¬
erty throughout the entire eounlry,
and having done tIds much refresh
their memory with the story of the
poor children Who “thanked God that
they were not so bad off as those lit
tlc children who had no door shutter
to cover with of cold nights.”
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Death ot Hr. J. Miiaridget
Our town was saddened on Tliurs
day last, by the announcement that
Mr. Louis J. Mugridge was no more.
lie was 20 years old, was born in the
State cf Maine, but was educated In
Massachusetts, removing to Eastman,
accompanied by Ids mother, about one
year ago. Mr. M. had been a sufferer
from consumption for the past ten
years, but bore up under its blighting
effects with wonderful fortitude- his
days being prolonged by coming to
our climate. lie was a young man of
admirable traits, and during his life
with us lie made many friends, who
extend to the bereaved mother their
heartfelt sympathy. -The remains of
thc deceased Were interred in Wood
lawn Cemetery on Friday afternoon,
followed to the last resting place by a
large concourse of sorrowing friend
NUaling Carnival.
The fun-loving people of Eastman
and vicinity arc promised a rare treat,
on or about thc 18th iust., the amusc
incut . , to consist . . of _ skating , carnival
a °
. the ,, Amo.skeag . , house , under
in opera
the auspices of the Eastman cornet
band.
The amusement is to be appropri¬
ately seasoned by the serving of icc
cream, lemonade, etc., and enlivened
throughout the evening with rendi¬
tions of the band’s most choice seleo*
lions, the whole to conclude ny (lie
awarding a handsome gold prize
to cat'll thc best lady and gentleman
skater, and a silver prize to the best
skater mulct twelve years of age,
stipulated tint none other than cili
zens of Dodge county arc to enter the
contest. Price of admission 25 cents,
tho proceeds going to aid the band in
more thoroughly perfecting them
solves in music.
About tbe Siz«-ot Its
Deadbeating newspapers is getting
to be very com man—we mean busi¬
ness men and others asking publish¬
ers for gratuitous “putts” or notices
in their local columns. For the bene¬
fit and information of this class of
spongers on the newspapers wc give
the following wisdom-in-a-nut-shcll
paragraph from tin exchange:
“Every hue set in a nowspaperof¬
fice costs somebody romctliing. If it
be for the benefit of an individual or
firm it should be paid for. If thc gro¬
cer was asked (o donate groceries, or
thc dry goods merchant a dress pat¬
tern or a pair of shoes, to a person
abundant.y able to pay for them, they
would indignantly refuse and consid¬
er beat the applicant first a stark fool or dead
of thc water. The proprie¬
tor of a paper must pay for (lie free
advertising publisher if thc beneficiary does not.
Every ought to refuse to
give free puffs gratuities of other men’s business.
They are that demoralize
bus.ness. Publishers should charge
fur tins sort of advertising, and let
their patrons know that they will do
ho more of it.”
Amoskcatr Apjtcmllx.
Monday a train of loaded trucks
coming in, by a log falling off*, was
thrown from thc track and two trucks
eompletfly dcmo!i.-1 1 ed.
Another poor unfortunate met with
a serious accident on thc tram road
Saturday. jast, the resuit of his own
carelessness. lie was riding on t he
♦rucks, and dropped hi* umbrella ; he
jumped down to regain it, and whk
thrown on thc track, four trucks pass
over him, breaking his leg. No blame
fs attached to thc engineer.
Thc bill of lumber for the Piedmont
Fair Association—which is one of
many—is nearly filled, amounting to
something over 300,GW).
We were handed by our iricnd, Mr.
J. II. Dean, quite a natural curiosity
mi (be shape of a petrified mushroom,
the veins aud texture of which are
plainly marked even to where thc
stem’ seems (abate been IjYokcu off.
By the way, our friend D. has just
purchased a handsome turnout—quite
a nobby and stylish affair—and if it
will only stop running long enough
so‘ that he can use it, lie will be happy
and enjoy as famous a ride as “John
j Gilpin’s,” w ife, children and he, “and
may we all bo there to see.”
Luch/e,
l/Cifislntive Aolice.
1 Notice is hereby given that application
will he made to the Legislature of the
iee\™ s t5S'of 111.
: l** entitled.'**An Act for tbe protection
i insects erou» birds and birds
i born;, in tLe oanU'.s ui lclUur and
1 J'dviT-K.
•rite y
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Tho resolutUii% pubiuhed below,
passed by ilie misting County Sd»o! Commis¬ Peabody
sioners at a of the
Institute held in Atlanta last week,
meet ohr hearty approval, and should
receive the co-cpcration of every friend
of (he educational interest in Georgia.
We congratulate oor County School
Commissioner, Mr. Ilenry Colerrtaib
w ho was one of iho committee to draft
ihe resolutions below, relating solely
to the government of schools, on the
fifth item, as that was his pet idea,
and lie is now sanguine that the Blair
bill will pass and become a law.
Mr. Coleman informs us that he
has made arrangements with the Stale
School Commissioner to be present at
the closing of the public schools at
Eastman, of which time he will give
notice to all the teachers of public
schools in Dodge county to be present
and give D * Commissioner Orr such a i
reception as he deserves, Wo would
here stale that on this occasion Mr.
Coleman, our Commissioner, has
promised to deliver one of the graml
est speeches ever made in Eastman.—
for We trust the that Mr. C. may and be prepared
emergency, that a rare
treat is in store we arc fully convincocl.
No public officer has done mote for
Georgia than Gustavds J. Orr, and
wo trust he may be spared many
years vc» to pursue his grand work in
th c interest of education.
We also learn from Mr. Coleman
thai thc management cf the public
schools in Dodge county is as good, if
not better* than any in thc State.—
After hearing the statements of the
different commissioners, Mr. Coleman
says that thc success of our system in
Dodge county is solely due to the co¬
operation of our Board of Education.
He emphasizes on this. That in no
county has the County School Com¬
missioner received thc co-operation
and assistance oi the Board of Educa¬
tion as in Dodge county. Thc great¬
est complaint at the late meeting of
the different commissioners was made
against the members of the lloards of
Education. Some of the Commisrion
i ers can hardly secure their presence,
and have toaet on their own authority,
which does not work as well as if the I
entire board would co-operate with
the Commissioners.
“Whereas, wc, thc county school
commissioners in convention assem¬
bled, and actuated by a most earnest
desire for the advancement and per¬
fection of our public school system,
have carefully considered the. laws
now in force peptaining to that ays
tern.
“Resolved, That we arc assured that
there should be no material change in
the law as it now stands. That our
deliberations have demonstrated that
those provisions which in sonic coun
lies seem to be useless, arc in others
of great value* and that owing to the
gi'ea* difference in thc conditions in
the various counties*, it would bo cm
incnllv unwise to fix by legislation
any rigid system for the entire state,
blit that as large a discretion as pos¬
sible be left as at present in thc county
boa ids of education, so that they may
conform their rules to the wants and
necessities of the people of their im¬
mediate counties. This is fully dem¬
onstrated irt the laying out of school
districts, where practical experience
shows what may be of advantage in
one section, is exceedingly harmful in
another, that the location of centers
of population, tlie direction of roads
ami of streams, are often of more im¬
portance than mere distance in such
laving out of districts.
“Resolved, That we arc a unit in
our opinon, that thc one thing need¬
ful .to make our public schools
thoroughly efficient and an object of
pride to the state is money; that so
long as we lack this motive power, no
legislation on the subject of adminis¬
tration cairbc of any material value.
That thc statistics ot the work aecom
ptished at present by our able and
earnest school commissions prove in¬
disputably that in no state in thc
union is so much realized with so lit¬
tle support from the state, and that
with a liberal grant from thc slate,
our system Would give most excellent
and gratifying results.
“Resolved, That we most respectful¬
ly fuibmit, that to accomplish this end
there should be levied a tax of one
tenth of one per cent on all property
in the state, as experience teaches that
no system in any state lias ever be¬
come adequate ifUtR resort has been
had to direct taxation.
“Resolved, That to supplement thc
funds otherwise obtained, that the
county boards of education shall, be¬
fore the spring term of the superior
court in their respective counties,
make an estimate of itfirtt additional
funds may be necessary, and shall di¬
rect tho county school commissioner
to ombody their action in his report
to the grand jury, and that if two
consecutive grand juries shall recom¬
mend such an amount as thc board
has asked for, or any less amount,
then it shall be thc dirty of such offi¬
cer, or officers to whom flic manage¬
ment of thc county business may be
confided by htw, to lay a tax sufficient
to raise such an amount as the juries
have recommended. We believe thc
raising of moviey by local taxation to
be not only necessary, but’highly ben¬
eficial by indirectly giving tltc people
if control of Hie funds, and developing
! a personal interest in every tax-payer
1,1 ihe successful management of the
j schools.
“Resolved further, That we a«k the
legislature, now jg acsalofi, to take
Aiieh steps jps tli^A* think proper to se¬
cure the passage in cpitgress of the
Blair bill* a» wo foci assured of she
slate’s inability at prcscul adequately
to provide for the wants Of so large u.
population of illiterate people* espec¬
ially considering how suddenly they
were endowed with a voice in all po¬
litical matters without any adequate
preparation.
“Jtcsolvcd, That wo believe that as
some important sources of our present
school revenue are decreasing and are
likely to further decrease in future,
that a tax upon dogs would yield a
considerable revoutic, of which a large
part would come from these who at
present pay no taxes whatever.
“Resolved, That as the lease of thc
Western and Atlantic railroad will
expire in possibility a short time and there is at
•east a that it may be sold,
thus reducing the school fund $150
090 per annum, which, if not supplied
from other source*, would be abso¬
lutely ruinous to our schools, we do
most respectfully but earnestly re¬
quest our senators and representatives
to make suitable provision so that if
a sale should take place a like amount
may be secured lrom other secure and
permanent means.
“Resolved, That inasmuch as thc
constitution ot the slate set aside
bonds to the amount ot $350,009, is¬
sued under the act of December 11th,
185S, as a permanent fund, the inter¬
est on which was to be used for* com¬
mon school purposes, and iuasiuucli as
the legislation by resolution of Febru¬
ary 25tli, 1870, caused tbe destruction
of auul bonds thus depriving our
school system ot a material part of its
revenue, wo think it but just that
bonds of like amount should be issued
and that interest on thc same bo an¬
nually appropriated to thc school
fund, and that such action as to the
past due interest be taken as right
and justice may dietetic.”
After a short discussion the resolu¬
tions were unanimously adopted,
everyone ef the thirty-six commis¬
sioners present voting in their favor.
The following resolution was then
introduced and unaniinosly carried :
“Resolved, That for his great and
earnest work in thc cause of educa¬
tion, for his many acts of kindness to
us in (he past, aud for his courtesy
and attention during our session, wc
return our grateful thanks to our
most worthy and efficient state school
commissioner, the lion. Gustavus J.
Orr, and wo confidently assert that
into no more worthy hands could this
great interest of the state be confided.”
The meeting then adjourned sine
die.
Dot N fll-OlM Ucill{(Nry.
Dkmtsey, Ga., August 1.
Rain tho first dog day, so look out
for forty days.
The picnic was not very well repre¬
sented ffoff! this place on last Satur¬
day at Frasier, on account of the
rain.
Mr. D. R. g^tarr spent last Saturday
night in Eastman.
Mrs. Killcbrcw has returned home
after a six-weeks visit to her mother,
In north Georgia.
We had preaching last Sunday by
thc I’ev. Mr. Williamson, the oldest
man In tile county * set lie said.
Mr. Sam Betta says lie ain’t got the
patience ot Job. He thinks Job
would have lost his patience if he had
got hold of some poison shmnac in
his time, but he is all right now.
The negroes on Mr. Betts tram
road had a regular cutting frolic last
Monday. One received a severe cut,
but not of a serious nature. Thc one
who done the cutting has burnt the
wind and gone to parts unknown.
Mrs. Napier, of Ilawkinsvillc, was
visiting Mrs. Evans last week.
Mr. Ethridge, of this place, has re¬
turned to his work again after two
months sickness.
We have received no mail from the
north for three days on account of the
high water between here and Macon.
There Was a shooting frolic between
negro boys liear Starr's saw mill.
One got shot through the arm, but as
is most always thc cast? it was “I did
not know thc pisiol Was loaded.”
The side’ track at Dempsey is full of
loaded cars waiting for the engine to
blow. Plow BoY.
better front Ctralfam.
Graham, Ga., July 30.
Wc would again remind your read¬
ers that crop's in thc “Lowlands” of
Appling arc quite promising. Mr. J.
E. Webb, a successful farmer residing
near this place, has thc finest piece of
cotton I ever saw for thc time of year.
It is of thc “Sea Island” variety,
which grows well here.
Otfr clever townsman, Mr. John W.
Graham, left us\ cm Stoturrfay lafst en
route to Willniington, N. C., where
lie goes to occiipy thc position of mail
Jacksonville, clerk—from Wiflmingfon, Fla. While N. C., to
vte arc sor¬
ry to have the squire leave us, IV"
wish him success in his new business,
and lrom his amiable and gentleman¬
ly character and efficient qualifica¬
tions, wc predict We for him a bounti¬
ful success. congratulate thc U.
S. mail department upon their wise
choice.
Wc have just hoard of the sad and
sudden death of Mrs. Win. Morris,
who resided some miles from this
place river. in the direction oi the Altama
har On Sunday fast, Mr. Mor¬
ris being away from IronYc, Mrs, Mor¬
ris prepared dinner (oi lierseJf and
children. She lay down preparatory
for a nap. from which she never again
awofec. Thu children went to Ivor in
a short time alter she lay down, and
found her cold iu death, Heart trou
ble was supposed to bfc the fatal Cause.
h.
I'rom flit* £«tpir<i iqn an .
KjmRrMtLLa, Ga., July 30,1887.
Editor Journal: Wdrk dn this
fli-ra is progressing favorably, not¬
withstanding the continued rains. We
expect to hear the saw at thc large
mill buzzing on tho morning of the
15th hist.
Our new ldfcoittbtivo, the “J. (J. Ain
dersoii,” nrrived to-day. It is a mod¬
el ot beauty and the acme of mechan¬
ical genius.
. Mr. Martin, thanks to his indomita¬
ble energy, is gultlilg things in a busi¬
ness-like shape. Wc know of no man
who could handlo tile reins of such ii
vfist enterprise With such masterly
shill as Mr. Martin. Without elabo¬
rating, dud to put it all in a nutshell,
“he is the right man in life right place.”
Dwellings here arc going up rapid¬
ly* but none tod fast* assume of the
employees are now compelled to rent
houses in the immediate vicinity—Mr.
Ilenry Miller (t lie sawyer) for instance.
The neighboring mills are not doing
mlieh, cillier, on account of the in¬
clement Weather. Mi. Carnes’ mill
has been shut down for a few days;—
Mr. C., who went on a vidt. td Macon,
is there, waterbound, so we learn from
Ida inspector, Mr. Ed. Wall. By the
by, there are very few inspectors who
can surpass Ed., and they affi fewer
still who have filled as important and
a? lucrative positions as he.
Thc irrepressible Gross has not, wc
believe, lost any time during the late
Unpleasant Wc weather.
lenfn* Uttircvor, tiiai iietts, at
Dertipscy, was shut down for a shdrt
tinic—but you can rest assured not
longer than wrts necessary, for this is
one of Hie most lively-worked estab¬
lishments between Macon and Bruns¬
wick:
Speaking of Dempsey, we sftw ill
your last issue where your correspond¬
ent, “I’iow r Iioy,” from that place, took
a living trip to the “ Gate City.” As
far as we can learn he mistook Frazier
for the Capital of the State, which is
quite flattering to “thicket! audit half,”
although w r c fail Id see nlucli fb'sdfli*
hlaucc between the two places, except
that both possess wine rooms. The
only way we can account for your cor¬
respondent’s blunders is that the same
power that controlled his imagina¬
tion* when he was eating a gopher,
iimt thought tliat he tvfis fc’aStirg on a
soft shell turtle, must have had pos¬
session of him on last Saturday night.
We heard that he visited Dubois to¬
day. Wonder it he cannot find some
resemblance between that place and
Bristol, the terminus Of this road. W<i
congratulate you on having a corres¬
pondent with such wonderful imag¬
inative powers as “I’lew Bey” possess¬
es. More anon.
AxONT.'fOU?:
Chips lrom Cliauncey.
Ciiaitncey, Ga., Aug. I.
Miss Emma Burch,of Ilawkinsvillc*
is visiting the family of Mr. Hamilton
Clark. Hope her stay may he pleas¬
ant.
Work continues on our streets.
M. A. Walker’s saw mill Was de¬
stroyed by fire last Wednesday night.
Supposed to be the work of an incen¬
diary. lie will rebuild near Jesse
Brown’s, on the latter’s land.
Mr. M. M. Bush, of Towns, was
here yesterday on a visit to his broth¬
ers and sisters. He left his family
well, but this a. in. a telegram was
received staling that his baby, a ykitr
and a half old, was taken sick pretty
soon after lie left home and died yes¬
terday.
Miss Ollic Wall, of Macon, is visit¬
ing our town the guest ot the Curry
House.
Mr. A. J. Callahan, who has been
with M. Hertz, has nctw accepted a
position with L. M. Curry. Andrew
is a popular young man, especially
with thc ladies. He knows thc way
from here to Solitmle as well as Eb.
Johnson knows thc Way to Long
View.
Mr. R. M. Jones who lives about
five miles south of this place, is put¬
ting up a grist null and gin. His new
engine and machinery arc being car¬
ried out to-day.
A man may sit and talk With his
wife three weeks, yet when he starts
off and gets old the gate she will have
something else (6 tell him 1 , and Wifi
yell at him till Ire gets a half nrile
off. She i3 a fffirnfy frtstltrrthm any¬
way. She will honey arotnrrf her hus¬
band and feed him on something ex¬
tra for a dtty or two, then tackle him
for a forty-dollar bonnet, which she
knows he can’t well refcrsc. When’
she gets it she will go to a neighbor’s
house, brag about the smart trick and
cackle over it two hours. Oh I kno’Vf
all about them. R. Magnus.
NEW FIRM! n£w GOODS!
S. T. ROGERS,
Prinoe DeYorik’s Building, 3rd
Avenue.
Having bought Hobbs'and ont the mcrcjWftrTL ' mfer
est ot A L. replcniohud’ witfca
chfoice stock of
Fancy and Family groceries,
TORAC-CO, ClGAltS, BTC.
I am prepared to*offer the public Superi¬
or inducements in both quality Of gi*o<ts
and prices therefor. 1 only invite' a visit
I to convince all that I can make it to their
! interest to ,:ive me a liberal share of their
(. I patronage. A*ug a-om 1 , Respectfully. fcvT liOGXfr?;
i
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A 88«wimc #f Which th«
IteaMn M D» Ph»a«.
Eastman, Ha., fcl'tiJy 3l —The stuff
total of tho tax rdtJl HS uf Dodge conirt
ty lor tlio yoar 12^87 is 11,1X2,470, white
the total returns of 1836 amounted td
$1,249,868. At first gtence llifiro figures
appaifently indicate a decrease of $37,-
38!) in tho taxable property o( tlid
county. A close iris|H<etidn and analy¬
se of tluj ta t digests, however, shows
that instead of a dubrbasc there is hi
f;U:l a largo lufci'basfc in the value ot
the taxable property.
In l88t» there Was tel timed 385,084
acres of land, valued $188*762. This
year 310,001 acres of land is returned*
valued, at $408,110. This shows that
05,300 a«itcs cf land has not been re¬
lumed at all this year, and if this land
was m the county in 1880, it must be
here still. Then placing the same val¬
uation upon this mi returned 65,390
acres as iho tax payors have placed
upon the laud which is returned, gives
$05,100. and adding this to the total
returns of 1887, as above stated, wo
liave $1,307,948, and deducting from
this amount the total returns of 1886*
shows an increase of $58,080.
The returns also show that land is
returned at 25c, per r.crb more in 1887
than in 1880, this being an increase of
20 per cent, in the value of land.
There is also an increase of $7,238 in
(he value of town property, an in
bi’tascof $7,423 in merchandise, an in¬
crease of $4,410 in household and
kitchen furniture, an increase of $20,
OOG in plantation tools, library books,
etc., and an increase of $373 in corn;
provisions, cic., held for sale. These
things show that there is a decided
libpro'Vciticut lu ilio condition of the
people and an increase In all that goes
to promote human happiness. The
items of property, in which there Is a
decrease, consist of those things that
people cad best do without. For in¬
stance there is it decrease m jewelry*
tfud tt rely large decrease i:i the
a ri tom it at debts, and if there is any¬
thing shown bv the tax returns of
Dodge county this-year upon which
the people have good cause to congrat¬
ulate themselves it is that they are
rapidly getting themselves out ofdebt*
having cut down their indebtednc»a
$13,399 in one year.—Correspoude neb
Sit Vitim ah CIVS.
How Towns nrc Huilt.
Before you cook your rabbit voit
must catch him. A tb'wii tliat expects
to prosper in this country must s a
spread its nets its to cfiteli live men—
energetic men, progressive men. A
town with any natural advantages a h
all will succeed if its citizens arc en¬
ergetic dud cdtdrprisiHg.
A community of live then will not
sit down and whittle white pine and
allow tho toWu aiid its iiftcrosts tot
standstill. A town .must have natu¬
ral commercial advantages—but It
might have all the natural advanta¬
ges fi i the World, aiid yfct not prosper
if its citizens are so constituted as to t
bo Willing to look after only their owrt
individual affairs.
Wichita, a Kansas ftfWrt, Is an ex¬
ample of what can be accomplished
by the enterprise, the energy and tho
united public spirit oifHs citizens.
Wiciiite lias growti in’ it year or twot
from a comparatively* insignificant
little town to a great trade and rail¬
road center. There has been an in¬
crease of over one thousand per cent
in (lie valtic of real estate, and au In¬
crease of over 20,000 In population.—
Lots in the town sell for moro than
$2,000 a front foot. What is tlie secret
of this wonderful progress? Lei a
business niatiof Wichita toll the talc;
“We organized. We held almost
nightly meetings, and among the first
things we agreed upon was to hang
together and stay bv each other at all
hazards.
“We advertised by hundreds of
thousands of circulars. We set forth
all our advantages in stroll a manner
that strangers who were led by our
circulars to give us a call, were not
deceived, had bftt, oil the it Coufrary, agreed
that wo not put in as strong as
wc “Every might.
town in the,cast of notoriety
was not only served with oureircu
Jafa but with our newspapers. And
the newspaper advertising did double'
duty. Our people made it a rule to aslc
all their frimls to advertise.
ber Wc then copies, subscribed loaded /or a large num¬
ot and great*advantages, >vith local ad¬
vertising and
we found by convcmn'g with parties’
Who finally came here prosj*ecling
that the full advertising columns of
our papers which they had seen did
more than all else tp impress them,
with the growth and fmpbrtanco of
the nlacc.
“Wc found then wc could not over¬
do this for these tiling—thaf the mOto wo paid
out purposes the moro wertr
our profits.' to Every of now comer was 3
customer ihost oWf stores, an
while their advertising it served the paid doublo to them
rich returns, ptlr
l»oso to impress the eastern fnan whet
had an eye to business with tho tact
that Wichita Was it vh»Tng town, and
thus we hatfc added gone on until
Wc haVO . population
since 1 canYe here of Over 20,00(7;
and property has mirtased in busi¬
ness places more than a thousand-fold;
and irr the eountry f oft Ad about ns
the appreckrtiop has bfeen over 40(7
per cent.
“7 know as well as von CUn know
that printer’s ink If ad is the best rr6i capital ttf it
boom a'town. Wichita we used
unsparingly w6#fd Aot havsf
been larger than oirtfuirk Carthage. As it Is/
wc will* so'o’ii auV town in thb*
state.” . .
The moral Of (Id'S is OtATotSttf. Therrf
is not a town iir Georgia, nor in lb€?
south, that .mil rot aciiieve a reasona¬
ble degree of prosperity by blowijqf
ha own horn*/