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THE JOURNAL. 7zzr—-\77z ^sz R. 8. BURTON, • • * * Editor* --------------— - ~ti z official Organ of Dodge Comity. Official Organ of Telfair Comity. Nil fewer Ip* ton Safes. Twelvemonths...... .............. 312 oo Pix months.......................... l oo Three months........................ M Rates of /tdferttsIiiK. Cm© Inch one insertion........... . $1 no K«eh HUosoqiient insertion....... One inch, one month.......... ?i W One inch, three months....... c oo One inch-, si x wont he....... i”* oo One infeh, twelve month...... .... 10 (Ml Om* quarter column, one month.... 0 <*0 One quarter column twelve months 85 (in On© halt column, otto month....... to (hi one half column twelve mouths... unco One column ono month............. 15 no One column twelvemonths......... 100 on All bills for advertising are duo at any time upon presenta¬ tion after first appearance of advertisement. Address all letters to fit© Podge County Journal or It. 8. 15U1VTDN, Editor. % WKDNE8IIAY, At G 111. 1887. SO IT H E UN AG It I C U LTU It E. A letter in the Now York Evening I’ost, from Shelby, N. U., discusses at considcrable length and very intclli gently the mbject of agriculture in the ^ ou 'h. The conclusion reached is that tlie Southern farmer, although prospering lt! some localities, in, as a general rule, growing poorer. It is probable that this conclusion iH too sweeping, and that the impressions of the writer of the letter are gained from the condi tion of the farmers in his immediate locality. Hut, be that as it may, it is no doubt true that Southern farmers arc not making very encouraging pro giess, and, a- about seven-tenths of the Southern people are engaged in agri culture in one way and another, it fol low* that muchot the business depros ►ioii, of which oinplaiut haw been made in all On* Southern Stains with in the last year or two, isdue to their lack of prosperity. Of course there 1 been gn at progress in the South si nee the war. Mines have been open ed, industries have hccll i •st ihlished and several kinds of business have attained such proper lions ;i f i to attract wide attention—for i 11 • t an ■e, the lumber and fertilizer bus IX uni , all „ . b.ivc enjoyed a tc.tson.i ble amount of pro-pent V. 'I'lie, farmer, ’ liowet, , . has not . made , me ad\*un*o HUM he ought. I lot It climate and soil are in Ids favor, and so many railroads have been built that be is reasonably Hear to market. What, then, is the reason that his material condition is not better? The writer of the .Shelby letter in tlx* Post gives several reasons, all of which are good ones. The .Southern farmer cultivates too much land, lie has not got rid of the notion that success in farming is indi¬ cated by tlx* number of acres cultiva¬ ted rather than the value per acre of the crop raised. By cultivating half as many acres well lx* would realize much better results. Ile can’t some¬ how get bold of the idea that the kind of farming that pays is intensive farm¬ ing. The few who have adopted that method have succeeded even beyond their own expectations, Imt for some HIM >r other their success has not used man to follow them. Notwithstanding the constant efforts that have been made in that direction the Southern farmer w ill not adopt the diversified system. 'I’lie fact that his t'XJ list ed his crop receipts does not convince nitn that lie is making a mistake. II** still goes ahead buying 1 applies at ruinous prices on credit, a n< constantly getting leoper into d All of the returns from liiseakli i-1« ;i V' i * disappeared before he has ft ui ed paying for what lias liven con HUI l by * his family and his stock. If he r tis* z. his own supplies hi* cash crop would furnish him a surplus with which to make improvements or to rid himself of debt. But that which makes tho greatest drain upon him is the commercial fer :e i Not producing diversified crops »n.l, roii,*-i|Uci*ily, hayuiK Utile in the wny »f Iniv, Mrnw ami -lalka Icy foil dor, he makes n<> eflort to collect home fertilizer S. ,, II.- . 1 . .MW,His wholly upon phosphates. l nlikt* the manures col lc'tcd on the farm, commercial fertil¬ izers do good for only one year. They must be purchased for every crop.— The home-made fertilizers show bet ter results tbe second year, and evi donee* of their power are noticeable for several 1 ears. The commercial ‘ fertilizers can lw obtained so readily ’ however, that less and less trouble is taken to collect home fertilizers. What l* the outcome of this condi¬ tion of affttira ? Mortgage*,'of course. N<» farmer can prosper who pays high priues for his supplies, buys hi* ferlib iz.ers and is burdened with either chat tel or real estate mortgage* on which a heavy rate of Interest i* constantly accumulating. Tho Southern farmer to be prosperous must change his whole system of farming. Ho must wm- all IIih «W» aiwl em « »'>;l >»•«*< what he needs tor his table and for hi* stock. lie must collect all the waste stuff about hi* farm for manure, and he must make hi* laud, us nearaspos sible.self-supiHirting. When the slave system of lalw»r was destroyed thorn Was an end to successful fanning tm de’r the old plantation rfifloyeut, system. The small farms rcrimvra system, and when I lie Soul hern fanner adopt* a system fitted to the changed condi¬ tions it xvill no longer be said that Southern agriculture is ifeaking no A FAMILY SLAUGHTER Sundays daily papers reached ns filled with the details of a most terri bie tragedy on Friday night last, twelve and a half miles from Macon, in which nine members of one house¬ hold, consisting of R. F. Woolfolk, his w5fo, Mrs, Matlje Emma Wool folk, Richard F. Wool folk, Jr., Su »an Pearl Woolfolk, Annie Woolfolk, Rosebud Woolfolk, Clias. Howard Woolfoik, Mattie Woolfolk and Mrs. Temporniiec West, a visitor at the Woolfolk house, were brutally mur -1 dcred. According to tho coroner’s jury, the deed was done by Thomas G. Wool folk, the oldest son of Mr. Iv. F. Wool folk by his fust wife, and who is about 27 years old. Before tlie jury rendered its verdict Woolfolk was | sent to jail in Macon to prevent Ids being lynched, which doubtless would have been his fate had he been present when the verdict was announced. The scene of tho crime n a one story house with a long veranda in front. A hall divides the lour rooms of the house. A pat lor is to the right of the entrance and in the rear of it a sleeping room. This room was occu¬ pied by Mrs. West, an aged lady, sis¬ ter of Mrs. Richard F. Woolfolk, Pearl, Annie and Rosebud Woolfolk, daughters of Mrs. Woolfolk. On the left of the entrance is another slecp jag room, ft was occupied on that fatal night by Thomas, Richard and Charlie Woolfolk, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Woolfolk. In the rear of that is a third sleeping room. It was occu¬ pj et l by Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Woolfolk their babe, scarce eighteen months old. In tho last room lay the mother, father and baby dead, piled together on d 10 same bed and soaked in the blood and brains of each other, Slung across them whs the oldest daughter, Pearl, a recent graduate of Wesleyan Female College. Her head W as mashrd into a jelly. Iler neck and body was cut to pieces and drenched in blood. On the floor near the bed, !n the same mangled, brutal stale, lay the oldest brother, who ru.-h C( \ j„ at the first alarm, as did hi* sis ter Pearl, and who, like her, was butchered on the threshold and drag «r c *d into the room, On the bed in llic second room lay tho aged aunt, Mrs. West, soaked in her own blood, with brains lying about, Her head was crushed in comnlcLdv ompiuun . aui Year in* *'n « n tbe mu bamc liiiiui bed lav Annie Woolfolk with her hmul * u ‘ ul cloven rum.,, in m twain twain. !»»• 1,\ ll,c 'V">* do\v on tls; floor, in an attitude fehpw lug that she was attempting to escape when she was struck down, lay Rose¬ bud Woolfolk. The left side of her head and face was mangled beyond recognition. In his own room was found the body ot Charles Woolfolk, presenting the same horrid spectacle as tbe other mi fortunate members of his family. As already stated, Richard-was found dead in the appartment of his parents. Thomas, the third son is alive, and suspected of the crime The sight made the strongest heart* sick. Even the ceilings and wabs were bespatter¬ ed and covered with brains and blood. Here and thereon tho floor a pool of blood ha l formed. The half-handled ax with which the butchery was done lay in the hailway near tho door, recking with blood; The theory is that he first killed hi* father, then the el<lcr brother, Richard, in the doorway, who ran to scc \\ ...I...* li.it was .....* the matter, then his . mollier and Mattie, t Uc baby, then his sister Pearl, tvlio also ran in, and his brother Charlie, all of whom were found in the same room. Then to complete tho work of killing the heirs be slaughtered his aunt and other two sisters in Hie third room. W<lOLFOLK’.S 8TATFMIWT. After being incurve rated* in the Ma¬ con jail .Woolfolk made the following statement .* “My name is Thomas G. Woolfolk. I am 27 years obi. I was married about three months ago. My wife has not been with me for a month or more. I have been at my father's house fora week working in the field for wages. Last night about two hours before dav , a , llov iu is ol mim . j| v i„. ot | lt , lv Richard and Charlie were sleeping in , hc with mc . i fi < l.m-.l is the next oldest brother, and is twenty years old. Charlie is eight years old. Soon I heard another blow and a groan proceeding from my father's room. 1 also heard him fall. My brother Richard ran into the room. Not having a weapon of any kind I jumped out of the window at the head of my bed and ran down to Green Locket’s (colored) house, 400 yards from the house, to giro the alarm to tbe neighbors. At the gate our yard I heard my sister scream, I sent Lockett to tell the neighbor s. Messrs. Smith and Yates, and waited about half an hour for them to come. Meantime. I wont back to the house and went in through the hall to see if (hoy were really* mm-d'ered. I found t'licj were. ' Father and mother were on their , . , bed , with . . their . . heads crushed in. Mother's head was lying ’, on the floor. I picked her up n u j ot * p cr AH had been killed with father’* ax and were dead. Father was lying on the bed as usual. On the floor were my brothers Char¬ lie and Hiehard, and my sister Pearl, 17 years old, who had ran into the room, and were killed there. I went in burc-lootcd to the room where my aunt, Mrs. West, 80years old, and tbe children were sleeping. I found that all of them toad been knocked in the head. Tho floors were covered with blood, hence my footprints. Annie, my sister, aged 10 years, was laying on the floor, and Rosebud, aged 0 years, was in tbe bed. Citizens o! Eastman HAVE YOU TRIED P. P. K. It is the only pure preparation made fur cleaning your jewelry, family silver and other wares. S. T. ROGERS has the exclusive Rale of it in J Eastman, Geo. He will sell you a bottle and if it does not do us represented we will return your money. BUY IT AND TllY IT. 1 sell it to him that way. CAPT. JACK SMYTHE, MANUFACTURER. 120 Chirk Si, Allan fa, (.'n. NEW FIRM! NEW GOODS! s. T. ROGERS/ Prince DeYank's Building, 3rd Avenue. Having L. bought Hobbs out the mercantile inter¬ est of A ami replenished with a choice stock of Fancy and Family Groceries/ TOBACCO, CIGARS, ETC. I am prepared to offer the public superi¬ or inducements in both quality of goods and prices therefor. I only invite a visit to convince all that I can make it to their interest to give me a liberal share of their patronage. Aug 3-8m. Respectfully, Rogers. S. T. DODGE SHERIFF’S SALES. For First Tuesday in September, 1SS7. AY'ill he sold before the court house door in the town of Kastman, Dodge county, (•a., during the legal hours of sale, on the flrstTuesday in September, 1887, the lol lowing property to-wit: One house and lot with all the improve incuts thereon King ‘containing in tin* town of East man, said lot one halt acre, more or less, bounded 011 the north, west and east by lands of Win. Pitt Kastman, HU 'd house‘and lot being the same now oc ( . tllli(1 , n , v , IaMt iJr . Lwiod on as the property of James Bishop, Sr., under ! >"id l<v virtue of an execution issued from 1 superior i’itkin courtof Dodge count yin fa v*u* of *t Thomas vs said James j Bishop, .Sr. Also at the same time and pi nee will Ik* •old one (l) 25 horse power Kelipse engine on sills with sawyers valves, irons for No. 2 ultaneous saw mill, ratchet three (.3) independent and sim¬ head blocks, complete to saw, and wood work for saw frame, car¬ riage inch and ways and eighty (SO) feet of t4 by virtue 1-jdy gum belt. Levied on under nut of an execution issued from tin superior court of Dodge Powell* county in favor of Frick At Co. vs J. (J. As Co. ct al. levied on as the property ol K. 1). (Iritiin, surviving co-partner of Hie linn of J. C. Also at fin* same time and place will he sold one eight-horse power Kelipse traction engine with steering attachment, link mo¬ tion and water tank, tin* same being tbe engine used by Janies Bishop, 8r. in run¬ ning his grist, mill in said county. Levied on under and by virtue of an execution is¬ sued from the su)x*rior court of Dodge coibitv in favor of Frick & Co. v.s Bishop *t Grimsley, ct al. Levied on as the pro¬ perty of James Bishop, Sr., surviving eo partner of the lirm of Bishop A; Grimsley. Also at the same time and place will be sold lot of land No. 82 in the 14th district of Dodge county. Levied on under and by virtue of an execution issued from Dodge superior court in favor of Chesapeake Guano Co. vs Daniel McCranie. Levied on ,.c sold oik; hay horse with white streak in face, both hind feet white, and one t«»p bug gy and harness, levied on ami to Ik sold as Hu* j.roperty of J. l. Waite l » v virtue of a li fa in favor ol the Metallic Burial Case Co. vs said J, [. Waite i d lrom the »u perior court of said county. Also at the same time and plac* will be sold one three-saw machii.e for edging lumber, levied on and to lie sold as the pro¬ perty of J.T. Anderson i>v virtue of an at¬ tachment li fa.in favor 'of Curtis * < Manufacturing Co. against said J. An¬ derson. issued from the supe’ri'ir court ol said county, saiil inaeliine lieing at the saw mill of Clmrcliman Williams near Kast¬ man in said county. Also at the same time and place will be sold one gray mare mule named Cora, lev¬ ied on and to be sold as the property of July Long by virtue of a mortgage li la in «!S county.. J. T. R awi.ixs, Avgust 3, 1887 . Sheri li* D. C. Nav Store, Spot Cash, PENDLETON BltOS., Grocers t Confectioners RAILROAD AVENUE, Have just fitted up in apple pic order a full stock of choice Groceries, Confectioneries, To¬ bacco and Cigars. UGTTome and see how cheap these goods are sold for sihjt cash. Kastman, June 15, ’87. tf. CITY RESTAURANT. li. S. JOHNSTON, Prop. •Heals at all Hoars —ALSO DEALER IN— Cigars, Tobacco. Confectioneries Meals 25 Cents. Lodging 25 Cents. Third Ave., 3rd Building, EASTMAN, GA. No pains or expense will be spared to so conduct this house a* to meut the approval of its patrons. Grateful for past liberal patronage the proprietor solicit* a continuance ot tho same. •June 22-2m. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. J. F. DeLacy, J. Bisuor, Jk DeLacyA Bishop, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, EASTMAN, GA. E3T Practice in the State and Federal courts. octli-lv LUTHER A. HALL, A TT O It NE Y-AT-L A W, EASTMAN, GEORGIA. Practices in the State and Federal Courts. Halt tec in advance. ifrronics on 2*1 floor in my brisk build Ilf's on West Railroad avenue. Nov. 17. 0-mo, O. CL SMttH. ATTORNEY AT *- A W, i Me Villa, Georgia, April 20, 1885, lv E. I). GRAHAM, Jit., attorney at law AND fcOI.lClTOIft IX Mll lTY. BAXLEY, GA. April 28, ’80-ly. HARRIS FISHER, M. D. Physician, Surgeon ^ Accoucher. Olliee at “Eastman Drug Store,” Residence on' Railroad Avenue. corner Church street and Fil th avenue, Eastman, (la. [ft»l» DR. J. D. HERRMAN. practitioneu or MEDICINE ami SURGERY. -:0: Otiice Hemnan. at the City Drug Store of llerrmnn «fc Residence, corner 1st ave nue and County Road street, Kastman, Ga. April, 87-tf DR. J. 15. MITCHELL, Physician and Surgeon, Oilers his professional services to tho peo¬ ple of Dodge county. Olliee at the resi¬ dence of If ii. Harrell Calls promptly at¬ tended day or night. Jnlv27-ly BR. J. M. BUCHAN & SON Physicians and Druggists, KAN'TOIAX, CiA., /"YFFER their Professional services to V_/the people of this immediate and sur rounding found counties. their office One or the other can he at at ary time. All calls promptly attended day or night. ■ 1‘atients at n distance visited by special contract. AH chronic and private specialty. diseases, either of male consultation. or female, a by letter No charge for If send stamp for immediate reply. All consultations and loMcrs private. A good supply or drugs are kept constantly on hand, including al Hie new remedies. inehl2tf DR. J. C. MONTGOMERY. Eclectic Physician, CIIAUNUEY, GKOIiCKA. Ghrrmic Diseases of Women. Impoter.ey, cialty. Sterility, aiul all private* diseases, a spe¬ General practice pronij tly ntfeuHled to 137’ A full line of drugs* litiii inedixiues kept on hand all tlx* time. Culls answered :it:i 11 hours day or night. Dr- Wx L. Smith, DENTIST. II WVKINSVH.LF Ga. Ofllcc in Pulaski House mcli2-tf. Joe SS. ItLitifj Watchmaker | -Jeweler EASTMAN, GA. Mr. King has made arrangements to sp* nd two weeks in eaeii month in Kastman tor the purpose of repairing watches, clocks, jewelry, sewing machines and musical in¬ struments. BUY’Office io tho store of Harrell & smith, Third Avenue, 2nd door west, of Railroad Avenue Juueia-tf J. If. 1* or ter. EASTMAN, SA. Practical House Painter Paper banging, gilding, graining, kalso mining, the etc., also done in the best style in art. Correspondence solicited, and es¬ timates on work furnished oit application. HSfTorms low and work guaranteed. May 11,’87-Om. jfloncfj LiOanctl On Farms and Town Property, IX BIBB AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. ELLIOTT ESTES, July 13-ly. 5G1 Cherry St., Macon, Ga LIVEItY STABLES, LUMBER CITY, GA., E. T, SHEFFTALL, Prop’r. T* 1 would inform tho public that I am tit ted up with good prepared stock and lurnish vehicles, and thoroughly hour, to ex¬ cellent shortest turnouts possible at any notice; day or night, on the 1 solicit a share of the public patronage and guarantee in return therefor perfect satisfaction. Inquire for me at the store of Haynes Allen. E. T. 811 EFT ALL, July ll-3mo. Citation. Georgia -Dodge County: To whom it may concern. Susan C. Bonds, B<»nds, administratrix of the es¬ tate of John J. late of said county, deceased, has applied to me for an order discharging her lrom her trust and for let¬ ters of dismission, aiul by this citation all persons concerned arc required to show cause against they the granting ol the dis¬ charge. if any can, on the first Mon¬ day in September, Isst, at my office in the court house a* 10 o'clock a. m. This May 31. iss7. John .1. Rozar. DkLacy i Bisiior, Ordinary 1> V Ai*j'!ic»uit*s AUe::x ys. •fun*' l-dm This space is reserved for A. L. IIOBBS, who will tell fire readers of the Journal next week about it. At I 0 shun Everybody ! JOHN H. BARRETT, LUMBER CITY, GA. Is stiJl to the front with the best goods and lowest prices. My stock consists of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoos, Hats and Caps, Notions, Fancy and Family Groceries, Hardware, Woodware, Glass, Tin and Crockery Ware, Etc., In fact everything usually kept in a general store, all of which wore purchased to sn advantage and arc marked down to the smallest possible margin on cost. Cull and see me, and b arn at to the advantage I am able to offer you. Respectfully, If. timber City August 6 ’ST-’m Jl. Harrctt. Bk ' " ’ " ’ ^ g l ..... . ■ ........... HENRY COLEMAN m 8 I j Dry Goods, j Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Saddles, Bridles, Crockery Ware. Highest Market Price paid for Country Produce. v Hides a. Specialty, R. R. Avenue, July 13th. 1805 . ESTABLISHED 1865 . OLD AND RELIABLE ale ail Livery Stables • fl-V;?- ’ 1 iK. A Large Stock of £ I, Horses and Mnles x * Kept Constantly on] : Sp 1- Hand. From the pi vi Cheap to the ; * High-Priced. ^TU*; . H. & M. WATERMAN, MImvkinsvitte , Ga. As wo procure our supply direct from tho West in carload lots, we are prepared at all times to furnish saw-mill and turpentine tirins with lirst-class mules at the lowest market rates. Wc make a specially iu this (nidi-, information, or orders by mail will receive prompt attention. Mcfi Saw Mill, Corn Mill, Floor Mill, f W Water Wheel, Steam Engine, OR* Mill Supplies of Any Kind. Don’t forget to send for our largo Catalogue WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. Best Saw Mill in America and Price* Verv 1 ow. Now is llx* time to buy. Lei us lx*ar bon e-t A. Sti-£-<»;■<■ li ,v fSi-o., Founders and Machinists. A I la ufa, Groi gia. * GEO. C. NOHMAND. FKANCIBJ. MEYEtif CONTRACTORS ) — :and: — BUILDERS, EASTMAN, GEORGIA. Having located in F.astmnn lor tbe pur¬ pose of plying our vocation as carpenters and bullrtrrs, we respectfully solicit » share of the public patronage. Having an experience of over twenty years at our back, we are prepared to guar, ante© satisfaction in all work intrusted ic oirr hands. We are prepared to furnish plans and specifications upon application, and in the event of being awarded the job make no additional charges therefor.* Work of the city and country adjacent solicited. EBENEZER COLLEGE, Cochran. Ga. FALL TKKM. Opens September 5th, eloaea Decemlx>fl M 23d,-1887. SPRING TERM. Opens January 2d, closes June 10th, 18ft} Board Tuition per njonth IS’.OO* $3.00 or |5.on. with the principal, per month, 112 Students thoroughly prepared for the ju, nior class in the universities. Address, I’AJ>EMON ,J. KING, July 13-2in. Principal. Tiios. Jefferson. Wm. Jefferson* THOS. JEFFERSON ft SON, Mill Wrights, -and-—— Setters of all Kinds of Machinery -o Building Saw Mills a Spe* cialty. Builders of tho principal large mills throughout the Southern Statee of Missis, sippi, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and to tin* proprietorsof all which they refer by permission. H£0“Can be reached by addressing In care of A. Martin, Lock Box 513, New Orleans, La., or tho Empire Lumber Co., Chattanoo¬ ga, Teiin., or Seddon, Ala. Juneft*2m. E. CROCKETT. Iron Foundry , MACON, • CEORCIA, Manufacturer and Dealer in Engines, Saw Mills, Cane Mills; Cotton Presses, Gins and Machinery ", of every description. Repairs made on short notice. ftpr25-Gitf HAYNES ALLEN, DKALfcK I.V Fancy and Family Groceries,. DRY GOODS, SIIOKS, NOTIONS, ETC. Lumber City, Ga, I lie trading public of Lumber City and 1 neighborhood are informed that I nin at all 1 times prepared with a choice atock of goods in my lino to supply their want* on as good terms as they can secure at any store south of Macon. I also run a first-class Barber Shop iir connection with my business, in which 1 am prepared, with a thoroughly competent and reliable burlier, litt«rd up with good ra¬ zors, easy chairs and clean towels to serve my customers after the latest fashion Fresh watermelons on hand at all times, and as a consequence the darkeys keep happy. July G-3m. Private Boarding House FOURTH AVENUE, EASTMAN, • GAL O -•'Mrs, E. Indiana Johnson,: PROPKIETBESS. Rates One Dollar Per Day** -O This house, located within convenient distance of the depot and the I'UHine** por¬ tion of the city, is lirst-class in all it* apartments public with and tlk* is prepared'to the furnish the best market affords. May I!-3m. WATCHES! Before you buy a watch write to LANIER & YOUMANS, TWaycross. Ga.. for their prices. They Wfll Save Yon Money. apr27-f>m Police. Tho undersigned J*. having purchased the* entire interest of F. Raiford intlietirrrt of Baldwin & Co., they will eentinlie tho’ business in tlie same firm name. C. I»: BALDWIN, J. s. SfllNGLNIC Eastnvm. r!a„ July 10. h, 1887. a.