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Issued Semi- Weekly^
and Friday.
$2.00 a Year, in Advance.
FRIDAY, FEB. 1, 1880.
Entered at the Eastman PostoMce
ag second class mail matter.
Town of Eastman.
ideoeb. Makshals—A. w. V. M. Skelton. A. Smith.
CLERK AND TREASCKKR— h. B. MU
ner. Masonic.
Eastman Lodoe, F. A. M.—Meets
every first anil third Friday night.
Ivankoe Charter, B. A. M. Mcet
every second and fourth Tuesday night.
DJKRrTOKY.
Churches.
«ry^c*nd.'«Bh'L ot “a* day
In by ea*sh Elder mouth __ W. , D. (morning Oliver, and ^vvennig)
school meets at 9:30 a. ai. f ♦ * *
superintendent. South.— Preaching
M K. Church
«U
Pastor. A. Jessup,
Baptist Chubch.—R«v. P.
pastor, preaches at Eastman every first
Lid third Sabbath Thursday in each month. evening. 1 i«> »« «r
-
meeting every 10 Dr. E. U. Bacon,
day-school superiuteudeut. at a. hi.,
COLORED.
Trixitv M. E. Church. Preaching
every second und fourth isundaj Sunday- a
a. in., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m.
school every Suisday at 9 a. m. In •
"W. A. Holme*, Pastor.
Dodge County.
Tax Collector—B James alily K. Ky Uidilens. a}s
Tax Receiver— Miller.
Surveyor— -1. I. D.
Treasurer —James M. Sapp.
Sheriff—J- '!'• Kawlina.
Coroner— H. M. Giddens. first
Oi din ary — J. J. Kozar. Court
Monday in each month.
Clerk Superior Court—J. C, Ka'\
lins. Court convenes fourth Monday
in February and August and holds two
weeks.
Board of Education.
lliram J. Sapp, President-, W. K
Bussey, Jas. Bishop, jr., h. A. Smith
C. K. Armstrong, H. Coleman, Secreta¬
ry and Sch<K.l Commissioner. Meet¬
ing first Tuesday in January, AprU,
July anil October, with call meetings at
such times as in the wisdom of the
Board is deemed necessary.
PERSONAL and OTHERWISE.
—Read the legal advertise
ments in to-day’s pajier.
—Epidemics never strike East¬
man, and she is moving onward
and upward day by day.
If you want anything that be¬
longs on the outside of a horse,
call on B. R. Folsom
jan29-lmo-s-w.
—Dr. T. J. Buchan and Messrs.
Wall & Denson have recently had
handsome signs painted upon their
respective business houses.
—Dr. P. R. Holt, one of Monte¬
zuma’s popular] citizens, spent
Thursday last in Eastman, a guest
of the Uplands Hotel.
—Mr. Mather Wynne is slowly
recovering from his late indisposi¬
tion, and is now on the “lumping
list,” as it were.
If vou want a Plo-ff, Team or
Ridding Bridle, cheap, call on
jan29-lm-s-w r B. R. Folsom.
—St, Valentine’s Day will soon
be here—the season for bashful
beaus and belles to express their
hidden affections fo: each other.
—Mr. W. L. Currell, of Cochran
and Miss Evie Smith, of Wilkin
son county, were married on Mon¬
day last. The groom is quite a
popular young gentleman and is
well-known in our midst.
If you want cheap and good
Buggy and Team Wh ,,,lips, call on
jan29-lm-s-w B. R. Folsom.
—We were in error in Tuesday s
issue in elating that Mi’s. George
Churchman, was a guest of the
Uplands. The item should have
read Mrs. Caleb Churchman.
—Dr. Kennedy, is meeting permently with
located here, and is
remarkable success. Eastman can
now boast of being in possession in
•of a dentist who is an expert
his profession. , janl4-tf
The Cor delean says : Mr. S.'
Mitchell, of Dodge, county,
bought the mercantile interest
Mr. W. P. Shealy, in Cordele,
"has located among us. We
& hearty welcome to Mr.
—Capt. J. W. Phillips, of
■winsvi ., y . ei
e, was in e ci jes
day. He has just returned
pleasant visit to his old home
North'Oaroliiia, and is
in the best of health.
—R. E. L. Harris, at hand
Furaiture Store, has on
large lot of parlor, dining and sit¬
room chairs,which he is dispos
of at low figures. Also on
a number of Reed Rockers.
to comfort and durability these
are unexcelled jan25-2w
—Miss Willie Holt, of Montezu¬
who has been elected to take
of musical department
Eastman Academy is here, a
of the Uplands. Miss Holt
a highly refined young
comes well 'recommended.
—We learn that Dr. Rice,
county, will soon
East man and make it his
home, continuing tiie practice
profession. Dr. Rice is
physician, has a most
ing family an 1 we cordial
him to our midst.
was again among us this week.
Messrs. Albert Peacock and
Levi Evans, two of Chauncey’s
rts;r*" • !
It you want a cheap andgexx
eSfSoffii 1^9°“ andms “‘ft rdfo?’ it kL„m. r0m
—The wooden building in the
rear of 0. H. Peacock & Co., is
being nicely fitted up and will
occupied b^S. Mason as a barber
s j 10 p
If you want the best Harness
Oil, in quarts, one half gallons
anil one gallons, call on
jan29-lm-s-w B. R. Folsom.
—Mr. W k M. Clements, of Monti
cello, Ga., is again in Eastman.
We are glad to learn that his wife,
who was seriously ill a few weeks
a g Q ^ j lus Ll i,out,] recovered her
usual health.
—Dr. J. D. Herrman will, in a
few days, remove his office from
the city drug store to one of the
handsome front rooms in the sec¬
ond story of S. Herrman A Bro’s.
building. The public will make a
note of this fact.
If you want the best Plow. Team
or Buggy Collars, call on
jan29-lm-s-w B. R. Folsom.
—We learn that our dentist, Dr.
B. Kennedy, will soon remove
his office from the Hotel De
Lieteli to the second story of S.
& Bro’s. new store,^where
will be most neatly fixed up.
—In the future, we will publish
Tuesday’s issue, the Interna
tional Sunday School Lesson for
each Sabbath in the month. The
publication of these lessons will
be an interesting feature of our
paper, and a great help to Sun
school goers.
—Do you want a new fire-proof
'i We can give you a bar
Read the advertisement of
M t0 T r ,l r :
Printing Company, East
Ga. tf
Dr Stephen Smith, of New
who for the past four years
been the New York State com*
in lunacy, says:
“The use of alchoholie liqors by
working classes is a growing
as regards the increase of in
The common saloon as a
for laboring men during
hours w'hen they need rest and
quiet, is a fruitful source of insan
i*Y- ’
—Mr. W. W. Thomas will, in a
few days, open a new meat mar
ket in Eastman, near the Masonic
Gall, where fresh meats can be
secured at all times. Mr. Thomas
is well known in the market bus
iness in our town, and his old
patrons should remember him
past favors.
—If all of our merchants would
keep the streets in front of
stores as clear of trash and rub
bish as Messrs. S.Herrman &
our business thoroughfares
present a more decent
This could be done if the
would exercise themselves a
more wutli the broom.
—Mr. J. D. Peacock, a most
cellent gentleman, and
known in oar town, but now in
business at Seville, Ga., had a
understanding with a
operator in Macon last
day,which resulted in the
of inkstands and pistol balls.
one was hurt.
—Mr. W. P. Broughton, in
DeYonk ‘building is selling
goods, shoes, notions and East
cheaper than any house share m of
man, and he solicits a
public patronage. He also has
hand a lot of fresh drugs
medicines, which he is disposing
cheaper than you can get them
the drug stores. Give him a
and our word for it you will
pleased jan29-2t in goods and prices.
—The Darien Gazette
“there are just fifteen liquor
ers in McIntosh county.”
sister county ot Laurens can
McIntosh’s fifteen and “raise
seven better,” on the liquor
Laurens has an ace full and
j g trying to beat an ace
with a bob-tail flush, so to
—The contest over the offices
ordinary and tax collector in
county is progressing slowly. E
idetice in favor of Rozar and
ers is being taken this week,
fore Justice Buchan, Noth!
definite has been arrived at so>
and the final result of the wh
business is mere conjecture, a
Way cross Deporter:
of Eastman are stirred uj^^H
forcible taking of
; *11 an 1
over t
J a sA
: no bolter reason lor us
j ' lion can be given than that it will
i do to “fill up with,” it is very
; tain to be something that
•**■« **««•-*-**"
space it will occupy,
—Mr. E. J. Willingham, of the
1 popular furniture house of Payne
I Willingham. Macon, ,p«t a
day or two of this week in Last
man. He was on the double er
rand of business and recreation,
and while here devoted a few
: hours to gunning, and succeeded
' ll bagging quite a number of the
feathery tribe,
—Mr. John T. Wall spent Wed¬
nesday here, enroute from Dublin
to Abbeville, where he will, in a
few days, wind up his business as
Receiver for the firm of H. H.
Barnes, a bankrupt merchant’of
the latter place. Mr. Wall intoiw
ed us that business was being dis¬
patched quite rapidly in Laurens
Superior Court, Judge D. M. Rob¬
erts presiding. This court will be
held two weeks.
—Mr. Thomas Tunney, one of
the cleverest peddlers in Georgia,
or any other State, makes East
man his headquarters, lie was in
town yesterday, and informed us
that he averages 240 miles a week
when actively at work—walking—
carrying a heavy pack on his back.
Two hundred and forty miles per
week is 900 miles per month, and
this is indeed good traveling, but
Mr. Tunney gets there just the
same.
—“If any person shall buy or
offer to buy or sell a vote, or shall
be in any way connected or con_
cerned in buying or selling
at an election in this State he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, etc.”
So reads the election laws of Geor
gifi- How many men in Diulge
county have violated this statute
w ithin past three months? Will
*y •>
ofteilse ?
.
—Prospectors are in Eastman
every day, from distant points,
A party of gentlemen from one
of the upper counties of the
State were here this week,looking
for a site for an extensive saw mill
enterprise. By those who have
capital to invest in naval stories,
industries, great lumber mills, ex
tensive sheep and cattle ranches,
0 r large cotton plantations, itn
mense profits can bo realized in
this county.
—Mr. J. F. Morrow, formerly of
Roanoke, Virginia, but who has
been connected with our office for
several months, leaves to-day with
hj s family for McRae, Ga., where
], e enters into copartnership with
yp. A. L. Ryals in the publication
G f t he Enterprise in that place,
Mr. Morrow is a clever, intelligent
gentleman, and in wishing him
success in his new home, w e cor
dially commend him to the good
people of Telfair and adjacent
counties,
—Mr. George Churchman, of
Wilmington, Del., has come to the
Uplands to spend three or four
months in order to place some
large orders for yellow pine lum¬
ber and to sever his connection as
a partner in the firm of Church¬
man, Williams & Co. Mr. C. is
well known to the mill men along
the line of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad,and
as he keeps many of the mills in
order no doubt he will be
welcomed by them, as by us. His
office is at the Uplands, where
Col w L Clarke can alg0 be
found.
—Here is a splendid sermon
from the Hawkinsville Dispatch:
“The practice of young men stand'
ing around the doors tof cln iea
has become cornpluintq^^^H so genem^^
that
made to the autlior^^^^H
not ivj !•
to
mi-:!, it j
• r j.lvv-.
it i- a
jM
U
j farming is a detriment to the
cultural interest of their
are taking more readily
which will render <*• f- them less
j pendent upon other sections
ol.U supplies for their tables, and,
them to make, ,h,ir own »
mires with which to enrich the
land now impoverished by the
of commercial fertilizers on sue
cessive cotton crops. As in
occupations, a merely theoretical
knowledge of methods is not suf
fieient to enable a farmer to
them with the readiness that come
of experience. Hence the earn
estness of the [invitation extended
by the wiregrass farmers, to those
of the North and West, who have
long followed the most approved
methods of mixed husbandry, to
come down and cast thero
among them and give them
benefit of their experience.
Northern and Western
need have no Apprehensions
cerning their reception.
will be welcomed with a
ality find hospitality not to
misunderstood.
The Wiregrass Section.
In natural advantages and
ried resources, no country on
terrestrial globe surpasses, if
deed equal, the wiregrass
of Georgia. Within its limits
jean raise almost every article ne
j 1 cessary to his sustenance and com
fort. Here we find the salubri
oug D f tlie semi tro
bree'zes - g . t j J0 bracing balsamic
that characterize j,j ne
r,i ains presenting even a picture
jj e y OI1( j description. The man
w | m cannot find a home here, is
imleed hard t0 pi ea8e . Our lands
af0 n; q ura Py fertile; the water
pure as that of pearlv fountains;
the bloom of health is on the
oheok- of HI, and taking th.
into consideration, it is a lit
tie strange, to say the least, that
our capitalists—the monied men
of Eastman and vicinity do not
catch the incentive take time by
the forelock and put out their
hoarded wealth more liberally to
wards building up our town. Now
is the auspicious time, and a lew
thousands invested in dwellings,
manufactories, etc., would be a
n) ost wi se outlay.
international Sunday _ School 18S9.5 Losh<^
Lesson V., February 3, E
First. Sunday.
SoRiPTURALSmiJEOT.—“ThePar
able of the Sower.” Mark 4 : 1(L
20 .
Mkmory Vfh.sk, 20.
GoloknTkxt.—"I t
ear- to hi-.ir. Id him IcflHHHHj
4: 23.) m
T'/ciu m, i > n ; ■ I
< •;. ! i !' 11 i 1 >’ r
Th.- l’anMc m| the
ci i vers*-, i-". 20). mBHM
fmini, Tim: s.lmuf .—A. 1 >. mBSgBsBk
miru'-Ui lvcmde i in
Jesus had 1' |>re,icui^HBHa|
than two years.
Place.—O n the northw'e^H p^|
shore of the Sea of Galilee,
haps hear Capernaum.
Home Readings. —Monday, Par
able of the flower. Mark 4: 1-20,
Tuesday, Parable of the Taresi
Matt. 13: 24-80. Wednesday, I’yd
able of trie Marriage. Matt.
114. Thursday, Sending oi vA
Seventy. Luke 10: 1-12.^ t
day, Return of the
of 10; the 17 Twelve. 24. Saturi«m
Sunday, The f
Rkkerlni k
Lesson dvii
nr
The parable
mode of instr
iar to
U'
our neighboring town at once or-'; j
ganize an indignation meeting and
ssmss’si^ssrisc hardly treat our hoys with even;
mail girls and will hardly for week speak to
the fair creatures a or
longer after the llawkinsviUeboys
“^’should w^T^rpSl
come over
v ille and ‘play for even’ among our
lovely girls .’’—Ilmoli nsviUe New*.
Now, Bro. Beverly, there is noth
ing wrong with onr young men.—
They always treat your boys with
the utmost civility, even go calling
with them, and remain with tlnm
until your boys blow out the yog.
The Eastman boys then gracefully
retire from the room, for fear of
being suffocated by the escaping
hydrogen. As for the “sour” buai
ness, that is also more “gas” than
facts,
<*
Kaaliaaa.
Advertisements are photographs.
iThe advertisements of a town are
photographs, showing its business
tuid the looker-on readily sees
what the town is doing and'what
it is capable of doing; and he
further secs its needs, its wants,
its vacant places that need
Therefore his the business man that in Jfl dj|
advertise
paper is leading a self*® •^7 is -
unprogressive, wanting in c arity.
and public spiritedness; is living
a daily injury to himself and* his
section, and is throwing a dt mper
l, P on its , progress. In this issue
' vt -* ^H°-v up tlio piriacipal business
^ J ‘ s I’* ilce - rea< ^ er
then examine the columns and see
, the|g
^ or tiimself how many of
th ar ® toWM> advertising We or came helping here to bimjfl
®
bu,ld Uf) KaRtn ** n ’ and
business men ill not pu
us the wheel "1
slowly. We asS
port, that we w
tow n inferior to noneT
Georgia. Will you help ua
PRY GOODS AND GROCKRI
S. Herrman & Br<
J. W. W. H. Lee Gottor & Co.j
H. T. Rogers,
K Vh
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B.
0. R. Armstrong.
HEAL ESTATE AGENT,
W. T. McArthur,
W. W. Aahbdrn,
W. Ax Morgan.
INSURANCE AGENTS. f
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fe B. D. Murrell, flSS * Son,
V
PHYSICIANS*
Hr. K. Ficher,
r J. M. Buchan,
r J. D. Herrman,
r T. Jeff. Buchan,
r CbX Latimer.
i^NlSTERS.
Key. P. K» A. J. Burch—Methodist, Jesup—Baptist,
K R. HJSOentry “
Miller—Baptist.
lawyers.
D. M. Roberts—Judge Ocoueo
J. F. DeLacy, Hall,
L. A.
K. A. Smith,
Elias Herrman, Myliae,
William
B. R. Calhoun,
B. B. .Cheney,
Jy W. Bishop,Jr. y
B. •bHMMMBMMIIMI
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Ghristian. ^
* co3
JFwo ^hie Rapti*l
Methodist.
SCHOOLS.
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Hose, Gloves, Drwti-Extender#, wholoUone Bottoms nd
usually kept in a fir*t-elai§
are Also preparetUo do first-cUis Ron net Making, Trimwiinf and
at very reasonable prices. «
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