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PERSONAL MENTION.
The Coming and Going of Your Refer
lives, Friends and Acquaintance*.
Mr. L. M. Peacock Sr., visited
Savannah this week.
Mr. R. L. Kiivclren of Scotland,
was in Eastman Monday.
Mr. John Carr, of Helena, is
visiting his Eastman friends.
Mr. Will Wooten, of Mt.
Vernon, visited our city Tuesday.
Miss May Willcox, of Central
Point, is Visiting relatives in East¬
man-.
Mr, Oscar Gentry, of McRae,
visited Eastman relatives this
week.
Mts. Anna Horn, of Macon, is
visiting the family of Col. Ej. B.
Milner.
Mr W. T. Collins, of Helena,
spent'Sunday with his family in
Eastman.
We had a pleasant call yester¬
day from Rev. B. H. Summer, of
Chauncey.
Rev. J. M. Henderson, of Coch
ran, is attending the union meet
ing at this place.
Dr. A. L. Wilkins, of Atlanta,
visited friends at Amoskeag Sat
uaday and Sunday.
Messrs. Max Wall and Wni.
Marshall, of Macon, visited tneir
parents m Eastman Sunday.
Mrs. Mary McGillis, of Liberty
county, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. R. D. Gentry, of our town.
Miss Eva Bell and little Miss
King, of Helena, visited Eastman
friends on Saturday and Sunday
last.
Miss Christine McIntosh, of
Chauncey, spent several days of
this week with friends in East¬
man.
Miss Satlie Kinchen, of Scot
land, Ga., lias been visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. H. Clements, du¬
ring the past week.
Mr. W. A. Burke and wife,
Messrs. C. E. McRae, E. B. Smith,
Miss Lessie Gregory and Mrs. Nut
ting, of Cox, attended preaching
in Eastman Sunday.
Mrs. I;. Little has returned from
Cincinnati and other millinery
centers, at, which places she pur
chased her Spring and Summer
goods. See la-ex advertisement in
I this issue.
The following members of
Chauncey’s citizenship attended
religious services in Eastman Sun¬
day: Mesdames. M. C. and G. P.
j Bussey, Misses Ed W. la J. Curry, Harrell E>va and Bifssoy, family,
Christine McKintosh, Messrs. Will
Bussey and S. T. Miller.
Tiie many friends of Miss Net¬
tie Griffin will be glad to learn
j that she is expected home ©n
Saturday next from Mt. Vernon,
where she lias been teaching mu~
sic for several months. She lias
closed her class at that place and
will remain at her home in Eas-t
man alter her arrival.
Editor G. G. Folsom, of toe
j Tat nail Journal, spent Sunday
ind Monday with his relatives in
Eastman. He returned toReidsville
!h> Tuesday morning accompanied by
father, Maj. B. R. Folsom,
who will spend several days with
jiiiy in the capital of Tatnall.
Editor Folsom is giving the peo
I pie of Ins section a fine newspaper,
and'judging he from the happy smile
wears, his labors ar r - not with
out reword.
Married.
On Sunday last, at the home of
Mr, J. V.. Nixon, near Ishani
Springs, Mr. Arthur Fort, of Pu
laski county, and Miss Mary Wrye,
ot Isham Springs, were united in
marriage by Justice J. V. Nixon.
We utiderstaud that parental
objections prevented this young
couple from uniting their destines
the home of the bride, so they
themselves away to the hon e
of a neighbor, where the nuptial
was tied. We wish them !
happiness. J
Eastman Times Established iS^ j
1|98 STY journal-, 1SS3 i
THE UNION MEETING.
Interest is Manifested and Much
Good is Beilis Accomplished.
The union meeting, now being
at Harrell’s ware-house, un¬
the auspices of all the church¬
of Eastman, and conducted by
the noted Evangelist Ur. EC. W.
Oakes, are largely attended and
the interest is manifestly iucreas
log¬ There are two daily services,
on e at 3 o’clock A. M. and the oth
er at 7:15 P. M. The stores are ;
closed during the hours of preach¬
ing and the merchants and custo¬
mers attend the meetings. Sec¬
tarianism seems to have been
laid in the shade for the present
and an earnest and concentrated
effort to know His will concern¬
ing us is the goal sought. bible
Dr. Oakes is a profound views in
scholar and presents his
a most attractive and forceful
manner, commanding the closest
attention on the part of his large
audiences. The pastors of the
respective churches take a ^ ee P
interest in tiie work, and truly it
is hoped that a brighter spiritual
day is beginning to dawn upon
Eastman and vicinity.
Death ‘ Of Mrs. Lee.
, ,
Mrs. Hixon Lee, an aged ana
good woman, died at home of
ss." illness.
week, after a protracted mother of
Mrs.- Lee was also the
Mrs. C. G. Brown and Mr. Ste
plien Lee, of our town. She was
a consistent member of the E, rt p«
list church and was gWatly be¬
loved by all who knew her. Her
remains were interred at Cochran,
her old home. We extend our
heart-felt sympathies to the be¬
reaved ones.
Open (!tc New Street.
Complaints reach this office on
account of the failure of the city
fathers, to open the new street
donated by Messrs. W. W. liar
roll and W. A. Morgan to the city
Board of Education, and known
we believe, as Harrell street, near
the public school building. simply
We make this reference
to call attention to those whose
duty it may be to look into this
matter and have the same attend
ed to, as it appears to be one of
much public ut-Llity. The cost
necessary to put this street m good
condition would be very small,
and would be of great benefit to
the property owners and patrons
of the school in that portion of
the city.
Mr. Scofield Promoted.
jt w i11 fie gratifying to the ma
ny f r i,. n ds of Mr. John C. Scofield,
j n Eastman and vicinity, to know
that he has been recently appoin
ted chief clerk of the war Depart
meat. Mr. Scofield was at one
time principal of the Eaistman
Academy and all of his old pupils,
in common with his many frieu Is
here, will rejoice at his promo¬
tion.
Soon after leaving Eastman Mr.
Scofield accepted a position as a
clerk at a salary of .$1,000 in the
office of the Surgeon-general of
the army. He grew in favor and
efficiency, receiving promotions
from time to time until he is now
installed in the high posi¬
tion above named.
Fire Near Seedy Springs.
The smokehouse and stable of
Mr. James T. Allen, who lives in
R-eedv Snrin" ni^ht district was burned
Thursday fire'about Mr. Allen dis
covered the 11 o’clock
'which and rushed out to save his stock.
he succeeded in *doin<n
though his feet and the right side
of his face were badly burned in
the effort
\b iut 100 bushels of corn some
nieat all ‘f his farming chickens'were tools, and
sonie ° Mr. Allen’s
burned, It is thought th' 1 fire was
of incendiary origin. Mr
The loss is a se\eie one to
Allen, who has a large fainl\ ot
htG e children. Du mu Cornier.
I will positively save vou 25
cent. on shoes. 'C. C. Burch.
EASTMAN, GA., MARCH 16 , 1899 .
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
News From all Parts of 1 lit* Comity
Sent in by onr Hustling Scribes.
Atnoskeag Dots.
We art? glad to say that Mrs. A
E. Griffin is much improved.
Mrs. I). P. Poor is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. B. T. Rogers.
Mrs. McKinnon spent a few
days with friends here last week.
Mrs. M. Roberson and son,
Haygood, spent last week with
friends here.
Miss liattie Holt has been con¬
fined to her room for the past
week on account of sickness.
Mizpah.
Central Paint N'nvs.
Mr. Will Wrye is back home
again, after spending a few weeks
a t Kramer.
g. Bowen was up looking
a f ter ])i s turpentine business one
day this week,
Mr. R. L. Willcox is driving a
new horse this wee k. Wonder
where » Gnss ?> is
.
Tvvo young men were cwught in
the storm the other night while
returning from a visit to their
^ •
f the farmer8 in this part
«■»—v and tiy hog
to 0 cotton alone
and hominy.
Clara Toss and
7vn.l8 have boon appointed as
committee to write a lecture
our prayer meeting, to be
next Sunday. They are
bright young ladies and we
looking for something nice.
Rastus.
Empire Epworth League.
The Empire Epworth
held its literary meeting at
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
j man last Friday evening,
Coleman, as third
of the league, had arranged a
interesting and instructive
gramme, the subject for the
ing being Longfellow.
After Bible reading and
by the pastor, Rev. E. E.
ents, the roll was called, each
member responding with a
tiou from Longfellow, Then
were several recitations and some
very interesting papers read
the members.
The evening was one of unusual
1 pleasure and interest throughout,
and Mrs. Coleman won many com
pliments for her charming hospi
talities as hostess ot the occasion.
Mch. 8, 1899. Quid a.
Maureen Mention.
Mrs. A. M. Jessup spent last
week visiting friends at Montrose.
B. F. Jessup, of Montrose, spent
last Sunday with honiefolks here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Nicholson,
of Chester, spent last Sunday with
the latter’s mother, Mrs. Jim
Caves, of this place.
Mrs. E. M>. Brown, of near Dan¬
ville, spent last week with her
daughter, Mrs. W. J. Hughes
She returned Saturday.
Mr. J. W. English and mother,
Mrs. T. H. Ehiglish, of Montrose,
spent last Sunday here with the
family of Mr. A. M. Jessup-.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Collins, of
iioai Iyewauee, Sunday spent last Satur- the
‘ ft’ J( ‘ with
‘ ‘ ‘ ^
JeI auiei *
, *“ . community will
l * s
a ^th e little house near Mr.
<Jr ' l1on 9 P 1;ice insG, . ()1J Saturday night
uex ^» ^e to organize a
aei ? ro mms-lrel. Everybody inVi
te< * to atten ^ organization
meetiu .
^
Strafed or stolen.— One ox of
the following description: White
spot on side next to the fence and
a tail about as long as a piece of
ro P e * Mas been gone three
yesterday, to-dav and to-morrow.
Mr. W. H. Floyd will liberally
"
ward the finder.
On Wednesday of last week
Mrs. Robert Witheriugtou fainted
7I ir, ‘ ’ !it0 tiir ‘ ^' re * %vas ’
Continued on Page 5.
Consolidated i 3.
A MOST HORRIBLE DEATH.
Mr. John Holland, of Laurens Comity,
is Burned to Death.
Maureen, Ga., Mch. 8, 1S99.—
A Mr. John Holland, while on his
way from his home near BTnewater
church, in Laurens county, to
Williams’ Shingle mill, near Mus
grove, at which place he worked,
met a terrible and tragic death on
Monday morning last.
It seems that Mr. Holland, be¬
coming cold on the road, stopped
to rest and warm, wherupon tie
set lire to a turpentine box, which
was on a tree that had partly
blown down, but had lodged upon
a st ump. 11 is supposed t hat he lay
down by the fire and went to sleep,
and while lie slept the tree burned
off of the stump, falling across
the small of Mr. Holland’s back,
and pinning him to the earth,
where lie was compelled to remain
and endure the agonizing tortures mortal
of the most terrible death
man ever experienced. clothing
When found his was
burned entirely from his body,
and some of his bones were burned
to ashes. IIis flesh was baked in
a terrible manner, and every mdi
cation pointed to the fact that lie
had suffered indesciibable agonies
before death relieved him. It is
not known how long he
under the tree, but it is su,,^
"s i,knt . ....... med about
sun up, a i ■ found at
.jis body was
» eioek. The coroner’s jury re
„
1 jffUied a^verduff that ho cam<A in
ms dea v ^ as auovestated,
A Novel Huy Press.
Rev. T. E. Sikes, of Cox, Ga.,
this county, w-as exhibiting here
Tuesday the model of a hay press
of his own invention, which is
destined to he a wonderful impe¬
tus to the production of hay in
among this t lie iai ming when people. produced 1 In
l>ross is operated by horse power,
and will pack twenty bales oi hay
; per hour, averaging 75 to 100
i [ >OUU( s P <>1 >a ''* It can be run
; billy two people, one to feed m
^ Ia ^ all, j 0110 " Ji ‘‘ U |<! ,a ^‘ M
-
One house furnishes sufficient povv
er t° r its operation, and its con
^ruction is such that it can bo
readily taken apart, placed upon
a " a <)!1 aJ, d earned to any place
-
jin i the it. field Mr. where Sikes it is that desired these to
use savs
presses can be placed upon the
I market at a cost of $ 15 each,
which is more than 50 per cent,
cheaper than any other press now
manufactured, This places it
within the reach of almost very
land owner in the country. There
is absolutely no doubt of its prac¬
tical worth, as it has been thor¬
oughly tested by Mr. Sikes and
others, who have had one in oper
a | lon
Responded Bountifully.
On Sunday morning last at
Union meeting a collection
taken up to defray the
incurred, etc. Rev. Mr, Brewtou
asked for only $100 which amount
he said would meet all demands;
hut after the collection was com
pie ted it was found that the peo
pie had responded with a contribu
tion of $125. This incident
very fine evidence of the wonder
ful liberality and good feeling
which exist among the people of
Eastman and vicinity, and East
man pastors, are no doubt proud of
the fact that their lot has4’ailen
In guc ]j pleasant places. Every
I >astor in town is laboring earnest
ly for the upbuilding of the
churches, and lor the spiritual ben
efit of the people. They are
accomplishing inestimable good,
which will shine as stars in their
eternal crown. We are indeed
glad to see that the churches are
so willing to hold up rheir arms
in the grand and noble work, and
trust that continued blessings may
be added to the people of our
tow n.
,an .
s ‘
Muny ’ llian J thanks kind friends, .
one and all, both white and col
who so faithfully worked to
prevent the farther spread of the j
fire from the burning of my balm j
on Saturday afternoon last. .
Gratefuliy yours, M. L. Burch.;
NO. 9 .
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Interesting 1 Items Chronicled in Brief
ami Spicy I’urngrpiilis.
We are pleased to state that Dr.
J. M. McGee, who was reported
last week as seriously ill, is rapid¬
ly improving, and we trust soon
to see him out .again.
The Spring session of the Macon
Presbytery will be held at the
Presbyterian church of our city on
Wednesday before the 2nd Lord’s
day in April next, and will con¬
tinue through Sunday.
Mr. W. A. Morgan has just had
a nice job of painting done on his
cottage on Griffin street. If oth¬
ers would follow in this line it
would add materially to the gener¬
al appearance of our city.
Mr. S. H. Lout her a prominent
farmer and fruit grower, of near
Eastman, was in Mclvae Tuesday.
Some of our farmers could learn a
lesson by visiting tlie home ol
this gentleman.—Telfair Enter¬
prise.
Mrs. W. II. Nixon, of v r p. ,
lar Springs church, aiwfi at her
home on Tliursd .,t.y morning last,,
and on E” may her little babe
just ’ . r
wo days old, followed heriu
to (ho unknown regions. Tliese
were very sad deaths, and the be
reaved relatives have our deepest
sympathy .
r>
aiov. Eugene Sikes, of Dodge
county, was in our office Tuesday
and exhibited tin-model of a hay
press of his own invention. It is
one of the most ingenious and con¬
venient we have ever seen. Mr.
Sikes is going to manufacture
these presses for the market, and
every farmer should have one.—
Telfair Enterprise.
Mr. Daniel Kelly, chief clerk
of the Southern railway office at
Washington, D. C., is spending
some time in Eastman at present.
He is here for the benefit of his
health, and we do not think he
could have selected a better town
to visit. Eastman is not excelled
for the health of its citizens and
the salubriousness of its atmos¬
phere by any town in Georgia,
The Pesky Hugs.
We have read somewhat of the
troubles, trials, tribulations and
plagues of the ancient Egyptiana.
They were bothered with locusts,
hut we are firmly persuaded flint
those winged insects would not bo
it” at all if matched against
the late influx of bugs that is af
flictuig our city. Bugs! Bugs!!
Bugs!!! By tens, by hundreds, by
thousands and by millions! Who
< an cou, 't the pesky things.-’ 1 hey
are, to us rural folks, a new crea¬
tion. We were not
with them; we din’t invite them,
either; but when Eastman put on
city airs and installed her electric
lights, behold, they swarmed down
upon us, and showed decided pref¬
erence for the arc lights. They
are from two to three inches m
length, with broad oval backs, and
fire °t ft dark brownish color; they
j possess a head, twoej T es, a mouth,
six h>gs, a large pair of wings, and
the rear end of their body tw<*
i protrusions, like the “stinger 7 of
a "asp, are visible.
* P°n the whole, his bugship is
an unprepossessing and disreputa
hh* looking individual. E’er the
past week they have i>een a pest
a »d a curse. The light at the
post office seems to be headquar
tens, and t he fall of them upon the
ro< A is as incessant and as loud as
;i hail storm. Our citizens ar^*
decidedly averse to acquiring too
intimate acquaintance-hij) with
them, and it is amusing to see
how the ladies, and t he men too,
tor ttiat matter, politely and stu
diously dodge to avoid them. For
lack of a better name we call them
“Electric Light Bugs.’’ Now, we
have two questions to ask onr
readers and exchanges: Wlmt IB
this bug, anyway, and what I e
sides dynamite, will kill th em.
stock and however.* barrel?
Theho^s, seem lS
very fond of them, and by
means they may be in a measure
extenn'uated.