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r» i HE TIMES-JOURN'AL <0
VOL. 27.
i PERSONAL ITEMS.!
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Mr. W. L. Jessup paid Cordele
a visit Saturday.
Mr. C. C. Burch went up to Ma
cou ou business yesterday.
lion. I). C. McLennan, of McRae,
was m the citv last Friday.
Col. D. F. Dovle, of Ailey, at¬
tended court here Tuesday.
Hon. Jno. A. Wooten, of Spring
Hill, was in the-city this week.
Mr. C. C. Burch spent Sunday
with his parents in the country.
Mr. E J. Peacock, of Macon,
was in the city several days this
week.
Col. W. A. Wooten, of Ml Ver¬
non, attended court here this
week.
Mr. D. M. Bush made a busi¬
ness trip to points down the road
this week
Messrs. R. Oberly and T. J.
Curry, of McRae, were in the city
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Burch, of
Arthur, visited relatives in our
city this week.
Mr. M. Heimer, of Macon, visi¬
ted his daughter, Mrs. E Merr
mau, here this week.
Capt. Johnson, of the firm of
John Flannery & Co., of Savannah,
was in the city last week.
Mr „ and , Mrs. ,, Byrd T , , and little
daughter, Norma, ol Chester, vis
ited friends here Monday.
Mrs. S. H. Murphy, of Way
cross, is visiting her father, Maj.
B. R. Folsom, of our town.
Mr. J. C. Nunnally, of Atlanta,
is spending several days with his
sister, Mrs. J. 0. Hunt, at the
mill.
Dr. T. J. Key returned Tuesday
JkTm from Moultrie His family will
i J. the latter part 1 of this
The family of Air. J. E. Wooten
was visited Thanksgiving day by
the father and brother of Airs.
Wooten.
Miss Lula Murrell, one of our
most charming young ladies, is vis¬
iting her .friends, Misses Catherine
and Vivian Norris, at Brunswick.
Mr*. A. E. Colcord. and noth
er, Mr. Ed Bacon, returned to -
lanta Friday after spending sever- this
al days with their parents m
city.
Rev. J. T. Ryder left Mouday
for Dublin, where he goes to at
tend the meeting of the an
nual conference of the Methodist
church.
Miss Susie Martin left for her
account of the serio* .line** of
her mother.
Air. Henrv Bohannon, of Ash
burn, spent a day or two of this
week with hi3 parents here. We
are glad to learn that Henry is do¬
ing well over there.
Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Tanner, of
Alauchua, Fla., have returned
home after a short visit to Mrs.
Tanner’s parents, Air. and AIr».
Frank Downs, of our town.
Mr. J. T. Dent and family have
moved to Helena which place will
be their future home, Mr. Dent
has also transfered his organ and
piano business to that place, V e
wish him much success in his new
home.
Miss Mollie Ragland^ who has
Teen engaged in Mrs. B. T. Rog¬
ers’ miiiinery business tor sonic
time past, left for her home m
Newnan Mouday- Miss Ragland
made many friends here who re
gretted her departure.
Air. Jonn Caldwell and family
have moved to Dublin, where Mr.
Caldwell has engaged in the insur
ance business. We regret exceed
iuglv to lose them from among us,
but heartily commend them to
the good people of Dublin.
Eastman Times Established 1S7; (
Dodge County journal, iSSj !
AN AYil-MORMOX LKAOl'K.
One Organized hv Citizens in Ute
it) of Becluve.
Beehive, Ga., Not. 17, 90.
At the request of some of our
best citizens a meeting was held
at Mr. Cute Butler’s and an Anti
Mormon league was organized for
the purpose of teaching our people
Mormouism. Rev. B. A. Bacon
was elected chairman and Rev. S.
A. Sheffield, secretary. The meet¬
ing then adjourned. Next meet¬
ing to be held at Beehive Nov. 21.
Nov. 21.—Met at the above ap¬
pointed place at 1:80 o’clock, p.
m., with Rev. B. A. Bacon in the
chair. On account of some false
reports being circulated by the
friends of the Mormons, it was de¬
cided to adjourn until Friday,
Nov. 24,
Nov. 24.—Met according to pre¬
vious appointment Rev. B. A.
Bacon in the chair. After prayer
an address was delivered on the
history of Mormouism by Elder
K. P. Felton, of Nebraska, who is
well informed on t lie subject, hav¬
ing resided in Utah for nine
months. Adjourned.
Bro. Poitou challenged the Mor¬
mon elders for a debate on the
merits and demerits of Morinou
ism. They failed to turn up at
the'appointed time, although they
said they would be glad to
CllSS it.
Resolved, That the founders and
leaders of the Mormon or Latter
Day Saints church have been ft
disgrace to our count) \,
l9t ' i; y livn.L' i" adultery in do
fiance „ o» the laws of oar Inn,1 and
nat ion.
2nd. By alienating the affection
of the wife from the husband and
making proselytes and concubines
%rd? r By 'prffiecting criminals,
fostering crime, and electing crmi
inals to highest officers m the
gift of their state and church.
that all .
Will further state
the best citizens in the community
is transact!. heartily in favor of the above
S. A. Sheitteld.
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Superior Court.
The second week of the fall
term of the superior court is ap
proaching its end, and while its
machinery has turned slowly and
laborously, like the mills of the
gods, it has turned out some meal.
The fall term usually has not
the interest which attaches u> the
I, “lively fTw'peoplo cerrn and com
[ ^he were in at
endauce ; civil docket was
eriLuaT exceedingly business heavy, while the
transacted was
extremely light. found great
The grand jury that a will
m any hills of indictment
come u p for hearing next Spring
term and indications business are.that will a
large criminal pre
sent itself for adjustment at that
jury will appear in the next ...no
ut th,s W"'
she City Court.
■When Mr. J. Bishop Jr., was
appointed Judge of the city court
and Air. E. B. Milner Solicitor of
the same on the 28th ultimo, thoie
was ended one of the warmest po¬
litical contests in the history of
the county. It was a short con
icn^tn . it
tost, but what it lik^d in
made up in heated sprinting.
The features of tins court are
«nch that it is hoped the transac
tion of business will be materially
, -
GX the
Direct appeal to supreme
court without the
delay occasioned by a review or
retrial in the superior court is a
verv satisfactory feature.
Judge Bishop’s capacity for the
intelligent dispatch of business is
such that litigiously inclined peo¬
ple will be speedily and amply
■ ., ,
l ^ Milner solicitor will take
Vj J as
ci re 0 f interests in his hands.
~ It 1S - expected that this court
. v jjj operate to the advantage o
t he people of the county from a
financial standpoint a Lo>
,n! _ t ^20 cts per hun
, u rt his office.
EASTMAN, GA., DECEMBER 7, 1899.
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Items from («od)viiisvllIe.
Mr. Xonly, of Ginkmsboro,
spent part of last week here, lie
was the guest of Mr. C. C. Lash
ley.
Prof. A. B.ieklins spent Satur¬
day with friends at Chauncey.
Mr. Joe Johnson and family,
accompanied by Mrs. Sam John¬
son, of Eastman, spent Sunday
near here, the guests of Mr. II. J.
Day and family.
Messrs. Pearse and B. II. Chest¬
nut were in our village Monday
inspecting ties for Mr. J. A. Bond.
Mr. Chestnut left for Atlanta
Monday a. m., at which place lie
will accept a position on that di¬
vision and Mr. Pearse will accept
his division here.
.
Messrs. Ben Harrell and Henry
through Wiggs, here of Sunday Amoakeag, morning. .passed
Mr. T. IT. Hargrove left Tues
day for Moultrie where he will ac
cept a position, We wish for him
abundant success.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Garrett
spent Sunday afternoon with
friends m Eastman,
Mrs. C. C. Lashley and children
are spending some time with rela
tives at Orphans,
Messrs. Smith and J. J. Price,
0 f'Rochester, N. C., are here this
\ looking up tobacco farms.
, c K Brown paid Ithinoa
buailw , s3 vil)it . ■1'ues.lnv.
.Minnehaha.
From cross Roads,
^ ^ M uice rain and
is somewhat cool 1
weather .
a "' ”* " U! * U
-
( <: nL,‘ ^ N
u ' {V 1 ‘ . n M1 ,, ;in() nounds
J j'!'*' .., Intends* tVkill. , smaller * ones
‘
Cane sr„„ltn S „ the order of
the day at Mr. .Joseph Graham s.
Three families moved into this
neighborhood last week, and not
a house is left vacant,
,, . . .
^ illness! ‘we’wishfor
after^a long
her a speedy recovery. Mr. Frank
Parkerson found him a well curb
in Gum swamp and got nicely
sprinkled on his way home.
much Mr. work George done Graham ou a place is haying that
ho has purchased. I dout think
George anticipates “batching’
either.
W. I. I).
Younker Items.
Mr J.P. Watson, of Hawkins
vUJf paid m a visit this week.
Mrs. , Z. ,, C. Hancock i* and , Iiss
.
Alice Bozeman visited Mr. o. NI
Coody at Glenwood this w.eek.
Rev. Tj. . Evans, of Bee 11 *v■ *,
spent Friday night with W. J.
Douglas on his way to Salem
church, where he is pastor.
Mr James *H Dempsey has moved
to Mr D. Matthews’ place, for
eiorlv occupied by Mr. Luther
"
Miller
Mr. S. E. Home is shipping a Fine
lot of cotton seed to Macon from
F F ^ 0. Hancock paid Empire
d business this week.
We are having some of the M ; „
mon eiders with us at this time,
but as they meet witn but a hmi
ted amount of success, we tmnk
their visit will oe short.
A goodlv number of our people
are attending court in Eastman
this week.
Our farmers are putting in a
heavy crop of oats this fall.
It is with a sad heart we chron
icle the death of Mrs. Martha -Mu.
M- th r 'b^Pn almMt
MnlM« I.M ao
modher^of alKdit uitiVchlldreii, all
grown. She was a consistent
member of Oaky Grove church
and a good neigh Dor, one that will
Consolida! I iSNS,
i
ho greatly missed m this commit
nitv It was a sad parting of hus
hand and children, She and Mr.
Mullis have lived together so long
and she always shared his pleas¬
ure as well as liis troubles, and
was always ready to assist her fel¬
low being m anything that would
contribute to their need or liappi
ness, but the Lord’s will must be
done and we sympathize with the
heart broken husband and child¬
ren and sincerely hope that then
loss is her gain.
Mr J. E. Scarborough killed a
hog Thursday lb months old that
weighed 2<»7 pounds.
Mr. Gus Warren and Miss Mat
tie Mullis, daughter of Mr. Jesse
Mullis, were happily united in the
bonds of matrimony last Sunday.
A Poth K C.utY.
Suspended Business.
Tuesday evening Judge Smith
granted a petition of the creditors
G )f Mp j ohn w’illcox, of this city,
gaming and appointing a tempo- Mr.
mr y receiver in the person ot
C. H. Peacock, who is now in
charge of the assets of Mr. Will
cox.
The petition for a permanent
' receiver will be heard in Hawkins
villa on the 28th of this month
and the friends of Mr. W’illcox
sincerely hope that ere that time
he will be enabled to straighten
ud his affairs and again assume
{charge j of his business. He has
been for a number of years a citi¬
zen of Eastman and has a large
circle of friends, all of whom, as
has been alreadv said, sincerely
hope he will tide over his financial
straits. His assets we learn are
sufficient, probably, to meet all
indebtednes.
MarPllw , of Miss Gertrude Woodard.
Miss Gertrude Woodard, of Cof¬
fee, nml Mr. Earnest Fleming, of
Brunswick, were married at the
residence of'the bride’s father on
j Gertrude Wednesday is of charming last week. young Miss lady
a
, ms fri.-mla h ,. r „
I,,-r much hawm..*..-!)**
j j ey Banner.
Woodard is well known in
, Eastman, she having lived here
* ™ mh ? r (,f y«ara, during
which time sue was a special fav
onto among the young people,
| s^,, is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. Mumford, of our town, and lms
j ur „ ( , <.i r( .j r . of friends hen- who
j ™»h ... her abundant , , , happiness , in
| the married state,
$(550 to $1200 a year.
We want reliable and energetic
mm and women in each state to
g“J cl W'j.ts; salary
*»•'" "> ?13XJ » T«»i 1 ."" 1
guaranteed and paid weekly: no
ex . )(! ,. K . nce rotjuired, we instruct
you Local Representatives watit
( , d also Send stamp for full par
ticu 1 urs. Address, The Bell Com
p any) Dept. A, Philadelphia,
Pa.
j A First-class Restaurant.
j I have opened the old a first S. T. class R res
taurant at »gers
stand and caw s?rve my custo
niers with nice meals at all hours.
J Wl [ ! appreciate your patronage,
Meals and Lodging 2o cts each.
Very truly,
Jesse Rooiuih.
$(i. a Week To Start.
wau ^ intelligent ladies, or
g , ut i omen , to accept permanent
p 0g i t j 0U j u . own town; salary to
j start $6 a week, guaranteed and
i commission. Many make from
to $>34. a week. You can de
vote ail or vour snare time. Send
stamp for lull particulars. D^pt
dress, The Bell Company,
C., Philadelphia, Pa.
: u ar presses.
Call at the Hardware «tore of
to*turiFcTut*f^jri
15 to 20 bales p <j r hour, and you
caa buy it for $50.00.
NO. 52.
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English paint Mops leaks. 'S'•*— it do.
Watch out for the Racket Store
“ad" next week.
Col. E. D. Graham, of McRae,
was m the city yesterday.
Mr. Finest Edwards will visit,
relatives in Florida next week.
Mr. W. T. Womhln. of Rhine,
paid us a pleasant visit today.
Mr. T. L. Lynn, of Rhine, had
his name placed on our list this
week.
Our sporting fraternity turned
out in full Thanksgiving dav and
flagged many birds.
Mr. N .1. Niolml«on and father,
of Younker, gave us a pleasant,
call Wednesday
Mrs. (1 B. Bush has returned
from a visit- to friends ami re)a
lives at RochelP.
We are glad to see I)r. T. J.
Buchan out again after a serious
illness of several days.
Mi .s Gemma Clark, of Cliauti
cey, is spending the week with her
brother, 1 >r. Jno. Jh (’lark.
Rev. J. W. Smith, of Cochran,
preached an interesting sermon at
the Rapt 1st church Sunday night.
Reid <fc Arthur's new saw mill
arrived today and will be put up
at once about 1 miles from town.
^ p Wooten happened to
Cie misfortune of having his foot
HI)rnine d hunting the other
day.
Captain Luther A. Alexander, a
prominent citizen ofT.it mi 11 coun¬
ty. was m the city for a few hours
this week.
Messrs. M. M. Burch and Need
ham Shelfield, of Rhine, are
among t hose wlm have subscribed
to The Timos-Jounml this week.
! will hereafter keep a few tmach
ors Bibles, and n few <>t her religi
ous books on hand. Pricos low.
Fan order any hook you want.
J. (’. Brewton, Eastman, < «u.
Mr. and Mrs. \V. T. Hargrove
arc n-ccjving the congratulations
of their friends upon the birth of
a fine little girl, which occurred
Saturday morning.
Probably wo will be aide t 11
chronicle the marriage of one of
East man’s most popular young
men m a week or two. Don’t all
guess t he same fellow.
A number of new cit izens have
moved into Dodge from various
part s f»f t he state during the past
month. We have plenty of room
and a hourly welcome for these
and many more.
Rev. \V. F. Strickland will
preach at the Bresbyterian church
here next Suimy morning at II
o’clock and in the afternoon at <5
o’clock. The public is cordially
invited.
Mr. D. W. Uodolpli and family,
of near town, will move lo Pike
county in a few days, where ho
will make his future home. We
regret to lose them fr -m our coun¬
ty.
The case of Ben W. Smith, wh
was charged with stealing
Mr. Samuel Graham, was
tried vesterday and resulted in
Smith’s acquittal. Mr. 1. O.
Bright was also acquitted of the
charge of illegally sidling whiskey.
Young sycamores are being put
oll ^’ 0 y OU r citizens as shade trees,
-f|,i s commendable and in a few
yearn our town will present a dif
feront view. Good paint and
shade trees constitute a large per
cent age of beauty to a town.
I have just recieved a first-claS!i
phot«graph outfit and will guar
small price, three lor p^torat^a 25 ct3. E.
Bohannon, same old stand.