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Id ftPfiOpiOBfujDS COuii;. _WHEN YOU HEED — JKe-M/iej, •>» ? to, jar-A FANCY and TOILET articles, stationery, GgaSS, OILS, cio.. in fact anything carried in stock in fib»t class drug stoke. Do not 1,1 Lp to cal! on us the before buying. We none but SESic quality of iverything, and in price DEFY engaged com petition. We have boc-n j„ t i,o drug business for a period of ffl ore than 25 y ears and point to oar the 0,4 record as a guarantee ior inure. When in Macon do not fail to call and see us RANK’N & C«J., Mulberry and Third Sts., year Wadley Monument and New * Government Building. n4-3m m f t <7... published every Saturday morning at GRAY’S STATION, GEORGIA, —BY T. F.. PENN.— Subscription Rates--tfl AdvaurC. Due Year. ..... $1.00 8:x Months. 50 Three Month. 30 Entered at the Postolfice at Gray's Sta tion, Ga., as second etass man matter. Postoffice orders, drafts, etc., should be made payable to T. U. Penh. Kates for advertising made known on application. Communications for individual benefit, or of a personal character, charged for the saint as advertisements. Marriage and obituary notices, not ex ceeding one square, inserted without for charge -over one square will be charged same as Correspondents advertisements. alone responsic'.e for are i opinions expressed by them through these columns. TOWN AND COUNTY. Mrs. E. 6. HARDEMAN, Local Editress. Tbe “Putnam Enterprise” is the j mime of a new paper started at Katonton, with Capt. J. B. Roese Editor and Manager. 1 Herschel Johnson, a student at Emory College, committed suicide Hast Tuesday afternoon by shootin g himself through the bead with a pistol. A report from Katonton says the [subscription for the Atlanta, Atlan tic and Sheffield railroad, from At lanta to the sea, has reached $75,000. A suit for $5,000 lias been entered against the City County 7 of Mil— ledgeviile by Miss Mary Brown for (injuries received by falling in a [sower on Hancock street some time I since, I We call attention of teachers to Itlie notice of the county 7 school com Imissitnor in this issue which gives Itlie date for the examination of ■teachers. The state school commis Isiotjcr, under the present law, fixes Itlie days for examination of appli Icants fur public schools, and no ex aminations will be bad on other days than those designated. A 825,900 suit for damages has filed at Atlanta in the office of Uie Superior Court for W. II. Dooly against the Georgia Pacific Railway Company. In the complaint it is alleged that tho plaintiff, whilst discharging his duties as a condue lor, was thrown from tiie train up on the track and was seriously 7 in— 11 red. His right eye was cut, his eye-lid was split, five tcetli were knocked out, his jawbone broken, his chin was cut, his hand was cut in seven places, his left arm was at the shoulder, two ribs fractured, a hole was punched ln hisjeft thigh, nine bones worked his face, ids leg became stiff, his entire body 7 was smashed bruised. Congressman James II. Blount bussed through Atlanta last week fo his way to Washington City, He was seen at the Kimball House O' a reporter ofthe Atlanta Jour >al, to whom lie said, in answer to 1 question : [ “1 fc annot say yet what tbe chanc P krevision avo fbr the passage of a bill for of the tariff. The (O in puttees have not been appointed yet. P ben they aro appointed we can r' 1 "! an idea of what will he done, rd I prefer to make no predictions r this time.’* I iias the President's position [trengthened or weakened the “unces of Democratic success ?” ’ a 8 asked. should say without hesitation the message lias strengthened larly.” CLINTON LOCALS. The family of Wm. Spear have moved from the old Bowen home to Tacnail Square, Macon. Miss Irene Stewart of Fine Ridge neighborhood is visiting Maude Hardeman this week. Mr. Jack Roberts, of Hawkins Diet., has slaughtered this winter fifty seven fine Logs. Who can beat this? Mrs. James Finney of Haddocks is quite critically ill. Dr. S. C. Pursety and J. Hardeman are close ly amending her. Mrs. Graves returned home Tues day from Haddocks. She reported Mrs. Fin soy, who she was called to ser, as some better. Mrs. Jake Visscher is visiting her numerous friends and Inmiiy in tbe county. She spent uie day in Clinton at Mrs. Morgan’s last week. Dra. J. F. and R. B. Barron have removed their stock of drugs from the old brick building to the store house, occupied last year by II. J. Stewart, Jr. Mrs. R. B. Barron is spending the week in Macon with her uncle F. S. Johnson on College St. She will resume her school duties on the 23rd ofthe month. Miss Maggie Belie Chiles, who at tends seiiool in Monticelio, and had a months vacation for Christmas holidays lias been spending some time in Macon with relatives. Capt. Ross we aro glad to learn is improving. He issued for the month of December 1887 twenty seven marriage licenses, most of these to the colored population. In our list of Rev. M. A. Phillips preaching appointments we ornmit ted the one at Bt. Lukes Chuppei, (near Mv. T. R. Striplings) services will be held there the first Sabbath, afternoon of -a..a month. The busy hum of our mill is hush ed for awhile, the whistle and bus tie is much missed, (likewise the grist.) Near 10.000 bushel of meal was ground by 7 Anderson during the yeur 1887. We see in Saturdays Telegraph that Judge James T. Gantt of Clin ton Missouri, is visiting his sister Mrs. Massey of Massey ville. Judge G— is au old Clinton boy 7 who has many friends in the county 7 that are proud to know he is “building a record” in the west. Milas Towles, a worthy colored hand employed with the construc tion force of the C. fli M. R. K. was seriously 7 hurt on the leg, last Wed nesday, while assisting in repairing the break in the road near Cedar creek. He is getting able to hobble around a little now. The Headlight endorses most heartily the following from the Macon News, ae wo consider Col. Folsom the finest local writers in the State. His language is always chaste and expressive: “Wo con gratulate our neighbor, tbe Tele graph, on adding to its staff so com petent and popular a writer as Mr. M. M. Folsom, lie will he a bril liant and vale able assistant to the old reliable and ever efficient Bridges Smith. Tho pair make a dandy team. Folsom is an untiring work er, anil as a reporter, has no superior in the State. Iiis happy sketches will prove a charming addition to the columns of our esteemed contem porary, and will bo a sparking fea ture possessed by no other paper in Georgia. Prosperity 7 and happiness to Montgomery Folsem in his new quarters.” A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTMENT. I am offering the finest Custom mill and ginnery in the County 7 for sale. Situated in Clinton. Consist ing of a STATIONERY ENGINE with Locomotive boder, one new fif ty saw PRATT COTTON GIN, Con • denser and Feeder and one 40 saw cotton gin with condenser, a SPLENDID GRIST MILL 44 in. rock, including gin house, mill house, cotton press, shafting, pul - leys, etc., with a regular Custom of 10,000 Bu. Corn per annum and 300 to 500 Bales during a season. Y\ ill Kel1 CHEAP *"OR CASH. Cali and ; look al il01 ' write ri)u at Clinton,Ga. R. V. HARDEMAN. REMINISCENCES OF JONES COUNTY. BY MRS. E. O. H. (CONTIXUED FROM LAST WEEK.) Since the “mysterious murder” wnich was published in the issue of Jan. 7th has been read, Dr. Jos. I. Barron, our esteemed townsman, who by-thc-way is our local author ity on all notable events in the his tory of the old County for past fifty years, by a wonderful gift of mem ory never forgetting dates, &c., in forms us that our history of the murder, “so far as it goes” is cor rect hut we wove mistaken as re gards the murderer not being dis— covered. After leaving the town of Clinton, Macon,' the peddler drove on to whore he replenished his stock of goods, laying in quite a quantity of jewelry. While he was thus engaged he was watched by three white men, who found the route ho contemplated taking on his return, and managed his° to start ahead of him. On overtaking them, they asked for seats in his wagon. Unsuspiciously he obliged them thereby meeting bis doom. It was quite lute in the afternoon when be started from Macon, and by tho time they passed the mill on Walnut creek it was quite nightfall, Having taken on unused and lonely road, everything was auspicious for the accomplishment of the murder ous plans of the fiendish trio. The peddler was therefore killed by them, his pockets, pm se and pack rifled, the body hid in the log, the assassins got in the wagon and hurriedly drove from the spot, where in solitude they imagined all traces of the crime were hidden. However, by very skillful detec live work, the case was worked up, and one of tho men, James Jonos, (Dr. B. thinks was the name) “spotted” in South Carolina. My father (D. N. Smith) lutd just been elected as Sheriff of Jones County and was sent to Charleston for the murderer. Ho was caught and brought by him to Clinton, placed in jail and at Ids trial turned Slates evidence, was convicted of murder and sentenced to ten years in the Penitentialy. It was never known what became of him after his time expired. He described his confederates but they 7 could never bofound - AS OLD THEE. From my sitting room window, as I look over the brown and winter seared fields „ , and paielios, , over grey fence rows, and leu ft, loss tree tops, my eye rests upon one lonely tree— a Lombardy poplar. This tree, the last of its species around the old town, stands like some grim sonti nalin its tall dignity nud perfect solitude, to guard tho ground where once stood a comfortable and (in tho “day 7 of its glory ”) a handsome residence, to winch led avenues of beautiful shade trees. There lived tho family of Mr. Cook, father of promlsing business man of Atlanta. The first wife of Mr. Cook, Sr., while standing in her front veranda one afternoon with her baby 7 boy in her arms was by an unlooked-for stroke of lightning killed, while the baby was but si ghtly shocked. Mr. Cook after her death manned an English lady, of fine education, who was the mother of Mr. Geo. Cook of Atlanta and also of Mrs. Wade Goolsby of Jasper county 7 . The old Cook h< mestead was bought many years ago, torn down and the timbers and lumber used in a» addition to the bouse now owned and lived in by ■’ Radford Turner. Not a vestige . of tne biuhnngs re mains and naught but the poor lonely old poplar tree now marks the place where once tho old Cook home stood. Public School Teachers. N 'OTICE is hereby given that I will I be in Clinton on the 27th and 28th of January 1888. for the purpose of examining applicants for teachers licenses. Examination will lie had on no other days. This notice is in coniplianee with instructions from ibo Stale School Commissioner, Govern yourselves accordingly. This the 7th of Jam 1888. A. H.S. McKAY, County School Commissioner. FROM BRADLEYS. News is scarce. Mrs. Joe Mercer is still sick. We hopo however she will soon recover The boys around this place on joyed an old-fashioned rabbit hunt a lew days ago. Messrs. Joe Jolly and T. F. Brad ley say as it is leap year they would like to get married this fait. We are glad to learn that Mr. John Bradley, Sr., is much better. Ho will ride out this evening for the first time since ho got hurt. Perhaps he wants to see and consult the widow again. My advice to every ono is to stay ;lt home and work hard and sub scribe for the Headlight. We all think it is an excellent paper and return many thanks to the good publisher and editress for furnish iug the people of Jones with a pa P or bbey havo long been wishing for - Every citizen ot tho county should be a subscriber. I will in crease its subscription list by send ' n o t0 m y sweetheart. Jan. 9 th 1887. Sambo. In New Jersey an effort is making to have beer sold to the retail con sumers by weight, whereby one would not be charged anything to speak of for the froth. It would sonud funny to ask for a pound of beer, instead of a pint—so funny that no one in this generation is likely to hear very much of it. Tl^S T\bLE. COVINGTON & MACON R. R. Fr >m and after Tuesday, Nov. 1st 1887, trains on the Covington & Macon Railroad will be run by the following schedule: GOING NORTH—MAIL TRAIN. Lv Macon.... 4 30 p m Massey's Mill 4 45 p m ri'oiT 5 00 p m 5 25 p m Q nl .... 5 33 p m Bradley ... 5 43 p m Wayside.... 5 53 p m Hound Oak (5 13 p m Hillsboro . 6 20 p m Ad Miiincta..... gate......... 6 38 p m 6 53 p m Ar Monticelio, 7 II GOING SOUTH—MAIL TRAIN. Lv Monticelio 7 00 a Minneta........ 7 13 a m del gate......... 7 CO -+ a m ....... 7 0- CD a Round Oak...... 8 08 a m Wayside....... 8 21 a tn Bradley.......... 8 32 a m Grays............ 8 41 a rn M> rtrn........... 8 cc a m Roberts............ 9 0 © a m Massey’s Mill... 9 22 a in Ar yi acon ........ 9 40 a m GOING NORTH—FREIGHT TRAIN. ^ Macon... ...... 7 30 a m j v Grays.............. ....... 9 15 a m Ar. Monticelio........ ...... 12 13 p in GOING SOUTH—FREIGHT TRAIN. Lv. Monticelio. ... 12 30 p m Lv. Grays...... ... 5 00 p m ■ ar ' Macon.. .. ... 6 30 p rn S. Reed Stoney, 1 n R c . °' A. Craig Palmer, f fhS MOHIlDg' N«‘WS. STEAMPUlFTlNCr HOUSE Printing, Lithographing, Binding, Engrav ing, Sterotyping, Book and Blank Book Manu facturing. Tbe Largest Concern of the 14 Li.S Month. Thoroughly equipped latest and com plete within itseli ; the ma chinery and the most skilhul workmen. Corporations, Manufac turers, Banks and Bankers, County- Officers, Farmers and Merchants, Mechanics BUSINESS MES CESEBALLV. thing About placing above line, orders for visit- any in the from a Card to a nmmmoth poster, or from a memorandum book to a inam ril0 tjj ledger, are requested to give this house a trial, J. II. Estill, Proprietor, 3 Whitaker St., - - Savannah, Ga 30©ntistry. JD>J~ ZHL IX cJOJNJ333 RESIDENT DENTIST, Having permanently located at Monticelio is prepared to do your work at reasonable rates. Su'is taction guaranteed. A liberal por tion 'tod. of Office the public patronage Di. solic up staiis over Do zier’s drug store. ItSri have established a branch office at Gray’s Station and will servo my 7 fiiends at that place the first week in each month. nl > ............ have this day contracted with Messrs. JOHN MERRYMAN & CO. to sell, at all stations on the 0. & M. Railroad, their —CELEBRATED BRAND? Ob' GUANO— Meiryman’s A, D. Bones, Merrymans GEORGIA TEST. Wo can say without any fear of contradiction that Mcrryman’s Fer tiIizt ’ s a,, e to-day, as they have been for 30 years, at the very top in excellence, and the perfect satisfaction they give to planters. *» liile ,110St of the popular brands on tho market in past years have changed the grade of their goods by lowering thoir grade, Merry man. has continually improved. We do not make these statements at random, Wo to !i ".V planter in Jones and Jasper counties who have used A * erry man's Guano, and will stake our reputation on the result, —WE also handle — SOLUBLE BONE BUST for composting, which is the highest grade acid on the market, Wo sell cheaper acid phosphates; also Kainit, and are agents for tho Macon Oil & Fertilizer Company for tho sale of their Cotton Seed Meal, We can give low prices on these goods, and are ready todoliver now. Our Agents will call on tho good people of Jones and Jasper coun ties, and we will trustreceivo their orders. MRS, WORM & GO, 420 and 422 THIRD STREET, NOVEMBER lfirn, 1887. [Kt] BK/kCISCT G&A. jg A. £2 1 1a smith Read the Low Prices. :o: FULL PATENT FLOUR, per barrel, $5 50 25 POUNDS PATENT FLOUR, 70 1-2 PATENT FLOUR, por barrel, 4 50 25 POUND SACK, 60 FAMILY FLOUR, per barrel, 4 35 25 POUND SACK, 50 13 POUNDS GRANULATED SUGAR, I 00 4} POUNDS FINEST COFFEE, 1 00 SALT IN WHITS SACKS, 75 IIADNUT GRITS, per peck, 35 BEST UNCANVASSED HAMS, 144 BEST N. O. SY RUP, per gallon, Ol 25 BOXES MATCHES, tc 1 DOZEN PAPER BOXES MATCHES, 400s - 45 HQ?* The way to make money is to save it, Como and trade with us and wo will save you money. -m'MJBL'm a* smith t 360 Street, P^cofi, Qeqf^ia. Jeff Davis is -AND 1*11. BSC. Invites Everybody to the EXPOSITION STORE, 114 MULBERRY STREET, MACON, GA. With a business eye to tho fact, that times aro hard, and hard cash scarce, prices of cotton iow, our buyer lias visited the Eastern markets, supplied with hard cash, and at last has returned with a largo and elegant Stock of Dry Goods, Clotking, SHOES, BOOTS, HATS, CAPS, NOTIONS, TRUNKS, VALISES, Ladies’ and Gents’ FURNISHING GOODS, RUBBER GOODS, UMBRELLAS and an elegant lino ot Those goods have been bought direct from tho factories for hard cash ami at the lowest cash prices. He also has altendod tho large she. iff sales and bought from under tho auctioneer's hammer at his own price a largo quantity of goods which enables ns to offer our goods at lower pi ''-os to i lie consumer than oven other merchants havo to pay tor them. LOOK AT OUR EXTREME LOW PRICES! Pi inis ...............„...2Jc por yard Jeans Kentucky 10c 25c per yard Standard Prints Ajo per yard All Wool Jeans pryd Brown Sheeting... .4 jo per yard Ladies’ and gents’ Undershirts 25c 4- 4 Brown Sheeting......Gc por yard All Wool Scarlet Undershirts....50c Bed Linen Tablo DamaHk 30c pr yd Good Working Suits .... ■ 83 up Wtiite IIntikerchiels...25c por dozen Business Suits from..... -84 up All Wool Red Flannel... 12Jc per yd All Wool Cassimere Suits..... 86 up '<-8 Bleaching. .3Jc per yard Dress Suits......................86.50 up 4-4 Bleaching. .5Jc per yard Overcoats from ..81.75 up All Wool Red Worsting...7c per yd Children's Saits....... .....$1.35 up Ladies’ Jerseys 35c up Tailors’ Opera Flannels, 30c, w’th 50c Wo have also the largest lino of Ladies’ Misses’ and Childrens’ CLOAKS, WALKING JACKETS AND WRAPS, Just received from tho Eastern markets, at prices loA’er than tho lowest. A'so just received 150 cases of Men’s, Ladies’, Misses’ and Chil dren's SHOES, direct from tho Eastern Factories, which wo offer at 25 percent, less than any Iioiho in tho city. MONARCH SHIRT, the Best Shirt in the World, at 75 (’cuts. All goods ',u rninous reduction to suit the short crop times. Bo sure to mil before making your purchases elsewhere, for it is no trouble to shoe goods. Come one, come all, be convinced and save your money by buying your goods at tlio Kxposition Store 2 MI- 3S« EiffiJB&C*. Propri^ilor, 4t4 Mulberry Street, near the Fair Store, OTIS will pleased logwait imacon Georgia 8 ! COMER be on you. lv