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KANCY and TOILET
articles, station® nr,
CLASS, OILS, &c.,
in fact anything carried in stock in
v'ni'T class drug store. buying. Do not We
fad to cull on us before
keep none hut the BEST QUALITY OF
jsvkuything, and in price defy com
petition. We have been engaged
ni the tlian°25 drug business for a period of
more years and point for to our the
i,ast record as a guarantee do fail
future. When in Macon not
to call and see us
RANKIN & CO.,
Mulberry and Third Sts.,
Near Wadley Monument and,New
Government Building. n4-3m
sgte t Sit'L
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town and county.
Mrs.F. G. HARDEMAN, Local Editress.
ess
Tbc weather has been very
clement tho past week.
Wc hear of about five men
are going to act as guano agents at
Grays.
Miss Mullikan, of Bradleys,
been spending a few days in our
midst.
Miss Sallio 8 tew art, of
county, is on a visit to relatives
friends here.
The farmers m e making
tions for another crop, and
oats are being sown.
Mr. H. A. Morgan has
and now occupies the new
ot Mr. W. II Uolsenbeck.
Louis Bray, living four miles
Athens, made last year fifty bsles
cotton with only two plows.
The stock of groceries and
erai supply goods of Jones &
are arriving, preparatory to
opening.
Mr. Jim Morgan lias given
farming, and now handles the
stick behind the counters cf W.
llolsenbeckand Bro.
Col. R. V. Hardeman, J. H.
gan, S. L. Chiles, of Clinton,
James Morton, of Pine Ridge,
Mr. J). D. Uolsenbeck, of
spent last Monday in Macon on
iness.
In another column will be seen
the advertisement ot Davis
Balkcom. These gentlemen pro
p se to furnish the planters with
fertilizers, grains, groceries and
•miles Give them a call
you visit the City.
Laying of iron on the C. &
began the I9lh inst. where tho
left off last .summer. Tho road
"’ill be pushed right along now
Shady Dale.
The firm of Winters, Holsenbeck
an d Co. have dissolved partnership
by mutual agreeament. Mr.
ters once was one of Jones' best
•eost successful farmers. He
pects to commence farming
Success to Mr. Winters.
We call the attention of our
er* to the advertisement of
bell & Jones in todays paper.
arc are prepared to accommodate
'bo planters, and all who are
need of supplies will do well to
°n '.hem.
Most of the farmers around
have killed hogs and as”a
'bing they have enough meat
'“‘"“'I "•« M. *•*><•
says be has moro than enough
also has about oneihundred and
found, of fre.h
..do. he ban old lard left fro,„
Y°*r.
CLINTON LOCALS.
Oh! snch weather! Rain, rain, fog
and mist.
It is rumored that Col. J. C. Bar -1
ron has purchased the Kingman
home and lot in Clinton.
The “small fry” of Clinton will
enjoy a candy pulling at the home
of Mrs, Stcph Phillips to-night,
Mrs. Grceham, widow of Wilkins
Gresham, (long time sheriff of this
co.,) died at her home in the county
last week.
Mrs. .Maggie James of Camak Ga.
spent several days last week with
her sister, Mrs. M. A. Phillips at the
Parsonage.
Miss Kate Morgan will open
school near Grays next Monday 23d
Mrs. Barron also begins in Clinton
same day.
Col. R. V. Hardeman says ho will
vote for repeal of revenue upon par
egoric, he is sitting up these nights
with a “new girl.” This is leap
year and the girls are taking ad
vantage of it.
Mr. H. A. Morgan who has re
cently moved from Sman’s to Graj’s
has taken charge of Hardeman's
mill. Mr. M— is an experienced
miller, and the public may depend
upon getting good meal.
A novel sale of personal estate
took place in Clinton last Saturday,
between two prominent citizens of
this count}’, gentlemen both of sense
and experience. A horse for which
tho owner paid last spring $130.00
was given for a pointer dug! How
is that for High?
While sweeping her house Mon
day, Ella Franks swept in the fire,
accidently, a piece of dynamite
which exploding severely wounded
her in the arm, and put out one
eye entirely. Her husband, Tom
Fianks, had used some dynamite
last summer in blasting a rock from
his well and forgotten that he left
the piece in tho house.
Tho case of Macon Savings Bank
vs. It. A. Gordon and others, is be
ing tried in the Superior Court in
Macon this week. The amount in
volved is between seven and eight
thousand dollars, and nn array of
legal talent has been engaged to
wit; Lanier and Anderson, with
Hill and Harris for Bank, Harde
man and Davis, Dessau & Bartlett,
R. V. Hardeman for defense. The
ease may consume several days.
The ignorant Editress of the
Jones Co., Headlight takes this
method of begging tho pardon most
humbly of the Wrightsville Head
light. Really we had not been in
the journalistic arena long enough
to nave formed the
our worthy exchanges and confess
that Bro. Huffs head is much older
and wiser than ours of Jones that
it can not possibly be light. “We
take it all back,’' and “wont be
caught napping again!” Bro. Penn
had nothing whatever to do with
this light-headed business^und We
beg you Bro. Huff to exonerate
him. He is too old in the ^cause
to make such a, faux pas.
Clinton Jan. 17th 18*8.
Items from Stevens Pottery.
Mr. Editor;—Will you allow me a
short space in valuable journal?
Mrs. H. F. Newton is on a visit to
relatives in Macon.
Steven Bro’s. are erecting a new
Pottery in the Central City, and
will be ready for business in a short
while. /
Our Military Dubignon A’ohin
leers company is coming to the
front. We will have an election of
officers the 25th inst., also a prize
shooting for a medal cup. We
would advise the boys to practice
target shooting.
There is a saw mill in our vicinty
owned by II. F. & L. C. Newton
(wide awake business men) the
noisiest affair we ever heard. In re
ply to complaints that have been
made they say we shall have a rest
when they eaten up with orders.
The weather for the past week
has been very unfavorable for farm
Work. We note with pleasure that
our farmers are turning their atten
tion more to the planting cf small
ih,
return.of good old “hog and hominy
limes ” when cotton wifi cease to be
ting.
S.nd ool s.mpl. copiM ot tb«
Headlight, weaie delighted with it
and want it introduced all over the
county. Wo hoard a gentleman re
mark a few days ago that each
number was worth the subscription
price. Much success to the Pro
prietor and Local Editress.
More anon 15. Z. K.
REMINISCENCES OF JONES COUNTY
BY MRS. E. G. II.
CON V1CTED AN1) HUNG UPON
Cl KO UM ST ANT IAL EVI
DENCE.
It is a well known and lamenta
ble fact that men have been tried
and convicted upon merely cir
cumstantial evidence. Evidence
which at the time proved as “strong
as holy writ,” and juries as intelli
gent as over sat in serious debate
have rendered verdicts of “guilty >)
upon persons who in sifter years
were innocent as tlie babo unborn.
Such a case, to the regi ot of many,
on co oecutTO t in this (County, al
though the party made to suffer
was only a poor slave. “Before the
war” a widow lady, Mrs ■ Harrison,
lived in Jones county, tuid among
tho negroes in her possession was
an honest, hardworking boy, Harry,
with wife and children, who occu
pied a cabin near tne misties-’
house and yard. Somewhere near
by tho home of Mrs. H. lived a poor
white widow almost alone. This
woman was awakened one night by
finding in her bed room a stalwart
negro man. Frightened almost to
death, she gave the alarm, but un
der the fearful cireumstanoes cou id
remember nothing by which the
fiend could he identified except that
he bad on an old military coat that
she knew was owned by Harry
Harrison and was the only one ot
the kind in the neighborhood.
Soon after tho alarm was given, a
posse of men with sleuth hounds
were put upon the t.iail of the
negro, and he was soon tracked to
Harry’s house. There was Hurry
apparently asleep in his bed and
near by on the llcor lay tho coat.
Harry was thunderstruck when
awakened and seemed paralyzed
with amazement when confronted
with the fearful accusation, and pro
tested most piteously that ho was
innocent. However, as everything
so plainly proved his guilt, he was
arrested and brought to the jail in
Clinton. The crime was a
offense, and the criminal could be
tried by Inferior Court in
days. This court was presided
over by three judges, one of whom
was Janies Gray, father of Hon.
James M. Gray (for whom
‘ Gray’s” is named). Harry’s trial
came before this court- Ho was
without hesitancy pronounced guil
ty and sentenced to bo hung at an
early day. The dastardly crime so
incensed an outraged public, nolh
ingelse could appease them. There
fore, tho scaffold was erected and
tho disagreeable task devolved upon
Sheriff William Barron, grandfather
of our present efficient Sheriff, Wrn
W. Barron. Just beiore the fateful
trap was sprung, Mr. Barron, who
was in much (sympathy with Harry,
whose demeanor throughout the in
carceration had been praise worthy,
asked him : “Harry are you guilty,
of this crime?” “Mr. Barron,” he
answered, “I am not guilty, I am as
innocent as the angels in heaven.”
Yet he was hung, and consigned to
an ignominious grave.
Sometime afterwards, years per
haps, a negro boy, Charles Dumas,
was arrested for some crime and
brought to trial. On being sen
tenced ho confessed as to having
been the perpetrator of the deed
for which Harry had been hung,
lie described most minutely the
modus operand! of his proceedings.
On the afternoon, before the assault,
having determined upon it, he
thought of the old coat, and man
aged so as to abstract it from Har
ry’s bouse, without its being missed.
Finding tho hounds were upon his
track with Satanic cunning, lie ran
direct to Harry’s house, found all
j Abe family quietly asleep, and the
window ajar, threw the coat m, acd
climbed to the front of the house,
and jumped to the back yard
^ 11 au conclusively 1,1 uic upon crime g ^
| Although Cterk. woo l,on
™l-
Tho Angora goat seems to Lie
raised in great perfection in Texas
A skin of the most beautiful de
scription came from the ranch of
the Messrs Arnold, in Uvulae coun
ty. The hair is brilliantly white,
and very long and silky. They also
possess the art down there of dress
ing these skins in a manner to make
them as useful for rugs as they tire
agreeable to look at.
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,»Vl. WEIGHT? •L
vROYALKSS I
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POWDER
Absolutely Pis re.
This powder never vanes. A mar
vel of purity, strength and whole*
somenesB. * More economical than tho
ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold
in competition short with the multitudes
lew test, weight, alumn orphos
ROYAL hate powders. BAKIN Sold G PO only \VD in cans
ER GO
100 Wall Street, New York.
[\aR-^C/\D TiJYlE T^BLE.
COVINGTON & MACON R. B.
Frun and after Tuesday, Nov.
1st 1887, trains on the -Covington
& Macon Railroad will he run by the
following schedule:
GOING NORTH—MAIL TRAIN.
Lv Macon...... ............. 4 30 p in
Massey’s M ill.. ........... 4 45 p in
Roberts........ ............ 5 00 p ra
Morton.......... ........... 5 25 p m
Grays........... ............ 5 33 p m
Bradley ..... ............ 5 43 p m
Wayside....... Round ............ 5 53 p m
Oak..... ............ 6 13 p m
Hillsboro ...... ............ 6 26 p m
A dgalo......... ........... 6 38 p m
Miunota......... ........... G 51) p m
Ar Mont/cello, ............ 7 11 p m
GOING SOUTH—MAIL TRAIN.
Lv Monticello..... 7 00 a
Minneta............. 7 13 a ill
Adgate............. ...... 7 CC -t a m
Hillsboro.......... 7 4~ o a m
Round Oak........ 8 08 a m
W ay si do.......... ...... 8 1C >— a m
Bradley............ 8 C-'C LC a m
Grays.............. .. 8 41 a m
Mi rton........ ... . 8 53 a m
Roberts............. . 5) 06 a m
Massey’s Mill..... . 9 22 a m
Ar Macon.......... . 9 40 a m
GOING NORTH—FREIGHT TRAIN.
Lv. Macon...... 7 30 a Ill
Lv. Grays...... 9 15 a in
Ar. Monticello. 12 13 p m
GOING SOUTH—FREIGHT TRAIN.
Lv. Monticello. . 12 30 p Ill
Lv. Grays....... .. 5 00 p m
Ar. Macon.. .. .. G 30 p in
S. Reed Stoney, 1 . 018
A. Craig Palmer, ’
,
The Morniug News.
STEAM PBIUTmG HOUSE
Printing, Fterotyping, Lithographing, Book Binding, Engrav
ing, and Blank Book Manu
facturing.
The larRMl Concern
oJ'the IUiiiI South.
Thoroughly itself; equipped the latest and com
plete chinery within and the skillful ma
most
workmen.
Corporations, Manufac
turers, Banks and Bankers,
County Officers, Farmers
Merchants, Mechanics and
ihinim:ms jd:s generally.
About the placing Live line, orders for visit- any
thing in a from a
ing card to a mammoth poster, or
from a memorandum book to a mam
moth ledger, are requested to give
this house a trial.
J. II. Estii.l, Proprietor,
3 Whitaker St,, - - Savannah, Ga
Dentistry ■
m I\. IJOJST33E&
RESIDENT DENTIST,
.rnianon llv loo t 4 y<mr! -t
p Spared to do Baris-1
WO rj{ „t reasonable rates.
facfi 'j guaranteed. P .f£KS3$,ri£i A liberal por-j
zier’3 drug p*» store. I
« havo 6„,j established ft branch |
Butin,, nn.J M
cck.io each |,“‘J'‘"“‘’“V month., nl
Planters Read.
We have this day contracted with Messrs. JOHN MERRY MAN & Co
to sell, at nil stations on tho C. & M. Railroad, their
—CELEBRATED BRAND? OF GUANO
ferryman's A. D. 'Bones,
Merryman’s GEORGIA TEST.
We can say without any fear of contradiction that Merryman’s Fer
tilizirs aro to-day, as they have been for 30 years, at the very top in
excellence, and the perfect satisfaction they give to planters.
Yv bile most of the popular brands on the market in past years liavo
changed the grade of their goods by lowering their grade, Morryman
has continually improved. We do not make these statements at random.
Wo refer to any planter in Jones and Jasper counties who have used
-■ erryman’s Guano, and will stake our reputation on tho result.
—WE ALSO HANDLE—
SOLUBLE BOMS BUST
for composting, which is tho highest grade acid on tho market. We sell
cheaper acid phosphates; also Kainit., and are agents for the Macon Oil
& Fertilizer Company for tho sale of their Cotton Seed Meal.
We can give low prices on these goods, and arc ready to deliver now.
Our Agents will call on tho good people of Jouos and Jasper coun
ties, and we will Irustreceive their orders.
ROUIS, WHAM & ( 10 .,
420 AND 422 THIRD STREET,
NOVEMBER 16th, I8S7. [lti] jvr.A.ooasr GE-.sk
W m WARE 1 Si 8H1TH
Read f lie Low Prices.
:o:-
FULL PATENT FLOUR, per barrel, $5 50
25 POUNDS PATENT FLOUlt, 70
1-2 PATENT FLOUR, per barrel, 4 50
25 POUND SACK, 60
FAMILY FLOUR, per barrel, 4 35
25 POUND SACK, 50
13 POUNDS GRANULATED SUGAR I 00
41 POUNDS FINEST COFFEE, 1 00
SALT IN WHITE SACKS, 75
I1ADNUT GRITS, per peek, 35
BEST UNCANVASSKD IIAMS, 144
BEST N. O. SYRUP, per gallon, 50
25 BOXES MATCHES, 25
1 DOZEN PAPER BOXES MATCHES, 400s - 45
K&T The way' to make money is to savejit. Como and trade with
us and wo will savo you money.
W.A.EUE « 3 fc SMITH,
360 Ttftfp Sj^EEj, P^cojI, Qeouqia.
CiMBULL k JONH
o-o
W arelioiase and
Commission
*
Merchants
for the sale and storage of Cotton. Farmers can buy nocccssary sup
plies cither for cash or time .papers, with satisfactory security.
Call and see us before making arrangements for another season.
Kipp tyh
AV. A. DAVIS. M. C. BALKCOM.
Davis & Baikcom.
Cotton Factor sand General Grocers.
All Planters supplies at lowest prices for cash, or on timo with ap
proved paper. Agents for
CHESAPEAKE GUANO,
A full lot well broke mules always on hand. Rust proof Oats a specially.
Jan. 21st 1888 3rn. MACON GA.
Established 1832
m?;
M&eoii SI*®© Stove*
I have one of the largest and the best selected stock of
BOOTS AND SHOES.
tho State, and offer them at prices as low as tho lowest.
K 1 ' STRONG
L 3-3 mo. tb MACON GA
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