Jones County headlight. (Gray's Station, Ga.) 1887-1889, March 03, 1888, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextW . ft* 9 V v ■- JKcub UgSu* THOS. 1!. PENN, : : Publisher. , . .. ; , s - Mlion, Saturday. March ... , ■!. RexatokC olquitt it is more’ gaid,hascx pressed himself as being hope ful of the Democratic party now than at any tunc since the close of the war ---- According to a correspondent of the Boston Courier, etiquette does not demand that a gentleman should take off hm hat in an ton in which , lady i. . If encii a practico wei-o adopted he think, the next thin„ ........ b. the adoption of the *»ha„Leo.ou. tom wliicli compels men to go bare headed continuously in the street, “Blind Tom” is said to have a remarkable memory, and in Balti more where ho appeared at Ford’s Opera House tiio other night, it was put to a convincing test. A Mr. Stoddard mot him seventeen years ago, and had not conversed with him since. Going up to him, ho said, “How are you, Tom ?” 'Flic reply came instantly, “flow are 3 011 Mr. Stoddard V” A Chicago woman attributes all of her wedded infelicity to her hus I.ami’s fondness of cigars. The only objection she finds with him is that whoever lie goes out to “get a cigar,” lie returns in a condi tion to arouse her suspicions con cerning bis sobriety. She is sne ing for a divorce. Tho cigars in Chicago must bo of a very peculiar brand. It is said that a Southern Congressman recently reeived a letter from a constituent ask ing him to send to his (the constituent’s) finance a few seeds. He took the request to tho proper department, and in a few days the young lady received a bushel and a half ot seed of every variety in the department. Tho Congess mnn, if ho had his wits about hipi, would have scon that they wero all “forget mc-nots.”—Ex. A Canning Factory is to bo es tablished at Rome, Ga, to put into marketable shape the surplus vege table produce of tho country round about- After tho eannimg factory shall havo been started Romo will free tinplate. The tax on tinplate oporatos to cripple a very desirable industry in the Southern States, just as tho tax on cotton t-ios bears dmvn on tho cotton planter.—Au gusta Nows. One of tho speakers on the occa sion oi Washington's birthday cole brat ion in a Western city took for his text “Washington’s Loveless Life.” lie said that tho father of his country went through life with out the Jiond of love, although he was of an affectionate disposition, lie always wrote to his mother as “Honored Madam.” and his youth ful love affairs wero not asourco oi pleasure to him, as tho objects of his affection generally bestowed their young hearts elsewhere than in his keeping. When I 10 finally married Martha Curtis, his love for hor was of a calm, dignified sort. Ilo is said never to havo been kown to kiss a child, but bis pent-up affections wero lavished upon his horses and dogs—Savannah News. If wo wish Gray’s to be a town of any greater importance, we must have un Academy. It cannot bo left to chance, but requires organi zation, co-operation and money. It would be too expensive for ono man to do all this work, but where many citizens would act together and help, it trn.ld tc f.It com ,,arat ively , * but . little, n (.ray’s 9 has 1 a bettor chmate, is more favorably situated, has recicvod more of Na lure’s bounties, is richer m agricul— tural surroundings than any of her sister townii, and T.. there is . no good reason why wcshouldu t goiotwaui in industrial and imnUtiesi* ft-.wih ft increased prosperity ami growth it population. t,-innIntinn Tr It e-mnot cannot be accomplished by supuieness but by action. Shall wo act? That tho question, or will each wait for his next door neighbor move in the matter, end all feeling and waiting, nothing achieved ? i'KO.'I FALLEN ( KEEK. 1 T, ’~ Wf,;;ther a » fI the vvater 1,1 * fo the last eight stct 10n r seven or davs,“teggars all description, w and th ; inhabitant with uplifted hands proclaims he never saw so mnch rahl at lhis scason of the >’ ear ™a F:il) en creek has outwitted ! every one that has lived on it for the four or five years. The entire corn crop was destroyed last year, near i v half the year before, and par ti al ly damaged in 18S4. So this year everybody decided to sow their bottoms in oats, as they would come *• k . r „ ro tho freshets, lint they t,J have been covered in inter or I hree days. I knew one horse tarmvI! thi. creek lost year. wouldhaye made from>vcn ty five to one hundred bushels of corn per acre, that ,, did not get one good , hut the land is very tempting as its soil is almost unfathomable, and that reason it seldom gets much Somebody will take the risk and can only adhere to that old maxim: “Plow deep while sluggards sleep and you will have corn both to and to keep.” If we’could levee this creek, we would lay’ such men as Kniehen and Brown, in the shade making corn and cotton. Everybody in this section reads the Jo.vu.s County II badmght, and are well pleased with it. We wish it much success. We have a fine school not far from here under the supervision of Frof. Mitche ll Green, lie is a fine teach er, and a deserving j’oung man. Wo will soon have a Post office es tablished atd’ippin’s Store, and then we can read Revenue, Prohibition, the Small, Jones, affairs, etc. We have had no “leap year” par ties yet, Some how the boys and girls have not caught on to the rack et. 1 suppose wo are like the folks in “Major Jones Courtship,” our hair is too long. The quail or partridge fares but middling in those part s, as we always kill a “Quantum sufiicit,” and I will be glad when the time expires for killing these poor innocent birds. As soon as the waters recede, we will clean out our traps, and begin to take the sucker. The weather is now fair, and if the wind keeps blowing we may be able to plow in new grounds in sev eral days. of getting one of your “Devils” to punctuate this, for my experience is that they can beat the world on punctuation. More anon, Feh. 27th 1888. “Scab.” FROM FIVE POINTS. As I havo soon nothing in your valuable paper from this portion of our County, have concluded to give you the passing events. Thomas and William Dame have opened a grocery store at Dames Ferry. Dr. B. L. Holland is gradually improving from his recout stroke of paralysis. Charlie Green while working on his house cut his hand badly, but not seriously'. F. F. Green and son are doing a thriving business at this place. Success to the new firm. ’ - Mr. Andrew Harris and wife of Popes Ferry, are visiting Mr. John Harris and family to day. Small grain is looking remarkably well in this section, especially that sown in tho fall. Unfortunately however but little Was sown. It is to be hoped that the “ponder ous Curry” receiv’d no serious from , r. his lofty 1 n la >• 11 I m tho a. ry The ,idoi»K. log most have broken, as \\ T tovvo. ^ Owing to a week s continued ,1 rain . but little Farm work was done week, but now the long wished for sunshine is shedding its {rays, All hands will f go to with renewed . firm . and energy icgain iost tune. Success to the Headlight. K\ngkr. rAoM.iMo eb.-rth 1S88. * === said that .. It-is a young | of Jefferson has been in and bod but two hours in six days lately. He got no sleep except i bis buggy or iu a chair by side i a patient. ITE3IS OF INTEREST. More than 100.000.000 ’ ’ stars are revea,erl , . tb , ® 8,gat by the , a,a .. the moHt powerful telescopes, and yet astronomers get unduly excited whenever they discover a new one. Frank Fallon, of Fond du Lac, W is. saved his life, during the re cent blizzard .in Dakota by taking rc f Ilg0 ; n a pi?pon< He passed the K ^ ;„ht with a fat porker restin'* on fect and one on each side ofhim, bite’ an d escaned P without ° a fmst b ‘ te ‘ * . . ., . . K ff* ” "f “°'T’ '""ft ‘“V f""' k 0 , "t ‘° h-* J«r and r„sed C ot on.. Ant on ir on such matters state that bens rarely live more than four years, A thrifty Iloosier who depositd h,s ft Tu ft 8 for thirt y in « saud bank 111 the rcar of hfs J)0U9 ° now W,sbes ho had not P u * them in real estate. Dishonest neighbors d,scovcrod the bank, and started a ‘‘ rnn tbat drained the bank co thc . bottom. A peddler of “patent damp, non sewablo buttons for; bachelors” blundered upon a bachelor's club in Albany, Mo. the other day a "d quickly got rid of Ins entire stock. I he prospect for a good leap year crop in that town, it would seem, is not very glittering. Tho great Orloff diamond, which surmounts the Russian imperial sceptre, is tho first in size and the third in value in the world. Itonce formed the eye of an idol in a tern pie , near Seringham, a • 1 India, t ,* whence . it . was stolen , , by , a French adventur- , or. It weighs 185 carets and is valued at 82,309,410. Whether the organ is like tho timbrel arid the high sounding cymbals, an instrument of the Lord, or whether it is a device tho devil, is a question which the Kansas Supremo Court is now wrestling with. Tho Christians at Winfield split on tho organ ques tion, and tho resulting fight over the property has reached tho Su preme Court. Mrs. William Dutton enjoys tho distinction of being the oldest resident in Effingham county, Ill., She was born in 178G, and will celo brato hor 103d anniversary’ next month. She has 0 V *”iV / *■ n '2° A* hi 1 JANidVtilldreii,' i , / ■ * > V i XN 4 4 . VJl ak* She used tobacco until she reached 100. and stopped because she feared it was injuring her health. She is still halo and hearty. Frankfort, Pa., has a man who sleeps in a coffin, lie is well educa ted and comes from one of tho for mer first families of tho town, his father having been a leading politi cian and wealthy’. He is now de stitute and a beneficiary’ of the un dertaker’s charity’. Ilis lady-love died many yeara ago, sineo which time his mind has boon somewhat unbalanced. Mr. Fink, of Buffalo, had his cow butchorod the other day, and in its stomach was found a gold ring, , bearing . h,s , . daughters , initials, a gold scarfpm and a crochet hook. The ring was as blight as if she just taken it off her finger, and so was thc pin, or such parts of it as worn gold, ,, llm girl accounts for the loss of herring by leaving it in tho pan when paring potatoes. To All Whom It May Concern. GEORGIA J Uorestca All persons in aye here JoNES County. ) by notified that, it no good cause be shown to the con trai T un ovder wiU bo -? ranted h Y tbe u^ersigned on the 24th day OF march 1888, ^ establishing - a new ft out by Komi Comm,m.oom . . pointed . for that purpose, John Ba rr’s shop about i j milo N \\ of Round ^ Oak on ^ mhhorQ on landtf . 1 -Northeast v ’ft across lands ft of Mrs. w.f Aunio Willlaiug> Geo. 1L White, J. Barron and S I Gl-iwson -i dis tanco of about three miles into public , road leading trom P 1T . n , j to Milledgeville about 100 ! wcst 0 f the residence of S. F. j" ^ ft N\ it ness my band officially _ _ -1st February li^>. 1 Richard Johnson. County Judge. APRIL 8 HELFF S SALE. G E O R G 1 A —J ores County. Hf 1 LL B f ^before, the.Oonrt If house . door in-the town of Clinton county, on the mu Tce-dat fN A pair, next between the legal hours of sale, the following proper l Y t .°" ivit 5 ^ no 12 ho ™ c powo '' ®^ ine on ml!s ’ Wood, Taber and Morse make, one saw m,h including ™ ma " e ’ saw and framing. Levied 0,1 under a « fa from Pufcnam county court in favor ofSam WaIkcr vs J - A - Meeks - Pr 0 P erl y pointed out in mortgage fi fa. Notice served on tenant in possession at date of levy*. The property can bo seen'on John S Stewart’s, Goolsby place in said county.—Feb. 28th 1888. W. W. BARRON, Printers’ fee 84.15. Sneriff. GEO R GIA j —J o n es County. ?|/ILL Si Tuesday BE SOLD April on the at first the in next Court House in said county within the legal hours of sale to the high est bidder for cash the property to wit ; One 51x8 horse power Farquhar, “Ajax” steam gine mounted, ono 50 saw Brown Cotton gin, and one condenser, one long and one short rubbei belt used with said machinery, one circular ;vood 8aVF) frame awd A11 the abovo mentionctl property is in good order and almost new, and Oil IJ be seen at the gin house on the premises of Thos. J, Green now p^Sty Bievded on afthe proper ty of Thos. J. Green to satisfy a fi fa issued from thc Superior Court ofsaid county.in favor of A. B. & Go. ys Thos J Ibis the 28th day of Feb, 1888. VV. VV. BARRON, Shcnff r,. Jones County, Printer’s fee, $5.53 SHERIFF’S SALES FOR MARCH. GEORGIA-—Jones County. HN the first Tuesday in March next yduvirig the legal hours ofsalo be fore the Court House door in said County, I will sell at public outcry two hundred acres of land more or less, being ono hundred and fifty acres off of lot seventy’ two, all said lot south off of Long Slash, and lot fifty acres lot sixty’, parallel fifty n:ne in the sixth District said State and County and known as the Tom Stewart lands of John Baker, Mrs. Nancy’ Balkeom and others. Levied on by virtue of a fi fa issued to t he April Term 1888 of Jones Superior Court in favor of Elizabeth J. Lowe vs. Lafayotte Balkeom, as tho property his possession. Written notice ltjv y served said Balkeom as tenant g 8SC8sion * 2 ^h of January W. W. BARRON, Sheriff Jones County. Printer’s fee §3.90. SHERIFF’S SALE. GEORG IA—Jones County. UJ ILL BE SOLD at public outcry II before the Court House door in the town of Clinton on the first Tuesday in March next, between the legal hours of sale, thc following property to-wit : One sorrel horse mule, llook, one black mare mule, Kite, one black horse mule, Scott, one bay horse mule, Pete, one sor rol horse mule. Sam, one bay marc ,ni! le, Beck, one bay’ horse mule, Joff, ft one bay’ horse mule, Kill, one '' ? 0 cl msu . 0 Valiev, one iron gray ra:iro mule, Jessie, one som-t mare mule, Ida, or.o light sorrel mule, Duck. Levied on to satisfy mortgage fi fa issued from ^ Superior Court in favor of W. () ( , _ g k „ vs . Siim fi Property This pointed 25th out in fa. the of 1888. VT. \Y. BARRON, Printer’s fee, 8-1.95. Sheriff. SHERIFF’S SALE, GEORGIA—Jones County, | Bp; S0LD before the Court > House door in Clinton, Jones County, Georgia, on the first day m March next, between the gal hours ot sale, the property to-wit: One eight power U engine, Talbott make and y cotton s i„ ,„d o„o belt. Levied on as the property Robert Lundv to satisfy a fi fa from tho County Court Jones County, in favor of Talbott ’ 50ns vs ' Ivobert Lund Y* same time and place one aud fifty acres of land more or in Hawkins District: Jones 1 known as the Ivey Place, Hai b ft ds ° f Mr f’ J li!t ? n Mrs. W imbcriy . and others. on a8the propertv of B 0 bert s.-mstV a ti ft issued from County Court of' Jones County, j ! favor of Talbott^ Sons. pointed out by Pifi's atty., no tice served on Defendant W .M. BARRON, Jan. 25th ^ 1888. Sheiif). Printer’s lee, D>.75. ^ TO THE PUBLIC. ____________________________ . -------------------------------------;, 4 A _ - XiX -grt uUU - ^ fr* VET JlLII f *| TTA V 6 * W ' THE-BED FRONT STORE, OCCUPIED BY W„ m* HOLSE1B1GK, Stands alone with iii.s FULL STOCK OF GOODS, at unusual y. ryv/y PELICSS I will make it to the interest of all passing through Clinton to buy from me. This is JTJhCi'Mti gowt lit and I intend to builcl up and keep up my trade by keeping polite clerks FAIR DEAL '.NG, house tull of Goods, and LOW PRICES. Thankino for past patronage, and hoping you will continue samo, I am truly yours, ltf W. II. HOLSENBECK. 9 UVJMW 1 H 1 -JA Planters Read. We have this day contracted with Messrs. JOHN MERRYMAN&CO to sell, at all stations on tho C. & M. Railroad, their —CELEBRATED BRAND? OP GUANO— 83, ferryman’s GEORGIA TEST. Wo can say without any fear of contradiction tbat Merryman’s Fer tilizers are to-day, as they have been for 30 years, at the very’ top in excellence, and the perfect satisfaction they give to planters. While most of the popular brands on tho market in past years havo changed the grade of their goods by lowering their grade, Merryman has continually improved. Wo do not make these statements at random. We refer to any’ planter in Jones and Jasper counties who havo used ... erryman’s Guano, and will stake our reputation on the result. —WE ALSO HANDLE— JsQ-OTB-LS for composting, which is tho highest grade acid on the market. We sell cheaper acid phosphatos; also Kainit, and are agents for tho Macon Oil & Fertilizer Company for tho sale of t heir Cotton Seed Meal.' We can give low prices on these goods, and are ready to doliver now. Our Agents will call on tho good people of Jones and Jasper coun ties, and we will trustroccive their orders. IiO!«, WORSHAM k (10 420 AND 422 THIRD STREET, NOVEMBER IOtii, 1887. [ltf] ESLGieasr G-a, x. B. Arfope, a r ■ •W’V O S’ C) OPE ART c<^| »6 U m I'ss w> ?> m ■P Mf —and dealer in— A Gold Fact. —WE HAVE NOW THE LARGEST AND MOST IN THE CITY OF MACON, HttS all a! fioei Holfont pints! Our stock is selected with great care, with a view to wearing well. We don’t keep a shoddy shoe at all, but "Wo Havo CFOOD £30X*XX> JSZXC33Z3S at prices you ordinarily pay for worthless shoddy shoes.. Give us a trial and be convinced. 5 ^ ! i are made by the leading manufacturers of Philadelphia r and Boston, and m this department you will find , nothing ... but , the . latest fashmns . . and , of P the best Quality. A largo stock of CHILDREN’S SHOES. MIX 107 (Old No. 3,) Cotton Avenue, MACON GA (Successors to Mix & Kirkland, established 1810.) ltf