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TOWN AND COUNTY.
Mrs. E. G. HARDEMAN, Local Editress.
We are having some March
weather.
Bead the emTiffEiuot Estes in
this issue.
Several communications crowded
out this week, but will appear in
our next.
Mr. Charlie Wright, of Macon, a
drummer f< r the Etr pire Store was
with us tins past week.
Miss Eva Fitts, ol Foriville, is
spending this week with Mrs. Jfob
eit Kingman of Janie’s.
Our agent reports selling more
tickets last Friday than any day
before, unless they were at excur
sion rates.
Miss Ilda Lester, of Foriville, has
g< ne to Jaspev county to take a
school at the same place Miss Nor
man taught Iasi year.
Wo presume Clinton was loft
without a guard last Friday from
the number of C'lintonites that
hoarded the train at Grays.
Mrs. M. A. E. Penn, who lias been
spending sometime will, relatives
at Blountsville, Haddocks and
Grays returned to her borne near
Mouticelln Tuesday last.
We call special attention to the
advertisement, of J. W. Jones which
appears in am ther column. From
a thorough examination ot his varied
stock w«do no), hesitate to recciun
luend him to our leaders. Give
hint a (Hat and he convince!! that he
means business.
Not long since imi aUciilidn was
n died to a very small negro living
on Mr, J. J], Morgan’s plantation
near here. Hu is known as “Joe."
Joe i> 12 years old, w. ighs 50 lbs.,
ii.ensures 39 inches in height, his
bead also measures 23^ inches
•wound. Apparently he lias a great
dvul of sense, much more than most
darkies at his age.
The following noTice appeared iu
the financial columns of the World.
and other New York papers, ot
March 1st, and tells its own story:
“Covington uud Macon Railroad
Company. The coupous maturing
Maren 1, 1888, on this company’s
last-mortgage bonds will bo paid
on and alter that date on presenta
tion at the office of Mrfssrs. Green
aud liateiuau, 10 Wall street, New
York. Douu lass Green, Prosi
dent.”
Wo take pleasure in stating that
die interest on the above bonds
"as promptly paid, and there is a
great demand in Now Yoik for tho
l’<mdH. .-m nee it became
dml Mr. Alexander Brown, of Built
n ‘ ore > a,ld tl, e large banking firms
MUi which he is connected, were
Mum! these bonds, and wero tak
K'them as offered for sale, they
r"g*io lay jumping in price and to-day
are worth par and interest.
liat a jump was that, mycountry
“ en i h'um $37.50 to par aud interest.
He advance was simply phenome
There is nothing like it in tho
M or y of railioad
K. C. Machen is a hummer. To
•R can be ascribed all the praise
JV ihe present successful condition
•be Covington aud Macon road.
N its golden prospects for the fu .
re ‘ Rih tireless energy,
‘M "ill, quick brain, truthfulness
^ ietegi uy inspiied confidence
N trust in t he minds and hearts of
N ' *ea-ing financiers of the North,
lie got them interested in the
Ning of Macon's pet enterprise,
[ J lhe y would not give up the in
j'* h«at.o ,n eut to-day for any reasonable
D .
f h « Mnds gilt-edge of the C. & M. aro now
lb in Northern
and tbs demand lor tbefn is
■’’’g aud steady.—Macon News,
CLINTON LOCALS.
Rain Sunday again. Ice Monday.
Cupt. F. A. Hervey and wife,
Macon, are visitingCoI. Hardeman’s
family.
Old Boreas is on a perfect tare
these days and is inarching the year
right along.
Are the Jones county farmers go
mg to form an “Alliance-as many
counties in Ga. have?
Misses Beulah and Clyde Ross,
with Miss Lillie Bird, nil of Jones
Co,, begun school here Monday.
Louise M. Alcote, the sweet wri
ter, authoress of “Little Women,”
Ac. „ died ,, . . last Wednesday Boston,
in
Mrs. F. S. Johnson, Sr., returns
to New Orleans, her home, this
week. She has left Clinton and is
now iu Macon.
Our exchanges are urging upon
the farmers the necessity of planting
a « ood acreage in corn, and just as
much in cotton as can be thorough
ly cultivated.
Mrs. Dr. Persely, Sr., of Clinton,
made and sold eighty-six pounds
of butter during the month of Jan
uary and February, besides Having
plenty for home use.
The grand old Kizer William,
Emperor of Germany died on the
morning ol the 9th at the age of 91.
His son and successor, the Crown
Prince William is critically ill with
what is thought to be cancer of the
throat. The death of these two pro
minent officials may cause great
changes in the German affairs of
state. As it now stands, the Crown
Prime is only a nominal ruler.
Mr. Warren D. Winters, agent of
I he O’, .v M. R. It. at Gray’s, is also
a successful agent of Rogers Woi
sham & Co., for the sale of
popular guanos. Mr. Winters has
sold up to d.ile this year, ill) Ions
of this fertilizer, and is
still selling it every day. He
has had erected a little house for
the storage of it. Hois an hottest
dealer, and a nice man.
ITEMS FROM WAYSIDE.
Mr. T. J. Green has nearly corn
pleted his house and will soon oc
cupy it. '■ •
The guano business at this place
is very large, immense quantities
of this stuff is being hauled tlnUy t>.<
the farmers. One agent has sold
over one hundred tons. We make
the assertion with fear of contradic
tion that there has been more gu
ano shipped to this point than any
station between Macon and Monti
cello.
Corn planting is the order of the
di ‘y around Wayside just now.
The farmers are Well up with their
work.
Mr. J. F. Childs killed a wild tur
key gobbler weighing twenty two
pounds.
Gus Stewart has contracted to
furnish acorns to fatten Mr. Wood
all’s hogs, Mr. Woodall having sold
his timber to a Macon firm. Where
the acorns are to come from is a
mystery to us, ns Gus has nothing
to produce them but pino trees.
Your Bradley correspordent in
commenting on some one shipping
stoc . k f rom Wayside to Macon to so
] 0t , n 0n them says: “\Ye do
no t .ship otir stock as we can get ad
vancc8 on them without doing so.”
In ,. 0]) | 3) we wi n state that we have
one advantage over Bradley’s, we
rela j tl 0 ur stock in tho fall by
promptly paying all claims.
A certain bachelor of Way’side
was invited to dine with a neighbor
on Sunday last, and when dinner
was announced, so intent was ho on
securing a square meal, he did not
notice the fact that ho had three
biscuits on his plate at once.
Real estate is on a boom. Dr,
Jas. F. Barron of Clinton purchased
three lots last week, . ami , content
plates improving them soon.
Mr. J. T. Finney has a flourishing
school and is expecting more schol
ars soon.
Mr. W. S. Childs of Cornucopia is
visiting relatives here.
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The Prince ot Wales celebrated
his silver wedding last Saturday*.
BEST.
BY VI DELE.
| [' Vritten fo,thc Headlight.
I A N,,ort word, but is there one
* n our language that comes
t0 l!,e Marts of the worn and
of earth like that little word
Can you find in liquid Spanish,
m,,Bloal ltalian > in sonorous Latin
any ' vor,i th;vt is as 800thin ff t0
***** as thal word - '’ ost ?
It not only brings with it the
thought of repose for mind and
body, but contrasts that leposo
with toils and heartaches that have
gone before; for there can be no
rest in its truest sense, where there
has been no weariness.
Down in the clover-Reented mea
dows the bees are humming drowsi
ly above the nodding daisies and
clover-blooms; the afternoon sun
light falls sol'tly and the summer
breeze scarcely stirs the leaves of
the apple trees. But look under
the shadow of the branches, at the
toot of the gnarled trunk and see
that which was needed to complete
the restful scene. A little cMld,
asleep with the sunbeams playing
bide at.d seek amid his tangled
curls. One chubby hand holds some
drooping flowers, the other grasps
tightly his straw hut, with which
he bas been vainly tiying to entrap
the gorgeous butter flies, that lazily
flitted just out of his reach. But
lie lias forgotten them now, and lias
wandered away into dreamland. Is
it rest? ’Tis the unbroken, careful
sleep of happy childhood hut not
restin the full meaningofthc word.
In yonder shaded bend of the
river where the water-lilies dream
on its bosom, a little bpat is moored
’ueuth the bending willows. The
ripples that plash softly against its
side murmur a rhythmic song, that
has lulled to sleep its fair occupant
Her head pillowed on the crimson
cushions, the flickering lights and
shadows playing acio»s her flushed
cheek, she makes as fair a picture
as an artist would care to ge<*. She
has been reading that dreamy tale
of the Lotos-eaters, but the book
has slid from her grasp, and now in
dreams she wanders in that land
where jt seems always afternoon Js
it rest? She is yet fresh on the
journey’, life’s sunshine is yet gleam
ing around her, she has but just bo
gun to Dlnek *•*-’ ouu» and blos
soms. No, not yet does she cry
out for rest; she has slipped from
life's fairyland to the fairyland of
sleep, but it is not rest.
Hark ! was not that a bell’s deep
tone borne across the water? From
yonder ivy-mantled church it eomes
telling that
Another sou! has passed beyond,
Another life is done.
Eight, nine, ten! faint and far ofF
it sounds as it chronicles childhoods
happy yeavs. Eighteen, nineteen,
twenty! Sweetly chimes the bell,
telling of girlish dreams. Thirty,
forty, fifty! Sadly and mournfully
it rings the knell of youthful hopes
and cherished plans. Sixty’, sixty
five, seventy! Slowly and softly’
now it tolls as it tells of lifes long
pilgrimage ended.
(Jure, conflict, sorrow, disappoint
ment, toil, suffering, had each left
its mark on that face so weary and
worn. Fainting tinder the burden
laid upon her, tired, so tired of
mingling life’s bitter and siveot, she
longed tor rest, and rest lias come
last. “God’s finger touched her
as she slept.’’ And that gentle toucli
smoothed every line of pain from
the brow, so peaceful now. The lids
are closed over tho eyes that will
weep no more. The lips that were
always ready’ with a gentle word,
yet oft have parted with a sigh of
weariness, wear a smile, as if in
welcome to the angel of rest.
The hands once so busy are still
now, their work laid down forever.
The tired feet have taken the last
step on life’s rougb journey, and arc
resting . too. . v Yes the journey . was
long aud weary, but, thank God,
“there remaineth a rest.”
Judge J. W . Darkness hau in pos
session an old .Scotch brooch that
has been in the possession of his
wife’s family for more than two hun
dred years. It is an old style nla _
sonic breast pin with the l’aint out
] 13es 0 f t| )0 compass and square
graved on it, but the date is worn
aw.iy. Mr. Darkness prizes it wry
highly and says he will wear it on
his shirt front the lemainder oi hie
days Jack.-oit Argus.
'^DRIVER'S NOTICE.
I'loks for the returns
Taxe, State and county will
b« “I'a 2nd day of April, and
the ling places will be visited
by m
'RST ROUND.
Walla)jst. Monday morning
April
Hadden evening
April :
Etheri'.i Tuesday morning
April 3
V. B. C “ evening
April 3.
Tianqu « Wednesday morning
April 4i
Round l« ii evening
April 4t
Grabbal't Thursday April 5th.
Caney G « Friday tith
James S>n Monday morning
April 9tl
L. Balkc “ evening
April 9tl
Jack RoU“ Tuesday April 10th.
Wad lot# “ Wednesday’ “ 11th
Gordon St a Thursday morning
April 12l 1
Five Poinio evening
April 12th
Wav side « Friday April 13th.
Clinton evcSaturday and during
court week
W. F. MORRIS,
Receiver of x returns of Jones
mlO. tf.
TiBIMMW.
Biscuit Srrfi is now the presid
ing genius ot
THE BIlll.LYNT SALOON,
the finest in M|on. He gives his
customers the cst to oat, best to
drink, and furnl.es
--Flirt BEDS-
doing more for is patrons than any
man in Macon.
T« THE
Traveling Pubic
‘ —YOU CAN—
frgJJkNrBi w o*xsir
sroriu / A1
by
j II ISIt'S
ReslauranT RoOptS,
AND 0t>posnsj LoDQfflq
Hotel Lanier,
IACON QA
This houselias recently boon re
fitted and reirnished with elegant
NEW FUR’ITURE and BEDS
throughout, ontaias 20 rooms, and
‘.ho propriety is nof prepared public to
accommodate the traveling
in a satisfaeory manner and at
cheaper rates ban cat be procured
elsewhere in fluCon.
ftodgfiLg 25 Cent*
day B3T* night, Meals firnishcjl and firstelass at any aecom- hour,
or
modations insured <t reasonable
rates.
4 _[f J. II. BENNER, Prop.
1\aile\Oi\d Ti e T\ble.
COVINGTON & i ICON R. R.
SCHEDULE j D. 12.
Jan. 10th 1888.
GOING NORTH—M. fL TRAIN.
Lv Macon... ...... 4 00 p in
Mi ssey’s Mill ..... 4 14 p m
Roberts........ 4 35 p m
Morton........ 4 58 p rn
Grays., : i••••• 5 08 p m
Bradley ... • • •• : ,...L. ..... 5 20 p m
Wayside.... 5 38 p in
Round Oak 5 54 p in
Hillsboro .. .....I... 0 11 p m
Adgato ...... 6 20 *c m
Minneta..... ... .1,.. 6 40 -r in
Ar Monticello...........1.. 7 "c tn
GOING SOUTH — MAL TRAIN.
J jV Monticello 7 a m
Minneta..... 7 a in
Adgate...... . 7 8C a m
Hillsboro .. 7 51 a m
Round Oak : • • •••' ..3 12 a rn
W aysido.. : >. 8 29 a m
Bradley... 8 M a m
Grays..... i. 8 a m
AIi rtr n........ ..... 9 X a m
lioborts....... ’ 9 25 a in
Massey’s Mill • ..... 9 44 a rn
Ar Macon..... 10 09 a rn
GOING KORTH—FREIGHT TRAIN.
Lv. Macon 7 30 a m
Lv. Grays |» "
Ar. MonlicoHo v
GOING SOUTH—FUEIGIIT TRAIN.
Lv. Monticello. 1 50 p
Lv. Grays....... 4 30 p in
* 11- ' 4 00 p m
B. W. FRO BEL Gen. Mgr.
A J McEvov, (A Craig Pai.mkr,
Sup’', i Geu’i. Pass.
®* a y's in tin® Li ©ad!
- -:o:
THE GREEN STRIPED STORE
—OCCUPIED BY—
J. W. JONES & CO.,
cm.a.'srs &a.
We will make it to your interest to give us a call before making
your purchases elsewhere. We hav* in stoek a full lino of Dry Goods
and General Merchandise at unusual low prices. I have cut the prices
so its to save the. people Around Grays and Clinton 25 per cent, and will
continue to do so if yon will call on the Green Striped Store. We hope
to bo remembered by all.—Im
J. W. JONES & CO.
A Gold Fact.
_WE HAVE NOW THE LARGEST AND MOST—
Varied Stadk ©f SMOfIS
IN THE CITY OF MACON,
M4 alt at $Wj Ballota nsiftsl
Our stock is selected with great euro, with a view to wearing well.
We don’t keep a shoddy shoo at nil, but
"Wo Havo good solid shoes
at prices you ordinarily p»V <‘°r worthless shoddy shoes., Givo
us a trial and bo convinced.
are made by the leading manufacturers of Philadelphia and Boston, and
in this department you will find nothing but the latost fashions and of
the best quality’. A largo /toek of CHILDREN’S SHOES.
J9KX2C <ST EVERETT,
107 (Old No. 3,) Cotton Avenue,
PTiYCfOWr GhA
(SniCossors to Mix & Kirkland, established 1840.) ltf
T| * ;• •
H ■
(SUCCESSORSTO B. S. COLLINS.)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
CARRIAGES
Buggies and Wagons,
CARRIAGES, HARNESS
WHIPS, Etc.
468 and 470 SECOND STREET
Macon, ■I Georgia m
'
23rd 1«8R
HU i’ll I'M. & JON 18
Warehouse and
Commission
Merchants
or tho sal o and storage of Cotton. Farmers can buy noceessary’ sup
plies either for cash or time .papers, with satisfactory’ security.
Call and see us before making arrangements for another season.
CA.Jyt 5 »B 13 S.X« Ot JOKES.
tlPP (jjl.,
mi
The largest stock in the city. We have any article that can be called
guarantee everything to be of the best quality and at the LOW
EST PRICES. Fine
Jewelry, Bronze Art Goods, etc.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ORDERS FROM MONTICELLO
AND JASPER COUNTY
Watches and J ewel rv Repai red
BY SKILLED WORKMEN.
«JiEMEMBER THE PEACE 314 SECOND STREET MACON
GEORGIA.
J. H- & W. W. Williams,