Jones County headlight. (Gray's Station, Ga.) 1887-1889, April 21, 1888, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text*■ * c.s*** - * *' a M * THOS. It. PENN, : : (tray Georgia, Saturday, April SUPERIOR COURT. _ The Spring Term of Jones rior court convened in Clinton on Monday. Judge .Samuel Lumpkin, of the Northern circuit, and a fair attendance cl uttoi aeys, clients, jurors, witnesses, etc. The Grand Jury was organized with G. W. F. McKay as foreman, 'j j i0 charge of the Court was clear and pointed statement of the duties which devolve upon the Grand Ju rors under tiie law, and an earnest appeal lor the faithful and /earless discharge of the same. Until Wednesday •’ nighr. r< the court was en gaged on the Civil docket, which contains quite a number of cases, several of which are of considerable importance. The criminal docket was taken up Thursday morning, and up to the hour of going to press, Friday, two cast s have been dis posed of. Thorn is sufficient busi ness upon this docket to consume the entire week, and it is hardly probable that court will adjourn be fore Saturday. We will give more of the proceedings next week. Tlie Covington A Mato a Repot. Macon,Ga., April 18.—At a meet ing of the city council last night, a petition from the Covington and Macon railroad company asking lor the privilege and right, of way on Poplar street, was presented. The petition was referred to a commit tee eonsistingofAldermen Hudgins, Ware, O'Hara. Smith and Davis, who will consider tho matter and examine the locality and report at the next meeting of council. Iftho toad is gt an ted these privol eges. it intends to build a depot at the corner ot Fourth and Poplar streets, that will bo used by them and the Macon and Dublin road. TJie site chosen by them is the Lost in t he city for these lines, as they will come from their bridge over theOcinulgoo down the old road hod of the Georgia road, on a direct 1 i do to the depot. The depot will ho as near the heurt of' the business con lor as it is possible for it to curio, and yet will not pass through any of of tho prin cipal streets, and will have to con test Ji-ith tho citizens aiong tho line, and the G, S. & F. is having to do. A through relit dale will begin Monday next, and the trains will run from Mjicmi to Madison in about three hours, including ail stops. Mrs. Gould and Colonel Macln n are in Madison now and are [laying off the hands, which work has been going on for two days, so large is the force. Telegraph polos are being da tnbuted along the line at the rate of several cars per day, and the wires will be up and the instrument ticking between here and Madison within two weeks.— Constitution. A liliud Miiu's SiK'wli. Tis spring time again, Let eeory mouth hear its own pain, and listen to the birds si lib g on the trees singing again, Row beautiful the went her aro, Eli says spend your cash to-day and l'o thankful for what you have gained and pay your debts and got credit to morrow. O, tis beautiful weather to work, " l ' should do it without a harm word or a tl i i t, ran you count them that will speak evil words and flirt,and will no work. Moments are useful, u iffos are ing, Its better to work than to play, and tH'Uer to sing i him to ouarreil, and be happy and rejoeing all of yonr days. A man that sits and wish's li he h: had’ntany Sins, d just as well push against stormy wir ds, and rut and jump a half mile and never smile. jSmaitmen aro early to bed early . . . a,u R ,,(8 aidw i. so, bearthismm,minever , -ed lies and le, them hey ,ur dis Jloses a-o red, vi.-lets are blne.goard VMU's are bitter and oak bark loo. | girls are witty, monkeys arc funny, and we all of us Intv’nl got any money. 3 * urjkin „ grows on a vine and Wins j cf ,y when drank will intoxicate our minds some PWT 1 ® »ro smart and some are a „d some’ have drank whisky and gone crazy. Engines are large and strong, and It when fired can pull a ear along railroads are made of iron and steel, » lld :a ’ e ruadu throu K b °P en Nights aro dtiik, days are and The rnoon and sun will n.se in onrsight thunder are Joud and hghtmng arc the ground are hard, oak trees aro green. Neat and nice people, they are T he ones that walks and ta.ks high us a wont tell their ■ , hut ,, ,, the some name, publishers and writers name are in hero just the same. THE ESP. Madison, Ga. April loth.—When the Covington & Macon passenger train arrived in our city Saturday, the person who received the most attention from our citizens was Mrs. Gould. This lady was driven over our city hy Mr. W. A. Broughton, and was given a lunch at the hand some home of Mrs. A. M. Speer. Our people .appreciate the efforts of this lady and also the efforts of Col, E. G. Maclien in the rapid building of the U. & M.—Constitution. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Twenty-eight people o» or 80 years old died in Philadelphia last week—sixteen men arid twelve women. The oldest was 03 years of ago. A Louisville woman has been driven insane through the effects of poison contained in a preparati mi which she used for bleaching I er hair. A man named titter, 70 years old, of Lexington, Mo,, began sing ing ‘ Old Folks at Homo” white sit ting at tho table with friends, and suddenly fell back dead. Louis Lewis of Sandhurst, New Zealand, who attained his 104th year on Sept. 21th last, is stili liv ing and enjoys good health. He is of Jewish faith, and his father lived to the ago of 107. Miss Jennie Flood personally manages her snug fortune of 000,000. She does it so successful ly and enjoys it so well that she is not likely soon to accept a partner m the responsibility. A blind man died recently in Chichester Workhouse, who had been an inmate of that in - stitutiou for seventy years. Ho entered at the ago ot nine, aiul pas sed liis whole life there. A New England constable, who has had great experience with tramps, says that lie has never yet seen one with a bald head. A firm of Albany clothiers a novel way of drawing custom, They hire a brass band, clear t heir store of ail stock and thou give public reception. A gray wolf, which is believed to have destroyed over 81,000 woi th of sheep and other stock the past winter, was killed near O , the other day. It has been estimated by Lent auihoiity that i82,o00 tons ol tish are annually disposed of at Billingsgate, Loudon, the largest ii»b mulkel in the world. The lumber export Horn Ottawa, Can., to t lie United States during 'January, February and March was valued at $306,902 an increase 21 .. per cent, over the same months : of 1887. After a happy married life li tty-four years an old couple living near Jin Lman, Ky.. have separated bourn so of incompatibility ot tent ' p or . Husband and wife aro ciic lj m0r „ ° thttU ,, ,0 > ottW oKK ,. At Sul.nhg, Tiuga ,-m.nty, :i wild geese been me bewildered bv the tire at a sugar camp, and eatm tumbling down mo the blaze. The boys who were at work there stie ceeded in killing two of the birds. SPECIAL. All parties indebted to this of fico for their sul*seriptius are ex {he peri, d to pay e> between now and middle of Mav. W, -ball - v,-r «, R , horn.-(io-- nml if vee up don't Maine us if you fad to u the pa per alter tbatdkie. ,v. uit®.t Imv a iLe uh>uov. To A IS Whom It May Concern. GEORGIA j All person nit < '! i vested are hereby Jones Count V- “ olilio11 Uut if 110 good cause be shown to the trary an order will be granted by the undersigned on the 5 th day MAy , 88S t ., ta | )li3 h in ^ a uow roa d, as marked out b Y the Eoad Com missioners appointed for that l* 05 * 0 ’ Comme»eing near i.ound Oua in said County and running in an easterly direction through the of It. J. Smith, Mrs. Bullio Smith, Alfred cilawson, J. S. Stewart and Mrs. Bailie Bungerford into the jier0fuJ Ien( ,. fVom C ii.,ton to Slnndfbl>dviIle netu . the residence on the Jlungerford place, Witness my hand officially this 2d April 188>. RICHARD JOHNSON, County Judge. Notice Leave to Sell Land. GEORGIA,—J ones County. Four weeks after date I will ap ply to the Ordinary of .Jones coun ty for leave to seil all the lands be longing to Estate of Wyatt Patter son deceased of said county. W. W. BARRON, March 24th 1883. Adm’r. CITATION. Ordinary’s Office, Jones Co., Ga, March 24th 188S. Z for Dosmi-vion. . . rm Uieseurc therefore to all conceir.oci . to to Cl persons show cause at this office on or hy the FIRST MONDAY IN JULY next any they have why Dismission shall not he granted said Adm’r. Witness my hand officially. it. T. LOSS, Ordinary. CITATION. Ordinary’s Office. Jones Co., Ga. March 2 Uh 1888. Whereas, O. C. Gibson adm’r Estate Jackson Wood (o) decM, applies to mo for Dismission. These are to cite all persons con cerned to show cause at this office on or by the first Monday in July next if any they have, why .Distils, sieu shall not he granted said Ad ministrator. Witness my barnl officially. R. T. ROSS, Ordinurv. CITATION. Ordinary's Office, Jones Co., Ga. March 24th 1833. Whereas, .Mary E. Dame, Aiim'x, with will annexed of Estate Henry B. Danse Deed, applies to mo Dismission. 1 hose are therefore to vile all persons concerned to show eau o at tiiis office on or by FIRST MONDAY in JULY next if any !lu T lluVl ‘ wl ' v Fhsmbmon shall not : -ad... oogi.nii/u l x. Witnes;; my hand officially. E, T. ROSS, Ordinary. wMuawea CITATION. Ordinary’s Office, Jones Co., Ga. March 24th 1883. It appears to tlio Court of Ordi nary that the Estate of Martin R. -Rai no deceased, ol Jones county unrepresented. These are therefore to cite ail persons 10 " 1,ow ( :a,f0 i! ' an v ,ho v »*»ve, - - at this office by the first Monday in may next why administration on said Estate shall not be vested in the Sheriff or some other tent person of sain count}*. Witness niy hand officially, II. T. ROSS. Ordinary. The Morning News. QTT A 7,7 L-i «- *<«»a'i cX A JVjntiitg. Lithographing, Engra i Bg . Sterotypiag, Book Binding, ami Blank Book Mantl factoring, Tlie CcMorrit wi’tSie Kind South. l 'itwl\' t ;' i h’le.t plete mUHn tli« inn eliiiierv amt the u.ost skillful workmen. t'orpi >ra turns, Banks M amifac tttrers, Officers, and Bankers, County Farmers Merchants, Mecbamcs Bt SIXI'.SS »KS tiENERAUV. thing About in the placing above orders for ing card line, from a to a mammoth poster, or fitmi a m moral,dam to a nmm moti- ic.iger. a.e nme.-tci to c give this house trial. 1 a J- H. Esru.t, Proprietor. 3 Wh^ah.r St.. - Savannah, < :3 Ji O Bp t\ML^Qi\D t IfSE L 4BLE. COVINGTON & MACON it, It. SCHEDULE NO. 12. Jan. 10th 1888. GOING NORTH—MAIL TRAIN. Lv Macon..... .... 4 00 p m Mi ssev's Hill. .... : 4 11 j> m Rohen s...... ...... 4 85 p rn AJoi-ton. ....... 4 58 p m >-ra.\ *... ...... 5 08 p m Ermhey ...... 5 20 p m .. .. 5 88 p rn ^n^ro ...... 5 54 p 111 ... (i 11 p ill Adyato .. ... t» 2G p m Mihneta......... ... (J 40 j) m Ar Monticeiio. ... 7 00 p m ^ 01NG «>uth-mail train. f a'’. . ............ i" 00 a m ................. t - 15 a m 1 ~ 80 a m HUhsboro............... A'w 51 a rn Round Oak............ 12 a m Waysid e. X 20 a m Bradley........ X CO 42 54 a m Grays......... a in Mr rten. ....... 0 08 a in Roberts....... 05 25 a m Massey’s Mill 0 44a m Ar Macon..... 10 00 a m GOING A ORTH—FREIGHT TRAIN. Lv. Macon...... 7 80 a m Lv. Grays....... 9 25 a m Ar. Montk-el/o. 12 18 ri m GOING SOUTH—FREIGHT TRAIN. Lv. Monticello... 1 50 p m Lv. Gu-ys......... 4 30 p in -r. Macon..... (i 00 p m B. \V. FRO BEL. Gen. Mgr. A J McEvoy, (A Craig Palmer, StiM:. I Uen’i, Pass. Agent. Central Railroad. Savannah, GMarch 'S2, 1888. On and after tills date pnsponger trains v,*i!l run as daily uuicBs marked ; which are Sr^Staid ihim'hy which these trains run is 3<j minutes slower than Savannah city tin if*. jAfavannah 7.00 am P.20 .pm 5.15 pm o.iOpm Ar Milieu 0.-10um 11.0.2 p m 7..JO pin .s. !5 pm Ar A u^iista ; X. 45 p m 7.15 am 0.25 [> m Ar TenniUe........11.55 |>m 1.17 a m Ar Macon ......... 1.50pm 7.80am A r A Manta.......... 5..><) p m 7.30 a m Ar < 'olumlms....... 5.50 i in Ar Ar Montgnnory.. Enfaula. 7.00 3.50 Ar Pas:-enters Albany ....... Sylvnnia, 2..J7 for i^aiidersvPle, \V limits vide, MilleiigeviHe and KatunUm sjiuuld taKc the 7.00 a m i-mIh. IV: !"T Caines Tluliiiiiston, Carrollton, Perry Fort Tu limit on Buena Vista lilal-oly amt < 'lav ton should take the 5.27 pm train. Lv Mi lien 2.2M p in 3.10 a in 8.00 a in 5.20 am T jV A u gust a.......0 00 a n i 10.00 pm Lv Macon .........10 35 am 10.50} > m ArTiunille .......12.21pm 12.54 a in Lv Atlanta ........0.50 am 0:50 p m Lv Columbus.......0.25 p m Lv Montgomery... 7.25 p m 7.40 a m Lv Eufavifa........10.Ls p m 10.40 a m Lv Albany .........5.(*5am ArKavan;mli5.00pm all 0.15am night 10.30am 3.05 am curs on passenger train between Savannah and Augusta. Savannah ami Macon, Savannah ami Atlanta and Macon am! Columbus. Train leaving at 8.20 p m ami arriving at 5.5' _ a m will not stop to putoiYor take on passengers between Savannah and MilMen. ■Ponr.ci'tioiis atSauannaii with S F. A W it R b»r all points in Florida. Tickets for nil <5 yodice and No sleeping Lull ear berths on sale at tice 30 timites 20 before street der-avtur ami Depot <-f of- 11 • CRCh truin. Ll. A. \V i i IT E HE AD, J. C. All AW General ikisj-enyur Agt. ^ . r ., , , Liicl.lS l)6P ^ > 0llSlCQ WH Fell X0WH ^ > 1-IS t& Jt**UpCi by, IN HI Eli AND ADJOINING COLN'i JEs. 3 563 Cherry St. - Macon Ga. 47- 4 V tf 0 i.£.ikZSJ‘jJ p.iiiff illsi ? i’i! ; - ml*® ;. • < v4 t CLINTON, GEORGIA. PuAJMCst in Oyiultb:-: Circuit. Office in Court House. The copartnership hereto fo r e existing styled HOLSENBECK BKOTRERS, having expired by iiinitatiCii and written agreement dated January 5th 1888 is now styled D. D. HOLSENliECK. This March 24th 1888. W. U. H01.SENBSCK, D. D. HOLSENBEUK. fpun i iih iHliCiL'Ll5 1 1»t'fpi I ; Biscuit Sit,tii is now the genius o\ THE Bilik LI A NT SALOON. li,c finest in Mieon. He gives his Wa «• dritik, and tiirniU.es --FRE\: BEDS- more for hW patrons than any man in Aim-on. \ K'TkEiTKoiDffiSS RESIDENT '■ DFNTlST ’ i rl lV ... i! 4 pei ;i es; , v located at ; . j-aUl do h pc Vl, ' ! ' K -** REAsona,...! u.v. ks. luoiion irunr^ntoud.^ he public A liberal tu*h of t it Ouiee up Htui \iu~- store. . & M. AJ. R. 3MY’i GEORGIA You will find rne at the place formerly occupied by ■wmm, ih & co. And find it Headquarters for Low Prices and Fair Dealings. And will save you as much as any other house at Grays, on all pur chases for cash and on time with approved security. WILL ORDER FOR YOU WHEN YOU WANT ANYTHING OUT OP MY LINE, AND TAKE PLEASURE IN LOOKING AFTER YOUR ORDERS WHEN ORDERING FROM MACON. ID, 3D. lOLQlssejo.'toeols., Gray’s Ga. m31 tf. lira ia the Lead! -----:o:-- THE GREEN STRIPED STORE —OCCUPIED BV— J. W. JONES & CO °9 SRAYSI ©A. We will make it to your interest to give us a call before making yonr purchases elsewhere. We huv n in stock a full line of Dry Goods and General Merchandise at unusual low prices. I have cut the prices so as to save the people around Grays and Clinton 25 per cent, and will continue to do so if you will call on the Green Striped Store. Wo hope to be remembered by all.—lm 1 J. W. JONES & CO. Planters Bead, Ti-Jgg: .AWUSkTASU.’ > We have this day contracted with Messrs. JOHN MERRYMAN&Co to sell, at ail stations on the C. & M. Railroad, their —CELEBRATED BRAND;' OF GUANO ferryman's A. 2. Bones, Merryman’s GEORGIA TEST, We can say without any fear of contradiction that Merry maids Fer li!iz< rs arc to-day, as they have been for MO years, at the very top in excellence, and the perfect satisfaction they give to planters. W bile most of the popular brands on tho market in past years have changed the grade of their good- hy lowering their grade, Merry mini bus continually improved. We do not make these statements at random. We refer to any planter in Jones and Jasper counties who have used errymaii s Guano, and will stake our reputation on the result. —WE ALSO HANDLE— DUST for composting, which is the highest grade acid on the market. We sell cheaper acid phosphates; also linin't, and are agents for the Macon Oil & Fertilizer Company for the sale of their Cotton Seed Meal. V e can give low prices on these goods, and are ready to deliver now. Our Agents will call on the good people of Jones and Jasper coun ties, and we trust will receive their orders. MRS, WORSHAM 4 CO., 420 AND 422 THIRD STREET, “NOVEMBER IGtii, 1887. [If] JftS&Oosr GA W. A. DAVIS. M. C. BALK.CO M Davis & Balkcom. Cotton Factors and General Grocers. All l lanters supplies at lowest prices for cash, or on timo with ap pr ved paper. Agents for CHESAPEAKE GUANO, A fid 1 lot well broke mules always on hand. Rust proof Oats a specialty Jan. 21st 1888 3m. -MACON GA. BEEZmMM®, WATCHES CLOCKS JIWILRF, M ' ■ ' ' V > Sjirrfatlfj. (Gnlii Tuts PESTC ILia E;TN3 ’ • Novelties in Holiday Goods ' -J M: m rf * BORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT AND RELIABLE ATTENTION 320 Second Street, . MACON GEORGIA