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<;rat Georgia, Saturday, Kay ■'••l'
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r. Protective > s T
*7 r “ th er annual 2 u r
•n - ^ nv 17 and 18t h.
Tor Georgia Press Association
will meet at C; iit' ! n next 1 hursda.v.
The Headlight should lie rc promml
(i ( N. JosKHl Jcli.NvTON has
lit mi e'ccl ed nn I'.oi'OliO'V i.t su'h r
of Ii D. linker. R'.-t A'' 81, Ci'iiii'l
Army of the Republic, at Phikebd
jiliia. (Jell. Johns, ton i« tin: only
ex-confederate w ho has ever been
received into the ranks ol a (Land
Army Post.
Messrs. Brown, Herman, Sweetscr
and other Northern friends and sup
porters of tlw ( ■ A AL it. it. were in
Macon on the first inst. with Col.
Machen. It.Seems the more these
gentlemen of our section, the C.
A M■ ita prospects and
the more they become interested uud
enthused over the enterprise.
Tiia Georgia Democratic
ti„„ will meet next Wednesday.
There, is every reason to -vo
that its session will he harmonious
nml p!< asanf. The people have
Uen all over tho State, and
hearty endorsement of
Cleveland's administration and
tho tariff Views expressed in
bold m-cHige to Congress, clearly
in.Jieates the prevailing
in the Democratic party ol
—Telegraph.
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The Refusal (*f Govciuor Gordon
to turn over the 88,000 state appro
pi ifition to the Atlanta University
on account of its failure to comply
with the anti e(-education resolu
tion passed by the legislature, is
being.used in tho north as capital
for the university. The Boston Ad
vertiser announces editorially “that
tliis seat and ! ulwark of liberal ed
In tho sffinU fms been
seriously crippled by iiio withdrawal
ofihestato ap]iroprialion, because
it refusi (1 tai fall back to t he color
line in education.” The Advertiser
fuithcrcalls tho attention of the
public to the presence of Professor
I!uinstead in Boston, and urges that
libel id sal script ons lie placed in his
hands “to carry on the momentous
struggle.—Const i tut ion.
One of tbe interesting figures of
New Voile ibis winter lias I icon Miss
Hampton, of South Carolina, a
of Gen. Wade Hampton,
who is now assistant in the surgical
ward of one of the hospitals. Miss
Hampton has taken a very thorough
course of training as a professional
nurse, ami it is her plan, when her
studies have bieu completed,to open
a school for the instruction of nurses
In the South, and supply, if possible
ft new field for work for Southern
women. She is a slender woman,
with it lithe figure, dark hair and a
OClnress but healthy com ! ’ loxi ')f‘.
Hie . m entirely devoted to her work
an enthusiast m .t. and a woman ol
ex cep i ional endowments. -Savan
nah News.
TAX RECEIVER'S NOTICE.
THIRD an n LAST ROUND. 1
will be at 'ho following places to
receive Tax Returns for tho year
]. ISSS
0.1,...............lay Mhv
Haddock Station Tuesday *• 15
YB Clark store Wed. morn “
Jesse Miller “ “ cvm “ jy
J. S. Stewart mill Thursday “
Wayside Friday »*
Round Oak Jfonday......... »* 21
Grahall Hill Tuesday........ May 22.
Glovers Mill Wednesday „ .,,,
Caney Creek Thutsday ,,
Ropes Ferry Friday „ .jt,
Five Points Monday morn « ‘>8
Gordon’s mill Monday eve “ 28.
G W F McKay store Tuesday “ 2‘J
Jackson Roberts Vt'cdnesdav “ 20
Roberts Station Thursday “ 31
Thomas Slocumb Friday June i.
James Station Monday,...... “ *r
Morton Tuesday *r.
Haddocks ** Thursday •* i -
Grays “ Friday x
In Umton every Saturday. 1 will
close my bocks by the 20th of June,
"• T-MORRIS,
(Receiver ot Tax mums of Jones co.,
oritu vr.v.
Mn. Mary L. Biadlev, (nee Oner)
wits born Aug. 20th. 1835 : tid died
;tt Bradleys Station, .'ours county,
April 4:1 1 , 1 - •-'!). 8 he was the
t'*f of John II. and Tv Greer (if
> .A = dutiful ilir.
for ver > . Her aged
said at. tho ftint r«! that she never
gave him a moments trouble. Shi
was always cheerful, modest, ami
jpossessing a mild ami picas
ant disposition, and alleys had
kind and helpful word for every
i e mi eiaby for those m-ure-t and
dcuf'-st to her. ZT- was
married to Mr. dill of
county the 18th of July, L87S;
to him she was a help indeed. i!e
said to the writer after the funeral
service, “she was all that a man
could expect to find in a wife, she
liever gave me a cross word, and
always met me with a smile and a ;
devotion hiiHt Wortham her was children untiliringin and her
to
She was.happily converted to Christ
iu the ' VCitr j«7D,ut New Hope Church
jn iJas )er CQUniy Her religion WaS
not ol that demonstrative character
which many pogseeB,but quiet
unobtrusive. Her Christian life was
stend y "'“Hiright. She always held
loi'tli tdie word of life in a way
! ‘ U ' vhu k,,ew llCT took knowkdge of
lier tl,at lul<1 Leen wlth Jm,s
water* other religion widened
Ihcit b irders and deepened their
channels as they hastened on lo the
sea of ini!ll0,hl1 j°y- It is not
Mauge therefore that death
nail V- t’or her to live was Christ,
and to die was gam.” When the
summons came she called her loved
ones, one by one, and gave them
ntimsage ( I love and bade them
well, then taking on new life mil
strength as if for a tireless
she shouted glorv, glory, and
ed through the azure dome to
gates of day, and left her loved
gazing af'er her.
(>. A. Tjfiiowi:n.
OLD RELICS.
Mr. Robert P. Ezelle, of Smith
boro, has in his possession a silver
spoon that has been m his wife’s lam
i!y (Howards) for more than
years. A badge of 1841 obtained
Madison Ga. at the Madison
tmn with tho following printed on
its face.
Madison Convention.
Whig Nominations.
HENRY CLAY,
EO D< M!K 1 ’ R El d N GIIU YSEN.
Whig Principles.
One Presidential Term.
A sound national currency.
A . tanff with fair .
revenue
Hon fo Amcrtom, industry.
Just restraints on the executive
*’ ^ Distribution IV. of the proceeds ... of the
public; lands.
An honest and economical
istration.
Freedom of tho election franchise.
He has also ui his possession one
cut saw, one broad axe, and
drawing knife that have been in
years and all in good
bl lIfihl of Swanson & Durham when
they k( , 1)t in the yellow store in
Monticello. A mantel clock bought
the same time, now in good run
mug order, never been repaired, and
1ms never boon out of running order
us much as a week. One pocket rule
lie has carried m his pants pocket
dailv for over 13 years Lastly, his
° 1,1 harness horse Charley, 25" years
old. tat and active as a colt, and can
------
A Louisville man called on a ho
(el keeper in Bulitt county, Ky.,
the other day and paid 75e.
meals he had eaten fntocn years
At Townsend, Erie county, New
York, stands an oak tree 40 years
old, and in a good healthy condition.
P * u,, ‘° «*'v eight smali trees giowing
from the brunettes, two standing
alone and the other six together
A Detroit tiewsoape V ts respond
We for the statement that
the misfit weather prophet, has
made t\o predie lions of late because
the Canadian government told hint
to Shut lip or leave its employ This
will give rise in this
country to a more tV.endlv foeli.m
toward the Canadian goVernment
than seemsto lave existed hereto
fore
I7EN8 0-" INTEREST.
A n uterspi.iif.it is r> luted, was
....... ff -Mnsxaebu^U*
.•.r.Nubf.nf, menliy.
i !;<•<:: fir;: is 01 Iowa (..-.v , have
atrrcud not to take <■ it licenses to
" ! uno-T the ne.v pharmacy
P. Duplex, a colored Justice
• h !’ fei*. hrs 1 ■■■ ted 'i: - er
of \t heuti.tnd, ( al. i t is said that
he i* Use firs-, of his race to fid such
a position on the Pacific coast,
A man who ha-, lately become
prominent in Drt-viot. more espec
ially in police circles. i« alleged t r>
have mart.. -I twenty-one women
di/renmt periods of his enterprising
eareer.
St J,on is burglars robbed
dent-elect Patton, of Princeton,
hj s C ( at and ®est. and such change
as the doctor eurri d v. ■ e 11 !
Judge Brcckenrtdge, his host, robed
|,j m j t) garments short and si on t.
Counterfeit .. five-cent a , pieces re
a
being circulated in towns along the
Hudson riv>-r. They are reported
to bo clumsily executed, and
i i tiii-iii are so brittle Unit they
can be broken by the. pressure of
I he hand.
T!,,. Baltimore City Council has
passed an o,-(imii..ce t ha ,
lt!,M »' t,,M
schooig tlnit uro heretiftvr esuiin
fished in that c>tv. i ae new onfi
nanee will not effect the present
schools.
A German who walked most
1 „e way from l\ xas to BoonviJIe,
f,id. whore he wits to marry a young
woman. Was near! v six months in
protective wedded bride. and The
,epicure now
g01ic t0 K llll8a8 .
Aibert Foss, a N w
] ! man bought him a tombstone and
! had the hurt put on that he died
April 2, U88. On April 2 he took
poison and tried to die, but the
j doctors pumped him out ami now
lie has a useless slab on hand. > •
A Kentucky who is the v
man, son
1 ol Congressman and brother-in
I a -
law to two State Senators, has been
j i sent to the penitentiary for
! theft of a suit of clothes.
, A San Francisco gentleman
that . it has , been demonstrated , , , by
I '
English , , scientists . that , stu excel!, nt
quality ol sugar can , be made , from ,
•
coal , tar and , tho refuse matter , o;
giis works.
W hen the blizzard struck Ludlow
Mass., it buried under tbe snow
four turkeys belonging to John
Ba y- were dug-out after be
ing without food fm cightceb.
and were noi only alive, but «p
really uninjured.
A Kentucky j no .vspaner i chiims
.
the invention of the drink known
a Tom aid Jerry tor Jack
Shiiigler, an e eon t rie old shoe
maker, who originated it a third of
a century ago and named it after
Jefferson and the Biblical
prophet J -reminh.
An Albany lady had a parrot
U»U sudden y b ante dumb. Slit
took the bird to a doctor, found a
Um,ot ''« ity throat, w h had out
Rs linguistic apparatus out of
(! °r. The tumor was cut out and
pally U now herself again.
. , ,
\ f 1,1 "" w 0 '*• 1 0,11
tu A p,r .. ‘"' s several years ago took a
trip back last month just to get an
old-fashioned doughnut made
,T..... . »
foi,nd ,t J 0St i,kc> otlu,r ' »» d «
little poorer than his own wife
nmde.
Rlll.lIAilliil I )
m if. nt ^ m
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CLINTON, GEORGIA.
P.t\ iv O'-i'T ; : tNa
Offick in Court House.
*—1"" 1 “ *’— ----rriTn-'Wi mr»~ iti uni iitf
f«HH S iSb DU’S biiiiiiJAM. h i\ r r
Biscuit Smith i.sjiow tue prestd
ing genius of
THE BRILLIANT SALOON,
tho finest In Macon, He gives his
customer* th« bg.-t to eat. best to
. r,uk • . ami WntmLos .
l ' «
-- FREK BED? -
,io >ng more for bis patrons than any
man in Macou.
J; ;. ;s County Sheriff’s Sale.
3 |f T iILL lie sold before the Court
honsp door in 01intolK Jones
,- 0 . = nty tin., on the first Tuesday
I; , t v E ne:;f. between the legal
hours of Sale forty seven (47) acres
,i mure m less situated upon
the 0--;i,iil.:ee Liver near Dames
fv-ry adjoining lands of llosey
'j’|, Adams, and M: ry
j) me and known as the late John
e. bird place- Levied on and will
he .-'.Id to -ali'f' ... fl fa from Jones
Superior (.'mi > in favor of N. S.
i. .. r vs John C. Bird.
W. W. BARRON,
Ai..--ii third 1888. Sheriff.
Aii.fifNfSTit.i TOR'S SALE.
GEORGIA— .J ones County.
Ry virtue of an order from the
Court of Ordinary will he sold be
ton - the (.'out-' House door in Clin—
ton Jones county on the first
Ti ;x-day ix Junk next, sixty eight
(68) acres of land more or less be
longing to estate of John F. Wil
liams deceased, good hind situated
1 ' ,iu ‘ '•astern part of Jones county
near the Baldwin county line ad -
j.lining Mrs. L. V. Farrar on F. E.
M.r-. M. id. Williams and children
on N. H. public Clinton and Eaton
, „„ yj >w . alltl the Dower
M> Willialn8 on S . W . Sold
pa y debts. Terms Cash.
]\i. M. WILLIAMS,
-\[„y r )t |, [ggg, Adrn'rx.
-Jones V ounty.
Imiinary’s Office,
May 1st 188S.
To all whom it may eoneoi n.
R. II. Kingman adm’r of estate
F. Unit, deceased, has ap
to me for leave to sell all the
belonging to said Estate
wherever situate, and said appliea
don will he iumrd on tiie I’lR-T
Mont,ay in June next.
R. T. ROSS, Ordinary*.
CITATION.
Ordinary’s Office, Jones Co., Ga,
Match 24th 18“8.
When as, C. IL Drew Adm’r
I sham Ethridge deed applies to me
for Dismission, Chese are therefore
to cite ail persons concerned to
show cause at this office on or by
the FIRST MONDAY IN JULY next
aiiv they , , havc vviiv . Dismission ...... shall , ,,
' '
not be , granted , said Adm’r. , , .
,... Wituess my hand officially,
"
ti. T. 11088, OrOmarv.
ITTAflON.
Ordinary’s Office, Jones Co., Ga.
March 24tb 1888.
Whereas, O. C. Gibson adm’r of
Estate Jackson Wood (e) dec'.l,
^ , r0 fl)1 , J)ismis , io) ,
. 1W a ,-e u, cite a!, persons eon
corned tor how cause at this office
on or by tin fiil t Monday in july
next if any they have, why Dismis.
sum shall not be granted said Ad
minis! rator.
Witness my hard officially.
R. T. ROSS. Ordinary.
'
Cl fAIiO.V.
Ordinary’s Office, Jones Co., Ga.
Match 24th 1888.
' Whereas, Mary E. Dame, Adm’x
' Wl 1 ' llu,oxe; , 01 , „ ! ’ late He, "'y
' - ‘'
1 am ? apl>,K ’ 8 to
-
,ll>e un ' therefore , to
nU ’ n11 pe^ons concerned to show
cause at this office on or by the
first Monday in july next, if any
thev have why Dismission shall not
v
ho ( r ,. afH cd said AdtnY’x.
n,.. t i n • n
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riii Mora i g I *w s.
TEAM PE 1 TTI 1 TG HOUSE
Printing, ing. Lithograjihing, Engrav
and Sterotyping, IBank Book Book Binding,
Manu
facturing.
TUe Iiargest Uoscern
• . 5 Kind bon lit
Thorott ghiv eqn i \ >jx and coni
plete within itself : latest
Pinery and the most skillful
ivorkraeu.
Corporation®, 'kinks .Manufae- ;,nd Linkers,
tnrers,
County OpHc rs. i armeis
iVlereit.'int,--. j!.. ( laities and
TV- 1 ■■ s\. - .VEB.UXY.
th'nr About in placing bo*. J yisli
j the - com
tj.g nr! tc
&ooi a memoraudam book to a mam
noth this ledger, are request* I to
house a trial.
J. H. Es till. Proprietor,
SWliitak r St., - - Savannah, G
4 r, T-rS r
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---Co!)-
You will find me at the place formerly occupied by
- mimm mm i co.
And find it
Headquarters for Low Prices ai Fair
Dealings.
And will save yon as much as any other house at Grays, on all p llr
_
chases for cash and on time with approved security.
WILL ORDER FOR YOU WHEN YOU WANT ANYTHING O'JT
OF AlY LINE, AND TAKE RLE \SURK IN LOOKING AFTER
YOUR ORDERS WHEN ORDERING FROM MACON.
Gray’s Ga. m81 tf.
jsesticiwwi- w~ r-furamra T”ri.
T t l 14 ..
u .angers kXiQ&yj..
-•
«tii rssixr art. va-tviii rjes^amm
We have this day contracted with Messrs. JOHN MERRYMAN & (,\>
to sell, at all stations on the C. & M. Railroad, their
—CELEBRATED BRAND? OF GUANO —
aeirvman ° B Bones,
o ,i;s..s
ferryman’s GEORGIA TEST,
We can say without any fear of contradict ion that Merry man’s Fw
tiliz* rs are to-day, as they have been for ■’>() years, at the very lou iu
excellence, and the perfect satisfaction they give to planters.
While most of the popular brands on the market iit past years have
changed the grade of their goods by lowering their grade, Merry mao
has continually improved. We do not make these statements at randan.
We refer to any planter in Jones and Jasper counties who have tbui
erryman’s Guano, ;,nd will stake our reputation on the result.
— VYF, ALSO HANOI,F,—
S3LUBL.-S ErCFSX
for composting, which is the highest, grade acid on the market. We sell
eheapee acid phosphates; also Lain t, and are agents for the Macon Oil
& Fertilizer Company for the sale of their Cotton .Seed Meal.
We can give lovv prices on these goods, and are ready to deliver ww,
Our Agents will call on the good people of Jones and Jasper corns
ties, and we trust will receive their orders.
mm worn 4 co,
420 AND 422 THIRD STREET,
NOVEMBER 16tii, 1887. [Hi] M&caM a a
W. A. DAY IS. M. c. balk: ) i
<x P oaflccom.
Cotton Factors and General Grocers.
All Planters supplies at lowest prices for cash, or on time with up
pr ved paper. Agents for
CHESAPEAKE GUANO.
A full lot. w oil broke mules always on hand. Hast proof Oats a specially
Jan. 21st 1888 3m. MACON GA.
t' A1P B1 11 li
-o--o
■~~C WJ
Merclsiaiafs
j* or the sale and storage of Cotton. Farmers buy sll P
can neccessary
plies either for cash or time [tapers, with satisfactory security.
Call and see us before making arrangements for another season.
(fljSCOfl (j,L
y( v -y * VVATCilKS CLOCKS Jffl'EE
9 ■ If * Snrrfaclc-s ffiolS $
.s,™. rrv ^
ps ^ s ^i»s etc:
I Novelties in Holiday Goo&
- ’ -Yi'-L-'L U ; £©“0RDERS BY* MAIL WILL RECED
1 PPfiMPT R0Mrl AAD tvn fiKLlABLE nm,r-r Af * tu l t'\T10>' ^ 11
320 Second .Street,
MACON GECBfil^