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ATOE.iY, GEORGIA,
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Correspondents alone are responsible for
opinions expressed by them through these
■columns.
town and county.
Hoi, dry and dusty.
Airs. Alary Jones is on the sick
list this week.
The Clinton 8. 8. will picnic at
Cray’s May 25th.
Air. R. J. Turner and family visi
ted Five Points this week.
Miss Belle Stewart was at home
from Wesleyan last week*
The Teachers Association was
well represented in Macon this
week.
Airs. Malt Morgan lias had thirty
swarms of bees tins year, and saved
only six.
Air.Melvin „ „, Morton, „ ot . the , Ridge
w out go wn Tuesday to Macon by
the way ot C. and M.
The Aloiilicelio loika arc having a
big lime today at their Sunday
School Celehmtion,
We noticed ipiiio a crowd of la
dies trom Aloiiticeilo on the train
Tuesday, going down to spend the
day in the Central Ci'.y.
>
The stock holders .of the Coving
ton and Macon railroad met in Ma
con the 1st inst. The elecliou
officers was postponed until July.
Air. John Slocum, of Monroe
county, died at his home near Bo
ling broke last Friday night, lie
was a soiuiu-iaw of Air. John Brad
ley of this county.
Alessrs. Winters and Jones with a
f'oice of hands are busy having the
large rocks removed from ‘‘rocky
l'idge,” also widening the public
road at that place.
Airs, Alary Bryant who lias been
spending several months in Jones
county with lelatives and her many
irieuds returned to her home in
Wilkes county Wednesday.
A special train passed up the road
la-W Thursday on route to Madisou.
Co.. L. C. Alachen, accoinpMiiied by
a number of prominent officials of
the road, and a goodly number of
Alaconites composed the crowd.
Wo note with pleasure that the
mime of our young friend, 11. X.
Hardeman, appears among the mini
her who were awarded Junior
Speakers Placcswt approaching com.
nieiicenient. They will contend for
a medal to be awarded on merit in
declamation and composition.
NOTICE.
I will be at Qray’s the second
"cck in each month for the
oi repairing Watches, Clocks and
Jewelry of all kinds. Those need'
big work in that line will do well to
call on me. Satisfaction
% fii'st visit will bo tho 7th, 8th.
•ih, 10th and 11 th of May.
J. C. GRANT,
April 28th 1888 tf. Jeweler.
ELECTION NOTICE.
GEORGIA , 4 T It . appearing . that .. .
' „ a vacancy ann ,r „,in wil,
{ „.,..
Jones , n County ) shortly occur in
the office of County Treasui'cr ol
-■■aid county, the present incumbent
i J 1
Having tendered . nig resignation
there-to
1T IS THEREFORE ORDERED
That an election to fill said office of
County* T reasurer bo field at the
various voting preciiits in sai l conn
*.v on Saturday the 19th of May
28 . Witness my hand officially,
■
ns.Jdrd April 1883.
Richard Johnson,
County Judge.
(’LSaTOS locals.
Mr. S. L. Chiles was at
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Chiles
in town Monday.
Miss A lice Bowen of Macon was
in Clinton Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. William Lov e of Morton’s
Station has the bragg oat patch 0 ;
that section.
Jones r county wtH ... send i up quite .
;t representation to Montirello S,:i
hath Sohunl Gouvcrtioii on the atii
iisst.
The Sal,hath School is getting up
apicnolor an early Juv. Ai
Hamilton man in .1 ehi: i gable
er for the school tv d its interests.
Wo have just learned of the death
in Monroe County of Air. J no.
Siueumb, wlio Home years ago n.a C
riud Miss Emma Bradley of this
County.
Station. The .sabbath school there
is h) u flourishing condition, with
R. II. Kingman as
Wiiliain Clarke Butler died at his
home in Jones County last
He was the father of James Butler
connected with Sparks Warehouse
in Macon and was a man highly
teemed in ids neighborhood.
How we do need rain! An old
superstition is that if rain /alls
May 1st th grape crop for t hat
year is a failure, Wo want rain
and we want grapes too!
I/. S. IIill,corner of Mulberry and
Second street Macon is .winning
guidon econo, nianis.if praise
one who sees his work. He
sendsout lho finest photographs in
Georgia. Call upon him when in
the (Any.
In MasHovitirn.
The death of Airs, Joe Mercer,
which occurred at lieu home i.uar
Bradley’s Station on Tuesday April
3rd, brought sorro-w. to the heart.
of a host of friends.
Turning back a few years •.. nly
\vv> retneinher her in all the Hush or
her girlish and youth;id
Life seemed to sticfcli before hm
like a beautiful dream.
Possessing much personal mag
netism and most vivacious manners.
Slio was the center of an admiring
circle of ii iciids.
With a kind and artless nature,
full of clieertufi ess (hat came from
a heart free from guile, what
could she have neon than the light
of tho household ? A mothers joy,
a brothers pride, a husbands most
devoted wilt. Through five
months of intense suffering she
eTlnewl lh,J 0,,aost jj-’iLKinco, au
eoptmg nil witii a rusigiialioti whicli
comes ou;y from on high. Alanv
mont Savio^ir’s | )8 ag0 s i, e expressed her fail!,
in a love, and was fully
prepared for tho summons when it
came. Her sufferings are ended;
her cross laid down and we know
she is at rest.
To her heart broken mother, bus
band and brothers, wo tender our
<
sjnccrcst condolences, commending
them to One who alone can heal all
lieu; t aches. A Friend.
obituary.
1 had waited for some other hand ;;
niorc capable than mine to pen
snitublo obituary of our dear c'liisin
Charles T. Griswold, who died in
Valdosta April 1 9th 1888. I can not
red min from vo.
rative of his many noble traits of
chnrueier. 11 * was in Lho nuuii\ ^
bloom of file, . 37 , yearn of’u^o when
called to leave the uevoted wile and
three sons, and yet he expressed hi -
willingness to ( bey the sad gum
moiis but what a void in the affect
iouatu his ‘ 'j; to UKHit the
g been creutoU. ,
Fifteen years ago he married JUas
E. .... Gibsiiu at the , home of , her
Aiiuie
grandlalher Capt. Peyton i. Pitts
ones county and f never knew a
mote coiiueuitil matrimonial aiiaiiee.
ire was eminently endowed , , with . ,
such qualities as were req aired
t*. make a husband and father*. In
dulgent, firm, yet gentle, intelleetu
al and considerate. His peroep om,
of a ha* py home were of the mo -t
refin-d order. No pleasure great er
to him than to sit y ith the love .
ones arid witii rending and corn
merits instruct and interest them.
About five years ago a lvemti vv
i position being offered him in Texa-*,
with height hope* ho moved to that
j stole business with his family, where in :i
I point of view lie was quite
| successful, hot a year ago his health
I began to fail, and in February last
rerVzed that he could no longer
labor for those lie so much loved
ilni! ho wished t0 “ com « l '0>n° “>
Gcotgia to «ie. Just two months
Co the day) after reaching his na
live city Macon his remains wore
, brought and hud to rest by loo side
CM iilS parents among the soughing
cedar* in Rose Hill Cemetery*
’•'> ith his brothers so devoted, many
!t)V ing friends grieve that we nr.
mo , 0 i()ok U|l0| , his pU . aHullt f a ,. 0>
jh , (lt .. w . hw )lap|lj l0 . i( , s . I( , j, a
grand thing to rcilect upon the lives
-,f i'.n n
‘•YVho labored in their sphere as
men who live
In the deiight that work a'one can
give:
Peace be to them ; eternal peace
and rest
in Jdmerit of that great
bequest
\e have been faithful over a
few tilings ’’
And we shall long hold in sweet
reniembovitneo the virtues of Charles
1'. Griswold. H. U. ti.
The Madison Advertiser has come
out with a game looking rooster, of
no small variety, crowing over the
completion of the C. & M. to that
pia re. Under it are the words, ‘‘Crow,
Crow.”
S (LOuHS Negotiated
©
On Farms Si Town Property,
IN Him; AND ADJOINJNa COUNTIES.
ELLInTF ESTiS,
36.! Cherry St. • Macon
COVINGTON & MACON II. R.
SCHEDULE NO. 22.
Jan. 10th 1883.
GO IN ll NORTH—MAIL TRAIN.
Lv Aincon........ .. ...... 4 00 p m
.Ussev's ALII,...... ...... 4 14 p in
Roberts..-........... ...... 4 35 p in
Morton............... ....... 4 58 p m
Grays................. ...... 5 08 p rn
Bradley ..... ...... 5 2!) p in
Wayside............. .. 5 o ; J ]i m
Round Oak.......... ...... 5 54 j, in
Hillsboro ........... ...... 11,1
1,1 ....... .. ..... (> 2d p 111
'*,,. yj.-V* ...... 6 4(5 p 111
t ; col! ...... 7 00 p in
GOING SOUTH—MAIL TRAIN.
Lv Aloiiticeilo...... ... ^i 00 :i m
At d in a el a................ -i 15 a m
d ga tc 3G a in
Hiji.-.' onro . 51 a m
Round Oak. c: 12 a m
Vv ay side .... oc 20 a in
Rradiev. .... a 42 a m
(-* ''! •• •• 8 54 a m
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R„i, u! t ... 9 25 a in
Vias«-y’s Aii!l .... 9 41 a m
Ai Alac n..... . 10 00 a in
GOING r ORTH —I’RS'.KUIT TRAIN.
Lv. Macon..... 7 ,, m
Lv. Grays...... ...... 9 25 a m
Ar. Aloiiticeilo ..... ^ * B> p
GOING SOUTH—F1U5IGHT TRAIN.
Lv, Aloiiticeilo.. . 1 50 in
j jV (iinys 4 550 111
„r, Jlacmi.. 6 00 p m
B. W. FltOB EL. Gen. Mgr.
A. if AIcEvoy, jA Craig Palmek,.
Snp’ 1 ., i <xun’i. Pass. Agent.
Central Hailroad.
Kxvann \ii. (i.v., March iSi, tsss.
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I sluwcr thini Huvumtaii
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Ac -nit;: miury ... 7.00
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I’assuiurcrs for Sylvania, Smulprsvlllu,
.;ht 1 viU**. Mi'!c<i,r;viir<* ami Katoiitoti
should t.M kh tlic.’ m train. _ PassciigcrK
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,, ^‘ u ' cop&rt uorship heretofore
l ‘ xistil1 ^ styled EOLSEN lil.CK
l HERS, having expired by
limitation, and Written agreement
<ilU01 ‘ January «»>** 1^ is now
led 1>. 0. 1IOLSEN LUCK. This
March 24th 18>8.
W. II. HOLS EX RECK,
D. D. II OLSEN RECK.
Jo?, t. hi$, )r Id
-o*
CfAptOUfos, WAyC^ES,
Jewelry, sh-Ve^w ^e,
SpECJACLES AftD EYE
^LASSES.
Watch Repairing :t Specialty.
R, 8 SECOND STREET.
MACON GA.
4 II 3m.
c. m,
GUNSMITH AND DEALER IN
Sporting 1 Goods
Guns, Pistols, Cartridges,
fishing tackle, etc.,
RICVCI.es AND TRICYCLES,
51C MULBERRY ST.,
MACON GEORGIA
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
The firm or Herring A Julian is
this day devolved by mutual consent
Mr. C. D. Herring retiring. Mr.
VV. J. Juban will continuo business
at the old stand, assuming all liabil
ities. V. I). HERRING,
April 14, ms. VV. J. JU1IAN.
G. If. EMp & Co.,
-O-.—
(Successors to Henry* Ranh and
VV. J. Brake.)
XajSSSSa&XxIQ
AKTD
3El.jtZS'3?a£^.XX«
L I Q U O R D E A L E U S.
416 POPLAR STREET, MACON, GA.,
4 21 tf.
Golden Days.
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
This* adjnirable weekly ior the
youth of this great, land is now well
established, and has an increasingly
large and well-deserved patronage.
It is well worthy the examination
of parents who wish (o provide their
children with a largo amount of care
fully-prepared misceUany, at once
entertaining, instructive and clean.
It is edited with ability, and shows a
quick sympathy with the pleasures
of the young people, and a clear out
look for* their weliare.
Ad<lress
JAMES EL VERSON,
Jan 19tb 1883. Philadelphia, Pa
Crog-ketF C. >
IKON WORKS.
ENGINES, WATER WHEELS.
GRIST, 8a VV and CANE MILLS.
KETTLES and EVAPORATORS.
Cotton Presses (Hand and Horse
Power.)
E. CROCKETT,
Maccn, Ga.
jFi ZX. JONBS
RESIDENT DENTIST,
* ! avi, .'« permanently located
.Jonticello , is p'upared lo do
work ft, REASONABLE HATES.
• action guaranteed. A liberal
Lion of tiie public stai'is patronage
up over D,. Do-
2ior a tlnti' hiorc.
r? t " T ora 1 1 & ME r
HI. i
(SUCCESSORSTO R. S. COLLINS.)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
CARRIAGES
Buggies and Wagons,
baby carriages, harness
WHIPS, Etc.
463 and 470 SECOND STREET
Macon, Georgia.
Feb. 23rd 1 n.88
-SB! ■*«&&&.
T he largest stock in the city. We have any article that can bo called
tor, and guarantee everything to be of the best quality and at the LOW
PRICES. Fine
Jewelry, Bronze Art Goods, etc.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ORDERS FROM MONTICELLO
AND JASPER COUNTY
Watehes and J ewe!rv Repaired
BY SKSL.LED WCR&fViEPfl.
SSt-REMEMBER THE PLACE 3D SECOND STREET M \CON
GEORGIA.
J. H. AW. W. Williams,
T« 3B« JLfftope, §0
IfdfOUJEq . 'O' 'O'
* kr, O r> Cr
iiETOFE <>o r ^v / & :v
25 N> m
T 4k J <S4
—AND DEALER IN—•
iMC-zikOOixr f3* YN
A Gold Fact.
nmi»«W,r.T*wi frrnt
— WE HAVE NOW THE LARGEST AND MOST—
feted Stock of SHOfS
IN THE CITY OF MACON,
3 tn 5 ail ai 3 lofft flsflnm. jlfiffG
Our stock is selected with great care, with a view to wearing well.
Wo don’t keep a shoddy shoe ut all, but
Wo Have GOOD SOLID SHOES
at prices you ordinarily pay for worthless shoddy shoos.. Give
us a trial and he convinced.
AND jSSytUkift* Ls - * •p-*' •
arc made by the leading manufacturers of J’h luddphia and Ho-ton ai d
'll this department you will find nothing but the latest l.-cdiioim and of
1 he best quality. A large stock of CH 1 LIB.hfVs SHOES.
saux: «3c £7&asTT,
Hfr (Oid No. :i.j Cotton Avenue,
(Sitcechsor Mix & Khilantl, MACON GA.
.1 to established 1340 .) i u