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TOWN AND COUNTY.
Mrs. E. G. HARDEMAN, Local Editress.
Plenty of rain.
Tuesday was sale day.
Chopping cotton is the order of
tbo day.
Hon. Thomas Jefferson was 80
years old tbo 3rd inst.
Mr. W. H. Holseubeck has been
on a business trip to Mouticello.
Communication and feet wash
ing at Pine Bidge church the third
Sunday of this month.
Ned Wilder (col) living on Mr.
Clark Smith's plantation, lost a val
‘ uable mulo day last eek.
one w
Mrs. Addio Grier, of Ocala Fla.,
is spending sometime with her sister
Jlrs. Carrie Holmes near Clinton.
Mr. Gus Bragg sold last week a
“poker” bringing him$20.85c. Who
can beat that?
We return thanks to Miss Harriet
Morgan and Mrs. J. W. Jones for
copies of the Headlight dated Jun.
7th.
The Commencement exercises of
the Flovilla High School will em
brace the 27th, 28th and 29th of
June.
We regret to learn of the severe
illness of Willie Jordan Childs, near
Wayside,, who is affl icted with tv
phoid fever.
Mrs. Winters, of Bradleys, ac
companied by her little grand
daughter, has been on a visit to her
sou Mr. W. D. Winters of this place.
Wo have had plenty of rain up
till now, and if the drouth does not
strike the farmers, they will bo very
apt to make good crops.
We are glad to learn that Mrs,
Bou Clarke Finney, of Pleasant
Grove, is recovering from her severe
spell of sickness, also Mrs. James
Jones of this place.
Mr. Frank Hardeman was in
Clinton this week. Ho has also
been to Milledgeville, Brown’s
Crossing and did certainly “take in”
the picnic at Pleasant Grove last
Saturday.
Mrs. J. P. Hunt, of Bound Oak
is visiting her son, Mr. E. P. Hunt,
who is engaged in the mercantile
business at Sunny Side Ga. We
wish her a pleasant visit and safe
return to her family.
Last Sunday Messrs. W. H. Jones,
D. D. Holseubeck, W. D. Winters,
of Gray, and Bob Bradley, of Clin
ton, made a flying visit to Madison.
Bob says he intends to stay longer
next time, because he wants to see
some of “Madison’s pretty girls.”
In another column will be found
a call lor a meeting of the executive
committee of this Congressional
district to fix the time and place for
holding the semi-annual convention
for the nomination of a Congiess,
man.
FOB SALE.
Pive thousand acres of land in
Jones County in lots to suit pur
chasers, lor cash or on time.
Apply to, RlCHARD JOHNSON,
May 26th 1888 tf. Clinton Ga.
money FOR FABMERS.
I am prepared to negotiate loans
12 per cent, with interest at eight
per cent, payable once a year, to-wit
on Dec. 1st.
J. C. Barron, Atty Law,
June 9th 3m. Clinton Ga.
CLINTON LOCALS.
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Mr. Sam Barron was at church
Sunday’.
Mr. Lark Stewart and family’
were in town Sunday*.
Miss Ella Lowe and Miss Morton
wore in town on the 2nd.
Sunday last was our regular
preaching day*. Had a good congre
gation.
Mr. John Bradley Sr., and wife
were in Clinton Suuday’, guests of
W. W. Barron.
Mrs. Charles Griswold of James
Station spent several days with the
family* of Judge Johnson last week.
We hear “that wedding bells will
tinkle” ia the near future in the
Hudson Stripling neighborhood. Is
it so?
A good many Jones county poo
ple attended the Picnic of Dr. Har
demans S. S. at Pleasant Grove last
Saturday.
Mrs. Mike Bird was in town last
woek. Miss Lillie has been quite
sick, but is again able to take her
place at school.
Mrs. S. Audoin one of our best
and most appreciate subscribers is
in town the guest of Mr. Win. Mor
gans family.
Mr. and Mrs, Win. Whitehead,
Misses Pearl and Lillie Holmes and
Mrs. Henry Morgan from the “su
berbs” were at Church.
In the letter from our good Had
dock’s correspondent last week the
name of Miss Hattie Moughon was
made to read Miss Huttie Maugham.
We have received No. 2 Vol. 1 of
the “Atlanta Commonwealth,” pub
lished by the Commonwealth Co.,
and placed the same on our ex
change list.
Mr. Greaves evinced his kind re
gards for our household on the 3rd
by sending over a waiter of the fin
est peaches we have seen. While
Mr. Greaves has not much fruit this
year, it is a treat to see the excellent
condition of his orchard.
Mrs. James Barnes of Franks left
last Tuesday, accompanying her
daughters Mrs. Smith and Edmund
son to their homes in Oakdale and
Newman. We trust the change
will bFlBeheficml'tC-afcS; Barnes, as
her health has not
some time.
Mrs. Willio Roberts of Roberts
Station, with her children enjoyed
a picric on a private and small scale
at the Cemetery and Park last
Saturday. Tho little ones were de
lighted. Altho one sweet little miss
returned home hatloss, having dropt
it iu the river as the train passed
over.
It was our sad pleasure to attend
tho funeral ceremonies of Col. E. C.
Grier in Macon. The placo occu
pied by him in the hearts of Macons
best people was shown by the large
attendance, at the Presbyterian
church from whence his remains
were borne to Rose Hill Cemetery.
He will be sadly missed.
We wore very much edified dur
ing the “stall” of tho engine “46’’
Saturday afternoon on the return
trip from Macon by the lucid and in
structive explanations given by
Col. Machen on the construction of
a passenger coach. The tedium of
the unavoidable delay was thereby
relieved. Capt. Holmes also has
the tbanks of the passengers for his
kind attention. We should bo very
patient with the “old 46”. She
has done all the hauling for the
construction of the road, and we
people of Jones and Jasper who
never bad a “rail road of our own”
(?) before must not be too ready to
censure tho old engine if some time,
when loaded with seven flats of
cross-ties and a coach, she refuses
to “pull up grade.”
FROM HADDOCKS.
The observance of “Children’s
Day.” at Fortville church last Sun
day was intensely pleasing to a
large audience, quite a number of
whom, being from abroad. The ex
ecution by tho children showed the
training of Mrs. Parks and Mrs
Gus Pitta. The music arranged by
Mrs. Dolph Lester, was not only
appropriate to the occasion, but
proved very gratifying to all pres
ent. The chancel was beautifully
decorated with choice and rare
flowers, exquisitely arranged, the
whole presenting a fairy scene. This
was likewise the handiwork and
taste of the above named ladies.
The opening was by Masters An
chors, Bonner and Pitts. They did
their part exceedingly well. Then
followed the building of tbo “Em
blem” which was accomplished by
seven lovely little Misses. Each one
reeitinga verse whilst placing a
section. Thus when completed was
a flowery cross, bearing the word
“Charity.” Where all did so well,
it would appear invidious to make
distinctions, bnt the part so well
carried by petite Mary Finney, eer
tainly deserves mention; also the
recitations by Muses Estelle Bon
ner and Irene Stewart, not only’
elicited much praise, but the appre
ciation by the entire audience was
very marked.
A sub-allianco was formed at
Haddocks tbis week with Jno. R.
Bonner, Pres, and Thos. Speights,
Vice Pres. Starting with such a
favorable number, it is fair to pre
sume that it will be largely in
creased iu the near future. Without
all signs fail, tbo farmer may,
through this medium, prosper be
yond the hopes ol the most san
guine. “Tempus Omnia Revelat.”
It is our province to note the fact
that, having weeded out all of the
uncertain material which was sup
posed to be detrimental to tne
"Haddocks Band,” it is now re or
ganized on a basis of playing every
time the audience will enduro it. A
change of name was first in order
—thus the “Mendelssohn Lohengrin
Philharmonic Band” is the euphoub
ous title under which it will hence
forth sail. Next was now music,
for everything that suggested the
deceased association must be oblit-^
erated. Thus the old hat w as ban
ded around and fifteen cents in duo
bills being made up, the leader (you
will know him by his wearing a bay
window in front) was immediately
dispatched to procure the latest.
With some difficulty’ a lew select
and classic pieces wore procured,
such as “sixteen dollars in the bot
tom of your pocket, sixteen stitches
somewhere else, etc, d c. Hot ashes
and scalding wator may’ again bring
comfort to the afflicted.
Tho recent propitious weather
has enabled all of u^ffc.Knsgup o gra
eious naanne^- "Don't liavo to
evoke a smile. With m
much aid from Providence, it is ail
easy path to another small advance.
Fresh.
GOOD COMMON ROADS.
Extracts taken from an Essay
read by Prof.S. P. San ford before the
Georgia Agricultural Society on the
importance of good common roads.
“Various schemes, such as direct
trade, foreign immigration, etc, have
been proposed within the last few
years, with a view to develop the re
sources of our state, but I verily be
lieve that a good system of town and
country roads would avail tenfold
more to promote the wealth, pros
perity and strength of our state. Our
state is now, and probably always
will be, mostly an agricultural coun
try. Everything therefore, which
serves as an auxiliary to agriculture
should he fostered and encouraged.
A system of good common roads
would afford much encouragement
to agriculture. Let such roads be
made, and afford means of cheap and
easy transportation to market, and
the farmer would, in a sense, become
independent. He would not be
compelled to haul his produce
through almost impassable mud
holes, miry lanes and boggy swamps,
to a market where he is forced to
dispose of it at unremunerative
prices, rather than haul it home
again; but he could wait until his
crop should be called for at his own
loor, or until he learn from the mar
ket quotations that it was to his in
terest to ship to market.
I beleive that I am the
truth when I assert that bad roads
cost more than good ones. We com
plain heavily of radical taxation for
the last twelve years, and we have
abundant and just reason for com
plaint, but I venture the assertion
that we pay more for the privilege
of riding over bad roads than for all
our national, state and county taxes
combined; and this point, I think, is
susceptible of demonstration. Now',
let us see where these taxes come in.
Here is a farmer, who, for the com
fort of himself and family, invests
1200 in a buggy. Now, on a system
of hard, smooth, well-graded roads
tins buggy ought to last, in good
running order,for ten yeais. In this
instance the annual outlay lor bug
gies is 820. But what are the real
facts in this case: Does the buggy
last ten years? On our rough and
uneven roads, with ruts and holes
into which the wheels are constantly
falling with the momentum of sledge
hammers, we doubt whether the
life of the average buggy extends
beyond five years. If this be true,
then there is an annual expense of
$40 for buggies—820 more per an
num than in the case of good roads.
This extra $20 per annum is, to all
intents and purposes, a tax lor the
privilege of using bad loads. And
now multiply this lax for every man
in the State of Georgia, who rides in
a buggy, and what a fearful array of
figures does it bring out; a tax for
the privilege of bad roads. What I
have said in regard to the buggy
holds good with reference to every
class of vehicles; from the 8900
pleasure carriage down through the
list of road wagons, carts and hum
bler conveyances. I venture to say
that, if we could get at the extra
cost of carriages, buggies, wagons,
etc,, with the wear and tear of har
ness, and the unnecessary consump
tion of horses and mules, we should
be astonished at the huge amount iu
dollars and cents that this fearful
array of items would foot up; to say
nothing of personal discomfort, and
the wear and tear ol' patience, which
can not be reckoned in dollars and
dimes, but which seriously detract
from enjoyment,
Again, another heavy tax which
we pay for bad roads is this, that
we are compelled io keep a number
of horses, and pay an amount for
their support which would not be
necessary under a system of good
roads. It is a fundamental maxim
with eminent road-makers, such a8
McAdam. Telford and Stephenson,
that a good road should be pevfect'y
level, or nearly so, as the nature of
the country will allow. Trustworthy
experiments by these engineers have
shown that when a road rises one
foot in height for twenty of its length
a horse can draw continuously only
one-half the load that he can draw
qii a level, and therefore, on sucli a
^oad, two horses will be needed tp
do tho work of one. Now jake
rou3s comm on county neighborhood
in our State. How many of
them can you find that have as good
a grade as one in twenty? IIow
very frequently do we find a grade of
one in ten, or even as high as one in
five? If a horse can pull only half
his proper load when the grade rises
one in twenty, ol course when it
rises one in ten, he can draw but
one fourth of his proper load. And
it is an undeniable fact that many
portions of our roads do have this
injurious grade. What is the conse
quence? If the load of the horse is
adapted to his power of drawing on
the level road, it follows that when
he comes to a hill rising one in twen
ty, or still worse, one in ten, his
strength is overtaxed, he becomes
prematurely worn out and there is a
consumption of horse tlesh which
lias to be resupplied with new horses,
and new horses in their last analysis
mean simply money. On the con
trary if the load of the horse is ac
commodated to what he can easily
draw up to a slope of one in twenty
or of one in ten, then he is under
worked on the level portions of the
road, and an excess of horses must
be maintained to supply this inequal
ity of work. 1 think it a moderate
estimate to say that taking all the
farms in our State, at least one fifth
more horses are fed and maintained
to do tho hauling over had roads
that would not be required on a sys
tem of good roads. If this hypothe
sis be correct, then do we not pay a
tax lor the privilege of had roads,
equivalent ing one-fifth to the expense of and support- mules
of the horses
in Georgia?
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
The Democratic executive com
mittee of the Sixth Congressional
district is requested to meet at the
Lanier House in the city of Macon
on Tuesday, 19th day of June, at 11
a. m., for the purpose of setting a
time and place to nominate a candi
date for congress from the district.
Every member of the committee is
requested to he present. All Demo
cratic papers in the district are ie
quested to copy.
J. 1). Alexander,
Chairman Dem. Executive Com. 6th
Congressional District.
A Gold Fact.
—WE HAVE NOW THE LARGEST AND MOST—
1 o .i ^9 i
IN THE CITY OF MACON,
ihS all al Mael] Uulfum plm
Our stock is selected with groat care, with a viow to wearing well.
We don’t keep a|skoddy shoe at all, but
Wo Have GOOD SOLID SHOE13
at prices you ordinarily pay for worthless shoddy shoes.. Give
us a trial and bo convinced.
iaM*#' § P** £!»•**
are made by tho leading manufacturers of Philadelphia and Boston, and
in this department you will fiud nothing but tho latest fashions and of
tho host quality. A largo stock of CHILDREN’S SHOES.
1MEEX <5fe E¥ERETT,
107 (Old No. 8,) Cotton Avonu
l£L&.CO£9r GrA
(Successors to Mix & Kirkland, established 1810.) ltt
C. & M. R. R.
GRAYS GEORGIA
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You will find mo at the place formorly occupied by
-HOLfflU. WINTERS & 11 -
And f ,n< i ‘4 3
Headquarters for Low Prices t and Fair
/ Deal
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***'' will much other house at Grays, ' all
save you as as any on pur
chases for cash and on timo with approved security.
WILL ORDER FOR YOU WHEN YOU WANT ANYTHING OUT
OF MY LINE, AND TAKE PLEASURE.IN LOOKING AFTER
YOUR ORDERS WHEN ORDERING FROM MACON.
D. D. Ylolsonboclt. *
Gray’s Ga. m31 tf.
T. B. Art ope, a
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ABTOPS
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x —AND DEALER IN— > ❖
MACOHT €3 J3L
mn RIR k Mc®OR.
(SUCCESSORSTO R. S. COLLINS.)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
CARRIAGES
Buggies and Wagons,
BABY CARRIAGES, HARNESS
WHIPS, Etc.
684 and 470 SECOND STREET
Macon, Georgia.
Feb. 23rd 1»88