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■ C 11 -iv\ ■PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MOUSING at GRAY, GEORGIA, —BY T. II. PENN.— Subscription Bates —111 Advance. One Year. -.....$1- £ Six Months...... g Month,..... : - Three c Entered at the Fostottiee at Gray Ga as second class mail matter. Posteffiee orders, drafts, etc., should be made payable to 1. I.- I enx. Kates for advertising made known on application. Communications for individual benefit, or of a personal character, charged for the same as advertisements. Marriage and obituary notices, not cx ceedingone square, inserted without charge —over one square will be charged for same as advertisements. Correspondents alone are responsible for opinions expressed by them through these columns. TOWN AND COUNTY. Mrs. E. G. HARDEMAN, Local Editress. Hut, dry and dusty. Wc are still in need of rain. Mrs.J. Jones, continues very sick. What a jolly timo tho young folks are having. M rs. II. A. Morgan has been on a visit to relatives near' Wayside. Mrs R. J. Turner and daughter visited Five Points Wednesday. Mr. William Winters and family of Bradleys, visited Gray this week. We are glad to learn our Edi tress is enjoying her trip delight fully _ Miss Belle titowartof James, has been the guest of Miss Kuto Mor gan this week. D. D. Holsenbeck and William Barbee made a flying trip to Way side Sunday. Tom Massengale aud family aro on a visit to relatives in Monroe County. W.D. Winters and family spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives near Franks. Rev. and Mrs.. M. A, Phillips have a summer visitor at their house-—a boy. Miss Kate Morgan wishes to say to her patrons that her school will open Monday July 30th. Mrs. Winters, grandmother of Mr W.D. Winters, is now tho guest of her grandson. Wo wish her a pleasant stay. A party composed of Messrs R. Y. Hardeman, F. S. Hardeman, J. A. Morgan, Gordon Hardeman and George Purseley went out to Mr. William Green’s wheat field Wed nesday and succeeded iu bagging a large quanity of doves. Mrs. Burton Smith neo Miss Fannie Gordon, is reported critical ly ill at tho executive mansion iu Atlanta. Clark Smith, having beat Dr. Barron, Jones County’s professional checkup player, now challenges tne stato of Georgia. Mrs. William G. Morgan Mrs. Dr. Jas. Barron, and Mrs. O. A. Fin ney spent Wednesday very pleas antly with Mrs. J. II. Morgan. Misses Lois Johnson and Sallie Barron leavo to day to visit rela tives and friends in Monticello and different parts of Jones County. Miss Ina M. Kelly after a weoks stay in Clinton returned to her home in Monticello, much to the ro gret of her many friends she made while in our midst. Hope Miss Ina will visit us again soon. Mr. II. S. Greaves had tho mis fortune last Tuesday to lose a fine two year old filly, which he prized very highly. Ho had hitched her up for first time, and whilo drivin g along she reared up and fell dead. Attention is called to tho an noucemcntof Messrs W. W. Barron and Moses W. Smith for the offices of Sheriff and TaxCoilector. Dem ocrats of the county know Will to be a faithful officer ever ready to discharge the duties of the office, regardless of frieud or foe. Let us center upon theso gentlemen aud elect them. CLINTON LOCALS. Miss Ina lvellv of Monticeilo left a host of friends last Friday when she returned to her home. Mrs. J. A. Stewart who has been on a four weeks visit to our sister city of Macon has returned homo to the joy of her many friends. The Local Editress, Mrs. Harde man with four of her charming chil dren, is absent from homo, spending several weeks with relatives and friends in and about Talbotton. Miss Maude Hardeman will remain some four or fivo weeks, visiting Warm ■springs before her return. W’e join the Headlight in wishing her much pleasure and a safe return to her home and the resume of the edito rial duties. At the charming country home of Miss Katie Morgan a most delight ful day was spent on Thursday last by Missess Ina Kelly, Sallic Barron, Emmie Chiles, Dutie Griswold, Belle Stewart, Irene Bowen and Lois Johnson. During the afternoon the young men put in an appearance when delicious cream aud cake was served in the vino covered poich. It was a merry crowd as they rolled into old Clinton late iu the evening and old Sol never throw his last bright ray's on a happier or bright er number of young people, Thursday' evening at the residence of Mrs S. L. Chiles one of tko most elegant entertainmentsof the season was given to the visiting young la dies by Messrs. F. M. Stewart and F. S. Hardeman. The following couples were present. Miss Ina Kelly', F. M. Stewart, “ Sallie Barron, George Purseley “ Katie Morgan, R. N. Hardeman, “ Ireno Bowen, Clancy Finney “ Emmie Chiles, James Morgan “ Belle Stowait, F. S. Hardeman “ Lutie Griswold, Holmes Johnson “ Maude Phillips, Eugene Morgan Lois Johnson, E. M. Landrum Mrs. Ida Ingram, L. F. Bradley, Chaperones—Mrs. D. M. Chiles, Dr. R. B. Barron aud wife, Col. J. C. Barron and wife. Late in the evening elegant and timely' refreshments wore served consisting of cream, sherbet, ices cakes with magnificent fruits of dif ferent kind until the whole atmos phere became redolent with the per fume and the young couples vied with each other in making tho oc casion a success, each one declaring it tho most recherche and deligbful of the many sociables of the season. Wc are indebted to Miss Lois Johnson ono of the charming belies of Clinton for our supply of local matter this week in tho absence of the Local Editress. Letter from the Editress. Talbot County, Ga., July 23rd 1888. After several weeks, of anticipa tion and preparation, we with tho “better looking portion” of tho fam ily, wended our way to the little village of Gray, where after a patient (?) hours waiting, the “ac commodation” puffed to its stopping place, and baggage, box and baby, etc., placed in position, wo wero soon, as onebiby romarked, “Going somewhere I” At 2 o’clock p. m. wc boarded the Columbus tram, in Macon, and were surprised to seethe crowd of pas sengers for the season. It is always interesting to. watch new faces, and among these wo soon located the bright face ofa recent Wesleyan graduate, who was going over to her brother’s marriage in Columbus. A tired mother, with three dust be grimed children from Savannah, vainly tried ever and anon with soap and towel to make the three respectable. Of course the irrepres sible Drummer was there, indeed, scvci-al of them, and every time the “little red pass book” was presented to tho venerable Capt. Jeter, his face took on a deeper look of con tempt and tho already furrowed brow wrinkled more. A poor old man tiavelling with a quite nice looking daughter bad been “painting the town red” and was just reach ing the stage of “feeling mighty had” as the coach rolled out the Depot. The daughter, with crim soned checks, patiently endeavoring to hide her shame, made a fit for a Temperance pencil and a subject fit for the eloquent tongue of its orator. All along the route tho green fiioidso.f.waning corn and cotton, with the sun’s slanting lighting the scene, with now and then a flash through a bridge as it spanned a muddy creek, overhung by willow boughs and rank with rush and bramble, was real enjoya ble. The crops seemed to be fine, cotton especially, and we never saw so many watermelon patches, some in areage enough to be called fields while wo passed carload after car load of the luscious fruit, some enor mous in size. Sinco arriving in fbo old county of Talbot, we have been faring loy ally, from one elegant country home to another, where vegetables of ev ery kind flanked always by the rich est chicken pies, etc., makes the dinner hour a time to bo anticipated. Ono housekeeper tells me she has raised this year 350 chickens, sold 78 dozen eggs and had quantities of butter milk and eggs for family use. Wc are now sojourning in Bald winsville, so called from the family of that name, whose numerous sons and daughters have homes ono mile apart in this neighborhood. There were in the family eight sons and four daughters, all save the young est of those have large families and at overy house we find a girl baby. This is leap year you romember. Crops are the finest iu Talbot, than for years. The Farmers Alli ance has a ranch stronger force here than in Jones. It has a membership of between eight and nine hundred, lias established a storo in Talbotton with §12000,00 stock of goods and a capital of §20,000.00. Only about 175 men, including tlio lawyers, doctors and merchants, of the coun ty, are not members. We will go from here to Talbotton and will give some dots from there in next weeks issue. E. G. II. |TEMS FROM WAYSIDE. Alone waiting for the eclipse of tho moon, and to overcome the sweet embrace of morpheous, I will devoto a few moments to tho Head light. Tho farmers are about finishing work, or in other words the “laying bj ” season is on them. Some of them will begin to pull fodder to morrow—cotton small but fruiting well. Messrs Mason and Finney aro overhauling their ginning machin ery, prepartory to ginning the pres ent cotton crop. Mr. D. D. Ilolsenbeck of your town gavo us a short call to day. Mr, M. C. Barfield of Jackson is visiting relatives in tho neighbor hood. Mrs. Freeman and son of Shady Dale aro visiting tho family of Mr M. E. Whitehead. Mrs. Ibbio Horkins, Mrs. Van zuart and Mrs. M. H. Groan wore received as members of Now. Hope church yesterday and wero baptiz ed by Rev. J. II. Gresham to day. A largo crowd present. Our people are quiet on politics, but will emphasise tboir choice of candidates by a quiet ballot. “Jake." v Items from Five Points. Wo call to mind tho fact (which no doubt every reader of tho Head light?) that tho news from this section has failed for sometime to reach tho Headlight. W.o- now appear before public again with proper modesty, like an old maiden who has suddenly becomo tho youngest of the family. Wc all delight in reading the Headlight, but do not like to sec our neighborhood so sileut, as if it was not allowedjthc happy privilege of tooting its horn to tho public through tho Headlight. We had a jolly time at the picnic at Gray on tho 14th ingt. Messrs J. E. Green and G. L. Small who at tended the picnic stopped on their return to East Macon at Mr. J. G. Green’s, where they remained un til Suuday evening. Perhaps an item of amusement to hunters, which is in connection with the visit of these two gentlemen, will be the following; On their morn iu S* walk accompanied by a point they jumpeu a fox about ono half mile from the house. The dog followed the fox at full speed a£ H overtook jt about a hundred f l0m t i J0 j 10Use . This was! as pretty a race as we have ever! seen, even though it was ou Sun day morning. This is the second fox that this dog has caught, both being full grown. Me has distin guished himself in many' other re spects as well. At birds, squirrels, and rabbits whenever he is allowed to run them), he is unsurpassed. He also caugiit a mink Die other day in passing through some of his master’s luxnrant corn. By the way, we reocotnmend this corn to our farmers as an example worthy of their imitation,—so thick and fine as to vender it dark enough for minks to stay in it in tho day time. Wo also advise our hunters to get rid of their hounds which arc so expensive and besids such a pest to the women folks, and get a pointer which will always win the race, in a few minutes. Leading you to make further investigations for yourselves on this proposition, I pass on to the report from our crops. Crops are very good in this community corn is very fine, and cotton exceedingly- promising. Our pea crop seems to predict fat hogs for this Fall, and (euno, plenty of syrup. Hoping to better interest you the next time, it' this docs not stump its too and fall in the scrap basket, I close by tender ing tho Headlight my hearty wishes for its success. Prep. Attention is invited to tho adver tisement of tho Middle Gcorgio Mili tary and Agricultural College, in an other column. This college is doing excellent work, and wo aro sure that those who patronize it will have no reason for dissatisfaction. Champmau and Junes, Macon Ga., have just received a car load of well broke horses which they aro offering for sale very low. Parties in want of good horses or mules will find it to their interest to call at Hotel Do Horse aud give tho boys a showing. As Messrs J. G. Bradley and II. J. Gresham were corning homo from Cainy Creek church last Sundaj the horse becamo frightened, ran over a stump, upset tho vehicle, threw them both out and darted across the railroad near M r. White head. After sifting sand around the cotton patch he took tho rail road, made good speod for a hundred yards aud finally in running ovor a log heap becamo entangled. No one hurt. The Baldwinsvillo Talbot County correspondent of tno Maeon Tcio graph has this to say Tho elite of tho community as sembled at tho residence of Mr. S B. Baldwin last Thursday night and spent a .delightful evening in social enjoyment, the occasion be ing complimentary to Misses Lucy CollierofThomaston, Annie Bald win of Marshallvillvc, and Maude Hardeman of Clinton. Mrs. E. G. Hardeman, Editress of the Jones County Headlight, and her charming duaghter Miss Maude aro visiting tho families of tho Messrs Baldwin. They te’l tho following on an old negro living near town ho bought a mule on thirty days time at §25 during the thirty day's carries the mule to a neighboring city, morta ged her for $75, §50 in goods §25 in cash comes homo pays for his mule before he got through trading o , his mortage, the mule d A lio lost no timo in burying it and when ask “S” where is your mule I is got her in the swamp fattening. Now tho city dealers are sharp wc know but how is this for a county “coon." MONEY FOR FARMERS. I am preparod to negotiate loans for farmers at a total commission of 12 per cent, with interest at eight per cent, payable once a year, to-wil on Dee. 1st. J. O’. Barron, Atty Law, Juno 9th 3m. Clinton Ga FOR SALE. Fivo thousand acres of land in Jones County in lots to suit pur chasers, for cash or on time. Apply to, Eiciiabd Johnson, May 28th 1888 tf. Clinton Ga MIDDLE GEORGIA. h \i i .. k r.i f r ; M1 LEE DO I5VILLE, GEORGIA. Cen’l. IX II. HILL, President. Twelve Teachers in the Faculty. Four hundred and fifty one Students, TISHTO^ FREE. Board very reasonable. of Instruction is lull, ineludi tg Clas sical, Scientific, Commercial, Musi cal. In thoroughness of Scholar ship and Discipline, this Co (logo has no superior. Next Term opens September 5th, 1SS8. For Catalo gues &e., apply to J. N. Moore, Sec’y. Trustees. ® m e 'ifia ILL HIT 11 MACON, GA. rat ties desiring their mills re paired, and the Patent Mill Bush and Dress applied, can write mo care of Talbott & Son’s. 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