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About Jones County headlight. (Gray's Station, Ga.) 1887-1889 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1888)
W: ids* i: (" i Hea&SigJif/ .PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING AT GRAY, GEORGIA, —BY T. R. I’ENN.— Subscription Eatos-In Advance. One Year. .....$*• .P:x Months. Three Month,..... Entered at the Tost office at Gray Ga i.s se eond class mail matter. Tostofflee orders, drafts, etc., should be made payable to T. E. Pens. Kates for advertising made known on application. Communications for individual benefit, or o! - a personal character, charged for the same as advertisements. Marriage aud obituary notices, not ex ceeding one square, inserted without charge —over one square will be charged for same as advertisements. Correspondents alone them are responsible through for opinions expressed by these columns. TOWN AND COUNTY. Mrs. E. G. HARDEMAN, Local Editress. The June bag disappears in June, The lightning bug in May, The ’skeeter takes his bonnet off And says, “I’ve come to stay.” The State Alliance of Georgia will meet in Macon, Georgia, on the 21st of August. The summer sessions of the con vention of the Georgia State Agri cultural Society will be held at New nan, beginning August 14-th and continuing until the business of the society has been concluded. Jones county is full of vice, hos pitable and courtoous people, aud especially around Haddocks’ Sta tion. We know whereof wo speak. Union and Recorder.—Many thanks Bro„ Moore for the high compli ment paid our people. The Dem. Ex. Committee mot promptly Saturday at the Court House on Aug. 4th and having con Richard solidated Johnson the returns nominated declared judge by a majority of 302 out of a total of 570 votes. After declaring above result the time fur nomination of County Officers was duly considered and Sept. 21st selected as the day. See call and notice elsewhere in this is sue. ANOTHER .CONTRACT. In AVhat Way this Affect con? Wait and See. Capt. Bradeen of Athens is over Rt Monroe N. C, and has secured a contract on the line of the Georgia Carolina and Northern railroad with instructions to push it for ward toward Athens as rapidly as possible. lie intends to secure a targe force of hands and make things lively. We fancy wo hear the inquiry from many of our readers—“Well, ofwhat interest to Maconites is a r> ad way over in North Carolina.’ It may be a great deal of interest, and it may not. Think of this a momont: The Georgia Carolina and Northern begins at Norfolk, Va., runs the entire length of North Carolina, will enter Georgia and come to Athens, where it may prove to be the Northern connect ion or outlet of the Covington & Macon. Then again.it may not so provo. Wait and see. The Geor gia Carolina and Northern road is apart of the Seaboard and Roanoke system. Work on the G. C. <x N. has been progressing quietly but rapidly, and it may bear very im portant relations to the Covington A Macon road, and to that extent will affect Macon and her intor ests. Macon Evening News. 1SOTH LEGS MASHED OFF. ■Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 4.—About dark this evening “Sam Weller,” the yard engine of the Western and Atlantic railroad, ran over Dr. John this Willson, a ioal estato agent of city, and mashed off his legs just below the knees. The acci dent occurred at the Whitehall street crossing, and Dr. Willson was in the act of crossing the track when the engine struck him. To Il| ght his condition is regarded as critical, Dr. Wilson camo to Atlau l “from Augusta many years ago and for some time was a member the drug fi rui of p euibertotl) Will „ s ou, Taylor* Co. The engine that Jan over the doctor is called “the stilled i,an kiUor, ’ and is said to bav e seven people. CLINTON LOCALS. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Duffey were in town Sunday, Miss Lily Byrd is spending week with Miss Phclia Mr. J. H Morgan, of visited relatives at Monticello lust week. Col. Jack Barron went up Monticello on legal business day P. M. Misses Ada and’Lufio Griswold are in town the guest of their rela tives. Judgo Richard Johnson is receiv ing on all sides the congratulations of his friends. Mr. Edgar Hunt and wife Sunny Side are visiting his parents near Round Oak. A coffin was furnished at Grays Monday for the infant child of Mr. Dave Middlebrooks. Mr. and Mis. Willie Whitehead ac companied by Mrs. Freeman of Put nam Co„ were ai church Sunday. Monday was ’County Court day Judge Mat Freeman and Mr. W. II. Burden of Macon wero in atten dance. The distressing affliction “sore eyes” has made appearance among some of the families, and is to be dreaded. Dauphin, the 13 year old son of Laz Pitts, died last Thursday from lockjaw caused by a glass cut on his foot two weeks before. Mrs. W. W. Hi ley (nee Miss Liz zie Burden) of Fort Talley intro duced her good husband to her old friends in Clinton last Sunday. Mr. D. D. Holsenbeck the popular young merchun t of Grays, has been sick at his brothers in town this week. We hope to soon seo him well. Little Berner Johnson has re ceived from New Orleans a pet Par rot, whose quaint and not always elegant phrases cause much amusement. Miss Ida Stripling has returned from a six weeks visit to her rela tives in Bibb and Houston counties and was looking unuasuaily hand. some Sunday'. The members of the Goddard family had a pleasant reunion the old homo place last Saturday. The day was delightfully a fisc -dinner enjoyed. Mr. H. S. Greaves tendered employees a nice barbecue at his farm near town last Saturday. The tamiiy wont out accompanied by Mr. Jas. T. Finney and children Mrs. Park and Mrs. Stevens Macon. “Protracted meeting” began Sun day and continued till Monday noon whenowing to the serious sition of the Pastor it was discon tinued until later. The weather is too warm for church going any way most people think, Mrs. Winters, the aged grand mother of Mr. W arret) Winters is a wonderfully vigorous lady for her years. Sno is 86 years old and would walk into town from Gray's a distance of U mile last Sunday morning to preaching. She is bright and well preserved. BLOUNTSVILLE ITEMS. Dear Headllgut;—W ill you al low me space in your columns for a few dots from Blountsvillo ? I would tell you how eager i al ways am to got the Headlight, bow much pleasure it is to me to peruse its newsy columns, but I am afraid some one would say “chestnuts.” Miss Fannie Miller has returned home after quite a stay in Twiggs. Miss Maggie Wugnon, a beauti ful and accomplished young lady of Byron, is visiting her broth er, Mr. Hardeman Wagnou. Miss Lillie Farrar is visiting friends at “Ploasant Grove” Messrs. Emmett Butts, and Ed Green of Haddocks, attracted by the bright eyes, and winning smiles of two of “our young ladies,’” paid a short visit to this neighborhood a few days since. Misses Butos and Annie Pound, of Macon, have been visiting Misses Lula and Julia Smith. They left Thursday accompanied by Miss Julia to visit Misses Eugenia and E. Y. Pound, of StandforJville, Mr. J. T. Williams and family are visiting Mr. Kimbrough in Putnam Mr. Howard Nelson, after spend a few days with Mr. Jesse Miller, returned to Macon morning. Mrs. Jotin M, Clark is home from her visit to relatives and friends in Monticello. Fearing I am detrop PH say “Au revoir.” Old Maid. We shall expect an article from “Old Maid” each week. Mr. Editor. —A more enjoyable day is not often witnessed than was had at the residence of Mr. J, I). Godards on Saturday the 4th at the old Homestead of Judgo James Godard, once an honored citizen old Jones. The gathering was a reunion of the family and members of the family consisting of children and grand children numbering 66 that were present while other friends of the l'umiij- making 88 in all were present to join in with the hospitality and grand repast and jubilee of the occasion. AH seemed joy and gladness from early in the morning till lato in tho evening. Some of the finest watermelons that wo have seen in many a day, irrown by Mr. Henry Bonner, were opened up in tho beginning and much enjoyed b} all. When dinner was announced wo were ail invited out under the stately oaks, there to behold the set tabic groaning bo noath the rich and well prepared food supplied by the various mem bers of the familj' for tho occasion. While upon the gr uuds some of that old time barbecue consisting of pig, mutton aud kid was served. Through the hospitality of Mr. J. D. Godard and his excellent wife tho oecassion was a grand time. After dinner was served and every body filled then came tho over flowing ice cream and merriment which ad ded most to tho enjoyment of all and to see those five loving sisters all present administering to the wants and enjoyments of the chil dren and grand-children was beau tiful to behold. The family of broth ers and sisters were a!) present but one Mr. J.F. Godard whom we did not get to see. Old Aunt Sally tho old family cook of the long ago was there as peart and efficient as ev.er. We would be glad to have such reunions once a year to glad den our hearts. “Subscriber.’’ Clinton, Jones Co. Aug. 4th 1888. The Democratic Ex. Committee has ordered that nomination by pri maries be held in said comity at the different precints for county officers on Friday Sept. 21st under tho same rules and regulations as heretofore. Ordered also, That tho polls opened at “Plenitude” in List,, and at “Pippins” in Ham mocks Dist. Ordered, That the Committee assemble in Clinton on Saturday Sept, 22ud at 10 o’clock a. n:. for tho purpose of consolidating returns and publishing results. Extracts from minutes of Dem. Ex. Com. proceedings. It. V. Hardeman, Ch’m, HE WINS THE NOMINATION FOR REPRESENTATIVE BY A HANDSOME MAJOR [TY. The primary election for Hcpren tative from Jones county took place on Friday and resulted in the nom ination of Judge Richard Johnson by the handsome majority of 302 out of a total af 570 votes. There were only two candidates in the race, Judge Johnson’s oppon ent being Mr. G. W. Comer. The Product, following is tho vote by precincts; Johnson, Comer. Clinton . .06 32 Haddock.... 75 12 Round Oak 41 14 Jarncs...... 35 6 Burden.... ...23 17 Five Points 81 31 Trauquilla.. Graball...... 14 9 .28 12 Wallace..... 25 Ethoredge............18 3 Total 436 134. “Mr.—tho beautiful daug liter ofa well known politician was over heard to say tho other evening, as she gently removed the young man’s arm from around her wait, “I have only known you tvvoor three weeks, you must remember; and 1 have heard papa say he has seen many a promising candidate ruin h is chances by bringing too much pressure to bear early in tho cam paign.” MONEY FOR FARMERS. I arn prepared to negotiate loans for farmers at a total commission of 12 per cent, with interest at oight per cent, payable once a year, to-wit on Dec. 1st. J. C. Barj&on, Alty Law, June 0th 3m. Clinton Ga From the McDuffie Journal. The roar, who invented that stiff, adhesive, sticky, deceitful snare, called fly paper, was a reck less fiend, as the following sad inci dent. will demonstrate to all unpre judiced minds'. A few nights ago, after the family had retired, Judgo Haula way was seated at his table writing some letters. On the floor near him was a sheet of fly (paper with the danger side up. Ho was deeply absorbed in his correspondence, when Thomas, the family eat, who had been over to a neighbor’s to ] n t0 G- 1View ^ Mariar, * strolled down leisurely the ! ' K> room ;U1( sat on B a P er - Ihomas’s person was doubtless somewhat heated from exercise, and when ho arose up tho treacherous fly paper camo with him and stuck to him with a brotherly tenacity that foretold trouble. It had taken aunortgago on Thomas from his heels to the point of his tail. One glance to tho rear convinced him of the necessity of prompt action. He started aoross tho floor, and tho paper went along also. Then he ran out tho door, and up and down tho porch and yelled for Mariar. And then ho rushed back into the room, with his eyes bulged out and his hair turned tho wrong way, and jumped over a table, and ran under tho bed, and camo out again in a hurry, and knocked over a chair and tried to climb up tho wall. Then he made two jumps for the door, with that villainous paper still holding his tail straignt up towards the sky in a most indecent and undignified manner, and dashed out tinough the orchard towards Frank Dunnington’s, with a tail of distress at both ends. Ho came homo n ext day very sad and exhausted, and with a wild eyed look of supernatural sagacity and suspicion on his countenance. Ho walks clear around every piece of paper ho sees and won’t sit down on anything. Tho fly paper was found plastered over a crack in tho fence where Thomas had gone through in an agony of It retained scattered patches blood and hide, and a fork of with the handio pointing upwards, and only lacked motion to bo a good picture ofThomas when get. ting away from danger. But Mr. Hardeway gives it as his opinion that tho fly paper is spoiled and Thomas’s intellect a gloomy ruin. WANTED! Monticello, Every man, Jasper woman and and Jones child in coun ties when in need of DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMI CALS, PAINTS, OILS, G LASS, PERFUMES, FANCY and TOILET ARTICLES, FIELD and GAR DEN SEEDS. To call on or write us for them. He carried carry everything by first class m Druggist stock usually and in quality and price defy competition RANKIN & CO., T. A. Cheatham manager. Corner Third and Mulberry Sts. Macon, Ga., Near Hotel Lanier and New Govern ment Building sep22 Co-Oporatlon Reduces Cost. "8 A Watch I $38 J Fully EQUAL for Accuracy, Dura- l bility, Appearance * and Service, to , any $75.00 Watch. U f have Philadelphia's building done much toward building it f V up 'Ihe and same making system it the of co-operation city of homes. , { has carefully built and The economically Keystone managed, Watch Club Co., up 7 until they are now selling , more Watches to consumers than all others combined. They handle only the • leystone vhich Dust-proof Watch is deservedly regarded as the 'j £ f own and climax of Pennsylvania's manufactures. This Watch contains » cvcryessentialtoan keeper, accurate time i and many important irn ,. provements They patented by the Com pany. are Dust and Damp other Froof, a quality possessed by r- movement in the world. Jewel X }> Patent throughout with genuine rubies. Stem Wind and Set, strongest and simplest. Sold OUR thro' 14-Karat Sold all cash down 14-*’,rat Solid HAW .«gjjsyti«<>faKHT: I Acfe’iS 1 TheKeys }S6 Chestnut tone Watch Club Co KEFutExciiH —Any St., Cotbinerciai PHILADA., PA. Agency* NOTICE. I will be in Clinton on the 1st in Sept, for the purpose of a “Competalive Examina - ’ of Applicants for places the in School of Technology. The will be in writing. For information see “act to es a Technological School A. H, S, McKAY, C. S. C. The following is the section re to; “That there shall be one for each Representative the General Assembly from county in this State, selec by the Board of Education in County, on competive ex and who shall be first to the benefits of said that the tuition in said shall be free to all’ students are residents of the State of The rates of tuition to than residents of the State shall not exceed one hundred and dollars peranum. HO It SALE. Five thousand acres of land in Jones County in lots to suit pur chasers, lor cash or on time. Apply to, Richard Johnson, May 26th 1S8S tf. Clinton Ga 3d Jb. ^'Oi5Sr33!SS RESIDENT DENTIST. MONTICELLO GEORGIA. Office up stairs over Di. Dozier drug store. sap "9 1 ..... Siiijjj n l ■ m SafiiC IS m 'Hi—nr ■*•3 1 am through taking stock and finding my business this year far ex ceeds any previous year in amount of sales as well as profits, and us I am now getting ready for my extensive trip North, where I will visit all leading factories from whom 1 make all purchases direct. Buying first hands and saving jobbers profits enables me to sell a Better Class Goods for Less Money than any other house in the city. To do this, well know it takes Hard Cash. For Hard Cash wifi Tell ■ In view of these facts, and from the fact that a generous public heretofore very liberally patronized me, I have concluded to show my ap preciation by offering, them for the next thirty days Goods at a discount 25 to 35 per cent, less than New York cost. During this, my dealing out sales, I offer an additional inducement that will give gratis to each purchaser of $5 worth of Dry Goods purchas ed One Good Calico Dress, and to each purchaser of So worth of Clothing a fine pair of Suspenders, and for S10 worth of Clothing one of tho finest Monarch Shirts, the best shirt in the world. Al Pi. M. Ecru’s, 414 Multan Street, Hear lair Store. T~~*riwii*iiHii I «»—,u ij*>»M BiuviuMMi i£S I am agent for manufactories making Men, Boys, Ladies, Misses and Children’s STRAW HATS of which I keep a full line on hand and oiler now at half price. 0 LQTHIN&, CLOTHING, The most elegant and largest stock of Clothing ever brought to the city of Macon, at hard cash prices. Just listen to the music of low prices: Men’s WorkingSuits......$2.00 up Business Suits, ..... 3.50 up Nice all 5.00 HANDSOME CHILDREN’S SUITS S1.U0. The greatest bargains m Flouncmgsand Allovers, in Laces and Embroid eries of latest styles and handsome designs at from 30c per yard upward, well worth double the money. New Embroidery Edgings 2c- per yd. up. Laces 10c per yd. up. “ LOOK at o Ur other‘C Lawns,......3J cento per yard up Standard Prints...4Jc per yd Heavy Brown 4-4 Sheeting 6c up 7-8 Shirting......41c per yd up Cheeks,...........5ie per yard up White Handkerchiefs 25c pordoz 7-8 Bleaching......3jo per yd up 4-4 Bleaching.... .61 cents per yard up. My Stock of Mens, Ladies, Misses and Childrens’ Shoes is Full and Com pleteand Guarantee the Best Shoes lor the Least Money at Prices Lower than the Lowest. THE MONARCH SHIRT ! SIS: All Goods at ruinous reductions to suit the hard times. Be sure and call before Come making your Gome purchases elsewhere, font is no trouble to show Goods. one, all, and be convinced and save your money by buying your goods at The Exposition Stare, Ph. I. BERG, Proprietor, 414 Mulberry St. Macon Ga. OTIS COMER will be pleased to wait on you.—Aug2 1888. MIDDLE GEORGIA pllljjlilV ji;iu ^illCllLJiltljlL Coll YvA'VTN w ■J M1LLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA. Gen’l. D. 11. HILL, President. Twelve Teachers in the Faculty, Four hundred and fifty one Studouts, TUI »r.» l it 2 ON FREE. Board very reasonable, Course of Instruction is full, including Clas sical, Scientific, Commercial, Musi cal. In thoroughness of Scholar ship and Discipline, this College has no superior. Next Term opens September 5th, 1888. For Catalo gues &e., apply to J. N. Moore, Sec’}'. Trustees. s mm® H- (CIS 11 mi mu m film MACON, GA. Pai ties desiring their mills re paired, and tho Patent Mill Bush and Dross applied, can write mo caro of Talbott & Sou’s. Macon Ga 6-28-3 m-1888. Dress Suits,..............$6.50 lip Good Black Corkscrew Suits, 8.00 up Slate & Blue | Cotton Worsted,......3 }c. per yard up All wool Worsted......7e per yard up Ladies’ Jerseys...............35 cents up. Corsets......................25 conts up, Joans,.................... Nansooks..............5 10c per yard up, London Cord......... cents per yd up 3J cents
