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AT QUAY, GEORGIA,
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TOWN AND COUNTY.
GRAY LOCALS.
■ Are you going to the show ?
■ Mr. J. W. Jones visited Macon
||Iiis I week. killed
Two mad cats were near
Shis place last week.
■ The Teets Bren, Show is now at
■ray aud will give a performance
Hue I day noxt week,
Miss Lizzie Barnes, from near
|J5i!ledgeville, is expected to visit
■datives near Gray soon.
I Mrs. Martha Roberts, of Pine
Ridge, spent this week with her
Biui'hter, Mrs. Bryant, near here.
I The small boy, as well as the dar
key, iiiokels is saving the extra dimes and
that he may “go to the
|3iiow.” Richard Johnson
I Mossrs. and
|j. C. Barron, of Clinton, boarded
the train at Gray Thursday for the
■Central City.
i You should have your beds reno
Sratad uni get those moths out
■The new water process is the ouly
[one tin t will exterminate them.
Our office was graced Tuesday
afternoon with the presence of sev
eral of the “fair sex” from Clinton.
[Come [he again, ladies, you will always
welcomed.
Messrs. Lane and Cotton arc now
[located [water in Clinton with their new
process of renovating feath
ery, and will renovate your beds
at remarkably low rates.
! On account of tho failure to se
[ cure a jury in Bibb connty, Wool
folk will be carried to Perry, Hous
ton county for trial. However, the
tria) will not take place bofore 7th
of May,
Tho long fast of John L. Adams,
who was charged with Ibo crime of
forgery, in Macon on Feb 15, is
broken. Wednesday evening ho
fell into a quiet, peaceful sleep from
whi; h he never awoko. He is now
beyond the judgement of men byt
bis case is appealed to a higher court.
We are gla i to see ibat our read
ers are taking an interest in the
Headlight aud trust they will con*
tinuo to scud us the dots from their
locality. By so doing thoy not
only build up their county paper
hut tho town or community in which
they reside.
The Quarterly meeting of the J
county Alliance on t he first Thurs
day in April will be postponed to
the Hth of April owing to a Con
vention of the State Ailiaoce called
by the President to met in Atlanta
on the 4tli of April our County
be represented. The County
Aj. iiance will get the benefit of the
State Oo nvention at the quarterly
ty meeting Alliance on the 11th the Coun
will met at Ple/jtitude.
1 John Bradley.
Co„Ga. resident Farmers Alliance Jor.es
OBITUARY.
Lucinda AJlen, mother of J. W.
Hutchings, of Clinton, died at her
home m East Macon on the 7th of
March. She was a faithful wife and
the loving mother of nine children,
five of wbopa have passed away.
•She was born in Jon"s County,
near Clinton, Nov. 5dh 1835. Her
funeral was preached at St, Paul's
A. M. 13; by Rev, D. Knight, the
pastor, assisted by Rev. A. Roler
son, and her remains interred at
the old Fort Hill Cemetery.
J.W.H.
BW BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
General Debility. Dyspepsia, Phyel- Mala
£ST^iS ** !J *4« W/aim mrb f Ild sod **• crowed AH dealers cedilfiacu sell It. Genuine
Mrs. E. G HAlt J)LHA>’. Local Editres*
CLINTON LOCALS.
The scareieat th ing in tie village
is——news 1
Mr. Lindsay, ofFlovilla, was in
the “city ” Wednesday.
Mrs. H. S. Greayos spmt several
days lust week with Mrs. Park at
Haddocks.
Mr. A. J. Middlebroolra died at
his home in this county on Monday,
the lltb inst.
Be sure to come in to Quarterly
meeting next Sunday and bring
your wife and little ones.
Rev. E. R. Cook requests us to
state that at Fortville church, Sun
day, Mar. 24th, memorial
on the death of Rev. G, E. Bonner
will be conducted.
Any one desiring to purchase an
Organ, first class aud’ iu splendid
order, can secure one on favourable
terms by calling on the Editress of
the Headlight.
The Mulberry street Jtothodig t
parsonage in Macon caught on fire
last Sunday at 8:30 a. m. and but
for the timely aid of the fire de
partment would have been destroy -
ed.
Tho “candy-pull” at the hospita
ble home of Dr. Geo. T. Purseley
l&st Friday night was an Enjoyable
affair. The Headlight didn’t
“sample’ the ca: iy, but those who
did pronounced it splendid.
We received a communication
from E. Macon, too 1 ate last week
for insertion, but which boro no
name. We can publish nothing
without signature of the writer.
We are willing t<> help all laudable
enterprises, but E, Macon must
next time sign name.
Tho visit of the Clinton favorite.
E, Mack Landrum, last Friday eve
ning, caused waves of happiness to
dash the hearts of several of “our
fairest.” He left his books for a fe v
hours and returned to Oxford on
Sunday morning, promising to come
next summer for a longer stay.
ROUND OAK RATTLE.
Deyr Headlight —We have a
in Clinton, whose name we
not give, tis not John’s son
somebody’s daughter Her de
we will give—of 1-ss
than a Singleton, with more
a Chiles experience, a good
though not acknowledg
the infallibility of tho Pope,
a most excellent appetite,
Pursley as a dressing for
shad or any of the Finney tribe, she
Cook a Turk(ey) but has never
learned the Stew-art, When
her weight, experience, piety, ap
and other accomplishments
brought to Barron a man, be he
so Hardeman to conquer, bo
must soonov or later yield, or cry
Hol(d)sen(d)back and Hunt for
help, if I am struck by cupid’s darts
and become entangled in the bonds
of matrimony my troubles will only
end in the Greuves cheerless gloom.
’Pun honor we will try something
else now.
Rov. Ellison R. Cook preached a
tip top sermon at Round Oak church
last Sunday on the parable of “The
Great Supper.” His text was “I
pray thoo have mo exused” and the
subject was “Excuses,” We havent
bought a “piece of land” nor “five
yoke of oxen” neither have we
“married a wife,” hut we must
needs go to gee our best g'it9f and
must pray tlm excuse as some
times. Besides tho preacher gaid
“there certainly was no harm in a
mans getting married provided ho
could find anybody to have him.”
The sermon was serious and calcu
lated to sot a man to thinking, but
this little “proviso” touched our
“risibilities” and a small smile slid
down our sleeve.
Round Oak and vicinity was bad
ly afflicted last week with two
shows at the same time. One a sort
of cross between a circus arid “skin
tho-cat” show, wiih “punch and
judy” flung in. The other a sort
of picture book, with a murderous
assault on grammar by the profes
sor, It was advertised as a “Magic
Lantern Show.”
Mr. Seab Glawgon’s hands are
gradually healing up from the effects
o- the burns received while
out the burning dress of fiis wife
some time ago.
Mr. Henry Hunt returned from
Sunny Side a few days ago. Wo
Were all glad to sec him. He is on
a visit to his sister, Mrg. Dr. Gar
land, at present.
Mr. C. T. Turk made a flying vis
it to Round Oak Saturday, return
ing Sunday morning.
The troublesome “fill” on the
C. & M. R. R. near Madison has
been cut and a pond of water cov
ering two acres of ground let off.
and all trains are now running on
their regular schedule. A through
freight has been put on the road,
and the thing runs by like some
thing was after it.’. One or two
“now men’ passed up the road 8
few days since on the way freight,
taking dots, preparatory to taking
charge of another train, soon to be
put on the road, We hope the uext
train that goes on will be a passen
ger, running from Athens to Ma
con and back in a day.
The farmers are busy gardening,
bedding potatoes, planting (big)
cane and corn. Go slow, gentlemen,
when ye begin to plant cotton.
Mr. Bob. Cheek is soliciting names
to a petition to get r “Star route”
from Round Oak to Halfacro.
“J.”
LETTER FROM JONES COUNTY
By Rev. E. R. Cook.
Wo copy the folio ving good let
ter from (ho Griffin “Farmer and
Fruit Grower.” It will interest
many of our readers.
“I was sent by the Bishop at the
last Annual Conference to the Clin
ton circuit which embraces six
churches in Jones county, I live 'll
Clinton, have a pleasant homo and
am delighted with my work. The
people are hospitable and kind and
give substantial evidences of their
appreciation of my services. I re
turned from one of mv appoint
ments last Monday with my buggy
loaded down with supplies raised by
Jones County Alliance. I had giv
en to me on that trip, 3 fine country
hams, 50 pounds home-made lard,
5 pounds po rk sausage, 1 bushel po
tatoes, J bushel rata bagas, 1 gallon
ribbon cane syrup, 2 jars preserves,
1 jar pickles and 2 glasses jolly. A
great many of the Jones county
furmors live at home, and conse
quently no preacher ever suffered
on the Clinton circuit. When all
the farmers in Georgia begin to live
at homo, not only the preachers,
but every body else will faro well.
The Alliance has a strong hold in
Jones, and is doing here, as every
where else, a grand work. It lias
been my pleasure to meet with the
brethren several times. They are
taking hold with a purpose to do
something, and they are doing
much,
Jones county is strictly an agri
cultural county. There are no
towns of any size, consequently no
manufacturing interests. There aro
but few merchants and most of them
farm in connection with their busi
ness. Macon ig only twelve miles
from Clinton, the county seat, and
furnishes an exceljent market for
farm produce. Several of the sub
Alliances have passed resolutions
prohibiting any member from “go
ing to town” without something to
soli. No matter if its but a dozen
eggs it must be something. There
will be very little guano used, com
paratively speaking, in tin* county
this year. The Round Oak Alliance
has forty or moro members, some
big farmers among them, and not a
man will use a single pound of com
mercial fertilizers. Thats the plan !
Let mo ie'l you some things I
have seen since I becamo a Jones
county man, I have Feen more
country hams in two months than I
saw in bpalding in two years, I have
seen bigger piles of barn yard ma
nure and more of them than I ever
saw in my life. I’ve seen more rail
fences in one district than there is in
all of Spalding county. This is a
no f eDCe county> but the farmers
keop up their fences just the same.
I’ve seep some fine wheat patches
and lot* of ’em! I’ve seen an acre
of Georgia collurds. I’ve seen from
0 D 8 to half dozen colts in nearly
every lot, and I've seen a great
many other thiDgs which indicate
that tho Jones county farmers are
on the up grade,”
SUNDAY SCHOOL EVANGE
LISM IN GEORGIA,
OR
Gather the Children into Bible
* Schools 1
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TriE AMERICAN SUNDAY
SCHOOL UNION!
Is now seeking to gather the Child
ren, not already eared for, into
Suday-schoals.
It doe? not wish to interfere with
any of the churches’ work, but ra
ther to stimulate it IT’S WORK IS
1st. To organize a Sunday-school
in every community where there is
none.
2nd. To publish and circulate
moral and religious literature in ev
ery part of our land, of such a high
tone and character that can give
reasonable offence to none.
3rd. To uesiat in the improve
ment of existing schools, by the
sale, and grautg if needy, of books,
papers and all other Sunday-school
supplies.
4th To donate Bibles and Teste
mantsin all needy cases, whether
to churohes, Sunday-schools or to
individuals.
Points to be remembered about the
American Sunday schools union
work.
1st. This great National Society
was the pioneer society in organiz
ing Sunday schools and in furnish
ing moral and religious reading for
the children aud youth of our coun
try.
2nd. It aims to unite all age peo
ple in the study of the word of God
and especially to reach all uureach
ed by the ordinary church agencies,
aud to lead them all to follow Je
sus.
3rd. It docs not wish to influence
any in their church relations but it
aims to bring all to a knowledge of
Christ through the study of the Bi
ble.
4th. It does not wish or desire to
have the control or management of
any Sunday sohool, but leaves it
entirely in the hands of its members
to choose the government by them
deemed best. It only seeks to unite
all the people in the study of Go d s
word.
5th. It seeks to stimulate Sunday
school work in any way it can, by
assisting all the needy schools, by
visiting and donating Bibles, Testa*
ments, books papers and and all
other Mundity-school supplies.
This Work is Acceptable, Hopeful
Efficient, Fruitful, Enduring, Eco
nomical, And never more needful
than now, a* there are still more than
three hundred thousand children in
Georgia not eniolled, but outside of
Sunday-schools. We must bring
them in.
As the agent of this society for
Goorgia, I shall be pleased to visit
any community in the State and will
be glad to assist m organizing a
Sur.day-school or improving old
ones and if needy giving them a
grant of Bibles, Testaments, books,
papers or any other Sunday-school
supplies
If any such schoo or place is
known to you please write to me
about it at once.
For Christ and His cause, for the
Bible and the Sabbath, for our laws,
our libra riea and our country, let us
gather into Sunday-schools the
children in Georgia, Remember
Jesus said “Feed mv lambs 1 ”
Yours truly in this work for the
Master and IIis litto ones.
THOMAS W DIMM.OCK,
Agent Georgia Department
American Sunday-School-Umon,
Carrollton, Georgia, 1884.
PPR75, INSTRUCTIVE. ENTERTAINING.
“GOLDEN DAYS.”
A HIGH-CLASS WEEKLY
FOE BOYS AUD GIRLS.
THE BEST WRITERS
for youth that money can procure
are regularly engaged upon and give
their best work to Golden Da Xi.
FUZZ LEDUM
will perlex and delight the ingenious
boys and girls, as it has in the pact.
TERMS:
$3.00 per annum in advance.
ADDRESS,
JAMES ELVKB30N, Plb.
N. AY. cor. Ninth a Sprucb Sts.
PlIlUlDEbPiUA, Pa.
Clarence H. Cubbedge.
672 CHERRY STREET, MACOfJ Q\.
General House Furnisher.
Dealer la
Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, Cutlery,
Excelsior and Capitola Cook
Stoves and Rn»33.
EMI, HR, BE 0 REK
Correct and Latest Styles
THE 1.0 WEST PRICES.
Send us your orders jmd coma to soe us when in Macon.
Goods sent C. 0. D. unless city reference is given.
EADS, NEEL & CO,
—15—3m. 657CHERRY ST
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Formerly of BERND BROS. Successor to BERND &KENT.
MANUFACTURER OF
OO y> oo ) in.
AND DEALER IN
Leather, Saddles, Harness
and Shoe Makers’
Supplies.
I WILL BUT Hides; Sheepskins, Furs, Beeswax, \Tool> Etc
CALL AND SEE ME BEFORE YOU BUY.
410 CHERRY ST.,
IACON, • GEORGIA
March 2nd 1889—tf.
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KoDGEBS WoRsIIAM & Co.
420 and 422 Third St., Macon, Ga
We offer our services to the farmers of Jones and Jaspa
Counties for the season 1888 and 1889.
We have now in stock pure TEXAS-RUST PROOF OATS
GEORGIA RUST PROOF OATS, RYE and BARLEY.
WE ALSO AVE A LARGE STOCK OF
TIES
FLOUR, GRAIN, BACON, TOBACCO’S
etc., at the LOWEST PRICES.
#0 have made the best trades of our liyes in
fertilizers
and we assure planters that their interest will be served by
calling on us before buying elsewhere.
For next season we are CENTRAL AGENTS in Middle Geo
gia for
H S MILLER & CO’S., famous Bone Fertilizers.
‘PLOWBOY’S BRAND” a complete fertilizer.
"SOLUBLE BONE DUST” the best acid sold.
MACON OIL and FERTILIZER CO., cotton seed meal.
We have also; imported a very large lot of genuine
QERpfAfl AND Md^lAJE OfPoj^3tf.
Estimate* made to Alliance Clubs. AH farmers are cordially invited
to call or write us tor prices etc.
RODGERS, WORSIIAM & CO • *
H-9-2i -Cm. 420 and 422 Third St.,I d a con, Qa.