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About The headlight. (Gray, Ga.) 1889-1??? | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1889)
■ mm r-ri'.ii •it: >, ~'v 'C' PI EWa JfsSHSgr mi. 0 mm a « B m m igi;agR7ga X^l ■A t Etegsgf m VOL II. Ci EO RGIA PRESS A SSOCIA TION. Tpe twepty-first animal meeting of the above association will be held in the city of Macon on TUESDAY, ** 0 . wmilaww,"' J. \Y. Chapman, 9j>et\J3ecy, An unfortunate Maine baby, that happened to he born on the day of i*w grand-parents’ golden wedding, was named Anna Yersary. For a newspaper to successfully boom a town the paper must be boomed first The game of you tickle me-and-I-tiekie-yoiris very popular at this season of the year*It takes money to run a newspaper, or run for office.—Montezuma Record. Newnan has produced a thirteen year old boy preacher. He appeared before a crowded house a few even - jugs since, gave out a hymn, led in prayer and delivered y gruud sermon, using as a text the parable of the ten virgins. There will be a grant] military display at Macon. 20th. 21st. of May. The.Covington and Macon railroad will sell tickets from all stations at reduced rates- Tickets on sale for train No. 2 leaving Athens at one .o’clock p. m. May 18th, and continue on sale May 19th,, 20th., and 21st., good to return through 22nd. Ex cellent music by Second ArtiTcry band. There will be five hundred men ip. uniforms. It will bo a grand di-play Let a 1 attend that can. To thore young men gww dissatisfied with farm life and anxious to rush to the cities, wo command the fact that there are now. In the city of Atlanta ale rug tulily ouo thousand young men— able, intelligent and trustworthy— who are out of employment and roaming fruit’essly from store to store in search of a situation at wages barely enough to give them food and lodging. Young man, st'ek to the farm!—Greensboro Herald. THE MODEL JOURNAL. The May number of The Southern 1 Gultiyaior with'accustomed prompt ness is on enr table, freighted with »-n abundmec of interesting, enter fuining and instructive matter, Emphatically it is a model journal in every respect. The Cultivator gets brighter and tetter with each issue, commanding the, confidence and veneiation of the people of the South. A pioneer in the cause of agriculture and progress, it has ; reason to be proud of its grand record. Each number is a volume io itself in intrinsic merit. At 81 per annum it is the cheapest and it is the best journal in the South. Address, The Cultivator Publishing Co., Drawer M, Atlanta Ga. Th€ Allowing Programe . u found , j I in . the Maeon Evening News of the 13th. ‘The Georgia Pm ss Association ; raeets at Macon on the 28th of May j which meeting will be the 21s :| annual convention. By courtesy of the Central railroad of Georgia the members of the association will excurt to Kansas Ciiy. and other points of interest. The programe of the excursion is as follows: Tues- 29th, in Birmingham. ■ T° U; ™ Thursday T in Memphis and a steamboat ride on the Kansa« Mississippi City, Saturday river; a Friday^ trip Horn Kansas City to I opeka, Kansas and return, Sunday in St. Louis, reach , Nashville Monday even ng and remain until Tuesday noon: then leave Nashville for Chattanooga, leave at upon for Atlanta. < 'Oi if AMBITION IS TO MANX A VERACIOUS WORN, RELIABLE IN ITS STATEMENTS CANDID in its conclusions, and just in ITS VIEWS.’* Cs.pt J. L. Hardeman, son of IIo Thomas Hardeman, cf Macon, lms j *>«>en nomiaied for the Lcgishuine | eiamiiia jo fill the vacancy h from ** Bibb " caused ‘ v ”' The new Military post, near At lanta. will be known as “Fort Mc Pherson,” in honor to the memory of James B. McPherson brigadier general United States, who was killed near there July 22, 1SC1. .. ..... --. “Mill you please give me some thing to eat?” said the tramp. “We have nothing Lr yen today,’ said the housewife, “1 am sorry,” said the tramp, “for it will not be con venient for me to call to-morrow.” The New Ilmne Rewing Machine Co’s agent are not like the tramp fur they will make it their business to call tomorrow if you will only drop a hint that you are thinking of buying a New Ilomc Sewing Ma chine. They tell down east of a poor fel low who owned a remarkably fat hog and who also owed a rich man. The hog was about all the property the poor debtor had worth levying on, and the law exempted a man’s only pig. One clay the creditor meetui >l! e debtor said: “You need another pig ; let me send you a nice little The poor man was astonished. “Why, 1 oivc you fur the hog I’ve now,”, he stammered. “Never mind: you need another one, and I’ll send it,’ and ho did, and the little pig was put in the pen vby .thg ■'/ Dip to>t ore. A -• * the constable came arm attach the fat hog, took it away, and the law avul the rich man were The stock-holders of the Coving ten and Macon road held their an meeting m this city on last Wednesday and elected the following board ot directors; John E. Jones, of Mac r., J. S Baxter, of Mac >n. W. C, Levereit, of Machen; John C, Key, of Monti ee'lo; W. Ii. Ross, of Macon: A. Palmer, of Macon; W. A. Broughton, of Madison; N.E. Harris of Macon; E. K. Peeves, (J. G. and A. II, Hodgson, oi At a subsequent meeting of th John E. Jones was elected president; John C. Key, vice Presi A. Craig Palmer, secretary and assistant treasurer. These gentlemen need no endorse ment. They are men of established character, intelligence, practical and successful business experience and have the perfect and absolute con fidence ot the people of their resp vo tive communities, as gentlemen of the soundest integrity and highest standing ia social .and financial cir cles. it is purely Georgia board, and ie but another evidence that,the Oov n and Mucou ia wilat c!ai:ns to ^ a rart!] “ develop'the Georgia company, organized to material h of Ule gection of coantr , th h which ifc passes, and be 'a and im ^ rl dnt . f actor in eoritribnting to the prosper,ty ot the ^ ]eaivJlh o solid advancement ° t ^ e g{. a , c Tfae stock holc!er 3 can rest assured that the newly elected offi , e rs and will faithfully and ably t thc ; f ln eorests, successfully m J tht {; . & M „ keep its ailairs q h tbvc9nd : ti , )ri) an j make it oQeof ^ ^ , ai and b et paying railroad enterprises and in vegtinentsmtbeS(ate fjf Georgia. „yj ilC0IlKvcring X ew 2 . ta*u»a« jcarkuuacf/£:-.cireainifcsi»a-. GRAY, GEORGIA, SATURDAY. MAY IS, 18S9. The Road Congress will mod in Atlanta on the S2d of May, and each county in the State is urged to send delegates to this important meetiug. ^ *»«■ °f Georgia are pitching mto the pi evi dent because of Ins lack of recog nition of tlieir race m dishing out spoils. 'the croakers always discourage some one whose faith is strong. The nay to build up a city is for every body to pull together, whether their opinions coincide or not. A man has just died at T.an casta, Pa., after fifty-three years of illness. \s iicn a boy of 10years he became afflicted with rheumatism, and from that rime until his death was confined to In's bad. Ifis body was •that of a boy with the head of a full grown man. On April-23, 1803, W. W. Taylor, of Crawford county left home, say- ; ing that he would return in twenty years. On April 26, 1889, true to Ins wor 1, Mr. Taylor passed through Macon, and reached Crawford c .imty that aleruoou in time to ^ ce P 1, * s appointment, !»sitSi Covington A Macon E. E. mob * N orthbound) ^Southbound Tn r 'on *: '4 *i frG o< E j Iv u-cco.uiv’f fp l.)ru>v. V I»ai!v 7 A i8u I effect n ’ay Diiilv. 3 L’fl •n.niot- I 1 ivl ti« A Frt hr £ a I & 1 8 8 9. CL A. M P. M A.M1BTAT. JNW p Jtf A.M PM f* 00 s 00 7.00 l(.MA< INAjeiSj Mill S .87 O W 9 28 1(5 7 II jM;isc;y 55; 8 10 I 5o 9 -1U{8 21 7 j;sV .01 Atiren-i 5 .j; 8 07' 155 9 571S 11 7:221 Roberts 7 TxV 1 20 1020 9 (hi 7 ;V) I J. .Mot ton 7 ' i 35 104S 9 12 7 40 I.. 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Japan Persimmon and Grapes {©•’Special prices to Aujances. Send for Catalogue Free. W. W. THOMPSON, Proprietor. Mmac -c-j.j aj. IgS M y oa.ia-.tex > .. ROEUHDlM jA ** $>' ts' i$f "* custom, oeobou PRACTICES IN OCMULOEE OmcE in Court House, , . _;______ Loans Negotiated On Farms & Town Property IN BIRR AND ADJOINING COUNTIES ' L- J- ANDERSON A CO. SUCCESSORS TO BJ. 13 TTESTES&G 0 clS Second St. Macon Ga • • M. J. T. SMITH, - - KQNTlCmo, - GA. Office in building formerly occupied by Dr. Dozier. When not at office can be found at Monticel'o Hotel, All of my Drugs arc Fresh. April 1st tim. -SIM IIEL HOHTICELLO, - - GA. Mr.s. W. A. Sheuill, Proprietress. (0) X OFFER REDUCED RATES FOR MONTH LY BOADERS. t HAVE COMFOUTABi.E room's and kick new bed’s. 3—7 -’89. BUY YOUR Trunlis- Satchels. Pocket Books- and Fancy! cat her GOODS, FROM THE FACTORY AT FACTORY PRICES. Macon Trunk Factory, J. Yah & Co. 410 dim St. Macon G a TilTllT FREE F ET3S3 Kara ll - -AND tie nm -FOR M PI IHU CUSH Ii IB = THIS FAPEfl AND fcr—* tssssi FOR sus pie inn. uilijU 'j|?{} fij Jii/ (tMIBPlI /iiVillJ NO 2 d Rodgers Worsham & Co. 420 and 422 Third St, Macon, Ga We offer our services to the farmers of Jones and Jaspar Countios for the seasou 188S and 18&9. Wcl.ave now in stoclc pure TEXAS RUST PROOF OATS GEORGIA RUST PROOF OATS, RYE and BARIEL WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE 8TOCKOP BASGZSy©and TIBS FLOUR, GRAIN, BACON, TOBACCO’ etc., at tiio LOWEST PRICES. Wo Lave made the best trades of our liyes in ?eriilizcrs and we assure planters that their interest will be served by calling on us before buying elsewhere. For next season we are GENERAL AGENTS « Middle Geor gia fur II fe MILLER& CO Id., famous Bono Fertilizer*. ^ J-V VjP 4 - KJ aa n JL.J 1 IV VC/iAi p iv VU AUA V 4 t • SOLUBLE BONE DUST” the best acid sold. MACON OIL and FERTILIZER CO,, cotton seed meal. \\'o Iiav r e also imported a very large lot of genuine QeHJVIA ft jC\lKIJ AND J/flf^lAJE OfPojXS'j. Kstimates made to Aliianoe Clubs. All farmers are cordially in viled to call or write us for prices etc. RODGERS, WORSHAM & CO., - 9-2 Gin. 420 and 422 Third 8h\,Ma£On, Ga. €w® m Formerly of BERND BROS. Suoeessor to BERND & KENT MANUFACTURER OF Mm, flffless, Cellars, Etc, AMD DEALER IN Leather, Saddles,Harness and Shoe Makers’ Supplies. Wjrj, BUY Hides; Sheepskins, Furs, Beeswax, Wool, Etc CALL AND SEE ME BEFORE YOU BUY. 410 CHERRY ST. Ml MACON, • GEORGIA. March 2nd 1880—tf
