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IP* "A
Ill LI SEED EVERY SATURDAY MOUSING
AT GRAY, GEORGIA,
—BY T. R. VENN.—.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Do not fail to plant a good crop
of pevs.
Everybody is anxiously awaiting
the result of the Woolfolk trial.
The Commencement sermon at
Wes'yaa will be preached next Sun
day,
Mr. Ed Morton has had his new
residence at this place neatly painted 1
recently.
The Clinton Sabbath School had
their annual picnic at this place last
Friday.
The wheat threshers arc having a
tug time eating black-berry and
chicken pies.
Messrs J. W. Turk and Ilenry
Hunt, of Ronntl Oak, attended the
picnic here lust Friday,
Mr. J. W. Jones has nearly finish
ed hie new residence and when com
pleted will be an ornament to Grays.
The peach trees are loaded and a
great many of them breaking down
already with their heaven burden of
fruit.
Send us the names of your neigh
bors who you think would like to
see a copy of our paper and likely to
subscribe.
Mi. Dick Hightower, of Covings
ton. has moved occupying his family the to this
place and is house
owned by Mr. B. T. Ross.
Peaches and apples are ripening
fast and togather with black berries,
affords the “guile house-wife” am
ple material to furnish the good old
fashioned dumpling.
For simplicity, durability, ease of
management and capacity for work,
the Light Running New Home has
rival, mid the ‘ happy
no possessor
of one has the very best the world
affords.
Mr. J. Ii. Hicks of the lirm of
Phillips & Hicks has charge of the
Brilliant Saloon, formerly owned by
Biscuit Smith, and would be glad
that his patrons, who dealt with him
in horses and mules would call and
eee him when visiting Macon.
Nearly everyone we meet wants
to know of our Western trip, to tell
them all we saw, would consume a
little mom time than we have to
spare. Head the Headlight for
the next month and you will hear
something of what we saw.
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A TRUE TONIC.
"When you dou’t feel well ami
hardly knotv what ails you, give B
B, B. (Botanic Blood Balm) a trial
It is a tine tonic.
T. O. Callahan, Charlotte, N. C..
writes: “B. B. B.iis a line tonic, and
lias done mo great good.”
L. W. Thompson, Damascus, Ga.,
writes'. * 1 believe B. B. B. is the
best blood purifier male, It has
greatly improved my general health.’
An old gentlemen writes: “B. B.
B. gives me new life and new
strength. If there is anything that
will make an old man young, it is
B. B. B.”
P. A, Shepherd, Norfolk, Va.
August 10 th, 1888, writes: “I
depend on B. B JL for the preser
vation of my health, I have had it
in my family now nearly two years,
and in all that time have not hud to
have a doctor.”
Thos. Paulk, Alapahn, Ga., writes
‘T suffered terribly from dyspepsia.
The use of of B. B. B. has made
we Teel like a new man. I would not
take a thousand dollars for the good
it has done me,
W. M. Cheshire. Atlanta, Ga..
wri'es. -‘I had a long spell of
typhoid fever, which at lust seemed
to settle in my right leg. which
-.Swelled up enormously. An ulcer
also appeared which discharged a
cup full of mitter a day. 1 then
gave B. B. B. a trial ard it cured
rpe-”
W1IY IS IT
That people linger along
complaining about that contima'
jired feeling? One battle o’f
BLOOD PURIJTRR & BLOOD
MAKER-will entirely remove this
feeling, give them a good appetiet
iul regulate digestion. For salts
by V- D liDLSENhECK.
Mrs. E. G HARDEMAN, Local E-litre 'i
CLINTON LOCALS.
Big crowd in town Tuesday.
Miss Maude Hardeman is at home
from Lucy Cobh Institute.
Mr. It. L. Finnoy, o{ Now Orleans,
is ou an extended visit to relatives
and friends in Clinton.
MrsJR. FL Barron is spending a few
days Weseyaacoin m Macon and will take in part
of mencemet.
Col. and Mrs. Ike Hardeman, of
Macon, attended the funeral o! Mr.
Willie Griswold iu Clinton Wed
nesday.
Mr. Willie Griswold, who died in
buried Millcdgoville the 11th iust. was
iu Clinton Wednesday
evening.
Hon. B. F. Terrell of Texas ad
dressed a largo crowd of Alliance
mon at the Court houso in Clinton
on Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Smith, of Ivey, Ga.,
who has been spending several
weeks with her aunt, Mrs. E. G.
Hardeman, returned homo last
Saturday.
Mr. Comer Baldwin, of Talbot
county, who is attending Mercer
University, came out to the picnic
Friday and Was Our guest til Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. Gus Bragg lost a good mule
on last Saturday. IIo was return
ing from Macon and finding the
mule sick stopped over in Clinton,
where, after a short while, the mule
died.
Young MeCaithy also lost bis
horse, a very valuable animal, a
short while after Mr. Braggs’ mule
died. Ilia horse had just been
driven from Macon and died soon
after getting to Clinton.
Mrs. Barfield, 73 years old, moth
er of Richard and Oh as. Barfield,
living on tho lower odgoof Jonos
county, committed suicide by hang
ing herself last evening. Mr. Chris
tian,the coroner, was summonsed on
Sunday to hold the inquest. She
crawled up a ladder, which was
leaning against the house, tied a
rope to tho upper rounds and jumped
off. She was found upon her knees
dead. No cause except insanity
can bo assigned for the act.
A CARD.
With this issue of the Headlight
I close my connection with the pa
per. My association with it has
been very pleasant, and circum
stances (uncontrollable) prevent my
further work upon tho paper. 1
bespoak for tbo Headlight your
heartiest support. I)o what you
can to aid your county paper and
may it in other hands be a groator
success's.
E G. Hardeman.
ease-sa
There are three big rocks in the
Potomac just above Georgetown
called the Three Sisters, after three
mythical maidens who perished there
in some romantic way centuries ago.
Strangely enough they mark tire
saddest part of that beautiful stretch
of river, for it is at that point that
boats usually upset and swimmers
usually drown. But strangest of all
is the fact that on the night before
such a death the people living on the
shore hear the Three Sisters softly
moaning—a sound distinct from
every' other, and never heard on such
occasions. Wednesday night, for
example, just as the Georgetown
clock struck 12 , the moaning sounds
came floating ashore Thursday from the
Sisters, and on noon a
shell capsized as it passed them, and
its owner was drowned. Strange,
hut true.
Am broYen down from ovwwoik or household
cares ])rown’s Iron Hitters
iN 1HE 0, MMLE .7 7 ; OF SLlLE .... .S.
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Cultivator is incomparably the
handsomest and mostin. cresting and
valuable periodical ever published
Its table of
covers the entire range of topics
connected with every department of
farm life, mid the practical informa
tion imparted in a single number is
invaluable, i he Cultivator is
enimeiitlj practical, and its motto
wc strive to make eacn is ■ >0 better
and more practical than its pr--d 0 -
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FROM ROUND OAK.
Dear Headlight: —Tho south
bound passenger train that arrived
here at i> p. in. last Saturday, brought
Misses Cora and Suo Lee Goolsby
and Miss Bradley Ward, three of
Jasper county’s charming young la
dies. As tho threo stepped from
the tram and were going through
the usual ceremony of mooting the
friends that were awaiting their ar
rival, the engineer hung himself oat
of his cab window, with a great big
smile all over his face, riveted his
gazo on the young ladies and seemed
perfectly charmed with the appear
ance cf tho trio. Conductor
McEvoy after tho usual “all aboard’’
waved the engincor ahead, but tho
poor fellow paid no attention to any
thingand saw nothing, except the
young ladies on whom ho kept up
his devouring gaze. By this time
all eyes were turned on the engineer
and tho conductor had to walk near
ly up to the eugino and yell “look
at me instead of, the young ladies.”
The engineer laughed heartily when
lie saw what a target ho had made
of himself, seized tho throttle and
was soon gone, A two Lie iso wagon
was near by, ready to transport the
young ladies to the home of Mr. J.
M. Hunt. Accompanying them
were Miss Hattie Hunt, Messrs.
Henry Huut arid O. T. Turk. Sun
day morning tho ‘visiting young la
dies wore out in full force to join a
large neighborhood congregation,
while they listened to Rev. E. R,
Cook discuss the 59th and 60th ver
ses of tho 119th Psalm, lie-whacked
us right and left on “our way*;.”
“I thought ou my ways” was tho
main point discerned in the text and
has often been quoted since tho ser
mon, showing the impression made
on the congregation. In tho after
noon the young men of the neigh
borhood called ou the young ladies
at Mr. Hunt’s and say they found
them as charming as the engineer.
Miss Sue Lee Goolsby, Jasper coun
ty’s “Jenny Lind,” returned to
Hillsboro Monday morning. Miss
Cora Goolsby' and Miss Ward will
prolong their stay several days.
Miss Cora is noted for “her style,”
Miss Waul as a mode] young house
keeper.
On the night of tho 4th inet. tho
hand car belonging to tho R, R.
section embracing Round Oak was
stolen at Hillsboro and found near
Roberts Station on tho 9th. About
twenty’ five dollars worth of carpen
ters tools belonging to Mr. Silas
Middlebrooks wero stolon and
carried off with the car. They have
not been recovered.
Mr. J. J. Barfield is going right
ahead with the construction of his
now residence at this place,
Mrs. Maj. Barron lias been quite
sick for nonio ihno, suffering ftom
severe cough and somethiug like
bronchitis. During the last few
days she has not been confined all
tbo timo to her bed.
Mrs. Dr, Garland, of Hillsboro,
has sufficiently recovered fiom her
late illness to make a visit of two or
three days to her patents, Mr. and
Mrs, J. M. Hunt. It’s bard that
the hand of disease should bo laid so
heavily on such a little gem of a
woman.
Co!. E. P. Catchings of Jackson
is spending a few days with your
correspondent. The ravages of ti e
skio disease that attacked his face
several years ago has been greatly
cheeked by medical treatment and
he ig Poking well and in good
.
‘‘V Mr. " S. ‘ A. . Jackson r had mule to
a
run away with his buggy a few days
a o®* IIO and his V, lie were LhlOWn
out and bruised up severely. T]ic
buggy had an arm broken and tho
dash board tried to lay down on its
foot<
Farmers aro having fine weather
to cultivate their crops, which are
growing nicely, though small for
t ] i0 season.
“J.”
YOU CANNOT AFFORD
At this season of the vear to ] K ,
without a good reliable diarrhoea
balsam in the house, »« cramps, col
fi*, diarrhoea and all inflammation of
the stomach and bowels are exceed
ir iL ; / n c-if not attended to
a* once/One bottle of BEGGS
DfARKUUiA BALSAM will do
more good in cases of' this kind than
:ltl y other medicine on earth. We
gauarantee it. For sale by D D
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M GiSii fibs m
arasy w is®
Many Pleasures Enjoyed lay
Them
TIIE ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT
EXTENDED ON EVERY
HAND—SIGHTS AND
SCENES ON THE
TRIP,
Reception at Birmingham—IIow
They Were Entertained At
Memphis—In Fact Tho
Keys Turned Over To
The Party For The
Day.
Tho members of the Georgia Press
Association, numbering sixty-five
rolled out of the depot at Macon
on the evening cf May 28th by a
special train running on its own
schedule, consisting of two sleepers,
a day coach and a combination
smoker and baggage car, through
the invitation from Miy. M. S. Belk
nap the general Manager of the Cen
tral railroad of Georgia to make an
excursion over the new route, under
the charge ol' Major W. L, Glessner )
of the Americas Recorder, who is
also immigration agent of the Cen
tral railroad of Georgia, and to lus
Superior management is largely due
the pleasure of t his Memorable trip.
Every detail had been arranged and
as the sequel proved the arrange
ments were perfect.
And the members of the Associa
tion appreciates what Major
Glessner did for them and presented
to him ,-m elegant gold headed cane
as a token of their appreciation,
Never was a presentation more wor
thily bestowed.
The sleepers were decorated on
tbo sides with rod, whito and blue
bunting, with tbo inscription
“Georgia Pres* Association” in
large letters. This train made tho
entire round trip, passing through
ten States, and was a handsome
advertisement for Georgia.
The first stop was at the Magic
City of Birmingham, in the heart of
the famous iron section of Alabama.
It will be impossible to more than
touch briefly of what tho Editors
saw and how they were royally en
tertained. We were met at tho
depot by a special committee consis
ting of Messrs. Frank J. O’Brien, of
the Age Herald, and Rufus II.
Rhodes, of the Evening News and
other leading citizens of Birming
ham, They did everything in their
power to make our visit one of
pleasure.
After visiting places of interest iu
the city the party took the train
on the Mineral Belt railroad, a
branch of the LousviUe and Nash
ville R. R. and made the circuit ot
the wonderful region about which
so much has been said The excur
sions stopped at a coal mine where
there was no mine. The ore is sim
ply shoveled off the top and sides of
the lull.
The line is one hundred and forty
miles long, and every inch ia in
Jefferson county. Itstonage, it ia
slated is more than the entire cotton
crop of the United States. The
trains of tins road make a circuit,
imtonly of the city but of the sur
rounding territory, covering the
towns will adjacent to Birmingham—
which be in tune, no doubt, part
of this great city.
The groat iron furnaces at Ensley
were visited. They are said to be
difficult to imagine any other that
could be larger or more complete,
Bessemer, the city that is a rival of
Birmingham is near to these works,
It has a handsome hotel,several mag
nificent bloeks of building and two
daily newspapers.‘.The Bessemer.”
aud the Journal.
Bessemer is worthy of note. It
was first laid out in 1887 and in
two short years has at tained the
amazing population of five-thous
and people. Cities spring up in a
night end day in the neighborhood
Birmingham; and AUadiu’s
is not to lie wondered at wl* wo
view the busy streets which a
years ago were veritable willor.mf*.
The -j’ratt co:.l mine aurm-ted
the attention of our party, TIicm
tnii.rs p/r- •- <■ J, .1 hi « ZT >! <<>!<<■ .
L; j ; ., . i at * P mj (l.c X
avo rot of yet fully developed, a daily
output fully five thousand tons,
lu connection with these mines are
stove works, roiling mills and car
factories, steelworks and industries',
to toll of winch would require col
umns of our space.
Birmingham claims a population
of over 00 , 000 . Its taxable proper
ty, is eighteen million dollars. The
taxable properly of Jefferson coun
ty is tortyono-million dollars. The
Stnto of Alabama receives over one
third of her revenue from this one
county. In this section there are.
twenty-four furnaces ; thirty iron
mines; and rn almost inexhaustible
supply of coal; numbers of coke
ovens, and ottior industries and
manufacturing enterprises. Near-'
ly one million dollars a month is
paid out hero for labor. Birmingham
unquestionably isonoof tho coming
citizens of the South. The days
only co mo and go to add to her
wealth and importance. Fortunes
have been made there in a single
day. They will bo made there
again. The one expression from
tho members of tho Georgia press
was that she is, indeed, the magic
city 1 VVhilo tho writer was in
Birmingham lie was placed under
special obligations to Dr. Miller F
Brooks formerly of Jasper Co., more
recently of Covington and Jackson
Ga. He was untiring in extending
kindness, and not only tho wrilor,
but many others of tjio party are
indebted to him for co arteries
which enhanced tho pleasures of
their visit to this progressive city.
A visit to Lake View and East
Lake, tho beautiful suburban re
sorts of Birmingham, completed the
day’s pleasures, and about early
bed tune tho editors’ special train
whirled out of thodopol on its long
run to Memphis.
The run from Birmingham to
Memphis was mado at night 'over
Kansas City, Memphis & Birmin g
ham R. It. an extension of tho Kan
sas City, Port Scott & Memphis It
R. In reality, the route between
Kansas City and Now York is com
posed only ol two roads- -the Cen
tral of Georgia, end tho Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Memphis R. It.)
that is, nil save about fifty milos
of it, which those who arose early
had an opportunity to look at,
What we saw of the county was
plant' d in cotton, and the buildings
bud tho uppeurance of having seen
better days.
Tho reception committee of tho
Memphis pro. sb were at tho depot
to receive the visitors, and after the
usual introductions, hosts and
guests were driven in carriages to
tho Peabody house whore a most
tompting layout was awaiting of them
That being disposed tiio visitors
wore escorted to tho steamer, C.
B. Bryan and a run of about an
hour was mado on the river. On
tho return of tho boat, Cariaigos
were in waiting and tbo party were
driven through the city, the drive
ending at tho Memphis Cotton
Exchange, Hadden whore Acting Mayor
welcomed them and roplied
to b}' Capt. T. M. Peeples, of
Lawrencoville Ga.
This was followed by a superb
dinner at the* Peabody and in tire
afternoon wc enjoyed a trip on the
dummy line to Montgomery park,
a beautiful and attracted place. At
the Jockey Club jiouso a sumptuous
collation was spread and fully en
joyed by our party. We were plac
ed under special obligations to Col,
David A. Frayser, editor of the
Memphis Public Ledger and to Mr.
Sid Gray. They extended us many
courtcsic-3 and added greatly to the
pleasures of our stay in Memphis.
Col. Frayser is one of the most
prominent and best equipped young
journalists ol Tennessee.
From the time we reached Mem
phis until our special train steumed
towards Kansas City, we were tho
recipients of overwhelmning hospi
tality. Memphis carries her heart
m her hand, and our stay was one
Continuous round of pleasure.
Memphis captured the Georgia Press,
and all we may say m her prafie ia
far less than site deserves.
Continued next week.
FOR SALE.
At a bargain, a good lot well im
proved, with new dwelling and nec
ce :;. 1 ary out-houses, within the iucor
porute limits. Also a small farm of
75 , icrcs !■ No l Jallf] in ono mi) „ 0 ,
t * W ,..... crn)s ‘*il--J»‘"
A. A. j L.NN,
JUoiiUcello. Ga,
The wide awake Jasper County
News has done a great deni for Jas
per county and its town—the News
has no superior in the State, Mouti
cello ought to be proud of it, and
evidently >s, it has this to say:
(Comr&unicated.)
Pear News ;—What has become
of the Town government of Monti cel
lo? If it was not for tlie Town tax
T have to pay, I would not know we
had any Town government at all.
The Rail Road has been here two
years, and a little “ealicoing”
about the old Market, house, is about
all the improvement, visible,that tho
Town government has done. No
streets have been opened even when
tendered, free ofeharge. The streets
are full of loose rocks, and tho va
cant lots on the public square are
growing upiti bushes and pelk-.stalk*
and everything which should be
made attractive, neglected generally,
except a little work here and there
on the old streets. Now I have noth
ing to say against the enjmeity and
worthiness of any one of ilio Town
officials, but as a tax payer and citi
zen I think something ought to bo
done to remedy the situation. If we
really want to seo our Town build
n^>, its officials ought to do some
thing to make it appear inviting to
those who come to look out lor a
location. No one wants to locale iu
a Town which shows no life, enter
prise or tidiness. I do not know if
it is true, but it is reported that the
opinion ot the present Town govern
ment is that if a citizen gives a street
that he ought ta work it himself
when the charter expressly makes it
their duty to “lay off streets and
keep them in good order, for the
use of the public or of any ot its
citizens.” This note is not written
with any captious or fault finding
spirit, but, I do feel that something
ought to bo done, or disband.
Town Tax Payer.
THE PRIDE OF WOMAN
A clear pearly and iransparen’
skin is always a sign of puro blood,
and all persons troubled with dark,
greasy, yellow or blotched skin can
rest assured that their blood is out
of order. A few doses of BEGG3
LOOD PURIFIER & BLOOD
MAKER will remove the cause and
the skin will become clear and Iran
parent. Try it, and if satisfaction
is not given it will cost you nothing.
It is lully warranted. For eulo by
i). 1). JIOLSKN BECK.
PIMPLES, SORES. ACHES and
PAINS.
W lien a hundred bottlos of sarsapa
rilla, or other protontious specifies
fail to eradicate in-born scrofula or
contagious blood poison, remember
that B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm)
bus gained many thousand victories
in as inuny’ seemingly incurable in
stances. Send to tho Blood Balm Co.
Atlanta, Ga„ for“ Book of Wonders
and be convinced, it is tiro only
Truo Blood Purifier.
G. W. Messer, Howell’s X Bonds
Ga., writes; “I was afflicted nine
years with soros. All the njodioine l
could take did me do good, I then
tried B. B. B., and 8 bottlos cured
mo sound.”
Mrs. S. M. Wilson, Round Moun
tain, Texas, writes: “A lady friend
of mino was troubled with bumps
and pimples on her face and neck.
She took throe bottles of B. B. 11.
and her «kiu got soft and smooth,
pimples U sappeored, and her
health
Jas. L. Bos worth, Atlanta, Go.,
writes “Some y ears ago I contracted
blood poison. I had no appetite, my
digestion was ruined, rheumatism
drew uj) my limbs so I could hardly
walk, my throat was cauterized
five times. Hot Springs gave mo no
benefit, and my life was one of
torture until I gave B. B, B. a trial,
and, surprising its it may seem, the
tire of fivo bottlos cured mo.”
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY
The Buttoriek Delineator should
have a place in the home of every
bunily. No *ady cun afior d to .be
wUho,,tit ' Ifc » D « of leading
Journals of Fwhton and illustrates
all the latest designs and styles. It
is we!! worth the subserption price,
-one dollar per annum. Address
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7,9, n West 13 N. V,
