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Thursday, Fan. 28, 1895.
LOCAL.
A conference of Clinton Circuit
will be held at Clinton Sunday,
the 8rd of March. Preaching by
Presiding Elder Sunday at 11
o’clock, a. m., and at night. Qr.
conference at 2o’clock P. M. Open
to all Wai.kkr Lewis, P. E.
Pr. R. A. Shads, P. C.
The farmers have gone to work
with a vim.
We have two or three communi¬
cations crowded out this week.
Miss Alice Morris, of this coun¬
ty, is boarding with Mrs. Austin
and going to school.
Willie Austin, who is connected
with the Central railroad, is visi¬
ting his mother at Gray, and oth¬
er relatives in the county. May
bis visit prove to lie a pleasant
one.
John Roberts had several of his
friends to gather at his home last
Thursday to shoot doves, We
learn that they haggled near 150.
John is never happier than when
serving his friends.
Pratt Griswold, who for many
years was a resilient, of this coun¬
ty, but now with Mallowry Bros.
& Co., Macon, came to Gray last
Monday to superintend the setting
up of Greene & Souther’s new
boiler.
IL J. Stewart and T. W. Duffy
at James are both authorized to
represent Tub News. Our list
from James is growing but we
have room on our Ixioks for more
names. Give one of these gentle¬
men your subscription.
Macon has been made better
by several of our citizens moving
into her gates in the past few
years, but she never got a more
clever boy from here or elsewhere
than she did when Bob Cheek
picked up and moved to there.
His many friends in this county
will he glad to know that he is
doing well.
Mrs. Austin, our school teacher,
opened doors last Monday nioru-
nig. The attendance was not as
full as it should have been, but
others came in during the week.
We think the trustees have been
fortunate in the selection of a
teacher, and we hope the patrons
will show their appreciation by
sending their children regularly.
Mrs. Margarette Julian, an aged
and highly respected lady living
near Morton, died last Monday
night. She leaves a husband, four
children and several grand child¬
ren to mourn her loss. She was
buried at the family burying
ground yesterday afternoon, El¬
der J. H. Gresham conducting the
funeral exercises. The News of¬
fers condolence to those bereaved.
It seems to us that Solicitor
Dumas is getting more and more
attached to his okl home at
Blountsville, judging from the
frequent trips he makes in that
direction. But there is nothing
strange about this, for a young
man with such a mother as he has
has cause enough to love home;
but, Edmond, we are yet skepti¬
cal, do you linger around home
while absent from here, or have
you periodical engagements to
assist in school teaching? We
pause just here and aivait further
developments.
Last Monday was a typical
Spriug day; the farmers, so long
housed in, were busy and happy,
and even cuffy went about his
work with a right good will. All
of our merchants were off, save
one; the children were at school,
the washer-women at the spring
and Gray looked indeed deserted.
Even the birds had gone to keep
time with the songs of the merry
plowman, and all we had to vary
the monotony was the occasional
ring of Terry Lazenby’s hammer,
the click of the telegraph at the
depot, the clatter of the type as
they fell in the stick and
Morgan snorting on his door-step.
1T10UGH "S FROM CLINTON.
Mr. S’ Mrs. !L L. Finney are
visiting relatives in our town.
Harry Johnson and Ike Ilarde
man, of Macon, were the guests
of Willie Johnson hist Saturday.
Mrs. Lark Stewart, from near
James, is spending several days
with her father. Dr. (I. T. Purs-
ley.
We are sorry to learn of the ill¬
ness of Dr. S. C. Purslev. He
was called to see a patient last
Monday and returned home siek
himself. We hope he will soon
be well again.
Dr. R. M. Barron was in town
Sunday. He came over to see his
mother who has been sick for sev¬
eral days past. We are glad to
learn she is improving since Dr.
Ben’s visit.
Well, Mr. Editor, after our
“strikes and bumps” of last week
there is “a remnant weak and
small” still left; and one of this
number wants to remind your
readers “there’s life in the old
land yet. ”
Mr. W. D. Austin, of Montgom¬
ery, Ala., spent last Saturday
night with the family of his un¬
cle, Dr. James F. Barron. His
old friends were glad to see him,
though they did not at once recog¬
nize in the tall, handsome fellow
who greeted them, the little bare¬
foot, freckle-faced boy of a few
years ago. Come again Will, you
are always gladly welcomed.
The wonted quiet of our town
was somewhat disturbed last week
by the blow of hammer and buzz
of saw. This commotion was
caused by Mr. George Pursley, as
he got in readiness the building
he was soon to occupy with a line
of groceries. Now, thanks to Mr.
Pursley’s pluck and energy, Clin¬
ton boasts another store. By the
way, George possesses in a marked
degree that rare necessary article
for these hard times—energy.
His many friends wish for him
success in this new work he has
undertaken. A HAS.
BLOUNTSVILLE LOCALS.
A band of gypsies passed
through here Saturday.
Tbe pleasant insurance man,
Mr. M. H. Bland, was out last
week.
Miss Lillie Farrar is enjoying
a visit to relatives and friends at
Haddock.
Messrs. Jesse Miller and J. T.
Williams visited the Central City
last week.
Mr. Hayden Dumas went down
to Haddock last Thursday eve¬
ning to attend the debate.
Some of our farmers are plan¬
ting oats again, as the fall sowing
was entirely ruined by the intense
cold.
Messrs. Robt. McColougli and
Robt. Turk spent last Sunday
with friends here, Wonder if
they brought the suggestive val¬
entine (the rivals) the two Bobs
received? “Ike Goins” will have
to watch these boys or they will
get ahead of him.
Our good friend, C. M. Farrar,
had a peculiar and painful acci¬
dent to happen to him last week.
The spur of a large rooster pene¬
trated the palm of his hand al¬
most an inch. He is wearing it
bandaged. His charming wife
says he was crowed over that time.
Much to our regret, Dr. G. A.
Lawrence has left this comrauni-
ty. We wish him success, and
feel confident that his pleasant
address and affable manner will
win him friends wherever his lot
is cast. It is gratifying to know
that he is now at Haddock, and
that the distance is not so great
but that Flying Prince can cover
it in a very short while. His many
friends here will ever be glad to
see him.
FOR SALE.
I have a second hand printing
press that I will sell at a bargain,
A. A. Penn,
Monticello, Gu]
HADDOCK PERSONALS.
The friends ol Miss
! Clark.- w iU be pninrd to learn of
her serious illness.
1 Mr. M. H. Miami, of Milleclge-
vilh*. was here last Thursday cir-
ulating among his friends.
The amiable Miss Sallie Stew*
art, of Walnut Grove, is spending
a short while with Miss Maggie
Hardeman.
Miss Etta Brown is to give a
very select pink tea at her home,
near Brown’s Crossing, next Tues¬
day p. m.
Miss Lillie Farrar, a sweet and
highly cultivated young lady of
Dovodale, is spending some days
with her father’s family.
Mrs. P. M. Guilford, nee Miss
Ellen Holt, of Pulatka, Fla., ar¬
rived in the village last Friday
night, and will spend some days
with her mother’s family.
Mr. P. L. Sutherland, the pop¬
ular general manager of T. A.
Crews’ tobacco factory, of Win¬
ston, N. C., spent last Wednesday
night with friends in the city.
Messrs. W. B. Murrah and
Louie Pelow, of Macon, spent
last Sunday in the city. The fre¬
quent visits of the former young
gent can only l»e accounted for by
the attractive smiles of a certain
bright eyed blonde.
Dr. G. A. Lawrence, formerly
of Blountsville, has recently loca¬
ted at Haddocks, and will soon
swing out his shingle bearing the
intelligence that a M. D. can he
found on the inside. The Doctor
is bright, affable and capable, and
we gladly welcome him among us.
Miss Villette Moughon went
over to Macon last given Friday to be
present at a dance by Miss
Seiford at tbe Hotel Lanier. Miss
Villette is well equipped with all
that goes to make up a bright,
attractive and interesting marked young
lady, and attracts atten¬
tion.
The Haddock Literary meeting Society
held their last regular at
Liberty Hall last Friday night.
The exercises of the evening were
something out of the regular or¬
der, and was all the more interes¬
ting. The young ladies and gen¬
tlemen that participated did
themselves great credit. Each
one of these meetings grows more
interesting, and with the fine lit¬
erary talent that they have to
back it, means nothing more than
success.
W AYS IDE HEARD FROM.
Other sections of the county
have given you glowing discre¬
tions of their localities, especial¬
ly the central cities of James and
Haddocks. I hope a few lines
from our little tov.u will not be
amiss. Ours is not a deserted vil¬
lage, no vacant or deserted build¬
ings, or dry wells to hide bats or
toads; neither are its inhabitants
mis-judgod tramps. Like all oth-
er sections we are co-sufferers of
stringent times. Clinton may
boast of her departed glory,
“Aleck Smart” of his Central
City, (through a strange vision
mistake his neighbors for tramps)
Haddock for her Washington tea
party and literary society, “Ike
Goins” his big gullies, dry wells
and hawthorne hedges, but sir,
ours is on a higher nothing plain. Ah, else Mr.
Editor, if she had to
boast her historical renown will
sustain her in ages to come. Was
it not near here that the decisive
battle of Sunshine was fought?
that resulted in the capture of the
gentleman and soldier, Gen.
Stoneman? Here Sunshine church
stood, after sheltering his siek
and wounded, was burned four
months later by Sherman’s van¬
dals. Here her academy, like
ancient Greece, is no more, hut
Phoenix like, from her ashes lias
risen Wayside, who now boasts of
a school second to none. It has
been suggested the most suitable
locality for the county site, its
most central point, its altitude,
pure water and fertile soil give it
advantages no other point can
surpass. There is a big boom
awaiting her; will write you when
it dove!opes. When your “Aleck
Smart,” Haddocks’ “Somebody,”
and last, but not least, the re¬
doubtable “Ike Goins, ” weary of
their pen-batth s, let them take
refuge at the inviting port of
Wayside. Well, Mr. Editor, I will close
wishing you much success; may
all its contributors, from the
"Jones Co. Girl,” among the Ga.
I hills, to the sweet “Pansy Blos-
som” in our midst, ever cheer and
aid you in building tip our coun-
ty paper. Sideway.
round oak penuilings.
Rut tow knew that there whs
(luring the last cold epell of wenth-
er a bottling concern in full blast
at Round Oak. It is known at
the commercial agency as "The
('old Weather Mottling Co." The
ohjoct. of the company is to
tie up cold weather, so as to sell
it by the single bottle, dozen or
gross all along during the
summer. The object of the secre-
cv of the company was to prevent
infringement on their patent, and
to get into a position to supply all
Southern demand before any oth¬
er individual or company could
get up and patent a similar pro¬
cess. No one man or company
can go into any new business in
the Southern states in which
there is a nickle to be made, with-
out thirty-five or seventy thou-
sand others going into the same
thingaml ruin the entire business
of all. The stockholders of the
company are R. A. Seals and J.
W. Turk. Mr. Turk has charge
of the storage warehouse and will
look closely after all orders and
shipments. Mr. Seals isthetrav-
eling man of the company and
will go among the people, Sun¬
days excepted, with sample bot¬
tles and introduce their goods.
Every bottle is guaranteed to give
entire satisfaction, or no pay.
The bottles are so constructed
that any one can turn on the cold
weather to such a mathematical
fineness as to bring the thermom¬
eter to any degree of coldness,
even a diminutive blizzard. Just
think of turning loose on a hot
July day as much congealed cool¬
ness as the most fastidious could
desire. It prevents collars and
cuffs from melting, all articles of
clothing can be worn longer with¬
out soiling, th Toby saving wash¬
ing. It is highly recommended
for freezing ice cream, all kinds
of sherbots, and for making lem¬
onade, milk punch apd milk
shakes. Drinking water, milk and
tea can be cooled to suit the tAsts
of all. Fresh pork, beef, kid, fish,
birds and the like can be kept in¬
definitely. It will prove a “ten
strike” for the medical profession
in reducing pulse in cases of fe¬
ver. It can be advantageously
used in a thousand other ways
and the price will be in easy reach
of all. Mr. Seals will make all
necessary explanations as to its
use, give away a lot of sample
bottles, make prices and terms
and establish agenc'ies. A value
can hardly be put upon this in¬
vention, and all should make a
profound bow to the wide-awake
and energetic men who hafe
brought to light this humane pro¬
cess. Every bottle will be beau¬
tifully labelled in lovely liiero-
glyphics, . \\ ... inter in Summer.
The labels themselves will be of a
delicate purple color, witli tasti¬
ly scolloped edges. I bespeak for
“The Cold Weather Bottling Co”
the liberal patronage of all.
Mr. Geo. W. Gordon, of Round
Oak, and Miss Emmie Middle-
brooks, of North West Jones, were
on the 20th inst. accused of (lepra-
ting on society to such an alarm¬
ing extent as to necessitate a trial
bylaw. A verdict of guilty was
found and the guilty pair were
tied hard and fast together for
life ns punishment for the act.
Mr. Gordon’s investment of a
dollar and a half in human flesh
is the largest known to this sec¬
tion in a long time, his pretty,
dainty, little blue eyed bride
weighing only two hundred and
forty pounds. Although she is as
solid as a rock, mentally, morally
and physically, there is necessa-
rily a good deal of waist about
the investment. The bride is pos-
sessed of remarkable intellect lor
one of her age, as her newspaper
contributions will attest, which
compare favorably with those of
“Betsy Hamilton” and others.
On Wednesday night after the
arrival of the bride and groom
here at 5 o’clock p. m., the boys
gave them a tow-row-sen big be!-
lin, which, if not heard in Sari
Francisco, could “most.”
A little negro girl, six years old,;
daughter ol iJan Johnson, wlio
livesat Stewart’s mill, was burn-
ed to death last while Friday. Her
clothes containing took fire live carrying
ashes coals from
the fire-place out into the yard,
The same old story, parents from j
home. Ike Goins. I
WHAT SHALL WE READ.
“Of the making of Looks there
j in no (-ml." said the wis. man
; nearly three* thousand years ago.
If he could lie upon the earth ai
this bookish age and see the thou-
sands upon thousands of volumes
that issue from the presses, even
his wise head must need be at a
I loss for ati expression of wonder,
or else he would exclaim with all
j possible emphasis "Of the making
of books there is no end. ”
Much of the reading matter, in
which the world abounds, is good
but the greater part is sensa¬
tional trash. Then people should
use great discretion in selecting
their reading ma tter. There is »
fascination about this cheap, sil¬
ly “stuff” that the majority of
young readers cannot, or do not
resist. They devour it with an
astonishing relish, desiring noth-
ing more palatable upon which to
feed their hungry minds, and, as
a result of such taste, the mind
of this generation is in danger of
becoming dwarfed. Suppose a
person within reach of good, sub-
stantial eatables should cat noth¬
ing but light, sweet food just be¬
cause it “tastes good.” He would
be an object of ridicule or pity.
Yet we starve our minds to death
with the very husks of literature
when we are surrounded with just
as much substantial mental food
as the mind can digus‘—and no¬
body ridicules and but few pity.
A contributor to one of the
leading newspapers has written :
“There are gems about us that we
won’t prize. Within the familiar
covers of the Bible lie the most
exalted of thoughts, expressed in
the grandest and simplest of lan¬
guage, a liberal education in liter¬
ature of itself. While the Epis¬
tles of Paul are to be grasped by
the reaching out of the hand, one
has no need to feed upon such
milk and water diet as the “Duch¬
ess” offers, or upon such sharp
condiment seasoned meals us the
cynic Onida forces down your
theqat. ” As long as we have the
Biblb, Shakespeare and the best
magazines within our^ reach we
have no excuse for not cultivating
a taste for substantial reading.
Good novels are not harmful
when read with moderation. The
mind can no more lie in a healthy
state when fed forever on plain,
dry fads than when nothing is
given for its support but senti¬
mental trash. Either extreme is
to bo avoided as dangerous. There
are some novels that are refining,
elevatingand true to nature. Noth¬
ing that Scott has written will
harm us. Then there are Dickens,
Hawthorne, Thackery; yes, Bul-
wer and others. These furnish all
the novel reader should require.
Still these should be taken as a
desert that follows more solid
reading. When taken ns such,
these novels will he found a deli¬
cious desert, emit! mg nn odor of
common sense and highly flavor¬
ed with the essence of wise
though?. Avoid Rider Haggard
and the Duchess and, generally,
all those books termed “dime nov¬
els.”
Newspapers should be read be¬
cause they give us the history of
the present time, much of which
will he recorded history in years
to come. A farmer living awuy
out in the backwoods can “keep
up with the times” through his
paper, when without it he would
be a boorish countryman, or, as
t he old Lat ins would say, “a rus-
tic clown” Hure enough. A coun¬
ty devoid of its own newspaper is
lacking in life, energy and onter-
j, riH e.
Rest of all poetic works, of
course, is Shakespeare. Head all
that MiJton wrote and be benefit-
e d; read Father Ryan attentively, much
thoughtfully; spend time
w jth Tennyson, Longfellow,
Bryant and Moore. There is so
nmc h of the elevating and enno¬
bling in poetry that we cannot af-
f or d to neglect it.
jfot only read history but study
jt. We should certainly read
English translations of tbe Latin
and Greek classics when we do not
understand the languages sufli-
ciently to read them in the origi-
nals.
The sooner our book shelves are
rid of worthless, harmful books
and papers, the better it will be
tor gooit manners and morals,
Jones Co, Girl.
ONE \\ O ' r t \ T *s HEART.
She had reai ,n M t l he age at
I which woman is mist charming—
j twenty-seven or eight. All the
awkwardness of young woman*
hood had worn oil. louving tie:
self-possession and satisfied ussu-
[ ranee of a woman of the wot Id.
She was clever, graceful and
beautiful, with a kind heart and
amiable disposition, and—she was
married. That was one reason
why she was charming. Had she
reached the age of twenty-seven
a spinster in all probability she
would have been old and wrink*
led, and not half so lovely—at
least to the other sex.
Years before, in her early girl¬
hood, before she was half so mag¬
nificent, she had had her romance;
had loved with all the intensity
of her warm young heart. But the
course of true love did not run
smooth. There was a harrier be¬
tween them, and although under
similar circumstances others had
surmounted such, they decided
not to attempt it, and separated,
but not without tears, kisses and
vows of eternal constancy.
He went away and was heard of
no more, and in a year or two she
was married—not that she loved
the man to whom she plighted her
troth, hut because every one mar¬
ried. It gave them so much more
importance.
She had not forgotten her old
lover, all, no! Hardly a day
pas.ed without her kissing the
little love-chain she always wore
around her snowy neck, the love-
chain which was his parting gift
to her.
Often she wondered if they would
over meet again—how he would
look, how he would greet her, and
if she would still find him the hap¬
py-hearted, fair-haired lover that
he was in days gone by.
As her husband became more
and more uncongenial, and her
married life harder and more
dreary, her thoughts oftener wan¬
dered to her young lover, and she
longed gor sympathy and com¬
panionship which is life to the
heart of a wife.
Her husband loved her as a
slave—she longed to he a queen.
Just at this time her husband
died. In a year’s time she heard
from her first love. He waH very
anxious to see her; would she re¬
ceive him and be as kind to him
as in days of yore?
Who can doubt what reply she
made him? And so ho was com¬
ing. Once mere, after many
years, she wore the colors he liked
best, curled and braided her hair
in the old time way. Would ho
be pleased? What would he say?
Then he came. Could this be
the lover of her youth, the man
she Yes, hud almost worshiped? the
there were features, th >
sunny hair, and there were me
eyes; but where was the happy
spirit which once looked forth
from those “windows of the soul?”
It was gone, and in its place ap¬
peared the soul of a man vain,
worldly and dissolute.
The woman’s heart sunk within
her. Where was her ideal? Could
she ever have loved this man?
She sent him away. The spring¬
time of her life was gone she su d ;
she could not gather up its broken
threads, and with him she cast
aside all hopes of a happy wedde l
1 i fe.
A year or two after she married
a man of wealth, high sociul stan¬
ding and of political influence.
He was a man of culture and of
irreproachable character.and idol¬
ized liirt wife. Did she at lust
find her ideal, arid did her tired
heart find its haven in her hus¬
band's love! Thk Unknown.
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