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Thursday, M,i)i. ,21 1895.
local.
The Spring season commences
to-day.
Our school continues to increase
in number.
The early gardners have been
stuck in the mud.
Good many of our citizens had
business in Macon this week.
If you do good as you have op¬
portunity you will never lie idle.
Davis Holsenbeck is improving
his premises by building a new
garden fence.
We understand the recent high
waters washed away the bridge
across Cedar creek just below the
home of .J. F. Dumas.
It is said of Gray that wlienev
or any one first moves here they
have an insatiable appetite. May
be the water is health producing.
We were glad to see W. T. Da¬
vidson able to be out one day this
week. He was on his way to
Clinton to consult the physicians
of that place. He is suffering
with some throat trouble. Hope
lie will soon be himself again.
We have a communication from
our Way Side correspondent that
is crowded out this week. She
has recently taken a trip over a
portion of the county and inter¬
estingly describes some things she
saw. It will appear next week.
Tin continued rains are making
the farmers blue. Nearly April
it'nd no farm work done that
amounts to much. We have more
fair days than cloudy ones, how¬
ever, and they will have plenty of
time to make all they can gather.
George McGhee is certainly do¬
ing his part toward furnishing the
Macon people with beef. He left
Gray last Tuesday morning at a
late hour, with a bunch of cattle
for Macon,sold them and was back
home by supper t ime. But George
is a'Inis tier anyhow.
It always makes our usually
dull sanctum brighter to have our
cheerful friend. Rev. Dr. Seals,
call. He always looks on the
bright side, and is ever engaged in
dispelling the gloom that oppres¬
ses others. This good man is do¬
ing noble work in his circuit.
A. H. Porter, the Superintend¬
ent of the M. & N. railroad, cer¬
tainly looks after the condition of
bis track. We see him going over
the road nearly every day ip the
week. If precaution on his part
will prevent it, there will be but
few accidents on the M. & N.
Judge Barron and Solicitor Du¬
mas regaled the inhabitants of
Way Side last Saturday with their
eloquence. Justice court was in
session. Mr. Joseph Shannon
went along with the lawyers but
we don’t suppose they allowed
him a chance to make a speech.
There are at least two ladies .in
the county, and they live at Mor¬
ton, who appreciate The News
and are honest enough to say so.
They don’t have a chance to visit
much, but say they are satisfied
to stay at home, as The News
keeps them posted as to what is
going on in their community and
county.
.Col. Ike Hardeman, tlie gallant
Colonel of the 12thGa. Regiment,
the sue essful lawyer and Christ¬
ian gentleman, of Macon, was at.
Gray last Tuesday. We have
said before that Macon was
debted to Jones county for some
-of her best citizens, and the indry
we sc e of them the more convinced
we are of that fact.
Our old neighbor, Mr. Ned
Freeman, of Putnam, spent last
Tuesday night at Gray. He is u
man that never becomes discour¬
aged, but accepts what fate lias in
store for him cheerfully. He is a
good talker, and any one wjjdi the
blues would feel better by
coming in contact with ./’Uncle*”
Ned and his loquacious ’t
BHIv Folds.
Kud Turner, wild is ul
school nt Barnesvillo, is nt home
on a visit. Judging, from the sire
of the trunk lie brought with him
his stay will he lepgthy. Wo hear
talk of a new firm of which he
will become a member, hut can’t
vouch for the truthfulness of the
report. We will keep his Bartles¬
ville friends posted as to his fu-
ture movements.
More than thirty attended
prayer meeting last Sunday. The
Sunday-school was organized and
its officers elected. How can the
good work fail if every body will
do his or her part toward carrying
it on? That person who says “they
can’t keep up a prayer meeting or
a Sunday-school” discourages
some one else. Let .everybody
who can possibly do so attend, and
his or her example and influence
will induce some others to join in
the rank.
In the report of the dinner
mentioned by our Haddock cor¬
respondent last week, wo had the
name of the hostess Do Morris
when it should have been D. E.
Norris. We cheerfully make the
correction, and at the -same time
ask our esteemed correspondent
from that place if we havn’t been
right lucky in guessing at the
names of the ■people around Had-
dock? You cah practice on com¬
mon words and we''will “geton to
them,” but please write proper
names plainly.
Our friend and . co-laborer, H.
J. Steward, made us a call last
Monday. In speaking of the
schools of the county, lie says that
the citizens of James acted wisely
in securing the services of Miss
Mittie Shea to teacli for them.
She has 89 scholars. She first at¬
tended school at the M. G. M. &
A. College and, when the G. N. &
I. College was opened she entered
that institution, from which she
graduated. He affirms that Miss
Shea is fine looking, smart,
good and,as sweet as “never vas,”
and will prove to he one of tlie
best teachers in the, State.
It is said that Major Ben Bar¬
ron, well known to many of our
readers, used to enjoy relating, in
his life time, the’ following:
There lived near him a neighbor
who had a little daughter named
Fannie, for whom she made a new
silk dress, and she chanced to tell
the Major that she intended going
to preaching oh tlfeir meeting day,
carry Fan and let her wear her
new dress. Away down in his
heart a desire came to go too on
that day, for if men have no curi¬
osity he wanted to see the girl all
dressed in silk. So when the
preaching day dawned it was rath¬
er inclement, but no matter, to
the church he started, and in pas¬
sing the house where Fannie and
the silk dress lived the mother in¬
formed him that there would be
no preaching that day; that they
had been and Fannie wore her
silk dress., but the preacher did
not come. The fact was they had
been too early. Not the case with
most pretty belles now, When
they have a new dress they
until the last hour; let every
body get there before they walk
in, and then, Miss Fashionable,
does it not take some time to find
a seat to suit you?
BLOUNTSVILLE LOCA LS.
We have hail another rainy
and no advancement with the
work.
..The anxious farmers are
that their corn will be late.
prove .each bright day and all
be well for we are promised a seed
time and. a harvest. ;
Our good pastor Rev. E.
Sammons was in his pulpit
day, notwithstanding the
Creeks and miserable condition
the. roads. H.e gave a fine
which was very edifying to
faithful few who were out to
him.
Mr. J. W. Barron of Round
attended church here Sunday.
HADDOCK I'KKSONALS.
Haddock, March 18.
Noble Hilly I,ester spent last
bmnday in the village.
Mr. P. M. Guilford, of Pnlntka,
Fla., spent two days with his
wife’s family last week.
Miss Klin Brown spent last
Sunday in the village, the guest
of Miss Maggie Hardeman.
Om 1 of our most substantial
farmers, Mr. C. B. Drew, showed
us a l >,,ir of « lovw * last wepk f ,mt
had been constantly in use since
18(52. Who can beat this for du-
rability of mittens?
Prof. E. L. Ray and Clins. Kel-
ler spent last Saturday in Macon,
As they were one train late in get-
ting back some of their friends
suggest that another scone, some-
thing like the Prof, witnessed on
his last trip to that city, was the
prime cause of the delay.
Our able Coroner, R. B. Trapp,
was called to Clinton last week
by the Sheriff, he says to serve
some papers whore the Sheriff was
disqualified, but if we are to judge
from the uneasiness that his ab¬
sence caused his wife we must
C(mchl(lo thilt t)l0 sllBriff had
otlKil . husinoss with hinl JlU( ,
frie , 1<lh ] md t o intercede to bring
him home again.
The entertainment, given hist
Friday by the Haddock High
School was ,unintentionally omit-
ted. It was a concert long to be
remembered, and the young folks
that, participated did themselves,
their able Prof, and excellent as-
sistant great credit. The mnsi-
cal feature, presided over by that,
thorough teacher, Miss Etta
Brown, added greatly to the eve-
ning entertainment.
Hon. W. K. Mahone, one of
Haddock’s most talented young
men, has been for some months
past devoting his whole time, tab
ent and attention to the study of
law. During this time he has
ceeded in mastering Blackstoue
and other able jurists. lie
be admitted to the bar at the
April term of court. Walter's
innnv friends predict for him a
bright future, and with intellect
and blue blood to back him he
ca U hut reach the top round of the
ladder. iS
Miss Maude Hardeman, of Ma¬
con, who lias been spending some
time with Dr. Hardeman’s family,
leaves for home next Tuesday.
Miss Maude is pretty, gifted and
charming, and during her stay
here has had many social atten¬
tions paid her. She will be ac¬
companied home by Miss Maggie
Hardeman, who will spend some
time in Macon, Albany and Dub¬
lin before returning home. The
absence of these bright and ever
smiling sweet faces will lie keenly
felt by a host of friends, especial¬
ly so by a certain young gent that
we might mention.
CLINTON LOCALS.
Our town has been rather dull
for the past week. It is of course,
a result of the bad weathcr(?).
Miss Harriet Morgan visited the
Central City last Tuesday.
Mrs. Martha Roberts is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Bryant.
Mr. Ben Barron,of Adgateville,
was the guest of Dr. Barron last
Sunday.
Mrs. Chambers, who has been
some time with her sis-
tgr, Mrs. 1 ursley, returned to In r
i home near Haddocks, last Satur-
du v '
-
Mrs. J. S. Stewart and son, of
Mdcon ’ were tI,e of Mrs ‘
Gu * St0Wart ltt8t "
Mr. W. A. Davidson’s Clinton
friend were glad to see him in
their midst last Monday.
Col. Isaac Hardeman of Macon,
spent Tuesday in our town.
Mr. R. L. Finney surprised Ins
'wife with a visit on Tuesday iast.
Aras.
ROUND OAK PKXCiLINGS.
Maeo Johnson, col., had a
mighty pretty pet hog which he
prized very highly, as it promised
to play quite an important part
in furnishing provender for liis
family in future. Not long ago,
while on his way to the field, he
looked back and to his great sur-
prise saw his pet hog following
right behind him. He kicked and
suied at it but as soon as he would
start on the hog would follow.
The kick and suie business was re-
1 < a te<l, tn to tin n > avail, .. until fa
found hi« oratorical propensities
seeking ventilation. His fists be-
gnn to clinch, eyes dilate and flash
blue blazes, ns ho began to bile
inside like a live volcano. Finally
the eruption came in the shape of
cuss words not excelled by a sai-
i„ r t md properly punctuated with
kicks that a government mule
might envy and suics that would
put a lion to shame. The hog
seemed as determined to follow
as Mace was that lie shouldn’t.
and with a sort of superhuman ef¬
fort, concentrated all the powers
mentioned above into one mighty
volume of patent profanity that
made the air fry like fat light-
wood splinters on red hot coals.
At this junction Mace spied a rock,
which he gathered unto himself
and gave such a colossal swing,
with the precision of a bullet
from the rifle of a frontiersman,
that from its effect the hog died
dead, Mace looked on in silence
for a second or two at the period i-
cal spells of Saint Vitus dance
that seemed to seize the hog, ns it
lay flat on its side, then walked uj
to it, rolled it over on its feet,
slapping first one side of its head,
then the other, saying repeatedly,
“git up fnm here, yer blamed old
devil yer knows yer ain’t dead.”
He soon realized that his hog
wasn’t dead simply on probation,
but for good and always. In u
twiukIi,1 « his anger was turned
mto Borrmv - Thpn thc Bolilof l ,, v ’
-
“ whatfl foo) 1 ,0 ’ d,me 8° ne an
kl11 m 7 ]mt ho &’ hlird ,lB timeB ,B -
Lord ’ ' vhat ’ n 1 do " hen dlH
« lve8 out? ” Ho then formfid
mto ft 8 ° rt of funenU P ro '
cession and carried the hog home,
! l,en lie and wifo ,>n S a g pd lu a
r f« ular mo,,kp y and l ,a,Tofc a<ru,r ’
wluch waB brou 'K ht 0,1 h v th « mi¬
-
timely earth ly end of the afore¬ .
said hog..
At 9 o’clock on last Sunday
night Misses Maggie Childs and
Nellie Turk went to their room
for the purpose of voyaging in
Slumborlaud. They began the
voyage thus early that Miss Mag¬
gie might be prepared to take an
early start the next morning, iff
order to reach her school room at
the regular hour to open school.
Though Mr. Turk was to take her,
he was in his room busy writing
to his |girl, careing nothing for
sleep. Henry Hunt says he board¬
ed with him six months and nev¬
er saw him in bed during that
time. Be that us it may, he was
replenishing his fire between 11
and 12 o’clock, and in doing so
made noise enough to awake Miss
Maggie, which was not known to
him. In a little while she poked
her head out of her room door and
said; “I am ready to go, Mr.
Turk, when you. are. She had
donned herself for the trip, even
had on her hat, veil, gloves and
wraps. Right, here Mr. Turk’s
laughing apparatus exploded,
which woke up every one in the
house, and the eye balls of all
were soon swimming around in
limpid fluid secreted by the loch-
rymal g]ands . Miss Maggie siipp-
( _ d | )ac j. q, bed and W as heard of
no mpro ’till 5 o’clock next morn¬
ing.
Chucks, don’t talk about rats
at Gray. Why Miss Waif Bivins
has some in her office here so i.ice-
ly trained that she can stand in
the partition door anti order the
rat battalion to pass under her,
one at the time, while she jumps
up like “jumping a rope.” That’s
exercise Still some of them be-
came' quite troublesome
ing Misw Bivens’ whitewash at
night for painting purposes.Thal V
art. I saw a .‘ample if their work
wliicli looked quil-* like a h.iovv
m (‘lie. 1 lint s what? lo save the
whitewash, tin* bucket containing
it, wliieti laid no lid, lnul to be
traded off for one with a lid.
That’s business, Miss Bivins
vouches for the above and it can
ho relied upon, for she plays the
organ at Sunday-school.
Mrs. Will McCullough, of At-
innta, and baby hoy, Will, is
spending some time with her moth-
er-in-law, Mrs. Mary McCullough
of Hound Oak.
Mr. Dan Flinn was the only
male the up train brought us Sun¬
day morning. It was post-marked
A—mer(v)cus and addressed Miss
Waif Bivens, Round Oak, Ga.
The bundle of daily Telegraphs
didn’t come, so Miss B. took
charge of the entire male matter
during Sunday. Iktc Goins.
MORTON ITEMS.
Rain! Ruin!! Rain!!!
M. II. Johnson visited the Cen¬
tral city this week.
Gordon Wright went over to the
city last Monday. He says he got,
thoroughly wet ns it rained on
him all day.
Jim Wright went to Wilkinson
county on Tuesday of last week
on business, got caught in the
rain and didn’t get home ’till
Saturday.
Two of our dudes visits James
nearly every Sunday. They pre¬
tend like they go to Sunday school
but they are not fooling many
folks.
Our school doors were closed
several days last week on account
of rain, and the little ones were
glad when the sun came out and
they could resume their studies.
We have no bottling and brew¬
ing business, no literary club,
no forsaken warehouses, no col¬
onels or would-be doctors, no very
conspicuous red gullies, or a su¬
perabundance of tramps to brag
on, but we have some of the fi¬
nest, farming lands in the county,
and it has been put to good use,
for the farmers here believe in
making their farms self-sustain¬
ing. We believe that E. T. & E.
P. Morton, W. H. Wright, W. II.
Lowe, F. T. Bryant, Hiram
Moore, Dawson Roberts, Able
James and R. L. Felts can be
classed with the most successful
farmers of the county. Each of
them raise plenty of home prod¬
uct, und do not have their corn
cribs and smoke-houses in the
West. If every farmer would fol¬
low their example thc cry of hard
times would soon be a thing of
the past, and this grand old coun¬
try of ours would indeed be the
garden spot of the world.
Duncan.
Valdosta Times: The recent
rise in cotton may betoken the
harbenger of better times, and it
may mean a trick of the bears to
induce the planting of a large
crop. Although there are unmis¬
takable signs of better conditions
all along the line, still we do not
look for any material advance in
the price of cotton. Mexico and has
put a tariff tax on our cotton
is raising largely her own supply.
The South American states are
following suit, and India’s crop is
increasing greatly every year. within Our
own generation. supply lias doubled a
Under these circum¬
stances there is ‘little hope for
‘better prices.
Ordinary’s Okkick,
Jones county, Ga.,
March 11th, 1895.
Whereas TI. .1. Humes applies bonis
to me for administration do
non upon t he estate of Parsons
Crutchfield, late of Jones county*
deed. These are to cite all persons
concerned to show euu e at this
office on or by the 8th day of
April next, if any they have, why
tl e same shall not be granted.
Witness my hand officially,
R. T. Ross, Ordinary.
J C. Barron. M. C. Greene.
BARRON & GREENE,
Agents for Buying and Selling
Land.
Cooperating with ox-Gov. \V. J
Northeiq of Alanta, manager
’the Emigration und Investment
Bureau.
paving land for Hale are
£ |”tuer! ‘ '
BahroN it'G rkenk, Clinton
Gray. Ga.
ail<l NorthOl’II
R. R. Co.
No 1
TAKIXQ EFFECT
8.00 a. m.Sunday,Fkh'y. 10, ’05
101 ? | STATIONS. | 4011
Daily
iV> A.M. A a. i\m
8 HO Macon —1 i 0
8 111 Oc mu I gee St c~. f •» t
8 40 M. D. & S. June. c: GO
8 48 Chalk Cut Ci II
8 58 Van Buren Ci 87
9 is Morton c: 18
9 -1 Grays c: 18
9 27 Wayside Bradley c~- (41
l» 84 in 55
9 42 Round Oak zn 47
9 5(5 Hillsboro zx 82
18 Minnota 10
10 25 Montieello in 02
10 45 Machen 42
10 48 Shady Dale 4- 89
11 00 85 Madison Godfrey ^ 17
11 IZ 58
12 00 Florence CC 87
12 19 Farmington CC 10
12 27 Bishop 08
12 80 Watkinsville l>s. 54
12 42 Sidney l>3 47
12 50 Whitehall t4. 40
1 00 Athens U, 80
t 10 pm G.C. & N. Depot 2 20 i’M
Ar. Lv.
7 00 a.m Portsmouth 11 45 p.m
10 45 a.m Washington 8 80 p.m
4 58 a.m New York 8 20 p.m
Connection with Ga. R. R. at
Madison, with South Western and
main stem divisions of 0. of Ga.,
also with G. S. &. F. and E. T. V.
& Ga. for all Florida points.
II. Burns,
A. Shaw, T. I’. & Frt. Agt.
Traffic Mgr.
HADDOCK
High School
HADDOCK STA., GA.
Prepares boys and girls for any
of the college classes. Book-keep-
ingaiid penmanship given a specialty.
A practical education at the
lowest rates. Large and commo¬
dious building, with latest im¬
proved appliances.
KATES OK TUITION AND BOARD:
Tuition each department $2,00
per month.
Board per month from $6,00 to
$ 10 , 00 .
Music per month $2,50.
For further information, apply
to E. L. Ray, Prim,
or R. II. Bonnkh,
Pres, of B. of T.
APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
SELL.
Ordinary’s Okkick
Jones County, On.
March 2, 1895.
Whereas Dr. T. A. White, as
administrator of estate of Dr. Ben
L. Holland, dec’ll., applies for
leave to sell all the real estate of
said deceased. Unless some legal
cause be shown to the contrary,
an order will lie granted by this
court on the first Monday in April
next. Witness my hand official-
iy- R. T. Ross, Ordinary.
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
By virtue of an order of the
Court of Ordinary of .loner? coun¬
ty, Ga. I will sell as Executor of
estate of R. J. Turner, dec’ll, on
the first Tuesday in April next, at
the oourt house door, in Clinton,
said county, within legal hours of
sale, fifty acres (60) of land, more
or less, in Jones county, Ga.,
about two miles from Haddock,
known us the Whidby place, ad¬
joining Mrs. Norris, Mrs. Cham¬
bers and L. T, Whidby; good
land unimproved. Hold for di¬
vision. Terms cash. March 4, 1895.
15. M. Gkkknk,
Executor.
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WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.
SPECIAL PRIZE OFFER FOR 1895.
E«ry farmer I. Invited to enter the great
prtie crop contest for acre crops of Cotton.
Corn, Tobacco. Wutermelons, Turnips. I
$100.00 CASH “35: application
for crop report furnished free on I
No entry fee required. The offer Is made In
the Interest of raising home supplies as well
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now running. Send In your own name and I
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