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Thcrsuav, April 11, 1895.
LOCAL.
Next Sunday will I>e Easter.
Mrs. Gus Stewart is sjlending a
few days in the Central City.
A communication from Fort-
ville crowded out this week.
Come to court next woolc
pared ‘ to subscrihe for ' vourcountv '
l ‘ r
J. K. Diimas., of Ilill.lnm,.
■spent , , last . 1 nest . ay night ...... with .
atnes at <'ray.
.11. J. Stewart, of .Tames, was
up one day this week, and as usual
had help for The News.
We have a communication from
<our boys at school in Milledgeville
that is crowded out this week.
J. O. Harwell, of Putnam and
a Mr. Betts from Worth county
were at Gray one day last week.
Jolm Henderson has grown
tired of the plow and is learning
to set type in The News office.
Another heavy rain fell here
last Sunday, and the ground lias
ibeon too wet to plough since then.
John J. Roberts and Joe Wil¬
son had both commenced to plant
cotton when Sunday’s rain stopp¬
ed them.
Miss Sallie Barron alighted
from the train last Saturday eve¬
ning and spent the night with her
aunt, Mrs Austin.
Lucius, the bright and interes¬
ting little son of Mrs. Dr. Law¬
rence of Putnam, is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. M. C. Greene, at Gray.
We regret to learn that Miss
Kate Morgc.it is still confined to
bed. She has many warm friends
who would lie ghul to learn of an
improvement in her condition.
Clinton and Gray will re-organ¬
ize their base hall club.
notify James, Haddock and other
neighboring towns, that they ex¬
pect to “clean them up” this
m 'r.
Mrs. Lazenby, who has been
spending sometime with her son,
Terry, left for her home in Put¬
nam last Friday. Mrs. Terry La¬
zenby ami children accompanied
h r.
•I.,*., su,»rii>, c„„ rt ......-.....
VC(,,C , t " . T . r (>rni0<1 . 1,lat ., .
,10xt ' * 0 ar, ‘ ,,! ‘
there is not a great deal of busi-
a >ss to engage the attention
the court, and if the grand
can get through, court may possi-
lily adjourn before the week is
out.
Capt, Ayers, the ]>leasant and
accommodating conductor of the
M. &. N. railroad, is taking a
needed rest. The Capt. has not
fully recovered from injuries re-
(ieved in a collision some time
a jo. Capt. Whitehead fills his
place.
We welcome “Dick Dunkor” to
our list of correspondents. Keep
the people posted, Richard, as (o
hapnings in your community, and
don’t forget to report the progress
of that garden sass, for wo expect
to put in an appearance when the
pot begins to boil.
AVe are indeed glad to welcome
back onr correspondent from
James. M’e began to think we
had lost him for good. His com¬
munications havn a genuine good
will about them that are refresh-
i ig. Plant your crop and give us
a little of your time.
Finney Bros., of Haddock, and
W. E. Morgan, Gray, arc selling
the medicines manufactured by
Chas. F. Tatum & Co., Eaton ton.
These medicines, once introduced,
will sell themselves, and there are
other merchants in the county
who should handle them.
Geo. McGhee, who has been buy¬
ing cows around Gray since
Christmas, has widened his terri-
tory. He has recently made u
trip up in Newton. H<» reports,
among other filings, to nave seen
a field white witii cotton and at
least a dozen hands engaged in
gathering the neecv staple.
will state for the benefit of
skeptical that Georg.- is
;:d truthful around Gray.
BRADLEY’S \V EI-: KL V DO I N( 1S
BV HICK m-XKKI!.
Mn. Editoii:—A s “Pansy Bios-
sun snoins tardy in . reporting tin- .
news from this part of the county,
I will, with your consent,
occasionally. Tin-winv
On of last wwk wo had
heavy .* aecouijvann'd . , with . .
ran.
much hail. Wo all thought nnoth-
•r cyclone was coming. Onr sec-
boss w - 4 iH very much
asht-i«iccd Bnidloy’s ‘
porch like n caged lion.
“IkeGoins” pus*<\ 1 through
, Il,w , .
suppose, to Imy an interest m
fanu nu , f al . f rom hm-e.
blisses Alma Bragg Tit and M. L.
Mulligan paid our tic bur-'a
short visit a few days ago. Come
again, young ladies, we are always
ghul to see you.
Our town is improving some;
G. Mathis has about completed
his new house and will move in
in a few days. Will Bradley will
occupy the one Mr. M. vacates,
Dr. Bradley is boss of a contract
to build a new fence around J. IV.
Bradley’s Yard and garden.
Jo ° J,,H V i* clerking for awhile
-
tor . J. A\. Bradley.
How is Gene M. getting
raising hen fruit? 1 am glad we
have a hennery so near us. Tell
him to do his best, howill get all
the orders from here he can fill.
He ought to got our new breed of
chickens, only feed them six
months in the year. We all have
them around here.
Messrs. Burney, Will Bradley
and the little Dr. Bradley have
agreed . to . excel , another . .
one m
raising garden sass. You and
j'our family are cordially invited
up.
The first of April passed oyer
our heads without an accident or
incident.
Mrs. Ella Glnwson.nee McLane,
stopped over with Mr. & Mrs. J.
W. Burney on her wav to Abbe-
ville to join her husband, who has
a good position there.
Mr. Jim Stewart & lady, of Ma¬
con, have moved to Tranquil la,
Mr. A. 0. Wheeler hi larded tlu*
train here Friday for Macon, to
visit Alien Wheeler, v.ho married
a few weeks ago, and is now living
there.
Ed Winters and Tom
spent lust Saturday evening „t
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Our hest wishes for Tau New/.
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HUM KOBEBI n/mi'Dwmn' JLLE.
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«
iherc was a quilting given af
the residence of Mr. E. A.
or is, of this town, last Friday
night There were seven present
Mrs. Bobers stopped 11 the clock. 1
guess she , wanted , them to stay
there longer, but there happened
to be a watch in the crowd. They
retired at half past ten. I guess
they did a pretty good
work. They selected this song lo
sing, as you know they always
sing at a quilting:
“You go through and I’l g< (
round,
I’ll meet you down to the sea¬
port town.
Clio.
If you can’t thread the needle
Come wind,, wind the ball;
If you can’t thread the needle
f, onn. ul,l< • , ,i 1 , M ,, ,,
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Don think this smt- _
t you song
ed it very well.
It looks as if the farmers will
never get through planting.
Whenever they get down to work
in earnest, the* rain comes and
stops them. The ground is now
too wet to plough.
I don’t suppose that young man
who would not attend Sunday
school went to see his girl last
Sunday or attended Sunday-school
either, for it rained nearly all day.
Miss Katie Brooks, of Clinton,
is staying with her grand-father
all( ] attending school, She has
bee „ h „ re two months and has
. hut . . *it .. ,,ome ,
ono V1 -
Mr Gr(;en Roberts has
shep^rd , . , pupp.es . which he thinks
a great deal of. He has
j them Bob and Annie. Topsie.
CLINTON LOCALS.
Ci.ixtox, Amu. 9—Sunday was
a dark, rainy Sunday, but a few
of us, between showers, made our
wa v | (1 where \vc found
Dr] Soul in the pulpit, at his ac-
place on first Sabbath.
with the word of God to give to
t ' , ° ' 11 "" ! hi:,! .T( T ' lis is
mv ht»loved Son, lmnr Inin.) im\
Sf J }| , S|>ont t]l( . XV( ,. k
and Covington and returned
urday night.
Judged, t 1 Barron l.cid court
hn'Judge Llat'kwcl! at Monticcllo
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' * Dr. T/ S. C. ' I t, urslev , l'.as , divided .. . , ,
hi. ............. , wo n»,of
| licni will be occunied hv Col. K.
T. Dumas and Judge J. 0. Barron
!,s lV hnv oftiei-. Will measure
yuu justice by the yardinnd charge
S( , m , H , |;t» otlu-r room as ft
department.
Mrs. Margaret t Pope lias a Dai-
sy from which she has sold over
tw' u two hundred pounds of
in twelve months, and had plenty
for table use for her large family.
At the hospitable home of Mrs,
Annie E.Jolmson, on the evening
of the 5th, a tea party was given
to three young ladies of our town,
Ihe_\ \\ioo ),isses ^nmgMldSimi' I'.iuumyaiHl
and modest as they are, would
as guests, grace any parlor, or in
imitrimony honor any gentleman's
home.
Miss Sal lie Barron has returned
home from Bound Oak. She had
a pleasant trip, and as she wafted
away from the city of the Oak she
left behind her the little Waif t<>
continue alone making aprons, ti-
and “boaulessing,” as Goins
calls it.
Come to court ye jurors, wit-
nesses, plaintiffs and defendants,
!ln(1 V c hosts of lawyers, for our
H(e)art will get next to some of
us when it begins on next Monday
morning to beat us down in order
and business. J ki.e.
HADDOCK HAPN1NGS.
C. H. Keller spent Saturday in
Macon.
Miss Etta Brown, of Browns,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Miss Sallie Stewart.
The friends of Mr. 1. J. Stew-
will be glad sit to learn and that trust he
is now able to up, we
will soon bo ...... self again, aff( . r
being confined to his room
nl weeks.
Miss Sallie Whitaker has been
quite sick for se-vral days, but is
now able to he out again.
After spending some weeks, no
doubt pUasantly, at different
. ... N'
,i
iun\l)us » r t\ h‘\v y...... days ago, \\ In \v s k-
to pay \wv sister a }n*otrnehai !
'
visit.
yf r . AJrs. Pen Simvarf, of
Macon, visited friends and
tives near hen'e last week.
Sunday last one of our vetevar,
love niakors loft lliooily to sjiomi
the day with his best-girl, and did
not return until Monday morning,
His oxcusfMvas rain. u< ’I nun is
R1 ,, at (hillR nny way.' and espcc-
Lilly so on Sunday night.
Haddock should be kept very
clean next winter, ns the prospect
brooms are very plentiful in
the vicinity.
BL< U'XTSVI LLE LOCALS.
Tin much needed rain came
Sunday afternoon and gladdened
the heart of the fanner.
Corn is coming up nicely and
cotton planting will be in order as
soon as the soil is sufficiently dry.
Our leige lord says a great the many >I<1
plums wore killed by C<
" ,< k *
j The many friends of Mrs. C.
l Smith will be glad to learn
h( , irt
Mr . a nd Mrs. Lee Smith are on-
tertaining a baby girl, weighs
three lbs.
,, ,. .,
.by his littlo daughter
Ada Belle passed here last Ramotli. Friday
afternoon, enroufc to
Excuse us,!)! 1 . Editoi, but sm Ii
a.lhlu Inessis enough to
chiireh t<) blush for our nonat¬
tendance.
Mrs. Sallie Dumas is spending
this week with her son in Macon,
Quite an enjoyable sociabl e
given last Friday evening at
residence of Mrs. m. m. Williams
in honor of Miss Mamie Anderson
Willard.
Miss Laura Williams has return-
t*d h:,ine after aj>lea«nnt visitto
Felativcs ill,,i at ^iHard.
mis. C. m. rami rand winsome
liU ] ( . CJiari.-y. of D-.v-dale, an-
spending this week with the "old
folks at home. ”
ItM.’ND OA>v PENC l/NUS.
nv ikk (miss.
A few ays ago old aunt Dumb
Gordon, coid., an approxiimto re:-
idciit ol Bound Oak, collected t< -
K"thor all hov worldly
in t!a> shape of scads, which
amounted l < > -In cents, and made
ready for extensive travel. After
inquiring all over town, she had
had never ridden on a train, she
Lmnd the ldac(' and bought a
ticket to Hillsboro for 17 cts.
W1,, ’ n ,l,olrain ''<>^<1 *l™le
a dash for the engine, and the
fireman had to tight her back with
(<ml M ‘°P- “'Wlml in the
devil a re you coming in here
asked he. “G\\ ine ter llillshoro,”
said „1 M .. Well go hack vonder
(oaeh. No, said she.
“Ime gwine ter git on dis i nd
kails it gits dar I us. Just here
a negro man on tin-ground pulled
her hack and showed her the
couch. SI'.C hadn't b.ardlv settled
down in her seat before Hillsboro
was announced, then Jelf, the
I’ <:1 h’r, had a racing with her to
get her oft, said “she nood dev
hadu (go! ter Hillsboro er I'eadv,
S ' U ' W,,H (,ir R,ul w, '"‘ on ii|)
town. A box of snuff was the next
piuelmsc, then s!ie proceeded to
take in the town, after which slie
i repared to the home of her sister.
j spending the remainder of the day
m chat and snuff’ rubbing. Aunt
Dina persuaded her sister to come
bona 1 with her, agreeing to pay
all expenses. So a while Gd'ore
, train time they took themselves
to the depot and she bought- a
ticket and handed it to her sister,
then called for one for herself,
. .. n
handing the remaining six cents
t° the agent, “That isn’t enough,”
said he, “Well dats all i got."
j “Can’t get. a ticket for that.”
Who made herself perfectly easy
got on the train when it arrived'
and things went on all light until
('apt Ayers called for her ticket.
She handed him her last six cents,
tic* handed it back to her and
said “You will have to T. get off or
...... if ” *.i ■ ^ . * ‘
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more and , looks . . lac . you nmufc let
how. m ‘‘S (> ' ’ 'J'- The r (’apt. i* is a ll little ' r 8° timid ««V*
bis back since he was hurt in a
collision, so he pulled the
hell cord and turned aunt Dinah
to Jeff, the porter, who looks
unbleached passengers. “Git
LiHy, git off quick, ” and
^
yon am t got nmiiin tor uo
v; \ { \ , ll (5it off ./ and
none ol your slack la-re . now, [ and ,
'
><v l >l , !h . ( , ,, ‘" ; , ni|
, 1 ‘.''' .
111 Jl “ ,,<u to l' uil ll,L lllU (l,,u "
'**'/'! !y (o Ih.g . shonldr-rs to ]>n;vont
hi i hair l orn being singed. As
the train moved off the old lady
sl<>oJ , 1 • n U r m h ii ^ C U1 ,: , t! < r lus } > 1
‘ '
profanity boiled s,nok out ; ,s at ‘; u ^’ the " l top ’ 11 "
like in, the ... modern i ii blower* , was on.
1 lease tell Duncan that I
live in the same world he
and that we have mocking
and sich like just like he has. I
woke early Sunday , .
up morning
and listened to one until I could
sci 1 plum bushes filled with big red
i)lums, almost taste
and May apples, which made
led .. . so hungry I havn hardly , n
lieen able to tell the trutii
j since.
J,ast Friday night all hands in-
in a delightful dance at
liu , „f Mr. Granville
{ , f ’ Round Oak of
which I am yet too full for fur-
i1h ' 1 ' J ‘‘id' my level
Iwst to gather some of the “Figs'
that “Walnut Creek” told you I
,. t ,ul<l spread so much eloquence
0 Jast w ,,. k . They were on
hand m full force?, and as a rosuli
my blood propeller is still cutting
the pigeon wmg • against , my ribs, -,
Parties wanting well work or
kmd of brick work will con-
suit their interest by seeing me.
W’.A. Shaw.
i Orders left at The News office
will jvur)j me.
Subacribe for your county pa
i per.
tiik news ; rom ja:.;i-:h»
m ALECK SM \ UT.
1 am here still at the old stand.
* have not put in lately heeanse 1
ha\'e been cont('ul to read Tim
News. L is alwuvs full, lovelv I
iu 'd perfect; hosidosl have been
SO very busy. I have about threi
fourths of a one horse farm, and
! » m in «■ dilemma, can't fora mo-j
^ide wind to plant on that j
farm. 1 study day in and day j j
nul to plant. 1 want to
<’■'- -melhmg that 1 can get i
out of on ir I'cl'ore
Oct. 1st, after date. II 1 should!
make a good crop of eoll.in, eon. t 1
or l H>{al,M ' s l! W0 \ |K!|1 ' 1 1,1 the
money, and that is all 1 have tin
s '' <h1 "C and 1 don’t know what
1 ' • '
The patrons of this school have I
acted wisely in engaging' mi -s Jan
Thigpen as assistant teacher. I
Miss Jane is aid v assisting
Millie, and tli 0 sc •bool is working !
in apple pie order: flourishing
with a larger number of pupil.'-
Hum we have ever had before,with
touchers doing their full dutv,
children earnest and happy and
patrons pleased with it all.
Will June's spent several day-:
at home last week.
Mrs. Mitehi'lI, mother of Mrs. |
■
T. W. Duffy, is -(ill quite sick
with threatened appnplexy, hut 1
1 ' improving, as six' has
been able to sit up a little during
iU '* *'" A Bay-i.
The people in this section of (he
county have certainly been mov¬
ing since the rains ceased, and
(hough they are still a little be¬
hind with the farm work, the in-
dications are that if they keep up
the present lick they will soon
have every thing in ship shape
and another crop in sight.
Mr. J. Marion Wheeler is being
greatly annoyed by the rabbits.
They depredate on bis garden and
are harking all of his fine fruit
trees. The pests are so bad that
Mr. Wheeler can '1 get away long
enougn to come down to the. ,Ha-
(ioIlj hllt | lt!M to si I with his gun
across liis lap constantly forth cm.
If you can send Henry Souther,
Luke Bnmdage, old June or any
other good rabbit- dog b> relieve
the old.gentleman, lie will grea-tly
appreciate the favor and return
them in time to keep off the coons.
llalu,H in a 1;t ‘ w (vUi v
around his pretty 1 orchard hue
near the depot. The Dr. woH.od
| !tt rd end stood the ferabhes
v, for he r< all ; v lieJicved lie)
", , ‘ ., „ m (hill . f
. t ,., ,
"!‘ M1 :l ’ 'he n.lonmitn:,; hat h-
T
did not niovr? Jt ix-loro warm
v ,that tl.e flies would blow
lt , is a w „ r „, fence 8 rails high
strands of , barkd . .
with 2 wire
stretched over it, and auytl iug in
,vorld can go eitlu r o'.er or
lllK l ( - r i! ns they jibuise.
II. -L Stewart, with bis good
wife, spent Saturday and Similar
vis iting T. Jeff Stewart , at
(locks, and Mrs. S. got Jab b
wcar his hat. ;
B. II. Kingman, our fellow-
townsman, who weighs cotton in
Macon from Sept,, to April, uppl.vin^; is at
|mni( . )lt)W H u M liouHly
Lijnscll' t ( * lii.s farm. Bob is at -
thority down hereon all question*:
pertaining to the farm.
Calhoun Roberts has struck a
bonanza. He does not depend sol f *-
cotton, but has worked up a i
big demand for Grange cane sect i !
and is now making shipments j |
t"' • a week.
We not ice t hat Miss Kate Gin lei
| 'q',', 'Zn]"u !April WaJ-1
rl {
her'mot has turned InT school over to
her, Mrs. J. Ban Chib.-.
Miss Kale will uuu* a needed i<*si ,
110,v ujion the old hision" red hi! h-
of Wayside, {|„. while Mrs. Kittvj ge‘t
wjr ., (ls pino h 011 gh (can’t
hickory down therej and instructs
the young <<i W uiluce ili.il i jet and
wlieu v.e try sl:c can silently list
to the musical moaning of the bi r
pines and enjoy the refreshing sea
breeze from lake Due pon.
J Mr. A. Mr-. Ben Stewart, and
I baby, of Y’inev’iile, passed through
(town visit last relatives Saturday at Haddock. on their Ben
j to hi- good wife both .James
! mid are
J folks and we are always glad
see them.
Macon anti Norther n
B. H. Co.
171233. C :hVx^>lC5 rfo 2.
TAKING EF FECT
V t 8.90 a. m.Fi'nday. Fbb’y. 10, ’On
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g)2 | STATIONS. I h 4
Daily Daily
bv. a.m. A u. r. si
8 80 Mae- n 7 0)
bol Oemuigee St o r>
8 40 ,M. I>. A- S. June. 0 rO
S 48 Chalk t.'ut (1 .1
p Van Buri'ii (> o7
<) |;i Morton f! IS
0 17 ( : rays I !.'<
i) 27 Bradley ii Oil
9 514 Wavsidu b f;n
9 12 Bound ()ok »> -17
9 h(i .Hillsboro 5 8J
O L 1 ' Minneta 5 10
2fi Montieello r, (>;>
10 45 Mac-lien 4 4 '
p) Shady Dale I lit)
|J <N*> Godfrey 4 17
11 ’>5 Madison :i 5.4
12 00 Florence 8 87
12 19 Farmington 8 10
12 27 Bishop ;; c",
12 8(5 Watkinsvillo 2 f> 1
12 42 Sidney
12 5(1 W hiteha 11
i 00 A t hens
I 10 i m G.C. A N. Depot 2 1 J 0 l-M
A r. Lv.
7 00 a.m Portsmouth 1! 45 i>.m
10 45 a.m Wnsliington 8 119 e.M
1 58 a.m New York 15 20 l'.M
Connection with On. It. Jt. at
Madison, with South Western and
main stem divisions of 0. of Ga.,
also with G. S. (t. F. and E. '1'. V.
& Ga. for id 1 Florida points.
If. Uruxa,
A. Shaw, T. P. & Vet. Agt.
- Traffic Mgr.
rx-MXcr«u 3 r,'Ki«u:zi
HADDOCK
High School
HADDOCK ST A., GA.
Prepares bo vs and girls for any
of the college "lasses. Book-keep-\
ingnnd p-'i ;;'i;i.f Lip given a specially.
A practical education at the
b;wesi rates. Large and eomnu.-
dious building, with latest im-
proved apt ’dances.
HATES OK TI ITIOX AMI ISO A H 11 :
Tuition each department Jfi2,00
per month.
Board per month from $(5,00 t i)
$ 10 . 00 .
M tisie per mooth $2,50.
For further information, apply
() E. L. Bay, Brin.,
or P. H. l’xINNER,
Pres, of B. ofT.
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po; : i(in' cure for billiousiicsM,
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from n bupid condition ot
tlm liver and bowel H,
TATUMS
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Cures rliiitimf ism, sprains, bruses,
lame l)a ,- k. pain in limbs, pain in
nl". toothache Hen nl I n'O) h")i't-
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For sale bv lite follo'"'mg ni'-r-
(•hunts ' of Jo a* - conn! »•: W. K.
I( ' 'run, Gruv: H. J. {: J. T. Fin-
APP' !G \T!0 v FOR D IS.
SIGN.
f ’ i .; ;a:, v s r.e;:. /
(j,,. 0 Apr. 1, ’95. \
Wiiereas Jolm J. Ro'iei (u. (-mir*
art for Mrs. A n... B. Bo herb ,
(ii"" ( r law so - i; >pp!: t to 'ii fo •
, J Sill l -"'P’J l. l'lie-c uf - P i <■ t b* r.ml
, d .no.h ,h all P'. sons co-ie,.rood l i
!i t > .V cause at this jr a 11 ■
, 1 hey have, on tiie first, iVlond ’V i
|sio:i May next why letters of dismh -
fh0”hl Given n under 1 be gre.ntod appli-
j emit. niv hand ofli-
daily. B. T. Ross,
i Ordinary.