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W I>.SULLIVAN. Editors.
CLARENCE STEPHENS. j
FRIDAY. JULY 20, 1*77.
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OBITUARY.
The painful news of the death of Abner
Darden reached this plane yesterday,
He died at Talladega, Alabama,
lie resided, on the 17th Inat., of conges¬
tion of the brain. Mr. Darden was for
many years a citizen of this county, and
represented it in the le gislature with
great ability. He was a man of intelll
gence, anil many excellences of charae
ter. lie was aliout sixty-five years of
age, and his death will give pangs to the
hearts of many of his surviving friends
in both Georgia and Alabama.
Till'- IONSTITCtionai. CONVEX.
TION.
It is impossible, at the present stage
of the game, to say what will tie the
of the mw Constitution, to be made and
offered to the iieople of Georgia for their
acceptance and ratification. We how
ever, notice several resolutions offered
embodying principles which if Sncor
porated into tin new Uonstitution win
kill it iffertunJIy and forever-for the
iwople Will never ratify It. The idea of
imprisonment for debt or discovery, in
any .-hap . , v. -pt where there is a fraud
till nt concealment of property, the peo
pie look upon as a relic of barliarism,
nnd to put a provision Ir. the Constitu¬
tion admitting or Kanrf'oning any such
principle would cause its rejection liy
jut overwhelming majtiinty.
The homesteail law has Itetin presented
to the Convention in resolutions for
various amounts, from the exemption
allowed before the war to the full
amount of the present exemptions, all
we believe, however, making the home¬
stead and exemption permanent and un
alienable. AVe feel satisfied the Conven
tion will make a liberal homestead ex¬
emption, and feci authorized to say our
people need have no fears upon this
ixiiiit.
The cry of “retrenchment and reform”
ls fast becoming a ridiculous hobby by
which a few hope to become popular
with the people, and ujam it ride into
office. Tho proposed decrease of the
number of Representatives and State
Senators, and tho decrease of the salaries
of tho Governor and Judges of the cir¬
cuit courts, will, if it is consummated
lie a very poor piece of economy. The
Senate and House had lietter both bo in¬
creased than reduced in numbers.
Wo ure inclined to think Unit it would
be wise as a question of economy as well
ps |iolioy ton-estore the old law of allow¬
ing every county a senator. The House
Should consist of at luast two hundred
members.
If the General Assembly consisted of
five honored luenibew tlm, “'•f
fiv- g . •..VI be
only imp hundml thousand .dollars.—
This wcAild lx> a small amount compared
with tho millions of debt created by
some of our late reduced legislatures.
The |ieople of Georgia were never bur¬
dened with debts and taxes when the
General Assembly consisted of three
hundml mid odd members. Those were
the days of her glory. Debts and high
taxes have lveil reserved for a Senate of
forty-four and a reduced House, where lob¬
byists and jobbers have lieen enabled to
carry their measures. We do not say
that the Legislature shall consist of live
hundred, but wo do say that on the
score of economy, in our opinion, the
number should rather be increased than 1
reduced. Tho penny wise often becomes
the pound foolish policy.
Tho Governor's salary is already too
small. A Governor of tho great State
of Georgia cannot now maintain the
office of the chief Executive of the State
without detriment to bis private purse,
and the office cannot attract to it our
first class men or first class talent. In¬
stead of any dimunition tho Governor’s
salary should be doubled.
The cutting down of the pay of the
Judges of the Sufieriof Courts is simply
suicidal. Tho Superior Court Judges
six’ tlie conservators of the rights and
liberties of the people, ami to reduce the
salary to the ebb it is proposed to do, is
to degrade the office uud »Uivs from it
all who would do honor to the ermine
and add to the honor, dignity audsecuri¬
ty of our free institutions.
[Communicated. |
Examination of the Union Point
High School.
Mu. Editor :—Tuesday nnd Wednes¬
day, the 11th and 12th lusts., were gala
days for the people of Union Point and
surrounding country. Early in the a.
m., Tuesday, a large crowd assembled at
one of the churches in the quiet village
of Union Point, to witness theexamina
tion exercises of its high school under
the management of Prof. Wm. E.
Reynolds, A M,, and ;is class after class
appeared upon the rostrum, and under¬
went the most scathing, aud searching
examination, of nil they had gone over
during the term, the beholder conVI but
Ih> impressed with the thoroughness aud
efficiency of the teaching they had
dergonc. It was manifest they hud not
Ut n drilled for the occasion, as is too
often the csss ou auch occasions.
■Wednesday, at au early hour, the
huge crowd of tho day tie fore had received
considerable roinforoemeuta, ar.d had
swelled to such I'rojHirt ions as to bo
unable to get seats, tvit&in the ohuroh,
to witness the efforts A tbe young Ora-
*‘
Misses at composition reading. Upon
the rostrum could be seen the kind and
benevolent face of the Rev. Dr. Lovick
who with that calm dignity, for which
this aged minister of the Gosi-cl i* so re
markable, opened the exercl«es with
prayer, in a clear, sonorous voice,
hie throughout the entire house.
expected from boys who had been most
tlK.rnughlv taiiglit, ri-K-ution », „,l
ant, self-poised, showing they had been
taught self-reliance in an eminent de
Stans
were mainly choice extracts from racy
writers Some were humorous, v>mc
touchingly pathetic, and others of a
more weighty character. There were
but two original compositions read. The
T 1 ''' wading of choice extracts is a great
improvement upon the old regime. The
P- «»■. was consumed by two speeches
a nd music. Henry T. Lewis, EfH|., de
>' v “red the prizes to the successful cou
testants, in a neat, chaste and schollarly
sjieech, abounding in elegant English
* 5 ^ C Ho " Wm ' D -
Tutt delivered . the annual address, in a
atrong, cogent and schollarly speech, pe
culiarly appropriate to the occasion,
upon the unique subject, education and
agriculture, twin sisters. His sjiecch
was eminently practical, yet schollarly
and appropriate. It should be stated
Gaston, Haines, Moore and Hart con
trihuted in no small degree to
the interest and enjoyment of the au
dience during the interlude of the
two day's exercises with sweet music,
vocal and instrumental upon the piano.
The only sadness cxjterienccd by your
correspondent, on this examination oc
oasion, was in missing the manly form,
kind, genial and benevolent face of
one of Union Point’s largest hearted
an<1 most public spirited citizens James
H. Hart, who has passed from the stago
of action, and gone to his long homo.
J'ence to his ashes. Union Point is re
markable for its accessibility by rail,
I ,ur « water, and salubrious air, as well
as for the elevated tone and high
character of its inhabitants. It can
boast of its talented and lovely females,
—married and unmarried—both classes,
Among the latter is the gifted and ac¬
complished Misses Hart, McLaughlin,
Newton and others. Miss H,, is evi
dently a young lady of very superior
musical attainments and culture, and
may bo properly called a I’rima Dona.
Uixni the whole, parents and guardians
can find no better scliool for their chil
dren and wards than the one at Union
Foint. May its success be commensurate
with its high merits. 1!.
I For the Democrat.]
Wliniltr.
As sharp ns a razor,
As dull as a frow ;
. As white as a swan,
As black ns a crow ;
As light as n feather,
As heavy as lead ;
As tall as a steeple,
As low as a shed.
As sober as a judge,
As drunk as a sailor ;
As rich as a Jew,
As poor as a tailor ;
As cold ns an iceberg,
As hot as below ;
As slow ns a snail,
As fresh as a rose.
As green ns the emerald,
As blue ns the sky ;
As homely as yon,
As handsome as I;
As patient as Job,
As meek as Moses j
As scentless as salt,
As fragrant as roses.
As sour ns an old maid,
As sweet ns a lass ;
As tenacious ns gold.
As brittle ns glass ;
As flush as a lawyer,
As blank as a client;
As weak a* a babe,
As strong as a giant. .
As still as a mouse,
As noisy ns geese ;
As dreadful as war.
As welcome as peace;
As plenty ns doctors,
As certain as death ;
As fatal as poison,
As vital ns breath.
As coarse as baggin',
As gossamer fine;
As silent as dead men,
As hiahbing as wine ;
As shrill as a cornet.
As soft as the lute ;
As loud as tlie tempest,
As dumb as a brute.
As lazy ns tramps,
As busy as bees ;
As pleasing as music,
As ‘noying as fleas ;
As tame as a pigeon.
As wild as a deer ;
As bad as mean whiskey.
As good as lager-beer.
As solemn as a parson,
As jolly as a tar;
As cumbrous as a cloud,
As brilliant as a star ;
As free as the air,
As close as your fist;
I guess you are married;
S' now I’ll desist.
Juue 22d, 1877. J-ITEA.
waiter to hlS° and renTarkedf'Vhii
goose with iviuo sauce would be most
palatable but for a slight mistwko—the
age is in the goose, and not in the wine. *>
Lee a * t “Srinew# en««faJs m tboWmemtsi ” Grave.
a „ 1 ; f . ndi ,i st«mtn^2?? itStJJSTYn
Gen. K. E. Lee, e
Jj™J?iP*** The noble
picture a gem of art ’tlj? Affi^taiutiful
SETT :
' Hue magnifi
engrei ffig tetore
j????" °? neavypjate figd to anv address
** * “***,*? *? !1 ‘!i a easily made,
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Sre^Mdr^w*^ Main ^>URKOW, 200
st., Bristol Tenn. _______
NEW Am5™ns.
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FOREST CITY eOUNERl _
Machine , ^AND- y 7* orks, I
n
Geo H LomiM rd&c °M
• • *t GEORGIA
AUGUSTA J : : 1 in steam ’
Manufacturers Engines anil of and ]f“ *' rs
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Rep» ! ring promptly ' w ‘i* d° ne > at
TWflnaHl* th felUlS.
Semi tor for M Eclip^ of Anil D^ '■ , %™* rgnSfi? en '£ ,
Agente and cheap.
Wheels, the --
11 slndfor *' riws
* ^ Circular C ‘ rcu! ‘ r -. .
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DllS undersLl TtPCTfll IOtlC6.
^ ~ ^for
hunting, &s fishing, or treeL.'i * , r anv
and all we^ntrTSnd trespassers to the w^P^tho iyr c !aw T
.licssE Purr\voi![)'
TITOS m HAKI)S ’
MRS. Hr. 8. mSSSEjU* ID - 1 **®’
11108. .1 ‘T EWART,
robek (EID, '.UNN,
Dr. R. J.i ,
Wm. REWh Ho KS.
ALLEN fs
m kdwards*
may25-h-m ”5k-'k s “
___r—-- NOTH]'-
AT , .. ^i.EY, will open
!*i„>'oi for small chilTfd at fi l£ r “J 1
ttfltof the 1st Monday t!m in Augus tlll , ii 1( !
freewhwl‘- i? ‘ d '
julyl3-n-w . _
CRAMPT* hOAP,
TMIH/]} ^ A J I V j
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IS th.G Bv'j’,,, sE
Crumpton's Imperial Son t e
Crampton's Imperial ‘' the Best,
| Crampton's Imperial .4 *' the Uest
Cramptou’s IuiperJtfk J> is the
Craui"‘'«» " IiiipdW 11 tlu ‘ B<!8 ^
Ursmpkm’t Imperial “~ is the Bi st.
Crampton’s lmpedsl ffcai i) die Best.
Crampton's ImperiaHseafi ishhe Best.
Crampton’s Im|H'rlal ht*<p ’i rJs Best.
Crampton’s Imperial Son" it tho Best.
Tliis Soap is manufacture! from pure ina
terials, nml as it contains n large per¬
centage of Vegetable Oil, is war¬
ranted fully equal to' the best
imported tlie Castile Soap, and
at same time possess¬
es nil the washing
a n properties d cleansing. ol
tho cele¬
brated Ger¬
man amt French
Laundry Soaps. Tt
is therefore recoin uen
ded for use In the LVindry,
Kitchen and Rath-room and for
Printers, general l’ftlnters, household purposes; al»0
chlnists, it will Engineers and Ma- Ink,
tar, as oil, paint remove from .-.pots the of hands.
grease,
-:o:
Tho Huntingdon Pennsylvania Monitor of
April 5th, 187 1 , pronounces ;lils Soap the
best in the market as follows:
ReadPty advertisement,'and* we don’t want you to suppose that
this is an pass it over
unheeded. Read it. We nt to direct
your attention to the inlvt rtisement of
it ‘‘Crampton’s in office Imperial Soap.” Having used
our for the past year, we can rc
commend it as the best quality of soap > in
use. It is a rare thing to get '» Soap t hat
will thoroughly cleanse printing ink from
the hands, as also from linen : but Cramp¬
ton’s whereof laundry speak. soap will do it and we know
we It is especially adapted
chiliists, for printers, it will painters engineers and urn
as remove grease of all de¬
scriptions with from the hands as well as clothes,
little labor. For general household
purposes it cannot lx* excelled.
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Manufactured only by
CRAMFTON BROTHERS,
IW For sale in Milledgeville only by C.
by Wright Dr. II. * Son. S. Smith, For sale in Crawfordville
Druggist; Richards A
Log wen. Tucker A Stewart, Stewart A Bris
tow, Charles Bergstrom and Clarence
Stephens, For and D. A. Williams A Son.
i-*f" Sale also by J. M. Liev A Co-,
of Taliaferro county ; ‘A. G. A ti. W. How¬
ard, at Barnett, Ga.
junel-j-y *"
Sheriffs’ Sale.
GEORG 1 A— Taliafkrro County.
WILL door, be in sold tho before town the of Crawfordville, Court House
Taliaferro county, Georgia, within the
lawful hours of Mile on the first Tues
da> in August, ts77, the reversionary
terestofO. S. Flint in a tract of laud
containing one hundred and forty (.140)
acres more or loss, lying in thetRM District
'v ln aforesaid county, adjoining lands
of Edward Croake, E. A. Harty, Mrs. W.
M. I u'.s and others, which had been set
apart as a Homestead for said Fli nt and
the family. Justice's Levied Court, on to satisfy a Fi.F'a. from
favor 173d District, G. M.. in
of Edward Croake vs O. s Flint.
and Levy made by George N. Wright, Constable
returned to me.
This June 27th, 1*77.
j2U-nw M. D. L. GOOUEK, Sheriff.
I'.^r'giuoS' NOTICE.
LARENCE Uu‘)y*! o'ffi^ STEPHENS EUAR for
ma t8-t-o-o
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is.;;;, feissir'
Nassau, Ken* Co.. Xew lork.
Revolver aifll Cartridges for $3.
O. Box, 2,718, New York.
VfTbLTOCIIAMS ‘lST*’
WtitCT- «r Wiled »*- i ,
Is declared the ‘STtVDARD Tl'RBINE
ham York l*a ’ *' *
EV.»gj!
i*5ISSW*W5%_T ! 3* i TtrsVfcuto ii : “I”*5?
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rency THBRJOk. or Stamp*.
eilstss L. ki PlKt.»**
Tart.
—
TRIFLING
With a Cold is always DANGEROUS.
u s e
Cells’ Carbolic Tablets.
a of sure the Throat, remedy fur Lungs, Coughs, and and ail diseases
Chest Mucous
Membrane.
PUT UF ONLY alforuggi IN BLUE BONES
Sold by sts.
H. CRITENlON, 1 Sixth. Avenue, New
Olenil’S SulphUF Soap.
Bi«utifies Thoroughly the Cures Complexion, Diseases Prevents of the Skin,
and
Md^bresions'of^th^Cnticle"^^^!^ the LuUde and Counter 8 -
To'/vntZ N-f-^ent - J Lentsper Cake ,Box (.i Cakes) i n
g 3“'CRrrTESTON, by Mail, prepaid, on receipt
P
Avenue, N. Y. Prop'r., , Si,,h
a 100 great pianos and nrmffiffiMgE’s organs, new and second-hand
of first-class makers including Waters’ at
lower prices for cash or installments or to
let until paid for than ever before offered
Waters’ Grand Square and Upright Pianos
and Organs (including their new Souvenir
and Boudoir) are the best made. 7 Octave
Pianos ¥150. 7 1-3 do &160 not used a year.
“2" stop Organs *50. 4 Stops *58. 7 Stops
808. »stops *75. 10 Stops 8ss. 12 Stops
*100 cash, not used a year, in perfect order
and warranted. Local anil traveling agents
wanted. Illustrated Catalogues Mailed. A
liberal discount to Teachers,; Ministers,
Churches, HORACE etc. Sheet music, at Half price
nndyDcalers, WATERS&SONS, 4 East Manufacture
u 14th St., Union Square,
Bargains.
GREAT REDUCTION IN THE
PRICE OFjjquonS.
CASH ONLY.
t„Y 'Vinskies, i "/ a n that *’ a l , Corn have srui heretofore Virginia Rve
we sold at
82.00 per gallon, reduecil to SI.75.
Fine Lincoln County Bourbon and White
VV heat Whiskies, formerly at 81.00 reduced
to 83.00,
N.*E. Rum, Holland Gin, Catawba Wine,
1 ort Wine, Sherry Wine, Claret, from *4.00
per Pure gallon to *3.00.
Also have Apple Vinegar at 35 cents per gal.
a full line of case goods. All
goods warranted standard and proof, and
will date, be -'MVui', GASH (A LT fro,/ This
D. A. WILLIAMS & SON.
Je-15-h-m
Parasols.
Ladies parasols from sse. to *2.50.
apr!3 CHARLES BERGSTROM.
Sealed NOTICE.
PROPOSALS will he received
at the Ordinary's Office, in Crawfordville,
for the letting of a bridge, to the lowest
bidder, to be built across Gray-bill Creek
on tlie road from Crawfordville to Powelton.
Plans and specifications on file in the Ordi¬
nary’s By Office.
Order of the Board of County Com¬
missioners, this July 3, 1877.
julyl3-t-d Attest, C. A. BEAZLEY, ’
Fine lot of Boots, from *1.00 to 85.50 call
on Charles Bergstrom's.
A large stock of shoes, from 75c. to 82.25,
at Charles Bergstrom's. ,
TIMES
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Sold l } 3 A. Iv. CHILDS & Co., Athens,- Georgia.
& LEGWI2T, Agents, Crawfordville, Gfa.
SOUTHERN' -‘
Calendar Clock Co m p an y
Washington n Ave^uefst.^uit^o 1 ^’
SOUTHERN CALENDAR CLOCK CO.. 714 purchased
GraTLEMS-Eaeh one of us having one of your valuable "F Fash.' a
SSS*
seen The Calendar is perfect in its work , the time department cannot be
gentlemen as your agents, lour One Price System we appreciate, ’“ ass^s and^we si
wish vou
John Rutherford,
J L Downs,
BW Judge, J T Bnram, ' W J Johnson " h H ^ Summerford. cCarth /.
E X Glocier, W B Tarver, Mrs Fannie Jones, Wm Chance.
L A Stubbs, Mrs V C Napier, Susan E Dunaway, Win Faulk,
R R Slappley, G M Newby, Duncan Daniel, * David McAllister.
Russel Lowrv, J H Summerford, Isiah Nobliri, Smith S B Stovall
J D M Peavy, C M Lester, W n RB Petty,
II Marshall, J A Hammock, J T Moreland, J K Barnes.
S II Lewis, Wrn Short, A J Loekerman, B W Brown.
E S Griffin W D Coley, Robt Reagan, John Daniel,
J C Shannon, T Z Ennis, Wesley Ivey,
II V Balcom. F M Means, N Vincent,
iVcwai^, Jefferson Glocier, J W Jones, S H Bovton,
S W Thompson, J II Daniel, J C Fuilington.
T J Renfrew, L L Richardson, Lafavette Reagan. S B Coodyf
Joshua J S Wilks, Coffee, LW John Moreland, Hatcher, E W K H Hudson, Lane, Eligh Buttler,
W H Murray, James Glocier,
Steplien Joiies, H B Felder,
J C Barnes, J R Sauls, Alex Reagan, Miles Lancaster.
Frank Balcom.
STATE OF GEORGIA Pulaski County
I T. P. McGriff Ordinary of said county, do certify that I am personally tLt acquainted
a number of the foregoing named persons, and am fully satisfied they ,ro
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The character of citizens they are selling to in this acquainted county are <a rst-ciass ulany'of and T th™
» tis fi « d -from that fact as well as being persmiaUy with <4 Bodge great and' Wilcox!
f^.es . U.eyjmv^old to in the counties of Twiggs, Houston,
Dooly,
I further certify that since the Company hate been doing business in this .action
making C TSaSSKiSS llawkinsville their headquarters, I have become acquainted with several of th*
V. T. McGRIFF,
Ordinary.
What the People say of the Calendar Clocks.
V\ E, the undersigned . , citizens ... of Stewart County, _ LUMPKIN, G A., April 27th, 1877.
0Ile °f ellts °f Southern Calendar Clock Co., of having their some time ago bought of
take ltasllre a - saying neighbors and friends, one handsome Clocks, Fashion
P 111 to our that our utmost conceptions of a
perfect time keeper and perpetual Calendar are fully realized in this wonderful piece of
mechanism. Too much cannot be said in their favor, and we advise all who are able to
"° so ' to ava “ the opportunity now afforded to purchase one.
; r B Sa Y ille ’ CptJNMeMichael, John Johnston, Mrs N A Holder
2J, *Y „ rs n „ .“? M 1 U8e Bal >„ '* G J J W Stanford, Kenyon, John Dr J K Brown. Barnum, Opt E W Spooner.
^ L ,’ House, J L Joiner, G Swift Crumbly,
103 Ard, T C, John Yarbrough,
STATE OF GEORGIA —Stewart County. ■ “
I, J. B. Latimer, Ordinary of said county, do certify that the foregoing list contains
the respectable citizens of Stewart county. They are men of varacity and their state¬
ments are entitled to full credit. Witness my official signature and seal; this 25th dav of
1>r juiyll 7 n-m J ' U ' LATIME,i - Ordinary/
500 PAINS GENTLEMEN’S
_____ ^ _ Sj
y n :ois
Value $2,000.
PRICES FROM $1.75 TO $5.50.
PETER KEENAN,
I AND OF AUGUSTjlf, GA.,
has now on hand, anil for sale, STATUS. a supply of GENTS’ SHOES, that cannot ba excelled by
any house in the SOUTHERN He invites the people of
TALIAFERRO COUNTY,
ALL WHO READ
THE DEMOCRAT,
to call, or send their orders, to his house, where they will be honestly and fairly dealt
with, lie repudiates “SHODDY” with which the market is filled, and keeps nothing
but work made up to his own order and directions.
of 3 Every months article after sold purchase. will be The faithfully Stock of represented, and taken back or exchanged inside
Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Shoes,
is full to overflowing, of SHOES tlie latest where styles and will colors. be HONORABLY
Come and buy your you and FAIRLY dealt
with.
03 NTES PRICE 9
and STICTLY FAIR DEALING is still the rule of the HOUSE.
PETER KEENAN,
junc-l-h-m Central Hotel Block, Augusta, Ga.
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