Miscellaneous.
Mr. Persons Kills Mr. Newsom.
I<ast Thursday a series affair occur¬
red out about four utiles from town at
Mr. 3. F. Kinsey’s home. Mr. Tlmniius
Persons, once a wealthy farmer of our
community. and Mr. John Xcmom. a
hard wort ins; loan, were both living
with Mr. Kinsey at his residence.
Alwut two weeks ago Newsom took a
notion that Persons was trying to poison
luui" aud accordingly liea|>eil upon
the latter sev.-|-e abuse. This all fin ally
passed off. until last week, when Sew
som <leeiiled lie would kill Persons, lie
SftS.tSJrwiWW'SI finally in self-defense,
killed the unfor¬
tunate man. It is lieljeved that New
sow was partially deranged as .m other
reason could le given for such strange
conduct. lie was a verv simple minded
Bum, lmt no traces of insanity had ever
been discovered up to the time of his
S,'i.
the Sheriff Friday morning. Judge
Pottle ordered ttie prisoner to be released
»m-a! hath morning. as no prosecution
had been cnnuneiioeil. Mr. Persons lias
•Iways bmi_ regarded as an inoffensive
mail and this t iieiinrstwnce lsqulte unex
pec ted and could semeety tiave occurred
New Repeating Arms.
Myron If. Colony, formerly of Keene, .V.
II., i* perfecting at New Haven a number
of warlike inventions, among them being a
submarine torpedo and a bomb, Itoth of
which are loaded with nltrn-glycerlne, and
can b« arranged by internal (Machinery to
explode at an appointud time ; a rifle, from
which one hundred and thirty pounds may
b« fired more rapidly than from a needle
gun or Winchester rifle, a repeated pressure
of Uie trigger while the weapon is at the
•boulder being all that is necessary todis
charge It; a gun with thirty-six bores, from
which nine hundred rounds cun be fired in
a very short time ; and a single-barreled
gun, which Is discharged eighty times in
succession by ui/b man with slight exer
tion. Mr. Colony is backed by I)r. J. II.
McLean, a St. Louis (Mo.) capitalist, who
ha* donated one hundred thousand dollars
to the enterprise. •
A. Butfalo Dinner.
<’ul. Ezra Miller had a very unique
dinner County, at his farm, at Muhwuh, Ik-vgen
Inst week. It was a dinner of
huffaln meat, milk and butter The
Colonel hail taken great pams and ex
jiense to domexticat • the buffalo, and
na* bred and crossed them with ordinary
cattle on his plnet*. He claims that they
are as tame and affectionate as common
cows, and will get fat upon what our
cattle starve upon. Their ilk and butter
r^-^r,r“6rt.*8? s:
company aiIHessi-d the killing of the
buffalo, and the meat was served in dif
feretit styles, H lesemhlea Imcf very
much.—Arte York Ho,Id.
A Balloon’s Wanderings.
On uu the’Gth nie.au of or .lanumy laniiarv two two laws iKiyh in in
MacOI), U, S. Colima and W . i. Not ting
hum, sent iiji tine of the little rubber
lialloons ■<) popular in the city a short
time siin’e. The little traveler started
oil Its Journey, taking btilkam a aoiltlieasterlj
direction. To the WM aUaehed
a cam, requesting tlwlltldurto semi word
where the little glolw was found Yea
tardRj from Mr, the M'ffere tecefred a letter
W. R. C. Anderson, of
Met llle, saying . ,, the , hnlloou ,, fouml ,
wax
in Montgomery county, about six miles
east of MiA’llle. The distnliee was
about eighty 111 ilea, and llie time from
rJSSjSrS'Sl
In Glasgow Sunday morning
«-».nr*' r.vangclisUc Hall m r James 'rs^ lion ison “
street. On recent Sundays as many as
‘J.tiiK) hungry persons have Wen present,
H
of hot tea anil large xaiidwiehes. The
<•*«* «« - r*o“- T"
wjehesare in dean wlnw paper. One
hundred and twenty pleasant young
worn, u wait on the guests A choir of
thirty or forty young ladies font »hes
xm<t(h) singing while tlie eating goes on.
When the break last is over a aliort
i si i\ii e ts held. AMiudiiiue on
toi. is in com poison . though many a
jxmvi Idlow , whose eliipti slomadi has
just Wen tilled with gratuitous break
fast, feels t lmt it would hardlv tilt* U* the
fair thing to turn his hack on meet
ilig. A misdoiui v waits mi |KM))ile who
Uxive wold that they would like to have
a rail from Inin ut thou- Ihxihls or
lodgings. The hn*akf-u have Wen
regularly served since 1.-74.
Curious things arvdmio in “meeting.’’
Not long ago the Wesleyan Meiiiodists
ill England resolved to raise llm sum Of
J.'2lkt,tkW. The first meeting was heal
soon afterwards, w hen llte sum of t’.’il
IKHl was raised. It was a humorous suh
senpt'.tm, for one gentleman rose and
said he Would give ‘.’ijKKi in memory of
his sainted mother ; Hind her said
wot Id give .i'oOO in memory of a dear
wife; anotliej f'.di in homu ot a beloved
sister; itmV-fur a lung t iota this style ol
giving wont on. At length one man
wild he would give S.-JOO Wause he was
notlUkuxI the ill-1..ted Erimess Alice,
I Ins lifetime .m.m dmtciv eontugnins,
wv shorllv after a man i\»se uiul voluu*
leeitxi fltW Ixcause lie was uot a sUnre
holder in the City of Glasgow Iktnk. l!
was expected some geidiemau would
give i’l.tHKl Iwcituse lie was not a mem
ta r of the opposition, 14 or a UnUsh
Alglian. . - , >
Thomasviile Enltrftrin : “In con*
wraation with our old friend, John
UaiiiMel-m now «>t ty-ly \\u h
county, hist week, he reported that the
sl eep in Unit section were dying up
rapidly from ti disease known as tile
•black tongue,' and Unit he luwi lot
l,r:.ll)'five hundied out of »» flock of some
0 - 0 *. 1 ......... l.~l, ....... tU
SL^ire ssjh g*&rs
elie k Hus disease larfore many more are
tort.”
II a,/»(ihnv , /uro ,, ,, <t; 1 here was a
wild turkey caught in Rocky creek
swamp :i few days since, by swallowing
:i grain of eoni, A fishing iimik with
line fcUa.htd had * ecu -et ton that pur*
p w—and the grain of corn was fart to
ya t ook..
1878 . NEW 1878 .
Fall £ Winter Stock!
(l LOW PKICES AM) QUICK SALES,”
IN VISITING CRAWrORDYlLLE BE SURE TO CALL AND .SEE
/ \ TJ I ] * \ | I j I i IN s . , i I w GST HOAX,
\ , ' ' , ^
SPLE.4I»ID ASSORTMENT!
C ___ _ T ___ , _ _ _ _ NTt __ A QPITpTAl w__ TV’
—' ‘—«Vv I I 1 I i N ax Ol LLliiL. I X
DlV GOCilS, FaHC7 GOOdS, HltS, ’ Clothlll?, O’
* *
DOMESTIC SOODS, NOTIONS, * GLASSWARE, ****«,
’ . , l‘(K*KPI'J« . rf llllWiirP, ,. ... IIOOlilTIU'Cj , BtlUlS^ MlWS, Ag.. jiC,
IjtFOCUTICH * , • 011(1 law 1" <111111 •■■w Drp&S. ftf
V e”
w '
„
El'RNI SUING GOODS,
IN (.PEAT VARIETY CHEAP.
IN PLANTATION SUPPLIES
»
MAY UF. FOUND A KILL STOCK OF FLOUR, BACON. SALT, RAGGING AND
TIESat the rcry loweit jiriccs. Omi*'and see. '
CMjJ. 1 m $*3 CFgN-tT ”—/ if— jr - j_
I
fl '("'lit A f f T /l L IV r I 1 J Q I > I 1 I > ( i C'T’TX IlV*x.rl ( X A f ’Ll ^
V fcw
-IMPROVED
H OIIS K POW J Hi
J t"' Now is the time to have your ITorse Power put in order, or new < • put up.
£-*?■ If you wind a lloi .e Power to gin the most cotton, you can In- bnimodated.
J«f* If you want Segments, Pluious, Boxes, lugs, GUUgeoilS, Kelts. lyitt ou
oct H-‘7S C HARLES BERGSTIldM.
J87i). TllC StllT T Ol*
A „ f Olliplcte anil ~TT7~, Motlfl Newspiipfr.
The Best Metropolitan Daily Published.
appreciation Denux-rdtie of its merits ns encouraged a popular
new.-.pnper, have
the management to still further efforts
towards Inert using its attractions as a
lU.rm.SI NTAT1VF. Mt.TIIOPOI.tTAN JIH HNA1.,
THE STAR is and will be independent in
f,H vit- ws, ,tawdinatlng seeking only personalities the general good and
M all
Jinitisailsliip jiolitleal ilkorality to the and best National development of
svmpalldvog with the prosperity, laboring
classes Hie deplorable earnestly wliieii
In misfortiimJa
h ave tretwlli-n them ns the result nf urn
exa'u.ms |M 'I ‘in'"V 'ilii^^^ami .1*i
of .nom- legUInBve
corruptionists.
IN POIJTIC 8
THE STAR will continue toadvocetosouml
Demoeratie prlnclptds, as enunciated 111 the
(’mist Button of the United Mates. II will
eoiitlmie to deiiomiee the Iniquitous eon
ydnov which resulted In the seating of
brunches of the Government upon the
ssnatriJ I'/ , * 1 '' SabSste 'adievuig that the
tions,
' T t* K utehakv dcpartuext
?»4!%"s»r*SKfa
surpasMat hi the Held of Metropolitan |onrn
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teum* or the star.
0m> Vl , nt (bv um( |x ?(1 on
Sunday ’ edition (per snmiiu) 1 20 *
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ADDRESS;
h J ,T*_
9
L'o ,v .’s North X\ illiain Street, Neiv Turk,
Mnniifltr ,IUi ,,IU 0 ’HBSHUIdKV \ rttVV .Srtl’iqlv:
*
1 v X . 11 ^ L M|V\D\r I fix 1
xVxNljlf r 1 1 \ IV I
«v v savann ah i apt.
—IN THE —
Savannah Weekly
Will be conum-iH'ed aNewVrhd story of
absorbing inteost, cntitlufl
Waun and Woof!
by u ‘ Aims n K- t run HlLBRH nitirff iv.
This beautifully written and intensely
interesting-tiny. Illustrative of Southern
character and Southern life in town hip)
country, will run through several weekly
{ffi'^Virn^we* *,f twnWuX 1
we , wrought fieti.u , a re
j„ j, s j H ., USU |
The Weekly News is one of the largest
aud baiidsomest newspapers In the country,
l«*ing aiukeight page sheet OR by a 2 inches,
Among its new features we invite attention
ture, !"" written ,,t expressly ;Ul,< u ' l ’ f«ir r " V‘° its pages by 7 Mr. .' U
t . fixiriiigtou of Florida, which will i»e
found interesting amt valuable to those
engngevi hi orange growing. Another feat
«rc -I 7 -i*vh»i «»¥•»>» to mw l»dv readers
lNh( .,, la(li Tim aim of the
to thorough in alula, depart
ments Agrieuiutrai of a .aimpiv'hensive newspaper. Its
Department, its careful com
pilatiou of the news or the day, foreign amt
deine-Be, its reliable market lviKWts. eddo
ksssj"" ....... ^
V, subscribers desiring to commence
with the new story should send in their
•wines at onee.
Nihseri pt ion. one Yarmers’ year 3J. IVeeklv
aml ,i„. Sombein Munttih one
year?3 .Vodivss E>riU
J. H. . SavaiuMh. Ga.
jaudl-t-o
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Finest quality of Oteese. at 13 eta. f>er
pound at C. MS'KUS*
GHAND FALL OP ENING.
FALL AN D "WINTER GOODS.
COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL AND IS AN
EZTEITSIVE AND WELL ASSORTED STOCK OF GOODS.
.4 $20,000 STOCK.
IT COMPRISES ALL GRADES AND ALLQDALIT ES.
I have ju-t returned from the Wholesale market ! 1 and have taken the utmost care in the
seleetion of my extra large stock for the fall trade, and am now prepared to offer
Immense Bargains.
To mv patrons. I have selected my stock with special reference to the wants of
the people in this vicinity, aud confidently believe I can give entire satisfaction to all.
Come and See My Assortment.
Dress Goods, Domestic Goods, l’iece Goods, Ladies’ Goods, Gents’ GoodA
Ho%-/ aud Childrens' Good*, Clothing Rats and Shoes, Jewelry, Notions, Trunks, Ac
PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES.
I also keep on hand a full supply of demand. Family Groceries and Provisions, which are «on
stantly renewed to suit the season and
Low Prices.
I have put nty prices down, not only to suit the times, the but just as low as the
margin will admit, and I am selling as cheap as any house on Ga. R. R., and ask you
to come aud examine tor yourself.
THE
AGADE1M IT
A School tor
l °.y s aiuiGu-is, l s v • t
Situated two aud a half ^liies from
NORWOOD, - ** GEORGIA.
.
Spring Term Opens January * 20th.
--r Frincl(iftj| T
S. G BRINKLEY, and Instructor
In Visal Music.
Mists. .1. It. SWAIN, Assisite! (K ^edJ eivelHT
of InstinnieiP e Mn «4 t ’
w
Tuition __ ^ .Ye,
dollars, (went) twenty or thirty
accoidtng to class. v4 Music extra,
I'rivate fainllies 'A' seven dollars
Kor ‘'sTr K!VY DKS t*(C
’ 7 l ;,
Ja,, 17 n-t tmmm, y Ga.
TO THE FA1 JrtR.S.
” rg_ • M 1 ■ jCa-j taJAAAAta vv>
- mam itn—k
DISTKIimTOR.
Patented Oct. Utli. JX7!),
For Rutting Out
BARN YARD COMPOST,
-—and mW* —
w™ seed
--^ l
TITUS RIOllAUlf! jiqyuv. Wilt
I would respectfully adjoiulg enll s(A attention of
»*’ fanners of this an counties to
,l "‘ abon-named Distribute which will
put your and'manyquantitv'S manures precisely ■the pface yon
nidi i>. Jrcd. It 1 ms
all O. K It is just what Im-Theen needed,
all waste, i- a gre„;economizer of
These DISTRIBUTORS Tre now. being
iiiaiiut'actured at J. GOKIIAM’s Shop in
this nluee, where they can he seen by any
i“m e m V' stUm" i° *“'• tl* *'un ' ,e Rfy.'r * ''UJ a.V.iress ****»?- “
nasUdn one t Hit'll
TITUs Alii >s
j an .u. 0 . m Crawfordville. Ga.
II 8 i’,'1 UP I I I] I TFlT 'I, I*.
, I
Cra wtoril v il lei Ga.,
unmV ‘' 0,,Ma,,tly 0,1 luu “ l f fuU as80rt *
of
Drills, Putty, I
Blass, Paints,
Oils, Tobacqp.Lfeirs,
(The Best jtramts,)
— , ——
I 01101 tlllll r Uil(‘Y (iOOilS Al‘.
rtoV.len ... , , ,, irS
Se.. m'sehool 1 l n.,,l t- ttl , .‘! re
" -ullUne
| lu W >,u)lt «verytlnu Mates. |5 Ul.Hlk usually Fftyww, tapt m Ae„ a Drug Ac.
feh-7-b-m.
A. I. STROM,
W'atelimaker aml-Jcvv^ler,
I K AH I T>HDVILiK, dttORCiI A.
7 ’?* Next door to the Priuf#$f Office.
| * axing had many tears experience 1
Ail 1 ,a mm ' ,h ‘’ 1
flAiine , 1 'S'A'ivifSA^inrwv^H eimmi. •
or ,j •' L.
tu ,.. ivst-tvie' ' N " 1
me in the very
s«-ys»Vfliutv, 1 make a specialty of fine tra; UflLD JU VXD
», .
* ivb7-t-o-o" bI ' 1 ^ a
' '
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Just reet'ived a fine gentlemens
Hats MYERS.
_
, Large and , fine lot . ot . , Indies’ . C loaks, ,
cheap, at C. MYERS’,
coo Ladies Lace collars 10 vG. each, at.
G MYERS’
TO MY PATRONS.
Thanking you for your past favors, I hope in the future to still merit a continuance
of your good opinion. I intend that no house in the country shall offtr greater induce
meats to its customers, and ask y ou to visit my store and gbe me a trial. *
C. Mf EKS. Gravy fordville, Ga.
MYEKS & MARCUS
2SG aud ~88 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
-Wholesale Jobbers In- •
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY.
Boots, Shoes, ITats, Clothing,
The undersigned respectfully inform the merchants of Taliaferro and surrounding
counties by any that that has their Fall been stock brought is now to complete, this market. and in price aud assortment is unequalled
ever
TIle LATEST STYLES of GOODS always on HAND.
Hare just received a splendid Line of GOODS FOR THE TRADE Comprising DRY
GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, NOTIONS and other articles, for sale at prices
as low as iu NEW YORK or PHILADELPHIA.
See Our Mammotli stock Before Furdiasing 1 Elsewhere!!
REMEMBER WHEN YOU WANT GOODS TO CALL ON
MYERS & MA RCUS,
oet-4-187S-j-y aud lisa Broad Street Augusta, Ga.
10*70, 2
JANUARY 1st, 1879.
! THIS BEING
T&. i »■ u m r- ■*g “ r m IH *i m - k — v m - w . .
b JL 1 * it a m J c A 9
it is tho time to make better resolutions, settle up all old scores, and
“Turn Over a New Leaf.”
I have resolved from this date to turn over my whole business, that is the business of
QUINTUS « mu -mmr mm- RICHARDS
TO MY BROTHER
Zi. RICHARDS
commencing The whole from October of 1 st, 1R7R. lie is acting as my Agent, until further
management my store, will lie in his hands, and all accounts made from
the 1st, of October lxTS, will be in his hands for collection. My friends will please call
nt once and make settlement of these accounts with him ; they are all made out in full
to date, and let us wipe on! all old .scores, and commence the New Year afresh, and
him the trouble of sending the accounts to each. ,
i *
-*.V \ j-'j XfUW j Jr 1717 1 Jl Jjl iTIIDU jL X U
! 1 ^ e,lgilKl “ l a “ °® ce lu the Mitche11 Buildln S- '5 here 1 wiU be fouml during the
BUSINESS HOURS OF TIIE DAY, 7
for the purpose of settling up the affairs of the old firm of
Richards &
AH indebted to tin's firm will please cal! al
business
«
Thanking my friends and customers for pa
pl V ROM . os| , tuOLb K .. ors
NEW Y)
: QUINTUS
UOV-lv>- «s
January 1st 1879.
MAPP HOUSE
Greenesboro,’ Ga. ,
l HAVE taken charge of the utaive
named Hotel, already so renowned for con
venienee, comfort and neatness, and I
pledge myself to keep it up to its high
reputation with the best"the by keeping my table supplied
market affords, attention
to the comfort of my guests, and
to all. My charge-will in all cases beequal
and reasonable. By this course of conduct
1 hope to merit and receive a liberal share
of the public patronage. A trial is solicited.
Jan.l7.1S7!i.t-o-o. L. AGREE.
Tin and Stoves.
G. W. DURHAM,
Manufacturer aud Dealer in
Tinware, Stoves,
SHEET IRON WORE Ac.,
' re "
The citizens of Taliaferro and ad
joining counties are informed that I keep
on hand a full stock of eveiything in my
line, and use the best material in all my
manufactures. Your ardors will be filled
PROMPTLY,
and-if 1 do not have the articles wanted,
will make them.
ES* If you want a good
STOVE,
send your order and von shall have it.
IW My prices are LOW !
COME and EXAMINE FOR YOURSELF
Your patronage is solicited, and vour
orders will be faithfully filled.
Address,
G. tV. DI RHAM,
decG-'TH-t-o Greenesboro', Ga.
••The Most Widely (Quoted Southern
Newspaper.”
1879 . THE 1879 .
ATLANTA DAILY CONSTITUTION.
We have few promises to make for THE
CONSTITUTION for 1 x 7 !!. Tim paper
speaks fur offer itself, it and the upon that ground the
the managers brightest, to newsiest public as the best,
the and the most
complete daily journal published in the
South, This is the verdict of our readers,
and the verdict of the most critical of our
exchanges.
The managers will be pardoned for briefly
alluding to some of the features which have
given T1IE CONSTITUTION prominence
among southern papers,
1 . It prints all the news, both by mail
and telegraph.
dispatches placing it upon a footing, so far
as the news is concerning, with the rnetro
politan III. journals.
is the freshest its compilation the of the news by mail
of best, comprising every¬
thing of interest Mr the current newspaper
literature of ttie day.
IV. Its editorial department is full, bright
and vivacious, and its paragraphs and opin¬
ions are more widely quoted than those of
any southern journal. It discusses all ques
turns all of public interest, and touches upon
current themes.
V. “Bill Arp,” the most genile of bum
orists, will continue fa contribute to its col
unins. “Old Si” and “Uncle Remus” will
work in their special fields, and will furnish
fun both in prose and verse.
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affrieiilural journal. It is edited with the
Rreatest care and its columns contain
everything of interest in the domain of
politics, VII. Ill literature addition and science.
the to tlieu-, full reports of
of the supreme court, and of will the proceedings
general assembly, he published,
and no pains will l>e spared to keep the
paper up to its present standard.
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DR. ULMER’S
Liver Corrector.
OR TRADE FOR
LME <:7
Q
Vegetable / DISEASES
Aperient $’$/**yJ ARISING
IVtAWt
FKoiH A
Disordered State of the Liver.
such as Dyspepsia Obstructions of the Vis
eera jaundice Stone in the Gall Bladder Dropsy ’
Add Stomach, Bowels’ Consti
pation of the Sick
Headache, Diarrhoea,
and
PAIINTT.
READY MIXED BY THE GALLON.
MADE FROM PURE LEAD
KAL1DA COLORS
Tx cases of sin one-gallon cans,
at Slow PER GALLON.
W.l French & Co.
’AIN'T WORKS, Third and Vine Streets
AMDEX. SEW JERSEY.
< m-.vosite Philadelphia, ra. Dec.20-h-m.
Bleachings from 3 cU to 13 c^^yard
Enlarged Spleen, Fever and Ague, Eruptive
and Cutaneous Diseases, such as St. Ant ho*,
ny’s Fire, Erysipelas Pimples, Pustules and
other disorders caused from derangement
some -&■{&-.......... ot the most valualile -. alteratives f «
known, is inyainalile fqycstoration of tho
bv tone -U-rtise. aiiiRiiaffenctli tn of tn^ystein best debilitatedi physicians
Some ouv
o are familiar with the composition and prescribe- of
s medicine attest its virtues
it is a pleasant cordial.
FBEPARED BV
i F. ULMER,
SAVANNAH, GA.
’rice. One Dollar. Fur safe In Crawford
le by Dr. 11. S. Smith, and by Druggists*
lerally.
a-t.ga,lR78.j-y
Vugiista Hot eh
Corner Broad & Washington Sts.,
.ugusta, - - - Georgia.
_HI * 1 ..ougliiy Renovated, Remodell¬
ed, and Newly Furnished.
It is located in the centre of business.
Telegraph Office in the Hotel Build¬
ing. Express Office in the same
block. Post-Office only one
block off. All other
public conveniences
close at hand.
The Office of the Hotel will be
open during the night, and guests will
RATES OF BOARD, S-'. per day.
marl
Yard wide calicoes Rets. atC. Myers .
| ~ La4ies . raffs , at C . Myer«\
