Georgia Historic Newspapers

    CRAWFORDVILLE DEMOCRAT.
By Edward Young & Co.
THE DEMOCRAT.
FRIDAY JUNE 30, 1882.
ALL AROUND US,
CATHERINE THE NEW’S FROM OUR
EXCHANGES.
*
Being the doings and happenings
OF OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES AS
CONDENSED FOR OUR READERS—
OGLETHORPE, WARREN, GREENE
AND OTHERS
HANCOCK.
[Sparta Ishmaelite.]
Miss Mary Carey, of Union Sparta. Springs,
Ala., is visiting relatives in
ifj.« Mamie Charlton and Miss Con
nerly, of Savannah, are on a visit to
Sparta.
Mrs. Caroline Barnes, the widow of
Joshua Barnes, late of Hancock county,
died very suddenly at the residence of her
late husband, on last Sunday night at ten
o’clock. She had been in excellent health
up to the very hour of her death.
Little Rebecca, the only child of Mr. W.
if. Coleman, died on last Sunday.
We regret to learn of the death of the
infant daughter of Mr. J. A. Waller.
This sad bereavement occurred on last
Tue iday morning.
WARREN.
[ Warre-nton Clipper.]
Miss Mary Gowan is improving.
Mrs. Wm. H. Smith is quite sick.
Dr. Parsons’ dwelling will soon be
ready for occupancy.
Charlie Benton was convalescing last
week from a bilious attack.
Dr. Stanton proposes to turn the little
academy on his lot into a dwelling.
Mrs. Henrietta Jones, of Augusta, is in
town and the guest of her sister Mrs. V.
W. Hill.
Miss Lillie Gallaher has returned from
West Lebanon New Hampshire to the
home of her father, Mr. N. Gallaher of
this place.
The potato crop will be a failure at Bar¬
nett.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pilcher, of Augusta M. D.
are on a visit to Hon. W. H. Pilcher,
A fine temperance lecture was delivered
atJSliw Sunday.
OOLETHOKTE
[Echo].
Mr. W. J. Doster is visiting Taliaferro
county this week ou Machinery business.
John Kuox says when he oics In
frees* .
to he buried in an ice cream Y
We aw glad to state that Jude
A- 3 * ___ « o. co ' ered from
vere spell .iis
Mr. J. T. M. Ilaire was confineo ,
bed Saturday and Sunday with a severe
pain in his back and side.
On last Tuesday white Smith & Poster's
thresh was threshing at Mr. Will Haw¬
kins', iu the Salem neighborhood, from a the stack
of grain caught from a lire spark could be extin¬ en¬
gine and before the
guished it had spread to several stacks
burning two of the different crops—about
130 busliels of wheat and oats. This is
indeed a serious loss to tho owners of the
wheat, hut we learn Messrs Smith &
Dorter will bare part of the loss. c
On last Monday morning while Mrs. Sav¬
ins, of Lexington, was standing in a chair
hanging some pictures on the wall she lost
her ballance and fell dislocating her shoul¬
der where it had been broken before.
CIREENE.
[Herald and Journal,]
The first watermelons of the season
here, made their appearance from the
country on the 1st of July.
Mrs. M. G. Broom died at her home in
this countv, near Bethany, on Sunday
last. We learn that she had heen in bad
health for some time ; and that her death
was not unexpected.
The cotton seed oil is now used exten¬
sively in Greene county.
Prof. T. C- Newton, of Norwood, and
his accomplished wife, are spending a part
of their vacation with friends at Union
Point.
Miss Addie Harper, a handsome and
popular y.oung lady from Elberton, is
spending some time with Mrs. J. A. Cro¬
mer.
We are sorry to note that our friend,
Dr. J. H. Moncrief, is still quite sick of
typhoid fever. We hope soon to see him
on our streets again.
Mrs. Caroline Barnes, wife of the late
Joshua Barnes, died at her home near
White Plains last apparently Sunday, the well 9th until inst.
Mrs. Barnes was
about nigbCand was a corpse in a few hours
We have not been able to tear* the cause
for her death. 5
WILKES.
[Gazette.]
The clerks Around town enjoyed a bar¬
becue at Heard’s spring on Tuesday.
General and Mrs. Tcombs are at their
summer residence in Clarksville.
It is said that Miss Fanny Andrews will
take a position in a school in Albany.
Mr. B. F. Barksdale raised 202)4 bushels
of oats on a little less than two acres this
season.
We understand that one of our largest
farmers has turned out about fifty acres
of his cotton.
Miss Rosa Cooper in has resigned her
place as music teacher the Female Sem
nary- Prof. Mehrtens will probably ac¬
cept the positio*.
Little Austin, son of Mr. B. S. Irvin of
this place, died last Friday night, after a
long and severe illness. He was two ai
a half years of age.
Mr. F. H. Colley is going and to tear down
bis present residence He build a hand¬
some new one. is now receiving lum¬
ber for the new building.
M'DUFFIE.
[McDuffie Journal. ]
After a long and painful illness of sev
Ti! athis m0nt ressdence ^^ r neafwLL^o near 0r fn in <3 thte this
CRAWFORDVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, 14th JULY, 1882.
away, died several years ago leaving two
children, who are now doubly highly orphaned.
Mr. McCord was a popular and re¬
spected gentiemau and a good and useful
citizen, and his death is deeply deplored
by many relatives and friends.
On Wednesday evening last the
Baptist Church in this place was crowded
with relatives and friends to witness the
marriage of Prof. John R. School, Gross, and principal Miss
of the Thomson Select
Mattie, daughter of the late Judge B. P.
O’Neal, of this vicinity.
Profs. Atkinson and Cheney, of the Augus¬
ta, gave two entertainments at court¬
house in Thomson; last week which in
view of the circumstances creditable. surrounding
them, were highly
FOR OUR COUNTRY.
Mass Meeting lu Urawfordville—The
Democratic Convention—Hearty En¬
dorsement of|Mr. Stephens—Mr. Sea.
born Reese to fill the Shoes ot the old
Commoner.
By virtue of a resolution of theDemocratic
Executive Committee of Taliaferro county )
a Democratic mass meeting assembled in
the Court House and was organized by
electing Lucious A. Moore Chairman, and
C. T.Boggs Secretary. The following res¬
olution of the Executive Committee was
read by the Secretaay, viz : “That a mass
meeting of the citizens of the county be
called to elect delegates to the Guberna
tional, Congressional and Senatorial Con¬
ventions and to instruct their delegates as
the wish of the county, on the ‘two-thirds
and ‘majority rules,’ and to fill vacancies
>n the Executive Committee.”
The resolution was briefly explained by
the Chairman. The meeting by motion,
proceeded at once to the election o
members of the Executive Committee
Col. Wm. II. Brooke was elected to fill ttie
vacancy caused by the death of Wm. G,
Stephens, Esq., Wm. J. Norton to fill the
vacancy caused by S- fl. Rhodes’ removal,
from the District (60lst,) Mr. Jesse Port
wood eleccted in place of R. M. Saggus, of
the 601th District. Messrs. Edward Oroalce
and Charles T. Lucas were elected dele¬
gates to the Gubernational Convention,
with instructions to vote for Hon. A. II.
Stephens for Governor. They were also
instructed (by motion) to vote for the
Hon. George T. Barnes, of Augusta, as
Uangresstrfan for the State-at-Large.
The following resolution was read and
adopted : “That a committee of three be
appointed by the chair,to draft resolutions
expressing the sense of the meeting, as to
its appreciation of the past services of our
distinguished countryman the Hon. A. H.
Stephens, and commending iiim to the vo¬
ters of Georgia as a suitable candidate for
Gubernatorial honors." The following
ipoiu<.eit : /
Brooke. O T Boggs and D. >7. Sanders.
The following resolution was adopted;
That the mass meeting proceed to vote hv
ballot for the different candidates for Con¬
gress from the District, and that the vo
ting continue one hour—the chair to ap¬
point two tellers to receive the votes, and
the candidate receiving a majority of the
votes cast shall he considered the choice
of the meeting.” Messrs.'Norton and W.
T. Flynt ^appointed tellers, proceeded to
ballot with the followiug result : Seaborn
Reese, received (77) seventy-seven, votes ;
J. U. C. Black, (10) ter* votes; E. H. Tot-,
tie, (7) seven votes and Gen. D. M. Du
Bose (1) one. W.A.Wright,
O.D.Moore, N.C.Edwards,
Thos. J. Stewart, R. J. Mann and W. O.
Rhodes were elected delegates to the Con¬
gressional Convention and instructed to
vote for the Hon. Seaborn Reese.
Resolved, “That the majority rule he ad¬
opted, and that the delegates be specially
instructed to vote for the majority rule.”
The committee appointed to draft resolu¬
tions in regard to the Hon. A. II. Stephens
read the following, which was unanimous
ly adopted, to-wit: ‘.‘In corformance to
the resolution of the mass meeting of the
Democracy county, the committee recom¬
mend : In view of the private virtues of
our fellow-townsman, the Hon. Alexander
H. Stephens, and especially In view of his
eminent and illustrious services as a mem¬
ber of the Legislature of his native State,
aud as a member of Congress of the Uni¬
ted States from jGeorgia, in which his ser¬
vices have ever received the welcome
plaudit of “Well done their good and
faithful servant,” the Democracy of Tal¬
iaferro county, the home of the illustrious
Commoner, would especially reccommend
him to the people of Georgia as a candi¬
by his brilliant
private virtues, by his broad statesman¬
ship. and by his unparaelteled public ser¬
vices, to preside as Chiy*' Executive affairs
of the Empire State of tne South.”
Resolved, That the delegates to the Gu¬
bernatorial ,and Congressional Conven¬
tions be authorized to appoint their alter
nates.
The motion to elect delegates to the Sen¬
atorial Convontion was tabled.
Resolved, That the Secretary furnish a
copy of the proceedings of this meeting
for publication to the Augusta Chronicle
and Constitutionalist (daily and weekly),
and the Atlanta Constitution.
Adjourned sine die.
L. A. Moore, Chairman.
C. T. Boggs Secretary.
—Look out soon for a long catalogue
of bargains on bargain tables of O. A.
Davis A Co.. Greenesboro. They are
too busy now to send catalogues. In
tbe meantime come to Greenesboro and
get some of the great bargains on the
Bargain Counters of *««. Davi, ^
Go.
—We are obliged on account of the
great rush to close our Bargain Tables
0 n Saturdays and public days ; open on
a11 ° ther h ™? es3 Tbe crowds
are great; fi re t come, first , served. C.
I
A FEW TALES.
RECOUNTED on board a tain.
AH OLD SHERIFF'S IDEA OF GUITEAU—A
SPALDING COUNTY LYNCHING OF LONG
AGO -BURNING AT THE STAKE—A BRAVE
SON—I WOULD HAVE GONE l'O MOTHER
PAST A HUNDRED BELCHING CANNON.
[Correspondence of Atlanta Constitution.]
I happened to be on the train, the other
day with Captain Parker Brown, an acci¬ ex¬
sheriff of Henry county, when we
dentally drifted into a talk about Guit- iU
eau
‘ That fellow was a terrible scoundrel,
said Brown. “ He should have been burnt
at the stake.”
“Did you ever see a man burned alive?’
I asked.
“Yes, 1 saw a negro just at the out¬
break of the war burnt near Griffin. 1 ex¬
pect you remember it.”
‘ ‘Only partially, for I was only six years
old when the war commenced. Tell me
about the occurrence.” , -it
“Well,” continued the ex-skeriffi “if to
was an awful affair, and X never want
see another like it. I do not remember
the negro’s name, but he.hpd committed
an outrage of so diabolical a nature on the
person of a Miss Touchstone, u#w Mrs.
Coppedge, that the people turned out en
masse, scoured the woods a»d brought the
villiauto a justice court, at which Judge
much Lynch excited presided. at the Everybody of then were and
this prospect a calculated war,
anything throw of into character frenzy. was They knew
to them a
the negro was the direct and only cause of
the war, and when one of the dark skins
misbehaved it proved a cold day for him.
But this fellow had really
COMMITTED a crime
which forbade all idea of carrying his case
before a civil court, and lienee when he
was captured, it didn't take long to devise
means for his disposal. The crowd was
astonishingly large and men had come
from several counties around and even
across counties beyond Spalding I to assist there
in the fiend’s capture. suppose
must have been 3,000 present, possibly small
more. I only know that from a
posse, the number soon grew to a vast
multitude. 1 guess you know what a loud
talker Wash Manley is; well, Wash was
there and acted as one of the leaders. He
made things lively as he always does. Af¬
ter a considerable waste of time and work
it was decided to hang the negro, and
forthwith a scaffold was erected. But it
was doomed not hold any carcas that day,
if it never did afterwards. Just is every¬
thing was all ready to have the negro
swing a big stepped burly country the front man arose said in
the crowd, to and :
“HOLD ON THAR!
Men, I have' come all the way from Kus
selville, away down in Monroe county, to
gee this nigger git Hanging justice, and is now I
him to have it. to good for
him, and 1 for one am in favor of burn¬
ing “Well, him alive.” sir,” continued Brown, ‘'that ^
speech seemed to take hold on the crowd
like wildfire, and the next instant cries f
'Burn ljlml’ 'Burn Jim '•
tool gallows abandon¬
it tn '■'' to tell it, the was
ed and men commenced to scour the woods
for faggots. It only to«k a little while to
build a lieaping pile of iiglitwood knots high
and then a stake about twelve feet
was driven into the ground. The negro
was placed at the bottom and the pine and
other wood was piled up around him. His
feet were chained and his hands bound
with a rope. wonderful part of the
Now comes tiie
performance. The pile was saturated
thoroughly kind. The with turpentine I forgot to and mention oil of some be¬
Flem negro, DuPre, who lives
longed to he his chan¬ near
Griffin now. As soon as saw
ces all gone lie commenced to beg very
hard and said, "Oh, Mars Flem! Mars
Flem !” But it wasn’t any use,
the mob was infuriated,
and the man had to go. When ling everything leaders
was ready one or two of the
made some negro men standing condemned near apply
the torch,and „in an instant the
African was on the top of the stake,
twelve feet above world ground could 1” that happen ?”
“llow in the
I eagerly asked, interrupting he him. touch
••Why, as soon as felt the first
of fire, lie loosen the cords o» his hands
by a superhuman effort, and by hugging The
the pole, shot up like a rocket!
crowd was fairly paralyzed with astonish¬
ment, at first, hut in less than half a min¬
ute the tall blaze had even passed him.
He yelled like.a true fiend foi a moment ;
then the eordsTiolding his hands burnt in
twain and his body swung backward and
fell into the liquid flame and fire beneath?”
“Was he entirely consumed?”
“AH but his
HEART, LIVER AND LUNGS.
When the coals died into ashes these or¬
gans lay quivering upon the the |ground, the
last remnentsof one of most diaboli¬
cal wretches that ever lived,”
‘•And so you think Guiteau should have
been burned alive?” I asked.
“i r es, by all means. It is the only sure
means of punishing suffer a fiend deatli as he deserves.
1 have seen men from every
known cause, and nothing is so horrible as
the stake- I was in the war, you know.”
“Won’t you tall me some of your war
then ?” I asked.
“Well, I don’t mind, if they will inter¬
est you. I remember once seeing an
Irishman during the war, shot for being
found across the and lines. when They asked brought him
into the camp why he was
beyond the lines, said :
‘ Well, mother sirs, for I was hit. only and going couldn’t to see my
dying a I get
a leaye of absence. That’s all there is in
it?”
‘ But you are a deserter?”
“No, I ain't. I would have gone to my
mother past the mouth of a .belchin’ can¬
non. No,
I AM NOT A DE8ERTKK.”
But the court martial thought different¬
ly, and so the poor fellow was sentenced
to be shot. When he was brought his out doom, to
the coffin place where ready he was and to lay meet the grouud
his was Tftrnfrig on
beside him. to it he gave a look
of scorn, and said: “You black thing!
When you hoid me you’ll have a brave
heart to bury, for I am not afraid to dye
for my mother.”
“Kneel,” said the captain in of front the squad with
of twelve twenty-four loaded that stood unloaded
and twelve mus
kets, “and be blindfolded.”
SS™f . !*{ on,y i,^ ^ nee J t0 l' od >” 8a .* ri ^
Then the the guard forced him to sub
mit to the tying or an hankerchief over his
eyes and stepped back to let the men fire.
the „ rnitefrchief'.ihisfonffi^l e u V ^ts we^levlted P he°hito’ brushed
wRh his
arm and the next instant he lay a corpse
Hearing tliese blood curdling stories re¬
mind-, me of a horrible death I once vrit
ne*s>t in Jackson, Temiesee, in 1877, 1
think. A negro named Nim Wilson, a
great favorite around Jackson and a sort
of outlaw; because of the favors which had
been given him, shot a policeman one
night, for which he was sentenced to hang.
Aftera long trial before all the courts, the
day came at last for
THE EXECUTION.
Th* ^murdered man was a brother to the
sher IV, whose name was Perkins ; and the
the latter seemed to take the most supreme
delight in the task of avenging his brother.
I sui pose there must have been f>,000 peo¬
ple in town that day. The gallows was
erected about half a'mile from the town
Tfm the Forked Deer River, near the
Ni Jsiper s C. railroad. I was not then in the
new- profession, 1 invited but having by Dr. a turn¬ Arn¬
out off ny own, was
old, < the county physicians, to drive
down, and through his ccurtesy 1 Have was
given a position inside the square. Well
I m- h»' execution lined was the public rsilread ? it
imninnant was People until the place looked em
ike «n amphitheater,; and ail.[around nothing
f«- t hundred yards
R. (of faces arrived could mounted he seen. the When gal
ner he
U ,nd made a speech- according to the
u*_. custom, etc. I stood down on the
mo d with the ground witli the doctors
fini liatelv under the gallows, and conld
|Do p in Unison's face. When the rope
was ady, the noose was adjusted and the
ipst sr took his position. He was light
in ointute and hence it would have a long
faj' .to
• \v BURAK HIS NECK.
Tius the sheriff did not give him, and
mu* li to tin; surprise of everybody, only
lerabout ITlnches of extra rope dangle.
Tin J ap was an ordinary door on hinges,
wkich swung down when the trigger was
pulled away. There was scarcely a thud
wht-i- . Perkins cut the rope to the trap
and mlson hung in dreadful agony—aud
was conscious! around
In the fall, his body grasped swayed at convul¬ to
the t-caffiold which lie
sively and endeavored to climb up. Just
then the crowd yelled, ‘‘Push him off!
off!” and he let loose and swung
aj-oi oil on the opposite side, where he
ng.fl tried to climb up. His arms were
lot: ;y pinioned, and got almost on his
eljif'.' - s, hut his strength gave way and he
....
datigled again.' There was not enougli
swiiving for him to crawl up as before,
am’ he could only clutch the rougli scratched floor
of the scaffold, over his nails
with a most horrible sound. Then, when
he ; .aid, no longer reach anything, he
eh- d the ah' with both hands a few min
ui Wore dying, and a doctor told me he
ooul t have been resuseitated five minutes
before he was down.
-■ • —-M
SPECIAL LOCALS.
- Bargain tables just opened by C.
A. JJavis & Co., Greenesboro, Ga.
— Bargain tables of C. A Davis &
Co. tenter of excitement in Greene 0
t and for many miles around.
ints assorted 3tyles .Titian 4cts, on
—A A Qo.
c stioro, Ga.
(ice Dress Lawns assorted colors
y , on bargain tables, C A. Davis
A. I., Greenesboro, Ga.
Exlfiternent ft lead the announcement of Great
around the baigain tables
ju-.ll ueslioro, opened by C. A. Davis & Co.,
Giej Ga.
I < tee pound Laundry soap, good
quality wrapped Sets., on bargain
tabUos of C. A. Davis & Co., Groenes
borc i, Ga.
— One thousand open and shut fans
at Ui'. each on Bargain Tables of C. A.
Duv is & Co., Greenesboro, Ga.
— Composed of the best known ton¬
ics : iron and cinchona, witli well
known aromatics, is Brown’s Iron Bit¬
ters. It cures indigestion, and all
kindjred troubles.
—1\ sure cure for impoverished
blood, pimples, and sallow complexion,
is Brown’s Iron Bitters. It will pro¬
duce a bpalthy color, smooth skin, and
is absolutely not injurious.
—Bargains on the 10 cents counte
at C, T. Browne’s.
— Try that pure apple vinegar sold by
Reid A Reid.
Read Hal Flynt’s bran, spank new
ad. ill) another column, and not only
read it, but patronize him.
—No need of burning yourself up
when you can get pure whisky from
iial Flynt. It invigorates and
strengthens ; it does not kill.
—Reid & Reid have the finest lot of
pure apple vinegar to be found Craw
fordville. Try it.
Ha' Flynt lias a lot of nice flower¬
pots. Cheap. •
—T*y some, of that fesh cider just
received by HU Fi y nt.
— Fresh parched peanuts at Reid &
Reid’i.
— Vacine virus. Pure. Warranted
to “tike” every time. Reid & Reid.
—Pure apple vinegar. The best in
the uarket. Over two years old at
Reid 4 Reid’s.
—Pure brandies for medicinal pur¬
pose! a Hal Flynt’s.
—Moid a possibility of small-pox by
vace iting yourself with pure virus.
Kep by Reid & Reid.
— Java you been vaccinated - If not
go t< I id & Reid’s and get some pure
viru You can yacinate yourself,
■h, sweet cider at Hal Flynt’s
—. oger ale at Reid & Reid’s.
W at pure sweet apple oider at nal
Flc ’s is delioioas.
, h; Sharon had a moonlight pic
nioknd it was a grand success.
at Mr. Stephens’s health is bet
tej nan it has been for several
yeari
LmVf.J the next renresentative in
the
witi the he prefix prefix of or Colonel Colonel.
A the more illiterate a man is
newnper ought to to he run”” run. *
— ne fancy candy! The purest
and - m the market can be got
fron Dal Flynt.
i water, ginger ale and sassapa
rilla dd k Reid’s.
HOME HAPPENINGS.
WHAT IS BEltiU DONE IN AND
ARUDND CRAWFORDVILLE.
SQUIBS CAUGHT ON THE FLY BY DEM¬
OCRAT REPORTERS.—NEWS OF THE
COUNTY CONDENSED.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
—Water melons.
—Corn looking splendid.
—Mrs. Carrie Temple, of Canada, i 8
in town.
—Paul Qorry has returned from a
visit to Augusta.
—Head the new advertisement of O
A. Davis & Co., Greenesboro, Ga.
—The Atlanta Weekly Constitution
and The Democrat one year for #3.
— Mrs, W. J. Fielding, of Barnett, Mr. A,
was on a visit to tlie family ot
J. Strom this week.
—Go to the Bargain Tables of O. A.
Davis <fc Co., Greenesboro, Ga, .
—Miss Mollie Young, of Bairds
town, is visiting the family ot Mr.
Albert Gorham this week.
—Head the new advertisement ot C.
A. Davis & Co., Greenesboro, Ga.
—Hon. Seaborn Reese, of Sparta,
was in town Tuesday attending the
Democratic Mass Meeting.
—Where are the people going to ?
They are all going to the Bargain
Tables of C. A. Davis & Co., Greenes¬
boro, Ga.
— Afrer a week’s holiday, The Dem¬
ocrat force has knuckled down to
business until Christmas.
—Mr. W. R. Gunn has had his lot
nicely pailed in with new palings 7 feet
8 inches high.
—Mis Ida Farmer, c,f our city, is
visiting friends and relatives in and
around Raytown this week.
—Everybody is talking about the
Bargain Tables of C. A. Davis A Co.,
Greenesboro, On., and thousands are
taking ad fan fa ge of the low prices
offered there.
—Judge Bunkley and lady, of Union
Point, were visiting the family of Dr.
A. G. Beazley last Wednesday.
—The Presbyterian’s have organized
a Sunday school. The school opened
last Sunday with nineteen members.
—By asking for it, you may get free
of charge a pietty Jumbo picture from
C. A. Davis & Greenesboro, Ga.,
a .! o to see the celebrated Gullmer
'F, JP; * 5 ,
rest* itizen of this county, died
at I " ’u-.aIi Thursday the 5th Inst.
W?BK. Gunn lias purchased
a tine organ from the Estey Organ
Company, Atlanta. It is indeed a fine
instrument.
—Old papers. The very thing for
putting under carpets or for wrapping
paper, for sale at this office at forty
cents per hundred.
—Walton Harris, of Atlanta, was
with us during the week just passed.
It is needless for us to remark that
Waltou was a more than welcome visi
tor.
—The Columbia .Sentinel will be
issued from Ilarlem next week. The
paper will ho the same size of The
Democrat and starts out with prom¬
ise of success.
—Mrs. Henry Cordes, and her sister,
Mrs. J. C. Stummer, of Washington,
have been visiting friends aud relatives
n Crawfoidville durin g the past week.
— We attended the celebration of the
Sunday Schools at Raytown last Thurs¬
day. Lpace this week will not allow a
full report in this issue suffice it to say
we had amost enjoyable time. The full
proceedings will appear next we«k.
—Mr. Enos Moore, a brother of Hon.
Benjamin F. Moore, died last Satur¬
day. Mr. Moore has been a sufferer
for many years, and while not confined
to his bed, death was a happy relief.
We extend our sincere condolence to
the family and relatives.
—Just received in one shipment.
Twelve hundred dozen, or fourteen
thousand four hundred spools J. & P
Coats Spool Cotton. Ciui for hand
some Jumbo card when you buy this
thread of us. Both retail and whole¬
sale trade supplied by C. A. Davis &
Co., Greenesboro, Ga.
—Colonel Quintus Richards,of Ham¬
burg, S. C. is in tho city. Mr. Rich¬
ards is an old resident of Crawfoidville,
and a gentleman of flue parts. He is
visiting his brother, Mi, Titus Rich¬
ards. Mr. Quintus is very popular In
Crawfordville and Taliaferro county,
—Pat Carroll is one of the test and
mosi clever conductors on the Georgia
railroad. He has placed us under so
many obligations we don’t know bow
to thank him enougq No conductor
on the road is more popular, anu none
will do more thau Captain Carroll to
accommodate one. He deserves much
at the hands of the management of the
road.
—Mr. Julius Menko, of Atlanta, and
formerly in the liquor business at that
place, left last Monday for New York.
Mr. Menko is well known in this sec¬
tion and the good wishes of our peo¬
ple will attend him. Julius will en
i' 1 the wholesale clothing business
* nd our merchants, when north,
should call on him. His address-is 114
Franklin St., New York.
'k. vi..i tw„i, Globe’
Purpl * White Amber
Globe, Large Norfalk, Yellow Aber
fl UDj Pomeranian, Prussian, Southern
Seven Top, Yellow Rutabaga, White
Rutabaga, Garden Rutabaga, Early
Red Top, White Rock. Above just
received from Philadelphia. Wo have
Vol. 6.—No. 25
also the finest Greefte County turnip
seed from reliable sources. C. A,
Daris A Co., G tee ties l)oro, Ga.
—What did you buy off of the Baf
gain Counter at Mr. Davis’s store,
Mattie ? Huy—why they almost gate
them to me: Calico 4c. Grass Clothe
3J and 5c. Handsome Dress Goods 5c,
Printed Piques 5c. Two' cakes nicer
Toilet soap 5c. One pound bar
Laundry soap 5c. Ladies and children
Hose 5c. per pair. Large wash pans
and milk pans 10c. Nice Rocking
Chairs Brussel Seats 50c and #1.00.
There are hundreds of othelfebargaiasi
of which I can not now toll^iou dear
Mary.
—■ • —
Maple ridge.
An Enjoyable Ride and a Pleasant tin#'
State ol tbe Crop*.
—On Monday last took ride through 1 '
we a
the county to attend the closing exercises
of the Powelton Academy eho»-
ers had given fresh life to the growing crops»
and our observations along the route added
great testimony to the reports coming up
from almost every section of the State and
as to the bright prospects for the
tliriu.j and industrious planter.
Occasionally was seen a farm tha|
showeth the revers of skillful cul'ure,
where the dwarf id crops ehoked with grass,
worked their way through weed and grasa
promising neither sad to the sower nor bread
to the eater. These, however, were the ex'
ceptlons. and our people have abunemnt
reason to feel thankful and hepefnl with tf
large grain crop harvested, the old earn al.
ready an assured crops, the late corn and
cotton healthy and growing and waiting .
only propitious season to fill our land with
plenty and abundance, the outlook is truly ,
flattering. the exapttn*.
Quite n crowd was out at
tlon, and the Interest manifested in these
exercises winced a progress and public
spirit that Is woefully wanting amoug our
peeple these latter days. The readiness of
the scholars in their recitations showed
close study aud careful preparation. Tb#
quickness and respectful attention of the
scholars during the exercises was a marked
feature of the occasion and spoke In high
terms of the school than any encomium*
an intrusted spectator. reploto
The address of Dr. Pilcher was
with useful suggestions and was well re¬
ceived by the audience. After the address
a literary club was organized, with lino
prospects of success.
At night • very large-crowd was enter¬
tained by dramatUc and musical exorcis- *.
If ours wxs the experlenee of the audience,
♦” fejt. thatttw dav was
In M day
profitably spent- (ervoe or ute
‘fond memory brought b*ck ngaln tbe light s
of other days aiiouod u*’ and w* reviewed ,
with pleasant reaollections our boy-hood (
days when Powelton had special beauties
and attaacttoDS for us.
—Mr. James Luneeford was found* dead
in an out house on Mr. Davis Lurjceford’s
place last Saturday, It is supposed he died
from natural causes. Evidently he had
gone there In a state of mental aberratiou.
—Miss Ruble Hunly returned home oa
Monday from a visit to the family of Mr.
M D. Wallace.
—The Misses Klckllghter are visiting
Mrs. Llnzey.
WOMAN.
BETTER THAN THE SMILES OF KINGS.
To bring health and happiness to the
homes of suffering women in » mlsH-oxi be¬
fore which royal favor sinks into insignin
cance- What earthly benefaction can com¬
pare with one which protects from
< 'That dire disease whose ruthless power
Withers beauty’s transient flower.
il ragging weariness, night* of soft re pose
bounding* for heavy hours of tossing restlessness,
vigor for languishing dullness,
the swelling I>ne“ of full grown beauty for
the sharp and withered form of emacia¬
tion, a long life of mental, physical, social
and domestic enjoyments for a few »d
days of pain and gloom, ending In *n ear y
grave 7 Such is the mission, such are the
results of Dr. J. Bradftelds Female Regu¬
lator, which is hence truly and appropri¬
ately styled “Woman’s Best Friend.
“Whites,” and all those Irregularities of
the wotnb so destructive to the health,
happiness and beauty of women, disappear
like magic before a Physicians pro¬
wonderful Prepared compound. by Dr. J, Bradtteld,
scribe it.
Atlanta, (.ra* cts;large *lze, . $L50,
Price— trial size, 75
For sale by all pruggists, inay3»t
OCLBTHORPIf MISCElWHIf,
By H. M. Latimer.
—A Mr. McCarty, who live* county,, n«*<
Arnold’s mill, in Oglethorpe fond ot frogs,
has a horse which is very
and will devour all he can get.
—Col. Jay. L. Atkinson says whsn
he waa in the war, he used to catch'
mosquitos by hanging up skiLned pine
poles for them to stick to. We com¬
mend his method to all who are trou¬
bled with “skeeters.”
—Mr*. W. B. Brightwell, of Bright- bu
wellville, has a chicken which ba a t
one wing. Tbe piuee where ot a wimp
should be, shows no indication even
having had one.
—A negro man of Falling; Crook ia
ahead on a wheat yield. He made 95
bushels- from, two bushels and three
pecks.
—The people of Oglethorpe are en¬
thusiastic on the satyeeti of reapers,
and steam threshes and separator*.
—Gen. W. C. Bfrchmore, of Maxey*,
is busy burning brick tor the purpose
of erecting a commodious store house
He is a'gehtlemau of energy, and w 4
wish much success.