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About Crawfordville democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1881-1893 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1883)
THE DEMOCRAT. SI.50 Per Year. FRIDAY, APRIL 27th. 1883. Entered at the post-office at craw FOHDVIl.I.E, GA., AS SECOND CLASS MATTER FOR MAILING. M. C. JONES. Local Editor. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE, rsssra. ;; „e vi^ed I,- ‘"roe fam, 1 printeisthis week. __Col. W.O.Mitchell,of Union Point, vvis ill town Monday. —Mr. Wr J. I W VV. r F ,u irmer in l, moved into his new residence Thursday, —Will Bird andWill Hatnmack visit¬ ed Atlanta this week. —Remember the pic-nic at Malair’s bridge next Tuesday. —Have your Job vvoilt done at thi fflee. Satisfaction guaranteed. b —If you want a nobby suit of clothes call on Mersbon & I* lynt, at bhaion. _Buv vour boots and shoes from Mersl.on & Flynt, Sharon, Ga. —Will Reid and his charming lady visited Greenesboro last Tuesday. —Dr. S. J. Farmer is having lattice work put * at the east end of li is piazza. —Have your job . , work done at this office, Augusta price duplicated. _The rain fell in torrents Sunday night and ti„ wind blew very heavily. —Considerable damage was done in this county by the storm Sunday night. __Water courses were higher Mon¬ day than at any time since Moore’s mill dam was washed away. —Georgia Heavy Checks 8Jc, per yard at C. A. Dayis & Go’s., Greenes¬ boro, Ga. —Fishing tackles and the only gen¬ uine l.immerick books in town are for sale by Thomas Fulton. —Mr. L. L. Veazey had the misfor¬ tune to sprain his ankle while in town Tuesday. —The dam of Mr. Chas. Bergstroms’ fish pond was broken by the fresh* t Sunday night. —We are pleased te learn of the re covery of Miss Anna Cony from a se¬ vere attack of measles. —Miss Cook Bunkley, one of Union Point’s charming young ladies, visited friends and relatives in town this week. —Get your family groceries, &c., from Mersbon & Flynt, Sharon, Ga. —Prims 4c. Be. and 5c. per yard at C. A. Davis & Co’s., Greenesboro, Ga. —Subscribe for The Democrat, only 81.50 per year. —Mershon & Flynt, of Sharon, have on baud a large stock i f goods which they are offering at very low prices. ,, ... ,, .. . v . id Mi” Xrdtutid Young, ot li 4 (fieenesboro Home Journal were both in town Friday. —Mrs. Anna Hall, of Greenesb >ro, who has been visiting friends and rela lives tn o nr county for the past few days returned hnuie on Saturday. —Mr. Benjamin Jones drew of his fish pond Tuesday and lonnd seventeen out of twenty carp deposited last No veniber a year ago. Ten MIL oi the seventeen will spawn this season. .— Mrs. 8a I lie Bandage, of Hancock county, is visiting her brother Dr. 11. S. Smith. Vv'e hope her visit to Craw¬ ford vide will be a pleasant one. — We think that an election for the stock law could have been carried day J as a great deal of fencing was washed , , away ,, i by the , i , t Leslie!. . „i.. t —Orawfordville is one of the health lest towns on the Georgia Railroad, There has been only "was cue death in six months and that an infant of twelve months old. —Mr. 11. \V. Smith, the genial trav eliug salesman for the reliable firm of Reaves, Nicholson & Co., of Athens was in town Tuesday’. —One of our young men eat a whole goose in two days , this ... week. , -*- l )e first day he eat the goose and the sec ond day he eat the bones, and lie didn’t invite anybody to feast with bun neither. How strange ! “The merchants of Greenesboro and seveiai othei towns bavt. agreed 1° close their places of business at six o’clock p. in., from May the first to September the first. We hope our merchants will do likewise. _No man knows what a ministering angel his wife is until lie comes home one day. suffering with'a dreitdfui cold and she happens to have a buttle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup in the house. —Young men should bear in mind wlien they visit young ladies that it will not do to imagine that they are in terested in their welfare every tims thev seem to be, fir for oftentimes they are only eager the..- farewell. — The subscription to Tiie Demo chat is steadily and the advertising eolumns of the paper show that the Augusta merchants are not slow to take advantage of its worth as an ad¬ vertising medium. —The monotony of the mercantile portion of the town is broken now and then by the advent of a drummer, but the chief business of these travelling gentlemen seems to consist of sitting on tiie hotel piazza and spinning yarns. of last — The Atlanta Constitution Sunday was the largest daily ever pub¬ lished in Georgia, and while some of our exchanges says she got '-whipped out” in the last Gubernatorial nomine. tion. no person in the State would think she was anyways like -? if they had seen it of that date . ay' She is an honor to ueorgia. anu mug s she live is the best wisii of The Demo CKaT. Co we Up and Settle. All those indebted to the old firm ot Ed. Young & t’o., are requested once more to come forward ami settle their accounts as we intend putting them in an at torney’s hands tor collection by the 1st of May. Aswan Vote. vmVim-.A'iiuUhl’i'eup'Olidnot think it 51 i Alt , nt!o „ Ua.* of T. F. Fleming, druggist, Augusta, in another column, who is prepared to sell <lru .? s as cheap as any house in the Soutli P'» states Flemings’ Nenralgine dy will relieve any case instantly, and lii.s C hill Pills are well known and have a large sale. One box will cure any caseot chilis. Ilone.s, Dougherty & Co. Messrs. Bones, Dougherty & Co., deal¬ ers m hardware, of Augusta, have an ad veitisement in this issue, to wliicli we call H 10 ' Mention amV'Twine' of all the Bhider^vVdc™ readers of The Harvester no farmer should be without, one man with thismaehineand three horses can cut and b,ml lronl f 'fteen to twenty acres a day. ■— • Jordan & Pope. Read the advertisement of Messrs. Jor dan & I ope, cotton factors and comniis M column. ° 11 merchants, Mr. Augusta, Ga., in another Jordan has been in the cot ton business many years and has fore much experience. Mr. Rope is from Washington, Wilkes county and is well &B JSSS^t^ST^SS — age. — • —. ii. D. Smythe. 'the advertisement of E. D. Smythe, the great Southern crockery dealer, of Augus ta, Ga., will be found in another column. This is one of the largest and most relia¬ ble crockery and gJass establishments in the State. Call and see, his large and mag¬ nificent stock of crockery, glass ware &c, when you visit Augusta. He is offering great inducements to purchasers. Read Ins advertisement. SHARON SHAVINGS, WHITTLED Oleic FROM BULKY Tluilblt DY “CALHOUN.” SHOUT SqlIJS ABOUT PROMINENT PEO¬ PLE ANI) CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS SANDWICHED TOGETHER FOR THE PALATES OF OUR READERS. —Cool mornings. —Windy weather. —Dull times for April. -Ed. retired Keating lias quit public business and to quiet life. —We regret to announce the illness of Mr. J. 11. Jones. Hope to see him up !,oou ’ —Mr. William Norton, of Orawfordville, John Moores baru, woicli was blown J.mi- -iv the storm. —The n-ercuants have sold but little gTinn np to this time. We suppose not mur « h 1,1 u tou!tu us mu ‘ ;h as last >’ l ' ar - ..^ ie B^iin . urop is looking tolerably S* Z til the new crop comes in. —Mr. Croake lias a Brimmer lien that lays . ggs twice as large as any Jof the ordinary kind. He weighed two yes tciMi.y n ail they weighed as mura as tour of the others. He says thai she never sets. -Mrs. Hal Flynt, of Orawfordville, was down to the daiico at Mrs. Eliza Fiynt’s on Monday night. Quite a large crowd gathered pleasantly, there and passed the evening —Prof. Ware lias a musical entertain lus school house, every I relay n ght for the benefit of the children. Sev pni , 0 f q K . m rt!at i pieces during the enter tainment. During the stonn Sunday night two old darkies living on Mr. Geo. W. Wrights plantation near Sharon, were sitting in their cabin when the roof was blown on and the walls blown down. Neither ol then, was ] iull _ Wl , a verv hard rain on last Sun* jay night and Monday morning, which did much damage to the farmers. The wind also blew very hard. There was much fence blown down and tile land tiia.t liad been plowed was washed a great —Sharon has a Union Sabbath school, which is held at the Presbyterian Superintendent, church, and Mr. Jesse Woodall is S g e that their children attend regularly. . —Rev. Mr. Simpson will hold services in the Presbyterian church on next Sun day the 29th, at 11 o’clock, r. m. His rrg ular appointment was on last fourth Sun J’W- We hope he will liaxe a good con gregation on next Sunday. —Col. E. J. Mnpp> of Warren county, was thrown from his horse on last Monday morning while crossing the bridge at \\ il liams’creek just below Raytown. Here ce j ve d unite a hard fall, but we hope that w :ii « 0 on get over it. tu • Si tm-s o" the Svred nesrt tSi Semi { , v( . r y Friday afternoon. The school nuin j a i )ou t thirtv-five. They teach all the languages, music, and also teaeli the girls how to sew, crochet, &e. We wish them much success in their undertaking. —La-t Sunday night during thu storm the barn of -Mr. John P. Moore, was blown down killing three mules and crip pling his horse. There were three other mules in the same barn which were not hurt. Eight out houses were also blown down. This was quite a ioss to Mr. Moore,but we are truly glad to know that it was no worse. Mr. (4. N. Wright also had several houses blown down on his place, —Wj learn that there is a movement on ^ ^ f ., [ ;11 ; a new Catholic church at this 1 . It will be erected in front of the Convent. Will commence building it the first of next month. This will add much to the appearance of our village. We hope soon to see it erected. WM. M. JORDAN, FREI) B. POPE, Formerly of Silky & Jordan. 0/' U'as/u'ngton, 0 (. JORDAN & POPE. COTTON FACTORS AND Commission Merchants Ji ■ r5 ==«~ B » ^_....... ...... .. . J *»*■ JOT ***« ANDERSON A*? JUS X^^***? AM . FOUMKU MANAGER PARTNER AND SALESMAN OF PEA11CE, ANDERSON & CO. Cotton Factor and Commission Merchant, —A TTHE— Old Stand of R. A. Fleming-, 903 Reynolds Street, Augusta, m m Georia Pers n nal Attention Given to all Busiress. Consignments of Cotton Oats and Wheat Solicited, mob 0 ’83 ly Great Bargains In Furniture. -— — HAVING purchased the stock of R. O. REGGIE A GO., and having a very large Stock ourselves, we are, now compelled grand to chance reduce both Stocks bargains, immediately don’t so let as to slip. get them in one Store. This is your to secure it Fine, Medium and Common Furniture. Matrasses. Spring Bed Bottoms. Re¬ valving Book Gases. Invalid Chairs. Cabinets, ami an immense Stock of Parlor and Bedroom Furniture that must be sold to give room. Call early or write for cuts and price-:. J. L. BOWLES & CO. } 717 & 839 Broad Street, Angus'a, Ga. The WHITE Sewing Machine The Ladies Favor it: 1 Because it is the Lightest Running the most quiet; makes the prettiest stitch A and bus more conveniences than any oth t***. WP : | 5. .V \ "vx #-f ,v f, Mac.liine. V ?] ; Ai it, is yuuriuitid live jc-pr* and is the eim' &A%\ J, fKA «st to ti 11, and giics tl.c tost ratisfnetio I % t A . of any machine,on the market. : | • -Gha A Intending purcliasers are solicited to ex tS! N -*>' '..f'.f amine it before buying. Responsible dea 1 3s AYh.” ..ipe '■ N- T-.EL A. ’ ers wanted >n all unoccupied territory. ,5. D. & T. F. SMITH, Wholesale and Retail Dealers, 59. MtOAI) STREET, AT LANTA, E91t jIA. 50 FjrSile'jy Mr>. I) A WiSUitu, i vr»r dville, Ga. t. 2 ,’ 81 . 2 t potsom © extend to every Lady and Gentleman who reads this Heading a Cordial Invitation to Visit MILLER’S CORNER AND SEE TIIE WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF Spring Offerings! I have this time ECLIPSED all former efforts, having never liefore met with such unbounded success in collecting together so many attractions. THE MIGHTY DOLLAR Tells the same old story. Such a congregation of Beautiful DRESS GOODS, and uc j, bewitching pretty Colors, was never before offered buyers in this market, NCN S VEILINGS in conceivable Shade, such as Crushed Strawberries, Electric Blue, &e., with embused Valours, Brocated Ottoman, Satins, Tubular Braids Embroid ‘"' l «*- *"«• “ Embroidered Chambray Robes. (•Warranted to wash)* The prettiest Goods in the land for Morning Wraps. found here ONF HUN DRFD 'THOUSAND entirely NEW NOVELTIES maybe GINGHAMS and New Cambric Dimeties, which are perfect beautiful. MY NOTION DEPARTMENT Embraces all the Novelties in that Line .mrmrrrAiRF Kill (;mVK‘ spilt l A I, DRIVE in all the New Shade, of , MOUSQLEIAfKE KID GLD> 1. and LACE M ITS j® STAN DA RI) GOODS, and the OLD RE LI A RLE >K n my reputation for keeping Attractions. R shall always lead in the Newest J AM 108 MILLER, apriI20-3m Augusta, Ga. THE MoC ORMSCK Harvester ami Twine Hinder. ,<T ; : : ^ D'D” / '*A 1 : Sg AAL: * ’ Ww| wflSBmmm ‘ 4 f/« •- f'l -u» One man with this Machine and three horses,cuts and from fifteen to twea' ty acres a day. Send for descriptive pricelist. BONES. DOUGEHTY & CO.. pril27-ly AUGUSTA, GA. DO YOU KNOW THIS I IT IS A FACT J The London & Liverpool Clothing’ Hbuse 81G Broad St., Augusta, Ga., -—'-"-■MAKES T1IK~~n 1 > 1 ain B iisiness Stateme 11 1: Wo are in Position to save to all purchasers of Strictly First-ClasS Clothing. 6 to tpJLO a Suit." i\ e mean just what mo say. and your careful examination of our stockwilG yrove the fact most conclusively. What wo want and invite is comparison of our stock and prieas. •HWSSftJT, VOIDS 1»* Cost 25 to 30 per cent, more than ready made garments, and w can save you that much and giyo equal satisfaction ! Try us and see! A call costs nothing. The great: obstacle hitherto existing In the purchase of ready made clothing by The Merchant, the Planter, or the Professional Man. lias been the. unsatisfactory results to the buyer. We c an clearly deiuonsfratc that out work is made with the same care and pre¬ cision as any MKllCHANT TAILORING IN AUGUSTA. HOW WE DO THIS: We are manufactures. We employ more and better workmen through OUR NEW YORK CONNECTIONS. Tlia.ii all the eomhineil merchant tailoring establishments of Augusta,* IN N E< :K WEAK we show tin* most Elegant Designs. IN IIOSIKKV our styles are Novel. IN UNDERWEAR we excel all others, IN HATH AND GAPS every conceivable shape shown. The goods are universally conceded to he the HANDSOMEST EVER SHOWN IN AUGUSTA. Cur Children's Department. Embraces the beautiful and extensive assortment in all the most advanced shapes and colorings. The newest tiling out in children’s suits is “Jersey Lilly” and “Humboldt,” Made of the finest i in ported French Fabrics, LONDON AND LIVERPOOL CLOTHING HOUSE. SJG i road Slrcet, Augusta, Oa. tIL A% Klllilll SHARON, ; GA. -] Has constantly on band a full line of l Dry Goods, Groceries, A N li - ! FARM PROVISIONS. ! Which lie offers to the trade at the Lowest Market Rates, SUCKS, HATS. CLOTHING and everything kept in a FIRST CLASS STGRE. rrxo ! the farmers of Taliaferro I would state that I am selling at the Very Lowest prices. 1 am offering bargains the like of which Sharon people never before, have seeq, if you will look, you will be convinced, * CALICOES, AND DHESS GOODS, CALL AND SEE ME. 0“-AJS. -A-e K.e dricls.-! apnl27-t-t S r 1 > ' F .
