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TEE DEMOCRAT
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Unuvi OKi.vfu.E. Ga. June 20 1884.
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M. C, JONES.
1’rti isitKit a so PnoPitiKTon.
r.ir, -1dk ator i vi, t<»J(TU»r.
In the last number of the Grcenesbo
ro Herald, appeared a communication,
signed "/.eta.” which doe« great injus¬
tice io Urn Democracy of Taliaferr i
county. Under a call of the Demo¬
cratic Executive Committee, of Talia¬
ferro county, ibejDoruocracy, on the 1st of May, a mass
meeting of was called
t. r tile imriaWot eudyentions, electing to-wit delegates Na to
tiie several ^Pnatorial, :
initial. Congressional
and It"h State Senatorial. On the
•HU, nUnder the above call there
was, iu attendance, the largest number
of people * ver known to attend such a
meeting in this county, it was gener¬
ally known throughout the county,
that Col JohnW. Hixon and presented Captain
S. .1 Flyut. would ts; to
t lie iii.ts-i nieei ing, as suitable for the
SuGuti . When the delegates to the
lr ~ i.allied convention were put inrioiri
inatkiti. it was decided by the meeting
to leave it to a ballot by the people'
present whom lliv delegates
support hi said convention. The names
id the delegates were not presented by
«. ' I <1 of the V parties themselves *Tv r as sta
ted by * /Ha, lml ,1 hv -. Ivey.ot nf ILv IUy
town A n hour was beie consurm o ny
1 allot, as to the choice <>l the tneetrig
His* lee’ g a name to place before the
■-.eiiai'o .] convention. The result of
i b' ■■Hiied «pub' a hiitidaome rnajoii v.
After the ballot, the delegates Wei e
fleeted by acclamation. They then
go msti in led to support J. W. Hixon
Ill said convention, by the Democracy
ol 'Fabale.Id co mlv in n.ase meeting
* .,|i
assembled. i, Me hope i ,, the ,, Hr it laid ,„i,i will u
please copy and let full justice be done
not only lu tiie party reierred to by
••Zeta,” but to the Democracy of 'l’al
Ltlciio county.
xui: ku.i iM. ok vmuK gush*.
We publish by request the following
Synopsis of a letter written by a citizen
of Walton county, to i* relative of this
place, containing the particulars of tlm
killing of Mr. Willis Gunn, formerly a
citizen of this county, in April,
1884, liy his son, Jesse Gunn. :
Mon- it ok, Walton county. Ga..
May IHtli, 1884 —Dear CWstu : ! sup¬
pose you would like to hear all alxiut
the death of Bud. I don’t blame Jesse
for what, he did ; lie was forced to so
or be killed himself, lie, Willis, wrote
several letters to a person hero, who
finally wrote him not to write any
more, as his letters v would not be an¬
swered. in liis last letter be accused
..lease and myself of taking bis letters
Iron the oiliee and wrote other tilings
which hurt Jesse’s feeling. Jesse the never
Look but one of his letters from of
dice and he ga"e that to the one to
whom it was directed. Jesse then
wrote hie father concerning the ac su¬
,#tttioM In Ids letter and also of bis
j tani'pent to his mother. His father
a ' u ' m l 'ud, be would have
he' would take h'is life m
ffw weeks from that time, let him lie
*,jof\Vitltmi, Morgan, Greene or Tabu
Jefro Ui.it nothing short of his In'e
, and he h ol
would Hutisl'y him, that He
ii.*vci mistreated Ins mother, Ac.
•afterwards wrote another letter to Jes
ee, iu wldeli lie slatisl that he, Jesse,
pad Ini'll a tiiOi u in his patti ever since
tie was ttb.< years old, and attempted
do give n history oi his, Jesse’s lilt*
.II,mi nine years old to the time the l "t
r written. This letter contained
.wi.xteeu pages a nl Was directed til me,
which, however, he requested me not
g .i re ad. lie threatened .'u'S'’s ibo iu
tIds letter trout the uegmuiug G the
He wrote another letter still to
nH • r that lie was gmug to his
\ it Gi-f i a few days aim llial be iu
!u stay tliei'e until be to >k Jhs
mm’s lift* Thta seemed to have given
Jetwe much t rouble and 1 went to se *
i w* days after 1 ariived there,
Willis came and .aiinmoneed to
tin eats to his father. Iti
. believe
lather did not
.liovo ,.it ho iutended to kill bis son.
but that ho wus only trying to fnghUm
Jiitu. Jeaso vromisod me before l left
home that lie wouldn’t have his father
arrested. Ho was not disqxised to have
at vv arrant issued for him, il possibly tie
avoided. Wilbs tried to get a
from bis father, but lie refuse,i, and
'out a" bis horses tucked up that night.
, ■ e„»iv the next morning after he
iu oompauy with a gentleman.
Hu told iiis father soon after l ieit that
-be eXlHHled to stay with him two
’Cnee weeks and Gist he wanted a horse
to town to get some ammunition
to kill him seine game. He told his
fat her lie would go that evening ami
his father told hint it would suit him
.for him to g>> then, lie went inline
dlately to the field aud got the U*si
in u se Ins father Imd and then went to
.« ue.glib 'r's and Iwrrowed tnssli >t gun.
telling tWiin Unit he wanted to kill
father some game, lie then went
mediately to Madixon and loaded
burrels of the gun with twelve laige
buek-abot and triwl to borrow a pistol.
lie then st-u ted in full s|ned for
house and overtook us before WO
home. lie threatened to kill the gen
Clef ii ivitli me. said lie would
his brains out. it he Uoubted mm in
the least. He *tid we were three
ahead but he would show us w hat
was going to do and forbid our
in sight ot him. that if we did he
kill us. Be said he was going to
ds work btffore we got there. 1
aoli feelings in all my life, for
dn n l know lion many of my family
neilld litni ,lea I w hen i got home,
lie was highly intoxieatisi and had
flasks ot » 'osio v III 141 ,HK:kt J ls
Whet, b■ readied my house lie
a,uaut,U « iei, l," eouki s -f#
tmt sbpi H|i Vk 'tiiu a frVV U*c‘t ol
l.uiise i» t kt vv.i.s disco'rr.d.
tins a LMHuli | ) l*OVldt*lUV lldli ii
=- J. Ss,- >. .urn
Hi) - tl IWIV a
-jcaituslOUe except Ul> yoU'.ge.-t
whe was in the yard at the time and
who, as soon as she saw him ran, into
the house and whispered to Jesse that
bis father was out there with a gun.
Jesse jumped up and by the time lie
had gotten his pistol his father was at
the window w ill) Ids gun lying in the
, window with both barrels cocked ready
to tiie on him. Jesse fan into another
room mid shut, the door telling him
j tame at. t'.e same time not to do that,
His lather told him he had come to
ki«l him. and to come out. Jesse
there".«m shot md killed lum. 1 am
aorta he was forced to take ttie life of
Uift father, hut no one blamed him for
it.
Tin: mtati ■ rowrvno*.
Ttik State Convention assembled in
Atlanta, (last Wednesday, and after
. . elected , . . the following , ,, . dele¬
organizing
gates from the State at large :
lion. Evan P. Howell, of Fulton,
lion. A. O. Bacon, or Ifinb.
lion. \ It Lawton, of Chatham,
lion Patrick Walsh, of Richmond.
The following delegates were elected
from each district :
„ .
y. Sweat of Clinch, K. VV. Grubb of Me
iutosh ;alternates, J. K. Dart of GJpnn, J.
(;, Dell of Screven.
Second congressional Decatur, district— Captain Delegates, John
Judge O’Neal of
iripplett of Thomas; alternates, lion J il
lerrell, * L (>oulding of Biooks.
llrd T McArtlier congressional of Montg.......ry.f/C district—Delegates, Dun
W
f ,| Houston: alternates, W II Willis of
Miron. J r Watson of Lee.
Fourth Longley congressional Troup district—Delegates, Martin
I'M of and J H of
Fifth congressional district—w (5 Parker
„f Campbell. George. Massey Ilillyer oi Douglas. of Fulton; W
alternates, l; A T
Dickson of Henry.
Sixth congressional dictrict—Delegates,
(i vv Dustin of Bibb, and J E F Matthews
ol , upson | alternates, ( apt,am R E Park of
, W)l ftnd p cHiainbfir.-, of Wilkinson.
seventh Floyd, eongressional district— Dade; Dwinell
of and L S Colyar of alter
nates, T J Lyon of Bartow, W S Gibbous
of Floyd. congressional district—Delegates
Eighth
M P Reese of Wilks,i] T Lewis of Greene:
alternates, It D Vow of Franklin and J J
0 AfcMnlian, of Oglethorpe.;
Ninth congressional district—VV I l’lke
of Jackson, W K Simmons of Gwinnett:
alternates, Lumpkin. J J’ Cobb of Gilmer, VV P Price
of
Tenth congressional district—Delegates,
William II Parsons ol Washington county,
and K F Lawson, "f Burke ; alternates,
James VV Ifiik.sdule.of Lincoln, and G II
Cohen,of Richmond.
\V bile the delegates go uninstructed,
the nentimnne of the convention was
overwhelmingly Cleveland. iu favor of Governor
Most of the delegate:? ex¬
pressed themselves lor < Ilevelaud.
A CALI, KOIt A C<»l/N THY PKE.M AH
SlH’lATION.
After a consultation of several coun¬
try publishers, the organization of a
Country Press Association is deemed of
paramount iinportaii *e to their interest.
'Therefore, a cell is hereby made fur the
organization of a Country Pens Asso¬
ciation. The movement menus busi¬
ness-not pleasure. All newspa|iers
throughout the State, especially tiie
country papers, friendly to the move¬
ment arc requested to publish this no¬
tice. H is desirable tlmt < very country
paper All who iu desire the Slat* should join the l»,represented association
to
old address VV. 1). Sullivan, Tuuk
t ’I nz.KN udice. Waynesboro, Ga., sug¬
gesting tune and place of meeting.
$ 11,950
IN CASH
GIVEN AWAY
I'rMluai
No. 4 to #4
#500
#450
i #400
#550
#500
#275
#250
; #225
j #200
#175
#150
#125
#100
#oo
##o
#70
#50
#50
#40
#50
#20
#IO
A GRAND COMBINATION
Itio l*>t IVhti,»l juul tl>»
UkUihI Sl»t« vrttti tlM> Gft Xjrrtrultur»l but y-ur-nS,
,rul ti f, .xl rsli»bl.' Watch far UKJ caa» iaar»
thui the rrioe af Watcli onrlrislrannl al'H'.e. tlw
The Mcekla 1 ivn«t !orU»p»r
SnaUMumhl, 100.000 llama >«•«■ s„l)»crib.as ta
fheir t-waol 11.0 fcldm* Iho manth».'.i.sVe ino
m next lour Ft.If th*
Ml'Wins iM'UltttrtUI the or Mnteroury i
two imprr. one vmmm the reduction iu*a,:
\\ nteh, lor only St. bee
REGULAR '.m cOMMsiiicn orrXH.
C'v'i" Jmf . _ * l R £ i :rn. two $4
a " S I'Al'KUs «d
_ viHBM _ ' the W ATC H
f>r only
.
The f 'mirter-Jonrnnl (Jb nry Fat
t it iu i'Lrf' is stn vuiCcunprotniMi'ir e»«tny of mcr
L'H Uie *pml of roMdy a# ciubodfcfcl lfl
THAI THIEVING
TARIFF!
n tv wll kiHxvro to neder it o^ccwmry family to jourotl
of :U vita tacut tut » puhlio imxwn and
Thr IIvmp and Farm han the l»w«t an A
mo#t *4 tract! v» hid ctf contributor* of any .v'pioul
ural uaiw in the* cx>untrv Iti« cnjimma are
\oDAvL *v‘ltiM\>]v to ApTH-uitursi ufedoj’ktBd arF. aiivi»'c>nmH*ii$»’<i HomeTci'ic*.
E\er\ } Farm l'«r H
on ft* wind*' »*> irtrwt r*
tsests Hr>:*,«■hu>i»l inalter* « itviisiveli , and is Ul-
4 1 'i *■!!■*»! 4** io fifrj
Tb* WATnUil ll V U AT( II arlla at tha
mar.ufa.-UTv f,\r ?<;$..VO. anU i# widely kuoan a*
th * b«**l For rhfnp tt«|« \\ air It iftiis t rrr \\ plsow mob before nm) lb*
pub two
pit'«rrs mif % rar* w III axiv>tiw'r Imt urui. Wau h deaimJ. to ^
ai lrra* and |Ntprr« to »Vn ao
n ' Watrh u-vlrr thi#v'ffi*r. will owt #1 Vreath*®
it cat he hoturbt for at tbr manulact- f uarirr
Jpirrml a-.. ' Home and Farm, witboutwaits.
wii vrartor SaiopV# be «H ira
<4» h«vr can amt to
etrbrr raj Co, H. ajf. IIU.PKM4V Kv B. K. ' ftVK.RV .V
tr
iu : t H 1 r-jjc Ki
Hmoken of Bl^ kwpU’s Genuint
Ball Darham Suiokiujr Tobacco will
raccirv l*ramlama m follow# on
k'rmsand conditions hert' apaciflod:
I St PREMIUM, $5,000
2d ‘ a $ 2,000
$2 3d other Premiums $ hereihown. 1,000
m
The % premia inn will be awarded
iVoember 32, 1SS4 Ini Premium
K->ea to the i«rfH>n from whom w® m.
oeive the larwwt uumberof our empty
tnbaooo l>a*ra y*rior to life. IA 2d will
f»e »rivau for the u«xt lanroat number
and thu*. In the ordor of the number
of empty Kmth rtwiTetl frt>m each,
to the twenty At* au<v«aiful oon
tentanto. Kach lw*r in net l»ear our
orimna! Bull Purham lalvel. V 8.
Revenue efarnr. Md I'antion Notice.
Ban inuat Im* up aecurely in a
nackaire, with name and addreaa of
wuiier. and number of contain*
<nI, plainly mark»vt on the ontflde,
and mn^t >>e aont. rhanree prepaid, to
ItlHckwelPi MaartiHin Tobacco
( o„ Dunham, N «... Kvory irouauw
package he# picture of Bull
Sot 1 our next »uuv«uuceaient
HOLDEN & FARMER.
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| CRA WFORDYILLE, 0 A
. H constantly hand f ill line of
j ive on a
S Family Groceries
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Which they offer to the trade at the lowest market. BOOTS, SHOES. DOMES
TIC’S and Patent Medicines, and everything kept in a first-class store.
To the fanners, we would state that we are selling af the Cash very lowest prices Meet and
are determined not to be undersold, Slide in and buy, must come.
us half way and we.will show you wo are your friend. HOLDEN & FARMER.
w* w% nui
(Successor to W. It. GUNN.)
CRAWFOllD VILLE. GA.
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—DfiALxiK 1JN—
t)RY UKY (iOODS ,,UU1 * I CLOTHING OLD THING, NOTIONS, notion** it IlATSand rTa ons 1 ,i»pe CATS, ltOOTS BOOTS, SHOT'S SHOES
GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, TINWARE, CONFECTIONERIES,
~
Tobaccos, Cigars, Snuffs, Ac.
Having purchased the edtire stock of Mr. W. K-GUNN, at a, remarkably low price,
I am a prepared io sell goods cheaper than ever before offored to the public.
Come and price them yourselves and you will be convinced that you can save
money by purchasing goods of me.
W. W. BIRD.
may23.12
Cheapest Carpets in Augusta.
STOCK LARGER AND PRICES LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE.
rit 1 HE largest Stock South. Moquet, Brussels, Three-Ply and Ingrain Carpets, Hugs
Mats, Crumb Cloths, Window Curtains, Window Shades, Window Cornices and
Poles, Canton and Cocoa Mattings, OUromos. Write for samples.
James . Bailie & bons.,
Sept. 14, ’83. jy. 713 BRC^AD STREET.
Athens Foundry & HI aching Porks,
.
NEW and SErO^fe-llANI * 1 ^
M A HINKKY. ,
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THRESHES. noilSK.povVF.RS, FAN
M U.s, eorroN PRESSES, SOB
GLUM MILLS. SAW MILLS, ii
wit li >( 'RE \V or It A I t [I
ET HEAD Bi.OCKS.
ON HAND FOR SAJ.E.
to It. P' .Monarch engines, new. on wheels.
ii 11. P. Monureh engines, oil » heels,
l I’.j li. I*. Atl is engines, new, on skids. W7.
S, nn-lix' d Atlas Engines, new.
2UH.P. I’pright order, engines, each. seeoud-liaiKl, in ■ - d’-——
good Stationary price $250 in
4 II, P. engine, good order.
1 (jo 11. 1*. Stationary engine, in good ortlel.
1 loo 11. P, Firmenicli boiler, in good order.
. .'il inch Cylinder boil r>, so feet long.
1 SO inch Georgia woter- wheel,in good order.
2 15 inch Eelipwc water wheels in good order.
110 11. 1*. Ames engine, on skids.
Brooks’ Sul key Plows,a splendid |abor saver
Herd’s Cotton Seed butlers, what every far¬
| mer wants'
l Lath Machine,as good as new, will cut from
la,ooo to 25,000 SW.oo. laths per day. t:ost #115.00,
will sell for
Shafting, Mtinufacturers Gel ling. Pulleys, eto,
Also. agents lor Standa.v
make Port-aide steam engines, Traction o»
road engiiu s, Tarhine water wheels, Cook’?
Evapoialias, Vi, Uir Cain .dills, (,'oiubineu
| Threshers and N-paiutnis, Lillie Giant lly
■ dvwulie Cotton Piesses. Aiso, a full tiue of
llancoek Inspirators, tiie great Bober leeder,
Korting raisim: ,'niveisal Injectors,Steam foil stuck Jet of fitting Pumps
hi water, ano a j*.
a. ail kinds or Steam Engines. .VEnsUm
Bo ling Cioth am: .\li tin ings. furotslieu a
short iiiifuv THUS. BAiLOT,
nmy 2-Ciu Agent and Supc. > ■tiaua«uv\anju?»«aui.*t
FOUND .AT LAST
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THE PLACE to buy your
' K OF Ell IES,,
Gtwul ns tl,e i ; »I«t ; £< i«is will good weight at ’emarkanlj low prices
Owing to the string, nev of nnmey and hard times generally. I have con. luded to
da ale pr,ilits with ail ni> and cusioui, r>. I MEAN WHAT 1 S.tV, and in or .er to prove
it 1 only ;\-k v«u to come once tor vnmseUes.
I,v»d the loll, wing price list WERE EVER GOODS SOLD SO CHEAPLY BE
FOR. ?
, Good side meat b*c.
) (Lhh C'.tovass Hams. 15c.
M* ;il Site.
GihmI (»i atielaled 8ngHr. 8jlo—Of
i G,kh 1 lb own Sugar, 7c aud 8e.
G(',‘ii K u'M ii>' Oil. 2tic |H-r gallon.
G,mm| ( , if,,. E|c.
i
j I have -*> :i c,mxI .t.s k of Patent Medicines whlHi 1 will price a few as follows :
i
j S S. ^ iiirv sir, SI 4» Warners Safe Cure. POc- All kinds pills I5c, soebox
■ '■> . *i-.< i u i die:m - priced are, tditigh also n fine line or tobaccos, cigars,
1 •••flu - ! im i - | ic. .'is, eider, t'<e best that is made, in fact every
111 k, pi it * l ist-eirtss fancy and family Grocery store all to be - •! '
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t a tv** * I t ('im auo pi ce th, 111 . M ill aeli veu pioceries cln :• Per C : -
j < v*r b»»t iK’iorv.
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wxvD vTLIi£, uA
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CHARLES BERGSTROM
IN THE LEAD.
I take tills method of informing mv friends that my stock of O'? WIST AL J EK
CHAVD1SE is now complete, consisting of Dry Hoods, Clothing, Boots and Sh o«
I amily and Fancy Groceries, Crockery, Tinware, Glass Ware. Wood and Hardware
Cutlery, Drugs, Clocks. Tobaccos and Cigars. 1 havealsoon hand the largest an A.
best selected stock of Cassi meres ever brought to this section. Way and piy .513.09 .mb o *1
joo.OOfor a suit of eiothes’ when you can ouy Goods and Trimming have it
at home for less than half the above amount. I also sell the celebrated DA VIS SB Y
NG MACHINE, i have in stock very fine Potomac Shad by the pound or barrel.
Thanking mv patrons and friends for p nt favors. I ask a continuation of tbs «mt.
CALL AND SEE ME. X3T MRS. M. C TROPE'S stock of Millinery Goods is n* W
complete an d she Inviftss the ladies to call and examine them.
Charles Bergstrom,
LEADER OF LOW PRICES
SASH and DOOR FACTORY,
Late of NILES * TRYON.
—MAMUVACTtTtEK OV—
Doors, Sasia, Blinds,
Brackets; Scrolls, Mouldings. Stair Work, etc.,
Office, Factory and Wauerook, Buti.br 8t^And(iA. r. r.
f V "
% ■ FS®.
15^" Doors Blinlradd Sash acknowledged inaapissttured received'Cm Vto giv
Lumber All orders promptly win I of sbipeeuw
eii. Promptness and coed Goods is my motto. Mend trial order aprii*
5 !?
ALFRED RAKER. PreMmt. JOSEPH H. BEAN, IWhitr.
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK
811 BROAD STREET, AGKJ3TA, GA.
Cash Assets. £300,000. IX>.
Surplus, ,30,000.00
Transacts a eneral Deposit ani Discount Business.
Interest on deposits of five to two thousand dollars.
ACCOUNTS OF BANKS, BANKERS AND MERCHANTS RECEIVED ON FA¬
VORABLE TERMS.
Special Attention Given to Collections.
-DIRECTORS
ALFRED BAKER. W. B. YOUNG,
EDVV GbiO CONNELL. E. R. SCHNEIDER.
JOSEPH S. BEAN.
,4 treats!
lias struck the Furnitnr n Business in Augusta,
And we keep it moving by our LOW PRICES™
We must have money and if you must have FURN1 FURF., it will pay you to bor¬
row money at 15 per cent and buy now. We defy competition from a i 1 qoarters■ We
have an immense stock of all the very latest patterns and novelties SPRING BEW>.
MATTRESSES. FEATHERS and PILLOWS, the finest line of PARLOR FURNL
TURE, ever seen in the South. Write for catalogue and price list.
J. L. BOWLES & CO.-
840 ^road Stree', Augusta Ui
Spring Announcement
1 insert with more than ordinary pleasure this advertisement, as 1 wish to rnakt
known to the public that ray Spring stock is complete I have a large variety of new
styles, and flatter myself that I have au assortment of goods which andata wilt meet the wants
of'all purchasers, either in style, quality and latest novelties, positive saving.
Then don’t until you have examined my stock.
PRESS GOODS.
Comprising a Full Line of Black and
Colored Silk.
NUN’S VEILING, in all the newest
shades.
A JBATROS CLOTHS,
ARMUNE CLOTHS.
A complete line of BLACK GC DS.
\ LARGE AND HANDSOME LIN' '’F 1
Nai sook s an iuarg o l routeries
IIewest a.\t> Latest Designs in Laces.
JAMES MIL. LEE >■'
Millers Comer, AUGUSTA, GA.
WHITE GOODS.
WHITE EMBROIDERFO ROBES.
WHITE DRESS MUSLIN.
FRENCH NAINSOOK.
EGYPTIAN DEM1TY
PERSIAN LAWS.
VICTORIA LAWN.
BISHOP LAWN.
Check and Pla’d NAINSOOK.
LINEN LaWN