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£|f Ijauuitonyisitor
BY D. W. I). BO I’LL Y.
FRIDAY MORNING. NOV- 27. 171.
Around the County.
As previously agreed upon, Mr.
Ilasiev came for u- in liis buggy on
the afternoon of the Bth, and we rode
out to Judge Sp ume's to spend the
night, where we were well taken care
6f.
Judge Spence, before the war,
owned several negroes, and was a
prosperous and successful farmer,
lie started with nothing, and made
what he had by his own exertions.
Although the results of tlm war took
a vay his slaves, it left him his landed
property, and to-day lie is still in
g>od circuii etan e *—makes plenty of
cm and meat, lives well, and has
tic best fences we saw between Ham
ilton and Whitest i!le, as well as fbc
m 'st hogs.
Reaching Whitosville on the 9llt,
we found several persons ready to
pay their taxes, and through the en
ergy of Mr. J. FI. Booker and others,
some sixteen or eighteen new sub
scribers were obtained for the \i-i
--tob, for which the proprietor returns
his thanks.
It was our first visit to the town,
and we formed quite a liking to tbe
people for their cleverness. The
place is not doing the business it has
done, but there are still three stores
there—those of Messrs. Andrews,
Smith, aud Talley.
The night was spent very pleas
■jHitly with Mr. Pearson, near town —
* good farmer and clever man, noted
iar his fat hogs, large turnips, and
Other good things.
.ftt Davidson's, on the 10th, through
>h mutiring energy of that clever
fellow., Squire Gus. Myhand, an ac
cession of twenty subscribers was
gaineC.for the Visrroit.
Wt (accompanied him to dinner,
and than took a walkover his farm.
He is jiwt finishing a comfort aide and
oommoftious two-story dwelling, and
lias site >f the nicest young apple
•orchards wve have seen, besides other
ftruit. IBs place gives evidence of
Silas-enterprise and thrift of its owner.
We iSunet that ft nico court-house
IHiWeou to be erected in the district,
and don’t know of n hotter Justice to
Jtsvld court therein than G. A. My
lutnd.
We were provided for at. night un
der the friendly roof of Mr. Sattor-
Twliile, who, besides being a go-ahead
faraer, has the prettiest and fattest
swiue wo have seen—both pigs and
bogs.
At Whitaker's, on tho lltli, with
tb help of Copt. Little, some ten or
tw-eflva subscribers wore added to tho
]*, which was left with Mr. Coch
ran, with a good prospect for more.
We had an excellent dinner at Mr.
Blanton’s, nnd found him and his
Bon-in-law, Mr. DeLnmar, very clever
people. They w ere both busily en
gaged in making syrup, and w e had
a good time drinking beer ami eating
cane. The cane and syrup compares
favorably w ith that produced in Lou
isiana—the latter is better than any
to be found in Hamilton at any price.
We spent the ui‘ o ht at Maj. Flynn
Hargett’s, who entertained us with
*>nd social conversation.
* -'nor, s publio-
A illrm
raised an interesting family of sons
and daughters, and though the war
left him impoverished, by Its indus
t"V and perseverance lie is agiin in
comfortable circumstance*, lie was
a candidate for tbe legislature before
the recent convention, and came very
near receiving the uominati >tt.
At this preen ct (the Lower 10th)
Squire Cox procured fifteen names
for the Visitor, and his energy and
influence will doubtless enable him
to get several more.
Wo accepiUd nu invitation to ditto ,
with the Squire, and tiller dinner ;
■ were show n a piece of ground on j
which he hits raised three good crops I
this year —first Irish potatoes, then
corn between the rows, and lastly,
! turnip*.
We spent the night of the 13th ,
’ with Mr. Irby Hudson, son of our
j senator elect, Hon. W- L Hudson.;
I He lives in a large and commodious
i house, is in easy circumstances, and j
j takes pleasure in making his blends ,
J comfortable when they call on bim,
| besides being a good farmci,
j At Blue Spring, on the IRb, j
j through the oxer ions of Squire j
I Moore and Dr. Lusby, some twenty- .
| three or four names were ptoetued |
| for the Visrron. These gentlemen ,
I deserve credit for the interest they ■
| took in the mailer.
After dining with Dr. Ltishy, wc
went with him to the celebrated ;
Blue Spring, so called from the color |
! of the water, which is doubtless
caused by its great depth. Ihe j
spring is worth going several miles I
to see. It is shaped like a funnel, j
about thirty feet across one way and ]
twenty the other, and gradually ap- ,
proae.hing a point atjlie bottom. So j
clear is the water that rocks are dts
linctly seen thirty feet below the stir- I
face. The sides are very steep, and j
speckled trout and other fish exist, j
hut are seldom caught. No bottom j
Ims ever been found, although sever- j
al attempts have been made. It has
been sounded some eighty feet with
out sucross. Tliij water is pure tree
stone —very good and cool in sum
mer. The flow is sufficient to make
a good-sized branch, and is ot the
same magnitude winter and summer,
and the water is so buoyant from the
force with which it ascends, that it
is said a person, cannot sink in it.
Nevertheless, we were satisfied to
admit the fact, without pioviug it by
a trial.
Delighted with our visit, we return
ed to the court-ground to find | our
friend llasley had got all the money
there was in tho crowd, and was
ready to leave for .ludge Spence’s,
where wc arrived without incident,
and spent the night.
Taking leave of our hospitable host
next morning, tho 15th, wo arrived
at tho “ llasley House ’’ shortly be
fore dinner.
In the afternoon we saw two
shouts, only four mou'chs and a half
old, raised by Mr. Jas Leith, a son
in-law of Mr. Liastey, which would
have weighed between seventy-five
and one hundred pounds. They
were the largest, prettiest and fattest
pigs, for their age, that we have seen
j since the war.
Next morning, tho 10th, wo left
1 for Yalloy Plains. Here, with the
; assistance of Mr. Hunt, w e got four
| feen subscribers.
1 We dined with Mr. W. Sparks,
1 who. though nearly seventy years
! old, is a more energetic and thorough
worker than many not half
’ • acquaintance
■'tlctnan,
' it w ould, no doubt, again become a
: popular place of resort.
Wo spent the night with Maj Kil-
I patrick, ot!r newly-elected represent
ative in the legislature, who proved
as entertaining as he was hospitable
and clever, and (lie night was passed
very pleasantly.
On the i ßth, at Waverly Hall, we
dined with Air. I. If. Pitts, brother of
our fellow citizen Mr. 11. W. Pitts,
and of the firm of Pitts tfc Kilpatrick,
w ho keep the store there.
Some fifteen names were procured,
| and the list left with Mr. Pitts, who
i promised us some half a dozen more. !
i We were sorry to find that Mr.
j Griffin, the popular clerk at the store, j
and a candidate for tax collector, was |
i laid up with a sprained ankle, and [
hope that he is able to be about again
by now.
j The night was spent agreeably with
Mr. Kennon and his interesting fam
ily, at Alt. Airy. We are indebted
to Mr. K. for a memento of the war
in the shape of a bomb-shell picked
j up a nfcle or two from Columbus.
Beaching the summit of a hill, on
the morning of the 19th, a few yards
from Mr. Kennon’s, we saw Oak and
Pine mountains, and the hills of
Stewart county. The cloudiness .of
the weather impaired the view con
siderably. Mr. K. informed us that
King’s Gap can he seen from his
place on a clear day.
At Ellcrslie, we obtained a few
names, and left the list with Mr.
Carter,who keeps the store,with whom
we dined. Mr. C. is a young bache
lor, and lives in a nie'e, large house,
w liicli only lacks one thing to make
it comfortable—a good wife. As he
in a clever fellow, we hope soon to
publish his marriage notice.
We were so unfortunate as to have
one ot our sick headaches in the
evening, and fortunate enough to
pass the evening and night at Squire
Nathan Passmore’s, who did every
thing in his power to relieve us, and
finally succeeded in burning the ene
my out, as our blistered neck and
forehead still |testil'y. He has our
thanks for his kindness and attention.
At Catania, on the 20ih,’vve dined
with'our friend, Mr. Charles O’Neal,
who got us some fifteen or sixteen
subscribers, and with the assistance
of Messrs. Gammed and Cranberry,
several more have probably since
been obtained.
Mr. O’Neal raised a good deal of
corn the past season, and lias some
fat hogs in the pen, as well as others
coining on for next year.
We got to town about sunset,
quite glad to be at home once more,
and thankful to find all well.
In conclusion, we cannot refrain
from saying that Mr. John B. liastey
is one of the most accommodating of
ficials and clover men we ever saw.
lie stopped anywhere on the road to
receive money, and thus saved many
a man the time and trouble of attend
ing his appointments. And this and
other courtesies were shown to all,
without regard to color or condition
in life. He is very popular with
whites and blacks, and will be hard
to heat for his present office, to which
lie is seeking a re-election.
ZW* The clerk of the town coun
cil of Ilawkiusville advertises that
“ all persons having purchased lots in
Orange Hill cemetery and have not
paid for the same, the remains will he
moved to the paupers’ lot, if the lots
are not paid for after ten days’ no
tice.”
We will uot criticise the awkward
construction of the above sentence,
hut would like to know, in ease there
v e no remains, if the council would
' live owner iu the pauper
--'>nty-six gin
' weeks,
Letter from Kentucky.
hainsvnj.B, Kv., Nov. 22, 1871.
Dear Visritlu- I am sorry tlmt my con
' (fiK'l requires I stronDi commence this com
-1 munication \\lih an apology. V. itli the
| greatest contrldon I ask your g radons par
don for being so long silent, and seemingly
treating you vvidt .- U'lit contempt. Be as
sured this lias, not been intentional. 1 !l!T1
so occupied during the day, that when niitht
comes inv ideas are so confused I can scarcely
hope to excel th** sch ■ iltioy who wrote a
ci.-inpo: i ion o’* the hor.-to, and began tt by
si otr, “Tic i- a useful animal . he
hr - four !•. . on eatl corner.” When
i you, *..■< m it. lam again in the
dr .is bt ... r. you >.! scarce!}’ be sur
pr'-- ,i ' .r it,.- in who in sell rilibons,
lac V. -. is it't’i ■: ; oes all day, and then
kc’ ; hi* min . ‘ e rai.i of thought ten
mi'iut vithout -i •tri■ • irtion of ihe day
Intruding itself !i • a s|a- i is certainly far
superior to myself, and proceed at once
to •• hammer me down.
But to return t£> the Vi or. ’Twas but
a few months aco that it v as announced in
itsc ' on. >* that I, in the nitrite, would be
ts l&'- rl editor, i .title li I I her, think tlmt
in a time 1 would be living in the great
city r the occi-l- 1 1-. that 1 would quit the
ever-; . ant villi ire of Hamilton; the soci
ety o n lends always so agrvcable, give up
my w , 'd strolls pi. the woodland groves,
wher I might lh'<-n to the hum of bees, the
warb : of b rds, or toy ac. touted early (?)
rise t ’..lines') the ad vara il rosj-fmgcreil
mom spol the clouds of iki-kncss from the
earth and the rays of the ri g sun bathing
the r ky summits of tbe adja< nt mountains
in its ; ore-tinted light, for c ow led thorough
fans, muddy and dusty by t-.rns, the per
plexiti- of business, the din o. carts, hacks,
carriages,,and the mournful cry of the home
less bov “M ! t-r, please give me a riickle ! ”
My rea s am-, not, however, consider the
last pi*."ire as vituperative. Far from it.
On the contrary, I must say it has never been
my good fortune to live in any city (and I
have liv and in several; witli which 1 was so
highly pleased in so - Port a time.
Louisville, although it ha over 150,000
inhabitants, and nearly 1,200 bar-rooms, is
one of the most orderly, quiet-, sociable aud
unpretending cities 1 ever saw. Indeed, it
seems almost unnece svry to require the po
lice force it has, w i sh, by the way, is as
near pcafuction as it is possible tor the sys
tem to attain.
At another time I will say m:ie of your
neighbor am! friend, from whence come the
corn/and hay that feed your stock, and the
bacon, flour and lard that you live on.
As an editor. 1 bid you farewell—forever
farewell! Oon anore. O. C. Johnson.
Tiik St nnv South.— The Gist num
ber of this paper made a vary hand
some appearance -full of goo-1 read
ing, and well printed. It was merely
issued as a specimen, anil the second
.number will not appear under a month
or six weeks. The Southern people
have long needed a publication of the
sort, and now that they iiax one
fully as large, good nnd ehe p as
those at tho North, they sliou! quit
taking them, and subscribe fi-t the
Sunny South. Send $3 to John 11.
Seals, Atlanta, and you will git the
paper a yea
drugs: drugs n
My fiiends ami patrons will still li ml me at my old shind,
IG3 jOx-ofid Street, Ool'WLXsa.'toxa.s,
with a full slock of
Drugs, Patent Mediates, Best Kerosene Oil ,
Lamp Goods, Toil\t Articles, Perfumery, Fine Teas,
Apices, Potash, 'Filet and Laundry Soaps, Imported and
Domestic Uwfes and Pure Liquors , for medical -
fact everything in the Drug line.
lam offe'ing great inducements to tho Jobbing Trade. Physic
iue my stock. 1 proposj to sell at a small piotit, and must h-
Thanking you f,.r pa stand soliciting future patronage,
ovl3 Gin
110BT G. POPE.
NEW BOOT AN 1 ’
POPS
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Wii AP' tj
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■'■'4 Broad St
The Winning Cock-Democracy
The Dead Cock-Radicalism.
Tiib N itbsery. —The December
number of this juvenile publication
is on our table, and is full of band
some pictures and pretty pieces for
the little ones. It is intended for
youngest readers, and right well does
it fill the place assigned it. We
know of no better or more attractive
magazine for the little people, and it
is so cheap that every parent should
take it for his children. Sent postage
paid one year for $1.60. Address
John L. Shorey, 36 Bromfield street,'
Boston, Mass.
The Homeophalic Societ y of;
Boston has received with favor a pa
per in which the use of chloroform is
admitted to he of the utmost impor
tance in surgical operations, but it is
to bo given with great caution. It is
said to be dangerous in dental opera
tions, for the reason that tbe shock
caused by syncope sends blood from
the brains and lungs into the heart
when in a relaxed state. \V here
there is no disease of the heart, brain
or kidneys, chloroform is to be pre
ferred to fcny other anaesthetic.
The gin-hause ot Air. B. P.
Pinxton, of Stewart county, was
burned the other day, together with
sixteen hales of cotton —making the
twenty sixth gin-house burned in
Georgia since the fiist day of Octo
ber.
The gin-house of Mr. Lang
don Ellis, near West Point, was
burned recently, together with about
fifteen bales of cotton. Incendiary.
837” Diphtheria is prevailing in
Murray county. Four children were
found dead iu one house at the same
time.
11. MIDDLEBROOK,
NT0.04 BROAD ST, COLUMBUsq; J
Manufacturer of and Deo Ur in
Saddles, Bridles, Harness and Martingales]
Ibis on hand a large stock of every style and quality, from the cheapest to the lx s t. I
Lillies' and gents’ Trunks, Valises and Traveling-Hags, all styles and prices. I
Patent Dash Enamel Leaf her. Harm ss, sole and up| r Luutlier, enameeil Cloth of J
kinds. Leather and Lubber Belting, Collars. Haines, Tmte-ehaios, Whips, Blind Bridil
Backhands, Hi's, Buckles Spurs, and all ai tides in this line usually kept in a first-chughoo I
All goods in my line will be sold at reduced prices, with a view of dosing ouu j
business at an early day. Terms stuiclv cash. ™!|
Mr. Mark A BsAuroaD, formerly with Mr. W. It, Kent, is with me, and would be pl t(-al |
to see all his old customers and friends. octlb-ihn
J, L. POLLARD, E. T. HARRIS, ■
Formerly of Virginia Store. Of Harris county, Q,H
IQ -ET%3%J- GROCERY STORE. 1
POLLARD & HARRIS, I
Old stand of .7, K. Redd & Cos., next door to Chattahoochee Nat. B
A Full Line of FRESH GROCERIES and STAPLE DRV|
GOODS Just Received. |
Having bought our goods for cash, we shall sell them on a cash basis, gusrateei*gotaH
prices to be as low as any house in the city, (jive us a call, and we will do our best to pli*,, I
Terms Strictly Gash. No Charge for Drayage.l
octl6-6m BOLLARD k HARItTS, Columbus, Ga, I
“SADDLES AND HARNESST
HOME-MADE WORK A SPECIALTY l \
W. R. KENT,
Manufacturer and Deai.su in all kinds of
i
t SADDLES, BRIDLES, COLLARS, WHIPS,
BITS, SPURS, CURRY-COMBS and BRUSHES.
CARRIAGE, BUGGY, EXPRESS WAGON, CART and DRAY HARNESS, both Single and Coubfe
Wagon, Buggy and Plow Bridles. Wagon, Buggy and Plow Lines,
Wagon and Plow Ilatnes and Trace Chains. Ladies’ and Gents’ Trunks,
Valises, Satchels and Carpet Bags. Baby Carriages. The best Axle and
Harness Grease. Harness, Sole, Upper, Lace and Hame-string Leather.
Also, patent Dash and Enameled Leather. Enameled cloths, Saddle and
Horse Blankets. Saddlery and Harness Hardware.
Any kind of new work made to order, and old work repaired at short notice,
Call and examine, and be convinced that I am determined to sell as cheap,
as any other house, regardless of cost. My stock is complete.
Satisfaction guaranteed. ”• rkL.tsi,
oet2- 3m 102 Broad st., Columbus, Ga.
J. B . J ONES’
C3jSL fSIOC GOODS ILOTJSI3,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
FALL PURCHASE.
Especial attention is called to large additions multi >g t '
AJarge. line ot new Hamluti;gp. Anew and de*~
An immensf line .of Shawls, all grades, at '
Ladies’ and Children’s Hosiery, Men’**
Men’s and Ladies' Merino Vest”
A superb quality of silk-wn”
Many desirable Black M
tion itTthis line.
Several grades T*’
Anew t iru'
Beaded
Bea l '