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THE HAMILTON" - JOURNAL.
SEMI-WEEKLY.
VOL. XIII.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The tide has turned in the English
elections, and what promised to be
a conservative triumph, now promises in
to be a liberal victory. Parnell
all probability will not hold the bal¬
ance of power between the two great
powers, as at one time it was thought
he would.
Congress met yesterday, The
house was organized by the election
of Carlisle speaker. But five mem
bers of the house failed to answer to
their names at the roll call. In the
senate Hon. John Sherman was cho
sen president. The President was
notified of the organization ot both
houses of congress, whereupon both
adjourned out of respect to the mem -
ory of the late vice-president.
The LaFayette Sun of last week
contains a succinct account of the
trial of William Hancock, charged
with murder. Some time last sum¬
mer he shot and killed his father,, in
^hat was believed by many to be cold
biood As both parties were former
residents of Harris, some interest was
felt here in the outcome of the trial.
The Sun says the prisoner Dowdlc was very &
ably defended by Messrs
Denson, of LaFayette, and Col. Jas.
M. Mobley, ot Hamilton, while the
state was ably represented by Solici¬
tor Darby. Th<; ease was given to
the jury about 10 o’clock Saturday
morning and in the afternoon a ver¬
dict was rendered “of murder in the
second degree,” assessing the punish¬
ment at “ twenty years hard labor in
the penitentiary.” The sun says that
the fact is conceded by every one
that it is due to the extraordinary skill
of his counsel that the prisoner es¬
caped hanging.
Hon. S. J. Tilden has addressed
an open letter to Speaker Carlisle ur¬
ging upon congress the impoitance of
making very liberal appropriations
for providing defenses for the sea
ports. He thinks the present an op¬
portune time for commencing such a
work, and thinks that liberal expend¬
itures by the government will greatly
relieve the present trade stagnation.
But how the whole people are to be
benefited by spending the money in
their common treasury, when they
owe a bonded debt the proportions
of which would have seemed im¬
mense to our uncle Samuel in his
prime, is an unsolvable problem. It
might help these times, but it would
insure harder for an early future.
As to preparing defenses against
a prospective enemy, the idea would
be a good one, but for the presence
in our midst of a most active foe, to
whom such a course would afford
timely help. An extravagant, cen¬
tralizing republican party in power is
more to be dreaded than any foreign
power, and nothing will do more to
restore it to power than an extrava¬
gant democratic administration. Let
us restore trade activity by individual
economy, rather than by governmen¬
tal extravagance. Economy and re¬
form were the pass words into power
—let them constitute our motto if
we would remain in.
“I was most ready to return the
blow and would not brook at all this
sort of thing,” for I knew I could cure
all damages with Salvation Oil.
JOSEPH PROPRIETOR. L-DENNIS, HAMILTON. GA:; DECEMBER 8.1885.
CHIPLEY NOTES.
Mr. W. O. Odom spent Sunday at
this place.
Mr. Lon Truett, our popular clerk
of the court was in town Saturday.
Rev. J. W. Wilson resigned the
pastorship of Bethany church Sunday.
Mr. T. J. Hunt and his daughter,
Miss Minnie, returned from a short
visit to Atlanta Sunday.
Chipley is improving, wonderfully.
Two new stores opened within the
last week. One by B. H. Hunt, who
has been doing business at Stinson,
and the other by Mr. John Mobley,
of Warm Springs.
The “Hendricks” reading club
me t at the residence of Mr. L. H.
j en kins Thursday night, and an over¬
whelming crowd was there. After
reading exercises were over they had
a sociable which every one enjoyed
very much.
The citizens met at the city hall
Thursday night and nominated the
following dry councilmen: Capt.
Tucker, Joe T. Dunlap, W. D, Wis¬
dom, L. C. Averett and J. L. Allen,
and Mr. J. H. Hogan for Mayor.
This insures a dry town.
We wish to say a word to our Com¬
missioners in regard to the granting
of liquor license to men who were
forced from West Point by prohibi¬
tion, to sell whiskey in the north¬
western district of this county in order
to defeat prohibition in West Point.
The liquor men claim it is agreeable
with two-thirds the freeholders Sup¬
pose it is. The law says to the Com¬
missioners you may grant upon such
petition. It is therefore left to t ^ ie
discretion of said Commissioners
whether they shall do so or not. Now
it remains with the Commissioners to
investigate and see if such dram shops
will benefit Harris. And does it re¬
main for Harris county Commission¬
ers to defeat prohibition in Troup by
granting such license? No. And
we should be thankful that we are so
fortunate just at this event to have
men of honor to look into our inter
ests, and men that will stand true to
their colors and spurn that which is
unjust. But when we present to you
such men as Judge Hudson, Bill
Wisdom and Flynn Hargett we need
not fear longer, for we are perfectly
safe in their hands.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Many local items were crowded
out last w'eek.
Saturday was the coldest day we
have had this season.
Dr. Barnes’ mill pond was covered
with a thin sheet of ice Sunday morn¬
ing.
iVe were gratified to see Capt.
Dendy out last Friday morning en
joying the bright sunshine.
Mr. T. J. Hunt has resigned the
postmastership at Chipley, and Dr.
Q. T. Pursell has been
as his successor.
Mr. Wm. Lovelace, after a
ant visit to the family of Mr.
Lovelace, returned to his home near
LaGrange yesterday.
He is the happiest who will
his wants to the dimensions of
purse. Happiness does not defend
upon what we have, but what we are.
In the marriage notice last tveek
we were sweetly dreaming when we
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
wrote H, S, Kimbrough as one of the
iishers, when we should have written
H. S. Pitta The penetrating sweet
ness exhaled by orange blossoms af
fected oursenses and our pen slipped
on the name.
Christmas is near at hand, and
some effort should be made here to
mark it as an event of unusual inter¬
est to t it young. Why not have a
Xmas tree in the church on Xnns
night oi the evening preceding? All
who would contribute a small sum
toward buying the piesents, would
be more than lepaid children. in witnessing
the happiness of the
A treat rich and rare is in store for
our people in the entertainments at
the college, with which the exercises
of the fall term close. The evenings
of the 17th and 18th, instant, have!
been selected, and those who know
Prof. Dozier and his corps of expe
rienced teechers, will readily avouch
for the htgh character and pleasing
features Of the entertainments. An
orchestra, strong in numbers and tal -1
ent, wiE furnish the music, while the
speeches and dialogues promise an
feast. An admission fee
of 25 cents for adults, each evening,
will be charged ; children 15 cents.
The net proceeds will be used in fur¬
nishing a piano for the college and
defrayirg other contingent expenses.
PERSONAL.
Mr, T J. Smith, of Nashville, was
here yesterday.
Mr. W. T. Barr, of Columbus, was
in town Friday.
Mr. T. R. Pitts, of VVaverly Hall,
in town Sunday.
Miss Stella Mitchell went down to
Columbus yesterday.
Mr. W, D. Owen, of Waverly Hall
was in town last Thursday,
Mr. Thomas A. Reves, of Green¬
ville, spent Saturday in town.
Mrs. J. W. Dozier returned Sunday
afternoon from a visit to her daughter
at Bcstick.
Mrs. C. H. Cook went down to
portion’s this morning, to see her
fathcr? who has been s j c k. for several
( j a y^
Misses Emmie and Carrie Sparks
and Mr. W. P. Sparks are in Marvyn,
Ala, visiting their sister, Mrs. John
Buchanan.
Dr. Rutledge Mitchell is at Pleas¬
ant Hill, on a visit to his biother. A
new gun and a dog formed the nucleus
for a pleasant trip.
Misses Sallie and Charlotte Schley
came up from Columbus yesteiday
afternoon. They spent last night
with the family of Dr. T. J. Brooks.
Bennie Williams and Rolla Truett
have both been quite ill with pneu
monia. Dr. Mitchell is attending
them, and gives a favorable report of
their condition. They will probably
soon be well again.
Mr. M. D. Hood, of Columbus,
was in town this morning, He re
turned to the city on the afternoon
train.
Mrs. A. P. Howard, Mr. Phi'
Dunlap and wife, and Miss je C
Vandenberg, arrived in Hamilton ’
Friday evening. While awaiti ,,
arrival of their household goods,
have been the guests of Col. Mo;
We welcome thei r return to their o. 1
home.
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