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4 *1 THE HAMILT€,V JOURNAL. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY. VOL. XIV. EDITORIAL NOTES. * he news^pm in the cities have done muehnoblewo^ the name Georgia ° dailies area credit to us. T .. H . n rirnbibitionists mieVt repeat appropriately, after their Saturday’s escapade, with the ant.es, the remark of the pariot to its m.s tress after the celebrated parrot am monkey escapade. The Chattahoochee river was froz¬ en over above the Eagle & Pheonix dam Tuesday morning. Large blocks of ice are said to have passed^ down the river Monday, covered with sev¬ eral inches of snow. The Columbus & Rome railroad has carried, up to date this season, i moo bales of* cotton; About one thousand bales have been shipped through to Savannah and the w a re houses along the road are still lull. tte'AtUnUInesSn L w^onlrovm^ (and soil is Wpl : n u[ s vxinity our fuller similar to that of Atlanta) are in August and September than at any anv other oai r time of the year 3 and have '- • Vohrwxrv ■Z'ZVrt: . , ^ i lon^rZ t me after*the drouth or effected. wet spell 1 be- his fnr fore - its wate water r supply is has been our , { ^ p rives a g o od supply now it . a better s s pply in July and August even if it is ■ sup lie Q- with water from the surface ar.un Cl* At lant 1 lie weathei a v bureau „r«m <ecns seen.s to t J be at fault somewhere, it put tins . wave:on us very ^“ r ateiy, d .t has faded so tar in rcmown has & i promptly. For five days it suit warmer, warmer, warmer, but lor had most to of consult lhe ‘‘"TirihelSeSr h.s themiom'. 2 to perceive the cnange and t.eq y uiVthe"! ta n ,e * rlnndver This morning ” but th<“ it ‘warmer and j cloud)er b says Clouds at till *'“» “V/Les ^ they drip at all and the wmu comes ^ cold as blizzards, let it come trom any direction it pleases. 1 his growl is occasioned by the poverty ot our. wood pile. The cold weather has been more destructive to property in Florida 1 ns than any other section of this country. Hundreds of thous anus of boxes of oranges have been frozen upon the trees and many thousand of young trees have been killed The thermometer at Jack sonville indicated a temperature the fig iow as that here the and winter it is quite all trees were killed reas onable to suppose that all the orange and lemon trees have been 1V f . roua hout the state, if not e \t to the ground. The news given from that state bv the Associated Press is very carefulfy worded silua and gives fion as hopeful 2 view of the as possible, all in the interest of Florida real estate, but this ne ' v ’ ^ wffi , ood t i me flowers.” to buy orange groves ~ in the land of JOSEPH L.DENNIS PROPRIETOR. THE TEMPERANCE AGITATION Has done much for Harris county, and while prohibition has suffered dcfeat at the polls, temperance peo | >le sl,0,lld not resl from Ihe,r la ‘ burs. Prohibition , of . itself can do but little to suppress drunkenness and its attendant evils, misery, crime and poverty. Public sentiment must 0 pp 0se diam drinking, and dram dr j nkers must i ose their respectabil u } oeiore rtrnhihitinn prommt.on nn can bp ul m..uc made et.eane. I oe nun wo s am s e fore the bar and drinks his brandy toddy, is entitled to n» more consid oration socially than the man who mixes Ins drinks. Both may be clever and honest, but they are pro¬ moting traffic in an article that un¬ dermines society and brings man to jg ie level of the brute, Let the people condemn the traf¬ fic as they should, and they will kill the dram shops. » > « RESOLUTIONS Adopted by the Hendricks Reading Ct-ua on the Death of J. R. Forbes. Whereas death has visited our reading club and taken from ' our ?T£rb£ a lnvnd and worth v member officer, who had borne the labonous and important duties of ms ofhee and « sustain a loss which we deeply and and'sorrowfully regret, therefore, Resolved ist, That in view °f this affliction and loss it becomes us to endeavoi more to improve and cultivate in ourselves those commend able qualities and traits of character which were exemplified in lbs life. 2nd We extend to his father. ’ sister mothe r brothers and our sym , . : t hi s their p )£ J reavemen ^rhat t , unon adoution of these resolutions our sccretaiy be instruct ed t0 enter them upon our book, fur * ^ ^ q( {he J e ceased, and a copy to the Hamilton . Journal - submitted, Respectfully F. Jf.nkins, j J. ( . j' q oodmav ’ w r FXKIX= • - ' _____ ____ f . 1t r _ __ AT THE COLLEGE. The entertainment that was post poned last week on account of the bad weather came oft in the college chapel last night. The thermometer was still ranging somewhere below freezing point, but the hall was made comparatively comfortable by good fires in-the stoves. opened with . . The exercises msp.r ing music by the orchestra, which was followed & J. “ H Reubenstem Played the 1 iano, by Miss Lula Mobley. Miss Lula is a trained elocutionist, with the dramat ic talent to personate perfectly any character she assumes, and her reel tation called forth prolonged applause from the enthused audience. A beautiful duett came next,sa-eeG C L ’ncifnis n rTpu" 'and* thei/was O’^lahan’s Dresented amuri Mistake.” Mr. O’H. personated by - Nir - Jimmie Kimbrough, desired the HAMILTON, GA., JANUARY 15,1880. Judge—Mr. O. S. Barnes, to release from an unfortunate marriage He^ametfl.is na!i!e Wken off the ,, aper( lm , Terril ]SrooKS as W “^i»er. with lawyer-like ability, tried to present the case to the Judge in the proper way. Each acted his ^ 'Vhc^hus band ani lawyer from his presence, the enraged wife, Mr. Walker Stan ford, made her appearance when the tw0 vanished, and the lutlge sat quaking bchind his chair> Thc play wag collJ i ca \ j n the extreme and the audience were convulsed with laugh ter. The beautiful tableau, “Night, „ followed, but thc red light not being properly prepared it failed to illumine the scene and produce the effect de sired. In the “Irish Love-Letter,” person ated by Misses Lffie Mitchell, Mat tie Truett and Ella Barnes each sus tained her part with ability, and the play The was much enjoyed. tableau, “A Glimpse into Fairy Land,” was composed of a bevy of pretty girls in fancy tlrcss costumes and taey looked like la.nes, indeed,so lo < O ly hd the scene appear. icramti c CT! l ie ‘ (I -‘“^on s ^ Miss Ella ' Barnes, .V whicn ^ - was followed r f, V by a vocal «.»««,' ••Ueau.ifu. Night,’* sung by .M s D. Mg an * Virs * j. o.nn s. i ms caeca ioiin an encore from the pleased audience, but; 1 he l * Hre bes was feaiur n ° response. o tne r.ig.it ^ was the laugh ib.edarce “V v Klow Be ott ami ™er S nifties, M s Lula Mobley as me wiuow ana Mr. u. b. Jiarnts .is the elder. Profes uonals could not have sustained the parts better The dignified ^ s raancuv elder, Ins rs indifference to entrap the to stiff all her protestations, and his stiff, awk ward efforts to relieve her when sue went into thc “highsterics” was the most laughable sight imaginable. Fi nally, in a half despairing mood, he swallowed the golden bait presented by the widow, and the sc^osc^,t h ^,e verses she com P osea ,or ‘ n Journal , . . . of their m anticipation tl en gagement, and she recited with e ‘ lighted emphasis. Air,” The quartette, “Music in the d ose d the exercises of a very enjoya ble evening. ^♦4 LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Mr. Wills Threldkdd has gone to Florida, Mayor Hudson visited Columbus yesterday. The cold spell threatens to wind up with a snow. Dr. Mitchell’s carp ponds were or are frozen over. Hon. IL C. Cameron visited Tal botton last week. The wood haulers have been busy the past few days. Mr w x Barr> 0 f Columbus,spent yester a ay in t«w:i. ^ W. F. Pursell, of Chipley. was jn tQwQ Satur(lay . The cold snap here has not eua ! g ed the Florida fever. \fr. J. W. Garrett, of Atlanta, was ; D t h e city Wednesday. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Mr. J. H. Gabriel, of Columbus, was in town Wednesday. Ir * 1 ' 1 “ r,i ‘* le - «,»esemin, a - Baltimore shoe house was here Sun- 1 >' A solid north to a solid south.— “Dear old friend, let us shake.” And Mr. W. II. Cody, agent for an At lanta guano factory, was in town yes terday. Mr. A. T. Chapman was in the j ty Wednesday, drumming for a Gin cinnati house. Sixty per cent ot the Florida or a ige crop is said to have been fro zen on the trees. Mr. I. S. Chandler, representing tbe Sibley Mils at Augusta, is registered at the h Ael. Cattle and poultry have suffered badly the past week. A number of milch cows have died in this vicinity Mr. J. M. Hudson has moved to town and lives at the residence form erly occupied by Mr. E. B. Gammell Why not save some of th>s mas: abun j ant ice crop for next summer? h wi be worth one or two cents u poun Qa then . ™ So far Ijr > the tnc onlv p nl > serious serious ice ice gorge m - of ,n tins 1 'j, Miss Mattie McGee, an aroin. phishcd belle o White Sulphur Spi’g is in town on a visit to her friend, Miss Lula Mobley, There is compensation in the cold weather. If it has prevented those who owe us fi 2 it has equally c those we owe. The demand for meat has been lively, the past week, judging from the number of wagon loads that have passed our window destined for country homes. Lit , lc J J imm i e Lowe, who was so pain f ui | y hurt somc time si , 1C e by a wag8n , hccl rolling over Ins leg, is out again ^ on crutches. It will prob [ ab , a lo llfnc before he Y co , ers entirely 3 front the accident, Shiloh neighbornood has subscri bed $3,000 to the Georgia Midland. If the road is bu:lt Shiloh will be come a thrifty little town. There is a fine nucleus there now in its pros¬ perous farmers and rich farms. Rev. W. I). McGregor did not fill the regular appointment at Bethel last Saturday and Sunday because of the intense cold, but requests us to say he hopes to be on hand the next second Sunday, at which time he will hold communion service. By a card in our advertising col¬ umns it will be seen that Mr. A. C. Chancellor has bought out Mr. H. j. Thornton, the cloth er of Columbus, and will continue business at the same place. He is a gentleman of fine business qualifications, brim full of enterprise and will leid his com¬ petitors a lively race. A pleasanter gentleman to trade with cannot be found, and those who need clothing of any kind should call on him. Hood’s Eureka is a perfect fault |cm family medicine. Try a bottle. NO. 4.