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EVENTS IN OLD HARRIS.
i»j:ksoivs and thin«n notei> by
Ol T R REPORTERS.
Catania Chat.
Mrs. 1 *. F. Brewster left a week
ago for Atlanta.
Miss William Holland is very
sick with pneumonia.
Mr. . I). Ashfield has moved to
Dr. Brevvsterte residence.
Miss Alice Brooks, of Pike c.oun
ty, is visiting Miss Maggie Ely.
Miss Maggie Fly returned from a
trip to Atlanta a few d ys ago. Her
f riends welcome her back again.
Mr. Summers Spear left Monday
morning for Mississippi, to engage
in business in that state.
Miss Matlie Thompson will teach
in Troup county at the same place
she taught last year. Her school
opened a week ago.
Miss Beltie Hobbs has been very
ill with malarial fever, although we
are'glad to note her rapid improve
rnent.
Dr. Williams has managed several
fever cases with much skill and abil¬
ity, and is proving successful in his
practice.
The patrons of the school at Ca
taula have secured the services of
Prof. T. L. Thomason, of Chipley.
They made a wise choice, as he is a
fine scholar and teacher. He open¬
ed his school a week ago at tfie
academy near Rehobeth church, with
flattering prospects.
Farmers are doing but little now
on their farms. The weather has not
been favorable for sowing oats. In
a few days they will straighten out for
work, and it will look more like there
is some life left in the old land. Oats
that were sons ed in the fall are look¬
ing fine and if no disaster befalls
them there will be a bountiful oat
crop made.
Our town is so dull we would hail
with delight the appearance of an or¬
gan grinder. The roads are simply
awful, consequently but little passing.
We have to content ourselves in doors
until old Sol comes out with his ge
nial rays and brings Mxnit a change
in the roads. We grow so impatient
housed up in our winter quarters that
we sometime exclaim : “O, for a
lodse in some wilderness.”
o
Blue Spring, why so silent? Are
you too pining for some wilderness ?
Do come out and show your genial
face to us again and maybe we will
not feel so desperate, if we can hear
how you are faring this bad weather,
Has that veil ever come home yet ?
*
It may be that is why you are absent
from us so long. Will will confer a
favor upon us by returning that veil
immediately.
Mountain Hill Happenings.
iVe are trying again.
Cold weather is serving bachelors
1 badly.
Miss Rosa Davis is again in ou^
midst.
Farmers are a little backward for
of year,
‘•Bes” is heartily welcomed as a
| corre spondent by our readers. We
know she is a good one and hope
j she will come again and often.
The Alliance is getting it down
to fine point in this section, We
do not know whether it is a secret
organization or not, else we would
tell what we know or don’t know.
Learning of two young men who
recently visited the old police court
house in Hamilton, we think they
made a narrow escape by force of
the stock law, or some hungry cow
would have had a leap-year dining of
: green poik early in January,
j Hardeman Points.
j Mr. Geo. W. Blanton, the
young¬
est son of Mr. W. S. Blanton, is
building a neat residence near his
I father’s and will soon occupy it.
The boy, Jem Mullins, who stole
the horse of Mr. John H. Williams,
was arrested and carried before Judge
R. M. Whitten. He waived an ex¬
amination and gave bond for his ap¬
pearance at the April term of Harris
Superior court.
Rev. W. T. Bell occupied his pul
pit at New Hope last Sabbath. He
failed to reach there the day before,
because of a sick horse. His con¬
gregation was small on account of
the funeral, but his sermon was
as bread cast upon the waters, to be
| gathered many days hence.
Mr. Sab Cook, ©f the Lower 19th,
a brother of Mr. J. A. Cook, has
moved in and now occupies the place
ol Mrs. Malinda Billingslea. As he
has borne oft' the biue ribbon in
many a contest with his brother, we
may expect many thrilling stories for
the present year.
Mr. J. D. Shipg, the saw mill man,
has just finished a job of sawing for
Mr. G. W. Poer, of So,000 feet and
has removed his mill to the lands of
Mr. J. C. Blanton, a )oung and en
terpfising farmer of our district. Mr.
Shipp is a man of push and energy,
and ali who have timber to saw
would do well to call on him.
The funeral obsequies of our es¬
teemed Sheriff, F. M. Talley, were
attended last Sabbath by a large con
course of mourning friends. Rev.
J. M. Callaway officiated in his usual
1
J impressive t style, After the sermon
j the lid was removed and all dropped
j the sympathetic tear over the bier of
1 our departed friend. But few men
in the county, unassuming as he was,
had more friends. The bereaved
family we commend to the loving
care of Him who doeth all things
for the best. to
Loisk.
Wisdom's Store Notes.
We have plenty of rain and mud,
but little sunshine.
Mrs. Hogan continues very sick.
Mumps prevail in Salem district.
Farmeres talk guano and Alliance
all die time.
L. H. Zachary’s garden of greens
are heading up.
Miss H. T. Hadley opened her
school to-day about two miles from
this place.
Knitting counterpanes is all the
rage among the ladies of this settle¬
ment.
Prof. Pounds closed his singing
school at Beach Spring yesterday.
Our young man declines going
west. He has found a new flame.
Why do young ladies take their
chewing gum to church? It is unlady¬
like to be chewing during preaching.
Uncle Bird Griggs is a jolly old
man. He is so fond of the young
folks he gives then, parties tor bis
own enjoyment.
The Hardy schoolhouse is built on
a rock. Two wells have been sunk.
Rock instead of water was struck.
Mr. J. L. Johnson and his mother
Mrs. Thomaston, will leave this
neighborhood for Alabama. We re¬
gret it very much.
Bes.
HAMILTON HAPPENINGS.
The Reception.
The reception given in honor of
Mr. T. A. Williams and his lovely
bride Friday evening last at the resi¬
dence of Hon. B. H. Williams was
an event of more than ordinary inter
est in Hamilton social circles. At
an early hour the numerous friends of
the bridal couple began to assemble
and before the evening was far ad¬
vanced the house was comfortably
filled with invited guests. All had
assumed the “wedding garment” to
do honor to the occasion and the
scene presented was most attractive.
Among the lovely women present the
bride was the “bright particular stai’’
around whom all the interest center¬
ed. She was attired in an elegant
silk and looked charming, capturing
all hearts by her beauty and gentle,
unassuming manners.
About half past ten supper was an¬
nounced and the visitors went in
couples to the dining room. The
table was beautifully decorated with
fruits and flowers displayed
in stands of crystal and silver. Every
delicacy of the season was provided
in addition to all kinds of substan¬
tiate and the most epicurean taste
could have found nothing at which
to cavil. The host and hostess look¬
ed to the comfort of every guest and
the occasion will long be pleasantly
remembered.
A White Partridge Killed.
While out hunting Tuesday with a
party of friends Rev. I. P. Cheney
noticed a white partridge in a covey
flushed by his dog. He singled the
bird out and killed it. Flying it
looked almost snow white, but exam¬
ined when dead its feathers are seen
to be a very light ground marked with
dark spots, looking very much as
one imagines a partridge bleached
would look. The bird is a rare beau¬
ty and we are glad that Dr. Cheney
will have it preserved.
County School Commissioner*
When the time arrived for the ex¬
amination of candidates for county
school commissioner on Monday the
number had narrowed down to two,
and the contest lay between Rev.
W. A. Farley and Mr. R. D. Little.
Both gentlemen were well qualified
for the position, but the election re¬
sulted in favor of Rev. W. A. Farley.
Delegates tot .e District Conference.
At the ist Quarterly Coference
held for the Hamilton district the fol¬
lowing delegates were elected to the
district conference with Broad Street
Church in Columbus on the 25th of
April, embracing the 5th Sunuav in
that month : S. M. Brannon, Jas.
A. McGehee, L H. Pitts, W. P.
Bridges and Olio Barnes.
A Broken Leg.
While hauling 1 ails Friday the team
driver by Woodson Bridges ran away
ane threw him out breaking both
bones in his left ieg below the knee.
The wound is a very sever one and
the leg may have to be amputated,
Dr. J. VV. Mitchell gave him needed
surgical aid.
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Monday, the 16th instant,
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loi One Ooliar, and give in
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