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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. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE. Monday, the 16th instant, we will be prepared to issue our Garden Seed Premium to the Journal’s subscribers. For 1888 we are going to publish the best and most readable paper we have ever published loi One Ooliar, and give in addition, t ee to every sub senbex, a dozen papers of tresh garden seed. Come 111 and gtt them.