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VOL. XVI.
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 Une Uwliar, and give in
atKllCioa, r ee to every sub
scnDex, a dozen pipers of
tresh garden seed. Come 111
and get them.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The death of Chancellor Me 1 .!, of
the state university, removes one
our most eminent and useful citizens.
His place will be hard to till.
An ’’ce gorge has formed in the
river at St. Louis, doing immense
dan age 10 shipping there. At last
accounts millions of property was in
imminent danger.
The senate has passed a bill to
rebind to the states the sums col¬
lected of them under a direct levy
made in 1862. The bill will prob¬
ably pass the home this week. Our
state treasury will be replenished, if
the bill becomes a law, to the extent
of $152,952. It is thought that this
bill will open the way for a bill to re
fund the cotton tax, illegally collect
ed just after the war.
Mr. U. H. Layfield, a town farmer
in this county, made eighteen bales
of cotton last year on a one mule
farm, besides corn and other faim
products. Cost of production con
siuered, we doubt if a farm in the
state can show better results. One
of our correspondents has inter
viewed Mr. Layfield and next week
we expect to give our readers a full
account of hi : Methods, and we will
print it in big type so that all may
read it.
JOSEPH L. DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
For the Hamilton Jouknal.
CURRENT EVENTS.
The Constitution is authority for
the statement that $30,000,000 worth
of real estate in Georgia is under
mortgage. What a fearful siate of
things. Loan associations ought to
be prohibited.
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The President has appointed J udge
J. F. Kidd. 3 postmaster at Cuthbert.
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The war records in Washington
show that Georgia sent 150 000 men
to the field during the late war.
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Mr. J. F. Hately, of Taylor, Ga.,
laid his pocketbook, containing $2000
in money and notes, in his horse
trough and while he was engaged in
feeding his stock the book and con¬
tents were devoured by one of his
horses.
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Thomasville is on the up grade,
has a daily paper and a good one.
John Triplett has done more for
'Thomasville than any citizen of
Thomas county. 'The power of the
press. "Take a hint.
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Brunswick, Ga., promises to be
come a thiiving city, A company
has been chartered and organized
with a capital of $5,000,000 to devel
op its resources.
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Mrs. General James Longstreet
has written a letter to the Constitu
tution denying Genera! Longstreet’s
poverty 2nd requesting that the do¬
nations be returned to the donors.
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Atlanta has the boss bigamist of
th^ world—one Burton, He has
married five women in the past year.
He ought to be hung.
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Rev. Dr. P. H. Mell, chancellor of
the State University of Georgia, died
at his home in Athens on Jan. 26th.
A prince in Israel has fallen after a
life of greet usefulness and good to
his race,
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Mrs. Joe Caldwell, a lady over 60
years old living in Meriwether county
killed a very large hawk with a rock,
HAMILTON, GA., FEBRUARY 3, 1888.
The Columbus Southern railroad
is progressing rapidly ami will be
: completed to Dawson by May ist.
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Columbus has wisely determined
on an exposition next Fall. T his i ,s
a move in the right direction. The
benefits will be many and every citi¬
zen of western Georgia ought to aid
the enterprise in every way possible.
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Rumor says that the surveying en¬
gineers of the Chattanooga, Rome & r
Columbus railroad will start from Car¬
rollton soutli and locate the route of
that road.
Reader.
EVENTS IN OLD HARRIS.
I»KKSOAS AM) TllIAIliiN NOTED IIY
OI’It liEPOKTEHN.
Dot* From Fnity.
Christmas iioiidays are * and
the Drmers have gone to work in
earnest.
Rev. Jesse Williams preached an
j excellent sermon at Beth ehem Sun
j day. 'Live congregation was small,
j owing to the inclemency of the
1 weather.
1
Mis. Bettie Rutledge has returned
to her home in La Fayette, Ala., after
a Peasant visit to her father, Mr. J.
i L Copeland.
Prof. Jim Phillips opened his
school at Cer.trl Academy ori the
second Monday in January with
twenty pupils, |
xMiss Ella Williams, ol l nity, is
visiting relatives in Whitesville. !
Miss Sophroma Stephens left last ^
week to take her school in Meriweth
er.
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is in Miss the Cora city, Jeter, the gu^st cf Talbot ot Miss Valley, hlla j
Co, eland.
Mr. M. B. Roberts anticipates vis
iting Florida to be gone till June.
Messrs 'Tommie Copeland and Jeff
I)avls madt ; 3 fl ? ln g visl1 to Waverl > I
Uall recently.
Rev. Mathew Page, of Chipley,has
accepted the call of Bethlehem church,
and will preach there every fourth
Saturday and Sunday instead of the
third.
YY’e are soiry to learn that Mr. M.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
S'. FCICTLY IN ADVANCE.
F. Barnes is speaking of moving to
Waverly Hall. Hope he will yet de¬
cline the idea
Mr. . 1 . T. Roberts has beer, on an
extended visit to relatives in Beat h
Spring neighborhood. Think some
of the girls over there have two hearts
instead of one.
The musical entertainment at Mr.
S. P. Grant’s last week was largely
attended and will long be remember
ed by all ‘present as one of the most
enjoyable occasions of the season.
S. AMD II.
Chtplry Stw* Itcim.
Prof. YV. O. Johnson and Mr. G.
A. Pearce had a pleasant walk from
Hamilton to this place Saturday.
Dr. YV. P>. Tucker and Prof. J. R.
Tucker, of YVarm Springs, were in
town last week.
Mr. Crawford Fuller aik! Rev YV.
B. Stripling, of Union, were in the
city this week. Also Mr. George
Jenkins.
Marshaling is quiet. No arrests
necessary in a dry town.
Mur rah Bros, have discontinued
their barrooms.
Mr. Z. T. Hardy was in the city to
see his family last night.
Pupils are being added every day
to the academy.
Mr. James White will return to
South Carolina on the 15th, inst. Jim
is a worthy boy and we wish him well.
Mr. T. J. Hunt was in our city the
£ rst f t j ie wee j c>
Mr. J. J. Kaufman, Jr., was in our
city traveling for M. Kaufman, whole
sale grocer, of Columbus.
Lilia Ruby, the little daughter of
Mr . and Mrs. J. T. Gilbert, has been
q u ji<. jn f or a ( ew days at Dr. Pur
sell’s. She is much better at present
we are glad to note,
Mrs. Anna Davidson, from near
West Point, was visiting relatives in
lhe clt >' Sunda y
Mr. Charles Gillespie, of White
Sulphur Springs, was in our city
Wedncsda).
Rev. Jesse Williams delivered a
sermon in the Baptist pul¬
pit Sunday in his usual easy style.
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