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and have full competition to Georgia
Midland. What say you ?
Casually we mentioned last week
that 4 lbs soda 25c., 18 bars soap 25c
2 regular mckel boxes blueing 5c. 5
and other things too numerous to
ment ion could be secured at same
rate of cut prices at drug store. We
weie busy all last week filling orders
for our advertised goods.
Blue Spring Sprays.
Mr. John Hargett gave a pleasant
call at Blue Spring a few days since.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crutchfield
and the wee boy visited Blue Spring
last week.
Monday was the most variable day
of the season, ’Twas one of snow,
showers anu sunshine.
pew cases of sore eyes in onr midst
again, but proud to acknowledge my¬
self a recovered victim.
Messrs J. J. Hadley, W. R. Rub
inson, of Hamilton, J. A. Reid and
J. L Davis visited our village Sunday.
Mr. Dick Rogers was here a fevv
days ago buying up cattle for beef,
and made his visit quite a successful
one.
The dance at Mr. F, L. Moye’sres
idence on last Tuesday evening was
greatly enjoyed by a large crowd of
boys and gills.
Mr. M. M. Hadley returned to
Thomaston last Friday, after spend¬
ing several days with home folks.
Hope the near future will find him
with us again.
Mr. J. C. Reid is the happiest man
in town. He has recently drawn a
deed that will entitle him to a lot of
land in Florida. He has our congrat¬
ulations upon his good future.
Since Cupid never inflicts a wound
that can be cured, ’tis feared that
Pythias will be carried to Birming¬
ham by a Man (well armed) who is
soon to return to that place.
Miss Alma Norwood, of Hamilton,
has been visiting relatives and friends
near Blue Spring, She left lastTues
day for Whitesville where she will
spend a while with her uncle, Mr. B.
J. Gordon.
During our pleasant stay at “Sylvan
Retreat” we were in company with
Mulberry Grove and Don reporters.
We chatted merrily togetherfor some¬
time and parted sadder if not wiser
people. Don, is this not enough to
bring you to the front again ?
We wish to say to the public that
the Blue Spring Academy, vacated
by our competent teacher, Miss Fan
nit* Hadley, is still unoccupied. We
do not say this by way of advertising
for a teacher, for we have plenty, but
only to correct a mistaken idea irfi
pressed upon the bright mind of a
distant neighbor. Prof. W. B. Smith
has employed a governess for his
children and and others are seeking
their education elsewhere.
Llleralie Antes.
Mrs. A. S. Ellison’is visiting rela¬
bves [ n th e vicinity of Stanford’s mill,
Mrs. Davis, of Columbia, Ala., is
on a visit to her patents, Dr. T. R.
Ashford and wife.
Mrs. Wm. McKaj’, of Florida, ar
a few days ago, and is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. R. F. Carter.
Mrs. J. H. Moore returned from
Cataula, where she had been for sev¬
eral days visiting parents and friends.
Our “signal service” must certainly
be on a strike as the weather has
been badly mixed up the past few
days.
Mr. James Ashford’s condition is
still quite serious, though we are glad
to hear that there have been some
changes for the better.
“The Ellerslie Journal” is an in
teresting little paper published by our
school, though you may not have
seen it as we don’t think they exchange
with country papers.
A new store has been opened here
in which Mr. Jesse Willis stands be¬
hind the counter, and although he
has but one arm he waits on his cus¬
tomers with dispatch.
There have been 15 solid car loads
of guano received at this place during
February, besides a number of smal¬
ler shipments, and several cars more
are expected daily. These fertilizers,
with but one or two exceptions,
have been shipped to farmers who
buy it in round lots directly from the
factory ; to be used on their individ¬
ual farms ; and show the kind of far
mers we have about here. If seasons
are favorable a large shipment of cot¬
ton next fall will be the result.
Not long ago when the south bound
mail train pulled up at our station
two young ladies got off by mistake,
thinking they were in Columbus,
The train pulled out and left them
and after running nearly a mile Con
ductor Birdsong missed them, and
backed his train and found them still
waiting for their city friends to call
for them, I hey were taken on to
their destination. We hope neither
Columbus nor Waverly Hall will be
come jealous of us on account of this
mistake, as it must have arisen from
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natural couldn’t help it. #
cause; we
Mrs. Henry _ F.
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Every vice has a cloak, and creeps
in under the cloak of a hard cold.
The virtue in Warner’s Log Cabin
Cough and Consumption Remedy
will driv out the vicious foe and
bring in health. Two sizes, 50c
and $1.
.Local and Pergonal.
The days are growing longer.
The streets look lively with guano
wagons.
The drummers have been plentiful
here the past week.
It is time for the spring poets and
poison oak to break out.
Minnows will soon begin to bite if
this mild weather continues.
Plum orchards are in full bloom
and peaches soon will be.
March came in very quiet and has
so far been on very good behavior.
Mrs. J. W Gamble and Miss Lula
Mobley went to Columbus Monday.
Dr. I. P. Cheney returned yester
day afternoon from a hunt on the
river.
The Murphey stock of goods has
been packed up and will .be shipped
to Macon.
The pubication of the Journal IS i
delayed this week 10 accomodate the
Sheriffs sales.
Mrs. J. T. Buchanan, of Marvyn,
Ala., is visiting the family of her
mother in Hamilton.
A few reliable seeds are left on
hand yet for those who have been
delayed in settling their subscriptions.
Come in next Tuesday and let us fill
your order.
Mr. B. H. Walton went down in
to ialbot last week to look after the
sale of the personal property of his
fathers estate. The sale was post
poned on account of the weather.
The Journal had a very
call yesterday from its good friend,
G. A. Myharjd, Esq., of Nigger
district. He reports' farming opera
tions very active in the north western
corner of the county,
Messrs H. W. Pitts, J. C. Hardy
and T. W r . Rarnsey, the committee
appointed by the last grand jury to
look into the finances of the county
have been engaged in the work since
Monday. They will finish probably
to-day or to-morrow.
Little Pansy Hudson, the bright
young daughter of Mr. J. M. Hud
son, had the clothing she had on to
catch on fire while standing too near
the fire place last Sunday afternoon
an( j very narrowly escaped serious
injury. Fortunately she was not
burned.
Next Tuesday a lot ofland through
which the Georgia Midland runs will
be sold here at administrator’s sale.
II *?* Sokl abou t two years ago at
public outcry and j some interest is
fHt i n tbe sa ^ e as ^ w ^l indicate in a
measure the advantage the road has
been to Hnd owners in the county.
Mr. Terril Brooks will leave for
Americus next week to accept a place
on the editorial staff of the Americus
Recorder. Terril is a ready writer
with a tact for news gathering and
will prove an acquisition to any
journal securing his service. We
give him up as a townman wib re¬
gret.
Remember <vq print letter heads,
note heads, bill heads and the like
J ust as Wc ^ as anybody and at piices
that cannot be duplicated in New
York. We keep a good stocx of
stationery and solicit your patronage.
It pays to have your work done at
home when it can be cone just as
well and cheaper. Remember this
and give us your orders.
Last week we inadvertently failed
t0 not ; ce the actlon of the Su P reme
court in two cases of general inter¬
est in this county. The case of
Hixon vs Bryant et al.,a suit brought
by Mr; Hixon to recover a large tract
of land now owned by j Col. j T. M.
Mobley and Mr. R. B Mobley, was
decided in favor of the defendants
The findings of the auditor being con
firmed at every point. In the case of
Eady & Co., vs Dismuke the court
held that the homestead of Dismuke,
obtained before the death of his first
wife was good as against the Eady
excution.
Sunday morning at the Methodist
church just as the congregation was
singing the closing song the piping
from the two stoves which heat the
building fell. The pipe was long and
made a noise in falling. Many mem¬
bers were in front of the pipe and
some were nearly under it, so that
the commotion came near creating a
panic. The ministei saw the pipe
when it began to fall, but his efforts
to allay the threatened panic only
tended to inej^ase it. No damage
was done except to a few Sunday
clothes. In consequence ofthetrou
ble the Sunday school in the after
noon and the services at night were
held at the Baptist church,
Will Speak in Hamilton.
We are requested to state that
there wil1 be a g rand Alliance rally
in Hamilton on Saturday, March 31.
R- H. Jackson, President of the
State Alliance, and Hon. J. F. Jones,
Tr° u P county, will be here and
address the farmers upon subjects of
great interest to them. Both these
gentlemen are men of high standing
and they will have a large crowd to
hear them.
A «“"» Ea “"*
Mike L. Williams, who is one of
the best cooks in the state, has opened
a restaia.,t next to the Enquirer-Sun
office in Columbus, where he glad to
serve all his Harris county friends
with meals whem they visit the city.
Don’t forget him when you to town.