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or Good Shoes, for Comfortable Shoes, for Honest Treatment, go to
ROFF SIMS & BRO„
every pair of shoes warranted. 406 THIRD STREET. MACON, GA.
FROM EVERETT'S STATION.
Everett’s Station, Ga., I
Nov. 24, 1890. $
I Editor Herald —Times about Ever-
It’s are quiet, also our district. It is
■enerally said there is a calm after a
lonn. The election for stock law came
Ef Saturday last. There was polled, one sixty- huu.
kindred and eighty votes
be for stock law, and one hundred and
jneteen for fence. There were about
jrty voters that did not go out to the
lection. They were men who cared but
ttie how the election went. That will
ive the 529th district about 220 voters.
ie stock law men made an earnest, hard
ght to win.
“Little Paul, the infant son of Mr. and
js. J. C. Flowers, has been very sick
ith pneumonia, but we are glad to say,
; this writing, he is convalescing. Mr.
owers, also, was quite sick several days
st week, but is again behind his counter
lling the truth to his customers.
Everett's ele'k was up in Crawford
> 5 terdav. Abner means business, you
| Dr. Hobbs is improving and adding
be to his dwelling house.
IcAfee, Our honorable representative, A. J.
requested in your last issue for
ie citizens of Crawford to express their
iinions in regard to the free school sys-
ra. I will first express my own feelings,
have all the free schools I want, aud
Im iu favor of abolishing the law en-
'ely. It is not only a drawback to the
x payers of Crawford county but of
e state of Georgia. Before we had
v free schools in Georgia our tax was
dy about two dollars ou the thousand.
bee the public schools were started our
s is ten dollars aud upward. Now sup-
se they make the term eight months
('ead of four, then what will our tax
r Of course it will be much larger;
d we are now paying all that poor peo-
t are able to pay, and the worst of it
the people who pay the taxes don’t
t the benefit of what money they pay.
pok pst of it L. on A. myself McCarty last spring to find by out the how re-
by kools pupils there were at the colored
near Everetts. 1 found at Mount
r 11 aud Everetts about one hundred
ils.
ULs Sallie Williams was at that time
clung at Everetts, the only white
K»l south of Benevolence, and she
b had eighteen or twenty pupils.
I" that shows the difference between
he who pay tax and those who pay but
Pe above a poll tax. Out of the uum-
r ' y h° sent to the two colored schools,
F ! e are "uly three who pay any tax ou
esta te, which is Thomas McAfee,
by Clark and Jerry McCrary. 1 am
hivor of seeing the colored people
icated, but let them do it themselves.
* arc able to work, and if they
put on their own resources, 1 believe
will do it.
I° r die benefit of our representative I
say that the male members of our
lance, which numbers twenty-three,
their delegates to the County Alli-
uU pledged to use their influence to
1 ls 1 die free school system. 1 have
1 talked with several others, and they
net at all in favor of public schools.
M. D.
At Cost,
Mil sell at cost for the next three
r 8 ,a y stock Ot millinery, dress goods
I notions. Now is your chance to get
ps cheap. The remainder of my stock
RJ^ill a -S leathers, go at Plumes 5c, large aud full Ribbon ouuces.
at
«wii price, for I want to sell them.
a niCe tot of childrens and ladies
, mce . quality.
■ A nice lot of glass-
W 61 be sold at cost. Clocks, per-
( 'p, face powder, gloves,
corsets
l etc - '1 ill call special attention
[* and drees paterns, it will be
ur 1Q t er est to call and see them.
Mrs. M. B. Pierce.
XVILLE HIGH SCHOOL,
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■ring ter.jj opens j aB 5t h an j cioses
»*es' ■•MatncuUtion I)ec a 2(ih r . ,U ° 1,CUsAu « USt * Ut
Fee of $6.30 will be
^eo for spring term and $4.20 for
n “‘“g ; ' of 7^® each P aid term. in advance at the
2m Lhas. G. Power, Prin.
KNOXVILLE, CRAWFORD CO., GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1890.
LOCAL NOTES.
Mr. Jeff D. Houser, of Fort Valley, was
iu town Monday.
Mr. E. B. Trammell is visiting hi s
relatives at Shilaw this week.
The Knoxville Sabbath-school will
give a brilliant entertainment Xmas.
Rev. Tom Bentley and lady passed
through town Tuesday going to Bibb
county.
Rev. J. W. Jordan preached at the
Methodist church in Knoxville on last
Sunday.
Genuine Georgia live and genuine
Texas rust proof oats for sale by Wright
A Allen.
Our friend J. B. Parham was in our
city last Sunday night. He is happy, but
his ambition is “gone.”
The hotel at Yatesvi lie is about co m-
pleted, and Mr. J. W. Blusingame will
probably move next week.
A large and well selected stock of
gents 1 ready made clothing at rock bot¬
tom prices. Wright & Allen.
Mr. L. C. Futrell and wife spent last
Sunday iu Knoxville. Mr. Futrell has
about recovered from his “possum down¬
fall.”
A large and well selected stock of
stoves—Bought before the advance in
price and sold at the old price. Wright
& Allens
A young lady while going to church
on last Sunday night lust h-r cap, but
she was enjoying her estorts discourse so
B [, e never-missed it.
We are sole agents for Hoydock’s bug¬
gies with Rice coil springs—the best and
and easiest springs made. Call, examine
aud be convinced. Wright & Allen.
Mr. F. A. Wright aud Dr. Black went
to Fort Valley last Tuesday . There was
a big circus there on that day, but of
course, they did not go lor that purpose.
Call on W. P. Blasingame aud take
out an insurance policy ou your property. the
It will only cost you 60 cents on
$100 per year. Be wise, and insure ut
once.
Messrs. R. B. Schofield, Joe Chance,
Frank Barfield, Judge W. G. Aulten,
Judge J. II. Joyner aud several other
prominent citizens of the 6th district,
were in town Monday.
Mr. J.JD. Wright has bought out the
Lassater photograph outfit aud is now
ready and equipped, to take the delinea¬
tions of the human pysialog. Call at
ouce and get a iiving image of your own
likeness. Satisfaction guaranteed, aud
chartres reasonable.
A certain young man who is clerking
for his father, always keeps his girl either sup¬
plied with nice candy. Last week,
the quantity or the quality, that she ate
made her very sick,and for a while she was
delirious; while in this condition she told
all of the young man’s secrets, and it was
evident that he had been giving her more
than one kind ot “taffy.”
Married—On last Thursday evening
Mr. Thomas Davis and Miss Minnie
George were happily united iu the bonds
of matrimony at the residence of the
brides home iu the sixth district. Judge
Joyner officiating. The Herald wishes
the promising couple a life of success
and unabated happiness.
The school roll now numbers 103, at
the beginning of 1889 it only opened
with 19; in 1891 it will open with more
thou 119, our words for it. Let everv-
body be ready to send all the children
they have all the time. Tuition will
be only one dollar somewhat per indicative mouthy Our of
teacher uamed is
his worth, but no word can express his
merit.
TAYLOR TIDINGS.
Jim has taken John entirely away
from Fayette.
Speaking of old relics, Mr. Henry
A rile 11 has a wash pot 130 years
old.
Mr. J. D. Davis and Miss George,
daughter of Mr. Lucius George, officiat¬ were
married last week, J. H. Joyner
ing.
I have been busy and could not give
the news of* this community, but
you
will attempt this time to give a clean
shucking.
We have an exceedingly clever and
efficient county commissioner in this
district. He makes a specialty of look¬
ing after the widow and orphan.
There was a very enjoyable social
party at Enoch Mathews 1 last Tuesday
night. Ask Lon Taylor and Frank Bar¬
field where they hitched their mule the
night of the party.
W.C. Aultman is another brave soldier,
but he is better known as the owner of
the Byron hack line. He has a combined
tube-wrench and screw-driver that he has
carried in his pocket ever since he started
to the war. He has never found any use
for it until recently, when he got into a
difficulty with his neighbor and thinking
that he might need a weapon drew it.
His neighbor fearing that it might get his
running gear out of order backed out.
John Williams, a prominent cedar farmer of
this district, has two spoons that
he made at Yorktown, Va., in 1861.
They were made from a cedar tree that
marks the spot where Cornwallis surren¬
dered. He also has two marbles made
out of the door sill of Fort Sumter in
1804, They are as perfect as when he
made them. He also has a number of
shells from the beach near Cornwallis’
cove. Mr. Williams was a gallant soldier
and member of Company E., 6th Georgia
regiment.
With best wishes for the Herald and
its readers. Tally.
ROBERTA ITEMS.
Roberta, a beautiful little ville ou A.
<fc F. R. R., 88 miles south of At¬
lanta and one mile west of Knoxville,
is a thriving little place. There have
been eight dwellings already completed aud
within the last twenty-six months,
there are seven new residences now under
contract and being rapidly pushed de¬ to
completion. Mechanics are in great
mand, already a quarter of a million of
dollars have been spent in merchandise
and improvements, and before another
twelve months passes a half million more
will be invested here.
Two passenger and four freight trains
pass here daily. We have as good a cot¬
ton market as any of our neighboring
towns. Health,good and society par ex¬
cellence At the residence of Mr. J. F.
Grace, on the night of the 18th inst., was a
musicale; music furnished by an Italian
string baud. There was quite single an enter¬
taining crowd of married aud ones
in attendance.
Mrs. E. F. Harris and her bright little
boy, Bob. arc visiting her mother, Mrs.
F. Danielly.
Miss Lizzie Hollis, of the
Central City, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
M. B. Walker.
Bennie Walker has the mumps, or as
he says, cutting his wisdom teeth. Sorry
for Beu.
Our young aud enterprising merchant,
W. W. Jordan, has his mind fixed ou
something I am not allowed to tell yet.
Jimmie Wilson, the young and live
merchant, says his stock is complete ex¬
cept house furniture.
John Malpass, the ever clever and jolly
John, continues to sell groceries at the
old stand six days in the week, and goes
to see his girl on Sunday cveniugs.
Wes Mathews and Nath Hollman are
the crack squirrel hunters.
Wade Mathews has turned his atten¬
tion to saw milling.
Frank Danielly and the Spillers Bros,
are behind with their contracts.
Tommie Harris, a clever young man,
says when he completes dwellings for
friends then he will give his attention to
building one for himself.
Gordon has been elected to the United
States Senate and we are satisfied.
Col. John says the chestnut is an old
story. He can wait for the burs to ripen
then theywill fall out.
Mr. John W ilder is a fine collector;
ask him his success on the 17th.
The barber shop is now run by Tom
Bently, a colored barber. Satisfaction
guaranteed both in a shave and a shine.
A.
The total number of death* from cholera
in Spain during the present epidemic is about
3000. The disease has not yet been stamped
out in Valencia.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
By virtue of an order from the court of
Ordinary of Houston county, Georgia, in I
will sell before the court house door
the town of Knoxville, Crawford county,
Georgia, within the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday in January, 1861, to
the highest bidder the following tracts in
or parcels of land lying and being
said county of Crawford, belonging to of
the estate of J. R. Hancock, late
Houston county, to-wit: £ lot, No. 27
in the 3rd district, containing 100 end acres
more or less, 50 acres off of south of
west half of lot No. 38 in 3rd district,
and also 135 acres, more or less, on the
east side of lot No. 2 in 6th district.
Sold for the purpose of paying the debts
of said J. R. Hancock, deceased, and
making distribution among the heirs of
said deceased. Terms cash.
J. A SMITH, Administrator.
Nov. 19, 1 90. (4t—N. 28—D. 19)
A Midnight Fire.
On last Saturday night, at about illu¬ 12
o’clock, our town was beautifully
minated, but fearfully alarmed, on ac¬
count of the burning of It. D. Smith’s
old residence. Airs. J, J. Barnes, our
valuable music teacher, was occupying
the house. She discovered the tire before
it had made but little headway, though
she lost everything except a few bed¬
clothes and a few pieces of wearing ap-
pare'. All of her provisions, furniture, piano
library, relics, music and a valuable
were burned. She hud no insurance on
her property. The house was insured lor
six hundred dollars.
The lire originated in the room where
the servant slept. How it caught on fire
is not known. The citizens have con¬
tributed liberally to Mrs. Barnes to help
repay her loss.
ROLL OF HONOR.
FIRST SECTION.
Mattie EIli-% Minnie Hicks,
Madison McCarty, Bonnie McCarty,
Charlie Bond, Annie Jack,
Mattie McCrary, Louise .Jones,
Emmie Smith, Jender Bryant,
Jack Hicks, Clara Wright,
Holton Mathews, R. D. Smith,
Thurston Hatcher, Hattie Hicks,
Lizzie Bryant,
SECOND SECTION.
Lizzie Jones, Mary Alien,
Ufa Jack, Edgar Wright,
Horace Andrews, Buit Lowe,
John Hammett, Annie Hammett,
Lydia Slocumb, Stubbs Hicks,
Arago Hammett, Alice Holt,
Bessie Collier, Lena Andrews,
THIRD SECTION.
Lucy Wilson, Liliias Jack,
Willie Smith, Arthur Moore,
Florence Smith, Killie Allen,
Pearl Wriylit, Jocie Bryant.
Fleeta Stroud, Sallie Bryant,
Maud Stroud, Paul Jones,
Myrtle Nolan, Chester Allen.
C. G. Power, Teacher.
Started the Graveyard.
Out in the Erie coal fields near Bur¬
lington, Col., a few years ago a lean,
freckled-faced fellow, with high Spanish the
heels on his boots, walked into
Stone and Quartz saloon, at Burlington,
says the Pittsburg Dispatch, and, lean¬
ing his long body ou bis bouy arms ou
the bar, turned round to the half dozcu
loiterers in the place, and with a drawl
drew his lantern jaw down on his flannel
shirt and said:
“How long has this ycr camp been a
runnin’?”
“Two years,” replied the bartendei,
without raising his eyes. . .
“Gravevard begun yit?”
“Not yet.” had S’pose
(4 9 Bout time the camp one.
I start one?”
One bony arm left the bar It never
reached its owner's belt. There was a
noise that sounded like a man dropping
a log chain in an empty hardware store,
and this noise was followed by a crash
of exploding six shooters from the loit¬
erers A curtain of white smoke rolled
up against the ceiling. The man at the
bar made a lurch and then fell upon the
floor. Six bullets were in his body.
A graveyard was started in Burling¬ started
ton next morning. The lean man wiped
it himself. high Burlington is now Butte is
out, but up on Bsar RiD
one grave. It is the only one the camp
left.
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Big stock of CLOTHING,
FURNISHING GOODS AND
HATS. W 7 ® earr H the best se-
lection to be seen in Macon by
all odds. It is pretty just to
look at, so drop in and cast
your eye about.
As usual, we are selling a
great many FANCY CHEVIOT
SUITS. Our popular prices,
made possible by a large an
growing custom, are the draw¬
ing card.
We believe that a firm which
sells honest goods at prices e
bit lower than its competitors,
is bound to “get there.”
Asher Engel , W. H. Harris
and John Baskin will wait on
you when you call.
J. 14. HERTZ.
w ANTED—BY A NICE, REFINED
gentleman a young lady correspon¬
dent between the ages of 16 aud 25
years. Object amusement, lirunetto pre¬
ferred, or blonde either. Address
“Bachelor,” Knoxville, Ga.
DR.W.F.BLASINGA 1 E
I 3 H 3 MTIST,
Knoxville, - - Georgia.
I respectfully tender my services in th«
Practice of Dentistry to the citizens of
Knoxville and surrounding country, ami
will spare no effort to secure my patron*
competent work and perfect satisfaction.
u-^"Charges Reasonable.
BISHOP BECKWITH A D.
A GRAND AND NOBLE LIFE BF.OL'UIIT TO A»
CLOSE.
Right Rev. John W. Beckwith, bish¬
op of the diocese of Georgia died at liis
home in Atlanta, on Sunday morning.
His death causes universal sorrow
throughout Georgia and the entire South.
In the death of Bishop Beckwith the
Episcopal church loses one of its bright¬
er lights, and the South one of its most
brilliant pulpit orators
HENNESStYs MUKUtRERS
IX) BE TRIED FOR THEIR LIVES—MONHT
APPROPRIATED.
The city council of New Orleans.
Wednesday night, appropriated $15,000
to defray the expenses of bringing the
assassins of Chief of Police Hennessey to
justice, and the money is to be disbursed
by the mayor as he may deem best. A
preliminary examination of the men held
as accessories to the crime has been fixed
for Saturday.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS
REGARDING THE CONDITION OP THE STOCK.
RANCHES IN TEXAS.
W. B. Stickney, special agent of the
United States census bureau, and who
has charge of the live stock returns from
all the ranch properties in Texas, states
that everywhere stock is in excellent
3 ondition, and ranchmen are hopeful, but
in the north and northwest sections of
the state the prospects are the best ev«tr
known.