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®l)e Cnrvfort 1 II Cmuitn 3 i)cniltr. I. 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, OO 03 ■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. NO. 44. Z'f | Aiv olf 1 %* f (ff'c!. A t , 4 m ; $ » i 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.