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school Notice,
Spring Term of Mrs. T,
Ratio’s school for girls and young
ladies will begin on the 11th of Jan
tary, 188-1, at the Reese Academy,
and continue six scholastic months
Elocution and Calisthenics will he
taught by Miss Katie Cowderv.
Tuition from $2.00 to $3.50 per
month.
Carrollton, Ga., Dec. 28, 1883.
Special Notice.
I have asked you, I have entreat
ed you, to settle what you owe me. week.
I have proposed to take anything
SLLIGENCE.
Major Lowry moved the latter
, part of last week to his new resi
dence on Dixie street.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilallum, of Fannin
" I county, are on a visit to their son,
! Dr. Ilallum, of this place.
'Fhe lot of paper we have on hand
is of rather an inferior character.
When it is out we will get a better
| article.
Mr. T. W. Dimmock, who has
been canvassing the State in the
interest of the American Sunday
School Union, returned home from
Middle Georgia the first of the
The Rev. J. A. Wynne, at one
you had on my debts, and you | tinK> J)astor () f the Baptist Church
would not. Now, if you do not
come up and make satisfactory set
at this place, will move his family
: to LaGrange about the first of Jan-
tlement by return day, your notes j lia ,. y> so we i earn from the Reporter.
or accounts will be sued. Money I
need—money I must have.
Your friend in need,
Wm. (iAn,i)iX(i, M. 1)
Dec. 2b, 1883—St.
Sunday School Convention.
The quarterly meeting of the Car-
roll county Sunday school associa
tion will he held with the school at
Antioch, on Saturday before the
fourth Sunday in January, 1884.
All of the schools are cordially in
vitee to send up delegates.
Jkssk R. Griffix, President.
Emvix R. Siiakpk, Secretarv.
Two thousand dollars worth of
Funiturc to he sold in the next six
ty days at, Askew A Bradley’s
Notice.
All persons owing Long
Mr. J. M. Jackson has sold out his
j gallery to Mr. John B. Stewart,
who will move it on to a lot, be
tween the stores of J. X. Pope and
| Worthy A Son, bought from Mr.
| Baxter.
i Harry Griswold, formerly of this
i place, and well known to a good
1 many of our readers, we learn, is
now stenographic reporter of the
Superior Court in OcmuJgee circuit.
James Black, son of Mr. J. J.
Black, living over on Buck Creek,
is about the biggest little boy we
^ have seen in a longtime. He is 12
years old and weighs
I He is known as the “Buck
j Giant” in and around home.
Dr. Jackson, living near this
; place, has a clock which has been
j in use over 00 years. It is one of
A Co., | the old fashioned kind, seven or
The Baptist church was crowded
on last Monday night, on the oc
casion of the Christmas tree. The
presentation speech was made by
the Rev. E. B. Barrett, after which
there was prayer and singing. In
the distribution of the gifts on the
tree, Mr. W. B. Conyers read out
the names, and the gifts were ear-
j ried round by ushers. The tree
| was a very handsome one, so pro-
! nouncod by all, and there were ma
ny valuable gifts upon it. The oc
casion passed off very pleasantly.
Tuesday two refractory and
drunken negroes were put off the
8. G. A X. A. train just this side of
Griffin. As they were being put
off they resisted and tried to cut
Captain D. W. Croft, conductor, and
while scuffling on the ground, some
one shot one of the negroes just be
low the left shoulder, inflicting a
bad wound. It is not known who
did the shooting.
The Christmas ball and supper
i at the Chamber’s House "on last
Wednesday night is pronounced a
success by those who were in at
tendance. About 100 were present
there being representatives from
several of the surrounding towns.
The supper is said to have been
magnificent, and altogether it was
as the average reporter would put
it, a recherche affair.
In a difficulty at Bremen on Sat-
turday evening last, we learn that
_ f Bill Reeves, a bar keeper of that
| place, was shot in the hand by
lu 11 ( * 1 Frank Ward. The difficulty orig-
nated in Reeves bar room, and dur
ing the fracas, Ward was forced
out of the door by some one, when
he shot at Reeves, two or three
COUNTY NEWS.
As Gathered Here And There by the Spe
cial Scribes of the Free Press.
Whitesburg.
Reported by J. T. 1).
Mr. Beall Trammell of West
Point was visiting at Mr. J. 31.
Strickland’s last week.
| Published by request of one of our su!>-
scribers.
SCHOOL ROOM TRIALS.
i A COMPOSITION It EAR BY MISS I.IZZIK
SHAFFER, OF ROANOKE INSTITUTE.
SPRING TERM. 1883.
j
j Ob, the trials slud vexations that within
the seliool room rise.
i Are as countless as the little stars that
twinkle hi the skies.
W. C. Camp post master at Coun- 1 , I would not be a teacher for a bar
” L 1 rel bill of gold,
For I never should have patience; I should
grow a dreadful scold.
When the morning song is ended and the
lessons all begin.
Then the school machine's in motion and
the wheels begin to spin ;
Feet on tii>-toe take their places as tliey
stand along the line,
Waiting anxiously for questions—and so
far it's very line.
Well, the teacher gives a word to spell:
perhaps it's only Cat.
Surely, anybody ought to spell a simple
w.ord like that:
But there's little Tommy Truant (lie's
the hoy that runs away),
does a bungling round the alphabet and
spells it with a K.
must make some arrangement, if j eight feet high. It keeps the day
they want their paper carried over.
We are compelled to
debts! and our
will please come on and pay us all
they can. Should you want us to car
ry over a part come on and make
the arrangement, or you will find
your notes andaccounts out for col
lection. Come, quick, this means
business. Long A Co.
times, one of the shots
taking cf-
making a
of the month jund lias a second
pay our hand, and winds up without a key.
t u t° nu ' The Marietta Journal hits the nail j delinquent debtors hereabouts. ‘The
Ion the head in the following para
graph: The man, young or old, who
fails to he prompt in paying his debts
and punctual in keeping his word,
despoils his own character and un-
i derminos the foundation to his suc-
fect in Reeves hand,
slight wound.
“Skipping” is now in order with )
All persons owing us for Guano
or acid, and whose notes kf.maix
i xi'Aiii or settled by some means,
by December 1st, are hereby no
tified that we Will sue every note
on ii axi) at that date without giv
ing you further notice, and we
will collect the face value of (‘very
note or nothing. We positively
wili not allow 15 cent for cotton af
ter Dec. 1st. Come on if you
want to he saved and make some
kind of arrangement by December
1st. We mean what we say.
GaixksLoxg A Brown'.
Sheriff Sales.
The sheriff advertises in his offi
cial organ, the following property'
for sale, on the 1st Tuesday in Jan
uary next:
The northwest quarter of lot of
land number 17D, in the Tenth dis
trict of Carroll county, containing
50 acres more or less, being well im
proved, and tlie place where.tbe de-
fendent lives. Sold as the property’
ofT, E. Holmes to satisfy a ff fa in
favor of Jesse Criltchfield.
Also at the same time, lot of land
number 22 in the Xinth district,
We heart ily'endorse the follow
ing from ihe Marietta Journal:
There may be a better and a
newsier paper published in tin*
South than the Savannah Daily
Xews, hut so far we have failed to
he convinced of the fact. It is a
model of neatness, consistent in its
principles, and edited with ability.
Thomas Breast, jr., a young man
living a few miles east of this place,
while out hunting with a crowd of
ho.vs on Christmas day, was acci
dently shot in the hand. The
wound was of such a character as
to necessitate amputation above
the wrist, which operation was per
formed by Dr. W. L. Fitts.
31 rs. Xancy Grice, widow of Lar
ry Gric , lately deceased, died at
her home in the Eleventh district
on i:\st Monday morning. She was
quite old, being somewhere in the
neighborhood of 80 years. She was
taker, with spasms on Friday night
last, which continued up to her
death. The deceased leaves a large
family of sous and daughters, num
bered among our best citizens.
31 r. G. W. Guthrey, one of our
containing 150 acres, being a frac- ( .; eviT s ] UK *n,akers, had the lriisfor-
tional lot. Levied on as Die prop- ; j- une the latter part of last week to
erty, of J. J. 3fcJ)o\vel3 to satisfy
tax ti fa issued by J. 3i. Hamrick.
Also 35 acres off of the north, west
corner of number 100 in the Tenth
district. Levied on as the.property
of F. A. Roberson, to satisfy a ff fa
in favor of A, C. Reese.
Also half of lot dfhtiwl number 77,
in the Xinth district. Levied on as
tlu* property of James 3IeBurnett,
to satisfy a ff fa in favor of Lang
ston, Crane A Co., vs AY. A. and
James 3IcBurnett. _
ORIlIXA IiV’s ADVKUTISIXG.
John Shadenger, executor of Eliz
abeth Jones, and guardian of Sarah
J. Hembree, Julian Shadinger and
Mattie (!ha.staiii, applies to the or
dinary for letters of dismission, and
all persons are cited to bp at tlie of
fice of tlje ordinary on the first
lose his pocket hook, containing
$38 in money. This is a consider
able loss to 31 r. G. these hard times,
and the Knights of Honor, of which
organization he is a member, in
consideration of the loss, at their
regular meeting on last Tuesday
night, donated to him $20,
The annua 1 election of officers of
Carrollton Lodge, No. 2425, lv. ofII.,
was held at the regular meeting on
last Tuesday evening, and resulted
as follows: C. H. Merrellj! dictator;
T. AY. Dimmock, vice-dictator; J.
*M. B. Kelly assistant dictator; E.
R. Sharpe, reporter; I. B. Perdue,
financial reporter: B. A. Sharp,
treasurer; D. L Trussed, chaplain;
AY. P.Cole, guide; J. B. Stewart,
guardian; G. AY. Guthrey, sentinel;
JI. C. Brown, J. 31. Hewitt and J.
Moudav ju -31 arch next, to show K. Chambers, trustee.-, G. A\ . 3li i-
rell, past dictator; E. R. Sharpe,
representative to grand lodge; C.1I.
Merrell, alternate;G. \\ . 31errell,
E. R' Sharpe and-AY. P. Cole, audit
ing committee.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch gets
off' the following on our friend B.
cause why the prayer of the appli
cant should not he granted
Alartha J. Brooks applies for
guardianship of the persons and
property of Elizabeth, AYjllie, Kate,
Jane, 3Iary and Jacob Brooks, mU
nor children of AYm. J. Brooks, late
of said county, deceased, and notice
is given by the ordinary that ap
plication will he heard on the first
3loirday in January.
J. 3D B. Kelly, administrator, ap
plies for letters of dismission on
the estate of J. AY. Richards, deceas
ed, and all persons are cited to
show cause on first Monday in Jan
uary, why said Kelly should not!
he discharged. I
W, L. (’raven administrator, also
applies for letters of dismission at
the same time, ffOMi thp estate
Aiartha 31. Beck,
latest is one John F. Bice, who
skipped out the latter part of last
week, leaving several of our mer
chants with the hag to hold. \\’e
have been informed that he owed
some $1500 in Carrollton. As he
sold his farm and cotton and got
the money on both, he must have
carried away a good deal of cash.
Christmas eve and Christmas day
passed off rather quietly for Carrol-
ton, though tiie hoys tried mighty
hard to get up a racket Tuesday
night. Tlu* weather was very dis
agreeable on both days, and hence
there was not as many people as
usual in town.
3fr. John W. Gardner, editor of
tlie West Point Enterprise, is in
town this week,spending Christmas
with relatives and friends. We
trust he may have a pleasant time.
AA’c are glad to Icar from him that
he is doing well with his enterprise,
at West Point.
AA T e are requested to announce
that the Rev. G. A. Gardner and
Rev. A.C. Reese will preachat the
3D E. church on next Sunday,
morning and evening. All are in
vited to he in attendance, especially
the members of the church, as there
will he important business brought
before them.
AA’e had the pleasure of meeting
upon our streets on last AVodnes-
day, Judge J. C. Benson, of Haral
son county, who was down spend
ing Christmas with friends and rel
atives in this community.
AA'e are glad to learn that our
friend, 3D ID Russell, who has been
sick for several weeks past, is now
convalescing, being able to sit up
most of the time.
We are requested to announce
that Elder J. A. Perdue, of the
Christian church, will preach at the I
Second Baptist church on next j
Sunday, and that he will have a]
regular appointment, at the samel
place, during the coming year, on
every third Sabbath.
AA'e learn from the Coweta Ad
vertiser that Judge Featlierstone
lias sold his interest in the old All-
la Rica mine in this county to 3Ir.
Foulks, of Kentucky, representing
the Louisville Alining Company.
Airs. Archer, whose serious
illness, we made mention of last
week, died on 3Ionday and was bu
ried Tuesday evening In the new
cemetery.
The treasurer of the State of
Georgia has recently made his re
port, and it shows the gratifying
fact that there was in the treasury
ty Line informs us that the “Free
Press” is taking right along up
there.
AVe hear that it is the intention
of our friend R. H. Springer, Jr, to
goto Texas about the first of Jan
uary 1884.
J. E. Holland, well known to ma
ny of our citizens, got his saw-mill
in Douglas county, burned up last
week.
31r. Sam Copeland, came after
Dr. Knott yesterday, Tuesday 25th,
saying his" father, E. Copeland had
been kicked by a mule and he fear
ed seriously hurt. Since writing
the above, Dr. Knott has returned
and says 31r. Copeland’s arm is bad
ly broken and lie is otherwise in
ternally injured but hopes he will
recover.
3Ir. Thomas Luekey and family
of Coweta, have been visiting this
week at Airs. Betty Roberson’s.
Alarried Sunday December 23rd
1883 at the residence of the bride’s
father R. Benton Esq, 3Ir. Willie
Kent of Coweta to 3Iiss Xancy
Mtddlehrooks of AVhitesburg.
Rev. \V. A. Parks presiding ol
der of the Gainsville district, who
has lived at 3H\ J. 1). Aloore’s this
year, will move to Norcross to live
next year. AVe regret to lose him
and his interesting family from our
midst.
“J. 31. Kendrick lias been elected
marshal. He is at liis past and
makes a good officer.”
“The Town council refused to
grant any license to sell whisky
here another year, to which we
add, Amen.” “Carroll” in “Coweta
Advertiser.
AA'e like the ring of these two it
ems and extend to“Carroll”che right
of fellowship. AVe have seen
enough of the evil influence and ef
fects of whisky, during the past [Then the door is widely opened, and they
So the word is passed to Sally Short, who
murmurs C-A-T;
But, suspecting that’s not cjuite enough,
she adds a fatal E.
Then tliey all all cry oh! tlie laugh goes
round, for her there’s no escape;
And the teacher to tlu* rescue conies to
help her from the scrape.
In tlie midst of the recitation restless
hands now rise in view,
And a teacher must have twenty eyes in
stead of only two;
For 'tis “Please may I go out and get a
doth to wash my slate?"
Or “May F stay in?” “May I go home!"
“Mav I sit side of Kate?”
‘Well,
From the corner comes a whimper: *
now, what’s the matter there?"
“Johnny went and hooked my candy ball,
and then he pulled my hair."
So the naughty hoy is summoned forth
to stand upon a stool,
And behind the teacher’s back lie tiles to
entertain the school.
When tlie music hour arrives, if every
body feds just right,
Why they'll sit erect and keep the time,
and sing with all their might.
But sometimes tliey will get contrary,
and those won't sing that can;
Then the teacher lias to coax them on,
and jilead, and threat, and plan.
G
Godey’8 Lady’s Book
For January is truly a holiday
number. Its two steel engravings,
entitled respectively “The First
Call in the City,” “The First Call in
the Country,” will undoubtedly
gain many a smile. The fashion
illustrations are fully up to the
standard of the late productions of
this magazine, and the new feature
this month of a colored illustration
of household furnishing, if contin
ued as proposed, will certainly find we believe a perusal of the list of sittr***-
ppreciation with all the 'read-; tio " s . to *Pl‘ rar v 1 proT%
B4TH TTEAH OEF
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LADY’S BOOK.
Low 'price of $3 per year.
Subscriptions will be received at tbit of
fice in clubs with this paper.
’Hie Free Press and Godey’* LnlrY
Book for one. year at *2,.70
PROSPECTUS FOR 1884.
We propose to make it without eieep-
tion the best a* wdT as the cheapest Itbma
and Fashion magazine in America, ’ and
an appreciation with
ers of the book. The literature in
this number is exceptionally good;
Marion Harland furnishes a story
entitled “A Case and a Circum
stance,” in which she tells of a
young girl who in a pique seeks the
aid of a Uriah Heep type of la wye/
to obtain a divorce from her hus
band.
a circumstance transpires to show
her that she loves him better than
her life. As is usual with
j convincing to every reader.
Each Number will Contain
A beautiful steel plate mVompaafriT by
a story or po»*m. A finely executed por
trait of one of the ex-jiresiilents of die
United States, with a short sketch. Ex
cellent colored fashion plates of tlie pre
vailing styles of dresses. Nuineri*®* il
lustrations of fashions in black ami white*.
Illustrations and designs of the latest
fancy work, in colors orbtack
j patterns in
Ere it is obtained, however, i and white. An illustrated household de
partment. An illustration of arehite*-*-
tural design. A piece of nicely selected
music. A full-size cut paper pattern,
this j Choice recijies for tlu* household. Be
sides a rich variety of literary matter
.... contributed bv eminent writers, enfhnr-
tian Reid contributes ‘ On the Eve ,-ing novels, novelettes, stories, poetry,
of a New A'ear,” a seasonable and j charades, dialogues,art and fashion nrtkee,
I together with current notes of the day.
As this magazine lias I icon Ik* fori* the
writer, the story is well told. Chris-
very interesting story; the heroine
is a young girl about to be married, j public forV>vx-r fifty years, all mar fed
is visited by a former wife (suppos
ed to he dead) of her fiance; her
reception was so quiet and digni
fied that when on her death bed in
after years, the wife sent for the
young girl in fulfilment of her
promise to let her know that her
lover was free. “Tam” is the com
mencement of a serial by Ella Rial-1
man Church and Augusta de Rubna, I !
and from the opening chapters > A Business, Family, Literary
assured that tlie above will Ik* carried oWf
I to tlie letter.
Address all communications to
J. H. Haulenbeek & 0o M
1006 < hestnut street, Philadelphia.
Send for U'ustrated Circular and Clwh
Raisers' lasts.
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LISHED IN THE SOUTHERN
STATES.
recess, one
When tlie bell announces
tvould naturally think,
This will give the teacher time, at least,
to close her eyes a wink;
But before she's fairly seated, and can
draw a restful sigh,
Some one shouts, “Bill Hawkins fired a
rock and hit me in tlie eve."
few days to put every man iu our
town agdinst the sale of it among
us, and we believe the people of the
town, will on the first Saturday in
January, 1884, by their votes say
“down with this terrible evil.” AA’e
believe also that whisky would be
voted out of tlu* county, if an elec
tion was held for that purpose, and
we do not see why the election
should not lu* ordered.
The Christmas tree was a success
Rev. T. G. Morgan made a few
appropriate remarks in the open
ing and then offered a short prayer.
Mr.-J. T. Dirnett, superintendent,
of the Baptist Sunday school then
read the names of a committee to
cut the presents from the tree, and
out* to deliver them to the parties
over the, Academy, and then “old
Santa”and his wife “Chris” deliver
ed the presents to the committee,
and so many hearts were made hap
py, and no doubt could adopt the
sentiment of these lines:
Ten thousand, thousand precious gifts,
3Iy daily thanks employ:
Nor is the* least a cheerful heart
That tastes those gifts with joy.
Send the “Free Press” one year
rush in left and right,
With their eyes as big as saucers, while
they all relate tlu* fight.
And with tlu* contradictions and confes
sion in the ball,
It becomes quite doubtful whether any
roek was thrown at all.
So the days are spent—tin* hands upon
the dial travel round,
And tlu* teacher is expeeted to have balms
for every wound.
Treasure well tlie hours at school, and
prize the love that greets us there;
For without all this, we little folks would
be—I don't know where.
promises to he a story of no little
interest. “Up in the Greenwood
Tree” is a child’s story, in which
cats, dogs, and birds are the char
acters, and we ean caution mothers
that if they read the first instal
ment to the children they will not
be allowed to forget to read the
succeeding chapters of the story.
Taking it altogether, this is an ex
cellent number, and the magazine
bids fair to regain its old-time pop
ularity.
Notice
This is to notify all persons in
debted to X. L. & J. B. Benson, ei
ther by note or account, that they
mi st make a settlement with us
hv the 10th of January, as J. 1>. Ben
son is going west and the firm ac
counts must he closed. If you want
cotton option on guano, you must
settle by the 1st of January, if not
you must expect to pay full face < f
note. AA’e mean what we say.
You ean buy ready made cloth
ing at X. L. A J. B. Bensons, at
cost.
-A XI*
AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL.
Nut a Local Paper, but one Suitable t*
Any Locality.
I have a good young mule for sale
cheap. E. G. Kramer.
Carrollton Prices Current.
31iddling cotton bringing in
market !> *..
to J. X. Kilgore,
T. (’. AVilscn.
II. J. Smith and
, of Georgia, October 1, 1883, $530,-
F. Cotton, for a long time connect- | ^ ^
cd with the sewing machine busi- !
ness here,"but now located at
Hawkinsville: 3ir. B. F. Cotton, j
the manager of the Singer sewing j
machine business in Hawkinsville, |
can’t be induced to take a hack seat i
when he finds an opportunity to I
represent his machine, lie went j
over into Dooly county last week to ]
look after business in that county.
AA'hile on hi
evening he lie
given in the neighborhood. He
and Ills companion made it con
venient to stop at a i'arm bouse in
Tw o firsi-dass sewing machines vicinity, and both attended the
for sale cheap. Apply to Edwin R. imrty Mr. Cotton, although re-
Sharpe, at once if you wish to sc- ccnt ' lv nm rried in Carroll county,
Five millions of dollars are in
vested in mining in Georgia, so
savs the Savannah Xews,
Sand Hill Siftings.
Reported by Flow Boy.
As there seems to be no one in
this corner to represent us, ] have
concluded it would not h<* amiss
for me to drop in a few dots occa
sionally, since our friend J. 31. II.
lies sought a home in the far off
Villa Rica.
Peace and plenty seem to abound
through Fair Play.
T notice through vour correspon
dence from other places some are
being made one flesh, but none to
report from this place, though I
reckon ’tis the best, as next year
will he mighty close times to feed
an extra one.
1* think from what I ean gather
from the people generally they in
tend rolling up their sleeves and
going in for big crops in good
earnest. I notice some have al
ready began breaking stubble
lands.
Wheat is looking well, and we
want to begin to sow oats the first
of January before sun up; so, you
see, we will he sowing oats while
some of your merchants, according
to advertisement, will he slicing, j
hut hope they will take that hack,
The social world of Carrollton ! let the farmers all go to work,
lias been enlivened the past
by the presence of several
ladies from a distance.
There was a call meeting
Knedits of Honor, on last
week
.make a big crop and all pay up
young I next fall, and have plenty left to
; live on and all he happy again,
of the 1 Uut very little sickness; some
night,' IittU> Improvement*.
AA'ishiug vou and your many
Neighborhood Notes.
The Hon. W. O. Tuggle will re
sume the practice of law in La-
Grange.
The first national hank of La-
Grange will soon he ready for busi
ness.
The 3Ieriwether people have
raised $14,(MM) for their railroad.
Col. E. X. Broyles, of Atlanta, was
recently married to 3Iiss Sallie
Hardy, of Cedartown.
3[iss Katie, daughter of Col. C. I).
Phillips, of Marietta, was recently
married to 31 r. J. G. Phillips
Ilahersliam county.
The 31 arietta Journal proposes to
take a two weeks Curistmas—at
least for the next two weeks it will
issue no paper.
AA\ L. Williams is. a candidate for
3Iayor of AA'cst Point, on the dry
ticket. There are three candidates
in the field; the other two are AA\
E. White and B. F. Reed.
Steps have been taken to erect a
monument over the remains of Dr.
Hardin and wife, recently deceas
ed, at LaGrange.
Tlie LaGrange Reporter has
bought a power press. AA'e congrat
ulate our eoutempory upon this evi
dence of its prosperity.
The Baptist Church of LaGrange
has called the Rev. Robert II. Har
ris, of Decatur county,to succeed
the lamented Dr. 3D B. Hardin.
An election will he held in La
Grange on the 15th of January,
1884, to determine whether or not
the town will adopt the public
school system. It takes a two-tiiird
vote to adopt.
The Vindicator says that it was
mistaken in its last issue, when it
stated that, the Hon. Henry R. Har
ris contemplated moving from
Greenville—that he expects, to re
main a citizen of the town as long
as he lives.
Brother Revill, of the 3Ieri wether
i Vindicator, is an epicure. Hear
I him in the following: A kind neigh- j.<>jiy<> Carrollton
bor, learning that we had rather a I Arrive at Atkinson, t. O.
i homely breakfast Wednesday morn-
; ing, sent us a large dish of nicely |
i browned chitterlings. Jove and the
i ancient Gods are said to have lived |
Notice.
3Iiss Sarah Dimmock has deei-
i ded to commence her school on the I TURAl
first 3Ionday in Febuary, 1884, in
stead of the first Monday in Janua
ry, as heretofore announced. Tui
tion $1 per month.
this
Butter
. b~>
Eggs
15.
Wheat
$1 50
3 leal
00
Corn .
75
Oats
50
Peas...7........i... ..
SKI
Dried Peaches (Uttpealed)
5
” ” (Pealed)....
10
Sweet Potatoes
50
Chickens
1-5(1? 20
Rags ,..
1
Tallow
Beeswax
18
Bacon Sides
10
! Bulk sides
C)
• Sugar Cured Hams
Hi
Lard
12
i Flour
3(<? 3 1 .,
1 Salt Ya y sack
$1 25
“Liv “ “
$1 10
; 3IoIasses
50
Syrup N.()
“ Sorghum
000? 75
50
SugaT brown
0
“ white
ikat 12
Tea : x. - • - -
80
Coffee '"T“x
15(<? 10
Bagging
i dr.
1 Ties Arrow
$175
Rope Cotton
20 i
“ Sisal
15 |
I Iron
3'., 0 i
Steel
10
| “ Casteel
20
Leather sole
28 (. <30 I
Calf skins $3
,(« 4 (Ml
Hides dry
10
Green
4 j
S. G & N. A’s’ R.
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sive. 1
Price of daily 810 a year: 95 for six
mouths. .j. H. E ST ILL,
3 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Ga . ’
F. M. BUTLER, '
CORROLLTOX - - GEORGIA.
Manufacturer of 1 - *
LADIES and GENTS' FINE SHOES*.
Also repairing of ALT. kinds done wkfc
neatness and dispatch by skilled work-
| men. Boots and shoes of all kind* mad*
to order and FITS GUARANTEED. Al
so deals in
Leather and Shoe Findings.
All goods in Ids line will be .sold nt At
lanta lTtail prices and everything war*
ranted to lu* of (lie very liesf quality.
No shoddy stock will lie sold by him nor
be used in the manufactory. Try me.
Shop on Ncwnan street, next door below
Griffin A Harris. ,
H.O.ROOP
Has just received a large and Complete
stock of general merchandise.
H. O.ROOF
Is selling a solid leather cushion and
leather back buggy at 8(i0. . ftl^«..
4ed yer honors
ft a mistake, yer
Vn#Dfpeaker then sat
,s “town.
of
* - • • 4* , nilU . i h nimii; uiu aim ,d»ui nitin;
is pere grinations one - for the purpose of initmtin^ a_ m \\ f , rea( , ors a nierrv Christmas ami t
leard of a party to he , new member, Mr. 1. A. U. hmitn, , - new year> an(l SUC( .^ S to tin
Frkf, Press, I will close.
cure a bargain.
G. W. Guthrey want
indebted to him to come up an
tic
Subscribe for the Free Press,
stated to us confidentially that
i j fie 1»as tort apen ;i collection of more
<l , U N + prettv hul}es since his pta’ly liqu
id seL 4 •
uoofl tluy.v. (
poet this confession to rench tlu
eves of Mrs. Cotton.
Bowdo’.i.
Col. Gaines is eating his Christmas
turkey this week, down in Coweta
county,
Col. Beall, editor of the Times,
has rented the
Academy street.
upon nectar and ambrosia, but if
. , “ | the mightv Thunderer never tasted
1 ' ’ ’ 1 browned chitterlings lie and Juno,
Xepture et a!, missed the nicest
dish that ever tickled the palate of
the dwellers of high Olympus.
5.10 a
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(»40 a
0.55 a
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8.20 a
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Gaston placej on
“No paper next week” is the ster-
()f course q-o don't ex-| potyppil wpy of putting it With tllP j a- Bnidlpy’-S
most of our country exchanges, tn
tlieir last issue before Christinas,
We are reffuesttnl to announce j
that the school of 3Tiss Ellen Janes 1
will he opened on the first Monday |
in March, j
, :
Coffins, Burial eases and robes j
furnished day or night at Askew j
Now is the time to trim shrub
bery and plant out trees.
Beautiful weather vesterffay.
Old papers for sale at this office.
Now is the time to subscribe for
the Free Press.
Whilesburg
“ Sargents -
“ Ncwnan
“ Shaipsburg
“ Turin
“ Scnoia
“ Brooks
“ Vaughns
“ Griffin
XCMREK 2.
Leave Griffin -
Arrive at Vaughns
“ Brooks
“ Scnoia
“ Turin
“ Sharpsburg
“ Newnan
“ Sargents
“ Whitesburg
“ Atkinson. T. <).,
“ Carrollton
Wm. Rookrs, Gen. Sup't.
Breakfast at W hite 'burg.
in 1
l Lawyer Fowler, arguing the Cul-
' V.case in New Haven said snap-
Is selling fingers con tern ptously, “I
‘’ve that for the testimo-
Silvers that evef
H.o. roop ' r*.^ Vffcer-
Is selling lime at 81.85 pel* barrel.
H.O.ROOP
Is selling pm-e New Orleans sugar at
10 lbs to the 8l.
H.O.ROOP .
Is selling a pure linen shirt at 81.
Be sure and call at 11. O. ROOP’Sbri-
fore buying elsewhere.
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.7.10 1*.
in
Has
II. O. ROOP
Maccaroni for sale
If. O. ROOP
Is closing out a lot of ladies and ehit-
reifs cloaks at cost.
IDIR. J. IF. COLE,
CA-ltltOtXTOX, GA.
Is devoting most of his time and atten
tion to surgery and surgical diseases. mmI
is prepared for most any of**ration. IHs
(charges an.* reasonable.