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Several communications crowded out for want of space. Mr. Julius Meadows, telegraph operator at Troy, Alabama, is visit ing his parents at this place. Mr. Joe Croft, telegraph operator at Opelika, Alabama, is at home on a visit. that measures five feet .across. Miss Lizzie Turner opened, the Mr. Burt Reagan lias the li nest public term of her.schooL here field of cotton, we have seen this j Monday week. As Gathered Here and There by the Spe cial Scribes of the Free Press. Burwell. Reported by J. A. R. Mr. J. Copeland has a year. To the needs of the tourist, commercial traveler and new settler, Hostetler's Stom ach Bitters is peculiarly adapted, since it strengthens the digestive organs, and braces the physical energies to uahealth- fnl influences. It removes and prevents malarial fever, constipation, dyspepsia, healthfully stimulates the kidneys and bladder, and enriches as well as purifies the blood. When overcome by fatigue, whether mental or physical, the Weary and debilitated find it a reliable source of renewed strength and comfort. For sal* by all Druggists and Dealers generally. The Ideal Tonic and Exhilarine. Mr. George Cheney lias laid upon our table the boss cabbage of the season. The head alone weighed 7 pounds. The whooping cough we under stand is raging throughout the county. There are several cases of it in Carrollton. Mr. Ren Griffis of Turkey Creek district, shot a fine wild turkey hen, the other day from the front veranda of his residence. We are requested to Lightning struck a large oak last week, just in the rear of Mr. W. W. Turner’s tent, demolishing the tree and wrecking several tents. The incessant rain set back farm work one month. Farmers are blue over their prospects while their fields are blue with grass. There is a considerable sickness about especially among children. Much complaint is made of colds, dysentery, flux and kindred ail-, announce I nients. Last Saturday morning for the first time in about two years we left our excellent city of AYhites- burg for a visit into the country. We made our first stop with Capt. W. B. Richards and wife where we found a hearty welcome, plenty of nice ripe peaches and pears and .* col lard j a ffood dinner awaiting us* After dining andTesting awhile we went with Captain R, for a view of his crop, an^ nothing attracted our at tention 4, more than his prize acre of corn. His acre is in the midst of a field of corn and is two thirds last that Miss Sarah Dimmock’s school! will commence on the 21st of July We have another communica tion on Bee culture from Dr. Wil liams of Bowdon. French Wine Coca.—The natives of South America regard the Coca plant as a divine gift and speak of it as that heav enly plant which satisfies the hungry, strengthens the weak and makes men forget their misfortunes, etc. Men of sci- i ... (1 not t(ll , rillt once, poets, scholars, divines, lawyers, not awe to print physicians and others devoted to much | 011 account- ot publishing We have a communication on hand from Air. S. J. Brown, which this week half study and thinking, speak of it as the j sheet. It will appear ill our next “intellectual beverage" as tliemental ex- 1 bilaration and activity produced by wine of Coca is truly wonderful Many of the most eelehated physicians in the world who have thoroughly tested the French wine of Coca say : Wc regard tills as the perfection of nervines, the purest tonic, die best invigorator, the king of remedies against dyspepsia, and anemia, the restorer par excellence. 'Hie best remedy in the world to cure mental and physical exhaustion, all chrome and was ting disease, dyspepsia diseases of the li ver, debility of the nervous system, gas tric irritability, constipation, sick head ache, gout, etc. Sjiceific for neuralgia and nervous headache. Its action in neu ralgia is rapid and pleasant, relief being experienced in a short time." Ask your druggist for a pamphlet which will give you convincing proof of the great merits of the French Wine Coca. For sale by druggists • Dk J. S. Pemberton & Co., Atlanta, Ga., sole Proprietors. KING OF THE SINGERS ‘is theT'xnet representation of the SEWING MA( HINE WE SELL FOP 820 It is in every respect the vorv best of the SINGER STYLE OF MACHINES which are by far the most popular • machines in the world. Finished in the best manner with the latest improvements for wind ing the bobbin: the most convenient style of table, with extension long, large -dffTtTv.r* and beautiful gothic cover, it stands without a rival. KING OF SINGER MACHINES. Having adopted the plan of selling Ma chines without the aid of agents and !>v giving to the purchaser the benefit of the commission usually given to the agents, enable them to obtain Machines at one- hnlf of the regular prices. AVe therefore sell for 820 the above style Machine, ful ly warrant it for three years. We do not ask you pay for it until you see what you are trying. AVe only wish to know that you want to buy a Sewing Machine and are willing to pay ♦20 FOR THE BEST IN THE MARKET. nearest railroad station, and we will send the machine, and give instructions to al low von to examine it beforeyou’pav for It. * WILLMARTH & CO. 182S N. 20th, St. Philadelphia, Pa. IF YOU ARE GOING ■WEST, NORTHWEST, -OE- SOUTHWEST, BE SURE Your Tickets Head via the N. C. & St. L. R’Y The Mackenzie Route. The First-class and Emigrant Passengers FATORITE! Albert B. Wrenn, W. L Rogers, Pas. Agent, Pas. Agent, Atlanta,Ga . < hattanooga, Tenn W. L. DANLEY, 1 Gen. Pas. & Tkt. Agent, Nashville, T< Professor Rut rekin and Morris school will open at Mt Zion on next Monday morning. Professor Eutrekon killed a sting snake near Mt Zion Saturday evening last. It was about JU feet long, with a sting some inches long. The wind last Saturday night scared up things hereabouts. No damage was done in this immedi ate section. AYe learn that the infant child of Air. Isham Akin, Turkey Creek district, died on Saturday evening last and that the remains were bu ried at Lenity church. Mr. G. S. McElfresh of Washing ton, D. (’., who spent the winter of 1X82 in Carrollton, lias been spend ing the past winter in Marietta, and will return in the spring and make that place his permanent home. Dr. (iaulding laid a cotton bloom on our table on the 3rd inst. The Doctor is a number one farmer and generally has the earliest cotton as well as vegetables and fruit of any one in his neighborhood. At the solicitation of our corres pondent “Old Fogy” we publish his communication on Modern Sfchools. We are afraid “Old Fogy” is a con stitutional croaker. AVe think his little girl did well to correct the false syntax of the sentence rofered to after two efforts. AVe thank our Holland Mill cor respondent for the new subscrib ers sent hut they were received too late to send last week’s paper to them. The letter was given to Judge Holland to bring but he forgot it and hence the delay. AVe are informed and so reques ted to announce that the Rev. Di. Mitchell, will preach at Mt Zion on the coming fourth .Sunday, and that the annual conference of the M. F. church of Georgia, will be held at the same place, commen cing on the nth day of October next, Rishop AValden presiding. On last Monday afternoon Rev. C. W. Worley drove up to the store at Roopville in his buggy. Leav ing his horse standing front of the store he went in. AVhile he was in the store his horse became frightened at a chicken in the bug gy and ran away, tearing the bug gy all to pieces. The horse was al so somewhat bruised up. A great deal of interest is being taken in Carroll county, in fish cul ture, a great many having built ponds and stocked them with carp. A few days ago in passing Mr- Burt Reagan’s we stopped to see his pond. AY’hile small it is very neatly arranged, and judging by the way his fish have grown this year, they must be doing well. By throwing bread in the waterhe attracted some to the surface, which appeared to be large enough to weigh' a pound, being twelve or more inches in length. These fish he informed us were put in the pond the first of the year, when only some t wo or three inches long, having been purchased from Mr. John Star, near Bremen. This certainly shows thnt the carp are rapid growers. Mr. R., has., some that are quite large, which were purchased from Mr. John .Shackelford, last winter, when pret ty good size. : -. • * * ! V " 1 Lew Alexander says lie would’nt mind it if he just had grass iii his cotton, but unfortunately it is all hay. Your reporter has received infor mation about how to stop those higher and better than the corn with wlach it is; sur rounded. He is certain to get the first or second prize" offered by the County Line club, for the best acre of upland corn. Capt. R. is the Jus tice of the Peace for County Line district and a farmer who makes his living at home., j— AVe stopped next with Joseph T. Camp and family Avhere avo spent Saturday night and an hour or two .Sunday morning in pleasant social converse and sweet repose, except when the cloud passed over carry ing with it a roaring like many railroad trains, then we Avere awa kened by our better half and told that we must get the children and to keep them from injury. Mr. AVilliam Beall and Miss Toad Hindman were married in the spring 1880, separated same year immediately, sued for a divorce which wls granted in terms of law last spring, and was again united in wedlock -on the 22nd of June last Send the Free Press to AV. J. Holland one year aud AV. J Lassetter six mouths,‘Hollands mill J. AV. Stone one year and George AV. Barnett six months, AA'ilsonville Georgia. thin hogs out of fields of which he take to the open field for the house made mention not long since. The plan suggested is to tie knots in their tails! It will hardly be necessary to state to the class and congregation at Stripling’s Chapel, that the rain prevented my meeting them the fifth Sunday to sing. No one was worse disappointed than myself, and no one more deeply regrets that we could not have auspicious weather for our singing. AVe must have that over one of these times. Active preparations are being made for the forthcoming celebra tion of the Carroll county Sunday school Association here. The good matrons are trying to get their chickens ripe and are starving their families to save something to eat. Old Camp Ground Dots. Reported by H. N. 1'. Farmers are in the grass. Thomas’Bonner and W. S. Bon ner went out a hunting a few days ago, when the former killed a bird, measuring six feet and five inches from tip to tip and five feet and six inches high. The Rev. Jere Reese preached at Johnson church, AVarrcn coun ty the last fifth Sunday to about 500 hearers, all kin to him except two or three. Connected with the church there is a Sabbath school of 150 scholars, all related to Mr. R. except one or two. Our Sabbath school is doing very well. Whitesburg. Reported by .T. T. D. Robert A. AVoodward aud family have gone on a visit to Griffin and Jackson Ga. Miss Emma Bailey lias returned from a visit to Butts county. A neAV clock has been put up in the Baptist church for the Sunday school and other services. Mr. J. T. Barnett superintendent of the Baptist school appointed Maggie Harris aud May Aycock, as com mittee and they got up the money to pay for the clock. Mrs. Mattie Welborn and Geor gia Brady of Birmingham, Ala^ are visiting at uncle Joel Friddell’s. Mrs Fannie Tanner, Ross Adams and J. T. Barnett snd family, re turned Monday evening from visi ting relatives at Tallapoosa. Miss Ida Philpot of near La- Grange is visiting Miss Annie Cul pepper and Miss Dean Gordon this Aveek. Married Sunday July Gtli 1881 by Richard Benton, Esq. Mr. R. G* Strickland of this place to Miss Sal lie Williams, late of AVildwood Ga. In entering upon their new* re lation we w ish for them a sipooth sea all through the voyage of life. Died July 5th 1884, Miss Fannie Lewis, aged about 15 vears and daughter of J. T. LeAvis. Her re mains were buried Sunday even ing at the R. II. Springer grave yard. Died Friday morning July 4th 1884 Mr. James.Hines, Avho lived at Banning. He was very old and had been siek only a short while. His remains were iutered in the cemetery here on Saturday, July 5th 1884. Oar eye* have seen the rosy light Of youths soft cheek decay, Aud fate descend in sudden night On manhoods middle day. Otir eyes have seen the steps of age Halt feebly to the tomb. And yet shall earth our hearts engage Aud dreams of days to conic? would go certain. But avo pre vailed by letting on like AVe were not at all scared and all Avere kept in the house and no damage done except to blow down Iavo trees near the house. God.’s voice sublime is heard afar, In distant peals it dies* He yokes the whirlwinds to his ear, And sweeps the howling skies. From there we went up to AVil- sonville, Douglas county, and spent most of Sunday with my fathers family. AVe went to Flint Hill church Sunday at eleven and heard Rev. E. T. Hendrick, pastor of the Donglasville circuit preach an excellent and earnest sermon from the text, “Whose I am and whom I serve,” Acts 27th chapter, and 23 verse. He told us with great elo quence and earnestness how Paul on his way to Rome AVhen he had appealed do'Ciesar stood up before 200 men on board the ship which had sailed through storm for many days and told them that he belong ed to] and served God. He jtlso drew many lessons from the text which were touching and edifying. AVe congratulate Douglas ville on having such an able minister for their pastor. AA'e returned Sunday evening and can say after seeing so much tine corn and cotton grow ing in the fields and so little wheat and oats spoiled from the continu ous rain, and crops so much clear er of grass etc., than we expected and after enjoying the association of friends and loved ones,we feel re freshed for the duties of life and the pleasures of home. There is an egg on exhibition at J. C. Pentecost’s bar room which has on it in legible letters “Prepare for the Judgment.” They say the egg was born into this world a few days ago with the above inscrip tion upon it. Now we do notknoAV this to be so, but it is certainly an egg and the letters on it are a fine imitation of nature’s OAvn produc tion and it would be wise in us ail to heed the warning. Send Free Press 1 year to Ben nett Evans, AVhitesburg, Ga. Holland’s Mill. Reported by'I. N. R. J. T. Johnson who lives near County Line was bit by a mad dog, last Sunday morning. The dog made his escape and is still at large. Prof. A\\ B. Austin will begin his school at Mt. Zion Hie'second Mon day in July. James M. Kelly of Macon paid his mother a yisit last week. lie left last Friday for Tronp county where he M ill take charge of a school. J. 31. Reed of Cobb county, is vis iting his uncle. Rev. AV. B. Smith of AVilsonville gave us quite an interesting lecture last Sunday on vocal music. Think there will be an effort made to get a school at this plaee for him. L. Holland has a collard in his garden that measures fifteen feet in circumference. AVI10 can beat it ? 0 J • . Villa Rica. Reported Especially for the Free Press The rainy spell is over and gone for the present,aud we are enjoyiug sunshine. 3Iore farm work will be done thisAveek than any other of the season. The crops of all kinds need Avorking over, and the wheat and oat crop threshed. From appearan ces about town every body is at work, even the children who are in habit of being on the street have gone to school. The schools at the new 7 and old towns are open for the fall terra. Prof. Awtrey is in charge of the old toAvn academy, with a flattering prospect. Rev. Jud. 3Iorgan ot Douglas county occupied the pulpit at the Baptist Church last Sabbath. He delivered an interesting discourseto an attentive congregation. John \ T elvin left for a visit to Texas last Sunday to he gone several days. AVillie 3IcLarty has sold out his livery stable property to J. 3L Hamrick Sr. AV. H. Rabun’s new house is near ing completion. He departed from the prevailing style and built a square four room house with a bib roof. One carload of lumber has ar. rived and is being converted into houses for the Gold Alining Co. Dr. Gilmer has a fine mare down with the rheumatism, as he thinks, hut has been unable to succeed in finding the proper remedy. 3Ir X. A. AYindsor has just re turned trom a visit to south Geor gia giving favorable accounts of the crops generally. Lewis Taylor died at, the home of his son Hutson, last Saturday at 9 o’eloek a. m. was buried at NeAV Georgia Baptist church in Paulding county Sunday at 12 o’ clock m. Mr Taylor Avas avcII known in the community 5 or 6 miles north of this place, where he has lived for many years raising a large family of children, some of whom are now Avell advanced in life. AVe cannot give his exact age, but think, lie must have pass ed four score years. He joined the Baptist church about two years ago, having been under a religious im pression for some time before. Through life he was known as an honest man “The noblest u*ork of God.” To the Sunday-Schools of the Carroll County Sunday-school Association. Dear Friends:—It is customary for your chorister to meet Avith the executive committee and assist in arranging programme for the an nual celebration, suiting music to each feature thereof, but your chorister for the present year did not have that opportunity. Hence the programme printed is lacking that feature. And it is customary also to select such music as is like ly to be best rendered by the school where the celebration is held. Be low may be found an index to the tunes selected for the forthcoming occasion, which I hope you will all as far as able learn and practice, M'ith a view to making the music the very best possible. They are all found in “Songs For All” on the pages indicated bv the figures. ^Chorister, Roberson. Join Modem Schools. Editor Free Press:—In the interesting essay “Recent Events” read by a young lady at the late exhibition at Roopville and publish ed on the first page of the “Free Press” last week is to be found the following: “If any person should immerse their heads in wa ter and not emerg e them lie M'ould surely drown.” When I called my litttle girl’s attention to it and ask ed her to correct it, she asked me to write it off for her saying she ■would correct and hand back. Now this same little girl has been study ing grammar at different times far 2 years at tM*o of the schools in Carrollton and you can imagine my surprise and mortification, not to j say indignation, when she handed ’ it back reading this way “If any person should immerse their heads ! etc.” And it was not until she had ! made several efforts that she got it! correct. Nom' I would like to ask Miiat is the matter with our schools and wherein docs the fault lie. It surely is not because the in structors are not competent, for the teachers of all the above mentioned schools stand high in their profes sion. It must be either carelessness or negligence in teaching, or a dc-; sire to advance the children too ra pidly. The idea is to push them I along to higher studies to obtain ; higher rates of tuition. This is all good and proper provided the cliil-; tlren understand thoroughly the el- j ementary braenhes as they go over. them. Incur common schools the children are expected to get a j thorough knowledge of the elemen-! ary studies, for after they pass them once it is too late. Only a few days ago the board of visitors to the State university reported that a great many of the students there could not speak and write the En glish language. Now the fault is back in the first schools they at tended. It’s expected that students go to college Avith a good under standing of grammar and other elementary branches. There is too much of this neAV-fangled mod ern idea in teaching and too many new books now in vogue for the good of our schools and children. I fear too much time and attention is given to thjngs of less importance. For the children to be able to go through all the figures and evolu tions of calisthenics without a blun der is very nice and gratifying to both teachers and parents, but to be able to do this at the expense of the brain is a serious hurt to them Old Fogy. Carrollton, Ga., July 3rd, 1884. CARROLL FREE PRESS. PUBLISHED EATERY FRIDAY. EDAVIX R. SHARPE, Publisher TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One copy one year, One copy six months, One copy three months, « CLUB KATES: Fen copies one year, Twenty copies one year, PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS CARDS 810.00 820,00 POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wliolesouieness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. sold only in cans. Royai, Baking Powder Co.. 106 AYall-st., N. Y. UH. I. JST. CHENEY AVould inform his friends and the public generally that he is still in the practice of medicine. Special attention given to chronic diseases. Office Carrollton Ho tel. -rrrmir lOSKl’II L. COBB. FELIX N. COBB. COBB A COBB, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. CARROLLTON, GEORGIA. Prompt attention giveu to all bus iness intrusted tons. Collections a spe- jialtv to us. Office in court house. Attention is called to the adver tisement of Carroll 3Iasonic Insti tute to be found in another place, al so to card of Z. T. Guthtry. shoAved us rod over 31rs. Xaney Lassete two beans tj>nt m nine inches iu lqiigtk, /( . The no fence was defeated by a handsome majority in Douglas on last Wednesday. We understand, only five districts that vo ted ia Hie county, Grassy crops are the cry from the farmers nowadays. It will be im possible to clean the crops in time .li ‘ First, it velin the Army,” page Ml V 4r“Dunhain,” 6 * ‘‘llappy Day*”. All, p. 19. n .y Soul” * 330 “ 325 “ 34 5. “Following the steps of Jesus”59 7. “AVe WiTlGo,” “272 8. “AVhy not to Night,” “ 155 9. “Onr Parting .Song,” “ 180 All^persous proposing to patron ize my school, Wffl please confer Avith me at once, in order that knoAving the probable attendance, I may be able to secure competent assistants should it be necessary. H. €. Brown. The Millville Jar is the best. 8-tr’* Atmospheric Fruit For sale by ? E. G. KbaMEB. Ordinary’s Advertising. J. R. Pope, administrator of A. J Williams applies for leave to sell the real estate of said deceased. W. D. Johnson, administrator of James 31. Smith applies for leave to sell the real estate of same. J. L. Baskin and J. F. Brice ap ply for letters of administration of John Smith, deceased. J. II. A\’ord applies for letters of guardianship of Amon Bishop. J. P. Griffin applies to probate the will of Robert Crockett. The contract for building abridge across the Tallapoosa river near Jabez 3Iiles, Avill be let oni the first Tuesday in August. John Burns, administrator of the estate of J. B. Ward, applies for letters of dismission. Josiah Farmer makes applica tion homestead. Dr. J. AV. HALLUM, CARROLLTON - - - - GEORGIA. 1 Ins liis office, in number 2, 3Iaude- ville brick building. He makes a specialty of OSTETRK \S and DISEASES OF AV03IEN and CHILDREN. Call on him. Consultation free. 1000 lbs., pounds of Bees AA'ax wanted at Askeav, Bradley A- Co’s. Coffins at all prices and bnrial clothes of all kinds furnished day or night at Askew, Bradley & Co. Silk suitings, worsteds and nun’s veHings, cheap, cheap, cheap, at Askew, Bradley & Co. 3rachine needles and attachments all kinds at Askew, Bradley & Co. 3ruslins, Piques aud white lawn cheaper than ever at Askew, Brad ley & Co. Clothing, Clothing, Clothing. Re duced to almost actual cost at As kew, Bradley & Co. Fruit Jars. A large stock of fruit jars for sale it Dr. Fitts Drug store. 3t. 'Wanted. 1000 lbs., of remnants of lint cot ton wanted at Asjv^av Bradley & Co. R. C. McDANIEL, DENTIST, CARROLLTON, . GkA.. Is now inserting full sets of 28 teeth for 820, half set 14 teeth, 810. Partial sets and fillings cheap iu proportion. Satis faction guaranteed in every case. Office in Maude ville building. JDJEl. J. F. COLE, c-aruolltox, ga. Is devoting most of his time and atten tion to surgery and surgical diseases, and is prepared for most any operation. Bis charges are reasonable. The Harnett House, $AVANXAH, GEORGLY. Is conceded to lie the most comforta ble and by far the best conducted hotel in Savannah. 8QP* Rates : **>.00 Per Day. 31. L. HARNETT. MILLINER K MRS. M. A. WILSON I^ecently of LaGrange, having located in Carrollton for the purpose of engaging iu the millinery business, asks a share of public patronage. ISTEW GOOIDS. Her stock, a part of which lias just been received, is new, and she respectful ly asks, the ladies and those wanting any thing in her line to call and examine. *•»>**• coon nr alto o* timt must kept 1. „j r< . Medicine.and for diseases or torpid condition of theLiror; i CcBtireness, Jaundice. Dyspep® Headache. Rheumatism, etp. An far fly Medicine. Foe fuU information inuMW*>