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BREVITIES. [TPMorc hay buying! for May Day ! [ Western grass is in demand ! kfPWell, yes; the weather is rather re niarkable. LiPMisg Mattie Venable left for Atlanta last week. f VThc knowing ones say that the peaches are not all killed yet. £7£PMr. Press Orr has a mule that brays at twelve o’clock every (lay. PIT The “city dads’ speak of offering a re ward for illicit whisky vendors. tTCoI. W. 11. Simpkins and lady, of the Grove, were in the city last Saturday. IdFTwo deranged men were roaming around onr streets last Wednesday night. i jTThc hands on the lower section of the railroad struck for higher wages .ast week. Frank Pendergrass slipped off to At lanta last week and bought a stock of goods. Watson’s new safe has a fine por trait of himself painted on the door. This takes the cake. ITT John Wilhite lias cotton three inches high. We suppose John has supplied the whole patch with overcoats. [ 'if Keep your purps at home when yon go to preaching, and you will not be annoyed by a dog fight during the sermon. [VSome of onr boys got into a big lot of devilment one night last week. They were interviewed by Mayor Worsham last Wed nesday. LjPlf you don’t believo the population around the Academy church is on the in crease, just attend church there and hear the babies squeal. GPMarricd, at Maysvillo, April 7th, by Rev. A. J. Kelly, Mr. Z. T. Ni black and Miss Lou hoggins. May peace and prosperity attend them. [ TPMarricd, on the 3d day of April, 1831, by Rev. John 11. Cronie, Mr. John D. Pirkle, of Hall county, and Miss Elizabeth Carlyle, of Jackson county. \ of flour. They buy' it by the car load, and you are actually throwing your money away by not going to see them when you buy. UiPOwing to a misapprehension upon our part wo stated that there would be no preach ing here last Sunday. We were laboring un der the impression that it was the third Sun day. [TpFor tobacco and cigars, cheap as dirt, go to Parker & Camp Bros. They' are head quarters for such articles. There is nobody betwen them and the matter. They buy from the large manufacturers. OPMrs. G. W. Presnell, of this county, came near being burned to death last week. She was up in the night, attending to a sick child, when her clothes caught fire. The flames were extinguished by her husband be fore any serious injury occurred. UsPSugar, coffee and heavy groceries arc the specialties of Parker & Camp Bros. They will not be undersold, and always have the best articles in the market. Yon arc cheating the old lady and the children when you fail to buy from this wide-awake firm. Rockwell Dots. I send you proceedings of railroad meeting, as announced last week ; you will find en closed a copy of the minutes. The company have a pledge from parties that arc fully able to comply, to complete the road in time to move the present year’s crop ; provided, the Jug Tavern company, or association, will raise, or guarantee to be raised, twenty thou sand dollars in bona lide stock by* the Ist of May. All that is necessary now to secure the road is prompt action. If every* man will now come to the rescue, and do his whole duty, it will not be long before she will roll. So let ’er roll. Yours truly*, Vaxde Linctum. THE GAINESVILLE ANI) JUG TAVERN RAILROAD ASSOCIATION Met at Center Ilill on the 9th inst., according to previous notice. The minutes of last j meeting read and approved, after which Cols. 1 Robert White and J. E. lied wine explained the object of the meeting. Col. Redwine again being called on, made a succinct and satisfactory statement of the j result of the survey of the road, viz : The length of the upper route, via llosch’s Store, crossing the Mulberry river near Lyle’s! bridge, from the junction to Jug Tavern, thirteen and nine-tenth miles. The length j ot lower route, via Dr. DeLaperriere's store, crossing the river near OshieldV bridge, from the junction to the Tavern, sixteen miles. I lie estimates for grading will be ready in ; a few days. ( hi motion, it was agreed that three lists be prepared, viz: one for absolute stock, one lor the upper route, and one for the lower route, and the following be appointed to so licit subscriptions of stock : Cols. Robert White and J. E. Redwine to canvass for ab solute stock, Capt. J. G. Justice and J. W. Collins to canvass the lower line, and J. R lloscli and W. 11. Braselton to canvass the upper line. The canvassers of the lower and upper lines were instructed to present the claims of each line as follows : Let each subscriber put down the amount of stock lie wL 'g've to the line he prefers, then the amount lie, ill give provided it should go the other route. Mr. D. 11. Lyle was requested to solicit subscriptions in the city of Atlanta. The canvassers are to enter at once upon the work, and report at next meeting. On motion, agreed to meet Saturday, the 23d instant, at Center Hill. J. Sanders, Pro s’t. L - Y - LnADDUiiY. Loc'v. Harmony Grove. I’Y OUK RECHJL.AU CORRESPONDENT. —Northern railroad stock is about to boom. —(Mr. C. J. Hood spent last Sunday with the “ old folks.’’ I lie farmers put in some good work the first part of this week. Mr. .T. J. Bond, a leading merchant of Royston, was with us last Monday. Gov. A. 11. Colquitt will address the Sabbath Schools here on the 7th of May. —Mr. R. K. Reaves and Colonel Thomas Cryrnes, of Athens, were here last Monday. —Ti e Messrs. Barber are putting the fin ishing touch on the school house this week. —Now', Bob, if we can keep John Patterson scheduling we will send you a fresh mail every day. —Judge M. M. Pittman was here last Mon day*, looking after some business in our Jus tice court. Mr. R. A. Echols is putting up a room adjoining his buggy shop, to use for painting w’agons and buggies. —What about those sweet scented mis sives our bachelor friend has been receiving from Oglethorpe county ? —One case in Justice court last Monday was on hand about six hours, and ended jus! about even for the parties. —Rev. W. B. J. Hardman preached a ser mon specially for the young men last Sunday night, and said many good things. —Married, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. E. D. Stone, Mr. J. 11. Massey', of Ilarmonv Grove, and Miss M. E. Porter, of Athens. —Upon close examination we find that the peach crop will be a very short one. Apples and pears seem to have stood the cold snap all right. —Mr. Ilenry C. Dcadwyler commenced carrying the mail on the Danielsville route last Tuesday morning. lie has traded with “Uncle Sam” this time. —The following are the jurors drawn for May term of our Justice court; J. W. Ben ton, J. L. Hood, Thomas P. Hudson, Jesse Lord and J. E. Haggard. —Mr. E. 11. Ingram, onr popular bailiff, had a little sale last Monday*. The boys say that Ililliard knows exactly* how to “ get up tricks” and make property bring its worth. —The Sunday-school children will have their celebrath on the 7th of May, and the boys and old men will vote a little in our District on same day* on the liquor question. —Wo hear it whispered that the North eastern Railroad will at an early day change hands. The Georgia Railroad Company and Richmond and Danville Railroad Company are both making propositions to lease, and if a trade is made the extension of our road to Rabun Gap will boa fixed fact. —“A few days ago a sad accident hap pened in the family of Mr. John Scoggins, who formerly lived in this county, but is now living near Harmony Grove. llis two little boys, about six and eight years <*kl, were playing near the wood pile, the oldest picked up a sharp axe, and as he made a stroke at a stick of wood the youngest stooped under the axe. which struck him on the back of the neck and almost severed his head from his body, killing him instantly.” —Carncsville Register. The little fellow received a severe lick, bat not such an one as the Register would have It. lie is now doing well. I(cins from Hosch’s Store. Mn. Editor: —As we see nothing from this corner of the county in your valuable paper, we thought wc would let you hear from us. The farmers arc very busy preparing for planting. It seems that some of their heads are level on one thing, and that is on guano. I know good men who, two years ago, used from one to as high as eight tons, are this year using only half a ton. Mr. Editor, it seems that using guano is like a chronic sore —you can't cure it at once, but, by applying healing properties, it gradually cures up. So some of our farmers are trying to heal their wounds by letting the filthy stuff alone, and if every farmer would come to that conclu sion, and put out the elbow greese, in five years our country would be in a happy and prosperous condition. There is a great deal of talk of the railroad, j where it will run, which route—the DeLaper-j ricre line or the lloscli line. We want the lloscli line, because wc want the road as close as we can get it, and besides the other line would run too close to Jefferson. But if we can’t get it on our line, we say let ’er roll somewhere else ; it may be that we’ll be in hearing of the whistle. So jes let 'er roll. We have a good literary school at Bethle hem Academy, near Price’s bridge, on the Mulberry river. Mr. Frank S. Hudson is the instructor, and is giving general satisfaction to his patrons, lie is boarding with Rev. D. F. Rutherford, one of Jackson’s best citizens. Rev. Mr. Wood, of the Mulberry circuit, met his estimable lady at Flowery Branch yesterday, and will move to the parsonage at Jug Tavern. Mr. Wood is a good preacher, and has already won the love and esteem of all who have become acquainted with him. We arc always anxious to get our Jackson Herald, for it is such a live little paper; it is interesting to old and young, and every body. I’ll close for this time, and write you again. UoOSIEK. P. S.—Messrs. l!us lloscli and Cal Bla lock have sent West and got some fine small grain, which the boys say they intend to make their fortune. It is a spring wheat and oats, and is very costly, but the yield is abundant. We would like to get in seed of it, and think may-be wc will, for John says when the grain arrives he means to get us a quart cadi, by the sleight-of-hand. Minutes of Jackson County. Teachers’ In stitute, 2d Quarterly Meeting, 1881. Maysvillk, Ga.. April Ist, 1881, ) 7 1 O’CLOCK P. M. y A few* of the members met at theMaysville Institute, and the meeting was called to order by the President, J. W. Glenn, and the ex ercises opened with pray’er. There being but few members of the In stitute present, it was thought best not to proceed with the regular programme, hut to submit a question for debate by the members and others who might be willing to participate. The question submitted was : “ Should the whites be taxed to educate the negroes?” The welcome address was then delivered by T. A. E. Evans, and responded to by the President. The question previously* announced was then discussed, Mr. C. O. Pitman openning in the negative, followed by* Messrs. T. A. E. Evans and T. J. Carr in the negative. The President being called out, submitted a few remarks on the affirmative side. Meeting adjourned at 10 P. M. to 10 A. M. to-morrow. Saturday, April 2d, 10 A. M. The President called the Institute to order, and, by* request of the Chair, Mr. Alsa Moore offered prayer. T. A. E. Evans was requested to act as Secretary pro tern. The minutes of previous meeting were not accessible. Members present: J. W. Glenn, Misses. Margie Orr, Fannie Eberhart, Fannie Evans, Messrs. C. O. Pitman, 11. I). Moore and T. A. E. Evans. The programme was taken up, and those members present responded as their names was called. Miss Margie Orr, not expecting to be called on during the morning, had not her essay with her, and its reading was, on motion, deferred to the next quarterly meeting. Miss Fannie Eberhart read an essay* on “ Physiology and Hygiene.” No. 8 of the programme for Friday P: M., and 4, o and 6 of Friday night were laid on the table. Miss Florence Ellison was elected to membership. The chairman of the committee of Finance was granted further time to report, on the grounds that the Treasurer pro tern, of the last meeting had made no report, and was not present. The following was passed unanimously: Resolved. That the thanks of this Institute arc due, and are heartily' tendered to the citizens of Maysvillo for the use of their Academy building, and their hospitality to the members of this Institute. Resolved. That the next quarterly meeting be held in Jefferson. J. W. Glenn, President. T. A. E. Evans, Sec’y pro tern. Letter from Washington County. Sandersville, Ga., April 4th, 1881. Editor Herald : — After leaving Oconee a few days since, I started for Sandersville, Washington county, and from my heading you will see that I have reached my destina tion. In rny r route I passed through Greene and Hancock, which were, in ante helium days, large slave counties. The evils of that insti tution are very perceptible now, in the almost entire annihilation of the virgin forest and the very large and worn-out plantations. One can travel all day through these counties and r.ot behold twenty acres of oak and hickory' land. To an up-countryman this presents a strange appearance. I did not pass the farm of the great Hancock planter, Mr. Dickson, but was told by a gentleman in Sparta that lie was still running a “big thing,” and very successfully. He never gets through ginning from one crop to the other, and his last year’s crop will run to 1.500 bales. Sandersville, the county scat of Washing ton, is a very flourishing town indeed, con* taining 1,500 inhabitants. It would surprise you to see the amount of trade it controls. It is connected with the Central railroad by a little branch three miles long, and its pros perity demonstrates what a railroad will do for a town, as this place was on the decline all the while until a few years ago, when they built their little road. I consider Washington the best county in Middle Georgia, and will write you more concerning it in my next. Wishing you success, I am, Respectfully, A. G. L. From Virgil. Mu. Editor: —lt has been some months since we wrote you last, and if you will allow us space in your paper we will endeavor to give you a few scattering “elbow dots” around Virgil post office. The general outlook for farmers is by no means discouraging, as nearly all have done putting in guano, and are busy “ bedding up,” preparing to plant. The Academy bridge is op and in good order. The road bands have cut out anew road, and the traveler hasn't all that mud and water to pull through as heretofore. Mr. A. T. Yearwood's saw mill is rapidly approaching completion. It will be remem bered that Mr. Yearwood's mill .dam broke some six weeks ago, causing considerable damage to his mill, lumber, &c. Mr. Guss Niblack has a fine horse and is prospecting for a buggy. Mr. John Garrison has brought over his sawing apparatuses, and is located on Mr. John R. Lanier’s place, and busy sawing lumber. Now is a good chance for those that want lumber to hurry up, for this chance won’t last always. Miss JSallie Worsham is visiting her rela tives atriliis place. Since our arrival we find more “brilliant | marriages” have occurred. Onl} r the “charm ing,” or “lovely and accomplished,” ever some of those plain, sensible, pie-iualing domestic girls still unmarried. We have organized a Sunday School here, with Mr, I). B. Oliver as Superintendent, Mr. John R. Lanier Assistant Superintendent, and J. 11. Craig, Secretary. ’Tis in a flour ishing condition. It has been our pleasure to meet Mr. J. B. Barwald, U. S. Store keeper and Gauger at Mr. G. S. Duke’s distillery*. lie is a clever gentleman in every' respect, and his many friends in this community will regret his de parture in May. Success always attend you, Mr. Barwald. Zack Niblack spends his leisure hours on the river banks, fishing for succors. At a certain residence, near this place, on the evening of the Bth instant, “a certain couple” was agreeably surprised with a fine serenade, tendered them by' their many' friends. The beauty part of this serenade was, the young men were not aware of the fact that the couple was cut on a visit to some friends in the neighborhood. But, nothing daunted, they* followed the couple where they were visiting, and there again let loose their mid night hoicls (music), and after wearing out two violins, and causing more or less damage to a bass drum, they' were invited in, and ac cepted of the hospitality extended to them. The manipulator of the straws for one of the violinists had his pleasures somewhat marred by the absence of a certain young lady, and amidst great excitement kicked out the head of a tamboriae, and would not be consoled, and this caused tho serenading party to be thoroughly* demoralized. Mr. John Wolford, the mill wright, who is building Mr. G. S. Duke’s mill, is in a fair way of completing it at the present writing. Yours very truly. Cousin John. Virgil, Ga., April 12 th, 1881. [from tho Anson Times. The No Fence Lav/—How it Works in Mecklenburg, W. C. Enderly, N. C., Fob. 21, 1881.; J. W. Mo Murray, Esq: Dear Sir —Your favor of February 7th just received. If there is a man, landlord or tenant, white or black, in Mecklenburg county opposed to the fence law, I do not know who he is. The laboring classes are as solid for the law as the land owners. * * * It would be impossible for me to give you, in a letter, more than a few ideas of its great ad vantages. Ist. It is a great peace maker. We never hear of a “ cow case” or a “ hog case.” 2d. It completeicly destroys old fields. You may travel all over Mecklenburg connty, and you will not find as much old field as you will find in a single township in Anson ; and in a year or two more, old fields will bo known amongst us no more forever. 3d. It improves the breed of stock ; it in sures a stock raiser against his stock being crossed with scrubs, and learns a fanner very quickly that poor stock are not worth their feed, but that there is profit in good stock well kept. 4th. It improves land. Wero you to visit onr county yon could realize it better than 1 can describe it to you. The stock kept off the land in wet weather helps it more than you will imagine. The land in condition for tlie plow makes as good seed bed as a garden. In your county' ten per cent, of your labor is required to build and repair fences. In my county, that goes on the land, in the form of compost. In your county four-fifths of the manure from the cattle, sheep and hogs are wasted. Here it is added to the compost heap or placed on such fields as is desired. sth. It teaches a man that money is not in number of acres, but in acres well manured and well cultivated, and causes him to rent or sell all the land that lie cannot well manure and well cultivate. 6th. It is the only system under which a poor man can lease. In your county, if a poor man leases a farm for three y r ears and lie lets the fences go down, the proprietor is damaged more than the whole amount of the lease money. Consequently' your landless people rent by Hie year; and if one, by hard labor, “ fixes” the fences and “rights up” the place, the next year he is out-bid and leaves the place, probably worse offthan when lie came. Here we are not “ vexed” in that way ; a good tenant can lease Land for a term of years, and reap tho full reward of his labors. The be'st way' for the friends of the fence law in Anson to do is to get a number of those that are opposed to it to visit this county. The result of their investigation would be worth more than anything I could say or write. Yours truly*, S. B. Alexander. Cut off His Tongue. Kingston, Ont., April 6.—Francis Charon, a Frenchman, being impressed with the fact that he had made too much use of his tongue, cut off a portion of it last evening. The bleeding was profuse, the mail becoming faint from the loss of blood before assistance was secured, lie said that he had talked too much and he was getting himself into trouble, lie had been told by some person “that he should have a piece of his tongue taken off,” and he proceeded to adopt the advice, lie first took a razor to perform the operation, but that was taken awaj r from him. After a time he took a common awl and drove it through the tip of his tongue, splitting the latter for about half an inch. lie next took a jackknife and cut away part of the papylle. While in a frenzy from his sufferings he at tempted to hang himself, but was saved lw his wife. lie was very determined about cutting out his tongue. lie told a reporter that it caused him any amount of difficulty, and he felt that it would be safer to extract it. Sinoe his exploit he thinks he didn't go about the business right, hut if he had a good instrument he believes he would have suc ceeded. For many years lie lias been under the belief that the tongue is the banc of all evil, and for weeks he has refused to speak a word. Wanted^ Fifty hands, to work on Gainesville, Jeffer son & Southern Railroad. Will pay ninety cents per day for good hands. ' h? HENRY HUMAN’S PONTD 'SROjFUS. ISTORE. r INIF.ItE is no use going to Atlanta, Athens, Gainesville. Jefferson, or any other largo city or A town, to get what you want on your farm or in j'our house, as I keep a full line of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HOOTS AND SHOES, YANKEE NOTIONS, CROCKERY, CLASS AND WOODEN WARE, GROCERIES OE ALL KINDS, SUGAR. COFFEE, TEAS, RICE, PEPPER, and all kinds of Spices. A full stock of Bacon, Flour, Meal, Syrup and Molasses. Also, all kinds of FARM TOOLS, FLOWS, HOES, RAKES, FORKS, Etc. AJJ. of a 37iioseO C3rOods Will be sold cheap for cash, or on time to prompt paying customers, and none others. I shall, in. addition to the above, keep a full line of \vwu a\vv> xwvu wyavys, the 1 >ES I Of CORN \\ 11ISK\ and other spirits for medicinal purposes. Come and examine my goods and prices before making your purchases. The highest market price always paid for COT TON and other FARM PRODUCTS. HENRY HUMAN, spl Pond Fork, Jackson county, Georgia. WE ARE PREPARED TO FURNISH The “ Tanner,’’ The “ Wood, Taber <s• Morse;’ SINTCi-XJNJ'ESS#. and “ Anltman- Taylor” ' “ Ault man- Taylor” SEPARATOR, “Lane § Bodley” 3MCTT -T .g=S 7 “Steel Brush” COTTON G-IONT, “ Chicago” cfeo. We are manufacturers agents, and can therefore sell as low as any house in the State. We refer to a few of the many who have bought fvom us in the past two years : J. E. Randolph, J. G. Diuinahoo, 13. J. Mathews, J. P. Bird, Jackson county, lion. J. M. Smith, J. L. Jarrill, Mathews & Hull', Tiller & Broach, Oglethorpe county. J. B. Eberhart, W. 11. Long, G. C. & J. O. Daniel, Madison county. J. F. Jackson, A. B. Jackson, Oconee count} 1- . ORR & HUNTER, March 25. Athens, Ga. TONIC A PERFECT STREKGTHEHER.A SURE REVIVER. 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That pa-1 per learns the following regarding the affair: “ Kitty Pringle, a colored girl, about fourteen' years of age, was on her way to a party at: Mayfield depot, in company with Ned Jones,; a colored youth, about twenty-one, tue girl’s, mother and several others. Just as they: had reached the lane, crossing the Macon and: Augusta Railroad, a gunshot was fired from; the right hand front corner, taking effect in Kitty's collar bone to the right of the throat,; and ranging so as to come out near the lower point of her shoulder on the back. Death im mediately followed.” A colored man named* Walter Thomas was arrested as the murderer. It is believed he intended the shot for Ned Jones. A NEW KIND OF WATCH CASE. New because it is only within the last few years that it lias been improved and brought within the reach of every one ; old in principle because the first invention was made and the first patent taken out nearly twenty years ago, and cases made at that time and worn ever since, are nearly as good as new. Read the following which is only one of many hundreds, your jewelers can tell of similar: ones : Mansfield, Pa., May 23,1575. I have a customer who has carried one of Boss” Patent cases fifteen years and I knew it two years: before lie got it, and it now appears good for ten j-cars longer. 9 “ R. E. OLNEY. Remember that Jas. Boss’ is the only patent case made of two plates of solid gold (one outside and one inside) covering every part exposed to wear or sight, the great advantage of these plates over electro-gilding is apparent to every one. Boss’ is the only patent case with which there is given i a written warrant, of which the following is a fac j similic : \ TnalsCL-rTr/ ;sc aciAaffw xo Cass/ \H WAS MA*CIUPE3 UW3ES / \ iweotta i* sono/ Atlanta $ Charlotte Air-Line Railway. :9: Passenger Department. Atlanta. Ga., January 15th, 1881. OAAAAUNTGIEI OF SCHEDULE. ON and after January IGth, trains will run on this road as follows. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (EASTWARD.) Arrive at Lula g. 30 A. M. Leave Lula g!bl a! m! (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Lula 933 p m Leave Lula 9.39 p jp NIGIIT PASSENGER TRAIN. (EASTWARD.) Arrive at Lula 3.53 p_ ;\j Leave Lula 5.06 P. M. (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Lula 9.57 A. M. Leave Lula 9.38 A. M. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN. (EASTWARD.) Arrive at Lula n.33 a. M. Leave Lula 11.58 A. M. (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Lula 11.07 P. M. Leave Lula 12.26 p! M. THROUGH FREIGHT TRAIN. (EASTWARD.) Arrive at Lula 3.20 P. M. Leave Lula *. 5.35 l\ m! (WESTWARD.) Arrive at Lula 8.11 A. M. Leave Lula 8.53 A. M. Connecting at Atlanta for all points West and Southwest. Connecting at Charlotte for all Eas tern points, Through Tickets on sale at Gaines ville. Seneca City, Greenville and Spartanburg to all points East and West. G. J. FORE ACRE, Gen. Man. W. J. HOUSTON, G. P. it T. Ag’t. A CJENiTW WATTKR for the Best and