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THE MORNING CALL.
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Vol IX. No. 120.
DEATH CLAIMED ITS OWN.
COL. J. D. BOYD DIED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
Consciousness Was Never Restored,
And He Passed Away as if
in a Sound Sleep.
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The death of Col. Joseph D. Boyd
Sunday afternoon tvas the occasion of
universal regret and mourning in
Griffin. Being a man of great energy,
a leader or co-worker in all public
enterprises, his counsel and aid, his
push and enterprise will be sadly miss
ed by the entire community.
Col. Boyd was 57 years old, and horn
early manhood has been noted for his
clear and Correct views upon financial
questions, and so managed his own
affairs as to accumulate a fortune pro
bably unequaled by any other man in
the county.
Born in Meriwether county in 1841,
where he lived until the civil war, he
received a good common school educa
tion and entered the Confederate ser
vice while a mere lad, doing steady
service in the western army until the
close of the struggle.
After the war he returned to the
home of his father in Meriwether, and
after spending a few months- there
embarked in business in Harralson.
This place bMng too small for his en-
COL. JOSEPH D. BOYD.
larged plans and ideas of business, be
came to Griffin in 1866, where he has
since resided, and by energy and tact
made a fortune. The history of all his
enterprises is now closed and not one
blot or slain is left upon all his record.
In 1867, soon after selecting Griffin
as a home, Col. Boyd was married to
Miss Emily Alford, of this county,
and it may be said that then it was his
manly, honorable spirit began the
work of building a fortune and a record
that would be a heritage to his family
and an honor to his name.
His.first business enterprise in Grif
fin was the establishment of a ware
house and commission business, in
co-partnership with J. G Rhea,present
cashier of the City National bank.
This business was both pleasant and
profitable until the withdrawal of Mr.
Ehea to accept the position ho now
holds. Mr. Boyd continued the ware
house business alone and bis success
in business titice has been marvelous.
In 1889 he organized the Merchants
and Planters, bank and was its presi
dent from the first to his death The
success of this bank has been a matvel
and stamped its head as a successful
and safe financier.
When Griffin needed a compress to
cope with other points io the handling
of the cotion of Middle Georgia, Col.
Boyd championed the enterprise, tak
ing a large shine of the stock and was
made and continued to be its presi
dent This enterprise, under his man
agement, has been a brilliant success
since its construction.
Co). Boyd was a large stockholder
and director in both the cotton mills,
was a mem be: of the board of educa
tion, had served as aiderman for eight
years and Mayor for four years.
During the last year he was at the
head of a company, composed of him
self, two eons and two sons-in-law, that
erected just west of Griffin, a large
guano factory, the machinery of which
bus not been running more than thirty
days, but will prove an additional
mmoment to his wisdom and fore
sightedness in business matters. No
enterprise can be mentioned in which
he bad a voice in its management,
ever proved a failure, but was a success.
Notwithstanding his many and di
verse business enterprises, which in
cluded thousands of acres of farming
lands and fruit orchards, in this and
adjourning counties, Col. Boyd was a
man greatly admired for his social
qualities and honest dealings with
all. His home was all that the
word implies—a place of love .and
affection, where parents and children
loved to dwell, and where friends al
ways met a cordial welcome.
But the dread monster, death, has
entered this once happy home and
laid waste the happy scenes of years
and naught but memories of the past
remain to buoy up the broken hearts.
At 1 o’c ock Sunday afternoon, after
having lain upon his bed since Friday
evening, unable to recogn ze his loved
ones and friends, or to heed their ten
der entreaties, while seeking to relieve
his suffierings, he passed away,
Two eons, Douglas and Joseph D.,
Jr, and two daughters, Mrs. J. J.
Mangham and Mrs. J. W. Mangham,
are left to comfort and sustain the
wife and mother in this the saddest
cup of sorrow yet pressed to the lips of
the bereaved family. All Griffin, and
this section of Georgia, share with
them their loss, and extend them their
sincere condolence.
At 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon the
funeral was held, and it was a solemn
Cortege, including business men of all
classesrand professions. Every place
of business and office was closed dur
ing these services.
■The remains were in charge of the
Masonic fraternity, of which order he
had been a member for many years.
The lodge appointed S. H Deane, J.
G. Rhea, B R. Blakely, 11. II Bass, J.
S. Boynton, and J P Nichols, members
of the craft, as pall bearers'
The following gentlemen served as
honorary escort to the remains and
aids: Geo I Jums, Robert Ober, of
Baltimore ; J C. Brooke, R >bt. T,
Daniel, S Grantland. Liny.l Cif v.-land,
J. W. Bollard and Jim W Ibinton.
The services were held in the Pres
byterian church, of which the deceased
was a number, and were Conducted by
Rev. W. G. Woodbridge, assisted by
Rev T. W. O Kedey, of the Baptist
church.
The church was crowded to its ut
most capacity, and hundreds were
unable to gain admittance.
The Griffin Rifles turned out in full
uniform, under command of Capt A.
J. Burr, to pay their last sad rites •tQ
the memory of the deceased, who had
always been a true friend to the com
pany.
After the conclusion of the services
at the grave the Masons repaired to
their lodge room, where J. S. West
brook, J. S. Boynton and W. E. H.
Searcy, Sr , were appointed a commit
tee to draft a memorial upon the life
and death of their deceased brother.
Thus terminated the last sad rites
to one of Griffin’s most popular,worthy
and best citizens, whose absence from
our midst and counsels in all public
be sorely and sadly’ felt.
Peace to bis ashes.
A Queer New England Betrothal.
Hawthorne found romance on the
shores of old New England, and there
is a good deal of it unminded in tLe
modern life of the Yankees, says the
Youth’s Companion. The following
story of love and marriage, strange as
it may seem, is known tQ the writer to
be true :
Years ago a summer boarder at a
cottage on a point of laud which form
ed the protecting arm of the harbor of
a fishing town in Massachusetts was
shown a girl baby only a few months
old. He looked at the babe and ad
mired ; then said to the mother:
“Will you give me that babe for my
wife?”
The mother had known the young
man for several summers; she liked
him, and therefore answered promptly,
“yes.”
“Will you promise never to tell her
that you have selected me as her hus
band?”
“Yes.”
The conditions ol the singular be
trothal were observed. The girl baby
grew up, and summer after summer
the young man courted her. When
she was 18 be married her, and not
till then did she know that she had
been betrothed to her husband while
in the cradle.
Can old romance be more romantic
than this story of a New England fish
ing town?
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&RIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1888.
GHOST IN A RUINED FACTORY
Her Face la White as Milk Against Snr*
roundlug Blackness.
Os all Chicago's haunts the most distin
guished by far Is the woman in white-
Who, on the sharp peaks and corners of a
ruined factory at Le Moyne street and Po
tomac avenue, dances a skirt dance at mid
night to tunes set by the wind. That she
does this thing is the averment of the peo
ple of the district, many of whom say they
have seen the “white lady.”
This haunted house is now scarcely en
titled to the latter part of the title, so
thoroughly has it been pulled to pieces by
men at the vicinity who needed kindling
wood. It was once the location of a pros
perous paint business, and in thoso days
there was no haunt. It is since the build
ing, which was large and partly of brick,
was abandoned by the paint manufactur
ers that the “white lady” has shown her
self. She confined herself at first to short
turns in the close vicinity of midnight.
When the building was whole, she was a
mildly inoffensive “spook.” Showing
herself at intervals at windows or passing
through the closed doors, she did nothing
more than scare an occasional policeman.
Her face and clothing are described as
showing milky white against the night’s
blackness. She was always distinctly vis
ible, whether she stood in clouded shadow
or in moonlight, and yet those who have
seen her declare’ that thero was no. phos
phorescent or glowing effect about her or
her clothing.
The factory structure was partly demol
ished a few weeks ago, and now its out
line, as viewed against the sky, is much
like that of a cluster of spires. It is on
the tips of those sharp projections that the
“white lady” is accustomed to give her
skirt dance. Since this, new performance
began there has appeared among the boys
of the district a strong inclination to stay
in of nights. The story of the skirt dance
has spread far and wide, and on. a recent
occasion, when it was supposed that some
one had been hurt by the fall of some of
the building’s timber, it was only with
the greatest difficulty that policemen could
bo induced to go about the structure. The
dancer is attired in a knee long skirt of
the accordion kind, and the way in which
she flirts it as sho pirouettes from pinnacle
to pinnacle is described as distracting.—
Chicago Chronicle.
The Prince and the Broken Driver.
His royal highness, the Prince of Wales,
never knew ’what a narrow escape ho had
on his last visit to America. This was a
good many years ago, and the business of
railroading was not down to the science
that it is now. The prince, having made
a tour of the United States, decided to go
to Montreal. In order to reach that city,
ho had to go over what was then called
the Carillon and Greenville railroad, a lit- •
tie line not over 20 miles long and about
as rough as a railroad over gets to be. The
father of J. A. Barnard, general manager
of the Peoria and Eastern, was the presi
dent of the road. In addition to the du
ties of president Mr. Barnard acted as
ticket agent and superintendent, and also
ran the only train there was on the road.
The company had but a single engine
that out of respect for its age should have
been in the scrap pile years before it land
ed there.
The prince was coming, and the towns
along the lino of the road were alive with
enthusiasm. The night before the prince
was to arrive one of the drivers on the en
gine broke. This was a fine state of affairs
for a loyal corporation. It would take at
least two weeks to get another wheel. So
Mr. Barnard called in his superintendent
of motive power, who was also fireman on
the engine, and his superintendent of
bridges, who was also brakeman, and they
decided to repair the damage. Scrap iron
was secured. The two pieces of the broken
wheel were riveted together and the scrap
iron welded over it. The next morning
the train started with the prince and, his
suit. The patched up wheel would take a
chunk of rail out at almost every revolu
tion, but the train got through without
falling into the ditch. Mr. Barnard was
afterward president of the Ofilo and Mis
sissippi, and some of his friends used to
say that his promotion was due to his
mastery of circumstances in that Canadian
affair. —Indianapolis News.
Blood Bolson Cured.
There is no doubt, according to the
many remarkable cures performed by
Botanic Blood Balm (“B. B. B.”) that it is
far the best Tonic and Blood Purifier ever
manufactured. All others pale into insig
nificance, when compared with it. It cures
pimples, ulcers, skin diseases, and all man
ner of blood and skin ailments. Buy the
best, and don’t throw your money away
on substitutes. Try the long tested and
old reliable B. B. B. $1 per large bottle.
For sale by Druggists.
xk BAD CASE CURED.
Three years ago I contracted a blood
poison. I applied to a physician at once,
and his treatment came near killing me.
I employed an old physician and then
went to Kentucky. I then went to Hot
Springs and remained tw& months. Noth
ing seemed to cure me permanently, al
though temporary relief was given me. I
returned home a ruined man 'physically,
with but little prospect of ever getting well
I was persuaded to try Botanic Blood
Balm (B, B. B.) and to my utter astonish
ment it quickly healed every ulcer.
Z, T. Hallkbton, Macon, Ga.
Gaitßorden
Eagle Brand
CONDENSEDMILK.
Best enfant food.
FOR RENT.
Three connecting rooms for rent
cheap. For information address P. O.
lock box 158, city.
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A Boy's Good Name
The rewards for a boy of good habits
who lives correctly and always en
deavors to do right are many. But al!
boys do not always see it that way.
The Wesleyap Christian Advocate
says on this subject:
“Besides the pleasure derived from
living an honest, upright life, every
young boy growing up into manhood
should take into consideration the fact
that much of bis future life will de
pend on how the first fifteen years
were spent, He should never forget,
then, that hie boyhood years must ever
be open for inspection, and that, soon*
er or later, his early record may be
come a factor in making or marring
his fortune.
“I have in mind a young man who
a few years since went to a strange
city to attend a techica! school. A few
weeks after he had entered upon hie
duties as a stadent he was arrested,,
charged witH’committing a grave of
fense. As all the ejrcumslances in the
case pointed to him as the offender,hie
ahance for acquittal seemed very dis
couraging. A stranger, and without
friends in the ci y, what defense could
henff.r? He knew but two men in
the place, one-the pastor ol an influen
tial church, who had formerly been
his teacher; the oilier, an old shoe
maker, once a neighbor to his father.
They were called, and both bore wit
ness of his excellent reputation as a
boy. The pastor had not forgotten his
scholar whose word was as good as his
oath any day, and the old shoemaker
remembered the young man as the
boy who was always Tabove doing a
mean or cowardly act.
“With all this evidence be'ore him,
the judge conducted a most thorough
investigation of the damaging ciicum
stances, with the surprising result of
discovering the young man's inno
cence. After dismissing the case he
took the young s:udent’s baud in a
hearty fashion, and assured him that
he owed the quick disposal of the case
and his own acquittal IbTFis unspotted
life in boyhood.”
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
flamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS.
All accounts due David Waxelbaum are
with Walter H. Beeks, who can be found
at the law office of Beeks & Boynton, cor
ner Hill and Solomon streets, Masonic
building. Please call and settle, to save
cost of collection.
DAVID WAXELBAUM.
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It C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money.
FOR SALE.
One SSOO first mortgage 7 per cent
Odd Fellows bond for sale. Apply to
Call office.
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
It C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, b'ood pure. 50c, 41. All druggists.
FOR RENT.
A 5-room residence on Poplar street.
The house contains 5 rooms, a cook room
and servants’ room. A good well of water
and garden. Adjoins Dr. McDonald’s
home. Apply to J. D. BOYD.
Dissolution Sale
THOS. J. WHITE HAVING BOUGHT MR. O. F. WOLCOTT'S INTEREST
IN THE BUSINESS OF WHITE A WOLCOTT,
Offers at Absolute Cost!
All Winter Suits for Men or Boys,
All Overcoats for Men add Boys,
All Winter Underwear.
THESE GOODS MUST BE CONVERTED INTO CASH AT ONCE. NONE
OF ABOVE ARTICLES WILL BE CHARGED TO ANY ONE AT THESE
PRICES. ANY ONE HAVING ACCOUNT ON MY BOOKS CAN HAVE
THESE ARTICLES ttIARGED, BUT AT REGULAR MARKED PRICES.
THOS. J. WHITE,
SUCCESSOR TO
J n j JrJ
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H. F. Strickland & Co.
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Your Attention for a Minute.
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New Embroideries, I
New White Goods, |j
New Lawns and Laces.
OUR IMPORT ORDER OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PIECES OF
EMBROIDERIES RECEIVED SAI URDAY. THIS IS THE HANDSOMEST
LOT EVER SHOWN IN GRIFFIN—EMBROIDERIES JIN MATCH BETS,
WHITE EMBROIDERIES, NARROW EMBROIDERIES, COLORED EMBROID
ERIES, ENSERTIONS TO MATCH.
DOMESTICS. - -
75 PIECES OF BLEACHED DOMESTICS AND CAMBRICS RECEIVED
YESTERDAY. BE BURE TO GET OUR PRICES ON THESE.
THIS WILL BE A WEEK OF EMBROIDERIES AND WHITE GOODS
AND WE WANT YOU TO BEE THE BARGAINS WE ARE OFFERING IN -
ENTIRELY NEW GOODS.
H. I ■ STRICKLAND & CO.
J. H. HUFF'S BOOK ANO MUSIC STORE
HAS OPENED UP A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF
LACE VALENTINES
Fault Flndßis and Hil-'Era-HarU Comics.
J. H. HTTIFT.
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SELLING OUT
Cut Prices! I
A VISIT TO MY STORE WILL CONVINCE YOU THAT HAVINGm
JUST BOUGHT OUT THE STOCK OF IL L. WILLIAMS, I AM PREPABED
TO GIVE YOU BARGAINS. EVERYTHING AT COST, a SAVING OF 85
PER CENT. ON EACH PURCHASE.
WE CAN SHOW YOU A NICE LOT OF CROCKEIbf; GLASSWARE,
WOODENWARE, NOTIONS OF ALL s KINDS, UMBRELLAS, .TRUNKS,
VALISES, RIBBONS, SHIRTS, COLLARS, CLOTHING, JEANS, FLANNELS
AND WOOLEN DRESS GOODS AND MENS HATS. W ALL INCLUDED IN
THIS SACRIFICE SALE.
IZQSZTE,
. 21 Hill Street—at Scheaerman Store.
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Ten Cents per Week