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VOLUME 17
Griffin, Get.
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Gridin is the liveliest, pluckiest, most pro¬
gressive town in Georgia. This is no hyper¬
bolical description, as the record of the last
live years will show.
During that time it lias built and put into
most successful operation a 1100,000 cotton
factory and is now building another with
nearly twice the capital. It has put up a’
a ge iron and brass foundry, a fertilizer fac¬
tory, an immense ice and bottling works, a
sash and blind factory, a broom factory,
opened up the finest granite quarry in the
LI uited States, and has many other enter¬
prises in contemplation. It has secured
another railroad ninety miles long, and while
located on the greatest system in the South,
tho Central, has secured connection with its
important rival, the East Tennsssee, Virginia
and Georgia, It has just secured direct inde¬
pendent connection with Chattanooga and
the Wi st, and has the President of a four th
railroad residing here and working
to secure its completion. With
its five white and three colored
obnrehes, it is now building a $10,000 new
Presbyterian ohurch. It has Increased its
population by nearly one-fifth. It has at-
trac .cvl a. our.dtts borders fruit growers from
nearly ever.* state in the Union, until It is
now surrcuuded on nearly every side by or¬
chards an 1 vineyards. It is the home of the
grape an l Its wine making capacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully
inaugurated a system of publio schools, with
a seven years curriculum, second to none.
This is part of the record of a half decade
and simply shows the progress of an already
admirable city, with the natural advantages
of having the finest climate, summer and
winter, In the world.
Griffin is the county seat of Spalding
county, situated in west Middle Georgia, with
a healthy, fertile and rowing country, H50
feet above sea level. By the census of 1890, it
will have at a low estimate between 6,000 and
7,000 people, and they are all of the right
sort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
welcome strangers and anxious to secure de¬
sirable settlers, who will not be any less wel¬
come if they bring money to help build up
the town. There is about only one thing we
need badly jnst now, and that is a big hotel.
We have several small ones, but their accom¬
modations are entirely too limited for onr
business, pleasure and health seeking guests.
If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬
tion for n hotel in the South, jnst shunt ion
Griffin.
Griffin is the place where the Geikfin
News is published—daily and weekly—the
iv est newspaper in the Empire State of the
Georgia, Please enclose stomps in sending
for sample ropiest.
This brief sketch will answer July 1st,
1889. By January 1st, 1889, it ill hare to be
changed to keep up with the times.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
LEAK’S COLLECTING ANO PBOTECT1VE AO ESC V.
S. C. LEAK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office, 31% Hill Street.
GRIFFIN, - - - - GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to clerioal work,
general law business aud collection of claims.
mayOdtfcwSm
D. L. PARMER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA.
Will Prompt attention given to all business. where-
practice in all the Courts, and
ever 1 bn easiness calls.
tST Collections a specialty. apr6dly
DR. JOHN L. STAPLETON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
GRIFFIN, : : : GEORGIA.
Office—Front Room, up Btairs, Nows Build
ing. Poplar Residence, at W. H. Baker place on
calls, street. night. Prompt attention jan21d&- i&wfim given to
day or
HENRY C. PEEPLES,
ATTORNEY AT L AW
HAMPTON, GEOBGIA.
Practices in all the State and Federal
Courts. . oct9d&wly
JNO. J. HUNT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
White’s Office, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. H
Clothing Store. mar23d&wly
l>. DISK UK*. N. 1C. OOLLINS
OLSMUKE 4k COLLINS,
LAWYERS,
GRIFFIN, GA.
Cp-Stalrs. Office,first room In Agricultural marl-dAwtf Building
ITHOS. R. MILLS,
TTDBNEX AT LAW,
GRIFFIN, GA. Federal
Will practice in the State and
Courts. Office, over George & Hartnett’s
c inter. nov2-tf.
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STEWART A DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, *
Over George A Hartnett’s, Griffin, Ga.
Will practice in the State and Federt
. ourts. ianl.
C.S. WRIGHT,
watchmaker and jeweler
mil griffin, sa,
Jr.. , * Co.’s. Street, Up Stairs over J. H. White
GRIFFIN GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 3 1888
GROOMING THE IRON 3TEEOS.
rite Routine Work That li Uouo In a
Railroad Roundhouse.
A locomotive roundhoftse, with fct?
grim, steel armored giants resting from
their labor, is an object of irresistible at¬
traction to Sunday strollers along the
river front near the Union station. If a
visitor happens to be accompanied by an
inquisitive small boy,' be will find that
there are many things about a round-
house wldcb are not comprehended in a
youth’s definition in school tho other
day, “a place where they keep engines.”
Instead of being dreary as a car¬
riage house, R is as lively as a
race horse stable. It is 8 o’clock in the
evening, and that the New York express
has just departed on its way to Boston.
Soon the big express locomotive No. 129
will slowly back down the yard, and
switch off down a side allay, as it were,
toward the great roundhouse. Rumbling
slowly down the grade, it will stop at a
gigantic coal heap, where a half dozen
dusky figures aro ready with shovels,
and at once they begin to send the coal
in showers into the tender. Meanwhile
tho fireman and engineer have climbed
down from the cab, their ’day’s work
done, and have started homeward. In
their place has climbed a Short, burly
man, whose professional name is “hos¬
tler,” and the big machine is in his
charge from this time till the next morn¬
ing. After the weight of the tender has
been increased to several tons by the
efforts of the shovelers, the “hostler”
slowly and the runs his charge to the turntable,
steed is prepared to go to bed for
the night
“Waiting on the table” is not the most
inviting occupation, to be judged by the
back straining and “leg achy” process of
turning a thirty ton looomotive half
round, and the “waiters,” instead of
having dapper white aprons and clean
napkins, are equipped with oily overalls,
greasy caps and big boots. Indeed, they
are the same set who were seen viciously
shoveling at the coal pile a moment ago,
and have followed the engine into the
house to continue their attention. They
bear the name of “wipers” and the occu¬
pation from which the term is derived
will soon be seen. When the engine has
“pulled in” to its stall, two bulkheads in
tho front of the boiler are unscrewed,
and two men, sticking long probes Into
the hole, begin to ram up and down with
might and main. This is to get the
“sparks out of bee, ” and the torturing
process lasts fully fifteen minutes, the
bright showers falling from the box Into
the pit Meanwhile the “wipers” are
not idle. Armed with big bunches of
waste soaked with black oil to prevent
rust, the they effect rub of and their scrub work vigorously, begins and be
soon to
seen, for the big looomotive looks as
shining and sleek as a racer fresh from
the stable.
Tho “ hostler ” meanwhile has
“banked” the fire, and, after pouring
nine buckets of fine sand into the sand
box on the boiler, the traveler is left to
slumber on a warm bed—warm, for in
the pit underneath runs a network of
steam pipes, which giving a temperate by heat, dripping the
effect of is shown the
of the melting ice, if the weather is
cola. No. 129 rests peacefully! a smoth¬
ered snore now and then is the only indi¬
cation that a spark of life remains in the
machine. Early in the morning the
locomotive is awakened by the “hostler,”
who vigorously pokes the fire, and soon
the steam is sizzling at a lively rate.
About an horn: before the train time the
“hostler” pul’s the engine out, and after
making up the train, the engineer and
fireman reappear and No. 129 starts out
for its day’s run of 2T6 miles.
Like every big barn, a roundhouse has
its annexes in the^front yard. Near the
entrance to the establishment there is a
woodshed, a sand house, and an oil
cubby. The latter is part of the old round¬
house and the inside arrangements re¬
semble a well regulated kitchen. Near
a sink in one corner are seen three brass
handled pumps, which connect with three
big tanks underneath the floor, which
have a capacity of several barrels of oil
each. Ih one of these tanks is the lard
oil for drilling in the shops, In another
the valve oil for the engines, and in an¬
other still is the “engine oil’' proper.
Besides these substances is the kerosene
or headlight oil in a tank by itself. In a
little back room is the big pile of waste,
and the whole establishment is in charge
of a responsible servant of the road, who
parcels out the material to the foreman
of the roundhouse as he requires. The
sand house is also a modest brick struct¬
ure in which a pile of sand perfectly is heaped
about a large stove, to be dried
before being sifted, and right opposite is
the gigantic woodshed whose pile is re¬
plenished every day with a car load.
There are, of course, two gangs of hand*
who have charge night and day reepe
tively, and, taken all together, a jdiU
healthier, and more hard working set of
men it would be hard to find the whole
road over.—Springfield Republican.
Bad Practices ol Confectioner*.
The British confectioners have Invited
all “sugar workers, licorice refiners,
chocolateers, fruit bakers” preservers, Join pastry their
cooks and ‘ fancy _ to „
association and enter upon a comb _ i ne d
crusade against “immoral- onrie ci practices” patting
The immoral practices c t
short measure sasure and and bad .butter into con-
“illegal ___. trading and _ _ Im¬
fectionery, and
moral manufactures,” such as conceal¬
ing small coins in candy drops aa a
temptation to the youthful called buyer- The They Con¬
have started a journal and the
fectioners’ Union, Uni
ization is known as the
Confectioners’ association.—New York
Sun.
FROM HARALSON.
The Trial of the Rioters—Personal and
llth.M. M.wU am
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Haralson, Ga., June 30.—The se
quul of Tuesday “special” to the
News, was a compromise at justice
court, by the guilty parties paying
cost, and from five to ten dollars
each, according to the measure of
their crime. By what authority or
legal precess a justice court has a
right to settle criminal offences is
beyond my conception, but it was
done and the howling rioters
turned loose and thrown back upon
an outraged people. It is said that
a blind tiger is run {every 4th
Saturday night at or near Piaey
Grove church for tho benefit of the
“brethren.” Dept. Ringer might
visit that portion of the devil’s vine
yard and chain the tiger.
The rains and wind this week have
been very damaging to both corn
and cot too. Farmers are brought
to a standstill and grass continues
to grow.
That fellow that said “I sang too
much is the reason I have so much
grass,” might tell us why he has 90
acres of gras. I guess he don’t sing
enoagh. I am one of those kind of
men who never taketimo to view the
dark side of the picture. Everything
with me is bright and fair on the
earth.
Messrs. Strickland and Hobkins,
from tenth of Meriwether, are thresh
ing out wheat and oats this season.
Dr. J. P. Taylor and Oscar Gray
took in Newnan last Tuesday.
Many thanks to Mrs, Dr. Taylor
for a sack of nice apples.
Dr. N. W. Gable, of Brooks Sta
tion, passed through our town last
week returning from Lutherville,
where he was called to visit bis sister
in law, Mrs Dr, Taylor.
Prof. Turner returned Wednesday
and will open his scbQol Monday.
Col. Walt Ector, of Greenville,
was smiling among friends last Sun
day. He must be heart struck some
where about here.
Lafayette Gordy, in the “Belt,”
died last Wednesday evening, and
was buried at Fair View cemetery,
Line Creek district, Spalding county,
Thursday evening. Faneral by Rev.
E. Culpepper, of Senoia. Mr. G.
leaves a wife and several little chil
dreD, who I understand are depend
ant.upon the charities of a cold world.
Here, missionaries, the Lord has a
work for you. As oft as ye did it
unto one of these little ones ye did it
unto me. Remember who said this,
and also remember what St. James
says about faith and works.
Thanks (Miss) “Sorrel Top’ f for
your bright cheerful, newsy letter
from-Waverly to the News. Can’t
you come weekly? The “little” wid
ower is tho recipient of some very
fine June apples of late. He woald
like very much to receive another
box of nice flowers.
Haralson's daily mail commences
next Monday, July 2nd.
After three days ruin and rest the
grass killing commenc, d again in
goed earnest-
Last meeting, which was last Sat
urday, all tho officers of Haralson F.
A.‘s, No. 129, were reselected by ac
clamation, which speaks well of tneir
admininiotratioD,
The Farmers Friend Alliance has
removed their lodge to Seuoia and
are receiving some of the finest mate
rial about Seuoia into their ranks.
They bold a special meeting July
20tn to attend to important business.
An the members are especially re
quested to be present. Also, all the
F. A‘s convenient from Coweta,
Pike, Fayette, Spalding and Camp
bell counties. Cousin Dixie.
The shipment of pears from Thom
asville has commenced in earnest.
Distilled from tee richest Matted Barley
Chase’s Barley Malt Whisky is full of nutr
ment, mild and excellent and absolutely
pure. George & Hartnett sole agents for
Griffin, Ga
THE COMMONWEALTH.
News as Gathered Orer Georgia.
A r reunion of the Forty third
Georgia volunteers will be held at
?once DeLeon spring near Atlanta,
on Wednesday, July 27, 1888.
The Third Georgia regiment re
union, at Madison, on Aug. 8 and 9,
is an assured success, $800 having
already been subscribed, besides quite
a number of carcasses for the barbe
cue,
Complaint is made by tho Musco¬
gee grand jury of the growing prac
tice of violating the Sabbath by sell-
itigjand trading on thattlay, and the
ioj» is expressed that this evil will
be abated.
The Augusts, Gibson and Sanders
ville railroad notifies its bondholders
that the coupons which mature July 1
will be paid at the Georgia railroad
bank, in Augusta, or at the American
Exchange national bank, New York.
Ffert Gaines is troubled with thieves.
Last week a light fingered quartette
were sent out to the Gordon pottery
works to do penance oh the chain
gang for doing that which they
should not have done—appropriating
other people’s property to their own
use*.
Judge Speer, during his absence
in Washington, has been unanimous
ly elected Jaw professor by the trus
tees pi Mercer university. It is pur
posed by the trustees to completely
reorganize the law department, with
an able faculty and a large num
ber of students.
Madison Advertiser: It certainly
looks now like Madison wilt soon
have her cotton compress. We learn
from a perfectly reliable source that
parties, with a view of erecting a com
press here, have purchased a site near
the depot, and will begin work at
once. Who the parties are-we have
been urable to learn.
Henry Jackson, Jr., son of Capt.
Henry Jackson, is lying dangerously
ill, at the residence of his father, in
Atlanta, with typhoid, fever. He
was brought home from Athens,
where he has been attending the uni
versity. about a week ago. He was
a member of the junior class at the
university and stood well in his
studies.
Members of tho Georgia state
bench and poultry association me
in Macon Friday, to elect delegates
to the annual meeting of the Geor
ia state agricultural society, which
will convene at Newnan, Ga., on
Aug. 14 and 15. The following
three delegates were elected: J. L.
Hardeman, W. T. Shineholster and
J, L. Board in .-ip, all of this city.
The colored Baptists of LaGrange
aro to have a grand rally on the
third Sunday in July, when they
will make a supreme effort to lift
their church debt, Rev. C. T. Wal¬
ker, of Augusta, will be the orator of
the day. It is to be known as dollar
day. Circulars have been issued
calling upon all to give. The First
church is the one that asks for this
help.
A Macon policeman had quite a
lively tussle with & negro burglar
Friday morning, but with assistance
finally run .lie fellow in. He proved
to be the* burly driver of Carstarphen
& Tillman, in whom the firm had im
pliot confidence. His home was
searched and numeroas packages
were found. There is no telling
how long the scamp has been carry
ing on bis pilfering.
Col. A. T. Mclntire of Thomas
ville has been elected vice president
of tho interstate convention of farm
•rs for the state of Georgia. The
next meeting of the association
be held at Bateigb, N. C., on
21 next. It will be composed of de
legates appointed by the vice
delegates demtsof their and respective their alternates
each congressional district.
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Honey! Honey!
Wehaye line lot Pure Country Honey-
100 Fresh Melons.
Fresh Fish, Shrimp, Crabs.
Try Gordon’s 4 A Tobacco.
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C. W. CLARK SON
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Nanny Side Sci»!l!aU<m». ■
Sunny Side, Ga., July 2.—-Rain
rain, rain ! Grass, grass, grass!
The farmers are getting behind on
of bo much wet weather.
Our sick people are slowly mu
proving. We trust they will continue
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Judge Jno. I. Hall was in our
neighborhood last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, H. I. Starr, of Orchard
nil!, wero in Sunny Side Thursday.
Col. Peebles, of Hampton, was in
town Saturday.
Jno. Hunt, of Round Oak, Ga., it ;,
visiting his son E. P. Hunt, who h
quite sick at this place.
Miss S. T. Keil has returned hone
after spending some time in SHKOnton
Female Cellege, Stan •», Va.
G. H. Willian resenting
Frazier & Lewis, c . ianta, was
hero Saturday.
B. D. Brewster has one of the
greatest curiosities we have seen
in the way of an egg, it is about 4J
inches long, half an inchin diameter
and shaped something similar to a
rainbow. Dasm.
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Ordinary** C**rt. - ? -
The following proceeding* we**
had in Ordinary Hammond’s court
yesterday.
In the ease of Alice Cliffiwd vs.
John H. Milos, guardian,* judge
raent was rendered for the plaintiff
of $474.43.
In the case of the heir of--
Woodward vs. Mary E, Woodward,
administrataix, proceeding* were had
to require now security. In lien of
this, the administration was revoked
and N. M. Collens appointed aduinis
trator, and applied for leave to sell
land of said estate.
Mrs. H. S, Crowder, adminiatra
trix, was allowed time to make re
turns.
N. M. Collens was appointed ad
ministr&tor of Nathan Holey.
BURGLARY AT HAMPTON.
The Burglars Get Boodle, Checks
and Clothing.
Special to tho NT kwh.
Hampton, Ga. , July 2.—The
burglars got in their work in fine
style at this placo on Saturday night,
operating it is thought, about mid-
tught.
From W. B. Price, a merchant,
they secured $85, which he had taken
home from the store, and a silver
watch.
From F. Goodson they got eight
dollars and a coat.
T. D. Carson lost a $300 check on
an Atlanta bank, nine dollars in cash
and a pair of pants.
It is thought that there is a clue ta
the perpetrators of these bold and
successful burglaries. If caught it
should bo soon to that the limb is
stout and the rope strong.
AN OHIO FARMER.
What He Has Done and Is Doing in
Georgia,
Two years ago Paul Halier r of But
Ier county, Ohio, romoved with his
family to Bronwood, Terrell county,
Ga. He brought with him $150 aud
a few household goods. The first
year he rented a farm and invested
his money in a mule and necessary
farming implements. He made a
livingfor himself and family the first
year and saved $200. With this
money he made the first payment on
a farm of one hundred and fifty acres
two miles from Bronwood, which he
bought for $1100. He has fine pros
pects for a big crop and has no fears
but that he can make his payments
ou his farm, aud in the course of a
couple of years be fre from debt and
have a good farm. He might have
staid in Ohio until he died and never
have any prospect of owning such a
farm. Mr. Haller’s experience is
proof of what we have so often assert
ed— that a poer man who is willing
to work and oconomizo, can in a few
years become an independent farm
er in Georgia.
Concord Cuttings.
Concord, Ga., July 2.—Miris Essie
McLendon, a charming young lady
of this place, boarded the train today
for Madison, on a visit to her sister,
Mrs. Robert Priors.
Miss Mollie V. Irvin is gone to Flo
villa on a month’s visit to friends.
Rumor says we are to have a mar
riageatan early dato in this town.
A nie: chant is to marry a tall young
lady of fascinating manners.
Mrs. J. J. Lee is qnite sick; I fear
dap genius.
The Farmers Alliance is on a boom
in au-J about this town. I hope it
will do the farmers good though I
have failed to see the point so far.
I urn glad that yon have R. H. A.
as yoor Pike connty editor. Bob is
all right and will make the fur fly.
No man in Pike will do more for
yc,a;
We Pikers woaiu like to see Jadge
Hall in the Senate of Georgia. While
he was our Judge be made us stand
around and wo now think 4m was
bet 1 judge we ever had. Th*n hr- *■ <
right on tho State road lease, bt r
mente. &c.
In 1’ ke we will have fun. The
Antis having the majority can do as
they please. The Pros are power
less. The alliance men are turning
things up aide down and may come
in, We shall see. J. A. W.
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