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mr*-> VOLUME 17 Griffin, Ga. --j- Griffin is the liveliest, pluckiest, moat gressive town in Georgia. This is no bolical description, as the record of the Are years will show. During that time it has built and put most successful operation a $100,000 aCtOry iritiind Ts in now nvw .wuuwm^ budding another " nearly twiee the capital. It has pntup aige iron and brass foundry, a fertilizer tory, wi jfhauawe'ko and bottling works, sash and blind factory, a broom opeuod np the finest granite quarry in U ulted Stated and has many other prises m contemplation, stit has another railroad"ninety miles long, and loeated on the greatest system in the the Central, has seeured connection with important rival,/the East Tennsssee, and Georgia, Ithas just secured direct pendent connection with Chattanooga and the West, And has the President of a railroad»• residing here and to (feecire ' its completion. its five white and three churches, it tenow building a $10,080 Presbyterian ohureh. Ithas increased popttl&tiembr aearly one-fifth. It has traj.vd around its borders fruit growers nearly CVcry State in the Union, until it now surr unded on nearly every side by chards r.\d vineyards. It is the home of grape and its wine .making capacity doubled every year. It has inaugurated a system of publtp schools, a seven years cnrrltnEam, second to none. This is part pf the record of a half and simply shows the progress of an admirable city, with the natural of having the. finest climate, summpr winter, totke world. . .. Griffin & the county seat of county, situated hi west Middle Georgia, a healthy, fertile and roiling country, feet above sea level. By the census of 1890, will have at a low estimate between 6,000 7,000 people, and they are all of the sort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready woleome strangers afid anxious to secure sirable settlers, wjiowill not be any less come if they bring money to help build the town. There is about only one thing we need badly just now, and that is a big hotel. We have several small ones, but their modations are entirely too limited for business, pleasure and health seeking guests. If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬ tion for a hotel in the 8»nUi, Just* Griffin. Griffin is the place where the News is published—daily and i vest newspaper in the Empire State of Georgia, Please enclose stamps in for sample copies. This brief sketch will answer July 1st, 1888. By January 1st, 1S89, it will have to changed to keep up with the times. R0FESSI0NAL DIRECTORY BEAK’S collecting and PROTECT! ve ac.escv. S. G. LEAK, ATTORNEY AT LaW, Office, 31^ Hill Street. GRIFFIN, - - - - GEORGIA. Prompt attention giveu to clerical work, general law business and collection of claims. may9d&w8m____ D. L. PARMER, ATTORNEY AT LAW WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA. Prompt attention given to all business. Will practice in calls. all the Courts, and when¬ ever business IS?" Collections a specialty. aprGdly DR. JOHN L. STAPLETON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, GRIFFIN, : : : : GEORGIA, Office—FronT Room, up Stairs, N*ws Build ing. Residence, at W. H. Baker place on calls, Poplar street. night. Prompt attention jan21d&w0m given to day or HENRY C. PEEPLES, ATTORNEY AT LAW HAMPTON, GKOBG1A, Practices in all the State and Federal Courts. octbdifewly JNO. J. HUNT, ATTORNEY AT LAW GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. White’s Office, Clothing 81 Hill Street, Htbre. Up Stairs, mar22d&wly over J. fl D. DISMUK*. N. M. GOLDINS DISMUKE & COLLINS, LAWYERS, GRIFFIN, GA. Up-Stairs. Office,first room in Agricultural marl-d&wtf Building BTHOS. R. MILLS, ttorney at law, GRIFFIN, OA. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. Office, over George & Hartnett’s c irner. nov2-tf. ond. srewAttr . soar. t. dawikc. STEWART A DANIEL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Will Over practice George A in Hartnett’s, the State Griffin, and Federa Ga. -ourts. —ianl. C. S. WRIGHT, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER GBunrnr, ga. Hill Street, Up Stain over J. H. White: Jr., A Co.’s. GRIFFIN GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY EVERYBODY GETS THERE I PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY CONTENTION. Hall Named, Colletts Nominated, Slew* s • • y v. „ ^ v art, Gordon and State House Officials Endorsed. The Democratic convention Spalding County*tftet at the bouse yesterday morning and was ed to order at about 10:30 by J. O. A. Miller,Chairman of the County Ex ecutive Committc, who made a but eat neat speech, the people of the bounty Nan the ful prospects for harmony in party,and advising the burying all past differences, and such action as would give the enemy no en couragemcut to make dissensions in the ranks. As a eitkzea born and raised in the county he hoped all differences could be so adjusted that the superior virtue and iutelli gence of the country imghtrulc, only ultimately bat* He admired the spirit shown by to harmonize,, and hoped that in year of politics all divisions mi^ht Hid aside upon questions qf prohibi tion, and that all might be allowed to remain in the Democratic regardless of past differences. trusted that such action might taken as would strengthen the of unity and brotherhood, and stated that as a committeeman he had the best he could to lay aside pre judices and act fairly. (Applause.) Ho.o J. J. Hunt nominated permanent chairman a man whom the party dehgbted riew and on all occasions to honor, Col. Loyd-Clove land. Mr. Cleveland was 1 y elected. In taking the chair returned thanks for the honor red by the position, and in a speech repeated the hopes and aeces sity for the Democracy of Spalding County to come together as one n$an in the fight against the common ene my. The lines were drawn and the fight commenced, and it behooves us as Democrats not to skulk in tents, but come out and help place Cleveland and Thurman in the oapi tol, and relieve Spalding County from the stigma of Republicanism. W. 13, Hudson nominated J. O. A. Miller as secretary, but Mr. Mil ler declined. Mr. Hnnt then ted R. T. Daniel and Douglas Gless ner, who were unanimously elected, ORDER OF BUSINESS. Judge E. »V. Hammond offered the following as the order of busi ness, which was unanimously adopt ed: Resolved lit, That a majority vote of this convention shall deter mine all questions before it. Resolved 2d, That the order business shall be as follows: 1st, The election of delegates for the Gubernatoral convention. 2d The election of delegates for the Congressional convention. 3d. Declaring who shall be presen ted by Spalding County for State Senator and selecting delegates to ihe Senatoral convention, 4tb, The nomination of a candi date for the House of Representa tvve, 5th, The election of a new Ex¬ ecutive Committee. DELEGATES TO GUBERNATORIAL CONVEN¬ TION. J J Elder offered the following res olutions, which were adopted nnani mously: Resolved 1st, That we heartily en dorse the administration of Gov. Gordon and delegates this day select ed to the gubernatorial convention aro hereby instructed to vote for bis nomination. Resolved 2d. That the delegates this day selected to the State conven tion are hereby instructed to vote for the nomination of (be present State House officers. Resolved 3rd. That the following f be selected delegates the State as to convention: Frank Flynt. M F Morris. R F Strickland. Cbaa H Johnson, Sr. B H Head. J L Vaughn. T W Flynt. H E Williamson. S H Wilson. W P Phillips. J H Kendall. J F Davis. W L Bowers. C T Digby. J,T Gray. B D Brewster. G G Head. W A King. DELEGATES TO CONGRESSIONAL OONVENs TION,. On motion of J J Hnnt the follow ing resolutions were adopted without a dissenting voice: Resolved 1st, That the coarse of oar immediate Representative in Congress, Hon Jno D Stewart, meets with our approval and we present bins, to the other counties of this congressional district for nomination and re-election. Resolved 2d, That the delegates this day selected to the eongreession al convention are instructed to cast the vote of this connty for the Hon Jno D Stewart. Resolved 3rd, That the following delegates are appointed to attend the congressional convention; Robt T Daniel. D W Patterson. N B Drewry. F p Disuiuke. Wm Head. Jno James Elder. Henry Bishop. R Z Ison. T J Mitchell. D L Patrick. J H Crowder. J P Bledsoe. W PManard. Starkey Hand. Rndolph Oetter. Henry T Patterson. A E Fatrell. , Chas Cooper. DELEGATES TO THE SENATORIAL CONVEN* TION. The following resolution were of fered by J O A Miller and unanimous ly adopted: Resolved 1st, That under the ro tation rule the comity of Spalding is entitled to the next Senator. Resolved 2d, Thrtt this convention hereby presents to the 26th Senatori al convention of the Democratic par ty the Hon John I Hall as the choice of the connty of Spalding for Senator and the delegates this day selected are bereby in stranded to cast the vote of tbis connty for the Hon Jno I Hall, and use all means in their powfer to secure his nomination. Resolved 3rd, That Jno J Hnnt, W B Hudson. A W Walker, Jno D Cunningham, Jr- C A Dickerson. R H Williamson, Ate hereby appointed delegates to the Senatorial convention u> repre sent the county of Spalding county under the above instructions. NOMINATION OF REPRESENTATIVE. The nomination for a represent) from Spalding County being next in said: “I nominate a young man who without doubt will give general satis faction to the people of this county; a young man of excellent character man; and one upon whom we all will be pleased to see the county nnit% and one whom we must support an# like independentism. I nominate Col N. M. Collens/’ Thera being no other candidates announced, Mr. Collens was nominst ed unanimously. CRUSTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. J, A. Williams offered the follow ing resolutions, which were adopted: Resolved, That the following nampd persons be and are bereby elected members qf the Democratic Executive Committee for the county of Sjjklding, for the next two years: Tqwn District. T. J. Brooks, J. H. Powell, Lloyd Cleveland, S. H- Deane, R. H. Johnston. Africa. John H. Nutt, Wm. T. Freeman, Geo. W. Wooed. Union. A. O.Gay, J. H. Malaire, W. Jf, Bridges. Mt, Zion. J. F. Davis, J. H. Crowder, W. H. Touchstone. Line Creek. Haigt Dupree, F. M. Scott, H. T. Coppedge. Ofjrs. W. L. Ison, A. L. Morris, J. H. Shakelford. Cabin. Joshua Hammond, W. P. Walker, W. H. Boyles. Akin. E. C. Akin, R. D. Ogle tree, W. J. Futral. ENDORSING CLEVELAND., W. B. Hudson offered tbs follow ing, which was adopted: Resolved. That the Democracy of Spalding .County in convention assembled ^o heartily endorse the administration of Grover Cleveland. His bold stand on the tariff question in wfcibb he champions the cause of the laboring man, meets our un qualified approval- Resolved. That we pledge our earnest support of the National Democratic ticket. COL. C0LLENJ ACCEPTS. Qqjnoti aotioa, the chair appointed A O Gay, J A Williams and J L Patrick to notify Mr. Collens of his nomination. After a short recess the convention was again called, to order and Mr. Collens, being intro duced by Mr. Patrick, reponded in a neat speech, which was heartily ap plauded. ' The convention then adjourned. HOW TO MAM GOOD CATSUP. Mr: John Mock’s Popular Recipe. Albany Hows. About this time teyery yearM^. John Mock is besieged for hi* recage for making tomato catsup. 80 nu mereua are these applications that Mr. nock finds it troublesome to write out the. recipe for each one. He has therefore famished the News and Advertiser with the formula for publication, bq that qJJ who want it can have it. tomato c»w- Wash and mash your tomatoes; pnt them in u prott-rving kettle, and boil one hour; strain the mass through a sieve; then to four quart* of the liquid add one quart of vine gar, two tablespoonfuls of salt, two tablespoonsfuls of ground mustard; two tablespoonsfal cf black pepper, one tablespoonfnl of whole allspice, one teaspoonful of cloves, one tea spoonful of ground cinnamon, one teaspoonfnl of mace, two lemons sliced, two large onions cut fine, six pods of green pepper nnbrokeD. Boil down to one half, strain off the spice, bottle when cool and nse new corks. To the above may bo added one cup of brown sugar. A Warm Weather Ptoxzle. The New York Star says the fol lowing puzzle can be solved: i 1 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 Add any six of the above numbe#s that will give a total of 21. .. > . .......- . .........j ■distilled from the richest Malted Harley Si£r *.***-•** FROM WOODBURY. Starling Another Paper—Commence* , meut Week—Personal Note*. Woodbury, Ga„ July 3.—This is commencement week and out town is crowded wi'b visitors. List night the speakers acquitted themselves in such a manner as re fleeted credited upon oar excellent principal, Prof, B. P. Allen. Follow is a list of speakers and their snb jects: John Dixon, “Little*Tim. Willie Dixon,‘‘Mprmioii and Dong las.” Miss Annf« Muse, ‘‘Footsteps pf Angels.’’ '“Confession.” Hewitt Powell, Miss Leila Watson, “Somebody’s Mother.” Miss Effie Wheel ess, “A Wotpan’s Qaestion.” Johu Powell, “The Ship on Fire.’’ Miss Ella Powell, i’Burial' of Moses.” Miss Emma Lou Walls. “The Die mond Wedding. 4 * Ged.» Red (Png. “JPbo September Gale.“, r - if •• Henry Mabray, “The American Flag. 1 Ben Powell, “Spsrticus, the Ro raan.“- The best of order prevailed and every feature of the programme wob highly enjoyed by the large crowd present. Prof. A'Ion is to be con gratnlated upon the success of his commencement. Rev. W- R, Foote, of Newnaa, de livered one of the best literary ad dresses at the Academy this Looming it was ever orr good fortune to hear. Ho made many friends w* "'e in our city. Misses Susie and Genic Campbell, two of Meriwether county’s most in telleclual and fascinatin'? young la dies, are attending commencement. Misi Bello Owen, a charming young lady of WaierlyHall, is spend ing a few days with her friends here > a guest of her sister, M^s. A. P. Dix OD. Mbs Lora Gamble, of Warm Springs, is in town for a few days. Miss Minnie Pittman,of LaGrange, is attending commencement. Miss Eu’a McLoadop, of Concord, iB the guest of Mrs. h. E, McLendon. Miss Alberta Revill, daughter of Col. W. T. Revill, of the Vindicator, is in town for a few days. She has many friends here who are slways j gla3 to extend to her a cordial wel come. Miss Katie lion, one of Griffin's mo? * besntifn! young ladies,-is in the Mty during comeneement. y, s Bessie Raines, of Talbotion, a mo.-t excellent young lady, ia visiting the family of Dr. J. T. Dixon, Gaeheth Wales and Henry Revill, the ‘*pbat‘‘ boy, of Greenville, spent Sunday in Woodbury. Miss Lori.no Hinton, one of Green vitie’a most intellectual young ladies, is the guest of her aunt. Mm. A. J. Hinton. Claude Jewett a:,cl Nick Parham, of White S Jpber Springe, are here for a few days. Clrude wears his usual smile, and still insists that ‘‘meat’s me?\” notwithstanding other* wy to the contrary, T B. Thrash, of Griffin, >s L . - and will in a few dayeget out the fixstib. ee of The Times, a flewspa per to be published in Woodbury. The enterprise start* ont under the moat favorable circumstances, and we trust onr people will give it the proper encooragement. Woodbury Today being Jnly, the gr er net glorious Fourth of onr sifors pro propose to omnlatr •>-, simple of G. Washington on »uoh and go a-4abiag. Consequently, there will be no paper istfied from this office tomorrow morning. w* Horticultural Hocliy. The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Middle Ga. Horticultural Soda ty will b«i held at Vineyard Sta., the 2nd Tuesday of July,the 10th insL at 2 p, id. As this will be the annual election a tall attendance is desired. Wm. \YAndes. Sec’ty i. o. k. m. 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