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Griffin, Ga.
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Grifliu is the liveliest, pluckiest, most pro¬
gressive town in Georgia. This is no hyper¬
bolical description, ae the record of the last
live years will show.
During that time it has built and put into
must successful operation a #100,000 cotton
actory and is now building another with
nearly twice the capital. It has pntupa
u 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
U cited States, and has many other enter¬
prises in contemplation. It has secured
another railroad ninety mile# long, and while
located on the greatest system in the South,
the Central, has secured connection with its
important rival, the East Tonnsssee, Virginia
aud Georgia, It hns just secured direct inde¬
pendent connection with Chattanooga and
the \V. st, and has the President of a fourth
railroad residing here . and working
to secure its completion. With
iu live white and ' three colored
oh arches, it is now building a $16,000 new
Presbyterian church. It has Increased its
l>opolation by nearly one-fifth. It has at-
,i ■. t arotr’.dits borders fruit groweTs from
.
nearly every Slate in the Uniqp, until it is
now sun unded on nearly every side by or¬
chards and vineyards. It is the home of the
grape ud its wine ihaking capacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully
inaugurated a system of public schools, with
a seven years curriculum, second to none.
Tills is part of the reoord 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 M iddle Georgia, with
a healthy, fertile and roiling country, 1150
feet above sea level. By the census of 1890, it
will have at a low estimate between 0,000 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 just now, and that is a bighotel.
We have several small ones, but their accom¬
modations are entirely too limited for our
business, pleasure and health seeking gnests.
If you *ee anybody that wants a good loca¬
tion tor a hotel iu th Booth, just mention
Griffin, the Gbiffin
a.Griffin is the place where
N ews is published—daily and weekly—the
vest newspaper in the Empire State of the
Georgia, Please enclose stamps in sending
for sample copies.
This brief sketch will answer July 1st,
1888. By January 1st, 1889, it will have to be
changed to keep up with the times.
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, ROFESSIONALDIRECTORY
Divorces quietly. Advice free. Address
G. Omx, Atty. Box 631, Chicago, 111.
LEAK’S COLr.ETJTINO AND PROTECTIVE AGENCY.
8. G. LEAK,
ATTORNEY AT LaW,
Office, 31& n il Street.
GRIFFIN, - - - - GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to clerical work,
general law business aud collection of claims.
may0d&w8m
D. L. PARMER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to all business.
Will practice in all the Courts, and when¬
ever business calls.
gy* Collections a specialty. aprOdly
DR. JOHN L. STAPLETON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
GRIFFIN, : : : : GEORGIA,
Office—Fron7 Room, up Stairs, News Build
ing. Residence, at W. H. Baker plaoe on
...... Poplar street. Prompt 1 attention “~itlon given given to t~
calls, day or night. jan21d&wCm
HENRY C. PEEPLE8,
AtTORN.EY AT LAW
HAMPTON, GEORGIA,
Practices in all the State and Federal
Courts. oct9d&wly
JNO. J. HUNT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GRIFFIN. GEORGIA.
Office, 31 Hili Street, Up Stairs, mar33d&wly over J, fl
White's Clothing Store.
D. DI3MUKE. N. M. COLLINS
DISMUKE & COLLINS,
LAWYERS,
.. GBIFFIN, GA.
Office,first room in Agricultural Building
Up-Stairs. marl-ddcwtf
ithosTr. mills,
TTIBNEY AT- LA W,
GRIFFIN, GA. and Federal
Will practice in the State
Courts. Office, over George A Hartnett’s
c >rner. wrr2*tf.
o» t>. nrawAsr . bobt. r. daniel
STEWART It DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Over George * Hartnett’s ett’s, Griffin, Pedera Ga.
Will practice in State and
oArts. . lanl.
C. S. WRIGHT,
watchmaker and jeweler
GBIFFIN, GA,
Hill Street, Up Stairs over J. H. White
Jr., A Co.’s.
GRIFFIN GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JOEY 6 J88«
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SCHEDULE.
Taking Effect Sunday, May 27,1888.
"NO. 51. PASSENGER-NORTH.
Leave Columbus.................. 8,25 a m
Leave Warm Springs..............10.06 a m
LeaveWoodbury,..................10.27 Leave Molena,.....................10.38 a m
am
Leave Leave Concord,....................10.53 Neal,........................10.43 a m
a m
Arrive Leave Williamson’s................11.12 Griffin,.....................11.30 a m
a m
Leave Griffin......................11.85 am
Leave Arrive LueiJa,.....................11.59 McDonough...............12.15 a m
p m
NO. 52. PASSENGER-SOUTH.
Leave McDonough,................3.15 p m
Leave Luella,.......................3.22 pm
Arrive Griffin,......................3.57 p m
Leave Leave Griffin,.......................4.10 Williamson’s,................4.28 p m
p m
Leave Concord,....................4.48 p m
Leave Neal,.........................4.58 p m
Leave Molena,......................5.04 pm
Leave Woodbury,...................5.16 pm
Leave Warm Springs.............. 5.39pm
Arrive Columbus,..................7.16 p m
NO. 53. PASSENGER-NORTH.
Leave Columbus,.................4.45 .6.20 pm
Leave Warm Springs.......... ,... p ra
Leave Leave Woodbury,..................6.41 Molena......................6.52 p m
p m
Leave Leave Neal........................6.57 Conoord,....................7.07 p m
27pm pm
Leave Williamson’s................7
Arrive Griffin......................7.45 p m
Leave Griffin......................7.55 p m
Leave Luella.......................8.21 p m
Arrive' McDonough................8.40 p m
NO. 50. PASSENGER-SOUTH.
Leave Leave McDonough.................7.80 Luella.......................7.48 a m
a-m
Arrive Griffin............... 8.15 a m
Leave Leave Williamson's............. Griffin,......................8.25 ..-..8 42 am
am
Leave Concord,................ .9.01 a m
Leave Neal,.................. 9.11 a m
Leave Molena,......... 9.16 a m
Leave Warm Woodbury...................937 Springs...............9.48 a m
Leave a m
Arrive Columbus,.................11-90 a m
pT All passenger trains are daily includ¬
ing Sundays. M. X. GRAY, Supt.
C. W. CHEARS,
Gen’l Pass. Agt; Columbus, Gs.
CARE OF PARLOR CARS.
Ti.ey R.ally Are Cleaved end Aired for
Ca'-li Trip, and Stocked, Too.
It wouJd probably be a gratifying as
suranee to the minds of many travelers
to know what great care is taken to
secure perfect cleanliness in the more
luxurious classes of railroad coaches,
known variously ns sleeping, drawing
room, dining and buffet ears. A con¬
viction Is widespread, particularly among
women, that the reverse is the case. The
blankets that are always so strangely
suggestive of cold buckwheat cakes,
being of a feel and thickness unlike any
other blankets, are vere apt to be viewed
with suspicion. As for the pillows, how
many women have vowed that they
could sniff the hair oil of the preceding
user upon them? Why, even bed bug
stories have a vo been uecu told kjki of oi sleeping sleeping cars, cars,
and the anecdote anecdote about dropping a gold
dollar in a sleeping car and finding it a
become month afterward fterward Just where it fell, has
such a stock story among travel¬
ing men that some of them now actually Is
beliove it. In view of all this, there
solid comfort in such a story as Superin¬
tendent C. D. Flagg tells about what is
done witli their cars at tli$ conclusion of
every trip. ITe says:
“FN-eiy car. as soon as it is emptied of
its passenger* at n terminal point, is, as
we term it. 'stripped' In the yard. The
carpets are taken up, carried out, beaten
and aired, 't he seats and hades are
taken out and thoroughly cleaned in like
manner. The mattresses, blankets and
berth curtains are also whipped, aired
and. if the weather permits, sunned.
The spring beds are freed from the ‘bed
dust, that gathers from fraying of textile
fabrics, by brushing and wiping carried in all
parts All utensils are out,
soused in scalding lye and scrubbed.
The pillows are beaten and sunned like
the mattresses Die floor and oilcloths
in the saloons are scrubbed, and all the
woodwork, having been scoured thor¬
oughly clean with soap, brushes, hot
water ana drying cloths, is gone over
with furniture polish. About once a
week the veneering or painted canvas
constituting the ceiling Is carefully
scoured to cleanse from it accumulations
of smoke and clinging dusk The win¬
dows are cleansed and rubbed bright
All brass and silver mountings are pol¬
ished. Dust and stains are as carefully
washed from the outside of the car as
from the inside. To do that work we
lieep 100 cleaners steadily at work here
in Now York, and numbers at other
points in proportion to the work required.
While all this has been going on, every
shred of textile fcfcrics that should be
washed—sheets, pillow cases, towels,
napkins the and laundry cushion and covers—has been
sent to stock replaced by a
clean of articles. Each car has
two complete outfits of these things,
which laundried, axe used aud alternately, packed while one being
aired the
other is on the road.
“Then, when the process is complete,
the car has to be retrimmed, by the re¬
laying of carpets and oil cloths; putting
in plara of the springs, mattresses, seats
and backs; stowing away of the pillows,
linen and curtains, and, last of all, the
thorough washing out of the water tanks
and refilling them with fresh water and
ice. That last thing is never done until
the final moment when the car is about
to be drawn from the yard to take its
place in the outgoing train. While all
this has been going on the railroad peo¬
ple who aro responsible for the care of
the running gear of the car Inspect the
trucks, test the brakes, sound every
wheel, see that the boxes are rightly
packed, and, as far as foresight can go,
make sure accidents shall be averted.
“That is the regular routine, scrupu¬
lously followed every day upon every
car that comes in. No housewife, even
in Holland, ever dreamed of such a
thorough ‘house cleaning’ a» this is. In
addition thereto, the blankets are steam
scoured twice a year, which is at least
double the attention they get in most
hotels. The berth curtains are treated so
once a year. Carpets have to be renewed
every fifteen or eighteen months, as the
hard service wears them out very rapidly.
The only variations upon that elaborate
process recess of cleaning are in handling the
dining room and buffet cars, where the
operations involve thorough purification
of all utensils, cleansing of the ioe boxes
and kitchens and restocking with pro¬
visions. One rule always maintains that
the primary into thing to be done when Hie
car comes the hands of Hie cleaners
is to take out of it everytliing that can
be taken out. Then every separate piece
so removed must be made faultlessly
clean before it is put back.
“Each dining room or buffet car has
its steward, whose duty it is to report to
the assistant commissary immediately
upon his arrival what stock he has left
over and what be is short of. To verify
his report the assistant commissary, who
acts as a check upon him, goes through
his stock and then makes out, to replace
shortages and keep up the supplies, a
requisition upon the commissary. That
requisition is filled out upon a blank form,
on which are specified about 300 articles
in constant use on those cars, with spaces
left for the addition of more as the con¬
ditions of the markets enable increase in
the resources of our commissariat. In
all the management of this department
there is just suck a sys tem of checking
in and checking out as obtains in the
•stock’ room of every big hotel Ail
groceries, wines, liquors, ana other non-
perishable goods are bought the in great
quantities, houses and kept in requisition company’s
store for issue upon
as demanded; but fresh meats, poultry,
game, fish, vegetables and fruits are pur¬
chased by the comm is s a ry in the mar¬
kets fro*i day to day, orfsuppUed such things by con¬
tract with dealers, just as are
provided by the steward of a hotel”—
New York Son.
FROM FLAT SHOALS.
Building New Hanses and Factories
and Talking Pelittc*.
Flat Shoals, Ga., July 6, — W«
have had fine rains and a great deal
of wind, which did considerable dam
age to cropsthroaghoat this section.
The river it on another boom and
raging over its banks.
That jolly old man Byrd Lovett
has been released and is again able
to be ont. Byrd Lovett is one of
Meriwether’s most substantial farm
era. He lives at home and boards at
the same place.
T. J. Williamson has boea thresh
ing several days, bat wheat is a great
deal sorrier than any one thongbt it
to be. Oats is not near so good as
thought would be.
Jesse Brown has commenced to
bnild him a nice six room house,
which promises to be a beautiful
place when finished. Mr. Brown al
ways does things right.
F. K. Undo wood is preparing to
build a nice hoase; the plans have
not yet been finished, but will be a
good building.
Mr. Crouch and Mr. Miller are pot
ting np a chair factory about 5 miles
from 8bnals.
The gin men arc ail preparing to
be ready to gin this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Clark, of Gay,
Ga., returned home from Clarksville,
Ga., Monday where he has been on
duty as storekeeper and gnager.
Mr. Haywood had a milch cow bit
by a mad dog a few days ago.
D. N. Freemau has gone to Allan
ta,
Mrs. H. W. Bawls spent Monday
and Tuesday in Conoord.
J. A. McKnight has gone to Bead,
Ga. r *
John McKnight, of Senoia, is visit
ing his brother J. A. McKnight at
the Shod*.
I would like ask a question for the
benefit of of the readers of the News.
In a county that has a registration
law, and a good citizen in the county
has paid all taxes and complied with
the laws in every way, bnt failed to
register, can he hold any offices le
gaily in the county T In other words
when be is not entitled to a vote can
he bold offices T If so, what isw is
there to compel a man to register?
If so, what good is derived from the
law, when it allows one and not the
other ?
Meriwether seems to be at a loss
to know whom to pat ap for Bepre
sentatives. The people seem to
think the name of Byrd Lovett for
one. and I think be eonld be a good
man ; in fact, do not know of a bet
teer one—and A. C. Snelsoo for an
other. Both of the above names
would do boner to the good old conn
ty of Meriwether, Tbo writer would
be glad to see them elected.
£. C. Thrash is also a good man
and bas represented the county.
The other gentlemen spoken of are
Messrs Hill and Terrell, Uts former
representatives and prominent yonng
lawyers. Bat it seems that the farm
ers are not altogether satisfied in
this county someway—so one cannot
foretell nor give any idea what will
be. it any rate thiogs promise te
be lively. T. W,
Patriarchal Family Be anion.
Wednesday being Mr. S. W. Blood
worth’s eighty-second birth dsy bin
son William gave a handsome birth
day dinner which was participhted
in by bis brother and sister who live
here and James M. Blood worth, of
Atlanta, Mr. 8. W. Bloodworth’s fam
ily. CoL D. J. Bailey and Misn Sallie
Duncan, who all had a pleasant
day’s enjoyment* and n supberb din
ner. and left in the afternoon with
kind remembrance of the donor oi
the dinner.
Distilled from the richest Malted Barley
Chase’s Barley Malt Whisky ia full of uutr
ment, mild and exeeQeat and absolutely
pure. George A Hartnett sots agents for
Griffin, Ga
tea" m B
Honey! Honey!!
We hare fine lot Pure (’ouiilry Honey.
100 Fresh Melons.
Fresh fish, Shrimp, Crabs.
Try Gordon’s 4 A Tobacco.
C. W. CLARK A SON.
TUB FIELDS OF BATTLE.
Connecticut and Indiana Ike Twe Bones
Washinton, July 5.— “The key to
the whole political situation rests
with Connecticut and Indiana,” said
Representative Yanee of the Nutmeg
State yesterday. ’’Cleveland and
Thurman may carry New York and
New Jersey, as they undoubtedly
will, bnt if the Repnelictns retain the
States that went for Blaine in 1884,
and in addition obtain the electoral
votes of Ihdiana and Connecticut,
Harrison and Morton will be Misted.
The Democrats are not to have a
walk over by any mean*; and the
sooner the fact is recognized the bet
tex. Connection?, a« is known, is an
exceedingly donbtfnl State. It never
gives a plurality for either side of
over a few thousand. Since 1872 ita
electon ’ vote has alternated from
one party to the other in every Pie*
idential campaign. In 1872 it went
for Grant and Wilaon; in 1876 for
Tilden and Hendneks; in 1880 for
Garfield and Arthur, and in 1884 for
Cleveland and Headricks. This
year, in order to oarry ont the natnr
al order of rotation, it seems that it
ought to go for Hartison and Mor
ton, bnt I think the role will foil this
time and the electoral vote of the
State be cast for Cleveland and Thar
man by a small majority."
‘‘How about the Mugwump vote
tb^re?”
“ibont fifty per oent of it, I think
will vote for Cleveland and the otb
er fifty per cent, for Harrison.
About one half of them are in favor
of tariff reform, and the other half
bolted the Republican ticket in 1884
because they conldn’t stand Blaine.”
“What about the tariff issue
tnere?”
‘‘Well, the Republicans are going
to maintain that the Democractio par
ty is in favor of free trade. If the
Mills Bill is examined, however, H
will be seen that it ia anything else
bnt a free trade measure, the red no
tion being only from forty seven to
forty two per cent., as whole. The
industries of Connecticut, too, are
very well protected, and when the
bill is explained to the people there
they will see that they have no right
to complain. The chances of carry
ing the State for the Democracy are
are jost as good as they were in
1884.”
What Mr. Vance bas to say of
Connecticut, with the exception of
the Mugwump vote, will apply equal
ly to Indiana. In twenty eight
years Indiana and Connecticut have
only given their eleotoral vote twice
to the Democratic candidate, and eo
inci dentally the same years, 1876
and 1884._
Celebrating the Feotih.
The 4th of July was celebrated
in Griffin in an amateur day pigeon
contest, the prize being a gold
medal offered by the Novelty Com¬
pany. Most of the members of the
Gun Club being in Columbus, Capt.
Sorrell formed a new company, prin
cipally of juveniles, a few old boys
taking a part to encourage the game.
Capt. Sorrell won the medal, hit.
ing fourteen pigeons mat of twenty,
a vi ry good reoord for one who h. »
had no practice. Walter Stewati
broke 4, Joe Allen 8, Frank Sorrell
11, John Allen 18, Jim Stewart 2,
J. D. Boyd 8, Dudley George 8, Joe
Burr 0, Nelms Burr 8. Ed. Johnson
being wounded by the reaction of
too heavy a charge for his gun, with
drew.
-W MJvfcJa.
Dote fram Orewryviile
Drswkyville, Ga., J
The late rains hive pat
Green on such a boom till it te was
impossible for all the farmers to eete
brate the fourth.
There exceedingly large v> !
wss an
erowd of Henry Long’s friends at
tended bis funeral last Sonday at
County Line churob.
We think that onr good Brother
ones beat his own self ont, as he
was far more oompetent than he real
ly thought he was on each ooossstens.
Brother Jones knows the scriptures
and -when he goes to instruct the peo
be te not afraid to talk it, for he
the love of God in his heart,
and he never lacks for anything in
say in regard to it. H ither Jones
is one amongst onr > •* preachers
and we welcome i .t-nce on ail
S. A. Putman has got the finest
crop in this district. He bas
acres of upland earn estimated at
15 bushels per acre, besides the hot
tom land he te cultivating. Mr.
Putman also has a fine cotton crop
He ia plowing it the test time and-
soon will be idle again.
Haight Dapree carried bis buggy
to the shop last week to he repaired
before Tuesday, as he would want
to go to Griffin as delegate that day,
but he didn’t git tbar.
G. H. Sanson, Jr., has the finest
hog in the district. He aims to
make him weigh550 libs net. at 18
months old, which will be one pound
for each day of bis life.
There bas been bnt very little fish
ing done in the this community dor
ing the last three weeks.
There has not been soy grain
threshed yel, in this settlement as
everybody bss been busy with their
farms.
Miss Clara Williams, of Haralson,
is the gnest of Misses Manuals, Mat
tie and Mary Harrison this week.
Last Saturday being the electioo
day the crowd bad a heap of fan,
while W. P. Msnsrd, S. A. Putman
and F, M. Scott wen elected, and
W. L. Bowers and J. A. Tidwell got
only one vote each. L. C. C.
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