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Daily News.
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VOLUME 17
Griffin, Ga.
Griffin is the liveliest, pluckiest, most pro¬
gressive town in Georgia. This is no hjper-
bolical description, as the record of the last
live years will show.
During that time it has built and put into
most successful operation a $100,000 cotton
nctory and is now building another with
nearly twice the capital. It has pnt 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
i .ited State*-, and has many other enter¬
prises in tiu temptation. It has secured
another . .nlrond niaety miles long, and while
located on the greatest system in the South,
the Central, has secured connection with its
important rival, theEast Tennsssee, Virginia
aud Georgia. It has just secured direct inde¬
pendent connection with Chattanooga and
the West, and has the President of a fourth
railroad residing here and working
to its completion. With
its live white and three colored
churches, it is now building a $10,000 n ew
Presbyterian church. It has inoreased its
population by nearly one.fifth. It has at-
t ractcd around its borders fruit growers from
nemo every State in the Union, until it is
now surron .ded on nearly every side by or-
liards and vineyards. It is the home of the
rape an 1 Us wine making capacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully
naugurated a system of public 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
mirablc city, with the natural advantages
1 liuving the finest climate, summer and
r.tcr, in the world.
Griffin is the county seat of Spalding
ounty, situated in west Middle Georgia, with
healthy, fertile and rolling country, 1150
eet above sea level. By the census of 1890, it
will have at a low estimate between 6.000 and
,000 people, aud they are all of the right
ort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
weieomcstrangers and anxious to secure de-
irable 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, aud that is a big hotel.
We have several small ones, but their accom¬
modations arc entirely too limited for our
business, pleasure and health seeking guests.
If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬
tion for a hotel in the South, just mention
Griffin.
S*Griffin is the place where the Gbipfin
News 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,
18fcB. By January 1st, 1889, it will have to be
changed to keep up with the times.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
LEAK'S COLLECTING AND PROTECTIVE AGENCY.
S. C. LEAK,
A T T ORNEY A T LaW,
Office, 31 tj 1U11 Street.
GRIFFIN, - - - - GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to clerical work,
general law business andeolleetion of claims.
may9d&w8m
D. L. PARMER,
A T T ORNEY AT LA W
WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA.
Will Prompt attention given Courts, to all and business. when¬
practice in calls. all the
ever business
t-tf" Collections a specialty. aprCdly
DR. JOHN L. STAPLETON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
GRIFFIN, : : : : GEORGIA,
Office—Froni Room, up Stairs, News Build
ing. Poplar Residence, at W. H. Baker place on
street. Prompt attention given to
qalls, ddy or night. jan21d&w0ni
HENRY C. PEEPLE S,
A T TOR N.E Y AT LAW
HAMPTON, GEORGIA,
Practices in all the State and Federal
Cou rta. oc t9d & w I y
JNO. J. HUNT,
A rTORNEY AT LAW
GBIFFLN, GEORGIA.
White’s Office, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. fl
Clothing Store. mar22d&wly
1) IHSMUKK. N. M. COLLINS
DISMUKE & COLLINS,
LAWYERS,
GRIFFIN, GA.
O lice,first room in Agricultural Building
Stairs. marl-d*fcwtf
THOS. R. MILLS,
TT ORNEY AT LAW,
GRIFFIN, GA.
Will practice in the State and Federal
Courts. Office, over George & Hartnett’s
corner. nov2-tf.
ON D. STEWART . BOBT. T. DANIEL
STEWART A DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Will Over George & in Hartnett's, the State Griffin, Federa Ga.
practice and
v oarta. ianl.
C. S. WRIGHT,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
GRIFFIN, GA.
Hill Street, Up Stairs overJ. H. White
Jr., A Co.’s.
GRIFFIN GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 18 1888
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A PLEA FOR HARMONY.
A MEETING needed in PIKE for
THAT SOLE PURPOSE.
A. II. R.’s Views of the Situation..
Xt-bu Ion’s Educational Progress
--A Colored Picnic.
Zebulon, Ga., July 1G.
Editor J’iV.ws :—There being some
differences aud confusion between
thoJPro and Anti wings of the Demo
cratic party iu calling their meetings
in Pike county which so deranged
and confused the party harmony that
I don’t know how, where or when to
predicate any opinion for such a mil
lenium. There seems to be too much
strategy, scheming and party devices
in aspiring for ascendency, to ever
accomplish the greatly desired object
of harmony.
I took part as 'a committeeman in
the so called Pro Democrats meeting
of Friday, the 13th, and also the
same with the so called Anti Demo
crats of Saturday, the 14th. I felt to
bejthe mediator between the two of
feDded and offending parties, Jno. E.
Gardner, one of the associate com
mitteemen, expressed his views be
fore the committee, which werebroad,
liberal, concliatorv and not in any
wise vindictive. He expressed re
gret that the so called Pros precipi
tatod snap call for Friday, the 13th,
when they knew the Anti call was
Saturday, the 14th. It was only done
to be dictatory in action to them (the
Antis), and for that reason he did
not ptopose to endorse their fore
goings. I glory and love.the right and
hate the wrong, in either party, and I
can see no other way under the sun
to harmonize but that the Executive
Committee from both sides have an
expressed call for no other purpose
than that of harmony to meet specif
ically on the same day, for that and
no other purpose- If this plan can
be agreed upon, therefore, it is to be
hoped that our county organs or
of either side, Pros and
Antis, will hold aloof from any ex
pression or implication in regard to
the matter. For I am satisfied with
due consideration, after much medi
tatioD, without equivocation in quiet
deliberation, self evasion or mental
reservation that the great trouble,
turmoil, fuss and fume kept up be
tween the two wings of the Demo
cratic party of Pike county by tne
party organs of said county, is and
has been, the barriers to our local
democratic union and harmony.
The Zebulonians are greatly arous
ed in the enterprize of building up
the town. They are now prospecting
the buildiDg of an Institute of litera
tnre and learning, which no doubt will
add more in attraction than any and
every other they can engage in build
ing up the place. A stock company
is formed, plans and specification b
mapped out and books of subsription
open to any and all who desire an
interest in the enterprise. 1 think I
will take stock of $1,000, as I desire
above every thing else, a name to
live after I am dead, and as a rale
the largest subscriber into such
au enterprise will surely have his
name substituted for the Christian
baptismal Initiated title of the Insti
tute.
Mr. Editor, pardon me for diffuse
ness of this article as there are so
many characters in old Zeb., the
place of my nativity, which I wish to
incorporate. There are two yonng
men here in 'merchandise by the
name of Reid Brothers, who attract
ed my attention in their business
habits. They are from Madison, Ga.,
and are nephews of the late Judge
B. Reid, one of the old pioneers and
first settlers of Pike county, also one
of Pike’s honored and most distin
guished men. He was the father of
Mrs. Charles Q. Mills, of Griffin.
The name of Judge John B. Reid
will ever be honored and cherished
in the memory of Pike county bisto
ry as Btands on the public records of
the county.
The closing scene of the day in
Zebnlon on Saturday, the 14th inst.
was that of a Chuckamahaw picnic
serenade of ttie colored people. Gen
era! Seaborn Evans, Maj. General in
command of the division, marched
them up into town under the music
of kettle and bass drums, in uniform
dress suitable to the occasion, with
banners waving in double column.
They marched through the streets
performing some wonderful evolu
tions. The most attractive and
amusing was that of coiling and un
coiling the snake. The yonng dam
sels would step and tip to the music
in their beautiful whito which was
exquisitely attractive, After sev
oral rounds of performance the
weather being warm and close, inis
ed and perforated the air with the
odoriferous, aromatic flagrant per
fume of the musk homogeneous to
their nature. And so it closed with
the huzzas of the crowd.
A. H. R.
PECULIAR WATERMELONS. ,
Our Rover Correspondent Tries His
Haud.
Rover, Ga., July 17. —Our crops
are looking very well at the present,
and it the seasons continue there
will be a good arop of cotton and
corn, peas and taters made, and we
can imagine how our pockets will
hang and so do a great, many more,
I expect—slim, of course, like they
always do—but it is so and will be
until wo change our plans and all
join the Alliance club, then we will
all get rich and thqpoor merchants !
it makes me feel sorry for them, to
think they.should ever have to labor
in the sun or the factory. But the
day is a coming when some of them
will have to, but we won’t he heavy
on them if they should have to come
to the farm
We are glad to learn that our
friend Joel Aycock is improving very
much after a long spell of fever; but
regret to say that his wife and daugb
ter are now very sick also with the
fever. We hope soon to learn that
they also are improving and that they
may soon be able to be among their
friends again.
The annual protracted meeting is
now in progress at Providence Bap
tist church. We trust and pray that
the chufeh may be built up and that
sinners may be truly converted to
Christ and that much good may be
done.
Generally Messrs. Tom and Henry
Evans take the cake on watermel
ons. Last 4 spring suck-egg and
mad dogs wire very prolific,
so they sat up for every dog that
came along and they got ’em too.
Now, what to do with them was an
object to them, as they were fixing
watermelon hills the thought struck
them that it would not only do away
with the dog to put him in a hill but
also answer the purpose cf manuring.
So they dug holes deep enough to
bury them and planted their seeds,
and tn due time the plants came up
with fine fur aii over them. They
have grown and done well and tho
fine fuzzy or hairy look which was
on at first continues all over the
vines. They watched them with in
terest and at last the young melons
were seen coming, bat in a very
curious Bhape. Tney watched Its
development until now and they are
curious to behold melons exactly in
the shape of dogs and the same col
or of every dog that was buried
Bat that is not all: Even the vines
seem to be sensitive of the approach
of any one. They raise up and
bristle just like a dog will at a
stranger when one of the boys go
about them and as for old cuff
you can’t get one in a hundred yards
of a vine. They expect to await its
entire ripeness and see whether tho
melons inside are like others or not.
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JUST RECEIVED. * sm
C- W. Clark * Son.
We ate all very anxious to see in
side of one and will relate our mspec
tion later. Still it is a very curious
sight and is open to any one that
wishes to see for themselves and
which tho boys will take pleasure m
showing them.
Brad Weatherly and Geo. Wil
liamson spent a very pleasant eve
ning at the residence of Col. Biker
(Pike Co) Friday at a musical enter
tainment. Brad is an old tune boy
at music, and the ladies enjoy bis
company, while G. W. sits in a cor
ner talking business.
Will Shannon was among his
friends again Saturday. He says
Pike is all right and expects to make
a good crop of hay as well as cotton.
That’s good if its not among the cot
ton.
J. D. Mercer is all smiles and
glances now though it has been all
frowns heretofore—a fine boy at his
house. No wonder ho can’t learn to
play the banjo though be tries hard
enough.
R. H. W. went to see his best girl
Sunday afternoon and from hislooks
next morning we think she mast
have said something.
Spalding Co is all in a hurrah
over tho nomination of the President
Vice, Stewart and Hall, and ex
pect to get through in a hurrah
over the others when the time comes.
At the same time success to the A1
if it will help us and we ex
to find out for onraolves if they
hear us.
There is no Verdigris or other irauuritypn
Barley Malt Whisky. It is rich and
and the Best of all Whiskies for
and medicinal puaposes. Sold by
& Hartnett, Griffin.
Sunny Side Scintillations.
Sunny Side, Ga., July 17.—We
some fine weather for killing
last week, until yesterday, and
farmers surely took advantage of
H. V. Keil spent several days in
last week visiting his school
Mr. Brooks
There were more people ;n Sunny
Saturday than lias been in some
as the Columbus excursion was
here about 4 hours.
We are indeed sorry to hear of
A. M. Itamsey falling and hurt
herself Saturday; hope it will be
serious.
We are glad to see E, P. Hunt on
again after several weeks sick
Our towu was well represented in
Saturday to hear Judge Jack
fpoech, and tney all say that it
\ grand thing,
S mraes Kell spent. Sunday at
What’s the attraction old
?
Miss Blanche Miller spent several
last week with Miss Laura Rich
ter at this place.
M. F. Gibson says that he has the
crop in the county. If this
true “beware, girls, beware.”
Col. Peeples, of Hampton, passed
town Sunday aft. The Col.
the fastest horse we have seen in
time.
We have a certain young man iu
community that did not attend
Annual singing at County Line,
the 2nd Sunday inst., but he s a ) s
that he actually had a better time
that day than any day of his life, as
he was entertained by one of our
best young ladies. But we ob¬
ject to his talking so much, but he
says that it is natural for him to
“let it roll” with an easy flow. Some
NUMBER M§
say that his side whiskers ere eo be
totning to him that he will let then*
remain until another such a day ••
above mentioned “will occur and we
can’t think it will be very lon£.
Our Sunday school was rather
slim Sunday, on account of the
of the weather, we aup
pose. Cousiw Will.
THE COMMONWEALTH.
News as Gathered Over Geerglg.
The Marshallville Times has ana
pended.
There are 160 guests at Cumber¬
Island.
Quitman’s canning factory is do-
a good business.
A cotton faotory is • ■«<>«£ the pos
cf Tallapco-«.
E. M. Anthony is the newly elect¬
ordinary of Wilkes county.
Hon. W. Y. Atkinson will speak
Palmetto next Thursday (July 10)
~f T*T——
July 28 Oconee county will elect
to the congressional and
convention.
The Georgia pharmaceutical as¬
will attend the Auguste
in a body.
Hon. E. Y. Hill will begin the
of a handsome residence at
The seventh annual reunion of the
Eighteenth Georgia regiment will
held at Cartersville on Friday,
Aug. 10.
During a severe thunder storm at
Tuesday night the
Methodist church steeple was struck
by lightning.
There is a fair prospect that Maa
who was shot at Lafayette by
Miller, will pull through and
will save his leg.
Brooks has shipped more melons
any county ie Georgia, unless
is I^ee, the shipment* of wbieb
not been heard from yet*
Apple Peelings mi the Pavement
distnrbwnany, how and often upsets the peo
but much oftener does the
apple disturb the stomach and op
the bowels. This can be set right
Dr. Biggere’ Huckleberry Cordial.
JUST ARRIVED!
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VERY LATEST STYLES
NEW AND »:• BEAUTIFUL
rs-SUMMER HATS
Lowest Prices?
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Do not fail to call and examine.
MRS. M. L. WHITE,
Cor. Hill and Broadway.
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CURTIS,
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA,
Under New Management.
A. 6. DANIEL, Prop’r.
Porters meet*11 trains. febJ5dly
mm hoise mm shop
COLUMBUS, - GEORGIA,
JOE McGHEE, Prop’r
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The best Share. plaoe in Give Columbus call to set a In bag* U»
or clean na a nil
city. JOE McGHEE