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Daily News. rWKr V A m 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 POWDER Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel purity, strength and wholesomneas. Mor economical than the ordinary kinds, and can not be sold in competiton with the#ialtitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate Powders. Sold only In cans. RotaVBaking Powder Co., 106 Wall Street, New York ot2-difewl v-top column 1st or 4th cage. THE STAR. A GREAT NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER. The Stab is the only New York newspaper possessing the fullest confidence of the Na¬ tional Administration and the United Dem¬ ocracy of New York, the pilitienl Cattle ground of the Republic. Jeffersonian Democracy, pure and simple, is good enough for the Star. Single hand¬ ed among the metropolitan press, it has stood by the men called by the great Democ¬ racy to redeem the government from twenty-five years of Republican wastefulness and corruption and despotism to the South. For these four years past it has beenutiswerv ing in its fidelity the administration of Grov¬ er Cleveland. It is for him now—for Cleve¬ land and Thurman—for four years more of Democratic honesty in oiir national aflairs, and of continued national tranquility and prosperity. For people who like that sort of Democracy the Stab is the paper to read. The Stab stands squarely on the National Democratic platform. It believes that any tribute exacted from the people in excess of the demands of a government economically administered is essentially oppressive and dishonest. The scheme fostered and cham¬ pioned by tiie Republican part-of making the government a miser, wringing millions an nually from the people and locking them up in vaults to serve no purpose but invite waste fulness and dishonesty, it regards as a mon¬ strous crime against the right of American citizenship. Republican political jugglers may call it ‘‘protective taxationthe Stab’s name for it is robbery. Through and through the Star is a great newspaper. Its tone is 1 ure and wholesome, its news service unexceptionable. Each issue presents an epitome of what is best worth knowing of the world’s history of yesterday. Its stories are told in good, quick, pictur- eque Edglish, nnd mighty interesting read¬ ing they are. The Sunday Stab is as good as the best class magazine, and prints about the same amount of matter. Besides the day’s news it is rich in spesial descriptive articles, sto ries, snatches of current literature, reviews, art criticism, etc. Burdette’s inimatible hu¬ mor sparkles in its columns; Will Carleton’s delightful letters arc of its choice offerings. Many of the best known men and women in literature and art are represented in its col unins, The Weekly Star is a large paper giving the cream of tiie news thewirld over, with special features which make it the most complete family newspaper published. Tiie farmer, the mechanic, tiie business man too much occupied to read a daily paper, will get more for *his dollar invested in The Weekly Stab than from any other paper It will be especially alert during the cam paign, and will print the freshest and most reliable political news. Terms to Subscribers, Postage Free: Every day for one year (including Sun Daily, day,....................... without Sunday, $7 00 00 one year...... 6 Every day, six months.................3 50 Daily, without Sunday, six months____3 00 Sunday Weekly edition, one year............... 1 60 Stab, one year................ 1 00 A free copy of The Weekly Stab to the &ender of a club of ten. I3T° Special Campaign Offer—'The Weekly Stab in clubs of twenty-live or more will be sent for the remainder of this year for Forty cents for ea:h subscription. Address, THE STAR, Broadway and Park Place, New York. " V ' -, MACON. GEORGIA. --.jo*- JP Y7UFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION opens September 26th and closes June 28th. Elegantly furnished class rooms and neat, new cottages for students. Centrally located. Good board at reasona¬ ble rates. For catalogues and other information ap¬ ply juiyl‘2w4 to REV. J. A. BATTLE, President. _ ’irrrTQ > irtiiO T'AT*H I H_L JU r T$ Hi war k Rowell be romuo *. Go’s cm Newapowj* lt!« »t Geo. s.tvertli-oj?Barer.*'. ,‘ 10 RpmooSt.l.'-.'ben JN NEW a*lv»nWn( YOU’!, ■yaa'.nu ii* »<wy ’ * a* H 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. m 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. 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