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About The Griffin daily news and sun. (Griffin, Ga.) 1889-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1889)
■ , southern people are [ by the death of Mr. Davis, member his devotion to racy and his sacrifices in H They recall his noble ts kindly disposition and and courage with which s many trials with which dened doling the years which i the fall of the y are ready now to raise iory a monument that will sir appreciation of his le building of such u id the making of a pndpr. . p 'p I b&YI ' Arise the grand marks* and shield more generally than any oneoccas- in a decade. All the store* were closed at noon antF itv* facade vmd awning hung the saole draping* of woe. Even the school children turned out and two hundred strong marched to the Methodist church, where the community bad assembled to hear the exercise* of the day. In the church the altar* were draped in black, back of the al- tar hong the picture of Davis, in front was the table with draped book and drawn sword, while on each side was a stand of arms and a Confederate flag—and on and over all was the blackness of grief. The choir was composed of Mrs. J. N. Bell, Mrs. It. H. Johnston, Mrs. M. R. Brown, Mrs. 8. W. Mangham, Mrs. Walter Ellis, Misses Emma 8til- well, Mattie Lee Woodruff, Annie Mooney. Cleone Hudson and Bessie Mills, with Miss Ella Hams as organ¬ ist, and first sang “Farewell, we meet no more.” Rev. M. McN. McKay then opened with prayer, as follows : O Lord God of hosts, God of al 1 generations Thee in the earth, a nation comes to today in sorrow and bis mil darkened Thy home Jet and Thy Thy roarj comfort and &ssft<KsaUR and peace weeps for him in the far distant land less courage is admired and valor is recognised, ed, wherever wherever the sublime honor nature is esteem¬ of man is recognized. Jefferson Davis will be honored and mourned. It is scarcely review possible the life in a few short who minutes to ol one stood He so prominently. educated soldier. * * * * * was an * During the Mexican war he was the hero of several battles, being re¬ cognized as a great captain. His name is among those who are rever¬ ed as great soldiers. When elected President, he was already a statesman of ripe experi- the final call fqr separation came, he sided with than that he loved people the that Government he loved more * would * * be He appointed fondly expected of the that he But one great army leader*. lie was nominat¬ ed as president. * * * * With what determination of pur¬ pose and what firm convictions he adhered to what he believed to be the light, none can know better than those who opposed him. Perhaps the strongest of his characteristics -* “ onviction of duty. Du¬ ty was the | ller star that led him along, as die ihestar in the east lead the wise men to the place where the Savior was born. Davis stood ever ready to sacrifice his life on the altar of bis country. Whether that was right or wrong this century will nev¬ er be able to decide. * * • * There is a belief that it was as good a cause as any for which man ever died. We lought for the privilege of The banner has been furled, the leader is dead, the great cause may never again be revived. We hare no desire that it should ever again gain prominence. But the time will nev¬ er tor come that when wHl anybody acknowledge who fooght canse pyey we were in the wrong. Jndge Boynton received a round of applause at the close, and was fol¬ lowed by Judge W, C. Becks in one of Hie most admirable and beautiful ad¬ dresses that it has ever been our privilege to listen to on any occasion; certainly we hare paver heard such unanimous, general and generous praise as it received from everybody yesterday evening, We,give it in fall: Ladies and gentlemen: Jefferson Davis was the most remarkable character and unique figure in all did individuality,a of solitary glory grandeur mark the and a of singleness this than remarkable steps more to a great principle, will be the can- sss tlon ol Ilia Homo rekiodlw the lira o| I r what S. S. S. hes Utoso. where I ircf'ii. . < f lH|v. LffjJ mrrysfeai. fa and 1 •onsd : it It now Ordinary’s Advertisements. i aRDINABY’S OFFICE—Sfaldiso totm- Vy tv Georgia. Nov. 27th, 1889.—Jos. R. Kiiis has applied to me for letter, of adrain- istratior on the estate of Jane Freeman, late of said county, deceased. • Let aU persons concerned showcailse before the Court of Ordinary, at my office, by ten o’clock a. m., oh the first Monday in Janua¬ ry next, why such letters of administration should not be granted. HAMMOND, Ordinary. #8.00. E. W. Wells has applied to me for letters of admin¬ istration on thetbeestateof Dorcas Y. Wells, lata of said county, deceased. Let all persons concerned show cause be¬ fore the Court of Ordinary at my office in Griffin, on the first Monday in January next, by ten o'clock a. m., why such appliea- "4 W.'SmSbKD. DUfr, the tnccubur Court W JVUUUn petition, A*. duly filed and to in his en¬ tered on record, that he bait fully administer¬ ed Bhoda H Doe’s estate. This is therefore to cite all persons concern¬ ed, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they (bn, why said executor should not be discharged from his administration, and receive letters of dismission on the first /1 EORGIA—Spaldind CocktY.—W hereas. VJT Rufus A. Thrower, administrator of Thomas Thrower, represents to the Court in bis petition, duly filed and entered entered on on record, rec< that be has tolly administered inistered Thomas Thor— Thrower’s estate. This This is is thereforeto thereforeto cite cite all all persons persons concern¬ eoncern- ed, ™, kindred and . i__::t—, creditors, to to show show cause, cause, if if any they can, why said administrator should not be discharged from his administration, and rereive fetters of dismission on the first Monday #6.15 ro January. E. W. HAMMOND. 1890. Ordinary, /"I EOBGIA—Rpaldiko Covittr .—Whereas VjE J. R.Ellis, administratorof petition, Jae. Thrash, duly represent* to* aw Court in hi* filed and entered on record, that he has tolly administered Jas, Thrash’s estate. This is therefore to cite all persons con¬ cerned, kindred and creditors, to show canse, if any they can, why said executor should not be discharged from bis administration, * r “ New Advertisement*. A list of 1000 newspapers inti STATES AND SECTIONS wil oh ap pBcation—FREE. To those whowanttheir advertising to offer better medium tor thorough pa; we can no and effective work than the vartou sections of Vesipaper Advertising Bnreao, 10 Rpruce Street. New ork HOTEL CHBTI 8 JKIyrDi. osobqu. Under Sew Management K. G. BANIEL, Prap’r. : | f* 5 - -, a J Of fSli^^fromtheCountyCoui^ T, W. Manley. Levied on an ty in favor of H. Q. Sullivan t 8c ^-SoS.JSr ‘iS.*r«S5£t^S'«S 1 "' T ““*^ ng one-fourth of an acre of land, 1 mentis thereon, bonnped on by then, Wa gomery King, on tbeeast ath by Solomon street, and on H. T. Brawner. Levied on and roperty of Esther,Wood,to 1W aa ? Court fl fa issued from the tut in possession ne time and place, win be >p rump horse mole, about : hands high. Levied on jperty of A. B. Shackel- mortgage# fa issued from Spalding Superior r Court Court to In favor favor of of B. K. *. J. Bowel!, Administrator of H. B. Chambers, dec’d, vs. 1. B. Shackelford, #3. #3. Also,at the same time and place, willbesold. 45 4-100 acres of land situated and lying in ing3d district __________ of originally Hen ryncr Being nowSpald- , of of the Conntv, ntv, Georgia, Georgia, said said ianus Ianus being and part part 124 and 101 in said district —-- conn- A-lSssiliiNW^NBRMI^NP^MHPNINRlP ty, bouu< uled on the east by the right south of way by lands of „i.—I. Mrs. ntral W. railroad, W. Woodruff, ou_the on the tlie west went by by un, north ou ” by land of V¥. P. Manley, anley, and and on on th# the l W. n. T. i . Freeman, c reeman, said said land land being being a a strip strip off oil of of the south side of said lots and 622 feet Wide and 2185 feet long, said lands being set apart to F. J. Freeman as his part of the es¬ tate of Jane A. Freeman. Levied on and sold as the property of F, J. Freeman to sat¬ isfy one fl fa issued from the County Court of Spalding County in favor of the Pendleton Guano Company vs. F. J. Freeman. Tenant in possession legally notified. #6. Also, at the same time and place, will be sold the following property, to-wit: the half of lot No. 41, containing lOIVi of land more or less, also fifty acres of land off of the north end of lot No. 9, mtiTnmlTg ,en iwS f nclU Pt of lR a rawr;-mo or less, and the east halt of No. 28, containing 101W acres of more or less, all adjoining and being in 2d district of originally Levied Henry and now sold county, Georgia, Joseph Pullen on by virtue of as t property of fl fas issued trom Spalding County Court favor of Pendleton Guano Co. hands. vs. Joseph en, and other fi fas in my pointed out by plaintiff’s attorney. mm /\ sure aileron AFtVtff CHILLS DUMB fi*UE AND CURES RILES, v SALT RHEUM, ML TCTTEM, BURNS . Q • « it on a Positive ( For Sale by N. B. Drewry. V*#* IflfF j R HI g* Hi ■ w wm nMn mSZSSmmmm jgjgmsm-NW—renr. dES If ■> * JljI _»• ** _ 1 ifavean Unusually HandsomeStoek of Fall Suita and Overcoats BeautiM Style, and R0>ric* NOBBY HATS! WOOIJEN UNDERWEAI And Just the sweetest Line of Cravats. ®-Call for Charlie Wolcotf, or Louis Nile., oho will^ive you delates* point^ty octlOdAw ram! *11 disaueA resulting U trwguti SYPHIL Sold by sll i t ateful comforting. “By a thorough knowledge of t he nature lass which govern tbeafwretioB* of dteMtioe and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fins properties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast table* with a delicately flavord beverage which may- save us many heavy doctor’s bins. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there fatal is a weak point. keeping We ourselves may escape well many forti¬ a shaft by and jiroperfy nourish fied with pure blood a Organ and Piano Co. IWTii o NEW MODE! OKGAN, ORGANS AT UP. *22, 8, *86 AND TRTNG
