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IiOOAIi OOXiUMN.
II. C STOIIEY, Local Hdllor.;
. L'hnugc of Schedule.
On nml after Sunday December 11th,
traius will leave Americas an follows:—
Vasa, train loaves for Albany an« Mont
gomery 10:5:1 r m
Pass, train leaves for Macon.... 0:28 i* m
Niglit Accommodation for Macon
daily 1:10 am
Night Accomiuodationfor Alba
ny and Enfaulu .daily except
Sunday 1:20 am
H. II. COLLIElt, Agent.
ITJ3MIS lOZE-A-S.
City election to-ir.nrrow.
Mr. It S. Oliver will ii.ve a jmbli!
salo of personal property at lnsroKider.ru
in Webster county, ou Thursday, the
20th inst.
Tho Atlanta pilgrims hayo generally
returned homo, and their heads atill spin
with tho.huui of tho machinery at the ex
position.
We ate in receipt of nn invitation to
Attend a grand hop to bo given at the
court ho us j in Oglothorpe on Thursday
evening, December 22 J.
A lieu was shut up in a cloiet in llawk-
iiisvillo and remained seventeen days
without food. Even nn editor could af
ford to own such a hen us that.
Ma*y of our people are very wisely
selecting their Christmas presents before
the rush seisin. Watch these columns
and you will know whero to timl your
Christmas goods.
Mrs. Jennings, relict of John Jennings,
an old nr.other in Israel, died at her resi
dence noor Preston last week, at nn ad
vanced ago. Sho was universally belov
ed and respected.
Wc would call especial attention to the
prospectus of Lippincott’s Magazine, |a«
it in a periodical of the highest order and
worthy a place on the tablo of every lov
er of pure and good literature.
There arc strong probabilities that this
season’s brides will receive fewer presents
than did those of last year, since it is now
fashionable to exhibit the wedding gifts
without the cards of the donors.
Mr G. W, Israel has loft in this ofileo a
vegetable curiosity in tho way of an ear
of corn. There is in one shuck a fair
sized ear of corn surrounded l»y five small
er ones, all well rounded out with grains.
Tho fashiouahlo hat for ladies has
grown from last season to this from the
dimensions of an ico cream plate to that
of a small-sized cart-wheel. The mush
room variety, now the reigning style, is
moro conspicuous than lovely.
After all the good claimed to result
from tho cotton exposition, there is one
fact appearing boldly enough beforo tho
eyes of our people, and that is, it has
taken thousands of • ollar; away to bo
spent in tho cities that ought to have
been spent at homo.
ftnyully |u Mu utter.
As « landmark of a lime iucil'uca-
•>l.V engraved upon the memories of
the ohler class, we lately came
across a relic in the'
r
A \V tutor Kchoi-f.
As a winter resort for Northern I
people who wish to escape the l ie:-'
ors of their winters wo know of no j
hape of an : place which presents more advan-
old nearo, whose life and history j tages than Ameriens. Situated in i
might well be woven into a tale ns ' one of the healthiest portions of |
thrilling with romance and adven
ture by Held and Hood as was over
the State, with a climate that is
mild without being debilitating, an
kktlkmkn: Iw
ho. A v.u\uu»noi i
.»tratlim:.inl8inkir
biciiuc Ji-ta auj w. ...
t I'ermanontly abated. 1 h.r
ior (Hut 1 overdid in "
ind rUf»r of body, h:t!
born in the fertile brain of a I)u- atmosphere that is puriytnd lira-
mas. Ohl Cyrils is a remarkable | cing, it seems a very haven for the
specimen of flic ycnv.it homo, bowed
"'ill* the weight ol'ail hundred and
ten years, with eyesight dimmed
and mind beclouded, lie still bears
traces of that muscle and manhood
so noticeable in the first Africans
brought to this country. Cy is per
haps the last living A friann-born
weak and weary. We have a beau
tiful city filled with social people
who take pleasure in making stran
gers feel at home, nml a good hotel
with large and comfortable rooms,
presided over by a gentleman who
perfectly understands tho wants of
Northern guests, and whose groat-
freedman in this section, and up to , evt pleasure is in ministering to
tlVo
. :il the leinarkalile them.
We should be pleased to
age ol one hundred and eight, re- see a number of our Northern
tabled bis mental faculties to ail friends come down and spend the
astonishing degree. Nearly a ceil- winter months with us, see our
tiny ago, at the ago of sixteen, he j country nml get acquainted with
was brought over by a lSoston slave- onr people. We are satisfied that
of | they could not spend their time
trade! with a huge numlie
others, all of whom have long since
been gathered to their fathers,
while this ohl man has lived oil and ! opportunities for investment which
more pleasantly,and in many eases
very profitably, as there are many
Kggs are not eggs these days—
they seem to have been transform
ed into something else, as none are
to be bail in lliu market.
Christinas will soon lie here with
all its enjoyments, and it is time to
begin the purchase of suitable pres
ents.
■•KllSONAI. PAKAUI1AI1PI1*.
Col. F. A. Hill left on Sunday
for tho Exposition.
Mr. J. H. Stapleton, of Preston,
oil, past his day and generation, a
lingering landmark of an epoch of
our people, now historic. A talk !
witli the old fellow is highly enter
taining and amusing; of course due
allowance must ho made for his i ... ,
somewhat tropical imagination. Old , ,, __ .. J ,,,, __
Cy claims that his capture by the
traders was a case of the basest
perfidy ami kidnapping on record,
lie belonged to the Fiilahs, a pow
erful interior tribe of the Liberian
country, and was no less a person
age than the son of King Damn Fu-
lull. The facts of his seizure, as
told by himself, are briefly these:
He was sent by his father with a
number uf captives from a hostile
tribe with his agents, to sell them
to the traders. The sale having
been duly effected to the satisfae
tion of all
lah (now
were invited to a Join on ship-hoard ! uj'.'Jock. Mr. Blalock reported :
by the shrewd and unscrupulous ; hard field ami much unpromising
would pay a handsome profit.
Tlie ItKcimiiKK men, who are from
i Illinois, are surprised at the cordial
reception the Ameriens folks gave
them. Tlie Southern folks are civil
»ivc u
kindly greeting. They are tolcra-
I bly slow to anger, Imt when once
i mail, nothing short of a real sound
thrashing pacifies one ol them.—
Marion Co. Argun.
South Ueortfln Conference*
In the proceedings of the South
Georgia Conference, now in session
at Columbus, we find the following
of local interest:—
Ameriens District—Kcv. J. M.
Austin, P. K. (Mr. Austin report
ed that Die love feast feature had
been kept up in his district with
well defined religious results; col-
of all parties, Prince Boina Fn-j lections about an average.) W.
'now old Cv) with his retinue, Lu " is - J - ''V„ S . , :. nlc, 1 , > \\; 'X' Tl '''
... . . ’ | well, P. S. Twitty, 15. >\. Key, D.
Puritans. It was the old game;
when the Prince and his attendants
awoke from the effects of the New
England rum, they found them
selves leagues from their loved
land, and what was worse, treated
with no more consideration than
the very slaves they had sold. For
seventy-eight long years old Cy
material to work upon. He lias
done his best to build uptlic work.
In conclusion he asked a superan
nuated relation. Granted.
of Birds.
Vcnnor’a prophecies of tho com
ing mild winter is not in keeping
with the oid-tiiiic "signs Large
flocks of wild pigeons were seen
was in tho city on Monday. Here- eve maple, the yellow pine of the
bore the yoke of slavery, to be freed ] "cek going Southward. I his
in his second childhood. The old j occurence, according to the wontli-
man’s lines, however, have fallen in ; erwisc, is said to presage a cold
pleasant places, and in the helpless- j " inter. A drove of these birds
ness of old age lie is well eared for,
ami nothing is lacking to ease his j
way to the grave. Any bright day j
lie might be seen sunning niniself
in front of liis comfortable cabin, j
only waiting,
“Till tin: shadows, just n little longer j
grow."
Beautiful Weed.
While the artistic mechanics of
the North are spending almost fail- j
uloiis sums and a large amount of
labor upon walnut knots and bird’s-
Holiday G
Books,
Soraps,
Fapotaries,
Awfcograpiis
FANCY GOODS.
C.VTjIi AND S3ETHEM.
Apes Aycod
month diil
jini*
icJiuta ami
UjrabaUxl. ...
riliil in thopamo time dnrlnji
. .. _*lr. has como also n c!«*nrncf
fork, 1 know not what. I giro it theomdit.
( The Iron Tonic in
$ /an Ilurk, and l*Ua
phatee, amoelated
irith the Vendable
Aromatics. It never
every purpose teller
a Tonlr in net
r.nttornert and reeom-%
mended by themcdi\
eat pro/memlon, form
Ouovepmia, ftriirrafl
Itebititu, Vemaie pirn-1
ease*. Want of Vital*1
Uy, Xervoua 1 •rnotm-M
tion, and i'onvatea.W
\ocu ecfrom revert,d.nf
uiTMi !«w& extent tiint n»7 labor rraa eieeedifld?boiv
vo wo r»m ’J relicf. lint on tho coatttru WM follow#) he
nao I f£.i;i tiun:*> of four IHOnTOSIO, froM wMcl |
f to old •■nerryr *urn»d and I found that try natural MW
of U-.'i Tor.L* Kiaco urinait 1 hare dooa twloa the (•*
• m. and wi'.ii (toublr* t!m o;mn. With the tramjuil norm
»acht never hofora enjoyed. I f tho Tonio bas not donn tho
.1, 1‘. W atkov. I'.iifor f'li flat inn t'hnrch. Troy, O.
• ncccHsctrg.
MANUfACTUREO BY THE DR. HARTER MEDICINE CO., H9. 213 NORTH MAIN ST. E
.liiiyt->ulwl‘2m
aBSCTPOSEXTXC&lSr 0^L3R.X>,
,1 AM EH iJotTi II<13 i v »b
Pi’emiiiiii Steaisi Dye Works,
•Vo. J r r i Eft at ffintfrv Sfrrrf, oj j./uiUr f 'firfy/irni (’h nr eh,
.\TL.iNTA, (iA.
H A’.V T.S» <> OOIIS -M\; i
id.i ai/:.s* tioo/>.v..iir
’A (flit* titled.
' $1.C0; Clonks or Sjdcque*
t F..lkr, clfonvd nml d.vo l t
VISITORS TO THE EXI’OSITIOX !
&
The attention of Southwest Georgia is called
to our mammoth Stocks of
HUDSON S CORNER
C4n.
A morions,
A. Jill
Stock is pure and fresh
Excellent Assortment of
settled in ‘'flic lawn,’’and a number !
were bagged by the nimrodsof that Dorsay Colognes I.nliin’s per
ward. j fiiiuery Toilet Soaps
i very tine.
JVTmti resHHCxs,,
SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE I It
CHAMBER SUITES,
From $7500TOOOTorTEN PIECES, from tlie celebrated Grand
Itapidn Factory.
PAULOIt SUITES of seven Pieces Irojn $i() 00 to $250 00.
ituincmbcr the place, and do not purchip.u until 3’ou call at
BROAD STREET
Atlanta, Georgia
86 WHITEHALL, & 89, 91.
ports business ns boomiii
Mrs. O. V. Lamar has been sum
moned bv telegram to tlie bedside
of her husband, who is now in
Rome.
Mr. Eugene Walker, now drum
ming for a Baltimore house, is very
ill near Montezcumn. It is thought
.lie lias the consumption.
Prof. Mathis was an attendant
upon the Exposition. A woman
with tlie fits seared him out of his
seat and lie rode on the car plat
form the rest of the way.
Did you hear about Geo. Wheat-
ley and his new lady railway ac
quaintance made during his late
Atlanta trip ?
Everybody lias boon glad to meet
our good friend and quondam resi
dent, Dr. A. W. Smith, who reach
ed Ameriens Sunday. St. Simon
sand-flies haycdenltwith liimgently
and he looks in splendid health.
His future home will lie in Alabama,
nn tlie Selma, Rome A Dalton road.
We bud tlie pleasure of a call
Monday morning, from Mr. Will
W. Singleton, editor of the Buena
Vista .liv/ns. We found him a
genial and companionable gentle
man, and one who is thoroughly in
love with liis profession. He is
doing much for the people of Ma
rion e unity through tho medium
of liis pap.-r, and we hope liis ef
forts will lie appreciated and re-
warde I.
more beauties than
Xsawsoa F. Collier,
Attorney-at-Law
—AND—
DJIA YTOX, GliOltaiA.
Twenty l!’or*r.:ul acre* o; wiU luml for rale In
IW.y County.
Administrator’s Sale.
tor of tin*
II i.irer f»i
•<■(!, in (lie
follow I DC HOMO
l.eul o| .MuNm,
i!dt*r, Wiiuor.a m.<
iul drojm
’ait’c of nil kili'H. Corn un«l
C.irlr, IJ.Ml-i lmDl i.li.l Xitel*
THE LIVE GROCE IIS
tl I Ford & Co.
South Oilers UIUIU .itmina pan „f
either, andean l.e procured at a ; *».
price almost nominal. Any one
who has seen this wood neatly set
in panels must admire tlie beauty
and variety of its grain. It is sus
ceptible of high polish, and as it
grows in age the richness of its
color and the hardness of its fibre
increases. For panels in lurniturc
or railway cars, pews in churches, ;
etc., wo have seen nothing liner. 1 COMPLKTi: STOCK COIt ISSI.
We believe that if proper speed-j
mens were exhibited a good trade .
could be built up in supplying this j
wood for decorative purposes. j
Not KuourIi Sheep.
Tlie dogs of the i'ltli District of
our county having cleaned out most
of the sheep in their section, have '
taken to the calves. Mr. William
11. Harp, one of the model farmers
of this neighborhood, informs in
that last week a raid was made :
upon his oow-pen by u gang of lean j
and hungry ears, and one "I liis
finest calves killed Ly tlic-e speeia!
pots of the Georgia Legislature.
(IraUKr IIIomoiii*.
On Saturday last, at the ollicc of
.lodge Kit Warren, Leesburg, Mr.
Arthur II. Simmons was married
to Mrs. Anna Lee, by the abov
named ui bane and aeeonnnodatin
official. All the parties are well
known in our :• uumuiiitv. I" tli
happy pain weextend our hearth"
congratulations and -I wishes.
Standard Patent Medicines
Tooacco and Cigars,
The best 5c Ciears.
I IP. AW \NL) lA.VCV
Groceries
—ITUKST—
WINKS AND I.IQIIOItS.
ivmi mil nitqi'icvt:,
Cents par 1(01116. .
l'UESlI AfiSOIfTMKNT
cawki) Minis tin mm.
FAViiUlTE IlliANDS ()!•'
Tobaccos c& Cigars
IlKMEJIIlKI! TIIK l l.A' K.
I. nniiir at. - - - Ameriens. Du.
** ! ~ | II
: 1. H. Ford & Co. ;
J. -.l A WEEK. 91*1 a •!')" »» »••*»..* . aniSj
■111# C-.stiv oiiliu lie-. Adarcaa i III K
*j-.i*t i. Mam'.
Southeast Corner Square.
LH8NIM 10 THE FRONT
H. C. ODOM
Groceries,
Dry Goods,
Whiskies,
The Finest
And JJkst
Brands.
CIC3A,riC A.KD.
TODAC'aO,
The citizens of f.cc and the sur-
rounding section arc invited to
ins|ieet my FALL AM) WINTER
STfH'KS. I will duplicate prices
from an_v point.
My motto is quick salts and the
smallest profit. Cull and coviucc
,•() rsclf.
H* C- 0U0M-
J, eT. M u f/LAiSr,
MARBLE WORK'S,
11 SOUTH BROAD STREET, (Near Bridge.)
Monuments, Headstones, Box Tombs,’ Etc.
Designs anti Iv tinnitus ruriiislicil.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
TWO CAB-LOADS
Tl J E CELEBRATED
IAPJDiS
BRAND
CHAMBER SUITES
J
Witli five car-loads Parlor, Office and Dining
Boom
(J00 COMI'I.KTKSHITKS NOW IN .uToliK, l’ANllINd FlttlM
$20.00 TO 1.000.00.
Wardrobes, Hook Casus, Su rd irirs, Mmb'e iiiitl Kxlciikion TaMcj, Hat Hacks
l.oimircf), fusks lliiFr*ait*< ( Hif iUfi'! Gases, W.nlntiivD, and lla* justlyculuttruted.
1 f AHTFOKD WOVEN WIRE MATTRESS
' ' .v>0, 1
AND
S O L
TIIK
D C O M FOR T
R OCKER.
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r.iiti.ottst i mu rou s'i.7 i a ii It it t i.oru, itm- A .v /) it.t ir if
it.0(111 CIIKU- lir.AIISTKADS,
l ram nn/KX ciikap (JHAIIW,
AT Wit'll.l-.P-AUi CUKAl’.
AT.
If
P. H SNOOK,
ATLANTA, OA.
NOV’KMIIKII kUth W1MC).
1JR. D. P. HOLLOWAY,
DJE33VTXST!
AmericiiH, Gn.
.» H. COVINGTON,
rtsii.o.vtm.c lumiED,
IMII.I: T. WIIIIATI.KV’s, ON TIIR COBNKR.
ii \m* u.vmns i |
A’LTKNTnX HELP!
CALL!