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g^ttmfusi|U(ov(Iev. 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. „,v /. iii Min ii ti.iuri.i: i/.rt u.hjhs i-jiom »;.o« rogto.uo, 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!