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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 21,1884.
HO. 48.
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Moultsrg, Oa., March IS.—All
(be bridge* are afloat and tbe road*
terribly cut up by tbe recent heary
mini. It is said that cne bridge
on Oeopiled is gone and several
damaged,
Oats are looking well; corn is
still straggling against fearfbl odds
to hold its bead up. It will prob
ably do better now as tbe weather
has moderated.
It seems that such days as this
arc only intended for rest and rec
reation! If Adam and Eve had ever
experienced a few such days in
South Georgia', tbe devil and all
his bosts could not bavo tempted
them to quit loafing and go to work
—at least I think so.
from Moultrie to Tbomasville
your correspondent, in company
with Col. Patterson, Squire J. F.
Cooper and cx-Representative Mc
Clelland, set out for Tliomasvillu
on Wednesday {last. It-is quite
strange that there is but one swim
ming stream from here to Thoma-
ville, a distance of 50 miles. For
nine miles we traveled through an
lonely a pine barren as I ever saw.
When we struck Thomas county
tbe laud* grew more fertile after a
distance of 10 or IS miles, and well-
links of sansage extending
from button bole to tbe watch pook-
et of bis new vest. As for myself,
I made but one serious blunder,
and that was after crossing Jack-
son street I 'forgot that I waa In
Tbomasville, and having Albqpy
on the brain, I offered tbe gentle
manly policeman, who stood on tbe
corner, a niokle for my ferriage.
Thomatville isn’t grown yet, but
tbe is “growing” rapidly.
FROa'mERPBlHK
K.nteiiprisi:, March I7tb Em-
Ton IlccoBiien:—As your weekly is
quite a favorite in oar section, aud
I presume the county Lee, please
allow space for the following re
marks, regarding the stock law,
not for notoriety, controversy, nor
anything, save tho mutual benefit
and advancement of our farming
interests:
It is a couscdod fact but few will
contradict, that where the law has
been adopted and ample tlmo for
experience it is almost unanimously
favored. Did you ever know or
bear of any county reverting to the
old system afteradopting tbe stock
law? I think not, wbieb seems ought
to be conclusive evidence of itssu.
jierior benefits and advantage for
farmers especially, and suit the
Some do very well when favored
with tome capital, but the majority
become dlsgnsted,demoralised and
resort to something else of idle
ness. It Is only a question of time,
but whr wait. Is it polioy? Hope
some of our leading fanner* inter
acted enough to sound the ques
tion, would be a grand reformation
in Lee.
H'in plenty at present, wells
and ponds filling up. Spring
looking very well. Corn coming
up first rato. Farmers busy bed
ding their cotton lands. Tbe acre-
age of melons will be near tbe same
at last year, but core painstaking,
a good iik'u. Respectfully,
., „ , , . K- A. B.
DA tV.SOS DOTS.
Dawson, March, SO Dawson
well bridged, and on tbe hill, south
of the creek in a beautiful grove of
trees, stands the new and elegant
Baptist eburob. A few miles fur
ther and we enter “New Aprico."
The negroes have the plantations
on either side of the road and have
substituted them into small lots.
From present indications they seem
to- bo doing well. On Ibis road
there ore no largo farms and old-
limo residences like there are on
other roads leading to Thomnsviile.
Tho first thing that reminds us that
wo arc nearing the city, are the
I.o Cortto orchards. The trees are
now In bloom, and present a strik
ing appeatance with lltoir tufts of
greenish yellow leaves and milk
white flowers. Just as we were en
tcring tho suburbs I remarked to
CoL Patterson that the weather
seemed to bo breaking off. “Yes,”
said he; “It will break off and fall
on ns, presently;” and it did, great
torrents of ralu came gushing from
the lowering clouds, and we drove
to Davis'stables in a pitiable plight
A good many brick were on the
yard at tbo brick works, one and a
halt miles from town, and tbo rain
caused a pretty severe loss to the
energetic proprietors.
In oonscqucncc of the inclement
weather we were unable to visit
John Triplett’s gas works, and after
learning that Col. T. was editor,
typo, proprietor and devil all in
one, I was rather glad that we did
not disturb his dark inusings dur
ing suob unfavorable weather.
The only sight I saw was Capt.
Walter's big coon. He is the biggost
coon I ever came aoross, and bis
master Is the next—but befthe mas
ter, not the coon) can fix up as
good a dose of “arf-and-arf’ at ever
crept deliciously down a wearied
traveler’s gullet.
At the market house I observed
a good supply of extra fine beef
and fresh fish in abundance. Mrs.
Allen knows precisely wbat to set
before we wiregiass fellows when
we call for a meal. Her boarding
house is cheerful and home-like,
the fare solid, substantial and boon-
tiful, and her charges have marvel
ous quality, so dear to the race iff
(oompulaory) economical travelers
of my style, cheapness.
Ool. P. name very near being jug-
fed for absent-mindedly wander
ing down the side wslk with a cou
ple or Mallstt 1 * choice cabbage.
Vpoo being informed tbatthey did
«ot, give them awsy, he begged a
doxen pardons and paid for them.
Bonus fonnd a beer bottle In each
boot tbe next morning When he be
gan dressing, and Frank was aw-
Itolly mystified when he found a
don't raise t.'ieir meat aud have bet
ter milch cows, etc. In my bumble
judgment it is for want aof well reg
ulated stock law; not to do away
with the fence, as some seem to
think—that it is optionary to man,
but lorce us to keep all stock uu-
dur a good fence. There are some
farmers who raise their own meat,
tbe majority of whom keep their
hogs in pusturo. The man who
kills half enough for home supply
is fortunate under tho present sys
tem. 1 have hoatd many good men
say they could buy meat cheaper
than they could raise it. Not that
we cannot raiso corn and 'other
grain crops for them, but as Bill
Arp would say, they keep coming
up missing until there la none to
come up I know a man, a rcruor,
too, who, this time last year, bad
between 30 and 40 fine eixeehoale,re
marked he was going to kill a fine
lot of meat next winter, tod over 100
bnsbeltofcorn to keep them grow
ing and coming up. Tbo result
was be killed eight or them. Was
not that dear meat? to say nothing
of his trouble and time. This
seems to be one.trouble In many
places in our southern country.
Tbe average darkoy does not try
to raise any meat, only In a aaok.
Of course there are exceptions to
the rules.,Tbls Is plain, but I believe
in lieing as plain as* circumstances
demand in all things. Are not
there more r.r less litigation iu nil
our courts in reference to Cuffoc and
stock? Would t not be diminished?
hence less convicts. Would It not
enhance the value and quality of
stock, besides tbe great saving of
timber which is fast being con
snmed in various ways. There are
many good farms now that it is a
•difficult matter to deceotly fence
itself. There are many more
advantages too tedious to impose-
in this. Farming as we all know,
when prosperous other business is
flush, verily, we might say tbe
bone and sinew of all enterprise.
The question bat often been asked,
through the press too, and almost
abruptly, to much so that they
were accused of bunting shady
places, why mors young men do
not go at farming? Why, Mr. Edi
tor, It It just at impossible for t
young men to rent a place, buy his
stock, hire bends, upset and repair
tho fencing, with other Incidental
necessary expense* end succeed In
Ikrmlng under the present system,
a* I might say, to taka wings and
fly. 8ome do by retorting to one of
your correspondent* crop mort
gage with diffic jlty. What's tbe
retail? lie I* in s worse oonditloi
in the end then when be staffed- 1
keeps to tbe front in the number
oi marriages. Mr. Tom Williams
and Mias Lizzie Dozier were united
It) the holy bonds of matrimony on
Sunday last at Bronwood. Anoth
er wedding I* being diseassed, bnt
no one can find ont certainly tbe
particular*.
Work on the lyteaian well has
been discontinued, much to tbe
regret of the citizens. It is to be
hoped that It will* be only tempo
rary as it's completion would be
of Inealonlable licnefit to the town.
Last 8undav waa a “red letter
day” oa College HilL Prof. M.
A. McNulty’s Uosrders and faculty
presented him, as a birth-day pres
ent, a magnificent and complete
silver water service and an e.egant
silver cake basket. The President
was of courso delighted with the
tokens of esteem and regard, of
which he Iscntiraly deserving.
Thu recent heavy rains have
“played the wild” with the storm
pits. Some of them are several
feet in water and others are fit only
for gopher home-.
“April day" will soon be here,
and all the college girls and boys
aro beginning to wear sage looks
and have consultations over some
Important event, perhaps devising
way of spending*’ All Fools Day”
in a pleasant manner.
Spring in coming, the sweet fra
grance of wild flowers is inhaled
from cvrry breath ol wind which
kisses tbo cheeks of blushing maid
ens, and tosses the curls over fair
brow*. The moonlight nights are
beautiful, and the weather balmy
ns Jane. Bleak winter baa retired
to his leo girt home, and “nature
rejoices with a thousand happy
voices, o’er all the beauteous land.”
Farmers are busy planting their
corn and preparing for the coming
crop. It is hoped that providence
will be leu cruel than last year.
May no drou rht scorch the earth;
dry up tho water courses, wither
the growing grain, but may this be
a year of peace, plenty and happi
ness to our wholo country.
Our business men aro looking as
if tbe future hail something goad
in store for them. Commercial
tourists visit us frequently. The
Eagle A Plinmix Co., of Columbus,
bavo bought heavily of cotton this
week, for borne consumption.
Speed the day when southern manu
factories can equal the north
in quantity and quality of goods.
Tbs hotel is doing a thriving busi
ness. The college matriculates
new pupils weekly. The other
schools In town are patronized lib
erally. The health of Dawson was
never better, and cannot be sur-
FHOX BMiAVHAK.
Kllavills, March IU—Editor
Becobdbb: . Tbo oat erop la pot aa
promising aa it waa last year at
tbia time.
Farmers are about np with their
plowing, several hava finished
planting corn and are bow “flxlng
op” their cotton load, of course
guano enters largely into tho “fix
ing up." I believe that seven-
tenths of Schley farmers nse guano
paying from $33.00 to $46.00 per
too. A man that does not use
guano i* not a “tony" farmer by
any manner of meant.
Prof. Wilkinson's school hat now
sixty-six pupils in attendance. He
Is the right man in tbe right place,
Miss Nina William*, of Atteri-
ens, will teach music here. Miss
Williams is an accomplished must
clan, and we hope that she may be
liberally patronised. «
W. O. Strange, of Oglethorpe
came up to see “tiie boy*” last
Wednesday, and he is so fond of
“their” society that be bee been
unable to tear himself away—a*
yet. He la “berry well” pleated
with ear village.
Dr. C. H. Smith, Miss Anna Her
ry, MaJ. W. C. P. Leghorn and
Rev. Boland, of tbia place, visited
Oglethorpe this week to attend tbe
Sabbath school convention. Sev
eral met at Judge'* store Wednes
day night and of Court* the rail
road was mentioned. When some
one asked the question, bow was it
that Americus failed to eeonre tbe
terminus of tbe road, one said
that there was too many lawyers
in all tho delegations. Another
said that none of the delegation*
would make any concessions. An-
other said that when Col. Edgar
Butt, speaking for the Buena
Vista and Ellaville delegation, pro
posed to the Americus delegation
to make an assignment of the char
ter and turn ovor their subscrip
tion list, if A morions would enter
into a bond to complete tbo read
by tbia fall and the Amtrioue dele
gation refused that, that be then
asked them to turn over their sub
scription list to them and they
would give them the bond, and
they relnsed to do lliat. That that
waa tbe funeral knell aa to the
road connecting at America*. Col.
Pat said, “Gentlemen, I
watan Americus man and I ’know’
the reason that the American dele
gation failed in their mlasion np
here. I waa in A merlons the day
before tbe delegation came, and I
saw them fixing up the bandboxes
and everything else to tempt** dry
country man, and when they
brought it up here, gentlemen, they
failed to give us a *drap,’ and this
was the chief causa of their fail
ure.” A motion to adjourn being
in order it was unanimously car
ried. Tho prospects for our rail,
road are indeed flattering, work
will be commenced ohoct the flrat
of May. Tbo stockholders are
paying up their subscription* like
it wasn’t tight times. Ellaville and
Buena Vista are pulling harmo
niously together, as a “fellow-feel
ing makes us wondrous kind."
“United we stand, divided we fall,”
as the fellow said to the lamp |iost.
Very truly yours, *
FROM PHKSTO.Y
farms of this county the poet win
ter.
The fbartb Sablmtb In tbia mpnth
at two o’elook p. m. la the time ap
pointed to meet and reorganise our
Sabbath school at Walnut Grove
Academy. All are invited to come.
All who like to bear good preach
ing are invited to theohurebat
Preston on tbe first Sabbath in
each month to hear Rev. J. H.
Corley. He I* a good one.
Our school, though small, is pro
gressing finely. Wes Ora Moore,
of Weston, ia our teacher, and
think a very good one. While up
on the subject of schools I wish to
say a few words to those who have
children growing np around them
Havo you decided to educate your
ohlldren to tbe best of your ability
■o that they will be able to conduct
themselvesaqdthelrbuislncst prop
erly, and be capacitated to fill any
position in llfo to wbiob they may
be called? “Well,” any* one,“I
am not ablo to tend my children
to school. Besides, I only expect
them to bt farmers like I
What s sad mistake, to think that
it Is unnecessary for a man U> be
educated to be farmer. To be a'
successful former it is just as much
• necessity to bewail informed aa -it
I* to follow any>other Nsinessor
profession. If you are not able to
•end all your cbildron to school at
once send the oldest one, and keep
until you give them all a
fair education, so that they may
alt rise above tbe ploding day la
borer of tbe country, that thay may
be a blaming to their parents and
an honor to their country.
jolly JOHSPREEmlfc
J< HNPBKVILLB, March 1T<—We
find news very saarce in the
county at this season. Everybody
busily engaged at home. Very
seldom we see any one passing, un
less on their way to market after
guano or supplies. Being without
an extra horse we do the most of
travoling foot-back, and see or bear
but little.
W* have at lsst plenty of rain.
The branches all afford plenty of
water, and we hope soon to hear
the same complaint* of all the welts
in the country.
Some of the early bird* are
thinking of planting a few cotton
seed, bnt are afraid of Jack Frost.
We think we will try a smell patch
next week and taka the chances as
we always keep on hand a crop of
extra seed. ,
It looks like tbe birds will pull
up all our corn. I think tbe moet
of It is done by the little English
sparrows, as we can find but few
other bird* In the field. They will
got st least one-third of it, If not
more. Older head* say there la
nothing else for them to cat, tbo
winter being to bard and the
spring so Isto. Tbo moon has
turned south nnd spring 1* dally
expected.
We heard a most excellont ser
mon from onr pastor Bio. Ware.
He is a plain old-time one, having
reached his three-score and ten,
several years ago. The ladies were
all out in their newest, best, and
prettiest drees** and bate. Would
say u’l-o waa the prettiest young
lady out but ere afraid some one
might differ with us, a* very few
can see alike.as to who was the
best looking young man. We will
ffROX ANDMSOHVUAE.
AapxasoNviLLS, March 18.—Bus
iness is daU, bnt onr people ere net
despondent, a* it is exported •
large amoaat of trade that baa hem-
tofore gone to Americas wilUattm
near future come to this point. 11
onr business asa prepare teU
there is no reason why the Mir
railroad abenid not lucre*** dm
business of this city ten-fold. Bnt
to accomplish this they mutt carry
a larger stookaad be satis fled with
smaller profits. It ie unreasonable
to expect tokupport a large Dually
frem an investment of a few hun
dred dtUara. If a man put*
$10,000 Into business a net gain of
10 percent, above running expenacu
he bat eanse for thankfbllnsm. aad
la earning a living for himself and
family mneh more easily than tbe
ordinary run of men.
Cspt. Eugene Sullivan ia prepar
ing to move to your city At’an early
date. ’ *■
Mr. Henry Richter Is about to
migrate elsewhere. I am told Near
Orleans Is to be UstHAllaattoa.
Rain fell in torrents on lSth.
13th and 14th. Instant*. Nearly
five laches fell daring these three
days. This will cnableJMr. Naylor,
to flU hi* iww flsh poqd, in which
h* recently pat several bandied
young fish. Mr. Naylor is also ex
tensively engaged in raising poul
try, intending, I understand, to
make a specialty of that business. *
HTRITART COt/ATI.
The Lnmpkin Independent far-
nishe* the following items:
Then i* s portion of Stewart
county which tbe negrow call
Egypt, because tbs farmers In that
locality always make a foil supply
ofeoru. 1
John Dixon, ths white man 1n
Jail who coneluded to atom, him
self to death, has been eating a Ut
ile this week, and though showing
considerable weakness, Is net like
ly to hand in bin checks Jost yet.
Up to ten day* ago,aU the stone
in town were kept well supplied
with corn and meal, bnt suddenly
th* supply was out off, and far •
week there has been bat little oi
either for sale, with a prospect of
advanced pries* to the neighbor
hood ol one dollar par butbeL
Tbe contracts for carrying the
mails from th* Lumpkin postoffiee
far tk* next four years have been
awarded to th* following oontrao-
tors: Lumpkin to Cuthbwt, A. V.
Holt; Lumpklo to Florenoe, J. W.
Miller; Colunbus to Lnmpkin,
, ol Washington City; Amer-
ious to Lumpkin, by tha same par
ties.
Pkeston, March 15.—The winter j let the ladies decide.
***« i. An . . has gone, balmy spring Is again Thc.re will be preaching at New
Baldwin, Jones and Crouch,who Kiahland the fifth Sunday and
arc “doing up” Florida, report a
jolly time, plenty of game, and no
prospect or a return home.
prospect <
Dawson, Ueergia.
Dawson, March 18.—Mr. Thomas
S. Williams, eldest son of Hen.
8. L. Williams, of Ibis county, was
married yesterday at Bronwood,
to Mitt Lizzie Dozier, of Sumter
county. Th* ceremony took placo
at the bouse of the bride's cousin,
Mr. |F>8k Dozier, Rev. J). W. Davis
our citizens
farming this year, hot will confine
thsiroporatioos chiefly to watermel-
_ . Kern '*m be aniaoreaaed
acreage this year over last year.'?
here, anu, liko the lizzard on the
roil, I once more raise my bead
and bow to the public. Our coun
try ho* just been blessed with one
of those old-style, steady rain* of
two days duration, wbiob has put
old mother earth in good trim for
tending forth and sustaining veg
etable life. The oet crop has been
badly damaged by the cold this
winter, and a reduced yield will ba
the result. Corn planting It about
over, and the farmers are now plant,
ing guano. There ha* been a great
deal of improvement* made in
fencing, buildings, etc., on tbe
Richland the fifth Sunday and
Saturday before tbl* month, by the
pastor, M. B. L. Binion. Every
body invited to attend.
8lgne are good for an early mar
riage in tbe neighborhood of th*
villa. Go it girls, It will be four
year* before next leap year. Now
la tbe accepted time, don’t delay
wbat abonld be don* now nntil four
years hence.
Mr. 8. P. Kimbrough, we are
glad to say, I* improving slowly
and entirely ont of danger. Hia
many irlcnd* hope to see him np
very soon. Matox.
ii«>a i
On Friday nigbt last officer*
Holder and Kiekeey succeeded la
recapturing a negro named Peter
Perry, who was one of tbe three
negro** who broke out of jell ia
September lost and who ia charged
with assault with intent to murder.
Tbl* I* the second time that Peter
has been recaptured, as b* made
his escape from Jail several year*
sgo.
A subscriber at Green Hill fti>
aisbes the following item of aa nn-
utnal occurrence: “On Monday
[ aight lsst a negro woman on Mr.
James T. Gordy’s plantation gave
birth to three eblldreo, two girls
end a boy. Their respective
weight* are as follows: Eight
pounds each for the gide and aix
for tha boy. Tbe children an all
living and aaam to ba doing wall.”
Cat breeding is being taken up
aetively iu England, not only for
the comfortable eloak lining*It* far
afford, bolt* an article of food, tk*
fecundity, quick growth,and nally
palatable properties ol our flunilar
hearth-rug friend pointing ont a
atapl* resource. Tha nmembnaoe
or this and tbe present activity in
tbo ont market an suggestive. It
has long been suspected that among
tho adUan >! of rabbit* imported
tom Ostsod a few stray opes bare
known in tbeir Urn how to make
night I