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VOL. 11
TRANSPIRING EVENTS
Social and Personal Happen
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Register.
Fine tain*.
Crops looking excellent.
The outlook for a large pea crop is
very favorable.
Wo heartily agree with you, it is
pretty warm weather.
Miss Richard Tappan is visiting Miss
Janie Reid.
Miss Mamie Ilatnmaek is visiting
Mrs. It. B. Rhodes this week.
Mr. W. II. Stewart returned Tues¬
day from a visit in Lincoln county.
Miss Gussie Wright, of Augusta, is
visiting in Crawfordville this week.
The prohibition meeting at the Court
house was well attended.
The song rendered by the choit Mon¬
day uight “Vote as you pray"’ was very
appropriate and sweet.
Messrs. W. T. Chapman, T. N.
Chapman and S. 1). Chapman went to
Augusta last Monday on business.
Buy your turnip seed at the Alliance
Store. They have a large assortment
and a fresh lot on hand.
Messrs. T. L. Bently and R. L. Ilad
away have been visiting friends and
relatives in Elbert county this week.
Mr. Charlie Rhodes spent the first
of the week with Robt. Anderson.
Charlie always enjoys such trips as
this.
Dr. R. J. Reid is at Cumberland
Island this week, attending the Agri¬
cultural Convention beiug held at that
place.
Daniel Stewart, col.,- lost his horse
Iasi Sunday night. Aicut run dfwn
the horse was in the lot with a cow.
The cow hooked the horse in the side
and he died before morning.
The protracted meeting at the Bap¬
tist Church closed last Sunday night.
Nineteen were baptised Sunday morn¬
ing. Rev. R. E. L. Harris, the pastor,
did most of the preaching during the
meeting, and did it with much credit
to himself.
Rev J. A. Scarboro made a fine pro¬
hibition speech indeed, last Monday
night. He showed that the bar keeper
is not altogether to blame for this
liquor curse, but that the voter who
does not cast his ballot on the side of
right has apart of the responsibility to
bear.
Leghorn hats may be cleaned thus:
S'.lr one tablespoonful of powdered sul¬
phur into the juice of a lemon ; brush
this mixture well into the hat with a
toothbrush, and when quite clean,
place it under a tap and let water run
over it to free it from the sulphur; dry
in the air out of the sun.
CR AWFORDYiLLE, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, lSJ>r».
OCTOBER 2
Is the Time Set for the Congressional
Election in this District.
Governor Atkinson lias at last fixed
the date for the Congressional election
in this District, and October the 2ml is
the time set for it.
Only thirty days remain for registra¬
tion. We urge Upon every Populist
that has not registered to do so at once.
Don't put it off, but go at once and
qualify. The books close twenty days
before the election, so the best thing
to be done is to register now.
llegister. Register, Register.
The Nomination.
The Democrats of the 10th Congres¬
sional District met at Crawfordville
last Wednesday and nominated lion.
J. C. C. Black to make the race again
for Congress.
Every count}', except one, in the
District was represented. The Con¬
vention adopted the same platform
that was adopted at Warrenton last
fall. The following is the platform
that was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, By the convention here as¬
sembled at Crawfordville that we re-af
tirrn word for word the Warrenton plat¬
form on which we stood last year and
which reads as follows :
Resolved, That we, the Democrats of
the Tenth Congressional ( District as¬
sembled hereby renew our allegiance
to the Democratic principles enunciat¬
ed in the platform of 181)2.
We favor the immediate repeal of the
prohibitory 10 per cent, tax upon State
banks.
We favor the iucome tax that will
cause the rich to bear their just propor¬
tion of the burden of government.
We favor a tariff for revenue only so
ad justed as to relieve the necessities of
life from taxation and place the tax
.upon Ei.. luxuries vf life as far as
practicable.
We favor the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1 and demand that
such law be enacted without waiting
for the slow progress of international
agreement.
Resolutions of Sandy Cross Baptist
Cliurcli, in Memory of Rev. G. It.
Gun n.
Whereas, our heavenly father has
called home to himself our beloved Bro.
G. R. Gunn, who was once formerly
Fastor of our church. We deeply feel
the loss that chinches has sustained in
his death, Therefore
Resolved, 1st, That while we accept
God’s dealings with us in this deep
affliction, yet we deplore the removal
of our so young,so full of faith and good
works,and so loyal to his Savior and
true to his churches, and whose life
and labors promised so much to the
Cause.
2nd, That we regarded him as a broth
er dutiful, as a brother affectionate, as
a friend true,as a Christian consecrated,
and as a church member faithful and
prompt in every service,
3rd, That we as a church extend to
the bereaved family our sincere sympa¬
thy, asking God’s blessings upon them.
4th. That a copy of these resolution
be sent to the bereaved family, one to
Christian Index, one to Crawkord
ville Advocate for publication.
Adopted in conference August 3rd,
1895.
.T. W. Swan, >
J. T. Lyle, Committee.
G. T. Edwards, )
To those o our arrners w 10 canno
dispose of their fruit would it not be
making more meat for home ami
h s 30me me to sell
Lake Bark News : Quite an amusing
fodder pulling race took place on Mr.
Abram Deloach’s plantation one day
I !r M-° e >et 'J' ee " ^ rars a '' ona
three - rare l. ar, one a rou e >o< aer . r.-,.. i. e ’.L,, ie ' r
e*ae race, an on cut i occasion i. s
JelmacL came out fur ubead of ».
McDonald, which created quite an ap
plause bv the spectators. Miss Delx>aeh
the champion fodder puller of Echols
county. Is there any other girl
can heat a grown 23-year-old man doing
’abor of this kind ? If so we would like
Lf'i from her The exertion from
the race laid Mr. McDonald up with
backache all the afternoon and had to
be fanned by his wife and inhale cam
phor.
Dots on the Road.
15V TRAVELER.
Mr, Yic'or Moore, of McDuffie conn
ty, was in Sharon last week on
ness.
Miss Laiamore, of Thomson, has
been visiting Miss Jessie Furgersou the
past week.
Mrs. E. A. Kendrick and Miss Flor¬
ence Moore were on a visit to relatives
at Mesena last week.
Mr. James Rattle is stopping in
Sharon for the present and boarding
with Mr. J. A. Kendrick.
Mr. Rhines, of Augusta, has been on
a visit to Mr. John Burk’s family of
Shat on lot sometime.
There was a sociable party at Mr. T.
-T. Flynl’s residence on Monday night
of last week.
Baibacue at Mr. L. A. Moore resi¬
dence last Thursday near Hillman
Shaft.
Sir. Finley, <of Lincoln county-, visit¬
ed Col. C. G. Carrol and family last
week in Sharon.
Mr. W. L. Kendrick has started
his syrup mill and making up a good
article.
Professor Jarrel, of Warren, visited
Sharon last week.
Father O'Brien, of Washington,
visits Sharon quite often now looking
after the work that is going on at the
Convent.
Mr. Johnson, of McDuffie,visited his
sister Airs. John m. Kendrick near
Sharon last week.
Mr. David Taylor was on the sick
list last week.
Raytown Methodist annual meeting
commenced last Friday.
Mr. Neal, one of Taliaferro hoys was
visiting relatives at Raytown last week.
Mr. Neal is engaged in the railroad
business in Alabama.
Mr.. George Griffith, of T><w».;|dg-.
neighborhood has the finest fruit crops
of all kinds we know of in the country.
Mr. Ilcsakiah Jones is visiting rela¬
tives in Taliaferro at present. lie was
formerly a resident of this county, but
uow of Southwest Georgia.
Sandy Cross Baptist annual meeting
closed last Thursday night with four
new members.
Miss Minnie Battle and brother Law¬
rence were visitors in Sharon lust week.
Mrs. Traveler sent over a line toma¬
to last week which weighed seventeen
ounces. Wc thought we had beat the
record in tomato raising, but Mr. Wilks
Kendrick said he had raised two that
weighed twenty ounces each, and
David Perkins of Raytown said he had
two, that one weighed twenty-eight
ounces and the other twenty-four
ounces, so we had no more to say.
Mr. W. P. McKeon and mother of
Sharon visited Augusta last week.
Mr. E. E. Darden and Ewell Jackson
were on the sick list last week - but are
better at this writing.
Sparks from Mildrajon.
15Y IDLER.
Several from Mildrajon are spending
a few days in Augusta this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. llagby visited in
Poweltou last Sunday.
Messrs. J. W. Akins and W. II.Allen
are visiting in Wilkes county, this
week.
Mr. Hugh Wheeler was in the neigh¬
borhood last Sunday. Come again
Hugh, we are all glad to see you.
Captain Agee is raising a lino bird
dog. Perhaps Idler can get employ
raeDt wlt h him next fall.
w T m]]j forruer]y of Mildra
but .ow Wilke, count,, return*,1
days visit to home h" “if folks. *"“
We heard some one say the other
day that our county paper is under
j )etter management than it has been for
severa j y( . arS5 .
Mr T L . chapman an* his son
Albert made a trip to Jewells last week.
They report excellent drops of corn,
;mr j ^ acrea * e G f same, on the road,
^ ^ s hows that the farmers are trying
,
° J
Knack playing is the favorite pass
time in the neighborhood since crops
were “laid by.” This time
was enjoyed by our fathers, and
is still unsurpassed as a source of in
nocent amusement by any of the
modem games.
Advertise in this paper,
will pay you.
Political and Otherwise.
in' .TACK SI’itAT.
Fodder pulling is the order of the
day.
The public toads are being put in
order.
Whenever a fellow takes a trip over
in Wilkes county by private convey¬
ance, when lie leturns, his most com¬
plimentary remarks are. paid to the
good roads over in \\ ilkes.
The annual meeting of the Melho
dist church at Barnett closed last Fri
day with 0 accessions. Wo are glad
to see such interest manifested.
The worst ellect, economically con
sidered, of falling prices from a con¬
tracted currency, is not upon existing
poverty, nor upon debtors, but upon
laborers whom it deprives of employ¬
ment and consigns to poverty, and
upon society, which it deprives of that
vast sum of wealth which resides po¬
tentially in ilm vigorous arms of the
.idle workingman.
To the casual observer, it is no idle
thought that something must he done
to break down the wall between those
who possess, and those who possess not.
A right to subsist on that which i s
wholesome, work honorably, and act
(Upon individual opinions, must in some
manner, and through some avenue lie
'permitted to all. For over 1 or 5
thousand years capital lias, in different
forms, oppressed labor. For equally
as long the wails of desolation from
the victims, and the shouts of rejoicing
from the victors have Intermingled
with each other, and the shrieks of
the oppressed and the gloating laugh
of the oppressor have together ascend¬
ed to the throne of God.
Land. Labor and Currency, are the
controlling factors of every gov
iiimuit. When ju»( relations bet ween
these three great factions are adjusted,
prosperity always follows.
Barnett lias organized a base hall
club, and is preparing for an entrance
into the lield, to contest for honors.
CONVICT’S STORY.
Roeital of Experiences Worthy of
Darkest Russia.
A special from Atlanta to the Macon
Telegraph says:
Harvey Merritt, a convict, recently
pardoned out of the penitentiary, today
entered suit for $5,OOt) damages
Renitcntiary Company No. 2. Merritt
cites a horrible story of inhuman and
cruel treatment as the b sis of
action. lie was in for twelve
but was pardoned after serving nine
years, because he was no longer useful
to the lessees.
While working for the Chattahoochee
Brick Company and in the coal
of the lessees in Walker county he al¬
leges that he was at frequent times
beaten with inhuman savageness.
ty to-severity licks on his naked back,
he says, with a three-pound strap, was
no unusual punishment. At one time
he was given L5 lashes, the blood
ing forth at each blow. After the par
ticular beating, he tried to escape, and
when recaptured he recites the horrible
details of the beating he received. Six
men held him while Woodruff, the
whipping boss, plied the knout, which
was split by the force of the blows.
0nc of his eyes wa8 put out by the
^ err jble strap. At another time, the
ex-convict alleges, because ho was sick
and unable to work, he was dragged on
hi, back for a half mile until the »kiu
”” r “^ «" ***• fjf
that while in the mines in Walker
county, on account of defective
he was crushed by falling coal, And
permanently disabled. Be was forced
to work in winter without shoes, which
caused his feet to freeze.
The bill which was filed by Broyles
& Broyles, lawyers of the highest stand
ing, is one of the most sensational ol
kind ever filed against the pemten
tiary le„ee,. If half the allegations
are »ue, the convict’s life is an awful
existence.
While Frank Grant and several
er., were digging agrave near Ilardeville
s. C., last Friday, a thunderstorm came
U p. Lighting struck Grant, who was at
work in°the grave, killing him instant
Three others Who were near by
were stunned,
Editorial Sparks.
Some, of 1 he Philadelphians object to
the Liberty bell being brought to the
Atlanta Mxposition, and an injunction
is threatened if it is moved.
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Three people killed and several
others vvouned, is the result of a head¬
Iv bolt of lightning at Fairmont, S. <
Monday.
t t t
The Bank of England has ordered
portraits of President Cleveland and
Postmaster General Wilson hung in
theoflice on account of their light
against silver.
t t t
It is reported that Steve ('lav will
enter this District and make speeches
in behalf of Mr. Black. If this is true,
it is safe to say that Mr. Watson will
shell the woods and lively times may
Unexpected from now until Oc'ober
dud, when the election lakes place.
111
Governor Atkinson has ordered a
thorough investigation into tlm
methods of treating eonviets in the
Georgia penitentiary. This was brought
about by a violation of the rules laid
down for the government of the Geoi
gia penitentiary.
t t t
Mr. 'I'lios. I). Minpliey will leave the
editorial clmir of the Augusta Herald
on Sept. 1st, and go to the Savannah
Press, and Mr. ( has. .1. Bayne of the
Augusta Chronicle will fill the editorial
chair of llie Herald. Mr. Bayne will
be assisted by Mi. Bovvdie i’hiui/.y.
t t t
The prohibition question is agitat¬
ing the minds of the people of Georgia
to a considerable extent at this time.
Petitions are being circulated thorough
out the State for signatures declaring
against bar-rooms and asking the Leg¬
islature to pass an anti-bar-room bill.
The liquor men too are Orgatiizln
their forces, and the fight no doubt
will be a heated one.
t t t
A special lo the Constitution from
Macon, Ga., says that the negroes there
are circulating a petition asking Gov¬
ernor Atkinson to extend to Gus Fain
hies whatever clemency he extends to
Mrs. Nobles. Families is the negro
who was hired by Mrs. Nobles to kill
her husband. Both Families and the
white woman, Mrs. Nobles, are seu
tenced lo be hanged on Friday, Aug¬
ust lOth.
Governor Atkinson has just granted
a lespite to Mrs. Nobles and Fumbles
until October lKth.
t t t
Senator Ben Tillman, of South Caro¬
lina, and Marion Butler, of North
Carolina, spoke to 3,000 people at Con¬
cord, X. C., Tuesday. They both made
strong free silver speeches of
two hours duration each. While not
coining out Hutly in favor of a new
party, there was a strong squint that
way in the speeches of both. They
both advocated tire getting together of
silver men of all shades of opinion to
nominate a ('resident, in 1896.
t t t
The ,, nited . States department , 1 ol
agriculture has recently obtained Irout
J Vru namRiFs , of ,. corn, tne ,i "rams of
............ ...... the siz(; of our
- , jn >id ,l prolific
I, very
l 8UrpaB8ing ln qua jfty and species of
L aigein th , H comu „ ig intended
| U)oroughly tcgt tbto corn in the
,. (lite(l Statl;S atl(l It ;* to be hoped such
experiments will he successful and
profitable for general cultivation.
t t t
If Major Black is such a strong fiends
VM „. tt( . f()r silv ,. r a9 gome of lliM
claim, wl„ i, il that he i, ,u P „u«cd
alromi'y ly «.». '•< 'he *M h»S
i p f , r)Cr8 ? The truth of the matter is
jfajor Black favors silver in words
| and votes against it in action, just the
sa tne as be does on the prohibition
| j question: he speaks for prohibition,but
votes for whisky. With this kind of a
! record, how can Mr. Black be
j ed on on any question that effects the
people ?
t t t
We have just received the second
j tlum , M . r (jf lhe People’s Guide, a new
! paper just started at Irwinton, Ga., in
j Wilkinson county, in thi- District. It
is a bright paper, and is edited
published by Me ssrs. ( nas. and ]-. I..
Leidy, who are experienced newspaper
men. The Guide is a thorough “mid
die of the road” populist, and deals
Uvlth matters in a plain, open mariner,
’ . Wc wish The Guide great success.
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BANKRUPT ^health.
constitution undermined by ex¬
travagance in eating, by disre¬
garding the laws of nature, or
physical capital all gone, if so,
NEVER DESPAIR
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For sick headache, dyspepsia,
sour stomach, malaria, torpid
liver, constipation, biliousness
and all kindred diseases.
Tutt’s Liver Pills
an absolute cure.
STEPHENS
HIGH SCHOOL,
Crawfordville, Ga.
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Fall Session begins Sept. 2
and continues Four months.
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TUITION 1’KR MONTH:
First Grade, Si. 60.
Second Grade, 2 . 00 .
Third Grade, 2.'0i
Foulth Grade, 11.00.
Board can he had very cheap with
the Principal. 'Tuition collected
monthly.
Barents having hoys and girls to'
educate please correspond with Kk. f
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‘f Rrincjpul.
Don't Through Limp Life | 1
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Of course you wouldn’t if you i
could help it—and you can.
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# pepsia, Headache ami most
y other ills start. '
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w a
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