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Till-: ENTERPRISE KLI.A YILLK.GA.. MA1«’H 25, 18S»5. ------- A. J. 1 1 MU’. Editor and Proprietor. Baldwin county goes wet by <101 majority. President Cleveland was forty- nine years old last Thursday. We heard the Gubernatorial ques¬ tion discussed this week and are glad to say that Judge Thomas J Simmons is the decided preference of nearly every man that we heard express himself. “We’ll take Sim- mons in our’n.” No sounder safer better man in the stiite. He is all the way from the plow handles to the judges bench and we hope from the bench into the executive chair, His qualifications for the high post- tion ean’t be excelled in the state of Georgia. His record is very good, --------- -------- - Judge Simmon** Position Lx- plained. Some partisan organ of Maj. Ba- pon, has unkindly attempted to per- vert the honorable proposition of Judge Simmons to M«j. Bacon cob- periling, their respi etive candidacy for Governor, published in many leading papers. The proposition was made because it was felt ein- barrassing, that one county ought not present two candidates for Gov¬ ernor. Many people had said let Bibb county settle,whom she prefers of her own citizens. The proposition made sought to settle only, for the counties that spoke the choice 0 f that section, as to which of her two distinguished citizens was the.best choice Of course it was never in- tended to bind the state, because the state might select neither and should in every instance make its own choice. It is unusual for one county to present two candidates, for so high an office and we think it behooved the section, to inform the J state early the choice of that people. It was no political trick, but the prop¬ osition was genuine, full of good faith, an honest desire of Judge Simmons, to ascertain the voice of the home people as to whom, they desired. It was due himself and Maj. Bacon. Maj. Bacon should ac¬ cept or retire. His persistency, af¬ ter so fair a proposal, will result in no good Mo him, but will only feed the hopes of tied out horses, there by tending to defeat the peoples choice. The people do understand the honesty of the proposition, and will.show' by the selection of dele¬ gates to the convention, that the proposition was genuine, and in keeping with the integrity and honor of Judge Simmons, the peo¬ ples choice for Governor. Trip to Tenell. •4f \V« went to Terrell county last Friday on a visit to our parents and other relati ves. Some accused us of Terrell holding attractions for us, the accusation was correct. As long as our father and mother an only sister and one of five; brothers with their families and other relatives there, •j, ' * there will be attractions live for us in that direction. Many pleasant memories of thejmst were associated .with our visit as it was our home for several years, We enjoy visiting those who brought us from the. cradle to manhood. .Sat¬ urday was a rainy day; Sunday we went to New Bethel church one mile from our father’s and met quite a number of friends and ac¬ among them ( apt. \\. B. Oxford, J. A. Chambless, S. J. Sinn, J. H. Seun ami W. H. Speir, our uncle John Whitchard and ids daughter Lizzie, J. H. Whitchard wife ar.cl Mrs. J. R, Jolly, J. T. Hors¬ ley and wife and George Grant. Space forbids us mentioning more. They have reeeutly completed one of tl*o best finished country churches we know of, It is nicely painted in¬ side and’ out witli sash and blinds. 'They have nice chandeliers and hanging lamps antTeverything paid for.Tlie most universal harmony pro- vails in the church and community. Elder L. \V. Parrott oneof Mercer’s sons is their pastor. We had the pleasure for tiie first time of hearing Bro. P., and was highly pleased with Jiini, and glad to see the church hold their pasjor in high esteem. When j a pastor sees he is not appreciated j it is certainly a heavy cross for him to fill the very responsible position.. 1 We did not have time to call on tiie papers as we left for the country OU our arrival and did not get back to town long enough before train time to show ourself around much. MV left for home on Monday even¬ ing and are trying to get out an¬ other paper, We noticed that farm work was a little behind owing the rainey bad weather. We were glad to note that a larger,area is being put in cori. tliaii usual. An old woman in North Carolina fainted a few days ago at her first sight of a locomotive and railway train, The sight of a fashionable voman’s train would undoubtedly Juve driven iter crazy.—Chicago Telegraph, A New Itemed)'. ('apt. Jno. A. Cobb, a benefactor to the human race, ha* discovered a sure remedy to make children teeth easy. Catch a wild rabbit, kill him, cut ids head off, split the head in two, take the brains out, and I while warm, rub the gum of the child. He says it is a sure i His great-grand-mother, anil all ! family for generations hack, used this remedy with perfect cess.—Americus Recorder. 4 Young llnniuii Kids Her Betrayer. - Memphis, March 17.—At8o’clock to-night Emma Aorman, a young lady, 21 years of age, shot and kilted Harry Arnold, proprietor of a gro- eery store at No. 108 Beale street, Arnold betrayed Miss Norman about eighteen months ago and has made repeated promises to marry her. Five months ago he married Miss Nellie Keley, and to-night while standing in front of his store door, was shot through the heart by Miss Norman who approached him from behind. Miss Norman resides eight miles in the country and came to town this aiterno *n for the ex- press purpose of killing her betray- er> She was arrested and locked up. e expresses great satisfaction at the fatal result of her shot. A Sad Accident. Cuthbebt, March 21.—Yesterday while the rain was pouring in tor¬ rents Keen Martin, Claude McBride or *>°ys ..... * he ' r S™* S £>PP «" an old house on Mr. J.C. Martin’s vineyard place, sheltering themselves from the rain. ^ ,,aude McBride stepped outside for * f <‘"’ mi " ut <\ 8 and when returning 0 enter the door Keen Martin not known.ng that he was approach extended hw gun at the same time and ‘I'^harge it, the entire load en- ter,n K the l,reast of young McBride, killing him instantly. The gun was fired with with the intent to fright¬ en McBride, but the expected fun had a fatal termination which east a gloom over two families, and, perhaps, a shadow of remorse that will follow the unfortunate actor as long as life shall last. Keen Martin is the son of J. C. Martin, who is one of the most influential citizens of our town, and McBride was a bright boy about 15 or 16 years of age, whose father and mother are both dead. Our community was shocked when the news was told and much sympathy is expressed for all con¬ cerned. A day or two ago Mr. R. H. Tow¬ ers, of Rome, was in the office of his father, Colonel J. R. Towers, princi¬ pal keeper of the penitentiary. “I’ve been over in Carolina,” be said, “and a tlay or two ago I saw two bales of cotton that were raised by slave la¬ bor during the war. It was raised in 1862 by Harvey Williamson, a plan¬ ter living at Rock Hill, twenty-live miles south of Charlotte. It was raised, ginned and packed by slave labor and was packed in regular war times fashion. In place of ties, hickory withes were used. Mr. \Vil- liamson kept the cotton under his house because he did not need the money. It could have been sold the year it was made for 33)^ cents per pound in gold, and many times since then it would have brought a fine price. Still Mr. Williamson held it. At last he died, and his administra¬ tors sold the cotton at 8 1 -;, cents, the lowest price that cotton of the same quality had reached in the twenty- three years. Thecotton was by W. L. Roddy, of Rock Hill, and was found to be in excellent condi¬ tion. It had been ginued on anold horse gin that ran very slowly, and the staple was not cut a particle. Samples of the cotton will be sent to the various exchanges of the coun¬ try.—Montezuma Record. Monday morning, a Mac *n man told the writer of Town Topics an interesting story about a citizen of Putnam county. He said that Mr. Daniel Reddick and Mr. Wheeler, both of Putnum, married sisters. During the war Mr. Wheeler was at the battle of Griswoldville. < * n his body was found a letter com- 'Bending Iris wife and four children to the care of Mr. Reddick. When the war cl °sed, Mr. Reddick was "’ithout a dollar. Nevertheless, he to °k the widow and herfourchil- dfvn to his home, and said to ids wife: “ Wife we are childless; your , s ’ster and her children sliali become ,,ur °are, and share whatever we nia Y make in the luture.” Mr. Red- dick spent no time in idleness, but went to work like a man. To day, he is one of the wealthiest citizens ot Iris county, his fortune going far up into the thousands. The four children of his wife’s widowed siste' are useful men and women, all of them well provided for. More than tllis * ^ ,r - Reddick is a man of great piety, and is liberal with iris money . No 111 a KCKH eauses> man is more highly respected than lie. If others had imitated Mr. Reddick’s example how small would have been the number of dead Southern soldiers’ children left in abject want and dense ignorance!—Macon Tele¬ graph. ___ The State Fair is to held at Ma¬ con this year. No (Iwinge. het 1,1 is this thp flr town *t «»"* since *»>«t the I war,” have J ‘» » »»‘» who had just arrived in 1-ittle Hock, “Is that so?” some one asked. j “Yes, first time since the war.” “See a great change, I suppose?” , “No, don’t recognize a single change.” ^ m * n <own is three i "» •««■«« »««' •» »* was then.” “Can’t help that. I don’t reeog- mze any change in the town since : the war. , „ Y h , t * „ u\\,u mv ,. V havcnVtriUan cs arc verv '■nod ” -Then you vmenio- „ “Yes, my memory is excellent.” “And still you tell me that there has been no change in this town since the war ?” “Oh, I don’t say there hasn’t been any change since the war. I say that I don’t rocognize any for I wasn’t here before the war. This is my first visit.—Arkansaw Traveler. ! m / / « m. ^ Cholera has made its appearence at Vienna. The lumber business at Darien is booming. Savannah is to have $200,000 gov¬ ernment building. Gon. Longstreet voted a “wet” ticket in Gainesville. home of f the whiskey , . . men of At- lanta are moving to Gainesville, o ut of counties in Georgia m have prohibition wholly or in part, Nearly 700 acres of watermelons will be planted in Clay county this year. The 8th day of April is the elec¬ tion day to decide tlie question of wet or dry in Clay county. A Macon young lady who is about to wed a railroad conductor has re¬ quired him to insure his life. Judge Simmons has set aside the election in Talbotcon, on account of the polls being closed too early. Win. S. Roberts, the late default- hig president of the bank of Augus- ««. wiiat Invcsiiguiion and Agilu- lints liave done ill the Arts. Sciences and in Jleeliaiile*, they are doing in Life Insurance. Till: new is TAKING Place of (lie Old. A SAVING o' FIFTY par cent, and an INCREASE in security el ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY per cent. ! s effected by tak¬ ing a policy in the fidelity Mutnal life Association, OF PHILADELPHIA, in place of a policy on tiie old level premium system. Twelve millions of insurance; Five thousand members; Eight years’experience; Guaranteed and incontestable policies; Cash assets aud indemnity reserve of $250,000; Expenses limited by contract; Mor¬ tality funds handled exclusively by Trust Co.; Four fixed payments a year—one for expenses and three for mortality; The lowest death rate of any Life Company in America; Cash surrender values or policies rendered self-sustaining at end of life expectation; Saving of 50 per cent in cost of insurance and abso¬ lute security, are points to which we call special attention. The business of the Fidelty is twice as much as it was in 1884, and the death rate is not any larger now, in proportion to the amount at risk, than it was five years ago. Ex-Governor Hartrant, of Pennsyvania, is organ¬ izing a Mutual Company in Phila¬ delphia, and is consulting L. G Fouse, President of the Fidelty, as to the best practicable methods, in order to conform to tiie advanced ideas of assessment insurance, as expounded by him to the National Convention. V»tu lime: If the recent expulsion of the At¬ lanta Home Fire Insurance Com¬ pany by the foreign companies from the Association of Fire Under-writ¬ ers, remits in a cutting of rates and saving to Atlanta of $125,000. I can demonstrate that I can save even more per annum to the overburden¬ ed policy holders in the Fidelity, and give them better security. Send your age and address for estimate to P. W. DOUGLAS, Manager, 21 Marietta Street, Atlanta, Ga. or S. M. McURORY, Agent. Oglethorpe, Ga. Fees for Profesional Services. Plain Gold Filling $ 2 00 . Large and difficult tiffin, ''-I 3 00 to $10 00. Silver and other cheap filling Killing Nerve and Filling 1 00 to 3 00. Roots, each i oo. 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