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About Schley County enterprise. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1886-1??? | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1886)
J. il U u*> A. Li H ». U I > li. F.LLAV1LLF.. OA., MAY i:t, issti. r— A. .T. If arp, Editor mid Proprietor. Dooly county hits gone dry. W. E. Mumford, of the Talbolton New Era is a good ono. _ Gen. John B.Cordon is candidate for Governor of Georgia. Judge Simmons has withdrawn from the Gubernatorial race. Macon county went wet by a small majority last week. It will he contested. Miss Winnie Davis daughter of Ex-President Davis, has been pre¬ sented with a fine gold watch by a few of the old soldiers. Commend- able act. We notice from exchanges that tiie stand of cotton is very poor every- where, some have plowed up plant- ed over. The oat crop after a third sowing is a failure. Merchants are selling more grain this year than in several. The stand of corn in many places are poor. The fruit crop everywhere is reported good. Would it not be agood idea for our farmers that have them, to sow their grain land in peas. CROWNING THE QUEEN OF MAY. A May Day Address. Most Gracious Lady : It is with a feeling of the liveliest pleasure, and yet with that timid hesitancy which befits your august presence, that I approach you to consummate what tiie suffrage of our hearts and voices has hitheito decreed. The witchery of soft blue skies, the balm of the love whispering breeze, the gladsome carol of birds, and the flowers that open again their gentle eyes from winter’s dreaming, all speak the advent of joyous, beautiful May. And in grateful commemoration of this Celestial Visitant whose ver¬ nal touch, more patent than Ithuriel’s Spear, both waked to light and life all this richness of joy and this splendor of beauty, we are here assembled to enthrone you Queen of May. Tradition has transmitted this custom, tho tribute of thankful hearts to the Genius of the season, from the earliest ages of our history, and Poesy has embalmed it in her sweetest verse. Let no one then divide a ceremony thus highly Sanctioned as a merely idle and un¬ meaning pageant but let it be cher¬ ished rather as sweetly typical of all gentle thoughts and sunny feel¬ ings and tender sympathies, those blossomings of that inner May which sheds its fragrance in the heart. The queenly office into which you are about to be installed is most ex¬ alted in its duties, but in that worth and gentleness and beauty which claimed it for you, we find the surest presage of your happy reign. Embattled armies and the grim machinery of war will be all un¬ known in your smiling dominions. The links that hind the hearts of your subjects to each other,and unite them to your throne, shall never be cankered with the rust of hate and discord. Your behests will be ut¬ tered only to be obeyed with angel¬ ic swiftness and the laws of your empire shall be enforced alone by tiie gentle persuasives of love and beauty. So hath the beautiful May ordained and thus hath she made the laws of your Kingdom the reflex of her own loving nature. Invisible to mortal sight yet with a presence sweetly felt, she hovers over this scene effulgent in beauty and radiant with benediction. Fairy hand maids at her command have wrought these flowers fair from the sunshine and the dew, and she bids me, by the suffrage of these your loving subjects, greet and yrown you Queen of May. Z. Georgia Press Convention. Trip to Atlanta and Bavannah. With our better half we boarded the train at Ellaville on 28th, to at¬ tend the press convention, which met in Macon at the Brown Hotel, on the 29th at 10 o’clock a. m. We were somewhat surprised at tiie small delegation present but was informed that it was the largest in several years. The editor Savan¬ nah morning News was the presid¬ ing officer and his services as presi¬ dent for the last sixteen years were so satisfactory that he was again elected by acclamation. Seven new papers were admitted, the En¬ terprise included. After a pleas¬ ant fore noon session the body ac¬ cepted an invitation from tiie city visit different places of interest, hteuty-five Riy carriages were engag- > the city and at three o’clock ™uie press started from the Brown Hotel. The first place was the Rose Hill cemetery. Our space will not permit us to give a description of this beautiful sleeping place of the ! departed dead. It iseertabily very creditable to the citizens of Maeon. J(o paius or sxpeusse is sparred to Ui t»4« otvuilnble ultrac- tlous of this favorite thriving city. With J. W. Burke as pilot we then proceeded to the VVeslyan Female College. Our body was met by President W. C. Bass, who gave tin* press a warm welcome. It was one of the most enjoyable occasions in our whole trip. Space forbids us saying as much as we would like, We can’t help mentioning in part I tiie ealisthenic march. There over two hundred lovely maidens ! in the classic walls of this time lion- i ored institution. The exercises that j I we witnessed Georgia showed made that the mistake Meth- odist of no ! in putting Dr. Bass at its head. we are correct it is tin* oldest female college in United States. We ed to visit Mercer University hut such was the order of the day that we did not have time. We returned to tiie Brown Hotel about dark. At seven o’clock the body was called to order by Presi¬ dent Estilj,and resolutions of thanks were voted to Macon for boundless hospitality to the press of Georgia, w |jj always vote for the press to ^ Macon. Macon is the home of tiie Telegraph one of the best papers within our knowledge. The press were invited to share its hospitality during the meeting. It is well and ably conducted, they will please accept the thanks of the Enter¬ prise for kindness shown. J. W. Burke, of the Christian Advocate did all lie could to make the short stay of the press in Macon pleasant, but we forget, the president at tiie request ot the body obtained free passes for the press to visit Atlanta next day 30th and take a part in a grand old Georgia welcome to Ex- President Davis. The press greatly enjoyed a banquet given by the cit- izens of Macon at tiie Brown Hotel at 9 o’clock p. in, \Ve must not for¬ get to mention that Editor Hancock of tiie Sunder Republican made a few touching remarks to the con- vention, regarding his connection with the Press of Georgia and that under the order of circumstances his connection with press, was sev¬ ered and that he must bid them adieu. After he took hits seat, he was very warmly voted tiie position of honorary member for life. The press in a body left for Atlanta Fri¬ day morning at 9 o’clock, arrived at 12.30. ATLANTA After getting Mrs. H., safely dom¬ iciled at her mother’s and dusting and eating dinner we were out on the streets. It was announced that President Davis and escort would arrive at 3.30 p. m., but lie did not get in until after four. It is simply impossible to give a correct account of what took place in Atlanta on Friday evening and all day Satur- day and Saturday night. The streets Friday evening were were thronged by an anxiously waiting multitude. Therefrom 15 to 20,000 visitors and citizens gathered around union depot. The old veter¬ ans were formed in regular line in front of the door-way where tiie honored guest was to make his first appearance to the vast collecting as¬ semblage. All along the line in the direction Mr. Davis came, long be¬ fore the arrival, great crowds were gathered, and when the special ear hove in wight with her precious ear- go ladened with the richest garlands of flowers and wreaths (of which there was a car load) with stream¬ ers and banners flying, tiie loud shouts of a devoted patriotic people was heard; this continued until the train entered the carshed. All was in a perfect blaze of excitement, and when the grand old man came out with his escort, imagine for you can only imagine what follow¬ ed: 20,000 people and tiie band play¬ ing Dixie, almost crazed the vast assemblage. From the Kimble to Mrs. Hills residence (where Mr. Davis stopped) one half mile, a street 30 feet wide was covered with flowers by 6,OIK) children, no grand¬ er sight in all that took place and a great many of the children were of the colored population. When Mr. Davis arrived at Mrs. Hills resi¬ dence after alighting from a carri¬ age drawn by four of the prettiest grays we ever saw, lie entered the gate and on each side of the walk lovely little girls strewed tiie walk with the richest boquets and eacli one said, Mr. Davis step on my flow¬ ers. Atlanta,although a dry city was perfectly intoxicated, but not with strong halves. drink, Streamers she never and does banners things j were flying in every direction. Sat¬ urday morning by 9 o’clock there were 50,000 visitors on her streets. Every train was packed. In the vicinity of capital the immense multitude assembled to get a look at Atlanta’s and Georgia’s honored visitors. When he came along and tiie band struck up Dixie, tiie yell¬ ing of old war times was renewed but in quite a different spirit. Every one then repaired to the Hill Monument. The line of veter- ans marched up as near as they could get and then broke ranks. We could not get near enough to the stand to give a correct version of what took place. We small news- paper folks didn’t stand much show- i u £ i* 1 our official capacities. The monument is a very creditable oue. We must pass over this part of the V. proceed- | Inga as we c glvo what occurred In regular order as we were so closely wedded in that we had to tret out or quit living. Several ladies fainted and were carried out. One lady pretendingly fainted in or- ' der to get out. Hon. J.C.C. Black’s oration was very tine. After the regular order of exercises wasob- served, Ex-President Davis was for; he made a short speech and went around the edge of the platform at the request of the peo- i pie, that those who had not, might see him; of course the cheering fol- lowed. That night a reception was given him and his daughter Miss Winnie, at the Gate City < 'lub. It was a tine success. Many of At- lanta’s citizens male and female | ; were present. Also them several the Enter¬ news- paper men among prise. We had tiie honor and the pleasure of an introduction to Mr. Davis and his daughter by H. W. Grady, of the Constitution; so we can say that we shook hands with Mr. D., and his daughter. We left at 10.30 p. in., and learned after we left that Mr. D.’s hut was cut to pieces and divided out as relics. We did not get any of it. We saw them no more. SAVANNAH. Sunday morning at 6.30 a. in., the train bound for Savannah left and took several papermen with the Enterprise and his best half with them. All day long on the holy Sabbath we were traveling. There j s | )U t one p| ace 0 f much note be- , tween Macon and Savannah. This we were surprised to see. Arrived at Savannah a short time before night and it being our first visit were somewhat at a loss where to g 0 Monday morning at 10 o’clock the Centennial of the Chatham Artille- rv began . At the cll8tom holKse a very large multitude gathered to witness tiie review of military coin¬ j, an j e-s from almost every section, j t wa8 ji, e finest military display we ever saw. This occupied all the forenoon. In the afternoon we went to the Centennial grounds, saw and heard but little worthy of note un- til the Busch Zouaves of St, Louis, Mo.came on tiie grounds todrill.The drilling of this company was very finest is claimed to be the best drill¬ ed company in the United States,as one proof of it, it was net allowed to enter the contest for prizes. Tues¬ day morning in company with Mrs. JL, and many others we took a boat or rather it took us out to Tybee island and we got to see a little of the broad Atlantic.Tuesday evening we took in a little of the city, visited tho Central R. R. Wharf and went on one of their fine steamers, re- turned to our boarding house and made prepartions for leaving. Tues¬ day night as we entered the depot we met up with our Ellaville dele¬ gation and glad to be in good com¬ pany we turned our faces home¬ ward, traveled all night, reached Macon at day next morning and got home Wednesday evening, We cannot conclude this article without returning our gratitude to tiie grand old Central R. R., which took us all the rounds except 25 miles on our little road, without charge. We al¬ ways feel safe when in charge of the Central. Its reputation as to safety to travel and every other way is un¬ excelled. They can show a very tine record every way. His education. Aryans; w Traveler. “What is your name?” asked the young lady school teacher, address¬ ing a boy whom she had called up. “Dave blank.” “Well,.Davey, have you ever been to school much ?” “Nome.” “Do you know your letters ?” “Reckon so.” “Can you spell.” “Kaint spell cow, but I can spell hoss.” “You must say horse, not hoss.” “That’s whut, pap says.” “Well, lie is wrong.” “Blame ef he is.” “You must not say that.” “What must I say, cuss it?” “Gracious no.” “Pap says it.” “Well, hut you must not. Are you the only child at home?” “Nome, I ain’t at home.” “I mean are you the only one when you are there?” “Not ef any the rest uv ’em air thar ?” “You have brothers and sisters then,I suppose?” “Yas, got a brother an’ a sister, but a sister married Fool.” “Married whom?” “Fool.” “Is that his name ?” “I reckon SO, fur I heard pap IF. say that Sal had run erway 17 with that tool. , , „ “That Will do. Go over there now “Tired a settin’; wan’er goout an’ slosh round er little. VV ell, er good- bye.” Davey’s education was complete. BRICK WORK M PLASM i I have had an. experience of six years. Work guarantee!, and on reasonable terms. Address. J. A, Eanolev, EllaviUe, Georgia. '86 A Grand Combination, 1 THE ENTEUFKINE. AND THE LOUISVILLE Weekly Courier-Journal One year for onlj $2.50. Two impels for little more than the ortee of one. By paying us $2.50 you will receive for one year your home paper with the Cou¬ rier-,Journal, the South, the Ropresentive Democratic and Newspa¬ tor Tariff per of a for Revenue only, and the boat, brightest and ablest The family Weekly weekly Courier- in the (.'idled Siates. Journal has tiie largest Democratic cir- culation of any Newspaper in America. Those who desire Courier-Journal to examine a do sample copy of the can so at t Ins olliee. Wlitil liivestignlion and tgilu- iioii liiivedone In I lie APIs. Sr.em rs mill in .Ilecllllilies, lliey arc «U>lng in Life Insurance. THE NEW IS TAKING TIIE Place of the Old. A SAVING ol FIFTY par cent, and an INCREASE in security ot ONE .HUNDRED AND EIGHTY per cent. 1 * effected by tak¬ ing a policy in the Fidelity Mutual tile Association, OF IMII LA DELPHI 4, in place of a policy on the old level premium system. Twelve millions of insurance; Five thousand members; Eight years’ experience; Guaranteed and incontestable policies; Cash assets and indemnity reserve of $250,000; Expenses limited by contract; Mor¬ tality funds handled exclusively by Trust Co.; Four fixed payments a year—on e 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 tiie amount at risk,than it was five years ago. Ex-Governor Hart-rant, 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 the advanced ! ideas of assessment insurance, as | expounded by him to the National! Convention. | Nolii bene: If the recent expulsion of the At¬ lanta Home I ire Insurance pany by the foreign companies from | the Association ; of e iv tire Under-writ- it , ers. remits in a cutting ” of rates and ! 1 saving to Atlanta * i, , of .. $125,009. . /v ,„ lean r 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. VV. DOUGLAS, Manager, 21 Marietta Street, Atlanta, Ga. or S. M. MoCR<)RY, Agent. Oglethorpe, Ga. Amerkus Fire Department, AMERICUS, GA. ANNUAL TOURNAMENT, on Thursday, May 13,1886. FIRST TEST. First Prize $200 r.\ Gold. Second Prize, $75 in Gold. 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