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About Schley County enterprise. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1886-1??? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1886)
THU ELLAV1LLE, OA., OCT. 28, lssa. A. J. Harp, Editor and Proprietor. FOR CONGRESS, 3rd., DIST., CHAS. F. CRISP. — FOR TAX COLLECTOR. T 1 HEREHY minouuee office lily of Tax name Collector as can- didate for the for election Schley in January county at next. the approaching \vill be very thankful to the voters support. of Schley county to give nie their Paid. M. U. I)UNN. FOR SHERIFF. Thefrienrtsof William Allen announce Ilia name an candidate for Sheriff of Schley county at the approaching elec¬ tion iii J nmiar v next. FOR SHERIFF. candidate I respectfully for' the announce office of' my sheriff name as of Schley county at the ensuing election in January next. L. A. Giles. Our Own 71111111 facture. The School of Technology lias been located in Atlanta. It should have gone to Macon. The Constitution is out in an ed¬ itorial deprecating newpaper con¬ troversies. Oh, you dear old naugh¬ ty Telegraph, you! Whatever made you hit ’em so hard ? And now lie is at it! Reverend Doctor Talmage says the millenni¬ um will come in just sixty years. Well, the time is rather short, but we are glad it is settled at lust. We never hear of that telephone stock any more now, but a rubber stamp company over in Augusta names United States Attorney Gen¬ eral Garland among its ‘references.’ Rubber stamp stock must be worth something. Colonel Hancock, of the Sumter Republican, asks Kit YVarren, of the Macon Evening News, “do you see the p’int, Kit?” But Kit knows very well the Colonel would never stop at only one ‘pint;’ he would make it two, at least. Small fry editors, with free pass¬ es in their own pockets, perhaps, have raised the annual cry of “bribery” in regard to members of the legislature accepting railway passes. If the roads will take up these little “reform” editors’ passi s they will probably subside. We ought to be able to do some¬ thing. We ought to be able to make as solid a north as they have made a solid south.—James G. Blaine. Mr. Blaine has done more than any man living to solidify the south and to break up Iris own party. In that direction he has been an em¬ inent success. The most miserable chirography in the Georgia press is that of Col. €. W. Hancock. Fence worms and turkey tracks look like copper plate by the side of it.—Macon Evening News. That is why the printer in the last Republican called the great poet of the Sierras “Joachin” Miller- Those y&nkees are sly oKl fellows, but just let one of them get on to a good thing and competition ruins • the business right away. Ip In¬ diana, for instance, henpecked hus¬ bands have for some time boon shooting their wives by mistake, you know, for burglars with great success and satisfaction; but as usual they have overdone it. The law—such as it is in Indiana—has grown suspicious, and one poor self-made widower lias been sent to jail under a charge of murder. An associated press dispatch says: A large number of strikers at Chicago are dissatisfied at tht* order of the executive committee sending them back to work. Of course they are dissatisfied. It isn’t work they want. They would prefer to wait until Henry George’s Sabbath year comes round, which “secures even to the lowliest jpest and leisure; when a redivision of land setajres again to the poorest g fair share of tiie bounty of the pommon Creator.” That is what your striker wants, rest and leisure gt Hpother man’s expense. The Free Pass System. The state press should take up the free pass business before the assemblymen thpmsejves just ejected have committed gratuities, which by accepting nothing these are less than bribes, from the railroads. r,-DeKaib Chronicle. The above is a gratuitous insult to every member of the general as- sembly. If members coqld be pqr- chased with railway passes, the roads woujd have little difficulty in securing their influence without the passes, The Chronicle has sim- ply taken up the olq, old, sickening, l“*»l''“trf “ " i' ,c " '<■« C-wple pud pelh-d the to leisure listen these h.ve many been years. eom- Let us have no more of it. 8uch charges are unjust to our repre- sentatives and prove nothing as to ^ Kdiloriiil Correspondence. We left EllevlTlT on the 15th in¬ stant, in company with Mrs. Harp, for this place. We are enjoying a visit to our dear parents, and were very fortunate to strike them in the “sweet season,” and, be assured, we are just now’ THE SWEETEST 1*AIK of , newspaper folks in the .State ... , of , Georgia. ,, . It J- is grinding season, cane 7 It .. . has ever been a source ofui,Hlloyed , ,, , Jyy . to . ns to visit this sacred spot. Our father and est brother met us at the depot and after the usual greetings we turned our faces in this direction and met withawarm welcome. But our pleasure tlds visit is al- >oyed. It is perhaps the last we shall ever make to tlds loved spot to visit those whose kind, willing hands have done so much for the writer. In the dear old home of so many pleasant uml sacred memo- ries I am seated now as, with tear- ful eyes, I recount the days gone by. They have sold the old home, after a residence of 25 years, and are making preparations to move to Atlanta, Texas, where three young- er sons and brothers reside They , were born and raised in old Geor- gia; our father is in his 76th year, our mother in her 68th year. If we had our preference they would re- main in Georgia the few days they may yet live. We would relieve them of the worry and fatigue of the farm and do all in our power to make their last days their best days; but it seems to be otherwise order¬ ed. We feel inexpressibly sad. The change from this to the rigors of a Northern Texas climate will by no means be conducive to the health of people of their years. IN DAWSON. Last Monday we visited the Vari¬ ety Manufacturing Company’s Works near the depot, and found the proprietors very busy shipping two car loads of their goods to Alba¬ ny. They turn out first class work, and are prepared to till orders on short notice, from any direction. Unless Dawson builds or aids in building a railroad to Albany her cotton market will suffer. Dawson has fine Schools, and is ere long des¬ tined to become an important man¬ ufacturing center. There are now two buggy and wagon manufacto¬ ries, and beside the variety works already in operation, tnere is an¬ other large building going up for the same purpose. Crops in this section, as a whole, are better than in Schley. We were made very sad when we received the Enterprise a**d read of the death ofMrs. B. A. Strange and Mrs. Waterhouse. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved. No one can tell when or how one will be taken away; and it is our most important duty to be always ready. A. J. II. Miss Cleveland wrote an editorial for Literary Life entitled, “Hold Fast to that which is Good,” and now Colonel Elder has bounced her. He' evidently practices wbat she On l|ie llomuls Willi Uncle Mose in Ills Traps. On the western hills afar Evening Ungers with delight, While she views her favorite star Bright’ning on the brow of night. r J lie far stretching fields were being gently kissed by the purple afterglow of the «un that had just sank behind the hills of the distant pine fringed horizon. The corn had been harvested, and a bitter wind was lattling among the dry stalks. Froqi down tlie lane came the mer¬ ry notes of a boy driving the cattle from their scanty pasture to the pen where a milkmaid was waiting with her pail. At tiie barn yard men and boys were busy distrib¬ uting feed to hungry horses and hogs. On the gate to the rye patch were swinging three happy chil¬ dren admiring two sleek cojts as they cropped the tender rye. But I, unobserved, had stolen into the crib, procured an ear qf corn, and was on the round with Uncle Mose to fiis partridge traps. “Now, ef I shows you whar clem traps er settin’ at you ain’t got to open your mouf erbout it. ’Cage ef dat roguish ape uv er Jake finds whaf dey’s at lie’ll steal eb’ry patage dal gits in ’em. Del qigger ean’t help stealin’, an’ his mammy puts him up to it. No longer dan las’ night I seed her er sorter hidin’ behind some boa’ds in de corner qv de fence, an’ w’en I axed her what she er doin’ dar sheseefshe er seekin’ deligion— jes’ er sayin’ her pra’rs. But, I’ll jes’ tpll you, I’se seed her sayin’dem pra’rs and seekill’ dat 'ligion ’fore, and eb’ry time she’s close ter er lien’s nest. She goes ter de meetin’ house an’ hollers an’ shouts er roun’ an? thinks she > s f() «lin’de Lord, but jes’let her goto kill > up int(jr heben * n i sbe >u git k „ ock . d out wi(J er jjt er ’d knot.” We were pow-approaching a plum orchard that Jay along the edge of a duep gu i|y ( jn tbe bo ttom of which fl(jwed a ripp i ln g stream. Here, in secludt , d not * many H hunt er has ***** hj m «lf to wait to, thf Q ,j„ ves lhBt to brook ^ qUBncb the j r tfijrst before re ti r ipg to their roost, Upon our approacll a ut , mber 0 1 jorees and redl)irds .....' fluttered along before fls .. Uncle Mose now motioned for me to stop, while he went creeping on down trie plum orchard. Suddenly he started off in a fast run toward the trap, which was down, never stopping until he hud reached it ami was kneeling upon its top. “Oil, yes, ole Mister Patnges! I’s got / ye at las’; you’s been er gittin’ dc . halt out . er dis ... trap i long ernuff. „• You’s , . been er steppln’ . , , er route , i under , here, , gobblin’ '.! , de , corn ’ er up an’er . , bein’mity kefful not ... to tech , bu f * wan’t smart rnuff d|g Ume Dft , r wm . J|>H , fQ , tem uy y()() () , e c^b whites’in (lj8 drove . ’ let me count vc an’see ‘ ma efc | e p», Just here TT l nclc , Mose VI peeped . . he- t'veen the sticks, and then got off H H P* “It ain’t no patages dat’s been er eatln’ de bait outer dis trap. It’s er ole jaybird, an’ one uv de ole topnot rascals ez in here dis minit. Did you think I wuz er puttin’corn in herejes’ fur you V—but you won't eat no mo’ Da’r will be one Jaybird dat won t tote san’ to de ole debil ilex’ Friday. You ain’t lit fur er thing dat,s good; you pulled up all de new groan’ corn dis year but now I’se gwineter pay you fur it all. You’s jes’ kep’ er foolin’ roun’ till now you’s gwineter git yore ole head pulled off.” During this time, Uncle Mose had been busy slipping a stick to get the bird from the trap. He had made a hole large enough for his had and was trying to catch the bird when, with its sharp beak, it seized his tenderest finger. This caused him to jerk his hand from the opening through which the bird instantly escaped. “Goit, you ole blue tail rascal! You ez gone an’ made er blud blis¬ ter on me finger, but ef I had er gun I’d shoot yore ole head off. You jes’ keep er settle da’r er hollerin’ Rate, tate!’ till I git er rock an’ I’ll make ye change yore ehune.” But the bird, fanning the heavy- air with its light wings, flew slowly away, probably in quest of his mate that was mourning him as lost. Uncle Mose, after seeing his dis¬ appointment, removed all the feath¬ ers, set the trap again and we were off to the next. We had reached the creek and were wending our way along the swamp. The wind was sighing dis¬ mally among the leafless gums and poplars. On the farther side of the creek, upon a slightly elevated plat of land, formed by a bend of the stream, stood several hickory trees among the branches of which two squirrels were leaping, playing and keeping up a continual “harking.” Brown thrushes were flitting and chirruping among the briars; ever and anon a frightened rabbit would scqddle away before us. After passing one trap that was still “baited” we came to one from which we took five partrides. Uncle Mose now said we would go by his ’possum trap and then go home. We found the trap down, and Uncle Mose proceeded to investigate. He began to look for tracks and finally placed his ear against the trap. “1 jes’ b’lieve dat ole ’possum wuz so hongry dat w’en he smell dat tater in dis trap he couldn’t wait lur it to git night to come an’git his ole self caught. Listen! He’s sho’ in here. Don’t you hear him er scratchin’? Well, five patages an’ er big fat ’possum ez sho’ good tuck fur one tim?. But ef Jake had er know’d wha’rdese traps ezersettin’ at we wouldn’t er got es- thing; but would er foun’ ’em er settin’ jes’ like iniffin been here. Now, you jes’ wait till I git a good stick an’ den you hike up de led an’ let de ole, slick tail rascal come out an’ I’ll break his ole back.” I hoisted the lid of the trap while Uncle Mose stood with the stick drawn above t)|s head. The ’pos¬ sum did not seem inclined to run out, so I gave the trap a shake, when a little mouse darted out and ran up the old man’s breeches leg and out at the waist band; then into his bosom and under his arms; then up his hack, and after scratching and nosing around for fully a minute it finally ran out at his collar and reached a hole by a.stump. During this time Uncle Mose had not been standing quietly waiting for the mouse to make an exploration of his person, but had himself been going through a performance that would have astonished a profession* al acrobat. He shouted, “lizzard! rat!! sandsllok!!! scorpion!!!!" and in fact everything else lie could think of that could crawl, He danced and jumped ami slapped himself ail over until he was com¬ pletely exhausted. He then decided it was a scorpion and had me to ex* amine his back and see if he was ! bitten. To continue the fun I told ht ‘ ' v « s u h'> advised him to eat his tobacco as an antidote. He ate ail he had, about half a plug. This made the old fellow so sick that I had to carry the birds while he, ! without setting the trap, staggered «l»»*the house. He tamed, .qiueh.m, th,t It ... the tobacco that npule him siok, and j nut-the bite of the supposed scorpi-, and it was a long time before Be would again let Pie go with him town** =*~Ci A young man who has tt (arm and knows how to manage it, and is willing to take hold and do the work himself, has the host assurance for making a good living of any one in the whole country. As long as the lands are properly cared for and cultivated they will always give hack as much as a good living, which is more than a good many other kinds of business will do.—Americus Recorder. The* ll)i>*frulr«I Xi'ws. Has secured the services of John McGovern, who resigns the edit- orshlp of the Current to take the editorial control of t lie great plcto- rial weekly. 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It is devoted exclusively "connected to the interests of the r’armrr, Stock Breeder, Dairyman, and every species of industry with Unit greal per- 10 n of the people ot the world, the I ariners. lhe subscription price is One Dollar per Year. Farmers cannot well mml ire! along the home without happy, it. the Itputsnew lolks ideas cheerful, into their the minds. growler It teacher them downcast how to farm with profit to themselves. It young contented, the happy, and the demagogue honest. Notice for Leave to Sell [.and. t PPLICATION will be made to the Georgia, IX court of tbe Ordinary first regular of Schley county, after at term expiration of four weeks from this notice for leave of James to sell lands Chambers belonging of to said the estate late county deceased for tbe benefit of the heirs an creditors of said deceased. Sept. «th, ISStJ. R.C. Makkolson, Adin’r., of James Chambers, s9-4t. Deeoased. GEORGIA— Schley county. 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Agents wanted everywhere, t'he of either sex, of all ages, for all time, their or spare homes. time only, to work for us at own For¬ tunes for all wo"kers absolutely assured. Don’t delay, H,1 iallet&C o., Portland ‘ ' SOUTHWESTERN Furniture House, Americus, Ga, Gkorok Stapleton wislieg to inform his Schley Count'’ friends that ho is chandise ready to supply them In General Mer¬ FVimiTFRG A SPECIALTY. A nice suit of Furniture for !f20to$75, constantly in stock, and all grades of furniture ot Atlanta and Macon prices. wait Mh.Oljn.- his Dixson friends, is and always wilt give ready them to on Special Bargains. GEI )RGE STAPLETON, The Furniture Man. Americas, Ga„ Sept. 30,18S(i-3ni. Cotton Market. Wednesday 12 m. Good Middling Middling Low Middling 8 NOTICE For the Charter of Bank in the Town of Eliavilla. Nnt‘ae 1. hereby Riven that anplt.xllon bly for a charter to do a general b« r ,k- ing business in the town of of Schley, state of Georgia, us bv .... Aet of the General A of said state, October 17, 1880, DIXON BROTHERS i DEAKRLS IN Bry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Clothing, Bools, Sins Crockery, Hardware and Furniture. s 26 -ly. EUaville, 6a, [T YT Til « _<^.xrLeric-u.s, <3-©.. THE MOST COMPLETE F UK N ITU HE HOUSE IN SOUTHWEST GA. 1 BELY COMPETITION. I have a complete stock of every kindof f" r ture; such a - fine parlor sets, Bureaus, Wardrobes, Bedsteads of evw description and prices to correspond. 1 cannot be excelled in qu# ll rJ goods and prices anywhere. There is nothing about your house in > way of furniture that I cannot furnish, I have all sorts and flatterW self that I can suit you, if you will give me a Trial. Call and ex“i>fi my stock. To those who have or are about to get married and will w* to furnish their houses, I insist that you give me trial. A nice line of Silver Plated and Crockery ware; also a nice line clocks and lamp goods at prices that defy competition. 1). B. HILL. AMERICUS, GA December 24th, 1886. DDIF^ U/flQV MUIll' ImU AUH Dl iLnu ilCTIWP I iliU UlMUR <1 Work 1 have granted, had an experience and of re^nable six year* terms. Address. ^J^Ianoley^ o^i tTTTI\T W lie taking n ior,. than at anything*^ °Begi I? nl ' f HUC0eed . None ParUtd’fiN* HALi-ETT ROOK CO,
