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yil^dle, Ga. Thursday Sept. 19 1889.
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Ellaville Georgia,
w. r H. SrCSOBT,
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E LLA V1LLE G BORG IA.
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And
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of Court House, Ellaville Ga,
H AL LAWSON.
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ELLAVILLE GEORGIA. 1
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I!. WILLIAMS,
attorney at law,
ELLAVILLE GEORGIA.
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
ELLAVILLE GA.
Office between T. A. Collins and Warehouse
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All leading Patent Medicines for sale at their
Office.
Ellaville High School.
Fall Term ssi*t. 2 to Dec. 20.
Tuition From $1.50 to $3.00 Pc it Month,
payable at the end of every school month.
Public fund deducted.
Music, $3.00 per month.
We earnestly solicit t he hearty co-operation
all concerned and we promise a faithful dis
liarge of our duties.
TiiououtiHNEss and not Show shall he our
aim.
8. J. Cole A. B. Prill.
Miss Cnllie Law .Assist.
Mis{R.ib>in Bass, Music aud art.
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SOUTHWEST GEORG IA
Military and Agricultural
College i
CfTHBERT, - - Georgia*
Next Session 1 H-t-dSeptember 4th. 1889.
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A. .1. C LARK, President.
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BUILDER and contr actor.
ELLAVILLE GA.
1 -climates Furnished. Building done in work
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u. tv -1 i|M)i:inner and satisfaction (I'lianinti'ed.
k s li(iix' of the public ]>atroimge is solcitc.d
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Sim,, mt sjli( , court, house square. Haircut
20 cents, shave lOcents. Shiuui,oo25eents.Sat
bfwtin 11 mmruntecd.
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bulgee glover.
^hn,> In 8 toro Adjoining Cotton War*'! nil''* 1
Ei.i.a vn.i.K Ga
Tlmt WHY LS IT
nli -''''"-ateonunual along always eomtdninlng
tired feeling? tine bottle
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|w.‘ KKit "‘ 1| ' ntir, ‘ly this feeling,
remove give
vowd itfipetlte and rei/ulnte digertton.
Dr. < ’. it. Smith
SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS.
Mr. L. P. Clark will move to his new
residence next week.
It is said that one of our Ed’s, now
sadly sings “Thou art false to me.”
Ellaville needs a few more dwelling
houses and needs them bad.
An Artesian Well and a big hotel
would give Ellaville a big boust.
Gampmeeting opened last night at the
African Methodist church.
Last night was chilly enough for frost
and a lire feels good this morning.
One thousand yards of cotton bagging
arrived yesterday for the Gk u Holly Al
liance.
The fleecy staple continues to roll in
and our farmers look as independent as
wood chucks.
Tax Collector R. M. Murphy has re
Cieved his books and will be ready in a
few days to reeieve taxes.
The drouth has cut the sweet potato
crop short this year and this excellent
commodity is going to be scarce.
The weather clerk turned on his fall
zephers yesterday morning and the
change is quite agreeable.
Mr. J. F. Wood has openened an office
in the store of Caskey – Green, and in
vites the guano purchasers to call and
see lum.
We are glad to learn that the Ellaville
High School flourishes like a green bay
tree. Every citizen should take a pride
in keeping it so.
The Steam Cotton gins of Mr, A. C.
Murray lias been kept running at full
speed day and night of late. So great
was the rush.
The cottage belonging to Rev. Mr.
Tidwell will be vacated by Mr. Clark
next week. There is a chance tor some
of those seeking a 'home in Ellaville.
Schley county can beat the world on
scuppernong grapes. Mr. W. T. Sco- j
v with iH gladdened big basket the News full of office this delicious Tuesday j
a
fruit.
The Ellaville Reading Club formed a
stock company this week and purchased
a handsome square piano which was re- i
ceived yesterday and now graces tlieir
Club room,
The luring chinquepin is ripe and the
small boy smileth with great broadness
as lie filleth up bis capacious breeches
pockets, and lie kicketh up his heels in
gladness.
The little five year-old son of Mr.
George Johnson died last night at the
home of his parents six mites from town.
We learn that the cause of his death was
Diptiieria.
We are rented ,ostate that Hev. C.
C. Martin, of Shellman. will preach at
the Baptist Church in Ellaville Wednes
I ^ ’ ml I,. t October October °iid mid. All All are are invited united
to attenu.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. Ful
ford, the wife of Mr. Tom Falfonl the
mail carrier between Oglethorpe and
Buena Vista, is seriously ill and not ex
peeled to live.
Search the world over and a prettier
place than this, for building a city could
hot he found. Push and energy is all
we need to make Ellaville one of the
loveliest little cities on the globe.
If you liave a friend or acquaintance
who is not a subscriber to the Nl.ws
send us his or her name and sample cop
ies will he sent free, that all may see
what we offer for only one dollar.
Mr. W. T. Scovill, who bought tliis
year’s crop of grapes 1 a the Redding old
place has just finished wine making,
lie -aved three hundred ga Ions of the
fluid which is worth about
ex
two dollars a gallon.
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A building and loan association would
bo a big help to Ellaville if confined to
citizens of the place. It would enable
each mem tier in time to build and p 1 )
hir residence and lwfdly feel the ex
a would 1 to
’Those who not wish
pense. good profit on the
l, u i|d'\V(Hlhl recicve a
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investment,
Ellaville cannot afford to do without
a bank. There is money enough in the
county to establish a bank and it could
not be more safely and profitably era
ployed, if properly managed. Twenty
fi ve ° r thirty thousand dollars would do
to start on.
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After cutting and saving ten bushels
of oats off his little garden this summer,
Rev. W, J. Flanders planted it in field
peas. This week he cut and stowed
awa Y three tons of first-class pea hay,
" hich cost him. seed, planting and gatli
ering, just three dollars.
The best place to buy furniture, crock
ery or glass ware in Americus is at the
well stocked house of C. 0. Hawkins.
Besides selling the best grades at the
lowest prices. Mr. Hawkins and his
chief clerk Mr. Loving are always so po
life and accommodating that it is a real
pleasure to deal with them.
If any of our people want to join a
building and loan association, why not
organize one here at home and keep the
money with us? If we join one some
where else you may bet your bottom
dollar that we will never get back as
much money as we send off. If it was
not to make money out of us, these fel
lows abroad would not want us in their
associations.
Ellaville is getting her name up as a
cotton market, One of our farmers, who
shipped his cotton Monday and went
with it returned Tuesday p. m. and says
that he would have saved money to have
sold here. After deducting freight he
only had five cents on each hale left
above what ho was offered in Ellaville
and had his own fare and expenses to
pay out of that.
The freight and accommodation train
had a lively little smashup last Thurs
day in the skirt of woods near the Slap
py place. Seven heavy loaded freight
ears were demolished and brakeman
James Wiggins, who was on top of the
cars, was hurled jfbout thirty feet
through the air, but picked himself up
in good order and went to work again.
The cause of the accident is not exactly
known; as the track was in good order it
is probable some of the freight cars were
overloaded and gave way.
The excellent article on music which
appeared in our issue of last week was
written by a young lady of Schley county
a p] a in country girl, whose modesty
shrank from having her name, or even
initials, published with it. This is the
kind of country girls Schley county pro
duces, girls with industry enough to
work, culture and refinement enough to
grace any home and sense enough to
write an article of merit.
A few years ago Mr. C. L Peacock sold
out and left Schley comity to look for a
better land in which to woo the fickle
goddess of fortune. He didn't find it
of course not. for it doesn't exist, and
like a sensible man lie is coaling back to
Schley. He and his family and baggage
are expected here tomorrow. They will
occupy the new building of Mr. Lindsay
untill workmen can build a home for
them. On the square fronting Dr.
Smith's residence.
\\ hat has become of the committee
T.’taT.'taS
b h d t t j f t 0 f the News office
, lidndsoim/is d ., s am any street Tiutm New Ac York YOU
City and it is just spoihng for a name.
Come gentlemen, take your hands out
of your pockets, stop monkeying around
f] lL , cr0 quet grounds and give us names
f - or <lUr streets. Just think of as pretty
jj^tie city as Ellaville blundering along
through the world without names for
her streets!
School days are here and the children
, mist ], a ve new books. Brown and Mar
,],. y 0 f Americus keep every-lhmg need "
e< j | n tliis line ami will fill orders by j
mail promptly and satisfactorily. Read
their advertisement and when you need
anything in the , way of , , books , or *ta
tionery send your orders to them. They
are enterprising young men and are
striving for a share of the patronage of
Si’ll ley county and propose by liberal
and laii dealings to si 11.1 c it.
While Americus is booming, her tner
chants should not forget that tin re . is a
large substantial trade over here in
Schley county 1 hat is worth eat. ring to.
The extension of the railro d t > (,'oluni
bus makes that city a competitor and
the Columbus merchants were not slow
to take advantage of it. Already a
large trade from , ibis county is going to
the progressive little city of spindles
and Americus may wake up some beau
tiful morning and find Columbus smack
ing her li|w over all the Schley county
plums.
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Rev. C. D. Adams of Hamilton is in
town.
Miss Lillie Cheney is spending a few
days in the Vilie with relatives.
J. Ii. Williams Esq. has gone up to
the Gate City on businest.
Mr. Ed Strange and his mother spent
Sunday with friends in Columbus.
Mr. Will. T.Scovill left yesterday for
a visit to relatives in Irwin county.
Rev. John Henry Mather spent a few
days this week with Mr. Ed Cheney.
Mr. Jordan, a young lawyer of Macon
spent last Sunday in our little city.
Miss Julia Scarborough returned this
week from her visit to friends in Ham
ilton.
Mrs. Augusta Pease, of Darien is vis
iting her sister. Mrs. Maguire, at the res
idence of Dr. Smith.
Rev. U. J. Apperson of Poindexter
was a welcomed visitor to our sanctum
Monday.
Messrs J. E. Lowe of Buena Vista and
V. P. Stevens of Putnam spent Sunday
in Ellaville.
Miss Cora Pearson, who has been vis
iting Miss Addie Smith, returned Mon
day to her home in Lumpkin.
Doctors Henry S. Monroe and Valter
P. Stevens left Tuesday to attend medi
cal lectures at Louisville Kentucky.
Miss Mary Chapman of Cusseta is tak
ing music at the Ellaville High School
and will remain in Ellaville during the
term.
COTTON MARKET
The tendency prices is ;
of more steady.
ELLAVILLE Sept 19th.
Good Middling IOJA.'ents
Middling 10
Receipts up to date 819. bales.
COLUMBUS Sept 18th,
Good middlin ': l()J4Cents
Middling 1(% „
Low middling '!)% „
Total reoipts to date 8,">9
AMERICUS Sept. 18th.
Good middling 10:j-l(iCeuts
Middling ldVS
Low middling 1>M
Total recipts to date 7,11.1.
Mr. Joshua Cunningham has a rooster
that seems to be something of a dude,
Pie would tog out in the height of fash
ion as other dudes do, if he could, hut as
he cannot he goes to the water trough
regularly, just before retiring for the
night, washes his feet clean and goes to
bed in good shape. We have never seen
him do it, but “Uncle Josh” say so; and
he is as truthful as George Washington's
little hatchet ever dared to be.
Peacock – Arrington uont intend to
see the trade of Schley county drift j
away from Ellaville. They are piling
up their store with almost everything |
that a farmer needs and ask for a com- ! |
parison of their prices and goods with
any house in Southwest Georgia. Read
their big ad. on our fiist page, and give
them a call.
Mr. E. L. Garvey has opened a tem
poiary shop liere for rebuilding old sew- |
*«• machines i
ve8tei ‘ da > iep
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resenting e- cry loop-stitcher patent from the little j
| mnt i_ ruUM ing, ^, to the latest
u()vea Si n , W!l0 w , mia hav ,
imagined that this section contained so
many crippled machines?
The Journals of health I
pronounce i
hog pens toe most productive sources
of malignant types of lever of any mils- !
ance ever put near a farmer's house. If j
this is so we wonder that there is a live
negro in Sohlev c unity, for every one ;
has a hog pen stuck about his premises
freighting the evening air with its me!
low perfumes.
\V« heard a farmer say yesterday 1 lint
]w , iml flve bah s of c ,tton } icke-1 and
piled up in bis field, not having house
room for it, waiting for the factories to
make eotton bagging for it. ratlier than
Tb:it is the proper way to
mtf»r a contest, fader at no obstacle, but
iight to win.
Cotton is bringing a good price.
mo nev is getting plentiful and we hope
s.vdi to have the name of every good
citizen in Schley comity <m the News
subscription list. Don't bang back and
wait f< r us to hunt you up. but come
around and see us when you come to
town 1
Dont lose y,»ur sole, get the bulge on
your old shoes by having them repaired
ut Bulger’s shop. Sec his ad.
4.
Every thing good to eat, at
12 tf Caskey – Green's.
J. B. Williamson is the only mer
chant in Ellaville selling Fancy Candies.
Kingan’s Reliable Sugar Cured Shoul
ders, better than ham and cheaper. Try
one and you will continue to buy them at
12 tf Caskey – Green's.
Some cows with yo ng calves for sal e
C. H. Smith.
Boss Lunch Biscuit. At
12 tf Caskey – Green’s.
tS' The Atlanta Constitution and the
Schley County News for only $1.80 a
year. Send in your subscriptions.
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.
Mas. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should
always be used when children are cutting teeth
It relieves the little sufferer at once; it produc
es natural, (pilot sleep by relieving the child
from pain, and the little cherub awakes as
bright as a button.” It Is very pleasant to
taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums
allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bow
els, and is the best known remedy for diarrh.Ka
whether arising from teething or other causes
Twenty live cents a bottle.
CHEAPEST MONEY YET.
Money to loan on improved farms at
6 per cent, interest.
J. J. Hanesley,
Americus, Ga.
Barlow Block, Room No. 5.
E2§rWe‘ have formed a club with the
Macon Weekly Telegraph, one of the
very best metropolitan weeklies in the
South and will send both, the Schley
County News and the Telegraph to any
add dress for only $1,80 a year.
YOU CANNOTAFFORD
At this season of the year to be without a good
reliable diarrhoea balsam in the house, as
cramps, colic, diarrhoea and all inflataation of
the stomache and bowels are exceedingly dan
gerous if not attended to at once. One botile of
HUGOS’ DIARRHOEA BALSAM will do more
good in cases of this kind than any other med
eine on earth. We guarantee it.
I)r. C. 11. Smith Druggist.
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA.
( Savannah – Westehn Division )
Schedule No. 2 in effect Sept. 1st ]889.
Going West Rend Down. | Going East Read Fp
No. 7) f No. nil | Between I No. 54 | No. 17(1
freigt–l mail | COLUMBUS 1 mail licit .v
tnisujxr I dai'y [ ELLAVLLE | daily | pnsngr
daily, 1 and ! daily,
ex Sun. | I AMERICUS. j |ex Sen
447pm | 510 n m | lv Americas nr | 935pm | 1015am
5 2 t„ | 5 33 „ j „ LaCrossc 1 9 14 „ | 9 30 „
5 50 „ | 5 47 „ |„ Ellaville ,J 8 58 „ | 0 12 am
023 „ | 0 IH1,. |„ Putnam „|840 ,, | 8 40 ,,
0 30 „ j 0 13 „ j „Wigginsv)e„ | 883 „ j 8 27,,
0 57 „ | « 24 „ I,, Buena Vista „ | 8 21,, "j~8’ot» „
730 ., I 0 50 „ | „ Zilobee „ 1 7 37 „ j 7 .,
747 ,, ~| ijr*;,, i „ Glen Alta „ | 7 57 „ | 7 22 ..
8 Oti „ | 7 OK „ | „ Cherokee ,. | 7 40 „ | 7 (,8 .,
8 7 ; >. t | „ Halloea „ j 7 20 „ | 034„
8 52 „ | 7 38 „ I „ (lehillee „ ( 7 05 „ j 0 i;> ,,
» *1 „ f 807 „ "j'.", Miweoifce„j 0 88*,, ‘|527'„
'•I 47 p 111)815 a m |ar Columbus ly jlj 30 p Ili;5 15 ulll
For fTi-thor information relative to ticket
rates, schedules, host routes etc., apply to
G. A. Marshal, I W. H. MetKintoek,
Agent, Ellaville, \ Supt., Columbus
Clyde Bostick 1 E. T. Charlton,
Trav. Puss.Agt. t Gen, Pass. Agt.
Snvannali, Ga.
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RUM M E It E X C U HR I O N TICK. 13 T 8
Now on sale at reduced rates. Good to 10
turn 11 litiiI October 31st, 1889.
Tickets via this line includes meals ami Sta'e
rooms enroute and is quite a saving as rgairst
cost of sleeping berths and meals via ail ra il
roads. t
Mamiifleent Steamers and elegant service.
Free from the heat ami dust, incident tu All
Rail-routes, If you uresick the trip will ii i
vlyorate an.l build you up.
id) EAST nv SK.l AMI YOI LI. M YUt BWIU T IT
V ssenyers, b. l'ore purcliHsinir tiekets via
other routes, would do welt to inquire first of
the merits of the Route , via RuVunnah. l-'iir
ther information may be bad by applying to
the Airent ht your station or to
M. S. flELKXA!', W. K. SHELL.MAX,
Ornrrnl Mminiirr. Traillr MunjifO r.
K. T. t llABLTOM. (LYRE HOSTH k.
(•rn"l Piikh. Airrnt. Trur. I’asu A yen I.
Sn\ uiinah, Ga.