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About Schley County news. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1889-1939 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1890)
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. Subscription $1,00 .V Year In AHY AM K. Ellaville, (da. Thur.day Jan. 30, 1890. R. DON. Mo LEO I ) Editor. Mr. Will G. Keen has retired from the editoria’ tripod of the Macon County Citizen. The spring mattress manufacturers are trying to form a trust and raise the scale of prices. H. H. Riddleberger, the eratic United States Senator from Virginia, died last Friday at Woodstock, Va. We welcome the Richland Gazette to our exchange list and wish its publisher, Bro. Tison, bushels of success Ed Johnson and Jim Butt were found guilty of the murder of the Miller family in Houston county and have been sen tenced to hang February 13 h. Capt. John A. Gee, of the Atlanta and West Point R. R. has accepted the posi tion of Supervisor on the entire system of the Central R- R. of Georgia. » 1 » The trial of Mrs. Cora May Morris at Wentworth North Carolina charged with the murder oi her husband endeu Mon day in her ucquital* The evidence was circumstantial, hut strong. Many think that being a pretty woman saved her. Warrenton, Ga. had a sensation Mon day. John and A. V. Howell and a ne gro was arrested for breaking and rob bing the store of their brother, Mr. F. L. Howell, a prominent citizen and mer chant of the place. John confesses the burglary, hut refuses to talk much on the subject. Mr. Joseph B. Wilson, late telegraph editor of the Columbus Enquirer-Sun was found dead in the stnirwav of the Constitution oflice in Atlanta last Fri day He had been on a protracted spree and thus threw away a young life that might have been made brilliant and useful. ••• Jule Vernes' imaginary trip around the world in 80 days has just been eclipsed by a real tiip around the globe, a dis tance of twenty four thousand miles in 721 <lays. Miss Nellie Bly, who was sent out for this purpose bv a New York Newspaper and sailed from New York on the 20th of November arrived there lest Saturday, having made thecomplete circuit of the earth in 72 j days including 10 days lost in China while waiting for a ship. Carroll county hits turned out the youngest preacher in the world. Jimmie Cook, a 1.1tie pale faced boy of thirteen years weighing only sixty five pounds has already preached upward of fifty ser nuns. He is a Methodist dud has gone t > Atlanta to stir up the dry b; nesof the Capital city. The Journal says: Those who have heard Jimmie, say he is a most remarkable child never lacking for words and preaching with such earnestness as to deeply impress his hearers. Bro. John Temple Graves of the Rome Tribune is not positive whether he has been railed t<> preah or not. All his in clm tions lead him in that direction but his friends advise him to stick't ' Journal ism. He frankly stated his ea e to the Cherokee Presbytery at Marietta last week and hearing his statement the Pres bytery. after full discussisn, concurred in the view that the circumstances Jjust now sin roun ling Mr. Graves fully justi li -u him in waiting for further direction iu this vital matter and assured him of its sympathy and prayer. f Of the terrible cyclone that swept over the country between Sardis Miss, and L< uis Mo. leaving death and devastation in its wake the Courier-Journal says: The only announcement of the approach of the storm was a dull, sullen roar, quickly followed by a torrent of tain, which in turn was succeeded by sleet, and. before the victims could real ize what had happened, the storm had swept by and on. leaving wreckage and m i ngle.i humanity in its pathway. Trees were torn up by the roots or bro ken off. telegraph poles swept down as t.lough mere sticks, while the roofs of buildings were lifted from their moor . lik .. , feathers . and , tossed , ings * into the streets. • SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS. WHERE SOLOMON WAS OFF. [From Hr/ck Pomerov’s Advanced Thoughts; Tiie Bible informs us that King Solo mon had locked up for his own use gold to the value of $580,000,000, and silver to the value of $500,000,000, and yet he was not happy. We do not see how he could be happy with all this so-called wealth stocked up in idleness. The United States Treasury has $600,000.000'of silver coins delicately stamped, “In God We Trust,” locked up in its treasury vaults and away from the people who earned it and to whom it by right belongs. The people who were ground to poverty by King Solomon’s tax gatherers were not happy, and the gold and silver he wrested from them did not make him happy. Jesus Christ had a better idea: Reduce your surplus and let it go and remain among the poor. Solomon had a rea sonable number of wives to pinch the tips of It is cars and concubines enough to picket and f< uce a forty-acre farm. He raked in the gold and silver from the people to support his Harem, yet was not happy. His temple was a miserable failure. Like the tower of Babel, it soon passed away, while the poverty of the people remains and will remain till they learn how to use their strength and to unite outside of the rotten old political camps into which taxpayers are lured each 'year to be skinned, scalped and squeezed. In the United Sates Treasury vaults are $000,000,000 of silver coin. Each contains 72 cents worth of silver. Thus, if a man wished to sell a silver dollar to a silversmith ora manufacturer of sil verware, for manufacturing purposes, it would he worth 72 cents. The people talk of silver coinage and demand it, but not one voter in 100 knows the trick, or how silver is ob tained. The contract to supply in the United States mint is given out to a com bn, i tion of Jews in the country, of whom is Bel mont. The Government will not buy silver of you or me, as a miller buys grain of all who come. It gives the Wall street gang a contract to furnish silver to the United States. It pays a much larger price for the bullion or blocks of silver required for the purpose of stamping. minting or coin making than it need pay. It jKiys for the silver in non-taxable interest drawing Bonds issued by the United States, thus compelling the peo pie at large to pay interest on all the m’ 1 ver that is used for coin in circulation among the people and interest upon ali the silver bars and silver coin housed or hoarded by the political heads whom the people blindly elect to do the bidding of the silk undershirt gang that holds revel in Wall street and steers ihe ship of State. And vet the people, like Solomon are , nut happy. Nor will they be, till they waken and walk out from the political barn yards in which they sink and suck whatever fingers are gived them to toy with. The coinage of silver should be free. That is, the G ivernment should ro cieve silver from all who bring it; should cjin it and giveit back as coin to all who bring it, should refuse to store it for any one; should not give bonds of notes that draw interest from the people for silver that is kept from the people. The law should declare that all silver coins and all gold coins are lull legal tender at their face value, for all debts, dues and t axes regardless of the amount of the debt. The people should unite and elect to Congress men or women who as mem bets of Congress, would repeal old, un just laws, and enact new and just laws: who would enact that all United States Bonds are an insult to intelligence, a menace and a robbe ry of labor; that all United States Bonds are immediately payable at the option of the Government in any kind of gold or silver coin ever created or coined by the Government of the Unitey States, or in any other kind or form of legal tender money the Gov. ernmeit ever has created or has the pow er to create. Then the silver now hoard ed at great cost and continuing expense, should be paid out to the ones to whom bends were given, and if there is not enuu S h £ old and silver in the Treasury t0 l * lus l >;, 3 r Oie National debt in full, principal and accrued interest, let there be n creation of full legal tender green back money in volume sufficient to effect this National liberation from usury, and let tiie greenback issue of money be per petuated, fu 1 legal tender, up ver to be lessened in volume, the worn and ragged money to be replaced by new. Tom Miller colored the pal of Brewer. the Jesup rioter was captured this week and taken back to Jesup for trial Torn like most murderers of his race, says lie has made peace with God and is ready to “wear dem golden slippers and climb dom dem golden mil/ten stairs.” *> TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION. A GEORGIA GIRL WON AND WED BY A WESTERN BIGAMIST AND BURGLAR. The following brief sketch of the ad venture of a Western bigamist and bur glar who came South and married a respectable and wealthy Georgia girl for her money reads more like a novel than like the plain unvarnished truth that it is. A special from Carrollton, dated January 15th to the Louisville Courier Joucnal says: The case of Charles C. Hoffee, who is in jail there charged with bigamy in marrying Miss May Cheeney of Bremen, excites much interest at Hof fee’s home, where his legal wife is living Hoffee is the degenerated son of a worthy farmer living near Dell Rey, Ill. and lias led a dissolute life. He early deserted the farm for the more exciting life of a bcok agent and sport in this country town. His book business became dull eight years ago and about this time the house of a farmer, living in the Hoffee neighborhood, was burgiarized and $400 in cash taken. Suspicion fell on Hoffee and his brother. During the interval Hoffee had been “making it snow” around town and had married Miss Mary Runyan, of that place. The honeymoon was interrupted by Hoffee’s incarceration on a charge of burglarizing. He lan guished for some weeks, when the case was settled by his father and Hoffee was released. He resumed his marital rela tions and for the next six years lived with his wife in this place, two children being born to them. Hoffee earned a preca rious existence by working as agent for anything salable and about two years ago he and his brother-in-law, Ralph Runyan, determined to go to the South, and accordingly went to Chattanooga, where another brother-in-law. Scott Runyan, hud been living some years. Mrs. Hoffee remained with tier pa rents. Last year Liotfee came home on a short visit to his wife and while here remarked to her that “If he was free he cou!d marry a young lady worth $30,000, but that he loved hts wife and children too well.” He has been writing to his wife occasionally and sending small sums of money to her up to a lew weeks since. His wife says that sometime ago her husband’s brother, Simon Hoffee, ap proached her with a request that she al low Charlie a temporary divorce from her, alleging that it was her husband’s wish and that by so ding he could marry a wealthy young ludy of Georgia, and they would all be better off. This prop osition was refused by Mrs. Hoffee, and then her husband began writing her let ters urging her to do this or keep quiet until he could accomplish his purpose. The first intimation any one had that lie had gone wrong were the telegrams ol inquiry sent by Dr. Cheeney to the Sher iff and Clerk of this county and to Mrs. Mary Hoffee, asking if Cnarles Hoffee was married, and if so, if he had a legal divorce. The reply to these telegrams settled Hoffee, anf the next news was that he had been arrested and jailed at Carrollton, Ga.* tor marrying Miss May Cheeney, with whom he had eloped. Dr. Cheeney has had ail the necessary infor mation regarding Hoffee’s legal marriage furnished him. JEFFERSON DAV’IS. It is said that the small and imperfect ly prepared books purporting to give a history of Jefferson Davis are having a good sale. Tnis shows tiie interest taken in the subject all over the South, and will prepare the way foran immense cir culation for the “Memorial Volume ot Jefferson Davis,” now being prepared by Rev, J. Win. Jones (the fighting chap lain). Dr. Jones was for years the secre tary of the Southern Historical Society, and is not only a scholar and popular preacher but a trained writer and master of a very pleasing style. When to these qualifications are added his long and in timate personal acquaintance with Pres ident Davis and his family, and his own active personal participation in the stir ring scenes cf the most important period of the President of the Confederacy, it it will be seen at once that he is eminent ly fitted to prepare such a volume as this. He is busily engaged in the work now, and has the cordial co-operation and assistance of Mrs Davis, who places much material at h s disposal. It is under stood that by an arrangement wiih the publishers Mrs. Davis wall share in the profits of publication, and when wo add that the book is to he brought out by the well-kno mi southern house of B. F. Johnson – Co Richmond, Va., it goes without saying that the book wall he in all respects first class, and in every wav worthy of the illustrious subject. It is destined to have a large circulation and will be worthy of it. •O* Mr. E. M. Wheat, of the firm of Hall – Wheat, Says: We are ^selling off lots W. W. C. and wherever we sell one bottle we gen orally sell more. Specials SEED IRISH POTATOES. A fresh lot of Eastern Irish patatoes for seed, just recieved, at Caskey – Green’s. Three Graded Lang Shan roosters, nealy grown only 75 cents each. First come first served. Apply at this office. ♦ Garrett – Sons No - 11 cigars the best tn the market at Caskey – Greens. THE CAPITAL PRIZE! Drawn in the South at last, Wooldridge Wonderful Cure Co. have drawn it in their W. W. C. For it is supplanting all other Blood Remedies where ever introduced. Give it a trial and be Convinced. A WINCHESTER FOR SALE. A bran new Winchester Rifle, 38 cali bre, for sale. Apply at this office. JEFFERSON DAVIS— Memo “The rial Volume now being' prepared by Rev. J. Win. Jones, with assistance of Mrs. Davis, will be authentic, charmingly written, beautifully illustrated and bound, in every way worthy of the subject. Agents wanted. Complete out fit, –c. Satisfaction guaranteed or money re funded. Order now. First come, first served. Address II. F. JOHNSON – CO. 7t 1009 Main street, Richmond, Va. Ellaville High School. Spring Term of the Ellaville H gh School begins Jan., 6th. 1890 and ends June. Terms: $1.50 to $3.00 per month. Music: $3.00 per month. Those who may be unable to make monthly payments throughout the term will see the principal and make special arrangements. The public fund will be recieved in yayment as far as it goes, but we wish it expressly understood that we do not propose to teach for the public fund alone. We solicit all who have children to educate to entrust them to us. We ad vance our pupils as rapidly as thorough ness will warrant, for thoroughness and not show is our motto. S. J. Cole, A. B. Prin. Miss Emmie Hornady, A. B. Asst. Miss Rabun Bass, Music Teacher. Georgia I To whom it may concern, Schley COUNTY. I S. Montgomery Adminis trator on the Estate of Henry Spivey deceased lias in due form applied to’the undersigned for leave to sell the lands belonging to tiie es tate of said deceased, and said application will beheurd on the first Monday in February 1890, This Dec. 01st. 1889. T. B. Myers Ordinary S. C. CITATION FOR LETTERS OF DISMISSION Georgia, )Whereas. A. J. Autry, ad Schlky County, t ministrutoron the estate of Mrs. S. E. Autry, represents to the court that he has fully administered Mrs. S, E. Autry’s es tate. This is therefore to cite till persons con cerned to show cause, if any they can, why said administrator should not be discharge from his administration and recieve letters of dismission on the 1st. Monday in March 1890. T. B. Myers, Ordinary. SHERIFF SALES FOR MARCH, Georgia, I Will be sold before the Schley County (court house door, in the town of Ellaville Georgia on the first Tuesday in March 1890. Between the legal hours of s ile the following property to wit: East half of lot of land No. three (3) containing one huu: dred one and one quarter (101*4) acres more or less in the third (3rd) district of said county. Levied upon and to be sold as the property of T. B, Clegg to satisfy a Tax fi fa in favor of State and County vs. T. H. Clegg for Uis State and County Tuxes for the year 1889, Property pointed out by R. M. Murphy Tax Collector. Levy made and turned over to mo by T. J. Myers lawful constable 901st district G. M. Tenants in possession notified in terms of law. Also at the same time and place will be sold the following proper!y to wit: Thirty(30)ocres of land off of the Northwest corner of lot No. lit in the 3rd district of said county. Levied upon mid to be sold as the property of James B. Moore to satisfy uTax fi fa issued by R. M. Murphy Tax Collector of Schley county against the said James B. Moore for bis State and County Taxes for the year 1889. Property pointed out by R. M. Murphy Tax Collotor. Tenants in possession notified in terms of law. Also at the same time and place will bo sold the following described lands to wit: one hun dred one and one quarter (DibiLacres of land more or less, h being one half of lot 148, in the 3rd. District of Schley county levied upon a. the property of W.T. Toole administrator, to satisfy a tax fi lain favor of the State and county taxes for the year 1839. Property point ed out by K. M. Murphy Tax Col teeter of Schley County. Also at the same time and place will be sold the following property to wit: The Wes half of lot No. 51 in the 3rd District of Schley county." containing one hundred one and one quarter (131*4) acres more or less. Levied upon as the property of J. >f. Gay to satisfy a tax Fi Fa, in favor of the State and county for the year of 1889. Property pointed out by It. M. Murphy Tux Collector So hlev County. Tenants notified in terms of law. Wm. Allen Sheriff. Drs. CEEIEI m HARP’S Oglethorpe Street Ellaville Ga. You can find all the lead ing Patent Medicines, Full stock of Drugs, Chem cals, Paints Oil, Varnish, –C, Lamps and Lamp fixtures Kerosene Oil, Potash, Soaps, Soda, Starch, Best Brands of Chewing and Smoking Tobaccos Ci garetts and Macaboy Snuff, Writing paper, Blank books, Inks-Black, Violet and Indelible, Pens, Pen holders, Pencils, School Crayons, Blacking, Combs, Hair, and Whist brushes, Black ing and shoe Polish, –c. Perfumery and Toilet ar ticles, Mellier’s Quadruple Extracts, Hoyt’s and Tar rant’s Extracts, Tooth pow ders, and brushes –c. i mu sii it ns 36 colors and 92 shades MUMS SEE# Full assertment 2 packa ges for Sets In fact everything to be found in a first class Drug Store. All calls attended to promptly. CHEIEf A lim
