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About Schley County news. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1889-1939 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1890)
a > ft y – r > f l' DEVOTED TO GIVING THE SEWS. ENCOURAGING THE PROGRESS ASl» AIDING THE PROSPERITY OF SCHLEY COUNTY. R. DON. McLEOD, Proprietor. ■ a DEALER IN JOjry COOds, IsTOTIOlsrS, HATS, BOOTS and SHOES, Fancy and Family 0 • 'W 1 . |—0 ^3 PLANTATION SUPPLIES, Harness, Sewing Machines, Shot Guns, Cooking Stoves, and Ranges. We have a nice line of Ladies Fine Dress Goods with trimmings to match that we are selling at very low prices. We make it a point to keep the best goods and meet all competition. Thanking our patrons for past favors and soliciting a continuance of same. We are yours truly, T„ -A-. COLLINTS. PEACOCK AND 1ARRINGTQN, H leading Dry Goods men of Ellaville, beg to inform public that they have now in stock the largest and P 10 ^ complete line of goods ever shown in Ellaville, con futing of everything in Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, F°es, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Umbrellas, Ac., ^Ve call special attention to our Shoes. Me are sole ^nts J G. Hynd’s Honest Homemade Shoes, made Gainesville, that cant be beat for durability an doom fort also carry a full line of Groceries, Hardware, Tin pe, Willow ware Crockery, lamp goods, etc., etc. , fame and see US for we study to please and give bar ftnis. I VVit h thanss for past favors we are yours truly, Peacock – -A.x»x'±xxg-bo3DL C ELLAVILLE, GA. THURSDAY DECEMBER 1890. Soon again these cheering woids will greet us from loving lips and usher in the one day of the year when joy unal loyed is the portion of all. Again we shall see its radiance wreathe the bright faces of youth’in glad smiles and smooth the care traced wrinkles from the brow of old age. Once again its genial warmth will dispel from out minds the griefs and troubles and ptoty striving of every day life. How much Christmas means to us all? How closely interwoven are its memories with the tendrils of our hearts!, The sweet pictures of childhood, grown dim with the passing of years, beeonw clear . U'i distinct once more at the bidding of christmas. We see again the old familliar faces, feel again the touch of loving hands hear anew the sweet voices, now* ilent perhaps forever. With loving necroman cy it blots out the intervening years and makes us children again, care free and light of heart. Poor indeed is he, though with gold untjld at his call, whose life is barren of the lovim*- memories which around the Christmas of children. To be pitied is be in whose heart the com ing of this glad day stirs no sweet music. nor revives the ‘fragrant ° perfume of happy by gone days. From us, who; t owe so much to Christmas, the day de mands much, We have no right to share in the joyous merriment of the j days, if from our store, be it small or j i>re it nothino-has "others. been given to gladden 1 ! the hearts of The only clouds which can darken the jovousness of the I time are the strifes and envying* ot i other days, or the tears of a child whom j •* Santa Clausa” has not remembered, j Let each of us strive for a day at least j to make perfect tbe “peace on earth, j j good will to men,” and wishes that the ! cerning Christmas shall he maned by no sorrow which it is our power to ; remove. We can all be made happy by going to J. B. Williamson s to get our christmas toys. “Santa Claus” will be with me 24 and 25 of December, 1890. J, B. Williamson. Ellaville. Ga. VERGES OF THE SEASON. Walt Whitman’!. Thanks. Thanks in old age—thanks ero I go, For health, the midday sun, the impalpable air— for life, mere life, For precious ever lingering memories (of you, my mother, dear—you, father—you. broth ers, sisters, friends), For ail my days—not those of peace alone—the days of war the same, For gentle words, caresses, gifts from foreign lands. For shelter, nine and meat—for sweet apprecia tion, (You distant, dim unknown—or young, or old countless, unspecified, beloved. We never met, and ne'er shall meet—and yet our souls embrace, long, close and long;) For beings, groups, love, deeds, words, books— for colors, forms, For all the brave, strong men—devoted, hardy ii.cn—who've forward sprung in freedom’s help, all years, all lands. For braver, stronger, more devoted men—(a spe cial laurel ero I go to life’s war’s chosen ones. The cannoneers of song and thought—the great artillerymen—the foremost leaders, cap mins of the soul;) As soldier from an ended war return'd—As trav eler out of myriads, to the long procession retrospective. Thanks—joyful thanks!—a soldier's, traveler's thanks. . —Walt Whitman in New York World. THE NEW FENCE LAW. The 12th of Dec. has been advertised by the Ordinary for holding the elections on the fence or no fence question in certain districts in this county. But as a general law settling this quest on all over the State has just passed the legis lature t his election would be a nulity ;1 |,,) vv presume it will not be held at a q. 'I’he law referred to was recommended PX Govern: r Nor then and passed b rth houses a most unanimously. So it ought to be a good lav/ and give general satis faction. We have not seen the new stock law but the following talk to a Constitution reporter by. the int roducer of the bill, D'r. Wooten, of Dougherty county, will give an idea of what it covers. Mr. Wooten, said. “You are probably aware that nearly forty counties and districts in the state have been operating under local fence laws for several years. The fences have been removed and de stroyed, and in many sections it is im possible to rebuild them on account of the scarcity of timber and the enormous . . . , < xpense mci « n < ‘'-ban) o lhe.cmm.es am where these local laws have been in op eration are comprised of largo plantations could not be fenced at once, even if the owners were able to assure such a financial burden. A hardship would be similarly worked upon the smaller ability H 1 , to In . ar ^ the expense. , ..... P i t And yet. in the face of all these se riousfacts, these people are notified that their fences must be replaced or else suf fer the ravages of roaming cattle and live stock. “This duty devolves upon the people thus embarassed by teason of several de cisionsof our supreme court construing these local laws to be unconstitutional because of their conflict with the gen eral law previously enacted on this sub ject. sideration* ___ A spirit __ of fairness and kind con for a suffering people prompt ed the present legislature to their relief ’ and my bill, just pissed,has thb de sired . effect. „ ,, It goes into immec . la . ee . - feet as soon as it is duly approved by the governor, and thus the anxiety of a large number of our people will be relieved. V/HY NOT AN ELECTION? When my bill was pending before the legislature, the question A . was vdten P . asked . J me why these counties and districts; tlius left in so serious a predicament, do not procure an electiton for Tone.' or no 4 fence,’ as is prescribed in section 1455 of tbe general fence law, and thus have the matter settled. Thequestin is easily answered, and the reason given by stat ing that in many of these counties and districts tbe fence would be restored by such an election, owing to the heavy vote of those who are not freeholders and who vv tul 1 , in many instances,seek to impose this intolerable burden on the landed proprietors for selfish reasons. While this might not be true in all in stances. it certainly would not be ge er ul in its benefit. ‘•I see no reason why my bill should not satisfactory to the people of Geor gia, and I am assured that it is, as I am constantly in receipt of gratifying en dorsements from both white urd colored VOL. II. NO. 23. people in all sections of the state. •‘The law proposed affords the relief needed, and at the same time it does not disturb the existing status of affairs. It repeals section 1440 of the code and pro vides in lieu thereof that in each and every county and district the boundary lines of each lot, tract oi parcel of land, said counties and di°tricts shall become a lawful fence; provided, however, that this act shall not become operative in those counties or districts which have not heretofore abolished or removed fences, either by a vote of the people or in pursuance of legal legislative action, unless such fences are abolished in the manner provided for in section 1455 of the code, with amendments thereto. “To speak in the planest language pos sible, the effect of my bill is to al ow the counties and districts, now without fences, to so remain, the boundary lines of each man's place, or plantation, be coming his lawful fence, and prevent afinirLtriets ing’luB land from trespass. The counties wh re fences no v exist are eft undisturbed, my proposed law only affirming their right to abolish fences by a vote of the people, as is prescribed in section 1455 of the code. “Thus it will he seen that the existing rights of no person or numbers of per sons are disturbed, but the present rela - tions are merely legalized and con tinned. “I am satisfied that Inis law will he constitutional and that the courts will sustain it. It has been cri'icaly examin hy some of the best lawyers in the state, who agree with me in the opinion that no constitutional objection c n be successfully urged against it.’’ SOME OLD TIME FIGURES. A Yankee Thanksgiving Ninety - eight Years Ago. The f ol lowi ngTTTriken from The Nor wich (Conn.) Weekly Register of Novem ber, 1793. published by Messrs. Busline] 1 – Hubbard Thanksgiving day may be a good in stitution, but it is more like the day of destruction than any other day. It may not be unamusing to take a peep at the transactions and expense of the whole week, and see what real good we derive from this day. and it requires no un common intellects to ken the deeds done by 685,000 people, for the same tragi comical scenes are acting in every farn j]y in this state [ Connecticut j. Rhode [ s i an Q ivru l Massachusetts, Monday was washing day. Tuesday 4 day of darkness and despaiJ- among pigs, turkeys, geese, hens, ducks and pigeons. Today is a day of eating and drinking. True it is, a few attend di vine service, but just enough, however, to say we-the principal business of the day being to gormandize. Every son and daughter, and son-in-law and daughter in-law, with the whole litter of grand children, this day make the annual visit to the old cupboard. To-morrow is a day for apprentices and servante-a day of freedom and merriment to every comos thf , 1)hy , ician - 8 day . an(l tartar emetic . by wholesale and retail. And as ’tis good practice to settle every Saturday niglit, we may as well close the account with the week. Allowing eight persons to a family, there are in this state | Connecticut), Rhode Island and Massachusetts 85,694 families; consequently, upon a moderate calculation, these three states must mabe Thanksgiving day Dr. to ubout 85,094 mugs of (tip, 40,000 85.094 plum turkeys puddings, or goesa. 198,541 chicken pies, 514.104 minced pies, Extra. 514.104 267,083 apple pies. rice or jioiato pies, 514.104 tarts, ., 028.038 pumpkin pies. besides wine, nuts and apples. The ex act amount of the whole is easier calcu lated by a married man than by your humble servant, a bachelor. THE SCOVILL HOTEL. At Ellaville is opened to the traveling public and Bo nders, We solicit your patronage, Board $15 per month. Mrs. J. A. Underwood, Proprietress. I had a sore on my face for five year*, It was generally pronounced a cancer. Friends recommended H. 8 . C. C. I tried it and the sore disappear. In three months there was hardly a scar left. John Morrison, Ellaville, Ga. For sale by A. M. Horne, Poindexter, Ga. a
