The Barnesville gazette. (Barnesville, Ga.) 187?-189?, January 22, 1885, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BARHESYILLE GAZETTE BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA, Thursday, January 23, 1885. | An old candidate still in the field. At the urgent solicitation, Ac., 1 desire to he supported. Hardware, Stoves, Sewing Machines are the r principal planks in our plat for ip. We’ve got anew plank, come and see it. Yours in I) TCI Y I'. H. R. CH AMBERS. P. S.—l have a carriage mule which 1 might be induced to sell. BUY YOUR Clothing and Shoes FROM S. K, Cook & Go’s Clothing and Shoe Store. Undershirts, Undershirts, Boy’s! and Men’s CLOTHING-! Boy’s Overcoats, LadiesJ and j Gent's Fine Shoes! Childrens. School and Dress Shoes, j Hats! Hats! Hats! links and Umbrellas. Tramp printers come thick and j fast. We look for a good cash trade this spring. Mr. A.S. Cochran, is visiting rel atives in McDonough. Mr. C- T.Tyler has returned from a visit to his brother in Baldwin county. Mr. W. P. McDowell, of Milner was in town Friday, to see his friends. The turbaned Turk with the dan " eing monkey and bear was in town- Saturday afternoon. Mr. J. W. Brooks, of this county left last Saturday for a tour \\ est. He will take in the New Orleans show in his route. Mr. W. T. Hammond, has been off several days on account of sore eyes, and Mr. Benson has been con ducting his tain. What is the matter with Henry county? She has decided by a vote of 26 to 1115 not to have any more county commissioners. Mr. T. W. Allen moved into the corner room of the Lyon building yesterday, and opened up a nice stock of groceries. Our correspondents at the differ ent postoffices in this and adjoin ing counties will please write us the local news about Monday of each week. We add two dozen new names to our subscription list this week. From one to two quires a week has been th. regular increase since the New Gazette rose out of the ashes. 1 Read the letter of our able corres ' pondent “C. F. TANARUS” in the Agricul tural department this week. He is one of the best posted men in Geor gia and is a successful farmer. On the 3rd Sabbath in February next, at Mt Zion, church, Air. A. Whittle will be ordained,the presby tery being Rev. R. J. Willingham, Rev. G. H. Perdue and Rev John-. A. Jack.-on. We were pleased to meet Dr W. E. Willis, a successfull young practi tioner. of the healing art, of Lam- J,assas. Texas, on Monday last. He las for several days been stopping with relatives in this section. Air. AY. J. Bush of Forsyth has a dog that bites tramps. He can get a round sum for him if he will bring him up this way and guaran tee that he will promptly take hold of every one that comes along. Aliss Mattie Fryer left Saturday morning for Orchard Hill where she will resume the duties of teach er of the school there. Aliss Mat tie has by efficiency and fidelity secured a firm hold on the commu nity as a teacher. In behalf of the citizens of Barnesville we welcome Dr. J. P. nThurman and family to our midst. They came in Saturday and occupy the residence, formerly occupied as the Methodist parsonage. The Doctor will open an office and pros . ecu te the practice of medicine, as soon as he gets the household straightened out. Guano ! Guano ! Has at last come down to firing, rock bottom prices. II 7> hare been working for years to bring Guano to a price at ir/tich the planter eon id ase if FRO FIT AB L Y And tve are note prepared to famish oar customers with the BEST GVA.TOSiii the market at prices ner er heat'd of before in this market. II 'e are note haring ! our own brand J. T. Hunt & Go's “Soil Test.” put up, or cording to our own formula, by the Barnes- \ riile Oil .Mills, and ire do not hesitate to guarantee it ; ct/ttal to anything in the market. It is no experiment ! 1 hut is praised by everyone who has used it and highly ; i reeeotu mended by our State Cheat ist as a PC It E, t\ \ - 1 . ID UL TER. 1 TED fertilizer. In addition to this brand / we-keep on hand the old. reliable brands. E. FR. L\ 'A CO E’S Sl ’ Til ED if OSD 11.1 TE, , ]Jerr7/tn aa ’s Ant in vitiated- Dissolved Bone, OBER’ti S VPERTH OS PE. 1 TE, .1/ ERRY.HA.X’B . ItTl) PHOSPHATE, and GEll. 11. LX K. U.XIT, All of which we are offering at low wires. Come to see us and tee will do you good. Yours Trait/. J. T. HEAT <V* CO. Barnesrille,Feb. Ist, 1885. S. F. Mann, Is in Granite Hall with a complete stock of Books. Stationery, sXmas i Presents®*- Musical Instruments, Alusic Books and Sheet Music. nov2: Gold Pens and Pencils a Specialty. A gentleman in South West Geor gia, saw the advertisement of ('apt A. .T. White in the Gazette and last Friday, went to Milner with ten or twenty thousand in cash to invest. Prices ranged too high and Pike missed one of the best citizens ofthe State. Dr. James. A Gray one of the most prominent young physicans of Atlanta spent a day with his brother here last week. In addition to his large practice and connection I with one of the Medical Colleges in Atlanta, he edits and publishes a splendid monthly the Medical and Surgical Journal. A good business man in Barnes ville came up Friday after we had moved into the new office and look ed at the girls sticking type, and congratulated both the girls and the Gazette on the enterprise. They are making good headway and it they holdout willmake typesetting profitable. Aliss Mildred Steed has been en gaged to teach the school at Milner this year and has employed Aliss Eppie Elder to take charge of the music department. They will make as sweet a team as ever took up the Birch and Sceptre. They opened school Monday under very favorable circumstanstances. Call on Stafford Blalock ACo and get some of those splendid Burt oats. They are the only reliable Spring oat. Sown within the next thirty days they may be mown in May, as they grow rapidly, produce finely and mature early. Dont he without them. Last Thursday Mr. William Al len and Aliss Josie Blount were joined in holy wedlock at Jenkins ville. Air. J. AY. Brooks and Aliss Yancy Thompson and Air. John Hamlet and Miss Ada Blount were the attendants. The occasion was a most delightful one and the hap py young couple are to be congrat ulated. The Spring Term of Gordon Insti tute opens under more favorable auspices than it has ever opened here tofore. There are now one hundred and eighty-nine pupils matriculated The music department was almost | filled the first day and the art depart ment though only opened this term is liberally patronized. The banking house of W. 11. Head, of Forsyth has changed the | style ofthe firm, and is now known j as AY. H. Head, Son and Cos, Alessrs W. H. Head. Shannon Head and R. P. Brooks, son-in-law, constitu te the hanking firm. See the card of George W Jordan, I who has established a first class | barber shop in the up stairs front j room in the new Alurphy Building. George is a good barber and will he always ready to serve his customers. Give him a call. At the last meeting, of the j Barnesville Agricultural Club, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year; President J. AY. Powell, Yice president R. J. Powell, Secretary J.C. McAlichael, assistant secretary, G. H. Perdue. Air. H. H. Swaths, express agent I Air. W. J. Fincher, Postmaster and | Air. R. L. Swatts, the operator for | the Southern Telegraph Company j all moved into their new quarters | Alondav last. If a nice, neat post office were erected in the building, business in it would go cn as of old. The Barnesville Brass hand have ordered a S3OO set of instruments. Rev Air Blosscr,the pastor preach ed his first sermon last Sunday at Fincher’s church, and his flock are well pleased with him. Air. A. R. Smith who has been quite sick in Barnsevillo has so re covered that he could return home. He and Mrs Smith will open their school at Fincher church Monday under very favorable auspices. Notice. As some who desire to take les sons in China and Velvet painting will find it more convenient to do so on Saturdays, the teacher in the Art Department of Gordon Institute will meet them at I) o’clock on Saturdays. A Wonderful Discovery. Consumptives and all. who suf fer from any affection ofthe throat and Lungs, can find a certain cure in Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Thousands of per manent cures verify the truth of this statement. No medicine can show such a record of wonderful cures. Thousands of once hope less sufferers now gratefully pro claim they owe their lives to this New Discovery. It will cost you nothing to give it a trial. Free Trial Bottles at J. W. Hightowers Drug Store. Large size, SI.OO. W. A. Chambers Dead. We sincerely regret to chronicle the death of Mr. W. A. Chambers, an estimable citizen of Barnesville, which sad event became a matter of record about 6 o’clock last Satur day afternoon. Air Chambers was a young man of steady habits, fine moral character*and great indus try. He filled an important posi tion in the industrial life of our little city and will be much mis sed. Though someone may come, it will he difficult to fill the place as he did. He leaves a young wi dow' and several relatives including an aged mother to mourn his loss. The funeral services were held ATon day morning at the Alethotlist church of which he was a member, by the pastor, Rev. Geo. W. Yar- %r I ’ * # brough, and his remains were in- j terred with the honors of the ()rder of Odd Fellows at the Methodist! cemetery. Rev. J. B. Hanson Dead. Yesterday morning about half past 10 o’clock, this community had the pall of sadness drawn around it by the announcmcnt that Rev. J. B. Hanson had suddenly died. He was the son of Enoch Hanson, and was born January 10th 1814, was married Sept 25th 1836 to j Miss Permelea Freeman. In the j I Spring of 1837 he entered the min- j istry, and has lived an exemplary Christian life. He leaves an aged wife, three sons and a | daughter, to mourn his! | loss. For some years Judge j Hanson has been subject to spells j jof virtigo. He had been troubled j with a severe cold but rose by light j yesterday morning saying to Airs, j Hanson that he felt better. About j half-past 11 o’clock he died sudden ly, with no one present to witness j his leave of the world, j Airs Hanson very soon reached j him and was shocked to see his eyes closed in death. His children j were telegraphed for and will a’l ! probably be here to attend the bur j ial to-day. Messers J. T. Hunt & Cos. This firm has something of in terest to the farmers of this section in our advertising columns. They ofier to the trade some of the old reliable brands of fertilizers beside the magnificent fertilizer of their own, which they manufacture here iat home. They are too well known to need more than calling attention to their advertisement. Upson Superior Court. Tijomastox, Jan. 19. The spring term of Upson Supc j rior Court convened at Thomaston Monday morning—llis lion. Judge I John I). Stewart, in the chair, and j Solicitor General Womack, on ! hand. Judge Stewart delivered the ! usual charge on the penal statutes of the State. Ho then organized the court by swearing in the fol lowing as the grand jury: W. 1). McKenzie, Foreman; E. T. Alo mand, J. N. Reeves, S. W. 1). Far away, B. G. Castlcn, J. N. Wright, E. L. McGee, W. P. Jones, E. B. Thompson, A. W. Fambrough, W. 11. Snipes, J. J. Moore, T. H. Brown, H. N. Jackson, H. C. Far ley, F. M. Shepherd, G. W. Den ham, Joel Bankston, Jerry B. Reeves, John C. Fox, Z. T. ('raw ford, C. A. Norris. The following were sworn in as petit jurors: James M. Mining, James M. Yanhouten, Candy San ders, James T. Moore, Charles Alatliews, John J. Aloore, Jr., George Edson, Jr., Benjamine F. McKeuny, Randall Jenkins, John It. Shattles, Josiah T. Beverly, RobertO. Gordy, Jesse M. Mallory, Robert G. Smith, James F. Yates, Joseph Lifsey, Frances M. Alaul din, Hiram E. Watson, Arch S. Wallace, Jesse Brown, Richard T. Owens, William A. Andrews, An drew J. AloGan. Besides the local bar, there were in attendance, Ex-Judge A. Af. Speer, of Atlanta; Ex-Judge J. 1. Hall, of Griffin; Cols. N. M. W il lis and J. H. Martin, ofTalbotton; Cols. A. A. Murphey, and Joseph A. Hunt, of Barnesville; Col. E. F. Dupree, of Zcbulom , As there was no court held at the last regular term, it was thought that the present term might hold two weeks. The court, however, started off promptly and discharged business rapidly all day Monday. At the same rate for the week, the court may probably get through with the dockets this week. There are four criminals in jail— one of them, Berry Williams, who is charged with the murder of Moso Colvin m 1872. In the last issue ofthe Times appears a certificate as to how “Air. Williams has con ducted himself in Texas.” We do not desire to prejudice the case in any ghape whatever, but we fail to see what the manner in which Air. Williams conducted himself in Texas, has to do with this case. The courts and juries of the State should be governed by the evidence 1 and the law in such cases, and not by manufactured public sentiment, or public opinion in any shape. The penalty for such offences as murder is not intended simply, as an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, bute it is more intended to deter others from the commission of such crimes. It is not how a man may live after he has violated the law, that the courts and juries are to look after. The other party in jail for murder is John Drake, charged with taking his own wife’s life, an account of which appeared in these columns hut a few days since. The court will probably take up the criminal docket by the time, if not before this appears in the Gazette Thurs day. MU. GEORGE RIVIERE. In November last Air. George Ri viere, one of Barnesville’s young men went to Thomaston and open ed up a nice little mercantile busi ness. He now has a room well stocked with family and fancy gro ceries, tinware, fruits and confec tioneries- George has had enough r? practical experience In mercantile life to know how to purchase for the trade, and also to make a good j salesman. He is therefore prepar | ed to make a success of his chosen ! vocation. He has also the will and I the capacity to work, and attends closely to his business. See his ad vertisement in another column,and call on him when you go to Thom aston. Air. B. R. Williams has opened a family grocery and confectionery business in the Johnson building, j and will be pleased to have his i friends call on him when they need j such goods. Air. I. C. Thompson is opening jup a stock of dry goods, groceries, i grain, and other things needed by | the trade, in one of the handsomest j rooms in Thomaston. Air. J. Stapler Lavender, one of ! Pike’s most enterprising and liber al young men, is now a citizen of | Thomaston, having rented the I mills of Alajor Lewis. AVhilo we j regret to lose Air. Lavender, as a j citizen of Pike, we congratulate Thomaston, and hope he may find i his new business both pleasant and I profitably The schedule of the Upson coun |ty road was changed last Sunday, ! The train now leaves Thomaston lat 8:15 a. m.,and arrives at Barnes- villo at-9 :20. Returning it leaves Barnesville at 10:15, and arrives at Thomaston at 11:20 a.m. The after noon train leaves Thomaston at 3 ]>. m., and arrives at Barnesville at 4p. in. Leaves Barnesvilie at 5 and arrives at Thomaston at (3. 5. The down day passenger train on the Central line now leaves Atlanta at 1. 50 p. m and arrives at Barnes ville at 4.12 and at Macon at 5.50 p. m. Air. W. R. Benson the polite con ductor who is now running for Air. Hammond showed us a blank con ductors report that was intended for use in 1801. It was of brown confederate paper and promptly called up many memories of the times that tried mens souls. It was printed for a larger report for cash than for tickets. How differ ent the task and the life ofthe con ductor of trains in Georgia now as compared with that period. It will j bo seen from the schedule given a hove that the train to and from Thomaston now makes the trip in an hour, the fastest schedule this train has ever had. The new iron and improved condition of the road makes the ride as smooth and pleasant as one desires. MR. G. A. WEAVER. One of the leading merchants, of Thomaston who caries a full and complete line of dry goods and groceries, grain and guano,occupies half column of our advertising space this week. He will be pleased to serve the many readers of tiie Gazette who trade at Thomaston. He has a full quota of active, cour teous clerks who will promptly wait on customers. It will pay you when you go to Thomaston to call and see him. The new council organized Satur day by Electing Mr. S. W. 1). Cara way marshal, Mr. John Kersey, deputy marshal, Mr. Ed. Drake Clerk and Mr. AV. L. Skelton, Treasurer. Alu. Editor: You have opened your valuable paper to the “The Household,” where our sisters, sweet-hearts, and wives, may discuss butter, sewing, and servants, but I see no place where the weary teacher may pil low his head as an asylum, and bury himself in the sweet Utopian dreams of an ideal education. Why should we not have a teach er’s department? The farmers have their agricu— tnral columns teeming with practi cal items, and breathing fresh odors from the gardens and fields —and shall we not express our ideas with freedom on one of the most exalted of professions? Yes, teaching in its true sense it a pro fession as much so as that of law or mHlicine. Instructors are recog nizing the fact that there is a science as well as an art of educa tion, and consequently works on pedagogies, normal schools, educa tional journals, and school litera ture have taken the place of old cut and dried modes of instruction. Not long since it was our pleas ure, through the kindness of Supt. Zettler, to be conducted through the public schools of Macon. So many pleasing sensations con centrated in one short day are raie ly experienced. First, we visited the Mulberry street school, where, standing on the verandah were a number of smiling boys and girls just forming into a march. To the tap of the hell each kept time, and all with the most perfect uniformity and system. * As they filed into the recitation rooms a comparison was suggested between the “new education” and the old field schools of former days, (some of which exist at the pres sent day), where the opening exer cises were inaugurated by noise, and dismission was heralded by an uproar. Pessimists may howl and “ye pedagogics” of antiquity may cavil at the new methods of instruction, hut there is not a reliable doubt as to their efficacy. Ono great advantage of the school reformation, is system —sys- tem in discipline, system in study, and system in recreation. The Alacon schools contain bold examples of the new ideas preva lent within the last decade. Under much opposition they have fully vindicated their claims of teaching pupils to think for themselves, and not to he dependent on the stereo typed rules of text-books. With this object in view, development j lessons in the primary grades play j an important part. Few text-books are used in these classes, but the pupil is undergo ing a process of preparation for more advanced labor. In the first room that we entered there was a lesson on the percep tion of colors, and pupils were re quired to point to the different col ors seen in the room, thus demon strating their practical knowledge of them. On a table was placed dry and liquid measures, by which exercises in measurements were performed. Wooden shoe-pegs take the place of beans and peas used by many schools for this object. All the pupils are drilled in vo cal exercises, and it was our pleas- r PSP &AKIM c POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of pur ity, strength and whol.somencss. More eco nomical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot l)-. sold in competition with the multitude of low tost, short weight, alum or phosnhi to powders. Sold onlv in cans. Royal Rak ing I'owbek Cos., iO6 Wall-Bt., N. Y. JanSl ure to listen to many sweet little songs swelling from childish voices. One of them sung by the smallest pupils with beautiful simplicity, but striking harmony, was : “The North wind doth blow, And we shall have snow; What will the robin do then, poor thing? To keep himself warm, And hide ids head under his wing, poor tiling.” Other songs relating to move ments of the body occupy a largo portion of the kindergarten recrea tions. and we remember one, recall ing distinctly the “tick toek” of the school room clock of old “Lang Syne.” Concert recitations are made a part of the regular work. The pupils are stimulated to good work by the beautiful reward cards which are given from time to time to those deserving them. Spelling is taught by the natural use of the words in expressing the child’s thought. He must need the word before being required to spell it. The use of sesquipedalian words in their connection is strictly avoided, yet by this law of necessi ty, the orthography is so perfect that a sentence is seldom incorrect in regard to spelling. The development of thought is made a prime object in view. The training ofthe concept! i> and per ceptive faculties is induced, while the training of the senses through abject lessons, serves an important purlin mental gymnastics. Arithmetic is taught, not by meaningless definitions and lengthy rules, but by the principles of com- mon sense. From the text books we have, “when a unit is divided into four equal parts, one of the parts is called one-fourth, and three of the parts is called three-fourths.” Passing from this school, wo crosed the Ocmulgee bridge, and visited one of the schools on the suburbs. These are under the con trol of able teachers, as the public school system extends throughout the country. In the course of con versation we inquired in regard to the discipline. “The discipline is good, “said the Superintendent. There is no talking, nor a desire to talk, for a public sentiment is fos tered against it.” One of the teachers must be on the grounds during recess, and overlook the amusements. The decorations in some of the rooms arc very attractive—land scapes, museums, and libraries, set ting the pupils ail example of order, while the well-swept floors and pol ished boards, give an apt illustra tion of neatness. Our greatest pleasure however, was a visit to the High School. Here we were highly entertained by the vocal exercises, and calisthe nic drills of the young ladies. These were interspersed with some sprightly recitations that lifted us from the insipid routine of some schools to the pleasure of an extem pore concert. The elocution was fine; for dis tinct articulation alternated with the most graceful gestures and postures. As we finished our educational tour, by the courtesy of Prof. Zct tler, we felt that a day had been well spent. Teachers should wake to the topics of the day and employ them selves in the study of pedagogics , and psychology as related to school work. Then shall teaching take its. rank unchallenged among the pro fessions. Earnest, enthusiastic workers will appear on every side, associations of learning will flour ish, and the cause of education will march forward with resistless power, with its standards blazing with the motto, “En avant! En avant!" S. The consumption of Ayer’s Bills far exceeds any precedent. They are constantly winning the confi dence of those who use them. They cleanse the blood, improve the ap petite, promote digestion, restore healthy action, and regulate every function. They are pleasant to take gentle in their operation, yet t-hor ■ ough, searching and powerful in ■ subduing disease.