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THE HENRY COUNTY W EEKLY
VOL. XVIII.
PROFESSIOXA / CARDS.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in the comities coniprioiig
the Flint .ludicial Circuit, the S.ipi
Court of Georgia, ami the United Stric-
Diatrict Court.
lysi. T.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, 'la.
Will practice in the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
cl Georgia and the United States District
Court. apr27-ly
TJ .1. RKAUAII/
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in all the Courts of Georgia
Special attention given to commercial and
other collections. Will attend all the Courts
it Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over
The Weekly office.
A.KKOIVA,
" ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDo.vouoh, Ga.
Will practice in all the counties compos
ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of
Georgia and the Unijed States District
Court. janl-ly
JO Sl* 3.. I Vi:.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Gate City Katioal Bank Building,
Atlanta, Ga,
Practices in the State and Federal Courts.
j J V. PEEPLES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
llamcton, Ga,
Will practice in all the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
of Georgia and the District Court of the
United States. Special and prompt atten
tiongivento Collections, Oct 8, 1888
Jno. D. Stewart. | 11. T. Daniel.
STEWAI6T & OAAIIIL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Guieein, Ga.
J|l«. G. I*. UAMPKELL
DENTIST,
McDonough Ga.
Anv one desiring work done can he ac
commodated either By calling on me in per
son or addressing me through the mails.
Terms cash, unless special arrangements
are otherwise made.
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We learn from our exchanges that
id. Fred Dismuke, of Griffin, is an
applicant for the position of consul
general to Cuba. lie will have as an
Miponent, it is supposed, Col. J. IL
Esiill. of the Savannah Morning News,
a very strong man. Col. Dismuke is
very popular, and his numetous friends
and acquaintances in Henry county
wish him success.
While in conversation with a repre
sentative of the Daily Constitution,
iu Atlanta, last week, Hon. Edward
J. Reagan expressed himself as follows
iu regard to an important bill intro
duced by him at the last session of the
legislature: „
‘'Ob, yes; gracious me, Georgia
needs a new constitution out and out,”
was the remark from Representative
Reagan, of Henry, yesterday when
questioned about the bill he introduced
iu the last general assembly calling for
a constitutional convention. “ The
state needs a new constitution because
the one we now have has worn out. It
was like the silk stocking that was
darned, and darned with cotton thread
until it became a cotton stocking rather
titan a silk one—see? In some res
pects the present constitution of the
state is too lenient and in others it’s
too strict. There have been so many
changes to it that it will be very hard
to ever get heads or tails out of it if
the chauges continue with the annual
sessions of the state legislature. Near
Iv every year the legislature passes
some law amending the constitution.
This thing cannot go on much louger
without making our state constitution
as mysterious as the Gordian knot.
My bill providing for the holding of a
constitutional. convention was intro
duced the latter part of the session, but
was not put on its passage. It will
come up in the next legislative session,
however, and I am coming back to
press it for all it is worth.”
The Lovejov Picayune has the fol
lowing item iu its last issue, that brings
out the “dog eater,” spoken of in a re
cent issue of The Weekly, as some
thing tangible :
It reported that a panther has beeu
playing sad havoc with the dogs near
Pomona. It and two cubs have been
seen in a swamp near that place, where
they have taken up thein abode, and it
is thought that the male panther is also
abroad in the land. It in thought, also,
that they came from the Okefinokee
swamp.
We tbiuk our City Dads would do
well to stop so much indiscriminate
reckless shooting on the streets bj
boys with ‘ flips” or “Alabama slings.”
The writer was seated in a business
house receutly when some mischievous
chap fired a handful of shot at the
window near where several gentlemen
were seated. Luckily the boy was at
such a distance that the shot failed to
do any material damage to the window
T hus far an occasional lame cat,
one eyed dog, or “sick” chicken is the
only apparent signs of their superior
marksmanship, and although nothing
serious has, or may, come of it, it is
nevertheless, dangerous, aud should be
stopped.
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There has been a great falling off
in the price of cottou seed. Recently
these seeds were bringing $21.00 a ton:
they are now bringing about $15.50.
The only explination of the cause that
lias brought about such a reduction is
that the mills have been fighting each
other and running up the prices, and
that they found it unprofitable to keep
up that sort of tiling. Enormous
quantities have been sold aud we are
glad the farmers geneially got the ben
efit of high prices.
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Married in Lovejoy, Wednesday
morning, Mr. .fas. M. Stanfield and
Miss Guice, Rev.-W. A. Tigner, ol
Jonesboro, officiating.—Lovejoy Pica
yune.
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According to recommendation of the
last grand jury the picket fence that
surrounds the court house has been
torn down and sold to the higest bid
der. Its removal makes quite a differ
ence iu the appearance of the square,
but whether it is an impiovement or
not is a question. We would suggest,
if iu order, that a granite wall be
erected around the, grounds, which will
keep them from washing.
Although the following letter was
not sent us for publication, we take the
liberty of doing so, notwithstanding :
Savoy, Texas. Feb. 27, ’93.
To Thp. Henry County Weekly—
Dear Sir :—lt is said that ail things
work together for good to them that
love the Lure' —the called according to
His purpose. Such is my faith. It
does me a great deal of good to pay
McDonough, ga.. Friday, march k>, usdis.
what 1 owe Negligence on my part
perhaps causes you to think, not so.
Now, here comes the workings of all
things: I’ve just gotten ray Weekly
of the 17th inst ; and the reply to
Mr. Wise so anuimated me that I send
you a money order for $1.50 to renew
my subscription to The Henry Coun
ty Weekly, for 1 do love to read such
matter as the above said piece contains;-
also “retrospective,” but not so well ;
though if any depart from the faith
(Democratic principles) I would like to
know who they are. llow a People’s
party man can thank his few Demo
cratic frteuds for voting for him I can’t
see, fur whenever one votes ior that
party then he becomes one of the “has
been Democrats.” Ho has gone astray.
The idea of a man that is called “Wise”
getting into such a state of mind as to
wander off so far from the right way
(as 1 think) as to be caught in the
People’s party rank, is a mystery to me.
But enough of that.
Please come to see me Mr. Henry
County Weekly each week without
fail, for I love to meet you. And hur
rah for Democratic principles.
Y'ours as ever,
O. T. Sikes.
Mr. John Pair, the wide awake gu
ano agent, informs us that many of the
farmers are paying cash for guano this
season, something that has rarely ever
beeu the case heretofore.
An exchange remarks, “When will
meat go down.”
When we poor “cusses” get able to
afford it, of course.
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It is repotted that the post offices at
Flovilla, Jtnkinsburg aud Locust
Grove were robbed one night last week,
and a small amount of money was ta
ken. No clue to the robbers.—Jack
sou News.
We suppose our farmer friends will
have to forego sowing spring oats this
year, as they have been thrown so far
behind with their farm work already by
unfavorable weather.
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Both of McDonough’s splendid ed
ucational institutions continue to flour
ish, and the young of our community
are nearly all represented iu one of the
schools.
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McDonough has, in Institute Hall,
one of the nicest, and with a little ad
ditional work, most comfortable places
for entertainments, plays, etc., of any
town of like size in this part of the
state. We would suggest to the di
rectors the advisability of finislung up
this hall as was intended. Then
with the proper encouragement a trav
eling operatic traup, or some of the
many other entertainments of a like
nature, could be induced to stop over
and give an entertainment occasionally,
and in this way our people would have
the pleasure of witnessing something
that, if it did nothing else, would dis
tract their minds from the cares of life
for awhile and thereby prove beneficial
to them, and the directors would, also,
receive remuneration for the small ex
pense they would have to under go in
perfecting the Hall, and through the
repairs their building would be en
haneed in value. So, let the improve
ments take place, and then for the
shows.
Speaking of shows, as Snollygoster
Ham would remark, reminds us that
we have heard it hinted around that
a play would be rendered shortly by
McDonough talent. We hope our
young friends will not forego their iu
teutiou, but show the public what Mc-
Donough can accomplish when it tries.
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We had another slight acquaintance
with “the beautiful” last Saturday
morning. It is seldom our people bare
witnessed a snow fall in March in this
section.
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The Wesson Combination was greet
ed on both Friday and Saturday night
by a good sized audience, notwithstand
ing the inclemency of the weather. All
who were present pronounce it to have
been an interesting entertainment.
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Mr. Si. Oglesby informs us that the
hail storm which passed over our town
on Monday night of last week, was
much more severe at his borne three
miles west of this place, than here.
Several panes of glass were broken
out of the windows in his dwelling,
and although the bail fell for only
five or six minutes, he observed great
quantities—probably from a peck to a
half bushel—in several fen*: corners
while on his way to town the
a little after noon, although the weath
er was quite mild.
Briug in your Job Work.
BACK HOME!
CLEVELAND DULY
RETURNED
To Ills Proper Place In the White
House. Tlie People Flock from
All to Hail the Great
Chief, ni**fJ;'hey Wittness a
Glorious Inaugural.
Washinoton, March 4.—Grover
Cleveland, thrice nominated for l’resi
dent of the United States, and twice
elected, was today successfully inducted
i
into that high office for his second
term, with all appropriate ceremonies
and the gathering of a mighty multi
tuds, and with the accompaniment of a
blinding snow storm. But uotwitii
standing every tfisadvantage of weath
er, the last occasion was greater than
the first.
It was more imposing in the military
and civic display. At least foriy thou
sand men, with a Jeaven of fair women,
march'd along the great national ave
nue to or from the capitol.
Also the of eleven great
States, New Yoi'k, iSew Jersey, Con
uecticut and Massachusetts on the north
and east; of Pennsylvania and Mary
land among the middle states; of
Georgia, North and South Carolina
Louisiana in the south, and of Wiscon
sin in the far west—participated in the
uational ceremonies and thereby etn
phasized the complete restoration of
national unity.
The order of proceeding was almost
identically the same as four years ago,
with the action of the chief participants
reversed.
GEORGIANS IN THEIR GLORY.
His excellency Governor Northen,
of Georgia, and his staff of twenty
three handsome colonels, had the dis
tinguished honor of riding in the third
division and as second in the list of
states. The states were to appear in
in the procession in the order in which
they were admitted into the union.
This would have made Georgia fifth,
but two of the states were not repre
sented, and hence the Empire Slate of
the South moved up next to New Jersey
and second in the list.
Governor Northen was a fitting com
mander for the staff which followed.
He was dressed in his suit of regula
tion black, and wore a new black hat
of the slouch style. His only decora
tion was a silver cord which adorned
his hat. He rode a champing gray
steed, and there was no finer in the
procession.
All the colonels bore themselves as
gallantly and as gracefully as though it
bad been practicing in dress parade for
the past twenty years. They were all
in the uniforms which formerly distin
guished the confederate officers. Their
blue pants with gold biaid, their double
breasted gray coats cut Prince Albert
styles and tight fitting with epauletts.
I heir black Alpine bats ornamented
with the coat of arms of Georgia and
with red plumes waving above them,
all tended to give them a distinguished
appearance and make them ohj -cts of
special attraction in the parade.
Colonel J. Cotton Lines and others
added to the richness of their uni
forms’ appearance by wearing genuine
gold spurs. Many southerners and ex
confederates stood alor.g the line of
march. Wherever a group of these
! caught sight of the uniforms which they
had previously followed to death and
glory, they sent up the rebel yell with
a vim and a voice that fairly made the
/‘peace” colonel tremble. No more
gallant governor, no handsomer staff
were in the line than his.
1 The Georgia Huzzas, of Savannah,
followed close upon the Governor's
| staff, acting as an escort, and with their
I fiery steeds and flashy uniforms made
J one of the most prominent attractions
lof the procession. Iu the entire line,
I they were tlie only command marching
in full uniform.
THE RIPE TO I 111. CAPITOL.
It was shortly after 11 o’clock when
President-i lect Clevelaued and Vice-
President-elect Stevenson, accompanied
by the senate committee on arrange
ments, entered the executive man-ion.
1 hey were received by President
Harrison in the blue room. Five min
utes later the president aud his succes
sor reappeared and entered an open
cartiage and the march i,t the proces
sion to the capital begun.
President Harrison wore an over
pis-’"" “ -3^l
TADIxTEAAEVtaswf
coat with fur collar and cuffs. (Jleve
land's overcoat had a plain velvet col
lar.
Both, of course, wore silk hats.
1 hey rode in President Harrison's car
riage, drawn by four hay horses, Wil
liam Willis, who has driven the presi
dent’s carriage for three years, handled
the reins.
Tin re was no abatement of the
storm, and the ride to the capitol was
through a fast falling snow, whirled in
frequent gusts of high wind.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather Mr. Cleveland’s hat was
off frequently in response to the en
thusiastic cheers of the “ui.terrified,”
who swarmed the sidewalks, unmindful
of the discomfort.
The presidential party with their
military escort then came in sight of
the eastern entrance of the capitol a
few minutes after 12 o’clock.
.A large crowd had assembled at east
front and cheered loudly as Mr. Cleve
land approached.
lie went in by the basement entrance
in order to avoid the somewhat slip
pery-steps outside.
Fiom the moment he descended from
the carr'age he was received with lusty
cheers, and when he entered the senate
wing the cheers from the outside gave
way to an ovation.
Mr. Ilarri'on entered the president’s
room, where he spent some time sign
ing hills. Messrs. Cleveland and Ste
venson in the meantime were enter
tained at buffet lunch in the vice presi
dent's room.
THE EXERCISE ISEOINS.
Then came the official inducting of
Vice-President Stevenson into his office.
This was carried out in the usual im
pressive manner in the Senate chain
her, in the prescence of that august
body —the President and President
elect being present. The oath of office
was administered to his •successor by
Vice President Morton, who then
yielded to him the chair of presiding
officer.
A special session of the senate of
the tilty third congress was then for
rnally opened with prayei by Chaplain
llutler.
Vice-President Stevenson then arose
and delivered his address to the senate.
As he closed his remarks Mr. Steven
son directed the secretary of the senate
to read the president’s proclamation
convening the senate in e.\ 'unriiin ,r\
session. Mr. McCook rea the pioc
lamatiou; then the senators newly j
elected or re e’ecttd were invited bv
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the vice-president to come forward anil
take the oath of office. <
They did so and each, escorted by
his c lleague, and the oath was solemn
ly administered by the vice president,
the senatorg afterwards subscribing the
same at the clerk's desk.
All these preliminaries having been
duly disposed of, the vice president di
rected tiie sergeant-at arms to proceed
to the execution of the order of the.
Senate relative to the inauguration of
the President of the Uniter! States.
Jilt. CEEVELA.NO IS PRESIDENT.
The procession to the east portico of
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the capitol was then begun.
When the distinguished gathering
had taken the places assigned to them
at the east front of the senate wing,
Mr. President-elect took the oath of
office and then delivered his inaugural
address.
He said:
THE INAUGI KAI. ADDRESS.
My Fellow Citizens : In obedience
to the mandate of my countrymen I
am about to dedicate myself to their
service under the sanction of a solemn
oath. Deeply moved by the
of confidence and personal attachment
which has called me to this service. 1
am sure my gratitude can make no bet
ter return than the pledge [ now give
before God and these witnesses of my
unreserved and complete devotion to
the interests and welfare of those who
have honored mo and I deem it fitting
in this occasion while indicating the
opinions I hold concerning public ques
tions of present importance, to also
briefly refer to the existence of certain
conditions and tendencies among our
people, which seem to menace the in
tegrity ami usefulness of our govern
went.
SYMPTOMS OK INSIDIOUS INFIRMITY.
While every American citizen must
contemplate with the utmost pride, the
growth and expansion of our country,
the sufficiency of our institutions to
stand against the rudest shocks of viu
ietice, the wonderful thrift and enter
prise of our people and the demon
strated superiority of free government,
it behooves us to constantly watch for
every symptom of insidious infirmity
that threatens our national vigor. The
strong man who in the confidence of
sturdy health courts the sternest activ
ities of life, and rejoices iu the hardi
hood of constant labor, may still have
lurking near his vitals the unheeded
disease that dooms him to sudden col
lapso.
A SOUND AND ST A 11L E CURRENCY.
It cannot he doubted that our stu
peridous achievements as a people and
our country’s robust strung'h have
given rise to the heedlessness of those
laws governing our national health,
which wo can no more evade than hit
man life can escape the laws of God
and nature, and manifestly nothing is
more vital to our supremacy as a Ration
and to the benificient purposes of our
government than a sound and stable
currency.
Its exposure to degradation should
at once arouse to activity the most en
lightened statesmanship, and the dan
ger of depreciation in the purchasing I
power of wages paid to toil should fur
uish the strongest incentive to prompt
and conservative perception.
In dealing with our present embar
rassing situation as related to this sub
ject we will be wise if we temper our
confidence and faith iu our national
strength and resources wi'h the frank !
concession that even these will not per
mit us to defy with impunity the inex
orablo laws of finance and trade.
WILL MAINTAIN OCR CREDIT.
At the same time, in our effort to
adjust the difference of opinion, we
should he free from intolerance or pas
sion, arid our judgements should lie un
moved by alluring phrases and unvexed
by selfish inteiest. lam confident that
such an approach to the subject will
result in prudent and effective remedial
legislation.
In the meantime, so far as the exec
utive branch of the government cun
intervene, none of the powers with
which it is invested will be withheld
when their exercise is deemed neecssa
ry to maintain our national credit or
avert financial disaster.
SPECIAL PIUVILEOES To NONE.
Closely related to the exagerated
confidence in our countiy’s greatness,
which tends to a disregard of the rules
of national safety, another danger con
fronts us not less dangerous.
I r fer to the prevalence of a pop i
lar disposition to expect from the op
erii'ion ol the government especial a
tin, ct individual advantages.
The verdict of our voters, which coc
ci mued the injustice of maintaining
proti ction for protection’s sake, eu
j fins upon the people’s servants Lhe
duty of exposing and destroying the
brood if kindred evils which are the
unwholesome progeny of paternalism.
This is the bane of republican insti
tutions and the constant peril of our
government by the people. It degrades
to the purposes of the wily, the plan of
rule of our fathers—established and be
queathed to us an object of our love
and veneration.
It p rverts the patriotic sentiment of
our countrymen, and tempts them to
the pitiful calculation of sordid gain to
be derived from their government’s
maintenance. It undermines the si If
reliance of our people, and substitutes
in its place dependence upon govern
mental favoritism and stupefies every
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It is a grand grace to be able to al
ways make yourself agreeable and
companionable. To be the right per
son in the right place, and to say just
the right thing at the right time, is an
indication of great tact. A word un
wisely said, an insinuation thoughtless
ly ““'le, a cut, a thrust, a hit of pee
vishness or selfish sarcasm, alas ! how
often we would give almost anything to
unsay or undo. To he agreeable and
companionable we must be kind,
thoughtful, interested in }our acquain
tances welfare and success, sincere,
cordial, and, above all, cheerful. .V
church lull of such people would grow
and flourish with the poorest of preach
ers, and the poorest of choirs. When
people see you take a real interest in
them you have already half won them
to your side.
Stop lynching people! Yes, it will
stop wheu brutes stop assaulting the
white women of our country. Let
them stop their hellish outrages, in dc
tying the laws of God and man, and
'here will bo no lynching. The homes,
the virtue and purity of our women,
must ba respected, and the man or
brute who trespasses, crosses the dead
line, places himself beyond the pale of
trial by jury, and takes his life in his
own hands, and loses it.—Hale's
Weekly.
A young man at Hushtiell, 111., wa
gered with his mother that. Harrison
would be elected. His mother would
not enter into a money wager, but
made her son promise to go to Sunday
school every Sunday if Cleveland was
elected.
For the first time in twelve years
the Demociats have control of the
Senate, and for*the li st time in thirty
two years are in control of both the
legislative and executive departments
of the government.
The anti-optjon bill was finally de
feated in the House on Wednesday oi
l ist week. All the Georgia numbers
except Turner and Lester voted for
the measure. Mr. Crisp, being in the
chair, did not vote.
lhe army of the queen of liawwaii
would have defended her majesty, hut
unhappily they were unable to borrow
a revolver.
It is hard to find people in misfor
tune who will not stick to it that some
body else has been to blame for it.
Alabama is going to employ her con
victs on public works. Georgia could
learn a lesson or two from Alabama.
Su.ar moistened with vinegar is a
good cure for hiccough,
.I list received at The New York
Store, in Jackson, one of the best se
lected stocks of spring clothing ever
brought to this country. Something
entirely new, consisting ol the latest
novelties out, made up to fit and sure
to please. Young man, you should not
fail to see their line before buying,
lie member, at the Xew York Sto.e,
Jackson, Ga.
Tin: ( lar.miciiakl Co.,
Proprietors.
Our Mr. K. L. Daughtry left for
Xew York on last Momlay. lie goes
lor the purpose of not only selecting
for us the most elegaut line of dress
goods, trimmings, etc., ever brought to
lliis section of country, but will secure
for us a first class Baltimore milliner.
She will bring out witli her a large,
beautiful and stylish line of milliuery
goods. Ladies, buy your hats of the
Star Store, if you want to get stylish
and cheap goods.
Our opening will be the grand event
of the season. We trill let you know
the time.
Jac'k on Mkucantili: Co.
They Have Got to Go!
Hard limes, high prices and bK'
profits can’t exist in this town !
We have got the goods, and make
the prices that save the people money.
Come to see U 3 at the New York
Store, .Jackson, Ga
Ins Cahmichaki, Co.,
Proprietors.
M Advertising brin -s sm-i-ess.
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