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i HE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY CONSOLIDATED JANUARY 1,1591. VOL. XV. I'HOFKSSIOXA 1. VA 11 l>S. ! |K. «. I*. 4M JIPIIKM.. DENTIST, McDnsm cii »1a Any one desiring work dune can Be ac commodated either liv raitiig on me in per son or address! list me through the mails terms cash, unless special arrangements are otherwise made Gko \V. Butin | W.T. Dicken. ItKVW A DICKKH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, M( Donoi'UH, • • a.* Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the United States District Court. apr27-ly | AN. 11. Tl HAUK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States District Court- marlti-ly p .1. HKACJAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. McDonol'oii, Ga. Will practice in all the Courts ot Georgia Special altention given to commercial pnd other collections. Wilt attend all the Courts it Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over The Weekly office. | I’. 44 Al.li, ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga . Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia. I’rompt attention givm to collections. octs-’79 W A. 11R04V4. ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in all the counties compos ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the United States District Court. janl-ly j| A. IM.IIIMiUNi, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ll.\MEton, 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 tion given to Collections, Oct 8, 1888 Jno. D. Stewart. | R.T. Daniel. STEWART A RAM 111., ATTORNEYS AT LAW', Griekin, Ga. J Oil.A 1.. 1111. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Gate City Natioal Bank Building, Atlanta, Ga, Practices in tlu; Stale and Federal Courts, THE— M R’Y. —IS THE ONLY— SHORT AND DIRECT LINE TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST, PULLMAN’S FINEST VES TIBULE SLEEPERS BETWEEN ATLANTA & KNOXVILLE MACON & CHATTANOOGA BRUNSWICK & ATLANTA w iTiioi rciiaxji; Direct Connections at Chat tanooga with Through TRAINS AND PULLMAN SLEEP ERS TO Memphis end the West, at Kn»t|Hl<- wilh I'lillinan , " niffpfiK for Washington, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW YORK. FOB further information address, b.w.wrenn, chas. n.kicht Gen’l. I’ass. Ai! .. A.C. I*. A. KNOXVILLE. ATLANTA Mill I ami SOUTH. Leave McDonough a '.. m ' Arrive Greenwood \ “ Louella 1 “ <• Griffin 8-*® NORTH. Leave Griffin ! Arrive Louella * M *• Greenwood “ McDonough M. E. GRAY. Sup’t. Highest of all in Leavening Power. —U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. HqVa. j Baking Powder absolutely pure KISSING THE ROD. Oh, heart of mine, we shouldn’t Worry so! What we’ve missed of calm we couldn’t Have, you know! What we’ve met ot stormy pain, And of sorrow’s driving rain. We can Better meet again If it Blow. We have erred in that dark hour When our tears fell with tiie shower, All alone— Were not shine and shadow Went As the gracious Master meant V Let us temper our content With His own. For, we know, not every morrow Can Be sad: So, forgetting all (lie sorrow We have had, Li t us fold away our fears And put By our foolish tears, And through all the coming years Just Be glad. —James Whitcomb Riley. Gordon's Address to The Veterans. For the purpose of calling their at tention to, aud moving the people to action in this matter, General Gordon, Commander in chief of the Confederate Veterans, last week issued the following address : Headquarters United Confederate Veterans, Atlanta, Ga., May -3. 1891.—My Confederate Brothers: Upon you has devolved in large meas ure the responsibility for raising funds for the proposed monument of Jeffer son Davis. No argument, no urgent appeal, ncTspeSial effort on our part is needed to secure your hearty co operation in this cause. You will es teem it not only a sacred duty but a high privilege to enlist in this work aud to secure the aid of all our people throughout the Union. With unfal tering fidelity to every interest of out whole country and sincere appreciation of all great Americans of every sec tion, wj will build monuments to out own peerless heroes as an inspiration to corning generations and we will erect a Fitting one to our great chieftain, whose public and private life was without fear or reproach, in peace and war, will yet command the respect aud win the plaudits of all his coun trymen, and whose dauntless devo tion to his convictions has scarcely a parallel in his history. ‘•The details of the plans for rais ing the neceessary motley may safely be intrusted to the different Confeder ate associations, b'vouacs, camps and local organizations, hut the committee appointed by the Southern Press As sociation, itself largely composed of Confederate veterans, has issued a call : for the people to meet June 18 next, |to take proper steps to forward a j course of voluntary contributions or j other methods which they may deem I best.” This seems to me both oppor* tune and wise, “I hereby most respectfully and earnestly urge all Confederate organ izations to meet on that day for this purpose, and all Confederates not members of any organization to unite with the people and assist the move ment in their respective localities. Fluids raised by special efforts of Con federates may be sent to .Judge W. L. Calhoun, of Atlanta, who will act as treasurer, receipt for all remmittances and place the same in bank to the credit of the Davis monument fund. “.J. 15. Gordon, “Commanding United fpnfefjerate Veto ram. t-P. S. The oo operation of the sons of Confederate Veterans and es pecially of patriotic Southern women is invited and assured. “J. 15. G.” Mr. B. F. Brown, Manager Electric Health Resort, Hillman, Ga., says : My wife has used iiradycrotine with rao£t gratifying results on several oc casion*. A great many people have expressed astonishment at the rapid manner in which Cheatham’s Tasteless Chill Ton ic gained popularity. It is not remar kable at all. We s’mply said it would cure chills. It has always done so Try it. Price 50 and 75 cents. No cure, no pay. AND HENRY COUNTY TIMES. McDonough, ga.. fridayl junu ig. isoi. Not a Dumping Ground. It is fully time European countries were made to understand that this country is not a dumping ground for the scum of their populations. There are more undesirable immigrants com ing here now than at any previous time in our history. The regular line of steamships from Europe are not able to accommodate them, and tramp steam ers are being hired to transport them. And the efforts made to prevent the undesirable immigrants from landing are extremely feeble. The Secretary of the Treasury', un der a law passed by the last congress, has appointed a commission to go to Europe and find out the means employ ed by the governments in the different European countries to get the scum of their poj ulations to emigrate. It is considered absolutely certain that most of the people who are emigiating from certain countries which are sending us large numbers of emigrants are prompt ed to do so by their respective govern ments. It is even intimated that they are recipient of the government aid. If they are the commission that will visit Europe this summer will find it out, and the information will be laid before congress for its action. The chairman ol the commissioner is ex-Congressman Grosvenor, of Ohio He is an able and aggressive man, and the commission under his direction will make a report, in all probability, that will lie worth something. Congress has been dealing with this immigragation question in a hesitating and uncertain kind of way. It lias seemed afraid to take any positive steps toward shutting our gates against immigrants who are not wanted and who are harmful to us. YVe have so long pursued the policy of receiving all who cotne that it is diffi- cult to change it. Public opinion, however, has be come so aroused by the coming of hordes of people who are not only a burden to society but a menace to our institutions, that congress will be forced, to take steps to sift immigrants atid admit only those who are genuine liomeseekers and who will contribute to the upbuilding of the country. The steamship companies are sup posed to co-operate with the immigra tion authorities iu keeping out unde sirable immigrants, hut from all ac counts they do not do so. They are so eager to make money that nearly all of tbem bring to this country anybody who can pay his passage or whose passage is paid. If they were forced to take back the undesirable part of their passengers they would be a ltttle more careful to obey the immigration laws. As a matter of fact, we want only the very best of the immigrants, and we are in a position to pick and choose. If we accept the scum, it is our own fault, and we will haye to endure the evils with which it is sure to afflict us. From Nature’s Storehouse, It stands to reason that a medicine which will destroy the germs of conta gious blood poison aud counteract the effects of mercurial poisoning may be depended on to overcome the diseases that have their origin in malaria, or that have their seat in au impure con dition of the blood. This is what S,. S. S. lias done, and what it will do, as it* popularity attest*, As a preventive and a remedy for the long list of affec tions that display their activity during the spring and summer mouths, it stands without a rival. The secret of this is that it is a remedy drawn from nature’s own storehouse. Hundreds of people have qsed Hipit'a Cure with the happy results in lliseases of the skin, such as Kcsema, Tetter, Ringworm, etc It is guaran teed to cure and only 50 cents per box. English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, soft or calloused lumps and blemiohes from horses, blood spavins, curbs, splints, sweeney, ring bone, sti fles, sprains, all swollen throats, coughs etc. Save SSO by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blem ish Cure ever l*uowu. Sold by D. McDonald, OUR NEIGHBORS. What Is Going on In the Counties Around Us. SPALDING COI’NTY. From Ibo Morning Call. J. H. Baker, one of the ‘best pro strvi d veterans in Georgia, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Balter served through the Mexican aud Confederate wars, and is now a progressive farmer in Pike county. | Friday night Miss Iliddie Touch stone, a pure hearted Christian girl of 14 years, died at the home of Iter mother, near Creswell, of pneumonia. She was universally beloved by all her associates, and her death has cast a gloom of sadness over the community where she lived. Miss Eflie Enas, of Pittsburg, Pa., and Lieut. Geo. J. Cutmiugh am, of this city, were married Sunday, evening. The marriage was a quiet iftfair, but they received the congratulations "of scores of friends and many expressions of a long and happy life to tlil contrac ting parties. Just before daylight yesterday morn ing Taylor Stegar, a negro living in North Griffin, returned to his home and knocked for admittance. His wife open ed the door tor him and remonstrated with him for being out all night, lie replied that fie did not propose to have auy of her jaw and with a heavy club beat her until he thought she was dead and then skipped out. The woman is in a critical condition from the blows and will probably die from their effects. Taylor has not yet been apprehended. Friday night Mr. J. W. Connelloy, one of Spalding’s oldest and respected citizens, died at his home near Creswell. He had lived to a ripe old age, reared a large and respected family, and quiet ly passed away. For many yean the deceased had been a consistent mem ber of the Methodist church, where his influence and presence will .be sadly missed. A wife and several children survive this good man, who are follow ing in his footsteps toward happiness. A negro arrived in the city yester day from Senoia hearing strong evi - deuce of having the small pox. The news flew like wild fire, aud iio one could he induced to interview him. Obtaining his name Mayor Stewart telegraphed to Senoia for particulars, and soon received a dispatch from the attending physician that the man had only chicken pox. The man left on the first train and Griffin quieted down. Mr. John Morris, who it will he re membered, was caught in a shafting at the oil mills last fall and had a leg badly ci ushed, came to the city yester day for the purpose of having the in jured limb amputated. It was thought for some months that the wound would heal and thus save his limb, hut this proves not to be so, and the leg will be amputated probably to day. The chief of police received a dis patch yesterday from Anierieus announ cing the arrest of W. 15. Speer, whose bond was forfeited at the last term of Spalding Stqierior Court. It will he remembered that Speer went to Police raatt Gossett’s home last fall, aud call ing him out, opened fire upon him, shooting Gossett twice He was placed in jail hut gave bond, and then failed to appear for trial. Sheriff Patrick will go to Americas this morning and I Bring Speer hack to Griffin, where ho i will probably rest in jail until the August term of court. lII’TTS. From the News. The section of country between Jack son and Covington liave had good rains within the past week. Col. A. 1,. Franklin delivered an itffdress at the closh g exercises of the Jeukhisburg school last week. We learn that he gave a very sensible and in structive talk which was well receiv ed. Every day observation around Jack-, sou calls to mind t) at a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, woiihi l*ave plenty to do. Particularly are some colored people very cruel to i the brute creation. 1 lie State of Georgia vs. Sam Greer, colored, for murder, was argued before the Supreme court last week. Up to | this time the decision of the coutt has I not been rendeied and it is not known whether a new trial will lie granted fu , the case or not. Mooje, the postmistress at Stark, I* now in her eightieth year yet she attends to her duties well, and is as ac commodating to the public, generally, as if she was just sweet sixteen. How many girls of the present day, will live to that ripe old ago and be able to at tend to their duties ? We learn that the nurse, a negro girl, gave Mr. E. P. Newton’s baby, aged about two years, some harts horn probably with the intention of poison ing it, week before iast. The hahv’s mouth and throat is considerably datn maged, and it is feared that the child's speech will be permanently impaired. # # * ROCKDALK. From 1110 Banner. The school at Oakland Seminary under Mrs. Gleaton and Miss Minnie Smith will close to-morrow. This school during the entire spring term has been well attended. Yesterday afternoon, about 2 o’clock little Ralph, five year old son of Rich ard \Y. Tucker, of the firm of J. 11. Almaud it Go., died after a short sick ness of three days. He died on his birthday. The veterans of the 3rd Georgia Regiment will have a reunion with Company II at Covington on Wednes day .and Thursday, July 23rd and 24th. A good time is expected. Though the farmers were so busy last Saturday that but few of them came out to hear Commissioner Nes bett speak, ho had a pretty fair audi ence and made a very straight forward and effective talk. It is thought the protracted meeting, which has been iu progress at the M. E church for some three weeks, will close this week. There have been 2G accessions to the church on profession of faith and several by certificate. This is the best revival the church has enjoyed in a long time. We understand that Sheriff Austin discovered a “blind tiger” in it room behind the barber shop of Henry Rea gan under the Commercial Hotel last Saturday. He found some dozen bot tles and a jug, all empty except two bottles, one of which was full, and the other halt full. There were also some clothing. It is altogether pmbable that the guilty parties will get the bene fit of the prohibition law of this county at the next term of the court. For quite a number of years Mrs. Mary Jane Husou, mother of Messrs. William, Robert and Jeff Union, had been very severely afflicted with rheu matism, and lad suffered the most ex cruciating pains. In fact, we are told that for 30 years or more she had suf fered with rheumatism. For several weeks Mrs. Huson had not been expec ted to live more than a day or two ; but somehow she kept living until lust Sun day night, the 31st., between ten and eleven o’clock she breathed her last. For several days, perhaps weeks, she had prayed, almost without ceasing that the Lord would let her die. Last Sunday evening about 3 o’clock while Mr. J. YV. Farmer and lady were away from home, Mr. Notley W. Mad dox aud his brother Joe took each a buggy and called at Mr. Farmer's. The girls, Misses Genie and Georgia, who were ready, got into the buggies. Miss Georgia with Notlay and Miss Genic with Joe. They went direct to Uncle Isaac Hamby’s, the well known Primitive Baptist minister. A marriage license was there in waiting, and iu a few minutes Mr. Notley Maddox aud Miss Georgia Farmer were united in marriage, Elder Isaac Hamby oflicicia- ting. When this old, bowed and tremb ling minister of the gospel pronounced some solemn words of advice, it is said that several present, burst into tears. In some respects this was a novel mar riage, and a sort of old fash'oned run away match. * * u’kai.h. From the New Era. Venable Bros. are working a large number of bands on Little Mountain. The granite business is booming. The Southern Granite Company lias opened up in full blast and many more dollars will now lie put in circulation. Some of the pretty gills wear their skirts so tight that they look like they bad been ducked in a pond and were going borne to put on dry clothes. The average mule lias but little to live for these days. Five and a half days labor in the farm, goes to an al liance meeting Saturday afternoon and to preaching on Sunday. Last Friday morning our highly es teemed friend, Judge John Nunnally, | visited our sanctum and presenter! us with the first ripe peach of the sea son. It is said that rich relatives in Ger many have left Mrs. Harriett Moore, of Gwinnett county, six million dol lars. YY’ulter Bryans, who formerly clerk ed for 1L I). C’rossley here and who is related to Mrs. G’rossley, died at his uncle's, Mr. Jeff Iltisou, in Mississippi, last week. His remains were buried in Conyers. An aged negro woman by the name of Betty Maguire dropped dead at her home near the cemetery here last Thursday morning. An iuquest was held by the coroner and the verdict of the jury was that she died from apo plexy. 1 here are less intoxicating drinks sold here now than in some time past. Iho town authorities have determined that the “blind and open tigers” must go, and the most of them have gone. If you sell the vile stuff you will suffer for it sooner or later—it is only a ques tion of time; ho it short, or long the crash will bo heavy. 1 here is a brother in church who throws his head back, shuts his eyes and sings, “Fly Abroad, Thoii Mighty Gospel, every time the hat is passed around. He doeseu’tsee the hat, or the gospel either.—Stanton’s Billville Banner. Billville is very fortunate if it has only one brother of that kind— Litiionia has lots of them. Terrible Fight With Snakes. LaLayettk, Ga., June 7.—Since the adventuie of Frank Oldham, of Pendleton, the news of which reached here recently, the people of this section have been on the lookout for snakes, as they appear to ho more numerous this year than formerly. It appears that Mr. Oldham was working a piece of new ground when ho saw two ugly and enormous hlacksnakes, that immediate ly showed fight. They first made a 1 tisli at the young man, and tried to coil themselves around his logs, but he escaped from their slimy embrace and made for the fence at a rapid rate, closely pursued by the serpents. YY’hen (lie serpents saw 'that Frank was out of their reach on the fence they return to the horses, which had been left standing still attached to the harrow. Soon the horses were noticed to he rearing and performing acrobatic feats that would surpass Illinium's trained equines. 'l'lie man, mustering up his courage, armed himself with a fence rail and hastened to the relief of his team, lie found one reptile coiled around the foreleg of one horse, and the other snake around the hind leg of the other horse. The serpents struck the de fenseless animals repeatedly, while the air resounded with a peculiar hissing noise. After a struggle of about thir tv minutes the farmer succeeded in beiting off the reptiles and releasing the seated team. Hu then mounted the hai row, and a chase commenced, the horses at full speed, dragging the liar row and Frank, with the snakes in close pursuit. The fleeing team taised a cloud of dust, and when it reached opposite side of the field the snakes were lost to view. A party with guns aud clubs was quickly organized to search for the snakes, but was unable to* find them. The hlacksnakes appear to be more vicious this year than ever before. A number of persons have been bitten by them. They do not wait to he moles ted, hut make an attack immediately. Debt, Dirt aiul tile Devil. To keep debt, dirt and the devil out of my cottage has been my greatest wish ever since I set up bouse keeping. Surely these form a trinity of evils that should bo carefully guarded against. A man who is in debt is a slave, toiling to meet the demands of auotlier. lie cannot call what be , possesses bis own. lie bad better a i great deal have less, and owe no man any thing according to the apostolic in junction, than to have large posses sions for which be is responsible, but which in whole or in part belongs to another. A man m debt is like a per son over board with a great weight about his neck, with which, by great exertion, he may reach the shore, but which nevertheless, may sink him at any moment. But whatever excuse may be made for men going into debt, surely none can be offered for their living in dirt. Soap and water are cheap, and brushes and brooms are not very expensive.—Spurgeon. Plain castor oil is probably the most nauseous dose a mortal ever had to ! take. Cheatham’s Tasteless Castor Oil is one of the most pleasant, it is just the same as the plain oil in effect, but oh! the difference in the taste. Price 23 cents. J Henry County Weekly, Established 187 C, | Henry County Times, Established 1884. A Pointer for the Judge. An amusing scene was recently en acted in a justice court in asmall coun try town. '1 lie justice, with pompous dignity and a voice like a young trombone, took it upon bimsef to examiue a witness, a little, withered old fellow townsman, with a face as red and wrinkled as a smoked herring. “What is your name ?” asked the justice. “Why, Judge,” said the astonished witness, “you know my name as well as your’u.” “Never you mind w hat I know or don’t know/’was the caution given with judicial severity. “I asked the question in my ollicial capacity, and you’re hound to answer it under oath.” With a contemptuous snort the wit ness gave his name, and the examina tion continued. “Where do you live?” “Waal, I do declare!” ejaculated the old man. “Why,” he continued, ap pealing to the tittering crowd of court room loungers, “I’ve lived in this town all my life, and so’s lie,” pointing to the justice, and hear him go on, you’d think—” “Silence !’’ thundered the irate jus tice. “Answer my question, or I’ll fine you for contempt of court.” Thoroughly alarmed the witness named his residence and waited for the next question. “What is your occupation ?” “Hoy ?” “What do you do for a living ?” “Oh, come oIT, squire ! just as if you didn’t know tliut I ter.d gardens in the summer season and shovel coal in the winter." “As a private citizen I do know it, hut in my judicial capacity I am sup posed to know nothing about you,” said the perplexed jmftice. “Well, judge,” said the simple-mind ed witness, “if you know somethin’ outside the court room, aud don’t know nothin* in it, why don't you get out and let somebody trv this case that’s ♦ got some sense ?" The advice was doubtless well meant, hut cost the witness ten dollars. Smoking in Heaven. One of the elders of the second Col ored llnptistchurch, upon Third street, is strongly opposed to the use of tobac co, and never fails see any of tlio mem bers that he finds indulging in what lie considers a sinful habit. Meeting an aged brother the other day, with a very strong smelling, old clay pipe in his mouth, he accosted him : ‘•Brudder Thomas, does you believe that nothin’ unclean can enter de king dom ?” “I does, brudder.” •‘l)en you can nelier enter, for your href smells worser nor a slaughter house.” “Dat may he, brudder, hut when I goes to hebhin I ’spects to leave my href behind me.” And the aged man passed on, peace fully smoking, while the elder gazed af ter him in a dazed way that was pain ful to see. An Authoritative Decision. Tommy came running to his father one day with a weight of trouble on his mind. “Sadie says that the moon is made of green cheese, pa, and I don’t belihve it.” “Don’t you believe it. Why not *?” “I know it isn’t.” “But how do you know !” “Is it, papa ?” “Don’t ask me that question ; you must find out for yourself.” “llow can I find it out ?” “You must study into it.” lie went up to the parlor, took the family Bible from the table and was missed for some time, when he came running into the study. “1 have found it out; the moon is not made of green cheese, for the moon was made before the cows were.” Now we have a gun that should keep off all our belligerent neighbors. It was forged at the \\ aterville steel works during the past year, and is said to propel a 1,000 pound projectile ten miles with fatal effect. Considering that it is to contain 400 pounds of powder at each charge the projectile should be carried at a rate that is posi. lively terrific. What we need now is an enemy to try it on. But nobody seems to speak up.—Savannah News. FOR TDK IU.IIOD, Weakness, Malaria, Indigestion ana BiUOUS BBOWN‘ S IRON BITTF.RS. It cure* quickly. For sale by all dealer* ill BMdiciue. tkt the genuine. NO. 41