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WEDNESDAY, Aug. II, 1*88.
IV IjkM Ten Circulation.
The Urgent Count y (Irenlotion.
The Unteat tieaeral Circulation.
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•thar r,f*r poblUlml In *W» Sccllnn.
Official Organ of Ware.
Official Organ of Charlton-
ThoniasviUc has two of the liest
newspapers in the State. The
Time*, by editor Triplett ami the
Enterprise by editor Winter.
The DoiTgc County Journal
claims a crowing mocking bird for
Eastman. It is said the bird crows
as clear as a bantam rooster.
The stone cutters, employed on
the capitol building of Atlanta,
had a strike last week. A tyrani-
cal foreman is said to l*c the cause
of the trouble.
The Jekyl Island Club are
now building a steamer for the
special needs of their route from
Brunswick to the Island. She
will be constructed for speed us
well us comfort.
Indians in Colorado are on the
war path. No Indians or Mexicans
will be allowed to join the Head
light excursion, however, Mrs.
Higgins will be along.
DuPont Guerry, of Americus,
lias been appointed United States
Attorney for the Southern District
of Georgia. Mr. Guerry is a fine
lawyer and well qualified for the
position.
Brother Bingham, ofBrunswiek.
wants a broom factory. We
thought “the great and good Her
ald” needed a cleaning out, hut it
was right on the Gordon boom all
the same.
Thomnsville is thinking of try
ing the street railroad business.
Thoroasville is one cf Georgia’s
prettiest towns, while the reputa
tion of her hospitable people is
world wide.
Several parties in Atlanta were
fined $500 for violating the prohi
bition laws last week, but an ap
peal to the Council caused a re
duction to $50. This reduction will
cause a repetition of the offense.
The Brunswick and Western
• Hailroad will soon receive sixteen
tons of steel rails. This is the
third shipment receicved this year,
and the efficient and able manage
ment has only commenced improv
ing.
Wild-cats arc so plentiful in
Sumter county that they leave
their dens in the swamps and at
tack children in the yards of their
homes. Wo have not heard of any
legislative candidate in that coun
ty being attacked.
Thirty-two men arc now en
rolled in Athens to assist Texas
in the euveut of a war with Mex
ico, and they will start at a mo
ment’s notice. Capt. Oliver,
Chief of Police, is organizer of
the company. They arc all picked
men.
Improvements on Jekyl Island
near Brunswick, and recently pur
chased by a party of Northern
sports, have been commenced.
Anything that tends to the ad
vancement of Baunswick always
catches the Headlight’s eve.
“Thieves recently entered the
Episcopal church at Albany and
carried away a slice of tho rector’s
gown.” “If you have two coats give
your neighbor one,” the bad men
evidently thought, and with this
supposition acted accordingly.
It is said that at a recent milita
ry celebration in Liberty county
some of the boys were overcome l»y
artillery punch while others suc
cumbed to the smiles of the pret"
ty girls. Punch and Judy go to
gether evidently some of the girls
had the latter name.
“Col, Nelson Tift of Albany has
a fish pond with a number of pet
- carp in it” That’s nothing; we
once owned a j>et terrapin and it
was so fond of us that it caught
hold of the end of our finger and
would not release us until the
thunders roared, and then we’d
roar. Col. Tift. will please take a
back seat.
Hon. Samuel J. Tildon, of New
• York, died of ljcart disease last
Wednesday. Mr. Tildon was a
great Democrat and the Republi
can Senate refused to take official
notice of his death, as did tlic
Democratic House. Sherman is
President ot the Senate aud thus
shows that he is mean enough to
T/ie Senatorial Question.
Homebville, Ga., Aug. 9, $6.
Eds. Headlight: Allow me
space to correct certain misstate
ment* made concerning myself
and the Senatorial question.
Being called upon at the Coffee
county mass-meeting for my
views I stated, among other things
that while I had favored a modifica
tion of the railroad commission
law' as proposed by the Jenkins’
amendment, I was now opposed
to reviewing the question, and was
in favor of the law as it now
stands, and any statement that I
dodged the question or declined
to take position upon it, by whom
soever mode, is basely false. And
the charge circulated among the
delegates at Way cross that I was'an
infidel, is utterly without founda
tion in truth, as those who are ac
quainted with me and understand
my' views, well know. Yet, those
who were opposed to me and were
determined to defeat Clinchs’
choice used the above misrepre
sentations for that purpose, and
arc still using them to justify the
action.of the Waycross convention.
If resorting to such unfair means
defeat me and Clinch’s choice
docs not constitute fraud I would
like to know the reason why.—
Again, let me state, that being
present at the Coffee mass meeting
when the delegates from that coun
ty were appointed, I am perfectly
familiar with what was done, and
as the chairman, Hon. James It.
Smith, and Col. James M. Denton
and Hon. J. M. Wilcox and others,
who took part in the discussion
know, the sense of the resolutions
adopted by the meeting was that it
was Clinch’s time, under the rota
tion system to the Senator and
her choice should be recogniz
ed as the rightful nominee and en
dorsed by the convention. And a
majority of the Ware delegates in
formed me that this was their un
derstanding. A violation of this
understanding and of those princi
ples of rotation was likewise fraud*
and we repudiate the pretended
nomination of F. B. Sirmons, and
say no one is bound by it, and we
hope the people of Ware and Cof
fee will join with an overwhelming
majority of Clinch in condemning
We do not charge any delegate
with anything corrupt, but simply
say the action of those who defeat
ed Clinch’s right in her choice, is
fraudulent and not binding on the
delegates or the people. As the
choice of Clinch j in my selection
was ignored by the Convention, I
have waived my' claims and a ma
jority of the Clinch delegation
have waived her rights to the Sen
ator at this time, in favor of Col.
Wm. A. McDonald, whose ability
and Democracy no one can ques
tion, and he is therefore the right
ful candidate whom the people of
the Fifth district should support.
Very respectfully,
H. A. Mattox
VACATION.
THE Ct.OS.IXG Ob PROF. SETTLES*
II..OL—ANTE BELLI!>1 ftCHOOi.
DAYS—.lAU MEMORIES.
Prof. Sterling S. Settles closed
the summer term of his school
last Friduy, and the children have
shown by the learning and train •
ing they have received at his hands
that he is not only an expert and
accomplished teacher, hut a gen
tleman of superior qualities of
heart and mind. While Prof.
Settles has toiled through tho
long and sultry days to enable
his scholars to acquit themselves
with lasting honor when the final
test came he has not failed to paint
his name on the hearts of his pu
pils by his many* acts of patience
and forbearance, and through the
hoiirs of vacation their young,
inexperienced minds will contain
pleasant memories that have con
nected with them the persuasive
kindness of an indulgent teacher.
So much for our courteous
friend, Prof. Settles, and his late
charge, but when we pen this note
of the closing hours of a school
our mind runs back to ante bellum
days, when peace reigned supreme
anti the farmer-boy gained his
education at an old log-house.—
Peace reigned supreme, we say,
but the muttering thunders in the
National council foretold the fierce
storm that wonld soon burst upon
our snnny land and deluge hill
and vale with the blood of the
brave.
It Was 1860, in one of our sister
counties where we were at' school
and the three-day’s examination
was drawing to a close. Ourself
and—we’ll call him John Smith,
for convenience, were the olde3t
boys at school and both of us
loved the same girl—sweet, blue
eyed Mary Saunders. She made
both believe she loved us, still, we
wanted to be loved all, the best,
the most or however you measure
love, and urged her to appoint
some means of decision.
The one who acquits himself
most honorably and has the pret
tiest speech shall be my choice,”
said gentle Mary as she toyed with
her bonnet-string, and coyly, half
shyly glanced at us.
“Agreed,” said John Smith, “I
know you will decide in my favor.”
We were not so confident: we
had only been at school a short
while and John had the advantage,
still, we wonld try, even if we
failed. We didn’t sleep any that night
—all through the silent hours of dark
ness we were preparing for the last
struggle for that girl’s love, poor, delu
ded lUiot that we were.
Grand and Petit Juries
for November Term, 1886.
ThoS P Lee, M M Woodard,
E M Cribb, Thos H Morton,
Randall Jordan, James J Wilkerson,
W. A. McDonald, jr, Miles Albertson
Tho* J James, C L Thigpen,
Obediah Barber, James A Cason,
Uenrv Strickland, John Lynn,
Joseph McQuaig, Alfred J. Sweat,
J M. Johns, Wm. M. Denton,
Jas W Highsmith, J C Kirkland,
Win D Inman, J M Purdom,
John M Spence, II W Reed.
L H Buchanan, Wm. A. Boothe,
Henry Hohenstein, James R Knight,
John M[ Mathis Abe. H. Morgan.
PETIT JURORS,
Mm K Sweat, John S. Taylor,
F B Hargraves, Joseph W Davidson,
David M Davidson, James D. Wilds,
Win. C. Butler, Willis 8. Curter,
Jas H. Sweat, Aaron Herring,
John J. Henderson, Henry N Lee,
Joseph A Williams, John R. Mincliew.
Jordan Baker, James S. Smith,
W. Thrift, Wesley McQnaig,
James Lynn, jr., Jack H. Rowell,
J B Sweat, Warren David,
John A. Lott, James A Douglass.
Manning Thigpen, Thos, J Mincliew,
James M. Mollis, Francis M. Roberts,
B. H Thomas, Elisha Moore,
Eaton Douglass, James D. Sweat,
Peter (Trillin, John A Thompson.
True copy from minutes Ware
Superior Court.
W. M. WILSON,
Clerk.
WAYCROSS
EXCtS
RSION.
AUGUST 19TH AND 20TH.
Just received, a fresh lot of Fan
cy Confectionaries, Fruits, Fancy
iind Famify Groceries, Nuts, Rai
sins, Sugars, Lemons, a specialty,
at reduced prices at Buchanan &
Folks’, next door to Capt. Knox’s.
Marshal Cason desires us to in
form the public that he has been
authorized to arrest all boys found
interferring or annoying ‘ old Pete,”
any way whatever
The Waycross Silver Comet ^Ban4
Will Furnish the Wind-worn!
The sea-nymphs sport an’ ther billers run,
We’ll all go doun an’ have sum fun;
The boys will plunge in the water an’ splnrt,
An’ ther gurls’ll put. oil hairs an’ Hurt.
—SARAH A. HIGGINS.
FOR SALE.
One horse and Sewing Machine Wag
on, Harness, Riding Bridle, Saddles
&c. For further particulars, apply to
••A Vigorous Cut at Rate*.**
During the Summer Months a special
rate of $1 50 per day is the inducement
offered to its patrons by the HARNETT
HOUSE of Savannah, which seems to
receive a more liberal patronage than
all the other hotels of the city combin-
ltuc-klen'a Arnica Sal**.
The l*cst Salve in the world fjt
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer3, Salt
Ulieum, Fever Sores. Tetter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale
at Folks <fc Morgan.
STAND SOLID
To the Democratic Party of the 5th
Senatorial District; I feel that I am un
der obligation to support the man that
was nominated at the late Senatorial
convention.And 1 feel that every other
man is bound in the same manner. We,
as men, claim to be a solid party, ami
we do a great wrong to let even the
thought come in to our minds to vote for
an independent candidate. If this is to
be the case, gentlemen, let our club
meetings stop right now, and let ever
man that wants to run, ran, and yon wil
soon see where our party will be. We
may contend that in this instance it
was the proper thing, bat if independ
entism is not frowned on now where
may it not end. When we are dead our
sons may be led into carrying out the
practice we commenced, and rain and
corruption will be the consequence. On
the day of the election let us c
arm. to the polls and vote for the nomi
nee, and do all wo call to influence oth
ers to vote for him. If you have any
thing acuinst the nominee lay it aside
that Uav and let our party be solid.
J. A.Waltox,
The time came at last and all the vis
itors, parents and friends, were there;
the Smiths and Saunders and others,
for a school examination in those days
was a big thing, but no friendly face or
cheering smile was there for us, save
those of the teacher (heaven bless that
good man, Prof. Landrum) and now
and then Mary smiled at us, so sweet,
so sad, and tender. Treacherous girl,
that she was.
John Smith was examined and stood
the test; we were examined and failed,
as usual. Mary avoided our appealing
glances now. Directly John Smith wa
called and he delivered “On Linde
when the sun was low,” in elegant
style. Our rival had left us—we were
defeated, and we believed that any at
tempt we might make would provo
ly failures, sad failures, but. later
onr name was called and we rendered:
“Curfew Shall not Ring To-night,” in
a manner that surprised everybody—
Mary and ourself incliidcd. Still, the
fair, treacherous girl seemed to eare no
more for us than she did before, but
she was heard to say that our efforts to
succeed out-rivaled those of our com
petitor and at the close of the exercises
she left for her home under the escort
of John Smith, who was to spend the
vacation at her father’s home. As any
other boy wonld have done, we got mad
and went home alone, for life seemed
to us a lailuie, and has api>eared so
until the present time.
ed.
Good Results In Every Case.
D. A. Bradford, wholesale papei
dealers ofChttanooga,Tenn., writ
es, that he was seriously afflicted
w ith a several, ootd that settled on
his lungs: had tried many remedies
without benefit. Being inducccd
to try Dr. King’s New’ Discovery for
Consuiftption, did so and was en
tirely cured by use of a few bottles
Since which time be has use it in
the fandy for all Coughs and cold
w r ith Lest results. This is the expe
rience ot thousands whose lives
haved been saved by this Woncrful
Discovery. Trial Bottles at Folks &
Morgan Drug Store.
Tho tocsin of war had awakened tho
slumbers of the wire-grass land, and
we found ourself in company A, while
John Smith was in another company in
the same battalion. During one ot the
sharp encounters with Sherman around
Atlanta we stopped at a little stream
above that place for a drink of water
when near by lying on the ground we
saw the form ot a Confederate soldier.
We shooK him, and when he raised his
eyes we recognized John Smith! Years
bad flow’n since we parted at school,
but we knew him. On the bosom of
Aug. 7th.l88fl.
Withers, Ga.
SIMON W. IIITCII. EDWARD H. MYEUB.
Hitch & Myers,
Attorneys at Law,
Waycross, - Ga.
Notice.
GEORGIA—Charlton County.
Application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary of Charlton county,
at the first regular term, after expiration
of thirty days from this notice, for leave
te sell lots of land Nos. 13 and 14, in tin
1st district of said county, belonging to
the estate of James B. Baker, late of
said county, deceased.
M. N.. BAKER,
Admr Estate J. B. Baker.
August 2nd, 1886.
: Joe Hall, colored, while stealing
a ride on a train over the S. F. &
\V. R* R. was run over and killed,
about fifteen iniles fiom Waycaoss,
lafct- Wednesday night.- He was
brought here for medical treatment
and died in about two hours after
his leg was amputated. “The way
of the transgressor is hard,” we
havo read somewhere, and in the
poor iiegrot’s fcasc it seems to be
verified. {
What a shame it is that Con
gress must adjourn. Shall wo
ever see such a magnificent body
ife was flitting away; his tongue
thick and heavy, his eyes were
fixed with a vacant stare—yes, he was
dying. - We bent over him when he
E ut one arm around our neck and
is disengaged hand opened his coat
and handed us an ambrotype of Mary
with a bloo-l-stained package <'
letters as he whispered:
. these home when you go.
defeated you on the last day of school-
vou are triumphant now.” _
Poor, dear boy, how sadly mistaken
be was 1
He died and we buried him there by
the bubbling brook, in the shade of the
soughing trees, and the brown-thrush
chirped over the grave of U ,J: ~"
boy. Near an old church in a wire
grass county there is a grave covered
with flowers, and trailing vines form an
arch overhead. The scythe of Death
has done its work—the spirits of John
nie and Mamie may have met beyond
the stars. ’ - .
So, ’twas a sad ending of the last
days at school for us; ’twas a sad end
ing to liis last battle in life; ’twas a
ending of the girl who toyed with
affection, for ■’tis said she died de
mented, still when we write of a closing
school the pale face, blue eyes and
white dress of Mary Saunders pass be
fore our mind’s eye.
Long live Prof, Settles and his school
—Waycross has need of his valable ser
vices in training the minds of the chil
dren, and when onr fchool building is
complete his usefulness will become
greater, his field of labor broader and
his school larger at the clo33 of each
happy vacation.
Mr. W. J. Smith has put some
revolving seats in his store for the
accommodation of his customers.
To All Whom It May Concern.
GEORGIA—Ware County.
John Fleming has in due form applied
to the undersigned for permanent let
ters of administration on the estate of
Adeline Washington, late of said coun
ty deceased, and I will pass upon said
application on the first Monday in
September, 1886. Given under my
hand and official signature, this August
ioqi! WiPUPVTOTT
4t pd
Brunswick, Cumberland or St. Si
mon’s Islands.
The Headlight has made arrangements
with the Brunswick and Western Railroad
managers whereby every body who may feel
disposed to take a day of pleasure may do
so at a small sacrifice. The Headlight is
not for business alone, but having just passed
through an unusual amount of hard work, and
having had the support of our friends, we feel
grateful and desire to have a pleasant day in
unity and sport, with them.
In order that we may not be called selfish or
sectional we have provided rates (thanks to
the efficient management of the B. & W. R.
R.) which gives our friends along the entire
line an opportunity to join the excursionist.
By going on this trip you have the chance
of seeing the islands where the soldiers of the
lost cause stood guard, with cannon ready, to
defend Brunswick’s ports against invasion by
the fleets of the Federal navy.
Tickets good on either of the passenger
trains on the days mentioned, still, parties
living above Waycross MUST take the early
morning train. The following low rates are
arranged for the occasion:
Notice. .
Agreeable to an order of the court of
Ordinary of Ware county, will be sold
at auction at the court house door of
said county, on the first Tuesday in
September next, between the legal
hours of sale, the following property to
wit: One Store House ana lot, on the
corner of Gulf and Race tracx streets,
in the town of Waycross, \Vare County
Georgia, known as the Waldron & Ivy
store. Sold as* the property of E. D.
Waldron, late of said county deceased
to be sold for the benefit of the creditor
and heirs of said estate., Terms cash.
If our business men dont get tip
-——. - - » batik here somebody onght to
•trike a dead man because lie dif- of intellectual giants together stick a pin in them to see if they
fered in politicul opinions. j again ? Let us hope not. | are awake.
Bt
Railroad.
New Departure!
SUNDAY RATES.
Commencing Sunday, July 25th, 1886.
Round trip tickets will be on sale at all
Ticket oiBces to all Stations at greatly
Reduced Rates. Tickets good onl;
upon Sunday Purchased. No Roun<
tnp faro" less than twenty-five cents.
Passengers taking train without Tickets
will be charged Regular Train ■ Rate of
four cents per mile. No fare less than
Twenty-Five Cents one yiy.
Waynesville to Brunswick and return I 1.00
Lulaton
Naliunta
Hoboken
Sehlattervillo
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Waycross to Brunswick and return * 1.00
Warcsboro to “ •- 1.25
Pearson “ * “ 1.50
Willacooehec " “ 1-50
Alapaha “ “ 1-60
Tickets gooil for two days, 19th and 20th
Boats will be in readiness to take passenger
to Cumberland or St. Simon’s islands at very
low excursion rates
The Waycross Silver Cornet Band will add
much to the enjoyment of the occasion, as be
fore, by furnishing choice selections.
Rates to Cumberland from Brunswick and
return one dollar in addition to the above
rates. Parties going to the islands must
take the early morning train.
Rates for St. Simon's island will be low,
and a good time is in store.