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IVAYCHOSS, ‘ - - - UJIUKUIA.
pnzilei? u* sometimes,' to hear a; CJIAItLTON COUNTY'.
pu*n<;fu*r auk people to come to thej
,ih«p “if llipt* inJpmli'il to trtf tn .
'JAMES Jr. FREEMAN.
Knteredin tlic.PoBi ( OlKce at Wiiy*
roas as accord id Ass mail matter.
mumper Is kept oafUo at t*e«3re«t
TER^SOH
altar “if they iatended to try to pet
to Ijl-Kven’ ** arfd obterVd their itmno-
iblci attitude. If the proposition
should be changed, 41 fo'r, alt to come
op who wished to go to hell ** we sup
pose they Would not bu<lgth even then.
Some people wjhW go either way, ex
hibiting mulish stubbot nhess. all the
PyERTlSING
GEJNTS
^BK!SSSI^i!K c FBEE
unriTERisorsuiuu.
. bfflrlnl Organ of Ware.
Official Organ of Charlton.
Official Organ of Coffee.
PUbllshe. Legal Affair4 of
Clinch County.
The Uijreit Town Circulation.
The Largettl County CifcHlatiori:
. The Larxrat General Clreululion.
Tho Headlight visits more homca
nnd is retnl by more people than any
father paper published In this Kectiod.’
THE CROSS MAUK.
The red croaa inatkTrdn tfae mar^ih of
your paper denotes J\,that we itotit
you to renew yonrsubscription atonce.
Geticral Presentments of
the Grand -fury for
'Noi'eihbfrr Term ’. 7.
The xenial proprietor of. the .Harnett
House, is in the habit of tendering a
thanksgiving dinner to the printers
of Savannah; and last Thuraaay the
practice was observed as usual,
the -pr liters partook of their annual
dinner, aiiil Mr. Harnett received,
handsome pold-heailcd eane from the
typos. *It was beautifully and appro
priately tendered and accepted. Th'ts
proves that our generous hearted friend
is popular with the “craft prescrya-
i with the traveling
five” as
public.
. This paper will bd mailed to snb-
ecribers, postage free, at the following
pricea:
One year - - - $1.00
Six months* - - - so
Three months - - - - S5
Invariably in advance. No deflation
will bo made from.tjie above prices.
Bnrnnm’s show Inis fallen n
victiifl to flumes again.
West Virginia is iieiiig swept
by fbt-est fired,
struct ion.
Fenrfiil de-
_The circus has crime ami ;(one.
fend a large antnunt of cash went
With it. So, so.
'The South Georgia Conference
will convene at Snndersville on
Wednesday, December 14th.
Coffee. Superior Court.
Our nrilicb of Coffee Superior
court was overlooked last week
and so much time has elapsed
since then we do not dcetri it ne
cessary to sav as mneh ns wc fire!
expected to say. There was a lot
of business Hi court, if we judge
an thing by tho number of law
yers nnd other people present.
The court house was over
burdened and the Hour gtive way
detainirig business some time,
causing an adjournment to > the
hotel.
We met quite a nuthber of old
friends, and enrolled a giiml list of
subscribers, for the Headlight,
which we found very popular
among thuso clever people.
Coffee county is nbteast with
any county in the State when it
comes to whole-souled, generous
citizens, rind Ihejr deserve a more
extended notice, which they shall
have‘in the near future,
Coffee county has an efficient
list of olficcra, Ordinary. Sheriff
and Clel*k, to whom tve return
thanks for manv favors.
path-ally deny. I s told
would give Von a copy of the
presentments if you tfouM pilli
on I IVABE SB Oil O'S TEACII-
EltS INSTITUTE..
Judge
The hands in the groat Mil
waukee, Wis., brewery are talk
ing of striking because the pro
prietors will itol recognize their
unions: ,
Some liiifaf, of low-breed, litis
stoleil Editor Stanton’s wind-
-rune, aegnr uux~Htm wli. --nr -
llsbii the box fdr aimak it is
said,
Col. Tom Lanier is so jealous
lie can’t hold in, Iwcnnse we said
in onr letter last week,
were the “good lot king editor of
an influential journal.” Sorry
iViend Toni iji bow legged, but lie
can’t help It.
fiib prohibitionist of Atlanta
weVo defonldd lust Saturday,
itnd now the rum-sellers will
be in their glory, while the
wives and children of drunk
ards will go cold arid hungry
■pile Boston World, published at
Boston Ga, with Mr. Ben McLbn-
Vlon, editor, is on onr table. It is
it neat eight-coluran-to-lhc-page
weekly, crisp and sharp, at one
Hollar per attnum. Brooks county
was once our home and we art
pleased to note her prosperity, as
ithown by the World.
Ah esteemed frieh'd of ours iu
Savannah, sent ns.'Ait adver
tisement for the Headlight,
last week which would snsl
'seven dollars, but we decline tn
insert it. wt do not run A
Whisky-selling origan, And will
hot accept tho advertisement at
tiny price.
iftj Our Colored Friends.
\Ve have a communication
deceived from a colored patron:
which wo pfnVnised, to publish
but on reflection ahd investiga
tion decline, on the ground that
The School Bill.
We published the full text of
the “Wiiycnws Free Sehoul
Bill” lust week and much enm-
ni'eiit has been caused from
the appearance of the same,
hu.re, indeed, against the rati-
fieationof said law or hill, than
we liml jtliy idea Would lie.
Qbito a tuimlier of our best
because it is claiindil, it wiii
cause a very heavy tax on some
for tile benefit of others. In
plain word the wealthy man
finds himself obliged to pay n
heavy school-tax, if the bill is
ratified, uliilcliis neighbor, a
poor man, is taxed very lightly,
still the poor man's children
are equally benrfitted with those
of the former. Taking this view
of the inatt’er, ns Ad individual.
We, ‘.fie (fraud Jurors chosen
ahd swo'nt,_for this term of the
Stt|ierior Coilrt, heg leave tli
submit the tollowirig general
presentments: We recommend
that John ami Elizabeth II inis
lie cat’ll paid tile sum of twenty-
live dollars per a'liiiim for' (heir
support ami maintenance, pay
able qmiiterly.
We further recommend the
re-appointment of W. 0: Gill-
son, to fill the vacancy in the
board of education of this conn
tv: We recommend and up
point a committee, consisting
Joseph. P. Mizelle; J. B. Crab
tree ami J. P. Stalling's to ex
amine all tlic enmity officers
books and make their rejairt to
the next Grand Jury, and that
lliey eUth be paid two dollars
per day.
We further recommend that
the Bailiffs of court lie paid
same as Grand Jury nnd Petit
Jurors to wil: Turn Dollars per
day for services at this term of
court and to so remain until
otherwise changed hv law.
Upon hrforiuatioti received, we
rossing over the public
roads of the S- F & W. Rail
wav company, in had condition
We, therefore, recommend that
the author ties of said roml put
said road crossing in sufe
condition as required by law.
We find the public roads of
the county iu good condition
except the roads of the 959th
•list., G. M. We recommend
that that road he worked.
To his Honor Judge Atkin
son, we extend our thunks for
the ulile and impartial manner
in which he is discharging the
duties of his responsible office.
To Sol. Gen. J. I. Carter we also
oxtend our thanks for his kind
ness lo our body.
L. M. Bedell, Foreman;
John M.Covitrdy, Seaborn F.
Mills. . Irwin Privitl, Win.
Grooms, Silas A. O Qinns, win.
It. Keene, Daniel R, Dinkins,
0‘wcn K. I,-wilier, Thomas
Rhoden, Wm. W. Mtilikeil, Jun,
0. Walker; James W Leigh,
John Vickery, Henry J. Roduu-
berry, John C Thompson, Jas.
M. Joints, iticliard Powers, Jori
B Brooks, Jas. J. Httdges, Ru
fus newton, Edmund Burnside
and J. P. Stallings.
Hell them free of Cosf.
Brewer Senior Editor of flitf
Reporter, entne fo me 6Jt life
17tli instant, nnd asked nib for
a copy of the presentments nnd
lie would have them'pulSiihed
is a matter of news: I gave
(Lem to him very readily tis I
would lqtve given them to you.
Res peel fully,
W. M. Wilson, Clerk.
Mr. Wilson seems to think
Programme for Friday
Evening Dec. 2, ’81.
1. To what extent ought mtt-
•sie he taught in U literary
•elinol ? D. G. Thompson, W.
P. Spence, J. E. Overstreet.
2. flow many studies should
High School scholars pursue
at one tiiiie ? S. L Lee, J. T.
Miller, if: M. Curler mid J. H
Htltrher.-
ILLUSTRATED.
mnm% and southern seoreia
we liave deue him an injustice,
when we would almost iis soon
3. Tlie best plan for (eilcliers
tri h«ll nil examination. S. P.
wrong our brother, as lit in, nnd
while there is some dfferenee in
the quotations of what lie says,
and what we said, we dismiss
the whole ■ matter. Ho is an
honest judicious officer, and we
a-thought of tlinrg-
ntg him trait neglert. If we
hud been given Ihe copy as
asked for.shntild have published,
its production - would only en
gender strife amolig the colored
people, and would probably
cause A lengthy controversy
Which would dti iV« good And
take tip mnch space. It ft well
written, to the point, bat we
taiust {decline on these
grounds. On this‘Question the
Colored people can accomplish
nothing fay jcalo'Asy and con
tention. Jtcv. J. C. Alien, col
ored has worked hard at this
question, aud if others Are dts-
pleassd - with him, we hope
some other way may be arrived
ht to settle the dispute outside
newt
ns a very poor inanpvcnnhriunc
in advance, that onr children
shall not reap any educational
advantages therefrom, if
bill is ratified. If we cannot
pay fol* their tuition, we do not
know that we ettre to haft
them educated At Ihe eXpteuse
of others, without shell a boon
was gratuitously extended, and.
we find since the publication as
aforesaid, that we need not
worry ourself for fear that we
will be coni|>eHed to accept
said voluntary extension.
A public or fret- school law
is intended to help those Who
cannot help themselves, aud we
we Are perfectly willing to pay
an additional school tax on our
small amount of properly f„ r
the support of such a school
believing it would be beneficial
to the town, and Jne entire pop
ulace. Poor men with 'families
would come here to edutiate
their cliildretn, would wrirk here,
spend their money here, and
help as far as they could in
building up tho town
The
country would grow up uuth
enlightened children,
would decrease, aud
others would be the blessings of
a tree sclrtjol. These are the
advantages ail'd lilessiAgs, still,
it does seem unreasonable to
ask one man 6r one hundred
men to educate the children of
three or four hundred, aud the
problem as to the best way to
manage the free education ques
tion ii tdn much for us to solve,
therefore; we dismiss it, allowing
the Headlight to take no stand
in the matter, but offerin;
discussion to outsidi
these column:
cmnniunicatii
presented the hill, and if re
fused pay Would have taken the
upon ourself, without ll’anie
to anyone, ami we tried to con
vey such an impression upon
Mr. Wilson, but it appears we
were misunderstood.
We art- now .irriiu'gitig one of tb -
Using mediums cover off-red to the public,
yonr business may he advertised to
Settles, J. H. Thomas, J. M.
Freeman.
4. Teacher’s Standard, why so
low? f. C. Jeffords, J. M. R,
Griffis, J. H. Thomas,
of yoitr I, tine nitty he Alt own toyriitf friends an I relatives id
's taut lands:
High
5 Best plat-c for
School. Where is it? H. Wi
Harris, S; P. Settle,
6 Are puns profitable? \V.
P. Spend-, M. <’. Jeffords.
Grand Jury Presentments
Again.
WavcAossi Nov. 28, 1887.
Editor Headlight:—In yonr
issue of the 23rd inst. you cluiui
that you applied to me for the
Grand Jury presentment of the
last term of the Superior
Court, and when you come to
me I told you that the Grand
Jury had made no recommen
dation for UieiVpublicHtioti, lint
if you would publish them ns a
matter of news, I saw no reason
why I should not give them to
you. You said hciweVer that if
I would deliver the original
copy to you, that you would
publish them and present your
bill to the next Grand Jury. I
again refused you because I
dill Hot think it would be right;
Had yoy said -to me that yon
wanted a certified copy of the
presentments and offered to pay
me. fot snc’.t Copy ns the law al
lowed me, it would have been
my duty its nil officer of the
county to have furnished yon
with it. I hail no authority to
have the preset' Intents pub
lished at a tost to lire county,
without reenmeudntions by the
Gram! Jury, tlifs you kn-uv asr
well ns myself. I. Cnnld not in
justice to myself as an officer
of the County, take the
responsibility of rrtnning the
county io an unnecessary
pense. I have invariable tried
to discharge uiv duty anti to act co " rt ’
fairlv. atire'uit.. re *‘‘«g -«urt” cotoes
fairly* always looking to the
best interest of onr comity. 'In
your article of that date ypii
state th*t Von asked me “if any
in town was allowed
lilts
be
Charlton Superior Court.
Chiirlton'ciiuiitv Superior court,
convened last Tuesd’ y wt
Tinder’s Mill, Judge Spencer R*
Atkinson on tlie Bench, with
Solicitor General Caiter, Messrs.
Atkinson, of Brunswick, Stacy, of
Alapaha, Nichols and Hitch, of
Blukshcar, Wilson and Wi.liains,
ofWaycfoss and «-tht rs, wliom \v<
do nVt remeiiiber.
The Grand and Petit Juries
were in place at the proper time
and ihe chtirt dispatched business
with his usual prompt and eUicicnt
tnannneh We are not prepared
to state how mahy or what cases
were disposed of on the civil dock
et, but one case against a small
buy for aecidentlly shooting
another was dismissed on the crim
inal docket.
A negro was found guilty of an
attempt at rape and Wds probably
sent to the coal mines for twenty
years, which it is thought will
ttiyn liina niqn]p»!wi<i^f..it-iMifliUVTU
still, We heard it asserted that
hanging was too good for him.
A negro was up for breaking a
Contract, the case was d failure,
yet tlie Court had appointed
Messrs Atkinson and Stacy to de
fend him. and as he had no money
to pay the lawyers* fee, the at
torneys found themselves in pos
session of a negro’ whom they had
cleared of crime, without bidders
whereby they might cdlleot divi
dends^ We do hot knoWlwhat .was
done in the matter but these young
gerttleniah were trying to sell
negro for some time.
The" case against Mr. Lee,
who was confined in Waycross
Jail for some time failed, because
the Grand Jury did not fine n true-
bill, but lie was admitted to bail
on another case, assault with in
tent to tnu:der.in the sum of $250.
The petit Jurors were discharged
at this junctme nnd we £aw mi
more .of tlie. Court, but wo wish
him along an l prosperous life, for
the people of this judicial district
like b'.ni very much.
Side Kotes.
The cro-vdat the Court was very
orderly.
The Juries were eo nposed of
good'tin* n.
• 'Sheriff Henderson, of Ware, was
dbwWthere a short tint?, hilt when
wc tried to find bi n lie was
missing. ,
'The Headlight had a large
circulation among the paper 1
numerous lYiends and had a “long,
la rge-siie-ti me,'*
The series of meetings conducted
by Rev. J. M. Boland, the popolar
and estemed pastor of that change*,
was quite lively And wds Vvell at-
tendedi _
Sheriff Robinsofr, Ordinary Gib
son*, Clerk Gowen and the other
officers were At thur post and
helped-push the court's Business
along.
Some of out subscrlwrs, dnly two
or three, however, failed to meet
ushccortlihfc to pTorbise, with A
dollar, at ‘‘big court,** and before
again some
body will be without this paper.
Wc mean what we sa y. If they
won’t pAV they Won’t read.
From H atnwrlght.
November 25, 1SS7.
Mr. KBiTOR-^Last Wednesday
night, the 23rd inst, .\ir? A. j.
Bell, at the Uptonville prayer
meeting, gdve a tempcrajiee ad
ilresa. tho subject “Wines «»f the
Bible/’ Mr. Bell was very lu
cid iu his remarks, and liaimilv
got or-e member to lake the
tfinpemnee* pleilgiu Ii would
be well if strong drink could lx
abolished from our midst, for
ihe devil has first got to be can
out of the man before Christ
can enter; We trust that M
Bell will be the means of get
ting many into bis rank aud
the County of Charlton, become
realiv as well as in name a pro
hibition doudtvi So much has
been said and written Upon th
subject of temperance, that it
seems superfluous/to even make
an allusion to it. We all know
the horrors intemperance
spreads broadcast over the
land, destroying tlie happi
ness of home aud health
to issue the Headlight in a
twelve page paper, if that much
space is required, sonic time in
the next six months, and will*
for those whodesire it, have
their houses of business and
residences photogaphed and em
graved so that an exact picture
may be produced in these col
umns
Yellow-Stone Kit took an ac
tive part in defeating prohibi
tion in Atlanta. Ilis heart may
yell.
engendering
our fellows
uatiug disease
strite
amongst
aud perpet-
nientally, mor
ally, socially ami physically,
and making cancers oR society
Welidpe f11at I5Vother Bell win
make a tour around Charlton
county, and deliver addresses
temperance.
The young men who did not
bthave properly iu tin* Sal
bath School, a few S.ir.days
ago are frightened, lest it get t«
the grand jury’s ears. They
are now on their good belt a
viottl*, and seemingly, are b ing
ing forth fruits worthy of rej
lance. The Sabbaih Side
members at Uptonville last; Sun
day as they marched iu solid
phalanx with tlieir badges
witli Siiperiuteudani Rufus
Newton at their bead, and with
banner flung to the breez*
Ixirne by Miss Daisy Straw-
bridge. a little . Miss .of about
itm<» summers, it'ccom panic
with fiiie singing*; begun by the
young Misses Lula A. and Lit
zie Wainwriglit, and the little
ones, joined in by older per-
soh*, making the round mi
her of forty-two. We took the
train to Fofkston*and after get
ting off the train, again formed
ranks, and matched to Fidkstou
• hurt*hi singing where- divine
service was being Vamducted
and where various Sabbath
Schools came as tlie Upton
villes* tu join iii the Sibbuth
School Convention*, So crowd
cd was the church that there
was not even Standing room for
the Uptonville school, and by
special request of Bn». Boland
some of the Congregation were
respectfully requested to step
out. The Uptonville Sabbath
School desires herewith* in a
most respectful manner to thank
Mr. benjamin Upton for the
jnterest which be manifested*
and for furnishing Hie hand
some banner and badges to
tlteih free, at his own expense.
Let tis trust that the lives of all
who united tinder the beautiful
banner of the ted, white and
blue, “an emblem of the triune
God, frhofri wA worship and
adore,’* will be as faultless as the
banner which kissed the balmy
red ch'ittdofe H'lvrf.
iif which, n«»t ♦Milt
i*M b'lt the b'*an»ierf
WE? PROPOSE
X * I
rii
mil
The phfitograpbs Uken hdre bv an arlUt will be «b!dt to the eti
graving establishment and a cut will be made on which wo
tan print pictures of vourscif, yoni 1 hdtffe or
your business housed
Xow$ ris soon its We receive, the estimate* fin* .such d ventur*. we
m*u — StiuiJic-r.ii fleorgiii, mid those;.who dnsirc Hour
premises or business ho >*es ph.>togr:i}dte*l will have
att opportunity of d ung so.
d.t,
■i|iat‘t' will ill 1 siitii, in Wltirili tlU* t-.lilur<ira ...-rtia-f tiny wtit*
<lesi'ri|iti at ■‘I'lI'm li niie »r farm a lvuiti-tt I, .ill .If wltiv-lt .vill
ill lie |iriatriil m‘ illtutrateri mi tinro-1 .■!' a .IttraMc- nature.
IT IS BUT.ftATCJHAL
Hit- fit
ii that
That wb should give WLtytfro
pt.sitioii. Util we desite it km
canvassed fw favors Tin* Work will lie golti
artistic style and attractive l*e.iut.y, while mo
three thousand copies will Ue printed
f piek for spat
t!i*r cities nil« he
ip iu
tan
IU:I
IT WAS A
When we begin canvassing
lor our trade paper last {Septem
ber, some doubts were entertained
as to our;ability for handling"an
eight page paper, but as.'some of
our merchants c mie to oils* assist
ranee, we weatiie*reil the storm
without any trouble and give.to
this co i immity the best gotten up
edition of that character ev
lishetl iii Southern Georgia.
pub*
rhe
public have said so; the press has
said so; and now, we intend, in-
risking our reputation, to outstrip
anything ever before attempt iL
IF WAVCROSS anti WARE Comity will help ns as wd
shall deserve, \Vd ihtdiut'to have cuts of ouf CourthDUSb,
uur•Churchos. tlie cduietery, and all tho lieddliful scen-
. lefcv of thd town handsomely displayed
in tiiese Columns.
As an advertising medium
there can be no better published
one filled A^atlfKieantifal
delegates to the Convention. i homeS UF d reSUleilCeS.
John C. McCarthy-.