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Official Orgnn
OF TERRELL COUNTY.
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ROBERTS & MARSHALL, Prop’
Geo. H. ROBERTS, Editor
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"TUILY 20,188%7.
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it DAWSON, GEORGIA,
THE COLUMBUS SOUTHERN.
Orfinizafion of the Company—
he Directors and Officers.
. Enquirer Sun:
The stockholders of the Colum
bus Seuthern railroad met yester
day morning in the office - of the
Georgia Midland and elected offi
cers and directors of the company,
Muscogeecounty was well represen
ted by & very large portion of her
eubscribers. Colonel Nelson Tift
represented Dourgherty. No one
was present from Webster. There
_were Dr. Alston and Mr, T F Car
ster from Stewart, and Mess. John
"Btephens, W F Molder and Dr.
Howard from Cattahoochee.
+ Hon. C B Grimes, of Coluicbus,
was elected chairman, and 8 Price
__GilbgrAt, Esq., was the secretary.
.. By-aws were adopted, and the
following directors were elected:
* -Muscogee county—C B Grimes,
‘TE Blanchard, J P Kyle, J A
Lewis, 8 A Carter and T J Pierce.
« Terrell county—J W F Low
oy .
_* Dougherty county —Nelson Tift.
" Chatahoochee county—John
Btephens. - -
At a subsequent meeting of the
board the following officers were
elected:
. President—T J Pierce, of Go
lumbus.
, Vice-Presideut—Nelson Tift, of
Albaay. -
2; Freasurer—C B Grimes, of Co
umbus.
, . Nothing was said about honding
the road, or whken the work would
‘egin, but it is probable that dirt
will'be broken before fall. The
‘hoard of directors and officers are
very earnest about the matter, and
say‘that the road will be built be
youd doubt, and that the first steps
will be taken shortly. It is.appre
heuded that there will be no troub
le. to procure an abundance of
funds at a small rate “of interest,
Everybody here is coufident that
the road will be finished in a little
more than a year.
" The Claim for Betterments,
There is no doubt, but that the
Btate owes the lessees of the State
Road something for betterments,
and the Legislaiore will not hesi
titg to pay it. But when Presi
dent Brown claims that they have
a right to take away the new steel
rails and replace them with old,
worn ‘out iron rails, simply because,
when they took possession of the
M, they found that kind on the
road bed, he will find that the State
will seriously object, The lessees
of this road weuld haveno more
right fo do this than a man who
repts a farm and puts & new fence
areund it, in order to make a crop,
would have to remove the fencing
ol the end of the year. If the
lessées should attempt to remeve
apy, improvements on the road bed
we believe that Gevernor Gordon
would resiet them, even if he had
to erder out the Militia of the
Etste.
It seems that the proper way to
view this subject, is to take a mon
ey value of the property when the
lesases took possession of the road
and what it is worth now For
instance, Senator Brown claims
that the engines that the lessees
got with the road, were small and
ot but little service and had to be
veplaced with new oves that are
capable of doing much more work.
The same way with the car boxes,
the ten ton ones have been re.
placed with thoseof a forty tons
capacity, &, Let the State value
the old ehgines and car boxes at
what they were worth when the
road was leased, and value the new
.and larger ones at what they are
worth to-day, and pay the lessees
the difference,
_ We fear that uncle Joseph, who
iedevilish sly, is trying to entangle
the State tate road with his betterment
ehiim, so that fhe State will be un
wble to sell it, or lease it to any
other company ; entangle it so that
the company who trades tor it, will
trade for » lawsuit.
Prohibition.
Probibition is making rapid
strides in (eorgia, und the day
must surely come when the sale of
whiskey will be entirely abolished,
Ten years ago, who of us would
have thought that the few cranks,
a 8 they were then called. would ac
complish so much, in this time, in
prohibiting the sale of whitkey in
Georgia. Men laughed at theidea
of voting whiskey out of the state,
and considered every man a fanatic
that was en the prohibition . side.
These same fanatics have increased
in number until, to-day, they are
counted by the thousands in Geor
gia, and the, have worked so zeal
ously that their cause bas prosper—
ed beyond their expectation.
When Atlanta was voted dry, the
prohibitionists of Georgia scored a
victory that gave them encourage
ment and made them feel that suc
cess was certain, Since that time
Recorder Axderson, has driven
several wine room men from the
business, and the prohibitionists
have contributed money to aid the
Detective force in bringing viola=
ters of the law to justice and there
by prove that prohibition iz not a
failure in Atlanta.
The last election in Georgia was
held in Floyd and the prohibition
ists carried the county by over 500
majority. - This victory has given
the people of Bavannah encourage
ment to try their luck in a prohi
bition contest and atter this, other
counties will follow. until there is
not » wet county in the State.
This subject is being agitated,
not only in Georgia, but there are
other States, in which the prohibi
tionists are working to drive strong
driuk from the land. If Texas,
where the contest is hotest, and
nearly every one is taking a hand
in it, votes whiskey out, then it
seems that the whole United States
would become revolutionized and
St. John, the greatest temperance
man in America, roll into the
White House, «t Washingcon City,
on an empty XXX double stamp
ed Bug Juice barrell.
Decay of the Boues,
with some thirty other symptoms,
mark the progress of that terrible
disease known as cotarrh, It ad
vances from stage to stage of fears
ful annoyances, and if neglected, is
certain to end in general debility,
and possibly in consumption or in
sanity. Dr. Sage's Catarrh Rem
edy will cure it at any stage. This
medicine has been long before the
public, and thousands have been
restored to health by its never.
tailing virtues,
Grapes by the Car Load in the
West.
Mr. John Simons, of Simons &
Drummond, reporte a very impor
tant event of yesterday. Said he:
‘For the first time a car load of
Georgia grapes has been shipped
to Chicago, and I have a dispatch
here which says they are selling at |
twelve cents a pound in Chicago.
and are in good demand, They
bring only four ceuts a pound
here, and it costs one and a halt
cents a pound to get them to Chi
cago on the new fast freight of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad.
This opene up a vew field to our
Georgia vineyards.’ ;
‘Can the prices be sustained ?’
‘T'think so. They make a nice
profit tor the grower. This fast
freight train carries the grapes
through in thirty-six hours, which
is almost equal to express time,
and at about one third the cost of
expressage. Ifthe car loud ship=
ped Thursday proves a suecess,
several cars will be shipped next
week, carrying our Juscious incom
parable Georgia grapes to the hot
and thirsty people of the north
west.—[ Conslitufion.
Let the farmers of Georgia try
what they will and they will find
out that any kind of a crop pays
better than cotton, except when
raised as a surplus,
‘Btand by Those who Stand by You.
~ For a number of years I have
lived in Dawson, am{ sold goods to
' the people of Terrell and surround
ing counties. I bave always tried
togive generous bargains, and
I hore that I have uuccoege‘d. lam
still dealing in Groceries. W hiss
kies, Rums, Gins, Wines, Beer,
- &c., and hope that my old triends
l will give we a liberal share of their
| pa.tro-n%e. TY MARTIN,
. May, 16th,87.
Chenubia Items.
We had a fige rain lnst Friday
at noon. Farmers are smiling and
erops promise. a bountiful yield. -
Fruit is ripening and is much
better than last year.,
Mr. Matt Slocumb and Mr.
West, say they have the finest *pos
tatoes coming on in the county,
Mr. John Parrott has the finest
grape and melons,—he carries
them arouud to show, but rumor
says he always goes “to the ‘same
place with them' * Mr. John Whas
ley says ‘Uncle John' is going to
join the church or marry one;
something is the matter for he has
taken his buggy from him. Mr,
Curt has nothing to say; but when
*Uncle John,’ gets ahead of him,
and carries his girl off before he
gets there, he just says nothing,
but goes off to sleep, and waits un
till they get back. -
. We will atate for the sake of the
gentlman who found fault of our
Sunday school, because none of its
members pray in public, that some
one of the young men, following
the christian example of Mr. ¢ W
Gunnels, reads a chapter from the
Bible every-Sunday and then the
school all chant the Lord’s prayer,
Can he doany better? -Must we
give up the good. work, for the
simple reason that we have no pub
lic praying member? What is
prayer but a wish? Our hearts
re In our work, and we wish to
do good.
‘Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed;
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the hreast.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear;
The upward glancing of an eye,
When none but God is near.’
A large number of our young
people take quite aninterest in the
Debating Club, have had some
very interesting subjects. The
one for this week is: ‘Has eman
cipation of the negro been a bless~
ing or a curse to onr country?
The weather is 8o “very warm,
and s many large gatherings all
through the county, we fear the
result will be sickness, .
Little Cora Culpepper from Ma
con is visiting her' grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Culpepper.
She is a very Bright and interesting
child; her father died two years
ago in Macon.
More Anoh, :
SUBSCRIBER.
-Heel Scrapes, man
ufactured =by the
celebrated Rance
Parker. The best
on the market.
L D HATCHER & Bro
Georgia is not a cotton state and
we predict that in a few years, the
farmers of this country, who are
devoting their time and attention
to this staple, will have turned
their lands into stock farms, orche
ards, truck farme, & We can
not pay for fertilizers and compete
with the rieh lands of Texas, Miss
issippi and Louisiana. This change
will be made and farmers who lead
the procession will be the ones most
independent. Do not wait until
&very body has tried this before
you tall into ranks, but try it now,
you have tried cottor and know
that there is no money in it, what
is the use in fearing ‘to turn your
attention to something else. You
capnot be any worse off and the
chances are for brighter pros
pects.
“’orl? Knowing.
Mr. W. H. Morgan, merchant,
Lake City, Fla., was taken with a
severe cold, attended with a dis
tressing cough and running into
Consumption in its first stages. He
tried many so-called popular cough
remedies and steadily grew worse..
Was reduced in flesh, had difficul
t?' in breathing and was unable to
sleep. Finally tried Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption
and found immediate relief, and
after using about a half dozen bot~
tles found himeelf well and has had
no return of the disease. No other
remedy can show so grand a record
of cures, ns Dr. King’s New Dis~
covery for Consumption Guaran
teed to do just what is c'aimed for
it,—Trial i,)ottle tree at Crouch
Bros., drug store,
Jake Sharp, the New York rail
road briber has been sentenced to
four years hard labw and 25000
Bhe,
Fight at the “Theatre.”
On last Saturday nighta diffi.
culty oceured, at the ‘‘theatre,” in |
which bricksbats flew in the air,
and the razor played a very promi
nent part. The Theatre is one of
the most prominent amf.’hpparent—‘
ly the most prosperous business ‘
houses in the city. On Saturday
afternoons and evenings until the%
wee small hour the festive “eoous”l
are want to congregate and buy
their rations for the next week.—
However, while they are engaged!
in buying provisions, they are
drinking, earousing and haying a
good time generally. '
On last Saturday the fun went
too far and two of them came outa
little disfigured. George White,
who, by the by, happens to be col
ored and one of the best perform- |
ers, was struck with a brick by
Webb McDonald, the star actor.
This brought down the house and
floored George, and the ‘star’ hav—
ing made such a good hit lett the
stage in double quick .in order to
change his costume for the next
scene. When the star appeared in
the next scene, howevér, he was
considerably changed. He was
being led by a friend, aund, in
search of a doctor, to sew up a
wound in his side, that had been
made by a razor.
The star did not find out about
his wound until he got home, but
;when he did discover it, and saw
his life blood fast oozing away, a
howl went up on the midnight air
that rattled the shingles on all the
neighboring houses and woke peo
ple for blocks around. He was
taken to Dr. G W Farrar who took
a few stiches in his hide and sent
him home where he slept the sleep
of a dranken monkey, and Sunday
morning was resting well. The
““Theatre” is to be congratulated
on the life of the star being spared,
go are the undertaketrs as #t is too
hot ani the ground’s too hard to
be digging a grave for him.
THE REASON
Why, I W Harper’s Nelson Cours -
ty Whiskey is prefered above all
other Brands is because it is the
most regular and most pertect
Product, incontestal ly ever made,
A long experience i: the manufacs
ture of the Harper, ‘he large Capix
tal of the Distli’{l’:r ‘which eual)‘es
him to hold his Wiikey until it
has fully matured, (Hgether with
the fact that thc Whiskey is
bought by and shippad to us di
rect from the Distil'>: r accounts
for the unvarying su i-faction it
has given those best ectizuted to a
fine Whiskey,
Frank Bethuve, Sole \
Dawson, Ga. .
: What an Idea.
We heard a gentleman make use
of an expression a few days since
about the Interstate Commerce bill
that we think is very erronious.
He said:
“The long haul will injure the
farmers of this country, in as much
as it will increase the freights on
provisions shipped from the West,
and that the farmers could buy
these things cheaper than they
could raise them.” We claim that
if this “long haul” will increase the
prices of corn, flour and meat it
will force the farmers of this coun=
ty to raise their own provisions,—-
This idea of buying rations cheaps
er in the west than they can be
raised in this country is the very
thing that has bankrupted the far
mers of Southwest Georgia. They
have but one thing to pay for
them with and that is with cotton
money. If cotton will not pay for
itself, in the name of common
sense, how are we to expect for it
to buy our meat and bread ?
APPEARANCES
are sometimes deceitful, for
beneath a tattered coat may
be found a true and noble
heart. My house may be
small and insignificant. by
the side of my neighbors, but
my expences are small and
I Sell Goods Cheap.
T keep a first class line of
fresh Groceries, Beef, Ham,
Cheese, Salmons, Sardines,
Oysters—in fact |
Every Thing
in the grocery line. Come
and see me, I will do thee
good, J. W. Earox,
The people of Micthell county
are considerably agitated on the
mad dog question and all the dogs
in the county are in danger of he
ing killed.
1868, “ESTABLISHED; 1868,
A.J. BALDWIN & €O.
L =-DAWSON, GA.p-
We havd now in store. the bgpkt selected,
most com\lete and varied st¢f:k ot
DRY GOODS, ¥
NC\TONS, ;
BOOTS,
. .smf;s,
. ' HAIS,”
HARD-WARE," :
FURNITUXE axp COFFJ:S, .
evey brougft to this market
IN EVERY DEPARTS\N' (ff OUR HOUSE, WE KEEP
NOTHING BUT FIRST-CLA \ GJODS, AND YOU WILL FIND
IT TO YOUR INTERESTTO ( X7E US A CALL BEFORE PUR
CHASING. 7
——f ON———
Our Intention :—T% PLEAS\ OUR CUSTOMERS.
Our Aim:—To 52/ E MONEY\YOR OUR PATRONS.
Our Motto i—Llf E AND LET }\VE,
/{-————:O:————- :
{&=We mifle a specialty th\ season of
SHOES. ;' Our stock is large\now, than
ever bheffe, and we can please the most
fastidioZs in this line. \
A./Jd. BALDWIN & CO.
teb.Y,l / 12vm. ~
THAT.-mmensexsTock o yuewx G 0 ODS,
ConsistinG
of Meat, Mcal,
Flour, * ugar, Coffee,
Lard, Tobacco, Cigars,
AND ¥rerything to be tound in a Firsts Class
—===={ Y t-——
In Addition to this, I have a
BAL IN CONNECTION
WITH my STORE, and will keep LIQUORS
of ALL KINDS, Give me a call. My motto is, Quick
Trades and Swnali l’ro!ilAs, jan-206-"B7.tf
W B. CHRISTIE, AGENT.
Has now in stock, the best selected and most complete line of
Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, |
Oils, Glass, Putty, Fine Toi«
let Goods, Rich Perfumes, &c,
; i ever brought to this city.
ALWAYS ON HAND A FULL STOCK
of Flirst-Class
Brandies, Whiskies,
Rums, Gins, &, for me
dicinal purposes.
: et YNEMNELCDE
Come to see me, and get Prices Before Purchasing,
se~The largest lot of Eye Glasses and Speétacles in the market. <@a
W.C. KENDRICK.
ap.6,1886,tf. -
TERRELL AHEAD,
Jones vs, Smith.
Albany received the first bale of
cotton this season, and it was raised
by Primus Jones ot Baker county.
Terrell ean not compete on cotton,
but when it comes to raising sweet
potatoes she is light there.
We are not much on the Jones
family but when it comes to Smith
you have got to get up before three
o'clock in the morning to beat us
Mr. Pate Smith brought into
market last Saturday some sweer
potatoes that were grown this year
on his farm near town. They were
the regular Georgia yam, and
averaged about 8 ounces each,.
Eelctric Bitters,
This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need
1o special mention. All who have
used Electric Bitters sing the same
song of praise.—A purer medicine
does not exist and it is guaranteed
to do all that 18 claimed, Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases of the
liver and kidneys, will remove
Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and
other affections caused by impure
blood. —Will drive Malaria from
the system and prevent as well as
cure all Malarial fevers. —Forcure
of Headache, Constipation and In«
digestion try Electric Bitters—En.
tire satisfaction gueranteed, or
money refundad —Price 50 cts,
and 31,00 per bottle at Crowch
Bros., Druyg Store.
THE EXCELSIOR SALOOR
‘?“M“\O\OFQ
—CLOSING OUT_
THE BIGEST STOCK OF wHI
KIES EVER UNDER ONg
ROOFHERE.
MM__
IN ORDER to have ito LIQUORS on hand. Sers o
pecting to move, I thetefore make the f(vna'fij& %fl;&: text, and ex-
Having bought a lot of Whiskies, original pack
der of Court, and buying at 25 per cenr!:.gless il:thg{l:j;:ru thh:fi by oy
cost, and also saving Bc. per Gallon freight, propose to give m WVeieq
mers the benefit of this "s)urchaae, and bhaving taken advan .
good discount on all Goods by paying CASH, am etrabled t, ::r;of .
igest CUT ever made; In one Sale I hereby offsy my entire Se -
and Fixtures at 10 per eent. LESS than COB‘;. tock
R e e
d Price. .
The Famous W H Mcßrayer,s summers direct, $5,00 o C:: &'00«
“I W Harper, (I havesole right) ........ 4,00 350
** Famous {i'e H Mcßrayer (not direct,). ... 4,00 3'50
** American CLUB, 4 y'rs old, my own brand 4,00 350
g s Creek, CAB!NET.. s (vae 4,m 3'W
** Lotos Club, i s v o 5,00 300
¢ Continental, i e i 400 300
. Golden Rye,.l&b sese cetes 4,w 3'oo
} “ Signal Rye,.... rews e AN 250
“ Holt Rye, (medium grade,.... Gavse 209 150
o e adie o ms o S RIS 200
““ Rye, common vene BB 10 'ee
e Sl L e a 0 800 200
“ Malt Rye. (best).... L cesve 300 2:50
£ Cai Uik s Shavi s 2,00 1,75
¢ e——CSE RYE .———
Old Price Cut Price,
Paul Jones XXXX Monongahela qt. bottles,.. $1,50 $1.95
MILL CREEK, quart bottles,.. ........... 1.00 5
Frank Polls Mavhattan, quartbottles........ 1,50 1,40
Rihnestrom Malt, quart b0tt1e5............. 1,00 5
.. ROCKE and RYE..... ..
Old Price. Cut Price,
Maloneys’ Best, s iios Ciacii 3,75 2,50
‘* 2ud. best,.... S 2,00 1,50
e CORN.-——
Old Price, Cut Price,
Cosby E Smith’s Ga’s Best Sour Ma5h....... $3,00 $2.50
Morgan’s hand made N C Sweet Ma5h....... 2,50 2,00
Fort Hawkins, Sour Ma5h...........cpu.e. 2,75 2.95
Goodmans Handmade, N C Sour Mash ..... 2.50 2,00
Kentucky Coru, Sour Mash 4 s < i 2,70 2,00 |
Kentucky .... 2,00 1,50
= DOMBIN ~ 0 e e 1,50 1,25
Morgans hand made N. C. Sweet Ma5h...... 2,25 1,90
#e9] have sole rights to Morzan’s Sweet Mash Corn, and have cut
' 25 per cent. lower than any Ageat he has.
...Q¢Q.AG'INSO.”.“..
Old Price, Cut Price,
Genuine Imported, Guaranteed,............ $5,00 84,50
SUIr CRACDIP® i vianvisnbid sinsiivns 3,00 2,75
BIOHMBE RS, v i e 2,25 2,00
SNt Y L 2.00 1.75
Tom Aot Db grade. ... 0.5 0 i invnnns 2,50 2,00
ailnin o S R 2,00 1,50
—————CASE GlN.+—
Old Price. (ut Price.
Rotterdam Imported, per hottle. ... * ... $1.25 £l,OO
Harden, Smith & Co, Im’p't'd per hottle. ... 1.00 90
BoyabPalm, oo 00 iy us e 1,00 7
Wolt's Schedam Snaps. quarts ... S 1,00 n
Ao o L pints, gt tnl 6 6>
.--.0.n.1{ U NI ettt s
Old Price. Cut Price,
New England, best grade . e 000 22,50
New Englrmd, 2nd, grade e i R 1,7
—IBRANDY.—
Old Price. Cut Price,
Pure Middle Georgia, best ..., myas . 800 83,75
Pawh,—Mnr‘yland rog B Sy 3,50 2,50
Indiana Apple Brandy—-pure srhi Eed 4,00 300
\\ estern, i e i 2,50 2,25
Peach and Honey—hest ..., crve it D 2,50
Ginger Brandy—best grade -y ces) 3,00 2,50
. “ —2nd, grade.... g 1,00
Cherry Brandy—Dbest grade caas -Sl 3,00 2,50
N “ —2ud, grade..., 2.00 1,00
Peach and Honey,—2ud, grade.... gt 2,50 2,00
——CASEBRANDY.—— -
. Old Price, Cut Price,
Garretts, N, C. iy fivs v 9100 $ &
Runaux Freres...., o 1,00 90
ot W EINE e .
* Old Price. Cut Price.
Port—hest quality, L Koie ' dany -WS $2,50
Catawba—Finest, .. .. i cove Pade s o S 1,50
Bhovey-bat grade ..o VL. e RN 2,50
———CASE WINE.—— ;
Old Price. Cut Prics.
G W Garrets—N C Schampagne, qts.... .. $l,OO $ 8
Werners—Schampagne, pts. s P 50 40
Hogheimers Rhine Wive .... .... .. 1,00 80
B Bwiln et il i e 1S 15
St. Julian Clavet. ... 1,00 75
@ W Garretts N, C. Catawba. ... P 85 o
——WHITE WHEAT.—
Oid Price. Cut Price.
Pull!’ds—befl gfllde- eés sdde S 8 84,«, ‘3'm
g 2nd. gl‘flde sean es e “o e 2)50 2'm
Charges for JUGS 1-2 gal., 10¢; other sizes, 15¢, per gallosy
which must he added to ammounts in making Remittances. :
On account of above CUTS in prices, a report has been in circu~
lation, that I have already closed out—puy no attention to mc!l i
mors, for T will give yon one weeks notice. IN THIS PAPER, vefors
leaving, and if I should close out in ONE LOT, will P’ difference is
price myself and fill all orders, at CUT Kriees, until such notice ¥
f)iven tor one week. FRANK BETRUNE.
AWsON, GA., Feb'ry. 8, 1887. tt, s
GINS! GINS!
WE have onhand
2 second hand cot
ton gins, nearly as
good as new, whicl
we will sell cheap.
Also we are agents
for improved cotton
Gins, Condensers &
Feeders Wil
make it to your in
terest to see us be
fore purchasing.
J R Mercer & Co.
GRAND OPENING
O
Spring & Sum
mer Millinery.
MY stock enybraces all the not”
elties of the Season in the
way ot Bonnets; Hats,Caps, Plume#,
Rigbons, Silks, Velvets, Plushes &
Sattins of all shades and styles.—
The dlt_ldies of Dawson m;gsl sur<
rounding cowntry are y in<
vited g?rg CALl:ymv EXAMINE
mg goods before parchasing elses
where, lam sure to }s«“‘
you: Respectfully,
M"- c. "‘ MI'EI “4in
a;pri,-‘.!O',ISS?.tf,