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ihe True Citizen. WAYNESBORO. GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1882 Entered at the post office at Wayuesboro, Ga., as second class matter. To Subscribers. If your paper fails to reach you regularly, notify us at once and the matter will reeeive prompt attention. Subscribers when ordering their address changed must be careful to give the name of the office to which the paper has been sent, as well as that to which they desire it to be sent. Mr. Tlios. U. Felder, jt\. of Midville, is our duly authorized agent. To Correspondents. Communications of an interest’ng character and news respectfully solicited. We are not responsible for the views express ed by our correspondents. Lodges. Waynesboro Lodge. No. 027. Knights of Honor, meets every first and third Tuesday, in the month. Louis Cohen, Dictator; 8. J. Bell, bee. Sturges Council, No. 260, Royal Arcanum, meets every second and fourth Tuesday in the month. Louis Cohen, Sec.; W. E. Jones, Regent. Peythress Council, No. fil, American Legion of Honor, meets every first and third Wednesday in the month. E. A. Carter, Sec.; Thos. M. Berrien Commander. Seney Council, No. 33, Home Circle, meets every second and fourth Wednesday in the month. Louis Cohen, Sec.; A. G. Whitehead, Leader. Waynesboro Lodge, No. 274, F. A. M., meets every Friday night on or before the full moon. 1 We ' ' ' “ 8. Wetherhalin. Sec.; A. G. Whiteheao, W M. Local § Business• Jfcgr S. SCHW ARZWEISS S&T Pays the highest market JtW price for Dry Flint Hides JS3T and Old Iron cJIb'I FRESH LAGER BEER AND CIDER ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT AT S. SCHWARZWEISS’S. S. SCHWARWE1SSSELLS THE BAKER, THE MONONGEHALA XXXX AND OTHER BRANDS OF WHISKEY AT THE LOWEST PRICE. WAYNESBORO MARKET. CORRECTED WEEKLY. BACON—Clear ril> skies 15>4 Bulk clear ribs— 3 0 canvassed hams— 18% C )RN—willed f) bushel l 20 'LOUR..'... 8 00 @10 00 ?AL—'sack 2 35 ’.AN—'cwt 1 85 RD—$1 lb 10 AR 10@12'A EE—Rio 15@25 BACCO 40 @1 25 LT-W sack 1 40 TTEO—Country 25 Goshen 45@50 G8 10 IIJICKEN.S—Spring 15@25 POTABR—# ball 10 Cans 10 < ORN STARCH—^ pkg 15 CIGARS 5 KEROSENE OIL 25 O UITEA U If A N G ED. Special to The Cittzen. Washington, D. C m June 30th.— Guiteau was hanged here to-day at 12:40. He died instantly, Lis neck l»i iiig broken. He broke down be- f<>re going ou the scaffold, weeping bitterly, but rallied when Warden Cook read the death warrant. He inodnted the steps of the scaffold with a swaggering gait and the air of a martyr. Dr. Hicks prayed on the ^nffold. About two hundred and fifty pcoj^e were present and witness ed the execution. A0 PAPER NEXT WEEK. It is a time honored rule that all papers, both daily and weekly, miss one issue on the fourth of July.— Therefore, our readers will not re ceive a paper r\e*t week. Could our readers know bow hard all the employes , of our office have labored to give L Riem a good paper each week, we ' feel confident that they would not 1 egrudge the few days rest afforded by the two weeks vacation that custom h is given to them during fourth of July and Christmas weeks. Wo have to return thanks for the liberal patronage The Citizen has received since its establishment, and to the a many noble-hearted friends we have W met since our residence in Waynes boro, we extend our hand in heart felt thanks. The Citizen has stead ily gained both the patronage and confidence of our people from its initial issue, and we are determined it shall maintain its place in the estimation of its patrons by a high, reliable and honest course of journal ism. After a woek’s rest, we will come back to work recuperated and prepared to go to work more vigor- usly than ever, and will send The ’itizen, full of news to its readers ery week until Christmas shall give another re^t. - We are glad to hear that Mr. John Grubbs s convalescing. —H. V. Lester, Esq., of Mlllen, is In town to day (Friday). —Miss Mary Hunter, of Scriveu county, is in town, visiting relatives. —The five o’clock club failed to meet yester day for want of a quorum. —Miss Lillian Wilkins has returned from a visit to friends in Augusta. —Our thanks are due Mrs. H. E. Beal for our first treat of delicious peaches. —Miss Sallie Jones, of Herndon, is visiting the family of Col. J. D. Munnerlyn. —J/lsa Ida Lou Thomas, of this county is on a visit to her aunt, Jlfrs. R. A. Hatcher. —One of our young farmers says he don’t think he will make a bale of cotton to six acres. —J/rs. J/artha T. Green and her son, Edward, of Green’s Cut, were in the city this week. —Mr. Joe Applewhite baa returned from Macon, where he has been attending Mercer University. —.Wirs H. H. Perry has gone to Bath, having been called there to the bedside of Jfrs. Bei nett, who is very ill. —Several nice showers this week. Cotton is taking the advantage of the warm weather and is on the grow. —Trade is so dull that some of our clerks employ themselves making walking canes. John Blount still leads the van. —Peaches, from Oakland Farm, this county, readily retailed at twenty-five cents a peek on our streets Tuesday. —Ben J/ason, of Millen, was in town Tuesday. Ben resembles an annimuted circus tent with that big duster of his. —J. J. Saxon, who tips the beam at 220 pounds, handles a cambric needle as deftly as an old maid who weighs only 75pounds. —A/iss Jfammie Burton spent a few days with relatives in town while on her way home from Augusta, where she has been attending school. —Mr. E. H. Calloway, the efficient assistant of Prof. J. H. Roberts in the Waynesboro Academy, left this morning for his home at Washington, Ga. —A darky stepped into Dr. Holleyman’s drug store a day or two ago and asked for “fly damna tiun powders,” meaning Dalmatlon Insect Pow ders. —A Waynesboro rooster becoming tired of life, on Tuesday, suicided by hanging his head between the pailings of Dr. Jasper Palmer's yard fence. —Major Wilkins was out with a spanking team of fonr in hand, hays, accompanied by the ladles of ids family, driving on the streets yes terday evening. —Misses Mamie, Lula and Maggie Byne, three of Hephzibah’s fairest daughters, are in town, visiting the family of Mr. Routzahn. We wish them a pleasant stay. —Miss Ju’ia, the charming and accomplished daughter of our townsman, Col. John D. Ashton, returned home Wednesday from Natchez Miss., where she has been attending school. —There is a negro woman in Waynesboro who, it is said, eats all the flies she can catch.— If she would commence on the gnats and mus- quitoes now. she would be a public benefactor. —Miss Fannie Kenney, of Johnson, S. C„ sister ( f Mrs. M. H. Barr, and Mrs. Bettie Marshal, of Waynesboro, Ga., sister of Mr. M. H. Barr, are the guests of the latter and wife.—Warrenton Clipper. —Mrs. E. F. Lawson, Mrs. R. C. Neely, Miss Lou Neely and Miss Leila Godbee leave to-mor row for New York. They will sail from Savan nah on the steamer City of Macon to-morrow afternoon. —We are in receipt of the first, cotton boll o f the season from the farm of Messrs. Gray and liuinney, known as the Sapp place. The boll was nearly grown, and would have opened in a month. The prospects are for an earl? crop this season. —Mr. John Farr left on Wednesday for Came ron, S .-riven county, where he expects to make Ills future home. John has made nmnv friends during his short stay in our midst. And we, with his frieuds, wish him success in whatever he may undertake. —Col. T. Law Jones, of Herndon, is in town, and wishes us to inquire if anybody has heard his name mentioned for Congressman-a t-I-arge. If anybody who knows will leave such informa tion at this office they will be handsomely re warded bv Col. T. Law. —In another column will be found the law card of Col. John I). Ashton. The Colonel is too well known as a lawyer of ability to require any praise or commerdation from us, yet we take pleasure in recommending him to all who need legal advice ill important or difficult cases, —The negro boy, LaFayette Collier, who was put in jail for stealing a pair of shoes, and made his escape last Saturday, came in and gave himself up to Sheriff Ilaeseler, and was tried befoie Judge Lovett on Wednesday aid con victed. He paid the fine and was let loose. —Geo. Byne, col., was arrested near Perkins’ Junction a few days ago charged with stealing a skillet from a Mr. Thom of that neighborhood George had a hearing in the County Court on W idnesday, and pleading guilty, was sentenced to forty days in the otiaiu-gang. So much for not ‘‘toting liis own skillet." —Judge Noah Smith, of Stellaville, sent a load of the finest peuches and apples to town this week we have seen this season. The peaches found ready sale at SI and the apples at 11.25 per bushel. The Judge is one of the most pro gressive and enterprising farmors of that seotion, and has set an example that if our farmers would follow they would be better off in every respect. —The firm of Evans, Thomas & Fuloher has been dissolved by mutual consent. Messrs. Evans & Thomas will continue buslneaR at the old stand, and we have heard that Mr. Fulcher will go into business on the 1st of September in company with Majoi Wilkins. The old firm was composed of three of as clever gentlemen as cun be found in the State. We certainly wish both firms abundant success. —It always gives us pleasure to recommend an advertising patron when wo know that, he tells his patrons the truth. This Is the case when we call the attention of our readers to Dr. J. A. Polhlll's attractive new advertisement in to-day’s issue. We have tried Dr. P. and know that he never says a word in his advertise ments that he oanftot substantiate. Therefore, we say, with perfect confidence, when you see an advertisement signed J. A. Polhlll you may know it is true. See his new notice in this Issue. 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On Monday we received a nice lot of beets from Mrs. Routzhan^ and on Tuesday morning, early, we re ceived a inammouth beet from Mrs. Cars well’s garden, by the hands of Judge E. F. Lawson, weighinging 6 pounds. Later in the day, Mrs. McCathern sent us one that brought down the scales at 61 pounds. We call this a good showing for beets. We must not forget to thank little Otis Mc Cathern for a present of nice tomatoes. Thanks, lrieads, many thanks. —The first steamer, “the Jeanette,” which ever came to Wayuesboro ar rived a few days ago in command ot Capt. John Stozer, and now lies moored at her dock, and is undergoing a thor ough inspection and refitting under the direcuon of Commodore Cohen and Admiral Schwarzweiss. She will be ready for exhibition on the fourth of July, when the public are invited to call and look at her, and also to par take of a nice free lunch, atS. Schwarz- weiss’. —Mr. S. A. Gray is pushing his fine mill, located near Sardis church, in the 68th district, rapidly to completion, and if no accident or unlooked for de’ay j occurs, will have it in operation in 10 or Both our schools closed the pres ent week Prof. J. S. Rodger’s school closed wish a quiet but searching ex amination in the presence of his patrons, the parents, guardians, etc., of the pu pils, and every one with whom we have conversed on the subject has expressed his unqualified satisfaction at the re sult. Prof. Rodgers, though a very young man, has exhibited all the quali ties whieh go to make the educator.— Mr. R. has made a fine reputation du ring the session of his school which has juBt closed, and if he continues to ex ercise the energy he has so far display ed, be must soon take posh ion in the front rank of teachers in the State.- - He deserves the patronage of our peo ple, and will doubtless receive his full share when his fall jierm opens. Prof. Roberts, principal of the Wayuesboro Academp, closed the spring term of his i-chool Friday night with a public exhibition, presenting an attrac tive programme of speeches, delineations and readings, in which the p . pils dis played that brightness ofii.tellect which so mark the children of Waynesboro.— To say !hev all did well, hardly docs! lj? lays. He ha» put in a turbine wheel i hem full justice. T.I) Oliver, Kaq.made j ^ > r * ' XIm be the address and delivered the prizes lor a great convenience to the people in that Cabbage Seed. For Fall and winter. Buist’s Improved Late Drumhead, “ Improved Late Flat Dutch, “ Green Glazed, Genuine Collard Seed. At .HOLLEYMAN’S Drug and Seed Store. class standing. The prizes were car ried oft'by Miss Mamie Rowland and Master J. D. Carswell, their standing being ^he same. Mr. Oliver though quite indisposed, sustained himself well throughout his address, and sat down amid the plaudi’s of the audience. Ihe exhibition closed between 11 and 12 o’clock, and the oongregutiou retired to their homes, satisfied with t he treat they had enjoyed dispite ihe excessive heat. AFTER LIFE'S FITFUL FEVER. *The sadest task which has yet fallen to the lot of The Citizen is the record of the death of Miss Jennie Palmer, which occun ed at the residence of her brother, Judge H. E. W. Palmer, in this place, on Monday last. Young, lovely in person and amiable in charac ter—Death aimed his dart too well at this shining mark ! But the contem plation of so pure and well-spent Chris tian life furnishes a sweet consolation in this hour of sorrow and untimely sun dering of the ties of earth. Such a con solation and such inspired thoughts, have they who look upon the pure young life of her who has faded from our sight like a shadow of earth going to rest, while the light of her soul and life went back to the Author of light and life. To the deeply sorrowing and bereaved ones we offer our heartfelt sympathies, yet pointing to her pure Christian char acter would say to them, grieve not, f jr your loss is her eternal gain. The re mains of Miss Palmer Here sent to Greenesboro, Ga., and interred in the family burying ground of her grand parents. The remains were accompa nied by'Messrs. R. A. Rhodes, J. A. Barnes, Rodolph Hensalt and C. F. Shewn:ake, all members of Miss Pal mer's Simday school class in the Metho dist ohuroh, to aet as pall-bearers at her funeral. vicinity—and for once we can say that Mr. Gray has a mill which is conven ient to water. —To-day (Saturday) Waynesboro has been crowded with almost an uu countable number of watermelons, and sevi ral districts to hear from. Our streets arc crowded with colored people for the fist time in many months, and our town has assumed its wonted Sat urday’s appearance. The darkies seem to be full of joy over their fine crop prospects. — Mr. Ira R. Stewart, one of Burke’s crack farmer's, has the finest crop he has had for many years and one among the best in the county. Friend Ira is one of the most practi cal and progressive young farmers to be found in Georgia. His motto is “make hay while the sun shines.” —Passing Dr. Holloyman,s drug store a day or two ago, he called us in and showed us several sacks of the fin est varieties of rutabaga and turnip seed. The Doctor has a a large supply on hand, and is ready to supply every body who expects to raise a crop of this fine winter vegetable. —Mr. Rodney Attaway is the first to put The Citizen under obligations for a treat in th£ shape of a nice watermel on. Thanks to you, Mr. Rodney. But Rod ney 1 aises something besides mel ons ; he has a superb crop of both corn and cotton, and will make a good show ing next fall. —Gold medal for plain sewing, donated by Mt. A. Jfullurky, awarded to Jfiss Donie Atta way. We copy the above item from the August * News, and point with triumph to the honors achieved by a Waynesboro young lady, -fl/ies who lias been a tendii TURNIP SEED, NEW CROP BuLts Improved Ruta Baga, Golden Bail, Cow Horn, Large Norfolk, Large White Globe, Yellow Abordein, White Flat Dutch,, Red or Purple Top. All good reliable seeds. For sale by W. F. HOLLEYMAN, Druggist and Seedsman. jun23,’82.a-na. John D. Ashton, attorney at L a WAYNESBORO, GA. jun23,’82.b-y. Attawuy lias been a tending school at St. Mary\s Academy, in Augusta, returned home ou Tuesday, wh.ire she received the doserved com pliments and congratulations of her friends- —>Our devil requests us very par ticularly to return his heartfelt thanks to Miss Mamie Beal for her nice L’oat of peaches. Ed. says he’ll eat all those peaches himself il hits the colic for a month. —Mrs. Mattie E. Jarrell and Miss Mary L. Farr, ot Cameron, Scriyeo county, were in town last week. TO WHOM ITMA T CONCERN. All recommendations of persons for office, if published in the Truk Citizen, will be charged for like any other advertising. This refers to recommendations aB well as to announcements. Subscriptions are positively cash. No deviation from this rule. All copy, proof-.aheets and any part or portion of our paper, before it is ready for delivery, we consider priw ate matters. We are not responsible for views expressed bv correspondents. Neith er do we tell who they are, unless our rules are strictly complied with. All communications, not intended fpr the Waste basket, must be accom- S anied by , the writer’s real name. ot nefcossa'ry for publication, but to jesure it^ insertion. Make &11 communications as brief as possible. Live corre^jpoodentH from different portions of tiw county aud State are respectfully solicited.