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The True Citizen. WAYNESBORO, Git.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18,1888 Entered at the post office at Waynesboro, Ga., as second class matter. —We want everybody to read the communication on the artesian well. —Miss Euffi Wasden, of this county, visiting Mrs. G. W. Howard at Barnett, Ga. —Mr.F. R. Murrow and Mis- Mamie J. Brinson were married at Lorette, Scriven county, on the 13th inst —Mr. Thos. Cates now wears a pleas ant smile, not only because the crops are good, but because he has a fine baby boy at his house. —The red plush hat has lightly touched Waynesboro, while all the clerks in Wilkins & Co’s, grocery de partment are uniformed in blue plush, The stock in town is exhaus ted. —The grand Masonic bnrbecue takes place on Friday August 25th. Members of Waynesboro Lodge will please hand in their contributions to Mr. Thos. Quinncy the evening be fore, —Our clever young telegraph opera tor, Mr. T. B. Marshal, has returned to his post of duty. A happy smile wreathed her beautiful lips when he told her his heart was still in the right place.* —He lives in the country, and says he has cabbages in his garden the heads of which are so hard that it requires an ax to cut them open. Wc would like to ax ’im *for one of those heads. —It you have the sore eyes be sure to read Dr. W. F. Holleyman’s ad vertisement in this issue, We have tried the eye salve and pronounce it an excellent remedy for that dread dbeaae. Try it and be convinced. —We call the atten'ion of our city reiders to the advertisement of Mr. Thomas Tant, announcing the reopen ing of bis meat market. Everybody knows how necessary a good market is. and will be glad that Mr. Tant has re opened. —Maj. W. A. Wilkins ri»sed the light of his countenance on Waynes boro on Wednesday. We were glad to see him looking so healthy and vig orous He will leave to join his fam ily at the White Sulphur Springs on Supday. —We lesrn that efforts are being to made to convert the Academy, at this place, into a military school this fall. Prof. Roberts will visit Atlanta shortly to see Gov. Colquitt and to make the other necessary arrangements We hope the enterprise will succeed. — Mr. J. L. Fulcher, while in New Y«ik, purchased a large stock of new’ goods ior Fulcher <fc Co., which are arriving, Fulcher & Co. will open as goon »s their ftore, now occupied by Mr. W. M. Wimberly, is vacated —jfbout the 1st. Our readers will be notified of the time to come to trade. —Messrs. R. C. Neelv, J. L. Fulcher, C. F. Sbe^nake and P< rter Carswell, returned from Nev York on Tuesday last, af er a most pleasant stay of two weeks in Gotham. They show signs of high living and easy minds, are full of the rights of the great eity. It is mis take. however, about Porter’s buying .Tumbq. —Messrs. J. A. Polhill, W. S. God- bee and J. H. Polhill went bird hunt ing the other day. and did some fine shooting. They wore only out 3 hours and bagged 48. The so re stands as follows: J. A. Polhill, 19; W. S. God- bee, 18; J. H. Polhill, 17? Henry, Dr. PolhiTs fine Gordon setter, retriev ed every bird. Henry is the smartest and finest dog in town. Mr. H. Brandt and that clever boy «f his. Louis, ran down to Waynesboro, from Augusta, to visit relatives and shake hands with their many friends here. The/ were welcomed on all riJes. Louis informed us that he was now connected wiih the Masonic Ope ra House singing school—we believe it is called an ‘‘orclustra,” but our musi- ual education was neglected, and we can’t get it down right. However, we intend to go up and hear Louis, as we know be is science itself. —Mr. J. H. Polhill, brother of our clever druggist, Br. J. A. Polhill, re turned to V\ aynesboro on last Tuesday, after an absence in Texas, iu fact af er rambling all over the West, for 18 months. Mr. P. has made his residence iu the West for the past three years, and seems t> have become perfectly en amored with the wild life of those wild regions. Wi h the exception of his “sombrero” we fail, however, to detect • auj resemblanoe to Buffalo Bill or any dime novel h tro. He cornea to Georgia to avoid the terrible winter of the West, t}hd will probably return again when the spring brings out the blosooms on tho prarie, < nd (be buffalos get fat. DEATH'S HAD VEST. The dreaded angel, Death, has hover ed over our community the past week, and gathered his harvest from the arms of loved and loving ones. Neithe • has he been a respector of persons, the old, the middle-aged, the young and the ten der babe has gone down b. fore his keen cycle. Truly the bereaved ones have our sympathy in this their hour of giooin, but let them remember 'hat it is tl e decree of Him who doeth all things well, and prepare to meet their loved ones on that ‘ shining shore” where Death cannot come. On last Sunday night, the 13th inst, in Waynesboro, Mrs. Blount, wife of Mr. R. B. Blouut, of consumption. A faithful and loying wife, a tender moth er and an humble Christian, she has gone to her reward. She leaves a hus band and several children to mourn her death. On Sunday, the 13th inst. in this county, of consumption, Mr. Alexander Lewis. Mr. Lewis’ health had been steadily failing for some lime, and his death was expected. Being unmarried, he leaves no family. On Tuesday mor'ing, the 15th inst, of fever, Mrs. Savannah Smith, wifeot Mr. J. B. Smith, Jr., foreman of the Herald office. Mrs. Smith’s dea h was very unexpected, for ihough she had been unwell for several days ; no'hing serious w is thought of her sickness un til a few ho rs before her death. She leaves a babe only two or three weeks old which-can never know a the floating love and care of a mother. Our brother craftsman has our sincere sympathy for this his great bereavement; On Friday morning, at 1 o’clock, of fever, the little daughter of Mr. T. B. Wells. Not. quite one year ago Death took her little sister, and the affetion* of the parents entwine around this one with a double strength, but Death—in exorable D- ath—came, the stem was broken, and the flower withered. It were hard to offer consolatiou to the parents whose hearts are almost broken by this terrible affliction were r not for the gracious words of the Savior, who has said, ‘‘suffer li tie children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven and to Him we point them for a refuse, for He has said “come unt>Me, all ye that labor and are heavy la 'en, and I will give you rest.” —Waynesboro has received 15 bales of new cotton, and two bales of last year’s crop, this week—making 17 in all. Of these W. A. Wilkins k Co. pur chased 13, W. McCathern 2, S. A. Gray 1, and Godbee & Mulky 1. The first bale was brought in by Henry Jackson, colored, living on Dr Pal mer’s place. It. classed middling, weighed 455 pounds, and was purchas ed by W A. Wilkins k Co. at 15 cts. In an hour or two after the reception of the bale from Jackson, N >r. Elias Bell arrived with his ‘‘first bale” to find that Jackson was ju-t far enough ahead of him to carry off the belt. Mr. Bell is usually ve-y eaily, and last year brought in the first bale on the 9th of A ugust, four days earlier than the re ception of the first bale this year. Ev erybody seemed glad to welcome the fleecy staple. —Easter , color- d, we could not learn her other name, stole a gold ring fiom Miss Anna Blouut a few days ago, and as everything was kept quiet, she supposed that the theft had not been detected and put in an appearance yes terday (Friday) perhaps, to try her hand again. Upon being charged with the theft, she denied it. but being press ed, acknow'edged h' r crime, and said the ring was an her home, and that she would give it up if anyone would go with her. A herse and buggy was procured, but Miss Easter changed her mind and made a dash for liberty. Charlie Blount gave chase,- but having been siok lately, his strength failed, and she Beemed about to make good her escape. But just at this juncture, Mr. Charlie Gray came upon the scene, and soon overtook the dusky k'eptomaniest, and brought her back. She now blooms in jail, and sighs for the free air and sun shine. The raoe was an exciting one for a few momentb and afforded con siderable amusement f r the lookers on. —Dr. J. A. Polhill comes forward this week with a change of his adver tisement. to which we call the attention of our readers, especially those suffering with chills and fever. The Doctor has the exclusive sale of the celebrated medicine, Herbine, which is said to cure chills and malarial fever in every instance. He a'so sells the Old Henry cigar, which is the best 5 cents segar we have ever smoked in this town. He sells ‘ The Three Drummers,” 3 for 10 cents, which is uu extra fine brand. Read his advertisement and go to Pol* hill’s. —Col, S. J, Bell has been enjoy ing a tussel with the Burke county chills the past week. The colonel has a look of anxious gonene»9 about him which makes one feel sorry. 0 G w any <3 j H 0 Le H o U C m o V PP o ‘E o r. U »e~ G bfl m Ti s o m . ■ a c/3 e-» £ G e c SK 1 g G o H ss £ r M 0) & m m s im O ■e-» a; S—• 3 fifi 5fi . cd D G y* 02 ► m V. o .2 ’3 S-4 o E2 S3 O i—i I o 1 ■. cc 5 is & Le C3 W a a §* : \ w rn H w a Q H a a M T ■ < o a £ a o « b* M ■ D a : w • mm C t— wh ^ mm *—t *-M psS hH ►J E-i tm 'W O G > PERKINS' JUNCTION. It always gives us pleasure to note the enterprise of the people and im- provemets in any part of Burke county. We, therefore, take pleas ure in mentioning the improvement of Perkins’ Junction, which .only .a few years’ago was a mere railroad s*a»ion. The impovement there is great, there are two stores, (Mr. Per kins doing a large business, - ) tele graph and express offices, and carri age and blacksmith shop. There are some eight or ten neat cottage residences, *nd ail taken together, Perkins’ Junction begins to assume quite a vilage appearance. At this point the railroad of Perkins & Brother forms a junction with the Augusta & Savannah R. R This road belongs to the firm of Perkins & Brother, and is 13 miles long, and leads to the little saw mil! village of Lorette, in Scriven county, where these gentlemen have extensive steam saw mills, and over it is shipped many hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber, shingles, laths, etc., to Au gusta, Savannah and other points. The people all along the railroad from above Perkins Junciion to be low Lawtonville, who live within shipping reach of the railroad, have abandoned cotton planting to some extent in favor of melons, and the present year shipped enough melons to net $10,000. Lands which three years ago would not have sold for $2 50, we are told, cannot he bought to-day for $25 per acre. The area of the melon crop will be largely in creased next year. The sensation in the vicinity of the Junction just now is the planting of Irish potatoes t > ship to the Northern and Western markets during the spring and early summer. If the boom keeps up to its present height there will be large crops of the vegetable planted in that vicinity. These people are industri ous, energetic and euterprising, and deserve success, at least. —We learn that another shocking crifne was committed on Mr. T. P. Branch’s plantation, in this county, on Tuesday. The particulars of which, the best we could get, are about as follows: A negro man, Tom Bell, has some very bad dogs, and a little negro boy, some 13 years of age, while passing the house was set upon by the dogs, Tom’s son, another boy, urging them on, he picked up a stick to defend himself from their attacks when the two boys got to fighting ; Tom became enraged and struck the boy on the head with the stock of his gun, fracturing his skull about three inches. The boy is in acritical con dition. Tom, we understand, defies arrest, and says that before they can arrested him they will receive the contents of bis double barrel shot gun. It is said he is a notorious character and will likely give the officers some trouble yet. We hope soon to chron icle his arrest and lodgement in jail. —Dr. W. F. Holleyraan has been victimized by some one who pass 'd a counterfeit silver dollar npon him a few days ago. The coin was made of pewter splendidly executed, but laciccd the clear ring of the genuine dollar and was 104 grains less in weight. The Doctor upon finding it to be counterfeit chopped it in two, and hast the pieces now at hia drug store. —Judge W. 8. Godbee will open new livery stables in town next week. He wifi complete his new stables as rapidly as possiblo, and will bo ready to train horses for the fair. As the judge understands the Code, so also he knows how to manipulate the ribbons. L Communicated. 1 THE ARTESIAN WELL. Mu- Editor : Allow me through the columns of vour paper the privelege of presenting a few suggestions upon the above named subject. I am confident there can be no topic of greater importance at this particular juncture, nor one worthier the deepest consideration of our citi zens. Indeed, artesian wells, and their influen ces upon the health of those communities in which they have been placed, have claimed the attention and attracted tho earnest deliberations of our profoundest, and most benevolent citizens. Hence, in bringing this subject more directly be fore our people, I feel assured that the magnitude of its importance 1 will demand consideration, even if the, style in which I shall formulate my suggestions, falls short of that eminence. With this prelude, then, I shall proceed to advance a few thoughts, which occur to me, relative to the subject in general. a,nd its special application to our town. Artesian wells are by no means modem insti tutions or inventions. Their necessity and impor tance have been recognized long before the present ancient records were modern. They de rive their name from the province of Artois, in France, where It has long been customary to dig them, and from whence their use in other parts of France and Europe was derived.— T ‘ance. however cannot be said to be their birth-place, since It. appears that at a very re mote per od wells of the same kind were in use both in China and Egypt. The theory of these wells is simple, and can be explained in a very few words. As is well known, the strata composing the earth's crust are of two kinds : the one permeable to water, such as sand, gravel, etc.; the other impermeable, such as clay. Now, everyone knows that it is a well established principle, both of Hydrostatics and common sense, that water always seeks its level. Let us suppose, then, a geographical ba sin of greater or le s extent, in which two im permeable layers, A and B. enclose a permeable stratum. K. Now, when rain falls upon that part of the permeable layer which comes to the surface, and which is called the outcrop, it filters or percolates thr ugh it, and following the natural “fall” of the ground, collects in the hollow basin, between the impermeable strata, A and B. Once there, it cannot escape, owing to the nature of the layers above and below it. If now we sink a vertical hole to the water bearing stratum, K, the water striving to gain its level, will spout out to a height equal to the difference oetween the levels of the outcrop, and .he noirt at which the perforation is made. This in brief is the history and theory of the ar tesian well. The temperature of the water will vary, of course, with the depth of the well, which latter will also vary with the different strata of which the soil may be composed. The most celebrated well of this kind on record, is the famous Grenelle well, in France, which is 1800 feet deep, and discharges 656 gallons of water per minute. The temperature of the water is 27 degs. C., or 80.6 degs. Fhar. It may be^remark- ed before leaving this particular part of the sub ject, that there are physical laws by which any temperature can be obtained. Now. these preliminaries being considered, the question naturally arises, “what has all this to do with Waynesboro?" To answer this, we must consider first the necessity of such a well here, and if It can be shown that an artesian well will prove not only a benefit, but a bb-ssing, then the conclusion will be Irresistable that it ha-, a great deal to do with Waynesboro. Pro posing to be brief, I will simply state facts. In the first plaee, there is not a single well of pure water in this community 1 Astounding as the statement may seem, it Is true, and a few moments reflection will convince anyone of its truthfulness. The soil of this town is composed, to a great extent, of sand and gravel, which, ac cording to Its very nature can afford no resis tance whatever to the surface impurities, which percolate through and soon find lodgment, at a very shallow depth, in the very water-basins of our wells. This itself will strike the sober mind with reason and conviction Again, we get all of our water at an average depth of from twen ty-five to forty-feet. Considering the extreme porosity of the soil, and the size to which the pores must, by this time, be worn bv the contin uous filterings, it cannot be momentarily held that water, derived from such a souroe, can be pure. If the water be not pure, it follows logi cally that it cannot be healthy. Impure water is not healthy, and since I have shown that our water cannot be pure, the conclusion is irresist able that our wells must be the source of much of our sickness. This, in itsel . is the most powerful argument that can be advanced in support of an artesian well. Tne water obtained from an artesian well fre quently comes trom 60 to 70 miles off; this ia not oentrary to their principle and theory. The water obtained from suoh depths and distances is obliged to be pure and healthy. The rapid development of suoh wells within the last year in this State, demonstrate the fact that the peo ple are opening their eyes to the importance of such enterprises. In Southwestern Georgia, where the water is impure, and not to be had from these shqjlow wells, recourse is being made to the ar estan, and there are already located 15 suoh wells, with eight more in prooeas of bor ing. The records also show that where these wells have been located, the health of thoso sec tions has been materially improved. Now, why can we not enjoy one of these bless ings? Our people have already exhibited a spirit of enterprise and progress, which will be brought into more distinguished prominence, by the boring of an artesian well. Our county is out of debt, there is a large surplus In the Treas ury, and why not devote a portion of our accu mulating revenue to an enterprise that will ma terially benefit us? It appears reasonable that anything that will promote the health of our community, is a desideratum as important as the improvement of the land upon which our real estate is situated. The cost of sinking these wells is merely nominal, being about one dollar per foot, and wltl such a fountain of pure, living water gushing forth freely In our midst, there would be no end to the benefits and blessings that would arise therefrom. May the writer ex press the earnest hope that our citizens, especi ally those who have our interests at heart, will consider this matter seriously. It certainly de serves consideration at least. With a well of this water flowing free to all upon our public square, much of our annual sickness will be dis pelled, and eur children's children, and all vyho enjoy its manifold blessings, wtd rise up and call him blessed, who pushed the enterprise to completion. f. 8. R. Waynesboro, Ga., Aug. 17, ISM- Subscriptions are positively gash. <u -J1 o < w cc o m >—H O CO <M Hephzibab August 17,1882. Our town has been unusually gay for the past two weeks. ij Mr. Bloome, of South Carolina, is visiting at the residence oi Dr. Baxley. Miss Annie Belle Rosier was in town last week, the guest of Miss Georgia Carswell. The literary and musical club will meet at t.ha residence of Mrs. M. Clark this evening. Miss Annie Green, one of Bath’s fairest daugh ters, gave our town a visit Monday last. Col. T. Law Jones took the leading part in a beautiful romance one evening last week. Mr. A. W. Jones is expected to return to-nior- row from an extended trip in the mountains of North Georgia. Rev. Mr. Yerdery has just closed a protracted meeting at Hopeful church, about eight miles from this piace. Mrs. Jessie Steakly, formerly of this place, but mere recently oi Elberton, is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. H. Davis. There seems to be ^reat interest manifested at the protracted meeting now in progress at Be - len church, near town. Mr. O. B. Brown, one of Jefferson county’s incut successful young planters, passed through towu last week, en route to Augusta. We ngret to note the departure of Mrs. Fa Ha gan t to-day for her home in Savannah. Mrs. F. has made many staunch friends here. Judge Seaborn H. Jones says there is more pretty girls to the square mile in and around Hephzibah than any plaee in the State. Miss Addie Gresham accompanied by her mother left yesterdav for an entensive tour North. They have our best wishes for a pleas ant trip. Hon. A. E. Sturgis, one of McDuffie’s most en terprising and accomplished citizens, vs as iu town lastweek. The Colonel is ever welcome in our midst. Capt. 8. G. Story has the finest pack of hounds in the county. Quite a number of young ladies and gentlemen joined him in a hunt last wee!,, and after a beautiful chase of two and a half hours they captured the largest fox we ever saw. Your town was handsomely represented here last Sunday by the following gentlemen : Capr,. W. L. McKlmurray, Col. R. F. Hensoit, Judge T. I). Oliver, Dr. G. B. Banks, Maj. C. H. Thonms and Dr. J. A. Polhil.l Mav the boys wave till they can’t wave and fetch a little wave. Tigxk. —Our young friend, Mr. E. C. La nier, has returned from his summer vacation. Several young ladies in town ar« happy. —Judge Lovett thinks he is cutting teeth. Not so young as that, Judge, surely ? —Our young friend, W. M. Wim berly, claim* to be so handsome tint the young men (?) priase his beauty. Local, Sr Business- [ S. SCHWARZWEISS PAY,^ THE HIGHEST MARKET I PRICE FOR DRY FLINT I HIDES AND OLD IRON. J S. SCHWARZWEISS SELLS THE GENUINE BAKER AND OTHER FINE BRANDS OF WHIS KEY AT THE LOW EST MARKET PRICE. FRESH APPLE CIDER AND LAGER BEER ON DRAUGHT. S. SCHWARZWEISS IS RECEIVING DAILY NEW CALICOES, PLAIDS, SEA ISLAND HOMESPUN AND OTHERS K ASONA BLE GOODS WHICH HE OFFERS AT TH K LOWEST MARKET PRICE WAYNESBORO.» MARKET. CORRECTED WEEKLY. COI TON—Tone steady. Mlduildg 11* Low middling 11*2 BACON—Clear rib sides Bulk clear ribs IMA 8 O canvassed hams.... 18^2 CORN—mixed f> bushel 1 00 FLOUR 7 00® » IU MEAL—j sack . 8 50 BRAN-V owl I 75 LAKD-y * 18 SUGAR... io®iax COKEE—Rio 15®25 TOBACCO 40® 1 88 SALT—M sack.... 1 40 BUTTER- Country 25 Goshen KGG8 12 CHICKENS—Spring 10 POTASH—V ball . 18 Cans 10 CORN STARCH—f) pkg 16 CIGARS 6 KEROSENE OIL 86 RE-OPENED. THE citizens of Vaynesboro are informed that I have re-opened my meat market, where I uliall keep on hand the best meats to bo /ound anywhere. Also. Fish and Oysters, Shrimps and Crabs, and everything in my line. I have hereto/fe-e been /althful to my custo mers, and ask a continuance of their patron age. THOMAS TANT. uuglS.'ttt.h-m.