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The True Citizen.
AYNBSBORO, GA„ FRIDAY, SEPT. 15,1882
entered at the post office at Waynesboro, Ga..
as second class matter.
STEPHENS' MEETING.
—The public well is badly in need
of repairs,
—One by one our summer tourists
are returning,
—Mr. A. G, Hardwick is enjoying
a choice case of measles.
•Mr. R. A. Rhodes, we are sorry
to hear, is on the sick list this week.
—When vou tro to Augu-ta, no to
"Wrn. Mull erin & Co’s, to buy your
ah oes. tf
—Mrs. L°e Dixon is on a visit, to
friends *t Lorette. We wish her u
pleasant stay.
— Miss IRuth Hardwick re'umed
from oer summer visit to South Caro-
XPK'a'few days ago.
— Dr. Holleyma* has htely mad
Urge editions of fresh drugs to his
atoek of im dieines.
— Mr. A. P. Perry, of Loret'e,
fieriven county, was in town last Saiur
day and paid us a pop call.
—The cotton yard at the depot has
hewn enlarged, and is ample to ac
commodate shippers.
—Jud?»* II. K. W. Palmer spent
the pn s'iit week in Greenesboro, at
tending Greene Superior Court.
—Mr. John S- Byne brought 11
bales of cotton to town Wednesday,
the ligbti sL one of which weighed 595
pounds.
—It is reported that Mr. John S.
.Byrv will soon remove hi" family
from Hephzihah to his place near
"Waynesboro.
—Prof. R. R. Norman, of Lnrctte,
yv»s in town Wednesday, and paid us
a pleasant visit. The Prof, will short
ly enter the ministry.
— Mrs. O’Byrns, of Angus*a, who
spent last week in town visitiBg her eon,
.James O’Byrns, our clever blacksmith,
retimed heme last .Saturday.
— We are glad to learn that Mr.
Wells, our Marsha 1 , who has been very
Mck for ssver.il days is recovering, and
ho,- e soon to see him on duty again. ’
— T 1 e heavy wind storm ofSaturday
night b'ew (lown several telegraph
poles on Pe>ce street, and several
let cps were demolished about town.
—Friend Walker McCathern has
purchased a fine, new, breech-loading
double barreled gun. And now the
the birds may prepare for the fryingpan.
—Col. W. E. Jones, the inimitable
h 'st of the Arlington House, has had
a line, new street lamp placed in front
of the hotel and one in the back
yard.
—Mr. Ed. Byrd has been spoken
of as a candidate for Sheriff. Mr.
Byrd was Sheriff of Burke many
years ago and is said to have made a
g *"d officer.
—Mr. John C, Fulcher, of this
eonnty, died on last Sunday morning.—
Mr. Fuloher was possessed of conside
rable property, but leaves no immedi
ate family as heirs.
—Mr. John D. Sanders, foreman
of Mr. James Attaway’s shops, has
put up some beautiful and substan
tial one and two-horse wagons this
summer for the fall trade. Lowrey,
of Augusta, must look to his laurels,
or “get left.”
—The little daughter of Mr. John
F. McElmurrav, of Alexsnde,r who is
►pening some time in town, at her
uncle’s. Judge T. J. McElmurrity,
wap taken very suddenly and yio-
lently with hemorrhagic fever la-t
week. We are glad to learn that the
litt'e girl is improving.
—Savannah News : Major W. A
Wilkins, the President of the Congres
sional Conven 1 ion, is orie% of the most
^prominent citisens of Burke, and is
' a clever gentleman. His election to
the position, which he orditably filled,
was a high compliment in the hands of
■uch a man. All of which The Citi-
kkn fully endorses
—On Tuesday morning a tramp lay
upon the side walk on East Peace street,
so terribly intoxicated that to all ap
pearances he was no better than a dead
uiau. This is the second example we
have eesn of this kind in the last few
months, and we hope our town author
ities will t«ke the matter in baud, and
learn these cattle that they cannot
lie drunk upon our sidwalks a
shocking sight to every passer-by.
P. S.—Since the above was in type,
we learn that our vigilant, acting Mayor.
Hon. W. MoCa hern, had the fellow
‘run in,” and keyt him looked up un-
Wednesday evening, when lie was
'Tied out, and waft (hunk in 15 minutes,
oeking up won’t do, lor our Council
such cases a few da\s exercise
the streets. In our oninion this
so these tramps to give Waynes-
wide birth.
Gray’s Hall, Sept. 11th, 1882
Pursuant to announcement the young
ineu of Waynesboro met in Grit’s Hall
this evening for the purpose of ergauiz
ing a Stephens’ Club, and tor the
further purpose of securing the presence,
at an early day, of the lion. Alexander
H. Stephens in our midst.
Upon motion < f Col. J. I). Ashton,
T. D. Oliver, Esq , was elected Chair
man. and J. A. Po hill Secre ary
Upon taking the Chair, the objects
j of the meeting were stated by Mr.
1 Oliver, upon the conclusion of which, he
announced the meeting ready for busi
J ue-s.
Judge E. F. Lawson moved that a
: committee of five young men be ap
coin,fed by the Chair to nominate per
manent < fficers of the Ciub, adopted.
The Chair appointed on t\e commit
tee R. C. Neely, Jno. A. Grubbs, E.
C. Lanier, J. l'\ Carswell a*d S. L.
Sullivan Upon consu tation tiny te-
ported the following officers, whi ,h
were d ly eiec.ed : T. 1). Oliver,
| l J ri sidenfc; E. 0. Lanier. 1st. Vice-
i president; J. S. Rod >ers, 2d Vice-
j President,; Simeon Bell, od. Vice-
President; Jos. A. Folhiil, Secretary;
M. J. Mu'key, Treasurer.
v tr. Julien S. Rodgers -offered the
following resolutions, which were unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, We regard the present
campaign in Georgia as one of the most
important in the history ot the State —
of vital importance H> the pr sent gene
ration, and far le ehing in its results
f r the future welfare of vh i people; and,
Whereas, It was of the utmost im
portance that a salesman of true and
tried ability should h.vebeen nomina
ted bv the Democratic party for the
exalted position of Governor.
Therefore, it is Resolved, By the
young Dem cracy of the county of
Burke, here assembled,
1st. Teat, we hail with pride and
delight the candilaey of ti e lloa.
Alexander II. Stephens for the exalted
positiou refered to, and we pledge to
him our eai ntst and undivided, aud at
the same time, our most cordial support
in the use of ail honorable means to
secure his election.
2d. With this view, those of us
pr sent do lure form ourselves into an |
organiss >tiou to be known as the You g
Men’s Democratic Stephens' Club of
Burke county, in order that uni'y of
action may be secured, and the intere t
of our distinguished standard fceare: be
more effectually advanced.
It is further llesoloed, That the
Chairman of thin meeting appoint a
committee of five to correspond w.th tin-
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, and en
deavor to secure, at the earliest possi
ble day, his presence in our midst, that
the people of Burke may have an op
portunity of hearing once more, one,
who, in dav s gone by, electrified them
with his eloquence, and stirred their
patriotism and pride with the puie sen
timents of his Democracy.
'The Chair appointed as a committee
undtr this resolution, to correspond
wiih Mr. Stephens, the following gentle
men : J. S. Rodgers, Ii. F. He so It,
VV. I* McElmurray, Jno. A\ Barne-
and \V. S. Godbee.
After an eloquent address by Col.
Jno. D. Ashton, reviewing the glorious
history of Mr Stephens, (which we re
gret that we cannot give in full) the
meeting upon motion adjourned.
T. D. Oliver, President.
J. A. Polhill, Secretary. -
OH, IT EYES!
If y«ui h vc S Te Eves go to
leyinan’s Drug St"re and buv a
of Pettits Eva- Salve. It is the
reiii'-tly for Sore Eves we have
u-e l. \\ e soesk from personal
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mending it to our friends Remem
ber you can get it only at Holley-
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TVaykbsjioro, *1 a . Aii^’. ir.. 1882.—Mr. IV. E j
IPtHejjmtui \ ; take great pleasure in suiting tluit
that the box of Pettits Kyc Salvo was all you i
represented it to he. I used only one box. and
it cured tbe eyes of both of my children by only 1
u few applications. w. V. Thompson.
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ITollcyman.—Okan Sin: The box of Pettit’s Eye
8nh e I bought of you has cured both of my ehu-
dren’s eyes. I cheerfully recommend to all suf
fering from sore eyes. It is the best salve I have
ever used. I would not do with it for five times
its price. Yours truly.
J. O’Byrns.
W. F. HOLLEYMAN’S Drug
Store is headquarters for Brown’s
Iron Bitters, Simmons’ Liver Regu
lator, Merrell’s Hepatinc for the
Liver, Bra cl field’s Female Regulator,
Dr. Moffett’s Teething Powders and
all the standard preparations.
Go to HOLLEYMAN’S Drug
Store lor Pure Drugs and Medicines.
You will always get. the very
best.
jun23,’82.a-m.
Experience has taught me that Whites is the
ight place to buy dry goods—boots—shoes and hats
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111 Our 3 Specialties*, 1 ry Goods, Clothing, Bouts & Shoes
Challenge The World!
ANENT THE CHALLENGE FEVER WHICH PERVADES THE COUNTRY AT PRESENT,
TO EXPLAIN OUR POSITION, WE QUOTE A FEW OF THEM, AS FOLLOWS:
AND
New York, August 10, 1882. I
To the Edttor;
I wisii you to insert my challenge to the man j
who sent you a bogus challenge in my name j
last week, offering to knock out u person by
slugging him with soft answers. I am not in |
that line of business, but If I eau flndWthe mail |
who wrote that challenge for me, 1 will give
him $500 if he will stand up between me and Tug
Wilson wh;n we have our little argument with
out kids. Yours, J-iin L. S-u-v-s.
New York, August 14,1882.
To the. Editor ;
I am hanxious for to meet a bloke by the
name of Lindley Murray as say ’e can knock me
bout a apeakirg of the Henglish Langwich.
J nill it, is ed alfway to Alifax iu won round,
. o ’elp me. Yours hever, T-g W-i.s-n.
OFFICE OF TJIK SMITH MANUFACTURING CO
Smituville, August 15, 1882.
To the Editor ;
You will oblige me by publishing my challen
ge as follows: I will meet any John Smith in
the world and contest with him. my right and
title to the name.
1st, in point of Smithness.
2d, in point of Johnoity.
Any man who can prove that he is John
Smither than 1 ain is fairly entitled to the belt.
Yours originally and only, John Smith.
NOW { WE | PUT ! ON | THE | GLOVES | IN | OUR | DRY
THE I PUBLIC 1 THIS 1 WEEK
GOODS | EMPORIUM I AND
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BOOT AND SHOE DEPARTMENT.
—Mr. Henry Foster, living near
Telfairville, went very early Wednes
day mornir g to feed bis Imrse, and
tearing up a hand <>f fudder shoved
it, through a convenient crack into
the rack, when the horse made a
grad at the fodder, and caught the
middle finger of bis right hand be
tween hi* teeth, b aring away all
the flesh and the nail fr- in the firs
joint to the end. Mr. Foster now
treats that finger as tenderly as if it
wa* distinguished company.
—Election Tickets printed in good
style and at city prices. AH orders
will receive our immediate*ttention.
We can deliver as many as 50,000 in a
single day. Give us a trial for we
guarantee satisfaction. Special rates
give on orders for 6,000 or more.—
Call at The Citizen office if you
want your work gotten up in good
style aud at reasonable prices.
—The present week has been fair,
beautiful weather, and coiton which
has Been much retarded by the long
peri d of incessant rains, has com
menced to open rapidly. The late
almo-t incessant rains and high
winds have done the cotton cr"p
o 'luiderable damage already, hut we
hope fur sonic clear weather now.
—The whistle of McCathern’a steam
gin continually breaks upon thoaii,
in it calls for more cotton, it requir
ing about tea hales por day to keep it
< satisfied.
August 27th.—We hereby challenge any Shoe
Houwe in the South to sell goods as low as ^e
do. We only keep Frst-t'lass Manufactures.
On Low Shoes and Slippers tins week we
propose a regular
SWEEP-OUT !
Our Bargains are not oontlned to goods out
of season,but apply to ull our
$500 that we never advertise nothing
that is not so.
$500 that no man, woman or child ever bought
an article from us that was not as represented.
$5,000 hat we are the Leaders of Low Prices.
$500 that our $5 Hand Sewed French Calf But
ton cannot he bought elsewhere for less than $7.
$500 that our $2 50 Calf Congress Gaiters can
not be bought elsewhere for less than $1.
$500 that our $1 Culf Boots is the biggest
bargain that Augusta ever luid.
$500 that our $1 Calf Haml-Sewed Congress
Gaiter cannot be bought tor less than $6.50.
iVw Fall Stack!
STARTLING PRICES
$500 that our $2 Button Boot cannot be
bought for less than $4.
$500 that our P. Calf Jersey. Tie, at $1.25, can
not be bought elsewhere for less than $2.
$500 that our Gents’ English Tie, Box-Toe, $1.05,
cannot be bought elsewhere for less than $2.26.
$500 that our Boys’ French Calf Button, at $2,
cannot be bought elsewhere for less than $3.
$500 that our Indies’ Kid Polish, at 06 cents,
jannot be bought elsewhere for less than $1.60.
$500 that our Calf Polish, at 85 cems, cannot
be bought elsewhere for less than $1.60.
J. B. WHITE A CO.
Gent ’ Low Quartered Shoes at 00c. worth $1.50.
“ t .'alf '1 lcs ;,l is5u., good value for $1.60.
“ Slippers at lUe.. well worth 00.
Kvlns’ Automatic Buttoned Gaiter at $1.15,
good value $0.50.
Ladies' Fox Balmorals at 75c.
'* Pebble " at $1.50, well worth $2.
" Glove Kid Fox Bale at $1.50 elioap at $2.25
“ ; ergo Kid Fox Button at $1.50, old price
$2.25.
Ladles’Kid Button II. W. Button Hole, at $1.50,
worth 2.5d.
Ladles’ Serge Congress at 85c.
“ Pebble Button at $1.25, worth $2.
•* Kid Button at 00c., low at 1.60.
“ Serge Slippers at 80c., old price 7!5o.
“ Croouet Kid Slippers at 50c, well worth $1
Misses’ Kid Button at $1.
“ Kid /Ails, at 76c.
*• Pebble Buttons ut $1.
“ Grain Bals. at 76c.
" Kid Fox Bals. at 90c.
•• Serge Polish at 60c.
Ladies’ Kiel Opera Slippers 75o., former price $2.
“ Newport Ties, at 50e., former price $1.75
“ Kid Fox Bals. at 60c., worth $2. *
“ Kid Fox Button at $1.75c., worth $2.60.
Childs’ Kid Button at 26c.
“ Glove Kid at 86c.
“ Bronze Button at 40o.
Note this Befoie You Accept Our Challenge!
$500 that our $1.35 Pelt Hat cannot be dnpli- | in the State for less than $4.
eaten elsewhere tot #2. I 81,500 that a person buying of us once
4.500 that our $2 Feit Hat cannot he bought | always make ours their trading place.
| $10,000 that we are the Rulers. Dlotators and
will Leaders of the Dry Goods, Clothing aud Slice
| Trade of Georg-a and South Carolina.
J. II. WHITE aud COMPANY.
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WAYNESBORO, GA.
Will practice in the Augusta, Eastern and
middle circuits. Special attention given to
Justice Court practice. may5,’83.b-y.
Sul'senjitions are positively cash
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REUABLE SELF-CURE.
IkvoHte prescription of on# of tbs
Boat noted and successful specialists in the V. 8.
(now retired) for the cure of Xrenxme jtsMiMp,
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Address DR. WARD 4 CO.. LmMmb Mb
junl6,'82.o-y.