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lie True Citizen.
A FATAL AOCIDEST.
A report of a terrible and fatal acci I
Iynkmuoro.GA., FRIDAY,march o, lp>3 2dent comes to ns from Lawtonville, thisg
te ed at the post office at Waynesboro, Uft.jjL-ounty, A 'll’. Frank Howard, wh<
as second class matter. g{ , v , i
jwas employed at the sp'am saw mill oft
IForTuK ('iti/.sx.
[On tl»c* Death of Alexander!
11. Skpltcutt
[‘The king looked, and replied: i know btm well;]
[It Is tlie Angel men call Azrnel.
[’ 1'is tho Death Angel; w hat hast thou to fesr?’ ”
— The Spanish Jew's Tulf.
“Alexander H. Stephens is dead!'’
ISuch the simple words that flashed over]
wires last Sabbath morning, yet
I 1 , he sweetest Hams that can be found^Mr. J. T. Reeves rjear Lawtonville,
[for sale by S. A. GRAY, mr9| Ion last Friday evening, about 2 o’clock,B (be V¥lirn itio(j c , ttuuavu muillllJ ,
-The letter list with many qUinr im-Bwas standing attire boiler testing tbeB w } ia t a world of grief, what a universePji rom ^ 10 . ? S j? e8 ’ r ° S ^ °r S ran_
aid of opulence, chance or oircumstan
(sea that, elevate meu to the Veuith i f
♦heir ambition, he was hoir to worse
than being cast into a dungeon by phys
ical affliction that rendered him almost
{unfit to battle with life ; yet, endowed
with an uueonquerable will, a massive
mind, a swaying intellect and an im~]
maculate character, he, Phoenix like.
|»rtant locals crowded but this week-
win appear in our next.
S. A. GRAY has a fine lot of Geor-J
a Syrup on hand. Buy of him. mrfll
—Boring commence^ on the artesian!
(well yesterday, and to-day (Sal
'ttrday) at noon was 66 rect deep. ]
will be 85 feet in depth by to-night.
Who can please the young, ruidd o|
kjged and old with Shirts and Collars !
[S. A. GRAY. nn9
—Geo, R. Leonard, E q., of Macon,
js “doing” the town. He represent-
( the Collins Manufacturing Co., locate
.the Central City.
fhe latest fashion Ladie-’ and Gen's
ts can be found at 8. A. GRAYS,!
[the price is in the reach of all. uir9]
-We give moat of our space this
felt to the subject of Mr. Stephens’
leath. Such an one lives but onee in
many ages, and it is meet that bis na
five land should honor him.
[water gagues, and while the machineryBof sorrow, that conflenscd, electric mes
was moving at a'verj r high rate of speedB" 11 ? 0 conveyed ! lo-day, as the tremu
L, , ., , , • • llous wind sweeps and sighs
[the belt carrying the large driving* ^ h
jdeur amid the exultations of many to an
enviable position, though he, as all great
, - . , , . , c «inen, had lfs enemies, who tried un-
... . . _lous wind sweeps and sighs from the® , . , , . , . , ,
carrying the large driving^ . . . • , ., Bceasingly to blastlus happy andprosper-
... J ° , „. ... Imountains on to the sea, is borne the! fc 7 . 1 F C. ^
^beel broke mtwq.onccnd of itstnU.ng|| mrdcncllrc(|uiemofa ^ atein . m „ uU , |t.u S coo™,, however great th» may
Mr. Howard on the lower part of the| a people desolate and broken-hearted
'iuly, the band of Azrael is upon the
hords, and the harp once resonant and
musical, is broken forever ! Over every
Georgian home there lowers a cloud of
gloom while the brightness of every fire
ide is dimmed with the tears uf an
stomach, completely disemboweling him
He lived only a few minutes. Mr
Howard was a native of Washington]
[county, and is spoken of in terms of the
highest respect by all who knew him.—v
No one regrets the sad accident to tlnsg
Iworthy young man more than liisj
lemployer, Mr. Reeves, who wc learnj
was careful to have his remains interred]
in the most decent order.
S. A. GRAY keeps constantly on
Viand a full supply of Ladies' /Shoes,
\rnade by Evitt <u /Bros. He. Intyi
I direct from, the factored s and, was
\rarUs every pair, mrQ
THE A ’JO U8 TA HOTEL.
Just received at S. A. GRAY'S
some daisy Ladies* Slippers, made by
the reliable house, Evitt & Bro.—
n’t fail to see them before you pur-j
fchase. mr9!
While .n Augusta a few days ago.
we hud the pleasure of enjoying the hos
pitalities of the above named hotel
which has that cleverest of all landlords.
The Augusta Chronicle has keptBMr. L. B. Lewis for its propietor. We
ts columns draped iq Mourning fromjf oun( i the Augusta all that could be base of the loving monument, but neither
de.thof Mr. StepWne to the pre» g asked >9 „ botel t ;, e r0Mns „ r0 amp i„ outward pomp can soften the sorrow,
time. All who canAappreciate thisO , , ,, ,
- - - - "the beds are neat and comfortable, and
endless sorrow.
To garnish a sepulchre, were vain—
especially if it entombs the hopes and
affections of a devoted S'ate. Festoons,
rosettes, and infinite embroidery, ill uc
cord with the harmonies and draperies!
f the grave, and the garland and)
spangle refuse to diminish the tracings]
of sorrow’s hand. Grief caun .t. he eut-|
bellistied, nor can the sarcophagus bej
de rived of its burden, and its power to
afflict So that, while we would polish;
and beautify the urn that must hold his'
remains, the fatal evidence of his ab
senee is still with us, beyond the consol
ing influences of rhetoric and its flowers,
r the elegance and eloquence of love’s
obituaries. The crypt may close, the
cenotaph rise beautiful and majestic
above the hallowed shrine, aud Spring's!
choicest buds may blossom around the
,tbe
fnt
ipression of sorrow for Georgia’s great]
lead, must honor the Chronicle for itsj
*rief.
—There is a constant warfare
[ing waged between the various species]
if the enimal kingdom. Think of the]
horribleness of an army of worms storm
inAhe citadel of life. A dose of Shri
i.er s Indian Vermifuge will destroy
them. For sale by W. F. Holleyman.j
—The Esfey Organ Co. have largo
cash contracts direct wi h tlie manufac
tureraboth in Europe and America, and
[the table supplied with everything th
|land affords, while the charges are rnod-
[erate. There we met our old friend,
[George W. Evans, us clerk, than whom
[there does not exist a eleyerer man in
[the world. He seems never to tire in
[doing things for the comfort or pleasure
[of his guests—we put him down as the
[right man in the right place. The ser
vants are uli polite, prompt, and when
lyou take your seat at the table and
cun sell you betier instruments at lowerBgive your order, you are not compelled
the scroll of fame along with Sumner,
lay. Webster and Jefferson. Great
and wise in authorship of history, pro
found in logic, unsurpassed at the forum,
or on the hustings, and while in the
little historic chair, that had become a
part of his nature and vibrated with his
magnanimous heart, he commanded the
app ause of listening senates. Although
a genius, was unlike, not loss illustrious,
than Alexander, whose conflicts in bat
tle and renown in conquest is enrolled in
the initials of history. Now that all of
him that was mortal and of dust has
assumed immortality no less, but groat,
his manly virtues shine resplendent and
he pages of history will be honored by
enrolling the ensigns of his illustrious
life that was of no short duration, «n
which he oonseorated himself for ihe
emulation of his country. Let there be,
as there was for Lee, Jackson and Cal
houn, an obe isk erected to his memory,
hat the un'old future may wuh no lit-
le gra ification perpetual# the glorious
honored and reverguced name of Steph
ens. " Cyrus
(have been, his entire life is irreproach-
s . . , . , 1 [A ^>nr» , CT , iciBiinp , vv:3awMWii.Mim
th e, and winning above hiB compeersB s tantly receiving them in quantities to mule
a name that has ere this been carved on|
BuislN Rally Roso Potatoes. Venuont, Early
Goon Rich Potatoes, Vermont, White and Red
Onion Sets, Champion of EH/rlund Peas, Btaek
Ky XaiTovvfat Peas, Kxtra Early Peas. Mo-
Lean’s Liit'.e Gem Poas, Dwarf Early Toi*
Thumb Poas, Yorkshire Hero.
CABBAGE
]>v’y York, Early Su^ar Loaf, Eearly lyiaeine
tact. Early lairKe. York, Early JJTtiinhf'sil,
Late Druiiiheaii, Date Fist Duteh, Green Gttized.
Early Jersey Wakefield Early Hartwell.
GEORGIA
RAISED
SEED.
COLLAR**
prices than any other music liouscj
in the United .Sia’es, at the Estey Or [
gan Co’s. Music House, 621 Broad)
s reet, Au.us’a, Ga., C. II. Taylor,!
Agent.
If you wanl a handsome suit, of springl
and summer c othes. White Vests!
and Dusters. Good an d very cheap,\
buy of S. A Gray before his stock is'
exhausted that has just arrived. mr9
—Our Dr. Polhill won’t stay hehinr
in new or uaique. He has just put j
in store a stock of the finest shoulder!
brace* we ever saw. While they fi
comfortably, it ik impossible to stoo]
in the shoulders with a pair of them]
on, and as nothing disfigures the form]
more than stooping shoulders, every-
« De wh<f is inclined that wav should]
go at once and get a pair.
Why do the young men at S. A.|
Gray’s store smile all the time 1 Be
cause Bacon will rule and it is con
ceeded their employer Bells the veryl
)est of goods, which gives universal sat
Piafaouott. mr9
nor gilded epitaph remove the sting that]
festers with the memory.
To us all. in silent hours, there come]
moments of desolation and gloom—when
the yearnings of our heart seem , intensel
enough to snatch from the grave its vie
tim. and recall from the dominion ol
Death, 'he spirit of the loved one.
And if our mellowed heart-voicingsl
could to-day find that severe and crue
utterance, it would be to beckon the)
immortal spirit of Alexander H. Steph
ens back from the stars, and the realms]
of the glorified. The nation needs him
eorgia needs him. ami ahoye all, we\
feel thut liis-v presence is an absolute,
personal need. Bin no, the eyes are
dimmed, the lips icy and mute, and the]
'cars forever closed, beyond the power of]
city, give theBanv earthly summons. Wo cry aloud,
and you willB an ^ t * ie OI ’ly answer is the echo of our]
wailing c"j!
Let it he so. To ordain otherwise
would be the decree of selfishness and]
lordliness. Let us lather rejoice that]
his bruised and wearied spirit is secure,
beyond and above; that in the glory
and effulgence of the God-'ike world
the tinsel glitter of earth and its honors
lose^heir (‘harm and lustre ; that, rest-]
ing beyond the planets and stars of ourj
sys cm, he is shinning in constellation!
wjjose radiances are eternal. God’s im
On Tuesday last eighteen of tho9morfaL 8 tars of beauty never rise, and!
[citizens of Waynesboro were servedgnever set; they 8hed their g ory in ever
lasting hemispheres. There it is a eon-J
tiuu 1 dawn, and the calm, immortaJ
grandeur, lasts forever ‘ In the happy]
Eden,” in the breaking of that perfect]
day, no star shall shine more purely]
forth than that which glitters to the]
name of Georgia's noblest eon. Alexan
der Hamilton Stephens. So that while,
in the profundity of our all absorbing!
selfishness, we would have him again]
among us, we also exult in the fact,
that—
mssBEEsaBa^Bsaamsam^
Uss the Old Brands.!
Hie ni'tsl Popular Fertilizers in the
Market.
SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO!
AND
BEANS. BEANS.
lVu< k Wax, Giant Wax. pole. White wax
iWtAf. Lima, large unci small.
at POLHTLL’Ift. -
~: BEETS. ~ 7~7 •
Extra Early, Early Blood Turnip, W5»itd Sui^r.il]
olid Long Blood.
BA DISH.
I Early Ixnig Scarlet, Early
iaml Turnip.
French Brea»t<W,
ito wait an hour to have it filled - it is;
filled promptly. And now, gentle read
|er, when you go to the
Augusta Hotel a trial,
[find all we have said to be true. See!
[card in another place.
Full line of Buy State Standard
Screw Fastened Shoes at S. A
|G R A Y S. The. best shoe made.
Every pair warranted and will yive
/crfcct satisfaction.
THE HIGOEST SUIT OH 11ECOMD.
'SPRING & SUMMER TURHIP J
Red or Purple Top, flat. Red or Purple
■trap Im/ed, Large Cow YeHoi
Sjfrliiie, 'Od er. Ball, Early Fla[
T0 ^ U Jj
jrl Tr uliy, Selected TiR
jf llaln -voys Tomato, Gjj
leciul ITi-opy, etc.
Cucumbers.
C'r.'CMUKRH.—Early whites
^London I.ongGreen. Early '
Spr.v- u —Early Bush or
-urr" er Crook Neek, Bulat'sli
j Marblehead, etc.
CORN
Golden Dent, ii'ilst’s Lartj
^Canada.
with the papers commencing suit on ac
count of the late (‘Linese disturbance;
in this place. The damages claimed
aggregate *115,600 Loo Chong & Co
sues for $50,000, Tom Loo Chong for
*40,000, and Ah Sing for 25,000.—
Messrs Ganahl and W right, of Augus-
, n tr , ,u^, are attorneys for the Chinese, whilo
—oupposiug that old V ennor wouhlB , . , . . . ’ ,
ave the weather to “let up” «t some B rum0r has *' that they have three other
L te during the year, Dr. Polhill hnH&R^g'nsked attorneys employed ; one
jujst put in stort; one of the FrgcslBfrom W 7 a.shington, D. C., one from
ami most, beautiful stock# of fifhing j< Iharleston, 8. U, and one from Savan
! 1 yor ofi. re B na [, From the fact that the names
t'< his many customers and friends.—ft • .
These poles are beauties, and as thi-P* *hpsc attorneys cannot be obtained
weather must change at some period,put. no credence in the rumor. The
g J H! d g'“t one and he ready. f damages claimed arc probably the larg
—In another column to day will beli es t. pn record in this State, and are sc
found the advertisement of J. O. Math gterribly excessiyo that it will certainly
ewson <fc Co s. Soluble Pacific (iuano gleasen the chances of the Chinese to re-
wlmu is on sale in \\ aynesboro bv \V n . • . iL ,.
A. Wilkins cfe Co., and at Perkinsf over anythin<? ' as 14 »‘ a ke8 the object
Junction by G. W. Perkins. This fer » of tlie heathen to ge>, a large amount of
tilizer is too old in the market and itwjmoney without regard to any real mer- 1
reputation too well established for anv-Kits of the ca-e too plain to be misundcr
thing we could say to effect it, and wl.ileg stood by , he U108t casual observer.' This
wo have done all wo could to dissuadelti , . , , , ,
oar farmers from using commercial ma-P reed to « ct ot,,or F ,00 P le ’ s lu,jne y Wlth
aures in such larye quantities, we sayg out g^ing “value received” is rapidly
use them to get thegchanging tho opinions of our people,
Im.st, and tho Soluble Pacific Guano,gwhose sympathies were with the heathen
lm» unstained that nhanetor for ye«ra| a| „, 0 basinnil , Kj but who arc be00mlng
fbuyimr elsewliere. Very Re»f
“Out of the world of tho wailinK
Tyronyed with the aaguished nd uilinj;,
I Out of the world of the Had,
into tho world that rejoice*,
World of hi ijjht visions and voices,
He’s irono to the world of the ulud.”
J.S. R.
Waynesboro, Ga., March 8th, 1883.
DISSOLVED BONK PHOSPHATE!
. I guarantee all of the nbove
They have given the Best batis-R
|faction of uny'Manure in theAnarketgfvioes. Consult your in erestj
for the past eighteen years.
FOR PALE BY
\V, A. Wilkins & Co., Wuynesboro.j
[Ga., and G. W. Perkins, Perkins
[Junction, Ga.
J. O. MATTHEWSON & CO,
General Agents, Augusta, Ga,
mar9’83lm,
|S/n T)sis cf Lo al Adv rtis'ments-!
A.
ORDINARY 8
W. E. Zorn, suardlan of Ruth and Redding]
108 for leave to sell all the real!
Will be paused upon the]
For Tub Citizkn.
A Tribute to the
Dead.
Illustrious
without any diminution of reputation.J
.See advertisement.
A HOMELIKE HOTEL.
Youker'a (N. Y.) Freo Press,
fob M. I.. Harnett, of tho Harnett House.
Hdvtuinah, Ga., one of the bt*Ht known hotel
mm to tho nortliern travolllnc public, has mad
•inee lust year mohi«> extensive Improvements
and I'horipts in Ida popular house. The Cob tu -
Ji.'M'i iii KiviiiR the public a ho- "-Hko ho'el
with ail the comforts and oonvr -
fe«on!ii« to exlioi biiant ohara
&
D O
vithout
lore he
Moriceofl
M. The!
‘ its ex
disgusted at the disposition of tho Chi
nose to stand any amount of kicking
provided they may recover exorbitant
damages through courts therefor. These
suits ore brought in tho Hinted States
District Court, ut, Savannah, and
whether tho defendants win or lose, it
will subject them to no small amount
jOftroub.e, vexation and expense.
, —Mesan*. YVol^ and our young
wh i 0 hlfricud Jim Sea os loft Friday night for
‘ F orida.
That eventful year of eighteen hun
dred'and twelve, whon the nucleus of
Heaven foretold the birth of a sag. 1 , th
beginning of a new epoch and the dawn
ing of a brighter era: while the proud
sunbeams danced laughingly and cast
their radiance over the sunny South, the
grand, noble and patriotic statesman,
Alexander H. Stephens, was born.—
|Hiir'l\vii'k, unpl
estate of said minors,
first Monday in April.
A . H Seonyers applies for permanent letters
of administration upon the estate ot A. J. Seoii-
yers. Will be passed upon tho first Monday in
April, next.
Francis A Jones, administratrix on the estate
of Mary T. Jones, applies for leave to sell the
real estate of said deceased, and otic share of
stock of the Central Railroad. Will be passed
iiipoii the first Monday in A pril, next.
Mrs. Lucy Hill, administratrix of Wm. J. Hill,
applies for leave to sell a house and lot in th
town ■ LWavneshoro.
first Mcmdayln April.
Dr. L I). Johnson, administrator on the estnle
of John Hollins, applies for letters of dismission
frmn said administration. Will he passed upon
the first Mmiduy in May next.
jun‘iS,’S3by
iHswEoi
C. W.
Having take ml
Will bo'poMBed*upon
Large rooms, i
Clean uiiuj
1Tbnipt j
lublj
it
t’lhlfl’fClbnii
SHERIFF’S SALKS.
Will be sold before tho oourt house door, on
the first Tuesday in April, next, tho following
pound* of fodder, levied on as the property of
Ne
ted Slierod. to satisfy a mortgage fi. fa‘ In favor
of M. ZacharluH & Co.
as acres of land, levied upon as the property of
Mrs. Luveuia A. Palmer, to satisfy a tax tl. fa
Issued by G A. Ward.
50 acres of land, levied upon as the properly of
Mrs. Rebecca Hudson to satisfy atax 11 fa 1;
by G. .1 Ward.
1%PM
How solemn it is to realize tho tact
that to-day while the Empire State fit 1 Two mules, rtooo pounds of aeed cotton, 50 bush-
tho South is wrapt in profound slumbor. [els of oorn, 5po bushels of cotton seed, 1,000
yet, wreathed in laurels and crowned
with a diadem, that the glorious life ol
Georgia’s famous son became extinct
To mourn his loss is not only Georgia,
but other States fold their arms to re
grot the irreparrablo loss of Georgia’s
Cfpsar, from east to west in Southern
clime. A native of the pride of South
o^ers, educaied among the vino robed
hills of Georgia, bathed in the limped|
treams of his native State, and,
os a flower unfolded its beauty to]
tho world, but oalmly and serenely in
spired with aspiration and independ
race, without the influence of heritage, Uv
| DEBTORS AND CREDITORS NOTICES
H. E. 'V. Palmer, administrator on the estate
lof G. f. Brown, notifies all persons having claims
lagmnst said (Mate to present them as prescribed
Iby law,
I IV. L. Phillips, administrator on the estate;- of
JMary A. Ilarreil. notifies all persons having
Iclnlms ag-uuNt said estate, to present them
■prescribed bylaw.
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