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\VAYNKHHORO.UA.. MAY *23, 1881.
h'nfrrrtl at the /*. O. }\ r ai/jiexhovO fts '2<J clans matin
/^1*111 in Augusta.
Mr. J. 8. Ernest is hereby an
nounced as our authorized agent in
Augusta. His receipts will be valid
at this office. Sullivan linos.
Proprietors.
—We are indebted to Miss Phoney
Wade for the first mess of cucum
bers this season.
—Mr. J. K. Evans moves with an
elastic step and smiles as sweetly
as a May morning. It is a 10 1 u
pound hoy.
—('leau.se the Scalp from scurf and
dandruff, and keep the iiair pliable,
by the use of Hall’s Vegetable
Siciliian Hair Konewer.
—The new Presbyterian church is
progressing finely. The foundations
have all been placed in position,
and it will be completed about the
lirst of August.
—The greatest enemy to children
is worms. Shriner’s Indian Vermi
fuge will save them from ruin.
(July 25 cents a bottle. Try it. For
sale by W. F. Ilolleymun.
—A dispatch from Sylvania,
Serivon county, says the turpentine
distillery of Bowie, Overstreet &
Hoberts was destroyed by fire last
Saturday, Loss between $2,000 and
$.‘5,000.
—The walking match was de
clared off on Wednesday evening,
from tlie grand stand at the races.
The beaming rays of the May sun,
we apprehend, were too fierce for
the excursion.
Col. John 1). Munnerlyn returned
home last week from a trip to
Washington City, of several days,
as the guest of the Medical Asso
ciation. The Col. reports an enjoy
able and pleasant trip.
—The following note was picked
up near one of our institutions of
learning: “Sallie, is you goin’ to
let me play mumble peg with you
to-day?” We hope Sadie was in a
good humor and played with the
little fellow.
—We were glad to meet Judge
11. E. W. Palmer, of Atlanta, who
is here attending court, and once
more have an opportunity to shake
him by the hand. He looks as if
the high hills of Atlanta agreed
with ids constitution.
—On Tuesday evening the up
passenger train was delayed till
dark several miles below here, the
engine becoming disabled by the
blowing out of a flue. A telegram
brought another engine from Au
gusta which took the disabled train
to its destination.
Died, on Thursday last, at her
residence six miles below Alex
ander. m this countv, Mrs. E. L.
Thorne, of typhoid fever. She leaves
a husband, two small children and
many relatives and friends to mourn
her untimely end. We tender our
sympathies to the bereaved ones.
—Col. L. C. Hayne, of that great
dry goods firm of Augusta, J. B.
White A Co., both surprised and
pleased us by a call Tuesday morn
ing. Col. Ilayne is oil a visit to his
native county and home of his
childhood. Col. Ilayne has many
friends here, and is always wel
comed by The Citizen.
—We were pleased indeed to meet
friend J. S. ltodgers, of the Macon
Telegraph, in our office this week.
He was here to see “the old folks”
and his host of friends. Col. It. is a
young writer, but he wields a
trenchant pen, and has already
made his mark in the columns of
that grand old paper—the Tele
graph.
—The Tiger B. B. C.,of this place,
8. II. Attaway captain, will play
tlu> Milieu club, J. B. Tyler captain,
a match game on June fitli. They
have secured excursion rates of 85
cents and return, for all who desire
attending from this place. An en
tertainment will be given at night
by the Historical Society of that
place, and a grand ball.
—Mr. B. F. Mason, of Milieu, and
formerly marshal of Unit place, and
now C. S. Deputy Marshal, was in
town this week. Ben was lately
arrested in Waycross, charged with
carrying concealed deadly weapons
and fined $25 and costs by the au
thorities of that town. Ben gave
them a check, the payment of which
he stopped as soon as he reached
Savannah, and now carries war
rants in his pocket for the arresting
officers, charging them with ob
structing a l/nited States officer in
the discharge of his duty.
—We are glad to learn that our
young friend, Jud. S. McElmurray,
has been appointed as one of the
spenkeis in the Sophmore class,
to deliver an address at the annual
commencement of the State Uni
versity, at Alliens. Jud. will un
doubtedly 1111 the bill in every res
pect, and acquit himself with
honor. The value of this high com
pliment will be appreciated when
wo say that there are seventy-live
members of the sophomore class
and only twelve speakers’ places.—
We congratulate J ml upon his tri
umph, and hope he will maintain
his honorable position to the end.
Mn,'. (Jeo. T. Humps.
Major George T. Barnes was in
town Tuesday shaking hands with
his old friends, and making new
ones. The major left for Sanders-
ville satisfied with the appearance
of the situation, lie may rest as
sured that the Burke delegation
will score six votes for him when
the convention meets.
Tin* Ni*ivs|iniH*r Men.
Dr. Smith, representing the Au
gusta Chronicle, Col. Burney, repre
senting tin 1 Macon Telegraph, and
MaJ. Hemphill, representing the
Atlanta Constitution, have all been
here this week in the interest of
their respective journals. They
represent three solid, standard daily
journals of the State. They are all
clever gentlemen, and as all such
are always met by our people with
the courtesy of a generous public
they will certainly have no cause
to complain of their reception here.
Cotton nml (* uniio.
We return thanks to our efficient
railroad agent, Mr. D. C. Blount, for
the following statement of the re
ceipts of cotton and guano at this
depot. Receipts of cotton from
August 1st, 1888, to April 80th, 1884:
August.. . .
September
October . .
November
December.
January. . .
February..
March
April
58
1,089
8,0(52
2,2(10
1,00(1
842
180
88
1(1
Total number of bales . 10,804
Number of sack:
ed from Dec. loth,
1884, 15,700.
i of guano receiv-
1888, to May 1st,
That Raiiklmr Cavalry Officer.
The Augusta Chronicle, of the
22d inst., speaking of the reorgan
ization of the Richmond Hussars,
said: “It is not generally known,
but it is a fact that ('.’apt. J. W.
Clark is the ranking caval
ry officer of the State.” Well,
now, Burke county lias something
to say about that. At the unveil
ing of the Confederate Monument
in Augusta, Capt. J. l’inck Thomas,
of this city, was in command of all
the cavalry, and Capt. Clark was
there. We met Capt. Thomas a day
or two ago, and asked him if this
statement was true, why was this
tluisness? He remarked that he
ranked Capt. Clark, that his com
mission was from Gov. James M.
Smith, and dated some time in Oc
tober, 1871, and he thought that at
that time Major Joseph B. Gum
ming was in command of the Rich
mond Hussars. We merely men
tion this fact as Capt. Thomas is an
old veteran of the Hussars, and
while his company, the Wilkins
Cavaliers, is in a prefunctory state,
still he holds his commission, and
is ready to call out his company in
case of any sudden emergency.
The Flyers on the Truck.
The present week has been mark
ed by several interesting and excit
ing races over the Waynesboro
course. On Tuesday evening, at 5
o’clock, p. m., time was called and
the horses promptly took their
places. There 'were three entries
for this race: Lady Maud, b. m., J.
E. McCullough; Juno Temple, b.
m., W. A. Wilkins; Queen, b. in., J.
A. Polhill. This race was hotly
contested and some beautiful trot
ting executed. The first heat was
won by Juno Temple, in 8:7L ; the
second heat was carried off by
Queen in 3:()■'.,; in the third heat
Juno Temple was again triumphant
and she carried off the honors.
For the second race, Tuesday even
ing, three entries were made:
Florence, s. m., W. A. Wilkins:
Selim, b. g., J. D. Munnerlyn, Jr.;
Dexter, hr. g., W. McCathern. Dex
ter came under the string ahead in
3:1 on first heat. In second heat
Selim won, time 8. The third heat
was taken by Dexter in 2:57, press
ed by Munnerlyn’s colt for all he
was worth, and only second be
hind. Indued, so closely were Dex
ter and Selim matched that it ren
dered this race as exciting as any
which ever came off on any cour se.
Florence was so badly off her feet
that she was withdrawn after the
first heat.
The next race was a scrub quarter
dash between Munnerlyns gray
colt and Bob Hatcher’s bay horse,
which was easily won by the
colt in 29 seconds.
For the first race of the second
day, the following entries were
made: Commodore, s. s,, W. A.
Wilkins: Silver King. b. g., W. S.
God bee; Maud 8, b. m., S. Scliarz-
welss. This race was easily won by
Maud >S in two heats, time 3:8.
The following entries were hook
ed for the second race: Morgan, a
g., S. Bell; Bay Stallion, Haggle
Bros.,(Augusta); Molllo B, W. A.
Wilkins. This race was very close,
creating great excitement. On the
11 rat heat Morgan came in a half
a neck ahead of Bay Stallion, time
2:51. Outlie second heat Morgan
made a tremendous effort and
came in well ahead in 2:47. Mollie
B showed tine speed, but cast a toe-
weight on the first heat, and a front
shoe on the second, which entirely
defrayed her chances.
At'the close of the races the
walking mutch was declared off.
Court IVcrk.
The present week has been supe
rior court week, and our city has
had the presence of many citizens
of the county who are not frequent
visitors to this metropolis, together
with the presence of many stran
gers.
Judge Roney arrived on the
morning train, and going immedi
ately to the court house, proceeded
to organize the court for business.—
The grand jury, of whom we shall
have occasion to speak further on,
promptly organized with Mr. Fran
cis A. Jones as foreman,and present
ed themselves before his Honor to
receive the usual charge of the
court. Of the charge we can only
say that it was a master piece
of legal learning and research.—
Cumbered by no unnecessary ex
pletives, and devoid of the usual
gauze and tinsel—indeed, with no
attempt at strained and superfluous
ornament, it was plain, simple, con
cise and exhaustive. It was just
such a talk that made each mem
ber of the grand jury zealous to do
his whole duty, and which left no
laggards upon the panel. In ad
dition to the usual statutes given in
charge to the grand jury, Judge
Roney gave in special charge the
late law concerning adulterated
food and drinks which was anew
departure and caused a considera
ble flutter among our grocery deal
ers.
The charge through with, the
grand jury retired to begin the ar
duous task before them, and Judge
Roney addressed himself dilligent-
ly and industriously to the business
of tho term. In the dispatch of
work Judge Roney, though proba
bly the youngest judge in the State,
has not an equal on the bench in
Georgia. He allows no foolisli de
lays, but compels attorneys and
litigants to be ready, attorneys are
not allowed to waste the time of
the court in inappropriate wrang
ling, while the officers of court are
required to be prompt in attending
to the their various duties. By this
means and a perfect system in con
ducting the business of the court,
Judge Roney has not only cleared
the dockets of all matters which ac
cumulate from term to term, hut
lias cleared away a mass of old
cases which has cumbered the
dockets tor years, notwithstandin
an adjourned term of a week had
become the rule after each regular
term. Adjourn terms, we appre
hend, will become rare exceptions.
And all this is accomplished with
out hurry, and every case
is allowed a full and careful inves
tigation. Judge Roney is thus
saving thousands of dollars in the
way of expenses, and is winning
well deserved praise from the peo
ple throughout his judicial circuit.
When we contemplate the profli
gacy and corrupt dishonesty of pub
lic officers—both State and national
—their incompetency and neglect
of duty, it is a source of real pleas
ure to meet with and add our com
mendation to those of the people of
such an official, and we predict that
tlie day is not* far distant when
Judge Henry Clay Roney will be
called to higher places and more
important trusts.
The grand jury, whose present
ments will bo found in another
place, was composed of intelligent
and faithful men, who went to work
dilligently to perform the onerous
duties of their position, and their
presentments will show not only
the great mass of work they accom
plished but the thoughtful, careful
manner in which it was done. Their
presentments cover grave subjects,
while their recommendations are
very important to tne common
welfare. The conduct of every offl-
ecr handling the public funds was
closely investigated, and we are
pleased to see that all, without ex
ception, have passed the close scru
tiny of the grand jury without any
being blamed. Our tax receiver and
collector deserve special praise for
the efficient manner in which they
have executed the peculiarly diffi
cult duties of their offices, and we
pause to say that Burke county
needs no change in these officers.
The road commissioners come in
for a little of what we think well
deserved censure for the condition
of the roads and bridges. We had
time and again called the attention
of these officials to tho desperate
condition of the roads, but they
would not heed our warning. We
hope the next grand jury will have
cause to praise and not to blame on
this subject.
Tho old rattle trap ot a Jail comes
in for another heavy condemnation.
Tills is the second time this public
building has been condemned by
two consecutive grand juries, and
the recommendation given by these
juries to build a new one. The grand
jury is an advisory and not an ex
ecutive body, but their recommen
dations, so solemnly given, should
roceive the attention due a body of
men acting in so respectable a ca
pacity. Tho present jail is a dis
grace to the county and totalty un
safe, and although It will require a
large sum to build a proper new
one, the public safety demands it,
and it should he done at once.
It was really amusing to see the
merchants sending up their samples
of food and drink in obedience to
the demand of the grand Jury that
they might investigate the purity
ipec
ijil Aotic
$50 Premium Offered. $50
^.x-,n^co2>t:t PiisnA’s.
List for the spring season is complete, and will leave on the 1st
day of May for Augusta, where lie will go into training for two
months, and return to till his fall engagement, commencing on
the 1st of September, lie will before entering the season give a
free exhibition of speed for the benefit of bis colts for 1881. 1
will give as a premium $30 for tin* best colt and 820 for the second
best of his get during his spring season, to be exhibited at the
BurUe County Fair in 1885. Those wishing to enter for the fall
season Will find a book now open at the store of.T. A. Polhill.
Respectfully, J. A. DOZIER.
itpi-inuu -
of such articles kept on sale by our
merchants, pursuant to the judge’s
charge. We are informed that the
long table in the grand jury room
was literally covered with the sam
ples, among the drinks were to be
found every grade, from the finest
champagos to the commonest grade
of “cotton-picking” whisky. And
we mention it as a remarkable fact,
none of the grand jury appeared to
be disabled after the sampling hour
was over, which shows that they
are all gentlemen of great nerve.—
Our merchants stood “the racket”
and came off with the endorsement
that all dealt in unadulterated food
and drinks.
The grand jury paid the judge and
solicitor-general flattering compli
ments, recommending Col. Wright
for re-election. They also took oc
casion to compliment, generally,our
county officers, which commenda
tion was emphatically endorsed by
the bench, and found an echo in the
great public heart—and they de
served it. There were a set of wor
thy officers who failed to receive
there deserved measure of praise.—
We refer to Deputy Sheriff Zorn
and the corps of lmliffs on duty. No
county can boast of a more efficient
officer than Sheriff Zorn or one who
has rendered better service during
the past six months, while the ba-
litfs were all prompt and faithful in
executing the mandates of the
court.
The following legal gentlemen
were in attendance:
VISITINCi BAH.
Major Geo. T. Barnes, Charles A.
Harper, Judge James S. Hook,
Judge W. W. Montgomery, Hon. J.
C. C. Black, W. K. Miller, W. II.
Fleming, Judge J. T. Shewmake,
Joseph R. Lamar, Judge II. 1). I).
Twiggs, F. W. Capers, and Solicitor-
General Boykin Wright, Augusta;
A. R. Lawton, Savannah; Judge H.
E. W. Palmer, Atlanta; Col. John
I). Ashton, Swainsboro; Josiali Hol
land, Herndon; Judge W. Gibson,
Warrenton.
LOCAL IlAH.
Col. J. J. Jones, Judge 11. II. Per
ry, Judge T. M. Berrien, Hon. Jesse
Wimberly, Judge E. F. Lawson, P.
P. Jonston, Capt. A. M. Rodgers,
Col. John D. Munnerlyn, E. L.
Brinson.
Next week is criminal week, and
will be quite consumed in clearing
the criminal docket. There are
three cases out on bond, all white,
to be disposed of, and five prison
ers in jail, all colored, to be tried.—
Three of the five in jail will be
tried for murder, to wit: Sam
Williams, who waylaid Clem Bus'll
and shot him some time, we think,
in December last. This crime oc
curred in the southwestern edge of
Waynesboro, and grew out of a
quarrel about a woman. The next
is West Barnes, who cut Charlie
Hix to death in a drunken row in
the public road near Old Church,
some four miles southeast from
Waynesboro, about October last.—•
The next case is Ed. Dowse who will
be tried for the cold-blooded murder
of five small children, (four of his
own and one his sister’s child) near
McBean station, about the last of
February. Dowse has confessed.—
Of the other two prisoners in jail
the notorious Merica Gordon, who
has displayed so much strength and
ingenuity in his attempts to break
jail, is tlie most prominent. He
has broken four strong locks and
released himself from chains two
or three times since his incarcera
tion, and it has been with the ut
most difficulty that Deputy Sheriff
Zorn has been able to keep him in
contlnment. He is a desperate
character, and physically very pow
erful, and the negroes generally are
afraid of him. Ho will be tried for
escape from the penitentiary and
cow stealing. The last prisoner in
jail is Israel Coldwell, a boy about
1(1 years old, who is charged with
burglary and larceny. None of
these colored defendants have mon
ey to employ an attorney, and
Judge Roney has appointed able
counsel to defend each case, it is,
however, hard to see how any of
them can escape conviction.
—Boon woman in another Column,
near Speer's Vineyards picking
grapes from which Speer’s Port
Grape Wine is made, that is so
highly esteemed by tlie medical
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weakly persons and the aged, Sold
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Imported German Seltzer.
Best Claret Wine.
Good goods at moderate prices.
My23bin Louis Cohen,
Notice.
One very desirable house and lot
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Gray, Waynesboro, Ga. my231t*
Tho Sick.
Just as we are going to press we
learn that Mrs. A. V. MeCroan is
lying at tlie point of death.
Johnnie Boyd we also regret to
learn is very sick.
Dr. Duncan, who has been quite
sick the past few days is conveles-
cing.
Mr. and Mrs. Routzahh has been
quite indisposed.
—Gen. Andrews, of Lowell,
although salt rheum ulcers covered
half his body, was cured by Ayer’s
Sarsaparilla.
—Stephen Corker paid a flying trip
home last week from Athens, where
is attending tlie State University.
—It was our pleasure to try a
sample of Corker A Attaway’s cele
brated “Tell Tale” brand of cigars,
which we pronounce fine.
—The rumor is current upon our
streets that Mr, John II. Williams
died near Greens Cut, this week.
We failed to get any particulars.
—Why suffer with Malaria?
Emory’s Standard Cure Pills, are
infallible, never fail to cure the
most obstinate cases, purely vege
table, contain no quinine, mercury
or poisons of any kind; pleasant to
take, sugar-coated. All druggists—
25 and 50 cents.
—Mr. Virgil Burton says he has
150 acres of corn waist high, and
Ills cotton Is fine as any in tho coun
ty. Virgil is a young man and ii
one of our most successful farmers.
We would remind tho young ladies
that leap year is passing away.
—Mr, John M. Graham, of Au
gusta, the affable and talented
young stenographer for this circuit,
dropped in to see us to-day (Satur
day). He came up from Serivon
where he had been attending Court,
expecting Judge Roney to take up
the criminal docket. He left for
Augusta on this evening’s train.
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