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Sandersi’§8’, ^ftashinglon\ Co., Ga.
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JERN10AN & SC A liBORO UGH
Subscription, $1.50 per year.
TUESD
A, l IS
Official Advertisem:fxt3.
Hereafter we will publish all
official advertisements emenating
from the officers of our county,
Iu our city at this time there are
nearly four hundred children atten
ding school regularly.
Mr. Charley Duggan is erecting a
nice house on War then street, which
when finished will bo quito on addi
tion lo(*tlmt port..of our city. .
AYe are afxious gbout our (^ounty
Fair am> deliro .i,o H see liters TtjjfcejD
which will well arouso our people to
its importance ajid make it a success
next fall.
The Grand Lodge Knights of llou-i ire. 1. , „ i , .... ,
op, cvnvcnoulu Athens on the 20thl; a 5 h ^ L °" V uth:l1 ofbavonnah,
inst., Rev. T. M. Harris will repre-
seiit Ne\v111aitlLodge of this city in
that grand l»)dy.
Fresh If afters 1 bead every Sat
urday at
Jackson & Brookins
Mr. Tlios AVliiddon brought to our
office a lot of candy, that ho had man
ufactured himself and it was made
very nice. If Mr. Wliiddon will on
ly get the machinery, he can make
candy that will compare with any
bought from abroad.
The Teachers’ institute of this
District meets in Sanderavillo on
of Over two hundred
teachers from this and other coun
ties are expected to be present. Dev.
T. J. Beck of Tennille, Secretary ol
the Institute, will, wo understand,
sbojj Lhj making arrangements for the
refcmjtion ipul entertainment of the
visitors.
Vienna, Rolls and Bakers Bread
every Saturday at
Jackson & Brookins
A nice lot of fresh Oranges, Lem
ons and Cocoanuts at Z. H. Itojigh-
ton’s.
Julius Cohn has opened a .mnk es
tablishment, in front of Pringle and!
Orr. AH you that have old iron, tal-i
low, hides,rags tc., give him a call.!
Remember you can get at 13. E
Houghton's Drug Store all kinds of
School Books.
On next Thursday night the ltev.
J. M. Ammons will preach in the
Clnistiau church at 7^ o’clock,on the
subject of Temperance.
Oo to Z. H. Rough ton's for your
sugar and coffee, Lard, Flour, Hams
and Arbucklo’s Roasted Coffee. Eve
rything sold at bottom prices.
Call at the Mercury office and get
county, making a personal inspection | ing to many of 0Mr Mauds. Its pros-1 ^ ° f B ° yd '* Mlniaturo . Batteries ,
of bridges; this is mi it should be,! poota are brightening everyday, al“ ml V™, *°?°- °/ th ° 0llnients Lu "
anj is. a good precedent for him to|charter will be asked for at the next j 1111111 11/ -‘ 8h 1B hem to.
esfcnbiish. se«4on of the Legislature, and, the
■ ‘committee in charge of the matter
Hon. C. C. Brown, Ordinary is The proposed Railroad from Ten-
looking after tho interests of the nillo to Dublin is a subject interest-
13 visiting her relatives, Mr. Mark
Newman mud family, of our city.
I lie bitchy School celebration
takes place on the 6th of May at
“Middle gap,” on the S. & T.
Rail Road.
Tho health of tho county at this ! are acting promptly in the premises,
time is not up to tho standard, the|and will shortly have several experi-
Stidden changes in tho weather has!"ltmtul lines lun by a competent Ian-
occasioned a considerable amount ofr' 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 ' 1 ,' 1 ’ 1 )U tics.dong IhermiU
will know something about! its ion-
sickncss pud tho disciples of Jvseula-
piiifl *r£ quite',busy-■
J. T. Tapper is still at his old stand
tomplated course, before the books
are opened for subscription.
Iresh Clieeso and Crackers on
:,nd all the time atZ. K. Houghton’s
We had a heavy frost on Bund ay
morning which affected early vegeta
bles and injured the fruit crop badly.
Capt. Weddon is having the new
. , . treet called Warthen, put iu goodi
, , .... , A negro Who \V6 have often- seen order, and when he gets through
i-etjdy and willing to wait upon Iuh led about town, being stone blind, with it, it will be well done. The
customers. his work is good and his last week entered our store alone Captain is tho right man in the rffht
prices low, as a .Smith and Machinist, ail( I calling us byname, asked for place.
Tapper «ia hard to beat, ho has his ( ' 1 P a if of cataract glasses, wc fom)(J I . +
grist mill now in successful opera- 1 u I ,oi; i ^ t } ury lhdt Vf; Rawlings ha.J Mr J. T. Tapper showed us a cut
t ,, , , I operated successfully upon hini' oT a linucl hue Engine and Hose
tion, and lsmakmg excellent meal. I 1 , , .. > l . . (D.-Hurr,. \ r 4 . • , . '
.. j and now he is able to see his way combined. Yve think it uj
B. J. AYilson at bun Hill, has made about and even to chop cottonr 0 "' 1 (!in: k. ,U1( 1 the terms are very
many improvements upon his t^ilTb^uchS and ifit don* do VhafiTis
and valimblo^Untaiion, among oth bl «* lt tull be much bettii. represented can be returned. We Hug
er things lie In tklgdk a Liino liiIn| A CARD. jgest that the council see Mr. Tapper
and is now about to burn what To tlio cifikehs of Sandersvillo whoi‘ ul<3 exri,11 iene his circulars, etc., and
promises to make a fine article of BO promptly came to my relief u „ (1| ff , t. h,m to order one on trial.
r . ... ... , ... .... , assisted me in removing mv house- tr ’ ' "AT i 1
Lime which will bo peculiarly luted , lul(l KO()da £roiU m y burning dwell- 1 HttVe 5 ' 0lK hlled at
for agricultural and budding pit po-jing on Wednesday night last, I re-i 3 * Roughton’u Drug Store,
bob. I turn my sincere thanks and acknowl- rp IT " ' **'*”’
Tdgmuutb for the kindness thus ren- : rp . B°f 8 ENTKRTAiNSfENT.
Tho planters are pushing their|,iored. \ .^‘■ ltn, dr( j l (outertaigient will
wprk and the crops will soon be all Messrs. J. E. Weddon and J. ■ positiyi-Jy take place to night, at the
planted. The acreage in small grain . Jackson will pleas i accept especial
thanks for Kubscquent kindly con
-idendion. t/AMEB LAVEliJNE.
is greater than ev< r before and the
f irdicr^ generally :lre increasing tin
si^o of their plantations so lhat tin
Jand in corn and cotton will exceed
that of last year by nearly twenty
per cent, the amount ofgumo pur
chased is immense and the prospect
is that wo shall have a'big crop.
AY
Livum on tub Horn: Tpi
don’t believe in tho old adage ol
go,,d and bad luck, but if there i>
any truth in the saying, wo are now
hi tho winning side. W o have been
rving to loop a cat in our bouse for
ight years, and never succeeded uu-
i! wo started tho “Mercury,” and
'•'ouft House. Ye who desire to pass
an enjoyable eveniugdon’t, fail to don [
j your new spring bonnets and suits,'
!g> and see the Fundersvilje Anm-i
I l.iK'i’n, in burnt cork. Doors open at
M o clock lbu toriuiiiice eomnienco at i
* ‘ 1 o’clock.
Buy your School books from B. E-
'.'.ighton.
Bo to Z. II. Houghton’
'.nice Confoctioneries.
M,
J. & A.
i'klontielil.
On W e niesday night after most o, iU)W we have two cats, ono has taken
our ci|,jzeus had retirgu, they wercdip in the lower part of our dwell-'
itrousad.from tlplr -slumbers'' .liv’d 1ic' ii Tj> iu:i ^ IBes on top of the I
terrible cry of lire,' and in a xtw^mm- | u>u8 °* ^ out on tho house top, } ad ey, Da., are ngen/s for tl.ol
, , , ill is been there nearly oiig week, and i 1 copies Few mg Machine. From:
ides the land flames.lit up the whole j wllwll wo iilsl ml her> Wl : ,]l Wi , t , ui ] L ,. ini ul ‘ it> t |, jnk j( ;
Jieavci.s. TlioVniso wap a'neAV ou< |t!iought that she could nob get down, a good machine. Fee advertise-
and the property of B. AY. MoKin- uud no sdoner than she struck the ! m .jiit in anotlier column
non, of Atlanta, and was occupied.aim went for tho honeo topj
again, so o have concluded to let
uerlive iqi there, whore we feed and
ill it ly every day.
by James Lavoign who had just
moved into it; lie succeeded ju saving j ‘.vat-r her n
most of his effects. Thu lops js about
liye hundred dollars.
11 o|*t forget 11ml Jackson Brook-1
| ins will have a lot of fresh Bakers
The Political cauldron in our coim-j ! ’read A; \ icniui Rolls next Satur-
ty is boiling hot—candidates are at
Go to Z. H. Rougton’s for tlie best;
fancy candy >55o per lb. A fine lot of
oiukles and canned goods such as
(Salmon, Lobster, Benches, Pine
apples, Potted Hums, Catsup, Pep
per sauce, mufttiir 1, and Tomatoes.
work, slates matter tickets elected,
and combinations entered into every
day—the time is too far off for ns to
predict the future, and in our opin
ion the result being doubtful it would
be best to wait for futuro develop
ments before committing ourselves,
to any particular candidate for any
particular office.
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An unfortunate accident from the
careless handling of fire arms occur
red in the lower part of this county on
Saturday last at AV. F. Shurlings,'
whoso little boy about eight years
old picked up a loaded gun belong-
hig to a visitor, which went off and
seriously wounded Mrs. AVesley Tan-
ucr atid her infant child.
Some of our young men went on a
tishing_j[i‘^jm o few days ago, and
while nxingmWi or using a' seine, tin-
clothes of one of the party having
been left in too close proximity to
the fire were destroyed, and he re
turned to town clothed in a Blanket
mdian fashion; he presented a very
dignified and majestic appearance
hilt his countenance we are told wore
a serious look as
We think for the safety of the: We call attention to the adver-
lovvn property, the City Council'tisement of Mr. ,Julius Green-
ought to have several cisterns built; wood in anotlier column. Mr
in the different parts of the city in
convenient places to supply water
in case of lire, also have the old
lire engine overhauled and put in
good condition, and purchase ex
tra hose, &c. We know the old
engine is not of the late style, and
is very hard to work, but we also
know if it is in good condition
with plenty of hose attached, it
\yi|! do good work. We would sug'
gest to the city fathers, provided
they are able, to purchase a new
Engine, encourage the people to
organize a fire company, relieve
them from road taxes, uniform them
iNc. All the people want is en
couragement, and our city will
have a good lire company |)o
got wait until it is too late.
Wc Tdfenfled services at the
Methodist Church last Sabbath; i a vc k' T narrow
our beloved pastor delivered one rape,
of tlie best sermonswo have heard
in a long time. His text was the
11th v and 10th chap, exodus; lie
preached to the point, and with
zeal; inspired we think by twm
the forerunner gf
Greenwood is a good taylor and
can give you a fit that will please
the most fastidious, and at tliel
same time he will sell you qny-'
thing in the dry goods line at bot
tom figures.. Ife is determined
not to be undersold,
Xeaiit.y a Fatal Mistake.—
On Tuesday of last week the in
fant son of Louis Bashinsky, Esq.
of Tennille come near losing his
lil'j by an over dose of Laqdanuin
administered by tiie nurse in mis
take for Paregoric. Prompt mea
sures were taken so soon as it was I
known. Artificial respiration amll
active means of every kind were
resorted to, and continued fori
hours, before the little one over-:
came the powerful narcotic. It j
was only eight, days old and made!
and fortunate es-
,, , lw things; it was
mourn! f i- 10Ugl ' v ' as ionr protracted meeting, with the
mouinmo- f or his departed dD |p r0S p ec t of which, his soul is all
iaglow, and also lie had a large coil-
The armory “fund” still keepsoption, which all know is a
3 r oods.
growing aii&qre long -this nnpprfcantj j l0 ^F j* 1 ® •. 1 10 lni ^
addition to the -tm LI in hnildinak will last all tins week, pu-
addition t6the public buildings of-Jug
our city will be. erected, a lasliug haps longer
monument to the inde"
Si] of Capt. If
ahty andpubl
peop’
lant
Bi.anim! Mjul.—Hon. G. AY.
Peacocok lias nearly completed his|
new building in which lie lias'
placed a large Engine and attach
ed a Planing mill of the latest!
style, which will do excellent!
work. This fills a want in our!
section which lias been sadly nee
ded for a long time. Lumber
ready dresseij. will be sold at the'
mill at but a small advance!
Prayer meeting eve
wc-on its
price in the rough
ni ue. erected, a lasting maps longci. j '“g » ~ i . . .. ‘ , . - Wi
to the indefatigable ener-lry morning, 9 h’cfook a. m. prea-.stati-. i..uceess to the enterprise,and
. Hermann, and tho liber-idling at night. The Rev. J. JkJ'O hope that a liberal public will
_ iblio spirit of a generous K. Smith, formerly of the Mississ-;recognize Us importance and give
people. This veteran corps is a gal-Uppi Conference wi 11 assist Bro. h a patronage that will remuner-i
ant one, and deserves well of oury ’|- ir ] ce w ] 10 is also expecting tpjate its energetic and public sniri-l
pltlZens * 'procure moiy help. tod Proprietor.
Mrs. S. Fannie Jernigan,
Has opened a JVotlon Store, next
JEBJriGHJC* S JeE WELR IT
SUB WILL KEEP ON HAND ALL THE TIME
'ZEPHYR, HOSIERY, NEEDLES,* ZEPHYR NEEDLES, TOWELS,
HAN KERCH I EES COMBS, BUTTONS, PINS, SOAPS, CANVASES for
!ZEPHYR WORK, DOLLS, TjQYS, MARBLES, BALLS, FINE it COM
MON HAND SLATES, PENCIL, PENS, HAMBURG EDGING, <6c.
COME AN1J SEE HOW CHEAP 1 WILL SELL.
KEEPS ON IIANI) ALI. THE TIME
Fresh 'Drug’s, Medicines,
Chemicals, <$'t\, tyc.
ALSO FINE
Cigars, Tobaccos, Lamps and
Fixtures, Perfumery,
TOILET AND WASHINO^SOAPS, AND EVERYTHING IN
TIIE DRUG LINE. PRESCRIPTIONS. FILLED AT ALL
HOURS.
PRICES DOffS
D},
I laving about completed our Spring Stock, we now invite the
Public to call and examine, before purchasing elsewhere.
•
STAPLE AND DOMESTIC GOODS. LADIES .DRESS GOODS
AND TRIMMINGS, NOTIONS & WHITE GOODS, LADIES
TREATED & UNTRIM ED FIATS, GENTS & LADIES SHOES,
CLOTHING &c &c.
All of which have been bought CHEAP for CASH and we
are determined to sell them as cheap as they pan be sold inj any
!market. Call soon and secure a bargain.
GILMORE MAY # CO.
SANDERSVtTiLB, GA.. APRIL, 3rd 1880. 2
IMMEN SE ^BARGAINS
IN GROCERIES!
1 he Store Room that I am now occupying, is to be torn down
and replaced by a much larger and better one, consequently my
entire stock of goods
Imst fe© Qtti.
1 hose who have the CASH can call around qnd get what they
want at prices that will astonish them.
I HAVE A LARGE LOT OF
TOBACCO
That I propose to sell J, Cost,
Ah grades from 32c up. Carpenters claw Hammers at iocts,
j Hatchets at 2 5cts, and other goods just as low. Call at once
.before my stock is cut.
All those who have bought goods on “a few days time," wiUJpleaaa
come forward and settle at once.
M, L. DUGGAN?
April 3ni, 2 1880.