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■■■■mmmphshkhhh CR’r r nr j n i# tliU JUIO UCUI/41U KHttnCItUl Wtic. Aloft.n»l>«Lih ia r r u 1ft E MERCIJSY. Vol. I rtTITT I) IX V l AIL3 SANDERSVILLE, GA, TUESDAY, April 27, 1880. No 4 .... rill......... • ... 1 Al. .. O. 1. "■ SOCIETIES. Hamilton Ijodge No. 58 F, A. M. r,xeds on the Second and Fourth Mon- iaos of each month. 1Sandersville Lodge, No. 8 A. 0. U. y meets on the First and Third Mon- \ay night* of every month. ■ .. f ... 1 \L i 1 h 1 ATTORNEY AT LAW. SANDERSYILLE, GEORGIA. April 3d. 1880. Newman Lodge No 1551, Knight* of Honor meets on the First and Third fuming night* of eeery month. Harris Council No. — [.egton of ionor meet* on the Seruml and Fourth tfunday nights of each month. Washington County Agricultural So- cietg meets on thejirst Tuesdays in each month. The County Grange meets on the Sec ond Saturday in April. 'The Library Association meets at tin call of (he Directors. JE. i. Sullivan, NOTARY PUBLIC, Sandersville, - - Georgia. Special Attention given to the Collection of Claims. We must not hope to bo mowers Ami t«» gather the ripe gold ears, t’nlll wo have first been sowers. Ami watered tliu furrows with tears. It is not just us we take it Title my*tie.d world of ours; Life’s fluid " ill yield, as we make it. A bat vest of thorns or flowers ! —Alice Carey. rmfLOVLltS, HER “I tell you, Kate, we must give T . T /i/ATTivn TTATTon fit all up. God only knows how OFFCE IN THE COOT l HOUSE. hl)rii it \ s for me to s ' eak lvords . <3* C* Iwwais ATTORNEY AT LAW, 11ELIGIOUS. Baptist Church.—Bee. T. J. Adams, Second Prayer •> Aci ft pipit t p fgdoa, Pastor, regular services every Sunday and Saturday before, meeting Tuesday nights. Methodist Church.—Bee. Ceo. C. Clarice, Pastor, services eeery Sunday morning except the Second when It holds service* at Tcnnille. Prayei meeting everg Thursday night. ChristianChurch. — ltev. d. M. Am- . . man* Pastor, serene* every lourlh Millinery otoi’e on Hums street. 1 Sunday. Prayer meeting every Wed nesday night. Will practice in the I’nitcd Slate Courts. Ofiiec in Court 1 louse. State ami Gall a- j. c. MUNICIPAL, Mayor.—J. Y. Gilmore. Clerk and Treasurer,—Wm. her. , , ,, , City Council.—S. J. Smith, race,’Dr. d. B. Roberts, J. T. Tipper.. M. Newman. City Marsha 1 .—J. E. Weddon. COUNTY OFF ICE ItS. Ordinary.—Hon. C. C. Brown. Sherif.—A. M. Mayo. Cleric Sup. Court.—S. M. Northing (on. Tax Receiver.—I. Hermann. Tax Collector. —W. It. 'Ihigpen. Treasurer.—0. 11. Boyers. Surveyor.—Morgan L Javl'On. Coroner.—John I,nylon. SUPFBIOB CO UIt T, Convenes on the Fourth Monday m May ami September, lion. II. V. John son, Judge. Hon. J. K. Hines, Solic itor General, S. M. Northi nylon, ('Ink COt'IlT OF OltUlNAB V. Hon. C. C. Brown, Judge, sits on the First Monday in eeery mouth. c Ihtat 0 41 iXnfc how it is almost like taking the heart out of my body, the life-blood from my veins—but I see no other way, dear. You can’t go on was ting the best years of your life in a dreary waiting, and T—I have written failure against my name. I might as well acknowledge it. It is the hopeless, barren truth.” Kate Thornton looked up into her lover's face as lie uttered the above words. It was a strangely handsome face, though the dark eyes, as they now rested on the burning coals in the grate before which they sat, held an expression of sullen misery. I low often the girl had looked before on the almost faultless fea tures, the tall, line figure, always dressed without flaw, in the last caprice of lashion, yet escaping even a suspicion of dandyism looked and worshiped the man to whom face and term belonged. Her own face had grown very pale now, and her lips trembled, as though struggling to conceal her May bo consulted at his ottlco oni c niotion as she answered: Haynes St. in the Masonic Lodge) .*(jj ve nlc up> p rer | ? [ doil ' ( uiuldiiig bom ;). A. M. to 1 J.\ M iittie drama was i Thornton’s eugagenn. nt end. Mrs. Thornton wisely said nothing that evening, nor for many days, or Kate ‘You moan to say that you told was at an him you would marry him, that lie refused ?‘ ‘Yes/ she answered, wondering why she had never felt before the when she saw Kate’s paleface and .. . . . , . , proud, quivering lips; then she sim- u humiliation to w Inch tins had ply took the broken engagement as an accepted fact, and smiled at her own diplomacy. The smile deepened into a silent laugh of exultation, when, six months later, Kate camo ouo evening into her presence, and said, quietly, with aweary look on her beautiful face: “Mother, Harold Crosby asked me to-night to becone his wife. I told him i did not love him as he deserv ed, but ho was contem, and Mo—wt are engaged.” Harold Crosby! lie handsome, certainly, lmt > tiuo, and tender, and his income might have been the envy of a prince; The ki 8 exposed her A minute elapsed, during which each one heard the beating of their hearts; then he said, very quietly; ‘Poor child ! you have been very hard t ried. You meant to do what was right. Always helieue, Kate, that 1 understood that. Now I must leave you, but you shall hear front me later.‘ Meeanieally she placed her cold /as uotdband in bm warm grasp; then, in )od,aud il dull, hopeless sort of way, real ized that she was alone—alone, henceforth and ton vor; for though SANDERSVILLE. Office next door to Mn GA. Bayne’s B/4'B/R oftex,fc PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Sfintlersville, ml from 3 to 5 P. M.; during oth- r hours at his residence on Church st, when not profession! lly engag ed. Apr l th-TTy 1880 Op. Wm. Rawlings, think you quite mean those wordt I have never doubted j our love once in live long years. You would not have tnc doubt it now?’ “Kate!” The name was whis pered in a tone of thrilling re proach. “Ah, you know,” he went on, “that you never could v , doubt my love. It is the- nobler, & SUKCitON,[better part of myself; but think iwh.it these five years have been to Sumlersvillo, Georgia, ■ j'ou. hive wasted years, the best Office at Sandersville Motel. your life! 'ton were but eigh teen when you promised tobccom. apy 10, IboU-ly ) my w jf e . You arc now twenty- three •‘So they are wasted years, and IT IYS1CIAN the envy .... whicli Mrs. inirold Crosby had in no set fin m Thornton pressed upon her daugli-; 0 *- ' v<)| ’ tk ' ( ’ as ^ ko1 ’ °fi> f;ko km ■ tor’s lips was of fervent gratitude,d k:l * die bonds between them wer hut she wisely refrained fromi•sesycrcu 1. words. As to’Kate herself, her) That same evening the note sir life now was a dream, which sheKixpeeted reached her: strove to boliovo had no awaken-| ‘I am calmer now, Kate, than ing. Something ol what was when 1 leftyou, a few hours ago. going on in her mind, Mr. Crosby | nm able once more to forget my- seemed to understand, tor lie in nogi-lf, and think only of your bap- way obtruded bis claims upon her. pinesB, which is (ho ouo tiling noai- f’lowers and beautilul gilts werejost my heart. You lmvo novel* loved her daily portion, llis carriage me, dear; thorefon, it ii only I who stood in ’her command. 1 lorfriends "ill sailor at our Bopaiation, and 1 showered congratulations upon her 11111 11 man, and strong. You Will horn until unconsciously to herself, the ll ’om Mr. JMayvillo of his improved old, restless feeling was graduallyI can only add my pray- .. V ... i. „ '.,,,,1 , air tliftt every god thing in life mm nassmg away lorm her, and eon- . n J f \ 1 • - J .. ifull to your share, who so richly do- wanted to toll you, you must not re- 1 proach yourself for the past. I had no right to expect to win the love of such a woman, but I feared,as you did not consumuto your happiness, ( might have bionbecuuse—” ‘You did know,’ she interrupted ‘that my engagement with Mr. May* idle never wus renewed ?’ ‘May I ask you why ?’ ‘Bt caus o’-- her voice faltered—‘I had ceased to love him. Another, better worthier man had taken the place ho once held iu aiy heart.’ Yell me no more,’ ho said, hoai*Be=- ly. ‘I wish you and him all joy. I thought my Milt stronger than I am. NYluit matters it, so I must give you up, who wins the prize Good-by I* ‘I f can’t let you go like this 1’ you go like tills 1’ sVhy won’t you under- shu faltered, stand V ‘What am I to understand, Kate ?’ he questioned; gravely. Sue had risen to her foot now, the color Hns’aing to her lovely choek,lier i< yes hidden by the long, sweeping |iaahes. | ‘Only, Harold, that. I was never worthy of you, but that if you go away, if you cast me oil’ a second time, it will break my heart, for I love you, and you alone I ’ ‘My wile !’ lie whispered, opening wide his arms, 1 my very, very own K But Kate heard no more. Sho was sobbing out her happiness upon his heart. ju'uwe them all. Sho read and re-read the lines. ;omo future good What., then,mntlt Jurors SANDERSVILLE & TENNILLE RAIL ROAD. On and after to-day the Passenger Train on this road will run as follows: D.Vy P^f-SKSOEU TRAIN, Leaves Sandersville daily ‘JH5 a. m Leaves Tennille daily '.1:41 a. in. Leaves Sandersville daily 3:30 p. in. Leaves Tennille daily 4:10 p. in. To insure dispatch all articles destin ed for this point should he marked to Sandersville instead of No. 13 as here tofore. J. I. Ill WIN, Supt. ‘ opr 3, 1880. ARRIVAL OF TRAINS AT NO. 13, C. It. It. For the information of parties in terested wo give tho names of ihc Grand and iYavurac Jurors, who a ore regularly drawn for tho next term of oar Superior Court, which commences its spiing session on tin fourth Monday in May: GRAND JURY FOR THE FIRST WEEK. ir M Cox, John H Walker, W /. Brown, Urn J JPtchcoel, II' IK Carr 'You Up day Passenger train arrives 3:54p.m Down day “ “ ‘‘ OHOa.nn Up Night “ “ “ 4:41a.m. Down Night “ “ “ 10:43 p. in POST OFFICE HOURS. 7 to 11:30 A. M. 1:30 to G P. M. E. A. SULLIVAN, P- M. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. Sandisrsntllk, Ga., Jan, 20th,1880 All persona are hereby forbidden under penalty of the law, from liunt- ln g and fishing or trespassing in any manner on tho lauds of tho un dersigned: H. N. HOLLIFIELD, W. H. PARSONS, WM. RAWLINGS, WM. MARTIN, apr 3,1880—Gra years 11 ant growing old!” she said, ly. “What has so suddenly i jed your eyes to both facts?’ ‘You are unjust,’ he replied, know that time and time again 1 have been tempted to give you back your freedom, but that I could not.’ j “And what has made it easy for you now! Ah, you have been talk Mark Newman, IK E Golf, Jno T Vealf'W to mamma, Ereri, l!aburn Hall, James M Pahner, B Jjbeen again reproachmi Miiye, F S Strange, Jesse. Braswell, If it all.' and she ha ; you. I see If Chivies, S R K!ly, WM English IK.-I Gain, WP Smith, II B Oquin, J C face, Sr., Thos F Wells, E .1 Sul livan, Ellis Johnson, Lawson Kelley. John D Tanner, James Bay, Baijord Hartley, James Harrison W B Bay, If 11 Hi lies. JUR Y FOB -2d GRAND S II B Massey, Josiah 'fours, S S Thomas, W T Harrison, I Km Webster, Stephen Vanbraekte, T M Sorthinglon, A T Cheatham, M E War then, IK E Martin, J L Garner, Joseph J> Smith, (Alias I Duggan, IK J Henderson, Hope- well Adams, B F Murphy, T O 'Wick er, Shade Dukes, Janies IK Smith, A J JJanciek, Rufus A Cochran, Sylvan us Prince, J U Floyd, IK C Biddle, J F Rogers, Geo. \V 11 Whitaker, Abe Youngblood, T J Gilmore, TJ Pearson, C It Pringle. THE KOBERT L. RODGERS, attorney at law, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA. "'ILL GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION TO COLLECTING Accounts, Bills, Notes, Drafts. Checks, B °nds, Liens, Judgments, Executions, Mortgages. CONVEY AlTCm T ransfer’gTitles by Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages, Leases. Wills, Assignments, Partition Writs, Trust Deeds. ^1! ,g ; t as A unit, or Attorney to Bent, Buy, or ?v , E \ r - Estate! examine BEfouns of Deeds, "iLLb, Judgments, Invkntohies and Betuiinb. A IteuKonahln Foe for Every Service. Practice in all the Courts of tho State of Georgia, also in the Fedoral Courts. Settling Estates For Heirs, Legatees, Creditors, Administrator*, Executors. Guardians, Trustees. TRAVERSE JURY FOB FIRST WEEK. Jas M Veal, Jan L Cowart, Joseph Tanner, Andrew J Carter, E D Bed- dingfw.td, J R Sumner, Jno B llatha way, Alex WSteward, Nathaniel J lten- t'roe, Albert Jones, G F Orr, Jr, A J Veal, J! F Harris, II F Deal, Alex W Roberson, E D Forbes, Wylley Harris, IKE Shutting, 11 A Morgan, Rich It Smith, Jno Hood, Elbert Tanner, Jo seph Joiner, Harris M Fisher, IK Ji Adams, John King, G IK Kelley, Sr., BenjS Jordan. J P Henderson, Thus Marshall, W W Buck, John lluff, Isaac Hermann, Eenoch Benfroe, Situs McIntyre, Geo Gilmore. TRAVERSE JURY 2d WEEK. G. W. If. Whitaker, ZDEXSTTIST- SANDERSVILLE, GA. Terms Oasu. Office at his residence ou Harris St. April 3rd,.tf 1880. A P> Jlalha- C Lacy, Wm Martin, WB Hall Gordon IK Smith, She.rod llood, L L Adams, G IK Mills, Henry T Downs,- James I Norlhington, Rich F Drake, Geo J Me Millen, Geo It Doolittle, way, John II Morgan. Geo A Webster, A H Ainsworth, B H Bras well, A It Adams, Bennett B Smith, M M Cook, Geo IK Newsome, G C Walk er, Morgan L Jackson, Joel f 1 'flf kins, A P Heath, Henry M Smith, 6 W Joyner, W WL Underwood Few- some fantum, II A Benfroe, II LMc- Millen, James F Jordan, Jno It Halt, eo W Waller, Jno liedfearn, Jno Avirrson. “Yes,’ he agreed. She says, truly, that, with your heart and beau!) , you could win any prize, and that I am selfishly standing in the way of your future happn ness. It is all true enough; but, oh, God, to see you the* wife ol WEEA' [another man!’ He stopped choked by emotion. She rose from the chair then, and stood beside him, a slight blush mounting to the exquisitely lovely' face. “I don’t think you will ever see that day. Gome, Fred; let us end it in another way. Y'ou think 1 am not lit to be a poor man’s wife; but I am, dear. You make at least two thousand a year with your practice. YVc can live on that, and not starve, either. You will have to give up your clubs, and your luxurious little bachelor dinners; |but I could hardly spare you for either, anyhow. It will be love m a cottage, Fred, but it will b * love, and I think liappim ss.’ “You don’t know what you are bilking about!’’ he answered, 1,111 fretfully. “We should both be miserable, wretched. JNo; 1 could never drag you down to that.’ “Which means that clubs, and dinners, and handsome bacheloi apartments, tire preferable to love and poverty,” she answer ed, with a little bitterness and a touch of wounded pride.’ She had offered to brave all for him and his love’s sake, and he had refused the offering. “There you are unjust again, Kate. It is only for your sake 1 would not take advantage of your offer. Some day, you wili thank me for it, Now, I must only give you up—give up the one tiling which lias been a joy to me in my weary life. Oh, Kate,don’t you misunderstand tciitini'iit, ifnot hapiiiess, stealing in its place. Frederick Mavville was abroad lie had sailed iimnedintely after) dnt ho moan ? He seemed t theirruptured engagement. Whut| W11 0 llH U !’R 1 , 1 i- , • • were assmrod uei 1 llien; was Kate s surprise, on on-m hearL so Hftd , to ring the house cue elully l>e- , . , eemhei* after, mon, to find him stu,.-L i’artot themystery was cleaedwhoit ,, , . , tho next momma-, 1‘rod was adnintctl ding l.elore the lire, almost as lu*! to hm . pl . 08011(!e ° llul iu tones lialf ol had stood a year agoiie . ILe till u- ^ imo( [ Jld f () f triumph, told her ... ed at her ent ranee, and bIiu mi" |the wonderful good forLuuo that had that, lie was \*oi*y pale. just befallen lur if the wonerfu' “1 have eoine to oiler my eon- good fortune that had just befallen gratulatioiis with the rest.” him. '* 1 ou have returned i she said: ?,fv. Grosby had sent, for him tin and, in spite, of her every effort, procuding afternoon, to ask him t,» her voice tremble. itcuomo the legal adviser of their im- “1 only landed yesterday,” he.iucns-i bu '-iness i . nneetion—a con replied. ' “The m-ws of your en-hieettou wlii -h would guarantee him gagmen t was the first thing tlaitj-m income of from nix to eight thous- reached me at tho club. Tnc re 11 y° ur * were plenty eager to let me know”) ‘He told mo frankly,’ ho added, he added, with a hoarse laugh,,‘thu.t ho was induced to do this t hen broke down. ‘Kate, hmvlfhroitgh interest for you, and that In could you ?’ he questioned, in bit- woukl cl « 1 r u, . the to 7 .°’"' ■ , 1 tut uro liappinoBH. J to is a prince Rato, lei icpioiii i. [almost wonder you could keep n *4 ou lorg'o. it wa> join doing ooruol . j„ y () m- heart for mo.’ not mine, she answered. I would Then lie went on in his eager pro t have been true to you, not live,)testations of love anil his hopes i'or but I iffy years, but von rejected the future. my offer, not 1 yours, it is true 1 The girl listened calmly, quietly, am engaged to Mr. Grosby. 1 on-jus if carved iu stone, ly wish i were more worthy his Ho accepted all, giving no thought generous nobility. As it is, God|t° the man help me ! I think i have no hear to give to any man,’ ‘.Because it; is mine, and because; you are not the woman to lovi twice! he said, in a ringing* I nnt ’|yoico had lost none of its music, but ol triumph. ‘Look in my eyes, p nr) longer thrilled her senses. Slit Kate strait and true, and deny it ii had lived a dream-life of her irnagi- yoil can.’ [nation. The reality Btocd Lefori The old magnetism of his pres-!her and Lor dream i!od. Amazed, cnee thrilled lier; the music of nis incredulous Fred Mayviffo refused to voice, the strangely hnmlsomc'beliuvo that the good gifts had come face, peering intoVu* own, all as- too late—that she no longer loved sorted their'ohl sway. She dared‘ lnm * Ho first pleaded, then re- not meet the test ho proposed. .pioac mi. . , . iii-i -i “I seemed ilestincil to mala ‘GoiHiolp US both! lie HiU( l- | ono unhappy,” slm murmured; ‘ *()li, Kate, it 1 had this man s nipu-q viui’l help, it, Fred—I can’t i d [cannot marry you--I no 1 love you.” “Rather say," he retorted, ie to recrimination, on seeing tli who linil risigned all |never dreaming lmt that she, too, wai S ready to receive the saci’iiice. She looked into his f ic-. It wro handsome as of old, but its beauty no longer absorbed her vision. Hit ev, wliutj continent could divide us ?’ ‘Mr. Grosby !’ The servant at this instant an- iveri “Im d! ye i aid- icher unco his now slipping from liis —“rather say you bavo learned ly wisdom, and you prefer a lover.” A great scorn gathered in lu r This was the man for whom me*! From the rest of the world, lean bear it; but not from you’! So it was decided. There weie a few more words of bitter rear soiling on his part, a low, passive nounced the name, lie must have overheard Fred Mayville’s words. Struggling for self-command, Kate went forward to meet him, presented him toM r. Mavville, 8 , , . !. -. . . ’ she w ulil have once counted the wlio m a lew moments took “i^jworld well lost; and she in her fur- leave. . . | mer blind idolatry, had failed to see A silence fell between the twooj 1(l j ; } 16) ^ QO) j ia( j god, the god oi left alone, then Mr. Grosby broke it. “Let us part friends, Fred,” she You were once engaged to tliat|said, at last. “You will know somt gentleman ?’ lie (|uestioned, but in day how you have wronged me.” his tone was no reproach. i But lip re fir ing to see tho little The girl feltas though in though j rthite llaud V u,hokl to him > bov/Ld in tiie presence of a .judge, kindl 00 ^ 1 ^ ® nd ■, I The days that followed were very !dreary. The long future stretched ,.. ri , /wearily before her, but each day re- ‘\\ liy was not Pie engagement, ve alecl to her the secrets of her own Fulfilled? 4 _ . I heart. ‘He was poor/ she said bitter- With her own baud sho had cast ly. away her life’s happiness. So she An expression of intense pain j thought, as she sat alone, one after- fitted over her listerneFs face. |noon iu the ou-iy spiing, when the ‘Do not misunderstand me/ she)door of the library announced a vis- continued, roused to some explan- i i ;3r - ation. ‘I did not mind poverty— j, She glanced up to see Harold Gros- I would have married him on half> .,. Hc cam / forward with the easy , • • iii jilt familiar air oi a mend striving to his income, bail lie consented; but , - ° , i i . -m dissipate her emuarrassment. ho would not. Alamma was un-j q Li going away, Miss Kafe,’ he wdluig the engagement shouldj aaid iu avaiGethtlt strove to be cheev- eputmue longer on its uncertain f u i. ‘I meant to write my adieus, The Story Told u Boy. A Detroit boot'black, who had strayed out to Pontaic, was on hi* return, having a seat in tho car with a benevolent old man. Of course, Shiner put up the window as soon as he sat down. The wind blew in at the rate of forty miles an Four, and I lie old man presently said: “Why do you keep the window up?” “Don't 1 want some way to jump out if the cars fall into the river?” replied the boy. Then he stuck his head and boulders out, and the old man asked: “Boy, why do you lean out the window so far?” ‘‘Don’t t want to see if there arc any cattle on the truck!” replied Shiner. “Let me tell you a story,” «on- tin ucd the man, as he hauled the boy in* “There was once a boy, thirteen years old, named Henry.” “Didn’t they call him Hank?” inquired the, boy. “There was a boy named IIcnYy, One clay he took a journey by rail to a city about twenty miles from home.” "Didn’t beat the conductor out of his fare did lie!” “This boy had been warned,” continued the man, “not to throw up the window. An open window is dangerous on account of thq draughts, and many a person has been blinded by the Hying sparks and cinders.” “.But lie shoved up the winder, didn’t bet” “Yes. He thought he knew more than any one else, and up it went. Not satisfied with that, he put his head and shoulders out.” “Bound to see the country, wasn't he?” ‘The train sped onward,” sighed the old man,‘and by-and-byit came to a signal post. The boy was still leaning out, and all of a sud—■” * ‘I tol.l on. old man!” interrupted Shiner, as he wheeled around. “1 know what you are going to say. You are going to say that the boy struck the post with his chin and knocked about three feet of the top off, and tore up half a mile of track, and was put in State Prisop for life; but L want you to under., stand that I’m no sun fish! I’m going to look out of this window all I want to, and if this railroad company don’t haul in its posts, they must look out for splinters!” —Detroit Free Press. presence ot a judge, just, but firm as adamant. ‘Yes’ she assented. A Speci.men “Lxjux Fruiter.” A man was sawing wood, yes^ terday afternoon, in a back-yard. Ho severed two sticks as thick: as your wrist, and then went into the house. “Mary,” he said to his wife,“my country needs me; there’s no use of talking ; we’ve just got to slaughter all the Injuns; no true 'patriot can he expected to bang annul a wood-pile, these days.’ “John/ said his wife, “if yotj. figlit Injuns as well as you saw wood and support your family, it jvould take one hundred and eighr teen like you to capture one squaw and you’ll have to catch her when site had the ague and throw pepper in her eyes.’ John went back to the wood pile, wondering who told his wife all about’, him,—Salt Lake Tribune,