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THE MERCURY Vol. I SANDERSVILLE, GA, TUESDAY, June 1, 1880. No 9 directory. SOCIETIES. Hamilton Lodge No. 58 F. A. M. meets on the Second and Fourth Wed nesdays of each month. Sanderstiille. Lodge, No. 8 A. O. U W. meets on the First and Third Mon day nights of every month. Newman Lodge No 1551, Knights of Honor meets on the First and Third Thursday nights of every month. Harris Council No. 114 Legion oj Honor meets on the Second and Fourth Monday nights of each month. Washington County Agricultural So ciety meets on the fist Tuesdays in each month. The County Grange meets every Month. The Library Association meets at Ihc call of the Directors. DELICIOUS. Baptist Church.—Rev, J.M. Adams, I’astor, regular services every Second Sunday and Saturday before. Prayer meeting Tuesday nights. Methodist Church.—Rev, Get. C. Clarice, Pastor, services every Sunday morning except the. Second when h holds services , .at Tennille. Prayer meeting ever if 'Thursday night. Christian Church.—Rev. J..M. Am mons, Pastor, services evert/ Fourth Sunday. Prayer meeting every IIW- nesday night. MUNICH* A L. Mayor.—J. N. Gilmore. Clerk and Treasurer,— Win. Galla- her. City Councih-—S. d. Smith, J. C. Pare, Dr, J. It. Roberts, J. T. Tapper, M. Newman. City Marshal.—d. E. Weddon. ' COUNTY OFFICERS. Ordinary.—Hon. C. C. Drown. Sheriff.—A. M. Mayo. Clerl: Sap. Court.—S. M. Northing- ton. Tux Receiver.— I. Hermann. Tux Collector.— IT. II. 'Thigpen. Treasurer.— 0. II. Rogers. Surveyor.—Morgan L. duckson. Coroner.—doh n Layton. SUPERIOR COURT, Conveneson the Fourth Monday in Muy and S■plemher. Hon. J!. I . John- sou, dadge, Jlon.d. K. Hines, Solic itor General, S. M. Nirthim/ton, Cleik. COUR 'l OE ORDINARY. Hon. C. G. Drown dedge, sits on the First Monday m every month. O. //. Itogers ATTORNEY at LAW, SANDERSVILLE GA. Prompt Attention Given' To All Business. Office in north west room of COURT HOUSE, may 4th iH80 1 v B. 1). EVANS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA. April 3d. 1880. E *1. Sullivan, NOTARY PUBLIC, Sandersville, - - Georgia. Special Attention given to the Collection of Claims. OFFCE IN THE COURT HOUSE. ;n m SANDERSVILLE, GA. Office next door to Mrs. Bayne’s Millinery Store on Harris street. IM-B’Rofcerfs aJ. ^ ' u v AJf PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Sandersville, rusr “JJHUq mr Litti.is feet, in motion ever, Up mul down llie parlor door : Little hands with vain endeavor, Reaching at the outside door. Active brain and busy fingers, Finding treasures everywhere Little form, that often lingers Thought fully by “mamma’s chair. Litttle one, whose presence only Maketh all around liieo glivd ; Bright’ning hearts that would bo lonely. Cheering hearts that would he sad. Fairer than earth’s fairest token, Is thy little face to me ; Eloquent with words unspoken, Which my eyes can only see. And I pray that angels o’er thee, Hies sings on thy pathway pour; Smooth each rugged way before thee, Keep thee pure forever more. uotieoably ill at case, and would do slightly, but otherwise she was bet nothing but walk to and fro between own calm, proud, lovely self, and the window and the warm, rosy fire-neither Mr. Richland nor any one light in that nervous, listening, ex-jelse could see beneath the mask, pectant way, which is painfull)’ 1 can’t tell just how the evening suggestive of secret dread and atlx-jpassed. I only know I was inten iety, too deep mul wretched for sely glad when it was all over with, and wo were at home again. at words. Whatever Howard Tremaine) Mr. and Mrs. Chester wont touched turned to gold, and all that once to their apartments, but I money could buy his wife possess- lingered a moment in tho parlor ed. Her wardrobe, jewels, housejwith Althea, who seemed in no and carriage were among tho most no hurry to go to her room, superb in Now York, yet her closet j tho ugh it was late and tho whole evidently had its skeleton, and to- house'as still as death, night, more than ever before, it. But as she did not appear inclin- seemed determined to rattle its dry ed to talk, T kissed her, said good- bones in our very ears, and make! night, and went up to my cliam- itself felt and seen in every nook her, leaving her there alone, like and corner of the millionaire’s another Ariadne, sad'and henrt- siiuiptous home, in spite of nil Al- broken, in the midst of princely theft could do to keep tho unpleas ant thing out of sight. For tho twentieth time, she walk ed to the window, and, with a half- TIIE -HIDDEN SORROW. May bo consulted at, his office on Haynes St. in the Masonic Lodge- building from 9. A. M. to 1 P. M and from 3 to 5 P. M.; duringoth-!time between the death of the er hours at his residence on Church St, when not professionally engag ed. April 3rd ly 1880 Dr. Wm. Rawlings, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Sim tiers vil le it upy 10, 1880 ly Jurors. , Georgia, Office at Sandersville 1 Intel. SANDERSVILLE & TENNILLE RAIL ROAD. On and after to-day the. Passenger Train on this road will run as follows: DAY PASSENGKIt TUAIN, Leaves Sandersville daily 9.T5 a. m. Leaves Tennille daily 0.'41 a. m. Leaves Sandersville dally 3:30 p. m. Leaves Tennille daily 4:10 p. in. To insure, dispatch all articles destin ed for this point should be marked to Sandersville instead of No. V& as here tofore. d. I. Ill WIN, Supt. apr 3, 1SS0. ARRIVAL OF TRAINS AT NO 13, C. R. 11. I p day Passenger train arrives 3:54p.m Down day “ ' “ “ 9:40a.m. Up Night “ “ “ 4.41a.m. Down Night “ “ “ 10:43 p. m POST OFFICE HOURS. 7 to 11:30 A. M. 1:30 to 6 P. M. E. A. SULLIVAN, P. M. G. W. H. Whitaker, DENTIST- SANDEliSVILLE, GA. Terms Cash. Office at liis residence on Harris St. April 3rd, tf 1880. % m hiiwi| attorney at LAAY. ill practice in the State and 1 mted State Courts. Office in Court House. ROBERT L. RODGERS, A 7TOItlVEY AT LAW, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA. UIVE BPECIAL ATTENTION TO wLLSCTINO C01TVEYA17CINO. Transfor’gTilles OSJ? 1 '*' by Deeds. Bonds Bonn' C , h . 6cks Mortgages. Liens, Leases. Wills, Asrignments, Partition Writs, Trust Deeds. Judgments, Executions, Mortgages. „ Will Settling Estates For Heirs, Legatees, Creditors, Administrators, Executors, Guardians, Trustees. foil 'llAf 1 i?.A con *'' or Attorney to Rent, Buy, or Wu.u,j,„™ TE: examine Records ot Df.eb^ ' yOOMKNTB, INVENTORIES und RETURN*. P J. ,fpnsf >"alilc Fee for Krery Service. 0 ‘ cu ' n a |“ Uie Courts of the State of GEORGIA, also in tho Federal Courts. k k ft ^ \ ^ I ^ ft For the information of parties in terested wo (five the names of llu (fraud and Traverse Jurors, who ■\ere regularly drawn for tho nexi term of our Superior Ci urt, which commences its spring session on tin- first Monday in June: GRAND JURY FOR THE FIR81 Y'EEK. IF M Cox, John H Walker, IF I. Drown, IFm J Hitchcock, W W Carr Mark Newman, IF E Ggf, due T Veal Ruburn Hall, dames M Palmer, R d Mot/e, F S Strange, ,/esse DrasweU, II II Chi vers, SR Ke/ly, WM English IF.I Gain, W D Smith, W J! Oquin, d C Pace, Sr., Thus F Wells, E *1 Sul- /lean, Ellis Johnson, Lawson Kelley ■John D Tanner, dames Ray, Raford /Inileii, dames Harrison IF It Ray, II 11 limes. GRAND dURY EUR 2d WEEK S JI R Massey, dosiah dunes, S <S Thomas, W T Harrison, IFm Webster, Stephen Yanbraekte, T M Norlhinglon A T Cheatham, M E Warthen, IF E Martin, d L Garner, Joseph R Smith, Chas I Duggan, IFdHenderson, Hope- well Adams, J! F Murphy, TO Wick- er, Shade Dukes, flames IF Smith, A J Harwich, Rufus A Cochran, Sylvan u> Prince, J U Floyd, W O Diddle, d F Rogers, Geo. W II Whitaker, Abi Youngblood, T J Gilmore, F J Pearson. C II Pringle. TRAVERSE JURY FOR THE FIRST WEEK. Jas M Veal, Jas L Cowart, Joseph Tanner, Andrew J Carter, E I) Ded- dingfwlfj J R Sumner, Jno Ji Hatha way, Alex WSteward, Nathaniel J Ren fros, Albert Jones, G F Orr, Jr, A J Veal, R F Harris, II F Heat, Alex W Roberson, E D Forbes, Wylley Harms, W E Shurling, II A Morgan, Rich R Smith, Jno Hood, Elbert Tanner, Jo seph Joiner, Harris M Fisher, W B Adams, John King, G W Kelley, Sr., Ilenj S Jordan. J P Henderson, Thos Marshall, IF IF Ruck, John Huff, Isaac Hermann, Eenoch Renfroe, Silas McIntyre, Geo Gilmore. TRAVERSE JURY 2d WEEK. IFm Martin, W11 Halt Gordon W Smith, She,rod JJ'i-id, L L Adams, G IF Mills, Henry T Downs, dames / Northing/on, Rich F Drake, Geo d Me Milieu, Geo It Doolittle, A P> Hatha way, John II Morgan, Geo C Lacy, A Webster, A IIAinsworth, R H Rras-l . , well, A R Adams, Dennett II Smith, M faith m the “little half-hour or so,” It was a hitter cold day; .the streets of New York were alive with a dense mass of crowding humani ty, over-coated, muffled and veiled, as became thoso who joyousl y brav ed the penetrating wind and sharp atmosphere, in tho merry-making old and the birth of the New Year. Notwithstanding the frosty weather, the Empire City was nev er in gayer mood, and up and down and across the thronged thorough fares, stylish turnouts dashed swift ly by to the twinkling music of sil ver-tongued hells and low, liappv laughter speeding away to the open roads and snow-clad country, ly ing white and still beyond the hur ry and turmoil of the great city. Though so cold without, it was warm enough in the elegant room where we were sitting—my cousin Althea, her half-sister, Sirs. Irene Chester, and 1. My cousin Althea was not young—past thirty, in fact; hut she was the most beautiful wo man 1 ever saw, and as she sat in tho large crimson damask chair by the window, dreamily looking out at the hurrying passers-by, thought I had never seen any one so charmingly mul irresistibly love ly. Her lustrous black eyes, clear olive complexion and glossy wealth of purple-black hair were so perfect ly perfect that one did not know which to admire the most, and her voice and smile were as sweet and winning as her form was graceful and her face matchlessly beautiful. Howard Tremaine loved her as few men love their wives; and Al thea, as everybody knew, idolized her handsome husband, and yet somewhere there was a hidden sor row, the nature of which I could not for my life divine. I had seen its shadow more than once, hut the substance kept itself well out of view, and, hut for the sad, anxious, restless look that often of late crept into Althea’s great, soulful eyes, I’d not have thought sorrow could exist in her luxurious home, much less fix itself permanently there. We were going to the opera in the evening. Mr. Chester was to at tend us in the absence of Howard, who had gone away two or three hours before with three or four friends, who had, very much to his wife’s regret, called for him to ac company them on a liitle half-hour or so sleigh-ride out on the Btcom- ingdale Road.' As the short winter afternoon wore on, Althea grew every mo ment more and more uneasy; her splendor and untold wealth I had barely left the room be fore the jingle of hells and the ■latter of Hying hoofs in the now- suppressed sigh on her lips, stood almost silent street arrested my watching the sleighs Hy past, so'footsteps. long that Mrs. Chester quite lost) A sleigh dashed past, and stop- her patience, and exclaimed, mtlVpod at the door, us if driven hy a er petulantly: (whirlwind. ‘Nonsense, Allheal Why is it The nigh was inteiisly cold, hut that you always will ho worrying the tired horses were smoking,and about Howard. Ho is not a baby,'their quivering flanks white with and is no doubt quite as capable of frost and foam, finding his way homo alone as mostj Not earing to see more, T drop., men are. Mr. Tremaine knows pod the curtain, and turned to that we are going to the opera this)look at Althea. Shu stood like a evening, and he will he sure to drop 1 statue in the middle of the room, in befoie tho end ot the first act, one hand pressed hard against her you may depend. And now we breast, and tho othorholding close must dress, if we wish to hear the about her the rich white opera opening air in ‘Faust,’ which Icer-lcloak she still wore,''with its soft, tainly^do, however it may ho with snowy fringes and swansdown y° u -’ trimmings, shimmering in the Mrs. Chester was one of these faint, uncertain firelight like a positive characters who immediate- silken cloud, t'oronly one dim gus ty act. njion wlmt they say, and in jot was burning in the deserted less than an hour we were on our parlor when we entered it, and way to the opera. joveii this Althea had turned ’J lie house, when we entered, down so’low that It was now was literally packed with a mostmore than a glimpse of light, brilliant and fashionable audience, Unsteady steps sounded on the hut Althea seemed to move like stairs, then came the sound of a one in a dream, and took not the)muffled fall, and something like slightest notice of anything orany-| ft half-uttered oath, mingled with body around her. j tiro low cry of unutterable anguish 1 could not make it out at all, j that hurst involuntarily from Al and hardly dared to look at her for thou’s pale lips, very sympathy. Her magnificent q knew how it would he! ‘she dress of violet velvet and creamy old'moaned; ‘I knew how those un lace became her perfectly, and never feeling creatures he calls his did a queen carry herself more roy-j friends would bring him homo.’ ally, or seem unconscious of her’ And swiftly and noislessly as a grandeur and beauty. spirt, unmindful of her elegant Diamonds a fortunes worth toilet, and the strangely beautiful of them—flushed on arms, neck)picture she made, Althea hurried and bosom,and gleamed like drops of liquid light amid the rich abun dance of her dusky hair; hut she was not happy. There was much too heavy a sorrow lying unrestfully at her heart for that—too much of a nameless dread and anxiety to al low enjoyment of any sort. At the end of the second act a to (lie assistance of her holplossly- intoxicatd husband. It was not the first] lime she waited his coining in a pale agony of fear and dread, not the first time she had heard that dull, soul- sickening, fall, not the first time she had glided down the great oaken stair-ease to find her hus band,handsome llowar Tremaine, gentleman made his way to ourjlying prone upon the floor, a sight box, and asked, in the usual con-to stir the pity of the coldest heart, volitional manner, alter the cus-iund cause the very angels in lieav- gone the ternary greetings were through with, how we liked music. Mr. Chester, who had been com fortably dozing in his chair the whole time, declared lie was nev er more charmed—an innocent fabrication which none of us car - ed to question. ‘And where did you leave Mr. Tremaine?’ inquired Mrs. Ches ter, in sonic surprise. ‘He was with you, I think, Mr. Richland ?’ ‘Yes, and 1 left him with the others at Delmonico’s. I don’t on to weep. I could have cried aloud in my- imutlerable surprise and grief and on my knees have hogged him for God’s sake to desist from further breaking the heart of the wife who loved him so dearly— aye, so dearly ! chilled the very life-blood in her veins. I had seen enough, heaven knows, of Althea,s hidden sorrow an<l stole away to my room, wish ing I could believe the whole mi’s- erahle scene hut ft troubled dream, that would vanish with tho com ing of the morrow's stm. Howard did not make his np peuntnee at breakfast the next morning. Alllieft explained, in tone of apology, that Mr. Tremaine eamo m Into, and--‘was tired.’ Mrs. Chester did not guess that anything was wrong, and really tliouht Howard ill, and advised Althea to send for the. family phy* siciuu. Althea however, did not follow her sister’ advice, hut sat all day be side the sofa where husband lay, suffering miserably from tho com bined toriucs of headache and re morse. Toward evening, ho began to ‘feel better,’and good resolutions commenced to slip thomselves in to his mind, as is often the ease when one’s head and conscience have been for some little time on the rack. ‘Althea,’ he said, drawing hor lovely face down to his, and kis sing the sweet mouth, that trem bled beneath his lips in a way that betokened the near approach of tears—‘Althea, l saw a look in vour eyes, last night, which I cannot quite forget, and which I hope never to see in them again; and I promise you, hero and now that l will never, so long as I live touch a drop of wine again. It’s the devil’s own and never failing well-spring of sin and misery, and inv wife—God bless her!—is not to have her happiness clouded and her heart broken hy the folly and madness that lie in a bottle of green seal. There! do you believe me, dar-. llg ? or do you think mo incapa ble of successfully resisting tlu* sparkling temptation that lias proved the ruin, the utter and ab solute ruin, of unnumbered mil lions, and blighted and embittef- fho lives of more women than I dare to think of ?’ ‘1 believe you, Howard,’ she sobbed ; ‘I must believe you ; for, to do otherwise, would kill mo. If there was to he no end - noth ing to look forward to hut this— how could T endure to live ? Oh, if you will hut keep your prom ise, 1 shall he so happy—so hap py. Howard !’ She fell, sobbing into his arms, and through the fast-falling tears Hut filled her eyes the glad smiles were coming and going like sunshine through an April shower. Three years have passed since that day, hut Howard has never broken liis vow, and T feel quite certain now that he never will. F:! 1 ; DYJ2ING! the benefit of inquirers those wishing to have Dresses, Coats, Hants Vests, Ac., dyed; below will he found a sched ule of prices. Thankful for past favors I solicit a continuance of care for that sort of tiling, you Jinan of wealth and mtelliictiial know,’ lowering liis voice, and!force, was still apparent, though glancing f urtively at Mrs. Trc- so completely laid the man been jmaine. ‘It makes one feel so gotten the better of by the demon M Cook, Geo W Newsome, G O Walk er, Morgan L Jackson, Joel F Tomp kins, A P Heath, Henry M Smith, C IF Joyner, IF IF L Underwood, New- some l'antum, IT A Renfroe, IF L Mc- MMen, James 1* Jordan, Jno 11 Hall, IVeo Waller, Jno Rcdfearn, Jno Q Anierson. never having 'been very strong, died utterly, long before the sun’s last cold, golden rays faded in the west, and when Mrs. Chester rang for lights, and carelessly remarked that it was time to dress, she was confoundly wretched the next day.’ Althea was a well-schooled wo man of the world, and full and un- dying day. She did not say a flinchingly she met liis meaning! word ; a kind of dumb despair I saw lier through a rush ol ^ ,e Coats, $1.00 to $1.50 Pants, Vests, Ladies’ Dresses Childrens’ “ Shawls, silk... “ wool.... Cloaks, waterproof. 1.50 “ Saeques Mittens Feathers Silk Tics Ivid Gloves, black. Stockings, 3 pairs. Ribbon per yd.... Hand kerchiefs, silk blinding tears help him soniehow to regain liis feet, and even in his pitiable weakness he looked like a fallen god ; the noble head, the clear-cut features, the something indescribable that stamped him a that lurks in the wine-cup. And she—Althea—the look in her eyes I'll never forget to my glance. 75 “ 1.00 50 “ 75 1.50 “ 2.00 75 “ 1.00 1.00 “ 1.50 50 “ 75 1.50 “ 2.00 25 “ 50 10 “ 15 10 26ii 10 25 25 vi JfU dftib Dying left at either the Mercury: . office or at Mrs. Bayne’s Millinery:: i store, with instructions as to colorg . will ho attended to. Jseemed to settle upon her count She was very pale,and thehandjcimuce—a despair that paled herj MRS. C. ('. SCARBOROUGH, that held her bouquet trembled’'cheek to tho hue of ashes, uinf may 18, 1880. ' A E. A . NTT rmiv r» ir - i V. 8. A. ! w 11 wmte nc-Tomc «■