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tin: mEIt(J UKY
Pnnus h e n E v re it y T u e s n a y
For Governor.
HON. R. E. LESTER?
deliver .in address mi “School Gov-
icniinent.” Other papers on prac
tical subjects will he read, and time
will he allowed lor the free discus
sion of every paper. On Friday
'evening, July .‘30th, the convention
will be entertained with declama-
NOT1CE. ( ods in Teaching—actual and so
To THE Official Mkmbeiis or the called. 15. M. Zettler, Superinten
Washington 1)istkict. dent Public Schools, Macon, Ga.
Brethren—Dr. d. M. Amnions Discussion of subject,
being obliged to resign his position'
on account of failing health, leaves
EVENING SESSION. NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.
8.00— Declamation by pupils] Sandersniix®, Ga., Jan. 20th,1880.
from the Various schools within the 1
OF CHATHAM COFinTY.
FOR STATE TREASUjHt.
HON. J. W. REN FRO E.
Political Speech
Gen. J. 13. Gordon will
derstaml address the _
Washington county on the
cal issue of the clay, on
l we
icoph
un-
of
lit!-
Thursday
you without an Evangelist in this
tion by pupils from the various!District. As the work is a large,nouneed).
schools within the association—-Iand important one and should be]Ga.
each school invited to elect and j immediately supplied you will meet
send one speaker, speeches not to me at the Christian church in San-
dersvillt on Wednesday the 2ist|to]iics
limits of the Association. Each
..school invited to elect and send one
;speaker. Speeches not to exceed
v .... ten minutes. A prize will be awar-
Otis Ashmore, Ilarlem,[ded to the bcstdeclaimer. Adjourn
ment.
12.00— Intel mission
A FT Eli NOON SESSION.
3.00— Paper (subject not
next the loth inst,in Sandersville.
Comity Hoard of Education.
not to exceed ten minutes. A val
uable prize will be awarded to the
best dcclaimer. The convention
will be entertained free of charge
bv the gooil people ot Sandersville.
Those expecting to attend should
notify, as soon as possible, the
chairman of the local committee on
atrangeinmits. Professor Ivy W.
Discussion of subject.
4.00—Voluntary discussion
of
inst.,at 11 o'clock A. M., to devise
ways and means to have your pul
pit supplied till your Cooperation
meeting in October next.
T. M. II a nit is, Ch’rn.
Coop'n Meeting W. D.
Sandersville, Ga., July IP, ’SO
Herald please copy.
The Board will convene in rcg.
Duggan, Sandersville, Ga. i —
The teachers of Middle Georgia Second Semi-Annual Convention
it to themselves and to their
ular session on the first Tuesday profession to attend this convention
in August,in the court house ini
Sandersville at 11 o’clock at
which time will be considered the
question of Text Books.
The following named teachers
have been appointed by the Hoard
to consider the matter, and arc
expected to he present at the
meeting.
Rev.T. J. Peek,Prof. I W.Duggan,
W. IT. Lawson,Miss Mattie Smith,
Rev. J. J. Hyman, Ilenry Currell
Miss M. A. ,J. Butcher, NY. T. As
kow Prof. U. S. Baker, Capt
D. Barksdale,Miss Anna E. Gan a>,
J. It. Daniel, Mys. *S. (k Davis.
Publishers aini agents arc here
by notified of this action of the
Board and can he present, to pres
ent the claim of their various pub
lications at the time named.
and assist in forwarding the groat
ends for which the association was
organized For further informa
tion and programme of exercises,
address Gustaves J. Our,
President, Atlanta, Ga.
Stickling IT. Bkinkly,
Norwood, Ga. or
Virgil E. Orr, Louisville, Ga.
Secretaries.
A SUITABLE TRIBUTE.
The Missionary Church and
AT A REGULAR MELTING
of the Samlersvitlc G range.,No 11,
P. of II., the following preamble
rjSehool, a Baptist paper, edited by
Rev. 'f. C. Boykin and Rev. G. A.
||, Nmmally,has this to say of Slate
Treasurer Ronfroe:
’ | It is now known that of the
(delegates already appointed to tin
State gubernatorial convention,
Over two-thirds will support Mr.
Ronfroe for state treasurer. And
it is confidently asserted by llioso
jwho have bad their index lingers
oil the political pulse, that lie w
sweep the wire-grass region with
a unanimity unparaled in the his
tory of Georgia campaigning,
this be true, bis nomination on
OF THE
MIDDLE GEORGIA TEACH
ER'S ASSOCIATION.
Snndeisville, July 29 & 30.
G. J. (hr, LL.D., Atlanta, Pres.!
S. G. Brinkley, Norwood, Ga. See.
and Tresurer.
V. E. O. r, Louisville, Ga., Ast. See.
PROGRAMME,
Thursday July 2l)th, 1880.
MOUN1NG SESSION.
9.0(1—Reading Scriptures and
raver.
Address of Welcome by Col. J.
N. Gilmore, Mayor of Sandersville.
Response in behalf of the Con
vention by the presiding officer
Intermission for the
>f names.
10,00—Appointment of Commit-
lees.
Paper: Teaching Power. Wm. P>.
Knmbrougli, Thomson, Ga.
Discussion of subject.
11.00 Paper: Improve
5.00— Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
8.00— Address: Public Schools
for our Towns and Cities. Gusta-
vus J. Orr, LL.D., Slate School
Commissioner, Atlanta, Ga.
Discussion of subject.
10.00— Adjournment.
Friday, July 30th, 1880.
MORNING SESSION.
9.00— Reading Scriptures and Connecticut
player.
Paper: The Gulf Stream—an
Object Lesson.
Virgil E. Orr, Lousville, Ga.
Discussion of subject.
10.00— Paper: No. Sex in Edu
cation. Col. Benj. Beck, Tcnnille.
Discussion of subject.
THE DIFFERENCE.
WILLIAMSPORT -BANNEIL
The people nominated Hancock;
disappointed politicians Garfield.
Yll persons are hereby forbidden
under penalty of the law, from hunt
ing and iisliing or trespassing in
any manner on the lands of the un
dersigned :
H. N. HOLLIFIELD,
W. H. PARSONS,
WM. RAWLINGS,
WM. MARTIN.
am’ ‘3,1880—Cm
Have yeiur prescriptions filled
E. Roughton’s Drug Store.
at
Probabilities.
NEW YORK SUN.
Hancock and English will cer
tainly receive the 1138 electoral
votes of the southern states, They
will probably get the votes of the
following norther and western
states:
6 | Indiana 15
85 | California 6
9
29
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Southern states
13^
Total
This would leave to the
lican candidates 128 votes,
241
repub
giving
11.00—Address: School Govern- to the democrats a majority of 113.
raent.
11 n. Wm. J. Northern,
Zion. Ga.
Discussion of subject.
12.00— Intermission.
AFTERNOON P EPS ION.
3.00— Paper: Thoroughness Re.
enrollment quires Work.
W. 11. Lawson, Sandersville,Ga.
Discussion of subject.
4 to—Voluntary Discussion
Topics.
Reports of committees. New
iusinc-s.
A djournment.
Nobod_\
Mt.jblc about
need borrow any trou
the way of counting
WEEKLY
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The Courier-Journal lsu combination (made In
1: the Jonr-
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mil. established in lsjo; the Courier In 1843;and the
Democrat in ikvm. its repiitati u Is national, a*
w II a Its circulation, and It is pronounced one of
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The ( nlor Line fn Politics.
l’HTl. A liKLPII IA CHRONICLE.
They must have come upon evil
iu Georgia when the nccecs-
of the time give birth to a
white republican party. Anybody
in search of a white man’s party
will nmv know where to line! it.
of da)
jsitic
mid resolutions were introduced the first ballot is 11 foregone con-
liy Worthy Lecturer T. O. Wick
er, mul unanimously adopted by
the Grange:
Whereas, most, of the pupils ol
,lho common scflotSJs of this coun
ty, are the children of farmers,and
are likely to continue in the s.iine
pursuit—the cultivation of the
soil, and:
Whereas, experience has
monstratod that the greatest
cess is only attainable when
sons are spoeiaUy-oflueatod
their chosen*prpfussi.01.1s or calling
and, whorfcttb, several of the
Southern States have already in
troduced th<£, study of the Elemen
tary prine'qiies of agricultue into
their common schools, therefore,
de
per-
for
elusion, and if nominated no can
didate will bring moi'e strength
to the ticket than he. He is a
power anywhere you put him.
Georgia never laid a more capa
ble officer. Georgia cannot place
a more watchful and safe sonlim
at the door of her treasury. Geor
gia’s credit never stood fairer than
now. It is a matter of solid pride
to every Georgian that alio empire
state of the stands as high as the
highest in tbe financial catalogue
of states. It is a mutter of pleas
ure to us to be. able to stale that
this happy state of allairs is due
to tile unexampled successful ad
ministration of Colonel John W.
Ronfroe, stale treasurer. Lc-
tliose who build up the credit and
jsnvo the money of the stale he ret
taiued in their positions.
be it v‘
Resolved, ..That Sandersville|
Grange, Ntr il,‘ 'Patrons of Hus
bandry,respectfully rceomcnmend
to, and urges'upon the board of ^""ind jmjg!n c
school commissioners of this tion of bis lunas
State of Geoiuiia, ^
Washington County, j
This is to certify that 1 have
arcfully examined Eld. J. M. Am-
from the condi-i
at present, and
ty the propriety and necessity liny own iier&onal knowledge of him
of the introduction of
ton’b book .on the
Principles
and his work for tlie last eight
months; 1 state with candor that
. . , .lie is unable phvsicully to preach,
ot scientific Agncu - j think it is a duty he owes tt
Prof. Lup-
Elementarv
-W, kill,
.1.11 „ i.iit.n. ,11 ciiiihiiib, w111 be
m ilt in oluliH ol' llvn or more perauna ut^H.SO. vucb,
uml fur ovrry rlub of live Hr* club minor wlllbaen-
titli'il to 11 I'lipy Kent tu liny address (Yi*o for a yaar.
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known to tin eoniiiiiinity they realiln In who will
local iigent.-. Any one who iloetres to act and
to assist in extem'lng tin* elreulatlnn of a paper
Hint onn not bm be In* cilrliil to any cimmunity In
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llonjie supplied with nn agent's outfit free of charge.
For specimen copies, circulut's, etc., addross
w. N. IIA IDEM AN,
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Louisville, Ky.
Golden Days
Pl uk Inti:rusting & Instuctive!
Tbe vicious literature of tbe day Is riming til*
• Idldreii or nitr country. As there Is no legal
no no- ol cue king Oil 'll \v of this poisouout.foua
lulu, eicry
Parent, Educator and Guardian
Pel to ask lilni elf Hie ipiestion, “What
the li I metitis of clieektug the evil p”
The best lintl*luto for hud rending Is good reading
CHID REN WILL READ.
And'Hie dull nf those Imvlng them In clmrgo Is to
furnish Dom with ivbolesoine, eiitrrtnlulng and
iust.'oetive mi ling, such us will be given iu every
number of ••(.in.iiLN Days.’,
•GOLD E N D A Y S”
I'lulersluiiils clilbU.ood. ft will delight It*
ouiig trieniD with skeielus of adventure, incident*
l travel, noil ersnt knowledge, humorous urtlrlo*
l u/r.io , II.1 • very til ug Hint boys mol girls like,
I will not tench children to’ h color riuiUMiiyi,.
tlilev s, liigbwayim ii. burgluis, und oulliiws.
I lie tlrst uumi'Cr of
GULDEN DAYS”
(‘on*uius ilie loginning tf two sj):cmU(l HtorioB,
I In* first ih by
HARRY CVSTLEMON.
Ynil is called, “Two Wnys of lleeonilug u Hunter :''*
lie oilier is by EliwA Kl) S. l.l.l.ls, and Is entl-
lled, -l-Hill. SNOW AM) WATKliJ oil, I,IKK IM Til*
I.d.m; Land ’
■G OLDEN- DAYS”
will be rurefully edited, mid will do Its utmost at
u-sisl I. I who lim e the Interests of our youth to.
Iicnri: vc invite nil to examine ouch number with,
uu-pmriog eriiieism. Number Due Is luruUbed
mm iiito.ts11 i,i nil. l or Mile by all News Agents,
leu Six Cents.
.IA.MES EI.VEUSO.Y, ITiblishcr,
l’biladmpUla,
T If It M S
SiipseripHons in ••ilobleu Days” $!I.UUper nnnumu.
imr mouths, sll
pnyablt; in advmiet
per six mouths, $l.io pur four
ture,” or aiiy other work on the|] 1 i rase ij !U1 q jmnilyto abandon the
subject of agriculture, the board]pulpit at one *, and seek s .me other
deems pr6p6r,’ into the public
schools of: Washington count v, !“ v,t V
.... .-* - iearth
<>• re at
feeling that it will confer
benefit upofr'the pupils,
Resolved. Thilt, we respetfully
call upon our sister granges
throughout the State to join ns in
recommending this 'Subject to the
attention of their various county
boards.
Resolved, That the secretary of
avocation more suitable to his
health, or else his days here on
will be greatly diminished.
J. 1>. Robeuts, M. D.
July 7th, 1880.
In 18-10 he entered the Military!South Hanover
Academy at West Point, and wa
Sketches of the Democratic Noin-itFere as a cadet with Giant, Me-
inces for President ami Vice jGlellan, Franklin, John F. Rev-
Presitleul. molds (who was killed tit Gettys-
burg,) Burnside, Reno (who fell
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, the at youth Mountain.) “Stonewall"
studied law
and was adinited to tbe bar, be
ginning the practice of law in
Kid. T. I»I. Han is, (Tfm of the Co-
Operation of the churches ol
Christ, ia tile Washington Hist,
in Georgia*
My Dear
my physicians d t ide
the condition of my
Soldier Statesman.
William H. English,
of the Looker
“The Pride
State.
Jackson, Longstroet, A. P. Hill,
D. 11. Hill, and other officers of
distinction on both sides during
the late war. Graduafiugm i841,
1810, though much of his time
YVi s devo'eil to agrieul lire. Pre
vious to this he had entered into
political life as a member of the
grand nld Democratic party. He
was clerk ol the Indiana Slate
House of Repieseu atives in 1.84-5
and from 1844 to 1848 was con-
. <>u wiMh to K*‘t u11 a dul) for ^Uoldcn Ilftyi,”
•u l us )oMMminc, we will forward you, fr*t
‘■iDirgc. a nmuh. r of HpccimoD o piuH of th«* |ia»*
*», no that, with tlirnn,. you can give your neighbor
hood a #ood eanvusdii#.
m u m;n KATES.
or £10 we will somifum* vopios for one your to.
one uiIiIichx, or cadi copy to a separate address,
for ^'iiwe will s»:iid ei’#l»t copies to oue uddress^
• • adi copy lo .-eparate adilrehses.
The party w ho semis \is £'.H) for a club of eight
o pie > pill cent at one time) will be entitled too
opv I pee,
« o’Uers-np of elnhs of eight copies cau afterward
add single copies at $ J •*() each.
.Money should be send to useigther by l*o8tOfl\ce
Order or Uegihtered I.ftter, so as to provide a* far,
us possible against its loss by mail.
Moj. Gen. Winfield
son of Beniamin
^ T f j ; n -ilieutenant
cock, son ot licnjuniin r rauklm
anil Elizabeth Hancock, was born
in Montgomery county, Pa., Feb.
14, 1824. He comes from
Brother—Whereas Anglo-Saxon stock, tin
ine oil the maternal side leading
uck to the Eimdish and W
was appftinted brevet second nectod with the
in
t!ie *8i(h lnfantrv, iiient; was clerk
treasury depart
of tlie Indiana
ml assigned to duty oil the Wes-Constitutional Convention in 1850;
torn frontier. lie participated was elected to the Legislature in
that owing to
lungs at this ha
. with his regiment in the '"ar with] 1851, serving as
S0U1K ] Mexico, and was conspicuous for
ancestiallj^ (1 ..,}]. in f rv a t San Antonio, (’he
'i’C'
this Grange is hereby directed time, that I caiinut preaeii without! illl( i 011 the paternal to tlie 1
to transmir a'copy of th's preain- 'great danger to my life, I hereby
Irish
hie and resolutions to the Hon.jtertdcr to you us Chairman of iliisjLynily
G. J. Orr, State School Cominis
and Scotch. His
were Episetq
iiglis
iathu
at San Antonio, (
ruhusco, Molino del Roy, und the
’iassault and capture of the city c>:
Mexico. He served either its re
. ul ’ '‘' 1 '.jimentid quartermaster or adjutant,
, ; lll ;* ns from J -me, 1818, to May,’ 1855,
| District my resignation as Dist.| {’Fiends, and.his.mother's Baptists.! | ulv ; : ,... p 00u meanwhile promoted
lOvangelist,to take immediate effect.j His motlicr’s lamily have residedy 0 )j 0ll t en . U) f > From June
fdoner; to' - the Societal) ot the With much Ioac for this people,PennsyKauia from the time ot
Board of Education of this coun-! a iid praying God's blessings Lo rest! William l’cnn, and have
been liv-
ty, with the request that ho lay on them, on you and on this work,
them before the hoard; and also,'I 11111 yours in the one hope,
that a copy be furnished the city ' Ammons
papers, with a request that they
publish the same.
W. J. Henderson, W. M.
A true extract from the minutes.
C. 0.(Brown, Sec y
Middle Ga. Teacher’s Association.
Norwood, Ga:, July 1st, ’80.
JEds. Telegraph & Messenger :
July 12, 1880.
Eld. J. M. Ammons,
Sandersville, Ga.
My Dear Sir & Bio.
Your resignation of the position
ing in what is now Montgomery
[county for the past 150 years. In
IHatfield township, may now be
seen the old family homestead,
with the figures 1704 on the gab
le end of the more recent part; the
older part, built long before, fal
ling into decay.
he
to November of that year
cd as Assistant Adjutant Genera!
of the Department of the West,
headquarters at St. Louis. It wa.-
there that he had married a few
years before, the daughter of Sam
uel Russell, a prominent merchant
of that city. Hancock was pro
moted to captain and assistant
miartermuster in the fill! of 1855.
Gen. Hancock’s- father was a and served on the staff of Gen
of District Evangelist of the Wash-jnativc of Philadelphia, and as alHarney, is Kansas and Nebraska
ington District is received. As the I boy of 15 sought the field when during the memorable political
ie British threatened the city
the war cf i812. It was
•cer, and was
elected to 4 hiriy-lhi d Congress
as a Democrat, by a vote
of 8,(554 to 7,094; was re-elec-
cd to the Thirty-fourth Congrcss-
by a vote of 8,931 to 8,345. Was
again re-elected to the Thirty-fifth
Congress by a vote of 10,577 to
7,027 and was a fourth time chos
en to that office,by a vote of 9,293
act- to 7434 for his f inner competitor,
Wilson.
Mr. English is quite wealthy and
possesses unbounded popularity
n his own state mid throughout
the West. His candidacy will
itrengthen the party in Illinois,
chore the splendid 8tate ticket
healed by Trumbul has already
truck terror among the Republi
cans.
resignation is peiemptory and tojtl
take effect immediately, J have no duriu
it.
The next convention of this body[ohoice hut to accept it. I deeply]at Sw ede’s Ford on the site of
Washington had
will be held in Sandersville, Ga., regret the cause that makes your Norristown that Was!
on the 29th and 30th days of Julyjretireqient from the pulpit necessa- crossed the Schuylkill
in his cam-
troubles of twenty-five years ago
Afterwards he went with Harney
to Utah, and rode across the con
tinent to the Pacific coast, lie
was stationed in California until
1880. All teachefs; school officers,, ry and earnestly pray that you may paign of Valley Forge, and it wasjtne outbreak of the late war.
and friends of education arc euti-]speedily he restored to health and a]here in lull view of the historic
tied to membership. An interest-Jhie ot usefulness in the cause of tho,hills, that youn
ing programme has been prepared'Master.
Hancock’s early
|years were passed. Bora and;
Hon. William H. English.
William II. English is by birth
for the occasion. Supt. B.~ Ml Zet-[ Your resignation is accepted and [raised iu a patriotic atmosphere,jan Indiana man, having first he
tier, of Macon, Ga., will read a pa-|to take effect from this date. iwith heroic blood in his veins,hisjheld the light in Scott county of
per on “Improved methods in teach-
^—-.actual and so-called.” Hon.I
Wm. J.Northen, of Hancock, will
T. M. Harris,
Ch’m Coop’ii Meet. W. D.
Sandersville, Ga., July 10, ’80.
I martial spirit aud love of justiceithat State,on Aug 27, 1822. He
isoon gave promise of the brilliant;was liberally educated, passing
future he was desuned to achieve.Three wars at the university of
Jernigan, hag
nice new Jew
elry, clocks
an d Sewing
Machines foi
sale cheap.
Notice to Trespassers.
All persons are hereby forbid--
don under penalty 7 of the law,,
from hunting and fishing or tres
passing in any manner on Mrs..
.Susan I. Glen s lands or on the-
and known as the Fate lands.
O. B. GLENN, Ag’K
M. NEWMAN, Ag’t
for Fate Brothers.,
may 18—2 m
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