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THE NEWS IN GEORGIA
TIIK MACON WKKKLY TKLKfJU AI’H: ITKSDA Y MOKXIXtt. ()( TOIiKIi 27,1S85.—TWKI.YK PACKS.
OATaEJtED BY CORRESPONDENTS
' AND FROM EXCHANGES.
Fearless, Outspoken and Newsy.
The Macon Teleuiupu la a fearless, out
spoken, newsy paper, ami Its make-up Is
the best In tlie Stuto.—Albany Medium.
Must Ite a Faying; liuslness.
We have been informed that a certain
missionary to China from Georgia, who went
there with nothing, is now worth $500,000.
It seems to be a payiugbusiness.—Elberton
Gazette.
Macon Should Have It*
The Georgia school of technology should
he centrally located in a city where foun
dries, machine shops, factories, etc., are
successfully operated. We emphatically
favor Macon as the place.—Perry Journal.
A Heavy Kater.
A man from Laurens county by the name
of Barelield, the other day offered n heavy
wager to one of our merchants that he
could eat at one sitting down five pounds
of Goshen butter and a peck of cooked
onions and crackers to fill in with.—Irwin
ton Appeal.
crop could be taken away for such a littlo
piece of paper as that When the old
woman came up and learned the status of
affairs she quietly filled the pipe, called
I’ido to her tide and patting him on the
head, said: “ ’Fore God, data so," adding,
'‘Naught is a naught
Five in a Agger;
All for the white man
And none for the nigger."
Quickly Told.
Rome is to have a 8am Lee waehee bouse.
Clay county boasts of a big sugar cane crop.
More dwelling houses needed in Fort Gaines.
The new safe for the New nan Rational Bank
weighs A, 140 pounds.
The North Georgia conference convenes in New-
on November 26th.
Rev. J. W. Wilson bos been re-elected pastor of
the Baptist Church st Hamilton.
Mr. A. L. Rees has been recommended by Con*
gressman Crisp as postmaster at Americus.
egro committed suicide in Oglethorpe county
tly by shooting himself with a pistol.
'Squire J. N. Puett, of Cumming, ha* an apple tree
from which he has gathered Afty bushels this year.
'A ten pound sucker” is the way a Leary man
announced the arrival of a new baby at his house.
High license in Montezuma would put into the
treasury $2,000. Low license only $825. A differ-
Too Small n Verdict.
Dr. J. W. Griggs’H suit against the West
ern railroad was terminated last Frida’
The jury gave the Doctor damages to tfie
amount of $200. We asked him what he
proposed to do with so much money. He
said: “I shall buy a first-class donkey and
name it for the judge who presided in the
case.”—West Point News.
Southern Scenes.
Among the features of the Telegraph
will l>e a series of sketches from the pen of
M. M. Folsom, of Americus, descriptive of
Georgia plantation life in the long ago.
They will be given in our Sunday edition,
the first appearing to-morrow. These
sketches are true to life and will afford the
present generation a faithful picture of the
good old times of slave and master on Geor
gia'plantations.
The Kditor’s Cow alul tile Earthquake,
ra On Saturday about 5:30 p. m. an earth
quake shock of considerable force disturbed
the visual quiet of our city. A rumbling
sound ns of distant thnnder sccompaniei
the shock. The shock was perhaps the
severest ever felt in this section, timbers of
houses creaked, windows rattled and the
jarring was sensibly felt. But few failed to
notice the ouaking or the lumbering sound.
A cow was being milked on the editor's lot
nt the time of the shock, which immediately
lay down, the milker affirms, and showed
sifpis of distress, as did also the calf that
seemed afraid to leave its mother's side for
some time. This is in harmony with the
fact that animals in volcanic countries
usually give the first alarm of approaching
earthquakes.—8andersville Herald.
Major Huron for Governor.
Discussing of the gubernatorial compnign
of next year is still -kept up in desultory
fashion by the pipers of the State. While
the News and Advertiser does not intend
now to commit itself of this question,
takes tiiis occiaion to tsar this testimony
to the high personal and political qualifi
cations of A. O. Bn sin. If there be a spot
or wrinkle in all his record, it has never
been brought to light. Hu was without
exception alwajs scorned tho methods of
the political trickster; and there is not nn
offic.i within the gift of the people which he
would eousunt in reccivo at the cost of pub
lishing even a just reproach against a com
petitor. Tho records of his two campaigns
Iteforu Georgia convention's are proofs of
tlin fact that he is eleaii-handed, and abso
lutely free from the tint of soreheadedneas.
—Albany Nows.
■fudge Halt will Urutaln tn Gridin-
Gninrtx, October 24.—Judge John I. Hall
publishes a card this morning which sets at
Tost all rumors about his moving away from
here. He contemplates opening slaw office
in Atlanta at on early day, but will continue
to reside and practice among us.
The bill boards for the circus which is to
visit us on November 14, are being put up.
Barlow, Wilson A Konkin's minstrels per
form here Monday night, and will be
greeted by a fall house. Reserved seats
ure selling rapidly.
Gotten nn Fire.
Walden, October 23.—At 7 o’clock this
morning smoke was teen eomlng from the
roof of Sir. J. J. Tinley a gin house, when
he reached it he found that a pile of teed
cotton containing two or three bole* was
barging, it was singed ail over and in one
place a bole had been burned from six to
eight inches, by quick work wntcr was
in",ughi und the fire was extinguished with
but little damage; it was very lucky that it
wni found so soon or his loss would have
In i n quite heavy. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
171.
The little son of Mr. Tom Clayton, express agent
st Albany, had his foot badly cut with a broken
bottle a few daya ago.
Uncle Jesse Buffer, of Waycroaa. haa a waehpot
that haa been in conntant use a little over one hun
dred yean and la a till iu use.
A Are occurred in the Dawson oil mill a few days
ago from grinding oil cake, which waa soon extin
guished with but little damage.
Mr. George B. Lumpkin, of Lexington, took a
potato vine from hia potato patch the other day that
—ensured twenty-seven feet in length.
A thief entered the bar-room of Mr. James In
gram, in Greenesboro Wednesday night, and stole
eighty-three dollan in money from the money-
drawer.
*ury $2,
9 of $1.:
bull, "Spartan Chief," W. J. Northern boat Jersey
cow, "Zoe," William Steven*; second bout Jeiwey
cow, "Ava,” W. J. North an; second l>cnt bull,
••Henry Clay,” W. W. Stevens; hot lot Jersey
heifers, W. J. Nortlien; beat lot Jersey calvqa. Will*
UmSteveuMi beat grade Jersey heifer, J. 11. Calla
way; beat cow, regardless of blood, T. C. Turner,
second beat cow, regardless of blood, J. B. Callaway.
SOUTH I; I {N SUESES.
Some Sketches
nekwoods Life In tlio
I in.. .
Written for the Macon Tcleo&xph.
*au up
For best lot thoroughbred hogs. W. J. Northern I Still alongin* fo’de ole plantation,aud fo’de ole folks
for aecond beat lot thoroughbred hogs, B. Franks; at home.’*
for best lot common stock hog*, J. H. Rogers; for ..er, , . . . .„
aecond best lot common stock hogs, J. A. Farley. To-o-ri-oofc—toot—to-o-o-oot, rang out
Committee on fowls award as follows: First prize the wild bugle note of Uncle Mentor, the
for Wyaudottes.T. H. Little; Arst price for Plymouth head man of the Blue Spring plantation,
Sl'i’aSir ta,dl,pl,,0,cWc ‘“ “ d “Yo-oo-ow, you you," cJtne. back
The displays of field and garden products were answering call, as if the echoes of tuO 1
very creditable indeed, and wou much praise and ter’s horn had twisted themselves into
admiration. Theae consisted, in part, of fine cot
ton, corn, wheat, rye, oats, peas, potatoes, beets and
ground ~
i’ down de whole creation sadly I roam;
Editorlalettes.
The winter paraphernalia roust soon be donned
if the present whistling winds do not causo our ears
to become too presumptuous.- Spring Placo Times.
Out people do not seem to havo much faith in the
Savannah, Dublin and Western Short Line railroad.
They think there is too much doublin' in it—
Americus Recorder.
The Macon Telegraph now comes to us in a bran
new dress, and we must say that it is the neatest
and one of the best edited papers in the State.—
Crawfordville Democrat.
They say. in order to find out whether a man has
been drinking newly-distilled peach brandy, you
have only to notice if he is Imthored with "yaller-
jackets.” If they hang round him, you may be
sure he's had it.—Irwinton Appeal.
visited a woman once in a great distress at
the loss of her hnsband and used al our efforts to
console her, using all the pathos in our nature, and
and quoting comforting portions of scripture, etc.
etc., hut it was all in vain; she would not be com
forted. aud cried aloud in her agony of grief, go
away with such sophistry, it does me no good, I
know I never will get such another hnsband in this
world.—Americus
fine cot- other sort of racket altogether. But not so:
to*. ’ httt ! ho «*y of flee ami
swards for fine displays: For beat lot wheat, Ed. hound and Clir of low degree, kenneled
F. pound; for second best lot wheat, J. R. Lewis; under the various cabins about the quarter.
'; Co 7/'f * "ft. T ,e ‘, he
Hood; for second b«.t lot .wool potatoes E. F. deep-toned voice of the hunter, and nn he
Pound: for best lot Irish potatoes. It. H. Thomas; stands there, I Will give you a description
for best cotton stalk, J. R. Lewis; for second best of him: Uncle Mentor had been “Uncle”
br N. H. Coleman; to tw ° fj^ratioUH, of which I was of the
abo of a lot of flue Msugol Wurtzel beet, by Janie, I latest i-ditiou. I guess, by birth, he was
A. Harley. not far removed from a royal line of mid-
Committee on bread, etkcz, fruit,. J.Ule., etc., African chiefs. His complexion was of that
"l%m'“« ?!lir«our. corn, Mr. Rich- l' ecu ' iftr ,1 an color wtich Shiniugntone
ard Basnett. speukB of observing among the interior
For best display of canned peaches, Mrs. G. 8. tribes, which, though lighter than the ordi-
Sr*: SSSlS&ffS#H.Tiiu“ t- sh0 "' 8 no tiut of ' llB
bet butler, Mr». W. J. Northern for bet «yrup, J. “tram; his nosei was minimally prominent
B. Hannett. for a negro, and his lips far removed from
In artistic needle work, the display waa mo«t ele- the abnormally thick lips of the more de-
S& Krajied African. In his ears were brass rings
easily won the premium in its line. The fine quilt ftni J “ 18 *°ng wool was plaited and twisted
shown by Mrs. Harwell a lady seventy-five years and wound with yarn until it looked like a
m “ h -dad”* 1 - . .. ... nest of little grey pig-toils. His eyes were
The beauty and fragrance of tho flowers added hiM the rural nf hia
much interest to tho display. Tlieze were tho con- nuner “«ep-“ e h ana tne cast ot Ins counte-
trlbiiUon. of Mr.. Wn. Stevens. Mm. IV. F. LltUe nance rather stern, the unlovehness being
and Mrs. C. W. OnBose, the last named lady taking heightened by the effect of n little tuft of
Mr. 1. B. Callaway haa ginned and packed three put great store by Mentor, and the latter
rlca of cotton, tho produc* *— - — .
long staple prolific variety.
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.
lona'atanbi'nmim °Juietr C> °* tw ° M ** * | made it his boost “Diit wen I moke er nail,
I puts n bead uuiu it, An' I calls it cr nail,
'n 1 wen I sharpen the pint uv it, you ntos'ly
. fin’ it ter lie a tack, an’ dot’s de rule I wuks
Young Girl Gets n Verdict Against a by .” The meaning of this rather obscure
Pennsylvania Sheriff of Seventy. illustration was that he meant just whnt he
Dnshore is n pretty little town among the said, and was as good as his word at all
Bine Ridge mountains, nbont forty miles times.
from Williamsport, Pn. For three or four “Mentor will pick up eggs about the
(lays the people for miles around have been horse lot nt feeding time, but I know of no
discussing a breach of promise esse on trinl man on earth with whom I would trust mi
before the County Court. Both purties are affairs in preference to Mentor, “for be wil
well known in Laportc and the ndjacent not lie,” was the verdict of “Old Marster.”
towns. One is a girl of twenty-three and | So it came about that Uncle Mentor was
the other a man of seventy, the sheriff of n mighty man among the motley crew of
■i . ... ——* ■ ■■ fining
THIS SPACE RESERVED
-FOR
J. W. RICE & CO,
Who are too busy to Prepare an Advertisement, but who
carry the
LARGEST STOCK!
DRY GOODS!
To be found in the city, and at
Prices to Suit Everybody.
I
Don’t Fail to Call On Them When in Search
of Bargains.
On the Farm.
Mr. Dock Morrluon will make on a one-mule farm
nixteen l»ale* of cotton, one hundred bushel* of
corn, fifty bunhels of pea*.—EUavlUe Enterprise.
Mr. 8. J. Allen inform* u* that he will get ten
bale* of cotton from fourteen acres and plenty of
corn to do him. He ha* nix acre* in around pea*;
will fatten twenty-four head of hoga. He also haa a
fine potato crop.—Ellaville Enterprise.
Mr. J. T. Perkins aent ua, last Wednesday, a gen
uine curiosity in the *hape of an ear of com, raised
by him thi* season. Around a very large ear of
com. in*ide the same hunk, there are eight other
well-developed ears, the entire number being at
tached to the bane of the parent ear.—Georgetown
Echo.
Mr. G. W. Whitten, of Lutherville district, from
one acre aud seven rod* of land raised thirty-eight
bushels of wheat The laud wm fertilized with ten
bunhels of cotton aeed and seventy-five pounds of
guano. From another plat of three acre* Mr. Whit
ten harvested sixty-five' brothels of wheat The three
acres had about ten bushels of cotton seed and sev
enty-five pounds of guano per acre applied.—Green
“* Vindicator.
ville >
A FORGOTTEN PAPER.
A True Picture of Disappointment Often
Seen In Georgia.
Xf.wnan, October 23.—An old negro man,
driving a yoke of bull* hitched to a dilapi
dated old wagon, came to town the other
day with live bales of cotton. On top of the
cotton Mit his old woman with a red ahawl
and a flu-bj.losHng bonnet, gazing with
marked curiosity at the tight* of the town.
Bho brought her knitting along, which the
plied at interval*, stopping occasionally to
refill her pipe. The outfit resembled some
of thoso pictures occasionoUy seen and de
scribed in Harper's Monthly.’ A little
dog of snappish qualities lay tinder
the wagon and snarled at thoae
who approached his "!**•*•
To get credit for groceries and other things
is the prevailing hobby of the negro. They
seem to have no regard whatever for the
prices charged, so long
them on credit, and are
sign anything with their
it pays for or settles the chum.
feUoi * * * 1 5 u
A Dish of Crow.
A young lady nesr Halcyondsle cooked a mess of
crow* for woodcock the other dsy, and the family
pronounced them delicious, until they discovered
their mistake.—Gnyton Chronicle.
Work of the Oln.
Mr. Gns Hopson, who is running Mr. J. H. Arch
er's gin, had the misfortune Thursday morning to
have one of his amis badly mangled, rendering am
putation necessary.—Carroll Free Press.
A Sign of Prosperity.
The Dawson Manufacturing Company expects to
receive by the first week in November twenty new
machines. Changes are now being made in the
manufactory looking to an enlargement of the
building.—Dawson Appeal.
A Cl owl Word for Macon.
The Macon fair opena October 26th. Macon la a
charming city to visit, centrally located, eaay of
access, and the indications are that the fair will be
largely attended. Without the attractions of the
fair, the Macon park is lovely of itself.—Albany
News.
Fire In a Ola House.
Fire broke out iu the gin house of Messrs. Nor-
man Turner A Co., near Norman's store, last Wed-
needay nlv.it. and but (or the lierotoeiertloneof tho
band. MiMWd at work at lb. time. tb. entire prop-
.try wonidnave been destroyed. The Are ttncln*.
tod (rum a flint ruck that wm embedded In Ibe cot*
ton.—McDonough Weekly.
Knit for Ihuimcee.
Mr. J. F. Kemp, whoee name appeared u T. K.
Kemp In a cam of malLrnbbing Mid to hare taken
S lave at WUUugham'a MilL In Worth county, about
>0 'Jtitb of lwt May, U preparing to bring euik
again.! Col. T. U. Willingham for 110,000 damage#.
Tna inlt will be brought, «o we learn, at the .pring
term of Dougherty Supreme Court—Albany Me
dium.
An Attempt at Wrecking.
Some unknown party made a wilful attempt to
throw the passenger train from the Dublin and
WrlghUvtua track la»t Thunday. lu.t u It croaaed
the pnbllc Mad that lead* fmm Mr. B. 4. Uigbtow
er’s to George Meadow’# place. Home one had laid
two bar. of Iron acrcwa the track. Fortuuately, In-
■lead of running orcr them, they were pushed to
one aide, and lb. train paawd on quietly—Wrighta-
vlUe Becorder.
brunette of vivacious manners, and has plantation. He received nil ibe luarsier's
been considered the belle of Lnporte. Lewis cast-off bats nml Sunday clothes, anil it
Zuner, the sheriff, tins resided in the county was no uncommon thing for him to shnre
for fifty-seven years. Miss Renter has re- tho delicacies of the mnrater's o#n table,
sided in Dnshore all her life. After she and from September to March he always
began to go into society Lewis Znner was shared tho morning dram, tossing it off,
very attentive to her, and when his wife “Yo’ licolt' an’ sarvice, snh,” with theconrt-
died, in Angnst, 1884, Zaner commenced to ly bow of some old conrt gallant, as the
pay her the closest attention and finally tipple of good rum was poured from the
asked her to marry him, promising to give old brown jug that always sat under the
her $20,000, it is alleged. Miss Kentner staircase in that mysterious little pantry,
accepted the offer. Zaner went to Miss Mr. James Bolton was a true typo of
Kentner one evening, it is said, aud told her the more intelligent and humane class of
that he could not marry her in Dushore, as Southern planters. Bluff,good natnred, hale
he was afraid of the interference of relatives, and hearty, ho was one of thoso people who
but if she would go west he would meet her do not retain heat. He would flue up in a
and they would be married. He would give blaze of wrath, but ere he could put into
her money to buy wedding clothes and executiou his threats of dire vengeance, liis
enough to take her to Detroit, and ho was anger cooled and he caught himself laugh-
to follow. Miss Kentner arrived in Detroit, iug at what he considered his own folly, tie
lint failed to get any reply from Znner, looked after his stock, and fell into oc.-a-
although she wrote to him several times. sional fits of bossing bis slaves, especially
On the stand sho told n pitiful story of when the grass got to growing pretty fast,
being left destitute in a strange city and At such times he was ably seconded by
said she reached home at last only to find Mentor, who would advise without qentra-
thnt Lewis Zaner had married another girl. I dieting, ami manage the boss's affairs witii-
Miss Kentner immediately songbt the coun- out the faintest display of officiousnesH. No
sel of n lawyer and the case was brought np matter whnt sort of reports were brought to
before arbitrators and was brought to trial I “Mars’ Jim," ho always seut for his prime
on Monday. Miss Kentner sued Zaner for minister, and if Mentor said, “Hit's nuthiu
$20,(100 damages. Zaner tried to prove that I but niggoh'a news, boss, liiggnh's news,'
Miss Kentner was not of good character, I all the evidence in Christendom would avail
but hosts of witnesses testified to the con- nothing in the ears of tho master,
trary. Miss Kcntner’s mother is poor bnt 1 And no had a right to plnee a great deal
very respectable. The minister of the I of confidence in Mentor, for hod they not
church which Miss Kentner attended, Rev. been bom in the same month, nearly sixty
G. L. Bnrson, gave testimony in the case, years before, and had they not been insep-
Witnesaea said that Zaner had borne a bad arable companions over sinco they wore
reputation. The jury returned a verdict in 1 nursed by the samo mammy, “away back
Miss Kentucr's favor, awardingber $1U,UU0. in old North Htate?" Yen, verily, nml never
——. _ * . I had Mentor’s honored hide known a out of
The Weekly Telegraph Free. | t | ie 8 j nc0 that samo old mammy ad-
TRIANGULAR BLOCK.
they can get
and are perfectly willing to
mark if they think
'nris old
w bud previously given bis note for
provision* for the year, being in the aggre
gate $2U0. The note had been transferred
to * third par y and wee in the hands of a
young collector. This collector, with all
the shrewdness of a Bengalee and the grasp
ing nature of a Jsy Oould, approached the
old man and offerw to buy
bi* lot of cotton, telling bun
he would give more than any man in town.
It waa of inferior grade and the beat offer
be bad waa *e*»n and s half .cents. The
collector told him be wotdd
<**ntn With thi* offer the old man* toe©
lighted up with * *niile, cekuljttM, no
donbt, that be wonld get about $2UG in sti
ver anil ten or fifteen dollars more from the
Breen young man than anybody else in
ro£n. ‘ In the meantime the old woman got
down off the wagon, knocked the sebSSMt
of her pipe, end telling the old man to ‘take
it " departed to a dry good* anil milhnery
atore ‘ to select her * <**}■_
Martin Should Have It.
■elected for Its locettuu.
outside Of Decatur, we wuuld prefer Maeoo to any
other town for the home of the school.—DeKalb
* Under the bill to establish a school of technolosy
In Oeolgia. the elty offering the baet Inducements
fur locmlun will pt the ecbooL Macon. Atlanta,
Xthemiwd Columbus are cooftsatlna for It. Macon
it on account of her central lo-
sbe wilt gel It Besides thta.
is clearly entitled to it on account o
ration, and we bone #b* will get It
we ure constrained to give the IkLUonar* credit
for the Uou’s shore of the work tn
for the llou's share of the work tn K«tUmt the bill
passed and would think It n lust recognition of Its
valuable services In behalf of the school.—Ulakcly
Jiews.
Hows Tower Of F.loquence Toppled.
Monday night Jndge Twiggs In making hu spe<
to the lore In the Paradise caae, commenced
rnnke n strong unreal to the teudrr hearts of that
noble body. He laid It would bo cruel to convict
the defendant; that it would subject him to tufatny
and diagrace. aud that it would bo a great and dis
tressing hard,bin upon hts wife and children: It
would leave them hclnlesa with no oue to love or
protect them. But ju»t at this point the force of
iita eloquence and tender appeal vrss cntirely de-
stioyed 1 hy a suggestion from associate counsel that
the defendant had no wife. The revelation ha la
dampening effect upon the eloquent counsel, bnt he
soon rallied and Mhl that accounted for the young
mnn’aUouble—that If he had tool a wife he would
not be in that Hx.-lamUvlUe News.
HANCOCK’S FAIR,
A HncceM Throughout — Fine Kihlblta
Award of l-remlnuta, F.te.
Brans. October M.-Gutte a sneers* wi
the fair held tn aud around the court bouse yester-
d *Thouuh the time for preparation waa short the
exhibit was good and interesting ‘ Ii r *. h depart
ment, the ladies' department particular^ ('
“Knowing la n list of aaanha honorable
_ **11* JL Graves waa awarded first prtie for beat colt,
Tbe cotton wan weighed I ^ wiS? SSg
figured up, uggrefinlingfiLki. J*J SSnd prtra far second best two-y. ^h.Uci7l~w!
wbfcb the yooug nun junded
("anM 0 ^ ! kttorir hid
U. A. Gra’ “ ”
sxa5wrrat iS
working h*nl »U the yew thathu entire
took Oral and *«wm4 prize*, respeejiraly, foe
J Z lii-BbOBth* old colt*.
ThTTTliUU in this llnswereaUgooAmany
•gStetsterfaBSSKw
STEAM ENGINES,
BOILERS,
SAW HILLS,
GRIST MILLS,
BELTING,
STEAM FITTINGS,
HANCOCK INSPIRATORS,
and a {nil lino of
DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED HARDWARE.
Order, solicited and goods and prices always guaranteed satisfactory.
A. B. EARQUHAR & CO.,
We will aend the Weekly Tkleosaph I ministered the last joint chastisement upon
one year to any one who will got np a clnb the two worthies.
of five new subscribers to it at one dollar No, I believe he had had one blow. It
each. w-tf I wag f ro m the hand of a passionate overseer,
HANGED BY A MOB. whom Mr. Bolton bad employed when he
first came South; but that overseer found
Mississippi wife Murderer Lynched by himself out of a job in an hoar afterwards.
Indignant citizens. “N 0 man ahnll whip Mentor with my con-
Memphis special. sent," said his master, “for I know him to
Last AvtgUHt the wife of Robert J. Doxey be a worthy man, and 1 have known him
died suddenly at her home near Holly longer than I have known any one else in
Springs, Miss. Tbe action of her husband the wide world."
in connection with a widow named Mrs. But I believe Grandpa Bolton did know
Wash Johnson led neighbors to believe that of one woitk spot in the character of his
her denth was not from natural causes, one favorite, for amall as I was I was able to
n few days afterwards Doxey nod Mm. see for my own satisfaction that the chnrge
Johnson were arrested on suspicion of was true. It was this: Uncle Mentor
having caused the death of Mrs. Doxey. would carry the head row in everything. No
They were on the eve of fleeing the Htate I matter how grassy tbe cotton, he must
when lodged in jail. The next day the carry the head row, so thnt he could look
body of Sira. Doxoy was exhumed, nml on liuck and "hooray," and scold the others
examination of the stomach disclosed the for being too slow and sluggish. Now, 1
presence of strychnine in largo quantities, noticed that there was frequently a great
Sire. Johnsou was recently tried for tho deal of grasn left in Uncle Mentor's row,
crime and acquitted. Doxey obtained a I and next day, in looking over he waa apt to
change of venue to Beaton county, and I discover it, and with many angry exciamn-
iuld soon have been tried, but the acquit- tions ho would seud some young buck
tal of Mrs. Johnson so aroused the people, I “back dar to lick 'e calf ovah”. “Lazy, good
they fearing Doxey too would go nut'in niggahs will slouch and slubber over
unwhipped of jnstice, that early dey wok, leaa'n dey's watched mighty
thin morning before daylight a I close," he would say to the bosa, and the
mob nf 4'Jt) masked and armed men went to latter would placidly agree with him con-
the jail at Holly Springs, and after overpow-1 corning the shortcoming of the “no 'count
eringthe guards broke open his cell and I niggers. ’’
conveyed Doxey to the outskirts of the But I started to take yon 'possum hunt-
town, where they hanged him to a tree. I ing, and here I am drifting leagues away
His body was not ent down till near noon. I from my anchorage. Well, it is a fault with
Robert J. Doxey was the nephew of Gen. ns whose memories love to look back on
Thomas C. Hindman, of Confederate fame. I the good old days that are no more.
Hia wife was the daughter of a well-to-do I “Air ye gvrine shuntin', Uucle Mentor?'
farmer, living near Holly Springs. Doxey I asked, as he ceased blowing his horn, and
had five small children whom he deserted began a severe discourse concerning bis
when he attempted to flee with U.n. John- | wickedness, and on the error of his ways to
son, from the scene of hit crime. The gen- old Bringer, the dog.
eral sentiment of the commnnity is that be I “Don' 'rupt me, twel I git trough wid die
justly deserved his fate, eah dog, boy, 'e ties lack you, 'e git’n’ Ttove
A PRIVATE AS UOODAH A GENERAL. “* ’{£
Congressman Price's tspeech at a lleanion me, he did, he say, Uncle Mentah, dis ole
aoidiere. I dog 'o youm bin er runnin' rabbits. Now,
A Milwaukee special aaya: Congressman ef Out true, I'se done wid Bringah! But ef
W. T. Price, who refused to vote for the I it haint so bad ea I beam it wus, wy, we
Grant retirement bill unless his famous gvrine er huntin' Hat'day night, nex', an'
pension hill and the Mexican pension bill ef yo' bring np er good 'count uv yo' doin's,
were attached, declaring that a private so!- wy, hit's posTde, I say, de* poa'ble, dat yo'
dicr waa aa good aa a general, delivered the kin go 1
, IUI > |#vm uic, & no; # uw me, a
i go Tong wid ua, al’na pervidiu'.
... . P«
address at the soldiers' reunion at Neills- M. M. Folsom.
ville to-day. Telegrams say that the Amebicvs, Oa.
old soldier *’?“*“* A balloon race is the Mteat contest which
known to l>© no thoroughly ftrouz©<l with en- I ^ gtured the Kan Francinco ptilee. “One
enthusiasm as it y. to-night mconsequence ^ he ^rofumtsw2tSmbom ids airahii.
of Mr. Price s address. He appealed to the he brc#kin j a leg, while his ad-
veterans to unite in secunng from the gov- ” K w0 ^ l j l throt&h the bay and
eminent what wm justly due.then., to 0¥ £"2 ar .hes fo7?long distance,
throw pohticn aside end vote for no man |
who wonld not pledge himself to work and Th« starched linen collar is under the
vote for their interests; not to throw nil I ban of dress reformers, one of whom says
their sympathy away on generals, who mJjj connection with coughs and weak
were abundantly able to take care of them- throats few people consider to what extent
selves, but to reserve it for the private sol- I these are due to chills caused by the imper-
dier, who was as much entitled to s i»ension I yiou* starched linen collar.” An onstarened
as any man who wore shoulder straps; not I woollen c*dV r is recommended,
to advocate the pensioning at fff^UOO a year
of presidents and generals, who were well
Interesting Experience*.
provided for, whOS the widow
of the private soldier were suffering fer ^ tvef j naK d v u« market tor atomach and
bread. kklney dlsssm*. bat pot so relief, until I —ed Pec
. ' ^ ^ I trie Bitten. Took tire bottle*, and am now cure 1
• An Easy Wmy to I*ny. j *nd think Beetrte BUtns the blood partfier tn
Any anbacriber to the Wmnar T«t*onA«i •*arXd.j r *4 S 'X.
mn pay a year-* .uUcription by getting up
a club of five new aubaenben so it at one I lack zo-d»«ZlartrtoBttura'"— Mdatkftjcnt*
dollar each. w-tf < a bouts b; Lamar, Baakln k Laotsr.
B. FARQUHAR, York, Pa.
ROBT. U. SMITH, Macon, Ga.
A. B. EARQUHAR & CO,
MAN'UFACTrTREna or akd dealebs in
BUFFALO SCALES,
NAIUi,
AXES,
PLOWS,
8H0T,
CUTLERY.
WOOD WARE,
HA COX. Onol!OTA.
IE SELL HE BEST OIL!
Seeds!
Seeds!
500 bnabela Georgia Rye in Burlaps.
:WU imahela Barky in lturlapa.
3,000 btiahola Clt'iico Heed Oats.
150 btiKhcU Bill Dullia'a Ruat Proof
Wheat.
COO tmahela May Wheat.
150 buHliela Oman Hota.
100 hnahela Roil Clorer.
50 bunhels Lucerne.
200 huaheh Illun Gram.
100 huahela Orchard Graaa,
And a complete stock of tho choicest gar
den seed, in balk and in package*. Prices
os low os any first-clans houae. Address
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MACON, GEORGIA,
.1X0. It. ELLIS,
President and Manaaer.
LR OOliGHSijsGROUP USE
TAYLOR’S
REMEDY
—or—
Xcvev Known to Fail.
The popular Blood Purifier of the day is
O. L C.
It in the honest “tried and true" Old In-
>lian Core that has stood the test of time.
It will cure any Blood Disease or Skin
Disease arising from impure blood.
An excellent tonic and appetizer. Noth
ing equal* it fur female complaints. A
purely regetablc preparation, containing
) mercury or other mineral poison.
Sold by leading druggiata.
THE 0. L 0. CO.,
Perry, Ga.
octl dAm&wlr
SWEET GUM
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MULLEIN.
TU KM |w, m pitarW NaiUMiftki him mbm,
tmvtac ilM| th« mmU iwm ta H..uth*ra Rut**,
•mUlM s •UBttUUs* MfMWMl principle Utu Uomss
THE FAIR
Offers • new and nice assortment of Doling
Notions, GUnaware, Tinware, Crockery
and Lamps. I would call special attentio i
to my schoolbags, which arc th nice,
erer offered for the money. Slates, Pai>ei
and Ink and* tUtui.nl other things too
numerous to mentiox
It. F. SMITH, Proprietor,
THE FAIR, 5U Mulberry Street.
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UMsdMmmtetxiewriruM r*iM •
ritaptu m«>. When —Msrt «
U|iM« frinripto la ©M IffiMs pUal ri Ik* ril 8«ldi, pf
••risk Tmnrt Cancels Ksmi»t or 8*mOc$ »»
Viunr ik« Sam kirn randy Or On«t$. Croap,
WHnpIs* Cnch utl Cnsnmptlra; nn 1 m pnlnutk. any
tUld UpUnnnd to take It. Aik yn«r dneriri rr It. Prtc*.
f 5e. «1. WALTER A. TAYLOR. Atlanta, Oa.
DR. DIGGERS HUCILKBERRY CORDIAL.
FOR TUE
BOWELS AND CUIMD TKKTHUM.
It k the grvatKouthera remedy forth* bowel*.
It ta one of the most pleaeant and efllrackma
remedU-s for all Hummer eomplainta. At a nee-
son when violent attack* of tbe bowel* are no
frequent, norne epeedy relief ohrrald be at band.
lor. Atlanta, Oa.. for
!e. ntnmp to W
Riddle Book.
The Collier Lands.
—*Lvin4 In Monroe county, on both aide* of tbe - \
Central railroad, at Collier btation, lire mile* we*t (
of For*> th. connUting of six hundred and fifty-three .
I acre* will be noUl In two parcel* for eanh. at public | m DU
outcry. t*» th** b»ah-».t and bmt bidder, before the j
court b *u*e door in Fomvth. on Tuevolay, the third
day of November n*it rtmt. three hundred acre*,
in. ludiCtf dweUina and ntore houne site at nai l »U-
tion. Second, three hundred and fifty three acres,
bring tbe ra*t**ru portion of naid Und* l>ln«on
both nidre of the ralln>*d. with beauUful buildlna
•ite, now occupied Ly comfortable tenement bounce.
These land*, though hwh. dry aud brry healthy, lie
.-txnparatively le»rl aud nre very productive. About
two hundred acre* original forent In tbe nale of
thr«- land* » r*re upportxnity i* offered for obtain
ing a *?ood. healthy, v®Jl Licated re«id-nee and f.irm.
| October. n*s. D. U. ZCLLNKR, AUmlntatrator.
■■iwit
T. A. BEI
Aaratforth* Maneta Roller Skate,
tor of the 10c BAZAAR AND VAR
Dealer In tVtina Picture Fran
Fancy Ooodn. Toy*. Doll*. He. Cbrt
■pertaltr. tout rood* and lowart 1
teed. Th* only cxchul
Ntw Armory