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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1888.--TWELVE PAGES.
achild BROILED.
jk Mother Finds it Dead on
the Glowing Coals.
Brunswick, Ga.,H January 25.—[Spe- ! KNIFED IN CHURCH. 111
ciaLJ—The firat-claHH and powerful Hteam- j
hip Port Augusta, capacity 8,000 bales of | a >r . , Tr «
■otton, is now loading at Brunswick with A Man and T. hree Women en
gage in a Desperate Fight.
Cotton Steamer Loading at Bruns,
uevtlle lUver Connections
'"'-Commotion Over the Farm,
ers’ Alliance In Troup.
. i.l Correspondence of the Macon Telogarph.
E LrMVitiSi Ga., January 24. A little
«ro boy was burned to death on the
“IL of Sam Black yesterday. The mother
f the boy locked the little fellow in the
° and went away to attend to her daily
. o n returning site found only the
charrc‘1 remains of her oflspring, still broil
ing on the coals.
Mr.Conally, of Home, hapitened to a very
Minful accident yesterday while making a
L out to see his cousin, Hon. Charley
Humber, of this county. He was thrown
„mhis buggy and ins left arm broken
Wow the elbow. Dr. J. C. Patterson set
the broken bone and the gentleman is now
n tlrV 1 T. Cl Sherman,, one of Stewart’s
most influential citizens, w.-is married
Thursday to Miss Fannie Duggan, of this
“inductor MattllewSj who was very
hsdlT hurt on the Amencus, Preston and
1 unipkin railroad by the Sunday accident,
n ^ting better, thopgh lijs knee is caus-
fag’bim"severe pain still.
Misses Minnie and Sallie Lowe, of Buc-
s, Vista, who have been visiting Mis* Cora.
I feanon, returned to their hoaice ic-day,
to the regret of their many friends here.
One of the May House • boarders lias
just received an elegant epistle fronr his
dulcinea as a leap year document. 11c is
bow bard at work studying up an answer
of acceptance to a proposal, but never
hiving been accented himself lie will
doabtleai find it a difficult job.
Mr. John Daniel was accidentally shot
this morning by Henry Peed. They were
out together shooting birds, and while
H»nrv was attempting to cock his gun the
I hammer slipped, causing the discharge,
I which struck Mr. Daniel in the arm, barely
1 missing his body.
nr.ACKHIlKAIt.
I pifrr* County’* Delegates to the Agricul
tural Convention—Farming Figures.
I Cormpondenee Macon Telegraph.
I BuCkshEar, Jan. 93.—The Pierce
I County Agricultural Society met this
liflcruoon and selected Capt K. D. Hendry,
■Col. John C. Nickles, and Col. A. II. Estes
I delegates to the State Agricultural Con-
I rention to be held in W uyeross in Fcb-
I ruary. Our good and clever pehple could
I not think of failing to have this, one of
■ the greatest counties in Southern Georgia
I represented in the State .-(invention.
I Our county is noted for many things
I but especially fnr farming. I have talked
Iwithsomeof tbe moot promlnknlmen and
I they tell me, atter consulting men from
I different parts of the county that their
Iliads averaged 500 pounds ot seed cotton
I;-. •••■ i" lire 1.111*1 planted in lung «'>t-
■ leu. This long staple cotton bought
I from $35 to ($30 per acre. There is
I' :: ei. it d. ,il ..I dmrt cotton raised in
IcurCountr.' Whileaome made I. - than
I. VJUpounds sonic few made as high ns
II, 1X0 pounds.
I We made a good corn crop last year also.
iThese men tell mo that, according totb*
■ best information they can get, the corn
|cni|i averaged twenty bushel* per
I We had some men to make forty t.. hi t y
I bushel* per acre. Captain E. D. Hendry
I ■ ho git hi rod -JISI hn.lndsi.il live
I acres. Mr. B.'l). Brantly, Sr., made forty
I buihels per acre and so diu others.
I Our county is good for sugar cane. Wo
IhiTe some men who made good crops
land some very, very syrup. \\V have
I several farmers who made from eight h>
I twelve barrels per acre, but the best crop
I'd cane I have heard of was grown by Mr.
|I>. K. Johnson. He made nineteen barrel.
|ofwrapandhnga'r on line and a fourth aero.
|»hich would hare brought liim $3ix> if he
| nail sold It. But ho kept it for his own
■consumption.
LAG RANGE.
I’m. I'nrmers' All Inure Hllrring Up Things
I In Troop—New Trial—Fersoiml.
ECarresfniuilenee Macon Telegraph.
I. .‘•AGaaaog, January If. Whatever crit
liciuailic Farmer*’ Alliance hat evoked,
I they have stirred Troup county to its
I utmost depths. The commotion arose over
I the fact that a largo dealer here refused to
I ’ la two good farmers money because
■ they were Alliance men. Some of their
IHemVns withdrew to get mules, or because
Us? ,* nce <torea will not credit them.
I ne °f our grocery seller* says he will sell
lout at cost and move, because the Alliance
I organization takes the best and oldest cus-
1 - '• rs ' All our county Alliances had a
IBreting Friday. It la whispered they may
I un candidate* for tho Legislature.
I ■ am Spiney, colored, mid iiis wife's kin
I , a grand “Irish HUat* about their
I 't»t«i worth, $-10, on Saturday. Warrants
|**rj t-.ued.
Til* Destitute lt*ll«v«l.
p «wv, January Si.—Yesterday, on th-
1j 5 iT l * lc lgwn i d"- 1 ' marghal. Mr. II.
•nmitli, found a fnmily, consisting of a
■ paralyzed man, a wife and a child, in very
■ destitute circumstances.
I *“£“ tale of the trip to Florida ...
laJT bcaltll, expecting to obtain aid
I, * pstunlaty nature from a relative, tlie
I eu I inl'iinasMiient of this relntiv
■ ' their endeavors to return to their u:
lilt Virginia, was very affectitt
I . d tire -> lii pal hie. lit 'the pen|i!
1 they w.-re , :,r. ,| f,, r la.t uigllt liv the
ui.K i nni ' l "'<money waslur-
|rzi| 10 Continue their Journey ny
I und a wagon, such as or.e can
Isn't v lru n*‘ ,lr them to have, was held and
"- I in l i-.t advantage, and slnmld
re ** . *nything above expenses, it will
t° them.
“y ''^t to-day for Macon, and thence
i.—.peeled to go to Virginia. Their
'““‘y name is Newton.
cotton. . _
cotton for Liverpool. This is one of the
largest steamships which lias cleared from
any of the south Atlantic ports this sea
son, and clearly demonstrates the superi
ority of Brunswick as a shipping port, as
no lighterage is necessary. The commerce
of Brunswick is rapidly increasing.
Death or Mrs. C. E. Dealt.
Talbotton, January 24.—[Correspond
ence.]—Mrs. C. E. Beall, aged about 60
years, died at Geneva, in this county, on
the 23d inst. Site was the sister of Mrs.
Thomas Fuller, of this county, and the
widow of Mr. Green Beall, who went before
iter some 12 or 15 years ago. She was
a most excellent lady and examplary Chris
tian, and a consistant member oi the Meth
odist Church.
Her remains were interred at Oak Hill
to-day at 10 o’clock.
To Doom in the Spring, Tra-la.
From tho Athens Runner.
The chief topic of talk now in our city
is the great future that is now hovering
over Athens. It lias been discovered that
we have not near houses enough to accom
modate the new inhabitants who want to
move here, or stores sufficient for men who
are anxious to do business in the great
commercial metropolis of Northeast Geor
gia. Athens to-day has a futuro ahead of
it equal to that of any city of Georgia, and
we feel that we risk nothing in predicting
that in five years time our population will
be more titan double. With cotton re
ceipts this year 100,000 bales; with our nu
merous manufacturing enterprises and
Other fine mills going lip; with the three
new railroad lines now being built towards
Athens, anil hot, hut far from h ast, nur
magnificent free school system and other
educational advantages, there is no earthly
power that can keep back the boom now
hovering over the Classic City.
Preserving Pcrshmnc
From tbe Amertcus Recorder.
Capt. John A. Cobb has a few young
Japanese persimmon trees in his yard.
The trees stood so near the street, and the
fruit on them looked so tempting, that, last
October, itc concluded tho safest way to
irescrve them from the ravages of tho
ruit thieves was to take them into the
house. As the fruit was not yet fully per
fected and ripe, he cut off the 'small
branches upon which the fruit hung and
laid them up on a shelf in a jjark closet.
Then they slowly ripened in all their de
licious flavor, from time to time, and yes
terday, the Captain laid upon our table two
of the beantics upon the branch, fully ripe,
which had been ent off the tree three
months ago. From this experiment it
would seem that in this wo could have
fruits and vegetables in all their freshest
flavor in any month of the year.
When They Will' Carry tlie Seventh,
Tom the Bookman Slate,
in conversation witii a prominent Ro-
80ME POOR SHOOTING ATTIFTON.
Cutting Scrape at Ilainbrldge—A Drum
mer's Mishap Near Cliauncey—Leap
Year Party at Walden—Daw
son's Fighting Editor.
publican yesterday, he said that they
would make a determined effort to carry
the Seventh next fall. In answer to our
question how he would do it, he said: “If
tlie Democrats fail to repeal the internal
revenue and to pass the Blair educational
bill, we will go before the people and wh
them on these two issues. “Anything else? 1
we asked. “Yes. This is becoming a
manufacturing district and the people
want a high protective tariff.” lie said at
one time the Republicans were very strong
in this district, but that Dr. Felton so
demoralized them that they have been una-
bio to rally. Wo are sorrv to inform the
gentleman that when too Republicans
carry the old Seventh there will be plenty
of snow in August.
To ho Discontinued.
From tbo Amorims Recorder.
Col. C. W, Hancock yesterday liad dodg
er* distributed through the city announc
ing that the publication of the Republican
would lie discontinued at the i ltd of the
present itiontb, and If the office is not told
at private sale before that time, it will be
offered at public Bale on the first Tuesday
in February. We are sorry that Col. Han
cock U forced to this »tcp, for ho is an old
veteran, having published a paper in this
city for thirty-four years j but he secs no
other way ont of his difficulties. There
have been several attempts to get up a
stock company to buy the office, bnt they
have failed.
A Famous Old Veil-
From the Mille'Uvvllle Recorder.
Tho veil worn on the occasion of the
marriage of Miss Lula Rockwell, of this
city, and Mr. M. W. Hall, waseighty year*
of age. It was presented to the late Mr.
Samuel Rockwell, of this countv, on the
night-of her marriage, at Providence, R. I.
The iace was worn at the ball given jn
honor of Gen. LaFayctte in thss city in
1825. Tbe bride was presented with a set
of pearls valued at three hundred dollars.
l'lmitiit inn Trimble,
From the Forsyth Advertiser.
We learn through rumor that, on Thurs
day last, on the farm of Mr. W. O.Wad,
lev, near Bolingbroke, there was a difficul
ty betwt.cn a negro and Mr. J. W. Dew
berry, superintendent on the farm. The
particulars wc have been unable to gather,
but learn that tbe negro struck at Mr,
Dewberry with an ax, cutting him -light
ly, whereupon the latter shot the negro
with a pistol, wounding him in the shout-
iler.
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Ty-Ty, January 26.—On Saturday night
at a negro church here there was a stabbing
affray, in which one negro woman severely
cut another ono in tbe breast and another
long gash over the eye. In the fight three
negro women and one man were engaged,
but only the one woman was hurt.
There have keen some arrests made in
connection with the burglary at Colonel
Toole’s residence Saturday night, but there
was no evidenco sufficient to warrant their
detention. It was a very lucky escape,
Mrs. Toolo went to her house just in time
to frighten the rascals away. In the same
trunk from which the watch was taken was
small cigar box containing a good sum of
money that the thief missed laying his
hands on.
James Ilcman and liis accomplice, two
young men that gave their names as Wil-
: iams, when arrested here last Saturday
for sheep stealing, were carried before
Squire Story Monday and waiving prelimi
nary trial, wore remanded to jail, Hetnan
in default of $1,000 bond. The bonds of the
other two were placed at $250 each.
It transpires now that Williams was an
assumed name of tlie two young men; that
their real name is Land, and that they
hail from Florida, where, it is supposed
tliejy were going with the drove of sheep,
as the two Lands have written tlieir father
that they were in jail and asking him to
come and assist them in making bonds in
order to get out.
Editor Hanlon has declined Ty-Ty
proposition to Ucatc the Star at this place,
but I am informed by parties in position to
know whereof they speak that Editor
Allen has made the'town a proposition,
and if acceptable, he will move the “Worth
Local” here. It Is to be hoped Mr. Allen
and the town can agree on terms to locate
his'paper with us. If this Is a failure, wc
are open for propositions from other r-w*>
paper men that may wish to locate
thriving and healthy section of Georgia,
So hurry up, ns Ty-Ty must have a good
weekly paper before she is much older.
Messrs. Jforrow & Ferry have moved
tlieir office over tho store of Mr. M. B.
Pitt, where they occupy an elegant suite of
rooms in which they can serve their numer
ous clients.
Mr. Spurlock, of Aracricus, has moved
his family into town. Wo welcome him
here, together with all other citizens that
have moved into tlie town and surround
ing county, as there is ample room for
great many more good farmers.
In thi* morning”?. Trisr.DAi’it I notici
a communication signed W. W. Corbet,
which tho learned gentlemen is inclined
joke some at vour correspondent in regaril
to the fish-bait “in a bottle.” I am really
surprised at tho gentleman, wherein
says he never heard of fish-bait in a botti
is said some of tlie wounds are
quite ugly, though not at all dangerous.
Mr. T om Terrell was yesterday united
the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss
Mary Kinj?. Tom is one of the most effi
cient bailiffs in the county.
s Mr. Samuel Richardson, who some time
since bought an interest in the Democrat,
is already beginning to put in some good
work. Sam left school to go into the Dem
ocrat office, where he has been ever since.
He has thoroughly mastered his trade, and
the Democrat will be a weekly testimonial
this statement.
J udge P. Adams^of Savannah, held an
adjourned term of Decatur Superior Court
last week for the purpose of disposing of
some old cases in which Judge Biown was
disqualified. Judge Adams made a very
favorable impression on the minds of our
lawyers and the citizens generally, who
will he glad to have him renew the visit at
any time.
Chancellor Mell of the State
University Dead.
Nearly S.ventjr-Fuur Year. Fuller Honor.
Sketch of III* Life and Character-
i.tlca—Tlie Love of tho Stu
dent. for Hliu.
I thought lie was better posted on general
topics than to openly confess ignorance on
•o common a
Leap Year Party at Walden,
Walden, J anuary 26.—[Correspondence]
—An air of mraterr lias pervaded the
social circle at Walden for some time.
The young gentlemen have had strong
suspicions that something notable was
about to occur, judging from the frequent
caucusing of tlie young ladies, but they
were kept painfully in aoubt until a few
days since, when delicately scented mis
sives went fluttering here and there, and
let the secret out. A Leap Year party
had been planned and arranged bv the
young ladies. The affair occurred last
' vetting at tlie residence of Mr. W. J.
Willis.
The following are tlie names of the
coupiusi Miss ticssie Tinley ana Mr. J. C.
Carlos. Mbs Sallie Carlos and Mr. Wes
Daniels, Miss Mamie ‘Dinkens and Mr.
Charlie Stubbs, Miss Lena Winterand Mr.
John Willis, Jr.,Miss Mattie Johnson and
Mr. Wallis Jones, Miss Emma McArthur
and Mr. W.J. Willis, Miss Mattie Willis
and Mr. Emmett Vinson, Miss Bcttie
Whidesido and Mr. W. L. Ryder, Misa
Mamie Whiteside and Mr. A. T. Moffitt,
Miss Annie Cherry ond Mr. J. F. Willis,
Miss Ida Willis and Mr. Alonzo Dasher,
M Lss Ella Vinson and Mr. Oscar Avant
Miss Laura Walton and Mr. C. S.. Taylor.
The affair was quite a complimentary
success to the young ladies. They acted
;out their prerogative to exquisite perfec
tion and doubtless many a young gentle
man’s heart swelled with emotion as his
fair partner paid court to him in the Hitt
est accents. The fun, however, was not al
together with the young ladies, for, though
the posings of the*gentlemen were in many
instances constrained and ludicrous, it was
evident that there was a studied effort on
their part to burlesque the ladies. In this
wav they evoked much fun and mirth.
The supper was superb. The table was
laden with edible* of every description
and decorated with fruit and such flowers,
as were at hand. Mrs. Col. W. A. Cherry,
Mrs. ' Dr. J. F. Lancaster, Miss Minnie
Burghard, Miss Mattie Willis and Miss
Ida rfottingliam deserve credit for its tasty
arrangement.
An Editor on Ills Muscle.
Dawson, Ga., January 20.—[Correspon
dence.]—Our town is on* a steady growl!
and is watching with a great deal of in
tercst the work that is now progressing on
the Columbus Southern railroad.
Your Mr. Callaway was with us
Wednesday, and our i»cople are glad
meet your genial solicitor, for, to a m
here, we are pleased with tlie Tklkgrai'
as an exponent of true principles, and as
to its reading matter it can’t be surpassed.
It is growing wonderfully in this section.
I Mr. W. K. Pilsbury, who was only tern-
A special dispatch received by the Tel-
eqraimi early Thursday announced that
Dr. Mell, chancellor of the University of
Georgia, died at his home in Athens at 0
’clock yesterday morning.
Dr. Mell had been sick for several weeks,
having been prostrated while on a visit to one * Those who have seen him at home
can testify to the respect and veneration
shown toward him by his children. There
A NOBLE LIFE.
strong, intense and overmastering spirit
of the man, that compelled obedience.
He walked among
born
HE END OF A USEFUL CAREER.
rule, and to the recognition of this fact
was due the ease with which he held vast
parliamentary bodies in check, and carried
them through the most trying emergenaies
of legislation and business. No order was
equal to that kept in his recitation room.
Large classes of young men—often with
others fiery and rebellious—were controller!
by him without any apparent effort. The
youfig men themselves were scarcely aware
of the intense power that held sway over
them. He was not stern; on the contrary
his manner invited confidence, and he be
came the trusted friend of every student in
his charge. No one was ever known to
complain against him of injustice. lie
moved steadily forward, convincing the
judgment and commanding the affections
of iueBiudcui, n» the minis of obedience.
He carried this method into tho govern
ment of his own family, which was a large
mMter. Thr^lonoi. how: I with the Daw-on Journal, i* now
lM|ia»iit Pnlm-ttb.
January 24.—[Comspoml-
n:. '.i ^' rne buralar or httralar* broke
I ilu .1 ‘V ,re ot Untchuon .V Moaelv at
I... f)** l**t nigliL The loaa 1* jillieult
It m «i 4M M knkn
luiJu f money rnoatly. They tried
| ' t|i|i.urllt!\ . In 11 -I I HI :i
. " ‘ il.M r. I'll, i (.ill. ,'i In' -q.i ll it.
. 11 10 onen «tia, Mr. afatalj
|l l it himself, the combination
If x'u ,n T l,n Ht-ok.-n. They took a
I \ .1 . the monev drawer.
I firaD ° ® rtn c * r ri*» an immense stock of
VOMflNLifop mI* mI Mwal
renamli.*, it i* impossible to discover
amount ,’f the I.
If "'"s’ 1 " lire extreme bail m-ather tit
-mpT"* in beginning tin
A New Field For Wouion.
From the Milledgeville Record.
We understand that Misses Carrie and
Cephie Carrington have engiged in the in
surance business, and already represent f
num&ef of fine companies. This U a ver
desirable field for qualified young women
to enter, especially in towns and small
cities. It u nice work and not laborb
or confining. We hope these young lad
will find the business both pleasant and
profitable. _
Gone to San Francisco.
From the SlilledgeTlllc Recorder.
Persons having business with Dr. P. M
Carrington will find his address after hi:
name,“Passed Assistant Surgeon l’<S. M
rine Service, San Pranc|co.CJ[il.” He le
this morning lor San Francisco.
A Public Fund MlM»:»propHnlcd.
From the tiandenvllle Mercury.
We learn thatllitt Perry, colored, rat
ine money hr free contributions from
me of our citizens to get her sister ont of
the guard house and appropriated It in a
ride over the narrow’ guage.
r r.i
with gu
Lie Recorder.
farmer's w;
ul return h<
td runuing the j<>'-
ime left fur editoi
ever, is a joking fellow. I am very sorrv,
however, to know the troublesome littb-
do^ caused yours truly to lose the “fish
bait.”
TIFTON.
Two Very Poor Show—The Lumber lliutiueiitf
—Church Matters.
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Tipton, January 24.—Two darkies, An-
dn-w Jitt-k.-Miii and Sam Roberts, t-xvhuiigvd
shots at each other Saturday night. One
had R double-barrel gun and the other
used a pistol. The gun was charged with
buckshot, but, unfortunately, neither of
them were hurt.
Captain II. II. Tift is building a large
lumber kiln, which will turn out twenty
thousand feet of well seasoned lumber ]K*r
day. Tho work is progressing very rapid
ly and will soon be done. It will lie op
erateii by the hot air process.
Elder M. C. Irvin has organized a Bap
tist congregation at this place with a mem
bership of about fifteen.
The Methodist Church has been organ
ized here for several years and has a mem
bership of about fifty. This place has un
dergone quite a change, religiously, in the
last two years.
The farmers are making preparations for
tlieir crops. Quite a numocr are buying
their guano at this place. There are some
that come a distance of thirty miles aft
tlieir fertilizers. Teams of ail descriptio
come that distance, from a two-hoir
wagon to a one-ox cart. One-horse carts
are the most common. It always takes
them two days to make the trip here and
back, and the one-horse carts carry about
three sacks each npon an average. It is
actually worth it to haul it that distance
in that kind of a way. They ought to
hare it at half price, anyway. But I sup-
|>o*e they get along as well as those who
live nearer town, because they do not idle
away evenings loafing around town.
ALBANY.
Dcnth of Mr. Philo Land—Personal—What
They Bagged-The Steamer Aid.
CorrespondenceMm*«m Telegraph.
\i i’vnv. January 26.—Mr. Philo Land,
formerly of Macon, died yesterday at the
n-M* '* • «»f Maj. It. J. Bacon, Mitchell
enuntv. He was buried here to-day at 12
o'clock, from the Baptist chnrcl
Maj. W. W. Parker, of your city, ar
rived here Tnesday last. The major ba
host of warm friends here, and all are glad
to see him.
A party of about fifteen went dove she
ing yesterday, on Dr. J. I*. Stephens’ pi
tation, in Lee county, and bagged
bird.*, more or lestk
The steamer Aid, from Columbus, (
arrived here night before last, at per c
tract with Me** r*. Wright A Wia-low-
and was at once loaded by that enterp
ing firm with guano, meat, etc., for tl
customer* at Newton ana other jhj
along the Flint, and left with her earg<
10 oclock yesterday. She returned ;i-
t nig lit for a second !• ad.
permanently connected with the South
western News. His stuff duties will be
that of solicitor, collector and assistant ed
itor. IIis reliability is known of all men.
Two editors here came to words and
blows to-day on one of our streets. Tho
little 110 ]K>und editor believed that his
honor hail been reflected upon,. and he
made for the heavy editor with a vim and
sustained himself gallantly. A few bruises
and that was all.
A Drummer's Mislmp.
CiiXUNcey, January 25.—[Correspond
ence.]—A well anu favorably | known
drummer hero by the name of Abe Wolf,
who is traveling iu the interest of a Cin
cinnati clothing house, was en route from
McVillo to this place, when, five miles
below here at Long View, the mules be
anie frightened and ran away, throwing
him out of the hack. He was kicked by a
mule and the hack run over lib head.
Mr. C. B. Parker sent him up in a carriage
where he is receiving medical attention.
Iiis physician says he is not dangerously
hurt.
Tlie “Social Glass” will be played here
on tbe evening of the 31st by the Eastman
Dramatic Society. All in reach are in
vited to be present.
PratUburg Points.
pRATTBBURO, January 26.—[Corres
pondence]—Miss Adel in O. Rucker, the
accomplished daughter of Mr. Fielding
Rucker, of Thomaston, has accepted the
high school of thb place.
Mr. W. A. McNeat, the live drummer
of Dunlap «& Wortham, was seen on the
streets yesterday,
Mr.'Roe Edwards, of Siesel Jc Ilecht,
was talking hats to the merchants yester-
iav. He is hard to “turn down.”
i’rattshurg has been turned around,
Preachers have turned to merchants, black
smiths to millers and merchants to farmers.
This will certainly bring forth a change in
business.
it pm* from Bnllardf.
Bitt.aki*, January 25.—[Correspon
■ i.i e Farmer** are very hu-y hauling
out guano, corn, meat, etc., from thi
point.
We hear that the following young ladie
MU-es Minnie and Loucia Rice, Ava Solo
mon, and others, are very much interested
in getting an organ for Stone Creek Church.
We think this commendable in the young
ladies and wbh them great success.
We have been informed that two of our
rising young M. I).** walk the Macon and
Dublin railroad when thev go to see thei
girl We w i'ii y..u much fOCOCSS, boys.
Tbs Walpi-i.u-loii Outlook.
his son. Prof. P. H. Mell, Jr., of Auburn,
Ala. HU death was not unexpected,
though his recent improvement had given
hope that his useful life might be pro
longed.
One of the most remarkable men In
Georgia has ceased from hU labors and
gone to his reward.
PATRICK HUGHES MELL
was born in Walthourville, Liberty county,
Georgia, July 19th, 1814. HU father was
well to ilo at tin* time of bis birth, hut
a few years later lost all his property on a
siirety bond. When Patrick Mell was
thirteen years old hU father died, and be
fore he was fourteen his mother also
passed away. The youth began life or
phaned, penniless, and unknown. His first,
ambition was to gain an education, and to
this end ho struggled heroically.
When he was seventeen years old
lie taught a primary school in
log cabin. Soon afterwards he
entered the academy at Walthourville,
wheie ho paid for his education by teach
ing the lower classes. He managed, by
hard work and strict economy, to save
money enough to go to Amherst,
where he remained two years.
ThU time was devoted to
diligent study and to laborious employ
ment during vacations. He taught school
a year at West Springfield, Mass. He
served a year as associate principal of the
high school at East Hartford, Conn. In
1838. he returned to Georgia and taught
school five years. On the recommendation
of Governor George M. Troup he was, in
1842, elected professor of ancient languages
in .Mercer University, then located at
Penfield. ThU position ho held for thir
teen years. The trustees of’tho University
of Georgia elected him professor of ancient
languages in that institution in 1850. When
the venerable Dr. Church resigned in 1S00,
Dr. Mell was chosen to take his
place as professor of metaphysics, and
ethics, and that chair he held until his
death.
In 1878 he was elected chancellor of the
University and ex-officio president of tho
State Agricultural College to succeed Dr.
II. II. Tucker, resigned. During hU con
nection with the State University ho de
dined the presidency of several college!
Among these were Wake Forest College,
N. C.; Mississippi College; Georgetow
(Kv.) College, and Cherokee College, Ga.
lie had entered the Baptist ministi
whilQquitca young man. Churches,
well as colleges sought him. lie was twice
elected pastor of tne Savannah Baptist
Church; twice Green.Street Baptist Church,
of Augusta, called him, and once ho re-
ceiveuacali from tho First Church of
Charleston. All these calls were decline
A- A 1*K» V< HI.It
Dr. Mell was no less distinguished than as
a professor. lie began to preach at Oxford,
Gft^ in 1840, and in 1842 was ordained at
Penfield. From that time almost until hU
death he was very active in the ministry
Nearly always ho had one or more
churches tinder hU care, preferring the
humbler fields of labor wnile. hU great
talents were in demand by the largest and
richest congregations. lie served Antioch
liurch, Oglethorpe county, twenty-eight
•ears, and the Bairdstown church, on the
_in* of Greene and Oglethorpe counties,
for.thirty years claimed him as its pastor,
lie was* a powerful preacher. Fervid
logical, and at times eloquent, he rankc.
among the great lights of his church. Ills
ministry delighted the masses by its sim
plicity and earnestness, while the most
erudite congregations were captivated b r
the polish and force of his sermons. II
contributed largely to the literature of his
church. HU worlcs on “Baptism,” “Cor-
I’I.ii.aIi Ilt.otl.l mu ” I't 11*!1 M mill.”
never was a kinder father, nnd yet never
one whose word was received with less
hesitation, as unquestioned law. To one,
inquiring his method of training in this
regard, lie replied: “I have taught my
children to respect my wishes. They
obeyed me first because I willed it; now,
they obey because they love and wish to
please me.” He lias made no mistake in
this particular. He knew his children ns
he' " ' ' ■
will Ire inn
Douulrerty
i|.;s.l fr
and (
are busy pre-
oi> to this ■
uinty. '1
1000 car* of
of
■ iliai minuutiwui
Juring the war, although he was a pro-
sor in the University and was exempt
i*l In.|* t tin
dauu-lil..'
Uire.lv
-!' r
tlir Ugh a vt-rv unfortun
t.-r **. Tire .'hi!.I. three. I
at play, a.'i i.lcntallr
t v., .gain.t Ihe handle of a
tach-.i to the wall, hur-ti
totally destroWn. the e»e.
reetive Church Discipline,” “Calvanism,
“Predestination," and the “Philoeophy
Prayer,” are especially well known.
AS A PARLIAMENTARY AUTHonlTY
Dr. Mell was famous. His book on “Parila'
mentarv Practice” was for many years the
authority of the Georgia legislature, and
of all political conventions In this State,
lie hiii."*'!a Miperh presiding officer.
For twentv-four years lie was moderator o’
the Georgia Baptist convention. For th
last twentv-two years, with one exception
lie was chosen president of the Southern
Baptist convention.
Ill
feaor
from giU'tarr duty, he raised a company
and entered the Confederate service. When
his regiment was organized he was elected
colonel, and in that capacity went through
six months of active service in Georgia.
A REMARKABLE MAN.
Dr. Mell was in many respects one of the
most remarkable men the State has pro
duced. Aside from the position which he
held a« the official bead of all higher
Slate education in Georgia—which cer
tainly entitled him to much consideration
—ha was the recognized leader iu the
South of the great church over whoee
councils he lias so long presided, nis tri
umphs in this field will be written by
many eloquent pens, for his brethren will
not fet him lack for panegyrists.
After all, Iiis fame will rest securest
upon his wonderful success as an eilncat
of the voung men of the South. All ov
the land, hundreds of the foremost young
people of Georgia, when the news of h
death goes out, will feel for a time h
loss almost as that of
father. He delighted i to ct>
them “bis boys" in the familiar talks lie
often had concerning them—illustrating,
as he felt they did in their successes, his
own careful training. The blood, of the
Tniversitr flowed from bis veins into the
frame of these, “his son*,” and no one felt
prouder of their achievements thqn he, or
gave kindlier advice or sympathy in the
days of adversity,
HIS METilOIM OF Ms* IPLIN'E.
Ills government of vminir men was
unique and without a' poralleL There
was no threat of violence—no remonstrance
—onlv the expression of a desire for co-ote
eration on the part of the students in the
rorerumeut of the institution, nevertheh -
ever • member of the claws knew that be
neath the -..ft velvet of his wools and man
ner was the iron will of the governor, the
know men—intuitively, and he adopted
his coutse accordingly, ciot one has dis- t ,
{■pointed him, and his soils will be heard
days hence, as all of them promise distinc
tion.
UOW IIK TREATED THE BOYS.
Innumerable anecdotes might he told of
Iiis treatment of tlie students under his
charge. Nothing escaped him. His care
was almost omnipresent. College jokes,
college “larks,” alf somehow came to his
ear. He has often taken part witii the
students in some escapade, in order to un
mask and rebuke them at tho proper time.
Onco a crowd of mischievous hoys carried. (
o flhis front gate at night. .After tlieir had i
gone some half mile with it, carrying it ’ ‘
with incredible pains, his well known •••(
Volvo Woo ueuFu auiuug tu« CFOnu, SS;!ilg r ,
Well, boys, don’t you think we have car- ^
ried it far enough now—come on ami let I’
us take it bhek.” He bad been with them
in the dark, and knew every- qtudenL ( , ( .
Tho “co-opcration” of all iln^se jCrest-. . ’
fallen “Sophs” after* that the government '
the. college was a sure fact. "• , v *
Mr. Mell was a bu&y man. The great-
work on his shoulders gave him little time' 1
for relaxation. Yet, no man was more i/.r-
agreeable in conversation, fuller of witaml
good will than he, when lip unbent from
tho dignity of his station. . Ilia great
labors, doubtless, brought on his death.
Surely the Stato could ill-afford to lose
each a man.
THE SUCCESSION.
It will be very difficult to find a man
who will fill the chancellorship of the . ,
State University with the dignity, and the .
ability of Dr. Mell. It will M well nigh .
impossible to find a man who will be so be
loved and honored by the students. Scv-
ral possible successors have already been
Mentioned for this high office. Among
them nre Professor W. Ltroy Brown, for
merly a professor at Athens^ now at the
Alabama Agricultural College; President
I. a Hopkins, of Emory College, and
Professor Harry White, of the Suite Uni
versity. Georgia mourns the death of the
noble old man, who for more than three
score years and ten lived a beautiful and
useful life.
DEATH OF DR. MELL.
Georgia'* DlutlngulHlieU Educator
Away After a llrlef Illne*«.
Special Telegram to the Macon Telegraph.
Athens, January 20.—Thb morning at
o’clock Dr. Mell, chancellor of the Uni
versity, breathed Iiis last. Ilo hud been.
Qouiined to his bpd only a short time, hav
ing returned from Alabama about a week
ngq whither ho had gone to seek recrca- .
tion from his hard labors ns chancellor.
Tho funeral is expected to take place
to-morrow afternoon, but this depends on ,
his relatives arriving in time.
The exercises of the University have
been suspended till after the burial. The
Phi Kappa Society, of which he was an
honorary member, met this morning to-
discuss plans of action in paying their re
spects to him. They have arranged that
tlie Phi Kappa anti the Demosthenians
join pnd marclt n a body to the cemetery.
Fnmily Poisoned by Itlce.
From the Waycross Reporter.
Mr. R. Thomas, of Schlatterville, sends
us the following item, under date of Janu
ary 14th:
“Being informed late, last evening that
Mr. Douglass and family, who live near
here, were taken violently ill, 1 at once
went over to sec them. On arriving at
his place the sight was most phenomenal.
Mr. Douglass, Iiis wife and three of the
children were suffering the most intense
agony, and apparently poisoned. Unless
they in some way got the poison from eat-
the cause of their illness. At this writing
thev are better and I think will be ail
right soon.”
Mat
Dogs In Dc
Kalb.
From
the Decatur Chronicle.
considerable ex-
Ma
1 doe*a
•e creating
citem
cut tlin
ughout the
country. \\ ill
llyik
oh from to*
n, bad a dog to
.».l U-t
ra-.raxL »ml
li t* himself aud
broil
er Chari
Tho .1.
K then cnaped
ami t
ook in
the Kttlcn
ont, bitiiiR every
other dog. and killing ducks, chickens,
etc. Mr. Hyde secured a niad stone, hut
it refused to adhere to the wound. The
dog is said to have had the rabics ? but this
may have been mere supposition, as the
bitten boys seem all right. However, it
will be well enough to kill all the dogs m
tliat and all other settlements.
Blunt Inhumanly Treated.
Dublin, January 2'J.—Wilfred Blunt has
been suffering from rheumatism fo
three dan, owing to his cellbebig i
It is alleged that the prison ofibjal*
to permit him to go to th.* intirmar
uhoated.
refused
A <
iile In England.
London, January :
throughout England,
of minor Importance
Itb«
■self hi
>;.-A gale prevails
ind some casualties
mV the' Welsh coast
cone ashore ou the
,t of Wale-.
Victoria, h. C.. Jai
i Knktii
II.-
New Orleans, Janu
b. l A Fo., who some time ago *.ked Inr au
extension, have made an assignment for the
hem-tit of their creditors. Th»ir swell ant
f100,00V, with liabilities at |14»,000.