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HE ASHBURN Entered at the Ashburn as second-class mail matter. [Official Organ of Worth County. [Ashburn, Ga., Sept. 24 , 1807. Subscription £1 a year in advance GEORGE BUTLER, LOCAL EBITOR. We have a sewing machine for sale. For ice and lemons go to ir’s. A brick block is going up at oulan. For cheap tobacco go to Walk- er’s. Highest price paid for pork.— ■Walker. Ashburn shipped 459 bales of cotton ■Monday. Call on us for goods at low pri- I ces.—Jeffrey. Beefsteak 8 cents a pound at | Walker’s. l John Garrett of Sumner was in Ashburn Monday. For beef, pork and sausage, go to Walker’s. Plione 33 The doctors report all the sick in this vicinity improving. For all kinds of canned goods go to Walker’s. Alex Ross is re-setting a still for J- S. Shingler & Co. J. W. Walker’s little daughter Bes¬ sie is ycry sick. The section bouses will be moved to Sycamore next week. For canned goods, crackers and candy, go to Story Bros. Mrs. F. E. Hudson has been quite ill this week. For meats, fruits, fish and veg¬ etables go to Walker’s. 0ol. Bas-wentto Fitzgerald on le¬ gal business Tuesday. Meat, lard, sugar, coffee and potash at Story Bros. J. J. and Geo. T. Betts lefi for Ox¬ ford Monday night. Fresh apples, onions and Irish potatoes at Story Bros. Tlios. Walsh of Ada favored ns with a call yesterday. Highest patent tiour and water ground meal at Story Bros. An infant daughter of Chavley Re¬ new of Live Oak died last week. J, T. Redding is here on a visit to his daughter. Mrs. J. F. Jenkins, Davis & Barbre will keep fresh bread from now on. Phone 19. Cols. Powell and vVliile were in Vienna on legal business this week. The protracted meeting at Doles re¬ sulted in 17 additions to the church. The Ashburn Advance grows brighter every week—Poulan Herald The highest price paid for cot¬ ton in this market yesterday was 5.82. J. W. Evans returned from a trip to Louisville, Ky., last Friday even¬ ing. - Rev. E. Culpepper of Coidelo fav¬ ored this office with a short call Mon¬ day. G. K. Rogers, the Racket Store man, received a lot, of new goods this week. W. T- Overstreet of near Tifton was here Monday and favored us with a call, The biggest rainfall of the season occurred here Sunday afternoon and night. This paper is too small for the bu i- ness. It will come out a seven-column next week. You can get choice western steak for breakfast Mondays at Davis & Barbre’s. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Stafford was blessed with a little daughter Sat- urduv lU'irniug. Arthur Clemcu’g, of the Irwin County X-w-, was on our streets Wednesday. Morris Mayers of Albany bought about f -riy bales of cotton in this market Mo-day. Robert E iton, a n-phew of Mrs. Co-, is to be m rried at Montiocllo, Fla., on the 29th, Poulan is this side up with care, and about to start another newspaper. Betts & Co. are turning out an immense amount of ties to be used in extending their railroad. J. P. C-jX, St O is now an of tbe G o o is homo oa CoL J - B - Murrow of Tifton, and Miss Tillou Bacon of EaBtman were married last week. Just received, fine lot of fancy candy and crackers.— Davis & Barbre, Plione 19. Miss Gertrude Padriek, a charming Tifton belle, is the guest of Miss Evans this week. Col. Tipton of Sylvester was here on legal business Saturday, and reg¬ istered at the Clyde. Remember tho head end collision at Macon Oct. 12tn. Special rates on the Georgia Southern. Salt water fish at Davis & Bar- bre’s Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Plione 19. The public announcement is made that Shingler & Lawrence will dis¬ solve partnership October Id. A regular Klomlyke wave struck Ashburn Tuesday morning, and even oyerooats were not uncomfortable. Jeffrey & Roobin are still re¬ ceiving new goods, and will soon have two very full houses. J. W. Zuber, an Atlanta lumber buyer, was in Ashburn Tuesday, the guest of Agent, Huckabee. Janies Paulk of Moultrie and Hen¬ ry Paulk of Willacoochee were here Tuesday, and registered at the Inn. Madison Cox lost his commissaiy near Adel by an incendiary fire Sun¬ day night. Loss, $3,000; insured for $ 1 , 000 . Davis & Barbre are headquar¬ ters for fresh meats, beef and pork. Our sales are increasing daily. Phone 19. Key. E. Culpepper is holding a pro¬ tracted meeting at the Baptist church this week, and much interest is being manifested. Miss Alice M. Browne of Au¬ gusta is canvassing Ashburn for a dressmaker’s chart, and is regis¬ tered at, the Clyde. P. E. Tinley, an attache of the Irwin County News, was shaking hands with his Ashburn friends Wednesday. Henry Holmes and family of Grimes, Ala-, are visiting G. B. Gor- day’s family, Mrs. Gorday and Mrs. Holmes are sisters. There is a colored eampmeeting now going on at Arabi, lo continue until the 27 1 ia. Fare from Ashburn to Ara¬ bi and return, 40 cents. Fresh lot of apples, lemons,ruta¬ bagas, potatoes, onions, cabbage, mackerel, hams and breakfast bacon.—Davis & Barbre,Phone 19 Some persons have been stealing Dr. Gardner’s syrup and corn of late, and he wants the thieyes to stop wasting so much in making their departure. We still lead the procession in something nice for the table, and thank you for past favors. Yours truly, Davis & Barbre, Phone 19. S. T. Gorday and Miss Ida Ashley, daughtex of S. H. Ashley of the Deep Creek neighborhood, were married at the home of the bride’s parents iast Sunday, The equinoctial struck us hard Monday night, just at a time when we hardly had clothes enough in our trunii to flag a hand car. Rev. J. C. Flanders and Prof- Pass- more attended the Epworth League meeting at Cordele as delegates, and delivesed addresses that were well received. The head-end collision to be exhib¬ ited in Central City Park in Macon on the 12th of October will be something entirely now. and wo may never see its like again. Cheap rates. W-N. Barfield and w.fe of War wiek were iu Ashburn Monday on their way to visit her father in Irwin county. Mr. B made the Advanc; a pleasant call while here. The merchants of Tifton ha ye got into a squabble over the warehouse question, and are airing their views in the Gazette. It’s a "pliat take” for Editor Herring, anyhow. The Worth correspondent of Gazette says: Mrs. W, Y. Mid- Blufftou who was popular in Worth , as Mis-i Dora Porter, is tbe happv mother of a ten-pound boy. Pink W. Williams of Wilcox was in town Wednesday, having just returned home from attend¬ ing the Primitive Baptist Associ¬ ation in Houston county. The protracred meeting now be¬ ing conducted by Rev. Culpepper at the Baptist church will close Sunday night. Services Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Ashburn is getting to be met- ropolitan in its ways. A catch- basin is being put in at the drug sto 2.3 corner, and connecting sew- " er * ‘ Maid of Athens, ’ere we part, Give, (), yive me back my heart. 1 —Athens Banner. Maid of Ashburn, chew thy gum; Thy lips are ruby—yum, yum, yum. Dr. Thrasher has hatched lip an¬ other scheme to claim every’possum brought to town by circulating the that the one he hoo-dooed Law and Hallman out of had escaped Tifton and Albany are to have tele¬ phone connection over the Worth Telephone company’s lino- This is a new concern to be organized by Capt. J. G. McPhaul of Poulan, and other capitali-ts. A colored convict named Wra. Rucker, sentenced from Muscogee county for two years, escaped from Worth camp No. 2 Monday. 8upt. Tyson offers a reward of $25 for his recapture. 'Squire McArthur last week mar¬ ried Toney White and Rebecca French, colored, As Rebecca has two ex-husbands liying, it is getting time to ring the chestnut bell on ceremo¬ nies of this kind performed for her. Rev W. F. Roberts, father-in-law of Rev. J. C. Flanders, has sold his place at Crisp, Ga., and purchased a farm of I. L. Murray, two miles south¬ east of Ashurn. Such citizens are al¬ ways welcomed to this community. Work on the new telephone ex¬ change building commenced to¬ day, and it will be ready for oc¬ cupancy by Oct. 1st. It will be a two-story structure, and located on the lot just north of the drug store. Davis & Barbre invite you to call on them when you want some- thing good to eat. We take pleas¬ ure in filling your orders, and will deliver everything, from a loaf of bread to a barrel of flour, free. Phone 19. Sheriff Stnry was litre Saturday on Ins way to a singing convention at Zion Hope church in Dooly county, lie was joined hero by Dr, Story of Sycamore, and Col. Davis. Win Roy¬ al. who is reputed to bo one of the best singers in this section of the State, led the singing. ’Squire McArthur hold his regular court last Saturday, and disposed of the celebrated cow esse by not allow¬ ing the claim of the plaintiff, and leaying Willis Johnson (ooh) in pos¬ session. In the ease of Cowan vs Ad- dehard, appeal, the jury reversed the previous deci-im of the Justice and found for defendant. It might be well for Floridians now in this section, and others contemplat¬ ing a trip to Florida, that passengers trom all points in Georgia and Ala¬ bama to points in Florida, are re¬ quired to procure certificates of health, absence from infected point- and non-exposure to yellow fever within ten days. Says the Arabi Journal: The cham¬ pion cotton picker of this section is C. C. Story, who lives near here. He picked 1375 lbs. of the fleecy staple from Tuesday morning until Friday night: au average of 343 3-4 lbs. per day. Tins is hard to beat, and there are few men who can average this in Dooly county. The council held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss the ad¬ visability of taking action to pre¬ vent Davis & Barbre from erect¬ ing a warehouse on the right-of- way opposite their place of busi¬ ness, but did not reach a conclu¬ sion. Another meeting will be held soon. Ladies who want to learn dress- cutting and fitting will please call at Mrs. Wilcox’ store and see Perry’s new French method, mod* els. and testimonials from all over the State whom Miss Browne has taught. If pleased, join class this week. Five dollars for chart and lessons complete. Patterns cut to order We spent Wednesday night with our friend J, 8. Mathis out in the country, where air is free and sugar cane sweet. He makes corn and cotton, and has peace and contentment children throughout his home His are and his good wife have is religion, always and mg; they all we are reminded that heaven is not far from that home. What W. A. Shingler calls the Hawkinsville & Isabella Railroad was completed to ids place last, week, and he is now engaged in building a depot there, and load- iug naval stores. PhiB will pat a step to moonlight rides on the tram road, lor the young people can now reach Mr. Shingler s honse about dinner time. Mr. 8. informs us that tbe road is in ex- ceilent condition, being well bal- lasted and graded. Messrs. Betts & Co never do work in a slipshod manner, and it can be depended upon that when the road reaches its terminus it will be ready fast running passenger trains. J. 8. Shingler & Co. are en¬ gaged in widening the Ashburn and Isabella road. Tuesday while fellitig trees several fell across \V. A. Slmvgler’s telephone line, and Wednesday hands wero at work putting up a new wire in a man¬ ner that W.A. says lie don’t know whether the darkies along the route will utilize it to hang out their washing, or a swing for tho kids. Two of the most noted engin¬ eers in the State will run the two engines which are to take part in the collision at Central Park, Ma¬ con, October 12t,li. Tuo Central’s engine, "Nancy Hanks,” will bo run by Wallace Scoville, of the Southwestern road. The Georgia Southern’s engine, tho "Dixie Flyer,” will be run by Henry Speir, another well-known en¬ gineer. Dr. Gardner is holding such a high head of late that, it gives a man a crick in the neck to look up to him. We asked him ilie news Wednesday, and he sternly responded: "Sir, 1 hesitate to ar¬ ticulate, lest perchance I might prevaricate’—but we stopped him right there. He could have called us anything else and it would have been all right, but we al¬ ways did say that we’d never take that off of any man, so we brained him on the spot and had him buried at our own expense. Miss Ilallie Holmes of Milner, who has been visiting Miss Maggie Had- away,and Miss Mary Redding of Ma¬ con, who 1ms been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jenkins, for some time post, returned to iheir respective homes Tuesday. We felt real sorry for those young men atG.irday’.- Mur¬ ray’s and Gardner & Thrasher’s, who wiped away the silent tsars trickling down their cheeks as the train pulled out from the depot. Dave Pasterel and Emma Dennis (col.) were married Tuesday in Jes-e Hickman’s store by ’Squire McAr¬ thur. Jesse Hickman and Marshal Holman were ca’led in ostensibly as witnesses, but in reality to give them a bint that they ought to go and do likewise. They declare that ’Squire McArthur reyived the ancient custom of saluting the bride on this ocea- sieu, and the ’Squire avors that tho witnesses nudged him a time or two and exclaimed,‘it's a good thing; push it along.” M. T. Nipper kiked a beef for Davis & Barbre that had tivo .ivers: each one had a gall, and hung sep ira’e from each other. There wore two witnefscs besides Mr. N pp r, but wo will take his word for it Wo hasten to withdraw our offer to John Jenkins to buy every aJI-gizzird chicken he could raiso. Our binkers urge us lo this, as siaht drafts oil our depos¬ its might, cripple their institutions. Had we been bettor informed on the possibilities of Wiregrass Georgia we would never have made suoh a reck¬ less offer, •*jfe C. P. Wood telephoned to this office yesterday’tiiat he was the sickest man in seventeen States, tint he couldn’t have been very bad off, for any per¬ son possessing lung power sufficient to be heard over an Ashburn telephone wire in the past few days could slop a frieght train running sixty miles an hour by whispering to the engine' r a mile off. We judge from the sten¬ torian voice required and exercised by the hello kids in the central office in the Advance building The Epwiirtli Leaguers of the Val¬ dosta Distuct, M. E. Church South, have just closed a very in tore-ling league conference at Cordele. Roy. J. M, Glenn of Fitzgerald is dis'ricl secretary, and is thoroughly conse¬ crated, and fully realizes the ncces-i- ty of liarnes-ing the energies and life of the young, aud making them con¬ serve to the best interest of the church and to the gb>ry of God There are seven leagues , m „ the district, ..... with a membership of 25«i The wxt Lp- worth League district conference will be held in Ashburn some time next year. T|i(j Tiftotl corlvgpoild „ lt of U ,e y ’ UM<1 f dale of S ep-. 1 1Stl 0l , ’> A ’ * , ,,f „ hro „ W>1 * soumled about * o clock tin-, morning, and it was found by tho-e who re- spouded to the call that Hie fire wos in the branch store of Padriek B ug. 0I , >?ain street.. The fire seemed to bave heon burning .some time, on I ail between the ceiling and ro if, m iking Jtj 4sibIo to fi bl it suec-ssfuliv wilh 3hemioal eilgiaejj b or il(iy other api ^ ' Tins hmldinr, was lost, , will, part of its contents; a 80 a, luck Bros, wagou and boggy repository, but its contents were f*™'!- Two or three other buildings had cl-.se calls, but were saved by the untiring efforts of citizens. There was so n • insurance on buildings and stock, but uo-. suffidciit it cv,e tbe loss. Wegl'iuitbe following from tho Douglas Breeze; Lightning struck and instantly killed Edward, tho 14- ycur-ohl son of John \ inkers. Sunday afternoon. He was returning from New Hope church riding a mule and the clash came just as ho reached the bridge about !HK) yards from Hebron church It was raining and he was ho ding an umbrella. The umbrella steel is supposed to have attracted the lightning and the handle conveyed it to his body. Si ralign to say, the mule lie was riding was unhurt, and went homo alone, Editor E. I). Odin when he re¬ turned to hi- home in Melbourne, Fla., joined the "Grass Widowers’ Flub” in that town. It is said that as soon as a member’s wife learns that her spouse has joined this club she bun¬ dles up her traps, wherever she may b'*, and returns to Melbourne for tho purpose of teaching her liege lord a lesson or two. Bro. Oslin is a "slick mi,’and no doubt resorted to this ruse to get his wife and “the haud- snmest young lady in America” to re¬ turn home, but it won’t work. Both ladies are enjoying their visit to Ash- bum. and vnll remain here sumo time yet. In fact, they will be obliged to, for Florida lias quarantined against them. Tli 'Clearfield Republican gives the following information and adyico which Ashburn mothers might well hoed; The young mother whose first born started to school for the first tune last Monday need not worry her brains trying to induce her hopeful to look nice ami refrain from bringing half the iuk in his bottle home on bis taco and hands each day. The lad’s father came and did likewise, ana so will bis brothers, cousins, sons and nephews in the future. A boy and a bottle of ink are as hard to keep apart during the first days of school as are his brother and a green apple in Juno. Nature draws them together, and it is always a waste of time to battle with nature’s laws. Our young friend W. M. Bunch has been in a stew this week trying to gel news from Arlington and Pelham, places where he formerly lived. Tne former was almost totally destroyed by fire Monday night, and tho latter was the scene of a regular battle be¬ tween blacks and whites, an account of which follows; Mar-hal West dis¬ covered a number of negroes engaged in a gambling c irousal in a hou-eon the outskirts of the town. He organ¬ ized a posse and surrounded the house, then made a demand on the inmates to come out and surrender. By way of reply, the gamblers sudden¬ ly put out the lights in the building and fired a yalley at tho posse. The latter returned the compliment, and five of the gainb'ers were more or less seriously wounded, but not danger¬ ously. All made their escape except the five injured ones, who are now in jail. The marshal received four bu’.- !ct holes in his clot lung, and one dep -nty had his hat bind cut in two. Any rnan who tries to resist. Marshal West is monkejiug with a buzz-saw m full motion. The question of locating the new academy in Ash 1 urn is a live question indeed, and one of vast importance. The committee consisting of Messrs. J. S. Shing¬ ler, T. II. Thrasher, W. A. Mur¬ ray, E. R. Smith and W. B. Dash¬ er met yesterday to locate the school building. Several places were visited, but only about two seem to be considered very much by the committee. The lot in the northern part of town just in front of Mr. Hudson’s is a most beautin fill location, and one of the most eligible. Another lot west of J. W. Evans’ residence lias some¬ thing about it, that gives it the advantage over others in town. Being located there the building would advertise the school, as it could be easily seen from the busi¬ ness portion of town, and by t.he passengers j“ on every passing train, ThiH ter08t i8 in the hands of competent men who will do the very best they can. Another meeting will be held next week. The building will be a wooden structure, and will cost $3,000 or $4,000. The revival services at the Bap- tist church winch are now being conducted by the pastor,Rev. Mr. Culpepper, seem to increase in in- terest,. The preaching is plain, pointed, convincing and eneour- aging to both saint, and sinner, The sermon Monday night was a 8 em of heauty, logically grand powerful in thought. The “‘inject was "The New Birth.” On Wednesday igli7y nivht the congre- gatio „ waB h entertained an( j |,i 8 t ruc f e ,] \ ty , t sermon on .< The H e lat ion Between Christ His Children,” as illustrated l>y [ {(VC) co „ r tship and marriage The minister said the first thing j „ order to marriage was love; toe qud next thing was engagement, the ring— and then the con- summation of tbe vows ni mar¬ riage. This sermon delighted the young men nud young ladies, but made sad tbe hearts of those who probably had crossed the "dead line,” of which the minis¬ ter spoke, beyond which nearly all hope of love and marriage was impossible. In order for a marriage to be bappy there must lie a union of hearts, oneness of purpose, congeniality of thought, and love without dissimulation. This the preacher said was th^t- relation that existed between Christ and his espoused. In the course.of the sermon the minister said it vvus not difficult for a wid¬ ower to love, court and marry again, because be bad kept the fiaine of love alive in bis heart by his first marriage; and it is re¬ ported that at this juncture a hearty "amen” came from the di¬ rection where a certain widower sat. Of course Ye Editor was de¬ lighted with that part ot the ser¬ mon, but, oli! how slow some of the fair ones are to believel The service closed with an earnest ex¬ hortation to the congregation not to spurn the love of Christ nor re¬ ject llis salvation. The meeting will continue until Sunday night. The Fitzgerald Citizen couldn't keep a secret if it was going dear lit¬ to be lynched. Now if her tle Yaukeeship breaks off the en¬ gagement we will sue the Citizen for an immense sum aiul a year’s support, Listen here: "The good women of our city are displaying a praiseworthy interest in the county site removal question, and are doing everything in their power to carry it through to a successful termination. One of our most talented and respected citizens of the female persuasion has entered into a compact with Bro. Smith of the Ashburn Ad¬ vance, who is a widower, without incumbrances. She is to provide him with a wife and he, in re¬ turn for her kindly offices, is to use liis personal as well as the in¬ fluence of his paper in favor of the removal of the courthouse to Fitzgerald; after which ho is to have the freedom of her home as a ‘court’ house for his own bene¬ fit. Lot tbe good work go on.” A certain young man w.io appears to have bad a shocking amount ot ex¬ perience, relates to a Penny Pre»n re¬ porter how the girls of various toons act when the '’question is popped” to them: It has been discovered that when tho question is popped to a Worth county girl she b'u-hes and trembles a little and sayssh • wiligivo tho matter careful consideration. The Leesburg girl looks surprised and sits with lips parted tor five or six minutes, and then says it came sooner than site expected, "but 1 as- suro you it’s all right.” Tho Blakely girl drops her eyes r< signedly, pats the carpel wit It :t neat linlo foot and responds, "The Lord’s will be done.” The Camilla girl gi in- very sweetly and sny«, "ivouhl not that kill me?” ar.d then lays her head on his shoul¬ der to think it oyer. Tim Albany girl b’oks It in sqitiiiely in the eye and Bay s: ‘MVby, cert. Do you re<kou I’ve b<e i h fling you hug mo around here for two mouth- ju-t for recrea¬ tion?”— I*.’liny Presr. WIh ii an Ash- bum young man read the foregoing he said that when a man pops the question to a Tifton eligible -he as« sinncs an attitude likened unto Ajax defying tho lightning withj a Homan candle, and giving him a Klondyke stare shrieks: "G-i-r!!!” A Cartersville man has discov¬ ered an invention in chicken houses that is more valuable, than perpetual motion, and our fanci¬ ers of fowls who are pestered with midnight marauders should pat¬ tern after him. He secured the gallows upon which a man had been hung recently, and built a poultry house with the timbers. Now you can’tgot a darkey with¬ in two blocks of bis poultry run, even in tbe daytime. They won’t even buy eggs laid by his hens. As lumber can be bought cheap at Betts & Co.’s mill here, and car¬ penter’s don’t charge high for their labor, every owner of hens can have a gallows of his own, and there will be no trouble in finding a subject to experiment upon. It, is certainly a splendid senerne, solving a very vexing problem to poultry raisers, and will no doubt take like wildfire. As soon as we can raise money enough to Buy a rooster and three or four hens, and can induce Night Watchman Wood to absent himself from the mill for an hour some dark night, we shall go in¬ to the poultry raising business ourself, and be a bloated milUon- aire by tbe year nineteen and two aughts. Thanks to the gen¬ tleman from Cartersville. To h jai the bcok n and diseased ti»- >-U3-, to soothe the irritated su faces, to iireantly relievo and to perma- oe ;tl, cu e :s the mission of De Witt’s W loll llaz 1 Salve —J S. Batts & Co