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Official 0 rgan of Worth County.
Ashburn, &&., Oct. 20. 1897.
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Bl-TLKK, LOCAL ~
EDI Toil.
We do job print ing.
We ha ve a sewing machine for sale.
er’s. , or cheap tobacco go to Walk¬
Per ice and lemon S go to Walk¬
er’s.
Walker’s. Tobacco 20 cents per pound at
Walker’s. Beefsteak 8 cents a pound at
Walker. Highest, price paid for pork.—
The News says Ocilla is soon to
have a hank.
For all kinds of canned goods
go to Walker’s.
Miss Mary Warren of Inaha
was here yesterday.
in Judge Ashburn Story of Warwick was
J. S. Monday.
with Betts and wife are down
chills and fever.
For fresh sausage and all kinds
of meats go to Luke’s.
Ed Smith of Sycamore was on
our streets yesterday.
C. F. Foster of Cordele was
in Ashburn Monday.
Miss Mattie Clark is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Belvin.
For meats, fruits, fish and veg-
etables go to Walker’s.
prices Jeffrey & Roobin have reduced
on all their goods.
W. A. Murray made a business
trip to Cordele yesterday.
Geo. Evans went to Eichwood
Monday on a business trip.
for Thirty-two $1 yards of white cloth
at Jeffrey & Roobin’s.
W. R. Paulk of Irwin county
was in Ashburn Wednesday.
Editor John Herring was a
caller at our office Saturday.
Davis & Barbre have a new sign
hung in front of their store.
Ladies’ Macintoshes of all kinds
at Jeffrey & Roobin’s, cheap.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Posey of
Cordele were here yesterday.
Oak furniture is going at low
prices at Jeffrey & Roobin’s.
Col. Z. Bass has been tour¬
ing the county the past week.
D. W. Ketchum of Cordele was
registered at the Clyde Tuesday.
Plenty of ground cloves, spices and
liana men at Gaidner & Thrasher's.
Two convicts escaped from one
of the camps at Worth last week.
(’apt. A. 0. Lawton of
more was in town, trading Mon-
day.
MissLorena Ennis ot AVortli is
the guest of Miss Willie McLen¬
don.
J. P. Peacock of Irwin county
was here selling cotton
day.
Lester Stewart and family
spent Sunday herewith J. II. Gil¬
more.
Don’t forget that Gardner &
Thrasher have ihe largest tablets for
5 iionis.
John Snji.tli of Sycamore was
perambulating our streets Wed¬
nesday.
A little sou of Mrs. Fannie Ev¬
erson of Oaklield is reported se¬
riously ill,
Lester Stewart will move to
Taylor county between now and
Christmas.
The up train Tuesday killed a
couple of hogs for Messrs, Jeffrey
and Walker.
AAillur’s Seed Meal, tiorsnand
tie food, $1 pi r [ ackage, at
Thrasher’s.
The Ocilla high with school Grubbs opened
last Monday Prof.
as principal.
Short cotton brought 5.05 in
this market, yesterday. Sea
‘
land, 11.50. -
Paul Tinley of Invin Sycamore
now one of the
News force.
AVill Sims of Leslie was
on a visit to his cousin, Mrs.
graves, Sunday.
Miss Sue Pittman of
is visiting her mother, who
sick at Worth.
Seventy-five cents will buy
good ordinary cloth cape at Jef¬
frey & Roobin’s.
Let’s get up a building complete bee
help ’Squire McArthur
his repair shop.
Charley KeJly and his 1
of Arabi were in town Wednes¬
day on business.
Jesse Hickman is putting in
two fine show windows in the
front of his store.
Rev. ( . H. Hyde has resigned
the pastorate of the Presbyterian
church at Cordele,
Alex Story will soon move back
here from Cordele and take
charge of liis farm.
’’-he finest silk plush capes cheap, ever at
brought to Ashburn
Jeffrey & Roobin’s.
J. AV. Walker was on the sick
list Monday, and unable to-be at
his place of busineUfc.
If Florida don’t, raise that
quarantine soon,'. Georgia will he
filled up with hoboes.
Sn all pih. -ale pf 1, b'st phi, Do
Witt’s Liitie Early Ki-ers cure b: iou-
n*-gs, constipation, -'ck .head re.—)
tt? i (>.
McLendon's gin had to shut
down again Monday on account
of Jack of water.
A colored excursion to Tifton
Saturday night was largely pat¬
ronized from this place.
Mrs. Murray went to Worth
Tuesday to see her aunt, Mrs.
Cowan, who is very sick.
If yon want to be pleased and get
value received Gardner for & your Thrasher. money, always
call on
Z. J. Cowan and wife, and Mrs.
Pittman, who is visiting them at
Worth, are all down sick.
The bird law expires Monday, ,_v
ami , you can go a . hunting. ,. Oh,
where s ( barley 1 eagle (
Waller II..... „ ........ here seeking
county tanner, was
a location the past week.
Geo. Daniels went out to Jus.
Clements’ place in Irwin county
Sunday to visit his sister.
W. R. Paulk has completed a
new residence on his place ten
miles east of here in Invin.
When you want a good blood puri¬
fier or Unit* always call on tin-, old
sumd-bys, Gardner & Thrasher.
Miss Annie Hall, daughter of
Tax Collector AY. A. Hall of Oak-
lield is reported seriously ill.
M. A. Poffard of Pearson has a
Georgia raised hog that tips the
beam at upwards of 500 pounds.
Jeffrey & Roobin are selling
dress goods cheaper than anyone
in Ashburn. Call and price their
goods,
Don’t bo annoyed with chills and
fever when you can get Johnson’*
Chill and Fever Tonic at Gardner &
Thrasher’--.
Mrs. Julia N. Rutland and two
doughters, of Oaklield, are sick
with fever, the former danger¬
ously so.
Heinz’ olives, pickles, catsup
and jelly, and fresh oat meal just
arrived at Davis & Barbre’s.
Phone 12.
The second Wesleyan confer¬
ence will be held at. Tifton next
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mrs. AV. A. vShingler returned
from a visit to Whiteville, N. 0.,
Tuesday, her where she lias been to
see parents.
Hello! Where did you get that
pair of Keliam & Moore’- crystal
lease eye-glasses? At Gardner &
Thrasher’s drug store.
The lecture at the Methodist
church last Friday night by Miss
Perry was well attended and
highly spoken of.
Mesdames Hardin and Cope¬
land of Conyers are at, the bed¬
side of their sick sister, Mrs. Z.
J. Cowan, at Worth.
A little dffVignter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. A. I). Word last,
w eek Thursday, Mother and
child are doing well,
Jeffrey has put a street lamp in
front'of his store, and one in the
rear. His prices tell by day and
his
AV. A. Shingler complains that
he is unable to procure lumber to
finish his depot oil the
ville A Isabella railroad.
Gen. Allen Thomas of Florida
passed through of here Saturday and
with a carload chickens
ducks, destined for Cuba.
The T. G. Parker News Co. lias
rented the Union Hotel and eat¬
ing house at, Cordele, and will
soon have it in operation.
Sheriff Story registered at the
Clyde Tuesday night. He was
on liis way to Macon, Atlanta
and the Nashville exposition.
Don’t be troubled with that annoy¬
ing cough and cold when you can
get Bromo Qutnia, that will cure a
cold in one day, at Garin' r & Thrash¬
er’s.
While others complain of hard
times we can truthfully say that
our business has been better and
more profitable this year than
last.
Ye people that suller whh 'onshpa-
tion, have von forgot that Gardner &
Tbra-her sells Dr. il. Mnzley’s Lem¬
on Elixir and Lamar’s L-irion Laxa¬
tives?
The Holiness Baptist Associa¬
tion at Cordele closed last Sun¬
day. but Rev. AV. H. House is
protracting the meeting for ten
days.
For chapped bands and fac - one
i akc of Gardner <& Thrasher's pure
Glycerine soap applied niyht an I
111 » ruing by bathing the hands aul
fa'-e well.
(J. AV. Cash well returned from
Snow Wednesday, and will re¬
main here a few days. He was
formerly employed at Durham’s
ginnery. the
Tv Ty needn’t think she’s
only peach in the basket. Ash¬
burn, too, has received recogni¬
tion at the hands of the New
York Sun.
AVe understand that Gus A\ ell
has ! mrchased from Beni. Fate
the property on which stand the
stores of ,J. VV. Walker and Da¬
vis A Barbre.
Ocilla is one of the healthiest
towns In the .State,and the water
is too good to mix with anything
stronger.—Irwin County New-.
Been trying it?
All of our merchants were noti¬
fied this week by the town au-
thoi-ities that no sign must be put
up less than seven feet above the
ground or walk.
Z. T. Ennis is not in such de-
p lorable circumstances as the pub¬
lic Las been made to believe,
liis household effects were insijr u
for sOdd, all of which has been
Miss Mattie Swearingen of Syc-
ataore is visiting friends here,
and is t,hc guest of Mrs. White.
Miss Mattie Ferry, the mission¬
ary evangelist, was the guest Wed¬
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Cautey
nesday night, ami left for Macon
yesterday morning.
Do you want the best blond and
nerve tonic? a-k for our compound printed for¬ ex¬
tract of celery, with the
mula on the bottle. Sold only by
Gardner A. Thra-dier.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland present¬
ed her husband with a boy yes¬
terday, and the ex-president is
as ^ puffed up with pride
as ia Bro . Pi dors .
KnUivnol Tooth Pn-t--. which, per
fumes (he breath and destroys all of¬
fensive odor. Only 25 cents.
The next session of the South
Georgia Conference of the Meth¬
odist Hpiseopal Church South will
convene in Savannah Dee. 1st.
Bishop Key will preside.
Africanmi—The wonderful blood
purifier, cures chronic sores, scrofula,
eczema, constipation, and all di-eases
ar sine from impure Rood. Sold by
Gardner A Thrasher.
The Ashburn Advance contin¬
ues to prior oceans of matter ev¬
ery week, Tim Advance must
have substantial interests in
Klondike.—Telfair Yeoman.
AYe want, you to come to see us
when in Ashburn. We will try
to save you money on groceries,
vegetables, meat, meal, flour, to¬
bacco, etc.-—-Davis & Barbre.
You can’t eft re consumption, but
you can avoid it and cure every other
form ofdiroat or lung trouble by (he
u-e of One Minute Conga Cure.- -J 8
Betts & Co.
There was a postal card famine
in Ashburn Monday, and none
could be obtained at the post-of¬
fice or stores until the up train
arrived in the afternoon.
There i* no need of little chi'drcn
being tortured by scald head, eczema,
and skin eruptions. Pa Witt’s Witch
It tei Salve gives instant relief and
cures permanently —I S Betts & Co.
The local writer on the Blakely
Observer is one of the best in the
State, and the make-up of the
local page of the paper is as good
as can he found anywhere.
Dr. Thrasher now drives a
spanking good team purchased
from J. E. Edmondson Tuesday.
He needed two horses to haul
him around, anyhow.
You can’t afford to ri-k your life by
allowing a cold to develop into pneu¬
monia or cou-umpiion. Instoni --
lief (Uid a certain cure are niforded
by Oi.e M nute Ce.uah p i s
Belts & Co. *
A Mr. Oarrica of Springfield,
Ky., ism this section for the pur¬
pose of buying 1,000 head of cat¬
tle to be shipped to the blue grass
region and fattened for martlet.
Disfigurement for lile by burns or
sc.ilds :nav bo avoided by using De-
Witt’- Witch Haze! H-ilvo. the greet
remedy fur pib s and Trail kb ds of
sores u,ed -kin ! r uble-—J, S. Dot s &
Co.
Dan Davis has swapped a place
near A raid for George Shep¬
pard’s farm two miles west of
Ashb.urn. Mr. Sheppard will
move to his new place shortly.
Cordele Sentinel: J. Leo E»-
left last night for Jackson¬
ville, Florida, to get a convict
who escaped from the convict
camp at Worth two years ago.
John Knight and Rosa Hill,
colored, were married last night
by ’Squire McArthur at Jeff
Pope’s house. Several white peo¬
ple witnessed the ceremony.
A small house belonging to T.
A. Royal and occupied by Mrs.
Hatcher was burned to the
ground Sunday night at Arabi.
But little of the furniture was
saved.
It is now said that the resi¬
dence of T. Z. Ennis, recently de¬
stroyed by lire, was insured for
$000, This will not leave the
family in such destitute circum¬
stances, after all.
Rev, E. E. Hhellhammer of At¬
lanta wii! preach at the Methodist
church here next Tuesday. He
is reputed to he au excellent
talker, possessed and of great spirit¬
ual power, all should hear
him.
A gentleman told us yesterday
that the reason it, is so dry in this
section is that vve don’t pay the
preachers enough. If that’s really
the cause, just pass around the
hat and we’ 11 chip in.
IIa.nip (Stevens of Khellman,
Ga,, who is studying for the min¬
istry, is in Ashburn, and will re¬
main here until the annual confer¬
ence, when he will undergo an
examination.
The housewives appreciate that
Jersey Cream Butter that is re¬
ceived twice a week from New
York State, and sold by us. It
is fine, fresh and sweet. ; —Davis
A Barbie.
8. G. Long of Oak field was a
welcome caller at our office Mon¬
day. He was collecting taxes for
Tax Gollector AV. A, Hall, who
was detained at. his home on ac¬
count of sickness in liis family.
Four thousand dozen eggs have
been -hipped to Klondike, and
are expected to reach there by
L'-hristmas. But why ship them
to Klondike? Klonrtikfc prices
prevail here in Ashburn.
The AVidow Lawson of Oaklield
died recently, after an illness husband of
>nlv one week. Her
died about two month- ago. Now
an infant daughter is sick and
not expected to live.
K, D. Smith, a farmer,
shot by a convict guard at Eicli-
wood Sunday, but not seriously
wounded. The difficulty Mr. oc-
curred at a church where
Smith was conducting a Sunday
k uool.
G. W. Nevvton, the carriage
painter at Kdmondson’s livery
stable, has been doing some tine
work of late. He is an artist in
his line, and his work will com¬
pare favorably with any done iti
the State.
While in Macon Tuesday we
fell into the hands of T. S. Mc¬
Kinney, who left Ashburn a few
weeks ago to try liis hand at rail¬
roading. Me is boarding at, 720
Plum street, and took us up for
a square meal.
J. S. Betts A Co.’s tram engine
No. o hiew out a cylinder head
Tuesday, and has gone into the
“hospital” for treatment. The
same engine got rantankeroiis
Saturday morning and damaged
live ears for the G. S. A F.
Commodore WiPio B. Murray
stepped on the scales Tuesday
wearing his jaunty sailor suit,
and tipped the beam at 39 3-4
pounds. Ho thinks admiral he is plenty
big enough to be an now,
and we think so, too.
Some miscreant shot a horse be¬
longing to Lee Bet.t.s last week.
An effort, was made to save the
animal's life but. to no avail. If
the party who did the shooting is
ever caught, up with it, will be
apt to go pretty hard with him.
AVe are still headquarters for
something nice for the table.
Finest beef, pork and sausage in
S own. On Tuesdays and Sat.ur-
ays we luive trout and mullett,
and fresh oysters on Saturdays.
Place your.orders in time.—Davis
& Barbre.
Mrs. J. Lawrence went to Cly-
attville near Valdosta Monday to
assist in a Holiness meeting now
in progress there. Mrs. Lawrence
is an earnest and enthusiastic,
religious worker, and is no doubt
doing much good.
The Invin County News is a
newspaper right, now, since Bro.
Hanlon has got it under control.
The issue of last week, both from
an editorial and mechanical
standpoint would be a credit tq
any Georgia town.
The Molinosa^poople hel'J ;l |,in
reefing at Liberty j a( q Sundays
hich was largely attended by
ri'.Vonirnites. Rev. Strozier was
r::> have preached, hut the servic-
y. were turned into a regular ex¬
perience meeting.
J. M. Thii'.swend of tiro-beck, Tex
says Giat when be ha- a spelt of in¬
digestion, and feels bad and -lugaish,
lie lakes iwoof DeAVill’s Little Early
Risers at nigh 1 , and lie is nil right
the next morniag. Man* ihonsand-
of oi hors do the same thing. Do j oaf
—J. S. Bells & Co.
Some of our citizens, when t lie v
read Ashlnirn’s New York Sun
write-up, republished in the Ad¬
vance lust week, made comments
that would not be published in
this paper for nineteen dollars
and six bits, spot cash.
No use losing s'ccp and walking the
floor with baby at night bco-iase it
has colic. A dost* of Gr. Ti* honor’s
Anlis'-plic (diluted and sweetened)
will relieve ii m a few minute-. Vi ry
pleasant taste and odor, lice (rora
opiates and pcrlectly hurml> ss. Belts
& ( o. will sell von a bottle for 50 cts.
Of all the National dailies then*,
is no more pronounced a success
than The Sun, New York, which
is an example of what truthful¬
ness, news, brevity and anti-sen¬
sational methods can accomplish.
—N. A’. Copy* Hook, Whoopee!!
Ashbuniitesdon’t think that way.
Dr. Thrasher recently ordered
a pair of pants from Columbus
through he J. S. Betts A Go., and
when called l’or them a few
days after found 0. E. Barrel
completely hidden in one leg
the unmentionables,
peek-a-boo with the other clerks.
Mrs. Slaughter and Mrs. Karoo
of near Isabella were in town
shopping Wednesday. They
brought to this market a large
number of chickens and turkeys,
which they sold to our merchants
and received good prices for.
It is said that it don’t take
long for 'Squire McArthur to
marry a couple. They join hands
and the following colloquy en¬
sues: “Have him?” “Yep. : »
“Have her?” “You bet.” -‘All
right. Spliced. Two dollars and
a half, please.”
Misses Lizzie Blood worth of
Milner and Annie Green of The
Rock, two charming and be¬
witching belles, were the guests
of Miss Maggie JIndaway during
the past week, and departed for
their respective homes Monday.
On Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of next week special
trains will run from Tifton to
Waycross on account of the fair
at tiie latter place. Tickets will
he sold for one fare for the round
trip, plus 25 cents admission to
the fair grounds.
There was a splendid party at
the residence of Charley Royal
below (Sycamore last night, given
in honor ot Miss Herrington of
Sumner. A large number of
guests were present, arid delight¬
fully entertained. ’Those who
attended from here were Harry
Jeffrey and Wilbur Bunch.
When A. Roobin of Cordele vis-
ite.d Mr. Jeffrey here last week,
while at AVorth lie threw a bundle
of papers from the train, and
with the papers went a valuable
gold ring,a gift frond his deceased
him. wife, hence The highly initials “L. treasured 11.” by
are
engraved on the inside of the
ring. Mr. Roobin will liberally
reward anyone who will return
tlio lost ring to him or to Mr. Jef¬
frey .
Jim Baker, the colored porter
of the Clyde House, hits got it
tip his sleeve for the New York
Sun’s correspondent. lie says
lie wants it understood that the
language he uses is patterned
after cultured Boston, and that
in* don’t resort to negro dialect.
On Tuesday, little Ruby, aged
two and one.*half years, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs.' W. T. Bass,
passed away. This is the second
child they have lost within a
week, and the community certain-
ly sympathizes with them in their
dire affliction.
J. Ii. Jessup of Cordelo, repre¬
senting the Providence Savings
Life, was in town yesterday, and
favored our office with a call. Mr.
Jessup won the diamond
medal for writing more policies
than any other man in
last year, The medal is valued
at $75, and lie wears it proudly.
There was a watermelon cut¬
ting party til Darien Barfield's
Sal unlay night which was a very
enjoyable a Hair. Among those
present we:o Messrs Glare and
Claude McLendon, and Misses
Mattie Horne,Laura Green,Gallic
Ivillebrew, Maggie Burke and
Willie McLendon.
“It's no joke” whan we say llml
I)r. Ticlu iioi’s Aiiiise|u(c is superior
to anything offered the ••dear people”
ns a dressing for wounds,barns, slings
of insects, poison oak, etc. l(s clean
liness, pb-asinl odor, and its wonder¬
fully quick cures makes il a universal
favorite wherever known. For fur-
llicr lnlovniad -n apply to J. S Betts
& Go.
Jeffrey & Hoobin ore selling
stacks of goods in the way of
clothing and furniture. They
run two houses side by side, and
keep three salesmen busy. Their
double-column advertisement, will
give you only a faint idea of
what they are doing.
The following from the Albany
Penny Press leads ii 3 ( u ask if
example Walter Dhorry is in danger: The
of the ant as an admo¬
nition to the sluggard offers no
snob resources of spectacular in¬
struction its the Intel HI noiseless
celerity of a marriageable girl
who is camping on some man’s
trail.
Houston High School Journal :
W. M. Dale of this place has pur¬
chased an interest in the mercan¬
tile business of Story Bros, at
Ashburn. and moved his family
to that place Thursday last. lie
will manage the business at that
place be for the. (inn. Hope he will
a good boy and keep his face
and hards clean.
There was another watermelon
cutting party at Mr. Barfield’s
Tuesday night.. Quito a number
of Ashburn’s young people con¬
gregated at the residence of Mr.
McLendon and wont over to Mr.
Barfield’s house in a body, where
they enjoyed themselves as only
Ashburn young people can.
Col. Tipton of Sylvester was
here on legal business yesterday,
lie reports substantial building
improvements going on in that
town. T. K. lieiiHohn is erecting
a two-story brick storehouse 50 x
1(10 feet, anil the brick work on
the same is completed. C. W.
Ilillliouse is also erecting u two-
story brick.
“Spcakiii.'.-; nlxuit blind tigers,”
remarked a good citizen the oth¬
er day, “one couldn’t live in Tel¬
fair long enough to wink the
other eve.” And lie was right,
people have said “No.” and
tlie,y meant it.—-Telfair Yeoman.
Here too, brother. A man can’t
even sell cider iu this neck o’ the
woods,
J. ('. Bnrrv, <uic <-f the lu-.-t kti -wn
cit /.-as of Spencer, Mo , les’ifi 1 - that
Ii cured himself of tin; woist kind
pile - by using a b-w box s-a I >e A jit’s
Witeli Hazel Halve. He had b en
troubl'd wiili p ie- for over thirty
years and had used many d.ffcuviu
liiml-i of so-called cut res; bill D -Will’s
w h the one ihul lid the work, and he
ui’l verify this slat meet it anyone
wish*-- to write him. ■I. S I let's & < h
Rev. Gulpeppor preached to a
large cougregation at the 1 Iupti t
church la-t Sunday morning, and
the sermon was a very interest¬
ing one. The rumor that was cir¬
culated (o the clfcct that lie was
b> preach his farewell sermon
then was wholly unfounded, and
probably arose from Gordoie’s ef¬
forts to secure .his exclusive serv¬
ices. lie will preach here the
balance of the year, and perhaps
next year.
W. T. < )iristopher, editor of
the Georgia Planter, and who
lives in Montezuma, has rented
tie* John Ward place, and will
move Ids family here by J an. 1st.
Bro. Christopher will make a
good welcomed citizen, and wjjl Ik heartily unity.
to our cot run
We tru t that other of Macon
county will follow in his foot¬
step:- and make Worth county
their future home.
Thu legislature is determined
to preserve the succulent fruits of
Georgia, and yesterday p.t.-sud a
bill making it, unlawful to kill
’possums between the 1st of
.March and the 1st of October
Charley Tangle, Clare McLendon,
Bob Law, Marshal Hallman and
other ’possum hunter, want to
cut rhis out and paste it in their
hats.
The vonorablc Win, Hogan,
who lives 111 miles east of here in
Irwin county, was in town otto
day the past, week. Mr. Hogan
is 8-1 years of ago, and has been
married twice. His first wife had
Iff children and liis second 10, and
ho can trace 300 lineal descend¬
ants. We doubt, if there is tin-
other man in Georgia who can
do the wtimo thing. Mr. Hogan
is one of Irwin’s best citizens, and
although somewhat feebio, prom-
to be with ns many years yet.
The Clinch Comity News is a
new caudiiiate for tuvors in the
journalistic liold. It is published
Hmnerville by M. K. Tison,and
tokos the place of the defunct
Chronicle. The first number is
before us, and presents a very
creditable appearance. F.dit,oi¬
Tyson lias dropped Populism, and
announces that, the new paper
will be strictly Democratic. We
wish it success.
There’s something going to
happen sure. A young lady
stopped iu Mr. Murray’s store
and sent, word to Jim Haney that,
she wanted to see him, and to
come up there right, away, lie
seii 1 hack word that he hadn’t
time. Now you know when Jim
Haney hasn’t, got time to go
to seo ti pretty young lady there
rnust.be an appalling catastrophe
near tit. hand. We had thought
that nothing short of the millen-
inm would bring about such a
stilt,o of affairs.
E. B Smith, a meandering ma¬
nipulator of adjustable alphabets
who stopped over Sunday with
Ye Local three weeks ago while
eurotite to Florida, writes from
Hmnerville, Gn., that he reached
Jasper Florida, where he was
met by a body of armed men and
forced to return to Georgia. He
now wants us to take a day oil
and go to Homerville and kick
him for trying to run a Florida
quarantine.
J. L. Bond of Drayton. Dooly
county, wtls killed by a train near
Moutezuma Friday uigld. He
was under t he inJluonceof liquor,
sat down on the track, and pre¬
sumably went to sleep, wlimi him. a
train came along and killed
He was a faithful soldier during
the war, and it is said by Ids com¬
rades iu battle • that no braver
soldier ever fought under the
confederate Hag.
The photographer who has had
liis tent pitched near the Dew
Drop Inn started to take it down
on Sunday last, preparatory l<>
going south. His working on
Sunday, publi -ly, incensed many,
and the authorities were noli lied.
Marshal Hallman started out to
arrest (lie man Monday morning,
but In- luid evidently go! wind of
(lie proposed legal proceedings
against him and walked down to
Sycamore, where lie was out of
t In 1 jurisdiction of our municipal
authorities.
Golunibus and other papers
give warning that the postage
stamp hobo is headed this way.
He is fairly well dressed, and hi
racket is toeiitera store or dwell¬
ing, give up a “talc of woe,” and
beg a postage stamp to write
home. He generally gets the
stamp, and oftentimes money,
and makes a pretty good tiling of
it. We believe in helping un¬
fort mmle men on tlie road and
out of employment, but chronic
dead beats should he given the
cold shoulder.
The < birrolllnn Times gives the
following ns a true story: There
is a man in Floyd county. <fa.,
who had t he pleasure of naming
hi wife when she was a baby.
1 le visiled a lady friend some
! ime after t be Dirt h of her lirst
lilt Se girl. In a joking way In*
remarked that il'sh" would grant
him the privilege of naming the
child he would wait for and mar¬
ry her when she was old enough.
The favor was granted, of course
the mol her not dreaming that
her friend would or could carry
out the agreement, but lie did.
When the child came to be a
rosy cheeked maiden this friend
came a wooing and won flu-
young lady’s heart. They are
now married and living happily
togef her.
A man and woman a team
consist,sng of a yearling
hitched to a pair of old buggy
wheels wit h a dry goods box for
a body, in which was packed all
of their earthly possessions,
passed through Lllaville this
mornkig, having traveled in this
style from Mississippi, a distune i
of RJO miles.—Fllaville News.
Glad you warm--! ns; and, if our
neighbors do t heir duty, we shall
he ready to receive our relatives
when they reach Blakely.—So
says 1he Blakely Observer, We
never thought about stu-li as that
when the party passed
Ashburn, or we vvmihHiave taken
to the woods. However,
failed to recognize us, probably
because, they heard we were run¬
ning a country newspaper, and
did not care to spring the geiie-il-
ogietd t ree on us.
Another killing has taken place
in Aliaj.aha, over in Berrien
county, Saturday about noon
Jesse Gay, while, ami Jim Head,
a difficulty at the de¬
pot. A friend finally led Head
toward the postollice, some
distant. Gay followed
the fight was renewed. The
grabbed Gay and held a
in one hand. Gay cried,
“Turn me loose, or I’ll shoot.”
'l'h*-- negro, not loosing hi •
(|,1V U itJi ::OIil< difficulty got
hand in liis hip pocket, drew
pistol and tired into the
ol' Head. The negro at
loosened his hold and started
the street to his hoarding house, and
lie tainted on the way there
had to he carried home, where he
died Saturday night. Gay made
no attempt to make his escape,
and had not been arrested up to
Monday evening.
(>nec upon a time there was a
preacher who was greatly be¬
loved by his congregation, and
they arranged a surprise for him
and his family, and calling at his
house one night left a big lot of
provisions, clothing, etc., for
which lie was exceedingly grate¬
ful. A few days after his wife
presented him with a bouncing
baby bov. At. church the next
Sunday he prayed fervently, and
among other things said: “Wo
desire the little to thank Ijme, sent <), Lord, the past lor
succor us
week.’’ And the congregation
was forever after divided in
opinion as to whether their pas¬
tor referred to the donations lie
had received, or the baby. We
don’t know how liev. .1. Flanders
will pray next Sunday, but he
has a bouncing 10-pound boy at
bis house, born last Sunday, the of
ninth wedding The anniversary
the parents. mother is do¬
ing nicely, and if you could hear
the father talk, the child only
lacks whiskers to be a full grown
man, and a candidate for bishop.
It seems that Homer Reed did
not catch onto all the religious Jenkins,
traits of Aaliburn. J. F.
our efficient assistant, postmaster,
lias a tine open-faced gold watch
that is an admirable time-keeper
during the week, but when Sun¬
day comes it positively refuses to
run, and can’t, ho started again
until Monday morning. Anoth¬
er strange thing was reporter! to
us yesterday, Our informant.
states that J. S. Googliagan owns,
hen that will not lay eggs on
Sundays , or holidays, such as
Christmas, Fourth of July, Wash¬
ington’s birthday, New Year and
Memorial Day. When not broody
she lays an egg every day except
Sundays and holidays, when she
stops, but the following day, as
if to make up for lost time she
deposits a double volked egg in
her nest,. When she gets broody
eggs arc placed under her and
she sets all right until Saturday
night, when she goes to roost with
the other fowls, and won’t go
back to her nest until Monday
morning, when of course the eggs
are spoiled, and Mr. G. has to
break her up from setting. We
call this getting Sunday observ¬
ance down to a pretty tine point.
’Squire McArthur’s court was
engaged all day Monday in trying
the ease of the State vs. Fletcher
Wright for alleged cheating and
swindling in a guano transaction.
Ool. Powell represented the State
and (’els. White and bass the de¬
fen e. There was a hot old time
in court, and figuratively Rowal speak¬ Owl
ing guano sacks and
Hour sa'-ks Hew about the court¬
room from dawn til) dark. The
usual amount of badgering wit¬
nesses svas done, and some of
them got lighting mad, but were
restrained from engaging in ac¬
tual hostilities. The lawyers on
both sides got rip roaring mad at
each other, to the amusement of
the spectators, Imt kissed and
made tip after court adjourned.
The court no doubt felt like send¬
ing five whole shooting match to
the hotel <le Sheriff', hut managed and
to presorve his cquillibrium
compromised by holding the de¬
fendant to court in the sum of
$100. The prisoner was placed in
charge of the court bailiff, Tom
Mifchefl, a el went forth to hunt
bondsmen. W rigid probably
thought Miteledl \v,.s a drawback
to him seeking sureties, and dur¬
ing I lie night gave him the cruel
shake, and is now perhaps in
South Carolina or Tennessee look¬
ing inr a bondsman, where a
Georgia baililf won’t be tagging
at liis heels ail the time. Ta-ta,
Fie tidier. Au “reservoir.”
Sycamore specials: We regret
to note that Prof. Bates is on the
sick list this week, but liis daugh¬
ter, Miss Ida Bites, will fill his
place. Zealy Jackson lias left
for Ocilla, where he will take liis
old position in the Irwin County
News office. II. I). Smith of
Ashburn visited our little town
Sunday last.--Mrs. A. 1). Rob¬
erts is visiting Ashburn this
Capt. G. A. Jackson are in Macon
this week attending the Masonic
grand lodge. Dr. Story will go
to Nashville before returning
home.----John Clements moved to
Ocilla last Monday to the regret
of many friends and relatives,
lie will make that his home the
coming year, We are very
glad to note that Mrs. 'ilberman
has returned home from a long
visit, to her father in Nashville,
To mi.--Misses Lizzie and Car*
rie and Mr. Louis Jackson were
at their home Sunday.--Dr. C.
K. Walker visited Ocilla last
week.--Wo are glad to uote
that Mrs. W. T. Williams is able
to be out again,
Ii is youvown fault if you u-wod-
fashioneil irictisv calves and tiiiiiwnis
that soil .'our clothing and off,md
V nr off iQiories wt,«u you can get
fen vi" v pVisH’O and -tainless fi-
q \|, I).- Tiohdior’s A tiseptic. It
a a s uts, b uns, etc., quicker and
h '"ss stiff rr g th-ui anything,
ly 50 cent* bv up to dab druggists,