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About Upson enterprise. (Thomaston, Ga.) 1878-1879 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1879)
THE UPSON ENTERPRISE ADVERTISING RATES THE DIFFERENT AT TS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE. Saunter insures Square*. $100 200 SOO 400 360 $350. $700 500 1000 7 00)1500 10 s0 20 00 12 001 30 00 Ceidimm 1000 20 00 185 00 alumn. 1500 2500 ( 40 00 1000 1500 2000 3000 3900 6500 7000 DR. J. M. BLALOCK, Thomaston, Georgia L. C. SUGGS. ATTORNEY AT DOON 14NTIP DD , SUIN ILIN IILICII “THE NOBLEST MOTIVE IS THE PUBLIC GOOD.”--Titgif, THOMASTON, C.A., SAI URDAY MORNING NOVEMBER I. 1379 late of interest in thia State, and for other purposes. Section 1. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact; That to exert at home, can acquire wealth and position: We are very glad that these Eng- lish immigrants are turnings their From Sunday Phonograph. The Easturan Times says: "Mrs. Disch, A daughter of Mr. James T. Diptheria ia raging in Oglethorpe Faulk, of Laurens county, a few days county. The Arlington Advance is the lat- VOL. If, NO35 ago while dipping from a well ab ut to irteen feet deep, so nearly full tint no windlass was fised and the water The following are the acts passed from and after the the passage of this faces Southward, for NO better class ! by the Legislature, on the subject of act i a ot be lawful f I any 1 I of settlers can be found on the globe est new paper. than the Englishman, who is at once The Athens Banner is soon to be thrifty, active and industrious. South- issued daily. 25 00 1usury, since 1871: 30 00 40 00 50 00 80 00 130 00 ; AN Act to amend the usury lawsof this State. Section 1. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact. That when any person makes a written contract to pay interast at a rate not exceeding ten per centum for the use I of money, such contract shall be valid and binding, and may be enforced in the Courts of this State. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That if the contract is silent 35 to the rate son, company or corporation to fe- serve, charge or take for any loan or advance of money, or forbearance to |enforce the collection of any sum of money, and rate of interest greater than 8 per centum per annum, either directly or indirectly, by way of com missions for advances, discount or ex- 'change, or by any contract or con- tinuance or device whatever. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person, company or corporation I violating the provisions of the fore- ern lands are rich and fertile, and the „. .a i Reports of the late flood, come in climate healthy and equable. The -1- 2 • 7. from every direction. settler on them can cultivate them THOMASTON, GEORGIA. will practice in the several Courtso he State. oet?3.-ti WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE. STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. Any one who desires to educate his daughter thoroughly, fill the lowest terms and least expense, in one of the first schools for young ladies in the United States, which opens September 18th, 1879, write for a Catalogue to Rer. Dr. WM. A. HARRIS. President. julv12.-tf Staunton, Va 'of interest, seven per centum per an- inum can only be collected. i Bec. 3. Beit further enacted, That ,no usury heretofore paid shall be re-! covered back, unless the person or Ipersons who paid the same institute |suit therefor within six months after: passage ot this act; and no usury hereafter paid shall be recovered jback unless sued for with six months, after the payment thereof. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That| where a written contract is made to going sections of this net shall forfeit the interest and the excess of interest so charged or taken. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That the legal rate of interest shall remain seven per centum per annum, when the rate per cent is not named in the contract, and any higher rate must be specified in writing; but no event to exceed eight per cent, per annum. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That| in all suits hereafter brought in any of the Courts of tills State upon any ac- profitably the year round, uninter-| rupted by the frosts of the Northern winter or the bleak cold of the north- western regions of the country. The settlement of English farmers in the| South, therefore, will be mutually ad- vantageous to both the settler and the i South, and no doubt so soon as the utter falsity of the slanders regarding our section, so freely uttered by our enemies to our injury, shall fully be| understood, this portion of the land| The Agricultural College at Cuth bert, has 114 students. was dipped up in buckets, lost her balanen and fell headformost into the well. When she drove she came up headforemost, but sank again, and when she arose the second time, fortu- nately in throwing up her fassds she caught and held in one of the steps ot Blacksmith Shop MLPEACOCK W. N. HOT/ C. S. CELLI PEACOCK, ITUNT & CO., Cotton Factors General Commission Merchants, No. 2 Kelly’s Block, 188 Bayst., AVANNAEL, - - - GEORGIA IBERIA L ad vanees made on consign- Jments of Cotton. Being agents for no particular bran ds af Bagging, Ties, etc., we till orders for any brand desired at the lowest market prices. He offer to our corresponcents the lat- ndinf ration of the markets by daily mail, and, when desired, by telegraph: and will give prompt personal attention A. T. LEE, E. H. LEE, W. J. LAWRENCE • & • M 019 *4709 COMMISSION AfERCHA .VTS, COTTON FACTORS 74 Bay St., SAVANNAH, GA. Consignments Solicited Macon hotels will not run tip their the well, which enabled her to keep rates during the Fair, from sinking the third time. Her Warnesboro is getting to be as father, who was about one hundred good a cotton market as Augusta, and fifty yards away, was attracted ... by her riles for help, hastened to the Mr. R. D. Allen, one of the oldest . , lie.. .; . . spot and rescued her from a perilous merchants of Butler is dead. = . „ I situation. Some of onr rural exchanges are getting to be patent on both sides. The Wild Land Fraud Conspi Near the Livery Stables, THOM ASTON GEORGIA I would respectfully inform my friends and the public generally, tha lhave open- ed a Bla ksmith Shop at th • old stand of pay more than ten per centum for the use of borrowed money, the lender shall not be entitled to recover more tlian ten per centum as interest on the sum lent. Sec. 5. Be if further enacted, That all law a militating against tins act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved December, 11, 1871. count, note, bond, bill, draft will be the favorite resort tor immi grants. We trust that the experience which these Englishmen will be able to report to I heir countrymen at home will be such is to attract thousands of others to our shores and to the sut- ny South. With our lands held and occupied by sturdy English farmers the future prosperity of our section Heavy rains injured Ilie crops on the Chattahoochee river below Co- lumbus. Recent heavy rains in Elbert coun- ty materially damaged corn and ton in the field. The free postal delivery system go into effect in Augusta, on the of November. cot first v. here, in and John 1ml old and. oppes Bland, 1 219 Pit and Steam Shop, V. 41. Smith It is reported from Atlanta that the Supreme Court has decided—sustain- ing Judge Hood’s decision from Ter- rell—that the sales of will lands un ¬ other evidence of indebtedness, bear- ing date after the passage of this act, wherein a greater rate of interest is Iclaimed than seven per cent, it shall be incumbent on the plaintiff in such suit or action to show affirmatively AN Act to repeal tiie usury laws in this State, and to fix the fate of in- terest in cases where the contract- ing parties make no contracts in writing in reference thereto. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is here by enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the pas- ; will be unexampled and assured yond a peradventure. by proof that no greater or higher rate of interest tlian that specified in the contract so sued upon has been taken, received, retained or in any way or manner received, so as to tie thereafter nad or taken by any de vice whatever. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act, be and the same hereby repealed. Approved October 14, 1879. are : : . .. . : : c English Emigration to America sage of this act, all laws in tins State, n’ upon the subject ot usury be, and the I fie auoticemenlt recently made same are hereby repealed. that 267 farmers, with their families. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, have left England for the United That the rate of interest in this State, |States, to settle in Texas, is regarded when the same is not greed upon in has one 01 the most significant signs of writing by the parties, shall be seven the times, and indicative, more clear- per cent, per annum, as heretofore al lowed by law. ly than anything else, of the unhappy condition of affairs in England and the prosperous future this be- Highest market price guaranteed.— Cher eg for selling <• ■ it-, n very moderat a. ; Furnish Bagging an ! Ties and Fertili- zers at lowest market quotations, Mak- promat returns and liberal advancements on Bills of Ladling, Mail the Savannah Weekly sepgo ff. to ( 1 EGRGIA-L PHON « OUNTT. — Where- U as L. W. Elling on. Administrator or the estate of S. A. ( h-ppell, deceased, 'applies to the undersigned for letters dis- ulssory from bis Admihi tratofship. Therefor, al: person concerned are re- quired to show esuse (ifanv they have) why said administrator, on the rxt Mon-1 day of December next, should not Le dis-| charged. wiven under my hand and seal of office.| Sept 1st. 1879, A. WORRIEL, Ordinary, note, bond, or bill, or other contract or evidence of indebtedness which bears interest, whether the same be more or less than seven per cent, and shall insert the amount or rate ot in terest so agreed upon in the written contract, the same shall be legal and valid to all intents and purposes, and it shall be the duty of the Courts of this State to enforce such contracts. Seen 4. And be it further enacted, That in no case shall more tlian seven, per cent, be slow ed, unless the same be provided for in the written con- tracts. Approved February 19, 1873, MORTGAGE SHERIFF’S SALE TILL be sold before the Courtsose - II door in Thomaston, Epson eGuniy. ba. on the first Tuesday in November, i next between the legal hours of sale, the| following descried property, to-wit: The North half of lot of land number 64; in the 16th Dist , of Upson bounty, con-.. .2 11 ., 1 r 1 taining one hundred and eight acres sage of this act, it shall not be lawful more 08 less, improved. Levied on under for any person, company or corpora- advirtue ofa mortgage n fa issued fromt., Epson Superior Court in favor of Chency tion to receive, charge, or take for any lathewe vs. James H. Beall, as the | loan or advance of money, or forbear- II. Beall to satis- , , . 1e ance to enforce the collection of any N Act to regulate and restrict the rate of interest in this State, and fo other purposes therein mentioned, Section 1. From and after the pas- property of said James I said % fa. Tenant in possession not zed, C. T. FOX, Sheriff. aug30,-tdg W e have on hand sum of money, any rate of interest Igreater than twelve per cent, per an- |num, either directly or indirectly, by way of commissions for advances, discount or exchange, or by any cou- Itract, or contrivance, or device what- - ever. See. 2. Any person, company or' |corporation violating the provisions of the foregoing section of this act 'shall forfeit the interest and excess of |interest so charged, or taken, or con- tracted to be reserved, charged or taken. Sec. 3. The amount of forfeit as aforesaid may be plead as a set off in| any action for the recovery of the principal sum loaned or advanced by tiie defendant in said action. Sec. 4. No contrivance or arrange- ment between parties to any such un lawful transaction, on their privies, shall have the effect to discharge such J forfeiture, except it be an actual and j full payment of the amount so for- teited. Sec. 5. Any plea, or suit, for the re covery of such forfeiture, shall not be barred by lapse of time shorter tlian one year. Insrder for BRICK can he left with .J. T. with Gee Pritchard & Bro’s, store, or which will V Croft, at ‘he yard, all of Average receive prompt attention. those nJ lots of BRICK at $6,50 per 88,00 DerAll lots of HARD BRICK at has no thousand. The Brick we offer See. 6. Tiie legal rate of the inter- • ’ all remain seven per centum per m, and any higher rate must be Superior in THE ST AT2 self. They ( ome and see for your- We iney are fine. MIXED tVTTY CORDS of HARD PRICE MOOD, for which the HIGHEST 0WIT be paid. specified in writing. Sec. 7. That every provision in the charter or any corporation granted since the 1st day of January, 1863, in- consistent with the foregoing provis ions of this act, is hereby repealed. Sec. 8. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved February 24, 1875. AN ACT to regulate and restrict the country. It is one of the rarest things in the world for tie regular, full- blooded Englishman to leave his home. He is more devoted to his coun ry and his government tlian is probably the citizen of any other country. Occasionally individuals will emigrate from the home govern ment to that of Australia, or some other British colony, but this is not 1o withdra w themselves from the pro- section of the kingdom, and does not forfeit British citizenship. To come to America to settle, however, is, as the St. Louis Republican remarks, “renouncing allegiance tothe govern- ment under which they were born, and a cutting loose forever from all the numerable ancestral associations they have hitherto cherished. With the single exception of language, and perhaps religion, these farmers will be as much strangers in Texas as they would be in France or Germany, and when we remember the Englishman’s intense patriotism and pride of coun try, and with what tenacity he clings to the soil that reared him, it is evi dent th it nothing short of the instinct of self-preservation could produce this voluntary exile.” No doubt the system by which lands arc held in England has some- tiling to do with the emigration there- from of this band of farmers with their famililies, which is perhaps but the beginning of a greater exodus.— The lands are in the main held by an hereditary aristocracy, and the farm ers who cultivate them are generally merely tenants. The principles of the old feudal system still exist there, and in consequence tenants must re- maiii tenants always, and a large pro portion of their profits must go to enrich the hereditary proprietor of the soil, who himself virtually only holds his land as tenant for life, since he cannot dispose of it, and it must pass to his heir-at-law at his death. Tins ot itself must be galling to a man desirous of being his own pro prietor and of owning absolutely his own homestead; but, so proud is the Englishman of his country and her traditions, that as long as crops are good, and the cultivation of the soil can be at all profitable, he will cling fondly to his native heath. It is only when crops fail, as is the case this year, or when manufactories are at a standstill, and the laboring classes are reduced to the verge of starvation that the Englishman can be induced to come over to this republic, where lie can not only be a free man and an absolute owner of the soil, but by ex erting the same amount of plodding industry that he lias been accustomed FORSYTH FIRE. About 8 o’clock on Saturday morn ing last smoke was seen issuing from 1 the top of the Monroe Female Col lege building. Efforts were at once made to find the source of flic fire, but nothing but the smoke could be seen, oozing through the cracks of the ceiling and reof. In a few mo- ment* tiie roof burst into a blaze, so quick and so sudden as almost to par alyze effort. The alarm was sounded and hundreds went to the burning building to do all they could in sav ing the furniture and other contents j of the college. A great deal of fur- niture and all of the baggage and per-; sonal property of Ilie young ladies were saved. Many usefiil books of the libraries and numerous articles of value and some furniture were burned. The fire commenced in the roof and burned slowly downward, giving time to get the furniture and trunks out. President Asbury and Dr. Hillyer sustained considerable loss. Twice have the devouring flames' driven Dr. Hillyer from a home, each time with loss of library and personal effects. Mrs. C. II. Sharp, the matron also lost considerably of household goods and provisions. The building was among the first evof erected in Forsyth and was not| originally intended for a female col- lege. For more than thirty years, however, it has been the property of a Board of Trustees as a chartered col lege. First and last it has cost from twenty to thirty thousand dollars. In 1871 and 1872 the building was thor- oughly repaired and renovated at a cost of about eight thousand dollars. It was built of brick, three stories, and was large enough to contain rooms for thirty boarders, recitation rooms and a spacious chapel. For many, many years it has stood, always un der the control of pious and learned men, annually sendittg forth a num ber of young ladies educated and ac-: complished. From the seaboard of, Georgia to the motititalns these grad uates are dispersed, many doing the noble work of teaching others. Though another building will be erected at once, perhaps better suited for school purposes than this one, yet the heart saddens to think of the de struction of this house so sacred in memory to hundreds of our people. The work and labor of years was de stroyed in a brief hour of two. The Harry J. Ryan, the gay and festive insurance swindler, lias been jugged in Savannah. Revenue men are prowling around in Northeast Geogia, in search of il licit distillers. The colored people ot Spalding county, will have a Fair at Griffin on the 5th of November. Davis will move his paper, the Cou rier, from Sandersville to Louisville, in Jefferson county. Savannah possesses a nice lot of high-toned burglars, who make their influence rest occasionally. The Oglethorpe Echo has been en- larged to a seven column quarto.— Larry gets out a good paper. The editor of the Franklin News wants butter, and wants it quick.— Why the dickens don’t you buy a Sir William Goat? An engine with ten cars attached, der the transferred ii. fas, issued by Comptroller General Goldsmith are |void. Under this decision thousands of acres of wild lands that have been virtually stolen from the people by a |ring of villainous speculators will, it |is presumed, with more or less Cost and trouble, be recovered by their proper owners. But that is not all that right and justice demand in this matter. The investigation which re sulted in the impeachment and con viction of Comptroller General Gold- smith unearthed one of the most stu- 'pendous schemes of fraud that ever disgraced the annals of Georgia. With the discovery of these frauds the par ties by whom they were perpetrated must also have been discovered. The testimony that led to the conviction of the Comptroller General, must nec- esear’ily have shown to whom the fi. fas, were transferred under which vast bodies of land were surreptitious ly and fraudulently sold. What the like new. Repairing Buggies and Horse- Shoeing a Specialty. * will guarantee all my work to be first class in every partien- lar and at hard pan prices. All those who are indebted to me for work done in the past are earnestly request to settle up promptly this Fall, in order that 4 may carry on my business. Respeet f illv, oct Mm JOHN i). C A RA W A Y. a & REPAIRER OF Buggies, Wagons, doc., &c Tenders the public his thanks for past patronage and solleits ors. Sept 20,-1111 M HARNESS, SADDLES, BOOTS, Etc. people demand isthat the parties con cerned in this fraudulent conspiracy shall be brought to light and be forc ed to make full restitution. Not on ly should they be required to surren- was run from Augusta to Bel-Air and I return a few days sinec, with Rich- Ider the lands thus traudulently ob- mond county coal. twined, but also to return the bogus I will sell my goods cheaper than body in Thomaston. s201m C. IL CORBIN, Merchant Tailor Tobias, the New York pedestrian, is on a tramp in Savannah, >le is to walk 450 miles for a purse of $450. Time, six days. A Columbia county man, is the sole proprietor of a cucumber thirty-four inches in length. It would give an It is a little mysterious that the leg- islative investigation should have stopped slroft of a full exposure of this wild land conspiracy. That body having adjourned, the matter is now Theiaston, terbia. costs and fees which they dishonestly filched from the victims of their yil- OULD respectful inform the public that be has made arrangements with N. Y.importersby which he can fur nish fine imported woolens of German, French and English manufacture, at N. Y, cost-cash prices. I always keep the lest N.Y,Fashions on hand and guaran tee a perfect fit in every instance. Egyptian mummy the colic to look with the courts and the people. Un- at it. A Savannah merchant continues to address his advertisement to centen- nial visitors. Probably he is work ing up a good trade for the next cen tennial. Recently a gentleman named Nic- colls, passed through Albany who had traveled all the way from Wisconsin in a buggy. He was bound for Flor ida, The dwelling of Mr. W. II. Martin, of Talbotton, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. Most of his furniture was saved. It was insured for $1,500. The Reporter says: "Some of the young men of LaGranga are quite at tentive to the young ladies until a show comes along, and then, oh! where are they ?" Elberton wants the Normal School created by a late act of the Legisla- ture, which appropriates annually the sum of $6,000, and a like amount to come from the Peabody fund. The Rome Bulletin man ought to wrap a horse-blanket around the cyl inder of his press. We have ruined tier the reported decision ot the Su preme Court the bogus sales may be set aside. It is to be hoped that the |courts may also find in existing laws, j power to require restitution of illegal : fees and costs, with indemnifying damages. kept, such as are sold by merchants in this market USE THIS BRAND TERR IBIE The New York Evening Post says; “The burglars who infest New York| and its environs are indirectly re- sponsible for no little mischief with which they have personally nothing to do. When matters have reached such a pass that no master of a house feels safe at night unless he lias load- oil firearms close to his hand, acci- dents become evitable, and the won der is that they are not more frequent tlian, in fact, they are." When things| have come to such a pass in New York that no master of a house feels safe at night, and is obliged to sleep with a cocked revolver in his hand, it is about time to emigrate to Georgia, NEW YO BEST IN THE WORLD BETTER THAN ANY SAL- ERATUS, One teaspoonful of this Soda used with or to some other civilized country, sour milk equals Four teasp onfuls of the powder, saving Twenty Anil yet, notwithstanding this fright- Best Baking Times its cost ful condition of affairs in New York information. See pa kage for valuable If the teas, oontu) is too building was insured for the sum of four vair of eyes trying to read his $6,000: $3,000 in the Southern Mutual paper. A little impression if you Company, of Athens, and $3,000 in please. the Georgia Home, of Columbus.— This sum will suffice to erect another building ample for the purposes, and better adapted to the wants of tlie school. The school will not be sus- pended tor a day, but President As-| bury and his corps of teachers will at once secure another building and It is proposed that a book be pub- lished for the benefit of Hood's or phans, to be edited by a number of continue the exercises. Monroe Female College is the pride| of our city and will be provided for; only the house is destroyed. The Col lege will go on with the same success as ever.—Monroe Advertiser. we do not propose to remand that Igdidoesitathsce good results at State to a territorial condition, put its people under bayoffet rule, or de- prive them of the right of local self- government. On the contrary we sincerely sympathise with the good people Of the Empire State of the Un- CULLODEN the most talented members of the ion, and trust that in due time they Georgia Press. It is a good scheme may effect such reforms as will give and would take well. | protection to lire and property, and The Harlem Columbian stales that enable her citizens to walk their soine rascal placed a stick of wood on ' streets in broad daylight in safety, to the railroad track, just a little below occupy their beds at night free from the depot in that place a few nights |the intrusion of burglars, and finally A tramp applied to a physician for work. The M. D. asked, "I can’t give you any work; what can you do?" "Dig graves," was the grave reply. since. The town marshal thinks he lias him spotted. Says the Echo: Mr. Willie Pass- more killed a snake near Catania, that had a sting on its tail like that of a to rest in their graves secure from the remorseless resurrectionist. CULLODEN, GEORGIA, Why is it that tiie evanescent shad- ow often seen upon a young mansup- wasp, three inches in length. The snake was about five feet long and re sembled the moccasin in shave and color. Col. L. N. Trammell, says the Dal ton Citizen, is the champion apple Little Jonny says: "Talk about your patent base burning stoves; my ma’s old slipper is a hot enough base bur ner for me." The School embraces three courses of study: The Preparatory Course, intended to prepare students for College; The Commercial Course, to prepare young men for Business: The English Course, to lay the foundation of a common Eng- lish Education. Terms reasonable. Board cheap. FALL TERM BEGINS AUG, 11th, 1879 For further information address per lip, and by courtesy hair, is always down. The joker who intimated that he had some "nuts to crack” must have meant jest-nuts. When a man goes a fishingand don’t known as raiser of North Georgia. Offof eight | , a, Known catch any fish, can you call him a try |acres planted in shockley apple trees, A hair on the head is worth a doz en in the hash. The early chestnut catches the worm. he has gathered this season eight hun dred bushels of large, sound apples. angles sort of a fellow? No matter how much a candidate 4* I- FLOYD, A Culloden,) REFERENCES. - Rev. 1 Prin’l Onroe Co., On. G. Scott. For- R 2 . . c. Lambdin, Presi- |bent of Gordon Institute, Barnesville, |Ga.; the 1acuity of the University of Ga., Athens, Ga. / * 11 EORGLA —UPSON is hereby I his, at the present price of apples, itches for office he never likes to be ter date, application will be (fifty cents a bushel) would be fifty scratched. iven that hour weeks at- dollars an acre; after Christmas it — would be about one dollar, i G 82.50 over innlatest Novelties — , - made to the Honorable Court of Ordinary to sell the Real Estate be longing to the estate of Wil- - i liam W illiams, late of said county deceas- ed. .... HENRY C. WILLIAMS, ui octitd Administrator,
