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About Upson enterprise. (Thomaston, Ga.) 1878-1879 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1879)
$ a © € miles I 3. n I7 f 1 3 1 $ 7 VOLUME II we-v-c-ogzranonepnoces REUPSON ENTERPRISE ADVERTISING aATER RCARESE1 T.11M.13 a $1008230 $700 ! 5 00 1000 wTe200 uarer 209 uares 309 . Are.. 40 700 I 15 00 M 1GM.112M 1000 1500 2000 Joe’s Wife THOMASTON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 8, 1979 CCalusaa Column (Mme. 500 10 =0 f20 00 8000: I 12 00 35 00 39 00 1 ! 10 00 | 20 00 35 00 | 15 00 125 00 I 40 00 6500 7000 J $15 00 25 00 80 00 40 0 50 00 80 00 130 0 DR. J. M. BLALOCK Thomaston, Georgia I L. C. SUGGS ITORNEY AT THOMASTON, WEORGIA. Fill practice in the several Courts j#tate. tr STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. Yone who desires to educate his terthoroughly, on the lowest terms least expense, is one of the first goals for vonng ladies in the United which opens September 18th, 1370 for a Catalogue to .Dr. WM. A. HARRIS, President Irt2.-tf Stsunte- v. •LEACOCK. W. N. HOLT C. H. ELLIS PEACOCK, HUNT & CD Cotton Factors —AN D 9 moral Commission Merchants, No. 2 Kelly’s Block, 188 Bayst., HUANNAE, GEORGIA. RERAL advances made on consign Uwents of Cotton. CONsIET wingagents for no particular brands litgiug. Ties, etc., we #ll Orders for wrand desired at the lowest market Neoffer toour correspondents the lat- Anfermation of the markets by daily and, when desired, br telegraph: ill give prompt personal attention business entrusted to us. sep19 tf LINE, W. J. LAWRENCE. I. 2. Lee & Co., NUISSION TERCHANIE, COTTON FACTORS Bay St., SATANNAJI, GA. wasignments SeHicited ihest market price tires for selling ectton guaranteed, very moderate s and Portit Not returns and liberaladrane MwofLading. ail the Sarannab Weekly N. Mar shippers gratia. - ser NITIA Lrsok CorNTY Where NS , Elling on. Administrate at of 8 a h all. deceseed A he undersigned forletters die De rombig Administratorship. Moreal persons concerned are re SOW Caus- (ifanv ndaiministrator. on the December next; hiould 1e out owes interrupted by Joe: ition, and is enn only ve tron so No, NEIle, I protest! Nemister-hexrt’s blood. Meet on the hour t’s plain Tom.— bank, and by the light of the moon, and it the presence of Long we will settle our differences. JOE I looked up. Long had disappear- ed, and is his place stood Nellie. «, ing around here. , Mi dear old chum," the letter ran. Do you hear, Tom? She’s 1 . I write for the purpose ot inviting ; Tom and you’re Toch Etc call you Notlicit . Don’t refuse. My Vielations of this rule Will IRcuRy eternal displeasure. Govern four- selves accordingly.” wife heartily seconds the invitation. Ah, Tom, she is a jewel—thy wife I know if you could meet such a 0ie you would Ruceun.be and forswear bachelorhood. She is the dearest, sweetest, best tempered, loveliest—the Das you rdhi me here, ' highly honored to be allowed to call the ou were always better than 1 you by by your Christian lame." "Perhaps he will object, Jos," plead- ed Nellie. "No, no," I exclaimed, "it will please me very much—and—and I will feel X stays 221 a year makes |300,000 perries seed cotton or 90 )p THE RUNNING OF A RENOLCTION-WORKI boon -: ING MACHINE 1‘ yarns or lint cotton at 9 cent Aethie:: _ .per pound for cotton will cost for th As this machine is exciting the pub year S8lor: , "W hy, Tom, You’re not going leave us; are you !" she asked. I thought she addressed me in lie mind, we give the t allowing arti- ele for the benefit of those interested. toThere can be no doubt it is one of the most profitable investments that can at any other The Efrom as a matte’s of course, must p e bonglet i„ months of October, November and| December, as we have no seed cotton season of the year. rue aitgressed ine in a le found: 8842 * ° nsul 0 the ycar. 1 |tone of regret. I looked in her bright the ound. a fiscally when the cost of this is generally the best time to buy| eyes—such beautiful, loving eres. The thing is considered. Weare grat- any way, as the price is the lowest mi! How conk I Dais T -12 IE . .res. learn there is a probability of this time usually. This | 1L 21 57 I beseech you to look therein for some Endearing ad- jectives, and complete the sentence. Veu whosing about the felicity of a ‘Bachelor’ ITall, when you have seen my happy home tone. will change your You must come, Tom. I won’t 62. Y ours, etc.. Joz HALL." ed his letter thus :— ,51 LEAN OR:—I thought when last S&W you I could never be temp ed to jeoparkize my peace of mind or my bones by again placing myself at the mercy of your infernal I "Pshaw. Tom! it’ll please her: Won’t it Nell ?" She laughed and gave me a bewitch ing look accompanied with £ nod. eses—stch beautiful, loving eres.- How could I pain her? How could I drive the blood from her cheeks and the light from her eyes by showing Joe’s letter and telling her all. She , "I WRS going to say," said Nellie that perhaps you would sing with me. "No, no; excuse me, I can’t sine Nellie." came near me and arid; coaxingly: "Don’t go, Tom, I will be so lonely here now." "I cannot stay, Nell. I regret hay. The word was utterel with a and I certainly turned violently • *4 LILI, in the face. Joe WR looking at me, |and I saw he had a desperte struggle to control the muscles of the mouth. I was indeed for d of music, but I ing to leave you.Prily words came fast and almost inarticulately. "I gasp, ought to be on my way now, and can red only stay long enough to bid you some of n :. • : stime usually. This investment, Anof auerprising moneyed however, is not required for twelve nr : stablishnilig one in Thomaston, months, for you begin to return ‘e are sure it will not only pay the money - ocs -Sno return this owners handsomely, but be of benefit,ry and it is entirely is more than one way to the town - months. anl county. These machinesare man- ufactured at Bridesburg, Pa., and for the benefit of those interested money as soon as you start the facto- returned in six Therefore it may be called 81 lavestment for six adieu. state that Mr. J. V. Stribbling, West- minster, S. U. is the PR.*..4:., company’s agent for North and South Carolina; and Georgia: Blacksmith Shop Near the Livery Stabls THOM ASTON. . - GE Rise TIS practical was enchanted withle- magnificent , But I have no other recourse voice, ma now then to accept your invitation, en wings jokes. : The evening passed on gold _. Joe ran on him okl WAY "But, Tom, what will Joe say? Surely you ought to stay till he comes.’ she cried. No, no, I cannot. I can never for- 109 must promise the, my fellow, will not play any of your jokes. A when we roomed together at collece married mam ought to be more digni- He did not giyeco ese- fled, and if you play any of your tricks: OH me, I warn you, I shall board the first traa for home. Yours, TO* THURSTON." J went. I was met at the train by Joe’s servant, aian who had a long cost, long necktie, a long hat, long boots, and whose name was Long I instinctively hated the man He scrutinized me closely; I returned the sorntiwy. He watched my every movement like a dectectire would. supposed criminal: I watched his every movement liked timid man would a vicious canine’s. His voice in intonation was im length compere- ble te the length of his body; my voice ju length of intonation when addressing this man was comparable to the length of a body of a Lillipu- can. Aughed as he did now, and I fear get the happiness I have had here this summer, but I must leave You WisBdw, N. C., Oct, I, 1879—Mr. C F. Akers: Yours of the 18th of Sep- teimber to hand and contents noted. We are running two "Clement attach- mentis. We have been running about 3 months. • we Now as to the income and profit. |The daily capacity of the factory, 300 Ipounds yarns per day for 300 days il a year, makes 00.000 pounds yarns, at |161s cents per pound it will bring $1 1,- 1850. Add to this the value of cotton Feed. $1,000, and it makes a yearly income of $15,850 Deduct wages of 10 hands at the I would respe and the public g ed a Blacksmith hn Bland, 0 . that I have TE John isut old like n W. Repairing R , be first 613 er and at hard pan: are indebted to me 1 VITA TV. 0. Smith prepare to over- atake them look UxTies and Horse- will guarantee all sin every Laron. tis much chance to join in the conversation, for one com- icanecdote reminded him or another which he must tell. We both laugh- ed heartily at his stories, and told volumes to each other with oureyes. That night I dresmied I loved Nel- lie. (Oh, truthful dream!" I dream- ed she reciprocated that love. Oh, vain dream!) Then I dreamed intri- gue began. We determined to elope. My heart bled for poor Joe, but I felt it was death to live without her. New she has met me under the old elm south of Joe’s house. I it—is—forever!" My voice was unsteady and I clasp- ed both her hands very tightly in Imine. "Forerer!" she repeated. "Oh Tom, forever!" What a world of tenderness, of regret in her intona- tions. It died away as a wall df woe. -No, Nellie, never shall I clasp these little hands in mine, never hear the music of your sweet voice. 1 |shall never see you again, neter!" 1, "Never!" the moan died away, and the beautiful eyes were raised to mine in speechless agony that wrung in heart with pain: prices paid by Harden (6.60) per day for 300 days - - $ 1,980 00 1 cord of wood per day at $1.50 per card for 300 days or work done in the request to selte to in order that I may oct 1-1m Respectfully pale excited face! I feel her hand clasping mine. Now fleeing! On, on, and now see her nervous we are We pursued. Joe is on our track. scene changes, and we are on ther er. We glide along smoothly in are The 1V- "Oh Nellie, do not break my heart! My grief, my wretchedness is beyond |bearing now. Your beloved r Itoking into mine will haunt rib in coming years. You know my secret. Rtecrimmate me if you will, Nellie my The attachments cost about $300 each. We are running 612 aplidles, | Contingent expenses, oils etc. cost at Bridesburg, Pa., $3 perspindle. Total expenses Two top flat cards cost $225 each; card | Deituct acai paid for cotton clothing *80; one drawing from, six Insnraace .eg deliveries, six into one, $600; one block list speeder $450; two reels, for- tr spindles each $350; one cotton cleaner $72. Leaves net profit of- 450 00 500 00 $ 2,930 00 $ 8,100 00 500 00 4,320 00 W . MANUFAC IRER or CCB Fifteen horse power is sufficient to run the above machinery, 1,000 of seed cotton per day; age of 300 pounds of yarn per day. "e work ten hands; one engineer at $1.00 per day; one foreman, $2.00; four girls at 50, and four girls at 40 cents each. We consume three-fourths |per cord eyes 15* 4 DEDE sprang into her : . . , eyes a strange dazzling light that she is mine—riine forever! But no, spread over her beautiful face the Now he is close light of a measureless love, of a trans- to 118. Why cannot we glide faster? postjoy. "Farewell!" I cried in & Joe approaches swiftly. Now he husky voice, not daring to stay long wasalways fuente I Closes in onus. He has caught herin the dky cut E suFECCe, blit to his cruel gramp. Her beautiful, plead- I*0 4 causot and words to satis- |ing eyes lyrue in describing her surpassing beauty. "J de, Joe light boat. Now W4 are safe, and We at length reached Joe’s house. Joe still pursues us. Lanticipted Joe’s welcome, but in Ihis place came the loveliest womd 1 ever beheld. It is true aT :1 raises a knife aloof. are raised to mine. Joe I catch his arm 91, "farewell!" and I turned to go when her fingers closed over mine.1 turned to her again, and she threw: we struggle silently together. I wrest Harden says his profits are $10 per y. I thing he is too modest to claim more. But after taking out all the We use an aver- ! $500 for day at $1.25 Our mill nets us from ten to eight dollars per day. We get from 16 to 17 cents per pound for our yarn. We sell in Norfolk, Baltimore and New York. The new process has an advantage of half over the old. We dispense with the lent room and all the ma- chinery used therein. times as much We do three work on our card 88 enn be done on the same card in the old process. The cotton is never al- patronage Ts. usual expenses that may be expected in rhining the factory and allowig • contingencies, I make tile profits nearly $15 per day or 30 percent, on the investment. have a factory. nearly Let’s C. F. A. TIRE OFFICES WHO AFTER , DEANH. Tn the early part of the late war, when Gen. Grant was in command of the army before Vicksburg, a number of officers were gathered at his lead quarters, having a pleasant social time: One of them invited the party to join iff a social glass; all bit one accepted. He asked to be ex saying that he "never drank." hour passed, and each went his to his respective command. sept20,-1m HI. M. GILLELAND S, Etc. will call my goods cheaper than any body 111 Th maston, coot.: 3 C. H. CORBIN, Merchant Tailor 9 Thcin date 22 Sit see imported woolens of German French and English manufacture, at X. 2 A few days after this tie offcer who declined to drink received a note from Gen. Grant to report at head. Martels: He obey ed the order; and was soon in the presence of the Gen. lowed to fly or leave the machine un- v til it passes off into silver, or continu- You mist not go! You shall not ous roll, into a revolving can. The —youI" and the beam- profits are more than double that of the old process. We only use four machines from the field to make per- feet thread (except the cotton cleaner which can be dispensed with.) There are about ten machines used in the old process taking the cotton in the seed. her arms about my neck. thought I, "it is lucky the knife from his greep and plunge go, for—I love for you that you met her first." |. "1 ou are Mr. 3 huston ?" she asked timidly approaching me, and shyly |glancing at me from under her droop- |in eyelids. I informed her ± WHs •- that personage, and then inquired for Long suddenly it into his breast, and he drops from 1 the misty boat and sinks beneath the 7dark waves ! How dark the river has grown by the pale light of the moon! The gaunt and ghastly figure of Mr. emerged from the E- Waves, they bare )ldakh user that gentleman himlsesr in his long urwie, and, before I could tMow ID on horseback, sprang from interfere, they had both disappes not Le dis- thesaddle, grasped my hand, and,like beneath : Nader my hand and seal of of fice SL.I879. A. WORRIEL, Ordinary the irrepressible Joe of old, cried. "Glad to see you, old boy!" We’ll have a glorious old times as of old. We 11 hunt, fish, smoke, etc., till you grow fat, hale hearty that your most urkor sale, the |intimate city friends won’t know you. F.to-wit. Come, let’s go in, lea waiting. Par- RIGAGE SUERIFF’S SALE Tikis sold before the Court-bose iaEnin Thomaston, Upson county, atheleal No to November, wxmariod wropertr.to-wit. , e- -,.- ... o: FIPWO URET don tie for noti oducing you butI aoitkiud and eight acres suppose you had introduced your- AP: Ee BFa Hate cruet selves is my absence. Apropov, it nheng ur in favor of Cheney was inhospitable in me to absent ay- f said James I. Beall to sate salt on Fourarrival, but business call- •Teuant in possession noti- 44,-dg C. I. FOX, Sheriff. So rattling on, Joe, ushered me in- to the cosiest little parlor that ever a poor bacitelor was called upon to en- ty: Dat the cosy little wife! What 87 was the envy of the room with all its adornments, to the envy of such 9 wire? Must r admit may as well right here as at any further pe- riod of my recital—I felt a strange thrill at my heart. It was a thrill of jealousy of Joe’s happiness. "Joe," I mentally cried, "better, far |better for me had I declined your in |vitation f IR&W him catch my darling |Interfere, they had both disappeared beneath the turbid waves of the river: This awoke me. I arose and resum- ed my wearing apparel, bathed my feverish face and went forth into the ing face was hidden on my breast. IA chuckling noise from behind |startled us. It broke into a laugh Ithen into long shouts and frightful roars, intermingled with hideous guf- fans and & woman’s musical laugh till the hills eelloed and re-echoed the sound. Nellis’s face was suffused with blushes, and she drew away from me, but I clasped her more close- Iy. A light breaking in or my bewil- dered brain: oral. Grant says to him: ‘You arc the officer, I be ie e,’ for their ac- quaintance was very slight, ‘who rc- marked the other day that you never drank?‘ The officer modestly an- swered that he WEB. ‘Then,’ contin- ued the general, ‘you are the man 1 have been looking for to take charge e: casi prices 1, always keep the fee Bastions on hand and guaran- cca periect fit in every instance. .:SNopice goods kept, such as are sold by merchants in this market. Wehare on hand Not en FTEs j.a receive or it the yard, all of Aor BRIcKattention. Sun, Ch EHich at the Brick we offer NATE, Cole. Nate tines le and see for your- FIFTY 60s sou ND, for WORDS of HARD be paid. nteh the HIGHEST Air to try and exorcise the evil spirits with a fragrant Havanna. By morning my dream had cessed to trouble me, but the reality of the things did not come. There was Nel- "Hatha! ha!" roared Joe, while Long emited a series of strange sontids very unlike a laugh. "Ho! ho!ho! Long—ha! ha! ha! wife- er than water, everything considered. The Hore attachments, or the larger your mill the greater will be your profits, as the expense does not in- crease in proportion. The main 8b- Tom thought sister Nell was—ha!ha! the Clement ha I was my wife 27 lie before me in all her beauty, in all her sweetness, to tempt me ou to love her. There was Joe with all his ex- uberance of spirit; and as unsuspici ou as a child totempt me on to love He seemed to do all in his power to bring us together. IIe often lured us into interesting conversation, or managed to 1. lag and playing and then would leave us alone for hours. Days passed away and elapsed into weeks; I was almost the constant companion of Nellie ITall. We were out boating, riding, and to innumerable concerts and entertainments, all through the sugestion and planning of Jee. I felt and knew well the danger: 1 was ir- MEN or GRIP. , Many a life has been lost because the left hand has been neglected. The large majority of men do not use a tithe of the power they possess. One of the wealthiest men in Wall street to-day broke down in bufiness a good man, years ago. ITe went in- to an office where he was acquainted and said to the members of the firm that he had io bread for his family: "I m ready to go messages for you or perform any other service ” He Lung up his cost there and commenced work around the lowest ladder. rung of the Previously this man’s check retrievably in love: Th Presently we had a most refreshing supper, after which Joe and I strolled creature caused out for a smoke, death "008, Iexclaimed enthusiastically: "Your encomiums of your wife were Merrited. She is indeed a treasure. By Jove, if I could find such a jewel I would never rest till I won and mar- ried her." Joe was on the point of lighting his cigar when I began, but paused with upraised match until I had fin- ished—and the match burned his fin- gers. I thought for a time lic wits angryat my impetuosity, but his face cleared away, and the old wicked twinkle that I feared so much, sprang to his eyes. Il® grasped my hand, saying— "You are right, my boy,; she’s the dearest little wife in the universe. I’m glad you like her." After we had finished our cigars and talked for some time of our old college days, we re-entered the house. "Nellie, cried Joe; opening the pi- ano, "favor Tom and me with a tune. He has a passion for music." Perhaps Mr. Thurston—- began thoughto breaking away from this charming me pain like unto was accepted anywhere in the street, loti nay Uc sure that such a-man gradually mounted. Over in Boston a like-minded man fell out. He was without bread, and soon would be leave: No matter without shoes unless he wakened up the only honorable and stirred his energies. He was a course for me to pursue was to return book-keeper, and at one time car:d to the city and forget—no, not forget, a handsome salary. eared for never could I forget the only wo- This he did: He took a cotton book man I ever loved or could love. | and went down to the wharf to load Joe was absent on the day I arfir- and unload cotton at so much an hour. | 1 resolved to what it cost me. ed at this determination. All the bet- ton you can get, and build your mill accordingly. One great beauty in nt attachment is that you can build on a very small scale and make it profitable, and another is that the northern people cannot utilise it because they can’t get seed cotton, and therefore they are down on it and doing all they can against it. We sell our seed at eight cents per bushel to the farmers. Our machinery is all new and of the latest and best improved. Second- hand machinery can be bought for half the money, and a cheaper class of new machinery can be bought, but I always prefer the best, if it costs a little more. order that you be detailed to that du- ty. He served his country faithful- Iy until the close of the war and was honorably discharged. Years pass- ed, and Grant had come to be Presi. Cent. The officer had settled down to the duties of private life and the little incident was cherished as a pleas ant memory. The trouble on the border between Texas and Mexico, along the Rio Grande, attracted the attention of Congress, and a commission was or- dered to ascertain the facts and re- port. Again President Grant remem- bered the man who ‘never drank, and appointed him chairman of the board. The place was accepted and he entered faithfully upon the work; the report submitted shows the thor- oughness with which the duty was While engaged in this work he Bridesburg manufacture- made the acquaintance of a gentleman ing company, 96 N. Front street, Phil- delphia. Pa:, is thie address of the firm that I bought off machinery from. Any information that I can give you in the future will be done with pleasure. I hope to live to see the day when every pound of cotton rais- ed in the south will be manufactured in the south;then we will become a prosperous people. We have labored who owned an extensive cattle ranche in Southern Texas. That acquaint- |ance inspired confidence, and, years after, when the Texan gentleman, de- |sided to sell his ranche, he placed it in the hands of the man who ‘never drank, and during the last month he has effected a sale to an English com- FWhat did he do? long enough to enrich the north, and Behold, another man of grit. The ter, I thought; it will be easier to owners of the cotton saw andered this (AT AT- T ll- - / • *** get away. I proceed to pack up and get ready to go on the evening train. I noticed; during the process of pack- hero. Soon the decree went forth. Come up higher. He resumed the quill and laid aside the cotton hook. USE THIS BRAND q 4 NEW YOR BEST IN THE WORLD TTER THAN ANY SAL- ERATUS, west Baking Powder, saving Twenty terrain. re the teasel arilunta Ire and does not produce good results at hrstuse less afte rwards. febl-tf now it is time our eyes were opened to our own interest. Let me know what success you meet with. Very respectfully, C: F: ILERDER. Harden’s factory, as you will see, which does not include the engine, is: S 0 ions body ot Long was overshadowing me. Ile seemed de- termined not to let anything cscape 1: P PC : his observation. At length when I finished my work, he approached me. His long arm raised to his breast- pocket, and from thence he abstracted a letter, which he handed me. I tore it open; it was from Joe, and read: ILomas I Hurston, you are a traitor: I no longer doubt your perfidy. Long has watched you and Nellie closely. It is useless to deny your intention of eloping with her. I demand satisfRe- T: 3 Clement Attaeliments, $300 each Discouragement never weakened the 612 spindles, at $3 per spindle: - Boston boy. Whiners, with hanging 2 top flat cards, $225 each - - -. lips and chicken-bearts, who cure Card clothing : hr troubles with the bottle or Di*- Ibook luaped hE) - tot, ar e pitif al creatures who should 2 reels, $125 each - - -.. never have been porn.—New York 1cotton cleaner 1.°.° Witness: $600 1,836 -450 80 -600 456 .200 Dany, of the ranche of 200,000 acres of land and several thousand head of cattle for an even million dollars ; out of this Ire gets a commission that will be a snug fortune in these hard times. The company that bought will enter largely upon packing beef for foreign markets, slaughtering their meat on their ranche from their own herds. The superintendence of their business has been tendered to and accepted by the man who ‘never drank,’ and ho goes in a few days to his new field of labor. This takes from Chicago One of her most esteemed and honored citizens, but it gives one to Texas who will always be found on the side of order and good government.—Chica- The School embraces three co"se3 of iTh 1 reparatory ( ourse intended c- ye IkUcdoe a cool ct FALL TERM BEGINS AUG, 12 For further information, address C. Is FLOYD, A. B., Priati, Culloden, Monroe Co., Ga Total - ---.._34555 ,, . Probable cost of engine-... 4,665 Anybody is apt to be mistaken: Belting, pulleys,ete 500 but a boy never but once attempts to : Cheap framed house 35x50 . 800 Bat * short-horned bull on the head. Total cost of fetory and machinery#,33 pretty girthas the Fight to bear hila faktory is 1,00 pound er cotton making 300 pounds yarns. This for go Alliance. |syth, Ga.: Prof. C. E G. Scott, For- A little boy being asked, "What is the chief and of man ? ‘ replied : "The ! end what’s got the head on." IPauly or the University of G EORGIA—UPSO A man never knows how friends he has until he billiard table: Iter data 1:21 11 : I Our Wgeks at 1 terdate, application will be made to many Heal Ears toh:tf Cintr y 50 sell the purchases a gmwan ‘ FA taa |octitd HENRY C. WILLIAMS, Adumaistrator:
