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THE TELEPHONE. I
—PUUMSUKD HV—
C. H. MEDLOOK
UYLVANIA, GA., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1830.
CEORCIA TELEPHONICS. I
According to the tillr-nine count ot the
limbus Enquirer, gin houses ;
in (ieor'da have been destroyed by lire
since the 31st of last August.
tn its last issue the Macville South
Qtnrqian announces the retirement
from'its editorial mauagment 01 Mr. R.
S. Burton. He is succeeded bv Messrs,
g. A. Truckler and V. C. Smith.
dead in Kin lb- tailo :ib ( h!m i ■ OVmuS - ,
in Augusta, .a i • -’*•'>• abotd “
been on a heavy spw for
week, ami t u. >i
that he cutnc to ms uvtvuv iui 1
i'«-
A’-uvsta. January LL-The
•Vmnista factory' yv a rob oil so was total
liSdiS-SS Jlf Xt
$800,000. Insurance $60,000. The
origin of the fire is Unknown.
The Lnnglev Manufacturing Com
pnnv of Augusta has declared a di
vidcwl of 6 tier cent, out of the
Us of the company for the past six
°Tht l 8tocris
uuoted at $125 a share, and none
Mr Wm. DeLoach, of Bulloch cotiu
tv. killed a hog some time ago whicT
was trulv a large one. The llincsville
Ornette, savs it was seven feet 3 inches
long, seven feet in the girth, we 5 gh
ing seven liundred and twenty-si.x
pounds gross and six hundred and
thirty-one pounds net.
Mi", t .eorgc Ivrcglef, a butcher ot
^isnta^mnitted suicide at his homo,
in that <‘j»* Monday night of last week
hv blowing out Ins brains 111 the pies
cnee of Us family. Loss of money by
gambling was (he cause ot the act.
His wife and child were rendered
nearly frantic with gnef at las ra!!!
act.
On the subject of “ little crop talk
«ms7rbales falnil-ites a showin-v of
3,800,8/1 •> li.ues all a readv eat ly rece -j ‘' ved '■ from
plantations, against 3,llo,01o actual at same in
late "at last year, showing and an that
• of 700.000 bales, savs
fss“':s as*
wlSthc.X"rer liveoU”
millions.
“Last Thursday night.” says the
Doubjin Gazette, “after the election,
the Sheriff, by mere accident, went
into the court house, and to his utter
surprise .we'strove a large the had been built in
anw .... tin. cnau-s imeiiciosc
ivouit. I. is evident that the
tion of the parties was to burn the
building. The matter will doubtless
be investigated thoroughly, and the
perpetrators brought before the tribu
mil of justice and received their just
reward."
A strange incident , oceurcd , recently
in Easton, which was witnessed by
oral persons. Some men dropped making u
whiskey flask on a curbstone,
pieces of it. The bottle contained
whiskey, a small quantity of it remain
ingon some of the pieces. A sparrow
flew down from a tree and commenced
drinking the liquor. In a few minutes
the bird began to stagger, and could
scarcely hold up its head. 1 }‘ ese " t 1 y
dead—drunk. 1 . he
it dropped over picked by
Jittle fellow was up a
vender and properly cared for. In a
short time it flew away, apparently
sober.
Auntie Eliza Young, colored,
crly a slave on the plantation of Maj(
VVk A. Wilkins, near Waynesboro, i
this state, was one of those disconten
ted individuals who went to Liberia
on the memorable voyage of the ship
Azor, from Charleston, sdie has mug
SrtraSJrtS? 1 *
ma. te. say in ,j that rlt slic , I le i. j, 1 toni,-"- » for 1
k ac ole plantation, but *ias i) ] ^
of ever seeing it, lor she lias no moil
ev and no friends. On receipt of the
letter Major‘Wilkins hundred forward and to fifty the
old auntie three
dollars to pay her way back to New
York, and probably bv tins time she is
]i ^ y bei,,g ab,cto
diem the sunny booth.
c bays , the . -«ern . wether , Tr t vuticator . .
:
“A neighbor furnishes the follow mg
statement regarding the Reynolds, successful
farming of Mr, Belton re
siding in the upper ninth district and
and one aud a half miles trom B
nerville- Ploughing hut 1...I one horse, m
M , Hev„.!d, v,,,
bushels of iwn, 1,-0 i.oUtloe,, 118 of
wheat, 1— ol oats iuul 1- bales of cot
ton, each bale weighing* over 500
pounds. The, bushels of grain were
measure/ ami not guessed at. Bes.ds
this Mr. Reynolds made 75 gallons of
sy rup and worked in Ids wood and
blacksmith shops, realizing $2o0 from
his shop work. Mr. Reynolds settled
his place nine years ago,' haying noth
ing but his muscle upon which to rely
for a livelihood. lie has paid out $lo0
for ditching Jiis bottom lands and last
ing fnTSl* A It ^‘w all veie Ato to ' "Zv?t woik
successful and earnestly as Mr. Reyn
olds our country would soon become
as prosperous as in the flush ante Del
lam days.
Atl.uita Mb.nts onstitution .. . «p,.M«Wv liobably
there has never been so much excite
ment among the best society of Toccon
as there is at present, and all because
lecently. at tlie lesKlence oi a Ju ,ti(,c
of the Peace iu South Carolina, only a
few miles from Toccon. All parties
concerned were residents of Toccon.
It appears that the two couples went
across the line to visit the family
the Justice, and while there were
p-iLod off according to (heir choice. I
Tiicv intended the whole nmttov ft* »
joke, believing that, the matrimonial!
laws of South ('orolina were the same :
us in Georgia, ami that a marriage had
was not valid unless a license
been taken out. (>>n their return
home the collides hull told their fViends
what tliev done. Much to their
surprise thev wore informed lluit ac
cording to the laws of the Palmetto
State license was not necessary to .
make a marriage valid, and tint
though the marriages were intended
to be mock ceremonies, each couple
would have to abide the consequence
0I . sue for a divorce and separate iu
t | mt W ay. Now, it appears that two
' participated
of t j 10se w ] u) were en
gage to other parties, and in conse
uuenee E feel somewhat setback and
know what course to pursue. It
is understood that one of the couples
S'Xonce agreed to let matters stand as they
to the. other
couple there is strong probability that
divorce will soon follow,
One of the voting ladies is a resident
of Griffin hut has been in Noreross
for some tune l>*iR on a ^ Kit.
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Savannah Aemv pays the following
SrowlT* well dpSfrvod tribute to Ex-(iovernor
nmUt ,, of all , h«r ... i
In the rojoieiiiffm ei
recent railroad combimU.on tlu. ,
has made her the great seaport mm
wih persistent eftorts tme ‘I™ owes 1 '*" the final |
ot this graaucnterpi ise ;
the magnitude of which no man can j
a8 vet fullv and clearly eomprolieml.
[ re tc to ex-Governor Joseph K. Brown 1
w ho, as President off ho Western and;
Atlantic Railroad, has from the first 1
favored making Savannah the ocean
()ll tlct for the proposed Western
through ............. freight afwork ^ lines. Despite _ all other the the j
influences in favor of
ports, and when it was almost certain ;
‘ voui( ] j selected, he fluid
. )e
finn his convictions that Savannah
^,, g lne the proper l)ro ,, B1 . point [); Cole „ m to lu elioo-'U. , w the , und ftt ...
j ast won Colonel over to same
yiew onhe 111;lUcl ..
w jth the kindest feelings tor Brun
. jck ag a (; eor uia port, and without
a]1 y desire to injure Port Royal.
ernor Brown contended that
11 ah had during her long exLlciu.
gathered about her all the most lmpm
taut facilities with which to maugii
. uten- Western produce 1 movement
™w on foot and that it uonUi ,,, n. ,
supplement them . t
an easy work to v,
sars
s«K'
W* l“ st
public career, in this matter he
done a work that shall live after him,
and make his name honored as a
lie benefactor to his State. In a lew
years he will have passed a>v iiom
earth, but not 1 hope until bis eyes
shall 'have beheld the pro «eo. of the
< if.JNortnwesv , poimiig -w.rov.^ Georgia mh
for shipment from a
port to all parts of the world. Ami
this shall lie the proudest busy life—to
this latest work of his
his fidelity to the great interest of his
native State. Only the future can
the grand persistent result and that patriotic must
flow from his
labore in this enterprise, nnd bless
the generations that are to
after ‘ us.
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GENERAL ITEiVSS.
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j acks01lv iu c January 14.—-The Mag
nolia ]£ 0 tel at Green Cove Spring, des- one
of the largest on the river, wa*
t rove d l)y tire ascertained. this morning. The origin !n
K ui*ance is not The
0 f the fire was accidental,
Twenty kegs of gold were received
in Chicago from New York ;i few days
ago. Each weighed about 300 pounds
5 iking $1,500,
(W , • ““ Tt • ’ was sent by
j; K p, 1
A saloou keeper at Allegheny,
ansnected his barkeeper of
...... ’- "U
kec i ) 11 tbrougn a 8 l M ?f ot
hole. Ho gamed the desifed mtoriua
fion, but. soon found himself sulfoea-
1 .. '"-; VV'lion When taken ta.sen out out lie ne was m a- nearly many
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The New York Chronicle rejiorts the
receipts of the seven days ending
p-jidav at 1-19.486 bales against 121,091
v Total hc t since 1st September, ^1879,3, s?i Jit.,
110 bales, against 2,810,382 previous tor the cor
reg , )0u ding period of the cot- 175.
. )r , _showii) ' ” ,r an increase .. of . .
Qr . v l .
3,^738'A miles of railway were built
,i u fg 7'j. Kansas leads with 50
"a ■, 782 miles "7,1 were narrow "“!! {». <niam\
rf
gwitlemBM An^nstuhns !>eou tbrmcil
f ()l . jj l(l pm-pose of developing’ wilt the be Jiich- sunk
| 1101ic i <-o‘il ' : fields A duift
at oucc uul u thorough investigation
wil| bc.mde, I fit proves satisfactory,
the )ftliv w in purchase the mine.
As two children, a hoy and a girl,
were slidiiw on t he ice near Hartford.
oue afternom. last week, one of them
weIlt down. Instinctively he spread
Q t( j; jftg m-nis and kept his head from
ooing ^r under for a while. The girl
iellow eciatin was in, ? thc and f n Knowing – v that ( that ‘r t Ut she ; le
( , ou id do nothing toward extricating
him from his perilous position, started
for a neighbors house, a few hundred
yards away, to tell ins mo her and to
l> r<>cur d assistance if po slide. Thc
n tJ el . started for the live ’ and with
® t , • ki ^ of the (] . „„ , r hastened
.. ’“5 S-! ll forid'iLh ci,„ wat pL
f 0 ld of the
cu n n ad occi-d ami
,. o) . '* p ,] A» , m of hm wife and ,
ol T 1(l by a httle gn-1, who went to moot
bun as he was coming home Dorn Ins
M ol ^ lu 1 lc 01 ’
New* has lnscn received ut terrible :
flood on the Island ot St. Kitts. West;
Indies, lost, by which two the hundred extend lives ot j
were property destroyed to anil the whole
*250,000 was The whole popular
island laid want.
lion of the island does not exceed 25.
000. The disaster was caused by the
streams on the side of Mount Misery
converted into torrents by a
storm, and rushing down upon tiny
arable lands, submerging sugar them etuie
plantations and carrying wit.i
houses trees, timber and human being*.
Earnest appeals have been made tor,
tlic relief of the distressed.
An Important IViJonnl Stem.
Charles g. Prentice, of Toledo. < >.,
went to Paris and thence to England
to be treated for Bright’s disease, ami
after the best physician of could both conn- him.
tries had done what they returned ior
g n-e up in despair and to
America to die. Here lie received
treatment trom other
nhvsieian without benefit, and while
lingering in pain and
he says, l.mjr.1 of the Safe
Aul^oy and la\(i Uui<, * ()v ■ ‘
painful experience and astoiishnig
euro in a long letter to If. 11. iV-arnor
will he On-warded on
plication.
HEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC SCHOOL XOTfCE.
The |{ 0ar(i ()t - Education of Screven county
xv j j j , >,,. ;r ^ on the first Tuesday in Kehruar (
f- ji- the purpose of niTaiiKingftir and locatin':
the I’ublie Sehoolsof the county, All per
K0 » s
’
Jwn
For Rent s
A good dwelling house conveniently situ
„ , of , land , , U- ,
abnl Sylvaang . and , tour acres
t.» and'^od
well wll of < water cm ttie place. Cal at! on or acl
dress. W. J. (.BOSS,
A an. 1 '-if Svlvaniv Ga.
For Kent.
The large and commodious residence now
I 0 ,. t . lipic d bv Mr. fharles Perry, containing
six large ami comfortable rooms; With the
1 dwelling is included all necessary mit-bnil
diugs. ’ a most excellent well of water and a
. , call on or address
m ,, A . J!IMS , SyWania. (in.
|»50 x -- Howard. -----------------,
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stolen from inv lot at Alexander, Burke
<. ouil tv, on the u'ight about of the U'4 5th of hands January, high
a black mare mule,
>Cml whin stofen. She'wF tHkeu'
1)v a ne ^, ro an swerin.<r to the name of Henry
Crawford, who is about live feet and six
seven inches high, weighs about one
u.s.r.imi ,■<- ■■■ u.
^ otl ^eSl?M S mldn^M.irt Of
a ; 1(! I10 top shjrt< . llld w „ re a tnU) . the
\ W il! pay the above named reward for
! safe delivery to me of the negro and mule.
““^ « ^tob{l- f VI, ‘ 1 ° n
n reWprded
' J.J. I’ltlN'sox.
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MkiNHAnD BRO’–i „
–
wii/irrsuif
BOOTS, SB3IOH3S,
Hats and Clothing,
129 – 131 BROUGHTON ST.
SA VANB'AH, GA.
PH-ANTK Ss OO ,
imv <b»ob>s, .TOTao-NW,
Ladies’ and Gent’;. Furnishing Goo4g ?
AT 'WHOLESALE ONLY.
131 – 133 Stoughton St.,
SAVANNAH, SSORGIA.
I Jan20tim.
TA 1 TjTD 11 J pi; 11 141 J jJ TA
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IIAUTFOBD, CONN'., .Tan. 1st, 1880.
j authorized counties agent of for our Sewing Kmanuel. Maehitu-s
i in the Screven,
i son, Buliecli, Luurensand Montgomery, and
I L ln the in Southern ttveHtat portion Georgia, of Burke and Jeffer
on , e of ami we advice
(all purchasers of the
; WEED SEWING MACHINE
,
! TO deal only with him.
i / j- •- srr« UKE co - •
Ina\elmg Agents , uanted. . , Foi r- . terms .
a( * dress
” '• .IAlsER,
JanfiOtf Wadi.ey, Ga.
{ MKF/NM lfi -iTVis- A * IN -r --r iV r
Ji " a ‘ A'^ ?
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DBAJ.Kli, s
, ItfliC Cliirfc mf.
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS,
Also a full line of
Gent h lUliniblllilg F IvOOCiS, i
Guaranteed to be of the very best material
(f -o Rrw uryan _ n ouoet,
s -'- ’ * ’ <,lj0U ,lA
B. 1’. J.iCOItSUt, SnlcHiuaii.
ttI«OLUTI«K OF
...... iKtli ,
% lt it".; AmnYVihoUsthis . Ford ^g# under theFirm d/u“ bl name
H
consent, dissolved. The business will
S' j, J aud assets k!" 1 of ",!o the 1 ';, v- In h< in. ’ a,sl,nu “
.
T 4 ii m'™*’
l II. inM L. JJMMLK.
I Et Oil d 1 E If Ollli A H 8
, U II II UU If ■ ! S| U 1111 WliU U ■ >
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If you want to bo supplied
I call on .1081.A 18. 811 8.8., Jr.
! Jail, 13-1 m. At Post
g^f [fj ]j,£ WORLD !
«a“P rtASrar*. 0
AND >.
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«S ^
r
LELY ^ S •
V 'WtSSHft t,
‘tfifcfyl |i\ B A/ll# )|jS|| fc* N
ABSOLV y gfjafe –w ^ 09 r9G–R 115 s $£ f) hi Cl g pi
*
impure Bi-Carb SeSa ts of a
rilihtlr dtrtr wMi* oolor. it may
»Ji!r, el b.it'si coSl j*a'eSison t?lTit
cntiurn' ft A, !l? AN»
Wi “
s«o that i-rtifit,nesEiotd(i jorr Raking Sofia t»
wWiosmi bo am.
gmu-Al* wuiriM.NCjm used far
rniunot a .imp'.* different but .rYftn nan .igofFo'jni tist (fthc lodia–oivea comparative
j
sggggMsssgs shown afur Beetling 1 pome twenty minute** ov
sss
b* sure and askforcum-oh *Co.’s s«b»and
ere that their name is OR tho package and >ou
Powder, caves tVunty tono* its cost.
ge® ODC pOURtl pftOltft"® Ur valuable informa.
tion and road earei’ully.
SHOW THiS TO YOUR GROCER.
I WANTED.
I Two good plow hands will find omploy
j meut with good wages by applying to
| g]) g> 1 V1SS A Sj'OTT.
Ten Dollar;') Reward.
The above reward will lie paid for the de
! liverv of SOLOMON JAM kit. colored, an es
! cupeil convict, to the Jailor of St riven (loun
; tv. Said James escaped from the Jail in said
county on the night of the at b insi.
j Jan. I .--it L. U- f-IlOSS.
• N E W -AT 81 7 ORE, ^-~ L
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NEW GOODS,
.
; Having opened a new stock oC (foods near
Powell's old stand, are now p, spared to sell
them to the •Tizensof Nwiven county at the
; ! m . v LOWEST P1UCE8. Their .Stock
sisfs in part of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hats,
Cap., Boots, Sho.s, «to.
«<»» coos. «eoe!».d b,
E-ory SSoapnsr.
Coux.trv Produce taken in exchange for
j Goods. IS i 1
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PLANTATION 9
SITUATED IN BULLOCH COUNTY.
; There are 915 acres of land on which aiy
two settlements. The Saw and Grist Mill
i have a good local patronage. Price $2,600,
Call on nr address
EDMUND KENEDY.
Jan. C-lm. Bengal, Bulloch comity, Ga
Sylvaiiia Town
FOR SALE. .
The Subscriber offers for sale twelve Town
hots, in the most desirable locations in Syl
i Vania. J. LAWTON SlNGELTON,
Dee. i% 1878-2ni.
LEGAL NOTICES.
4iiHiG K4»S A . M«.-v-Sveil foil niy.
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To all whom it mav eonceon: Dr. T. C.
Johnson has applied by written petition for
| ceased and said applu-atiou willhsheardhc
fore Monday the Court February, of Ordinary 1880. on the second
j in M. M. POTTER,
j J*«.6-td. Ordinary Serivcn County.
! SCBI VEX SHE BIFFS SALE.
> Will be sold before the Court Rouse door
in Sv) vania on the first Tuesday in February
irsaa« bou t k
ost of Thomas S htry, in all of that tract
of land situated in ticriven County, hundred Georgia,
Said tract eontaiains five
more or less, and hounded by lands of Mrs.
8. North, E. Calhoun by lands and of A. 8hno%C.‘ J. Briesoa Brinsoa and ontl» Miss
0 'Anderson anil
Wood, Ran. 'William Shetl
i>erd on the West, property pointed out
BSSW*K.t by plaintiff. David T. Doughtry, – tSbJf tenant Si in
,
Thomas I'oagl.ir, loss.i.fv a 1 ri. Ssaiaa
out of said cwunty in favor of Malissa A. S.
j Hunter versus niadc said by Thomas Ji> R Poughtry.
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I j,„, wde. Sheriff S.C’.
j Application for a New Road, U
In tho matter of the application of James
1 tttdci°£e« an^offtSte'View
: the same having marked thf same ,mt and
'made their reportunder oath thatthe same
laid out and marked out conformably to
Y'kiard arc wilhn" nmv'road
the followin*-beimraparticulardesicription
thereof, to wit: ('ommencing road 75 at yards a point above on
th<! Middle Ground about
£ci “i Itrl^raighV-.nd^riv is knowii d”
i()n t0 the north end of what as
“the Littlefield Lane,” and from thence rol
lowing the present road bed now used, with
slight changes until it reaches Milieu, at the
depot. This is therefore to cite and notifv
persons interested that, said new road
! held on the Kith day of January, 1880.
In witness whereof we-have' hereunto set
onr hands and official signatures on this 12th
day of December, 187?,.
JOHN II. ...... DI LL,
M. >1.l’OTTER.
I). B. (. NUNN A ELY,
Dec. 16-lm jDounly Board, S. C
GUMO, GUANO.
The undersigned would respectfully inform the, planters ol St-riven County
that they are prepared to fill orders for the following first class FerfilizeiN:
WATSON – CLARK, STAR BRAND, HOMESTEAD, SOL
UBLE PACIFIC PATAP8CO, AND GIANT.
We win deliver any of the above (fuano's, except Pnlnpseo, fr.-e of freight
at any point on our ltail Rond, (five us a call before pttrcliasiiig
PERKINS k miiK
dan.6-4m I.OUETTE, Sci-ivon County-, (fa.
OO
• To Congress
Did not create iialf the Furore that the GENEKAL
OPENING of the Mammoth Stock of
Bry Goods, Groceries, Notions, etc., etc.
» THAT
Wilkins 9 Berrien – Co.
o
Have exposed on their Counters and Shelves : and where they are ever ready t
■ > show and sell goods to all who favor them with a call, at the I.OH
KST PRICKS known to this country si nee th« era of HIGH
PRICES. They- make a specialty of buying
COTTON AND. COUNTRY PRODUCE GENERALLY,
For which they are paying THE HIGHEST CASH PRICES. ‘•Come arid
see” and by seeing be convinced that they are tho
of Low Prices at Milieu. Their stock of
C HEIST MAS FIX! N G S
Far surpasses anything seen in this Country for years. They strive to pluaso
all who come. Their Clerks are-sober, polite and accomodating,
and their whole aim is to show to their customers
that they need not go away to get any
thing they need for
Home Oomfort
And Luxuries. Give ih a call, friends, and satisfy yourselvos.
Ilespectfulty,
WILKIES, – CO.,
Dec. 23-41. MILLEN, GEORGIA
PARKINS ^ k BROTHEK ^ ^ _ _________
ivr^k.FTTTdD^C'XTJS.E^S
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SViOULDINGS, WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES,
STAfR RAILING, BALUSTERS', NEW
EL POSTS.. BR’ACICETS. ETC.
LATH YYFTID SHINGLES
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We have constantly on hand a large stock of the above
ood«, which we ai*e selling at the lowest Cash I’riges. Send
Price List.
AM. «R»ERSS PBOSIPTI-t ATTESOKI) TO.
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_ HUBibor , Yard and Planing Mul Calhoun „ Surest, _. .
Offico, „ on
Below Central Rail Road Depot,
©a.
YIRGIL H. BURNS 9
CJOTTOM BUYBRj,
^YISTID
DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Will commence opening on the first of September, a large and well assorttxl
tock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS
i i CossisTixn of every thing usually kept in a
i First-Class Country Store.
.
Has now on hand a foil line of Liqcoks, consisting of
The celebrated Bob Lee and Stone Mountain brands, Apple
and Peach Brandies, Catawba, Sherry and Port Wines, Ale
and Choice imported French Brandy for medicinal purpos
es only.
From and after August fifteenth he will have in operation, at No. S.,
A STEAM C0T10N-GIN AND GRIST MILL
WITH all the latest improvements solicited, attached. The patronage of the peop
generally .s respectfully and satisfaction guaranteed.
WILL keep on hand ample funds to buy, and pay
^Highest Cash Price For Cotton >
Delivered at Xo. C>, either in Bale, or Seed.
July 29—tf.
JNO. B. WALSH,
I PRACTICAL CARPENTER,
SYLVANI A, C E OR Cl A.
| Will work either by the day, or by
the job. A11 communications by Mail
promptly answered.
85—tf.
DR. CEO. B. DOUGLAS
Medical Practitioner and Surgeon,
SYLVANIA, GEORGIA.
July 29—tf.