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&hc gcnild and ^dwrtiscr. Newnan, Ga., Friday. Jiriy 22d. 1887. WEEKLY CIRCULATION, 1,750. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CITY AND COUNTY JA8. E. BROWN. Editor. The State Road Matter. The Legiulature has had under dis cussion various motions and resolu tions relative to the State Road lease since Senator .los. E. Brown’s letter to Governor Gordon was made public, chance# are that the , e of hig huUheonly sensible proposition yet. kf . tate w , n e]ect h(m to gome place prominent Southern Democrat, in dis cussing the matter, said: "The leading Georgia Democrats are very anxious to get Hammond provided for. He is a dungeious man to have floating around loose in the State. He is a man of pronounced ability and great popularity, but strange to eay he can not maintain his hold upon a seat in the House of Representatives. He is too independent, too manly, to curry favor with the bosses of political cliques In his district. But be is a big man and the people of the .State know it, and unless Hammond is provided for by some appointive position the | had been sick some lime. have our sympathies. Brown, left on Monday for her home Mr. Oscar L. Kelly has extra fine wa in Amertcus. termelons. Oscar is a clever fellow er ginberisb. though it tries to sing. Some ssy it is a dwarf 25 or 30 years Lathererille. Mr. Editor:—Miss Loadie O’Kelly, WE ARE NOW Mrs. “Vincent” is a practical hu- and remembeits his friends generously, old. The manager of this singular of Grantville, is the guest of Mrs. W. manitarian. She cultivates catnip - (though not exclusively) for the ben- efitof "the little stranger in ourmidst.” The annual meeting of the Baptist brethren begins to-morrow Thursday) night. Mr. J. J. Denais and family are moving to our town. They will oc cupy the Shepherd house. One of the little year-old daught ers of Mr. J. E. Morgan was buried at the Elmore cemetery on Tuesday. It The family ' made is contained in the preamble and 'resolutions offered by Senator James, of this district, on Monday last. The resolutions are as follows: Whereas, The lease of the West ern and Atlantic Railroad will termi nate on the 27th day of December, 1890; and Whereas, It is plain and manifest • that the lessees claim large sums of money of the State for betterments in the way of rolling stock, laying, addi- ' tional track, and other improvements placed on said road; and Whereas, The exigencies of the case demand that the present Gen eral Assembly take Borne decided ac tion in regard thereto; and in order that the legislature may act intelli gently in relation to this important , matter, be it therefore Revolved by the Senate, the Home concurring, That a joint committee be appointed, consisting of live from the henate and eight from the House, which said committee shall proceed at once to investigate all such matters and things in connection with the leasing, operating, management (anil control under the lease contract,-.and all other matters and tilings connect ed therewith, so as to clearly anj in telligently understand the rights ol the .Staleand the lessees in relation to the same aud report back to the Sen ate and House ut as eaily a day as practicable. First—Who compose tbo present t lease company and amount ot stock owned by each lessee. •Second—The character and value of the rolling stock and other equip ments received by the lessees from the State, the condition of the road and all property connected therewith at the commencement of the lease. Third—The character ant* vaiuo of the rolling-stock aud other improve moilIh placed on the road by the les sees, and character aud value of all other improvements placed ou sain road by said lessees aud claimed by them as bettenueuLs. Fourth—Aud whether or not the Htato is liable under the lease cou- . trnel to pay said lessees for any such betterments, and whether or not the lessees are authorized under said lease contract to remove any of the rolling-stock or other betterments from its road. , Resolved further, That for the pur pose of carrying out the provisions of these resolutions, suid committee be authorized and empowered to send for persons and papers aud to sub- pevua witnesses. Mr. James goes right to the bottom of the matter, uud in presenting hfs resolutions providing lor the appoint ment of u joint committee to invest! gate tlie condition of the road, the question of betterments, etc., lias adopted the only course open to the Legislature by which a fairand equita hie adjustment of the matter can he secured or a serious complication avoided. If that committee is proper ly constituted and will address itself to the subject lu hand with the iutel llgeueu aud fairness which the public has a right to expect, we see no rea son why the differences involved can not be settled without controversy. ' In this connection it may be of in terest to state that, in a speech muue before the legislative Joint Judiciary Committee iu 1S82, Mr. Julius L. Brown, attorney for the Western and Atluutic Railroad, asserted that the lessees of the .State Road would make no claim for betterments ut the expi ration of the lease. A few days ago Mr. C. A. Niles, the Atlanta corres pondent of the Macon Telegraph, ad dressed a note to Mr. Brown request ing a copy of the speech iu question, qr an affirmation or denial of the state- dtent alleged to have been made by bltu on the occasion referred to. Reply ing to the request of Mr. Niles, Mrj Brown writes bb follows: ‘‘I have not time to search among my papers for the speech I made be fore the Joiut Judiciary Committee iu 1882, aud which you say the Tele graph and Messenger wants. The: speech was sleuographically reported, and 1 believe printed in thedaily papers —certainly in a pamphlet. I do not' remember the luugunge or position or that- speech now. Five ytars have elapsed since it was delivered, but iu reply toyourquestious I will say that it is more than likely that I did say that by the terms of the lease act the West ern and Atlantic Railroad Company- are not entitled to betterments at. the end of the lease, under the leasing contract. If such a questiou came up, or it was involved, I would have saiu so. 1 say so now. 1 uuderstaud the matter presented to Governor Gordon by the president of that company to be this: Does the State desire the road returned to it iu the condition it was when it was leased to the company, and as the law- and contract aud bond requires it to be returned to it, or does it desire it returned to the State iu the condition it now is—which is much better thau it was received from the State—aud if in its present condition, that commissioners be appointed to confer with the lessees aud agree upon a valuation for so keeping it up to a condition beyond what the State is en titled to receive it by the terms of her eeutraet. Iu a word, whether the State will pay the present company a sum equitable to keep the road iu a much better condition Ibau she Is en titled to receive it from them, or whether at the end of the lease she will receive it back iu the condition she.delivered it to the lessees, and iu the condition the law, the contract and the bond provides it shall be re turned, aud then be compelled to ex pend large sums to put it iu the condi tion it now is.” The foregoing from Mr. Brown is a very compact epistle, and one does not need to read between the lines to be convinced that he is the sou of his fattier. worthy of bis ability.” There is no purer or abler man in the State, and no position within the gift of the peo ple that he would not fill with honor to himself and satisfaction totbecoun try. The “prominent Southern Dem ocrat” quoted above is evidently well informed, because he has stated noth ing that it is not true. His estimate of Hammond is not exaggerated in the least, whose appointment to either of the positions indicated would be ac knowledged with the liveliest evi deuces of gratification throughout the State. One of the main topics of legislative interest this week was the passage by the Hou^e on Wednesday last of a bill taxing wine-rooms in counties where prohibition is now in effect under the operations of the general option law The bill fixes the tax at $10,000 per an num, and is evidently designed for the benefit or embarrassment of Ful ton couuty, where forty or fifty of these saloons are trying to eke out a miserable existence by selling a little wine now and then for the stomach sake, and violating the prohibition law as often as convenient by vending old-fashioned slumgullion at popular prices. Well, it has proven to be a very precarious traffic at best, and we are only surprised that the wine sell ers have not become disgusted and re tired voluntarily before now. At the fall sessian of the Legisla ture Mr. Brady, of Sumter, intro duced a bill allowing purchasers of guauoto plead failure of consideration <oi notes given in payment therefor under certain specified conditions. The bill was called up iu the House yester day for the purpoeeof putting it upon its final passage and was carried by a vote of 101 to 52. Those in a position to know say it is more than likely that the measure will pass the Senate also. The bill as passed differs in no material particular from the one orig inated and introduced by Hon. L. R Ray, of this county, five or six years ago. So far as we have been able 11 learn the compromise prohibition measure outliued in these columns last week meets with general approval. We have interviewed quite a number of our citizens, both in the town and county, and of those spoken to fully four-filthB prefer thecompromise meas ure to cither the present law or Mr. Freeman’s amendment. We think our Representatives would be quite safe in proposing some sucG measure as that suggested, and have no doubt 'heir action will be generally indorsed by the people. The hot wave which struck the country last Saturday was the begin ning of one of the most prostrating seasons ever known, aud iu some sec tions wasalteuded with very fatal re suits. In Chicago last Monday there were 263 deaths from prostration, aud distressing reports were received from nearly all the Eastern aud Western cities. It is safe to say that 1,000 or 1,500 deaths resulted from this cause alone iu the several cities referred to. The annual convention of the stock holders of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad will be held in Atlanta next Monday, at whic’i time a new board if directors will be elected. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Hon. N. J. Hammond. A well-posted Washington corres pondent says now that the chances of Hon. X. J. Hammond for obtaining a seat on the Supreme bench are wan ing, both his friends and political op ponents are urging him for appoint ment to the position in the Cabinet that will be made vacant by Secretary Lamar’s promotion to the Supreme Judgeship; "that Georgia Democrats, sided by other "party leaders of the South, have fixed upon Mr. Ham- ; aston mond aa the successor of Secretary w “ Senoia. Mr. Editor:—Our section of coun try has been visited with fine rains and vegetation is much refreshed. We hope the torrid term has reached its climax. Watermelons are coming in by the wagon load aud are retailing cheap. So far, no sporadic cases of cholera morbus have occurred. It has been decided that one gin nery and one guano factory cannot supply the wants of all our people, so there will be two in readiness when the season opens. It is to be hoped that these enterprises will contribute largely to the beuefit of the farmers. boLh as regards quality and price of the articles furuiehed. I don’t believe there are half a doz en tax-payers in the First district who would give their consent to the sale of liquor in this district, for any con sideration. Public opinion has placed the seal of its condemnation upon the tuff. The curse of the sale has been demonstrated, and now we are en joying the blessings ot prohibition. That we will continue to do so is not a question for argument. “Prohibi tion” and “no fence” are fixtures. There have been so many people hunting far a cool place the past week that it is rather difficult to keep up with their whereabouts. Mrs. S. M. Hill and Mrs. W. P. Maxwell, and children, of Montezu ma, are spending the summer with Mrs. Sibley. Mr. and H. M. Hutton, of Savan nah, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Smith. Mrs. L. P. Barnes, Mrs. Sallie Towns and Mrs. E. R. Griggs are vis iting the family of Dr. J. C. Barnes at Coneord, Ga. Miss Belie Brantly, Miss Lula Belle Towns and Miss Jessie Forth are vieitiug the family of Mr. J. O. Jones, ih Meriwether county. Misses Mary Towns and Eva Jones are visiting friends in Atlanta. Mrs. H. C. Fisher is visltiDg her daughter, Mrs. W. N. Edge, at Thom- Mrs. W. J. Cock is visiting relatives at the Warm Springs, Meriwether county. Vincent. Ju!y20th. Mr. Editor:—The exercises of Senoia High School were resumed on Mon day last UDder the skillful manage ment of Prof. P. F. Brown. Miss Brown, the accomplished assistant, is absent at Monteagle, and her sister, Mrs. Pickett of Americus, will have charge of her department until she re- tu rns. Dr. A. B. Couch, a prominent phy sician of Roswell, Ga., is mingling with friends here this week. We are always glad to see his pleasant face. Mrs. C. A. Green and her charming daughter, Miss Carrie D. Ballard, af ter a pleasant visit to friends and rel atives in Griffin and Pike county, re lumed home Tuesday. Arrangements are being perfected tor the erection of two fi rst-class guano factories at this place. This is some thing that is much needed in our town aud we hope the good work will go on. Capt. J. D. Boyd, of Griffin, is in town this week. Col. Jim Griggs, of Dawson, Ga., circulated among bis friends here this week. 'Ye had a splendid rain Tuesday ev ening, which was much needed. ' A number of our citizens attended Court in Newnan last Monday. Messrs. Duke and Matt Cole, of your city, were here last Tuesday. Our town is pretty well crowded with 9ummcr visitors, which again raises the question of increased hotel facilities. Col. J. W. Shell left last week for Atlanta to accept the position of as sistant clerk in the House of Itepre sentatives. A. July 20th. July 21st. Nemo. . Turin. Mr. Editor:—Our section has been greatly blessed with rains, which have | show is said to be making from $S to I. Upshaw. $10 per night. It is claimed by the j Miss Sallie Simril, of Newnan, is exhibitor that the monstrosity is half ; visiting Luthersville this week and is negro and half turtle. The clouds were heavily charged fallen most opportunely from first to -witlx electricity last night. A large last, and as a consequence the crop oak near my horse-lot was struck by lightning and badly tom up. Wind and rain were heavy, with some hail. Bald home's are getting to be very numerous in this vicinity, and sassy. Somebody has been stealing C«l. J. R. Thurman’s roasting ears. We hope the time will come when they who steal will be made to steal no more. Mrs. Osborn Avery, of Chattooga county, Ga., is visiting relatives in this vicinity. Hooray for the Colonels! July 20th. Ripples. We had a pop call from Col. J. M. Lamar- that having become satisfied ! Griggs, of Diwgon, on his way to At- that Mr. Lamar is to have the Su- ; lanta - His wife will spend some time preme Court position, they have de elded to press Mr. Hammond for the | Secretaryship of Hie Interior.” A ( with relatives here. Mrs. A. M. Williams, who has been on a visit to her father, Col, F. F. Palmetto. Mr. Editor:—The most promising aud profitable crop that is now at tracting the attention of the people of Palmetto is a peanut patch owned by Rev. It. C. Rhodes. He has one acre planted In Spanish goobers. It is claim ed by parties who are familiar with this vegetable that the average yield is one quart to the bill. With this al legeu estimate as a basis, a close cal culation has been made on Mr. Rhodes' patch. The supposed yield will be 6S9 bushels and 2 quarts. Aside from this yield, Mr. Rhodes claims that the vines are as fine as clover for forage. I think he will gather ljJ tons of vines. Allowing32 per bushel, which is rea sonable, the goobers will bring $1,37S.- 12Jo'; one aud a half tons of forage at $20 per ton will swell the amount to $l,408.12Jj. The cost of cultivation (they are now laid by) has been $3.65, Tbe gathering will probably be $5, which,deducted from thegrossamount leaves Mr. Rhodes the handsome sum of $1,399.47’..'. These goobers are very easily gathered, from the fact that when the viue is pulled up all the goobers stick to it. The rows are two ieet apart; bills one foot apart in the drill. The ground is literally covered with the vines. It looks like a clover field. Mr. Rhodes also has an acre in Kaffir corn that will yield 100 bushels. It is said" that Capt. Howard, our popular conductor, is a deacon in the Baptist church at Montgomery. Re cently, the report goes, when he arose to take up a collection, he electrified the congregation by calling out "All aboard for Atlanta.” Before he had proceeded far on his rounds he was saying, quite naturally, “Ticket, sir.” Oue man refused to contribute, where, upou Captain Howard reached up for the bell-cord, saying, “I’ll put you ofl if you don’t pay.” It is a matter of doubt which is entitled to this collec tion, the railroad or the church. Major Holleman returned yesterday from a trip of several days to Salt Springs and Douglasville. The Major says that the Atlanta aud West Point Railroad is the best he ever traveled on His impression is that Col. Gabbett should have charge of all the railroads in the State. Mrs. E. Headden aud Mrs. H. P. Holleman are at Sait Springs. Miss Jennie Lou Covin and Miss Lora Smith are visiting relatives in Palmetto. Miss Lodie Stipe and Misses Beu lah and Ethel Kelly are visiting friends at Powder Springs. Miss Annie Mitchell aud .Miss Do- nie Lovvorn, of Bowdon, are in Pal metto, visiting the family of Rev. G. W. Colquitt. These two young ladies, accompanied by Miss Belle Colquitt, spent a coujile of days in Atlanta dur- g the week. Miss Bernice Campbell has returned to her home at Powder Springs, after month’s visit to frieDds in Palmetto. Prof. Pendergrast is attending the session of the Peabody Institute in At lanta. Messrs. Will and Boh Bohannon, of Sharpsburg, spent Tuesday in Palmet to. Miss Janie Steed is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Will Beck, at Rome, Ga. Miss Katie Latham, of Atlanta, is visiting the family of her uncle, Mr. Decatur Brooks. Miss Fannie Walthall has gone to Antioch to visit her sister, Mrs. A. N. Brittain. A very serious accident occurred near Palmetto this week. On Sunday evening Mr. Hilary Richardson and prospect is the best we have had for years. Rev. J. B. Hunnicutt has four sin corn, “double rowed,” from winch he calculates to gather four hundred bushels, besides fodder and other provender. Mr. Flem Arnold declares that he never saw such a flattering prospect for com, acreage considered. Some think cotton la not so full of promise, there being rather too much weed. As a rule my obser vation has been that these flattering cotton prospects never reach the ex pectations of the farmers in the final wind-up. A few days of dry, hot weather will very soon destroy the fruit and cause the weed to shed. We are having an abundance of fine melons in these parts, which are great luxury. Mr. Rufus Hardy caught a fine carp in his pond a few days ago weighing 14 pounds. It is Believed that there are many others of the same size in pond. At the next regular meeting of White Water Baptist Church, Rev. W. H. Prichard, of Brooks Station, will be ordained to tbe ministry. The presbytery will be composed of Rev. H. Wells, of Zebulon, Dr. I. G. Wool- sey, Rev. E. Culpepper and the pas tor. At that time the church will bold its annual meeting, also. The services will be protracted several days. Turin gave a fine barbecue a few days since, and the maDy that were present pronounced it a rich affair. Turin is on a boom. A few days ago Mr. F. Hunter sold several acres of land to Mr. Richard Cole at $100 per acre. Mr. Cole will soon begin the erection of a fine residence on the same. Mr. Fred Hunter contemplates a similar improvement on his lot south of the railroad. ' Dr. Lester will soon have his drug store completed, which is now under headway. The guano factory is now consid ered a settled fact, also, and the com pany will begin work on the building in a short time. A public ginnery will also go into operation early in the fall. Other important improvements are spoken of. In fact, we stand a good chance to have the North and South Railroad extended to this place. Just let it come, is ail we ask. The trustees met a few days ago and selected Prof. J. B. Allen as principal of our si-hool. He will assume charge on Monday next. Rov. H. S. Rees is conducting a meeting at Holly Springs this week July 19th. R. A. T. Panther Creek. Mr. Editor:—Everything is lovely in these diggings. Good many kinfolks stirring about and visiting generally. Watermelons and roasting-ears are about the only luxuries that we have to set before our guests now. Our schools are all on a big boom, both white and colored, and if we don’t have smart folks in this country it won’t be the fault of our teachers. Big meeting at Liberty next Satur day and Sunday. I learn that Dr. Foster will be assisted by several visit- iug ministers. Mr. Editor, where did the idea of preachers getting furloughs originate? I notice now that most all the city preachers go off on a furlough, while the poor country preachers have to stick close to their charg es;—but I reckon it is because the town folks have more religion than the country people and it don’t take as much preaching to keep them in tbe right track. The Chattahoochee Musical Conven tion will meet at Salem church, six miles southwest of Carrollton, Thursday before the first Sunday in August. There will be an all-day singing at tbe church near Mr. Wm. Hendricks’ (name not recollected,) on the filth Sunday in this month. At the solicitation of many friends I will take up a music school at Mace doLia on Monday after the fifth Sun day in this month. I go to Carroll ton this week to take charge of some classes. I have not engaged in the business for several years. I have had many calls to teach recently, but can only yield to a few. Old friends come at me in such a way that I can’t well refuse, and seeing the greyL need of some improvement in church and de votional music, I am all the more willing to give such instruction as I am capable of imparting. There is too much sentimental and denomina tional music used in the churches these days, to’ the exclusion of genu ine devotional music. Music, like preaching, has become too sensation al. These are “Ripples’ ” thoughts on the subject of music. I learn that Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hyde’s only child is quite sick. Mr. P. F. Shoemaker’s year-old child came near being stung to death a few days ago by bees. Mrs. S. had left it and the next oldest child and gone into the garden. The child walked to the mouth of a neighboring bee-hive and began to play with the bees. They soon covered it aud but for its screams, which brought its mother to the scene, it would have been stung to death. As many as twenty stings were picked out of each ear, and fifty more from different por tions of its head and body. Mrs. New ton was sent for, who bathed it freely rfith a solution of camphor and alum. At this writing the child is doing well. Bee-hives ought never to be Jo- Fourth District. Mr. Editor:—It again becomes my painful duty to chronicle a sad event in the death of Mrs. Martha Fincher, widow of the late Thomas FiDcher, which occurred on the 13th iust., after a short illness I never before wit nessed such a sudden breaking up of a family, Mr. Fincher having died on the 7th of June. Deceased was a daughter of Christian Milliaus, who is in feeble health himself. He in forms us that out of a family of four teen children half arc now dead. Mrs. Fincher joined Elim Baptist Church when a girl and remaioed a consistent member up to tne time of her death. While it grieves us to give up our rel atives aDd friends, at all times, tbe saddest thought iu this case is that she left four children—the eldest about 12 years of age and the youngest a babe of six weeks—who are dependent for support upon their own labor and such assistan.e as they can get from their relatives and friends. We know not where they will make their homes, but it is evident that they will have to be separated, and even if fortunate in se curing good homes they will miss that parental love ard care so necessary to the comfort and well-being of chil dren. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev, F. J. Amis at Elim, after which the remains were laid be side those of her husband. In behalf of the community we tender the aged father, brothers and sisters, and espe cially the orphan children, our warm est sympathies. Miss Eula Adamson resumed the exercises of her school at Midway on the second Monday, inst., with a good attendance. The Sabbath School at that place observed “Children’s Day” on Satur day last, and although the attendance was not large, the day was passed very pleasantly. There was a superabun dance of dinneron the grounds, and of that which was good. Am glad to report that I do not kuow of any serious affliction in the commu nity, though there are some miu r ailments among us. A Mr. Bearden visited a family on Capt. Stallings’ place a few days ago and turned his nurse into the pasture to graze. While engaged in this peace ful ocoupation the horse was set upon by a male bovine of Jersey extraction aud gored so frightfully that its in testines protruded trom the wound. They were replaced and the wound sewed up, but I am uot informed with what success. Don’t talk to us about your “mild-eyed Jerseys!” We had a light shower of rain Tues day night, which was very much needed. Prof. W. L.. Stallings’ school at Wesley Chapel opened with flattering prospects. Vaxpelt. July 20th. the gnest of her cousin, Miss Eula Lassetter. Mr. Tom Wilkinson, of Palmetto, the popular salesman of J. R. Wilkin son & Bro., is spending the week in this place. Mr. Lee Plant died Monday evening at 4 o'clock. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Bradley, assisted by Dr. Jarrell, of LaGrauge, after which they were interred In our cemetery. The annual meeting of the Method ist church at this place began last Friday and will continue one week. Mr. F. A. Pierce, of Newnan, visit ed home last Sunday. Miss Carrie Strozier, of Greenville, is visiting her cousin. Miss Mary Leu Williams. She is one of Greenville’s most fasciuating young ladies. Miss Elia Methvin, of Senoia, is vis iting friends in this place. Prof. R. M. McCaslin, who has been quite sick at his son-iu-Iaw’s, has re turned to his home in Greenville. July 19tb. Eudd. The Crops. . Mr. Editor:—Since my last report we have had some of the hottest weather that I recollect ever to have experienced. After the rain of the 12th tbe weather began warming up, and on Sunday and Monday last the thermometer ran up to 95 in the hall way of my house, which is situated in a forest extending back northwest ward some half a mile or more; and, of course, the wind in passing through the forest was very much modified in temperature before it shuck the hall way. On Tuesday, the weather seem ing not be satisfied with its previous record, ran up to 9SJq degrees. At this juncture the southeastern horizon began to grow dark and threatening, the lightning to flash and the thunder to roll. By 8 o’clock the rain began to fall, accompanied by both wind and hail, and the ground was well satu rated. I understand that Peter Shoemaker, on the Motley place, had 25 f.acres of cotton very badly damaged bjr the hail; aDd Harry Dyer, on the Mrs. Benton place, had most of his cotton crop seriously damaged also. I have heard of no other disasters in 'the neighborhood of Macedonia chureh, though, and the crop prospect is sim ply magnificent in all the Wahoo re gion. Occasional. July 21st. CLOSING OUT OUR STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING Not exactly at t . but at such greatly reduced prices as will astonish you. A • have between fifty and seventy-five suits, all sizes and qualities, yet on hand that must be sold before the season closes. Call and examine our stock. TWO DOZEN EXTRA LENGTH ALPACA COATS RECEIVED THIS WEEK. SEVERAL SETS OF 3-ROLLER CANE MILLS AND EVAPORATORS, (MANUFACTURED BY THE CHATTANOOGA PLOW CO.) ON HAND AND FOR SALE AT FOUNDRY PRICES. cated near a house where there are his family passed the residence of Mr. j little children, or where horses can W. J. Miller, a couple of miles below ; reach them; for, of all things, bees town, in a wagon. Mr. MUler’s dsngh- hate horses, or the scent of ft horse, the ter, about twelve years of age, ran out ; worst. tojumpoothe wagon and ride. By; a colored man has been going over sotpe means her leg was caught be- j the country exhibiting a strange freak tween the spokes of .the hind wheel j of nature or monstrosity that is half andso badly fractured that amputation I human and half mud turtle. I have was necessary. This operation was : no t seen it, but am informed by those performed Monday evening. The who have that on its back is a perfect child died Monday night. Mr. Miller turtle shell. The head, feet aud hands is in Alabama al this time ftDd has ; are like those of a turtle, except that not heard ot this fearful calamity. | tbe bead if woolly. It* speech is r»tb- Koscoe. Mr. Editor:—Aa it has been some time since you have had any corres pondent from this place, please allow me space to give to your numerous readers the news happening in the community. Roscoe is situated nine miles north west of Newnan, aud though rather small in some respects is loud enougn to make up for it. It has the territory to support it, aud its future prospects are flattering. Dr. Starr is doing a good business here selling goods. He and his partner, Dr. J. B. Sanders, are also gettin r a good practice. Dr. J. R. Sewell, who lives only two miles from Roscoe, also has a lucrative practice. I hope your readers will not think that oursection is sickly, though, because we are so well blessed with doc tors, for our people are quite liberal to all the professions, and they especially like to assist the doctors. The school at Roscoe, under the tu torship of Prof. E. T. Whatley, is quite flourishing. Prof. Whatley has been remarkably successful in holding the school up to the present high standard. It is second to no school in the coun ty, and I would say to all youug men who desire a good high school educa tion that Roscoe is tbe place to get it. The crops in this section were never more flattering thau at present. Our farmers are in tbe best of spirits over their crop prospects and some of them are equally enthusiastic about the Farmers’ Alliance. It is clearly nic- essary that the farmers should unite and work for their mutual interest; but we have no way of judging the fu ture but by the past. Mr. Abe Carmical, from near Mont gomery, Ala., is visiting his brother, Col. W. W. Carmical. Capt. T. J. King, who was First Lieutenant of Co. K., 30th Ga. Regt., Col. G. H. Sanders and J. J. Rainwa ters, Esq., went up to Salt Springs last Thursday to attend the reunion of their old regiment on Friday. Mr. R. J. Gurley went 'with' them. He was not an old soldier; but it is said that his heart is near Salt Springs, and al so that be failed to bring it back. Mr. A. F. Carmical and his sister, Miss Ida, expect to start on a visit to relatives in Alabama next Thursday. We wish for them a pleasant trip. Rev. Mr. Mullins met his regular appointment at Roscoe last Saturday. Mr. Mullins is quite a brilliant young minister, and bids fair to take a prom inent position-in the ranks of his chos en calling. The all-day singing at Sardis last Sunday was reported a success. There is no sicknes in the communi ty at present. I hope Uncle “Ripples’* will not think l am encroaching upon bis ter ritory. Oracle. July 19th. j The Longstreet Agricultural Club. Shakpsbukg, Ga., July 2d. The Lougstreet Agricultural Club met as usual, President C. L. Moses in the chair. The “Turnip Crop” was selected for discussion. Rev. J. B. Hunnicutt be- iDg present, was requested to open the discussion, which he did in a most excellent speech, giving much valua hie information on successful turnip culture. Tbe discussion was contin ued by Mr J. B. Goodwyn and others in a most entertaining manner. The instruction received from the discussion was a9 follows: Tbe ground should be prepared early to in sure the proper condition, well ma nured in drills two and a half feet apart, dominant part of the manure being acid phosphate. The seed should be drilled in moist ground, lightly covered aud well rolled. The plants should be plowed when they have three or four leaves and thinned to six or eight inches apart, and wider if large turnips are desired. That the nutritious value of ruta bagas is nearly equal to that of potatoes; that from two to fifteen hun dred bushels could be raised od an acre, with less expense than any other crop; that all stock like them; that stock will eat them without slic ing or cooking; that for tbe last few years they have commanded better prices than potatoes; that car-loads ot Northern potatoes are required to supply our home demand; that fail ure to raise turnips “is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” The next subject for discussiou is. “The present condition of the farmer, and wbat will better it.” What is the matter with Roland ? C. L. Moses, Pres’t. A. S. Jones, Sec’y. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS FRESH RUTA BAGA TURNIP SEED JUST RECEIVED. HARDAWAY & HUNTER. GIVE THEM A CHANCE! That is to say, your luDgs. Also all your breathing machinery. Very won derful machinery it is. Not only the larger air-passages, but the thousand^ of little tubes and cavities leading from them. When these are clogged and choked with matter which ought not to be there, your lungs cannot half do their work. And what they do, they can not do well. Call it cold, cough, croup, pneumo nia, catarrh, consumption or any ol the family of throat and nose and head and lung obstructions, all are bad. All ought to begot rid of. There is justoue sure way to get rid of them. That is to take Bqschee’s German Syrup, which any druggist will sell you al 75 cents a bottle. Even if ev erything else has failed you, may de pend upon this for certain. About twenty years ago I discovered a little core on my check, and the doctor! pro- nonneed it cancer. I have tried a camber of physicians, bat withoat receiving any perma nent benefit. Among tbe number were one or two specialists. Tbe medicine they applied was like fire to tbo sore, causing intense pain. I saw a statement in tbe papers tolling what S. S. S. had done for others similarly afflicted. I procured some at once. 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