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LUMBKIX, C.V.,
C B W KEY f
B HARRISON, EBITOKT
^TCIiDAY .. 4 September hi), Itir-3
jititti* and Adtci i *?*■
due <m detiiund t bp
| tipeeial cwnfyihit l& fhf: conirariD
BUoHGFS Mmm
i • The wndeisipi'-d d-ar.s to gives notice
j to all th« j a»n i.j- f Tn* Ixrr:r£siii;:;r # (]iai
b«Wl(Wie is list v; :tt,n iiamacer. <’ iili.v tf.
j .■ ipu-.n, 3 -,b*,.rk
*ndadvri!.si-m::. > »:>: ' he i.-u.le vd:!,- an i
to him. PhniiiciAl rnaHirs cr.uu. ffcl viith
or -growipg cut, t>Uni ness had with tha off
fc# nsw-it bo under hi* management. Any
vthor mum ment would create confuriou
Mid can -0 Uiis'uiu-S to it: Mr. J.iobf. 1*.
rviBoa v; U -.ave editorial ttharga of tho
■■wit end local <J<-.fartr, e:r s nod attend to
the offi i-.j v,Tii>-.
I'.LMJ, It. KEY. 1’roprleUr.
bxpahatoey.
J "We exceedingly regret to bo fore
led to issue'only a half sheet today'
I but it is no fault of ours that, such i
case. On tho 15th instant a Hiip
plj of paper was shipped from Ma
bon’to Eafiivsla anil through tho caro
I tessness or gross mismauagem :nt on
■ t he part of tho (Southwestern rail
--oad employees it ban never reached
,v its destination. Wo have sent to
V Jjjafaula Iwicd for it. two or Unco limns and
t-/ Gnthhc-rt, .thinking that it
night have been stopped at tho hit¬
ler placa but the paper hau not been
■Kind yet. This is one of the events
fc a newspaper office that tries men's
■onls and wo are glad tli.it, they do
lot occur moro than once a year.
Mmtisura and imb.-icribava wiil not
■)88 \Vtything by niUsing au Leu.
Hi w<i,ek as tho time veiil be made
H)od. Next week Tub TxiiKi-::: n; :;t
■ ill appiaar in its usual shape. Un
H then we ask your kind, indnlgcnci
Hid will cndaiivor horaafu-r to avoid
Hell a inLtap.
TI'JITLA RS 01' TH S MbTilCiL CT
. ME- GElJMi B- G9BDY
On the Ib-h^jL! .of this mouth Mr.
mm I' 1 o H Cpwdi.atla, Id'.,
,s foully mhr.Vri-.d and roUit-d.
:-. Goi'dy was a native of GhaHa
ochso ccrnity, (dif a broil; r of
f. J,unc3 T. Gordjv of th: i county.
( was a bacaeior nnd hnd lived in
iuisianit for many years, The foi¬
ling extract from a letter from
| Goorga C, Govdy gives tho fuff
ItieuUivs of the. murder.
[On Monday night, ..McGee, the lOih of
b:no-..tl). ci.® Joa White,
bt to his house for the pu-.-p . •> of
niding the night with him. Being
good tonus, an 1 a particular
-id of Greeufi, as ha thought, he
him stay; and next movnuig ho
np about daylight and p.-ctendoil
k it was ruci-o avv for him to go
. Ha put his cloth- s on and went
the lot and caught Ids uuh- aud
[bed Lt back him ipto behind tho house lot. and Ha thou took
tho
leu'ii p>i»to! off of n little table and
I him to get up and got. his nn>n
Lud giro it to him, and tire on got
fond wont to a chair and got iho
lout of Ida pocket, and unlocked
■rank and took out two tuba c
Is of money, an I then ?:5c* »*.■
I him to lay it zn the table, and
ft told Groan to lay down in be !.
I when ho dono that ho told hi,a
1 -oss his legs and lock his hands
|>v Kit his out head of tho ami honso g-vo pnd him iu- n chutu-s wcnld
will him but.spare his life, .and as
H|s bu hud done ail this McGee
■is lead, pistol within throe im-.kv.
just above tho light tern
■did fired, and ran to hm mule
[«ft. He-carried the - : h iL) 1 with
j jjeforo i. j got n mite away he
seuesd to.eouut the laeacy, au-i
i riding along cuun'-ii-g it, a no
fomau met him ami got right tip
Up bofoiv lin saw In r. .Sou war
Greeiss to pi--k .'mtlon, amt
ittowing (Kt anything of tlw murder
iiotio® hiui t-:-., a. but eoo^gli
leoribo iEiijl bim.^Wkea she got to
fl’o nt-d Ud^Kl iiit what had Lap¬
■ s!ong|B Stic ins. The sheriff
sot Im arrested all of
l '* ,pa roiiowevi Mo
.ii*ifssaHy.night JfiA back. ho caught • him old
brought The
zofioguiz P- him at once and
liat heabiWi'd there tlio^iviglit
s tho UiHiin*. Wue;- they put
3 j ul 1 )r 1 ’> t hiia as
•
sd en.l -d him ail about it,
c tobl ii-c doctor what, t-.e bad
and bow h® had killed hio.and
if’ said ho d-d not get much
JT. He said ho got V. 52 in good
y and a big roll of “Gaafetl.’
pistol fatiml oil this rum has
iworu JunsufilTi to as belonging to Green
who did Home work
It is a Smitii & 'Wesson—about
l*biv. T’Liu guiismith -.-d
lam.’ner, and that was what he
[ to. They hare examined tliir
prtjr wltcesssa and not through
rfho most important ours are
Ir shu last. Ho has not proven
Lg. Ir Tiio whale place is in an
about it. They aro uneasy
think loieuee that bo is u“t r.vM from
yet. They havo tln-eat
fcTaoh him, and there is great
I I i--nt here, ’i’hero is no doubt
hia being guilty of tho crime.
fifing L with is too plain. I have
II the judge and be says
is Jho plainest ease he war
I) las life, tie has uot heard
kifeuian I - r.bcnt. H,
■ed to fee Khmip. .n-l liis dep
ItfY ho did to Dr. ‘Yebb.'”
AEOt'IH) TQWIT.
—Reguiar sheriff’s sale day next
Tuesday.
—Tl>* two-ccnt postage law
iato effect on Monday.
—Sixty scholars now attend the
Lumpkin High Hchcol.
—Judge Latimer will hold his
regular monthly court on Monday.
—Mr. Thcophilus 8 . Everett ap
plies to the Ordinary for exemption
of personally.
—•Tire auction sale at Foil’s was
, tar «°/ Rt{ <1e(1 ““<« patronized
T " r '
last ba'urday.
— We understand that Mr. .John
M. Cain gained liis case before tho
j aupintne - 0111 '
| ' ■—Tho clouds rolled by on Mon
day night since which time tha weath
or has been fair and pleasant.
—'fhe road ovi-iscc-rb are having
the roads worked eo that they will
look nice when Court convenes,
—The Legislature has passed a
bill making illegal voting at immici
pal elections an indictable offence.
—We dire--1 attention to t ,i c caw
advertiremeut of A. F. Holt, pro
printer of Holt’s Livery nnu Feed
Stables.
—Judge Lttirncr is having the
Turner Creek bridge near Florence
repaired. Tho Iliad bridge ia also
receiving attention.
—Tho following is extracted from
a small boy’s comporition on “Ba
biee." “Tho mother's heart gives
4th joy at tho baby’S 1st 2th.”
—Tho Lumpkin Baptist Church
is at, present without a paster, hut a
committee was appointed at. tho last
regular conference of this church to
look up ono.
■ ■The Tax Collector will bo at.
Comity Lina next, Monday ; Midway
on Tuesday ; Florence on Wednes¬
day ; P.id:-ton's Store on Thursday,
and Lumpkin next Saturday.
—The su’rgmtion made in last
Saturday’a paper in regard to pro¬
viding ladders upon stores and dwell
ing-rto ba used in ossa of fire meats
with tLa approval of many of our
citizen*.
— BIr F. F>. Gregory 1ms moved
stock of Family and Fancy Groceries
to Dr. Gregory’s building on the
north side of the* public square next
door to M. ?,!. & W. II Griffin II-s
Btoro presents a neat and fiUractivc
uj'l ouraucr.
- During last week If.-anra. BY. B.
amt T'iiitip Simpson killed four wild
I urkeys. During J.v-t wiiitei- tho Simp
son I,roil Mi! killed nearly fifty wild
tui-kf-ys. If they have rs good luck
this whiter wo know wffeio to look
Lr a b.rth-day prcBciit.
—T!m following aro fhe quotations
for cotton in the C.Iambus market,
ouThuieilay morning: low m’ddlings
'-’■Vp middlings 0 |; good middlings fl*.
Dm Jv.d'-.ula quotations Vvedims
d.t.y w- re as follows ; low mddtings,
1 ) ; • , !-! - -, 0 J ; good middlings
K Tl Auiericiis market Wednes
d iv it .quoted : low middling, ;
mil Ting, good middling i)Y
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BY. A. JiH.iN & Go’s stock of Drees
bloods is unraatchabla in Price, in
quality, and in’style.
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C. 1 MI*<J|« IntclIigOHCC.
— Firry wiinta mauufactuvera to
invest in her midst. •
— There aro now thirteen priaonere
in Dougherty comity jail.
—Whitfield's taxable property has
incroneed this year $75,400
—Trnc^; /.-irniur* of Savannah en;
• hat calbagea arc tho best paying
winter vegetable.
John l\;abody, Esq, of Columbus,
has been quite sick, but ia now able
to bo at hi» office. •
— W. A. Glass, of Murray, county,
has a chair one hundred years old. It,
was made in Pennsylvania.
—Three bills fouud’at tho present
twin of Doo'y court were for murder,
two white oi'd one'colored.
—The kidnapped boy Joe A Whit®
was found tied in a fosico corner.
Wb; n found the. boy was nearly
dead from fright and want of food.
—A gentleman who livec east of
Bainbridge, and who has twenty-five
acres in cotton, has already picked
fourteen bales and srys ho will get
several more.
— Mr. W. J. Watt, of Columbus, has
been sick. We nr rejoiced at liis resto
rtion to health. He is a worthy son
of Blew art county and one, of the
best m ere hunts ia Coli|i!ibus. ■
—The Americas Republican con¬
tains a notieo of tho death bf Gen¬
eral George W. Bivens, which oeenr
ed near A meric us on Thursday tfeer
noon, in tho 74th year ef his ago.
—Jesse I), Weston, son of S. It.
Weston, of Albany, was stabbed in
the right, ride on the fflst by a negro
1)8fQed IIenlJ Kobinaon in a dispute ‘
i "boat , sumo shmglo*. , . , „„ I he wound >< .
! »b' » ' 'ri uije Th • in :•„( r.-.i
ftn'.fttcd.
~ 1
General Newsltcms.
—Schuyler Cfolfax thiuim Secreta
ry Lincoln the coming republican.
—The tax collector of Hals’couu
ty, Ala., is reported to be a defaulter
in the sum of $17,000.
—Ex-Govern or Chamberlain of
South Carolina is violent in his de¬
nunciation of liahoaeisiu ir. Virgin
*
—Telegraphic communication lias
been opened between this country
and Brazil, via Galveston and Val
pnrazo.
—Senator Conkling is reporto 1 as
saying that as soon as ho makes
what money he wants be nay re-ea¬
ter politics.
—It ia understood that Mr. Hewitt
believes that a democratic president
would run the risk of assassination.
This shuts out a right good man.
—The New Orleans Tiroes Demo¬
crat expresses the opinion that the
cotton crop of 1883 84 is owned by
tho producer.!, and will leave more
surplus money in the country than
any cotton crop o' recent years.
—The silk manufacturers o? Pater¬
son, N. J., declare they will soon bo
able ta, rival Lyon 3 in that industry.
That ia all very well, but does the
rivalry include the fancy price repre¬
sented in a dress made np for wear?
—A groat horse race will take
place to-day at Fleetwood Park, Now
York, between two noted trotting
horses for a purse of $5,000. Tho
races will bo between St.. Julian, with
a record of 2:11£, and Jay Eyo-Seo,
with a record of 2 : 10 £.
V/. A. Johan & Go., of Macon, of
for 5,000 yards of Dress Goods at
12 cents, which is selling elsewhere
at 15 cents.
Mr. Vffm, IT. (Singleton, • avannnh,
Ga , Bays : “I used Brown’a Iron
Bitters for dyspepsia nad indiges¬
tion. It greatly benefited ma ”
-*»- ..... — — - - - -
The mo d, gorgeous and attractive
novelties in dress silks and woo! com¬
ecu now be found on tho
of \V. A. Juhan ft Go.,
J. H. BARTLETT,
—IYITII—
II- B. MATHEWS.
CUTHBEET, CEOEGIjI,
Dealer In Best Grades Foreigr* and Do*uestic,
Staple and Faney
M3 esa and OReiHIS,
Also Boot-* and Shoes, Hats, Notions, Lacosetc
PJje-Highest ninrket price paid for Coaufrv,Pr«duee. Call on or send vour or
der.s to tho EMITHE STORES of
HOMER n. JIA rilEWS,
Sep8 3tn For the Bast Goods at the Lowest PrioM.
t ayjCTtw^ iagwwn f»jy
DEALER IR
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, WAGONS,
Children Carriages, Harness, Leather &c.
Coiner Cherry and Second-Streets,
MACON, GA.
S-SrCall and see ns or write for prices before purchasing.
t Jaa I 54
EXCEL S T O IR,.
•0.
•NO SHODDT CLOTHING;
Just Received By
G. E.
I have just returned from tho North, where I have purchased a large stock of
Spring Clothing, Oil account of my constantly increasing business, and
carrying oven vary little of last year’s sto_‘k, I havo been compelled to
raa'.-.o heavy purchases. While I sell at a low margin, I -am notone
of those so-called merchants who pretend sell cheaper than any one
else, by offering old counter-worn goods that are dear at any price. My
Goods are
new. Handsome, and stylish
AND I HAVE
A Iairge and Attractive Stock to Slioose From.
Bef ides my iramonses stock of ready-made clothing, I have several thousand
samples of new goods that I can havo irada to ’order at short notice.
Grand gening This Week. Gome Ons, Come All.
G, E. THOMAS Clothier, Columbus
Columbus, Qa., Cell l 1882.
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■a —■——hi
The Complicated diseases brought 1
on by intense study, thought, care,
anxiety, tie., aio often of the most
Bcriotw nature. Heed eueh symp¬
toms as loss of memory, universal
liver troubles and a general breaking
down of be.tltb and strength. When
thus afflicted, when the least exer¬
tion causes great fatigue, when life
seems a burden, use the reliable
stiengtbeniag tonic, Brown’s Iron
Billers. It will afford you sure re¬
lief.
W. A. Juhan & Go., of Macon,havo
received full lines of fall an! winter
dry goods. Send for samples.
BIr. J. A. Speir, Wadley, Ga., says:
“My daughter used Brown’s Iron
Bitters for weakness and general de¬
bility and was cured."
•ssf-nt^se
FaHM FOlt SALE!
I offer the property known as the
Thornton and Cox places, containing
2524 acres, morn or less, end situat¬
ed in | mile 3 of Lumpkin. Gonveu
iont to churches arid schools, &a.
Three wells good water and several
fine springs oil tho place. Two good
framed dwellings of four rooms each,
besides cook room, with good brick
and rock chimneys. Plenty out build
iugs, crib, such as smoke bouse, barn,
corn straw house, cotton houie,
buggy houses. and wagou Land shelters aud ten¬
ant is comparatively
level. I run only two plows, and my
crops this year I estimate ns follows:
Plenty oats, corn, feed fodder, peas, pota
toes and meat to all stock, ,abor
and a family of five or six persons,
basides 1'wenly halt's cotton. Call and
ceo for yourself if you want to buy,
I’m d.tt-nni-ied to sell, and, offer
cheap. II. B. Evebett.
S«pt. lst-1883.
W V lul/o T ! dTN iec T iaol-ei-ifl Iu arc a their ‘’- v<l y i eiimiugB, on the
*
anil ia tin,o tVH.-mne woilthy ; these who do
not improve VTo tl: ir opportn.-iities remain m«
poverty. ofiV-r a gr net chjtaco to make
money. and l;irW tVe to work wnwtinuny m-sn,‘women, bore
tor m right in their own
localities. Any one cun no the work prop¬
erly fi-jpu the tint start. The business will
pay more than ten tpn. -i ordinary wages.
Kxpenstve oaflit free. No line
who engages fails to mak - moony rapidly.
You eau devote your whole time to the work
or mation only and your spare nn.mrut-t. l-hili infor¬
all that i.i neodi-d scn'.froO. Ad¬
dress Stixson- a- Co , Portland, Alaiuo.
Mur. 5Jithil883-U'
■8HOCKOE MACHINE WOEKS'
wm ^joists,
RICHMOND, YA. MACON, GA.
U. rM SM
PI
m
fillip 1 :
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Wmr j . ..a
•MANUFACTUIIEUS OF
A5EICULTDSAL- FOE TAB II AID STATION ART
ST33jfkIk4: . IDTSTGII^SIS SO EXj
ERS, ^IsTIDS^’W IvdllLB
Old Dominion Corn and Wheat Mills, Turbine Water Wheels and
General Machinery.
lie furnish complete outfits for Ginning and l'hreshiug. For cntei ) ami nricast* nddrass
S, S. PECRAfVi, Manager. TALBOTT A SONS, MACON, Ca.
F. B. GBEGOBY,
—DEALER IN —
FANCY and FAMILY
GROCERIES,.
Cannod Goods,
Fine Con fectionaries,
TOBACCO, tmu AXD SflOFF,
«
Staple Bry ^oofls, Not bus
and Domestics,
North side Public Square.
Lumpkin, Ga, Sept. 1 , 1813.
LUMPKIN HOTEI
JOHN YAliBHOlIGII,
IP II 01*1»I moi:.
This old and well-known Hotel is
still open to the public and offers su¬
perior inducements to travelers and
drummers. With an experience ot
20 years tho Proprietor thiols he
knows how to look after tho comf- vi
of hia guests. Tapia furnished with
the best the market affords. Polite
attention and reasonable charges.
Stock fed at 25a ter meal each.
Lumpkin, Ga., Sept. 1, 1883. tf
FOR SALE OR RENT.
I am offering for sale or rent my
house and lot in the town of Lump
kin. Tho buildings are in good re¬
pair, with good well of wtrtc-r, Ac.
Also my carriage and blacksmith
shops. Terms easy. For particu¬
lars address mo at Chipley, Ga , or
Mr. C. A.»Surlos, at Lumpkin, Ga.
D. W. Sukles.
Ang. 4th-1883. v
Dissolution Notice.
THE FIRM OF W. J & C. II.
WATT ia this day dissolved accord¬
ing to agreement.
I will assume all its liabilities, and
collect the debts.
Those who have claims against the
firm will present to mo for payment,
and all who are in delde.d to it, ei;h
er by note or accounts that are due >
must make payment to me only.
Thanking my friends and custom¬
ers, and tho public generally for
their generous confidence and pat¬
ronage for the last fifteeu years, I
desiro to say that l shall coutiuue
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Grocery B u sinis s
-\t the same place, and solicit a eou
tiuuauce of their support.
W. J. WATT.
Columbus, Ga., Ang. 25-ltn.
Slierani & Miller,
—BEALE113 IN—
COFFINS, CASKETS AND
Burial Gases.
Cun furnish any style of COFFIN
WMt *L at n ™** v j* p"“*\
fi^Eepository at Siieram s fcnors,
Lumpkin, Ga., Sep. 1,1833; V;
^ r r^s C 3 «z»
Wholesale fci ,P r I&iAltll "P a Trail
,C 3 rss m m 9
Mock Building, MoMh Side Public Square,
1 ilillBERT, H" Tf CStjQl..
IYi!l duplicate any bill -l Groceries from reliTole houses In Eufanla or Oolum
boa. Try us and bo convinced.
Sept. 8th, 1883, tf.
IT WILL PAY YOU .TO CALL ON
r H -
Jili&U %JJ m. iL f 2
3 S3 Utv-LL vis.T da L.cLj
SieTIlSn GL0TE1 &DSHANT
TASLOB, eSiyi2HS, 0 A
His Fail Stock of
m Clothing,
i Hats -
h , ,s. - A \ Furnishings,
a and Pisco Goods
6 it are arriving daily. Fur quality, beauty and elegaa
N taste displayed, and
; LOW PRICES
fill addition ders There markets while is examing'every none to the being to factories sur: among ass. style, tho A first month quality to place in and tha make, Eastern hia or¬ in
that were not crowded, he ob¬
II tained in buying will defy competition.
pi I iSSSHMJTTMORINfi
This department is on a boom as the Fall Goode
Pi fe# are arriving and perse ns are placing their orders
daily. Select your pattern at once.
-J 3 9
.
170 BROAD STREET, OPERA HOUSER UILDIRG,
ETJFA ULA, ALABJ MA .
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
OKDtffS A» MUM SimiEs.
And Manufacturer of Harness and Saddlery.
Buggy Harness, Carriage Harness, Wagon
Harness, Buggy R: idles, Wagon Bridles, Rid
huj Bridles , Buggy Whips, Wagon Whips,. Sad¬
dles, Saddle Blankets, Lap Dusters, etc.
I also repair old Harness, old Saddles, old Buggy Cushions etc., and keep
every-thing in this lino. I havegood workmen employed and guarantee all work
turned out. Brices to suit the times. Give me a call or send your orders.
J. E.DU3K1N.
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