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INDEPENDENT
SATURDAY.. .September 24,1802.
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BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS
AND SHORT PARAGRAPHS OF A
DIFFERENT NATURE
CamklnvU «o at to t>« of Common Interest
to Our Renders— Happenings In
l,um|>k!n and Otlior Tiling*.
_rfhe last ruse of summer has been con¬
verted into a fall rose,
—The Stewart county Democratic rally
trill long be remembered by many as a very
pleasant occasion.
—A good deal of cotton is being mar¬
keted in Lumpkin. Our buyers are paying
the top of the market for it.
Rectus’ letter of the 10th was crowded
©ut last week. It’s a good one and will be
enjoyed just as much this week.
—We are glad to hear from Rev. F,. A.
Kscsc. An interesting letter from him
will be found in our issue of to-day.
—Stewart county Democrats should use
•very honest effort to keep “Blue” Fred
Wimberly and Jubilee Smith from getting
a respectable vote in this county.
—We hail with delight the-advent of
autumn. We can now havo a much need¬
ed rest from the weak attempts at wit at
the expenso ofthe “summer girl.”
—Ike Dalton was taken from jail Mon¬
day and carried to the Gress linnbef yards,
on the eastern division of the Sam road.
He was sentenced to serve five years.
—Since the Corbott-Sullivan fight pugi¬
lism has become popular among the youths
nf Lumpkin. According to lheir size and
►kill the boys are called Sullivan, Corliott
and McAuliffe. Peter Jackson and Dixon
have not yet appeared.
—The cotton market has improved in
tone this week. but tho iiuli
cations (Hiiut decided!}' to a shot t crop.
Reports from all parts of the state show
considerably Inflow an average crop, not
©minting the deficit in acreage planted as
compared with last year.
Household Ammonia at 15ct. per
pint at Black A Redding’s Pharma
CJ.
—Gor. Xorthen granted Ihe petition of
the citizens of Lumpkin, asking thjit Tom
Thornton bo not com (idled to remain in
j*il three months after the expiration of his
sentence in the clmin-gang. Tom’s sen¬
tence expired last week and he has returned
to his former home. He is unable to do
any work and is almost a physical wreck.
—Work oil the Stewart county jail will
be hegim at once. New steel colls will lie
placed in the second story, arid when the
job is completed we will have a much
secure and healthful place for the
ation of criminals. The work will be
under the supervision of Mr. W. II.
Brown, of Paducah, Ky., who arrived
here a day or two ago.
—In this week’s Independent will lie seen
the card of Mr. M. D. Davis, who announ¬
ces himself a candidate for re-election to
the oflice of Coroner of this comity. Mr.
Itavis has held this office for several terms
and has always discharged the duties of
the office promptly and faithfully. This
will commend him to tho intelligent voter,
as tho office is one of no little importance
and responsibility.
—Dr. Jubileo Smith, of Webster coun¬
ty, has become a third party candidate for
senator of the 13th .Senatorial district.
Dr. Smith, like Wimberly, is a preacher,
and is working as earnestly to porsuado
the negto that the third party is the only
straight and narrow way to financial stic
c#9» orb* ever did to induce the ungodly
man to turn from the error of his way.
The doctor has our best wishes for his de¬
feat.
Try a bos of Caledonia Mills flue
stationery at 25ct. per box at Black
A Redding's Pharmacy.
SeptlUt
*—Aee» Burns, a negro boy of unsavory
reputation, has returned to Lumpkin. lie
ha# juft completed a term of one year’s im
priaonment at tho Ocmulgee brick yard.
This experience will have a reformatory
affect, for a time, at least, upon Aceo, as
he is physically unable to get into mis¬
chief. He is thin and weak, and his feet
and legs are so swollen that he is scarcely
able to walk. Judging from the appear¬
ance of Torn Thornton and Aece Burns, a
convict's life at this brick yard is indeed a
punishment,
—Mr. G. W. Ard announces this week
ta the people through the columns of Tub
Independent that he is a-candidate for re
election t» the office of Tax Collector of
this county, Mr. Ard has held this office
far a long time. Twenty-seven times has
he been elected to it over all opposition.
This shows that the people are satisfied
with him as a public officer. Twenty-sev¬
en times has he gathered the taxes of the
county, and twenty-seven times have his
books been found correct to a cent. This
ia oc-raraeudation enough. Few can equal
such a record.
—The protracted meeting at the Baptist
church clewed, temporarily, on yesterday.
Since Friday night of last week Rev. W.
W. Arnold, of Richland, has been con¬
ducting the services alone. lie is a
logical roasoncr, and has preached
earnest, practical aud convincing
_______ Much interest has been mani¬
fested in the meetings, which have result¬
ed in the addition to the church of nine
members by experience and three by let¬
ter. Mr. Arnold will return here Sunday
afternoon a id the meetings will be re¬
signed. Other ministerial help is expected.
It is hoped that these services will result in
jnqch good..
NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
Rev. E. A Keene Writes An Interesting
letter of His Present Honie.
Editor Independent : I have intended
all the year to write some letters to The
Independent, that I might give my friends
in Stewart the result of my observations in
Northeast Georgia, but the Ides of Novem¬
ber arc almost here and I have not carried
out my design.
My field of labor is Hartwell, In Hart
county, and Tuccoa, in llabersbam county.
By looking at a map of Georgia you will
soe that my homo is diagonally across from
Lumpkin. As Stewart reaches the river
which is the western boundary, so Haber¬
sham and Hart extend to the riyer which
form the eastern boundary.
Ilart county was formed about 1853, and
was named for Nancy Hurt of revolutionary
fame. Doubtless the Hopper can give the
story of her heroism to your younger read¬
ers. The soil is grayish, and while not so
hilly as your county, the surface is suffi¬
ciently undulating to insure perfect drain¬
age, nu.l is susceptible of being brought to
a high state of culli ration. Though not nat¬
urally a cotton county, yet cottou is king
here, and consequently wc are suffering
from money stringency just as in your sec¬
tion. This year the fertilizer men greatly
reduced the output of guauos, and the crop
will be much less than last year, as cotton
will not mature in this section without the
aid of commercial fertilizers. So farmers
have paid more attention to and housed
good crops of wheat, oats and hay.
The population is principally white -in
fact, the whites outnumber the negroes 4
to t.
The third party in this county, as else¬
where, is claiming the earth, but it is very
weak. They will poll about ono-fourth of
tlie votes of the county. Only their igno¬
rance blinds them to the absurdly false
claims of their leaders.
Hartwell, the county site, is one of the
most beautiful and thrifty towns I have
seen in Georgia. It is situated upon an
eminence from which one can see the
mountain peaks of four different states.
The broad, white, clean streets, the neat,
newly painted residences, the large stores
filled with well-in ranged stocks of goods,
form an attractive sight. All who visit
the place are struck with its beauty. The
merchants are all considered solid business
men. mid there have liecn no failures dur¬
ing the hard times. Some 0,000 or 7,000
bales of eotton are received annually. The
population numbers about 1000, and I have
never met a more generous, hospitable aliJ
progressive people. They hare plenty of
public spirit and pluck. Finding, some
years ago, that they needed a railroad,
they built and equipped one of their own
10 miles long to connect with the K. A. L.
R. K. They have erected one of (lie most
attractive and complete school buildings in
this section of’ the state. They have n
large nursery and canning factory that is
pushed to its full capacity to keep up with
its orders. U is not necessary to add that
such a wide-awake people have a good
bank in successful operation. Its popular
cashier is Mr. S. \V\ Peek, only brother of
Dr. Peek.
Speaking of I>r. Peek, the peopleof his old
home manifest deepest sympathy for him in
his unfortunate trouble. Everyone, without
exception, with whom I have talked speaks
of him in tiie highest terms, and his friends
here do not believe him guilty or capable
of committing the crime with which lie is
charged. They feel sure that lie will lie
exonerated at his trial. His family is held
in the highest esteem by all who know
them. His father, (’apt. John Peck, is re¬
spected for his upright life and his services
to his country, lie is an aged veteran of
tsilli the Mexican and the Confederate
wars, and boars on on his body the scars of
wounds received in defense of his native
land.
In my next 1 wish to speak of Toccoa
and Habersham. Yours truly.
K. A. Kehsb.
Wily lie It,'route a llpinocrnt. -
There lives in this county a substantial
farmer, who thus gave his political expe
rience a few days ago:
'•Years ago I was an old fashioned
Whig, and a strong one, too. When thir
Democrats triumphed and the Whig party
went to pieces, I wns mad ami cherished
hard feelings towards the Democratic par¬
ty. Since that time I have taken little
interest in politics, and have voted only
once or twice. I thought I would never
vote again, but I hare changed my mind.
When I noticed the tactics of the third
party in their efforts to disturb the unity
of the people and split the solid South, my
hatred of the Democratic party vanished.
I am now a straight-out Democrat, and if
I live until the next election I’ll be sure to
put in one voto for the Democratic nomi¬
nee. ”
Promoted.
Mr. W. J. Matthews, who has been su¬
perintendent of transportation of the S. A.
M. road for some time, has been promoted
to tho position of general superintendent
of that road. Mr. Matthews has been con¬
nected with the Sam almost since its begin¬
ning. He was one of the first conductors
that pulled a bell line on the little A. P. &
L. narrow gauge, and on account of his
faithful and efficient service has liecn pro¬
moted several times, llis friends in
Lumpkin, where he once resided, arid in
other parts of Stewart comity, are glad to
learn of his promotion.
Kutride in Columbus.
Mr. J. K. Prince, recently a citizen of
Americus, but who has been living in Co¬
lumbus for a few weeks, committed suicide
in the latter city Sunday by shooting him¬
self in the head with a pistol. Mr. Prince
was highly respected in Americus, and his
untimely end is much regretted there, llis
death makes orphans of four children.
Despondency on account of financial troub¬
les is supposed to be the cause of his rash
act.
For Kent.
I will rent my place 4 miles southeast
of Lumpkin for one or five years. It can
be rented or leased on reasonable terms by
applying to A. T. Fort, Agt.
Aug. 27-8t For Mrs. M. E. Fort.
. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. Frank Hart, of Eufanla, is visiting
relatives in town.
Lun Brooks returned home Wednesday
from a visit to Atlanta.
Mark Adams has accepted a position as
clerk in the store of T. G. Shelton.
Mr. DeLacey Law, of Amcricus, was
visiting in Lumpkin Thursday and Friday.
Mr, Tison, of the firm of Stubbs
& Tison, cotton factors, Savannah, was
in town a day or two this week.
Misses Alice and Jamie Wimberly and
Messrs. J. K. Patterson and F. D. Wim¬
berly are paying a short visit to relatives
in Macon and Milledgeville.
Capt. W. II. Tondee, a veteran cotton
buyer of Americus, is in town for the pur¬
pose of purchasing the fleecy staple, lie
may remain with us some time.
Mr. John W. Lide, of Decatur, who has
been visiting his brother. Dr. S. W. Lide,
of this place, on Tuesday left, for Macon to
become a student of Mercer University.
Miss Sallie Ard, of near Lumpkin, on
Tuosday left for Milledgeville, to attend
the Girls' Normal and Industrial school.
Miss Sallie is one of Stewart county's bright
young ladies and was awarded the scholar¬
ship in this school.
P. B. Pearson loft on Tuesday for Ma¬
con. He will again become a student of
Mercer Uuiversity and will enter the soph¬
omore class. Preston is one of Lumpkin's
nicest und brightest young men, and in
college he will doubtless stand well, social¬
ly and intellectually.
Miss Carrie May, on Tuesday, left for
Macon to resume her studies in "’esleyan
Female College. 1 ,i\st term she took a
good stand in her class, and as a junior
this session wo .predict that sho will be one
of the foremost. Her many friends in
bumpkin regret her departure.
W. 8. Christian, who is now connected
with the Herald, Union Springs, Ala., is
spending a few days at his old home near
Lumpkin. Smittie was a tvpo in The In¬
dependent office last year, and since that
time ho has worked in several places, lie
is an expert typo, and is developing into a
good news-gatherer.
Col. Win. A. Tigiior, of Columbus, wns in
town a day or two this week “viewing
the landscape o’er.” Col. Tignev is a law¬
yer, and he came to Lumpkin with the
view of locating here if lie liked the pros¬
pects. We learn that lie intends returning
to our town in a week or two and hanging
out his shingle, lie will be cordially wel¬
comed by our citizens.
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l’ulitiuul Spcrtkliijf.
There was an enthusiastic Democratic
rally in the court house on Thursday
night, the audience being nearly equally
composed of whiles and negroes. Tho po¬
litical situation ivas discussed and the va¬
rious parties compared. The fallacy of
third partyiim and tho corruption of Re¬
publicanism were shown up, while the
Democratic party was exonerated from un¬
just charges, The speakers wore Hickey,
Harrison, Kverctt, Harrell and Dye, and
the speeches were m:ulo in the order
named. Strong Democratic doctrine was
preached, and strong language used by
some ofthe speakers. The third party was
handled without mercy. Their lying
methods and false promises were exposed.
Will Dye said in the absence of a Republi¬
can ticket lie would have to support the
Democratic ticket, and this intention
was signified by many other colored voters.
Such meetings should bo held often.
Married.
A wedding is usually the occasion of
much preparation of wardrobes'and homes
and is generally witnessed by relatives and
friends who come by invitation.
There was a marriage in Lumpkin
Tuesday that was different- from tiie ordi¬
nary nuptial event. It, occurred in the
court he use, and there were no invited
guests present, the ceremony luring wit¬
nessed only by a few town loafers and oth¬
ers who found out, what was going to hap¬
pen. The contracting parties were Mr.
James II. Nolin, of Alabama, and Miss
Mary K. Clancy, of the Providence neigh¬
borhood, this county. They said it was
no runaway match, but that it was more
convenient for them to arrange the matter
that way.
The nuptial knot was tied by Judge II.
B. Everett, tho now J. P. of this district.
This was his first experience of the kind,
and though he was not prepared for such
an occasion And his hands trembled some¬
what, lie managed to tie the knot hard and
fast. He says, however, that he will com¬
mit to memory at oneo some form of mar¬
riage ceremony; go as to lie prepared for
emergencies.
To the newly wedded pair The Inde¬
pendent extends congratulations.
Those who lielieve that Dr. Sage's Ca¬
tarrh Remedy will cure them arc more lia¬
ble to get well than those who don’t.
If you happen to lie one of those who
don't believe, there's a matter of $500 to
help your belief. It’s for you if the mak¬
ers of Dr. Sage’s remedy can’t cure you,no
■natter how bad or of how long
your catarrh in the head may be.
The makers are the World’s Dispensary
Medical Association, of Buffalo, N. Y.
They arc known to every newspaper pub¬
lisher and every druggist in the land, and
yon can easily ascertain that their word’s
as good us their bond.
You wiud your watch once a day. Your
liver amfliowels should act as regularly.
If they do not, use a key.
The key is—Dr. l’iercc’s Pleasant Pel¬
lets. One a dose.
-* • •—
LAMPS, f*AMPS, LAMPS,
The largest assortment ever brought
to Lumpkin, and selling at the low¬
est prices. Call and see them at ihe
Drug Store.
—The Independent Job Printing Office
has an elegant line of plain and fancy sta¬
tionery, suitable for all kinds of job print
ing, at prices that will not be eat by any
1 printing house in S. W. Georgia.
FROM FLORENCE.
BY THE STEWART CO. HOPPER.
Old Weaver, third part}' heir,
Hailin’from Iowa,
Will never, never get there—
To presidential clover,
Peek can’t be counted In the race)
He shoots about at random ;
He’ll never say a gov’nor’s grace,
E’en over a little bantam.
Old “Blue” Fred is in the ring
Of brass—lie’s in the socket;
The congress boot he’ll never sling,
As sure as Davy Crockett.
Chills and fever are among the generali¬
ties on the river.
W. R. Mathis, Esq., of Union, attended
court this week at Florence.
Mr. W. J. Carter will open up in the
mercantile lino again in a few days.
“Blue” Fred Wimberly is so bine that
he gives everybody the “blues” every¬
where he goes—thiukiu’ about such a mau
as lie is occupyin’ the exalted position now
occupied by Charles F. Crisp.
The reader will pardon us for devoting
so much of our space this week to “Blue
Fred.” While in justice to our citizens
wo do so, we hope that wo will not hove
occasion to blot this paper again soon.
Our flee Fido that has been in the habit
of stayiu’ about the offico is uiissiu’. Any
information concerning his whereabouts
will be uuUmnUfiilly received, as wo think
lie went off with the third party caravan.
A third party friend has sent us word to
“overhaul our Hopper, it’s gettiu’ dusty.”
No wonder the Hopper is dusty after hav¬
ing ground so much “VVeavercateu” grain.
It runs light, however ; the stuff is easily
mashed.
Every colored voter in the county should
carefully read J. O. Daniel’s letter in last
week’s Independent. The writer’s re¬
marks are equally applicable to the No¬
vember election, as between Crisp and
Wimberly.
“Blue” Fred has broken down in all the
parties that he has ever belonged to (and
lie belonged to them all) except the Know
noihiu’ party, lie is still a member of
that parly in full fellowship, and practices
what lie preaches.
Accordin' io Raley's Moral Philosophy a
lie is an assertion which deceives, other¬
wise it is not a lie. Therefore, when Wim¬
berly asserted the other night that the
"Democrals never said anything about the
force bill,” lie told the truth.
When asked here the other night why
he did not meet the Democrats at Lumpkin
in the bright sunlight on the 18th, Wim¬
berly replied that lie “didn't know of the
meeting.” This is enough to shake the
moral philosopher in his boots.
Hurrah for Crisp doesn't express it'.
Let's give the soldier and statesman a larg¬
er majority in November than he or any
oilier Democrat tins ever had in this dis¬
trict. Crisp has little or no opposition,
but what little lie has should be buried so
deep thut the loudest toot of Gabriel’s horn
wouldn’t wake it up,
Mr. Will Harris came very near getting
his steam ginnery and its contents de¬
stroyed by fire a few days ago. The Are
was first disvoverod in the gin, caused from
friction or other cause, and ivas carried out
through the flito with the lint cotton,
about one hundred pounds of which was
consumed. A few barrels of water being
at hand, the fire was extinguished without
further damage.
The Hopper oflice was tho recipient this
week of a basket of flowers from Miss Le¬
na Dismukes, as a token of appreciation of
our services in the cause of Democracy.
The flowers, which arc so sweetly odorifer¬
ous, so tastefully uranged and so exquisite¬
ly beautiful, have lit up our sanctum, and
renewed our energy in the pathway of duty.
Though woman is a silent actor' in tho
present campaign, her interests are eoeral
with ours. And Miss Lena and all the
dear women in this fair sunny land limy
rest assured that so long as we are able to
raise our voice or pen, ’twill lie in their do
fcnce, and against forcebill-lliirrisonisin
and third-party-Weaverism.
We are told that the gentleman from
Ruluski, who fumed so vehemently here
the other night, and whoso uttcrlvignorod
Webster's dictionary, hired a blue coat
yankoo to whip his negroes in 1805, which
gave riso to the adjective which is Attached
to his name.. Furthermore, we loam that
“Old Blue,” as he calls himself, has broken
down at everything that he ever went at.
A broken-down aristocrat, a broken-down
school-teacher, a broken-down farmer, a
broken-down preacher, a broken-down
merchant, a broken-down Democrat, a
broken-down—God only knows what else.
And now this great savior of the poor
white man and the negro is trampin’ over
Stewart and adjacent counties haranguing
crowds of negroes in the darkness of night.
This apostle of Wcaverism proposes to lump
tho poor white man and the negro together
and place their wandering feet, whose big
toes, tie says, are stiekin' out of their rag¬
ged shoes, in the path that leads to the
Promised Land, where money grows on
trees, where the streams run with molasses,
and where they can bask forever in rivers
of fatty bread. If lie didn’t use these
words exactly, his ravings were on that
line. Although he attempted to conceal
his purpose by saying that the white and
black man should live together in peace
and harmony, tho pith of his remarks was
simply an appeal to ignorance, to array it¬
self against intelligence, and especially the
Democratic party. “Blue” Fred lies or
everybody else lies, and Webster’s diction¬
ary to boot. He held out to the last that
the word “tariff” has only five letters in it,
and when shown tho dictionary he returned
"Bool” “Bool” Boo!” “Blue” Fred
lays all his grievances at the door of the
Democratic party. Although his coming
was on the sly, he was met by several Dem¬
ocratic speakers at the “garden gate.”
Judge “Berners” Harrison and him Mark that Everett applied
some to heated him
doubt,‘along mighty hot, time. and that “OldBlue” will last him, no
has a big
mouth and made a great fuss, but the
impressions he made on the negroes will last
about as long as bis tracks. Judge Harri¬
son thought Wimberly Berner's quotation applica¬
ble to and made use of it:
“A great big mouth, tongue,
And a great big
A tbun’drin' big fuss.
And no barm done.”
“Rectus’" Tetter.
Under the Oaks, Sept. 10, 1893.
“Men and manners we describe.”
In rambling around we try to see every
man, unless some of his neighbors tell us
that tic belongs to one of three classes;
first, tiie man that knows it all; second,
the man that is a natural born know-noth¬
ing ami wants to stick to his party ; third,
the all-cotton man. lie never feels able
to buy a book, never lias time to read a
book, never gives his boy any time to read
and keeps his wife and children in a trot
after 5-cent cotton. He always looks hun¬
gry, and is mad with tho world because ho
has to bny corn to feed his pooT mules and
never lias a single eye of grease on his
speckhd pon liquor. Wc sympathize with
the poor deluded devils, but thank the
Lord relief is near at hand. 'Possums and
’simmnns will soon bo ripe, and then wc
can fill our stomachs and be happy.
In our last squib wc promised to tell of
tho friends that gave us encouragement in
our new business.
Wc spent one night with Mr. Jack Shir
ling. lie lives three miles northwest of
Louvale, runs a four-horse farm, makes
bread at homo, has plonty of nieo yellow
butter for home consumption and butter¬
milk to give to his Jersey pigs. Wo offered
him a drove of beef cattle for one of his
fine milch cows. lie makes big crops of
cottou, but don’t depend on it for a living.
Ho carried a loud of peaches to Columbus
last week and found rendy salo for them at
remunerative prices. He has a largo vine
of scuppernongs, which brings in consider¬
able revenue. He has on hand now a
quantity of old wine, one glass of which
would make an all-cotton man feel rich,
We tried it, and soon forgot our poverty
and fell in love with the Shirling Hill and
everything on it generally, and one little
curly-haired baby especially.
We found our old friend “W.” at his
mill, packing his first new bale of cotton,
lie is well fixed up for ginning and making
meal. He is boss of the machinery, and
can duplicate any part of it if it should
give away. His son-in-linv, F. P. Allen,
is also a machinist, an intelligent gentle¬
man and a good talker. “W.” has under
his mill house a fine mineral spring that is
said to possess great medicinal properties.
We next visited Dan Gillis, and found
him at his mill, fixing up to gin the fleecy
staple, lie is well prepared to handle cot¬
ton, and makes his customers the best of
meal. lie is not at all sore headed. Says
lie is proud of the 190 votes cast for him.
\N o feel sure that ho would have been
nominated if lie had entered tho race civr
Her, A great many of his friends were
committed to other parties before lie an¬
nounced. His name would hare given
general satisfaction to all parties. He is a
Jackson farmer, intelligent and upright, a life time
Democrat, has never belonged to
the Alliance, but lias never antagonized it.
He would have bad no one to fight but his
personal enemies, and the combined power
of party could have soon driven them into
lines,
Wc spent a few hours at the elegant
of Mr. Tom Cleveland, at Irena, lie
an influential farmer surrounded by
of the comforts of life, a house full of
girls and sprightly boys, some
them nearly grown, while lie looks to bo
30 years old and his better half has
appearance of being scarcely out of
her teens. They have a splendid school,
taught by the accomplished daughter of
Rufus Allen, Miss Susie. Tho chil¬
dren that we talked with seemed to bo very
much attached to their teacher. Tho chil
dren, ns well nt their parents, seem to
love hooks and want to keep up with tho
procession in the onward march of litera¬
ture.
We found our old bachelor friend, J, L.
Burks, whooping up tilings around his
steam the ginnery his ut district Union, lie can gin all
cotton in in a short Lime, as
tie is welt fixed up for the business.
We found Col. Tom Salter looking after
a saw mill that he is having put up four’or
five miles northeast of Omaha. He will
soon be ready to furnish everybody with all
tho ]iiinl>cr they need.
Col. Hill Fitzgerald is putting up a nice
house cast of Omaha—near enough for his
life family to enjoy all the advantages of city
and the comforts of a country home.
We Powell’s, met two charming Misses McBride. girls at Mr. Hen¬
ry the
We found Ab Perkins sorter blue. lie
has got thirty bales of hisflast year’s cotton
crop on had yet. He could have sold it at
7J cents when he put it in the warehouse a
year ago. lie showed us liis phosphate
beds and soda mines. There is a bed of ns
the pure looking and soda it. on will his boil place as any in
market, oyer when put
fine into fertilizer a glass of vinegar. It seems to be a
for corn and cotton. The
phosphate rock neai exposed I lie soda bed will bo
pulverized when makes good to the sun and
the air, atul compost when
mixed with a little cotton seed.
We met Cols. J. K. Patterson, R. T.
Humber and S. O. Walton at Providence.
They and were his looking deluded after disciples. old Brother Walk¬
er We left
before tho speaking began, and can’t tell
how they came out.
Wc called on- the leader of tho third
party, and found him in higli spirits and
hopeful, and lie says majority they are sure to elect a
governor a of the members of
the legislature.
I. It. T. Horne has some fino cotton;
will inako 1200 pounds and per acre. Ho re¬
ports a good corn pea crop und plenty
of lings to eat them.
We called on Mr. Duggan, and found
him, cheerful, courteous and accommoda¬
ting. Says he and lias a good crop of corn,
pens, potatoes cane, and more cotton
than ho is getting a remunerative price for.
We called on one man that downed ns.
He said he knew more about politics than
he wished to know, and was opposed to
buying anything from agents, lie said we
would do him a favor by not showing our
goods to him. We accommodated him and
left him looking as wise as an owl.
At Bladen we took in the two judges,
and the ladder promised to assist them to the top of
as soon as a vacancy occurred
on the supreme liench. Judge McKee car¬
ried us to a secret session of tho Knights
of Labor. We met Col. Allen Kenyon,
Major Jim Brazier, Dr. W. K. Carter, (Dipt.
J.M. Wade, Lieut. Price Waller and twen¬
ty other night workers and fifty negroes,
Kenyon, Brazier, speakers. Boding, (col.) and Rec¬
tus were the Wo captured ihe
crowd and expect to hold thorn until the
democracy passes around tho jug and gin¬
ger cakes. Judge McKee is a model farm¬
er. as well as a popular dispenser of justice.
We arc making our letter too long, but
must tell about Sack Walker and Joe
McCuthrcn picking 300 pounds of cotton
every day and whooping up Tom Watson
all night. The Lumpkin club had better
look after the boys on Bladen. If they do
not Weaver will get, some of (hem, sure,
We will have to defer our notes on the
situation until next week, after we hear the
big guns fire off.
Lo>ett Miller passed under the Oaks with
bis charming bride Sunday evening, en
route to Lumpkin. Rnra,
EVERYBODY
Knows tlmt THE BEST is the CHEAPEST in the long run, anil also
knows that the CHEAPEST PLACE for the BEST is P, A. CATCH*
I.NGS’, This 201 Cotton Avenue, Amcricus, Ga. REPUTATION BEST
place has attained an ENVIABLE for the
QUALITIES and LOWEST PRICES in everything.
P. A. Catelnngs’ line of fine WHISKIES, BRANDIES, WINES, etc.
such as the
SILVER WEDDING, J. H. CUTTER,
EAGLE BRAND, NED WHITE,
GIBSON’S A. A. A. A.,
OLD BAKER ROYAL RYE
are the best known to the trade.
The FINEST CIGARS in the market and the HIGHEST GRADES
CHEWING TOBACCOS, including
CALHOUN, SULLIVAN’S BEST, STULT2 AAA A
always in stock, and, like the rest of his stock, SELECTED to suit thei
tastes of the most fastidious.
ALWAYS Knowing that STOCK, P. A. Catcliings is keeps tho FINE GRADES of GQOD0
in it natural that people should go to his well-known
place Remember of businoBS, the place, 201 Cotton and when Avenue, Americui, reliable, Ga. and
you need a pure geaaiM
article m bu line call cn or vnte to
P© A. CATCHINC8.
Americus, Ga«
Apl 2 92 If
B. H. JOSSEY,
AMERICUS, GA.
(127 Cotton Ave.)
Sole agent in this city for these celebrated biands of
whiskies ; viz,, “Old Gum Springs,” “Brook Hill,” “Mary¬
land Club,” and “Canadian White Rye.” A full line of the
best grades of Brandies, Gin, Rum, etc,, always on hand. I
call special attention to my “Dew Drop” pure North Caroli¬
na Corn Whiskey. If you use corn whiskey it will pay you
to order “Dew Drop.”
My stock of Tobacco, Cigars fltid Pipes is complete, and I can always
please yon, no matter what style or price you want. Remember that I
guarantee perlcct satisfaction in every respect.
Mail orders receive careful and prompt attention.
JulyD-tf Respectfully, B. H. JOSSEY.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Receiver of Tax Returns.
I respectfully announce myself a candi
date for re-election to the office of Receiver
of Tax Returns of Stewart county, subject
to the action of the Democratic party.
Respectfully, T. J. Oku.
For Tax lteceiver*
Being solicited by many friends, I here*
by announce myself a candidate for the
office of Tax Receiver of Stewart county at
the coming election, subject to the action
of tho Democratic party. Should I be fa¬
vored with the position 1 will be found
faithfully discharging the duties of the
offico to one and all. Respectfully,
Jno. W. Turnbr.
For Tax Receiver,
I respectfully announce myself a candi¬
date for the offico of Tax Receiver of Stew¬
art county, subject to tho action of tho
Democratic Executive committee.
M. D. Uoodr.
For Ordinary,
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for re-election to the office of Ordinary of
Stewart county, Georgia, subject to the
action of the Democratic Executive com¬
mittee. A. T. Fort.
For County TreaHtirer.
I respectfully announce that I am a can¬
didate for re-olcction to the offico of Treas
uer of Stewart county, subject to tho se¬
ction of the Democratic Executive cornmit
tec. W. W. Wood,
For Coroner,
I respectfully announce myself a candi¬
date for tho office of Coroner, subject to the
action of the Democratic parly in primary
election or mass meeting. W. J, Berks,
-© • #
For Coroner,
I hereby respectfully announce myself a
candidate for the office of Coroner of Stew¬
art county, subject to tiie action of the
Democratic party. M. D. Davis.
For Tax Collector.
I respectfully announce, to the voters of
Stewart county that I am a candidate for
re-election to the office of Tax Collector of
Stewart county, subject to the action of
the Democratic party. G. W. Ard.
A Cure for I’aralysis.
Frank Cornelius, of Pnrrcll, Ind. Ter.,
says: “l induced Mr. Pinson, whose wife
Imd paralysis in the faco, to buy a bottle
of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. To their
great surprise before tho bottle had all
been used she was a great deal better. Her
faco had been drawn to one side ; bot the
Pain Balm relieved all pain and soreness
and the mouth assumed its natual shape,”
It is also a curtain cure for rheumatism,
lame litick, sprains, swellings and lameness.
50 cent bottles for sale by Black & Bed¬
ding, Druggists.
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Important Notice*
Tho dissolution of the firm of J. K.
Humber & Co. make* it n eccssary for tho
business of said firm to be quickly settled,
For this reason every person who is iudebt
ed to said firm possible, is urged all to make business settlement.
as soon as as the must
A* wound up by January 1st,
Sept. 3. J. E. Humber.
MAKE NO MISTAKE.
When one wants to eradicate every indi¬
cation of malaria from their system, they
are truly wise and make no mistake if they •
will try Dr, John Bull’s
SMITH’S TONIC SYRUP.
Far many years it lias deservedly main¬
tained its reputation as being the most
reliable of the many
CUKES
one sees advertised and sold for tho most
annoying and enervating of nil malarial
diseases known ns
CHII.19 AND FEVER.
It. has a good and lasting effect and no
other remedy has ever given such satisfac¬
tion. Demand it of your druggist. Take no
substitute on which a larger profit is made,
Ono bottle will do you more good than six
bottles of any other remedy, and the relief
is always permanent. A word to the wise
is sufficient. It cures malaria.
TAKE KUl.t.’MSARSAPARILLA,
Is your blood in bad condition? Do you
feel weak? Do you hare pain? Do sores
trouble you? Are you in poor health and
growing worse? Use Dr. John Bull’s Sarsa¬
parilla, It will make you well aud strong.
Do not delay. Give it a trial. Get it from
yo ur druggist. Large bottle (192 tea-spoou
fuls) $1.00.
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FOR T1IK 1H.OOD,
Biliousness, Weakness, take Mulariu, lndigestk* aaff
It BROWN* IRON IIITTBKg.
medic',no. eurvs quickly. Get the For sols too. by all dnaten-tfr
genu
For Over Flltf Years
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Smith has been
used for over fifty years by millions of
mothers for their children whilo teething;
with Dorfect success. It soothes the child;
softens the gums, allays all pain, cure#
wind colio, and is the best remedy for Diar¬
rhoea. It will relieve tiie poor little suffer¬
er immediately. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world. Twenty-five cents a
bottle. Bo sure and ask for “Mrs. Wins¬
low’s Soothing Syrup, 1 ' and take no other
kind. Julyl2-l890-tf,
Seeding I.ADlRg band¬
a tonic, or children should take who WaJlt
miOwi’S ing up, IKON BITTF.ns. *
ft It pleasant; cures Malaria, Indigestion,
JHUotuueM, Liver Coin plaints and Neural
Plii'klen'e Amiptt .Salve*
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Khotun, Fever
Sores,Tetter, Chapped Hhands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi¬
tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 35 cents per
box. For Sale by Black & Bedding.
May 34-1890-ly.
oil, What a Cough!
Will you heed the warning? The signal
perhaps of the sure approach of that more
terrible disease, Consumption. Ask your¬
selves if yon can afford for the sake of sav¬
ing 50c., to run the risk and do nothing
for it, We know ftom experience that
Shiloh's Cure will cure your cough. - It
never fails. This explains why more than
a Mltllon Bottles were wild the ]iast year.
It relieves croup and whooping cough at
once. Mothers, do not lie without it. For
lame hack, side or chest use Shiloh's Po¬
rous Piuwcr. Sold by Black & Redding,