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THE TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10,1884. ie primary t county, Saturday, for county oflicera, all ot the old officers were renominated with the exception of one. Faon a private aource the Fort Guinea Tribune learn9 that the Abbeville jail caught Ore last Sunday, but was luckily put out before any damage was done. Tnaaa houses in Forsyth are running the "spot cash” schedule. It is not easy to do, under all drcnmatances, bnt, when done, it la much better for both buyer and seller. Tbacklayixq on the Buena Vista road was resumed Monday. There are about sixty hands at work, and if they are kept steadily at work the road will be complet ed by Christmas. SsttTHViLi,a Enterprise: The recelptaat our cotton warehouse hare gone far be yond tbe expectations of the most san guine, and now 4000 bales is looked upon as by no means impossible. An old Columbia county fanner, who went to Augusta on a visit, returned and told his wife there “was the loDg walstedest girls he ever seed in bis life down tbar.” He caught sight ot a few with Mother Hubbards on. Mas. Ward’s little boy Homer, living [he news IN GEORGIA. ..tmiss” BY coaneefo 1 * 0 *" 0 * and * ,nU FROM TH« PNR8«- f„<ii Itary lair in Albany opens next ^do^.re ..Id to be plentiful on 0,Cbattabooehe*^»* (o , y ot the '^.e to be a grand success. »»'f ro “‘ n '„,nd S.nd.rsvUle railroad Tb* mshed ri«ht ahead. IfeYery- «or£ layorobl* it is expected to SSbSindersville in March. w Change the time of bolding the 1 Kpertar Courffor Hall county, rtf" recelDta of Augusta show an , Rsn Rince 8ep»«*nib«r 1, 1884. 115.515 la^y« a ^ 97 * 700 ^ n ® r J!“*'^^®, / with lilt grandmother, '»ix miles from Tut Lutheran church at Bronwoonhai Cochran, was dreadfully burned Thmaday hin complete!. Tbe I ?I I ?hu ,aat b y having a pot of boiling water « be preached tbe third Su . n £ a y tb / 9 turned over on him. He is doing very well Sonth by Rev. Mr. Austin, of Savannah. noWf an( j t h e doctor thinks he will soon he u.«mwaa visited by a tramp show .‘f&Xr two men and a bear. The ^‘.Juuitsm postulated with tbe lookers- E’Kit to little purpose. Ueceipts all told •mfliDtcd to 21 cents. Tails is S strong probability that, after .1,1.lie of tbe present year the city coun- motoSnesvIllewid refuse to grist I- 2lms to retail spirituous liquors within SmLm limit, of.he city. TaiOsicesvIlle Eagle says that “not- wUh-tsn jii'g the shortness of tbe cotton poaral thing our people are twvinJiiptheir store accounts better than Stybsve for several years past.” Tsslsdles of McRae propose to have s tatirsl 00 the 2S4 iustam for the benefit MIMB.plist church at that place. The iM.gen.eut of it is in good hands, and notiing but sncceaa can attend the •fair. Psast Home Journal: During the past tao vests there has been a remarkable improvement in the breeds oi fowls, kept totbOsection of the county. The Ply- JaouttiRort seems to be the favorite ol the par® breeds procured. Jonnsoso News: Within three days this office has been vi.ited by four differ ent printer tramps, soliciting aid, and all irreabls-bodisd men. There were no less than a down tramps to pass through Jonesboro Tuesday. They all say they are going to Macon. Tans is a movement on foot, which is SHuming definite shape, .to open up a foundry and machine business in b ort Vslley. Some of our best citixens are tak- fagitockio the enterprise, and it is to bs conducted by first-class business men and on bminssa principles. Ms J. T. Yaxikoosh, of Cuthbort, lost his gin house by fire on Friday night of lart week, and with It 000 bushels of cotton seed, SO boahels of osls. and between three and four hi es of ooiton. Supposed to be the sort of an incendiary. Mr. Yarbroogh is one of Cuthbert'a best citlzsns. Aassicns Recorder: Yesterday (thief Smith made an inspection of the ma chinery, hose, halls, and cnglno rooms of the firs department, in order to see in wbat condition tba appsratos was, so be could report to the council. He found the engine* and boss in good condition and ready for work. Calhoss Times: The wheat department of the Oosiatiaum mills commenced run ning Monday morning, and Is now turn ing out as fine s grade o( flower as can be found anywhere, ilrears. Boas A Kite bars had all the latest improved mscbln- S ' lor turning ont fl. nr placed in their Us this fall, and It is now as fully equip ped as any mill in the State. Tax rat story published in last week’s issue ol the Jonesboro New. it admitted by that Journal to ba true. Tat, aimalta- seously. lbs confession is made that it I, "probably a first consln of tbe 'star and bit of paper' romance” that anpaared pre- sly in the — viocslyi: r, Tbls will bard- • paper. lydo; rumanoe and troth are never so closely related. The News stands convict- 1 i:*'»*n utat.'iii.'Ol Oiissaviui Esglct There Is no lovelier picture on canvas or In nature than two starvy eyes peeping out from over two crlru i in-flushed cheeks. If tbora la a town tbatoan get up more oi this kind of mate rial tbau Oainnville wo would like to know It. The troth of the matter la just limply this, that Gainesville has more pretty women, married and alngle, or both, (ban any elty of its else in the State. We aean It all. Oaaof the most botlv contested ran niclpsi elections for mayor and alder man that was aver held in Gainesville look pl.c. cn last Tuesday, Tbe following re sult will show the closeness oi tbe vote: For mayor, 8. C. Dunlap 21b. J. A. Find- Iay232. Dunlap's majority 17. For elder- man. first ward, J. It llamas 2111. F. M. I/denTSS. Barnes' majority II; second WSM. M. I). Hudson 210, H. T. Martin 230. Hudson's majority I: third ward. B. H. WMichel 2t7, T. M. llerck 230, Whel- shel's majority 17. Pxaav Home Journal: Wa were shown on last Saturday aiternoon a remarkable evidence of lha witalltv of turnip need. Jo the garden of Mr. B. F. Avant, aaqnara In tom.» was planted about tba middle of “•Ptsmber, and a few of tbe aeed erne up, hut tb. planting was con.ldered a failure, and it remained so dry no further tff irt was made to secure a stand. Sinn* the recent.rains the seed that had be n In the ground Marly three months have come up. and now present as tins a aland of tornlpa as we would Irish to me. Mouuto News: While the hold of the steamship Wilton, In which cotton waa otwmvarvd burning Tuesday evening, was being flooded with water yesterday morn- tog, a tire broke ont in the forward bold of well again. Tbkkk are 1,257 lawyers in Georgia who pay a professional tax this year,.and at nreient over 25 per cent, of them are in of fices, from a justice of the peace to that of judge of the Superior Court. They are either a greatly preferred class of cltlsens or a lucky set of men. Cochran Messenger: Last Thursday while an old lady from the country was trading at Maas Bros., her son, about 15 or 10 yean old, stole a coat off the counter and made off * 1th it. He was detected, caught, and the coat taken from him. But for tbe pleadings of his old mother the boy woold have been dealt with in proper style. He was released. Albany News: As Thometeesksfire company was dashing up tbe alley leading from Broad street to their engine house, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Nelson Tift, Jr., fe'1 and Mr, Gunsheimer fell over him. While down, two whee's ot the hose reel passed over the former's ankle and over noth legs ot the latter, above the knees. Neither seems to have been seriously hurt, though it will be several days before they are entirely relieved irom the effects oi the shock. Thr Monroe Advert! <er thus speaks of the fair that is in progress in Forsyth tor the nenefit of the college: "The fair for tbe benefit oi tbe college began Wednesday. It !• not so large as the other, either In nnm- ner ot articles on sxbibltton or the number ot people present. (We can speak only ot the first d«y. as we write tbls Thursday morning.) Nevertheless, the bazars are beautifully fitted up, and are waited upon by tbe fair ladies in their most bewitching manner." Tits preliminary hearing before Justices Birienhour.Rres snd Broeks.ni Mary David nnd her son Snow David, on the charge of murdering Mr. Joe W. Biggers and Mr. Burgess and wife on the llth of November hr administering poison in tbe food, was had in Columbus Thursday. The testi mony is tedious and the resnlt not yet de termined. However, the evidence so far token Is very damaging, and will doubtless prove sufficiently strong to bind over the prisoners. OoLrruoara Echo: A scheme has been talked ot on tbe streets this w ek which we sincerely hope will be carried into ef fect. Some of tbe scarred veterans of the lost cause propose to form a company of their comrades in the Confederate army, now living in tbe county, and attend the inauguration ot President Cleveland in March next. None but old soldiers will be allow.d to Join, and It Is proposed to carry all the maimed soldiers that will go free of cost to them. A sill now pending in the Georgia Leg- islatuie has received the fsvorsble consid eration of the committees, adding an extra 325 a night to all ball shown, in addition to present State, county and city taxes, The passage of this bill would res'*” *- the closing of all the theatres in this tax already is enormous enongl J seems to be no necessity for levying this additional burthen. It wiU kill the theatrical business, and Georgia will stand alone u the only 8t ito In tb* Unlon where the theatre is abolished. Milton Democrat: One night last week a posse of revenue officer* went to the house of Mr Kb. Broadweli for (he pur pose arresting Mr. Rad llroadwell for an old offense of two or thrre years ago. They went to the door and on Snocking Mr. Broadweli went to tbe door and opened it. They avksd him if Mr. Broadweli lived there. He replied no, that be Bred at tbe next bouse Thenffi sen retired and con sulted and went back, but Mr. Broadweli ksd gone and is now perhaps in Texas The officers were chagrined. extracting teeth, and especially so to per sons tbe feast atrected with pulmonary or heart troubles. Gbirssbobo Journal: Mr. A. Q. Dick erson. who lives in the lower part of tbe county, near Union Point, bos In his pos session a relic iu tbe shape oi an old arm chair. The exact age of this chair is not xnown. but there is every reason to believe that it is folly 174 years old. The family history goes thatthechair was first given Mr. Dickerson's great-grandmother by her mother at the time of the former's marri age. She llred to the good old age ot nine ty-tour and at her death it passed into her daughter’s possession, she gave it to her daughter who was Mr. Dlckerion's mother, and at his marriage it passed u s family heirloom Into bis keening. Tbe chair is of oak, with board rockers and bending back and arms, and from the strong ap pearence liable to be handed down in the Dickerson family to the end of time, un less, like “The Wonderful One Horse 8hsy." it oomes to pieces all at once. Mr. H, Newton, of Union Point, has in his possession a diary which has been handed down for several generations. It first belonged to Rev. Mr. Newton, a grandfather of the present Mr. N„ and Is a record of the incidents which transpired daring the former's life as a minister. Of course the facts noted down were incidents of early Georgia, and contain mention of the Indians and the eatly struggles of the r ’r*..byterian church iu the State. Tbe liary liafsmlly Heirloom, and is a most interesting book. Such la Ufa Without a Newspaper. Greenes boro Journal. Once upon a time a man got mad at tbe editor and stopped bis paper. The next week he sold his corn at four cents below tbe market price. Then his property was sold for taxes, because he didn’t read the sheriff's sales. He was arrested and fined *8 for going hunting on Sunday, and he paid Ouo for a lot of forged notes that bad been advertised two weeks and the public cautioned not to negotiate them He then paid a big Irishman, with a foot like a forge hammer, to kick him all the way to tbe newspaper office, where be paid four wears’ subscription In advance and made he editor sign an agreement to knock him down and rob him If he ever ordered hts paper stopped again. Such is life without a newspaper. Bsquisss-Stm i 1’ollcemen Crawford, who was charged with assault with intent to murder, had a preliminary trial yes'er- d.y before Judg-Fraser in Opelika. The assault was made on James Davidson, of Urownevill*, by st-ikfng him on the head with s club and inflicting wouuda likely to csore death. In the opinion of ths court the evidence did not sustain tbs charge, and the prisoner was released. James Davidson’s condition was reported yester day as improrlng and hopes are entertain ed of his ultimate isrovsty. Acocsta Evening News: Mr. William Burns, who atone time was ■ robably ths best known mechanic in Bavannah died Wednesday morning at Katonton Gt.. In the 721 year ol his age. The deceased for many years, and until about twelve years •mi occupied the position of master mechanic of the Central railroad •hope. Un leaving tbe air ploy of the company be engaged to other buaineas, here and else where, bnt finally located In Eatonton.and was at the time ot bis da l'h employed as engineer on tbe Katonton branch of the Jhe steamship City of Augusta, of the Central railroad. txmipany, to which 1,000 auoosva Evening News: At 2 o'clock this morning the public school fund came Salta of cotton wen- stored. Tbe vessel wm to have sailed yesterday. The firs wae discovered about So'cl iek, an I an alarm was tamed in from box No. 42. It epeedl ly attained furious headway, mud (Proved difficult to extinguish. Ah* hatches were battered ' down and staani wm fumed on. Tbe steamship Uisltshoochre, which lay directly ahead ot the Augusta, put two stryems on the Ort, sod tba Juniata, which had arrived Philadelphia a short time before jorosd on two atream-. Four slrsama Wars, added by the wharf hydrants, Which showed a remarkable high preas- Oru. and tba fire department, which had JJJPOOded quiekly rrn 1,-rrd valuable aid. uenrrAlUoirel. agent of UMOOaspany, ar rived about 3:30 o'click and sent fur the steam tag Republic, and her powerful Pumiw added four inure lureauis to those “ready playing up in the tire. Bs 9 o'clock the oompsrliin-nt had been filled with water and the fire was completely ?rioev control. The wo k of emptying the lid I of water and barne.l cotton was then begun and progn-.M-1 rapidly. Mu-h of tbeeotton was barned and all of it is muchdimaged. Ills thought that the was will be between 15)01" and S10.U00 Tea new hotel at Fort Valley is nearing completion. Wore on tbe Waycross artesian well ■as been commenced. Bin i’ Ton is continuing his rounds through the Georgia provinces. Tbs depot at Buena Vista is now being •nth. It will ba finished ~ ' mss. dangerously r.inr tullering a serious diminution and toe Girl's Central School, on Greene street, known cs the Thomas, building, narrowly escaped burning to the ground. Tuo tower watchman noticed a • mute in that direction, and telephoned Chief Tlatt at his residence, and the guard at the City Hall. Both were near the ecene, and by the time the police had aroused the chief the danger was past. The profupt application of n few bucksts- fal of water put out tbe fire, wblcb was struggling in the trash pile of chips in the wood room of the building Tux F.irt Valley Mirror and Advertiser relates that “a singular accid-nt occurred last Tuesday, hr which Mr. T. V. Fagan lost ttnre biles of cotton, llis wagon was loailed and started to town, but was •topped when a ahort distance from the gin house, and tbe driver went for some- thing—perhaps his dinner. Noon after a boy discovered that the cotton was on tire, snd before t could be extinguished the three bales were almosteiuirely destroyed. It Is thought that as tbe wagun started trum the gin house a spark from the en gine I vlge 1 on the cotton or that a coal from the cvrr preeent tobacco pipe did the mischirf. We regict that our energetic farmer-friend should hare been the victim of such a inl-hap. The Henry County Weekly says that unusual amount of petty thefts are being committed aiound through tho country, People c.-nnot be too cartful Iu I Hiking af ChlUt-1 :i r the securitt of their premises, as cau- I Hun In time may save trouble and expense. . It ft said that lets money bat been made Stringency In tbs inforesment ol vagrant ta the 1 quor business In To.-coa this year I UwaMa good remedy for these epidemics than esc, before of thievery, and It is to ba hoped our proo- Dsawoon, bridge .list span, tbe Cbstta ^ ,h “ P UX>kOQl *" booebee at alpharetf to On fret lonn tnd ^^P** 00 * BftubiUaLUl Ntrtuiarr. I Moiimujc* Record: Mr. Elijah Lewis CoL. J. N.Hsl, | 1M aoU hi. intereatlr. chU * ro - th# t*iii,i*,a tit s. , vs. a a, , . | form Mun(t*y. lie weni 10 oar i ‘ U N /. r K« A ,'J *e ' ttr. Oumbfi, CohmsefenlleeM. • It .w of tM-i.aj.rr , „rKl to avoid paiobo had Dr. Vlnsoo to Ow •• . it .f bn-1 h' tith Mr. W. T. I h-1 ..m - rr r; l >ro(on». Alter the teeth • >■' mm Moi.tr-1 tud beta extracted it wm —rtral ■Inn— •-.-k*. U-..1 a.ii 1:1 •-«!.* !.c lh*t l™or«J ! .r.- M.\ I.*:- ■ • . : : r- •.. 1 : r Toccoa Ik is Mill c*n • >.t*t of 8i n vow, - .(* r, hi* tiu'c tofoed *1 moot b!a * Bodottoc. nd BKitiimaly a Mt I tad even the doctors vm omnj about ©ires si:.,. -^0 br found in (j> <.r ' L-» 1 i- H IT in »-• i th« b- « * gift. of t»• day t. it * »• w . 1 at hie 1.1- -• • * V. l-.ww sto-t sto- f) « llnona ! I'.el'li- II. >■ ' .* M I.- » 11 liHl » V'fV Thus stalwart virtue was vindicated a . _ , | _ female insurrectlo. i““themost formidaNle conspicuous, says In her Iclrst manner, of ad. was nipp*d “to bud, and the “ J ' wicked little o.rd was ' consigner to ever- and he bursts his collar button; and the pretty young lady, vexed at being made so "Oh, never mind, thank you; it itorsu't make any difference," and calmly gociand lasting confusion. alts down In another seat, and that wearied IIowDe.t, happy is ti 'st Benedict that man gathers himself together, and reada a goeth astray alter the win *, auursmsnts book upside down—oh, doesn’t lie feel just Laying Up for Wlatsr. Oglethorpe Hcbo. While some hinds were picking cotton .j a field on M. T. J. Howard’s place the other day, they ssw a bird alight upon a tree with something in tts moutn resem bling a snake. The bird was noticed to be busy in some way and after it had been scared away an uncommon richt was seen. Upon the thorns of the tree ths snake had been securely fastened, and near it were found anothei snake, two rata and a bug, ail securely fastened by the thorns being pierced tnrougli their heads. The bird was of an English mocking variety and it Is said that in this way they lay up a win ter'a supply of food anil eat it when dry. In Lieu of the Regular Snake Story. Bswkinsvllle Dispatch. The editor oi this paper owns a small black pony sixteen years old. He is a lregrass scrub, and has learned quite a number of tricks. Some of our ell are disposed to make (un of him occasion ally, we mean they either make fun of the pony or tbe owner—It it all the same to ns. One of hit accomplishments is bit ex- pertneis in opening his stshlh door and getting into ths crib. On one occasion daring Superior Court at Abbeville, when stopping at Jadge Johnson's, Ibis pony let himself out of his stable, opened the crib door, on i then went ronnd and pulled ont tbe pegs and turned the latches un all of the stables, and 1st all ths horses have a picnic. This pony is very fleet-footed and nimble under the saddle, and for age aud else, would be hard to beat in a quarter race. We made the assertion the other day that heconld, with a light vehicle, trot a mile in 2:15. That may be a little beyond bis speed, but we are certain he can trot a mile in 3:35. We are not a betting man, but if there it a Georgia editor who doubts tbe assertion there can be found In Haw- kiniville several men with money to wager on the reaulL A Crow That Could Talk. J. R. B.’t Washington latter, General Hampton tells me that while on hit Mississippi plantation, li- saw a lame crow that could laugh and talk. Tbe bird would say "Hello I” "How are you7” levers! other thinn ot like import, was tbe most wonderful raven sioco the days of Barnaby Rudge and Edgar Foe. Oue morning a vast number of cro vs as- semblea In a tree on theplanlation and pre pared (or a pow-wow. Toe tame bird flew among them and, rearing un. saluted tbs congregation with a brisk "Hallow I How are you 7” Hit astonished brethren scat tered in alarm at if they had been fired npon from a mountain bowilser. This marvellous fowl of the sir was to have been sent to tbe New Orleans Exposition, but its sudden disappearance prevented. Gen. Hampton turmi,c. that some negro shot him by mistake. Tbe owners could easily have told him for 81.000 In New York. GaiiRtasoBO Journal: Mr. Ben Waller, who hts charge of the pauper farm in this county, brought into our office the other day a peculiar species of squash. Tbe veg etable it two fully developed squashes Juinsd together and just double the site ot the ordinary squash. Mr. Waller says tbe species alt grow like this and It not • fretk but the nature of the vegetable. We have never before teen anything like it. Tbit variety is of a rich butter color, and ebould be called tbe Blttuete squash. Mr. Wal'er has tbe teed for tale. r d. 'May be j but dou’t be fool enough extend any of your sympathy. He doesn't need iL AnExoltlng Event of the Late Campaign Described. Augusta Chronicle. Mr. John Connolly gave the Chronicle a graphic account of the raid on Jay Gould tiv a New York Democratic crowd on Thursday night succeeding tbnelection. Bald be: "It win Hi terrible moment, in the afternoon at 0 o'clock, tbe jam of lieople in and about the Hoffmau House waa slmnlv fearful to contemplate. There was a lull after this for a while, but at about 9 o'clock the crowd increased, surg ing, yelling, moving to and fro, snd throb bing with excited life, as a huge moun tain, underlaid with volcanic power, might 8 alette. The report! all day rather con- riued tbe election of Cleveland, and the Democratic feeling rose in consequence. In the midst of elated hopes and bouyancy of success it was passed around as true that New York had gone Republican by 1,400 plurality. The scenes that greeted tbls report beggar description. Great crowds of men fairly rent the heavens with yells and shout: of dental of tbe report. The turmoil was stance grand and awful. The air was tbick with defiance of what was thought to be a scheme to bolster uv a false report till it was found out what chances there were to count Cleveland out While the excitement was at its highest pitch a faint voice was beard singing tome- thing like: "llanf JsyOouldl Rang Jay Gould!' It was if a magical wand had suddenly set orer the crowd. Every voice for locks took up the song: "Hang Jay Oonld, Hang Jar Gould, We'll hang Jaj U juld on"— Five thousand men, with one accord, moved, a solid pbalaux, toward Fifth ave nue, and 'on to Jay Gould’s house' was the cry. Tbe scene was one of tremendous horror. By some sudden movement this raid, which started with such determina tion, was stopped before it moved many blocks. Police tqnsds, good counsel and goeth astray a,..... ..... , of this world. Yes, tlirlce ' ““PP/J,, This Is a true story, for go and girls. reassuring reports of Cleveland’s election, combined to stem the torrent.” "How was Gould acting all this time?” “Of course be was notified by the dis trict telegraph of the crying mob snd fled precipitately from his house on Filth ave nue to an obscure hotel up town, and there stayed under guard ol nil trusty friends till quiet was restored His house was guarded all the restot thenlght by a sqnad of police as a precaution against another outbreak.” “According to the press telegrams the raid was made on his office down town on Broadway.” “That was one of tho mistakes growing out of the excitement The crowd were after Gould, and they knew they would most likely find him at his home at that late hour of the nighL” “You were on hand, of coarse, you have such a vivid recollection of it?” Yes. sir; I was in New York." And in that crowd?” This is not an examination under oath la itt” Tbe Chronicle took tbe bint, tnd wound ap the interview on one of the most inter esting events of the lstecampiigc. boys What fs a Billion * Exchange What is a billion 7 Tbe reply is tiatple enough: A million times a million. Tt'ls isqiickly wrl’.tenand still morequickiv pronour.cei. Very few, however, hav* ■ lie true conception of vrhat a billion is. 1 While on the eubiect at Crawford A Co.’s drug store yesteiday, a gentleman gave he following definition, which may tad to the comprehension of what an immense sum a billion retlly is. Said he: You may count 100 or 170 a min ute, but let us suppose that you go high as 200 a minute, then an hour will produce 12.000, a day 283,000, and year, or 305 days, 105,125,000. Let us suppose then, that Adam, at the begin ning of his existence, had begun to count, had continued to do ao, end was counting still, be would not even now, according to tho generally supposed date of Adam's creation, (5,015 years) bare counts J enough make a billion. To count a billion would require 9.512 years, thirty-four days, five hours and twenty minutes, at the above mentioned rate of 200 a minute.” cartersville. Dxcembrr U.—Our municipal election ( tassed off very quietly yestorday,resulting n the choice of M. L. Johnson for mayor, 8. M. Roberts, A. L. Barron. J. K. Rowan, V. L. Williams, John Crawford, W. C. Ed wards and Aaron Collins for aldermen. This election is e very lair index to ihe re sult of the local option election to be held next Wednesday, as the issue was square ly made by the temperanco people aud the entire ticket adopted I V them at the mass meeting last Thursday ni ;ht was elected with the exception of Mr, Crawford. If tbe county should dec! do at the election "for whisky" I Dave no idea it will be sold in our city next year. Col. C, H. U. Willingham, of ihe Free Preo, is yet unable to bo out. His suffer ings have been severe but he ha* borne them with that fortitude and patience for which he is noted. FORSYTH. htliSabd institute-tub ladies' aid so CIETT. December 1L—Prof. V. E. Orr, late of Sparta, was to-day elected principal of Hil liard Institute. Tbe Monroe Female College Aid Associa tion will hold a (air at I’yu's opera house this week, beginning Wednesday morning and closing Friday nighL Dinner will be served in the hall etch day, and every night there will be a Japanese tea drink ing. Among tbe articles offered for sale will be tbe loveliest silk qnilt that Geor gians have ever had an opportunity of baying. Ererybody is invited to oome, get vslae received for their money, and yet n-aist as in completing our collrge. CARROLLTON. Dxceuscb 11.—Tbe people of Carroll county voted yesterday on the question of "For Restriction" or "No Restriction of Liquor" In the esunty. “For Restriction” carried tbe election by 330 majority. The barkeepers renewed tbrir license for one year longer on the day before the election. Bo wlilssy will be sold In the county until the 10th of December, 1885. Webtve fifteen cindidstes in the ooun- ly for ths office of tax collector, nine for receiver, five fur treasurer, two for aherifi, three for ordinary, two for surveyor, five for coroner, one for clerk—making in all thirty-eight coodtdates. Hurrah for Car- roll! It is generally conceded that we will re ceive about as many bales of cotton hers this season as were received here last sea- SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO. A. B. SMALL, Agent, Macon, Ga. ATTENTION, FARMERS! We beg to call tho attention of all plantora to tuo fact that every sack of gonuino Soluble Pacific Guano, manufactured by tho Pacific Guano Company, fa branded with Zho name of Gltdden & Curtis. None other ia genuino and all planters will do well to carefully examine each sack received by them this season. No genuine Soluble Pacific Guano can bo bought in Macon oxcept from A. B. SMALL. GLIDDEN & CURTIS j J. O. MATDEWSON & CO., General Selling Agents, Selling Agents, Boston, Massachusetts, Augusta, Georgia. In addition to tho above, I am prepared to furnish planters for cash . « or on time Groceries, Provicions and other goo fs necessary to make their crops. Also German Kainit and Acid Phosphates for Compost ing. dcc9tun&w2m A, B. SMALL. REMOVAL. After eight years of successful business in Macon, our quarters hvre become too small to do the business coming to us. and we fouad it necessary to have eracUd FINEST HARDWARE STORE jn the city. Wo have greatW increased our stock and are prepared to give bottom prtow on all goods in on line. We will in future be found at Nos. 55 an 1 63 Cherry street, next door to Jaques A Johnson. A. B. FARQUHAR & CO., Jobbers of Hardware and Wanufactorers of Machinery, maoon, GEORGIA SCHOFIELD’S IRON WORKS, MACON, GEORGIA. A DiReranco In tha Church. Columbia EentlneL It is said that in one of the country churches not a thousand milts off. at the conclusion of the services ths pastor offered a prayer so lengthy that a part of his con gregation become so mnch worried they quietly left the houee, while o hers did not behave as they should. The preacher on getting off his knees,discovering that most of his congregation had disappeared, re solved on presenting the crowd for misbe havior to proper authorities, wbs the officers of the chnrch were cslle to assist in the work. One of tbeofficere bmituville. on being approached upon the subject de- dared that he would have nothing to do Dacanesa 12 —The eoclety of our vll- with it, at the same time remarking that '***•“ >u quite a flutter over theratr- people had rights as well aa the preacher riage of Hr. O. M. McDonald and Miss and really he thought they all had a right rtoaalle Haje, at tbe residruce of the J. S. Schofield & Son, Proprietors, Manufacturer* and dealers in Every Variety of Machinery, SCHOFIELD’S PREMIUM COTTON PRESSES 1 To Pack by Horso, Hand- Water or Steam Pow Schofield's Empire Engines and Boilers and Circular Saw Mills, Cano Mills and K--:t!.--, mi l C.nting, and M n-liim-rv ot Every Kited “Shafting,” “Pulleys” and “Hangers” a Specialty. Estixatss Peouptlt Fcrnishsd and ConRtsroNOENre Solicited. WE keep In stock Mill. Ms'-htnists' and Kallwuv Ktipplies, Iron Pipe and Fittings, Artesian well Casing anil Machinery, Ya.ves, Whistles, Lubricators, Packing, Bolting, Files, OUs,8aws, Wrenches, etc., eto Call on or write us. Send for our new Illustrated Catalogue and Price LIsL Ere Memory. Excisa—. Look steadily at a bright object, keep theeyee Immovable on it fur a inoit time, and then does them. Au image of Ihe memory remains; it becomes, in fact, vis ible to the clueed ryee. The vtvidnews snd duration of such impreitiont very cinrid- erably with different Individnala. aud th* power ot retaining them may b*cultivated. An eccentric old mau, tbe one* celebrat ed but now forgotten "Memory Thomp son," trained himself to tbe performance of wonderful feats of eye memory. He could close bit ayes and picture within himself a panorama of Ox ford street and other parts ot London, in which picture every inscription over every shop was so perfect a d reliable that he could describe snd certify to the names Jaautry neiL I dangerous w adu itente of all tbe houses o( these streets atl certain dates, when poetoffle* directories were not as they now are. Although iMemorr Thorn peon it forgotten, bis facul ty is just now receiving some attention, and it u now proposed toepectaliy enlU- vate it in elementary lebools by placing objects befote tha pupils for a given time, I then taking them away and requiring the pupil to draw them. That tuoh faculty exists and maybe of groat service it uud questionable. Love's Labor Loci. Itasu Coaster. If yon have ever "been there," yon can] enjoy this picture. It is enacted on car tr-ius nearly every day: Maybe a man feels happy and proud and flattered and envied and bleteed among men when he sees a pretty girl trying to raise a window oi a railway car end lamps ap and. get* ahead of the other bflyt snd s*y«: "Allow mel” oh, to courteously, and th* •ays: "Ob. If you plesso; 1 would be so glad." and she other mats passengers tarn green with easy, end he leans over oo ths back of the seat and tacklos th* window in a knowing way with one hand, Uperadventurshs may tots It airily ailh a simple'torn of the wrist: bat it kind ol bold! on. and ba takas bold with both bands, bat It sort ol doesn't go to any alarming extent, and ha pounds it with bis flat, bat it on.’y seems to settle a 11 tie doses into tha place, and then he eoaM around and ah* get* out of tha seat to gi . I him a fair chance, and he grapples that window and Lose up hit back, and togs, and pull*, and stramr. and bis bat falls ,,17. and bis suspender butn/m fetch !-•>.. and Mi w.iitcoat l>uclriepaiti andbW face gds red, end bis laet allp^ ajgs^q • u-l gr.*a:.i -very t.rue f.c u-u, *nd eric*. Nuw then , aitogether " as It in nw-.Xery , tp gel up. An Alligator Story. Dawson Journal. We have all onr life hrard of snake sto ries tnd big dsn tales, but not until now hav It been our privilege to record any thing Tery remarkable of the alligator. It ie with some degree of trepidation end misgiving that we undertake now to relate a very plain statement of one of oar coun try neighbors concerning tne certain alli gator la question. But this is a progress ive age, and it an alligator wants to pro gress, why, ws must allow it to do to. We only relate facts ae given to us end vouched for try the parties concerned. Near Grave Btation lives a Mr. Gtv, who wee engaged last week in building for hirn- •elf a cnlmney. Whan b* quit work last Friday evening tbe bole dn< in the ground where he was a', work wav qulta dry. On the following morning wjen bn retnrned to work, be found in the bole a little wa ter and a young alligator, about a fool long. It had rained a little during the night, so he coaid very readily accountfor the water in tbe hole, bnt how to account for the alligator baa been the mystery of the eeek. Tbe question is, where did ths alligator come from? Homebody please explain. A Cander With Nine Lives. Newman Herald. ’ We heard lb* other day of a belligerent adder in tne duck oi Mr. J. r. eiepueue, larroil county, which mat with a singular accident three weeks sgr. Making fight at a heifer in tbe lot. he seised bar by tbe forehead, when tbe heifer by a dexterous turn of a horn struck Use gander's neck and cat ost the windpipe, leering it hang ing dosn likes snoot. The old gander • wound healed over, with the windpipe ■till hanging out, through which he breathes, and be teems to be at besriy as evtr, though not as belligerent as before. A Surprised Darky, Cclumbas Times. 8trtral days ago while one of the boats was being loaded el the Merchants and Planters' compress, a darky—one of the bends— concluded be would take a ride on one of the bales at it wtntdown the achate to the deck of the eteemer. 8u straddling Ihe next bale that was shored oat, down be went with the bale: bat the additional weight, perhaps, canard the whole concern to slide down with greatly increased Te locity, carrying the aitooUbed and terri fled passenger down “a whining" across the deck, tending both in the river—the bale on top and tne darky on the bottom. Those who witnessed It say the darky waa a eight at he disappeared over the tide of the Dost, arms uplttted terror depicted on every line of hts face as he went dawn fa the water with the bale on top. No dam age done bnt a good ducking. A Wicked Uttle Bird. Albany News. A Uttle Innocent fan falls Uks sunshine njion tbe proey, matter of-fset realities of On Monday night the ladies in a K '.vrn portion of the dt/ were met, "at of oaeao- cord," in one bo lie. It was discovered, by comparing note*, that etch one's lesser hall ail "down town;' and th* lair ones naturally suspected that something una- sual waa "on the bills." This suspicion became conviction ae a little bird dropped in at a window and announced that a fa mous company ot (emala minstrels was in the city. This ws* mo?* than the fair onaa could stand: and so. aallyiag forth In cbarralog glas, they delermioed so sound the alarm and Institute a search for the wandering Benedicts. As luck would bare if, Ihe Benedicts were not emint Benedicts on that night, bribers win no company of t< last nighL Dr. McDonald waa raised in our immediate neighborhood, and is cow located at Leesburg. Mist Rosa was quite a local nelle and wav eery popular with ail of ocr people. Quite a large crowd of In vited guests graced the occrslon, RqT. j Mr. Bunch off-dated. We noticed con- > doctor Yonng, of the Brunswick and Western railroad, with bis family, among tba guests. The presents tendered the briilo were selected with exquisite taste. After the ceremony an elegant supper wts enjoyed by the party. McRae. Dxctussa 1L—Tbe brick work of tbe new Jed ie all flnlaheo with the exception THOUSANDS LOST, of laying tha foundation for the Iron cells . in Ueorgia. Terms easy. Long time. Don't waste your money on cheap Ear chinery. Thousands lost every year by buying third-class goods. Coma and tea or write and got prices. Five Leading Engines and Haw Mills. Three licet Gins. Two Best Grist Mills. Knperior ,1-Roller Cane Mill. Best Mowers, Davis's Water Wheel.*! These gooriH took premiums at Atlan ta arnl lumluville over the largest display of Engines and Machinery ever made in the United States. Buggies and Wagons from tha la markets bought by the hundred. Rubber Belling—largest line of any to rest on which will require hat few days. Mr. Yonng Rawlins, of this county, fa ahead of any farmer wa have beard of in this tec'ion of country. He made this year on one acre of land two bales of cotton weighing 757 poumle, which ie considered an unusually Urge yield, and show* wbat our land will prod ice, when it receives proper fertilising and attention. Dr. A. T. Lee, of Waldo, Fla , It visiting McRte, looking attar bis gripe vineyard, LUMPKIN- SSdULT or WBDXSSBAT'a FSINASY. Dacawssa 11.—In the primary elaction bffid her* yesterday to nominate county ofBcerf, the following were elected: Or- ditiaty, J. «5. Lxtimrr; sheriff, J. B. Grif fis; clerk, B. F. Hawes; treasurer, 8. 8. Everett; tax receiver, J. T. Harrison; tax collector, O. W. Ard: county surveyor, J. A. Fort; coroner, I. H. Thornton. All tne old officers were nominated for reflection, except coroner. Tbe eleotiun wa* quiet, with a foil vote In most of tha precincts. j was evolution. Af. J. HATCH ER A GO., General Agents, Corner Fourth aul Poplar Streets, Macon, Go. CAMPBELL dSfc JONES COTTON FACTORS, IOO POPLAR STREET, MACON, GEORGIA. In PleANTitiltSi' iepl7wedf£4anaw3m SUPPLIF-S .Generally GRAY--- HAIR. Gmylluo; Use. Orfat Hair lUatorrr nn.l Ursirwr. ch ••lar. rrmduAlly aad pennaamtljr. Not a 4j«. A manrdatu lavra •M wraira, mad* U Irak mu la thrra weeks. No nop U» aat! etc., wko rcouamsoifl It Ufklj Adfewu. IL PiaKlsai. 1 Uunj 5. vw yr-fiy hair to IUj nrntaam ••si rtrai t j A j . rm-u*, HO mv li.vir \ ;•><»»• urns BUY YOUR MACHINERY DIRECT FROM RELIABLE MANUFACTURERS Thereby hiring Commissions Paid to JJLocal i bird ths l IL*; >w •*.- unijr hani)* ih w%. n; :>ar*at Uj th* 1*1 ■•? n wl.fu ih«-y m*-t their • ucs rttunuuf tsttklj home va. 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