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i:UO.\I> sTtCBKT. ALBANY. GA.
AT HOME.
DENTIST—O. F. Gambati.
S.ITUUI IV, JIAV -J.-j. 1880•
CLOTHING.
Straw Hats,
AND
Umbrellas
Parasols Fans, Etc.
We offer a nice Hue of Stronse Bros*
Fine Clothing equal to tailor make in
quality ami price which we offer at as-
tontotily low prices.
Also a fine assortment of Straw Hats
In all the (Htpular shapes at figures
that will surprise you.
The man who invented a summer
resort was a public benefactor.
The interest in the meetings at the
Methodist church is increasing.
Some of oar citizens will attend the
New York Cbaut&bqua during the
summer.
A Select Line of Men*’, Womens 1
ami Childrens* Suoes, below regular
Cash Prices.
Trunks, Valises, Hand-Bags and
Umbrellus cheaper tiiau the cheapest.
Ladi^-d and Gents* Underwear, Hos
iery, Handkerchiefs and a general line
of Notions.
New lot of Lawns, Gingh uns and
Prints at -Astonishingly low figures.
Give us a call and be convinced.
uum
!
The Largest and Best Assorted
steok of PINE CLOTHING Ever
Opened in the Sonth.
FINEST QUALITY!
LATEST STYLES.
I s unran tee that no honsn in tho world em-
plovs inorn c21 sient cutters aii'l uu'ora than
•f which 1 buy, all being imp jrto<l it rect from
DENTIST—B. A. Shine.
J. W. JOINEB—Fine Watch re-
Paring.
The price of umbrellas will soon ad
vance.
Wx should call this weather a freak
of nature.
There are some flies on most every
body now.
Albany can do a great deal If she
only would.
The brick industries around the city
are flourishing.
Ice and fans are staple commodities
just at tins time.
— - » ♦ •
Tint sun is warm, but the cast wind
* id depressing.
fiance engine is a great In-
Tue warm days and <xm
rduuced a number of <r*
It is suggested that the young peo
ple organize an amateur theatrical for
the summer.
The B. & W. trains are making bet
ter schedule time than any that arrive
in the city, now.
Street Overseer B. F. Sibley hand
ies the nozzle with the dexterity of a
veteran fireman.
Dr, O. F. Gamsati kuowa ihe hows
an l wherefores, and If you call on him
he will cheerfully explain.
There is no estimating the damage
done to the shocks of our merchants
by the flying dust during the past few
days.
Hope spring* eternal—the disap
pointment or tu-dav but Inspires the
expectation of to-morrow. If it were
not for this graciousProvideuce. men's
energy would flag and life would sink
Into a dreamless inanition. Respect
fully dedicated to A. G.
The Negroes gave a picnic at Kin-
chafoonee creek, Friday, and tte
day was most pleasantly spent by
them. They usually have sumptous
dinners, as good as anybody could
haveorwanL- Tbe best cooks of the
city and country fairly hump them
selves In preparing tempting dishes.
As a patent medicine sign painter
was unpacking bis traps on Broad
street, yesterday, preparatory for
work, a bald-beaded merchant was in
tently watching him. Presently,
a small boy walked up, and asked the
merchant: “Say, Mister, Is that an
other bald-head doctor?”
TWO HAPPY HEARTS.
The melon growers have sighed tor
rain several times lately. While
their vines are taking on fruit, they
are apprehensive lest all should be
shed. The melon crop to a very impor
tant one to this section, it brings
money at a time when it to v-ry scarce,
and it lubricates the joiuts of trade
with a very pleasant effect.
We direct the attention of the read
ers ot the News and Advertiser to
the time table of the Atlanta and Flor
ida Railroad to be found in another
column of this morning’s News and
Advertiser. Fort Valley to the place
at which travellers from this section
take the trains of this new road lor At
lanta.
I r this section could be blessed with
a good rain just about now, there
would soon be more vegetables than
could be consumed.
Mr. and Mkb.C.II.Lincolx, whose
beautiful songs were so much admired
here last week, are doing some good
work in llawkinsville.
Officers James and Sibley will ac
cept the thanks of Broad street pedes
trians for their gracious sprinkling of
the street£Thuts lay evening.
People who talk about the hot
weather after this, must either set up
to ice cream or submit to a ducking
from the hose In frout of Sam Brown’s
store.
The red clay that has been placed
on Broad street, lias ripened fully into
dust. Every one who drives over it,
is enveloped in a cloud of red dust. It
needs sprinkling.
A neat sign of the ililsman & Agar
Co. now occupies the space that was
given up for so long to the sign of
Welch «& Mitchell, on the west side of
the Welch building.
The lllghaat ArUtocracf of Now Y«»rk are
Its patrons. I will convince any who may
call and examine my immense stock that the
quality ot the fabric i an i ot manufac
ture 're superior to that ot auy other house
South.
CLOTHES MADE TO ORDER
Cost more, but will neither i*e tlner jnor fit
more perfect y.
ns mm
DEPOT.
tmiim
^Prepare to be pleased with our ele-
g$n£ line of Parasols and Faus that
WD wrfll *8hov tills weel$. There Is no
room for improvement in our stock
and selection. .It is a blessing 'to be
within reach of such goods. Our beau
tiful new stock is all bright, clean and
fresh, consisting wholly of the latest
and most popular styles. There are
prices that you cannot resist. No ex
perienced or judicious buyer can es
cape such temptations. If the best is
gootl enough for you, come and get it
at Rock Bottom Prices. .
LAST NOTICE,
TAX DELINQUENTS BEWARE!
My books for receiving State and County
Tax tor 1SS9 will positively be ' *
1st next, and all "
taxed prom]
Taxi
May 32,1839.—*1A win.
nta will be donbls
s t * law.
N.J CRUGER,
Albany should build a railroad by
all means. With the Columbus South
ern as a western connection, and an in
dependent line to Florida, Albany
could make her railroad pay.
The News and Advertiser staff
had an iuvitation to join in the refresh
ments tendered the Guards on their ar
rival Tuesday night, but we had to de
cline as we never “anticipate.”
Attention is directed to the last no
tice to tax payeis to return their prop
erty to the county tax receiver. Dt
linquents had best beware, for their
taxes will be doubled if not returned.
The little children arc now count
ing the days until the next annual
Union Sunday School picnic with that
same anxiety with which they look to
the annual return of the Christmas
time.
Tuk members of the Albany Guards
and their friends are loud in praise of
the hospitality they enjoyed in Macon.
Mr. Jake Uenko was especially kind,
and the boys hold Iu grateful remem
brance his many courtesies.
One line of railroad in the absolute
control of the city of Albany, would be
worth a dozcu run by foreign corpora
tions. It would be a lever by which
we could pry ourselves over the fence
into tiic land of brightest promise.
The farmers of the country are very
greatly pleased at the prospects of the
multiplication of tbe lines of railroads
through the country, for across be
tween a locomotive and a common cow
greatly improves the value of the is
sue.
Dr. P. L. Hilsman has shipped Dr.
W. A. Duncan, Albany’s staunch
friend, a box of May liaw jelly. We
trust that it may reach him in good
form, and that his friends may be able
to enjoy, at its best, the delicious pro
duct of tills sectiou.
This is the time of year when the
festive male inhabitant will insist on
eating onions. They look so tempting
in the gardens, that he will not resist
the temptation,and it is noticeable that
whenever he partakes of this vegetable
he always grows confidential.
Wk are reliably informed that the
Coroner's Jury, empannelled to inves
tigate the killing of Arch Golden by
Jake Young, of Tifton, returned a ver
dict of murder. We have not been
able to learn whether or not the slayer
has been arrested, but it j§ very likely
that he is at large.
Messrs W jqht & Weslosky, whole
sale merchants flf tills city, have a pet
ipouse that gambols a^out their office.
Since it lias been established beyopd
doubt that mice slug as sweetly as
Canary birds, these gentlemen ought
to Employ a. few of the summer mo
ments in training theirs.
The average female darkey adopts
some of the most captivating costumes
when she comes to town. It would be
a stroke of enterprise foi Puck to send
a representative here to get some cari
catures—natural ones—and George Wil
son could get numbers of original Ideas
for minstrely by summering here.
This dry weather has saved many
hundreds of dollars to the farmers of
the county iu enabling them to work
their crops without so much extra
labor, said a successful planter, yester
day, to an inquiry as to the efleet of
tbe dry weather: “Where crops have
been worked there to no sign of their
suffering. The dry weather has en
abled us to get our cotton chopped and
clean very cheaply, and if we have
seasonable weather from now on, this
will be a very good crop cheaply
“ad'-"
The pulton County Sunday School
Association to stirred with dissatisfac
tion over the award of the prize in the
singing contest at its last convention,
and oue of the schools threatens to
withdraw. We submit that the
elation fails to cultivate the true Bpirit
when such a state of feelings exist. A
spirit of rivalry should pre-
One dollar a bottle to the price of
Brewer’s Lung Restorer, bat it to
worth ten times as muck as any other
cough medicine.
In another column of this morning’s
News and Advertiser will be found
an order from Captain Ed L. Wight
calling the Albany Guards to meet in
their armory on Tuesday evening
the 2Sth, to elect a Junior Second
Lieutenant. This is indicative of an
awakened zeal In the company, aud
signifies that it Is to be raised and
kept to the standard of tbe best.
Our stock of Dress Goods, Lawns,
Muslins. Ribons, etc., etc., will be sold
at a sacrifice.
ml4-d*w3t N. & A. F.Tift & Co.
The City Council is having, a fire cis
tern dug in Washington street opposite
the compress. This is a most admira
ble location for a lire cistern, as every
fire near the depot lias given our fire
men great trouble in reaching it, and
they have been forced to haul their
engines across railroad tracks and
through sand around to the cistern on
the other side of the depot.
A lew dozen Gents line Handmade
Shoes, sizes G to 7}®, strict cash, at
ml4-«l&w4 N. & A. F. TiftA Co’s.
Mr. Wm. Key says that there w ill
be a grand singing convention at Mount
Zion church, in Colquitt countv, be
ginning Friday before the third Sun
day in August, and that the good peo
ple of that neighborhood would be
pleased to have the singers of Worth
and other counties take part in the
convention.
A fine line of Ladies and Children’s
Shoos. Closing out cheap, at
ml4-daw3t < N. & A. F. Tift & Co’s.
All the boys agree that the Perry
Rifles drilled-well, and they vote their
Captain, Canty Davis, brother of Mrs.
J. W. Walter* and Shoevy Davis, of
this city, as one of the very best that
ever officered a Militia Company. Cap
tain Davis has many friends in this
city who are gratified that his compa
ny acquitted themselves so handsome
ly
Grain Cradles; Grain Cradles, all
kinds cheap, at
ml4-d*w3t N. «fc A. F. Tift & Co’s.
Vegetables are most delicious, and
one can come nearer gaining his con
sent lo become a vegetarian in this
section of Georgia than In any other
locality, but it is necessary to exercise
care in eating them. A vegetable
diet is healthful, but if not
thoroughly cooked, vegetables are
not wholesome. Great care should
be exercised in preparing them for the
table, especially when children are to
eat them.
There to a rush at Morris Mayer’s—
people attracted by the great bargains
he is offering in clothing. 14d*wtf.
The boys who are in the habit of en
joying a swim at the Box Yard on the
river, wish to put up platform, spring
board, etc. They do not feel like con
tributing all the necessary means them
selves to make improvements on a
public place, and they request all the
young men, clerks and otters, who
take an occasional swim to contribute
towards their enterprise. The average
Albany swimmer Is as good as can be
found anywhere, and the bovs should
not only receive encouragement, but
assistance from older persons.
The largest and best assorted stock
of Mens* and Boys’ Clotliiug ever
opened up In Georgia, just received at
14d*wtf Morris Mayer’s.
Capt. Ed. L. Wight lias ordered a
large quantity ol 4-1 neh pipe, with
which to replace his 3-iocb main from
his well. This will insure a much
greater flow of water, fully sixty per
cent, more, and will doubtless obviate
the trouble now experienced by many
of lito customers of an insufficient flow
of water. There is an abundant flow
from the well, but the capacity of the
main to taxed to its fullest capacity,
aud when all turn on their fountains
at once the flow of water seems insuf
ficient.
For an elegant fitting suit of the
finest fabrics, call at Morris Mayers*.
14-dawtf
There are always opposing forces in
every ones life—influences for good
that draw us away from the malestrom
ot sorrow that to the result of our own
wickedness, and perverse inclinations
that force us Into dangers. Let us all
Brake to a full sense Qf our own weak-
qes, and study to place ourselves un
der such influences as are most likely
to insure comfort and happiness here
and joy hereafter, such as attending
church on Jthe Sabbath and listening
to the Bible truths as they are ex
pounded.
For an elegant fitting suit of the
finest fabrics call at "Morris Mayer’s.
14-dawtf
Dry weather to a very universal com
plaint. Yet there to no crop that to
suffering specially, except oats, and as
everybody to cutting fall oats, rain
would really be a disadvantage. One
tiling, that should be known, has been
again demonstrated, that the spring
planting of oats is not to be relied
upon. The fall oats are good every
where and the oat crop generally will
prove sufficient, but there to a certain
per cent, of the acreage in oats that
was of spring planting that will do but
little. Our farmers should learn now,
once for all, that the fall planting in
sures a good crop of oats, while the
spring planting multiplies th« doubts
and dangers.
Mrs. M, C. Parkkksox, of Cqthbert,
who died on last Wednesday, was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Walker, of this county. Mrs. Par-
yail, and each school should, in honor,
prefer the others to win.
circle of friends aud acquaintance^
both in Randolph and in Dougherty,
and her untimely demise has caused
her relatives and friends great grief.
The News and Advertiser extends
sympathy to the bereaved family.
FIR. I. P. COCKE AND JI1SS -WIN
NIE HUFF HADE ONE.
Love Ignore* Opposition.
Last Sunday at Dover. In Terrell
county, Mr. I. P. Cocke, of Lee coun
ty, was united In marriage to Miss
Minnie Huff, of Macon.
The ceremony was performed at the
residence of Dr. Lee in Dover, the
Rev. Mr. Clark officiating.
The marriage was a very quiet one,
necessarily so, as Miss Huff’s guardi
an was bitterly opposed to the match
and had done everything in hto power
to prevent it.
They had met about a year ago and
their association developed that inde
scribable, but tteong feeling of love.
They, were not long in discovering that
Cupid had touchedthe tender spot with
each qf them, and they at once sought
tliensuai means of gratifying this pow
erful sense of love in the bonds of
wedded bliss.
But tbe barrier that often cleaves
asunder the silken tie, stood in their
way. Miss Huff’s guanlton bitterly
opposed the union. This was discovered
mouths ago, but determined not to be
outdone, they quietly separated, satis
fied to bide their time, looking for a
convenient opportunity to cast thtir
lots together.
Miss Huff, for some time, has been
teachiug school at Dover, in Terrell
county, and her term having closed,
she went last week^to the home of her
guardian In Macon. She had not
been there but a short while
when she was reminded that she had
to return to Dover to settle some busi
ness affairs. No thought of the cares
of the school room were suggested to
her mind, but being free to act as she
liked, she immediately notified her
patient lover that she would be in
Dawson last Wednesday.
As soon as Mr. Cocke re
ceived the message he board
ed the train and was soon by the
side of his loved one. They at once
began to make arrangements for the
happy nuptials, an 1 after several days*
planning, scheming, Ac., they finally
consummated the happy event as above
related.
It has been kept a profound secret,
for as soon as they were married they
left for the home of Mr. Cocke near
Leesburg. It was not known in the
city until yesterday, when Mr. Cocke
came In on business,'and, announcing
to hto friends the result of hto es<
pade, received their congratulations.
The News and Advertiser joins
the friends of Mr. Cocke in wishing
for him aud his fair bride long years
of happiness aud prosperity.
In fllay Attire.
News and Advertiser:
Iu a recent inoruing ramble through
tiie suburban parts of the city, l could
not but regret that the session of the
first Chautauqua Assembly was not
held in May instead of March.
The delight of our Northern friends
and visitors would have been greatly
heightened in viewing the Artesian
City with its wealth of bright homes
aud cultured grouuds In this, the
most charming month of all the
twelve.
The long Hues of massive shade, the
grass-fringed and pleasant drives, so
grateful to the senses during the day,
are all the more charming wl*eu mel
lowed by unclouded moonlights and
the. balmy breezes nightly blowing
from the distant coast.
Albany has many attractions for the
visiting stranger, lingering within her
gates, but none that leave more lasting
impressions than the quiet beauty of
her home life, where culture, com
fort and good taste are evinced ou every
hand.
L have placed a stranger impress
upon these attractions after meeting
upon the stieets, some familiar face
that had been absent for years, yet,
impelled by some mysterious influence,
some Ramitingmemory, had returned
to former scenes, if only for a transit
ory renewal of old associations.
The mental composition of that man
to not to be envied who can enjoy, for
years, a citizenship of Albany and, de
parting for the land of the stranger,
cherish no emotion of regret nor—
“Cast one longing, lingeringlook behind.*’
A list of parties could be enumerated
who have, within the past few years,
left Albany with the purpose of never
retu ruing.
Some of these wanderers, like Japhet
In search of a father, are “home again
from a foreign shore,” not only home,
but holding, at this writing, permanent
abiding places in our midst, while
others, from their self-imposed exile,
pay periodical vis*to to the Artesiau
City witli the regularity and devotiou
of pilgrims to some sacred shrine of the
Orient.
If many places, of which we read,
have, In verity, entered upon eras of
prosperity, why to it that one sees, al
most daily, foot-sore stragglers hailing
from these EMorados, telling quits a
different! story and seeking the most
menial employment in Albany?
The senses are appalled with the pa
per fortunes of Oklahoma,the luxuriant
gardens of Western Kansas, the Edens
of Texas, the florid pictures of which
are familiar to all.
It matters but little as to any partic
ular location if one will pursue his
calling with persevering industry and
is duly impressed with the common-
sense philosophy that when doing pos
sibly weil it were best to let well
enough alone. S.
The Worth County Sunday School
Association held its annual convention
at Poulau, Friday. This occasion
to one of the greatest pleasure and
profit, and all who are privileged to
enjoy it, carry away such delightful
recollections of it that they want to be
at all the subsequent ones. The writer
wanted very much to be present, and
deeply regretted the physical infirmity
that precluded the possibility of hto
safe attendance. Thp good people of
Worth are among the most delightful
companions, and they always study to
entertain pleasantly all who visit their
Sunday School celebrations. The
New§ and Apvertxser is specially
gratified at the very fine results of the
Sun day School work done In that sec
tion, and trusts that time may only
confirm the earnest workers in their
zeal, and multiply the evidences of
good results ou every hand. Worth is
a fine county, and he** people are a
noble people.
There to some difference of opinion
expressed as to the effect of the dry
weather in this section. It is a bad
drought that knocks fish in the head,
and such must damage the growing
ctops. The News and Advertiser
will still maintain its original position,
If we should have rain shortly, no In
jury to the main body ot the crops
will result. But to such corn crops as
have not been properly worked great
damage will result. A Negro tenant
who runs a furrow through a weed
field and plants hto corn in it,
without breaking np the ground,
and depends upon ploughing out
the middles at the second ploughing,
i*t make much under the most fav
orable conditions, and under such as
An I l-.ee County Lo»f* one •! It*
llotl U*efn* Citizen*.
The sad news of the death of Mr. Y.
A. Clegg, of Lee county, well and fa
vorably known In this city and
throughout this whole section, reached
the city Thursday morning.
Mr. Clegg's deaJi, while It was a
surprise to many, was not unexpected
to those who knew of the distressing
malady with which he had long suf
fered.
In the death of Mr. Clegg tilts section
loses a fine practical farmer, one whose
energy and perseverance knew no
flagging, and whose example of indus
try was au Inspiration to thoso wul;
whom became in contact. He ua-
one of the largest planters in Lee coun
ty and always made go**! crops. He
leaves a large property which he had
accumulated through a life of labor.
Mr. Clegg was in bis fifty-second
year, and leaves one daughter, the
wife of lion. IV. \V. Hook?, Lee’s
present Representative In the Georgia
Legislature.
The funeral will take place, this
morning at Chokee. where the remains
will be laid to rest by the side of liis
wife, who preceded him across the
dark river of death by several-rears.
A Iluii foi Life.
A singular occurrence was reported
by Mr. William Key, of Colquitt
county, who was In the city, Thurs
day. On hto way. to the city accom
panied by Mr. Lenny Willis, about 9
miles from the city, he saw a cow and
steer that had fought until their horns
had become so securely locked that,
being unable to extricate them, each
lay panting upon the ground.
The two companions used all their
strength in trying to loose them, bat
without avail. One went to the - house
of Mr. Braswell, near by, and secured
saw with which the two ani
mals were separated. Mr. Jim Pope,
who had come up at that juncture,
was lending them a helping hand. As
soon as extricated, the cow rose to her
feet and started after him with all the
speed possessed by an unfuriated beast.
Pope quickly apprehended hto peril
and off he put, jumping bushes like a
deer. After a very liyely chase, that
was anything but pleasant, Mr. Pope
effected his escape.
Tbe Excur*i»n trom Branatlick
l»Tlil» t’Ujr Indulges a Free
Fight *u the Ke
nt r n Trip.
Meagre accounts ot a terrible row
that occurred on the return trip of the
Negro excursion from Brunswick and
along the line of the S., F. & W. R’y,
to Albany, on Monday, reached
this city on Tuesday, but nothing re
liable could be gathered. The Bruns
wick Times gives an account of the
serious racket as lollows
Several drunken white men were on
board and attempted to pick quarrels
with the negro* hut met with no suc
cess until the train .had neared Willa-
cirvhee, when some persons from the
xitolde fired iuto the train and struck a
egm on the wrist. This st tried the
>w and the whites couim«* $•*« i firing
prquiiscsiii'ly iuto the iu the
coach. Instantly many pistols flashed
out and the tire was quickly returned
with bad effect. Oae of the whites was
struck and the others began to cave in.
The negroes saw the advantage they
gained and rushed down upon them
The whites were overpowered, and it
is said, were thrown off the train,
while it was rnnnlng at the rate of 25
miles an hour. One of the negroes
was Inclined to be friendly towards
the whites and attempted to pull the
he-1 line in order to stop the train and
pick them np. Seeing his action
of the others rushed down on him and
The flower gardens of Albany were
never more beautiful than' this season.
The plants bloomed protusely, and at
tained to a degree of perfection rarely
equaled in former years. It to a sub
ject of remark by all strangers,' that
Albany has flowers in greater profusion
and perfection than auy other city of
the South. A lady who visited friends
in this city last spring, said that after
the rose gsidens of Italy she had never
seen such beautiful ones as Albany
contaiued. Our people all loye flow
ers, and it to a fair index to their re
fined natures. The parents of the city
are surrounding their childreu with
the influences of the true, the good
and the beautiful, and the effect will
be seen through all their after lives.
Life Is what we make it, aud we can
enjoy the pleasures and delights that
the beautiful affords as a diversion
from the cares that business brings.
It insures longevity, and brig buns
paths that may prove very irksome
without.
Our citizens were delighted with
small shower Sunday. About noon
the dark, overhanging clouds yielded
slight shower, that was followed by
another in the afternoon. The rain
was very slight iu the city, but
parties who were out in the country
report a hard, general rain, that ex
tended as far as u ithin three miles of
the city. This was a great relief to
the farmers.
The main attraction on the streets,
Saturday afternoon was' a brid&—nota
fair bride, blushing in her modesty
and demure iu her manners, retiring
from the scrutiny of the public gaze—
but a dusky, saffron-hued, ebony-
colored bride, decidedly Africo-Ameri-
cantn her tendencies. Her costume
was most unique, and she seemed fresh
from the feast. The odor of aromatic
musk cologne followed in her wake,
while a white satin sash, with long tas
sels,streamed in graceful profusion like
the folds of a bridal veil from her head.
She wore an O-shaped bodice of pore
white silk,trimtned with yellow flounce
while the flowing folds of the muslin
skirt lent additional beauty to her
costume and her dainty figure. The
basque was cut O-shaped because it
had no particular regard for patterns
or styles, but merely encircled her
womaulv form like an iron ring around
plough liilc. She had five cents
worth of stick candy, with which to
while away the honey-moon, or sugar
moon, as the case may be, and leaned
gracefully upon the arm of her maid of
honor, who had followed her into the
city to act as a support while the en
croachments of a new pair of shoes
made a number ten foot iu a number
seven shoe an example of misplaced
confidence. She catue in qu the excur
sion and returned lust night on the B.
& \V. road.
Who Will it Be?
Conjecture to rife as to who, from the
file of the G'tards, will be exalted to
the rauk of Junior Second Lieutenant.
There are several men in the company
who would grace the position, but the
the qualification most essential to an
abiding Interest In the company.
Several have been spoken of promin
ently In this connection, but it can not
be known until afterthe election next
Tuesday night.
The Albany Guards occupy the first
place in the affection of our people,
there are deathless memories that en
circle as a vignette its beloved name.
Its escutcheon has never been tarnished
by cowardice or dishonor, and the
record of its deeds of valor to iQng and
brilliant, yet with the bright laurel
chaplet to woven the cypress, sad
emblem, for but few of the brave boys
who went forth at duty’s call to battle
for their country, ever returned to
home and kindred, and those few are
now on our streets maimed reminders
of a cruel war. It to but natural that
the public should manifest a lively in
terest in such an organization, and
conjecture freely as to who will be
elected to officer the company.
Cautions to mothers.
Every mother to cautioned against
giving her child laudanum or pare
goric; it creates an unnatural craving
for stimulants which kills the mind or
the child. Acker’s Baby Soother to
specially prepared to benefit children
aud cure their pains. It to harmless
and contains no Opium or Morphine.
Sold by Hilsman & Agar Co. 10.
pounded hto head into a jelly. A free
fight ensued which subsided when
Waycross wa3 neared. The wounded
were carried out and counted when it
was found that one was cut iu theside,
oue was beaten in the head and two
were shot, oue in the abdomiuai re
gions and the other in the wrist and
leg. The wounded were taken off and
sent back np the road and the excur
sionists came on to Brunswick, arriv
ing here about daylight yesterday
morning.
The crowd of excursionists was very
quiet and orderly while in this city,
tmt .we are not snrprtoed to learn of
tbe affair, as on nearly every excursion
such diversion as shooting people is
ndulged.
Life to whatiwe make it. The con
firmed pessimist sees ouly the bad In
what is around him. The miser’s
portion is misery, and he suspects
every oue of designs upon his gold.
The discourteous man is paid in dis
courtesy. The fact to the world is
seen in the light iu which wc view it.
The charitable mau extracts tiie com
fort of sweet sympathy with hto mood
from any condition. There is much
good iu what we are frequently dis
posed to consider altogether bad, and
if we would but give uieu credit for
half the good they intend, we would
remove many rough stones from the
path of their earthy pilgrimage. Men
are too prone to seek virtue for what
it will bring rattier than for virtue
itsell, not appreciating the fact that
virtue to Its own reward, and that it
opens up a heaven within the mind of
its i*ossessor. The elements of charac
ter are in reality the only permanent
possession; Riches and temporal com
forts may take unto themselves wings
and fly away, but he who has the
treasure of a good character, possesses
that of which the vicissitudes of time
nor death itself can rob him. It is a
possession worth more than all the
temporalities and it is iu reality some
thing that a man can bank upon. A
creditor who leans for reliance upon
the incorruptible integrity of a debtor,
enjoys at least a security in feelingthat
a mortgagee of perishable property can
never experience. If we complain
that men have withdrawn from us
their confidence, let us examine and
see if they have not sufficient
cause. The hardships ot life
are too frequently the ships on which
we take voluntary passage, and the
breakers and aud reefs which threaten
our trail crafts are too frequently
known to exist In the course we wil
lingly pursue. There are misfortunes
which seem to be directed against ns
by a purpose that aim* at our purifica
tion. It takes fire at white heat to
burn out the dross of gold, and some
characters require the white heat of
affliction to purify them. But with
every such affliction vtoted upon
him who to sustained by an unfalter
ing trust in an all-wise Providence
comes grace to bear, and even to ex
tract from it a measure of comfort.
To some misfortune is hurtful, to oth
ers it is helpful. The deadly hemlock
and the nutritious big, grow side by
side in the same soil. Just so it de
pends upon the nature of tiie man as
to whether there will be more shadow
than sunshine in hto life.
Tlae .Tlarshal or Tifton .HeetR Hi*
Death at the Hand* of a Ju*-
tlce of the Peace.
Saturday afternoon about 6 o’clock
Engineer Clements, who runs a pas
senger train on the B. & X V. road, ar
rived In tiie city and brought the news
of a terrible conflict and final murder,
between two citizens of Tifton.
The participants were Mr. Jake
Young, a Justice of the Peace, and
Mr. Arch Golden, the marshal of Tif
ton. The cause of the trouble to briefly
told as follows:
A warrant had been Issued by Justice
Young for the arrest of a negro who
was working with the bridge gang on
the B. & IV. road. The negro was ar-
^ted and carried before the Justice,
and, being bound over for the offense,
committed, hto bond was assessed at
$25 00.
The foreman of the bridge gang
agreed to go the bond by putting np
tbe money, but the Justice refused to
accept ft, ordering the negro to jail.
Golden, the marshal, then refused to
place the negro in jail, claiming that
sufficient bond had been offered.
This caused a fight, in which Young,
the Justice, suffered. Not satisfied
with hto drubbing, the justice after
wards renewed the fight, in which
Golden, the marshal, suffered. This
seemed to anger both parties to such an
extent that the fight was again re
newed.
During the last encounter, Young
the Justice of the Peace,’ran into the
telegraph office and grabbed a pistol.
A friend seeing that he had the
weapon urged him not to shoot, as
Golden was one of hto best friends.
He would not heed the advice, but fired
twice at Golden, one ball entered the
forehead and the other the breast, kill
ing him instantly. At last accounts no
arrest had been made.
At Morris Mayer’s will be found the
cheapest line of Dry Goods and Cloth
ing ever offered in tills section. Great
bargains are constantly offered and
their patrons are continually sur
prised aud delighted at the low prices.
14-da wtf
The County Court.
Tiie offenders before the bar of this
tribunal have learned lo save lime
and raofley by pleading guilty, fof
Judge Jones and Solicitor Pope rarely
miss fire.
There were seven to enter picas of
guilty yesterday, and all were fined Iu
sums rangiug from $5 to$250and costs.
The pruriently inclined, who liad
assembled to hear the details of a dis
gusting case, were sorely disappointed
in the pleas of guilty of the violatois
of law.
Let the gootl work go on to tiie end
of proving a deterrent to crime In this
oeunty.
In this section we have been blessed
have existed for tbe past three weeks in not b*Ing visited with hail and wind
will hardly make seed. Such corn
and cotton crops as have been proper-
worked are looking well. Rain
kerson teas greatly beloved by a large would do them a great deal of good,
but they have not been seriously dam-
but the great apprehension with grow
ers is that all the young melons will
shed when rain dots come, and make
the crop very late.
The Weather.
Thto hackneyed subject is ever with
us, hut a few remarks on it at thto time
seems very seasonable. The fact to,
the weather to sadly out of joint,
whether it is the relative posi
tion of the heavenly bodies that
is exerting such a baneful influence on
thto mundane sphere of jours, we can’t
say. But this we do know, that if their
conjunctions are the cause,we wish the
time to speedily come when they will
get back to their, appointed place,
that the weather may assume its
normal serenity.
storms, but then the dry weather to
growing monotonous.
The east wind that has prevailed
through the past few days has been very
disagreeable, hurtful both to vegetable
aged. The melon crop is looking well, and animal life. The nights are cool and
nnhealthful. From time immemorial
tiie east wind has been dreaded, for it
brings pestilence and death, which ii
scatters in its wake.
Let us hope for an early change.
This continued dry weather will
destroy the bloom aud freshness of
spring that we have so enjoyed this sea
son, if rain does not quickly come.
• , -« ,
Some of our gardeners are luxuriat
ing In the tender roasting ear. What
a boon the Indian furnished to civi
lized man in the shape of Maize.
A special Providence seems to pro
tect the passengers of the Brunswick
and Western Railroad. .In all of tbe
wrecks on that line, and It has had
some bid qnes,there has never been but
one person killed, and very tew have
ever been injured. In the appalling dis
aster that occurred in thto city on tbe
12th ol August, 1887, when a whole
train was precipitated from a high
trestle and the cars were so badly
smashed that one or more of them bad
to be burned, the injuries received by
tbe numerous passengers were slight,
comparatively. The News and Ad
vertiser congratulates the manage-,
ment on this fact, and expresses the
wish that the same good fortnne may
ever be with the road.
Sensible men.
Do not trifle with email ailments. A
Cough to-day may be Consumption
next week. Are yon sick? Do you
want to be cured ? If so try Hasson’s
Syrnp ol Tar. All Lung Diseases
speedily conquered by it when other
remedies fall. Price, 25 cents, and
$1.00 per bottle. For sale by Ililsman
& Agar Co.
Ballroail meeting.
The suggestion of the News and
Advertiser for Albany to build, own
and control an independent railroad has
taken root. At a meeting ot some of
our most prominent citizens, held Mon
day afternoon, at .the Commercial
Bank, it was decided to take immediate
steps looking to the construction of a
railroad from Albany to Quincy, Fla.,
via Cambridge, and a committee was
appointed to apply for a charter for
for a consrruction company.
The good results of such a move are
incalculable, and every citizen of Al
bany should rally to the cause.
Now to the time to buy ice cream
freezers. We carry a full and com
plete line of them, all sizes, styles,
prices, etc. You cannot get better
suited in a ireezer than in our stock.
Call early before they are all gone.
Sheffield & Bell.
Ton Cannot Affora
At thto season of the year to be with
out a good reliable diarrhoea balsam in
the house, as cramps, colic, diarrhoea,
and all inflammation of the stomach
and boweto,are exceedingly dangerous
if uot attended to at once. One bottle
of Beggs’ Diarrhoea Balsam will do
more good in cases of this kind than
any other medicine on earth. We
guarantee it. J. R. DeGraffenried,
Druggist.
MAI xiAWN.
An Excellent Product Peculiar to
Southwest Georgia.
Nature was in her most fruitful mood
when thto section was formed, and the
conditions for the growth and perfect
maturity of fruits and vegetables were
excellently ordered. In addition to
the cultivated fruits of this section, the
woods abound in what the housekeep
ers have converted into tbe greatest
delicacies that supply their tables.
The huckleberry and blackberry,
which are found in the greatest profu
sion in our fields and forests, are them
selves proff of the bounty of nature,
but, as a special mark of favor, the
May haw, found only in a limited area
of Southwest Georgia, has been added
to the wonderful provision made for
tbe people of this favored section.
The May haw to a product of South
west Georgia that Is held In high esteem
by our people. It to indigenous to thto
section, and to not known except with
in a scope of country about thirty miles
square. The tree on which it grows Is
of a bushy growth, and the haw itself is
very similar in appearance to the cran
berry, differing in color, being of a
more yellowish caste. The fruit ma
tures in May, as the name indicates,
and to principally used in making jelly,
one of the table delicacies most prized
by our housekeepers. The peculiar
acidity of Us juice, combined with its
other estimable properties, bring it
Into great request for making jelly,
which is consistent, brightly transpa
rent, of rich ruddy color, and of a very
agreeable taste. A like quantity of
May haws will yield more jelly than
any other known fruit.
At this season of the year, the city
in the early morning is vocal with the
cry: “Wanterbuy eny May’aws?”
Negroes gather them in quantities, and
find easy sale for them with the thrifty
housewives of the city. They are held
In high appreciation by the house
keepers of other cities, to whom friends
in the city ship them. After they be
come plentiful, tbe ruling price is $1
per bushel, and the money they bring
helps to feed many families in these
dull days.
The Pride of Woman.
A clear, pearly and transparent skin
is always a siga of pure blood, and all
persons troubled with a dark, greasy,
yellow or blotched skin can rest assur
ed that their blood is out of order. A
few doses of Beggs’ Blood Purifier
and Blood Maker will remove the cause
aud the skin will become clear and
transparent. Try It, and if satisfac
tion to not given it will cost you noth
ing. It is fully warranted. J. R.
DeGraffenried, Druggist.
A Card.
Editors News and Advertiser:
Tbe people of Macon were gener
ous, courteous and hospitable to the
Guards and their visiting friends.
Among the courtesies extended them,
none was more elegant, befitting and
appreciable, than the champagne sup
per given by Mr. Jake Menko in the
most select and elegant quarters Macon
could afford. Jake himself is a
characteristic drummer, and pos
sesses a fine eye, probably two,
f n r the eternal fitness ot things, hence
tiie selection was an fait, and in - thor
ough keeping with the appetites of
those who entered. In behalf of the
company I return Mr. Menko our
thanks for thto and other uniform
courtesies extended the Guards ou their
trip. A Member.
Mr. Jno. Flannery. Savannah, Ga.,
says: Being a chronic sufferer from
both Sick and Nearalgic Headaches for
a number of years, I shall look on
Bradycrotine as a blessing if It con
tinues to act gi It has done in the past
month.
In and Around Albany, Demon
strate* tbe Perfect Adapta
bility-of thi* Section to
their Growth*
And Some You Don’t Know* Who
Come* nndlGoc*.
-Mr. D. D. Hall, of Leesburg, spent
of Atlanta,
The householders of this city and
section have long appreciated the fact Saturday in the city,
that It to perfectly adapted to the —Mr. T. E. Ragland,
successful cultivation of strawberries, spent yesterday in the city,
the most delicious of all know berries. —Mr. W. S. Pancoast, of Phlladel-
There are but few homes in this cit y Phis, was in the city Monday,
in which strawberries, picked
from their gardens, are not enjoyed j. j. ^ o( Moi f at _
in season. Of course there are some tended to business iu the city Tues-
who secure better results from-their day.
labors in that direction, for they hare
acquired by long experience greater
proficiency in the methods of success
ful cultivation.
It is one of the blessed rewards of
laboi, and one of tbe sweet privileges
vonchsaved to him who enjoys house
keeping, to plnck the luctous ripe
berry from his own vine, while yet
the crystal dew drops glistens on its
dark green leaf. It is pleasant to en
joy the frnit after it has been hulled,
sweetened and prepared by the busy
housewife, but the privilege of grow
ing- it brings a sweeter and never fading
Satisfaction.
There are many expert strawberry
growers in this city, among whom
may be mentioned, Capt. Y. G. Bust,
Mrs. B. Hobbs, Mr. Vf. E. Mitchell,
Col. Kelson Tift and Mr. A. TV. Muse.
AU of these have early and late ber
ries of the most delicious quality and
in the greatest profusion, and it is sim
ply a delight to feast the eye on their
beds of rich plants loaded with beauti
ful clustering frnit.
Mr. TV. E. Mitchell has a small bed,
about 20 feet square, from which bis
family have feasted through this sea
son. From what he has gathered an
estimate was made that an acre would
return $500, selling the berries at 10
cents per quart.
Captain Y.G. Bast it perhaps the
most successful cultivator of straw
berries in the city. He has devoted a
great d.eal of attention to their cultiva
tion, and now enjoys the advantage of
close observation and experiments
through many years of attention to
their growth and matnrity. For many
years he has enjoyed the merited repu
tation of being tbe best gardener in
Southwest Georgia, and a well known
incident, which will not he out of
place here, contributed no little to this
reputation.
Several years ago, while the bloom
and freshness of a beautiful spring was
yet enjoyed in this section, aa bis fam
ily, consisting ot himself, wife, two
sons and others, were seated around
the tea table, Mr. Y. C. Bast said to
his brother: “Dick, tbe next time
yon want to confirm any of your
Munchausen’s, don’t you appeal to me
for I am not going to give yon auy aid
and comfort in that practice.’’
“Well,” said Dick, “1 can prove my
assertion by father.”
“What is tbatT” asked the Captain.
“Dick told a party of gentlemen
down town to-day that he coaid gather
a quart of strawberries from some of
your vines, aud, at their want of cre
dulity, be appealed to me to sustain
him. I could not do it.”
“Some ot them yield astonishingly,
but I don’t think that a quart was aver
gathered from one Vine,” said the Cap
tain.
Dick appealed to his mother, hut
she, too, thought that he bad exagger
ated a little, so he stated his intention
to rise early next morning and verify
bis statement by gathering the berries.
I t was agreed that all should be at the
trial, and early next morning all re
paired to tbe garden, and sure enongfa,
he not only gathered a quart from one
vine, bat he gathered that quantity
from several vines each.
This demonstrates the prolificness of
tbe vine in this section: under favor
able conditions, and should put to
shame all who do not enjoy t* their
surfeit this most delicions of berries.
ALBAN IIS BANKS.
Up
Potent Factors in Bnildlns
the CItj.
The Mews and Advebtisxe has a
jnst appreciation of the advantages of
good banking institutions to a city.
They cootribnte to a city’s growth and
prosperity as much a3 any factor at
work in a community, and it is with a
growing satisfaction that we witness
the successful operations of Albany’s
lonr banks and bankers.
Lewis Bros., Hobbs & Tucker, The
Commercial and The First National
Banks give Albany a large and suffi
cient bankingcapitaiforall the busi
ness needs of this city and section, and
good results are already apparent, and
larger benefits will surely follow, for
business and enterprises spring np in
the wake or banks,aa grass does aftera
shower.
Albany’s merchants, with these banks
to rely upon for securing money, can
extend the lines of their credit and
ally planters to this city who have
been forced heretofore to go to else
where for accommodations. And this
has been done this season to tbe end of
creating a reasonable expectation that
Albany’s cotton receipts for next fall
will be largely increased.
There was never a time when Al- „ _
bany’s prospects seemed brighter com- her would never know from iter
mereialiy, and oar merchants and busi
ness men will realize this next fall,
# ■ouju.v luia lit,.XL tail, uni^iiuviiiuvu ujdt BI1C WM
the Albany anq Quincy railroad, also when, with plenty of money to pay lor different iu this respect from other
cotton, the advantages of compresses
and low rates of freight, Albany will
be the chief cotton market for youth-
west Georgia. Our receipts next sea
son by wagon should be 40,000 bales.
colic, and to the best remedy lor diar
rhoea. 25 cents a bottle. " aull-ly
Captain Ed. L. Wight desires us
to state that the second four of ths Al
bany Guards are among the best of
the company, and that the break in
Macon was not chargeable to them
alone. The real cause of the break
was a failure to understand the order.
The uproar in the grand stand and
the strong wind blowing from ths
company towards the commanding of
ficer caused the boys to hear the order
indistinctly. These were circum
stances beyond their control, and it is
pity that ibshonld have been so, for
it lost the first prize to the Guards.
Baker County Public School*.
By order of State School Commis
sioner, notice to hereby given, that
there will be another public examina
tions of applicants for Teachore’ Li
cense, at 10 a. m., on Wednesday 29th
day of May, atj the Court House, in
Newton. . Txoe. W. Fleming,
May 6th, 1889. g. C. B. C.
WITH A HUGE KNIFE*
While in a Fit of Passion, a Girl
Severely Wounds a Little Boy.
Little Willie Qnarterman, the seven-
year-old son of Mrs. Quartermaz^ of thto
city, was down at the ice factory Mon
day morning, engaged in playing
with some children. In the crowd
was Essie May, an eight-year-old
Negro girl, and through some cause
the girl flew into a violent passion with
Willie, and seizing the huge, sharp
knile that to used by the hands at the
factory to chipice, she made a stroke at
Willie, striking him on the left wrist.
The stroke was hard enough tohalf-
Bever.the hand from the arm, cutting
muscles, leaders and one artery.
Tbe loss of blood was profuse, and
the little fellow fainted away. Drs. J,
E. McMillan and W. L. Davis were
called in and soon had the wound
dressed, and the child restored and
quietly resting. Some excited person
rushed to his mother, when the catting
took place, and told her that the child
was killed, which frightened her so
badly that II w*as difficult for the phy
sicians to restore her.
The wound to very painful, hut not
necessarily dangerous. It to to be very
much regretted that children should
display such violent tempers while at
play. Willie says he doe3 not know
what caused the girl to become so very
angry with him.
The hot-headed girl will be given a
severe whipping and released.
A RERARK4BLE CASE.
Woman Living: Within Six
Hlles of the S. W. R. R. Who
Has Never Seen a Train.
Ducker Station, May 16,18S9.
Editors News and Advertiser:
I see some of your exchanges are re
lating incidents of persons living near
railroads for ten or fifteen years and
never seeing one.
There is an old lady in my native
county, who lives within seven miles
of Cuthbert, above the average for in
telligence, and one of the best women
I ever knew, who has not been to her
county town in thirty-nine years; has
never ridden in any vehicle, except a
gig aud horse cart, and though living
in six miles of the S. W. R. R. ever
since it was built, yet never has seen
a railroad. How is thto for lack of
womanly curiosity ? Yet one visiting
—Mr. H. Kauffman was circulating
among hto friends in the city jester-
day.
—Mr. F. F. Putney, of Hardaway,
attended to businesi in the city, yester
day.
- ; —Mrs. I. H. Hand, ot Baker conn-
ty, spent Monday with friends in the
city.
-Mr. TV. M. Scandland, of Bir
mingham, tested our artesian water
Monday. - -
-Hon. Bill Hooks, of Lee, was in
the city, shaking hands with his
numerous friends, yesterday.
—Mrs. H. H. Tilt, of TUton, after a
short visit to her sister, Mrs. W. TV.
Bacon, in this city, returned to her
home Wednesday.
—Mr. J. Ellis, of Camilla, tried onr
artesian water while spending tbe day
in the city Wednesday. It Is needless
to say that the result was highly satis
factory.
—Miss Eate Lehman, oue of onr
lost popular young ladies, has re-
irned from a visit to Poulan, where
she has been on a pleasant visit to
friends and relatives.
—The many friends of Mr. TV. W.
Eawlins are glad to see him ont aftera
severe attack of measles. It is hoped
he will rapidly regain his!strength,and
that no had effects of this treacherous
disease will linger to cause him future
trouble.
—Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lang,of Camilla,
arrived in the city Tuesday, the guests
of Mr. Geo. Swindle. Mrs.
Lang, nee Miss Mattie Swindle, a sis
ter of our fellow-citizen, was married
to Mr. Lang Thursday night at her
home in Camilla. They received the
congratulations or their friends in the
city yesterday, and left Wednesday to
contiune their bridal tour to more
Northern points.
-Mrs,- Mollie Ferris, of New Or
leans, who for several weeks has been
on a visit to Mrs. C. M. Clark and Mrs.
B. N. Westbrook, left for her home
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Ferris came
to the Artesian City to test the virtues
of the artesian water and herimprove-
ment was so wonderful that she was
almost entirely restored to health in a
xery short while. She was accompa
nied on her return by Genie Clark,
who goes on a visit to the Crescent
City.
A Common jniatalte.
Why do so many Intelligent persons
stubbornly refuse to take any kind of
medicine for slight illness, when first
taken sick, and when the greatest ben
efit may be derived from plain simple
treatment. Nearly always the first
act of a physician when called, is to
prescribe remedies to more the bowels,
to regulate tbe liver, open the secre
tions and aid nature. Why do not in
telligent persons that the same plain
treatment in time themselves, try it
and take St. Patrick’s Pills, they are
guaranteed to give satiafaction. They
act mildly without griping or irrita
tion, and are thorough in their effect,
they are a perfect physic for men,
women or children. Sold by Hils
man & Agar Co.
Examination Cor Public School
Teachers.
Agreeable to instructions from State
School Commissioner, das. S. Hook,
there will be held a public examina
tion of applicants for Teachers’ Li
cense on Wednesday, May 29th last.,
at tiie Court House in this city at 10
o’clock a. m. All applicants will
take notice, and be governed according-
If-
J. S. Davis,
3. C. D. C.
as OTHEBS SAW THEM.
ocn GALLANT GLa„_
ThoBwi-SSSEr*-
versation, which to wholly free from
neighborhood gossip—that she was
people—and she to ’as Intelligent
horticulturist as any oue 1 have ever
met. WE8T Doug BERT r.
The world-renowned aud famous
Charter Oak Cook Stove, is always in
stock at Sheffield & Bell’s hardware
store. If you .need a cook stove don’t
„ --- purchase until you have seen the Char- Croup it to magic anil relieves at once,
It Boothes the child, softens ter Oak at Sheffield & Bell’s. They We offer you a sample bottle free,
Advice to TiotHer*.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
should always be used for Childreu purchase until you have seen the Char
teething, # _
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind also carry a full line of house furnish
ing goods. Don’tforgr' to inipect their
stock-
The Albany Guard* on tbe Field*
a* Reported by tbe Hoc on
Telegraph.
Promptly at 2:25 o’clock the Al
bany Guards ^responded to the bugle’s
call. Their gay nuiforms of Confed
erate grey, trimmed with blue and
gold, and their white shakos, took the
large crowd which had assembled by
this time, and, as a result, the grand
stand cheered long and load when the
command came to a halt In front of
the grand stand for inspection.
Capt. Wight.
First four—Shine, James, Tarver,
Stephens.
Second four—Jones, Cox, Tift,
Muse.
Third four—Nelson, Wight, Patillo,
Gilbert.
Fourth four—Robinson, Agar, Price,
Wooten.
Right guide, T. A. Clayton: left
guide, S. W. Smith.
The inspection commenced with fix
ed bayonets, and from all appearances
it was a rigid one. The company pre
sented a fine appearance when the in
spection of arms commenced from both
flanks. Fifteen minutes were consum
ed in this part of the programme, and
then the manual was executed. Several
fine movements brought ont rounds
ot applause from the audience, which
seemed to disturb the men. The right
shoulder was good, the fix bayonets
Ted; fire, ragged; stack arms.
„ »; load, ragged: firing, improved
on the second round. Taken all In all,
tbe company followed the programme
as given by tbe proceeding one, and
the friends were in good humor when
the marching was taken np. Tbe left
wheel one time was poor, while the ob
lique movements brought out consid
erable applause.* The programme \—
finished when 35 minutes had elaps
and when the company came to a
carry in tront of the grand stand and
were dismissed by the senior judge, a
floral offering in the way ot a beauti-
tnl shield of red, white and blue flow
ers was sent down by tbe company’s
sponsor, Miss Johnnie Davis, who was
seated in the grand stand. The com
pany presented arms, and after salut
ing the fair one, Capt. Wight retired
hto command in columns of fours from
tiie field. The company has been or
ganized only five weeks, and the drill
yesterday was a genuine surprise.
Pimples on tbo Face
Denote an impure state of the blood
and are looked upon by many with
su&plcion. Acker’s Blood Elixir will
remove all impurities and leave the
complexion smoote and clear. There
to nothing that will so thoroughly
build up the constitution, purify and
strengthen the whole system. Sold
and guaranteed by Hilsman Agar
Co. 7
Miss Johnnie Davis chose as 1
maids of honor, to act with her as the
sponsor of the Guards iu Macon, Mtoses
Alice Rawson and Leua Kendall.
If you need a refrigerator, go to
Sheffield & Bell. They have a general
assortment. If you can’t get suited In
their stock vou can’t get lulled In
the city. Sheffield & Bell
deal direct with leading house*
and handle nothing but lirst-claas
poods. If you want a refrigerator now
is the time to buy.
Colored Conference.
The District Conference of the A.
M. E. church convcncil in th!« cltv
Wednesday with tlio church of
Bev.J.H. Adams is inutor. Hot. S. M.
Clark, Presiding Elder of tills, the Al
bany District, bin
Bev. J. H. Adams, colored, is rorv
much liked in Albany, lie Is a wot
thy minister of tbe gospel, ami by ills
exemplary walk and i-.mvorsalhm. lias
won the respect ot tli. white- end en
deared himself to ids colored brethren.
When he came to Albany last winter,
there was a debt hanging over th.
brick Methodist church, of whirl, h.
Is pastor, lie act actively to work to
clear the church of tld- IneumbrAOce.
ami raised money sufficient to pay ot,
the debt, and Is now finishing up the
ol the church. The N aw a
muse* delight* to bear te--
such worthy colored mlnla-
rers.
of llielr evening ,1
Miss I’ail.ws* »-"*eed >• W «~
teualmnent hy Mrs.« T **** *'~
J. K. Forrester, Mrs. Lee-’
Flint, and others.
It was a happy ^
■•..pie Es.ry svb.r. heightened be US"“***?'
Confirm our statement when we say thoughtfulues* of '
that Acker’* English Remedy to in "mZyto ««
everv wav superior to auy and all *'***» /
other preparations for the Throat and That people m * i
Lungs. fn Whooping Cough and nlaining nboul ^ ~
FromWeaa MJ . T .. Swj
The great suspense la —■ '
citizens were held all day
was aggravating and IrrlUfiJ^T^;
sides could be heard tbe
“Whet was tbe result of IbeAeKws
“Have you heard anything
eon?” &c. Such questions wen
on ail sides until the afternoon
announced that the results - n .i|.
known at tbe dress p^ e ^ *
take place at six o’clock in the -w-T
noon. At that time everybody
anxious and their expectancy
relieved until it was known that
Guards had secured a prize.
The following telegram tt—
whole story:
Mxcon, Ga., May *, u-
[Special.]—The Albany Guards
a fine drill and secured second r'mt.
winning one hundred and fiftydnlbra-
The Perry Rifles bore off the tat
prize, three hundred dollars in
State drill. The Atlanta Kifiea wen in
the sqnad drill. In tbe Iota-Sure
drill tbe old nibble Sou there Cfcdba
carried off the first prize of one ~ ,
and dollars and tbe
came a close second. Great e
prevails.
This Is glorious newt to oor »
who, owing to tbe short dree in *hsdi
the Guards bad to prepare, did a
pect them to win any prize.
Onr soldier boys hare worked ,
and it is a source of congratulation
that they win. No people are proper
to-day of their soldier boys thaa the
inhabitants of the Artesian City, -yy
withstanding they bring back tire sec
ond prize.
tlnckl.a’. Arm c -sirt.
The best aalve in the world *r Care
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Selt -firnre
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all S7. y—
dons, and positively enrea Piles or no
pay required. It b guaranteed to die
perfect satisfaction, or unreTidfid!
ed. Price 25 cents per w-
For sale by Lamar, Baakta ALcmc.
tone 28-waly.
ALBANY’S COTTON BATE*.
The Effect ef a decent Circler M
the Ge.rgle Rellr.ee
mission on th. rmp«li
or tbi. city.
Albany has long been in a .
to enjoy lower rate* of freight t
bare been given ber. With two Baca
sue sea port and a iboct line to an
other growing sea port inttn far
business, Albany should have lnreff
joyed tbe low rates natural t. <
tition. But not so. We 1
advantages that onr rivals ns.ll ~
bope for, because of onr very <yii.
location and facilities, and bare enjoy
ed, at times, temporary rate, that
were of decided advantage, lint Al
bany has never been j
to which she is entitled, unto t
mulgation of the recent Circalax No-
143 of the BaHroad Commission, reb
iogtheB.Jt W-andS-F. * W. B*y
one line, and subject to the vree of
the standard tariff ax such.
The action of tbe <
judging these lines aa oc
subject (o the conditions i
one continuous line, will b
ed influence in extending die c
cial supremacy of Albany,
benefits of reduced
merchandise, t
ou cotton will prove off i
Albany in enlarging 1
The present rate on c
nab b 49 cents per 100 j
rate insured by circular No. 145, is X
cen ta per 100, malting a i
13 cents which
more than one-eighth off a cent, the
benefit ol which will be enjoyed by
tbe farmer* in t
for cotton in t
been tbe best interior*
gia anyway, and with this very a
factory rate, cottoa wQl be dtxnn i
from still greater distances, and ts
will be livelier t
There is no r
joy* the best 1
of any city in t
and, by tbe use off <
proper direction, oor i
capture the silver fleece :
territories into which the
ran their commercial flne
merchant be active in i
tbe knowledge of tills j
tone to tbe planters off I
The
“SwATsn’a OrxTVXxr."
internal medic!:
of Tetter, Salt
Piles, Itch, Sores,
Scaly, Itchy Skin
bow obstinate ori
potent effective, at
tnay not fall to
la not always to
race totheswlft,’'
Albany Guards <
creditably, ami «...
only by their sold
throuRl* theirDQOti deportm
the dlgulty ami gvvvl
without*
ami reiUl
positive guarantee by
Co.
id\y ]
HiUraan A Agsr
feeling? Onebottlvor
Purifier and Blood Mdi#
remove this feeling, &
appetite and reguUXe
DeGraffenried