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Hornlii §orreufioi(dence.
News of the Week Gathered from all over the County
by The Herald Field Editors.
ENAL HAPPENINGS.
WILSON.
Presiding Elder Lovett preached
an excellent sermon last Sunday
morning at Harville church to a
good congregation.
Mr. S. C. Morgan, of Effingham
county, began teaching school at
Geranium Monday morning. He
has an enrollment of thirty-four
scholars.
The weather is still cloudy and
raining, but the farmers still keep
at work preparing the soil, for it
is not so very long now until
plantiug time.
Misses Zulieme and Carabelle
Lane, Bessie Lanier and Etta
Hart, of Brooklet, and Mac Wil¬
son, of Statesboro, visited Har¬
ville last Sunday. Come again,
young ladies, you are always wel¬
come.
Mr. I. E. Nesmith, of this place,
has recently had au additional
parlor added to his residence, im¬
proving its appearance very much.
Mr. Nesmith is one of our best
farmers, aud has plenty of almost
everything that it takes to make a
man happy.
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LUDOVIC LOCALS.
VIOLET.
Mr. Remer Proctor and Bister,
Miss Lilia , were pleasant callers
at Mi.A~J. Knight
Misses Azalia and Susie Grooms
entertained quite a number of
young folks with a candy pulling
last Thursday night.
Miss Fronie Richardsou and
brother spent Sunday with Mr.
Joseph Grooms’ family; also Mr.
H. It. Waters, of Callie.
Mr. Joseph Grooms went to the
river last Friday morning to his
nets and decided to look about
over the swamp, so he bagged a
17-pound gobbler.
One of Statesboro’s young men
Mr. Highsmith, was iu our midst
Sunday and attended a sing at
Mr. Joseph Grooms. Come again,
Mr. Highsmith, we will be glad to
have you.
Rnite a uumher of gents, old
and yqjung, attended an oyster
supper at the residence of Mr.
James Mikell last Saturday night.
All seemed to enjoy it, only a few
complained of too much pepper.
They only had a baking powder
can of pepper iu three gallons of
oysters.
ARLFN ITEMS.
T ANGIE.
Hello, correspondents, believe 1
will write a little too.
Dan Richardsou spent Monday
in Savannah.
S«m Proctor, of Statesboro, is
•pending awhile in this section.
Miss Ethel Martin is visiting
relatives in Statesboro this week.
We are glad to report Mr. G.
W. Burnsed, who has been suffer¬
ing with la grippe, up again.
Col. Lee, of Statesboro, has vis¬
ited this place twice this week,
having written several policies.
He reports it a fine section to do
insurance.
The members of the Pioueer
Agricultural Club iu this district
are already preparing exhibits of
various kinds lor the State Fair,
which is to he held in Savannah
next fall. W« trust the farmers
will not be negligent in this, but
exert every effort to make Bulloch
the best county represented there.
Last Friday Mr. M. F. Hagan
passed away, afte’r an illness of
three years. Mr. Hagan was per¬
haps the oldest and best known
citizen in the couuty, having lived
nere seventy-three years, His
funeral was conducted by Eld.
J. L. Smith at Lanes cemetery
last Saturday, being attended by
the largest crowd that ever attend
ed a funeral at that place. He
was a prudent member of the
Pioneer Agricultural Club for
twenty-five years, and also a faith¬
ful Mason. The good man adorn¬
ed his Ufe with a beautiful char¬
acter aud we do not feel to over¬
rate him when we point to
his life as beiug in every way
worthy of emulation. He leaves
a grief-stricken wife seventy-five
years old and seven grown child¬
ren to mourn their irreparable
loss, besides a host of friends who
will delight to hoDor his memory
by ever speaking of his many
virtues.
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PARISH POINTERS.
Editor Bulloch Herald:
I saw in your valuable columns
of last week some dots of our
little town. Yes, indeed, we have
a very nice town, and the three
stores mentioned, those of Messrs.
Blitch Parish, RaineB aud Croft,
are not the only ones in Parish.
We have six more, one large store
coudueted by Mr. Durden, and
five shops conducted by Messrs.
Thomas, Oglesby, Holmes and
Mercer and Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Mallard, but Messrs. Blitch Par¬
ish, Raines, Croft aud Durden’s
are about the best conducted
stores in the place, for they have
no rows nor misbehavior. They
close about 8 o’clock ou Saturday
night and atey closed till Monday
morning, aud go to chuich aud
Sunday-school on Sunday, while
some of the others at times are
open selling drugs, I gueos, for I
never saw so many drugs shipped
to one little town before. Our
freight only comes every other
day, but most every other freight
you will see some two or three
men gathered around a box, one
at each end and sometimes oue to
each side. Yes, boys, indeed it is
time to shut up your shops on
Sundays and go to church or Suu
day-scbool.
Messrs. M. Olliff and B. Parish
are now dressing lumber on their
planer and are doing nice work.
Miss Gertrude Etheredge was
the guest of Mrs. W. A. Sikes this
week. Come again, Miss Gertrude.
Mr. H. L. Croft is preparing to
build his ice house. He expects
to furnish the town with ice this
summons.
We are glad to learn that we
can soon ride to Statesbcro on the
train. We are proud it is going
to your town.
Mr. G. B. Mercer has just com¬
pleted Mr. Holloway’s new resi¬
dence and it is occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Mercer.
We have as nice a town as there
is on the B. & P. railroad, aud as
for the negroes of our town they
are very polite so far aud under
good control. There is no shov¬
ing on the streets nor squalling
around al night, but some of the
white ones do.
Our town is high, dry aud
healthy aud all that is necessary
to have a large, good town is to
stick to Messrs. Bbtch Parrish,
Raines, Croft aud Durden and a
few others here; aud we dou’t
need so much drugs, especially in
five gallon kegs.
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LASTON LACONICS.
i’. E V B.
Laston is here again with a few
more laaonics.
More rain, more rest.
Master Lloyd Brannen was very
ill during last week.
Messrs. Will Raiues and Brooks
Sorrier visited Laston last Sunday.
Everybody in this section seems
to be enjoying life to the fullest
extent.
Mr, and MrB. B. Cobb attended
an oyster supper at Garfield Sat¬
urday Dight.
Miss Daisy Cobb is very unwell
at present on account of having
chills and fever.
Mrs. J. A. Brannen and her two
youngest sons will visit Excelsior
the latter part of this week.
The man with the hoe aud the
negro with the mule keep very
busy preparing for hard times.
Mr. J. C. Edenfield is doing
quite art extensive business with
his saw and shingle mill at present.
Drummers are numerous these
days. We are proud to see
them come and prouder to see
them go.
Misses Cora aud Eva Cowart,
accompanied by Miss McDowell,
attended services at Pleasant Hill
cbnrch last Sunday.
Our popular young physician »
Dr. J. Z. Patricjc, has au exten¬
sive practice and is very success¬
ful with his patients.
.A large majority of the people
from around here will attend the
Masonic funeral of Mr. .T. Parish
at the Lake next Sunday.
Mr. Erastus Bird was here Mon
day. He is one of Bulloch’s lead
ing farmers and is quite popular
in all business circles.
Dauces are very numerous in
this section, had two last week,
each was largely attended and all
report a pleasant time.
Laston will have to be brief
this week on account of no news.
Though I am coming often to
worry the sleeping correspondents,
Miss Lola Cobb returned to her
school Monday morning, after
spending a few days very pleas¬
antly with her. friend, Miss Ethel
Brannen.
Services will be held at Upper
Lott’s Creek church next Sunday,
conducted by the pastor, JameB
L. Smith, who has served them
for over
From the State University.
Judge Bleckley, of Clarksville,
Ga., ex-chief justice of the su¬
preme court was iu attendance at
the University last week as the
guest of Chancellor Hill. He is
composing a political economy
and, being confronted by some
difficult mathematical principle,
at the invitation of Chancellor
Hill came over to seek the assist¬
ance of Profs. Barrow aud Suel
liug, of the department of math¬
ematics. The Judge said it was
his first time to attend college,
and as he -is a man of mature
years, beiug over seventy, he pre¬
sented a very interesting figure as
he strolled about ou the campus,
aud was the subject of much com¬
ment aud curiosity. With una
batiug interest he has labored on
his book for the past five years,
nor does he seem to be in any
hasthe, notwithstanding his ripe
old age. He has bright hopes of
seeing his book completed and
receiving the popularity which he
believes it will merit.
Hon. Livingston Mims, mayor
of Atlanta, is to deliver a lecture
to the seuior class on Hamlet
sometime in March. Mr. Mims,
beiug a man of unusual ability
and occupying a high social aud
political position, should be capa¬
ble of giving the seniors a literary
production of high merit. They
are fortunate in obtaining him.
There was an article a few weeks
ago in oue of the leadiug Georgia
newspapers on “hazing,” which
created some surprise here on
account of its accusing the stu¬
dents of the University of this
justly condemned practice. The
report was unjust because untrue,
as every oue acquainted with the
present condition is aware. The
article .. , stated , that ,, . a certain , • young
man wanted to attend the Uni
versity but decided to go else
where , , because of „ his ,- dread . , of c
“haziug.” Years ago such prac
tices were in vogue here, but they
have , , long since . dted ,. , out. , XT No one
need have any fear of the least
maltreatment on entering here, as
all ,, new students . , are now shown ,
every kindness and attention by
those who, to use a slang expres¬
sion, are on to the ropes.
The students are happy iu the
prospect of two holidays this
week. One is on Tuesday iu cele¬
bration of the annivers iry of the
Phi Kappa society. The other is
on Friday, to celebrate Washing¬
ton’s birthday aud the anniversa¬
ry of the Demosthenian society.
To those students who have extra
work on hand, such as preparing
speeches for debate and other con¬
tests, these two days will doubt¬
less be taken advantage of.
At the Demosthenian exercises
the society will be presented with
a new banner by the ladies of
Lucy Cobb Institute. This society
has been envious of Phi Kappa
since she received a beautiful new
banner last year from the ladies
of Athens, but the envy of the
Demosthenians will give place to
gladness aud appreciation.
A new chemical laboratory is
now beiug V fitted up m Science
H.M for use of ,ho sooior
class. When this is completed
Science Hall will contain the
laboratories of the classed sophomore,
inntnr junior and and senior senior classes, These l nese
laboratories are excellently fatted
up, and afford the practical meaus
for obtaining a thorough scientific
course. G. B. Franklin.
Athens, Ga., Feb. 17, 1901,
THE SEWS AT FLY.
DAN.
Messrs. Ben and Fed Womack
were in Statesboro last Monday,
Uur school continues to increase.
^ ^ ere 18 over fifty ou th e roll now.
The warm, fair days we had last
week made us thiuk that spring
' Vas us -
8otne of our farmers have got
their land about ready for plant¬
ing, while others have just started.
A number of young folks at
tended at entertainment at Mr.
J°e ben Canuou’s last Saturday
night.
A negro by the name of Sam
Lewis was shot by another negro
at Williams, Outland & Co.’s still
test Saturday'. He was only
slightly hurt.
Some of our farmers were badly
fooled iu buying their guano.
They bought oue kiud but received
a much inferior grade. They are
dissatisfied about it.
Misses Carrie and Cassie Marsh
are now the possessors of a new
organ, which they have recently
purchased. They take pleasure
iu showing it to their friends.
Mr. Hicks Skiuuer has goue out
of the merchandise business and
has sold out the remainder of his
stock, consisting of one box of
cheroots and about ten gallons of
cider—about half of what he orig¬
inally kept.
Mr. Albert Coleman, of Egypt,
and Miss Lucy Daughtery, of Echo,
were married on the 10th iust-,
aud on the same day Mr. JamoB
Brady and Miss Susan Finch were
married at Echo. Both couples
have our best wishes.
Dr. Temples carried D. T. Tem¬
ples and R Cannon out snipe
huutiug one night last w r eek, aud
left them iu the ditch to hold the
bag. When they found the doc¬
tor he was snugly in bed. They
failed to get the snipe.
We have a young chap up here
who is said to be matrimonialiy
inclined. He is but fourteen, but
it is reported that he went to the
Ordinary to get license tor him¬
self and an eleven-year-old girl,
but was refused on the grounds
that he was too young. Rather
a bad tale, B.
The correspondent’s page was
extremely flue last week; sorry 1
wasn’t iu it. I like to see them
all write, Let us coutiuue to do
so. Let us hear from several more
next week. 1 see we have some¬
thing from Enal, Parish aud Las¬
ton. We give you all a hearty
welcome; comeagaio, “X. Y. Z.”
1 believe it is owing to you that
the correspondents have received
again. I like you splendid even
if 1 do not know you.
evria«« African cnitomn,
Among the human sacrifices of tft*
^’occupy tiTSnort
honored place. They are at regular
periods offered up to the gods, and id
Stead of shrinking ” from this horrible
<j oom thejr acc , p lt with pride aud
gratitude. Nothing 1b refused to these
ffen while they ore alive. If one of
them sees a hamlsoae dress or ornn
ment 0 n a woman and expresses a de
tire to have it, the woman must give It
her. Men are also satrlficed, though
not for religious reasons, and they
welcome death „ ^gort? as the girls.
Couut de Cardl once tried to save one
these victims, but instead of thnnk
Ing him, the man reviled him so bitter
, y for laterferinK ond BColded the by .
standers so heartily for delaying to
carry out the sentence that they
promptly stopped his mouth by killing
him.
The worst Insult which oue woman
can offer to another is to hold out the
right hand in front of her with the in¬
dex and middle .finger forming the let
ter V. This means, “You will become
the mother of twins.” When twins are
born in this region, they and their
mothers are killed, as a rule, and when
a mother dies in giving birth to a child
the latter Is also killed and burled wltb
her. It Is not superstition which im¬
pels the negroes to dispose of mother¬
less infants in this heartless fashion,
but the great difficulty of rearing them.
Altogether, the Information which
Count de Cardl has gathered during
his residence of many years in this
portion of Africa la of rare value, espe¬
cially to anthropologists.
Aa Anatere Philosophy.
“Keep working,” said Senator Sor¬
ghum earnestly. “Don’t be discourag¬
ed by failure, but try, try again. Re¬
member that good old maxim 'Persist¬
ency's a Jewel.’ 11
“Are you sure It’s 'persistency Y" in
qulred the young man mildly. “Isn't
it ‘con’ Instead of ‘pert’ ”
“Well,” he answered thoughtfully,
i ) ,fe goeB nowadays I suppose
L he 51 B g0 to U .? ore or lnlt
. , . “
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! Tho ““daunted Corporal 0althnes4
80 cons P |cu °usly daring In a “pinch”
M the battlc of Waterloo, was asked If
hc dId not fear they BbouId lose the
day .
-No, no,” said be. “I knew we could i
Should not do that. all be My killed only fear before was that/ /
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Cnrloo. Mexican Law*.
They have some very curious crltni
usl laws In Mexico. For Instance, it Is
twice as much of an offense to muti¬
late the face of a woman as that of a
man. The law seems to be based on
the Idea that a woman’s best posses¬
sion is her beauty aud that to mar It
does her a great injury.
There Is another curious law. If a
person should be wounded in an en¬
counter, the punishment to the offend¬
er is fixed by the number of days his
victim has to stay in the hospital or
under a doctor’s care. A line is fixed
at 40 days iu the way of a general divi¬
sion. If the Injured man occupies more
than 40 days in Ids recovery, the pen¬
alty doubles up.
An Impudent Fraud.
An impudent fraud was perpetrated
upon a Manchester bank by one of Its
customers, who opened an account
With some few hundreds of pounds.
The man, after a few weeks, drew two
checks, each witlilu a pouud or so of
his balance, and, selecting a busy day,
presented bimscif at one end of the
counter, while an accomplice, when ho
saw that his friend’s check bad been
cashed, immediately presented his own
to a cashier at the other end. Both
cashiers referred the checks to the
ledger clerk, who, thinking the same
cashier had asked him twice, said
“right” to both checks. The thieves
were never caught.
Straw Horseshoes.
Straw is put to strange uses in Ja¬
pan. Most of the horses are shod with
straw. Even the clumsiest of cart
horses wear straw shoes. In their
case the shoes are tied around the
ankles with straw rope aud are made
of the ordinary rice straw, braided so
that they form a sole for the foot about
half an Inch thick. These soles cost
about a half penny per pair, and when
they are worn out they are thrown
away. Everj^cart has a stock of fresh
new shoes tied to the horse or to the
front of the cart, and In Japan it was
formerly the custom to measure dis¬
tance largely by the number of horse¬
shoes it look J#> cover the distance. So
many horseshoes made a day’s Jour¬
ney, and the average 'shoe lasted for
about eight miles of travel.
lie Counted All Right,
“You’ve been lu a fight,” said bis
mother reprovingly.
“Oh, not much of a oue,” answered
the boy.
“Did you couut 100, as I told you,
when you felt your augry passions ris¬
ing?”
“Oh, sure,” returned the boy. “I
counted 100 all right, but I knocked
the other boy down first. It’s the only
safe way.”— Chicago Post
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Savannah & Statesboro Railway
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT DEC. 84, 1890.
p. No m 3. I j a. No. m. 11 I (Trains Standard nm by Time.) Central No. 8 No. 4
. a.m. pun.
_ Arrive
5 15 e no Leave Statesboro 9 M
5 30 «13 “ Pretoria 9 06
5 39 li 3(1 “ Nellwood 8 45
5 41 6 35 " Slieurwooil " 8 47
5 53 IJtl) •• pi,. •- 8 41
80s 6 50 “ Stllson ** 8*3
615 7 05 “ Woodburn “ 6 81
6 28 713 “ tvanhoe “ 816
6 33 7 30 “ olney “ 80S
«40 T 37 “ Klilore 8 03
6 7(K)| 48 7 86 “ Blitohton 757
7 48 “ cnyler 7 45
8jj3j_N -Hi | Arri ve Sa van nah Leave 6 30
G. All A A. trains trains malte to and clone from connection Savannah. at Cuyier with
W. F. WRIGHT. Gen’I Supt.
Sever & Statesboro 23. 23.
Schedule lu effect September Ilth, 1899.
- .~|~No S~\ ~Nol
Going Nor th No 3 No 7
L’ve -Statesboro ! 510am j 9 50am 315pm 715pm
Cllto 15 5 25am 110 10 05ani 3 3<>pm 7 30pm
Arr ive D over 4Sam 25am 3 50pm 7 50pm
Thursdays Trains No. and 1 Saturdays and 3 daily. only. Nos. 5 and 7 Tneiityas
For Passengers Macon, for Savannah take Trains 3 and 5.
Augusta, Atlanta and all Western
points take- Trains I and 7.
Goin g Sm i th | No~ 8 7 No 2 ~TNo * I No 8
Leave Dover 16 liiam 111 00am 420pm BlOpni
Arrive Cllto rol o45mn!ll30a 6 25am It 15am 4 35pm 8 25pm
6tatosb , l n 4 50pm 8 40pm
Trains No. 2 and 4 dally. Nos. 6 and 8 Tuesdays,
Thursdays and 2, Saturdays only. * . & .
Take Truins 4, 0 and 8 at Dover for Statesboro.
Ulnst of whistle 15 minutes before departure
trains at Statesboro. J. L. MATHEWS, Supt.
Save Your Money.
What is the use in paying
2 l-2c for your Collars and 5c
for Cuffs, when you can get
them laundried just as good at
2c for Collars and 4c for Cuffs?
The Georgia Steam Laundry
has had an agent here for the
P**St three years, and their Work
has always given satisfaction.
I am responsible for all laun¬
dry left with me, and will make
good any and all losses.
B. P. MAUItlt.