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riA Mb •jj m J L Statesboro Star.
A YEAR.
Big Fire in Augusta.
Supposed; Electric Light;
Wire wan the Cause.
The Arlington Destroyed.
Augusta, Ga., Doc. 10.—Augus¬
ta’s great Sunday morning confla¬
gration will approximate $1,000,
000 in damage. It was the worst
fire that Augusta has had in years.
It began in the heart of J. B.
White’s big, dry goods house—the
nearest approach Augusta had
to a big modern department store.
The origin of the fire is unknown
but it is surmised that an electric
wire may have come in contact
with the woodwork after the insu
lation on it became imperfect, or
possibly a spark from a sputtering
arc light may have tumbled into
the drv goods.
As soon as possible after the a
lurm the firemen were on the
ground and the general alarm was
turned in by the chief at once. It
did not take Chief Roulette a min
ute to see that he had a conflngra
tion to contend with and as soon
as he start<*d his own apparatus to
work lu* wired to Macon and Sa
vannali for aid. Both of these
cities responded promptly and
started t heir apparatus on special
trains for Augusta.
The Arlington annex and the
stores beneath it, all a part of the
old Central hotel property, abutted
tho store of J B. White on the up
town side and all was involved iu
the first onslaught of the flames af
ter g,tting outside Of White’s big
store. Next ©Mho the handsome
Masonic building. Into this the
flames ate their way from the rear,
When this became thoreughly
ablav.et'.em was no longer anvpos
escape". aibilitv that the Arlington could
It has always had the rep
utationof being exceedingly vul
nerable, and when the flames
hW njcbmh# Ihlding from it the wLi rtw so*n af the Ms
.•» traimuidotM'bonfire
The wa* via
iblo for mile* in all, directions.
The fire ignited the roof ami win¬
dows of the Schneider building,
across Eighth street, on the next
block, but it waaarresred hero and
barring a few thousand dollars
damage to stock, the main loss was
confined to the , original block
Imuudnd by Broad and Ellis streets
north and south, and Seventh and
Eighth streets, oast and west.
It being Sunday, insurance men
and property owners would not go
to their iron safes for accurate da¬
le as to policies, and companies
and only furnish the estimated in¬
surance irt bulk.
The following figures are esti¬
mates made up by three of the lead
itig insurance men in the city, and
are believed to he conservative, but
arc only given as estimates.
Dorr building and stock, $85,000.
Schiadanessi stock of fruits $0,000
Rico & O’Connor, $9,000. J. B.
White, building and stock, $410,
000. .1, Henry Meyer, tobacco and
cigars, $2,000. J. Miller Walker,
$5,000. Stulb’s Restaurant, $7,
000. {Exchange Saloon, $2,000.
P. F. SHeron, $7,000. Miller & El
more, $(1,000, Arlington Annex.
$2,000. Arlington hotel, $100,000.
Masonic Hail, $25,000. K. J. O’
Connor. $8,000. I'hcenix Printing
On., $8,000. U IJehaul, £10,000
M. L. Freeman, $1,000. Augusta
Construction Co., £1,000, wil let
Drug Co., £6,000. Morris’ stable,
$5,000. Richards’stable, £1,600.
Schneiders', $6,000. Mullarky A
Sullivan £10,000.
Chiefs of the fire departments of
Macon aud Savannah with men
and apparatus, arrived after the
eonflagratitra their services had been arrested requir¬
and were not
ed ,—Macon Telegraph,
The New Pastor.
The South Georgia Conference
haa assigned Rev. W. J, duringthe Flatulent
to the Statesboro Mr. charge Fiandera in
next year. well
known to many of our people, he
having nerved the ohurenea at Syl¬
van in and Swainaboro. At the
former place he served part of u
term of three yea re and after a
year elaewhers wan went back and
served the church four years, the
limit allowed by the Conference.
Those who know him speak in tlie
highest Statesboro terms. will give the
new pas¬
tor a warm welcome upon his ar¬
rival.
STATESBORO, GA,. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13,1899.
The Willingham Bill.
The vote was taken on the
Willingham Prohibition Bill in
the Georgia State Senate on Fri¬
day. The result was a defeat
for the bill. It was lost by a
vote of $6 against it to 14 for it.
Four Senators dodging a vote.
Senator Brannen of this district
voted and worked against the
bill, so did Mr. Franklin, oor
representative in the House,
where it passed by a good ma¬
jority. This will probably end
all the prohibition legislation
for this session.
,j,j ie jj oers
A . request , 1ms come to The
herald to tell something of the
*>«"** natlvws of the *» MV «U
who at present arc making such
a stand against the British,
They are called the Boers,
1 be word in the original Dutch
merely means a farmer, or more
probably, perhaps, a peasant,
They are essentially an agricul
tural people. They fulfill in an
unusual degree the Horutian de¬
sire:—
‘‘Happy the man. in busy scenes
unskilled,
Who, |{ v i„g B i, n p] v> like his
sires of old,
Tn|s (he fow ucres which his fa
tilers tilled, ’thoughts
VwKwl hv llo of us
urv * Ql> gold*.”
/' . ,s I""** .. 1 , * w . a public ...
miscone-ptmu in regard to the
of temtory governed by
mHItury o|Mr»Huiw in South Af
It is common,
L-FinsUMit to refer to the-IVans
vuul ami tlwOnu.ge Bi-eeState
tw-o ttu> rcpilbliosengaged in
« Ufe-and-dealh struggle with a
great empire,
This is literally true as aspects
is*
li
lies cover quite a respectable
portion of South Africa. British
operations against them cover a
curving stretch of coast and con¬
centric interior of more than
10,000 miles in length.
In other words, the South Af¬
rican republics can concen¬
trate, and have done so ou a few
strategic points in' Natal and
along the western portions of the
Transvaal, while the British
must be prepared to defend uny
and all points of a great carving
line. From Oupe Town British
troops must traverse 500 miles
to the points south of the Orange
river. The region also in which
Lord Methuen’s expedition is
operating is about 500 miles
west of Natal and Durban on
the coast. When it is further
considered that the Boers and
the Free Staters are lighting on
territory with every inch of
which they are familiar, with
supplies at hand tutd the popu¬
lation friendly, their advantage
strategically is manifest.
The inurriuge custom of the
Doers is unique. In many in¬
stances the Boer knows his in¬
tended only by repute us heiress
to so many farms and cattle. As
a rule it is the desire to possess
these farms and cattle that de¬
cides hint to tuke the mutriiuon
ial plunge. His errand is fully
told when he usks leave to “off
saddle.’ After supper— he times
his arrival about sundown— he
asks permission to sit tip with the
girl.
TIuh “upsitting” forms the
Boer betrothal oermony. A long
ouidle is lit and the coffee ket¬
tle put on the fire. As long as
the candle burns the betrothed
exchange confidences. When
the light flickers the visitor de¬
parts, and this constitutes the
engagement. The wedding fol¬
lows in a month or so. From
miles around come relatives and
well-wishers.
A firing of guns salutes the re
turn of the bridal party from the
“predkant,” or preacher. Then
follows the great feast, which
lasts until sunset. During the
clearing away the ladies attire
.. . . «"• „
«*>'
with ribbons apd brqss. jewelry.
The fiddlers supply the music,
and, led by the bride and groom,
dancing begins. The mud floor
has been polished with bullock’s
blood until it glistens like mar¬
ble. The f n n wa xes greater, and
not until dawn does the company
disperse.
Altogether, they are a God¬
fearing, industrious people,
and while there have been re¬
ports of misdeeds which contra-'
vened the laws of war, it seems
to be pretty well authenticated
that they are humane and pious
in war as well ns in peace.—-Ex.
Of Some Importance.
The fact that Statesboro lmd
the travelling representatives of
two great railway systems as her
guests at the same time on Mon
day, bidding for her business,
shows how we are appreciated
abroad. The little, sleepy Bor¬
ough of a few years ago has been
transformed into a bustling city
of no little importance. Messrs
H. F. Carey of the Southern
Railway System and W. G.Brew
er of the Central of Georgia were
both in town on Monday looking
after the interests of their roads.
This would not be surprising to
those who are posted on the a
niount of business handled here.
The two roads have all they can
handle. A Star reporter no¬
ticed a freight train run into
Cuyler over the Savannah &
Statesboro Railway a few days
ago pulling 21 loaded curs and
a number of others had been left
along the line on the different
sidings. This is a regular busi¬
ness. Then a few dhys ago we
came in over the Dover & States
boro and the train undGk ha\l more number cars
than it could pull
hod to be left at Dove m^Rilih e
»* xr
Lb
venture the assertion Shat there
is double the business done here
this season than has been done
here during any previous fall.
Our merchants are wide awake
and our citizens are enterprising
and we may expect big results
In the future.
The Southern Looks Ttls
Wtiy.
Mr. II. F. Carey, Traveling
Passenger Agent of tlie Southern
Railway Company spent Mon¬
day in this city. His headquar
ers are at Macon, Ga. He was in
Statesboro looking after the in¬
terests of his road. He propos¬
es that the Southern shall hid
for its share of the through busi
ness emanating from this point
His road is now running into Sa
vannuh over the Plant System
at present until a remaining gap
of 64 miles is built from Cheraw
8. C. to Savannah which is being
done as fast ns money and men
can do it. An order has been
placed for a large number of new
locomotives ancl 1000 cars. Mr.
Carey was pleased with what he
saw in the coming town of Wire
grass Georgia and will pay us
another visit shortly.
Carried Off More Negroes.
Mr. H. M. Williams left on Mon
day afternoon with another lot of
turpentine negroes which lu* gath¬
ered up around the different stills
in Bulloch. He will take them to
his still in Alabama. The Central
of Georgia Railway Co., brought
over two railway cars to take them
to their point of destination.
There was no hitch between Mr.
Williams and the liberators here
this time as there was on a previ¬
ous occasion when he was carrying
off hands that were engaged to
work for other people. It, seems
that hands are scarce in the Imei
nes* this season and operators arc
put to no little expense to got men
to work their timber with.
I to (used to Sign.
We learn that there is a slight
hitch in the Turner—McGregor
newspaper case. As the public
is well aware the ease which
went against, the Times outfit, to
the amount ot six or .ovon
do hirs on n mort >’«re fore.
closure, had been api*aled to
the Supreme Court. Now, we
are informed that Judge Evans
has refused to sign ‘‘The bill of
exceptions,” which practically
reads McGregor out of court and
blocks his passage to the Su¬
preme Court. This will proba¬
bly lead to a levy and sale if
some other turn is not made
within a short time.
It seems that the'days of the
Times are numbered.
Old People Made Young.
Victims to stomach, liver and
kidney troubles as w^Jl as women,
and all f<*el the results in loss of
appetite, poisons in the blood, back
ache, nervousness, headac and tired
listless, run-down feelings. But
there’s no kneed to feel like that.
J. W. Garden, of Ijaville, Iml,.
says: “Electric Bitters are just the
thing for n man when he don’t eare
whether he lives or dies. It gave
me new strengt and good appetite.
1 cau now eat anything and have a
new lease on lif”. Only 50c at Mc¬
Lean & Co’s Drug Store .
HOLIDAY BATES
Via.,
Central of Ga., Hallway.
The Central of Georgia Railway
will sell Holiday excursion tickets
on December 22, 28, 24, 25, 80 and
81st, 1899, and January 1st. 1900,
at one and one third fares for the
round trip. Tickets limited for
return until Jan uiiry 4th, 190 0.
In addition to the ve, tickets
will be sold to students of sehools
and colleges on December 15th to
21st, 1899, inclusive j'wpon presen¬
tation of certificate from Superin¬
tendents, Principals or Presidents
thereof, limited to January 4th,
1900. , Eor full oulars, rates,
schedules, etc., apply to nearest a
gout of that company.
y.
ter News.
Mrs. W. E, Cain is visiting rela¬
tives and friends at Milieu and
Louisville. She will return after
the holidays.
Mrs. J. P. Byue is now visiting
friends and relatives at Green’s
Cut and Blythe. She will return
shortly.
Miss Abbie Trapnell of Mettor
paid friends in town a short visit
last Saturday. She was on her
way home from Statesboro where
she had been visiti. g friends and
relatives.
Dr. J. S. Murrow made a short
trip to Claxton last Sunday.
Mr. Pete Nevjl is putting down
a saw mill near his place. He in¬
tends sawing lumber for the mar¬
kets. He will make Register his
shipping point.
Mr. E. J. Register was here on
business fora short time last Mon¬
day.
Miss Viola Riggs returned home
Friday after spending a few days
with relatives and friends at Leon¬
ard.
Recently there have been two
new post offices established in this
county; one at Dr. G. I\ Strange’s
place to be called Nevils, with Dr.
Sttange as postmaster; the other
at Leonard to be named Strahl
with Mr. Geo. W. Franklin as
postmaster. These offices v.ill be
supplied by a route from Register.
.Strahl will have a daily mail. As
yet we don’t knowhow often the
mail will be carried toNevits.
JouiiHoi) Arrested.
Herschcl V. Johnson, postman,
ter at Claxton and a former citizen
of this place, was arrested by a
United States Marshal and taken
to Savannah on Saturday, charged
with embezzling $180 of the post
office funds front the Claxton office
He was given a preliminary hear¬
ing and bound over but was able
to secure bond among his friends
in Savanneh. We understand that
the amount has been replaced by
his bondsmen who have taken
charge of the offioe, as stated in
our last issue, but it seems that
this does not wipe out the crime.
Wo learn that (his is not the first
time there has been trouble con
nected with that offioe. The same
thing occurred during the summer
lmt *** P'dvhed up in i (>mP nnin-
ner. Mr. Johnson was under the
impression that when the amount
was made good to the government
that that ended it, but this is not
the case it seems. His case
stands pretty much the same as
that of W. F. Carter, former post¬
master at Meldrim. They will
be tried during this term of the
United States District Court,
which is in session now in Savan¬
nah. These two parties were old
chums in former days and it is a
little singular that they both
should come to grie.: just at the
same time.
Dr. Miles' Nervine prevents Grip bp
strengthening the system to resist the disease.
£ 5,000 Our Grand £ 5,000
M Wolsgicil tell. K
Kointhlngentlrely new and interest
ing. *rRead what you are to do. You
may get £ 21X) cash. Our contest is to
see who can tune the largest list of
names (or inds) of birds from the
following list of letters :
WDOOOCCKQCULIPRTA
RIDGESPNIBL VEBR D I
M W l- O II T L
We will recognise asa bird anything
belonging to the feathered tribe,wheth
er it be a Hen, Crow, Singer or any
Other kind. You can use any letter as
many times to make a name as it ap¬
pears in the list of letters above; for
instance Woodcock, Plover, 8»ow
Bird, &c. To any persons who can
mane a list of 25 or more different
names of birds, we will give absolutely
free a beautiful Prize value £200 or
less.
BIG PRIZES A ARDKD DAILY.
When you have made out your list
till out. the line on the bottom of this
adv. and send to us with a Stamped
Addressed env eope, then if you are
awarded a prize you ean if you desire
get the prize by becoming a subscri¬
ber to The W oman's World at the rate
olid, a week. We shal/ award a prize
to every person who sends the name of
25 Bids, and our gifts wil i be as follows
For the best list, received each day, a
Gold Watch; for the second best solu
tion i-qch day a beautiful Imported
seven uext beat snla
|U(~ S
bent eolation, a‘ res and Bor
ail other correct sol it if on*. Prizes of
Good Value. These prises will be for¬
warded daily, you w/H not have to
wait a loii}; time in uncertainty he
fore you know the re>ut. There is
no element of lottery in our plan, it
makes no difference whether we get
your solution lateor early in the day
All you need is to post, this adv. to us,
aud on the day it reaches us, if your
list is the best, YOU SHALL HAVE
THE GOLD WATCH or if second best
the beautiful Tea Set, and so oa. We
guarantee that we will awanl you a
prize. There is obsolutey no oppor¬
tunity for deception on our part—w«
cannot afford it.We want to get I,
(MK),(KXI we/l satisfied subscribers, aud
for that reason we don’t want you to
send any money until you know ex¬
actly what prize you have gained by
answering the puzzles. As soon after
4 p. nt. each day as possible, H|e exami¬
ners will judge the lists to the best of
their ability, and will designate the
prizes. We will write to you at onee
notifying you what prize has been
awarded you, then if you are fully sat¬
isfied you ean send your subscription
to The 'Wonian’s World and your prize
will go by return of post carefully
packed. To a person of narrow ideas
it seems impossible that we should be
able to make such a gigantic offer, but
we have the money, brains and repu¬
tation, we know exactly what we are
doing, ami if we can legitimately gain
a million subscribers by this grand
idea, we know that this million of well
pleased subscribers can be induced to
recommend The Woman's World to all
friends thereby building-lip ourcireu
lation still further. We are willing to
spend £5.000 in this contest in building
up a big subscription list, and when
tiiis money Is spent we reserve the
right to publish a notification that the
contest has been discontinued. Don’t
delay until it is too late. The continue
until Christmas of 1899.
t* give A Bonus Prize ef dS50 in¬
dependent of all others to the person
who sends in the list gotten up in the
best and handsomest manner. Our
Committee will deride and award
prizes Daily, but the special *550 prize
will be awarded at Christmas. Any
birds name found in dictionaries
WHO WE ABE.— The ‘-oman’s
World” is a thoroughly reliable con¬
we are known to do exactly as
we advertise. As to our reliability we
refer to auy Advertising Agent or
business man of London.
Name ——. ........ . ...........
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Bev. O. A. Thrower, the Pre
siding Elder of this circuit for the
past four years or so has been as,
signed (o the Ff. Tally charge.
VOL. 7, NO. 30.
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ELKINS & LONG,
224 Coagnss Stmt, tut, SnuMmn
DEALERS IN^m
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES.
Consignments of Country Produce Solicited.
Eggs A Specialty.
We take pleasure In attending
to the wants of our country* friends. If we have not
what they want we get it for them.
25 For The Best Meal In Savannah
AT
Bytliewood’s Restaurant*
104 St. Julian Street west, 101 Bryan Street west.
Just renavated throughout; Fine rooks; Nine servictj
Street cars to all depots. Open day and night.
Here’s, a Pointer • I •
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Don’t fj |p you can save money each and
evcryll ftfeiake a purchase of
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Ildbca, j We also carry a fufl line of Groceries, Provision*
as, Flour, .Salt. Rice, Sugar, Coffee and all Kinds of
tied If*. We handle only first cl*M food* and our prices
will WmP/ W asf »*r a* these goods can be had any where.
We are-gitf— .. the highest market price* for cotton and all kind of
s«eh m, chickens, eggs. Hides, etc.
Give u* iah We guarantee satisfaction and fair treatment.
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HOTCHKISS & NEVTL,
.-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN-:
Fancy d Staple Urn, Wises d liquors,
Table Delicacies, Hay, Grain, Provisions, Tobacco & Cigars;
Consignments of Country Produce SolioitecL
Will pay highest prices for ail Produce. Give us a trial.
8. W. Cor. Broughton and Jefferson Streets,
SAVANNAH, GA.
J. F. Tietjen, jr., Prop. Jessee A. Mooit, with
The Tietjen Grocery,
(Successors to The Graham Grocery.)
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
Bar, Grail Flour, Gron ail
Country Produce.
Congress & Jefferson Sts.
Savannah, Ga.
Tens Rut Prod Sttd (his ud Syrup Bunk
tsT'Get Our Prices before buying.
J. W. TEEPLE,
Healer In
Furniture, Stoves, Carpets, and all kinds of
House Furnishing Goods.
Parties in the country who may need anything in our
ine will find it to their interest to give me a call while
in the city. My line is one of the largest and most com¬
plete assortments to be found in Savannah, and my
prices will be found as low as any reputable house can
sell,
J. W. Teeple.
515, 319 Broughton St. west. Savannah, Q o o n gi%