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Vol. II.
Bulloch County Directory.
Ordinary—C. S. Martin, Statesboro.
Clerk C’rt—Harrison Olliff, Statesboro.
Sheriff—W. H. Waters, Statesboro.
Tax Receiver—W. B. Akins, Excelsior.
Tax: Collector—J. C. I)eLoach, Harville.
r ! feas r—Josiah Zettrower, Statesboro.
Surveyor—H. .1, Proctor, jr., Proctor.
Coroner—T. A. Waters, Statesboro.
Board of Education— W. N. Hall, W. P.
Donaldson, J. C. Cromley, R. P. Miller
and Algarene Trapnell.
School Com.—J. S. Hagin, Belknap.
JUSTICES AX I) NOTARIES.
JU&r J. B. Rushing, Justice, Green.
45th. _H. R. Geo. McCorkell, Trapnell, Jstc. & N*»t’y, Green.
46th. R. F. Justice, Parrish.
_Hardy Stringer, Justice.
Nt. Lanier, Notary.
47th. T7. Nt. Davis, Justice, Ivanhoe.
W. J. Richardson, Notary, Harville.
48th. J. R. Williams, Justice, Zoar.
W. II. McLean, Notary, Brag.
1209th. J. W. Rountree, Jstce., St’sboro.
J. B. Lee. Notary, Statesboro.
1230th. A. C. Clifton, Justice, Ploys.
E. W. Cowart, Notary. Bloys.
1340th. .LAV. Donaldson, J ustice, Harville.
Samuel Harville, Notary, Enal.
HOTELS.
THE .RIOT HOUSE.
W. E. KOSTIN, Proprietor, States&oro, Ga.
House newly furnished throughout.
Tables furnished direct from Savannah
market. Nov. 23-ly.
®Lee Hotel,*
Statesboro, Georgia,
Mrs. MARGARET LEE, Proprietress.
Tables supplied with the heat the market
affords. Good board bv the month at rea¬
sonable rates. Respectfully invite my friends
from the country, und the public generally to
stop with me when in town.
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Statesboro, Ga., Opposite Court House Square.
Having leased this Hotel I propose to
operate it in first-class style. The rooms
are large and well ventilated.
Table Supplied with the Very Best.
Board by the.day, week or month at
reasonable rates. Mas. W. M. Harris,
TTOTFJ II LL> L R]/ D I\xA A N A N
Statesboro, Ga.
Table supplied with the best the market af¬
fords. Rooms nicely furnished. Comfort of
our guests our greatest aim. Come and make
yourself at home at the Branan Hotel, near
the depot.
. MRS. S. E. BRANAN,
Proprietress.
GREAT REDUCTION IN RATES
Prices to Suit All at the
Vja&-*g*araBrs«F
Savannah, Georgia .
4>i TO 1 W £9 q)— 1 PFR kJJ-\ DAY 1 .
FREE INVITATION...
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Everybody is invited to come and
amine our work. Having employed aide
experienced workmen, I am now
to offer the following prices:
2-horse Wagons, $50 @ $55. *
1-horse Wagons, 2H @ 30.
Road Carts, 10 @ 15.
Horse Curts, 20 m 22.
32=~"' M,y
Shop at alliance store stand.
Yours, A. B. Turner,
14-3 in LASTON, GA,
D. F. AVERITT 1
O r 1 r A \TECDADn 1 iioDUlvU, r bn. \
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Wholesale anil Retail Manufactnrer of
_■ AI1U Ajn UCH nFALER IN_
Yellow Pine Lute
When you want a bill of lumber get my
figures. Both, quality and price guar¬
anteed.
BULLOCH TIMES. r
States! oro, Bulloch County fieorgia, Thursday, Jan. 11,1JM.
THE TOWN AND COUNTY.
/
What Our Reporters See, Hear and
Think— People Who Come, Go and
Stay—A Little of Everything.
Mr. Lonnie Matters is studying law un¬
der Col. H. G. Everett.
Miss Eliza Martin is expected to return
from her Florida visit next Saturday.
Miss Jennie Roach opened school in the
Academy last Monday morning with an
enrollment of thirty pupils.
Nlr. George Adams, a young man from
South Carolina, is visiting our town, and
is a guest of the family of Mr. Bud Ma¬
thews.
Miss Minnie Roberts returned to her
home the early part of this week, after a
few days pleasantly spent with the Misses
Mathews.
Miss Maggie Green, who had been spend¬
ing several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Gumming, returned to her home, near
Excelsior, last Saturday.
Mr. Owen Mathews, one of our young
friends, reached his home in Statesboro
last Friday, after having a pleasant jour¬
ney through the country from South Car¬
olina.
Walter Reaves wants everybody to
come around and take a squint at his
new “cook shop.” He takes great pride
in pointing out the beauties of its archi¬
tecture,
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Jenkins have return¬
ed to town after a few days’ visit in the
family of Mr. Hiram Franklin, and have
secured quarters with the family of Esq.
Rountree.
AVe are sorry to learn of the serious ill¬
ness of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Miked, with
the grip. However, the attending phy¬
sician, Dr. Holland, reports them as
slightly ....... improving.
Just _ received , A . new , lot , of hats,
:
The latest styles that could be had.
W* Enneis.
TT Henry T ..assitor, ot ,,, the otd T1 citi- ....
one
ed as having passed away - tWs ' inclining
at hjs hoine near yei]wood.
Mr. Isaac Jacobson has taken one of
Dr. AA'kite’s stores now in course of con¬
struction, and will go on to New- A ork
within the next few weeks for the purpose
of laying in a stock of goods.
Messrs. R. F. Lester, J. C. -Tones, Dr.
McLean and the Times editor, “we four,
and no more,” have an invitation to go
out to Mr. Ben Atwood’s mill pond to¬
morrow to join in a big fishing frolic.
The weather bureau is respectfully invited
to turn on a little more heat for 1 he oc¬
casion.
Miss Ada Edwards is making up a
school, and will call her classes together
shortly in the Fields Hall. Mrs. A\ ilkin
soil is also endeavoring to secure the
charge of a few of the smaller children of
the town, and will probably teach at her
own home. This would make five schools
in our town.
Our young friend, Mr. \V. P. Ennis.
has engaged to teach, at Mill Ray, and
w .jj n a five-months term there next
Monday. Mr. Ennis was assistant
teacher in the Pembroke Academy last
summer, since which he has taken a tbree
months'course under Prof. J. S. Day is,
in the Statesboro Academy. He now
out prepared to do better work
•
than .
ueiore.
I am offering my winter line of
Gent’s Underwear at a reduced
price. C. W. Enneis.
Nick Foss talks of trying tobacco grow
variety that has been grown so profit¬
ably in upper Florida for several years
pa * t .. H P thinks of putting in eight acres
of “the weed.” The Times feels impelled
to remark that one-half the cotton lauds
of Bulloch county might be more profit¬
ably cultivated in tobacco.
NL- Hark ness having taken territory in
the western part of the state, with head
Home
Sewing Machine Company s interests in
qjjs locality. From his headquarters in
this town, Nlr. Johnson has convenient
access to a large and profitable field;
and representing, its he does, the most
popular machine that has ever been in
troduced to the public, during the pres¬
ent year Mr. Johnson confidently expects
to fill an increased number of orders.
Mr. R. W. Deltich, thelye who accidentally
shot himself in some time ago, is
suffering a great ilal of pain from his
wound. He will grlto Atlanta soon to
submit his appre)ie»i|j case to |)r. Calhoun wounded of that
c j^y_ ant j that the
member will have to be removed, He
thinks there are she lodged in the ball
of the eye.
Twenty-two whitf and six colored ap¬
plicants appeared More the examining
board last Saturday Some of these after an¬
nounced outside that they were not
teachers’ license, bujj just desired to find
out “where t hey weifc at,” with the view
of probably making’a little extra effort
to reach the grtal aiother term. If each
of these applicants before l|td Icing to examined, “chip in” his is
or her dollar as
required by the Florida school La w, Prof.
Hagin would n^fc have had Ins' hands
quite so full. '
C. W. Enneis is how closing ou
his winter li^o <^f dress goods,
Cashmeres, Gifegbams, Flanel and
Calicos at cost. Also Yellow
Homespun, ^leashing, Checks,
Bed-ticking, <?tc., at a reduced
price. If you want bargains in
this line come at on fee.
The alliance ra' ly planned for States¬
boro, and which should have come off
yesterday, appeal* to have been a failure.
The district lecturer, Mr. H. L. Smith,
came over from Epanuel che day before,
loaded to the muzile, but the game failed
to turn up. Our reporter saw Mr. Smith
on his way to the train this morning, and
from him gathered the information that
the disappointment occurred from the
fact of the alliance organ oi' the county
failing to take noti® of the intended gath¬
ering. The few alii? neemen who did turn
out, secured their k low ledge of the meet¬
ing from some outs de source. Another
effort will bo made 1 iter, with the hope of
having a better und rstanding.
Miss Anna Ruslin came in from
the country last Monday on her
first visit to townland will ,spend
a couple E-ltnstHv of weeks J^th file her brother liustin
Mr, W.
Hopse.
mg on businels Xo augusua,
from which point he expects He to
visit other parts of the state.
spoke of going well up toward the
Tennessee line, with the probabil¬ of
ity of bringing back a carload
fine cattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Camming and Miss
Emma Griner organized a fish-fry
at Barnes’s mill pond last rues
day, but the weather went back on
the occasion, Charlie went out
early in the morning, however,
and succeeded in taking in twenty
eight fine fish during the day, and
the ladies, who followed later, de
dared the occasion to have been
quite enjoyable.
While Mr. Jack Lee was attend¬
ing a party at the residence of Mr.
W. J Strickland, one night during
the holidays, his horse became
frightened at thy fire-works and
broke his halter, taking to the
woods with the buggy harness on.
During the night it rained so lhat
the animal could not oe tracked
the next and . that
morning, smee
time all searches tor hint have
proved fruitless. See adver¬
tisement in the Times.
Screven’s Democrats on Top.
Sylvsnia, Ga., .Tan. 10.— 1 The unterrified
democracy of Screven county still retains
election for ordinary yesterday. Not
withstanding the rain,about 2,000 votes
were polled, and George H. Sharp was
elected over tV . L. Mathews, the leader of
the populists in the county. The demo
erat-s are jubilant over the result, for it
was an important election in its influence
on the political future in this county. The
f ° r “’ "
The above is taken from the Savannah
News of this morning. We learn from
Mr. Pope Solomons, who was in Sylvania
at the time of the election, and who re¬
mained there until full reports were in
from the country precincts, that the dem¬
ocratic majority was only 24. Mr. Solo¬
mons also informs us that this narrow
margin was the result of a surrender be
forehand on the part of many democrats
who thought it useless to contend against
the odds and remained at home on Tues¬
day. Doubtless they now feel like ad¬
ministering to themselves their deserved
kicking.
DEAD.
Having anxiously watched the course
of his sickness since he first b(*cume dan¬
gerously ill, wo were not unprepared for
the announcement: that reached our ears
early Monday morning last that Rossio
Hall was dead. Swinging between life
and death for ten days previously, he
quietly breathed his last at 0 o’clock of
the morning referred to, surrounded by
several friends and in the presence of a
grief-stricken family. Our sincere sym¬
pathies, with those of the whole commu¬
nity, are specially extended to the par¬
ents of the young man, whose heart¬
strings may be truly said to have been
entwined devoted about their handsome, man!./
son, who had reached the state
of free manhood but two orthree months
ago. /
The funeral services were conducted in
the Methodist church at4o’cloek of hi on
da .V. f '-om which a large coneoun* ac
companiwl the bier to the cemetery. As
“ token of respect to the deceased and
sympathy for the bereaved family,' every
store in town closed its doors from 3 to
a o’clock,
GRIP’S CARNAGE.
Mr. and Mrs. Mathews returned from
South Carolina hist night accompanied
by two of the orphaned- children of the
lute Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Cartledge, and
bearing one of the saddest stories it lias
ever been our office to repeat.
About two weeks before Christmas Mrs.
Mathews’s brother-in-law, Nlr. S. C. Car¬
tledge, was taken ill with the grip, and
died from its effects on Thursday, Dec.
21, at his home in Batesburg, leaving a
wife and seven children. In attendance
at his bedside and at his burial were his
two brothers, Jerry and James, the lat¬
ter a physician.
About six days later Mr. Jerry Cart
ledge died at his homein Johnston, leav¬
ing a wife and one child, and only a day
or so later Mrs. Cartledge followed her
husband. About the same time Dr. Jas.
Cartledge died at his home in Greenwood,
in the midst of physical strength, his
throat swelling so much as to choke him
to death.
Jarr-** , About one week afterward, or on
Mathew,#*s ——‘■^~4-VU,*dge. siSpefy followed
band, making the fifth death in the lAnii
}y within fifteen days.
NOT SO BAD
A slight “smash-up” in Mr.
AveritVs mill Tuesday morning
has necessitated his buying a new
engine and putting himself in a
position to avoid future serious
hindrances from slight accidents,
The crank-pins of his engine gave
way, when the shaft shot endwise
into the steam-chest, completely
wrecking it. Mr. Averitt took the
train for Augusta that afternoon,
with a view to getting a new steam- he
chest. He did not find what
wanted in that line, but he pur¬
chased a new 30-horse-pmver en¬
gine, which came in this evening,
and will be in place, ready to go to
sawing again, by Saturday morn
mg. The new engine is one that
was on exhibition at the Augusta
fair, the. manufacture of the Erie
Engine Works, and Mr. Averitt re¬
gards his liitle accident as a small
slice of good luck. He will have
hig old enjrine repaired, and keep
it on hand to fall back on next
time.
A CARD OF THANKS.
j n our g rea t bereavement weean
no t forget dear and good friends
who so kindly and anxiously ad
ministered and helped us to wait
on our dear boy, Russie ; but with
a jj £| le care and attention of our
physicians, J ’ Drs. Quattlebaum and
\ Lane, our L boy is no ^ more. _ \\j^ We can
not «>ut thank doar, good friends,
t) f w hom we must mention G. S.
p ia( , kt . mrn A j Hagin, W. B. Ad
dison ; and there are many others
«’hnm we have not space to name.
\Ve must not forget to mention B. T.
E. Turner, W. S. Preetorius, W.
Smith and their wives, our daugh¬
ters. Wp feel that Russie had ev¬
ery attention by all, parents, rela¬
tives and friends, and if he had an
enemy we have yet to hear of it.
Children and friends, accept our
heartfelt thanks for every kind¬
ness. W. N. Hall,
Matt Hall.
WANTED—A good sawyer,
Must be a sober man. No other
need apply. D. P. Averitt.
ER
out of town for
COME ’I'O THE TJ.VEH-
Vo. 33.
THEY “rXkE”THE COMMITTEE.
We, the undersigned citizens jeing fa¬
miliar vvitif the location and needs of the
“Pauper/lome” to/dissnfc of Bulloch county, beg
leave from the /ommittee of
last grwid jury, Messrs. Janes Bland and
A. 8ci/boro, jr,, relative o recent im¬
provements made thereon by the Ordi¬
nary/ 1ml/ We think, in the tint place, in be
of humanity and tie unfortunate
creatures who may be consigned to said
h/nio, that the improvement thereon is
inestimable. Those who have seen the
ponio know that there «re only two doors
of about three feet in width to a ten-foot>.
ui.de, and in the summer t ime the heat is
anything but pleasant in this aisle and
in the building. The Ordinary only put
t he addition to the house after careful in¬
spection and consideration of its need.
This intelligent committee of two say
that the work on said building is only
worth #2C»; that is more than the work
cost. If they claim that the whole, work
and material, is only worth then we
can show' that the material and hauling
it to the home cost more than that sum.
When this intelligent committee of two
say that the improvement is an injury to
the building, then we invite every citizen
of Bulloch county to go and inspect the
same, and if nine out of every ten don’t
say it is an advanlage to the building
and inmates, then we will say our judg¬
ment is defective.
This intelligent committee of two say
that this work was nol received by a.
committee as the law directs. Will this
intelligent committee point out that law?
Now, in conclusion, we think that Messrs.
Bland and Scarboro only wanted a little
notoriety, and let us hope they got it.
Why not this sagacious committee of two
take upon themselves the authority of
Lycurgus of ancient Greece, and say
where all our money shall go?
Perhaps if some phrenologist was to
pass this way hunting wisdom bumps,
our two committeemen might be awarded
a prize! As it is, we feel sure that, from
the great “gobs” of wisdom that possess
one of these men, and, as he is ever ready
to serve his less fortunate neighbors with
his wisdom and pen, ere long he will
called ou to dictate another court
»|1 w n Alien, ils^n, Jones,/
W Cui/er
J. Si. <MiiF, G. W. Waters,
Z. T. DeLoach, M. C. Barnes,
J.A.Branncn,sr., Charles Nlikle,
Fred Hegmann, J. T. Allen.
And, in addition to the above, the com¬
mitteemen, Messrs. Bland and Scarboro,
say they found in the poor house a great
“booger” in the shape of a boy picking
fifty pounds of cotton a day, and not
wearing fine clothes. If be ever picked’
over twenty-five pounds of cotton in a
day, it was not here; and he had as good
clothes on that day as 1 did. He had on
a patched shirt; and my whole suit was
patched. The boy says he did not tell
Messrs. Bland and Scarboro that he pick¬
ed the cotton, nor that he had no other
clothes. Now, if these gentlemeu wished
to do the fair thing, why did they not ask
about the boy’s clothes? He had three
suits at that time; two of them are here
yet.
Mr. Bland examined my bond before
coming here, to see what his duty was.
I think the foreman of the grand jury had
1 letter have examined him to se e
was fit for a committeeman, for he did
uot appear to know but little, and all he
did was behind the door, for he did not
look after the public interest. At last
April court, the whole grand jury came
out and they made the closest and
examination that has ever been made.
They took this same boy from head to
foot, and were satisfied with his treat¬
ment. I think as Mr. Bland is so sympa¬
thetic he had better give part of his mon¬
ey to the poor, and subscribe less for the
removal of the court house.
The Ordinary has been to the “Home”
several times, has dined there, and aIwayg
expressed himself as well satisfied with
fare the inmates of the lioine were getting.
So, when you eonae again, call on me and
I will show you the clothes, and other
things. Very truly. J. A. Waters.
SEE HERE!
While side talk has been so
thick for the past two weeks, atoout
schools, I have been closed in si¬
lence on account of neuralgia. I
hope I am not too late. I will
teach a free school, and furnish a
comfortable room with a fire place.
It seems that some do not know
my condition; I need work.
Those young girls here asking for
schools are free; I am tied. Kind¬
ly consider this application and
give me some of the little ones off
this town. Agnes Wilki>$on\