BLACKSHEAH NE
Publlahsd every Thumlay,
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Elackshear Georgia.
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E. Z. BYRI),
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THURSDAY JAN. 2, 1879.
MASONIC.
lll.ALKMIEAK t IIAPTEll, No. M.
Meets on the second Tuesday In each month
at 10 o’clock, n. in W. r. PARKER,
I). P. PATTKKftON. High Priest
Sen it ary.
County Election.
Tlie following is a true report of the
voles polled yesterday in the county
i< r county officers, u* handed to us by
the Ordinary of the county.
Foil CLERK,
A M Moore,........ 274.
.) A Harper,........ .......108.
Moore’s majority 7R.
FOR SHERIFF,
E Z Byrd,....... . ...818,
J .1 Dickson,.... MU,
Byrd's majority 178.
TAX < Ol.I.ia toil tfc R Rl MlVF.lt.
.1 M Purilom,.............286
J J Smith,.:..............5-1
Alfred Davis..... 126
Win. Summerall 11
James McVeigh, 88
PurdoinV rnaj >rity over Davis 110.
TUI' \ M Kl.lt.
II I) Brantley, 241
Allen Brown,. .180
J it Tuten..... 95
Brantley’s majority over Brown 111
HCUV tCl'Olt.
Lewis : ^nas, Sr. ■ 154
'TroJWfTh};77.
PhBHp^ppina,.,., Thomas’ ••••••• AY80 ..71
majorit y over
tORONKY.
B C Milton,......... 119
J W Overstreet, Sr. . H I | I
Milton’s nittj’y over Overstreet. 48.
Blank, 1 ; Scattering, 100.
At regular meeting of Biaekshear
Chapter 9, Ihe following officers were
duly elected.
Past high Priest W F Parker, H P.
do -A M Moore, King.
Companion ,1 \\ Strickland, Scribe.
do -E B Coates, Capt of the host
d > ~B G Biggins, Simple SojotiY.
do -.1 J Williams, Royal A Capt
Past high Pritst-J C Nicholls, GM 8 V
Compnnion-T L Strickland, G M 2 Y
do D B McKinnon, G M 1 V.
do A N Smith, Treasurer.
do DP Patterson, Secretary.
do W B Folks, Sentinel.
We hereby tender our thanks to Mr
J. T. McFarland, Secretary, Savannah
Jockey Club, ten Brooch Race Track,
Jannarv % 21st, 28rd ami 25th instant.
Will attend with pleasure, providence
penuitting. We hope tv> have some of
our friends to join us in the trip as we
presume it will be a pleasant affiur.
We quote the following paregraph
from a private letter to one of our
friends in Biaekshear, from a man in
Morida. ‘ i fell last Monday from a
bridge where l was working, a distance
uf 58 feet, together several pieces of 8
x 10 timbers in the water Mow, wild
unhurt, and married Thursday follow
u, ls-
The old Tear and the New.
The ul J year with it# care* and fear*,
Went into the past will* weeping;
The new year came hi with h» showery tears,
Am a iiuw born ttafx* come* wed^ig.
The old year with its triaB its sor¬
row*, its pleasures, its joys, i Allans, i its
hopes, its privilege^ an 1 its <ranonini
tics are nundiered wii'i the |W!*tV
Happy is tit; who can look bic^hup
on tlie year that is gone with pride, or
even coniphicenet and feel that he has
nothing to regret. Many have licett t<>
»»•»<-• l«n« onhi.ii» «o,
rows, its severe trials, but compared
with the hlessitig* how few. We have
much to be grat. till for, and now that
the new year is with ti**, let us resolve
to do our whole duty, and lot this re
*»olve, “I will make some neart tbob
with gladness, 1 will soothe some
wonAded spirit, I will aid some fellow
traveler on lifes rough pathw ay, I will
do all in my power to render •service
to my fellows each day of the new
year." If the resolve is made and kept
by all though llu* new year came in all
dark and dreary, though at its birth
the raindrops like tesirs were falling,
though its birthday was cloudy and
drear, yet it will be indeed a happy
new year. Every cloud shall have its
silver lining and it s close be bright and
cheerful, and the sunshine of true ioy
shall gladden our hearts, and the Ars
of plearmc gem our evening sky, mid
sunny beams from off the bright shore
of the ltmd of Eternal Light shall light
its close.
At a meeting of the Biaekshear Li¬
brary Association this week thy lol
lo\yingofficers wen* elected :
1 >r. A. M. Moore, President.
Geo. Robertson, Jr., Vice “
Miss Kate Nicholls, Secretary.
Miss Margaret Brantley, Treasurer
E.* ,11. Strickland, Librarian.
Miks Agues Smith, )
Miss C. E. Brantley, - Ex. Coin.
J. M Purdotn, )
The officers elected will assume their
duties next week, when Dr. Moore is
expected to deliver an address.
We are led to give some ol the par¬
ticulars of a movt brutal outrage
committed in our, otherwise, quiet lit¬
tle town on tin* nigh* ot the 27th alt.,
bv one Bobert Skelly. ’ an employee of
1 i ke, Johnson , , & i- /i Co., u|*on the person ^
ot his wife, by reading a report in the
Morning News of bis (Skelly) confes
sion.
nu 1 lie • most . , brutally . ,, , beaten,
woman is
a heavy east iron stewpan broken to
*
• bet iiii head, heavy lid
pu ces ovet a oven
used is tract tired across, and ..." a long
wisp of the creature’s % hair left m
poor
<«••• < «l.n« ^ A-r «... on
the ^ueacl to the naked bone; her bodv
*
. of bruises , and her
is one mass cuts :
eyes and face particularly bruistnl. On
that night, in the cold, freezing weather
she lay upon her face out in the yard
until late, receiving brutal kicks and
blows; then dragging her into ’lie
. house . he , kept ...... kicking and ,
up »us
stamping. When found bv tne officers
she was lying in a pool of blood, her
clothing almost torn off. Skelly was
sitting by^the tire, with the devilish
chuckle of the demon of murder, was
gj ont ing over his work,
The woman is still in r dangeious
eondition. i'hcre is n u Jiug the ex
tent and amount of internal injury re-
eeived. She has good medical atten
tion, but her recovery is extremely
doubtful.
PLANTER'S HOTEL.
To my many friends and the
traveling public.
Inconsequence of th ■ re Suction in all the
staple* of our country, I have concluded 10 re
duct- my rale* of hoard to f I 50 and f 'J C-0 per
day, according to location of icoms.
>peeial accommodations for families and
conHucrcia! traveler*. Mv table shall not he
t-v. c<l t y any i ihe S cuh, and will coustan
ly be suppli -i wlifi selected Hostoit beef. Tlie
J;;;;; ail j-£3ftKrSft3rt38S it* appointment*.
in
In" the ollice will be found Mr. Win. It. II.
Uruen, a genial and l ouie-uus gentleman, who
wl " yu'v.ith a t.ca- v w iconic.
Polite and ntyeniive icrvants.
When yon visit Sivannah do not fail to call
at the Phvtners, ns I am determined that thi*
hotel ‘hall not pc cxceleJ by any in the South,
icgaidless Thanking of price.
for you t r past favor-, and hoping
a continuance of ill '.tine.
I cm, vnry respectfully,
aug'Wlf John Uuesnan, Manager.
GEORGIA, BULL NI r i
Pierce County. $
Court of ordinary December term 187*.
wliercsus Joint Waters, guardian of the person
and property of Thomas J. Mio hew IJenja
man J. Minehew, and Rachel Minehew. mi¬
nor heir* ol' Abraham Minehew, late oi) said
county, deceased, having tally dischar¬
ged his trust, applies to be dismissed ironi his
guardiai ship a- aforesaid. 1 he re lore, all per¬
sons coneerm-d n•*.• hereby notified and requir¬
ed to appear at my ollice In Biaekshear, on or
before the lirst Mo.day in January next, and
show applicant cause, (if any they dismissed have) why the said
should not he fiom his
said guardianship, Monday and receive letters on the
!ir«t in January J-7'J.
Given under my otlk-iid signature,
This December ‘J, Isis.
A. J. SrniCKRA.Nl),
w4w. Ordinary 2. C.
For Sale.
A Printing ollice hrs been placed in our of¬
fice (at owners risk.; for sale al low ligiues.
The ou t lit consist of a novelty “Ext e 1st or”
press, f>) x 7) in. inside of chared (work b, foot
or baud) J novelty ;ob cases, ""dl«!•*, l composing slick
l Lb of*■ (diilbrcui assoc
tment and lengths) 4 feet wood rule, (cut up)
■i brans dashes, '6 mett e dashes, 1 cut “Hough:
of,” ditto Otllctt of,” ditto “.dorter vt pessel,”
ditto “187” ditto “M” lbs combination b ir¬
der’ 14 small touts job Type suitable to do any
kind of card, label, tickets, hand bills, envel¬
opes, papal- b igs-or any thing i f ill.- like kind,
bold at low figures, in part or whole.
Apply at once to E.
Z. Ryid.
Utackshcar, Ga.
b & A. Railroad
CHANGE ofSCUEDPLE.
S t T EUI NT FA I > IN T S Of FIC K, }
Brunswick & Aloanv Bail Boat!
*
Brunswick, Ga., Dec 7 1875
On uni after Tu.'sduy J.iu. flic 1 1 ;s7.% pas
sciig?! tnins cn this Road wiW ru.i us f lliovs
ru-Rontp'r Train lem-s i-in * v >*’< T cn < iy.'
Wtdm**day* ami Fridiys ut........ 7:0o n’m
Arrives at IVboauville A. A o. it. R. 10:5i»::tu
u .. xyV!i Tebemiviite a & g. n. it. «t 1!:14 u m
Air.vo at Albany....... ........7:00 p m
RETURNING.
T.MVt* Albany Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sat¬
urdays at................. 8:00 a m
Arrives at I’ehoauviUi.... .......4:08 p in
Leaves Tebeauville at..... .......4: hi p til
Arrives at Rruuswick...... ........8:10 p in
Trains from Albany make close connection
at Tebiauvile with A. & G. passenger train
from Sa amnUi. and with but lew holm dc,ay
At Lebuauvtllv, \v*uli A. »X b. passenger tram
for Florida.
8. U., whi.h leaves SSSSfM.lS icbumvilie Z'TS'. Florida
lor
at ................................1:8 s p uV.
ClI.UU.K8 L. 80HUTTKK,
General SupoiSntcndcut.
BRING TIIEAI IN.
That is your orders for cook stoves, ami they
wiM l»f tilled to x< ur, complete satisfaction,
Call far ami see sample of tlie -Southern Baker,”
the best cookiujf stove, more in use, no
chance to compete with it either tu price or
<|ua,u * v - ^r sale by
D H. Burney.
uov is. If. Biaekshear, Ga.
STALL FLU
BEEF. Mllfll, KIB Hi Fill
Furnished Ihv the un h-rsijroed at low prices
from now tin the First of January, here ami
im aud down the Jc G R i< KENNEDY. : also Kggs aud
CliH-kcn*. AaKON
Deo. lx 1878. B . •! lie.- , Ga.
>
Ta CB. fTB ifC HEjUf-Wfc __ #
Cheaper Than Ever
AT-
A N. SMIlffS
Cheap Cash Stos, on
South side of the R. R.
Second door East of Depot’
BLACKSHEAR, GA.
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The attention of tlni citizens of Pierce
aud the public generally is invited to
I my buv extremely Goods , direct low from prices. first
toy
hands in New York City, and have
consantly on hand a full and well
selected stock of General Merchandise,
o**sisting of
Dry Goods ,
Notions , Clothing
Boots and Shoes ,
Saddlery, Hardware,
GROCERIES,TOBA 0
AMD
CIGAHSi,
I am prepared to offer the same at
snch tion prices ns .will be beyond competi¬
; they are all of the best would quality,
and when you visit town 1 be
glad to have you cull i t and examine
tny stock. By close attention to busi¬
prices, ness, and I selling merit good Goods at low
menu to the continuance
of past, pat ronage.
Not bv y favor but by merit v-ill
maintain my reputation
A. N. SMITH.
raar29 ly.
WM. AKM1TAGE
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Contractor, Builder & Manufacturer of
Flooring, Ceiling & Dressed Lumber.
Shingles, Barrel Staves, Fence Pick¬
ets, Plastering Laths. Fruit and Veg¬
etable Box Stuff, Headings, Window
and Door Frames, Brackets, Balusters
and all kinds of work usually done in a
PLANING MILL.
Prices.
Fi.ooitno, per 1000 ft. $12 09.
Cei lino, per 1000 ft. $12 00.
Weather Boarding, )
o£ in. wide dressed, ) $10 00.
Shingles first class, $ 2 50.
„ second class, $ 2 00.
Baitei Staves, $ 4 50.
Heads, $ 7 00.
Plastering Laths, $ 1 50.
Estimates on Building given
pn application, and orders solicited.
For timber information call on, or
Address
Win. ARM IT AGE,
inaydly Biaekshear, Ga.
II. J. SMITH .,
Is selling Goods at bottom prices,
call and see him, it cost you nothing
to look through—Boots..Shots, Hats,
Dry Goods. Notions, White Goods,
Hosiery, Domestics, Pants Goods,
Tickings, Georgia Goods in all the
styles.
THE DRUG and GROCERY
DEPARTMENT
is full an l varied. Gall and see him
(he need- money) and secure bargains,
may 3 3m.
