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About Blackshear news. (Blackshear, GA.) 1878-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1879)
BLACKSHEAR NEWS, lAu every X I* ir*d<*y 4 —AT— Blackshear, Georgia. —nr— E. Z. BY HD, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. fxrweet rates for contract advertisements in "eudinir adrorrintnaentA, elate bow much ace you want nud for what time. Any thing under three months are payable In advance; %ir longer tint** |wyhl'* quarterly in advan**e. I liio. | it tut*. X III**- | X in**, 1 mo. i - , HI J f.; no *« 00 ; **; .v* #la «Ni s ^wanc. 4 00 rt **• » "i l« ** ' £ «*qu*r>* • *•** l * ,! U | 11 00 IS no i »> oo i colnmii. s **o 10 CO IX 00 j »•** eo ■J- oo 4 column It? 00 1 O'! i D» 00 ! T- (I :»» n 1 «■'uiuit.it l> on 2 * (H. I :;:i on \ 4 :> no on MASONIC. tJl.AOKftBKAR CllAFTEK, N*>. W. Meets on the second Tuesday iu each mouth nt in o’clock, a. m W. F. PARKER, D. P. I'ATTEHBMN, High Prifat .See rrhtry. THl'USDAY JAN. .10, 1M7I*. NOTICE. A meeting of the Democratic party of the County of Pierce, w ill Ik* held at the Court House in Blackshear, on Saturday the 1st day of February at 11 o'clock a. m., to elect delegates to a Convention to be* held in Savannah on the Dh day of February, to nomi¬ nate a candidate for Congress, to fill the viieniioy caused by the dead) of the Hon. Julian 11 art ridge. Jan. 24. 1879. A. N. SMITH, Cliar’n Dent. Com., P. C We are worry lo hear of our esteein td citizen aud enterprising nurchiUit, Mr. John Lee, at Schlatterville, of be¬ ing very ill of pneumonia. We hope soon to hear of his. recovery, and hack The Sand Slough bridge is reported in bad condition, on account of the barer* beneath the stringers falling out which will certainly cause the bridge to swag, if not float away. Owing to baste and more particularly out’ limited space for reading matter, thb.iie .4 was neglected last week. A few weeks ago Mrs John Strick¬ land, near Schlatterville, while attempt ting to cross a bridge on Mr. Win. II Bailey's train road, was run over by the loaded trucks and seriously injured. She being placed in an awkward posi¬ tion rendered it impossible for her to escape the accident. One of her feet was so badly crushed that amputation was at once executed; and is seriously injured ot how iso, so much so, that her recovery is extremely doubtful. Last Monday, the 26th instant, the Day Train was put on the A. <fc G. R. R., and will run from Savannah to Jacksonville, Fla., in eleven hours and fifty tive minutes. Lcavs Savannah at 8:20 a. nt., ariiAesat Jacksonville, Fla , at 8:15 p. tit Leaves Jacksonville, at 8:50 a m., and arrives in Savannah at 9:20 p. in. The schedule will .appear in the Nkws corrected next week. We understand there is to.be a pa started . at ... \\ the , first |M*r aycross mini bet* to be issued the first of March, and called the Waycross Observer, I’romk-lon _Rev J Albert Smith, editor and K l ! .. Now . have grt'at .* faith • . the «’ Mmtl.s • » j we in and believe that they are generally successful, but this is one of the family that has surely been taking of bad a*l vice (T). though we hope su»nh*<«» will <% rc»wn his efforts. Comity Office: s. The following officers have taken up their commissi'ins mid given the bonds required by the lawn of Georgia. A. M MOORE, Cb rk. E Z. BYRD, Sheriff J. M PUUDOM, Receiver and Col lector of State and County Taxes. B. D. BRANTLEY, Treasurer. LEWIS THOM AS, Sr., Surveyor. B. C. MILTON, Coroner. Thi> is Mm* ti.st time a Coroner has taken up his emu in Pierce comity since the war. * Titer is ceitaiu'y ;in end to every thing, (we menu the end o( Mine) and sooner or later the time will cease with some of those chicken thieves, that’s molesting the fowls in the coops at ihc hour of mid-night when the owners are wrapped in the sweet embraces ot Morpheus. Only preventative that we can suggest, is to prepare youraelvg* with a gun loaded , not with sulphur aud wind, but powder and shot. Not many nights ago some of the thieves taken the last old settler that some of the townsmen had. David Taylor has committed the of fcense ot forgery by tovging orders front James Taylor, to some of our merch¬ ants and traded them off and has left lbr parts unknown, The fbublie will guard against such a character and not be deceived by an impostor He is a hout five feet and ten inches high, and light complected, dark moustache, quick spoken middle aged and profes¬ ses to be a school teacher. We were pleased to form the acquai tttamsrtrHDt 4 .— asville, to day on the way freigl*ifl The Doctor had been down to see a patieut at Mr. Martin Sweat’s, near Patterson, A. & G. R. R., who has been chronic ley aftlioted some time. A darkey came near getting burned out last Monday, at Tebaauville, Ga. His corn crib together with all his corn was reduced to ashes, narrowly escap¬ ing further damage. We past down the B. & A. R. II., Inst Tuesday evening, as far as Shaw’s Mills, stopping with Mr. Shaw till the next morning, we returned to Way Cross, here we awaited the arrival of the day train (“Shoo Fly” best known by) to return to Blackshear. The saw mills, beside other new impiovements, seemed to be in aprosperous condition. Mexico & United States. Owing to their warm and delightful climates, their inhabitants grow sallow from torpid Livers, Indigestion and all diseases arising irom disordered Stom¬ ach and Bowels. They should ot course at all times keep the liver active, and to our readers we recommend Tablet ’s Portaline, or Vegetable Liver Powder. Taken in time, will often save mouev and much sutferinir. Price 50 cents. For sale bj* Dr. 11. J. Smith. Bottled n , T Lighting . ... . ! When used for Rheumatism, Sore Throat, Lame Back, Neuralgia, Sprains Bruises, Font ranted Muscles Nifl Joints aml on htnuai. bemgs, l * ,ul R»ng Bone, (x t Is, Scrawii ^ e tc., on animals. Co issen s Light ning Liniment is une-pmle-1, and its »*i fin** simpiy c!e«*tric.il. As its liailie SilgireMs. it is quirk to lei.eVe, anti thou a h!s 5*car\vi! neS' t > its asu.i.din*; i’tUfN S ri**> 5 itt.ni>. For Sale bv D r 11. J. Smith Closing Out Sale. <1, w. Btrickland , blacksiiear, ga. I would respectfully inform my m-tomer*. and friend" that my FALL & WINTER STOCK, will be closed ou* at great'y reduced pric s; consisting of every thing usuall) kept in a tir*t cliiiir. U*-y Guo i iu'l Oruci-ry Uj'Hc ; eoiupm i"g Dry Goods, Notion^, Clothing, i: B*KKi Shoe**, Fair y Gioccrics Bacon, Flour, Lari, Butler, Tobacco, I i^ars, liar I ware, Tin w ire. Glass wo v, Clock r,-, Cutlery, Trunks, Valises, Garden seeds, Canned Fruits, Drugs & Mediciuos, etc., & •., &c , Aic. Thankful to my f^nds for a liffral share of patronage for many year*, and jn-oitfising io do all in my power to please in the future, solicit a continuation of the same. Come and examine my stock before purchasing. I can suit you in prices and quality of goods, and you will find at my storo everything needed at home in bed room, parlor, dining room, kitcb er:, upon the farm or in the shop. My past sue cess is my guarantee for the future, J. W. Strickland. Dec 4, 2tn* Blackshear, Ga. WANTED- A who u young good understands character lady of house keeping lo take charge of my domestic flairs, for which librral wages will be paid or lukee as one of the fanily. Address Mrs. It. STRICKLAND, 47 at. Tchlaltcrvi le. Ga. INOTICB Is heruby given forwaruiug all persons ot tres passihg Disiriel, on lot of land number VO in the t»th original Appling now. Pierce County, Ga , asAbe law will certainly be enforced against trespriSsers. 47 Hiufckshear, Ga., Jan! HT, 1 * 7 *. ? % 4 w. Pkux Robkrtson. SHERIFF'S SALE. (4EORGIA.—Pierce County. Will be sold before the Court House door in the town of Blackshear, on the first Tuesday iu March, next, between the legal hours of sale all the following lots of land or so much th<*reol us will be sufficient, settle the claim, to wit: No 43 iu the 4tli Disirict, as the proper*. ty ofC. 8 , You mans and I OH, ill, IU), 120 and 106 , iu the ftlh Difttiiet, original Appling now Pierce county, as the property of A, P. Wade, 10 catisfy an execution issued from Picrec Su¬ perior Court in favor of Mexiuder Douglass vs. C. S. You mane, principal, A. P. Wade and J. B. 8 'ricklnnd securities. Principal debt I’> 00 , 0 , 1 , interest #2So,2.7 to date of judgement. Property pointed out by plaintiffs attorney. Terms of srle'cash, pusehaser paying for iitlt‘ 6 . TLis Jan- 28,1&70. ALSO At the same time and place, one turpentine still, one sieam engine grist mill and two cot¬ ton gins, oue sugar boiler, one c* tton screw, levied on as the properly of A. J. Miller, under aud by virtue of >u execution from the superior court of said couuty, in favor of Simou W. Hitch vs. A. J. Miller. Property pointed out by phiiulitf, this Jau. 30, 18,0. E. Z. BYRD, 47 tds. Shcnfi, P. C. MARSHALL HOUSE, HM st. - SMI. (I. A. B. LUCE. Propritor. Boa'd aud ? <,fH) per day, accord¬ ing to location. 1 take this method to inform you and the public in gensraI, that I am m*w cnnoected wi'h the above house, so well and favorably known io the traveling public os a firt class Hotel. 1 mi pr^rx-d to offer you special in ducemeuts, and would b,; pleased to have you call when visiting Savannah. K.-.^rmt,. M. L. HARNETT, Clerk. 44 tf, (Lale of the Plau ers Hotel.) will NOTICE—On and-after this date we have tu .-cii Lcmbkh made at our mill siiietty for eish or iu equivalent in Country Fro luce. This Jau 1 st 1874. Fixe. Johnson Co., 4 ; ;t Blackshtar , Ga B. D. BRANTLEY, —DEALER IN— Dry Goods & Groceries Hardware, Queensware, Df DUU jnTQ I SHOES wJ 1 J HA J S ANJJ CAPSt DRUGS, MEDICINES, NOTIONS AND General assortment of Goods usually kept in a first-class country store. iuar29tf. BLACKSHEAR, Ga, BRING THEM IN. That is your orders for cook stoves, and they will be filled to your, complete satisfaction. Call and see sample of the -‘Southern Baker,” by i*r ilc best cooking stove, more in use, no ewance to compete with it either tn price or quality. For sale by D. H. Burney, nor ?, tf. Blackshear, Ga. G. B. MABRY. A. J. CROVATT. HABRT A CROTATT, Attorneys at Law. Brunswick, Georgia. Practice regularly in the counties ol Glynn, Ware, Wayne, Camden, Coth e, Appling and Pierce of the Brunswick Circuit aud Telfair of the Ocouec ctrvtuw 9 4 Ij. G I. HOLTON, Attorney at Law i Baxley, Appling Co., Ga. Wil practice In the Brunswick Circuit, and Telsair county of the Oconee Circuit. .;nr.3y ly A. Attorney E. COCHRAN, at Law, Blackshear, Georgia. Practice regularly iu the*counties composiug and the Brunswick Circuit, and in the District Circuit courts of the Uuited States at Savannah or the Southern District of Geo rgia. may? 16 FOR A GOOD SHAVE * CALL ON JOHN ALDRIDGE, Barber, (Near the Knoles House, ?, door north.) Blackshear, - - Georgia. Hair cutting, shaving, dying and shampooing done in * 0 od 6 tyle, at low prices and satisfac¬ tion guaranteed -t>U and try him. 46 tf. GOOD GOODS AT LOW PRICES, AT Oici^on & Byrd’s DICKSON’S MILL, Pierce Co., # Ga. The attention of ihe public is invited to our' extremely low prices. Our stock will be found complete and consists of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Huts, Boots & Shoes, Hosiery, Fancy Groceries, Bacon & Flour, Tobacco & Cigars, Herd ware and yv T tnware. Glass ware. Crockery Cutlery, Furniture, Stationery, Perfumery, Drugs and Medicines, &c.-, &c.. etc., etc. Our motto is “Sma’l profits aud quick sales’’ Thauks for past fovors and by fair dealing we hope to merit a continuance ot the same. Country Produce taken in exchange for goods at fair prices Call aud examine our stock and be convinced Doc lOtt DR. C. T. LATIMER, Practicing Physician 5 Blackshear, — Georgia. Offers his professional services to the people of Pierce and adjoiuiug couutfes. A share of ptarouage solicited, Charges reasonable. uov 7 12m. LOCAL NOTICES iu*. rted iu the News at 10c a line
