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SHOWS CHKJUCSL CO., BALTIMORE, MB.
POSTPONED SALE.
eorgia, Rockdale county.
WILL be sold before the court house
W door ill the city of Conyers, tiie first within Tues
the L legal hours of sale, on the highest
in .January next, to
takler for cash, the following property, the
to-wif. A certain house and lot in
town of Conyers, tiie 16th district of
trMnallv L|Se,i Henry lot now No. 200 Rockdale and bounde county, I
L‘ part of of
follows: Begining in the middle
North street on right of way of Georgia
Whoad [long and running N, ;>4 deg. and \\ .
lav said right of way eight; chains
links; then X j'V4 deg- E. one
tluiu and fiftv-four links ; then b. 8^
hr*, E. two chains and fifty three links;
fcuiS. 15deg. W. one chain and fifty
one links; then 8.87% deg. W. four
Chains and seventy, links; to chains a stake and in
She middle:' of the street the four begining
peveiity four links to cor
Bier', containing two ftrtd one-huudredth
tan fv. Here—levied on X. as the property satis- of
J. Carr and Mrs. A. Carr, to
If lourt a mortgage li. fa. from the superior J.
of said county in tavor of VV.
B urner and H. A.‘D. Turner, adminis¬
trators oUhe estate of A A Turner, (de
■eased), against said W J Carr and N A
larr. Property pointed out by mort
f"'"" ft fa. suit tenants in possession .$8.25 no
A. P. Mitchei.l,
Deputy Sheriff.
Decree of the Court.
A Thomason, Bill for account etc., in
George vs. [S Phil-1 ( Rockdale court, verdict superior decree
others.' &
lips,ami Aug.tadj’d term 1885,
I lu pursuance of a decree of the court,
In the above stated cause, I will sell at
Ipublie poor outcry, before the court house
in the city of Conyers .within the
Regal in hours of sale, on tbe first Tuesday
Wproperty, January, 1886. the following parcel deserib- of
to-wit: A tract or
Min said county containing one hnn
fM llots Nos acres 315, more 324 or and less, 325, being in parts the 4th of
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ptriet PiV’ county. of originally ' Bounded Walton, the now west Rock- by
on
Band lately owned by Joel Smith; south
pv Thomas A White; north by Big
pynre creek ; east by lands lately own
Non by Caleb A. Blake, and being the
which Mrs. Elizabeth F. Phil¬
ips and her children reside. Said land
prertiseti for sale in obedince to the dc
N of the corn-tin the above stated bill
PtompLunte Ikimason etc., in said case of A. A.
ParyE.,-Elizabeth Ys. Charity E., George S.,
pu'i Lnvestus Phillips, F. jr., Arrington chil¬ D.,
ly defendants,
1 ' of said Mrs. Elizabeth F. Phillips.
Pw proceeds of said sale to be distribut
pas directed and ordered in said decree.
I h i ms of sale cash. Purchasers to be
tiyi'ii PH terms. possession on compliance with
This November 5th 1885
A P M ITCHKLL,
I Deputy Sheriff.
amumbtbatoe sale.
Oil the 1st Tuesday in January,
Hie dwelling house and lot of
ks.N. C, McLean, (deed) in the
ltv °f Conyers, on McDonough
kreet, will be sold before, the court
lc ‘Gssdobr. The lot contains one
kre of land. The house has four
p e rooms. The place has a splen
*! a We A of water, good garden, or
and the lflace is undei good
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at the same time and place
j : ‘ he sold the plantation, 135 acres
: ,ut w, more or less, belonging to
' same estate, lying in Honey
district, known as the Ephraim
4 ..an farm. The plantation is
watered, iiottom has about 30 acres of
* wigina '• rand; about 25 acres
1 forest land, all tbe tilla
? ‘“’ml is in a fine state of cultiva
lil; aa 'I is remarkably productive.
.I* 1 ”™ for the half dwelling and
sinnerdue ° ne cash and the
• fall with interest.
next
C, Joseph S. Mclean.
SYES S- C-a., Nov. 4th 1885.
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PROMISMTRBA.
The prayer meeting last Sunday
night ? was conducted by Aft'- Benja
min Tucker. The 17th chapter of
Luke was read and commented on
by the leader and also by several of
the young men. A deep interest is
being taken in the meeting.
Mrs. Ruthie Hollingsworth is not
improving very fast.
We are glad to see our friend Mr.
Benjamin Farmer who lias been con
fined to his room several weeks with
rheumatism out again. about
Sirs. John Sladdox is re¬
covered.
Mrs. B. F. Tucker is very sick.
Prof. Williamson’s school is in
creasing very rapidly. One of his
students, Sir John Kelly, has re¬
turned home in DeKalb county
where he will probably take up a
school. He is an excellent scholar.
Sir. G. W. Warren went to Atlan
ta last Tuesday. of this settle
Sir. Samuel Young Tuesday
ment moved his family last
near Decatur, where he will make it
his future home, ITe is an honest
and upright man and we regret to
part with him.
Mr. Wardie Oglotree was up last
Sunday, and where did be go Sun¬
day evening? Ah! Wardie,be care¬
ful, or we will happen up on you
some time.
We went down to Ebenezer last
Sunday 7 evening and found the Sun¬
day school in a good condition.
John Hollingsworth (Bob’s John)
is visiting the cross roads near Ebe
nezer. Be careful John. Our friend
Charlie Reagin was in this settle¬
ment Sunday evening. I wonder
where he went. Charlie, she’s a fine
Our young friend John Hunt has
bought him a cooking stove and a
couple of tubs. They say he is go¬
ing to marry soon. friends, Messrs. Henry
I guess our
Hollingsworth, Charlie Ogletree and
Thomas Pyles got their shoes mud¬
dy Sunday night. Boys it I werc
in your place I would ride.
I wonder where Prot. Williamson
went Sunday and who he carried
home from prayer meeting. Aii!
professor, time plenty carried yet. hi3 girl
Charlie Maddox
home from Sunday school last Sun¬
day, Miss- is a fine handsome
young lady.
Senator John Sherman says that
the country has grown so great,
that the death of a public man is on
lv like the dropping of a pebble. much
’Phis thought cannot bring
comfort to Mr Sherman whose
career must close before many years.
The late Vice President had his
desire in one respect. He died quick¬
ly and without much suffering. To
a Washington correspondent on one do
occasion he said: “If T have one
sire more sincere and earnest than
another, it is to die suddenly. I
want to go qnickjy. These long,
painful seiges of illness, ending in a
suffering death, are to terrible to
think about ”
The Atlanta Brewery Company,
chartered in 1876, claims to have a
perpetual charter to make and sell
beer. This, they say, carries; with
it the right to sell it even by the
glass, although those to whom they'
sell it by the keg cannot sell it.
When the prohibition law goes into
effect, and the company is arraigned
for violating it, the question will be
settled judicially.
AmonoYheYasscngerYwbo reach
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sistin^of a’maD.’liis wife, which and eight
children, three pairs of were
twins.
Tiie Constitution, which has here¬
tofore been neutral on the great pro
hi bit-ion question, comes out now
and urges the people to accept the
results of Wednesday's election and
give prohibition a fair trial.
Tbe Atlanta liquor men sell now whiskey, say
that if Atlanta can’t
the other cities in the State shall go
dry.
It is said that the prohibitionists election
will contest the result of the
in Wilkes county on the ground of
illegal voting The anti-prohibition 225 in
majority in the county was a
vote of about 2,000. Tbe negroes,
it is reported, voted nearly solidly
against prohibition.
Griffin expects to have a prohibi
tion election before long.
1 The Macon Telegraph is out in an
pSSSSSs I it be that the two go hand in hand?
TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS FOREVER.
CONYERS, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 5, 1885.
WHAT CURED HIM OF DRINKING.
About a month ago a Bullock coun¬
ty man, who never knew what it was
to go over a day without several
drinks, happened to take one too
much. lie went out where no one
could see him and bowed his head
low to do the awful sea sick act.
An oldram.as mischievous as wicked,
saw the poor tellow, and regarding
it as an invitation to play butting,
took a running start and then there
was a crash similar to that of two
locomotives coming together on the
same track. The mail was picked
up, and for a week he shuddered at
even the thought of mutton. He
swears that lie will always vote the
prohibition ticket now.
Mr. Hendricks was the fifth Vice
President who died in office. Both
men elected with Madison failed to
live out their terms, George Clinton,
chosen in 1809, dyingin Washington
April 20, 1812. and Elbridge Gerry,
elected in 1813, expiring the follow¬
ing year. William Rufus King, of
Alabama, who was made President
pro tera, of the Senate after Fill¬
more,succeeded Gen. Taylor,and who
was elected Vice President on the
ticket with Gen. Pierce in 1852, died
at his home April 18, 1853. Henry
Wilson, Vice President, died in the
eapitol at Washington, Nov. 22,
1875. '
Mr. Tilden, who was thought to
be too old to be nominated,
in 1880 and 1884 may live to see
many of those buried who objected
to him for a Presidential candidate
on account of his age and physical
infirmities.
A writer in the New York Tribune
thinks the reason that so many
preachers are afflicted with dyspep¬
sia is that they eat too much anti do
too little work. Doubtless he had
in mind the preachers of rich
churches in great cities. He' could
not have bad any reference to the
poorly paid preachers iu the small
towns and rural districts, who not
only do a great deal of hard work,
but seldom get what a city preacher
would call a, good square meal even
immediately after the annual dona¬
tion party.
“Common sense,” says the Chris¬
tian Advocate “is worth more than
genius.” This should not be taken
without limitation. Common sense
is the gold of society and genius its
jewels. Neither can take the place
of the other. The fact that “some
very gifted men have made sad fail¬
ures for lack of common sense,” is
not more conspicuous than the Fact
that thousands of common sense men
make sad failures for the want of a
little genius.—Macon Telegraph.
Here is Sam Jones’ “turn” story:
“There waj a married couple with
half-a-dozen children and only one
bed. Tbe whole family slept on
that bed and were so thick that one
couldn’t turn over unless all did.
So when any one got tired sleeping
on one side he’d say “Turn!” and
over the whole family went. They
got so used to it that even when they
heard the word “turn” in their sleep
they would hustle over, One day
the old man was fishing on a log
bridge over the river, The sun was
hot and the fish wa’nt biting, and he
fell asleep balanced on the log. One
ot the boys saw him and thought he
would try a joke, and hollared out
‘turn.’ Over the old man went ker¬
flop into the water.
Several negroes threatened to move
ij’lMn Td^r 1 &dSS. ta ™r!
the •* «» «W>
aie still t. ic.
The committee from the Macon
Board of Trade appointed to raise
fifty thousand dollars in snbscrptions
to the capital stock of tbe Coving¬
ton k Macon Railroad, closed their
labors Saturday, having secured the
entire amount required. The con
struction of the road will be com¬
menced as soon as the necessary pre¬
liminary arrangments can be made.
About 330 criminal cases have
been disposed of by plea or verdict
in the Federal Court now in session
at Atlanta. Of this number some
250 have filed pleas of guilty, and
some 80 odd have been disposer! of
bv jury trial, Added to this the
business on scire facias docket has
been disposed of, and quite of a num- them
ber of civil cases, many
complicated and important, have
been tried.
are
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WASHINGTON MOUKNS
OVER THE DEATH OP THOMAS A.
HENDRICKS.
Eis Successor Discussed—An Important
Bill before Congress, etc.
Washington, Nov. 2S, 1885.
The eapitol, white house, and ex
ectitive departments are draped in
mounting again, and the national
flag upon all the government build
ings floats at halt mast,
When the president was informed
by telephone of the death ot Vice
President Hendricks, he was going
down to dinner. He seemed greatly
shocked, and showed a hesitancy in
believing the sad news. Then he
sent for Col. Lament, and in a short
time the cabinet officers were hasten¬
ing to the white house with serious
and anxious faces, summoned by
Mr. Cleveland.
The cabinet remained in session
for two hours and a half. The com¬
missioner of public buildings pub was
sent for, and ordered to have all
lie buildings draped with emb'ems
of mourning as soon as possible.
The cabinet took action in regard
to the funeral, and decided to attend
it in a body, with the president.
Mr. Cleveland would have no sue
cessor if he should die before the
date of the meeting of congress. provision
Under the constitutional
two lives interpose between those of
the president and vice-president, and
a vacancy. The statute provides,
In case of Removal, death, resignation president
or inability of both the
and vice president, then the presi¬
dent of the senate, or if there is none,
the speakero t the house shall act as
president until the disability is re¬
moved or a president elected.
At present there is no president the of
the senate and no speaker of
house, and those officers cannot he
elected until congress meets. Should
a vacancy occur in the meantime the
government would be carried on by
tbe cabinet until a president of the
senate or speaker is elected, as it
was during President Garfield’s in¬
ability. done nothing to
avoid Congress has situation lias
such a as now
arisen. A bill providing for a differ
ent succession to the presidency provided, was
introduced last winter. It
when the offices of the president and
vice president were both made va¬
cant by death, that the succession
should pass first to the secretary of
state, and then to the other cabinet
officers in the line of their rank.
Such a measure would keep the pow¬
er with the administration which
the people elected, This bill will
probably be introduced early in the
new session and pushed for passage.
It would guard against possible President re¬
publican successor anything to happens
Cleveland, should
to him.
It is not thought that the death
of the vite president can have any
disturbing effect upon national poli¬
tics, although of course the majority
in the senate will elect a republican
tc succeed him. That will natural
ly give rise to a feeling of uncertain¬
ty for the reason that the death of
Mr. Cleveland would change the po
lit.ieal complexion of the adminis¬
tration.
The effect of Mr. Hendricks’s
death will be felt in Washington so¬
ciety. Tiie white house will be
closed against festivities for some
time, such as state receptions and
dinners. The cabinet officers will
also be prevented temporarily from
entertaining. meets it will
When the senate
probably be called to order by its
oldest member. This is Senator
Morrill of Vermont. Then the ma¬
jority will proceed to elect a presid¬
ing officer, who will be either Logan,
Sherman, Hoar, Ingalls, or Edmunds.
“Which will it be?” is a question
much discussed just now.
Thanksgiving day at the eapitol
was celebrated in the time honored
way. Department clerks were paid
off the day before, so that they could
prepare for the holiday in a festive
way. The wheels of the government schools
machinery were stopped, opened,
were closed, churches were
and families reunited, feasted, and
made merry
Secretary Whitney offered to give
all the clerks of the navy dej art
ment a thanksgiving turkey, and
made arrangements to deliver the
fowl to every officer and employe who
would avail himself of the proposal,
“
tramp over the dust of Hendricks.
No. 40.
A MEAN TRICK
Some wicked young men of Irwin
ton went to the house of a citizen in
that place the other night and after
much hollowing and coaxing made
the citizen come out in his night
clothes and had but—when he reach¬
ed the gate, shivering with cold and
expecting that Ids aid was wanted
in some great emergency, the young
men coolly walked off. The Appeal,
in describing the citizen’s feelings
after finding he was sold,says: “It is
said that the seven stars trembling¬
ly drew closer together, the great
bear wriggled its four legs in wild
consternation; Taurus, the bull, af¬
ter pawing up infinite space a little,
went hollowing over the western ho¬
rizon, like it had smelt blood, and
t he far-off comets turned their tails
towards this mundane sphere and
hunted safer quarters, while the
rapid patter of retreating footsteps
beat a sad farewell to the ball'clad
gentleman that was doing the cuss
ing for the universe.”
The Macon Telegraph truthfully
says that the death of Mr. Hen¬
dricks is a severe blow to the Dem¬
ocrats in the Senate. The party has
been greatly weakened by (he with¬
drawal of Garland, Bayard and La¬
mar. There will be a struggle be
tween the Stalwarts and Mugwumps
for the presiding officer’s place, and
no matter what the result may be,
the Democrats will be damaged.
If Logan, Mabone and company get
the control, there will be much de¬
viltry indulged. If Edmunds goes
back to his old place, he is a Mug
wutnp with Stalwart principles and
will proceed to barter or bully as
may seem most piofltable. The sit -
nation is such ns should induce the
Democrats in the House to behave
sonsibly and decently, if such be
possible.
The Jackson News contains a
lengthy account of a strange animal
seen by many reputable gentleman Towaliga
disporting on the banks of
river, and in the water in the neigh¬
borhood of Flat shoals. It is de¬
scribed as being about the size of an
average mule, and with all the char¬
acteristics of a seal. It travels best
in the water. Numbers of citizens
have been frightened by it, and on
Saturday a posse of men went in
search of it. Some seem to think
that it is a seal that has escaped
from some traveling manageric.
We must have no “monkeying” in
the race for Congress in this dis
trict, says the Covington Eterprise.
Mr. J. G. Zachry, of Atlanta, has
moved to Washingtor City and will
make it his home. He has formed
a partnership with General John W.
Denver for the practice ot the law.
Mr. Zachry studied law at one of
the famous schools in that city and
practiced law there for a year or two
before he came to Atlanta.
Atlanta has stirred up the porhibi
tionists of Marion county, and al
ready active measures are meditated
for the purpose of having an election
upon the question. A petition to
the ordinary requesting the order
ing of such election will be circula
ted for signatures fln two or three
da\'s The negro preachers arc ea
pecially 1 hot for the contest.
Small brother: “Where did you
get that cake, Annie?” Small sis¬
ter: “Mother gave it to me.” “Ah,
she always gives you more than me.”
Small sister: “Never mind; she is
going to put mustard plasters on us
when we go to bed to-night, and I
will ask her to let you have the big
gest.”
Gen. Robert Toombs recently de¬
fined a fanatic as “a man with big
notions and very small points.”
The war on hog meat leads the
Augusta Chronicle to put iu a word
for it. The Romans ate it and made
themselves masters of the world.
The Virginians made a specially of
fine ham, and have always been con¬
sidered splendid specimens of man
hood. The hog is not to be sneezed
at.
Of all sad words in this world of sin,
The saddest are, “I’m taken in.”
The wf>rW hafi hc,d g , ’« at( ’ r m<>n
than Tims. A. Hendricks, but it has
never lost a grander Democrat
»ph e total population of Henry
c minty is 14.190—7,691 whites and
0 229 colored. Total value of taxa
^[ e property, $1,647,632.
Muscogee county will probably
skillful character of her labor.
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Pay for advertisejncnts is always
due after the first insertion, unless
otherwise contracted for.
Guaranteed positions 20 per cent
extra.
Entered postoffice as second-class mail
matter.
WILL MAKE HIS VISIT SHORT.
One of our young gentlemen, who
had been in the habit of staying
rather late when he called on his
girl, was surprised the other night,
ile went out in the hall fora stick
of wood to recruit the fire, when lie
discovered a package in the wood
box, and taking it in to the young
lady, was greatly astonished by her
telling him that it was a lunch pre¬
pared for his benefit, as he stayed
so late every night, he called, that
she knew lie got hungry before lie
left.—Fort Gaines Advertiser.
When a man veils you ho will tell
you a good joke, it i. you,■ duty to
listen and laugh. It yo i do not
laugh you put him out and make
him think he lias told you the wrong
joke.
A gentleman living near Albany
had a small sore on his face as¬
sisted in nursing his brother-in-law
who was suffering from erysipelas.
The disease was communicated to
to the place on his face, and his face
and head began to swell, and now
his condition is considered very
dangerous.
“My dear fellow,” says an Indiana
sheriff'to his prisoner, “I must apol
ogize to you for the sanitary condi¬
tion of this jail. Several of the pris¬
oners are down with the measles,
but I assure you that it is not my
fault.” “Oh, no excuse,’’ replies
the prisoner, “it was my intention
to break out as soon as possible any¬
way.
In Washington the opinion is ex
pressed that prohibition is to be
come (lie leading issue in national
politics. Local option dominates
Georgia, and is very strong in T en
uesseo, Mississippi, Texas, Lnuis
inna and Alabama, and is making
strides in the Garolinas and Virgin¬
ia. The south is forcing this ques¬
tion to the front, and the statesmen
of the country are watching develop¬
ments with great anxiety.
Mrs. Adolphus, of Brooklyn, has
lmd considerable trouble with her
husband lately on account of his
habit of visiling around
in the neighborhood, instead of
spending his evenings at home.
Finding that remonstrance failed
she threw a handfnll of red pepper
in his eys. It worked like :> charm.
Mr. Adolphus is now behaving him •
self like a lamb.
In 1881, when President Garfield
was assassinated by a Radical of
the advanced school, Mr. Bayard was
turned out of his position as presi¬
dent of the Senate pro tempore, and,
David Davis put in upon the express
plea that the Republicans were en¬
titled by the last popular vote to
the Presidential succession, and that
to have a Democratic successor to
Mr. Arthur would put liis life in
jeopardy.
The Rev. Mr. Burchard, who was
pictured for many months as moping
and given up to remorse, Jiao regain
S° 0 ^ , spmts . . again. Jnreach
P r, ‘ se bt happy condition, Mr.
I'Urcliaid was greatly a: sistod by a
realization ot the tact that Mr.
Bicine was a bold bad man and
have been deiea.ed. J ossi
bly, it this self grntdicafion contin
« os ’ Mr. Burchard will land in the
Democratic ranks by 1888.
A lady of Albany, a few months
ago, who was in the last Stages of
consumption, felt said one day that her
heart as if it were moving. Af¬
ter that her heart beat on the right
side, and that side of her chest be¬
came much enlarged. Physicians
have known this to occur before
under similar circumstances. This
lady lived several days after the
strange sensation was experienced.
The full figures of the New York
election are before the public. Tiie
total vote for governor was 1,024,138,
as against 1.170,216 for president
in 1884. For governor tiie total
vote was:
Hill, democrat republican * 501.418
Davenport, 489,727
Bascotn, prohibition 80,866
Jones, greenback 2,127
Hill, for governor, had 11,G91 plu¬
rality', and “Jones of Binghampton,”
for iieulerant governor, hud 3,162.
The vote was very large, and it was
unmistakably New partisan. It simply
shows that York is a democrat¬
ic state whenever the democrats
come out and vote their own ticket.
Kighty-two indictments for illegal
voting were found by the grand jury
of Hancock county at its session last
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