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■ticial organ of
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vj) county items!
r® Local Editor and Manager.
\i)AY - - FEB. 13, 1SS6.
Mary Hargroves, of Stars
visiting the Misses Carr in
fl'inieGonde is visiting in the
lost of Miss Katie McDonald.
Is liilson Johnnie Lawson and Mag
are visiting friends at
■Springs.
IMoIlie Mitchell has returned
Ian an extended visit to rela
IDanielville.
[Ida Adair has returned from
table visit to relatives and
nil Douglasville.
e five good mares, ior sale or
p for mules. G. P. Elliott.
[John has sold F. II. 76 Anderson, of this
| pounds of but¬
te last August. This is the
I of one cow, after supplying
lily with a sufficiency of but
li. P. Elliott went to Atlanta
I’ this week and sold two of
§ I mares for $350. He pur
a drove of fine mules and
It them back with him. He
I Yesterday and he has scver
[ fine ones on hand. He will
| [for keep sale on cheap. hand fine mules and
P- B. Hudson, our tax rcceiv
pow under treatment of Dr.
Keland, pi of Atlanta, Mr.
says he feels much stron
r thinks he will be permanent
bl of his chronic disease.
publishing the list of officers
lectors of the Rockdale libra
I week the name of Mr. C. V.
U was accidently omitted. He
0 the most zealous directors
i board.
is Annie Ethridge, of Birming-
1 .*•’ 'n the , ls visiting city. friends and rel
Tom D. Stewart, of McDon
ffas m the city Monday.
Anna McDonald, who is now
n n school in Henrv county,
, last Sund; J
- the
P. ents. She has ' n city with
m regular about 30 6tU
f attendance,
WiHI Sims, of Henry county,
I last Sunday in the l city with
r “• McDonald’s famil y
s the ° f c ° vin s
m city Monday.
ecfdS«- ssxrr Knight 1,as been ap
« •**"* °, f
»ia Se e ’. ''Lamia and
riiWn a j Wlth . headquarters
Junta -
£?J* Center n street, " Md had refloored bis st ° re
, this
let binS ? e d la Lorraine
f Sun ^ a y Bom
ileted ft ’ ^ bei e be has just
a fin e "ill
> * Cam n f»r
on the mill ba9 been at
pwmb,r “ • t ™ the flr *‘
-yte. this I‘„U A"”';; f da 1 - Y® »f w the
week m
Mr. G. M. Jones has returned from
a very enjoyable trip to Florida.
Miss Mattie Stewart, of Atlanta,
is visiting- her cousin, Mrs. Joe S.
McLean, in the city.
Mr. J. E. Maddox has moved to
his Ilavgood farm. He is now, so
he says, as happy as a king.
Mr. John Hamby' tells of one cf
the smartest dogs we haye heard of.
The dog is owned by Mr. Dock
Mann. When it desires to get into
the house it will knock on the door
like a person and should no one an
swer the call, he simply masters the
situation by' clasping the door knob
in his mouths, turns it, walks in, and
as his uniform custom is shuts the
door behind him.
Mr. James Thompson, cf Walnut
Grove, was married to Mrs. Julia
Turner, widow of Mr. A. A. Turner,
at her residence in this county last
Thursday' morning, Rev. Eakes offi
ciating. They left immediately for
his home in Walton county.
I have the Italian and Hibers bees
for sale. For terms call on me.
Isaac Hollingsworth.
For rent—An eight room house
with out houses, good water and
other conveniences. House recently
occupied by Dr. Downs, Apply to
T. A. Elliott.
Mr. Thomas Broadnax bought two
very fine carp, weighing each two
and one-half pounds, from Mr. Allen
Hardin this week. Mr. Hardin has
an excellent pond, and it is fairly
studded with fish.
Mr. J. E. Maddox says that there
is luck in the left fore foot of a town
rabbit. Some few days before he
made bis recent trade he secured a
rabbit foot and now he is convinced
that all he has to do is to carry
the foot in his vest pocket and move
on Friday and as sure as the world
stands beef will be cheap.
Last Wednesday at 11 o’clock, at
the bride’s mother’s, Mr. Z. S. Chris¬
tian was married to Miss Cornelia
Fee by' Rev. G. A. Hill. Both of
this county.
Henry Ebert, No. 1344 N. 16th
street, St. Louis, Mo., says: I called
to tell you that the bottle of Tar
Wine Lung Balm which I bought of
3 'ou is the best remedy in the world
for croup. My little girl four years
old, had a very bad attack, and we
despaired of her life, but two doses
of Tar Wine Lung Balm made her
all right. I would not take $100 for
the good it done her. For sale by
Drs. Stewart and Lee. 3 m.
Parties wishing plowing done can
be accommodated by leaving their
orders with me. J. P. Tilley.
SOME QUIZZING.
Editors Solid South: I see no
“Quiz Column” in your paper, but I
would like for you to lead me into
the light by answering questions, oc¬
casionally.
Acquiring the habit of always
keeping one eye open, I see many
things which are of interest to me.
I notice particularly a very pretty 7 ,
bright eyed young lady who invaria¬
bly has her “chewing gum,” whether
at church, at entertainments or on
the street. In church, I notice she
glances around when a step is heard
at the door. I thought perhaps to
see if the new comer had been mind¬
ful and brought their “gum” too.
Now, I would like to know if the po
lite and cultured world has adopted
this; if so, I’ll procure “tolu” and
chew too, for I must not be behind
the times.
The custom is general and seems
to grow in favor. Please let me
know what you think of it.
Stranger.
Mr. Bill Treadwell, of Atlanta,
was in the city this week.
Mr. Jas. Shepard, of Stone Moun¬
tain, was in the city this week.
Mr. Alf Sims and his son, Lee, of
Henry county, were in the city this
week.
Mr. John Stewart, of Atlanta, vis¬
ited her sister, Mrs. Newton Hol¬
lingsworth, this week, in the city.
Rockdale superior court convenes
next Monday. In other words, come
into court.
Capt. N. W. Maddox caught a
5 pound red horse sucker fish on Yel¬
low river Thursday evening.
Rev. W. F. Robinson preached
two splendid seimons Sunday'. at the Metho
dist church last
The library association will give
an entertainment for the benefit of
the library next Friday night. They
will render Twice Engaged: or, All’s
well that ends well,” together with
other interesting pieces. Admission
25 cents, children 15.
The library association, met at
Prof. O’Kelloy’s last Monday night
and went into a permanent organi
zation. The name of the assoeia
tion is The Rockdale library aid
association.
The through freight trains, which
pass Covington at 5:40 a. m., were in
four sections last Thursday morn
ing, and when the third
section stopped near the depot, its
rear was run into by the en¬
gine of the fourth section. The cab
was demolished and driven into the
the freight car next to it, and botli
set on fire by the overturning of tue
red hot stove in the cab, and con¬
sumed with the contents.
Conductor Thomas Cook, ot the
third section, was in his cab at tiie
time, and was painfully but not fa¬
tally injured. Jim Wages, the en¬
gineer of the fourth section, claims
that he was asleep'whenjtbe accident
occurred.
The bottle of Ely’s Cream Balm
that I obtained of you last summer
has entirely cured my little boy of a
severe attack of catarrh.—Mrs. Sal
lie Davis, Green Post Office Ala¬
bama.
EBENEZER SHORT STOPS.
The roads of this settlement are
being worked this week. Mr. Tom
Almand has several hands in his di¬
vision. Mr. Lee Longshore, we may
remark, enjoys an occasional rest.
Mr. Tom Fee is sowing oats. He
is by the way a very enterprising
and successful young farmer. Just
here let me ask the people of your
thriving town, Who are the most in¬
dependent people in the world? Are
they not the farming class? with
their sunburnt hands and muscular
ly arms? I answer yes, as will like¬
wise all humanity. The farms are
the backbone of our government and
the farmers are the princes and rul¬
ers of earth. The trouble is in get¬
ting them to believe it themselves.
Miss Ollie Cowan returned Tues¬
day last from a protracted visit to
her grandfather, Dr. Cowan, near
Atlanta.
I would like to ask, what has be
come of the young men’s prayer
meeting at Ebenezer? Is it possible
that it has been given up? Let it be
re-organized at once. Come out next
Sunday for that purpose.
Mr. John Cowan went to see his
father, Dr Cowan, last Saturday.
Jim Swann has found his cane at
last.
Miss Dora Osborn left yesterday
to spend several months in south¬
west Georgia with relatives.
Dr. Merritt taught a class of 12
here this week in veterinary surgery.
-SMYRNA RAKINGS.
It is a very busy time with the
farmers now, sowing their springs
oats and breaking land.
It seems that everybody is trying
to work the roads this week. The
roads in the neighborhood are now in
splendid order.
The prayer meeting last Sun¬
day night, at Smyrna, was conducted
by Mr. Henry Hollingsworth. The
8th chapter of Romans was read.
The attendance was large and the
meeting very interesting. Mr. Jess
Weaver will lead the next meeting.
Dr. Quigg preached an excellent
sermon last Sunday, His theme was,
responsibility of parents in training
their children.
Miss Orrie. Hollingsworth, who
has been quite sick, is rapidly im
proving. superintendent
The of the Sunday'
school will appoint some one to lect¬
ure on the lesson every Sunday. Mr.
John W. Hollingsworth was appoint
ed to give a talk next Sunday.
Mr. Thomas J. Deal, of Lorraine
district, was over on this side of the
river last Sunday fellow to see his girl.
Tom is a business and always
does things up right.
Mr. Wardie Ogletree, of Newton,
came up on a visit to his father, Mr.
A. J. Ogletree, lost Saturday. He is
always a welcome visitor in our com
m unity.
Mr. George Phillips and son, of
Atlanta, w'ere down this week on a
visifc to his cousin, Rev. G. W. Phil¬
lips. Atlan¬
Mr. Tilmore Plunkett, near
ta, was in our vicinity a few days
last week, visiting friends and reia
tives.
Mr. II. S. McNair and family vis
ited his father last Sunday.
One of the most enjoyable parties
we ever witnessed was at the resi¬
dence of Mr. B. F. Tucker last Fri¬
day nigh, given in honor of Mr. Os¬
car Swiney. There was about a doz¬
en ladies present and twice as many
boys. that Charlie
We are sorry to learn
Reagin lost his glove last Sunday.
Billie Hollingsworth dreamed Bill a
curious dream the other night.
we don’t know believe in dreams, it
must have been a scientific nature.
SHEFFIELD POINTS.
Mr. J. E. Chandler was married
to Miss Rivey Graham, at Elder Bil¬
lie Almand’s,’ last Sunday evening.
Both of this county, Llappiness to
the newly wedded.
Rev. B. W. Golightly, pastor of
the Christian church of this district,
preached last Saturday and Sunday.
Both sermons were delivered in the
minister’s characteristic eloquent
style. He is a great, earnest and
successful preacher. He has done
marvelous'work in our midst and
lias, by his devotion to duty, won
the comScience and good will of all
our people. The new year its opens close up
brightly Lo him aim before
we shall expect to witness the
growth of his church to a wonderful
pitch. To attest his appreciation
by our people The church on every
preaching day 7 is crowded to over¬
flowing.
WEEKLY PEAYEE MEETINGS.
Col. J. C. Barton led the prayer
meeting services at the Methodist
church last Tuesday night. Mr. P.
F. Christian and Rev. J. L. Lupo led
in prayer.
Dr. A. C. W. Travis conducted the
weekly' prayer meeting at the First
Baptist church last Wednesday
night. The subject of his talk was
prayer. Dr. Quigg also gave s short
talk on the same subject, followed
by a short talk from Rev. H. F.
Buchan. The meeting closed with
prayer by Dr. Travis. The next
meeting will be led by Mr. C. V.
Sanford.
The Presbyterian pray 7 er meeting
Thursday night was led by Dr, Hen
ry Quigg. He delivered a splendid
lecture. Services closed with pray¬
er by Mr. J. D. Winburn.
FE0M NEAR SHALYDALR
The farmers of this vicinity are
badly behind, but a few days of
warm weather will start them all
right. is injured badly.
Wheat
Mr. T. H. Hardin is still ginning.
Mr. Ely Moore killed a hog Satur¬
day that weighed 250 pounds.
Mr. Milton Waldrop is very sick.
He is not expected to live.
Miss Ida Stanton, daughter of
Mr. W. T. Stanton, is very sick.
"When shall we work the roads?
The air line is in very bad condition.
The young men’s pray'er meeting
at Shadydale is every Wednesday
night. Let all come out who can.
Prof. Hill’s school is still increas¬
ing. Freeman and Henry
Summers
King went rabbit hunting Saturday
and killed 32. That is up with Dr.
Peg. Thomas Willingham, from
Mr.
Henry county, was in this vicinity
Tuesday on business.
Little Johnnie Mann is the boss
steer driver.
All our boys have turned to harp¬
ers. That is all the go. Music in
the air.
J. F. Alexander is on the sick list
this week.
Mr. J. T. Adair and Mr. J. D. Har¬
din are making some necessary im¬
provements on Mr. Adair’s farm in
the way of fencing. A Box.
EON. W. L. PEEK
for Senator from the Twenty-seventh Sen¬
atorial District.
(COMMUNICATED.)
By common consent the time lias
come for Rockdale county to furnish
the next state Senator. The other
counties composing the district ex¬
pect us to present our best man.
Among so many able and excellent
men whom shall we choose? There
must he no wrangle. Let us unite
upon some good man that wiil be
likely to give geueral satisfaction,
lest in presenting a broken front, our
righteous claims shall be forfeited.
By several of our sister counties
we have been notified that if we put
forward a man unacceptable to them,
he will be rejected. This point then
must be guarded. To blunder here
would fall little short of criminality.
Now, aftei casting round and can
vassing the claims of our leading
men, the name of the Hon. W. L.
Peek stands out conspicuously prom¬
inent. At this particular juncture
he seems clearly to be the man
around whom we should rally. His
eligibility will not be questioned.
From past service he is just now
ride for the exalted dignity. We
risk nothing in saying that few men
within the limits of our territory are
so popular in the adjoining counties.
His name would therefore be hailed
with delight by the delegates in the
nominating convention.
In centering on Peek at home,
then, beyond even a shadow of a
doubt, Rockdale will secure the hon¬
or of furnishing our next State Sen¬
ator.
In the next place, while the name
of Col. Peek is a tower of strength
abroad, no one has higher claims up
on the love and confidence of his
people at home. With unwearied
diligence and unconquerable energy
he has labored for the material, men¬
tal, moral and religious prosperity
ot our people. sleepless activity he has
With
guarged every interest committed to
his care, ever true to duty as the
needle to the pole. As a statesman
in these days of political degenera¬
cy he is a rare phenomenon in the
land, for of him in truth it can be
said, “He is an Israellite indeed
in whom is no guile.” And
then agait bis high standing and
popularity as a Legislator in former
General Assemblies will secure him
recognition and position at once
in the upper House. Being
chairman of the large and intel¬
ligent committee on Agriculture, he
occupied a prominent position, and
wore the third honor attaching to
committees in the House of Repre¬
sentatives. With such marked abil
ty did he conduct the business of
his committee, and with such suavi¬
ty ot manner did he deport himself
towards his co legislators, that he
won the esteem and hearts of all.
Such was his influence that it be¬
came a common saying, “Peek can
carry any measure he proposes.”
He wields a power equally potent
in the State Agricultural Con¬
ventions, as every man knows
who has attended their assemblies.
From the manifest trend of feeling
and expression he will be the next
president of the State Agricultur¬
al Society. Few men have received
higher or more well merited compli
ments Horn the press of the State.
In conclusion Col. Peek possesses
the rare accomplishment of being
well versed in the principles and
practice of Parliamentary Law.
During his last terra of service in
the Legislature, he frequently presid¬
ed with signal ability over the
House of Representatives. nominated by the
Should he be
people of Rockdale, it is almost mor¬
ally certain that he will be the presi¬
dent of the next Senate. It should
not be forgotten that the Colonel is
a self made man. So far from hav¬
ing his brow decked with the bay of
the Universities, he never so much
as received the polish of the inter¬
mediate schools; yet, by the dint of
native talent and unwearied appli
cation, he has both qualified himself
for the best society of the land and
to fill with efficiency and dignity the
first positions in the gifts of the
people. then of such principle, in
A man
fluence, popularity and worth shonld
receive the enthusiastic support of
every man, woman and child in the
county.
Owing to his detention in United
States supreme court Prof. J. L.
Jones failed to lecture at the court
house last night.
Mrs. T. A. Elliott is visiting her fa¬
ther, Dr. Downs of Monticello.
Col. W. A. Harp is putting in one
of his automatic ink fountains for
us this week, hence we are little be
hind our usual time of going to
press. If the machine works as
happily as we think our printing will
be greatly improving in the future.
Since our last issue eight homes
have been made happy by subscrib¬
ing for the Solid South.
The following gentlemen attended
the state agricultural convention this at
Columbus from this county
week; Col. W. L. Peek, Prof. J. I.
Coleman; Messrs. John E. Whitaker,
Central club, J. S. Fincher, Union
Hall club, and J. H. Maddox, Honey
Creek club.
AT COLUMBUS.
The Georgia Agriculturalists Meet to Sing
The Farmers' Praise.
Last Monday morning on the
noon train—fast mail—your coitus
pondent, in company with several
other gentlemen, bid a temporary
farewell to Conyers.
We arrived ill Columbus at 6:30
Tuesday morning, safe and sound,
witli an agricultural appetite. This
satified tile convention met in the
Opera house at ion 9 o’clock, a. m.
The convent was formally open
ed u ith prayer.
Next followed an address of wel¬
come from Hon. C. B. Grimes, mayor
of the city, in behalf of the Colum¬
bus people. Agricul¬
In behalf of the Muscogee
tural society', Capt. G. FI. Thomas,
jr., made a stirring welcome address.
Dr. W. B. Jones, of Burke county,
followed in an elegant address in be
half of the convention.
Some little business, at this point,
was attended to, when President L.
F. Livingston delivered his semi an¬
nual address. This address was
characteristic of the speaker and
was timely', logical and practical.
The vice president in the 6th dis
being dead, Hon. Nisbet, of Ma¬
con, was elected to fill his place.
afternoon session.
Prof. II, C. White, of Athens, re¬
ported the results of experimental
farming at the University, and fol¬
lowed this with a highly entertaining
address on •‘Observations on the la¬
bor question.” consumed
Miscellaneous business
the remainder of the day.
NIGHT SE8SION.
John Chapuis, of Atlanta, report¬
ed the results of his experiments
with cotton culture.
Hon. Mark W. Johnson spoke in
the interest or fruit culture. Sever¬
al other gentlemen followed him on
the same subject.
SECOND day’s SESSION.
Convention opened with prayer.
Prof. Coleman, of our town, deliv¬
ered a rousing address on “the dig¬
nity of the farmers profession in
comparison with that of other pro¬
fessions.” He held up in eloquent
and masterly language the reputa¬ people.
tion of Rockdale and her
The silver tongued orator of the
mountains, as he is rightly called,
did himself honor and his speech re¬
flected credit on the occasion.
Mayor R. L. Ragland, of Hyer,
Va., prepared an essay on tobacco
culture, but on failure to be present,
it was read by Mr. Wardell, of Co
dartown. It was a good paper. read¬
This closed the speaking and
ing of essays.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The evening was taken up in the
transaction of some miscellaneous
business.
The convention meets at Carters
ville, Bartow county, next August.
Upon the whole your correspond¬
ent had a very enjoyable trip. It is
out of my power to give a perfect pic¬
ture, or even a slight allusion, of the
many attractive things seen on my
journey. people of Columbus
Tne were
courteous beyond expression, our
every want was anticipated and sup¬
plied. conducted the city
We were over
and through most of the large man¬
ufactories.
Our eyes were feasted, y 7 es, charm¬
ed. We took in the whole thing.
At 9:30 Wednesday night we bid
goodbye to the throbbing city of
Columbus, and turned our sleeply
eyes homeward. After a long and
tedious jaunt we struck the grit at
Cony'crs Thursday afternoon. of
This is a faithful report our
trip. Wish you could have been
with us, A Visitor.
If ‘out of sorts’ with headache, stomach
disorder, torpid liver, pain In back or side, dose con¬
stipation, etc , neglect may lie fatal. One
of Strong’s Sanative Pilla will give relief.
A few doses restore to new health and vigor
For all forms of nasal catarrh
where there is dryness of the air pas¬
sages with what is commonly called
“stuffing up,” and especially Balm when
going to bed, Ely’s Cream
gives immediate lelief. Its benefit
to me has been priceless.—A. G.
Chase, M. D., Mil wood, Kas.
An Enterprising Honse.
Dr. W. Lee can always be relied
upon, not only to carry in stock the
best of everything, but to secure the
‘Agency for such and articles popular as have with well
known merit, are
the people, thereby sustaining the
reputation of always enterprising, secured
and ever reliable. Having
the Agency for the celebrated Dr.
King’s New Discovery for Consump¬
tion, will sell it on a positive guar¬ af¬
antee. It will surely cure every
fection of Throat, Lungs, and Chest,
and to show our confidence, we in¬
vite you to call and get a Trial Bot¬
tle Free.
Not Symptoms, but the Disease.
It would seem to be a truth appreciable by
all, and especially by professors of the heal¬
ing art, that to remove the disease, not to
alleviate its symptoms, should be the chief
aim of medication. Yet in how many in¬
stances do we see this truth admitted in
theory, ignored in practice. The reason that
Hostetler’s Stomach Bitters is successful In
so many cases, Inadequate with which remedies previous¬
ly tried were to cope, is attribut¬
able to the fact that it is a medicine which
reaches and removes the causes of the various
maladies to which it is adapted. Indigestion, rheuma¬
fever and ague, liver complaint, gout,
tism, disorder of the bowels, urinary affec¬
tions and other rooted maladies by are it, it not palliated to the
merely, fountain but head. It is out really, not nominally, goes
j a
radical remedy, and it endows the system
with an amount of vigor which is its best
protection against disease.