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W. P. REED.
EDITOR and PUBLISHER
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CONYERS, GA., DEC. 15.
Col. Jim Anderson ev : me the
that we have been captured Well
it was porter so. We pot hold of one
of Col .Tiro’s best, jokes a few dav
nto. and have been busily engaged
ever since in frying to discover the
funny part of it.
Tn the presort unsettled condition
of our constitutional riobts, the he 0 '
thing everv man can do is to read th n
pijii'ra and keep postpd. Sheriff*
sales, apnlieations f r homestnd. no
tices in bankruptcy, etc., might to he
wotched closely hv all business men.
ACQUITTED
The trial of ex trov- Riifus B. Bul
loch in Fulton Superior Court was
concluded on Monday In*t by a ver
dict of “not guilty,” The ex-govern.
or was defended by General Oartrell,
Judge Ilopkins and others. We pre
dicted months neo, that a verdict of
acquittal would be tle result of this
case, nnd we now rise to inquire the
aironnt of expense created by Gov.
Smith’s action in pressing the 'prOse-'
cutioi of this case.
The discussion concerning Hell is
petting hotter ns the weather grows
colder.
One by oe our country exchanges
begin to straggle in They all have
a-.suspicious smell of egg nog.
Congress convened Vast .Thursday-
The number of failures at the North
is rapidly increasing. 'Resumption
means Ruin*
About 1 000 perfious left Georgia
for Texas lust December. * 1 '
The Augusta lawyers are of the op*
inion that thh new .homestead is the
one to tnk% ‘ v
We need an extra session of the
legislature, and Governor (’olquitt
could not do a wiser’.thing than to
call it. . .. ’
REMARKABLE SUCCESS
The success of the lending literary
paper of the Wot, Tho Chicago
Ledger, is truly rtmatkahle.; Sine*
its introduetion t# tho reading pub
lic Six years ago, The Ledger has
steadily advaoded in favor, and is
now acknowledged seoond to ne pa
per of tho kind i* the oountry. Its
circulation is national, and has been
obtainod through the efforts >. ofjts
publishers to produce a paper oi
high moral ohatacter, and at the same
time sell it ata*price consistent with
the present hard times, 'that they
b*ve succeeded, and well, teo, the
thousands of readers of The Ledger
scattered from Maino to Texas and
from Oregon to Florida will bear
testimony- The Chicago Ledger is
a large forty-sight column weekly
pager, which contains stories both
oompleto and continued, in each
number, written by tho best authors
of the day, and a great variety of
information interesting to every one.
The subscription price of Tha Led
ger is only $1.50 per year, postage
Eaid, and it is equal in every particn
ir to other papers of the same
oharacter which sells for $3 a year.
Three eopics of this valuable paper
will be sent to any one who sends
10 cents end their address to The
Lodger, Chicago, 111
BABYLAND
FOR ,
JANUARY.
A fiue double number, full of tiny
Christmas Stories and lovely Christ
mas Pictures, all in big print, on
thick Pper, just the magazine to
teach names tc read. It is only Fifty
cents a year. D. Lothrop & Co-,
publishers, Boston, Mass. *
What this country needs is a safe
depository to lock our savings-banks
m : an extra solid stone wall around
our prisons that governors cannot
scale; insurance companies to incurs
insurances ; directions tornn our rail
road directors ; officers with telescopes
to watch our officials ; a judiciary to
try our judges ; and juries to indict
some of our jurors.
The recent troubles at El Paso Tex*
as are to be thoroughly investigated,
PAYNE’S AGE OP REASON
Payne’s Age Of Goasoc it the
Urgcst and best liberal pi b ‘cation
in Atcgricc. While its roissici is to
unf jttcr the minds of men fro i the
dismal superstition of the past, it is
a first class family Journal as well
Every independent thinker can but
be-ploased with it ands uch ary re
spectfully solicited to give it their
support, Spccir en copies 15 cents.
Address, S. W Payne, E lite %
U6'ii fc 141 Bth street New York.
Rockdale Sheriff Sales fer
February, 1878.
Will be sold before the court
bouse deor in the town of Conyers
wit,h.iri the legal hours of sals oa the
first Thursday-in February, 1878,
tne following diseribed property to
wit :
One h nlf acre of land in the town I
of •onyers, part of lot No. 273
bounded East by Baptist church,
lot North by .Welsh. South by Jones
West by BentlejL’ Levied' on aH
the property of James Jones to
satisfy two fi fas in favor of II L
Hhibley Vs, -Jaßea Jouca issued ■
from Rockdale county court Search
wade and no prroaal property to
be found. Property pointed out by
plffs. Levy made Jan. 3rd. 1878, by-
A, p. Mitchell L, C, and re’urned
te poe. '
JOHN H TAYLOR, .
Sheriff.
ALSO ’
0
Within tkt legal; hour* of
sale, on the first Tuesday
u February. 187, the following de
scribed property to wit;
One hundred acres cf land in (6th
distriot originally Henry now Rock'
dale county* bounded East by Henry
Wilson, North and West bv Robt
Wood, South by W- J. Mitohefl-
Levied on as the property #f P. JB
Smith to.MPtis.fy one fi fa in favor cf
Clemmons & Petty and Iwe fi fas in
favor of Cyrtbia J’ Melton vs. P B
Smith issued from Rockdale county
court and no personal properly to bo
found* Property pointed out by
plffs. Leavy made Jan 3rd. *;FB7B.
by fi. P. Mitchell, L, C. and return
ed to ufo’ <. >'■, y • *
JOHN. H TAYLOB
Sheriff
V* .i*'
• ALSO '
• -At ssqie time and place wil
he sold the following described proper
ty to-wit : ..
• One hundred and one fourth acres
of land West part of lot No. 309, in
16th, Dist originally Henry now
Rockdale county, bounded West by
Nancy Owens, North East by Webb
South West by £ P Owens. Levied
on ss the property of Joel L. Far
mer to satisfy two li fas in favor of
Ira Camp for benefit of W, T.
Owens vs. Joel L. Farmer issued
from Justices court 475tb, district
G. M. Search made and no person
al property to he foaad. Property
pointed out by Plffs. Leavy made
Janaary, 3rd. 1878, by A P Mitcloll
L, C. and returned te me.
JOHN H.TATLOR.
Sheriff,
AL*O.
At the eawe time and place will
be sold the following property ;
Oae hundred and' twCaty five
acres of land more or less, being a
part of two lota Noa. US and 144,
in the 11th. Diat of originally Hen
ry now Rockdale county, bounded
on South by J B Poaey, West by
T D Swann, north by Win Briseno
dine, East by Anthony Leftwich
levied on ae the property of W _ H
(’row to satisfy one fi fa issued from
the Justices Court 561st, Dist G M
in favor of J B Posey vs* W H
H Crow, Not enough personal
property found to satisfy this
fi fa. Property pointed out by Plflf*
and leavy made l)cc 19th, 1877, by
W F Plunxet L C. and returned to
me
J H TAYLOR,
Sheriff
ALSO!
At t’ e same time and place will
be sold the following property :
One hundred and thirty five acres
of land, in 16th Dist originally
Henry now Rockdale county, parts
of lapd lots Ncs 232, 233 and 248,
bounded West by Elias Wooley,
North by J A Treadwell, east by
T 0 Farmer, South by A a Turner.
Levied on as tho froperty of Elias
Woolejr, to satisfy a fi fa issued from
Ucckdale Superior .court in favor of
Joseph Reagon vs Elias Woolley
Property pointed 'out by f laintiff
ntty. Tenant in possession • notified.
Luvy made Jan. 3rd, 1878*
J fi TitY LOR.
Sheriff.
FITS EPILEPSY
* • OR
FALLING SICKNESS
Permanently Cured—no humbug
—by oneinonthVusigo ef Dr. Gour
lard’s Celebrated Infallible Fit I**-*
der_ ( To ooovincp sufferers that
these powders will do nIL we claim
for them, we will send there by mail
post paid, a free trial A* Dr
tr< ulard is the only • pfaysican that
has ever made this disease a speciaj
study, ’ su’d as to our knowledge
thousand'* lavo teen permanently
cured by the uso of these Powders,
wo will guarantee a peutauent cute
in every care, or refund you al
money -expended. Ad sufferers
should give these Powders an early
trial., and -be couviuced of their cura
tive powers’
Pries, for large box, 83 00; or, 4
b->xes for SIO,OO, sent by mail to
kny part of United States or Canada
on receipt of priee, or by oxpress, C
O. D.--- Address,
■ r Ahh & Robbins,
<- fSOQ Fulton St. Brooklyn, N. Y
ONSIJ KIIKM (-1 TiiM Y
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All stffrers from this disease tha
are Unrious to be erred should try
Dr; Kissae.VrCelobrated Consumptive
Powder*. These Powdets are the
only preparation known that will
cure Consumption ard all diseases of
the Throat and Lungs—-indeed, ao
strong is our faith iu them and also
to convince you -that ibey are no
humbug, we will-forward to every
sufferer, by mail, posj piaid, a free
Trial Box. -
We don’t want youi. money until
you are perfectly satisfied of their
curative powers. If - your life is
worth saving, don’t delay in giving
these Powders*a trial, as. they will
surely cure you.
Price, for large box, $3,00, sent to
any part of the United States or
Canada, by mail, on reoeipt of price.
Addres,
Ash & Robbins
360 Fulton, St, Browklyn, N Y,
UEsIS 01- lib ]LIES
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Will do well to buy lieir tin ware
hardware, crockery, drugs, grooeries
etc,, at l len.mcns k Petty’s. Go
and examine their stock.
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DRESS GOODS.
A fine lot just received at H P
D M Almsbo s the la'est styles at
30 to 35 cents per jarti.
s heriffs sales for march.
Will be told before the court house
door in the town of Cenjeis within
the Legal hours of Sale on the first
Tuesday in xlarcb 1878 tho follow
ing described pr perty to wit:
Ons hand power printing prosa and
fixtures, twenty type . oases, two
a'anda. stones, one boating stove, owe
stool, two boards, two lamps, and
one water bucket, eight gallies, and
all tbe tvne belonging to the press,
Li i u as ;ho p.uperty of Vi P
Reed, to satisfy one mortgage fi fa
issued from tbe Rockdale Su
perior court in favor of a J Pierce
against W P Reed. Property poin
ted out by fi fa. Levy made Dec 12,
1878.
J H TxYLOIt
Sheriff-
PEEL’S LUNCH
At No 10 Broad Street in Atlanta
oue of the most inviting -■ llesta.uran
in this section. The bill of fare cm-t
braces everything the market affords
and the prices are wonderfully low,
Poet’s Lunch House.is the .place for
strangers visiting Atlanta on a day’s
business. The attendance is good and
everytbii g is served up in a neat,
prompt* id appetising style. A well
upplied Bar is also- couuecteA with
a a establishment.
WHAT IS iT ?
A ScEo arship in Moore’s Bnsi.
ness, ( Diversity ,of Atlanta. Ga.,
can be b <ugbt a-t a discount by'apply
ing to the' Courier office. "The
Scholersuip entitles the purchaser
to a complete Busia'css Education
in all the-departments af this.insti
tution. Any young man who eon
etupht.s attending' this -excellent
University will find it'io hivauterist
to giv* us a call.. '.*
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£ iGARsi ...
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DRUO TQ.|-
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and pet two cigars for 5 cents; also a
fine Havana cigar for five cents p and
any other quality desired.
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FOR SAU,
The Farm now occupied by Luke
Osborn, on YeHowißiver The Farm
contains 132 acreSj Good Ljpnd, Tim-r
ber, and one of the beet Springs in'
the State. The place adjoins lands
of Haygood and Thorn, and is about
two miles from Conyers. Wifi be
sold very low. For Terms, apply to
this office. 20-tf
THE TOP OF THE MARKET
For your produce, cotton etc., wil
be given by H P kb M Aim and
HAT sT i
Get your fall and winter hats at Clem
mons k Petty’s. They have a fine as
sortment.
ROCKDALE NURSERY
Reliable well-grown and
and Georgia propagated}
ORNAMENTAL
—AND—
FRUIT TREES
GRAPE VINES,
SHRUBS, ROSES,
FLOWERING
and STRAWBERRY PLANTS
Ete., for sale by an experienced
Horticulturist.
Jesse M. Wellborn,
. Conyers, Ga.
N„B. In my absence leave your
ordera with Mr. S. H. Anderson
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE*
*
. Tho partnership heretofore exist
irrg between Bridweil, & Shaver is
this day dissolved by mutual con
sent. Win, Bridweil will continue
the business at the old stand. He
will collect the accounts and settle
the liabilities of the late firm.
* Wm. JBr IDtvRLL,
. .8. M, Shaver. *
December, 17th, 1877. ‘
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We have got claims against us .h*t’
are falling due thieje and fast .a ;> . w
MUST HAVE MONK/ TO
.MEET THEM ~
we earnestly ask all who art
tudebted,.too either cy. note or \*
count ta • •
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Come Forward at O-ice
-and Pay Up.
Remember your obligation, rs*-
nember also that your NOTES e*d
ACCOU NTS are P > 3T DU3. A
,word to the wise is sufficient.
Respectfully,
J. H- Almand, Son & Cos.
: p. S, —We are determined to have
the notes given us in settlement ef
accounts ,(if v l 875 & 187-3 settled, i
w* have to sue them. 24 2moa
Copy of Lost Note
SIOO. On or before the first day of
December next, I promise to pay M.
c. White, or bearer, one hundred ror
lars with ten per cent from da>.
January 1877.
[signed] H. P. Almand.
Georgia—Rockdale eounty: