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Official Organ of City and County.
personal Mention.
\ Cottingis on the sick list.
Callaway visited Macon
Capt
idence re]
in
Mr. W.
pr. J- A
last Friday- . . . . .
W. T. Conn is having his res-
jainted.
Mr Ben J<fel left yesterday morn-
for Florida.
('apt T. F. Newell left yesterday
for Albany.
Af r Emmett Caraker came home
Cck iast Friday.
?! at C T Whilden has purchased a
!.n“asoVpairof iron grays.
Mr Tom Biake of Macon is
tbefam'i 0,Mr - H ' lerry - , T
„l a d to learn that Miss nau
r is rapidly improving.
visiting
of
Mrs.
Americuf
Jones,
m
We are
ra yuiitii
if Afnniie Merritt of Macon is vis-
• ^ ' Mr- Robt. Whitfield in this city.
U Ail* loel Joel and children return-
, a last Saturday from a visit to Sav-
annali.
Afjcs Mary Bethune,
is visiting b
this city.
'eho Bonner of Jones count),
are visiting Misses Mar wood and Olive
Herty in this city.
The students and young people had
an enjoyable “Hop -1 at the Mansion
last I riel ay ev eriing.
If you want Ice Cream during com
mencement week, leave your orders
at the Lake Ice House.
Rev A J. Beck attended the meet
ing of the Trustees of Mercer Univer
sity last Saturday.
Capt. J. W. Denton and family of
Gordon, were in the city last week, on
a visit to Mr. B. F. Denton.
Miss Carrie Hall left Thursday af
ternoon for Marshall, Texas, to visit
her brother, Mr. A. K. Hall.
Mr. Durden who was seriously in
jured by being thrown from his bug
gy in this city, has returned to his
home.
Miss Ftorrie Cook, who has been
attending the Commencement at Ox
ford. has returned to her home at
Griffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Elisha King of Put
nam county spent a few days with
relatives and friends in. this county,
last week.
Miss Ridley Sanford, who lias been
teaching school near Blountsville, re
turned home Saturday, to spend her
vacation.
Mr. JolmB. Smith, of Putnam coun
tv. was in the city yesterday. He
says crops are looking well, but grass
is growing fast.
Capt. K. G. Matheson, Commandant
of Cadets, is highly complimented for
the excellent drilling and soldierly
bearing of the cadets.
Judge Leverett and Jesse Champi
on, of Eatonton, accompanied by sev
eral young ladies visited the Asylum
Wednesday.—Eatonton Messenger.
The Fading feature of the approach
ing commencement will be the address
at 11 o' lock A. M. Wednesday, by
that great and good man Gen. C. A.
Evans.
Mr. L. W. Davidson and wife left
our city on the lGtli inst. for their us-
l ua\ summer visit to their northern!
home. We wish them a pdeasani
time and an early return.
The masonic address of Mr. W. W.
Lumpkin, at Island Creek, last Thurs
day, is spoken of in high terms. Dan
iel Lodge has applied to him for a
copy for publication.
Messrs. T. F. Newell, M. Hines and
Win. Caraker have been elected dele
gates from the M. E. church in this
city, to the District Conference w r hicb
meets in Warrenton on the 14th of
July.
A pleasant gathering of the young
people at the residence of Mr. \y. S.
Scott, by invitation of Miss Lillie, was
only one of several pleasant social
events that occurred last Friday eve
ning.
The commencement sermon will be
preached at the college chapel next
Sunday morning by Rev. M. N. Me-
Kay of Griffin. No services will be
held in the churches in this citv at
that hour.
We congratulate our young friend
Charlie' Herty on his high stand in the
graduating class of the State Univer
sity. Two years ago he went from our
college to finish his course at the Uni
versity and he reflects honor on the
training he received here. ,
The commencement committee of
our college trustees consists of Messrs.
V.d'. Conn, L. Carrington, A. Joseph,
} -,U. Btiss and J. A. Green. Our city
dhers and citizens generally will ren
der them every assistance in making
,ir approaching commencement a
reason of enjoyment to visitors.
Mr. W. H. Roberts left for Indian
Spring last Friday morning. We re-
‘-ret his continued ill health. He is
<ne of our most industrious and up
right citizens and we earnestly hope
, at health and strength will soon re
urn, and he will long be spared to
is family, friends and native town,
L&t he loves so well.
Mayor Walker has commenced bor-
I ¥ v 1 ;. 1S tt A r e a Sian and on Satur-
Itt reach ? d a depth of fifty
i S1S a P nv ate enterprise in
I jhich the people of this section a^e
1 eeply interested. Whether o? not
artesmn water can be obtained here
*ill now receive a thorough test.
In looking back over the past we
have to regret that not a few who fill
* d most gracefully and pleasantly a
Jicne in our social fabric, have sought
aher fields and “pastures new ” to
*°rk out the problem of life.’ We
ere more forcibly reminded of our
°. ss the other day when a friend eall-
‘1 attention to the fact that the trio
Reese, Tom and Nip’’ had deserted
‘" and had all been engulplied in that
maelstrom, Atlanta. Well,
At- must submit to what we
V ‘; help, but we must say we would
nr Jf° se f ^hem, as of old, traversing
■ac.r?Ji s and making the time pass
JOre pleasantly away?
First Gun of the Commencement.
On next Friday night, the Pri rnarv
Department of the College gives its
usual entert^nment. This has been
the custom for several years past, if
not every year since the establishment
of the college. It is scarcely necessa
ry to say that these entertainments
have heretofore been occasions of
great interest to the teachers and
their little pupils, to the parents and
friends, of the latter, and likewise to
the large crowds who have attended
them. Miss Carrie Fair, the faithful
and most efficient head of this depart
ment and Miss Alice Wright, equally
to be valued as a teacher, have iu
the recurring years shown their ca-
capacity to make these entertain
ments most interesting and enjoya
ble, and this year they have had the
additional aid of Miss Lampley, a re
cent acquisition to that department of
the college, who with her fine accom
plishments and bright fancies, will be
a valuable assistant in getting up and
carrying through this first and very
entertaining feature in the. varied
pleasures oT our college commence
ment. We have no doubt a large
number of our people will be on hand,
both to enjoy the pleasures of the
evening and to show tlieir apprecia
tion of the worthy and faithful lady
teachers who have, during the long
year that is past, trod the path of du
ty with an unwavering step.
The following is the programme:
Prayer.
Chorus of Welcome.
Music.
Infantry Drill.
Music.
Sleeping Beauty (a drama.)
Music.
Burlesque Prise Drill.—Mulligan
Guards.—Capt. O. M. Conn will ad
dress the audience.
Good Night.
Music.
BACON OB GORDON.
this
Editors Union & Recorder:
The friends of Gen. Gordon in
county, have at no time in their con
test attempted or desired to serve his
interest by indulging in any abuse of
his opponent. Maj. Bacon is a gen
tleman and his record in State politics
is one that he and his friends need
not be ashamed of. The very strong
est friends of Gen. Gordon have heart
ily deprecated the one outrageous
slander that has been set afloat a-
gainst Maj. Bacon. Neither Maj. Ba
con nor Geil. Gordon are to be held
responsible for the acts of unprinci
pled followers (both have them as a
matter of course.)
A simple statement of the case is
this: The people of Georgia hold them
selves Indebted to both Maj. Bacon
and Gen. Gordon and the sentiment
of the mass of the people insists on
Gen. Gordon being regarded as a
preferred creditor. So we ought to
regard it. The opponents of Gen.
Gordon, many of them, at least, urge
that he has been sufficiently honored
by bis State apd that he ought not to
ask for any more trusts. These cavil
lers lose sight of the fact that Gen.
Gordon executed these trusts in such
a manner as to shed a lustre upon his
State and to cover his own name with
a glory that does not often fall to the
lot of man nowadays. There is noth
ing fulsome in this and we need not
wait for Gen. Gordon to die to admit
that he is a Hero. The State honor
ed him and in turn he'has honored
her and given back as much or more
than he received.
A question with many is why Gor
don, after having enjoyed the honors
of a Senator—the highest honor in
the gift of the State—should desire to
be Governor? No publie man of any
force fails to make enemies and when
Gen. Gordon, under urgent necessity,
gave up his seat in Congress, and
made w ay, unintentionally, for a suc
cessor that was then distasteful to a
large number of good democrats, his
enemies thought they saw in this their
opportunity for revenge and at once
inaugurated their war of abuse and
slander and it must be admitted they
have worked it for all it is worth and
with a degree of success that was
gratifying to them. Many good and
heretofore loyal hearts, were led to
think that there’must be something
wrong, they knew not exactly w hat,
in Gordon-s retirement from Con
gress. It was easy to pervert many
of the facts and incidents of his long
and aggressive public life, as it is easy
to do in most public men's lives.
Doubtless, Gen. Gordon witnessed
with sorrowful regret, the falling a-
way of his friends, but conscious of
having committed no offence, he quiet
ly ignored his slanderers and awaited
the day of vindication, while he did
not seek it. He went about liis busi
ness. At last, many good people in
Georgia, realizing the enormity of the
slanders on his character, urged him
to bo a candidate for Governor in or
der that he should be set right before
the people Avho were innocently in er
ror as to charges that had been made
against his character and record. He
consented and came before his peo
ple, entering into the canvass under
the most adverse circumstances that
malice and slander could create.
With 14 votes against him in coun
ties that had been induced to act pre
cipitately and before it was known
that he would be a candidate! he has
gone steadily to the front and to-day,
June 26th, leads his opponent by 6
counties and 14 votes, with the pros
pect of an overwhelming majority in
the counties that act to-day, (June 26.)
It is evident that Gen. John B. Gor
don is the choice of the people of
Georgia for Governor. They view with
pride his glorious record of the past
and trust him unfalteringly for the
future. S. A. C.
On account of the steady hard rain
last Sunday afternoon there were no
Sunday Schools. This is an unusual
occurrence.
A brass band composed of young
i Llei | this city will furnish music
tor the approaching commencement.
The address Ibefore the Literary
of t he college will be deliver-
fd by Wm. H. Fleming, Esq. ofAu
gusta, on Monday night at 8 o’clock.
P. J. Cline & Go., are still keeping
things lively in the dry goods market,
and wMlI sacrifice the .balance of the
damaged goods as they are determin
ed to sell them all at some price. They
are also expecting, to-day, a dozen
white fans for commencement.
ISLAND CREEK.
We left Milledgeville early Thurs
day morning to attend the Masonic
celebration of Jane 24th, given by
Daniel Lodge, F. & A. M., seated in a
carriage with Capt* Conn, Col. Adler
and Mr. P. M. Compton, and better
companions, no man ever had or ever
will have. We rolled out of the city of
hills, and were soon climbing the hills
beyond the river. We seemed to go
up hill all the time, until the view was
beautiful beyond expression. For
miles and miles, the eye could reach
oyer and beyond Milledgeville, and
other hills, the little mountains we
might say, of Jones and Putnam and
Wilkinson, seemed to stretch up
and bid us good morning. We ar
rived at Island Creek in a good hu
mor with ourselves and all mankind,
and we found the members and friends
of Daniel Lodge with open hands and
hearts to receive us. We have never
seen a more royal welcome given by
any people, than was given to the vis
itors by the people of Island Creek.
Southern hospitality may be declining
in some sections, but we can, with
truth and with pride, say, that the
people of Island Creek have not by
one jot, or one tittle, lost any of that
grand old hospitality of the past. Her
men are truly noblemen and her avo-
men are Princesses, every one of
them. Aged grandmothers, stately
mothers, and lovely girls took us by
the hand and bade us welcome. And
we knew we Avere welcome.
The Masons formed at the Lodge
room and marched to the church at
12 o’clock, where an address was de
livered by the Avriter. The music Avas
conducted by Mrs. Jones and a full
choir, and! Ave never heard sweeter,
better music any where. One song es
pecially made every tender chord of
the human heart A’ibrate with pleas
ure. Mr. A. I. Butts the only living
charter member of Daniel Lodge, who
has checked off the years of three score
and ten and more, Avith his heart full
of the memories and the memories of
the past and Avith tears trembling in his
eyes touchingly and beautifully intro
duced the speaker.
Rew Mr. King, of Sparta, acting as
chaplain, conducted the service set
apart for our devotion to the great
Architect of the Universe, in a proper
and impressWe manner.
We then adjourned to the dinner
table. Like the “rave six hundred,”
there Avas something good to eat to
the right of us, to the left of us, and
all around us, and kind hands bring-
us more all the time. Oh, the
kind, good ladies of Island Creek: Ave
never can forget you. The men didn’t
fix that great rich pile of good things
to eat, you did it, and Ave never can
forget you.
After dinner the Lodge Avas called
together, and members and visitors
spent a delightful hour in pleasant
talks. Daniel Lodge is blessed in hav
ing a live. working and intelligent
Worshipful Master, a Senior and Ju
nior Warden Avilling and capable of
holding up his hands, a Secretary that
does his whole duty and lo\’es Mason
ry for its glorious teachings. All the
members are good and true men and
Ave don’t know who did the most to
make the day pleasant, all did so
much.
We speak, we knoAV for every visi
tor there: We thank the people of
Island Creek from our very hearts.
We thank them for the pleasures of
June 24th.
MERRIWETHER, GA., )
June 26th, 1886. f
Editors Union & Recorder :
Heavy rains at this place and farm
ers in the grass, but the way the hoe
flies only a few days of sunshine
will set the crops all right.
The health of the city pretty fair.
Mr. Wm Elam has been quite sick
but is up again. Dr. Harper is him
self again. Mrs. John Myrick has
quite a sick little baby.
Miss Mary Brown is visiting Eaton
ton. Mrs. B. H, Myrick has returned
from Augusta and Savannah where
she has -been in attendance on the
W. F. B. Missions held iu Augusta.
Mrs. Fullilove of Shreveport and
Miss Fullilove*, delegates from La, ac
companied her. Mrs. Fullilo\ r e is vis
iting her father, Dr. Samford of Ala.
Mrs. Anderson Lipscomb of Clarks
ville is A'ery ill at her father’s, Col.
Dowdell of Ala. She is better howev
er at this writing.
Judge Brown is out and is looking
well—a whole-soul, high-toned gen
tleman as is in Baldwin Co. I’d like
to see him Governor. E.
THE GORDON CLUB
Met on Saturday last, according to
previous announcement, at Amuse
ment Hall, and organized by electing
Dr. C. W. Snead, Chairman and Wm.
Williford, Secretary. All necessary
business was transacted and the fol
lowing-resolutions which were offered
by T. J. Groley, Avere unanimously
adopted:
The friends of Gen. JohnB. Gordon
with loyalty in their hearts to true
democracy and pure government,
viewing with concern the methods
that have entered into party politics,
whereby' an illustrious, in fact the
most illustrious of living Georgians, is
slandered and villified and .made by
his enemies to appear little better
than a criminal, and desiring to ex
press our disapprobation of such
methods:
1st. In meeting, this June 26th, do
resolve briefly, but sincerely, that Ave
view with pride the glorious record of
Gen. John B. Gordon as a General,
as a Senator and as a true and patri
otic citizen.
2nd. That we have an abiding con
fidence in his integrity and patriotism
and that we Avill cordially and hearti
ly endorse him for Governor of Geor
gia.
The best oc., Cigar at the new drug
store of Dr. T. H. Kenan.
Mr. W. H. Bass's Farm.
Messrs. Moore & Hunter of this pa
per acknoAvledge Avith cordial thanks
the receipt from Mr. W. H. Bass of a
present of a liberal quantity of Avliite
or silver skin onions, raised on his
farm near this city. They are large
and beautiful specimens of that vege
table and Ave think, with their mild
flavor, are superior to any other kind
for table use, and especially if eaten
raw.
Mr. Bass has gWen his rather ex
ceptional qualities of energy and
good judgment to the establishment
in good shape of his excellent, farm
on the river, a short distance beloAv
this city. He is giving much atten
tion to raising good stock and is mak
ing a good paying business of selling
milk and butter. The success of this
departure from the almost universal
habit of our farmers of making cotton
the only money crop, Avill Ave trust
lead others to di\ r ersify their methods
of farming, to the benefit of . them
selves and of the country at large.
We would like to Avrite more at length
*of this farm and the results of a
change from old modes of agriculture,
but Ave have not the knoAvledge of the'
details concerning it that Avould ena
ble or justify us in the attempt to do
so. We may be better prepared in
the future to say something concern
ing it that may be of interest and per
haps of profit to our readers.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, BACON CLUB.
’S
CLEARING SALE
OF ALL
iimnicr
F. B. Mapp,
J. B. Wall,
L. H. Compton,
J. J. Wooten,
B. T. Bethune,
Thomas Prosser,
J. C. Win taker,
E. K. Champion,
W. R. Ennis,
T. W. Turk,
Sol Barrett,
G. T. Whilden,
B. F. Denton,
A. J. Carr,
G. D. Case,
J. H. Stevens,
I. T. Miller,
R. R. Brown,
Dr. R. G. Harper,
H. C. Vinson.
FOR
Ordered by Telegraph!—Recei
ved by express! Large lot ladies
Hats ordered especially for commence
ment arrived this Aveek. Call and
look at these goods, at
51 St] W. H. Carr’s.
Our new fire alarm Avas sounded
last Saturday night at 9j o'clock, for
the first time. It was caused by the
burning of a small house in the rear
of P. J. Cline & Co’s iitore. The fir#
department and our citizens general
ly responded to the call, and bore
their disappointment with great good
nature.
Cash or its -Equivalent!
Married, in this city, on the eA'en-
ing of the 21st instant, Mr. Edward
James, formerly of Augusta, and Miss
Mollie Johnson, t daughter of Mr. J.
W. Johnson, of this place, ReA\ A. J.
Beck officiating. Mr. James is a steady
and energetic mechanic who has been
in the employ of Messrs. Ailing A Mc
Millan for seA^eral months past, and
his bride is the amiable and pretty
daughter of a well known citizen. We
extend our best wishes that their
blended li\ r es may be harmonious and
useful.
The third quarterly meeting of the
Methodist church will be held next
Saturday Aveek.
Silk Gloves!—In White, Cream,
and all the light opera shades just re
ceived at
51 2t] W. H. Carr's.
JYow is Your Opportunity.
10,000 yards colored Lawns, at 3^e
10,000 yards Fancy Lawns, at 6£c • * |
Satine aud Linen Prints, at 6£c.
Summer Siks,
Beautiful quality, at 40 and 50c.
Black Goods,
In large variety. French Nun’s Veiling, Gipsey Cloths, Etimines,
Nun’s Veiling, Cashmeres.
Napier and Straw Mattings.
Parties in Sparta who attended the
masonic celebration at Island Creek,
on yesterday, are loud in their praise
of W. W. Lumpkin’s address and the
magnificent dinner. That neighbor
hood is hard to beat in getting up a*t
entertainment of any kind.—Ishmael-
ite.
P. J. Cline & Co., will open, to-day,
a new lot of white and coffee colored
lace flouncing for commencement,
don’t fail to see them, for they are
very handsome.
Middle Georgia
Military aid Asraltiral Collep,
Milledgeville, Georgia.
Commencement Exercises,
1886 .
SUNDAY—July 4.—Commencement
Sermon, ReA\ M. N. Mur
Kay, Griffin, Ga.
MONDAY—July 5.—10.80 a. m.—Ex
ercises by Students.
“ 8.00 p. m.—Address before
Literary Societies—Wm. H.
Fleming, Esq.,. Augusta,
Ga.
TUESDAY—July 6.—10.30 A. M.—Ex
ercises by Students.
“ 5.00 p. m.—Exhibition Drill
by Cadet Corps, and Dress
Parade.
“ 8.00 p. m.—Annual Concert.
WEDNESDAY—July 7.—11.00a. m.—
Commencement Address—
Gen. C. A. Evans.
5.15 P. M.—Prize Drill
Manual.
6.00 p. m.—Dress Parade.
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• Personal.
Hon. T. J. Simmons, judge of the
Macon circuit, Col. L. F. Livingston,
president of the state agripultural
society, Hon. F. S. Johnson, mayor
pro-temof Macon, Col. Lee Jordan,
of Dougherty county, Hon. H. S.
Feagin, of Houston county, and a host
of other gentlemen of like character
and high standing in the state, cheer
fully endorse Hajl’s Gebrgia Chill
Remedy as a certain and permanent
cure for chills and fever. As a tonic
it has no equal. Those suffering
from headache or periodical neuralgia
will find immediate relief from its use.
No medicine ever introduced has met
Avith such an immense sale in. so short
a time as Hall s Georgia Chill Reme
dy. . .
In addition to the aboA’e named
parties many of our own citizens
have used this Chill Remedy and in
dorse it as a certain cure. For sale by
John M. Clark, Druggist, Milledge
ville, Ga.
Lace
Shades
Curtains and
and Curtains.
Bed Sets, Bed - and Toilet Quilts, "Window
Just Opened.
5,000 yards fine Linen D’lndia Sheer, and beautiful, at 10c.
These goods are 34 inches wide, the biggest bargain of the season.
A Big Reduction
In Embroidered Robes. In fact, everything in Summer Goods, can
noAv be bought at a sacrifice.
Our Stock of
Ready-Made Garments!
For Men and Boys, is large and will be closed out at a big-reduc
tion on former value. • *
low-Quarter Shoes,
For Gentlemen, Boys and Youths, very Ioav down in prices.
Jin Immense Stock of
At one-half their value.
Another Big Lot of Sailor’s,
At 25@40c.
Make no purchases until you have
seen our goods and prices. We
save you money.
can
£^°Our stock is all new and fresh,
ranted to be as represented.
All goods perfect and war-
Came and See Us.
ADOLPH JOSEPH.
Milledgeville, Ga., June 14, 1886.
Sly.