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I 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. in • 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.