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Official Organ of City and County. W 1 W. T. CONN & CO., r HOLES ALE DEALERS in. Sta- . pie and Fancy Groceries, Tobac cos, Cigars, &c. Milledgeville, Ga., Feb. 20tb, 1869.' 5 6m The Edwards House, O FFERS the best accommodations for Transient and Regular Board ers. Special inducements for College students. WARREN EDWARDS. Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 1, ’86. 26 ly WOOD YARD! W OOD delivered at any time. C. H. BONNER. Milledgeville, August 3rd, 1886. [4 lm. Wood [5 2t. barley, at pre- stu- Bran and Mackerel cheap at & Co’s. Genuine seed rye and Massey & Ennis’. The commission to revise the .jury box met yesterday. Boarders Wanted.—I am pared to accommodate college dents on reasonable terms. W. H. Hodges. Aug. 16th, 1886. 6 6ts. Two whole weeks of Superior Court is a new experience for Baldwin coun ty. The General Presentments of the Grand Jury will be found elsewhere in this paper. We are indebted to Capt. Walter Paine, Clerk of Superior Court, for a synopsis of the business transacted by the court the past week. The success of prohibition in Bald win is due to the able legal manage ment of the contest by Judge D. B. Sanford and Capt. C. P. Crawford. Judge Lawson decided that the cost in the prohibition election contest shall be paid by the county. Wit nesses who were not sworn will not be entitled to pay. Our worthy Mayor is enthused over the prospect of securing the school of Technology. When a measure re ceives his endorsement he puts In ef fective work. A revision of the jury box wiil be made by the commissioners appointed for the purpose, and the juries for the next term of the court wall then be drawn by them. A. C. Smith is putting the finishing touches on his new brick store near the Asylum. Mr. Smith deserves cred it for his progressive spirit and we hope to see him succeed in' his busi ness. Supplies for the Asylum.—We invite the attention of merchants and manufacturers to the advisement of Mr. L. J. Lamar, Steward, inviting bids for furnishing supplies for the Asylum. Mr. C. H. Ferris of the firm of Fer ris & Son, merchant tailors, of Au gusta, will visit this city during the first of September, with a complete line of samples. Any orders that may be given him will receive the personal attention of the firm. See advertise ment in this paper. In accordance w ith a call of the Ex ecutive committee, a mass meeting of the Democratic party of Baldwin county will be held at* the Court house* to-day, to select delegates to the Senatorial convention, and nomi nate a representative for Baldwin county. It is thought the recent decision of the Superior Court by w'hich Baldwin county goes dry, will have a good ef fect in securing to Milledgeville the school of Technology. This will be some comfort to the antis who advo cated ‘‘the sale” from a business stand point only. We are glad to note that the village of Midway is far from being at a stand still. Several new cottages have been erected in the past year. There are a number of very desirable vacant! lots in different parts of the village that we hope to see occupied ere long with comfortable cottages if nothing more. The old capital comes to the front once more in her bid for the school of Technology. Old memories will be revived and friends of the historic old town throughout the state will bid her God speed. Atlanta, as she con templates the symmetrical propor tions of her new' capitol growing from an annual tax upon the people of Georgia, w'oukl do a graceful act by coming to our aid in this matter. Every man, and especially one who has a family, should nave constantly in view the owning of a home. If lie does not own one by the time he is married he should lose no time and shirk no economies to secure one. Make the start by buying a piece of land and build a small house if it is not practicable to build a larger one. It is easy to add Jo it. Every man should aim to be a freeholder in this country where land is so cheap. It makes him a better citizen and it cer tainly is a duty he owes to his family to establish them a home. Mayor Sam Walker and Capt. W. T. Conn, of the committee appointed for the purpose, visited Macon last Thursday to lay before Hon. N. E. Harris, chairman of the commission, Milledgeville’s bid for the school of Technology. Mr. Harris promised to see that the offer received due con sideration from the commission. The board will visit this city and inspect the property offered before they de- * upon a location. It is without doubt the most desirable and advan tageous suggestion yet made for the location of this coming institution of OU r great state, and it is confidently believed that no other bid will be ,. uua l to it. It has been suggested, ii ca^e we secure the prize, that the president of our college, General D. H. Hill, would be a most suitable man to* preside over both institutions.— Economy in the inauguration and management of the infancy of a new institution will be a forcible appeal to many thinking men. It is the policy of the Temperance people, as declared in their conven tions, to keep the question of prohi bition out of politics. Let us adhere to that principle in our county poli tics and stick to democratic princi ples. If prohibition does not give satisfaction another contest may be had in two years. The fire alarm was sounded at noon Saturday. The fire proved to be in a kitchen on the lot of Mrs. Herty. The fire department responded promptly, but were denied the pleas ure of throwing on water, a few citi zens having, in the meantime, extin guished the flames. The damage was slight, and consisted mostly of tearing shingles from the roof. Messrs. T. T. Windsor and C. G. Wilson have removed their factory for the manufacture of the Champion Spark Arrester to the “Pace” church building near the old Factory site. A machine shop that promises to grow into large proportions has thus been started. If Milledgeville only had some wholesale firms that would handle boots and shoes, dry goods, drugs and hardware, it would help her won derfully. It is a rare opportunity for such enterprises. Good business men could reap a fortune right her$. . Sam Ennis Acquitted. Grand Opportunity The trial of Sam Ennis for the kill ing of Deputy Marshal, C. N. Hay- good in this city on the’27th of last February, to6k place in the Superior Court last Thursday. The State was represented by Solicitor General Whitfield, and the defense by Hons. Seaborn Reese, D. B. Sanford and J. F. Little. The following gentlemen were se lected and qualified as Jurors: W. R» Fenn, Thos. Smith, E. H. Thomas, John Scogin, A. F. Wynne, U. M. Erwin, J. W. Goodson, W. M. Tuck er, Dawson Wilkinson, Warren Ed wards, C. M. Gibson, ’Joel Goddard, One day was consumed in the trial. After the hearing of the evidence, the Solicitor General made a strong argu ment in behalf of the State, followed by Hon. Seaborn Reese in an elo quent and effective speech for ,the prisoner. The Jury retired after re ceiving the charge from the Judge, and after a short absence brought in a verdict of “Not Guiltv.” UMMim Out —AT- P. J. CLINE & CO’S. A War With Mexico. Many persons imagine that a war with Mexico would be a trifling affair. But that is a great mistake. Mexico has a larger army than the United States, and the government has paid much attenticn to military discipline, and equipments of every kind. The Emperor Maximillion, to establish his throne upon a sure foundation spent large sums, and practiced a discipline in liis army that would have been creditable to any country, in Europe, yet he was overcome by the Mexican soldiery, captured and shot. The Mexicans are upon their own soil, and our army would be an army of inva sion. There is no one in our country that would doubt the result of the war. We would be succensful, but at much greater expenditure of life and treasure than most persons would imagine. The war would be 'no holi day affair, and the loss of life in our brave soldiery alone, would be too heavy a tax to be endured by plung ing into a hasty and unnecessary war that may be averted by considerate and peaceful measures. Our government would be disgraced if it did not sacrifice its last soldier and dollar, were it necessary, to de fend its humblest citizen against Mex ican tyranny and injustice. All that we mean is, We should not hastily plunge into an unnecessary war at a fearful and heavy sacrifice of life and treasure. We have seen nothing in the Cutting case that demands of us, as yet, to throw aside diplomatic means for its amicable settlement. When such measures fail then, we say, let all differences be swallowed up in national patriotism. That man dies gloriously who yields liis life in the defence of his conn try, or the humblest citizen to whom his country owes its protection. If Cutting, is deprived of his righty and safety by Mexico, let him find both in Jiis coun try's flag and its heroic defenders. We have just completed our annual Stock Taking and for the We will sell our entire stock of Spring and Summer Dress Goods, con sisting of Zephyr combination suits, canvass cloth, all colors, armours, al- batros, serges and Nun’s veiling in all the different shades, muslins, linen lawns, both solid and figured, At Exactly WHAT THEY COST! Our buyer is already in New York, and we are determined to make room for our Fall stock, and will not carry over Summer goods, if there is any money at all in the country to buy them. 50 pieces Satteens at 5c per yard, worth 8 c Ererywherel 100 pieces real nice Spring Calico, at 3i,c, and a few more figured Lawrns, short lengths,. at 2^c per yard. The anti-prohibition party are re quested to meet at the Amusement Hall in Milledgeville, on Saturday, August 21st. W. T. Conn, for the Legislature. Captain Conn having consented, his friends will present his name to the Democratic Convention which assem bles on the 17th instant, as a candid ate to Represent Baldwin coun ty in the next General Assemblv of Georgia, He is the man for the tiines, and let him be nominated. Many Friends. August 12th, 1886; Land For Sale. :o:- T OFFER for sale 234 acres of land 1 lying near Stevens Pottery, in Bald win county. New house, fresh land, good well of water, young orchard— land all under fence. Any person wishing to buy will find me on the place, or can address me at Stevens Pottery. H. Aug. 16th. 1886. M. WILLIAMS. [6 lm. Portrait Painting. CD T,/flSS M. G. Lampiev desires to 1V1 engage in the taking of Oil and Grayon Portraits durintr the Collefire vacation. Her prices fo g r Sayon por traits are for life size; ^10.00; and two- thirds size, 8.00. For Oil Portraits, life size the charge will be $25.00. I he public may have an opportunity of seeing a specimen of her skill in this art, placed on public view at the Post-Office. Miss L. lias a class in drawing at present and would be pleased to have additional pupils. Milledgeville, Ga., July 27, 1886. 3 1m 25 dozen ladies’ Lisle thread Hose, solid colors, at 25c a pair. 50 dozen ladies’ Lisle thread gloves—real nice quality, at 10c per pair. -.t — . . - Our Entire Stock of Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ STTXTS, Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Straw Hats at less than one-half the price they can he bought elsewhere. We have accepted the Agency of the celebrated Gold and Silver Shirt and Gold and Silver Cuffs and Collars. They are the handsomest goods ever offered in this market. Gold Shirts, $1.00; Silver Shirts, 75c. Cuffs and Collars to match. Don’t fail to ask to see them. y§^“Remember this sale is for the the goods at the prices advertised. Milledgeyill?, Ga.,Aug. 2d, 1SS0. Cash and Cash only, and when vou come you will o ** c_. PETER J. CLUE L CO* Milledgeville, Macon and Griffin. 10 ly.