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CITY AND COUNTY. Personal Mention. neices, Herty, Lucius Lamar, Jr., is visiting Macon. Miss Clara Harris has returned to Macon. Mrs. Owen T. Kenan, of Macon, is in the city. Miss Emma Haug has returned from a visit to Atlanta. Miss Nora Enni3 is visiting relatives in Jacksonville. Mr. W. H. Robets has returned from a visit to North Gieorgia. Miss Bobbie Gause left for a visit to Sandersville last Friday. Mavor Walker and family have re turned from a visit to Tennessee. Judge Daniel B. Sanford is visiting Rome on professional business. Drummers speak well of the Oconee House and they are competent judges. Mr. Adolph Joseph returned last Saturday from the Northern markets. Mr. Jas. R. Bagiev returned home last Friday from a* visit to Putnam county. Miss Bessie Lamar has returned from ,a visit to friends in Hancock county. Mr. Chas. H. Wright has been mer chandising in this city nearly a half century. Mr. Wm. Williford has been added to the Registrars for the town dis trict. If you wish to sell or. buy property call on Bethune & Moore, real estate agents. Col. Joe Pounds is at home again. He it preparing for a visit to Texas to buy horses. . T . ... Misses Alice and Hattie Wright have returned from a visit to friends in Hancock county. Miss Mary Herty and her Misses Marwood and Olive have returned from Atlanta. \Mr. A. F. Pounds formerly of our city, but now of Atlanta spent Sun day here with some of his friends. Col. Robert Whitfield and family are spending a few days in the coun- trv enjoying nice, cool refreshing air. Boling Moore has returned from a visit of several days to Garrard Wal ler at Dennis Station. Miss Lula Cumming left last Wed nesday for Savannah to be gone two months. The Union Missionary meeting will be held at the Methodist church next Sunday night. Col. ‘Robert Whitfield attended the meeting of the Bar Association in At lanta last week. Mr. and Mrs. Zach Edmondson of Putnam county visited Mr. W. H. Hodges one day last week. Mr. Sol Barrett was called to Char leston last Tuesday, to the bedside of his mother, who is quite ill. If you want to be in style get a chestnut bell and then go to the bar ber’s and have vour hair clipped. Misses Rose and Belle White return ed Saturday evening from a visit of several weeks to friends in Sparta. Chas. Hunter and Louis Andrews spent Sunday at the Mineral Springs in the northern portion of this county. Miss Nina Warren, of Savannah, and Miss Ella Powell, of Sparta, are visiting Miss Hattie Powell at Mid- wav. Mr. Geo. Clark after a short visit to his brother, Dr. H. M. Clarke in this city, has returned to his home in South Carolina, Alderman Whilden seems to be in the lead. A bell-tower in the valley and a pretty new cottage on the hill will be hard to beat this year. Miss Mollie D. Hunter has returned home from a visit of some three weeks to her sister, Mrs. Ed. B. Brown in Sparta. Miss Nena Napier returned to At lanta yesterday after a pleasant visit to her father’s family and friends in this county. Mrs. B. B. Shepherd, wife of the late Rev. B. B. Shepherd, is visiting her daughters, Mrs. G. W. Under wood and Mrs. G. T. Chambers of this city. Mr. L. C. Smith of Wilkinson coun ty was in the city last Saturday and called to see us. He says the corn crop is very good in his county but cotton is poor. Mr. O. E. Pace, of Washington county, will be pleased to serve his friends from behind the counters of Messrs. L. H. Wood & Co., on and after September 1st. Rev. Lewis Davies, whose death is announced elsewhere, was the last of the males of the family. His broth ers William, John O. and F. Bartow, all younger than himself, preceded him‘ to the grave. They were all preachers and all reared in this city. About fifty children gathered at the hospitable home of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Callaway, by invitation, last Friday af ternoon to do honor to the birthday of little Leon Callaway. Merry games and childish sport and fun made a happy scene on the pretty lawn, lee cream, cake, fruit, &c., was a pleasant feature of the joyous occa sion. Our worthy fellow citizen W. W. Lumpkin, is off on an extended tour of pleasure and business both—at least we so presume—and we trust he will derive much pleasure and benefit from his well-earned vacation. We learn that Chicago in the North-West and New York in the North-East will be embraced in his travels; the Geor gia Railroad officials having manifest ed their just appreciation of his val uable services to the great company which they all serve, by supplying him liberally with free railroad passes, to go we suppose pretty much wher ever his time and inclinations may lead him to travel. We shall be sur prised if he should return without having picked up something in the wav of information concerning new inventions, discoveries or enterprises ~f one kind or another that will be of value to our city, to whose interests he has shown himself so ardently de voted We heartily wish for him a pleasant tour and a safe return to his home and family. Since the above was written, we have been surprised by the return of Mr. Lumpkin, without.maKing the ex tended tour we were informed he had in view. Messrs. L. H. Wood A Co. We stepped in the store of this pop ular and progressive firm the other day, and found them making exten sive preparations for a big trade dur ing the cotton season. The firm came here in January ’84. and by hard work and fair dealings, have placed themselves at the front of the retail grocery trade.' Their stock is neatly kept and.taste fully arranged—everything being in its proper department, and marked in large type, so that the consumer can not only see what he wants but what it is worth. . The happy young proprietor, told us they were selling “Sugar at wholesale as cheap as anybody; also Tobacco, Coffee, Sardines, Soap, Soda and many other articles,” and he con tinued “the day is not far distant when we expect to have a nice whole sale trade.” . The firm is composed of young and excellent business men, worthy of confidence and encouragement. We heartily endorse them to the trading public. Baldwin County Taction. Judge D. B. Sanford, Ordinary, made the following tax assessment on Thursday last, for the present year: Value of whole property, $1,636,033. Three and a half tenths of 1 per cent. or 35 cents on the $100 * 5.376.11 Connty tax on $5,376.11, 3C0 per cent. 16,128.34 Stock law tax 318 and 3l» districts,.. Aggregate of whole tax,.., AMOUNT TO PAY. $21,501.46 302.92 $21,867.38 Bonds due Jan. 1st, *87, $4,000 Pr. ct. State tax 74 Interest due “ “ “ 3.080 “ “ “ *• 57 Jurors, 1,800 “ “ “ “ 33 Kill iris, 250 “ “ “ “ 05 Inquests, 200 “ “ “ .* 04 Jail expenses. 500 “ .4 .. .4 10 Pauper expenses, 1,500 “ .4 .4 .4 38 County Officers, 2,500 “ 44 4, 4. 46 Roads and Bridges, 500 “ 44 .4 «. 10 Contingent expense s $1,798.34 “ 44 44 44 33 For county purposes $16,128.34. Per cent, soo REGISTRATION. NOTICE. OBITTJABY. Could not one suffice thee.’ flew, and twice,. niy peace From the Country. J. en- At Home, Aug. 28, ’86. Mr. Editor:—I left home Thurs day last to make a trip in the country. A few miles out I found the com mencement of a considerable rain. There were unmistakable signs of a very heavy rain about Jordan’s cross ing,' C. R. Harpers and Jos. Scoggins’ farms. Both this side of, and beyond the points indicated, there was little or no rain. The crops along the road from the corporation line are good. Fodder-pulling is over, and the large ears of corn, pendent from the stalks* give indications of an ample supply of this bread-making cereal. Our friend Hendrix’s cotton has improved wonderfully since I saw it last, but unmistakable signs of rust begin to ap pear on his crop, indeed on all the post oak lands, rust, the annual terror of all who farm such lands, is rapidly making its appearance, while the red lands, where there has been plenty of rain are growing and fruiting finely. On T. L. McCombs’, Dr. Harper’s, C. It. Harper's, Jesse Roberts’, E. Z. Brown’s, Minor s, Horne’s, Barks dale’s. Gibson’s, Myrick’s and Billy Green’s farms, the corn crop is fine. Nobody ever knew Billy Green and J. D. Minor to fail making corn. Some how or somehow else, they always do it. The farmers above named, in fact, all the Merriwether neighborhood is noted for good lands, good farmers, and general thrift and prosperity. Whenever their obligations to pay mature, they always respond with the ready cash. Their hospitality is pro verbial—no guest ever leaves their hospitable boards unsatisfied. I spent the night with Mr. T. Barksdale, whom I found busily gaged overhauling his gin. house and engine preparatory to fixing up the fleecy staple for market. I found in his horse lot several large fat farm- horses and one capital mule all of his own raising. These animals, if put on the market now would bring $500. Yet Mr. B. says the cost of raising them was so little as to add no appreciable amount to his annual ex penses while raising them. He has gathered more fodder than he can store—in fact he says he will make as good a crop as he ever made. He will raise arid fatten meat enough for his white family. His purchase of a por tion of the Cobb place was a lucky venture. Much of this purchase will produce a bale of cotton to the acre. Not less lucky were other purchas ers of this property, which I am told was given in for taxation before its sale at $1.25 per acre. It cannot be bought now for five times that a- inount. Mr. Sam. Evans bought sev eral hundred acres of it which is to day one of the best farms in Baldwin county. Adjoining the Cobb place is the farm of Alex Walker (colored) who owns his own land, paid for, and is prospering—has built a good frame dwelling, a gin house and screw, and houses for his children who have set tled around him and all doing well. He has a fine crop, and “owesno man any thing” he cannot pay. Ye lazy, discontented, grumbling, thriftless colored men of Baldwin, if such there be, take uncle Alex, as he is familiar ly called, for an example, and as sure as “effect follows cause,” you too will prosper. . „ . ,, I understood, while in Merriwether neighborhood, that Mr. E. . Z. Brown had just returned from Indian Springs much improved, and hope it may be the beginning of his entire tion. “Insatiate Archer! Twice thine Arrow v&s broken. Died at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Holsey, near Is land Creek, Hancock County, Ga., Gideon H. Holsey and James L. Holsey. The former was born Octo ber 5th, 1857, and died July 27th, 188G. The latter was born July 28th, I860, and died August 16th, 1886. Deatli is sad at all times and under all circumstances, but when the strokes of Providence visit us in such rapid succession as the dates above in dicate, we are led to exclaim: “God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to periorm.” Both left strong grounds for indulg ing the hope that God for Christ’s sake, had forgiven their sins. The elder, G. H. Holsey, often expressed a de sire to live that he might] live a more consistent life, and prayed for the forgiveness of his sins. The younger, James L. Holsey, prayed aloud and sang hymns with friends, who sang and prayed with him. He was obedient to ‘his parents. We commend the stricken parents to the mercy of God, and would have them remember that “Behind a frowning Providence, He hides a smiling lace.” W. Carr's Station, Ga., Aug. 25th, 1886. ‘^'Sparta Ishmadite please cojiy. Supplies for the Asylum. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. A LL persons interested and residing in the 105th District, G. M. of said County, are hereby notified that we will open books on Friday 7 27th inst., for the Registration of the qualified voters of said District, at or near E. K. Champion’s residence in said Dis trict, and that said books will be kept open from 9 o’clock, a. "m., to 5 o’clock p. m., daily, excepting Sundays, for the next ensuing Thirty dayg, for the Registration of voters as aforesaid, for the approaching elections. Witness our hands and official sig natures, this 23rd day of August, 1886. E. K. Champion and T. A. J. Moran, Registrars for the 105th District, G. M., of Baldwin County. NOTICE. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. A LL persons interested and residing in the 115th District, G. M., of said County, are hereby notified that we will open books on Friday, 27th inst., for the Registration of the qual ified voters of said District, at Pugh's Precinct in said District and county, and that said books will be kept open from 9 o’clock, a. m., to 5 o’clock, p m., daily, excepting Sundays, for the ensuing Thirty days, for the Registra tion of voters as aforesaid, for the approaching elections. Witness our hands and official signa tures, this 23rd day of August, 1886. W. H. Stembridge and J. W. Butts, Registrars for the 115th District, G M., of Baldwin Countv. NOTICE. LUNATIC ASYLUM. } Near Milledgeville, Ga., 17th August, 1886.) restora- C. COTTON MARKET. The following is the Cotton Market for August 30th, 1886. Savannah—Middlings, 8?. Charleston—Middlings, 84k Augusta—Middlings, 8j. Milledgeville—Middlings, 8. Liverpool—Middlings, 5£d. New York—Middlings, 9£. Gold par. LIST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS Remaining in the Post-Office at Mil ledgeville, Baldwin county, Ga, Aug. 28, 1886. If not called for within 10 days, they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Butts, S. James, Mathis Bryant, Lewis Lains, Isaac Cuper, Elizabeth Morris, Lula Camp, A. A. (2) Morrey, J. M. Dixon, Sallie Russell, Araminta Goodson, L. F. Office Hours.—General delivery window will be open from 9 A. M., un til 5 P. M. Money Order window will be open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. M. J. G. Fowler, P. M. At the lueeting of the S. A. E. con vention in Atlanta, last Wednesday, James H. Blount, Jr., of Macon, re ceived the medal for the best essayist. Messrs. G. T. Whilden and Frank Wilson have purchased the stock of Mr. T. T. Windsor and will go into the Hardware business. It will be an enterprising firm. SEALED PROPOSALS will be re ceived by the undersigned, up to the 16th of SEPTEMBER, 12 o’clock, M., for furnishing the articles specified be low. Samples must be furnished of the articles bid upon. One-third of the articles must be delivered 1st October; one-third 1st November and one-third 25th November, and cash will be paid for the same, one-third 5th November, one-third 5th December, and one-third 5th January, 1887. All articles will be re-weighed or measured. All car load lots to be delivered at Midway depot. LIST OF ARTICLES. 500 bus. Corn. 500 bus. Feed Oats. 25,000 lbs. Cotton Seed Meal. 25,000 lbs. Timothy Hay. 25,000 lbs. Bran. 25.000 lbs. C. R. Bacon sides, smoked. 4.500 “ Hams, ‘medium weight. 3.500 “ Leaf Lard. 300 bbls. Flour. 60 “ Pearl Grits. 850 bus. Meal. 3,500 lbs. Rio Coffee. 8.000 “ Brown Sugar. 2.000 “ Granulated Sugar. 850 “ Tobacco. 4.000 “ Butter. 500 gals. Cuba Molasses, in bbls. 100 “ Syrup. [weight 800 lbs. Adamantine Candles, ful 400 lbs. Starch. 100 lbs. Black Pepper, “grain.” 112 lbs. Bi-Carbonate Soda. 10,000 “ Rice. 1,200 lbs. Turpentine Soap. 4.000 lbs. Good Cheese. 100 gals. Vinegar. 45 cases Ball Potash, full weight. 3.500 lbs. No. 1 Mackerel. 30 doz. Good Brooms. 3.000 yds. Calico, fast colors. 4.000 yds. Sheeting. 4.000 “ Shirting. 3.000 “ Osnaburg. 3,000 “ Checks. 3.000 “ Jeans for Pants. 1.000 “ Curtain Calico. 700 “ Flannel. 700 Winter Coats. 200 “ Vests. 200 Under-Shirts. 300 Hats. 400 prs. Socks. 450 “ Stockings. 1.500 “ Blankets. 150 “ Brogans, 6-11 with strings. 100 “ “ 9-13 “ “ 150 “ P. calf Brogans, 6-11 with strings. 400 prs. Women Shoes with strings. The right reserved to reject any and all bids. Bids should be marked “to furnish supplies,” and addressed to the undersigned. LUCIUS J. LAMAR, Steward. August 17, 1886. 6 5t. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. A LL persons interested and residing in the 318th District, G. M., of said County, are hereby notified that we will open books on Friday, 27th inst., for the Registration of the qualified voters of said District, at or near Car rington’s School House, in said Dis trict and county, and that said books will be kept open from 9 o’clock, a. in., to 5 o'clock, p. 111., daily, excepting Sunday, for the next ensuing Thirty days, for the Registration of voters as aforesaid, for the approaching elec tions. Witness our hands and official sig natures, this 23rd day of August, 1886. Jacob J. Gumm and W. I. Harper, Registrars for the 318th District, G. M., of Baldwin County. NOTICE. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. A LL persons interested arid residing in the 319th District, G. M., of said County, are hereby notified that we will open books on Friday, 27th inst., for the Registration of the qualified voters of said District, at Brown’s Crossing, in said District and county, and that said books will be kept open from 9 o’clock, a. m., to 5 o’clock, p. m., daily, excepting Sundays, for the next ensuing Thirty days, for the Reg istration of voters as aforesaid, for the approaching elections. Witness our hands and official sig natures, this 23rd day of August, 1886. D. W. Brown and O. L. Brown, Registrars for the 319th District, G. M., of Baldwin County. NOTICE. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. A LL persons interested and residing in the 320th District, G. M., of said County, are hereby notified that we will open books on Friday, 27th inst., for the Registration of the qualified voters of said District, at the Sheriff’s office in the Court House in said Dis trict and county, and that said books will be kept open from 9 o’clock, a. m., to 5 o’clock, p. m., daily, except ing Sundays, for the next ensuing Thirty days, for the Registration of voters as aforesaid, for the approach ing elections. Witness our hands and official sig natures, this 23rd day of August, 1886. M. Grieve, Samuel Evans and William Williford, Registrars for the 320th District, G M., of Baldwin County. MIDDLE GEORGIA Military and Agricultural College. Milledgeville, Ga. R E-OPENS loth of September. Thir teen Professors and Teachers. Four hundred and five students. No tui tion is charged. A Matriculation Fee of from two to ten dollars, according to class. A practical education is giv en. The location is healthy, and the town is now under the Prohibition law. For catalogues apply to Gen. D. H. HILL, 7 4t.] President. NOTICE. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. A LL per* 0a interested and residing ir^ffiffiSlst District, G. M., of said Co’^igPrare hereby notified that we r-jjagpen books on Friday, 27th inst., tWthe Registration of the qualified voters of said District, at the residence of John G. Thomas, in the village of Scottsboro, in said District and coun ty, and that said books will be kept open from 9 o'clock, A. m., to 5 o clock, p M., daily, excepting Sundays, for the next ensuing Thirty days, for the Registration of voters as aforesaid, for the approaching elections. . Witness oui hands and official sig natures, this 33rd day of August, 1886. John G. Thomas and T. J. Lingold, Registrars for the 321st District, G. M., of Baldwin County. NOTICE. Writing paper, pens, ink, pencils, blank books, envelopes, and all kinds of stationary, for sale at this office. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. A LL persons interested and residing in the 322d District, G. M., of said County, are hereby notified that we will open books on Friday, 27th mat., for the Registration of the qualified voters of said District, at or near T. J. Cooper’s store, in said District and County, and that said books will be kept open from 9 o clock A.. M., to 0 o’clock P. M., daily, excepting Sun days, for the next ensuing Thirty days for the Registration of voters as aforesaid, far the approaching elec tions. , ^ , Witness our hands and official sig natures, this 23rd day of August, 1886. W. R. Tyler and S. J. Brown, Registrars for the 322d District, G. M., of Baldwin County. M. L. Byington will sell you lum ber for less money than anybody. Just go to his mill and see him make it, and you will say I do not wonder at it, if it was me I would give it away just to see the mill run. 4512ts. OF ALL— Summer —FOR- Cash or its EcruiYalent! JYow is Your Opportunity. 10,000 yards colored Lawns, at 3£c 10,000 yards Fancy Lawns, at 6|c * Satine aud Linen Prints, at 6£c. Summer Silks, Beautiful quality, at 40 and 50c. • * Black Goods, In large variety. French Nun’s Veiling, Gipsey Cloths, Eiimines Nun’s Veiling, Cashmeres. Napier and Straw Mattings. 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 Bobes. In fact, everything in Summer Goods can now be bought at a sacrifice. Our Stock of Ready-Made Garmenls! 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 low 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 can save you money. J^p’Our stock is all new and fresh, ranted to be as represented. All goods perfect and war- Come aud See Vs. ADOLPH JOSEPH^ Milledgeyille, Ga., June 14, 1886. 8 ly.