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CIT'V AND COUNTY.
Personal Mention.
tj .,1P Ct Wilson’scommunication.
.Imlsio H. 0- Sanford is attending
. '.none Superior Couit.
Vay your School Hats of Miss S.
1 Mtes^Mhinie Wilcox of Macon, is
, icitiuir Miss Marwood Hertv.
Miss Ada Wrightof Brunswick, Ha.,
visiting at the Mansion.
n r Duggan of Wilkinson county
was in the city Saturday.
Mr. John L. Johnson of Savannah,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. Louis C. Hall went to Macon
Sunday evening.
Joe wootten is running as express
messenger on the Macon and Augusta
ra Mr° ft Win. Bethune made a visit to
Linton last Saturday but was at homo
again yesterdav morning.
Mr Cunningham, who spent sever
al months in this city, has returned to
his home in Bainbridge.
Miss Jennie Moore spent last Batur
in v and Sunday at the pleasant coun
try home of Hr. and Mrs. Wm. A.
' °Mr Sol Barrett has erected a wind
mill for the purpose of forcing water
into his elegant residence on Jefferson
strppt.
Ex-Cadets, of Milledgevilie and
Baldwin county, are requested to at
tend the meeting at the office of J. T.
\llen, Esq.
Mr. E. E. Bell of the firm of T. L.
McComb&Co., will leave this week for
IS’ew York to purchase a spring stock
of Dry Hoods.
Mr. H. Adler is attending the Grand
Council of the Royal Arcanum, at
Rome, as the Representative of the
lodge in this city.
Mr. Jas. C. Denham of Pntnam
county was in the city last Friday,
and dined with his friend, Col. R. C.
Humber.
Mr. W. 8. Vaughn returns many
thanks to his friends and neighbors
for kindness extended him during the
illness of his infant son.
Dr. Potter of Macon preached an
able and eloquent missionary sermon
at the Methodist church, last Sunday
morning, to a large congregation.
Dr. Moore is called by imperative
business requirements to attend court
. Greene county and will therefore
be absent from home for a few days
during the present week.
The master's degree will be conferred
at the regular communication of Be
nevolent Lodge, F. A. M., this, Wed
nesday evening, and the W. M., re
vests a full attendance.
Mr. Whilden is pushing the work
i his neAv residence on Jefferson
Street, and is “bossing the job” him
self. From the looks of it now. he is
going to have a very handsome home.
Messrs. Chas. T. Whelan and Fred
Han ft have purchased the family gro
cery store of Mr. H. E. Kreuz. They
are experienced business men and will
doubtless do a successful business.
Mr. J. H. L. Grieve, of Atlanta,
formerly so well known by his friends
Cooctde”) is in the city, and is no
doubt receiving a hearty greeting
from his old companions and our citi
zens generally.
(3. G. Wilson is tlie busiest man in
town. He has mechanical genius of
a high order and indomitable pluck
(and energy. He is destined to build
ip a very large iron manufacturing
stablislnnent in this city.
Rev. Dr. Ryals, professor of Theolo-
j in Mereer University, preacliad to
lie Baptist congregation in the Court
louse on Sunday last. He had a
urge congregation ami his sermon is
epresented to have been a very able
•no.
Miss Ida Slater of Atlanta, in the
’rimary Department of our college,
s sick with pneumonia at the resi
lence of Mrs. Supple, where she
)oards. Her mother was telegraphed
or, and arrived here Sunday night.
Mr. Otis Childs, after a pleasant so-
ourn of two months in this city, left
Saturday for Athens. He will,
brobably, not return to his northern
kome until the first of June. We
gust, his annual visits to our city may
ontinue for many years to come.
I Mr. W. A. Cook, successor to C. G.
Wilson, has moved the Oconee Polli
n' J ards to his country home, fi ve or
fx miles west of the city, xvhere he
las every facility for continuing and
creasing the business. He has eggs
r sale now, but will not sell chick-
still fall. See advertisement.
Rev. Mr. McQueen preached an ex-
ulent sermon Sunday morning to a
rge congregation. His sermon at
mt, was also n very solemn and itn-
■ssivp one, calculated to make those
in are not Christians think seriously
ijieir duty and interest in regard to
■inal verit ies. It is to be regretted
, l had a small congregation at
; 1 ■■ 1 "lull's n.
‘ some time past
1 • Conn ft Co.,
book-keeper tc
‘ipf. Charles H. Andrews who lias
been with Messrs,
has been appoint-
eeper to the Milledgevilie
pi and Machinery Compauy ami
W aj "pon his new vocation.
I*r . | rews is a first-rate business
[ 1 1 lon g experience and will, we
diticliarge the duties of his
Fima! 1 ' v 'th much acceptability
Urf n^ 0 have employed him.
Li i ; citi7 ' en , Mr - W. H. Scott,
tt, f brate . his sixty-ninth birth-
i K .,„ f e . vonin g at the residence of
Pon-mdaw and daughter, Mr. and
, Mtt PP. by a re-union of his
Tons. 0 ! class. We congratu-
t nt ^ eni i ft friend on his attain
in' » a< . lvfU ‘ced an age and trust
e nr, ,U V have 1,mn y ' no|, e returns
anniversary which he will cele-
hte!uvm nU :e- Ma y they all be
jr,- n "h pleasant memories,
ifr xv^ythew Butts, infant son
lav 9th n I au f hn ’ dietl last Wed-
Pnern. 1 L’ aUer a week’s illness
|n the in? L The I110t her died
I mfant was'only a few days
JOl* ft 11 »4-^... ^ xi. .. J
'bilcr 0 ! f e hjhteen months it'was
tnfie. Just e wl ttthe i 1 8 J; eildepest
that the nhil i llen lie . be *? a " to
Ind having . WaH getting on safe
fid* from L 8e ?I U,1 ; gl y covered
lfiiiatch !i a L attac:k of measles, it
SS'Ki'SK
ASYLUM NOTES.
“C. SHARP.”
Early Thursday morning one of the
colored femuJe attendants, a woman
about forty years of age, left her
room to attend to something on the
hall the supervisor had ordered the
'“gilt before, and had got but a few
steps from her door when she sank
down upon tlio floor .and died before
any one could reach her. Heart dis
ease was supposed to be the cause.
The “Dilettanti Club” had their
quotation party last night. Though,
on account of its being the first of
the kind, (a breaking of the ice as it
were.) only a few recited quotations
on the subject (women), still it was
much enjoyed by all, and they Antici
pate much pleesure in subsequent
similar entertainments. Capt. An
drews and his daughter and the Misess
Hunter, of Milledgevilie, were out
and added much to the enjoyment of
the evening by their fine music and
sprightly conversation.
Mr. R. H. Barnes, of Newnan, lias
been on a visit of seyeral davs to the
asylum.
Co!. Geo. A. Croom, of Tallahassee,
Fla., visited the asylum on Thursday
lafet. For a number of years there
lias been at 'Chattalioaohee, Fla., a
commodious brick U. 8. Arsenal and
wooden quarters and barracks for otli-
cersatid men. It has been donated by
the U. 8. Government to the State of
Florida and been added to and con
verted into a State Asylum. It is on
a fine high table land very near where
tlie Flint and Chattahooche rivers
unite to form the Apalachicola. Col.
Croom says it is in a good condition,
but wo did noi learn from him the
number of officers and inmates.
If you were to drive into the
grounds of the asylnin between the
xvhite and colored departments, you
would imagine a railroad cut was be
ing excavated there from the long
pile of dirt, and especially so if, from
behind the dirt, you see the black
smoke curling up as if a locomotive
were there. Upon closer inspection
however, it proves to be an immense
ditch, in which a 12 inch sewer pipe
is to be laid. The ditch is over six
teen hundred feet long varying in
width from three to five feet and in
the deepest part twenty feet deep.
Pretty deep for a ditch that. The
black smoke from the gas works
just below the ditch and the steam
whistles, along witli the dirt, is well
calculated to convey the idea of a
railroad being built there.
We hear that the authorities are
negotiating for, or at least iij corres
pondence witli parties, relative to
boring ari artesian well at the Asylum.
That is well, for the subject of water
is getting to be a \ - ery important one.
It is not surprising either when we
reflect that there are not less than
fifteen hundred people (more than
some Georgia towns have) to be
supplied with water and that they
consume about a hundred "and "fifty
thousand gallons. The tank on the
tower holds some forty oi fifty thous
and gallons, which is kept full by be
ing pumped into from the creek,
about three quarters of a mile off, as
fast as it is drawn off through the
pipes in the various buildings. The
pump at the creek only runs during
tlie week, all tlie water used on Sun
day being pumped up into tlie tank
from tlm various cisterns that fairly
honey-comb the back yard. These
cisterns in tlie aggregate have a ca
pacity of two hundred and fifty thou
sand gallons, and are kept full by the
pumps, as fast as it is used out. Part
of the water, however, comes from a
Spring near Scottsboro, through
pipeB, to a tank in the tower of the
kitchen. And besides there is a tank
of some forty or fifty thousand gallons
on top of the centre building under
the dome. Still, with all this water,
the supply is barely sufficient, hence
the need of an artesian well.
Mrs. Cone, of the matron's office,
who has been absent on a short visit
to friends and relatives, has returned
injgood health and spirits and is again
at her post of duty.
The asylum amateurs are preparing
and wish to present next Thursday
evening, if nothing prevents, the
laughable farce of “Uncle Jeff or Tlie
Quack Doctor,” together with a reg
ular negro performance. It will be,
we understand, for the benefit of tlie
Asylum cornet band, which is getting
to be quite an institution in itself in
tlie asylum.
There is also a cornet band com
posed of the colored employees of the
Asylum. They gave an oyster supper
in town Thursday night, tlie proceeds
of which were to liquidate some of
their indebtedness. They played some
oil the streets in tlie afternoon and
candor compels us to say, that, under
tlie circumstances, they did much
credit to themselves. As a rule ne
groes have more musical talent, than
the whites though it is rarely cultiva
ted. Who has not enjoyed the melo
dy and rytlim carried by their clear
voices in old ante helium days, espe
cially in their log rolling, corn shuck
ing and chorus songs. On southern
and western river steamboats, when
the deck hands anti roust-abouts were
negroes, it was the custom, whenever
a bout left its wharf, for all the ne
groes to collect on the pier, and just
as the steamer xvould turn its head
gracefully out from the bank into the
stream and start off, for the leader to
burst fortli in some wild, or plaintive
song, when the others would take it
up and swelling out their voices in a
melodious chorus fairly make the
welking ring and awaken a thousand
eciioes in tlie woods around produc
ing altogether a wierd ami strange
effect.
There is a jolly crowd at the Asylum
that are each always trying to tell
something he has seen more wonderful
than any one else. One of the men in
tlie deep ditcli today hearing of Steve
Wright’s snake story said, digging in
that ditch reminded him that once
when he was digging a well he found,
fifty feet below the surface, a fat
light wood stump that had an iron
wedge fastened In It.
It is astonishing |how a deprivation
of any one rr more of the five senses | about an hour afterward and put. lum
quickens the perception or keenness | in the workshop to keep the hogsfrom
of the others. For instance there is troubling him. All tills happened in
,-a.i ^ i Baldwin county, on Friday morning,
March lltli, 1887, n few minutes after
a patient at the asylum with what
the doctor’s call Aphasia, which
means literally speechlesness, though
more properly it is applied to one who
retains all his mental faculties, hut
witli an utter inability to call proper
names, and indeed not only proper
names, but any noun. Unable there
fore to call liia own, or the name of
his most intimate friends, it is a
source of endless amusement to see
how he has adopted the imitation of
some peculiarity (that no one else had
noticed) to designate any one whom
ho wants to speak, of. He will imi
tate any peculiarity in a person bo
perfectly it is impossible not to know
to whom his actions are to be applied.
It is altogether an interesting case to
any medical man. Indeed it would
lie highly instructive and beneficial
for any man to get acquainted with
many of the patients there, observe
their peculiarities and study their
causes.
Tlie Board of Trustees, we under
stand, have voted Dr. Powell, the
Superintendent a three months leave
of absence. He will probably start
about the twentieth and visit other
asylums and attend conventions of
asylum superintendents and improve
tlie opportunity to ascertain and
seize upon any new plan or idea that
may prove beneficial to tlie patients.
There is some talk that lie will visit
Europe and examine into the work
ings of European asylums and hospit
als, but your correspondent cannot
speak positively on that point.
Asylum, March 11th, 1887.
Abe Youngblood Killed.
On Friday last, Abe Youngblood of
Washington County was shot and
killed by Charles I. Robinson at the
store of T. J. Cooper, near Stevens’
Pottery in the Southern part of this
county. Robinson at once sent a
message or note to Mr. Wm. 8. Scott,
Coroner, to come and hold an inquest
and sent word to Sheriff Ennis that
he was ready to submit to arrest.
Coroner Scott immediately proceed
ed to Cooper’s store and organized a
jury consisting of W. P. Stevens,
Foreman, J. R. Stevens, J. D. Bran-
an, W. M. Adams, J. N. Allen and
W. C. Ba'es. The jury, after hearing
tlie testimony of .six witnesses who
were present at tlie killing, found tlie
following verdict:
“Georgia, Baldwin County.
We, a Coroner’s jury having been
summoned by Coroner W. S. Scott,
to hold an inquest over the remains
of Ahe Y’oungblood, who was killed
by C. I. Robinson on March 11th,
1887, at the store of T. J. Cooper in
said county, upon examining tlie body
we find a pistol shot wound in tlie
left arm ranging inwardly towards
the body, said wound being four inch
es from the top of the shoulder; also
a pistol shot wound just back of the
left ear, passing out through the
mouth. We find ho came to his
death from said wounds by a pistol in
the hands of C. I. Robinson, and that
C. I. Robinson was justifiable.”
Tlie first and principal witness was
R. M. Benford, who stated that the
deceased came to Cooper’s store on |
1' o clock. Deceased never told me
what the difficulty was between him
and Robinson. Robinson said lie had
heard that deceased had come up to
kill him. I expected Youngblood to
shoot him every minute.
Tiie other witnesses were W. F.
Day, T. J. Cooper, James K. Patter
son, J. N. Wilson, Wm. McCullars
and Dave Upshaw; all of whom wit
nessed the killing except McCullars,
who testified to threatening language
used by the deceased the night before
concerning Robinson. The testimony
of all who were present was pretty
much confirmatory of that of the first
witness, as to the incidents of the
killing. Day testified that when
Youngblood told Robinson he wanted
to see him, Robiosou replied “You can
see me Jn the orowdher^kny where,
as I am too much of a gentleman to
walk any where with yon.” Deceased
said do you consider yourself more of
a gentleman than l ami Robinson said
said of course I do. Deoeased then
said of course you are a d—d liar.”
Mr. Robinson is said to be a peacea
ble man, and averse to personal diffi
culties.
LOCAL AND BUSMESS NOTICES.
Hoarders Wanted.—Having mov
ed into my new residence on Clarke
st. three blocks from the business part
of the city. L can accommodate four
boarders with nice apartments. Board
at reasonable rates. Apply to Mrs. T.
J. Fairfield. 84 lm.
Wh h»vo one of t he best Job Office* In the
Stato. If vou doa’t believe It give us a call,
and tirtconTmcod,
Only a few more of those cheap
Stoves left.
82 lm. j. Stalky.
Landreth's Garden Seed and Irish
potatoes for sale by C. L. Cabh.
Call and get a Boy Dixie Plow, for
♦1.75. nt
32 lm Jos. Stalky’s.
We are prepared to do all kinds of
job work elegantly and promptly.
An elegant line of Handkerchief
Extracts of tlie best make at C. L.
Case’s. 30 tf.
Buy your Steel Plows where you
can buy tlie cheapest, at
32 lm. ^os. Stalky's.
Now is the time to buy Garden
Tools, I have got all kinds.
32 lm. Jos. Stalky.
Just Received!
An immense lot of Ladies’, Misses
and Children’s Hats, Ciikad at Miss
S. E. Bearden’s. [3(1 tf.
Fruit Canning.
T II10 citizens of Milledgevilie desire the Fruit
and Canning I/usIuphs established m this
city. An.v person or company understanding the
business and wishing a favorable location are in
vited to correspond with
W. T. CONN, of the
Milledgevilie Business Union.
Notice From W. T. Conn & Co.
save nvEOZErarsn
BY BUYING YOUR
Furniture, Buggies,
Wagons, Harness, Saddles, Harness
Leather, Children Carriages,
Wall Paper, Window Shades, Mixed Paints,
White Lead, Linseed Oil, Etc., from tTs!
Wo need money and for the CASH we will duplicate prices of
affy liouso in Georgia. Also,
From and after this date we will
confine our trade to merchants, no
goods sold to consumers. We desire
! to take this occasion to thank our
friends for their patronage. We
Friday morning and stating that he mt T " , U, * V
came up that morning, took witness 1 'Y ouk . . ,lko thank the merchants for
behind the store and after asking if jt lie kim encouragement given us
he (witness) hail a pistol and being ° ur wholesale bus,ness; and to say
answered in the negative, said ! that we are better prepared than ever
to sell them goods /it bottom prices
and hope to merit a large share of
their patronage.
W. T. CONN & CO.
Milledgevilie, Ga,, Mar. 1st, ’87. [34 3t,
had left home with the view of hav
ing a difficulty witli Charlie Robinson.
He said Charlie had to take back
thinks he had said or one or tlie oth
er had to die to-day.” Witness ad
vised him “not to be too fast”, or lie
“might get the worst of it.” The de
ceased then pulled out his pocket
book and said “there is fifty dollars
in there and threw the pocket-book
a few feet away and some silver mon
ey fell out, and said I have a seven
shooter and again said that Robin- < sl A e ..? ■jsbytenan church
DR. W. R. ROBISON,
ipENDERS his Professional Ser-
I vices to the citizens of Milledge-
ville and surrounding country. Office
and residence on Green Street, oppo-
Milledgevillo, Ga., March 1, ’87, 343m
Dissolution of Partnership.
T HE partnership heretofore exist
ing between J. W. McMillan and
E. T. Ailing, as builders and contrac
tors, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent—said McMillan selling his in
terest in said firm urtd business to Mr.
Jesse W. Tunnell. All who are in
debted to tlie firm of McMillan & Ai
ling will settle with either of said
then asked Robinson for firm-
son bad to take back something he
had said or one or the other would
have to die.”
They then returned to the front of
the store and in about two minutes
“Robinson came in the side door of
the store and walked to tlie front.
Robinson said “good morning, Mr.
Youngblood.” Deceased said “how
are you Robinson?” “Deceased then
asked Robinson to walk around tiie
tiouse. Robinson refused to go "
Deceased
a receipt. Robinson a-ked what kind
of a receipt. Ho repeated two or
three times that he wanted a receipt
cursing Robinson as roughly as you
ever heard a human cursed all the
time. Robinson kept asking him
very politely what kind of a receipt
he wanted. Deceased then walked
.T. w. mcmillan.
E. T. ALLING.
February 26th, 1887.
In retiring from tlie above firm, it
affords me much pleasure to recom
mend the new firm of Ailing find Tun
nell to the favorable consideration of
up to the steps as if attempting to J all who desire xvork in their line. The
strike Robinson, but some parties j high character of Mr. Ailing is too
drove up in a buggy and he didn’t j well known to need comment from
strike him. He kept cursing Robin
son and stepped back on to the
ground.” Tlie witness continued, “I
called to Youngblood and told him he
had said enough, in order to let Mr.
Robinson get out of the way, as Rob
inson had shown no disposition to
fight. Deceased would put his hand
in his left hand under coat po ket and
then put it in his hip pocked as ii he
had two pistols. (That xvas the im
pression made on me.) Deceased
would not pay any attention to me
and Robinson started to come to me
and deceased cut him off. When de
ceased came between us he had his ^ K eml >m W y to meet drummer,, at any sta-
hand behind him, and walked side, tTon within 15 miles of Milledgevilie, at a few
me. Mr. Tunnell has recently come
among us, but I have known him for
years, and.he is a gentleman in every
sens/; of that word, and to appreciate
him it is only necessary to have him
work for you, and know him.
j. w. mcmillan.
Milledgevilie, Ga.. Feb. 20, ’87. 34 4t
ways to Robinson. I expected every
minute to see him shoot Robinson as
he was cursing him (Robinson) all the
time. Robinson wanted to get away
but could not. When deceased got
between Robinson anilJinyself,|Robin-
son shot him in the left arm and de
ceased started off and Robinson tried
to shoot, again when hi* pistol snap
ped. He then fired and hit fleceased
back of the left ear. Deceased walked
off as if lie was not hit, and went
about thirty steps and fell. I went to
deceased and lie was then lying down
struggling. Deceased was lying on
his right side, face down, with, his
right arm under him, and the pistol—
a Smith & Wisson, live shot double
action pistol—lying under him, the
print of the pistol stock being on bis
right wrist. We took deceased up in
OCONEE LIVERY STABLE,
Milledgevilie, Ga.
M. H BLAND & CO., Proprietors.
(Successors toG. T. Whilden.)
J jKIUUCIv meets all Trains promptly. Will
liours notice on orders, written or otherwise.
Also, will keep for hire, Carriages, Haggles and
ridiug Horses at reasonable rates. Drayage
furnished, promptly and faithfully attended
to. Patronage ortho pnhllosolicited.
Feb, 1st, 1887. 30 3m
For Sale.
Peterlcin Cotton Seed.
QETTS of the famous Texas Blue
O Grass—the best winter grass
known.
Blount's Early Prolific Corn—the
best for early roasting ears and for
soiling of cattle—ready for the mill
by 15th July —two crops a year.
Seed of the Early Amber Cane—the
best for syrup and for feeding to hogs
and cattle—two crops a year.
W. H. BASS.
Milledgevilie, Feb. 22, ’87. 33 tf
COFFINS AND',
All Styles and Pr ices.
W_ «Sc J*. C-A.IR'-A.KIIEIE?,,
32 South Wayno Street,.’. Milledgevilie, Ga.
March 1, 1887. * 34 4m.
TIN, IRON AND METAL WORK.
I have removed to Milledgevilie and opened a shop at No. 25 S. Wayne
Street, next door to Poet Office, where I am prepared to do all kinds of
Sheet Metal Wort, Til Roofing, Iron Roofing, Gotten & Minton.
Roofs repaired and painted. Smoke stacks for portable engines made and
repaired. Repairing of all kinds in Tin and Iron done promptly at low rates.
A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited.
W. H. HARGRAVES.
Milledgevilie, Ga., March 1st, 1886.
24 ly.
TOLD YOU SO!
That it was a good time to buy in tlie next 30 days. The 30 days [are gone
now, and so have prices gone up. But we have another car of
EMERALD FANCY FLOUR!
On the road, and will divide the advance with you, if you call early. We
still have bargains in
Sugar, Coffee and, Tobacco,
Complete variety of Canned Goods and Confectionery. Eastern Seed and
Irish Potatoes and Garden Seeds. Call early before prices go up again.
Very Truly Yours,
L. H. WOOD & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers.
No. 30, S. Wayne St Millkdgkvillk, Ga.
Fob. 8,1887. • 31 ly
The Old Hardware Store
IS STILL ALIVE!
Anil will sell you
Goods CHEAPER than Ever!
All kinds of
FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
at very low figures. Plows of all kinds. I keep the Boy, Dixie
Stonewall, Boss, Haiman, Southern and Athens Plows; in fact
everything a farmer needs. And as for
STOCKS,
you can get a Stove now from mo cheaper than ever has been sold
in Milledgevilie before. Cotton is King in the field, but the Iron
King Stove is King in the kitchen, and don’t you forget it. I will
sell you a No. b, Iron King for $17.00; No. 7, $20.00; No. 8, $23.00,
with all the Furniture, and the GREAT and GOOD EXCELSIOR
Cook Stove, I will sell you a No. 7, xvitli all the Furniture, for the
low price of $15.00, and other Cook Stoves at $8.00 and $10.Q0.
Call and sco tlio Family Oil Can, GOOD ENOUGH holding 5
gallons, with pump, for $2.00.
Guns! Guns!
Selling out at cost for the next 30 days.
£1^1 keep everything in the Hardware lino as low as the lowest
Call anil see for yourselves.
JOS. STALBY.
Milledgoville,Feb. 1st, 1887.
29 ly
Millinery, Notions, do.,
At Greatly Reduced Prices,
FOE THE
JVEXT OO DAYS!
3^“ Bargains Guaranteed.
Mrs. S. D. WOOTTEN.
Miledgeville, Ga., Jan. 11th, 1887.
12 ly.