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' c 7 t> and county.
'personal Mention.
repainting liis house.
!>'• n Rhodes, of Macon,
Mr. I ' ol " s
— , , smuliiv in this city.
.pent last fM1 V ,; itt | ( , of Talbot eoun-
llon. ; ,a this citv last week,
ty. pi/th of Miss Sallle Camker,
The heaHU ^ u>an)( is improving,
we are p|»jj 0( w H) who lias been
Mrs. " , r nl weeks, is improving.
iH for ‘‘fp ‘ lor of the Mansion, has
Vi.lt to her old home,
Brunswick. Caraker finished
rSn^llf. cotton crop on Thur«fy
1,l « nGhause of Macon was in the city
JS£“&MW “ “ C’ dh “l»»'
as e , ver ' T ee Holt and E. S. Lester
//ones county, were in the city last
Saturday. Crawford was confined
hfs home by sickness nearly the
to . f past week.
"' . ol navid P J. Hailey and her son
*Sj e ffii Bailey have been v.s.t-
ing Mrs- w j. Fleinister of
■'* r ' 'ii'ri. in the city visiting tint tiini-
'.V,. 1
janv
|s;.inetii lle "
It tu
sking
town,
after being told that it was
lias returned home.
. „ , the town boys m
>< ?“ ie to revive the old brass band
Xrrof. Morston for teacher.
V, f ramming, Esq of Warrenton,
A « here Post week making arrangements
trfmovstothlB city, where he will open a
to MtoMay Brice, of Atlanta is now
thU citv assisting her sister, Miss
Fannie See, in her Millinery estab-
MtoMinnie Tuttle returned home
, * altiirdav after a very pleasant
St of five or six weeks to relative.
Vimfirst pionie of the season came
Saturday. Capt. .T- T. Minor s
olass spent the day in the woods, and
h rant t T <K F tl "Newell 1ms returned
from Dougherty county. Mrs. Newell
will remain several weeks with Mrs.
Dr Heartwell in Albany.
Mr W H. Hall, .Tr., and Ins sister,
Miss Sadie Hall, left for Macon last
Friday, to spend a few days on a vis
it to relatives in that city.
Mr. John A. Bower, a favorite en
gineer on the E. Term., \ a. A Ga R.
K and fftinilv visited the family of
& father-in-law, Mr. B. W. Scott, in
this city last week.
Mr King Champion has only one
horse left, a gray pony, perfectly gen
tle and travels well. He is anxious
to dispose of him and will sell him at
a bargain. ... _ T „
Young Mr. Moore, of the L KION-Re-
cohder, gave us a pleasant call Wed
nesday morning. TIip IInion-Rkcor-
pkk is an established institution, and
has many admirers in Putnam. Ea-
touton Messenger.
The “Morning Star” will he re-built
iv the “Shining Stars”, at the Opera
House, this (Tuesday) afternoon, at
3o'clock. Admission five cents. The
entertainment is novel and interest
ing and will doubtless attract, as it
should, a large audience.
Mrs. Fannie Milluh's school at
Lane's academy is perhaps the best
attended school in tho county', out
side of Monticcllo, and the people of
this community love to boast of hav
ing the best teacher in the State.
—Jasper Co. News.
Mrs. IMillen is from this city and
will he remembered as Miss Fannie
Lane.
“Who is my neighbor?' 1 was the
subject of a practical sermon by Rev.
J. R. King last Sunday night. He
made an earnest appeal to Christians
to look after the spiritual welfare of
their fellow men. While men should
give due diligence to business, Chris
tian sympathy demanded that time
should be taken to extend a helping
hand to the tempted and suffering
who are passed by daily in the jour
ney of life.
Mr. Thos. E. White has nearly com-
pleted an arrangement which will sup-
ldy the different rooms of hisdwelling
with pure water from his well. A
tiuull windmill, which he will doubt-
■ess erect before very long, will raise
lie water without the use of manual
i or - B would seem that consider-
■I ®. 11 comparatively small expense
‘‘ 1 involve, many persons would
r tppiv their house with a similar con
venience.
"{ Monday afternoon of last week
.... f' a pleasant call from Mr. Ed-
• i 1 nroltston, editor and publisher of
'• '.adisoniau, who was on his way
• „rt lt °u t0n to attend the Superior
], sft ys Madison is on a boom.
I, l0, tcr to his paper he gives our
• \ 1,assln « notice as follows:
..hi s , 10 train rolled into Crawford-
l !\ er ® "’as pointed out to us Lib-
r, t „, 11(1 ’ Home of the (treat
oi A H Stephens . Then
bicir I ,® , P i ang e at, Caniak, where we
I of t h <l ,f 16 Macon & Augusta branch
l«leevinl a - R \ li - Arriving at Mil-
llialf j,, e '. 111(1 about one and a
I train before taking the Central
cnpie’,1 in" 1 t,, , u ? was pleasantly oc-
capitni JU Ka l vkln B around the old
depot in Vn n“ k'oing up from the
observed bu ? a , y ellow flag was
high nr ,^ oa t ,n g to the breeze from a
while Itll C ? 1 L( ' wis turned pale
I'ously asking if there was
The Poisoned Family.
Nothing perhaps in the past history
of this county has ever so perplexed
our people as has the poisoning of the
family of John Harris, colored, which
has now "become a matter of much
interest elsewhere in the State, as
well as here, where we are brought in
close contact with it. Physicians of
skill and character have devoted their
time and powers of investigation to
the matter, but all in vain. With the
means at their Command, which were
necessarily, far less perfect, than those
used by experts in the large cities,
they have failed to find by their anal
ysis any poison in the stomach of one
of the victims of this unknown ugent.
The stomach of another of the suffer
ers however has been forwarded to
Professor White of Athens, who, with
better appliances, may be more suc
cessful in developing the foundation
cause of this great mystery.
John Harris, the head of the afflict
ed family, was absent from home
when the poisoned food was [first
eaten by his family, and ho therefore
has escaped thus far from death, but
he is a complete wreck in both mind
and body, notwithstanding, lie was
so recently a vigorous, strong man,
in the prime of a healthy manhood.
His mind gave way under the pres
sure of his woes a few days since, and
lie wandered about during the night.
Tho next morning he entered the
house of Mr. Charles Williamson, and,
tlit* hitter gentleman being absent,
the frightened family fled and having
obtained assistance returned soon to
find him eating the breakfast which
had been prepared for their own use.
He was brought to town and a jury,
composed chielly of physicians, after
ft careful investigation of his condi
tion, rendered a verdict that he was
a fit subject for restraint and treat
ment at the State Lunatic Asylum.
He was accordingly removed to that
place, and his condition, so far from
improving, is said to be getting worse
from day to day; and in fact it is
thought his name will soon be added
to the list of the victims of this trag
edy.
Among the many theories advanc
ed by different persons, it was at one
time'believed that the milk used by
the family was the channel through
which the poison was administered,
but another family who partook of
the same milk suffered no harm from
it.
In our last issue, we stated that
there had been four deaths among
the sufferers from the poison, the last
being the wife of Harris. Since that
time tiiere lias been one other death,
making five to this date, Satnrday.
The general opinion of our people,
Jn the absence of anything definite
and reliable concerning the agency
through which the poison was admin
istered is that Jim Bonner, the pre
tended Voudoo doctor, is the guilty
party. This opinion is founded upon
the fact that he had a cause of enmity
against Harris, who had ridiculed his
pretended powers to cure cases of
persons poisoned—to take frogs out of
the legs of people who were sick, and
do other “conjuring” tricks, which
were the cause of fear and and terror
to many of his credulous race. Bon
ner of course revelled in the conscious
ness of the fear he inspired and was
much incensed against Harris, who
had ridiculed liis pretensions and had
offered to give five dollars apiece for
every frog Bonner would take out of
the legs of his patients. There being
a reasonable cause for his ill will—his
dealing in roots and medicinal plants
which he gathered in the woods and
swamps, together with his.unsavory
reputation in general, gave, as many
thought, strong cause for suspicion
that lie wits the guilty party.
This opinion was strengthened by
his personal movements and presence
near the Harris dwelling just before
the poison made itself manifest and
also by his talk to a negro named
Young living near Harris, whose tes
timony against Bonner was drawn
from him much apparently against his
will. But while strong suspicion may
reasonably lie against Bonner, the
evidence does not come within the
bounds of legal requirements, and so
he was allowed to go away, after be
ing discharged from arrest, and we
learn he is now living in the lower
part of Putnam county, near the line
of Baldwin.
! ting so devilish a crime, is probably
at large in this section, should arouse
t ie vigilance of every citizen and
make every one willing to go to any
expense that is likely to ha required,
to secure the identification and pun
ishment of the poisoner. We are con
scious that the proper officials have
done what seemed best to be done
and we would have them feel that
public opinion will sustain them in
whatever further measures may be
necessary to solve the mystery and
have full and exact, justice administer
ed to the person who committed the
great crime.
THEATRICAL.
The London Theatre Company gave
performances at the Opera House on
Thursday, Friday aud Saturday of last
week. This company was unlike all
the theatrical combinations which
have come before our play-going peo
ple for some time past. Ttiey liad
sufficient confidence in their own abil
ity to please the people to induce
them to advertise before baud that
they would stay here three days; not
doubting that their first performances
would secure good houses for those
which might follow. Their plan was
reasonably successful, for while the
attendance was not very large, they
had fairly good houses for such a
population as we have here, and they
were saved the expense of railroad
travel to reach each public appear
ance, which other companies had to
incur. Again, they had no great star
actor to sliow off his phenomenal tal
ent, with third or fourth rate players
to form his supports. This comp'uny
had actors of sufficient ability to fill
the minor parts quite well and none
fell below a good average. There was
also apparent, an honest desire to
gi ve the public the best entertainment
within their power to afford and
witlial, being hero several days, they
made a favorable impression upon
those of our people who became ac
quainted with them, by tbeir personal
bearing and deportment during their
sojourn here, and that is the kind of
theatrical people, (not always to be
met with among our itinerant players)
whom the public would generally like
to patronize. Then, on the whole, the
peformnnees of the London Theatre
Company here, gave very general sat
isfaction, so far as we can learn, to
the majority of those who attended
them.
Having said,the foregoing, we will
brieily remark that Miss Josie Mills
and Mr. W. F. Kempshall rendered
tho principal female and male parts
very acceptably and the latter got
hold of the public sympathy and fa
vor to such an extent in his funny de
lineations that they were disposed to
laugh at everything lie said or did.
The Bell Ringers made music that
was heartily applauded and invaria
bly brought out an encore.
In conclusion, we can commend the
London Theatre Company to the
favor of tho public as giving pleasant
entertainments, with nothing in them
to. offend the taste of people of intelli
gence and refinement and as suited to
please the public in general.
Warren Edwards’ Baths.
Mkssrs. Editors:
Permit mo through the columns of
your valuable journal, to call the at
tention of the public to the above
named enterprise. An enterprise de
serving the most liberal patronage
at the hands of our citizens. A bath
ing establishment of the first order,
is a real benefit to the public and this
is one!; one where every thing.is
properly attended to; clean tubs, clean
towels, neat rooms; cold, warm, or hot
baths, always, ready at five minutes
notice. By hot baths, we do not
mean a teaspoonful of hot water,
thrown into three buckets of cold—as
is too often the case in larger cities.
But every thing is, as it proposes to be,
namely; a first class bathing establish
ment.
Onk Who Has Bkkn Thkkk.
Now is the time to buy your nice
dress for Easter. P. J. Cline & Co.,
have opened them in large variety
with trimmings and buttons to match.
LOCAL AND BUSINESS NOTICES.
Hardening mav now be pushed with
safety.
The London Theatre Company
showed an old time appreciation of
the press.
With the opening of Spring a free
use of paint and whitewash will make
our old town look as good as new.
A good many subscriptions to this
paper expired the first of January.
Come up, gentlemen, and renew; this
is busiuess.
A case of envelopes just received at
this offloe, Any person needing a lot
of cheap envelopes would do well to
call on us.
It is a rather singular fact that al
though the fruit trees are in full
bloom in March, every year, it is very
rarely that the fruit is killed during
that month. It is always nearly that
the fruit, if killed at all, is killed dur
ing the much milder month of April.
There is a demand in the South for
broomcorn and we hope to see our
farmers pay some attention to the
crop.
What to cook for Binnkr?—See
Messrs. L. H. Wood & Co’s, new ad
vertisement.
The Milledgeville Dramatic Club
are making arrangements to present
to the public, one of Sardo'us plays
entitled “A Scrap of Paper.”
The Presbyterian Sunday School
has doubled its former number of
scholars within the last three or four
weeks.
The Milledgeville Iron and Machin
ery Works were so pressed with work
last week that they were compelled to
run after night.
Croquet Sets for sale by C. L. Cask.
Boarders Wanted.—Having mov
ed into my new residence on Clarke
st. three blocks from the business part
of the city. I can accommodate four
boarders with nice apartments. Board
at reasonable rates. Apply to Mrs. T.
J. Fairfield. 34 i m<
Only a few more of those cheap
Stoves left.
83 Bn. j, Stalky.
Landreth’s Garden Seed and Irish
potatoes for sale by C. L. CASK.
Envelopes for sale at this office at
$1.00 per thousand.
Call aud get a Boy Dixie Plow, for
$1.75, at
33 Du Jos. Staley's.
We are prepared to^lo all kinds of
job work elegantly and promptly.
An elegant line of Handkerchief
Extracts of the best make at C. L.
Cask's. 30 tf.
Buy your Steel Plows where you
can buy the cheapest, at
33 Du. Jos. Staley’s.
Now is the time to buy Garden
Tools, 1 have got all kinds.
33 D11. Jos. Stalky.
Just Received!
An immense lot of Ladies’, Misses
| and Children’s Hats, Chkap at Miss
1 S. E. Bearden’s. [30 tf.
j LIST OF ADVERTISED LETTERS
1 Remaining in the Post-Office at Mil-
i edgeville, Baldwin county, Gin., Mar.
1 -5, 18S7. If [not called for within 30
; days they will be sent to the Dead
j Letter Office.
I Alcott, Gypsy Lester, Mary J.
Armstrong, Saliie Laurence, Wesley
Ablo, Jennie Moorman, C. T. 3
Adams, Robt. Miller, W. E.
Bryant, Dolly McGhel, Rosa
Brown, Jordan Odam, Corsicilla
Bucb, Edward Phillips Anna
Butts, Lugany Page, Mary
Brown, Patsey Redding, Mary
Briscoe, L. H. Rawls, J.
Childers, Saliie Summons, Mattie
Coluge, Willie Thomas, Win.
Davis, Robt. E. Watson, Nancy
Dorsey, W. F. Williams, Jno.
Feard, Minnie Williams, Rev.
Hester, Mary Washington, J. H.
Johnson, Torney White, Jim
Johnson, James Watson, Betsie
Office Hours.—General delivery
window will be open from 9 A. M., un
til 5 p. m. Money Order window will
be open from SI A. M. to 4 p. M.
J. G. Fowler, P. M.
ffViat to flook for Dinner?
Is the question that puzzles the housekeeper. We admit it is a
hard question, ami harder still to answer it differently every day.
Wo beg to suggest that you come to our store and examine our
large ail'd varied stock of
and lot us counsel together. We can surely please you in quality
and price. Respectfully,
L. H. WOOD & CO.,
No. 30, 8. Wayne St.
March 29, 1887.
•Millrdoeyzlle, Ga
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ZMZOUSnHTXT
BY BUYING YOUR
Furniture, Buggies,
Wagons, Harness, Saddles, Harness
Leather, Children Carriages,
Wall Paper, Window Shades, Mixed Paints,
White Lead, Linseed Oil, Etc., from Us!
We noed money and for the CASH we will duplicate prices of
any house in Georgia. Also,
COFFINS AND CASKETS,
All Styles and Prices.
W. &c or. OJLRJLXSIR,
32 South Wayne Street,
March 1, 1887.
.Milledgeville, Ga.
34 4m.
TIN, IRON AND METAL WORK.
:o:
I have removed to Milledgeville and opened a shop at No. 25 8. Wayne
Street, next door to Post Office, where I am prepared to do all kinds of
Sheet Metal fort, Tin Mm, Iren Roofint, Gntters & Conductors.
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 ot the public patronnge is respectfully solicited.
W. H. HARGRAVES.
Milledgeville, Ga., March 1st, 1880.
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The Old Hardware Store
IS STILL ALIVE!
And will sell you
Goods CHEAPER than Ever!
1856.
JOHN M. CLARK’S
1887.
UP Won tlx« LIIILL 1 L \YIl»
flie.l f a before he fully ral-
"t:U:o 1 tl .\ e ^ock. For the' first
Jrioiis st;it , Vi' 6 °J d Pa l>itol of our glo-
lutul i ()nil •’ Ule Governor’s mansion,
■the A^vin J^ 011 distant hills was
Wlon ♦,?LfP r VV' i,lsniie - 1 took
[bunts and n ^ W1 ,V ft f ! !W of themer-
‘mious irrowM V ‘V ‘Dtribute the con-
"hools ^ n l of the clt >' 10 the free
he time hJT encps are being erected
fusule point JfL 0 ? 1 ?, u . lovln B in from
f u ve education’i" 1 H 1611 ’ ch,ldre n may
Ltd a short v- adva ntftges. 1 e n-
^■ORDer Bro 181 Vr t0 th ® Union &
u " Ml around &c M °° re introduc e d
Later.—Since the foregoing was
put in print, another sufferer has
died. John Harris, who as above
stated, was sent to the Asylum last
week, (lied at that place Sunday
morning at half past two o’clock.
This makes six who have fallen inno
cent victims to the fiendish malice of
the poisoner.
Suspicions are gathering around the
voo-doo doctor, Jim Bonner. It is
said that when he lived in Putnam
county he was consulted by a woman
whose husband had left her, and he
prepared a love powder to be given
to the husband. The wife not being
able to see him and administer the
dose, the powders were entrusted to
another woman, who mixed one in a
glass of wine and offered it to Griffin,
the man who was suing for divorce,
who was suspicious and not only re
fused to drink the wine but procured
from the woman the remaining pow
ders, and had them analyzed, and
they were found to contain strych
nine enough to kill an elephant. It is
also said that lie doctored a woman,
some years ago, at or near Dennis
Station. She continued to grow worse
and a physician was sent for when
the woman was dying, and he said
she must have been poisoned.. The
woman died and was buried (without
an investigation, no suspicion attach
ing to Bonner at that time. Since
his name lias been mentioned in con
nection with the I'ecent poisoning,
this circumstance is re-called.
No expense within the bounds of
reason should bo spared which may
be required to solve the mystery of
the great poisoning case. The fact
that the victims are of humble posi
tion and of the colored race, should
have no influence in determining the
policy to be pursued. The fact that
a person, who is capable of commit-
ULR/LTO- STORE!
An established business, of over thirty consecutive years standing, is justly en'itled
to the coniidence and patronage of the public.
It has always been, and Is now, our aim to keep a stock in the drug line suited to
the wants of this place and the surrounding country, and if the utmost courtasy to
patrons, no pains spar d to supply their needs and goods sold at, as small a marg 11 of
profit ns business will warrant, are any inducements for your trade, we guarantei the
same to each and every customer who favors us with his patronage.
Brushoe,
Combs,
Toilet powders,
Perfumery,
Cigars,
Tobacco,
Snuff,
Writing paper,
Envelopes,
Inks,
Lamps,
Chimneys,
Wicks,
OUR STOCK EMBRACES
Colors, (ready made) Ledgers,
Library Lamps, Day Books,
Hall Lamps, Blacking,
Base Balls, English Soda,
liats, Starch,
®f' u, i‘ e8 , Croquet Sotts, Laundry Soap,
Cloth Brushes, bchool Books, Picture Cards.
Soaps, Salchels, Tooth Brushes,
P°" c > 8 - Sponges, Nail Brushes,
Machinery Oils, Slates, Lanterns,
White Lead, White Wash Brushes, Spices,
Linseed Oil, Paint Brushes, Flavoring Eesmicffl,
Colors, (in oil) Blank Books, Cattl. Powder,
Vinegar,
Kerosene Oil,
Playing Cards,
Varnishes,
Patent Medicines.
While we are selling White Lead and Linseed Oil in any quantity, we at the same
time call the attention of pnrtiesnbout to paint houses and fences, to the fact that we
arc sole agents here for
LONGMAN & MARTINEZ PREPARED PAINTS.
A bona fide gurrantee goes with every gallon of this paint and wo are responsible for th*
guarantee. All shades and colors to be had, or any color desired, made to order.
John M. Clark’s Drug Slore has besides tho retail department a
JOBBING DEPARTMENT,
Prepared to sell goods at closest prices to merchants and tradesmen. We put up a
00mpinte tine of domestic medicines such as Castor Oil, Turpentine, Sweet Oil, Lauda
num, Paregoric, Flavoring Extracts, Stock Powder, Jfcc., and only ask that you give us
a call after inquiring elsewhere,
PRESCRIPTIONS.
We httvrt always taken especial pains to conduct our Proscription Department so as
to bo ready for any medicines tho physicians may noed. Wo keep up with the progress
of medical science and new remedies and are continually adding those to out stock.
this department of <>ur business is under the personal supervision of our Manager,
Geo. D. Case, ami every prescription comic# to the store is placed in his hands.
W. G. Perry and W. it. Lamar, Clerks, are well known throughout this vicinitv «s
strai#bt-forwerd, industrious, steady youn# men and are ever ready to please all cus
tomers who favor us with their patronage.
&E0. D. CASE, Manager.
K GO 1 oorr
Milledgeville, March 22,1887.
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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
STOVES,
you can get a Stove now from mo cheaper than ever has been sold
in Milledgeville before. Cotton is King in the field, but the Iron
King Stove is King in tho kitchen, and don’t you forget it. I will
sell you a No. 6, Iron King for $17.00; No. 7, $20.00; No. 8, $23.00,
with all tho Furniture, and tho GREAT and GOOD EXCELSIOR
Cook Stove, I will sell you a No. 7, with all the Furniture, for the
low price of $15.00, and other Cook Stoves at $8.00 and $10.00.
Call and see tho Family Oil Can, GOOD ENOUGH holding 5
gallons, with pump, for $2.00.
Guns! Guns!
Selling out at cost for the next 30 days.
keep everything in tho Hardware line as low as the lowest
Call and see for yourselves.
JOS. Sff 1 A T.-HTg--
Milledgeville, Feb. 1st, 1887.
29 ly
Millinery, Notions, <fc,
At Greatly Reduced Prices,
-FOB THE-
JVEXT 60 DAYS!
^0^ Bargains Guaranteed,
Mis. S. D. WOODEN.
MiledgeviUe, Ga., Jan. 11th, 1887.
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