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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 31 ly 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. 34 ly. 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. 83 ly. 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. 12 ly.