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HARMSON BANNER
PUBIMSHED EVERY SATURDAY.
A.B. FITTS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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. BATURDAY, MAY 31, 1884_
~H. L. Stephens, grocer, of Villa
~ Rica, failed last week.
- Texas will send Tilden delegates
~to the National Democratic Con
- vention at Chicago,
New York city had a $60,000 five
last Monday.
.. Chicago had a $375, 000 fire last
Bunday.
Tennessee had a severe wind
sform last Suaday:.
Four persons were killed i a
tailroad collision in New York last
BSunday: ; : ‘
Several persons were killed by
the bursting of a boiler in Troy,
New York, this week,
Havanah had 13 -deaths from
yellow fever last week, |
_ Five negroes were killed l)y‘
lightning in Dodge county Jast Sat
urday. A mule was also killed by
the same cclectrie current; |
A fi‘wc‘nf;‘-’t«d thousand spindles
in the Lincoln mill at Lewistown,
Me., will stop June Ist. Four hun
dred hands will be thrown out of
. employment.
_The Mayall rubber ivorks were
destroyed by fire at Reading, Mass.,
May the 26th, The logs will a
mount to one-quarter of a million
of dollarg,
A negro colony left Chattaiicoga
last week for California.
. Louisiana has had about thirteen
inchies of rain fall since the Ist of
May. :
. There were 212 failtites in the U
hited States last week; and one ot
that number wds in Georgia.
. An ice fastory was burned it Sa
vannah last Monday. Loss! dbout
#3OOO ~
. It is reported that parts of Tenn.
essee have the best wheat crop
known for years. Harvesting has
commenced, .
- . Nearly 800 churches haye been
burned in the ;United States du
ring the last nire years.
. Gen. W. T. Wofford, living near
Cass, Station, Ga,, died recently.
, Maysville, Ga., had twelve mar
riages in one day, recently.
, The rice cropin South Georgia is
zaid to be better than ever before.
A Suicide in Collinibfi.s'a
. 2. Corrumpyg, Ga:, May 82.-J. T.
\Hines; of Afldnta, cyt his throat
with a peén knife in the telegraph
office here thiz morning. Mental
*abberation ig:ageigned as the cause
of the deed. He formerly lived here,’
and was visiting relatives.
A fiééd.fid&iy Fowund.
% Bx_nx;'flxg}x;m, Ala, May 26,~—At
: Bw@?’s gap, 35 miles. . below here,
‘the Wody of an unkpewn man was
found in a branck Synday. Decom
position hind set in, and the vult
-ures preyed upon thebady. Thirty
-six dollars and several letters were
ifound on his overson, and
ifrom his general appearnnce it is
supposed he committed suicide.
- AN ALABAMA TRAGEDY. .
2 OPELIKA, Ala,, May 26.—Yesters
«day - afternoon; - Ucheg, :Russell
“county, Ala., a negro named Tony
i Halster attacked Mr. Clem Wynn
tin his own yard and cut his throat
!from ear to ear, killing him instant-
Lly. The bldack ficnd then fled and at
tlast accounts tad-not been cap’c-l
< ured, though. a large nuiiber of iix;
: dignant citizens are on hi§ track,
- and it is thought that ke will soon
~ be in the clutchesof the - law. Mr.
‘ Wynn was-.an honest peaceable
« and quiet citizen, about; 40 vears of
k age, and leaves 2 heart Broken wife
? antdl © nine " weeping: children to
dmounrn his terrible and untimely |
death. :
CORRESPONDENCE
Draketown.
Eprror BANNER :(—News of gen
eral interest is exceedingly scarce
here at this time.
*We had a very pretty little rain
here on last Sunday morning, but
not near sufficient for a good sea
son ; yet crops and vegetables look
considerably revived. From pres
ent appearances the oat crop on
uplands will be very near an entire
failure, as they will not get high e
nough to be harvested. The wheat
crop will probably be better than
was anticipated a few weeks ago.
The most severe drawback with it
is that a great deal stands too
'thin on the land, having been kill
ed out by the hard freezes during
the past winter,
The corn and cotton crops are
looking'very well in this vicinity.
Several of the farmers around here
are about thirough chopping cot
ton, and it will be but. 4 short time
until wheat harvesting will com
mence, ;
Rev. J. 8. Lewis and Capt. Jenks
have got their grist mill at this
place in good grinding order, and
are now ready to accommodate
their friends and custemers with
good’meal. Wekindly request for
\them a liberal patronage, as they
'have bestowed considerable labor
‘and expense in preparing to to ac
commodate thé public; and it is
certaifily quite a convenience to
‘have a good mill in our immediate
vieinity, . A
- Weattended-the meeting appoin
ted by the Board ot Education for
the examination of teachers at
Buchanin on last Saturday, and
met with quite @ number of both,
ladies and gentlemen, who are now
engaged in teaching and who antie
ipate teaching this summer. We
made some vory pleasant acquain
tances with soms who we had not
heretofore been personally uc
quainted with, besides meeting
with somie others whom we have
known intimately for a number of
years past. We had the pleasure of
meeting wrth Prof. G. O, Smith
and his fair lady, of Tallapoosa, for
the first time &ince the Prof. re
tired.froit the barren fields of sin
gle blesodness. Of course we con
gratulated them both in the best
manner we were capable of] sincere
ly wishing them a long, happy and
prospetous Jife.
Judging from the teadiness the
teachers manifested in compre
hending the questiors propounded
on the various b_mnc.hgs;:i\'e,'glllc led:
to hope that the examination will
generally be satisfactory to the
Board. Some of the young ladies.
especially seemed to mabifest a
very ready aptness in conipiehen
ding and answering the questions
propounded, As both question’s and.
answers were wWritten eXerciscs, of]
course we had no a(\lxcf_x,u'u“te noans,
of judging the corrgctness of the!
AVEWRRS : -
Thete were ecveral present (most
ly suidents) .who contemplated
teaching in the summer that were
uof, examined, but will apply for
examitiation at some future day.
We Toped t 6 kave had a'general,
intervigw. and jnterchange. of ex
pregsion with the Beard and teach
ers upon, the gubject of an unifor
mity of text hooks for the use of
the public. schgols of our county,
feeling as we do; that an uniformi
ity ofa Suitame.linq;tgfi text books
would inaterially -cnhance the in
terest and progperity of qur coun
ty, but the examinatisn continued
so late that there was no time lefbi
tor such an interview. !
We had the . i‘-l:edst‘rc,of meeting
with quite a number of our old
friends and acquaintanceg during
our stay in. Buchanan, whose couns
tenances seemed, to radiate with
kind teelings for us, and it was tru
ly an exquigite, pleasuro tg give
them a cordial ghake of the hand,
We truly and earncstly desire that
the bléssings of a_kind Providence
may continue to rest upen them;
for it-is.a pleasure to us to say that
we have gver Jiggn . the reeipient of
uniform kindness iy the people of
Bugkanan and vicinity ‘sifiée dur
first acdudintance with theni. 2
We chlled'to. see our old’ frieiid
and ¥rother; Rev. L. € McCalman,
who 8, and has heen for a consid
erable tmme past, quite a sufferer
with dropsy and asthma. He seems
to have but little hope of any per
manent relief from his sufferings
here, but is cherishing a good hope
that when his [sufferings are en
ded that he will be{permitted to en
| ter into that rest that remaineth for
| the people of God. When we contem
plate the inexpressible jovs and fe
licity of the redeemed of the Lord,
well may we exclaim with the poet:
““O what are all my sufferings here,
If Lord, thou counts me meet
With thatenrapturrd host appear,
And worship ot thy feet,
' MEe.
Carrollton, Ga. }
Wheat in Carroll is better than
common. Ifno disaster overtakes
it, the crop will be a good oune.
The dry weather has cut off the
oat crop, and unless we have rain
very soon, it will be nearly a com
plete failure. In that case we will
be like the man who apologized to
his visitor. He said the poor dinner
was due to the fact that<it was “just
between bacon and beef.”
We are still very dry. It is get
ting warm enough for the boys to
quit pitching horse shoes and go
for the ice cream and lemonade. ‘
. Our rarmers are hard at work,‘\
trying to make money to pay for
their guans. Well, it looks likei
farmers havé to pay pretty highi
rent, but the goano agents have to.
live—you know. }
Since my last; uncle Jake Tieven
passed peacefully daway, and was
buried here in the city cemcter_\'.!
Peace to his ushes, I
Poople hére are unusually
healthy - ]
Two rabid dogs have been killed
near town during the past week,’
and these liaVe died on suspicion. .
One of the mad ones bit Mr. Kelly’s|
big dog, and he has himl chained-
Kelly isa funny fellow. He was|
too chicken hearted to kill his own!
dog, butis making a young grave-|
yard out of other people’s dogs.
Candidates for county offices are
beginning to loom uyp a little, On
ly four as yet for ordinary. Out
of that number we will perhaps get
one ordinaty, And ‘thige extra-,
ordinaries e ;
I received the :11';'r‘st :i.é'«)'p'f)"jof the
BANNER to-day, ahd Ynust do you!
the justice to say that it is a spright
ly, newsy little paper. Well, I wish
you all the success. - that all good|
Crraollites are entitled to. ]
Your friend, _
o WMo
CRYMEAND CASUALITIES.,
Almost Roasted to Death. !
SAVANNAR, Ga:, May 26.-—A white:
man, J. W Willis, aged 63, a car
penter by trade, who came here
from New York, several months a
go, was found lying en the com®
mons, South Anderson street,
shortly after midnight in a truly!
pitiable coudition. His'clothes were
on fire and his left side ‘and back|
was fearfully bumed. He ‘was ut
terly helpless and had to be Tifted]
toa wagon by a policeman and]
carried to a hospital. He states.
that he was awake and laid down
to rest and supposes some match
es in his pocket Were igrited, and
set Rit clothes afite ahd was una.
ble to extinguish the flames or
move. Tfis condition'Ts véry ‘criti
cal. : o ;
‘A LECHEROUS UNCEE.
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Detrott, May 27.—David Stone,
the half witted yncle of a six .year
old g} Lafla, Dygk, Vho was Trres:
ted on the suspicion of having out
raged and murdered his niece;
confegsed the terrible ¢rime on
Monday night. The matter was kept
a profound secret and last night
he was taken into court without
ithé‘ ])dblii;,ha;\'ihg kpowiedge of it,
and was Sentenced- to the state pris
on for life. Then being put into a:
close carriafg, he was driyeh across
the coui_:xt.g')_r't‘q-'.]a(?lr'?xcfi, where he
arrived early this morning. These
extraordingry ‘ihtense feeling at;
Hillsdale, and 16 Aveid lynching,
which had been threaténed should
suspicions againgt Stone ripen in-
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A Joke that Knded Seriously.
Waerrnine, W. Va., May 24.—At
the Nethkinsville, three yoing
girls intended to play an innocent
practical joke on Arthur Knowle
ton, a rather airy young clerk in
tae principal general store in town,
To this end they liberally season
ed a pie with a white powder, which
they supposed to be epsom salts,
but which turned out to be a dead
drug. Ata pie-nic the clerk ate
heartily of the pie, but his sicknoss
took another and an alarming di
rection from direction from what
the girls expected. He eventually
recovered, and the next day met
one of the girls. He cut a switeh
from the roadside, and whipped
her severely for her share in tort
ure. She ran home erying with
pain, rage and mortification. Her,
brothers took her part, and that.
night tarred and feathered young
Knowleton. Last night one of the
brothers, while walking in the
street, was shot and instantly kill.
ed by gome one unknown. The
whole community has taken sides,
and much bloodshet 18 feared,
THE JAMES BANK ADJUST
MENT.
The adjistment of the James
bank matter has been going along
to consummation. Saturday and
yesterday the creditors of both
clagses catie ih a steady stream.}
Betweert 600 ahd 700 creditors:
have signed. The circulat was sent}
out Saturday and replies of assent
are beginning to come into thci
comuiittee from all quarters. The
adjustment is moving forward asl
well as could be. The committe is‘
at work perfecting all the details.—
Constitution. J
BerLe Praiy, la., May 26.—Sam
uel Dunlap to-day shot his wife
three tides and then cut his own!
throat, falling dead across her bod
y. ‘
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NEWS NOTES.
T i
| Bisbop Pierce hasa walking can(-%j
‘that was made from somé¢ of the:
‘timber of the first l\‘léfimdist]
church built 68 Anierica soft. The
cane is 120 years old aud Was pre
sented to the bishop’s father 'many‘
years ago by one of the doctor’s nu
merous admirers.
~ Mr. B B.Langston, an aged and
worthy eitlzen ot Fayettevil]ei
dropped dead %ast Monday. The
‘Henry County Weekly relates as a,
singular. ‘dofhcidence ‘that on;
’Wednesday prévioué_ {O, ‘h’i§; death:
‘he was plowing 1n a field néar town:
whert his horte dropped dead in.
the furrow; under the, p‘jfc&_dmstan-:}
ces a 8 niyEtaitoils atd Wnexplaina-|
ble ag those that atténded his own
death, N = ,
Tt s Teardd tilatthe prodperous town of
Gregnville, Mirs., will slide into'the Mis-
HISSXP[VI river. y :
J‘u;; (618 near \\'zico, 'fn'\ :}'_:s, e paying
.*lsl,.SO‘p\_(:r~ day for hands to chop cotton.
F Té‘.é':'l.s_,:b;;lsv_‘l_o,oQo,ooo"‘(‘!'z:ttlgi., _sheep,
horses, zaules and hogs, and there was
more cotton #zised in that state last year
than was raised in the U. 8. in 1843.
The commissioners of Bibb county
have made arrangements $e get convicts
from other'cdithities to dsdist in working
her ro4ds, ;
Lvery town in the stato seoms to want
a walkf#g ‘match. : : ;
(‘,.urvn: nPulaski county, “Ga., ‘is waist
haghe oo .
' The rice t'rd*s 1‘1.1"(.3 playing havoe with
the wheat crop in Sonth ig_;d‘ifgia. ;
-~ Miss 'l'jlt{"l'rf."l‘ffi::i‘i iy "‘pé;"iorming her
-wonderful feats m the Carvlinas.
| Thc‘\\'ifn"e;at eropof 8. C. s said to be
very guod.A A : : : i
| &pztrtfl C", had a very “destructive
fire lagt Monday. i
Margaret Emily Bawell, 1 Tioal, for Dt
| i | vor¢sin IHar:
o, 4 alson SBuperior
: P Court January
Rohert €, Poweld, J Term, 1884,
It‘appearing to the, Couit by the re-’
tuth 'of the Sheriff shat the defendant
does ot reside- ih this county, and it
furtler appearing that he doesnot reside
in'tlis State, _m’lfi,‘it appearing that the
El"!‘ti'nii!f doos mesik: in #hin copnty and’
State, it is, on motien of the’condeil, or:
dered: That said déferdant appeéar and
angwer “at the-next, terin.of .thiy Court,
else “that cawe be_gonsidered in'default,
ang he plaintifl allowed $o pioteed,
And fimm; further ordered: Hfinat this
Rulebe pithished in the ITaralgol Ban
ner-once a month for four md&%m’uext
pré%(fi’f\zz July Térm of this Coapt. °
sh 8. 00RO
4 LS et S A .
. I certify that'the above is u true copyl
of the minates of the conrt..; - ‘
. H. D' HUTCHESON -
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Oo ‘\ro AL‘ IIT ((r, T)) l{() .
BUCHANAN, “ 4 ’G‘rA.L‘
Manufacturersof Furniture,
Will sell you a
Bedstead complete for - - - $2,00
Dining table - . - . 2,00
Small square table - - . 1,75
Centre table (ash) - . - . 2,50
Waghstan “ - - 2,00
Safe - - - - 4,50
And will make you anything you want at low figures.
We also make the famous
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- WATSON ROTARY HARROW,
Every farmer should have one. A few reasons why it 18 the best har
rows made: Ist, it never chokes or clogs, but relieves itself at every
revolution—2nd, it will hoarrow all avound a stumyp or tree and neveg,
stops—Bd, in sowing grain, it will not drag in heaps, but leaves the
grain as it is sown.—4th, it is the lightest draft of any harrow made,
Come and see it. :
; We are agents for
T e ad
Sawmills, Engines, Cotton Gins and
Other macbhinery. Also, Manufacturer’s agents for
~Wheat and Corn Mills.
We call special attention to the wheat and corn mill,
ST T ENIYNT NPT T 9
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH.
It will grind one hundred bushels per day, with a 4 horse power en?
gine. It is the lightest running and best mill made. Come and see us
r write for Circulars and Prices.
DELER IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
BUCORIPAN, -~ b - G- A
I have now on hand a full and complete line of
Dry Goods & Groceries, Hats, Men's and
Bay‘s Clothing, Hardware and "Crockery,
: ~and a speciality of _ -
™t N 4 = RoEs iy . { s [
AMIANYQ Ay a 1 Ny ‘
MEN’S & LADIES® SHOES,
3 3oy Fay st fiNEsrie S 2 A A 4 i ]
The Best felegted Stock ever hrotiZlitto this market. T have on hand
a full stock ‘'of “Meat ‘and Flour, Uoffée and sugar, Tobacco & snuffs
Lorde éhidcs ‘and nails 4nd el kinds of fafming tools=—all at
. ROUK BOTTOM PRICES, |
Come and exdmjre'tny atock Defore making ipiirchases, and I will )
convinee you that Tam selling Cheap for Cash or Barter. . 2 /
a e B 2 5 v3y a 4 . .
I want 10,707, Raw-hides, for which
I will pay the higliest market rive. Bridig them along. I will sell yol, '
a good brogan shot for $1,25, a good Ladie’s shoe for SI,OO, a goot
Calf Gent’s Boot for $3;25. Also, T have a full line of Burial materia. l
on hand; and in fadh, everfthing usuallay’ kept in a first clags ‘
stara, Thanks Yor past patedwage, 1 inviten continuation, . ?
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EOGK! READ! COME AND SEE;
l' “..yn‘nvt» all my ohd ctstoinets to k‘lmw‘.t'fiut»]’ am still ‘atany old stand
i’l'f:"zi' have on hand a well selected stock of I,)r_ij(;)fadéy,‘ Boots, Shoes
and Hats ; and also, a full Stcekof Growotics, Tar@vare, Glasswake
and Fuenitare.. I also keep on Land, at all tiniés, Fresh meal, which
I will xeel, together with wil s} - stock, fcheapdCome quick and prigc
my goods, T mean busifices.” Call at my storgsonth of the gourt BBk,
Buchanan, Ga oS P = :
I am gelling that very pnpnl:xrln'q:adéwm-‘(‘:’mg;‘n, ; ;