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Tfcr n Son Cnirnri aai T*M
fa *k»rl Pmrmerrmphm tm Waft tfcr
Ti.lf »t Oar B»* 4 »r«.
“And the and played on.”
Well, we have moved to Still-
more.
Anti still Mr. Moxley keeps
busy grading the streets.
JF Five residence lots have been
•old in Stillmore this week
Mrs. Sal lie Edenfield, of Met-
ter, was here yesterday on busi-
ness.
L. T. Lanier has commenced
work on his large furniture store
—40x80 feet.
Judge John C. Coleman dame
down from Swiinsboro on busi¬
ness last Thursday.
How do you expect to get the
news unleg • you subscribe for the
paper that gives it?
Mr. G. M. Brinson is making
arrangements to put in a side
track at Sectionville.
We are now well supplied with
stationery and can do your job
printing on short notice.
Miss Eva Edenfield, of Ca-
noochee, is here on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. Hattie Harland.
Miss Clara Johnston, of MiMen,
has been spending several
with relatives and friends here.
Mr. .- „ Brinson . , has a large , force , of ,
hands repairing trestles on the
Air-Line road between here a r ■
Collins. >
Bully for Stillmore f Two brass
bands now and no telling bow
many we may have, now the thing
is started.
Mrs. T. J. Kent is erecting a
nice barn building on her lot re¬
cently purchased from F. B.
Boyd, real estate agent.
Mrs. Capt. Heath, of Swains-
boro, is spending some time with
her parents at Forsyth* and the
Captain is oh, so lonely.
The cotton factory seems to be
the greatest thing for this town,
judging from the intense interest
that all our people show.
Miss Lula Warren, of Corsica,
is visiting Mrs. F. B. Boyd, and
is also having Dr. Warren do
some dental work for her.
Judge G. S. Rountree, of
Swainsboro, passed through Still¬
more Monday on his way to Mil-
len and returned Monday night.
Dr. J. R. Warren, our popular
dentist, says he wants the public
to understand all work must lie
paid for when it is done. No
more credit.
ngaflTr Hi M. w ho 1*. now i 00 k -
1 the extensive business'<Ti
Mrs Sallie Edenfield, of Mutter,
was here on a visit to his wife
yesterday.
Stillmore real estate is still
steadily advancing in price. Par-
tie* desiring t?> purchase will find
it to their interest to do so as
soon as possible.
Malcotnb Cox and Buster Her¬
rington have each purchased a
new bicycle. Mr. Beale will have
an opening for two more carpen¬
ters in a few days.
Our Frankie has developed into
a spring poet, but we think a tew
more days of such weather as we
have had for the last w’eek will
nip him in the bud.
The boys are all here yet. None
of them have gone to hunt the
war, or to keep the war from
hunting them, but some ot them
looking’mighty r wild.
are
If the person who exchanged
umbrellas with Mr. Ed H. Milner
at church Sunday night will re¬
turn it, he says they can get the
old circus tent they left for him.
Mr. E. D. Rountree is taking
the school census of the 58th dis¬
trict. lie will canvass this dis¬
trict and others, too, for a differ-
ent purpose between now and
next October.
Mrs. M. E Wanner purchased the
this week trom F. B. Boyd
nice corner residence lot just op¬
posite Mr. *V. A. Beals. Mr.
Bovd also sold thirty-five acres of
farm land near town.
Mr. F. B. Boyd has had a large
force of hands opening various streets
and rights-of-ways in
parts of the town for several days
and is adding a great deal to the
appearance of our town.
If anybody should see anything
of an old black sow and three lit¬
tle spotted shoats, they' will con-
fer a favor by notifying Mayor
Kent. They are thought by him
to be somewhere between here
and Corsica.
The friends of Mr. Ben L.
Rountree, of Summit, are talking
him up for representative of
Emanuel. Ben is a good man. well
and we would like mighty'
to see him in the legislature, but
we fear he will not find it out till
it’s too late if lie is nominated, if
he dont open up his heart and
subscribe for the paper that puts
him before the public.
Mr. E. D. Rotmfree has
! finished taking the school -
of the town of Stillmore.
are in the corporate limits of
town 88 female and 64 male
dren, making a total of 152 be¬
tween the ages of 6 and 16.
It is a seldom thing that you
iind as clever a postmaster as our
Mr. Alltop. We have seen him
meet people after he had done
left his office and was on his way
to his meals and go back and open
his office and deliver them mail.
We know' other postmasters who
would not walk five steps to ac¬
commodate you.
The Pine Forest has Mr. E. D.
Rountree down to m-.ke the rai •
for tax receiver. We had‘him
down for treasurer; but it makes
no difference, as he is fully com¬
petent to fill either of these very
important offices, and the demo¬
crats are anxious to reward his
past labors, and the, are going to
do it with something like one of
these offices.
This weather is certainly tough
on newspaper men, candidates,
old cows and other things of like
the nature They footing are all about on
same when it comes
to keeping warm. The old cows
are out in the weather with noth¬
ing to eat. and the newspaper
men are poorly' clad, no wood and
little to eat, and the candidates
have to be out taking things as
they come.
One morning this week a gen-
tleman asked us “what kind of a
devil of a mof #henffs we had in
,1 county, anyhow'?” We re-
/ that we did not know, and
£d him wrh it he meant.
”Why,’ said ho, “the high sher¬
iff took a young lady and carried
her to jail last year and at last ac¬
counts she was still in j iiJ, and
now the deputy sheriff comes to
Stillmore and carries away one of
our young ladies and has proba¬
bly jailed her.”
The Brewton and Pinora rail¬
road is being steadily pushed to¬
wards Stillmore. Track-laying is
going rapidly on, and Mr,
Bridges, the superintendent, ex¬
pects to get the track laid into
Stillmore by April ist, and will
then have the track surfaced and
in good condition for the excur¬
sion auction sale, which occurs on
April 2ist, 22nd and 23rd, He
will bring from Dublin, Wrights-
ville and Tennille and along the
line of the Brewton and Pinora
railroad hundreds of people, many
of whom will buy land and cast
their lot with us.
Letters are being received daily
from Mr. W. H. Nesbitt, of Day-
ton, Ohio, the gentleman ap-
pointed to advertise Stillmore in
the North and West. He is cer-
tainly a hustler, a perfectly never
ceasing worker, and having be¬
gun to work fpr Stillmore we may
writes that all resujts. the .61 jr. Nesbitt
appearance* go
to show' that he will bring a big
party of home-seekers here on
April 21st, 22nd and 23rd, at
which time the grapcl’ auction
sale of desirable city lots will be
held. All lots will be sold with¬
out reserve to the highest bieder
Professors G. H. Ratchford,
VV. N. Smith, M. L. Lawson and
Professor Geiger propose to im¬
mediately begin the erection of a
large brick college on the com¬
manding hill just east of Mr.
Whitfield’s place. This, will be
strictly a Baptist institution, and
with such a corps of well-trained
and tried teachers cannot fail to
succeed. Let the good work go
on. Stillmore is broad enough to
support two colleges, and will do
it. too. We are already ahead of
all neighboring towns in this line,
and with the above college we
will be simply “out of sdght” of
competition.
Some one around this place has
a habit of loafing around the depot
here and cutting up everything
they can with their pocket knife
when they can catch no one look¬
ing. There are several sacks of
guano under the shed laterally
riddled. Any person who is mean
enough to be guilty of such devil¬
ment as this is mean enough to
steal, and will, it if they get a
favorable opportunity. Young
man,vou had better take our ad¬
vice and stop right where you are.
for some of these days before you
know it some one who is looking
out for you is going to have you
off to jail for malicious mischief.
Mr. M. A. Lindsay, an experi¬
railway passenger man. has
appointed traveling passen¬
agent of the Stillmore Air
Line railway, and will at once
on his duties. His sole
is to work up interest in
the towns and iarin lands along
the line of the Stillmore Air Line
railway among the people of the
outside world, and all parties
having land to sell will do well to
call on Mr. Lindsay and he may
be able to find a purchaser for
you. The railroad company will
make no charge to its patrons for
Mr. Lindsay’s services, the object
being to build up the country by
bringing settlers here.
To ^ the members of f btillmore
Lodge, No. 82, I. O. O. F.: You
are requested to be present at our
next regular meeting. Monday
night. T. L. Cleary, N. G.
Stilhxor" C<fljfc ge Notes.
Colege is up-to-date.
8ni more j Caliege is moving
right ■ aion g-,j
f ; ■" Lake) is mad because be
can ! part his hair in the middle.
The boys have organized a base
team and a re now practicing.
... " *Slad . , note that , Miss .
e ar
u r*': Catkins has returnd to
BCh ° o1 *
Pr >f. Driskell, we learn, is go¬
ing to teach a country school
about four miles from here.
Speaking every Friday evening
begitting at 3 o’clock. We* want
you to come out and hearts.
Miss Emma Kennedy came in
nleased to see us Monday and she was
with our school. Come
again, Miss Emma.
Some of our boys are trying to
part their hair in the middle, that’s
ai! right boys, it is better to part
it in the middle than not at all.
We are having a “jolly” time
now drawing maps, and we are
bound to sueced, for wbat Prof.
Ridley cent persuade us to do he
will make us yo i may be sure.
W e wish all the boys aud girls
could c line and enjoy the privi¬
leges of an education that we do.
But if you come here yon must
study and obey the .ules of the
teachers,
Mr. E. L. Ken ledy one of our
former pupils visited us last week.
He began teaching Mond ly We
wish him much success. Ephrani
is a deserving young man, and is
made up of th right kind of stuff.
We expect great things of him.
A Mt«rr K*t>twd in th. ||f«n of T.na.
A startling find was made here
this «f ter noon by Col. F. R. Dur¬
den and Mr. W. T. Comer. As is
w 11 known, the stock of general
merchandise lio is of Shoenig & Rose-
advertised to be sold tumor
row by order of court. To day
Mr. Comer centered with Col.
Durden relative to buying the
entire sb ek and when they went
to the store they found it had
been entered through a hole made
in the floor and a large quan¬
tity of clothing and jewe’.iy had
been taken away. No possible
evidence is lef whereby the rob¬
bers may be traced.
A Visit to Summit.
One of our force had occasion
to visit Summit a few days ago.
While there he saw evidences of
and prosperity and unmis-
takuble evidences of a coming
wiregrass city. They have a
splendid school, with an able in¬
structor in charge in the person of
Prof. McClelland, and his school
is the petof tlie community.
B. T I f Rountree is doing a
is that ay hospitable j MaMNMtntiki gentleman, bu,ri«e* John til
B. Kingery, The Summit Mer*
contiie Company is also active
and to the front. J. T. Roberts
has located one of the best tur¬
pentine quarters there to lie found
anywhere. Other such .active
business men are to be found
there as J, E. Cowart, Jim Roun¬
tree, B. W. Durden, J. M. Roun¬
tree. | G. Brown, L. Butts and
many others'of equal ability. In
fact, Summit is the coining town
along the line of the Millen and
Southwestern railroad.
This thriving little town
petitioned for an election and
will apply to the superior court
at the April term in this county
for a charter. This is a step in
the right direction, and the Times
wishes them much success.
<Milltu«rr Hlrrrti. And II«» Ihrv are
Haiti.
A year ago, when the mayor anti
town council saw fit and did con¬
tract with Geo. M. Brinson to
have all the principle streets in
the town of Stillmore graded, the
idea was ridiculed by almost every
tax payer of the town, and the
contract was dubbed as being
foolish, extravagant and the re¬
sult of what they pleased to call
one man rule. THe work of street
(toiiig on
a year, and not regular, either.
Less than $ 2,000 have been ex
pended at this wftrk and almost
all aoon'Agradec'v tiu.'principle*streets are now
andtftmhed in m as
good condition as is to he
in our largest cities. This work
has not been burdensome to any
tax payers and the town owes
very little on this work. These
streets are easly put in first
condition and at a nominal
order to do this wrrk properly
and as cheaply as posible Mr.
Brinson subcontracted the work
to Mr. M. H. Moxley, who is well
equipped for the business of
street grading and ts an experi-
enced man at the business. Before
the sum met is here we will
not less than three miles of as
good streets as are to be found
anywhere. In addition to the
streets in the business portion of
the town, a belt street is being
opened around the town, thus
offering accommodation to the
people, and offering a first class
bycicle road to those who Ts
choose to enjoy it. This work
being actively pushed and is re
ceiving new encouragement every
day.
Mr. Kral’i Trip Tkr»«k ikft'Mi
trip Mayor through Thos. the J. 58 th, Kent 49 th. madj 69
districts 1333 rd, last and week, 1429 th and and madj 5 ^
close inspect! >n of the pul
roads of these districts. Mr.
says the roads of the 1333 rd;
triet are in tip-top shape and
as good as can be ? ouud in
section of country. Mr. Keif
visited Dr . B . L I« ne , ot
and savs if you want to be
ed right just go to Ben
Bet this is nothing new, for
body else who knows
ubout th^dtS theS ° me
»'
LOAFERS’ COLUMN. . 1
Owing to the inclemency of
weather and the numorous
tors who have been
around our box, we have
ered it our solemn duty to
in doors • couple of ,«t,
consequently have not been a
to tell the people our
a week or two, but it has
rumored around here that Spa^F
Battleship Viscaya of the
ish Navy was headed for
more via‘Jacks Creek and
pected In every day, 0 Uf ef#di^? T
are down at the landing w *
their shot guns awaiting tht ,1
h”: £ u ar
ALF HERRINGTON’S TIE
He Is Not Opposed to Col. hW"
ter for Congress. |
Hon. Alfred Herrington ® AL W
bwamsboro a ■ . arrivcl . , in . the , Ofty )«*
might and registered at the I
laski, Mr. Herrington ig i H
known as the political gtainsf
Etn'anuel county and has play**
rather prominent part in the j
itics of the First distric f* a
number of years. Naturally
first question aaked him was a
his intentions in regard to tb«f
greseional race.
•‘Are you going to oppi *.•
Lester this time?’ he was aske 1 -
“No,” lie replied. “I have al U >ot
made up ray mind to have m 5 h*
ing more to da with politics, J ut
should I decide to become a can¬
didate for congress I do.not t£»n-
sider that J would be in the
tudeof opposing Mr. Leete? or
any one else. I consider the livid
open and free to any one who
wishes to enter. As for Mr. L«*-
tor his friends assured my frills
when lie was last nominated u »t
he would not be in the racel ny
more, and that this time
would be no opposition to nW lU '
part of Mr. Lester and hisfriB^, t'fld
Of course this settles it so ,
Mr. Lester is concerned.”
* Wftlryt?tf-anM
the race who would you sd Bort
for congress?” Mr. HerrhigtT wfl8
asked. .
“I have plenty of good fJe :nds
both in and out of Savannaff^be
replied: “that I would cheerfully
support should any oftherqp’ecule
to enter the race, hut I thi he
race belongs to the eounin this
time. Mind you 1 do not vant to
be considered as arryitig- ef untry
against city, but I do thin tiiat
oace in every decade ean-
nah should let the c . un _
ties have a w lack at ii tl!
send one of there neigh lx 1 ’ n *
gress now and then, jt t
how it feels, you know B in
this connection I desm tate
ths t the woods ar fuj jf good
material. For inetf nee ''.ere ie
Col. Bill Clifton, Capt. W. A.
Wilcox and H. A. Atwood ofMc-
Intoah. Hon. W. W. tfheppard ^Liberty,
and Col. E. P. Miller of
Coi. McGee, Giles aftd Can-t M. D.
McArthur of Tatnail, H(n. J. A.
Braunen, SenatorGreenjohnson,
Hoi. Sam Moore and Sol. Dan
Grt*over of Bullock, CoL H. G.
Wt ** . ’ * Kant, i nd Capt.
of Effingham. , Oils, r lorn ..
and J. W. OveiVtreet of
Cols. Ed Brimon, Phi!
Johnson, Johnson, William William Davis&Iaj, Davi Wil-
. kms . a,ld , Mr ‘ of *
Burke. Then m my owniounty are
such men as Alf SmarL lob George
M. Dekle, and if Col. ^ Will
iams was not a can date for
Judge fie would make tbout the
^ e6t for race Judge a '“ is Coi^rVV ojkhe iliiams rea-
race one
sons why I do not want p entei the
rac# for Congrew. 1 mellow I
, alwa , „ fouiitJ ,. _ . ieasure
vs P
»
151 assisting my fnen^j^han help only
mg myself. The counT^^vho fr>^ are
a lew in in the could
tbe * bill '
I hen you would ,.. i^ot ., accept . the
nomination if tendered you?”
“I do not suppose there is a
young man living who would
ref * ' 1186 SUCh 1 ^ „ ^ But R f 1 T d °
n ot to ente ^ lnl ( ) ?_ scramble
^'hieh , "to the
*‘ or *■ ffice ’ seems be
only way it is done_ihese days
l My ambition for official positions
^nas about oozed out of me.
*> haven’t got the money to spend on
an aggressive campaign. Besides 1
^ live some creditors who are
' did to the products of my labor.
These are the fruits of mv services
h 1892 , from the shock of which I
* ve hardley recovered. However,
/ k ave a few clients left behind
he P ract,ce . of law and an occa * i
io n»l lecture tour, I manage to
a living and have a right
smart of fun, which is more than
kave heretofore gotten out of
politics. The negro and the South
the Moneyless Man are my
srr * te l'got ^ on & iT man spi ration from the to
political situation, M /
“Then you wouldn’t support a
Savannah marri?” he was asked,
, T m- ““ . >» • Dot . w >*‘ , . , 1 “ ,d ., - 1 T
have friennds in Savannah, who,
if tkay were to Congress
or any other offic^, I would take
the stump for them if necessary.
Mr, Herrington will leave this
morning for Bryan county, where
hi* will deliver a Washington’s
birthday audress at the Bryan
Academy, a few miles from Ella-
**-*«-»*
Just like the man. It will be
from the foregoing that Alf
Herrington is now ready to give
nn the race for congress and sur-
render a plum almost in his
grasp, and all for the sake of
^ friends. We can’t believe
that Alf Herrington f is a political
wanJ or Iack ng in courage in
other matter. But he would
refuse to breathe, and let the
other fellow have his breath, if he
thought any of his friends would
a single heart-beat by his
living. There is no living man
more loyal and faithful to a
friend or trust than Col. Herring-
1, Of course he will be in the
race for congress. The people of
county are determined
shall run—not only run for
congress, but be elected.
Since writing the foregoing a
mass meeting was held at Swains-
boro last Tuesday by representa¬
tive citizens of this county, and
repudiated the Savannah suggestion oon-
tained in the inter¬
view. Resolutions were also
passed urging Col, Herrington to
make the race, such a demand
thereby being made that he can¬
not honorably refuse to make the
race. Hon. Alf Herrington will
be a candidate for congress to
succeed Col. Rufus E. Lester.
The excursion from Dayton,
Ohio, to Stillmore, Ga., and sale
of Stillmore town lots to the high¬
bidder on the 21st, 22nd and
23 rd of April next means much
for our county. It means that
Stillmore will beat Swainsboro to
tank. Will th * people who
and"" JjtSvTnnsobYb George «tt rir sfr Brinson wipinely to
aiiow
build a city almost under the
shadow of our court house steeple.
The court house! -That’s what’s
the matter, The court house is
all that some people think is
necessary to build up a town.
Men and money is what tal Iks.—
Pine Forest.
Treip*« .Voice.
We the undersigned citizens of
j? raanue l county, Ga., forbid any
person or persons, male or female,
from hunting, fishing or in any
way trespassing on any of our
lands. We algo forbid hog hunt-
ing on the same. Said lands sit-
uated on east and west side* of
Canooehe river.
Ljvisoston Collins,
A. I. Warren,
M. A. Warren,
Lovkl Lanier,
A. Kirklano,
P. H. Emjiitt <fc Co.
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