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Dr. V. D. Lockhart, j _ Edito „. Jno. Barton, ) lev. land wan nominated by arcla fjon Tb a wanno more than was ex peoted. The v i e President nomina tion appears on arotherp*ee. The 2nd Tuesday in August has been selected as the time, and Gainesville as the place for holding t he next Congressional Con vent ion. The basis of representation in each county is two delegates for each member in the lower house of the (Jeneral Assembly. Earthquake bhr.cks hn\e be*n felt in (titdn quartern oi Columbia, 8 C ,of lair Fome <f the people have vac t i- ! their bou*es, and moved to o'tier q larters of tha city. It is strange that h .hocks have not been felt elsewhere in i he ►tate A erific tycloiie p-.fi-el near Milton, <\,3:d let Tie track of the cy clone was abont 500 yards wide and 25 n 1 in >n lenc'h Whole plnn’a •u! o rn and o cc > w*re wiped o I w*in ait-o ’O' . rupanied by a ha i n*< rn and ii . or'ed that the h . : e>c i* * erninea egga Hie Georgia .State Sunday- School Association will hold its an nual convention in Gainesville, on 13th and 14th inet. The organiza turn is non sectarian. The ap pro idling convention will be an occasion of great interest to the people of our section, an 1 should be attended by all Sunday-school workers, Mrs. Jackson has consented to re moval of the body of iier late hus band, Gen. ‘‘Stonewall” Jackson, from its resting place in the Lex ington, -> r a., cemetery, to ‘‘Jack son Circle,” which is about one hundred feet from the present grave. This will be done that the proposed bronze figure may mark the grave on that beautiful circle set apart for Jackson’s monument. The Methodist General Confer ence at its last sesion adopted meas urea providing for the appointment of women to the office of Deacon ess. The duties of Deaconess are to minister to the sick and poor, the connection being voluntary, no vows being required. Each Dea coness will be under direction of the minister, except when associat ed together in a Home, in which case a superintendent will direct their affairs. This is truly, an advance move ment of the Methodist Church. As will be seen by reference to the proceedings of the Executive Committee published in our last issue, each district in the county will be represented in the conven tion by five delegates. The busi ness of the convention will be to nominate a candidate for represen tative; to select delegates to the Gubernatorial, Congressional, and Sentor'a vl Conventions, and to ap point anew Executive Committee. A large part of this business, how ever, will be done in massraeeting, therefore, it is important that the people remember the day and come out and take part in the pro ceedings. The convention and mass meeting will be held on the first Tuesday in July and the distr’O* price ar‘*son the fourth Saturday in June. At Rockdale, T*x., on the morning of the 4th inat, the Mundane hotel, a ihree story brick building, was burn ed to ’he ground and eleveu persons perished in the flames. Dr. W. A. Brooks, the proprietor, wa* poled ott of the flames with his kair and beard singed off, and otherwise badly burn ed, leaving behind him his wife and four cl.i’dien, which perished in the flames. Give Them a Rest. There ate gentlemen in Clarke coun ty who have been on marly every gran! jury rince the war It is an outrage to tux the patriotism of any citizen to he ihua roinpTed to serve a long. The next legislature should Hevi e h mie means ’o relieve them None hut professionals have ever been pay —[Dinner-Watchm □ IJ'.der our present jnty NystiiP, it in the duty of the j: ry conimiMsioner* to go over the list c re'nlly, and n< lect the moht "up iglit, intelligent iXpe riencid” men in the county, to s**rve ae grand jurors. Bat somehow they ofen make sad mistaken in the por forraan'‘o of this duty. Men who are proverbially known to bn* dishonest, and worse than all, men who have been charged with crimes, - and some of them convichd of crime*, are pi cd on grand This is not often the case, but many men of 1 igh rntelli and virtne are left out of the jury box, while the ‘ sinsit A1 ecks” are chosen to trantack the most ip’poriant lurinees (f the county. No juries have been drawn for cur county aa yet, an 1 we hope when the commit liocers meet to select jnrymeu they will Sihot none who are Rot "woithy and well qualified.” A young man camel A. M. Gard per of Atlanta, ban published a eard ever hi? own signature requesting the barkeeptr* to refuse to sell him any more liquor. He says that no one in Atlanta is superior to him in his line of business so long as be lets liquor a’one, but ns soon as be begins drink ing he is no good, and begins to neg lect his work, snd bis family. The following is his card: “Notice to barkeepers: The domi nating curae of our age is liquor. It is gigantic with its pjwer, and has a tendency to drag men doWu to hell ev* ery day through its enticing sin. I must confess with shame that lam one of the demon’s victims. Therefore, knowing wrhin myselt, that strong drink is raging, and considering the fact that I am unable to control my appetite, I ask every saloon keeper to refuse to sell or give me any intoxicat ing liquor; and furthermore, I would j be under everlasting obligations to my fiends if tiny would never ask me to with them. •Tc saloon men and friends, 1 say, by doing as I ask, yon will oonfer a favor, not only on jour humble serv ant, but upon my family as well. * 1 remain yours, ete , “A. M Gardner.” The above contains s good imosn. of cheek. If Gardner does not want to "smile” with bis friends be can re fnse on vpibal grounds. Seemi igly, to earry a point, his object i* 'egotism ’ Something for the Coming County Convention to Think About. We believe a “scrub race” for Representative is what the people want this time; and as there can be no danger of electing a negro or a republican, why not let them have it that way? We do not wish to be understood that we favor in dependentism or any other undem ocratic method; but it is generally conceded that a Senatorial Conven tion consisting of delegates from the three counties to nominate a senator, is about as far as strict par ty organization work is available. If we nominate a representative, why not go on and nominate other county officers? If one is necessa ry why not all? There are several aspirants, we learn, and no harm can possibly re sult to the party by allowing each one to test his strength before the people, Again, a nomination made the first of July gets cold before the election. By the time the peo ple get in earnest about selecting a representative, they may find to their sorrow, that the nominee is not the man the people want. Hence an independent candidate walks off' with the prize. We hope the convention will keep these things in their minds and proceed to make haste with much caution, lest the people repudiate their work. Literay in Brazil. Some literary events have oc curred in Brazil during the last twelve months. Since the late ill ness of Emperor Dom Pedro, Prin cess Isabella has been at the head of the government, as Princess Re gent. The abolition of slavery in Bra zil has been going on for a number of years—since 1871 we think—on a system of gradual emancipation/ but Isabella was impatient with its slow workings, and summarily dis missed the Ministry, which was not in sympathy with her plans, and immediately formed anew Ministry, composed of Abolition- ists, and through her influence measures were introduced provid ing for the immediate emancipa tion of all slaves. The bill has passed the Chamber of Deputies and the senate, and 1,500,000 hu man beings are released from the servitude of slavery. Isabella will ascend the thrown of h6r illustrious father, as the most successful cham pion of human liberty that ever liv ed. A. C MOSS. ATTORNEY AT LAW, HOMER, GEORGIA. Collections mads and pr< mfitly remittee P. M. ED WARDS, Attorney at Law, homer, Georgia. Will practice in ail the Court* of the Western Circuit. W. L. TELFORD, Attorney AT LAW, Hombr. Georgia. G. W. BROWN, Maysville, Georgia. Will do a general practice. Collecting a specialty. James M. Merritt, Attorney and Counselor at Law, itlaysvill*. tiioi'(sia, Dr. A. H. Stapler. HOMER, GEORGIA. Special attention given to Surgery, Obstetrics disease* of long Ntaoding V. D. LOCKHART. PhysiciaN, Homer, Georgia. J. W. Sumpter, GENERAL BLACKSMITHING, llomer, Georgia. bus. HARDMAN & SHARP, WHOLESAI E AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS. Hni-mony, Grove, Gn. JOB PRINTING lidP Neatly done at this Office at low j rices. Come and examine work. Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Cards, Post ers, Dodgers, Tags, Circulars, Mort gage note, Justice Court Subpoenas, Fi Pas, Summons, Title Deeds, Etc. 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