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Columbia Sentinel.
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J. M ATKINSON. )
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PHK’E. $1 <*». IS ADVANCE.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tb« battle scorn J Gordon How
take* the ie*L
Tbe way Hi »•* there •’ n” ,,| i"U
to compare l« tb» *•».* G, ' t ' <l ‘ -
Jon will there.
11,0 rot" "I ll» e couuties Hint )">»«
•eUd up b> ilnte f<«»t up •» Mlom*-
Own. Gordon. <?•: B**’"- |n
JoIMM. U.
H*e to it. (oluiubiniiH by y»a»r »»4«
next Wwbie-Uy <»•’•» »>* *”** " f
your county U.roll *«y V’ Hie nln.p j
keeper, you u»u*t luiut o*b -• bust
Don’t Jone sight of the pro'iibition ■
■UMtMHi. Hi* election <>oiu»* of
next \V«<ln<—Jny- *• '*• H' , ’' , ier», |
(Let your NNta v<4«» right, to it,
wivoH, that your HuUiuiuU vote in
that direction that will I* "f pra< ti<-ul
benefit, roomily. wM-tally ui.d tiwu.-
eially to your children.
11l jiwtioe to (JI. p'»h J' tin*
thia week the letter «J D. C. Moore, I
|>>l ,to tbo (linwiiile in n-|Jr to
Mr G. W. <«r»y in Hie Coriniitntion.
It in a pnmt eteneii on oir ookwann,
crowding mH other matter Hint klhmiM
appear. We <k» t hin in order Hint we
may not II" nexneoi of deabtig unfair
with the iwwe.
tthiiil.*./. McCord, F**q., of Au
guHtn, him been nimouniwd «« n
candidate for the legislature from
Richmond coiHity. allhMigh n young
iu»n Mr. McCord hue mud > mi envin '
ble reputation, met him every
proepect of it linllient career. He is ii
graduate of the State I’nivereily, and
laat year delivered the Alumni nd
dreiw which win.highly ■•oliipllinentcil
by the pre** of the entire Stale. So
cogent WM h» reewa>m« Hint Senn
tor Jo* E. Brown quoted bodily from
Lie addreOH wleuv iwguiug the
Technological bill before tlm Ij-'.'lklh
lure. He haa te»o» '•* Hro hu n
number of team, in a thorough and
systematic lawyer, a well equipped
orator, and in all mapectn n perh i t
gentleman of marked ability. The
people of thia county wl " retnemlior
the able argument lie made nt Ap
pling acme time ainoo in favor id the
Awgusta A Cbatlnnooga Railroad.
An an example of hm buain- ss energy
we may cite the fact that he mmurtxl
tft.&fM) in money eubacriptwmi from
the cilieeua of Huh county, when it
wan lieheved by many that not a dol
lar would l»e’ given. For aeveral
vearw he haa been a prominent mem
ter of the B iard of Education of
Richmond county, and holds other
poaitionaof trust. Our aiatei county,
Richmond, lias always been noted for
iia Windom in nelecting worthy repre
aentativea, and it will fully au 4atn its
reputation for political aagaoity by
electing him to Hie Ix>gia!aturo.
Our Augusta letter.
Ar lilrmliig tatrli «f t urn-nf Doth
|utoM ora urniii. mhucewMsr )
Tbo nr.iHH meeting Ima come and
gone, and with it all hopex for Gor
don ao far aa thia county is <sm.a,ru
ed. Maj. Joaeph B. Cumming waa
elected Chairman by a uuanimoiiH
vote and John M Graham, Esq., and
tli« uewapiqx'l lt» vortera, Seeiwtanew
Tbe vote recalled. Haoon St’m; Gor
don, |HS. About thirty or forty
delegate* were elected. All of the
Stale House offleara were recoin
mended, the nasautueielalioiw of
Treasurer Hanhuunn, < Imiptiollvr-
General Wright ami Secretary of
State lUrurtt, w< iv> oapeoudly ttittcr
ing The people of thia city, gener
ally, are happy now. in the thought
Uiat Hie peo|jt« will drop politic* and
go to work. We have’had enough of
this nuirtnoe in our county in the lust
few week*, to laat uh for a few yeara
al leant Theie i« n lime "when too
lunch of a good thing ruina every
thing." We have reached that jxiint.
The Executive Committee of the
TeuUi tloiigreaaioiial District met in
the Grand Jury room m this city,
Thursday morning. 3rd mat . at 10 30,
Hon. O H. Rogen, in the chair. He
stated that the meeting hwl Iveen call
ed for the purpoHe of naming a time
and place for holding the <\u. vent ion
Mr McGregor moved that the Con
vention meet in Augusta, August
18th. Mr. Biome, of Richmond,
moved, aa an amendment. July 13th.
Adopted After a short ovation it was
decided that each county be entitled
|o two vote* for each nqvreaeiitative
in the Legislature. The meeting
then adjourned
A new paper, by name “Globe and
1 Ance." haa made its advent here It
io a Knight* of 1*1*" <>i ,-au ami is
ou a coubW'alt'* plan lt>
Halutatory, ia made up of sound,
pmctical w-ime, and aaya “while wo
can and will I* very pronounced in
such view* a* we may boneutly en
tertain on tb« vaiioua ihhuch of the
dal, we pro|»>s»‘ to lx- ultra in noth
ing conservative in ml things, ami
kupaUayH in sight the mam object
of the order we r< | r -sent, the better
irg <4 tin- mom!, aoeml, Hnaia.- al and
intellect!!d eondition iX the working
min of America ’ A .mlsJmitial
platfo m mid one Hint will command
re<|H <t any where. The paper w is-
Hiii-d every Sunday from the old
I’lhi iii'. pr, ■*, asd is is edited by Mr.
< ilbbs ( inmliiri
The e i .vlnbit,-. for Gnberaatoisd
ami Lgidat-ve lemon*, are working
for the *<Xk of !>*e Knights »>f Labor.
I’be Knight , r<-nicx>- they are n p,wer
in politics, :,■><) have announced
through the isdmut.s of th< ir j*j*-r,
the (iii.be ami Liiteo, that Hu i will
vote fo> th*- iJemoi-mt:. (xmimwsumi
.inuouiiee theima-io -v u» Democrat-*
Tiu-y have m*t taken any action in
reference t.» ti>»- race fur
thei limit to emlo,M: H» vi t Imlles /,.
MeCo> 1
Mr M. E. Sullivau. tl»e Atlantic,
Gi l* aviilo nix I \\ t. 4 err* l«adn*<i<l ar
rived in Augudn, TliuiMkiy morning,
3t*l im*t , vvitb Ii iihl* Tla* work
on the rood w>»*« eomiaemisl The
staituig point wdl Im from Hamtairg,
S. C. (just ni-e<»o* tl»v m»r fn«u Au
gusta.) The rood will Iw an n>r line
limn Augusta to Gmeuvißs «ui Jolui
Mlons.
Ail the i.olrotiJs ,n Anguda Lave
elrnngvel llu-ir grnigt ♦ nisi rue now
running *ai regular lime.
Fur scvi-rd •linn past numbers of
h|*s tnlor-* have wat* )z-J the improved
ihoilmmL '•! etiang.iig vdie* L* etc.,
with much >«lmirntv*n. The general
■i|hHM*h w<-ni-i to txr that the new
gauge wor a better and rusier than
ths old, ami tlrni the cars* run easier
and have lens strain.
'Hm» strike in ut lied iipmu u& 'J he
we iverw nt tbe Algernmi Milla quit
work mu account <*f u tyraimical over
seer by the name of McGraw The
weavers iiuiubui id»ul 75 or 81). The
mill is shut, dow entirely. The mill
i'losidtmls mot and dacided that if
the weavers <lid not {•<> back to work
by Monday at tbo Algernon, they
would close then mills o'i Monday
night, ami keep tiw-m cloneil until they
did so. So this is a case of the
striker being boycotted. The weav
ers dmdare tliey will not go back to
work unless .Met irnw is discliarged.
No fciu is hn<l of violence or anything
of the kind. The better element of
the |H*ople here ho|>e that everything
will lie satisfactorily settled. There
is no telling what will Im tbo end of
the mat bn
Prof. Frank JI. Curtis, of Brunson,
S C , will, ou Ocbaber 1 *t, open the
Augusta Female <*.4k*g«i T'lus will
be supply .mg a* I'Mig tell vouvl m our
comiuuiuiy, nwlslier school facilities
for our girls luive long been needed,
flic m-Ikmi! wJI be opeiK*! i'x the old
‘(io.vdi'iali lauikbng." ou upper Iley
Holds street Catidogii*s Lave al
ready Ihvii. distributed. The pro»-
[ss-ts of 11■» scli'.ol iw» very llatterii g
The Wisiwiis Convention of the
Southern Methodist Chinch Inis ).<-en
in soMtiiau here for the last f.*i.r or
five day;*, kt is aftemli ,1 by promi
nent lady wickers in tlio cause of
mission* and it is prt'Kiimed several
iiii|Mirtiint Sunday wliool niisvmres,
etc . will bo dlsi'UMM»*i l'«fo»o siiyoM#-
ment
Rev. E. G. Weed, who A, *» well
known, and who is the pastor of the
Church of Good Shepherd m Sum
merville, has Is-en culled to the
bishopric <>f Florida. After consider
ing the mutter for several w-eks, he
has aceepteil, and before l.’Mig will
Unvo for his new field where ho will
be followed by the g<s>d wishes of his
many friends in this city and State.
Mr. ami Mrs. Goodrich are nrrang
mg to give n grand Cantata nt the
Ofieru House in the next few days,
for the benefit of the poor of \\ »st
End (of Augusta ) Tim best talent m
the city will take part.
Augusta is just now on a building
boom. I'lio buildings which are bo
mg erected are princijsillv cottages,
flu- laboring classes recognize the
gn-at advantages of having homes of
their own and me building right
along. You would not rts-oguix* the
Augusta of to dav as the Augusta of
MBVeu years ago. The improvement
has Isu n wonderful. No other city in
the State ein sliow as rapid pmgrw.ss in
the building hue. Atlanta not except
ed. The new South Carolina It.-uhvad
bridge across the nvt r will lx* started
in alsmt a montlx 'Hie contract for
same has b«s-n accorded t«» a Mr.
Rtuiuo. who built the old bridge
An amateur leaguo < f base ball lias
been oi-gamzisl in Augusta. Four
chilis are in tin- league, all being in
the city. Why couldn’t Harlem,
Thomson, Grovetown ami Bel-Air
form u league Y Think «>f it. Our
pixift-ssi*>:inl club is not doing very
well now, bu! w til when sotue new
playei-s who »iv on the way arrive.—
Some of the old players will probably
be relieved of their t-eepousible jiosi
liona
The bar’necue at Hephzibah was
well attended from Augusta. About
ten open ears full of people were car
ried out from here. The candidates
for tin- l<egn*l iture were requested to
address the crowd They did so, as
expected
Thin community Ims sustained n
great low in the death of Mr. G. M.
Thew. For many years Mr. Thew
wits connected with (he banking in .
terewtsof tins city ami a large majori
ty of her enterprises At bis death
ha was tin- President of the Augusta
Library Aaaociation. The deepest
sMiipnthy is < vtended Io his grief-
Htricken family.
The rots weiiremerit exerrisew of
ForrsJ HJi liisjitnte will take phice on
the l<k“h nrxt ITtli, nt Grove tow a. The
voting indie* want id! the boys to be wn
hand, and a royal lime a* e.tpected by
tlnme who w JI be fortunnse eirough to
be present The exe/rjse* wrl) be
very interesting ojx iatte ami eon
cert Tuesday evening. Cmruroence
nient exerv-iM *on Wedm-wlay a! !<»’,
a. n> Itev E<* Wrul. I*is)*op elect
of Florida, will deliver the annual ad
dresK »s*<l present iLe diplomas
Sevenil Hweet gniduatr* will jsirnlizi
the boys. I’mlcr the mmyigeiiM-ot of
Mr* A. F. Cox, who i* <**•»«>/the ls <
toiu-hera in the South, ti*j* iaatilute
ranks as one of the first.
It .«<•« u.s to be rery geiieo’.iy agrw-d
that Hoii. John S. D;;• klmim. of Rich
mond, on account of the valuable ser
vices he rendered ami the high stand
lie took in the last So>ta2», will be
piew nitslf i the Senate by Glascock
county. Tins appeal to vetunt Air.
Dnvulson. coiuen from different M-e
--tionsof the State, »ml especially from
lus old mswM-inte*, many of whom have
written friends here urging Hint lie l*e
relumed in ibe public interests It
is a rare case that n man w ins from
all s>d(-»-Hi< l> aiuvenol commendation,
but it is no doubt deserved as few [
public uer* get more, w even ainnitb
as tin y earn. It will be as Hie Gibson i
Enterpl iso has well :*a *l a very neat
and graceful art for Gkrneock under
the rotation rule to present Mr. Da
vidson us her candidate mid he will, I
am sure serve her ns faithfully as if he
lived within her borders. In honor
ing him the county will honor herself
ami people.
GKNEKAI. SOTOS.
The political man with the “wart"
on his nose does not smile now. He
is too sad.
Base ball is practically dead in this
citv. Evrryl>ody have alioxxt :<;ve*d
that we will not have any more- b:»w'
ball. These base Xoi-tlievn
tramps and the wum of l-ezgv North
ern cities come down Somth and sell
out and do anything ebe to make n
little money. Few poopte know flint
some <>! them lane, zigiit wi Gesirgia,
get better jsvnl lhaa tW judiciary.
David.
Augrista Hotel,
AUGUSTA,GEOIttiIA.
'Table Firnt 4 tsww kat Every Particular
L E. DOOLITTLE, Prop-ietor-
I utd’Xtf itii'l w« M* notrfntrjl Ilonin.
Rates, $2 Per Day
( • ntnilk l<-rtttr«l, nvitr crying.
T<*logt*apl» Oflirr uixl harbr i Slh« • tn
the Building.
\ngi»r*t?» Ilnlfl, KcHtaiirant anti hutch liooni,
rlHtirr wint *. htpiorn ami t- g uh. Mcrlh t<» or
der nt all Ikiiiih.
>
twetAy j«mw. a<o 1 discovered a litWe sow on< ray check, and the doctor* pro.
>MTrrd it cancer. 1 have tried * number of pnyeicibns. out without reqeiviog any perma
feurt bencAt. Aaoag the number were one or two speciailsta. The medicine tncy applied
wa» like trr to.the now. causing intense pain. I saw a sUUiem».ul »n the papers telling what
SxS. S had done for others alm laxly afllicteu. i procured, some at once. Before 1 Turn used
the MC*>nd lottie the neighbors could notice that my cancer was healing up. My general
Acalob had bscn had fbt two.or three years-1 haa a hacking ec-ugn. wo spa oiood contin
ually. I bad* severe pam n tuy breast. After laktag-six bottles oS S„S» S. my cough deft
me aata Igr** stoaXrrthan I hart U-un for several years. My cancer hast sealed over all buA
a little spot about the she of i h/df dJrw*. and k ta rapidly disappearing. I would! adxlee
every one with canaer to give S. S S. a fait trial
Miks NANCY J. McCONAUGHEY, Ashe Grove, Tippecanoe Co., Ind.
Feb. 16, ltW>.
Swift's Speeitic is sntirrly vegetable, and seanis to cure cancers by forcing out the iiapit
ritir*. from the bhMid. Treatise on Hood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
TUR SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3. Atlanta. Gk
AUGUSTE GUIEN,
I'liol'lilFTOK
FLORAL NURSERY,
NO. 1183 BROAD STREET, - - AUGUSTA, GA
■ i , o . —•»
Boqucts, Wreaths, Crosses, Horse Shoes,
MARRIAGE BELLS, CUT FLOWERS, Etc.
At nil seasons. Give me a cal! when vou come to the city.
AI(JVSTE GUIEN.
Owners of Water Power.
Having secured the Agency tor the celebrated
Water Wheel
For Georgia ami South Carolina, I am prepared to offer
''i-J indiH-i UH-nts te parties wishing to put in water wheels.
8111 a^so prepared to do any kind of Mill Mork, new or re
pair.
Correspondence solicited.
Chas. F. Lombard,
AVGUSTA, GA.
Thousands of Dollars.
■
I Onfkauß Mte Hu lurched tbt Pn»pk
d’« .Igr.
al
I
<'. IHJXLAP.
Ali'kMH't three score rears am! tan Iture prow
»wl iv« head of Jitine- ( . Donhp; the
tr« wte «et fitly uiutere haw** tM*rred to
nlniet* locka, and tlx* wurMilh anti
ghd»-j« *»f ae uiaify eumiaeiß bare prv
perv*d in hint their geniality siml fncudly
wpirrf. Mau * allottee) time of life l»reD
~tvii taiMi and lie bx yet ns link* and ax
hearty a* jt he [reparer) to «!<>ubk
th*’ piophet's age. Ht live* a*. 2trl East
( fc.ii Siirrl, Mlaub, with kio aocllty wife
ar»*k fatmiy.
“My wife tar/’ Mi. Duniap, reerirtly
•‘tor the jriixl three yeurn l>o-u a xreat itnttri
<*r from rh*-nmatDUu. ’lhe diwaee attacked
her in the xe.atie ftetu. <r.u»H«d her terribla
wuft ling bhe uax tortured it navel all the
time, ablw ogb we did erevything m <mr p»>wer
to alicrintt Iter paint* The din* ax* appeared
toh»v«- a tinu hold up*>u fter, and Ihhl wmniwr
aw! fall 'dir xnfb-mh Vlue m< *1 excruciating
paiunand agony. Her aystcni <»rt» red little or '
no re ittance to r’ie ravages of thia disease
We iilmort despaired of relieving her of itx
elutchcx. and it wax with heavy heartw and
little faith we began thw nxe of Hnnnientt’s I
llhcninatie Cuce, at the framast solicitation of
our friend* bud lieceiubar. The efiect nf the
niodioine was altnoHt miraviilnua. She bagan
to improve k. 5 13 d iVihx, and
althoiD/Ji at this time she Las only taken three
lx>ftb-H t I wan truthfully say that thousands of 1
doLUut* would not express the good it has
a< ■ooa..yti'<W?4 tor bri. isrv rheumxur yams
Mud twiirgi.H lukxe tJitiuely disappeared. It is
certainly* i fv-suedy. a.n*l 3 otasire to
hr put upon record assayJnif icw person
who allows a friend to sutler from ’ir ravages
of diseuHa wiwn a specific of this kinaO can be
procured* fooiu any drug ntore of ftbw broad
land ofouxs, at the trifiing price oCveve dollar
a liottle. within the reach <>t even the poarest,
is naught but a criminal. ' Manufactured by 1
J M. 11 ojiiiu utt .k < <>., Atlanta, <«a.
To the Public!
There will he a
Masonic Festival
At Harlem On The
24th Day of June
Ther* will W a public ad
dress oa J tasiHjry: also a
Barbecue Dinner,
I
At the low price of 25e. per
head. Everybody specially
invited. Come, spend the day
and enjoy yourselves.
Spring Millinery.
New and Beautiful Goods.
MRK V IltlllHT lEK n-*p-•••(fiiilv infwwiH '!«• LiUirs tlmt )« r Spring
att.ntion .V.ltv in Vx-w-Uuiut viVimty. Her pn-M-nt .tyk» and uwrtwu. Uv v
m-v«7beb**«
MRS. N. BRUM CLARK.
The Columbia Drug Store.
B, L. PEEPLES, M. ».
iStitefjcor to IVt. -I. i*. Shockley.)
A T THE’WKLK KNOWN <I’VC*ON .NEVIN- S'!’J TIT, Jf.kin.l3l. GA., rrTtf ki-vp n<i
.a \ xtaiitly in xt<ick all k»<l*
Medicines, Drugs. Patent Medieitaes, Toilet Soa[», Perfrniies,
Brushes and Tvilet Artiukh of every description. Suda
Water and Tee kepi ynststautlr wa hand.
Tolsbtcoasil Kcga’* the ***** aort m**P po jnlay N-muT*.
Prric-riMtMsuri ran fully filled wt ull hour* «d Uk- Fxi.y Firiwd Pmrgw.
i*rvdti*ioml cniU bimw» red at any time.
F R FT LLEIL M. B. HATCHEE. iCTCHARD SUMMERAIjI
FULLER, HATCHES I CO.,
iSuccv-iHor* ••• Yoerirg. Hrtk -t Ch.t
WHOLFSALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS,
901 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA.
I FATING pnnduiHcd the interest »>f Young A Hark, wc propose to otf« r t<> tbe fcratle- a HJI
1 lair of carefully selected
Groceries and Plantation Supplies,
At Lowest market prices. All business w ith us will receive prompt attention.
FULLER, HATCHER & CO.
H. N. REID,
DEALER IN
IMPROVED MACHINERY,
With the following as specialties:
Ist. Eagle Cotton Gins with the a*l-
Se"! instable curved seed beard.
■Mk'ty .ST"* r'rsM *
Y 2ml Monarch Baiting Press. Best
Iflfi ■*B r hand press in the wi ll'd.
ajß 3rd. Improved Engines and! Saw
|itr-£'
Jty* 4'th. The Standard Boiler
j®f <i>nly one handle to operate. Is the>
V—Wpraetwwl giiud.d. «u tb<<»
wirfket.
»mtm» cvfrw low Cal! and see me, at
J«l, MG XM4.
738 Reynolds St., Augusta, Ca,
MASONFE TEMPLE,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Headquarters For
FASHIONABLE AND RELIABLE
DRY GOODS.
OUR shirk for Spring ami Sunum-rTrade is now coniplete in every l lepai*tment. It is the
most extensiv*- ainHw-st selected and assorted ever shown in the South Atlantic States, and*
includes < vei vthiwg handsome and attractive in Dry Goods, Novelties and NoUoiis
In low ami medium-priced goods, by extensive additions, we are able to offet the m t >n
in this section, aud ev» rv article will be- exactly as represented, while m finer g<M»ds we carry a
stork that cannot be match, d south ot the Potomac: and on prices, lor goods of aH grautes, we*
give an abso|ut* k guarantee not only against }*odh* competition, but agumst even * city in tb*4
United Stab s.
Orders goods or samples will receive prompt and careful attention.
DALY & ARMSTRONG.
GRAIID OPENING
OF TIIF.
Most Elegant and Beautiful Stock
OF
SPRING MILLINERY
fXFSSKUN IN AVGUSTA.
MISS NEZ.L.IE PURCELL
[NVITES the Ladies to ami her maumfiven-? exhibition of new and charming Mil
linery, commenciag JDth, at 7jn Ukoud Street.
JAMES G. BAILIE & SONS
will remove; their
CARPET STOCK
rToni 713 to 714 Broad Sm et (South sub )
DR. CALHOUN’S NEW BUI (.DING,
Next to Mr. E. D. Smythe’s Cns’kery Store.
T1 r K will continue to sell Carp* ts. Curtains, Window Sliades ami Honw Furnishing Goods
at greatly reduced prices “FOB SIN>T CASH” or thirty days time, city acceptance.
JAMES G. BATT.ID A- SONS
"14 Broad Street South Side), Augu4a, Ga.