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GRIST A ND SUGAR MILLS, For Hoi so, Hand, Water or Steam Power. Kettles, IRON RAILING. GIN GEARING a::: 1 . \ art^ ali kinds olV . Machinery and Castings. SUGAR MILLS —AND— Iron Railing Specialties. This being a new establishment, all our PATTERNS ARE NEW, With all the Modem Improvements. First Class Work Guaranteed and > Prices Yery Reasonable. Call on or address A. REYNOLDS & SON, Corner Fifth and Hawthorn streets; (near Southwestern Rail Road Freight Depot.) Macon, OR ^ Georgia. _ TXT *3R- 3L. HICKS DUBLIN, . ^^°Send for Price-list and Circulars. GEORGIA. 31 STOKE KEA, tyAlI kinds GUN and PISTOL REPAIRING done promptly and scientifically, All kinds of TJELJH POST. THURSDA Y lliT 18:8. R. L, HICK8, EDITOR ANI) PROPRIETOR. THE WRIGHTSVILLE PICNIC. Bio croavd—Beautiful Sunday school procession—Fixb speech es—A Royal Dinner—The Post on hand. Montgomery News. It has never been our fortune to .attend a more enjoyable affair than the Sunday school picnic at Wrights* villo on last Saturday. The pupils of the different Snnday schools of Johnson county, together with those of Pleasant Hill Sunday school, of Laurens county,—about 200 in num ber-assembled ut the Court-house at 10 a. in., and there forming in procession, marched to the Baptist church, singing the hymn, “tye are marching to tin* Kingdom.” After assembling in the church, the open ing address—a little gem of n speech— was made by master Daniel Chris tian. Mr. W. A. Tompkins, the efficient superintendent of the Wrightsvillo Sunday school, then presented in a short hut. handsome speech the banner to the class which had attained the highest average at tendance—Mr. A. F. Daley the teach er of the successful cliss, returning thanks for the snirto in behalf of his pupils. We then hatl an able add ress on Sunday sblvools fronftho Rev. J. D. Anthony of the Sundcrsvillc Cou rier, after which the immense con course, headed by tho Sunday school procession repaired to a most splen did grovo of oaks in the western portion of tho town whore a magnif- ioont dinner of royal abundanoo, with plenty of ice-cold lomonadohad boon sproad. After dinner llov. C. A. Moore delivered an addross on the Bible, which was tho closing exor cise of tho progrnmtno. Tho occa sion, throughout, soemod to hh one of unalloyed pleasure and happiness to all. Not a drop of liquor on the ground, not an angry word or look to mar tho enjoyment of the day; not a. hitoh or a halt iu any part of tho machinery of tho programme. Tho undisturbed harmony of the day was as thoroughly complete as .the sym phony of tho spheres. Wo regret that tho want of space forbids our writing more at longth on so pleasing a thomo. Wo cannot louvo tho subject, however, without thanking tho citizens of Johnson county for the.warm reception they have givon tho Post, and saying that wo novor felt prouder than on last Saturday that Johnson county was the homo of our youth. Prof. Ross came-to Ml. Vernon on theeveuing of the 6th inst. in com pliance with his notice to exhibit a wonderful panorama, and at the usu al hour a good crowd was on hand. The Prof, has traveled a good deal uifd is a fine talker, and after the mass got in he began to urge upon the colored friends standing round to come in, and in order to get them all in he reduced the price of admis sion from 25 cts. to 20, and kept falling until he took the lust one in at a nickel, and the show begun, and I believe the general verdict was when he finished that the five cent man was budly swindled, to say nothing of the rest crowd. We learn that the Dublin ferry is now free to all. We are glad to note this fact os it is but another evidence of the enterprise and liberality of our Laurens friends. It is a project that we have long favored, and we think one that will greatly enhance the growth of Dublin, the county site, and thereby benefit the county. Every citizen should feel an interest and a pride in the growth and pros perity of his county town. Our Sol. Gen. came into town on lust Saturday with a Mr. Frank Webb, and two Walkers charged with sheep-steal iug in Telfair county; also a Mr. Wells who was committed for poisoning Mr. John Winn’s hor ses and throwing the poison in the well. They were brought to Mont gomery jail for safe keeping, and are to have a triul next week before Judgo A. C. Pate, at McRae. On lost Thursday while Mr. S. D. Morris and his family were away from home, some person broke open his house and carried away nearly all of his wife’s best and finest clothes. No arrest yet. Montgomery County went fishing on tho fourth and got wot. Cholera is still among the hogs to some extent. Some of the boys are out driving, hoard tho report of a gun a few min utes ago and the dogs have hushed. I guess wo will have venison for din- ncr. Mr. James. T. MoCullough reached homo a few days ago from tho Indian spring’s where ho spent ubout two months. lie is looking bettor than wo oversaw him. STATE NEWS. Death of Hon. J. P. ltohlnson. A pall of sorrow was cast over tho entire community on last Monday morning by tho announcement that this good man was no moro. At threo o’clock in the morning ho was seized with an epileptic fit, foil ing from tho bed to. tho floor, and suffering 6cvoro paroxysms for some ttmo. After tho convulsions passed of! he fell into a quiot rest, passing gradually and painlessly away nbout U o’clock. Dr. Hightower was sum moned, but found him in a moribund state and beyond tho roach of med ical skill. Mr. Robinson 1ms been suffering for nbout two years with occasional uttucka of this melancholy disouso. But on Sunday tho day previous to his death, ho was perfectly well and unusually cheerful, lie leaves a wifo and four ohildren to mourn the loss of a loving husband and kind father, and tho whole people lo lament, the death of so loved and honored and distinguished a fellow-citizen. The manner in which ho spent the last few years of his life struggling to liquidate tho heavy liabilities of hii father’s estate, tho Spartan for titude with whioh ho seemed to take advantage of tho laws in his favor, niid the cheerful resignation with which he submitted to inevitable fate, ut once stamp him as a man tilling up the measure of tho poet’s ideal: •' Who noble ends by noble means attains, Or failing, smiles iu exile or In chains, Like good Aurelius, let hiift reign; or bleed Like Socrates:—that man is groat indeed. David Wells, of_Telfaic oounty, Imd u preliminary trial before a court of inquiry, charged with tho offense of killing threo horses, tho property of J. D. Wynne, and poisoniftg a woll of water on Mr. Wynne’s place. Ho Avas bound, over to appear at the special term of the Superior Court in tho Sum of #1000. At last accounts. Wells was unable to give the bond. DIED—Mrs. Rachel Freeman, of this county on yesterday, (tho 17th.) at 3 a. m. WANTED. To hire a buggy-horse or mule for Sat Wi n at this office. The Eastman Times comes to our sanctum this week with another very attractive feuturo added, viz: The “Cochran Department.” Mr. Wil bur F. Kelsey is tho editor of that department, \\’ho (judging by bis sa lutatory and locals) cvincoB distin guished aptnoss for journalism. Tho Times is noAv a seven column shoot, and in every respect a first-class weekly. From itl Avell-filled col umns avc clip tho following items: Tho population of Cochran uoav numbors eight or nine.hundred, or possibly more, with a very bright prospects of a largo incronso in a fow years. Tho town is beautifully laid off iu streets and lots; lands around horo uro sold very cheap, as Avell as lots in tho town. Strangers who como to settle and to build them selves up homes, arc welcomed with warm Aveloome. Tho climate of this outirc section of country is fur moro bouificial to all pulmonary com plaints, while it is as Avarm as Flori da, and at the same timo .devoid of tho debilitating effcctsof Uic climate of Florida. Mr. John T. Let*. Avho has been teaching school in this county, pass ed through our town on Saturday last, en route for his homo in lumrens county, Avhere he Svill spend his short vacation. Tho examination of his school came off on Thursday last, and was woll attended by tho patrons, as avoII as by a large number of others. The pupils acquitted themselves most creditably, as did also tho teacher, to the entire satisfaction of the patrons. To little Sadie, daughter of Mr. T. P. Wilcox, Avas awarded the prize for proficiency in Arithmetic; and for excellence in ponmnndiip, Master Chorlio, son of Mr, Charles Harrel, was the successful competitor. An excellent dinuer Avas provided for all on tho grounds by tho patrons and friends of tho school. The Jail term of this school, known as Gordon Institute, will commeueo on Tuesday, July 23d, - Dubijn, Ga., July 16th, 1878. Ed. Post: In an article published in the Post Avfittcn July 2nd, the Avriter had some things to say relative to jires- ent indications surrounding the pros perity of the town of Dublin. Since that time, it has been official ly ascertained that the last U. S. Congress has appropriated teu thou sand dollars for the improvement of the Oconeo river. And this official information sir, is the proudest and most Avelcomo piece of ncAVs that ever greeted the cars of the citizens of this illustrious town. It fully analyzes the problom which has bo long been in process of solution as to whethhor or not Dublin is to be a town, and puts to silenco all the doubting Thom ases. Tho question is now settled, and no distant day in tho future will tell to the AVorld that Dublin and its contiguous country havo ample suffi ciency of natural resources as avcII as a people with muscle, brain and en terprise, and that development will make her tho peer of the proudest and most prosperous toAvns in our grand old State. Those Avho liavo caviled as to the feasibility of putting the river in such a conditiou as, that boats can, Avithont cessation, ply upon its wa ters, will at no distant day bo put to silence. The last ingredient requi site to this end lias boon obtained at our national Capital. The money has been appropriated; and with mon ey and a river such tho Oconco, the end can ho accomplished. And Avlien it is accomplished, untold bless ings to the town of Dublin' and sur rounding country, will inevitably re sult therefrom. | Then citizens rejoice!. iFoi 1 the dim spark that has for so loug a time encouraged you, and lured yo f u on to greater efforts, lias kindled into a blaze, and will continue to bo apilloAv of cloud by day and of fire by night to safely direct your footsteps on tho turbid waves of life’s ocean. Your children ail'd your children’s children will point to the day Avlien this scheme had its birth, from which results Avill inuuro to them that will catiso them to bless your memory. ’•Tis noodloss for mo to assort sir, that Avithout this appropriation the boat scheme on the Oconee river nev er could have boon a perfect success. There was money required and a suf ficiency of money for tho purpose could havo been obtained from no other source. And let it be romem- borel that to the efforts of Hon. J. H. Blount, our people are indebted for this great boon. For Avhile some insist that Gon. Cook put tho meas ure through it is nevertheless a mis take. Tho truth is, Gen. Cook fought, the measure to the better end: for the reason that tho appropriation was to benefit tho people of the 6th Dist., instead of his (the 3rd) Disi. ’Tis' scarcely possiblo that Col. Blount Avill have any opposition in tho nominating convention. But should ho have, old Laurens Avill doubtless remember that ho has done much good for her and that ho is ready and Avilling to do' mu4h more. Col. T. G. LaAvson of Eatonton, Avho it AA'as'thought by some of our pooplo Avonld oppose Col. Blount, is not a candidate for Congfoss; bvt is a candidate for the judgeship of the Ocmulgee Cironit.—’Tis needless sir, for me to say anything in relation to tho distinguished merits^of Col. Lawson. It is too well and generally known that he, is a gentleman of as fiuo ability as any man of his age in Georgia; and his-integrity and up rightness is that Avhich excels. Then I can only ask that the Georgia Leg islature Avill act wisely and elect him. Jacobus. Cheerfulness A Duty. There are some people so happily constituted .that they are always cheerful, no matter what their “envi ronment” may be. The disposition is bom Avith them. There seems to be a store of sunshine in their hearts, which gleams ns brightly when the air is heavy Avith moisture and the dripping clouds hang overhead, a9 when nature is in her gayest mood. Such a disposition is ah amiable one, truly; and those Avho have it may well be grateful for . the possession of so inestimable a gift. There are those Avhose spirit rise and fall # Avith every change in the thermometer. A day of sunshine and Avarmth fills them Avith buoyant delight, clouds and an easterly Avind take all the pleasure of life away, and everything assumes a gloomy and depressing aspect. Probably the majority of people belong to this sec ond class; and the matter is thus a serious one, because their fitness to do the work of life is largely affected by that most uncertain quantity, the stato of tho weather. A man in a fit of the “blues” is in a poor condi tion to do anything Avisely or well. He is harassed with undefined, fore bodings, Avith Aveariness of soul, with lack of faith in his owmpowers, and even in the overruling providence of God. And the ill effects of his con dition of mind do not end with him self. Ho is apt to bo jn a bad humor, and to boil over upon whoever hap pens to como in range of his influ ence. There can be no question as to the reality of this mercurial disposition of mind. Equally with the cheerful temper, it is born with tho unfortn nate victim of it; and Avere there no remedy, it might be condemned as a national trait for which the sufferer, being in no Aviso responsible for its existence, could not properly be held accountable. But in point of fact there is a remedy, and one which every man, over Avhom these varying humors bear unhappy sway, is under the strongest obligations to apply.— That is to say he is bound to bo cheer ful in spite of his natural disposition, in gloomy as Avell as *in smtshiney weather, because it is ft is duly to be cheerful. It comes within your province, dear Posy, to point out the remedy. It is plain and easy of folloAving:— 1st.'■Be careful as to diet. 2d. A suffi ciency of rest and sleep. 3d. Faith in God and trust in prayer. Of the issue of such a conflict, if honestly under token and zealously persisted in, there can be no doubt, and in the winning of it there will bo great re- Avard. Let any one subject to this disposition to Ioav spirits in gloomy Aveather, Avlien next like Giant Des pair, he finds “the fits taking him again,’’-.try the effect of meeting it with thoso weapons and be will thank the Avriter of this article. AMICUS. TAKE NOTICE. My Wife, REBECCA POPE, has quit my bed and board without any cause from me, aud I shall not he responsible for her trades, traffic or conduct. T. II. Pope. Julv 10th.. 1878. U Tho following mysterious letter Avas written to Mr. Colley by Chester a foAv hours before he Avas killed, an account of AA’hich avg gaA-o last Avoek; My'dear Friend, My dear Friend: I Avrite you this uote to lot you knoAv tlmt I am avcII and in tho laud of the living and on my Avay to heaven. ~ I will go ■by Moye’8 Chappol to see uborrtrgei- ting the contract for building the church; after Avhich time! will come to your house sometime in the day. I want to see you for it has been a long time sinco I suav you and I A\*ant you to have something good to drink and a plenty of it, for I am mad anyhow", I want to havo something that is good, and I Avant you to drink with me, and there is something else I want. Your friend, W. C. Chester. Attention Soldiers! There will be a preliminary meet iug of citizens aud survmng soldiers of ’61-65 in the Court house on the 4th Saturday in July (27th inst.), to make arrangements for a grand reu nion of tho survivors of the Lost Cause of Laurens and adjoining counties—to come off about the 1st of September next. _ All, especially those.wlio wore the gray, are earnest ly solicited to lie present at this meeting. REYNOLDS' ID BRASS WORKS, ' .Prop’rs. ION A!U> BRASS FOUNDRY jIACHINE SII0P. Manufacturers of % \ STEAM ENGINES. BOILERS, SAW, Iron First Prices Corner . Macon, DUBLIN, DENNIS Holmes Cross-Roads, Ga Dealer in Foreign and domestic ID DR "'ST Gr CD CD ID * Groceries, HardAvare, Glass-ware, Crockery-ware, Tin-ware, Hate, Boots. Shoes, School Books, Stationery, NOTIONS AND FANCY ARTICLE, Ana other articles too numerous to mention, all of Avhich'will be sold at the Lowest Price for CASH or PRODUCE, These goods have beeu selected with great care, and are sure to give satisfaction to all who may desire to purchase. v junc20-3m. JDIjilYlYOiUim U UJUY Also executed nt BALE’S SHOP, june90 (Wolfs new Stand), "A