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THE DUBLIN POST.
DUBLIN GA., JAN. 1. 1879
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Each subsequent insertion 50
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six months 70 00
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
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Sheriffs sales, each levy, $3 50
Sheriffs mortgage sales, 5 00
Application for letter of adminis’tion, 5 00
“ “ gnard’ship, 5 00
Dismission from administration, 5 00
Dismission from guardianship, 5 00
For leave to sell land, 5 00
Application for homestead, 2 00
Sales of real estate by administrators,
executors and guardians, per square, 5 00
Sales of perishable property 10 days, 1 75
Estray notices, 80 days, 8 00
Divorces—rule to perfect service, 8 00
Notice to debtors and creditors, 4 00
Obituary and marriage notices not ex
ceeding ten lines, solicited for publica
tion.—All over that amount charged
10 cts. per line.
Tire Post is the Official Organ of
Laurens County. — Circulation over
000
Local Affairs.
A happy New Year !
This is resumption day.
Miss Gussie Stanley is in town.
Drummers still continue to infest Dub
lin.
Dublin has “Zoe mou, sas ngapo” on the
brain.
We have just had the coldest spell for
two years.
Mr. H. Hughes, of Atlanta, was in town
last Friday.
Rev. C. A. Moore lias been returned to
the Dublin Circuit.
Corn was going in this market last week
• at fortj r cents per bushel in trade.
If money had been a little more plentiful
Christ mas would have been a little more
lively.
A good many girls and young Indies
visited Dublin during the Christmas holi
days.
The exercises of the Dublin Academy
will lie resumed on the third Monday in
January.
Mr. \V. J. Hightower's school iu Mount
Vernon will be reopened on the second
Monday in January.
Mr. B. F. Mason of this county contem
plates renting out his farm and going into
the traveling agency again.
Rev. J. T. Smith, formerly of this coun
ty, has been elected to take charge of the
Excelsior Academy for the present year.
Corn sold at the late Win. Adams’ sale
on the 10th ult. at from 42 to 454 cents
per bushel, the terms being one-third cash,
balance on time.
There was a musical entertainment at
Judge Rowe’s last Friday evening whieji
at the late hour of departure, all voted a
jnostjjtr'l.ightful occasion.
We had the pleasure on the 19tli ult. of
paying our respects to one of the finest and
largest wild turkeys we have ever seen, at
the table of Mr. I. L. Hnrvillc, who Jives
a few miles below Dublin.
Prof. W. J. Hightower, of Mt. Vernon,
spent a few of his holidays in Dublin. He
lias built up an excellent school, in Mount
Vernon on a plun that will wear well. In
that sign he will surely conquer.
We know the people throughout. the
county desire to see the Post prosper. We
' therefore ask of them this favor, namely,
that each one of our present subscribers
secure for us one new cash subscriber for
1819. ’ t*:
However men may differ as to what will
be 'the cost of making tile ferries free in
the future, as the thing now stands it will
certainly not cost a single red cent for the
Grand Jury to make them free for 1879.
Messrs. T. M, Hightower and'II. P.
Howard Imre, rented the Dublin Livery
Stable and are putting things in shape to
accommodate the public to horses, buggies
&e. Their enterprise meets a serious and
long-felt want in Dublin, aud wc wish
these two affable young men abundant
success.
Married,
On the 19th ult,, Mr. J. A. Weaver to
Mies Nounie Bowen by the Rev. W. S.
Ramsay.
On the 22d ult., Mr. Zenas Fordham to
Miss Mary Ann Hogan.
On the 19th ult, Mr. Perin Smith to
Miss Ann Leah Swinson by J. C. Register,
J. P.
New Year Removes.
Mr. Bryant Herndon will live in the
‘•little Currell house” thjjj year. Dr. B. F.
Stanley has* rented Judge Rowe’s house,
-jUg^UdgaJiaving decided to board, Mr.
W J. Scarborough will occupy Ids elegant
neW building, and Mr. J. A. Burney will
take the house in which Mr. Scarborough
now Uvea. Rev. T. W. Johnson has turn
ed over Mr. Keene’s house to Mr. J. T.
Flanders and rented Dr. Fiber’s place.
Mr E J. Tarpley has decide* to quit
boarding and ru» Trou P Houf *
Read several new advertisements
in this issue.
Municipal election to-morrow—
Thursday.
Mrs. Ellen Ricks 1ms just finished
a quilt containing 1544 pieces.
Mr. \V. K. Sanford killed three
turkeys at one shot last Saturday,
weighing respectively, 21, 18 and 11
pounds.
Guano agents should all imitate
Mr. Rowe, and let the people know
through the people's paper what they
can do.
Mr. T. W. Dean bid off Black-
shear’s ferry at $219, and \Ym. Mad
ison, col., (Old Bill) the Dublin
ferry at $300.
The Wrightsvillo and Dublin mail
route will probably bo discontinued
for a while, but wo hope soon to be
able to announce that the route 1ms
been made permanent.
The Power of Imagination.
Miss Oliver, a young lady from
Itawkinsvillo, at the Christmas party
shot Master Tom Hicks with a parlor
pistol. Tom had never seen one of
theso toy weapons before and believed
the j’oung lady really meant to mur
der him. He fell .sprawling in the
flour and screamed for life, lie says
ho clearly felt the ball pass through
his brain.
The Christinas Party.
Cupt. R. A. Stanley and Rev. T.
W. Johnson, superintendents of the
Baptist, and Methodist Sabbath
schools respectively, arranged for a
Christmas party for the little folks
at the Troup House on the evening
of the 25th. The programme was
to bring all the children together,
supply them with music, supper and
plenty of “fire works,” and turn them
loose to enjoy themselves, all of
which, though the night was cold
and the house too small for the
crowd, was carried out to the credit,
of the managers and the satisfaction
of ovary one.
A short time ago one of the good,
citizens of Emanuel comity, near
Fortner, just over the Laurens bor
der, camo homo late at night, and
while feeling around in the crib for
corn to feed his horse, he got his
hands on what he took to be a man
asleep. After rushing out precipi
tately and cracking his crown severe
ly against the lintel of the door, he
called up/ his wife, summoned his
neighbors, and, gun in hand, sallied
forth to the crib to capture -his sup
posed tramps!)ip. But it was only a
peafowl which had gone to roost in
the crib.
SAD TO TELL.
An Only Child of two Fond Par
ents Is Poisoned and Dies a
Horrible Deatli Through a Mis
take in Giving Morphine for
Quinine—The Blaine Laid at
the Door of a Drug Clerk, hut
Explained Away by the Propri
etor of the Drug Store.
On the evening of the 23d ult.
consfiorable sensation was created in
Dublin by the announcement on the
streets that Mr. Joseph Hatfield’s
child had been poisoned by a mistake
made -at the Dublin Drug Store.
Knowing the circumstance to be one
in the chronicling of which it is easy
to do injustice to one or both parties
wo took special pains to ascertain the
facte in the case before undertaking
to record them.
Mr. Hatfield’s little girl, nine
months of ago, was having chills.
Dr. Hightower, several weeks ago,
instructed Mr. H. io giva^ininine.
He (Mr. Hatfield) says he went to
Mr. Tarpley’s drug store, a week or
so since, ail’d called for a drachm
bottle of quinine, and that tile clerk,
Mr. Frank Stanley, let him have a
bottle which he took home with him,
but hud no occasion to use its con
tents trill the 23d ult., when he gave
the child a large dose of quinine (as
he thought) from the bottle. It im
mediately fell into convulsions. Mr.
Samuel Charters was summoned, and
upon examination he found the bot
tle labeled morphine. As the bottle
was like the ones iu which he had
been accustomed to bny quinine it
never occurred to Mr. II. or his wife
to examine the label. Dr. Hightow
er was sent for in all haste, hut reach
ed the scene of the sad mistake only
to find the child expiring and the
fond parents almost frantic with
grief.
Ou the other hand, Mr. Tarpley
doesn’t think Mr. Hatfield got the
morphine from his store. Mr. Stan
ley lias no recollection of selling him
anything at all since tho 11th of
December when he paid up his drug
account. But Mr. Tarpley says if
the mistake occurred as Mr. Hatfield
tells it, it was because the one who
originally packed up the box of
quinine bottles put in hv mistake a
bottle of morphine: for ho knows lie
has had no morphine in his store
since the 11th of December.
Death of Mrs. Weaver.
Mrs. Susan A. Weaver, wife of
Mr. Seaborn Weaver, died on the
evening of the 25th ultimo. She
was taken sick on the 19th with
pneumonia, under which disease her
naturally weak jonstitution gradually
sank for six days when death ensued.
Mrs. Weaver wtis a good woman in
every sense of the term, has boon
for a long time a worthy and consist
ent membor of the-Baptist church at
Poplar Springs, and leaves behind
her a husband, three children and a
very wide circle of relatives and
friends to mourn her death.
Attention is directed to tho Guano
card of Mr. T. H. Rowe. He is still
agent for that old reliablo Fertilizer,
Jno. Merryman’s Ammoniatod Dis
solved Bones, which ho has been
selling for a number of years, and
which our best farmers have learned
to know there is no risk in buying.
This guano is prepared with the
greatest care and at an immense expen
dit.uro of money, is warranted to bo
’precisely as represented and conse
quently is not so cheap as somo other
fertilizers; but sometimes tho cheap
est article is, in the end, tho least
economical. Mr. Rowe has now fifty
tops on hand, aud parties would do
well, in view of tho uncertainty of
river transportation, to call on him
at once.
Mr. Chavons is offoring some val
uable Dublin real estate for sale.
See his advertisement.
Pied Candidates.
Tho announcements of Wm. G.
AY right and IT. «T. Wald-on foi' lio.
ceiver, B. B. Linder for Collector,
and Dennis McLendon for Sheriff
got pied as wo wore making up the
form, when it was too late to rosot
them.- The Public will understand
they are still candidates.
Obituary.
Hnttie Hut field, infant daughter of Mr.
Joseph and Mrs. Saliie Hatfield, aged nine
months, died on the 2 Id day of December,
1878. She Was a remarkably bright, sweet
and interesting child, the idol of her fond
parents’ lieurts and her deatli is a sad blow
to their cherished hopes. But their grief
should lie soothed with the Christian con
solation that tlielr babe is not dead but is
as a flower removed frbin among the thorns
and thistles of this world, and transplanted
in the garden of Paradise, there to be cul
tivated and cared for by the tender hand
of Him who said, “Suffer little children
to Come unto me, and forbid them not,
for of such is the kingdom of Heaven.”
A FRIEND.
Montgomery News.
Mr. Warren Cannon awoke ono
night last week to find his kitchen
in flames. lie had lately moved in
to a new houso just finished and
made a kitchen cf his old dwelling
and had moved but few of his bed
ding and clothing from the old house
and nearly till was lost.
Mr. Phearson’s saw mill, two grist
mills and gin were destroyed last
week by fire in Tatnall. Cause
match in the cotton.
Mr. Joseph Roacho’s school closed
on Friday the 13th. His pupils ac
quired themselves on examination
and at the exhibition* veyy well.
Since Mr. Daniel McMillon had
one of his legs taken off, the gan
grene bus set in on the other. •
Mr. G. YY r . Adam* -Ronofco of the
finest horse and buggy in the count}'.
Mr. YV. J. Peterson’s fine horse
died a few nays ago of staggers.
Prof. W. J. Hightower’s school
closed on the 13 ult. and the patrons
are highly pleased with the progress
of their children.
The candidates arc thick and fust.
Timber is floating down to Darien
and to nothing. r
Mr. Jesse I. Fountain and Miss
Dottie Turner married on the night
of tho 17th ult. at the residence of
the brides sister in Mt. Vernon.
The following are the appoint
ments of tho South Georgia Confer
ence for Dublin district for the year
1879.
J. D. Anthony Presiding Elder.
Dublin—C. A. Mooro.
Eastman Mission- J. R. McClcsky.
Telfair—W\ F. Roberts.
Ocnntlgeo—D. Blalock.
Spriug Hill—Tlmd I. Ncuso.
Mt. Vernon—W. J. Flanders.
Reidsville—Ay. T. MoMicheal.
Bulloch Mission—To ho supplied.
AVrigh tsville—To ho supplied.
Appling—To ho supplied*
Wilcox Mission—To ho supplied.
Swainsboro—J. L. AVilliums.
Olioopcc—J. J. Giles.
Midville—T. B. Lanier.
Pondleton Creek Mission—B. S.
Key.
Jacksonville—AV. F. Bourdon.
Johnson Items.
Rev. F. AV. Flanders will take
charge of the Wrightsvillo Circuit
this year.
Mr. D. A. Crawford and Miss
Vasti Mixon, daughter of Mr. John
Mixon were married last Sunday
morning.
Mr. Henry Harrison and the Rev
Joseph AVood liavo moved into
Wrightsvillo.
Josso Jenkins little daughter of
Prof. C. J.’ Jenkins died last Sunday
morning in AVrigli tsville.
Joseph Lovett, a little hoy lmd
his leg badly burned last Tuesday
night while playing with kerosene.
Bayard Taylor died in Berlin on
ho li)th ult.
Bayard of Delaware is looming lip
os the democratic candidate for 1889.
The democrats of the two branches
of congress have appointed an execu
tive committoo of fifteen to take in
to consideration tho conditio'n and
needs of the party. This committee
is composed of some of the best men
in congress. Messrs. Blount and
Reagan represents tho cotton states.
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The North Goorgia Agricultural
College buildings at Dahlonega have
been burned. The exercises of the
institution will ho continued in the
court house and othor buildings un
til the college can he rohnilt.
House and Lot for Sale.
-:o:-
The undersigned offers for sale
AT A BARGAIN
AXD ON
Easy Teurim-S
A good two-roomed dwelling with
KITCHEN, PUMP, OUTIIOU8F.S, &C.
Twelve acres good fresh land under
good fenco attached. Situated quar
ter of a milo from tho Court House.
A. CIIAVOUS.
Dublin, Ga., Jail. 1, 1879.
For Tax Receiver-
Ed. Pont:
Please announce Mr. A. J. Ilillmn as a
candidate for reelection to the office of Tax
Receiver at the ensuing election. lie 1ms
filled the office satisfactorily to the public for
the past two years, and wo recommend him
to the favorable consideration of the voters
of Laurens county.
Sept. 4-tf Many votkiih
Election Notice for County
Officers.
An election will be held at the several
precincts in Laurens county on Wednes
day, the first dav of January next, for
Clerk Superior Court and Treasurer, Sher
iff, Tax Collector, Tax Receiver, Coroner,
and County Surveyor for Laurens county:
This notice published in accordance with
Section 1822 of the code of Goo-jin.
tde John T. Duncan,
Ordinary.
SPECIAL NOTICE I
The contract for keening up the Telfair
bridge on Turkey creek will expire on the
9th day of December next. The public is
hereby notified that the county will not he
responsible for nnv dumagon that may oceui
'to persons or property ftt said bridge after
that date—until the now bridge in complet
ed. John T. Duncan,
{ Nov 29 1878*tf Ordinary,
FOR SALE.
Any person desirous of purchasing a
cheap, fine house and lot iu the towu of
WmaiiTsviLLE, convenient to first-class
schools, and having ten acres of well Im
proved, fresh land attached, with fine
peach, apple and r»ull>ciry orchurdfc—all in
splendid condition, will do well to cull
on the undersigned. There are ulso other
excellent improvements, such as garden,
well, stables, kitchen, pantry and dining
room, all suitably arranged.
Terms and price, $1,000 cash, or $1,200
in two instalments. J. E. HlfiHTOWKB.
Money!
Parties indebted to the undersigned for
medical services are requested to come for
ward promptly and settle. I have served
yon to the best of my ability, und expect
similar treatment. Verbum mt.
oct 9-tf I. H. Harrison.
For Tax Collector.
Ed. Pont:
Please announce Mr. W. W. O’neal as a
candidate for 'l ax Collector. He is a
worthy citizen, and eminently qualified to
fill that office with credit to himself and
satisfaction to the Public.
Aug. 28-tf Many Citizens.
NEVER RITTER.
500 Cooking ami Heating Stoves on Hand.
Enameled and Plain Grates, Tinware for all demands. Full line of
AVood anil Willow AVnre. The largest and best lino of PLATEDi’GOODS
in the city. CROCKERY, GLASSAVARE and
IIouse-Furnislnng Goods
for sale by •
oii-ver <S=c TnT orton
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oct 80-8m 4*’ Third Street, Macon Grv.
HODSE-FDRNISHIK EMPORIUM.
0
GEO. S. OB EAR,
02 OIb.ex»x*3r S*b.
Como and sec the finest assortment of Crockery, French' China, American
China,
HOUSE-FURNISIIINO GOODS,
[Stamped and Tin AVnre, Toilet Sots, Agate Iron AVaro, &o. Cut.
lory of all kinds. Agent, for the celebrated
Excelsior Hot BlastTook Stove.
Also, Charter Oak, Satiny South. Odton Plant, and othor desirable pat
terns. oct 80-3m
REYNOLD’S IRON and BRASS WORKS
A. REYNOLDS & SON, Proprietors.
N AND BRASH’ FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP.
Manufacturers of
Steam Engines, Boi
lers, Saw, Grist and
Sugar Mills, and
Cotton Presses, for
Horse, Hand, AVliter
or Steam Power.
Kettles, Iron Rail
ings, Gin Ooiirinff,
anil Horse Towers
and all kinds of Ma
chincry Castings.
Sugar Mills and
Iron Railing Speci
alties. This being
a new .establishment
all our Patterns are
New, with all the
Modorn Improve
ments.
. First Class work
tuarantoed and pri
ces very Reasonable.
Call on or tiddros,
A, REYNOLDS & SON,
Corner Fifth and Hawthorn streets; (nearSouthwestern Bail Road Freight
Depot.)
MACON, . GEORGIA.
ou
HI. Xi. HICKS,
DUBLIN, -■ GEORGIA
Il&TSend for Price Lint aud Circular*.
juuo 20-ly.
P
si°W&S£-
Macon,
Georgia
DMALHll IN
Furniture and Carpets.
COFFINSand CASKETS
of ovory description and price, in AVood and Motal. Call and oxamine
Goods and Prices. 13?"All at exceedingly low prices.
oct 80-8m
THOMAS WOOD,
Next to Lunierllouso.
VISITORS [TO'iHAOON
AVliilo in tho city, should not fail to call and examino tho extensive stock o/
STOVES, TIN-AVAEE, CUTLERY,
LAMPS, CROCKERY,
GLASS-AVAIIE, AVOODENAVARK
AND
General House-l’umishihg Goods,
AT
GEO. \V. BURR’S
No. 87 Cherry St.
PK1CK8 DOWN TO LOWK8T NOTCH.
SOLE AGF~NTiTFOR
The Grand Charter Oak and Fanner Girl Conk Stove.
Repairs for tho above always on hand.
oct80-8m
Milker’
Every one who ownH a cow should have one -Jr our: wobdCrr-
ful Milkers. A child can use them. Sent fre-: ta any part of
the United Staten on receipt of $2. Bend fuik-Qur Illustrated'
Pninpblet on the Cow, containing the testimonial* of practical)
farmers und dairymen throughout tho U. 8. luid sectional views
latouUa May VBibi Itfif. ^^ * uenp.
of a cow's teats and bag dissected and scientifically explained, hr Drs. White an
Wilson of thin city, Sent free to any nddiess. GEO. 15. KttNB, President*
dcclfl-3t Office, H7f» Broadway, New York.
For Sheriff.
The undersigned take pleasure in an
nouncing tho name of J. C. Bcarliomugh
as a suitable candidate for sheriff for the
ensuing term and are assured from his
promptitude in business he will make un
efficient officer if elected,
nov. 18-tde Muny Voters.
For Tax Becoiver*
Believing that Ulnj Bov; JL L. White
will, if elected, discharge Uja- duties of the,
office to tho s&tlsfiuakii],<*t tW- Public, wc,
hereby announce-ibcaaiMnot that gentle-,
limn as n candidate foe Receiver of Tax;
Returns of Ltutxcna. -maty..
Aug. 28-tf Manx Votkiih.