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THE DUBLIN POST.
DUBLIN, GA., APRIL 23, 1879.
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Local Affairs.
Lewis Metts has some corn for sale.
’’Safe” Blank Notes for sale at this
office. t
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Mrs. Chandler's daughter, of Macon, is
in town.
Yell jw bonnets are all the go at Ste-
plicnsville now.
We got a goodl\ number of new cash
subscribers last week.
Mr.-. Ellen Ricks lias just finished a
quilt containing 2088 pieces.
Mr James Wyatt has collards which
measure three feet and six inches ucross
We learn that Hon. Ilcnry Burch’s plan
tation was seriously injured by the recent
winds. .
In ordering articles advertised in the
Post, please mention where you saw the
advertisement. t
We are to have an adjourned term of
Superior Court to convene on the third
Monday in August next. \
The fifty-year-old case we mentioned
last week of Fullwood vs Sliewmake was
decided in favor of Fullwood.
Mr. Daniel Smith now rejoices in the
birth of his third child—a girl. Mr. Smith
is only twenty-two years of age.
Mr. Dean has only fifteen tons of the
Soluble Sea Island guano left; so you had
better hurry up with your orders.
Mrs. S. WfSwiijson, a most excellent
woman, and wife of oue of our best cit
izens, died on last Thusrday night.
As the Grand Jury failed to act last
W'.eek oh the Ferry question, the town
council ought to make the Dublin ferry
free.
Mr. D. S. Blackshcnr informs us that he
had u rat killing in the. Blackshear mill
house last Thursday, and killed 172 in
about an hour.
The mails from Dublin to Toomsboro
were disjointed last week by reason of the
washing"away of the abutments of Light-
wood Knot bridge.
The body of the earth is better saturated
than rf liak been in five years, and the
biggest freshet, in the river that we ha\ e
had in three years.
Last Wednesday’s storm blew down
most of the shade trees around Condor.
One fell on Mr. Ezekiel Young’s horse,
but without serious results.
Parties having cats they wish to give
away will confer a favor by Icaviug the
same at Blacksbear’s mill. Mr. D. 8.
Blackshear wants all he can get
Rev. J. W. Smith, of Wrlghtsvllle, will
preach at the following appointments :—
Bethlehem, Tuesday night after 1st Sun
day.in May ; Blue Springs, 8th May ; Red
Bluff 0th May.
As wc go to press we learn that Mrs. J.
A. McLendon died yesterday morning,
leaving an infant three weeks old. Her
funeral \yill take place to-day (Wcndnes-
day) at 2 p. m. in Dublin.
W. B. Jones & Co. have now on hand a
full line of Spring and Summer Goods,
which they are selling cheap for the cash.
You would do well to call and examine
tjieir stock before purchasing elsewhere,
march 20 tf.
Mr. Wesley Kea tells us tliat his planta
tion has been almost rubied for the present
year by falling timber during last week’s
storms. He says it lias taught him one
valuable lesson, however: and that is to
cat down and burn every tree in his fields
before planting another crop.
Go to Jones’ and buy one of those Safety
Lamps. Superior to any lamp in the mar
ket. If dropped or overturned, will extin
guish itself before reaching the floor.
Can’t smoko, dqn’t flicker, light brilliant,
destined to supersede all othbrs. Extin
guished by touching a Bpring instead of
blowing, gives a light equal to that of the
$8.00 student’s lamp. Cheap as any other
lamp. Old lamp bowls may be refitted
with the improved burners, wicks and
chimneys. Call and exemine for yourself.
W. B. Jokes & Co., solo agents for
apr2-tf 1 Laurens and Johnson counties.
One duy last week some one walked into
the .back room of Mr. Maddox’ bar and
threw his overcoat on a double-barreled
gun, which stood in the corner, whereupon
the-gun fell and fired, sending a load of
shot through two walls and just above the
heads of some horses tied near the bar.
Mr. W. B. Smith, of Buckeye, tells tis
of an uncomfortable electric shock given
his family and stock last Thursday morn
ing. The lightning struck a tree near the
house, and the shock was so great as to
almost throw* some of the'family to the
floor. An ox was turned half round, and
chickens made to spin around like tops.
On last Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock
a large tree which had been tom up by the
roots drifted down against the ferry chain
at the Dublin ferry and snapped it ussun-
dcr. Now both ferries will be useless till
the river falls sufficiently for the chains to
be put up again. Nothing slidrt of n
bridge will ever solve this ferry problem.
PICTURES! PICTURES 1!
Don’t fail to have your picture taken
while you have the opportunity. Mr. J.
N. Smith is in town with his tent on
the Court House square where he will take
pleasure in getting you up a picture in his
fine style. Lose no time.—He will lie here
only about ten days. He will put you up
a good job at a reasonable price.
One of the huge old china-trees in front
of the Troup House and another in front
of Mr. T. P. Snrchctt’s were blown down
last week. These old trees should be taken
down and our streets re-set with handsomer
growth. There may lie something pic
turesque in the appearance of these relics
of the past, but. we believe it would go not.
a little toward reviving the sleeping ener
gies of our citizens to see the town don a
bright, new, sylvan suit.
Messrs. Rawls and Dupree, two mer
chants of Stcphensvillc, were in town lost
Friday and we interviewed them on the
subject of toll at Lightwood Knot bridge.
They say they know that toll bridge is an
odious tiling to the people of Laurens
county, but not more than to many of the
people of Wilkinson, and especially to the
citizens of Stcphensvilie. Mr. Rawls says
lie lias fought it in tlie Grand Jury room
and wherever else lie thought he could
accomplish might to abolish it. He still
hopes to succeed. One of the principal
argument* used by the opponents of a free
bridge is the ferry charges tii Laurens.
On last Thursday the Ordinary of the
county, after duo examination, adjudged
Benjamin Young a lunatic and sent him
to the Insane Asylum, in Millcdgcville.
Messrs. A. J. Hiibun and Willie Robinson
took him off on Friday moring, and reach
ed Milledgeville and delivered him to the
authorities on Saturday morning; but, a
short while after they left for home, n cou
rier overtook them with* the news that
Young was dead. He died with the twelfth
fit. He had one fit while undergoing the
examinnation in Dublin, oue or two before
reaching the Asylum, and a dozen in rapid
succession afterward. Mr. Hiibun saw
Wm. Register who was sent from tills
county several years Hgo, and says Register
rccognized him. He thinks Register will
soon die with consumption.
The “Chicken” Itoad Again.
Mr. Jus. Wyatt tells us that Mrs. Polly
Weaver says Mr. Thomas B. Fuqua Is
mistaken in thinking the Chicken road to
Hawkinsvillc got its name from the eliick-
en-stcaling proclivities of the road hands
who opened the road. This aged lady,
now above eighty, (and who, therefore,
ought to be regarded as pretty good
authority,) savs the Chickasaw Indians,
who lived in this community, used to
travel that road to Ilawkinsville (which
town, by the way, was at that time situated’
on this side of the Ocmulgee river and
culled Hartsford) to trade, and that on this
account it was called the Chickasaw road
—finally abbreviated to “Chicken” road.
A Sad Affiiir.
On last Friday afternoon the little son of
Rev. A. E. Chandler was taking his father’s
horse to water when a little negro hoy rail
up behind and struck the horse with u
whip, which caused him to move off in a
gallop. In turuiug the corner, back of the
Troup House, the hoy fell off and the
horse stepped on his lieud, making an ugly
gash near the right ear, and probably
opened the suture of the skull bones for
three inches. He is now considered in a
critical condition, but we truly hope lie
will recover. He is about six or seven
years of age, os bright and attractive a child
as we ever saw, the idol of Ids fond par
ents’ hearts, and os ids nearly distracted
mother says, the only star of hope left to
cast ^ a n.y of light across the darksome
pathway of their clouded lives.
Latex.—The boy is better.
The Fire.
On last Saturday morning, about 11
o’clock, ns nearly everybody in town had
got into the Court House to hear Judge
Shewmnke’s speech in the Perry gold case,
and just as the Judge was warming up
with Ids subject, the aljirm of fire was
given, causing the court room to be almost
emptied in a few seconds and enabling
Judge Sliewmake to have quite a private
talk with the jury. The source of alarm
was found to be Col. Wylly’s kitchen, the
roof of which was all ablaze before the
crowd gathered, and as the kitchen was
attached to the dwelling, it seemed a hope
less task to endeavor to cheek tiic fire.
But the wind, for a wonder, was blowing
from the right quarter, plenty of water
was convenient, and the men, white and
colored, W’orked like beavers. The fire
was not checked, however, till all the roof
and ceiling of the kitchen and tlie roof of
the smoke-house, which stood on the lee
side of the kitchen, were destroyed. The
furniture, which was all removed from the
house, was more or less injured, and con
siderable damage was doho to the house in
knocking down the doors and windows in
order to facilitate tlie removal of the furni
ture. The fire probably originated from a
spark falling in tlie straw* which dropped
from a neighboring pine till it covered the
roof of tlie kitchen.
Ferryman Drowned.
On last Saturday afternoon, when the
freshet in the river was at its height, the
Chain at Blackshcor’s ferry had to be low
ered to allow the steamer Colville to pass.
While tw*o men were employed, after the
boat passed, in raising the chain, and had
got it nearly high enough, a footman hailed
from the other side and called for u bateau.
The assistant ferryman, George Parks, a
worthy colored man. took a bateau and
started over after the traveler. When
about half w*ay across, the chain broke and
fell ou tlie bateau, (w*hicli happened just at
that moment to drift' under it,) copsizing it
and carrying the ferryman under tlie water.
He rose and called for help. As lie was
known to be an expert swimmer, it was
thought the chain had struck and disabled
him. So, as there w*as no bateau conve
nient another colored man, George Ford-
ham, who had been working at the chain
windlass, plunged into the mad current
and swam rapidly after George Parks, who,
rising and sinking occasionly, drifted on at
the mercy of the rushing water. Finally,
about two hundred yards below the ferry
just lief ore Geo. Fordham reached him. he
sank for the fourth, and last, time. By
this time George Fordham realized, that he
was himself exhausted and must have help
or perish, as had the one for whom he had
risked hiH life. Luckily ills call was heard
by two negroes who were paddling around
in the swamp below the ferry. They
readied him just in time to save his life*
The body of the drowned negro is still in
the river.
UNCLE JACK’S MONEY BE
FORE A JURY.
A Verdict in Favor of Edward
Perry for $4,000.—The Wo
men not Producing the Money
Go Back to Jail.
The far-famed Perry ease was brought
to trial last week on its merits ; that is to
say, tlie question as to whether or not tlie
Mrs. Perrys got the $4,000 of buried money
whidi Edward Perry alleges they got. was
tested before a Jury. All tlie trials and
appeals heretofore have been made upon
questions of law, as to whether the women
could be kept confined ir juil to await tills
last trial.. Everyone knows the result of
all the efforts to liberate them.
Intense interest was manifested in tlie
trial by tlje public from tlie time the case
was called on Wednesday morning till its
termination on Saturday afternoon. The
Court House was packed nearly all the
time, and bets were mode freely as to what
the verdict would be'. When the Jury, af
ter remaining out a short time, returned u
verdict in favor of tlie estate for $4000, os
a dernier resort, tlie Jury was polled ; but
eacli and every member answered lustily
that the above was liis verdict. The next
step was to endeavor to liberate tlie women
on the ground that to return them to jail
would be to imprison them for debt. But
after hearing argument ou both shies Judge
Pate overruled tlie motion and ordered
them hack to jail. There is talk of an ap
peal to the Supreme Court, but we kuow
nothing definite as to what will he done.
The testimony, was taken down by a
short-hand reporter, Mr. Kay, of Bruns
wick and covers several hundred pages.
As soon as we can procure a copy of the
evidence and get it properly condensed we
will give our readers the benefit of it.
Flue Stock Notes.
On hist Thursday we sat on the
porch of our office and listened
triangular
Colonel J.
county, and
and Hon.
this county,
to an interesting
conversation between
II. Jones, of Burke
Dr. J. T. Chappell
John T .Duncan of
ou tlie subject of fine slock, it
is needless to tell our readers the
merited distinction possessed by each
ofjtlieso three gentlemen in the gen-
orul field of ibtelligence ns well us in
the particular department of agri
culture. Judge Duncan spoke of
the importance to farmers of reading
agricultural literature. He thought
tlie reading of a single article some
times proved of inoalcuhiblo benefit
to a farmer, and referred to a nota
ble instance in his own experience.
A number of years ago ho saw in au
agricultural papor a recipe for pre
venting sickness in horses, lie
adopted the practice of it, and has
not hud a sick horse sinco.
Col. Jones had tried most of the
thorough-bred stocks of hogs, the
Essex, the Suffolk, the Berkshire,
tlie Jersey Bed, etc., but had found
tlie Grazier the best for this latitude.
The point of sujieriority was simply
a matter of lmir. No hog, lie said,
could thrive in onr hot climuto unless
well protected with a heavy coat of
hair. The more hair the better. A
hog with thin hair would soouer or
later take the yellow sweat. A hair
less black hog would succeed better
than a white one in the samo condi
tion. The Grazier was the only
white hog with sufficient hair to pro
tect him from yollow sweat. The
Essex, he thought., stood next, to the
Grazier for this climate.
The Col. thought a great many
horses contracted kidney diseuse from
eating poor fodder.
Dr. Chappell, whose fine Essex
hogs we spoke of a week or two ago,
boliovcd that a cross between Essex*
and common breed superior to
thorough-breds. He had tested it.
Ho is getting rid of the common
breed ns fast as he can supply their
places with half-breeds. He has now
forty head of luvlf-breeds which will
net , him 200 lbs at. sixteen months
old, whereas, from histhirty-fivoliead
of common stock, of the same ago and
under similar treatment, lie only ex
pects 110 lbs.
The doctor asserts that no hog will
thrive on kitchen slops alone. Turn
him out, he says, in the day time
und give him slops at night. He
thinks hiujttcntion to this simple fact
is the cause of so many discounting
failures with farmers who send off
aud-'buy fine pigs. They put them
in the backyard and give them all
the slops ns a special favor, whereas
it is about the poorest of all .food,
unless accompanied with something
else.
Johnson Items.
. Mr. Nelson, a drummer from Ma
con, was in Wrghtsville last Mon
day.
Mrs. Daniel Oliver iq very sick.
The post office has been moved
from Mr. W. A. Thorn pk ins’ to Mr.
. Kent’s store liouso.
Only two bids were sent from the
office for carrying the mail from
Dublin to Tonnillc.
We had a fine rain last Monday
morning.
There is a considerable amount of
guano coming into the county thi
spring.
There will be another wedding in
Johnson if the old folks don’t get
about pretty fast.
■ Poaches and plums will bo plenti
ful in some portions of the county if
they are not destroyed after this
time,
Gardens are generally very poor in
the county.
Go-Plior-Us.
[Cochran Enterprise.']
On Tuesday morning last, at a very
early hour, oiie Ilamitc, laboring un
der the cognomon of George Foagin,
hailing from a section of Laurens
county which is not on the map,
called “Gopher Field,” put oil sale
in one of our most public streets
twopty-five of those shell-quadrqpeds
called “gophers.” Some said “they
wore brought for trans-portation for
excursionists to Cumberland;” anoth
er laud lubber called thorn Norfolk
oysters.
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An artificial eye factory has been
opened in Rochester, New York.
No progress has yot been made in.
solving the Egyptian difficulty. It
is not believed that the deposition of
the Khedive will be attempted.
Senator Wade Hampton, of Sonth
Carolina, on the lfitli took his seat.
He was escorted on crutches to the
chair pf his colleague, Senator But
ler, aiul took the modified oath ad
ministered by President pro tern.
Thurman.
Moneyl
Parties indebted to the undersigned for
medical services ore requested to come for
ward promptly and settle. I have served
you to the best of my ability, and expect
similar treatment. Verbum sat.
oct 0-tf I. H. JInrrison.
The Corbett House.
TWENTY ROOMS.
Just opened on Second Street, sec
ond door from Poplar, next to W.
W. Collins’ Carriage Repository.
MACON, GA.
Having: been compelled to give up the
National Hotel, I have located as above and
nm prepared to furnish first-class board by
the day, week or month at reasonable
rates. Shall be glad to see any of my old
friends and patrons. Respectfully,
■ K. O. COJUIETT.
C HERE,—Yon can make money soil-
~ ing our Sterling Chemical
Wicks—Never needs trimming—No
smoko or smell—IQ cents each, 8 for 25
cents. Send stamp for catalogue of Wonder
ful .Inventions, staple and fancy goods.
Parsons, Foster & Co.,
125 Clark St., Chicago.
Mar, 19-6m.
J. B. WOL
ID-ixbliiEL.,. -
• DE.VI.Ell IN
FANCY DRY GOOD8,
ORGANDY MUSLIMS,
VICTORIA LAWNS,
FIGURED PIQUES,
NOTIONS AND HOSIERY,
JEANS ANI) DOMESTICS.
HATS, BOOTS & SHOES, ^
STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES,
HARDWARE & FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
CROCKERY, TINWARE, ETC., ETC.
Elease don't ask for Credit without offering good paper as coUoUnd,
for it helps me to credit and to do it on good terms,
-v. apt««r
SOLUBLE SEA-ISLAND GUANO
T
HE BEST FARMERS PRONOUNCE IT THE BEST FERTILIZER IN THE MARKET.
35 TONS NOW AT THE WHARF IM DUBLIN READY FOR DELIVERY.
The attention of the farmera of Laurens comity is respectfully
invited to the fuct that I now have on hand a supply
of the above Excellent Fertilizer, aitd would
be pleuBed to have a call from all
who would like to ‘purchase.
500 Pounds Cotton—Delivered free of Freight
Call early on,
Dublin, apr!4-4t
Joel 3E. Dean,
on. OVC. X,. Jones.
Sff'-’Bg
Macon,
Georgia
SOUTHERN DEPOT.
0TXDA.M ENGINES,
• L B. PAKllJflAR, loiit, tu*
Cheapest and best for all pur
poses—•lmplo, strong, nniftlu*
rablo. Also Traction Kn-
IIns# for common roods.
Saw .Grist and Itica
Mills Oiks, Pbkshm
andMaoiiikkry goner-
olly. Innulrlen promptly
answered.
h A VsrtiaalEnfta
wheels, very conveni
ent, economical and
.wsafcsrsE
’ cheapest Vert
ical In the
; werld.FIg.
Vl i# engine 1
I In use. Fig.
,!■ ready for
irond.
JtaatreulwgyiMutw
AtftoaUsn]
York, IV.
MX:,
iIhbImL inikst 1
©oonomic 1
QmSL “"ISSwsa •
Keeps constantly in store a stock of Machinery of all kinds. At this
season we oall your attention to our stock of
Grain Cradles; Weeding Hoes,
Dickson Sweeps, Farquhar Swoops, &c.,
Which we offer very low to the trade and country merchants.
Address, A. B. FARQUHAR, Macon, Ga.
, _ JE880P « SMITH, Managers.
mar 10 78-4m . .
OLOTHIITG and HATS.
W1NSHIP & CALLAWAY,
No. 60 Second St Macon, Georgia,
Keep tlio Largest and Best Stock of CLOTHING and HATS for
men and boys to be fpund in the State.. HATS of all grades.
Keep partly made Shirts, and Umbrellas very cheap.
fSrOUIl GOODS ARE FIRST-CLASS AND OUR PRICES TUELOWEST jf|
WINSHIP & CALLAWAY. *
marl0 70-tf .
MBS. M. E. MOVAY.
A, K, CROAT*.
M‘VAY & CHOATE,
(Successors to W. T. McVny.)
COCIETR^ISr, : ; : . aBORQ-IA.
WfV* have to day entered into partnership, and will continue the Warehouse and
▼ v Mercantile business of tlio old and well known house of W. T. McVay under
the above Firm, Name and Stylo. M. £, MOV AY,
A. K CHOATE*
‘■<e ; v
We ask a continuance of the patronage so liberally given the House from your
County for the post five years, and pledge ourselves to uso every effort to,make the
New Firm Worthy of Tour Support
except wh l lskoy )TTON 8D<1 * 11 othor PARM PRODUCE, and sell all classes of goods
WB ARB AT.SO AGENTS FOR A
HIGKE3C GKR-A-IDIE FBBTIDIZEK
tar AT A LOW PRICE.JEJ
& CHOATE.'