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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20th, 1875.
—A disease, similar to the opizoo
ty, is spreading among the horses of
Marion county. On Saturday last
ive noticed several suffering from it.
Care should betaken that those nt
affected with it be kept from contact
with those that are.
—Our citizens Lave returned from
the Fair, somewhat disappointed.
From all accounts, it must have been
considerably inferior to the Fairs of
previous years.
—Rev. W. J. Short, of this coun
ty, occupied the Methodise pulpit in
Buena Vista, on Sunday morning.
His sermon was practical and well
timed, and was listened to with ear
nest attention.
—lt would be greatly to the inter
est of the merchants of Geneva to
give the Argus a liberal patronage.
A farmer, who plants extensively,
informed us that he liked Win. 0.
Paschal’s advertisement, and intend
ed making it a point to sell him all
of his cotton. The planter was not
personally acquainted with Mr. Pas
chal, but through the influence of
that small advertisement, he will sell
him as many as fifty or more bales.
In securing thi -one customer, Mr.
Paschal has made a heavy per cent,
on the cost of the advertisement.
—A Marion county hog recently
followed a wagon to Columbus, slept
with it all night, and followed the
driver about the streets, just as a
dog would follow its owner. How is
this for a domestic hog ?
—Talk about Marion county coni,
Marion county potatoes, and Marion
county rattlesnakes ! That is not all
that some Marion county farmers
raise in abundance. There is one in
the Glen Alta community who has
been the father of seventeen children.
He has nine daughters at home, and
it takes over a hundred yards of cal
ico to go round. Worse than that
(or perhaps better), another is the
happj sire of twenty-three children.
How is that on children ? Next 1
—Mr. N. T. Fowler is agent for
the Buena Vista Argus, and is duly
authorized to receive and receipt for
subscriptions to the same. We hope
that ail who want a good paper, who
cannot see us, wiil give him their
names with the money. He is work
ing for an institution that needis help.
We are doing all we can to aid it,
and we sincerely desire the public to
do likewise.
—We notice witli pride that our
young men are laboring in a good
cause, and the young ladies are en
couraging them as well as they can.
Even the Judge seems inclined to
drop out of single harness.
—Just think of a city a hundred
ami eighty thousand years old ! Read
the article on the outside, under the
title of “Prehistoric America.”
—There is no doubt existing in our
mind but that Buena Vista is one of
the healthiest towns in the State of
Georgia.
—Do you suppose that this place
is going down ? Just undeceive your
self a little by calling in at Mr. M
Hair’s, and pricing his new goods.
—We have one of the most orderly
towns anywhere, and it is owing to
the fact that we have a Town Coun
cil that is not to be excelled by any
Council we have yet had the pleasure
of meeting up with.
—Farmer, you know to your sor
row, that you Lave been getting
poorer for several years past. You
know, also, that this has been caused
by buying your supplies, at high pri
ces, from the Western market. The
best plan is to raise your supplies at
home. Next week, we have been
told, is the best time to sow small
grain. Our advice is, sow plenty of
it. If you don’t mind, being busy
getting your cotton ready for market,
you will neglect it, and you may
b ffer seriously from such. neglect,
jiext summer.
PUBLIC MEETING CALLED.
To Discuss tho School Qiestion.
The chairman of the Board Of Tms
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toes of tho Rucna Viita Academy,
requests us to announce that a pub
lic meeting will bo held in the Court
House, on Tuesday evening next, at
3 o’clock for the purpose of taking
the educational interests of Buena
Vista and vicinity into consideration.
Several important matters connected
with the school will ho brought be
fore the meeting, and a full attend
ance is earnestly desired.
The citizens of Buena Vista and
vicinity, especially the patrons of the
school, are invited to come out to the
Court House on Tuesday evening
next, at 3 o’clock, and take a per
sonal interest in tho business to be
brought before that meeting.
The educational interests are un
doubtedly the most important that
can be brought before this communi
ty, because it affects the welfare of
the rising generation, the future cit
izens of the county. In the educa
tion of the children rests the future
weal or woe of the country.
Committed-
A knife which cuts both ways is a
dangerous tool. Principles are some
times more hurtful in their charac
teristic wanderings, than double
edged knives, and often the thrust in
tended to injure an accused party,
in being warded off, is made to inflict
a life-long injury to the person giv
ing the thrust.
Such was the case on last Monday
with a Mr. Eldridge Wilson a colored
gent whose freedom and civil rights
had been ignored, as he affirmed, by
a Mr. James Mathis a white man, by
bestowing upon his (Wilson’s - ) lord
ships back a sound thrashing.
The case seems to be this. On or
about the 30tli of August last, when
Mr. Mathis was absent from home,
on business, Mr. Wilson, feeling his
civil greatness, and social value, de
cided to enter the room of Mrs. Math
is and then and there asserted his
privi-leges by committing anassauit
with intent to rape. The next day,
on the return of Mr. Mathis his moth
er informed him of the ofiense and
the party commit ing it. Whereup
on Mathis in company wit’u ano.her
gentleman, started in search of the
midnight prowler, with a view of ta
king him to an officer, whose duty it
was to safely keep him until he could
be tried. They came upon him when
he refused to be arrested, and re
ceived a few heavy blows with a
stick. But these only increased his
determination of escape, and he got
away. They followed until he was
overtaken again at Dr. McMichael’s
where he was retaken and started
back to Buena Vista. On the way
here, while all the party except Mr.
Mathis and his criminal, were at
dinner at Mr. Irwin Jordans, the
guilty wreicli, fearing the terrors of
the law, proposed to Mr. Mathis that
if he (Mathis) alone would whip him
(Wilson) and be satisfied, and not
enforce the laws against him, that
he might whip him as much and as
long as he wanted, if it amounted
to one thousand lashes. Wilson fur
ther agreed that after taking the
whipping he would leave the State.
All the parties after consultation,
decided that it would be Letter for
the criminal, Mathis and his family
to accept the culprit’s proposition.
And the judgment was executed in
stantly. Wilson complied with his
part of the self proposed arrange
ment, until recently when having
been perhaps upbraided for degrad
ing unmanlincss, determined to at
tone for the self imposed degration,
by having Mathis arrested. Mathis
was therefore tried on Monday, and
Dound over under a bond of $l5O.
Judge Butt counsel for the defense
finding abundant evidence against
the wicked d.ffamer, and having
seen his perjury in seveial points on
the stand, asked tho court to hold
him until lie could write out a war
i ant for his arrest. The court refu
sing to hold him a sufiicieut time
Judge Butt on his own motion order
ed the bailiff to hold him. He wa s
arrested and arraigned before Ids
Honor .Judge Butt, who sent him to
jail in default of Bond, until Satur
day at 10 oclok A. M. when his case
will be heard.
Business Outlook.
In this issue will bo found the ad
vertisement of Mr. M. lia r an old
and well informed merchant, who
proposes to add his energies to the
already active business of Buena
Vista.
He is now receiving a complete
well selected, well adapted, stock
of i. erchandize, in which gentlemen
or ladies can adorn the lAad, body,
or feet in the highest style of fashion,
and utility. Nor has he forgot table
luxuries, for there you can find pure,
and first class groceries to supply the
wants of the inner man. His stock
is varied and first class. Ilis shoes
arc very fine. His goods are for
sale and he says, if he “can riot sell
them to ourpeoplo cheaper than they
have bought for years, he intends
they shall buy them very cheaply
from others. He does not know, nor
care how low others have bought,
nor what they paid, his proposition
is to sell as low as the lowest. We ad.
vise our friends to call ami see him,
and make him show his faith by his
works.
McMichael & Ntevens are now
opening a large and well selected lot.
of Staple Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes,
Ilats, Family Groceries, &c. which
they propose to sell at bottom prices
Call and see them at your earliest op-®
portunity, and you will be amply re
paid for the trouble.
—Doc Bridges, who it will he
remembered was indicted in the
United Statet court for perjury, in
swearing out warrants against a
number of persons in this county
for violating the enforcement act, is
in jail in Savannah, and ill be tried
at the November term of tho
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I am now receiving a WELL ASSORTED STOCK of
FAIL | WfflflE G9OFS.
Which I will sell at greatly RDDUCED TRICES.
My Stock consists of STAPLE and FANCY DRY GOODS, HATS
BOOTS. SHOES, FAMILY GROCERIES, HARDWARE, NOTIONS, &0
aud has been bought with sTEUIAL REFERENCE to the wants and
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of the community, and will be sold AS LOW AS THEY CAN BE BOUGHT
anywhere in any regular ltouse.
Having bought them in person, I ata prepared to sell
AS LOW AS TOE LOWEST.
AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST.
AND WILL
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Calico Bto 10; Soda 12 pounds to the dollar; Genuine Collins Axe,
$1.25; and other goods in proportion.
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Buena vista, Georgia, October I&<P*s.
ENCOURAGE HOME ENTERPRISE
The people of Ihs county have
helped to erect some magnificent
brick edifices at Americas. Why
not build some at homo, and thereby
enhance tho value of your own prop
erty.
We propose to place it in your
power to do so. How, do you ask ?
By selling you anything and every
thing in the Dry Goods and Groce
ry line just as cheap as the same can
be bought in Ann ricus.
is this an impossibility? By no
means. With equal facilities and
less expenses, we can do it, and our
word for it ice will.
We could enumerate articles and
prices, but prefer to shew yon the
goods, then give us a trial and be
your own judges.
Help us ami we will help you, and
we promise most faithfully that our
help will not drive you into bank
ruptcy and ruin.
Respectfully.
McMichael & Stevens.
October 15, J 875.
Fourth Quarterly Meeting of
the Glen Ai.ta Circuit.—We have
received the following notice for pub
lication:
“The fourth Quart rly meeting for
Glen Alta Circuit will be held at New
Bethel Church Saturday and Sunday,
November 6th and 7 1 h. Pastors,
Secretaries, Stewards, Trustees, Ac.
will please proceed to arrange the
business, collecting statistics and as
sessments, and lie ready to make a
full report. Let every man do his
duty. J- B. McGehee,
Presiding Eider.
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AMERICUS, ----- GA.
rniIANKFUL for pnst favors I respect-
I fully solicit a continuance of tbe
patronage of the good people of Ma
rion. Prices reasonable, and extra in
ducements offered those at a distance to
visit niv office. Rooms on Lamar Sfc 5
two doors from II C Black s Shoe Store.
September Bth.
SADDLES AND IIAIIN ESS,
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Mv stock of Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Collars and everything in that line is the largest
and best, !n the State. p ! T' lam now offering
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Ta Wholesale and Hntail Buyers.
ALL KINDS OK LEATHER ON HAND. BEST LEATHER BELTING.
OIL CLOTHS OK ALL KINDS. I IES' <fe GENTS’ TRUNKS
and SACHELS a SPECIALTY. BEST HARNESS and MACHINE
OILS, SADDLERY and HARNESS HAHDWA r, E, WAGON
BREECHING, TRACE CHAINS, BACK BANDS.
WAGON and BLOW HAMES. dv.
A U Kind. of Repairing \f a tly and ProirrUfExerutnl, unit ntw \Vi7. Hud. t.
ORDER.
My prnctioal knowledge and undivided pergonal attention to iny business enables me to
sell better goods and at lower prices than any other house.
I respectfully ask you to examine my steak and prices, as I am determined to please in
both price and quality of goods.
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October 29-et 102 Brood Street, Columbus, Ga.
W. J. WATT. J. A. WALKER, CIIAS. 11. WAIT.
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Hg ve tlie Largest anti Tfofrt Selected Stock of Groceries in Ike City
ol' Columbus: Consisting: of
BACON SIDES, BULK SIDES. BACON SHOULDERS, BULK SHOUL
DERS, BULK HAMS, BACON HAMS.
LARD in tierces. Lard in buckets and kegs.
FLOUR of all grades, including tho celebrated SILVER LAKE brand,
tile best in the woild
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Salt, Sugar, Mackerel, Soap, Cheese, Coffee, Oysters, Sardines. Crackers, Soda,
Starch, Shoes, boots, and
* SS’X’ofAiJPX.TS XJXVST GOODS
Such as, Osnaburgs, Sheeting, Shirtings, Checks, Stripes, Yarns and Pants
Goods. Also, a well selected stock of
WHISKEY from §l.l® lo $5 per Gallon
and of anv per cent. Proof that may be desired.
Our Slock, of SUGAR Includes every Grade and Price,
and our lot of SYRUP cannot be equaled in this city.. Ii includes all grades of
New Orleans in barrels and half barrels; also several hundred barrels of choice
FLORIDA SYRUP, which is superior to anything in the market, and much
cheaper in price. It has a delightful flavor aud rich, clear color; and selected
expressly for our trade.
Cash customers can always save money by giving us a trial before purchas
ing elsewhere.
WATT & WALKER
Columbus, Ga., Oct. Btb, 1875.-ct
W o. PASCHAL,
COTM AND CUMMIGSION
G-EDIIuVA GA '
I propose to sell you goods about as CHEAP as any little retail shop
in our country. ......
I propose to sell you good goods, unless I am deceived in them.
I propose to sell them to you for the CASH ONLY until next April.
Then 1 can sell you some high priced corn and Tennessee bac 11.
I propose to pay you the highest price in currency for your cotton—to
those who owe me, 1 will pay more than the market price for cotton, and
very willingly at that. . .. .
" When you come to Geneva, cull in and see us; we are peaceable if not
11 Gfeneva, Ga., Oct., 15, 1875.—tf W. 0. PASCHAL.
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
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Also Leather an<l Shoe Findings. All Goods Warranted.
NO- 143 BROAD STREET. = = COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
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TTTe have removed into our NEW STORE at our OLD STAND, with a full line of NEW
H BOOTS and SHOES of ALL VARIETIES, aud invite our friends and tho public to
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK. BEDELL & WAKE.
Culumbus, Ga., October Bth, 1575.-3 m
Administrator’s Sales-
GEORGIA —Marion County—By virtue of
an order from the Ordinary < 'ourt of said coun
tv, I will sell on the first luesday in Novem
ber next before the Court House in said coun
ty. the East one half of lot of land No. one
hundred and three (103) in tho fourth district
of said county. Sold as tho property of Re
becca Green for distribution. Terms Cash.
JAS. GREEN,
Sept 21-30d Administrator.
P. L. WISDOM, M. D-,
BUENA VISTA, GA.
©©“■Calls iHay be left at oy r®Sl
'lcnce at all hours of the clay or
nig it.~®a
October Bth. 1875.-1^