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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
FRIDAY' MOIININO, NOVEMBER 12th, 187F.
The editor is in Columbus on bus
iness.
—Through the press of other mat
ter, we have been obliged to have
out a very interesting communica
tion on the subject ot the county
court, as well as some other very
interesting matter. The communi
cation will appear in our next.
—Thieves would not steal corn and
cotton, it they could get no sale for
them. Who buys this stolen stuff.
—Col. E. M. Unit, of Buena Vista
is the most able Bible-class lecturer
we ever listened to. And wo doubt
not lie as good- a lawyer as he is a
Bible-class lecturer.
—The citizens of our county should
see what Buena Vista can do for them
in the way of selling them goods
cheap.
—Politicians are now divided into
two silly factions, hard-inoneyists
ami soft-moneyists. We are trying
to belong t<> both—taking ail that we
can get honestly of each.
•—Some of the children of our com
munity have been sick for some time
with a peculiar kind of slow fever,
somewhat allied to the typhoid,
which baffles the skill of our physi*
dans.
—The criminals, icccntly convict
ed of cattle and hog stealing and sen
tenced to three years imprisonment
in the penitentiary, left our jail on
Monday last, with proper guard, to
serve out their sentence. The coun
ty are well rid of them, for they have
cost it more than they and the stolen
cattle all were woith.
—The average debtor is not so ea
ger to take the homestead now as he
formerly was. liner the recent de
cision of the Supreme Court, he and
his wife and the Ordinary lose ail
power to sell homestead property,
except for certain debts stipulated
bv the Constitution. Humes'ead is
therefore unsaleable.
—Judge Win. B. Butt was on Fri
day night last elected Worthy Pri
mate of the Buena Vista Council of
the United Friends of Temperace
vice l)r. Merritt resigned. Under
his admirable control the Council
will flourish, with increasing popular
ity-
—lt is exceedingly strange to us
that property-holders, who have
farms or dwellings to rent or sell, do
not advertise them in the A nous, it
is the established means of commu
nication between them and the pub
lic. If there are any purchasers or
rcnteis, a timely advertisement will
■attract t * L notice sooner than any
thing else. Try it, property-holders,
and you will see that it has Ike de
sired effect.
—The weather has been, since our
last issue, quite inclement. Heavy
rains fell Saturday and Sunday nights.
Ti-.e sky was cloudy and the week
was cold and disagreeable, until yes
terday, which was a clear, bright,
beautiful, snnshiney day.
—On Monday night last, some
parties unknown, regaled us at our
residence with a serenade of religious
songs. They did well, whoever they
were—good time was kept through
out some of the songs, the different
parts of which were well supported.
—Exercises at the Buena Vista
Academy were closed on Friday las
for this year. The children now
have a long vacation, and they could
not employ their spare time better
than by canvassing for subscribers to
the Buena Vista Argus. Wc will
give them a handsome commission
for all cash subscribers.
-—Dr. Merritt, the clever and pop
ular principal of the Buena Vista
Academy for this ye n', left our town
on Sunday last, to ply his vocation
amid other scenes. He leaves many j
dear frieuds to regret his de
parture. May success att.ud his,
footsteps v kcrover be goes. I.
Ihe United Friends of Temperance
On Friday night last, the Buena
Vista Council of United Friends of
Temperance, changed the time of
holding thou* weekly meetings from
Friday to Tuesday nights. Members
arc hereby notified of the change and
earnestly requested to attend punc
tually every Tuesday night at Millers
Ilall.
The cause of temperance is a noble
one, and all should be proud of the
honor of marching in the line ot re
form, under its pure ami lovely ban
ners. The Buena Vista Council has
been re-organized and new life and
energy has been infused into its
membership and new resolves have
been made that it must and shall
succeed. The effect of such a body
is great upon the young, as, in it
they arc taught principles of manli
ness and moderation, and drilled into
habits of temperance and sobriety,
which will exert their refining influ
ence over them as long as they live.
Train up a child in the way ho should
go, and when he is old lie will not
depart from it, is a declaration of
Scripture, strong, forcible and true.
If an abhorrence of' vice and debauch
ery bo instilled into the minds of
youth, will they not abstain from
these indulgences when they pass in
to manhood, beyond the personal
control of father and mother?
This is the object and influence of
temperance organizations. Then,
should not those of mature years,
settled habits and good standing in
the community give their influence
and personal attention to so just a
cause, and by so doing, make it more
stable, dignified and powerful for
good? We hope that they will.
Lai-ge Potatoes.
We have "during the past week
the recipients of some unusually
large potatoes, whose size we have
not seen surpassed. On Thursday of
last week, we recieved from Mr.
G. W. C. Munro five specimens
of his new variety of potato. "We
took them to a store and weighed
O
them. Hie live weighed twenty
four pounds—the largest weighed
seven pounds. Yet, these potatoes
are as remarkable for their size as
1 for their prolific yield.
On Saturday, Dr. McMicheal
sent us a h t of very fine potatoes,
which though not so large as Mr.
Monro’s were far superior to the
ordinary size. V< r e return our
thanks to both gentlemen and as
sure that the potatoes were placed
whore they could do tiro most
good.
Civil Rights.-— At Pinevillc, in
this county, there is a grave-yard es
tablished for the accommodation of
that community, botli white and col
ored. One section of the grave-yard
is set apart for whites and the other
for blacks.
On Tuesday of last week, some au
dacious and disreputable negroes, in
defiance of law and decency, buried
one of their number on a private lot
belonging to a respectable citizen of
this county. They interred the
corp-e beside tiic grave of the sister
of the white owner of the lot. When
the outrage was discovered, ho told
the negroes to remove their corpse
to their own portion of the grave
yard, which they contemptuously re
fused to do.
On Wednesday tho insulted man
was in town, consulting as to what
course to pur-ue. He was legally
advised to exhume and re-inter the
body of the negro, which lie intends
doing. This action is a heinous of
fence, in the sight of God and man.
The malignity that endeavors to in
sult the living with the dead is with
out a parallel for atrocity,
Ccmmuaicafieiis.
[communicated,]
J Lr. Editor:
Is no tho recent unpleasant, affair
a the cemetery at I’ineville a warn
ing sufficient to churches all over the ;
county '! While the civil rights b. 11,
gives equal rights in public cemete
ries; the provisions thereof do not ex
tend to private property. Query:
Docs the burial grounds here and
elsewhere in the county belong to the
different churches, near which they
are located; if so, have they not they
right to say “go so far and no far
ther,” and is it lipt about time to say
it ? Yours,
Enquiukh.
communicated.
Mr. Editor :
I regret, to learn the competition
of our mercantile o.en has been so
active as perhaps to injuriously ef
fect the character Messis. Singleton
Hunt & Cos. of Macon. It is a duty
I owe them, to asm that the represen
tation of street drummers, relative to
thorn as a “shoddy” —“auction
house” be discontinued. Those
merchants who have bought shoes
from them, can take care of them
selves. If the purchase of shoes in
Macon, makes them “shoddy” “auc
tion goods” tiw.m all good-: purchas
ed there are ‘Vhoddy.”
I claim a more gentlemanly, truth
ful, fair plain-dealing linn, titan Sin
leton Hunt & Cos. cannot be
found any where. Asa firm they
are an index to their goods.
I not only refer the people, to
those of our merchants, wiio have
bought, goods from them, but I am
authorized to state for them that
they will duplicate any regular
wholesale bill from Now York, in
the same quanity quality and manu
facture of goods in their line, —ex-
cept “shoddy."
Further if any retail merchant has j
been deceived, by them, in_the char- j
of any goods sold by them on their I
Tflfi Plafifi to IllFjf
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We keep on hand and are constantly receiving from Eistevh ami Western
markets ail goods usually kept in a first-class Furniiure and House Finishing
Goods Establishment.
FITPVTITFT) IP
v tilth 11 U KJi,
PARLOR SUITS, EASY CHAIRS. LOUISES, &c.,
Dressing Casa Suits Commsn: Sod Boom Suits,
at Prices from SSD Upwards; Dining Room
Chairs, Yablss and Safes; Offico Desks,
Counter and Desk Sioois and Chairs.
Chad's: Fine Cane Seat. Wood Seat and Cottage; Wash Stands, Tables, Bu
■can-, Be ibsit-ad-, bon-ig-s, Ac.; mu••**•*: Spring Beds, Fnadiors, &u.; Ba-kois
1 1 :ment in the •v; Bin-hcv: 11-n., Clothes. Shoe, Dusting and Shaviinr;
Br.. itis: Floor or Swe-ping. H attli and Whisk; Upholsters Goods: hair, cloth,
re: s, bu :oue, gimp, ticks, &<!.; P.oture Frames: picture frame tnoi'kling, and
names made any size desired; picture cork, nails add tassel*;
BABY CAISMAGES;
booking Glasses, Look'tig Glass Plate in. piece, Window Shakes, decorated and
plain; A riidow shade goods, various widths, and colors cut and made to fit any
size window.
CHINA. CROCKERY l GLASSWARE,
China, dinner and tea sots; china by piece or dozen, decorated or plain; lamps,
lanterns, cliandeiiers, wicks, chimnevs, koiosene oil and lamp goods generally;
Fancy and holiday goods, fine variety; Cutlery: table and pocket, tine assortment
imported a, ' American, both direct irutu manufacturers, and sold very low.
Spoons, to. castors, Ac
BXIBI&L OASIS & OAS2OT
Metal! c and flood, all sizes, at prices ranging from six dollars to two hundred
dollars; full line of cheap wood coffins always on hand, for ladies ventlemea or
children; Burial robes, and uukoriakers harktvara. &grS,.ore next'door north
of Waxelbatim A Gyles’, Cotton Avenue. Ilssideaco ck-ee to store in bouse of
Judge S-S. Boon, Calls night or day, by telegram, or otherwise, attended
faithfully.
S. Am iiaOny. Sons?
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SBlenOia Stock et vail oasi Winter Goods
Mrs. M T EMM’S,
M esf. Side of Public Square, Americas, Georgia. Ladies visiting Americas
are respectfully invited to call and examine my goods before purchasing
c.sowhere. My Stock has been careful'v seh-c ed in New York in person,
and embraces all tho LATEST and MOST FASHIONABLE NOVELTIES.
Hats, Sonnets. Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers, Laces, Hair
Goods, Hosiery, Ciovoe, Coisots,
o givat variety. A fine lot of fashionable,jewelry. Brackets and picture
li'nms. Ready made clothing for ladies underwear, and infants costumes.
Goods (or holiday presents. Remember the place and do not fail to give
me a call. MRS. M. J. ELAM.
, representation i would be pi'ouu to
know it. Respect fully,
W. A SINOI.RTON.
Wc, the undesigned incivh uits
have bought goodsjof Messrs. Single
ton Hunt. A Cos., in Macon, and as
sert, we have never had a shoddy
shoe offered to us by thorn. They
always desired us not to buy them.
Wc tally agree with Mr. IV. A. Sin
gleton in the above communication
and regret he has cause to feel hU
friends have been misrepresented.
J. W. A.NSLKV.
M. Huh.
Ulan Wallis
Nov. 9th 1875.
Mr. It. 15. Eid son, who lives near Big
Shanty, Cobb county, and who lost j,is
right arm during the late civ 1 war,
made this year, as wo learn l'ro m the
Marietta Journal,off of five acres of land
'one hundred and thirty bushels of eorti
and fifty-three bushels of wheat,besides
a largo quantity of potatoes, turnips,
pray,etc.Two of the acres produced
srvisity five bushels of corn,'
TheAngußfa papers announce the mnr
fh'HO n Wednesday, ..f Mrs. Milrdde
Walton, president of the Ladies’ Memo
rial Association, and Mr. F. Timber
lake,a prominent merchant of that city.
It is intimated mWashingtou dispatch
es that Gen. Ga'field says the increase
in postage on newspapers was made
through an entire misapprehension, and
in cmseqnenco he wilt move fora repeal
ou the opening of Congress.
TEE Borne Commercial says Tom
Cratch, of Chattanooga,made an extra
ordinary crop of corn this year,on his
hem near the latter place. From one
acre-—bottom iaml—he gathered UytJ
bushels.fmm another l\i% bushels,and
from two acres of upland 114 bushels.
Five negroes killed one hundred
squirrels last Wednesday afternoon, in
ore of the river swamps of Wilkinson
countv.
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I am now receiving a WELL ASSORTED STOCK of
-Fill | WIH-T558 GOOFS.
Which I will sell at greatly RDDUCED PRICES.
My Stock consists of STAPLE ami FAN“Y DRY GOODS, HATS
BOOL':, SHOES, FAMILY GKO SERIES, HARDWARE, NOTIONS, AC,
ant! has been bought with SPECIAL REFERENCE to the wants ami
FIMAS Cl Alt SOIDITIOIri
of the community, and will be sold AS LOW AS THEY CAN BE BOUGHT
anywhere in any regular house.
Having bought them in person, I am prepared to sell
iK P6IW A a Til!?? fAIVm
AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST
AND WILL
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Calico Bto 10; Soda 12 p muds to the dollar; Genuine Co.liu3jA.Xi
$1.20; aud other goods in proportion.
€?osei On©, Coma All, assil Sjost cheap
csflis Smj sold Isa flisessa 1 ■mM
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Bu na vista, Georgia, October Bg
2?3iL®
I- X-. lES.t&.TEI.iO.XSJ, do h r Uy issna tilts my Proclamation: That, tha cot
ton crop h -ing exceedingly short aud money extremely scare., and haring a well selected
stock of 640,000 worth of goods, consisting in part of
Furcij;u mu <4 Botuesitic Dry GdO.ls, CSothlti" of * I*** latest anti Best Styles, Dress
(iootl'i, Hats, Hoots uiid *li:k:s,
with everythin" usually kdpt in a first-class store, which must be sold at greatly reduced
prices, in order that all in iv have an opportunity of supplying themselves with the abso
lute comforts of life. SPEC! ALT'Y in clothing, Cassim>re suits from $6
upward. Call and mv ,sfy v.mrseh ... that I mean business. V. yy
Uidmnbus. (la., O' I>- r Hth, IS7A--lira ' Xo. lid, Broad street
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THE GREAT ’WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
BEY CLOTHING & SHOE
HOUSE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA!!
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Successor to KENDRICK & kFhEATLEY.
The Largest Stock in the City.
Lower thim the Lowest.
Cmnsiial Infinccmeziis Baring iks next SO
Bajs I ~
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NEW GOODS AT PANIC PRICES.
WE JUVE JUST OPENED AT OUR
€Biia.© €./sala
Aisacrlcus, ,
■Jk. |Stock of 'Fall and j/ViNTEFf pooDS
a dap ted to the wants of our custom*, rs and at extraordinary low prices. W’t; have dded to our usual
ptDck a
mmmm mT
In which will be found suits of tho very finest southern Doeskin Jeans ever brought to this market, made
to order especially for our trade, at prices lower than thev were ever known. Our stock of
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Is the largest in South-West Georgia, aud will be sold as low as the same quality can bo bought in Macon
or Atlanta. Wo have never had as Urge a stock of JEAN S, nor as cheap as now. Home of Extra
Quality, the best we ever sold. Wo have a beautiful stock of Dress Goods—our
AJLAPACMVS cannot he excelled, they are very handsome—vso are our
Shawls, besides we have Domestic Goods in great variety, and
many of them corresponding with
COTTON! AT FOG JR, CIS -A. IPOTTiSLD
Our stock of Table Damask was Never so good.
We keep also a fine stock of Shoes, Hats. Umbrellas, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Extra Fine '‘Razor .S'teeP'
Scissors, Tobacco, Fhao Soao, Starch, Soda, Slacking, as well as mmy art Lies not enumerated.
J.l! cheap! Uerp ©heap! Ixtea ©heap!
D-'ciD feS CSA W SUC.
Wc respectfully invite everybody to call and examine out st •' before purchasing.
Nov, 5, 1876 Ira