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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
FIUDAY MOItNI G, DEOBMUIiU lOtll, 1870.
TIIO cliurcbcs need re-paint
ing-
-—Mr. A. J. Jcrnigun’s sale took
place yesterday'..
—A caravan of emigrants to Flori
da passed through Buena Vista on
Mondny last.
—We will have a communication
in favor of tho county court next
week. Mr. Frank Rnshin has also
promised us a statement in regard
to the finance cf the county.
Owing to tho pressure of county
matters upon our columns, some im
pel taut general news i3 unavoidably
crowded out.
—Mr. Reuben Brown informs us
that lie has reconsidered the matter
of selling out and moving away. We
are glad of it. Mr. Brown is too
good a citizen for Mai ion county to
lose. Hit sale as advertised will
therefore not come off.
—Rev. M. Hair does not intend to
be undersold, as will he found by ref
erence to his advertisement. He
has made an important change in the
prices of his c.dicoes, which he i h
n<iw offering at from six to eight
cents per yard.
The A nous endorses every word of
the tribute to the memory of Blau
Wallis, published in this issue A
better man we have never known,
far as wo can judge from our short
acquaintance with him.
We have hoard complaints tin t
the recent cloudy and wot weather
has prevento l much of the t--p
crop of cotton from opening, an :
iirthis way much of die cotton liar
been lost.
—Can some of those ‘ mail boy*
■who went around on fh q tin-p it
serenade tell us how many horn's
of sleep is necessary for little boys
just growing tip? We have been
troubling our own minds with tin
problem.
-—The little people had a pleasant
pound party at Mr. A J. Harvey’s
on Wednesday night. Through the
skinful management of the hostess,
whose urbariepolite audgenial manner
renders all things agreable in her pres
ence, it was a most enjoyable affair
to alld Wo learn that another par
ty is to take place at >lhs. M. Har
vey’s to night
—Old winter came down in full
force Wednesday night and yesler.
day morning. Judging from our
sensations as we shivered through
the morning breeze, zero was “sky
high” above Mercury, of the ther
mometer.
.—The Annual session of the
South Georgia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
takes place in Americas on Wednes.
day next. Large numbers in this
section are making preparations to
attend.
Question : “Hid yon attend the
singing school? Was it nice? Ist
answer : “Yes !oh 1 it was splend
id !’
2nd answer : “No! P’shaw 1 it
whs a poor thing 1”
And this is the way all over the
world.
—Prof. Mann closed his singing
school exercises on Monday night
last, at this place. He had a large and
intelligent class, the most of whom al
ready understood music well. They
made rapid progress, and, by Mon
day night, could scale the gamut,
pitch a tune and carry it very accep
tably. Their performances on Mon
day night was well done. During
the Professor’s short stay he could
scarcely learn them anything more
than the rudiments, if the class
will now remain organized and have
stated times to meet and practice,
they wilt become as proficient ns the
Professor himself. If they fail to do
this, last week's exorcises will be of
hut temporary benefit. Music is
dificulc to learn, yet, much more dif
ficult to retain in the memory.
Continued and frequent practice is
as necessary to a good singer, as
regular respiration to life.
Sale3 of the Butt Property Tuesday.
Quite a goodly number of our
citizens gathered in town Tuesday
to attend tho /Sheriffs and admin
istrator’s sale. Deputy sheriff M id
dux sold 140 acres, case of Mathis
vs. Watson for only $72.00 little
less than fifty cent an acre.
The important sale of the day
was the salemf tho Estate of J/rs.
Amanda M- Butt, deceased. 600
acres of land, on what is known ns
the Ueliee place, broughts2Boo.oo
—about $4.66 per acre. 270 acres
on wdiat is known as the town
place sold for $1500.00 —-about
$5.55 per acre. 200 bushels f
corn brought 1.06 per bushel. Fod
der sold at 95cts per hundred
ponnds, and cotton seed at. 20ets
per bushel. The house and lot in
Ruena Vista brought only $470.00
which was less than half its value
at present prices.
We shall hereafter give the re
sult, of sheriff’s and administrator’s
sales, thereby greatly increasing the
value of our local columns.
Personal.
Mr. Hemp Stevens made a flying
vi-it to Macon this week. He re
turns to day.
Mr. O. ,T. Cottle purchased the re
s denceofMrs A. M. Butt,, deceas
ed, on Tuesday last..
Mr. O. O. Bulloch says he will
have in a lot, of horses and mules
soon. Save vo”r money until then
and watch onr advertising columns.
Mr. .Times Alexander, contractor
fir carrying the mails between Amer
icas and Buena Vista, was in town
Tuesday night.
Dr. .T. W. An-dey is making im
provements in the arrangement of
his store.
Onr postmaster. Mr. Fnlford, is r.s
obliging 'S any postmaster we ever
met, and the bent time keeper in
town.
Hr. Merritt was in town Tuesday,
jooking <i’ter shreds of the ‘‘Rag Ba
ity,” due him for teaching tho yomur
Buena Vista idea bow to shoot.
A Negro’s Experience.
There is a negro in this county who
i has an experience of his own, and
when asked to tell it, lie remarked
i hat he supposed that it was like all
other experiences of negroes. lie
was pressed to tell it and he said he
fell into a trance and dream- and that
lie went to he'-l.
“What did you see there?”
“I saw the blue blazes all around.”
“Did yon see any negroes there ?”
“Lots of’em, and white folks too.”
“What else did you see ?”
“I dreamed that I went to heav
en, and I seed a heap of colored folks
up thar, and you couldn’t count the
white folks what I seed up thar, as
happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.”
“But how does that come about—
the white people and the colored
people all mixed together in heav
en ?”
“The civil rights liab taken place,”
was the triumphant reply.
A debating club. —There is noth
ing more improving or entert-ain
ng to the mind than a debating
club. The place where one could
go to spend a quiet evening, and
break lances with opponents upon
the literary arena. We have known
many instances where societies of
tlii kind have been conducted with
great advantage to those engaged
in them. Now, why cannot Bue
na Vista have a Debating Society
as well as her other institutions of
learning and eloquence. Why
should not the minds of the youths
of Buena Vista enlarge and ex
pand under the influence of ora
torical effort ? Why should we bo
behind the times in this respect ?
Seriously wc would be very glad
to see an institution of this kind
started in our midst, and have no
doubt that it would eventually
prove a great success, and its or
ganizers would have no cause to
regret their connection with it.
I Who will move in the matter?
[written pou tub bubna vista ahuus.]
TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF
BLAND WALLIS, SR
BY E. M. BUTT.
[COMPOSED BY REQUEST OP MANY
FRIENDS OF DECEASED.
Bland Wallis, Sr., was horn in
Duplin county, N. KU-, the 29th day
of December, 1800, moved to Marion
count.y, Ga., in the year 1831, and
died Nov. 20th, 1875.
In his death tho coun'ry has lost
one of its oldest and best citizens,
the church a “Fi t icr in Israel,” and
his family a faithful and devoted hus
band and father. Wide as the circle
of his acquaintance there is grief and
sorrow. But there is no duty in re
ligion more generally agreed on, nor
more justly required by God, than a
perfect submission to His will in all
things. And no disposition of mincl
can either please Him more, or be
come us better, than that of being'
satisfied with all He gives, and con
tented with ail He takes away. None
can be of more honor to God nor of
more use'to ourselves. For if we
consider Him as our Maker we can
not contend with Him: if us our Fa
ttier we ought not to distrust Him.
The great Disposer of ad thin"?,
whose power we are little able to re
sist, on whose wisdom it, he moves
s not to dispute, hath ordained that
it should be so. “He <1 eth all things
well.”
“Even such is time that tnkce on trust
Our youth, our joys or till we h:ive r
An-1 pays ns but with litre nrt <ln a;
Who in the d.irk and silent
When we have wandered dl our ways
Shuts u) the story of our 1 -
When but a boy under the parent*
al root he erabrneed religion, and.!
from the hour of his conversion, he;
ai e laborer in the vineyard of j
his Master. To those who wonder-j
ed'and scoffed his reply was: “Wot I
re not that I must be üb-mf. my Fa
ther's business ?” He immediately,
requested- his father and mother—
who were not members of any church
,—to hold family prayer. They re
luctantly consented. And from that
tay until the hour *f -hi * departure
from the home of his birth, the beard
less boy, night and morning, dedica
ted himself, fath r and,mother, bro
• hers and sisters to God in earnest
prayer. His work was not in vain.
God sanctified his labor of love in
the conversion ef them all On ar
riving in Georgia he found a “wil
derness for a home,” and for company
only those “who feared not God nor
regarded man”. But true to his integ
rity and faithful to his God, heerected
ag ; in the family altar upon which the
fire ever burned until the day of his
death.
In 1832 he wi‘h a few other f.ith
ful ones, who had moved in after him
went into the forest and built of logs
lichee Creek Church. lie was im
mediately upon its organization cho
sen-class leader, and a few years
thereafter was licensed as an exhor
ter. Loth of which positions he was
too humble to covet and too earnest
to refuse. And though his education
was rude, yet God had given him an
athletic mind and a glowing heart,,
whose bold strokes and burning ima
ges made his efforts as an exhorter
at times powerfully effective. He
was always fully abreast with the
foremost in all the aggressive move
ments of the Church. A great lover
of the Sabbath School he’never failed
to attend, though living remote from
theSChurch.
Loving the children they “rose up
before him” and venerated him, and
there"were no truer mourners at his
burial than the large number of chil
dren, who had alPtheir lives looked
upon his hoary head and happy face
as he “went in and out before them.”
They claimed the right to escort his
remains to the tomb. Fitting trib
ute: innocent children doing honor to
aged Christian worth.
The personal character of the de
ceased’ was unblemished, even by
calumny. With a] simplicity which
approached to an infantine nature,
but with a fortitude that nerves the
• boul where “grace abounds,” he de-
voted himself to the work of life. —
“dilllgcnt iu business, fervent in spir
it; serving the Lord.”—He prized the
intercourse of friendship receiving
his friends at his house in n simple
unostentatious manner, and delight
ing them with his c'-eerful and in
structive conversation. His amiable
and disinterested character, his rec
titude of heart and transparency of
purpose leaving him nothing to con
ceal, his fidelity in friendship, his
warm sympathy for others’ woe and
the enduring piety on wh ch all tins -
virtues ami graces rested constitute
an example which none could view
without love, and which all might
desire to imita'e. But his •‘glori-uT?
hours were his last.” About 12
o’clock of the night of November the
25th, death came upon him, hut there
was no fear, —peace was in his heart,
The Saviour whom lie had trusted
from his yonth remembered him in
his “time of need,” the Bible vvh’eh
io haiHoved and obeyed wns his s‘ay
tis ho passed through the dark val
ley. Like a child yielding to its pa
rents he aid himself in the everlast
ing arms. After repeating the entire
23rd Psalm in a clear distinct voice
he exclaimed “all is well.” Then re
peating the lines,
Sweetly ho\r my Savour saying,
P nee l.e still.
With the word peace oft repeated
without a gasp or struggle he slept
u Jesus, “patience having had its
re fect work. The c’osa of his life
nas ike the filling of a serene Sab
bath into the holy quiet of its even
ing.
‘ Servant, of Clod well done;
Tii"; 1 from tbv loved employ,
T- - lvi't! ■ fought, the victory won,
Knti r t-hv M ;* r joy.
v. : • ;rd:ii-ht cone;
" - 1 up to hour,
A >•> ' 'v- ■■ r> : r and his frame
tie r f let f-.-li no four.
i::i T-iyM crime the cry
To i:v ' prepare,”
,-i - -hi ■ cup/ain’s eye;
Then strong in faith and prayer,
‘;ti sririi with hound
T ef its encumbering clay;
Is: < t r-.f of -Juris on the ground
A darkened ruin lay.
TV- pains of death are past
Tailor and sorrow cease;
And lir long warfare closed at last,
! i-'s soul is found in p n ace.
Sol i' r of Christ well done;
; rbe thy new- employ, .
And while eternal ages run
Rest in thy Savour's joy.
Matrimony—State of the Market.
As the conductor of the local new’*
department, it is our duty to see that
n -thing of interest to the public is
omitted from nurcohunns. We have
therefore sounded the matrimonial
market, and mu-1. report a full and
elegant stock on hand but sales very
slow with fw buyers. As next year
is Leap Year, it is anticipated that
this trade will be much more active,
because the ladies will then be the
bidders and the timid young men will
live a chance. Timidity is evident
ly one of the causes of the dullness,
self-assurance being scarce. Some
claim the scarcity of the “circulating
medium” as a cause, but we fear tha>
it is the absence of “brave Hearts
which always win fair ladies.”
187(1 is leap year, anti it will be
the ladies’ place to propose. From a
long and intimate acquaintance with
them, we know that the “milk of hu
man kindness” is abundant in all
their, hearts and that their loving and
sympa hetic natures imbue them with
the courage lo do everything worthy
and dare everything perilous to
cheer the drooping spirits, adminis
ter to the sick and relieve the sore
distress of suffering humanity. Un
der their beniticent influence, tender
sympathies and noble enterprise,
churches are budded and kept nour
ishing, Sunday schools are made to
live, heathen are supplied with Bi
bles, orphans’ homes and charitable
institutions are founded, monuments
are built to hero’s and statesmen, sol
diers are invited to deeds of daring
for home and loved ones, the wound
ed in time of war, are tenderly nurs
ed, and noble passions, tender senti
ments and sound religious principles
are instilled into the minds of youths
and maidens. Knowing these state
ments to be true (and who can deny
them?) can we not rely upon them
in khc coming emergency. We be-s,
lievo that they will sacrifice all the
glorious enjoyments ot “single bless
edness” for the happiness of another
and for the amelioration of die
troubles that oppress and harrass the
typical young man. We therefore,
commend to their earnest considera
tion and choice, the young men of
Buena Vista and Marion, whom, wc
assure them, are in sore distress, ow
ing to timidity and other impedi
ments, and need the assistance of the
young ladies.
Major A- S. Cutts refuses the third
term Mayoralty.
Wrn e
Mew Goods!
Cheap Goods!
tJte C2.sclm.
I ftm now receiving a WELL ASSORTED STOCK of ”
FALL S WINTER GOODS.
Which I will sell at greatly RHDUCED PRICES.
My Stock consists of STAPLE and FANCY DRY GOODS, HArjq
HO<)l’S. *HOKS, FAMILY GROCERIES, HARDWARE, NOTIONS •*
and has been bought with SPECIAL REFERENCE to tho wants and
FIIMGIAL COJffBITIOHF
°* the community, and will be sold AS LOW AS THEY CAN BE Bj Lf iHC
anywhere in any regular home.
Having bought them in person, I a-m prepared to sell]
AS 10W AS TUB LOWEST.
AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST’
AND WILL __
MM
Calico 6to 8; Soda 12 pounds to the dolla •; Genuine Co.lias fl.Vcj
81.25; and other goods in proportion.
C-osaic Osms Coane All, and Sv cheap
Ooods can be sld Isa Biaena Vista 8
JSMT. JHLAJEM.
I3u na vista, Georgia, October S3. ism.
W&B €!l* 4M AS. 1 28 ffl*
r, T_r. do hereby issue this my Proclamation: That the eot
t< n crop being exceedingly short and money extremely scarce, and having a well selected
stock oi .S LOT )00 worth of goods, consisting in p-.-rt of
F Jieiy.lmid'Domestic Dry Goods, (Untiling <>r (tie Da test anil Best Styles, Dress
Goods, Hats, Boots an 1 Siloes,
with everything usually kept in a first-class store,which must bes hi at greatly reduced
prices, in <rd -r that all may have an opportunity of supplyiu J liemselves with the abso
lute comforts of life. SPECIALTY nide in c-lothin; Cassn&ere suits from S6
upward. Call and sa'i, ly visas, h, s that 1 mean bus .ness. T a ITT -l x*T*l. *3,
Columbus, Ga., October Bth, 1875 —dm No. 114. Broad street
■FT WIGRI
THE GREAT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DIIY GOODS CLOTHING & SHOE
HOUSE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA 1!
T. WHEATLEY,
Successor to KEKXB.I S & WiiEATEY.
The largest Stock in the City.
Lower than the Lowest.
Unusual Inducements During tke next §0
Days I „
SEEMS CASH*
NEW AT PANIC PRICES.
WE TI VVE JUST OPENED AT OUR
.m 20 e~ E.l°b*t Ba.
Americns, Ga,
/ OF AND y/INTEI\_pOODS
a dan ted to the wants of our customers and at extraordinary low pricea. We have added to our mm
stock a
s-giwnm ■of
in which will be found suits of the very finest southern Doeskin Jeans ever brought to tins market, mad*
t o order especially for our trade, at prices lower than they were ever known. Our stock of
tUMRPETS
Is the largest in South-West Georgia, and will be sold as low as the same quality can be bought in Macon
'or Atlanta. We have never had as large a stock of .1 K.VV S, nor as cheap as now. Home of Extra
Quality, the best we ever sold. We have a beautiful .stock of Dress Goods—our
ALAPACAS cannot tie excelled, they are very halld.me—so are our
Shawls. Lesides wo have Domestic Goods in groat variety, and
many of them corresponding witli
COTTON AT FOU FI GXS -A. FOITNI3
Our stock of Table Damaskwas Never so good.
We keep also a flue stock of Shoes, Hats. Umbrellas, Table sud Pocket Cutlery, Extra Fine -‘Razor Steel” ;
Scissors, Tobacco, Five Soar), Starch. Soda, /Hacking, as well as many articles not enumerated.
JU! cheap! cry; ©heap! Extra ©heap!
B OtS €ASIH.
W'e respectfully invite everybody to call and examine on- stock before purchasing.
WBA.IBJEBRV& BARLOW.