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THE i Sri M JOUKSAL. VOLUME I. THE MEETING LAST NIGHT. FOR KFSirVFSS AT O.-MIIV HiO Citizens Union Going to Make Some Improvements—Various Mem¬ bers Offer Free Lots. ( Although the ground was covered with #ater and the clouds threatened more rain, Mill the citizens meeting was well attended lalt night- Almost every man in town was present, and a degree of enthusiasm nnlooked for prevailed during the course o! the meeting" There was more union of santiment evidenced than the- writer 1 ever saw in any meeting, and everyone showed that lie was willing to do almost any thing reasonable to further the interest of the town. The meeting was called to order by Dr. i, W. Jones in the chair, and an organ¬ ization known as the Citizens Union: was perfected; said organization to] act in lieu of a town council, the charter having boeu forfeited sonic time ago. The Union will look after the improvement of the roads leading into town, will see to the opening at* new streets and will regulate the. prices of building lots and real estate. The Union is composed of the folio wit g gentlemen: W. Pi Allen, A. C. Avanty J, R* Beclaud, J. W, Blasingame, W* P. Blasingame, W. F. Blasingame’ J.'K Bias ingame, H. M. Burnett, J, C- Cttlverhouse, E. R. Cuivcrhouse, E. H. Culverhusc. J. F. Grace. B. A. Hartley, Z- .T, Harris, J. H. Holt, P. V- Howell, J. W. Jones, W. J. McAfee, G. L. Sawyer, J. R. Wright, F. .11. Wright, O. P. Wright. Various members expressed their willing¬ ness to ALMOST'GIVE AWAY LOTS For residence sites, and a few agreed to offer choice business sites on the same terms on condition that the purchaser im¬ plore them. And this is not idle talk by any means, for any one who wishes to open a .business in our town can find a suitable location on his own terms.... There is no better opening than for business to be found there.can in Georgia our town oilers, and be no doubt but that a good many will take advantage of it. Several business- committees have been appointed to look after some needed im¬ provements and will report at the next meeting on Tuesday night. All interested in.the upbuilding of the town are invited to attend. Items From Ceres* BY. WATCHMAN. The farmers are very busy preparing for new crops. A great many oato are sown in this-part of the vineyard. Miss Effie Ross aDd Miss Julia Avery, twojJcMarming young, ladies, the latter from Clark’s Mill, pai l a short visit here last week, the . guestb of Misses Minnie and Mattie Bowen. Mr. Addiel Jackson has been appointed No vary Public for Crawford county ; come along all that want to get “jincd” and let Addiel make you happy. Misses Mittie and Josie Harrison, two of C.-awford’s pretty young ladies, spent «.ne day in this ville last week, Mr. B Murchison, who was seriously ill some time ago, was at Ceres last Saturday. We are; glad to see him out again. The Editor of the Journal and Col. 0. P. Wright were at Ceres last Saturday in the interest of the Journal. We hope they had good success ; for there is nothing that adds more to a county than a good paper—so pajtronize home .industries, sub-> FEB. 24, 1888 Iseribe at once for the Journal 1 and your money will be well expended. Misses Sallie and Clara Smith came to Ceres one day- last week horse back—they looked awful nice, if a stirrup strap did break. Mrs. and Miss William Richardson, after spending some time in your city, returned home a few days ago. Mr. Maud Sharp, formerly of Texas, is visiting- his father, Mr. J. M. Sharp. It would be a good idea for ’the young men of this neighborhood to organize a debating society, or something of the kind. We think we might have a good society if some one-wouM take a step to that effect, Mr. Addiel Jackson went to Pike county last Sunday to see hia father, Re•.. J. A. Jackson, whose horse became frightened while crossing tha-rail road In Barnesville, and threw him from his buggy. His right side and ear were badly bruised, amt-two gashes were cut in his head. We are glad to say that he is not as seriously. injured as was at first thought. Skndy .Point Sittings. BY DAVE Our farmers seem to- be well up^ with their spring work, as we have heard of sev¬ eral who will commence plantiug corn this week. Can’t some one, with the editor’s per¬ mission, tell us something definite abont this fence question that is perplexing the minds of all who live on flic dine of the stock law ? The mooted question is this: Will the people who live below said line be compelled to put up their stock, in or¬ der to keep them from running at large above the Columbus road ? Or will those who live above the road have to- make a fence to keep-back, the stock of tho people living below the road ? If some one will answer clearly and to the point,- .he will have the thanks ot more than one Doubt¬ ing Thomas. School opened three- weeks ago with the accomplished Miss Alice Williams as teach¬ er. There are more than thirty pupils in attendance now, and not half- who ought and will be in before- tbe closing of the term. Miss Alice merits the patronage of all. We wish bar success. Crawford county is said to he the health¬ iest place in the State, and Sandy PoinWis is the healthiest place in the county. It is proven from the fact that there is no doctor nearer ‘han Knoxville; though we heard a young lady tell an M. D. that “Sandy Point, needed a doctor badly.” While Saudy Point has her line schools, holds her courts and elections, she has no church of any denomination. There is but one church-nearer than live miles of this place. We do sometimes have preach¬ ing at the school house, hut it is a rare treat. He (lauglit lUe Crows. A farmer in Chester, Pa„ ha3 struck upon a novel expedient for getting rid of crows. He was greatly annoyed by them, and all the usual moans to drive them away permanently having failed, ho took a half¬ peck of corn and soaked it thoroughly in whisky, then scattered it where they con¬ gregated. They ate it, but did not fly away. The farmer approached, hut still they remained. They were drunk and couldn't fly. This would he a very good recipe, ■ probably; for getting rid of the pests, but for tbe fact that tbe whisky would be apt to intoxicate more farmers crows. GOOD PART OF THE COUNTRY. A PLEASUIT TRIP AMOJiM 'JTME OLD RED HILLS. The Home of Fruit and the Rich though Cheap Farm Lands—Success of Two Farmers. On last Saturday the Editor and Squire Wright of our town took conveyance for Sandy Point justice court, the scribe fur the purpose of seeing the country and gctttng subscribers arid the man of law for the pur¬ pose of looking after bis clients’ internets and also to help canvass for the pap»r. Our road from Knoxville to Sandy Point being a good-one for most of the way, we soon nached- the court ground, but not without having picked upsnbscribcror two on tbe way. It was a treat to’ the -mail of news to see the manner in which the farm¬ ers who were there received The’ Journal. Nealy everyone present, who was not a subscriber already, gave us the dollar and stated that be wished the paper success. The people in that part of the county are an industrious set, and the gray lands yield a grateful return for the atten'ion they re¬ ceive, and plenty of the good things of life may be found in each hospitable home a bout the Point. And there is no what-may be done on those gray lands. One young man told tjg that a few years ago be owed $1,700 and had nothing with which to pay the debt. He has, with his own hrnds done most of the work, and is now clear of debt and has a good little home ami till things necessary on a small farm. And there are others about there who, a few years ago laid-nothing, and to¬ day own good farms and live well. Leaving the court ground we struck.ont across tho country for Ceres. In a few minutes -we were- among the red hills. Here are as good uplands as can be found in Georgia, and they stretch for miles and miles. For some unaccountable reason the farming interest has gone backward in the last eight or ten years, in that portion of tire county. Only three or four dollars per acre will bn$ lands here that would cost ten or fifteen dollars per acre within a dozen miles of some of the old railroads in certain’parts of Middle Georgia, But now and then we passed a place where some industrious fellow had stuck to his native heath and saved up a competence for declining years, and any young man can come and do the same. Our road lea us by some old places that rewind one of the ante-bellum days • with the large old plantation home surrounded by numerous cabins; with the- extensive old orchards of apple and peach and cherry and fig trees On these old hills will flourish and crop indigenous to Southern soil. Some of these lands will produce as much as forty bushels of wheat to the acre, and other crops do equally as well, On the road to Ceres we passed the large and well managed farm of Mr. Van Home and Mr. S. W. Hatcher. Both farms are examples of prosperity, and speak well for the owners, who have by energy and judgment proved that farming in Crawford docs pay and pays well. At Ceres. This pretty little village is on a high red ridge', and there is no healthier community to be found. Here the subsriptiou list was made to grow again, and we began to be¬ lieve what we had heard— namely: that tlio people were progressive and public spirited. The new church and new school bouse speak well for the community. Mr. M. J. Moore, the merchant of the place has by indomitable energy and persever¬ NUMBER 5. ance succeeded in building up a nice trade for his store and mill. Mr. Moore deserves to succeed, and no doubt will continue to do so until he shall be nnmbered among the most weal tin- in the county. After staying about, the pleasant little village of Ceres until the shades of night began to fall we departed with a high o piuiou of that part of the county and with a desire to make it known what a good section of country we have. Not many days hence we intend to see more of Craw ford county. Preaeiiing Neuce. There will be preaching at the Biptist church at this place on the second Satur day night in March, by Rev. A. C. Wei Ions A good audience is desired on that occasion. Veterans ’Wives. The men who fought in the Revolution¬ ary war in most cases married young and healthy women, and while there is not one of the old soldiers left, still there are thirty eight widows of these patriots still Hying, who receive pensions from the Government The youngest of them is 69 and the oldest 95 years old. Three of these reside in Georgia, viz: Margaret T. Brooks at How¬ ells cross roads; Meredy Smith at Newnan and Lucinda Whitman at Marietta. The others are scattered all ovei the Union; more being in Tennessee then anywhere else, there being eight of the cid ladies in that state. IHut Hang. Lewis Moore, the negro who was reprieve, by the Governor just as. he was about td hang in Quitman county, was hung yester¬ day, the Governer not finding any reason for disturbing the sentence of the court. Ho was the negro that, killed another about a woman some months ago. This is the first case known to most peo¬ ple whore a criminal has been hung ac¬ cording to law upon any other day than Friday; but Governor Gordon seems to bo disposed to set- aside a custom which has been observed for no reason considered good in these days. Women Rilled Him. J. W. Dewberry, the man who was hurt about a week ago by negro women at Bolingbroke, has died. He is said ti have been a hard working, sober and hon-> cst young man. Filing ISi-icIcs at Columbus, Columbus, Ga., Feb. 20—The rebuild¬ ing fever has struck Columbus, Kirven’s new iron-front stores on Broad street have just been completed. 1 he two stores next door, on the south, arc to bo torn down and a match to those of Mr. Kiryens is to be erected. Just across the street two other stores will give place to a handsome three-story Just a few doors below J. A. Lewis vvil ; iron-front his four-story buildings. Mi. Lewis ia in New York preparatory to re¬ modeling the Perry House, recently pur chased'by him. Ho will make it, a firs' class hotel, with Sternberg & Loewenhoiz as proprietors. Tho “bee hive” will soon erect a six story building to accommoda e its trade. Thomas Gilbert, printer, binder and 1 es. manufacturer, is putting up another build - iug, almost doubling his pit sent capacity.