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TOWN AND CODNTY. What the People are Doing and Talking About. THE TIMES IN CRAWFORD. Society News and neighbor¬ hood Notes—Personul Mention. Very slim turn out- at Court. Mrs. Hugh Bankston, we hear, is quite sick. The grand jury this term was a very able body, Air. J. II. Castlen, of Culloden, was in town this week. Mr. Joe Horne, of Macon, was here sev¬ eral days this week. J’otice the advertisement of foreclosure of mortgage on auotner page. Rev. \V. L. Carter attended the district conference in Macon several days. Read advertisement of machinery for sale. It is offered at about half price. The popular Ala con merchant, Mr. B. II. Ray, has been in town most of the week. Rt v. Air. Loring and wife, of Vienna arc in town the gnests of Mr. B. A. Hart¬ ley. Miss Minnie Persons, of Culloden, is in town visiting the family of Col. R. D. Smith. There are not enough bouses in Knox vilie to accommodate !hose who want to move here. Miss Alice Bond, of the western portion of the county visited Miss Ida Hortm n during the week. Miss Alpha McManus, of Sandy Point, was in town during the week, the guest of Mis* Lillie Blasingame. The patent cbnrn man has been here all the week. He will be here during court week 100 years from this time. Mr. W. R. Davis, of Culloden. a director -of the Atlanta & Florida raihoal company, was in town several days this week. Miss Belle Bowers of the western por lon of the county, visited tire family of Mr. J. W. Blasingameduring the week. Superior court only lasted two and one half days. This sh ws the affiirs of the county to he in a very hialtny condition. Lawyer Bayne, of Macon, said the other day- that J. L. Horne, of the sane town, had more cheek than any man he ever saw. Joe Horne proffered to bring Mr. Bayne out to Crawford Superior court, which be did. He traded his team for a drove of cattle and ixpected Col. Bayne to help drive them back to the Central City. The Union Central Life is getting to be the strongest insurance company doing business in Georgia. Mr. Blasingame, the agent for this county and several others, tells us his company is preparing to erect a large building in Macon to cost $150,000. Mr. B. is having wonderful success in the insurance business, and the main reason fir this is because he represnts one of the best companies on the globe. I* roll lie Corn. We feel no hesitation in saying that Mr, Wi Iter Clark has seed corn of a vari¬ ety sadly needed in this country. Ouecf the chief points of excellence in this won derl'ul and desirable corn, so we are in¬ formed by Mr. B. K. Webb, is that t is extremely prolific—maturing several v\tl[ developed ears to the sralk as well as a side of bacon in the tassel. » Change of Quarters. Mr- J. B. Slembridge can now bo found behind the counters of Sam Solomon, 410 Poplar street, Macon. Mr. Stcmbrulge invites all his friends to come and see him, and he will be able to sell them the kind of goods that will do to de pend on fo quality and purity. Tat Receiver’s .Notice. I will be in Knoxville on 1st Tuesdays and 4th Saturdays in May and June, and 1st Tuesday in July for the purpose of Receiving Tax Returns for the State and Goiuty for the year 1888. T. J. Martin, R. T. R., Crawford County. 8>ied. On the ICth inst. Mr. J. W. Rowell, of this county died, after quite a severe afflic¬ tion which was cauied, it is thought, by a wound received dining the war. He was buried on Wednesday, the 18th. Mr. Ro.voll was highly respect'd. Mr. 81 . I-'. Sanders selected. The Board of Education lost Saturday elected Mr, II. F. Sanders to the < ffioe of County School Coinmissii ner f >r Crawford county. Mr. J. W. Bhusitig*mc has retired from the office, an I Mr. L inders will as¬ sume official duties as soon as commis¬ sioned. Visiting Attoracys. The lawyers in attendance at court this week were : J H Hail, J C Rutherford, L 1) Moore, J L Hardeman and M G Boyne, Macon : C G Richards in, Byron ; A L Mil¬ ler, Judge Giles, Perry; Win. Wallace, Butler; J A Hunt, Bartlesville; Ii E Ti singer, Thonmston; A C Riley, II A Math¬ ews, Fort Valley. Thai fiSird Farm. It is reported that Mr. A. T. Shcrley, living a short distance froil town, has been making extraordinary efforts for son e time past to istablish a n-w industry on his iarm. It is nothing more nor less than the raising of partridges for market. It is said that he has been buying par¬ tridges by wholesale, hut just about the time he had gotten a* many as ho wanted to stock his farm and settle down to busi¬ ness in earnest he found tiiey were all ‘ roosters,’’ and now he is going to bring suit against the parties who sold them In him lor practicing such fowl play upor. him. When asked how he knew they were all male birds he leplitd : ‘-Why because they all huddle together ai.d I just can t make ’em pair off ” For further informa¬ tion in reference to this new enterprise we T for the render to Messrs. J. T. Andrews and T. J. Piles. We hopj those birds may yet be induced to ‘pair off’’ and th.u Mr. Shirley will make a success of what some people might think a doubtful ex perirr eut. Wliy Oou’t Yon start a planing mill and madding and bracket shop at Knoxville ? Somebody t-ar down their garden palii gs and begin to enforce the stock law in town ? He -pie quit driviug and hitching horses on the sidewa ks ? Somr one who is able build some dwell¬ ings in town to nn. ? You quit saying you are not able to ad¬ vertise ? Somebody build a large carriage and wagon shop in Knoxville and get rich in vtj or ttnee years on the business it woo d do? You elect men to office who will not allow the county imposed upon ? Finally, why don’t you persuad) those fellows who borrow your paper to quit ih atir.g the printer md ubscribc for The Knoxville Journal, the newti-st and largest paper of its size in the South ? F. H. WRIGHT, KNOXVILLE, - GEORGIA. -DEALER IN Fancy aii Family tofiss STAPLE m FANCY DRY GOODS, HARDWARE. ETC. ’I keep an assortment of General Merchandise, and trv to suit everybody both in quality of goods and in prices. 1 have now on hand a lot of Fresh Garden Seeds, also a variety of Farm Tools of Die best makes which I sell cheap. Call on me. F. H. WEIGHT, Knoxville, Ga. THE OLD RELIABLE, THE HARRIS HOUSE. KNOXVILLE GEORGIA. When you want a first class meal or a good place, to sleep enmo to the Harris House. Reasonable First Class Charges, Fare, Comfortable Accommo¬ dations Rooms, Not Excelled I_ I fit FKUPOiSALe 7 m!/A f S 7 , 'fH t W I Si s w ;! -mm .ovely —My darling, you look irresistibly to-night! She. —Do I ? Thanks very much! you ire handsome as a l’rince, Charley, in your iress suit. He .—Give the credit to the Diamond S hirt, my love, which I wear for the fir nne to-nigiit; it is that which gives ton' io my toilette. Here is its prototype (slij ; >ing the Diamond engagement ring oi. aer linger). She. —May our love be as enduring as the fame of “ The Diamond Shirt.” • Tableau. WAMSUTT A r-g^g lOQ LINEN. m y§! wtfgk If your dealer docs not keep it, send his addres* o Daniel Miller & (Jo., soleraauuf Hirers.! !: Mr«. iWb Tsl * paf i m preparation^ experience After Forty in yean* more the n Thousand application® for patents io Ph m the United States and Foreign Scientific coun Jfjl W g tries, American the publishers continue to of act the solicitors as R for patents, caveats, trade-marks, copy- and eemmmm rights, etc., for the United England, States, France, to obtain patents in "Canada, Ger many, and all other countries. Their expen ence 0 is unequaled and their facilitie s are ausur passed. Drawings and specification* prepared and filed fn the Patent Office en short notice. Terms very reasonable- No charge for examination of models Vt Patents drawings. obtained Advice through by mail Mwtm free. &C».arenoticed l* the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, which has the largest circulation and is the most influential newspaper of its kind published in the world. The advantages of such a notice every patentee understands. i-estrated This large and splendidly newspaper and fe published WEEKLY at $3.00 ay ear, Is admitted dmitted to t* be be the the best best paper paper devoted devoted to to science science, mechanics, inventions, engineering works, ana other otner departments aepa of industrial progress, pno liahed in any eou________ mtry. It contains the names of all each patentees and title title of of ... every every invention inventi patented dollar. week. Try it it four four months months for for one Bold If by all newsdealer*. patent . write u te . Blunn yon have an invention BCientifie to Amen«a% _ A Co., publishers of |fl H Broadway, l b ort .boat New York. * l U I tim as, j J<* l t m uumi n» « .- P.V-WWA I 0. P. WRIGET, LAWYEK. kkoxville,..... GKOTtGIA. Office in the Court House. fb 27 W, P. BLASINGAME, Attorney at idtw, KNOXVILLE, GEORGIA. Jszs&ifsissf ”' 1 ......■gf DE J. W JONE i, KNOXVILLE, - - - - GEORGIA Calls promptly attended .day and night. geoTl. sawyer PhysicianSurgeon, KNOXVILLE, a: ., I’afronage respectfully. solicRed. fb3 The Knoxville Dr% Store Is the place where yon can always find Reliable Gooct 3 . Besides Drugs and Medicines' 1 kepp GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES, BATS tfc. Whenever yon come to town come to see J. W. BLASINGAME. MONEY TO MAN! I am prepared to loan money on improved farms to the amount of $200 and up wauls on most liberal terms. I rep¬ resent the Georgia Loan Trust Co. Hi America!, Ga., a char¬ tered institution of the State. T will guarantee that our com missions are at least from two to three per cent cheaper than that of any other ompe :iy. p a y_ merits can be made at any time, and the loan may be taken up whenever desired. Quit the warehouse and try us. We are cheaper ana give you more lib— ei’ty, slid we don’t want your land. The warehouses are get¬ ting it. Walter P. Blasingame Mill! I 1 TAL FOR SALE -AT—L— THIS OFFICE.