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GENERAL NEWS.
■Professional burglars are going the ;
'rounds of the country towns ,just now. It
is their usual summer hegira, and the
gwardiaus of -the deace should be on the
watch for sueh unwelcome visitors.
A large landowner of Worth county-has
recently sold 10,000.acres of tim e -land/the
price received being ,$2.25 per acre. The
(timber lauds of Worth ate in demand.
Hoc. Primus Jones raised a watermelon
■on his farm, in Baker county, last year,
that weighed eighty-five pounds, the
largest that was ever raised in Georgia.
The report of the state road commission
will not be ready this week. Judge Reese
said on Thursday in Atlanla that it will
take until next week to complete the work.
The pear crop about Camilla is by no
means a failure. Now that the fine fruit
is shining among Abe rich green leaves the
older trees are found to be full, and
younger ones have a pretty fair crop.
B«i Adams, while playing with a pistol
•near Wavnesville on Wednesday
discharged it accidentally. The ball
entirely through his body above the chest
■and was cut out beneath his shoulder blade.
The first carload of the government con¬
sular exhibit arrived at Augusta on Friday.
This is-early for exhibits for the exhibition,
Hut Maj. C. S. HiH is arranging for a dis¬
play from all consular bureaus covering
YOO feet square.
Sinking mountain, located four miles
from Tallulah lalls, on the river Chattooga,
-is a geeat phenomenon ki salute which
scientists cifnnot explain. It rinks iniper
c(f>tibly all the time, but in the occurrence
of an earthquake, 'even in the remotest
pert of the world, it sinks instantly from 1
to -0 feet.
'The school census of Pulaski
''.recently taken, shows the total number
white males in the county to be 8G4;
(females, 886. Total colored males, i.457 ; fe
'males 1,742. TherCport shows that there are
5,4-49 more-colored children of school age
than whites in the county, -and that
sexes are about equally divided.
The "building of a cotton factory at
LaGratige has began. It will be 220 by
SO feet in size, two stories high, with
handsome tower, and so arranged that its
capacity can be doubled at any time. The
building will be of rock and brick,
so substantial that the machinery will in
no way jar, hut everything will be as
-steady as if floored on the ground.
Cherokee Advance: A iew weeks ago it
was stated that one Jim Smith had reduced
a Miss Martha Holcombe to leave her
home in Ccftrb county and go with him to
parts unknown, and that a warrant had
been sworn out for Smith, charging him
with kidnapping. Ou Saturday evening
last, while passing through town,
Ivitcheu apprehended them and put Smith
in jail. The young girl had become so
completely infatuated with Smith that it
was with difficulty that she could he kept
out of the coll. Smith claims lie did net
know that a warrant had been sworn out
Against him, and that ho and Miss Hol¬
combe were married in Tennessee a few
days ago. Some four years ago Smith and
a young womau in Alabama were married,
but soon after separated, Bmitb says she
van off to Texas with another man and
there died about two years ago. Under
this statement, which is corroborated to
some extent by other persons and circum
, stances, the brothers of the young lady
consented to his release, provided he
! their sister did not live together until the
! truth of his last marriage and the
abouts of bis first wife can be definitely
settied, Accordingly he was released, am
the twain each went their way a
but wiser, couple than when they ran
’together a few weeks ago.
Thursday morning as the Central
was going into Atlanta at 8 o’clock, and
as it was nearmg the city, a spark from
the engine flew 'in at one of the car win¬
dows and (fell on a lady's skirt. In a few
moments the car was full of smoke, but
the occupants, thinking it was from a hot
box, paid no attention to it, and in a few
minutes the fire blazed up from the dress,
and all saw then what was the matter.
A gentleman rushed to the lady’s assistance
and in a few moments had extinguished
the blaze. The young lady was nearly
scared to death, and fainted, but was
brought around all right.
temeuto annexo of Sarah J. Williamson,
deceased, has fully discharged having represented that he
his trust and peti¬
tioned that he be discharged from the
same. This is therefore to cite all per¬
sons concerned to show cause before me
by the first Monday in October next why
said application should not be granted
and petitioner be discharged from his
said trust.
Witness my hand officially, June 23,
1888. GEO. L. SAW TEH, Ordinary,
/ABOwGI A, OkawFobd County.—T o
VJ all whom it may concern :
J. B. Fowler, executor of the will of T.
I). Hammock, deceased, has applied to
me for tetters dismissorv from his Exec¬
utorship ; therefore, all persons
cerned are hereby required to show
cause, if any they have, before me, on
the first Monday in August next, why
the said J. B. Fowler should not lie
charged, cial signature, Given this under mv hand and -offi¬
A mi I 30 th, 1888.
GEC. L. SAWYER, Ordinary,
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Cotton Oil Mills
a11d Oil Machinery
SAW MILLS, WIND MILLS, TANKS, SHAFTING ETC
ALL KINDS OF FOUNDRY WORK. i
^ rite to us foi pi ices. We can save you money by purchasing direct. JlfJll fm
—Costs it I'ead^arisi's for what Tea Waat.~ ft.
1 fan Winkle & 00 Atlanta, Qs»
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.ju Post Office Box $3v
Elberton Gazette : A negro came into
the store of Messrs. -J. FI. Jones & S >u
few days ago, and inquired if they no!
any Baptist Testaments. He was ans a ■i‘-»
ed affirmatively. He hesitated for some
little time, and finally said: “Well, if ii,
ain't no Baptist Testament I don’t
it.” The Major assured him that it -
the very book he wanted, and he too- u
along.
The Western and Atlantic railroad co
missioners are bard at work in Atl
preparing a report of their work to sub
to the governor about July 1. Tbo ir
mation obtained as to the valuation of -
road is based upon the opinions of ex
railroad men and the report will be ful
surprises. The investigation of the r
missioners on this basis will show that
road in its present condition is worth a 1
$ 6 , 000 , 000 .
There are a great, many peculiar a
cations-sent to the executive depart,
at Atlanta fey those desiring pensions
the state. An application was rec
Friday feein Geo ge Sober 1 of Gi
couuty, who asks for a pension on¬
ground that-he contracted a liver -
plaint while in the Confederate array.
physician who certifies to the correc
of the claim states that Sebord, whil
the. army, ate a great deal of corn and
plums, from which hebecame a viotii
indigestion, that developed into 1
trouble, from which he has never recov'
He-states that Sebord has been in a
condition frutfc the liver trouble s-ucr
close of the war. It is not probable
Mr. Sebord will get any recompense l
the state ou the grounds set forth -in
application.
The Phonograph is the name of a
and spicy little weekly paper which
just made its appeal a tee at Hogans'i
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Purify Your Blood.
Bodily and mental health depends upon
ll -healthy condition of the blood. The
blood, particularly in the spring and gum*
mer months, becomes clogged with impu
v ies, which poison it and generate disease,
, harmless blood purifier, is necessary to
restore a healthy tone. The best purifier
tonic known is Swift’s Specific (S. S.
-Of its wonderful purifying and tonic
ars we give a few testimonials :
Jr. Wm. A. Siebold, -with George I’.
ell & *Co., 10 Spruce Street, New
k. writes-: ‘T feel it my duty, for the
jsfit of others who may be afflicted as 1
-.. to write you this letter, which you
, use in any way you choose. I suffered
• ,t pain from boils, all over my neck;
■ .Idiot turn my head without acute
After trying all the usual remedies,
Reding no relief, 1 used one bottle of
.... S., and very-soon I was-entirely re
. red of my “Job’s Comforters.” Now
a sign of my affliction can be seen.”
Mr. M. S Hamlin, Winston, K.-O. -writes:
ise it every spring. It always builds
up, giving me appetite and digestion,
enabling fire-to stand-the hot summer
.. On using it I soon become strong m
i and easy of mind.”
,r- G. E- MitcbeH, West 23u St. Ferry
York, writes; “I weighed 11G pounds
a 1 1 began taking pour medicine, and
152 pounds. I would not be without
. S. for several times its weight u
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lit; Swift Specific G®.., Drawer 8 Afr¬
it, Ga.
ebb county did pretty well for the
, mines Tuesday, -sending kp eight rep
-otafives recently sentenced by the
riar and city ccurts.
0015th P13639365.
And fieed Cleaners