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About The Knoxville journal. (Knoxville, Ga.) 1888-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1889)
TOWN AND COUNTY. What the Talking People are Doingand About. THE TIMES IN CRAWFORD. Sociec; Mews and Mt^lglibor liooil Motes—Personal Blention. Let’s .have a town council. llenew your subscription to the Jour UAL. Messrs. Henry Ray and Ed Freeman, of Macon, were in town Sunday. On account of rain no services were held at the Baptist church Sunday. Pretty line and large lot satines. Call and see them at once. Wright & Allen. Calicoes latest and prettiest styles had this season. Call at once. Wright &• Allen. If you want a good cooking stove for little money, call on Wright & Allen. Air. F. C. Houser, a prominent man of Fort Valley, was in town Wednes¬ day. Ordinary 0. P, Wright and Mr. W. H. Dent made.a business trip to Macon . ihe schedule of the A. & F. railroad is c'nnged so often that scarcely anyone can keep up with it. ( The young people participated in a sur prise party at the residence of J. V. 7 , Bias ingame, Monday night. W. H. Dent's large livery stable is be , ing rapidly built. If will be worth a good deal to the community. Trains on the A. & F. railroad have been irregular this week. When trains don’t run on time people grumble. One morning this week a calf was found shut up in a room on the ground floor the court house. Boys will be, boys, Mr. S. P. Carnes has returned to his home in Jonesboro, after visiting his brother at this place for a few weeks. A large lot of gents’ and boys' hats jnat received. They were bought at a bargain and will be sold at rock bottom prices. Wright & Allen, Prof. Power’s school i3 growing larger. There are fully one hundred children in and near Knoxville that ought to attend tbis school. Mr. Ned Barber has gone to Jonesboro o look after certain business for himself. Xc 1 is a jolly, good young man and irnox ville will miss him at once, Mr. Jones, of the Central City, was in town the first part of the week visiting his uncle, Dr, Jones, and looking after some busiuess. Mr. Henry Britt wishes the public to know that he has a shop in the rear of jilasingame’s store, where he is prepared to repair boots and slices in good style and on short nptice. George Ilortman is now.a yardmastcr for the Brunswick & Albany railroad, at the latter town. George’s friends in Crawford county will he glad to. learn hi.-: position, which everybody knows he will fill to the b^t of'his ability. This will moke 52 weeks that, have passed since the Journal was first ,sent to ?. number of our bleu subscribers. Wo trust that they have ber-ofitted by the use )f the paper, and that all will renew their subscriptions as soou as they expire. The paper will be worth much more this,year than it was last year, but it will be ssut tut at the popular price of $1 per annum. Wrapping Paper 4 cents per pound the ’ printing, office A big at 'bins ,.V. for merchants. iti .... i • <t»> 4 »V An article about the early, history of Crawford county written by a former res¬ ident will appear in the next issue. The people of Knoxville are. beginning to see the.need of town governmeent, and want to .have this place, incorporated. Tfe should be done as soon as possible. An enjoyable dance was given at the residence ofJMr. J. R. Beeland on Wednes nay night. The weather being rains not very many were present but the festivities lasted until late in the night.: . Alliance Ivtice. The County Alliance of Crawford coun¬ ty will meet in Knoxville , on Saturday;, Feb. 2, at 10 o’clock a. m.,. This, Jap. 22, 1889. J W. Jack, Secretary v . fried lor Theft. Mplindy Pope, a colored woman of this place, is sorely distressed. A few days ago she had snugly stored away, in her house several pieces of bright silvet? money which she had accumulated by industry and economy, and now her bank, like old Mother Hubbard's cupboard, is “bare.” She estimates her missing wealth at $8.50. For certain reasons Malindy suspected that Lizzie Moorehousa,. a- female of simi lar complexion, had appropriated unto herself the absent money, and, aecording swore ou t a warrant against Miss jjj ore[l(mse Oo Sunday Lizzie was lodged in jail. Monday she , was tried before A. J. Dan ielly, Nv.P., but the evidence not being considered sufficiently strong, she was released ’ The Journal believes that correspond¬ ence is a very interesting feature in week¬ ly papers, and is desirous of securing cor¬ respondents from various parts of the county and from other places. Won’t some obliaing friends at Ceres, Clarks Mill, Hickory- Grove, Sandy Point, Taylor’s Store, Mossy Creek, Warrior, Culloden, Fort Valiev and other points seud us the news weekly ? TWILL VV BE SOLD before the.court house dcor in the town of Knoxville, Ga. within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in February next the following described property to wit: one hundred and one and one-fourth acres of land, (2) same being Third south half of Lot no two in the District; also one hundred and one and one-fourth acres of lot no 1 in the Third District; also one hundred and thirty-five acres of Lot no 1 in the Sixth District, all being in Crawford county, Georgia. Sold under execution in favor of W. R. Singleton & Co. vs. E - J. Hancock; of Also at the flame time and nlace Lot land no 184, and a portion of Lot no 183, bounded as follows: on the north by Jno* Wilder on the south by Flint river on the east by T. J. Davis, on west by Arch Ad ¬ ams; same being place Wliereon Taylor the Gibson lived, containing 380 Gibson. acres as Sold property of Mrs. M. M. under execution in favor of Coleman; & nay vs. Mrs. M. M. Gibson; B; A. Hartley, Sheriff. O.P. WRIGHT, LAWYER, KNOXVILLE, - - GEORGIA. Office in tlic Court House. f b 27 W, P. iSLASINGAME Attorney at Law, KNOXVILBE, - GEORGIA. , . DR. J. Wi JONES, t KNOXVILLE,. 1 - - : - - - GEORGIA - Calls promptly, ^tended,day and night. , GECki |h 'SAW Ywi } Phj^ian* Surgeon., 1 1| KNOXyiW-P, OA., . Patronage re*pectfffiiy .solicited, fbS P. H. WHIG 9<T W. P. LALM whig: I : & allsit J ■ 9 KNOXVILLE, - ■H GEOBGIA. •x>eal;er3 in. J feoeefitE ami Hardware. In fact, anything kept in a first class store, ..and prices and quality unsurpassed ... Dress Goods,- in abundance at to. suit the. times, Ladies, and gents rubber shoes. Call ami. see our goods. A POLICY IN THE Mi Citral lift Insirauce a —t:ON the-— X-iii'e lidit e Ifinilow monl; l^lan Combines present Pit tection to your family if you die, with future Endowment to yourself if you live, Non-Forfeitable at ordinary life rates, The company’s policies ar Incontestable, and have the Extension Feature. The 1 ate, of interest realined is higher’ and the death rate Lower For than particulars any of the leading companies in the United States. see W. P. BLASIMAME, ■ KNOXVILLE,. GEORGIA ■ •IM. Wv ■.» ROBERT COLEMAN BOLIVER It RAY JOHN N BIRCE :j COLEMAN MI & CO 9 3ME 0,0023.9 MONEY! MULES. MO S 'W . COTTON M FARM SUPPLIES, . We ask the farmers of Crawford and adjoining counties to call on ns before purchasiing their Supplies & Fertilizers and making money arrangements for this year. We defy compel tition, and all we ask is for you to come to see us or write. we will handle the following brands of Fertilizers •. Nava; sa acid, Navassa Cotton Fertilizer, Georgia Pacific, Eddystone, Biad ley’s Patent, Sea. Fowl, Cotton Seed Meal & German Kainit. We haye Guano ware houses at Knoxville and at Ceres;* write US and get order on J. W. Mathews at Knoxville or J. P. Me Neice fit Ceres, and. we will deliver your goods, ’in fact, willde-, livey fertilisers at station:, >..50 young Kentucky Special inducements to Alliance clubp J ,
