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TOWN AND COUNTY.
Mrs. E. G. HARDEMAN, Local Editress.
The June bag disappears in June,
The lightning bug in May,
The ’skeeter takes his bonnet off
And says, “I’ve come to stay.”
The State Alliance of Georgia
will meet in Macon, Georgia, on the
21st of August.
The summer sessions of the con
vention of the Georgia State Agri
cultural Society will be held at New
nan, beginning August 14-th and
continuing until the business of the
society has been concluded.
Jones county is full of vice, hos
pitable and courtoous people, aud
especially around Haddocks’ Sta
tion. We know whereof wo speak.
Union and Recorder.—Many thanks
Bro„ Moore for the high compli
ment paid our people.
The Dem. Ex. Committee mot
promptly Saturday at the Court House on
Aug. 4th and having con
Richard solidated Johnson the returns nominated declared judge by
a
majority of 302 out of a total of 570
votes. After declaring above result
the time fur nomination of County
Officers was duly considered and
Sept. 21st selected as the day. See
call and notice elsewhere in this is
sue.
ANOTHER .CONTRACT.
In AVhat Way this Affect
con? Wait and See.
Capt. Bradeen of Athens is over
Rt Monroe N. C, and has secured a
contract on the line of the Georgia
Carolina and Northern railroad
with instructions to push it for
ward toward Athens as rapidly as
possible. lie intends to secure a
targe force of hands and make
things lively.
We fancy wo hear the inquiry
from many of our readers—“Well,
ofwhat interest to Maconites is a
r> ad way over in North Carolina.’
It may be a great deal of interest,
and it may not. Think of this a
momont: The Georgia Carolina
and Northern begins at Norfolk,
Va., runs the entire length of
North Carolina, will enter Georgia
and come to Athens, where it may
prove to be the Northern connect
ion or outlet of the Covington &
Macon. Then again.it may not so
provo. Wait and see. The Geor
gia Carolina and Northern road is
apart of the Seaboard and Roanoke
system. Work on the G. C. <x N.
has been progressing quietly but
rapidly, and it may bear very im
portant relations to the Covington
A Macon road, and to that extent
will affect Macon and her intor ests.
Macon Evening News.
1SOTH LEGS MASHED OFF.
■Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 4.—About
dark this evening “Sam Weller,”
the yard engine of the Western and
Atlantic railroad, ran over Dr. John
this Willson, a ioal estato agent of
city, and mashed off his legs
just below the knees. The acci
dent occurred at the Whitehall
street crossing, and Dr. Willson
was in the act of crossing the track
when the engine struck him. To
Il| ght his condition is regarded as
critical, Dr. Wilson camo to Atlau
l “from Augusta many years ago
and for some time was a member
the drug fi rui of p euibertotl) Will
„
s ou, Taylor* Co. The engine that
Jan over the doctor is called “the
stilled i,an kiUor, ’ and is said to bav e
seven people.
CLINTON LOCALS.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Duffey were
in town Sunday,
Miss Lily Byrd is spending
week with Miss Phclia
Mr. J. H Morgan, of
visited relatives at Monticello lust
week.
Col. Jack Barron went up
Monticello on legal business
day P. M.
Misses Ada and’Lufio Griswold
are in town the guest of their rela
tives.
Judgo Richard Johnson is receiv
ing on all sides the congratulations
of his friends.
Mr. Edgar Hunt and wife
Sunny Side are visiting his parents
near Round Oak.
A coffin was furnished at Grays
Monday for the infant child of Mr.
Dave Middlebrooks.
Mr. and Mis. Willie Whitehead ac
companied by Mrs. Freeman of Put
nam Co„ were ai church Sunday.
Monday was ’County Court day
Judge Mat Freeman and Mr. W.
II. Burden of Macon wero in atten
dance.
The distressing affliction “sore
eyes” has made appearance among
some of the families, and is to be
dreaded.
Dauphin, the 13 year old son of
Laz Pitts, died last Thursday from
lockjaw caused by a glass cut on
his foot two weeks before.
Mrs. W. W. Hi ley (nee Miss Liz
zie Burden) of Fort Talley intro
duced her good husband to her old
friends in Clinton last Sunday.
Mr. D. D. Holsenbeck the popular
young merchun t of Grays, has been
sick at his brothers in town this
week. We hope to soon seo him
well.
Little Berner Johnson has re
ceived from New Orleans a pet Par
rot, whose quaint and not always
elegant phrases cause much
amusement.
Miss Ida Stripling has returned
from a six weeks visit to her rela
tives in Bibb and Houston counties
and was looking unuasuaily hand.
some Sunday'.
The members of the Goddard
family had a pleasant reunion
the old homo place last Saturday.
The day was delightfully
a fisc -dinner enjoyed.
Mr. H. S. Greaves tendered
employees a nice barbecue
at his farm near town last Saturday.
The tamiiy wont out accompanied
by Mr. Jas. T. Finney and children
Mrs. Park and Mrs. Stevens
Macon.
“Protracted meeting” began Sun
day and continued till Monday noon
whenowing to the serious
sition of the Pastor it was discon
tinued until later. The weather is
too warm for church going any
way most people think,
Mrs. Winters, the aged grand
mother of Mr. W arret) Winters is a
wonderfully vigorous lady for her
years. Sno is 86 years old and
would walk into town from Gray's
a distance of U mile last Sunday
morning to preaching. She is
bright and well preserved.
BLOUNTSVILLE ITEMS.
Dear Headllgut;—W ill you al
low me space in your columns for
a few dots from Blountsvillo ?
I would tell you how eager i al
ways am to got the Headlight, bow
much pleasure it is to me to peruse
its newsy columns, but I am afraid
some one would say “chestnuts.”
Miss Fannie Miller has returned
home after quite a stay in Twiggs.
Miss Maggie Wugnon, a beauti
ful and accomplished young
lady of Byron, is visiting her broth
er, Mr. Hardeman Wagnou.
Miss Lillie Farrar is visiting
friends at “Ploasant Grove”
Messrs. Emmett Butts, and Ed
Green of Haddocks, attracted by
the bright eyes, and winning smiles
of two of “our young ladies,’” paid
a short visit to this neighborhood a
few days since.
Misses Butos and Annie Pound,
of Macon, have been visiting Misses
Lula and Julia Smith. They left
Thursday accompanied by Miss Julia
to visit Misses Eugenia and E.
Y. Pound, of StandforJville,
Mr. J. T. Williams and family are
visiting Mr. Kimbrough in Putnam
Mr. Howard Nelson, after spend
a few days with Mr. Jesse
Miller, returned to Macon
morning.
Mrs. Jotin M, Clark is home from
her visit to relatives and friends in
Monticello.
Fearing I am detrop PH say “Au
revoir.” Old Maid.
We shall expect an article from
“Old Maid” each week.
Mr. Editor. —A more enjoyable
day is not often witnessed than was
had at the residence of Mr. J, I).
Godards on Saturday the 4th at the
old Homestead of Judgo James
Godard, once an honored citizen
old Jones. The gathering was a
reunion of the family and members
of the family consisting of children
and grand children numbering 66
that were present while other
friends of the l'umiij- making 88 in
all were present to join in with the
hospitality and grand repast and
jubilee of the occasion. AH seemed
joy and gladness from early in the
morning till lato in tho evening.
Some of the finest watermelons
that wo have seen in many a day,
irrown by Mr. Henry Bonner, were
opened up in tho beginning and
much enjoyed b} all. When dinner
was announced wo were ail invited
out under the stately oaks, there to
behold the set tabic groaning bo
noath the rich and well prepared
food supplied by the various mem
bers of the familj' for tho occasion.
While upon the gr uuds some of that
old time barbecue consisting of pig,
mutton aud kid was served.
Through the hospitality of Mr. J. D.
Godard and his excellent wife tho
oecassion was a grand time. After
dinner was served and every body
filled then came tho over flowing
ice cream and merriment which ad
ded most to tho enjoyment of all
and to see those five loving sisters
all present administering to the
wants and enjoyments of the chil
dren and grand-children was beau
tiful to behold. The family of broth
ers and sisters were a!) present but
one Mr. J.F. Godard whom we did
not get to see. Old Aunt Sally tho
old family cook of the long ago
was there as peart and efficient as
ev.er. We would be glad to have
such reunions once a year to glad
den our hearts. “Subscriber.’’
Clinton, Jones Co. Aug. 4th 1888.
The Democratic Ex. Committee
has ordered that nomination by pri
maries be held in said comity at the
different precints for county officers
on Friday Sept. 21st under tho same
rules and regulations as heretofore.
Ordered also, That tho polls
opened at “Plenitude” in
List,, and at “Pippins” in Ham
mocks Dist.
Ordered, That the Committee
assemble in Clinton on Saturday
Sept, 22ud at 10 o’clock a. n:. for tho
purpose of consolidating returns and
publishing results.
Extracts from minutes of Dem.
Ex. Com. proceedings.
It. V. Hardeman, Ch’m,
HE WINS THE NOMINATION
FOR REPRESENTATIVE BY A
HANDSOME MAJOR [TY.
The primary election for Hcpren
tative from Jones county took place
on Friday and resulted in the nom
ination of Judge Richard Johnson
by the handsome majority of 302
out of a total af 570 votes.
There were only two candidates
in the race, Judge Johnson’s oppon
ent being Mr. G. W. Comer. The
Product, following is tho vote by precincts;
Johnson, Comer.
Clinton . .06 32
Haddock.... 75 12
Round Oak 41 14
Jarncs...... 35 6
Burden.... ...23 17
Five Points 81 31
Trauquilla.. Graball...... 14 9
.28 12
Wallace..... 25
Ethoredge............18 3
Total 436 134.
“Mr.—tho beautiful daug liter
ofa well known politician was over
heard to say tho other evening, as
she gently removed the young
man’s arm from around her wait,
“I have only known you tvvoor three
weeks, you must remember; and 1
have heard papa say he has seen
many a promising candidate ruin
h is chances by bringing too much
pressure to bear early in tho cam
paign.”
MONEY FOR FARMERS.
I arn prepared to negotiate loans
for farmers at a total commission of
12 per cent, with interest at oight
per cent, payable once a year, to-wit
on Dec. 1st.
J. C. Barj&on, Alty Law,
June 0th 3m. Clinton Ga
From the McDuffie Journal.
The roar, who invented that
stiff, adhesive, sticky, deceitful
snare, called fly paper, was a reck
less fiend, as the following sad inci
dent. will demonstrate to all unpre
judiced minds'.
A few nights ago, after the
family had retired, Judgo Haula
way was seated at his table writing
some letters. On the floor near
him was a sheet of fly (paper with
the danger side up. Ho was deeply
absorbed in his correspondence,
when Thomas, the family eat, who
had been over to a neighbor’s to
] n t0 G- 1View ^ Mariar, * strolled down leisurely the
! ' K> room ;U1( sat on
B a P er - Ihomas’s person was
doubtless somewhat heated from
exercise, and when ho arose up tho
treacherous fly paper camo with
him and stuck to him with a
brotherly tenacity that foretold
trouble. It had taken aunortgago on
Thomas from his heels to the point
of his tail. One glance to tho rear
convinced him of the necessity of
prompt action. He started aoross
tho floor, and tho paper went
along also. Then he ran out tho
door, and up and down tho porch
and yelled for Mariar. And then
ho rushed back into the room,
with his eyes bulged out and his
hair turned tho wrong way, and
jumped over a table, and ran under
tho bed, and camo out again in a
hurry, and knocked over a chair
and tried to climb up tho wall.
Then he made two jumps for the
door, with that villainous paper
still holding his tail straignt up
towards the sky in a most indecent
and undignified manner, and dashed
out tinough the orchard towards
Frank Dunnington’s, with a tail of
distress at both ends.
Ho came homo n ext day very sad
and exhausted, and with a wild
eyed look of supernatural sagacity
and suspicion on his countenance.
Ho walks clear around every
piece of paper ho sees and won’t sit
down on anything. Tho fly paper
was found plastered over a crack
in tho fence where Thomas had
gone through in an agony of
It retained scattered patches
blood and hide, and a fork of
with the handio pointing upwards,
and only lacked motion to bo a
good picture ofThomas when get.
ting away from danger. But Mr.
Hardeway gives it as his opinion
that tho fly paper is spoiled and
Thomas’s intellect a gloomy ruin.
WANTED!
Monticello, Every man, Jasper woman and and Jones child in
coun
ties when in need of
DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMI
CALS, PAINTS, OILS, G LASS,
PERFUMES, FANCY and
TOILET ARTICLES,
FIELD and GAR
DEN SEEDS.
To call on or write us for them. He
carried carry everything by first class m Druggist stock usually and in
quality and price defy competition
RANKIN & CO.,
T. A. Cheatham manager.
Corner Third and Mulberry Sts.
Macon, Ga.,
Near Hotel Lanier and New Govern
ment Building sep22
Co-Oporatlon Reduces Cost. "8
A Watch I $38 J
Fully EQUAL for
Accuracy, Dura- l
bility, Appearance *
and Service, to ,
any $75.00 Watch.
U f have Philadelphia's building
done much toward building it
f V up 'Ihe and same making system it the of co-operation city of homes.
, { has carefully built and The economically Keystone managed, Watch
Club Co., up
7 until they are now selling
, more Watches to consumers than
all others combined. They handle
only the
• leystone vhich Dust-proof Watch
is deservedly regarded as the
'j £ f own and climax of Pennsylvania's
manufactures. This Watch contains
» cvcryessentialtoan keeper, accurate time
i and many important irn
,. provements They patented by the Com
pany. are Dust and Damp
other Froof, a quality possessed by
r- movement in the world. Jewel
X }> Patent throughout with genuine rubies.
Stem Wind and Set,
strongest and simplest. Sold
OUR thro'
14-Karat Sold
all cash down
14-*’,rat Solid
HAW .«gjjsyti«<>faKHT: I Acfe’iS 1
TheKeys }S6 Chestnut tone Watch Club Co
KEFutExciiH —Any St., Cotbinerciai PHILADA., PA.
Agency*
NOTICE.
I will be in Clinton on the 1st
in Sept, for the purpose of
a “Competalive Examina
- ’ of Applicants for places the
in
School of Technology. The
will be in writing. For
information see “act to es
a Technological School
A. H, S, McKAY, C. S. C.
The following is the section re
to; “That there shall be one
for each Representative
the General Assembly from
county in this State, selec
by the Board of Education in
County, on competive ex
and who shall be first
to the benefits of said
that the tuition in said
shall be free to all’ students
are residents of the State of
The rates of tuition to
than residents of the State
shall not exceed one hundred and
dollars peranum.
HO It SALE.
Five thousand acres of land in
Jones County in lots to suit pur
chasers, lor cash or on time.
Apply to, Richard Johnson,
May 26th 1S8S tf. Clinton Ga
3d Jb. ^'Oi5Sr33!SS
RESIDENT DENTIST.
MONTICELLO GEORGIA.
Office up stairs over Di. Dozier
drug store.
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■ m SafiiC IS
m 'Hi—nr ■*•3
1 am through taking stock and finding my business this year far ex
ceeds any previous year in amount of sales as well as profits, and us I am
now getting ready for my extensive trip North, where I will visit all
leading factories from whom 1 make all purchases direct. Buying
first hands and saving jobbers profits enables me to sell a Better Class
Goods for Less Money than any other house in the city. To do this,
well know it takes Hard Cash.
For Hard Cash wifi Tell
■
In view of these facts, and from the fact that a generous public
heretofore very liberally patronized me, I have concluded to show my ap
preciation by offering, them for the next thirty days Goods at a discount
25 to 35 per cent, less than New York cost.
During this, my dealing out sales, I offer an additional inducement
that will give gratis to each purchaser of $5 worth of Dry Goods purchas
ed One Good Calico Dress, and to each purchaser of So worth of Clothing
a fine pair of Suspenders, and for S10 worth of Clothing one of tho finest
Monarch Shirts, the best shirt in the world.
Al Pi. M. Ecru’s, 414 Multan Street, Hear lair Store.
T~~*riwii*iiHii I «»—,u ij*>»M BiuviuMMi i£S
I am agent for manufactories making Men, Boys, Ladies, Misses and
Children’s STRAW HATS of which I keep a full line on hand and oiler
now at half price.
0 LQTHIN&, CLOTHING,
The most elegant and largest stock of Clothing ever brought to the city
of Macon, at hard cash prices. Just listen to the music of low prices:
Men’s WorkingSuits......$2.00 up
Business Suits, ..... 3.50 up
Nice all 5.00
HANDSOME CHILDREN’S SUITS S1.U0.
The greatest bargains m Flouncmgsand Allovers, in Laces and Embroid
eries of latest styles and handsome designs at from 30c per yard
upward, well worth double the money.
New Embroidery Edgings 2c- per yd. up. Laces 10c per yd. up.
“ LOOK at o Ur other‘C
Lawns,......3J cento per yard up
Standard Prints...4Jc per yd
Heavy Brown 4-4 Sheeting 6c up
7-8 Shirting......41c per yd up
Cheeks,...........5ie per yard up
White Handkerchiefs 25c pordoz
7-8 Bleaching......3jo per yd up
4-4 Bleaching.... .61 cents per yard up.
My Stock of Mens, Ladies, Misses and Childrens’ Shoes is Full and Com
pleteand Guarantee the Best Shoes lor the Least Money at Prices
Lower than the Lowest.
THE MONARCH SHIRT ! SIS:
All Goods at ruinous reductions to suit the hard times. Be sure and
call before Come making your Gome purchases elsewhere, font is no trouble to show
Goods. one, all, and be convinced and save your money by
buying your goods at
The Exposition Stare, Ph. I. BERG, Proprietor,
414 Mulberry St. Macon Ga.
OTIS COMER will be pleased to wait on you.—Aug2 1888.
MIDDLE GEORGIA
pllljjlilV ji;iu ^illCllLJiltljlL
Coll YvA'VTN w
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M1LLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA.
Gen’l. D. 11. HILL, President.
Twelve Teachers in the Faculty,
Four hundred and fifty one
Studouts,
TUI »r.» l it 2 ON FREE.
Board very reasonable, Course
of Instruction is full, including Clas
sical, Scientific, Commercial, Musi
cal. In thoroughness of Scholar
ship and Discipline, this College
has no superior. Next Term opens
September 5th, 1888. For Catalo
gues &e., apply to J. N. Moore,
Sec’}'. Trustees.
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MACON, GA.
Pai ties desiring their mills re
paired, and tho Patent Mill Bush
and Dross applied, can write mo
caro of Talbott & Sou’s. Macon Ga
6-28-3 m-1888.
Dress Suits,..............$6.50 lip
Good Black Corkscrew Suits, 8.00 up
Slate & Blue
| Cotton Worsted,......3 }c. per yard up
All wool Worsted......7e per yard up
Ladies’ Jerseys...............35 cents up.
Corsets......................25 conts up,
Joans,.................... Nansooks..............5 10c per yard up,
London Cord......... cents per yd up
3J cents
