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VOLUME I.
Items From Ceres.
Mr. Sid Dent was iu our ville this week
visiting the family of Mr. J. L. Harrison
His many friends are glad to see him able
to be in our midst again.
Those fascinating young ladies, Misses
Julia Avera, Delia Jackson, and Lula Sau
defur. were the guests of Misses Minnie
and Mattie Bowen Saturday and Sunday.
An old maid near this plac6 while being
teased about an old widower said: “I’ll
eat any head off backwards before I’ll mar¬
ry one.” She k nows that old widowers
ore too Well experienced not to trudbrfetaild
such talk as that.
Mr. M. J. Moore has purchased large
power Cane mill, and syrup making will
soon be ou the' roll of business in these
parts. Mr. Moore also has a patch "of the
finest sorgum cane we have seen.
Mrs. W. W. Richardson is home again
after visiting relatives in Knoxville.
A courting young man of Oak Grove
and a certain old widower called to talco a
widow to church not long since, and the
young man exclaimed as they left “Veni
vidi vici.” We hope the old widower will
not be discouraged, but remember the old
adage—“If at first you don’t succeed try,
try,-again.”
MisaSusieEvansan accomplished young
lady of near Russellville after spending
some time in Macon and Byron returned
home last Saturday. Some of our boys are
happy again.
A gray eyed young man of Ceres became
very much infatuated and excited recently
while out driving with a “gray eyed bru
nett” and adieu he recovered found himself
fruiting the youvlg lady with the ends' of
the lines, lie says they v/ero only love
licks.
It seems like * Steed Point” thinks we arc
too delicate to stand what the oid widower
rays-aboub us. Also wo guess from your
that you are probably’ the one' who
spoke of two of Crawfords most talented
accomplished young ladies as “teacher,”
though they were such little insignifi¬
cant'Creatures that you could not speak of
iff tim plural. Iffi: must, admit taut
strengthen, and then another
fact which is now very prominent before
ilie public mind, that you and the oid
have formed one. Many thanks
your kind advice, but having done "all
we feel able to stand. ' Yucatan.
Fall-view Fancies.
Well friends once more I drag myself up
for admittance into your charming circle.
to political prostration I have fail¬
ed to be with you for several weeks past.
am happy to state, however, that my fever
now broken, and with good attention,
to he able to resume business at an
day. Mr. Perry was not nominated
as there is no promise to those who
by the wayside, I am not discouraged
consequently he will have my support two
from now. I fear that, I l.ave’nt
been alone in my suffering, at lea3t, quite
a number of the spicy articles have failed
appear in the Jcukn-al of late, that hare
been falling under our ever watchful eyes,
but we hope they will soon return for We'
a 'sr.d difference during their ab¬
sence.
The school -opened at this place the 9 th
Inst., with very good attendance. The
saeni to he very enthusiastic ■ over
studies and by the cldso of the term I
ihiuK thejf will show up quite creditably.
We are going to have a picnic in honor of
school ou the 23 of August.- No pares
JULY 27, 1888.
will be spared to make it a hippy occa¬
sion for all who may be pres.nt.
The people of our neighborhood were
badly disappointed on last Friday, owing
to Mr. Carter being unable to till his ap¬
pointment at Bet he! church. A very good
congregation had asstobled, with the expec¬
tation of hearing a good sermon, knowing
that he uever delivered any other kind.
I heard a few days ago that a good man
of your town had offered to let some coun¬
try fellow who would carry him some wa¬
termelons, have his old Telegraphs to read.
I was delighted upon hearing the proposi¬
tion so I went down to the patch thinking
all the time how beneficial it would he to
read a good paper like Lis, and pulled sev¬
eral nice ones, and was just ready to roll
out with them when Mr- Ileservename, one
of his neighbors cams by and questioned
us as to where we were going. 1 told him
and lie told me that the gentlman was no't
paying for his paper, when that came wc
just sat down and ate the melons. I have
no confidence in a man who resorts to any
thing of the kind, and I don’t want him
to tell his experience in our meeting house
either. - D. G.V.
Hickory Urovc ilappcnings,
Hickory Grove, Ga , July 2G, 1888—The
crop prospect- is good. Abundant rains
and good cultivation arc making these old
worn out hills bloom as the rose. I took
a little tramp on Saturday last, and will
give you'ah idea of what. I er.Win the way
of crops : Mr. Cullen Davison has 3'acres
in corn that is almost as good as any-one’s.
The rows arc four feet, and it cRinds three
fdfct in the drill. Tliere is a perfect stand
and it will average 1 1-2 ears'to the stalk.
A Rowing 10!) ears to tbo bushel Uncle “Cul ’
will make more than fit bushels of corn
to the acre. Who can beat f» off up land?
He also has two sons that are hard to
beat—they have two acres in lihbou-cane
that is a perfect stand and is at this time
six feet, high, 'there are many others who
have good crops.
Our village' has been To? the last week,
crowded with the beaufy, intellect'&tid wit
of the sunounfling-eeuntry.
Misses Katie and Belle Baker ire here.
Misses Lucy Bankston and Jennie Bentley
have been on hand.
Misses Anna Fincher, Mattie and Scrap
pie Miller and others whose names have
passed 6ftS’ of ’your correspondent's mind
have been here. They are all pretty.
Miss Bessie lies gone back to Tlioitiaston
Make haste Bessie and get through with
school and come again.
There is a great deal of sickdess just at
this time. Dr. J. N. Smith is busy night
and.day, but so far there has been no death
in our neighborhood.
The Hickory Grove Farmers Alliance
met on Saturday evening last. There was
a large crowd out, and much."interest was
manifested. Judge John W. Brown one
of the best farmers of TJpso'n county came
down and gave the brethren a rousing
speech. Our lecturer J. N. Jmilli also
gave us a good speech. Several applica¬
tions for membership ou hand.
Schools are plentiful iu the Elam neigh¬
borhood. There are two in full blast with
iu one-fourth of a mile of each other. J.
M. Reeves is teaching- in tfitf college as
usual.
A rattle snake was recently killc-d or.
the farm of Mr. Frank Andrews that
measured five and oue-ha!f leet in length
and nine inches in circumference. The
snake had 9 tattles and one button.
An a* Wrecking.
A few days ago the 12 o’clock train was
about five hours late. The cause for the
delay was an attempt to wreck the train
by a negro, which attempt came near prov
ing effectual.
The train was mevitfg at tlie rate of r
bont twelve miles ah hour, and had reach¬
ed the lower edge of Pike county about
ten miles south of Zebulon, when the en¬
gineer saw that the switch at Piedmont
station was partly open. lie put on brakes
reversed his engine aud jumped off. The
engine loft the track and laid over on her
side as easily an if the grerit'iron horse was
just lying down to take a nap. All the
cars staid on the track, and nothing was
broken except the wood work on tire cab.
An old negro man came up and report¬
ed seeiug a young negro man, with a bud¬
get on bis back, do the work of opening the
switch. The railroad men gave chase and
caught tbo rascal, who owned up and was
taken to jail a; Zebnlon.
.In a few hours the engine was in position
on the track and ready for going. They do
everything like it should bo done ou the
Atlanta and Florida, '
HJos-.'H lit M I'SJo no ill'll
Day’before'yesterday was a time of ter¬
ror at 'McDbnou h. A tornado threatened
jo fiemoRsh the tuv.-'n,'and although there
was only one life lost, still it seemed^to the
frightened citiz-us that their last, hour had
ecu’C. The colored Methodist church was
blown do\vn, killing one negro, breaking
the arms of two others and breaking the
shoulder blades of two men, all of whom
went in the house to escape a wetting. The
hail was simply awful, and it is said that
of the promising crops not more than fifth
of'art average crop wilii he gathered.
The SSajr fseSne.
Thursday was the big fish day at Cum¬
berland Island. About lu o’clock the
tide was all right and some thirty fellows
under command of Commodore Putnam,
made an attack upon the finny tribe at the
mouth of the inlet. The great seime, 105
leet long, was carried straight out into the
sea and swung around to the shore. Pret¬
ty soon it became evident that something
more than shrimp and yeilowtails were in
that net for the water showed signs of life
not altogether comfortable to the holders of
the net, for they did not know what mot
sters wore in that net. As they approach
the shore still nearer, the mullet began to
leap into the air and over the net back into
the sea.' About this time some great sea
fish, probably a shark growing restless at
£he narrow limits, made a dash lor liberty
and tore a hole through the net and sped
away to seas, wondering why his liberties
should be abridged. Finally the net was
pulled upon shore, and there lay the fish
in great numbers—-cat, mullet, bass, croak¬
ers, shepherd, sharks, etc.—and among
them'lay cue great enormous fellow that
the old salts called a “tarpon.” He weigh¬
ed over 100 pounds. His scales were each
three inches across and were captured by
the fishermen as trophies of the day.
The'cotton factory at Gainesville has put
iu electric lights and is now running day
and night.
A little negro girl on William Barton’s
place, near Georgetown, swallowed some
potash a day or two ago, from the effects
of which she' died iu a few hours.
HUMBER 27.
Write to Me Often.
From Good Housekeeping,
Write tome very often, writo to me very
soon,
Letters ' to me are dearer thaii loveliest
flowers in June.
They are affection’s touches,' the lighting of
friendship’s lamp:
Flitting around the heartstrings like fireflies
m the damp.
Write tome'often, write in the early morn.
Or at the close of every evening when all the
day is gone.
Draw up thy little table close to the fire and
write,
Write to me soon in the morning, write to m t
■ late at night.
Write to me very often: letters are links
that bind
Truthful hearts to each other; fettering
mind to mind.
Giving to kindred spirits lasting and true
delight;
If you would strengthen friendship never
forget to write.
The Storm.
On Tuesday last a storm of wind anti
ha>l did considerable damage out in the
western portion of the county. Fortunate¬
ly, the storm was confined to a small scope
of country, and only three or four farms
were damaged to any great extent.
C. T. Blasingame’s crop was badly torn.
by hail, and the cotton does not promise
more than halt a crop. Other crops suffer¬
ed more or less from the wind and hail.
At R. K. Webb.s place the wind was
very heavy,' and tbicc trees were blowua
gainst the house, breaking the roof in- As
Mr. Webb was not at home at the tin a
bis wife and several visiting ladies were
badly scared- His crop is fearlully toil',
and tattcicd, but he is still hopeful of "mak¬
ing plenty to do him for another year.
No other reports havo,bcen received, and
it is not likely that any other farm was as
severely damaged as the two already
mentioned.
AlHic-letl ITitit EJoiis.
Pbikglk, G A., April 25, 1888 —Swift’s
Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.—Gentlemen.
Allow me to say that S, S. S. has proved
to be as good as it is recommended to lie.
About six years ago I was afflicted with
bods. They began in February and con¬
tinued until fall. fiiv body was covered
with the corrupted watter. I used S. 8. 8
and cau safely say that I have not had a
single boil since. S. S. S. will always do
the work. You can use this certificate for
the good it may do others.
R. W. Books.
Hringle, Washington county, Ga.
Waco, TexAS, May 9, 1888. Gentlemen
The wife of one of my customers was ter¬
ribly afflicted with a loathsome skiff dis¬
ease, that covered her whole body. She
was confined to her bed for several yean
by this affliction, and could not help her¬
self at all. She coulc not deep bom a vi¬
olent itching baffled and .stinging the skill of the the physi¬ skin.
The disease of
cians who treated it. Her husband began
finally giving his wile Swift’s Specific, ai I
she commenced to impro\o altm-st imme¬
diately, and in a few'weeks she was appar¬
ently well. She is now a hearty, fine
looking lady, with no trace of the i.fiiictioi.
left. Yours very truly, J. E. Skah.-,
.Treatise Wholesale Druggist. Blood and Austin Skin Avenue. Disease.-,
on
mailed free. . .
The Swift Specific, Co., Drawer 0 As¬
lant,i, Ga.
