Marion County GaArchives News.....Marion Co. News for December 1887 December 16, 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002476 January 16, 2006, 10:40 pm The Marion County Patriot December 16, 1887 The Marion County Patriot Friday, December 16, 1887 Page Seven Pencil Points The tin horn nuisance will soon be upon us. A new style in bonnets resembles a roosters comb. One week from Sunday will be Christmas. How time does fly! I will fill your jugs cheap with the best of whiskies. Max Aultman. Max Aultman’s Whisky house in the corner under Hawkins Hotel. Those who attended say the sale at Mr. B.F. Matthews’ was a failure. The young people enjoyed a pleasant social party at the Buena Vista House Monday night. Mr. W.T. Foster, at Tazewell, is selling out his old stock at auction to make room for a new one. A nice line of plain and fancy candies, fruits and other Santa Claus goods at Clements & McCalls. The young ladies ought to get up a Leap Year party on Monday night, the second day of January. An elegant line of Christmas cards and souvenirs at the drug store of D.M. Hall & Co. Call and see them. Justice C.C. Owens at Tazewell has an eye to business. He will not proceed in a case until the cost of a preceding case has been settled. Mr. Owens, at Tazewell, has moved his stock of goods from the south side of the old courthouse square to the east side. We return thanks to Hon. Thos. W. Grimes, our representative in congress, for the daily Congressional Record and other public documents. There will be a pound party at the academy tonight. The fall term of the school closes today and the school children will celebrate the event with a party. The Marion County Patriot Friday, December 16, 1887 Page Seven Personals Sam Crawford was in town Tuesday. Mr. Will Harrison, of Augusta, was in town Wednesday. Miss Carrie Buchanan visited relatives at Americus this week. Mrs. Jas. S. McCorkle, of Americus, is visiting her father’s family in Buena Vista. Col. E.G. Simmons, wife and children are visiting Mrs. Hollis the mother of Mrs. Simmons. Mr. T.T. Singleterry, representing Max Altman, of Americus, was in town yesterday. E.J. Wynn, Esq., of Cusseta, passed through town Tuesday on his way home from Macon County Court. Dr. B.L. Ross, of Fort Valley, came over Saturday and assisted Rev. A.L. Moncrief in the ordination services Sunday. Mr. O.E. Lowe, of Americus, accompanied by his family, came up Saturday to attend the marriage of his sister, Miss Mattie Lowe. Miss Nettie McCall, who has been spending several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Felton, at Marshalville, returned home last Friday. Miss Callie Miller left Wednesday to visit the family of her brother, Mr. E.J. Miller, at Americus. She will remain there until Dec. 23rd. Mr. Bartow Wilson, of Columbus, accompanied by his wife, visited relatives in Buena Vista and at Pineville this week. Mr. Wilson is a former Marion County gentleman. Dr. Edwin Baker returned from -------, Texas, last Saturday where he has been residing for some time. He says he has quite enough of Texas, and will remain in Georgia. He will locate either at Columbus or Americus. Mr. Z.D. Duke left Wednesday morning for Glen Fawn, Rusk County, Texas. Zack has been nicknamed Jumbo because he is so very small, and if he don’t look out one of those large Texas steers will devour him along with a bunch of prairie grass. Miss Annie Clair Amos who spent several days this week with her friend, Miss Lilla Reese, returned to her home at Ellaville yesterday. Miss Annie is one of the most popular ladies who has visited Buena Vista, and her many friends here regretted that she made her visit so short. Mr. Pomp Cannon, of Harris County, was in town yesterday. He is now the only survivor of a large family from the great cyclone which passed through Harris County a number of years ago. Seven of the family were killed then and he and his were the only ones who escaped, the latter having died since. The Marion County Patriot Friday, December 23, 1887 Page Five Pencil Points The young ladies will open the leap year business with a party. Thousands of little ones will rise with glad hearts Sunday morning. The boys ought to get up a greasy pole or something to create fun during Christmas. The experience our town had last Christmas will cause the boys to be careful with fireworks. Several of our young men attended a pound party at Mr. J.S. Brewer’s in Stewart County Wednesday night. The fall term of the Buena Vista High School will open January 9th. See Prof. Forrester’s card in another column. You can find no better place to send your children to school than Buena Vista. Teachers in all the branches of the school are first-class, our society is excellent and it is healthy place as can be found in the state. Remember the festival and oyster supper at the academy tonight for the benefit of the Baptist church. Go and aid the ladies in their good work. The old engine Raoul has given out again, and nearly every morning the train leaves an hour late. It was replaced with another engine yesterday. Despite the severe weather a large number of the young people attended the pound party at the academy Friday night and passed a pleasant evening. The directors of the B.V. & E. railroad have reduced the fare to half rates until January 1st. This will increase the travel wonderfully during the holidays. The Ellaville Enterprise reports the marriage of Mr. James M. Coambs, of Pulaski County and Miss Sallie Lee Hudson, daughter of the late John N. Hudson, of Schley County. We have heard it mentioned that Dr. Edwards of Tazewell, will move to Buena Vista and open a drug store. We hope he will come, and our people will gladly welcome him. Married at the residence of the bride’s father R.M. Williams, in Schley County, Tuesday evening at 4 o’clock, and Mr. Wm. Hogg, of Marion County and Miss Mattie Williams, of Schley. At a meeting of the directors of the B.V. & E. road it was decided to extend the road to Columbus. The Central will furnish the funds. We presume the survey will be made soon after the holidays. At a meeting of the directors of the B.V. & E. R.R. held at Americus on Wednesday, Dr. E.J. Eldridge of that place was elected a director to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W.A. Black. The marshall should put a stop to the boys running across town at night with fire balls. The thing is positively dangerous and the town will wake up some morning with half dozen store buildings gone. The Marion County Patriot Friday, December 23, 1887 Page Five Personals John Jones went over to Columbus Tuesday. W.A. McNeal, of Macon, was in town Tuesday. Mr. L.W. Wall, of Geneva, was in town yesterday. Mr. Byrd Lewis, of Lumpkin, was in town yesterday. Jim Stokes and Tom Rogers visited Blakely this week. Mr. Will Merritt, of Friendship, was in town last Saturday. Lon Mathis, of Savannah, visited his relatives here the past week. Miss Susie Taylor is spending the holidays with relatives at Americus. Edgar Stokes, of Americus, was in town a few days this week visiting relatives. Mrs. A.J. Harvey and little daughter left yesterday morning for Oglethorpe. Miss Lilla Reese and Ben Reese left yesterday morning to visit relatives at Americus. Prof. Forrester is spending a part of his vacation with his brother and sons at Leesburg. Miss Annie McLaughlin is visiting relatives in town and will remain during the holidays. Dr. Brown from Bullock County, has been visiting his brother, Mr. Reuben Brown, the past week. Miss Stella Matthews, who has been attending school at Dawson, returned to her home at Pineville last Friday. Judge Allen Fort and family and Col. E.G. Simmons and family returned to their homes at Americus yesterday. Mrs. J.S. McCorkle returned to Americus Wednesday after spending some time with her father’s family in town. Miss Evie Stokes left last Saturday for Butler where she will spend several days, and then she will visit her sister, Mrs. W.A. McNeal, at Macon. Ed Cheney, of Ellaville, Valter Stevens, of Putnam and Lorenzo Hays, of Smithville, who have been attending school here have returned to their homes. Rev. W.B. Merritt and Messrs. J.B. Walker and D.B. Wells attended as delegates the meeting at Fort Valley Wednesday to organize a state alliance. Misses Maggie Worthy and Laura Pinkard, two charming young ladies of Friendship, spent Friday and Saturday in town with their friend, Miss Pearl McMichael. Mr. J.F. Rushin and wife, Mrs. Forrester, Misses Minnie Lowe, Lucy Brown and Jessie Forrester, Joe Dunham and others went down to Americus yesterday to do some Christmas shopping. The Marion County Patriot Friday, December 23, 1887 Page Five Leap Year Party The young ladies will have a leap year party on the evening of the 2nd of January at the residence of Mr. C. Horace McCall. They have held a preliminary meeting of arrangements and no doubt have spotted some of the “coal burners.” It will be very funny to see some of the boys acting in the role of “wall flowers.” The young ladies should by all means have refreshments as men are never in a better humor than after partaking of a hearty repast and they might talk more to their notion. 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