This is the last issue of the Schley County News on the film. Issues for the 7th, 14th, and 28th of December are missing. Another year's papers complete. The Schley County News Thursday, December 21st 1893 No. 48 GORDON'S LECTURE He is Receiving Invitations to Deliver It in all Sections of the Country. Washington, Dec. 16--The lecture of Gen. Gordon on "The Last Days of the Confederacy" is attracting attention over the whole country. The enthusiastic endorsements of the press have been copied into papers in the extreme west, and invitations are coming to him from the Pacific coast as well as from the Eastern and Northern cities. He has already made engagements covering the holiday recess. FORT VALLEY BANK ROBBERY. Suspected To Be The Cracksmen Who Visited Columbus. Fort Valley, Ga. December 18--Special--The Dowlaw Bank of this place, was entered by burglars last night, and all the cash on hand, about $2,000 was taken off. Bills of exchange, checks and other papers, were not molested. The manner in which the robbery was affected, and the quality of the of the tools left behind, indicate that the job was done by professionals. No positive clue as to who the robbers were can be obtained, but it is supposed to be the work of two strangers on the tramp or ?? who have been loafing around town for a week or more. It is thought by some to be the same gang who robbed a safe in Columbus and Lyon's store in Macon several days ago. The usual method of drilling and blowing open the doors of the vault and safe were employed. Every effort is being made to capture the burglars. It is fortunate that the amount of cash in the safe was smaller than it had been months or the loss would have fallen much heavier on Mr. H.C. Harris, the proprietor, with whom all our people sympathize. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. Miss Tillie Holeten (Holston) and Mr. Albert J. Eason, of this county were married last Wednesday (12 Dec 1893). Mrs. Sol Fleming, eldest daughter of Mr. Randolph Battle died in Marion Co., last week. Mr. Charlie Lewis returned to Atlanta, Sunday after a pleasant visit to the family of Dr. J.N. Cheney. Mesdames W.R. Edwards, C.R. McCrory and H.S. Munro returned Friday from a pleasant visit to Atlanta. Two cents per mile holiday rates will be in effect on railroads from the 22d of December to January 1 inclusive. Mr. T.O.Harges of Kentucky, has been in Ellaville this week with a fine ?rove of horses. Dr. C.H. Smith returned Tuesday from Fla. where he has been superintending the building of a new residence. J.M. Gay returned Saturday from Macon where he went on Tuesday before to attends the funeral of his son in law Mr. W.H. Parks. Mrs. Georgia Williams returned Friday from Bolingbroke, where she spent several days very pleasantly. Miss Carrie Lou McCook came down from Cusseta Saturday night. She will spend the holidays at Mrs. J.B. Williamson's. The average country editor is busily engaged in telling delinquent subscribers that Christmas is near at hand. Mr. R.C. Wells has moved his family into their beautiful new home which is neatly finished as cozy as you please. There was a double wedding near Grangerville last Saturday. Messrs. Joseph Harvey and Robert Hill were married to the MIsses Stevens. Mr. Bascom Kent came Thursday from Tifton on a short visit to relatives in this county. He will go on to Texas where he expects to make his home. Mr. Bynum Reid who has been attending the school of Telegraphy at Senoia, came down Saturday night to spend the holidays with home folks. Miss Julia Peacock who has been in school at Wesleyan came home Tuesday on account of scarlet fever being in Macon. She will be with her Ellavile friends until after the holidays. Mr. A.J. Hill dined with Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Green Sunday where he met several pretty young ladies. Mr. Ernest Green accompanied him and they have been feeling very happy all the week. The handsome jail built by the County Commisioners for Schley County, for $5500 is paid for, and old Schley is still out of debt. No one has felt the expenses which shows how well our commissioners did their work. Change of schedule went into effect on the Savannah and Western, Sunday. The train from Americus reaches Ellaville at 7:35 returning from Columbus it arrives here at 7:15. This has been made a supper and breakfast station, the trains stopping twenty minutes. The change seems to give general satisfaction. Mrs. Will McNeil died at her home in Butler Saturday night, leaving a heart broken and two little children. There are many hearts in Ellaville saddened by this announcement, for during her stay of several months in Ellaville, all learned to admire this lovely woman, the tender and devoted wife and mother. NOTICE THIS. All parties indebted to Dr. C.H. Smith by note or account, are requested to call at once and settle, or suit will be brought.--C.R. McCrory, Atty. for C.H. Smith. FOUND On road leading to Oglethorpe between Ellaville and Maj. Baldwin's, a purse, which owner can get by applying to, Dr. H.S. Munro. SCHOOL NOTICE The Spring Term of the Ellaville High School will begin Jan. 15th 1864 (1894), and will continue twenty two consecutive weeks. Rates of tuition, $1.00 per month, payable at the end of each month, ten cents of which will be used in defraying incidental expenses. All pupils will be admitted as the law directs; but those who do not pay the rates as above will be confined to those ????? prescribed by law to be taught.--C.Whitehurst. A.B. Prin. R.F. WILLIAMSON IS WITH US NEXT YEAR. It seems the South Georgia Conference this year made more changes than usual. Nearly all the preachers were moved. Some going from extreme end of the line to the other. The following appointments will be of interest to all in this immediate vicinity. Our former presiding Elder Rev. E.R. McGeehee goes to Cuthbert and in his place we get Rev. C.E. Dorman. Rev. M.A. Phillips is sent to Butler, and Rev. R.F. Williamson will soon have the care of this flock. The new presiding elder is comparatively a stranger to most of our people. Up to two or three years ago he was one of the professors at Wesleyan. Rev. Williamson has lived in this county for thirty years and is well and favorably known to all our people. SHERIFF'S SALES. Georgia Schley County Will be sold before the Court House door in Ellaville on first Tuesday in January next between the legal hours of sale the following described property to wit. North half of lot No. 6 (six), North half of lot No. 7 (seven), except fifteen acres in square shape out of the North West corner thereof, there being of said lot eighty six and one quarter acres. Also, fifty acres out of the North West corner of lot No. five in square shape. All of said land situated in the 30th District of Schley County, Ga. Levied on the property of Thomas B.L. Tison, by virtue of a fi fa in favor of Frank W. Stanley vs Thomas B.L. Tison issued from the Superior Court of said county. Property pointed out in said fi fa, Tenants in possession notified in terms of the law. Dec. 5th 1893. William Allen, Shff. Also at the same time and place will be sold one boiler Talbott & Son's make, one engine 8 by 12 cylinder, same make, and all attachments thereto, one 50 inch circular saw, Dis(s)ton make, one saw carriage and fixtures complete and one cut off saw. Known as the Coogle saw mill. Levied on as the property of Jesse M. Coogle to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by the Tax Collector of Macon County, State of Georgia, for the year 1891 against Williams & Coogle and in favor Cook & Son tranferees. Property pointed out by plaintiff's attorney. This the 5th day Dec., 1893. William Allen Sheriff. __________________________ Georgia Schley County To whom it may concern, Z.T. Mott having in due form applied to the undersigned for letters of guardianship of th person and property of Katie C. Mott and Lilley(?) A. Mott, minor children of Z.T. Mott. Notice is hereby given that his application will be heard at my office on the (1st?) monday in Feb. 1894. Given under my hand and official signature, this Dec. 16th 1894.--T.B. Myers, Ordinary SC. end # 48.

The Schley County News Thursday, November 30th 1893. No. 47. No New cases of fever in Brunswick and the refugees are returning. A CARD OF THANKS Through the columns of your paper, I desire to express my sincere thanks to kind friends of Ellaville and community for the cheerful and liberal manner in which they contributed to the fund for purchasing an Electropoise for my use. The sympathy they have expressed for me by this act of kindness, I appreciate most highly, and I earnestly pray our heavenly Father to reward them for the generous gift.--Mrs. M.A. Phillips. DISOLUTION NOTICE The partnership in the practice of medicine existing between Dr. C.H. Smith and Dr. H.S. Munro is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All parties indebted to said firm are notified that satisfactory settlement must be made with Dr. H.S. Munro by the 1st day of Jan. 1894. This the 29th day of Nov. 1893. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. Col. E.F. Hinton of Americus was in Ellaville Sunday. There will be an Alliance rally at Murray's X roads Dec. 6th. Mr. A.J. Hill went over to Columbia Alabama Saturday. Mr. J.B. Williamson visited Cusseta Sunday. Mrs. L.W. Dixon of LaCross attended church here Sunday. Mr. Noel of Danville, Va. spent Sunday at the Peacock House. Mr. Ed Stewart went down to New Smyrna last night with Dr. Smith. Several from Ellaville contemplate visiting the Augusta Exposition at an early date. Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Bolton of Americus spent Sunday in Ellaville. Mr. H.T. Arrington has been quite ill for several days. We are glad to learn that he is now convalescent. Mr. M. Hudson of Atlanta has been visiting relatives in the county for several days. Hon. W.D. Murray has been confined with a well developed case of shingles. A royal feast will be spread at the Peacock House today. Along with the other good things provided, the time honored Southern dish, "possum and taters" will be served in the most approved style. Dr. Smith left last night for New Smyrna, Fla., to look after the building of his residence. The house was framed at the Variety Works here by Messrs. Haigler who have the contract for putting it up. Miss Lizzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Devane was married Tuesday to Mr. James Cogbill. The News tenders congratualtions and best wishes to the happy couple. The following committee has been appointed to arrange for the Xmas tree which will be at the Court House Dec. 26. Mrs. J.N. Cheney, Misses Lula Murphy, Emmie Baldwin, Mary Hornady, Messrs. C.R. McCrory, H.J. Williams, E. Wall and S.C. Collins. Rev. McGeehee preached Sat. and Sunday in his usual impressive style. The disagreeable weather kept many away from the Quarterly meeting and the congregations were small. The Ellaville church has paid all but eighty dollars of the assessment for the preacher's salary. Hopewell and Andrew Chapel are also a little behind, but all will pay out before conference. Dr. Munro was appointed to superintend the Sabbath School while Dr. Smith is in Florida. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE Georgia Schley County I will sell at the residence of T.F. Rainey, Sr., on the 16th Dec. next, commencing at 9 o'clock a.m., one 60 saw gin, one 40 saw gin, press and fixtures and one six horse power engine. Terms Cash.--T.F. Rainey, Administrator, T.F. Rainey, Sr. end # 47.

The Schley County News Thursday, November 23d 1893 No. 46 A PROSPEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD. The people in the Andrew Chapel neighborhood are determined to have a good school no matter what it costs. They have employed Prof. G.B. Weaver, who has for a number of years taught very successfully as principal of fine schools in different towns. They are progressive enough to know that it is economy to pay a good salary and get a first class teacher. It is a real pleasure to visit this community. The people are wide awake, energetic and contented. They are prospering so that it requires all their time to keep up their farming interests, and they have no time to spend complaining; in fact they feel they have nothing to complain about. They have made fine crops and have had beautiful weather to get everything housed, and are as busy as bees repairing fences, and doing many other things that good farmers always find to do at this season. We noticed that a good acerage is being sown in wheat, rye and oats. Capt. Wm. McGarrah is paying special attention to these crops.! He has one of the pretiest and best cultivated farms anywhere. You find a cane mill at nearly every other house and quantities of the finest syrup is being made. We believe the best of negroes in Ga. live in this neighborhood. They are peaceable hardworking and saving; many of them have lived here ever since they were slaves. Misses Bennett and Holten of Mitchell Co. are guests of the Misses Walker who honored them with a reception on last Thursday evening, which was much enjoyed by the large crowd present. The frequent visits of an Ellaville young man to this neighborhood is seriously disturbing the peace of more than one Andrew Chapel beaux. It is rumored that one of our young men has invested in a nice little farm out there and that he will soon put up a nice little vine clad cottage where he will live in peace and happiness, a veritable farmer. POINDEXTER The farmers are about done gathering here, and are waiting patiently for rain so they can begin sowing grain. Poindexter is blessed with too many day hands. Would like to make an exchange for some more croppers. Mr. Luther Murray's new house is nearing completion. He is taking a great deal of interest in his stack chimneys and steeple tops. Smith Alexander of Americus is visiting relatives here. Maj. Wiley Hurst of this place will leave this week for Fla. where he will spend the winter. The protracted meeting held here last week under the auspices of Rev. H.H. Sumlin was well attended and proved both interesting and tended to enhance the good feeling among our people once more although no accessions were made to the church. We now have some hopes of a pastor next year. Several wild turkeys have been killed in the swamps near here this fall. Ask John Duck if he has on a full supply of fat splinters for the coming winter. Mr. R.L. Johnson of Grangerville was a pleasant visitor here last Sunday. We still hear of the fine potato crops raised this year. The latest report is from Mr. Miller who gathered six bushels from a patch containg a half acre. MORE ORANGE BLOSSOMS Miss Fannie Gyles of this place was united in marriage to Mr. Holt of Cedar Creek, last Sunday afternoon at the home of her brother Mr. Lawton Gyles. The wedding was a quiet affair, only the immediate relatives of the family, the attendants and ushers being present. The bride is well known to our people and has many friends here, and was universally admired. The groom is said to be a most excellent gentleman and we join the bride's friends in extending congratulations. LOCALS FROM LOWE. A large crowd attended the dance at Mrs. Finch's last Friday eve. All report a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan happened to quite a serious accident Saturday morning. They had started to preaching and when they had gotten near the church, the hip strap came unfastened and the mule began running. With the efforts of both occupants the mule could not be stopped until he succeeded in turning both out in the church yard. Mrs. Duncan was bruised up a little. No serious damages were done. Sunday was preaching day at Fellowship. Quite a large congregation listened to a very interesting sermon by the beloved pastor. Lowe will have in addition to the store and Post Office, a large academy before a great while. Misses Lydia and Val Kleckley visited Schley last week. Mr. S.A. Royal went to Columbus Monday to buy goods for his new store which is near completion. ________________ While engaged in a game of pool in a bar in Cuthbert, W.W. Bryan, a real estate dealer was shot and fatally wounded by W.F. Hickey, a prominent merchant of that place. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Mr. George Tison visited Americus Tuesday. Mr. Robert Glover has a flourishing school at Concord. A very enjoyable club (Historical Circle) meeting was held at Dr. T.G. Cheney's Friday eve. Mr. Herbert Franklin of Tennille spent Sunday in Ellaville. Mr. H.H. Singletary has purchased the Stewart plantation in Sumter county for which he paid $7000. Mr. Olin Dixon came up from Americus Sunday to visit his parents. It is rumored that a young man well known in Ellaville will soon wed a popular young lady of middle Georgia. Mesdames Kleckley and Simmons of Americus visited Mrs. John Klecley this week. A person traveling over the county would be surprised at the number of bales of cotton living about the gins and farm houses waiting for a better price. A prominent business man of Americus remarked the other day that this is as good cotton market as Americus, and expressed surprise that Maj. Baldwin with no competition kept it so well up. We are very glad to learn that Mr. W.H. Payne of Poindexter, has rented the pretty little cottage on railroad street belonging to Maj. Baldwin and will soon move his family to town. Marshal Hudson went down to Americus Saturday night and brought back Charlie Clark, the negro who skipped his bond a few weeks ago. Mr. Elbert Hill was bondsman and had the negro arrested. There are plenty of young men who can ride a bicycle all day with Chestifieldian gusto, but cn't sling an ax in the back yard for ten minuts on well seasoned stick oak wood. The Baisden negroes, who were convicted of assault and battery at the last term of Court and sentenced to four years in the Penetentiary, were carried off Sunday morning to serve out their time. A large number of peachtrees have been received in Ellaville the past few weeks. Several of our most prominent planters are paying attention to fruit culture and in a few years this will be one of the most important industries in this section. Carl Murphy's fraternity conferred upon him quite an honor recently by electing him to the Augusta Exposition. Carl is quite a favorite in Ellaville, and every one is glad of the compliment paid him. Rev. H. Scarborough is remodeling his residence making several changes that will add very much to the appearance and convenience of the building. When finished up it will be one of the most comfortable homes in town. Mr. T.V. Bridges of Poindexter contemplates moving to Ellaville that his children may have the benefit of our high school. Mr. Bridges is one of our best citizens, and he and his interesting family would be cordially welcomed by our people. Dr. C.H. Smith still speakes of moving to Florida to live. We hope the idea will eventually be abandoned, for no people would be more missed than the Doctor and his estimable wife. Doctor, look well before you leap. There is no place that offers more in(d)ucements than this town and county. J.M. Lowe the leading dry goods merchant of Buena Vista has a word to say to his friends through the columns of the News this week (advertisement). If you are in need of fine dress goods, and other things in that line give him a call. Fair dealing with the public has made this house very popular with the trade. It is to be hoped that the good people of Ellaville and surrounding country will not put out poison to kill dogs, as there are some valuable dogs in this community. Should any body's dog bother you notify the owner and they will be glad to remunerate you for damages. Should the owner fail to do that, then take a gun and kill the dog, not put out poison and kill an innocent dog that happens pass your house while hunting. end # 46.

The Schley County News Thursday, November 16, 1893 No. 45 Mr. Maury of Albany and Miss Griffin of Dawson were to be married yesterday. The cards were out, approaching event had ben announced in the papers and every arrangement made for the wedding. But the young lady proved false and was quietly married to Mr. Emmerson in Columbus before Mr. Maury knew of her treachery. We can not with impuinty intentionally bring sorrow and mortification upon others, and doubtless Miss Griffin will at some time in her life bitterly rue the day that she threw away the devotion of a loyal heart, for what any true lady would consider unpleasant notoriety. Mr. W.P. Hornady was to have acted as best man at this wedding. The Albany Herald in a long account of the affair, has this to say of the groom. "During today, the many friends of Mr. Maury, in this city, have called upon him at his place of business and showered him with congratulation after congratulation upon him. There is no young man in Albany who has more friends than Mr. Maury and they! regard his narrow escape a most fortunate one. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE There will be a party at Mr. G.H. Walker's tonight and several from town will attend. Mrs. J.N. Cheney visited Americus this week. Mr. E.B. Hornady spent Sunday night with home folks. Mrs. P.H. Williams and little Fay are visiting relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. M.I. McGarrah of DeSota visited Mrs. S. McElmurrey Sunday. Rev. Sumlin of Ashburn spent Tuesday in town with friends. Rufus Jones has invented an ironing board which is quite convenient. He expects to patent it. Col. C.R. McCrory went over to Oglethorpe this week on legal business. Misses Mary and Leila Hornady entertained a few of their friends at their home on last Friday evening. Mr. R.W. Hearn, a staunch democrat from Schley paid us a pleasant (visit) Friday. The Julius Daniel place about four miles from town was sold last Tuesday at public outcry. It was bid in by Mr. John Reid for $900.00. Mrs. C.H. Smith has been suffering from an attack of erysipelas (Transcriber's note: This is a skin infection) for several days. Her many friends hope to see her out very soon. Mr. Bynum Reid, who has been in school here, left this week for Senoia to enter a school of Telegraphy. He has the qualities to make a success in anything he undertakes. The good wishes of his many friends go with him. Mr. Frank Keen and a friend passed through Ellavile Sunday on their bicycles, having ridden from Oglethorpe in two hours. They rested only a few minutes and then went on their way to Buena Vista. end # 45.

The Schley County News Thursday, November 9, 1893 No. 44 POINDEXTER PARAGRAPHS Mr. John Fuller of Columbus spent last week here searching out a home for himself. Dr. Green (T.G.) Cheney of Ellaville was here Thursday on business. Mr.J.H. Hurst one of our well known farmers, sold out and moved to Upson county, last week. Rev. H.H. Sumlin the Evangelist, preacher from Ashburn, will start another protracted meeting here next Saturday, at the Methodist church. All who have not heard the second blessing or sanctification explained, will do well to come and hear it, also a full attendance of the members of this church is greatly desired. One of our popular young men being invited to attend a marriage last Sunday morning. It is said that he set up all night fixing up, primping & c and found himself Sunday morning about seven o'clock tramping over the sandy road which lies between his and the inviter's home. At ten o'clock sharp he arrived and was greatly surprised to find no one at home. He says that he began to wonder if it was still April. Ask Mr. G.B.M. who it was. Mr. Jas. Kelly has been confined to his room for several days caused by having some teeth extracted. Specimen. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. Sheriff Allen is having some improvements made on his residence. Laura Mott spent several days in Ellaville this week. Messrs. Henry Lumpkin and John Butt were in town Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Baxter, of Atlanta spent .....ay at the hotel. Miss Mamie Butt of Buena Vista will be a charming guest of Miss Emmie Baldwin this week. The Misses Dunn who have been visiting the family of Mr. Elbert Hill returned to their home at Poindexter Sunday. end # 44.

The Schley County News Thursday, November 2, 1893 No. 43 A BOLD ROBERY AT LACROSSE Some one entered the residence of Mr. J.B. Mauk near La Cross last Friday night and stole from out of the wardrobe $60.25 and from a (unreadable) on top of it $18.00. Mr. Mauk was not at home during the the week and Mrs. Mauk thinks the thief entered the house through an open window while she was at supper, but as she had been away from home two or three times during the week, it is thought that the money may have been stolen then and not discovered until Saturday. DEATH OF MRS. TOM HARVEY. The news of the sudden death of Mrs. T.W. Harvey of Buena Vista was a great schock to her many Ellaville friends. She was in her usual health when she retired Saturday night, but her niece Miss Weaver, who occupied the same room, was alarmed about midnight by her heavy breathing. Other members of the family were hastily summoned, but when they reached the bedside she was dead. For months she has been in poor health, and death is supposed to have resulted from heart disease. The quarantine regulations of the city of Savannah require that all persons desiring to enter the city shall hold proper health certificates. Such certificates should be issued by a Board of Health, Mayor, Postmaster, Ordinary of county or Clerk of Court, and should state that holders thereof have not been in yellow fever infected districts. Persons not coming direct to Savannah, but stopping en route should have their health certificte stamped each day by railroad ticket agent wherever stop is made. This is necessary in order to show quarantine officer what points were visited after issue of healh certificate. NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF SCHLEY CO. I will be at the following places on the days specified below for the purpose of collecting the State and County Taxes for the present year: LACROSS Second Round, Wednesday, Nov. 8th Third Round, Wednesday, Nov. 29th LICKSKILLET Second Round, Thursday, Nov. 9th Third Round, Thursday, Nov. 30th NUBBIN HILL Second Round, Wednesday, Nov 15th Third Round, Wednesday, Dec. 6th ______ Murray's X Roads, Tuesday, Nov. 14th Isaac Hart's, Friday, Nov. 24th E.W. Johnson's, Tuesday, Nov. 28th Stewart's Mill, Tuesday, Dec. 5th I will be at Ellaville every Saturday until December 1st, then I will be there every Friday and Saturday until I close my books, which will positively be December 20th, 1893.---C.H. Wall, Tax Collector. Old man Ridgly Hogg was acquitted in Marion Superior Court, of the charge of murdering David Shippey. His two sons did the killing in the presence of the old man, and it was thought he was implicated. The boys have never been arrested. FOR THE SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS In a former communication the writer tried to show the difference between Pondtown as it once was and Ellaville as it now is and would have added somethings that he omitted, had he not found that he might trespass upon the patience of your readers as well as the printers. I received, with a copy of your paper a note from one of your editorial staff, speaking favorably of the article, saying that it was read by some of your patrons with interest and requesting me to send you other contributions. Thanking you for the kind expression contained in the note and with a disposition to comply with your request, I will now add what I would have written before, but for the reason given above. It is known to most of your readers, but may not be to all, that the beauttiful town in which the News is published, was named for one of the fairest and most popular ladies of the place, Miss Ella Burton now Mrs. John Scarbrough, of Americus, daughter of Capt.Robert Burton and sister of Mrs. Charles Crisp, whose distinguished husband represents this district in Congress and is now Speaker of the House of Representatives. This leads me to speak more particularly. I do not write as a partisan nor as a politician, for I am neither, but as a very humble private citizen. Of the Hon. C.F. Crisp, who settled in Ellaville in 1865, being then a very young man, I might say a youth, and commenced the study of law, and there laid the foundation of the high legal attainments he afterwards so successfully completed in Americus. He was admitted to the bar in Ellaville in 1866, and in 1871 was appointed Solicitor by Gov. Smith, which office he filled faithfully and well for several years. Before the expiration of his last term as Solicitor he removed to Americus. Here his friends soon became satisfied that his acknowledged legal abilities as well as his high sense of justice entitled him to promotion and in June 1877, presented his name to Gov. Colquitt who appointed him Judge of the Superior Court of this circuit to fill the unexpired term of Judge Clark. At the expiration of that term he was unanimously elected by the Legislature to (unreadable) with no opposition and it is (unreadable) ....... to your intelligent readers that he filled the office not only with (unreadable) ........ and circuit but with universal satisfaction to the legal profession as well as to their clients, no Judge having been more popular with the people generally than he was. But his constituants soon learned that he not only possessed all the qualifications of an eminent jurist, but that he was equally qualified to become a distinguished statesman, and seeing this, elected him to the 48th congress and to each succeeding one from then to present. How well he has discharged his duties as a congressman, an appreciative constituency both north and south have spoken with stronger emphasis than any thing your humble correspondent could write by electing him to the highest position in the councils of the nation, next to the highest within the gift of the people, an office that but one man the Hon. Howell Cobb, has ever filled before from Georgia although we have with a commendable pride, boasted of so many distinguished statesmen. The position he fills, not only one of honor, but he has proved himself, as he has done through all his public life, sufficient for the task. If he has made any mistakes, and who has not? they have been errors that scarcely could have been avoided, under the circumstances, by which he has been surrounded, for he has not only been brought in daily contact with the bitterest sectional strife, but has been forced to contend with dissentions that have threatened the disruption of the democratic party, and there is not another member of the House of Representatives who could have come nearer giving general stisfaction than he has done. The people of Ellaville, of Americus and of the whole district appreciate his worth and love to honor him and he does not fail to reflect credit upon his home, his district and his state and his country.--Visitor. PENCILING FROM POINDEXTER. Rain is much needed here, right now. Several of our farmers are having to build more cribs to hold their corn. Why not send it to the stricken city? While out horseback riding last Thursday evening, Miss Mollie Fulford was badly hurt by the heels of a loose animal running by her. Mr. William Hixon, who has in charge Souters gin this fall was so unfortunate one day last week as to get his hand cut to pieces in the gin, but we are glad to say that he is rapidly improving under the careful treatment of Dr. Hicks. Mr. E.L. Bridges visited home folks Saturday and Sunday. Miss Bessie Smith of Montezuma was a pleasant visitor at this place last week. Early Monday our quiet little school was distrubed by one of the older girls catching on fire, burning her dress and blistering her hands. The teacher Miss Myers was the first to find it and while trying to smother it was burnt very bad herself. School will probably suspend for a week or two. Preaching next Sunday at the M.F. church by Rev. M. Snider. Mr. Lawson Snider visited friends here last Sunday. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. Someone entered the hotel Saturday night and stole an overcoat belonging to Mr. Peacock. A white man was arrested in Americus Saturday charged with stealing a horse and buggy from Mr. Eugene Willis of Oglethorpe. Carl Murphy worked hard all summer on a little farm near town to make money to defray his expenses at Emory college and he succeeded admirably. A sample of his potato crop brought to the office by little Dupont Murphy shows them to be unusually fine, six of them weighing 25 pounds. Mr. H.H. Mott one of the progressive young farmers of Schley County has made this year on a two horse farm, as much corn as he needs and some to sell, six thousand pounds of peas, plenty of sugar cane, ground peas & a big crop of cotton which he is holding for a better price. He has eighten fine hogs to kill and well fed cows yield about fiteen pounds of butter per week and quantities of the richest milk. He has every thing about him to make life pleasant and it is all the reward of honest toil and intelligent planning. Pessimists may howl as much as they please about hard times but those who know, say that the farmers of the country are more prosperous than they have been since the war. And we believe a trip though this favored section would convince the most skeptical. PERSONALS Mr. B.K. Scot visited Columbus this week. Mr. A.J. Walden of Marian county was in Ellaville this week. Miss Eva Ogburn was a pleasant visitor to Ellaville this week. Mr. Charlie Green of Shellman spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Hornady. Miss Emmie Baldwin returned Sunday evening from a pleasant visit to Columbus. Mr. Olin Dixon with little Misses Louise and Lucille Dixon spent Sunday in town. Dr. C.H. Smith is in Macon attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Georgia Masons. Miss Mittie Myers is at home this week suffering from having her hands painfully burned though not so severe as was first feared. SHERIFF'S SALES. Georgia Schley county Will be sold on the first Tuesday in December next, between the lawful hours of sale, before the court house door, in Ellaville, lot of land No. 72, twenty-five acres, more or less, in the northeast corner of lot No. 88, south half of lot No. 56; all ot lot No. 57, one hundred and fifty-one and one-half acres of lot No. 58; all of said lot except fifty acres, in southeast corner one hundred and seventy-seven and one-half acres, more or less, of lot No. 40; all of said lot except twenty-five acres on the south line, all of lot No. 39; east half of lot No. 25; all of lot No. 26, and thirty acres, more or less, in northwest corner of lot No. 27, all in 3d district of said county and state, said half lots containing 101 1/4 acres, more or less, and said whole lots containing 202 1/2 acres, more or less; all of said body of land containing 12?6 acres, more or less, and known as the J.M. Gay (Respass) place. Levied on as the property of J.M. Gay to satisfy two fi fas. One fi fa,! that issued from the Superior Court of Macon County, Georgia, in favor of W.H. Willis and A.C. Green, transferees, vs. J.M. Gay, and one fi fa that issued from the County Court of Sumter County, Georgia, in favor of Greer & Shealey vs. W.T. Simpson and J.M. Gay. Tenants in possession notified in terms of the law. Also, at the same time and place, will be sold two acres of land in Pond Town, known as the May place; also, one and one-half acres of lot No. 125, all in the 30th district said county; also one acre known as the Swanson lot, No. 13?, known as the C.W. Smith place, bounded on the south and east by lands of A.C. Murray, on west by S.J. McCrory , north by Robert Barton. Levied on as the property of C.W. Smith by virtue of a mortgage fi fa that issued from the Superior Court of said county in favor of C.L. Battle vs. C.W. Smith. Property pointed out in said mortgage fi fa. Also, at the same time and place, will be sold south half of lot of land No. 103, in the 3d district of Schley county, Georgia, and known as the J.L. Souter place. Levied on as the property of J.L. Souter by virtue of a mortgage fi fa, in favor of J.T. Taylor, successor to E(?) Taylor & Son vs. J.L. Souter. Property pointed out in said mortgage fi fa. Also, at the same time and place will be sold one-half acre of land with dwelling house on it(?) in the corprate limits of Ellaville, bounded on the west by public road leading from Ellaville out by Robert Eason, on the south by A.W. Hawkins, on east by lands of Cheney and Murray, and on north by lands of Alice Black, et.al. Levied on as the property of L(?)S. Hawkins to satisfy a fi fa that issued from the Justice Court, (9 ?) 61st district, G.N., said county, in favor of E.F. Willis and E.A. Greer for the use of S.M. McCrory vs. I.S. Hawkins. Levy made and returned to me by L.E. Tondee, constable. Also, at the same time and place, will be sold south half of lot No. 127, containing 100(?) acres; fifty acres in the northwest corner of lot No. 9?; 25 acres in northeast corner of lot No. ?? and fifty acres in the southeast corner of lot No. 126(?) in the 3d district of said county and state, containing 225 acres of land. Levied on as the property of Theophilis Davis by virtue of a fi fa that issued from the Superior Court of said county, in favor of Frank W. Stanley, sole tenant under the will of Edward N. Stanley vs. Theophilis Davis. Tenant notified in terms of the law. Also, at the same time and place will be sold north half of lot No. 127; all of lot No. 130 except 75 acres off the north side thereof; all o lot No. 131 except 50 acres in northwest corner thereof, and 25 acres in the north east corner of lot No. 126, all in the third district of Schley County, Georgia; containing 425 acres more or less. Levied on as the property of Charles A. Davis, by virtue of a Fi Fa that issued rom the Superior Court of said countyin favor of Jane F. Wells vs Charles A. Davis. Also, at the same time and place will be sold one sorrel horse (unreadable) about three years old levied on and to be sold as the property of L.H. Killebrew under and by virtue of a Mortgage Fi Fa issued from the Superior Court said county in favor of W.H. Childers vs. L.H. Killibrew. William Allen, Sheriff October 30th, 1893. _______________ Georgia Schley County Notice is hereby given that an act will be introduced during the present session of the General Assembly repealing the act of the Legislature for Schley County. Said act approved Oct. 11th 1891, and being for the better protection of game animals and birds, and preventing the hunting, killing, trapping and snaring them during certain seasons of the year and proscribing a penalty therefor. Oct. 31st, 1893. Georgia Schley County W.B. Jordan has applied for exemption of and setting apart and valuation of Homestead and I will pass upon the same at 10 o'clock on the 23d day of November 1893 at my office.--T.B. Myers, Ord'ny. end # 43.

Marion County GaArchives News.....To The Sea--Mark H. Blanford 1864 February 28 1879 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 May 24, 2004, 9:04 pm The Daily Constitution February 28, 1879 The Daily Constitution February 28, 1879 This is a small portion of an article entitled "TO THE SEA!" It takes the ocasion of Sherman's second visit to Georgia to reflect upon circumstances relating to his first visit. I include this small portion of the column that reflects upon a prominent citizen of Marion county. Wired by Our Congressmen: Richmond, November 19, 1864--To the people of Georgia--We have had a special conference with President Davis and the secretary of war, and are able to assure you that they have all done and still doing all that can be done to meet the emergency that presses upon you. Let every man fly to arms! Remove your negroes, horses, cattle and provisions from Sherman's army, and burn what you cannot carry. Burn all bridges and block up the roads in his route. Assault the invader in front, flank and rear by night and day. Let him have no rest. Julian Hartridge J.H. Reynolds John T. Shoemaker Mark Blanford G.N. Lester James M. Smith Members of Congress Of these brave an patriotic men, Julian Hartridge died recently at his post in the national congress, James M. Smith is ex-governor after two terms of office, George N. Lester is judge of the Blue Ridge Circuit and Mark Blanford, one of the most prominent lawyers in the state, resides in Columbus. Of the other two we have no note. The above were some of the many appeals to us to give Sherman a reception of a warm and fitting nature. He got it! This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb

The Schley County News Thursday, October 26, 1893 No. 42 Marion Superior court is in session this week. Judge C.C. Smith of the Oconee circuit is presiding, Judge Butt being disqualified. Mr. Herold Boone, of Americus, with a pleasant party of friends went up in a special car to Buena Vista Tuesday morning where he was married at half past ten o'clock to Miss Jennie Merritt a charming young lady of that town. THE BRUNSWICK FEVER Brunswick, Ga. Oct. 25.--The board of health makes the following report for the 24 hours: New cases, 30. Discharged, 31. Recapitulation. Under treatment, 168; discharged, 460; dead, 42; total, 764; ratio of mortality, 8.3 per cent. The steamboat Swann owned by Americus people and plying on the Ocmulgee between Hawkinsville and Abbeville, struck a snag Sunday morning and sunk in few minutes. Capt Bradford, her commander, reported the loss here today. The government snag boat Satilla will proceed to raise the Swan this week and tow her to Abbeville for repairs. It is thought that $2000 will cover the damage. She had light cargo and was bound for Hawkinsville for cotton. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE New syrup has been selling in Ellaville this week at forty cents a gallon. The pretty flower gardens for which Ellaville is famous ; are now radient with royal roses. There was a party at Mr. Lewis Killirbews (Killebrew) Friday night. Several young gentlemen from town attended. A crowd of about twenty enjoyed a "possum" hunt last night. Verry little syrup will be made in the community where they foraged. Dr. R.C. Black one of the oldest and best known citizens of Americus died Sunday night. Mr. Ed Stewart brought to the News office this week, stalks of cane eight feet tall, that were grown near Ellaville. A basket of fine sweet potatoes was brought to the News office this morning with the compliments of Judge Battle for which we make our best Sunday bow. Mr. P.H. Livingston beat the record last week. At one shot he killed six partridges on the wing and challenges anybody to accomplish the same feat. These birds are plentiful this season and the hunters are having some sport. A PRETTY HOME WEDDING. Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock the marriage of Miss Minnie McElmurray and Mr. M.L. McGarrah was solemnized at the home of the bride, in the presence of a large number of friends. Rev R.F. Williamson performed the ceremony in his usuall impressive manner. The attendants were Miss Eva Wall with Mr. Arthur Hill, Miss McElmurray and Mr. Ed McElmurray. The bride was becomingly attired in a stylish goan of tan and brown, and carried an equisite bouquet of cream roses. Leaning on the arm of the manly groom, she made a picture fair and sweet. The many presents displayed attested the popularity of the young couple. Immediately after the ceremony the bridal party drove to the beautiful country home of Capt. W.H. McGarrah where they were tendered an elegant reception. Many and sincere are the wishes of friends that the beautiful October day radient with blue skies, and golden sunlight, may be typical of their married life. PERSONALS Mr. Cleve Davis spent Sunday in town. Mr. Arthur Hill spent Sunday in Poindexter. Mr. Fulford of Oglethorpe was in town Saturday. Judge Battle went up to Buena Vista Tuesday on business. Miss Minnie Threlkeld spent several days in town this week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaines of Oglethorpe visited Ellaville this week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Drane of Americus attended the marriage Wednesday. Mrs. Chapman of Columbus is visiting her daughter Mrs. J.B. Williamson. Miss McElmurray of Tazewell has been visiting in Ellaville for several days. Mr. E.B. Hornady is in Florida this week in the interest of his popular house. Col. W.H. McCrory was in town a short while this week on important business. Rev. Mr. Shirer, of Andersonville, preached last night at the Methodist church. Messrs. Will and Ed McElmurray came over from Montezuma to the marriage of their sister. Miss Nell Davis spent a few days in town this week to the delight of her numerous friends. Mr. Hardy Tison who has been visiting relatives in the county, returned to his home Saturday. Mrs. Valter Stephens and Miss Mamie Stevens came down from Putnam Tuesday morning and spent a short while with friends. Mr. John Collins moved this week from one of th Tidwell cottages to the cosy little home near the hotel owned by Dr. Smith. Mr. Joe Womack who has been living in Texas several years returned to Georgia this week more in love than ever before with his native state. Mr. Sam Williamson left Monday for Atlanta to take a course in a Dental college. His friends wish him a pleasant successful sojurn in the Gate city. Messrs. C.L. Peacock, C.R. McCrory, Claude Dixon and A.J. Hill returned Wednesday afternoon from Chicago where they spent ten days viewing the White City. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have sold and transferred their holding of stock certificate No. 12 consisting of twenty five shares of fifty dollars each in Planters Bank of Ellaville, Ga. Nov. 2nd 1891.--Dixon Bros. A PROPHETIC DREAM A few nights ago Dr. J.N. Cheney thoroughly worn out and at peace with himself and the world, involuntarily yielded to Morpheus and slept the sleep of th just but even his dreams were disturbed by the vexing fanatical (?) questions and fancied himself at Washington where he had been sent by an indignant and long suffering people to break the dead lock in the Senate. With burning eloquence he pictured to the wise law makers the deplorable condition of the country and the fearful consequence of a longer delay. He warned them that companies were being formed to march to the capital, ????? the stubborn Senators unless they speedily took a vote. They were so moved by his ???? that they pledged themselves to offer no further objection(?) to a vote and the Doctor returned home perfectly satisfied. The proceedings of the senate this week justifies the belief in counting votes cast than shadows ??????. Dream again, Doctor. (Transcriber's note: From other articles in the preceed! ing issues this would be in reference to a very lengthy debate in the US Senate regarding the repeal of the Sherman Silver Act.) end # 42

Does anyone know anything about the Tip Allen, writing from Kimball Co., Tx., mentioned in this paper? The Schley County News Thursday, October 19, 1893 No. 41 PONDTOWN--ELLAVILLE The heading of this article indicates a contrast, and the younger people who now live in the beautiful town of Ellaville can hardly realize how great the contrast is since the days when it was first called "Pondtown"---being properly called by the name, except that it would have been more appropriate to have written it Pondstown, as it then could boast of several ponds instead of one. Notwithstanding the town was so abundantly supplied with water, it was not celebrated in its earlier days as a "quiet watering place,"but did have a reputation far and near for its habits of drinking mean whiskey and bad brandy, which was carried to such excess as to make it a terror to the few good citizens who resided there at the time, as well as to others who were obliged to go there on business. If the writer could draw a picture of some of the scenes that occurred there in its first settlement it would almost startle some of those who now live in Ellaville. But instead of ponds (long since drained) where the croaking frogs of summer, amid their malarial hiding places, proclaimed their solemn warnings to the inhabitants to prepare for the "sickly season"--the dread scourage that so soon awaited them. You now find rich beds of luxurant grass partly covered with beautiful flowers, which fill the atmosphere with their health giving fragrance. Near where drinking saloons once stood (I dare not write the name so often applied to them) now stand respectable and well-conducted dry goods or grocery stores, where no whiskey is allowed to enter or to be sold. Where men once gathered together to profane the name of God and desecrate His holy Sabbath, now stand Christian churches, in which is preached the blessed gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, and men are faithfully taught to "Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep it Holy." Where the "oldest inhabitant" once resorted to hunt squirrels and other larger game, to supply his scanty table, the writer saw elegant residences and lovely flower gardens, as he rode so pleasantly over the town in that--not exactly fine "coach and four"--but in one of the finest "dog carts" he ever saw, drawn by a beautiful little mule that cannot be matched in this or any other country, with that clever fellow, Ed Hornady, holding the reins. I cannot look back over a long life and remember a more pleasant ride. To sum up, in a few lines, what would fill two or three columns of your paper, if all were written that might be said to the credit of Ellaville, I will briefly say that it is not only one of the prettiest little towns in Georgia, but there is not one anywhere that can boast of a more refined high-toned, Christian population than it has. The writer left there with kind remembrance of many friends, hoping he may be permitted to visit them again and spend another day as pleasantly as he did Tuesday of last week.---Visitor. LOWE DOINGS MIss Mattie Lesneur of Opelika, Ala.is visitng Mrs. Jones. (paper torn) ___________________ Much interest is felt in the approaching marriage of Miss Minnie McElmurray and Mr. M.L. McGarrah, which will take place, at the home of the bride, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Miss Minnie is one our most popular young ladies and the worthy groom elect is to be congratulated upon winning such a prize. Mr. Tip Allen writes from Kimball Co., Texas that the proceedings of Congress and other national affairs have been lost sight of by the people out there. They are confronted by such a serious trouble of a local nature. Rain has not fallen in that section in almost a year and the frass, on which the ranchmen depend for sustenance for their stock, is so parched that it will be worthless. Private letters give details of suffering in Brunswick that are heartrending. The fever is still raging, the cool weather only makes the situation more terrible. It will take a killing frost to stamp out the pestilence. In the meantime the people must be relieved. The generous, noble hearted citizens of our county, only need to be called upon to contribute to this cause. They will gladly respond. Let another liberal donation be sent from here this week. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Dixon of LaCrosse spent Sunday in Ellaville. Mrs. Wallace of Albany is visiting relations in Schley. Mr. E.L. Callier of Columbu was in town yesterday on business. The temperature was in three degrees of frosting in Brunswick Sunday. The Hill Warehouse is chock fuill of cotton. It will however be shipped out this week. Mrs. Will Carter came up rom Americus yesterday to visit Capt. and Mrs. Robt. Burton. Messrs. Ed Cheney and E. Wall went down to Americus Tuesday night to see "The Burglar." The Bank of Sumter is again on its feet and able to pay its depositors 100 cents on the dollar. Rev. H. Bussey of Columbus preached an interesting sermon at the Baptist church Sunday night. Miss Emmie Baldwin went up to Columbus Saturday, to spend sometime with her sister Mrs. Chipley. Mr. W.D. Murray went up to Butler this week to see his brother-in-law, Mr. McCants, who has been seriously ill. Maj. R.J. Moses a venerable and honored citizen of Columbus died at the home of his daughter in Brussels Belgum last week. Mrs. R.W. Edwards arrived Monday from Louisville in response to a telegram summoning her to the bedside of her sister Mrs. H.S. Munro. Mrs. C.H. Smith's visit to Chicago was shortened by the serious illness of her daughter. She arrived home Tuesday morning and found Mrs. Munro greatly improved. The friends of Mr. Nat Stewart will be glad to learn that he has secured a much better position than he first held in Washington. He now is at a salary of fourteen hundred dollars. The railroads recently made reductions in the rates to the World's Fair. It will be closed the 31st and many are taking advantage of the cheap rates to visit the grandest show the world has ever seen. What good times are in store for us. The cane grinding season is almost here, and there is an unusually fine crop this year. Syrup will be plentiful and cheap. Truly we live in a favored land. Mr. C.L. Peacock went up to Macon Sunday night to visit his dauhter who is at Wesleyan. On Monday he was joined by Messrs. C.R. McCrory, A.J. Hill, and Claude Dixon and toether they will take in the sights of th Columbian Exposition. They expect to be absent about two weeks. We must do more for Brunswick. Matters grow worse and the fever is sweeping over the city striking down no less than 35 a day. The people are dying from lack of nourishment. Woman and children are starving. These are our neighbors. Shall we look on indiffernetly while they perish. Ellaville gladly responded to the appeal made several weeks ago but we cannot stop at that. Let us deny ourselves and give liberally to these suffering ones. Gov. Northern in a letter to Georgians, pleads for the stricken city. No doubt many of our farmers who have made such bountiful crops would be glad to contribute. Provisons are needed right now. Let every body send what they can at once. COURT LAST WEEK Court adjourned Saturday at 6:30 pm after a week of hard work. The criminal docket was unusually heavy and it was impossible to clear it. Several cases were carried over. There are six prisoners now in the jail, one white and five colored. The Heath murder case occupied two days and great interest was manifested in the trial. The court room was crowded to hear the speeches. After being out a short while the jury returned a verdict of voluntary manslaughter. Messrs. Hinton, McLeod and Williams, counsel for Heath have moved for a new trial. (Transcriber's note: More on the Hearth murder case at) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/schley/newspapers/nw529heathhas.txt POINDEXTER DOTS Watermelons are still smiling on the vine here. Poindexter is building up some. Mr. H. L. Murray has started a very handsome resdience near the P.O. Miss Mittie Myers has opened the fall term of school here, and on account of sickness has but few scholars. They all seem glad to see her back again and will surely give her a good school. Mr. G.B. Miller has been seriously ill for the last week with fever but is better now. The cotton is nearly all picked out and we are not sorry. Mr. T.V. Bridges has the cotton for the Georgia people to raise. It will half itself, the lint will equal the seed in weight and one hundred bolls weighs five lbs. Mr. B.L. Bridges left last week for Atlanta where he will take a medical course. Miss Little has returned home from her brothers, were she has been for the past two weeks. (Transcriber's Note: I believe this Miss Little, actually Mrs., would have been Amanda Womack Little, wife of Willis Little and sister to Charles Womack. Willis Little was postmaster at Poindexter.) end # 41.

BlankI came across the following passage recently and I wondered specifically about the sentence near the end about Elder Repass moving to Schley county (presumably near Phillippi) to be near the "academy" for the education of his children. Does anyone know what academy (in late 1859) this may have been? Philippi is in northern Schley County near the Taylor and Marion Co. lines. Harris Elder John Richard Respess was a Minister and the publisher of The Gospel Messenger in Butler, Georgia form 1879 to January 1896. Born Oct. 2, 1831 in Upson County to Nathan Respass and Louisa Williams. Louisa Williams was the daughter of John B. Williams and Susanna Mourning of Crawford County, Georgia. He was a received his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1852. He set up law practice in Butler, Georgia in 1854 but left Butler when there was an outbreak of small pox in 1854. During his departure from Butler he became a Primitive Baptist minister and did not return to Butler for 30 years. He joined the Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church in Upson County in 1856 and was baptized by Elder John Dickey. Ordained as an Elder in the Primitive Baptist Churn in 1858 by Elders John Dickey, William Crowell Cleveland and Samuel Bentley at the Ebenezer Church. Elder Respass moved his family to Schley County, Georgia in late 1859 to be near the academy to for the education of his children. Elder and Mrs. Respess joined the Phillippi church and remained members for over 20 years. Elder Respass and Mrs. Respass are buried in the Butler Memorial Cemetery.

The Schley County News Thursday, October 12, 1893 No. 40 LOCAL AND OTHERWISE Mr. J.E. Clark spent Sunday in Americus. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Howe are visiting in Oglethorpe. Miss Mamie Webb of Buena Vista visited friends in town Tuesday. Miss Julia Brooks of Poindexter was the guest of Mr. E. Hill Tuesday. Mr. J.J. Granberry, of Americus, spent Tuesday with his Ellaville friends. Miss Taylor of LaCrosse has entered the Industrial College at Milledgeville. The friends of Mrs. H.S. Munro will be gratified to know that her physicians think she is improving. Mr. John Sears and his charming wife returned home Wednesday after a pleasant visit to the family of Dr. W.D.Sears. The News office has had enough pi(e) on hand this week to supply the hotel, boarding houses and every family in town. Col. W.H. McCrory of Columbus is with old friends this week. He is engaged on several important cases in our court. The first shipment of Florida oranges of the new crop to a foreign port was made Sept. 22, from Jacksonville. The Variety Works seems to be doing a thriving business. The Messrs. Haigler work early and late and keep every department of their business huming. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Stevens sympathize with them in the loss of their baby which occured at their home in Americus Sunday. Several from Ellaville will go to the Fair next week to stay until the close. They also contemplate visiting New York and other places of interest before returning. "The Nelms house is the very best hotel in the state and the Peacock house next," remarked a prominent public man last week and he voiced the sentiment of the traveling public. Rev. S.E. Blitch, formerly pastor of the Baptist church at this place, will leave this week with his family for Bakersfield, California, where they will make their home. We now have correspondents at Putnam, Poindexter, Andrew Chapel and Lowe, who will contribute interesting items from their sections and make the News more readable. The young people of the Andrew Chapel enjoyed an entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V.A. Wimbush Friday evening. Several from Ellaville were present and all report a good time. Mr. B.F. Greene, one of the best farmers in the county, gathered this week from two hills, twenty pounds of sweet potatoes. A fair sample of his crop from which he expects an enormous yield. Mr. S.J. Cole stopped over from the train yesterday morning for a few moments chat with friends. He spent the summer at the north and has recently visited the great exposition. LEGAL ADVERTISING Georgia Schley County To whom it may concern: All persons interested are hereby notified that if no good cause is shown to the contrary, orders will be granted on Nov. 13, next for opening a public road at each of the following places: One road begining at a point on the Ellaville an Andersonville road, near the old T.J. Baisden place, in 882 district, at the northwest corner of lot (of) land No. 199, running due west to Ellaville and Americus road. Also, a road beginning at or near the place of Dock Walls, running in a westerly direction, by way of home of S.A. Sellars, thence to William's mill, following private road from statring point in 961 district, as near as practicable. Also, an order to open public road in 961 district, beginning at the northwest corner of lot (of) land 26, and running due north until it intersects public road via Camp Ground, and from thence to BuckCreek. Also, an order will be granted to abandon that part of public road beginning at northwest corner of lot land N! o. 26 in the 961 district, and running via old Tison residence, thence to intersection of other punlic road east of Camp Ground. By order of Board R.& R.--W.D. Murray, Secretary. end # 40.

The Schley County News Thursday, Oct, 5, 1893 No. 39 A LONG JOURNEY. Two or three families traveling in covered wagons stopped over in Ellaville Saturday. They were from Illinois and had been on the road six weeks seeking the balmy atmosphere of Florida. Three of their horses had died on the way and the people seemed fagged out and thoroughly disgusted with such a mode of traveling, and decided to finish the trip on the train. LOST Between Dozier's Mill and Ellaville, a young setter dog. White except head, will come to the call "Gypsy." Any information will be appreciated.---J.M. Column, Putnam, Ga. At the home of the brides parents, Mr.and Mrs. Isaac Hart near Friendship Sunday afternoon, their charming daughter, Miss Minnie, was married to Mr. H.L. Mize, a popular young merchant of Americus. The best wishes of hosts of friends are showered upon the happy young couple. The weather is very unfavorable in Brunswick and the fever is spreading at an allarming rate. The physicians are becoming over worked. The terrible scourge has extended to several little towns near Brunswick. There are two cases at St. Simons and four at Jekyl. New York is preparing to send aid to this stricken people. A HAPPY MARRIAGE On last Tuesday afternoon, at Andrew Chapel, near Ellaville, Mr. Charles Brady and Miss Eula Walker were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Rev. R.F. Williamson, officiating. The pretty little church was beautifully decorated and crowded with many friends and relatives of the contracting parties. The attendants were Mr. Walter Hooks and Miss Nyda Baisden and Mr. Ed Brady and Miss Pearl Walker. Ushers, Mr. R. Glover and Mr. Gatewood. The bride wore a lovely whip cord dark heliotrope(?) trimmed in irradescent silk and cream roses; Miss Walker, satin gloria trimmed in white lace. After the marriage the bridal party and many of their friends left for the home of Mr. Brady, where an elegant reception were tendered them. The happy couple received many congratulations from numerous friends. Mr. Tom Tondee has purchased a beautiful new organ for his daughter. Messrs. A.J. Walters and P.E. Taylor, who have been reading law for some time, will probably be admitted to the bar next week. A crowd of gypsies are camping near town and two of their number have been quite sick this week. Dr. Munro has been attending them. Some of the finest apples we've ever seen were brought to the News office yesterday by Mr. E.H. Cordell. They were grown on his plantation near here. We learn that it is very likely that Dr. Griffin will move his family to Ellaville this winter. We sincerely hope the report is correct, for our people will be delighted to have them as citizens. The car loads of coal being unloaded at the depot reminds us that winter is not far off. Quite a number are having ????? put in as they find that coal is very much cheaper than wood and definitely more convenient. (The following is very poor copy and out of focus. My apologies,but this seems to be what was printed.) Mrs. J. N. Mott was taken very ill on the train last Thursday night while returning from the Association at Buena Vista and had to be taken off here and carried to the hotel where she could receive medical attention. She is now at the home of Mr. John Kleckley and we are gald to know she is improvement(improving). PERSONALS Mr. L.W. Dixon of Lacrosse was in town Sunday. Mr. L.E. Mott visited relatives in Ellaville this week. Miss Mittie Myers resumed her school at Poindexter Monday. Mr. & Mrs. Farmer Park of Lowe were pleasant visitors to Ellaville Sunday. Mr. S.A.Royal went over to Americus Friday on important business. Mr. B.F.Greene returned yesterday from a delightful visit to Shellman. Mrs. G.C. Munro is spending a few days with her son Dr. H.S. Munro. Mrs. H.S. Davis is visiting Mrs. Eugene Dixon on Oglethorpe street. Mr. John Sears and family of Kissimmee, Fla. are visiting Dr. Sears this week. (Transcriber's note: Add'l info on John Sears can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaschley/migrate.htm#florida Several from Ellaville attended the Brady-Walker marriage Tuesday evening. Miss Minnie McElmurray is spending the week with relatives in Montezuma. Hon. Wright Brady and wife visited the family of Mrs. S.E. Hornady Monday. Mr. J. Ed McElmurray came over from Montezuma Monday to visit his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton of Americus spent Sunday at th home of Mr. H.T. Arrington. Col. E.F. Hinton returned Saturday from Wilcox superior court where he went on important legal business. Mrs. H. Scarborough returned Saturday from Wilcox superior court where he went on important legal business. Messrs. Will Hornady and Charlie Hill Green came up from Albany Sunday and spent the day with home folks. Mesdames Arrington, Lindsay, Threldkeld and others who attended the Association last week were delighted with the genuine hospitality extended the visitors by the whole souled people of Buena Vista. The reports from the different churches were very gratifying and showed the Friendship Association to be in a splendid condition spiritually and financially. We call attention to the flattering statement made by the Planter's Bank of Ellaville in this issue showing deposits of over $20,000, and ready cash of over $14,000, or more than enough to pay all deposits in full. It shows that there is "life in the old land yet" and during the recent crisis in money affairs, when banks all over the country were being pushed to the wall, the Planter's Bank withstood the pressure without the boble. There were two very angry tramps on the streets Tuesday morning. They were just out of the calaboose where they had been entertained the night before by the city. They swore vengance against the authorities for having them locked up as they claimed that they were journeymen tailors on their way to Columbus and seriously objected to being detained here. Marshal Hudson suspected that they were the men wanted in Americus for burglary and arrested them about four miles above Ellaville, and held them until he could hear from the officers, when he found that they were not the ones he promptly released them to move on. Vagrants had better stear clear of here. LEGAL ADVERTISING Georgia Schley County Will be sold before the court house door in the town of Ellaville, said county, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in November next, the following property to wit, lots of land Nos. 36 and 40 in the 30th district of said county, bounded North by lands of S.A. Sellars and Mrs. Allen, West by lands of F.M. Devane, South by lands of sirs Wall and Chapman and East by lands of Z. Mott. Improvements , goods (unreadable)......branches running through same and is in a high state of cultivation, said property belonging to the estate of Mrs. J.G. Snipes, deceased, said land lying 3 miles north of Ellaville on public road to camp ground. Sold for distribution among heirs. Terms made known on day of sale. This Sept. 20th 1893.--J.W. Snipes, Administrator. end # 39.

Can anyone shed any light on the references to the Association meeting in Buena Vista mentioned several times below? The Schley County News Thursday, September 28, 1893 No. 38 It has decided that no one shall be admitted into Savannah without a health certificate. (Transcriber's notes: I believe this to be a result of the yellow fever outbreak at Brunswick). THIS IS NO FISH STORY While fishing in Buck Creek one day this week Mr. Lon Tondee noticed something bothering a small string of fish which he had placed in the creek near where he was sitting, and on pulling up the string found hanging to it a large fish that weighed 2 pounds, making a mess for his family. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Hotel Woodruff Chicago, Sept-21 Editor News, The most talented writers of the country have declared that it is impossible to give a description of the wonderful sights at the great Columbia Exposition, and I feel that it would not only be presumptious but perfectly useless for me to attempt to comply with your request to write of what I have seen. The great bustling city of Chicago is bewildering in its magnificence, and the beauties of the White City surpasses anything that the most vivid imagination has ever pictured. To have any idea of the Fair one must see for himself the dazzling splendor of these exhibits gathered from all parts of the world and placed within easy reach of the American people. Of course it would be folly to try to see everything. For instance in the Liberal Art building, if you should give one minute to each picture, it would take you ten days, devoting ten hours a day, to see the works of the great masters. To devote one minute to each thing in the show, would require thirty two years. I ! wish everybody could see it. It is well worth the time and money spent. I verily believe that Chicago is destined to be the greatest city in our wonderful country. I hope quite a number from Ellaville will avail themselves of the privilege of visiting the Fair during October, they certainly will not regret it. We were fortunate enough to get seats one night to witness the great play America, which surpasses any spectacular performances ever attempted. Will leave for Atlanta in a few days stopping over in Cincinnatti and Indianapolis for a day.--E.B.H. (Transcriber's note: I believe this would be E.B. Hornady.) The newspaper reporters of Atlanta gave an entertainment Friday night for the benefit of the Brunswick sufferers and netted the handsome sum of $1200. A meeting of the stockholders of the Schley County Alliance Co-Operative Association is called for Tuesday Oct. 17th. A full attendance is desired. J.G. Collins, President G.L. Massey, Sect. The sudden death of Miss Ida McMath which occured last Friday, in Leesburg, brought sorrow to many hearts in this county, where she was well known. Some of the ladies of Ellaville this week sent a box of clothing to the Red Cross Association at Beaufort, S.C. for the benefit of those left destitute by the terrible storm. Bro. Christopher of the (Buena Vista) Patriot got his press broken last week and had to get out a diminutive form on a job press, but no matter what happens he always manages to get one of the best weeklies in the state. The man that critices a paper the most is generally the one who either don't take the paper or owes for several years subscription. Come and pay up or shut up. It's bad enouh to owe a paper and won't pay it, but its still worse to make untrue remarks about it. We are glad to say this cap is made to fit but very few, but it was to order for those few. Over two hundred tickets were sold here Sunday to the colored people, who had saved all their hard earnings of the week before to take in the Association at Buena Vista. The train was already crowded when it reac(h)ed Ellaville but they piled in, as long as there was standing room and even filled the platform steps as long as they could hang on. Great was the disappointment and indignation of those who were forced to stay at home. PERSONALS Mr. J.R. Williams went up to Macon Tuesday. Mr. Phil E. Taylor visied Oglethorpe this week. Mr. Olin Dixon of Americus visited Ellaville Sunday. Miss Fannie Mathis visited friends in Buena Vista Sunday. Mrs. W.T. Scoville made a short visit to friends in Ellaville this week. Rev. Geo. Hill Stewart of Shellman is visiting old friends in Ellaville this week. Misses Tison, Childers and Wall, were pleasant visitors to friends in Ellaville Sunday. Rev. M.A. Phillips has been in Andersonville a few days this week assisiting in a meeting. Mr. Homer Reed of the Atlanta Journal was in town Tuesday in the interest of his popular paper. Messrs. Lyn Bridges and Jordan Hicks, two of Poindexter's most popular young men, spent Sunday in Ellaville. Messrs. C.L. Battle, M.L. Cordell, W.D. Sears and A.J. Hill attended the Association at Buena Vista this week. The bright face of Miss Willie Williams will be greatly missed in Ellaville. She left Tuesday to enter the industrial college at Milledgeville. Mrs. Eugene Dixon returned Monday from a visit to her mother, Mrs. Davis who has been ill for several weeks. We are glad to learn that she is improving. Mrs. C.H. Smith left Tuesday for Louisville to visit her daughter Mrs. R.W. Edwards. From there she will go to Chicago and spend two weeks taking in the World's Fair. LEGAL ADVERTISING Application for Twelve Months Support Georgia Schley County To whom it may concern--Whereas the commisssioners appointed to set apart 12 months support for Mrs. Emma Heath, widow of Thos. A. Heath, deceased, having filed their report in this office, all parties interested are hereby notified to file their objections if any they have, in the time required by law, why the return so made by said commissioner should not be allowed the said Emma Heath and the same entered on the records of this court. This Sept. 25th, 1892 (should be 1893). ADMINISTRATORS SALE Georgia Schley County Agreeable to an order granted by Hon. T.B. Myers, Ordinary of said county, will be sold before the court house door in Ellaville, between the legal hours of sale on the 7th day of November next 101 1/4 acrs off south halfs, lot of land No. 182 and 101 1/4 acresoff lot No. 183 aggregating 202 1/2 acres more or less in 30th district of said county and known as the Julius Daniel place. The land is well improved and fertile. Terms cash. J.F. Daniel, administrator of Julius Daniel, Dec'd. end # 38.

Marion County GaArchives Marriages.....Shepherd, Minnie - McMichael, Morgan December 19 1889 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 May 17, 2004, 3:26 pm The Butler Herald, December 24, 1889 The Butler Herald Tuesday, December 24, 1889 Page Three Miss Minnie, the accomplished daughter of Mr. J.A. Shepherd, was married to Morgan McMichael, Esq., on Thursday last at Buena Vista. Miss Minnie has many warm friends in this community where her father once resided, who wish her much happiness. Mr McMichael is a son of Dr. T.R. McMichael, and a very promising young lawyer. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Marion-Taylor County GaArchives Marriages.....Merritt, Katie - Culpepper, George B. December 18 1889 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 May 17, 2004, 3:24 pm The Butler Herald, December 24, 1889 The Butler Herald Tuesday, December 24, 1889 Page Three At the residence of the bride’s father in Marion County, on Wednesday evening the 18th inst., Rev. George B. Culpepper, formerly of this county, was married to Miss Katie Merritt, of Marion County. Mr. Culpepper having joined the Texas conference left for his new field of labor on Monday. The best wishes of many friends to with them to their new field of labor. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

I haven't looked into the Marion government representatives after the war so I can not speak to that yet, but recent research in Schley county has indicated that local negroes of considerable stature and ability represented that county in the state legislature during the reconstruction period. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/schley/bios/dinkins.txt (This bio of Rev. Jesse Dinkins fits this scenario quite well.) They having been from local slave families, had surnames that seem familiar today. Certainly, these representatives should not bear the label of carpetbaggers, but as times were vastly different then, I suspect it was hard for many whites to swallow. Sort of like turning the tables a bit. This is an excellent area to explore. I welcome any biographies or any info on negroes that served as representatives in Marion or Schley counties during the reconstruction period. Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Crilley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 5:13 PM Subject: [GAMARION] Reconstruction Georgia > I just did a Google on "reconstruction Georgia". > > http://www.ourgeorgiahistory.com/history101/gahistory08.html > This seems like a good beginning. > > I think it would be very interesting to try to learn more specifically > about the counties in our areas... maybe looking at the officers from > 1865-1870. > > Just glancing at the ones from Taylor County -- the names seem recognizable > -- so I think they were local citizens. Maybe someone else could find out > those in Marion or Schley. > > Could be that some of our counties were less affected by the War > politically --- although what Harris said about the worn out land certainly > does apply. > > My Ruffin family left around 1878 and went to TX and I can tell by > researchers that lots of Georgians moved into Tx... seems like so many I > meet on GA lists livein Tx!!! > > > At 01:21 PM 5/17/2004 -0700, d h deci wrote: > >Thanks, Harris, > > > >This make sense to me. I understood the carpetgagger > >issue but had not thought about the fertility of the > >soil. > > > >I wonder when occupation was over in MS and in GA. > >Does any one know of a good general history book (not > >real "heady" about Reconstruction in GA. I have a > >fairly good (not expert by any means, what it was like > >in GA during the War) knowlege but minimal knowledge > >after the War. > > > >Diane > >--- Harris Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm going to take a stab at it. This is strictly my > > > own opinion however in > > > the case of many from Georgia who moved to FLORIDA, > > > these are the various > > > reasons. I suspect the reasons would be very > > > similar to the Florida case. > > > > > > Land was cheap and fertile. The Georgia land was > > > becoming very poor in the > > > fertility aspect. Cotton as it was raised in the > > > days prior and just after > > > the war, seriously depleted the soil. There was no > > > such thing as fertilizer > > > up until then. If the soil wouldn't produce, you > > > had to move and find some > > > that was fertile. Another contributing factor was > > > that Georgia after the > > > war was being run by a bunch of carpetbaggers. Not > > > a pleasant situation. > > > By the late 1880's and early 1890's that had > > > improved but those were hard > > > times. Banks failures were quite common in the > > > early nineties and it was > > > often difficult to make ends meet farming. > > > > > > When faced with these things and word began spread > > > about cheap and plentiful > > > land in a new place and an opportunity for a new > > > start, I think many decided > > > to take the leap. Florida and some of the western > > > states also offered land > > > grants to Civil War veterans. > > > > > > I'd be interested in hearing other thoughts on the > > > reasons for the large > > > migration. > > > > > > Harris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "d h deci" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 3:46 PM > > > Subject: Re: [GAMARION] Franklin family in 1850 > > > census - Marion Co. > > > > > > > > > > This interests me. > > > > > > > > Another family that moved from GA to MS?!?!?!? > > > > > > > > The Knowltons and Dranes did the same thing after > > > the > > > > Civil War. Can any one shed some historical > > > reasons > > > > that may have motivated the families to move west? > > > I > > > > am sure that economics played a major factor. Was > > > the > > > > economics so much better there? > > > > > > > > Diane > > > > --- Virginia Crilley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think that the Quentius Franklin family moved > > > on > > > > > to MS... they're in the > > > > > 1860 Census for Neshoba Co. > > > > > > > > > > I wondered what happened to Lockhart Franklin > > > and > > > > > Singleton Franklin. > > > > > > > > > > When Betsy Jinks father died in 1886 she was in > > > > > Attala Co. MS. > > > > > > > > > > 58 Franklin, Singleton 63, m farmer $1300 GA > > > > > > > > > > Alex 21? m farmer GA > > > > > > > > > > Quentius 20 m student GA (probably > > > married > > > > > Betsy Ann Jinks) > > > > > (family records say Lucius Cincinnatus Quentius > > > > > (LCQ) was born in Hancock > > > > > Co. 6 Nov 1828. Died in Chichot Co AR (in 1900 > > > > > census) > > > > > > > > > > Ann 15 ? f GA > > > > > > > > > > 59 Franklin, Lockhart 24 m $1000 farmer > > > > > Eliza 25 f > > > > > Mary C. 4 > > > > > Martha 1 f > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > Gain access to over two billion names including > > > the > > > > > new Immigration > > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. > > > Click > > > > > to learn more. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > D H Deci > > > > Researching in GA: Hart, Drane, Knowlton, > > > Mallory, Mundy, Ansley, Carter, > > > Andrews > > > > Researching in MS: Drane > > > > Researching in AL: Knowlton > > > > Researching in WI: Kaiser, Baumann, Meidl > > > > > > > > Visit my site: > > > > http://www.geocities.com/familyhunter77/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. > > > > http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Gain access to over two billion names including > > > the new Immigration > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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I just did a Google on "reconstruction Georgia". http://www.ourgeorgiahistory.com/history101/gahistory08.html This seems like a good beginning. I think it would be very interesting to try to learn more specifically about the counties in our areas... maybe looking at the officers from 1865-1870. Just glancing at the ones from Taylor County -- the names seem recognizable -- so I think they were local citizens. Maybe someone else could find out those in Marion or Schley. Could be that some of our counties were less affected by the War politically --- although what Harris said about the worn out land certainly does apply. My Ruffin family left around 1878 and went to TX and I can tell by researchers that lots of Georgians moved into Tx... seems like so many I meet on GA lists livein Tx!!! At 01:21 PM 5/17/2004 -0700, d h deci wrote: >Thanks, Harris, > >This make sense to me. I understood the carpetgagger >issue but had not thought about the fertility of the >soil. > >I wonder when occupation was over in MS and in GA. >Does any one know of a good general history book (not >real "heady" about Reconstruction in GA. I have a >fairly good (not expert by any means, what it was like >in GA during the War) knowlege but minimal knowledge >after the War. > >Diane >--- Harris Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm going to take a stab at it. This is strictly my > > own opinion however in > > the case of many from Georgia who moved to FLORIDA, > > these are the various > > reasons. I suspect the reasons would be very > > similar to the Florida case. > > > > Land was cheap and fertile. The Georgia land was > > becoming very poor in the > > fertility aspect. Cotton as it was raised in the > > days prior and just after > > the war, seriously depleted the soil. There was no > > such thing as fertilizer > > up until then. If the soil wouldn't produce, you > > had to move and find some > > that was fertile. Another contributing factor was > > that Georgia after the > > war was being run by a bunch of carpetbaggers. Not > > a pleasant situation. > > By the late 1880's and early 1890's that had > > improved but those were hard > > times. Banks failures were quite common in the > > early nineties and it was > > often difficult to make ends meet farming. > > > > When faced with these things and word began spread > > about cheap and plentiful > > land in a new place and an opportunity for a new > > start, I think many decided > > to take the leap. Florida and some of the western > > states also offered land > > grants to Civil War veterans. > > > > I'd be interested in hearing other thoughts on the > > reasons for the large > > migration. > > > > Harris > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "d h deci" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 3:46 PM > > Subject: Re: [GAMARION] Franklin family in 1850 > > census - Marion Co. > > > > > > > This interests me. > > > > > > Another family that moved from GA to MS?!?!?!? > > > > > > The Knowltons and Dranes did the same thing after > > the > > > Civil War. Can any one shed some historical > > reasons > > > that may have motivated the families to move west? > > I > > > am sure that economics played a major factor. Was > > the > > > economics so much better there? > > > > > > Diane > > > --- Virginia Crilley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I think that the Quentius Franklin family moved > > on > > > > to MS... they're in the > > > > 1860 Census for Neshoba Co. > > > > > > > > I wondered what happened to Lockhart Franklin > > and > > > > Singleton Franklin. > > > > > > > > When Betsy Jinks father died in 1886 she was in > > > > Attala Co. MS. > > > > > > > > 58 Franklin, Singleton 63, m farmer $1300 GA > > > > > > > > Alex 21? m farmer GA > > > > > > > > Quentius 20 m student GA (probably > > married > > > > Betsy Ann Jinks) > > > > (family records say Lucius Cincinnatus Quentius > > > > (LCQ) was born in Hancock > > > > Co. 6 Nov 1828. Died in Chichot Co AR (in 1900 > > > > census) > > > > > > > > Ann 15 ? f GA > > > > > > > > 59 Franklin, Lockhart 24 m $1000 farmer > > > > Eliza 25 f > > > > Mary C. 4 > > > > Martha 1 f > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Gain access to over two billion names including > > the > > > > new Immigration > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. > > Click > > > > to learn more. > > > > > > > > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > D H Deci > > > Researching in GA: Hart, Drane, Knowlton, > > Mallory, Mundy, Ansley, Carter, > > Andrews > > > Researching in MS: Drane > > > Researching in AL: Knowlton > > > Researching in WI: Kaiser, Baumann, Meidl > > > > > > Visit my site: > > > http://www.geocities.com/familyhunter77/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. > > > http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including > > the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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I'm going to take a stab at it. This is strictly my own opinion however in the case of many from Georgia who moved to FLORIDA, these are the various reasons. I suspect the reasons would be very similar to the Florida case. Land was cheap and fertile. The Georgia land was becoming very poor in the fertility aspect. Cotton as it was raised in the days prior and just after the war, seriously depleted the soil. There was no such thing as fertilizer up until then. If the soil wouldn't produce, you had to move and find some that was fertile. Another contributing factor was that Georgia after the war was being run by a bunch of carpetbaggers. Not a pleasant situation. By the late 1880's and early 1890's that had improved but those were hard times. Banks failures were quite common in the early nineties and it was often difficult to make ends meet farming. When faced with these things and word began spread about cheap and plentiful land in a new place and an opportunity for a new start, I think many decided to take the leap. Florida and some of the western states also offered land grants to Civil War veterans. I'd be interested in hearing other thoughts on the reasons for the large migration. Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "d h deci" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [GAMARION] Franklin family in 1850 census - Marion Co. > This interests me. > > Another family that moved from GA to MS?!?!?!? > > The Knowltons and Dranes did the same thing after the > Civil War. Can any one shed some historical reasons > that may have motivated the families to move west? I > am sure that economics played a major factor. Was the > economics so much better there? > > Diane > --- Virginia Crilley <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think that the Quentius Franklin family moved on > > to MS... they're in the > > 1860 Census for Neshoba Co. > > > > I wondered what happened to Lockhart Franklin and > > Singleton Franklin. > > > > When Betsy Jinks father died in 1886 she was in > > Attala Co. MS. > > > > 58 Franklin, Singleton 63, m farmer $1300 GA > > > > Alex 21? m farmer GA > > > > Quentius 20 m student GA (probably married > > Betsy Ann Jinks) > > (family records say Lucius Cincinnatus Quentius > > (LCQ) was born in Hancock > > Co. 6 Nov 1828. Died in Chichot Co AR (in 1900 > > census) > > > > Ann 15 ? f GA > > > > 59 Franklin, Lockhart 24 m $1000 farmer > > Eliza 25 f > > Mary C. 4 > > Martha 1 f > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the > > new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click > > to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ===== > D H Deci > Researching in GA: Hart, Drane, Knowlton, Mallory, Mundy, Ansley, Carter, Andrews > Researching in MS: Drane > Researching in AL: Knowlton > Researching in WI: Kaiser, Baumann, Meidl > > Visit my site: > http://www.geocities.com/familyhunter77/ > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. > http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

For anyone interested, Martha Virginia (PATE PITTMAN) CHEATHAM, b. 04 APR 1918, daughter of Robert Jesse & Myrtis Elna (PHILLIPS) PATE, passed away on 30 APR 2004. Most recently a resident of Montgomery, AL, she lived during her childhood in Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Talbot, and Marion Counties (and elsewhere). I have a copy of her obituary I will be glad to share, if anyone cares to have it. She was a grand lady and will be dearly missed. John Mallory Land McKinney, TX [email protected]

My Taylor Tracer arrived today! This months issue features some wonderful photos of Reynolds and much information about the businesses of early 1900. He also includes some ads for the businesses which are fun to read! The 1894 issues of Butler Herald are quoted and I'm sure nearly all of us will find some mention of our ancestor or someone we would recognize. Reading this is like going back in time and being able to know what your ancestors in Taylor County were reading about. Every inch of these 35 pages is filled with news items about people and events. Be sure to encourage others to become members of TCHGS and support all this fine work. John Adams, as Editor is responsible for the high quality of this news bulletin each month and we all know how much work that entails. Virginia