The Schley County News Thursday, Novemeber 17, 1892 No. 8 Miss Pearl Hickey visited her parents at Lumpkin last Sunday. The mild end of the Harrison blizzard struck our town last Monday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Arrington, last Friday night--a baby girl. Mr. Lee Snider of Sumter county visited his relatives and many friends in Schley this week. Col. C.R.McCrory is attending the Macon county superior court, at Oglethorpe, this week. Messrs. J.E. Clark and E.W. Strange are taking in the sights at the mid-summer carnival in Atlanta. Sheriff Woods went to Augusta yesterday to jubilate with the democrats of the tenth district over Watsons defeat. Two Frenchmen and a white bear invaded the town Friday last and furnished a little amusement for the idlers. Mr. Henry E. Williams was among the enthusiastic democrats who celebrated Watsons defeat in Augusta last night. Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Threlkeld passed through town Saturday on their way to Poindexter, where they will spend several days. The unparalelled rate at which cotton has been going up since th election shows whether the result restores confidence in trade or not. Tuesday evening a long excursion train passed through here going in the direction of Columbus with only one white and three colored passengers. This has been one of the greatest years ever known for speculating in cotton futures. Two or more citizens of this town went in with small amounts and have reaped amazing profits. If those who are now Crisp men in this county had voted for him on election day his majority here would have been five hundred instead of ninety. How results do change the minds of men! Mr. A.J. Hill went up to Buena Vista Monday and closed out a trade with Mr. W.T. Scovill, whereby the latter gentleman becomes sole proprietor of the livery stables in that city formerly run under the firm name of Scovil & Hill. A good joke told on the correspondent of the Macon Telegraph at this place. The night following the election says our informant, he telegraphed that paper that Wimberly had carried this county. The editor wired back the following message at the correspondents expense, "We know better." Mr. Elbert Hill says that Wimberly carried two states for congress--the state of Patton Hill situated in the northern portion of Schley county, and the state of Tazewell, located in the interior districts of Marion county--and both of them were thrown out for cause when the votes were consolidated. On our streets a few days ago a third party man had the timerity to claim for his party the honor of (the) Cleveland election. If the insane asylum was not already full, we would advise some one to swear out a warrant against him for lunacy. He is certainly not fit a subject to be running at large in the community. Mr. S.A. Sellars, one of our most prominent citizens, happened to a very serious accident one day last week, while returning home, from town. His mule became frightened at some object and made a break to run. She had not gone far when the buggy wheel struck a stump, throwing Mr. Sellars out and disabling him in such a manner that he had to remain there until friends arrived some time later. He received severe internal injuries, but is improving and is thought by his physician to be out of danger. Mr. A.H. Davis, one of the most able young lawyers in the state, who has been a stenographer in the supreme court, has resigned his position there to begin the practice of his profession. Mr. Eldridge H. Cutts, of Americus, a young lawyer of ability, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Davis. end # 8.