The Schley County News Thursday, November 24, 1892 No. 9 Mrs. J.F. Hudson has been quite sick this week. Mr. A.J. Hill returned Tuesday evening from Montezuma. Miss Lelia Hornady has been visiting relatives in Montezuma this week. Mrs. A. Allen and Miss Lelia Hornady visited relatives and friends in Americus, Friday. Col. Wallace, of Amricus, spent a short while in town yesterday. Quarterly meeting will commence at Andrew Chapel Saturday. Presiding Elder McGeehe will be present. Today is Thanksgiving and all of our business houses are closed for the purpose of observing the day properly on this occasion. Miss Ola McLeod and her two little sisters, Kate and Susie, have been in town this week, on a visit to their aunt, Mrs. Harriet McLeod. We were shown yesterday morniing, a short branch, broken off a cherry tree on Judge Battle's place, on which were a half dozen full blossoms. This is a very rare sight for the latter part of November. About the first of the new year, Judge C.L. Battle will move into his large new residence now occupied by Marshal Hudson. Mr. E.H. Cordel has rented from Judge Battle the place now occupied by him and will move about the same time. Volume 1, No. 1, of the Populist, incorrectly supposed by the public to be printed at Buena Vista, by Simon Blue, reached our offiice this week. There is no need for the lengthy editorial apology on the front page for the shortcomings of the editor. The paper itself is a sufficient apology. Mr. H.E. Williams returned Friday from Augusta and Macon. He reports having had a good time at both places, notwithstanding Watson's friend attacked the train with rocks before it reached its destination. Five or six glasses were broken by the flying missiles, but no one was hurt. While in Oglethorpe last Saturday we were shown a cotton stalk which measured a few inches over eleven feet in height and was said to have had the usual number of limbs shooting out in every direction, measuring four or five feet. It was raised by one of Macon county's farmers, who says he gathered two bags of cotton and made 40 gallons of syrup from one acre of land this year. No afidavits are made, however and we are not willing to vouch for the correctness of the story. According to a Gulterie special, a number of Christian Scientists have been holding meetings near Hennessy for some time. A few nights ago, one of leaders told those present if they had faith they could go out and pick up a rattlesnake and the reptile could not bite them. The next day a recent convert by the name of Southers saw the rattlesnake and thinking to test the matter, picked it up. The reptile fastened it's fangs in his arm, but he refused to have medical attention and has since died despite many long prayers of his fellow believers. Now let the democratic party begin a new era of prosperity by l--ping off every unnecessary expense and running the government on purely business principles. Let us have no more class legislation. Repeal every unjust law, especially hose that bear upon the agricultural classes. Give the poor an equal chance with the rich. Place the burden of taxation upon luxuries and make necessaries of life as cheap as possible.--Macon County Citizen. Two tramps passed through our town Monday evening asking alms, one upon a hunched back and a deformed wrist, and the other on what was apparently a very sore foot. Of course many deluded people were beguiled into giving them a quarter or a dime. Each one of them approached us with his "tale of woe" but they emited a breath so impregnated with red eye that we refrained from opening up our charitable purse. People who give, even though it is a small amount, to this class of tourists are encouraging a class of disrputable imposters that are becoming so numerous throughout the country as to be almost intolerable. If it is not already so, it should be made the duty of sheriffs and marshals to arrest all such people and put them to work upon the streets or in the chain gangs. Scientists have discovered that the memory is stronger in summer than in winter. Among the worst foes of the memory, cited by the New York World, are too much food, too much physical exercise, and, strangely enough, too much education. Carriage builders believe there is an immense amount of money to be made out of vehicles with rubber tires on the wheels, and the St. Louis Globe-Democrat thinks they are likely to keep on experimenting until they finally succeed in producing the desired article. FOR UNITED STATES MARSHAL The News takes great pleasure in urging for appointment under the new administration, which comes in next March, the name of Dr. J.N. Cheney, of this place, who is an aspirant for the position of United States Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia. Although only a lad of sixteen years when the war between the states broke out, he enlisted in the 17th Georgia, Bennings brigade, Army of Virginia and went to the front. He was in all of the principal battles of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, and was severely wounded at the battle of Chickamauga. He never sufficiently recovered from the wound to return to the war, and in fact he has never entirely gotten over it. He was appointed clerk of the superior court of Schley county in 1869, to fill a vacancy, and was continuously elected to the same office from thaat time until two years ago, when he declined to become a candidate. He also served as exofficio ordinary of this county three or four times. Always a staunch democrat and a warm supporter of Cleveland, Crisp and Gordon, Dr. Cheney has been an ardent and effective worker in the campaigns. This, in conjunction with his long familiarity with courts and court papers, emminently qualifies him for the position, above all competitors. He already has the support of several of the most prominent congressman and the News considers his appointment a forgone conclusion. Indeed, if the president was to refuse this appointment we should feel that he was recreant to a bounden duty, if for not any other reason than their striking resemblance to each other. It is a fact that they are so much alike that when one of the Doctor's little children sees a picture of the president-elect they call it Papa. FROM A FORMER GEORGIAN Centreville, Fla., Nov. 17---Three cheers for the unterrified democracy of Schley county, my former home, and the editor of the SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS. May the News live long to wage a fearless warfare against all opposition to democracy--the true peoples party. As an evidence of my appreciation of your services to democracy I send you one of my exulting, thoroughbred democratic roosters. He don't tire of crowing over our sweeping victory.---W.T. Snipes. THEY GO TO THE FRONT Mr. H.S. Davis, of Americus, is an old Schley countian, and it was with profound pleasure that our people learned yesterday morning that he had received the democratic nomination for clerk and treasurer of that city, by a splendid majority, in a campaign closely contested by two other aspirants. Mr. Davis is well qualified, attentive to business, popular with the masses and will give general satisfaction--his election being sure. His success reminds of the fact that Schley county easily pushes to the front whereever she is represented. For sixteen years we have furnished the solicitor-general for the southwestern circuit in the person of Hon. C(harles) B. Hudson and he has just been elected for four more years. Hon. C(harles) F(rederick) Crisp was first elected solicitor, moved to Americus and went up step by step from solicitor-general to judge of the superior court, thence to congress and in the speakers chair. V.B. Hudson moved from this county to Texas and was soon afterward elected solicitor for his county and the present tax collector of Sumter first saw light in Schley, besides various others whom lack of space forbids mentioning. DUELING IN SCHLEY Last Sunday morning as the church bells were calling all people to the house of worship, none of us realized that almost within hearing distance of our quiet little town two young men were then engaged in settling a trivial difficulty the old and defunct code of honor--as understood by them. Such was the case however. The young men in question both bear the name of Stephen, and they were fast friends until Saturday night. At that time they fell out about a secret one of them had divulged and it was mutually agreed that they would meet Sunday morning at a certain place in the public road and settle the matter by the best known ethics of the code. Persuant to agreement, they met at the appointed spot, neither one having procured a second or had the forethought to bring along a physician to dress their wounds. Consulting together, it was agreed that all weapons should be discarded owing to the above inaccuracies. After complying with this agreement, they pulled their coats, rolled up their sleeves, spat upon their hands and went together like two bulls on a Texas prarie. What transpired within the next half hour we haven't been able to learn. Being completely exhausted at the end of that time, they stopped to rest. Satisfying himself that he was reaady for another round, Stephen No. 1 turned to his antagonist and said, with all the sarcasm he could command: "D____ you, I came out here this morning to be licked." "____ ___ I jumped on you first and now I think it is your time to jump on me," rejoined the other. While they were arguing this point, two ladies were approaching totally unaware of what was going on. When near at hand, the presence of the ladies was discovered and then such a foot race was never before seen, as was indulged in by the duelists. They took the precaution to start in opposite directions, however. The battleground was viewed by many people later in the day and we are told that it bore abundant evidence of a truly wonderful fight. WILL BUILD A HOME Hon. Charles F. Crisp will have one of the prettiest new homes in Americus when he returns from Washington, after the adjournment of the next house. Yesterday morning he purchased through Mr. J.B. V(?)elder, the real estate man, the very desirable vacant residence lot on Taylor street, between the homes of Mr. J.J. Williford and Mrs. Addison. The lot is by far one of the most elegible(?) and desirable in Americus, and the beautiful residence which Judge Crisp proposes to erect will make it one of the very prettiest homes in the city. Plats for the new house will be prepared at once,and building will begin shortly after the holidays. The lot was the property of Mrs. Addison, and it is understood that something like $1,500 was the price paid for it by Judge Crisp---Recorder. end # 9.