The Schley County News Thursday, March 9, 1893 No. 10 Mr. Henry Johnson, of Americus, was here Tuesday on business. Mr. Olin Dixon, of Americus, spent Sunday here, with relatives. Miss Susie McCook, of Cusseta, is visiting, Mrs. J.B. Williamson. Mr. J.T. Howe and wife are visiting their daughter, Mrs. W.D. Murray. Mr. J.J. Hanesley, of Americus, was here a few hours Tuesday evening on business. Mr. J..A. Hixon, of Americus, was among the numerous visitors to our town this week. Miss Emmie Baldwin returned this week from Oglethorpe, where she has been visiting relatives. The Board of Education was in session Tuesday and appointed A.J. Walters to take the school census. At the meeting of the town council, held last Monday night, Mr. T.A. Collins was elected mayor pro tem. Large orders of guano have been arriving this week, in consequence of which, it has been a very busy time with our farmers. Ben Kilcrease was before the mayor Saturday morning charged with disorderly conduct. Two dollars and cost was booked against him. Miss Willie Williams spent Friday with relatives here. She was enroute to Colquit, where she has been engaged to teach the public school. Mr. John Pilcher, of the firm of Pilcher and Perry, is having built for himself a handsome new residence on the lot east of Mr. H.T. Arrington. The town council adjourned Monday night without taking any action whatever on the election of a marshal. This was a great surprise to those who had assembled to see the contest renewed. Mr. Will Hornady, of Atlanta, committed suicide last week in Houston, Texas. He has many relatives and was well known here. The sad news of his tragic end was a great shock to the entire community. The city council of Americus has incurred the lasting displeasure of the saloon keeper and caused consternation among many ultra-temperance advocates by passing an ordianance requiring saloon men to remove all screens, doors, etc., that prevent a view from the streets. Last weekHenry McLendon, a negro tenant on the Respas place, borrowed thirty nine dollars to buy supplies with during the summer. That night, Joe Archie, McLendon's hired help, stole the money and skipped. Next day, he was captured at Montezuma and every cent of the money recovered. The county around Shellman takes the premium on "hen fruit." In a letter to the editor of the News, in which he enclosed one dollar for a years subscription, Mr. C.J.Green writes: "During the month of February, I bought and shipped from this place 7,285 1-2(?) dozen eggs, to fill a contract, and on the first day of March, I shipped 350 dozen more to St. Augustine and Savannah. The editor maycome out bodily for a candidate for office and incur the displeasure of other people on his account, but when he presents his bill six months later for tickets and other campaign printing, the affability of said candidate is reduced to an almost insulting attitude. The gratitude of some men, however, could be stored away in the kernel of a mustard seed.--Marion County Patriot. The word "almost" above is a misnomer. The last time we presented a bill of this kind, the candidate--who had become a full fledged county officer--was real insulting in his manner. Female physicians are scarce everywhere except in the United States, declares the New York Commercial Advertiser. There are only 70 in London, five in Edinburgh, two in Dublin, 34 in Paris, one in Algiers, and 2000 in the United States. The Sloop Wasp, now receiving repairs on Maorgan's ways at New London, Conn., is probably one of the oldest boats afloat. In 1812, she gained a decisive victory over the British brig Frolic, and later in the war she captured the sloop of war, Reindeer. Wanton slaughter of game continues in various parts of the state of Wyoming. Whole herds of elk and other game are being slaughtered, and even a number of the few remaining buffalo, supposed to be under the protection of the government, have been shot by the so-called sportsmen. According to the native papers, fears are entertained that if things are allowed to go on in their present way, foreign residents will eventually buy up Japan, or rather, we mean all the best land around Tokio, Yokohama and Kobe. The Kokkai volunteers the information that the amount of property owned by foreigners in the name of Japanese is now estimated at over $20,000,000. We should not be surprised. end # 10