The Schley County News Thursday, February 9, 1893 No. 6 Mr. A. Allen visited Americus Sunday. Mr. J.M. Murray visited Buena Vista Sunday. Ed Hornady spent Sunday with the home folks. Several business failures are reported in Americus this week. Mr. J.H. Fulford of Oglethorpe was in town yesterday on business. Judge H.H. Singletary, of LaCrosse was in town yesterday on business. Mr. and Mrs. C.R. McCrory spent Tuesday in Buena Vista with Mrs. Scovill. Mr. G.W.C. Monro, of Putnam, was among the visitors to Ellaville yesterday. Miss Minnie McElmurray is spending a few days very pleasantly with her brother in Montezuma. Col. B.P. Hollis, one of the leading legal lights of Americus, was in town Tuesday on business. Mr. Eli Stewart was in town Tuesday cracking jokes and shaking hands with his many friends here. The lightning rod men were in town this week. They overhauled the rods on the court house. Cashier Clark spent Sunday out of town and all this week his face has been wreathed in happy smiles. Misses Nella Davis and Lula Baisden are spending a few days at LaCrosse, the guests of Mrs. L.W. Dixon. Mr. F.B. Montford, of Buena Vista was here Tuesday closing up business for the cotton season just past. Miss Leila Redding, of Griffin came up from Americus Saturday and spent the day with Maj. Baldwin's family. Prof. E.M. Rackley who has been spending several weeks in Ellaville returned yesterday to his home in Mt. Vernon. Mr. Harris has given up the Andrew Chapel school and it is now being ably presided over by Miss Aeolia Caldwell. Miss Mary Griffin came down from Buena Vista with her father Saturday and spent Sunday the guest of Mrs. W.D. Sears. Dr. H.S. Munro says he caught 39 mice yesterday in one ltlle box of popcorn, and it was not a good day for mice either. Sunday evening Mr. J.R. Eubanks two year old child fell in the fire and was painfully burned. The injuries are not necessarily dangerous. The Measle scourge threatens to break up our school. From one to two and three students have been dropping out almost daily until there remains only thirty or thirty five. Writing from Jennings, Fla. to have her Schley County News changed to that office, Miss Kate Williams states she has a splendid position there. This will be joyful news to her many friends here who regretted so much to see her leave Ellaville. Ordinay court was in regular monthly session last Monday. Letters of administration were granted to Mr. J.F. Daniel on his father's estate and five hundred dollars of the said estate was set aside for a year's support for the widow, Mrs. Rebecca Daniel. The most contemptable man on the face of the earth is the man who receives his county paper a whole year on credit and then refuses to take it out of the post office without paying up. The everlasting tortures of the fiery Kingdom is insufficient punishment for such men. Messrs. A.J. Walters and E.H. Cordell have purchased the right to sell A.B. Hil(?)'s pattent well purifier and cleanser in Muscogee county, and will leave in a few days to commence operations. Several experiments were made here with this machine and those who were witnesses say that it works admirably well. The old council (city) met Monday night and the new council was regualerly installed. There is but one change in membership, however--Capt. C.L. Peacock retires and Mr. Elbert Hill takes his place. The late lamented Judge Daniel who died in this county about six weeks ago, probably left his business in better shape than any other man of means who has shook off this mortal coil in many a year. The administrator says that up to date only 50 cents of indebtedness has been presented against the estate. Mr. J.B. Williamson has purchased a half interest in the mercantile business with Mr. T.A. Collins and they will commence business together about March 1st under the firm name of Collins & Williamson. Both of these gentlemen have proven themselves excellent businessmen and the new firm is bound to be a success. end # 6