Issue No. 10, dated Dec. 8, 1892, is missing from the film. The Schley County News Friday, December 15, 1892 No. 12 Judge Battle visited Americus this week. Mr.Newton Cunnard of Udora is here for a few days. Mr. J.T. Collins moved back to his country home, last Tuesday. Col. J.R. Williams visited Americus, Saturday, on legal business. Rev. J.N. Myers, of Spring Place, conducted services at the Methodist church last night. Mr. T.A. Collins has moved into the handsome residence vacated Tuesday by his father. Misses Jamie Wimberly and Lollie Fort, of Lumpkin, are expected here today on a visit to Mrs. Dr. Munro. Rev. C.A. Branch is in Columbus this week, attending the annual session of the South Georgia Conference, which met in that city, yesterday. Mr. W.J. Cordel found in the road last Monday morning a beer bottle containing a live mourning dove. A little hole had ben broken out of one side of the bottle and the bird is supposed to have gone through it, but was unable to get out. Christmas comes on Sunday this year and in order that we may enjoy the usual celebration, our merchants have agreed to close their stores all day Monday following Christmas day. Our sportsmen are arranging for a big rabbit hunt on Mr. H.H. Threlkeld's place and we presume that those who so desire will have an opportunity of attending services at the church. Who will be our next preacher? is now the all-absorbing question among members of the Methodist church. If you owe this office, we would be glad to have you come along and settle. This is the time of year when all accounts should be adjusted. We understand that there is no less than half a dozen aspirants for he marshalship and at least twice that many who would not refuse aldermanic honors. The superior court was in session here about ten minutes last Monday evening. It was an extra session called for the purpose of granting a charter to the third party store. Mrs. J.O. Branch and Mrs. W.P. Fleming, of Douglasville, mother and sister of Rev.C.A.Branch, pastor of the Methodist church at this place, spent several days here this week. We are told that some of the third party contingent are running a "blind tiger" over in Patton Hill district, with a distillery attached. Better mind! Somebody may soon be living at the expense of the government in a manner not contemplated by the Omaha platform. Jesse McLendon, sheriff of Chambers county, Ala., left Monday night with his prisoner. McLendon is one of those arrogant simpletons who imagine that clothed with the limited authority of the sheriffs office, they can bring a whole nation into instantaneous and complete subjection. On that particular line he received a valuable lesson here which he is not likely to forget soon. The habeas corpus case of Foster vs. McLendon, mention of which was made in our last issue came up for a final hearing before Ordinary Myers, Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Attorney Hinton failed to put in an appearance and the respondent was represented by Col. J.R. Williams. After hearing all the testimony and arguments on both sides, Judge Myers dismissed the case and Sheriff McLendon was allowed to depart with his prisoner. The case had created considerable local interest and the court room was crowded with eager spectators during the entire trial, which lasted about three hours. The plantiff was represented by Col. C.R. McCrory. Such a multitude of preachers as was here a short while Monday evening is seldom seen in a town with such a small population and as few "yaller legged" chickens. They were enroute to conference when the railroad telegraphers strike was declared on and were delayed here about an hour. It being about the usual hour for evening refreshments, they proceeded to the Peacock House and called for supper. It is seldom that such a demand is made on this popular hotel, but Capt. Peacock was equal to the emergency and our informant sayeth that the usually considered insatiable appetite of the clergy for a particular fowl, named in the beginning was for one time satisfied. Senator Butler, of South Carolina, wants to cut down pensions. He has introduced a bill to have a commission appointed to investigate every case upon the pension rolls and cut out all those who are not rightfully entitled to pensions. There are more than 900,000 cases on the rolls, and before the end of the fiscal year, if the present rate is maintained, there will be more than 1,000,000. A large portion of them are fraudulent and the unjust drain on the treasury is tremendous. It is reform or bankruptcy. This is all there is to it. There are negroes in the south drawing pensions who never heard a gun fired during the war. There are many white men doing the same thing. A thorough investigation should be made and fraudulent pensioners should be cut off.--Recorder. LOVE LAUGHS, ETC. Church-goers were no little astonished last Sunday morning, when returning from church to find a large assemblage in front of the court house, evidently bent upon the consumation of some act, the accomplishment of which demanded immediate attention. It is the same old and oft repeated story of an obstinate parent, a love-sick daughter and a resolute lover, seeking the services of a minister. They gave their names to the ordinary as Mr. J.W. Benson and Miss Jannie Steed, both of Marion county. >From information given by other members of the party, we learn that the pater families of the Steed family is nothing if not eccentric concerning the marriage of his daughters--stoutly refusing his consent to all the applications of heart sick admirers and preferring that they should live a life of singleness and seclusion rather than follow the laws of divine province and of nature. Thwarted upon every other hand by the unrelenting parent, the young couple stole away Sunday morning, and in company with a number of mutual friends hastened to this place, where a license was secured upon the representation that the parties had arrived at the age of descretion. Then arose one of the greatest difficulties yet encountered. Justice Meadows was unable by reason of providential causes to perform the ceremony which would enable them to snap their fingers at the wishes of the stern parent, and the Rev. Mr. Branch was holding unusually long services in the church--that being the day for collecting the remainder of his salary--something very hard to do in a year like this. Suspense was agonizing for at any moment there was likely to be an unceremonious interruption of further proceedings, but there was no other alternative but to wait and trust to the direction of providence. After a while the preacher came, and along with him Col. C.R. McCrory, who extended to the young couple the hospitality of his parlor. Thither they and the assembled spectators repaired. The remainder of the story, so much of it as is known to this scribe, is as easily imagined as written. In less time than it would take to detail it, the solemn words of the ritual had been pronounced and the entire party had turned their faces toward their homes in Marion county. Whether a family racket followed their return or whether the outwitted parent acted sensible and accepted the inevitable, we have not learned. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE Georgia Schley County Will be sold at the residence of Thos. F. Rainey, Sr., deceased, in said county, on Thursday, the 15th day of December, 1892, within the leal hours of sale, the following personal property to-wit: One steam engine and fixtures, three gins, one screw, one two horse wagon, two cows and calves, two yearlings, six head of hogs, one anvil, vice and lot of books and many other articles not mentioned, said property belonging to the estate of said deceased. Terms made known on day of sale. This December 3rd, 1892.--T.F. Rainey, Adm.