The Schley County News Thursday, January 25th 1894 No. 4 HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE ELLAVIILE ECLIPSE BAND At a meeting held at the band room of the Ellaville Eclipse Band on Monday night, Jan. 22d., the following ladies and gentlemen were elected honorary members. Miss Emmie Baldwin Miss Leila Hornady Miss Lula Murphy Miss Cattie Singletary Mrs. H.S. Munro Mrs. R.M. Munro Mrs.C.R. McCrory Mr. C.R. McCrory Mr. W.D. Murray Mr. J.B. Williamson Mr. Claud Dixon Mr. E.B. Hornady Mr. A.A. Arrington Mr. T.A. Collins Dr. J.N. Cheney Miss Mary Hornaday Miss Lila Chapman Miss Minnie Norris Mrs. J.H. Kleckley Mrs. W.D. Murray Mrs. Sue Allen Mrs. J.N. Cheney Dr. H.S. Munro Mr. Elbert Hill Mr. J.M. Murray Mr. C.L. Peacock Mr. J.E. Clark Mr. A.J. Walters Maj. E.S. Baldwin Judge C.L. Battle By order of the Band Ed. Cheney, Sec. H.J. Williams, Pres. AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR OUR VARIETY WORKS Messrs. John and Garrice Haigler who had the contract for building the elegant ten room residence for Dr. Smith at New Smyrna, Fla. have completed the job which is indeed a credit to them, and a good advertisement of one of our most important enterprises, the Ellaville Variety Works of which they are managers. Messrs. John Haigler and Ed Stewart who have been superintending the building for several weeks returned home Saturday. They enjoyed very much their short stay in this balmy clime feasting on oranges, fish and oysters, but they express themselves as having no desire to locate there, as they are still of the opinion that this is the most favored section on earth, "The garden spot of the world." GEORGIA RAISED HORSES Mr. B.F. Green was exhibiting on our streets Saturday, a fine throughbred colt, eighteen months old, raised on his plantation near town. In point of beauty and good qualities, this animal could compete with any from the blue grass regions, and Mr. Green is justly proud of him. He has another colt just six months old, and the two are the admiration of all who have seen them. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE What has become of our correspondents? Mr. J. Ed. Clark spent Sunday in Americus. Mr. J.M. Murray has recovered from his recent illness. Miss Bird of Mobile, Ala. is visiting her cousin Mrs. John Haigler. Mrs. J.F. Hudson returned Sunday from a pleasant visit to Friendship. Mr. Bellmont, wife and child, of New York, are boarding at Mr. W.H. Payne's. Misses May Davis and Daisy Poole spent Sunday in Ellaville, the guests of Mrs. Eugene Dixon. Collins & Williamson moved this week to their new and elegant brick building on Oglethorpe street. Mr. Marion William's son has entered school here. He is boarding at Judge Battle's. Miss Myrtle Gay is boarding with her aunt(?), Mrs. J.M. Thornton, and attending our High School. "Parade March," "Hurrah for Ellaville," a play(?) by the Eclipse Band has been ordered by the Phonograph. Mr. W.T. Everett of the "New Allen ," Americus, was one of the visitors to Ellaville Sunday. (Transcriber's note: The "New Allen" would be the Allen House in Americus, a hostelery recently purchased and refurbished by the Mr. Everett mentioned.) Mr. and Mars. J.N. Scarborough of Americus spent a few days in Ellaville this week. Mr. A.J. Hill and Miss Eva Wall went up to Columbus Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Strange. Mrs. C.H. Smith spent several days in the country last week with Mrs. Livingston. Miss Lucy Wilson of Poindexter, has entered our school and is staying at her garndfather's, Mr. E. Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Murray have the sympathy of many friends in their recent sad bereavement, the loss of their baby. The ladies of the Parsonage Aid Society and the pastor of the Methodist Church, met on last Thursdy afternoon to take an inventory of the parsonage furniture. They found that Rev. and Mrs. Philips had left everything in perfect order and every article, broken or injured during their residence here was replaced. The house will be closed for this year or until some disposition can be made of it. Rev. R.F. Williamson will look after the property, and see that it is kept intact. THE SCHOOL MOVING ALONG SMOOTHLY Miss Lila Chapman, of Columbus, has secured the music class and will begin teaching Monday. The assistant teacher, Miss Stewart of Gordon, Ga. arrived Wednesday morning and will board at the pleasant home of Dr. J.N. Cheney. With the efficient corps of teachers, and the large number of pupils enrolled, the Ellaville High School will be the pride of this section. Few people realize the amount of work required to properly garde 75 pupils but Prof. Whithurst is succeeding admirably in his orduous task. MIDNIGHT AND MUSIC Monday night when the moon trembled on the meridian, making all things beautiful with a sheen of silvery brightness, sweet harmonies bending together in one grand strain, flooded out on the silent air, and stole in upon the sleeping inhabitants of our quiet village, waking them from sweet dreams of peace, to the happy thought that they have been transformed to some enchanted spot. When they fully awoke and realized that they were in their own downy couches, listeneing to the Ellaville Eclipse Band their delight was only equaled by their surprise. This band has been rightly named. In the short space of two weeks, Prof. Baldwin has taught the members to execute the different parts with a skill truly marvelous. They are dilligently paracticing, and much pleasure is in store for those who have music in their souls. The band deserves all the encouragement we can give them in the study of this devine art, which is ebnobling and refining. It has been truly said that "Heaven is the birth place of music, and Heaven shall be its final home." ONE OF ELLAVILLE'S NEEDS. It is given up that we have one of the best hotels in the state, but Ellaville is certainly in need of a first class boarding house, where those who don't care to stay in the hotel can get good board at reasonable rates. There is hardly a house in town where board can be procured and people who come to Ellaville for a couple of weeks or months are often put to great inconvenience. It seems that it would be to the interest of some one who has the room to accomodate boarders at from $12.50 to $15.00 per month. end # 4.