The Schley County News Thursday, August 17, 1893 No. 32 A SERIOUS ACCIDENT Miss Laura Jones who lives near LaCrosse fell last Thursday and broke her leg just above the ankle. Dr. Cheney set the broken limb, and while it is very painful, no serious inconvenience will result from the unfortunate accident. Mr. Editor, I am requested to say through the columns of your paper, to those interested that Mr. Ben Green will read an essay at the next regular meeting of the Schley County A'g'l society, Aug. 26th. at the Court House on the subject, "How to make a small farm pay." The farmers of the county are invited.--J.M. Murray, Sect. and Treas. FROM OVER IN TAYLOR COUNTY Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hill returned Sunday evening from a pleasant visit to their old home in Taylor county. They attended the big celebrtion at Pleasant Hill Saturday, in which six sunday schools united, and competed for the prize offered to the best school. There were over five hundred present and altogether it was a grand occasion. These good people have been blessed with fine crops and are prosperous and happy. A special from Hampton, Fla. brings the following bit of news, which will be of interest to Mr. Thrower's friends in this county: Mr. O.A. thrower, a Georgia boy and Miss Effie Dryden, one of Waldo's pretty young ladies, were married yesterday evening at Starke. Another case of "Love laughs at locksmith" as Mr. Thrower had to steal off with his lady love on account of a father's objection. May they live a long and prosperous life. NEW WAREHOUSE The County Alliance met in Ellaville Tuesday and resolved to build a warehouse. The work will begin immediately so that the building will be ready for the upcoming crop of cotton. It will be situated on the lot in the rear of Peacock and Arrington's store. With two warehouses, Ellaville will be a splendid cotton market for it is true of this enterprise as well as every other that Competition is the life of trade. TO THE PEOPLE OF SCHLEY I have this day sold the Schley County News to a citizen of your county, a man in touch with your people, and in sympathy with every interest of your county. Mr. E.B. Hornady, the purchaser, planked down every dollar in cash and is now the sole proprietor. He is therefore in this respect, as well as being a well known citizen of the county in better position to do full justice to the paper, to its patrons, and to the people who proceeded him. He need not look beyond the bounds of his own household for the talents necessary to keep the paper up to the highest standard of excellence, if the people of the county will do their part. Appreciating highly the liberal encouragement that the people of Schley have always given the News under my ownership, and hoping that the same will be extended to the new management, I remain as ever the friend of Schley county, R.Don McCleod, Oglethorpe, Ga., Aug. 1st. ' 93 Mrs. H.S. Munro returned Saturday from a visit to Putnam. Mr. Sam Smith of Minneola Texas is visiting relatives in town. Mrs. Prevatt and children of Seville Florida are visiting Col. C.R. McCrory's family. Mr. Burt Mauk came down fom Buena Vista to spend Sunday with the home folks. Messrs. Ed Cheney and Ernest Green went down to Shellman Saturday for a short visit. Mrs. Stewart and Miss Julia Powell of the Plains are spending a few days at the home of Mr. R.C. Wells. Mr. R.H. Holloway of LaCrosse, staunch friend of the News, was a pleasant friend at our office Tuesday. Misses Bagley and Chapman returned to Columbus Monday, after a very pleasant visit to Mrs. J.B. Williamson. Col. E.F. Hinton of Americus is boarding at the Hotel Peacock in the hope of recuperating his failing health. Miss Jewel Murphy who has been visiting relatives in Americus returned Friday, accompanied by her little cousins Willie Bell and Ethel Baisden. Mr. Ed Cordell brought into the office a trophy won in a battle with a huge rattler on his plantation Tuesday. His snakeship was the proud possessor of 11 rattles, which we have hung up in the office hoping that it will not rain any more this week. A son of W.W. Childers while gathering peaches one day last week fell from the fence and fractured his elbow. He was brought to the office of Smith and Munro where he was promptly relieved of his suffering. Mrs. H.S. Davis is in Bryan, Texas attending her son Will, who is suffering from an attack of typhoid fever. Will Davis is one of the most popular young men that ever went from Ellaville and his friends anxiously await any tidings from his sick bed. The latest news is very encouraging and we hope that he will soon be entirely restored. Mr. Charlie Davis accompanied his mother. DIED As the fading of a gentle lily that exhales its sweetness in dying, so gently passed from earth, little Agnes, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Arrington on Tuesday morning Aug. 15th. With tender care the fond parents and sympathizing friends watched by the little sufferer through long weeks as its life clung by a slender thread, just when hope had entered the mother's heart that her darling would be spared, the silent reaper gathered the little flower that had so entwined itself about their hearts. The tearful why? of the breaved ones can only be answered in that glad morning when all things shall be revealed then: At the crystal river's brink We shall fi-d each broken link Some sweet day by and by. Dr. Griffin conducted the funeral service at the grave in a very impressive manner. Every heart in Ellaville feels the tenderest sympathy for those in the shadow of this affliction. (Transcriber's note: Agnes Arrington is buried at Ellaville City Cemetery). end # 32.