The Schley County News Thursday, September 21, 1893 No. 37 ANDREW CHAPEL DOINGS Thinking that perhaps a few dots from here might be of interest to some of the readers of the News, I will attempt to write some of the doings in this community, but with everybody too busy at work to get sick, go fishing, talk politics or fight, I find the task of news-gathering not an easy one to perform. The weather has been excellent for picking cotton during the past week, and over half the fleecy crop has already been harvested and sold. The people of this place seem to have become fully awake to the necessity of having a good school, in spite of the hard times, and to that end have appointed to meet Thursday the 28th. Inst. for the purpose of considering application and employing a teacher, and everybody pulling together, we expect to have a school of which any community might be proud. Rev. Tidwell preached an interesting sermon at Andrew Chapel last Sunday. He will continue to preach here on third Sunday in each month during the year. Mrs. G.D. Hayes who has been suffering for some time from a sprained ankle is not yet able to walk. From the frequent visitors of a handsome young widower from Sumter it is evident that we are soon to lose one of our sweetest young ladies. Mrs. N. Strange is visiting her son Mr. E.W. Strange in Columbus. LOWE, GA. Miss Maime and her brother Robert Johnson with Mr. H??? of Grangerville, also Miss Ada Royals and Mr. Rufus Watkins of Garden Valley spent Sunday with Mr. S.A. Royal. Mr. Sam Johnson of Grangerville came very near losing his gin house by fire last Friday. No serious amount of damage done. Mr. J.B. Stewart is quite sick. We are glad to announce to Mr. H.H. Phillips is able to be up. It is very likely that there will be a big general meeting at old Friendship Church sometime next year. _______________________________________________________ Americus received over a thousand bales of cotton Saturday. Mr. John Williamson has had a storm pit dug on the north west side of his residence and will hereafter feel more secure when ominous clouds gather. Ten thousand dollars worth of cotton was sold in Ellaville Saturday. A pretty good showing for one day, don't you think? This is what is need to restore confidence. Mr. Chas. McCrory has had his law office completely remodeled. The walls have been calciumined (?) and are spotlessly ???? Book shelves have been added and other improvements made which add much to the convenience and appearance of the building. An Ellaville young lady who is taking in the World's Fair writes that it is too magnificent to even attempt a description and she thinks that every one should see it that can possibly leave home. A trip of this kind would compensate one for years of the ???? rigid economy. Through the solicitations of Col E.F. Hinton yesterday $28.00 was in a short time collected for the Brunswick sufferers. The neat addition to the drug store of Munro & Wall will add greatly to the appearance and convenience of the building. The room extending from the east side of the building will be used as the private office of Dr. Munro. Potatoes are unusually fine this year. Mr. Allen had one in his store last week that was brought in by a negro living near Ellaville and weighed eight pounds. There will be plenty of "syrup and taters" and nobody in Schley Co.need suffer for something to eat. The streets were crowded Saturday with wagons loaded with cotton. The merchants did a rushing business and the cotton buyers wore their blandest smiles. The farmers have learned that there is no better market than Ellaville, and with two good warehouses and two or three first class buyers things will fairly hum here for the next few months. Mr. Philip Walker, an old and esteemed citizen of Schley county died at the home of his son, Mr. G.T. Walker near Lacrosse Saturday morning. His death was no surprise to his family and friends as he had been in failing health for a long time. He leaves two children, one, a daughter in Texas and a large circles of relatives to his death. PERSONALS Miss Bird of Alabama is visiting the family of Mr. John Haigler. Mr. John Pilcher and family spent Sunday in the country with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaines of Oglethorpe spent Sunday at Maj. Baldwin's. Mr. J.H. Pearce came over from Marshllville to spend Sunday in Ellaville. His many friends were glad to welcome him. Mr. Carl Murphy left Monday morning to enter Emory college. Carl is a bright and studious boy and his course in college will be watched with interest by his many friends. One by one our girls are getting off to college. Miss Julia Peacock went up to macon Tuesday to enter Wesleyn. She is quite popular with every one and will be greatly missed. Mr. Bob Oliver, a popular and experience(d) cotton buyer from Americus was in Ellaville last week competing with our local buyers. Mr. Oliver will be in Ellaville every week during the cotton season. Messrs. Munro, Murray, A. Allen, Claud Dixon, H. Williams, Lon Arrington and Dorsey Peacock went up on train, and Mr. J.B. Williamson went through on his "Flyer" Sunday morning to Knowlton's Springs, where they spent the day very pleasantly. There is general desolation on the sea islands and the South Carolina coast which was recently swept by the storm. Contributions are needed to keep the poor people from straving. The Red Cross Association of which Miss Clara Barton is president is in charge, and is authorized to receive contributions which should be addressed to Beaufort S.C. or Charleston. List of Grand and Traverse Jurors drawn for October term of Schley Superior Court, 1893. Grand Jurors. W.W. Dykes, C.A. Taylor, W.T. Stewart, C.L. Battle, F.M. Devane, G.W. Chapman, T.R. Strange, J.N. Cheney, J.R. Holloway, J.C. Strange, W.J. Bridges, H. Stewart, J.V. Pilcher, Claude Dixon, W.H. heath, W.J. Payne, J.T. Collins, M. Souter, C.L. Peacock, Marion Williams, W.D. Rodgers, L.E. Tondee, R.E.L. Eason, C.M.Rainey, J.A. Murray, Robt. Patton, Elbert Hill, J.J. Owen, W. ? Bryan, H.T. Jordan. Traverse Jurors. T.J. Hixon, D.R. Murray, H.S. Munro, G.T. Allen, W.J. Cordell, J.? Cox, W.J. Tiner, J.B. Story, Z.T. Wall, H.R. Patton, Lester Stewart, Peter Stewart, T.F. Rainey, P.G. Haigler, J.C. King, J.M(?) Thornton, W.J. Lightner, P.F. Smith (?), A.F. Jones, W.K. Barrow, Chas. Womack, A.L. Jordan, ? ? Murray, J.P(?) Pilcher, S.A. Sellars, H.S. Lindsay, V.? Smith, C.A. Thompson, S.A. Royal, G.W. Holloway, (unreadable), T.J. Mott, Sr., I.M. Livingston, R.M. Murry, J.S. Hart, D.R. Dinkins, ?? Payne, J.W. Marshall, (unreadable). end # 37.