Can anyone tell us a little more about Lumpkin Spring? Where it is or was located? It sounds like a very inviting place. The Schley County News Thursday, May 18, 1893 No. 19 PERSONAL Mr. George Chipley visited his family near Baldwin this week. Maj.Baldwin made a flying trip to Americus Tuesday behind Nancy Hanks. Mrs. John Kleckley returned Sunday after a pleasant vist to friends in Americus. Mr. E.B. Hornady came down from Atlanta Saturday and spent Sunday at home. Mrs. C.H. Smith is attending the Missionary meeting in Lumpkin this week. Mr. Arthur Hill spent several days in the country this week and reports fine crops in the upper portion of Schley. Mr. Sam Cockrell of Sycamore is spending a few days with relatives in Ellaville to recooperate from a recent illness. We are glad to report that Mrs. E.S. Baldwin who has been suffering from a severe attack of vertigo is much improved. Mr. Will B. Merritt stopped over a short while in Ellaville Friday afternoon on his way to Americus where he went to visit his uncle Ben Hollis. Dr. Smith has handed us the sensus (census) returns on the school population of this county. The total number of school children is 1659, 605 white, 1054 (negro?). There has been a talling off of 262 since the census of 1888. There are no bilind, deaf or dumb children, only two idiots, only 385 white and colored children cannot read and write, 57 have never attended school. Last Friday afternoon while attending to her school duties, Miss Nannie Caldwell was gladly surprised at the arrival of her sister Miss Aetna and friend Miss Dora Childers who came to take her home in an ox wagon. They were seen several times Saturday out driving their noble and gentle ox. Remember the Ice Cream festible (festival?) tomorrow afternoon. Both Sunday schools are expected to unite. All are cordially invite to attend. Come one, come all and lets make it a pleasant occasion for all. Meet in the grove from 3 o'clock to 9 p.m. Miss Emily Hornady of Atlanta was married last Wednesday to Hon. Wright Brady of Americus. Both are will known in this community and hosts of friends wish them all possible happiness in the new life upon which they have entered. People from Ellaville desiring to visit Americus are compelled to drive through the country or take the "Billy Hanks" and spend a day or too (two) in the city. To call this an accomodating train is a misnomer. It is the very poorest schedule we've ever had to put up withand our people are tired of it. It is probable that there will be a change in the near future and it will be hailed with delight by all along the line. There is not a more romantic and beautiful spot in Georgia than Lumpkin Spring and it is a favorite resort for picnic parties. On Saturday a munber of children chaparoned by Mrs. Eugene Davis and Misses Mary hornady and Nell Davis spent the day very delightfully at this quiet nook. The silence and solitudes were broken only by the happy voices of the children as they played beneath the wide spreading branches of the oaks or roamed over the hills in search of the day flowers. Lunch was served in a wholy normal way that added zest to the already keen appetite. In the afternoon all wnded their way back to town browned and tired, but happier for this outing. Following the purchase of 40,000 acres of land in Florida by a syndicate, another syndicate, announces the Atlanta Constitution, has purchased 92,000 acres of timber lands in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Outside capitalists stand ready to buy Southern land whenever they can get it in large tracts. It has hitherto been the law in Japan that if a woman was not married by a certain age, the authorities picked out a man and compelled him to marry her. The Mikado has just abolished this usage. In future Japanese women will be allowed to live and die maids as in European countries. The tracks of the great Atlantic liners between the United States and Great Britain are as accurately made out and followed as if they were built on land, the winter track being some distance south of the summer track because of icebergs. Over these watery roads the ocean greyhounds travel at the speed of moderately fast railway trains, the maximum attained by the American liner Paris being about twenty-three miles an hour. The stockholder(s) of the Bank of Americus voted Saturday to liquidate and Mr. Thornton Wheatley has assumed control and is winding up affairs. The assets are largely in excess of the liabilities. In the death of Col. Ben Hollis which occurred at his home in Americus Friday, Georgia was robbed of one of her brightest members of the bar. Col. Hollis entire professional career was passed in Americus where he was greatly esteemed and honored. His superior ability was recognized all over the state. The popular Central RR has put on its early Summer schedule with excursion rates to Tybee ans will land passengers at the doors of the elegant Hotel Tybee on the Ocean beach. Everything has been put in order for the large number of guests that will flock to this delightful resorts. Three white men and a negro from Macon county went over to the plantation of Mr. Thorpe in Marion county last week and fearfully whipped a negro man at the point of Winchesters for some trivial offense. It seems that the white caps are not profiting by the lesson recently given them. Let the law be laid on a little heavier. Law and order must prevail if we would preserve the stainless reputation of our country. J.F. toole who has recently travelled over a portion of Georgia viewing the truck farms and orchards writes this hopefully to the Telegraph. There can be no question of the profitableness of this enterprise. Any one in doubt need only to investigate to be convinced. Let us sum up the probable amount of money likely to come into Georgia during the present year. We will take in take in round numbers, $500,000 as the probable amount to be derived from the sale of vegetables shipped to other states. The melon crop if placed at the low estimate of $60 per ear (acre?) will bring $900,000 to Georgia. The peach crop will form up the snug sum of $2,000,000; the grape crop not less than $300,000, pears, cherries and plums say $200,000. The wool crop which as fallen off greatly of late years can still conservatively be estimated at $100,000. From the sale of lumber I make an estimate which, while it may not be absolutely correct will not be far wrong and will reach if not exceed $39,000,000. The sale of rosin and turpentine can be safely calculated to reach the modest figure of $1,000,000. The capital coming into the borders of our state to be invested in fruit and timber lands will certainly amount to 1,009,000 or more. The figures gives us an aggregate of $36,000,000 which will give Georgians some spending money before we get our cotton crop to market. If some of our delinquent subscribers will brings us wood, chickens, eggs, potatoes, pork, in fact anything raised on the farm, which we can utilize, we will take pleasure in making the proper credits to their accounts. end # 19