The Schley County News Thursday, July 23, 1893 Watermelon are cheap and plentiful. There were 17 baptised at Shiloh last Sunday. Col. C.R. McCrory spent Monday in Americus. Mr. W.D. Murray spent Monday in Americus. H.A. Peacock went over to Americus Saturday. Mrs. Wynn of Columbus is the guest of Mr. Lindsay. Mr. Ab Woolridge of Friendship was in town Friday. Mr. Ed Bridges of Poindexter was in the city Friday. Miss May Davis of Americus is visiting at the hotel. Mr. Ed Tondee of Americus visited relatives near town this week. Miss Louise Clark of Americus is spending awhile with her brother at the hotel. Mr. Carl Murphy will leave Saturday for Warm Springs, and other summer resorts. Rev. E. Trice has been carrying on a protracted meeting in Ebenezer this week. Mrs. Smith and family of Minneola Tex., are the guest(s) of Mr. R.M. Murphy this week. Mr. A. Hill and Miss Mittie Meyers attended protracted meeting at Mt. Vernon Friday. Mr. T.J. Murphy presented this office with some very fine peaches last week. Thanks, call again. J.M. Murphy left Wednesday for Griffin, where he goes to attend the clerks convention. Call at this office and examine our new line of maps and charts. We will get you one cheap. Mr. C.H. Green, who has been visiting home folks near town, returned to Shellman yesterday. Mrs. H. Owens returned home from Columbus Friday, her little niece Miss ?ay Young accompanying her. Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Peacock, Mr. Lon Arrington, and Miss Hattie Arrington went over to Shiloh Sunday. Mr. E. Wall left Sunday for an extended trip to Wall's crossing, Putnam and various other seaport towns. John Cato, who shot Lum Perry last week near Lacrosse was captured in Mr. Bagley's gin house near Americus. The motion for bail in the Heath case came up before Judge Fish Friday, which met the refusal of the Judge. Mrs. J.C. Williams left for Boilingbroke Friday, where she will spend several weeks with her son Dr. B. Williams. Miss Stella Scarborough, who has been the guest of Mrs. Burten (Burton) for several weeks, returned to her home in Americus Monday. Bud (Anthony J.) Hill, Misses Leila and Mary Hornady, Lillie Patterson, Mary Williamson left yesterday to join the fishing party. Mrs. B.F. Crittenden, and her daughter Ada, who has been visiting relatives here, returned to her home in Shellman yesterday. Mr. Olin Dixon, thriving young business man of Americus, spent Sunday with his father, P.F. Dixon, on Broard (Broad) Street. Mrs. W.H. McCrory, who has been the guest of Mr. J.B. Williamson for several days, returned to her home in Columbus Sunday. Miss Emmie Baldwin who has been visiting in Oglethorpe returned home last week much to the joy of her many friends and admirers. Miss Berta Crisp one of Americus's most popular and charming young lady's and daughter of our beloved Speaker is visiting Mrs. Burten on Church St. A baseball club is being organized here, and as soon as the boys practice up a little they will challenge any club in the State. The boys played some splendid ball last season and they can do it again. Jim Hart and Gene Williams two colored men on Mr. Gays place, became involved in a quarrel one day last week, and resulting in one being badly bruised on the head and the other severly cut. It was all about their sweethearts. Mr. Rutherford Ross chief clerk in the Express Office at Americus, was arrested Friday on the charge of being short several thousand dollars with that company. It is to be hoped that the shortage will be explained. He was released on pond (bond). The little folks were given an ice cream party at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Wells on Oglethorpe street Thursday evening. We sent a reporter down to write up the occasion in grand style but they wouldn't offer him any cream, and of course he refused to give us a description of it. Mr. J.C. Trice, formerly editor of the News, left Monday for Tallahassee, Fla., where he has accepted a position with one of the leading daily papers of the "Land of Flowers." Mr. Trice has made many warm friends, during his connection with the paper, who regret very much to have him leave us. OFF ON A FISHING EXPEDITION A fishing party composed of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. H. Owens, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Murphy, Mrs. McElmurray, Misses Nell Davis, Lula Murphy, Lilla Everette, Charlie Wynn Baisden, Minnie McElmurray, May Young, Eva Wall, Messrs. H.J. Williams, W.E. and J.H. Cheney, E. Wall, A. Hill left Thursday for Sedar (Cedar) Creek, where they will hunt, fish, fight mosquitos, boat ride, catch cold, steal chickens, watermelon and peaches, alarm the neighborhood with their serenades, and do many other things for enjoyment. The party stays until Saturday if blackberries are plentiful in that portion of the world. J.W. Burk Jr. of Macon was struck and killed by lightning Sunday. He was spending the week at Cumberland. Sedar Creek 7-19-92, (should be '93) Mr. Editor. Our party arrived here yesterday morning about 10 o'clock. We are nicely fitted up, having a big time generally. The girls seem to be enjoying themselves very much. We sent them out this am to pick blackberries as our rations are getting scarce. The chicken committee put in some very fine work last night. They will go out again tonight. Every watermelon patch in the community is being closely inspected. We had quite a battle with the mosquitos. We thought once of having to wire the governor for military aid but after several hours (of) hard fighting, we succeeded in replusing our huge foes. Rats are to (too) numerous to mention. They stole Johns shoes last night and now he has a severe cold and nothing between him and the ground. Z. and Mr. W. are doing the most of the courting. The train is coming and I want to get this off, come up and join us but bring plenty of rashion and buckets to pick blackberries.--Rusher. RUNAWAY SCRAPE Last Monday evening while Mamie Lee Perry and Minnie Williamson were out driving in the little cart belonging to Mr. Ed Hornady, the mule being so very small, and the cart so large and heavy, the mule was unable to hold back his great burden, so he was run over, throwing the girls out on the rail road track and the cart and mule fell in a ditch. The cart was literally torn to pieces. The girls received a considerable scare and a few bruises. Hotel de Peacock arrivals this week are A.W. Hewet, Columbus; A.E. Jones, Richmond; F. Lanier, Americus; A.B. Wilkerson, Columbus. end # 28.