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(FRONT PAGE SAYS JULY 8, 1887 – PAGE 2 SAYS AUGUST 5) LOCATED ON MICROFILM FOR JULY 8 FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1887 Subscription $1.50 Per Year PAGE 1 THE NIGHT MIST – Poem BASEBALL - --- Tires His Hand at the Modern Game GOWNS FOR SUMMER – Materials And Styles Suitable Especially For Country Wear PITH AND POINT – jokes AN EARNEST REQUEST – How The Governor Of Arkansas Made A Devoted Friend And Superior TEACH THEM TO COOK – Why Country As Well As City Girls Should Acquire The Art Of Cooking HAYTIAN SOLDIERS – Valorous Sentries Who Are Considerately Provided With Chairs The Haytians are an intensely vain people, and the thing they most pride themselves on is their army. Nothing will convince them as a military power they are not vastly superior to any nation, either in the Old or New World. Even those who have lived in European capitals are addicted to this extremely ridiculous “balderdash” but when the real facts are presented, the state of affairs disclosed is simply sublime in its absurdity. The Haytian army must present to European beholders a spectacle of grotesqueness, the equal of which it would be difficult to find anywhere, either in fact or fiction. Imagine a battalion on parade consisting of thirteen privates, ten officers and six drummers. The rest of the men – as the author quaintly puts it – thing it unnecessary to present themselves except on pay day. The staff officers are clad in the most gorgeous uniforms procurable, while the men are habited in a motley array of tatters. Some have coats wanting one arm, the collar or the tail; the headgear may consist of a dilapidated shake, a straw hat, wide awake or in many cases merely a handkerchief tied around the head. The officers hold their swords in either hand as suites them, and the men march past in admirable confusion, each one carrying his musket in the position he finds most convenient. The populace looks on with admiring looks and gravely ask if finer troops can anywhere be found. The Haytian black, however, thoroughly detests military service, and consequently the sentinels, but they should be over-fatigued, are considerably provided with chairs! – [Chambers Journal] TITLE BY DIGESTION – How An Eloquent Maori Proved The Ownership Of A Tract Of Land YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION MM. Freire, Gilber and Rebourgeon recently presented a note at the Paris academy of Science on the prophylaxis of yellow fever by the inoculation of an attenuated virus. In 1885 and 1886, 6,524 persons submitted themselves to this protective vaccination in Rio de Janeiro and during this period the total number of deaths from yellow fever were 1,675. Of the victims 1,667 had not been inoculated, the morally among those protected amounting to eight deaths only. The authors state that, taking as the basis of their calculation the population exposed to the contagion, the percentage of deaths for the whole number was one percent, whereas for those who had been subjected to preventive inoculations was only one per 1,000. – [Science] LOSING TRUE FRIENDS Never cast aside your friends if by any possibility you can retain them. We are the weakest of spendthrifts if we let one friend drop off through inattention, or let one push away another, or if we hold aloof from one for petty jealousy, or heedless slights or roughness. Would you throw away a diamond because it pricked you? One good friend is not weighed against the jewels of the earth. If there is coolness or unkindness between us, let us come face to face and have it out. Quick before the love grows cold. Life is too short to quarrel in or carry evil or unkind thought of friends. It is easy to lose a friend, but a new one will not come for the calling nor make up for the old one when he comes. – [Mother’s magazine] PAGE 2 THE COURIER ALEX A. WALL, Editor and Proprietor Vernon, Alabama Friday, August 5, 1887 On the 28th ult. at North Billerica, Mass. four girls were drowned while bathing. Lightning struck a school house two miles from Hillsboro on the 21st ult. killing six persons and injured several others. Col. W. H. Barnes, one of the foremost men in Alabama died at his home in Opelika on the night of the 29th ult. He was a prominent and talented lawyer. There is a printer in Canada who is 106 years old, and the Somerville Journal declares that he has made so many typographical errors that he is afraid to die. Twenty miles north of Baltimore at Glyndor on the 28th ult. a temperance camp meeting was begun. It was the first meeting of the kind ever held in Maryland. We hope much good resulted there from. The National Committee of the Prohibition Party have called a meeting for the 16th of Nov. at Chicago. It is the object of the Committee to fix the time of the National Nominating Convention for 1888. AT Huntsville on the 25th ult. H. N. Garrison was arrested by deputy sheriff Porter, of Morgan county on a charge of murder in the fall of 1870. Since the murder garrison has been leading a roving life. He has a wife and eight children. The young men of Fayette C. House have instigated suit against the Iron Age Publishing Company, at Birmingham, for a court report published against them. The suit is for ten thousand dollars in each case. President Cleveland is receiving a great many invitations from Southern cities to visit them. It is probable the President will accept some one or tow of the many elaborate invitations. The Courier most cordially invites his Honorable Excellency to give Vernon a call while in the Sunny South. In a recent speech on prohibition in Nashville, Col A. S. Colyar, of Nashville American said: Let us have the benefit of the experiment, and if after three years we find that the absence of whisky is filling our jails, penitentiaries, alms houses, brings poverty, wretchedness, starves women and murders children, then, I say, and not till then, let us have whisky by a vote of the people. Considerable damage was done to corn and cotton by a terrific storm in Montgomery county on Wednesday of last week, the 27th ult. The Adv. says: As reports continue to come in from the country, evidence accumulates to show that the rains of the past week have been a calamity to the state. All over East Alabama the damage to crops was tremendous. On the Tallapoosa, high water from a rise of thirty feet has completed the work of destruction left incomplete by the storm. Hundreds and thousands of acres of corn and cotton have been ruined by overflows, and the damage from ears of corn and bolls of cotton rotting on the saturated ground where the wind left them, goes into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. There is no way to estimate the loss, but it runs into the millions. THE DISTRICT CONFERENCE The Third District Conference of the Fayette C. H. District, North Ala Conference, M. E. church South, convened at Vernon Ala. Friday morning July 29th, 1887, with Rev. THOS. G. SLAUGHTER, Presiding Elder in the chair. DANIEL COLLIER, Esq. was elected secretary, and chose Rev. THOMAS W. RAGAN, as his assistant. There were thirty-two official members and delegates present at the roll call at the morning session of the first day, and this number was materially increased afterwards. Besides this there were present a great many members of the church from a distance, besides many friends and visitors. This District has twelve charges within its limits, and covers the greater part of Lamar, Marion, Fayette, walker and Winston counties; every charge in the District was represented except one, Winston Mission. Immediately after the opening of the morning session, the conference went actively into the work before it. The greater part of the first day was consumed in the hearing of the reports of the Pastors from their various fields of labor. It was gratifying to not that these reports indicate a material growth in Sunday schools, the past year. There are in the district 57 Methodist Sunday Schools, with 212 teachers, and 2085 pupils, an increase of 139 pupils since last conference, one year ago. There was assessed for the support of the Pastors in the District this year, the sum of $3800.00 but the reports show that up to the present time, there have been paid only $1038.58. This was doubtless owing greatly to the fact that in many instances, the various charges had held only two of their four Quarterly Conferences and the payment of funds is rarely made except at the sessions of Quarterly Conferences. It is hoped that the full amount assess will be paid, for in proportion to the work done, the preacher is less remunerated than any class of men in the world, even when the full measure of his fixed salary is promptly paid over. The report from the committee on temperance indicates that the cause of Temperance is rapidly growing in the limits of the conference, and a resolution looking to increased zeal and work in the prohibition movements was unanimously passed by the body. Each Mission, Circuit, and Station in the District is required by the law so the church to keep a minute record of all its business proceedings, in a substantial and neat volume, and it was noted that these records in almost every instance had been faithfully kept, and a comparison with former records was very favorable. It would be out of the question to five in this notice anything save a mere glance at the great amount of work done during this session of the body, but it is evident that this zealous band of Christian workers have been laboring hard the present year. By them the gospel has been carried into every nook and corner of the whole District, many churches built, many old homes repaired, and many souls brought into the Masters Vineyard. During the entire session, special prominence was given to religious service several very able sermons were preached. the District is a new one, but its pastors, in learning and preaching ability, will compare well with any in the state, and it is safe to say that as the great development and prosperity of the material interest of the District go forward, these valiant soldiers of the cross will keep fully abreast with the times, and in the very van with their other brethren in the Christian warfare. Messrs. J. M SPRINGFIELD, J. B. SMITH, DANIEL COLLIER, and GEORGE S. GAINES, were elected delegates to the next annual Conference. The Memphis Appeal says: the man who puts a pistol in his pocket anywhere within the circle of civilized life is already a murderer in his heart. He is prepared to kill, and has already made up his mind to be his own judge whom and when to kill. COLUMN 3 “FALL IN COMPANY K” Dear Comrades: I have procured a copy of the old Muster Roll of Company K, and I propose to have the roll called Saturday the 10th, at OGDEN’S MILL by Sergeant D. W. HOLLIS and learn who are absent. I earnestly hope that every surviving member of the co. who can will meet us there Friday evening at 5 o’clock. We will build our camp fire, and gather around it and talk over the stirring events of a quarter of a century ago when we were soldier boys. Don’t bring baskets filled with chicken, light bread and pickles, but fill your haversacks with bacon and corn bread. We will broil the meat and send the smoke up to Heaven as a signal to our dead comrades that we are in camp, and to commemorate their death, and emulate their patriotism. Let all our friends meet us on Saturday the 20th with well filled baskets where we will spend the day listening to a review of the grand Old Company history by members of the Company. Truly Yours J. H. BANKHEAD Former Capt. Co. K. P. S. Surviving members of Co. G. are cordially invited to attend. COLORED TEACHERS INSTITUE The Lamar County Colored Teachers Institute met at Vernon, Ala,. July 23rd, 1887, with Prof. WILKERSON in the chair. On motion the Institute proceeded to organize. On GEO. H. BANKHEAD was elected secretary. The officers present: Prof. B. H. WILDERSON, Pres., Pro. B. F. REED, Vice Pres. Enrollment of teachers, GEO. H. BANKHEAD, A. B. SUMMERS, B. M. PRICE, G. W. HARTON, and Rev. J. D. HARDRICK. At this juncture A. B. SUMEMRS made a few remarks concerning the deportment of children at home and at school Rev. E. BONMAN also made interesting remarks in regard to the necessity of competent teachers among us. Messrs. P. M. SHAW and JOSEPH SMITH made some striking remarks concerning the necessity of colored trustees to manage our schools. On motion the following white teachers were appointed to discuss different branches of learning at our next meeting. Prof. R. F. REED, Orthography, Prof. J. R. GUIN, the Theory and Practice of Teaching,. Colored teachers appointed: A. B. SUMMERS, Arithmetic, GEO. H. BANKHEAD, Grammar, B. M. PRICE, Reading, Rev. J. D. HARDRICK, Good Morals of Teachers, M. L. PENNINGTON, an Essay. On Motion the Institute adjourned to meet on the 2nd Saturday in September 1887 at 10 o’clock am Respectfully submitted B. H. WILKERSON, Pres GEO. H. BANKHEAD, Sec. STATE ENUMERATION To Co. and Township Superintendents This month, August, is the time fixed by law for the enumeration of children within the educational age – 7 to 21 years. It is very important that this enumeration should be carefully and honestly made, as the appointment of school funds for the next two years is based upon it. If nay children are omitted a wrong is done them if any are enumerated twice, or if the number reported is more than there really is, injustice is done every other child in the state. County superintendents should see that this enumeration is correctly made and sworn to by superintendents, carefully consolidated on blanks furnished by the Department of Education by them and promptly sent up to the State Superintendent early in September. A separate school district should be separately enumerated, and care should be taken that they are not reported twice. Solomon Palmer Supt of Education The press of the state will please copy. The following residents of Alabama have been put on the pension rolls: D. A. JONES, Carrollton, J. WITHERS, Mobile; JAS. B. MACE, Vernon. Chattanooga, July 28 – John Pickett, a moonshiner, shot and killed his wife last night on Walden’s Ridge, fifteen miles from Chattanooga, because she refused to accompany him to his still. The murderer escaped. The officers are scouring the country for him. The woman was shot through the head with a shot gun. JEFFERSON DAVIS ON PROHIBITION FLOODS IN GEORGIA Augusta, Ga. July 30th – The river commenced rising yesterday morning. It was then six and a half feet at the city bridge, at this hour 9 o’clock night it registered thirty-five feet six inches being the highest since 1865. Cotton and corn crops in Savannah valley have been submerged and destroyed. Hamburg is entirely under water. The upper and lower portions of Augusta are submerged. The river is slowly rising and apprehensions are felt that the freshet may result in serious damage to the city. The water is nearly up to the new bridge of South Carolina railroad. Trains have been stopped on the Port Royal, Western Carolina, Central and Georgia railroads. The floods have done great injury to the railroads, especially to the Georgia road. The damage to cotton cannot be estimated. No such destructive freshets have occurred in twenty-two years. Telegrams to the Chronicle from the upper Savannah valley report all the bottom lands flooded, and the damage cannot be estimated. Continuous rains have fallen in the upper country. WALKER & DONOGHUE, Dealers in Staple and Fancy groceries and plantation supplies Columbus Miss. Keep constantly on had a full supply of all goods usually kept in a first-class grocery house. Give us a call when you are in the city. Mr. D. R. RECTOR is connected with the above firm and will be pleased to see his friends and will sell them goods at rock bottom prices. Established 1867. Cash Store. A. A. SUMMERS, Special announcement for Fall and Winter. The best selected stock of general merchandise ever brought to Vernon. Now on exhibition fine clothing and dress goods at giving away prices, hosiery and furnishing goods at astonishingly low prices. A fine line of notions in abundance at a great discount. No lady can afford to buy elsewhere before seeing my goods and prices. Bargains in shoes, boots, and hats, never heard of before in Vernon. A full line of medicines, hardware, and goods of general utility. Call and see the attraction for yourself. W. G. RICHARDS & SONS. Dealers in General merchandise and country produces. Fernbank, Alabama. Headquarters for dry goods, notions, ladies dress goods, hats, caps, boots, shoes, & clothing. Choice family groceries, including the best coffees, crockery, queensware, earthen and wooden goods and a thousand and one “nick nack’s” which can not be enumerated always in stock. Columbus prices paid for cotton, hides, chickens, eggs, and all country produce. Please ask for what you want, we like to show our goods. Clothing and hats. When you want a first class article in the clothing line or a first-class shirt or hat, call upon the clothing and --- Store where you can select from a very large, nice stock of all kinds of goods for men’s wear. We deal especially in mend’s goods, fitting a man from head to foot. We carry suits from $6.00 to $30.00. We have attached to our store a tailoring department, with a large stock fop ice goods and trimmings to add. Suits to order. Call and see us when in the city. BUTLER & TOPP. Columbus, Miss. No. 55 Main. Spring and Summer goods. F. OGDEN & SON Cansler, Alabama. Dry goods, boots, and shoes, dress goods, prints, notions, etc. also keep constantly on hand, flour, meat, sugar, and coffee. All of which will be sold as cheap as the cheapest. A fine line of snuff and tobacco and in fact everything usually kept in a first-class dry goods store. Give us a call and be convinced that we mean what we say. We wish to call especial attention to our Wool carder which is now in first-class repair. We have with us Mr. – T. TROTTER, an experienced hand in carding, and who will with pleasure, in giving prompt attention to all wool brought to --- carder. F. OGDEN & son. Cansler, Ala. COLUMBUS MARBLE WORKS. Monuments and Headstones of every description furnished to order with the best of stock. I invite orders for anything in my line from all parts of the country. Don’t be deceived before calling at my yard, for seeing is satisfaction. Everything warranted. LIST OF PRICES OF PLAIN HEADSTONES LENGTH WIDTH THICKNESS 3 ft. 0 in. x 1 ft 0 in x 2 in $12 3 ft 6 in. x 1 ft 2 in x 2 in $15 4 ft. 0 in. x 1 ft. 4 in x 2 in $20 5 ft 0 in. x 1 ft 6 in x 2 in $25 All work done on short notice. Material and work warranted the best. Correspondence solicited. W. H. NEWLON, Columbus, Miss. PAGE 3 THE COURIER Published Every Friday LOCALS Remember – the price of the Courier is only one dollar a year, even though it appears $1.50 on the outside. This is a mistake made by our printing house, and will be corrected as soon as possible ---- I. VAIL of Millport gave us a call on Wednesday. ----- OSCAR HALEY is very sick. We hope she may soon recover. Mr. and Mrs. BECKWITH visited ---- ly of Dr. BURNS last week. The members of the Horse Traders Club will meet in town tomorrow. Merchants in town receiving fall stock of goods this week. Mr. J. C. TRAPP and wife, of Columbus, Miss attended the District Conference. G. W. RUSH was taken suddenly --- day last week. He is able to --- this writing. ----- tracted meeting will com---- at Pine Springs on the 4th Sunday in this month. G. W. RUSH & Co. have an enormous stock of goods consisting in articles usually kept in a large mercantile house. ----ABIN BANKHEAD, who has been --- business at Blount Springs for the past 11 months, was in town --- or two this week. ---- the 1st of May last, to date, --- have been before our count ---. Of these 17 were tried, 1 --- and 3 demanded a jury. During Friday and Saturday – received quite a number of --- and callers, apace will not --- of a personal mention of --- The Camp meeting at Perry’s --- Ground will commence on the --- ast. A number of able min--- are expected to assist in the meeting. --- M. MICKOLS, Treasurer and --- of the W. C. F. R. Road --- headquarters at Fayette C. H. ---ded the Conference. He was --- guest of Col. NESMITH. He is a ---ant gentleman. On last Sunday after the able --- on the missionary cause by --- MCCOY, a collection was taken --- the sum of $317.50 was ---. This was a large collection -----. DIED – on the 26th ult. At his home near town, HILYARD WEATHERS, he was only sick a few days. He was a bright and intelligent deaf and dumb, had attended 1 or 2 session of school at Talladega. Rev. Mr. HURD, of Florence attended the District Conference. His ---- and genial manners made ---greeable impression upon our ---, as well as the strong sermon he preached during the conference. As many as ten young men can board at the residence of the undersigned during the session of high school, at $7.00 per month. I do this is in order to build up the school and not to make money. J. D. MCCLUSKEY His Honor, Judge COBB has been --- quite busy for the past week handling County Court. Monday there was a very large crowed in attendance to his court, which reminded us of Circuit Court. The Judge resides with grace and dignity -- --al to a supreme Judge. His decisions are correct. Miss SHIELDS, daughter of Dr. ---B. SHIELDS, of near Columbus, Miss is visiting her uncle and aunt, Capt. and Mrs. S. J. SHIELDS at the ---tel. She is an intelligent young lady and yet a close student. We welcome her in our midst, and greatly desire that she may have a pleasant visit. Our people were charmed to meet the former Pastor of the Methodist Church at this place, Rev. D. M. WARD. This gentleman had endeared himself to all ----- church, and the warm and heartfelt greeting he received from his friends here attested how many warm spots there are in all hearts for a noble and pious man. Rev. W. C. MCCOY, editor of the Alabama Christian Advocate, Birmingham, attended our District conference. This gentleman’s visit was --- impressive feature in the inci--- of the Assembly. His two sermons preached while here re- -- with logic, pathos and glowing imagery, will keep his memory green in the hears of all who heard him, and we may safely say such eloquence has never been excelled in our county. His zeal, courage and talents are powerful condjuta--- in advancing the cause of his ---ster, and his influence will be -- - wherever he goes. COLUMN 2 Rev. T. G. SLAUGHTER who is never idle when there is work in the vineyard, preached a strong and feeling sermon at the colored church on Sunday evening; and upon the same evening delivered an appropriate and adaptable lecture at the white children’s meeting. He never wearies of well doing, and the seeds sown by him seldom fail in harvest. The Espirit de corps the Conference was fine, and the sermons preached by the members of this district, Revs. MELTON, HAMILTON, RAGAN, and YOUNGBLOOD, together with the excellent parliamentary ability and fine administrative talents of the able presiding Elder Rev. T. G. SLAUGHTER, mark its ability and induce us to believe that we can hold our own with any in the North Alabama Conference. Prof. SCOTT, President of the North Mississippi College at Verona, and Prof. SCHNEIDER of the Musical department of the school were in attendance at the District Conference. They are accomplished gentlemen and we commend them to the patronage of our people who wish to give their daughters a finished education. We call attention to advertisement of the Seminary in another column in this issue. We call attention to the advertisement of the Vernon High School which appears in another column in this issue of the Courier. Prof. BROWN, the Principal is a highly accomplished gentleman, full of Zeal in the cause of education, assiduous in the discharge of his duties, and a gentleman of refined feelings and high principles. He ----among us with strong credentials and deserves the unanimous support of the patrons of this school. SHERIFF’S SALE Within legal hours on Saturday the 13th day of August 1887, by virtue of an execution from the Circuit Court of Lamar County, Alabama, in favor of the State of Alabama and against GEORGE HILL, DALLAS SPRINGFIELD, WILLIE HARRIS and JOHN C. GUIN., for fine and costs, $63.50. I will sell at the Court House of said county, at public outcry, to the highest bidder, for cash, to satisfy said execution, one sorrel mule, levied on as the property of defendant WILILE HARRIS. This 27th day of July 1887. S. F. PENINGTON, Sheriff. SHERIFF’S SALE Within legal hours on Saturday the 13th day of August 1887, by virtue of an execution from the Circuit Court of Lamar County, Alabama in favor of the State of Alabama and against FRANK MAY, GREEN E. BANKHEAD, and J. I. MARCHBANKS, for fine and cost, $15.35. I will sell at the Court House of said county at public outcry, to the highest bidders, for cash to satisfy said execution, one black mare mule, levied on as the property of defendant, FRANK MAY. This 27th day of July, 1887. S. F. PENNINGTON, Sheriff STOCK HOLDERS MEETING Notice is hereby given to the stockholders of the Tombigbee Railroad Company to meet at the Company’s Alabama Office in the town of Fayette C. House on Tuesday the 16th day of August next, to organize by the election of Directors for said Company. Said Directors to at once elect from their own number offices of said company according to by-laws. B. A. VAUGHN J. O. BANKS C. A. JOHNSTON, J. E. LEIGH W. H. SIMS Incorporators, Vernon, Ala. July 15, 1887 To GARLAND CASH, WESLEY CASH, and family, You are hereby notified not to trespass by cutting or removing any timber, or walking on the following described premises, to wit: The E ½ of NW ½, and W ½ of NE ¼, all in Section 23, Township 17, Range 15 said land lying in the county of Lamar and State of Alabama. Also north of the Georgia Pacific Rail Road. W. C. WILLIAMS, Millport, June 29, 1887 OTTLEY & NEWBY Dealers in Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Guns, Pistols, Powder, Shot, Steel, Iron, nails, Castings, Sash , doors, blinds, and a full line of stoves and tinware. Special attention paid to the repairing of tin work. No. 51 Market Street, Columbus, Miss. COLUMN 3 BUENA VISTA NORMAL COLLEGE – Buena Vista, Miss. Total Expenses, per month, for board and tuition, $10.00. Course of Study: Classic, Scientific, Language and literary Teachers, engineering, Surveyor’s Book-keeping, Business, Preparatory, scientific, Music, Art, Preparatory. Teachers Term: A special term for teachers opens June 7th, and continues 8 weeks. Send for catalogue and teachers special circulars. Mention this paper. NORTH MISSISSIPPI FEMALE COLLEGE. This college, chartered June 13th, 1870, is now enjoying a very prosperous day in its history. The faculty is experienced, and able and have a standard of work, equal to any Female College in the South. Send for catalogue. Address, P. A. Scott. Verona, Miss. Fall Term opens August 29, 1887. VERNON HIGH SCHOOL. Vernon, Alabama. An English Classical and Mathematical Academy for the education of both sexes. Instrumental and vocal music a specialty. W. K. BROWN, L. I. – Principal. Mrs. S. J. SHIELDS – Music Teacher. Such assistance as may be need will be secured before the opening the school. The scholastic year is divided into two sessions – the Fall and the Spring. The fall Session opens Monday October 3rd, 1887. A systematic Course of Study has been arranged and students entering will be examined and classed with reference to what they know, afterwards thoroughness alone will secure promotion to higher studies in the course. Much attention will be given to the government and discipline of the school, and this as well as the methods of instruction will be in every way up with the times. MUSIC This important department will be ably presided over by Mrs. S. J. SHIELDS, who is a teacher possessing every ability natural and acquired, and of successful el experience. Those who place their daughters here may safely expect their advancement to be commensurate with that of those in the best schools of the country. Thorough Bass will be taught free of charge. Mrs. SHIELDS will also instruct the entire school in singing at the opening and closing exercises. Besides the regular class studies the entire school will be drilled daily in Penmanship, Dictation, Vocal Music, and Calisthenics. This school offers great inducements to those who wish to secure a thorough and practical education. No place can offer better advantages for establishing and maintaining a good permanent school than Vernon. The refinement and culture of the society and the healthfulness of the locality makes this a place well suited for educating the young. Expenses are as low as any first class school can offer TUITION Primary per month $1.50 Intermediate per month 2.00 Common School Studies per month 2.50 Languages per month 3.00 Higher Mathematics, Sciences &c per month 3.50 Music per month 3.00 Contingent Fee per term .50 Board $7.00 per month. For further particulars, address the Principal at Vernon, Ala. The Musical Auxiliary of the Second District will convene at Blooming Grove, 14 miles north east of Vernon on Saturday before the 3rd Sunday August. The General Musical Convention will convene at Mt. Nebo, 5 miles west of Vernon, on Friday before the 4th Sunday in August. R. L. BRADLEY, Pres. T. J. ELLIS, Sec. A few pairs ladies and gent’s low-quarter shoes at reduced prices. G. W. RUSH & Co. LAMAR DIRECTORY ALEXANDER COBB Judge of Probate R. E. BRADLEY Circuit Clerk S. F. PENNINGTON Sheriff L. M. WIMBERLEY Treasurer D. J. LACY Tax Collector W. Y. ALLEN Tax Assessor JAMES M. MORTON Reg. in Chancery B. H. WILKERSON Co. Supt of Ed. R. L. BRADLEY Representative ALEXANDER COLLINS Coroner N. L. TRULL, County Surveyor COMMISSIONERS R. W. YOUNG W. M. MOLLOY ALBERT WILSON SAMUEL LOGGAINS ELECTION OF COTTON WEIGHER AT KENNEDY, ALA. We, the undersigned five merchants and cotton buyers of Kennedy, Ala, eight farmers from different sections, met a Kennedy, Ala., on July first to elect a cotton weigher for the coming season of 1887 & 1888. The bids were all carefully read, and received, Mr. A. T. RUSHING received ten out of thirteen votes, and by motion the vote was made unanimous and he was declared elected. The weigher will be sworn by the Justice of the Peace, and required to give bond to faithfully discharge his duty and give correct weights, also be responsible to the Farmer and Merchant for any mistake that many occur through his carelessness. He will also be required to get a scaled weight from the Judge of Probate and keep it always on hand by his scales, so any one can if they desire, test the scales before weighing their cotton, and should any object to the regular sworn weigher they can sell in any one they wish to weigh for them. But the buyer will in no case pay any one for weighing except the regular sworn weigher, under a forfeit of One Hundred Dollars to said weigher, and the buyer will not buy cotton from nay one until it is laid down at the Depot Platform. In electing Mr. RUSHING, we think we have chosen a man who will honestly and faithfully discharge his duty as a public weigher, and we submit the above report to all parties tributary to this point and hope they will accept it as coming from a committee who has honestly discharged their duty as servants of all who may sell o buy cotton at Kennedy. W. H. SMOTHERS J. A. SHELTON D. J. HOLLINGSOWRTH A. L. WALKER ELIJAH HOWELL GRIFFIN TRULL G. W. ALLEN J. T. YERBY J. S. PHILLIPS M. H. HODGE W. H. KENNEDY S. E. WEIR Committee, July 12, 1887 COLUMN 4 DR. R. L. BRADLEY, Dental Surgeon. Vernon, Alabama. Tenders his professional services to the citizens of Lamar and adjacent counties. All work neatly executed, and satisfaction guaranteed; but in no case will responsibility for breaks, warps or shrinkage be assured. Positively no work done on time, unless a satisfactory note be given. Grateful for the liberal patronage extended heretofore. Hope to merit a continuance of the same. HIGH PENNINGTON’S Livery and Feed Stable. Centrally located within 50 yards of the Court House. Vernon, Ala. My Price for feeding and taking care of horses shall be as cheap as the cheapest. The public generally is invited to five me a call. Respectfully, HUGH PENNINGTON. E. B. ATKINS, Fernbank Ala. (picture of a cask of whiskey) Wholesale and retail dealer in whiskey, wine, tobacco, cigars, snuff, canned goods, etc, etc. St. Jacobs and Duffey’s a specialty. All goods sold cheap for cash. M. B. PITTS Aberdeen, Mississippi Cheapest grocery house in the city. Staple and Fancy groceries. Bargains for cash every day. J. R. BANKHEAD, of Cansler, Lamar County, is with this firm, and respectfully requests his friends to visit him when in the city. He will sell goods very low. VERNON CIRCUIT, FAYETTE C. H. DISTRICT, M. E. CHURCH SOUTH APPOINTMENTS Vernon, 4th Sunday 11 am and 7 ½ pm. Springfield Chap. 11 am, 1st Sunday, Moscow 3 ½ pm 1st Sunday. Lebanon 11 am 2nd Sunday. Newman Chap. 3 ½ pm 2nd Sunday. New Hope 11 am 3rd Sunday. Mt. Nebo 3 pm G. L. HEWITT, Pastor District Conference will embrace the 5th Sunday in July. COLUMN 5 Clothing! Clothing! At A. COBB & Son Dealer in General Merchandise. Ladies best fitting (picture of a corset) always in store, and at prices to suit the ladies. Our summer stock is complete – consisting of ladies fine dress goods, ladies shoes, men’s shoes, boots, hats, etc. Our stock of clothing of the best quality, which we are offering at a small margin above cost. We are selling cheap. We mean what we say. Don’t fail to call when you are in town. We have a lot of Iron Foot plows which we will sell very low (picture of iron foot plow). Very Respectfully. A. COBB & Son Ho! (picture of canteen) Every one that Thirst food and lodging for man, and provender for horses can be had to live and let live prices at the WIMBERLEY House, Vernon, Ala. L. M. WIMBERLY, Proprietor Gilmer Hotel. Columbus, Miss. This establishment has changed hands and will be thoroughly overhauled and refurnished and first-class accommodations guaranteed and charges will be moderate. A. W. KING, Proprietor ABRAM I. HUMPHRIES. Attorney at Law. Columbus, Miss. Special attention to collection of claims SAM’L M. MEEK, WM. C. MEEK - S. M. & W. C. MEEK, Attorneys and Counselors at law. Office on Military Street, (Opposite Court House), Columbus, Miss. Will practice in the Courts of Lamar County, Alabama J. D. MCCLUSKEY – Attorney-at-law and Solicitor in Chancery Vernon, Ala. will practice in the Circuit Courts of Lamar, Marion, Fayette, and Walker. The Federal Court and Supreme Court of Ala. Special attention given to collection of claims. NESMITH & SANFORD, Attorneys-at-law will practice in all the Courts of Lamar, Fayette, and adjoining counties. THOS. B. NESMITH, Vernon, Ala. J. B. SANFORD, Fayette, C. H., Ala. S. J. SHIELDS – Attorney-at-law and Solicitor in Chancery. Vernon, Alabama. Will practice in the Courts of Lamar and the counties of the District. Special attention given to collection of claims. COLUMN 6 G. W. RUSH B. F. REED New Cash Store. BUSH & REED, Vernon, Alabama. Dealer in Dry goods and groceries, boots, and shoes, hats and caps, clothing, hardware, Queensware, etc. which is offered at bottom prices for cash or produce. Our stock of clothing is complete and first-class. A superb and well selected lot of notions. We have a large and handsome line of school books, also inks, pens, and paper. Always keep constantly on hand a full stock of Patent Medicines. J. T. STINSON & COMPANY. Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants. Columbus, Miss P M. ROWLETT J. P. ROWLETT T. W. KIRKLAND P. M. ROWLETT & Son Manufacturers and Dealers in Fine plug, twist, and smoking tobacco. New Concord, Kentucky. Look! Look! The Train is coming. Get ready for a ride but before starting call and let G. C. BURNS sell you a nice bill of groceries at rock bottom figures. West side Court square. Ad for Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary PAGE 4 DESIRABLE PIGS – Colonel F. D. Curtis’ Idea Concerning The Best Form For Porkers CARE OF THE SKIN – When And How To Bathe And What Kind Of Soap To Use CHARMING HOMES – The Part Taken By Loving Hands In Making The Home Beautiful Small jokes and advertisements File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lamar/newspapers/vernonco1541gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 37.8 Kb