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yjnuvjijA Trip Into the Country Seven Miles.I have always found “Mack” Edwards as clever as the day is long:, and true to his instincts.He gave me a cordial invitation to go with him to the city of Berlin, where court was to be held Friday morning. Judge Moss had passed out\i an earlier train.Berlin reached, there we lound Judge Moss, F. F. M. Furr, D.F. Scales, W.T.Trout man, D. N. 0, Morgan, J. A. Sheridan, andN. II. Ayers, andtwo darkies, and } ou have the crowd. A1.10 o'clock sharp by the town dock, J. A. Sheridan called out Thomas Hayden! Thomas flaydenj! Thomas Ilay-d #n!!I Everything came to a dead silence for a minute, and court was announced adjourned, And what do you recon it takes to constitute Berlin anyhow. A cnss-roads—an old stable, all out at one side, and a lamp post.We weuttrom Berlin to Mt. Olivet Church, where the farmers alliance were holding a meeting. The biggest and best part of the meeting was the dinner, at least so far as J could see, most of the meeting besides the dinner, was held in side with the doors closed, a d such slack twisted fellows as me and “Mack” couldn’t get in. There are do ladies in Geor- ] gia that know better how to t get up a dinner than t’aese Banks county ladies.1 had a royal good timeshak ing hands around with the boys | j and girls. Some of Banks* nicest girls belong to the alliance.The Weekly Journal was on a boom. I got a nice list ofsubscribers.Mr.0.11. C. Smith told me of the death of Mr. II. B. A us bom a few days ago. lie was found dead in a thicket where he had gone to cut wood. He lived about two miles frin LineChurch.In Wilmots district last week the fence was elected by three voles.An allianceman stated to me that they would, maybe, run Capt. Asbury for congress inthe 9th district.Mr. A. D. Willbanks tellsme tli it a hog was killed in his community live months old,which weighed 103 lbs., and it had a gall in it that weighed 3 lbs.n • A T1
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Homer Weekly Journal
Homer, Georgia, US
Thu, Apr 10, 1890
Page 3
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Pamala G.
GA, USA 04 Jul 2021
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