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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03
THE LAW AND TIE UMBREL
LA.

LEN me your umbrella a min
nit"
Such was, the exclamation Of Jones
as he rushed into the office of Squire
Hooton yesterday.
Certainly, certainly" said the
squire, laying down his newspaper,
and taking a fresh chew of fine cut
glad to accommodate you" and he
opened a drawer in his desk and be-
gan rummaging through his legal
forms and blanks.
Jones darted into the corner, seized
the green Bingham relic, and was
preparing to fly with it.
''Stop, stop, stop!'' said the
Squire, raising his hand majestically:
mot too fast, young man.. Wait till
[ make out the necessary papers,
Jones dropped the umbrella. On
his corn, of course. After pumping
his lame foot up and down, and tying
4 hard knot in his countenancc, and
undoing it again, he echoed:
"The necessary papcrs?'
Yes" said the squire, stcrnly,
f ''thc necessary papers, and he con
r tinued his search among the
blanks.
The right one found, he filledit out
/ in Il jiFy and handed it to Jones to
, sign.
AS Jones read the paper his knees
Knocked together. 1t was a mortgage
t on his house ard lot as security that
> he would return the umbrella in good
I order within fifteen minutes. He
faltcred:
''Wh-why, squire. l only want It
=, borrow your umbrella to run across
the street with. III fetch it back il
,Wo seconds"
The squire showed his spectacle:
i. up over his bald spot until they form
two sky-lights in his intellectual roof
and. looking Jones full in the face
said:
"You only want to run across thu
d street. You'll return it in two seconds
Young man, that's what they all say
a [ take no stock in the Good Samari
| tan, when he wants his umbrella, ht
wants it. / have known people il
> my time who have listened to tn
d siren, who came to borrow umbrellas
n until she has transformed them int
people without an umbrella betwee
IS them and the pelting storms. L al
IL not one of that kind. l have lived
% long time. / have accumulated a foi
tune. Why? For the simple reaso
a that / have not spent my substance i
7" buying umbrellas. That umbrell
r. which you hold in your hand is Gel
t tainly not of uncommon beauty, nc
t is it of great value. 1t is simply
bingham umbrella. A green m
lie that. But it answers the purpos
M for which, etc. / have had it since
lie was a boy. Why? Because no man
th neither the SOP of a man, has eve
IN taken it beyond the range of m
I'd vision without first signing over hi
Ks estate that he would return it in goo
I'd condition. 1t may not seem neigh
y borly, bnt its business. Here is tn
TO mortgage; there is the umbrell
a without beats the rain Of heaven. Yo
d, have your CHOICE" and the old ma
g resumed his newspaper.
Jones thought of his wife al,
y babies and pleasant home that was al
| his own. Then he looked at the rail
that was pounding at the door ant
y windows, as if to get in out of tn,
s wet. A glance at his new oyercoa
and Jones was decided.
oil "PIl risk it," he said, and step,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03
STRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by Green Patrick, of Sal
ing Township, Auarain county, No.,
on the 10th day of Nov, 1877, and
posted before G.. w. Holloway, j. p,
for said county, rs strays, two head;
one sorrel mare. about nine years old
past; 15 hands high. One brown mare
about Is hands high, five years old
past; branded on the left shoulder
with the letter p. The said strays
were appraised by David Littrell and
Joseph Davis, after being duly sworn
to appraise the same; the sorrel mare
at thirty-five dollars; the brown mare
at forty-five dollars. 33-4t
GEO. w. HOLLOWAY, Up.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03

Vulcanized Rubber in. every conceivable
Form, adapted to universal use.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03
WIND AND WATER PROOF

Any article under four pounds weight ca
be sent by mail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03
FEPILEPSY FIN
FAILING SICKNESS

Permanently cured--no h",
by one months usage of NJ NJ aoag
lard's Celebrated Infaribis p ~. Co...
ders. To convince sufferers M Pow.
powd rs will do all we , ola thee
them, we will send them ualil ior
post paid. free trial boz y mai,
Goulard is the only physiAs d.
has ever made this disease 'iaa thsl
study. aud as to our knowl.s speeis
sands have been permaneatsse theQ
by the use of these Powder eana
guarantee a permanent cur se viz
case, or refund you all ma - even
pended All sufferers sbnu uhey q
these Powders an early trial gNs
convinced of their curative ns ana y
Price for large box, Sc, r :
for $40, sent by mail TO n ooza
the United States or Canaa.p aft d
ceipt of price, oil by express " rs
d. Address, C0,
ASH IL ROBBNO
$50 Fulton ST., BrookIvn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03
CONSUMPTION Pos,r,r
C1RER

oco Ash Y R0BBNs
$50 Fulton ST., BROOKLYN y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03

garments a specially. Oil cloth Surface
Coat combines two articles in one. For
stormy weather it is a perfect waterproof,
and in dry weather, q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-03

ping to the desk with measured tread
and slow, clapped his name to the
mortgage, and vas off with the nm
hralla-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09
Personal Notes.

Miss Jennie French. a charm
ing young lady of Fayetteville,
was on a visit to this place last
Sunday and Monday Shelby
ellie Gazette.
We had the pleasure of meet
ing with our friend and former
Pastor Rev. Green P. Jackson, al
the Reading Club on Wednesday
night. He is now the station
Preacher at Fayetteville, where
he is very popular. Maacheste,
Guardian.
w. B. Martin, candidate fol-
Circuit Judge, called to see Wal
lace of the McMinnviIle New Era,
who from a personal knowledge
of the man, pays him a deserved
compliment. Bill, if you were in
this district we'd give you lift;
and trust that you may get a solid
vote in old Line Din and enough in
the other counties to make you
Judge ShelbyUille Commercial
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09
SIGNS.

D..
People who still adhere to tie look-at
your tongue-and- feel-of-your-p doctor
sometimes express not a little curiosity in
regard to DR.. r. v. Pierce's original meth
cd of Distinguishing all forms of chronic
diseases without personal consultation.
Some even suppose that he accomplishes
this through clairvoyance, or some other
species of professional jugglery. All this
is utterly false. He claims to determine
disease by the rational methods of science
only. Says Comely, in his Biographical
Encyclopedias of New York State, speak
ing Of this distinguished physician: "He
perceived that in each of the natural
sciences the investigator proceeds accor-
TO system Of signs The geologist in his
cabinet accurately determines and de-
scribes the cleft of rock, which he has
never seen, from the minute specimen on
his table. And the chemist in his labora-
tory notes the constituents Of the sun with
the same precision that he analyses a
crystal of rock salt. The analogous sys-
TEN developed by DIR. Pierce in Medical
Science is worthy of his genius, and has
made his name justly celebrated" For a
full explanation of this ingenious system
of diagnosis, see The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser, postpaid, to any
address on receipt of one dollar and fifty
cents Address the author, Il. v. Pierce,
NJ. D., Buffalo, NY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09
~ Seventy colored !

@ Seventy colored per-
sons were immersed at Shelby
vile on Sunday, the 2Sth ult.,
of whom forty-fve were women
and twenty-five men. Last Sun
day there was 10 have been an
other baptizing there by the col
ored folks, the candidates" be-
ing dressed in white robes and
parading III procession to the
river.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09
@. p. McGimsey.,
He Kills Negro in the Old Tar
State.


State.
The Ashville On. ca Citizen
publishes the following concern
ing the killing of negro 10 that
place by c. P. McGimsey, iorm-
er citizen of our town:
A +, rrible, not to say outra-
geous homicide was committed on
our public square Monday eve
ming, about 5 p. m. c. 2. Nc
Glmsey, late Of Memphis, Tenn,
but who has been here during the
winter selling a patent soap, shot
end killed Lawson Weaver, col
ored boy some 81 years OF age.
1t seems that McGimsey had
difficulty some weeks ago with a
negro, and was bound over to
court. During the investigation
Lawson testified that McGimsey
drew a knife upon the other party,
which McGimsey says was false
hood. Several times during Mon
day be alluded to the alleged false
hood, and made divers threats q.
gainsl the parties. Monday eve.
ming. while standing in front of
u, p. Chedister's store. vending
his soap and telling some parties
of lies sworn against him, turn.
ing and seeing Lawson standing
near, remarked, "there is one the
sons of b-s who swore lie a.
gainst me-" Lawson replied in a
similpr epithet, Incorporating
some social compliment to the am
brosial locks which cluster in
graceful ringlets around McGim-
sey's poetic head. Delicate and
exailnrating remarks of this kind
were exchanged, when MEG. sug
gested to Lawson that he would
see him again, whereupon. the lat
ter with pathetic emphasis invi.
ted him to "see him" then. MEG.
remarking to Lawson to stay
there a few moments and be
would get his pistol and kill him,
went into the Bank Hotel and re.
turned with small.sized noun.
tain howitzer buckled around him,
Lawson in the meantime main.
tanning his position near the Mag
ic Soap stand. Coming up, the
aforesaid conversation was re-
newed, when MEG. struck at Law.
son with a small stick. Lawson,
it is said, having stick in his
hand, Strengthened himself back
TO return the blow, when NEG.
b. gan to unlimber bis battery,
seeing which Lawson began TO
fall back, but had not gotten
more than step or two before
MEG. fred the bali striking The
ear and skirting the skull tc the
rear. This was not a fatal or
dangerous wound, however. Law
son turned to run into Chedister'S
store, when MEG. fred again, the
ball entering his left side, going
through his heart and lodging
Just under the skin at or near the
breast plate. The boy ran on
through Chedister's store and fell
in the back door. Was at once
removed to the sidewalk in front
of the store, and died in few
seconds. 1t is said he never
spoke after being shot.
McGimsey followed to the store
door, and then turned to 80 to the
hotel, when Marshal Brown ar
rested him and disarmed him
He was taken before Esquire
Summey, who committed him to
Iiail. Coroner S G. Shelton was
notified, who summoned a jury
and held inquest, with the usual
result.
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N. o. WALLACE, See.

The MARROW GAUeE.-We
learn r. S. Montgomery met
with good success canvassing
last week in Marshall for the
extension of the Narrow Gauge
from Lewisburg to Petersburg
We are told that i'll one day he
got Sl,l50. Try them again,
SIr. Montgomery and son are
lucky.-CoEumbia Herald dne
Mail.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09

EE. The Nashville Banner
says it is reliably Informed that
Col. B T. Lillard of Rutherford
win enter the race for Congress in
opposition to Gen, John NJ. Bright.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09
State of TenneSSee---LincOln
County.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Nancy Henry, complainant, VS.. Lewis Hen
~, defendant.
Petition for Divorce.

Petition for Divorce.
BECAUSE it appearing from the allega-
ID tiors in the bill in this cause, which
are sworn tc, that the defendant, Lewis
Henry, is a nonresident Of the State it is,
therefore, ordered by the Clerk that publ
cation be made in the FAYETTEVILLE Oh
SERVER, newspaper published in the town
of Fayetteville, Tennessee, for four cOnsecu-
tive weeks, commanding the said Lewis Hen
ry to appear at the next term Of the Circuit
Court of LincolnCo. lat the courthouse there
%, in the town of Fayetteville, on the FIRST
Monday in July next, and make de-
tense to said bill, or the same will be Ia
ken for confessed, and set for hearing &c
p0Tte as to HIM. THEO. HARRIS,
may 20 Clerk.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09

NJ We acknowledge the re-
os;nt Of q bound volume of the
aIessaee and Documents for 1877
rs sent us by Hon. J. z. Bailey,
for Which we return thanks.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09

s1PREME COURT SALE.


TIC. Goodrich vs.. A. X. Edmondson.
DURsUANT to a decree rendered in the
above entitled cause by the HOnorsbls
the Supreme Court Of Tennessee, atits De-
cember term, 1877, viii sell at public
outcry to the highest and best bidder,
At the courthouse door in the
town of Fayetteville at II o.
clock, M, on Tuesday, May
81, 1878,
the following described real estate
1st. A tract Of land situated in lincoln
county, Tennessee, district No. 81, and
bounded as follows:
Beginning at a small elm on the
west side of Stewart creek and runs south
z 6-12 degrees, 40 poles TO buckeye, soz'h
5 degrees west 80 poles 10 a stake in the
road, west 161S poles to hickory. south l
degree west 2lO poles to stake in the south
boundary line Of Samuel Edmondson's
1880 acres, west 80 degrees east 1873 poles TO
a stake on the south side Of the road, with
the road, north degrees west 29z4, north
i515, west 66 poles, north IL degrees east
20 poles, north IL, west 66, north "a, west
poles north degree west lOi1a poles to
stake in the north boundary line OF l2SO
acres entry in the raine Of Samuel Edmond
son, north SO degrees west 81 poles to ths
beginning,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09

nNOTn business you can engage in. s. to $40
VLNll per day made by any worker of either
nEltN 4 sex right in their own localities. Pa--
WV ticulars and samples worth 50 free. I'M
prove your spare time at this business. Address
STINsON & Co, Portland, Maine. marchSS-ly
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222 Acresl

End. A tract of land situated in Lincoln
county, district No. 81, and bounded as fol-
lows:
Beginning at a stake in the road and run
ming south SO degrees, east 96 poles TO a
stake near the Winchester road, north de-
gree west 20 poles to stake, south SO de-
grees east 100 poles to an elm, north 20
poles to a stake, sugar tree pointers, south
SO degrees east 81 poles to stake in John
Clark's west boundary line, south 26 degrees
east 81 poles to a stake, south % degrees
east poles to stake, south ~ degrees
east 26 poles to a poplar stump, south lS0
poles to a poplar, west 80 poles 10 stake
in Andrew McCartney's east boundary line
north 81 poles to a. on the south boun-
Diary line of 1880 acres entry in the name OF
Samuel Edmondson, south SO degrees wess
1876 poles to a axe near the road, north in
the road degrees west 292f poles, north
l516 west 66 poles, north IL east Is to the
beginning,
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Containing 30 Acres and {;
Poles!

3rd. A tract Of land situated in Lincola
county, district No. q, and bounded as fol-
lows
Beginning at beech where fallen tree
stood, it being the northwest corner OF the
home tract and a corner Of William Nc
Gees tract Of land, running south with his
line 60 poles to poplar, thence south 10
degrees east 81 poles to a poplar, thence
south IS degrees east Ga poles to poplar.
thence south IS degrees east 20 poles to a
dOgwood, thence south 4 east Al poles to
stake, Charles Towards north west cor
ner, thence with his line north rs de-
grees east IS poles to a black cak, his
corner, thence south "a poles to a pop
lar, his corner, thence east 20 poles to
an ash, continuing east with the line
on William McGee's land, 81 poles TO pop
lar and in all 2l3 poles to red oak, thence
north $50 poles TO two dogwOods in the
south boundary line Of the land Of the
said Charles Edmondson, thence east with
it SO poles TO the southeast corner Of the
same, thence with it so poles to a stake,
white OAK and chestnut, the dividing cor
ner, thenre west 200 poles TO two small
chestnuts, the other dividing corner, thence
south IL poles to a stake, thence west IL
poles to a hickory stump, thence north
81 degrees west 158 poles to q white oak
lettered ~. S." and "D. HI, thence
north IL poles to a white oak, thence west
20 poles to dogwood, thence south AZ poles
to a stone in the field, Notices corner,
thence west with his line rs poles to the
beginning,
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LYNCHBURG.
Two HORB GREiT QUESTIONS
at LyncIlburg
= . 1g2 g c.

FIRST-That all who buy their goods from
j. L. BRYANT & CO. are prosperous
and happy.
SECOND-ThatJ L. BRYANT & co. have
the latest purchase, and the cheapest,
freshest and newest styles of goods in
Lynchburg.
or coursethey are selling them cheaper
than those who bought at higher prices,
without any "Bulldozing,' which they do
not propose to resort to.
They invite all their friends, and espe-
ciallY
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Containing 80 Acres and q
Poles!

9th. A tract of land situated in Lincoln
county, district No. 81, and bounded as fol-
lows:
Beginning at small elm, the west bank
of Stewards creek, and running west SO
west "a poles to a stake, south l degree
west 20 poles to a stake between two stumps,
north SO west 2314 poles to a stake, south 1
degree west I251a poles 10 a stake on the
south side of the road at the mouth Of
lane, north 88 east 2624 poles TO rock,
south degrees west 10 poles to a red bud,
south degree west l4l poles to buckeye,
north 80 degrees east SO poles to stake in
south boundary line of Samuel Edmond
sons 1880 acres entry, north degree west
2l4 poles to a hack berry, 1917 poles to q
stake in the road north 5, east 33 poles to
buckeye, north TX, west 20 poles to the be-
ginning
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new GOODS!
N EW GOODS!.

AT
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Containing 482 Acres and II
Polesl

4th. A tract of land situated in Lincoln
county, district No, 81, and bounded as fol-
lows:
Beginning at stake, running south de-
gree east 104H poles to a stake on the
bank Of a creek. south 81 west poles to q
stake in the middle of the road, south IL de-
grees west Is poles, south SO degrees, east SO
poles to stake near the Winchester road,
north degree west % poles to stake,
south SO degrees east 100 poles to an elm,
north 20 poles to a stake, sugar tree point
ers, south 80 degrees east Ga poles to stake
in John Clark's lane, lynn pointers, north
rs degrees west 8 poles to stake, north 5
west Is poles to stake, north 2 degrees
west 81 poles 10 a stake. west II poles to a
black gum, north SO poles to stake, west
$50 poles to a stake north 20 poles to pin
oak, north 80 degrees west Lis poles to the
beginning,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09
THE LADIES

to call and examine their goods and prices
before they buy. They have all the new
est styles Of Collars, Cuffs, Buttons, Dress
Goods. Hats, Bonnets, Ribbons, Scarfs,
Flowers, Jewelry, Hosiery, Corsets, Para
soils, Umbrellas, Gloves, Fans, and everything
that lady needs. They also keep every
article young man NEEDS, and all that an
old man WANTS. in the Clothing and Agri-
cultural line. They ask all to come and
see their goods and learn their prices, and,
in fact to buy what they need. and go
home and grow rich. They keep
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Containing 226 Acresi

OOhCHihib5 %-O hOICc1
9th. Also tract Of land situated in Lin
coin county, district No. =, and bounded as
follows:
Beginning at the north east corner Of
Charles Edmondson's Howell tract running
north so to a poplar, thence west 200 poles
to stake thence south. so poles to two
small chestnuts, thence east ECO poles to
The beginning.
Containing 62 Acres, More or
Less!
9TH. Also another tract situated in Lin.
coin county, district No 81, known as the
Moffatt tract, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at two popIars, Elisha Thomi-
sons southeast of his five acre tract run
ming south IL poles to sourw0od in the
line of PattersOn's tract Of 20 acres, then. g
east with his line ITO poles to dogwood
and Spanish oak, thence south Is poles to
chestnut, thence east 30 poles TO black
gum, thence north OIL poles toa stake, thence
west l48 poles to n hickory, Thomison,s
corner on his line Of his so acre tract, thence
south poles to two hickOries, his corner
OF said tract, thence west 81 poles to the
beginning,
Containing 1O4 Acres, More or
Less!
9Th. Also house and lot IN the town OF
Fayetteville, known as lot No. 50 IN plan
Of said town, and bounded as follows:
Commencing at C. A. Diemers north
west corner, thence east with said Dleiner's
line 10 poles, thence north with said Die
mer's line poles to the street, thence west
with the street, 10 poles thence south with
the street poles to the beginning.
9th. Also lots Nos. and 2, as designated
by the school commissioners, Of the tract
OF school land in Range 8, Section 2, and
bounded on the north by John CLARK. de-
ceased, and Newton Wells, on the west by
the lands Of Francis Ventress and Isaac
Porter, and on the south by the lands Of
John Patrick, on the east by the lands Of
VIM. Rowe.
Terms Of Sale - Cash.
Nashville, April 18th, 1879.
W.N. cOWDEN.
aPtl 90 Clerk Supreme Court
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-26

An ingenious logger has just com
pleted an invention for telling trees.
which is no doubt destined to work a
radical change in the logging interest on
the Sound and elsewhere. The inven-
ton consists of a thin metal wire, ex-
tended between two galvanic batteries,
which is brought to red heat as soon
as those elements are set to work, aud it
will stay in that condition rs long as
they arc working. 1t is said that this
wire will cut through the hardest tree,
and there is neither waste, chips nor
sawdhst, but leaves merely black CHAIR.
BY this method an ordinary tree can be
cut down in fifteen minutes, whereas by
the present way it would take taree
hours of the hardest labor. This eer-
tainly seems like good invention
Seattle. Iatelligeacer. a.
Timber men what say you to this.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-26
mot Responsible. for the Loss.

Some Of the arms ISSUED by govern.
ment officers in the vicinity of Mt. Idaho
were not returned when called in, aud
they could not be found. Col. McCon.
vile was requested by Capt. Babbitt to
assume the responsibility of those lost
arms, which he declin ID on the ground
that he never received them aud was in
no wise responsible for them, that he
had learned that some of them were Isl
sued to packers who went out with
Howsrd's command, and Babbitt then
suggested that he should with hold the
$50 rifles ordered here by the authori-
ties at Washington. Col. McConville
wrote to Gov. Braymau stating his re-
fusal to be responsible for the loss of
these guns. Gov. Brayman answers his
letter as follows: "You were right in as
suming no responsibility for the so arms
and ammunition issued by the U. s. au-
thoritics and since recalled. 1t is the
duty of the United States to protect
against their wards the Indians, and If
they cannot afford soldiers, they ought
to furnish arms where citizens volunteer
to bear them. II any arms are lost in
advertently the government must bear
the loss" .ge
Again he says, ~ hope we will have
no Indian troubles this Spring. The
best way to avoid attack from them is
to be ready. They are very saeacious,
and in providing around our settlements,
quickly find out whether we are armed.
Generals Sherman aud Mcdowell write
that probably no more troops will be
sent to US from the east this season, and
contenting ourselves with what We have,
we must rely upon ourselves. When
Mr.. Fem succeeds in procuring from
Congress. that other 500 guns, | will
ask again for earbines and that one half
50 to Northern Idaho" ~