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The Norcross Advance. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1874. READING MATTER ON E VERY PAGE JAS. U; VINCENT. Editor. TOWN MICTION. The election for Town Commis sioners on last Saturday did not pass off so quietly as was expect ed. The opposition ticket was announced early in the morning, which created considerable inter est until the leading citizens were informed that the new ticket were not in opposition to the previous regulation and inoral government of the town. Later in the even ing it was developed that th op posing ticket were not committed to any policy, and that they were opposed to much of the policy car ried out by the present Council. This impression set to work men who had not before felt any inter est in the election as the only issue was thought to be a personal preference for the candidates. The interest increased until the polls were closed which was sev eral minutes before the time for closing. The managers counted the votes by keeping only one tally sheet, by which count one ol the opposing candidates w r as just one vote ahead of one on the nominated ticket. It was propos ed by one of the managers that they Would postpone issuing cer titicates until Monday morning. The other tw’o being desirous of a new count anyhow, accepted the proposition, turned over the bal lot-box,unsealed,to the Justice ol the Peace, and on Monday morn ing met to make a new count. To this new count one of the man agers objected because he said the ballots could possibly, not probably, have been changed during the intervened time. But as he had kept the only tally sheet on Saturday he consented to assist in the counting. Accord ing to this count the two candi dates above mentioned “ tied.” In the meantime one voter came in and acknowledged he had vo ted when he had no right to vote. On making the report two of the managers contended for Monday’s count amd the other for Satur day’s count. After much quib bling and some hard sayings the two managers turned over to the Justice of the Peace the ballot box, sealed. Thus stands the re sult. Both parties favor a contest —some favor a new election, oth ers say there can be no election. Some desire one foolish thing, others a still more foolish thing. The matter will be rightly ad justed by the proper authorities. The great indifference in regard to the election on the part of many—indeed most—of the lead ing citizens caused this confusion. But they are now waked up, and il the matter again comes before the people, they will easily convert Saturday's tragedy into a triumph and Norcross will still be control ed by the representatives of her ni>r:il, inhdiiircnf, enterprising and virtuous citizens. HON. 11. P. BELL’S RETURN TO CONGRESS. Hon. 11. P. Bell passed here last Thursday on his return to Con gress. He was accompanied by his most excellent wife who will lend a refining influence to the society at Washington. The ex ception has become the rule. Twenty five years ago there were seldom more than twenty Con gressmen whose wives accompa nied them to Washington. At that time Washington was an im moral city, and many of the brightest intellects succumbed to its manifold temptations. But to day forty-five Senators out of sev enty two, and one hundred and seven Kepiesentatives out of two hundred and thirty-five are ac companied by their wives. What a potent influence will these one hundred and fifty two wives of Congressmen exercise 1 Besides the wives there are also congre gated at \\ ashington the accom plished daughters of eighteen Senators and twenty-five Repre | sentatives. We regard this as a change for the better. We ex pect much geod from so much j female intelligence, morality and virtue concentrated at the Capi tol of the nation. Colonel Bell regards .he future as gloomy. He says the Demo crats have but little influence in | C ongress, and is of the opinion that Summer’s Civil Rights bill j will pass bathhouses. This bill, as nur readers are aware, will g.ve I the negro every political an d xo • eial right enjoyed in this govern | jnent. In fact it will guarantee thv Itvgro position in our church es, schools, hotels, trains, etc. Colonel Bell expressed to us his opinion that this bill will become law, in spite of all effort on the ; part of the Democratic members. Our people of late have been ac customed to many obnoxious congressional measures, but this Civil Rights Bill will prove the most humiliating of any that have ever disgraced our national legis lation. STATE CONVENTION. > The Savannah News states ; there are forty two papers in s Georgia in favor of a Con vention [ and thirteen against it. The At lanta papers seem to think a Con . vention would remove the Capitol [ and hence strongly oppose every > argumant offered in favor of a . Convention. The other papers opposing coaly discuss the ques i tion and base their oppos tion . solely upon Hie expense it will incur. Tiis is the only valid ar ] gument against a Convention, we do not think it so strong as imag j ined. Our proposition at the out . set was to call a Convention o: [■ men who are patriotic enough tc 1 frame for Georgia a Constitution free of charge. We have in the f Slate patriots men who grew I wise in the Legislature of Georgia when it was an honor to be there . and who are to day ripe in wisdom I and patriotism—that will respond . to tho voice of the people—meet in General Assembly ami give a 1 Constitution worthy of the Com- > mon weal th. Has not every county in deor- I gia one such patriot? PERSONALS. Rev. Mr. Campbell, of Cum ming, was in town last week with i the view of locating and opening business. The affable and intelligent Prof. 1 J. T. Baxter, of Cedar Grove, De . Kalb county, spent the night ol the 30th instant in Norcross. He ’ was on a visit to his father; our > present popular representative.. Col. Harrison Summerour, the • Ajax of Forsyth county, spent a ‘ night witii us this week. He was 5 going to Atlanta to purchase new ■ goods for his mammoth store at ■ Hightower. His politeness and ? fine sense insures the Colonel's ! popularity and success wherever ■ he goes. Col. Keith, the popular proprie tor of the Atlanta Air line Hotel, spent a Christms of one night at Cousin John Thaasher’s this week. Col. Welch, the intelligent and . ready editor of the spicy Newnan Herald, visited us last week. He came just in lime for the wedding • at tho Hotel, enjoyed a magnifi cent supper, but had to find lodg ing elsewhere in consequence ol the unusually large crowd. Mr. A. L. Rogers, the happiest young husband in Cumming, and a working young man, was with us on the night of the 30th inst. Gus claims the finest g rl baby in his county. e Mr. Thomas Grambling, one ol Atlanta's most popular clerks, called on us as he passed on his way to Cumming. His visits to C. are not signiticantf?) Our popular townsman, Maj. Geo. 11. Jones has removed to Iris residence on the river. While we regret this, we hope it will aug ment his prosperity and happi ness. The former popular and effi cient assistant in Norcross High School, Mr. 11. Strickland made us a pleasant visit last week. The belles of Duluth need not yet give themselves up to sighs Choate has given no mortgage on himself in Norcross. Mr. Wm. Lively on returning from his widely known saw mill in the upper part of Gwinnett the othei day stepped into McElroy’s new store, donned a new high top hat subscribed for the Advance, j stuck a copy in his * oeket, and rode off home much improved in j looks and feelings. i We extend our thanks to our l popular physician. M. Richardson, ■ I for a list of eight subscribers from , i DeKalb county. Our former assiduous pupil. Mr. ■I. C. Hughes, of Cumming, calfcd lonus on last Friday. He is nego- ' s tiating for a school at Buck Head in Fulton county. Mr. Hughes is I a very worthy young man, and is ;an efficient teacher. We shall j congratulate any community on ’ j securing his services. ; I The beautiful Miss. Dora How-1 ; ell. ol Duluth, shed the joy of her j genial soul among the gay at- i j tendants of the sociable at “ Cous- j ' in John's” on last Friday night. It is pleasant and profitable to converse with the jovial, whole souled, Col. Holcombe, of Milton, who spent some time in our town last week. The Colonel drew a novel in the Oonsttution distribu tion. On Saturday we were pleased to meet Mr. S. M. Holcombe, of Eas’ey Station,S. C. He is visiting his uncle, Col. Holcombe, and will soon open business at E s e.\ Station. He has natural tact and ' we predict for him a bright fu ture. He is now our authorized. : agent for his section. Rev. LaFayetle Campbell made us a pleasant visit this week. Maj. G. H Jones is not yet used ■ to the solitude of his country ■ home and hence he is often seen i upoi. our streets. We shall miss him the ensuing year. Mr. G W. Collier, of Atlanta, 1 has returned to school and is boarding with our popular Mayor, W. P. Johnston. Mr. M. R. Britt has purchased and is cleaning oil’ some more . town lots. He is an earnest work er f r the growth of Norcross. i Mr. J. A. M irtin has our thanks -for a glass of fine fresh cider. i’ ** a FORSYTH NEWS. i The Sabbath School at Ctimmng I had a Christmas Tree. Addresses l were made by Hon. 11. P. Bell i and Rev. G. E. Gardner. Mastei - James Eakes declaimed a piece in a highly commendable style. Miss. Chloe Richardson, of Nor cross, arrived at Cumming on the 30ih ult. She was visiting her amiable school mates, the Misses Kellogg, James, and Harrald. i The old reliable firm of Kellogg >• & McAfee have dissolved by mu tual consent. McAfee sold to Kellogg.' The established repu tation of these gentlemen for I reliability and their previous sue > cess are an earnest of their future ' under their new arrangements. Prof. E. W. Ballenger opened 4 his school on the Ist inst. with } encouraging prospects. ' Mr. Ihos. L. Simms with his » character stic sociability gave the I young folks a royal supper on the 1 31st ult. He and his lovable wife s know just how to make their i guests happy. Mr. J. B. Brown, the merchant prince of Tilton, and his excellent • wife spent the Christmas holiday s 1 with their friends at Cumming. Rev A. S. Tatum has moved to Adairsville. i ? The Forsyth county boys say ; the old widowers are doing their . ut mo tto marry the youngest and . prettiest girls in county. The I cunning old foxes Ahine around dear papas and mamas about their household chattels, their stock, and their farms and in a little while tho boys’ frolicsome and ! 1 talkative young lovers become 1 very sedate, dignified, and so re- • ticent they only say the sober.l “Yes sir,’’ or “No sir” to the boys. ' It the boys do not understand , this, they can in a few days by ! examining the license record in ! the Ordinary's office. Mr. Fisk Moor, a very popular merchant at humming, has re moved to Gainesville. Il is thought he makes this move in order to avoid the influence of [ certain friends at home. He is ah i energetic, enterprising young ' man, and he and his pleasant lit tle family will prove a valuable ! acquisition to Gainesville. Mr. W. D. Hawkins and Miss ; Lizzie Law, formerly pupils of Cumming High School, were mar ried on the 25th ult. The happy couple have our best wisjies. MILTON NEWS. Field’s Cross Roads is a pros perous place. It now has two stores, h wagon and blacksmith shop, two merchant mills near by, and is surrounded by an indus trious and thrifty farming popula- ' tion. Lands are very cheap, and | fine timbers, good water, and a ' breezy bracing atmosphere Leip i the people. There is some talk of moving ■ the Court House among the sen J sationalist. The Southern and < South West portion of the county ; • are said to be in favor of remov ing to Roswell. The Northern > j and N. E. portion are satisfied,! j while the Eastern and South Eas | tern are in favor of removing to j Norcross. The truth is what is i j being said is mere talk. The peo-1 1 ; pie are not yet interested. < AH lion connty has not a single i j retail liquor shop in it. DEKALB NEWS. Dr. A. J. Flowers who has re cently returned from South Ga. and Florida where he has resided for some years, has now perma nently settled on the Roswell branch railroad. He is a clear headed, energetic doctor and will take good care of the sick in his “distressingly healthy” neighbor hood, David Chestnut, Esq., of Dora ville called on us this week. He is a leading farmer of DeKalb county, has a splendid plantation, understands cultivating it, makes cn.an average a bale of cotton per acre, has only thirteen chil dren for whose benefit he has paid for the Advance. We will in (he future tell our readers a good joke on the Esquire. The popular Dr. Newton Flow ers has permanently settled at Doraville. He is in a prosperous neighborhood, to which he is a valuable acquisition. It is rumored that the Air line Depot at Doravill • will be moved to' the junction of the Roswell branch road. Mr. M. Waldron, recently from South Georgia, last year purchas ed a valuable farm near Doraville, is rapidly improving it, and is de termind to make that his home. He is a progressive farmer and a reliable gentleman. Mr. J.C. Carroll is another wide awake farmer who recently set tled near Doraville. He is a fair representative of the honest, toil ing, sterling men who make their bread by tilling the' earth. On the Ist inst. at the bride’s mother’s Mr. Andrew J. Morris and Miss Martha E. Tilley were married by Rev. B. F. Clement of Norcross. We wish the happy couple a long and blissful life. Prof. J. Stillwell and Miss. Eugenia Weaver, the former am iable, accomplished, and efficient assistant in our High School have organized a High School in our en terprising neighbor Stone Moun tain. We speak advisedly of Miss Weaver, and congratulate our neighbor on securing her most valuable services. She will prove hers-. If competent for whatever she uadeitakes ar.d will infuse an emu’.atory spirit among the stu dents. We wish her and her High School abundant success. THE S f TATE CONVENTION. Our Atlanta exchanges and a few others, oppose the call of a State Convention to enable the I’eo?le of Georgia to form a Con stitution for themselves instead of recognizing the miserable abor tion brought forlli by carpet-bag gers, Ac., as the organic law, chief ly on the ground of the cost of such a Conve ition. We have re peatedly shown that it need not cost one fourth as much as the I pie bald convention of 1867-’6B. The Savannah News briefly i sums up the reasons lor holding a I Convention. a‘s follows : 1. As a means of providing a ! people made famous by the learn ing and statesmanship of Troup, ! Lump in, Berrien, Cobb and oth i ers, with a charter of Government ' framed by tlieir own hands, and ■sailed to their intelligence and patriotism. 2. Asa means of removing the j Bullock bond controversy out of ; domain of the legislative lobby an.l burying it beyond the hand 1 of resurrection. 3. As a means of limiting the Legislature to biennial sessions, and fixing the per diem of mem bers. 4. As a means of reducing the amount of homestead and person alty exemptions, which, at pres ent, are .unjust and extravagant. 5. As a means of revising our judiciary system, and reducing the terms of office. 6. As a means of relieving the Spreme Court of a vast amount of labor by allowing trial by a sec ond jury, in accoidar.ce with the old system. 7. As a means of limiting or prohibiting special legislation bv the General Assembly. 8. As a means ot providing a positive inhibition against reck less and unnecessary donations of State aid. lhe second, third and seventh ol those propo'-ed changes would ■ save to the people in one year. I, ten times the cost of a conven-1 tion. — Sifutherii L movement is on f<x>t among the Masonic to Iges of Philadelphia in relation | to inviting the Grand Masonic lodges of the ! world to s nd rcprvsest&tivcs to form a I , Cangress to meet at the great Centennial ■ ' Exhibition on the 4th day of July, 1876, > ’ for the puipcae of revisjun of the work of , the Order. > j We welcome to our exchange list “Brick” Pomeroy’s Democrat. It is well gotton up, and is edited by one of the tersest, most tren chant writers of New York city. Brick Pomeroy never touches a question with gloves on. He un masks men’s motives and meas ures, and defies all rings and combinations. The Popular Science Monthly for January, 1874, is as usual the most interesting, monthly publish ed in America. It contains learn ed articles on the following subjects: “Concerning Serpents,” Spen cer’s “Replies to Critisims,” u The Emotional Language of the Fu ture,” “Genesis, Geology, and Evolution,” “Growth and Decay of mind,’, The “Theory of Mole cules,” “Education and Science,” and many others. Either of these articles is more than worth the the years subscription to any thinking man or woman. The Amerigan Educational Monthly for January is interest ing and instructive. All progres sive teachers should read it. Pub lished by J, W. Schermerhorn & Co., 14 Bond St., N. Y., at $2 00. THE CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE. On Monday and Tuesday last Hons. A. H. Stephens and L. Q. C. Lamar spoke against the Civil Rights Bill. The speeches have not reached our office but the country feels assured that the South found its ablest represen tatives in lhe distinguished gen tlemee above named. We, how ever, do not believe these speech es will avail anything further than remind the nation of trampled Constitutional principles of which Stephens and Lamar are the ablest expounders and defenders upon the continent. The People’s Paper I THE Atlanta DAILY AND WEEKLY, With Great 8-page Sunday Edition FAMILY shouldhavetheCON h ' 111 1 lONr—lt is full of carefully selec ted general reading—poetry, lite’rature, stories, news. Every Farmer shauld have it—lt makes a specialty of crop and farm news. Evfiry Lawyer should have it—The Su preme Court Decisions are exclusively re ported for it immediately when rendered. Every Merchant should take—its cele brated Cotton Editorials contain facts and figures to be had nowhere else. Every lady wantsit—lts famous fashion Letters are eagerly sought. Everybody should take the Constitution —it is a newspaper looking to the inter ests of all classes. 1 iie correspondence department is not expelled in the United States, embracing ‘‘Round the world,” European, and letters from Georgia and the American States Largest. Editorial Staff in the South—l. W. Avery, political department; J. T. Lumpkin, News; W. G. Whidby, Citv; N. I. Finch, Howell C Jacksori, Asso ciates; E. Y. Clark, Managing Editor. Hon. A. H. Stephens, Corresponding Editor. Capt. Henry Jackson, Supreme Court Reporter, furnishes daily proceedings of the Court, and the Decisions. OT Splendid new features are soon to be added, arj I'erms—Daily, ffo (JO per annum; $5 00 for six months; $2 50for three months- $1 for one month. Weekly $2 00per annum; $1 00 for six months. GIVEN AWAY! A new and exquisite French Oleograph. (A name given only to the highest and cho cest class of French and Italian Art printing in oils, the perfection of Oil Chromo ) The picture is a sac-simile of the latest and most brilliant work of the I rench painter Lot richon, a charming sub ject, charmingly portrayed, a beautiful creation of art, entitled “Little Runaway and her Pets.’’ This picture is printed in Paris, and is the largest and handsomest French Oil I hromo ever offen d by any periodical. The size is 14|x21j inches, and gives a very elegant pictwe, which was publi-bed, and is for sale in thv picture stores at sl2. Tris picture, while beautifully complete in itself, is the most charming centre piece to “Wide Awake and Fast Asleep,” those two pretty French Oil Chromos, now fam ous the continent over. W’e shall continue to present this ]>air to every annual sub scriber who prefers them to the Oleograph, ."'ubjects life-size, and cannot fail to please all who love art and children. CLUBS! CLUBS I For the mammoth weekly—containing the cream of the daily—sls 00 for ten annual subscribers, and a paper to the getter-up ' of the club. i Ou editorial matters, address “Editors 1 Constitution;” on business matters ad- j ' dress w. A. Hemphill & Co.. ' Atlanta, From a Georgia Exchange. Die Atlanta >un has merged into the ' Atlanta Constitution, with Hon. A H. ' Stephens, corresponding editor. The Con- , stitution, rJready one of the best journals t of the United States, will doubtless, with j that accession, become the leading journal i in South. 1 MALE AND FEMALE mon scnooiu, Norcross, Georgia. Was founded at Cumming, Ga., on the first Monday in January, 1871; was removed and opened at Norcross on the first Monday in January, 1873 ; is the first and the onl/ HIGH SCHOOL (PROPER) in this section of the State; is Unsupported by endowment or trustees funds, being sus tained alone by the energy, ability and tact of its teachers; claims to be Christian, but is not in any sense denominational; stands solely uffon its oton merits, and asks the patronage of no man; nor set of men, except so far as it is t® his or their own interest; Faculty for- IST4. g N. F. Cooledge, President and Professor of Mathematics, German and Natural Science James U; Vincent; Professor of Latin, Greek, and Mental and Moral Science. Julian A. Pollard, Proses or of Belle Letters and French, and Director of Primary Department; Mrs. J. H. Cooledge, Teacher in Primary Department. Mrs. L. A; Norryce, Teacher of Music, Drawing, Painting, etc. JCitefaFy esses. The following named gentlemen have been elected, one of whom will address tHd Literary Societies of the Institution on the evening of the fourth Friday of eacli scholastic month In 1874: Colonel Samuel J. Winn, Lawrenceville. Hon. Hiram P. Bell, Cuniming. Co'onel John B. Estes, Gainesville. Hon. William P. Price, Dahlonega. Colonel E. Y. Clarke, Atlanta. General Wil iam Phillips, Marietta; Hon. James P. Simmons, Norcross. Hon. J. R. Brown, Canton. Hon. Garnet McMillan, Clarksville. Colonel A. B. Simms, Covington. The Curriculum and Expenses. JPx’iin.ary Depnrtment. Tuition Quarterly in Advance, or notes for the same at 10 per cent interest First Class—Tuition $1.50 per Month. FIRST SESSION. SECOND SESSION. Orthography, (Webster’s Spelling 8.r0k,) Orthography, (Webster’s Spelling Book,) Reading, (Sanders No. 1,) Reading, (Sanders Nos. 2,3,) Penmanship, (Spencerian Nos. 1,2,) Penmanship, (Spencerian Nos. 3,4,) Arithmetic, (Rob. Primary.) Aiithmetic, (Rob. Intellectual,) Second Class—Tuition $2.00 per Month* FIRST SESSION. SECOND SESSION. Orthography, (Swinton’s Word Book and Orthography, (Patterson’s Speller and Analysis,) Exercises,) Reading, (Sanders, NoS t 4,5,) Geography, (Cornell’s Inter.) Penmanship, (Nos. 5 and 6, Spencerian,) English Grammar, (Kerbs Com. Sch.) English Grammaf, (Smith,) Arithmetic, (Rob. Practical,) Arithmetic, (Rob. Practical,)’ Physiology, (Jarvis’ Primary,)’ Geopraphy, (Cornell’s Primary,) Imp. Mind, (Em. Watt’s.) Advanced Courwa First Class—Tuition $2.50 per Month. FIRST SESSION. SECOND SESSION. •Latin Grammar, (Waddell,) Greek Grammar,’ (Waddell,) Latin Reader, Greek Ollendorf, (Kendrick,) Arithmetic, (Rob. Highef,)' Caesar, Algebra, (Bob. El.) Algebra, (Rob. Univ.) Geography, (Cornell’s Physical,) Nat. Philosophy, (Steele’s 14 week ,) Rhetoric, (Bonnell,) Meteorology, (Loomis.) Second Glass—Tuition $3.50 per Month. FIRST SESSION. SECOND SESSION. Virgil, (Searing,) Sallust Jugurthrinc Wai) Greek Reader, (Cros’y,) Zenophon’s Anab. (Crosby,) Geometry and Trigonometiy, (Rob.) Surveying and A'avigat on, (Rob.) Physiology, (Dalton,) Chemistry, (Steele’s 14 weeks,) Botany, (Gray,) Geology, (Dana.) Third Class—Tuition $4,00 per Months Horace, Eivy, [Lincoln,] Homer, [Aifthoft’s] Cyropedia, Conic Sect and Ana. Geom. [Rob.] Calculus, [Rob.] Logic, [WLately,] Metaphysics, [Mahan.] Fourth Class—Tuition per Month, Tacitus Histories, [Tyler,} Are Oratoi ia, [M. Kellogg, ] Zen. Memorabilia, Demosthenes de Corona, Mechanics, [Bartlett,] , Astronomy, [Rob ] U. S. History, [Alexander H. Stephens.] Civil Government, [Townsend.] PIIACTICAL CU>TJHHK.- FIRST CLASS-TUITION $3.00 PER MONTH. Arithmetic, [Rob Higher,] Geom. and Trigonometry, [Robinson,) Albegra, [Rob. Univ.] Chemistry, [Steele’s 14 weeks,] Nat. Philosophy, [Steele’s 14 weeks, Physiology, ]Dalton,] Rhetoric, [Bonnell,] American Debater, [McElligott,J SECOND CLASS-TUITION $5.00 PER MONTH. Surveying and Navigation, [Rob.] Book Keeping, [Bryant and Srtalton’k Geology, [Steele’s 14 weeks,] School Ed. Astronomy, “ “ Commercial Law, [Townsend,] Botany, [Gray,] Civil U. S. History, [Alexander IL Stephens,] Treatise on Business, [Freedley.] Lectures. Normal Department, tuition $5.00 per session; German and French, tuition $3 00 per month; Music Department, vocal arid instrumental, tuition $4.00 per month ; Ait De partment, drawing, painting rnd embroidery, tuition $3.00 per month.- Board from SIO.OO to $12.50 per month.- The yofing ladies .of the Advanced Department are taught a practical knowledge of Letter Writing, Business Forms and Correspondence, and Book Keeping.- (Jo-tffcl iLC-s tfiou. We believe in the co-education of lhe sexes; we limit their association ; they meet only i i the recitation room, except in passing to and from the academy, and during lhe suspension of regulations pertaining thereto. I heir association to this extent makes them more attentive to p< rsonal appearance, and more refined in speech.- It gives boys higher of honor, for they dread the opinion of girls who scoff at meanness littleness and profanity. It stimulates girls to greater mental effort, arid makes t eni more capable of thinking for themselves. It gives boys better ideas of true womanhood. It gives girls better ideas of true manhood. It elevates both, morally and (Jliapel Ko out Taller. The Literary Addresses mentioned above and “Chapel Room Talks” delivered etch week by the Principal, will be published in the Norcross Advance—the adopted urean of the Institution. • TJiitsiolicitedL Compliments. From Atlanta Constitution, March n, ’73< Prof. Vincent, the Principal, is one of the leading educators of the State, and ] the High School is rapidly taking its posi tion in the front rank of educational in stitutions, From the Atlanta Sun, March, 1873. This is an independent enteprise.***** Prof. Vincent is well known as a teacher of splendid attainments, having devoted < his entire time and energies to that busi ness. Norcross is a healthy place, pure < air, good water and immediately on the i Air-Line Railroad, about twenty miles , from Atlanta. < From Gainesvilla Eagle, March 8, 1873. j There is nothing of more importance to the youth of our country, than a sound practical education. Indeed it is a mat- i ter of first consideration, and in order ] that the foundation for an education rnav < be laid in the shortest time and at the ] leastexpense it is necessary to have teach ers—those who, from experienso, have i shown an aptness for imparting instmc- ] tion. Such a teacher is the Principal of ; the Norcross High School. j From the Gwinnett Herald. - J. U. Vincent. Principal, is a ripe schol ar and experienced teacher. 1 < From the Cartersville Standard. ] say v° f L ur .people that no bet- ' ter school can tie had tbaq this. Here « 9 T lnd P racli<,al teaching, and will be by the studenklhoroughiy learned. N. F. COC We have many private letters from pat rons and former students, strongly endors ing the institution. We take the iibertt to refer to the following patrons: Hon H 1* Bell, Cumming, Georgia. .Hon. A C Kellogg, “ « ’ Martin Grohatn, “ « R A Eakes, “ « J T Brown. “ « W D Bendy, “ « ]■' A Moor, “ u Col. J B Estes, Gainesville, “ “ J. F. Langston, “ <». P. Boone. « « Hon. J B. Richards, Ophir, Georgia. Jabez Galt, Canton, ,^- r 9 reen ®’ Danielsville, Atlanta, A. G. Collier, « 8. 11, Donaldson, “ A- B. Grady, « ’lames H. Wasson, Big Creek. G- H. Hopkins, Goshen. w -v £? h " Bon , Cartersville. Cartersville, Dr. Thos, H. Baker, “ Martin Maxwell, Pine Log, u”’ t- 'Yr' Cherokee Mills, McClure, Albany, Niddleton Patrick. Drayton, II; D-sutton, Rockford, Alabama, ” m. Erwin, Godsden, “ «r FB ". -'Dddlebrooks, Athens, Georgia w . A. Cain. Cains, P. O. •J. E. McElroy, Decatur, J. B. Brown, Tilton, Col. H. F. Price. Cassvile, G. k. Lpoper, Dixon, “ Hon. W II Nesbit, Alpharetta, Newton Harrell, Cumming, J. L. Hudson, “ For particulars address PLEDGE, or J. U. VINCEKT, NORCEOSB, GEORGIA.