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THE FRANKLIN COUNTY REGISTER.
V ELLEN J. DORTCH YOL. XVI. NO. 23
OLD FRANKLIN.
0 ur County as it was Before and soon
After the Beginning of the
Nineteenth Century.
r
Prominent men who Controlled Af
fairs in Old Times.
Thonia« Anderson resided on the
Grove river on the w est side. He
was tall in statue and of handsome
and noble personal appearance, even
in old age when I first made his ac-i
quaintance thirty.-five years ago. He
survived to the age of about ninety,
and passed above about fourteen
years ago. In the war of 1812-14
Georgia organized a brigade of volun¬
teers under the ocminand of Gen.
Charles Floyd to fight the Creek In¬
dians and the British in the south¬
west. Two companies from Frank¬
lin county joined Gen. Floyds army.
Capt. Sandridge irom the eastern
part of the eounty com¬
manded one company and Capt.
Thomas Anderson from the Western
part of tie county commanded the
other company. Capt. Sandridge
who was a man of wcaltli, was es¬
teemed by his men a brave man, and
a good officer; but rather stiff and
and haughty in his manners; and he
was therefore not very popular. And
when the war was over, although he
was several times a candidate, he was
on’y once or twice elected to a seat
in the Legislature. At a Jatei date
he settled a littl* west of the Hud¬
son river, and later still about 1850
be removed to tha west. I never
s»w him, but I haye been told by old
people that he was a good man, pos¬
sessed of more than ordinary intelli¬
gence and force of character, but
not very familiar and sociable in his
manners and his associations with
his fellow men. Capt. Anderson was
not only a brave man, and a good
officer, but m manners he was the
very opposite of Capt. Sandridge,
Off duly he associated witn h is sol¬
diers, who were his neighbors and
friends, on terms ot the most perfect
equality and famliarity, and thereby
en Jeared his men to him ye ry great¬
ly and rendered himself popular.
The first Colonel who commanded
the regiment, to which Capt. Ander¬
son’s and Capt. Sandridge’ com¬
panies belonged was Harris of El
bert county. But in their first bat¬
tle with tbo Creek Indians—(the bat¬
tle of Calabee swamp I believe) tbe
Colonel forsook his men and took
refuge among tli j baggage wagons.
The battle was a surprise attack at
night. Col. Harris was cashiered
for cowardice, and Samuel Groves
of Madiseu County was elected in
his place. But notwithstanding the
desertion of their Col. in the battle
of Calabce swamp the brave men led
on by their brave Captains under
me lead of the impetous Gen. Floyd
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cd and took refuge in tbe swamp
which was not to 1* enetered by white
men at night. Col. Groces who sue
ceeded Col. Harris in the command
of the regiment was my mother’s
brother \'\ and n when 1 w .s a hoy
. w h.„ h„ n„,l
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than*. Oim'c the regiment wont to
Mobile to meet the British, but the
British commander withdrew his
troop* from Wlufi * tit* below Mobile
to rc-vMiort e I'seVsnliani st New
lirfesn>,tand thus Iht l*rB*v tfiiiin
If
tcers fnm Franklin, Madison, Elbert
and other counties in North east
Georgia, never had the pleasure of
meeting their white foes, hut did
haec the pleasure in helping com¬
pletely to whip out the dusky allies
ol England—the treacherous Cieeks.
By his gallantly aud by his attention
and kindness to Ins men in the war,
Capt. Anderson rendered himself the
idol of his soldiers, and made him¬
self one of the most popular and in¬
fluential men that ever lived in
Franklin eounfy. After the war he
was elected General of Malitia, end
long served ii that capacity with
universal commendation. After
serving h:g God and his generation
throughout a long and a very useful
life, he was at length garnered home
like a shock of corn fully ripe. Such
meh are an honor and blessing to tlicir
race, and passing upward leave their
example and their influence vs a
benediction to theirpostcrity,to their
survivors, and to their country.
Of Gen. Anilersons’ sons, Thomas
Dr Harry and James Anderson aro
dead. The only surviving son is
Capt. Enoch Anderson of Banks
county; and he is now far advanced
in years, and for moie than 50 years
he has carried iu his body a bullet
shot into him by a Creek Indian In
the war with that tribe m 1830, on
account of which lie now draws a
pension. From him I hope to learn
soon more about the part Franklin
county boro in the last Creek war.
For the Creek war in 1830 resulted
in the removal of the Creek Indians
<0 the Indian Territory, where they
have since resiled. No county in
Georgia was ever mor c hampered
or hindei*d In growth than was
Franklin for the first few years after
its organization. On the southwest
and west its boundaries were coin¬
cident with tbe lines of the Cieeks
and Cherokee.-,and on the north only
a dry iiae, Wofford’s trail, separated
the county from the Cherokee na¬
tion. During the wav of the revo
lution both the Creeks and the Cher.,
okecs allied themfelvos with the
British and did much damage to the
whites in Georgia and elsewhere. At
the close of the war tbe Oherokccs
were compelled to buy peace by giv
ing up the large body of land, which
was at first included in Franklin
county, and for the same reason the
Crerks gave up a still larger terri¬
tory, which was formed into Wash¬
ington county as before stated. And
although compelled to sue lor poacc,
and to make some 1 1 moment for
their wrongs wantonly perpetrated
upon the Whites during the war; yet
with all the treachery and unfor
-giviug \ niali#: which characterizes
the American Ini i ansj they were as
long as they remained in the Slate,
ever ready to mkae predatory raids
upon the jwaceablc white settlers.
Some instances of the kind will bore'
after be given. To protect peace
able citizens the United States
government e;tablisl,ed a fort and
srz
J but now Madison county, The
community is still known as U ort La
»>ar. A little later the United
States built another fort higher up
the Hudson river at Silver Shoals
four miles above the present site ot
—»< »-*■ —
frv
their os i. slot*! ale forts, with e.ibm»
enclosed to which they betook them
selves, when threat med with hos/du
robls. Bw e *. strwetion if
forts mid sown imidenis oonnn
CARNESVILLE, GA., TUESDAY JULY 19, 1887.
with them will be the subject of my
next article.
G. II. Cartj.kdoe.
(Continued.)
THE GJVEXOR HUNG IN EF¬
FIGY.
The news of the commutation of
Holman's sentence did not reach
here until late yesterday evening
and the news did not' spread. The
town was full of people this morning
bent on seeing the hanging. Four
thousand were present, and were
much disappointed. Many expressed
themselves freely, condemning the
action ol the Govenor in strong lan¬
guage
Some one hung from the gallows
erect j! in the suburbs, and als-) from
a signal pole in the main street men
of straw, with placards p.nned and
marked John B.Gordon. This creat¬
ed but little attention, except that
the chief magistrate should be thus
degraded. The crowd was Jorderly,
and went home in Letter humor
than when they came. Holman went
Is Riaiag Fawn last night under a
strong guard. There was some ex¬
citement at the Irain when it left.
GOOD RESULTS
D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper
dealer of Chattanooga, Teiin., writes
that lie was seriously afflicted with a
severe cold that settled on his lungs
had tried many remedies without
benefit. Being induced to try Dr
Kings New Discovery for Consumi»
tion, did so and was entirely curD
by the use of a few bottles. Since
which time he naskept it in his house
for all coughs and colds with best
results. This is the experience ol
thousands whose lives have been
saved by this wonderful discovery.
Trial bottles ler at Dr. II. M.
.Freeman’s drug store.
WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD
Dr. Pennington, of l’almotto, Ga.
a well knosn and prominent ;phy
ecian says. During mv career m
the practice of medicine, I used, a
great deal of the preprint ion known
as M other’s Friend, end want to re
commend it to every woman and
to my brother physicians. It makes
labor easy, hastens delivery and re¬
covery, end insures safety to both'
mother and child. No woman can
be induced to »> through the ordeal
without it after once using it. I have
also sold it as a druggist, with the
best of eafisfaciwn. It is certainly
worth its weight in gold.”
Ail druggis s sell it. Forparticu •
lars and full directions address.
Brad field Regnlatoi (Jo., Atlanta Ga.
LADIES OF THE WHITE
HOUSE.
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have found that \heir someti mtsex
cessivedul.es . . . produce , a , low. weak
tired and turn Won* Male of the sys
tem, and that iron restores richness
and color to the blood, calissys bark
a natural healthful tone lo the diges
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.
nice line of Indus ««d g u,
fttiiMM r dees m WC It J B -Me
Jim In
#)!?. W. II. FELTON.
Introduces some Important Rcsolut
lutions and Preambles.
Whereas, The Legislature of Geor¬
gia, in the year 1870, passed an act
to authorize the lease of the Western
and Atlantic railroad and for ether
purposes therein mentioned, which
act was approved October ‘24th, 1870;
and *
Whereas, The minimum ren'sl for
said .abroad was placed at twenty
five thousand dollars per month, said
lease to run for twenty years, and
whiyli will expire at the close of flic
year 1890; and
Whereas, The authorities of ihc
the State, under the act, leased the
Western and Atlantic railroad,wh’eh
is the property of this Stale, togeth¬
er with all the houses, workshops,
depots, rolling |t*.*ek and npper
tanccs of every character to a com¬
pany, of which company, Joseph E.
Brown, a citizen of this state, has
been provident from the beginning of
the lease to the picsent time; and
Whereas, It was provided in said
base act that said company to whom
the road and its houses, workshops,
depots, rolling stock,and appcrtances
of every character were lessed,should
give a bond with ample security for
the sum of £8,000,000, which bond
should bind tli c Jesses anil their 60 “
curity for tl e prompt payment of the
sum agreed on, at the end of each
month, and for the return of the road
and its apportenapees at the expi¬
ration or U mutation by forfeiture
of the lease, in as good condition as
it Nias when received by the com.
nany from the Slate under said act,
which bond was required to be iecor<
dedin ihc Secretary of State’s of
lice.
Whereas, The attorney-general
the State has pronounced such bond,
which the state supposed to be its
security, worthless, and
Whereas, There has been no provis¬
ion made in said lease act requiring
Ihc State be become accountable to
said company for imptovements,
betterments aud additions made to
said railroad ar.d its appertances of
every character; and
Whereas, Said lease was made to
a company for twenty*five thous¬
and dollars per month, when anoth¬
er company was offering thirty-five
thousand dollars per month, with
ample security; and
Whereas, The company tint has
controlled the railroad has reaped
pecuniary benefits and profits from
said lease, and will continue to reap
the same until the expiration of
said lease far in excess of all their
improvements, betterment* and ad¬
ditions to said road—the State bear¬
ing ail actual loss of ten thousand
dollars per mouth for twenty years
that said company might swell its
own profits: and
Wheieas, These immense profits
a»e shown to be facts in the first
annual report to the losses, made by
the officers of said lease company,
and the increase was so great by the
second that the company realized
twenty nine and a quarter perernt
of net ; refits out of the gross
earnings. which gross earnings
amounted tj one million five hun¬
dred and ninety thousand dollars;
and
duplicated until ^ He )tar 1
reached the enormoussuin four hun
^ ^ ^ , HcVCfl , luu .
^ unJ ^^ty-five dollars net iu
W)Uie! realizing * cb aii profit of s<‘v
enteen thouMsiid si« bundled and
cighty-two dollars to cudi of ^ l '‘
pj fc K .
1 pointed by the lo-gblaiure to
I tigi t« the bomb winch he and others
j.iiriij, offered to a confiding people as *u
that U*e Mats* made no
men t to pa} (or belief iiicnt; (hat
there was no (Unger 'hut tb«
would rotnrn it in ns hud n condi¬
tion as they received it; that they
were forced to keep it in gcod con¬
dition to do thei- work with it;
aud
Whereas, The Legislature declin¬
ed to compel him to strentheu his
bond, because they accepted such
statement as the purpose of tha los¬
ses; and
Whereas, lion. Joseph E. Brown,
as president of said railroad company,
in an open letter addressed to the
governor of the state, bearing date
July 8,1887, announces his purpose
and intention, and the purpose 'and
intention of the other leases, “unleBs
the state makes some arrangement”
satisfactory to the lessees to depreci¬
ate the raihoad to the condition it
was in when he reccivcdit from tint
state, and
Whereas, The lessees paid only a
nominal rental for valuable property,
which he had publicly declared to be
the best the state will ever own.
without outlay on the part of the
lessees, except the improvements,
betterments and additions, they
found it convenient to make to in¬
crease their individual profits, and
for which betterments said lease
company have been recompensed
many fold; therefore, be it
Resolved by the general assembly
of Georgia, That his excellency, the
governor of this state, he authorized
and required to take such legal
steps as he may deem proper to
protect this valuable property of
the state, and that the governor be
required to enjoin said company
fr m removing rolling stock, sice’
rails, side tracks, or from depreciat¬
ing in anywise the value of the
Western and Atlantic rai'roail; and
be it further
Resolved, That the governor be
authorized and required, whenever
he is informed of the removal, or of
the inteuded remov»\ of such rob
ling stock, steel rails, or of orner
appurtenances now in use, or which
may be hereafter used, on said
railroad during the concinuance of
the lease, which appurtenances have
been placed on the road for the
successful working of said road by
ths lessees, to take immediate pos¬
session of the railroad and its up
pnrtanances; that tlie governor be
authorized and required, if necessa¬
ry to the successful accomplishment
of such possession of said railroad
and its appurtenances to call to his
aid the sheriffs and posse comitntus
of the sevirn] counties through
which this railroad runs, aud expell
said lessees, and should the intention
become apparent to remove the rol¬
ling stock and other movable pro¬
perty to the stute of Tenne-see, or
any other state, by the officers of
said lease company, the governor is
authorized and req"ired to commence
proceedings by which the property
of ttc state, and its usefulness may
be preserved and recovered to the
state; and he is further authorized to
use all his executive authority to
prevent such “economy” as is mani¬
festly contemplated by said lease
company.
THE COSBY ATTAC1I.MKN .
,
The Cosby attachment for the
sewing machine is now b*ing offer
ed for sale in Ibis county »»y Mr.
IIJ5 Higginbotham. It is highly
recommended by persons who have
have used if, and a pur-basrr is
found at almost every house where
j 4 sewing machine. Itssim
.. li-ity ruke* it* »«< eirily acquired
h
I I ho reach of it'd.
If you wrnt a good article of M»g
'|’ulsrr» wb your Dealer f#r
|(fp,'
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$ 1.00 PER y w AR IN ADT V*
COUNTV JAILS.
The Governor in his special mes¬
sage which lie sent to the Legislature
on Thursday, called attention to
the county jails. lie doubtle.s has
good reasons for thinking that many
of the county jails are not fit place s
in which to c nfinc human beings.
If had not good i casons 1m would
net have drawn the attention of the
Legislature to the subject.
A few’ weeks ago quite a sensation
was produced throughout Florida by
a statement respecting the condition
of the jail at Jacksonville. The
statement was true in every partic¬
ular. It showed that the leading
city in Florida confined its prisoners
in a place whore either comfort or
decency was about impossible. Men
and woman, hardened criminals and
those guilty of minor offenses, were
crowded together in a space so small
as not to admit of a reason able
amount ol breathing room, Tie
oople of Jacksonvill c do not appear
to have been aware that their jail
was a disgrace to their city. Their
attention perhaps nad never been
a-Ued to it, and so they we e uncon¬
scious of the |act that one of their
institutions was of a character to
bring their city into disrepute in the
estimation of all civilized people.
When the truth was brought home
to them they went to work energet¬
ically to build a new jail.
It Is probable that there arc many
jails iu this State that aro as deserv¬
ing of condemnation as the one at
Jacksonville The'Governor says
that convicts received at the convict
camps an*, in many instances in an
enfeebled condition, and some are
completely broken down in health
No doubt magy of those who arc
confined to jails and arc fina’ly de¬
clared innocent of. crime ar.il re¬
leased are in the same pitiable condi¬
tion.
It is not only unworthy of a Chris¬
tian people, but it is inhuman to lock
up people in damp, badly ventilated
and badly drained jails for weeks
mouths and sometimes years. It
makes difference if they are guilty
of the charges lodged nga.nst
them. They are presumed to be
innocent in the eyes of the law un¬
til they arc proven to bo guilty, and
a very large percentage Is never
shown to bo guilty; but even if all
of them were proven to bo guilty
what would be excuse for robbing
them of health and strength- It is
not the pm pose of the law to deprive
those who fall iul > its dutches ol
health as well a* liberty.
Tbe Governor thinks that existing
county jails ought to be examined
Jiy a compete ni ce mnrissioti, ami
improvements ordered where they ar«
needed. He also thinks that jails to
he built should be constructed m
aciordancc with a pfan outlined by
the Legislature. His views are cor¬
net, and c *nunand the approval of
every right thinking prison. They
ought to, ami doubtless will, coin¬
mnnd the approval of the Legir-la
| y tu*%“ The new Savannah jail
might Lc adopted os model.—Savnn **
yah News.
McCoiiio'II A Bro have an clignni
iiu:of lHdioiiiiidgc.il* file shoes.
W, C. & J. B. McKii ire cannot be
uudersol i on Hour.
H/iu pal AfcCoimell A Bn>, itorl*
pet gallon,
A NOBLE GERMAN.
:?§
A fow days ago Fieilerr von Fa-,
her, the founder ot the lead pencil
firm of A TV Faber, at Stein, i'l
Germany, celelnateq his 70th birth¬
day. lie has changed the village of
Stein (near Nniemberg) into one of
finest in Germany, founded the fa"
mous Germaiiio Museum in Ntirem
burg, and will be remembered for
many other charitable bequests.
X London dog once saw a perform¬
ing beast of bis own species at a fair.
The tricks and lauiela of the per¬
forming dog did not permit him to
sloop. His master missod him often,
and one day found him practicing his
steps by himself in an emply room.
Whon ho thought himself perfect he
had an < ‘at home” and exhibited be
fore the dogs in the neighborhood.
WHAT CAN BE DONE.
By trying again and keeping ui*
courage many things seemingly iiu
possible may be accomplished. Hun¬
dreds of hopeless cases of kidney
and liver complaint have Lieu cured
by Electric Bitten after evwy thing
else hat. failed, tv don’t think there
is i;o elite foi you font try Electro
Bitters. There it> no medicine so
safe, so j ure aud so perfect a blood
puriliei. Electric Bitters will cure
dyspepsia, DiaLcles and all diseases
of the kidneys. Invaluable in affec
ions of stomach and nwr, and over¬ 3
come all uuiary difficulties—Large ,
bottles only fifty cents at H M
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Fieeinanq.
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A WONDERFUL INVENT!
.
I h ive been using the Cosby at¬
tach in nt to a scwfng maebino for
several days, and find it to be a most
convenient and useful device. Ex
pertncss in its use Js easily aeqaired,
and it greatly lessens tl*3 labor and
fatigue of sewing oil a machine. No
woman who cnce gives it* a fair trial
will ever be without it. Cai
Ga, July 11, 1887.
Sallii? lL Randall.
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BUCKLE N ARNICA SALVE
The bpst salve in the world fot
cuts, bruises, so.es,ulcers, salt rheum
scr cs, corns, sores, tetter, chapped
hands, cut Mains, and all skin erup¬
tions; and positively cures piles, or
no pay reqiercil. It is guaranteed
10 give satisfaction or money refund¬
ed. l’ricc 25ct« a box. hoi sale
11 _d Freeman.
ALL MEN ABE NOT BAD.
Neither aie all prepared remedies
unreliable. This is proven by the
rcsii/ts following the use of Dr.
Harters Iron tonic for dvspepsia
rise in,/ til inn, urolnJa, jaundice, ter
pel liyer anil general weakness.
NOTICE TO DEBTOR! AND
CREDITORS.
demands m
All persons having agu
ins the estate of Jss A C Wad*
ntc of Franklin c mn-V, duee i ted, a<*
hereby notified to render in their do
man is lo ibc uu lersigned sene rum;
io bur, and all prstins, iiidel
said eitat.i am required to make i
me This June 'if
hh7, j, tv. IMwrn,
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