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■MMMHHBMnHMMMaMHK* »BBHSSai The Cherokee Georgian. Canton, OcL_ WEDNESDAY, - - AUGUST 25, 1875 MAIL TIME-TABLE. The mail leaves Canton for Marietta on Monday and Friday of each week, at 8 a. m. Arrives in Canton Tuesdays and Sat urdays, at 4 p. m. I Canton line to Dawsonville leaves every Wednesday morning at 7 o’clock, and re turns Thursday, 4 p. m. Died. ! On the Sth day of August, 1875, in Cher okee county, Ga., Miss Martha Perkinson, daughter of John W. and Mary Perkinson, after a distressing illness ol many months, leaving many relatives and friends to mourn their irreparable loss. Obituaries. We wish it understood that we cannot publish long obituary notices without pay. We will publish short notices of deaths without charge, but cannot afford to insert lengthy ones, for if we do our little sheet r»«ay soon be filled with such things to the exclusion of matter possessing a general in terest. Personal. Mr. William Phillips, son of General Phillips of Marietta, was in town Friday. Joseph M. Brown, Esq., son of ex Gov. Brown, has been visiting his friends in this county. The genial countenance of Colonel John Evans, County Treasurer, shone upon our sanctum, one day last week. Wall Pleased. Dr. Felton’s accomplished lady and little son accompanied him in his visit to Clv ro kee, and all expressed themselves as being delighted with our county, and its kind and hospitable people. We have often said that the people of Cherokee are the best people in the world, an.l we think we cm prove our assertion by every one who has associ ated with them and formed their acquaint ance. A .Successful Appeal. The appeal made in our last week’s paper for more young men to come to Canton, had a good effect, as several of that inter esting class h ive been prospecting i;i and around oui pleasan* village, d iringthe past week. One young man came post-haste in a two horse buggy the very next day after the call appeared, and announced himself ready to be received and blest. Come again, old fellow! “A faint heart never won a fair lady I” A Good Chance. We are requested by Col. James 11. Brown to say, that he has been informed by the agricutnnd department of the State University, that Cherokee county isentitled to representation in that institution, and that any young man who desires to do so, can avail hims'dfofnn opportunity of pro curing an education free of charge. We hope that some young man in the county will embrace this rare chance of seeking an education in a first class institution Report In Col. Brown and your name will be for warded. A Bcvennc Mm in a Dilemma. Recently a gentleman from Cartersville canic up in quest of illicit distillers. He found two, and halted them. They in a friendly wav began to talk and asked to see lhe warrants. While the revenue man was looking over his Hatch of papers, one of the, men seized his pistol, the other his pipers, arrested him and took him to a neighbor’s house, tore up his papers and gave his pistol to a young man who was standing by, and then left for p iris uhknown. The revenue man was not hurt, bu‘ wasiulvised to labor in other fid Is. A Nut far the Lawyers to Crack. Our triend Ramplev, of this place, was ‘ aare«t<-d the other day, convicted of selling whisky and placed in j til at C irtersvillc He has Ix cn rele as' d on boftd, and pleads the jurisdiction of the court, claiming that he was about forty feet under ground en gaged in digging a well when he sold ’he liquor to thchands at the windla«s above. Now w is Ramplcy within the jurisdiction , of lhe United States, and it so bow far would he have to descend in order to beyond its power* In other words, how fur down, and how high does the authority of this great government extend * Malke Wine! Now is the time to make wine, and many of our readers we hope will avail themselves of the opportunity of making enough of that important article for medical and sac ramental purposes. We give below a re cipe for making wine, handed us by a lady friend, who has had good success and much experience in the business: Mash the grapes and let them st mil in an open vessel forty tight hours: s am care fully; allow three pounds of sugar to every gallon of juice. 8?t it away in jnr< until ■ Oc’ober, then rack off into bottles. It im prove* with age. Uanton High School. This institution is doing a gcuxl work in . this community, and should l>e liberally . patronised. Professor Attaway and his' sou received a high compliment from the ' trustees in their List report, when they said .- ‘The pmticicney ot the students. lhe good ! order that has prevailed, the kind feelings that haw axis ted between teachers and pu-. pits, and the general satisfaction of the ■ patrons, all bear testimony that ability, in-1 dnstry. and pcrsev< rance have combined to make the school a success; and that the ‘ teachers not only know how tn govern, and to impart instruction, but also how to ' make the school room plensaut atni nt-I Lmciivv. * The State’s Bondmen. That the way of the transgressor is hard, ■ can be ocularly demonstated anyklay by a visit to the chain-gang, now camped within, a short distance of town. The spectacle of a hundred men working to the dreadful music of the chains with which they are ' fettered is sad indeed to contemplate, and the sympathies of the tender-hearted are apt to be manifested for the unfortunate ' beings who are doomed to years, and per haps to livds, of unrequited toil; but when i we reflect that the persons thus doomed have been convicted of the worst crimes in I the calendar, and that the security of life, the protection of property, the peace of society, demand rigorous measures and effi cient safeguards, sympathy readily bends to the requirements of justice. But the painful feelings we experience j on viewing tire when at work j or in camp, seemingly have no correspond ing expression in the breasts of the gang. Watch them as they leave the camp at day light for the line, strung like beads upon a chain, and hear them singing some old plantation melody, as they keep time to the clanking chains about their ankles; notice them while busily at work, bandying jokes, poking fun at lookers-on, laughing, or I singing, through the long days; and you I will begin to think that a negro, at least, is ‘ the happiest creature wiien to our mincls he should be the most miserable. j The convicts have done good work on the Marietta and North Georgia railroad, and, without their services, it is doubtful if 1 the road could have been begun. They are leased to the contractors by the State for Die nominal sum of eleven dollars each per • annum, and perform as much labor as twice ’ their number of free men. Though re quired to be on the line from daylight till dusk, they are humanely cared for by the present contractors, Messrs. Fields, McAfee, Tatc& Co., receiving a sufficiency of whole some food, and proper attention when sics. The desperate character of the men makes every precaution necessary to insure safe keeping. Each man wears an anklet of iron—the worst ones are double-fettered — to which a chain is attached, and hooked j to a belt around the waist when at work. In leaving the camp and returning, the gang are connected together, in squads, by a chain running through the rings on their ankle-chains. While on the line, they work single, every ten men being under the charge of a guard, armed with a pistol and double-barreled gun, who is responsible for his squad ; when in camp, all the convicts, except the trusties, are secured in their bunks by attaching their chains to a cable chain p issing through posts on each side of ' the building. A few of the men nave, for j excellence of conduct, been made trusties, and the liberty given them in consequence has seldom been abused. There are now ninety convicts in the gang, of which twenty-two are white and sixty-eight colored, besides six seat from the counties for petit larceny. Five of these are sentenced for life—three men and two women, one is in for twenty years, and the others for terms ranging from one to ten years. As to crimes, they arc classified as follows: Larceny, 18; manslaughter, 4; bigamy, 2; burglary, 31; forgery, 3; rape, 8 ; attempt to kill, 5 , murder, 12; arson, 2 ; bestiality, 2 ; robbery, 1; illegal voting, 1; riot, 1. The Camp-meeting. i The Camp-meeting which commenced nt the Cherokee Camp-ground on last Friday evening was well attend'd, especially on Sunday. That day opened unf ivoaahly, yet the people of Cherokee and adjoining conn ties flocked in until the 11 o’clock servic-s began It was understood that the learned and popular Dr. W. 11. Felton would preach at that hour, and many were anx ious to hear him. The spacious harbor was filled to its utino’t capacity, and the best of order prevailed while the Doctor discoursed on the important an 1 interest ing subject of the divinity of Christ. We ' think it was one of the distinguished : preacher’s ablest efforts. Earnest, forcible, argiimentivc and eloquent, it produced a fine impression on the vast audience, which ‘ listened spell-bound during its delivery. The ! great truth that “God was in Christ recon ciling the world unto himself;’’ that Jesus Christ was “very God” “God with us,” ‘ G'ml manifest in the flesh,” was more clearly taught and explained than we ever heard ■it before. We wislhthat sermon could be preached in every ch irch in the land, for upon a proper understanding of the great truths it contained, depends the present and eternal welfare of the church and the world. Dr. Felton also preached a fine sei mon on Saturday, his subject being, “The great Silvation.” The R«vs. Lane, i Puckett, Johnson (a young Presbyterian brother), McClure, J. R. Parker, Presiding Ebler, Wm. Johnson, Brown, Carson and others labored zealously and efficiently during the meeting in the Master’s cause. A Beam and a Mote. An indignant correspondent, who is evi dently addicted to marble-playing, and feels > conscience hurt, tries to make a thrust at us over the shoulders of other people: “In your last issue there is a paragraph about the prevalence of marble-playing, in which ’ it is suggested that hands are needed in the , chain-gang. Now, marble playing is good I exercise, though it may be a waste ot time, and I would much rather do it than to wear out my trowsers playing checkers. But ■ checker-playing in Canton is not a waste of time, I suppose; and come to think of ! it, it isn’t, for when those big fellows are ■ not playing checkers they are doing noth : mg. In conclusion, I would suggest that • if the 'town talkers’ want any more help on the railroad, let them send their checker-: I players first, as charity should begin at i home." Our correspondent signs himself, | “Ramrodwe turn him over to any | sharp-shooter who w Mjes to load a gun. I TOWN TALK, , Mr. Theodore Turk, of this place, is ab sent on a visit to Alabama. There is a colored school in Canton, taught by a colored school ma’am from At lanta. Mr. Ellis has moved into his new brick store, and everything around there is as bright as t' e deck of a man of war. We call attention to the card of H. J. O’Shiclds, who offers his services, at satis factory prices, to those wishing any de scription of painting done. The biggest and most luscious watermiflqp ' we have seen or tasted this season was pre sented to our office, last week, by Mrs. O. C. Puckett. It weighed about 30 pounds. Since the band has received substantial and gratifying recognition from the ladies, the members play with betterlieart. They are now learning some very pretty new pieces. If you want the hair of yourself or oth ers arranged artistically in bracelets, neck laces, watch-guards, etc., you can be suited by calling on Mrs. M. A. Smith, in this place. Hirsute visages will now become a rarity on Canton streets, we presume. A barber i set up shop, last Saturday, and lathered and shuved 'something. less than an acre of beard. We wonder who put up the two-story . horse-racks around the public square ? and what was the object in buHding them so s high? Hange<yfA*e see the use of hanging ‘ our horses up to efry when we come to ’ town ! They would make very respectable ■ gibbets, and a man might hang clear on one of them very comfortably. ' A negro convict na.ned William White- ■ head, sent to the gang from Burke county, ’ for a term of four years, for larceny, made his escape on the 18th instant. He bad • lieen siclc since his reception at the camp, ’ in June, and being allowed some degree of liberty on that account, he took advantage r J 1 of it to gain big.freedom. Quite a number g)f our town folk, who could not attend the camp-meeting, went to see the chain-gang, Sunday. The cou ; victs had had their usual Sunday burnish ing up, and seemed to be making the best of their situation. After the crowd had gathered in the evening, the convicts struck I up a familiar hymn, singing in a manner , that would patio the blush many white congregations, and two of their number ’ delivered short but curiously impressive sermons, which were listened to by the , gangjFith apparent interest. Pleasant Points. Sound without cents —A bind playing on public occasions for nothing. Why was our County Treasurer “cut out” for a very fist man ? Bwause he can beat time with ease. What two names ofCantonites are al ways present in a young lawyer’s mind? Howell, McAfee. “Oh, how those tin plates scared me when they fell down 1” exclaimed a young ster at the picnic, when the cymbals struck into the tune the band was playing. A cadaverous looking individual came in to our office, one day, before we had got ready to do any printing, and, after silently surveying the types and presses a few min utes, suddenly blurted out: “Are you ’most ready to take pictures ?” “I am ac fond of music, Mr. Holland,” said an old lady from the mountains to Mr. McAfee’s popular clerk, “and I’d be tickled most to death if you’d play me a tune on that thing there”—pointing to the thread cabinet behind the counter. He had been an old sinner, but had re cently joined the church, when unexpect edly called upon to pray. After some re luctance he ejaculated: “O Lord, thou knowest we new beginners can't pray. Amen!’’ How Cherokee Stands. From the books of the County Clerk we have obt lined some interesting facts about our county. There are 1,715 white and 175 colored tax-payers, and 50 delinquents, in the county. The number of children be tween the ages of six and eighteen is 4,100, s and the number of public schools in opcra- I lion h 48. Number •£.acres of land re ■ turned in the county, 24(5,47’3, valued at 11,062,856, upon which are employed as farm laborers 271 persons between the ages • of twelve and sixty-five. The total value of : the taxable property is $1,693,934, distrib- , uted as follows: Lands, $1,062,876; town • property, $28,432; money and solvent i debts, $202,150; merchandise, $32,292; stocks and bonds, $57,000; capital invested in mining, $250; household and kitchen t furniture, $35,264 ; plantation and mcchan - ical tools, exclusive of exemption, $2,832 ; I : value of all other property, not before enu ■! merited, $327,158. The assessment upon . ; which these figures are based was made in April, and does not embrace the various - I improvements lx*gun before but completed I . I since that lime, and which would consider i | ably swell the aggregate. — Our Public Schoms. 1 j James W. Hudson. Esq , County School ; • Commissioner, returned on Friday from his ; l first week's tour of inspection of the public ' j schixils, after having visited eleven schools, ■ i in Mullen’s, Cross-road, Con's Creek, B ill- I '' ground and Shake-rag districts. He re ports thi <e schools in flouridiiag condition; ; the teachers doing their week efficient- ! J ly, the pupils making rapid progress and j I lhe patrons apparently well satisfied. The i • average attendance of the eleven schools is ' i five hundred and six. We* are glad to note : these facts, and hope the interest manifested [ in the public schools will extend until the J I light of knowkxlge shall penetrate the s ,i humblest cabin in the remotest settlement, i Fifty cents will pay for Tiik Georoiak i I until ChristmaA 1 An Exciting Chase. On Monday evening, as the chain-gang was getting ready to return to camp, it was discovered that Gus Davis, a negro sent up from Dawson county for five years, for kill ing his wife’s paramour, was missing. Captain Sewell was immediately notified, who let the hounds loose, and started in hot pursuit. The dogs came up with the runaway just before he reached Keith’s ferry, but the darkey seemed to havtf been smart enough to deceive them Plunging into the river, the dogs following, and Mr. Sewell and Mr. Killian close behind on horseback, the negro managed under cover of the growing darkness, and by swimming first to one side of the river and then to the other, to elude his pursuers for a time. At last he took to the woods, and the does struck his trail. After some time had been spent in the search, Mr. Sewell came bark to town about 8 o’clock for fresh horses and more assistance. Volunteers speedily gathered, and the search was resumed with ardor. But Davis displayed the strategy of a general, doubling back on bis track when closely pressed, now decoying Ids pursuers to the river, then taking thef\ three miles away, and “muehing” the dogs as-he Went. Finally, being worn down, and-finding his strategy would not save him, as the barking made his whereabouts known, it is supposed that he killed two of the hounds, and thus effected his escape. About 3 o’clock yesterday morning the party returned from the chase, much jaded and disappointed in the result of their ex pedition. We do not think the company is blame worthy for this escape, as the convicts were engaged in clearing away brush from the road-way, and the guards, however vigil ant, could not keep the men constantly in view. Davis had on an anklet, with its chain, like many of the others, when he disappeared. In consequence of this fact, and to “make assurance doubly sure,” the whole gang were put in double irons, yes terday morning, making future escapes improbable. Teachers of Cherokee— Unthankful band—we welcome you to Canton. Since The Georgian is pledged to us, and we to it, in uniting our efforts to develop the vast resources of our own county, we assume the responsibility of inviting you all to the Teachers’ Associa tion, on the second Saturday in next month> to devise-means for elevating the standard of education, selecting text-books, and dis cussing measures of vital interest to every teacher. Although we writhe under the approbri ous epithet, “unthankful,” still this county depends for its improvement on schools, schools on teachers, and teachers on this Association, in part, for a higher grade of teaching; serving as a medium for the in terchange of new ideas, and for tbecommu nifiati'Mi of plans, experiences, and tests for the more rapid improvement of chilflren. All professions and trades band together for their own good and the general welfare —lawyers, doctors, preachers, farmers,tne chanics, etc.; but we upon whose shoulders rest more responsibilities than upon them all, are standing aloof. Other places are building up by this means; we can do like wise. Railroads, court-houses, and churches will benefit us partially, but there will be no permanent change until we start a gen eration of scholars. Then, and not till then, will Cherokee take her stand among the foremost counties ot the State. Her agri culture will spring forth, her beds of min eral leap up, her shoals gladden with ma chinery, her statesmanship develop, her school houses, churches, and .rt houses resound with t ol eat. And all will come from the ball set motion by the Associa tion. Then, gentlemen, come forward. Our doors are open for every man in the county. We are determined to co operate with The Georgian to the best of our several abili ties in building up our own county, our own people, our own children, our own homos. There will be something new and something good for ever theacher in the county at our next two meetings. B. F. P. Swallowing a Negro. Our friend Abercrombie, of this county, has always Ixxm far from being an aboli tionist or radical, and yet it is told on him, that he proposed, while in service during the war in middle Georgia, to swallow alive a big young buck negro, under the follow ing circumstances: A crowd of darkeys vLited the camp one day, and were very highly amused and entertained by the odd pranks and marvelous stories of Crombie (that is what we call him, for short), who finally selected a Mg, greasy, good-natured fellow belonging to tlie group, and offered to bet five dollars that he could swallow him whole and alive! He was immedi ately taken up, when he called for some black molasses, with which he smeared the i negro's body well, after having him i stripped, and also a pint of new tar, which i he put over his head to make him go down ’ easy. After the thorough preparation above : described, Crombie stepped a little back, and exclaimed, “Now, make ready!” and, I with lus mouth distended wide, made a | lunge at the frightened negro, who dodged j out of the .way. “Osaid Crombie, “I j can't swallow you, if you don’t be still!” i and, after putting the trembling victim in j proper position once more, made another ■ pass at him; but the negro dodged again, j when Crombie, becoming disgusted at his 1 unfairness, declared that be would not at- ■ tempt to swallow him any more, since it | seemed to be impossible to get him to be ■ siiU long enough for the operation; and, j after washing his hands and putting on his | hat and coat, retired with a look mingled | with contempt and mortification. What | afterwards became of that darkey, and \ now he got the tar out of his wool, we bavc I jjever been a’u’e to leain. OVER THE COUNTY. A copper mine in Cherokee pans out 13 per cent. A gold mine in Cherokee county yields from loity to sixty dollars to the ton. The Hard-shell Baptists held an associa tion al Little River church recently. Our friend Logan Field showed us an open boll of cotton, found in his crop on the 18th instant. The chain-gang has better men in it than the man who passes through a plantation gate and willfully leaver it open. Tax-payers would do well to bear in mind that the 15th of September is the day set for the collection of the taxes. The chain-gang would be demoralized by the man or boy who destroys mile-posts and sign-boards along the public roads. We notice an abundance ot peaches in the county, but they seem to be falling off, many having been injured by the curculio. Air. J. A Kirkpatrick gathered a load of corn from his crop near Steele’s bridge, last week. It is of the Chinese variety, and well matured. Air. W. T. Popham, of this district, was severely attacked by cramp colic, Wednes day evening, and has not yet recovered fioin its effects. If you wish to know how vceraine water melons, we will show you, if you will go with us the next time we visit our friend Rube AlcKinney’s patch. Colonel E. E. Field is the largest land owner and tax-payer in this county, con tributing over tour hundred dollars to the county treasury this year. The chain-gang would be contaminated by the unprincipled wretch who would write obscene or profane words on the walls or seats of a church. The Ordinary advertises for proposals for building a bridge over Shoal creek, near the widow Cook’s, and for repairing Hawk ins’s br.dge, over Little river. The crops through the section of the county visited by the County School Com missioner are in splendid condition, and promise an abundant harvest. The health of the county was never bet ter than at present, and the doctors have now to depend upon old age or unripe .fruit to keep them in practice. A larger crop of sugar cane will be raised in Cherokee, this season, than ever before. Farmers are finding out that a diversity of products is the key to agricultural success. A lad named Brawley committed suicide, last Sunday morning, by jumping into the pond at Cherokee mills. He liad been la boring under mental derangement for sev eral davs. If the people of Cherokee county will give us the amount usually spent in visit ing a circus show, every time one comes along, we will sind The Georgian to ev ery family in the county until Christmas. We learn that Mr. Lockridge of Bartow county has bought the Faulkner place, near Fair Play, with the intention of putting up a blacksmith shop at that point. Such an enterprise is much needed in the neighbor hood. Travelers frequently compliment Chero kee county on being the best posted that they have seen. No one who can read need go astray in traveling our public roads, for a sign-board meets the eye at every road-fork. Our efficient County School Commission er has a co-laborer in the field of visitation, and we would suggest to him the propriety of visiting those schools first whose teach ers are of the male persuasion, until he gets some of the rough off. We understand the accomplished lady whose school he visited was offended, and justly so, at the sudden ness of his manner and speech. He had better take warning or somebody will get Hitt. Some of the roads in the county are bad. They are stony, stumpy, rough and bumpy. We are in favor of appointing a general surveyor and superintendent of roads, whose duty it shall be to put the roads on better ground, and keep them in good or der at the public expense. In many in stances they might be shortened and made much better at the same time Alany bad hills might be avoided by a little Judicious engineering and common sense. Would it not be a good plan to obliterate from our local geography such names as Trickum, Lick Skillet, Black Ankle, Shake Rag, and ’Possum Trot, and substitute those which are more appropriate to the improved condition and tastes of our peo ple? The question is sometimes asked, con temptuously, “What’3 in a name?” There is a great deal, when applied to localities; for the suggestive names sometimes as sumed by communities are considered by strangers to be characteristic of the people, and thus, whether erroneous or not, an un favorable impression is often carried abroad. The first number of The Cherokee Georgian has been received It is pub lished at Canton, Ga., by P. 11. Brewster and J. J. A. Sharp. Its general make-up is good and presents quite a handsome ap pearance, and the people of that section should feel proud of it and give it their sup port. We wish it the greatest succ sa.— [Mountain Signal. ' »■■■!!■! ,1. ■ll.lll. l ■■■■, ■rf.J ■■ Notice to Contractors. 'XJOTICE is hereby given that sealed ±N proposals will be received by the un dersigned until the 21st day of Sept. 1875. for the building of a bridge ovtr Shoal Creek, near widow Cooks, in accordance with plans and specifications at my office, and also at Col. Sharp’s store. Like propo sals will also be received for the same time, for the repairing of Hawkins bridge across Little River, specifications al my office. The right to reject anv or all bids is re served C. M. McCLURE. O;dinarv. aur 24. 4 3 ‘ CANTON PRICE CURRENT. CORRECTED WEEKLY. Cotton 15 Corn jpbu 1 ,10(17)1 25 Corn Meal bu .1 4 > Wheat 90@1 Off Flour—Fancy bbl 8 50 Extra Family 8 00 Family 7 50 Fine 6 00 Bacon—Sides 16*, Shoulders 13 Hams, sugar cured 18 Bulk Meat...*/. 14@ 15 Lard 20 Coffee—Rio 25@ 28 Sugar—Crushed 15 -Coffee A 15 Brown 12 *« Salt —Virginia 2 50 Liverpool 2 50 Tea—lmperial I J ob@l 25 Black 75@1 00 Crackers —Soda 10@15 Cream „ 15@0O Candy 25@60 Pepper 35@40 Tallow 10 . Beeswax 25 Rags 214 Honey Eggs 10 Chickens 10@20 Country Butter 15@20 Hides—Green 7 Drv 14 Lime p Bu 50 Syrup 75@1 00 Molassf.s 55@65 Brown Shirting B@lo Iron—Tire Rod 8<&10 Nails Leather—Sole 30@33 Harness 40@ Upper 50 Alanilla Bags 1,000 1 40@1050 Wrapping Paper lb o>£@6l£ The above retail cash pi ices—in quantities lower. DIRECTORY. STATE GOVERNMENT. James M. Smith, Governor. N. C. Barnet, Secretary of State. J. W. Goldsmith, Comptroller General. John Jones, Treasurer. Joel Branham, Librarian. John T. Brown, Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary. Gustavus J. Orr, State School Commis sioner. J. N. Janes, Commissioner of Agricul ture. Thomas D. Little, State Geologist. JUDICIAL. BLUE RIDGE CIRCUIT. Noel B. Knight, Judge. C. D. Phillips, Solicitor General. Time of Holding Court. Cherokee —Fourth Monday in Febru ary, and first Monday in August. Cobb—Second Monday in March and November. Dawson—Third Monday in April and second Monday in September. Fannin —Third Monday in May and Oc tober. Forsyth—First Monday in April and fourth Monday in August. Gilmer —Second Monday in May and October. “■** Lumpkin—Second Monday in April and first Monday in September. Milton—Fourth Monday in March und third Monday in August. Monday in April and September.! Towns—Monday after fourth Monday In May and October. Union —Fourth Monday in May and Oc tober. COUNTY OFFICERS. C. M. McClure, Ordinary. Regular court first Monday in each month. J. W. Hudson, Ckrk Superior Court. M. P. Morris, Sheriff. E. G. Gramling, Deputy Sheriff. John G. Evsns, Treasurer. Wm. N. Wilson, Tax Receiver. Joseph G. Dupree, Tax Collector. Wm. W. Hawkins, Surveyor. Wm. Rampley, Coroner. JUSTICE COURT—CANTON DIS. Joseph E. Hutson, J. P. R. F. Daniel, N. P. H. G. Daniel, L. C v TOWN GOVERNMENT, W. A. Teascley, Mayor. ; J. W. Hudson, Recorder. James 11. Kilby, Jabez Galt, J. M. Har din, J. M. McAfee, Theodore Turk, Aider men. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. James O. Dowda, President. James W. Hudson, County School Com missioner. Prof. James U. Vincent, Examiner. Joseph M. McA fee, Allen Keith, Joseph J. Maddox, John R. Moore. Meetings quarterly, in the court-house. CHEROKEE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIA- TION. James O. Dowda, President. M. B. Tuegle, Vice-President C. M. McClure, Secretary. J. W. Attaway, Treasurer. John D. Attaway, Censor Morum. Prof. James U. Vincent, Association Cor respondent Regular meetings every second Saturday in each month, at 10 a. in. RELIGIOUS. Baptist Church, Canton Ga., time of service fourth Sunday in each month. Rev. M. B. Tuggle, Pastor. M. E. Church, time of service, preachers in charge. Rev. W. G. Hanson, first Sunday. Rev. B. E. Ledbetter, second. Rev. J. M. Hardin, third. MASONIC. Canton Lodge, No. 77, meets first and third Monday nights in each month. James A. Stephens, W. M. Joseph M. McAfee, Secretary. Sixes Lodge, No. 282, meets first and third Saturdays, 2 p. m. C. M. McClure, W. M. O. W. Putman, Secretary. GOOD TEMPLARS. Canton Lodge, No. 119, meets every Saturday, 8 p. m. B. E. Ledbetter, W. C. T. James W. Hudson, Secretary. GRANGE. Canton Grange No. 225, Catrton Ga. Jabez Gali, Master. _ J° 9e P t > -M- McAfee, Secretary. T F YOU "WANT PRINTING DONE, 1 with neatness and disnatch. call at this -office.