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CHAMBERLIN, BOYNTON & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, CARPETS, BOOTS & SHOES. U6 & 68 WHITEHALL TTRKET, ATLANTA, OA. ROOTS stud HllOJlS. Wo have, during the pant »j<si<en added a Boot and Shoo department, which » entirely ewpwAte aud dlstluwt from each of nur other <leparttuetila, nud wo now ofTor to the public the luixeet and host Stock of Ovate, Ltwlloe, MUeca, Boy* and Child ron’e BOOTS and BUCKS to be •and In the tttato of Qeorgta, Wo make a ape- •olatty of Uutti, Miles and other well known first- elate nutkvrH. Their CARPET DEPARTMENT has uovor been equaled In the Bouth, CARPETS of all doecrlptlon cheaper than ever boforo. Oil Cloths from I to 18ft wide, In a flue va riety of Paterns. LAM BHKliOlRRS and CORNICE, raadoto ordur Wall Pnporand general Interior decorations n spuclnlty In tills department. Intholr DRV GOODS Uopartmeut can always be fonnd the CholRvtaud latest Styles of Black and Colored SILKS, Ladies flue and Medium DRKSS 0001)8, Lacca Kmbrolders, Hosiery, Gloves, No tions, Ladles' Ties and Neck ware, and a General assortment of Btnplo and Fsnioy 3Dry G-coda. PWSstnploe from this Dopurtmout sent by mall on application' 8^/** Our motto is to allow no one to undersell us. All our purchases arc mndo for CASH, and it will well re pay any and all to examine each of our departments before purchasing elsewhere.' Call and examine, or send yonr erdets to OHAMIffiRLIN, 1 iO'Y'N TON <te CO., Mim'cU 14-Bln 8H A 68 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, On. THE EXPRESS. OadartD'.vn, March 28th. LOCAL NEWS. COTTON. Our to-diiy’a quotations are,- Strict Middlings 10J @ Middlings 10 4ji Low Middlings..., 9 @ Strict Good Ord nary 8i Good Ordinury 7$ •Ordinary (U @ '.Stains 0 Tinges 9 Pure apple cider, Hvo cents »t R. T. Harmson & Co's mch’Jl-St See Wuvniug notice. Spring salad is in tune. Plant corn, and plenty of it. Eggs sell at ten cents a doz- (& 8J glass Pure Apple Vinegar, at li. T. Hakrison A Oo.’s tnohAl-tit Splendid selection of Cigars and fo'esuoo, at U. '1'. liARRiaOK & CO.’S moh41-2t Special Notice. On my return from Atlanta i wi re-open my saloon. mcll21-2t S. P, SitBPARD. Take vonr Pictures and Oliroinos and have them framed hy Lark & ClUBB. nichSl 2 Best stuck of Cigars and Tobacco in town at Lise & Ohahb’8. 21-2 Three nice Perforated Card Board Mottos for twenty five ceuts at 21-2t Lakh & Cradb’s. Gents, if you want a good Spring Suit, Boots, Ilata, or anythin; else, o ill on moh2l-2t Wynn & lino. LaNB A ( ■ till Imve a large lot of Perforated Card Board and Mot tos for sale cheap. nion21-2t Ladies, don’t fail to call and see those nice Prints, Alpaco’s and No tions of ail kinds at mch8I-2t Wynn A Bite, It is a settled fact that Lank & Chabb sell goods cheap. 21-2 A good assortment of Groceries for sale cheap, for the cash, at R. T. Hauiuson & Oo.’a mcli21-2t For Best Maceaboy Snuff, call on It. T. IIahuion A Co.’a mcli21-2t Indolent weather is fast ft|>- prunohing. Everybody at Haralson this week at cuurt. The guano trade has slack ened somewhat. The sound of the hammer is heard ia the land. You’ve already been told of it, haven’t you, gentle Annie? Shepard says he likes Atlan ta, especially the Kimball House. Don’t forget to trade with thoso who advertise in the Express. In the Spring a young mail’s fuucy lightly luma to thoughts of julep. Don't forget those who ad- vorlise in the Express, when you want lo Irade. Order is Heaven’s first luw* Therefore order Tub Express for one year. The Atlanta City Brewing Company ia the place to buy good Lager Beer. Bee their card. Several “ads’' from Atlanta merchants will appear in our next issue. The “boss” bus been absent innst of this week attending Haral son Court, and the man that wears the “plug hat” moved his hid, and it Jails to the lot of the run the muohine. ‘devil” to Take your Eggs and Chickens to moh2l-2fc Lane & Crabb’s. Philpot & Doddb have just re ceived their stock of Spring Goods. iuoh21-2t Call and let Philpot & Dodd show you through their splendid atook of goods. mch21-2t Burbank & Jones will sell you Landreth’s Fresh Garden Seeds, 1U tent papers for 6 cents. Go to Burbank & Joues for your Clardeu and Grass Seed. GLOBE FLO W ER COU0 JI SYltUP, Ilepatine and Queen’s De light, at, Bradford & Allen’s. march J.4-4t Johnson, Robins & Co.’s Garden 3ted, at Burbank A Jones.’ It is a settled fact. Hi it Lane & Crabd sell poods cheap. moh21*2t Be*t fict Cigar in town at mcb21-2t Lane A Crabb’s. Be snre and get some of Lane A Ckabb’s Peach, Appl* and Quince Butter before it iB all gone. mch21-2t You will find that Lane & Crabb keep the best stock of Groceries in the place. mch21-2t We are gratified lo know that Mr. Lea Neale had a policy in the /Etna Life Insurance Company for $4,000.- 00. When you go to Atlanta atop at the Collier House, $0$ Whitehall and 02^ Broad .Streets, kept by that prince of hotel keepers, Mr. 1. 1). Upshaw. His rates are very reason able, and his table is supplied with the best the market affords. J. F. Burke <& Co., proprie tors of the Georgia Spice Mills, of Atlanta, solicit the trade of our merchants through the columns of the Express this week. Give them a trial wIicmi you want anything in their line, they will t eat you 0. K. MARRIED. At the residence of the brides father, Capl. l\ A. Rogers, of this county, on the evening of the 14th nf March, 1378, hy Rev. J. E. Jones, astiislcd hy Uev. >3. W. Newell, Car olyn A. Heath, of Polk county, to Miss Annie L. Rogers.— Ctinersville Express. That Bank. Some one whispered lo us that Col. Printup of Rome Was about to establish a hank in Cedartown. Wc Were glad, to be candid, that does not fully express our feelings. But we didn’t want to he President, cashier or any other high otliccr in the con cern. We simply wanted to borrow a dollar. We hope some one will let the Colonel conu*. New Hnlldlngs. City Camntory. If any one doubts the assertion j We tnay say that we are delighted that Cedartown is going to ho Mo to notice that work 'has begun on the place of North Georgia, all they huv to do is to'make us u visit and w will show them around. The straws i them, are blowing farorably. Early Monday mornfng the news went gaily dancing ’round that Mr. A. Huntington nud Mr. Newt Wright were going 10 erect splendid trade palaces on th«* lot just above Messrs. Philpot & Dodds. The news is no rumor hut truth. They propose to commence the ei-ofion of and have ooinploled hy Full a brick block each room to he 3G feet wide aud 110 feet long. It is to he two stories high and roofed with tin. Below wo give a diagram of the buildings as nearly us we at present understand it. Heavy Groceries, Bacon, etc. City Cemetery. This is the work of oor present, very efficient city Fu- Wo commend them for it and that to llui -highest. Go ahead Mr. Mayor ami Aldermen in the good work. Spare neither time nor, money till you huvo made it, in all •its outward adornments, the pretti est lot in the place. Lay out suita ble walks—grade aud gravel them. Build beats aim arbors and plant trees and flowers. We arc all in fa vor of these things; we will oonsidcr that you havo spent the money well, that y .m sputnl in the biautifying tlie resting places of our dead. Let the good work go on till it has been fully finished. Open Glass Front. A Omit. Saving Public weighers, and proprietors of ware-houses aud gin houses have found a great saving, besides a great convenience, in adopting tho scales aud beams manufactured by the Chi- cugo .Scale Company. Their 4 ton scale is so nicely adjusted that a wagon loud of cotton in hulk can he weighed in a few seconds us accurst .*• ly as on the old-fashioned beam, where it must he weighed a few pounds at u time, and this scale is furnished for $00, about one third former prices. And for weighing hales, their Cotton Beam and Frame is the most perfect of auything over made for the purpose—a nice bras* beam with sliding poise, doing away \ with lire heavy poise, which is all tnat a man can lift. No public weigher or ware house should he without one of these beams, which | the Chicago Scale Company furnish at *-ir», all complete with frame. The buildings when Completed will hy entirely fire proof. We hear it rumored thatotheis contemplate doing likewise. The more the bet ter, gentletiun XEW AD VEUTlSl,MEETS COLLIER HOUSE, Whin mil arid lUJtf Brot ATLANTA, UA. >n’l forget to stop at ll'.o utmve lloimn when (jo to Atlanta. Yon will And things "all right” iniitfully supplied, aud charged only $1 per day ill8S-3ni l. D. UPSHAW, Proprietor. Libel for Divorce in Folk Superior Court. Superior Court, February Term 1878. His Honor, J. W. II. Underwood, Jt.dgi Tho Public Library. Sortie one of the Foots has said: • Tho mind’s the Standard of the man.” And the fact a> r.curded was learned by a Cato!til analysis of the elements of trite and genuine man hood. The man who wrote it under stood the normal condition of our nice, and tho power ol men among i men. True t uougli, gold gives its j possessor a status, considered hy its j worshippers Lo he very desirable. h , »u l, i« defendant dons not rcsk .. . . i ■ i • and It furthar appearing that ho But the sober sense ol mankind is as | timsutf. it i* on motion «rconn the Poet quoted above has Saul. A ! I"»ld defendant appear Mild an , , , -li I term of this Court, «Ihu that the < good Library may be considered as ln(k . fillllt , ttna ,, lalnli ft l ,n c „ m i t the Company of good and great men. I it In further ordered thnt this rnli It may not improperly be consider ed as a reception given hy theso Burbank & Jones. lor Bale by E. Cleveland, Fashionable Tailor! CEDARTOWN, OA. Tliu teachers of tho High School Imve inculcated a line iq-iiit turning the |)U|iil8, and tin- school has it higher degree ol prosperity and a better outlook than for several years. Answer to 1000 correspon dents—Nojyou arc mistaken as to our mission. Tho only mission of an ed itor is to furnish id papers, “that In is through with,” lo his friends. One of our buiness men who never advertises was asked hy » friend the other day lio-.v business was, when lie replied thnt it was “like peddling peanuts in a graveyard.” Always keep on hand, as de lay increases Buffering. If you have a Cough or Cold use Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup. It will euro. Trice 25 ceuts. Here's your Express"— Anxious to please you in all things and benetit you as well. Come up and see 11s—it will do you good and make us feel better. No charges to look, but we will ask you to sub scribe, as sure as you come. Warning. Having contracted with Mathew Roberson ,nnd his son Robert, botli colored, for the labor of Robert du ng tils year 1878, and Robert hav ing left me, I forewarn all persons not to hire the said Robert, thereby avoiding legal proceedings. inch28-lt James H. West. We desire specially to call attention to tho article in this paper entitled “Analysis of Soils”. This is written by a man of experience. In Kentucky where Mr. Skene is known, everybody regards him as a man of sound, practical ideas. He is tho manufacturer ol guanos in Kentucky. StEwahd.& IIiquinb, at 102 Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga., is the place to go lor good Whiskies, Bran dies and Wines. Mr. T. Y. Hig gins, the junior partner, invites all of his old friends in Polk, Panldiug and Haralson counties, to give him a call, at the above mentioned place, when you visit the Gate City, karch 28-It Death ef Lea Neale, Esq. After a long aud painful illness, Mr. Lea Neale departed this life lH8t Monday evening. Mr. Neale lias lived in this county for sumo time; having removed from Tennessee, lie was forty-nine years old and leaves a wife and several children to m< uru his loss. They Imve our sympathy this, their sad- hour of dcTouve- learned authors to Which till without distinction, arc invited. To which all may go and learm Here a man may go> and hy reading, learn in a day, what has cost some great mind days and weeks, and even years to master. Some of our town citizens, appreciating these great ad van luges, have enterprized a Public Library for Cedartown. They are seeking— and are now actually engaged in tho work, to build a suitable room for the books Ac. In tnis part of the scheme, from lac k of the necessary strength, they have joined the “Knights of Honor.” When the LOU browner I AM ICS imbWNICH. j Kutfl to perfect f February Tei iiDiitlm. .1, w. If. Undkii W. M. Spark*, I'lulnUff’B meb 2H-lm*m. meut. We have received a note from Mr. Win. M. Morgan of Haral son informing us of the sad news that his house aud all that it con tained was burned on the 13bh of lhe present mouth. Mr. Morgan had nothing left, even the children’s clothes were all de- stroyeu. Our generous hearted peo ple should rally to his help as these occurrences may sooner or later come to us all. Willlui lin* applied for exemption of personalty, 1 jmef* upon the came at 10 o'clock, r April, I wlll imVfnipon Uu- Mine at 10 o'clock. A. ft,"on •' - —Huv ill' Atirll tHTfl, |\| ||,y iiOlCA. £L mil'.WKH Ordinary. A GOOTsThingk JAS. L. WATKINS, 42 & 44 Whitt-bull Street, ATLANTA, G4A. Keep 4 on hand Iho largest and best assorted stoc o Statu, at bnttoi »»>uy c John Lagomarsino, Our Post Master. We have gut one of the very clev-! building is completed they will se ;rest, the most accommodating and | to collect together as many good J j.\ )rc jg„ ffleient post masters in all of Uncle Sam’s postal service. Long live W. 0. Knight, the post, master at Cedar- town. We have only one cause of com plaint to make, that is he won’t sell stumps on a credit. He demands the cash always, and we (speaking for ourselves) havn’t always that ar ticles hand. But we say long live, in the poet office too, W. 0. Knight. Haralson County. Court convened in Buchanan lust Monday. There was a light attend ance on account of it being generally known that Maj. Blance hud been crippled and necessarily would be absent. We visited Haralson for the first time. We shall never forget the kind treatment received at the hands of the people. Especially are wc un der obligations to our young friend Bob Latham and his aged father and mother. Our associate fof that county, Murdock McBride, passed a splendid legal examination and is now a full fledged lawyer. Murdock will hence forth reside at Buchanan. We wish him success of the substantial kind— a big docket and plenty of ducats. Buchanan is imoroving some lit tle—several new frame houses lately bnilt and building. As is our custom, we brought away the names of several of her best citizens who will hereafter read he Express. How to save the savings banks is an important question. books its they can. Any persou can become a member of the Library As sociation, by contributing five dollars to buy books, or as wc suppose to aid in the erection of the hall. Mem bership may also bo obtained by lending to the association ten dol lars worth of books. Ample provis ion is made that proper care shall be taken of all books entrusted to the Librarian. When the institution is fairly on foot, arrangements will be effeoted to rent the books at a price within the reach of all. Thus the benefits will be brought within the reach of all. We say success to the enterprise—abundant success we wish it. As a matter of course the library will be slow in its growth; but it will have a long time to grow. Nothing but luck of appreciation and culture on the part of our people, will ever allow it to decline, much less to die. Enroll our names, Mess. Managers, upon the roll of your friends and well wishers. We appre ciate the good yoti intend and thank you for the efforts ycrti are making. »•« |^r America's great men all go to England; In fact, America is fast taking possession of the little island. Our great walker, O’LearIt, is with them. Boyton, the man-fish, crossed their Channel for them. We send them our roast-beef, and we let them buy bonds of us for paper and insist upon them taking gold for them, America is the golden goose for En gland. / tsro ’Leary won. America can walk away from any enemy. W1IOI.ESAI.K OONIfFOTIONXIXl, Domestic Fruits, 0 O (A Q ui a- ivr b w as vaxtTis an M u k T w. ^ .1. H. I1UI1KK. K. MONUOE. I- D- OAHPBEtt J. F. B U R Tv E &CO. ♦+ri<OI’»IETOK!* OF Tllli-M- GBOROIA SPIOJ3 MIL.L.S. NANUFMH UKKU0OK AND WllOLESALF. DKAl.KKB IN Coffeer, Catsup, Allspice, Baking Powder, Ginger, Cloves, Cream Tartar, Oayonne, Msec, Nutmegs, Indigo, Pi aunts, Cinnamon, Soda, Teas, Saigon Bark, Flurorihg Exmhccb, Grocers’ Drugs, Ta ble Sauce, M ustards, Ac., Ac. Oofies, T*en,m\ts tfc IVTait Hoast iid f or t ho' r Trado Solo jnuiuMCinrura’dr th« calibrated "TOWN TALK” BAKING POWDliKH. C’oniftr Prior tvrul Atrtoholl Street % ATLANTA; O-A. Mardifle.Siu W. H. TUI.LKR, President. .ios. TLEIftlltSL, Treasurer. Stlkqtk City doi^pliriy MALBT15RS AND LAO PHI ISKLR HUElVlins, ATLANTA, - - - oifl.v ?*o. S Wrtt Hunter Mtnfot. Brewery CV - - - G4A. MAM/* $. t ’. Shepard, Proprietor. llsvinu liriil ill u sell selected stock of Whisky, Wines, Brandies* To* bacco, Cigars, Etc., 1 respectfully invite all «Tio wish nnytliini; in uiy line to call and see Cie iu Burlier & Wood's old stumi. I keep no “pop-skull" or “rifle" Whisky—everything is pure. Persons desiring pure mid unadulterated Whisky lot- medical purposes will find it ill my Bar. I make it a specialty. feb.7-3m[ S. P. SHEPARD. GRAND OPENING OF Fall and Winter Millinery Goods. Mrs. T. B. WILLIAMS, 27 Broad St.. Borne. Respectfully ihfoHns the r^ult-rs of the Kxi’UKfc* tiiftt she is now ieceiving and opening one of the Handsomest Stocks of Fall and Winter ftlillinei’y Goods ever lirUUftlit. to Rome, which she oitcre al Greatly lteduml /’rich. v.ff" Tin Ladies of Polk arc invited to call ami see her when In Rome: oct. in, 1877.l)iii MRS. T: ». WILLIAMS. A. DOUGHERTY. J tenter In First CIusk Whiskies, 'Bfkqdie^, Wiqe^, CEDARTOWN, OA. STATE LINE DISTILLERY, Located ou tho W. A A. R. R.. near Oglethorpe Park. makuB the DEBT CORN WHISKY In the Stute of Georgia. oxo T 'IK UnflcrBlgued will bo pleaao to anawer all conirnunlcatioda In reganl to the above DISTIL LKKY aud tbegooda made therein. WM. RICH, Atlunta Ga. Mni-ch M-Bm A. J. Tomlinson & Cc« Greenwood, Polk County, Ga. Dealers In Farm Supplies, COUNTRY PRODUCE Taken In exchange for good*. Cedartown and Ronui prices paid for asm*. tSV* Agents for Bale’s Guano and Tower’s Plow. feb. 7 ly J3J-1 deal in none hut the BUST LIQUORS; 6ne.li *s tire recommended hy physicians for Medical purposes. Buying them direct trom the distil leries, consequently, no rectified goods are retailed at my Bar. I make a specialty of STONE MOUNTAIN CORN, abetter Whisky than which is yet to be produced. I will Bell as much as Knur Gullnns and Three Quarts’ at a time, to parties in need of it. NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE PEACH BRANDY always on band. All know that I represent to be good nothing that is not good. PRICKS correspond with the times. It is the. profits that I curtsiil, ilnd uot the quality of my Liquors. A DOUGHERTY, ftth. 28 3in Cedkftowi) A Weekly Family Newspaper, Published In the thrivini^villuge of Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, and devoted especially to the interests of Cherokee Georgia. It is a home enterprise, and every citizen iu Polk and surrounding counties should giva it a hearty support. THOMPSON'S RESTAURANT AND LADIES’ CAFEj JA ME S' HA A’K BLOCK, | ATLANTA, OA. \ 0X0 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. - —0X0 - — 1 — Accommodations for Families, ami Meals at all Hours. March 14-lm MARRIED. Home Insurance Co. OF NEW YORK. ASSETS, $7,000,000. J. IIK "HOME” PRESENTS ITSELF TO TH«! Bntint'M men nud cltixi-uii ol Cedartown, at being fully able to Indemnify them for auy loaeat It may austtin by a Are, however large and dloaatroat. CirPull infunnailou will be givcu, and Pollclra written by our regular agent lit Cedartown. JNO W. RADLEY. If you want Rill Head;, Letter Heads, CliMlortt Canid, IlaadblllB. Poatara, or any thing tn Ike way of Job PrtnMng. brine your rtnlerajteltlie