The Ellijay courier. (Ellijay, Ga.) 1875-189?, February 22, 1883, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE ELLIJA.Y COURIER. - " ir U *. OKIES. | I. B. KIBBT JLBiUL A XtUT, - Sditon ELLUAY, QA., FEBRUARY 22. 1883. Okficial Organ of Fannin Cos. Official Organ of Gilmkk Cos. Official Organ of Pickens Cos FARMERS' COLUMN. Now is tbe time to get clover seed and daring the month ol March sow it in this region. It may be sown on the wheat when ever a pasture of clover is want ed, or, as universally needed here, it can be grown to plow under for a green manure crop to fertilize the land for a corn crop or another wheat crop. When lands are worn tbe clover should stand two yean before plowing under, and the largest possible growth made to plow under. It the crop is past ured down before plowing under, the main purpose of growing for a fertilizing crop is defeated as the object is to get as large an amount as possible.of green veg etable matter covered with a lit tle soil to cause a rapid fermenta tion and decay. This is one ol the best modes of preparing the ■oil for a wheat crop. Suppose the cloter sown this coming month t The spring fains will settle it into the ground and give it a good siart. Alter the wheat is cat the clover will make considerable growth, and on land of fair quality a good crop of clo ver hay can be cut the following year in June or late in May. A second crop can be cut in early September or last of August. If the wheat crop be a consid eration With the farmer, or if the purpose be to improve the land, —or if both objects are intended —then it will be the policy ol the farmer to plow under the second, or September crop, in ■tend of making hay of it. 1 the ground is not well covered with clover it should stand over another year without torning nn der, not cutting this second, or lall crop, too early to prevent seed enough ripening and tailing to re-seed and fill up the vacant places. The clover plant lives but two years and if seed is not allowed to malnre and fall to keep the ground seeded the clover will run out. Another fact must be remembered in this connection, the spring blossoming oroduce6 little or no seed. It is the fall or late sntnmer blossoms that mast be depended on for seed ing. This second crop, or fall cutting of clover, does not make as good hay as the early cutting in May or June. The time to cut for hay is when in fullest bloom and before many of the heads tnrn brown. The time to plow under the crop is when in like condition, that is when at its fullest stage of growth, and be* fore it begins to get weedy or hard, which is indicated by the brown, dead blossom heads. Nothing will enrich the land faster snd increase the yield of wheat and insure the regularity of the yield equal to growing clover alternately with wheat. In this way a crop of clover wilt be taken off one year and whea< the next By judicious management the clorer need not be sown bu> once, tf the farmer will plow un der the fail crop just wben scat tered beads are ripe there will be seed enough self-sown to start another crop at the proper time. The plowing under of the clo ver crop leaves the ground in good condition for sowing the wheat at proper time, which should be as early as may be and escape the fly, which would be here in the month of October. The wheat then would have time to get a good growth and be well set before the hard weather of winter comes on. It would have * chance to stool and get firmer looted to stand the frosts. If the land was fh good condition and wheat aar 1 y sown it stools enough to forth its own proteo tion against bard winter weather. A well grown *stool, 4fen 4f killed down By: hard forms a protection to the wheat roots so that the plant goes through the winter without se nous damage and a good crop is the result. The amount of clover to sow is from Bto 10 quarts to the acre. Clover seed weighs the same as wheat, 60 lbs. to the bushel, and will sow 3to 4 acres of laud. It is better to sow a bushel on 3 acres than to spread it thinner on 4 acres. Farmers, if you would improve your condition you must lirat im provejvour laud and this is the way to get about it, and now is the time to begin. SEEING DIANA SPLICED. A Picturesque Negro Wedding in the Mountains of Northeast Georgia. Special to New York t elegram. ] Ellijay, February 9.—T hi s town is up on the Blue Ridge mountains, in the northern end of Georgia, but it can oroduce more seusaiious in a week than almost any region in the country, unless, perhaps, it is the Pik* county bear country, up iti Penn svlvania, Ellijay is the chunty seat of Gilmer county and boasts of a population of 241 souls, fifty three of which are white. Htiv the town got its name is more than any one can tell. “Unclt Sumpter, a venerable darkey. reported to be 132 y ears old. said: “Dis yer city Was named aflet one o’ de prophets”—presumably Elijah. In spite of the small population, there is a great dea: of style in £llijay, as a party ot health-seekers who remained iti town over night* While on a mule back jumey to Atlanta yesterday had an opportunity to observe. Hearing one of the negro Waitfer.- at the supper table remark that Diana Ennis was about to b< married, and imagining the sight would be worth seeing, 1 con cluded to step aruUud to the church and see Diana •tspliced”-*- for by that rather inelega.it terhi is the wedding ceremony known in northern Georgia. A QOHQF.OUS ARRAY. The marriage waß per forme; in the Methodist colored clinrcii on the only street in the tbwn. 1 afterward learned that the bride’s fat her had become rich by specu lations in cotton, but was amazed when at 7 v. m. three close carri ages drove up to the church con taining the bridal party. Fivt bridesmaids, each, blacker than the ace of spades, preceded (lit bride up toe aisle of the church, while* the. groomsman had a equal number of ‘‘best men.” Both, the contracting parlies were negroes. The bridesmaids all wore white swiss dresses, cor sage bouquets of white hyacinths, white kid gloves and kid slippers. The bride’s dress really would have excited the admiration oi any of our New York belles. 1 was of white moire, trimmed wild Valenciennes iac*-, supplemented with natural orange blossoms anu white camelias, such as are only to be found in this State. The cuirass waist had a heart shaped neck, and through the shimmer ing folds of lace could be seen handsome necklace ol pearia contrasting singularly with m jet black neck which ih y m circled. The groom and ins best men—called “assislers’’ here looked as it they had just left the nands of the famous Poole, so handsomely did their black dress suits, their while vests and their swowy linen look. The minister who performed the ceremony re ceived a gold coin, which dame rumor, the great triend of the souther n darkey, said was a twenty dollar gold piece. THE WEDDING FEAST. , j, After the ceremony the newly wedded couple drove to tbe bouse of th e bride’s parents, where a grand sapper, to which every'human being in tbe vil lage was invited,;took place. The feast was eaten in the door yard, a long table with 250 plahes hav ing been prepared. .{The weath er was delighfolly warm* and the grounds wore illuminated with pine-knot torches, Chinese ta ierni an|| lamps. The scenejwas one never to be forgotten. Bn a huge ‘‘platter” in the cent|| of the table was a whole roast pig— or rather a roast hog, for the ani mal had long ago ceased to be a pig. On either side of the cen tral pig were fruit cakes, boiled ham, cold tougne,; roast tlirkeys, ch ckens and great piles of bis cuits, bread and cake. The bride and groom presently made their jppearanue-rhe in a dark travel- ing suit ; she likewise in a travel ing garb of black silk and velvet, with a “cute” little black velvet bonnet. Both looked painfully conscious of being “the observed of all observers.” As soon us the bridal parly were sealed the guest “lelt lo” with a vengeance, .aid the rapidity with which those edibles disappeared can oast be described by “Joe Gar nery’s” remark to “Pip”: “flinch i lion common bolt as that I’ve never see afore.” CORN WHISKY AND SONG. After the bride am. groom had left tbe table and started on tlieit wedding tour to Savaunah, the lather produced a keg of pure corn whisky, as white as water, of which all partook. I digres.- i moment to speak ot Georgia corn whisky and Us effects. A nail gill ot that innocent looking stuff will climb to the head of a man who isn’t used to il it* Jesr han ten seconds, Mis'face gets red and he feels as !f he wer sun-! burned, it he shuts his* eyes lie sees a torchlight procession uliatging atj him leu abreast, with drums anbeating., He may deep ail night and all the nexi lay, but when be wakes up he will be drunker than lie was when he went to sleep. The men—and soibb ot the .women, too —were:just beginning to feel hillarous when k left, and as I came down the cool, green lane, bordered with pines, the soft soutlifcwiiulibore lu uiy ear the song they were singing:— Man dies au’ he ivasteses away ; W lytr does he go ? I think I hear a voice say, The spirit o’ man aeyrr 'ties. Son/e go to weddiu’s ler ter pray and tor shout; Glory, glory linllehljah 1 Some go dar an’ dey gets kickedjout ; O, glory, ain’t that fine ? The above is totally untrue. There was no negro wedding here at the time specified iu the foregoing fallacious report, as ev ery one knows. There is ip colored church in Ellijny. There never was but one negro wed ding in this place, and it has been twelve years since it happened— and it did not take place in a church. Ttiere is not a negro living in town, ami there are only about filly in the entire county, The following letter which was directed to the pastor of the M. E. church at this place plainly shows that the reporter of the Telegram is left without an excuse for writing such a con empfably slandeious article: EXCHANGE HOTEL, [ Gkeknville, S. 0., Feb. 12, ’B3. ) My Dear Sir: Pardon the liberty 1 take in thus addressing you, but 1 wish to ask a ques tion, for the answer to wbieb I enclose a stamped envelope —Several dnya ago a gentitmau gave me a full account of a “swell” colored wedding which he said hfe saw performed in the M. E. church,at El lijay. 1 wrote the affair up for Tbe. M. V. Evening Telegram and 1 have caused a copy of the i aper to be mailed to you. Will you kindly inform me if it i* correct ly repotted, &c., Act I —rite to you in order if there should be anything wrong iu it you coaid write direct to me instead of writing to tbe paper in New York aad thus save trouble. 1 am, sir, iti great baste, Very Kespectfatly, Gsau. ij. Wsixs, t raveling Correspondent Pliila. Pkmi & N. Y Telegram. .list* —u. ai .at."i i. >) A $29.00 Bible Bedard- Tbe publisher ot Rutled#)* Moiftbly offer twelve valuable rewards in their Monthly for March, among whlth to the fofWwing: We wilt give $20.00 tn gold to tbe per l eon telling ns which is the longest verse in •he Bible by March 10th, 1883. Should jwjp cojrect angers received, the rewacd wjll diyidej. The money will be forwarded to the winner Maujb 15 th, 1883. Persons trying for the reward must sqnd 20. cents in silverfnO! postage stamps taken) With their answer, for which they will receive tbe April Monthly, in wtifehthe name and address of the win ner of the teward*Ahß tfc® corte'At answdf will be published, (Md’ln 'which several more Valuable rewards Will be offered. Address, RUTLBDCHS PUBLISHING COMPANY, Easton, Penna. . Stajte 3leww f I Selected from Our Exchanges. Fifteen cases of small pox in Bqcbauan, Haralson county. Dalton’s axe haudle factory was r cently destroyed by fire. Clayton county will vote on the prohibition question in March next. Warrenton is proud of its pub lic school, which now numbers 125 pupils. About $25,000 of Northern capi tal has been recently invested in real estate in Thomas county. y Watermelons have been plant ed in some of the lower counties, and gardening is going on at a lively rate. All accounts from Savannah claim that, the hotels are lull Hie estimates of the number ol •Grangers in tlie city range from ten thousand lo thirty thousand. l’he county commissioners ol Houston are of the opinion that the pauper business is being overdone in that county, and they are going to be more partic ular in the future in the bestowal of the fund. Tito new*cOurt house at Atlanta will be ormmented with an illu minated cjock to cost about $3,- 000. The court house is very nearly completed and the April term of th? court will be held in the nev building. Thfe debris nf the old cotton facWirjr in Mill-egeville is being rapidly removed and untilized by he city to fill up the holes and other bad place in and sidewalks of the city. When all is the site of the factory will ne converted into a small farm. It Inis been ascertained that the women that threw her infant from the car window as ‘the train was leaving the depot*at. Macon a few days since is named Miss Babe Smith,, and that she lives about four miles from Jackson. She has been arrested and is now in jail. Some miscreant made an at tempts wreck a train ||near Cal houn, on Western and Atlantic Road, one night last week, bv placing a large piece of timber across the track. The engineer discovered it in time, however, to avert what might have been a terrible accident. Mr. R. IT. Vaughn, of Pulaski county, cultivated last, year fffly acres of pine land. On eighteen acres of his farm hejtnade eigh teen bales of col ton, and from twenty-six acres lie gathered 700 bushels of corn. He *also made 200 gallons of svrup and raised 2,800 pounds of meat. One day last week as Mr. A. G. Wimpy, of Dahlonega was driv ing, the horse attached to In's buggy became frightened and ran down a steep hill on tl e Lumpkin side of the Chestatee river. The gentleman was tangled up some way in the harness, and received a number of severe in juries. The buggy] was a total wreck. The East and West Railroad now in coarse of construction, is being vigorously pushed to com pletion *by Captain West, of Ce dartown. its indomitable propri etor. Its western terminus was cOnimensed some time * since on the Coosa river, at a point near Greehsport, Ala., and ha* been contracted to within fen miles of Cross Plains. Mr. E. Hi Grouby, a compositor formerly of AtlanrMied in Jack son on the 9ih inst.. in tbe 49th year of his age. The deceased was burn m Montgomery, Ala. He has one brother living in that oitjr, a Jmlf brother in Jackson ville, Fla., and a son at Abbe ville, Ala.- In response to an in quiry, Mr. Grouby stated that he had np word to leave to any one, that he had dqne nothing of Ivvlitch lie was ashamed, and 'was not;*fraid to die. Ilia re mains were decently interred in the cemetery at Jackson. SPECIAL NOTICES. PIMPLES. 1 will mail (Free) the recipe for a sim ple Vegetable Balm that will remove Tan Freckles, Pimples and Blotches, leaving the skin soft, clear and beautiful: also instructions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bald head or smooth face. Address, inclosing Sc stamp, Ben. Vandelf & Cos., 12 Barclay St., N. Y. TO CONSUMPTIVES. Tbe advertiser having been permanent ly cured of that dread disease, Consump tion, by a simple remedy, is anxious to make known to his fellow-sufferers the means of cure. To all who desire it, he will send a copy of the prescription used (free of charge) with the directions for preparing and using the same,which they will find a sure cure for Coughs, Colds, Consumption, Asthma,. Bronchitis, &c. Parties wishing the Prescription, will please address. Rev. E. A. Wilbon; 194 Penn. St., Williamsburg, N. Y. ERRORS OF YOUTH. 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