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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
TOWN COUNCIL.
J. It. Johnson, E. W. Watkins and G.
Baidcll,
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COUNTY OFFICERS
J. O-. Allen, Ordinary.
T. W. Craigo, Clerk Superior Court.
H. M. Brsnnett, Sheriff.
J. H. Sharp, Tax Receiver.
G. W. Gates, Taj?Collector.
James A. Carnes, Surveyor.
G. W. Rice, Coroner,
W. F. Ilill, School Commissioner.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Baptist Ciuiiton—Every' second Satur
day and Sunday, by Rev. N. L. Osborn.
Methodist Ex moor a l Cnußon—Eveiy
first Sunday and Saturday before, by Rev.
L. D. Ellington.
Mbthodist Episcopal Cuukoh, South —
Every fourth Sunday and Saturday before,
by Hey. W. T. Hamby.
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FRATERNAL RECORD.
Oak Bowkky Lodgk,No. 81, F.'.A.’.M,
-—Meets first Friday in eacli month.
J. 0. ALLEN, W M.
J. F. Chastain, S. W.
S. J. Oa' orn, J. W.
J. P. Cobb, Treasurer.
- W. W. Roberta, Tylor.
T. W. CRAIGO, Secretary.
SCHEDULE M.& N. G. R. R.
On and after July the 12th trains on
the Marietta & North Ga. Railroad will
run as follows:
LeaVe Marietta /.....;. 9:00 a. m.
Arrive at Marble Cliff 1:35 p. m.
Leave Marb'c Cliff 1:40 p. m.
Arrive at Marietta .. .4:50 p. m
- - m . ' J. B. Glovkh,
Supt.
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Dr. J. H Johnson,
Tenders his professional service to the
people of Gilmer and adjacent co unties
Jn the practice of
Htdicine ail rnrgery.
All calls promptly tilled—day or night
O Bee erst side ot Public Square. 5 3-ly
C. M. QUILLIAN,
Attorney at Law,
ELLIJAY GA.
Will practice in the Superior onrts of
he Blue Ridge and the Northeastern
Circuits, flmmediate attention given to
business. nov, 23—ly.
,1. C. ALLEN,
Attorney at Law ,
ELLIJAY, GA.
W ILL practice in the Superior Courts
of the Blue Ridge Circuit. Prompt at
tention given to all business entrusted to
bis care.
THOMAS F- GREER.
Attorney at Law,
ELLIJAY, GA.
WILL practice in the Superior Courts ot
the Blue Ridge and Cherokee Circuits, and
in the Supreme Court of Georgia. Also,
in the United States Courts in, Atlanta.
Will fits special attention to the purchase
and sale of all kinds of real estate and
and litigation.
RUFE WALDO THOENTON D. D* S.
de rv nssnr.
CALHOUN, GEORGIA.
WILL visit Ellijay and Morganton at
both the Spring and Fall term of the Su
perior Court and oftener by special con
tract when sufficient work' is guarantee
t ■ justify me iu making the visit. Ad.
a reus as above. may Jt-lv.
THE NEW PATENT
dust-proof
Stem Winding ODen Face Case,
.MANUFACTURED BY THE
American Watch Cos.
WALTHAM MASS.
Tliis case is formed in tnc solid piece
without joint or scam, opening in front
only, thus avoiding the usual Cap. and
securing greater strength and durability.
These watches are all open face The
bezel. into which the extra strong crys
tal is fitted with an •specially prepared
water-proof cement, is attached to the
case by screwing it thereon, and thus
forms an air-tight junction with the body
of the case, which is proof against dust
end moisture.
To railroad men. travelers, miners,
lumbermen and others who arc almost
constantly exposed and who have to
make freqnent reference to the watch,
these qualities are of the utmost impor
tance.
The following letters te 1 their
own story.
“Valdosta, Georgia, July 20, 1882.
“1 sold one of your Patent Dust Proof
Cases about ten months ago, and the
other day it came hack to me with the
request to make it wind easier. On ex
amination I found that the stem was
rusty, and I inquired into the cause of it
The gentleman stated to me that he was
starting some saw-logs that had lodged
In the bend of the river, when his chain
caught in a bush and threw his watch
into shout twelve feet ol water, and he
was about two hours finding it. When
be get it out it was running and he
thought all right. In about tlnee months
he found that tbe stem was hard to turn
and sent it to me.
I can say that the watch Is all that the
company claims for it aud recommend it
to all railroad and mill men.
B. W. BENTLY.”
“Clinton, lowa, April 29, 1881.
“I wish you would send me a spring for
the Win. Ellery Watch * * * By the
way this Ellery is a watcli 1 sold in your
Screw Bezel Case to a farmer last fall
The first of January he lost the watch in
the woods, and found it this week in
about one loot of water. It had lain three
months and over in snow and water,with
hut slight injury to the watch—only a
hair-spring. C. S. RAYMOND.”
The above were very severe tests, and
demonstrate beyond a doubt, that for
any reasonable length ol lime during
which a watch might be under water it
would receive no injury whatever.
We make these cases in both gold and
silver, and aa a Perfectly Dust Proof
stem Winding Watch Case, Challenge
the World to Produce its Equal,
For Sale by all Fid-class Jewelers.
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SV-A-aic TTo-ui* 33*VLg-e:J.wt for lt."*S
For all injuries in man or beast nothing equals
Hamburg Liniment.
For Sale by Dr. J. R. Johnson, Ellijay,
Ca.
“USE^fHEEEST.
Dr. Jack’s Magic Liniment is a relia;
ble family medieiue for internal and ex
ternal use. Cures rheumatism, neural
gin, headache, toothache, lame back,
pains in the side, inflamed breast, colie
and cramps, burns, sprains, besides
eqally good for all diseases incident to
stock.
USE THE BEST.
Dr. jack’s Vegetable Liver Pills for
the cure of liver complaint, dyspenia.
sick headache, foul stomach, etc. They
are the best substitute lor mercury now
in existence.
Dr. Jack’s Remedies can bo had at
Dr. J. It. Johnson’s Drug Store, Ellijay,
Ga.
may 17—3 m.
are always on the
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L crease their earnings, and
||in time become wealthy;
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Portland, Maine.
“A Map of Busy Life—lts Fluctuations and its Vast Concerns.”
ELLIJAY, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1883.
A FTER Til OUOIIT.
Wliat were the words you said that night,
While Isith your hands enclasped my
arm,
And tears half hid the dreamy light
Of those blight eyes whose glances
charm ?
What were the words that calmed my
brain
Toss’d with the thought that love must
end ?
“Faithful I seek thy side again ;
You are, you shall be more than
Fiiend I”
How knew you that with throbbing heart,
And deep emotion born of love,
And pain—for fear that we must |iait
I paced the porch, white Mem’ry wove
With rapid hands, tbe hopes (.then dead)
Aud thoughts and dreams of days uf
yore ?
You must lisve known, because you said
“Oh, he not less than friend, but more.”
I thought of other days, as when
We gathered violets in'May,
Or carved the symbol in the glen
Oil beechen tree that April day ;
Yon must have known my thoughts—
some power
Must have conveyed those thoughts to
thee—
And so you sought me that dark hour
At.d said “be more than friend to me.”
’Twas only June, yet in the past—
Tlr Eternal Past, it seemed that night—
Were those dear days too sweet to last,
While from the future came no light—
No light until I saw you glide
From out the tide of dancers gay,
And heard your footsteps seek my side,
And “more than friend," I beard you
my.
Yea, beard your footsteps iu the dark,
Come eagerly like pattering rain—
“Be still, oh beating heart, aud hark,
’Tis she I” And then uiy arms again
Enfold your form ; and as I bend
Low over you I hear you say,
“You-are,you shall be,more thaiTFriendl”
Lew. Fasoal.
Canton, June, 1888.
MAJOR BLOSSOM’S COAT.
Major Blossom, who had been
a military man, and still delight
ed in his military title, was a
stout, handsome gentleman of
filty, exceedingly foud of*whisky.
Major Blossom, when he went
abroad of fine days in wiifter, al
ways wore a military coat of a
peculiar rich dark blue, of yery
line cloth. It had a seal-skin col
lar, cuffs, aud trimmings, and was
very elegant. A shabby old
frock coat always hung behind
the kitchen door, in which the
major well knew it was the wish
of his wife that he should array
himself when pottering about
his cellar or garret.
The major’s best coat was the
pride of his wife’s heart. She
kept it well brushed. She hung
it up carefully ou a particular
peg ; aud she always looked at
the sky, and calculated ou the
chances of lair weather, before
she let the major pul 'l on lor a
promenade.
However, tiie most argus-eyed
are sometimes caught off duly.
One rainy day, when she had
seen her husband safely enscouc
ed behind a pile of newspapers,
with the avowed determination
“to read the whole of that trial
from begiuuing to end,” Mrs
Blossom went up to her garret to
do that sort of work which house
keepers generally keep for rainy
days.
She was gone an hour,and when
she came down stairs again the
major had vanished. It was
Doming hard, but his papers lay
iu a heap on the table, his glass
es amongst them, and near them
bis treasured meerschaum.
“Graceous me!’’ cried the ma
jor’s wife, “he’s gone out! He’ll
go to the hotel, 1 know, and in
all this rain, too.”
Then a dreadful idea occurred
to her. She rushed to the ward
robe and looKtd in. Alas, the
warm rainy-weather overcoat
was there, but the splendid blue
coal was gone. His umbrella
was also there,
“He’s worn his best coat, and
left bis umbrella,” said’the ma
jor’s wife, throwing herself into
an arm-chair. “Oh, dear, oh,
dear, Maggie, your master has
worn his best coat out ip this
weatherP
Maggie, an ancient and treas
ured domestic, rushed iu and
burst into lenientalions.
Both women cast an eye on an
ein ply decanter which Hood be
side a glass upon the table. Each
knew perfectly well that it had
not been empty an hour before,
and understood why the major
had gone out iu Lite rain umbiel
laless.
Then Maggie went back to her
kitchen, and Mrs. Blossom locked
up ihe empty decanter and wait
ed for the major’s return.
The day passed on; twilight
fell; the rtin heat down harder
ihan ever; but through the shad
ows and the storm the major’s
wife at last Baw her husband
slumbliug up the street. The
drink had affected his head ma
terially, aud he was in his shirt
sleeves.
The lady flew to the door and
almost dragged the wauderer to
the fireside.
“You’re drenched.” she said.
“You are soaked to the skin. Oh,
my dear, my dear, aud where’s
your beautiful coat? What’s be
come of it J Tell me, there’s a
good fellow. Come into your
bed-room and go to bed. I’ll
wrap your feel in a flannel and
put you or. a night-cap and give
you some hot tea, and maybe you
won’t die of pneumonia. Oh,
dear, hut what did you do with
your coat, my dear l” and divided
between anxiety tor her hus
band's health and his beat coa',
poor Mrs. Blossom awaited an
answer.
‘‘Ad of b’nevolence,” hiccup
ed Major Blossom, meekly allow
ing ilia wile lo puli tus boots off.
‘Act oi b’nevolece. Gave my
coat away.”
“Gave your coat away !” shriek
ed Mrs. Blossom. “Oil, how the
snuff must have affected your
head, Major.”
‘iMy heart, my heart, my dear,”
said the major, passing his hand
vaguely over his chest. “Soft
heart, very solt heart. Couldn't
bear to see a poor fellow without
a coat this cold day—human be
ing, fellow-man. I’ve got plenty
of coats.”
“Thai was noble of you, Major,
I am sure,” said the lady, tucking
in the quilts. “Where was the
man? Where is he?” * a
“Down ‘lodgersV ” said the
major.
“Is he there still?” asked Mr.
Blossom, softly leaving the room,
followed by Maggie; “the major
will never gel a coal to fit him
like that again. I wonder wheth
er we could get it back again,
Maggie. The man may be at the
hotel yet. If your uephew in the
kitchen, Maggie ?”
“Yes’rn,” said Maggie,
And, indeed, that you general
ly hung about the place at meal
times.
“Send him in,” said Mrs. Blos
som.
Maggie opened the door and
called “Billy,” and Billy came.
He was an over-grown, fat boy,
very stupid, and very slow, but
honest as the day. He came in
bashfully, and stood gnndiug
himself against (he wall.
“Billy,” said Mrs. Blossom. 1
want you to do an errand for
me. Take an umbrella, and go
up to the hotel for me. Ask Mr.
Todgers lo show you the man the
major gave a coat 10, and go lo
him and give him this,” —Mrs.
Blossom took a five dollar bill
from her pocket book—“this Gve
doliar bill and iheooat that hangs
behind the kitchen door. You
understand, Billy ?”
“Yes’m,” said Billy. “This five
dollars and that lUvre coat behind
Ihe kitchen door.”
“Very correct, Billy,” said Mrs.
Blossom; “and say Mrs. Blos
som’s compliments, and would he
aeeept Ihe money and the coat,
and return the one the major
gave him. Perhaps ready money
voutd be as acceptable. Be po
lite. Billy, and say it would be a
lavor to me.’:
Billy listened, aud went his
way. He was gone half an hour,
but lie returned triuphant, with
something wrapped in newspa
pers.
Mrs. Blossom undid the parcel
and held up a shabby, yellow
brown, I ob-tailed coat, wi h
patches on both sleeves aud an
other between the shoulders.
“lhis is master’s working coat,”
said Maggie, inspecting it closely.
“He’s played a trick on Billy.”
“He hasn’t neither,” said Billy,
stoutly, “l’his was the coat he
had on a sitting in the bar-room,
and he pealed it off, and gave it
to me, wrappin’ it in the newspa
pers, lie did, and he put on the
one I fetched him.”
“And what coat did you take
him, Billy ?’’ asked Mrs. Blossom.
“The coat that hung behind
the kilched door—blue cloth,
trimmed up with fur.”
“His best coat !” cried Mrs.
Blossom. “How did it come there,
in the name of gracioos?”
“Oh,” said Billy, rejoicing ia
his power to offer information,
"before he went oat the major
hung the blue coat np behind the
door, and put on that there one.
Says he, ’lf iny wife saw me goin’
out in that I’d catch it.’ That’s
how it hung there. You see the
major was sort o’—”
But here Maggie pounced down
upon her unfortunate nephew and
boxed his ears.
“You wretched boy ! why didn’t
you tell us before V shrieked
Mrs. Blossom.
“Nubody axed me,” said Billy,
ia an injured tone.
His aant instantly boxed his
ears again, but that did no good.
The major’s best coat was gone
forever, in company with the five
dollar bill.
How Many Know ?
Says Bill Arp, in the Atlanta
Constitution: I know a young
man who was poor aud smart,and
a friend sent him to one of the
schools up North, and he stayed
two years and came back as a
mining engineer and a bridge
builder, aud last year he planned
and built a cotton factory, and is
getting a large salary. What a
grand opening there is in this re
gion for boys who have a me
chanical geuius or have a fancy
tor minerals or lor mining. How
many college boys -are there in
this State who can tell what kind
af native limber will bear the
heaviest burdens, or why you
take white oak for one part a
wagon and ash tor another, or
what timber will last lougest un
der water and what out of water?
How many know saud stone
from limestone or iron from man
ganese I How mauy know how to
cut a rafter or a brace without a
pattern ! How many know which
turns the faster, the top of the
wheel or the bottom, as the wag
on moves along the ground?—
liow many know how steel is
made and how a snake can climb
a Iree?
Don't meddle with other peo
ple’s beaux.
Don’t make a fright of yourself
lo be in the fashion.
Don’t look on every young man
as a good-natured ice-cream iree
ser.
Don’t run down your girl
friends in their absence; it is a
mighty mean trait.
Don’t make up your mind to bd
sweet to everybody’s brother but
your own.
VOL VIII. NO. 32.
A Rocky Lover.
The Rome Courier is responsi
ble for the following love story :
“A young man from Atlanta
named Dean passed through
Rome last Saturday, in search of
a young lady named Miss Bettie
Speer, from the same city. Tap
bparks told the searcher that he
bad checked the young lady’s
baggage to Rock Run, Alabama,
and thither sped Mr. Dean on the
first train. Mr. Dean wanted to
marry the young lady aod her
relatives rejected and ran her off
to Alabama to prevent tho union,
But this ruse did n t succeed in
its object, as the sequai will
show. Arriving at Rock Run,
Dean repaired to the home of the
young lady’s brother, where he
found her with the rest ol the
family in the silting room. He
entered unannounced aud sprang
to the side of his lady love. Her
big brother didn’t like such pro
ceedings, and he advanced to
bounce the intruder, wheu Dean
drew his artillery and announced
that he was going to have Miss
Bettie or die at her side. The
big brother didn’t appreciate
looking down the dark muzzle of
the little artillery argument, and
*o allowed the lovers to retire in
peace. They were married aud
passed through Rome on their re
turn to Atlanta.
The Express Business.
In Boston recently, savs a
Tribune correspondent, 1 met a
son of the founder of Adams Ex
press Company, who gave me
some interesting points. His
father began the express business
with literally nothing and was
his own carrier and distributor,
and had so few customers that he
could attend to them personally,
delivering parcels, whether of
money or merchandise, at their
rooms. The farther be proceeded
into the business the darker
grewlhe path,and bis wife was un
able at one time to go to church
or make a visit, because she had
not a bonnet or a gown that
would do her husband credit.
Yet Mr. Adams was sure that he
had a great thing, though he also
had to face a rival, Hamden’s
Express Comoany, which was
somewhat earlier iu date. In this
emergency Mr. Adams found a
man with means, Mr. Dinsmore,
who is now at the bead of the or
ganization, and ho is said to be
worth anywhere from three to
four millions to twenty millions
of dollars. He put his shoulder
to (he wheel, brought Mr. Adams
out triumphantly, and the Ham
den Company, for want of similar
methodical sponsor, lapsed into
poverty, while the Adams Ex
press magnates lend money by
millions to the railroad compa
nies.
Ao old farmer lias made (be
scientific discovery that different
sounds travel, with varying de
grees ol velocity. He says the
first stroke of the dinner bell can
be heard by Ihe workmen at the
farthest corner ol a quarter sec
tion farm, while the call to work
has to be repeated several times
at a distance of ten rods.
•‘What are you going to do
when you grow up if you don't
know how to cipher?” asked a
teacher of a slow boy. “1 am go
mg tebe a school teacher and
make the boys do the ciphering,”
was the reply.
“Attach yourself firmly to
something substantial in life,”
says a writer. Exactly. Marry a
fat wife.
Whether be is great or small,
set that man down for a fool who
boasts that he does not read his
local paper.
• 1 "'in* ni.l , ,
All’s well that ends wealty.