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TO THE
Milling Public
Alllt ■wVrCfiwd take* pV-surv in mi
A (Mini all all., cmtlrmplalr bnlMiiy
6r ivj.Sirinr Mill*, in thr brrt ami m
tanklr *ty'- tbai u m ill la in iMr Im
nlcMI In mnauK him Irl.Kt' employmi
dr cloning mntrmta with Him,
twin* lull) pnTaritl. in>r year* nf study
had pr nrilm, in Kn all kind* of Mill wmk
In the bent wnrkinan-l'ke manner, I an.
Ateit fir all Ms of 111! lachiaen
of the m.n| iiupmvr.l patirrm. ami cum
tntet to sell them at Manufacturers’ bug
Importer*' price, including the tclrliraln! ,
BOOK ALTK’t ENdINK AMD TIIE
lefel Doable Tatftaoc Vater Wheel
French Burr 81 ones, Eureka Smutting
Machine*, etc. Also,
E. Van Winkle, & Co’s
BAW MILLS, MILL SWINDLES,
BHAFTINO, GEARING, ETC.
In abfttt, anythin* in the line of Mi]
Machinery.
Now, tf yon want anythin* in my lint
t promise satisfaction in woikinanilrip am)
(trice. Call oh or address
4. W. DUGKETT
Mill Contractor,
Dec. B>-lr. ELLIAY, GA
Jr. W. GRAY’S
-AT—
BLUE RIDGE, GA.,
li open at all hour* for cnabimor*.
persons transferred to and from Mor
gan tuti at very Reasonable Kates.
Don’t fail to call on the man who has
fine stock, elegant vehicles and atten
tive drivers. Sale and feed stable
lino in connection with Liverv Stable.
THE CELEBRATED
CHAPMAN
P°ltJ|l]]LK
CODA FOUNTAINS,
♦35. $45 * S6O. SBO.
Over 93 yearn In practical use in every
putt of the civilised world.
Cheap! Practical! Handsome I
and Economical.
Tbeso Fountains are shipped ready for
tiae. No generators or other extras to
buy. They dispense the most healthful,
pure, delicious soda iu existence, and will
stand by the side of any S4O 0,01.0 as
Fountain and tell five glasses to its one.
A Child has often made SSO a day at n
public gathering with one of these Fount
kins. Just the thing for picnics and fit
for the finest store. Send for Catalogue.
Address. CHAP AN A CO.,
Madison, Ind.
DUCKETT & DUNN
ARE READY
To do any kind of CARPENTER work
in heat of style and at one*, or LUMBER
cm sboit notice is furnished by us. We
Wave two Saw Mills, Plaining Mill, etc.,
Which enable us to do work its rapidly and
<tu as short notics os any other carpenters
in the country. The personal attention of
J. W. Duckett given to such contracts.
Call on or address,
DUCKETT L DUNN,
Em.ijay, Ga.
THE BARBER SHOP!
AT THE
Hightower House
At wbldh place Will Weaver, tho ever
(folite and accommodating barber, can al*
Faya be found, ready to attend to cus-
Jbmcrs. 9 10 tf.
Dr. BUS
HUCKLEBtoy
CORDIAL
The Great Southern Remedy for all
BOWEL TROUBLES
AND CHILDREN TEETHINC.
■iT? I *!* fcw W * M> do 001 know of this
fWWWjjoßgsldf of our mountain!
.Sl* *** . v *Ti r* fcUEe tho Set, that
olitle purple Stm? w lilcti eo many of us
Kffi ‘i 1 m ! y%l • * Prtn
3P 1#ln ‘L. ha X| n ‘ * wowJertol effect ca tho
Bpwels. Rr. BiKtrera H uckietwrr? Cordial Is
M mxi>v that reatoree
Wvaemer aS Crttm*"? l * IMI cure * DlarrUr**
e year au4drn raf 4an*erou attacks of the
towefeere ait* tt hear of m many
ft** occttrrinM before a utavslrtan can be
c! ? 1 t* ft. 1 * ‘“JT* I *?* 'WMcvory house-
them nelve* with some
Boie of which will relieve the
raas*.
IKK Ul.ru Col’ll IF 11
W •. loLllllll. I.l.ltNir.
COLEMAN & KIRBY,
Editors A Proprietors
K1.1..1AY. Jl'I.V 14. IfML
OrnciAi. Oroai <>p Gilmer Cos. i
Official Omi ts or Fassis Cos. i
OmciiL Okoas or I’icekss Cos. j
A PLUCKY NEIGHBOR
HOOD.
The community of upper Town !
Creek in this coutiiy was the j
victim last Sunday night of a ;
dastardly acl. Trie Iwo neigh*
bnrhoods of upper and lowei i
Town Creek have been at outs j
rather on lhe school quest ion,and
considerable feeling engendered
inconsequence ol a lack of uni
ty on Hus mailer. The upper]
faction contains a school of some
40 or 50 scholars, while Ihe lower
ne has only about 25 or 30school
childen, and wauled the tippet
faction lo unile with I hem and
make a school in their neighbor
hood. This they declined lo do.
and had arrangements perfected
lo begin school last Monday
morning, when to the astonish
ment ol the community the little
log house heretofore used went
up in smoke and ashes about
dark at the hands of an incendia
ry. This outrageous perpetration
indignantly incensed the whole
community, and 011 Tuesday eve
ning 13 wagons went to hauling
lumber, and the citizens waded
in lo work,determined lo rear a
creditable framed building oyer
the smouldering ruins of the old
temple of learning. Mr. T. G.
Gales, their teacher, will open
school Monday morning in the
new building.
This prompt step on the part ot
this plucky community is coro
mendablo, and we know a suc
cessful school will be bad where
such determination and pride are
displayed.
Wo admire the pluck of this
community, but we deplore the
uerpetralion of such acts as these.
The hand of the skulking wretch
who would, from prejudice or
malice towards individuals or a
community, is the same as a dy
namite in any laud, and should
be spotted and interviewed by
such gentlemen as Judge Brown.
We are sorry to chronicle such
barbarous acts, and hope the
good people of that section, irre
spective of locality, will unite in
proecuting such secret and das
tardly wretches lo the limit ol
punishment.
FL OYWsIiECORD.
The recent election on prohi
bition in Floyd county resulted
in an overwhelming victory for
the dry ticket. Koine has al
ways been the strongest hold ol
whiskey north of Atlanta in the
State, and the interest centered
in tho election was inlense and
wide-spread throughout Hie
State, Two years ago Floyd
county voted on the question
and it went wet by over 400
voles. Hus time the prohis were
better organiz'd and set out to
carry the county or know why.
The countv went dry bo 561 ma
jority, and the city went for pro
hibition by nearly 300. Out ot
12 militia districts whiskey car
ried only three districts and by
majorities not exceeding 20. One
precinct cast only one yote for
whiskey. The result is indeed
gratifying, and only what was
expected, it it reassuring to the
friends of prohibition to know
that the strongest hold of whis
key in Georgia according to
population has been routed.
General rejoicing hailed the
news all over the State. The
prohibitionists are now quietly
at work on Macon ns the nex l
place of attack. A lively time
is expected when the blue flag
tackles tiie central city.
The result of prohibition con
tests like this but strengthens
the fact that sooner or later
whiskey must go from this coun
try. Texas, that great demo
cratic Slate, is having the hotest
fight ever waged on frontier soil
over any election, and the result
is by no means settled. Some of
the ablest men of the common
wealth are actively supporting
prohibition, and the excitement
increases daily.
Prohibition is marching to cer
tain victory, and is bound to
take this land.
The Mineral Bluff Gazette
reached us last weak, a newsy six
column sheet, edited by Mr. ti. W.
McNelley. The Gazelle deserves
a hearty support from Fannin
couuty.
THE ELLUAY SEZINAkY.
Scrap* of It History, Iu Found
er* ud Subsequent Propace *
tore. —lu Present Condi
tion and Future
Uullock.
Gilmer had been a county as j
the map ol Georgia for a nuinb-i '
ol yeais, and K>iijsy had lee :
dubbed a loaru ever xluC** beloiej
the tunc when 1 In* ru>!e *avage
• Iranh his inspiration Iroin the
eternal lulls and puil.ug rills ot]
this mouniaiu region, ere thej
people of this neighborhood de- I
lermined to have old Gilmer gjj
down in history boasting of an!
institution of learning, A few {
keei') fore-sighted men fore- j
saw the probable future of this:
section, provided our town and:
county had a Seminary and prop-j
erly maintained it. They knew’
we were blessed with exception
al advantages of health, with
unrivaled natural beamy, witli
resources without an end, and
with a people possessing gifted
and.rare intellect, ami with a
spirit generous and philanthropic,
a spirit impelled by the behests
of advancement, and an animus
commensurate with the growing
demands ot increasing progress,
they *e( out a decade and a half
ago in the interest of education
and humanity. Rev. Jerome
Spillman, then a presiding elder
in the Methodist church, was (he
leading spirit of the enterprise,
and nis fire and determination
of soul carried through a project
dial in other more timorous
hands would have been an in
glorious failure. This denomi
nation headed die movement,and
the citizens of Hie town and
county of all denominations, irre
spective of party or church,
contributed liberally to the ex
tent of their means. Tiie build
ing was bmll by subscription, a
good portion of which was do
nated by Nurt hern gentlemen ot
wealth. So, by effort and un
flagging devotion to the work,
Ihe Eilijav Seminary was erected
by die friends of humanity and
patrons of education iu 1674. Tne
building is a superb structure ol
three ample recitation rooms
and a commodious chapel in die
second story. The structure
stands on a most beautiful emi
nence north west of the town
overlooking the vil age, and com
mands a sweeping view of the
most magnificent valley scenery
lo be found anywhere in North
Georgia. Like the frowning
hilltops that loom up around
about it, itß smiling lace greets
the first light of the morning
sun, and the mellow finis of the
dying sunset paint their depart
ing hue on its north-western
brow. The day of completion
marked an epoch long to be re
membered iu the history of Ibis
county, and it stands to-day a
proud and lasting monument of
those who conceived it, and pur
sued it to completion.
Immediately thereafter a school
was organized, and since that
time varied and alternate suc
cess and depression have charac
terized its course. Among those
who have labored most effectual
ly lot it, and whose efforts have
met with conspicuous success
may be mentioned Prof. W. R
Turner, and T. W. Craigo, Prof.
M. G. Bates, Prof. S. P. Fowler.
Col. J. P. Perry and Miss Nannie
Holt, Prof. J. H Early and Miss
Mary Kirby, and others. Mr. T
W. Craigo of this place lias prob
ably done more in and out of
season for this Institution than
any other one man ever connect
ed with it. At its completion
the amount of subscription fell
short the expense of building a
SI,OOO, and several individuals
who had contracted with the
managers to work, found them
selves considerable losers. The
properly was levied on and sold
three times, and finally passed
from the hands of a local board
of trustees lo the M. E. Church
through Ur. R S. K Ist of Cn
cinuatif who liquidated all out
standing obligations. In ISSS be
gave S3OO to aid the school, in
’861300 and this year lie also
promises S2OO, making S7OO he
has donated this institution for
the bentfi' of Gilmer’s children.
Last year 150 pupils attended
•chool, the largest enrollment
it ever had, and thrs year it
opens under uqually favorable
auspices. Miss Lizzie McMahan,
an accomplished graduate of
Wesleyan University at Athens,
Tenn*’, will have control for the
1 three months of ihe public term
after which a gentleman will be
associated with her in the man
agement of the school. A com
ilorlable set ol Uormiloiies are ou
the ero .ii<ls await ng uc< upation
by studew *, and the ground* and
walk lt*f* reren<ly Item r< psire ' j
sud •■v.-rlisulrd mainly hy Mr
f. W. (*raig) a*i*te<l by other* 1
Tna ugiy washes itiusi the drip I
ItsV* i e h fwiretirUed sn t a pair |
1,1 new sivp- i<> ih" mam t> I
• ranee will )>• trvi 'ed n a f j
•lay-.
We are g'sdto -*e !■ ene steps]
towards preseivtng the building.
It i.a* Buff-r-d *<-rious damage j
from neglect, tuni <*e hope those
having it iu control will not pel-I
mil it again to sustain such inju
ries. Such a building is not
erected every day, and its loss
would be illy repaired. I< is an
ornament lo Ihe town and is the
fir-l und last building seen by
visilors from the windows of pass
ing trains. Its sight makes the
first impression of our town, and
the empty building alone would
give prestige and sightliness to
tiie place.
—■—•■* ■■ ■
A TRUE STORY.
Savannah Morning News.]
Soon after the war six young
men entered college from a small
town in Georgia. They were the
sons of gentlemen who had been
tortunate enough to save some
thing from the wreck caused by
the abolition of slavery and Ihe
invasion of Ihe Federal armies
l'lie young men ranked well in
college, and when their course
was completed they were fairly
equipped for making a living.
Five of them became lawyers
and one of them a doctor of med
icine.
Of the five who entered the
legal profession one became dis
satisfied with bis pecuniaiy gains
at (lie end of two years and
made up his mind that he would
iiave nothing more to do witli
courts and juries. He deter
mined that he would educate
liimstb to work with his hands.
Accordingly, he went to Massa
chusetts and entered a school of
technology. He had just money
enough to pay his expenses dur
ing his course, and, consequent
ly, made Ihe most of liis oppor
tunities. Hr graduated as a
skilled machinist, and at once
sought employment in the shops
of a railroad in a Slate which bor
ders on Georgia, llis employers
were not idojv to discover that he
was of value to them, eo
they gradual v promoted him un
til he became Superintendent ol
the shops with a salary of $2,500
a year. Under his guidance the
employees became better work
men. In the course of time the
owners of the railroad found it
unnecessary to send North for
engines and cars, lor the young
Georgian demonstrated that they
could be built in the shops under
his control. The President of an
Illinois railroad made his ac
quaintance, and was favorable
impressed by his ability. The
result was an offer ot the position
of superintendent of large rail
road shops in an lllint is city. The
salary was $3,500. When l lie
owners of the railroad for which
the young Georgian was working
were informed of the offer, they
said:‘Stay with us} we will give
you $5,000 a year. He stayed. In
less than a year he was made
general superinlendentof the rail
road,with a salary of $7,500 a year.
Subsequently, he was offered a
position as general superintend
ent of a Canadian railroad. He
accepted the offer, and he now
receives for his services SIO,OOO a
year.
The five voting men whom the
young Georgian '.eft in his native
town continued their struggle to
win fortune and renown. Two of
the lawyers have served terms in
the General Aassemblv. O ily one
of them has made and saved as
much as SIO,OOO. Two have prop
ety worth, perhaps, $2,500 but
they are dependent upon their
practice for their living. The
fourth would have starved if lie
bad not had his father’s assistance.
The physician is still alive, but
lias saved nothing and is in debt.
The story of these young men
leaches a lesson. The professions
of law and medicine ip Georgia are
so crowed that only a few can
make reputation and money in
them. The man, however, whose
mind and hands are educated can
i hardly fail to take a high position
and to gain a competency, if not a
t fortune.”
25 Hands Wanted.
25 or 30 laborers are wanted to
! work in the Catoosa Lime Kiln aid
theUraysriHe Mining and ManTfuring
j Company, at $1 per day with prcwi ecu
I for an increase. CalJ 00 or address,
F A Vacuum, Manager,
Graysville, Ua
A W ARMXG.
The frceni drowning of -ft if* '
Allen’* hill* no) in rivet at
this place, thnul I It- a sol inn
warning lo the pgren's "f this
town. It i a fad, and ihtre’a un
u-- trying lo disguise 11,1 si the
* <*> t 'h 1 Inwn are lei run at
ran i .n, ..-.-mingly wi'lmut re
•Ha m M alever, ab'Ol
near inwn, Mini ll’s a m'racle that
ten instead nl one have not been
drowned Bays of the siz-usual
in this (own have no business in
waler as deep as nur streams, un
less by permission ol parents, and
that only except when with some
older persons to overlook them.
No longer Ilian three weeks ago,
our sistfer city Jasper was shocked
by (lie drowning ot b >y, and this
untimely affair following so close
ou the heels ot just such a scene,
ought to warn, it seems to us,
every parent in Eliijav of impen
ding horror. There’s no use to
deny the fact that 100 much lax
ity, e Ven carelessness, is exercised
by parents of ibis place about
tins Very tiling, aud this sad ac
cident should call a halt in the
conduct of those who let their
children go bathing when and
where they choose.
It’s tod late to repair the tv 1
after the awful truth of a drown
ed child has forced itself upon us.
Let this sad occurrence, in its
frightful aspect, teach us a lesson
of caution and parental cue more
stringent hereaiter than has char
acterized the past. This much is
said in behalf of the boys of town,
and in order that no such horrible
accident may again occur, when
a little precaution could avert it.
THE ELLIJAY COURIER.
Issued Every Thursday Morning
AT
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i—at —*
ELLIJAY, .GEORGIA,
“-BY—“
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Is now the leading paper of
North Georgia.
It Furnishes the Latest News, and that too
in a Style to he Appreciated l
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v
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HACK LINE!
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Chastain & Cutcher,
MORGANTON. GEORGIA.
Will run from Morganton to Mineral
Bluff, daily, to meet the trains. All
persons traveling can be accommodated
on his line. A full Livery Stable outfit
will be kept for order.
Walesc* High School
Will open its Fall Tirm on July tbe
18tti with a fall corps of teachers, and
will be thoroughly prepared to leach
anything wanted The lecture system
which has been practiced so successful
ly on mathematics, moral phylosophy,
etc., will be carried on next term.
Special attention will be paid to the
moral instruction of chi dren, as well as
to the practical part of mathematics—
such as working estimates for railroads,
duelling houses and barter, small ad
ditional cost for music and ornamental
penmanship. Board can be obtained
at from $6 to $9 per month in good
families. This school is located in a
section noted for its morality and sobri
ety, and contains no dissipated young
men, and no fast young ladies but all
ate chaste and refined. For further in
formation address,
Ol M. LEDBETTERj
Wa'eSca, Ga
UaHTRDfGS njF!T p *
IA D- C , . Y
mOVT Rf'i i’ *
*r*b. a|*r alsml. Sl! |'.o
I |*r 11 me:
V l*a • leeltn* • ( . ,t<l.le
'*!•>• t*> letirll oUicrs. I " liintii II) malie
| lli •talsmenl. I have vital mauui m
, he thankful Hist I ever It.aril f R. R. R.
a I know what a bit it-. it ba Wn in
1 me. I have .wlerr* with BiHticittal t'
I tarrb fora number of tear*, six lannw.,
j urn 1 was taken with severe i-h*l ia my
ri*bt ear, which in a few (lavs Leian lb
discharged matter, with terrible sad al
ums! unbearable palpitation and all sort*
of noises in my bead. In ten lays after
the commencement dt dischre* and pain
in my ear I began to erow deal and in
six weeks 1 was so deaf lb 1 1 could not
bear thunder.
1 was then compelled to use con vets*-,
tion tuba, and it Was often that I could
not hear with tbe tube. I then commen
ced taking B. I. H. and the runniii* of
mr ear ceased in live weeks, and non I
can hear without Ibe tube Myvener.il
health has improved, nalpilntioii ceastd,
and feel like new being, and appreciate
the benflt I have received troni B. B. B.
(made in Atlanta Ga.) with gratitude to
God nod thankfulness to tbe Proprietors
for such n medicine. I cheerfully rec
ommend it td ail who are atfiicte'd with
dealness and catarrh. Try it; persevere
in its use and you will be convinced of
its value. ,
JGHX W. WEEKS,
Superin’d’t DeKalb PnUper Home.
Decatur. Ga., Jlay l, 1887.
Bright’s Disease.
I huVe been a suflerer from Kidneyand
Bladder troubles fot several years, f
have lately bad what is termed’ Bright**
Disease, and have bad a considerable
swellings of my legs and shortness of my
breath. The tire has doisoued my blood
also. I secured and am using (H. B. B.)
Botanic Blood Balm, and tind it acta
powerfully and very quickly, and I am
delighted with its effects. 1 had pteyi
ously used a large quantity of various
advertised medicines, and several emi
nent nbysicians also waited on tne, bat
B, B. B. stands at tbe top.
JOHN H. MARTIN.
Rock Creek, Ala., Slav 4, 1887.
R. R. YARD MASTER.
My Wife has been a great sufferer from
Catarrh. Several physicians and various
jrateiit medicines were resortqd *o, yet
the disease continued undbated, nothing
appearing to make any impression on it.
Her enntitution tinallv became implica
ted, the poison being in her blood.
1 secured a bottle of B. B. B. and plac-'
ed ber upon its use, anil to our sui prise
tbe improvement began at once and her
recovery was rapid and complete. No
other preparation ever produced such a
wonderful change, and for all torms of
Blood Diseases I cheerfully recnm end
B. B. B. as a superior Blood Purifier.
R. P. DODGE,
Yardmaster Georgia Railroad.
Atlanta, Ga.
A BOOK Of WONDERS, FREE,
All who desire lull information about
tbe cause aud cure of Blood Poi.ons,'
Scrofula and Sciofulous Swellings, Ul
cers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney com
plaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure by
mail free, a copy of oJr 82-page illustrat
ed Book 6f Wonders, filled with the most
wonderful aDd startling proof ever be
fore known. Address,
BLOUD BAUM Cl.
tlanta, Ga
Pomona Hill Niii'series*'
POMONA) n. c.,
Two and a balf fniles West of
boro, N. C. The main lino of the R/
& D. R R passes through the grounds
and within 100 fS’t of the offie6. Salem
trains miike regular stops twice daily
Sach Way. interested in Fruit
ttfi’d Fruit growing are cordially invited
to inspect this, the largest nursery iri
the State, and one among the largest iff
the Soft’tb.
The’ proprietor fms for mtn'iy jearf
visited the leading Nurseries North ad
West, and corresponded wiili.those of
foreign Countries gffth* ring every fruit
that was Calculated to suit the South,'
both native and foreign. The reputa
tion of Pomona Hill Nurseries is such
that many agents going out from Greens
boro, representing other nurseries try
to leave the impression thtft they are
Representing these’ nurseries. Why do'
(hey do it 1 Let the public answer.
I have in stock, growing (and can'
Show visitors the same) the largest and
besf stock ot trees, etc., over shown or
£een in any tWo nurseries in North Car
olina. 6 nsisting of apple, peach, pear,’
Cherry pluir, grape, Japanese persim
mon, Japanese plum,apricOts, nectarine,'
Russian apricot, mulberry, quinces.
Small fruit: Strawberry, raspberry,'
Currant, pecans. English walnuts, rhu-"
barb,-asparagus, evergreens, shade trees
roses, etc.-
Give yofitr order to my authorized
agent or order direct from the nursery
Correspondence Solicited. Descriptive'
catalogues free to applicants.
Address,-
J. V/Jn, Lindj.ey,
! 6-9 ly. Pomona,
Guilford county, N. C.'
FINE STOCK 1 ~
For the People of Gilmer'
County. Come, Exam
ine for Yourself, and’
Se Convinced-
I have now on hand fire Jacks, one fin 6
young gaited Stallion, and one thorough-,
bred Jersey Bull. I have more money
invested in fine breeding stock, and a
bette- collection of animals of this kind
than any other man has ever bad in the
history ot Gilmer connty. There is but
one Way to improve onr stock, and that
is for otitejnhin who is able and willing
to keep thl§ Stales, and then let all the
fairntrs in tie County support him with
their patronage. It will not pay more
than one man, and' if divided will be
neglected and go down. Farmers, sow
all the clover and grass possible. It will
pay. i invite all my patrons, who want
to bury,sell or show their to meet
jst my bafn ow Tuesday of October court,
fever/year. I iVIU give *75 foi the best
horse colt, s6tl for ft* be mule col*, and
$25 for the best Jersey o jlf. I invite al
of my old customers; and 1 the public
generally, to patronise my stock.
Terms of service; Horse'. *TTV Jacks
$5; Jersey Bull. $3.30 Seem- circlin',
j 15 ly. r If. Ta'kok
Klii>y, Os,