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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 $1 Per Annun, ia Advance* i—at —* ELLIJAY, .GEORGIA, “-BY—“ cOleman & Kirby* Is now the leading paper of North Georgia. It Furnishes the Latest News, and that too in a Style to he Appreciated l Subscribe now or you will miss your Connty News v and the latest developement of this entire Section. The Courier is the official organ ol Gilmer and Pickens coun ties. Political, religious and industrial movements made a spe cialty. Four wife wants it, your children can't do without it, and you will be at a loss to know Who yowr next jurynfen will be, to see the grand jury presentments, to know the latest election news.- the cOrVenl events of the dary, and what yonr ne±t, neighbor is do ing, unless you are a subscriber. Give your name and address to our various fgeAtg,or call" 1 on Or address,' Ac KIl) UY, tiihjwy. o ft. HACK LINE! .. 6 -p: —of"* 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,