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THE UXIJAI'COUKIKR
W. S. COLEMAN,
Editor and Proprietor.
Kl-LIJAY. HA.. HKfTKMBKU* l*7
OmciAL OiMIAK Of (JII.MKK On.
Official Oku as or Pickxxs Cos.
—gßßaggauj
RE RETIRES.
On the 2nd day of September.
1887, my entire interest in the
Courier was sold to Mr. W. S.
Coleman, who will carry out al. ]
subscriptions paid for and artver-
Usiag contracts. My connection
with the Courier, a period of 8
years save five mouths, has been
pleasant, and in severing my
partnership with its sprightlv
yeting editor, 1 do so with full
assurance that the paper will, as
long as he is at its helm, contin
ue to be elevated in tone, spicy
in contents and handsome in
make- uo; for at all limes and un
der all difficulties, in time of
peaee and lerapesMie has been the
•trong support of (lie paper. To
him the success of the paper in a
great measure is due. That he
will always cling devotedly to
the side of right, maintaining the
already high influential position
•t the paper, I have not the least
doubt. In him is combined the
elements of a true and courag
eus man, who has gifted talents,
and the courage of all his con
victions. Is this tribute from the
retiring junior fitting and proper!
There is, of course, a sense ol
sadness in parting with the lies,
the friendships and charms of a
profession 1 have learned to love
by practice, but the ruthless
hand of time brings about many
changes, and life is short at best,
and we should make the best
possible use of our time while
here we slay. I have conscieu
tiously endeavored to print a
first-class weekly newspaper—a
paper freed from all appearance
of impurity, aid one tendiug at
sll limes to what is elevating in
man. I shall carry with me along
my journey of life a fond esteem
and passionate regard for those
of our friends who have stood by
our paper. Of my enemies, if I
have any, 1 will say, tbeir hatred
and malignity was only a com
plement, the lasting tritute some
people, especially little jealous
hearted fellows, pay to' merit. I
will urge upon my personal
friends to give Mr. Coleman their
hearty support, for upon their
patronage depeuda the, success of
the paper.
And now after a pleasant seige
of eight yeara in the sanctum ol
au unmuzzled press, at all times
espousing the good and denounc
ing the bad, I step down and out,
to wield the yard atick behind
the counter of a dry good empo
rium, to try my fortunes in the
mercantile busiuess, leaving lh’
brave Covrirr to gladden the
hearts of its many readers*
Adieu, gentle readers,
T. B. Kirby.
ALONE 1 STEER IT.
The above courtly compliment
lo my unworlliiuess from my re
tiring partner was in type before
1 knew it, else my sense of timidi
tj and feeling of undeserved praise
would have demurred agaiust so
glowing a tribute even from one,
with whom my past business rela
tions has been most pleasant,
agreeable and satisfactory. Dur
ing our two years of joint man
agement ot tbeOoußisa's fortunes
•o unpleasantness or disagree
ment has occurred, and we part
with the kindest of regard for
each other. Mr. Kirby has just
simply retired from the newspa
per business as it suits his pecu
niary interest to do so, and it suits
mine to try it alone. The paper
will be issued regulaly as hereto
fore, and its coarse continue to
uphold the right and censure the
wrong. With a trust in Provi
dence for health aod strenght,
and relying on the people—our
friend—l wi'l endeavor to steer
alone the bark of free speech and
thought. All I ask is a continua
tion of patronage as heretofore
given the Cou&ur, and I promise
a paper equal to its past accom
plishments.
Walter 8. Coleman.
Only few weeks renisin until
the greet struggle between prohi
bition end whisky is et en end iu
Tennessee. The indications now
point to the defeet of the whisky
erowd, though the result will b*-
close. Polk county, Fannie's
neighbor, will vote for prohibition
fey e good majority. —Mineral
Bluff Gseette.
■ .Ml .111...
Poorness of memory every on*
cotnplimt* oi, btlV>t>ody of the
went of judgmoct.
RlO UT AT LAST.
The set ion r>l the Inane# com
mittee of the house of Represen
tatives inrvcommending an appto
priatiou of 85,000 for the North
Georgia Agricultural College is
only what that body should bsve
done long ago. This instilulion
baa been struggling for an eais
tence ever since the erignal build
inf was destroyed by fire in 1878.
and a magnificent structure al
most completed has been erected
by the tttale, but this amount bas
been needed to finish the build
ing and campus. We hope this
bill will pass the Legislature,
which it ought to do, and institu
tion set on equal fooling with
other well equipped colleges ol
Georgia. School at Dahlouega
opened last Monday nnder very
flourishing auspices, and all this
institution wants w asks is u fair
showing. Let the appropriation
be passed, and the college com
pleted.
An exchange says:“An editor is
a man who is liable to gramma
tical errors, toothache, lypograhp
ical blunders, and lapse of his
memory, and usually ho has nine
ty-seven thousand people watch
ing and criticising him on ninety
seven thousand different features
of his paper He is * man of sor
row, acquainted with grief and
frequently liable to get ragged,
hungry and thirsty lor a long pe
riod. And yet the woods are full
of people who want to be an ed
itor.”
The tiandersville Herald prints
the following as an infallible cure
for the bite of a snake: Take one
of the roots of plantain or hoar
hound (in summer, roots and
branches together) bruise them
in a mortar and squeeze out the
juice. Give as soorv as possible
one large leaspoouful, if the pa
tient is swelled you must force it
down his throat. This will gen
erally qure, but if he finds no re
lief in an hoar give another tea
spoonful. This has never failed.
If the roots are dried they must
be moistened with a little water.
To the wound may be applied a
leaf of good tobacco, moistened
in a little rum.
Some forcible editor eptomizes
the influence of the printed news
pager in the JollowJhg terse lan
guage: “ If has made presidents,
killed poets, furnished bustles
for beauty, and polished genius
with the sand paper or its criti
cism. It has made the world get
up at roll-call every morning, and
has given the pulpit lungs of iron
and a steam voice. It has set the
price on a bushel of wheat %nd
made the country post ofice the
goal of the country scribe. It has
curtailed the power of the kings,
embellished the pantry shelves
and busted rings; it has exposed
fraud, brought criminals to pun
ishment;it has furnished the whole
female race with dress patterns,
it has converted bankers into pau
pers, made sawyers college presi
dents; it has educated homeless
ladß aud robbed the philosopher
of his roasou. It smiled and kicks
and dies, but it can’t be run to
suit everybody, and the editor
is a fool who tries it.
A great deal of.talent is lost in
the world for the want of a little
courage. Every day sends to the
grave a number of obscure men,
who have only remained in ob
scurity because their timidity has
prevented them from making a
first effort, and who, if they could
have been induced to begin,
would in all probability have
gone great lengths in fame. The
fact is, to do anything in the
world worth doing, we must not
stand back shivering and think
of the cold and the danger, but
just jump in and scramble
through as well as we can. It
will not do to to be perpetually
calculating risks and adjusting
nice chances. It did very well
long before the flood, when a
man could support bis friends
upon an intended publication for
a hundred and fifty years, and
then live to see its success after
ward. But at present a man
waits and doubts, and hesitates,
and consults bis brother and bis
i uncle, and his particular friends,
until one day he finds he is sixty
years old ; then he has lost so
much time consulting bis first
cousin and particular friends,that
he has no lime to follow their ad
vice .—Ext
The Atlanta Constitution wise
ly opposes another election on
the liqaor question in November.
It would certainly interfere with
the Exposition. By alt means let
it pass to future day, tioiwill
siandiue antis want it then.
—OlarkeivtUe Advertiser.
ON TO ATLANTA,
Zi What ths P*opl of Gil
mer County Say.
A Miw msoting of Oititan* in the
Court House give Expression
to thoir Wishes Concern
ing the Marietta and
North Georgia.
A called meeting of the citizens of Gil
met meaty was held to the court bouse in
Eilijay, Saturday evening, September 84,
in the interest of the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad.
Or. J, R. Johnson was elected chairman,
and on motion of Judge J. O. Alien, W.
8. Coleman of the Cocxtsa, was requested
to act as secretary of the meeting.
Mr. C. B. Lackes was then called upon
as one moat familiar with the object of the
meeting to state the same, which be said
was for the people of the county and the
business community to give expression of
tbeir opinion and wishes concerning the
extension of the Marietta and North Geor
gia railroad from its precept terminus at
Marietta on to Atlanta. After the situa
tion was freely discussed, in which several
geutle.nen, Colonel Pickens, Col. Perry,
l>r. Watkins, Judge Alien, W. 8. Coleman
and others took part, the chairman was
authorized to appoint a committee of five
to draft suitable resolutions embodying the
sentiment of our people on the proposed
extension of the road, which be did as fol
lows: R. T. Pickens, E W. Watkins, J.
C. Allen, W. 8. Coleman and P. H. Mil
ton.
After an interesting aud animated dis
cussion aa to the importance, and indeed
necessity, of immediate action in the mat.
ter, it was unanimously agreed by the
House that a committee l>e appointed to
bear to the Legislature a petition from the
citizens of the county, and, as much as
possible, show how greatly this section of
the state stands in need of the passage of
the bill granting the desired extension of
road. R. T. Pickens, E. W. Watkins,
T. H. Tabor and N. L. Osborn were aps
pointed the committee.
The following report from the commit
tee on resolutions was submitted:
Whereas, A bill is now pending before
the Legislature of Georgia purporting to
change the-exlstlng charter of the Mari
etta and North 0 eorgia railroad ao aa to
extend the line sf said road Aon ita
preaent terminus at Marietta to Atlanta,
and,
Whereas, the action of the Legislature
bas, so far, tended towards the dofeat of
this measure upon grounds of supposed
injury to the State’s property, the Wes
tern and Atlantic Railroad; and,
Whereas, we regard the defeat of this
bill inimical to the best interests of tho
great state of Georgia—her progress, her
wealth and her development—and more
eapeoially do we deem it injurious, un
just and discriminating against that im
mediate section which the Marietta and
North Georgia railroad penetrates; and,
Whereas, the Marietta and North Geor
gia railroad authorities propose to speed
ily extend said road to Atlanta, thereby
meeting the desire of the people of this
entire section in granting the original
charter; and,
Whereas, we regard the passage of this
bill at the present term of the Legisla
ture of superior and vital importanoe to
our entire people, m so much that its de
feat or delay of ultimate passage by that
body would so effeoually che-ik tbe spir
it of enterprise and so seriously retard
tbe progress of this section, so greatly
vivified and recuesltated by the advent
of the Marietta and North Georgia; there
fore be it
Resolved. Ist, That we learn with feel
ings of regret and disapproval the news
of the action of the Legislature, and we
hereby respectfully protest against the
aotion of the House in relueing to grant
the privilege of entering Atlanta to the
M.AN.G. R. R,
Resolved 2d, That it is the sense ot tbie
body that if the State Road is to stand as
a bar to the development and progress of
another seotlon of the state, we hereby
instruct our representatives in the Leg
islature to vote tor the immediate dlspo.
eal of the State road by sale, or so soon
as the conditions of the law will admit.
Bd, That we deem it an uqjust, an un
warranted and a hurtful discrimination
against this section of the state in refus
ing to grant our people equal railroad fa
cilities with other eectlons of Georgia.
4th, That we regard it of supreme ne
cessity to the full development and the
realisation of our long-cherished hopes
of material advancement that this bill
should have a speedy passage at the
present term of the General Assembly,
that the many enterprises set on foot,
under assurances that the M. A S. G.
would be axtcndod to Atlanta so soon as
the right be granted by the state, may
receive all railroad facilities enjoyed by
other sections of the state.
6th, That the action of the House forev
er sidetracks our seotlon by placing our
rallrrad on tho black-list of branch lines,
subject to the good will and (aver of oth
er roads, and depriving us of entering the
Capital City of Georgia thereby enjoying
through railroad facilities co-equal with
all other sections of the state.
6th,That we respectfully ask the Bouse
ot Representatives to reoonsider its ac
tion in tabling the Mil, and give it an
early passage to the other branch of the
General Assembly.
7th, That a copy oi these resolutions be
furnished the Kllijay Count dr and the
Atlanta Constitution, and they bere
spectfally requested to publish the same.
W, S. Colemaa.
R. T. Pickens,
'Signed, E. W. WAtkins,
F. H. Billon,
J. C. Allen,
Committee.'
After a warm and spirited discumion,
ia which many leading citiaeus joined, the
resolutions were adopted.
The house thereupon adjourned sine die.
W. 8, Count**, J. R Jensaon,
becVy. . Cb’rm.
Reverse ol fortune is sometimes
our best irieud, but rlm, how few
of u ever reooguige it.
Tl THE
Millir g Public
Makes plesser. ie ns.
or repairing Mill , in the beat isad bmh
durable style, that it will be to tbeir bee
interest to consult him before vet ploying
or closing contracts with others. Besides
being fully prepared, after years at study
and pr seller, to do all kinds of Mill work
In the beet workman-l’ke manner, lam
Ueit for all Hits of 111 lacliien
of tbe must improved patterns, and guar
aatee to sell them at Manufacturers' and
Importei s’ prices, including tbe celebrated
BOOK ALTER ENGINE AND THE
Leffel Doable Tarbiie Water Heel
French Burr Wooes, Eureka Smutting
Machines, etc. Also,
E. Van Winkle & Co's
SAW MILLS, MILL BFINDLEB,
SHAFTING, GEARING, ETC.
In short, anything in tbe line of Mi
Machinery.
Now, if yon want anything in my lint
I promise satisfaction in woikmanship and
price. Call on or address
J- W. DUGKETT
„ Mill Contractor,
•Dec. 29-ly. ELLIAY. GA
J.W t GRAY’S
H ft
-AT
BLUE RIDGE, GA.,
Is open at all hours for customers.
Persons transferred to and from Mor
gan ton at very Reasonable Kates.
Don’t fail to call on tbe man who has
tine stock, elegant vehicles and atten
tive drivers. Sale and feed stab'e
also in connection with Livery Stable.
THE CELEBRATED
CHAPMAN
hit j|f mi
SODA FOUNTAINS,
135. |45. |6O. SBO.
Over 38 years in practical use in every
pait of the civilized world.
Cheap ! Practical! Handsome 1
pnd^Ecpnomkml.
These Fountains are shipped ready for
use. No generators or other extras to
buy. They dispense the most healthful,
pore, delicious soda in existence, and will
stand by tbe side of any $lO 0,000 as
F.iuutain and sell five glasses to its one.
A child has often made SSO a day at a
public gathering'With one of these Fount
ains. Just the thing for picnics and fit
for the finest store. Bend for Catalogue.
Address. CHAP AN & CO.,
Madison, Ind.
DUCKETT & DUNN
ARE READY
To do any kind of CARPENTER work
in best of style and at once, or LUMBER
on sboit notice is furnish™’, by us. We
have two Saw Mills, Plaining Mill, etc.,
which enable us to do work as rapidly and
on as short notice as any other carpenters
in the country. The personal attention of
J. W. Docket! given to such contracts.
Call on or address,
DUCKETT & DUNN,
Elluat, Ga.
THE BARBER SHOPI
AT THE
Hightower House
At which place Will Weaver, the ever
polite and accommodating barber, can at
ways be found, ready to attend to cus
tomers. , 9 10 tf.
Df.MMS
jfesßlfg Wj/KJ v a gtiipftnEßr
CORDIAL
The Great Southern Remedy far att
BOWEL TROUBLES
AND CHILDREN TECTMINC.
Them ar* wy (few who 6m M know of this
liUtvt.h aro.Tina sinneiMv Of our moumaln*
aud hill,- hot Tory f*w roallte the (Set. that
h tittle pntpie ferry, which ao many ofuj
have eaten In moot every ahapa. there la a prln-
SS? 1,2,1 ®
tf la eomSßared that at **-*- rraeim p(
"■* <“<* or the
Oakland Academy.
LOCATED AT CARTECAY,
GILMER COUNTY, GEORGIA.
THE FALL TERM BEGINS
OCTOBER 24th, 1887.
Exercises Continue till the End of Spring Term.
Tbe undersigned, with competent assistants, will give thorough
instruction in the br*nehee usually taught in n first-class high
school.
RATES OF TUITION:
Ist, 2nd and 3rd claasec, sl-00 per month—Spelling, Reading.
Penmanship, Primary Geography, Intermediate Geography, Pri
mary Arithmetic, Common School Arithmetic, Webster’s Diction
ary, English Grammar, Composition, Declamation,
4th Claes, $1.50 per month—studies begun in lower cleeses
completed, Physiology, Natural Philosophy, Algebra, Geometry,
Trigonometry, Rhetoric, Composition, Declamation, French, Latin,
Greek.
To those who wish to continue their studies, instructions will
be given with reference to entering, regularly, the Freshman,
Sophomore, or Junior classes of any of our colleges.
Special courses will be arranged for teachers of public schools,
who feel the need of better preparation for their work.
Board can be had in good families, at low rates. Students cau
arrange la board themselves.
Morals of community good. Convenient to the different
churches. For further information, write to
GEO. W. GRINER, A. B„ Principal,
Cartecay, Ga,
THE ELUJAY COURIER.
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EL LI JAY, " {GEORGIA,
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BY-
WALTER 3. COLEMAN.
Is now the leading paper of
North Georgia.
It Furnishes the Latest News , and that too,
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The Courier is theyoffieia} organ ot Gilmer and Pickens coun
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you will be at a loss to know who your nest jurymen will be, to
see the grand jury presentments, to know the latest election new*,
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addross,
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Ellijay, Ga.
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PATENTS
CAVEATS. TRADE HARKS AND
copyrights
Obtained, end all other business in the
U. S. Patent Office attended to for
moderate feet.
Oer office is opposite the U. S. Patent
Office, and we can obtain Patents in
leas time thau those remote from Wash
ington.
Send model or drawing. We ad
vise aa to patentability free ef charge;
and we make no charge nnlett %ec
obtain patent.
We refer here to the Postmaster, tbe
Snpt. ef Money O rc * er Div., and to of
ficial ef the U. 8. Patent Office. For
circular, adviae, terms aud references
to actual c ieuts in your own State or
county, write to
C. A, SNOW & CO..
Opposite patent office, Washington J>jo.
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to RICHARD K. FOX,
Franklin Sqcarx, N. Y.
Pomona Hill Nurseries.
POMONA, N. C„
Two and a half miles west #f Greens
boro, N. C. The main line of the R.
4D.R R. passes through the grounds
and within 100 feet ef the office. Salem
trains make regular steps .twice daily
each Way. Those interested in Fruit
aod Fruit growing are cordially invited
to inspect this, the lsrgest nursery. hi
the State, and ane among the largest in
the South.
The proprietor has for maty yearn
visited the leading Nurseries North a’-d
West, and corresponded wi h these of
foreign countries gath- riug every frsit
that was calculated to suit the Ssnth,
both native and foreign • The reputa
tion of Pomona Hill Nurseries is such
that many ageDts going out from Greens
boro, representing other nurseries try
to leave the impression that they are
representing these nurseries. Why do
they do it ? Let the public answer.
I have in stock growing (and ear
show visitors the same) the largest anc
best stock ot trees, etc., ever shown oi
seen in any two nurseries in North Car
oltna. c misting of apple, peach, pear,
cherry, plutr, grape, Japanese persim
mon, Japanese plum,apricots, nectarine,
Russian apricot, m mulberry, ' quinces.
Small fruit: Strawberry, raspberry,
currant, pecans, English walnuts, rhu
barb, asparagus, evergreens, shade trees
roses, etc.
Give your order to my authorised
agent or order direct from the
Correspondence solicited. Descriptive
oatalogues free to applicants.
Address,
J. Van. Lindlkt,
Pomona,
Guilford county, Jf. C.
FINE STOCK I
For tht People of GKlmer
County. Come, Exam
ine for Yourself, m 4
Be Convinced.
t h*v* now on hand five Jacks, ono.fino
young gaited Stallion, and one thorough
bred Jersey Bull. I hero more money
invented in fine breeding stock, and a
better collection of animals of thin kind
than any other man has ever bad la the
history oi Gilmer county. There is but
sue way to improve our stock, and that
is for onepnan who is able and willing
to keep the: male*, and then let all the
faimera ia the eouaty support him with
their patronage. It will not pay more
than one man, and if divided will ho
neglected and go dewn. Farmers, sow
all the clover >nd grata possible. It wNI
pay. I invite ail my patroos, who waat
to boy, sell er show their colts, to meet
at my barn on Tuesday of October oonrt,
every year. 1 will give >IB tor the beet
bore* celt, ISO for Urn beet mule eolt, and
IS6 for-the beat Jeroev sail. 1 invite al
of ray old customers, and the pebUe
generally, to patroaiso my stock.
Terms of nerviest Karoo, 19; Jacks
hi Jersey BuU,|LM. boo my elroolars.
Vlftly. T. H. Tabob.
mv, o*.