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THE OGLETHORPE ECHO PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY JIORMYG, BY T. L. GAXTT, Editor and Proprietor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Where paid strictly in advance 1(2 OO Where payment delayed 6 months 2 50 Where payment delayed 12 months... 8 00 CLUB RATES. Club of 5 or less than 10, per copy 1 75 Chib of 10 or more, per copy I 50 Clubs must be* accompanied by the cash, or papers will lie charged for at regular rates. No attention will be paid to subscrip tions Irom other counties" unless accompanied by the money,’with 20c. per annum additional t* pay pontage, as the law requires that after January next postage must be prepaid by the publisher, except to subscribers in the county where the journal is published, iu which in stance no postage is charged. above terms will not BE DEVIATED FROM IN ANY CASE. ADVERTISING. Per Square (1 inch) first insertion $1 OO P#r Square each subsequent insertion.. 75 Liberal contracts made with regular adver tjscrs, and for a longer period than 3 months. Local notices, 20c. per line first insertion, 15. per line each subsequent insertion. county > i:\vs. Take Notice! The time is now All accounts 'and notes of the firm of It. S. Martin <fc Cos. are now just due, unless by special arrangements. They must be paid at once, or suit will be commenced. Come one, come all! A It. S. Martin. November 25,1874. CALICO PARTY. The ladies of Lexington will give a sttppor in behalf of “ The Union Sunday School” on Thursday evening, December in the Masonic Hall. We desire all friends to come, and hope to give them a pleasant evening. Admission 50c.; children half price. Doors open at 7 p. m. Mrs. J. Shackelford, Mrs. A. Aderhold, Miss L. Knox, Miss L. Bacon, Miss J. Si M3, Committee of Arrangement. LEXINGTON DOTS. A New Law Bonk. —Carter Mc- Kinley on Contracts. The above book can be had at the beef wagon. Judge Gilham. —We are happy to say this gentleman is improving, and will he in his office in a few days. the ladies will have an entertainment at the Female Academy sometime next week. Horsemanship. —A bright-eyed lit- I tie bov, trying his skill on horseback, was seen near the Court House square brushing the dust from his clothes. Since then Charlie does not believe much in watering horses. Rev. John B. Morton preached in the Presbyterian Church on last Sun day morning and evening. His sermons wore able and impressive. We predict in a short time that this gentleman will be in the front rank of the ministry. The music was excellent. Rev. W. A. Parks was in town this week. O i Monday night lie deliv ered an address on Temperance and “ Democratic principles,” to a very in telligent audience, save one. After the lecture there was three additions to the order. They were not P. G’s in G. by a long shot. Little Charlie Shackelford wants to know who preached Dr. Mark Wil lingnam’s funeral the other night at “ Woodlawn.” We know an old bache lor at Lexington, about 05 years old, who says he would like to have his fune ral preached the same way. He lives next door to the pump. County Nominations. —From re turns received, the following candidates are nominated, beyond a doubt: George 11. Lester for Clerk; James T. Johnsou, Sheriff; John W. Tiller, Surveyor; P. Pace, Treasurer ; James R. Boggs, Coro ner. The contest for Receiver and Col lector will be so close as to require full returns to determine. Would it not be well for the young man in Crawford who swore so solemnly that he ‘Svould carry hissweet heart’s photograph next his heart,” to sing one of Harry McCarthy’s favorites ? Trust to luck ! Trust to luck ! Stare fate iu the faee. Sure your heart will be “ aisy” If it’s in the right place. FINE TURNIPS. Our office Was invaded, last evening, by an unbroken string of bright-faced little boys of our kind friend, Mr. Royal Stokely, each carrying as much turnip as he could walk under. Many thanks for his timely gift. Mr. S. is equally as successful- at - raising turnips as he is children' ; which is saying much, for he has the finest assortment of the latter in the St sic. IN*. PROSPECTUS. Look out for another marriage near the Glade, as we heard of a young man buying anew buggy, a fine suit of clothes and a box of cheroots. IRONS. A gentleman of Lexington informs us that smoothing irons can be cleaned and brightened by simply heating the iron and rubbing it on the green boughs of cedar. “LITTLE RIVER.” The article over this signature will appear next week in full. We would have liked to have published it this week, but did not have time to put it in type. CORN-SHUCKING. M e learn that a rousing corn-shucking came oft recently at the farm of James Escoe. Mr. E. has always kept his corn erib in Chicago, but he moved it home this year. ;GOOD;GRINDING. Maxwell’s mill, in this county, grinds eight bushels of corn per hour. This is hard to beat for water power. Wal ter Maxwell, manager, is one of the clev erest young men in the countv. ALMOST A FIRE. On Tuesday, the 17th i§st., the gin house belonging to Mr. B. H. Witcher, near the Glade, came very near being burnt by a match runningjthrough the gin. Fortunately, it was blown out, aud no se rious damage done. AN ASPIRANT. There is a chap living near Lumpkin & Biggs’ gin, who says he will bet a bale ol cotton that he is uglier than any man in Crawford. We demand an investiga tion into the matter, for we do not in tend to have our town thus ruthlessly robbed of its proudest boast. SIGN-BOARDS. We see that our go-ahead Ordinary has recently had painted a number of handsome sign-boards for the forks and cross-roads in the county. Nothing is more necessary than these ever-faithful friends, to point the traveler the correct way to his destination. “RARA AVIS.” Our friend Murphy, of Lexington, has caged, in front of his shop, a pair of strange birds, that were caught in this county, known as the “American Goot.” Murphy claims them to be a pair of Irish game chickens, for they have such feet that “ all hell couldn’t trip them up.” NARROW ESCAPE. On Friday last, a large shed <m the lot of Mr. John W. Bacon, of Lexington, suddenly fell, during a calm, crushing to pieces a buggy under it. A negro man had just started for the buggy, and would have boon seriously injured, if not killed, had he gone three feet further. +4+. MISSIONARY SALE. We learn that the Sunday school schol ars of Salem Church, in this county, had a sale of various products and articles contributed by them, not long since, that aggregated $44. Among the articles sold was corn and other products of the soil, raised by the boys, and fancy work from the skillful hands of the girls. HOUSE BURNED. A good dwelling house, containing nine rooms, formerly the residence of Col. James M. Huff, but recently occu pied by Mrs. S. P. Jarvis, in Goose Pond district, of this county, was burned on Monday, the 16th inst., together with about five hundred pounds of seed cot ton. Supposed to have caught from a chimney, as the fire w r as first discovered on the roof. A RARE CHANCE. Miss Ettie Howard, of this county, aged fifteen, is the smartest young lady in the State. Besides milking five cows and attending to all the milk and butter, j she spins twenty cuts of cotton per day. j We know all the boys will have a special I smile for Miss Ettie after this announce- j ment, but she has too good sense to give her hand to any one unless they can show as equally bright a record. She will be a fortune and a treasure to someone. PERSONAL. Wc were delighted to receive a call, on Monday last, from our friend Broad-axe Hawkins, of the Covington Enterprise. Hawkins is one of the cleverest newspa per men in the State, and knows how to put out a No. 1 paper. He reports the Enterprise as in a flourishing condition. We also had the pleasure of a call from Mr. J. Knowles, of the Madison Home Journal. Mr. K. is the oldest edi tor and printer in the State, and still wields an able pen. WHERE TO GO. We learn from those who know, that Messrs. Lumpkin & Biggs, of this coun ty, have one ol the best flouring mills and cotton gins in the State. The cotton ginned by them readily demand the “ top of the market.” Their flour, too, can not be beat, and those who once send their wheat there will never patronize any other mill. The beauty of it is, too, that you get every ounce that you are entitled too. It is a pleasure to patronize such good machinery and honorable gentle- Give them a tri-U. CHIPS AND SPLINTERS. Small change is scarce. Something ,< to boot—Lightning rod peddlers. Business is"as lively in Crawford as you please. Flanders Moore has sewed up his back pants pocket Will publish next week, And now the “ fizz” of the sau sage in the pan is heard. The ties that connect business men with the public—Advertise. still in fashion—on flour barrels. This is the time to ascertain what the moths have been doing fur you all the summer. To get rid of crows—Give Cheney permission to hunt on your land. This has been tried. I he tread of the the pattering feet of the jolly cockroach is diminishing 'at the approach of cool weather. Beef has fallen a little, but pork is unchanged, remain so till salted—or roasted, or boiled, or broiled, or fried. Bonnets are gradually getting into something like shape. The newest one is a lac-simile in velvet of a dish-pan with a brim. * Monday last old Boreas expended all his pent-up fury. Our young men were all out on the street, trying to read the monograms on garters. Uncle Jim Johnson, of Lexing ton, is mad as blazes because Winter has been reaping all the honor for ugliness. He says he will “ take a little in his’n.” The most heart-rending thing we know of, is to see a lady holding her hair off at arm’s length, brushing it up in antic ipation of a visit from her sweet heart. Now nobody can deny to his fel lowman the luxury of scratching. It is included in that “ pursuit of happiness ” for which our Revolutionary fathers fought and bled. A DOMESTIC DIALOGUE. Scene—A Lady’s Pantry in L n. Young House-keeper.— Why, Esther! what is that scrambling so in the barrel of my gilt-edge flour ? 'Esther (colored).—La! Miss, don’t know what’s a rat! , ' Y. If. (seeing it). —How gigantic! i Screams.) A gentleman whose accurate learning is only equaled by his great friendship to me, told me not long ago that the great Norway rat had come into this part of the country— E. (interrupting).— That must be one of ’em, for he has gnawed a way through the barrel. ♦♦♦ COL. J. D. MATHEWS. Last Friday we had the pleasure of meeting this distinguished lawyer, who ranks ahead in his profession not only in this judicial circuit, but in the State. Colonel M. is a pure, incorruptible Dem ocrat, with an intellect of the first mag nitude, who should now 7 be holding a seat in Congress. He is the true choice of the people, for they well know he has the power, ability and courage to battle for their rights. We would rejoice to see him nominated for the Gubernatorial chair, for he would do honor to the State. :—— NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. We invite the especial attention of our readers to our fine display of new adver tisements. Time prevents our mention ing each individually, as we would like, but we will do so in our next issue. Read every line, and if you wish to purchase any article, be sure and patronize them, for they are all live, reliable men. Tal madge, Hodgson & Cos., among the lar gest wholesale grocers in the State, have an advertisemsnt on the first page. APOLOGY. We dislike to have to offer apologies for short-coming' in our paper, but this week we were forced to be absent, and consequently could not give our readers the quantity or quality of reading matter that we would like. Will make up for shortcomings next week. W. T. HANCOCK. We have secured the valuable services of this gentleman as book-keeper and collector. Parties having business with the office will find him at his desk, fully authorized to receipt for money, contract for advertisements, and attend to any other business for the Echo. —— —9 MARRIED. In Athens, Ga., on Thursday morning, the 26th inst., Mr. James Watson, of Winterville, and Miss Georgia England, of Athens. The young couple left soon after for Atlanta. We wish them much happiness. Tuesday afternoon last, at 3 o’clock, Mrs. Phinize, daughter of Mr. Joseph Morton, was married to Mr. Brian, of Rome, Ga. — MORE NEW GOODS. McMahan & Stokely have just receiv ed another large stock of new good?, I comprising beautiful Calicos, notions, firnnei, Hovt’s ' > ol r *g'se. etc hMr oil. etc. Tate ffrnii! On the first day of December we will commence to draw off our subscription book. All parties who have not paid* for the Echo bv that time will have it dis continued. So if you wish your paper continued you had better forward the amount of your subscription at once. • —. . - a Patrick Afloat. Editor Oglethorpe Echo : It has been many a daysnee Paatrick left the Emerald Isle. Most of the time, since he came to this country, he h s been a citizen of this county. His vo cation", like most of his brethren, has been that of well-digging, ditching and similar w T ork. His long residence fn the county has made him many friends; with whom, when he has no work to do, he frequently goes and stays awhile. Pat was recently on one of these visits to Mr. John W. Martin, down on the river. From some cause ( may be Pa-chy had kicked him) it came into his old noddle, while there, to go back to the ould .couiithry. He consequently went down to Mr. Martin’s ferry—secured a small batteau—placed himself in it and bid farewell to his adopted country and shoved his boat from shore. Pat, not being much of a boatman, began to dig and splash about with his paddle (or spade, as I imagine he thought he was using) until he had filled the boat half full of water before he reached the mid dle of the river. : When the boat struck the main current it shot off—not very “gently down the stream.” As it was not far to the rapids in the river the boat began to increase in velocity to such a fearful extent as to frighten Pat most awfully. He shouted manfully for Meesther Martin, St. Pathrick, Holy Mother, Jazus and all the other helps that he could think of. On he went with lightning speed, squalling murther ! with every breath. Fortunately for him the current turned towards the bank and carried the boat near a snag in the river, to which he caught with such ve hemence as to stick his fingers into it like the claws of a hawk. Pat redoubled his energies in loudly vociferating for help, until the much needed assistance came. r %e ferryman reached him a long pole which he eagerly took hold of; but could not be persuaded to let go the snag for fear he would be “ throuned,” for “divil a bit could heswem.” He was pulled loose, eventually, and safely brought to shore. Pat will not risk a trip to the ould eounthiy again soon. He says the “Sa is mithy dape to-be-re-shure.” “Uncle Mitch.” LEXINGTON. “Citizen No. 1” Again Steps to the Front. Lexington, Ga., Nov. 25. Editor Oglethorpe Echo : I think if “Citizen No. 2” had any sole he w 7 ould give blind Bill a pair of shoes. lam perfectly willing, however, to submit the whole thing to the people if the Lexingtonians are not able to foot the Bill. I suggest the 30th day of Feb ruary next, as I think the aforesaid Bill will appreciate them by that time. Citizen No. 1. ATHENS IN A NUT-SHELL. The ladies of Athens presented Captain Bonham, the drill master to the students of the University, with a handsome sil ver waiter and a pair of silver goblets. The students of the University also pre sented him with a handsome gold head cane. The articles could not have been presented to a more worthy, high-toned or honorable gentleman. Not long since Capt. Bonham had a difficulty with one of the students, also a very clever young gentleman. He [Bonham] was summon ed to appear before the Mayor for a vio lation of the city ordinance, in striking his opponent. He plead guilty to the charge, and was fined ten dollars. We pre sume the presentments were an endorse ment of his course. Tuesday, the delegates met and nomi nated the following candidates for coun ty officers: For Sheriff —J. A. Browning. For Clerk —W. B. Pruitt. For Tax-Collector —H. S. Anderson. For Tax Receiver —David Sims. For Treasurer —S. C. Reese. For Coroner —l. Wilkerson. J%r Surveyor —S. R. Lumpkin. A tew nights since a man was badly cut near the Rock College, by some sharp instrument. His first statement was that a man by the name of Royal had stabbed him. Upon being told it could not possibly be Royal, as he had left some time before, he then stated that two students had wounded him. One held him, whilst the other cut him. This was impossible, as no students were there, and he was near enongh to a po J liceman to have given the alarm. He had been talking with the policeman, and had not left him more than three or four minutes before the cutting took place. It is thought he accidently cut himself. - The English Opera Troop will per form at Deupree Hall, Friday and Satur day night*. CHEROKEE OORITEB. The ltepairf to the Court House Discussed. Near Cherokee Corner, ) Nov. 1, 1874. j Editor Oglethorpe Echo: In your issue of the 13th inst. appears a very timely and appropriate sugges tion from “ A Citizen,” in reference to a recommendation of repairs to the Court House, that will cost more than a thousand dollars, said to have been made by the last Grand Jury of this county. In the Echo of the 20th inst., “ Citizen No. 2” attempts to ridicule the announce ment of the fact, that the county is al ready in debt over $1,300, and to pour contempt upon the suggestion to submit the expediency and necessity of such re pairs to the arbitrament of the tax pay ers, who must foot the bill of expenses. Ridicule is a cheap argument, and not unfrequently rendered available, in the absence of those, which are more con vincing. Shoeing blind Bill and repair ing the public pump, at an outlay of three dollars, are acts of charity or ne cessity, very afferent from remodeling a court house, at a cost of more than a thousand dollars, for the gratification of connoiseurs in architectural taste and convenience. “Citizen No. 2” has certainly never yet been “reconstructed,” but, in imagi nation at least, still lives in the golden age that preceded the war, unmindful of the fact, that five-sixths of the property of Oglethorpe has vanished into thin air, and that a county debt of $1,300 constitutes as great an incumbus, as ten times that amount would have done in the former happy period. No public spirited citizen will, of course, interpose objections to any neces sary repairs to the Court House; but, if report speaks truly, the Grand Jury con templated something more than repairs, a remodeling of the building. Such is rumor. But why, Mr. Editor, have the presentments of the Grand Jury not been published in our county paper, so that the people might see the recommenda tions, and judge for themselves of the necessity for the proposed expenditure of their money? Are members of the Grand Jury, in the ordinary sense of the word, representatives of the people ? Are they selected by the votes of the tax pay ers, or are they responsible to them for their acts ? If not, it is presumable the County Commissioners will regard their recommendations as simply advisory, and your correspondent, for one, is will ing to defer the matter of court house repairs to their judgement. But, while as an humble citizen of the county, he would not presume to dictate to the con stituted authorities, he is opposed to re modeling the old court house. It has served'the purposes of its construction admirably for two‘or three generations, and will doubtless continue to do so for many years to come. Therefore let the grand old structure stand as it is, unal tered in all its appointments, a memorial of the wisdom, the patriotism, and the love of justice of our fathers. They reared this Temple of Justice, and illus trated it, by displays of forensic elo quence, and judicial learning, in the brighter and better days of the republic. It, with their public spirit, ample resour ces, and refined taste, they deemed it good enough for them, it is certainly good enough for us, their impoverished, down-trodden, and tax-ridden decen dants. Let no scandal hand mar the beauty of its proportions, or desecrate the plans of its projectors. Let it stand in all its venerable features intact, a me mento to the aged of the better days and happier scenes, amid which “ memory, lingering, loves to dwell.” It seems im possible for many of our people to rea lize the dearth of poverty into which we have been plunged, or to appreciate the importance of economy and thrift to re instate us in our former proud position. We cling to improvident habits, and struggle to gratify the taste for elegance and refinement engendered in more pros perous times, regardless of our present surroundings. Economy and should be our watch-words at the thready hold of every undertaking. It is onfH the inexorable requirements of law thgfcjg can wrench from our people, in destitution, the means absolutely nedjpl sary to carry on the government. The high schools and academies, the glory of our State and county, lire fast disappearing from almost every rural locality, and many of our best citizens are unable to bestow even the rudiments of a education. It is surety therefore no time to expend large sums of money for the mere gratification of taste, especially when such expenditures were deemed unnecessary under far more auspicious circumstances. Tertius. An English lady who passed several years in Pekin, when her husband was a missionary', writes: I ‘l and my husband have passed the greatest part ofour lives as miss'onaries in China. We have never found it a post of self-denial, but rather luxurious. We have every comfort. We have the best society—learned Chinese scholars, intelligent American and En glish merchants and travellers. I don’t " find London any pleasanter. I fear there is a great deal humbug in the popular* l notion of the hardships and sacrifices of ' iv.lyd.:vnT?Hs V ~ ! ' **V__ i The following are ! having freight remaim this place up to the m(T tion; % • : . . £T'GEORGIA R. , LEXINGTOxIh V T Amis, LM Briscoe, j J V Collier, J H Cox, jF R Clark, * Z H Clark, j J S Gilbert, W H Long, L Kt-.O Martin, G W Norton, W Settle, F T Tiller, ELBERTON. J F Auld, T J Blackwell, DR Blackwell, Duncan.&Bro., S D Blackwell, H C Edmunds, J B Eberhart, 1) P Oglesby, J H Grogan, H C Smith, J D James, Sanders & Son.. Mrs S A Vail. BY SOUTHERN EXPRESS. LEXINGTON. W J Davenport, L P Goolsby, A S Daniel, I W Johnson, G B Erwell, S Lumpkin, . Lexington Grange, A W Wilkins, J W Manly, C M Witcher, ELBERTON. S W Almond, J H Duncan A Bro. T J Bowman, J L Deadwyler, M P Deadwyler, Mrs. J L Heard, MARKET REPORTS. CRAWFORD, November 27, 1874. Cotton $ 12J@ 13 Flock, per bbl 8 00 (§>lo 00 Corn, new, per bu 1 00 25 “ old, ” none. Corn Meal, “ i 25 Peas, “ i 00 Wheat, “ l 50 ($4 75 Oats, “ 76 @1 00 Rye, “ Sweet Potatoes, per bu *75 Bacon—Market fulling - 14 @ 16 Lard, per lb 20 @ 22 BAGGING 15 @ 28 Ties 9 @ 10 Chickens 25 Eggs 20 Butter : 25 Syrup, per gal 75 1 % Molasses 50 Sugar 12*@ 16$ Coffee - 25 @ 30 Tobacco 75 @ 1 25 LOOK! Something for ill - - NEW STOCK, NEW STOCK! R.T. BRUMBY&CO. Athens, G-a., HAVE NOW ON HAND: PURE WHITE LEAD, atsl4 per hundred VENETIAN RED, dry and in oil. VARNISH, of all kinds. TURPENTINE and PAINT BRUSHES. ANILINE Dl C, red, black,*aud purple. The largest and finest selected stock of Cheap and fine PERFUMERY, SHELL BOXES, BABY BOXES, COLOGNES, Belle, Atwood’s, Caswell & Hazard’s, Ger man, Hoyt’s, Wright’s, and Brumby & Co’s, half-pints and pints, elegantly put up in cut glass bottles, etc. IVORY TEATHING RINGS. ARNICA COAT PLASTER, white, black and flesh color. Shaving and Tooth BRUSHES. The finest selection of Imported HAIR BRUSHES ever had. in this city, for Christ mas P esents, some costing $5 each. LADIES’ CAGHOUS, for the breath. Fine PUFFS, LILY WHITE, Hail and Infants’ BRUSHES sail ana tumms Divti.uM. OTTO OF ROSE, in small vials. SLAVING COMPOUND, in mugs. CAMPHOR ICE, LIP BALM, POWDER PUFF BOXES, 2,"c to $2 each. | Fine TOILET SOA*. Beautiful SHELL BOXES, containing Per ftnnerv, Toilet Powder, Toilet Soap, Comb, Brush*, Puff, etc. Just the thing for a present for a yonng lady from a young gentleman. Price, from 75c to $9 each. &APOLIO, 25c per package. And a host of other articles jooafrt..Ml -Steatksttr-WtrWant the peopl e of Oglethor and surrounding country to give us a r when thev visit Athens, and examine our stock. , / R. T. BRUMBY & €O. Administrators Sale CiTATE OF GEORGIA OGLt ®dlk j O COUHTY. —By virtue of an or* ! the Court of Ordinary of said county, j sold, before the Court House door in Le ton,in' said county, on ihe First Tuesda* DECEMBER next, the following desc* lajUds belonging to theustate of James N deceased: Tract No. 1, containing - acres, more or les,-., and adja_ i estate of L. M. Johnson, Gnnam * w* ; lands of deceased. able , Tract No. 2. eoj* ir.in'g i one-third (8J) acres, mo: cor Iras, mg lands of Mrs. P. A P. Adkins, | Mrs. Adkins and the dowen v & benefit of the heirs an er ditors. u Terras cash. W. J. ami J. M. X' , „.: „ shows