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THE OGLETHORPE ECHO
PUBLISHED
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING,
T. L. GANTT,
Sditor and Proprietor.
announcements.
FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for Sheriff'at the January election.
J - L. LANDRUM.
BOUNTY NEWS.
HAIRE&LATIMER
thSrtco a una ir C " a, " merß >*“ ttled
“Merry Christmas!”
Cyteriifo
Augusta Prices for All Cotton Delivered
-to them at their Mammoth Store at Lexine
by the sth day oT January in payment
of accounts. J
Gift !
•Hogs.—A small drove of swine arri
ved in our town Wednesday.
Closed.—The stores in Crawford will
;be closed to-day from 10 to 2 o’clock.
r
Ahead of Time.—The boys com
menced celebrating Christmas a week
4efore hand. ✓
Query.—Has the young gent of Ogle
thorpe .who was on the search for the
lady’s furs found them as yet ?
Heavy Purchases.—Mr. S. H. Stoke
ly has bought, since the season set in,
seventeen hundred bales of cotton.
No PAPF t Next Wj^ek.—ln accor
dance with the custom of the entire press
.of the country, no paper will be issued
from this office next week, - rith the ex
ception of n small sheet containing the
( legai advertisements.
'Farm for Sale. —If you desire a
.{small farm, splendidly located, that will
always command a good price, jead the
advertisement of David C. Barrow and
purchase “ The Grade.” This is a rare
opportunity to purchase a fine farm
very low.
Cotton Receipts.—For the last fort
night, the receipts of cot-ton at thisdepyt
amounted to tw r o hundred bales per day.
Our efficient Mr. A. Little, has
,QOt taken time to draw a long breath
.since the season set in. He does the
.work of three men.
Child Burned. —A little colored
.girl, who is employed as house servant
■in the family of Mr. M. Edwards, of this
county, while standing in front of the
-fire, last week, hnd her clothing to catch,
.aud before the flames could be extin
guished she was badly burned.
.Quick Work. —Near Maxev’s, .at
ihe colored baptist Church, an old ne
gro man was baptised last Sunday morn
ing, his wife’s funeral was preached at
12 o’clock, and he married at 3in the
evening. The bridal pair were dressed
ip pure white, even to gloves, as it was a
most beautiful day.
Religious Notice.— We are happy
to announce that Mr. P. Hanson Moss
will preach at the Baptist Church in this
place on next Sabbath morning. We
feel confident that our citizens will turn
out en masse, to listen to one in whom
.the have so much confidence, as a min
ister and a Christian.
Extended.— By reference to our ad
vertising columns, it will be seen that
Mr. S. H. Stokely has extended his time
for paying 13.}e/(lc.' above the market)
/pr cotton until the Ist ot January. Mr.
6. makes no difference, but gives all his
customers an equal show ing. Now is
the time to pay your debts at a fair price
for cotton. __
Cheap Grinding —By reference to
our advertising columns, it will be seen
that Mr. Thomas Amis proposes to
grind corn for one-tenth. He has one
of the best mills in the State, and those
who patronize him are certain to be satis
fied So load up your wagons and give
him a call. It will pay you to haul your
grain twenty miles tf> sch a fine mill.
Dance.— We learn that our old bach
elor friend,’ Joe Baughn, had quite a
lively gathering at bis house last w eek
The company, composed of the U S ies *
men (invited on account ot their him
looks so as the host would show to better
advantage) and the loveliest ladies in
the neighborhood, “chased the fleeing
hours with flying feet” until a late hour.
Joe says he is tired of Single cussedness,
and intends to try his persuasive powers
on a certain young lady, if he gets kie -
ed as high as tin Radical party has gone
low. jßrsvo l
Mr. Wm. Broach, raised seven heavy
hales of cotton, and forty-five barrels of
corn, with one,hand, on adjoining lands
of F. T. Tiller, near the Glade. Mr. T.
raised on twelve acres of land, ten -tyiles
of cotton.
England & Orr.—We had the pleas
ure of meeting, last Saturday, both mem
bers of this fine firm. With both part
ners we are intimately acquainted, and
can say, with truth, that truer friends,
kinder and more generous merchants,
or more or upright men never
breathed the breath of life.
The Fantastios.— All ye lovers of
fun would do well to visit Crawford to
day and see the Fantastics. Great pre
parations have been made by the boys
to present a hideous appearance. Flan s
ders Moore rides without a mask, as
he can’t find one worse looking than his
own physiognomy. They ride at 1
o’clock. Sharp.
Fine \ egetarles.—Our .fellow citi
zen, Mat Norton, put in appearance last
Saturday, puffing and blowing under the
weight. of the finest head of cabbage and
supply of turnips we have ever seen pro
duced out of the Old North State. They
were given him by Lexington’s liberal
and enterprising citizen, Mr. Thomas
Gresham. Mr. G. is certainly the cham
pion gardener of the county if they are a
fair sample of his “ raising.”
Castleberry & Co.—All in want of
furniture of any kind should reqd the
card of this firm, of Atlanta, Ga., the
largest furniture dealers in the State.
In their mammoth establishment .yvill
be lound something to suit every one,
which can be bought at extremely low
prices. Our Granger friends can get
special terms from them. Be sure and
give them a call before buying elsew here
in Atlanta.
A Mile(s) Confession. —A young
blood of Oglethorpe had made his ar
rangements to marry this winter, but
owing to the low price of cotton he has
had per force to put off his anticipated
hymenial happiness for two years lon
ger. Aias! what a disappointment to
the poor fellow, hut how fortunate for
the young lady.
“ The best laid plans of mice and men
Gang aft aglee.”
Talk of Suspending.—For the ben
efit of those individuals who have pre
dicted that the Echo would not succeed,
we will state that we will commence New
Year with a bona fide, paid-up subscrip
tion list unsurpassed by any village paper
in the State; enough paper in our office,
paid for, to last us until next Fall, when
we will enlarge ; and an advertising pat
ronage that will more than thrice meet
our entire expenses! Our books can
vouch for the truth of the above asser
tion, and all in doubt are welcome to
inspect them.
Bairdstown vs. Little River.—
From now on we will decline to publish
any further communications' in regard
to the “ Little River ” controversy from
either side. Correspondents are reques
ted not to allude to the subject in their
communications, for that portion will
bo stricken out. Our readers have a dose
of it large enough to last them thirteen
thousand centuries. We will be pleased
to hear from the parties who figured in
the controversy on other subjects, as
some are very racy and superb writers,
hut give us a rest on the matters so long
and lengthily discussed.
Personal. —We were delighted to see
the welcome face of our young friend,
Joseph 11. Lumpkin, in our sanctum
last Monday. He paying his friends
in the county a Christmas visit, and will
return to his studies as soon as it is over.
He is attending the Atlanta Medical
College, and when graduated, will settle
in Lexington to pursue his profession.
He has the talent, energy and applica
tion to make an eminent physician, and
we cap safely predict for him a bright
future.
We also had a call, on Tuesday morn
ing, from that prince of clever fellows
and Odd Fellows, Redden Fittard, of
Athens. A more perfect gentleman in
all his actions and dealings doesn’t in
habit this mundane sphere.
Marriages.—On thelfith inst., at the
residence of Mr. George Barton, George
Patton, of this county, and Miss Gauni
Amerson, of Wilkes.
On the 22d inst., by the Rev. J. G.
Gibson, at the residence of the bride’s
fatherj Mr. Richard Briant, of Wilkes,
and Miss lone Edwards, of Oglethorpe
.county. No cards.
jQn the 22d inst., by the Rev. J. G.
Gibson, pt the residence of the bride’s
mother ; M. F. Burt and Miss S. Carrie
Smith, all of Oglethorpe county.
On the 22d inst., by the Rev. J. G.
Gibson, at the residence of the bride’s
father, in this county, Mr. E. C. Jackson
and Miss Susie Bray.
A negro stole about three hundred
dollars in gold and two hundred dollars
in currency from an Elbert county man
the other day, and then allowed himself
to get caught.
LEXINGTON DOTS.
Mr. R. B. Mathews, qf<this coun
ty, one day this week, shot and killed
nineteen birds in less than one hou-r anp
a half. “ How is that for high?”
Died, at the residence of Jsr. Joe
Graham, Miss Victory Graham, aged 18
years, of consumption, /
Softly woo away her breath,
Gentle death!
Let her leave thee with no strife,
Tender, mournful, murmuring life !
She hath had her happy day—
She hath had her bud and bloom ;
Now she fades and shrinks away,
Earth, into fhy gentle bosom.
Many thanks to the complaisant
young lady, Miss B. L. J., of Lexington,
for the compliments paid us.
Mr. James T. Johnson is the reg
ular nominee. Let every Democrat
support him. *
We were pleased to hear that our
Iriend, I)r. Bob Willingham, is about to
hang out his shingle” in Lexington.
Bob is a good fellow, and a physician by
nature. We wish him.success, but not
at our expense.
We had the pleasure of listening
last Sunday, to two very able ami
impressive discourses by Mr. P. Hanson
Moss, son of our popular teacher. Mr.
M. is quite youthful, being only twenty
four years of age, but he has the wisdom
and discretion of old age. One to see
him for the first time cpnld not but be
impressed .with his meek and .Christian
bearing—a manner impossible to be as
sumed by any but a true Christian and
devoted follower of the Lamb of God.
O, that our land w r as filled with such
men, for then our country yrould have
what it so much needs, a pure pulpit—
filled with men in whom the people have
confidence. Owing the the inclemency
of the weather, but a small attendance
was present at the times alluded to. lie
selected as his text, for the morning dis
course, Revelations, 2d chapter part of the
lOth verse:
“ Be thou faithful unto death, and I will
give thee a crown of life.”
Mr. Gibson, the Baptist minister, was
present. He took a part in both the
meetings—at the Baptist Church in the
morning and Methodist in the evening.
Good Work.—On the plantation of
Mr. R. B. Mathews, of this county, a
white man, named S. C. Nowell, made
this year, without any assistance, and
used no commercial fertilizers, ten full
bales of cotton and fifty bushels of corn.
Where is the rpan who asserted that
white labor won’t answer for the South ?
Joe Kent, a gentleman of cplor, work
ing on the plantation of Mr. John W.
Kidd, raised this year seven heavy bales
of cotton and fifty barrels of corn, all by
himself.
Not Ashamed. —A fancy-looking,
slick-beavered, artificial-smelling drum.-
mer landed at Crawford lag! Saturday,
and after glancing around in quest of a
porter, his eye finally settled on one of
our cleverest young men. Stepping up
to him, he pompously remarked, “ I de
sire my valise carried to Pace’s !” which
is only a few steps distant. Our triend,
in his usual polite and courteous man
ner, informed the drummer that he
would carry it for him. That individual
consented-to his proposition, and follow
ed our friend, who shouldering his load,
safely delivered it at the desired point.
The drummer paid him fifteen cents for
the job, which he promptly pocketed.
Judge of Mr. Drummer’s surprise, on
visiting our largest merchant during the
evening, to sell some goods, to find that
his porter was the merchant’s son, and
could have bought him a dozen times
over, if he was blacked and sold in a
slave country.
Subscribers.—All those .who have
not paid their subscription should bear
in mind that after the 9th day of Janur
ary they will have to pay $2.25 for the
Echo, as their three months will then
have elapsed. We are proud to announce
that but few subscribers are in arrears,
very nearly our entire list having been
paid up. It \ya§ our intention the first
of the present month to strike from our
books every name not paid up, but at
solicitation of Mr. J- J- C. McMahan,
who procured us numbers of these sub
scribers, and who vouched for the re
sponsibility of all, we concluded to let
delinquents have until the 9th prox.,
when all names not paid will certainly
be stricken from our books, and their
accounts, including the 2oc. interest,
forwarded them for payment. We in
tend to run strictly a cash paper, and
would not give two cents a thousand for
subscribers unless they pay in advance.
We feel sincerely thankful to the major
ity of our subscribers, who have paid up,
and hope the few who a#6 in arrears
will promptly step forward and “ follow
suit.”
Suicide. —A shocking suicide occurred
in Atlanta, Sam. J. Anderson pistoled
himself through the head, resulting in
instant death. Cause—failure to get em
ployment. He was the chief secretary
of Gov. Crawford whilq secretary of
war. Andersen bequeathed the fatal
pistol to Gan. Toombs, with advice to fol
low his example.
THE LADIES’ SUPPER
IN LEXINGTON.
A Grand Success.
Report of the Occasion.
We were cordially invited to be pres
ent at the supper given, on Wednesday
evening last, by the ladies of the Baptist
Church of Lexington, for the purpose of
raising funds to embellishing their edi
fice.
We were met at the door by that kind
and clever gentlqman, Mr. John T. M.
Haire, and courteously admitted, when
we were first,escorted into the supper
room, through which we were shown by
Mrs. Dr. Adihold, one of the most ener
getic members of the church.
Words are inadequate to portray the
picture of the abundant and delightful
array of delicacies and substantial so
profusely spread upon the ten large ta
bles that filled the room. Never was so
great an abundance or more delightfully
prepared repast served in our proud
old county.
Among the myriads of cakes and sweet
meats contributed by the graceful and
accomplished ladies of-the congregation,
we select a few for special notice, on ac
count of their attractive appearance. If
there be any we have overlooked, we
hope that the fair donors will not attrib
ute our neglect to partiality, but rather
to the excitement we experienced from
being surrounded by such an array of
beaming faces and bright eyes.
Mrs. George Latimer’s cake merited
the great admiration it received.. Her
basket and flowers were arranged in that
attractive manner assumed by every thing
touched by the graceful hand of the ac
complished donor. .
Mrs. Colonel Olive’s cake was beauti
fully trimmed and greatly admired, as
was evidenced by the crowd -constantly
assembled around it.
Mrs. Z. H. Clark contributed a number
of articles, both in the wav of cakes and
meats, all prepared in that superb man
ner that has given this lady the name ol
the best house-keeper in the State.
Mrs. Dr. Adiliold, a beautiful cake,
nicely trimmed.
Miss Laura Moss, a tasty and attrac
tive cake.
Miss Georgia Lester, a basket cake,
trimmed with evergreens, very tasty and
pretty.
Misses Sallie Sanders and Jennie Les
ter gave a trio of mush melon cakes, so
natural that one would suppose them to
he the fruit itself.
Mrs. George H. Lester presented a
beautiful cake, made in the shape of a
tower, surmounted by a Confederate
flag, surrounded by the boys in grey.
Misses Sallie Shackelford and Mary
Witcher each donated very attractive
and pretty cakes.
Miss Georgia Johnson, diamond cake,
quite pretty.
Miss Julia Johnson, attractive, well
trimmed cake.
Mrs. Judge Upsou prepared a mam
moth supply of that most delicious dish,
“ Gypsie’s Squire.”
Mrs. E. G. Roane presented a nicely
trimmed ham.
The guests were served in the best
manner, and after they had finished,
enough could have collected to feed as
many more.
After supper, we visited the hall above,
where the u sua l amount of courting,
playing, laughing and talking was going
on with the young folks. By invitation
of Lena Latimer, a beautiful little miss
,of seven, we joined her merry little
throng in a game of “ Blind man’s buff’.”
We were pleased to see present Dr.
W. M. Willingham and lady.
We also noticed among the guests
Judge Z. H. Clark, one of our leading
and most public spirited citizens, as also
that prince of old bachelors, Joseph
Baughn.
Dish Roland, one of the bhoys of
Crawford, gained himself the name of
the champion oyster eater of the State.
The fastest calculator could count the
number of dozens he consumed, and so
this important fact is lost to history.
The following are the names of the
lady managers, who deserve great credit
for the superb manner in which every
thing was arranged and conducted, and
the grand success that crow-ned their
efforts:
Mrs. Dr. Adihold,
Miss Mary Witcher,
Miss Sallie Shackelford,
Miss Sallie Sanders,
Miss Mary Sanders.
Our esteemed friend, Mr. John W.
Bacon, acted as auctioneer, which part
he performed well.
The net recepts amounted to about
SIOO.
We trust our friends will excuse the
above disjointed and disconnected report
of the occasion. Our limited space, and
the hasty manner in which we were
forced to prepare our artiplc, prevented
our giving the notice we wou’d have
liked.
ANTIOCH.
A Sensible Letter—Encouraging Words for
the Echo—A Conservative View of the
Court House Controversy—Judge Shackel
ford's Nomination Opposed.
Antioch, Dec. 21, 1874.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo :
In the midst of the dust that has been
kicked up below here by your corres
pondent, “ Little River,” your welcome
little paper make its usual regular visits.
I notice the last number of the Echo
contained some of the county advertise
ments. lam glad to see it, as I believe
it to be the duty of the officers to give
you their printing and advertising, and
I feel that every citizen of the county
should spare no effort to make your pa
per a success. Jt will be of great bene
fit in ififormation and communication to
and between the citizens of our coun
ty, and I frankly admit that I have
some county pride, and the success of
the Echo will be an evidence of intelli
gence and prosperity, and though we
can boast of no large city in our coun
ty, we have intelligence and public spirit
equal to any other county in the State,
and the Echo will enable us to show and
continually remind the people of Geor
gia that there is a county in the State
by name Oglethorpe. I hope, ere long,
to see the Echo not only visit every
family in the county, but to visit (equal
with any other journal) every other por
tion of the State; and to accomplish
that, every citizen should put his
shoulder to the wheel, and by so doing
we would soon build a monument of
honor to old Oglethorpe, that would
last for ages.
A few words about our Court House.:
I would prefer the Court House at Craw
ford, but we all know we are too poor
now, and I fear it will be a long time
before our finances will authorize so
much outlay of money as a removal
would incur ; consequently, the Court
House, for a long time to come, will re
main where it is. Shall we, because the
question of removal is being agitated
(and some favoring removal in the face
of our poverty,) decline to make the
changes and improvement in our court
room, suggested by the improvement in
modern constructien of court-rooms ?
We see the convenience, appearance and
comfort of our court-room could be
so much improved with so little expense,
that in connection with the fact that
our Judge and jury recommend it, I
do not believe the people of the county
would decline to do it. It is a matter
about which I feel but little interest.
As soon as we are able, I shall favor re*
moval and building a better house, con
structed on a different and better plan,
but I am satisfied, if the changes and
improvements promised are given for
the amount stated—one thousand dollars
—and the citizen objecting will make
the calculation and see the amount his
individual tax will be increased, that he
will no longer object. I have understood
that the Grand Jury recommended it
unanimously—that the question was pro
posed when they first met, and not dis
posed of until about the close of their
duties (giving ample time for any objec
tion, if there was any, to be made known,)
and there was but one juror .who was, or
expressed the least objection. He stated
that he was interested at Crawford, and
would not urge his objection and permit
ed the recommendation of the jury to be
made unanimously. I am somewhat
surprised at the anomaly of one of our
judges. He seems to have been surprised
to find that lumber had been procured
and arrangements were being made to
carry out the recommendation of the
Grand Jury. I have heard, that at the
regular meeting in November of the
Commissioners’ Court, there being only
three of the Court present, and the Judge
referred to being one of them, an order
was passed to carry out the recommenda
tion of the Grand Jury, and the Judge
referred to, professed to aquiesce, and
thereby consenting, that the order pass.
I do not know the above to be correct.
I believe the Court did right in carrying
out the wish of the Grand Jury, as that
is supposed to be the correct medium to.;
get at the wants of the people.
the excitement has grown to be of such
magnitude as tqiuy.Qke people judgapart,
I would advise the Gourt to wait a little
and let the question be more fully ven
tilated. I notice the statement of Judge
Platt, the amount of the indebtness of
our county is a great deal smaller than I
expected. It is evidence sufficient that
our finances have been well managed,
and lam satisfied it will not be many
years, with good crops’, before we can af
ford to move the Court House. While to
move the Court House out to the Depot
will be much more conven ‘ nt for some,
some of our citizens w r ill be greatly in
convenienced by the move, and for fear
that we may never move it, J shall not
oppose a reasonable outlay of money,
that promises to give so many impor
tant advantages, and I should not oppose
the changes suggested if I was certain the
Court House would be moved in a few'
year*
I will notice, in my feeble way, the
suggestion of your correspondent of
J udge E. C. Shackelford as a candidate
for the convention, his claims, and quali
fications. While I ana compelled to &d^
!: : : -rrL'
!■ p.i”!;.: ..
matiun ami iva
shall be compelled to
your correspondent, and °PplHh|
election. Respectfully, yours,
. Citize^
CRAWFORD.
“Mum’’ “Unkivers” His Faoe, and Replies,
to Mrs. Kennebrew.
Crawford, Dec. 23, 1874.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo :
In your issue of the 11th inst., appear
ed a letter from Mrs. Anna Kinnebrew,
the heroine of the “ Little River” con
troversy. I have nothing to say, 51 r.
Editor, of his letter, only so far as con
cerns the strictures on what 1 said uf
the affair, over the signature of “Mum,’’
in your paper of some weeks ago.
I might question, very properly, I
think, too, the propriety that prompts i
lady to come out over her own signa
ture, in answer to an anonymous news
paper article, but with this I have nothing
to do; and thought my claims to respecta
bility are not very strong, I trust I have
good sense, if not good taste, enough to
respect a ladies’ feelings, under any
circumstances.
Though it appears a work of superen -
gation, I assert again, in language
most emphatic, that all the parties w’ere,
and are still unknown to me, and even,,
after the Quixotic letter of Neal, I was
still ignorant of the cause of offence, so
far as regards Mrs. Kinnebrew hersel;’.
Knowing nothing, then, of the reason
why she was mixed up with the affair,
how could I voluntarily, or otherwise,
defend “ Little River” “ in his attack < n
a lady,” as Mrs. Kennebrew styles hi*
equivocal compliment to herself? In
deed, having run the gauntlet myself
and having suffered considerably fro n
remarks derogatory of my own personal
appearance, my sympathy woyld have
prompted me to have taken up the cud
gels in defence of a class to which I a;u
so unfortunate as to belong myself.
To sum up the whole thing, I consid
ered the first letter of “Little River’
nothing more than a pleasant rehearsal
of some good jokes, that were too good,
in fact, to be kept from the public.
With this view of the matter I wrote, as
I did, and I think the opinion of every
man who did not know the parties
would be the same as my own.
This has been an unfortunate affair
from its inception, and I know all the
parties concerned would, if they could,
do away even with the memory of it. As
for myself, I regret exceedingly that my
zeal for what I thought, and still think,
to be the truth, led me into giving of
fence to a lady.
With any true gentleman there is some
thing too sacred connected with a lady’s
feelings to be touched idly, and had I
known that slrs. Kinnebrew was in any
way mixed up in £h matter, I would
have never referred to it.
As there seems to be a strong feeling
among some persons against anonymous
writers, and some doubt as to my identi
ty, I doff the euphonious cognomen un
der which I have previously appeared,
and make my debut in propria person 8.
A. Winter.
School Riot in New Orleans.—
This week, great excitement prevailed in
the Crescent City, occasioned by the en
trance of negro children into the white
schools. The white boys, determined to
protect their sisters from this forced so
cial equality with negroes, made a raid
upon the different schools, and forcibly
ejected eyery negro therefrom. They
were opposed by the negro men, when a
general riot ensued, which resulted in
the death of one,, negro. The white*
carried the day.
1
The negro exodus still continues, to a
small extent. One passenger coach load
left on the Western and Atlantic Rail*
road this week, but we de not look for
them to leave in large numbers, for nl w
ready do we hear of much dissatisfaction
| among those who have gone before. M E
MS, A. J. Williams, of MadisofJßl
knocked down and robbed of
thousand dollars, on Friday -m, ■
in front of his gate. He was
from his wound at the ia-t an '
clew bad been discovered to
trator of the dastardly act. IHMM
Horrible Outrage in l9nHH9|
A negro committed ail in< 1
sank upon a twelve-year old
a Ihiit-A ates Judge.
-ted hiillielf witha knife. Th
hope chi id w: ! not
Sad End.—A vo^fg*
brought to PkirfadT’, >
purpo-es was found
■i i— ill- ‘ .o fl
several arrests. I
Jh pej DBER nam|J
murdered near CoviJH
last by unknown rartl
—— ‘ ]
Turkeys who may sj
have appointed JanaaJ
day of TlirinksgivtjJH
Stone Mountaij®||
—so the papers saj^H