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THE OGLETHORPE ECHO
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GEORGIA RAILROAD SCHEDULE
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The following is the schedule On the Geor
gia Railroad, with time of arrival at and de
parture from every station on the Athens
Branch: : *"" • 1
UP DAT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Augusta at 8:45 a. m.
Arrive at Union Romt 12:27 p. m.
l*ve Union IJoiniy 12:52 p. m.
Arrive at AthiatiUi 6:45 p. m.
down daV Passenger train.
Leave Atlanta at 7:00 a. m.
Arrive atUn'on Point 11:32 a. m.
Leave Union Rpint 11:33 a. m.
Arrive at Augusta,... 3:30 p. in.
UPuNIfiHl PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Augusta at 8:15 p. m .
Arrive at Atlanta 6:25 a. m!
Remains one minute at Union Point.
ATHENS BRANCH TRAIN.
DAY TRAIN.
. Time
Stations. Arrive. Depart, bet.
sta’s.
, A. M.
Athens g 45 2 5
Wintersville 9 10 9 15 30
Crawford 9 45 9 50 25
Antioch 10 15 10 18 15
Maxey’s 10 33 10 35 15
Woodville 10 50 10 55 20
Union Point 11 15
UP TRAIN.
Union Point...P. xr. 100 20
Woodville- 1 20 1 25 15
Maxey’s 1 40 1 45 15
Antioch.... 2 00 2 05 25
Crawford 2 30 2 35 30
Wintersville 3 05 3 10 25
Athens 3 35
NIGHT TflAlN— Down.
Athens a. m. 10 00 25
Wintersville 10 25 10 .30 30
Crawford 11 00 11 05 25
Antioch .11,30 11 32 15
Maxey’s 11 47 11 49 15
Woodville 12 04 12 10 25
Union Point 12 85 a. m.
Up Night Train.
Union Point 3 55 25
Woodville . 4 20 4 24 15
Maxey’s 4 39 4 41 15
Antioch 4 56 4 58 25
Crawford 5 23 5 27 30
Wintersville 5 57 6 02 28
Athens 6 30
LIST OF OUR AGENTS.
The following gentlemen are regular au
thorized Agents for the Oglethorpe Echo.
J. J. C. McMAIJAN, Crawford.
J. F. MURPHY, Lexington.
F. C. CAMPBELL, County at Large.
JAMES M. CARTER, Elbcrton.
JOSEPH H. LUMPKIN, Atlanta.
Parties can leave their names or money
with any of our merchants or clerks, who
will receipt for same.
COUNTY NEWS.
’Tis the week after Christmas,
When all through the land
No* a greenback is rustling—
Nary cent is on Hand.
Crawford girls won’t let a beau stay
after 10; but they sometimes stop the
clock.
“Sweet are the uses of advertisements.”
This is Mrs. Partington’s last, and we
fully agree with the old lady.
And now comes the dating of letters
“ January —, 1874,” corrections, torn
letters, confusion and profanity.
When we see a man begging his tobac
co, we feel like reminding him of the
old adage,beggerts must not be chewsers.
The Good Templars had a supper in
their Lodge-room on Tuesday night of
last week. It was a most pleasant and
agreeable affair.
DEADf’-The little colored girl at Mr.
M. Edwards, whom we mentioned in our
last as having been severely burned, has
since died of her injuries.
We can’t say where the last man be
longed. Something ailed one of his eyes
and he had a had nose ; looked like an
Elbert county man. He left our office
door open and was killed on the spot.
Our very old friend, uncle Jim John
son, with his kind old physiognomy, was
mistaken by a crowd of youngsters in
Lexington for Santa Claus. The old
gentleman says children didn’t make
such mistakes when he was a boy—eigh
ty-nine years ago.
We are in receipt of the January
number of the Southern Cultivator , that
sterling agricultural journal. While
myriads of agricultural papers all over
the Southern States have “Sprung up
like the hopper grass, and then—went
down like the pepper grass,” the Culti
vator has pursued the “ even tenor” of
its way, always giving sound, practical
advice to its patrons. It is the best and
most reliable agricultural paper in the
South. Terms, $2 per annum, Address
W. L. Jones, Athens, Ga,
Hard.— A married man of Crawford,
who during the absence of his wife, was
forced to reduce his expenses to a nickle
per diem, concluded to invest three days’
funds in ground peas. Some greedy
friends (?) who saw him make the invest
ment, instantly surrounded him, and
proceeded to help themselves. In an in
credible short space of time his three
days’ rations were numbered with the
things of the past. During that time he
lived on . If any of our Elbert
county readers desire to learn the name
this unfortunate cuss, inquire of our
friend Wilhite.
The Mansion House. —We invite
the especiai attention of our citizens who
contemplate visiting Augusta to the card
of this popular house. It supplies a
want long felt by that city, viz.: a cheap
first-class hotel. While the charge is but
$2 per day T the table is furnished equally
as well (if not better) than any of the
high-price hotels. The servants are polite
and attentive, and the rooms furnished
in the most comfortable manner. Mrs.
Roberds, the Proprietress, leaves nothing
undone to render her guests comfortable.
Remember, when you visit Augusta, to
stop at the Mansion House—the cheap
est and best place in the city.
Y pm
The Village Paper.— ‘‘The little
village paper” is the best paper in the
world. No other contains the marriages
and deaths, to say nothing of divorces and
births; no other relates tne accidents
happening before the doors of the villa
gers ; nothing gives the time of the next
ball, picnic or political meeting; no other
discusses the affairs of the town and
county, the arrival of new goods on the
merchants’ counters, or of anew hat on
the editor’s desk. Without a paper the
town that has ever enjoyed a well man
aged one, feels indeed lost. The well
edited village paper is the most welcome
visitor at the door of the villager and
farmer, and is, in the same proportion,
the best medium for advertising.
Fashion Notes.— The bustle begins
to assume old time proportions.
Very wide jet band bracelets are quite
fashionable.
Purple is becoming again one of the
most fashionable of colors.
The newest bonnets have long stream
ers down the back.
Ladies are once more wearing the old
fashioned watch chains of fine gold, that
go around the neck and fasten in the
belt.
Collars are still worn standing, with
ends slightly broken in front. Cuffs are
very large and cut round at the top, in
exact imitation of the gentlemen’s style.
Grange Election.—The annual elec
tion for officers of Grove Creek Grange,
No. 304, was held December sth, and re
sulted as follows:
Master—J. J. Green.
Overseer—J. W. Jarrell.
Lecturer—O. Stevens.
Steward—J. R. Stevens.
Assistant Steward—G. H. Howard.
Chaplain—W. G. England.
Treasurer —M. M. Martin.
Secretary—C. A. Stevens.
Kate-Keeper—J. E. Collier.
Ceres —Miss S. England.
Flora—Mrs. M. M. Martin.
Ponoma—Miss O. C. Galliher.
L. A. S.—Miss S. A. Howard.
A Grand Premium Masquerade
Ball. —We return our thanks to the Man
agers for an invitation to attend the
masquerade ball, to be given in Athens
on the 11th inst., under the auspices of
the Odd Fellows, for the purpose of rais
ing funds to entertain the Grand Lodge,
I. O. O. F., of the State of Georgia, to
meet in Athens in August next. There
will be $1,200 in valuable and elegant
premiums given away to purchasers of
tickets, besides many special presents.
From the high character of the gentle
men having the matter in hand, we can
pledge all visitors that they will be fair
ly and honorably dealt with. It will be
the grandest affair ever known in this
section. Parties desiring to attend can
obtain, by applying to us, a circular giv
ing full particulars.
Christmas in Lexington passed off qui
etly. Not a drunken man, white or
black, was seen or heard on the street.
We doubt if there is another town in
Georgia that can say as much. Old
Lexington is truly a moral town.
Three of the hardest cases in Craw
ford left for Augusta last Wednesday
night. Good riddance.
From all the information we can get
up to our hour of going to press, we pre
sume the entire ticket nominated has
elected.
DOdSBOROI’GH.
A Capital Letter—Large Rabbit Hunt—Horse
Raeet—Christxnaa Fun —Parties— Asham-
IfcFof a Name—An Independent People.
Dogborough, Ga., Jan. 5, 1875.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo :
Your paper is a welcome visitor with
us. As we have heard a great deal from
“ Little River,” “ Glade” and “ Mum,”
and their respective localities, I now
wish to give you and the public a few
lines from Dogsborougli. This name is
given to that portion of Oglethorpe lying
between the c r eeks of Dry Fork and
Buffalo, bounded on the north by the
Lexington and Washington road, on the
south by the Antioch and Washington
road. Our town is purely Democratic.
Twenty-three families out of twenty-sev
en are w r hite—so you see we are not
much afraid of a raid from the freeds.
The most of our boys turned out on
Christmas Day for a rabbit hunt. They
met on Mr. Tom Landrum’s farm, where
they killed and eaptured thirty-six rab
bits and a large number of birds.
Lexington may boast of her calico
supper, but I do know that we had as
grand a dinner as cquld be fixed up at
any farm house in the county.
On Tuesday our boys had a horse race.
There were eight or ten races, but no
betting. The day passed off quietly, as
the majority of those present were Good
Templars. King Alcohol did not make
his appearance on the ground. The two
fastest horses came oat a tie.
Parties have been all the go since
Christmas.
One thing more before I close. As I
told you in the outset, the government
of our town is wholly Democratic. It
has been governed by a King ever since
I knew anything about it. Last year
our King left us to be ruled by a Lord
Regent. But *he has returned with all
his pomp and power to assume his royal
throne. May his reign be long and pros
perous.
The ladies of this town don’t like the
name. ’lt has been proposed to call a
convention and select some other. Would
that be the proper way or not ? [lf the
town has never been incorporated, and
does Dot contain a post office, it is—oth
erwise it must be done by petitioning
the Legislature.— Ed. Echo.]
It has been asserted, Mr. Editor, that
this is the greenest settlement in the
county; so I think something from an
editor would be beneficial to the people
down here.
The crops in this settlement were tol
erable good. Most of our farmers raised
plenty of hog and hominy to last them
until wheat and beef comes in.
There has been a great deal of small
grain sown. Dogsborough.
OUT OF DOORS.
The Perambulations of a Book Agent.
Still Out of Doors, Jan. 4, 1875.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo :
Seeing you still survive and aim to
keep up a live paper, I have concluded
to give you a few dots on my rambles on
my book agency, that detestable and
odoriferous name so hateful to some peo
ple in some departments of agents’ busi
ness. I refer mostly to sewing machine
and life insurance agents.
I began my work in Wolfskin district
with the Bible, “ Cross and Crown,” and
“ Laws of Business;” met with good pat
ronage and kind people. And let me
tell you, sir—there are more nice widows
and “ old gals” in that belt than any
part of the county I’ve visited. I feit
loth to leave these people. But let me
tell you, I’ve met with kind people and
liberal support wherever I wandered.
On one book I have over one hundred
names, two-thirds of them being ladies.
I have forgotten to mention one hap
py ev%nt, or day spent in Wolfskin some
time in August last. Near Mr. John R.
Eidson’s they met in a social neighbor’s
barbecue. I went there witl\my esteem
ed friend, Captain B. H. Barnett. After
we consumed an unreasonable quantity
of eatables, the young folks paired off.
We had a short speech from Captain
Pope Barrow, ending with a resolution
that they have another barbecue next
year, and that any single young man
who hadn’t married by that time should
pay a fine of $lO or leave the State.
Now for Winterville. It is a nice lit
tle inland town. The largest business
house is that of Pittard & Winter, engi
neered by that live man, Rev. T. A. Har
ris. They have also a fine steam cotton
gin and grist mill. The town is also
blessed with the presence of Rev. C. A.
Conway.
I next turn to Beaverdam and vicin
ity. There you find a flourishing Prim
itive Baptist Church, with that good and
honest man, Elder D. W. Patman, for
its pastor. Here, too, we find some very
nice widows. In that heat lives that
live, energetic man, J. M. Smith, with
his nice cottage and farm. The Cham
bers, Stones and Englands are also as
nice families as you will find any where.
A can’t get around in this letter and
do justice to all. In my next I will
visit Burmah, Salem, Bowling Run and
others.
Before I close, let me say to my sub
scribers, that I will shortly visit them
with their books. Wanderer.
[Written for the Echo, by a Lady.]
Time Changes, and We Change
With It.
In a lonely cottage in the retired walks
of life, nu fsed upon the rigid boaom of
poverty and self denial, there comes
forth a son of genius, in all the beauty
of simplicity and truth ; he winds his
way through the sequestered vale of life;
strength and vigor are seen in his manly
form ; health is written on his ruddy
cheek, and intellect flashes from his
sparkling eyes ; he is the idol of the
household. A fond mother and a gen
tle, confiding sister fix tbeir affictions
upon him as the future hope of the fami
ly. He struggles on in obscurity, to for
tune and to fame unknown, until the
wheel of fortune turns in his favor and
points to him the attention of a friend of
the friendless, who, attracted by his am
bition and superior mind, becomes his
patron, and affords him the means of a
collegiate educat’on. His countenance
beams with gratitude, and his eye trem
bles with timid delight towards the tem -
pie of fame. With tearful eyes, but a
proud and swelling heart, he bids the
fond ones fa-eweß, and exchanges the
g cen fields for tle college walls.
Step by step he climbs the rugged hill
of science, until from her pinnacle he
proudly waves the palm of victory. But,
alas! what a change comes over that once
pure nature. The world does him hom
age ; gold fills bis coffers. He turns with
scorn from the troubled hearts at the
cottage home, and by his proud and re
bellious course of life, breaks the hearts
of those he should have blessed. Time
has changed, and he has changed with it.
A nation is oppressed by its rulers, and
feels the iron grasp of power ; the peo
ple groan beneath the yoke, and look in
vain for a deliverer; their star of liberty
has set; no beacon light leads them on
in the way of freedom; they grope in the
midnight of despotism; their yokes are
heavy, their burdens are increased, their
energies are crushed, their hopes blight
ed. But, at length, in their blackness of
despair, a ray of light appears—one lone
star shines out in the darkness. Around
this champion stern old warriors gather ;
on every feature is written—Gonquer
or die. The battle rages, shouts of vic
tory are heard, the enemy flee before
them, and they return to their homes
once more, a free and happy people, feel
ing in their hearts that they have Liberty,
the richest of all legacies to leave their
children. Time has changed, and they
have changed with it. But another
scene: The business of the day is over;
windows are closed, doors are shut, and
with a sigh of relief the man of business
turns from the trials and perplexities of
the the day towards his home. Now for
home, sweet home, whispers he, and de
spite his weariness, his step grows light,
and his heart beats quicker ; as he nears
his home love’s light is in his eye, and a
smile upon his lips as he reaches his
threshold, for warm hearts are there—a
loving wife and merry, prattling chil
dren greet his coming, and the cares of
the day are soon forgotten amid the
pleasure of his family. Time moves on,
peace and plenty are smiling every
where, and that lovely family picture to
themselves a bright and happy future.
But why has that wife’s cheek grown
pale and thin, and silvery hairs too soon
make their appearance among the glossy
locks ? Why does she tremble at the
approach of one, whose footsteps were
wont to be music to her ear ? Why do
the little ones flee from that father whom
they once hastened to embrace ? Why
is it that the keen winter winds whistle
around their thinly clad forms, through
broken windows and dilapidated doors ?
Why are those beautiful grounds neglec
ted, and thorns and thistles ehoaking
the pretty flowers that once stood there,
the emblem of refinement ? I ask, why
all this change? Ah! King Alcohol
has his weight of terrors there,and pride,
ambition, talent, wealth, happiness,
age, and even the lives of precious loved
ones, are sacrificed upon his alter.
“ Oh! brandy, brandy, bane of life,
Source of iumult, cause of strife,
Oh! could I half thy curses tell
The wise would wish thee safe to hell.”
Touch not the wine when it is red,
saith the Holy Book, for at last it
biteth like a serpent and stingeth like
an adder. Thus from the cradle to the
grave, the life of man is a chequred
scene of joy and sorrow. Such, oh Time,
has been, and such will he thy changes,
until the arch angels commissioned from
heaven shall proclaim to the nation that
time shall be no more. He uses the
mind God has given him as a weapon
against high Heaven, and hurls his giant
intellect like an avalanche against Chris
tianity. He turns with scorn from the
truths of the Bible, and says, I will not
have my father’s God to reign over me.
An eagle, measuring six feet three
three inches from wing to wing, was
shot and killed by Mr. Milton Johnson
in the upper portion of the county, this
week.
By request, we suppress the name of
he chap who ate so much at the Good
Templar’s supper that he was laid up in
the back room of Pace’s bar with the
colic. No drunk in his’n.
ANTIOCH.
Sabbath School Festival—And. Templar's
Jubilee.
On the 25th inst, the Sabbath school
and the Lodge of Good Templars, at this
place, united in having a Christ teas „etf
tertainment. By 11 o’clock a. m., the
church was filled with the most attrac
tive and intelligent portion of our people,
whose hearts seemed glad with the occa
sion. The exercises were opened with
singing and prayer, followed by an able
and appropriate address to the Sabbath
school from the Rev. W. M. Landrum.
The theme of his discourse was, “ Re
member thy Creator.” Now came the
principal time with me, Mr. Editor, in
this day’s doings, and that was eating
time. Dinner was announced, and be
lieve me, sir, it was a sumptuous affair;
a delicious repast; indeed, a feast; the
best dinner ever carried to old Antioch
church. The demands made by the nat
ural appetites of this assembly were soon
fully satisfied, and all were happy once
more. After speaking a little while in
pleasant conversation, the crowd reas
sembled in the church to listen to a tem
perance speech from old Lexington’s
gifted son, Thomas Olive, Esq., who was
introduced to the audience by Mr. C. J.
Landrum. The speaker was most pleas
ing in his delivery, and made one of the
best temperance speeches I ever listened
to. The Lodge at its next regular com
munion will unanimously request a copy
for publication. After the close of this
address there were several applications
for membership into the order. A Tem
plar’s party was given by Mrs. M. at
night, but all present were not Templars.
Templar.
L. Schevenell & Cos. —It is with
great pleasure we call attention to the
card of this splendid jewelry house, of
Athens. Such men as Schevenell and
Yancey, its proprietors, we can “ puff”
and go to sleep with an easy conscience.
They were born gentlemen, raised gen
tlemen, and couldn’t do a dishonorable act
if they were to try. Mr. S. is well known
to many of our readers as the former
popular book-keeper of the Athens Foun
dry. There was too much steel- ing in
that business for his honest heart, and
so he concluded to deal in purer metal.
They have the finest jewelry establish
ment in North Georgia, where our read
ers can find any article in that line. If
you purchase of them, rest assured that
you purchase the pure metal, that will
not change with the seasons. They also
keep on hand an immense stock of silver
ware, suitable for bridal and presenta
tion presents. Their plating department
is thoroughly organized, and they are
now doing this class of work, in both
gold and silver. Send them your brass
watches and jewelry, and for a small out
lay they can be made to look as well as
solid gold or silver, and remain so
for years. Mr. Evans, one of the best
jewelers in the United States, is in
charge of their repair department. We
can recommend this firm to our friends
with a hearty good will. They will find
them reliable in every sense of the
word.
Jilz W ell Auger.—Our fellow
townsman, Mr. Wm. Brooks, is adverti
sing, on a heavy scale, this great inven
tion, for which he has obtained the agen
cy for the State of Georgia. As the ad
vertisement enters into all particulars as
to its manner of work, etc., we * ill only
add our hearty endorsement of its
worth, and state that we do not believe
Mr. Brooks claims any thing for his
auger or wells that is not strictly true.
There are many of his bored wells in our
town and county, and we have not heard
of a single instance wherein he has fail
to give satisfaction. He is well known
to all of our citizens as a reliable man,
one who would not put upon them a
worthless invention. To show the rapid
ity with which he finishes wells, we will
cite an instance of where he recently
commenced boring one, in the lower por
tion of this county, at 2 o’clock in the
evening, went fifty-odd feet, and the
lady of the house, the same evening,
drew water from it to wash up the sup
per dishes with. If anything beats the
telegraph, this does. Mr. Brooks offers
exclusive county rights in Georgia for
sale. We believe that the agent does
not claim too much when he says a man
can clear $25 per day. We will refer to
the claims of this auger again.
Married.— On Thursday evening, the
31st ult., one popular fellow-townsman,
R. P. Tucker, and Miss Alice Norton
were united in the holy bands of matri
mony. Rafe is as clever a fellow as ever
lived, and richly deserves a good wife,
which we are glad to learn he has.
The popular conductor on the night
train, Mr. McAlpin, was married in Ath
ens during the holidays. We did not
learn the name of his lady. If he makes
as good a husband as ho does conductor,
Mrs. McAlpin is truly a fortunate lady.
Why doesn’t the day conductor go and
do likewise ? He’s too clever a fellow to
remain single.
On the 17th of December, at the resi
dence of J. A. Christopher, by the Rev.
N„ M. Landrum, W. R. Ellis and Miss
Angeline 8. Campbell.
An Unhappy' Young Main.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo :
He t h£d wrought diligently all the
year round to lay up something $o sup
port the idol of his heart upon the next
year. He had thought much of his mat
rimonial arrangements , but had never
plucked up courage enough te say any
thing to Miss‘Sujan about it, until a
short time since, when they met at a
party given by a mutual friend. Josiah
put on a bold front and sat up to Miss
Susan, determined that he would say
something—sojhe Jbegan : “I wouldn’t
have missed seeing you here to-night for
fifty-dollars. I want to give you some
of my qualities: “I never swore art oath
in my life. Haven’t drank a drop iii
fifteen^Gars. nx& behW a>
negro in my life, nor never diu I ride
a'mule. I go *to meeting and Sunday
school reg’lar. I can support you hand
somely.’’jThe < ,lady*seemed interested arid
pleased. The young man was encour
aged—“ You are dearer to"me than all
the world besides. Your happiness shall
be the care of my life. Susan, won’t
you be"Jmine£?”
said nothing—it was enough. Josiah was
in ecstacies for^the^next twenty-four
hours. Alas ! his, like all earthly bliss,
soon turned to trouble. The next night
Susan was the bride of another fellow!
Josiah has not committed “ Susanside
but he barely lives now.
Sympathizer.
Crawford High School. —Let all
who have children to educate bear in
mind that the Crawford High School,
J. F. Cheney, Principal, opens on Mon
day next. This is one of the best schools
in the State—located in one of the most
moral of villages, surrounded by people
of intelligence and refinement, and en
joying a climate unsurpassed by any
spot in the world for health, it is one
of the very best places in the
country to give your child a thorough
education. The Principal is a gentleman
of rare mental culture, thoroughly con
versant with his business, and never
fails to give his patrons satisfaction.
Aside from his claims as an educated,
moral gentlemen, Mr. C. has other
claims upon our people—that of a true
hearted Southron and a gallarft Confed
erate soldier, who gave his constitution
in defence of Southern liberties. Under
his tutilage there is no danger of having
Radicalism and Yankee doctrines incul
cated into your child. We hope that
our people will awake to the necessity of
patronizing Southern men, such as Pro*
fessors Cheney and Moss. Remember:
If we ever expect to recover from the
disastrous consequences of the wholesale
robberies committed upon our people by
the vandal hordes of the North, let us
help ourselves; and the way to do that
is—patronize Southern men and South
ern institions. The music department is
presided over by that highly accomplish
ed lady, Mrs. Cheney, wife of the Princi
pal. Patrons can rest assured that their
daughters will be as thoroughly educated
in this highly important accomplishment
of the present day as if they were sent to
the most expensive female seminary.
So bear in mind, that you could not se
lect a better place to have your sons and
daughters educated than at the Crawford
High School. Tuition and board very
moderate. See advertisement.
If the school should warrant the same,
Miss Alice L. Edwards will act as assis
tant. Miss Edwards is a young lady of
intelligence and refinement, and would
prove a valuable acquisition to any insti
tute of learning.
Lexington Dots. —Lexington is not
dusty a bit.
Very few voted in Lexington Wednes
day. Only one negro voted.
It is rumored here that since the editor
of the Echo has joined the Good Tem
plars, whiskey has gone down half-price.
It was reported on the streets t'-la”,
that on the reception of the news in New
York, nine large distilleries we"t up.
[Let our readers bear in mind that the
above is Murphy’s dot.— Ed. Echo.]
Colonel John C. Reed left Lexington
last night for Union Point, at which
place he will locate. A finer lawyer or
cleverer gentleman never lived.
We were cordially invited by Mr. Joe
Knox and lady to a Christmas dinner,
which invitation we readily accepted.
We survive to say that we did the din
ner over justice, so much so, that we
have been ashamed ever sense to loo’:
the good lady straight in the face. May
they live a thousand years and have a
turkey every Christmas.
The Fantastics of Crawford pa ; 1 our
town a visit on Christmas day. They
made quite a display, being some twelve
in number. In the afternoon, a small
body of colored troops, dressed fantasti
cally, made their appearance on our
streets. There has been quite an argu
ment among some of our citizen- as to
which made the best display. We hear
it has been decided in favor of the gen
tlemen of collard ’scent. We under
stand that the colored gents made great
preparations months before. It is but
justice to state that our Crawford friends
made no preparations until the day of
the ride. We will bet o i them tiv next
time. I