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TOTSTT GOSSIP.
*V IJE*PK.riNK TU.ROKAPH TO ECHO
—Chicken fighting.
—Dogwood in bloom
—Still hauling guano.
—Hard living afloat now.
—Don’t plant cotton too early.
—Our farmers arc in fine .-spirit*.
—Head our new advertisement*.
—Sulphur matches coining in use.
—One more pauper in our poor house.
—A stray bale of cotton,now and then.
—Thursday was another terribly win
dy flay.
—Col. Toon Powell has put his trotter
to the plow.
-JV farmers should improve their
breed of cattle.
—A nuin Ist of ragged old cedars dis
figure our town.
—The bulk of the cotton crop will be
planted next we k.
—Work has been resumed on the
< "ourt-house repairs.
—New subscriber* from around Pen
field are pouring in.
—There i* yet S3OO of uncollected tax
es on the solvent list.
—Col. Echols has built anew fence in
front of hi* residence.
—lf it were not for drummers village
hotels would be failure*.
—Sportsmen are killing a number of
wild turkeys this spring.
—The President of the Antioch Lazy
t 'iub is a salaried officer.
—A fine rain, Tuesday, which was of
great benefit to vegetation.
—The darkeys are losing their inter
est in schools and education.
—Dr. Allen, of Greenesboro, owns tin
finest horse in Middle Georgia.
—There is half enough money in the j
public till to pay for our jail.
—( raw-ford should lu l given a Masonic |
lanigc, we think, if she wants it.
—A news-hoy on the Athens branch, j
w'itli a paid-up capital of 30 cents.
—Many negroes firmly believe that
laudanum is made out of dead people. !
—Bill Smith indignantly denies the I
report that, lie has wolves in bis hack.
—The little folks had a delightful par- j
ty at .Mr. Boh Latimer’s the other night.
—More liquor was imbibed Tuesday in !
Lexington than we have known in years, j
—There are twin brothers in this j
county, named Winn, who are exactly,
alike.
—Mr. Jackson is confident that he can j
train Judge Upson's grey mare to trot a j
mile in - : U).
—The most beautiful arbor of yellow j
jessamines in this section is near Col.
Echols' mill.
—A strange varmint ha* been seen in
the swamp of Big creek; probably a
large wild eat.
—llaire & Latimer are now opening
their spring goods, which are both beau
tiful anil cheap.
—Josh Billings says: “Fromeatin’ a
setting lien and marry in’ a poetess good
Lord deliver me!”
—Col. Joe McWhorter is preparing an
advertisement of his splending spring
stock for the Echo.
—Bill Young gave a fine turkey dinner
at his restaurant last Tuesday. He only
charges 25 cents a meal.
—Only 1!) new cases have been enroll
ed for our April Court, and the docket
was dosed Tuesday night.
—Judge Gilliam it engaged in polish-
Idg one of the rock steps to the Court
house with the seat of his pants.
—Shelton P. Sanford, Professor of
Mathematics in Mercer University, we
learn, has completed his Algebra.
—A visiting statesman says that Smith
& Willingham have the best barrel of rye
whisky ever tapped in Lexington.
—A great deal of land in this county
is passing into the hands of a few indi
viduals, who appreciate its worth.
—liev. Mr. Ellis will preach a sermon
next Sunday morning, specially address
ed to young men. Go and hear him.
—A visiting ebony damnsell from Ath
ens is this week the seen ter of attraction
in the aristocratic colored circles of Lex
ington.
—A number of our country friends
were disappointed in the size of our new
jail. They thought it would be a larger
building.
—The girls of Lexington make deci
dedly more money than our young men;
some with their needle and others by
teaching school.
—lf a man owes ®3,0U0, to be paid in
five veins, at 7 per cent, interest, how
much must he pay each year to make
the payments equal?
—We promised not to say anything
about the line shad that cleverest and
most generous of men. Dr. E. G. Mur
rain brought us lust week from Augusta.
—We return thanks to a medical
friend for a fine mess of partridges, kill
ed by himself. We did not learn for
what complaint the Doctor was treating
them.
—Query: Why is it that John Ilaire
and JudgcGilham have such large class
es of young ladies at Sunday school,
while so many little and big boys are
neglected?
—lt does look hard for a man to have
his home sold from over his head to pay
fora sewing machine; yet such is the
fiat from the Wheeler & Wilson Cos. this
week. See Sheriff’s sale.
—Col. Pat Pace has now secured a
cage, and as soon as he sells another ton
of guano will start in quest of his bird.
Madame Rumor says she sports a red
head and is terribly freckled.
—Two white men were last Saturday
overtaken and captured in Lexington,
charged with stealing a team and a load
of guano in Athens. One of them had
married into a highly respected family
in this county.
—Several years ago three negroes were
sent to the penitentiary for seven years
for an assault on a w hite man named
Striblding, in Goose Pond. They have
all died in prison.
—A lady in Lexington makes a good
support by patching for the old bache
lors. It is estimated that the seat of
one pair of Cliedel’s old pants has cost
him $17.35, and they are now in the
hands of the darnist.
—Ruff Lester picked up what he took
to be a ss\oooiiamond in the stieet last
Friday, but a famous saloonologist pres
ent it the bottom of a bro
ken bar-room tumbler.
—Our efficient Ordinary sold a mar -
riage license this week, and he at once
invested a portion of the proceeds in a
wash-rag, cake of soap, a clean pair of j
socks and a half-pound of tobacco. Three
souls and a whole boarding-house made
happy .
—Flatau som Rich Kinnebrew a horse
this w eek for sl2, dead or alive, and j
when the purchaser went for his steed
he found that the animal had just climb- j
I'd the golden stair to horse heaven. It
is not healthy now to try and borrow a
horse from Rich.
—The negroes of this place have orga
nized a prayer-meeting-debating-benefi
eent society in the garret of the Funk
House. They propose to support mem
bers while sick, with a monthly assess
ment of 25 cents each.
—The eolo -ed troops fought nobly in
Crawford one day this week, and for a
time the odoriferous scent of guano was
routed horse, foot and dagroon by the
more pungent scent arising from the
persons of the perspiring combatants.
—The exploits of the Oglethorpe Ri
fle* ends vntli this issue, and next week
Mr. George H. Lester will begin a his
tory of the Tom Cobb Infantry—a bra- i
ver eotnpauy than which was never
mustered into the Confederate service. ;
—Col. Morgan has offered two cents
a hundred for bed-luigscalps, the insects
to be captured in his room. An enter
prising eatehist can make an independ
ent fortune in a few days, even at the
reduced price. Game is large, tame and
abundant in the premises.
—There was an interesting and con
spicuous rise in dress goods last Sunday.
An old bachelor, who held the field all
day, says he knows of eleven pairs of
striped stockings in Lexington. He says
it is a cruel dispensation, that the same
wind which reveals these treasures also
blows sand in the eyes of the observer.
—The Atlanta Constitution say s of us :
"There is absolutely no end to the local
new* that the Oolethouff. Echo man
ages to get together. In this respect the
Echo country weekly ever
published in Georgia. Every breeze
furnishes an item, and everybody in the
county carries the news to Larry: so to
speak. The Echo is really a marvel.”
Lm kfMraklM.
j By reference to the book.* of our Ordi
| nary we find that during the year 1878,
; 121 marriage licenses were granted in
• this county—whites. 10; colored, 81. Up
to thepresent time this year there lias
! been 37—whites, 10; colored, 27.
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Jf elilinscj' So|-.
I The Tiller Rros.. at the Glade, have
bought the county rights of Oglethorpe,
Elbert and Madison to sell this soao,
J one of their stipulations being that Guffin
j should go off and drown himself. We
have found this soap A No. 1. and we
all know the Tiller boys are true blue.
Ah Impossibility.
' Mu. Editor:—l notice in your last
that Cos). Rich Mathews frightens crows
i from his fields by secreting himself in a
larrel and shouting at them. Will the
, Colonel please explain to his astounded
friends how he accomplished the mar
: velous feat of getting a hogs'-head into
-a barrel? ENQUIRER.
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Prolific Corn.
Last year Mr. Fielding Dillard plant
ed two ears of corn (the Trammell) and
raised from them 740 pounds. Mr. D.
has devoted great pains and care to im
proving grain, and he now raises several
of the finest varieties known. He is a
model farmer, and we firmly believe one
of the best and truest men in the world.
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Wliiilv Weather.
We never saw a more disagreeable day
; than last Sunday. Stronggusts of wind
blew from every quarter and the view
was obscured with clouds of dust. The
roads were swept as clean as a floor, and i
few were bold enough to venture forth.
It would have been a terrible time for
fire to have gotten out, but fortunately
our county was spared this time. At one !
time the sky looked as if a cyclone was !
brewing, but happily it proved a decep
tion.
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Another Olil itizen Gone.
Our people were shocked, last Sun
day, to learn of the death, from measles,
of Mr. \\ M. Lane, a former citizen of
this county, but of fate years a resident
of Greene. Mr. Lane was born in the
year 1805, and consequently aged 74. By
honest toil and good management he had
accumulated a large property, and was
respected by all who knew him. His
wifi—a noble Christian lady—we also ;
learn is at death’s door.
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Proceedings
Of the Commissioners' Court, April 1.
The following orders were passed:
Mark H. Young, Jailor, fees, $65.
T. D. Gilliam, Ordinary, $3.
McWhorter & Y'oung, poor-house ac
count, $127.70.
Preston Atkinson, for coffin, $6.
Claiborn Lumpkin, $4.75.
It. C. Latimer, for lumber, $8.50.
11. Kinnebrew, $4.80.
John Me Crawford, $lO.
Suggestion In Farmers.
It is whispered that several brands of
fertilizers have been badly adulterated
this year. Such being the supposition,
it would be well if our farmers would
take from each kind bought, before
planting, a small sample, seal it up air
tight in a phial, and put it carefully
away. If the guano proves worthless
they ean send this sample to the State
Agricultural Bureau and have it analy
zed without charge to the sender, and if
any of the guaranteed properties are
found missing, no court will make them
pay for it.
SOS
Mure Measles iu Lexington.
•Tust as we were about to announce that
this terrible contagion had at last quit
ted our county, the report of a fresh case
reaches us—Miss Georgia Faust, a young
lady attending school here, having
last week been taken. It really seems
that the measles have taken up a perma
nent habitation amongus, and never in
tends to move. There has undoubtedly
been persons here who have taken the
disease it second third time, although
physicians pronounce it an impossibili
ty. Those who have had a relapse are
gradually recovering.
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“ Ajjrcl to
One of the strangest eases of obstinate
determination we ever heard of reached
our ears this week. More than twenty
years ago, from some cause unknflWn to
the inquisitive public, a man and wife
in this county, good people, stopped
speaking to or having any tiling to do
with each other, but continued to occu
py the same house and eat at the com
mon table. They had a large family of
children, but even these failed to draw
the parents nearer together. For over
twenty long years this worthy pair has
preserved this unaccountable silence to
each other. To their children and oth
ers they are pleasant and communica
tive. As their relatives and descendants
are numbered among our best citizens
we suppress names.
E* pi'l lllK tll Dm on ItHtK.
Dr. John Durham, a skilled surgeon
and physician at Woodville, has been
making some queer experiments with
the rats that infest his office. Some he
has running around with their tails coil
ed up, the small end growing to the
middle of their back, which effectually
prevents their entering holes; with oth
ers he clips off the tail after it is set to
the back, and allows the rodent to run
at large with the queer-looking append
age. I)r. D. says the animal shows as
much sensation in the severed tail as
before its location was changed. The
Doctor also intends to change some of
his rats into miniature elephants, by at
taching a snout to their nose, while oth
ers he will join ala the Siamese twins.
Here is a chance for some enterprising
showman.
The “ Echo” flu Texan.
Last Sunday we had the pleasure of
meeting on the train Mr. E. C. Long, of
Athens, who was on his return from a
month’s trip to Texas and the far West. I
Mr. Long says that he found the familiar ;
face of the Oglethorpe Echo on file at !
a hotel in Houston, Texas, and it was as
popular a favorite in that distant coun- j
try as the section in which it is publish
ed. The proprietor of the hotel seemed i
greatly astonished when Fid informed
him that Lexington was so small a town
that you could stand on the public I
square and throw a stone out of tlie in- 1
corporate limits—he imagining, from the
paper, that it numbered at least 15,000
inhabitants. This wCfek a gentleman in
New York sent us $2 for subscription,
that he might get the latest news from j
Bachelor’s Roost and l'bedel's foot. Sub
scribers from all sections are pouring in
by every mail.
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To Advertisers.
Next week we will issue an unusually I
large edition of the Echo, for free dis- j
tribution, and so omitted our Roll of !
Honor until them. There are a number
of new advertisements in this issue,
which our readers should digest.
Miss Maria McCarty advertises her
spring opening of millinery.
Mr. John Winter, the tried and true, 1
offers $1 worth of goods for 50 cents.
Mr. Wm. Gottheimer announces a su- j
perb spring stock at bottom figures.
Ludden A Bates, of Savannah, say
something to our lovers of music.
Mr. J. Flatau gives prices on goods
that can not be got around.
Read the advertisement, on 3d page,
of the Johnson Huffier Company.
There is an executor’s sale and three
sheriff levies for May.
Smith & Willingham’s advertisement
next week.
East Saledsy.
Tuesday there was au unusually large
attendance in Lexington, but whether
they were attracted by the property sale
or the free show the deponent suitfi not.
We are inclined, however, to think that
many were sorely disappointed from
some cause, from the manner iu which
thev attempted to drown their trouble
with liberal libations of tangle-leg. Du
ring the evening several conflicts were
brewing, but a temporary armistice was ;
declared and bloodshed prevented.
The following desirable property was j
►old. the prices realized being far below
its real value:
One 4-year old mule to O. 11. Arnold
for st>2.so.
200 acres of excellent land on Falling
creek to Geo. I*. Bright well for S4OO.
The following property belonged to
the estate of W. W. Davenport:
House and lot. six acres, in Crawford,
to P. Pace for $4lO.
One-half interest in Martin's ferry, on j
Broad river, and 356 acres of land, to O. 1
11. Arnold for $278.
Two-thirds inters; in Eberhart’s mill,
with gin and 160 acres excelieD', land, to
W. J. Davenport, jr.. for $3,765.
Ten shares Georgia railroad stock to
Isaac Powell at SI 3-4 per share.
Th* Annual Deanlng t the Roust.
For several weeks Lexington has been
on the qui five, anxiously awaiting the
annual cleanihg up at Bachelor’s Roost
w hich generally takes place on the full
moon in Man-h. Last Friday the aus
picious season arrived, and by times in
the morning the inmates of that old
shanty could be seen astir, borrowing
brooms, buckets, tubs, scalding-pots 5
red pepper, etc., with which to remove
th<- accumulated dirt of the past year
and wage war against the countless
host of bed-bugs, which are unusually
numerous and ferocious this sprint—
they having bled Judge Gilham untifhe
; resembled in shape and color a boarding
; house dish-rag, while the usually plump
and rosy form of Col. Morgan reminded
one of a pethv Flat-Dutch turnip with
all its spring salid trimmed off.
Promptly at 7 o’clock a. m. the work
of removing the furniture from the room
began, which performance was witness
j ed by a large crowd on the street and by
a number of ladies gathered on neigh
boring verandas. The worthy pairbe
gan by bringing out their most highly
prized possessions first, and arranging
them in a manner as to attract the eyes
of the fair spectators and at the same
time break the view' from their less at
tractive plunder. Judge G. first appear
ed with a red bed-blanket, with a hole
kicked out in the middle, and proceeded
to spread it on the banisters in front of
a certain house, a proud smile of tri
umph at the same time illuminating his
face. Col. M. followed with a skv-blue
foot-tub, (borrowed for the occasion,)
w-hich was hung up in a conspicuous
place, that even those at a distance
could see and admire. Thev next
brought forth an old bureau with brass
knobs, which was given a third place in
the picture; then several dingy old pic
tures, (of which thev were evidently
vain,) the faces of which the flies had
used to practice punctuation on for the
past half a century. These were followed
by a pile of bed-clothes, and as they
were dropped on the floor a cloud of dust
arose that for a time obscured surround
ing objects. Then followed their old
mattresses and a still denser cloud,
which finally settled over the Court
House like a black funeral pall. The
doors and w indows of the neighboring
houses were speedily closed and the in
terested spectators driven from the
scene. One lady, we hear, claims that
her parlor furniture was damaged by
this dust to the extent of S2O, and threat
ens to bring suit against the Roost to !
recover the same.
But we will not longer dwell on the
i many and varied articles of antiquity
! brought to view on that day, but con
! tent our readers with the recapitulation
that the joint property of Bachelor’s
Roost, if brought to sale, would net the
owners between $2.50 and $3.00, not
counting the blue foot-tub, to which
they have not the shadow of a title.
Now came the tug of war! For four
long and tedious hours a relentless war
was waged against their avowed ene
mies the bed-bugs. Hot water and red
pepper only serving to drive these vam
pires from their holes and thus augment
their numbers, they were laid aside and
other means resorted to.
They fought like brave men, lon# and w? 11—.
They piled the floor with bed-bugs ;
Ten thousand died, but from each cell
Myriads w ould come again.
The weary soldiers of the Roost had at
last to stop this scene of carnage, as the
dinner-bell summoned them to a more
interesting field. Upon their return
the floor was swept up, their furniture
again placed in position, and the far
famed Roost will remain undisturbed
until another full moon in March rolls
around.
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Plantation Mcloilics.
We see that some Yankee idiot is ad
vertising for Bermuda grass sod. Here
is a glorious and peaceful opportunity
for the South to reap her revenge. Let
us ship North a good stand of Bermuda
grass roots, for free distribution, and
then watch results.
A year or so ago this county had su
gar cane on the brain to an extent that
threatened to revolutionize our staples.
Experience lias taught us that the
home-made syrup costs them more than
it could be bought at, and its cultivation
has been stopped.
Small grain continues to spread and
grow. Some fields that the owners once
thought of plowing up now give promise
of an abundant yield. It lias always
been said that the drier the spring the
larger the wheat crop.
Ouk farmers are beginning to plant
cotton about ton days earlier than last
year, owing to the mild, warm weather.
They should remember that it requires
but one cold night to kill out this ten
der sun plant.
A good deal of upland corn has been
plowed over the first time. Our planters
say they intend to lay by their corn be
fore the season comes for working cot
ton—making this crop a clear gain as it
were.
Judge Gilham says that every time
he used guano he lost heavily on his
farm, while the years he failed to buy it
he made a little clear money.
Stock are looking worse than we have
seen them in several years. This is ow
ing to the unusual hardness of the fields
this dry spring.
An experienced planter of Greene says
a third more cotton can be made if the
crop is plowed regularly every ten clays.
Oglethorpe is the only county in
Georgia where the annual clover is suc
cessfully and profitably grown.
Stawbekries are not very promising
this year, the vines being stunted and
blooms few.
More attention has been paid to bar
ley and grazing lots this year than ever
before.
April First.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather a large crowd was in town
All-Fool’s day to witness Halwick’s per
formance on the tight-rope. So well
was the secret preserved that even many
of the villagers eagerly swallowed the
bait, hook and all. Promptly at the ap
pointed hour a minister was seen slowly
wending his way down the street, his
eye cast upward to where the rope ought
to have been stretched; but it did not
take long for the truth to dawn upon
him, when he beat a hasty retreat home
via a back street. Crawford sent up a
full delegation under the leadership of
their ex-Mayor, who had manufactured
a lead niekle especially for the occasion;
but like the Wandering Jew they did
not tarry long. A fatherly old gentle
man from the country stopped his little
boy from school that he might see the
show, and afterwards soothed the child’s
disappointment with a yed stick of can
dy. A candid farmer acknowledged
that he had hid the Flcuo from his boys
that they might not see the notice and
content to remain at work, but could
not resist the temptation to come him
self. Several planters complained that
we had taken their negroes from plows,
which was a joke we Had not bargained
for. We found a number of others who
were honest enough to acknowledge
themselves victimized, but the majority
present spurned the charge with great
indignation and stated that they came
on “ business.” We noticed that some
of these attended to that business (?)
later in the day at the rate of ten cents a
drink.
l*eroiiAl Mention.
Mr. Isaac Powell, President of the
High Shoals Factory, was in Lexington,
Tuesday. Mr. P. is one of Georgias
most honored and respected citizens,
an,t one of the most pleasant gentlemen
we have ever met.
Capt. J. G. Hartsfield, one of our
best friends and a man above reproach, j
has returned from his Florida trip. lie j
may expect us to dinner with him Sat- I
urday, when he will please prepare a
gopher on toast.
Mk. T. W. Powell and his accom
plished lady was in town, Tuesday. No
cleverer or happier man lives than Toon
Powell, and he has the prettiest little
daughter in the Sunny South.
I>r. Henry McCarty intends to lo
cate in the Cloud’s creek settlement, lie
has been very successful in his large
practice, and already ranks among our
leading physicians.
Dk. M. H. Thomas, a cleverer or more
high-toned gentleman than whom does
not exist, spent last week with his many
friends in tills county.
Miss Salueß. Shackelford, we are
pained to learn, is very ill and but little
nope is entertained of her recovery.
Mrs. M. A. Pharr and_ daughter are
on a visit to their relatives in Lexington.
Mrs. Upson is yet on a visit to her
daughter in Mississippi.
Another Epidemic.
Reports reach us from different sec
tiors tnat we have another epidemic
in our midst, viz., the mumps. Whom
the Lcrd loveth He ehasteneth.
(tt-ecneiiboro and August*.
Last Friday afternoon we paid an un
expected visit to Greenesboro, and as
before had a “jolly good time.” The old
town bad relapsed into its usual quiet,
and we spent the evening with several
of our former friends. We took tea with
Mr. Knowles, of the Home Journal, and
passed a delightful time. At night we
attended an entertainment given by
Blind Tom at the Court House, and
there had the pleasure of an introduc
tion to Mrs. S., of Penfield, a highly ac
complished and most entertaining lady.
We of course called on Col. John Mc-
Whorter, and regretted that a more im
portant and interesting engagement on
his partprevented our being more with
him. We found our friend Johnson as
genial as ever, as also l)r. Allen, who
had just had wrested from him the
championship at billiards. Messrs. C.
A. Davis & Son are receiving their new
spring goods, which cannot be surpassed
in the State. We enjoyed a pleasant
game of whist with two Colonels and a
Judge, but poorly upheld the laurels of
Oglethorpe. A Canadian has bought a
large Bermuda grass farm near Greenes
boro, and will go extensively into sheep
raising. Mr. Doster, a worthy young
typo of Greenesboro, has started anew
paper at Harlem, called the Columbian,
which is a model of typographical neat
ness. It deserves success.
In company with our pleasant young
friend Willie Knowles, we boarded the
night train and Saturday morning arri
ved in Augusta and stopped at the I
Hotel, weary and hungry, but lost
our appetite when we found at dinner a
look of negro hair in a dish of Irish po
tatoes. The potatoes were evidently
fresh, however, as the hair had not been
there long enough to turn gray. But fur
this drawback we would have enjoyed
our meal, as the table was well supplied '
and the vianas*nicely prepared. We met
Dr. J. H. Alexander, one of the leading j
druggists in the State, and found him a
whole-souled, genial gentleman. We |
called at the office of the Evening News,
and were astonished to see what a mam
moth pile of papers they were working
off. Mr. Weigte permitted us to exam- j
ine their country mail book, and we j
found thereon a circulation sufficient to
insure the success of two papers. We j
notice that- nearly every post office in \
Georgia and South Carolina is represen- |
ted on it, and at many points they 1
number over a hundred subscribers. The
News does not owe a dollar, has a large j
j cash balance in the bank, and is one of
: the most money-making institutions in
Georgia. It pays the printers better pri-
Ices tlian any daily in Middle or North !
Georgia, and is a general favorite. We
also called on our friends of the Clironi
: ele & Constitutionalist, and spent a very
pleasant hour. The Chronicle is one of ;
the ablest dailies in Georgia, and lias
done noble service in the cause of l)e- ;
j mocracy. It has always been a great j
favorite with the masses, and is taken j
by families often to the third and fourth
generation. Arrangements are now be
ing made by which this splendid paper j
will be greatly improved and an increas- i
ed amount of reading matter given. Its
editorial columns shape and give tone
the politics of our State. No paper South
has a more able editorial corps. Messrs.
V. Richards & Bro. are now' receiving
their spring stock, and they will shortly
annouee in the Echo a price list that
will completely take our readers by sur
prise. The sensation in Augusta was the
declaration that day made by Mr. G. O.
Robinson, of the famous Augusta Music
House, proposing to give any person who
would decipher the cabalistic characters
(E. I. O. M.) at the head of his adver- |
tisetnent the finest organ in his house. I
This is a rare chance for some of our j
fair readers to try their hand and win j
the prize. We went all through this
immense establishment, and in a future i
issue will tell our readers what we saw. |
An oilier Southern Outrage.
Several years ago Mr. James T. Fin
ley, a gentleman living wear Maxey’s, in
this county, sold an old negro man, na
med Kitt Bugg, a tract of land, at a very
reasonable price for the times. Kit was
an industrious, honest old darkey, and
as fast as he made a little money he paid
it upon the note. Ilis payments being
small and frequent, the back of his pa
per was at length filled with credits,
and last week when the old negro came
to make another payment of SSO no room
could be found on the note to place the
| credit. Mr. F’ndley calculated up the
note, and found that Kit had paid two
thirds of the principal, and that S6OO
were yet due, which sum his debtor said
would be paid as fast as he could make
the money. Mr. F. then told the old
darkey that since he sold him the land
property had depreciated in value, and
as he knew he (Kit) had worked faith
fully to meet his payments and fairly
earned the farm, it' should now be
his unincumbered. So drawing up a
deed he handed it, together with the j
note, to Kit—he thus voluntarily relin
quishing his claim to S6OO, every cent of j
which lie could have collected. Now
how many Northern philanthropists j
would have done this for tils “ poor, op-!
pressed negro?” Was there ever a more
clearly defined crsc of bulldozing!
A Disease that Wrecks the System.
Every function is deranged, every nerve
unstrung, every muscle and fiber weakened by
fever and ague. It is, in fact, a disease which
if unchecked, eventually wrecks the system.
In all its types ill every phase, it is dangerous
destructive. Stupor, delrinm, convulsions,
often attend it, and cause swift dissolution, j
But when combatted with Kostetter’s Stem- j
ach Bitters its foothold in the system is dis- I
lodged, and every vestige of it eradicated, j
That benign anti-febrile specific and proven- j
tiye of the dreaded scourge is recognized not j
only within our own boundaries, but in tropic ;
lands far beyond them, where
and remittents are fearfully prevalent, to be a ;
sure antidote to the malarial poison and a
reliable means of overcoming disorders of the \
stomach, liver and bowels, of which a vitiated I
torrid atmosphere and brackish miasma- '■
tainted water areextremely provocative. All ■
emigrants and travelers should be supplied
with it.
A Mathematician.
Wednesday morning a /;*ntee7-look
ing old man, accompanied by a lady
with a small bruise upon her forehead,
who addressed the man as father, drove
into Crawford and drawing out a black
board, commenced an oration on arith
metic to the assembled crowd—consist
ing of Bill Edwards and a nigger—but
pretty soon the assembly was augment
ed by the entire Lazy Club of Crawford,
who had met in force that day to greet
and welcome their returned President,
Capt. Ilartsfield. Pretty soon the wo
man took a hand, and with nimble fin
gers and a tongue as clear as a bell be
gan to work and explain, in an incredi
ble short time, the most difficult prob
lems propounded by the spectators. As j
soon as slie got them interested the secret j
of this free show leaked out by the dam
sel offering to sell a pamphlet, not lar
ger than Grier’s Almanac, to clubs of ten
at $1 each. This rapid calculation will
do very well for theory, but when it
comes to the practical business of life it
lias proved a total failure. Our advice
is to let all portable humbugs alone. If
they prove any account you can soon
obtain them through regular business j
channels.
ST The finest and best stock and low
est prices at Snead’s Popular Shoe Store.
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on the principle of a cabinet organ and plays au
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handsome' case, 2 ft. long, 1 ft. wide, 1 ft. high.
PrC;\ including- Pour Tun *. only 810. Ex
tra tunes 25 cents eaeh. Guaranteed to give more
satisfaction for the money than any other musi
cal instrument in the world. Agents wanted
everywhere. Send for discriptive circulars.
Address LUDDEN A BATES, Savannah, Ga.,
apr3-3t Wholesale Southern Agents.
iy The finest and cheapest stock of
boots and shoes in Middle Georgia can
be found at Snead’s Shoe Store, Athens.
Mason & Hamlin Organs. Endorsed by
Over 100,000 Delighted Purchasers.
Not lowest priced, poorest and dearest. Rut
highest priced, best and cheapest. Cost but little !
more than inferior organs. Give five times the
satisfaction. Last twice as long. Victors at all
World’s exhibitions. Acknowledged best by all
disinterested and competent musicians. Solid
FACTS, indisputable, such as no other organ ma
ker in the world can substantiate. Glorious news !
for purchasers. Grand introduction sale. New
Styles. New Ibices. 6 stops. Elegant Case. $80;
Superb Mirror Top Case, 10 Stops, only SIOO. 15
days trial. Freight paid both ways if organ don’t
suit. Sold on easy terms. Rented until paid for. !
Delivered any where in the South for *4 extra.
For fidl particulars, address l.4ill*t f Koto**.
s?iv;tun.lj. G.. Managers Wholesale Southern
Depot. Prices same as at Factory. ap3-4t
3T Yon must go to Snead’s Shoe Store.
for the latest styles in boots and
shoes. New spring stock just opened.
ty You can save money by buying;
your boots and shoes of Snead, Athens. *
ill CORRESPOI|I)ENCE DEPARTMENT,
’ WINTERVILLE.
REFORM.
Dust up your duster.
Wolfskin ? Did it rain last Tuesday?
How was last Sunday for a dusty day ?
And“Beppo” isbewitehered. Oh!sad.
....Nearly all of the popular brands of gu
ano out.
married again.
Col. T. J. Lester, last week, planted 68
acres in cotton.
Rev. 11. C. Christian returned to
s Greenesboro, Tuesday.
Mr. Ed. Hutcheson and family moved to
Winterville, last Tuesday.
Capt J. C. Daniel commenced building
Dr. Carter's house this week.
1 You are wrong about March going out
| last Friday! Look at your Almanac.
A horrible story comes from Walton
; county, too sickening in detail to relate.
The finest fields of wheat we have seen
are J. T. Johnson’s and J. F. O’Kelly’s.
Judge Yerby’s kitchen caught fire,
| Sunday night, but was extinguished before
: any damage was done.
Mr. John Winter has justreturned from
market with a magnificent stock of goods,
I both in style, size and cheapness.
Messrs. W. C. Howard and Jim Ran
dolph, of Jefferson, passed through Saturday,
; on a trip to Southwest Georgia. Hon voyage,
! old pards.
Much is now being said concerning car
rying concealed weapons, but as long as uews
| papers and storv papers publish 11 blood and
thunder” stories, and offer pistols as prem
iums for subscribers, the hip pocket of the
average small hoy will contain a 11 bull dog.”
Wanted, by a young man with eleven
teeth cut (and four more in process,) sunset
hair and sorrell eyes; also a long division
foot—a partner for life. 3aid pard to possess
good, old-fashion hor9e sense, age and teeth
not considered, but to have an amiable, affa
ble, non-coutemptible temper, and a conv. rta
ble batch of bank or R. R. stock, and a party
foot. For other conditions apply to S. I . M.,
two miles N. E. Winterville. BACHELOR.
SUM
Little David Bryant is very sick.
Our body-guard—“ Jeems” Johnson.
Ye Editor made us steal one of Reform’s
locals last week.
Thanks ! to that man who sent us up $2
Saturday. Ahem.
Dr. Nabers left, last Monday, for Fan
nin county. Vale.
When Birdie heard of Quilla’s difficul
ties across the Holv Land he only said,
“ Ileh!”
Since that M. D. went to Fannin, its
hard for the girls to obey the command,
‘‘Love thy neighbor as thyself.”
Mr. O. Roberts is convalescent. He
rode eight miles in a little one-horse wagon
to see the doctor, last Saturday.
Let the young ladies coutinue to make
application to tlieold bachelor until the Bill is
filled. We are pledged to give notice as soon
as the right one applies; and then another
advertisement will appear.
A severe accident happened to the lit
tle boy of our nearest neighbor, W. W. Roy
al, Tuesday. As he was climbing out on a
limb of a large cedar in the yard to fix a swing
er for himself and sister, he fell and broke—
his old hat. April fool, you dunce you.
March has behaved well for twenty
four days. —Athens Watchman. Yea, but wh; t
good did that do when she came out so bois
terously ami desecrated the Sabbath last Sun
day by blowing down old fences, tearing up
trees, filling the eyes of church-goers with
dust, and blowing the young ladies dresses
way up y-o-n—d-e-e-er.
....As we drove down Broadway into Win
terville, last Saturday evening, wewerealinost
crowded out of the street!?) by the bustle and
stir of business carried on iu this thriving
little village, which was filled with a cou
getomeration of races and sizes, without refer
ence to previous condition of servitude or col
or ; and as it was our purpose topurchase
guano, we inhaled so much of acids and sweats
that we came away thoroughly satisfied that
we had bought the clean thing with the guar
anted analysis.
CRAWFORD.
MOSES.
Considerable weather this week.
The strawberry crop is almost a failure.
Mr. J. G. Ilartsfield has returned from
Florida. We welcome him home.
liness, put him in close proximity to a crip
pled owl.
Mrs. ,T. L. Wilson, of Bairdstown, was
in Crawford this week, visiting her relatives
and friends.
Rev. 8. 0. Boykin, S. S. Evangalist,
passed through Crawford last week, en route
tor Elberton.
Dr. Thomas and his daughter, Miss
Jessie, were on a visit to Crawford last Sat-j
urday and Sunday.
We are glad to hear that the little i
daughter of Mr. J. G. M. Edwards, that has
been dangerously ill for some time, is thought j
to be improving.
r - We haven’t hoard whether Mr. John j
Kidd found the turkey roost he was looking j
for, last Tuesday morning, about an hour be
fore day ; but we rather think he didn’t. It
wasn’t an April fool. Oh ! no.
Prof. Nye sold several pairs of specta
cles iq Crawford, but from what we can learn
the purchasers were sold also. They can
.see where their money went, however, by
looking through their spectacles.
—
BOWLIN C-CREEN.
HARRY.
Plowing corn.
Guano is very active.
Many farmers planting cotton.
Antioch merchants are doing a live
business.
Tliis year’s crop will be planted sooner
than usual.
Mr. R. T. Callaway had “ fire out” on
his farm last Sunday evening; damage slight.
A flourishing Sunday school organized,
at Dalton’s Academy, Rev. A. Fluker super
intendent.
.. .Only one-half-dozen bran new boy ba
bies iu the last few days. Doesen’l this indi
cate revolution ?
Thc/reeJaian in this section is working
very well. Imt the freedom has nearly aban
doned the field.
Col. Rich Mathews’ crow remedy is
hardly strong enough. He should take a
hogshead, a ten-pound “ howitzer,” and fire j
thirty-six rounds daily, to be successful.
Our citizens are anxiously awaiting the |
completion of the new jail, and the inquiry is
how much will it finally cost? If the money j
is to be raised by an issue of bonds, running I
from one to ten years, will it not cost near- |
ly ten thousand dollars?
NIAXEY’S.
MARCH.
Wind and rain.
Planting cotton.
Wheat is looking better.
Corn that is up, is looking sick.
The engine ran off here, Wednesday.
Goods can be bought very cheap now at i
Maxeys,
.. ...Mrs. P. Perkins died with the measles
this week.
Mrs. Susan Loving says she is visiting
her rich kin at Maxeys.
A married man of Greene county ran
away with au < K-onee county widow.
T. P. Janes, Commissioner of Agricul
ture, is the right man as a Commissioner.
At the busiest time of the year we have
to attend Court and work the roads. Itseems
that wc might work the roads at a time when
farm work is less pressing.
♦
THE GLADE.
BEPPO.
Dogs.
Run here with a dog.
Farewell, early vegetables.
Beans are looking fine—done friz.
Gardens are progressing very slowly, j
Gone glimmering—April pbule’s day.
The blooded hound runs geese but not(?)
sheep.
Y! here have all the picnics gone ? Stir
one up.
Mr. F. M. Mathews has bought him a
new buggy.
Some of our farmers will plant some
cotton til's week.
The wind keejisthe farmers busy put
ting up their fences.
every dipirtmeut.
(We wonder if we will get a cravat like
somebody's first new spring dress.)
Mr. T. \\ . Powell and family are in
oar midst; will leave for their home this week.
.. .Mr. Ed., mark it—it will not lake that
“ spoilt vine” ten da vs to kill that beg, in
oar judgment.
......Mr. Ilenrv Witcher made a short visit ■
to his loved ones, where he was quite sick on
Sunday night.
Messrs. Tiller & Bro. has some of that
soft soap sold by Guffin. The soap is good if
Guffin is rotten.
Some time ago a charming young lady
‘ soured” on a young gent down here —she sent
him a crab apple.
The Glade wants a literary or reading
society—nothing would be nicer; hope yon
Will go forward with it.
One of our young men is love sick.
i Give him a box ofTutt’s pills or one ofSut
Lovingood’s love powders.
: Two of Mr. Joe Glenn's little sons
caught a young, big old “ who, who” owl
last week—a frightful looking thing.
We are really sorry for the poor old fleas;
We are really afraid they will every one freeze.
If they do there will be ii general lihb-bub,
On aceount of employment for the Lazy Club,
i “ The Dove,” by Mr. Martin, is cer
tainly a splendid and happy production, and
is a beautiful companion, (as he intends it,)
| to Poe’s “ Raven.”
Mr. John Jackson has under his care a
fine gray mare, a natural pacer, learning her
to trot. He is succeeding finely, too. She is
the property of J udge Upeon.
A rail being blown from a fence on
Sunday morning last, struck Mr. MeKenly
Tiller on the forehead, knocking him down
and hurting him right badly.
.... The Glade High School is in a flour
ishing condition, under the charge ofthat etil
tivated and accomplished instructress, the
beautiful little Miss Blanche Hance.
Our April phule—
“ For thee we’d walk Fame’s royal road.
Or wallow in the dirt;
We’d make a peach-pie of a toad
Or even tear my shirt.”
old Uncle Noah Webster’s big book last week
in your Jen d’espirts. Poor old man—he
ought to have been whipped with a Cheney
berry limb for spelling so badly.
We notice that “ Hug me to death,
darling,” is the name of anew song. We
are ready to do so—owing to who she is,
though. If she is handsome and sweet we
will be on hand if she will advise us when she
is “ ready to go to press.”
He jumped out of the buggy on the side
of a slippery hill; his feet flew up ; his hands
plowed the mud, blushed ; even his Burnsides
blushed ; hut he helped her out of the buggy.
Its ail right—of course is excusable, for mis
haps will happen. But a good joke.
Married, on Suuday morning, 30th, at
the residence of the bride’s mother,Mrs. Marv
Mathews, Mr. J. C. Jones and Miss Zurillah
Mathews, Rev. Mr. Harris, of Winterville,
officiating. The bride was but little over
twelve years old. We wish them a long,
prosperous, happy voyage through life.
They had gone a mile and she said :
“ , we have left our umhrella.” Out he
jumped ; right back after it he went full speed,
and when he reached thesummit ofthe hill, in
hoi lowing distance of the house he had just left,
yelled to the top of his voice to meet him with
his umbrella.” Master Robert told him twas
stretched over his buggy, when he left. He
went on back, and getting in speaking dis
tance she said, “ didn’t you get it ?” “ Look
up over you,” said he. Behold! their um
brella was up over them and his wife was ac
tually holding to its staff. For furhter infor
mation apply to “ Occasionally.” Now that
is a slam on the Echo correspondents, poor
things. We all ought to meet and “ Modoc’*
him.
WOODSTOCK.
ItET.
Small grain looking fine.
Dr. Frank O’Brien has returned home.
Corn is coming up and looking very
fine.
Preaching at County Line Church next
Suuday.
There is anew organ in Woodstock, so
they say.
We won’t go a fishing again soon, will
we ?
“Cousin Dave” is a teacher in the
Sabbath-school now.
We are having some very cool weather
for this season of the year.
Mr. W. A. F. has bought his supply of
meat for the jear—3 Hams.
Mr. Bennie Binns, of Wilkes county,
spent last Sunday with us-
I wonder if “ Red Bird” has another
goat story ready for this week.
Prof. C. T. Boggs lost his fine cow last
week. She was a very fine cow.
Judge E. 11. Pottle spent a few days
with Mr. T. S. Hundley, last week.
Miss Mamie Anthony, of Wilkes coun
ty, is spending some time with Col. D. C.
Barrow’s family. Now, boys, do not keep
late hours.
The young people meet every Wednes
day and Sunday nights at Mrs. C. C. Wright’s,
to practice singing Sunday-school songs.
They have a nice time, so I hear.
BIMSTON.
BLUE JAY.
W. E. Watkins has anew buggy. What
does that mean ? Ah ! time will tell.
.. ...The fruit is not killed yet. We hope
to have a fine crop—as it wilt do the razor
backs great good.
For “ Beppo’s” information we will
state that “ Blue Jay” is hearty and hale, and
fared well on his last trip.
Was “ Duco” the love-smitten swain
that bought the “love powders,” or was it
someone else ? We suspect that it was “ Duco,”
perhaps.
We notice in the Christian.lndex that in
Harris county they auction off the young la
dies to repair their churches. We think some
churches about here need repairing.
Vegetation seems to be doing all it can.
The old cows will soon be independent of
Major Chafin’s receipt. Report says that the
Major has the lizzard fever. It is anew fe
ver to us.
That preacher need not “cutup.” If
the ladies from the adjoining counties wish
to visit Indiau Creek Church again, they need
never fear that we will mention their names.
What we wrote we intended as a compliment.
We are sorry they took it otherwise.
We paid Athens a visit last Saturday
week and found the farms along the road
in fine condition. We saw a piece of what at
Capt. Dozier’s, the best we have seen this
year. The Captain is a complete success at
anything he undertakes. His farm is in spleu
di(l repair.
FLAT-WOODS.
DUCO.
......Planting cotton.
Guano perfumes the road.
Mumps are reported in the neighbor
hood of Mr. Joe Baughn’s.
We are sorry to hear that Mr. Jabe
Smith is sufftring very much from rheuma
tism. This disease has become very common
in our county.
CENTREVILLE, WILKES CO.
DECA.
Fishing on the tapis.
Cotton planting next in order.
Rev. B. M. Callaway delivered a very
interesting sermon at Sardis Church last Sun
day. .
This correspondent does not intend to
use slang words and phrases. Good English is
good enough, he thinks.
The people of old Lincoln are suffering
from the gold fever very much. Many rich
mines have been found recently.
Rev. W. W. Lampkin, of Morgan Cir
cuit, preached an interesting sermon in the
Methodist Church here last week.
Mr. Henry Hill, son of Col. Meri
wether Hill, of this county, is one of our
most successful farmers. He raised 6,000 or
8,000 bushels ol oats last year. His wheat
crop of the present year is decidedly the best
in these parts.
Aunt Tabbie Tuck has one of the wis
est of the feline tribe. She thrusts her paw j
through the small aperture, and lifting the
latch, comes in and departs at will. Bob
Latimer, nephew of Aunt Tabbie, is equally
wise. He says he can note the time the dark
est night by his watch.
There isrgetting to be a lively discus
sion of the public school matters of this coun
ty. The County Board grade the teachers,
Nos. 1,2 and 3, the third being the highest,
and pay proportionately. But the bene
ficiaries of the fund want to know if the j
law does not create the fund for all the chil
dren alike.
A love-sick swain in our excellent !
school, the other day, gave way to his feelings
in the following style:
“ The flowers, the sweet, sweet flowers,
How they do adorn
The fair young maids in the early hour-,
Of the Bunny morn.
“We could scarcely live without their aid,
Our short lives to cheer,
And this is why the fair young maid
To us feels so dear.”
♦♦♦—■—
PENFIELD.
NOVICE.
New goods arriving every day. Mer- i
chants quite busy.
On and after the sth inst., the shooting j
of fire arms in town is prohibited by the |
Council. It is a good law and we hope it will
be enforced.
Measles about to take leave of Pen- i
field. If any beneficial results arise from
iia presence, certainly our town will reap
them in full.
The Atlanta Constitution says, “Gantt
does not know why Mercer University was,
moved to Macon." We wish we knew. Will
the Constitution tell Us?
work out of him than Grant, Alexander <k |
Cos. would have done. He says he would as
soon have been convicted.
Dr. Jas. M. Johnson, now of Jefferson '
county, accompanied by bis accomplished
bride, made our town a vlw't last week, which
proved very enjoyable to his many friends.
Capt. Sanders’ mill is turning out the
best of meal and a fine grade of flour. He was
so overrun with custom,on Saturday last, that
it was necessary to grind some time after
night.
March, it seems, would not leave us
without some show of the “ lion.” The wind
BROAD STREET IMPROVED!
Grand Opening ol an Immense A ariety <t
Choice Spring TJo veTtiesl
M. G. & J. COHEN
Will Have on Exhibition Thursday and Friday, March 27 and 28.
IN THEIR NEW DOUBLE STORE, RECENTLY OCCUPIED BY THEM,
THE GRANDEST SELECTION OF SPRING GOODS
i EVER SHOWN IN THIS COMMUNITY!
THIS ELEGANT EMPORIUM OF FASHION
Enables them to Show the Public an Establishment with
Enlarged Departments, Increased Surface Room, Reiter Accommodations, Good Light, Proper Ventilation i
In fact, a Store with all its appointments so ably arranged, as to make it one of the principal features of our city.
Ol lt OPENING WILL BE NOTED FOB THE
FINEST GOODS I RICHEST NOVELTIES I LOWEST PRICES I
IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS :
SILK AND DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT:
at . ,sc ” s lW *> sl-25, $1.50, $1 70, $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50 a yard, which we guarantee letter in quality than sold bv auv
other house in the my- FANCY AND SOLID COLORED SILKS from 50e. a yard up. BLACK CASHMERE. INDIA, CAMFI *
FAWWtmjwFSMH NTINES > BOMBAZINES, TAMARTINES MOHAIRS AND ALPACCAS from the lowest up. Novelties in
FANCY DRESS GOODS from sc. a yard up. GRENADINES of all grades.
EMBROIDERY AND LACE DEPARTMENT:
lencenn^%SSl;torchSI RT S black Fitench°lacesT*’ inelading th * Ul “- t inGiuu, P are !**"*• vai.
Household Linens;
Comprising Bleached and Unbleached DAMASK, at 50c. a yard and up ; 8-4 Unbleached DAMASK at 25c. a yard and up. NAPKINS
targe size, at toe. a dozen. DOYLIES, real German goods, at 50c. a dozen. 500do*en Lineii TOWELS,good size, at $1 a dozen and better
qualities proportionately low. Barnesley Linen SHEETING and PILLOW LINEN at extremely low figures.
Victoria I.nuns, imported good quality, at 10c. a yard. Novelties in White Goods, such as Linonde de Svrie Nain
sooks, soft, finest Cambrics, Swiss, White Linen Lawns, etc. A large assortment I.life Curtains, amazingly low. I.Hdies* (Collars
all linen, at sc. apiece. Embroidered Corner Collars at sc. apiece. Cuffs, 4-ply, at 15c. a pair. Fine Hindi Silk Fringes Gra-s
and lape, at poputar prices. Trimming Milks to match Dress Goods to perfection. Boltons in inlaid mail and other novelti.-
?n K C? 1 r‘n ,? P Buttons in large assortment. Olive and Knapsack Buttons of all shades. HOMF.It V. newest spring styles ~,
bilk, Clocked, Hnlbriggans and Front Embroidery, lower than the lowest. I’AK.tNOLN and L-il KRELL VN iu i>lain Srr-e Dam
asse and othor styles in endless variety. puun aer Se> I>ani
MEN’S, BOYS’ AND CHILDRENS’ CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS!
A complete line in every particular.
MATTINGS, iVlats and RUGS, in all Grades, at Any Price !
In fact, any and every thing, in such immense variety and at such astonishlingly low prices as must attract the attention of the entire
D.drar!*and SpeC,al atte “ tio “ given to all orders by mail. Samples of goods sent on application. Express charges paid on
IMI- C>_ &> vT_ COHEN.
X ana 2 Deupree Blocli, Atn©ns, Georgia.
Our Stores will-be open and illuminated during each night of our OPENING until 9 p. m. lYv
blew With terrific force on Sunday last, de
molishing fences generally. At Capt. San
ders’ it wrenched the doors of the flour pit
from their hinges, hurling them some dis
tance.
We note some improvements in town
that add much to its appearance. Dr. Mc-
Gaughey has inclosed his yard with a neat,
new pailing. Mr. E. T. Boswell is having his
house recovered and repainted,and improving
its whole appearance by extending a veranda
across the front. Mr. J. O. Boswell, too, is
making improvements on his lot.
Grand possibilities are locked up in
this school property here in Penfield. If the
right key is applied and properly turned we
feel assured that our dim and shadowy hopes
for the future of our village will take form
and all “ fade in sweet realization.’’ The
Georgia Baptist Association is a known and
recognized power in the land, and with the
school property here fully committed to its
controlling and directing care, a spiritof vital
energy will be infused and an impetus impart
ed that will move Mercer High School for
ward and place it in the front rank of educa
tional enterprises. With Mell and Kilpat
rick, Jennings and the Callaways and their
coadjutors, all together making a noble band
of twenty-one leading and influential spirits,
to whom this trust will begiven, weeansafely
predict a bright and successful career for
Mercer High School. Under the influence of
such expectations property is already advanc
ing in value.
We were in attendance Upon the con
cert given in Greensboro, bv “ Blind Tom,”
on Friday night last. We uo not presume to
criticize Tom’s execution of music. Those
who know more of music than we do, pro
nounce it faultless. We wonder what would
have been the result had Tom never been al
lowed to touch an instrument of music ? He
finds great delight in reading the music of
nature. Probably, had his attention, not been
directed to artificial means by which he could
pour forth the music chat filled and supported
tils very being,he might have developed some
thing even more wonderful than his execution
now. He performs on one of Steinway’s
grand pianos. We hear it was presented to
Tom by the maker. On Saturday morning,
after Tom had breakfasted in Greensboro, he
repaired to the Court-house, where his instru
ment was, to amuse himself by playing. Some
gentlemen, wishing to hear his music, follow
ed him, and one after another dropped in It
soon became apparent that Tom wished to be
alone, and signified as much. He even show
ed anger that he was intruded upon. All re
tired, save the notorious Ned Statem. He
thought to hide himself under a bench, and
still get the benefit of Tom’s music. But Tom
seemed to be aware of his presence in the room
and walked directly to him, collared him and
pitched him down the steps. Ned believes
now that Tom can see as well as he can.
AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga., March 29, 1879.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo :
“ The world leads round the seasons in a choir,
Forever changing, and forever new,
Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay,
The mournful and the tender in one strain.”
And now in the glad Spring-time of
the year, when soft skies and balmy airs, the
perfumes of countless blossoms scent the
breeze, the poetry of Nature makes itself felt
in the sweet languor -hat overpowers the
senses.
Noting an article in your paper against
the “ Carrying of concealed weapons,” I
would say that Ido not think the press and j
individuals can too severely censure a custom
too prevalent throughout the land. It were
folly to impute all crime to the carrying of
concealed weapons, but that a large per-cent
age is directly traceable to this custom, it
were still greater folly to deny. I should
like to speak at length of this dread practice,
but that 1 should prove prolix and prosy.
Last Monday night a lecture was de
livered at St. Patrick’s Hall for the benefit
ofthe Catholic Young Men’s Society, by Fa- j
ther Louis Cook, of the Redemptorist Fathers,
who lately held a Mission here. The subject
of the lecture was, “Do Catholics Enjoy
Liberty ?”
On Tuesday night there was a pleasant en- j
tertainment in the hall of the Y. M. C. A. i
Refreshments were served, and music and I
recitations helped pass away he hours in a I
charming manner.
Dime parties had their brief day and are
now numbered with the past— the present I
fashion being for parties resembling those of
“Auld langsyne ”
A most delightful “Quilting Bee” came off
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sibley, I
on Wednesday night last, in which the maid
ens were dressed in the stately brocades their
grand-dames wore. The “ Bee” was held for j
the benefit of the Presbyterian Mission.
The corner-stone of the Market was laid on
Thursday afternoon, with Masonic ceremonies, j
The market will have a much needed town
hall above it, and will excel the old in every j
respect.
Friday night the Holman Troupe presented
the opera “ H. M. S. Pinafore” to our citizens.
To-night the opera will be the “ Chimes of
Normandy.” During the evening Miss Helen
Ottolungni, of Charleston, will make her
debut on the professiontil stage in the balcony \
scene of Romeo and Juliet. Miss O. is spoken
of in high terms as a graceful, youthful actress
who well renders the part of Juliet.
On Monday (31st) the Cambell Company j
will give the opera “ Pinafore” here, and it ,
seems as though we should have a snrjeit of ■
“ Her Majesty’s Ship.”
On Monday (17th inst.,) an election was ;
held here for Ordinary, to fill the vacancy ,
caused by the death of Judge James T. lioth
well. There were five candidates —the three
most popular and on whom public favor seem
ed to centre were Mr. Anderson Walton, Hon.
Walter Clarke and Judge Samuel Levy.
These gentlemen being well known and much
esteemed by the community, their chances
seemed equal. Finally the race narrowed
down to a contest between Messrs. Walton
and Clarke, Mr. Walton gaining five more
votes than Mr. Clarke. There is some discrep
ancy between the list of votes as polled and
the list as published, and the election will be
contested, Monday (31st), with what results it
is impossible to tell. M. A. C.
J.FLATAUii
SPRING GOOD.’?, in which be is offering unpre
bargaina._ Read Prices :
Piques, 7c. up; Calicoes, sc. to 7c. ; yard wide
Sheeting only Uc.— and hundreds of other
and flrst-class spring goods at proportionately
low prices. Give me a call and be convr ace d that
mine is the cheapest store in Crawfued. { 0 0 )q
and shoddy goods. A full line of Farm .Supplies
cheap for the money. Hides Wauled.
AP AIN “ ;* ice T I - lnen HipeUeoahiefs,
SPRING. I BTQ.
M. MYERS
Mould respectfully announce to his many friends and patrons in Oglethorpe and adjacent coun
ties that he has just received and opened bis Spring Goods, which is by far the finest and best stock
ever seen in Athens, and that he is selling at prices astonishingly low.
Tn iltioac 1 "ill enumerate beautiful Spring Prints, Lawns,
*** ASSS2# IsTUUUS Muslins, Piques—in fact, every thing in this line
Tk-r.Tr flnnilo without end, comprising all manner of M'hite Goods, Linen, Ca
“w* WUUua simeres, etc., etc., etc.
TW nil Oita ever y kind—Ladies' Ties and Scarfs of beautiful designs ; Collars and
tIUUo Cuffs ; the finest lot of Lisle Thread Gloves ever seen in Athens, etc.
k-tonf C saitrl ChVIODC ,n Misses’, Boys’and Men's Boots and
-# ta util! OUUUa Shoes I defy any house, as to goods and prices.
f!l n4f|f T>or TTstk-a and R l lle ndi<l "tock of Men and Boys’ Clothing at rock-
AAA A*l . Ikaia bottom prices. Hare bargains in Stylish Hats.
TYFICCPnIIanamtCZ L' r< ‘ at Inducements in Car|K-ts and M'indow Shades,
U.S Trunks, Satchels and Valises almost given away; Hosie
Y?RnkinL chea^; , f .assortment of Zephyr and Cruel; Ready-made Shirts; Towel*.
B ,!o a K! e **H ne J l — e >P c Jl bargains; Counterpains, ami hundreds of other articles much cheap
er than can be had at any other Store in Athene. F
flip Coxr f l have this season engaged the services of a
u-iii'ivn i . a Fashionable Milliner from New York, who
1 lke P le * Bure “ Ber ' in S Patrons. I feel no hesitancy in affirming that I have the lar
flat'; idefv W 9 , t,>ck ° f “ illine 2 in Athens. In both trimmed ami untrimmed
Hats I defy competition, as also in Kuching, Ribbons, Scarfs, Tics, Lace, Kid and other Gloves, etc.
Mepchantc can buy of mens cheap as they can hi any Southern city. My
Stock is large, stylish and flrst-class in every particular.
ST All I ask is a visit from the readers of the Echo when they visit Athens I
know I can save them money and give them better goods. My store k well light
ed and so arranged that customers can be easily served and see what they buy
MOSES MYERS,
COLLEGE AVENUE, ATHENS, GA.
PERKINS & BROTHER,
MANUFACTURERS OF
DOORS, SASH AND BUNDS,
MOULDINGS. WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES.
Staii* Railing, Balusters, Newel Posts,
Brackets, Etc.
Lumber, Laths &; Sliingles
We have on hand a large stock of the above goods, which we are
selling at the LOWEST CASH PRICE,
Send for Price List. All orders promptly attended to,
OFFICE, LUMBER YARD AND PLANING MILL ON
Calhoun St., below Central R. R. Depot, Augusta, Ga.
Executor 9 * Kale.
AGREEABLE to an order from the Court of
Ordinary of Oglethorpe county, will be sold
on the first Tuesday in May, 179, before the
Court-house door, in the town of Lexington, said
county, within the legal hours of sale,
ONE TRACT OF LAND,
belonging to the estate of Isaac IL Dawson, de
ceased, containing fifty-six and one-quarter acres,
adjoining the lands of estate of J. C. Winter, T.
R. Tuck, W. Lester and the lands of the estate of
said deceased.
Sold to pay debts of said deceased. Terms
made known on day of sale.
MARTHA A. DAWSON, Executrix.
April 2d, 1879. [510.50.]
STATE OF GEORGIA, Oglethorpe County.
Application for Letters of Administration.—
Joseph Armstrong applies to me for letters of ad- ,
ministration, de bonis non, on the estate of Geo.
W. Moore, deceased. These are, therefore, to '
cite and admonish all persons concerned to be
and appear at my office on or before the Ist Mon
day in May, to show cause why letters of admin
istration should not be issued to the petitioner.
Given under ray hand and official signature, this
March 21, 1879. THOS. D. GILIIAM, Ordinary. |
O HE RIFF’S SALE.—WiII be sold before the I
O Court-house door in Lexington. Oglethorpe
county, Georgia, on the Ist Tuesday in May, Ih<9,
the three undivided thirds, in fee simple, of a
tract of LAND, in said county, containing 150
acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Booker
Adkins, George W. Young and estate of Thomas
Young, now in the possession of Mary W. Bled
soe, and W. A. and Eunice J. Marable. One of
said undivided thirds levied on as the property of
said Mary W. under two fi. fas. from Justices*
Court 228th (list., G. M., in favor of B. V. Willing
ham and three fl. fas. from said court in favor of
W. Fl Mcßee vs. said Mary W.; another of said
undivided thirds levied on as the property of
said Eunice J. under a fi. fa. from said court in
favor of said B. V. against her, and the remain
ing undivided third levied on as the property of
L. E. McLain under two fi. fas. from Justices’
Court 230th dist., G. M., in favor of said W. E. vs.
J. T. and L E. McLain, and one fi. fa. from said
last named court in favor of said B. V. vs. said
L. E. McLain. All said levies made by J. T.
Young, constable, and returned to me, written
notice, as required by law, having been given to
the tenants in possession. Each of said undivid
ed thirds will be sold separately.
Also, at the same time and place, a tract of
LAND containing 100 acres, more or less, adjoin
ing lands of Augustus Bright well, Tho. Fleming j
and others. Levied on to satisfy a fi. fa. in favor
of the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Cos. vs.
R. 8. Kidson; levy made by Mack IL Young, Dep
uty Sheriff, oth of April, 1878.
Also, at the same time and place will be sold,
one HOUSE and IX>T. containing half acre, more
or less, in the town of Crawford, bounded as fol
lows: on the north by G. C. Hall, west by Broad
street, east by Railroad street, south by R. P.
Tucker. Levi*l on as the property of J. M. Nor
ton, to satisfy a tax ft. fa. issued by G. W. Young
to satisfy State and County tax, levy made by
Jasper Hopkins, constable, Ist April, 1879, and
returned to me. MARK IL YOUNG, Sheriff.
MISS I. McCAITY
DESIRES to announce to her friends and pat
rons of Oglethorpe and adjoining counties
that she *;as
NOW ON EXHIBITION
at her old stand on COLLEGE AVENUE, ATI! -
ENB, GA-, one of the
Large** t*ad Most Beautiful As
wrtmeuu of
Spuing and summer
WLUHERY GOODS
ever brought to Athens, and respectfully solicits
an examination of her stock before purchasing
,el*e where, apt-Us
I PRICES GIVEN
BUT A VISIT TO MY STOKE
Will Convince Any One that I
<ill Selling Ooods mm ( heap ns
Any House in Oglethorpe.
MY SPRING STOCK
Large, First-Class and .Stylish!
flrncc ft node My stock is large and beauii
Lrl CoS UlivllN. f tl ) aiu j prices very low.
rinthllKf A full °f Gent.**’ Spring Suit*
a t special bargains. See them.
UofQ The cheaj>eNt and best assortment in this
lift In. section. You are sure to be suited.
mifUW L*adiej\ Gents* and Children’s of
kjlivvS. make, shape and quality at almost co**t.
\f ■ll i nurv Ladies’ Stylish Spring Hat-, Tie-,
J 1 111 llltfl j . Ribbons, Laces, Collar.-, etc.
YffttiiiflC Thk department is complete, and
iiUUUllrs comprises all the latest novelties.
lljimacf Checks and Stripes, Homespun-,
PUlllcMllo. etc., at Factory Prices for cash.
Pl’hviJdlK All kinds, which 1 will sell a
-1 I lmuilft. f ow as any house in the county.
Five Cent Cigar in Georgia.
Smoking and Chewing TOBACCO.
I also keep constantly on hand a full stock of
Hardware, Cutlery, Wooden Wart*. IS rooms and
in fact every thing usually found in
village stores’. While Ido not propose to sell at
and below cost, 1 am content with a very small
profit, as my expenses are but nominal. My good*
are all strictly first-class, and I deal with every
man as I would be dealt bv. A call rerpectfully
solicited, and I feel assured that I can make it to
the interest of the public to trade with me.
WM. GOTTHEIMER,
apr3-*m M-KXMJS'ti ro.V, ft./.
Don’t Read This!
T T SLE9S yon. want to know where you can
L buy
SI 00 mm 50C.
COME TO WINTERVILLE
Aad l *'ili si>ow \ou a Large, Stylish and
Complete stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER
GOODS !
Selected in person, which I can assure my friends
are VERY CHEAP.
JOHN WINTER,
M>rJ2m WJ^EKVU^rE-.