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11179 1879
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ARE NOW
RECEIVING
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Assorted Stock
OF
DRY
GOODS,
CLOTHING,
SHOES,
HATS,
BAtMOJUtS,
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COUNTY GOSSIP.
■ T GRAPE-TIME TELEGRAPH T 9 ECHO
Flies are disappearing.
The dews are heavy now.
Persimmons are ripening.
Bad colds are all the rage.
The leaves are falling feat.
Cotton is just a-pouring in.
’Possams are reported thin.
Fodder brings only 50 eents.
Snakes are on the freeze out.
No oysters yet in Lexington.
Dead men tell no snake-stories.
New steps to the Meson Academy. !
Mexican dollars out of circulation. |
Lexington is a good eotton market.
A ri early frost generally predicted.
But little whisky is being used now.
Cotton has been kept cleanly picked.
Martin Johnson has anew Tockawav. ■
Basques have not gone out of fashion, i
The darkeys have suspended revivals. !
Attendance at schools is growing slim. i
Cotton seed find ready sale at 10 cents. j
Maxey’s is the depot for the gold men.
Last Sunday was decidedly-equinoxial.
it agrees with tbeskies to have the blues. :
per keg.
Vlr. Stephens has returned home from
his visit North.
Haire & Latimer sell a grandly magnifi- '
cent 5-cent cigar.
As the mercury goes down the spirits of
business goes up.
A poultice from okra blossoms is said
to cure sore eyes.
Judge Henry C. Weaver, of Greenesbo- j
ro, died last Week.
They say lightning never strikes twice
in the same place.
Dr. U . M. Durham, of Maxey’s, intends
moving to Athens.
A gold miac, near Washington, was
sold the other day.
Our boys say they want a wife who can
tote her own skillet.
Singing at a colored camp-meeting
was heard five miles.
Our merchants lost a good deal of mon- j
ey on cotton last week.
Mr. I). Bob Johnson’s trees are loaded
with fine winter apples.
There is money in cotton at 10 cents if
farmers will buy for cash.
The breed of cattle in this county are
gradually being improved.
We return thanks to a number of fairs
for complimentary tickets.
There will be a wedding in Lexington
on the 17th of next month.
A straight and direct road should be cut
from Lexington to Crawford.
We are glad to seethe mania for smutty
jokes around town on the wane.
All manner of merchandise is advancing
in price—and it is a good sign.
Mr. M. S. Kean, of Augusta, once a
merchant in Lexington, is dead.
. ....Mr. J. T. Olive is terracing and other
ways beautifying his front yard.
The biggest tree ever sawed in this ;
county raade3,ooo feetof lumber.
Would you remove your freckles ? Rub '
lemon juice on your face at night.
Mr. George M. Faust has pure aud im
proved rust-proof seed oats for sale.
The Vagabond Club is very anxious for :
Joe Bauglin to sell a bale of cotton.
Crickets, grasshoppers and katydids do
not chirp, but fiddle with their legs.
Chedel recently formed himself into an
anti-Treat Society, but it busted up.
The dirt from new wells have greatly
improved the side-walks around town.
Willie Stewart has rented Mr. Lump
kin’s, aud not George Latimer’s house.
The Methodists talk about buying Mr.
George Latimer’s house for a parsonage.
Our farmers are beginning to send their
children to school to Prof. Cottonpatch.
Hundredsjofgallons of finescuppernong
wine were made in our county this year.
That strange wild animal continues to
excite the quiet solitudes of Goose-Pond.
Our supplement has two splendid arti
cles on it to-day. Read them and laugh.
Our farmers are beginning already to
pay off accounts. The sooner the better.
Gottheimer & Stewart have anew oil
tank, which they christened “ Louisiana.”
Country girls, in visiting town, pretend
to be afraid of cows. Disgusting affectation.
We are fearful that the gold miners will
raise the price of labor in our county next year.
Mr. George B. Lumpkin is said to have
a magnificent crop and will make corn to sell.
When alone watch your thoughts; in
your family your temper; in company your
tongue.
A bird deprived of food dies on the
third day, while a serpent can live three
months.
Several jumping cows around Lexing
ton would yield large dividends if worked as
lead mines.
The cotton this year is much finer than
has heretofore been raised. Buyers say it is
just tip-top.
Dr. Kinnebrew speaks of locating his
steam saw-mill a couple of miles this side of
Sandy Cross.
Two of the most villainous-looking
tramps we ever saw passed through Lexington
last Saturday.
The ordinary life of a locomotive is 30
years. The locomotive, like Col. Morgan,
never marries.
Our merchants say that paper collars
have nearly gone out of use—people now most
ly buying linen.
There have been fewer mercantile fail
ures in Oglethorpe since the war than in any
county in Georgia.
We notice some farmers are cutting
down their corn and hauling it up without
stripping the fodder.
Mr. Morehead says that he has discov
ered that negroes make better laborers in the
mines than white inen.
Hon. Sam’l Lumpkin will move into
the handsome mansion presented him by Mrs.
Mathew’s, his wife’s mother.
This county will have to buy heavily of
corn next year. Its own crop won’t run
them much beyond Christmas.
The John Me Crawford land, on the
suburbs of Lexington, will shortly be sold by
the owner, who lives iu Texas.
Women can never play base ball with
any degree of satisfaction until permitted to
use their aprons to catch with..'
The M.E. Church at Woodstock says
it will subscribe $125 toward buying a parso
nage, aud more if necessary.
We think the new jail chasm between
Mr. McGinty and the CcHfeiittee will be ami
cably bridged. So mote it be.
Dr. Bob Wiyingham has nine eats, and
he wants to buv some more. The Doctor
should have been born an old maid.
Diptheria i- -till prevailing throughout
Greene eoumv. and is attended with great fa
tality, especially among the negroes.
Billy Eduards has moved from Craw
ford to his father’s place, near the gold mines,
aud exi>eets to haul for the company.
Our steam giu is doing a splendid busi
ness aud gives entire satisfaction. Brant and
Bob Johnson are men of the right stripe.
China berries are claimed to be a first
class fertilizer—one bushel being equal in ev
ery respect to four bushels of cotton seed.
Eat oysters only in the months with an
“ r” iu their uai-.es, aud drink whisky only
in the months that have a “ k” in therin.
; Farmers are paying oft' store accounts
much more readily now than thev did a few
years ago. Business is on a surer footing.
Judge Gilham had a cold this week and
his nose made the best running time on re
cord. He kept the score on his coat-sleeve.
Talk about emancipation killing out
the darkeys! \\ e never saw so many picka
ninnies as now. They are fast multiplying.
Chedel thinks he has found a valuable
phosphate mine iu his left toot, but he won’t
tell the locality until he has staked oft' his
claim.
ved or i r uted on one sheet of paper, the sep
arate cards of the bride and groom being sel
dom in use.
Uncle Jimmie O’Neal is looking beto r
than we ever saw him, hut says he prays to
! die. He can only tell day from night by the
I noise the fowls make.
I A young lawyer says he will never—
wel., hardly ever—again write a young lady
! for her company when he knows she - has a
■ prior engagement.
Mice can live anywhere comfortable but
I in a church, where they fatten very slowly.
This proves that they can't live on religion
any more than a minister.
Every county in the State is publishing
it’s tax assessment. The law doth will it and
our Commissioners are too clever men to go
back ou their county paper.
Singular, isn’t it, that when a mac
gives his wife a dime to buy a Ixuc of hairpii s
or a gum ring for the baby, it looks about sev
en time' as big as whrn he planks it down on
i t ,e bar for a drink of whisky.
i In South Carolina a statute provides
j that all pe r-< us having no reasonable or law
ful excuse shall attend some religious service
every Sunday. 'V e should like to see this
| clause engrafted into the laws of Georgia.
We predict that next year most of our
bottom lauds will again be taken in. An old
farmer says a? long as he stuck to his low
grounds he made rnomey by fa Tiling —as soon
its he deserted them for the hill-ides he began to
get deeper in debt every year.
THE BJABAHTEE.
A VISIT TO THIS GOLD MINE AND
WHAT WE SAW.
a umiei* .vreeErs J.vn ith
nitSVOVEMW
WORK TO COMMENCE IN ABOUT
SIX WEEKS.
’Tlie Future of Our Gold Belt.
! Oe Friday last, in company with Dr.
i Chedel, we visited the gold belt in this
| county, our destination tffeing the Guar-
I antee Mine, on Mr. Perteet’s place, about
seven miles from Lexington, where a
company is now putting down machine
ry’, preparatory for work.
Shortly after crossing Buffalo creek
you turn to the left, passing through a
gap, and 100 yards will land you right in
the midst of the scene of operations.
The first “ sign” visible to us was a
substantial dam being built across a
dyspeptic-looking branch, which any
first-class toper could drink dry after a
night of debauch. Passing across this
stream with but small exertion, we as
cend a precipitous hill and at the
works. A visit is enough to convince
any one that this company means busi
ness and that their faith in our mines is
great. The brow and one side of the
hill is cleared off—only the large timbers
being left standing—and as rapidly as
possible their entire section of 200 acres
will be transformed into a park and
cleared of rubbish. Heavy machinery
lay scattered around, while a number of
brick-masons were at work encasing two
gigantic steam boilers. Mr. Perteet has
his wagons busy delivering lumber and
a number of carpenters are at work ma
king cart-bodies, ladders and other
things necessary to run the mine. We
noticed a blacksmith shop in full blast
and a number of timbers for sheds and
houses. A 15-stamp mill and a 65-horse
power engine are being put up. Twenty
odd hands are now employed, but others
are being put to work daily. We saw
one of the late strikers come hack and
petition for work at the reduced rates,
but Mr. Morehead, the superintendent
told him that he only hired the same
man once a year.
Two shafts are being sunk near the
mill, one being 45 feet deep, and two
tunnels will lead off from it. The only j
fear manifested by the purchasers of this !
mine was that the ore would fail before
reaching water, and in that event it
would be almost worthless. But this
has happily been dispelled, for a water
level is struck and the vein found to be
not only inexhaustible but richer the
deeper you go. This shaft is securely
walled with substantial timbers. It fol
lows, for a depth of 40 feet, an old pit
sunk by Mr. Wynn—as shown by the
earth and absence of ore, which dispels
the statement that this old pioneer con
fined himself to surface mining. We
went down into the shaft—which is being
sunk by two experienced miners from
North Carolina—and had pointed out to
us three distinct veins of rich ore and
one “ bastard” ledge, leading in opposite
directions.
We saw rock taken from different
depths of this shaft, as also from various
localities on the mine, which, after be
ing pounded and washed, never failed to
produce color—and very often a long
and rich one. We also saw a number of
pans of gravel taken from the flat along
the branch washed that caused us to
open our eyes with amazement. These
washings not only showed color but
large particles of the precious metal, va
rying in size from a mustard seed to a
pennyweight. One single pan yielded
particles worth a fraction over $1.50. It
is said that any experienced miner, arm
ed with a pan and nothing more, can
make $5 per day washing this gravel
and only preserving the large particles.
The hidden wealth of this flat was dis
covered purely through accident. A
green hand employed in cutting a ditch
in front of the dam, while idling after
dinner, decided to experiment at
gold washing. Selecting a handful of
gravel from the bottom of the ditch, he
went to the branch and began to imitate
the manner he had seen Prof. Deverell
work. After the sand had been washed
away judge the darkey’s surprise to see
sticking to tl* palm of his hand a shi
ning nugged, like a plug that had fallen
from a tooth. He took it to Col. More
head, who thought it a trick someone
was trying to play on him—he had seen
plenty of “ color,” but no chunks like
that in the Oglethorpe mines. But the
darkey was so determined in his state
ment that Col. M. followed him to the
spot from which he secured his dirt.
Hunting up a pan he filled it from the
ditch, and going to the branch carefully
washed it. Miraculous! he found one
nugget as large as a dollar and hundreds
of smaller particles.
Work on the dam was at once stopped
and pits sunk at various points in the
intended pond. After removing two or
three feet of top clay a strata of gravel
about 12 inches thick is found —and this
gravel is said to be worth at least $5 per
bushel. The skin will be taken off of
motherj earth, as it were, and every
pound of this rich deposit run through
the mill—and as it is free gold 100 tons
per day can be worked. This bottom
i encircles three sides of the hill and will
prove inexhaustible. The gold found
therein was washed down from the hill
and goes to show that the veins are
much richer than the most sanguine ex
pected.
It will be aboutj six weeks before the
machinery can be arranged and the work
of extracting the gold begins. One has
but little idea of the expense and labor
necessary to start a gold mine. No
I wonder so many companies fail.
We found Mr. Morehead, the superin
tendent, a most intelligent and pleasant
! gentleman, to whom we return thanks
for courtesies.
We had the pleasure of meeting at the
mine Mr. A. T. Brightwell and lady, of
Maxey’s, and Miss Fleming, of Athens,
and in their agreeable company spent a
| delightful day. Mr. B. returned home
with a vial of nuggets he had sifted out,
We intend no sensation and exaggera
tion when we say that we believe the
geld belt of Oglethorpe county is exceed
ingly rich and will make the fortune of
all who will invest in its develop
ment. The gold is generally free from
impurities and can be easily separated.
A number of tons of ore, selected at ran
dom by parties who desire to buy up the
mines, have been shipped North, and
i the poorest assay yet made was $25 per
ton, and one lot went as high as $l5O.
When we consider that the entire ex
pense of mining and reducing this ore
into pure gold will not cxeeed $3.50 per
ton the immense profits in the stock is
apparent to a child. These Teins lie
near the top of the earth, often cropping
out above the surface, and have been
traced for over thirteen miles. Capital
has now its steps turned toward our sec
tion and many sales are under way. A
feverish excitement pervades the entire’
Flat-Woods, and every land-owned be
lieves he has a fortune within his grasp.
The Guarantee Mine will give employ
ment to about 100 men. By next spring
] we expect to see our gold belt lined with
mills and thrifty mining vilhiges. We
; only now see the dawn of development.
TIGHTENING THE THUMB-SCREWS.
How a Demon Incarnate Tortured a Good
aad (onfidinr Citizen.
The present gold excitement in our
county has furnished the ground-work
for many good jokes, but the best of the
j season was recently played on our genial
Mend JohnW. Kidd. It will be re
membered that last year, before the gold
fever struck our county, Kidd sold iris
farm to Rich Mathews. This land lays
right in the heart of the gold belt, and
report says that for several weeks the
original owner has been on the stool of
repentance for sacrificing what he now
firmly believes would have made him a
miniature Rothschild. A secret longing
has more than once made him pay a vis
it to his former possessions, and on his
return the look of gloomy despondency
upon his once happy face seemed to
deepen.
A few days since, in returning from
his lost Golconda, John chanced to stop
at a neighbor’s to spend the night. He
appeared blue and dejected and the ut
most exertions of the crowd failed, to
! arouse him to his wonted life. The de
mon of despair seemed to be gnawing at
. his organs of hilarity.
I After tea the conversation turned up
| on the gold mines and new discoveries,
but it failed to draw Kidd out. At last
Prof. Deverell (whom the lx>ys had
posted as to the state of Kidd’s mind,)
produced a very rich nugget fairly spar
kling with gold (which was brought
from the Sale mine in Lincoln county,)
and was passed around for examina
tion. At last it was Kidd’s turn to look
and he handled it with a sort of hungry
feeling at the heart.
“Where did you find this?” mourn
fully asked our friend in a tone that
should have brought tears to the eyes of
an Irish potato.
“ I found that specimen,” replied the
Professor in a tone that would have
made the fortune of a Returning Board
witness, “ last week while prospecting
on a tract of land now belonging to a
man named Rich Mathews. It is the
place he last year bought from a fellow
named Kidd, I believe.”
Not appearing to notice the look of
agonizing dispair that passed over our
friend’s face, the inhuman torturer gave
the thumb-screws another wrench:
“ I do not know personally either Kidd
or Mathews, but I want to see the latter
at once, for a New York company has
deputised me to offer him $200,000 cash
for the property and a fourth interest in
the mine. It is the richest and largest
deposit in Georgia.”
All eyes were now turned upon Col.
Kidd. There was no mistake about the |
Professor having hit the mark. His
face turned a creamy whiteness; his
hands were tightly clinched; his eyes
appeared to start from their sockets-
Turning to his iiost he said;
“ Lud, please show me my room; I
am not feeling well to-night.”
What agonies our friend endured that
night in the solitude of his chamber
none but God and the victim knows.
Next morning his bed was found va
cated and the covering showed it had
not been used. Fearing the shock had
been too great for Iris nervous system,
the entire household turned out to hunt
for him. Dr. Wise was successful. At
Long creek lie met a man who saw Kidd
pass through Crawford about daybreak.
He said John told him that he intended
to go home, sell out everything he own
ed and start next day for Texas.
Injured by a Gill.
Mr. Charlie Bacon, son of Mr. J. W.
Bacon, of Lexington, had his arm badly
lacerated in a gin at Maysville, one day
last week.
Valuable I.aud Sale.
Those in quest of rich and productive
farms or plantations should be sure and
attend the sale, on the first Tuesday in
October, of tiie Davenport estate. Some
of the most valuable property in our
county is included in the list.
Oglethorpe Gold.
We have seen some of the gold from
this county manufactured into buttons.
It is a pale yellow, very much resembling
brass in color. But this is now the fash
ionable shade, and it is thought the first
products of our mines will be eagerly
bought up by jewellers.
A Faithful Workman.
Mr. Knox, of Union Point, has built
for Mr. McWhorter, of Woodville, one
of the best and prettiest stores in the
county. He will also build a handsome
law office for Capt. John C. Reid, on his
farm. Mr. Knox is certainly a first-class
mechanic—and don’t you forget it.
Grand Fall Opening.
Cm next Tuesday, September '23d, M.
G. & J. Cohen will have their grand fall
opening. They have a magnificent line
of goods this season—including many
bought direct in Europe—and their pri
ces are very low. We hope Oglethorpe
will send a large delegation up. '
Tuition Iledured.
The Trustees of the Meson Academy
have decided that, commencing with
next session, they will bring the price of
tuition at this school down to old ante
bellum rates. To reimburse Prof. Moss
for the reduction they will pay him $250
per annum from the endowment fund.
The Mammoth “ Echo.”
The change in the size of the Echo
will be made on the 17tli of October. To
j celebrate the event, on that day we will
have a large extra edition of the paper
printed, which we will scatter broadcast
through this and adjacent counties. This
will be a rare opportunity for adverti
sers, as no additional price is charged.
A Runaway.
Last Monday two little sons of Mr. T.
P. Callaway were en route to Lexington
driving a mule attached to a buggy,
when the animal took fright and ran
away, upsetting the vehicle and spilling
j the boys out, without hurting them,
however. The buggy wa§ but slightly
| broken.
A Big: Bonanza.
An old California miner has been in
specting that pile of old ore at the Buffa
lo mills, once worked over by Wynn,<
and he pronounces it still rich in the
! precious metal. He proposes that if Mr.
| Callaway, the owner, will build a rocker
to enable him to again wash over this
ore, that he will do all the work and di
vide profits. It is thought that Wynn
did not secure more than one-eighth of
the gold from the ore he worked. The
bed of Buffalo creek is said to be rich in
gold particles for some distance below
the mill.
Our Personal Squibs.
We hear the remark made,
“ I wotftter some of them fellows you
run so heavy don’t get after you.” We
will give you the reasons: Ist, we never
pen a line that can at all reflect upon a
man's character or business. 2d, we only
select men with good, sound sense for
our heroes, who know how to both give
and take a joke. 3d, we select men for
whom we have an especial likins, who
know we would not injure them. Three
classes of men we never joke: a fool, a
scamp or a man whose dignity overbal
ances his brain. An Editor should be a
good judge of human nature. These lit
tle exaggerated personal flings are un
derstood by every one not an idiot, and
only serve to incite a laugh.
THE MORGAN MINE.
A Sale Abut to be Perfected for 890,000.
That Ton of Ore.
During last week Col. Colburn, of Chi
cago, accompanied by a gentleman from
Connecticut —said to be a large capital
ist—was engaged in an examination of
the old Wynn mine, recently sold by
Col. Morgan to some gentlemen in Chi
cago for $5,000. We leam that the ob
ject of this visit was to perfect a sale to a
. company now being formed in the Nut
meg State, for $20,000, and the gentle
man accompanying Col. Colburn was a
vidette thrown out by the company to
personally inspect the mine before buy
ing. It is said that he was more than
pleased with the outlook and will urge
upon his company the immediate pur
chase of the property. If this be true,
we hope soon to chronicle the inaugura
tion of another mill in the county.
It was found necessary to ship another
ton of ore from this mine to New York,
and in order to make connection with
the Charleston steamer unprecedented
dispatch had to be made. But Col. C.
was equal to the occasion and worked
all night to get it off. We learn that he
1 paid Mr. Callaway $lO to carry it to the
train for him—stipulating that his wagon
must be at the mine by 3 o’clock in the
| morning. Connection was made.
Fit Nobly.
Ben Williams, a negro blacksmith in
Lexington, carried on a desultary com
bat with his wife all day Tuesday. For
a time victory appeared to perch upon
the shoulders of Ben, but later reports
showed the woman bravely held the
fort and used about half a pound of
her husband’s wool as abattle-flag. This
is not the first disgraceful broil that this
couple lias annoyed our citizens with,
and we are glad to know their names
will be presented to the Grand Jury.
Marked Squares.
Since the assertion was published that
a white cotton bloom on the 10th of Oc
j tober was never known to mature, sev
eral planters have tested the matter by
tieing strings around blooms on that day.
j On last Saturday (the 19th) we examin
ed several specimens marked by Mr. E.
j Swann, and found them fully half
! grown, and we believe with a moderate
j late full they will make white cotton.
1 Around Lexington the cotton crop is de
cidedly more promising, and we hear
several farmers now predict an average
yield. It all, however, depends upon the
weather for the next thirty days.
John Winter, of Winlervilltt*
“ An honest man’s the noblest work of
God”—and a more honest man than Mr.
Winter was never created. He has tra
ded without - people for many years, and
his name stands without a tarnish. He
is also one of the most successful mer
chants in Georgia, and owns one of the
finest village stores we ever entered. It
is filled with the best and most choice of
goods, and Iris moderate prices are at
tracting trade from a great distance. We
were told by several that he sells goods
just as cheap as they do in Athens or
any where else, and that when John
Winter recommends an article you may
wager your all that it is good. The
name of such a business man :is this is an
honor to our columns.
Haire A laitiiner.
This gallant firm have always been no
ted for their beautiful and tasty goods,
but this season they have surpassed all
former efforts. Their mammoth store
presents a most attractive appearance.
Every department is well filled with the
best in its line. Their prices are as lotv
as the lowest, and there is no longer
need of our people going off to supply
their wants —Haire & Latimer agreeing
to duplicate a bill for any article in their
line from any city in or out of Georgia,
witli freight added. These gentlemen
are known to us as honorable and relia
ble merchants, on whose word or recom
mendation the most implicit reliance
can be placed. It is the duty of our peo
ple to patronize home enterprise, especi
ally when you can do just as well or bet
ter tlian|by going further. Vei’bum sap.
— .. .
Kenqmpcr Borrower**.
Few persons have a’’y idea of the ex
tent to which Echo borrowing and steal
ing is practiced in this county. Men
well-to-do in worldly goods feel no hes
itancy in spunging upon some poor but
honest neighbor for this paper, wpek af
ter .week, often sending for it before the
subscriber has time to peruse its con
tents. A respectable (?) white man was
recently seen to steal an Echo from a
store in this county—and we have his
name. An able-bodied white man in
this county has for several years depen
ded upon a poor lady for her paper, who
has to pay for it by her own labor. We
think him the champion dead beat. If
you are too poor or stingy to take your
county paper, do have pride enough to
abstain from reading it. People take
papers for tlieir individual benefit, and
not for loan. We constantly receive let
ters of complaint.
Artificial Limits.
We conversed with several maimed
| soldiers about the bill recently passed by
the Legislature allowing them artificial
I limbs, and they don’t seem to take to it
i much. One remarked that he would not
j walk ten steps for his, and thought the
! money had better be appropriated to an
| other purpose. But when they learn
that the purchase of a limb is optional
with them, and by cutting a persimmon
or other stick and tying it to their arm
or leg they can draw the cash from the
Treasury, they will be more in favor of
the bill —it’s main object was to vote
them a pension without conflicting with
the Constitution, and this was the only
way that it could be done. The bill
provides as follows:
For a leg extending above the knee, £IOO ;
for a leg not extending Above the knee, $75;
for an arm not extending above the elbow,
$40 —provided said amounts of money may be
allowed any one entitled to the benefits of this
act who may prefer to supply himself with
the said artificial limb. No applicant shall
receive the sum allowed underpins act oftener
than once in five 3 T ears.
A Scarcity of I.abor.
1 Farmers complain that each year sees
i-a decrease in their number of laborers.
■ This is not attributed to any diminution
in the negro element —for we believe
that there are more now in our county
than at the close of the war—but to the
gradual retirement of Sambo from the
cotton fields. Our cities and towns ai e
crowded with thriftless blacks, who are
perfectly content to eke out a miserable
existence by working one day in the
week and pilfering at night. Vigorous
laws should be enforced to drive these
creatures back upon the farms. But can
we consistently do this so long as we
tolerate that band of white loafers
around our stores, who do not even labor
one day in the week, and depend upon
their worthless credit and the hard toil
of their helpless wives and daughters to
keep soul and body together? AVe are
in favor of selling at public outcry as a
vagrant every able-bodied man (white
as well as black) who has not a sure and
visible means of a livelihood, whenever
one is caught hanging around a town.
-ESi- See Gray’s 15e figured Dress Goods.
See Gray’s 20c figured Dress Goods.
■&SU. See Gray’s 25c Damasse.
J ESr See Gray’s 20c Alpacas.
JTSS" SeeGrav’e 25e Alpacas.
j:i?" Sec Gray’s Silk Mohair at 25c.
G RAY’S FIRST GUN!
Opening of the ITall and Winter Trade !
$160 9 00Q Woirtlh of 'Dry Cr©ods 9
BOOTS AX I) SHOES,
TO BE THROWN ON THE MARKET BY THE REGULATORS OF LOW PRICESI
All of our Kentucky Jeans, Flannels, Woolens of Every Description, Together with Domestics*
\\ ere bought before the advance in prices, so we are in a condition in this line to give advantages never before, offered.
DRESS GOODS I
In this line we have to say that no merchant, either wholesale or retail, can compete with us in this department
BLACK SILKS, CASSIMERES AND ALPACAS!
These, as our own importations, cannot be touched in shade, weight or quality outside of one of our nuroerou* house*.
SHOES!
This department is second to none in the State. We have made LADIES’ AND GENTS’ FINE SHOES a specialty, cowprtslng the well-known makes of
Dixon, Hess, Canfield and other prominent manufacturers. Besides, we have received 200 cases of BOOTS AND SHOKS, suitable for Fall and
Winter, in every style and size. See our prices in these goods before buying elsewhere.
HATS.
165 cases from BANKRUPT STOCK. One glance at this Department will speak for itself,
WHITE GOODS AND LINENS!
Obtained Cheap through the failure of an Importing House. Table Linens, Napkins, Doylies, Towels, White and Turkey Red Ikunasks, etc., shall be sold for
THE BENEFIT OF OUR PATRONS!
Corsets, Hosiery and. Notions!
Never before was there such a variety displayed in Northeast Georgia. It will be a pleasure to see goods,
BLANKETS!
Paying no attention to pretended advance in prices, we have thrown 50 cases on the market at prices never before quoted in this section.
FACTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION :
barter WIIA T WERE THE PRICES OF GOODS BEFORE GRA Y OPENED THIS WELL-KNOWN BRANCH NO USE .’-©r T 33
WHO INAUGURATED LOW PRICES ? Ask yourselves who can buy goods Cheaper and suit the people better than GRAY, who has conducted the most
Extensive Stores in the prominent cities of Georgia for the past fifty years.
These undying truths are placed before you, and though you may never deal with the house, if they change you from the dreadful road to ruin, if they induce
to bury your credit system in the ruins of oblivion and trade only for Cash, we shall be'satisfied. We have facilities that no other house can boast of. We-re
not under the expense of book-keepers or collectors, as OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH, and besides the Old Reliable CHRISTOPHER GRAY is aJwy
in market, thereby saving a buyer’s expenses every season, which is an important item in itself.
All Orders for SAMPLES promptly attended to and Express Paid on any Package oyer $5.00.
With sincere thanks to our Friends and Customers for their continued favors and confidence towards ns, and with
earnest sympathy for those who have felt the affliction of that great pestilence known as Credit, which has to-day left many a home in poverty.
THE REGULATORS OF LOW PRICES:
GRAY'S, ATHENS GA.
A Handsome Present.
James M. Gray & Cos., of Athens, are
men who know how to do a handsome
thing, and whatever they undertake is
on a grand scale. Last Tuesday we re
ceived a box per express, and upon open
ing it found therein a fine pair of boots,
bearing attached a card which read as
follows: “With the compliments of
James M. Gray & Cos.” They were ap
preciated as highly as they were needed
by us. Never have we met such open
handed liberality as is manifested by
this firm. They are as generous as they
are honorable —and their very name is
honesty itself. They have now on hand
one of the largest and finest stocks of
shoes in Middle Georgia, in which line
they offer unprecedented bargains. They
have also a superb line of silks and dress
goods. This week they have commenc
ed a wholesale slaughter in many de
partments, and it will continue to rage
for many days to come with unabated
fury. They have marked calico down
to 2 1-2 cents a yard and other goods in
proportion. Athens and surrounding
country is wild with excitement and
their store is crowded every day. A
number of persons from this county are
availing themselves of the astounding
bargains now being offered by this live,
reliable and generous firm.
TIIK FKKSIIKNT LOCAL NEWS.
Base Balls ami Bats at the lowest prices—the
best Ball made onlv sl, at Burke’s Book Store,
Athens, Ga.
You can buy Books and Stationery cheaper at
Burke’s than any where else in Athens. Re
member that he is not now at the corner, but
two doors below, at Stem’s old stand.
Te, See Gray’s 121 c Alpacas.
See Gray’s 15c Alpacas.
See Gray’s 75e Silk. ’
BILLY GOLD! DUST, JR.
THIS famous Brown Bay Stallion vjsj>
will stand the present season
at Lexington, Brooks’ Mill, Goose
Bond and the Glade. His pedigree fyitT—
is first-class, and is the finest ani- ™"■ •“
mal ever seen in this county. Price, $lO.
NAT BANKS.
NEW FALL AND WINTER
MILLINERY.
MRS. T. A. ADAMS
RESPECTFULLY announces to the ladies of
Oglethorpe and surroundiug country that
she is now receiving the largest, moßt stylish and
cheapest stock of Fall and Winter Millinery ever
seen in Athens. Her stock comprises everything
in this line—all at lowest prices. A visit asked
and satisfaction assured. sep26*2m
For Selling, 50c. | Storage, 25c.
M. O’DOWD
Cotton Factor
ANT)
COMMISSION MERCHANT
Corner Campbell and Reynolds Sts.,
Opposite Sibley & W'heless,
Augusta, Ca.
Personal attention given to weighing and sell
ing; sep!9-3m
“ $25.00 REWARD!
RUNAWAY from the subscriber, on the 10th
inst. a negro boy, by the name of HK.VUY
1.1 'IIPKI\. (hemayehange his name; about
16 or 17 years old; weighs 140 or 145 pounds; 5 ft
7 1-2 inches in height; has a sear on the right
hand about where the thumb joins the wrist,
from 1 2 to 3-4 inches long! rather Koman about
the month. Said boy is a minor and is bound to
me until 21 years of age. All persons are hereby
notified not to give emplovment in any manner
or harbor in any manner said bov, as I will pros
ecute any or all so guilty. I will pay a reward
of HIo for his apprehension, with information,
to me at Crawford, Ogletltorpe county, Ga., or I
will pay a reward of s ;5 for his delivery to me
near Crawford. I think he is in Wilkes county,
about Washington. THUS J EDWARDS
September 13th, 1879 sepl9-tf
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAdT
SUMMER SCHEDULE.
Commencing Sunday, .tune isth, i79,
trains will run as follows:
EAST.
Leave Augusta 8:15 a. m., 3:45 p. ra.
Arrive Charleston 2:00 p. m., 10:40 p. m.
Arrive Columbia 4:35 p.m.
WEST.
Leave Charleston 9:05a. m.,ll:00p. m.
Arrive-Columbia 6:15 a. m., 9:40 p. m.
Arrive Augusta 3:15p. m„ 8:00a. m.
Close connections are made with all trains to
and from Atbens, Macon, Milledgeville, Atlanta,
and the West and Southwest.
By the 3:45 p. m. train from Augusta close
connection i- made with Northeastern Railroad
of South Carolina, arriving at Wilmington 6:45
a. m., Richmond 4:40 p. m., Washington 9:55
p. m., New York 6:45 a. m. Connecting also
with Bay Line Steamers at Portsmouth.
Through sleepers to Wilmington.
This iine furnishes the only connection either
to Charleston or the East with trains of Georgia
R. R. arriving in Augusta in the evening.
A full line of excursion tickets are on sale to
all Summer Resorts reached bv this line.
On Wednesdays and Saturdays connection is
made at Charleston with steamers for New
York. Round trip tickets, good until November
Ist, including meals and state rooms, only 828.
Diagrams of steamers kept at office of W. M.
Titnberlake, Agent New York and Charleston
Steam-hip Company, 227 Broad street, Augusta,
Ga.
Tickets on sale at Union Depot Ticket Office.
P. R. SLEDGE, Agent Augusta.
JOHN B. PECK,
General Superintendent, Charlaston S. C.
D. C. Allen, Gen. Pas-’ger and Ticket Ag’L
Charleston, S. C.
m ARE READY!
GUTTHEIIER
& STEWART
Lexington, Ga.,
Have just received and opened their
Fail Stock:
COMPRISING IN PART A
A Beantit'ul Line of Dress Goods,
In all the late styles, at very low prices.
WHITE GOODS
In endless variety at reduced figures.
A Laicge Stock of Notions,
Comprising all the novelties of the season
Cassimeres, Jeans and Factory Goods
At Rock-Bottom Prices.
BOOTS AND SHOES
Of nearly every make and quality, very low.
X3ST CLOTHING
We defy competition from any quarter.
A SPLEMJiD LINE OF HATS
Of various qualities and shapes.
OUR STOCK s MILLINERY
Such as Ladies’ Hats, Bonnet, Ribbons, Flowers,
Laces, Ties and Scarfs, Gloves, etc., is complete
with all the latest styles.
We keep also on hand a full stock of
mvtstoNs
And Farm Supplies
Of all kinds, which we will sell just as low as
the same goods can be bought in this section.
BAGGING NBA TIES
Always on hand at low prices.
Will Boy Cotton
and pay the highest market price.
In fact, our Etock comprises every article o
General Merchandise needed by the people of
this section, which e are determined to sell at
the lowest living prices. Give us a call and ex
amine our goods and we guarantee to please vou
in every respect. Our aim is to live and let live,
and our motto shall ever be “ Quick Sales and
Small Profits!” Very respectfully,
GOTTHEIMER & STEWART.
JOHN I ITER,
Wintervilie, Ga.,
WILL Te UNDERSOLD.
GOODS
AS CHEAP AS EVER
COME & BE CONVINCED.
Fall anil Winter Goods.
If you want DRY GOODS go to HAIRE &
LATIMER’S.
If you want CLOTHING go to HAIRE &
LATIMER’S.
If you want GENT’S HATS go to HAIRE &
LATIMER’S.
If you want LADIES’ HATS go to HAIRE &
LATIMER’S.
If yon want WHITE GOODS goto HAIRE &
LATIMER’S.
If you want NOTIONS go to HAIRE &
LATIMER’S.
If you want BOOTS and BROGANS go to
HAIRE & LATIMER’S.
If you want GENTS’ DRESS SHOES go to
HAIRE & LATIMER’S.
If you want LADIES’ DRESS SHOES go to
HAIRE & LATIMER’S.
If you want DRUGS, SOAPS and PERFU
MERY go to HAIRE A LATIMER’S.
If you want HARDWARE go to HAIRE &
LATIMER’S.
If you want SADDLERY, Etc., go to HAIRE
& LATIMER’S.
If vou want GROCERIES go to HAIRE <fc
LATIMER’S.
If you want STATIONARY go to HAIRE &
LATIMER’S.
If you want TIN and WOODEN WARE go
to IIAIRE & LATIMER’S.
Vg-It yon want anything usually kept in a
first-clast store, and want to get the worth of
your money, don’t fail to call on your old friends
at their
M AMMOTH STORE in LEXINGTON
The Highest Market Price Paid for Cotton
PHILLIPS IJI
TO THE FRONT AND FOREMOST
Competition Defied from Every Quarter!
FIRST OIFEHSmSTG- OIF UNTIEYV GOODS 1
Down With Hign Prl os !
NO TRACE NOR COTTON MOST CROSS BROAD
RIVER NOR LEAVE THE COUNTY J
J. PHILLIPS
AT HIS POPULAR MILLSTONE STORE
Still Rules the Mercantile Roost in Oglethorpe Cos.
HE IN NOW RECEIVING THE
Largest, Best and Cheapest Stock of
Mew Fall floods
That the Eyes of the Public Ever Beheld !
ms STOCK COMPRISES EVERYTH
NEEDED BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS SECTION!
All at Roo3i-Bottom Prices
ATHENS AND ELBERTON PRICES FOR COTTON !
2 FIRST-CLASS STORES!
B@L>ABOUT THE FIRST OF OCTOBER I WILL OPEN"®*
A Branch Store at Sandy Cross!
Bear in Mind the Millstone Store for Bargains
J"- PHILLIPS.
H.T. LYNCH
DKAI.KIt IN
House Furnishing
Groods.
(At Store Formerly occupied by Dr. R. M. Smith)
Broad St., Athens Ga.,
THE COLLEGER AVENUE STORE.
M. MYERS
Is Again on Hand with the Freshest, Cheapest and Rest Stock Ever
Seen in Athens. His Assortment Comprises
fine dress goods,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
CASSIMEEES, JEANS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS,
AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ARTICLES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.
I have this fall, undeniably, the Cheapest stock ever brought to Athens, consisting in part
of a fine lot of Black and Colored Dress Goods, in Cashmeres, Camel’s Hair and all
Btyles ot new goods, with Trimming Silk and everything necessary to match ; Ladies* Cloaks
and Lnderwear; a large lot of Hosiery, for all sexes and ages; a fine lot of Needle Work.
Laces, Ties, Hamburg Edging, Ribbons, Gloves, etc.; Lace Window Curtains, Shades, Oil
Cloth, Carpets and Rugs ; Shawls, \\ Lite and Colored Flannels, Blankets, Comforts, etc. *
Men and Boys will find Ready-Made Clothing of all kinds at prices that defy competition •
a *\f’ vnr and the best and cheapest Shirt in market. A large lot of Trunks, etc.
My Mnlmery Department is again unsurpassed, and ladies can be here ‘‘applied at prices
surprisingly low. I have all the latest styles in this line.
My stock of Shoes is unsurpassed in the State. I invite special attention to it.
All the above goods, and many others, will be sold as cheap or cheaper than they can be
bought any where in Georgia. Now is the time to get the newest, cheapest and best. If you
don t see what you want ask for it. No trouble to show goods. Wo are determined to sell.
MOSES MYERS,
COLLEGE AVENUE, - - - - - ATHENS, GA.
WRIGHT & CRANE,
Cotton Factors and C° mm ission Merchants,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Liberal advances made on COTTON in store, and on CONSIGNMENTS to our friends in Enrooe.
Also General Agents for the celebrated “ tti.VT" and “ Httrn" btJ.V*. sepl2-im
Crockery,
Glassware,
Lamps,
Vases,
Spoon Holders,
Goblets,
Clothes Wringers,
Door Mats,
Iron Pots,
Tea Kettles,
Water Pales,
"Toilet sets,
Rifle Boxes,
Cedar Tubs,
Tacks,
Tack Hammers,
Curry Combs,
Clothes Lines,
Clothes Baskets,
WOOD SAWS,
Shoe Brushes,
Shaving Brushes,
Shelf Brackets,
Table Steels, Carvers,
Children’s Sets,
Cork Screws.
Desert Knives,
Dog Collars,
Feather Dusters,
Counter Brushes,
Tea Travs,
WHIPS,
M irrors. Revolvers,
Spectacles,
Shade Fixtures,
Picture Nails,
Razors, Razor Strops,
Pry Pans, Table Knives,
Silver Plated Spoons,
“ “ Forks,
Pocket Knives,
Paper Pails and Basins, etc