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VOL. XV.-NO. 38.
C-’ 'W'- EALDW IN <3: 00-,
tssfl—thlesale and. Retail Dealers in~———~==.=
BOOTS 9W AND flew SHOES,
Broad St, Athens, Ga.
S. RAPHAEL & 00,,
College Ave., Athens, Ga...
DRAPERS/Kfi ' \1 $‘1 X I AILORS
AND GENTS' FURNISHERS.
@‘D'l'hc finest line of Gents‘Furnishing Goods in the City. Best of
workmen employed and all work guaranteed.
Noun but first-class work done at
Lucas & Chippendale’s, Athens.
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Coughs am! cohls come uninvited, but. you
e in quickly get rid of these with a few doses
of Dr. J. H. McLean’s Tar Wine Lung Halm.
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It will pay you to get your repairs
done at Lucas & Chippendale's.
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i o:t ra spErsiA
{ ho Brows/a iron UiltcrN.
riiysiciuiu rci ommcud it.
All dealers kc**p it. S1.0-J {h.*; Lottie. Genuine
hu» trade mark uud erossed rev! lines ou wrapper.
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A void the use of calomel for bib'ous com¬
etable, plaints. have Ayer’s been Cathartic tested Pills, entirely veg¬
acknowledged be the forty ) ears, and are
to best remedy for tor¬
pidity of the liver, costivenesa and indigestion.
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Lucas & Chippendale will sell you
the best Engine, Boiler or Water
AVbeel in the United States.
Life will acquire new zest, and cheerfulness
return if you will impel vour liver and kid¬
neys to the j >er for in mice of their functions. Dr.
.!. H. Mel mail’s Liver ami Kidney Halm will
stimulate them to healthful action. $1.00 j>e r
bottle.
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Tin Fruit cans cost only
half as much as glass. For
sale by Stokely A Roland.
(Yaivl'ord.
T,° „***. ...... '; loo, ' t '"- r«f"
Pure blood means health v functional activity, i
ami this bears with it lhe certainly of quick
restoration from Mckuess or accident. Dr. J.
Pnnaer H. .V^IamnsStrengtheii'ngfordialan.lRIoo.l gives , pure, rn-h . blwHl .. and . vua.nea .
am strengthens the whole tasty. »l.W 1**'
A . hll'fre lot , of . Ittlliber
Belt J>eiun inf p , all til widths .1 ■ .) inst !l ' re
ceived at ‘ Yrnoltl \fa\AVell ’
Go.S, ,, . tlie , Leaders T , of Low
tv
Prices, ’ Cra\Vford. We will
sell as cheap a^Pemi lie llttfl
irODl ,. anv point. . .
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COUNTY GOSSIP.
As it Comes to Us Over Our
Grapevine Telephone.
A FELL PAGE OF COUNTY NEWS
Upon Which is Recorded alt the Hap
pennings of Local Interest as
They Transpire Weekly.
—Barbecues next.
—School vacations.
—The year half gone.
—No Echo next week.
—Early peaches on the wane.
—Blackberries—Cnffee—happiness.
—Some early fall weather this week.
—An abundance of wine being made.
—Farmers in a rush to down Gen.
Green.
—Wild goose plums are ripe, fine and
abundant.
—Threshers are about, winding up
the season,
—’Tis either too little crop or too
much grass.
—Nothing of local interest transpir¬
ing this week.
—Day hands are in demand around
town just now.
—The rails for the Terminal are anx¬
iously expected.
of —Are hydrophobia? we to have another epidemic
—A baseball craze bas suddenly
struck Lexington.
—No fourth of July celebrations in
these parts this year.
—The prospect fora tremendous corn
crop is most promising.
—Watermelons will be late this year,
but the outlook is good.
—Some desirable properly advertised
to lie sold Tuesday next.
—So far this can he put down in his¬
tory as tiic cool summer.
—The young people have a sociable
on the program for to-night.
—Our flower yards are fragrant with
the second blooming of roses.
—Selfish hoys, to have ice cream fes¬
tivals minus the young ladies.
—The first crop of Mogul plums in
years is now ripe and are fine.
—Farmers and grass have had almost
a week of uninterrupted tussle.
—When the ice is broken Lexington’s
building boom will be manifest.
—For the past, week it lias been a
struggle with grass for existence.
—The latest society formed iu this
place is the Oan’t-Get-Away eluli.
—This is the season when the big
trunks and little drummers prevail.
■—Another company of feather bed
renovators are working the county.
strikes —Lexington’s public building scheme
the general favorably.
—Lexiugtonians will not take, much
stock in summer resorts this season.
—Three more rains at the right time
will make an abundant yield of corn.
—Lexington’s trade is already in¬
creasing on the strength of the railroad.
—Some complaint about the tardiness
of threshers iu completing their rounds.
—Quite a crowd from Lexington at¬
tended the show in Crawford Tuesday
night.
—We would remind tlie city dads that
some of our sidewalks are in bad con¬
dition.
—The. colored people, have taken
charge of the glorious fourth in this
section.
—Mr. E. B. Clark asks us to notify
Ihe public that he has a number of pigs
for sale.
—So far as blackberry wine goes this
will not be a dry county for some time
to come.
—There will he a tremendous gath¬
ering 6th. of Alliaiicemen iu Lexington on
July
—A seventy-year-old his" first ride citizen railroad of Lex¬
ington took on a
last week.
—To-day Springs. is the opening day at there AVal
son’s M’hoso wlio are
will enjoy it.
—Lexington was well represented at
tlie Sunday quarterly meeting at AS’e-ley Chap¬
el last.
—Mumps seem to have subsided in
and around Lexington, and it is imped
to be permanent.
—The crop prospects grow brighter
and the. hearts of the farmers are pro¬
portionately glad.
—Tuesday next is the last well day for to give
in taxes, and it would be many
to bear it in mind.
—See Ordinary Bacon's notice to ad¬
ministrators, etc., in another column
and lie governed by it.
—Our jail is at present occupied sing¬ hy a
musical crowd. Their cont inuous
ing enlivens the community.
—After taking our week’s rest we
editor and “devils”hope to give the
E, no’s readers a little better paper.
Lexington will have several visit
mg young ladies during the summer to
add to the pleasure of her young people,
—Itisahase injustice to Lexington
to be accused of having atheists arnon^
her population, for such is not the case.
—Correspondents, we will all take a
rest next week. Refresh yourselves '
. , ,, ^ .. . ‘
. us a llews week , after,
—It is suggested that tlie sub-alli
ances of the county unite in -Rvipo u
! , barbecue sometime limin' ,min - the
The Tiac.rfncinfrfnvmAn surf^ing force on iKr he railroad i i
,! l' win , XI 11 ’ .?' 1
‘ 0 ‘ ‘ m | ' P
thdr work bxiav”
—A pan v of gentlemen , trom this
county raided South < arolma ( ast week
in search of ha nd runaways, ^; i’hey came
f>acb * mpty '
—Disappointment , eoubl ,, be , read . on ,
tIj « faces of many when the announce
ment of the hitch in getting rails for
the railroad was made.
LEXINGTON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1889.
Most Likely.
Perform a good deed; speak a kind
word; bestow a pleasant smile, and you
will be most likely to receive the same
in return, and the more jeweler. than likely if ren¬
dered to Skill,
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The Last Day.
Tax-Receiver llray requests ns to say
that next Tuesday is the last day his
books will he open for rcceiyiugtux re¬
turns. lie will lie in Lexington on
that day and would he glad if all who
have not given in their taxes would do
so, as it will not be at all pleasant to
him to have to double lax anyone.
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An Exhibition Hop.
The young men of Lexington have
issued invitations to a hop to lie given
at Ihe Masonic Hall on the night of Me
Moson aendemv exhibition m honor of
the graduates and their visiting frjends.
Lexington is famed for entertainments
oi 'Ins kmd and the young men say
hey wi 1 make this one of the most
brilliant they have ever given.
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To Speak ia Lexington.
On Saturday, July 6th, Hon. Ben
Terrell, of Texas, who has been making
a tour of the State speaking in the in¬
terest of the Alliance, will address the
citizens of Oglethorpe at the court¬
house in Lexington. This speaker has,
had good hearings wherever he lias ap¬
peared, and we predict for him as much
here. A large crowd is expected from
this and adjoining counties.
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Two in One Gum.
Quite a singular incident happened
to Messrs. Beil and George Bray, liv¬
ing near town, on Saturday last. They
had a colony of bees to swarm and were
hiving them, and when about all had
gone in the gum another colony made
its appearance, alighted therein. on the gum last
and immediately went colonies seemed At he
accounts the two to
getting along amicably together.
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Meson Academy Exhibition.
As we will not get out another issue
between this date, and the i 1th of July,
the date of the above entertainment, it
might be well for us lo give the pro¬
gram this week. The exercises will lie
gin at t):;!0 a. in., mid last until about 1
p. m. There will he no literary address
delivered as usual. The (.’rawford brass
band will intersperse the exercises with
good music. The exercises will lie in¬
teresting and doubtless well attended.
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Freak of a Chen-y Tree.
There is on a lot in Lexington have a sour
cherry tree usual ttiat order seems of to doing things. gotten
out of its
At the proper time it bloomed and Imre
a full crop of fruit, and since its first
blooming it has continued to bloom and
bear, it now having a pretty full crop
of green fruit on its branches, though
the first crop ripened and was gathered
some weeks since. Scions from this
tree can lie had by applying at this of¬
fice.
A Maddog Kitted.
The now too familiar cry of “mad
dog! was heard in this place Wedncs
day and considerable excitement was
caused in Mrs. S. S. Upson’s yard where
a dog, the property ol Ihe children ol
Mr. \V. A. Graham and Mrs. Stella Ol
iver, was acting strangely and showing
signs of hydrophobia. responded, Assistants and the animal with
dispatched guns quickly before had bitten anybody
it
or anything. It is not known that the
dog had been bitten by any other dog.
Quite American are We.
Thursday .''.i,' next is the.riorums .I'’’,. fourth
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is ai iu si.iiik >« ' ’"l: - ‘ ‘ 1
peopte m this part of America will let
We Trc umre'l'oyal-"us and ou,'devils
-md we are oniim to take i whole week’s
holrdav that wo mav celebrate and
therefore prepare vourself to get along
the best you can without an E< .to next
week whaf Armed with a free n-iss i.V we will
see virtue there is It.,
lunch houses of North Georgia during
our vacation.
to. ims’
Wednesday next Mr. V ince Sanford,
who is well known and has a host of
friends in the county, will lead to the
marital altar Miss Leveretl, will of Morgan
county. Mhe marriage occur at
Crawfordvillc, at the whom home the of l>rid^ the
groom’s been parents, boarding with and attending
has ste
phens’ High Seho 0 , Misses Jimmie
Deadwjler, of this place, and of Mamie
tendants. Hurt, of Maxeys, will he lived two the at
There never a clever
er boy than A ince. and we wish lor him
uubounded happiness.
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AA mtcryille, ... besides , being . divided in
ha! hy the line between Oglethorpe
and Uarke couiiHch, is the dividing
lme between the watersheds of Ihc Oeo
nee awl l voad rivers. About half the
water that falls m he place (lows into
the one arid the other half into the oth
er river. Half the number of stores in
He town are m one county and half in
the other; divided the population tied is about
equally and, as Fiitard
ph^e baif chew half the "thequids other of their on '’one mouths side
, 011
t lie citizens ol the place, liowever, are
united m „V '-ou, ” 5 ’ 1>U ‘
! ,ng t
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An Annoying Delay.
The directors are experiencing some
trouble in getting the steel rails for the
].. T. R. It., over which they are very
much annoyed. M wo months ago a
contract was made for the rail -111 wliirli
it was stipulated that they H.ould be
ready for -bipment hy May 1.1th. Since
tbi .,'contract was made there has been
it 11-0 jii ihu [, ni'u*‘ of raj)*, and for tlii*
( ipas0n l)l( . ar| j eH f rom whom they
bi.u Tt' !,av« delayed sliipnienl
I and, it semns. are trying to get out of
furnishing them at all. This will not
j cause a very lon-_' delay, however, From a>
j lbe dlr c,.tors' have already bought
otber liei , arill have them
1 Uere in a week Ol ten day-. The work
, of regrading and surfacing up the road
lied is about finished, and it the rails
were here track-lavio*' would be begun
Monday ’
next.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
The Echo’s Eagle Eyes Upon
the Moving Masses.
visiting AND BEING VISITED.
And Other Things Folks do Whleh Get
Tlietr Names in the Paper. A
Report from the Sick.
—Rev. F. II. Ivey, of Greenesboro,
visited relatives in Lexington Sunday
last,
duly —Superintendent days Ridgeway this week was off
again of several on
account sickness.
_ llamiUon McWhorter, Esq., has
| { in Washington S several .lavs this
k , * al b sines s.
—Ben Gilham did not go to Atlanta
Monday will later morning in the ns he expected, hut
go summer.
—Miss Jimmie Deadwvler will attend
the commencement of Stephens’ High
School in Crawfonlville next week.
—Mr. W. A. Graham, now of Bain
bridge, is spending a week or so with
his family who are visiting in Lexing¬
ton.
—Dr. S. I 1 . Richardson preached to
a large congregations at the Methodist
church last. on Friday and Sunday nights
—Mrs. Roane has begun preparations
to go lo California in the fall. She is
offering some valuable property for
sale.
-Mrs. Dr. Spratlin, nee Miss Daisie
I lance, of Helena, lias been visiting
friends and relatives in and near Lex
imrton ° this week.
-Tloward TI Arnold came home train
Atlanta V relay last tor a short respite
rom his arduous stml.es at Moores
liiisiness College.
—Hon. J. T. Olive, of this place,
was Wednesday last elected 1S!KI orator Martin for
the commencement of of
Institute, Jefferson.
—Miss Annie Sue Green, one of
Wilkes’ most fascinating belles, is ex
peeled shortly to visit Miss Lillie Hey
nolds, of this place.
—Miss Mamie Ilurl arrived Saturday
evening last and will remain two weeks
with her aunt and cousin, Mesdames
Johnson and Foster.
—Sheriff Ed. Maxwell has treated
himself and family to a handsome dou¬
ble-seated surrey, and drives the most,
handsome turnout in town.
.—] f there is a more royal entertainer
; M the land than find him. Col. J. It IS. Bnughn we
have yet to is always a
pleasant privilege to he one of his
irucsis.
Amis’ of*Si,nst«, , , ,, 'ifiKlri«T, Sl weal' ilp'to
Jefferson Tuesday to visit friends and
attend the commencement of Martin
Institute.
—MEloise Tavlnrarrived at home
Satnrilav evonim' 1'iom her leimtlic of vis
R to her sister, Mrs. Burns, Angus
b ., wbo accompanied tier for a visit of
a WP ek or so.
Hill Jewett ( allaway says his it is an girl tip
business to go to see best
twice and find her away from home.
There are twenty-live long miles be
tween Jewett’s home and Iter’s.
—Rev. AY. F. Rivers will exchange
appointments Ibis with Rev. \V. F. Smith,
ol place, on the first Sunday in
July Smith and will filling preach here on that day,
Mr. - the pulpit 1 1 at Winter
vU , e
-To the delight of her numerous
friends Miss (Maude Thompson arrived
at home Monday last to spend the iial
««ce of the vacation of the public schools
<>»' Athens. This will he until Sc,item
her 1st.
-We regret losay that Mr. J. T. Ar
noid has been upon a siek bed again
during the greater poi tion of the week;
a„d we emphatically deny that the grass
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<a»sc ol las illness.
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l 1 I'll it HI'S G. VV . Jil'OOKS.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
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T»(ie«r«p itowiinx, DKiTiutN, by Al
nance* n«. :ihh,
Wjik (iod^i his providence
>•«« removed from us our esteemed .
brother, George Bowling, on the 17th
0 f June, 18Si), thereby removing from
(Wade alliance one. of its most devoted
adherent* and active and useful mem
bers. One who so long as health would
was displacing'a (; ver ready to serve, l in any of
capacity, ‘, ,j ! fnan’and zea citizen worthy
ilM ati n as u of our
common corn,try, therefore
1!( . so i vf >d, That in the death of
]!rother Bowling our county has lost a
c qj z ,. n G f InU eh Fiend promise and Grade al
, a devoted and brother.
., Hll ^ T)lat this preamb , e and res „i„.
^ d descaled lhe IllinuteH al „|
lhat a be to the memory
f^ulhed T^ra Hm^u.Uv con v of these resolutions ■
..c and a copy fur
nisl,e<1 lhe Efl, ° for
p „ t ,liealiOM.
Go home my brethren, dry Saviour np your lean,
I^t me rest here ’till tlie »|.|>e»rs
Thvn iis H«av«n may we all mei-t,
Where alt our joys will be complete. I
( J. LA Mine'I, /’resident.
W. P. Gresham, Secretary.
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Half Fare Batei.
The old re,liwUle Georgia railroad has 1
distributed posters in this section an- i
nouiieing that in order to aid the poo
pie along its line in joining in 11 k usual
fourth of .July festivities it will begin
on the third to sell return tickets from
and to all stations on the road at one
fare rates. three I hese days. tickets Th will concession be good
for two or is !
on the part of the road will be appreci-:
ated bv the general public. j
IT WILL BE BUILT.
The \iikhnIii iV ( hilltii doom ii Knilnmil to l»e
Announced in 30 l)nyH.
Unless all signs and promises fail,
the const met ion of the Augusta X
Chattanooga railroad may he regarded
a certainty. This great line is a neces¬
sity to a wide holt of country. Capital¬
ists recognize this to he true; they see
that tlu> road will be a good investment
and are willing to put their money into
it.
A well-informed gentleman said on
yesterday that if work was not com¬
menced on the road within the next
thirty days proposals would he solicited
and work begun as soon as contracts
can be made to Augusta and Chatta¬
nooga, to tlie intermediate country, as
well as t he country beyond the proposed
western terminus. This road is of the
highest importance. Its development construction
will mark a new era in the
of the country and in the advancement
of the manufacturing and commercial
enterprises of the two cities named
above .—Amjitsla ('h,vni<-k.
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Fruit Jars, G. \V. Brooks.
MAYBE A KILLING.
Out* K»ii|»tlei* the Idiiut of a Sliotumi
Info flit' lloweta of Anofher.
Monday last a shooting scrape occur¬
red on the place of Dr. K. L. Sanders,
near Salem church, which may prove
fatal. It seems that Ferry Bell, color¬
ed, owed .Tack Edwards, another negro,
a debt which he was slow about paying.
Jack went before a Justice of the Peace
and sued out an attachment for some of
Ferry’s property. The attachment was
I 1 Laced in the hands of ahaihfl to serve,
^ut when he went to serve it the cm
plovers for'hhn of Perry order uilerccded he might and stood
in that henna
blpd t0 keep with him at, least through Thfs Jack the
, seas0 n the crop
<Ud ’ exactly understand, and
uot meet
mg „p vvith Perry hot words and a row
ensued, during which Perry n't resorted to
his trusty piece and shot Jack, the
load taking effect in the. stomach of his
antagonist, blv wound. making At an last ugly and possi
fatal accounts the
wounded negro was in a precarious eon
dition and was not expected told, to live,
Perry, t,oi the so we shooting, are was his' justifiable assailant
'T as
was a dangerous character, natl provok
ed the quarrel and was advancing on
him when lie discharged have made, his gun. As
yet no arrests been hut the
shootist remains to see tlie final result
of his act.
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Fruit Jars, G. W. Bn inks.
THAT BUILDING SCHEME.
The* IVimilc Academy miie* f.uld Oil
Into Square* unit Loin.
Tlwt '’"ildi.igsehe.ne reported in our
la«t struck the populace favorably. It
is considered a most excellent one, cn
tircly J.. feasible, and there are hut few,
q- 11 a,, a| J» ™j wl1 10 11 j( s bp 1 j nir * carried Midi out oill.
The number ol probable builders has
increased from six to eight, which but
adds The to idea tlie of project. Meson
putting the aead
,.my property on sale meets with the
heartiest endorsement, both with those
wbn have leased lots of it, and citizens
wbo have the prosperity of the town at
heart. Should the property he put on
sale it will not materially effect the
present lessees, since their leases will
hold good for the time they have been
made. The lots will he offered for sale
as will he those not leased, hut Ihe fact
that they are under a lease, will cause
the then, lessee to go.at purchase avery lowprice..enabling them and tliere
to
hy procure a permanent title. I’roeed
me to bring about this sale will begin
at the October term of the court and
Will meet with no objections,
AYl.em this has he,-"done the feniale
, ,u i "V l 1 a 1,0
W .°« ks an< ‘ th -‘V' ao , ., U / . M
'' ,l , ' , “ l ( l "' rfil ', Hl !' ,: e ,:l ! ! r <' Y
.
emy and also extend it through. Then
a street will be opened in the rear of
the Sanders ami Brooks’ lots connect
ing those two streets; then another
midway o|>gicd between this the street hack and side anolh- of the
er to be at
academy both ground* and parallel with
'
This will cut the property up into
four JJ pretty /xecllent‘lot*, sized squares* each contain
t 0 lots besides other making lots facing eight
corner
AVashington street from tlie male aca<1
emy side. It will open up the prettiest
and most desirable part of town for
residences, and we predict that so soon
as it is done the lots will he quickly
bought and handsome cottages erected
on all of them. It will be next sum¬
mer, however, before this can be done.
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The rank and decaying vegetation of re*
gions newly cleared ot timber, exposed to Ihe
rays of the sun, is sure to breed malaria. Dr.
J. 41. McLean’* Chill and radically Fever Cure, by mild
ami gentle action will cure. Fitly
cents a bottle.
before ,, , A’OU Gliyf , „ Flllt . .Jill’S ,
«CC t llO tA iiX-SOitJlll<f ( till at
OilC-half the price of JP glass
. ill ^ K. E. ,, JrtXKS, , AtJlCIlS. .
ICfiM viM Her Youth.
Mrs. Ft.tehe Chestey, Peterson, remarkable Clay Co.,
Iowa, tell* the following the story, j
ll,e truth of which ia vouchol for by rent
.len»» of the town: I ion 73 years ol.l have j
lamen«*» 0 for ninny ynnr.'mublTnt <Iro« niy-1
-elf wiibo.t help. Now I am free from alt
jmin am! anreness. and am able to do all uiy i
own housework. I owe uiy llianka to Elec- I
trie Rillera for having renewed my youth, and
reniovwi Jry a hotUe, coii»pJet*ly oOc. and a J Imswtw* -1. al Little uuu s Drug
’ tore ’
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“ \ rno lll MitXAVeil A Co ’’
leaders .
01 lOAV Dl'ICOS, BitAO
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JUSt received il VerVlitrgt*
| 0 t of single P aH<l doillflc lmi -
nCHH AVUlCll tllCV pFOpOrte to
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A SUCCESS IT WAS.
Zaradatha Lodge Royally Enter¬
tains Guests and Brethren.
SPEAKING AND A ROYAL FEAST.
A Most Propitious Day Happily Spent
by a Large Gathering of the Best
People of the County.
We had looked forward to Tuesday
last with high expectations. As we
had announced it was the day Zarada
tha Lodge, U. A. M., of Crawford, lmd
selected to have the brethren of neigh¬
boring lodges, their families ami friends
to join in with them in the celebration
of their patron Saint, St. Joint the Bap¬
tist. Wo were not alone iu our antici¬
pation, a fact evidenced by the curli¬
ness of the hour at which the invited
guests began to gather.
The program of the day began at 10
a. m. with a call from the lodge room
of t he entertaininglodgc, which gather¬
ed together visiting members from the
lodges at Athens, Maxeys and Point
Peter, and after a short session of the
joint lodges, brotherhood sixty-four formed members of tlie
headed mystic the in line hand and
by the Crittenden beautiful brass
marched to grove in rear
of the residence of Mr. S. II. Stokely.
Hern in a natural amphitheatre erected, a speak¬
ers’ stand and seats had been
upon which the Masons arranged them¬
selves to listen to the orators of the
day. They had of been proceeded who by a
large awaited concourse the interesting people anxious¬
ly speeches to
follow.
The first speaker, Hon. H. H. Carl¬
ton, of Athens, was introduced hy Mr.
W. T. Witcher, and arising Mr.‘Carl¬
ton, excusing himself for not having
himself had opportunity he would lo sufficiently have liked prepare to have
as
done, read and from instructive manuscript address a most in¬
free teresting lie commanded the upon
masonry, at¬
tention of tlie audience for thirty min¬
utes and was heartily his congratulated on
the excellence of oration.
After him Mr. John P. Shannon, of
lilberton, Grand Warden of the State
of Georgia, was introduced hy licv. J.
P. Cheney. Many of those present had
before heard Air. Shannon upon the
same fact did subject—free lessen the masonry—bin this
not interest mani¬
fested in Ills efforts. For forty minutes
he engaged the attention of ihe audi¬
ence in an a most happy mid instruc¬
tive style, giving the history of the or¬
der from its earliest conception, dating
back many years previous to the Chris¬
tian era. Mr. Shannon Is one of the
brightest and most, advanced Masons
iu the State, an ardent supporter of
Ihe order, and is in his element when
speaking of its virtues and its history.
Ills style is most happy this and occasion entertain¬ he
seemed ing at all t imes, in but on good
to lie unusually trim,
and the audience regretted when he
took his seat amid vociferous cheers.
When Mr. Shannon had finished Mr.
Witcher, the master of ceremonies, in¬
vited all present to partake of refresh¬
ments which had been provided for the
occasion. Beneath tlie inviting shade
it commodious table had been erected,
and upon it seldom was spread spread just for such a
feast as is mortal
man. It was a basket dinner and them
was of the iiiird choice ot viands a suf¬
ficiency for many times the number
present. Tlie entertainers were espe¬
cially active in seeing that every guest
was served, and many like us freely
pronounced it not only one of the most
bounteous hut one of the best served
feasts of the kind of which it had ever
been their evening privilege the to partake.
in the master masons
present held an interesting home meeting in
the lodge room of the lodge,
while their families anil other guests
spent the evening most delightfully lis¬
tening to sweet music and commingling
with their entertainers and guests.
At three o’clock all repaired to the
grounds to witness a game of hall be¬
tween the Crawford club and the Hele¬
na Blacks, of Wilkes county, which was
one interesting to all lovers of tlie h port.
After stood 22 a hard Id fought in favor game of Ihe the home score
to
team.
hospitality ll'ith the of dispersing the good of people the crowd of tlie
ford ('raw
did not cease, a large portion of
those present accepting pressing the evening invi¬
tations to remain over for
to attend the entertainment of the Ethi¬
opian club, which was to appear that
night at Martin’s Hall. This troupe
was composed of the pick of the min¬
strel talent of the town, which afforded
a large and appreciative audience much
amusement in the presentation of “Ma
zeppa,” a burlesque, and‘‘Uncle Jeff,”
a farce, the, plays being and unique interspersed
with some excellent music
and singing. made Especially eight novel was tne
good liiuRic the hands upon of four perform¬ common
bottles in
ers, and the harmonica quartette mak¬
ing music which would have done cred¬
it instruments. to professionals ou more pretentious
Thus closed a day of which rare will pleasure long
and entertainment, one
vest in the memories of the targe num¬
ber who participated.
No Barbecue to Be.
AVaTson SPHINOB, June IN.
^IHTttK Ei llo:—The impression
seems to here prevail that the a baibeeiie will
he given on 28th (list, ill con
neetion with a basket picnic. I feel it
niy duty to the public to state that there
will Ixi no barbeciK; but li larj^e banket j
picnic, at well which we hope to see your
section represented and fee! as
»«red lhat they may expect agood time.
A large crowd will he here and there ;
will be dancing during the day and a j
ball at night. A line hand of musicians :
are engaged for the occasion. All who j
come liaskets. are expectcl to bring well tilled
l'lease. correct, in vour issue ;
of this week, the existing Impression I
in regard ' Yours, to the barlieeue J. AV. WiNOFIELD. and oblige, 1 {
*1.00 A YEAR.
I MAXEYS PET. MATTERS.
—Mad dogs.
— Bilious fever.
—Making wine.
—Cotton fields laden with blooms.
—Miss Alice Hurt is visiting in
(! rcenesborn.
—Miss Mamie Hurt is spending some
time in Lexington.
—Uev. John Cheney preached here
last Sunday afternoon.
—The Masons report a pleasant time
at Crawford last Tuesday.
—The farmers have a desperate,
struggle to conquer Gen. Green.
day. —Maxeys Gone is Watson’s almost depopulated to¬
to Springs.
—Master Guy Brightwell killed a
genuine muddogat this place last week.
—Clem Jewell, our brag colored far¬
mer, has both cows and sheep for sale.
—Two runaway negro couples of near
here got married last Sunday a week
ago.
what —Only have a very few wheat fields hut
been planted in corn and
peas.
—We will get to report a wedding in
high life in Falling Creek district before
its always.
—We have seen some fields of eotlon
so actually badly spoilt that the buzzards were
after it.
—“Pet” has been sick. Yes; too
sick to die for a few days, hence oitr
rickety rackety dots this week.
Mr. —Congratulations and Mrs. are in order for
T. E. Birchmore. Its a
boy and was born last Tuesday niorn
ing.
—Mr. S. Bailey, our clever towns¬
man, has kindly remembered us with a
basket of the nicest peaches we have
seen.
—Mesdames Belle Joost and F. C.
Bailey, visit of Palestine, Texas, is expected
to friends and relatives here in
July.
—Judge Colclough says oil an old water¬
melon went and got his vine and
growed to he as large as a man’s head
rn one night.
—We regret to have to chronicle the
Gillen, lingering indisposition of Mr. Andrew
,Nr. lie has been in bad health
for several weeks.
—A good many colored people around
this place take the Echo. They snv
it gives move Maxeys news than they
can get and live rig'lR here.
—Mr. N. Bailey has been slightly in¬
disposed this week, so much so Unit he
could not attend the Masonic celebra¬
tion at Crawford last Tuesday.
—Rev. T. M. Foster, so well and fa¬
vorably known in this section, who re¬
cently moved to Washington Territory,
will return in a few days to Oconee
county lo make it his permanent home.
—Cards are. out for tlie marriage of
Mr. V. T. Hanford, Jr., to Miss Lizzie
of Leveretl, July. at Vince Cfnwfordville, has host on of the. 3rd
a friends
good at this luck. place who wish him.unbounded
Tlie —Maxeys showed has gained real a new feature.
town life last wffek.
Tins month of dullness and stupor, with
ed no glory off with but reminiscences, liveliness were round¬
compared almost a the best worthy of historic to bo
lo
days. Maxeys lmd a corner. It was
hardly a corner to lie celebrated years
hence; perhaps in Ynnderhill’s famous
scoup iu Harlem or even John Duff’s
later pyrotechnics in Hannibal and St.
Joseph. that, But it was a corner for all
and quite a respectable corner,
too, so far as its financial and specula¬
tive consequence was concerned. And
some, of Maxeys’ latter day worthies
left were caught iu it, squeezed in it. mid
by it rather the worse for wear,
limp and forlorn. The corner was iu
the shape of a potato slip trust. They
were scarce and a few were on the mar¬
ket, when some one hollered hurrah
and the light opened. The whole stock
exchange gathered into one crowd and
bids opened, 1 1-2 cents being planked
and.’! 1-2 covering it. Suddenly had rumors
began to tloat that the slips been
withdrawn from the market. Dr, Duf
Lain saw' at a glance the unfortunate
crisis and said he had ten that lie would
sell for ten cents apiece. One dollar
was planked and was dollar in an William. instant cov¬
ered hy a two The
next scene Monk Gillen mounted a
goods box and squalled at the top of
his voice that such was not business,
and s/nil/iint he was Maj. surprised Brightwell to see so many of
.:. was one
the innocent lambs that had to have po¬
tatoes, and chimed out that he had a
few thousand dollars to invest. Mr. L.
Jacks stepped up about that time and
wanted to know if skullion slips would
not suffice, as ho had a few left. Frank
Gilliam rushed off to his potato patch
and put his dozen in his pocket, and
was soon at the scene of action again.
Tom Gillen got what few Irish potatoes
he had in the store and marched up to
the scene. Jim Atkinson said his chil¬
dren have loved ’em. the and things he boarded and was V obliged
to a which
was quickly covered hy an X from
Judge children Colclough, Boh who said he had some
too. Gilliam went five
better, as he wanted to save seed this
year. The clerks by this time had l»c
gun to manifest an interest. John Zit¬
her was the first to make a break, and
roared out that he was a hear and want¬
ed to invest in something, but could not
get oil to the rush. By this time the
courier had returned from the different
parts of the country with the good plants, news
that there was plenty of potato
and the crash was sudden, and only a
few got squeezed.
roNxl'AIPTiON c.'I'KEH.
v ., hvgjci . lu retjre<J froI11 nraeticc,
having hadplaced in his hands by an Eaat
India missionary the formula of a simple veg
etable remedy Ibr lhe npeeily and permanent
<mre of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh,
Asthma amt all Throot ami '"^‘"Vor
.Won* < omplainta, afler in
paving a-stml its wonderful curative poweni
thousands of cases, h«* felt it his duty to make
it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated
by th.s motiveland a.^tcire n. relieve hitman
Vt**thra ’ re^T,'^, in Ge'rmaT’F^.ch'or preparing and
p, | ish wit |, f„ndirections lor
S«iit by mail U\ hv addressing with sUtup Pow.
,mmin« this paper. A. Nov e*', H9
era’ Block, Kis-'lieater, N. Y. o-I2«s>w