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Oglethorpe County.
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The News Items They Gather up In
Their Respective Localities to
Interest Our Readers.
SANDY CREEK.
spv.
—Too warm to be comfortable.
—Oh! for those eggnogs and turkey
dinners.
—J. A. Maxey returned from Greene
last Monday.
—The young people are holidays. anticipating
a huge time during the
—Mr. Green Langston, of Farming
ton, was in this community the first of
the week collecting school funds.
—Ye scribe is jubilant oyer the pros¬
pects of getting fat Xmas. We have
have invitations to two turkey dinners.
—Kev. Charlie Edwards will preach
at Macedonia next year. We congrat¬
ulate this church upon securing him as
pastor.
—Bailiff E. II. Salmons of near Lex¬
ington, visited Rowells Mills last Sun¬
day, lnit not having the right kind of
papers he could not arrest t he one lie
wanted to. so he returned looking
sorter disappointed.
—Effort is being made to secure a
school at -Midway next year for Mr. H.
It. Robinson, who is now and attending hope
college theelTortwillnot.be at Lexington, Ivy., vain, wc Mr.
in ns
Robinson is a good teacher and wc wish
his patronage.
—The year of 1889 will soon be num¬
bered with the things of the past and
wc should be thankful for the great
blessings which have been bestowed
upon us, and in (lie beginning of the
new year we should begin with renew¬
ed energy’ to make home and family good
happy, but in working for our own
wc should not forget our county paper
and do all in our power to aid it in
reaching the top round of the ladder of
fame.
WESLEY CHAPEL.
UUKRCI'8.
—Nearly everyone through picking
cotton.
A pretty good area sown in wheat
and it with more care.
VVe are glad to report Mr. Berry's
condition considerably improved.
Misses Ellen and Willie Brooks are
visiting their mint, Mrs. Stovall, near
(lainmfulle.
— Mr. .1. T. Mathews is moving to
tin 1 Arnold place, near Dr. Wise's. Wc
dislike to have him leave ns.
—Sonic of ns are pining for a spell
of cool weather to slaughter some hogs.
Corn going too fast and meat rations
getting scarce.
—Mr, I’. trip B. Bnughn Jefferson started last week, on a
business to
but sickness compelled his return from
Athens. He is able to be up but is
quite feeble from a severe cold.
Died at his home, near here, on
Saturday last, Mr. M. B. Brooks, aged
.ill had years, one month health and four long days, time, lie
been in had for a
his malady being kidney trouble and
lt is suffering intense, but Mr. he bore B. it
with remarkable fortitude. was
a native of Tennessee, but had lived in
Georgia near 40 years of his life and all
save a short while in this county. He
wits a good, quiet citizen, and, though
not a member of any church, he ex
pressed before his death a hope of sins
pardoned. lie was resigned, leave liis great his
regret being that lie had to
wife and children without a home and
competency for their support. Wo ex¬
tend to his fond wife and bereaved
children our heartfelt sympathy and
condolence. May lie whose ear is
opened to the lamentations of the wid¬
ow and orphan bless them in their bo
reavement.
FREDERICK.
li. 11. II.
—Winding up eotton picking.
this —Wo week. are listening for wedding bells
— Rev. Sherman England visited his
old home this week.
Clouds Creek Sunday-school will
have a Christmas tree.
—Mr. Sieve Black speaks of going to
the laud of flowers soon.
—We will have a new preacher on
this circuit another year.
Mr. .1. W. Jarrell has aline chance
of turnips banked for winter use.
Dr. Green, of the Glade, spent Iasi
Sunday with the old folks at home.
—G, II. Howard has a fine lot of
cash. yard posts that he will sell cheap for
Rev. J. F. ('honey will deliver a
lecture al the Christmas tree at Clouds
Creek.
—Masters Mell and Clarence Howard
have set them out a line voting peat'll
orchard.
quite a number of our neighbors
will go to Athens this week getting up
Xmas tricks.
-Mr. ,, and , Mrs. ». M. H. ii Arnold . 1 . of ,
SSKiffo.’S 1 SSI. w,,h ,w
—Mount Pleasant Sunday-school will
give an entertainment l hristmas day.
They will have some good music, >io
doubt.
—Dr. Thurmond anti wife paid our
community a visit last week. The Dr.
was looking after the brethren that
had not paid him.
—We sympathize with Mr. and Mrs.
John Flee man in the death of their lit
tie son. It is sad indeed, but we trust
they mav be able to sav as did Job:
»/ rile Lord "ave and the Lord taketli
awav. blessed be the name of the Lord."
THE OGLETHORPE ECHO: LEXINGTON. GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1889.
MAXEYS MATTERS.
PET.
—The Xmas turkey is fat.
—Sociables spontaneously frequent.
—A little of the staple yet in the
Held.
—The colored brother is now in hog
heaven.
— A public hop in the Masonic hall
next Friday night.
lanta -Mr. last Jno. Tuesday W.*Moody went to At
lama last Tuesday.
Improvements are being made in
our town every day.
—That Conyers smile still clings to
Monk Gillen's face.
—Master Ralph Urightwell still wears
the blue ribbon as a marksman.
—Movers have already got a hump
on them and have begun to stir.
—The upper edge of Greene county
went on a connubial tear this week.
—The like of Christmas tricks has
never been seen in this place before.
—Yc Ed. got our dots kinder mixed
last week, too much so to trv to correct
now.
—The Sunday-school at this place
will entertain the public next Thursday
night.
Miss Julia Milner, a favorite in se
lent society, Urightwell, is spending some time with
Mrs. A. T. at this place.
—Mr. S. Bailey’s wheat field is look
m >•«»««■»«. Of It his thoroughly prepared t*.
secret IS
land.
—Miss Bessie Asbury, spending the mocking
bud of I'nion Point, is a few
days Gilliam, with her grand-mother, place. Mrs. W.
II. of this
—Estrays arc getting Melton to be numer¬
ous. Mr. Dave lias taken up a
stray cow that he would like for the
parties concerned to call and get.
—Dr. M. J. Nicholson moved Ins
drugs to Antioch last Tuesday, where
lie will gladly welcome his friends and
patrons. Chronic and diseases of wo¬
successfully men a specialty. treated without Venereal diseases
mercury.
GLADE GLEANINGS.
UOIIKIIO.V.
—Twelve days till “credit day.”
—Talking of Santa Claus all the time.
—Mr. Tom Cummings and family
visited friends here last Saturday.
—Orders for the Stephens combina¬
tion plow for 18110 are beginning lo
come in.
—J. W. Tiller bought two bales cot¬
ton last Saturday “sight unseen” and
got left live dollars.
—Wish we could have attended the
memorial meeting in Lexington the
llth., hut did not get the news in time.
—W. G. Tiller has obtained water at
“Gold Bill” and will move there just
as soon as lie can get possession of the
premises.
—Wc are expecting quite a number
of invitations to turkey dinners during
the holidays. Each and every invita¬
tion is hereby accepted.
—“It is reported here that you Saturdays went to
Sandy Cross two or three
since, and •I “It’s an unmitiga¬
ted lie. 1 never drank a drop!”
—How is this? The Echo did not
reach us There till Monday. will They if were this due
Friday. The be a riot had
pens any more. postmaster
to take to the woods this time.
-Trof. .. e Mathews .. ,, , school , , now mini
hers , nearly forty pupils and still they
c °« ie - Our people arei becoming cu¬
| hu8e(1 on education. Lot s have that
literary society, reading club, etc.
—Messrs. McDonnell, of days Iliwassce,
Ga., will he here in a tew with a
large drove of mules. They are excel
lent men, and we hope to see them
build up a good trade in tins section,
—The Lexington Terminal went back
on two of our citizens last Wednesday, Crawford
causing them to be left at for damages
from 12 till 4 o’clock. Suits
have been started. We mean to have
money or blood.
—A little scrimmage took place re¬
cently between hogs. two This neighbors is bad about
some dent. stray Let all observe the a stock prece¬ law,
us
the moral law and the divine law. Make
peace and be neighborly.
—An effort is being made here to
raise some money for the Davis fund.
Let every man, woman and child in the
South give something. First provide
for tbu living and then build a monu¬
ment so high that Proctor and all bis
crew can see it, though they be a thous¬
and miles off.
CHEROKEE CORNER.
OCCASIONAL.
— Nearly done picking cotton.
—There has not been much wheat
sown around here this fall.
—Our section will likely he visited
by the matrimonial wave this week.
—Mr. Sant L. Norton left a week or
two ago to make his home in Florida,
where he had been offered a good posi
d° n -
—Col. A. F. Pope has had a bad
time with a felon on his hand for the
h '. s! l ' v0 "•' oks - af*! 1 report
* llnl better now. lie is still m Athens.
—Some of our big farmers have made
big crops this year, Twenty hales of
eotton and plenty ot corn to the mule
has been made by some this year on
j their wages crops.
! —J. Flank Crowlev killed the kiug
j porker last week, lie was seventeen
months old, seven feet two inches from
"«»'v-L.™„b«. lip U)tll , ;uul Wt . ic hed four hundred and
—Miss Maggie Jewell, a maiden lad\
over at Hertnon, was run over by a
<> 0 w that she was milking last week and
I her leyg broken just above the knee,
The broken limb was set by Dr. V>\
Faust, ol Lexington, and she is doing
very well. Rev. M. TV. Edwards, of
the same place, has been dangerously
ill for several days, but was better last
Sunday.
—Mr. A. IL Weeks and family will
start on the 17th for their new home in
Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Weeks left the
dry goods emporium of A. T. Stewart.
| New \ ork. iu 187b, and since then j
has been successfully engaged in farm
ing ami stock raising m this section,
When he came here his possessions
were less than five hundred dollars. lie
has raised a considerable family and is
to-day worth in cash over live thousand
dollars. This shows what there is in
hay, grain and cotton niixtd in with
stock raising and the proper amount of
Xew England thrift and economy.
—Mr. Jas. F. Dillard had a negro
Louse mysteriously burned up one day
,ast *P n,, S5 l( ut at the time it was
thought that it caught from the pipe of
one of the negroes about the place,
Last Sunday, while Mr. ]>. was at
church, another one of his tenant houses
was seen to be on lire and before help
arrived it was enveloped in tiames and
i< w ith its contents was soon in ashes.
When Mr. D. arrived on the scene and
began inquiring into the cause, he
found that a little negro boy. whose
mother lived in the house, had piled up
a lot of trash under the house and then
deliberately believed set it on lire, and that it is now
that he set the one was
burned last spring. The little fiend is
about twelve years old, and as mean as
they ever get. These Dillard, repeated losses both
fall heavily on Mr. as
were good houses.
Hull* -\o Mistake.
jf yon have made up your mind to buy
Hood’s Sarsaparilla do be induced to take any
other. Possessing, Hoods Sarsaparilla by virtue of is peculiar peeulm. medi
f ine - its com
srryxrsKtesswBB before the people. For all afleciions arising
from impure blood or low state of the system
it is unequalled, lie sure to get Hood’s.
30 pieces more 9-oz. all-wool jeans the
to close at 25c., worth 50c.
world over, at; Davison, Lowe &
Shepherd’s,
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If you want fresh goods,
rD * T T *• ll<U|iL! ir. mwM .\, S, V fy. I «l nv \ _
'
|oi*d, Gil,
O’Favrel & Funkenstein invite the
counties people of Oglethorpe visit their and furniture adjoining
to em¬
porium when in Athens and look.
No charge for showing goods.
Headquarters for Grocer¬
ies and Xmas Goods at L.
T. Harper’s, Crawford. Ga.
• -
Don't fail to secure a lot of the 9
oz. all-wool Jeans at 25c., worth the
the world over. Such chances don’t
come once in ten years.
!>., L. & S.
I am again in my old' quarters,
over Scuddev’s, prepared to give the
people of Athens and vicinity the
finest Photographs ever made in the
city. C. U. Mills.
Fresh lot of new crop
raisins at VV. J. Cooper &
Co.’s.
Biggest cut ever heard of in
Cloaks. We are going to close out
our entire lot of Cloaks way below
manufacturers' cost, Come and see
y 0[ . yourself IX, L. & S.
Many Persons
Are broken clown from overwork or household
ciues lirowii’s Iron Bitters
rebuilds the system, aids malaria. digestion, the removes genuine. ex¬
cess of bile, and cures Get
• —----—
Better and sweeter Or¬
anges than von can get else¬
where at Harper’s, Crawford
Duel*leu's Arnlcn Solve.
Tin: Best Salvk in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Fleers, Salt Rheum, Feyer
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skiu Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaran¬
teed to ^ive perfect satisfaction, or money re¬
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
M. G. Little, Crawford.
Select Oranges for $2.7*5
box, 35c. dozen at 3. T.
Harpers Crawford, Ga.
O'Farrell & Funkenstein have a
throe story five-room building packed
with all the grades of Furniture
from the cheapen to the finest, and
do not propose to lie undersold by
any house in the State.
r pHE I Public Schools of Oglethorpe County
shall begin at any time from the 2nd Mon¬
day in January until the 2nd Monday in Februa
rv, as the patrons and teachers may elect, for
the year 1S1H), and continue for a term of four
months or so days. Teachers must give tin*
County School Commissioner notice, by mail their or
otherwise, of the date of commencement of
schools. l!y order of the Conner Hoard of Edu¬
' JOHN F. CHENEY,
cation.
School Commissioner iIglothorpe Comity.
Crawford, Ga., Dec. if>, iSSU. I2t.l
As hit. PARKER'S
Medical & Surgical Institute
\\ J 151 1 j N. Spruce St., Nashville, Ten a.
Treataud Cureall Chronic DIs
^fVi&^^Reases. Db. tH^FCases. Deformities Sexual Diseases and of Surgical Men.
Women and Children the results
of Imprr/eet Development. Kell
Jfabits or Freest, , Opium and Private and the Whiskey Hos¬
Habit, etc. Sanitarium Lying-In
pital iu connection. Write for circular.
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M. J. NICHOLSON,
Practicing *• Physician,
>
Obstetrician and Surgeon,
\. axeys,ga. Oirouicamt aisease* of »•<>
•'* men amt ohiiiin-n* q>«fi»ny. Has taken
'.'A'Ve'„'„a',-ar.'"liiuu,Ami biomi
dollars for au treatment of poison.
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Has left with me a big line of
CHRISTMAS GOODS
Consisting' of a,n37* “Varieties of
Handsome China and Glassware,
Toys, Dolls and Fireworks,
Fruits, Grapes, Confectioneries.
They must be sold, so Low Prices prevail,
m G. W. BROOKS WM *
GLASS FRONT STORE, LEXINGTON.
Crawford Academy,
OGLETHORPE COUNTY, GA.
rpllK i iliiv SPRING ibo tali TERM of January ot 1680 and will continue begin Mon
six
months. 'I'lie Fall Term will begin the 1st of
September aiul continue three ami a half motahs.
RATES OF TUITION:
Primary Department, per month....... $ 2.(10
Intermediate Department, per month, 2. on
Classical Department, per month...... .. 3.00
Pupils will between receive the the ages beuerit of of six the ami Public eighteen Fund
years
for four months any time during the year.
Oral and written examinations will be held
monthly. Discipline be
will firm.
We will make a specialty of preparing boys
and girls for any class in college.
We earnestly'solicit satisfaction. your help, and promise
entire
The Music Department will be under the coil
tro! of Miss I.i/.zie Cheney. Terms $3.00 per
month.
Hoard at $7.00 per month.
l or further particulars apply (o
A. S. RHODES, Principal.
o- 1390 . -o
Lexington, Oglethorpe Co., Ga.
rpjtlS Institution, fov boys ami girls, is located
1 in a community noted for health, refinement
and culture. The building is a commodious
brink structure well suited for school purposes.
CALENDAR.
spring Term of 6 mos. opens Wednesday, Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Fall Term of I 1110 s. opens Aug. (i.
^TUITION
PRIMARY CLASS, per month,........ .*l.M
INTERMEDIATE Cl.ASS, per month,. . 2.00
ACADEMIC Cl.ASS, per .............. . 2.50
COLLEGIATE CLASS, per month,.,... . 3.00
Payable by the close of each term.
Tuition will be charged from date of entrance
to the close of the term.
Incidental foe, Spring term, 50 cts.; Fall term
25 cts., in advance.
Deduction of public fund will be made from j
above rales.
Methods of Instruction and Text P>ooks I he <
latest approved. prepared for the higher elaesss of col¬
lege. Pupils
The Principal and Trustees'pledgefaithful school worthy and
united efforts to make the the j
pnlrnnsge which they respectfully solicit. :
Hoard in g,K>d families from $(>.00 to $10.00 per ;
month.
For particulars address
M. S. WEAVER, Principal,
Eatonton, Ca.
After January 1st, l-exington, Ga.
SANTA I CLAUS
Has again maJe his Headquarters at
O. BODE’S I i ;
ATHENS, CA., j
iV 4 M> brought with him a larger Hue of Holiday ;
ts«x*d> than efcr % consisting of Toy* of every l
description. Toilet Setts, Cups and saucers, etc.,
etc. My stock is ii>« most complete I h.*»ve ever
had .inti mv prices are sower than , ever before. .
Call < arly and get benefits of selection.
C. BODE, Athens.
; J . H. HUGGINS,
-:TIAS A LARGE STOCK OF:
CHINA, GLASS & LAMPS,
r’or tlie Fall and. TTsTlnter Trade.
It will pay you to call on this house when needing anything in this lino.
Fine Hanging Lamps, Itall Lumps and Chandeliers in profusion at Hug¬
gins’. You will also find the largest stock and great variety of Knives ami
Forks, Spoons, Castors, etc. You can get Knives and Forks from 50c. to
$10 per set from this house. Silvcrplated Ware at lowest prices. Young
married folks starting out to house-keeping can get all the necessary
house-keeping goods they want from this house. Fine line China display Dinner of beau¬ sets
and Tea Sets in large variety. If you want to see a
tiful goods call at Huggins’ when you are in Athens. They are leaders on
these goods and will save you money.
CASH *STOREI
J. P. ARMISTEAD,
CRAWFORD, GA •9
General Merchant-Cotton Buyer.
Remember me. 1 will soil more goods in shorter time for loss money
t-lian any competitor. 1 only men Hop the above that von may be sure to
call ott me before you buy elsewhere. Obediently yours,
J. P. ARMISTEAD.
NEW DEPARTURE
AT THE LITTLE STORE!
I have recently added to mv stock one of the cheapest linos of choice No¬
tions ever seen in Lexington. Think of two spools of excellent spool
eotton fora nickle. Other goods proportionately Canned Goods cheap. Con¬ My
line ot Fanev and Family Groceries. and
fectioneries will be found to be the most complete.
EDDIE T. ROANE, LEXINGTON, GA.
Trespassers Beware,
4 IL parties are hereby notified Rot tn tros
V pass in anv Creek vra> nj>on any of my lands sim
ated in iirove ami Pleasant Hill districts
4»f this (Oglethorpe) county. Those who do may
exited the full extent of the law.
det) 4t * I. X. DILLARD.
NOTICE!
4 IX persons imtebteJ to Brooks .X Crawford
, Y will it lease call and settle at once. Mr.
c raw f„r,i expects to leave the first of January,
consequently Respectfully, we are cojqieiled to ask for a set
t lenten t A CRAWFORD _
15ROOKS
Notice to Farmers.
AM prepared to do all kinds of clock and
watch and all kinds of jewelry work at half
what anyone el&e will charge you. Call and jr**t
iny prices before you carry, your work else¬
where. The Waterbury watch* can be repaired
for a mere trifle, i he only place between here
and New York. T>o not carry your watch to a
cobbler and ruin it and then think I will work at
half price. Come one, come all, and be coot in
ceil.
Xj. T. 3—C.jfb-TSirAfcjTS,
Jeweler, Crawford, Ga.