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when They Take a Look at Our Stock.
COUNTY GOSSIP.
As it Comes to Us Over Our
Grapevine Telephone.
A FULL PAGE OF COUNTY NEWS
Upon Which is Recorded all the Hap¬
penings of Local Interest as
They Transpire Weekly.
—Fishing the sport.
—Fish tales in order.
—Spring in all its glory.
—Getting ready for court.
—Fruit just right to be killed.
—And now April is Marching.
—A big white frost yesterday morn¬
ing.
—Lots of guano being put under
corn.
—Masonic meeting at Crawford to¬
night.
—A few new spring suits were out
Sunday.
—Full moon next Tuesday. Look
out for frost.
—Don’t, whatever you do, weary of
planting corn.
—It took the ground but a few days
to get too hard.
—Told you about putting on that
spring clothing.
—Only those here Tuesday who had
urgent business.
—A royal welcome will be given the
quarry workmen.
—Some farmers report half of their
corn crop planted.
—Lexington is going to have a big
cash store this fall.
—Work at the gold mines is being
pushed right along. *
—Heard a dove cooing the other
day. That means lots.
—Very little if any cotton planted
before court this spring.
—Big plantings of corn this week re¬
ported from every section.
—What to live on UDtil gardens come
in is the problem of the day.
—Winter was considerably in the lap
of spring yesterday morning.
—But few vegetables up to be pinch¬
ed by yesterday morning’s frost.
—Too many visitors m town Satur¬
day and Sunday last for us to mention
ail.
—The county board of education will
meet in Lexington next Tuesday, the
9th.
—Something to take the place of oats
to feed upon this summer is a great
need.
—Only two or three very important
caaes on the dockets for the approach¬
ing court. Oglethorpe
—Fifteen students from
attend the John Gibson Institute at
Bowman.
—The opening of the quarries will
create a good size building boom here
this summer.
—Guano haulers seem to have done
their work all at once. They have al¬
most stopped
—The convening of court on that
day will iu'.erfere with Easter Monday
picnics around here.
—It sounded strange to hear people
wishing for rain as they have been do¬
ing the""past few days.
_One can hardly believe that a week
of sunshine could work such vast
changes in vegetation.
—One of the largest congregations has
at the Baptist church Sunday that
- ever been in Lexington.
—There should be a general meeting turn out of
of the young people to the
the literary society tonight.
—As is usually the case the first
Tuesday before court-week there was a
very small crowd in town Tuesday.
—A road to connect with the G. C.
& N. would make Lexington one the
best business points in all ai '
—The John Gibson Institute
over a large delegation of students to
the Union meeting Saturday aud 8 ub
day. dollar, make
—If you can’t pay us a "to
Yity cents. It will go a through long way the
wards enabling us to pull
summer.
The ladies of the Baptist church
wm "ive an ice cream festival on Tues
day night of court-week, the proceeds
go to the cause of missions.
THE OGLETHORPE ECHO, LEXINGTON, GA.: FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1895.
B. H. & W. P. DORSBY.
| CLOTHING # FURNITURE. t>
Our elegant stock of New Spring Clothing is now ready
for the public’s inspection.
We know we have as full an assortment of as good
goods as can be found in the State, and our prices
are as low as the lowest.
Our line of Gents Furnishings, Neckwear, Hats, etc., is
our pride. We have all the latest styles and nov¬
elties in these goods.
115 to 121 Clayton Street, ATHENS, GM. Next to Davison & Lowe’s.
The School Teachers’ Meeting.
We are requested by Mr. G. M.
Faust, who was chairman of the last
meeting of school teachers of the coun¬
ty, to correct an impression that the
next meeting will be tomorrow instead
of on the 13th, as appointed by the
meeting. The purpose of the meeting
will be to form a county teachers’ as¬
sociation. All white teachers are cor¬
dially invited to attend.
The Work at The Mines.
Dr. Wise tell us that the work at the
mines is being pushed right along. A
shaft has been sunk twenty feet and
some indications of the "sought for
ledge has been struck. At this depth
tunnels will be dug laterally in different
directions and if the ledge is not struck
by seme one of them the shaft will be
sunk deeper and more tunnels dug.
The doctor is sanguine of ultimate
success in finding the main resting
place of the precious metal.
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It Is Com. W. E. Faust.
The Boa r d of County Commissions
had no trouble in filling the vacancy on
the board Tuesday. Messrs. Walter
Maxwell and A. J. Gillen having with¬
drawn from the race left the field prac¬
tically open to Hon. W. E. Faust who
was unanimously elected on the ’ first
ballot. Mr. Faust is one of the coun¬
ty’s staunchest and most reliable citi¬
zens aud will make a good commision
er. We congratulate him upon having
this new honor placed upon him.
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Will Build Vehicles.
Mr. A. S. Rhodes having purchased
Mr. W. O. Tucker’s interest in the
firm of Tucker Bros., Crawford, what
was the Tucker Bros.’ shops will here¬
after be run by him and Mr. R.
F. Tucker under the firm name of
Tucker & Rhodes. They expect to im¬
prove their plant and go largely into
the manufacture of vehicles of all
kinds. They will, however, give spe¬
cial attention to repair work of all
kinds. See their card in another col¬
umn.
Applicants Galore.
Almost before the ink was dry on
the notice in these columns last week
that Ordinary Bacon had received the
blanks for applicants for pensions for
iudigent ex-soldiers applicants began
to flock to the Ordinary’s office them aud
ever since that officer has given
almost bis entire attention. Tuesday
he was literally "county besieged. There justly are
several in the who are
entitled to this pension, but there are
many who are applying who will nec¬
essarily be disappointed. At last ac¬
counts there were about sixty appli¬
cants.
Has Not Decided Yet.
We know our readers are anxiously
awaiting Judge McWhorter’s decision
as to moving to Athens. We asked
him about it Wednesday and was in¬
formed that he has not reached a de¬
cision yet and has been given until af¬
ter court-week to accept or reject the
position offered. Some matters to de
velope during our court will have
great weight with the Judge’s final de¬
cision. We, in common with every
citizen of Oglethorpe county, hope that
those matters will so develope remain as to
cause him to determine to in
Lexington.
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The Terminal Well Caves.
The obstreperous well from which
the Terminal road has been wont to
get a supply of water for the eDgine,
but which has given so much trouble
did its crowning almost act Tuesday evening
and caved in from bottom to
top- lt was being recurved when its
walls fell in, but luckilv no one wa3 in
the well at the time. Thus the supply
of water is entirely cut off and the en¬
gine had to take a rest until some other
arrangements could be made. By
s’renuous efforts, however, Supt.
Knox had the well in fix yesterday and better to
supply water until another
supply can be obtained.
The Union Meeting.
The propitiousness of the weather
for farm work made the Union Meet
ia! r which was in session here Friday,
Sa ^ urday and Sunday hist rather siimly
attended by delegates as well as visit
or? ^ exce pt 0 n Sunday when there was
’ congregation hand to wit
a j a r2e on
j j negg \he exercises and hear one of Dr.
i Gibson’s most able sermon. The pro
j gram published and last there week was very
we ll carried out was
; j n g twice a day by able divines, and
the exercises throught was quite inter
esting as well as beneficial to those who
witnessed them. It was a disappoint-
1 ment to our people that there were
few visitors to entertain.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
1 The Echo’s Eagle Eyes
the Moving Masses.
VISITING AND BEING VISITED.
And Other Things Folks do Which Get
Their Names in the Paper. A
Report from the Sick.
—Miss Wilcoxen, of Alabama, is vis
iting her sister, Mrs. E. M. Drake, on
Church street.
—Messrs. O. It. Arnold and John
Knox were in Atlanta yesterday and
Wednesday on urgent businesss.
—Since Tuesday night of last week
Tom W. Crawford has been singiug
lullabies to another flue daughter.
—Ordinary Bacon had to order a
supplementary supply of pension
blanks. They have been received.
—Rev. W. B. Dillard, who is sta¬
tioned at Norcross this year, was
among his Lexington friends Saturday
last.
—Sara Brooks, Horace Smith and
Miss Annie Young, of the John Gib¬
son Institute, were at home Saturday
aud Sunday.
—Dr. E. B. Rees, who served the
Lexington circuit last year, is visiting
the family of his father-in-law, Mr. A.
Dozier, near town,
—Mrs. J. T. Olive went to Elbenon
yesterday morniug to be at the bedside
of her aunt, Mrs. T. I). Biggs, who
is very sick and not expected to live.
—Mr. W. Stewart received the other
day a leaf from an olive tree growing by Dr.
in Jerusalem. It was sent him
Quigg, who is traveling in the holy
land.
—Rev. A. J. Hughs has been in At¬
lanta and Gaiuesville a greater portion
of the past week on business connect¬
ed with the prohibition cause in Geor¬
gia.
—Maj. and Mrs. McWhorter, of
Greene county, aud Mr. Vase Mc¬
Whorter, of Woodville, visited the
family of Judge McWhorter Saturday
last.
—Com. G. W. Smith and Dr. W. II.
Reynolds went to Atlanta Wednesday
morning, the first named to consult
physicians as to treatment of a yery se¬
vere attack of hemorrhoids with which
he has been suffering for some time.
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We Want the Money.
Plainly speaking that is what is
meant by that blue cross mark adjacent
to the address on the paper of subscrip¬
tions which have expired or will ex¬
pire this month. We are upon the
verge of a long summer when cash will
be scarce and when we will need all we
can get and maybe more too to and pay
running expenses of the paper,
we, therefore, urge all who get the
cross mark to do the best they possibly
can for us. During court week will he
a mighty convenient time to bring or
send us the money. We shall expect
it. Don’t disappoint us.
Corn Is Being Planted.
The general reports brought in by
parties from almost every section of
the county Tuesday were to the effect
that, whether there is any great reduc¬
tion of acreage in cotton or not, there
is being planted one of the largest corn
crops that has been known in this
county since the war. Many farmers
have doubled the acreage they had in
the cereal last year and very few in¬
deed is there who do not report a con¬
siderable increase. This would seem
to indicate that we are about to enter
an epoch of plenty of hog and hominy,
big cotton crop or no big cotton crop.
Mr. M. B. Amason Dead.
On Wednesday “ J evening *___’ last, at his
I home in Wilkes county, near Anon, ,___
I Mr. M. B. Amason breathed his last
after an illness of several months with
an affection of the heart. Mr. Ama
son was born and raised and spent
many years of his life in this county
where he is still genera ly known
was universally popular. He leaves
a wife, who was Miss Olivia Shackel
: ford, of this place, and five of this children,
who have the sympathies com- He
munity in their sore berea/emeDt.
was a consistent member ef the Baptist
| church he and only died preceding with a his full loved hope ones that
was
to a brighter, happier shore where they
j could rejoin him in eternal happiness
Wilkes county lo*w one of her best
citizens by his death.
WITH 60 HANDS.
Venable Bros, will Begin Work
in Our Quarries.
WERE TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY.
But Were Delayed by Pressing Affairs
at Stone Mountain. Will Be Here
in the Next Few Days.
Some flurry of excitement was caus¬
ed here last Saturday when it was an¬
nounced that Venable Bros, would be¬
gin work in the quarries Wednesday
morning with a force of sixty hands.
They had written to parties here to se¬
cure as many as that number of labor¬
ers with instructions to report for duty
on the morniug named.
All the unemployed hands in the vi¬
cinity were accordingly engaged aud
word sent to Wednesday neighboring towns for
others, and by morning a
full force had been listed and was rea¬
dy to go to work, but much to their
disappointment the bosses and other
hands who were to come from Atlanta
and Stone Mountain failed to appear.
This failure was explained by the
Messrs. Venable as having been due to
detention at Stone Mountain with some
pressing affairs which it was thought
could be wound up by the time named
but which had detained their force a
few days longer. for The last advices did
not set any day their arrival and
they haye been expected by every
train.
That this force will be put to work
in the next few days is a certainty.
These hands will not be engaged in
quarrying but will be put to work mov¬
ing earth from the granite edges where
it is proposed to open the quarries and
to grading the spur of railroad which
will run to them.
The route for this spur accepted by
the Messrs. Venable is that deflecting
from the present quarry spur just be¬
fore the quarry now opeD is reached
and skirting the hill towards McWhor¬
ter’s fish pond.
This work will, so the Messrs, Vena¬
ble say, be carried on as rapidly as
practicable, aud within a few weeks
they hope to have everything in readi¬
ness to start forces of quarrymen and
stone cutters to work. They lot will
bring from Stone Mountain a of
machinery, such as steam drills, der¬
ricks, etc., to aid in the work and by
the middle of next week everything
will be a busy bustle in the granite
fields.
COMMISSIONERS’ COURT.
Proceedings of Tuesday’s Session as
Officially Reported.
Board of County Commissioners met
Tuesday, April 2, 1895.
Appointed committee to define lines
between Glade, Creek districts. Goosepond, Simston
and Grove
Appointed committee to mark out
road from Glade to Simston road near
Mrs. Jane Tiller’s.
Elected W. E. Faust Commissioner
of Roads and Reyenues to fill vacancy
caused by the death of the Hon. M. L.
Rains.
Audited and ordered paid following
accounts.
W. M. Hayes, hauling bridge lumber,$ 10 00
Mark H. Young, pipe medical for jail,.......... service 3 00
J. 11. Brightwell, at
the poor ho U si¬ 6 00
C. A. Campbell, supplies for the poor
house,.................................. 20 44
W. E. Shaw, lumber,..................... 7 97
Edgar Maxwell, guarding jail,......... 20 00
J. YV. Pool, lumber,........................ 6 43
VV. A. Shackelford, publishing min¬
utes, etc.,.............................. 4 25
Mark II. Young, and jail tees,............... O. F. McKee 96 50
J, V. Andrew
building pillar under Broad
river bridge at Andrew’s mill 123 48
W. J. Sander’s, lumber, ........ 8 65
G. I). Thomas, hauling lumber 14 00
y p Edward’s lumber, 6 06
W. 11. Walker, lumber,.................. 15 00
b. R. Bray, lumber,..................... 3
It. F. Turner, timber and hauling..... 15 80
F. T. Berry, putting in sewer pipe m
CrawleT***Tax*CoUciMbV> "regiV- 5 00
B
te ring and recording........ 93 82
w. N. Smith, winding coooty el<*ek.. 6‘00
jj. y. Hillard, hands, poles for cause way, 9
team, etc...................
B. H. B . r . a /’ *‘Tj';;'X’jr J
• >
................... j 5 0 d
w y Moore, lay i ng road in Glade
district,........................... 10 00
jhos. Bailey, pipeiug for jail............ day’s 4 15
j. Young, Debt. Sh’ff., one
° n court - 2 00
Adjourned, G. W. Smith, Clerk.
In our furniture department we receive new goods daily
selected with the greatest care. We can always
interest you in this department.
We are now receiving a complete assortment of Furni
ture in Oak, Mahogany and Curly Burch.
A word to the wise:—We have the stock to select from
and our prices will always be such as to meet any
competition. We will interest you.
MAXEYS MATTERS.
“Pet, Jr.,” Furnishes a Half Column of
Them for Our Readers.
—A large crop of corn has been and
is now beiDg planted.
—Maj. A. T. Brightwell spent Tues¬
day and Wednesday of this week in
Athens.
—Only fifty per cent, of the guano
used and sold this year as compared to
last season.
—Mrs. Elizabeth Brightwell will
make her home at Woodville with her
daughter in the near future.
—Miss Ruby Moody week, has consequently been quite
sick for the past
has been absent from school.
—The public roads need some re¬
pairs all«over the country, but too busy
at present to do them any good.
—No such things as picnic have people en¬
tered the minds of our young
this season. Oh! ain’t us married folks
glad. hats havo
—Our line of gent’s straw
just been opened up and it will pay Giileu you
to get first choice. See them at
Bros.
—Mrs. A. T. Brightwell probably
has the prettiest (lower yard of any in
this section. She has some with fare
beauty already.
—Eggs havo continually gone off un¬
til that commodity is now Belling free¬ doz¬
ly at from five to seven cents per
en. Oughtn’t the hens to strike?
—Rev. J. 11. Wright, from Arkansas,
will preach at the new Christam church
at this place Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. Besure that you hear biro.
— W. Tom Brightwell went down to
I’etifield last week to talk bargains bicycle Bos¬ and
to get some of the big at
well Bros.’ New York auction house.
—The swiDe business in this section
hids fair to he the coming business.
Never did this country have such a
crop of swine and corn for the coming
tail.
—We emphatically say that we are
not responsible for all of our locals for
the past few weeks. All that pretty
"iris and flower business is a thing of
the past with us.
—Col. John F. Hurt is about our
only farmer who has held over his cot¬
ton to pay taxes and reap the benefits
of the planting time high price. He
has his enlire crop yet.
—Rev. Mr. Lewis, of the Winter
ville circuit, preached here Sunday
night, after preaching at Center in the
morning. He will make this a regular
appointment from this date.
—Mr. J. Wesley Hammond, who is
connected with the Georgia Immigra¬
tion and Investment Bureau, is mak¬
ing up a trip to the east in the interest
of immigrants to this section.
—We are awfully sorry that we have
another siege of and politics approaching
us. The Black Watson contest
knocks away he peaceful breeze that
spring naturally ought to bring us.
—Lawyer Johnson is becoming not¬
ed as a counsellor. Tuesday morn¬ boy
ing he was waked up early by a
aud employed in a case whereupon he
took his wheel and made considerable
speed for the spot.
—J. W. Moody had two of his hands
to skip out Sunday last, after be had
wintered them through the freezes and
snows. Sam aud Make are their names
and any report of their whereabouts
will he appreciated by Mr. Moody.
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The Clouds Are Breaking.
Everybody admits that the cloud
of stringency which has been banging break¬
over us for the past year or so is
ing and that the prospects are for more
propitious times. This is encouraging
indeed and a cause for congratulation
for it will enable many who haye been
wanting to take advantage of the offers
made bv Skiff, the jeweler, on watches,
clocks, jewelrv, elc. However, he will
continue to offer these wares and do
repairing at hard time prices.
Not a Big Docket.
Though Justice courts have had an
imprecedeuted run for the past few
session ®f the - Su¬
months the coming
perior court will not find a very full
docket awaiting it. Clerk Lester" tells
us that only thirty-two cases ail told
have been returned for the April term
of the court, none of them bein^ cases
of any great moment and a majority of
them being suits which will be quickly
disposed of. So far there are no crim
cases down on the dockets which
are likely to take up much time to try. be
So we may expect the session to
gomewat short if not very sweet.
Several good young mules at close
prices at Maxwell’s Stables.
CRAWFORD ITEMS.
The News of Our Sister City
Told in Paragraphs
BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Things That Transpire in and Around
the City Likely to Interest the
Curious Public in General.
—The Masons meet tonight. Work
in the F. C. degree.
—Miss Ora Moore is visiting rela¬
tives in Athens this week.
—J. A. Roland has been in Atlanta
this week buying spring goods.
—Miss Mamie Christian, of Winter
ville, is visiting Mrs. Maxwell this
week.
—Mrs. J. I*. Armistead has been a
great sufi'orer the last week with neu¬
ralgia. & ready
—Tucker Rhodes are now
to do all kinds of blacksmith work on
short notice.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wilson spent
the latter part of last week with rela¬
tives in Madison.
— Mrs. Dr. Ilubbard, of Harmony
Grove, is visiting her mother. Mrs. J.
M. Foyner, this week.
—Mrs. J. II. Dorsey and family, of
Palatka, Fla., are expected spend in Craw¬
ford this week. They will the
summer here.
—Miss Hattie Shaub returned to her
home in Aiken, S. C'., Wednesday. Mrs.
She has been visiting her sister,
It. I). Stokely, for several months.
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Fresh lemons at Uoy Callaway’s.
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A Deserved Commendation.
We have recently received a ship¬
ment of plants and rooted cuttings from
Messrs. Nanz & Neuner, florists, of
Louisville, Ky. who have been running
a card in Tin; Echo. So satisfactory
did everything in the shipment show
up and so much care and promptness
did they show in making it that we feel
it to be but a duly to commend them
to our readers who contemplate pur¬
chasing such g oeds. The condition of
the plants and cuttings and the man
ner in which they were handled show¬
ed the shippers to be fully up in' t icir
business and entirely reliable. We
giye them this commendation without
solicitation or reward on their part.
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Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
World’s Fair Highest Award.
SjHOES !! SpOES !! SflOES ! !
For Men, Ladies, Misses, Chil¬
dren and Babies.
Ladies button shoes, 99c.
Ladies lace shoes, 1.00.
Ladies button shoes, 1 25, 1.50 and
1.75.
The royal shoe, 2.00.
The Queen & Crescent—the latest,
2.98. ,
LADIES OXKOHDS.
Ladies Oxfords, 4 to 8, 50c.
Ladies natent leather tip Oxfords, 2
to 0, 2,25." Oxfords, 1,00.
Russet
Tan, 1 50.
MISSES, CHILDREN AND BABY SHOES.
Button Shoes, 8 to 12, 75c.
Button Shoes, 13 to 2, 90c.
Button Shoes, 3 to 5, 25c.
Button Shoes, 5 to 8, 50c.
Russet Oxfords, 13 to 2,1.25.
Dongola Tip Oxfords, Oxfords, 13 to 12, 2, 1 00.
Dongola Tip 8 to 90c.
The Hard Sole Crocus Tan Button,
2 to 5, 75c.
men’s shoes.
BrogaDS— full stock, 90c.
High Top Brogans with buckle,
81.00.
The Conqueror Lace Shoe, #1.18.
The Winner Congress Shoe, #1 #145. 45.
The Corker “ “
Our Henry Shoe, 81.75.
Old Colony, Cap Toe, Lace, #2 00.
KaDgaroo, Cork Sole, Cap, #2 00
Taw Shoe, Lace, Cap, Blutcber,
$2 75.
Taw Shoe Button, Cap, Blutcber,
#4.00. 10
Old Colony, Tooth-pick style, 6 to
§3.50.
Misses Oxfords, fi to 11, #1 25.
r “ Ratent Leather 1.35.
^ Satin Calf Oxfords, #1 50.
r ViciKid “ 6 to 9,
#3.50. Store,
The Racket
Ed. T. Roane.