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2 . GOODS FOR HOLIDAYS I We have brought out for the Christmas trade an unusual large stock of attractive and handsome presents. A few suggestions: SMOKING JACKETS OVERCOATS, TROUSERS, COLLARS, UMBRELLAS, CUFFBUTTONS, MUFFLERS, CRAVATS, BATH ROBES, SUITS, SHIRTS, CUFFS, SUSPENDERS, SCARF PINS, HATS, GLOVES. USEPTJL PEESE1TT IS -^^F^IBZECX-A-I'EID. 01s-3rton. St., ATHEUS, - PARAGRAPHICAL ECHOES { T TT t TT T r T T T rT T T T rTT r r T T T rTT T T ▼ T T T T TTTTT rrrr T TTTrrt COTTON MARKET. Quotations at ]0 o’clock this moruing wore: Strict middling ............13% Middling.................... 18% Low middling...................18 Highest price past week......18% Lowest price past week 12% Price cotton seed today 18f per bushel. —Christmas gift. —Look out for Christmas fires. —A number of Christmas trees over the comity. —We haveu’t given away all those calendars yet. —All the rural mail carriers have holiday ^today. —Lexington is not entertaining many holiday visitors. —People were never in better spirits to enjoy a Christmas. —A little more like our southern clime the past few days. —Somehow tjie depot platform will stay crowded with cotton. —The Echo office will be close for all business until today week. —Onr dealers are kept hustling to supply the demand for mules. —There are some wild speculations as to what price cotton will reach. —Twelve pages of this Echo and something to read on every page. —The Echo will bo loss in bulk not in reading matter after this issue. —Cotton leaped a half cent in Tuesday, carrying it to thirteen cents. —Two or three more movings will set¬ tle Lexiugtons population for next year. —A slight run-off on the Terminal de¬ layed trains two or three hours Monday. —And especially do wo hope all onr correspondents will have a merry Christ¬ mas. —Lexington’s people ought to come together ofteuor in public social gather¬ ings. —The young people have several en¬ tertainments on foot for the coming week. —The Christmas tree was indeed a happy time for the little folks, and older ones too. —The Masons will celebrate St John’s day with an oyster supper next Thursday night. —Thanks to our correspondents for so readily granting onr request for early dots for this issue, —Shipments of cotton from this depot are some six hundred bales more than at this date last year. — Would that we could always have such pleasant and quiet elections as was that of Wednesday. —Lands in Oglethorpe county will lie considerably higher in price a year hence than they are today. —The band will give some sort of en¬ tertainment for its own benefit about the first of February. —Merchants congratulating them¬ selves that no Christinas goods are loft on their hands this time. —The customary scramble for house servants. The golden rule is too often broken in this particular. —Light shipments of cotton seed would seem to indicate that farmers are keeping them for manure. —A show purporting to be a comedy was billed for the auditorium Monday night, but it didn’t show up. —Going to press a day early as we do with this issue accounts for the absence of some late local news items. — An all-the-week fair will be con¬ ducted by some negroes at, the colored Odd Fellow’s hall, beginning today. —Quite a number of subscribers have dropped in and renewed during the past week. They have our thanks. —The sale of the Maxwell lands on 5 next first Tuesday will put a large amount of desirable rt al estate on the market. —Eggs or no eggs, there will be no scarcity of nog, judging from what’s been doing at the express office the past few days. THE ECHO, LEXINGTON, GA.: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25. .Judge Pope Harrow Head. Just as The Echo was being put to press the Atlanta Constitution reaches us telling of the death of Judge Pope Barrow quite suddenly in Savannah Wednesday evening. He was a native of and known to almost everyone in Oglethorpe county and his death will cause profound and widespread sorrow. No Paper Next Week. The Echo force wants, and* richly de¬ serves, a little Christmas recreation and fun like other folks, and that they may enjoy the privilege there will be no reg¬ ular issue of the paper next week—only a small sheet to accommodate legal ad¬ vertisements. Our next issue will therefore be* on the 7th of January when we will begin the labors of the new year with a hope to be able to give our readers a bigger and better paper during 1904. Repairing Railroad Track. The track of the Terminal road is be¬ ing put in applepie order. Besides the heavier rail before mentioned, more of which is prouiished, new crossties are being put in all along the line and the track given a general working and lin¬ ing up. Track-raisei Jackson, from the Athens Branch, has his force doing the work and says he will give us a good, smoothe, safe track over which to ride. We will thank him and the au¬ thorities therefor. Prizes for Attendance. It has for a number cf years been the custom of Superintendent Geo. C. to present bibles each Christmas those of the Presbyterian school who had not missed a Sunday attendance for the year. The tion was made last Sunday Mrs. Stewart, Misses Virginia and Smith and Marguerite Faust and Mas¬ ter George Stakely Smith. Four or five more of the scholars had missed only one or two Sundays during the year. Tax Executions Issued. Tax-Collector Jno. B. Crowley has had the Echo job office print 1,495 tax executions which he will proceed at once to till out against tax delinquents aud place in the hands of bailiffs for collection. This is about 150 more than he issued last year, which would indi¬ cate that high-priced cotton has not in¬ duced tax-paying as it lias other obliga¬ tions. Most of these executions, t hough, are for merely poll tax, and siuce next year is election year will probably be paid. Show will Winter Here. The James Shelby show, which ex¬ hibited in Lexington two weeks ago,’ will winter at the fair grounds here, having already established itself on the grounds. Twenty-five or thirty horses and eight or ten men will be in the camp and they will be at the grounds until about the first of Man'll when they start out for the show’ season of next year. This means the buying of a lot of sup¬ plies from the merchants aud people here and we are glad to have the show with us. A Marriage Tuesday. At Bairds church Tuesday eveuing at 5 :80 o’clock occurred the happy mar¬ riage of Mr. Hans H. Hunter, of Bow¬ ling-Green district, and Miss Sarah Cheney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cheney, of Bairds town. Mr. Hun¬ ter is one of the county’s sterling and highly esteemed vouug men and he wins one of the most lovable girls of the county for a wife. Their friends are legion who extend them all the best of congratulations and good wishes, in all of which The Echo heartily joins. ('oming Rack to Oglethorpe. A special from Milledgeville to Wed¬ nesday ’{i Constitution sirs: "Captain L. D. Slater, warden of the man’s de¬ partment of the state farm, has sent in his resignation to take effect December 26. Mr. Slater goes back to his old county of Oglethorpe to take charge of roads and bridges. He gives as his rea¬ son tor resigning that he is offered more money in his new position. Oaptian Slater lias always been considered a most I'fficieut man, and it will not be easy to supply his place at the farm.” CLOUD ELECTED ORDINARY. Carries Election by a Majority of Two Hnndred and Nineteen. Though Pretty Full Vote is Polled the Contest is Entirely Free From Any Excitement. The campaign between Messrs. Joel Cloud and L. H. Bacon for the office of Ordinary, and which ended with the election Wednesday, though a short one, was vigorously waged by both candi¬ dates. Both are popular and both con¬ ceded by everybody to be well fitted for and worthy of the trust. It was there¬ fore a matter of seeing the most voters and securing their pledges of support. Neither candidate let an grass grow un¬ der their feet in doing this. But it de velopes that Mr. Cloud saw the greater number of them as the returns which we give below will show. • Mr. Bacon accepts his defeat grace¬ fully aud says that he with the balance of the county will have as good an Ordi¬ nary in Mr. Cloud as any county in the state can boast. Mr. Cloud would have said the same had he been defeated. The vote by precincts was: Lexington CLOUD BACON Beaverdam..... . .......no 55 Bairdstown. 6 Crawford. Bowling- Green ....... 10 72 Falling Creek..... . 28 Glade..... ....... 27 10 8 Pleasant Hill...... 43 ....... Wolfskin... 17 Grove Creek. 20 Goose 14 Woodstock pond.. 2 4 Totals... ......471 252 Card From Mr. Cloud. Mr. Editor:— Please allow me, through the columns of your paper, to express my profound gratitude to those who gave me their support in the recent election for Ordinary of Oglethorpe county, and to say that I have nothing but the kindest feeling towards those who supported my opponent. Very respectfully, Joel Cloud. Lexington, Dec. 24, 1903. A Happy Occasion. The Christmas tree or rather Santa Clans home, at the auditorium last night was an indeed happy occasion for the Sunday-school children and grow’n folks too as well. A pretty program of exercises, consisting of songs and recita¬ tions, was rendered, and then each child and most of the grown people present were presented with a present from Santa Claus who was on hand for the occasion. It was a happy time for all present. After More Stock. Dealer John Knox left Tuesday for Kentucky to buy his second shipment of mules and horses. He tells us that since they go so quickly he will buy two car¬ on this trip. He expects to have them here the first of next week. Mr. Knox goes to the farms and buys direct from the farmers who raise the stock thereby saving middlemen’s profits to the buyer. He says the demand for stock will be unprecedented when the buying season fully opens and that prices will go sky high. If you intend buying any better do so right away. Wreck on Terminal. A pretty bad wreck occurred on the Terminal at the depot in this piace Wednesday morning. As the train was going out and when just at the top of the steep grade from the depot to in front of Rev. P. W. Davis’ residence the coupling of the coach broke* allowiug it to run back down the grade. No one was on it to apply brakes and it gained considerable momentum by time it reached the depot aud though Mr. J. M. Gregory succeeded in mounting it there he could not apply brakes in time to stop it be¬ fore it reached the end of the track be¬ yond the tank, where it jammed against n rock. One of the platforms and one pair of trucks were considerably smash¬ ed up. However, it was gotten back on the track* by evening and put in service again. There was no passenger aboard the car at the time. PURELY PERSONAL. —Miss Melissa Davis is at home from a month’s visit to her grand-parents is Elberton. —Miss Esther Gottheimer is at home from Brenau college, Gainesville-for the holidays. —Mrs. M. E. Gunter, from Union Point, has been visiting relatives in and near Lexington this week. —Master Rob Arnold, of Hampton, is spending the week with his grand-par¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Arnold. —Hon. and Mrs. W. M. Howard and Mr. W. C. King arrived at home today a week ago to spend the holiday recess of Congress. —Dr. aud Mrs. D. L. Cloud, of Craw¬ ford ville, arrived here Wednesday to spend two or three days with Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cloud. —Both Mrs. Faust and Little Miss Fanida Brooks have continued to im pr ove for the past week and their ulti¬ mate recovery is assured. —Mr. Geo. J. Cunningham has bought Miss Mary Willingham’s house and lot on Boggs street, and will repair the house and rent it out. --Messrs. King Howard and Clayton led the vanguard of school boys girls home on their holiday vaca¬ They arrived a week ago. —Mr, Walter Arthur, who has been at the Lexington ginnery dur¬ the season, has been engaged as marshal of the days. —Master John Callaway reached home from school at Stone Mountain Wednesday to spend the holidays with his parents at “Calladene Farm,” near town. •Prof. Wallace expects to move next Tuesday into Capt, Geo. C. Smith’s formes cottage home. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Maxwell w.ll move into the resi dence he vacates. —Cashier C. M. Hunter, of our bank, attended a reception tendered his brother, Hans, and bride at the home of his mother in Bowling-Green district Wednesday night. —Misses Stella and Myrtle Callaway and Ruth Drake, of Washington, are ex¬ pected Saturday to spend Christmas with their cousins, Misses Mamie Lou and Iris Callaway. Prof. Looney, principal of the Glade High School, made The Echo a pleasant call Wednesday evening. The profes¬ sor is an exceptionally fine teacher and a most affable gentleman., —We are glad to note a still more rap¬ id improvement in Master Beverly Ford. Though he has been np for only about three weeks he has discarded crutches and can get about almost as lively as other boys. —Gordon Callaway, after serving The Echo as “devil” for two years, severs his connection with ns today and will enter Meson academy with the opening of the spring term. He is a promising boy and we wish him well. Bob Esco in Trouble. The Athens Banner of Wednesday tells of some trouble in which Bob Esco, so well known in this county, finds himself. On Saturday night Bob took a Mr. Berry Wilson, formerly of Madison county, home to spend the night with him. Wilson claims that on awaking Sunday moruing he found that twenty dollars had been extracted from his purse which he had placed under his pillow, and he proceeded to get a war¬ rant for Bob for stealing it. Bob stren¬ uously denies the charge. They were drinking Saturday evening and night. A Splendid Entertainment. The musicale given by Miss Henrietta Smith’s music class Friday evening last is declared by all who heard it as being the best entertainment of the kind ever giveu in Lexington. The program as published in last issue was carried out in full, aud every feature thereon was noticeably well rendered. It was plain to be seen that each pupil had not only received good training; for this special occasion but that she had been well tutored in music. Miss Smith is recog- ■; nized as*one of the most efficient and I painstaking teachers that has ever I taught here. j J K [ LAXaXAAXXAAAXAXAA XAXA1Aa.X XAA i XAAAAH t 1 __________________ ECHOES FROM CRAWFORD 4 iftrrTTTTTTTT £ VTTT’M T UT T T T T T T TTVTTTTTTTTTT TTTTy TTTTTTT& -Mr. E. M. Stokely spent Sunday in Crawford. —Merchants are quite busy with Christmas trade. —Rev. J. A. Sewell, of Lexington,, will preach here next Sunday night. —Mrs. A. S. Rhodes and son, Walter, made a business trip to Athens Friday. —Miss Pearl Gaulding is at home from the Normal school for a few days.. —The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Carpenter has recovered from mumps —Mrs. Brown, from Greenesboro, is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. W. Good¬ win. —The family of Mr. Henry Luthi, Jr. of Commerce, visitors in r are our town now. -Miss Carrie Jones, from Cedartown, is spending Christmas with relatives, here. -Miss Marion Herndon has returned! from school to spend Christmas holi¬ days. —Dr. and Mrs. Gheesling, of Greens¬ boro, visited their parents here Satur¬ day and Sunday. — The friends of Mr. A. P. Stevens are* delighted to know that he is much im¬ proved in health. —The beautiful cottage of Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Maxwell, on Railroad street, is nearing completion. It will be quite and addition to the town. —We have already realized that the holidays are approaching by the boom of cannon and fire crakers. —Misses Reba and Antoinette and Master Willie Dillard, of Washington, are visiting their aunts here. -Mr. C. A. Stevens and daughter, Miss Obie, spent Thursday and Thurs¬ day night with Mr. T. T. Herndon and family. Good Profits in Cotton. One of our local firms of cotton buyers is still holding its entire buying of cot¬ ton for the fall. At the present ruling prices it has a profit of about two thous¬ and dollars on the first hundred bales bought at the opening of the selling season and upon its entire lot of about five hundred bales bought during the season they have a profit of some six to eight thousand dollars. This has been one cotton season favorable to dealers,, but as a general rule they seldom get w hat they pay for it when taken in pay¬ ment of accounts. All of our dealers have made money in the business this fall. Especially Correspondents. * While we wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, to our good correspondents especially do we extend these greetings. Words fail ns whenever we attempt to give expres¬ sion of our gratitude to them for their favors to and service in behalf of The Echo. Without them what would the paper be? We had hoped to give some more tangible expression of onr appre¬ ciation of their services but conditions we need not mention here have prevent¬ ed. However, we hope all of them do realize that we value their assistance in making The Echo a mirror of the hap¬ penings in the county each week, and also how much onr readers appreciate their services. We are justly proud of The Echo’s corps of correspondents. An Incendiary’s Work. An incendiary got in his work near Stephens Saturday morning at 2 o’clock causing the destruction of a corn crib and about fifty bushels of corn belong¬ ing to Tom Lumpkin, col., a tenant of Mr. J. S. Bowling on what is known as the Brooks place. There is sufficient ev¬ idence going to show that the fire was of ^ incendiarjp origin and the deed of some party whose purpose was to run Tom, who is an exceptionally; good negro off the place. Mr. Bowling has offered a reward of fifty dollars for the appre¬ hension of the incendiary. Special mention is due Charles Campbell for hia good work in saving several other buildings in close proximitv to the burn¬ ed crib. But for his efforts the entire settlement might have been destroyed. It is to be hoped the fire fiend will be caught and given his just punishment. Santa Claus has made my store his Lexington headquarters. Full lines of all his goods. R. L. Mathews. Wanted—Cow Peas. Joe E. Watson, Carlton.