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Cite Carroll Count)) Cimcs. CARROLLTON, GA., JAN. 5, 1872. EDWIN R. SHARPE, Editor. Salutatory. After much delay and trouble, in volving no little expense, the Carroll -County Times is at last enabled to make its humble bow of salutation, to those who may honor it by bccom ing its readers, wishing them health, happiness and prosperity, and pledg ing itself, to use its best endeavors, to win a place, by its good deportment in their affection and esteem. In commencing l the publication of this paper, we are not unmindful of the difficulties of our undertaking, and hence we shall not expect “to recline upon flowery beds ofease.” Believing, however, that there is an opening for a paper at Carrollton, and that the pub lic spirited citizens of this section, will sustain us in our enterprise, we com mence our career with high hopes in tho future. The Times will be devo ted to the interests of Carroll and ad joining counties, and we shall ever use our best efforts, in the advocacy of whatever may be conducive to the wel fare and prosperity of the section in which our lot is cast. Located in a part of the country which we believe has, heretofore, been somewhat over looked, we hope to make this paper the medium, through which its resour ces, railroad enterprises, and other va vied interests, shall be brought prom ruinently before the public. Believing that the best interests of the people, among whom we are loca ted will best be subserved, by ignor ing party politics at the present time, the Times will not therefore be strict ly a political paper. Should however the necessity arise for a public expres sion, as to the State or National poli cy, this paper being an independent, not neutral organ, will not hesitate to speak out boldly for that policy, which it may deem best for its native section. To the good people of Carrollton, and Carroll County, whom from our short acquaintance, we belcive intelii gently appreciate the necessity for a live local paper, to represent their in terests, we appeal for such patronage, as shall make our enterprise a com plete success. The Future of Carroll County. It is generally conceded by* all who have given the subject any reflection, that a bright and biillant future lies before Carroll county. This portion of the State, on account of the want of Railroad facilities, has not been ap preciated heretofore, as it would have been, had its resources been more generally known. Hence, "while coun ties, lying upon its southern and eas tern borders, in proximity to Railroads, were filled up by parties controlling, slave labor, before the war, and soon butchered lip and worn out by that la bor, Carroll comity as it were, from its j. obscurity escaped this curse, and to-day the greater part of it remains a virgin soil, while the tillable portion of the county is generally under the control of small but thrifty white fanners. The groat question of labor which is bow perplexing the middle and south ern part of the State, does not trouble the people here, as almost every farm er is a laborer himself. The demoral ization of Sambo, and what to <fio with him m the future, is not a debatable ques tion in Carroll eonnty, as her citizens have never been dependent upon Sam bo, the “Heathen Chinee” nor any bo eke, but their own strong arms, I and stout hearts. It is for this reason that while other portions of tho State, I here slave labor lias predominated, Ire retrograding, getting poorer every year, this part is rapidly recuperating from the effects of the war,and adSanc iug in all things that make a people prosperous and happy. While landed property in other portions has depre ciated, in tliis county it has apprecia ted more than one hundred per cent, in the past two or three years. While eminigration arising from dissatisfac tion on account of labor, is on the in crease in other counties, immigration is pointing in this direction, and our county is becoming thickly populated, with the best of citizens. Altogeth er the future is cheering indeed for Carroll, and we congratulate her citi zens upon the increased prosperity which will most certainly follow the introduction of Railroad facilities. West Point News. —The above paper published and edited by D. W. D. Boully formerly of this place, has been the first received by ns as an ex change; Mr. lx is making the News a spicy and interesting sheet, and the public spirited citizens of West Point should give him every encouragement and aid in their power, iR exchange for the zeal and energy which he is ex hibiting, to assist him in building up a paper which reflects credit, upon the town. We* welcome the News to our exchange list. J&aT* There are over two thousand white voters in Carroll county, and we want and expect to have two thousand subscribers to the Carroll County Tur*,.-. Home Papers. Someone gets at the truth in the following: No man who owns a foot of ground, or who is interested in the prosperity and future growth of his town or county, should, neglect to take his home paper. The local press is an index, in a great measure, of the con dition of the country*in which it is published. And if a mean dribbling and niggardly support is given, it must eke out a sickly, miserable ex istence, reflecting little credit upon it self, or any locality in which it is pub lished, exerting no influence for good on the place or on the people. When our people refuse to take their local paper, and send away (paying invariably in advance) for some North ern publication, made up in many in stances from the fragments of a daily paper, they stand in their own light, and commit a tolly of which they will become cognizant when it is probably too late to make reparation for the oversight. An enterprising home paper should be encouraged at all times. It re flects the business of the town in which it is published; it champions the interests of the people where lo cated, and gives prestige and promi nence to the county of its adoption. Asa recorder of passing events, it is the daily written history of the com munity in which it is edited, in which every citizen is directly or indirectly interested, As the mirror of trade, the indi cator of public sentiment and the or gan of a particular locality, it deserves always the fiist consideration at the hands of the people whose interests it champions, and whose homes it en livens. Support your home paper above all others. Tbe N*ew Year. A liappy new year, to each and every one, who may read this issue of the Times. May the year 1872, be to them, all that tlieir fondest anticipa tions could desire, and may it bring naught to our fellow citizens, but peace, happiness and prosperity. The year 1871, has been an event ful one, but it is now numbered among the tilings that are past, and anew year is upon us, reminding us of the shortness of lime, and that we are all rapidly hastening “on to that bourne from which no traveller re turns.” May we stop a moment as we bid adieu to 1871, with its troubles, trials and vexations, and turning over life’s history of the past, resolve that we will profit by its experience. Savannah, Griffin & North Ala bama R. R. Tliis enterprise, of such vital inter est to Carroll county, and especially Carrollton was commenced some eigh teen or twenty years ago, with every prospect of its early completion. With the war came the suspension of work on it, which was not resinned until about two years ago. In No vein, her 1870 it was completed to Newnan where for awhile it halted, leaving our citizens who have been anxiously look ing for its coni}fiction to this point in considerable suspense. Work was however resumed last August, and now several contractors are at work be tween here and Newnan, the nearest work being within eleven miles. The remaining distance to this place has been let one to experienced railroad men, who will commence work some time during this month. We have the promise of the completion of this road to this place by next winter, and hence Carrollton lias already, begun to put on a lively railroad air. The skies indeed are brightening, and the future of our town is full of hope. Os the importance and effect of this road up on Carrollton we will have more to say in a future number. The Carroll county Tim\s is decidedly a Carroll county institution- It is not only printed and published in Carroll county, but the paper upon which it is printed, is made in Carroll from cotton raised in the county. Specimen Copies.- W e send a great many copies of this issue of the Times out as specimen copies, to parties, who are not subscribers. We hope after an examination of the paper they will be come such, as we intend by the liberal aid of the citizens of Carroll county r to build up a paper for them of which they may be proud. We believe that our enterprise deserves their patron age, and we hope that they will ex tend to it such aid as it merits. We have put the subscription price at $2, 00, so that it may be within the reach of all, and that there may be no excuse for not taking their home paper. North tfc South R. R.-We see from a late copy of the Rome* 6 hurier'- that a meeting will be held in the in terests of this road at Cedartown on the sth inst. From private sources we learn that work is being pushed vigorously at the Rome end, and that dirt has recently been broke at La- Grange. Attention is called to an ar ticle from the Heard County News on this road. ♦»». ». ■■■ JSSS?* In Connecticut they beat a drum to summon people to a sheriff’s W. H. Tutt, Druggist Augusta Ga. The above gentleman, proprietor of several of the most popular’ Patent Medicines ever known in this Country, stands out prominently among South ern business men, as a conspicuous il* lustration es what liberal and perse vering advertising will accomplish.— Being a firm believer in printers ink, Dr. Tutt had no sooner discovered those standard preparations which are now in such high repute, than he be gan to seek their introduction to the public through the medium of the press, and for his enterprise and liber ality great has been his reward. His medicines, have grown so rapidly into favor tlmt he has been compelled to remove his Laboratory from Au gusta, where for several years past lie has been doing business, to New York, where he will have enlarged facilities for manufacturing, and shipment to all points. This removal we are glad to learn will in no wise affect the business now and heretofore conducted in the city of Augusta. He will continue to keep at that point the largest and best selected stock of Drugs, Paints, Oils, Ac., to be found in the market. Dr. Tutt in addition to the manu facture of his preparations, will con duct in New York a regular Drug Brokerage and Commission Business, and his experience of twenty-six years in that market, and his thorough knowledge of the wants of the South ern Merchants, are sure gurantees that he will be able to give entire satisfac tion in respect to selections, prices and quality. We have done a good deal of ad vertising for Dr. Tutt, and have always found him honorable and upright in his business relations, and we feel sat isfied that if any of our druggists should want anything from the New York market, they cannot do better than to give him an order. For tire Carroll County Times. Mr. Editor : It may be a matter es interest to the readers of tbe Times and especially to tbe citizens of our county, to know something of the resources, productions Ac,, of the county, and having been frequently so licited to give information of this character, I have resorted to tbe cen sus returns, in order that I may do so with some degree of certainty.— While I have not made a dose calcu lation as to the various items reported, still they approximate very closely to the true figures, and as I have the cen sus reports as returned, before me, the statements here and hereafter given will be found in the main to be cor rect. I shall not attempt in this article so give a full statistical statement, but only a few of the leading facts will be given in order that your readers may be posted to some extent, as to the farming interest of the county, num ber of farms, number of inhabitants, mortality, Ac, There ave in the county 1,600 farms, large and small. The number of bushels of wheat raised in 1870 was 19,600; Corn 88,400 bushels. The number of bales of Cotton, weighing 500 lbs. and upwards, was 852. which at the market price at this time is worth SBO,OOO. The total value of the taxable prop erty in 1870 was 1,800,000. The total number of inhabitants was 11,814. The number of deaths in the coun ty from Ist June 1865, to Ist June 1870, was 105, being one out of 112^. I will at an early day furnish those who take tbe Times, with further in formation giving the relative number of "whites and blacks, the voting pop ulation of each, the number that are unable to read and write, the number of schools, colleges, churches, fac tories, Ac. I will close this article by asking leave to tender my warmest thanks to the citizens of the county, for their hospitality to me, and for tlieir uniform kindness towards me, including tho time that I was engaged inthelabori, ous duties of taking the census. The people of Carroll have the character, and well do they merit it, of being a quiet peaceable, 1 aw-abi ding, honest, and industrious people. Long may they live and prosper is the sincere wish of tlieir humble ser vant. Geo. W. Me re ell, Carrollton, Ga. Dec. 30. ’7l. The Trials of Life. — We do not look on this life aright—forget that it is only a lodging place for the night— a place where we may pitch our pil grim tent to rest us on our toilsome journey. Did we thus look upon this existence —did we always desire that every vexation and disappointment might prove a means to the great de sirable end, we should learn very thouronghly the hard lesson. “For all I bless* but most- for the se -17 vere. .. ■■ Hail’s Journal of Health saysr “The old and young delight in warmth; it is to them the great luxury. Ilaifthe diseases of humanity would be swept from existence if the human body were kept comfortably warm all the time. Street cars are being made in this country for Bombay and Java. From the Heard County New3. North & South Railroad. For several weeks we have said but little in regard to oui- Railroad, pre fering to publish such extracts as we find in the Columbus and Rome pa pers, the points where work is pro gressing. So far as this section is concerned there is but little to say— the argument is exhausted. Every body knows that the work is being pushed forward as rapidly as the na ture of the case will permit. The people in this section must not become impatient at the seeming de lay in the. survey. All we have to do is to be ready for it when it comes. Col Chipley states in adetter to Shackleford and others in this county that the survey lias been completed from Columbus to LaGrange, that the entire route is now under contract, and will be pushed forward to completion as rapidly as possible. The location will be completed from Hamilton to LaGrange by the 20th inst. The en gineer corps will then be allowed to rest ten days, preparatory to starting in this direction by the first of Janua ry. To show that the secretary means business, be states in bis letter that the subscriptions to tbe survey in this county must be paid in to the banking house of F. A. Flost, LaGrange, by Christmas. So there need be no more doubts or misaprehension on the sub* ject. The road is coming, beyond all per adventure. Let every friend of the enterprise (and who is not?) be ready with subscription to help it along, Every little helps, either ‘in money, land or labor. It seems that we were mistaken last week in stating that Dr. Peddy had got the bill through to have the char ter of the Road so amended as to take Franklin in the route. The bill was introduced, and we saw it stated some where that it had passed. This was a premature statement, but we suppose there will be no difficulty in its pass age. President McDougald has issued tbe following order, which shows his in tention to push the work along as rapidly as possible, and make the Road available for its own construction as it moves on: President's Office, N. A S. R.R.) Columbus, Ga„ Dec. 2, 1871. j W. J. W ynn, Chief Engineer— Dear /Sir: You will suspend work tem poraily upon the upper end of the sec ond section of ten miles, and move the forces back to finish up the work on the first ten, that if may be made con tinuous as soon as possible. This or der does not apply to the forces on the 12th mile, as they will finish their work by the sth inst. Your obedient servant, W. A. McDougald, Pres’t, Men Wanted. f The great want of this age is men Men who are not for sale. Men who are honest, sound from centre to cir cumference, true to the heart’s core Men who will condemn wrong in friend or foe, in themselves as well as others. Men whose consciences are as steady as the needle to the pole. Men who will stand for the right if the heavens totter and the earth reels. Men who can tell the truth and look the world and the devil right in the eye. Men that neither brag nor run. Men that neither flag nor flinch. Men who can have cour age without whistling for it. Men in whom the current of everlasting life runs still, and deep and strong. Men who do not strive, nor cry, nor cause their voices to be heard in the streets, but who will not fail or be discouraged if judgmentbe set in the earth. Men who know their message and tell it. Men who know their duty and do it. Men who know their place and fill it. Men who mind their business. Men who will not lie. Men who are not too lazy to work nor too proud to be poor.—Men who are \vifl ; ”g vo cat what they have earned, and wear what they have paid for. Next to a merry child we do uot know so good and healthful a com panion for a melancholy man as a dog. He does not call over the roll of your ails, with dolorious intonation, nurs ing and petting them by recital nor does lie anger you by combatting your splenetic fancies* He just ignores them so innocently that you ignore them too. If, after a convivial even ing, you awake with a pound of lead in the epigastric regions, spiders in your eyes, and mephitic vapers coiling through your brain; if the day looks cold, and dark, and dreary, and you feel half inclined to try the “bare bod~ kin” remedy, rather than grunt and sweat under a weary life, just draw on your clothes, and open the door to your dog. See what a delirious good morm-ng he has for you. How he leaps upon you, and sprinkles you all over with cool fragrant dew, which he has brushed from lilacs and violet ben ders ! How liis eyes flash, and his tail wags like an excited pendulum, as he winds up his welcome with a series | of acrobatic somersaults. A country newspaper calls Cap- j tain Hall’s expedition “The Polar Pic- ! nic. ’ ~ i Row to Dwarf a Town- Horaee Greely presents the follow ing as a sure means of destroying the prosperity ot the most promising town. There can be no doubt of its efficacy: “If you wish to keep a town from thriving don't put up any more build ings than you can conveniently oooiintj yourself. It you should accident** have an empty building, and an* one should want to rent it. ask threß times the value of it. Demand a Shyl lock price for every spot of ground that God has given you stewardsbijl over. Turn a cold shoulder to every! mechanic or business man keeking a| home among you. Look at every new] comer with a scowl. Ruff down the work of every new workman. Go abroad for wares rather than deni with those who seek to do business in our midst. Fail to advertise, or in any] other way to support your paper, so people abroad may know whether any business is going on in town or not. Wrap yourselves with a coat of im pervious selfishness. There is no more effectual way to retard the growth of a town than actions like these merated, and there are peoplei»-e¥€rr town who are pursuing the same course every da> of their lives, and to whom the above remarks are respectfully of feredfor their consideration.” Blaekstone on the Sabbath. The following is an extract front Blaekstone s Comtntaries; “Profanation of the Lord’s day,’ says Blaekstone, ‘is an offence against Gocl and religion, punishable by the municipal law For beside the notori* ous indecency and scandal of permit ting any secular business to be trans acted on that day, in a country profess ing Christianity, and the corruption of morals that usually follows its profana tion, the keeping one day in seven ho ly, as a time of relaxation and refresh ment as well as for public worship, is of admirable service in a state, consid ered merely as a civil institution. It humanizes, by the help of conversation and society, the manners of the lower classes; which would otherwise degen erate into a sordid ferocity, and savage selfishness of spirit; it enables the in dustrious workman to pursue his occu pation in the ensuing week with health and cheerfulness; it imprints on the minds of the people, that sense of their duty to God, so necessary to make good citizens; but which could be worn out and defaced by unremitted continuance of labor, without any sta ted times for recalling them to the worship of their Maker,, M-MIRISD; On the evening of the 21st Inst., at the residence of the brides father by Rev J. M. Griffin, Mr. Henry 11. Strickland, and Miss Mary E. Camp, eldest daughter of G. W. Camp., Esq., all of Carroll County, Ga. Savannah, Griffin & N. Ala., Railroad Leaves Griffin lOOvm Arrives at Newman 3 45 r m LeavesNewnan. 7 00 am Arrives at Griffin 0 47 a m Connects at Griffin with Macon and Western R. Western Atlantic Rail Road. Night Passenger Train Outward, Through to N- York, via. Chattanooga. Leave Atlanta 10:30.p. nr. Arrive at Chattanooga a. m. Night Passenger Train Inward from New York. Connecting at Dalton. Leaves Chattanooga'. 0 p. m. Arrive a-t Atlanta 1:42 p. m. Day Phssenger Train—Outward. Leave Atlanta OffiO a. m. Arrive at Chattanooga 1:21 p. in. Day Passenger Train—lnward. Leave Chattanooga 6:30 a. in. Arrives at Atlanta 1:32 p. ta. Fast Line, Savannah to New York —Outward. Leaves Atlanta 2:15 p. m. Accommodation Train—lnward. _ Leaves Dalton 2:25 p. m. Arrives at Atlanta, 10:00 a. m. E. B. Waj.keb, M. T. Carroll Masonic Instinntc CARROLLTON, GA. Maj. Jno. M, Richardson, President. tThis Institution, under the fost tering care of the Masonic Frater gnity, regularly chartered and or- ganized, is devoted to the thoroiTgh _ - co-education of the sexes, on the plan of the best modern practical sehools of Europe and America. Spring Term. 1872, begins February Ist and ends July 17th: Fall Term begins August Ist, and ends Nov^r.ta 20th. Tuition and board at reasonable rates. I3T Send for circulars "'Yj j TH IS SPACE BELONGS TO c &j 3M^SL.3NrX>ES'Vi:X J X J E! !S l>| •uggists and Cons ctioners, Carrollton Qa. Advertisement will appear next iveok. Proclamation to the People ! The nndersigeud begs leave to announce to bis many friends ar l customers, that he -n remove to bis NE3W gS^O'jß-EJ. (The EdgOflg Building) gy-p” Cotton bought at highest market pric«^^2 -. _y’erv Respect full v, Carrollton, Ga., Dec. 29, 1871. L. J. SMITH & BUG., aROOERY :R£2I2:ES_OXZ: CARROLLTON, GEORGIA. Beg leave to announce to their many friends and customers, that they are still at tin r old stand, With a general assortment of Groceries of all kinds, which they are offering at the Lowest prices, f!IE BEST OV WINES db LIQUo JcxL ALWAYS ON HAND. They will also keep a large assortment of EoOts dfc SES OSS, Which they are determined to sell CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST, as they have superior facilities for buying them. Thankful for the past liberal patronage which has been bestowed upon them, they so licit. a continuance of the same, promising their best efforts to give satisiaction to these who may fator them with Iheir trade. v FURNITURE! FURNITURE!! Now is the time to get. your houses furnished, NEWNAN. GEORGIA, is the place to buy. Bistals with rollers util. •J. BLALOCK, Attorney at Law, Carrollton, Georgia. Special attention paid - to all law matters. i _—.—_ - | •Ino. W. Merpoll Carrolton, G-a., CAN STILL BE FOUND AT THE I OLB NEAR THE POST OFFICE, where he will I happy to see his numerous friends, or “any other man“ wanting Dry Goods. Or anything in his line. Parties owing him for goods purchased during the past year, are respectfully inform ed, that Christmas. settling time, has come and gone, and that he has still a good many accounts, which REMAIN UNSETTLED. Being in need of the money, he would be pleased to have those owing him to call im inedia tely and settle old dues DR. SHALLENBERCER’S Fever and Ague ANTIDOTE Always Stops tlie Chills. This Medicine lias been before the PubUe fifteen years, and is still ahead of all other known remedies. It does not purge, does not sicken the' stomach, Is perfectly safe in any doe© and under all circumstances, and is the only Medicine that will CURE IMMEDIATELY and permanently every form of Fever and Ague, because it is a perfect .Antidote ta £l«i.lariu. v Sold by all Druggists. HHH fu mier years mainly to the "S'" S tG> J.-JJX y Struuy adkr/e iu is H' lcl a r ,- 9|H M’l.l.x ONE ! ! ! i! 1 ani> <Vi \ ■■ DEBTS. !U:,l> ‘' ‘ ‘ ’ S9H9 a!>:i ‘ as 1 ’ : , v ; . |H^Hviiig. |DU !A > OX LIVE BBIXv j|||mJß would say. e\-:-.i'n.» rarefully :>>, j . ■ veliaso. and it I cann.-t eonvii ■ \ . IS I i;e: on th■* prices. HdV 1 Yinru TUKUr m tV'mbby'j: Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, rOIIFYIIYG TIKE BLOOD. they were painfully afflicting, have been radically cured in such great numbers in almost every -e<- tion of the country, that the public scarcely need t<y be informed of its virtues or uses. Scrofulous poison is one of the most destruc tive enemies of our race. Often, this unseen and unfelt tenant of the organism undermines the con stitution, and invites tlie attack of enfeebling or fa* ' tal diseases, without exciting a suspicion of it presenoe. Again, it seems to breed infection throughout the body, and then, on some favorabi' occasion, rapidly develop into one or other of ip hideous forms, either on the surface or among t™ vitals. In the latter, tubercles mav be sudde* ? deposited in the hmgs or neart, or tumors forme > in tlie liver, or it shows its presence by eruptions on the skin, or foul ulcerations on som e part the body. lienee the occasional use of a bottle of this Sarsaparilla is advisable, even when rr ► active symptoms of disease appear. Person in flicted with the following complaints genenmy Ann immediate relief, and, at lengtli, cure, by Lie trse of this SARSAVAItILLA: St. duthe try's Fire, Rose or Erysipelas, Tetter, Be Rheum, Scald Head, JHnhtrd'-m, Sore I Sore Ears, and other eruptions or visible loir ■ of Scrofulous disease. Also in the more con cealed forms, as Dyspepsia, Dropsy, dlea Disease, J its, Epilepsy, Xettralgm, anu die various Ulcerous affections ol the museum and nervous systems. . , Syphilis or Venereal and Mercurial Jus eases are cured by it, though a long time i» wired for subduing these obstinate malaclie. > *ny medicine. But long-continued ime oi vm medicine will cure the complaint. Leucot ii - or Whites, Uterine Ulcerations, and lev . are commonly soon relieved an * mately cured by its purifying and “ ft effect. Minute directions for each case aie ft ■ in our Almanac, supplied gratis. and Gout, when caused by accumulatJ ns - traneous matters in the blood, yield dan . as alio Direr Complaints, Torpidity A 0*0” tionor Inflammation of tlie Liver, and J dice, when arising, as they often do, from tnc rankling poisons in. the blood. This . - Dili IDEA is a great restorer for the and vigor of the system. Those wh >- ; (/aid and Listless, despondent, *'! and ti-oubled with ferrous Appi Dears, or any of tlie affections symi ( t . on . B ealcness. will find immediate rein nuon vincing evidence of its restorative po trial. PRSPARED B 1 I>r. J. C. AYER & C’O., Eowril, Practical ani Analytical Chemists- BOLD BY ALL DiUGGISTS LA LR ■ '■ 111:1 < i KOUGI A Carioll County- A?a lips, administrator on tlie estate °* ,*- . Payne, deceased, ajplies for letters • ‘ _ mission from said Inpt: therefore ab I’* 1 1 f interested, are not inti to be and aPP u ‘' U my office, and file tl>4r objections, and -j tbe first Monday in jftjbruary next, w 0 letters should not be "ranted. D. V J ou ' The reputation this ex cellent medicine enjoys, is derived from its cures, many of which arc truly marvellous. Inveterate cases of Scrofulous dis ease, where the system seemed saturated* with corruption, have been pwified and cured by it. Svvofnlous ass ections and disorders,which were ag gravated by the scrofu lous contamination until