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Poet’s Store.
Wliat a funny name, you will say, for
A store ? Yet there is such a store in
Marietta, owned by A. Y. Leake A Co.,
who are selling the best class of (Grocer
ies, Hardware, etc., at lower prices than
you can buy them anywhere. I hey are
paying tlie highest market prices for all
kinds of Produce Go and see them
when you go to Maiictta and be con
vinced that they are selling goods lower
than any house in North Georgia. Store
next to L. C. McClellan, west side Pub
lic Square.
Peb. 23-tf.
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Official Organ Cherokee County*
WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 28, U80.
f■" 1 11 ■" ' ' .
Below wc give the district, the time of
meeting, the Justice of Peace, Notary
Public t-nd Lawful (’unstable of each
MAGISTRATE COURT
in this comity.
Canton—71)2 District, meets Shi M< »•
day. J. E. Hutson, J. P , H. F. Daniel,
If. P., J. L. Harris, L C.
HlCKOltY Fi.at— 1010 District, meets
1st Saturday. E. J. McConnell, J. P,
W. W. Worley, N. P., H. B. Crtnslmw
and Win. A. Johnson, L. C.
Wild Cat—1010 District, meets 3d
Friday. John Ilngxlale, J. P., W W.
Fleming, N: P., J. L Carmicliael and
Dock Chapman, L. C.
Woodstock—800 District, meets 4th
•Saturday. It. Hernd< n, J. P., W. G.
Dupre, N. P., Nathan Booth, L. C.
Bki.i.'k—817 District, meets Hd Satur
day. J. B. O’Neil, J. P., Ivi chen,
N. P., Carroll and Reese, L. C.
Faiu Play—1028 District, meets 3d
•Saturday. Joseph »V. Knox, J. P., S It
Dixon, N P, J II Hedg» cock, L. < ’.
Salacoa—000 District, meets 2nd Satur
day. J B Lewis, J P., S Jones, N P., L
Hobguod, L C.
Ball Giiound—1022 District, meets
2nd Saturday. Jos. Byers, J P., James
Price, N P., Brooks, L. C.
Lick Svillkt-1010 District, meets
2nd Saturday. Lawson Petree, J P., G.
W. Brooks, N P., Samuel CoxyL. C.
Litti.k ItivKR—1174 District, meets
. Win. Bit ice, J. I\, W. I.
Christian, N. P., L N. Castlebery, L. 0.
Mullin’s—818 District, meets 3d Sat
urday. Coker, J.P..J. Thomas,
N. P., Perkins, L. U.
Choss Roads—10('0 District, meets 2nd
Saturday. T. P. Sclielly.J P., Fred
Moore, N. P., W. S. Willis, L. C.
Con’s Ckkkk—1031 District, meets
1st Saturday. A. U. Conn, J. P, W. W
Bagwell, N. P., I. A. Ingram. L. C.
Clayton’s—071 District, meets
1st Saturday. T. J. Stnncel, J. P„ Miles
Holden, N. L\, Cook and Adkins L. C.
Hahkin’s (Walcsca )—1008 District,
Meets 4th Saturday. Jos. Sharp, J. P.
J. G. Heard, N. P., Jas. Hughes, L. C.
Sixes—1270 District, meets 2nd
Wednesday. Wm. Mullins, J. P., E. J
Ellison, N. P., Godard, L. C.
The following is the time of leaving,
arriving and the contractor of the
MAIL ROUTES
reaching this place.
Canton to Marietta—Daily, except
Sunday Leaves 0 30 a. m., arrives 0 30
p. m. -Jessie Hendrix, contiactor.
Canton to Da wgonville—Tri-weekly
Leaves Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at 7 a. in., arrives Tuesday, Thursday aud
Saturday at 5 p. m. Juo. C. Richardson
contractor.
Cynton to Talking Bock—Weekly.
Leaves Wednesday at 8 a. m , arrives
Thursday at 5 p. tn. Isaac llunuicutt,
contractor.
Canton to Dallas.—Weekly. Leaves
Thursday at 6 a. m., arrives Friday at G
p. m. Jno. II. Wilson contractor.
Canton to IIickoiiy Flat—Weekly.
Arrives on Saturday at 4 p. m., leaves 4
30 p. ra. John T. Ponder contractor.
Canton to Jasper— Tri weekly.
Leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
at 7 a. m., arrives Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at 4 p. m. Wesley Jones
contractor.
All routes will be increased after the
— of July, except Canton to Marietta
and Canton to Dawsonville.
Mails opeE on Sundays at Clanton of-
fice from b te 9 a. m. R. F. Daniel
Postmaster,
PENCIL PENNING*.
“Let everyone, let old and young.
Of every name, and every tongue,
'1 he sad, the silent an 1 the gay,
Come out, and.learn to play croquet ”
Mr. Joe. Camp, of Newnan, paid us a
visit lust week.
Mr. 1». E. Barnshaw, of Smyrna, was
up last Monday.
Jewelry repaired or pictures taken at
Owen’s, Marietta
Mr. J. W. Jones ia visiting his home at
Covington, Ga.
Miss Laura Hutson has returned from
her visit to Kingston,
Tito l>est Sewing Machine made for
sale by Ellis A Coggins.
Regular meetings of the band on Tues
day and Fiiday nights.
Go to Ellis A Coggins fur Dry Goods.
Groceries, Hardwire etc.
Miss Polk Bennett lias returned home
from her visit to Forsyth county.
Watches, Jewelry and locks of all
kinds for sale at Owen’s, Marietta, cheap.
Athbhton, Keith, & Co s cotton mills,
in this county, runs 675' spindles.
Owen, Marietta, has the best apparat
uses for taking pictures. Give him a trial.
Checkers in back rooms are getting to
be in vogue among the staid ones in
town:
Bo sure and attend the Sunday-school
association which meets at this place
next Saturdny.
Rev. M. B. Tuggle preached at the
Baptist Church last Sunday morning.
No ,-ervices at night.
One young msn, (or perhaps more)
in town lias a new suit of clothes, but lie
don't wear them. How is that?
Won’t somebody marry, get up a dog*
fight, run a foot-race or cr* ate a sensation
of some Kind? Local news lias played
out.
Our town is loaded with guano ngain.
Come on all ye thut want guano, but be
sure you pay tor it with cotton option
cotton.
Rev. W. T. Laine, of the Georgia Ad
cocatc\ and Mr. J. O. Perkins, of the
Southern 'templar, of Atlanta, spent a
day in Canton last week
•All kinds of country produce bought
and sold at Ellis’ A Coggins’.
Up to the first of the month there had
been shipped to points on the narrow
gi.age road, from 3/arictta, 1200 tons ot
guano, and yet eur farmer ft lends are not
satisfied.
Canton needs a inarryiag bo >m. won’t
some one start it. If no one else will
we shall have to accept Angelina’s pra
posal, if she will accept us, and write her
to come.
The cotton reason has well nigh ap
proached the end. A few bales arc oc
casionally brought in. Some amang the
best have been sold here recently. Stains
are not all sought after.
There was killed at the barn of the
McAfe* House last week 53 pretty good
sized rats. Some of the parties interest
ed in (lie catching and killing say it was
not a good day for kill ing rats either.
Don’t forget to make vour arrangements
to come to the May Celebration of the
Cherokee county Sunday Schools, on next
Saturday, the first day of May. A splen
did programme* has been arranged, aud
it will be such a time as lias not been
seen in these parts in many a day.
We were in Marietta a few weeks ago
and called upon Dr. A. Reynolds, Jr.,
Dentist. He has his office neatly and
conveniently arranged. Dr. Reynolds is
a fine dentist and gives satisfaction in
cvtyy instunce. When in Marietta do
not fail to call on him, West Side Public
Square, you will be made the happier by
it. See his card in the Advance.
3/auried—By the Rev. C. M. McClure,
on ;lie 25ttt inst., at the house of the
brides father, Mi:*s Mattie P. McCandless,
of this county, to Albert C. Shelton, of
Cartersville, Ga.
Witli hearts and hands united—
Faith and love together plighted,
May they travel on delighted
Through life’s devious way.
Miss Lotta Whitmore, at the McAfee
House, lias organized un impromptu cro
quet club by which our citizens pass an
evening very pleasantly. Croquet playing
is indeed a very nice amusement. There
!s nothing like it—
“It is a cure for. every ill—
’Tit better than the choicest pill,
It drive* all gloomy thoughts away,
Tnis fascinating game, croquet.”
Exercinea for the Sunday ncIiooI
Association
The programme for the order of exer
cises for next Saturday may tie found in
another c dumn in this paper. In our
hurry last week we oir.itt 'd the name of
Rev. M. B. Tuggle to make the speech
on "What n latinn has a Sunday school
with the church ?’’ General Win. Phil
lips will Ik; present and deliver the ad
dress to the children and their parents.
The exercises will be quite interesting
and we hope all the schools in the conn'y
will send a good representation. The
Baptist and Methodist schools at this
place have el. cteil delegates From the
Baptist Messrs. W. J. Burtot', B. F I’eny
and J. B. Hardin were elect*d delegate ,
with Mis.-es Mildred Galt Mattiu Dowd*
and Mrs. M. (). Watson as alternates; the
Methodist held a call meeting aud elect
ed B. E Ledbetter, L A. McClure, D A.
Warlick, as delegates; with M -see Lizzie
Teasley, Oilie iVcClure, aud Mrs. ParJ
ker, as alternates. Both schools will
sing (or the prixe. We In pe every
sclieol in the county will join in; no
one has any ad vantage over t lie other.
Let every nue that can be present, the
exercises wiltfee interesting mid the day
will doubllass lie pleasantly spent,
Don’t forgot to hrinj^ youi dinner. For
the benefit of the Association, un
extra train will be run on thut day leav
ing Marietta at 7:30, and returning leave
Canton at 4, p m. Hound trip tickets
will be sold at 73 cents—half fare.
'I lie Excuritlou Train.
Ou m xt Saturday un excursion train
will be run for the accomodation of all
wishing to attend the exercises of the
Cherokee County Sunday School Asaoci.
ntion. leaving M riettn at 7:30 a. m.,and
stopping at cvejy immediate station on
the road, arriving ut Clinton 0:45. lie
turning immediately utter the close of
•he * xe'ciscs. Only half fare will be
chnrgcd all who secure tickets. Tickets
will be sold at every station and by tlie
conductor, all not availing thems* Ives of
tickets will be charged lull fare.
Dollar of 17DO.
Last week we happened to get into our
possession a United if totes Silver Dollar
coined in the rear 1T0O - 81 yhnrs ng ( >.
We believe this to bo the oldest dollar in
circulation in Georgia, ut any rate it is
the oldest we have seen, but having been
connected witli the newspapers for m:v-
erul years have i-ot been able to get a
glance at many dollar*-so it is with
newspaper men. It is our purpose to
keep tbis old coin just as long as possi
ble, or until our paper, ink and postage
money gives out.
oyer thU Couni t.
From all parts of the county heard
from tii* peaches are damaged.
There is some sickness in the vicinity
of C.iToUee Mills.
Every body lias t>e* n t«*» busy for any
news of any importance The people
Inm* noi the time to law, and crimes are
becoming 90 uncommon there has been
nothing of that sort transpired.
80 fur as known the wheat crop in this
comity is not very promising.
Owing to so n.uch rain tanners are
generally behind with cotton planting
The steam saw mill ot J. I*. McCon
nell, at Sutallee, has recently been saw
ing lumber on a big scale.
Rev. P. H. Brewster, formerly of this
county, but »«w of ( lierokce county, Al
abama, paid a visit to bis old home in
Fair Play District ricently.
A lot of fencing below ibe mouth of
Slmal creek, on the Foster Mill proper
ty, was recently destroy* d by fire.
The meeting at New Hightower on
las! Sunday was will attended. The
Rev. K. B. Brooke, of Bartow, was pres
ent, and at 10 o’clock delivered an able
address on Subhatli Schools, tor tilt
Item-fit of the one lately established th*r*;
and, ai H o'clock he preached one of his
doctrinal cermnrs from Matthew, 3d
chapter and 1st verse.
Tiie people over in Salacoa wants a
blacksmith to establish a shop ho they
wont have so far to go. Pkioonnkk.
(ifDd l’
W
LOCK ITEMS.
Railroad Survey.
The pirty on the survey of the M. &
N. Ga Railroad have gotten about 10
miles from town. They have changed
the route us surveyed at first some little
crossing the river above town nbout
three miles, just opposite Mr. Burton's.
As stated in our last issue work will be
begun ns soon as a route is permanently
located. *
Programme for Suiuluy-Ecliool
Association
The Sunday-school Association of
Cherokee County, meets nt this place on
Saturday May the 1st. It is earnestly
hoped thut all schools will send a good
representation, for unless sn interest be
manifested in this way we can but expect
a failure to be the Jesuit. Then let all
come and we will insure them that the
day will be pleasantly and profitably
spent. In espousing the cause of Sunday-
schools a noble work is being done. The
following is the programme for the occa
sion :
1. Song.
2. Prayer by Rev. J. J. Keoter.
3. Song.
4. Welcome address by Rev. B. E. Led
better.
5. Song.
G. Speech : “What relation has a Sun
day-school with the church?”—Rev. M.
B Tuggle.
7. Bong.
8. Speech—Judge Jas. O. Dowda; “L,
it the duty of every believer to work for
God if he does not fee) like be could do
good ?”
9. Song.
10. Speech to the children.—Geg.
Win. Phillips.
11. Speech—Ret. C. M. McClure:
“Why stand ye here all the day idle?”
12. Song.
DINNER.
13. Bongs for the prixe.
14. General Business.
W. J. Barton, Ch’no.
President making uud who is the great
unknown are tlm popular topics of day ;
kindly greetings and the in arty shaking
of the hands, indicate thut votes will be
wanted in the near futme.
An 1 xcursion train fn Canton, for tlie
purpose of uccoinaduting all who desire
to attend the exercises of of the County
Sunday School Association at that place
on the first day of May, will arrive at
tliis place at 8 30 a. m. Half tare will
be charged for the round trip.
O ir Academy budding i- now in pro
cess of erection, and will be completed
in a few weeks. Tic school will open
adout the first of July.
Everybody here uppers to be busy,
especially the farmers, I know of no one
who lias leisure enough to assist in inking
the census. r J he Supervisor will have to
look elsewhere for enumerators. Can
Canton furnish them? [Oh, yes. Several
have made applications—n.ore exp ctc l
to. Ed ]
Green peas and potatoes are coming
in. J enjoyed the llr>t mess at my house
tliis season on tin: 25th inst.
[The response to “W. A. J.” on the
stock law, fence nr no fence, question,
will appear in our next issue. Sorry it
reached us too 1-ite tor this issue* Kd.J
MILL CREEK ITEMS.
Severe winter lias relaxed, by the
agreeable vicissitude of the spring.
The farmers uie esnsid* ruble behind
with their crops on account of the wet
weather.
I have boen informed that Mr. II. C.
Kerr, of Cobb, will begin work on his
soap stone quarry soon. It is near Leba
non, in this County.
The moving nnd rebuilding of Bethcs-
da Church at Lebanon will be comple
ted soon.
Fratricide : Near the South East cor
ner of this county, there was a end acci
dent occurcd on the lGth inst.; Joseph
Coker’s two little sons respectfully ag*d
nine and seven years, they were at work
and become playful, the youngest threw
a stone and struck the eldest on the tem
ple, which produced death within five
hours. May this accident be a warning
to all little boys. The bereaved parents
have our sympathies. Plow Boy.
BALL GROUND AFFAIRS.
J. S. Foster, our blacksmith, is getting
a good run of custom.
The guano surely lias spoilt this season
—we smell it eyerwhere we go.
A young man about 16 or 17 years of
age passed down the other day on bis
way to Canton tn trade, and see the rail
road cars, as be had never expienced the
sight. On bis return he said he did not
see them but saw their tracks.
We have a man hero who weighs 220
pounds. At a long distance it is hard to
tell which of the two is the largest, ths
man or the town.
HICKORY FLAT SHOTS.
Shota are very wutree this week, bvl
with your pejmiimion I will flrecffafzw,
Mud, slush slosh —rata and more rain,
1 lie Rev. Mr. Waddell, of Cmn'iilqg,
will prcacl* at tins place th«*3td Sabbath
in May at 11 o'clock a. M.
^A couple of our colored population be
came badly frightened at what thtf
thought a ghost in the graveyard a fl)t
nights ago, amt since it has been ascer
tained who his gho-tship leal? was it map
safely be said that they bad cause to bf
frightened.
Tin* click *>l the cotton planter oan b%
heard throughout our m-ighhorhood,
Let everybody attend the association*
Let us hear Irom “Plow Boy” often-^
be is interesting.
It is rumored that our merchant will
take unto himself a wife at an oarly dap.
So be it.
After lingering some time with tb*|
most dreadful disease, consumption, Mft-
Moloek passed into another life on th%
32nd inst. llcr remains were interred ||
the graveyard at this place. Rural,
OPR Hi TnKLINOS
Notlii 1 g very special from this srotioi.
With the amount of rain having fell
recently our farmers seem to be clogged
with their work.
The gin dam and mce of Capt. J, B«
Richards was washed out on the ltd
lost.. The hreaknge caused a large wheel
to be completely demolished, and eleo
other machinery and tbu house •lightly
damaged.
Some of our farmers have planted cot
ton and others are planting. Ali.<>NS,
WA L l.HC’A *GLEA NI NUB.
Wiili-sca affiirs have boon delayed aomta
what f r several weeks. The reason l|
that your correspondent has been travel
ing, looking over the country. I ndt
satisfied that our own old Chcrokeo !|
hard to beat. Did you tvej travel in aft
old buggy that made a busines ot broafct
ing down every three miles, and alwayi
the farthered from a shop of any otbey
place on the road? If so you Can sympd-
tise with n*. Hud it not been for tht
glorious discovery of hickory withes,
nr.d their utility, .your humble correspon
dent would now be languishing in the
pin** woods of 3/urry. where the plaintiff
sighing of the breeze in the pine lx ugb|
ami the shrill voice of the tree toad
would be his only company, but thankt
;o our Daddy's early instruct ion we can
make a good buggy (except tho iron) of
withes, ot which accomplishment wg
boast. ,
The frost aud freeze did some damage
in our neighborhood. The peaches and
odi r fruit tlmt was in bloom wav killed,
and my opinion is tnat we will be com
pelled to pinch ulong on corn whiskey
another season, provided the corn is made,
if not we will all have to drink pop
skull.
I visited the court held by Judge Mo-
Gutchcon in Dalton during my absence,
I think the Judge would make a good
Congressman. Tin Judge will pleaae
pardon us ns wt* do rot want to injure
him in any way.
Under all existing circumstance* WO
think that wc will have the pleasure of
writing up a wedding in our uext. Quote
who?
The Sabbath-school at Walcsca seemt
to be in a flourishing condition and well
attended, which speaks well for tiie com*
inanity.
By-the way, like to forgot to tell you
of a mule wc heard of in Murray county,
that acts in the capacity of house dog t
and is general muley. His muleship be
longs to a lady. Her husband nor any
one else cannot go about the mule, unlest
it is confine*], and can only be bridled by
the lady; carries bur washing to the
branch. No one can go insido the yard
without holloing. We will c*usc for fear
some one will thiuk thi< a large mule
tale, but the above facts can be substan
tiated and numes given if necessary.
3/ore anon, Major,
SfXW MILL DOTTS.
Mr. Editor:—As we have not any
thing in your paper from oar section w%
will give yon a few dotts,
We have a good saw mill in full oper
ation. The mill i« plcaLmtly sit
uated between Mill Creek and Lit*
tie River, near Newt Barne’s. We will
•ay a little about this gent, he is on* of
the cleverest of men, and never out of
sorts. Mr. G. Arnold was around to
u» a few days ago.,