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VOL. XVI.
TOCCOA,
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TS r~\ T I Q T T\j IT ‘ QC
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BUSINESS MEN
The News gives to day an
outline of the business of Toccoa
and the character of the business men.
b ulsome praise and high colored
script ions so prevalent, in newspaper
articles of this kind are carefully
! I,,, fact, as ,,« can
c ,is< eit ained lia\eoeen gnen. A
bnef allusion to the history of the bn
the character ‘ f'Il ’ cner*?v ’ ^and a 1 business -VV* a a ”
bility loceoa bilit of the meii who are 1 building up
may be had. 1 he record -m
1 °" ,10r (1 3 n, ‘‘* ,e
I» r .m«L
Ibitli scarcely an execution !oun«' those
in business here are still men
raised on farms- nearly till served
some time as clerks and began busis
ness life with little or possessor)usual notlmm- their
success indicates they
energy and push, and that with uni
ted effort they can keep Toccoa fore-
most among'the enterprising cities
of this Piedmont belt.
a. ii. u allis i ek.
Mr. A. H. McAllister was raised on
a farm, and bad some experience in
mining. he In 1850, then a young man,
went to California 111 search of
golden treasures. At the end three
years lie returned with $ 1,100 and
became a farmer in Rabun county.
He served in the army three years;
during the time he was promoted to
the quartermaster’sdepartment, hold¬
ing the position till tlie close of the
war. ' 1 ’he end of the war found him
penny less with a family of young
children to support. He again en-
gaged in farming, and ably assisted
by Ins estimable wife, he made farm-
mg among the lulls of Rabun a grand
success. In S years lie converted
farm and stock into cash,having clear¬
ed above all expenses $1,800. With
this he opened a store on the Tugalo.
In a year he removed his stock to
Toccoa, where his business rapidly
increased to large proportions. Sub-
:u squently lie established a store in
Lavoniu, one in Turnerville and one
in Hartwell. In 1880 his son, T. W.
McAllister, was made a partner, who
took charge of the store in Lavonia,
where he still remains. Tn 1888 he
re-established his store in Toccoa,and
at the close of the year taking in Mr.
*L B. Simmons as partner, he retired
from active work, retaining however,
an interoi-t in the business.
m’allistek & summons.
Mr. Lb.oimmons , ,, ... was raised . mKaoun • i, ,
couuty, to ... , boy.
came 1 occoa a yomi; J
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After , .. clerk , . 11 • m a while, , , , lie form-id
a
partnership , . with ■ , Mr. ,, W U. Edwards T , , ,
1 .
m merchandise , with -.ii whom he 1 remain- ■
ed . 3 years; he 111 then became a part
ner with Mr, '1', C. Vv right, and final¬
ly at the beginning of the present
year lie united with Mr. McAllister,
forming the firm of McAllister &
Simmons. This firm occupies a large
double brick store on Sage street
Thev carry a very large stock of gen¬
eral merchandise. In addition they
handle stoves ami hardware, wagons,
farm implements, guanos and furni¬
ture. which latter they manufacture.
The factory is 3 miles from town, run
by water power and employs about 10
hands. I'he basinets of the Toccoa
house will resell fully #40,000 this
year and the branch at Lavonia will
exceed that amount, the two ag¬
gregating about $100,(XX). This es¬
tablishment shows what energy and
good business qualities can accom¬
plish in Toccoa.
W. R. BRUCE.
This gentleman is a native of
Fran kb ti Co. where he was raised on
a farm. Here lie acquired the habits
of industry, careful management and
slerlnig integrity so essential to sue-
cess. In 1864 he came to 1 occoa ano
engaged m the merchant lie business,
embracing Maple * r\ goods, provis
,o.,s and fertilizers, which ho has con-
turned till the present tune. He also
buys cotton, his annua pure cases a-
mountmg to from JtXKl to JoOU bales,
His mercantile sale.reach from $35,-
OTW 1 t,-, x 4 . 0 ’ (H>U R v.r.,r pnttn ,
-
, wuldTmount a er 0 f-- i- l lo 1
to from 4 kKKX> l
^ iiiin lAiiii 1 *' 1 • l1i:r x -. ' "i c '"iVSr ,
reach the ’] large j sum of f about $1^0>-
(XV) a rear Mr Bruce has lately
erecteu ie mes tom* enco in \
dly ; he justly ranks among the most
successful business men of Nonh -
selectedbv the Allianc^ to
the members with provisions,supplies
'
and fertilizers.
E. P. SIMPSON.
This gentleman was a native
Anderson, S. C. He came with his
people to Toccoa when a young boy,
and was a clerk for some time in the
dry goods store of Hamilton & Son.
About eight engaged years ago he borrowed
$200 and in business for
himself, gradually working into dry
I rT3 co EH o o cr> O ps a? TJ2.
AMD ' 17 ^ ~ r ! I MDU8TRIAL JiQURNA
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AL C .
poods and genera! merchandise,which
he continued for four years. He then
soul out and with a capital or a 'out
c business 2 ,lMM), he which opened up his present
lumber and shingles embraces machinery, musical
and in-
strumeuts.
He handles steam engines, saw
mills, farm implements and any kind
of machine any man wants for raanu-
facturint? purposes or for the farm,in-
eluding reapers, mowers and sewing
machines.
He buys and ships large quantities
of shingles and has made a market
for them such that their manufacture
in the vicinity of Toccoa has reached
for” large several proportions. lie also is agent
insurance companies.
^ m ° n « th ese
Ienn Mutual, . . of Philadelphia, one of
the strongest life companies in this
country ;theContine»tial,of Newark,
Liverpool and London and Globe,
we 0 known to oe among t le strong-
est an( ^ mo : t r ® !Ul b 0 ire lnsurancu
.
I he hrst year his mach.ne, lumber
a,H J sbb, ^ e business amounted to
tbe second year it was about
lh, \ | llird 11 was a lutle over
f b<> ’ 0J0 ’ and last year it reaohed the
iar g« sum of s <3,1 <0. 1 his large an-
m,al increase of business from such
small indicates beginnings superior business is phenomenal, ability and and
<rreat energy on the part of Mr.
Simpson. Some characteristics which
doubtless contribute in a large meas-
ure to liis success are a genial and
pleasant disposition, gentlemanly
courtesy, business promptness and
great activity- considerbly
He has invested in real
estate; has $15,000 insurance on his
life, and few young inen at his age
have accomplished so much in such a
short time.
T. C. WRIGHT.
Nearlv aH the business inen of Toe-
CQa wertJ riliried on the f arm . Such
wftS the case with Mr. Wright. He
, cft home however at the age of 16,
;u)d ontt ., td a store as clerk in Sene-
ca, where he remained some tini 3
learning the business in its various de¬
tails. Wishing to i-ee something of
the world, lie visited Texas and for
awhile breathed the atmosphere and
got inspiration from the great prai-
ri ‘s. Returning to Toccoa, he was a
clerk for 2 years. He then formed a
partnership with Mr. J. B. Simmons
and thev engaged in general merchan
dise. At tho beginning of this year
Mr. Simmons retired to unite with
McAllister & Co. Mr. Wright contin¬
uing the business alone. His store is
large, fronting on Doyle and Sage
, streets, forming an L. He carries a
,. ir , r . s(ock of ^ 00(ls of every descrip-
tiou, and in addition to general mer-
cluiudiso, be buys cotton. The whole
business reaches about #40,000 annu-
ally. ,, 11 c also adds custom „ made , tail- . ,
furnishing . , . ,
ormcr, r.’ gentlemen with
elothm*? . made , - the , 1 best and , latest 1
in . ,
styles. , he Alliance , has selected , , ,, this ■*
.
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. the . wtiere 1 ,1
as one one or stores the
membe.s buy their goods.
W'i A. MATHESON
is a native of North Carolina, And like
the majority of the best business men
of the United States, spent his early
life on the farm. His first experience
in the mercantile business was in
Rabun county, Ga., where he con¬
ducted a dry goods store two years
and a half. In 1876 he removed to
Toccoa and opened a stock of gener¬
al merchandise and continues this bus¬
iness still. Mr. Matheson has never
had a partner, except at one time
with Mr. A. H. McAllister in branch
stores in Turnerville and Hartwell.
In T . Ins , • diy ,,,. v goods tri>n(k department, he ip
makes a specialty of a better class of
goo uirrjing a ar^e .u o. men ot
ladies and gents me 1 ress aiu ancy
need not incur the expense of going
to large cities. He deals in hardware
of all kinds, cooking stoves, farm 1111-
plements, carriages, furniture, cloth-
ing, and undertakers’ goods. His an-
nual sales amount to about *lo, 000 .
By careful and superior business man-
agement, Mr. Matheson, Commencing
life with nothing has accumulated a
handsome competency.
n. m. payne
was bori) and raised in Franklin Co.,
^‘ . ’
? n r,n Af . ter clerkl , , • , bort
a * "^ a !
t'me, he opened . a general merchan-
dise store in Toccoa in 1877, having
H * Hamilton as P artner ’ under the
firm name of Hamilton & Payne. He
b; ‘ S bad as P ar,:iiers at different times
He Manly i/ Brothers and Mr. J. L. Martin.
without now conducting his business
anv partner, \,f and is carrying
a hard , - st 0 e k dry ' goods, assortment provisions
are> _ a seiie r a,
The the Alliance Alii m'et^d tradedvis.methods
J “"few SThU custom?!?
hold hoid many many farmer tanner customers, and and h his
sales trade continues %Io,U large; His Mr. annual Payne
am* unt to ..
u» popular and has the conhdence of
the people. Last J ea J he M as Mayor
protein. 1 his year he was eiected
in Mayor, and he takes a lively interest
the growth and prosperity of Toe-
coa.
TOCCOA, GA. SATURDAY, APRIL 1889
\v. n. & j. davis.
j These gentleman, brothers, sons of
Maj. Habersham Young Davis, were natives of
county, and grew up uu-
der careful training on the home plan-
tation. Mr. W. H. Davis, the elder
of the two brothers, with the ex-
ception of some attention to railroad-
ing, was a farmer till he was appoint-
ed post master in Toccoa, which po-
sition he held until the advent of
Cleveland’s administration. In 1883
he and Dr. McJunkin opened a
drug store in [occoa. Di.J. Dims,
after attending schools, at Dalilonega,
entered the Atlanta Meuical c.n.cge,
- ■ enm-t of A Mi"lk
. . ... .
Jnnkin’s interest in the partner" "drug store,
, m<1 sti{1 continues tdivsithi a in the
V^ctice a L^cstalilislmd I e ns a
fervedly and a
fle high reputation for knowl-
and skill in his profession. In
the store the v carry a large stock of
evei i y thing establishments usually carried by the
ar gest in the large
e Jtdes. In addition they keep an as-
sortment of books and stationery. The
annual sales reach from $o ,000 to
$6,000whtch is considerbly above the
average of retail drug stores,
CAPPS & CO.
Mr. T. A. Capps is a native of the
NacoochecYalley, where he was raised
on a farm. At the close of the war he
found himself a young man wifhoiit a
dollar, having a mother and two sis¬
ters dint depending on him for support.
By of hard labor he managed to
get a little money, and in 1S71 lie be¬
gan mercantile business in Iliatvassee
Ga. At the end of five years, he sold
out and removed to Mt. Airy, w here
he has been remarkably successful in
general merchandising to the present
time. Two years ago lie"opened a
branch store in Toccoa, which he how
takes ] ersonal charge of, having taken
Mr. Jas.H. Moore in as a partner. Mr.
Moore is a young gentlemen of good
business ability, possessing the full
confidence of bis Senior partner. They
carry large lines of dry goods grocer¬
ies and provisions, clothing, boots and
shoes, sewing machines, almost every¬
thing that is needed in the family, or
around the home. The business in
I’occoa amounts to about $20,000 a
year. The Mt. Airy branch does also
a large business, Mr. Kimsey being the
parmevin charge there, lhese_n.ro
Alliance stoics, making tour in I oc-
coa; Mr. Capps is a successful busi¬
ness man and is welcomed as a finead-
dition to the many enterprising citi¬
zens of Toccoa.
nowell brothers.
These brother are natives of Wal-
ton county. Mr. C. W. Nowell en-
tered a Store aS clerk at the early
a<?e of 12, and thus from early
boyhood acquired correct business
habits, and great familiarity with
merchandising in its various depart-
ments. He did business lot- himself
for some time in Woodstock, Ogle—
thorpe county. Selling out there, ho
came to Toccoa in 1881, opening out
a stock of general merchandise,which
he continued till 1888i, when he took
in his brother, Mr. L. B. Nowell as
partner. This gentleman had an ex¬
perience thorpe of 4 years as clerk in Ogle¬
and Carroll counties. The
Nowell Brothers carry dry goods, sta¬
ple and fancy groceries, can goods,
and make a specialty of fruit, keep¬
ing on hand a large assortment of
the best kinds and varieties. This firm
does a very careful and safe business
they give very little credit; buying
and sel1 selling far cash, they are enabled
to at sma11 margins, preferring a
u safe bus i hess to a i arge f cred i t
and possihly uncertain tra e . Thev
ar(J care ful business men,doing a good
business, satisfactory tc themselves
F * A - mabiiy.
Mr. Mabrv left the farm in Frank-
\\ n county, Ga., where he was born
and raised,to take a position as clerk
i n the dry goods store of J.
Crump at $5 a month, in 1S69,
came to Toccoa in 1S74, was clerk
for a while with White, Manly & Co.,
afterwards for W. R. Bruee. In 1S78
he formed a partnership with J. W.
Ramsay, and they opened a general
merchandise store, remaining togeth-
1°“ ZinZ \lone \i r vt whi?li a hrv then
began a h business alone, wbu.li he 30
still continues. He carries a *arge
stock of f T / S oods ’ .g roce r ies ’ b ,rd '
ware and farm supplies. In addition .
he handles sewing machines,of svhich
he sells a great number each year,
His entire annual SSles reach
$10,000 to'$50,000. Mr- Mabry is a
hardworking, pushing business man
and richly deserves the success he
^ achleVe<3 ‘
a. x bennett.
Mr. Bennett does general
smithing,!,orse shoeing,-and he repair,
all kbl ds o' fa, m implements, and
machinery> ‘ i inc i oding wagons, and
bu a(ries, g” He has a paint shop and
do g n painting i s bin<T work makin<? a spec
i ab y G f and finishing °possible. off bug-
j gies in the very best style
excellent is' the character of
• work that his business is crowded to
its utmost capacity.
w. c.'ep wards A CO.
Mr- W. C. Edwards was raised in
Clark county. He came to Toccoa
in 1880, engaged in the mercantile
business, and has been here ever
since, except one year he was in busi-
ness in Atlanta. He has had for part
ners J. B. Simmons and G. W. Ed-
wards. Since 1886 he has been in
business by himself. Recently he has
given his popular and energetic
clerks,.I. J. Bright and C. H. Dance,
an interest in the business. ?
j They carry a large stock of gener—
a merchandise, embracing almost
ever y thine? that is used in city or
"> tfreat variet L
furniture, wagons and buggies. They nnJ
handle the Willard Kidder flour
bave s » ld WO barrels since last Oct o-
ber - So excellent is tms flour, that
from all the above quantity, there
has not been one complaint. Last
they sold 425 tons of fertilizers,
I he annual sales of this establish-
men t are about $50,000. This is an
by a Brnks county Alliance, making
four stores in Toccoa which furnish
Alliances with supplies in Habersham
Franklin, and Banks counties. Mr.
Edward’s success shows he possesses
unusual ability and energy.
I). J. SIMPSON.
This young gentleman has but re¬
cently started in business. He is a
native of South Carolina. He came
with his mother to Toccoa when he
was 11 rears old, and was educated
in the schools of this city. lie served
two years as clerk in a merchautile
firm in Anderson, S. C. In 1888 he
began business in Toccoa,opening up
the only exclusive grocery house in
the ci ty. It involved some hazard
to depend on one line of merchandise
only. But he is making a most sat¬
isfactory success. He carries staple
and fancy groceries, can goods in
great and variety, tobacco, cigars, (lour
feed. His sales for the first year
have been large, amounting to about
$15,000. This unusual success indi¬
cates that special lines with suffi¬
cient capital, e.ie. gv and ability may
be made profitable here in Toccoa’.
J. N. EDWARDS.
The proprietor of this store is the
owner of a cotton factory in Hart Co.
w here lie resides. Tho business is
nnder tt , 0 management of G. W. Ed-
wards, his brother. 'Phis gentleman
was raised in Clark county. He has
been in Toccoa about
a clerk for awhile, and part of the
time in business, having as
\V. 0. Edwards & Co.,and
in business for himself. The store of
which be has charge includes dry
goods, groceries, clothing, boots and
shoes, hats, notions, tobacco and ci -
gars,—embracing a large stock of
general me- handise. The sales are
large,and will reach this year about
$20,000. This is more surprising-in-
asmuchas less credit is given than for
mcrly, the business is assuming a
more cash basis,
II. W. JONES
keeps a livery stable, furnishing the
public with carriages buggies, hacks,
conveyances, either for business, or
pleasure over tho many pleasant
drives in the vicinity of Toccoa. or
more distant attractions in this
tain region. He was the first settler
in this place.
raaisay & ward.
\j r . \y. J. Ramsay, the senior part-
ner?a native of South Carolina, spent
His early life on a farm. After en-
{rao til? -ing for some time in the merean-
business on the Tugalo, he came
. Toceoa ^^^erchandise ln 1375 and stoTe opened up P a
I or a-
while be was a partner with Mr. Ma¬
bry , under the firm name of Ramsay
InlSSChetoolOnVVXI.
.ni,am iej ti cont.nuo e
the rLalo vall'evTnd emn’lov was'for
, lh ,, of Mr.
R who 1-nOwino- his ability and
worl h ’ 'made him «?eVtock -i partner in his'busi-
j Their f fancy”*?roce la r consists of
staD e an( shoes* S»ts flour’, r ie« drv-roods
ami feed, ami
t,Lled 1 . e nu * me rous articles that areem-
m what is termed crood? general
merc ", i )and i se f, . Of these thev
f ; f 7 sllar0 of trade . TI 10 su'-
. - , 1 , • f - tbel , •
^ r ‘? r .° W ° ?
goods, arul they being so long and
so f a vorably known for fair and up-
'
right dealings, secures fo* them a
, aro . e number G f the best class of cus-
ton t ° m9 ^ 3rs ’ both in citv and country,
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w. c. szmpson a- co.
Manufacture harness, saddles,
bridles, and collars. Here one can
obtain single or double harness made
bOrses ibr^mSe^haniessTrfarms
ers. for heavy draft work, light har
nes for buggies, from the plainest and
j mental lowest prices tininsh up and to the finest highest orna-
workman-
ship. Thev sell wholesale as well as
i retail and keep a man on the road
selling these excellent goods. The
proprietors Mr. W. 0. Simpson and
J/r. J. S. Land came from South Car-
and settled in Toccoa about
1885. They are skilled workmen and
arc working up a large business.
W. J. HAYES.
This gentleman has been in busi¬
i continuously in Toccoa lonn-er than
any other merchant. He was born
within 5 miles of the city. In I860
he entered a store as clerk in Carnes-
ville, and remained in Franklin coun-
ty until 1873 when he commenced
business for himself in Toccoa and
has been here ever since.
Like the *?reat majority of the
merchants here, he deals in o-eneral
merchandise, carryimr a very Iar*?e
stock of drv <?oods, staple and fancy
groceries, clot hi no-, Haves’ hats shoes and
hardware. Mr while nnf
making a specialty of any on,, line
aims tc. emphasize at “the everythin*? exSllentity he car-
ries, both
of his goods and low prices. Hisannu-
al sales usually reach about $40,000,
which is very farcre, when we reniem-
her he limits his business to commod-
ides included in general mere ha n-
dise. He is doing a less credit busi-
than formerly, selling largely for
AIILLINERY.
Mrs. C. T. Blackmer keeps a fine as¬
sortment of millinery goods, and no¬
tions .embracing the latest fashions in
ladies' hats, ribbons and novelties.
8 he likewise deals in fancy household
articles such as tapestries, lace win¬
dow curtains, pillow shams, bed
covers, linen stamp goods, also iiair
goods, jewelry, and pictures. She
lias a pleasant refreshment roc in
where ladies and gentlemen can ob¬
tain the richest ice cream and the
most delicious shakes with candies
and nuts to accompany. This store
is located on the corner of Doyle and
Sage streets;
Mrs. I. S, Netlierland deals in all
kiiids of millinery goods. Ladies hats
and bonnets of the latest styles and
fashions from the lowest prices up to
the most elegant and costly. She
has a great variety of ribbons for all
purposes. Her stock is large and a-
dapted to the needs and tastes of all.
Site also deals in green fruit, particu¬
larly apples, pears, peaches, oranges,
and bananas. These two stores fur-'
nisi) the ladies with millinery and
fancy goods in the city and country
for miles around.
CART. A/ II . RAMSAY
imndles shingles and cotton seed.
The shingle business in Toccoa is
large . hev are manufactured by the
farmers and timber owners in the
county around, brought to this city
and shipped to various parts of ti e
country. Capt. Ramsay handles about
10,000.000 annually. At the average
of $2 a thousand this would amount
to $20,000. Mr. Ramsay since the
the war, has been largely engaged in
mercantile business. He entered the
army as Lieutenant, was promoted to
Captain, and served till the war end-
e, i- He has an interesting history,
some of winch will- appear in the col-
tunns cn Ue News.
.T. T. CARTER
makes wagons and buggies, and does
general and blacksmithing of all kinds,
repairs everything done in the
blacksmith linc;hc mends broken ma¬
chinery of almost every description,
and does a large and constantly in¬
creasing business.
T. F. LAWSON.
■
This* gentlemen manufactures tin
ware, sheet iron, and galvanized iron
products, and does general repairing
of everything made of iron or tin.
He is the inventor of the Lawson and
Alliance Combination Plow, which is
attracting so much attention. The
manufactory of this plow is at Rome,
Ga. The distributing points are,
Rome, Sparta, Wanesboro and Toc¬
coa, from which Northeast Georgia
and the Carolinas are supplied. He
has but recently come to Toccoa and
he doubtless will work into a large
business here. lie has established a
meat market, keeping on hand fresh
beef from the North west.
K. BRYANT
has established a harness factory here.
Mr. Bryant is a farmer and the busi¬
ness and work is Under the manage¬
ment of Mr. R. Green, a first class
workman. They manufacture harness,
saddles and bridles of every des¬
cription, Only the best material is
used,the work turned out is fust class
Thus far the home demand has taken
all that is here manufactured. Mr.
Bryant deals in buggies,whips and all
kinds of harness and saddlery goods.
These two harness establishments are
destined to become large manufact¬
uring industries in Toccoa.
MACHINE SHOE.
t- S Davis ^ has Th^s the only ma¬
^" ^rvfo" in to n embraces
ki maUu*? sash doors and
bllnds > and other products, in-
eluding machines for planing moldj
ing matching, sawing and turning,
and whatever is necessary for a corn-
plete factory for this kind of work. He
also has a corn mill and the whole is
run by steam power. The capacity
of this factory is sufficient to turn out
products for a lar^e builtfing territory round
Toccoa, so that supplies can
i be furnished here in Toccoa without
CO st for freight.
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PHYSICIANS.
1 occoa is very fortunate in bavin*?
account of Dr. J. Davis is sfoiv given in
the paragraph McJ on the drug
John unkin M. I ), was born m
South Carolina,educated in that state
in the I niversitv of Culumbia, ,
medical in the
pursued department in 1872. ‘lie
a medical course in the Urn-
there versity of Pennsylvania,' C raduatin«?
in 1874. Soon after,he came
where he has been prat icing med-
icine ever since. He has acquired an
enviable reputation as a superior phv-
sicbm and has a large practice 1 in citv
and county ’ *
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ATTOUNFYS.
Hbn, John. \V. Owen, bom in
Carolina raised and educated m
gio, was admitted to the bar in Clove-
land WJiite Countv in 187 a-
previously held the position of clerk (if
sssj? a,most ha!£ ' of
its
*
lion. Louis Davis was born and
raised in Georgia. Ho was educated
at Dahlonega College, Ga. also at George¬
town D. C. After studying
law some years lie was admitted to
the bar in 1882,and has practiced law
m Toccoa ever since. In 1886 he was
elected to the State Senate, a high
tribute to the ability and popularity of
one so young. It will thus bo seen
that the legal interests of our town
are in the -lah’J? of honorable and tal¬
ented attorneys.
MARBLE WORKS.
Mr. L. P. Cook has established a
marble yard furnishing grave stones
and monuments. This is an enter¬
prise important to Toccoa and a large
extent of surrounding country. Mr.
Cook has marble stones from the low¬
est prices up to the most costly mon¬
where uments, desired. taking, and setting them up
M. F. KELLER,
our worthy bailiff also runs a black¬
smith and repair shop, and he makes
wagons and buggies. 7 he black¬
smiths in the aggregate do and
extensive business, their custom ex-
tcnding k over a wide territory ein--
bracing parts of several counties.
j. s.mcckoskey
repairs watches clocks and jewelry.
Ue has worked at this business over
20 years, aud has become an expert
jeweler. He also repairs sewing ma¬
chines putting them in good running
order. He is qujfe a metalurgist,read¬
ily detecting any impurities or alloys
especially in gold and silver.
Mrs. L. jl/cCroskov I,as for sa)e
towels linen goods particularly table cloths
and handkerchiefs.
SHOE MAKING.
Mr. II. L. Loden makes boots and
shoes and does all kinds of repairing
in this line. He has been five years
in this business and his excellent
work.brings him all the custom work
he can attend to. Should he enlarge
his business and employ workmen
there is no doubt he could build up
an extensive factory.
Mr. J. C. Young also makes and
repairs boots and shoos limiting his
business to custom work.
HOTELS.
There are two in Toccoa; the Rob¬
erts house, Mrs. E. W.' Roberts pro¬
prietress, and the Mauldin house Mr.
A. Mauldin accommodations proprietor. Here and are com¬
fortable good
board for the traveling public and for
boarders by the week or month, at
reasonable rates. The loss of the
Davenport house is seriously felt, and
it is hoped a ‘new one will soon be
built. Capitalists will find this seeking hotel in¬
vestments one of the best
locations in North East Georgia.
Housekeepers Ought To Know.—
Tfiat to have good coffee your coffee
pot must be bright and clean inside.
That you can sweep a rag carpet
much cleaner sweeping crosswise the
width.
That in making up the unbleached
muslin allow one inch to the yard for
shrinkage.
That if you fold you clothes as von
take them from t e line they will iron
much easier.
That your copper wash boiler,if we’d
rubbed with a cloth dipped in coal oil
will be clean and bright.
That to keep your bedding pure and
wholesome, open your beds to the air
the first thing in the morning.
That oqc part suet to two parts lard
rendered together is much better for
frying purposes than all lard.
That if you want to keep vour house
.
free of moths, never put down your
carpets till the floor is perfectly dish drv.
That to wash smoothing irons in
water, after washing your skillets, will
make them smooth and prevent
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Many 1 cisons howchoid
Are b-ot-cn d..w n from overwork or
^ofbnv t malaria. ‘remove-
'an-'u-ures Get the ^-nnire*
NO. 15.
THE KLBERTOX RAILROAD
u . ,
Kl,,Prto " an £ Hartwell roads. T he
pay oil under Jhr. Wilson which in-
tnUn 1S about S8U0
” '
.7. H. & T. C. V ICKERY,
?1 l " 1 ' 1 fi 1 hand! r,u P • T L *.• X ickeiyisal , fertilizers, SO a
er ’ ? f : otton
’
1 . C ^n U :UU lard a business
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j \ ^'-’”, I ° Tl" °* ’ u - v ; ln, ‘ uall y
~' "' 3 '
011tl ! re o V° business 0 . !lrc i bou£rht amounts m Toccoa. to Thier half
million ova-
3 of dollars, about $ 200,000 of
this in Toccoa.
s. M. INMAN A CO.
thron f „ h th . it' man.._ers ^d.r. ... E. _
d, or, 1 ,lt f 11 a . 1<l , , •Grant, handle at the
* °^ ! bout
otCo:l 1ce a 18000 bales of
f'Ptr'' aW * bo ? t ,
“ f 'T r r^
nanciiod j here every year.
In carefully summing up the vol-
ume of trade transacted in Toceoa,in-
eluding the cotton handled here, the
following amounts are believed to be
approxirnatelv correct:
Cotton, 35,000 bales at $45
Cotton equals.............. $1,575,000
els seed, 600,000 bush¬
at 15 ats.......... 90,000
Merchandise of all kinds 650,000
Grant tola’............$2,315,000
The News would i;ke to know
where there is a country town of 1,000
in Habitants that can make so good a
showing.
Our Colored Citizens.
b. jaurktt
does general blacksmithing and re¬
pairing of all kinds including wagons
and buggies. lie also lias a store,
dealing in fancy groceries. He is a
good medianic.is an honor to his race,
and an example for industry which
they well may imitate.
II. C. Owen keeps groceries, can
goods, cider, candies and fruit. B. H.
Prather also has groceries, can goods,
tobacco, fruits and an eating house.
They are going tc have a “Texas
Spring Palace” down in the great
Southwest, at Fort Worth, It is to
include thirty-eight separate ‘palaces,’
each with the coat-of-arms of a State
of the Union, and, as the Fort Worth
Gazette remarks, it is intended thus to
show the other States “that Texas
produces any and every thing that is
State of tl,e Amc-ri-
t0 Califonj siIverto Neva()a .
, ronito p cnnsv l vania , coal to A|a ,
bam a, lead 10 Missouri, copper to
Michigan, lumber to Wisconsin, rice
to South Carolina, sugar to Louisian-
a, Towa, cotton wheat to to Mississippi, Illinois corn to
Kansas, wool Ohio, sorghum to
to hay to New
Fork, and to every State that which
it produces and much that it does not
produce,” This is a grand idea. But
can Texas produce Anarchist* to put
into the Chicago compartment of the
Illinois palace and baked beans and
“Christian Scientists” for the Mas¬
sachusetts palace, and an ice palace,
for the Minnesota compartment? Tex¬
as is a great State, but we did labor
under the impression that there were
some —New things it does not vet produce.
York Mail and Express.
SMILES
Roarder (cracking an egg) — Well, I
declare !
Waiter (excitedly)—What is it?
Boarder—W'uyjhis egg has a doub¬
le yolk.
Waiter—Pooh ! that’s nothing’—
gen ’1 man’s yistidday had a chicken !
—Detroit Free Press,
New Yorker—I congratulate you
on the latest acquisition to your fam¬
ily. Boy or girl?
Nebraskan—Girl.
New Yorker— What’s her name to
be?
Nebraskan—Well, she howls so
much nights, we thought we'd call her
Cl> clonia - —Epoch.
World of Wonder.—Governess—
Tommy, name the ‘-Seven wonders ot
the world
tommy— T he pyramids, sphinx,
another sphinx, the garden where
they banged in Babylon, my sister's
beau, hash and myself.
1 lie punishment that followed was
another wonder t** T iro ny.—^ime.
Mrs. Frontpew —1 think it is shock 1 -
mg—the interest our minister is tak¬
ing in the base bail. Why, I saw him
o it playing yesterday afternoon with
a lot of bovs from the college.
Mr F.—Oh. I don * no - it t '
is any thing i To-.ig abvk -n
Mrs. F.—I den t say it-is ■
mo a!, b v by and by ne ii ge. :ic.
pitch, as they call it, and leave the
pulpit or want $ 10,000 a year.—^Y 1 -
engo Herald.