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VOL. XVI. A Viili b.i*» ]>: ssed the* Senate ap¬ propriating $15 000 for a dormitory for the blind at Macon, *** It is rejKirted that Boulanger is to 1 indicted for high treason, and Kmrhmd will he called upon to give him U)>. *** The latest is a calico trust; an ef¬ fort is being made to control all the cotton print establishments in the country. *#* Columbus C. Wimbish has been npjKiiuted surveyor of customs for the port of Atlant a. I‘resident Harrison is beginning to recognize Bis “Broth¬ ers in Black.” *** Florence, Alabama, two years ago had a population of 1,500; it now- has 8,000. There are three causes for this wonderful growth ; extensive adver¬ tising, great activity, and establish¬ ing factories. What is Toccoa doing? *** The city limits of Atlanta are to he extended in every direction a quarter of a mile. This will increase its tax¬ able property about ten millions of dollars, its population eight thou¬ sand, and add over a million of dol¬ lars to the revenues of the city. *** The trouble in the Behring sea seems to be that Lieut. Tuttle, com¬ mander of the U. 8. Cruiser Rush, seized a British schooner, broke open the locker, and took forcible poses- sion of the papers of the schooner. This, it appears, he had no right to do; the law merely authorizin'.* him to take the schooner with all on board, to some American port. The result is Uncle Johnny Bull is mad, and has sent a British fleet to those waters. 'The fishery question, in Fast cm and Western waters,gives the two nations a great deal of trouble hero is an opportunity for Mr. Blaine to show his superior diplomacy and make a treaty that will he equitable and satisfactory to the two nations. BETTER ROADS NEEDED. 'Die editor of the News has travel¬ ed a long distance in Habersham, Franklin and Rabun counties the past two weeks., and is profoundly impressed with the kind hospitalities of the people, the beauties of the country, the fertility and immense possibilities of the soil, and the ex¬ ceedingly bad roads. Next to good schools, the farmers’ great needs are better roads. 'The roads are not all had everywhere; many of them are quite good except in places of from a few rods to a half mile or more in in length. These bad places are eith¬ er nearly impassible, or so rough and ragged as to threaten the destruction of vehicles, and endanger life and limb. The thorough repairing of a few miles will often make a good road many miles. Two or three miles of these rough places made smooth, will make good roads from Toccoa to Clarksville also to Tallulah Falls. A smooth level road from Tallulah Falls, along the Tallu¬ lah river and Tiger creeks, to Clay¬ ton. would immediately add $100,000 to the value of the property in Rabun The Betterments are Paid For. The legislature is still wrangling over the subject of “betterments,” of the state road. It scorns that in tlu- lease, nothing was said aKnit better¬ ments , and it is fair to presume that at the time 1 he lease was made, it was taken for granted that the road and its equipments would be returned to the the state without charge at the expiration of the lease, The low rent may have been considered as a sufficiently large margin of profits to the lessees so they could afford to keep the road and ils equipments in first class condition. The state, by reason of this low rent, has practi¬ cally paid for all the “betterments.” It is well known that the profits of this road have liven large; that the lessees can afford to pay 810,000 a month more than they do. The re¬ linquishment of this sum by the state is ample compensation for all bet f er¬ ments, and our legislators should think twice before they vote to take money from the treasury,and transfer it to the plethoric pockets of a few men, already enriched at the excuse of the people. Subscribe for the News. i T INDUSTRIAL JOURNAL, TOCCOA, GA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1889 MARTIN Sjjlcndtd jFarm Linds Which “Tilly” Tat¬ ters o? I J\'erer tinned. CORN 15 FRET HIGH. The Elberton Air Line Railroad, which extends from Toccoa to Elber¬ ton, runs on a ridge, from the top of which the water flows in opposite di¬ rections; westwardly into the North Broad River, and east ward ly into the Eiistonalle. Tms makes an excellent surface drainage, which, with the mild equa¬ ble climate, and the pure water, ren¬ ders this region very healthy and ex¬ ceedingly desirabb as a place of res- idence. In this attractive region is situated the pleasant town of Martin, 12 miles by rail from Toccoa. The surface of the country for some distance around, is undulating, diversified by gentle slopes, eleva¬ tions and depressions, till a mile or more away, you descend in the river valleys on either side, when the sur¬ face becomes more broken, and the varied scenery of hill and valley, for¬ est and cultivated fields is exceeding¬ ly beautiful and attractive; especially at this season of the year when the broad acres are covered with corn, 12 to 15 feet high, and the rich, deep green of immense cotton fields are decked with lovely white, and pink tinted blossoms. The soil of this region is fertile,the valleys and bottom lauds very rich, producing, with proper cultivation, large crops of grain, corn, vegetables and fruit,—anything that grows in t}us United States-except subtropic- al f n ,its,—will grow herein the great- est luxuriance. Grasses adapted to this climate would make the best of meadows and pastures, and these val¬ leys and side hills would make splen¬ did stock farms, far more profitable than corn and cotton. Quite a large territory of this in¬ teresting country is tributary to Mar¬ tin, bringing a large trade to the merchants, who for a place of this size, do a large business. The following firms carry full lines of general merchandise, embra¬ cing everything needed in the family or on the farm: T. R. Yow & Co., J. \V. Randall & Co., Mitchell & Loon¬ ey, and (>.G. Childs. The firm of T. R. Yow & Co. is composed of three brothers; Richard D., Thomas lb, and Eppey M. They also have a store at Avalon, where the firm name is R. D. Yow & Co. T. R. Yow has charge of the busi¬ ness in Martin. In addition to gen¬ eral merchandise, they handle cotton and fertilizers. Both stores buy about 1,200 bales of cotton, and sell from 400 to 500 tons of guano; the cash value of the merchandise, guano and cotton handled by the firm in both stores is somethingover $100,000. T. R. Yow is the gentlemanly Post Mas¬ ter at Martin. J. W. Randall & Co., in addition to general merchandise, handle cot¬ ton, buying about 500 bales. Mr. Randall has been in business here a- bout 8 years; the aggregate sales of this firm are large. Mr. W. A. Mitch¬ ell, the junior member, is agent for the railroad company, express agent, and Notary Public. Mitchell & Looney, although quite young men, are working into a fine business. Besides their store, they have a grist mill and cotton gin, and they also keep a livery stable, carry¬ ing travelers and drummers to neigh- bo; ing towns. Mr. Looney is the in- esting and lively correspondent of the News from this place. There are here TWO DRUG STORES, both owned by physicians. Dr. J, l). Ketchersid, the owner of one, is an excellent physician of long prac- tice and experience, He is a native of Tennessee. For many years he was employed as physician by the Consolidated Union Mining ny, at the Duektown copper mines in that btate. He removed here about 12 years ago and has always had a large practice. Recently he has sociated with him Dr. \V. L. McBatb, a graduate of Atlanta Medical Col- The Toccoa News ® lege, a young gentleman of abilities and attainments. Ilr, 1. If. Lyon also has a drag storej the people of Martin can he congratulated on having their drugs put up by skilful physicians. Lr. Lyon is a native of Tennessee,a graduate of Atlanta Medical has been practicing medicine here a- bout 8 years. He is widely as an excellent physician and surgeon and has an extensive practice. 1 J. r H. -j homason is a gentleman . superior mechanical ability, an almost universal genius; indeed, he is “Jack at all trades,” which lie puts to prac¬ tical account, lie conducts a black- smith shop, shoe shop; he is a painter, macbfnest, and repairs farm imple¬ ments, wagons, buggies,engines,gins, guns, pistols, watches, and almost anything made of wood or iron. He also handles some merchandise; he is certainly a useful citizen, and it is difficult to see how Martin and the country around could get along with¬ out him. The Baptists of Martin have lately erected a fine church building, and the Methodists have one a short dis¬ tance away. This is a moral,Christian, church-going community. There is a good school here,taught the past year by Prof. N. A. Fricks,a very superior teacher. He is a mem¬ ber of the legislature now in session at Atlanta. This must indicate that he is very popular in Franklin county, as it is very rarely that a teacher is taken from the school room and sent to file legislature. D the hotel here is kept by J. W. Randall, where people and travelers find pleasant accommodations and excellent fare. W. A. Mitchell is fitting up his resi¬ dence for a hotel, and will also be ready to furnish the traveling public with attractive rooms and good board. From the station there are shipped about 1,800 bales of cotton; 20,000 bushels of cotton seed; 500,000 feet of lumber, and since .January this year, 01 car loads of shingles. The paragraph copied elsewhere in this issue of the News stating that “Billy Patterson” once owned the land where Martin stands, is a mis¬ take. This land, a tract of 3,800 acres was first granted to Anthony Verdeii; he conveyed to Tate, who deeded it ’o Bowman and Martin. About a mile from Martin is AVALON, the home of Hon. R. I). Yow, a ham¬ let consisting of the fine residence of Mr. Yow, the pleasant home of E. M. Yow, a few cottages, barns, black¬ smith shop, store and railroad station, the whole thing is the property of R. D. Yow. “Mr. Yow, Avalon is pretty name, where did you get it?” inquired the reporter of the News, “Avalon, in the romance of the Middle Ages, was the name of an ocean island, and of a castle of load stone on it, not far this side the ter¬ restrial paradise; the abode of the blest, and the attractions tended to draw all people to it.” “Did you select the name because it is descriptive of this place.” “I was looking for a name not used anywhere else; when I sent this in to the department at Washington, there was not another post office of the same name in tho United States; now there are several.” R. D. Yow began mercantile busi¬ ness for himself about 20 years ago. For a short time he did business in Carnesville; afterwards in Toccoa, where he was a partner with W. R. Bruce. About 10 years ago he came to Avalon, established his business here, taking his brother, E. M. Yow, as partner,subsequently uniting with T. R, Yow, at Martin, aud the three brothershave been partners ever since with the splendid success, mentioned elsewhere in this article. In addition to his mercantile inter- ests, Mr. Yow is largely interested in milling. He owns* a' number of saw and plaining mills, shingle mills, cotton gins, corn and wheat mills, He has also invested largely in lands. He owns 700 acres of land around and including Avalon, an adjoining tract of 1,200 acres, and a large number of fine plantations. On these he has 55 tenants; he thus being one of the largest planters in North-East Georgia, J the Mr. citizens Yow of is this highly part esteemed of . he has been twice elected to the ieg- ! islature, serving one term as repre- sentative, and one term as senate r;he was a delegate to the National Detn- cratic Convention at St. Louis, in 1888,which nominated Cleveland for the Presidency the second time. --- Frequently accidents occur in the ^msclmld which cause burns, cuts, sprains and bruises; for use in such Dr. 7. 11. J/cLean’s Volcanic Oil Liniment has for many years been tIie constant favorite family remedy HfAWASSEE. Just 12 miles from the source or head of Hiawassee river is the little town of Iliawassee. This town is not noted for its business capacity, its fine houses nor its many inhabitants. It is remarkable that so small a town should have paved streets, which this tovvn has. It was done without tax¬ ation. An all-wise Providence has arranged the rocks so as to make complete pavement for the streets. It seems that Nature laid out this place for a town. The strangest thing about this country is why the Hiawassee river didn’t run the other way. It is only 200 yards from the head of the Chat¬ tahoochee to the head of the Hiawas¬ see. If the pleasure seekers want fun, the head of our river is the place to find it. At the foot of the wonderful Minnehaha falls, the beautiful speck¬ led trout abound without number; while all through the mountain peaks can be found the wild turkey and the deer. Bell mountain, another curiosity is 1^ miles east of our town. This won¬ derful structure looks like some giant nation had reared it for a tower,with one large white boulder oil another for several hundred feet, until it comes to a point or. top, and then it bows to the rising sun, making a per- pendicular rise of 800 yards. The Enota, the highest mountain in Georgia, is another mountain in fair view of our town; nothing pecul¬ iar about it, only its height. To the mineral seekers, we have nearly every kind of mineral you can mention. There are good iron ieads running through our town. A gen¬ tleman cutting a ditch the other day stiuck a corrur.drutn lead forty feet wide. The theological school is going ahead. Our Literary school begins Aug. 5th. Prof. O’Kelly seems to be the man for the place. * * * Hiawassee, Ga. July 31st. 1889. --- — o - Croupv suffocations, night coughs and all the common affections of by throat and lungs quickly relieved the l)r. J. H. McLean’s Tar Wine Lung Balm. MARTIN. Rain! rain!! Melons are plentiful. Cotton is looking fine. On last Sunday our little town was afloat with water. The wind blew and the rain fell in big drops aud lots of them. The corn crop is to some ex¬ tent damaged from the wind. The protracted meeting at Red Hollow closed on Wednesday night, July 31st. No one joined, but we hope there was much good accomp¬ lished during the series of meetings. \\ e are looking to have a nice, pleasant and instructive singing school here this week, conducted by Prof. Vaughn. Prof. N. A. Fricks came home from Atlanta on a short visit last week. Uncle Jerry Cleveland has some cucumber vines that beat the world. \ ou can count 10 cucumbers on the vine not more than | of an inch apart. Uncle John Eskew says he count¬ ed 110 forms on one stalk of cotton Oil T. M. Looney’s farm.. W1 k> can beat this? A trip to Toccoa falls Saturdai morning, July 20th. Tliere was crowd of young people left this place to spend a pleasant day at the beau¬ tiful Toccoa falls. The following are the names of the crowd:—I^nvrence Linheart and Miss lua Fricks. Geo. York and Miss M. M. Mitchell; J.W. Mitchell and Miss Mary Burgess;Ed. Cason and Miss Ohla Scott. The girls carried a nice dinner and plenty of nice peaches and apples, which were very acceptable about noon. The crowd spent some time at the falls having a jolly old time rcraving over the falls. On their way from the falls stopped awhile in the city of fotcoa to lay in a supply of lemons and sugar. 1 hen they made their wav for the lovely little town of Martin. Water being plentiful oil the road, the crowd stopped two miles this side of 1 occoa and borrowed a bucket of water and made some nice lemonade, of which they all partook. Then they moved onward towards Martin. They oecided on the way to stay over for night preaching at Confidence church about 2 miles from Martin, where a series of meetings are going on. Af¬ ter listening to an able sermon by Rev. Jones, the blind Methodist preacher, they made their way on- ward to Martin where they had to part. To their respective place of retirement they went to spend the night in dreaming of the happy h ours spent at the beautiful falls. This trip will long be remembered by the crowd. Much success to the News. Sun. If you spit up phlegm, and are troubled with a hacking cough, use Dr. J. II. McLean’s Tar Wine Luim Balm. THE PATTERSONS. It is known only to a few that Hart county can boast of having with¬ in her borders, citizens through whose veins flows blood that is closely and directly akin to the great Napoleon Bonaparfc. Jerome Bonaparte, a brother to the great Napoleon, while on a visit to America, in the city of Baltimore many years ago,acquainted with a young lady whose maiden name was Elizabeth Patterson, being the daughter of a rich, aristocratic merchant prince of that city. 1 hi acquaintance ripened into marriage, which was followed by a divorce at the command of Napoleon. Jerome and Elizabeth had an only son, Je¬ rome Patterson Bonapart, whose two are the purest representatives of the American family. But there is living in Hart county, today, some of the Patterson family, whose father was a brother to “Billy” Patterson, the fatlm er of Elizabeth Bonaparte, thereby making them an own first cousin to the nephew of great Napoleon. ‘Billy” Patterson at one time was in phs-cssion of a va t a nountofh nd lying in Hart and Franklin counties. Where tiie town of J/artin, on the E, A. L. railroad now is he owned over 7,000 acres in one body. And where Hartwell camp ground now is,he uwn-- cd another vast estate. At this place he gave to Iii3 nephew, Ben Patter¬ son—who almost every one knows— one hundred acres of land, a portion of which Ben cleared up and cultivas ted for a while, using waterfront the spring now used by the tent holders at that place- Billy Patterson who was very wealthy for one at that time, made a will disposing of his vast estate. That wi 1I,_ in his own handwrting, is now on file and record at Carncsyille. It is a very eccentric document indeed, comprising about seventy-five-pages of fools cap paper, and has, as yet, never been fully ex¬ ecuted. Any one who wishes to ree his c urious will has only to call on the clerk of the superior court at Carnesville Elizabeth Patterson died a few years back, in Baltimore. What a sad picture to look up on, Josephine and Elizabeth the two di¬ vorced wives of the two brothers, whose name once threw the whole world into convulsion, and had it in his own grasp. Uncle Ben Patterson is now in the poor house of Hart county, showing the great difference and distance between Napoleon Bo¬ naparte in the height of his glory and some of bis nephew’s cousins,. Iiai.t- well Sun, ----- xmm --- MUNICIPAL TAX NOTICE. All persons residing within the corporte limits of Toccoa Ci yawning personal property subjeet to- taxation are receiving hereby notified that the books for returns of personal proper¬ ty for the municipal year 1889y will be open on the 24th. day of Juim and will be closed on the 24 tb, day of August 1889, at which day and "date the Bocks will be turned over to the Finance Committee, under tiie 181st. Ordinance of said town: those failing to make returns will be assessed and a double tax entered against them, E. L. (jrOOI>E ? ti i 4 th. 1 SSli.tf. Recorder. ///AYTASSEE. The Theological Institute which opened here July the Dili, has ued with increasing interest, it fe the general impression among the students that the work is more thor- ougli this year tlmn at nnv previous session. The teacher, Rev. F. C. McConnell has developed into a first class Theo¬ logical instructor. His peculiar style of teaching is atrengthing and com* torting to the Christian , instructive and entertaining to all. The Hiawassec High School began its fall term Monday Aug. the 5th. T. W. O*Kelley graduated at Mercer University last commencement, is the principal. For awhile he will be as¬ sisted by Mr. J. M, McGuire. As soon as there arc students enough to justify it Mr. J. G , Harri¬ son, a recent Mercer graduate will fall into line, and bear his part in the struggle for Christian education in this mountain country. The new house will be completed m a few weeks. It is the best school building in all this section. It will afford ae-. commodation for two hundred and fifty students* Any information con¬ cerning the school can be obtained by- addressing the principal. I) - E. N. IIiawassee*Ga. August the 7th, 1886. CLARKSVILLE. Wet and muddy. Clarksville is beggiuning to im¬ prove. We can hear the sweet mu¬ sic of the hammer and the saw. Mrs, Lon Taylor died on the 4th. ins. with flux and heart disease, We 83 ? mpatize with the bereaved husband and aged mother. While they mourn the loss of such a dear one, J/iss Annie J. Speed opened her school at the Academy at Clarksville with 25 students. Wc wish her and her students much success, Corn is beginmng to look well in this section of the country. The Farmers’ Alliance is progress¬ ing finely in this section. The Rev. L. A. Simpson preached a very interesting sermon at the Pres- Church last Sunday morn¬ ing. The Rev. il/r. Dorsey of Atlanta preached a very interesting and in¬ structive sermon Sunday. Capt. J, P. AVilson has forbidden hunting and fishing on his lauds who ever hunts on said lands will be used to the full extent of the law. We are glad to see so many sums mer visitors in our healthy climate and hope that they will continue to come. We have three hotels and will soon have the Eureka Hotel finished and it will be quite an ornament to that part of town. The new Baptist Church will be completed within ten days. Several of the town boys have been trying their manhood by applying rocks billiard balls aud sticks. The town council has permitted the hogs to run at large. The marshal has a nice time catching hogs. Rob Roy. You will have no use for specta cles if you use Dr. J, II. McLean’s Strengthening Eje Salve; it removes the film and scum which accumulates on the eye balls, subdues inflamation, cools and sooths the irritated nerves, strengthens weak failing sight. 25. a box. AS OTHERS SEE US. Friday morning at five o’clock we boarded the train on the Hartwell branch of the Elberton and Air Line Narrow Gauge Railroad, made con¬ nection at Bowersville with the up train on this road, and arrived at Toccoa, Ga., at 8:15 a. m. While waiting there fi r the North bound train on the Richmond and Danville Railroad, we spent three hours trying to “take in” the town. Toccoa has grown wonderfully during the last few years and is beginning to assume the proportions of the city. There are several large l>r;ck buildings on the blocks where the wooden houses were destroyed by fire a few years a- go. Her citizens and business men have caught the spirit of push progress of the present day, and do not hesitate to boom their town. We chanced to meet Mr. J. W. McLaurv, the able editor of the Toccoa News, which is one of the strongest ! ^ es 0 ** Xoi theast Georgia, Mr. Me* i L au ry 13 a eumpartively new j : to the Bienmont section of and Carolina, having lived in NO. 31. nnf.il twe years ago, when he became i A rc,ugec fro;n fever. He is not ent,relv unknown to our Oconee peo l\ ,c » having written and published the descriptive pamphlets of Seneca and Westminster a few months aiio. He is fast 1 cconrdrg identified with the interests of the Piedmont Belt, both in South Carolina and Gcorins. And why should not (lie Georgians and Carolinians work together moie in the future than they have ever done in the past for the up-building and development of their material re¬ sources.' Nature has made them one people, one in resources. blip in inter¬ est, one in destiny, and should they not be one in effort? There is nothing but a small river to separate, and the fact of it being the border line of both States, makes it none the harder to span with a helping hand. Let there be a still greater union of sympathy, interest and effort for our common good.— IFalhalla Courier. When you are constipated, with loss of appetite, headache, take one of Dr. J. II. McLean’s Little Liver and Kidney Pillets. They arc pleas¬ ant to take and will cure you. 25 cents a vial. ----- The total consumption of rubber of all grades in the United States last year was 30,000,000 pounds, the total value of which was $15 ,000,- 000 . For sick headache, female troubles ncuralgc pains in the head take Dr. J. II, McLean’s Little Liver and Kidney Pillets. 25 cents a vial. THE FIRST BRIDGES. The first bridges were of wood, and the earliest of which we have any ac¬ count was built in Rome 500 year B. C. The next was erected by Julios CTesar for the passage of his army a^ cross the Rhine. Trajan’s great bridge over the Danube, 4770 feet long, was made of timber, with stone piers. The romads also built the first stone bridge, which crossed the 'Tiber Suspension bridges are remote origin A Chinese one mentioned by Airelnm was made of chains supporting a roadway 830 feet in length, was built A. C. 95, and is still to be seen. The first large iron bridge was erected over the Severn in 1779. The age of railways has brought a remarkable development in this branch of engin¬ eering, especially in the construction of bridges of iron and steel.—Mail and Express. Old people suffer much from disorl desr of the urinary organs, and area ways gratified at the wonderful < f* Lets of Dr J. II. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm m banishing their troubles. $1. per bottle. imperfect digestion and assimila¬ tion produce disordered conditions of the system which grow and are co.is firmed by neglect, Dr. J. McLean’s Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier, by its tonic properties, cures indigestion and gives tone to the stomach. $1. per bottle. In cases of Fever and ague, the blood is as effectually, though not so dangerously poisoned by the effluvi¬ um of the atmosphere as it could be by the deadliest poison. Dr. J. H. McLean’s Chills and Fever Cure will eradicate this poison from the system-. 50 cents a bottle. If your kidneys are inactive, you will feel and look wretched, even in the most eheerful society, and melan- cholly on the jollicst occasions, ])r. J. II. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm, will set you right again. $1. bottle. The Emperor William ha? arrived in England, Ex-United States Senator E. if. Rollins, of New Hampshire, is dead. Newport, K. I. lias just adopted street curs. A severe shock of earthquake was felt in San Francisco last week. fo 7~[TysV Vs’-gV Use Bro v.m’s Iron Hitter*. l faysi' iaus m-ommend it. Ail dealers 1 it. #1.00 per botile. Genuine has tradc-ir.arl *1 reU lines or: wrapper. The 87th, 130. and 200th regi¬ menfs, Pennsylvannia Volunteer-;, I hold a joint re-union at York, Pa., September 14, 1889. The bill to move tiie state capital >f New Hampshire from Concord to Manchester was killed by a big man jority. FOR 'i’ll K JJWKJU, v, . tkiic*E=, il&Ar.u, Indigestion a £ BiUoa.' iron nmEKfi. iiiiiMvvfi It cur* ■j <iiI or by ull dealtra la THIS PA Advert bufi'itii 1 i-biafli 1 ;0.3i»rjJ«v is w SM.W tn'r.-iidvwnsiiaf