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LOCAL
If yon don’t get The News prompt¬
ly, nrtify u«.
Rend the schedule of } fie Hartwell
railroad in this issue.
For several days our streets have
been rnuddv, slippery and slushy.
One of the trof hies of The
••office is the skin of a bull snake s?vcn
feet long
llame Rumor says that th.re trill
l,e smW » ( -d,li„ g s in Tooo.ta ere
It is not pleasant to wade through
t**n or twelve inches of snow, but to
walk in mud and slush Is worse.
Our correspondence this week is
quite full and interesting, We are
jttad to welcome Vo tlie fold several
new writers.
The public shools have heeu
ning regularly this week. J he pu-
pils do not object to a “freeze ouP’
occasional!}’.
If snow is beneficial tn young
grain, a big harvest of oats, wheat
and iye may be expected in this sec-
tion next summer.
Fresh Florida sugar cane syrup*
50c. per gal.
Edwards & Dance.
Despite the warm sunshine of the
past three days, there yet remain a
good many patches of snow dotting
the landscape heareaboutg.
The runners of the sleighs that
glided around town last week have
been removed. They may be needed
ere the “robins nest again.’’
Grape culture could be made a
profitable 1 bo'lnen .» tins county .
Grapes grow as finely , l.ete as in . the
famous vineyards of Italy and 8 wilz~
erland.
Genuine Florida sugar cane syrup
at II. M. Payne’s.
Let’s make onr arrangements to
build a large school house, and then
burn our attention to a cotton factory,
Wii mi lit to have both, a . wu
get them-
Ivnow all men—women and chil-
(Iron, too—without any ,i presents, that
do . not , endorse . all the , .
we views of
( ur correspondents, nor are we re¬
sponsible for them.
If fruit tiees had any intention
budding soon, they were certainly
given a backset by the recent cold
spell. PerhapfHhe fruit will be bene-
fitted by the cold.
Oii' - office towel, though only three
weeks old, can stand alone. When
the spring time comes, gentle Annie,
wc expect it to be sufficiently stiff to
use as a base ball bat.
Come and see my line of Drummers
Samples. ■*■!• ( ^ ^ AVNE.
The Cornelia Echo says the mer-
cury was 15 degrees below zero in
Clarksville one day last week. This
douotless , . , „ l , haps it.
13 an erroi. et
should have been 15 degre#s tabove
zero.
As if to make amends for the bliz¬
zard tlaat swept down upon us and the
snow that nearly buried us last week,
the weather clerk has sent us this
week some mild, beautiful days sug-
gestive of spring.
TPoolen dress good at cost for the
next ten days.
Edwards & Dance
There is more joy in a printing
office over one sinner who pays in
'advance, and abuses the editor on
eve ry occasion, than ninety and nine
who borrow the paper and sing its
praises without contributing » cent
to keen it out of the poor house,
Blessed lie tfie meek for they shall
inherit the earth and obtain material
for fencing it in on tirnu without
security—Exchange.
The number of tramps that pass
tl. rough our town is remarkably
large. Some days two or three of
them go from house to house beg¬
ging. In some towns tramps are ar¬
rested and fined for being vagrants.
Perhaps our new council will give
•the festive vagrant pedestrian" a little
attention.
There are few if any localities that
have more natural advantages than
this sectiou of Habersham county,
Possessing the most healthful climate
of _ any county 4 in - the 4 , United V. , 0 States.
having soil adapted to the cultiva-
tion of various crops, fruits, vegeta
bles and grasses, and being conron-
ient to railroads and churches, Hab-
sham offers superior induceaients to
those seeking homes.
1 have enough cravats to supply
every voter in this county with one
and no two alike. To close out a,
alf price. H. M. Payne, t
A large line of Ladies Shoes now
bejng offered at one half their worth
to close out, and in fact 1 will sell fo
the next 30 days anything I have for
less money than it ever w’as offerer
at; the money is what I want and not
the profits. Come and see me ^—,
H- -'1 of
Fire at Bufo r d.
In Buford, one of our sister towns
of the R. & D. II. R., the large ware-
house of Spencer & Maynard was de-
-Jtrojed by Ore Tuesday night, to-
gether with 64 bales of cotton and a
large quantity of guano. We have not
been able to ascertain the amount of
insurance, but we hour that the lo s is
From Texas.
^ r - D. S. O iver, a former citizen of
county, who now resides
in Val ' i v Vkw TuIla, lls U ‘ at
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!" s «'eral „r the con,.lies adjacent to
large crops of wheat have been
sown. One of his neighbors has 1100
acres in wheat and many have from
50 to 100 acres in the same gra n.
Wheat sells at 65 cell's, oats at 2
cents and corn at 25 to E0 cents pe
bushel.
A Large Family
'Not far from here, iu the counties
Habersham and Banks, live the
members of a family that is rather
a remarkable one. it is that of Mr.
W illiam Acre, and consists of him-
self, wife and fourteen cl.ildre . Mr.
Aere has married but once and lias
never had a death in his family.
The ages of the children range from
IS to 44, and from the old gentleman i
down, all are good citizens.
Recently all of them came to
Toccoa and had their pictures taken
in a family group, and a robust set
they appear
But then this family is but one
of the many illustrations of the, salu¬
brious climate of Northeast Georgia.
ProgrsEsiYe Merchants.
We stated in our first issue tliu 1
we relied on the busimUs men of
1 oecoa to suppurt "k X i:\vs. Our
confidence was not misplaced. l>e-
sl( ] es local and legal notices, we have
n ow four columns of advertisements
from the merchants of our town, with
others to go in soon. Yfe are grati
fied and are sure our patrons will be,
s ttisfied.
11. M. Payne wants it known that
he keeps dry goods, boots,shoes, hats,
i clothing, and family groceries, and
that h>s store r headtjnarters for bar¬
gains.
Edwards & Dance have a fresh stock
of groceries, o new stock of dry
go°ds, shoes, and Irus, and say they
propose * 1 to sell their goods cheaper
than , lias . been known this •
ever in
market They are closing out their
winter dress goods, over coats, etc ,
at cos'.
D. W. Edwards has opened a gen¬
eral line of merchandise in the store
r ,j Gt .ntiy occupied by Bright & Isbell.
He asks only that you phice his
goods; then you are sure to buy.
He is selling all old stock and fur¬
niture at cost.
The Furniture Factory—well, there
• no need of comment. It has been
success from the start and we alt
feel proud of it. President Simmons
l' romiseE ,he 8t " ck l “’! ,l,,rs “ ) ear ,,f
greater than .
prosperity any in its
||i s t ()r y.
One of the most useful and impor-
taut firms in I oceoa is that of \\ .
^ *■ ‘ n ma-
chtnery and do repairing on
^.j ^jtids of machinery’- They are
vve q prepared to serve satisfaction old CI1S-
torners and guarantee to
all neW ones.
E. F. Simpson & Co. Few towns,
; !»0 larger than oirrs, can boast of such
a business as that of E. P. Simpson &
Cii. Here you can purchase tools or
machinery, a handsaw or the tnos
powerful engine, all kinds of farm
implement 3 , duplicate parts of ma¬
chinery, etc.
A prosperous year to till of ocr
advertisers.
Kew School House.
In an short time, probably, the
question of issuing bonds for the
erection of a i ew and commodious
pub]i<J gcbool building in our town
Wl11 1,0 . 9 "'"" . ... ltod , to the voters off
T ccoa. So far as we can Darn, a
large majority of our people are in
favor of this plan; some few will op-
P''>o it.
There is no doubt that a new school
budding is needed here. The old
one was built when our town was a
^ort of one horse affair, and is sint-
ply inadequate to accommodate the
\ outh of Toccoa. We need a house
not simply sufficiently large to hold
comfortably the pupils who now at¬
tend school, but one that can take in
the three or four luindr tl children
that may be expected here in a year
or two, when the work ot the invest-
ment company and Mat of Ihe
News shall have been rewarded. A
ha „,, 8jme sefiool house mil be
^ advertisement of the progressive-
ncss of Hie town, as well as an incen-
i t i ve to educational interests here,
The only objection that can be
raised to the Issuing of bonds for this
purpose is the expense. Let's look at
the plan.
It i« proposed to issue bonds to the
amount of $5,000 or $10,000. Th
bonds will bear six per cent, interest
and will run for ten, twenty or thirty
years, To pay this interest
will require a tax of some-
thing like r fifteen cents on the
SI 00 year, which will bear
lieavi fip ntr* no one. [° f affection], Why even we,
wi| o feeling can
__inocraULfftbout it.
house,, Mr ave a respectable school
the minor. Toccoa.
ri’RELY PERSONAE.
! About People You Knew and Seme
You Don’t Know.
Hen. B. E. Edge was in town
Tuesday.
Oscar Dunbar was a recent visiter
in town.
Mrs. II. .5. Cooper is visiting
triei.ds in D .i i.
(.apt. Ii. E. Smith, of Anmst
Ala., was in tuwu i Imrsday.
Unc*e Billy Bowers, of
vilD, spent Tuesday m tor n.
Mi'S Ellen Dorvfi, of Earnest u \<,
-pent Monday night in town.
T. A. Capps is visiting reh tiv s in
Wilkes and Madison counties.
Mr. ,, J. , ... \v Mr-Laury ...
. spei t a
day or two this week on bn-im .-s at
Clark esvi lie.
We are glad to hear that Mr. C.
5. Christian is recovering from 5.is
longtllneSs.
Mrs. H. C. Burdette has returned
fro”T a several weeks’ visit to her
parents in Piedmont, 8 . C.
Miss Mary Lizzie Jarrett, of
Tugalo, was th.e guest of Mrs. W. M.
Kilgo several days this week,
Miss Willbanks, a charming voting
c.f Piedmont, S. 0., is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Burdette, of this place.
V T,. B. Nowell is improving the
of his pretty cottage on
Doyle street !>v giving it a coat o £
paint.
Misses Ida Matheson and Reppard
McAllister returned to Decatur last
to resume their studies at
the Agues Scott Institute.
MissSaLie Lewis, of Atlanta,
has been visiting relatives fcnu friends
Toccoa for several weeks past, on
yesterday returned to her home.
Our Avalon correspondent was in
Toccoa Wednesday and called to see
us. We shall be gla 1 to have our
correspondents visit us whenever they
come to town.
Mr. J. P. Bailey, one of Franklin
county’s most, substantia! citizens,
was in town Tuesday and paid 'J iik
News a pleasant call. Mr. Bailey has
been a subscriber to this paper for
many years. He left with ns a high¬
ly [ rized souvenir of his visit.
Social.
At the residence of Mrs. M. A
Davis on Tuesday evening a few in¬
vited guests assembled and spent a
few hours most pleasantly in social
intercourse. The entertainment was
given in honor of Miss Uallie Lewis,
a niece of Mr*. Davis.
-O' * *
Mrs. W. L, Vickery entertained a
pleasant party of young people at
her charming house Thursday even-
ing.
WOUNDED
Roy Capps, a 17-year-old boy of
cident 6 up town, dh Monday. happened ?f'hile to a painful »c-
pistol the f handling a
The ball weapon was discharged.
etilere 1 his thigh and
ranged downward, and has not been
found. Roy is confined to his bed
with his wound, which is a painful,
though perhaps not a serious one.
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RED HILL.
We have some snow down here
yet, and the boys have caught, many
Mr. F. A. Mabry spent one night
this Vveek with his uncle, Jim Ma¬
bry, who is lying at the point of
death.
Messrs. II. Cramp and W. Kino
have gone to Charleston with a cat-
load of cattle. We hope better luck
for them and their cows than they
hail with chickens and eggs.
D. C. Crenshaw has the only snow
we have seen in a good many
years. lie goes to church, market
and visiting, ton, on it.
Whit To coa merchant is it that
goes visiting his relatives in the
count: v and carries horse feed with
him ?
J. A. Terrell is visiting relatives
on Leatherwojd.
Prof. Payne has SO pupils on the
roll, the largest attendance the
school has had in several tears. The
professor deserves the thanks of the
community.
Mr. Robert MeCay has been very
iil for the last few days.
Miss Jclia Van liver is mistress of
the -‘young ideas” at Bread river,
this term. Vasiiti.
If you want a bargain in odd pants
and overcoats call on us. We are
sellin g them out at cost.
Edwards & Dance.
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Notice from Alliance Store.
Notice is hereby given that I have
assumed control of the Alliance
store at this place, with orders to
collect debts due the same. And I
will sue al* claims hy return day in
the different districts adjoining
I mean what I say. R A. Nave®,
Jan. 17, 1892- 2t Agt.
CVRRAHES FARM.
A Beautiful ar.l Frcduc-
Live ’A alley.
The pe-s< n who is insensible to the
charms of thw lofty hills or rugged
chain of mountains that produce a
feeling of admiration tinged with
i.i tha appreci ttive beholder, or
to the smooth and beautiful valley
that the poet speak- of as a “smiling
landscape, c.i-ses much of the higher
enjoyment of life. Such an one should
not be blam'd for the absence cf the
lov ‘ o ? tl e beauti'ul n his n>a' e-np,
but pitied on tha' a count.
O.ieofih* mot attractive spots
tlmt we lmve ev * r f(,r tim &t; ‘ 5 >-
of contrasts n - '.re, is the place
known as C.irr ill»? ft m, four miles
.’r un Toccoa. A' v e visited this
well known pi» :e the natural beauty
of t!ie surroundings was enhanced
i>y a thick cirnet of snow that scin-
i late 1 in the bright sunlight like
myriads of glittering- gems.
On either s : le of i> nad river, hem¬
med in on tne one si 1 * i y old Cur-
raht-e mountain a id i*s i utnerons off¬
spring, an 1 cc tlie oilier by hills,
lie« Currahee valley, one of the pret¬
tiest and in ist fertile spots in this
section. And n nrh i i the centre of
;!iis valley is the old homestead of
the Davis family, the owners of this
vain able farm. Fiom the house one
a view of the valley fora mile
ip the river and for a greater distance
u the opposite direction, and all
smooth and broad acres in
sotn 4 000 nr 5 00 ’, 1 t lo «g to
rhe Currahee farm. Every year this
valley yields a bountiful harvest of
corn and small grain, cotton and
_. rasS p S . Of I-ite years Mr. Glen Davis
j, as devoted much study and ex per¬
iment to the cultivation of grasses,
with very satis f ac’:orv results. He
plants various kinds, and is supplied
with improved machinery for pre¬
paring the land and geoing the hay
ready for market. He finds that
grasses pay him better than any
other
Not far from tha base of old Cur--
raliee is the Davis homestead, and
uheii viewing the environ merits o
• hat home, we could not help believ¬
ing that t! e character of each mem¬
ber of the family must have been
influenced for goo 1 by the scenes
spread out before them every day.
There, just above them, towered
Currahee, lofty, rugged, dark, repre¬
senting someob-ga. ie tube surmoun¬
ted, some undertaking to be accom¬
plished; iiea.’the.n, ui tranquil repose,
lay the valley, the embodiment of
comfort, rest and j «*ace; 'lie moun¬
tain, the labor; h - valley, thcOeward;
the former, the but ; the latter, its
result. Perhaps he habit of viewing
daily these contrasts has lu.d a ten¬
dency lo make them lo »k at both
sides 6 f a question and be fair-minded,
a characteristic of the entire family,
Major Young Davis, the paterfa¬
milias, though lie h s endured the
whining winds of m er ©ig ty winters,
barring a few of the natural conse¬
quences of advanced years, is hale.
Ha persists in looking after
certain matters connected with the
farm, although tin re is no need of
his doing so. He takes an interest in
what is going on in the neighborhood
nad likes tt> have company.
Miss Jennie is the genius of the
household. She is a most skillful and
bountiful provider for the wants of
the “inner man,” and makes the guest,
feel at ease,
Mr. Glen—but as there are some
dozer, of the fa mly ami we have not
five or Hx col ims to devote to bio¬
graphical sketches, for each one de¬
serves more than a p s.-ing notice, we
desist.
Suffice it :o .-ay that if tr.ere is a
prettier far n than Currahee, or a
home where Southern hospitality is
more generously displayed than at
this one, we d -iT; know where you
viil go to find e : her.
TOCCOA V\LL ,Y.
\Ye all expect it an t if it does not
happen, many will be disappointed;
and if it does happen, we will all say
with a knowing nod of th« head, “I
told ■’ you so.” If it is .roincr to be at
et n
genuine case of “ntailing,” then
quit fooliug about where the girl is.
\V. C. Griers ,R kille 1 a rabbit
„ ei hi „ 5 p is t i ,3 other day. Its
ears ware , brovaer , and , shorter than ,
usual. It is sai l that thair common
weight is 3pounds and less.
Old man Claiborn Rothell is very
unwell. We sincerely hope to record
an early recovery for him.
Mr. Will Haddock, lately of this
place, spent Sunday night or. the
creek. Came again, young man,
and we will da the square thing in
prater s ink for you.
We ntay come again if Mr. Editor
not knock this'into “pi.”
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C(f Amt, A JO. OOO. Capital pat /W. .s 28,000-
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110031 SUITS, BUREAUS, BEDSTEADS Ed m \ X iriTw
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COFFINS AND TABLE .
--ALSO DEAL LARGELY IN--
DRESSED L'. MS El?, FLOORING, v • •E1L N'O iWSaT t' 2 E 15
BOARDING* folOULDIKC, BUAOXU . fi , ’IS A ’V T
Having a large steam drying Kiln of a daily caj :n • i200 f.-et, and emplov ing 75 limb,
orders promptly. Onr facilities for obtaining cheap lumber add prepares us to
labor enable cs t > ddv e nnpet:t'on in quali-
of work and price of goods,
'Ye are now changing our designs on furniture, a:i 1 greatly improving onr ft/1b< t point of
hip and finish. We claim for goods i in workman-
our
2he best Finish of any JFurniiure ojjetrd to the ’irate in the South.
SHEEIITS SALES FOE FEB2LAE7, 13D3.
Lot No, 7 in Block 110, Demorest, Ga.
Reynolds’ survey. Property of J. 51. Berry.
Sold lor taxes.
Lot No. S3 in Slock 9, Reynolds’ survey,
Deiuorest, Ga. Property of Mrs. F. B. Gur-
trell. Sold for taxes.
Lot No. 10 in Deiuorest. Ga. Reynolds’
Sold survey. for taxes. Property of F C Cunningham.
Lot No. 20 in Block 16, Reynolds’ survey,
Deiuorest, Ga. Property of South Atlantic
Co. Sold for taxes.
Lot No. G, Block 140, Demorcst, Ga. Prop¬
erty of B B Smith. Sold for taxes.
34 Fifty acres, more districts; or less, of lot of land No.
in the 10th 50 acres, more
less, of lot of land No. 32 in the 10th district.
Sold under fi. fa-of W T Martin vs J. M.
Martin.
Six or seven acres of land in the 13th
Sold trict, on which Grand View Hotel is situated.
under fi. fa. of W I- Hubbard and F
Block vs W D Young.
Lot of land No. 91 in the 11th district,
the acres, more or less; 10 acres of lot No. 17 in
10th district; 40 ucres of lot No. 2 in the
10th district. Hold under a mortgage ti. fa.
ofC H Sutton, trustee, vs. Mrs. Anna Smith
and Win. Berry.
T. J.Gastley, Sheriff.
Schedule FTacrtYtrell TS. JR.
Fo 1 .
Leave Hartwell 7 55 a m
Arrive Bowersville 845
No. 2.
Leave Bowersville 945 a m
Arrive H artwell 10 35
No. 3.
Leave Hartwell 11 45 a m
Arrive Bowers viHe 1235 p m
No. 4.
Leave Bowersville 105 p m
Arrive Hartwell 1 55
All trains daily except Sunday.
FRED WIFBENS, Superintendent,
E. B. BENSON, Receiver.
The success of Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy in effecting a speedy
cure of colds, croup and
cough has brought it into great de-
gaud. Messrs. Pontius & Son, of
Cameron, Ohio, sav that it has
mamed a reputation second to none in
that vicinity, /as. M. Qu cep, of John
A MILLION FRIENDS.
A friend in need is a friend indeed, and not
less than one million peop.e have found just
such a friend in Dr, Kimr’s New Discovery
for Consumption, couylis and colds.—If you
have never used this Graa: Cough
one trial will convince you that it lias wonder¬
ful curative powers in all diseases of Throat
chest and Lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed
to do all that is claimed or money will be re¬
funded. Trial bottles tree at \V H & J Davis’s
Drugstore. Large bottles 50c and $1.
Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy.— A
marvelous cure for catarrh, Diphthe¬
ria, canker mouth, and IJeadache.
With each bottle there is an
ous Nasal I jector for the mor suc¬
cessful treatment of those complaints
without extra charge. Price 50c.Sold
by T. A. Capps.
GUARANTEED CURE,
We authorize our advertised druggist to *ell
Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption,
coughs afflicted and colas, upon Cough, tins condition. If
are with a Cold or any
Throat or chest trouble, and will use this
edy as directed, giving it a fair trial, and
tle perience no benefit, you may return the
and have your money refunded. We
not make this offer did we not know that
King’s disappoints. New Discovery could be relied on.
never Trial bottles free at W
A J Davis’s Drugstore. Large size 50c
Dr. JAMES. N. WEST
/oceoa Ga .
Office Cor. Sage and Tugalo Sts.
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Milliner and Dress Maker, .
’U w O 3 O.A.,
WRIGHT'S HALL.
f! I! ijj? a u i" r 4 A •\y
(llijia&L it (t'i <i'_na^L & <I ct
worm, 6s.
fHf I Mi* I $!*!««
Our Hotel is the most convenient stopping place for traveler 3 Being
,
not more than 100 feet from the Depot. Our rooms arc comfortable ar.-l
our tabic is [kept supplied with the Best (lie market affords. Rates,'$2
per
day; , regular , . boarders taken , reasonable
terms.
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TOCCOA GA-
HeadqTrs for Machinery
And Machinery Supplies, also repairs all kinds of Machinery.
PKK11SJLESS 'MAUTAWh
BOTH PORTABLE AND TRACTION
CEISER SAW
f l a: n >T 01 I ft 1
nmuki 5S ml in i it
•Faimers and others in want of either Engines or Separators, will save
monev by using the above machines.We are also prepared to give lowest
pri esand best terms on the celebrated
«IESTEY 0RGANS.E»
Syi up Mitts and Bvaporatoi s.
?rhiu Sewino -Maekhie-i,
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REAPERS, 1
ERS km RAKES.
Which need only a trial to prove their superiority. Call and see us
before you buy, Duplicate parts of machinery constantly on hand.
^ Wo Mo & Jo (To I o > USMA,
—DEALERS IN—
MACHINERY AND MACHINERY SUPfLIE!
All kinds of Machinery repaired quickly and in first-class manrn-r,
Parts duplicated.
Ae/enis /or Nar/te Fup hies and JOuctcejte Mowers.
Highest market price paid for Shingles.
D. W. EDWARDS,
Merchandise’
(Bright & Isbell’s old stand.;
5 a ve money by pricing my goods before purchasing elsewhere.
FURNITURE AND OLD STH
AT Vm r £'o