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The editor sat in his big rocking chair—
At least, it did rock when the rockers were
there—
And wrote all the news he did know;
Then scratched his head much, at his whis¬
kers did tug,
And sought inspiration within a brown jiig
To write a tine poem on sno-v.
He spent an hour fully in wooing the Muse,
Who could such fond pleadin> no longer
refuse,
A nd this is the poem ha wrote:
“Come down from the he veus, o ■ beautiful
snow—
Your subscription is due pi ase p: y what
you owe—
As soft as the lute’s sweet -st note.
“As pure as the babe on its mother’s fond
breast—
Our job work is first-class, our prices arc
best—
'On Earth’s bosem thou best, ob Snow,
Transfonamg vutk beauty the scenery
The eold wave is corning, our wood is all out—
The time to subscribe is right sow.”
Look on* for The News next Fri-
day.
Tlie price of meat is nearly “out
'of Siglit;*'
■A few more warm days will start
gardeners to Working.
Several new advertisements will
appear in our next issue.
Our correspondents arc very con-
spicubus by their absence this weok.
And still we hear of marriages and
Tumor8 of marriages. Let the good
work go «n.
T. C. Wright has sold his mercan¬
tile business to Dr. McJunkin and
•J. J. Bright.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at
Miss Willie McAvoy’g next Monday
at three o’clock.
The “lay” of the hen is more de-
*ired just now in Toccoa than the lay
•of the 4i nest poet.
The average farmer now wishes he
had gone the “whole hog” last year
and a good many of him.
Read our letter about the World’s
fair. After a week or two we intend to
'publish one of these every week.
This week our job press has been
Tunning much more regularly than
the average passenger train on the
R. & D. road.
T e marriage of Mr. Edgar Harris
and Miss Fannie Reid Lewis is an¬
nounced to take place next Wednes¬
day, Febuary 8th.
Go to the lecture Wednesday
night. You will enjoy it, please the
ladies and be lelping a good cause
•all at the same time.
John t , Allred, . ,, , Jr., T is • collecting r for
the News. nr We hope our subscribers
wil. respond cheerfully. We must
HAVE OLD ACCOUNTS SQUARED UP.
1 will be in Toccoa next Tuesday
and Wednesday for the purpose of
buying cattle. All who have stock to
sell will find it to their interest to call
and see me. J. T. Kay.
For the benefit of our subscribers
in town we begin this week the delrv-
cry of The News at their homes by
carriers. We intend to pursue this
plan as long as it meets with approv-
ftl.
Sam Small lectures at the Metho¬
dist church next Wednesday night at
8:30 o’clock. Those Who like to hear
something strong, touching, rhetor¬
ically written and eloquently deliv¬
ered, should attend this lecture.
Read the large advertisement of
II. M. Payne. There is nothing small
about Mack Payne or'his manner
doing business, and those who trade
with him mav feel sure that he will
Jo the square thing by them.
U- R. Miller has purchased the in¬
terest of his partner in the mercantile
business which has been conducted
‘under the firm name of Miller & Nor-
Tis, and will conduct the business
alone.
A very interesting letter about
Baltimore will be found in our issue
•of to-day. It. was written by an old
Toccoa boy, whose friends in this
part of the moral vi neyard will be
■glad to hear from him frequently in
this way..
R. T. Davis has become a property
•owner in Toccoa. One dav th :
week he purchased of Mr. Alfred
Price the corner lot opposite the
Simpson lot, Hotel. This is a desirable
and is the first one that was
sold in Toccoa, twenty years ago.
If the number of drummers
visit a town ip an indication of
town’s business interests,
must lie e commercial centre of
importance^ Ihe festive commerced
tourists have been as thicV in town
this week as Hies about a s^rup bar¬
rel in summer,
The past few days of mild, de¬
lightful weather, and the aroma of
the guano-laden zephyr that is
wafted to our nostrils, leads us to
hope that gentle Spring has old
Winter by the hand, and that ere
long—the fast thing!—she will be
holding him in her lap.
We have in our office a pile
wood that reaches nearly to the veil¬
ing. This leads us to beleive that the
backbone of winter has been broken.
It nearly fractured the backbones
onr lug dev—young typographical artists
to it up the stairsteps. ABd yet
seme people say it doesn’t pay to ad¬
vertise.
It is rumored that several wed-
♦lings besides those officially
nounced will take place m the not
distan t future. Gossip says that a *
certain popular young gentleman is
engaging builders and material for
the erection of an attractive dwelling.
while another of Toccoa’s highly es-
teemed young men has been seen
buying certain household furniture.
Yet another, ; t is said, intends to
bring a bride from another state.
Jail Burned.
I he ILirt ocuiity jail, in llartweli,
night. was destroyed by fire on Monda\
James Cornog and B-rry
Bradley, pris< n s, set fi e to the jail
the hope of making their ©scute,
They were rescued, but were almost
suffocate*! when taken from the bur-
uing building. ] lie old jail will
doubtless be supplanted by a more
handsome and modern pr ison.
Died. '
A few j aJS ago , a t the residence
of her father-in-l»w, Mr. J. R.
White, near Eastanollee, Ga., Mrs.
had Lucy Kelly departed this life. She
been a sufferer from consumption
for some time. She was 29 years of
age, and left a husband and a child.
In theiraffiiction her relatives have
the sympathy of friends.
Sam Small to Loct’are
Here.
A treat is in store fur the people of
our town. Oil Wednesday night
next, the 8th inst., Rev. Sam Small
will delirer at the Methodist church
in this place his fmious lectin e,
“From the Bar-room to the Pulpit.’
The lecture will be under the auspi¬
ces of the Parsonage Aid Society ef
this church, and an admission fee of
25 cents will be charged.
Mr. Small is acknowledged to >be
one of the finest lecturers in the
United States, and he is at his best
when he relates the story-of his own
checkered career.
A large audience should be presen t
at the lecture, to lie entertained and
benefitted and to aid in contributing
to a most worthy cause.
notes t >y tire Way.
A News reporter made a short trip
last week to several places in our
county, and enjoyed pleasant greet¬
ings with many friends.
At Mt. Aiiy he found Mr. T. J.
Peyton still interested in grape cul¬
ture, and preparing to enlarge his
vineyard, which already brings him
annually a handsome income.
Col. M. C. Wilcox has erected a
handsome structure for a school
which he calls Sibley Institute.
Rev. W. O. Phillips, the principal
of the school, is a Presbyterian cler¬
gyman from West Virginia. From
early childhood he has been afflicted
with asthma, but this health-giving
climate see ns to have cured him, ’
he ■ • longer , troubled , , , . , . .
is no with this
^Corneh* Mr. J. H. Moore in
the midst • , of , I j • n
. mercantile duties i
. finds
time to edit the Echo, in the absence
of its editor.
Mr. J. 1). Stone was away in the
interests of the manufacturing inter-
ests of Cornelia.
Mr- H. Baliner was absent work-
. for the Cornelia
rn o Land Company,
These gentlemen, with their associ-
ates, are still working to boom the
dttle city, and have strong faith in
its ultimate success.
Under the management of Receiv¬
er Lau nine the B. R. & A, railroad
lias been greatly improved. New
ties have been substituted for the old
rotten ones, the roadbed made safe,
and the entire business is conducted
in a manner highly creditable to the
energy and ability of Mr. Lauraine.
He has plans for additional improve¬
ments, an 1 intends to advertise
throughout the north and west Tal¬
lulah Falls and this entire region,
and he believes large numbers ol
tourists will visit here every year,
when they le irn of the many attrac¬
tions and delightful climate.
The one obstacle is, the railroad is
still in litigation, and little can be
done till it gets out of the courts.
The present status seems to be this.
Judge Thomas heavily mortgaged
the road ; the principal and interest
The amount to something over *80,000.
company winch bought this
mortgage expect, it is said, to have
it sold by the sheriff, when his deed
will give them a perfect title. They
will then push the road through to
Knoxville, making an outlet for
Hibersham and Rabun counties.
But Judge Thomas, who executed
the mortgage, borrowed, the money
i.i New Yoik, and now he claims
usury, and asks, by the usury laws
that state, to hav» the entire indebt¬
edness declaied null and void, and
that he be made the sole owner of
the road entirely free from debt.
The R. & D. company owns the
charter for the extension of this read
to Knoxville- Many believe that this
company will prevent the extensies
of the B R. & A. beyond Tallulah
Falls.
Meanwhile 'he people will wait to
see if the usury law of New York
will wipe oat a debt of $S0,000.
Mr. W. I,. Hill, ofSoque, told the
writer of an interesting deer hunt.
O*. Saturday, Jamtary 22J. a doer
made its appearance in that town,
when about forty men started to catch
il. The chase continued all day Sun¬
day and a portion of Monday. Finally
Will Morrison, by a lucky shot,
brought thj swift-footed animal to
the ground, and though many others
fired into it, the skin was awarded to
him. The others oftijS party went
home, each hisshoubJ^jP carryirjKpiecs of veni¬
son on
PUR .ELY PERSONAL.
About People You Know and Some
You Dont Know,
Our new sheriff, Mr. Mastin Ful¬
ler, was in town Monday.
Misses Jennie nndVJarian Craig are
visiting in Charlotte, N. C.
M r. Frank Gieene expects to leave
Monday for Richmond, Va.
J/iss Nellie Greene is visiting
friends in Greenville, 8. C.
Mr. W. C. Edwards and Master
Claud visited Atlanta Tuesday.
J/iss Mattie Harris 13 visiting her
sister, Mrs. Davidson, at Lula.
Mr. M ill Thompson, of Walkalla,
S c ‘ C-, n spent Sunday ,n loccon.
C. W. Hudson has returned from a
short visit to his home in Duluth.
j C . Bryant, of Wilkes county,
spent the past week with relatives in
Toccoa.
Miss Jennings returned the first
of the week from a visit to her home
in Westminster.
Mr Dickinson, of McPherson
Uarracli vlsited f„ e „ds here several
^ a 3 9 ^ u3 week,
Mr Mott Torrence spent several
days last week visiting his father in
Gastonia, N. C.
Mr. J. R. Skelton, one of Franklin
county’s most prosperous farmers
visited us Friday.
Miss Joe Lynn left Tuesday to
spend several weeks in Atlanta as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Mann.
Miss Mamie Burton, one of Toc¬
coa’s prettiest girls, has gone to make
an extended visit to relatives in
Wilkes county.
J/iss Katie Lou Burton, of Wash¬
ington, Ga., has come here to attend
the Toccoa High-School.
Roy Capps, tollo was wounded last
week by the accidental discharge of a
pistol, is able to get about on crutch-
es.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Price, who
have long been residents of Toccoa,
expect to Jremove to Rabun county
in the near future.
The many fiends of Mrs J. E.
Haris and her charming daughters
regret to learn that, they intend to
leave soon for Waco, Texas, where
they will in the future reside.
Suspicious.
A few nights ago an unbleached
citizen of our town hunted up a
policeman and into his ear a tale of
woe did ponr.
The inidvidual of Color said thata
few minutes before, he was a happy
posessor of a two-gallon jug filled
with pure “mountain dew,”
of which he w as accustomed to take
frequent p otations to keep pains out
of his “jints.” He had left the jug
at a certain spot Out of doors for
short time, and when he returned
the jug was missing.
The policeman was unable to lo-
ate the missing j ug.
It locks very much like the mourn¬
ing darkey was running a “blind
tiger .’’If so we rejoice to know that
the “animal” escaped from him.
A New Wrinkle.
Great is the ballot system, whether
the Australian method used or
the ballot box stuffing be resorted to.
Whatever may be said about election
frauds, there is no doubt that the
plan of voting is the best one that
can be devised for ascertaining the
will of the people, and the people
rule.
We have heard of elections held
for various purposes, but not until
recently did we know of an election
for postmaster. Such an election
occurred here recently.
There were several applicants for
the place, and each one circulated
a petition anil sought the assistance
of Congressman Tate. Tlia-t gentle¬
man said that the applicant who was
the choice of the people of Toccoa
should receive his support. To
decide the matter it was agreed to
hold a primary election. This was
done aud J. J . Bright received a
majority of votes.
Never before have we heard of a
primary ©taction for postmaster, but
it strikes us that this plan is the
one that could have been adopted.
Other towns that have several per-
sons who desire to handle Uncle
Sam s mail cannot ascertain the
people’s choice for postmaster so
accurately as by example” voting. Who knows
that Toccoa’s may not be
'"»t»ted, . . „ , and .. the custom . of . , , ..
primaries to nominate postmasters
come into general use?
A large line of Ladies Shoes now
being offered at one half their worth
to close out, and in fact I will sell fo
the next 30 days anything I have for
less money than it ever was offerer
it; the tnouev is what 1 want and not
the profits. Come and see me.
Hv Mr. Payne/
BALTIMORE
An Interesting Letter About This
City from One Who Lived Here.
Baltimore, Mp., Jan. 25, 1898.
Editor News: Perhaps a letter
from an old Georgia boy, one
who is forgotten by this time, but
who cherishes the memory of the
happy Jays passed in old Habersham,
may interest a few of readers.
Having just read a copv of The
News and not finding anything in
it regarding that ever seasonable
topic, “the w. ather,” I na' orally con¬
clude that old Georgia is enjoying
one of her “half and half” winters,
which are so famous up this way tlrft’t
ihe mere mention of Georgia makes
us shivering mortals in old Mary¬
land glad for the sake of humanity
to know that there is at least one
place on earth wheie the inhabitants
are not freezing to death. As I uncon¬
sciously find my-elf getting near the
stove, 1 cannot help but compare
Maryland with Georgia, from a cli-
matical point of view, and find all of
the advantages to the latter. Ever,
as I glance out into the streets, I can
see nothing but ice and snow piled
up on each other several feet high
at the curbings. This, with the
mercury clo-e to zero, -makes the
streets, with h are usually crowded,
look as cold and bleak as some
arctic scene®.
But this is an exceptionally cold
spell, and when the mercury gets as
high as freezing point, which it does
occasionally, we try to make up for
lost time by skating on the ice on
the lakes in the numerous parks
here, and on the Patapsco river.
Some more venturesome than your
scribe skate down the Patapsco to
the Chesapeake bay, thence to
Annapolis, a distance of 26 miles.
Monday evening, with a party of ska¬
ters, I enjoyed the uovelty of skating
out into the bay, over a mile from
shore, on ice from 8 to 12 inches
thick. To some of the Toccoa boys
this mav seem slightly exaggerated.
ut it is a hard, cold fact. To say
t <at there was w \Vat*, water every
where and not a drop to drink,”
would be correct. E wry thing was
ice as far as could be seen except a
steamer or schooner here and there
patiently waiting for warmer weather
to thaw them out. It was certainly
a sight to a “Georgia cracker” to see
ice so far and so glistening as io re¬
semble one huge mirror, dazzling
the eyes to be Isold it.
But as 1 am now a Baltimorean,and
as it is excusable in a citizen booming
his place of residence, I can say that
Baltimore, from a working man’s
standpoint, is far superior to her sis¬
ter cities up this way. At her mar-
be bought anything that
fl «s i i th< air, walks or creeps on
oarrii, or swims in the water under
the earth, and all sold in such sharp
competition that the laboring man
jn his humble cottage can have as
great variety of delicaces on his
table as his rich brother in his im-
posing mansion. That, with 9 hours
constituting a day’s work, with scores
of amusements, free libraries and
other economical ways to pass leisure
time , makes a city which comes as
near being paradise as some of its
inhabitants will ever get to.
From a commercial view, Balti¬
more is second to New York; as a
city of culture she only kneels to far
famed Boston; but she has several
distinctions that no other city in
America poseSses. She has the
finest sj stem of water works. She
has more monuments than any other
city—is frequently dubbed the Mon¬
umental City, and enjoys the unique
distinction ot having erected the
first monument in this country to the
memory of Columbus. She has the
finest natural park of au our large
cities, Central Park not excepted.
Recent statistics show that she has
356 churches, which is more than any
city in the union can boast, Brooklyn
not excepted. A person could go
to church every Sunday, going to
a different church each time, Jand it
would take three years and four
months to visit tnem all, not counting
the different branches of the Y, M.C.
A> Then i astj bllt R( t Ieast} she is a
Democrat c city to the core, and gave
Grover a ro .sing majority.
But with all of its advantages (pro
and con) it is not “Home sweet
Home”; and of all the pretty girls I
have seeu U P here n ? ue compare
the sweet, modest ft. girls of Toccoa.
W . HlLL .
TUotirs Freni tH.sJLllia.rxcs
Stors.
Notice is lierebv given that I have
assumed control of the APiance store
at this place, with orders to collect
deots due the same. And I will sue
all claims by return day in the differ^
ent districts adjoining this. I mean
what I say. R. A. Naves,
Jan. 17, 1893. Agt.
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We are now changing our designs on furniture, and greatly improving our styles, both in point of worktnan-
hip rv?d finish. We claim for our goods
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To Rent.
3 room cottage on Tugalo street.
Apply 'to R. Y. Mut-kev.
I have the largest stock of Shifts
ever brought to this place that i offer
at greatly reduced prices to close
out. H. M. Payne.
Fresh Florida sugar cane syrup-
50c. per gal.
Edwards & Dance.
Genuine Florida sugar cane syrup
at H. M. Payne’s.
Come and see my line of Drummers
Samples, H. M Uayne.
Schedule Hartwell H. H.
No 1.
Leave TTartwell 7 55 a in
Arrive Bowersvillc 845
No. 2.
Leave Bowersvillc ?45 a in
Arrive Hartwell 10 35
No. 3.
Leave Hartwell 11 45 a m
Arrive Bowersvi'le 12 35 p m
No. 4.
Leave Bowersyiltc 105 p hi
Arrive Hartwell 155
All trains daily except Sunday.
FRED WIEBEN8, Superintendent,
E. B. BENSON, Receiver.
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2oceoa’ s - Ga.
Office Cor. Sage and Tugalo Sts.
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Mt. Airy, Ga.
W. 0. Phillips, Principal.
Winter letm Opens Jan.
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