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local news 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. J. B. SIMMONS, Brest. W.lLVAFF,Yice-Ti«t. V .( •] I P/I I Ti<r c J. J'.ci ii: r. Fr: / f *•- \ g- —• V I ; 40*" mm v- A V pA *" • -T , - .. ’• -V . '. -- hi .. xc\ v* - - '’-f. ..t. - * -7—• -j R.i. fr > -fc,' .-<■ •— — f* •il iJptiiSgSr •• - 1 - jt w » 4 ,8 ‘ il lal , • A- - - ^ mm t TOCCOA FURN1TUR E andLUMBER CO... Incsi^jporfvted X8~0 j> Capital, $50,000. Capital paid in, $28,000 , MAN U FACT UR E RS OF-- ifij | jr MEDIUM GRitDE FURNITURE, | f Mi ROOM SUITS, BUREAUS, BEDSTEADS, SAFES, COFFINS AND TABLES. --AI.SO DEAL LARGELY IN-- LI BBER, FLOORING CEILING WEATHER BOARDING, MOULDING, BRACKETS, MANTELS Having a large steam drying Kiln of a daily capaol'.y 1200 feet, aud employing 75 hands, prepares us to orders promptly. Our facilities for obtaining cheap lumber and labor enable us to defy competition in quali¬ of work and price of goods. 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 2he best Finish of any furniture of/'e? ed to the 2?'ade in the South. 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. A MILLION FRIENDS. A lricM in need is a friend indeed, and not less than one million peop.e have found just such a friend in Dr. Kind’s New Discovery for Consumption, coughs and colds.—If you have never used this Graat Cough Medicine, one trial will convince you that it has wonder¬ ful curative powers in all diseases of Throat to dp all and that Lungs. claimed Each bottle is guaranteed is or rnonev will he re¬ funded. Trial bottles free at iVH fo J Davis’s Drugstore. Large bottles 50c and $1. SutLoii’s Catarrh Remedy.— A marvelous cure for catarrh, Diphthe¬ ria, canker mouth, and Headache. With each bottle there is an ingeni¬ Nasal I jector for the mor suc¬ cessful treatment of those complaints without extra charge. Price 50c.Sold by T. A. Capps. GUARANTEED CURE. W King’RSSverJ'S CoSnphon! Dr coughs and. cbld.«, upon this condition. If you are afflicted with a Cough, Cold or anv Lung Throat or chest trouble, and will use this rem¬ edy perience as directed, giving itafair trial, and ex¬ no benefit, you may return the bot¬ tle and have your money refunded. We could not make this offer did we not know that Dr. King’s New Discovery could be relied on. It never J Davis’s disappoints. Drugstore. Trial bottles free at W H & Large size 50c and $ 1. Dr. JAMES. N. WEST 2oceoa’ s - Ga. Office Cor. Sage and Tugalo Sts. Mini* Mi SSmerand Dress" Maker, TOCCOA, GEOHG-IA. WRIGHT’S HALL. SIBLEY INSTITUTE. Mt. Airy, Ga. W. 0. Phillips, Principal. Winter letm Opens Jan. 35 th. isos: Mill Mill ♦ (P/l/lCL&L it CLH'i£tL'2 r e/_ ! j. I i tlofcon, $i<r. Tv T I ||ini t ftiitiiiiiiiii Our Hotel is the most convenient stopping place for travelers, being not more than 100 feet from the Depot. Our rooms are comfortable ar.d our table is {kept supplied with the best the market affords. Rates, 82 per day; regular boarders tak reasonable terms. E. P. SIMPSON & CO. TOCCOA DA Headq’trs for Machinery Aud Machinery Supplies, also repairs all kinds of Machinery. PEBBliESS BOTH PORTABLE AND TRACTI ON CEISER SAW MILLS; I III Farmers and others in want of either Engines or Separators, will save monev by using the above machines.We are also prepared to give lowest prices and best terms on the celebrated «<IESTEY - 0 RGANS.I» Sy? up Mills and Fraporalo/ s. yrhtie (Sewing JdmMnei , M’CORMJCK REAPERS, MOW¬ ERS AND RAKES, Whith need on b' a triaI to P rove thei f superiority. Call and see US before you buy, Duplicate . parts of machinery constantly on hand, W. Mo & J. Ho BUSH A, —DEALERS IN— MACHINERY AND MACHINERY SUPPLIES, All kinds of Machmery repaired quickly and in first-class manner, Parts duplicated. Agents for Nagle Engines and fluck eye Mowers « Highest market price paid for Shingles. 9 D. W. EDWARDS, General Merchandise, (Bright & Isbell’s old stand.) Save money by pricing my goods before purchasing elsewhere. FURNITURE AND OLD StOCK AT COST