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FRIDAY, February 24,
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
And Othcf Timely Topics Briefly
Chronicled-.
See the fchmvge in advertisement
of Brown & Mitchell.
The twr.e of West Boweraville
will be changed to Cannon.
The streets and roads in town are
tolerably good in dry weather.
Habersham Superior court will
convene in Clarkesville on March
6th.
The mercury was below freezing
point at this place yesterday n ir u—
mg.
The marriage of two persons well
known in Toccoi is announced for
next week.
The Kickapoo entertainments draw
large houses. The company gives a
pretty good show for ten cents.
Toccoa cannot afford to progress
after the manner of the crawfish. We
must have a larger school house.
The members of the Presbyteri an
choir arb requested to meet at Miss
McLaury’s Saturday night at half
after seven.
The class recital of Miss McLaury’s
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hu,,,c P-P' U ,ak » l’'« c ® ”««
Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at
her home.
We keep notes, mortgage blanks*
bonds . , tor titles, .... deeds, , . legal , , blanks, ,
etc. Call on us when you need any—
iking, ol this kind.
Fred Wilson, who is a student of
Patrick Military Institute, Anderson,
S. C., spent Saturday and Sunday
last at his home here.
The spring oat crop will probably
be small in this section. So far far.
tners have been unable to sow any
oats since Christmas.
On account of the unfavorable
weather farmers in this section have
been unable to make much progress
in preparing for planting.
Whenever you need job work of
an.v kind call or write and get our
prices before y*>u [ lace your order.
Perhaps we can save you money.
The ladies are invited to call anil
examine nice dress samples at
Height, McJunkin & Co’s.,
Wright’s old stand.
The Pierce shop, on Doyle stree,t,
lias been torn down. In its place
will be erected a new house to be
Used as a photograph gallery by G.
(L Brower, cf Demorest.
Any item of news furnished Us
will he gladly published. We shall
appreciated the kindness of any one
who lets us know of any h p
pening that will interest our readers.
Our subscribers who fail to receive
The News at the proper time will
please notify us ot this fact. Mis¬
takes will happen sometimes* even in
the best regulated post office.
Our subscribers at Seed and Soque
can now got The News on Saturday,
the dav after it is issued. Remember
that we go to press one day earlier
than formerly, and that .out* paper
will reach many offices on Friday.
Our job work will compare favor¬
ably with that of any neighboring
office. A nd we don’t ask the large
steam printing establishments any
odds on many kinds of work, either
in style of workmanship or in price.
We desire to keep the school
house question before the people,
for it is an important one. Should the
citizens vote against the issuing of
bonds our town would receive a
backset that might not be overcome
for years.
Several of our neighboring towns
are endeavoring to secure cotton fac-
lories. Lavonia is receiving sub¬
scriptions for this purpose, Harmony
Grove is doing the same thing aud
Hartwel! is agitating the question.
Toccoa needs something of
this kind and should not allow any
of her small neighbors to surpass
her in enterprise.
Our name ; s not Steve Rvan nor
have we been m jail foufteen months,
hut yo.i ’ will lose more inonsf than
Steve did in betting on Sullivan
you fail to avail yourself of some
the bargains now btfiujf offered by
Bright, & Con
Wright’s old
Three negroes were brought
fore Mayor Hayes ofle d*y last
for fighting. The rttayot imposed
upon each *2.50 and costs. Two
them p»id their fines, hut the
one couhin’t “raise the wind” and
he was put to work on the
Jo the language of Mr. Palmer,
»yor sesma to » bo “suck.,.* , • • • . , ,
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biug to those who are brought be-
lore him.
The man who will take a paper for
t wo fir three years without paying
for it and then refuse to take it out
of the officei, and the man who will
read it for the same length of time
and when sent a oil! reply that he
never subscribed, are two classes of
individuals that the average publish¬
er has to contend with. There is a
law that applies to such cstscs, and it
ought to be used occasionally.
Several of our exchange* are com-
'paining that they are getting
almost no advertising from local
merchants. Few papers get the pat¬
ronage at home that they deserve.
The News is glad to say that its
colutns are being used freely bv the
Toccoa merchants. It has, however,
considerable more space which it
would like to use in letting the pub¬
lic know that there are other euter-
prising business men iu this town.
We hear that Demorest his offered
to build a $30*000 court house if the
people of Habersham county will
vote to make that town the county
seal. This is a liberal offer, but if
the county site is to be changed Toc¬
coa is the proper place for Haber¬
sham’s capital. Our town is the prin¬
cipal trading but point, not only of this
county, of several other counties,
and though not centrally located, it
is easily reached by rail or by dirt
road. Toccoa is a mighty good town,
and it’s going to be better one,
whether Judge Wellborn ever d's-
penses limits justice in its incorporate
or not.
AL Oh, the , changeable . .. weather! , , Mon-
day was »,i i.iaal apri..* day, warm,
bright and beautiful. At l2 o’clock
Monday niifht not a cloud was visi-
l ‘ le * Tuw f' ,av u,or ,, ' , ,, « ,Jaw ‘ ,wJ
cloudy . and . 1 1
cooi, ] and tiefore noon
Mling The temperature
|. )M4 h in the afternoon and rain fell
continuously until 0 o’clock at night,
when the clouds Vanished, the silver
moon whs resplendent, the stars
twinkled brightly and the mercury
fell a few degrees. VVe hesitate to say
anything about the weather now iur
fear it will change during the time
it will take us to get to press—about
half an hour.
Guess, Qh, Guess!
Who is the lady that went visiting
day before yesterday?
Who is the young lady that has :t
sweetheart? .
Who is the v«mng man that gave
a voting lativ a present?
Who is the hoy that has two
eyes, one nose and one mouth?
Who is the lady that cun talk?
The above is not very profound*
but it is about as sensible and fully
as newsy as the average “Guess Who”
column. \\ ho wants to guess who,
anyway ?
Democrats Win.
The Democrats swept the field in
Franklin county last week. The
election was for county treasurer
and a county commissioner. At the
January election T. 0. Burton, Dem¬
ocrat, and E. M. Stance), Populist,
received the same number of Votes,
and the death of Mr. W. O Trdilde
made a vacancy in the board of
county commissioners. The candi¬
dates were*. For treasurer, T. O.
Burton and E. M. Staucel* for conn'
ty commissioner, W. W. Thomas and
B. A. Loonev. Mr. Burton received
80 more votes than did Mr. Stance!,
and Mr. Th nnas defeated his Pop¬
ulist opponent by 113 majority.
The Democrats, not only m Franklin
county, but in various other parts of
the state, are rejoicing over tins
victory*
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Grape Cu tu e.
From what have learned of
grape culture in this section we
incline to the opinion that vineyards
should be much more numerous in
Habersham county. Those who hr e
tested this industry fairly seem to
have found it profitable. It is said by
some who know wh«reof they speak,
that the soil of our county is pecu¬
liarly adapted to the growth and
flavor of the grape, ami is scarcely
surpassed Italy in this respect t>y the hills
of sunny or the mountain sides
of picturesque Switzerland.
At Mt. Airy, In tills county, there
are many large vineyards which are
said to yield annually to their owners
handsome revenues. The cultivation
of th« grape began there is this wise:
Several vears ago there came to
Mt. Airy several Swedish emigrants
to buy land. They purchased a tract
of Dud consisting, principally, of
sterile hills, and began immediately
^-prepare vineyards. The neighbor-
ing people prediote that ther would
starve in a year or two, but the
Swedes continued to work around
their grape vines and improve their
vineyards.
F<>r two rtf three years some of
them had a hard time of it keeping
th. »olf from the.lour Aa
the grape Vines began to bear, how-
Fortune smiled upon them,
They made living money rapidly, nice and
of them are in
houses and increasing In wealth
yearly. The people of that cnmmuhltv
profited hy the example of the
Swedes attd mxnv of them embarked
in the grape business and have pi os -
peredi Diversified industries greatly
conduce to the prosperity of a
tion . We shvll be g'ad to mmy
of King Cotton’s subjects desert
hoarv—headed monarch and swear
allegiance - to his royal highness,
* f G pllrp | e rjbe :l ,„,
ich blood flight both the eye an i
ih« palatti
PURELY PEHSOMaL.
About People You Know and Some
You Don't Know.
Rev. E. A. Keese spent a day this
week in Elbertom
Miss Joe Linn has returned from a
visit of several Weeks in Atlanta.
Mr. John Mulkey, of Cleveland-, S.
C., visited this place Friday night.
M iss Gertrude Cleveland,of Elber-
ton, is the guest of her friend, Miss
Lizzie Looney.
Mr. C. W. Hudson left Toccoa
Wednesday, to the sincere regret of
his muny friends.
Rev. A. Van [loose, of Gainesville,
representing the Christian Index,
spent Tuesday tri town.
Mr. John Stott has sold his resi¬
dence to .Mr. B. P. Brown* Jr. We
hear that Mr Stott will m »vc shortly
to Atlanta.
\tf. John C. O. Miller-, of the
Carnesville Tribune, was in Toccoa
Tuesday and called _ to see The
News. Mr. Miller, though new in
journalism, is keeping the
in the front rank of weekliec.
The boys’ meeting at the Young
Men’s Christian Association Sunday
afternoon was the largest ever held
in that institution. The gospel ser¬
vice was very interesting, Mr. J. VV.
McLaury of Georg,a gave a black¬
board talk.—Rale?gh(N. 0.) Ti Ties.
Mrs. f. E. Harris, accompanied by
her daughters, Misses Pinkie and
Mattie, and her sons,T. D. and Ber-
nard, left on Saturday 7 for Lula, to
spend a few days with relatives. By
the last of the week they 6xpe6t to
reach their new home iu Waco, Texas.
The removal of this family from our
town is much regretted by their nu-
ineruos friends here.
SOCIAL.
At Hotel Union, on Thursday eve¬
ning of last week, a very enjoyable
entertainment was given. While
the number of guests wits hot large,
the amount of pleasiifo realized by
• hern was. Due of the features of
the evening that was not unapprecia¬
ted was the serving of cake, fruits,
etc. Mesdames Blackmef and Skrine
make most excellent hostesses, either
when they are entertaining a party of
young people or when administering
to the comfort of the commercial
tourist.
RED HILL.
It has ceased raining for a few
da y s and th ® farmers are making
good use of the sunny days,
Rev. Dr. Underwood preached a
fine sermon at the Baptist church
last Sunday.
Sabbath school at the Baptist
church every Sabbath afternoon. Let
everybody attend.
Miss Bernice UndefWood is board¬
ing at Mr. L. Terrell’s and going to
Prof. Payne.
Miss Allice Mulligan, of Central,
S. C., i<? visiting her cousin, Mr. D.
(!. Crenshaw, this week.
'Ir. and- Mrs. Davis, of North Car-
o a are visiting l lv
They probably will reside in Toccoa
soon.
Mr. Paul Jenkins, of South Caro¬
lina, spent several days with relatives
and friends here this week.
The Juvenile society met in the
Methodist church yesterday, with a
large attendance*
There was a singing at Mr. B. P.
Vandiver’s on Sun Jay afternoon.
Lee King is making some improve¬
ments on his yard and grove.
Mr t William Teffell is very ill
at this writing.
J* Al McCoy has planted a straw¬
berry garden. Guess he will have
several visitors this spring.
Wonder when “Horse Trader” has
been to Rome. It seems time he
was going back. Vasiiti.
ROOK CREEK.
The bridge is being newly pre¬
pared at R» D. Yow’s mills.
J. R. Vickery was Wirh his best
girl Sunday last»
George BotVers is all in a smile
when he comes back from his best
girl’s house.
A great mistake, “Pearl.” The
thump, thump you heard was H. Hen-
dri* aud his regiment that Captain
Eddetis was marching throtigh the
rain and mud. •
I Mrs. Sbakerag, drove a big black
j nigger to a wheelbarrow down to the
Smith store to purchase some fodder
sedd * ^ ul th<3 proprietor replied:
“dust out; we don’t keep them any
longer. I he fact is, they re out of
s, .D e - M e sell Hoods t*arsapari!la
altno-t entirely in tueir place.*’
Ferr ha Roach is moving back
fron> AkUtu. with two ol rha b.o
gest and finest stock hogs that
trerbeeo knoiru. Uncle Rime.
SKI-ITCHED.
Spfcaking_about the high price of
meat, a man in a neighboring county
l,earJ to **J : “ T “® other d *7 1
bought a dollar’s worth-of meat, and
I’ll be ooitsound if itwa«a bit moreen
erough to make a pair of galloses
out of.” * “
* * *
Said mother man:-‘I tell you meat
is so high poor white folks and free
nigger? will juet have to quit tenting
it.”
*
A certain doctor of Northeast
Georgia was called to see a sick
negro woman, ‘•What’s the matter
with you?” asked the M. D.
“Aw, do3ter!” groaned the patient,
“I’ve bin cunjurJ! l’tn mity bad off!
Docter kin y^u gimtne sum pen ter
ease de miz;y in mer chist?”
i The doctor felt her pulse, looked
at her tongue -nd gravely answerdi
“Uli hhh; bebi. conjured. You are in
a bail fix, but I’ll do all lean for you.
Take a silver dime and put it in a
goblet half full of water. Taktt just
three teaspoonfuls of this waters
day—not a drop more—and if this
doesn’t cure you medicine will do
you no good.” ,
A day or two afterwaids the wom¬
an was doing her accustomed work
and singing the praises of the medi¬
cine that had overcome 1 the effects
of “con juration.”
* * it
lie was a sad, serious look : ng
negro, and his full under lip, bespeak¬
ing an unbroken African pedigree,
had fallen to a level with the base
of his chin He wore a missive
bracelet of curious workmanship
which Confined both of his wrists,
and his escort was clad in blue clothes
embellished with brass buttons.
“What has brought you to this?”
we inquired.
“Readin’ de newspapers^” he re¬
plied
“Why, how is that?” we asked.
“Weil,-boss, yer see I bin er rea¬
din’ er longtime ’bout how us farm¬
ers onghter quit plantin’ so much
cotton an’ go ter raisin’ more sum-
pen Peat. l)*c papers said raise rtto’
haugs. I tuk dat advice, an’ so I
raised one po’ little bitsy shote de
other night, an’ yer see whar I am
now. Ef ljhadn’t er read de papers I
wouldn’t er raised dat hang, an’ conse-
squently 1 wouldn’t er got inter trub-
ble. Er fool nigger’ ain’t „got no
bizness try in’ ter do lack de news-
papers say, nohOwT Dat’s der
Gawd’s trufe.”
And we passed bn meditating on
the influence of thepress.
* * *
A tall mountaineer walked into a
store the other day and said to the
clerk :
“I want some of ther thinest syrup
you uns is got.”
“Why do you want it thin?” in*
quired the clerk.
“Yer see, there’s nine chillun at
my house, an’ all of em eats hearty-
I want, some syrup that’s thin ernuff
tef be er good runner and er quick
dodgnr, so they can’t hem it up an’
sop it fast. Money is scace, an’ I
want ter make it go ez fur ez I kin.”
CLEVELAND.
The farmers afe getting behind on
account of wet weather.
Mr. C. J. Mulkey is visiting in
Anderson, S. C., this week. Mr.
Mulkey is one of Cleveland’s mest
progressive men;
Mr. John Moore and sister have
been visiting in Oconee county, S. C.,
but have returned to their home near
Toccoa, Ga.
What boy is it that is seen going
to Georgia every Saturday night?
Look out, girls; he means business.
Mr. Jabe Jones is attending school
it Westminster, S. C.
Success to The News and its
many readers. Oconee Boy.
EASTANOLLEE.
We have had some cold, rainy
weather.
Miss Lizzie Smith visited her aunt
in Flintsville ’ast Saturday and Sun¬
day.
There was it singing at Mr. Mar¬
tin’s last Saturday night. The young
folks seemed to enjoy themselves
finely.
Mr. H. R. Smith, of Hart county,
visited his daughter, Mrs. Isbell, Sat¬
urday and Sunday.
The farmers have about goFover
the blues and have put on there hap¬
piest smiles since the sun has shone
out. *
i >r. B. W. Stonecypher has re-
j fumed home from Atlanta,
Died, with dropsy, Feb uary 14th,
He try Farrow, son of A. Ji Fariow.
^ family a"d relatives have our
dtapest sympathy. Daisy.
J. B. 81 Mi!0X8, Brest. W U.WARR, Vice-Post \Y. O ED* ,ii ; y
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We arc noVr changing our designs on furniture, and greatly improving our styles, both m point of worhtttart-
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2he best Eimsh of any f urniture offered to the Trade in the South.
Opium Habit.
We call attention to the advertise¬
ment of B. M. Woolley, M. D, As a
rule we take'no stock in the “cures”
so lavishly advertised, but we wish to
endorse the claim of Dr. Woolley for
his opium and whiskey cure. Cases
which he has treated have come under
our personal observation. Iu these
cases the effect of his medicine
seemed to us little short of the mar¬
velous and made permanent cures of
those afflicted with the fearful habit.
We unhesitalihgly recommend those
who have fallen under the pow^r
of morphine or whiskey to communi¬
cate with Dr. Woolley, J04£ White¬
hall St., Atlanta Ga.
TFoolen dress good at cost for the
next ten days. _
Edwards & Datlcb
Kid gloves for sale at
Brown & Mitchell’s.
3 room cottage on Tugalo street.
Apply to R. Y. Mulkev.
WOOD'S PIIOSPHODINB.
The Greet EnclUh Remedy.
MiASSStffiUSS. anent-
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Patients continue business while under
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successful past twenty years, continued
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WRITE FOR Ml BOOK OP CURES, FREE.
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Office, ItXi Whitehall Street.
Sclre3.-u.le Hartwell li. R.
No 1.
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Arrive Bowersville 845
No. 2.
Leave Bowers ville 945 & m
Arrive Hartwell 1035
No. 3.
Leave Hartwell 11 45 a m
Arrive |BowersviUe 12 35 p rn
No. 4.
Leave BowerevilJe 105 p m
Arrive Hartwell 155
All trains daily except Suflday.
FRED WIEBENS, Superintendent,
E. B. BENSON, Receiver.
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