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2lbt 0 ®occoa Httos. arrrrrrrrr FRIDAY, April 14, LOCAL HAPPENINGS. And Other Timely Topics ^Briefly Chronicled. A seasonao’.e rain fell here yes¬ terday. Weather prophets predict mort , frost before May 1st. 1 he pupils tf the public school were given holiday last Friday. I his early spring weather in.if-.es an energetic man almost lnzy. Th« park’s spring dress, though i . t a new shade, is ft very becoming one. Mr. L. II. Strickland bus begun to I t i!d « small Collage for himself .m,i 1 family. The Simpson House looks more attractive than ever in i»s Hew spring M.it— a fiesh coat of paint'. I In* in w depot agent to succeed Mr bn"n is named Nelms, and lie is at Cornelia. Hew expected m Sl day or two. At the Presbyterian church last Sunday Messrs. V\ . M. Kilgo, J. LI. 1J ifchu and Maj. M. T. Christian Were elected deacons. Crinoline lifts not reached Toccoa yet. Should it never do so there ivouI i lie no grieving among many of our citizens. The question of issuing bonds to build anew school house is a very important one. Can Toccoa yff • r to Vote against bonds? A little daughter has come to the hone of Mr. and Mrs T. C. VS right, to add to the resjionsiliil ty and hap j.im Ss of her parents. Parties of young people from Frank¬ lin counti and from various portions of Habersham were on Cdrrahee nioun- tain Sunday Curratitre has attrac- lions sulh.’ient to draw people Y 3111 cons i lerable distance. Mi’. G. W. Edwards has lost his fine setter, Dan, a l*f:ie white dog wo It v e! low cars, Any intofmatioii concerning this dog wid be glaillv received by Mr. Edwards* On Monday next there wt!! boa sligh: hange in the schedule of the Hartwell railroad Train number 2 "ill leave Bovversvilte at V) a. m and arrive at Hartwell at «) 45. rids <vifi e a able travelers to speie t wo hours between tram? in Hartwell A series of meetings b*gtn at t!c* Methodist church Sunday »nd w ill pr ihably continue for several I ays longer. Servces are held in ‘.lie alter . noon and at night, and are usii t well attended. We trust t ;it liiUfdi i 1 will result from these A do .tl many stray dogs are seen prowling around our st reels M >st of these are mongrels tint are not only worthless but a nuisance. Should a m i 1 dog epidemic occur here one !,f these miserable curs might do much damage. It is a very good plan to consider everyone of such canines mad and act accordingly. The professional card of Dr. F. G. Davis appears elsewhere in ovtr issue of to-day. Dr. Davis has located at Mize, and not in the Leatherxvo »d community, as was reported to us. He is mi affable gentleman and his thc qualifications physician. necessary The people tc. make of a skillful Mize and vicinity should patronize him when ueedirg the sendee of « doetor. The site for the canning tUc t6*rv has been selected and the lot bought, 'ihe factory will be on what is known as the Mann lot, in the rear of the residence of Mr. T. S. Davis This is a most suitable place Tor it \N <*rk On the factory buildings will begin right, away, and it is t »e intention o thc.LreetorsLthavea l artntiseim nt. fur canning complete,! ly Jut.. . d':,!;-:o. iu ?.tr:,::i I: ^ Edwards & Dance. J . . liber«Toffe- r a ilortcb made i.romiis by Miss Ellen She to th? give a sdroUnltip -t for one vear in Norft-M v- t and jt Industrial i K.mi «W snlirud to » lh * girl who w;t. secor June t te arjest num >e o s , ■ llTreTa ““{free a^hanc^f.fr'souid energeT tuition in a' lege Can t some Hubersliam coun y girl win this prize? caned The furniture destruction htet^rndwyHyes- hy t.re ruesda) niornircr. A spark noin the engine fell (oil on the roof an and J itfnitad ignited the the shin shin- gles. W bon discovered the flames were beginning quickly to spread. ascended One the o the workmen roof and emptied a barrel of water upon the fire and extinguished it. Had the fire burned a in unite or two longer it would have been impossi- Lie to save the factory. The loss of this factory would be a severe blow to Toccoa. Wanted- 50 0 cords tan bark. Toccoa Lkathek Co. FKARFTJI, WRECK. An Kngineer Killed and Twelve Destroyed Near Toccoa. A very disastrous reck occured on the Richmond <$■ Danville railroad, between 4 and 5 o’clock Monday morning, seven miles south of Toc¬ coa. It. resulted in the death of En¬ gineer Elijah Brown, the destruction of twelve freight cars, the loss of n.uck merchandise and a badly dam¬ aged engine. This wreck cost the R. & D. many thou-and The fin-t news of the wreck re- ce j vet j here came in the shape of a telegram, at an early hour, which asked that Dr. John McJunkin be sent to care for a Wounded th£n. The doctor responded promptly, and at about 8 o’clock brought his pa- ticnt.to town on a construction train. Mr. Brown was carried on a col bv sympathizing friends to the home of Mr. G. W. Edwards near by. The engineer was wnnndtd only in One arm, but that limb wai cil almost to a pulp from the elbow down. Dr. McJunkin ealized that it was a dangerous wound, an 1 tele¬ graphed to his wife, in Atlanta, who oil the vestibule train at 3:30 in the afternoon and was with her hus I and until the last. The w< ended man's condition gi\ w worse, anil Dr. McJunkin called in Dr. Jeff Davis for consultation. 1'he t wo physicians j!ec : dcd that his arm must be dressed, and that h> was too weak to endure the pain ' iilioul being under the influence of mi aueesthi-tic. 'l l ey administered clln r, and after its application the engineer lived only about half an hour, expiring at 0 o’clock. Mr. Brown was 33 years of age, and left a wife and thret children* whose lon e i- in Atlanta, ai.- 1 his remains were carried to that city tor burial. By Ids associates he was re¬ garded as one of the nHfbst men on the road, fie was known mid liked It, some of our citizens, »nd we have heard many expressions of sonow for hie sad death, Tlie wreck was a bad one. Flic icc'dent hap]»en«don a curve in a *ep cut, in which was piled t pa 5 ass i f sj i• t 11 lid V in i-, 11 atti It d on and ruined n en b;itdiso. while the lug engine was lying "ti - 1 k on i‘s side. It took mfl iv lot c — — s till* ill Tuc'-dtiv morning to clear the t"Ml U so ha* trains could | ns ; . But the wr ek did no’ prevent travel nr interfere with mads Iraims ni t til the \V. 0C < dfhl tran-lerred passttn- gers, mail etc., tint jireventiiig much ;mno\ ap.co. l'he ciuse of this acc de it. is not known. The conductor on the freight, so we learn, reported that Engineer l’.iown was running at the rate of 35 miUs an hour when the accident happened. This i.- regarded as a dangerous rale id (i ed over n . cli road. The fireman says tlic\ »•* • r »“-»»'* ii,ot engineer had blowu otr brakes just before the engine left the tracY. It is thouglit. by some that the track was at i’ault.* The accident, happened r.uai the 86 mile post, about one mile south of Aversville, at a sha'rf) curve. 'I his is one of the worst places on ll.e roa<l. It seems remarkable that no one else was severely injured. Brides the eng.neer only one other person was hurt, a ner*To trftiti *ratfd/ find his injuries are not severe.' The fireman male a narrow escape. A petition from our citizens has been sent to the R. & D. railroad au¬ thorities asking that the “Kell” be allowed to run to 1 occoa. The “Bell” is a train tlial runs during the sum. mcr munthe for the benefit, principal- ly, of business men, arriving in AY- lanta early in Ihe morning add leav- ho ci , ate io lbe .Rernoon. ^ Lula ^ A..—, b«» ^ u . to run it * as „ far far up as oa Mt. Mf Airy. A in- As Ao Tuccoi i* onl> ten miles north „f that ].lace it eould be but little more trouble to make our town the slip: point And that ll.e I. creased amount of r. travel i on tW ,i i -‘E.11 Aj-.i.i would ij’ more than counterbalance the ex* nse required to run twenty miles more per day, our Citizens Teel eon- Men,. \ Vc have been publishing an adver- tisei&ent for Dan’l F. Beatty, dealer ^ am , „^ ns; We do so n » ] , " n & r ' iWausb lie •hf^irtised as a mammoth fraud, n' -= by ^ ^ ^ nn * „„ d perfect, v unriliible . ® P readers on their guard B ne , ‘ * The colored base , bai „ c ‘«*b . or . tliis place will play the colored club of Clarkesville on the grotmds of the latter on the 22d. Miss Birdie Mao Jones entertained a number of her friends on enjoy- Friday night of last week, and a most able occasion it was. PURELY PERSONAL. About People You Know and Some You Pon’t KnoW. Mr. Jack Creasy, of Longview, spent Sunday in Toccoa. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Payne visited the Gate City last week. Mr. Alien Craig, of Charlotte, spent Sundiy with h*S parents here. Mr. Toin Payne has resigned his position as clerk in the store of F. A. Mabry. Mrs. Tom Payne is spending a few days with relatives in Franklin county. Mrs. las. Wilson and her daughter, Miss Maggie, visited Atlanta Thursday. Mrs. VV\ H. Bruce and Mrs. it. 13. Simmons went on i shopping expe¬ dition to Atlanta last week. Prof. J. E. Alexander spent Sa ¬ of last week at Tugalo rivet— was the attraction, we snp- P° se * Mr. Glenii Da\is, of Curraliee, Satuiday and buuday with friends in town.—Clarkesvilfe Ad- vertiscr. Mrs. D. I. Mulkey, after a visit o? several weeks to relatives here, re¬ turned to her home in Athens last Thursday. Mr. R. A. Naves, who has been confined at home by sickness for the past two weeks, is again at his post in the Alliance store. Mrs. Keese and E. A., junior, ac- companied Rev. E A . Keese to Hartwell bn Saturday, and spent two or three days there with friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. alden, of Atlanta, and their son, Spencer, re¬ cently spent a day in Toccoa, the guest of Mrs. lames Wilson. Miss Lillie Allison, who was for several weeks the guest of her cous¬ in, Mrs. J. K. Dixon, hf'S returned to her home at King’s Mountain. N. C. Dr. Mixon, of Elberton, came Sat- unlay to aSiist Revt 13. P, Alien in conducting the protracted services now being field iii the cliiirch Rev. E. A. Keese, of Tocc iii, o*‘ Easter delivered a lim sermon nn tlm subject of “Missions.” Fite subject w as aptly chosen, in J the ehxpteiit divine treated it. J b’ f r manner that gave much iusfuciion and. til - formation to his listeners. Mr Vl'CM* was formerly p.i>t»*r of the BaptKt church here, and it '.vis i great pleas ure for his ma iy‘friends to liste . t.. Ids excellent pro: king.—Lit npkm Independent. Tcccoa’s Healthful ness. Few towns the,si^o nf L'oooei can show such :i rec >r 1 fur healthl liuess as can ours. The naturil atlvmia of elevation, i drainage," , ge.s * m pur water and iuvig--irati ig a: m fSphure si "’' v "i"'" r ci ': z "" s rule, are ro >ust, n I ty or ro-y. (itud- dy applies to males, rosy, to fern lies.) Although our jopu’hitiou numbers nearly 2,000, wo have no undertaker. There was one here several years ago. but thon.rh he bought his goods on ” long , imi« . he w». forced . , O #« out-*f . the business, through lack of patro¬ nage, and becau-e he couldn’t pay his board bills with his slock. About the only time a coffin is needed here is when someone gets killed, and that happens very seldom, Ooca- sionally one of our citizens gets per¬ forated with a pistol bull, carved with a knife or mingled with ma¬ chinery, but his splendid constitution usually pulls him thr rfgh. A few, though, have failed to survive after a tfain of ears pasw.L.vef tfeir l.erf*. Squire Lee Cook did run a marble yard awhile had:, but after ho had disposed o? a few atone* to mark the realing place in tor cemetery of those who had m ii afe-fenfal death, and supplied the tlemand for graveyard goods in the dovlnity J round ; bnsmess became ; dol Ui» Ul.« . ar ble yard no icooer resounds wit. the rinjl ol the stonecutter» in;ll«tan, ch.ael, and the tombstones therein stand as a uioimv^erA to Some cemeteries are the most tractive points in town. Ours is it contains too few graves to des-.^bu's the dead.” 5 of proving vsirbte ouM’ fbr r x We ?m have Ripper”to pW_ bear(3 ouf J nevef «* wm ,lim * are ar f thinking tnuikir.g of or in- inserting ru !,. an a ad ® like his: ‘‘Town lota " > T- In '»'' l1s ot ■"«!•» a S ree to beeom« residents of town and to be planted in our tery when they shall have gone ca-» get a town lot free of charge in Toccoa. Corner lots given to Pum p t iVes.” For such ad. we p S y^ hut if the invalids begin come in lively we may charge inserting obituaries. As before remarked, Tocco. is a he.lthful place. Accused of Whiskey Selling. John L Cobb, a painter of this place, appeared before Mayor Hayes last Friday on a “blind tiger” charge. Only one witness testified against Cobb, but be swore that he procured half a gallon of whiskey at Cobb’s house and left $1.50 on a table. Cobb admitted this, but claimed that the mountain dew had been left at his home by a man from South Carolina, who received the money. According to his own stateiiim.t Mr. Cobb had violated a town ordi- nance, bot not inteuti dually, and Mayor IIivos imposed upon him . a tine of $2? aid c^sts. The decision of the mayor made the accused ciuite angry, and he pro T tested his innocence vehemently and appealed his cafee to the council. At the next meeting of tue council this matter will lie passed upon. Died. Judge O. C. Wyly, one of jin county’s oldest and most respected citizens, died at his home near Carnesvi le on Friday night last. For t |, 0 past six months lie had been in feeble health, and surrounded by members of bis family he peacefully ended a long and honorable earthly existence aiid passed into the great 13 yoiid. His funeral occured at Indian Creek chUrch cn Sunday, and was largely attended by relatves and friends. Ho was buried with .Mason¬ ic honors, .* < times, Judge Wyly was married three nn l there nr.* nineteen of his children r.ow living, one of whom is Mrs. Tom Payne, of our town. He lived several years in Habersham county, and many of bis old friends hero regret to hear of ins dea.h i ill S\ mpathize with his relatives in there bereavement. H: use Burned- The house belonging to the mo’her of ibe Smith girls, who lowered the female record for running in making their departure from our town last week, was destroyed by fire Saturday night. As this house was on 1 be outskirts of the town not many pen pie heard tlip erv of lire, and it could not be ; saved by those who gathered around the burning building. The fire was iliscoverd a li'i'e after 12 o’clock. '('he hob!*iC was a sniail two-room building’, and the ! OSS OIT »sioned !>' its destruction is not great. It had n -t been occupi *d since . flight night of jj I i. I Poll and L : Z on Mon dav of last week, and it 1 s gun - thought il at an ii < e? diary 1 oust have been l he ( use of its re- q'T’-'i-,',,, to sinoke and ashes If this house was si't on fire, which app-ars probable, t! e guilty | erson eon nnitted a gr.-ve offense, which is >e\ e^ely punishaMe Even though intention w s good, the act wpoiur and may result iii troub e, Our people are glad that this nous i ! welting is gone, but they do iH't approve,<rf the inetbod by which rt was removed. „ Cara ^ from G. K. unitl-r. ^ ki( . kiil0 ,T - because 1 Imd to pay a { ( | ki( .,. aholll j t , because 1 guilty of the offense with whicb f vp*-v chslrged. ,, v I he ivitness who testtned against me was in debt to me and J dunned him, and von see how he paid me I ,„ sfi , vblt he owed n.o ..ml f5 for dunning him. I have been a citizen of Georgia for eleven yea s and have never been charged with anything like that be¬ fore. I opened a store here in thjs town the first of November, 1802, and invested all that I had in it to make a living. 1 had a little start, and nort that fn'an had it taken away from mo. j look reasonable t that Does it a man would try to rnn Toccoa e ‘ blind tiger” on a public street in and run the risk of being canuht? 1 came here t *, , iv8 „„ a good citizen and not as a violator < ; f lf» laus of the town, ° By_J’>« '"^*2 ' S ' Respectfully,' P U.R. Mlixan. A^ADVOtfNGMAN. Frank Tims, a fouriz rid white was brought to town P ay turned ovei to the officers of the He aecuserl of bavin* slo- |en n mnlo f,,, m ,ii,n Pratlier a negro ij ves pear Tugalo nver, and , 9 the evidence agamst him at the Lnd r eiminary trial was Slrong, be was over to appear at (he term of Superior court. In default of bond he was carried to Clarkesville fiVur,lav !,)• Marshal Gribi.le and lowed over Carolina by Jim Prather and John Orr,; who tracked him up and w,,,ch cap- bad been sold, was reeme tu . After Tims had been carried tq Clarkesfillc a South Cardma in an to U.wn in sfhreh of him, claim- that the clothes be bad 4r with a watch, lmd been stolen. On the way to Clarkesville told Marshaf Gribble that (nan stole tUe ^uip, ao d t b al he (Times) f i{ He took the animal and also disposed G had acknowledged that served a term of one year in the penitentiary for stealing an ox. He is just t *enty years old but, though young in years be old in wickedness. J. B. SIMMON3, Prest W. K. WARE, Vice-Prest. W. C- EDWARDS, Sect. A Troas J. E GREENE, Sup / "* * i * I t> * - .e. ft a jS, g.JUUUS iN \ *-3t as -I— “ * r "tt 1.J..I Wil 1 1 --rgssS V i ml * —'S a T) IT . I S i%ME& l:tr. Pi 'S'' -'ij ftyy hi ^3/ f r C3K-f- JL-" “ TOCCOA FURNITURE and LUMBER CO. * «• U --MANUFACTURERS OF--- jlUpOMI GRADE FURNITURE, fi --ALSO DEAL LARG1 LY IN-- DRESSED LUMBER, FLOORIKC CEILING WEATHER BOARDING* MOULDING BRACKETS* MANTELS, Steam J)rv A Hu capacity f2 >000feet per day. indistinct pkrint Orders promptly filled. Advertised Accounts. Th v following amounts, if not settled before that date., wi'l be sold at public outcry in Toccoa on Aptil 2id, 1«>3, due on subscrip tion to The News. R. A Brown, Whitohqrse. S. C § 2.TO D. Mitvliell, El: ek. burg, “ “ 2.00 Mdriroe MitcUell, “ 2.55 Tl.os. Antln ny, l' ii'U 1 , p25 H. 0, Fears, \a deon, Ga. 4.25 L. M. Farmer, Newtian, 4.25 S 0. Jackson, Tallnpoo-a. 4.25 J Cf Turner, WamcUi st r.K.Y 4 25 N. 15 Tones, Newport, Tcnn. 2’90 W. II. West. 11 o lingswortb, Ga. 3.60 W. M. BracKeit, (.'levebuid. Temi 2.60 J.T. MeKav, Van,liver (cl 2.40 Alec Turnbt lh fluid Sjviug. f!a. 2.35 \V- T Kel'y. .Summers Mi’ls, Tex. 1.00 A - Wlti'el end, Msldu, Ark. 1T0 sis? H il r. Norwomi, tla. 2.50 ii - tliinsv'Be, N. C. 4.25 ] nwaimsit Kei si F.C. DAVIS, PraHticinv r’lTjycicia.n, MIZE. OiY. yyoOD’S FIIOSPIIODINE, The Great English Remedy. th ttiSi Six iy Promptly evutyitvUTormiof an<t permanent- ’ XW Arrvous m otorrhea. Weakness, Impotcnru TSMterionq, and. all effects Been of prescribe*! Abuse or Excesses. 85 over years in thousnnds cf cases; est 18 the Medicine only Reliable known. a n.d Hon¬ TV'ocd’s Ask druggist for Pbos- B'fmvndAfur. of this, leave his dishonest store, Inclose price In isi.Woodward avenue; Detroit. itiAu For sale by YMI ^ J I) vVIS, and all Drugglfcts ’ WHISKEY AND OPIUM habits cured YOUR HOME, V-TE'UT PAIN OE CONFINEMENT. Patients continue business while under treatment. Whisky and all other stopped immediately on beginijina treatment __do not need them. No treatiw.it. \et covered to compare with it. Have given special fpr the study twenty and practice to with these continued di < ascs successful years, and increase in practice. TOTE FOB MY BOOK OF CBBBS, FREE, B. M. WOOLLEY, M. 10., atlaiita, Q-ja. H' Office, 1041 Whitehall street. Schedule Hartwell Tl. Tl. No 1. I.caye Hartwell 7 55 a m Arrive Bowei si ihe S45 To. 2. „ Leave Biiiversiille ?; 00 :i rn Hartwell 9 45 No. 3. Leave Hartwell 1145 a m Amro Bowers-fide 1235 p in No. 4. Lfave Bowersville 105 p rn Arrive Hartwell 1 55 '™El!“ . , K , - wilISs; Surfri,,teuton, , *- *>■ BEKSOX . Reiver. ___ ALL rliKF qo 5iS*- S " !?« ^S thSadvert^drn^nud the opportunity totry.it Free, trial . , K ,itie. five. Send your name and address to Hi hoMInitr&r; Fre*.-; ai: of which is p.iawn- W H & J ^ yiu nothing. 18 f r “ s Best #2 and $2.50 ladies shoe in the city. Every pair guaranteed. Edwards & Dance. All persons who owe me are ad¬ vised to settle at once and save costs if suit. C/E.Mtllek GO TO BIOWI & MITUllLIi —---FOR BARGAINS IN--- GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, CLOTH¬ ING, HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, FARM IMPLEMENTS AND HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS. Shinies a Specialty . You ’viH sa ve money by trading with us. Money saved is money made. VICKERY ■«a> ■ BROTHERS, (PAP4CY GROCERIES: FINEST GANDIES IN THE MARKET* Jjarffesl Xol and 7*ilies! Grade Cif/ars in Zoccoa, Flour* Canned Goods Fruits. JEWELERS,- - - Repair Watches and Clocks. (Orders for Jewelry, Watches, and Clocks promptly attended to.) Sewing Machines, - - 2fie '7>est,~ - Wheeler & Wilson <xlREAD THIS; ITS SOIN You tnav not have seen it in the New York f^nn, but “its so ’ that we have bought the stock of merchandise of T. O. WHICH! 1 . .. .. It is also, also that ,, so or so, we ; navc got tz» sell a good many of thpse goods to make a living, and we are not anx¬ ious to kick t he bucket .soon. Moreover, likewise ajnd , that . , also it is so we have on band a pretty good line .of Fancy and Family Groceries, Dry Goods,. Boots, Sho^s, Hats, Notions, Hardware and so forth and so on, that we want you to have, because you need them worse than we do. If yon want anything we’ve got come and get it—CHEAP, Now if you believe what we uiy is so, and no it is. when you are heeding anything in out line call on BBIQHT, MCJUNKIN & CO: At T. C. Wright’s Old Stand. TOCCOA, GA, p, S—If you don’t believe what we say come anvliow. Seeing is believing. Ain't that so: XKW spbing GOODS. I am now leady for the Spring trade with a better line of goods than was ever offered to the Toccoa trade. I have the finest line of WHITE GOODS. LACES. EMBROIDERY AND ever brought to Toccoa. My line of fcJES’TMS FCBN'ISWEXe GOODS* diOOrDINTO null HAVS can't bo beat. I sell nothing bit first-class goods. I make a specialty of fine shoes. I am sole agent for the celebrated W. Iv. DOUGLAS’ SHOES for ladies and gentlemen. My stock of STAPLE AHI FANCY CKR.O- is complete. My prices are rock bottom. Come to see me. W. M. KILGOp*