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•V7 * * ■ SO rrJ 90 rr- m * .T ii ac» r> o VOL. XXIV. SOUTHERN SOCIETY. D. M. RIORDAN, Prest. and Treasurer, 843 Equitable Building, Atlanta, Ga. A. C. GLANCY, Vice-President and Secretary, 615 E Street, N-W., Washington, D. C. Organizes Syndicates for Local Land or Industrial Enterprises. Incorporates Companies for Land Development in the South. Manages and Prepares Lands for Settlement and Improvement. Opens up and Improves Subdivisions in the South. Secures Land Domain for Syndicates or Corporations. Locates Industrial Plants at Eligible Points on Southern Bailwap. Forms and Locates Colonies along the lines of that Railway System. Negotiates Sales of Stock and of Lands for Southern Enterprises. Arranges for Establishment of Electric Power, Ice and Cotton Seed Oil Plants. Opens tip, improves and operates Town Sites in the South at Favorable Points. This Society is thoroughly organized and equipped, has wide experience, first-class connections, operates upon stictly business and legit¬ imate methods, and invites inspection and patronage. Accurate and full information freely furnished to those contemplating settle¬ ment in, or establishing of industrial plants at any suitable point in the South. Address all communications to either of the principal offices. THERE^s^ Are Three Reasons Why We Make Photographs. 1st. Because we do not know how to make anything else. 2d. They say that the world owes every man a living, and it is by this method we are endeavoring to collect the debt. 3d. Having been engaged in this business so long and always try- ing to give our customers satisfaction, they have always kept us sup- plied with work in this line and we couldn’t do otherwise. W e simply HA VE TO MAKE PHOTOGRAPHS, And that’s all there is about it, and as long as we are at it we want to see you all when you want Photographs made. GEORGE L. MATTESON, Toccoa, Ga. Dont Stop to Think. Buy, and then think afterwards. Of course, that might be a dangerous course to pursue in all stores, but here you could buy with a hankerchief tied over your eyes, and still get full value. We handle a splendid line of Perfumes, Extracts, Toilet Soaps of muny and varied sorts. We handle nothing but PURE DRUGS, and our Prescription Department is presided over by graduatss, who understand their business. No danger in having your prescriptions filled by us. WRIGHT & EDGE , Dispensing Pharmacists. MEAT MARKET RESTAURANT. G. W. DEAN Has just o CTJ at n c r-t- on street II. L * Loden, a rst-class market, where he will keep always on hand the finest and most neatly dressed BEEF. PORK, MUTTON, SAUSAGE, &c., AND SATURDAYS FRESH F/SH and OYSTERS. In connection with the market there is also a first-class RESTAURANT Where meals can be had at all hours, prepared by one of the best cooks in this section, and the tables are supplied with the best the market affords. Give me a trial and be convinced that I have the best establishment in the city. FINE PRINT a ti vou for want SJ at shoddy prices ? o c 7) ‘SOI i ITLRX RLLORD, loccoa, Ga. t o ut her n elofh. Devoted to Southern Progress and Advancement. TOCCOA, HABERSHAM COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY lp, 1897. •A ■'i i-T n SOCIAL ,x & *52 x- L. PERSONAL •» ^ OLA JONES The New York Tribune tells the ' following interesting story about Gail Hamilton, whose real name is Mary Abigail Dodge : A Western clergyman,cultivated, i well read, but not exactly a man of the world, was in Washington for the first time, eager to make the j most of his holiday. He wanted to see all that was to be seen, but most of all he wished to meet and have a word with Gail Hamilton ; indeed, he confided to a friend that he would consider such a privilege well worth his journey to the East. It took him several days to sum¬ mon up enough courage, but at last he presented himself at Mr. Blaine’s door and asked for Miss “Hamil¬ ton.” About three hours later the friend met him descending the steps of the house, one broad smile of delight and satisfaction. “Ah,” exclaimed the confidante, “I congratulate you. So you have met your dear Gail Hamilton. I can see it in your face.” That face fell—grew remorseful. C t N-no,” he stammered, “I didn’t meet her—she didn’t come down, and the fact is, I forgot to ask for her.” “Forgot to ask for her!” i i Oh, I sent up my card, of course ’ ! but a lady came down, a Miss Dodge, and, my dear fellow, you j never saw such a woman in your j file! I suppose Miss Hamilton must have been out; she didn’t mention her, but she began to talk to me, and in two minutes I forgot what I had come for, I never could have believed that any person, man or woman, could know so much. “I believe we talked on every subject in the world, and she knew everything about every one of them. I was never so surprised as when a lot of people came in and I found how long I had been there, and I didn’t want to come away then, I can tell you, and till you spoke, I’d forgotten all about Miss Hamilton, I don’t believe she can touch Miss Dodge, anyway! ” as toni&hment anc. delight j " ' ncn found that he had enter- tained—or been entertained by—his angel unawares, were very pleasant to all. In telling the story, the narrator added, “I don’t know what it is about Miss Dodge, I can never tell how she does it. I heard her tell the funniest storv I ever heard in my life, about a drive she took in the country, when her horse had on a harness that practically fell to pieces, The room was full of peo¬ ple and every one laughed himself sore over it, and yet when I came to think it over, there was really nothing to tell—it was a thing that might have happened to any one ’ and not have borne talking about. Yet she had entertained twentv ■r people for half an hour with it. 3 3 The musicale given under the auspices of the Mendelssohn Club, at the delightful home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Edwards, on Monday evening, was a success in the full sense of that term. Owing to the inclemency of the weather there were only about fifty present, and consequently the proceeds amount¬ ed to only five dollars, only about one-half the sum required for the purpose for which it was given, Consequently, another entertain- ment of like kind will be given in the parlors of Dr. and Mrs, James N • West ’ s home next Saturday eve- nmg, Feb. 20th, beginning prompt- 1 \ at S.>o o clock. -Vn entirely new programme will be given, and a pleasant evening is in store for those who attend. Admission only 10 cents. On Thursday evening, at the Presbyterian church, a charitable association was formed for the pur- pose of doing systematic charity work in co-operation with the dif- ferent churches. A large number of members has already been secur- ed, and, as the membership fee is $t and as much more as one may choose to pay, a nice little sum is already in the treasury. This as¬ sociation is not denominational, but rather interdenominational, having received its impulse from the Min¬ isters and Workers’ Union, which will probably regulate the distribu¬ tion of the charities. This is another step in the marked progress which the Toccoa people are making toward elevating,united Christian work, and the town is to be congratulated upon it. The Womans’ Literary Club had a most delightful meeting at the home of Mrs. Edward Schaefer last Saturday afternoon. The papers pertaining to the life and works of Sir W alter Scott were carefully prepared and read well, and the music which was intermingled add- ed greatly to the pleasure of the meeting. The instrumental duet by Mesdames Schaefer and Gilmer was especially enjoyed. This “feast of reason and flow of soul” was complemented by literal refresh¬ ments of a nature, and served in the dainty manner, characteristic of the charming hostess. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Newton gave a most pleasant Valentine party to ; the little folk Tuesday evening from 7 till 10 o’clock, in honor of their daughter, Alice. A novel feature of entertainment was a post office, through which the j guests sent valentines to each other. This was a source of much fun. j a large box of bonbons was given Master W. C. Simpson, who blew the largest bubble when the charming game of blowing bubbles was played. — Following are the subjects for j discussion in the Ministers and ! Workers’ Union during the next month : 1. Feb. 24th. “Giving.”—Mr. C. E. Mason. 2. March 3d. “Benefits of Church Organi¬ zation.”—Rev. J. C. Atkinson. 3. March 10th. “Outlook for the Church in the Evangelization of the World.”— Rev. L. A. Simpson. 4. March 17th. “Prospects of the Coming | Revival.”—Rev. J. B. Ailen. 5. March 24th. “The Interdependence of j all Saints.”—Mr. E. P. Simpson ! The Clionian Club met Saturday afternoon with Miss Jessie Martin, | and the very interesting programme for that occasion was much enjoyed. Miss Katie Lou Burton and Mrs. Lee Johnson were elected members at this meeting. The next will be at the home of Mrs. X. A. Fessenden, on Feb. 27th, Longfellow being the subject : for discussion. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmire have j returned home, after a pleasant visit with relatives in Alabama, j Mr, and Mrs, Bartow Whitmire have both been quite sick with grip. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : $1.00 A YEAR Miss Rosa Massenburg, who has been the guest of Mrs. \V. C. Ed¬ wards for several weeks, returned to her home in Macon on Wednes- day. Miss Massenburg made many new and admiring friends while here, and was the recipient of all those little attentions which were meant to be “sweets to the sweet. Rev. S. L. Wilson, of Elberton, will fill Mr. Xisbet’s pulpit next Sunday morning, and he will also preach on Saturday afternoon at 4 0 . clock a sermon preparatory for communion on Sunday. At night a protracted meeting> conducted by Re\ • ^ • XIi 1 Ier, an evangelist from Asheville, X. C., will begin, to continue for several days. Rev. L. A. Simpson will go to Elberton on Saturday to fill Rev. Mr. \\ ilson’s pulpit Sunday, and Mr* Chas. R. Xisbet will preach at Clarkesville the same day. Rev. \\ . F. Colley, of Gaines- ville, Ga., is the guest this week of Rev. J. B. Allen. Master Edwin Bruce spent Sat- urc [ a y an( j Sunday in Carnesville, Ga., with his grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Morris. Misses Berta and Eva Payne en¬ tertained a few friends very plea¬ santly last Friday evening. Mrs. Dave McCollum is very sick with grip. Mr. J. L. McLaughen spent last Friday in Athens, Ga. Miss Myrtle Yow, of Avalon, Ga., spent last Saturday with Miss Marie Bruce. Mr. J. F. Cooper spent last Sat¬ urday and Sunday with his parents at Avalon, Ga. Mr. Clarence Mason spent from Tuesday until Friday of this week at Westminster, S. C. Mrs. B. W. Moore united by cer¬ tificate with the Methodist church last Sunday. Messrs. J. J. Bryant and Ed Bry¬ ant went last Sunday to Wilkes county, where they will be for the next week. Miss May Deaton is visiting rel¬ atives on Tugalo. Ayersville Airs. Special Correspondence to tlie Record. Ayersville, Feb. 15, 1897. W. R. Eades and family visited relatives in Atlanta recently. Mr. A. L. Massey, of Pelzer, S. C., is with his old friends in Ay¬ ersville this week. A number of our citizens visited Cornelia this week. Mr. S. E. King and family have returned home from a visit in At- ^ an * a f° r ^ wo months, Mr> J ohnson Reynolds, of the Southern, was in town Sunday, visiting home folks. Mrs. John Kytle and Miss Ida Collins visited relatives in Toccoa Friday. Prof. Grant visited home folks at Alto Sunday. Mrs. G. H. Mulkey is gone to Greer’s, S. C., this week to witness the marriage of her sister. We have a new section master, Mr. Buffington, from Bellton, Ga. Red. Beautiful Sea Shells. Every one admires them. Since coming South I have received numerous inquiries from northern people for sea shells, and now I am prepared to answer yes, I can send you shells, for I have made quite a collection of lovely shells, both from our own coast, the corah reefs and some lovely ones from the West India islands. I will mail a dozen or more different kinds, no two alike, to any one who sends a stamp for postage. Yours. Mrs. F. A. Warner. Jacksonville, Fla. NO. 1 5 Do You Want to £ell Your Land? Three months ago, the Southern Industrial and Colonization Socie¬ ty, after examining the situation at j l° j ccoaan d in Habersham county, decided to undertake to bring about certain town and suburban improve- ments, to colonize the vacant and uncultivated lands surrounding the town, and to induce the locating of manufactures at Toccoa - In ° rder to “ake the plan profitable and in- deed possible, they asked that at least 5,000 acres of land, including some hundreds ot acres of residence property unimproved, should be listed for sale, at fair prices and upon reasonable terms. The plan of operations was sub¬ mitted to some of the citizens and pronounced by them fair, liberal and entirely harmless to those list¬ ing their property. It was plain to the citizens who looked into the matter, that a hundred or more active agents and manipulators, under the direction and with the influence of the Society named, could effect speedier sales and obtain better prices for lands here than could be possible in the ordinary way; and a number of owners at once listed their property. A local organization was perfected, and a citizen of Toccoa who has the con¬ fidence of the community was se¬ lected to act as trustee between the Society and the land owners. Up to this time over 4,000 acres have been listed, and the Society is de¬ sirous of getting the remainder without further delay, in order that it may bring out a prospectus of the town and county and proceed in its work. It is to be hoped that those who have property to sell within the town, and within five or six miles from it, will come to the front now and help to make up the re-* quired acreage. It. has been pro¬ posed that the local Syndicate or¬ ganize itself into a corporation to facilitate the work in hand; and the impression seems to rest in the minds of some, that this would impose some obligation upon those putting in their \ands, or holding Syndicate shares; that they would thus be put to expense, or made liable in some way. This is not the case. Under the law of Geor¬ gia affecting corporations, stock¬ holders are only liable for the amount they may owe, if any, upon the stock or shares they hold. But the Society, in organizing the Syn¬ dicate, provided in the face of the shares that such shares are “non¬ assessable,” and this provision ab¬ solutely protects the stockholder against any assessment for any pur¬ pose whatever. It is not necessary to change the Syndicate into a corporation, and those holding Syn¬ dicate shares need not be members of any corporation unless they so choose. Xo one can impose any liability upon them without their consent. If owners of lands wish to see the town grow and industries plant¬ ed here, and if they wish to see the uncultivated lands of Habersham taken up by thrifty people and turned into prosperous farms, now is the time to make the effort. List your lands with the Syndicate, and let us stop some of the immigration which is daily passing our town on its way to less favorable points, where others are more wide awake to their interests than the people of Habersham have been. It is our opportunity. To Correspondents. The Times-Xews would like to have a correspondent at every post- office in Habersham County. We want a letter once or twice a month. Write to us about it. Southern Record Pub. Co,