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mown BEOS, & CO U
Successors To B. P. Brown, Jr.
We Have the Finest Store and the Finest Goods
North East Georgia. We sell our Goods at
REASONABLE AND LIVING FRIGES.
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When The Whooping Cough
Strikes the Town.
(Written for Thk Record and dedicated to
the whoopers of the town.)
Of all the monsters that were ever known,
Fight shy of him whose come to town.
Bolt your doors and hoist your flag,
Shun the evils of of.this plague.
Scourges—epidemical—may come,
Scattering ills in every home,
But—holy horror—Lord and pity
From this terror, save our city!
Loathsome smallpox—welcome now—
Into insignificance sinkest thou
Since in comparison held aloft,
Beside that dreaded ill—the whooping-
cough.
Thou most heinous of all disease,
Thou fell destroyer of all our ease,
Thou fiendish pandemonium seatterer,
Thou peace, hope and comfort shatterer.
Thou diabolical evil thou,
Seeking whom thou mayst devour,
Desist,we pray thee, from thy fiendish work
Of causing a rumpous and whoop.ng-em-
up!
Responsible art thou for days of squaking,
Restless nights of whooping-cougliing,
Thou spasmodic, breathless, awful antic,
Mothers dread—driving her frantic!
Leaving in thine own black trail,
Depleted nerves of mothers frail,
Who with their children have had to share,
These seasons of coughing till they wore
threadbare.
Leave, all! leave our Sleepy Hollow ,
We would not trouble, seek or follow,
Of the peace ami quiet—before thou earnest
Not a vestage now remainest!
Upon thy going, we will make
A feast, and from it comfort take,
And with pomp and great elation,
Make this a joyous celebration!
Frank.
Of all the treats that Toccoa has
ever had—and within the last five
or six years she has had many on
this particular line—the biggest,
best and spiciest came this week in
the person of the famous Dr. Steel,
of Nashville, Tenn.
Dr. Steele came to us Saturday,
and Saturday evening at the Meth¬
odist church, to a full house, deliver¬
ed his deservedly-renowned lecture
“Home Life in Dixie During the
War,” to an appreciative and en¬
thusiastic audience.
In speaking of this talented, gifted
speaker—with his rare wit and spi¬
cy humour, glourious flights of
eloquence and quaint, touching
pathos—who can do him justice ?
A man of brains, research, talent,
of consecrated purposes and ener¬
gies with graphic, terse, yet grace¬
ful address, pleasant voice and rare
oratorical powers, he held spell¬
bound his audience from start to
finish—one moment having the
audience in tears and the next fairly-
bringing down the house with ap¬
plause.
His word pictures which, while
humorous, laughable and witty,
were yet so vivid and true to the
actual occurrences of these sad, pa¬
thetic scenes that many of the older
ones in the house experienced very-
tender, sacred emotions while their
minds were made to recall the hard¬
ships, dangers and sorrows of these
perilous times, with which they,
themselves, were so familiar.
On Sunday morning this conse-
crated servant of God delivered
with great power and freedom of
spirit a sermon on the power of the
Holy Ghost. He said that to this
third person of the God head a
Father,’ person not an attribute of God the
to whom we do not pay suf-
ficient respect or attach enough dig-
nity—was due the impetus to all
spiritual life He fold-using the I
lire—purification and light, water¬
cleansing and source of fruitful¬
ness—of how we, from pulpit down
through Sunday school superintend¬
ent, teachers, stewards, choirs, sex
tons and all, needed the abiding
and guiding of the Holy Spirit in
our lives, touched with force upon
the religious life of the homes—fam¬
ily altars, etc., and closed yvith the
impressive and true sentence “No
path there is to heaven, that does
not lead through a Gethsamane.
He used many lively, pointed illus¬
trations.
In the evening Dr. Steel, who is
a very noted Epworth League wor-
ker, addressed the League of this
church in a yvide-ayvake pointed
talk, after which he delivered the
address “Pioneers of Methodism in
America,” which probably was the
most—no, it yvould not be fair to say
which of these occasions was the
most pleasant—all three different
in character, different in purpose
and different in effect—one bring¬
ing into play the risible muscles,
another exciting the purest, noblest,
most sacred emotions of the soul
while the third aroused the loyal,
patriotic feeling of an enlisted sol¬
dier who has upon his shoulders
resting the responsibility of the
bravery, courage and valor of his
division of the army grande who is
to sweep before its ranks the invin¬
cible poyver of the foe. Long may
this gallant captain live—is the
shout of our hearts—and may he
some day return to spur us on¬
ward and upward to brighter, bet¬
ter things.
In response to dainty 7 little invi¬
tations there gathered, last Thurs¬
day evening at the home of NIr. and
Mrs. John Burgess a “right merrie
little companie” of congenial, hap¬
py spirits. This lovely new home
which is characterized by its gen¬
eral air of coziness and comfort
never showed off to better advan¬
tage than on this evening.
Traces of the refined taste
ol the bright, cultured hostess
were plainly seen in the arrange¬
ment of the interior. What a fairy-
picture of loveliness the brilliantly
lighted rooms presented, still in
their holiday dress of holly and mis¬
tletoe with the additional adorn-
ment of palms, ferns and many more
growing plants. There gathered
around the hospitable board—which
was a picture of lovliness, Rev. and
Nlrs. J. B. Allen, NIr. and Nlrs.
Ballenger Simmons, NIr. and Nlrs.
Daniel Edwards, Dr. and Mrs.
James YY'est, Mrs and Mrs. YYTIliam
Edwards.
The delicious menu served
Chicken Soup Bread Squares
Crabs
Fried Oysters Celery-
Turkey Rice Cranberries
Chicken Pineapple fritters Cornpudding
Salad Beaten Biscuits
Olives Salted Almonds
Vanilla Cream
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Mrs Alice Bailey, who has been
associated in the millinery business
"ith her ;fister Mr.->. Addie Lusha,
here for the past year, is on a visit to
relatives in Atlanta. Mrs. Bailey's
intentions are to return to Toccoa
j n time for the soring opening.
M , Bm DavU of Birmingham ,
A!a - visited his Georgia rela,ives
last week. Mr. Davis, for a num-
her of years, was one of Toccoa’s
staunchest citizens and has many
friends here now who are more than
glad to accord him a hearty wel-
come at any time.
Little Miss Carter Schaefer hap¬
pened to quite a painful accident
last week. In some way not know¬
ing hoyv it happened, she sprained
her ankle, and is noyv a housed-in
cripple. Her many friends hope,
however, that the trouble will not
prove serious.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Fant moved
to Greenville Tuesday, which will
be their home in the future. There
are many friends of this couple here
who hate very much to giy r e Mr.
and Mrs Fant up, but wish ; them
nevertheless, much happiness in the
choice of their new home.
Misses Nora and Ethel West, two
of Clarkesville’s fair young ladies
are visiting their sister, Mrs. James
Jones, of this place. They have
just returned from Gainesville,
where they have had a most pleas-
anbvisit with Mrs. Howard Thomp¬
son.
Some of the interesting numbers
on the program for next week’s
Epworth League, which meeting
is to be on the subject of temper¬
ance, are Instrumental Solo, Miss
Bird Jones; Recitations, Misses
Payne and Capps; Paper, Claude
Edwards. Last week’s meeting
was a very interesting one with a
full attendance—ten or more new
members joining.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Dortch,
who have formerly made their home
in Carnesville, passed through Toc-
coa last week en route for Atlanta 1
which in the future will be their
home,
Last Saturday at a dainty little
luncheon, Mrs. John Burgess enter¬
tained the members of the Daven¬
port family in a most pleasant
manner.
NIiss Garland, one of Rabun’s
beautiful and attractive young la¬
dies, is visiting the family of her
kinsman NIr. Noah Garland of our
city.
Worsbam Cooper, one of Toc-
:oa’s old boys, but who is now in
the employ of the Southern, visited
friends in the city this week.
Nlrs. Jesse Carter of Westmins-
er, S. C., is the guest this week
>f her mother, Mrs. W. A. NJathe-
son of this city.
Mrs. Thomas Rainey 7 left yester¬
day for Gainesville, Ga., where she
will visit relatives.
Lee Gilmer, one of Toccoa’s most
popular beaux, was shaking hands
with Toccoa friends last week.
Nlrs. Safford of Demorest is visit¬
ing her daughter, Nlrs. W. A.
Fowler.
NIr. and Nlrs. J. B. Whitmire
left last Friday for a visit to friends
j n Clavton
Nlrs. Eugene Heard of Elberton.
was a visitor to Toccoa the first of
the week.
YY . C. Edwards visited the Gate
u -' " ee ^ ou business.
J. B. Simmons visited Atlanta
Monday on business.
Mr ' Robt!rt ^Connell is visiting
relatives and friends in the city.
r a, 3 .pen . Ar out ,
' - ay
.
NIiss Allie Blackmer, who has
been at home spending the holiday s.
returned a few days since to the G.
N. and 1 College at NIilledgeviile.
We are glad to say this young lady
is keeping np the refutation of
North Georgia in this grand school
as the president, in a recent letter
received by her friends, pronounced
her one ot hU brigb,est p“p ils -
Col. Candler will give his letter
announcing his candidacy for gov-
ernor to the press of the state Sat-
urduy. He changed its address
from Judge Bell of Jackson coun-
ty (as we stated in last week’s
Record) to the Clarke county
Democracy, which has recently sent
hiin an uigent request to allow
name used as the people s candidate
for goy ernor of Georgia. As we
haid last week, it will be one ot the
best state papers ever eminated from
a Georgian. We have seen it, and
yve belie\e the people of the state
will agree yvith us. We are for
Candler, teeth and toe-nail.
Hut. Jenkins, speaker of the Geor¬
gia House of Represetatives will
be a candidate for a month or so for
governor, but it is doubtful that he
will remain in the race till the pri-
mary. He is too short. His breath
will not hold out in a sprint for
governorship honors against the
true and tried Candler.
In this issue of The Record will
be found the announcement of J-
L. Brown of Cornelia, for sheriff.
Jim will make a good sheriff if elec-
ted. He says “I promise the peo-
pie of Habersham county that if
they will elect me sheriff I will
make them the best sheriff Haber-
sham county has had lately.”
Nlr. Bobb McConnell, who has
conducted a store several miles in
the country for the past year, under
the name of Capps & McConnell,
has moved his goods to the Capps
building, and will probably open
up for business in a few drys.
NIr. Condon, stale agent of the
Progressive Eudownment Guild of
America, fraternal insurance
with an indemnity feature, is here.
Those desiring cheap and good in-
surance will do well to see Mr.
Condon.
Steve Ginn of Roy r ston, passed
through Tuesday with a cargo of
chickens for Texas, where he goes
to fight a main. He expects to be
gone a month. Mr. Ginn is very
successful in his business.
Mr. W.H. Davis of Birmingham,
stopped off for a day or two last
week to visit his brothers and sis¬
ters here. Mr. Davis says business
is picking up in the iron regions of
Alabama.
Arch Deacon Walton and Rev.
NIr. Fenwick of New York, will
officiate at the Episcopal church on
Sunday afternoon at four o’clock,
All cordially 7 invited.
NIr. Howell Cox, of the ffrm of
Payne & Cox, returned home W ed-
nesday from Atlanta, where he had
been purchasing new goods for the
above firm.
L. L. Lyon. Habersham’s super¬
intendent of schools is going to
school at the Green Institute,
Demorest. It is said he intends
take a two years course.
NIr. C. E. Mason will travel the
adjacent territory to Toccoa the
coming spring and summer for a
Norfolk grocery house.
YY e call the attention of our read-
ers to the announcement of YYL H.
Sanders in this issue of TheRecord
—contractor and builder.
T. L. Brown of Cornelia, candi-
date for sheriff, was a pleasant cal-
ler on the Record one day last
week.
NIr. A. C. Inglis of the Deep
Creep district was a pleasant caller
on The Record Monday.
i Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
Cuts^Bruisesf Sor'eV n the world for
Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap-
ped Hands,Chilblains, Corns, and
fJJ Sto Eru^, .nd p«itiv.lT
r ures or no pay requireu. it
!- S §J larant;ee to gi'^perect satis
d ’ s Drug Store -
Eastanollee items.
The farmer’s of this section are
preparing land for another crop of
- c cotton. The pound party at Mr.
Farmer’s some nights ago was a
success to the young folks. Mrs.
I J1 . Foister is still very low with
dropsy . mV. R. D. Yow of Ava-
on has gone south tor his health,
accompanied by his wife. Revs.
( 3 ar roll an( l Porter preached at the
c hurch Sunday. The singing choir
was reorganized with W. C). Coe,
President; W. A. Williams, Vice
President; and John A. Moseley,
Secretary. L. H. Coe is able ic
be OU (- again after a very serious
illness of 8 weeks. Mr. C. W.
Nowell will soon have his two story
dwelling near this place completed.
Pruf. Garrett has a full school at
j t ^ 1 * s P^ ace ’ ovet 61 enrolled students
—tne school house will be furnisb-
,
ec ^ * n a aCW ^ U Y S .with patent seats
and desks. Mr. E. II. Coe has a
pleased look on account of a new
girl boarder. Crossing post office
has been moved a mile north and is
now Habersham county, 13 . J.
H p M Miss Eliza Smitb'is
visiting relative at Flintsvilie this
week.
County County.
The Discovery of the Day.
Aug. J. Bogel, the leading drug¬
gist of Shreveport, La., says : “Dr.
King’s New Medical Discovery is
the only thing that cures my cough,
and is the best seller I have.” J.
F. Campbell, merchant of Safford,
Ariz.. writes: “Dr. King’s New
Discovery is all that is claimed for
it; it never fails, and is a sure cure
for Consumption Colds and
| ! Coughs. n mot say enough for
j^g merits. Dr. King’s New Dis-
j covery and Colds for Consumption, Coughs
is not an experiment, it
^ ias ^ een t ne d for a quarter of a
century 7 , and to day stands at the
head. It never disappoints. Free
tria i bottles at E V R. Davis cS: Co’s
Drug Store.
Doa’t Neglect Your Diver.
Liver troubles quickly result in serious
jomplications, and the man who neglects his
liver has little regard for health. A bottle
of Browns’ Iron Bitters taken now and then
will keep the liver in perfect order. If tin
disease has developed, Browns’ Iron Bitters,
will cure it permanently. Strength and
vitality Browns’ will Bitters always follow its use.
Iron is sold by all dealers.
During the past two years, Mrs.
J. W. Alexander, wife of the editor
of the Waynesboro,(NIiss.) Times,
has, in a great many instances, re¬
lieved her baby 7 when in the fiist
stages of croup, by giying it Cham¬
: berlain’s Cough Remedy. She
looks upon this remedy as a house-
| hold necessity and believes that no
better medicine has ever been put
in bottles. There are many thous-
j ands of mothers in this broad land,
who are of the same opinion. .It is
the only remedy that can always
be depended upon as a preventive
and cure for croup. The 25 and 50
cent bottles are for sale by. YY right
CUBAN OIL cures Cuts.
Burns, Bruises, Rheuma¬
tism and Sores. Price, 25 cts
Notice.
This is to notify 7 all hunters that
my land is posted and they are for-
bidden to hunt or shoot on my prem-
ises. S. M. Davis.
I had the rheumatism so badly
tha^f I could not get my hand to my 7
head. 1 tried the doctor's medicine
without the least benefit. At last
I thought of Chamberlain’s Pain
Balm ; the first bottle relieved all
the pain, and one half of the second
bottle effected a complete cure.—
w j Holland, Holland, Va. Chm-
berlain's Pain Balm is equally good
for sprains, swellings and lameness,
as well as burns, cuts and bruises.
Tor sale at YY right & Eege s drug
Toccoa Livery j Stables, j
McCLURE & ROTHELL ,
PROPRIETORS.
Comet Currahee , nd ^ mxa ^
Railroad from Bank,
-yt 7 e keep on Land at all hours, day or
»sxr “ by the ^ week 01
TEARING DOWN COURTHOUSE.
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^larkesville Is . in the Throes of a
Local Political Excitement.
AtlantaConstitution *
Clarkesville, Ga., January 13.—
The citizens of Clarkesville were
startled last night by unusual noises
upon the public square, and it was
discovered that a crowd was tearing
down the old courthouse.
Dynamite was used,and the work
was commenced about midnight.
The work was being done under
the superintendence of Mr. W. J.
Bishop, of Atlanta, who claimed it
was done under a contract entered
into by the county authorities a
few days since.
It was a great surprise, as the
iax to build a new courthouse was
t few days ago enjoined by Judge
Kimsey, and it was thought that
:he matter would rest until decided
by the supreme court. A great
deal of excitement exists. The un¬
usual hour, the fact the tax is en¬
joined, and not a dollar’s worth of
material at hand to build, causes
much talk. Some think it an act
of great rashness, while others think
it right. Ordinary Hill is away
and cannot be seen. Counsel for
the county say it was not advised
by them. Counsel for the Porter
Mfg. Co., who enjoined the tax,
decline to say what they will do.
The excitement grows more and
more intense as the news is carried
over the county, as there is a very
strong sentiment against building a
new court house. The friends of a
new court house rejoice as the old
one falls.
CASE LOST.
Vlr. Acree Loses a Muchly Contest
ed Case
About thee years ago Mr. W. E.
Acre, who conducts a grocery slort
in Toccoa was fined by May01
Matheson $100 or thirty davs on
the streets for an alledged selling of
cider, which is against the munici¬
pal laws also the prohibitory
laws df the county. Mr. Acre
put up $100 cash as bond and then
contested the validly of the fine by
appealing to a full council, which
decided against him. He then ap¬
pealed to the superior court, claim¬
ing that he was willing to work
thirty days on the streets; that the
the money paid the marshal was put
up as collateral for bond and not to
be used for paying his fine;
that the money was his wife’s, and
should be returned to her. The
case was decided against NIr. Acree
again. But, in some way, Mr.
Acree got the matter before the
local magistrate and it was again
tried last Wednesday. It was held
by the city attorney that if anybody
was due Mrs. Acre anything, Mr.
Acre was responsible to his wife
for the #100, and not the city 7 . The
jury agreed with the city attorney
and again decided againt NIr.
Acre. This case has been a bone
of contention now for three y’ears
and the costs to both sides has been
considerable, and it is hoped it is
forever settled.
The Thrice-a-Week Edition of
The New York World is first among
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quency of publication and the fresh¬
ness, accuracy and variety of its
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partial, as all its readers will testily.
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the people.
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having special correspondence from
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giobe. It has brilliant illustrations,
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department for the household and
womens’ work and other special
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CRYSTAL LENSES
T ft ADC MARK.
Catlitf First and Alw ay*.
. H. Vickery & Sons,
General Merchants,
Have the sale of these celebrated Glasses in
TOCCOA, GEORGIA.
From the factory of IvELLAM & MOORE,
the only complete optical plant in the South,
Atlanta, Ga.
R. A. RAY,
MONUMENTS,
Toccoa Georgia.
I handle both the Italian and American
Marble, and make Monuments, Sarcopha¬
guses, living Headstones, etc., at reasonable and
prices. Call and get my prices. I
guarantee them to be as low as good work
can be gotten anywhere.
THOUSANDS ON A STRIKE.
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The New Scale in the New Eng-
land Cotton Hills Goes Into
Effect,
Boston, Jan. 17.—The 80,000 or
more skilled operatives employed
in about 70 of the chief cotton mills
of the New England states today
come under the sweeping order of
a new wage scale, which entails a
reduction of 10 per cent, or more.
This reduction brings on in New
Bedford. Lewiston and Biddeford,
Maine, labor strikes which may
prove the beginning of an industrial
battle greater in extent and more
disastrous in effect that any in the
previous history of cotton manufoc-
turing in the United States.
The battle against the corporations
undaubtedly would have been
fought everywhere had not the voice
of the men and women who are ill
prepared at this time of the year to
go into idleness been headed by the
conservatives.
As it is the great.majority of per¬
sons employed in nine corporation
each in two MfMne cities will take
upon themse'ives the task of forcible*
resistance to the reduction.
In New Bedford the nine corpor-
ations represent 22 mills, with over
1 770,000 spindles, or 21,000 looms,
giving means of livelihood to nearly
ten thousand.
The strikes will be directed by
he labor union, the lead being
aken by the Mule Spinners union,
ne national executive committee
>f which has sanctioned the strike
>! opposition and promised finan-
ial aid.
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oy applying to this office. Rent low.
D.M.SNELSON,
JDetytist.
Office in Davis Building, Doyle
street. Toccoa. Ga.