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WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN TUESDAY APRIL 1886.
VlTKO VCHKS 10 THE CITY.
. ffl t,»!<mer Stanley Proiio«e« to Do Away
k4 *IU me HilU that Surround ithana.
J.- Trr Athens was located wagon-
complained of the steep hills
,t,,t Hiirround it on all sides, except on
1 M . Jefferson road, which is the only
, >.! jj.preach to the city. Thousands of
j .llar- have been spent in working these
I ,"s, toil even at best they are a serious
1,0TK.dc to the dirt road trade of the
pla.c When our highways were laid
no regard was paid to engineering
.loll or the topography of the country, a
inaionty of the roads passing over old
trails. Our Street Commissioner,
x)r T, l*. Stanley, has been examining
,; lf lull, a-ound the city, and he has now
i plan in mind by which the grades ran
utter abolished or greatly improved.
pi,,, worst point is Harbor's hill, about
!.»!:’ war up which is a bold spring, in
t!,.. middle of the road, into which 400
wjg.ui loads of rocks have been thrown,
l.ut with little effect. This hill is both
„„.p ami rocky, and at times gets al-
..t impassable. Mr. Stanley lias dis-
red a comparatively level road
, r ,„ind it, with a grade up which an en-
ju... could run. He proposes to turn to
the right at the little branch in the flat
ist tins sitleof llarherville, which winds
,round the hill and leads into the new
Santlv creek road. The distance is some-
, hat longer, but this is overbalanced by
ih, good raote. Mr. Bloomfield says
that a- soon as the bridge is built across
the branch on the new road he is ready
to work it out for travel. These two
joa.la will prove a great blessing to wag-
from Madison caunty and the
mountains. There is another bad strip
ton road, abounding in red
Stanley says by start-
mile- trom Mrs.
place, he has a
to the railroad, avoiding
lolls.
l.oxin
Mr
Herring's
natural gram
. very lull.
Jo can • irele
-l.l. efthe 1
• an a Ihv
Do
crossing the railroad
:.-l the bill the other
bridge. Mi. Stanley
flit change in route,
the Mitchell bridge
'■ of the worst in this
.etwe .,f making these
it little, a- the right of
ft - f co-i. I his is a
... i-r. vnl we Irusi
I. . . | • I lie with the
i. ■ . .- Oil belter
to . with a serious
r..ile III the city.
unify t- certainly an
r. i- -io.ttg a great
A NEW DEPARIDEE
Judge Hutchins decides that a talis
juror who has hecn summoned and
sworn in, ia not entitled to pay unless he
is selected to try a case.
WILE RESIGN.
We learn that Mr. J. R. Crane will
resign as jury commissioner, as he is al
so county administrator and is not elli
ligible to both offices.
MILL BURNED.
Mr. Dawson \\ illiatns, of Madison
county, lost his saw mill and twenty-
thousand feet of lumber. It was set on
fire by an incendiary.
SUGAR ADVANCING.
Owing to the strike of refiners in the
New kork sugar mills prices have ad
vanced one cent, per pound the past
week, and will probably go still higher.
DEATH OF AN OLD MAN.
Mr. M -gnus Carter, an old gentleman
86 years of age, died in Oglethorpe coun
ty yesterday. He was esteemed by all
who knew him.
OGLETHORPE COURT.
A WALKING MATCH.
Mr. I„ G. Welch, of Jackson county,
has entered for the walking matcli in
May. The entries should he made as
soon as possible. The day that it takes
place will be published next week.
THE BLACK INDICTMENT.
Mr. John W. Black, yesterday, was
arrested by Sheriff Wier and placed in
jail, on an order from the grand jury;
but after remaining therein a few hours
the fine was paid hy his friends and he
was released.
BRIDAL PRESENTS.
Mr. George 1. Seney presented Mrs.
Billups I’liinizy with a pair of magnificent
steel engravings, in rich and beautiful
frames, while Mrs. Seney gave her a fine
oil painting. Mr. K. Phinizv gave the
bride a full set of silver. All the pres
ents were rich and costly.
ANOTHER HOTEL AT THE FALLS.
Mr. Larkin Smith, the popular con
ductor on the North-Eastern, tells us
that Mr. T. A. Hohinsnn, at Tallulah, is
, _ , . .vo . : has been secretly at work on a machine
now at work turning the tine building he | , J
last summer used as a skating rink and
billiard saloon into a hotel, and will .
have it open in a few weeks. There ™ S ,nRn is Mr ' ConMcers ’ who carae
will he about Jo large rooms. 10 our city a couple of years ago, and his
♦ invention, that he thinks is now rerfeot-
CP.OSSED WITH MULLET. | eii, is a machine for the inaniif icturc
I he fishermen are now catching a large 1 artificial ice at a cost of a few moments’
number of fish in the Oconee river that i a bor each day. Mr. C. is now putting
are rather uncommon. 1 hey arc not I U p 0 ne of his machines in the Commer-
Conrt News—Serving on Both Grand and
Petit Juries the Same Dap.
I.exingtox. Ga., April 21.—Tuesday-
morning, the case of one of the Glenn
heirs against Hon. James M. Smith,
guardian, was taken up. and consumed a
good part of the day. The case resulted
in favor of Mr. Smith.
In the evening the criminal docket
was taken up. The State vs. Giles Clo-
con.col., for wife beating, was first tried.
He had been treating his wife inhuman
ly, was convicted, and thejudgegave
him twelve months in the chain gang or
$60 fine.
Ed. Bolton and Andrew IIutT, col.,
were tried for burglary, and were found
not guilty.
State vs. Wm. Drake—shooting at an
other. Verdict not guilty. lie was
ably defended by Hamilton McWhorter,
Esq.
Upson Sims, charged with cursing on
the streets, wss turned looselast Wednes
day- evening. He had been confined for
three months in jail, and when he walk
ed out of the court-house was almost
crazed with joy.
Mr. Jet McWhorter served on the
grand and petit juries both the same
day, a thing that has never before been
known. The grand jury lacked one man
on their body, and Mr. McWhorter was
appointed by Judge Lumpkin to fill the
vaesney. After he had discharged the
duties of this office he was summoned by
the sheriff asm petit juror, thus serving
on both juries the game day.
A crazy negro from some adjacent
county, was brought through Lexington,
Wednesday, on her way to the asylum.
It is thought that court will adjourn
beyond a doubt this evening. There is
not much business on the docket this
session. T.
V ) i DERKUL INVENTION.
An Ice Factory In Every Home—A Fortune
for an Athenian.
There is a quiet, unostentantous me
chanic in Athens who, for some time.
that will revolutionize the ice business
; and make its inventor a millionaire.
iic.il for the improve
i' iT7> i ‘
nt of Allien
oTaTTi,.
j suckers, neither are they carp, but seem
i to be a cross. It was yesterday explain-
cial Hotel, tliat was built by the Athens
Foundry and Maddrey & Jones, and it
ei cut nl the season occur- |
b ne. of Mr. 11. A. Stovall, j
g. The occasion ,
inuT.i-- of Mr.j
ynu l Mi-s Nelli- G. Sto- I
Min.: was * private one and 1
ed. Mr. Carr, living in Last Atheijs, be- j will soon be given a practical test. Mr.
| fore the war brought a large number of j Connaccr is rather reticent about dis-
inullct from Florida anti put them in the j cussing his invention, but we learn the
| Oconee river, and the tish now being j following facts as to what he claims for
caught are a cross between the mullet
and sucker.
a valuable friend.
l!-
vh«-n
s festooned with flowers
• ■ of rare beauty. The
i in one of the parlors,
oouMe doors connecting
wi, , another were thrown open ^
Hi • bridal pauty were disclosed to view, j
arranges* in a semicircle.
In the centre of these couples stood I
the bride and groom boneath a snow
it: These ice makers will be of different
sizes, the cheapest costing $125, with a
capacity of 500 pounds of ice per day, or
In conversation with a gentleman in • 40 pounds is turned out every 20 inin-
our city Mr. Seney expressed himself J utes. It is only necessary to charge the
as an earnest friend to Athens, and stat- i machine once, which costs but little,
ed that he would assist our railroad in-j and at any time when you want ice have
terests by every means in his power, as | only to make some one turn a crank for
he felt like the Classic City was one of 20 minutes when a 40 pound block is
his homes, and entertained the kindest! formed. If a success, the value of this
feelings toward our people, lie is a di
rector in the Richmond & Danville syn
dicate, ami can be of vast benefit to us.
A NEW LEA8E.
The Sunday school paper. Kind Words,
white tloral bell. Dr. C. W. Lane came j belonging to the Southern Baptist Con
vention, which has long been published
by Messrs. J. W. Burke *fc Co., for the
Home Board of the convention, will be
moved to Atlanta in June. The lease of
Messrs. Burke & Co. expires at that
time, and the paper has been leased by
H. 11. Cahaniss, of Atlanta, for five years,
lie pays a royalty of $1,U00. Rev. S.
Boykin, the editor, will continue in the
same capacity, and will in all probability,
move to Atlanta.
forward and in an impressive manner pro
nounced the words linking together the
two young lives.
The bride and groom leave this morn
ing on the Georgia train for the North
and West, and will be absent about two
or three weeks. They will occupy their
recently completed residence on Mil-
ledge avenue on their return. We ex-
tend them our best wishes.
Among the visitors present at the wed-
•l«ng, besides those mentioned yesterday,
were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 1. Seney, Mrs.
Tlumiaers, Miss Nellie Seney and Miss
Kate Seney, all of New York; Mrs. A. W.
Calhoun, .Atlanta; Mr. I*. A. Stovall and
Mr. Stewart Bhinizy, of Augusta.
TURN!Mi THE TABLES.
invention is inestimable, for there is not
a hotel in the country but will but will
have one, while they will come into gen
eral use by private families. The ma
chine is very simple and any one can
charge and operate it.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
GEORGIA MIDLAND CONTRACTS
The Columbus Knquirer-Sun says that
contracts have been closed for the Geor
gia Midland except 4 miles at Columbus
and 15 miles next to Griffin. This makes
77 mile* contracted for and 19 uncon
tracted. Lowe ik English, of Atlanta,
build off miles; E. M. Horton 4; Messrs.
Brooks 8: Messrs. Clayton 8, and Foley
*k Lamley 1 mile. The road will be com
pleted to Locust Grove by May, 188 7 .
The Grand Jury Present* Mr. John W.
Black for Malicious Proaecutlon.
There were indictment* against seven of
the citizens of Athens before the present
grand jury for buying votes at the last
municipal election. Each one of these
indictments was signed by John W.
Black, as prosecutor. 'The grand jury
ha> ha*l the indictments for
days, and a large number of witnesses
were examined. On yesterday the bills
wcto returned with "no bill" marked on
them, and that ihe prosecution was ma-
li.-ious an,I unfounded: that an attach- Ind '» n »H'S. J" n * '
menl be issued against J. W. Black for j
the costs, and that the Sheriff is ordered j
to arroht Black and collect the money. I
The cost on the indictments will amount
to over $H. We learn that Mr. Black's
friends made up the amount of his costs
and paid the money over to Sheriff
Wier.
NEIGHB0RING_C0UNT1ES.
WILKES COUNTY.
Chronicle.] • .
Mr. Geo. Norman, near Goshen, died
on the 15th instant.
We hear that Mr. DuBosc Hill is try
ing to get a mail route from Hill’s store
to meet the mail *t Washington.
The bridge across Long creek will be
let for repairs by the commissioners of
Wilkes and Oglethorpe.
Mr. G. Powers, of Athens, Ga., was
delayed at Mr. Jabe Truits on account of
his horae being very sick.
Mr. Geo. Norman, of Lincoln county,
died very suddenly on the 15th inst,
while sitting in his chair and conversing
with friends.
Mrs. Hollie Butler died near Dan-
burg, on Tuesday last She was for
merly Miss Mahoney, and married Mr.
Thomas Butler a few months ago.
Mr. T. C. Hogue went to Gainesville
last week, to let out a contract for re
building his house, that was burned last
winter. 1 -* j
On Friday night last, Clarke Sims
died at the residence of his uncle, Mr.
Eben Walton.
We have promise of an abundant fruit
crop.
The building of the A. & C. will bring
up the case of Klberten versus Washing
ton. Elberton will give twenty . thou
sand dollars for the road, and it must
toon bo decided wbat Washington will
do.
Mr. Willie Standard, while fishing
down on Morris creek, came in contact
with a large moccasin snake, which he
killed. It measured 4 feet 5 inches in
length, and 9 inches in circumference.
A few days later Ben Smith and sister
were fishing on Fishing creek and killed
two more, which measured '4 feet in
length and 5 1 ., inches in circumference.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
Of Clarke superior Court, April Term, iss*
We the Grand Jury, selected, chosen
and sworn for the April term, 1H86, sub
mit the following presentments and re
commendations!
We have, hy committe, examined the
books and accounts of the various coun
ty officers as required hy law.
We find the books of the Ordinary.
Tax Collector, County Treasurer, Sher
iff and Clerk of Court all kept in a neat
and business-like manner! The Ordina
ry's office and hooks presented a very
creditable appearance and shows that
we have such an able and efficient Ordi
nary.
We have given special and careful at
tention to the books of the Treasurer
and Tax Collector, and find that the
Treasurer’s books corresponds exactly
with those ofthe Ordinary and Tax Col
lector—every item being accompanied by
proper vouchers. Our Treasurer is at-
tentive, courteous and prompt in the
discharge of his duties. From his books
It now appears that the county has on
hand, which is corroborated by the cash
in the National bank, eighteen thousand
three hundred and sixty-nine 44-100
dollars.
REPORT
OF
C. J. O'FARRELL, County Treasurer
Grand Jury, April Term, 1SS6.
ELBERT COUNTY.
They Make a Formal Demand on Mr.
Bloomfield to Reinstate Mr. John W.
Black.
Some time since Mr. R. L. Bloomfield,
president of the Athens factory, dismiss
ed Mr. Jehn \V. Black, superintendent
of the upper factory, from his service,
it is charged, on account of Mr. Black
being a Knight of Labor. It was pub
lished in Chicago that this factory had
been boycotted, and yesterday a Ban-
ner-Watchman'reporter met Mr. Bloom
field and asked him if it was true.
“We have not been boycotted as yet,”
was the reply, “although I am in con
stant receipt of letters from officers of
the Knights of Labor demanding that I
reinstate Mr. Black in his place. Mr.
Powderly also wrote me, but I never re
plied to his letter, as he is too far away.
I did not discharge Mr. Black, but gave
him notice that at the end of the year I
would have no further need for his ser
vices, and he resigned. I do not know
what will he the result, but I certainly
shall not employ Mr. Black, or any other
Knight of Labor, as superintendent of
Iflazelte.j
Mr. H. M. Carithers, one of the mana
gers at the Elberton precinct, at the stock
law contest, states that Mr. Henry Chan
dler ran up the hands of the clock half
an honr. Mr. (’handler brands the
statement as a lie.
Mr. W. I*. Clark, who went to Ogle
thorpe a short time since to take charge
of the oil mill of Hon. Jas. M. Smith, has
returned to Elberton.
Dr. R. S. Cheshire and family have re
turned to Honea Path, S. C.
We have traveled some through the
county for the last few days and never
before saw as poor a prospect for a wheat
crop. Verr few farmers will make as
much as the .seed they sowed.
Coroner Beck held an inquest over the
body of a negro who was drowned in
Savannah river some time ago, and on
returning t« town was asked what the
verdict of the jury was. He said that
“the jury found that the negro came to
his death from an over-dose of raw wa
ter."
A portion of the floor in the Baptist
church gave way on Sunday night last
There was a large congregation present
and about the time it was dismissed the
end of several sleepers slipped from the
sill, which caused the floor to sink. The
damage has been repaired with little
cost and it has been braced so strongly
that such an accident is not likely to oc
cur again.
It is thought the Savannah Valley rail-
read will carry off at least one-half of the
cotton made in this county east of Elber
ton next season. If the Augusta and
Chattanooga is built and is located en the
Oglethorpe side of Broad river, it will
doubtless get most of the cotton on that
aide of the county, and Elberton's terri
tory will be gone. Something must be
done about it, and done without delay.
We learn that engineers are now look
ing over the route of the proposed Au
gusta and Chattanooga railroad, having
gone up on the Oglethorpe side of Broad
river, on to Gainesville and from there
to Chattanooga. They will return by
way of Elberton and are expected to
reach this place by the first of May.
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This is to certify, that the above re-
rt is a true anti correct statement to
date of Clarke county’s Treasury
books. C. J. O’FABKELL,
County Treasurer.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this 10th day April, 1886.
J. F. RHODES,
N.P., Clarke County, Ga.
SAM JONES' APPOINTMENTS.
Rev. Sain Jones, who carried Louis
ville by storm, has done the next best
thin- to returning. He will preach at
I Kavanaugh ramp grounds, twenty miles
from Louisville, Rr.. about August 18,
for three or four days. His appointments one of th '’
io the interim, as he announced them,
are as follows: Baltimore. May 2 to 23;
St. Paul,
June 23 to27; Lansing, Mich., June 29
to July 4: Concord, Mass., July 5; Chau
tauqua, July 7 to 11; in Missouri, July 15
to 25; Loveland. Ohio. August l to 6;
Columbus, Ohio, August 8; Toledo,
Ohio. September 5 to 19; Toronto, Can
ada, Oct. 3 to 24.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
ood terms with my hands, and
anticipate no trouble.”
JACKSONCOLTY
OGLKTHORPE GOUTY.
CLARKE SUPERIOR COURT.
Bachelor Acquitted—TruaVilla Against the
Blind Tlcera.
Charles Bachelor was tried before tiic
court for assault with intent to murder.
Charlie is a-ood looking young boy, and
^-t into a r-w out at the Georgia factory, j
He was ably defended by Capt Burnett.
»ml a verdict of not guilty was the re
sult.
The grand jury held on until noon,
and then closed their labors. The pre
sentments are voluminous. This body
has returned quite a number of true bills
against parties charged with selling
whisky. ]Devon bills were found against
one firm, six against another and three
arainst a third partv. The jury request
ed that all three rases lie tried before the
superior court instead of the city court.
The Judge sentenced Monroe Jacks to
the chain gang for eleven years and Em
ma Elder for two years. A motion fora
new trial in her case will be made.
THE MADISON POST OFFICE.
A Fight la the Senate Over Mr. Blacktmrn'a
Appointment.
We learn that there is doubt abont Mr.
B. M. Blackburn being confirmed by the
senate as postmaster at Madison, Ga., as
a bitter light is made on him, owing to
stune red-hot editorial paragraphs that
appeared in hit paper, the Madisonian,
against republican senators. Some ene
my of Mr. IPs took the pains to send to
W ashington files of the Madisonian with
the obnoxions articles careful!/ marked.
The father of Mr. Blackburn has aent on
»« affidavit stating that he ia the author
of the fiery squibs, and his son had no
hand in them. Thia will perhaps smooth
things orer. If denunciation of the re
publican party incapacitates a man from
holding office, it is equivalent to disfran
chising every democratic editor in the
-outh. We trust that our fnend Black
burn will yet receive the prize, for he
certainly deserves reward at the hands of
hi* party. U,
Lynchburg, Va., Wautsto Know.
The following dispatch was received
hy Mr. A. Ooleinan. yesterday, from
Lynchburg, Va.:
I.TNcnnlRr., Va., April 23.—Mr. A.
Coleman: What did Banner-Watchman
I say laborers could be hired for now?
How is the trade? Has prohibition in
jured Athens? Jas. Lawson,
l’rcs. Anti-Pro. Ass'n.
Mr. Coleman telegraphed that laborers
could be hired here for 60 to 75 cents
per day, trade was dull, and prohibition
a failure.
A reporter, after seeing the dispatch,
approached Mr. M. B. McGinty, Aider-
man from the third ward, and the largest
contractor in the city, and asked:
“Is prohibition a failure?"
“I think it a grand success. I hire
more laborers than any other man in the
county, and I find that my labor is much
better than it was when whisky was
sold. I have no trouble to get labor, and
I pay them from 75 cents to $1 per day.
I am certain that prohibition has bene-
fitted the city. The laboring classes are
more willing to work, as they have no
bar-rooms to loaf at. There will he
more buildings put up in Athens this
year than erer before. The city is on a
firm basis, and people want to come here
to lira"
Mr. E. I. Smith, Mayor pro tem. and
alderman from the fourth ward, and also'
partner in a large hardware store, said:
As to trade, it is as good as it is in
any other place in Georgia. I have just
returned from a trip to Rome, and I no
tice that trade is dull everywhere I have
been. This is the time of year for trade
to be dull, as the farmers are all busy
on their farms, and have not the time to
come to Athens to trade.”
Mayor Reaves says that prohibition is
a success.
Capt. D. C. Oliver, Chief of Police,
who is on the street* from early in the
morning until late at night, and who has
a right to know, says drunkenness has
decieased 9-10, and crime 50 psr cent.
The presentment! of the grand jury,
which ere published in this issue, sub
stantiate what the above named gentle-
men say. The members of the grand
> icprc«Mtt*ti«e body effattmti-
xens. There is a vast difference of opin
ion on the prohibition question in Athena
[Herald.]
Our bridge across the Mulberry, at E.
Mathews'; is finished.
Our election for fence or no fence in
Mulberry district was lost Wednesday—
75 for fence, 70 for no fence.
Col. and Mrs. W. 1. l’ike visited Ath
ens and their daughter, Mrs. Sikes, this
week.
On the night of the 15th instant the
store house of Messrs. Sell A Lott, at
Hosehton, was burglarized. Suspicion
rested upon Bud West. He was arres
ted and taken before Squire Randolph,
who. after hearing the evidence, bound
him over to court, hut the prisoner made
his escape before giving bond.
[Echo.]
Mr. F. T. Berry had a cow to drop
twin calves.
We were sorry to hear of the death of
Mrs. Walker McCarty.
Two distinct picnic parties will beat
Daniel's springs on May 1st.
A human skeleton was unearthed on
the Oconee river. n.ear the mouth of Big
creek, by the recent freshet.
Just after the recent big freshet some
negroes working on Mr. W. J. Daven
port's place, on Bread river, found above
ground a human skull which had been
up by the flood. The negroes claim it to
be the skull of a slave killed by an over
seer during slavery.
At firstMr. Swann thought it neces
sary to pull down his Unyard building
and rebuild il because of some rotten
sills. Then Mr. BonduTant decided he
could put said sills under it without de
molishing the house he succeeded in
getting the old ones out bat when he at
tempted to put under the new sills the
whole building came down with a crash.
Luckily, no one was hurt. It will be
speedily rebuilt.
GREEK GOUTY.
The Tax Collector’s books are kept in
the most business-like manner of any that
we have ever examined, and we think
the county is to he congratulated upon
having such an efficient officer. We
find that the uncollected balances *n his
books are very small, aud that exccu
tions have been issued and placed in the
hands of proper officers for collection of
same.
TAX CO l-LECTOB’S REPORT.
.$ 36 25
.. 138 24
388 54
Fi fas uncol’d digest, 83...
“ 84.. .
“ “ 85...
Cash in hank Un’ versity. . .
Cr. bal.
Collected on insol. list ’79.
“ “ ’83
“ “ ’84
“ “ ’85 I 57
Bal due Clarke oountv, ’83 47 24
*• “ ' ’84 ;i27 8(1
” '85 1,104 22
$1,348 15
STATE TAX.
Amt. state ta on dig. gen tax $17,022 17
“ “ capital tax. . 2,750 35
“ “ poll tax. . . . 2,155 00
collected noton dig. gen’l Ux . 4 55
“ “ capital tax .. 76
** “ poll Ux 38 00
$1,248 15
$ 2 47
3 30
4 30
.. 6 41
. . 17 76
. 33 08
ELBERT COUNTY.
Leader.
lust week Mr. Smith, of this county,
killed a wild turkey gobbler weighing
twenty pounds.
At the recent session of tlie Grand
Lodge of the K. of H, at LaGrangc, our
fellow townsman, JohnP. Shannon, Esq.
was elected AssisUnt Grand DicUtor.
Mr.J.J. Bacon, of Lexington, repre
senting the AtlanU Nursery, and the
Fidelity Mutual Life Ins. Co., of Phila
delphia, has been travelling in Elbert
county recently in the interest of the
above enterprises. He sold some $300
worth of fruit trees in about twelve
days.
HART COUNTY.
[San.1
The Toccoa News thinks the AugnxU
and Chattanooga railroad will run
through Elberton and Toccoa
Married. Mr. Chaa. P. Herring and
Miss Eliza Martih. of Reed Creek Dis
trict
Mr. J. M. Cason shot a hawk at his
carp pond last week that measured fiv
feet from tip to tip of wings. The hawk
had in its Ulons a one-year-old carp.
The Spring session of the Elberton
District Holiness Association will be held
at Belton, Ga., instead of Hartwell, be
ginning April 30th and closing May 6th.
DAMAGES.
Robert Bryan got a verdict for six
hundred dollars yesterday, against
the Georgis railroad for mashing
off his thumb. The plaintiff
represented by J. N. G. Glenn
of Lswrenceville, and T. W. Rucker; the
defendants by George Dudley 1 homes,
and Col. J. B. Camming, of Augusts.
The esse of the plaintiff was ably repre-,
seated by Mr. Raeker, who seems to be
gainingsll hi* damage suits thia season.
CoL Cummings also made an eloquent
speech.
lHome Journal and Herald.]
The new Academy at Union Point is
going right up.
Col. D. C. Barrow has planted 13 acres
in broom corn.
Mr. J. E. Carlton caught a carp out of
his pond lust week that measured
twenty-hne inches.
Married Mrs. Fraaces E. Copelan, and
Dr. Milton Bishop.
Mr. John Green Spivey, living near
the line of Greene and Putnam, “covered'
seventeen acres of cotton in one day
with one horse recently.
A difficult surgical operation is shortly
to be performed on a son of Mr. J. A.
Melton, by Drs. Wm. Durham, flf Atlan
ta, and Sam and Wm. Durham, of Wood-
ville. The young boy has had white
swelling until the bone is so diseased
that it must be removed.
Total state tax, 1885 $21,985 84
Cr.—By vouchers $21,985 84
COUNTT TAX 1883.
Bal. due county per report Nov.
term, ’85 $986 40
Pd county treas since 939 10
Balance due county, act ’83.... 47 24
COUNTY TAX, 1884.
Bal. due county per rept. Nov.
term, 85... $ 290 33
Paid county treas. since
Bal due county, act '84
' SPECIAL TAXES.
Amt. on hand, Nov. report....
Collected since
168 53
127 80
$280 00
625 00
Cr.—By vouchers
$905 00
$816 50
commissions 88 50
WILKES COUNTY.
Mr. Henry J, Hill is announced for the
legislature.
Mr. Gabo Beall’s little boy, who wa*^
burned so badly, died last Saturday.
Among the horses just brought out
from Kentucky by Mr. J. M. Wpod is a
thousand dollar pair of mares for Mr.
Jas. A. Benson.
Mr. E. Y. Hill says that last year he
cleared a little over ten per cent, on his
entire investment in the purchase and im
provement, of his celebrated Claudale
farm.
Dr. Simpson Russ has just sold a half
acre of growing barley to our popular
livery man Hr. J. M. Wood, for twenty
dollars, the purchaser to pay for cutting.
This is forty dollars an acre from a crcp
that requires no cultivation.
Covington, Ga. April 33.—The
total vote of yasterday’s election
vras 1,597 ; 838 “against the sale 1
and 656- *‘lor the sale.”
$905 00
COUNTY TAXES 1885
County tax on digest $21,978 61
“col. not on digest 6 07
Cr. . $21,984 98
PdD.E. Sims’ comms’n... ...$ 248 37
“ tax collector’s ” .... 496 50
Connty insolvent list......... 51 70
Pd couhty treas. per vouchers. 20,064 19
$20,880 76
Bal. due county, 1885 $1,104 22
Wp find the dockets of the Justices of
the Peace and Notaries Public of our
eounty legaliy and properly kept. A»
there is a vacancy in the 217 district, we
recommend that M. L. Young be ap
pointed a Notary Public and ex-.officio
J. P. ,
We find the books and vouchers of
County School Commissioner correct
. The Coroner has kept no books, and
we recommend that he do so hereafter,
as required by law.
We find th* hooka of Sheriff properly
and correctly kept We find on the
docket of our former Sheriff^ J. A'.
Browning, a great many unsettled claims,
and recommend that some entry be unde
showing disposition of the cases.
We find the bonds of the county offi
cera all satisfactory, except that of E.
W. Porter, L. C n which we think should
be strengthened.
The committee appointed by the grand
jury at November adjourned term, 1885,
consisting of Messrs. R. L. Bloomfield,
John S. Linton and A. H. Hodgson, to
co-operate with the Ordinary in the man
agement ofthe county farm, paupers and
convicts, has rented the farm for the cur
rent year to Stancil Rarwick, on the fol
lowing terms, viz.:
Mr. Barwick contracts to pay the coun
ty four hundred dollars ($400) rent for
the farm, including live stock, tools, im
plements and farm products, fully de-'
scribed and valued, in an inventory taken
by said committee, for the return of
all which he obligates himself and all his
sureties.
He is to pay six dollars ($6) per month,
and at that rate for any fraction of a
month,fur each male convictin excess of
four, of sixteen years of age or above.
The services of the four convicts refer
red to above are to be allowed to go to
wards paying tlie guard.
For male convicts under sixteen he is
to pay three dollars per month. All fe
male convicts he receives free of hire.
He is to feed, clothe, safely guard and
furnish all nccei sary medical attendance
to the conviets at his own expense. For
boarding and caring for each pauper, the
county is to pay him six dollars per
month, and at that rate for any fraction
of a month. There are on the farm fif
teen paupers, five white males and five
females, two colored males and three fe
males, all of whom appeared cheerful and
gave every evidence of being well cared
for.
There arc nine convicts in the chain-
gang, all males, who seem as cheerful as
could he reasonably expected. The
buildings are all in good repair.
We would recommend that the Ordi
nary have the ceiling over head in the
rear room of the house occupied by the
Westmorelands lathed and plastered,
some time during the coming summer.
The pond has no lisli in it, and we
recommend that it he stocked with carp
or some other equally desirable food fish
We note that although the committee
required that Mr. Barwick should give
bond it has not yet been done, and we
recommend that tlie Ordinary attend to
this at once.
We find the court-house, jail and
grounds are in good condition and well
kept.
With a few exceptions we find the
roads of the county in unusually good
condition, and are satisfied tlta] the road
commissioners have faithfully discharg
ed their duty We call the attention of
tlie commissioners on tlie Georgia facto
ry road to the condition of the hill this
side of the J’ole bridge near Mr. Tom
Bailey's place, and recommend that the
road be widened at that point.
The county's part of the new road
leading from the east end of Sandy creek
bridge to the upper bridge, in tlie city of
Athens, lias been put in good condition
concition by the commissioners of the
219th district The city has never put
its portion in passable condition.
Owing to the recent unprecedented
floods, several of our bridges were dam
aged more or less. Our most expensive
ones were only slightly injured. Our
efficient Ordinary has, however, with his
characteristic energy, repaired them
where practicable, and will in a short
time, have all again in good condition.
We recommend that the Ordinary
transfer the contract for the rebuilding
Simonton’s bridge to any rtliahle parties
who will give required bond, at same
price at which it was bid off, and that he
use his discretion as to an equitable di
vision (not to exceed 4-10) of expense
with Oconee county in the rebuilding of
Barnett's bridge.
We further recommend that the rdi- O
nary, a.'ter a careful examiuotian of the
upper bridge, make such alterations as
lie deems best for the interest of the
county.
As the term of three members of the
County Board of Education has expired,
we have elected A. E. Griffeth, J. H,
Carlton and W. II. Morton to fill the va
cancies, for the term of four years.
We recommend that our Ordinary
make such changes in our public roads
as he may deem practicable, to avoid
hills or bad places, provided the right of
way may be procured free of cost.
We recommend that the account of
Dr. J. M. Carlton, for services rendered
Jake Matthews while in county jail,
amounting to forty-eight ($48) dollars,
be paid, and that the Ordinary make
claim on Morgan county for reimburse
ment. v
We recommend that the Tax Collector
bring suit against the securities on bond
of John Harrison, L. C., for amounts of
fi. fas. placed in his hands and not re
turned, except as to the fi. fas. for insol
vent taxes, which cannot bo produced,
these the securities to he relieved from.
We recommend that the claim of Hon.
Asa M. Jackson, Ordinary, for his ser
vices to the county, amounting to two
hundred and ninety-three 80-100 dollars,
($293.80) be paid.
We recommend that Mr. A. C. Bishop
he paid Clarke county’s proportional part
of $36, for serrices rendered in saving
lumber when the bridge was washed
away at paper mill.
We repeat the request of former grand
juries, that our representative in the leg
islature urge the adoption of laws ap
pointing county assessors of real estate,
and requiring registration of all voters.
It is the unanimous opinion of this
body that the public interest would be
better served by the employment of the
county convicts on the roads, instead of
hiring them for farm service, as at pres
ent.
We recommend the Ordinary to levy
on the state tax this year, such per cent,
for county purposes as in his judgment
shall be necessary io meet the various
objects for which county taxes are re
quired hy the code, provided it does not
exceed 150 per cent on the state levy.
As Solicitor General E. T. Brown is
familiar with evidence upon which bills
were found against violators of our pro
hibition law, we respectfully request
His Honor, N. L. Hutchins, to retain all
such cases in the Superior court.
We recommend the publication of
these presentments in the Athens Daily
and Weekly Banner-Watchman, and in
the Athens Chronicle, upon the usual
terms.
.‘We recommend that the pa/ of jurors
and bailiffs be the same as heretofore,
two dollar* per day.
The operation of the Prohibition law
ia a subject prominently before the peo
ple, and we wish to bear testimony to
the beneficial effect of the law in this
county. The dockets of our courts show
a remarkable falling off in the number of
cases of crimes and misdemeanors trace'
able to the use of liquor, and the obser
vation of this body corroborates this evi
dence in the improvement of, peace and
order of the community. We have
found a number of bills for . viola
tion of this law, but hope and believe
that a strict enforcement of the same
now, will discourage future violations,
and that soon the coasts and juries will
have no business before them, arising
from either the use or sale of liquors.
During, our sitting we have had fre
quent occasion to call upon Solicitor, Gen'
eral E. T. Brown for advice and assist
ance. He has been prompt and courte
ous in his response to these calls.:"His
clear and deckled opinions on [minis re
ferred to him, and his efficient services
before this body, have shown his emi
nent fitness fur the position lie holds,
and greatly facilitated our work.
We desire to express our thanks and
indebtedness to His Honor Judge N. L.
Hutchins, for courtesies to our body.
In E. W. Porter. L. C., we found an
active an energetic worker, discharging
his full duty to this body.
Clovis G. Tai.madoe, Foreman,
Wu. A. Burns,
Richard Boggs,
Peter Culp,
Reuben T. Comer,
John R. Crane,
John It. Crawford,
Joseph H. Carlton,
ALB1N P. DEARINGi
Author E. Griffeth,
Thomas F. Hudson,
Frank H. Kroner,
HenrvH. Linton,
Charles D. McKik,
John R. Nichols,
Joseph M. Obr,
Wm. D. O’Fabbell,
Wm. W. Pubyear,
Wm. J. Y. Pittard,
Nathaniel Richardson,
David E. Simms,
Andrew J. Wages.
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing
general presentments be published in
accordance with the recommendation of
the grand jury. April 23d, 1886.
N. L. Hutchins, Judge S. C.
E. T. Brown, Sol. Gen.
THE LABOR WAR.
LOCKED-Ol'T EMPLOYES ON THEIR
io itai .ini MUSCLE.' ■ f>«« w
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS
KM
A LETTER FROM GREENE.
Cannty and Dlatrict Politics—Penfleld and
the School of Technology— Death of an
Old Cltlxen, etc.
Correipondeoce Banner-Watchman.
Greenesiioro, Ga'., April 22.—Politics
are beginning to boom in Greene coun
ty. We will have a wet and dry ticket
for members of the legislature and state
senator. J udge Jas. B. Park and repre
sentative William R. Wilson will proba
bly be the wet candidates for the house
of representatives, and W. II. Branch
and representative Lewis for the prohi
bitionists. It is said that Henry T. Lew
is, Esq., and Major Robert I,. McWhor
ter will be candidates for the state sen
ate. C. C. Davison, Esq., and Mr. J.
Vason McWhorter are spoken of as the
greenback candidates. Since the name
of Editor Gantt has been suggested by
various correspondents of the press for
congress we hear a great many of our
citizens express a preference for him.
They unite that Mr. Gantt has rendered
more service to the democratic party in
Folic* Unable to Control the Wage-Work«ra
—Saveral Persons Severely’ Hurt and
Taken to Bospltala-The Labor Hew*
From All Around. J(i;
New York, April 23.—The
locked out employes of Haver,
meyer’s Sugar Refinery, at Green-
point, have been rioting'this after
noon and khe police have been un
able to control them; Several po
licemen and rioters have been so
badly hurt that they were taken to
the hospitals.
ANOTHER MOVE OF THE KNIGHTS.
St. Louis, April 22.—Another
step in the aggressive warfare of
the striking Knights of Labor upon
the Missouri Pacific railroad vras
taken this morning at 10 o’clock,
when five hundred employes of the
Missouri Car and Foundry Com
pany stopped work and joined the
strike in obedience to an order ol
District Assembly No. 17.
This move had been contemplat
ed ever since the Knights found
that the company were supplving
repair material for the Missouri Pa
cific and Iron Mountain shops,
where^ it is claimed by the strikers,
the new men are not sufficiently
smiled to make their material.
President McMillan was seen by
a reporter, and in reply to a ques
tion as to his future plans, said:
“We shall try to , run our works
with a new force of men, but if we
fail we shall open our works
Cambridge, Ind., which have been
closed for some time. If we can’
run our business there as we see fit
we shall go out of business alto
gether. I would rather see the
works idle for five years than to ac
cede to any demands like these
made by the Knights ot Lrbor.”
oti.kr labor news.
Baltimore, April 22.—The
strike of the car drivers was broken
to-day and all the tied up lines had
their cars running.
New York, April 22.—At ten
o’clock this morning forty-five cars
were running on the Third Avenue
road. The result of the session oi
the executive board of the strikers
on Wednesday night and Thursday-
morning was not announced to the
men until this afternoon. A repre
sentative of the executive commit
tee states that the board has deter
mined that the strike shall be con
lined to the ThirdAvenueroad, un
less in case of a combination of the
roads.
Chicago, April 22.—Exporters
here seem to feel that there is going
to be a general strike on the rail
roads centering here, and resulting
in a shut down of manufacturin
yj
Corinth, Miss., voted the wet
ticket.
E. M. Hughes was murdered by I
a negro In Richmond, Va.
crushing out radicalism than any other ; establishments. Exporters are hur
lying off what slock they have in
order to meet toreign contracts-
Chicago, April 22.—About 57
furniture manufacturers of Chica
go, omploying 4,000 men, have or
ganized to resist demands of work
men.
New York, April 22.—All of the
great sugar refineries in Williams
burg and Green Point, with hut
two exceptions, were locked up
this morning and the workmen
went on a strike.
Chicago, April 22.—A train was
made up on the Lake Shore road
this morn ; ng, guarded by scores of
deputies and detectives, and loaded
with scab switchmen. The engine
started, but the engineer, giving ear
to the piteous appeals of the strik
ers, refused to continue the run and
backed the train back and put the
engine in its stall. Beyond appeals
to the courts by the railroad com
pany, the situation has not chang
ed.
St. Louis, April 22.—The exec
utive board of the Knights of La
bor received to-day, up to noon,
83.000 in drafts. A telegram was
received from the east stating that
$20,000had been forwarded by sym
pathizers in that part of the country.
journalist in the state, anil they would
rejoice to see him repaid by electing him
to congress. We hear that lie is strong
in this district, and would go into the
nominating convention with 16 votes—
there being 34 votes in this congression
al district.
The citizens in Penfield and vicinity,
all over Greene and adjacent counties,
are anxious for the school of Technology
to be located there—the former site of
Mercer University. The bid will be as
follows: All the college buildings, which
are admirably adapted to the views of
tho school, the erection of which would
cost in a city the sum of $100,000, and 40
acres ofland adjoining, which, in a city
or its suburbs, could not be bought for
less than $5,000, and guarantee the
building and equipment of a railroad
from Madison. This bid, if accepted,
would save the state at least the round
sum of $100,000, which would be a very
great item to the taxpayers. In point of
health, morals and all other considera
tions, no place in Georgia possesses su
perior claims to the location of the
school, and there is a perfect boom for
Penfield as the site all over Middle Geor
gia.
Mr. Samuel D. Durham, an old land
mark, and for 60 years prominent in the
Baptist church, its conventions and asso
ciations, died at his home near Wood-
ville, on the 17th, of heart disease, in the
80th year of his age. On yesterday his
cousin, Miss Sarah Durham, aD octogena
rian old maid, proverbial for her Chris
tian graces, died in the same vicinity of
cancer, and will be buried to-day. These
two aged citizens had lived the lives of
Christians humbly—fell trusting in their
Saviour—hence it is not strange that
they died calmly, “Like one (who) draws
the drapery of his couch around him
and lies down to pleasant dreams.”
J. H. R.
Six thousand sugar refiners struck
at midnight in New Y°rk.
A Libbv prison ' tenement col-_
lapsed in Richmond, Va., Loin over-’
burdened Hours.
Washington county declared for
prohibition, on Wednesday, by 200
majority.
Another school hoy strike occut-
red in East St. Louis, but was
speedily suppressed.
A little child in Mississippi was
killed by swallowing a small por- 1
tion of concentrated lye.
Thomas W. Grimes, ot Columbus,
Ga., is a candidate for congress in
the 4th district.
A negro in Birmingham, Ala.,
asked his wife to kiss him, and
when she did so cut her throat.
A careful and detailed statement
of tlie losses by the Montreal floods
places the figures at $1,685,000.
All hope of recovering the bodies
of 26 m’ners entombed at Nanti-
coke has been given up.
The East St. Louis strikers are
stilt stopping trains and badly beat
a brakeman.
It has been decided to reopen the
Crawford divorce suit affecting Sir
Charles Dilk.
The remains of the Bishop of
Madrid, who was shot and fatally
wounded hy a priest on Sunday
last, have been buried.
The street car directors in New
York adopted resolutions declaring
that they would not yield to the de
mands of the K. of L.
The European syndicate of gov
ernments have notified Greece to
disarm under threat of enforcing
tjje demand.
The strikers in St. Louis received
$S,ooo in contributions Wednesday
to support them.
A loyalist meeting in Cork de-
nonneed home rule.
Mr. John E. Benton, of Thom
son, Ga., suicided on account of
financial troubles. He had been
missing from home since Monday,
and was found dead, Wednesday,
in an old building.
Seven men of war have been or
dered into readiness at Constanti
nople to sail at an hour’s notice.
An order prohibiting the circula
tion of Greek newspapers in Tur
key "has been issued.
The Marquis of Salisbury, leader
of the Conservative party, in a letter
states that he is convinced that the
nation will indignantly reject Mr.
Gladstone’s “desperate scheme” for
the goveinment of Ireland.
Montezuma, April 21.—Dooly
county went wet to-day by seven
majority. The prohibitionists say
they will contest the election in the
courts.
Attachments amounting to $45.-
000 have been placed on the Ben
nington mills property, and the
mills property, and the mills shut
down this morning. This is the
largest mill property in Vermont.
A Railroad Laborer Sues For Damages.
Atlanta, Ga., April 21.—Monroe
Young sued the Richmond' and
Danville railroad to-day lor $3,000.
He says that on the 26th of Fobuary,
this year, while working in rhe em
ploy of that road as a laborer in the
yards here, he, with others, raised a
large bar of railroad iron to remove
it to another point. They dropped
the same without giving him warn-*
ing. It was jerked from his hand by
its great weight and feil upon his
right foot, crushing it and break
ing the bone of the big toe and
brusing all the other toes. He has
suffered agony ever since and is still
suffering. He has paid a big doctor’s
bill,'too. All this, says he, came
through the negligence of the rail
road.
Newton county voted for piohi-
bition by 63 majority. The official
majority for prohibition in Wash-
ington county i« 22 4,
THE ATHENS FENCE C! ATHENS, GA.
HUNNICUT & YANCEY,
PROPRIETO tt S.
W. K BURTON, Manager.
P. O. BOX, ri7, ATHENS, GA.
MANUFACTURERS OF
The Grand Lodge of Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen held a meet
ing in Parsons, Kv., to investigate
the cause of the discharge of several
of its members. A strike is feared.
The result in Charlton, which
elected Simmons delegates, throws
a little interest into the campaign.
As Bacon had previously carried
Coflee county, this leaves the two
announced candidates tied.
Chicago, April 21.—Municipal
elections took place in many Illi
nois towns yesterday, and in a ma
jority of cases where the contest
was between license and no license
the former s was victorious.
Albany, April 21.—The bill re
pealing the charter of the Broadway
Surface railroad passed the assem
bly this afternoon by a vote of 100
to 16. The bill now goes to the
Governor for his signature.
Taunton, Mass., April 21.—The
Old Colony shovel shops at East
Taunton have shut down, owing to
dissatisfaction among the men. It
is feared that the shut down will be
for good, and that the works will be
removed to Somerset, which will
ruin the business ot East Taunton.
Several of the men employed by
the Chicago, Burlington and Quin
cy and Louisville and Nashville
railroads, in East St. Louis, to fill
places of striking Knights of Labor,
quit work, giving as their reason
that they were afraid of violence.
Hartwell, Ga.. April 21.—This
morning Alfred Mayer’s boiler ex
ploded and killed John Thornton,
col. He was running the engine.'
He was thrown sixty yards. Will
Harper, col., was badly hurt, but
not fatally. The boiler jumped
about ten feet when it exploded.
MIEHT WISE UID PICKET FENCE.
mi mm, best ind cheapest fence ever nude.
PRICE OF FENCE.
Standard Farm Fence, painted, 5 double strands, (10 wires), 2 1-2 Inch space between pickets, per running foot, 0
cents. Same Fence, 3 double strands, 6 wires, 4 cents. Unpainted, 1 2 cent leas per foot. In lota uf 2,500 feet and upwards,
1-2 cent leas per foot. Ornamental Lawn and Yard Fence, any color desired, 15 to 20 cents per running foot. Rolls contain
UQO feet. ■> Delivered free on cars In Athens, .
CLUBS.
Farmers can club together and purchase a County or Farm Right and make their own Fencing at a very small cost.
Machine It simple, and any one can be taugut to ran it in a few hours.
For full information in regard to County, Farm or Territorial Rights, aud cost of making the ienee, call on or address.
TAKE NOTICE..'
We invite comparison of our Machines and Fence with that of any ethermake. Especially notice that our wires hold
pickets tl roily, so that they cannut be withdrawnwhereas the loose wires ot other make! allow withdrawal of pickets With
ease. Oar Machines makes 1,800 to 2,000 feet per day, as against 600 to 1,000 feet made by Other machines.
"TESTIMONIALS.' * L
examination of the
- o the farmers
and free dom
HENDERSON, Commissioner of Agrlculture.
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