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The Banner-Watchman pre
sent - - this morning a full interview
with Prat H,&*-Wmit« npon hie
retent visit to the city of Chiurle*>
ton. These views have been pre
ceded by other publications giving
accounts of the ruin spread in the
pith of the earthquake and offering
scientific explanation of the great
phenomenon. But the experience]
of Prof. White as related in this
piper is so intelligent and thor
ough, and his professional opinions
ire so clear and comprehensive that
we give them as the most satisfac
tory article upon the Charleston
ton earthquake we have yet seen.
Prof. White was not desirous of
obtruuing his views in the public
piints, and the Banner-Watch
man only justifies its anxiety to
give this conversation to the pub
lic by pointing to the position
which Prof. White occupies in
the State as a man and as a scien-
entist. There is not a line in this
narrative that may not be accepted
a* absolutely true. There is not a
word which cannot be easily under
stood by any child who reads it.
It discards the technical terms of
the books and the mystical jargon
of the geologist. It deals in rocks
and slips and cooling and contrac
tion and lines of weakness in away
easily understood. And it conveys
* more definite idea I 'he enormi
ty or the damage to Charleston
than nine men in ien would get
i...-ii ictually visiting the city.
1 old in its common sense way it
awakens anew punlic sympathy for
the city which has been shaken and
staggcied in an instant by a bolt
fr >-n the bowels .>1 -ticea th Where
i lia- n •! c i- ..a rlrd, walls
vtin
* ive- e 1 „
joihleu
ti.rown
> in ihe
t >e
• >ui it> feet, dts-
■cinoered. It will
is not in ncd.
BEAU rlFUL CULTIVATION OK COK>
ANDCOTTON.
A Model Farmer and Sow he Prepares h i
hand—Methods or Flowing and Fertili
sing—Something for Our Farmers to
Consider.’ - '*' - ** 11
BEATEN by. strikers.
« • • - Jw —— , e*. J
T&JTHJC WOBK-
A FACTORY.
An Attack an* aenrprlaa latarday Eight
—Tin Mas an ArreaUd-Another cast
of Intf IdatSom—Tktrseen at Work.
Augusta, Sept. 13.—[Special.]
Up to to-day no deed of violence
was known to have occurred among
the striking laborers in this city. It
is a matter of regret cn all aides that
the record has been cruelly and
bloodily broken. Still it is a case
for which the Knights of Labor can
not be held directly responsible.
Should they insist, however, upon
continuing the strike, and should
more violence crop out, they can
not escape censure for making
such outbreaks possible. It is sin
cerely hoped the days of the strike
arq numbeted.
THE ATTACK.
J. Allen and Tom Peckman, two
operatives who went to work in
the Augusta Factory last week,
were surprised and attacked late
Saturday night by three idle opera
tives and beaten. Allen was se
verely used up and badly cut over
the eye. Today he swore out a
warrant against Andrew McCann,
Frank Odon and Golden Harde
man. The trial comet off to-mor
row and is important, as it involves
another case of intimidation.
THIRTEEN AT WORK.
Despite this disturbance thirteen
operatives went to work in the Au
gusta Factory today, being si:: more
than on Saturday. It is to be hoped
that this number will be increased
every day.
NORMAL SCHOOL.
The Teacheis’ Normal Institute,
with district sessions for white and
colored, opened today with ad
dresses by lion Jno. S. Davidson,
Hon. Martin V. Calvin. Supt. Law
i hite is consoling. He I ton B. Evans and Prof. John Neely.
t r -larger, in all The attendance is large in both
-b l.y, from repeated I , __
:*ock
r one of weakness still
run-, a -.g l-e coa-t and the rocks
oi 1.. >«o fo illations are cooling
> j ) i g, anil will continue.
It. . h *eri us disturbances are
sporadic a - d nature » hich works her
ch«n K es -»o smoothly in all her great
KNIGHTS With FIGHT.
THE LABOR ORDER IN POLITICS IN AU-
Ol’MTA—FULL COUNTY TICKET CUT IN
THE FIELD — TIIK INTIklDATIONS
AOAINST WORKERS.
Augusta, Sept. 14.—[Special.]
Alfred Allen, the Augusta Factory
operative who was beaten by three
economy, will hardly furnish such I ; d j e 0 p era tives, told his story today
POLITICS IN GREEKS,
£ Macto " Conventlon.-gnperlor conn
open Yesterday—Xew Railroad. •
Greensboro, Sept. 13.—(Special)
A Republican mast meeting was
held here on Saturday. The ne
groes turned out en masse, and af
ter ■ great deal of harranguing a
Republican ticket for the legisla
ture was nominated consisting of
THE DEAD-LOCK BROKEN
FRANK RICE'S HOPES ABE TURN.
ED TO CLAY.
THJ5 HOO^tVATER WELL.
How a Volcanic sensation Was Parboiled
In tke city of Macon. .
NOMINATION BEACHED ON TWELVE HUN
DREDTH BALLOT—IION, A. 8. CLAY, OF
COBB, UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED FOB
SENATOR— RICE’S HANDSOME CONDUCT—
A PROHIBITIONIST PUT UP AT LAST.
Atlanta, Sept. 14.—[Special.]
two negroes, Johnson and Jack The Senatorial dead lock was brok
Heard. Heard says that he will I en to-day on the 1,200th ballot by
not run un esi Johkson withdraws, I the unanimous nomination of A. S-
as he is not willing that a full Re- j C Uy, ol Cobb. The morning ses.
publican ticket be put forth.
sion was spent in ballotings and re-
The regular term of Greene Su-I cess until l lg9 h allots were cast<
perior Court began this morning R ; ce> 6 . Sessions, 6. Then Mr.
There will be no important cases to I Rj ce addressed the convention
be tried, and the attendance is rath. I withdrawing his name to preserve
er small.
the integrity of the organizatibn of
Work on the Union Point and Lh e district He valued that
White Plains Railroad progresses | than office and would support the listed last summer, and
steadily; four miles have been gra-.| nominee
ded, and White Plains is looking
forward with pleasant anticipations
to the time when she can turn out
CLAY NOMINATED.
Hon. Henry Hill yer, of Fulton,
then nominated Hon. A. S. Clay, of
to see her own trains come up. I Cobb, saying he would represent
sign board at the point where the I t h e Fulton county prohibitionists,
grading begins, informs the anx- The I200th baIlot
as unanimous
ious inquirer that it is “Harry for Clav . Mr Clav was a mem .
Hill’s railroad to White Plains.” her oJ the ] ast House.
The road is expected to be comple-1
ted by the middle of November.
WALTON C01INTY.
MISCEGENATION.
B. Faulkner, colored, and Nancy
Faulkner, white, and W. Mother-
head, white, and Julia Motlier-
Tba Haw* from Juz Tavern and Neighbor-1 shead, colored, were arrested here
' hood. * ’
_ _ ^ ro , to-day fur living together as man
jug Tavrw, Sept. 13-—t®P e ’l and wife.
cial.] While Mt. G. Wages was at
church with his family Sunday, a
thief entered his house and stole all
FINE HOUSES.
Wilson and Rankin are playing
, ... .. ... I to splendid business. The Paven-
he mejit he had, amounting to about | ^ are gre>t . E . B. H.
30 pounds. Mr. Wages lived a few
mils from here, and is a hard work-
ing and clever man.
Nearly the same misfortune hap
pened to Mr. John W. Odom, near
ISethlrnem, during the camp meet-
ieg. Mr. Odom was at chnrch near
by .while his wife was sleeping ut
home.
PUTNAM COUNTY.
The Eatonton Messenger.
Eatonton has subscribed $225 to
the Charleston sufferers.
The turnip crop will be short this
fall, owing to the dry weather.
The number of visitors to Oconee
The thieves entered the I Spring this summer was larger than
front door and made their way t p I ever heretofore. Two weeks ago
stairs where the meat was kept, and | ||^_ re was an average of fifty per
succeeded in making- away with goe hundred and forty bales of
several middlings and hams before cotton have been sold in Eatonton
their presence was known. Mrs. I since Sept. 1st. up to Thursday.
Odom heard them, but too late to j
get help to overtake them.
Mrs. J. A. Jones died at her bro-
The Hon. W. J. Northen, of Mt.
Zion, Hancock county, with his
family is spending several weeks at
Oconee Spring. This water has a
upheavals many times in this cen
tury.
in court. He says he was warned
when he yent to work, and car
thcr’s home, at Monroe, last Thnrs- I fine reputation in dyspeptic cases,
day. Her husband was teaching a [Every one seems to be greatly ben
school near here et the time, and I efited after drinking it.
J udge Leverett expected to leave
The finding of a well of hot water in
the city of Macon haa created quite a
sensation. It was found that the inspir
ator of an engine at Hays ft Manaf e d’a
mill would not work, and a thermome
ter lowered into the water went up to
100 degrees. Theories of volcanic ac
tion flew thick and fast. The people
became alarmed, and Atlanta had start
ed a subscription list for the relief of the
Macon sufibrers.
Disting 3 ished scientists have visited
the well and find the following to be
true: The well was dag near the engine,
but if did not furnish water, though
thirfy feet deep. Another well was dug
near the branch, some distance away,
and the first well was used as a reservoir,
the water being forced into it byasteara
jet pump. Thus, the first well being
covered up by a steam pipe passing
through it, together with the natural
heat of the earth, is wanned to a high
temperature, and the inspirator refused
work iL The same state of affairs
continued
three or four days.
“And this is the explanation,’’ says the
Macon Telegraph, “of the well of hot
water.” v ~ -
WHERE WILL YOU BANK?
REV. SIMON PETER RICHARDSON
ON SECURITY.
Treasures on Earth or Treasures In Hear-
en?—His Sermon Monday Evening—
Christians Who Weigh Moat—Ideal and
Actual Poseeeelou—A Strong D lecouree.
Further than this, we offer no ried to Meynardie’s house ar.d
apology for taking so much of Prof. P r< ~ d b / Dr ' R * Uy ‘ h,t *
would be taken care of, if he would
White’s time or for surrendering so
quit work. This offer he declined.
much of our apace to the subject I He told how he was beaten by
this morning.
HARMONY GROVE.
Oden McCann and Hardeman, and
exhibited a bloody head and clothes
in court. The case wa* continued.
guox—zzsult ov THK | There were twenty witnesses.
A CONVENTION.
The Knights of Labor through
out the city had a Convention last
MARSHAL'S
K1.KCTIUII—GENERAL, LOCAL AMD FER-
•OKAL NEWS.
Harmony Grove, Sep. ■^-[Spe
cial.] Our marshal shot acoloied boy night and decided to run a full tick-
Saturday night in the back with a I e t for county officers. Nomina-
32 calibre Smith & Weston pistol, j tions were made but were kept as
He had been hiding out for an of- secret as possible. Candidates will
frn>e committed here last spring, be run against Clerk Keener, and
occasionally making visits to town C. C. Pritchard against Sheriff
at night. On the night mentioned Daniel.
it was learned he was in town, and x, G. Gumming, a negro, Presi
de marshal summoned two or de nt of the brick la; ers’ union, a
threi* parties and suirounded the I countryman named Gay, and
house in which he was. When third Knight were nominated
the alarm waa given he sprang out against McCord, Lamar and Cal-
A WAR TALE.
at the front door with pistol in hand yin for the legislature,
and snapped the same at the mar
shal. The compliment was re
turned as above stated.
THE PRIMARIES. '
Messrs. T. C. Williams and T,
A LITTLE RKLIC LEFT RT AN INDIANA CAV
ALRYMAN.
Since the earthquake war tales seem
F Wu ui.r« 1,.. »l_ to be at a discount; but as the different
L. Kcy. were nominated by the uleg flf the ea . rtbqn&ke haTe become
primaries held last week, and they 1 familiar, the war tales come in as a
choice in making the selection. | the battle of Murfreesboro from a Yan
was called away suddenly to her YHTwcSSj
death-bed. Mr* Tones was a sister morn ing, but was delayed by sick-
to Prof. A. J. Burruss, of Monroe. ness.
Later on there will be a number
of events to occur, which will give
| ug Tavern a boom. By all means, | Greenesboro'next week
let us have the railroad from Ath
ens to Atlanta. W.
Judge Lawson held court in Mad
ison this week, and will be in
EARTHQUAKES’
Prof. White Back from
Charleston.
» Httloahaotdta suffering. fAltSW idlWfiPCftlTSTO.
The people have plenty to eat, and in a
MAKES CLOSE EXAMINATION.
The
issures, the Geysers
and the Ruins.
LOSS FULLY TEN MILLIONS’
The Line of the Earth’s
Weakness.
CAUSES OF THIS SHOCK AND PROBA
BILITY OF OTHER WAVES.
HART COUNTY.
GREENF. COUNTY.
Hanw.U Suu,
Hon. B. B. Parker has been nom-
a >, ... o » .... . , , inated for the Legislature. Mr. D.
yVmongMr. W. P. McWhorter a G .j ohMon w „ opposing can-*
rivnl* movila mat* h* m»nnAtiM .. / . 1 ■
Greenes boro Horn. Journal.
private merit* maybe mentioned I #nd T he^hoi‘e was
,b ?. natural grace with madc ; n a convention and the oppo-
which he submitted to defeat at the • ••• * • rr -
i. » a i s*ng candidates made loyal and
polls on Saturday. Mr McWhor- ch( f erful s peeches .
ter openly and ftankly expresses 1 --
his intention of sustaining Mr.
On the morning of the 6th of
September, Mrs. Nancy Meredith,
Lewis’ nomination and of aiding wife of M ; t R. Meredith, died at
his election against all contmgen- h er home in Hartwell, Ga., of ty- -
oiaae onn witn nil hie ctr/’flctth I . . . — —
cies and with all his strength.
Mr. Bismuth Miller preached to
phoid fever.
Mr Jesse C. Vickery ia announc-
a very large congregation at Walk- ed aR a J candidate for Tax Collector.
er’s church last Sunday.
Efforts have been making during
the past week to test the sense
Col. W. Y. Holland exhibited a
huge catfish on the square Monday
I flint IVTOiretlorl fn nmin/1p Tt mne
. • , , that weighed io pounds. It was
the people of Greensboro on the | caught in a hagUeUr, the Savannah
important question of constructing
school buildings in this city for
whites and blacks.
We are sorry to chronicle the se
nous illness of Miss Julia Cox, who
is lying in a precarious state at her
home near Woodville..
nver.
Mr. John Dutton died with drop-
I sv at tue Hart County poorbouse on
r I Sunday night He was an eccen-
r ic character, well known in the
countv.
, r .w l .i Madame Rumor says that a pop-
Late reports from the cities about ular ge „Ueman of Hartwell
. namely. Augusta. Atlanta. Ma- ..j : • j a
namciy, Augusta, ATiama, U m | ca d a charming young lady ot
'• * nd Athens, represent that pj-gHhi;,, coun ty to the altar during
hearty efforts are being made to re- next mont h,
vive business. The crops are such Mr. Wm.' T. VanDuzer, of El-
as to encourage the best hopes, and ent la ’ (t Sond ;’ n Ha rt-
if these communities will but utilize l we „_ He w „ on hi , ^ ay hom
the fair prospects that seem to sur
Capt. William* was a Bacon man, *ee c * Tal £““ “ w * ““J' * charge, ”
If- . C1...A said Mr. Wilkins, “and you can bet it
and Mr. Key a Gordon man; this
you
My horse waa shot and
was hot times.
shows that the Governor’s cam- I could feel that ho was weakening and
paign had nothing to do with the w ° n,d *o° n fell. About this time I saw
J _ , li * Yankee officer ruling a magnificent
l.,c race. The people gene, ally | ho'^ ^th his .tebte dAwn and maktog
time
teem satisfipd and will support the forme. I thoughtit was getting time
regular nominees. ‘ | to cash my checks, but I concluded
Two bales of new cotton was sold
to give him the best I had, and as
he came thundering down, with his
Ben- I sabre glittering in the sunlight, I struck
It with my pistol and turned the point
down, so that it went through the fleshy
past of my thigh. I turned and fired
three shots, and left my horse and the
We are exnectinw the .ml enm I Y “ kee offloCT on the ground, and rode
we are expecting the great equi- Ahorse iff of the field.” The needle
here last week. Hon. A. T.
ne, t came first, and Mr. J. O. Wood “’“ni
second.
NOTES OF NEWS.
noctual storm this week.
I case haa the name of U. Haber, 2d Iadi-
Mr*. C. Garreckt has commenced **>*1 worked on it. “This is another
work with Messrs. Gunnels, Pow
er & Co., again, after spending a
mouth visiting friends.
relic,” said Mr. Wilkins, as he pulled out
a little round pin cushion. “This was
f ’ven to me by a little schoolmate when
i ‘
went to the war, and there is one of
u. r uj u—l.. , . . I the pins in it now that she put there
Mr. C. W. Hood has completed t#enty . flre years ^.i- Mr . Wilkins
his work of conveying the water was a gallant soldier, and loves to talk
nom the Urge spring, about one
fourth of a mile ts his residence
and is almost happy at the result.
over the days that tried mens’ aoult.
ELECTED PRINCIPAL.
CARD1DATSS - AEKOUVCSttUITS.
T won’t vote for any candidate,” re
marked a sensible citisen to us yester
day, “whe-yitoa mean and stingy to pay
our city puteralfito announce his name,
and yon editors and printers ought to
combine and boycott aH such aspirants
for office. They depend on public re-
BiRSllNCHAM, Ala., Sept 14.— portannouneieg their names, and *0 rob
(Special.]—Mr. John Morri*. ton |
""I* - ATHENS ASILtVT IS RXCOONIRKD
OUT IN ALABAMA.
°f Prof. Charles Morris, of the
University, was eiactejl laai night
darkey for his 'flnenoe.
- ould be voted for until he
. In old times no
darkey rorh
samHdstn wl
tod been announced la the public ga-
There is a great deal of sound
by the Board of Eduction. Pri.cl- W
palship of the Southtide grammer 1 how- any attaehoo of a urinting office
school.
can support a candidate who
m I their psper bj piscine the
THANKS FROM CHARLESTON. some darkey he toaboughl
Charleston, S. Sept 11 —
[Special,]--;E. L Smith, Mayor
P/o tem: Thanks for the cootribu-1
!; on fro ® y° ur oOumt received I p^nSlI it waa re-
la the case of the State vs. Henry
way home
from Moorhead City, N. C., whith
ro und them at this time, a grea I er he had gone to get’the benefit of
fall and winter busmens must result. | thesea b f eeze fo ? h is health. He
WASHINGTON WILKES.
From the Gwette.
informed us that on the day pro
ceeding the earthquake at Charles
ton the billows on the beach where
surf-bathing ’ was engaged in rose
reunion of the old Irvin Artillery in fore known except during a storm,
this place. Its bids fair to be a | It was not known whether the
earthquake was the cause of the
most delightful occasion.
Mr. Frank Barnett returned from I heavy waves or not.
Atlanta on VYcdnesday.
Col. Joe Strother expresses it I
when he says they are theological |
demonstrations.
The rotation plan of nominating a I
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Bparts IihureeUte.
. An amendment to the State con-
senator for this district, received a stUution, allowing whipping as a
tcnaiui IUI IUU uiaiiikt, raravni a I slitution, allowing whipping a
severe blow at the late convention punishment for crime, should be set
-. rv.i n-n—- * on foot by the nest legislature.
held at Col. Belknap Smith’s.
Hon. Sairue Barnett has been
spending a wee 1 or two with Mr. I servative” means friendly to bar
D ■ MU. ... „S *
it bv
In Atlanta nomenclature “con-
James R. 1 uRise, at the -home of 1 rooms.
the latter n ar Ashville N. C.
An eli
Throat affections are rather corn-
folks.
year, seems
tompsrative failure.
— . — — — —Miss Claude Simmons, of our .. - - ... „
K ° r jf.? f l hiS t OU “ ty -’l ‘e™’. was 0_n Tuesday Yon y0 ir=ontin?e
to lay up treasures on earth, but I tell
you you must leave them behind. Yon
An elegaut reception was given mon among the little fol
last Tuesday night at the residence I The aoole cron, this
of Cant. W. G. Cade ia honor ofl to be a t^psrative f.U
Miss Vohammie Heard of Elberton.
A large congregation fil’ed the Metho
dist church, Monday night, to hear the
sermon of llev. Simon I’eter Richardson,
upon “Christ, the Ranker and Business
Man.”
Mr. Richardson has preached some
fine sermons .during the series, and
much interest was manifested by the
public in this theme. He delivered a
strong sermon, remarkably devoid of
sensational allusion. He promised in
the beginning that he would not treat
upon the little things that lay covered in
his text, but would discuss the subject
on a higher plane. He would not de d
in abuse of his hearers. This line he
continued with dignity anil strength. It
was a sermon of sustained interest d
genuine power. •
His text furnished the injunction to
“Lay up treasures in Heaven.” He said
that there had been fine distinction madc
between real and ideal possession. A
man who owned broad acres of land
found when he came to lie in his velvet
coffin that ho could not carry with him
his estate. If wealth was really one’s
own in what sense could they apply it
to their eternal happiness? The owner
could only get a support out of it. The
possession of property after all was
more ideal than real. A man’s posses
sions was actual and real only ns it was
of himself and in himself He was rich
or poor as he was wealthy or wanting in
treasures like himself—immortal.
LAY1KO UP WEALTH.
Mr. Richardson said the desire to lay
up was a worthy desire. Every man
ought to save up for a rainy day. But
where was this treasure to he deposited?
What Bank shall we put it in? Shall it
be the Bank of Athens, for instance, or
the Bank in Heaven? Shall it be on
earth, where moth and rust and thieves
and corruption come.
What is treasure? Some people who
have money on the brain imagine that it
is money alone. But it is whatever the
heart most values. A man’s treasure
probably was his bonds. A woman’s
treasure might be her baby.. There was
no idol 9frhb human heart that corrup
tion might not lay its hinds upon or
upon which thieves might not thrive.
No human habitation but what some
earthquake might not shake down. The
finest brick palace could be destroyed
night The costliest ship would
sink in silence to the bottom. Earth
quakes,* physical and financial, threat
ened all earthiy possessions. Politics
was worshipped here below, but public
favor was lleejting. The people cry
hosanna!” today, and “crucify him!” to
morrow. He called on his hearers to
place their wealth and their loved ones
within the benediction of God’s grace.
THE PLACE TO BANK.
A failure to lay up treasure in heaven
would leave us in poverty there. The
folly and failure of youth would turn
out to be the folly and failure of old age.
There were no locks in heaven—no
graveyards. He had never heard of a
woman wearing black in heaven. “That’s
the place to bank,” said he, “and to put
your money. _ Bank wherever you can
get beat security. .How much have you
young people hud up in heaTen? I fear
not much. Yoq don’t talk or think
enough of heaven. Yon are misdirecting
your every energy. You are trying to
dress and keep up with the world. This
is misdirected dre^sa. Some of you will
ne ver get to that mat Building on the
Hill until this little cabin down here in
the valley tumbles down.”
wonukr you don’t weigh MllRR.
“Where your treasure is your heart
will be. From Monday morning until
Saturday night your treasure is ir. your
business here, and I expect a great part
of Sunday, too. God have meroy on
; rour poor souls so disturbed over trifles!
It’s a great wonder some people do not
weigh a great deal more, the world has
such a grip on you; you are so freighted
down with worldly matters. . There is
such a gravitating force holding ycu
down to the earth that it is a marvel
some of you ever get away.”
The speaker then told those of his
hearers who were seeking positions of
honor that after they were gone those
carrion birds of politics, like vultures
from hell, would pluck sll the flesh from
their hones. .“I do not mean to be
invidious,” said be, “but of two men who
graduated at this college snd whose
memory we all honor, whose chances
would you rather takejRobert Toombs' or
George Pierces’? The one laid up treas
ures on earth—the other in Heaven. I
tell you if yau do not seek the home
God has prepared for yon, eternal in the
haa a tea kettle which has been in night last to Mr, J. A. Thompson,
constant use for one hundred and 1 “ ' — **
twenty-five years and it is as good
nign
of I -ynchburg.Va!
On Wednesday, at i o’clock, o
at a new hne.. It was brought I ro .. Miss Lucy Gardiner, was mar
from Virginia by her great grand- r i ed t0 Mr. R. L. Kennedy.
mother a century and a quarter A protracted meeting ot Darien
ago, and it is not known how much ] church in this county during the
oiA.ritU psst week resulted in several sc
older it it.
Mr, George Ware has
down and out and Mr. \V
.TCI
cessions to the church.
Little Alfred, sou of Mr. and
derson haa entered upon the duties I Mrs. Lindsay Baker, is dead. He
of postmaster at thUplace. The was stricken abont two weeks ago
nnivprtfll verdict it that Mr Wfint! m :»k ji.lai •
universal verdict is that Mr. Ware with something like diphtheria.
has made e most excellent postmas- it would be gratifying, ot course,
ter, and the universality ot this if people were able to divine the
opinion must ;be very gratifying to j origin of this mysterious earthquake
* ‘ -- rould. be of
that gentlemen.
| force in nature, but it would
I little practical advantage.' People
I would bei just es powerless then as
Brockton. Mata., Sept. ia.—I they are now' to guard against its
George H. Kingman, one of the I blind and resistless energy.
Saturday through Prof. White.
W. A. Courtenay, Mayor.
reived With ytlts aikfAppUbM by. th*
defendant’s friends, whereupon His
Honor vludgo Lawson imposed a fine of
ten dollars on each party that took part
WALTOX C0UKTT- , „
^ searchfo/thoguilty enisle
ms titles ofowamptoy I felted to find any that would admit that
No *
Picking has begun in eari
BOW dwellings
in yat; out
| felted to find any that i
they took part.—Madisonian.
•own.
are going up in
t part.—Madpwn
f >sniwas i
Filed ,
Hon. W. B. Barnett, of Athoni,
or this week to file a man
•n.!.... . . . j i over hub wwh w • ***•*«**• •*.%*<>
fell wa look for more femilioa - to I against - the commissioners of Morgan
more I county to force them to build a bridge at
i«iU company bad the mis-1 cultured gentleman, a lawyer of flno at-
‘Wtua* to lose their JllmhAF kiln —.1. . . ft.
Pripe’s Mill. Mr: Burnett is a brave,
imenU and
the distinction
i t .i U *j^J‘h“ai> 0 r, some tiaio alace, and I of being true to his friends. He will
Rininr SSSS kroko out and waa | ye t rise to political prominence, as it is
wh ” aid * rrir<Kl w “ <1
mpossible to keep such as he down.—
Madisonian.
forty-two associated manufacturers,
bss perfected a corporation scheme
, TH* wntTEEvmi rout
which wiU beat once put intoprac-l' Messrs. D. H. Winter and R, D, Moore
tice. Written agreements nave 1 leave Athens this morning for Winter-
ngmsn arid I ville, where they will take charge of the
The work-1 business of the late *
each ofhit employees. The work-1 business of the late John Winter, which
men agree to contribute such I th«T have just bought out and which
full contrilVthe bnainto. and tofe'bSito^Mr. Wfcto
give thirty <Winotice before with- having retired from this store and will
drawing. Mr. Kingman agrees to cany on the guano business in Winter-
pay them interest on their money I villa.
ana such wages as generally in| The notice of dissolution of the old
force hero. The men may belong ?rm of John Winter & Co. is published
to any labor organization, but, be- 1 “ Hie Banner and is signed by Edward
ing members of the firm, they could I ^-7 ^^ ra M “^ V r . ln ^ e E t ^
not be ordered out in case of a gen- hitter named assume the liabilities of the
eral strike. Neither could an order ol4 Srn Kr . Hutcheson having with-
for a lockout from the Associated drawn. We wish all parties full sue
Manufacturers affect them, [ cess.
may have the world but you should take
God with it/ lay up treasures in Heav
en; it is easy to get all the rest”
ANOTHER SEVERE SHOCK.
Ohio Badly Shaken up Sunday ty an
Earth«naks-A Meteor.
Chicago; September 13 —A
Times special irom Akron, Obitk
says: People living in the coal mi
ning regions, embracing four towns
and quite a large range of country,
were awakened at'4 o’clock Sun
day morning by a low, rumbling
noise, accompanied by shocks of
earthqnske so violent that house*
were terribly shaken, and articles on
mantels were thrown to the floor.
Several years ago the earth set
tled several feet without apparent
cause in this region, and the people
are badly frightened - , fearing they
wiU be swallowed up.
To make matters more unpleas
ant a very large meteor yesterday
morning passed over the shaken-up
portion of the country, traveling
close to the earth and throwing off
heated . particles every few feet
The meteor illuminated the country
for a great distance and is supposed
to have struck the earth near the
eastern part of. the city, as the
shock in that locality was distinctly
heard immediately alter the great
fire ball passed. Sunday was one
ofapecial prayer here ft
> many people.
by a great
Prof. H. C. White returned a few days
ago from - hit visit to Charleston. He
found many things to interest him on
on his visit, and was fortunate both in
the time and manner of his entry .into
Charleston.
Through the courtesy of Mr. Paul R.
Sledge, the S. C. R. U. agent, and the
kindness of his night conductor, Prof.
White was enabled to make examinations
of the damage of the earthquake in
Summerville, Ten Mile Hill and other
points along the railroad, before he
reached Charleston. He entered the
city, therefore, on Satnrdsy morning
with full knowledge of the fissures and
geysers and a pretty fair picture of sub
urban damage in his mind.
By special request of this paper, Prof-
White gave its representative an inter
view upon the matters which passed un
der his notice and as to the causes of
the phenomenon, which have so far
been determined.
The llANNER-WaTchMAN was not un
mindful of thb fact that Prof. White was
averse to appearing in print with scien
tific explanation upon such a pheuome-
enon. Where the evidences arc so nu
merous and conflicting and the causes so
complex* and hidden, scientists are not
supposed tu have mastered the subject
in s day, and men who give their time
to gronping facts and forming conclu
sions arc not swift to rush into the pub
lic presses. But the position which
Prof. White occupies in this community
and in the State makes his experiences
ir Charleston and his opinions formed, a
matter of unusual interest
Prof. White was prevented by ab
sence in Baltimore from going to
Charleston earlier. It happened very
well that he did not make the trip soon
er. The public alarm has subsided
The distracting and sensational rumors
havo been set aside, andjimminent dan
ger has been set aside for thorough in
vestigation. Many evidences of the
earthquake which were not it first to
hand have since been discovert d, and
from being a community of panic
Charleston has become an area of inves
tigation and study.
Prof. White opened his interview with
the Banner-watchman by saying that
scientific men who had examined and
were still studying the earthquake, were
chary about giving opinions, but no de
finite conclusions have been formed; but,
the interchange of views which was bad
might be interesting.
“Professor, how were you first im
pressed with the appearance of Charles
ton?’
“As to the effect of the disturbance,
or the general appearance of things, I
did not find that written accounts ware
exaggerated. Indeed, I should say that
the tale is not fully told. The outside
appearance of injured buildings is about
as represented. I had, however, special
opportunities through scientific friends
in Charleston who have followed up all
the cracks and fissures and studied all
the evidences, to see the extent of the
injury, many buildings seem to be unin'
jured, but have sabered great damage
Their sides and rear walls have been
racked and the ceiling and plastering
have come down. It is very doubtful
whether any brick houses in the city
escaped some damage, it is estimated
that seventy-fire per cent, of these
houses will havo to be torn down and
rebuilt in whole or in part Charleston
Bas|hsd several rains since the earth
quake and after these, cracks and dis
placements not at first seen, have been
observed.”
“I will not particularize. The photo
graphs here, which 1 brought back, are
very striking, and the accounts publish
ed have been generally true.”
“What do you believe will be the pe
cuniary loss?”
TEN MILLION DOLLARS
“The apparent or visible damage
great enough. Hut it cannot be accu
rately estimated what the actual damage
is. For instance, many of the tall chim
ney stacks to the manufactories there
seem to be intact, but probably when
these factories start up some of them
will have to come down. The Phos
phate Works constitute the principal in
dustry of Charleston- These are not
operation at this time of year. W.hen
they start up I tear owners of them will
find that their alignments have been in
terfered with and their shafting is out
gear. This will require renovation.
These things will be constantly coming
to light The general estimate now
that the loss will be fully ten million
d'ollara. This is worse than fire or storm,
I find that the better classes, who own
large houses, have suffered most’
RECUPERATION.
“How do the people stand this terrible
visitation?"
“They are’ making noble efforts to re
cuperate. There are many active busi
ness men in Charleston, who are deter
mined to get out of the difficulty if they
can. What theymoat fear is a possible
loss of bumness. In time they will re
cover from the effects of the quake,
this does not bring the incidental disas
ter of injuring their business. They
see, and I see, no reason why it should.
As a business community Charleston
perfectly solvent If their patrons stUl
deal with them they will puU through.
Bntif their business connections be
come timid, this power of recuperation
will be taken away. The phosphate,
dustry cannot be ruined, because the
material is in the earth and is jnst
available as before. There is no imme
diate want The city has already
ceived $200,000 in aid, sad this fund will
probably reach half a million. The
makeshift way, comfortable quarters.”
“Are they still camping out?”
“I saw some tents, but the people
have nearly all gone back into their hou
ses and many women and children have
gone away to the interior. A number of
cheap houses wiU probably he erected.
It has been proposed that a board of en
gineers estimate the damage to the hou
ses and on the assurance plan, prorate
the damage among those whose dwellings
are injured.”
CAUSES OF THE' EARTHQUAKE.
“Now Professor,as to the cause of the
earthquake?”
“Well, 1 will state that the effect of
the earthquake is more noticeable in
Charleston than elsewhere. - '
' “More than in Summerville?”
“Yes, considerably more. At Sum
merville, there was much distur
bance and also at Ten Mile Hill. I there
visited the fissures and the so-called
geysers. Here is some of the sand
thrown up several feet in a garden
which swamped the vegetation, bat'
which the thrifty ewner is selling at 50
cents a bottle. At this price, by the
way, he will soon be able to rebuild
Charleston. He is selling it out fast.”
“I inspected the fissures. They are su
perficial cracks. They do not and did
not go more than twenty feet under
ground. Tbe break is in the form of
holes, sometimes cracks and lines of
holes. They are approximately in par
allel lines, running East and West.
The material oozing out is sand and
marl that are known to underlie the coun
try to depths of IOO or 200 feet, and
coming up to a few feet of the surface.
Hence there is nothing volcanic about
these fissures or geysers?”
“A number of observations are being
made—I instituted some myself—and
the city and country around are being
accurately plotted, so that after a time
may get the lines of greatest distur
bance and the direction in which the
shocks have come. Till the results of
these are all in and recorded and
grouped, the exact center of disturbance
cannot be fixed. But all scientific men
who have examined the paths of the dis
turbance agree that the proximate, im
mediate cause of the earthquake was a
wave movement of the surface, whose
greatest component was in the neigh
borhood of Charleston. The cause of
these waves was a shock produced at a
very great depth under the earth by
rocks either pulling apart or sliding over
each other. Scientific men generally
agree that this internal disturbance was
somewhere about the junction of the
mass of stratified rocks of the seacoast
and the granite of the interior mountain
region. In other words, it is generally
believed that stratified rocks pulled
away from or slid over the granite.
THE DISPLACEMENT
DESPERATE EFFORT TO CUT OUT
OF A cell;
Attempt of Timmons, the Forger, to Break
Oconee County Jall-A Tub Hoop, an
Iron Bar and a Soap Bar--sheriff Overby
Scotches the Little Scheme and Chains
Him to the FIoot.
Oconee county has just escaped from
a danng attempt at jail delivery, in which
steel doors and a watchful Sheriff thwart-
watchful Sheriff thwart
ed one of the most ingenious efforts ever
made behind the bars.. The county is
full of it, and the vigilant and faithful
sheriff, Earl Overby, was over in this
city yesterday with the hoop saws and
broken bars, which showed how dili
gently J. M. Timmons, the forger, had
worked for light and liberty.
Our readers remember about Tim
mons. Same weeks ago the Banker-
Watcrman published an account of his
shrewd forgeries upon Powell ft Daven
port, the convict men of Scull Shoals.
How he counterfeited their signatures in
a check book, until hie bogus orders
‘rom that firm amounted to $600, and
had flown broadcast over tho country.
How he made his last order in Greencs-
boro and etcaped to Atlanta; was follow
ed by Sheriff Overby, captured in a lowd
den, brought hack to Greenesboro and
finally landed in Watkinsville jail.
Well, the 13th of August Timmons was
locked up in Watkinsville and com
menced the crazy act He refused to
dress or to observe the laws of decency
or decorum. He feigned insanity; but
Sheriff Overby let him alone and Tim
mons soon ctme round.
Then he worked the reform dodge.
He told Mr. Overby that he intended to
behave, and that he had taken a now
view of life. He called for soap and
water, and the sheriff procured him a
tub ana left him to his better nature and
to his ablations. But cleanliness
is sometimes as near rascality as to god
liness, and so it proved.
Sunday morning Mr. Overby went
into the vestibule and called Timmons
to show himself. The iron grated door
stood in its place, and Timmons’ clothes
were lying on the floor. The prisoner
did not appear at the door when called,
but answered that he was all right The
rear part of the cell is dark, and the
sheriff could not sco the man.
“All right,” said the sheriff, “when
you are ready to show yourself I will
give you your dinner—not befare.
Suspectin;
AN OCONEE FARMER:
The Banner-Watchman had
the pleasure riot long since of look
ing over the farm of that veteran
farmer arid solid citizen of Oconee
county, Mr. W.Y. Elder. We had
heard considerable talk about some
extraordinary corn, growing on his
farm this year, and had a curiosity,
to see it. Alter go'ing through it . >
and carefully examining it, we are
satisfied it will yield at least 30 bush-,
els per acre, and will probably go
as high as 4a It is all ■ growing on
upland; one field being land that
has been in cultivation probably. •'
fifty years, the other field an old
pine field cleared up in the last few
yeqrq. The stalks bear from 2 to
good ears each, rarely ever less
than two. The ears are good aver
age size, small cob, and the grain as
white as snow. We were very
much Interested in listening to Mr,
Elder’s description of his
MODE OK CULTIVATION,
ahd were convinced that there
were four reasons for the extraor
dinary yield, Viz: good preparation,
proper fertilization, good j culture
and good seed. Here is his mode
of cultivation: He first lays off his
rows, 4 feet apart, then plows out
these rows with larger one horse
turner, followed in each furrow by
subsoil as deep as a large mule can
carry it. This throws the land in- -
g that something was up,
tho officer placed a watch at the front
XV hat caused this displacement is a
point we are not all agreed upon. Prof.
McGhee attributes this slide to gravity,
produced by loading the lower end of
this mass of rock, dipping under the
ter,with sand and mud brought down by
the rivers. Others think that the slow
cooling of the earth's interior, which we
know is going on constantly, has caused
unevual contraction in the two kinds
of rocks, whereby they are separated
from each other, and the equilibrium is
re-established by a slide which produced
the earthquake.”
“Of course the official report will
come from the U. S. Geological Bureau
and will not be* published until aU the
facts are observed and collected.”
“Can the earthquake be predicted?”
“Of course not The man who at
tempts to do this writes himself an
As Prof. Dawson said in England, we
all knew that this line of weakness ex'
isted between these two kinds* of rock
on the Atlantic coast. It was known
that this adjustment would come, that
this change was going on all the time. The
cooling of the earth in the interior is
constant, and this sliding of two kinds
of rocks will continue as in the past.”
‘Must we expect a repetition of these
disturbances?”
“I think not After such serious dis'
turbances as those which have recently
taken place, the chances largely are that
the present adjustment of these recks
will remain unaffected for a great num
ber of years. There is, in fact less dan
ger from an earthquake now than before
the recent shocks. In all probability
this shock is over, and it will be a great
number of years before it again takes
place.”
“The earth is constantly quaking, but
the disturbance is slight and not often
discernible.”
“Had the earthquake any connection
with the Grecian shock?”
“None. This is an American and a
Southern affair. Augusta seems to be
on the line of weakness, and next to
Charleston suffered most from this dis
aster. The shock was not so dangerous
in Athenr, because we are in the Pied
mont escarpment
ABOUT THE CITY.
“What were your impressions of
Charleston?”
“I was agreeably disappointed. This
was my first visit Instead of finding
an old, weather-beaten town, I saw a
handsome city, well bnilt and well laid
off—with paved atreets and many mod
ern features of Northern places.”
“Were the rnins evidences of*inferior
building?" '
“I do not think so* The houses must
have been pretty well put np to stand
the shake they got. One building in
Charleston which waa notoriously poor
ly Utailt, stood the shock without any
jar or crack. Others, which were re
garded as stronger houses, were badly
liijointed. The quake worked some
strange freaks.” • .
“WiU the shocks work a change in
building?”
“Ido not think so. If the houses
were to be rebuilt now, I presume low
Wooden residences would take the place
of others. But the two and three story
brick buildings will probably go up
door, snd pretty soon -Timmons was
heard prizing the steel door, opening
upon the vestibule. He was quickly
caught, carried back to his cell and put
in irons. On Monday he was chained
to the floor by link and staple, and will
remain so for a time.
THE PROCESS.
The means by which Timmons had
iroceeded to break jail were novel and
ngenious. He had stripped the iron
hoops from his tub and broken them
into saw blades. - With these he had
scratched on the Iron grating of his
door day and night for ten days.
His patience and energy were remarka
ble. He had actually filea away an iron
bar one inch square as smoothly as if it
had been a bar of wax. This gave him
an opening 12 by 14 inches. Through
this he slipped by stripping his clothes
and soaping himself from head to foot.
Then he gained a narrow passage way
two feet square, and into this avenue he
squeezed and crouched with the severed
iron bar as an implement, until he came
to the steel door leading to the vesti
bule. Using the iron bar as a lever,
and the broom handle as a prop, he had
nearly squeezed his way under this door
without springing the lock. It was
while engaged in this work that he
was detected. Once through this door
he had still the outer door to J pass, bu t
his strength aed ingenuity are equal to
almost anything.
THE prisoner’s LAST ACT.
Since his detection Timmon’s has
been more quiet He informed Lheriff
Overby however, that if he wonld trust
him again, he, the prisoner—would be
content. If not he would tear the jail
down next time. Timmons is a stoat,
fine looking fellow, 24 years old, weighs
180 pounds, and is shrewd and strong.
He says he wants to get out of his cell
because it is so dark. He has been read
ing all the earthquake literature he
could get, and yesterday Sheriff Overby
carried over the Banner-Watchman’s
earthquake editions. He will probably
bo more entertained during the next few
days.
THE COTTON CROP.
Facts and Flgurez for the Tear and the
Present Outlook,
t August* Chronicle.]
We have before us the annual
circulars of Messrs. Phinizy & Co.
and W. N. Mcrcier, cotton factors,
trom which we glean valuable and
practical information, which we
present, and regret that we cannot
publish the circulars ic their en
tirety, so replete are they with inter
est and information.
FACTS ABOUT THE STAPLE. .
The total crop this year roaches
6,550,215 bales, while the exports
are 4,343.991 bales, and the spin
ners’ takings are 2,117,676 balej,
leaving a stock on hand at the close
ot the year of 173.7*8 bales.
The total receipts at the Atlantic
and Gulf shipping ports this y ear
have been 5,396,680 bales, against
4,776,199 bales last year and 4,850,-
575 bales in 1S83-4; and that the
exports have been 4.343,991 bales,
against 3 939495 hales last season
and 3,910,579 bales the previous
season, Liverpool getting out of
this crop *,558,798 bales.
THE NEW CROP.
In a lengthy article, the Finan
cial and Commercial Chronicle re
views the growing crop, and comes
to no concluiicn as to the probable
estimate of the size of the growing
crop. Tbe weather during the past
season has been exceptional
gives as an opinion: ■ We cannot
think, in any event, that the Atlan
tic States, or at least §outh Caro
lina and Georgia, will produce as
large crops as last year. Those
states made quite a satisfactory re
turn in 1885; so far as they are con
cerned, we are therefore this year
comparing with a pretty full yield,
especially in the case ot Georgia.
On the other hand, Texas, Arkan
sss an*d'Tennessee promise well
this date, while with regard
Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala
bama there it no little uncertainty
still; it is to be remembered, how
ever, that the yield per acre in t88[
in all of these states waa not partic
ularly good.
The general opinion is that the
crop of1886-87 will fall far short
of that of the preceding year.
‘Are the people nervous about the
equinoctial?"
“Yes. A storm would sweep down
many, buildings still standing. It
would Have the effect of palling - down
tottering honses and exposing weak
places. Somebody said a storm would
be equal to a board of engineers in test
ing bouses. Still it would add much
to> the suffering in tbe city.
, New York has given sixty thou
sand dollars to Charleston. This is
question is, what shall be done with this [ handsome and humane.
AUGUSTA.
beds, and leaves a deep water
furrow. Into this water furrow he
puts his compost* composed of a -
two horse wagon "load of loose
rotton lot manure, mixed • with Orr
Hunter’s Magnolia Acid. After
the compost is distributed, he runs a
subsoil deep into the water furrow,
thoroughly mixing the compost
with the soil. Then he reverses
bed by the same amount of
plowing as at first, which of course
hrows the bed back to the old wa*
_ furrow, and leaves the compost
deep down in the center of the
bed. When ready to plant he
opened out this bed with a long
scooter and puts in same
quantity of compost as before. It
is then ready for planting. Now he
drops-the corn 3 feet apait, thin- -
ning down to one stalk to the hill.
He cultivates first with a harrow, *
furrows to the row. In ten davs
runs through them with a
sweep, two lutrows to the row, al
ternating with a harrow and sweep
every ten days, until the corn is old
enough to lay by, the last working
leaving the land level.
It is proper to state here that the
repprtei noticed frequent instances
in which there were 2 stalks to the
hill, and in each case each stalk
seemed to produce as many and as
large ears as where there were only .
one stalk, which would seem to in
dicate that if there had been 2 stalks
every hill the yield might have
been doubled. This, however,
would not be safe every year.
Mr. Elder informs the Banner-
Watchman that after the exces
sive rains of the spriug he was
visited by a drought which . lasted
some six weeks, with the exception
of one or two sprinkles which
amounted to very little.
We suggested to Mi. Elder that
he ought to offer this corn for sale
for seed as farmers throughout the
country would be glad to get it,
and we think he will make up his
mind to do so. Parties who wish
any information concerning the
corn or its cultivation should ad
dress him at Watkinsville, Oconee
county.
ms COTTON.
After looking through Mr. E’s
corn he invited us to look at his
cotton, and we were soon convinc-
that he knows how to make
cotton as well as corn. The cotton
was well grown, perfectly green
and healthy and heavily boiled to
the top, and looks like it would av
erage 1,000 to 1,200 pounds seed
cotton per acre. His preparation of
cotton laud is similar to that of
corn, using a turn plow - , followed
by a long subsoil, fertilized with a
with a mixture of 200 pounds Mag
nolia Acid to -100 pounds cotton
seed meal, using’iac pounds of this
mixture per acre. After partaking
of a good dinner and enjoying an
after dinner chat with our host and
his good family, we took our leave,
impressed with the idea that among
the host of good, thrifty farmers of
Oconee none understands his bus
iness more thoroughly 'or loves his
calling more devotedly than W. Y.
Elder.
1
C. G. ft A. R, tt.
What the Prtildtnt toy* to Athens—Ota.
Hoke Soon to Be Among Ua or. Official
Butlntts of the Enterprise.
Mr. Julius Mills, President of the.
Chester, Greenwood and Abbeville Rail
road, writes to the Banner-WaTcnMax
that he is glad to note the interest our
people are manifesting in the contem*
plated extension of hts railroad to' Ath
ens. Mr. Mills cannot just now visit
Athens but the board of directors have
appointed a committee to come among
us and commence the work of securing !
a charter in Georgia, from the Savannah
River to the city of Atlanta. Gen.
Hoke, of North Carolina, and Mr.' Per
rin, of South Carolina, will come here
and will bring official authority to act in
furthering this enterprise. If our peo
ple wish this rail connection their oppor- j
tunity will be presented. There is said
to bo no question about tho road's bo* '
ing built, and the time will be short.
Only a fow details are to be perfected
and work will begin on tho entire line.
What the Georgia section of this line
must do is to get a charter, organize and
uni’e with the C. G. ft A. R. It., at the
eu-liest day.
Yesterday morning tho Athens dele
gation appointed by uie Mayor left for
Klberton, where a large railroad meet
ing will be held this morning; Messrs.
Julias Cohen, C. W. Baldwin, E. R.
Hodgson and A$H. Hodgson will repre
sent Athens at that meeting. This is a
fine delegation of public-spirited citi
zens and Northeast Georgia will pot in
her claims for a forcible allignmcnt of
this important route..
DEATH OF MRS. MEEKER.
Through the kindness of Mr. M. My
ers, - who was a'strong friend to the de
ceased lady, we have received the follow
ing notice, which will bo of interest to
many persons in Athens :' /
Died, at Orange, N. on Saturday,
Sept life, Mrs. Caroline Meeker, widow
of Christopher C. Meeker, fonrierly of
The Operatives
mn«t Vacate the Compeer's
Augusta, Sept 14. The Augus
ta Factory gives, formal notice that
all honses now occupied by the op
eratives must be vacated by-the 17th
instant, unless the occupants notify
the superintendent before that time
that they are willing to jresume
aaork. For over two months during
the lockout the operatives have oc
cupied these houses without paying
rent
wi v<imaiu[iuvi a/. lutcAur, iwrum
this city, in foe 73d year of her Eg i.
interment was at Greenwood Lemetery/
N. Y.
This good lady will be remembered by
many people in Athens, She was for a
long number of years a resident of Ath
ens and with her son, Mr. Joha A. Meek
er, loit many friends m this city. Her
death waa sad„ though not unexpected,
for she .had long been a sufferer. Her
rest will bo peaceful and sweet.
Two car loads new crop Cuba molas-
es, choico goods atTalmadge Bn>H\
Athens will have an influential
voice in the railroad meeting at El
berton today. Her delegation is
alive and in earnest The informa
tion of this paper is that the Ches
ter, Greenwood & Abbeville exten
sion will be built this way, and
built at an early day. It is an im
portant line, and our people art ;
greatly interested in it.