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CTROffiPIEI) RAILROADS.
OTTBIVISW WITH ; A* WSU^R.'-
FORMKDC1TJZES.
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some Worjfti off Ckwi an A Cmcoiur*
nccmcnf.
There his Wen i feverish anxiety in
Athens lately over the railroad*. ftlUfttfon,.
and our people scarcely know what to
count on. There is so much trading,
trickery and treachery among railroads
these days, that there is no reliance in a
promised line uqtil the whistle is sound
ing in your ears. A charter will ba* se
cured, the lino surveyed and then some
rival company steps in axid buys it up
and the bottom drops out of the boom.
Athens has now four prospective new
railroads—two of them being actually
surveyed knd another graded for some
distance. Our people are buoyant with
hope, hut they lack confidence. The
Macon road creeps on so slowly, and
seems begirtli with so many lawsuits
and trials, that the enthusiasm with
which we once looked forward to its
completion is oozing out at our finger
tips. There is more confidence felt *in
the Georgia, Carolina & Northern road—
as Gen. lioke, its projector, is a man of
character and inltuence and he has pledg
ed us his word that it will be built-
hut then the question is naturally asked,
«rill not tho coalition of the Richmond A
Danville and the Cenral syndicates
strangle this «*ntei prise in it* inciptency?
The Jefferson road project is scarcely on
its feet as yet, while the Knoxville exten
sion is visionary and dun. Our people
don’t kn >w what to expect, hut are con
soled with the knowledge that before
many months something definite must
he known If the <* , 0. Jfc* X. road is
ever to he built, dirt will *»« broken hv
the middle of next summer, an«! this
move will he a guarantee sufficient. The
Macon iV Athens ca not much longer he
n matter of doubt. It has gone too far
to stop, and if Col. Machon can’t com
pi* tnit some one else will. The question
then arises, whether Athens will he the
t< nui"al of t ie r.md, or will it iro to some
other city? That Col Machen is in se
rious financial straits there can he no
doiiht. We were told that all the Imnds
of the road had been sold to Knglish enp-
it ilists and the money to grade and
equip the entire line was in hank. We
now find that tins statement is not tru*>,
for nearly every broker in Georgia has n
batch of these bonds to dispose of. and
tliev appear slow sale, too. I* is fur
ther said that Col. tlames M. Smith has
liot been paid for tin* hire of his coi victs.
now at work on the road, in two months,
and this gentleman states that if the
money is not forthcoming he will take
them off. If this he true—and there can
he no doubt as to its authenticity—it i-
fair to presume that C*» . Machon Ins run
agro .nd. ami if Athens expects to get
this road -die mud look to some other
source to complete it. We do not make
this unpleasant exposure to bring dis
credit on the enterprise, hut that our
people should know the truth, and bo
prepared for the worst in the event of
disappointment. The editors of this pa
per have every dollar they possess in
vested in Athens, and «r»- »s anxious-as
any one can l»e for bur city to secure .new-
milroidi; hut to c«mccal truths and blind
the public ih neither wisdom nor policy.
Wo yesterday met j* gentleman who is
pc: hips as W‘dl posted as
any one in regard to the rail-
lead situation of Athens ami Georgia,
and who has lately ma le it his study,
and we asked that he give us Ids views.
“1 feel not a shadow of doubt but that
Gen. Hoke’s road will be built,” was the
reply. “It is hacked by the Pennsylva
nia Central, and so far from the rum »rcd
coalition between the R. & D. and Cen
tra 1 syndicates defeating the enterprise,
such a move would, only strengthen it,
and hasten the building of a new and in
dependent trunk line into Georgia, as it
U Tint reasonable to suppose that this
great corporation will yield up its busi
ness in this section without a struggle,
j jMfheW ovary word Mr. Hull told
will coroe true.”
“Is there any rhanCe for Athens to get
the Knoxville extension?”
“Not soon, I think. The Richmond A
DanTillc is bit*BHy«posedto this line,
as it will injure this system both on
the oast and west and it will not consent
“to any extension of the North-Eastern,so
long as it can he prevented. Your
council, when it gave away the North
Kastem road, placed the key to the sit
uation in the hands of the R. & D. and it
is not likely that they will yield it up.”
“Will the Jefferson road be built?”
”1 think it will H the people inter
ested cm rais** fl5.iMN) see nothing to
prevent the Imil Mug of the road, but
w»* must 1 ink t*» the Georgia ro.»d for
»ir1«iiri*•
“And last h it no 1 least, tel! us ab nit
the Macon A* Athens? Is it a forlorn
Imp.?”
“I think not. Col. Mafhen may not be
able to complete it under his manage-
m-ni, but it won t be allowed in any
event to stop where it is. and 1 think
will in all probability come to Athens.
In fact, I know it will if the people of our
city will make the right effort- 1 will
whisper one thing in your ear, however.
1 haves nous doubts of the road ever
being built by Ma lison, and ant confi
dent it won’t cross tin* Georgia railroad
there if the change >f management now
contemplated takes place.”
”‘V hat ar« those changes, and which
will • e the lucky town on the Georgia?”
“To the first I am not at liberty to re
ply. In answer to your second question
1 think it will go via Covington. Do you
know that »he people of Athens have
been oing John Inman a grave injustice
in thought, in supposing that he has act
ed treacherously in regard to thisjroad?
If it had been left to him the cars would
have been running into Athens by this
time, but the road would have come via
Covington instead of Mad son Mr.' In
man naturally wanted the road Jo bene-
Northern Railroad havo
^eafchW Bfoad River, and will cross Into
MatRsott county at tho mouth of Cloud’s
• bdow Watsons’
and cross the Augusta Chaita-
road rear the Forks dm
ty.
arch, in
ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDA,Yi Itf A.ECH i, 1887
ANOTHER REPORT
OF A GRANGE SPEECH IS BASKS
* ‘ > tJOUNTT,
Ho Telia Uhnt lie if now* About
Farming Amldat the *Io«t Tumnh
taous Applause—Jlow to Save the
Country From ata Agricultural
standpoint—A Correct Report off
an Auapicious Event* a.
Hkaikjuakters Baxksvili.r Grange,
Feb. 21.—Dear Banner-Watchman:
Doubtless your readers have been fur
nished with a report of the visit Jiftt Sat
urday of the representatives of yonr |>aper
to our Grange, as also a synopsis of the
speeches delivered on that occasion. That
you may have a perfectly impartial re
port of this occasion, 1 will furnish your
readers with the observations of an rfye
and' ear witness.
The visitors had been expected for
some time by our Grange* and to give
them a fitting reception, worthy the pop
ular paper they represented, we had put
the big pot in the lilt e one. Onr guests
made their appearance in* dno season, and
were detained some time in the school
room below' while we curried the Gran
ger goat and greased our lodge pole with
lye soap.
In due season the visitors were escort
ed upstairs, when Brother Gunnels pro
ceeded to deliver an address of welcome,
in which he fired red-hot agricultural and
range statistics at the heads of the visi
tors. When Mr. Gunnels had concluded,
mie one whispered into the car of the
Secretary that the Banner-Watchman
bad loaded itself op to the tnnzzle with a
pecch. The invitation was duly ex
tended, when the il.-W: arose and
said:
'Ladies and Gentlemen: Grangerism
is not my forte—I am not a horny-handed
son of toil: but, my friends, I have de
voted a great deal of my valuable time to
reading up on farming, and am proud to
he given this occasion to unload my agri
cultural wisdom. [Cheers.] They will
tell you that raising cotton is the curse
of the country, and guano, is what ails
Hannah. From this rostrum, 1 brand
the statement as. false. What we want
is an improved variety of cotton—a stalk
that will produce a t’SJO, yes, an 800 or a
1,000 pound bale of cotton instead of a
400 pound bale variety of the staple; and
uano that will, weigh 10,000 pounds to
the ton, lffstead’of 2,000 pounds. This
can only he accomplished by intensive
farming, and by * improving your seed.
Go into your cotton fields, ray Granger
friends, and select seed only from stalks
that produce the larghst size hale, and
sotf not a hill of fertilizer without first
picking out the best and' * strongest
guano seed. [Cries of “Ifear,yoh hear.”]
Then you can afford to raise' cotton at
one cent a pound and grow the best
brands of amraoniated fertilizers at a dol
lar a ton. [Great applause.] But you
Banks county farmers should not depend
altogether on cotton and guano. Grow
everything—grow pineapples, cocoanuts,
pearl grits, coffee, sugar, wheat bran,
hay and stock food, and everything else.
You should tap your applo trees in* the
spring and draw your own cider, ami let
not this delicious beverage go to waste in
sap. [Deafening applause.] Whr enn't
you raise brandy peaches . as well here
as in New Jersey? [Cries of “We can.’]
Of course you can, my friends. 1 tell
you, we must make our farm houses
pretty and attractive. Let the 1 weary
husbandman, when he comes hjirno at
— -Wrt(r^«r-Nim«-i?JraTr g
sweet potato tree, and take siestas be
neath tlietumip ripe as it-racefolly on-
twines over bis porch, [lines of-You are
right”) But wo must not forget that
great cereal, corn. * Every fall sow down
broad acres of this great crop. Do not
wait for the summer's drought hut take
time by the forelock and have your crop
of corn ready to harvest before the sul
try summer’s sun appears. [Cries c f
“Now you are whooping'.”] But no farm
house is oompleti without stock.' [-Tell
us about stock raising,” yelled the
crowd.] That is what I propose to do,
my Granger friends. One mistake thnt
you make. I see that hams arc quoted
in Athens at 14cents p-r pound, while
side meat only brings 7 cents. Now
why don't you raise a l.reed of bogs
with all hams? It takes no more to fat
TI1E G., C. & N. ROAD.
IN EIGHTEEN MONTHS IT WILL
BE IN OPERATION.
Some Earoaraglag Sew,--By Juno
Meat Four squad, of Hands Will.
He at Work Grading In Georgia..
*A Fir.t-Cla.. Hoad In Every; Be.
apect.
We yesterday had an interview with a
gentleman interested in the Georgia.
Carolina A Northern railroad, and associ
ated with its construction, and from him
gained the following information, that is
indeed encouraging:
The engineering corps working toward
Atlanta has surveyed 36 miles,and found
a most excellent route. The railroad
will deviate from the line now being run
hut little, if any. An air-line is being
run to. Klberton, and the aurreyors are
ont fifteen miles from Athens. Thera
will he three lines run to the 'Savannah
river, and the best route selected. There
is no doubt but that the road will pass
through Elberten, as it is too important
a point to be skipped, and is also on sn
air-line. [The town of Bowman, twelve
miles above Klberton. is anxious to cap.
ture the road, and its citizens have been
writing to Athens to get the engineers to
come by there, but it is entirely too far
ont of the way to he even considered.
“Is there any doubt about the road
being built?” we asked.
“Not the slightest. It is hacked by urer:
one of the strongest corporations in
America, and they mean business. Work
is being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible. Now if it had been a specula
tive enterprise, started up to sell out.
tlie class of men engaged would not
have been employed. The engineers in
charge of this work are the best in the
I"nited States, and command large sala
ries. Some of the most difficult and
finest jobs of engineering ever
done was by Major McCalls, who
has charge of the Atlanta squad, while
Oapt. Gordon, running the Klberton line,
has also a tine reputation. Major Mor
rison, chief engineer, came from the Cin
cinnati Southern here, and ranks at the
head of his profession. In fact, there is
not an ordinary man connected with any
of the corps, and when they locate a line
you can wager on its being exactly right.
And they arc ordered, too, to make a
first-class road in every respect The
steepest grade on the entire line will be
fifty feet to the mile. On tho North-
Kastem it is 60 and on the Macon A Cov
ington 80,1 learn.”
”ls there any steps being taken to
ward grading?
“Yes. Blank contracts for grading
have been printed, and in a few weeks
they will start to work in South Caroli
na, and by J une, at the furthest, in Geor
gia. It is designed U> have tho cars run
ning from Monroe to Atlanta in eighteen
months. Four squads of hands will he
started in Georgia—one from Atlanta,
two from Ath ns, or.e moving towards
Klberton and one toward Atlanta, and
two from Klberton. In fact,
designed to start grading from every
point where shipments of supplies can
be made, so as to push the work forward
as rapidly as possible. The designs for
the bridges and trestles are now being
drawn. Athens can rest easy about cap
turing thia road. There is no danger of
its falling through. 1 never saw a rail
road being pushed forward faster of
more thoroughly.”
“What route will it take through Ath-
“TBat b something-that nefoneknows,
except the chief engineer.. Probably a P— *“
dozen lines will he run through the city.
I will say thia much however, the depot
will be very near the business part of the
city.”
LATEST AND BEST.
Since writing tho shove we lesrn from
the best suthority that dirt will he bro
ken on the G., C. A' N. R. R. in April, and
grading will commence in May- This is
good news, and our people are much en
couraged from these glowing representa
tions.
TUE INSIDE OF ATLANTA.
PAYMENT MADE FOR THE TECH
NOLOGICAL SCHOOL SITE. ?
Much Vnfnvorablr Comment Excit
ed by the Transaction-TbeConvict.
Investigation-Important Council
.Tteetlng-Otf for Hovanatk.
A tla xf a, February 21.—Ii reference
to the article published this morning ib
the Telegraph" about the trade between
the Technology Commission and the Pe
ters Park Impovement Company, I desire
to make some corrections and explana
tions, but not on the idea of a retraction?
Your correspondent in referring-to .an
alleged transaction,-wherein the Techno-'
logical Commission, had purchased of the'
Peters Park Improvement Company, in
addition to thegile donated by them for
the Technological School, three and a
half acrea, at a coat of nearly <0,000 per
acre, intimated that he did oot b.li.v4
the report correct, and that the conunia-
sion were made up of gentlemen of high
character and fine business capacity.
The statement so'mad. is subject to aom.
modification. I learn <i>-day that the
report sent you last night is sustained by
the facts. At the State Treasury this
morning the following wariant was pre
sented for payment;
St\tk of G e'oruia, Executive Depart
ment, Atlanta, Ga., Fehrumrry 18,1887.
—No-331.—To. It. U.,Hardeman, Treas-
Pay to commissioner School of
Technology, or bearer, the sum of nino
thousand and five hundred doll ala, and
place the same to the account of School
of Technology, for amount requisition
commision to pay for site selected for
school.
“J. B. Gordon, Governor.
“Approved February 18, 1887.
“W A. Wright, Coinptroler-General."
There is wide spread comment in Atlan
ta to-day on this transaction, and even
here there is astonishment among busi
ness men that the commission should
have been duped in any such trade. It
is well known iiurc that the site offered
by the Peters Park Company was on the
off side of the tract that they controlled.
Larger tracts were offered elsewhere,
and in the opinion of perhaps a majority
here, more desirable locations. But the
pressure brought to bear on the commis
sion to settle upon the site selected, was
not only local and political, hut self-inter
ested. 1 have not the names now, but
1 will give the Telegraph the parties in
terested in the Peters Pask Improve
ment Company.
One of the best real estate agents in
Atlanta said to-day that the whole tract
of land donated to the State for a site for
tho School of Technelogy, and the addi
tional land (3,U land acres, but 4% city
acres so-called.) were not worth, and
could qot be sold at public outcry for,
0,000.
It will surprise the different cities
which bid for the location of the school
and offered sites for it, that the State had
finally to pay for its location in Atlanta,
for au out-of-the-way place, $0,500. It
would have been, perhapa. in better taste
for th. commission to have drawn this
draft on the $70,000 in money contributed
by the city and citizens, alleged to bo
deposited in'o eity hank, but' which hag
HARMONY GROVE- . '
New Guano Factory ot Hood ftllwr-
her—Fine Mow Residence' of Hr.
Hood. -a
One of th* moat popular amt -practical
citizens of Harmony urer* is Mr. C- W.
Hood, who la well known to'tlie readers
of the BANNEa-WATCHRAN. f
Mb. Hood is opto all new enterprises,
and has recently,-with Mr. Harber, gone
into the guano manufacturing business.
The new machineryhairbeen put into the
lower .end of the guano depot and the
work is busily progressing.
■ The plarft cost Messrs. Hood ft tfarber
about seyen hundred dollars. .There is
S cotton-seed pulverizer and miser. Cot-
jgg* ȣf*****"to\~
, Tb * Wff
mixed with sulphate of ammonia, muriate
^ad^bosphSW,,• The pio-
pnty-five of the sulphurate, eight'hun
dred ana twenty-five of,acid phosphate
atefthenst of cotton-secd meal. '
Mr; Hood jayathai tile machinery had
not yet been so adjusted aa to do its own
mixing and. that it«required four or five
bands to turn out five tons a day. The
mixer was supposed to be so graduated
aa-to regulate the proportions, and two
men were.at firgt.(intended .to turn out
ten tons n day.
Mr, Hood said; however, he could
m iv .•/? rt,1 ! 7 : rw ‘his way, as ho
sold it by the ton lor 350 fiouuiU cotton
—or cash:
The guano trade,of Harmony. Grove
just now is very heavy—and all the deal
ers are sending out large quantities.
Ur- Hood has one of the handsomest
and. most attractive residences in Har
mony Grove. He has just finished work
remodeling hi* house and has a dwelling
to be proud of; ,Thd parlors and bed
rooms are beatutifully furnished and re-
* n wr of Refinement and home com
fort. Besides Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hood,
Mr. and Mrs. J.eff .Hood reside there.
1 hese two young people attended the Uni
versity and Lucy Cobb Institute in Ath
ens and have many friends here, Mrs.
Hood was Miss Norm Hardman, and will
be pleasantly remembered in Athena.
Altogether this'is one of the pleasant
est households-we have visited hr a long
t) m ®,. ; -t
THEY-if.C- A*
Where the 5ew_ Building Will Be
Located. Progress off the Graud
THE DESTINY MAKER.
.She came, and I who linger'd there.
1 aaw that ahe was very fair; *
Awl, with my sighs th.it pride suppress'd.
There rose otrnnhllng wish for rest.
Bull, who had resolv'd to he
The maker of my ilestioy,
1 tam’d me to my task and wrought^
- And wo forEut the passing thought.
Shepauard-.oud I who question'd there,
I beard She wad aa good as fair;
And lu my Soul d still, small voice
Jtojoia'd me not to chock my choice.
But I, who had resolv'd to be
. The maker of my dcst my,
.I bade the gentle guiudian down
And tried to think ’about renowd.
, She left: and 1 who wander fear
There's nothing more to see or hear;
‘ Those wails that ward my paratHae
And 1. who had resolv’d to be -
The maker of my destiny.
Can only wait without the gate
And sit and sigh: “Too late! too later
’ im r-A Mexican Wife Abroad.
But whbn a foreigner marries n Mexican
woman ho ought invariably to settlo here,
tor it is very rare thnt his wife can live
anywhere else. They miss the beautiful
climate und pine for thntuniversalcor-
dlullty nnd v.-armth of manner by which
they have been surrounded iu Mexico:
they “yearn for the lnsstos-aller and ab
sence of all etiquette in habits, toilets, etc.
Irt other countries they find themselves
surrounded by women so differently edu
cated-as to be'doubly strangers. A very
few instances have l«eu recorded of Mexi
can girls who have been married and taken
to - Europe • when very young who havo
acquired European ways of thinking and
even prefer the land of adoption to their
own: hut these cases are sorare as scarce
ly to form exceptions. They are true pa
triots, for the visible horizon hounds all
their wishes. Tn France, Spain or Italy
they might manage to exist, but in tho
United States or England they would be
us much out of their natural element as
fish out of water. An icy climate, not
colder tlum the manners of the people, n
Imrsh language almost impossible to ac
quire, a religion which they consider
heretical, etiquette carried to excess, and
Insupportable order in tlie toilet—relmsos
unknown), dgaritos considered barbarous
—they feel like exiles from paradise and
live only ■ in hopes of return.—City of
Mexico Letter. -
OUR NEIGHBORS.
YESTERDAY S NEWS FROM THE TOWNS
AROUND US.
Watkinsville, Feb. 2L—[Special.]—
Messrs. George Lucas and Arthur Long
spent Friday hero'. They sat op late, as
the boy's usually do on such visits.
Dr. VY. Arnold left Saturday morning
for Decatur, Aha, aud it is thought he
will return soon and bring some one
with him. 5 * - 1
Mr. M. L. Durham, who had his house
bu-ned recently, speaks of rebuilding
Danielsville, Feb. 22.—[Special.]— £00 “-
I>A\li:i.SVII.I,i: NOTES.
FLORIDA SHOWN UP.
all. Butter milk only Brings 10 cents
gallon in Athens, wliilo hw m*i inilk sells
at 25 cents. G<» home and kill off your
butter milk cows and breed from only
your sweet milk cattle. » [Cries. **\Ve
will, wo will.”] And the dear ladies can
io a great d*-nl toward saving the coun
try. Is tht-re » higher profit than in
fit Atlanta as much as possible, hut at
the same time he had no desire to pre
vent its also coming to Athena. . In fact,
he made a proposition to leading gentle
men of our city to that effect himself—
only substituting some point between
Atlanta and Madison, as a crossing, for
the latter place. If these conditions had
been complied with, Mr. Inman proposed
to advance the money himself to com
plete the entire line. Col. Machen, howi
ever, proposed to play a lone hand, and
1 nman dropped out. I suppose if the
road falls through he will step in again.
Col. Machen is worth nothing himself,
l»ut his partner, Mr. Font, has about
$400,00. The Inmana control $7,000,-
OUU, and as this war is a fight between
capital it is not difficult to predict the
reauft But it matters not how the issue
terminates,* 1 believe that Athens
will get the road. It has gone too far to
stop now, and our citj is its natural ter
minus. The railroad situation for Ath
ens is bright, and 1 confidently believe
that all of our present dreams will be
realized.”
What a Settler Han to Say off the
Laud off Flowers.
Wintertills, Feb. 22.—(Special Cor
respondence.)—Editors Banner Watch-
len a hsm h>*g than a middling hog, and man : If you will allow me space in your
yet you low-.even fonts .-v.-ry'M'.un.l c „| lllnn8 , I will g i Te to your readers
of the latter species that you send to aouk* of my notions about Florida. As
market. ICne^ Mou are ri^ht—never there is a great deal said in iu favor, I
thought of that before.’] But-this is not desire to inform those whp are seeking
homes'or fortunes to consider upon their
ways, as 1 sp nt a short time at Kissim
mee for that purpose, (at least to some
extent), but found the outlook very
gloomy. I never saw a place in all my
life where a man had to labor under so
many diHadvimtages as Florida. They
. had the sand spur (its a native; it will
eggs/ ror five cents you can get of Dr. penetrate your clothing and hide, and
John Crawford, in Athous, a paper of really there is no use for suspenders
egg plant seed that will raise you enough whi ie vou havo a supply of these indis-
eggs to trade lor all he hats and ribbons p enH ahles‘, and the little well digger
and banps and furhelpws that you dear (commonly known as the moaquito) who
creatures want, i on can sell, too, every ctrries within his grasp all the tools nec-
**SS J ou 8 raw at ,r 'J ,n 1* t*»-5 cents per essary for any emergency, such as the
dozen. [Applause fro.n th< ladies.] Buy augur, file drill saw hammer and pum p,
a deck of cards an 1 mike your own etc., uses his never failing creepers as
cloth. Put out hot b**ds of feathers and pmpp levers, and always carries within
grow y.iuiown featherbeds, ion need not , himself onough compressible power to
even buy the ticks for 1^ am told that • increase the work whereunto he was
there is a ^ick bug in Northeast Geor- | Ren t, unless disturbed by the restless
gia that requires but little care to pro^a- . Pfondian. In fact there are more insects
gate. [The house again shaken with , c f *n kinds to eat up and kill out what
applause ] l want the good ladie*, and f eW things you can grow than any place
the lords of creation, too, to writ* for j j ever saw.
the Banner- Watchman and tell our j As to the beauty of the lakes,railroads,
readers all about fanning. Iam making black mud and skunks, polecats etc.,
it my study, and feel that more attention m-e^all then*, and don’t you forget. Now
should tie given to this great avocation. as to work t h e people are very indiffer-
Meeting Mr.'K. K Jones, who is one
of the most kcttvc - Qiemhcrfl 0 f the Young
Men’s Christian Association, a B.-W.
reporter asked him how they were pro-
gresaing toward their proposed edifice?
1 here is no doubt about its success,”
was the reply. “In fact, I am now in-
clined to the belief that we will he aide
to e ^ rt »iH-XOW or $20,OTO building in
stead of $1D,U(J0, as first designed, li e
are receiving encouragement on every
band. We are'now at work on (be small-
er subscribers, who gite $6, $l0and$2u.
No one yet approached refused to give
something. Even the little children will
•buy a hnck' to put in it We wint a
budding that will not-onTy be e credit to
never been turned over to the State cur association, bat to the city. .The
Treasurer, as in good faith it ought to first floor will bej stores that, we can
have been done. Upon inquiry I find rent at a fair interest on the cost of' the
that the 3?. additional acre purchased by. entire building. The second story trill
the commission are recorded a, 4)4 city devoted to. a a libraryt'^ninasium and
acres, which is 10 feet square less tor. the association room?^jf Masonz, I
each acre. Utt ;»st 1 Leli«*?a4$at—the hear, '
wu' votramr biiS^nodge room in
. _ on third ^tpcy,aj,algffp0un the. xoof:
th. part «f this commission. There to This seems to ns Iik, .a fair proposition,
no excuse outside of a “job” for such an Midit will enable nsloerecta stiff finer
building,” •-/
“Have you selected, a aitefa yet?”
“Oh, no. We are now looking around
for a suitable place, and will buy where
we can get the heat term*. -Among the
cor-
expenditure of the moneyat the disposal
of the Technological Commission, and it
to to be hoped that they will be called to
a strict account for it I have talked
with many public men, officials in high . _
office, and private citizens to-day, and tots proposed to the Gallowgy house,
the general expression was one or aston- rcr Clayton and Jackson streets, tin
ishment at such transaction. The tech- -*-*'*- “ "
nological school may be made an At
lanta institution on this basis, but it will
never be made a State affair, and ought
not and will not get the sanction of the
Georgia Legislature.—Macon Telegraph.
TWO PURSUITS. .
AGRICULTURE ANDMERCHANDIS-
1NG COMPARED.
cant lot oppositefbelo'nging to Dr. W. A.
Carlton, hut I. learn thathe has refused
$£,50010X11.. Then again, Capt. James
\\ hito has ah admirablosite, across Jack-
son street from Hwuway’s harness Shop.
We have a dozen or more sites in - view,
but have not yet decided on one. There
is plenty of time, yon know.”
“There is no doubt, then, about the
completion of the building.”
“Not a particle. The encouragement
that We have met insures it. The only
tjuestion is,-the cost of the structure.”
hesebil news notes.
Great Profile In Each When They
Are BleaSiS—Talk With a Practi
cal Farmer and Merchant el Lex. , .... _
instan. - The results ascertained is the German
, - ... . xi. elections include, twenty-fix seats won
A few days since we were with Hr, from the Reichstag majority of January
0. H. Arnold, ofLexington—asoltd man, Hth) awhile the National Liberals have
WEDDING IN SAVANNAH.
1 want to see our colleges turn out l'ro
fessors ol straight furrows and confer
degrees on the hoy’ who can carry the
most hay seed in his hair. The Banned-
Waxciiuan is on the side of the farmer.
If rt wasn’t for them we wouldn’t know
how to run our paper. They keep us in
locals by laying on our office table ab
out, so much so that when 1 landed,
I found men hunting work, and when 1
left the same parties were still hunting
for the same thing, and 1 doubt that
they havd found it yot.
Money is plentiful. You can borrow
money there by giving gilt-edge collater
als at 2 per cent, per month. I expected
About two years ago Mr. Arnold made a
purchase of 2,000 acrea of thin land near
Lexington, thought to have been worn
out years ago, for which he paid about
$11 per acre. We asked him if be could
make the investment pay him.
“Yes,” was the reply, “it has paid me
handsomely—iu fact, as well as any
property that 1 have. I supply the
hands from my storj, and have £*t both
normal eggs, deformed vegetables, three- t0 flnd the watrr b#d> and found it so,
legged young chickens, big ears of corn,
early cotton squares, and every oth
er unusual species of the vegetable and
animal kingdom. But 1 have already
spoken longer than I intended. In fact,
the call waa entirely unexpected on my
part, and I was totally unprepared to
make a speech.” r ,
The orator then .took his seat .amid
the most tnmaltoous applause.
Granger.
A Beantilul Ceremony in St. John*.
Church I.nnt Evening.
Savannah, Feb. 22.—[Special.]—This
evening at St. John'* Episcopal church,
hr Rev.Chs. H. Strong, Mr. Homer K.
Nicholson, of Athens and Miss May
Hearing were united in marriage at six
o’clock. Tho ceremony was the beauti
ful mar iage service of the Episcopal
church and was impressively said.
Mr. Nicholson is one of the most pop
ular and auccessful young merchants of
your city, lie was reared in Athens, is
the eldest son of the tote John \V. Nich-
. olsou and inherits the business traits and
Sturdy character of his father. Miss
Dealing to one of the loveliest and moat
attractive young ladies in Georgia. She
to the sister of Mrs. W. D. Griffetb, of
Athens, of Mrs. W. D. Harden and
Mrs. John Schley^ of Savannah. Few
young todies have more friends and ad
mirers.
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson leave for New
York on a bridal tonr. They carry with
them the beat wishes and congratula
tions of the Georgia friends.
A IUiLaoAO Block.—“If it be true
that the R. ft D. and Central syndicates
are united," remarked an observant finan-
ceer to us yesterddsy, “It will put a stop
to railroad buildingin Georgia, and gen-
< ra ly check tho development of our
State. If anv new roads are wanted the but have a*wmal ■tutor - cons
people will have to build and equip The bank will be open in time
them.” The railroad outlook in Georgia fall’s business, -s It Is backed r
I farTrom flattering. of capital. *"
DEATH OF A STUDENT- *
Sir. Lanar Breathe* Hi* Cast an the
Train Near Savannah.
Savannah, Feb. 21.—[Special.]—dno.
Lamar, son of I’ostinaster Lamar, of Sa
vannah, who has been sick in Athens for
some time, and who left Athens Sunday
aftarnoon for home, died in the sleeping
car Monday morning about 3 o’clock be
tween Millen and Savannah. The imme
diate cause of his death was neuralgia of
the heart Mr. Lamar was s student in
the University.
Sale or Bassett Shoals.—Mr. James
M. Veal, executor, has sold the estate’s
interest in the Banmtt Shoals to Mr. K.
L. Bloomfield for $10,000, and the deeds
were passed yesterday and the money
paid. Mr. Bloomfield made the pur
chase, we learn, for a Boston matting
manufacturing company, which will at
once go to work and build several large
cotton mills. This to the finest set of
shoals in GeoTgissnd will furnish enough
water power to torn the spindles in a
doaen large cotton mills.
The Salvation Armt.—Before thi
summer is over the Salfetion Army wi(
pitch their tents hi Athens, we
and begin a crusade against
Classic Gity.' The Army is
* fine brass hand, and give free shi
the»t*.U.
but one thing can be said it is favor, it is-
easy to get at. You can take a long
handle dipper and reach down and get it
full of water and meat combined. My
chief objection to the country was that
nearly everything you wear, eat and use
is imported except religion and rice, and
most of that I could extend thia article
in writing about ths odd looks and ways
of this couptry, hut I will desist But of
the people I must sny they arc very
kind. My advice to all is, remain where
you areand let bad enough alone.
• B J. Coile.
Liqcon Election In Jackson.—An
elbetior. will be held at the regular places
for holding the election for members of
the General Assembly in Jackson coun
ty and under the same regulationa as are
now prescribed by tow for holding elec
tions for members of the General Assem
bly, on Monday, the 14th dsy of March,
18S7, at which election the question of
prohibiting the sole of npirituons, alco
holic, malt and intoxicating liquors or
other drinks, in Jackson county, will be
submitted to the qualified voters thereof.
All pereons'voting at said election who
are against the sale of such liquors shall
have written or printed on their ticket*
the words, “Against the Sale,” and those
who favor the sale shall havo written or
printed on their ballots' “For tho' Bale.”
All persons who are qualified to vote for
members of the General asembty, and
who have actually resided - within the
limits of the county can vote
, A New Hotki.—We learn that it is
suggested, that in the event of being able
bay Dr. W. A. Carlton’s lot ori Clay-
Street, that the new opera house
ly also build a fine hotel in con-
. with their thqatre, and increase
the stock to meet the same. There' will
bh no tronple about raising the money.
8su.—Mr. Sylvan ns Morris, Secre
tary of the Agricultural Fair Assocfe*
A Banquet Reminiscence
Atlanta, February 22.—In reporting
the banquet given tost week at the Kim
ball House to H. I. Kimball bra number
of his old ironies, the Constitution print
ed the next morning a tong list cf the
names of prominent citizens Who. Were
present Since then m number of gentle-
men have denied that they were there.
Srott In the Mexican War.
His victories luive never received the
credit justly due them on account of tlie
apparent ease with which they were
gained. The student of military hlstory
will rarely meet with oceuunLsuf battles
In any age where the actual operations co
incide so exactly with the orders -issued
upon the eve of conflicts us iu the ofliciul
reports of the wonderfully energetic and
successful campaign In which Gen. Scott,
with a handful of men, renewed the mem
ory of tlie conquest of Cortes, in his tri
umphant march from Vera Cruz to the
capital. The plan of tlte battle of Cerro
Gordo was so fully carried out in action
tluit tho official report is hardly more tluin
the general orders translated from the
future tense to the.pust. The story of
Chapultepec luw the same element of the
marvelous in ft. The general commands
apparent impossibilities in the closest de
tail on -one day. and the next day re
ports that they have U-en accomplished.
These successes were not cheaply attained.
The Mexicans, though deficient in science
und military intelligence, fought with
brayery aiul sometimes with desperation.
The cuormous percentage of loss in Ills
army proves that 8cott was engaged in no
light work.—The Century.
WATKINNVH.I.E WAIFS.
- An fnfatliomable Mystery.
I watched a woman weighing herself In
Tn.flioee'TXfore the other flay. She had
Jnst purchased a pound package of saler-
>tus and had it hi' her hand when she
stepiKsl on to the scales. < •
“Why, I’ve gained a pound!” she re
marked to herself when she had finished
manlpniating the weights.
Then, remembering her halcratus, she
exclaimed:
“Oh, I-ord! I forgot I had this,’’.and
hastily popped tiny package into her
pocket.
Then she liegan to work the weights,
and wondered why she-could get no dif
ferent result. When she left the store,
witfi knitted brow, slie was still evidently
trying to fathom the mystery.—1-ionecr
Press “Listener.”
three districts, of whicKtwiftfr’tWcre tost
by the new German Lifcetabsthree by
the Centrists, five by the .Socialists and
three by the Democrats.
Mrs. Lydian McLane Johnston, the
wife of Gen Joseph E. Johnston, Com
missioner of Railroads, died at her resi
dence in Washington -yesterday of
paralysis. She had been an invalid for
the profits from my land and on my m,n J J®*™, *nd -while talking with
goods, too. I would not trv to run a. !° m , e fne, J d8 < . WM suddenly taken with a
stort* without a farm or try to farm, eith- attack of paralysis,
cr, as to that, without 1 Lad the cash to The New Jersey Legislature has not'
pay for my’ supplies, or a store of my yet elected a Senator,
own. It will'ruin any man who, raises President Lee presided at s Brooklyn
cotton atthe price it brings and buys his banquet, and on his right and left were
corn and meat and everything else he or. Governor Hill and Senator Colquitt, of
his hands need at current prices; and it Georgia. Governor Hill closed his speech
will ruin any merchant who *rhns' such as follows:
* farm unles he has gilt-edged security." Cleveland's administration has given
“But is there any money in farming?” the country tho benefit -f honesty and
“Yes, there is, if you manage right, economy. His integrity and sincerity
and any land in Middle Georgia ischemp have nev4r been questioned. The tows
at $10 per acre, I know of two young have been faithfully executed; th# reve-
fanuers in my county who bought two nues collected with diligence. * The .' ex-
fine tracts of land, besides the ones they penses of the government Rave been re
live on, and are not only making Hhe ” ’ ' —. - , - ”
crop produced thereon meet the interest,
hot actually piere than pay their note!
as they fall due. Does not this show
thai there is more money in Middle'
Georgia farm lands, when properly man
aged, than any other investment that yog
can make?”
“to there a good profit in merchandis
ing?” ' -
“Not these days. And there is such
risk, too, in the credit business. As to
selling for cash, it is_like swapping one
Poet Wliittlrr's Protest.
Tlie autograph fiend lias exhausted even
the exemplary patience of Mr. Whittier,
who has written to The Critic that he
finds it impossible to reply to solicitations
which reach him by every mail for auto
graphs, notices of iHxiks and answers to
questions on matters of no real interest to
the writers or himself. He has neither
time nor strength for the examination
and criticism of manuscripts, and cannot
be responsible for the care of them. The
letters of friends, known and unknown,
are always welcome, and he trusts that
his age and state of liealth will excuse an
occasional delay in responding *to them.—
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Game of Yellowatone Park.
. A gentleman who has resided in the
Yellowstone National park for many
years/anil is well acquainted with Its con
dition, says that “the game in the park is
increasing, while the number of visitors
increases. At the present time there ore
two herds of buffulo, aggregating about
130; there are about 5,000 elk, 7(H) or 800
mountain sheep,-50 moose, several hun
dred antelope, 500 blaektail deer, the
streams contain many beaver, streams
nnit lakes full of trout, mountain liousare
frequently met with, wildcats and lyhx
quite abundant, otter, martin and minks
quite plentiful.”—New York Post.
The rainbow party furnished a lot of fun
and produced some fine specimens of
sewing.
The judges were Mrs. L. O. Johnson,
Mrs. L. J. McLihannon and Mrs. J. L.
Stephens. . „
The prizes were a pound cake for the
best work and an ash cake for the sorry-
eat wirk.
It waa»hvd to decide-upon -the work
of £roC L. J.* Brown, Messrs. Toombs
Meadow, Lonnie Greene and Sanimie
Daniel for the first prize. The work of
each wtfssplendid. It was thought by
many that Todiubs Meadow would be
w inner, but he was hurried so much just
before finishing that he made one mis
take, and the committee awarded the
prize to Prof. L. J. Brown, who hemmed
Miss Sallie Meadow’s apron.
Toombs Meadow hemmed Miss Lois
Wickliffe’s apron; Lonnie Greene, Miss
Mattie Hampton’s, and Saintnie 'Daniel
Miss KUa Sanders’.
^ Messrs. \\ illie SStark, John Williams,
Tom Mosely, Ksq„ and the others, pre
sented quite a variety of specimens.
There were a number of candidates for
the secodd prize, but it was finally de
cided that Master Robert Chester Mose
ley hud fairly won, and the coverted ash
cake was awarded accordingly.
l’rof. Brow n sliced his pound cake and
all the party took a piece. Master Rob
ert had won a prize too, and was bound
to keep up with the procession, so he di
vided liis ash cake and generously passed
it around, and each one in the whole
party took a piece.
Ma-ter Robert hemmed the apron of
Miss Moliie. Meadow.
The young ladies of Danielsville High
School organized a literary club on Fri
day afternoon, with officers to perfect the
organization as follows: Misses Lois
Wicklitfe, President; KUa Sanders, Vice-
President; Alice Dean, Secretary, and
Sallie Meadow, Treasurer.
Committee to draft constitution and by
laws, Misses Lois Wicklitfe, Lizzie and
Mattie Sorrells and Maggie Scott. Reg
ular meetings to be held on each Friday
afternoon for the purpose of improving
the young ladies in reading, composition
and elocution.
The young gentlemen of the Daihels-
ville High School met Friday afternoon
to organize a literary society. Prof. L.
J. Brown was called to the chair for tem
porary organization, and . I. J. Meadow
requested to act as Secretary; Hawkins
Hampton, Treasurer. Tho following
co nmiltees wee.e appointed to draft con
stitution and by-laws: W. S. Sanders,
Willie Mann, amlJ. S. Daniel. On query:
Stephen White, James Meadow and Hen
ry Sanders.
Debates will be one of the leading fea
tures of the society.
The two new societies met and organ
ized the Danielsville Library Association.
The officers of this Association are not
reported.
All these are moves in the right direc
tion, and bid fair to do much for the im
provement of our young ladies and gen
tlemen, and to enliven the community.
Citizens of the community can become
members of the association by comply
ing with regulations.
The school is in fine condition, with
about names on the roll and 80 to 85
students in attendance. r
Daniei.rvii.le, Feb. 23.—[Special.]—
Onr town was the scene of wild excite
ment this morning as a large, ferocious
dog with the rabbies rushed about the
town snapping at everybody and every
thing that catae in his way. The dog
belonged to Mrs. House and was bitten
by a mad dog about a year ago. On ac
count of its strange actions the dog was
fastened up in an out-house day before
yesterday, hut broke out this morning,
and after biting Mrs. House’s cow, some
pigs and chickens, left home and was
pursued through the neighborhood Tor
about six mites, to our town, where
numbers of our citizens joined in the
chase. Quite a number of shots were
fired, some taking effect, hut not suffi
ciently to stop the dog till he reached
Mrs. House’s again when he was killed.
Lonnie Green, Lloyd Brooks, Jack Mc-
Klhannon. Sain Benton and a negro claim
the honor of putting lead into the carcass
of that dog.
The surveying corps of the Augusta &
Chattanooga railroad is camped here.
Th^ ridge is so fine that but few days
will be required to reach Harmony
Grove, 18 miles from here.
It has been raining four days, and
farming operations are at a stand still,
and farmers are getting behind with
their drork.
We attended a justice court in High
Shoals on Saturday, and quite a large
crowd was present,’ I suppose to heir the
trial of aaue which had created quite a
sensation in the district, and cure enough
their curiosity was.gratified, when the
two litigants indulged in a lively fisti
cuff* while court was in session. Judge
Lea finally restored order by ordering
thebajKff to collect five.dollars pot,of
one of the belligerents. He went hem*
Yninus five dollars, and the other with a
swollen face, ‘
Judge I^a has just completed a new
house which would do credit to a city,
Miss Hattie Durham, of Goshen llill,
is in Watkinsville.
A couple of young men from Winter-
ville drove over to Watkinsville on Sat-
day for the purpose of calling on their
girls that night, but ,a mad dog in tl e
yard held them at bay and they had to
wait until Sunday morning before they
got to see the girls.
Rev. Charlie Edwards preached two
line sermons here on Sunday.
Watkinsville, Feb. 23.—[Special.]—
Miss Kate Ashford some time ago organ
ized a juvenile temperance society, in
this place, and I am glad to say it is
flourishing, and in days to come much
good will grow ouj of the organization.
Miss Katie will leave in a few days for
Atlanta, and lately before she returns to
Wa’kinsville, will visit relatives in Cliili-
cothi. The society elected Miss Daisy
King as teacher during her absence.
Rev. Charley Edwards delivered a tem
perance lecture Sunday evening to the
society.
A negro woman down at Scull
Shoals Factory, while fishing the other
day, caught a bine cat which weighed 26
pounds. >
On account of the lateness Cf the young
man, the marriage reported to come off
last Sunday was delayed until he can
muster up more courage.
Judge G. C. Thomas was OTcr at our
county court yesterday. Mr. W. T.
Nash was convicted of malicious mis.
chief.
WIXTRRVILLB NEWS.
Westerville, Feb. 23.'—[Special.]—
Our merchants are still buying cotton.
W^ntcrville is a first-class cottou mar-
Messrs. Mathews & Hutcheson have
ghined near 1,U>.*) bales of cotton this
season. They have tlie best adjusted
and equipped machinery to be found.
The new Methodist and Baptist
churches here are both nearing comple
tion, and will be handsome buildings
when finished.
Dr. D. W. Wagoner has returned from
Atlanta, where he has been attending
lectures dpriag the winter. He will be
with Dr. W. D. Carter during the year.
He could not select a better preceptor.
Dr. C. to a skillful physician of exten
sive practice:
Capt Dozier, of your city, was in town
yesterday. Oglethorpe regrets to lose
such a good and useful citizen as Capt.
Dozier.
The measles are prevalent in our
midst. No new cases recently.
Mr. J. Bruuo Winter has returned
from Augusta, where he has been on a
business trip to August^to the Georgia
Chemical Works.
Mr. William Tuck will move liis saw
mill, over to Madison soon.
Mr. Walter Dillard, we understand,
has a flourishing school at Bethel, Madi
son county. Success to you, Walter'.
HARMONY GKOVE NEWS.
vYashingtot
the family of W. M. WillinghH* ■ - f
IL.O..litimer is lecturing to onr nier- *
chants in the interest of Cohen,McMahan
& Co. and is having fine success.
As yesterday was Washington’s birth
day ana'besides it rai-ed all day, tur
merchants had a light trade.
There wore three Italians in town yes
terday with a couple of bears which fur
nished amusement to the small boys and
some of the older ones as we noticed Ed.
Johnson and Jobe-Poyner in the crowd.
The La. S. L. will do'a good business
in our community this month.
IMOS I’OINT NEWS,
nion Point, Feb. 23.—[Special.]—
Mr. C. W. Bledsoe, a th-st-rate young
man, and an employee of the Georgia
rosd, was married this morning to Miss
Clyde Mason, nearCulverton, Ga.
Judge Erwin and Mr. Thos. D. Mell
passed hero yesterday on their way to
Monroe court.
The country is full of mules and horses
in the handsof drovers. The question
is, what becomes of all tho stock every
year? There seem to be several hundred
wanted every year in this county.
Key. F. Edens, the popular preacher
for Woodville Baptist church, spent yes
terday with friends here.
It is reported that Capt. Plunket, of
the Athens Branch, will exchange places
with Mr. Perkins, conductor of tile Ma-
con branch, on tho 1st of March.
L nion Point turned out in a good largo
crowd to attend tho hot supper and
dance at Greencshoro, last night for the
benefit of tho Greene Rifles. The re
ceipts aggregated $50 , anil but for tho
had weather would have netted $100.
Mr. J. P. Hart made two trips to
Greencshoro yesterday «nd back, then
went to Augusta by tho night train. This
is getting over ground.
JKFFEICNON jotting*.
Jefferson, Pel). 22.—[Special.]—Inti-/
tationsare out for the marriage of I>r. ,l/
B. Pendergrass, of onr town, of ourtowi/
to Miss Nellie Kgcrston, of Louisbtirj
N. C., which occurs on March 3d. \J
all wish tho jolly and handsome Docj
a long, happy and prosperous life. I
Miss Richardson, of tho Institute,/ ,
drilling thcstndcuLs in elocution, and 4
will bo ablo to have a good display. A
J eefkrson, Feb. 23.—[Special.]—"
Messrs. Prince and George Hodgson,
two of your energetic merchants, sailed
over to-day, and after our merchants
heard the inducement your city offered
in the way of prices tho railroad connec
tion between here and Athens is agai i the
popular topic. There is some hope of
our railroad being extended to Chatta
nooga and from Jefferson to Athens,
lion. Richard Russell's efforts are highly
appreciated, and our people will appreci
ate any kind of a railroad connection
with Athens.
Some of our citizens favor a Jackson
county fair this fall, and steps are being
taken to organize a fair association, and
to havo a fair in JetFerson. There is no
doubt of its success, if properly man
aged.;
■lO.lIEK HAPPENINGS.
duced; foreign affairs have been conduct
ed with conservatism and dignity." Jn
fact, Grovsr Cleveland’s administration
has fulfilled every'prqmia..
The Senate baa passed th. hill incor
porating the Nicsrauga caasir—;' '—
The belief gains ground that the Ger
man elections will result in the govern
ment gaining ft sufficient majority to pus
the army bill, but not a. generil work
ing majority. This would be only a
half victory for Bismarck, but probably
dollar for another. But as I said, w'hen a immediate danpr ot
merchant runs a farm in connection with .* " there is still a * majority
his store, he has the crop in his.own *&'***&* gererntaent mthannw rtrch-
hands and the only risk be runs is from s **f> . w * r J* probable, if not absolutely
drought.” certain. In other words the new retch-
“Is there sny money in manufacturing "jJJ * subtnhmivejgoveruineut or-
euano 9 ” gan, and will vote any thing which is de-
“Very little, sioce so many home fac- Bismarck,
tones have started up. There once was Uol. Lamont said that the Aecretary-
big money in making commercial fcrtil- *“|P °J the treasury had not aa'yct been
izers, but there areonly acouple of dol- offered to any one, all reports to to the
tors a ton now.” — contrary notwithstanding, and that' the
President had not settled the (natter yet
Variations of a Single Form.
A spectroscopic study of the sun lias
given Professor J. N. Iza-kyer, the Eng
lish astronomer, reason for believing that
the substances now regarded ns ele
mentary are really compound; while Pro
fessor William Crookes, probably as nblc
a physicist as any living, finds that tho
observed phenomena of chemistry and
physics point very strongly to the con
clusion tluit nil tho so-called elements are
but variations of n single form of matter,
which he terms “protyle.”—Arkousaw
Traveler. ’
Derivation of “Doodle.”
4 A writer In a Washington newspaper
suggests that the word “boodle" to doubt
less derived from the Dutch wont “boe-
dcl,” which means property or goods. A
•iboeddstcr,” he says. Is the attorney, or
Other pcrsolf who finally possesses the
“boedei” .
WALTON COI’NTY NEW*.
Detained Her Beauty.
•, The celebrated Mme. RecanUer was 33
when Burras was oufted from power, nnd
sheixms without dispute declared to lie the
most beautiful woman in Europe, which
rank she held for fifteen years.
in his own mind.
Northeastern Circuit.—The spring
terms of the Superior court of the North
eastern circuit will bo held as follows:
Hall, 3d Monday in February; .Haber
sham, 1st Monday in March; Rabun, -3d
Monday in March; Towns, 4lh Mou'day
H|in'March: Union, 1st Mopdav in April;
and consider that they have been insulted Monday in ' April'; Lumpkin,
by being published as present. I under- ~~ MOflday in April,
stand that a number who . were ' *' '
THEIR AVOCATIOHS GONE-
Tke Place. .That Once Knew (lie
Jug Toter Wilt Noon Know Them
$s More Forever.
Since the adoption of prohibition in
Athens and the transfer of the liauor
traffic to Oconee county,# crowd of trifling
Monroe, Feb. 22.—[Special.]—The
superior court convened to-day, J udge
Hutchins presiding. Solicitor E. T.
Brown not being will onough to attend
court Tom Mell, Esq., ef Athens, was
appointed Sslicitor pro tern.
The first case tried was that ofS
Thompson vs C A Robertson. Messrs
Aliev Arnold and C" S Blalock for
plaintiff; Ray ft \V»lk;r and J \V Arnold
for defendant. Verdict for defendant.
The death of Mr. Stephen Felker, one
of our most worthy citizens on Friday
night last will continue several important
cases, he boing an interested party.
Our court will hold two weeks: Thi?
week will bo given to the civil and the
nett to the criminal docket.
We must have Mr. Gantt or Major
Pruitt with us. Perhaps they might sec
some more horse swapping.
The goods of Smith ft Co. wns levied
on by an attachment on Saturday last, in
favor of McCord, Wallace ft Co, of At
lanta. Mr. Smith is in Birmingham, Ala.
but will return bora, in a f?w days and
perhaps ho will arrange his business and
continue.
Mr. Walter Noland, who attempted to
take his life with morphine Christmas in
Monroe, made another attempt to kill
himself on Saturday last at Good Hope.
He walked into the store house of .Dick
enson ft Tillman, and seeing a pistol on
the shelf took it, placed it to his breast
and fired, without a moment’s warning
to his friends, who were standing by.
The physicians say lie cannot live. Wal
ter always seemed to regret most tho
grief he broughtitis pious, parents, and,
no doubt, rather.than face them again
alter breMriug another solemn vow, he
decided that he vrouid rather face fieath.
Harmony Grove, Fct. 23.—[Special.]
The Mozart-Bryant Circle meets at Prof.
Blount’s next Friday night. A very in
teresting programme has been arranged,
and an unusually enjoyable time is an
ticipated.
Col. W. J. Pollard, of Augusts, is in
the Grove to-day, in the interest of the
Augusta ft Chattanooga Railroad.
The Orove certainly has bright pros
pects for the future Our town is now
on the verge of such a boom as was
never before known in Northeast Geor
gia.
His Honor Mayor R. L. Hardman is
holding his first court this morning, for
the benefit of evil-doers. Several .boys
have been arrested under the charge of
malicious mischief, and their rase is set
for 10 o’clock this morning. Wo kniw
nothing of the facts in the case, and
therefore refrain •• from expressing an
opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the
accused.
From present reports several new
houses will be built in the Grove during
the coming spring and summer months.
Truly, the carpenter's saw and hammer
will be heard in tho land when tho Au
gusta & Chattanooga Railroad reaches our
town.
A great deal of interest was manifest
ed yesterday in the trial of the celebrated
“cow case” between Hon. T. E. Key and
Mr. Eli Rylee. The trial of the case oc.
cupied nearly tho entire day, and the
progress of the case was watched witli
the closest attention. After hearing evi
dence and argument, Justice Jordkn de
cided the cut in favor of the plaintiff,
Hon, T. E. Key.
Harmony Grove, Feb. 21.—[Special.]
Messrs. Hood ft Harbcr’s guano fac
tory is now in full blast, and is turning
out a splendid grado of commercial fer
tilizers.
The “cow case” is attracting a great
deal of attention here now. It will be
remembered by the readers of the B.-W
that Mr. Eli Rylee impounded two of
H.on. T. E. Key's cows last week, and re
fused to deliver them to their rightful
owner until he hSid been fully compen
sated for the eztraordinary feed, care and
attention that he had bestowed upon
them, whereupon Mr. Key. took out a
possessory warrant, and that case is set
for trial at 10 o'clock this' morhing. M r.
Key has retained It. L. J. Smith, Esq.,
and Mr. Rylee has employed Col. P. G.
Thompson. A very lively time .is ex
pected when the case is tried.
Hum kr, Feb. 22.—[Special.]—From the
effects of the heavy rain which fell on
last Saturday night, the Hudson riveer
bridge will have to be repaired.
Sociable singing at Judge J. T. Hall's
on last Sunday night, large crowd in at
tendance.
Homer, Feb. 23.—[Special.]—Sev-
eaal of our young men have gone out
bird- hunting to-day.
The many friends of Mrs. R. J. Dynr
will regret to learn of her sickness.
Miss Moliie Messer is visiting friends
and relatives of this city.
Rev. Goode of Harmony Grove is ex
pected to preach at thi Baptist Churchill •
this place on next Sun lay.
Wesee our old friend Uill in town,
to-day.
THE LATESTSENSATION.
A while Yontu Arrrotrd for the Re
ported .Hurdrr of a >» uro Hoy
Yesterday a colored woman, the wifo
of Bill Brawner, swore out a warrant anil
had arrested and lodged in jail a white
boy, age<J about 19 years, named Mattox,
and who is in the employ of Mr. Ned.
Smith, the Athens butcher. The boy'
arrested is the son of Mr. Ilube Mattox,
of Gainesville, Ga., and he is charged
with either having assaulted or murder*
ed a son of the Brewer woman, also a
youth.
Young Mattox tells the following sto
ry: Tuesday Mr. Smith sent him, to
gether with two negro boys, idto Jack-
son county to bring in some cattle. They
also had a wagon along, and took turns
riding and driving the cittle. When
near'Moon’s shop on tho North-Fastern
railroad, was reached, the Branner boy,
who was walking, ordered him to dis
mount from the wagon and let him ride.
This Mattox refused to do, when the ne
groes began to abuse him, that resulted
in a difficulty, and the throwing of rocks.
At last tho two boys clinched, when
the negro drew a pistol th»t he carrie i in
his pocket and snapped it three times iu
Mattox’s face. The weapon failing to go
off, the negro then struck the white boy
over the head twice with it, with great
force, the blows from which are seen on
each side of his head. In self-defense
Mattox says he then drew his knife and
opening the blade, made a lick at
his assailant’s face, cutting
him across the temple. The wound bled
profusely, but he did not consider it by
any means serious. The negro who was
not in the tight is said to have come home
with Mattox, but he was not to be found
yesterday. The wounded boy is missing,
and has not been seen since the difficulty’.
Mattox says he left home and walked
away, saying that he did not intend to
come back to Athens, The negro boy’s
mother, the Brawner woman, believes
that Mattox has murdered her son and
concealed his body, and hence she had
him arrested. Last evening several par
lies went to the scene of the reported
lifficulty, to see if they conld learn any
additional information, or find the negro
boy, be he dead or alive. Young Mat
tox seems perfectly unconcerned, an 1
says his antagonist will turn up all right.
much a qusrt for carriage, besides having
all they drink furnished them free. At
any hour of the day you could start to
Watkinsville, but before going a mile
uld meet one or more negroes with an
J corn-back thrown over their should-
declined the invitation, as thevdid'not Stopped Building.—Mr. J. A.’ WfW—p »nd tke impression of fling or sever-
wish their names connected with the has stopped bdilding his store above Gum al quart tlaak* in it; and finally the dusi-|
affair. Among these were Mr. Hoke Spring, in Jackson county.’ The Ordi- ness, got so profitable that ono of tne
Smith and Captain . Berry Jackson. A nary refused to grant him a license, as camera madeeaoagh to boy an old aare-
numfier who were reported as being pre- tl,e h'l'mr election hjd 'been ordered; Wo backed mole.aod tesdfl four regular aehed-
sent who wcrcl.nt there arc protesting learn that Mr.Fowler will move to Mad- ulesaday- At first the negroes were
ng.'inst the publication of there names. * 80a county. paid ten cnUi .quart 'fcr.
Amohff this number is linn Lo^an V — — bat opjfttiiQii Utf grown so brisk, and|
Blecktey, Chief Justice of the Supreme Charity Rjscsiwlat Home.—We see so thebnwww, that they
Court. from tlie Clarksville Advertiser that mi can’t make moro.than ten or
. ■ ■ — Athens capitalist contemplates putting Cu F® J 8
MaflEUDifl Tllflfl.—Me. Hd Bit.!, up a fine hotel in that thriving mountain hke Othdtefl^d^oo^egoM^Ontt*
’aon of tiapt. J.-E. Bitch, so well known
tion, yesterday"received a lot of seed j fortune in the [West His fair bride is df* morning he wiU preachA* .thirst
from the Agricultural Department There wcjl spoken of by the papers there. M ’ cburcb And at Oconee .Sfreet
~ ‘ *' 1 ■* ' c-iuroh tX Might. * ^ ^
■ Mr. McGinty says he 1ms all the work - tin Rdsaelfsays Be has' about-’ $6,000
ho can do in Athens, in the way of new subscribed toward the Athens ft Jefl'er-
buildings. ' g0 n road.
tpmanta, Watermelons, corfl,” eefir
« dom, and various kinds of cotlon seed.
Any farmer can gets sample by calling
-ji at Hi *"
lodgson Bros.
town. It seems to us that tins Is an' ex- ^ rst month the bottom drops
^KKT^^Rvening; ^ opportunity for chanty to begin fe^w^^t*.
llt pom®’ :.iu know him- no mojo Torevar. All
Reliukws Service.—Rev. Simon I’e-’ eyes are now centered on Jackson county
ter Richardson has just returned frqm a at ]d If it votes ‘ wct ^ the
ani j pleasant ride over his circuit. Next Sun- ” ' - " ““
CI/AKHESBOnO NEWS.
ELBEBTON NEWS.
Elrkrton, Feb. 21.—[Special.]—The
ordination of Deacons last afternoon at
the Baptist church was one ef -the most
interesting church ceremouif s ever wit
nessed in this section of, Georgia. The
service was conducted' by Rev. T. C.
Boykin, and the pastor, Rev. E. R. Cars
well, jr. The deacocs ordained wereM.
P. Dcfldwyler, T. 0. Carlton, D. P. Ogles-
by, H. F. Chandler and H. J. Breeder.
will be transferred there.. Otherwise the
tipplers of the Classic City .will have to
get their spiritual tynsolation from afar.
Mmnts in Athens are
fig'they can get their
Clakkxaboko, Feb. 22.—[Special.]—
Several from this community attended
court in Jefferson.
Prof. Yarborough, of Nicholson, visit-
ed us last week.
Miss Stella Rhodes, wh'o hot been vis
iting her sister, Mrs- Lillie Harrison, re
turned to her home near Cravrfordville
last Saturday.
Mr. W.'H'.Yarborongh flnd wife and
Mrs. Jahn Harrispn were all sick . Inst-
week, bat are .comparatively well nbw.
• Glad'to hear that Mrs. Hedges Fowler
is pp again. ** •© ,C'./
Quiltings and fishing with trot lines
are all tbe 'stylfl lMie. ' .. -
There -were several heavy rains and-
much cloudy weather last week.
Sevstal cows hare been poisoned, and
one died, lsst week here from eating
something poisonous, that' grows’ on
branches and creeks in pastures mainly.
Drenching with melted lard, from 1% at
fini te 2 or 3)4 quarts In a few hoars
after, is the belli remedy known.
. Much small grain has been sowat -and
farmers are preparing land for cultiva
Elrebton, Feb. 23.—[Special.]—
Li iut. CqL T. M. 8wift, of this place, is
to-’lay at Savannah witti the Governor’s
staff, of which he it worthily a n ember.
Jim Williaids, col., well known here,
returned to-day from Henry Hill's chain-
B»ng.
Sam Morrison, col., was to-dsy #■ rest
ed and lodged in jail. Ee is the only in
mate our jail has, and he was convicted
at the last term of the superior court for
the offense of dtcoyieg labor and is only
awaiting sentence.
While only a few cases will probably
be tried at .the approaching court, about
forty are returned to it at the approach
ing court. This is the heaviest return
mlde here in some time.
Mrs. P. W. Davis is recovering.
■ The hhhj
stealing everyimng utay au gov *■>*•■ .
hands on.. It’s impossible to keep a I tion. Hope fine crops will be made this
chicken, unless under lock and key. i year,
• CBlWrORD NOTES.
Crawford, Feb. 21.—{Specia!.]-Hamp
Mc\\ T horter left this morning for Atlanta
on bnsiriess in the circuit court.
- A hone drover eold* splendid roobg
horse at auction here Saturday. U was
bought by S. H. Stokely at $60.
The surveying party of the Georgia,
1’eter Cclf.
UNCLE PETER CULP.
He Viler* Nome Ken«ible Truth*
About Negro ^duration.
Dear Banner-Watchman: On Sun
day last I visited a friend in south mid
dle Athens, and passing a fine brick build
ing in process of construction, inquired
what it was for, when I was told it was
tlie colored school house, and just across
the street another building seemed to be
completed, which I was told was a
church. Well, if the intellect is culti
vated it had best be accompanied by re
ligious culture as well, otherwise we are
sharpening tools to do lots of mischief.
A highly cultivated intellect and no reli
gion, if predisposed to vice, ia the most
dangerous person in the community. I
mu satisfied if a person bss to do without
intellectual or religions culture it had
best be the former. Now. I have no ob
jection to giving all a common school ed
ucation, anch as I obtained, but to edu
cate the masses in the higher branches
is a needless extravagance. I don't care
how much moral or religious culture you
can give a person it never hurts_ them—
the more tne better, and when we teach
children moral lessons by precept we
should be very careful to make our
teachings indelliblo by our example. To
teach one thing and practice another is
inconsistent and unchristian, and does
more harm in making infidels or sceptics
than open wickedness. New, what I
teach in future I shall certainly practice,
and advise others to do tho same. I mean
what I say, and if you don’t believe it
watch me and see. I am, very truly
yours,
We are glad to hear that Capt. Jaiues
White contemplates building up his
Jackson street property.
There U s brother ef Capt. D. Cran
Oliver, who lives in Banks, the image
of onr popular chief of police.
Mr. George Dead wrier had his beauti
ful Hamblatonian stallion at Banksville
Orange, Saturday.