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The Sentiment In the Slate About
lilaitissfltTtiniti
the University—Tbe rroMraib
Vanini-A Church-Going Peeple—
Lean Aeeoelntloa
Work.
Tho Atlanta people are now asking
strangers why ia it that the people of the
other Georgia cities feel ao unkindly to
wards the capital city of Georgi*. They
aak, Mis the M»x>n Telegraph educated
public seatitaenrln the state to the point
of cordial hatre 1 to Atlanta? They ask,
in a lone of conaiderable emotion, what
has Atlanta done to incur this dislike?
The people seem real grieved about the
matter. In fact, it has assumed such
proportions that the gentlemen compos
ing the Atlanta ring are seriously con
sidering the propriety of making a Sa
vannah man Governor, and placing sev
eral of the state house officials from some
of the counties in which the sentiment
is unfavorable to Atlanta.
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In conversation with a welt known
lawyer and politician, a few days ago, he
seemed to think that some such plan
should be followed; that it would do
mere to bring about harmonious rela
tions between the several Georgia cities
than anything that could be done. They
appreciate the fact that Athens manifests
but little of this spirit compared with
some other places, and cite the fact that
notwithstanding Atlanta's success in tne
Technological School matter, no un
pleasant charges have been made and no
unkind relations have been established
between the two cities. Atlanta begins
to feel that it is really out of the brother
hood of Georgia cities, and the sentiment
of the people is that it has been wrongly
placed in that position, and is willing to
do anything that is honorable and con
sistent to bring about more pleasant rela
tions.
Georgia owes much to the memory of
old Governor Milledge.and Athens above
all other pla -es should be kindly dis
posed towards the members of the Mil-
ledge family still living. The Georgia
legislature has refused several times to
have the portrait of the man, who was
nine times a congressman, once a U. S.
senator, and attorney-genera' in Wash
ington's day, besides being Governor—
lias refused to have his portrait painted
for the Capitol gallery. And Athens,
which owes the University to his gener
osity and influence, has never establish
ed a memorial to the man to whom it
owes so much. It is true, there is a
street in the city named after him, loit as
an enthusiastic friend and patron of the
University said to the writer, a few days
ago, in Atlanta, a more substantial and
enduring monument s*-ould he erected.
It would be interesting to see the
deed of gift which Governor Millet'ge
executed to the State conveying the land
upon which the University anil a part of
the city is now situated. Thu deed must
be incipience somewhere, and if the
• teed could he found, it would no dnuht
contain conditions upon which the gift
was tn.de, anil whose performance was
neee-s-i v to the legal holding of the
pr -| I sty it is lik-ly such condi
tion- w.tul i Ihi found in the deed. I do
not know th it they existed, tint instru
ments ofasimilir nature asarule, cen
tal - certain conditions. H would he a
g.Mi l idea for tin University authorities
to l--ok up this old deed, anil sec if there
is not sum- cl inse or condition which
w ill give them a hold upon the legisla
ture, and s.-c re fr itn it for the Univer
sity In ni-tit a heiter ami more liberal ap
propriation.
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The Piedmont Fair Association, which
has invited Mr. Cleveland to attend its
first annual exhibition next fall, has not
as yet succeeded in establishing its loca
tion. There seetns to lie some intimate
connection between the Driving Park
Association and the fair, the parties in
terested in one being stockholders in the
other. Those who know the Atlanta
people, however, feel certain that the
exhibition next fall will be alike credit
able and prosperous, even should its lo-
aatiaa be tvuipomiy.--. The* presence*' 6
the chief executive will attract an enor
mous crowd, and will spur up exhibitors
all over the Piedmont section to making
r large and unusually creditable exhibit.
It is no secret that President Cleveland
required but little urging to promise to
come to Atlanta: in fact, he wanted an
opportunity to visit the Mouth, and espe
eial y to make the acquaintance of the
people of Georgia.
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Mr. Cleveland has manifested a kindly
disposition towards the Georgia people.
In awarding his best appointments he
has not been unmindful of our state, and
lias been, in fact, unusually generous in
elevating our citizens to high office. He
tendered Gen. I.awton the Russian mis
sion. and within the past few days the
Austrian mission. He made Gen. Jack-
son minister to Mexico. He offered Col.
Howell, Gen. Young and Hon. Henry R.
Harris excellent places. He made Gon.
Alexander a Pacific Railroad director.
In his appointments to Presidential of
fices within the state, he was generous
to the people, and to the better class,
too. and he has displayed unusual
generosity in helping our younger pol
itician to good clerkships in Washington.
If any man should be popular within the
state, it uught to be Mr. ( leteland, and
we believe that he is generally popular
with the people, notwithstanding the
war that is made on him by certain
elements in the state. That he will se
cure the vote of the state in the next
convention no one seriously questioned,
and were he in any immediate danger
now of losing it, his coming in the fall
will he sure to make him solid with the
people. And he desorvt-s all his popu
larity.
V
Atlanta is beyoyd all question the best
church going totrn that 1 have ever
struck! on Sunday the many churches
of that city arc crowded with* large au
diences of worshippers; It is no unu
sual thing to fail to get seats in some of
tho larger churches, and this outpouring
of the people is a regular weekly affair.
1 watched the congregations of three
leading churches last Sunday. The con
gregation in one doubtless exceeded in
number the number of all the people who
attended service in Athens on Isst Sun-
dsy morning. It was composed of grown
up people, but few children were pres
ent, and the interest manifested in the
service was of that deep kind that in
spires ministers with eloquence. There
are over half a hundred churches in At
lanta, and the population is only sixty
thousand. Here in Athens we have
only eight houses of worship and still
we have ten thousand peokle, and we
venture to say that the congregation of
not one church here is not so crowded
that a division is considered and a new
church thought necossary.
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One of the secrets of Atlanta's success
is the number and excellence of its
building loan associations. There are
eight or ten of these associations, and
they have been instrumental in erecting
for laborers and men in moderate
cumstances nice and comfortable homes.
While the loan associations have done
much to build up the city they have
proven splendid treatments for the
stockholders. They pay annually
splendid rate ,of interest. Athens has
several of these associations and we
believe that they are good investments.
They have enabled many a man to erect
a comfortable home for his family. The
recent verdict of the Atlanta jury in
pronouncing the interest these associa
tions received usurious, gave the loan as
sociations a black eye temporarily, but it
ia the general opinion that the higher
court will reverse this verdict.
Tne Parr Bros.—A gentlemen in Ath
ens wanted hit house painted and pa
pered and sent off for estimates. The
bid for painting was 1450, be to furnish
all the material, and (1;100 for papering.
Th^Parr Bros, did both jobs for less
than 1700, and in better style, too, than
the foreign workman would have done.
There arc not better workman in the
South than the Parr brothers, and they
charge exceedingly reasonable prices,
too. .
Out on Bonn.—-Watt Brown, the negro
who drove a horse belonging to Mr. J.
U. Reaves so cruelly, was yesterday re
leased on bond, the esse against him hav
ing been postponed until tne next term
of our court. If there ever was n csss
that demanded prompt justice, this is
FIRE FIGHTS Fl’RE. v -GRADING RAILROADS.
TEX MILES OF COUNTRY SWEPT
OVER IX OCONEE-
The Flames Lap Ip Everythin £ in
Their Path -- Residences Only
Saved by Hard VVork--I,arge Fields
Pie Impediment.
Hon. R. K. Reaves returned yesterday
from High Shoals, and gives us the fol
lowing additional information in regard
to the fire that ravaged the , country
around and above High Shoals, Saturday:
It scemB that the fire broke out in the
neighborhood of Carithers’ store, and as
everything was as dry as a tinder box,
and a stiff breeze blowing, the tiames
went at the speed of a race-horse, gath
ering fresh force with their advance.
They swept everything in their path—
fences, forests, fields and many out
buildings. Even the residences of the
people in the track of the tiames made
narrow escapes, and were only saved by
the hardest work. A gentleman who
witnessed (he grand yet fear
ful spectacle says it seemed that
nothing could stay the (ire or
change its course. It would attack large
pines and lashing up their stems, would
actually consume every leaf front their
crests, leaving a charred and burning log
behind. When the flames reached a
cultivated field, sometimes of forty acres
or mote in extent, instead of being stay
ed in their course they would leap across
the plowed grounil and break out afresh
the opposite side. For a long
distance in front of the litre there was a
perfect hail of burning fagots, scattering
the tiames in every direction. It was im
possible to approach near enough the
lire to attempt its extinguishment, for it
would hare keen at the peril of one's
life. Ill-ck clouds of smoke hovered
over the face of the land, making it dark
at noonday, and adding to the terror and
glootn. In the track of this conflagra
tion w«s the most dismal sight imagina
ble. Nothing that could be consumed
esesped tho devouring element, and Un
people who had saved their houses felt
indeed thankful, although they looked
out upon consumed forest and long lines
of fences reduced to ashes.
Mile after mile the tiames swept over,
leaving a panic-stricken people behind,
with a terrorized country in front. With
undaunted fury the fire traversed ten
miles of territory, spreading out for
miles on each side, and reached High
Shoals. The gallant people of this sec
tion did not tarry long to consider what
to do. Every min and boy at once turn
ed out to meet the enemy, but when from
an elevation they looked upon the vio
lence of the tiames they seemed power-
to combat them. It looked that
nothing could stay them. They threat
ened to destroy the homes of both
Messrs. I'ink and Antlrcw l*rice and Mr.
Lowe. The tire had already reached
the lands of these gentlemen, and if some
thing was not done to stay them even
the town and factory would not he safe.
At this instant the happy thought occur
red to some one to try the old
plan of fighting fire with fire.
It was at once acted upon.
Matches were struck and in a few minutes
a counter line of tire was started, anil
seizing upon the dry vegetation, was in
an instant darting forward to meet tilt-
advancing tiames. Then was witnessed
one of the grandest spectacles imagina
ble, as the two lines of blaze advanced
on each other, to meet and for an instant
seem to embrace and then mount sky
ward, spparently ascending a hundred
feet or more, to gradually subside and
disappear in a dense volume of smoke.
High Shoals was saved, but all Sunday a
reign of fear prevailed lest the flames
their destructive work. But Monday
morning a most welcome shower of rain
fell, extinguishing the smoking fire and
allaying all fear. Wc have not as yet
been able to get at the amount of dam
age done by this fire, which was one of
the most destructive that ever visited
this section of the state. It swept over
distance of ten miles, leaving nothing
but dwellings in its path, that were saved
by the hardest work.
FIRES IS MAMSOX AND JACKSON.
Xews reached Athens last evening
that a fearful forest fire was raging in
Madison county and had swept over a
huge belt of country destroying every
thing in its path. At the time our in
formant left it was near Mr. Pope Har
deman's and still raging with fury. It
destroyed large tracts of timber ana
miles of fencing. A farmer named White
lost his corn crib and its contents and
arely saved two mules in a stable near
by, which structure was burned. W<
could not learn what further uatuage was
done except that the losses were
enormous and the people seemed power
less to stop the sweep of the fire.
Reports have also reached Athens that
several disastrous forest fires are burn
ing in Jackson county, hut we were una
ble to get full particulars. The strong
wind seemed to fan the Dames, and th*
dry timber fed the fire which burned in
spite of efforts to stop it Considerable
anxiety is felt in i • n
A XEW ENTERPRISE OPEXED FOB
THE ATHENIAN'S.
Wanting to Work on the Sew Ball-
roads..mutt It Will Pay—A Big
Thing (or -Hr. T. W. Powell..A De
mand for Honda and -Hulea.
Within two months, unless some un
expected hindrance turns up, the fields
around Athens will be alive with hands
grading new railroads. Squads will be
at work between here and Elberton, At
lanta and Madison. Nearly every man
you meet has a desire to become a con
tractor, for they think there ie big money
in the business. Not only in Athens,
but all over the country, has the railroad
fever spread, and both business men and
farmers are figuring on the cost of mov
ing dirt. Mr. T. C. Hampton has become
so thoroughly enthused that he sold out
his candy factory and store to go to rail
road building, while Cmpt. A. R.
liradeen will dispose of his
house and lot and other property
here and invest his all in mules and
tools. Both these gentlemen left by pri
vate conveyance for Madison yesterday,
and will at once proceed to organize a
large force of hands and get to work. Un
til the first of May they will do some
work in the town of Madison, but after
that time start on a section this side of
the Georgia railroad that they have con
tracted to grade. They will have plenty
of means, and Capt. Bradeen is an expe
rienced railroad. Mr. T. W. Powell has
the contract for all the work between
Madison and Athens, and he is sub-let-
•ing it to responsible parties, only reserv
ing ten per cent, for himself. The
road pays eleven cents per cubic yard for
moving dirt, and when it can be used for
a fill it is a clear gain to the contractors
It costs ten cents, and it is estimated that
an average of fifteen cents can be made
in the country between this city and
Madison, a clear profit of 50 per cent, to
the contractor. The road is now on a
solid financial footing, and will pay all
claims against it promptly on the loth of
each month. It is anxious to have the
line completed to Athens as soon as pos
sible, and to this end it is desired to get
as many contractors as possible at work.
Several farmers have put in only a part
of a crop, so as to be able to do some
grading, and after crops are laid by it is
predicted that the whole country will
turn out and go to shovelling dirt. Hands
arc offered from 75 cents to <1 per day,
and all able-bodied men can secure em
ployment. The tunnel under the city of
Athens will be a big job, as it will be
blasted through solid rock. Several par
ties are tigunngon this. •
Tho line of the G., C. & X. has not as
yet been located, but it will not bo very
long before sections will be ready for
grading, and there are hundreds of re
sponsible parties ready to put in their
bids. This will be much rougher work
titan on the Macon & Athens.
CONSECRATED TO CHRIST.
DEDICATION OF WIXTERVILLE’S
XEW BAPTIST CHURCH.
An Able Sermon.-Wlld Fires Flaying Hav
oc In the Cmntry.-Personal Gossip
Down the Railroad and other News.
XEW POLICE REGCLATIONK.
Heeling of the Council Committee
Yesterday Instruction, lo Capt.
Olls-er About His Hen—A strict Sys
tem af Patrol Inaugurated—Gen
eral Satisfaction.
Yesterday at one o’clock the police
committee of council met it the office of
the Mayor. There were present with
the Mayor, Chairman Gantt and Aider-
men Smith and Murray. The Chief of
Police, Capt. D. C. Oliver, asked the com
mittee to formulate rules for the govern
ment of the force, as that had not been
done this year, and as he wanted the
men to be as efficient as possible. There
had been much £aid about the amount of
lawlessness which was going on in and
around Athens. There had been only
one burglary which had come to his
knowledge, and while there were many
complaints of petty larceny, but few had
been reported to him.
The matter of tbe force and the rumor-
ed depredations by burglars were dis
cussed at considerable length, and finally
on motion of Alderman Smith it was de
cided that Capt. Oliver be instructed to
make a tour of the city on horseback
every morning, and examine into any
complaint, taking the necessary steps to
ferret out evil doers; that one officer be
kept en Broad and Clayton streets to
continually patrol those thoroughfares;
that another officer patrol the residence
portion of the city, taking in the full lint-
ts of the town as far as possible, watch
ing the movements of all suspicious
characters and inquiring into .any dis
orders. It was farther ordered that at
night one officer be detailed to assist tbe
night watchman in keeping guard over
the business part of the town, and that
the remaining two patrol the city,
extending to the corporate limits,
and using every exertion to check
depredations and keep down lawlessness.
The men were ordered to keep constant
ly on the move so that every part of
Athena, at some time, both day and
night, might be under strict surveillance
of the officers of the law.
Tbe Banner-WATCRHAi^eordially com
mends this action of the police committee;
It shows an intelligent and progressive
disposition to handle the force to best
advantage, while the desire of Capt. Oli
ver and his men to follow, strict regula
tion!, is an evidence that they are deter
mined to act entirely for the public good
and for the security of the city. We be
lieve this decision of the committee will
be warmly endorsed by the people and
that the police will serve more satisfac
torily to our citiiens and with more cred
it to themselves,
The Banneb-Watohkan has made no
attack upon the force and has not intend
ed to reflect upon the character or cour
age of the men. Aa
they are public officers we have
offered candid criticism, and we believe
that the ne«r|rnles will be found to operate
with better effect than tha old system.
WinterviLt.E, April 18,—[Special.]—
A delightful and much needed rain tell
this morning, and nature’s green mantle
is beautifying the land. March scents to
have imposed its stern and unpleasant
duties on the innocent and pleasant
month of April.
Judge Erwin is visiting Hon. James
Miss Laure tee Daniel, a fascineting
oung lady of Lexington, is in our town
the guest of Mrs 1 H I'ittard.
Miss Sallie Green, of Mt. Pleasant, is
visiting her home, but will return to
day.
Mr Thos Moore, our popular young
merchant, is slightly indisposed.
Quarterly meeting was held at Mount
l’leasant chuach last Sabbath, Rev S 1’
Richardson presiding. Some of our
Methodist brethren attended and report
a pleasant meeting 'and splendid ser
mons.
.Hisses Krobers, two pleasant and
beautiful young ladies from lower Ogle
thorpe, who have beeD visitingthe fami
ly of Rev W M Coile, returned h ome to
day.
Miss Estelle Methvin, a charming
young lady of Southwest Georgia, is vis
iting her brother here.
Mrs I’rof Wurnt, nee Miss Eva Bar
nett, of Atlanta, is visiting the old folks
at home.
Miss Emma Waggoner, who has been
spending some time with relatives in
our town returned home yesterday.
Miss Cora Gordon, and several other
bewitching and excellent young ladies of
Athens, attended church here last Sab
bath.
Several wild and accidental fires play
ed havoc with the woods, pine forest
and fence in adjoining neighborhoods
last Saturday. No difference, got tht
stock law anyhow.
Dr. Carter has purchased him a gen
teel buggy, and has one of the best
horses in the state, while distance is a
matter of non-consideration in bis prac
tice.
Mi. H. 0. Johnson, of Danielsville,
was visiting in our town last week. He
will begin to build here soon, to the de
light of all who know this excellent gen
tleman.
Mr. C. Graham, a very worthy and
much beloved young married man of
Madison county, died a few days ago
with pneumonia.
A. & C. R.R.—two' dr&idon
gtneere] CapL Stone and-. Maj. Mareno,
are malting a minute instrumental in
spection of tho route to be chosen for tho
Augusta and Chattanooga - railroad be
yond Gainesville.. Considerable excite
ment in'the up-country toCaused by
this, and the competing routes are at
Work to secure the road. There appears
to be three routes, of nearly even advan
tages as to distance and constraction.’ahd
the choice will probably depend on the
question of present contribntions to the
road, and the future business which the
several routes may show np. The recon-
noissance now being made will be im
mediately followed by survey and loca
tion.—Augusta Chronicle. •'*
A Dissolution.—Hampton & Craw
ford, the well known candy manufactu
rers and fancy grocers, have dissolved
partnership. The firm was doing • good
business, and the only reason t^e disso
lution took place was the desire; of Mr.
Hampton to try bis hick in the, railroad
contracting business. The successors to
the firm are Messrs. Crawford A Webb,
two young and energetic business, men.
They are well equipped,- and bytoeir
strict attention to business will be cer
tain to build up an excellent trade. We
wish all parties success in their new re
lations.
Superior Court.—In tho superior
court yesterday Tom Hill, colored, was
convicted of simple larcerny and fined
thirty dollars and cost, or six months in
the chain-gang. J. E. Andrews, convic
ted on Monday of assault and battery
was sentenced to pay a fine of $10O, and
all cost, or serve twelve months in the
chain-gang. Jim Morton, colored, plead
guilty to the offense of assault and bat
tery, under a charge of assault with in
tent to murder, and was sentenced to
pay a fine of $50 and cost, or serve six
months in the chain-gang. Coart ad
journed for the term.
Cout.ns'T See It.—A petition signed
by a number of our leading citizens was
presented to the grand jury asking that
Jody to appoint a committee, empower
ed to act, to negotiate with tho city a
trade of the court-house for the school
building. The grand jury declined to
grant the petition, on the ground that the
school building would not be
a suitable structure for a court-house,
and the city had no power to pay the
county the difference as to the value of
the two buildings.
Heavy Cattle.—A pair of oxen be
longing to Mr. Ferdinand Phtnizy were
weighed yesterday on Moss & Thomas’
scales and tipped the beam at 2,655
pounds. The animals were in magnifi
cent order, and were sold to Booth Bros,
butchers. They think they will get 15
cents per pound for the beef. A fine
lersey bull, “the Duke of Clarke," be
longing to Mr. l’hinizy, was weighed at
the same time, and registered 1,240
pounds.
Indignation.—The good people of
Athens are justly indignant that the
negro Watt Brown, who so cruell;
drove Mr. Reaves’ horse, has been not
only allowed to postpone justice, but
has actually been released from jail!
There never was a more outrageous in
stance of cruelty to animals, and the
prompt punishment of this negro would
have had a most sanitary effect. We
cannot see what could have arisen to au
thorize a postponement of the case.
ABEAUTIFLL SKIN.
A Wonderful Preparation (or Re
moving Blotches.
Messrs. John Crawford & Co, our en-
terarising druggists, have recently given
to the world in the “Eczema Wash,” a
preparation that tills a lcng-felt need and
which at once has taken a prominent
place in the medical world. This wash
contains no oil or grease, will not stain
the skin on clothing, and is harmless ex
cept to remove all blotches from the skin
caused by eczema, scald-head, tetter,
St. Anthony’s fire, pimples, pustules,
salt rheum, etc. A number of our lead
ing citizens have tested the “Eczema
Wash,” and in every instance a speedy
and entire cure has been perfected. Very
few persons have a clear skin, but by in
vesting only $1 in a bottle of this wash
every blemish can be removed and
smooth and spotless skin secured. We
give the Eczema Wash our hearty en
dorsement, from the fact that we know
Messrs. John Crawford & Co. to be relia
ble and honorable gentlemen, who wonld
not sell anything but what they know to
do just what they claim for it, and also
we know of a number of wonderful cures
of skin diseases made in our city by the
' Eczema Wash.” Buy a bottle if you
have any of the eruptions for which it is
guaranteed a cure. It is an entirely new
preparation, unknown to even physi
cians, and is a certain cure for diseases
that have baffled the skill of the beat
tyaicians in the country. “Eczema
ash” is something entirely new, and
iadsatined to taka itt place at tho head of
reliable proprietary modicinea
There hare been forest fires all over
the state in the last few days.
AN INQUIRY.
High Shoals, April 15,1887.—Mr. T.
L. Gantt, Dear Sir: I send yon an arti
cle I. see in your paper from the Savan
nah Newt. We wish to learn where
old ancle Jim Hill is living, if living. He
was my father’s old servant, CoL John
H. Lowe, brother of Mr. Isaac Lowe of
yonr city. Aunt Lucinda has a son in
Athens, Sam Thomas. If yon can assist
me in finding whore he is you will con
fer quite a favor, as we want to send for
him if he is still living. Address N. C.
C. Jackson, High Shoals.
T. M. Finds, superintendent of the
Atlanta and Savannah division of tho
Georgia Central road, was accidentally
killed by J.J. Abrams, of tho Savannah
1 bar yesterday.
THE HIGH INQUEST.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS OF
CLARKE COUNTY:
Che Court Homo and Pakllc Balls.
Ings—Hacb Kcedod Bqndn-Tht
Banks •( County OHlcera—Public
Bands and UaMu Systems—Some
Sound Recsmmsndattsns for tks
Coming Year.
Wef toe grand jure, selected, chosen
nd sworn for the April term, 1887, *ub-
■<( the following presentments and re
commendations: j'
PUBLIC STILLINGS.
We have minutely examined thesame,
->d find them in.cood order. We find
HMjaHnaataad wall kept, reflecting
reuit on Sheriff. Wier. We find the
court house in good order. We find the
pairs on the hade steps of the eoar<
orn made of very inferior lumber.
• ■meofthepostaaropartiaUy sap and
-verm eaten. We recommend i a now
ratoriqffriqoglrep be placed at the well,
uade of heart lumber planed and paint
'd. W« find the entrance to the lot in
which the horses are hitched too narrow
and steep, causing inconvenience in get
ting in and out.
We recommend that the water tank in
the tower he repaired, and also the water
pipes connecting with the urinals, and
that a faucet be placed just under the
nnk, cutting off the \ aterfrcin the pipe*
when not in use, and that a gutter and
vaste pipe be placed around the tank,
■reventing the overflow on the plaster-
• g. The janitor be ordered to cut of)
ne water after the adjournment of each
• -urt, and that he be held responsible
■r damages resulting from carelessness
■ this matter.
COUNTY TREASURER’S BOOKS.
We find the books of this officer neat
and correctly kept. We find the fol
■wing amounts on his bunks to ntee<
he current expenses of the year:
For county officers $ 1,347 94
have the map produced and contract ful
filled.
W e have examined carefully the books
and vouchers of the County School Com
missioner, H. R. Bernard, and find them
carefully and neatly kept The follow
ing ia a statement of his books:
H. R. Bernard, County School Com
missioner, in account with county of
Clarke:
Dr. 1886—Dec. 18.
To balance from ac-
count 1885....
( 3 03
AmLreceived from
A M Jackson....
3 45
To amt. rac’d from
Sylvanus Morris..,
12 50
To amt. rec’d from H
H Linton, bal. 1885
147 96
To amt. rec’d from
poll tax, ’86....
827 55
To amt. rec’d from
State School Com
missioner, ’86....
1,028 86
Cr.—Dee. 18.
(2,023 45
By expenae bill paid
for 1885 $ 6 00
By amt. paid Annie
McGhee, 1885.... 44 90
By amt paid teachers
1886 1,858 43
Ay amt paid county
school commiss’r
1886 114 12
j.rors
“ bailiffs
“ paupers
“ property
“lawful charges
“ legal interest
“coroner.
•,695 2ti
781 31
1,880 17
2,840 65
1,751 54
1,406 17
19 18
(12,722 22
A'hich account corresponds with officer*
c-coiintat National Bank of Athens up
t.t this date, April 11th, 1887.
THE TAX RECEIVER’S BOOKS
W i find correct and neat'y kept
TAX COLLECTOR’S BO- ES.
We commend this officer for keeping n
ery nest and comprehensive *et of book*.
Lowing all disbursements of funds, ac
utpani- dby proper vouchers.
TRIAL BALANCE OF LEDQEB.
Dr. balances.
.ultiiu Uand ( 6 40
i n. tix, 1884, uncol
lected : 73 44
ien. tax, 1885, uncol
lected 77 91
en Ux, 1886 890 57
ink University 220 24
Cr. balances,
llei-ted on insolvent
list 1879.
“ * - 1880.
“ “ “ 1881.
Another Railroad.—Next week *
survey will be made of the Athens &
Jefferson railroad, with a jyiew of ar-
«r. : Several An
Lave been quietly at work on this enter
prise for several weeks, and are meeting
with every encouragement The pros
pect now is that the trains will be run
ning from Athens to Jefferson by next
winter.
Assault With a Shot Gun.—Alb -rt
Hawkins, col., keeps a little store near
Mr. Mandevillc’s residence. Jabe Smith,
another gentleman of African desre .t.
called at his place of business and h ru
words ensued, when Albert knocked nis
visitor down. Jabe then armed him—n
witli a loaded shot gun and started to
get revenge for the insult in blood, but
he was gathered in by the police and is
now in durance vile.
Glad Tidings.—We Jare gratified to
learn that Mr. George Deadwyler, on-
of Jackson county’s most successful
farmers and leading citizens, has m ■di
al! arrangements to move to Athens tin-
year and will go into business with one
of our most successful citizens. M
Deadwyler will indeed be an acquisitt ■
to our population.
New Citizens.—From all the sur
rounding counties we hear of families
preparing to move to Athens, to ta
advantage of ear school system and
new era of prosperity that is about to
dawn upon us. There is a great dema
for houses. Property in Athens w
advance from 25 to 50 per cent, before
the summer is over.
New Post Office.—It is now gen ■
ally known that the new building go
up on Clayton street next to tile p
office is intended for. a new post offl
But such is the case, and the new bu . .
ing will be especially erected with t ■
postoffice arrangements in view. It w.'l
oe completed before September.
An Old Jug.—Mr. John Baker, of t o*
city, has perhaps the oldest jug in ••«
state. It was brought by his father, Ir
Wiley Baker, from South Carolina fo ly
years ago, and has been in constant use
to hold spiritual consolation and mo -ut-
ses. And what is most remarkable, lie
original corn-cob stopper is still in iL
“The New South”—Dr. E. D. Ne •
ton of Athens is the originator of tie
term “the New South.” He starto
paper in Athens by that name, and a-
used it since on many occasions. His
paper was an agricultural issue and w ts
issued while the farmers’ conventi >n
met here.
A Botcott.—The students have I*
dared a boycott against an Athens d it
store, and not a boy in college will tr
one dollar with that house. The b
cottwas ordered because the dregg -*
minted out several students to the bai-
iff and resulted in their being summon
ed before the grand jury.
A Gold Mine Trade.—Several gentle
men in Athens who are largely intere t-
ed in Northeast Georgia goll mines -r
now negotiating with London capitali -■
for their sale. If the trade is perfecte I
handsome awns will be realized by sev-
oral Athens gentlamen.
A S. S. Picnic.—The editors of this
paper return thanks for an invitation to
attend a picnic of Hebron Sabbath echo -1,
in Banks county, on the first Saturday in
May. One of them will try and be on
hand.
Trbbx Day’s Test.—Minnie H. Lyn
don, a fine Jersey cow, formerly tos
property of Dr. E. a. Lyndon, has - b -en
tested for the past three days, and re
sulted as follows; On the 15th she give
40 lbs of milk; 16th, 42><; 17th, U%.
A Land Comtant.—Thtre is talk of
organizing a laud and imxrovementco n-
panyin Athens, which will nst oilv
look to the building up of the city, but
•Iso to the establishment of manatee
ries in and around Athens.
PaoPER-rr Increase.—'There* has been
an increase of (90,373 in the value of
Athens property this year over last, a
Greater part of which was improvement*.
The election for President in the Re
public of Mexico is getting to be vary
exciting. There are several candida ea
but all seem to be in. awe of Pnaidsnt
Diaz, and are waiting to see if be wants
i to bo bis own successor.
“ 1883.
“ 1884.
1886.
Due Clarke county .tax-
945 31
(1,278 56-(L278 56
stats or oeoeoia.
By state, capitol and
poll tax on digest. 421,702 20
‘ ditto, collected
not on digest.... 86 67
To disbursements, as
per vouchers... (21;788 87
(2.023 45.
We find upon examining his books
that there were for 1886: No. schools—
white, 15, colored, 25; No. scholars—
white—males, 194, females, 138; colored
—males, 510; fematas, 621; Total, white,
332; colored, 1,031; white and colored,
’,363.
PUBLIC ROADS AND BRIDOES.
After a careful investigation, we have
found the bridges in .a fair condition, and
that the public roads of our county at
present compare favorably with their con
dition heretofore. The Road Commis
sioners, with few exceptions, have disre
garded the law as to placing mile posts,
finger and sign boards at forks and
causeways, and in places have not made
the causeways br small bridges sixteen
feet in width, as the law directs, and in
some places the roads are not as wide
as is necessary for tbe convenience and
safety of public travel.
We would call the Ordinary’s atten
tion especially to that part of the road as
not being wide enough, leading from the
city of Athens to the Georgia Factory,
in the vicinity of what is known as the
pole bridge.
Inconsequence of the contraction of
the city limits some years ago, we find
that a portion of this road is unclaimed
by the Commissioners of the two adja
cent districts.
We direct that the Ordinary attend to
this at once, and assign to the proper
Commissioners this work.
We are sure that our roads could be
neatly improved by making proper
changes in shortening distances and
evading steep hills. We especially re
commend that the Ordinary order such
changes in our roads as will expedite
travel and benefit the public.
This is a day of progress, and we do
not believe that the public should be
forced to climb the long, steep and rug
ged hills, the original paths of the Abo-
riginees, when such places can be avoid
ed.
Our public roads are not worked as
they should be. It seems almost impos
sible to get Road Commissioner* to 1 dis
charge their dntiea properly.
The law might answer, if rigidly en
forced. . The surface votk-uatmUxt*
3 47
4 30
5 a
15 51
27 43
40 82
70 67
4 40
(21,788 87-(21,788 88
statenent of county taxes.—county
tax, 1883,
Balance due county
from Nov. report.... ( 47 24
Paidc-mnty treasurer
per vouchers.... 47 24
county tax, 1884.
Balanco due county
from Nov. report.
Paid county treasurer
per voucher....
(127 80
54 36
Bal du» county as above..*..( 73 44
Against this amount, (73 44, I hold a ft
fa vs S Swan and D M Pruitt, sureties
->■• bond of John Harrison, L. C., for
$68.22 and (5.22 interest and also three
6. fas. uncollectahle returned by said
c&firih?taxes 1885.
Balance due county
from Nor. report.. (L104 22
Paid county treasurer
per vouchers.,1,026 31
Balance due county as above. ( 77 91
Against this amount (77 91, I bold H
X Prather's, L. C. receipt for fi. fas. for
v simi'ar amount
county taxes 1886.
’ounty tax on digest (13,601 58
*, “ uncollect-
not on digest....' ' 9 05.
Dr.—Receiver’s com-
mis*ion,per voucher( 180 16
Collector's “ 380 07
ounty insolvent list. 35 14
'■titl county treas’r aa
per vouchers...... 12,089 95
Bal due county, as
above 945 31
(13^610 63-13,610 63
Balanco due county
SFECfAL taxes.
\ rat on hand Nov. re
port. ...
'oliected a
since....
Paid 001100101** com
mission ... 46 00*
“ state treasurer par
’vouchers.... . 452 00
*(945 31
( 30 00
470 00
(500 00 (500 00
COLLECTIONS ON INSOLVENT LISTS.
t-79 .«o t-ti list last last uu ism
d «v.. '
o. ep’t -.47
ince.. I ft*
Value of taxable real estate
in Clarke county - (2,496,560
Money'and solvent debts...... 860 819
Stocks snd bonds 599 1U)
National bank and state banks
capital ...\ 325 000
Capital stock of Building and ' •>
Foan Association.......... 22 706
Value of merebasdia*........ ' 341,69
“ cotton manufactories 317,57
u - foundry sad ires
works 28,006
“ personal property.. 482,85}
We recommend the Ordinary to levy
on the state tax this year such a per
ceuL for county purposes aain his judge-
mqpt shall be necessary to meet the va
rious objects for which county taxes are
required by the code, provided it does
not exceed 100 per cent, on the state tax.
We recommend that tbe Ordinary be
paid two hundred dollars, for extra work
done since 1st day of October term of
superior court of the county to the 1st
dayof April term 1887.
We recommend that the Ordinary pay
the janitor of the court house ten dollars
($1000) a month instead of fifteen dollars
((15.00) as heretofore.
We farther recommend the publica
tion of these presentments in the daily
and weekly Banner-Watchman and
Athens Chronicle, upon the usual terms.
To the Hon. Judge N. L. Hutchins we
extend our thanks for many courtesies.
To our present efficient and abl e Solid
tor-General E. T. Brown for services
rendered, we acknowledge ourselves
under many obligations: Stephens C
DoJjbs, foreman; Henry Beusse, James
Camak, Peter Culp, John R Crawford,
Joseph H .Carlton, Nathaniel B Daria,
Thomas H Dearing, Marion L Dunaway,
John GM Edwards, John A Hunnicott,
Reuben M McAlpin, Rufus L Moss,
Charles D McKie, Upson C Noel), Bil
lups Phinizy, Thomas J Poss, William
W Puryear, Valentine W Skiff, Edward
I Smith, I homas FTrible, John N Wier,
Robt Yerby.
A RICH SECTION.
WHAT A RESIDENT NEAR ATHENS
t l.AlliS FOR HIS COUNTY.
OUR NEUvHBOhS.
YESTERDAY’S
c* Full (HE Tu*LS
riivko u
.Hick, Gold (and Yellaw Plne-A
Great wealth at Wood and Xllner-
ala—Ilnndreee ot Horae Pawer
• Running Waste In the Biver.
well informed gentleman living
n--ar Athens said to us yesterd y:
“1 noticed in your issue of the 15th a
paragraph about the minerals of Georgia,
I agree with you they are literally inex
haustible.”
“ But so far as my observation has ex
tended. Jackson county takes the lead
of all others in tbe state in regard to
mica crystals and yellow pine. Go
wh -re you may, in any portion of the
county, and immense beds of tbe first in
a fez- miles of Athens may be found es
pecially in Newton, Clarksboro and
Sante Fe districts. The same is true as
to tbe second, many crystals of perfect
transparency that those unskilled in crys
tallography have pronounced to be dia
monds, have been discovered and if set in
gold could scarcely be distinguished
from that gem.”
“How about pine?”
“As to yellow pine, there are many
mills throughout the county now en-
gaged in sawing this into lumber which
is being mostly carried to Athens by the
railroads and hundreds of wagons, and
there sold far eight or ten dollars per
thousand, a mearly nominal amount; and
yet those who engage in it are making
money. Besides the yellow pine the -a
are numerous fore ts of oak, hickory counl
and poplar and other woods inviting
the ax of the wooodsmen and the hus
bandman.”
“Is there any gold?”
“Yes, in addition to this there are evi
dences of gold in every part of the coun
ty, and it has long been a matter of sur-
S rise that thosa skilled in mining opera-
ons do nqt search (or it Every stream
and every hill, aid* indicates the pre
sence of this precious metal, and yat no
efforts are mads to, develop it, all '
’a seemig hag* onl;
road laws are ont of
date, and are not up to the progress of
this day and time.
We do not believe it is right or proper
to summons out and take from the farm
laborers, as is often done, at the most
important and valuable time of tbe year
their crops, forcing them
to lay down their plow*, their
their shovels and their hots and go and
skim over the public roads, in order that
the overseers and commissioner may
say that their roads have been worked
prior to the assembling of the grand
jury of each conrt.
Tbe hasds are not responsible for,the
inferior work, as they are unskilled in
that kind of labor, and the commission
ers themselves often know tittle of en
gineering. There is nothing that will
benefit our county more than good sub
stantial roads, aiid we are sure that it is
time that our road laws should be chang-
ed, so that they might he adequate to
the demands of progress. We call the
attention of our representative in the
legislature to this, and request that he
endeavor to have passed a law to this
effect.
We suggest that th* Ordinary might
levy a special or poll tax, raising money
thereby sufficient to employ a compe
tent road commissioner, who would be
empowered to hire hands that wopld be
come skilled laborers in road building,
and whose time would be employed
from the first day of January to the last
day of December, and it would also be
his duty to work the convicts of bis res
pective county, and thus do perma
nent and thorough work and keep our
roads in perfect order.
We commend the City of Athens for
adopting a system of street works which
tends to be more through than in former
days, though there are times when por
tions of her streets are a disgrace to any
civilized community.
In regard to the rebuilding of Barnatt’s
bridge, we would suggest that our Or
dinary confer with toe commissioners of
Oconee counl v, and make such arrange
ments as be thinks best for the interest
of Clarke county.
We recommend that our Ordinary
have the road commissioners of each dts-
taict to erect painted mil* posts, finger
and sign boards in every district in our
county. '
We recommend that tha bill agaiaat
the county for her pro rata share of ex
tra work done upon Simonton’a bridge
be paid.
FAUFEX FARM.
We have examined this by committee
from our boby, and report that there are
three convicts, two males and one fe
male. Paupers—white 11; colored 6;'
total 17. The houses are neat and wall
kept, and all are satisfied and contented
with one exception. We endorse the
action of the standing committee on the
pauper farm in reference to tbs rent qf
the farm for 1887. We recommend that
tbe Ordinary carry out his intention to
dispose of tne surplns tools, and to have
tbe roof of the barn repainted, and make
such repairs of the building as is necea-
Jefferson, April 19.—[Special.]—
Our justice court has been in operation
all day and a great portion of the night
The most important ease tried was the
case of P J Roberts vs. Lanier, a suit on
account for ginning cotton, the amount
involved was small hut the principal
large. Messrs Mahaffey and Hill opened
for the plaintiff] and Pike and Howard
for toe defendent. Verdict in favor of the
defendant
The next case was Col. Brock, one of
onr attorneys vs. C W Shackelford suit
pastorage The defendent swore that it
was starvation to let cattle run in Brock’s
pasture, and Brock contended that if all
the cows could have access to it that the
land would flow with milk and honey.
Co . Brock obtain a verdict for twelve
dollars, three less than sned for.
The severe wind on yesterday blew
down a chimney on the Martin Institute
This ia toe second one blown down this
year, showing plainly that the architect
•r builder is greatly at fault The dam
age to the Institute is between fifty and
a hundred dollars.
Mr. Julius H. Williamson returned
from Birmingham, Ala, last Thursday
night and says be was by no mean*
pleased with the Magic City. We wel
come him back, and are glad to learn that
he will resume business in Jefferson at
an early day.
CoL Hugh L. Brock is contemplating a
business trip to the Lind of Flowers.
Mrs. Elbert Askew has been quite
sick for some time, but we are glad to
learn that she is now rapidly convales*
cing.
The woods caught or were set on fire
fonr or fire miles below town on last
Saturday, and several farmers in the
neighborhood sustained serious damage.
Mr. LeMaster had three or four hundred
panels of fence destroyed, and came
very near losing his dwelling before the
fire could be gotten under control.
Mr. Ike T. Austin will have his splen
did new brick store room completed in
about thirty days.
Mr. Will Brock is busy hauling lumber
and preparing toe lot on which he will
soon erect his beautiful suburban resi
dence.
Tbe fire that broke out in tho woods a
few miles from town, last Saturday, did
great damage to a number of farms in
this neighborhood. It is said that toe
timber and fencing on Mr. Samuel
House’s farm alone was damaged four
or five hundred dollars.
A very intelligent and cultivated lady
of our town, who was born and reared in
toe old Palmetto State, js a great admirer
of Editor Gantt, and says that his recent
letters from his old home were alone
worth the subscription price of toe pa
per.
Mr. Calvin UcElhannon, a prominent
merchant of the neighborhood of Oak
Grove, was in town a few days ago. Mr.
UcElhannon has one of the prettiest
try homeffin Jackson county, and
his wife isone of our most charming and
cultared ladies.
CoL J. B. Silman, one of our m&st
successful and talented lawyers, spends
from four to five hours every day at hard
labor cn his farm. His example is high
ly commendable and worthy of imitation.
One of the chimneys on Martin Insti
tute fell yesterday morning, crushing the
roof and badly damaging toe building.
The teachers and pupils wore bad!
corn cribs and smoke houses hundreds
of miles'away; to be hewers of wood and
drawers of water.” ,
“Jackson is a rich county; these era
not all the excellencies of Jackson
county. There are many large streams,
more perhaps than in any other county
in the state. Amongst these are the
North, Middle and Mulberry riven, Bear
creek with four large tributaries. Big
and Little Sandy, Big and Little Curry,
Beach, Walnut fork, Walker’s, and many
other streams. On all these, especially
on the first three, are almost innumer
able shoals of conaiderahlo fall, upon
which might ha built mills and factories
that would give employment and sup
port to thousands of people, yet scarcely
one of these has a mill capable of grind
ing ahnshel of corn or wheat in two
hours; miserable structures in every re
spect. Georgia is one of toe original
thirteen, and Jackson county was laid
offend settled more than eighty years
a^o; yet notwithstanding the natural ad
vantages mentioned, and the boast of its
being the Empire State of the South, it
is to-day in too same condition aa that
poor man Bip Yen Winkle who ia ao
graphically discribed by Washington
Irving. She is asleep! Ssund asleep
except as to railroads, and has been for
more than a hundred yean.
convince the
girls that they were not quite dead. This
s the second chimney that has fallen on
the Institute recently, and several hun
dred dollars will be needed to make the
'lecessary repairs. These badly needed
repairs on a building that was only com-
leted last summer, do not speax well
or the contractor, sad our citizens, who
were heavily taxed for the means to erect
the costly institute, are loud in their
complaints.
Aggregate Value . . .(5,474,630
Professional tax...:........ 430
Poll tax 2,111
BOOKS OF THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND
notaries public.
Wo find the books of these officara lagal-
ly and correctly kept, but would auggeat
that all entries should bo ntadq witnpen
and ink.
Wa find the term of office In the218th
district will soon expire, *nd recommend
tbe re-appointment of Thomas F. Trible.
Wa find a vacancy in tha 217th dis
trict. and recommend tho appointment of.
Levi J. Hemerick. . v ,
In the 216th district,, we ^command
the re-appointment of Joseph G. Brans.
and thatour Ordinary has paid towards
Gist work and surveying county and dis
trict lines, Oct. 13,1881, (8«.f6.
W# Tsewnmend that the Ordinary
ere as onr attention has boon called
to the fact that the charge for recording
and stamping deeds in our county is in
excess of the charges for such, services
in other counties. We recommend that
such services in this county bo charged
for as in other connticc in the state.
Wa recommand that our representa
tive in too legislature endeavor to have
passed at the earliest opportunity an act
permitting too 8barHTor Clarita county
to hold all sherifl sales at some point
wtthin the: fir* limit* of tho City of Ath
ens, believing aa wa do that such an at-
rangement would more nearly subserve
thaantanat afthaCoouty."
We recommend that toe Ordinary of
the oountyba instructed to> call in from
one to two thousand dollar* of the coun
ty's indebtedness each year.
A majority of tbe grand jury respect
fully recommend that our Governor ap
point,H. C.Tuck, Esq-, os solicitor of the
city court,. feeling assured that be ia
worthy , and fully competent, and we be
lieve that bis appointment WDuld' prove
satisfactory to the judge, the bar and the
Jphn Harrison L. C., amounting to (5.22.
-I Wa bare examined the bonds of the
county offleen, and find them property
recorded and asouritiaa amply sufficient.
Wa also find tits books snd paper* of the
Ordinary, Claik, Sheriff and .Coroner
kept neatly Ad in a
THE BOOM BEGINS.
A FINE THREE STORY BLOCK OF
BUILDINGS.
The Contract node and Signed far
’Athens' New Opera (lease—Two
Itlore Three Sterj Buildings and
five model stares an Clnyten street
-Let the Werls Go On.
Yesterday the contract for building
Athens’ new opera honse was completed.
M. B. McGinty & Co. were awarded the
work which will begin at once. Mr.
MoGinty himself will remain on the
grounds ai
which will
and crown
somest and most modern Thespian, te.m-
5 lea in tho South. The building will be
nished so that therarniahipgs and stage
fittings may be piilTh in timo for too
winter tour, of the dramatic troupes.
This house will have the largest stage of
any theatre Sonth.’ ot Baltimore and eaat
of New Orleans. ‘ Northern stage build
ers could not believe when consulted
about the plana tlpat toe proportions wore
those of a Southern theatre, so much
larger were they' than the regulation
opera boost in this section. Tho hops*
will have granite and press brick front,
with towers of Queen Anne style and
with elegant mansard roof. The build
ing will be three stories and the contract
calls for something over (20,000.
Butthisisnot all. McGinty & Co.
have purchased of Mr. F. Phiniay the
vacant lot nest to John Crawford & Co’s
drugstore on Clayton street, and will
build there a fine three story brick atruc-
nure, joining the theatre, and the finish
ing of the building to corresdond with
the Opera House. The Opera House is
to front on Market street; toe stores.on.
Clayton street' Vow, oq the corner of
Clayton and J*eksqn street, McGinty A
Cv. will bre& for Dr. V. A. Carlton, an
elegant 1 three atdry brick j building, to
ooatten thousand dollqra These also
, will bo finely finished,' completing un-
donbtly tbe largest block in too city.
Tho three building* will cost when
.completed andfinished, upward of. fifty
thousand dolltn. n ‘'
Tbit i* * strong send off for the boom
wbieb ba* struck Athens, and rears in
•dvknos of th* great railroad revival an
imposing mark of (he confidence of onr
qridrtOe of BUbUo'ednfidonco and private
enterprise is an assuring high that. Athena
ing* in' tbe city, and tha streets will bo
lively with the sound of the hammer and
tha work of the trowel this summer.
Wo congratulate Hetirs. McGinty &
Co. upon securing this contract and aid-
ipg po signally in this great wprk. Th*y
have identified themselves at tke.optyet
iwT ‘
rith the building revival of Athohs, and
e recommend that our Tax Collector
be reljevodfrom paying^tiio- fi. fiuLM- w hen they flnisff this block of house*
feq^ttea.mtririaraMLtoS willkav* a substantial interest in toe
best evidence of the boom of1887.
It* '" ■!
■' Eugene Connor cut his throit in Now
York. He was what is called * “scab,"
and it it churned that threats by Knights
*f Labor drova him to th* act.
YVALTON COUNTY NEWS.
Juo Tavebn, April 19.—[Special.]—
Vfm. Lyle, an old colored man, keeps
our market supplied with fresh fish from
Mulberry river. He catches some very
fine suckers.
Mr. W. W. Locklin fell from his barn
loit where he was working and had the
misfortune to break a.rib. He is out
again and doing very well.
Mrs. Martha Williams, died the 12th inst
She had been an invalid a long time. In
her loss the community in which she
lived, Christian Chapel, misses one of its
best citizens. She was the mother of
Rev. A. W. Williams, well known in Ath
ens.
Sunday, early afternoon, it was rumor
ed that a marriage would take place in
town, and being attracted by cariosity to
the academy, the place selected
by the contracting parties as most
suitable for the occasion, it being
used as a place of worship by the Chris-
tein denomination. A small crowd as
sembled and waited with eager expects-
tion for toe groom to appear, the bride
having already arrived and expressed her
impatience by going to toe door and
casting restless glances in toe direction
which her intended was to appear. Soon
he come in an announced his readiness
to get “spliced.” Rev. Baxter Golightly
the Chrislain minister, was sent for, and
in a brief, pointed ceremony made them
one.
The bride was dressed in cardinal red,
trimmed with small flowers fresh from
the forest, and bewitching bangs. Her
train did not impede her graceful steps.
The groom was dressed in neat black
suit, pants rolled up, and the usual red
handkerchief. The name of the groom
was Ur. Howard Peppers, and that of the
bride Miss Rinds Williams. They came
in from Pea Ridge, and departed as hap
py as two doves.
nt.*.*."* y. un*. uuruH .
leaf and other crops are without fence.
George Love and Ansil Thompson are
among the greatest sufferers JJnere. B.
R. Williams lost his crib and afl his corn,
about 75 bushels., J. B. Crawford, lost
his new ground fence, i.outh of Daniels-
▼ille. On the north, six miles, K. T.
Oaniel lost 4,uuu ra i*. Miu ouiivd- j,
000 Rich Sorrells 3,UUOan . 1>. U Scar
borough all his fei.ces. Capt W. W.
Scott hist heavily. Thousands of dollars
worth of property was de troyed in the
jounty by these fires from new groum's.
Danielhkim.k. April 18.—[Sp cial.J —
Capt. John X Montgoin ry was bune 1
*t Liberty, and Mr. dames l* Graham at
Paoli on Saturday. There was a Urg*
tttendance at eucb funeral.
Gainesville and Haitnony Grove are.
to spend their subscript <.ns to the At
& C. road in grading between these pi t ces
and now Madison county is requested to
pend her subscriptions to said road, »n
,T»ding from Hartnory Grove down
th ough Madison countv.
110.11 tv it il,ic'Cc..uAG§s
Homer, April 20.—[Special.]—There
CoL J. C. Mason, who has be.-n suffer
ing from a stroke of paralysis, is up and
about.
Miss Rosa Mason ia the guest of h*r
sister-in-law, Mrs, W. JOTason.
We were happy to see the fine rain
that fell Monday morning.
The May entertainment that is to be
given by Prof. Walker on the 30th, in
the court house, promises to be a grand
affair.
Nlt'llol.SON NEWS,
Nicholson. April 30.—[Special.]—The
trains on the North-Eastern were out of
joint yesterday—a circumstance very un
usual. I don’t think I have ever seen- a
better managed railroad.
There is a marble quarry nejtr here,
within a hundred and fifty yards of tho
railroad. How extensive it is, I am not
sufficiently skilled to determine, hut
think it extends to a considerable depth,
and to a distance of many miles.
HIGH MIOALS SEWS.
The Tax Receiver seems tq have had
trouble with some of our citizens on Sat
urday.
Mr. Andrew Price caught 40 pounds
of fish out of the Appalacliee Friday
night
Mr. John Frazer, our noted angler,
went fishing one night last week and
caught seven ’possums.
ATHENS OMIT.
A Growing Drmund for City Beni
Estate.
Yesterday we met a level-headed citi
zen and he remarked:
Do you know that the finest field for
speculation in the South is in Athens?
Well, it is, and capitalists are already
quietly at work to get control of as much
city real estate as possible. Athens to
day presents a far better field for invest
ment than Birmingham, Chattanooga,
Atlanta, or any other Southern city that
l know. In less than six months there
will be an advance of 50 per cent, in ou“
dirt. 1 tell you. we are on the verge of
a big boom and couldn’t stay it if we
tried. When you hear the picks snd
shovels at work on new railroads on four
sides of the city, property has just got to
take a bound. It is in reason that it
should. You have no idea how eagerly
gilt-edged city property is already being
sought, and there are some big trade»
now negotiating. I would like to buy
fifty acres of ground in the city tnyseif,
and the necessary advanco in price would
make me rich. Athens propertv ’
iJfSyiiiscernitig
must see this, and there are several gen
tlemen now preparing to take advantage
of this.”
THE BI’UI BOYC OTT.
What ZIr. G. W. Hush lias to Say
About the Halter.
In our local columns yesterday s a
chronicled the fact that the students hau
boycotted a certain drug store in tie
city. Yesterday a reporter of tho B.-W.
interviewed Mr. Rush about the matter.
We give this morning his version of tho
affair, which seems to be satisfactory, and
which should allay all trouble and
feeling.
A man several days ago walked into’the
drug store of Rush’s, and in an incident
al way asked the name of a certain stu
dent standing across the street Mr.
Rush politely answered the question,
whereupon the man pulled a subpn-na
out of his pocket and said:
“Well, ho is the man I am looking for."
This was the first intimation Mr. Rush
had that the stranger was a grand jury
bailiff. The bailiff walked across the
street to the young gentleman whom
Rush had pointed out, and served the
pspe* upon him. The young man, who
chanced to te astudent, snd knowing tbe
bailiff did not really know who he was,
said: “That’s not my name.”
“Yes it is,” said the bailiff,” for Mr.
Rush across the street told mo so.”
Thus the impression had got out that
Mr. Rush had been pointing out students
to ignorant court bailiffs, and as the boys
were trying to avoid the officers to keep
from testiying in certain matters, they
naturally grew indignant, and hence the
paper was started in which all who sign
ed it agreed not to patronize Rush’s drug
store and soda fountain.
Mr. Rush stated to a reporter in the
Banner-Watchman office yesterday that
the students knew very well that he
would not do such a thing as had been
charged against him. That he did not
know the man was bailiff, and had he
been aware of the fact would not hate
pointed out the man. He said also that
the whole trouble was due to his refus
al some time ago to credit a young man
and that the fellow was try
ing to get even in this way.
- CRAWFORD NOTES.
Crawford, April 19«—[Special.]—
Oglethorpe auperier court conveined
yesterday in Lexington, and Judge
Lumpkin before proceeding to organize
the court said that as this was the first
court to be held in the new court house
since its completion, he thought this occa
sion to dedicate tbe new temple of justice
to the cause of law and order, and for that
purpose he had invited reverend gentle
men of the three different denominations
to b» present to take part in the cere
monies. Whereupon Mr. Gibson of the
Methodist church read appropriate pas
sages of the scripture, followed by an
interesting and entertaining address hv
the Rev. J G Gibson of the Baptist
church, and closed by an appropriate
prayer by the Rev. Mr. Brown of the
Presbyterian Church.
The grand jury was organized by
electing A F Pope foreman and,J F Dil
lard secretary.
Jndge Lumpkin delivered aa able an
impressive charge to the grand jury.
Crawford, April 20.—[Special.]—The
rain that aeemtd to be general over toe
sountry Monday gave us toe go-by, ea
we were left high and dry.
Mr. W. A. Snort, one pf the building
contractor* of our town, left for Alabama
this morning on a prospecting tour.
Revs. Gibson and Cheney, of this
place, are in Albany this week, in attend
ance at the Georgia State Baptist Con
vention.
It is rumored that the g. j. will recom
mend that necessary repaira be made on
the new court-house. It leaks.
, FRANKLIN COUNTY.
CA*»*nvm.x, April 18.—[SpeciaL]—
’Forest fireehroke out four miles north
of this jilaoa Saturday, aad did consider
able damage to growing timber, and
burned up « Urge number of nils from
around the farms in the settlement
There are two Sunday schools in town,
st the Baptist and Methodist churches.
Both are well attended.
Bun is needed for oat* and wheat, and
so cotton can com* up.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Two Mormon missionaries are located
near Augusta, Ga., and preach their doc
trine.
St. Augustine was visited again yester
day by a large fire. Several buildings
were destroyed.
The brick layers of Raleign, X. C., have
struck for an advance of wages. They
demand (3 per day. They are now paid
(2.25.
Tho Baptist convention of the state
convenes in Albany to-day. Dr. Mell, of
the State University, will preside over
its deliberations.
U. S. Judge l’ardec has issued an order
restraining the inter-State Commission
from enforcing the provisions of the act *
on Texas Pacific railroads.
Mr. Gladstone favors an appeal to ’tho
country in order to find out the temper
of the English people in regard to the co
ercion bill now pending in Ireland.
The President has appointed Sigour
ney, of Boston, to be second comptroller
of the Treasury, in place of Meynard,
promoted to the assistant-secretaryship.
Gorernor Gordon has refused to deliv
er up the Augusta policemen who are
said to have arrested Blackwood in South
Carolina without the necessary legal pa
pers.
P. N. Butler, a son of the South Caro
lina agricultural commissioner, died yes
terday from the effects of an overdose of
morphine, administered with suicidal in
tent.
There is some danger of the Republi
cans naming the U. S. Senator in Florida,
owing to the factions in the democratic
pqrty. No election for senator has been
made yet
Prohibition was badly defeated in
Michigan, and the legislature of that state
is now engaged in framing a law govern
ing the sale of whiskey based upoi the
high license idea.
William Emory, a mulatto negro, tried
to kill his wife and three year old child
while they were asleep. They had their
necks almost chopped in two by the in
human wretch.
The Markham House in Atlanta will
be closed after'to-day, in order that tom- -
porary repairs may be made. It is saidSw
that “Cousin John Thrasher’s will be the
new landlord.