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GIVING AWAY HIS BOYS.
WHAT MB. CHARLES W. CENTER
SAYS OP THE REPORT.
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Mmmm via Blairsville on to the Geo
n was a soian Diamond set j
rather uniquely, and I took a kind of
fancy to H. The fanny pert of it was I
that it had your name, ‘Millie,’engraved-|
inside of it. I have been saving up l
money for some time to bay you a birth- I
day preedit, and the thought occurred to
me thatptrhaps you might like a ring as)
well as anything. You have such a,
pretty hand, little mother, diamondsI
seem to fit it, so I told Marston I would
bay it, and here it is. If you don’t care
for it I can dispose of it to the Jew pawn
broker, as Maraton suggested, and buy
you a new one from the jeweler, —lly I
could not bay as fine a stone, because I
have not saved money enough ”
Millie’s face has grown a trifle paler
during her son’s recital, and her fingers
tremble slightly as she receives the ring.
It is the Bame that Will Maraton gave
her that spring morning so long ago,
when they sat in the sunshine upon the
doorstep, with the breath of sweetbriar
and apple blossoms all around them.
Two youths had aaved their spending
money to buy that ring for her. Was it
any wonder that she answered:
“It was -very kind of you, dear, to
wish to make me a present, and I think I
panics, toe jeweler, nas in Hu store. —
Stanley Veroet in Detroit Free Frees.
ternoon prayar-meeting. information was
flashed ovar tha telephone wires that a
disastrous fire had broken oat in Barber-
villa, a suburban village on the Daniels-
ville road, about a mile from the city,
which resulted in the destruction of the
saw mill of Mr. John R. Crawford, a
PREACH]
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AN UNPROFESSIONAL REPORT OP
YESTERDAY’S GAME.
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OUR NEIGHBORS.
Millie laughed.
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' One illals snoots C.rre«y.u*>ent—
Upiaaotlsa of Ills Action In Its
Premise..
Editor Bannkr-Watciiman: The
readers of your paper will
that in the eariy part of lent April there
-peered in the Banner-Watchman from
STr correspondent at High Shoals a
ning myself, in —
mstter rest.
said writer ample time to do so, and
learning that it waa not likely that writ
er would, I feel it a duty I owe myaelf
and kindred, to repel this unkind and
for the most part false report, »nd set
myself right before the public. It waa
written in said report “Did yon ever hear
Mr. Editor, of a civilised man who was
so indolent as to givo away his children
rather than support them? Our town
was shocked by such proceedings the
other dsy. Arnan with fsir physical
** * i 6ei
strength, good health, with pi
ways open fora livelihood, Charles
ter by name, had officers suinnioned and
bound over his two hoys of eight and
ten to Mr. Darby until they were of age.
Never before has our town been so re
flected upon.” .
Now, in order to get at it nght, it will
be necessary to notice some of the cir
cumstances which made such a step nec
essary. 1 am the son of Mr. and Mrs.
1*. M. Center, born and raised in the
town of High Shoals, which town has
also been the homo of your correspon
dent for the last 24 years I think. I was
married about thirteen years ago, and
since that time have been employed by
the High Shoals Mfg. Co., until last An-
gust my health failing, I was advised by
my physician to quit tho factory, which 1
did. Soon afterwards 1 moved to my
father’s, and about this lime one of my
children was taken sick, lingered for live
Weeks and died. During the illness of
my child my wife was taken sick, then
to wait upon wife and child required all
my time and personal attention, and af
ter a protracted illness of three months,
during which time she was treated by
two skilled physicians, Drs. Gwynn A"' 1
Csrilhers, my wife died also. 1 his left
me alone with my afflictions ,nd two
motherless hoys, aged 10 and 12, which
were by ir.y first marriage, and my fath
er being afflicted also, I could not think
of ti listing them with him in liis afflic
tions, and the circumstances with which
he and the family wore surrounded. Mr.
Darby and wife being uncle and sunt t«>
ray boys, and having no children of theii
own, wished to have them in their fam
ily. 1 decided it would be a good home
for them, knowing as 1 did that they
would treat them right, so placed them
under their legal guardianship. Now
these* are the facts in the case as nearly
as I can give then, for a short article ,fot
the press, and my physician and ^ those
in the community among whom I have
lived, will testify to what 1 have written
in regard to my own afflictions, and the
sickness and death of iny wife and child.
1 do not doubt hut that every right mind
ed person will agree with me that ti e at
tack made upon me was in no wise war-
rented by the facts in the case, and I de
nounce die publication of said article as
damaging alike to myself and family, am.
reflecting upon my father and mothei
who gave me birth, when going be
yond the limits of our own neighborhood,
where we are not known. But at home
where myself ami family arc known il
has no effect. Now, Mr. Editor, if you
will give this communication the same
publicity in your paper you gave the
first you will greatly oblige me, and 1
promise not to further tresspass upon the
columns' of youi psper on this subject
unless it is made necessary. ith best
wishes for the Bannxh-Watchman.
CHARLES W.CENTER.
thriving merchant of that place. Several
thousand feet of lumber were burned be
tides all the saw mill machinery. By
the most strenuous eflorta the engine
and the gin house in connection with the
saw mill were saved from the flames. It
is thought tho fire originated from a
spark from the engine. Mr. Crawford
will replace his loss with new machine
ry, and will soon be ready to begin the
saw mill business on a better footing
than before. The loss from the fire has
not yet been estimated.
The Fibst Cotton Bloom.—Capt. H.
P. Mattox, of this county, sent us the
first cotton bloom of the season on Mon
day morning last, the 13th inst It was
taken from the crop of one-of his tenants
on his Broad river plantation, and he
writes ns that there are other blooms in
the crop. Capt. Mattox has invariably
sold the first bale of new cotton in this
market, and we lesrn that his crop is un
usual this year. He has perhaps the
finest cotton lands in this county, as well
as one of the most desirable homes in
this section of Georgia.—Elberton Ga
zette.
Pen Portrait* •» the Moat Famous.
Player*—An Applandlng Crand
Bland and nn Afternoon of Bare
run.
Ooe of the most enthusiastic assem
blages that ever convened on the fair
grounds, met last evening to.witness the
first game of town ball played in our city
since Mr. Tom F'eming was in his swad-
lling clothes, which honored old veteran,
war. chosen as umpire. As he rode upon
the grounds with Mr. Mandeville, Col.
Flaming showed by his prond step and
defiant look that he felt the importance
and responsibility of his position,andin-
'ended to do hisduty though the heav
ens fell. _ ... . <
Dr. John Crawford and CoL C. Wash
ington Baldwin were self-chosea
Settled By Arbitration.—It will be
remembered that last spring afire got
out on some land that Mr. G. E. Heard
had rented of Mr. Brittain, just beyond
Athens, and pained into Dr. W. A. Carl
ton’s field, burning over some land he
had cleared, as also destroying about
forty cords of waste wood. Dr. Carlton
demanded damages of Mr. Heard, and it
was agreed to settle the matter by ar
bitration. Prof. Rutherford represented
Mr. Heard, Dr. I.inton was chosen by Dr.
Carlton, and Mr. David Gann was select
ed as the tl-ird man. They met last
Saturday and awarded Dr. Carlton
damages, that Mr. Heard paid.
BnEAKA Up HousEKKKriNO.—We re
gret to learn that Mrs. C. M. Davis is
about to break up housekeeping, having
dismissed her boarders yesterday. Mrs.
Davis is a popular and deserving lady,
and for the past three yean haa kept one
of the best boarding bouses ever opened
Athens. A Urge number of college stu
dents and business men were pstrunizing
her, and many of them are lonely now
that her well filled tables are no longer
open to them. Mrs. Davis is a most es
timable Udy and has not yet decided
where she will live.
and after) | Httle real good can
Hard Dhiviso.—Mr. Tobe Murray
was out ridipg Saturday with nla wife
and children, and met up with Charlie
Childs and a young man named Reynolds,
who wet _ driving one of his horses in a
furious manner. He stopped them and
made them give up the horse and came
to the city and got the police to go and
arrest these parties. Childs found that
limes were getting too hot and skipped.
They captured Reynolds and Mr. Mur
ray will give him the full benefit of the
law.
with great formality, spitting on a
and casting it up for wet and dry,
ceeded to select sides.
Among the distingnisbed players on
■he ground w* noticed. Congressman
Carlton, Rev. C. D. Camp64II, “Rev. Mr.
Owens, Col. W. J Morton, Capt. D. C.
Oliver, Col. A. S. Mandeville, Hon. Julias
Cohen, i-t at.
Col. Mandeville was the first man at
the hat, hot went out on a tty. Col.
Morton made the first base in fine style,
and finally made a run amid a shower of
hot balls.' One might have played seven-
up on Col. Morton’s coat tails, as he
rn’iJe his la-t base. Alderman E. I.
S nith then made a home run. Capt. J.
H Rucker handles ahad bat, but was
caoght out before ha had an opportunity
to display his agility. After this things
go' so badly mixed up Jhat it was impos
sible to keep anv further run of the
g.tue. Every fellow elected himself
c ptain, and proceeded to give orders.
M icon J ohnson turned a double-back
iinersault amid the applause of the
g -and stand. Capt. Oliver was the most
graceful runner on theground. He look
ed like a la-t year’s mullein stalk,
but this did not de-
tri-'t from his speed. Umpire Tom
Fleming kep: his position in the ring, and
pr >pped himself up by hoblinga hand on
eaih hip pocket It was reported among
the crowd that he had a couple of dsrr.o-
gers concealed beneath his capacious
grasp, and hence then* was no guying the
umpire. As a town ball player Capt.
Ba twin is a fraud of tho first water. He
sto .d out in the left Hold and made enough
no so for a camp-raeeting. He was uni-
for ued in a flannel shirt, a fireman’s belt
and s pioud smile, llo also had on a pair
of Buslney’* old pants. Jack Wier took
his placo at the hat, and his tow-
erin; form and still-like legs
we e the cynosure of all eyes. He went
out on the first tip. Dr. John Crawford,
in endeavoring to capture a ball, had a
bad fall, but fortunately caught on the
top of his head and escaped injury. Cap
tain Carlton made a splendid centre-
field-
THE JIAt’OS * ATHEVS.
Will TVr R*ad Mop at .Madison V>-
Saiur Rarer Proceedings.
Our people are again ^getting sick
over the prospects ot tho Macon road
Mr. Hampton reported the last time we
saw him that he would in a few days
break dirt this side of the Georgia road;
but the news now reaches us that ho has
moved his entire force into camp seven
miles below Madison, to finish up a sec
tion that another contractor has jumped,
and there is no telling when he would
get it done. Wo learn
from a gentleman who recent
ly talked with Mr. Toon l’owell that the
trouble in Madison is about crossing the
Georgia railroad. Col. Frohel wants to
Tun a short distance down the track on
right of way of that road, but satisfacto
rv arrangements cannot be made. He
says, however, that ho will cross if he
lias to tunnel under its track. Mr. l’ow-
elt says he will move a portion of his
force this side of the Georgia road proba
bly this week and set them to grading
We trust that he will do so, as it would
■serve to restore confidence in the rsd
road. Work seems to progress so very
slowly, snd ourpcople have been so often
disappointed, that they have a right to
grow distrustful, if the money is on
hand to build the road, we do not see
what possible good can bo accomplished
hr delaying its construction so long. The
sooner it is finished tho better for the
stockholders. ’ We trust, how
ever, that all will be wcU, and
that before many days dirt will be mov-
«?tl between Athens sud Madison.
Woodward Arrested.—It is.reported
that the grand jury of Fulton county has
indicted G. K. Woodward, of the Work
ing World, for criminal libel. The case
is based upon tho fact that Woodward
published an an article charging Capt.
E. F. Couch, of the police department,
rri'h whipping prisoners at the station
house. It will be remembered that Mr.
Woodward made several speeches in this
city for Mr. Wood, daring his first race
for Mayor.
Tom
Careful Shipment.—Mr. R. L. Bloom
field tells us that he ordered eight thou
•and brick shipped to Athens from Phil
adelphia, for his new buildings on Clay
ton street Eight theuand brick were
delivered on the spot without one brick
being broken. They were transported
by the Piedmont Air-Line, and the meth
od of handling and delivery speaks well
for the skill and care cf that transporta
tion company.
Carltin out . ,
handled the bat like a pestle.
Stanl : y, sitting in his buggy, made one
of the best catches of the evening.
Messrs. Rush, Ysncy and Dorsey all
came in on one round, which feat was
loudly applauded.
It w mid require columns to report d!
the sidc-splitiog scenes enacted on toe
ground, and to do full justice to the dif
ferent players. ‘ Suffice it to say that each
man acqui ed himself with great credit,
and it is the unanimous wish oftho spec
tators that the game be repeated again
next Monday. The score ended with
Capt Crawford 29, and Capt. Bald
win 23.
Boom in Washington.—Hon. S. H
Hardeman, of Washington, was in the
city yesterday. He tells us that his town
is on quite a real estate boom. Twenty
acres of the Anderson property were sold
the other day, and brought $2,800. Mr.
Cooper Pope has laid out a park and cut
off some beautiful lota from his place,
near town, which will soon be sold.
There is a strong demand for land around
town, and good prices are brought.
F1KE IN THE 6HOVE.
A Dwelling Bnrne* Ve«lrrdry-A
Resident Fall* Irani ttoo Uaat and
I* Madly Hurl.
Yesterday the residence of Mrs. J. M.
Chandler caught fire in Harmony Grove,
about 11 o’clock, and in the course of an
hour was a total ruin. Mrs. Chandler is
a well-known widow Udy, living in the
eastern part of the town on tho Carnes-
villi* rosd, and the fire probably caught
from tho kitchen. Her residence, a one
story frame building of 5 rooms, was con
sumeil and little was saved beyond her
bedstead and bureau. Her sons were of!
at work in the field at the time. The
whole town turned out and endeavored
to save the house, but without avail.
Mr. J. M. Keith, who lives nearly,
ec- tho fire from the field, andran up to
the scene. He climbed to the roof of his
dwelling and by spreading blankets and
Mrs. Gabrrcht's Conpition.—Mrs.
Garrecht has been quite low since Fri
day, but she is much better now and is
out of danger. Mr. Lannton, a brother
to Mrs. Garrecht and editor of the An
derson (8. C.) Intelligence, is in Hinnony
Grove with his sUter. He U a nice gen
tleman, and has shown true manhood
in coming to his sister in her distress.
Mr. Paul Sheppard has not been heard
from. We learn that Dr. Tucker will be
arrested.
dwelling and by spreading blanket* and
sprinkling water managed to keep it from
catching. While at work, however, Mr.
Keith Tost his footing and fell to the
catchin:
Koith lost his footing
ground, breaking hit arm at the wrist,
cutting his hesd and sustaining some
sprains in the back. Ho was quickly at
tended by Dr. Hardman,. who set the
fractured limb, aud is spite of shocks
and bruises, Mr. K litli was doing well
Ust evening.
We lesrn that there wls no insurance
on Mrs. Chandler’s dwelling.
A BVTCHEHSiS WAR.
A* Big a Drop in Meat a* There wae
In Toffee.
Strong Sf-rmon.—Dr. C. W. Lane
preached a strong sermon on Sunday on
the proper observance of the Sabbath
Day. He declared that running of Sun
day trains, delivery of mails and the is
sue .' ° inday papers all came under the
ban of the fourth commandment, which
enjoined the keeping holy of the Lord’s
Day. Dr. Lane is always impressive,
and those who'differ from him still listen
with pleasure to his sermons.
Lice on Cotton.—Wo letrn that mil
lions oj lice have appeared on the cotton
around Athens, and the under sides of
the leaves are alive with these insects.
The stalks are already withering and
turning yellow. It is laid that a few
deys of hot sunshine and a washing rain
will destroy them. If the dry weather
continues they will injure the crop. Who
knows any remedy for these insects?
Uncle Nath. Cook.—Uncle Nath,
Cook waa in to see us yesterday, and says
he has just passed his 84th birthday. He
tells us that he never saw better crojis^at
this season of tho year, but from
signsjeare that we are on the verge of
dronghth. Mr. Cook aaya that 40 years
ago he had the measles, and still suffers
from their effects.
Some months since the price of meet
was raised by the regular butchers of
Athens from 8 and ID cents to 12.** for
meat and 15 cents for the best cuts of
steak. The consumers were fretting
some over the big advance, but no redress
-rax left them except to buy of the coun
try dealers who came in occasionally.
An effort waa also made to induce the
city council to pus an ordinance exclu
ding these itinerant traders, but this body
most properly declined to do so, ai they
agreed that it would place the meat coa-
aumera of Athens completely at the mer
cy of the regular butchers, and if they
aaw fit the prioe of mast could be raised
I ’ Athens, aotil a short time since, when
Mr. H. Cobb Davie opened up hem, and
began to supply the market withies fine
meats as were over oeen here “
pie appreciated hia effc
iut building up a aplei
bracing many of tha best families in Ath
ens. Yesterday morning Mr. Flournoy,
canvasser for Mr, G. M. Booth, announ
ced that a reduction had been made in
the prioe of beef to 8 and 10 cents, and
took orders at these figure*. Mr. Davis
at once instructed his canvasser Cor or
ders, Mr. Clem Demore, to meet this re
duction or any other that is mad* by hia
opponents, u he can sell u good beef and
as cheap as anyone. The other batcher*
also came down. Our citizens are anx
iously looking for a butchers' war, and
don’t earn how aooa it come*.
Falling Sign.—The large thirty feet
sign of Baldwin & Fleming fell from the
tide of the Deupree building and came
very sear striking Mr. Bill Hodgson on
the head. He heard the timbers that
held the sign in position giving way and
ran oat in the street. The lignisa com
plete wreck.
Duel at High Shoals.—Mr. Nathan
Cook tells us that when be waa a boy
Crawford and Clarke fought a duel at
High Shoals with flint-and-stael pistols.
Clark* broke Crawford’s arm. Major
) Payne, who lives in Gwinnett
now own* the pistol need
The peo-
fforta, and he Tap
iplendid trade, em-
Death.—Mrs. Eliza Wilson, wife
Mr. Robert Wilson, of this city, died
Sunday morning, of fever, and was bur
ied on yesterday afternoon She leaves
husband, ona child and a large circle
friends and relatives to monrn her loss.
The funeral waa preached by Rev. E. ~
Stone, at Oconee street church.
Dusolutio*.—Mr. A. C. Jackson has
sold oat hi* interest in tho firm of Reaves
A Jacksoa to Mr. W.J. Thornton. Means.
Reaves A Thornton will conduct the bus-
ineas and assume the liabilities of the
firm. Wo ngrettokaow that Mr. Jack-
son will not continue the basin***,
wish the new firm much success.
i to poison eight |
, Gs.
and never permitted a ball to
pass him.
H it ace Cranford got up enough energy
reach the first litse, the ball thrown
__ his flying form missing its aim and
striking’Earl Overby in the mouth. The
ball orax afterwards fished up. Or.e of
the best runs made was by Col. W. J.
Mor *in. lie pranced around the ring
tliree-year-old filly, and
mad; his base amidst tho tu
mult iou s applause of the ladies.. Joe
Hodgson succeeded in accomplishing
hat Saab Reese failed todo, catcKCapt.
on the tty.' ’Arthur Txmg
cam IT Hr: run:?
Waa in Leave* an Infaat With a
Petered Per*** la Alfcc**-» alary
•( Crime and Dl»*race—Cannal
the L iw be Invoked?
Yesterday a strange case came to
light in Athens, showing if true, how de
praved poor human nature can become,
and how easily tho doers of evil shilt
their birdens and their consciences.
There is a law bearing upon this case
which may be easily invoked, and we
trust its consequences will be visited
upon the parties implicated, if they can
be found.
On Saturday last a couple drove to the
door ofLtura Burch, a well known col
ored woman in East Athens, and the man
alighted, called qut the occupant of the
place by name, to come to the wagon.
The other party iq the wagon was s
young and not unattractive female, who
held an animate bundlo in her arms, and
who after a short parley with the colored
woman, lett it witn her, when the two
drove rapidly away.
Monday morning the fact about the
mysterious couple; their hurried confer
ence and .he suspicious bundle, were re
ported to ; hu police, and Chief Oliver
detailed oliccr Culp to examine into the
matter. Mr. Culp went to Laura Burch’s
house yes’.eniay and there heard a curi
ous recite’. The man she said, waa
Guy Bowles, who was year* ago a resi
dent of At lens, and who married here
and went a vay. The woman in the bug.
by waa not his i ife, but had represent
ed to Laura that the child was hers, and
that the parentage and burden of the
child had been too much for her. It had
prevented her from going about and get
ting work, and there was in the com
plexion and hair of the infant a sign that
told more deeply of disgrace. Bowles pro
bably told the woman of Laura, and the
child was le.t there to rid Uer 0* far as
lossible, of ner trouble. The infant is a
night mala to about eight month* old,
and has bee l seen by several parties
Under the belief that it was white, a par
ty in Athens, we learn, thought of tak
ing it to raisi, but when the woman's
story was known, it was allowed to re
main where it was. Now there is a
law of miscegenation that should
apply to just this case, and ifthe author
ities are vigilant the punishment attached
to this crime will be visited upon the
ones. There is nothing in Hie
world to urge in palliation of such an aot
Where instincts are so depraved it be
hoves the lav to avenge this insult to the
people of Hi* neighborhood in which this
woman lives.
is very
the matter any th
reat good can be i
this way, and that religious
the work of the minstrel or
do not go together.
The ministers of Athens do not en
dorse theSalvation Army, and the long
er these "pfopTe remain in our midst the
stronger becomes the opposition to them.
It was determined by our local minis
ters to give tne Salvation Annv a fair
showing, and cast no impediment in their
way for doing good, and they even at
tended their services, to' judge for them
selves. Rev. Simon l’eter Richardson,
who is one of the ablest and best men in
the M. E. church, was the first to attack
the mode of worship by these new reli
gionists, and while his comments were
not endorsed in some quarters, no one
doubted bispurity of motive or Christian
intent. But as the army becuiun better
known, it began to lose the little support
and sympathy that it at first gathered,
and it has now very few endorsers in
Athens. We this week h»l a talk with
Mr. Owens, pastrr of Oconee street
church, and a pure and gi o t man. lie
aays h; cannot endorse the Salvation
Army, and believes that they are .doing
the cause of the church
good in Athens. He
bitterly opposed to the Sunday street pa
rades, and thinks the city should forbid
them. He sees but little difference be
tween a brass band parading our streets
the Lord’s day and the Salvation Ar
my with tamborines and other musical
instruments. Mr. Owens says that he
attended one of their mectings,and there
is nothing in their services to touch the
heart of a Christian and draw his thoughts
to God. It is more in tho line of a show,
and the people flock to it to gratify their
curiosity, and not to hear the Bible intcl-.
ligently expounded. Dr. Campbell, pas
tor of the Baptist church, says he can't ]
see what good the Salvation Army can I
possibly do. In fact, we believe that
every regularly ordained minister in our
city is now enlisted against the Army,
that is rendering a farce of religion by
tbeir ridiculous mode of worship.
By special request we publish the fol
lowing defence of sensational religion,
taken, we believe, from the pen of Mr.
Bismuth Miller, of Augusta:
REV. MILLER WILLIS.
The Anniston Hot Blast, editor Ran
dall’s paper, defends Rev. Miller Willis
from an unwarranted attack kv a welf-
known Methodist elder of Northeast
Georgia. The Hot Blast very properly
says of the wordy assault by the elder
that “it was a daring thing to do.’’ We
so consider it; and we further consider
that it was an- unfair and uncharitable, if
not an un-Christian thing to do. We
opine that If the learned Methodist elder
hadjrivgn Miller ; Willis his .pulpit and
hi inset f had sat in front, the eccentric
evangelist would have torn tho elder’s
spiritual raiment in twain.
Miller Willisjs known in Augusta;aml
among Christians who carry their relig
ion along with them into the multitude,
of affairs, where it should always shine
he is respected and, sustained. No one
is supposed to deny bis eccenticlties
any more than they can doubt his piety
anil zeal. He is a faith-instilled and
faith-laded laborer, not for the applause
or pay of the world, but for the convic-
tinn and conversion of sinners. He will
go into the deepest depths of misery snd
despair, with open palm and prayful lip,
for the reciamaiion and salvation of fal
len humanity, and he will assail hypoc
risy and pretense at all times with brave
and burning audacity. No man whose
religions faith is full and real need wince
at his qaaint utterances; it is only the
cloak of outward pretense that goes into
rifts when Miller Willis launches his
darts. The world might have less fash
ionable worship, but it would have more
faith and a better religion if all Christians
indnning professional pulpiters, were
imbued with the simple and solid faith
of this harmless and industrious spiritual
worker, even if they were compelled at
the samo time to share in certain of his,
idiosyncrasies. In this city, where Mil
ler Willie is best known and understood,
the report that a Methodist took upon
himself the valiant labor ot publicly re
buking bim will naturally incite wonder
as to which of the two is probably the
most spiritual and effectivo for the great
work in which both are supposed to be
embarked. For our part, while declin
ing to decide the matter for ourself, we
are frank to say that as between Miller
Willis’s religion end that of some Meth
odist elders we most assuredly would
prefer the evangelist’s every time.
lul lovers sitting in
the white scoured
■y farmhouse, where
by the path sent its
over them, and the
among the apple
IT- of petals down
that were bent close
with bright, happy
that was sparkling
girl whom we shall
call MAlze Know Is.
“Ti is perfectly lovely,” she says, hold
ing up her hand so that the runlight fell
upon it more f ully. “I have often longed
for a diamond ring, hat never expected
to possess one- Indeed. I fear it is rather
too fine for a plain little farmer's daughter
like me,"
“It is not half good enough for you.”
replied Will Marston. “I only wish that
I could have offered a finer one, and I
might. I suppose, if I had chosen to
purchase it with money that my father
given mo.
“Father is very generous, but I wanted
to earn our engagement ring, and accord
ingly astonished all my .friends by my
sudden taste for work. I must say that
I found it vastly more difficult earning
and saving money than spending that
which my father earned and saved, but I
kept to my determination, and I fancy
you will prize the ring the more, know
ing that it constitutes the first real labor
that your lazy sweetheart ever did.”
“Of coarse I shall prize it a hundred
times mare Tor what you have told me,”
said Miiile. “I tun proud as a princess
both of my lover and my ring. I wonder
what Aunt Sarah will say now,” with a
little triumphant laugh.
•Oh. situ will doubtless pronounco tho
etonii giassrMMt worthless like your lover.
It’s really too bod, Millie, that your re
spected aunt has such nn aversion to me.
I have trial in vain to gain a smile of
approbation from her grim lips." And
the young mm drew a sigh of mock
Left fob Home—Mr. Langston,
brother to Mr s. Garrecht, has left Har
mony Grove for his home in Abbeville,
S. C. He did not stop at the same hotel
as hia sister but spent most of the time
with her. He spoke only to a few par
ries in tha town, and it is said when he
left he carried away ajl the old letters
r. Shepperd had written to Mr*,
ht, and winch she had carefully
Thi* looks likes a law suit.
The excitement over the scandal
about died out in the Grove, and itis
We
Evangelist Sun Jones is rapidly acqui
ring a reputation in Tennessee. In r~'
of hia speeches, to tha Nashvill* Bani
aaya, be allude I to certain people in hie
audience as “dannel-monthed Irishmen
galvanixud Dutchmen.” When
somebody interrupted him, he shouted:
“Somebody knock that fellow’s teeth oat
of bis month aid I’ll pay the fine!” Com
menting, the Burner says: “Would such
utterances be considered eminently pro
per from the lips of a resident minister?
If not, are they proper from tha lips
minister?”
any other
Ahothxb JocaxALisT.—Mr. Charlie
Rice leaves Friday for hia home in Atlan
ta. Mr. Bice wifi enter journalism, a* a . ......
reporter on the JonraaL HoiaabriUiant MwChattanooga, and ten more were in- ed^br rajuag ai
Five men were blown to piece* by
premature explosion at the Inman.mines,
young man, and will make a good reporter.
'Aunt Sarah is rather
prejudiced against masculines in general, ’’
she Raid.
“.knil college boys in particular,”
added Writ,
Across Millie’s happy face a slight
shade passed as she replied:
“Aunt Sarah is very practical in her
ideas, and she thinks you will forget all
about me when you graduate and go
borne.” ■
“Nonsense. Millie,” said Will; “you
know that I shall never forget you. A
year from tlie timo I graduate I shall
come back for a Lonnie little bride, if
you have not in tho meantime changed
your mind. While I am absent you must
wear tills liltlo ring, and remember,
darling, that I love you.”
“Millie!” cried a sharp voice, “come
in .and set the .able for dinner.”
With a sigh tho young girl rises. It is
so hard to be obliged to drop from,
dreams of earthly paradise to rim mun
dane work/of setting- a table ~
The littlet titling
ing of rcsentmenl'and suspicion to enter
her mind WiE’s letters no longer gave her
.pleasure.
f All of Aunt Sarah’s dismal prophecies
occurred to her asdixmal truths.
It fc natural for masculine natures to
against any sort of reproaches or a
irioo to be exacting on the part of a
zed wife; also, to value least the
which thqy peers— Millie had
shown Will Marstca that she loved him,
and, feeling sure of her, he could afford
to be a little careless.
If Millie had exercised a little tact,
which, by the- way, is not often prac
ticed by a girl of 17, all might have been
well.
Will was too honorable to deliberately
break a promise, and would undoubtedly
have come in Jnne if Millie had not be
fore that time become persuaded that he
no longer loved her, ami, in a moment
of offended pride, aakeil to be released
from her engagement. Perhaps she
hoped lie might protest against her de
cision and tenderly beg forgiveness, but
he merely wrote that she had left him no
alternative but to grant her request.
Then all the treasured letters and the
pretty diamond engagement ring were
returned, aid Millie thought that her
bout was ■‘broken, hot hearts' do not
break so easily, as in our agony we some
time* wish they did.
Millie tried to be brave and give no
sign of the suffering which took away
her bloom and made her old while young.
She had been so rich in hope and love
and pleasant thoughts, and it seemed
cruel to be bankrupted of them all.
Never in all her lonely girlhood had she
so longed for a mother’s loving heart and
a mother's sheltering arms as then.
Sometimes when alone in her scantily
furnished little room she would throw
herself upon her bed and cry: “Oh,
mother, mother, if I could die and be
at rest with you. ”
About this time Mr. Knowls was taken
very ill, and Millie began a ministry in
the sick room.
Her whole interest come to be'centered
by her father's bedside. “The merging
of tho leas trouble into the greater"
experienced by Millie in thoee days.
The spring came with the song of birds
and bleating of young lambs in the
meadow pastures, and Millie learned in a
roundabout way through one of her
school friends that Will Marston was go
ing to marry a beautiful and accom
plished heiress, but it seemed to be the
concern of some one whom she had
known in the past rather than of this
IBUie Knowls, who, polo and anxious,
passed her days by her father's sick bed,
soothing his passage through that stormy
valley which leads to the land beyond all
storms.
The wheat fields had grown yellow,
and all nature was rejoicing in glorious
midsummer, when Millie followed her
father to his grave. A more desolate or
phan never lived. Life that had been so
sweet and dear only a few short months
ago seemed now a dismal thing to look
forward to. Millie wondered how she
could bear the long, tedious days and
months and years that were in sll proba
bility ahead of her.
Her splendid health actually seemed a
misfortune. She wished tlmt there was
sonic chance of her dying young.
There is no pity in tho stem, solemn
decrees of fate; we must accept ib, terms
and live out the appointed measure of our
days.
So Millio learned the lesson of en
durance that countless thousands of
other stricken hearts have been compelled
learn.
She went to her lonely home with 1 ta
Aunt Sarah and tried to be cheerful .-nd
industrious, but ^ier loneliness was itr.oh
'earpes^SAtt’vhintz offv«t*FWBBfiiff^
chairs, never looked so cheap and com-
mon to her lefore, and tho big, airy
kitchen, with its whitewashed walls and
spotless floor, seemed just then beneath
her.
"Are yon going somewhere, Millie?”
said Mr. Knowls, a* bo seated himself
at the table and observed that Millie hod
Sm ^TrirJhsSffnverfHH
- - but now corn! “tor on the Georgia Pacific „ °“r c.tazens have been wcryfoberal to
It R. came up Saturday very sick. Mrs ' chandler, in this her time of need.
her pink law'll dress instead of the
dark calico that ihe was in the habit of
Uw Tkrjr Are OehavInK in Other
Cilir»—.%•! Very Cfcriaiian-like
Conduct*
The Balvatiop Army seems to be un
der a cloud in tha South, and we rarely
ever pick up a paper but what some
thing is reported derogatory to them.
Last week, in Chattanooga, tw >.of the
leaders, who had been lond-moutfced in
their exhortations to sinners to repent,
went on a sprae and wound up by pawn
ing their filter badges to buy beer with.
The papers are very severe on those men
who have stolen the livery of heaven to
serve the devil in. In Macon, a most
disgraceful scandal has broken out in the
Salvation. The wife of one of the “Col
onels” had a prominent citizen arrest>d
for making indecent proposals to her. It
was charged that the arrest was a case
of blackmail by certain members of the
Salvation Army; that the woman bad
gone off under suspicious circumstances
with the gentleman she had arrested, and
had begged bim to treat her; also a young
sister in the Army acknowledged that
she bad been offered money to act as
irocuratress for a man, her field of labor
rning among tbf female members of tho
Salvation Army. All ovar the country
reports are made of wives forsaking their
husbands and children to follow the
Army off. In fact, the people seem to.
be Btiring up strife and trouble wherever
thsv go, if anv truth is to be placed in
the published reports. It is not» wo-
mar’s sphere to parade the street with a
ban o and tambourine, and deliver pub
lic i.xhortaliens to a mixed audience, and
we cannot see how such conduct can
poesiblv result in good. Tho purer and
excellent members in Athens are folly
able to cop* with am, without .the aid of
such recruits as the 9alvati*ih Army,
We have not heard of their doing any
harm as yatinAthena-^t least such con
duct as is reported from other cities-
but it is a certain fact that the redicu-
wearing morning*.
“No, dr,” answered Millie, her cheeks
outvying her dress in color. Sbo knew
that Aunt Sarah’s dreaded remarks were
coming, and it was hard to sit still and
hear her heart’* choice abused before her
father.
Dear old father! Millie had loved him
better than anybody in the world since
licr mother died, but now she had a new
idol; not that she loved the old the less,
only she did wish that father would not
insist upon sitting down to the table in
his shiit sleeves—a blue checked shirt,
too.
'That young college dandy has been
hanging around here all the morning,"
said Aunt Sarah a little spitefully. “I
9 Millie expects him, anyway she
looking out of the window all the
time she waa stashing the dishes, and
when she see him coming sho rushed up
stnirvafld’Vit ewiti—ReW lawn dress and
then went out to the gate to meet him, I
guess you’ll see the day, Nathaniel, that
you'll be-sorry you didn’t Bear to me and
not send Millie up town to school. I said
it would spoil the girl, and it has. She
hasn’t been worth a cent to work since
she came home.
“If Bhe ain’t poring over a book she is
thinking about her beaux and takes no
kind of interest in her work.
“Dccsirick school is good enough for a
farmer’s daughter, and it’s a bad idee to
let the child get the notion into her silly
head that she Ls going to be a great lady.
That Iwt (contemptuously) is only amus
ing himself making love to her."
Commencement day soon arrived.
Millie went to see her lover graduate, and
was perfectly sure that it was the
grandest oration oyer delivered, Her
rapturous
the til
|ts were dampened only by
of i!» coming 'separation
from her hero. When the timo came
for'saying good-by site tried to be very-
brave and trustful. All their vows of
love and faithfulness were hurriedly
whispered over again,
“A year will »0on pass, my darling: be
patient and true,” were Will Manton's
parting wools, Sweet, hopeful words,
that cheered Millie’s heart; but when he
had gone a year seemed like a small
eternity to look forward to, and she
vaguely wondered how she should live
through such a dreary waste of monoton
ous days. The thought that he would
write was some comfort and Millie sen
sibly decided not to mope.
For several months the lovers ex
changed letters regularly two or three
times a week.
Aunt Sarah's nose was in a perpetual
Rate of deration, and her comments bit
terly cutting regarding Millie's imbecility,
but while those dear letters were bringing
constaut assurances of unci
yotion Millie only laughed
ble do-
aunt’s
Toward the middle of tho year Will’s
letters occo.sK#i«Uy failed to arrive upon
keendlsawointment. The excuse offered
for (he remlssne** vrya always reasonable,
and then Millie would chldo herself for
entertaining cue moment’s doubt of her
absent loved one,
Will’s letters were full of descriptions
of the gay society of which ho was evi-
Oio.
Ions mode of worship only appeals to
ignorance, will not do any good, or
strike the intelligent and Christian peo-
of our city.
mm.
but
kept
charms of
tho city be)
After a
of the
or tho
His letters grow
H”
“very busy.”
little girl and
how much
the late
vatod tardi-
rs, “to show
ns he.”
1 world for a
said the
colored
for it and
The Supreme Court of Georgia, Ji
Samuel Hall presiding, haa rendered its
decision in regard to the will of
David Dickson, in which a large
was deft Amanda A. Dii *
and her two children,
the court waa that foe will pf
tor should stand, there being
foe court no reason why foe u
as written by foe testator should
i.-w tha disposition of foe property.
—— —r—’
A Jamestown, Q., a negro
Carnesville, June 15.—[SpecisL]—
Yesterday and this morning were cold
for this season of the year, and cotton
plants are suffering from the effects of
the extreme cold.
Tne wheat crop is about harvested,
and is a good one.
The charter of this town will be
amended by the next legislature. The
notice of the local act has been posted.
Some of our citizens are taking pteps
to drain the low grounds of the county.
This is a step in the right direction, and
if carried out will result in much good.
The justice court convened here this
morning, and tried one small c»zp be
tween two colored men.
Dr H M Freeman is confined- to his
bed with a very severe case of / cholera
morbus, but is improving, and jt is
thought he will be out again soon,
James Bird, col., was committed to
jail this morning on a peace warrant. He
was oat under bond, and was surrender
ed by his bondsmen, he will in all
probability make a new bond and come
out again.
Petty thieves arc making their appear
ance here. Col J S Dortch has been
losing vegetables. His squashes and
beans disappear every night. They have
also been assisting Dr H I) Aderhold to
dispose of his oats. A double barrel shot
gun sold here to-day at constable's sale,
which will do good use for shooting at
petty thieves.
The citizens of Flintville are making
an effort to get a mail route through their
section. They are going to make a tem
porary arrangement and Wave it carried
by private subscriptions until congress
meets, when they will ask that body to
pass an act establishing a postal route
from here to some point on the Air-Line
road.
zier*s gin house, and backing foe water
for miles up the stream, there would be
a sufficient quantity held in reserve for
all cases of necessity.
It has been reported that the Salvation
Army has been invited to High Shoals.
May the Lord put it int*4heir hearts to
remain where they are. They will find
it np-hill business marching our streets.
There was a five pound blue cat
caught here last night out of our dry
river.
Crops are splended in this section,
corn towering above the head, and cotton
knee high. The genial farmer is more
smiling than ever.
High Shoals, Juno 14.—[Special.]-
Living near this place is an old gentle
man, Mr. Tom Lannins, noted for hie in
tegrity, industry and uprightness. No-
what this gentleman aays,
He gives us the benefit of the foUowing
peculiar incident: About forty years
ago he stuck a splinter in the palm of
his hand. For weeks he suffered intense
pain from it, but finally succeeded in
getting it out, as he thought. No more
trouble was experienced at the time, still
at intervals since he has felt an uneaai -
in tho hand, and at times almost
lost foe use of it. A few weeks ago the
i] rose, and he came in town to have
ncod. Upon examinution a splinter
-was fdtnid and extracted, a part of tho
same splinter that Mr. Lannins stuck in
his;hand forty-eight years ago. We
never heard of so remarkable a case.
The hind seems to be sound and well at
present •
A man near town whipped his wife
ltBt week because she wouldn’t get up in
time to give him an oarly breakfast She
will “quit him” but bought cloth to make
him several shirts before her departure.
Clakkesvii.i.k, J unc 15.—[Special.]—
Married, on Sunday morning, June 12.
Mr Jack Crow, aged 80, and Miss Flor
ence Ramsey, aged 25—Iter D J O'Cal
laghan officiating.
Mr F M Yearwood caught a very large
rattlesnake Ust week, near the Porter
one sympathetic or congenial thought
with her. the poor child had all the more
power of Buffering impatient pain and
desolation.
“WU1 it always, always go on like
this?” was the bitter, unspoken cry that
arose from Millie’s wounded heart.
Was it, then, strange that when the
third June came after she sat upen the
doorstep with Will Marston and wore for
the first time a diamond ring, she
decided to escape from her present ex
ist!' .re by accepting an offer of marriage?
Edwanl Preston was rather a common
place man. There was nothing brilliant
or dashing about him, but he was sin
cerely in love with Millie, and offered her
comfortable home in tho neighboring
old college town where he was doing a
i -ood business in liardware. He feU in
ove with Millie near four years before
when she had gone to town to attend
school.
Millie snubbed him then, and Will
Marston called him “Cast Iron Preston,"
but his heart had shown no cast iron pro-
lensities toward Millie. He had given
ler up during Will Marston'* Ust term
in college, but as that elegant rival never
appeared afterward, be became hopeful
again, and patiently waited until Millie
was ready to accept his honest, protect
ing lose.
She did not pretend to return his de
votion, but she had learned his true
worth, and, judging him in the light of
prospective companion for life, she con
sidered him infinitely preferable to her
Aunt Sarah.
It is only fair to Mr. Preston to say
that she was happier in her domestic re
lations than many who marry tbeir first
loves. Few, if &ngr. husbands turn out
to be exactly the same after marriage
that they are before. Mr. Preston stood
the test of years extremely well, and
when their twentieth wedding anni
versary arrives Millie is a contented,
happy matron cf 40. A certain mystical
gladness went out of her life when she
Darted with her first engagement ring,
rut that magical delight belongs only to
youth, and most people use it in some
way or other in the wear and tear of life,
so Millie’s experience was not exception
ally hard,
Mr. Preston had prospered in hard
ware. and Millie had handsomer rings
now tluui the one that Will Marston gave
her.
The loro she could not keep had been
resolutely thrust out cf her thoughts and
the love that comforted her pain accepted
in its place.
has one son of whom she is justly
prond. He is a sophomore in college
and sports his first idlk hat. One winter
evening he came borne with eager step*
and sparkling eyes and exclaimed:
I’ve bad quite an adventure, mother,
and brought you a present.”
Millie drops her work and smilingly
bids him to tell her all about it. With
boyish impetuosity her reUtee his story
'A lot of us fellows were skating on
the lake and a new student named Fred
Marston got into an air hole. I hap
pened to be near- him and helped him
out, By that time fhe other boys came
and we got him to his room and eent
for Dr. West, who soon brought him
around pi) right, Aa the doctor was
going away, Marston wanted t* pay him
and found that hia puree waa gone, Ha
must have lost it in the lake. He tried
to make light of the loss, but it was plain
to see that be was considerably cut up
on account of it. I stayed with bin a
while after the other boys went out, and
he talked to me very confidentially. -It
that his father is dead and ha has
a guardian who is rather ctriot and makes
a terrible row if ha spends more than his
allowance. I guess Marston is a little
wild and inclined to make his money fly,
but hit guardian holds a tight rein over
him. The loss of his purse embarrassed
him greatly, because it contained all the
money he could get until next
He had been spending pretty freely, and
only saved enough for necessary expenses.
He said he had a few things in his trunk
that be guessed be would have to pawn,
and raked me if I would be kind enough
to do it for him.
“Marston is an awfully aristocratic fel
low, and he didn’t want the boys to know
he was hard up for money. They
not beliove the s[ory shout the gur
he raid, and his prestige in school
be lowered.
Mr W W Askea, baggage master on the
Georgia Pacific R It, was here a few day
this week.
Tho “Earnest Workers,” a society con
sisting of the ladies of the Methodist
church, gave an entertv mant at the
Habersham hotel last night, which con
sisted of readings and recitations. We
learn that it was a nice occasion.
Clarksville, June 13.—[Special.]—
Summer visitors are beginning to come
up, to spend the season in our healthful
old town.
There has been some talk lately of a
largo hotel being built in Clarkeaville.
This is very much needed, and we trust
it will be built soon.
Capt R R Asbury, of White county,
passed through town last week. He had
been to Washington to have a car-coupler
patented of his own invention.
Clarkesville is still improving. Another
store will be opened soon, and Messrs
Henry West and F L Asbury are prepar
ing to build on Bridge street.
OGLETIIOHPE COUNTV.
Crawford, June 14.—[Spectal-]—Tori
Olive carried his son Sam down to the
electric shaft to-day, to test its curing
properties on a latne ankle.
We hear that an earthquake was felt
at Sandy Cross last Friday, but as it was
felt no where else We supposi it was for
John Stephen’s Special benefit.
The rock masons arc getting out the
granite forfoe .foundation of Arnold &
Son's netT'store.'
Horace Stokety has organized k coun
try base bail chib, and - aays when he
practices a little will ohalleage the first
nine of Crawford.
Crawford. June. 13.—-[Special.]—
M H Arnold & Son have received a
car load of lime to bo usfd' in buifding
their brick store.
Dave Gaulding thought be would have
the first roasting ears yesterday for din
ner. but Uncle Stepheq heard of it and
had his for breakfast. ’ '
When John Stokcly comes to Craw
ford he takes his spy glasses and notes
the time by the court-house clock in
Lcxingtcn.
Dave Arnold’s horse run away with a
buggy yesterday, and ran against a post
that supports the drug store. The bug
gy was d(
that these roods were t
as lair a condition os those of any coun
ty in the state; that it was his intention
to do what work he did thoroughly, and
not waste more money by botching over
the streeta. By degrees he eras getting
our principal streets to the proper grade,
and after this was done it did not require
much work to keep them in repair. As
to the hills around Athens, the only way
to improve them was to grade off the
tops or go around them. Take the Lump
kin street hill, for instance. It is 110
feet to its summit from a level of the
branch and the distance had to be as
cended. By opening a new street rear
of Mr. Brittain's, to come in below the
reservoir, a much better grade could be
had, and the city jfoculd do this when he
came to work it. Mr. Stanley says until
that is done, he conld only fill up the
holes and knock off lumps.
Our attention was especially called to
the fine scenery along the Georgia Facto-
tory rood. It is one of the prettiest and
most pc-pular drives in Athens, and is in
good repair. Several fine views can be
hid from different points in the road,
and at one point the little village of
Princeton can be seen in the distance
nestling among foe trees., . ‘
point, the ejre, as for sa it can reach,
takes in a long stretch of field and forest
and hill and vale, while the distant peaka
of the Blue Ridge range fringe the hori
zon
But what most impressed us was the
manner in which this road is laid off.
For a century or more the people have
been foUowing in the same eld ruts ot
their ancestors. In making this impor
tant highway, no regard whatever waa
paid to the topography of the country,
but you are made to ascend and descend
bills,hills, where, by not varying twenty
steps off an air-line, a perfectly level
route could be had. In many places the
distance can actually be greatly shorten
ed by avoiding hills. From foe incor
porate limits of Athens until foe main
hill is reached, * road could be had that
a narrow-gauge engine could pull over.
And yet, there is not a rougher r 04 ^ m
Clarke county than this, nor ono t h »t >*
more traveled. Mr. Stanley tells us) too
that this is a fair sample of all the other
roads—that by a little cutting they could
be placed not only on better ground and
hills avoided, but kept up at a far less
expense to the county.
Our last grand jury made a recom
mendation that a survey be had ■>* -
roads and needed changes made)* but
Jddge Jackson has never acted on it.
We presume that he will do so, however.
Nothing is more important than good
roads and bridges, or a luxury that the
people will more freely pay their money
“ Ar.y one by riding over the Geor-
Harmony Grote, June 14.—Capt W
B .Buryejt was in the Grove yesterday
Very liberal contributions of money,
clothing, bedding, etc., have been made
by all our citizens to Mrs Chandler and
her family.
The Sunday mail on the Northeastern
is a great convenience. We now receive
the Sunday Banner-Wmtchman and
Constitution a day earlier than hereto
fore.
J effkrson, June 14.—[Special.]—
Messrs Brooks aod Lyle started out to
day with their traveling thresher, and
report from all sections of the county
that the wheat crop is the best that has
been harvested for years, and cotton crop
is doing its best Should the season con
tinue favorable our county will be in a
good condition after this crop.
In conversation with the Rev. Mr. An
derson, of your city, on Sunday last, he
paid a very high compliment to our
county. He said we hed the best coun
ty, best eating, best farmers and the best
religion of any county in his ; acquain-
tanco, and ho might have added the best
schools.
Jeffebson, June 13.—[Special.]—The
Rev. Mr. Lowry's little daughter hap-
hened to a very painful accident on Fri-
day n ight. She fell out of the back door
of the house and cut her face very badly.
Little Miss Julia Hampton Bell and
Muter H. W. Bell, Jr., will visit Jeffer
son from Athens next week.
i said ho didn't c® 1 ? I*
it, as he liadn’t any use
n’t know .how Jus father
Homer, June 14.—[Special.]—Last
Saturday, while walking through the
yard, old Uncle Archie McDonald fell
and broke bis thigh. He suffereJ very
much until Sunday, when death relieved
him of his sufferings.
Farmers are laying by corn.
Cason Borders saye he will go back
home and wait till wheat is cut before
he threshes it
Homer, June 13.— [Special.] —
Old Grandmother Sumpter is quite
sick.
We. had an election on stock law yes
terday, but were beaten by a large ma
jority. We are very sorry of this for
we believe it would be best far our peo
ple.
for.
gia Factory rood will see that by the ex
penditure of a comparatively small sum
of money, it can be made a level acd
beautiful drive. Clarke is a progressive
county, but it is far behind when it comes
to public roads. Let us do away with
the old system of working our highways,
and employ a competent civil engineer
and a regular force of skilled road bands.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
The
Jco Tavern, June 15.—[Special.]—
Messrs. Coombs and Jones, two of the
most popular tobacco drummers on the
road, stopped over with us Sunday.
Rev S S Landrum preached toacrowd-
ed house at the Methodist church San-
day night. His sermon is the topic of
conversation.
Occasionally we are asked what the
Banner-Watchman says about the G.,
C. & N. railroad, and our friends borrow
it to read for themselues.
Matsvii.le, J une 13.—[Special.]—
Mr t; C Gunter, who has been sick for
some time, died at his residence on Horne
street, yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock.
The Maysvillians and GilUvilliang will
cross bats soon.
There is rumor of an early wedding.
Who are the parties?
Watkinsvillk* June 15.—[Special.]
Judge Lyle’s little boy, Crawford, is very
sick.
The measles are yet raging in this
county, and Dr. Armstrong, our young
physician, has been quite successful with
these cases, not having lost one of them.
He is a fine physician, and will some day
take his stand among the leading doctors
oftho State.
We hear of a movement to repair the
Methodist church. This is a good move,
but we will supplement it by saying tear
it down and built a new one.
Uncle John Foddrill has been’ quite
sick for the last few days.
The east wind for the past few days
has cheoK the growth of cotton.
Prof 0 9 Barnett, sad his friend Mr.
Jennings, spent the day with us last
Sunday.
Several of the - boys went out turtle
fishing yesterday and brought back five
large ones.
We hear of some of onr citizens get
ting as much as a hundred pounds of
honey from one gum. This year is a
splendid one for bees, we never saw the
honey finer.
Mr. Smith, of DeKalb county, is sell
ing the formers family rites to a patent
hee gum, and he says any man with a
hundred gums can make more clear
money than he could on a two-hone
form.
GENERAL NEWS.
Nicholsox, June 15.—[Special]—
Crops here ere fine, but about two weeks
later than last year. On the 8th day of
Jnne, 1886,1 had quite a number of silks
of the golden dent, the prolific and Ad
ams early corn, hat none have eppeared,
so far, this year, although foe corn waa
planted on foe 30th of February.
The flax is still prevalent here, but not
of a malignant type. There have been
no deaths. Our o|d citizen, E B Tuck,
is yet quite low with it, but there are
some hopes of his recovery. Pr Cash,
of Jefferson, ia his attending physician.
While foe people of Athena are regu
lating their public schools, they ought to
abolish teachers’ examinations, for they
are a mere force.
A child with two heads was bom near
Asheville, N. CS.
The striking carpenters at Toronto
gained their demand.
The Socialistic Labor party of Ameri
ca will put out a national ticket.
Nink Daniel, a negro, was sentenced
to hang at Dalton, Ga., for murder.
Texas liquor dealers are calling for
help from their brethren ia other states.
S. T. Brown shot and badly wounded
Nick Tanner at a bar-room near Social
Circle,
An attempt was discovered to escape
from jail at Birmingham, Ala, by blow
ing up the building with dynamite car
tridges. Eight cartridges were found in
possession or one of the prisoners.
The second negro who ever graduated
at tha Wast Point Military academy has
jost gone out from that 'institution and
will soon enter the army as a second lieu
tenant.
A group of Anarchists, numbering 90
men and women, has been discovei
Columbus, 0. A blasphemous secret
circular inned by the group advocates
arson and mnrder, and even the killing
of the wives and children ol capitalists.
The trustees of the Elberton female
collegiate institute held their annual
meeting last Saturday, and re-elected
Prof. W. J. Noyes principal, Mrs. J. L.
Gortrell assistant, and Mia. Alice W.
Hester principal of foe music depart
ment.
When the Covington and Maeon cars
The wheat deal has now boated,
coffee market is a little stronger.
A colored woman died in _
while being tried for infanticide.
The New Hampshire legislature
elected Wm. E. Chandler to the ten
There have been serious riots at Ath-
lone, Ireland, between the soldiers and
civilians.
The Pennsylvania Salt Works strikers
have been ordered to vacate the compa
ny’s houses. ’
The treasury in Washington is so
crowded that there are $8,000,000 stored
in the passage wajs in sacks.
The coke strikers hare not as yet
gained their point, as the furnace men
refuse to pay an advance for coke.
There was a riot in Cincinnati over the
car driver’s strike. Negroes were em
ployed to take the places of the white
strikers.
Recorder Anderson, of At]
booked a case against Mr. Joe '
son’s agent for taking orders
to be sent from Griffin.
The senate committee appointed W.
H. Michaels, of Grand Island, Neb., clerk
to the committee, to succeed the late Maj.
Ben. Perley Poore.
Jiles S. Whitten, a very-old citizen of
Covington, committed suicide by hang
ing himself, Tuesday evening, daring a
fit of mental abberation. He had made
repeated efforts before to tako his life.
He was about 90 years old.
Dr. Murrell McKenzie adheres to the
opinion that the swelling in foe throat of
the German crown prince is simply a
warty growth. The doctor authorizes
the announcement that unless some
change occurs the prince will be abso
lutely restored to good health.
Shady Dale, June 14.—Our quiet lit
tle town was thrown into a fever of ex-*
citement yesterday afternoon by the kill
ing of Reese Nash, colored, by Mr. Wal
ker McDade. The particulars as can be
fathered are about as follows: Nash
/ought a mule from McDade on credit,
and Nash’s boy wu to work for McDade
payment. The boy bad left McDade
id McDade had gone to Nash's, caught
the boy and was leading bim off when
Nash nn up, knocked McDade with a hoe
on the arm, inflicting two painful wounds.
He then knocked McDade down and was
about to strike him with an axe helve,
when McDade drew his pistol and fired,
the ball taking effect in the stomach.
Nash never bled but one drop and died
in a few minutes.
Beidsville, N. June 14.—The Rev.
George Pittard, pastor of North Fork
Methodist church and a teacher in a boys’
school during the week, was passing
through the school house lawn a few
days ago, while some boys were playing
boll. He was accidentally hit in foe face
by a ball thrown by a centre fLlder, wbo
at once ran forward and begged foe
schoolmaster’s pardon. Mr. Pittard, in
furiated by pain, knocked the boy down,
stamped on him and dragged him about
until the boy’s companions united and
drove foe preacher awav. The lad, who
was in a frightful condition, was teeiderly
carried to the dormitory. Mr. Pittanl
called on the boys later and upbraided
them for not dragging him away saoner,
and said that he did not know what he
wu doing. The bey has just died, and
Mr. Pittard has fled.
There are over 100 well-armed Indi-
tpa in foe field in Arizona.
get to Covington, we mast give the man
agers a “picnic” that will eclipse foe
Monticello barbecue. Have your “car
ting.
1 the
your
cutes” ready. They are coming. You
know foe Star has always said foe road
would behuiltto Covington. And we
repoat tho assertion right here.—Cov
ington Star.
Herman Bchimmelfening, a yonng clerk
in tho pension office, Washington, waa
upbraided by a young lady upon whom
he called, for carrying a pistoL He as
sured her it wm not loaded, and to con
vince her of what he thought was true,
he put the pistol in hia mouth, pulled the
trigger, there wu a loud report and ho
fell dead, .hot through the brain.
Wants the Trucks.—Pink Morton,
colored, asked council to give the old
Pioneer trucks to the O'Farrell Hook and
Ladder Company soon to be established
up town. We think it very enwise for
the ciiy to authorize any more fire com!
panies. It is an expensive luxury, and
there are plenty to do all the work noed-
en. Better let us sell those trucks and
put the money on the streets. One hook
and ladder company is sufficient for a
place the aixe of Athens, so ex-Chief
Cohen aaya.
Henry Winter and Henry I
well, both negroes. Winter -
and got his gun and i'
Blackwell, but Giles I
him. Its ‘ '
A Sad Telegram.—Mr. S. Raphael
yesterday received a despatch from New
York, ateting that his wife wu very low
in a hospital in that city, and she asked
that he leave Athens on foe first train
and bring all the children, «sthe wanted
to see them before she died. Mr. Raph
ael left at once. We trust that he will
find his wife better when he roaches New
York.
The Knoxville Extension—Judge
W. B. Thomas ia in the city being
called home by the trouble threa
tened by a few of the minor
ity stockholders. He uya that |but
for foe trouble over foe transfer there
would be no difficulty in his securing the
money lb build the road at once. To
morrow we will publish an interview
with Judge Thomas.
A Fight in East Athens.—List Sun
day a difficulty originated over I'
tin-