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THE WEEKLY BANNER-WATOHMAN, ATHENS, GEORGIA, JANUARY 15, 1889.
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lONCIL
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)ISCUSSES THE AFFAIRS
OF THE CITY,
SB WOBKS
JO—PETITIONS
USD.
COMPANY—THE CITY
PRESENTED AND I
action in regard to cutting down the
price paid for printing proceedings of
councU. £
Mr. Mark Cooper Pope of the Ban
ner Watchman was present, and stated
that $150 to each paper would not pay
a profit on the type setting, and he
could see no reason why the price for
the present year should be reduced
below the amount paid last year.
Alderman McDowell then moved that
the action of council at last meeting fix
ing the pi ice *o be paid for city print
ing be reconsidered," Adopted.
Alderman McDowell stated that while
he thought the former, action was rea-
■_ „ - „ _ .. o~r.iv, I sonable, he would move as a compro-
[McKmnon, McDowell, Booth, mise of the matter that each paper be
[Pitner and McGinty. j | p a j<j $125.
Alderman DcKinnon moved as a sub
stitute, that each paper be paid $150.
Substitute adopted, and each paper the
Banner-Watchman and Athens Chron
icle to receive $150 for publishing the
proceedings of council, registry list and
such others matters as have heretofore
been included in the contract for city
printing, the publications to be in both
the daily and weekly editions of each
paper.
Mr. T. M. Compton again pre-
jo** i sr*
C. & M. railroad at the cemetery and
crossing the tan yard branch.
On motion of Alderman Griffeth the
petition was laid on the table.
The question of settlement with the
Water Works Company was called up.
Alderman Barrow moved that the com
promise settlement agreed upon by the
attorney for the Water Works Com
pany and Water Works Committee as
recommended to the council by tho
committee be accepted, and that the
details of the settlement, signing the
ences between tbe City end Water 1 b \? ferrcd t0 ““
- u v t u e I city attorney and committee on water
1 • works with power to act
Alderman
bit Chamber, Athens, Ga.,
Jan., 7, ’89, 4 o’clock P. M.
cil met this evening. Present,
ior Mayor Hunnicutt, and A1
tcKinnon, McDowell, Booth,
Pitner and McGinty.
ading of the minutes was de
ntil next regular meeting.
imunication from the mayor
aah, asking co-operation to se~
Lppropri-tion from Congress to
[the harbor at Savannah was
Alderman McDowell offered
ring resolution:
esolved by the mayor and coun-
io city of Athens, that tbe Hon.
*arlton, our immediate.represen-
Ccugress he requested to use
lence to securo an appropria
ting aid
|g the "channel of the Savannah
s requested by the authorities of
Jity of Savannah.
ived further that the Clerk of
be directed to notify Hon. H. H.
of this action of Council, and
fnish the mayor of Savannah with
I of this resolution. Adopted,
prman Barrow, from committee on
iworks, reported that the com-
\ on water works had submitted
(reposition of council to the Water
Is Company, proposing to accept
Lmpromise for the settlement of
ks Company agreed upon
bittee and attorney of the Water
ks Company, upon condition that
shall be substituted for sixty dol-
for extra hydrants, he stated that
I. Burnett Esq., the attorney for the
J&ny was present, and would sub-
the decision of the Water Works
pany. Captain Burnett then stated
1 the company considered the com-
iise agreed upon by himself and the
Imiitee from council, as a fair and
lonable settlement of the matter, and
lie they would be glad to accept the
lification *s to price of plugs pro-
by council, they could not in jus-
to the company agree to the
derman McDowell then moved that
action on the matter be deferred
Wednesday evening next at 4
ck. Adopted.
Iderman Booth, chairman of com-
e on public property, reported that
! committee had rented from Mrs.
hop the stable and lot adjoining the
j offices, for the present year for
eniy-flve dollars. Mrs. Bishop
teeing to put the fence, gates &c. in
id repair, the city to keep same in
Uir the remainder of the year, Mrs.
pop to have a water-plug placed in
[lot, and allow the city tne use of the
under the office on said lot. Report
ived and action of committe con
ed.
e committee also reported that they
received bids for feeding the city’s
s. Messrs. Gann. Murray & <
eleven dollars per month for each
o, J. Z. Cooper Sc Sons ten dollars
| month, the committee asked that
cil decide the matter.
Iderman McDowell moved t'iat the
stion of making contract for feed and
ntion to city mules be referred to
let committee with power to act.
Jderman McKinnon from commit-
on printing, reported that he had
|n informed that $150 barely paid the
irspapers for the expenses of publish-
tho proceedings and other legal mat
h of the city, and as the Chronicle
w had a daily edition, he would rec-
McDowell stated that he
still thought $50 for extra plugs suffi
cient pay,and moved that this amount be
substituted for sixty. There being no
second to this motion, the motion of Al
derman Barrow was put and adopted
and the settlement ordered to be
made as agreed upon by the Water
Works committee and attorney for the
Water Works company.
Alderman Barrow stated that he
thought tbe market laws were in some
respects unjust to the city butchers. He
thought some change should be made
that would give the city butchers more
protection than they now had. He of
fered the following resolution:
Resolved, That all persons who sell
butcher's meat in the city before 9
o’clock, a. m., and after 4 o’clock, p. m.,
shall be required to pay a license of
twenty dollars per annum, to be paid
quarterly. Motion lost.
The recent amendment to the Public
School Law r.qu'iing the council to
elect two members of the Board of Edu
cation to fill the vacancies caused by the
expiration of the time of Capt. J. H.
Rucker from the Third Ward, and W.
McKinnon from the First Ward. The
Mayor annouced nominations for these
positions in order.
Alderman Griffith stated that he un
derstood that the retiring members of
the Board did not wish to ^ serve longer,
he placed in nomination George H. Pal
mer from the First Ward, and David C.
Barrow, Jr, from the Third Ward.
They were elected by acclamation.
A vacancy having been caused
in the Board from
Fourth Ward by the removal of
Prof. Barrow from that ward, Edward
R. Hodgson was placed in nomination
and elected by acclamation to fill the
unexpired term ot D. C. Barrow, Jr.,
from the fourth ward.
Alderman Griffith stated the matter of
difference between Mr.M. A. Daniel and
others, and the city in regard to the
street work fronting their residences
could be settled by doing some filling in
We were an hour behind schedule
time, on making our entry into Little
Rock. Yet kind fiiends met us there,
and with showers of welcome caused us
to forget the tedium of the slow ride
from Memphis. I was carried to the
Capitol Hotel, which, by the way, makes
no pretence at competing with the Kim
ball, but rather would stand out as a
rival of the Classic City “Commercial,”
and from her a good view of the city is
had. Little Rock is a beautiful city,
antique appearance.an 1 whilst it lacks of
thatthorongh going business-like aspect
which characterizes Atlanta, the grand-
wh&t disturbed, and huge waves broke
against our boat. We were half an hour
in making the passage across it—after
this, marshes, swamp and low-lands met
our gaze, and further, wide spread
plains of rich prairie land. The Arkan
sas bottoms are the richest in the world,
perhaps. It would seem so to a traveler
since the cotton plant covering these
dark lands towers above one’s head,
est capital of the grandest State in the
Union,” and lays no claim to the culture
and refinement of which Athens proud
ly boasts, yet with her University, fe
male colleges, commercial college, deaf,
dumb and blind institutions and insane
asylum, she towers above the average
city of her size. In hospitality she can’t
be surpassed in the Union. I had the
pleasure of a drive into the country
around Little Rock and over and across
the rich bottoms which yield
such abundant cotton crops. No wonder
odr eastern planters are attracted to this
country. I stood mysell by a cotton
plant which reached three feet above
me, the limbs of which would have sup
ported the whole weight of my per
son.
The villas dotting the suburbs of Lit
tle Rock are lovely, ‘‘Lake View, Clear
Lvke” and other homes taking their
names from the beautiful streams upon
which they are built. Whilst survey^
ing the premises from one of these lake
homes, and busying myself with watch
ing the plantation hands gather in to
“settle for Christmas,” the lady . of the
house stepped into the yard with a rifle,
handed it to one of the men, saying:
“Shoot me a guinea for dinner.” They
took it turn-about in shooting at the poor
bird and were about to give up without
success, when I remarked, to their great
amusement: “Hand me the rifle, and
show me which guinea I must kill.” At
my first shot the bird fell, his head
taken off at his neck. Just then there
arose such a deafening shout ot applause
as I never heard before, and hope never
to hear again, from the lusty lnngs of
about twenty black boys.
Mkenie Douglass,
the martin institute.
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The Spring te rm of the Martin Insti
tute opened last Tuesday. We are glad
to see among the old students Rice
and Sanders, of Madison; Pearce and
Will Sheppard, of Banks. These yonng
men have been with us for more than a
year, and have made a host of
friends here.
ITEMS FROM THE GROVE.
Harmony Grove, Jan. 9.—Dr. A. B.
Adair and his accomplished lady, of El-
berton, are in the town.
Mr. Albert Stark left last week for
Midland, Texas. He will make that
place his future home.
To day is election day for municipal
officers for *89. The nominees will
doubtless be elected, though an inde
pendent aspires to the mayor’s office.
Mrs Woodlaw an aged* and estima
ble lady of our community who has
been spending some time in South Car
olina, died while there. Her remains
were brought here, and interred in the
cemetery yesterdav.
• When you are sick you don’t want the
oretical or even logical demonstration to
convince you as to the worth of a rem
edy you should use. Experimental
knowledge is the true criterion. Read
the experience of others who have used
B. B. P., (Botanic Blood Balm). Their
plain statements carry more force than
all the logic and theories possible. (8)
WILLIAMSON’S DEAL.
ANOTHER GREAT RAILROAD SYSTEM
FOR GEORGIA.
Two Dalton Boys and Their Railroad
Scheme—Tho New System Will
Connect All Georgia Cities.
AFTER THE VIOLATORS.
The Blind Tigers Must Answer Before the
County.
There are a large number of white
and colored persons who have been sell
ing whisky in Athens, and have been
arrested, tried and fined.
They thought that this ended the
matter, hut as soon as they paid their
fines Collector Gantt made his appear
ance, assessed them for violating the
revenue laws and this was paid. Now
comes the grand jury and finds true
bills against them for violating the coua-
ty and state laws, and next Monday
they will have a hearing before the city
court.
They are going to plead former con
viction—that if the city has jurisdic
tion, the county has none, and if the
county has jurisdiction, the city has no
right to to put a fine on them. Several
of the best lawyers in the city have
been employed, and it will be an inter
esting fight between the state and the
bl*nd tigers.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
A very important game is being arrang
ed on the railroad chess board in Geor
gia.
As it'now • Btands the West Point
Terminal company controls every rail
road system in Georgia, which is to say
the East Tennessee, the Cehtral, the
'Richmond and Danville, and it has an
interest in the Western and Atlantic
road.
But there ere a number of Small dis
jointed roads in Georgia which it is
proposed shall be unified into one system
with the common interest of opposition
combining them together. The projector
of this new scheme is Mr. J. D. Will
iamson, president of the Chattanooga,
Rome and Coiambus road. Mr.Williamson
is a Dalton boy, and has madei a fortune
of a quarter of a million dollars in the
past few years. He is backed by strong
capitalists, including Mr. R. K. Dow,who
lately unloaded a Kansas road on Jay
Gould, pocketing $5,000,000 profit; Mr.
Alfred Sally, formerly president of the
Terminal company; Mr. H. B. Hollins,
formerly president of the Georgia Central
company,and who is said to have cleared
$2,800,000 out of the Georgia Central
deal; Mr. Bateman, of Green & Bateman;
Mr. H. J. Rider, of London, and various
English capitalists.
WHAT THE NEW SYSTEM IS.
The Williamson crowd have just
finished a road from Chattanooga through
Rome to Carrollton. This is the basis
of operations. A surveying party is now
in the field locating a route from Car
rollton to Columbus which will be bnilt
immediately. This will give the new
system a continuous line from Chat
tanooga to Columbus. Back of Chat
tanooga it is m alliance with the Cin
cinnati Southern, which practically gives
it one line from Cincinnati to Columbus.
South of Columbus Messrs. W. B Lowe
& Co. are now building a road to Albany,.
locate the line from Griffin to Monticello.
With this open he would then connect
with the Macon and Covington road, and
thus get into Macon and Athens by a
comparatively direct route. The survey
ing party will then push across from
Monticello to Sandersville, where they
will connect with the Augusta and
Sandersville road. The owners of that
property are under engagement with Mr.
WiUamson and his friend to widen the
gnage and give them an entrance into
Augusta, It is then proprosed to run a
a line from Sandersville, c r some point
on the Angnsta and Sandersville road,
direct to Savannah, and to build into
that city.
WHAT THESE 8HORT LINKS WILE DO.
Let us see how these short links make
up a system. The link from Carrollton to
Columbus already decided on is about
90 miles. The link from Co
lumbus to Albany, about 90 miles is now
being built and by parties friendly to tho
new system. The line from Carrollton
to Atlanta is about 40 miles. From
Griffin to Monticello it is about 25 miles.
From Monticello to Sandersville, it is
about 60 miles. From some point on
that ro&d to Savannah, it is about 10Q
miles. This makes a total of 405 miles
to build in ordeT to connect the
entire system. Of this 405 miles,
80 miles (From Columbus to
Albany) is being built by aa_
outside/but friendly company, but sev
enty miles (from Albany to Quincy) will
be built by the Florida Navigation com
pany. This leaves only 290 miles for
Mr. Williamson’s crowd to build in or
der to get into every city in Georgia, in
to both of our seaports into Florida, and
as far weBt as Cincinnati. The building
of this 290 miles would give them prac
tically a system of 2,800 miles, reaching
from Cincinnati to important Florida
points, Savannah, and Brunswick, and
from Augusta to Carrollton.—Constitu
tion.
LEXINGTON GRANITE.
Mr. John Knox is in the city. He
has jnst been down to Lexington, and he
says:;< that elaborate preparations are
being made to work the granite quarry
near Lexington. The rock is of a su
perior quality, admitting of a very fine
finish. Some is being shipped to Stone
Mountain as it is of finer grade than that
of the latter place.
end that each paper, “The Banner- * he " lots ’ he asked direction of Council
I chman and Athens Chronicle” be
$160 each for doing the city print
lerm&n McDowell stated that the
edings of Council were matters of
and interest to the papers, and
d that the publishing of the pro
ngs of Council and such other legal
es as have heretofore been include
e contract for city printing, be
i to each paper, “The JLSannkr-
cbman and Athens Chronicle,” to
ublished in both the daily and
ly issues of each paper, and that
am of one hundred dollars be paid
paper for this work. Adopted,
e Chief of Police submitted an in
iry of public property held in the
3 department Ordered filed.
B. Burnett, Esq., presented a pe
i from Ned Lester, col., stating that
as working out a sentence of 60
on the streets, imposed on him by
fayor, that he had already worked
ys, and was at this time physically
le to do work on the street, he sub
id a certificate of a doctor in corob-
t>n of this statement, he asked to be
red to put a hand in his place, and
s expense to work out the remain
7 days. Referred to the Mayor
power to act.
derman Barrow moved that the
nittee on public property in con
tion with the Chief of Police, be in-
sted to investigate the condition of the
loose, and that they be authorized to
i such changes, and add such bed-
in the matter.
On motion of Alderman Barrow the
street committee were instructed to do
the work indicated by Alderman Grif
fith.
The question of locating the bridge to
be built by the C. & M. road across the
cut on Cemetery street, was referred to
committee on streets and street commis
sioner with power to act. Council then
adjourned. W. A. Gilleland,
Clerk.
AN INTERESTING LETTER
From a Georgia Girl, Whose Sportsman
ship Astonishes the Natives In
The West.
Little Rock, Ark.
December, 28, 1888.
It was the early morn, of a bright
December day. the 20th, that your cor
respondent, after a week’s delightful
stay with friends in Atlanta, set out on
the W.& A., via McKenzie route, for
the City of Roses, the flourishing capi
tal of Arkansas. The trip through the
mountains of North Georgia was
most pleasant one, the conductor kind
ly answering my many questions re
garding the country, and taking me upon
the platform to view the wreck of the
18th. The engine was hurled up-side-
down on the side of the track, whne the
ig, or other equipment as may in their | freight boxes, which had been dashed
dement be required for the proper in pieceS) were pi i e d up and being
fort of the city pnsoners. . _ . r . , .
Iderman McGinty submitted a pe- burned ' The 8cene wa3 on f of desola -
n ot Hunnicutt & Yancey, asking the I tion, and the great wonder is, that not
liege of remodeling, and slightly en- | more men wore killed.
Further on, as we passed through the
Cumberland mountains the atmosphere
grew more crisp and bracing while huge
icicles dangled from tho pendent rocks
and precipices. Tunnels of unusual
length came within onr pathway, ad
ding variety to the scenery of our jour-
, n ®y- Memphis, that delightful city
lUncil met pursuant to adjournment, upon the Father of Waters was reached
:ent HiB Honor Mayor Hunnicutt, at six o’clock the following morning.
Aldermen Dootsdn. McKinnon, Me- Our slumbers were disturbed by the
Booth, Griffeth, McGinty and mournful whistles of the steamers plod-
CrjB . .. Ell .. _ • ' ding the “Messa-Seba.” Afterachange
Banner- of cars, we were rolled into a steamer
was | and conveyed to the Arkansas side. The
their S waters of the mighty river were some-
ting a shed room connected with one
their houses on Clayton street in rear
itore occupied by J ulius Cohen & Co.
ferred to committee on fire depart-
it with power to act
W. A. Gilleland, Clerk.
)o*UNDIL ChaMAEB, ATHENS, Ga.
Jan. 8, '89, 4 o’clock P. M.
Council met
DANIELSVILLE ITEMS.
Danielsville, July 7. — Races for
Justice of the Peace in Pocataligo and
Mill districts were quite exciting §atur
day. In the former the friends of op
posing candidates were out nearly all
night before the election and men were
hanled into the polios and about 200 votes
were polled. Payne was elected over
Allen. In Mill, Fultz a as elected over
J. T. Dove, a heavy vote being polled in
that district too. I
In Danielsville district it was bard to
find a man that would acoept the place.
Esq. T. E. Grimes, who had served so
acceptably, desired to retire. The voters
the f'elected John E. Gordon, Esq., without
opposition, and he agrees to serve. T.
G. Hitchcock was re-elected in Grove
Hill. Other districts net heard from.
The following were elected as the
town council for the present year: D.
R. Mosely, J. T. Williams, J. D. Daniel,
R. H. Kinnebrew and A. L. Johnson.
Very light vote palled.
Danielsville, Jan. 8.—Dr. Kinne
brew, a popular young physician of
Athens, has purchased a house and lot
in our town, and will soon move here to
practice medicine.
The election for Justice of the Peace
and bailiffs in this district on Saturday,
resulted as follows. Col. J. E. Gordon,
J. P. and Mes°rs. Welch and Willing
ham L. Os.
Rev. Mr. Shank, formerly of Goshen,
Ga., but now of this place, preached an
excellent sermon Sunday at the Baptist
church. Mr. Shank has already made
many friends here.
McNutt, Ga., Jan. 7i—In the election
for district officers, Mr. T. N. Lester
was re-elected Jnstice of the peace, and
Mr. J. L. McLeroy and S. D. Wier were
elected constables.
The cotton which was sold at the con
stable’s sale brought ten cents per
pound.
Mr. Fred Sikes has jnst returned
from Alabama where he spent Christ
mas.
The charming and beautiful Miss Jen
nie Gordon, of Athens, is the guest of
Miss Ophelia Walls.
Mr. b. T. Beaton is now a confirmed
bachelor. He has moved into, his new
home, and now enjoys the tranquil peace
of it.
Miss Francis Lester is spending a few
days with Miss Mattie Sheats, of Oco
nee.
Owing to the absence of Rev. Coner-
way on yesterday, the pnlpit of the
Methodist church was filled by Rev.
Williams, the Baptist, minister.
Lady Daisie Jackson, daughter of
Mrs. Martha Jackson, is quite sicK, aud
is not expected to recover.
Barber Creek district was once the
home of three of the present county of
ficers.
Mr. Charles Heard, of the Free State,
is at the home ot his mother, enjoying
the sociability of the happy family.
The Jennings mills have been remod
eled, and will be run by Mr. Henry
Stop that cough, by the use of Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral—the best specific for all
throat and lung diseases. It will allay
inflammation, aid respiration, and
strengthen the vocal organs. Ayer’s Al
manacs are free to all. Ask for one.
Chew the celebrated Little Edwin
Tobacco, manufactured of only the best
Henry County Va. fillers, by Penn &
Watson, Martinsville, Va. The best
chew made into 9 inch 4*o. Satisfac
tion guaranteed, if not goods to be re
turned at our expense.—Talmadge Bros.,
Exclusive aeents.Athen8.Ga. 6m
DELIRIUM TREMENS.
Did you ever have the monkeys,
asked a B-W. reporter of one who had
fought the blind tigers at intervals for
the past two years.
“Monkeys, did you say? I have seen
worse than a caravan of monkeys with a
couple of miles of snakes thrown in. I
have stayed sober for three months at
a time, and all at once tbe thirst for
whisky would come on me, and I believe
I would have died if I could not have got
a drink, and the moment I could get a
little money, away I went to the grocery
or hunted up a blind tiger and drank till
I could get no more. Then came the
horrors of the damned. I have seen
large oxen without heads coming at me.
Sheep with no tails, head, or feet in
large droves in search of me, and I doing
my best to avoid them. Milch cows
with two feet in tho air and two feet on
the ground, bellowing like a lion would
come into my bed room. I have seen a
string of stuffed sausage a hundred feet
long with a head on, looking around for
me. Yon may laugh, but it was awful to
contemplate, and all brought about by
drink. 1 am now trying to reform, and
hope I will never see such sights again.”
'Qiuncf
A MAP OF THE NEW SYSTEM PROPOSED BY THE OWNERS OF THE CHATTANOOGA, BOMB.
AND CARROLLTON ROAD.
The New Discovery.
You have heard your friend and neigh
bors talking about it. You may your
self be one of the many who know from
personal experience just how good a
thing it is. If you have ever tried it,you
are one of its staunch friends, because
the wonderful thing about it is,that when
once given a trial, Dr. King’s New Dis
covery ever after holds a place in the
house. If you have never used it and
should be afflicted with a cough, cold or
any Throat, Lung or Chest trouble,
secure a bottle at once and give it a fair
trial. It is guaranteed evdry time, or
money refunded. Trial Bottles Free at
Jno Crawford & Co.’s Drugstore.
Cook, a former citizen of" Clarke conn- gun
ty.
JUG TAVERN,
Jug Tavern, Jan. -8, 1889.—Prof. TY.
S. McCarty opened school Monday with
flattering prospects. The rates of tuition
are very low and other advantages un
surpassed.
. Owing to business relations Mr.
A. A. Camp, mayor-elect, resigned,
and in ten days another election will be
held. This leaves R. L. Carithers mayor
pro tem.
The hunting season is now at its
height, and every yonng man and any
number of old ones daily get guns and
hie to the fields. Even in this sport
things are changing. The day of the
powder horn, the pocket full of caps and
a soda water bottle as a receptacle for
shot are no more. The modern sports
man has a hundred rounds of cartridges
made up, and with his latest improved
hammerless breech-loader, in sections in
a Gladstone hag, starts out for his day of
gnnnincr. He is not able, though, to ex
tract one more iota oi fun from a day’s
tramp than does the country hoy with
his muzzle-loading singlebarrel shot
Keep your blood pure and you will
not have rheumatism. Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla purifies the blood, and tones the
whole system.
Bush’s Drug Store has
been moved to Crawford’s
old stand opposite the post
office. .
and have already graded forty, miles
Their interests are one with the new
system, and when their road is finished
Mr Williamson will have a line from Cin
cinnati to Albany, Ga. Here he will
get Florida connection over the Savan
nah, Florida and Western road, and
ocean connection over the Brunswick
and Albany road into Brunswick. But
better than this is offered. The Florida
Navigation company which owns 650
miles of road in Florida is anxious to get
an outlet in the west ipdependent of Mr.
Plant’s roads. It proposes to build a
line from Quincy, Florida, to Albany to
meet the Williamson system there.When
this line is built, the new system will
have an unbroken line from Cincinnati
to every important point in Florida,
through Chattanooga, Rome, .Coiambus,
and Albany. Over the Brunswick and
Albany lines it will have a direct route
from Cincinnati to the sea. So much for
the north and south line.
BRANCHING TO THE EAST AND WEST.
The north and south line once settled,
and it is settled, Mr. Willamson’s next
point is to get into Atlanta. This he
will probably do by building a direct
line from Carrollton to Atlanta. Atlanta
is the first objective pcint, as it is the
center of activities in the South Atlantic
states. A line direct from Carrollton to
Atlanta would be one of the best loca 1
roads in the country. Extended from
Carrollton to Selma it would penetrate a
strip of rich country about sixty miles
in width, which would abundantly sup
port it. It would diminish the distance
from Atlanta to Selma by over seventy
miles.
But another route is projected from
Carrollton. The Griffin and North
Alabama line which is now running
from Carrollton to Griffin is, by Judge
Clark’s decision, practically put in the
hands of Mr. Alfred Sully. He controlled
the minority bonds of that road, and
Judge Clark has decided that the min
ority bondholders, by paying up the de
faulting interest, can nullify the sale of
the road to the Central and recover the
property. If this is done Mr Williamson
will then own the line running from
Carrollton to Griffin eastward. He ha3
just organized a surveying party to
ASA U. JACKSON.
The above named gentleman has serv
ed the county of Clarke for the past $>
years, as ordinary. He leaves the office
soon with the consciousness that he has
done bo one a wrong. Judge Jackson
has been an efficient officer, and has
watched with an eye single to the good
of the county. In .taking his departure
the county can Say “well done thou good
and faithful servant.”
His successor, Judge S. M. Herring
ton, for years assistant clerk of the
court, will fill the office ably and to the
entire satisfaction of the people, who re
alize tbe fact that Judge Jackson's
mantle of office has' fallen on. worthy
shoulders. No better evidence of Judge
Herrington’s worth and popularity can
be adduced than is conveyed -by the
statement recently made by a prominent
citizen that all.the ladies in the county
were his friends.
Bush’s Drug Store has
been moved to Crawford’s
old stand opposite the post
office.
COUNCIL MEETS.
The new council met last night and
from the way they have started out will
economize in everything. They passed
a resolution requesting Hon. H. H. Carl
ton to use his influence in having the
Savannah river improved. Capt. Bar
nett appeared before council and stated
that the Water Works Company would
not accept the redaction on the new
water plugs, patting them down to fifty
dollars instead of sixty dollars.
STATE GEOLOUXST.
Dr. J: W. Spencer was ’appointed
State Geologist by Governor Gordon
Saturday. The appointment is a good
one.
Bush’s Drug Store has
been moved to Crawford’s
old stand opposite the post
office.