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THE WEEKLY BANNER-WATCHMAN, ATHENS, GEORGIA JANUARY 22, 1889
has been announced, we will Give Away
A TOP BUGGY,
-ON-
FRIDAY, THE 25TH
We now make an additional offer. Every one paying, in advance, $1 for the WEEKLY, $1 for the SUNDAY, or
BANNER-WATCHMAN, will be given a chance, not only at the Buggy, the Machine and the Stove, but also
.25 for three months for the DA'.'
All of these will be given away free Friday next. Subscribe now.
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IS THE LINE BOTTLED UP OR
BOUGHT OUT?
PEOPLE IN POSITION TO KNOW awr
SILENT—ANXIETY ALONG THE
LINE OP THE PROPOSED
ROAD.
Abbeville, S. C., Jan. 17.—Not long
since I heard from a gentleman who had
just returned from Birmingham, Ala.,
that in that thriving town, the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern railroad was
looked upon as finally “boxed,” and
that there was no prospect of the road
ever being completed, except between
Athens and .Atlanta, I asked him the
cause of such opinions, and he replied
that there seemed to be a firm convic
tion that the road had either been sold
out or silenced. That it was even
stated that the silence money amounted
to one million dollars paid into the hands
of the manager of the road, or to parties
who were able to control it. I told him
that the president of the road had de
nied m6st emphatically that there had
ever been any bargain and sale of the
road, or that even any offer had been
made for such a purpose. In reply to
this he said: The argument abroad is
to this effect; That the company has
always claimed to have all the money it
wanted to push the road to completion
without aid from the towns and counties
along the route; that all that was needed
was the right of way; that along the
road money had been liberally voted;
but that the company bad never called
for one dollar of it, that there being
plenty of money on hand, why was all
work stopped and no explanation made
of the fact? that no information could
be gained in regard to the road. These
facts made it appear that all was not
right, r jfg
■ The impression in Birminghan was
that the Richmond Terminal had got
the road into its clutches by some
means and intended to let it remain as
it is. ■ •'
Hearing these facts, and having a
deep interest in the road, made me con
clude to give them to the public, and
the manager of the road hoping to he
able to get some information, and also to
give the managers an opportunity to ex
plain. We have been long expecting to
hear of the resumption of work on the
road, and have been patiently waiting to
receive a caii for the money voted to the
road by Abbeville several years ago. It
is not believed here, generally, that
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and there has been steady and abiding
faith that the road would be completed.
It will be a sad day when it is learned
that the road has been abandoned
rever mind whatthe cause may be.
Silence has a wonderful power in
most cases, but in this one it causes a
great deal of anxiety that ought to b%
relieved at once when, such rumors are
afloat.—Augusta Chronicle.
The people of Athens are not pre
pared to believe that the rumored sale
of the G., C. & N. is true. The authori
ties are silent, but we are still hopeful of
the completion of the road. It is re
cognized of immense advantage to Ath
ens and it is sincerely hoped that all
trouble will soon be removed and the
road built. i
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ATHENS COTTON MARKET.
& Hunter.
Corrected daily by Orr
Office of Banner-Watchman.
Athens, Ga., Jan. 19,1889.
Market-Steady.
Good Middling
Middling.
Strict *Low Middling,
Low Middling,
Strict Good Ordinary
Good Ordinary
Tinges
Stains
10 —
9^-
9H-
9H-
83* to 8%
63* to 83*
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Below we give the time for holding
the Superior Court of the Western cir
cuit in the different counties :
N. L. Hutchins Judge.
R. B. Russell. SoL-Gen.
Banks—Third Mondays in March and
September.
Clarke—Second, third and fourth
Mondays io April and October.
Oconee—Fourth-Monday, in Januarv
and July.
Franklin—Fourth Mondays in March
and September.
Gwinnett—First and second Mondays
in March and first and second Mondays
in September.
Jackson—Fifst and second Mondays in
February and August.
Walton—Second and third Mondays
in February and August. _
FINISHED.
THE a & M. JOINS RAILS
WITH THE R. & D. ROAD.
A SHORT EXCURSION OVER THE TWO
LINES—TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS
SIGNED' AND THE TWO
ROADS TO. WORK IN
HARMONY.
Will be found an excellent remedy
for sick headache. Carter’s Little Liv
er Pills, Thousands of letters form peo
ple who have used them prove this fact.
Try them.
Yesterday was a triumphant day for
Cpl. E. C. Machen and the road he has
built, through difficulties such as have
rarely been snrmounted before. It was
also a day unique id railroad circles in
Athens. For the first time in her his
tory two railroads came together and
will hereafter interchange business with
out unloading cars. Traffic arrange
ments have been agreed upon between
the R. & D. and the C. & M, and the
first engine passed from one road to the
other yesterday.
In manifestation of the • kindly busi
ness relations between the two roads,
Hon. Pope Barrow, president of the
Northeastern, invited Col. Machen to
accompany a number of gentlemen,
among whom were Mr. R. K. Reaves,
Vice-President of the Northeastern, Col.
Tom Bailey, Mr. Homer Nicholson, Mr.
Flanigen,and Mr. Harden, on a short ex
cursion on the two lines. The pleasant
party had a coach hitched to an engine
and drove from the Northeartern depot on
the C. & M. to the Broad street crossing.
As the road was blocked with cars
further down they went no further.
When they came opposite to the Geor
gia depot rounds of cheers were inter
changed between the excursionists and
the Georgia road people.
A crowd was down on the C. & M, to
extend congratulations to Col. Machen
and join in the general pleasure on the
completion of his road. After a short
stay Oieparty drove back to the North
eastern and the way was left open for
passage of trains from one road to the
other. Another outlet is thus given
toiAthens and one too which will prove
of great benefit, we think.
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ATHENS, GEORGIA. U
Ayer’s Hair Vigor improves the be
auty of the hair and promotes its growth.
It pevents the accumulation of dandruff,
cleanses the scalp, and restores a natural
color to gray hair. Have you received
Ayer’s Almanac for the new vear?
Mr. Joe Merchant, a young farmer
living near Tv-Ty, happened to the
misfortune of getting one of his hors
es killed in a peculiar manner last
Tuesday. It was a Texas pony, and
as it was not very well broken to the
saddle Mr. Merchant was leading it
through the woods with the stirups of
the saddle swinging down. When Mr.
Merchant started to cross a log the
stirup cought to a snag and threw
the horse on to the snag killing it on
the spot.
,, Castle Garden report shows
that the immigration of last year from
theKingdoms of Sweden and Norway
was over 7,000 greater than that from
Ireland. It ran as high as. 51,649.
Ihe great mass of the Swedes and
Norwegians, as soon as thev landed,
struck out for the West, a large pro
portion of them going as far as Dako
ta, which, within recent years, has be
come a favorite region of settlement
tor them. It is their desire to procure
land for cultivation, and they like to
fettle closely together, but they quick
ly become Americanized. Wisconsin,
Kansas and Minnesota used to be
their chosen States, hut the price of
farms there is now too high for them.
JLhe small population of their native
Kingdom has suffered a very heavy
depletion during the last quarter of a
century by the constant outflow to the
United States, and there have been
many projects for retaining the peo
ple at home, hut all efforts to do so
are nullified by the the letters sen-
tnere by the immigrants who -have se
cured prosperity in this country.
property or franchises of such corpora
tion with or in any way control any
railroad corporation owning or having
under its control a parallel or compel
ing line. The attorney-general
lately brought suit to restrain certain
railroad companies, members of the
Texas Traffic Association, and operat
ing their railroads within the State
from carrying, out a pooling agreement
which he claimed was in violation of
this provision. The Court granted
the injunction asked for by the at
torney general.
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Section 5 of Article 10 of the Tex
as Constitution provides that no rail
road — —-
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or. manager of any railroad
corporation shall consolidate the stock,
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R. L. J. SMITH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Administrators’ Sal
/■GEORGIA, CLA.RKECOUNTY:-Po
Vjr an order of the court of Ordlnarj
county, passed at the regular term
court held on the fir.t Monday In
k. u aue. late oi said county, aeceawy
One tract of land situate, lying and baji
southern portion of said county, coctal
hundred and sixty-two (552) seres, mor
known as the Johu R. Crane farm, beta
sides of the public roaa leading from
vllle to Lexington, and adjoining land
Georgia Manufacturing Company, To’
Kittle estate, and others/ Sold for the
of paying the debts and making dis
among the heirs at laws of said deceas
of sale, cash.
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id cseceast
R. K. RE-4
Admr. Est, J. K. Crar
G
BORGIA, CLARKE COUNTY
hereby given.that the appraisers*
ucxcujr gxvcu.tudb tuc appriua-t-
to set apart a years support to Cleon
ton, widow of Young B. Clifton, h
county, deceased, and her five minoi
have male their report to me, and i
jection is made said report will be n
the tier e prescribed by law. This
’ — *— s. M. HERRlhb
January, 1889,
2-12
Will practice In Jackson, Bank*
Supreme ^ ^ the
Wi?l give special aUention'to^cof/ections and
make prompt (eturns. • oouecuons and
C n EORGI4.CL4KKE COUNTY-Whe
T iron Davis, Administrator or the
Tens. Jones ol..late oi saidcounty.dec
applied to me in erms of thejiaw fir !• -
ail the real estate belonging to the esta
deceased. These am therefore to cite a
all concerned, to show cause at the reg
of the court of Ordinary to be held i®
said county, on the first Monday iu Mr.
why such leave should not be granted-
Given uuder tuy hand and official a
this 17th day or January, 1889,
tr. M. BERRl*
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