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Newspaper Page Text1ENT FREE . r ea<H' r this paper who expects tofcuy fr of this pap ondsflne jewelry, WATCH S evens & Bros., Jewelers. VfMBbJI Str-et, Atl»Pl«, <*«. I-*— mrTTATfiQ pneumonia, aiea to bsONS 0D THINGS, HON R.W.TOWNSEND DEAD. HE PASSES AWAY TO-DAY AT NOON AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS. A —AN OF ftlGH CHARACTER, RESPECTED AT HOME ANP A PHOMINENT FIGURE OS THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE OF X THE HOUSE, March, 9.—Rep- an^reds of Juggins useful household goods Ind voiir orders for lime, cement and er paris to J. H Huggins. line of the best lamps made, at Huggins’. If you want a good - rail on us. i:,r the jeweler, arrived home from I- inn City yesterday. He thinks feonwill do the square thing \b South. hi Hucgins is headquarters for the burning oils for wholesale and re Ude. Sole agent for genuine red toil. Try it. i r , \v L. Webb, of Jefferson, ac- Ipanied by her accomplished daugh ‘Miss Mamie, are visiting Mrs. L G. on Clayton street.. r buggies, Surries phaetons and iaee°, go to Klein &.Martin's,asihey . the best assortment and the best ity ever before iu the city. buggies, surries, phaetons and car s, go to Klein & Martin's, as they the best assortment and best quan ver before in the city. wit ok through J. II. Huggins’ beauti ne of dinner sets, tea sets and her sets. No use sending «r going other cities to buy these goods, rry your horse-shoeing to Klein & ’ where you can get it done first- , at reasonable prices. You will find stables to put your stock in out e weather, free of charge H. Huggins can supply the whole with crockery, glassware and lamps s guaranteed as low as any house the South, freights considered, 11 line of staple tinware also for job- trade you need a wagon, inquire of some tur neighbors or friends about the n & Martin wagon, and go to their g and examine them before buying, will fird that they have the best n in Northeast Georgia, iss Nannie Lamar, who has been vis- the family of her uncle, Dr. E. S. don, returned to her home in Macon ,trelay. Miss Lamar is a most attrac- young lady, and has mar'e many ds in Athens, who hope very soon elcorne her to the city again, id you know that Klein & Martinhad best horse-shoeing shop in Athens, that they have a lot of stables and s in connection with their shops, you are welcome to use, free of ge, any time you are in the city? on. II. II. Carltor, our Congress- i, sends his constituents some seed the Agricultural Department, at hington. Please call on A. P. Hen- Ksq., Secretary Farmers’ Club, of ke county, for what you my desire, e in Deupree building, r. Bancroft has an advertisement in post office for able bodied men to en United States Army; Twelve is per month, and your board, es and medical attendance is the y paid. Athens will'hardly have representatives in Uncle Sam’s this year. 1 Epoch. i transition from long, lingering and kfui sickness to robust health marks Jpoch in the life of the individual a remarkable event is treasured in [memory and the agency whereby the ' health has been attained in greate- > blessed. Hence it is that so much in praise of Electric Bitters. So ?y feel they owe their restoration to Dh to the use of the Great Alterative Ifyou are troubled with any se of Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, of or short standing . you will surely [relief by use of Electric Bitters .Sold and $1 per boUle at John Craw ■ & Co.’s or L. D. Sledge & Co.’s Igstores. fine Coldwater Boat bran new, for sale Washington. D. C, resentative R. W. Townsend, of Illinois, who has been ill the past few days with pneumonia, died to-day at nodn at his room: at the>Riggs House. His sudden . . eath was a great shock to his family, who were with him and a large circle of friends in the city. A favorablo turn in his condition last night gave his physicians hopes of his covery. His funeral will take place Monday. Mr. Townsend has been a leading and distinguished Democratic Congressman for many years He was deservedly very popular in his State of Illinois, and and highly esteemed in Washington City. He was re-elected last fall by 2000 majority. There is a probabluy of bis district's going republican and thus further cutting down Democratic minori ty in the House. Both on account of his personal worth and the close division qf the House, Representative Townsend’s death is a resource of great regret among his colleagues. Do you have dyspeptic troubles? Take H >od - s Sarsaparilla, which has relieved thousands and will cure you. Sold druggists. by COL- HENDERSON’S REPLY To an Invitation' to be Present at the March Meeting of Clarke County Farmer's Club. j State of Georgia, {Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, Ga. , March 1, 1889) Mb. A. P. Henley, Secretary, Athens, Ga.: Deab Sib—Your kind invitation tome to be present at the March session of your Club; also a very land one from Presi dent,Newton, to same effect, have been duly received. Nothing would afford me more pleasure than to do so, but pres sure of official business denies me so great a pleasure. 1 hope you will not weary in well doing, but press the noble reform beg in by the Alliance, until more decisive results have been reached. .The field now opening up for progress id a higher order of agriculture grows brighter each succeeding day, and I indulge the hope lhat.many Clubs that moved list lessly along heretofore, will catch fresh inspiration from the atmosphere of pro gress, which is everywhere abroad in the land. My heart is with you, and I pray that you and your noble President will continue the good work long ago begun by your Club. The high plane of in telligence upon which your Club moves makes it a potent factor in the mighty changes in store lor Georgia in the near future. , The extensive system, heretofore pur sued in this State, is slowly nearing its end, and by and by we shall see the in tensive installed in its stead, making three blades grow where but one drag gedouta miserable existence formerly Ye hope in the near future to see com post heaps rising; in every farm yard in the country, and .the injudicious use of commercial fertilizers growing smaller by degree^ and beautifully less, until the humblest farmstead will remember it only as a thing of the past. Great ex r lectations are indulged in the benefits to >e wrought by the Road Congress, soon to assemble at the capital of the State. The thoroughfares, which for years have been a shame upon our civilzation, are soon to give way to solid and firm roads, which will mark a new era in the progress of our country. Thitgrand in novation was begun at Brunswick,' and will forever stand as a monument to the rural classes who inaugurated it, and are now preying it upon the attention of the General Assembly of the State. Thus event after event is crowding upon us, showing, thanks to the farming classes, that Rip Van Winkle is not dead yet, but has only slumbered for a sea son. The farmer needed only organiz ation and solidification to become a great Jap for cash, office. Apply at DEATH OF MRS. GRESHAM. Ire. John J. Gresham died at her te in Macon Thursday morning. Mrs. Bham was about sixty-eight years a lady of lovely character, and aber of the First Presbyterian Church • Gresham was born in Macon, but in Athens. She was married to Gresham in 1843. Judge Gres ’s President of the Board of Trus the State University, and is one &e wealthiest men in Georgia. The ‘ral was held Friday afternoon from [late residence of the deceased, at 3:30 lock, JACK THE RIPPER. AMONG THE PRESIDENTS. His Mys'erlons Appearance Around High Shoals—Society Notes. The negroes in this community are thoroughly aroused. They are con stantly on the look out ^or ‘‘Jack the Ripper,” who puts in an appearance among them quite frequently. . He as sumes Jnis various guises, sometimes coming in the form of a highwayman, With disheveled bangs and flop, hat, or as a wild animal, a man in wolf s cloth- The colored people are in mortal terror of his murderous hand. Only a few nightsago, about seven milfp south of this place, either “Jack” or a real bear appeared in the house of a negro wo- snatched her baby from the bed, and carried -it off towards .the woods. After hot pursuit the mysterious ani mal dropped the child and made his es caped In a few hours he made a second attempt to devour the child, but bad gotten only a short distance -from the u when men res< ue > tl-e chi ! ag in; The babe was dreadfully scarred and bruised, hut will probably recover. It is thought that this intruder was really a wild animal, and not Jack in bear’s clothing, for why should he wish to harm the innocent.. It’s only those guilty of crime that the ‘‘Ripper” wants possession of. Mr. Toon Powell is visi ing Mr. Vince Sanford near Rome. Mr. Powell is a great marksman, and is enjoying a rand hunt with the sportsmen of North Georgia. Miss Jessie" J. Frazer has returned after having visted friends in different parts of Arkansas, Missis sippi. &c. Mr. John L. Davenport is spending sometime with his sister Mrs. Toon Powell, of this place. Mr. E,. P. Frazer is putting up a large GLANCE AT THE ADMINISTRA TIONS FROM WASHINGTON TO HARRISON. grist mill above Medlin & Sons’ store on the Oconee side of the Appalachee. Mrs. Jas. Robertson is quite sick at her home near this place. DIED AT THE PLOW. A coffin was sent out yesterday to Martin’s District, Walton county, for Mr. John Gunter, who died feuddenly while plowing. He was apparently well and heal ty, and after eating his dinner went back to the field, and died before ho had plowed half across ths field. It was supposed to be heart affection. VICE-PRESIDENTS IN SUCCESSION—HOW THE EXECUTIVES LEFT THEIR PLACES OF HONOR—HOW MANY YEARS OUR PRESIDENTS. SERVED. Benjamin Harrison will he the twen ty third President of the United States. His predecessors were not all elected to the high office which he assumed on Monday, hut four of them, who were Vice-Presidents, succeeded to the prea- i ieiicy on the death of the chief execu tive. Most of the Presidents went out of office in comparatively affluent cir cumstances, having either saved enough out of their salaries to make them com fortable thereafter or being wealthy when assuming Presidential dignity. The Presidents elected for a second t-rui were Washington, Jefferson,. Mad ison, Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln and Grant. All these filled their eight years, except Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated shortly after his sec ond term. THE PRESIDENTS, The following is a list of Presidents and their terms of office. ’ George Washington 8 years Joliu Adains..... 4 years F help as Jefferson 8 years Janus Madison.... ...8 years James Monroe.................8 years John Quincy Adams. . ,4years Andre-w JSokson.............. .8 years Martin' Van > Buren 4 years William Henry Harrison.... 1 month John Tyler..:..;., :.'3 yrs. II months James K. Polk.".. ......... .4 years Zachery Taylor.;.. 1 year,4 months Millard Fillmore .2 years,8 months Franklin Pierce. 4 years James Buchanan ,- rj . 4 years Abraham Lincoln 4 yrs., lmo.,11 days Andrew Johnson 3 yrs. 10 mo. 20 days Ulysses S. Grant... . .8 years Rutherford B. Hayes. .4 years James A. Garfield. 6}^ months Chester A. Authur3years,5 1-2 months Grover Cleveland.. 4 years Benjamin Harrison.;...., - factor for weal or woe in the mighty events that are now transpiring around us. I apprehend nothing hut good from the educated and Christianized yeomanry of Georgia, or of the . South. Organize them, and there is not a class in the whole land that will excel them in virtue, general intelligence and morality. You are representatives of that class of our fellow-citizens. I have no doubt of your wisdom, intelligence and virtue. So, after again thanking you for your kind inyitation to attend ) our meeting, lam, Very truly, J. F. Henderson, Com’r, TO UUK READERS- Malaria or Ague Surely Cured! .'In this broad assertion, we speak not falsely, but state postively, that these and all miasmatic poisions, can be radi cally driven from the system, and a per manent cure guaranteed. Thousands of chronic cases, whose testimonials hear evidence, have been cured by our infal lible remedy, which contains neither qui nine, arsenic, or anything injurious. Full treatment free by old physician of highest standing, also trial remedy sent on receipt of address, to-AS AHEL MED [CAL BUREAU, 291 Broadway, N. Y inay31dly. Aa Welcome as are the Flowers of Spring. Equally are the returns of the 225ih Grand Monthly distribution of The Lou isiana State Lottery which took Place on Tuesday, (always Tuesday^ February 12th. under the sole supervision of Gen’ls G. T. Beauregard of La., and Juba> A. Early of Va. No. 25,215 drew the first capital prize of $300,000. It was sold in fractional twentieths at $1 each sent to M. A. Dauphin. New Orleans, La. Three' to London, Paris and American Bank, (L*t‘d.) San Francisco, Cal.; one to C. V. Terrell, Decatur. Tex; one to E. C. Bartholomew,Titusville, Pa ; cue to Geo. E. Bartlett, Boston, Mass.: one to A. E Peirce, Boston.Mass,:one to Citizens Nat ional Bank of Kansas City, Mo., one to Union Nat‘l Bank of Kansas City, Mo.; one to a depositor Canal Bank, New Orleans. La., one to Wm. Babson care of Pressons Express,Boston, Mass.; one to a depositor Wells, Fargo & Co.‘s Bank, San Francisco, Cal.; one to Anglo Cali fornian Bank,San Francisco, etc., etc.No. 64,192 drew the second capital prize of $100,000; it wes also sold in factional twentieths at $1 each’.one to C hristopl er Rourk 603 I St., N. W., Washington, D. C. ; one to Wells, Fargo & Co.*s Bans,San Franciscojone to Frank J.Knecht,Kanka kee, Ills.; one to H D. Mueller. Jr., care American Express Co., Quincy, Ills.; one to Johnson * Walker, Marlin Tex.; oae to Cbtts, W, Webster, Hardy, Neb.j one to Robt, Schumann, 1448 Ling St, Phil#., Pa.; one to E. T. Robberson, Springfield, Mo., etc., etc. No. 17,160 drew the third capital prize of $50,000,also sold in twen tieth parts:one to Shaw & Horst,Navasota, Tex.: one to R. L Malone, Griffin, Ga.; one paid to Bank of Commerce,Memphis, Tenn.; one to a depositor New Orleans National Bank, New Orleans, La.; one to National Savings Bank of Washington, D. C-, etc., etc. The 227th grand drawing will take place on Tuesday. April 16th, 1889, full information of which can be bad on application to M- A.Dauphin,New Orleans, La. DIED IN OFFICE. The following Presidents died while in office: William Henry Harrison, Zash ary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln and James A. Garfield. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Vice-Preeidents of the United States from the time of George Wash ing’.on, and their years of service, are as follows: John Adams, 8 years Thomas Jefferson..............4 years A iron Burr .4years George Clinton.,. .7 yrs., 1 mo., 10 days Eldridge Gerry ... .1 yr., 8 mos., 19 days Daniel D. Tompkins..'..v.......8 years John C. Calhoun. .7 yrs., 9 mos., 24days Martin Van Buren 4 years Richard M. Johnson. 4 years John Tyler ..... - 1 month George M. Dallas A years Millard Fillmore..1 yr., 4 mos., 4days William R. King I mo., 14 days J. C. Breckenridge .4years Hannibal Hamlin.. .... .... ....4years Andrew Johnson 1 mo.,11 days Schuyler Colfax. .4years Henry Wilson.... 2 yrs., 8 mos., 18 days William A. Wheeler.... ....... .4 years Chester A. Arthur 6 mos., 15 days Thomas A. Hendricks... .8 mos., 21 days Levi P. Morton................ DEAD VICB-PRESIPENTS. These Vice-Presidents died in office: George Clinton, Eldridge Gerry, Wil liam R. King, Henry Wilson and Th< A- Hendricks. He use to live at the Hermitage in Ten nessee, which he left to bis son, and | whi sh is now the property of the State. A PRIVATE FORTUNE. i Martin Van Buren lived in good style at the White House, and when he left it j his balance sheet; as far as salary' and expenses were concerned,was about even. He had a private fortune of his own, however, and when he died at Kinder- hork in 1862, he left a little over $300,- I 000. 1 William Henry Harrison died in office, after having served only one month. He was in comfortable circumstances and I would undoubtedly have saved much of) his salary had be lived.. President Tyler went into office a very j poor man, but he managed to save | enough out of his salary to live in com fort after he returned to his home in 1 Richmond, where he died in 1862. James K. Polk was also in comforta- I ble circumstances when he retired to! private life. He left about $150,(X)0. As he had no children, his wife received it | all. Zachary Taylor did not live tofsee the I end of his term. When he died his exec utors assessed his estate at $200,000. He had always been an economical man. MARRIAGE DID IT. Millard Fillmore left the White House a very poor man, but contracted a second marriage’.shortly after his retirement, which placed him in a first-class position financially. # ' Franklin Pierce lived up to his income. When he got through his term he' was able to draw his check for $50,000, hich no one inherited after bis .death, j James Buchanan always prided him self on the fact that when he woald go go out of office he would have enough money to keep him to the end of his life. How true his prophecy came may be inferred from the fact that at his death he. left a quarter of a million to bis nephews and nieces^ DID NOT LEAVE MUCH. Abraham Lincoln never was a rich man and he did not leave much money when he died. Andrew Johnson retired from the White House a poor man. He had a j comfortable home in Carter county, Tennessee, where he died in 1875. Grant never saved much of his salary, but the generous gifts of his friends I made him independent. He lost all his money in the Grant-Ward failure and died a poor man. The sale of his hook has made Mrs. Grant wealthy. She has | realized fully $1,000,OCX) from it Hayes was the “boss” economizer. | He went out of the White Hoiise. with his pockets literally bulging out with money, the savings of four years, which he has since devoted to the culture of | chickens. . DIED TOO SOON. A Garfield was not in office long enough to save much money, but he left his | wife something like $40,000. She has received thousands of dollars from | friends since his death, and is now con sidered a wealthy woman. Arthur returned to New York from Washington with something like $100,- 000 to his credit, which, however, he did not save out of his salary. He was a high liver, with a weakness for fine dinners and good clothes. President Cleveland will probably not | he able to scrape together more than $100,000 outof bis whole teem. He has made several profitable real estate in vestments, however, which in time wil make him a wealthy man. A fine Coldwater Road Cart, bran new, for sale cheap for cash. Apply at this office. JEvery Lady idy for many years suffered from Uterine Troubles.—Falling, Displacements, Leu corrhcea and Irregularities, finally found remedies which completely cured her. Any Lady can take the remedies, and thus cure herself without the aid of a physican: The Recipes with full direc tions and advice securely sealed sent Free to any sufferer. Address Mrs. M. J. Brabie,252 So. 10th St, Philadelphia Pa. Name this paper. June5wm. The Lvndon Manufacturing Company will eell Sash, Doors and Blinds in any auantity at carload prices. 2-ll-2taw-5 w& w5t lomas OUR NEIGHBORS. became presidents. , The Vice-Presidents who succeeded to the Presidency because of the death of the incumbent of that office were: John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew John son and Chester A. Arthur. OUT OF OFFICE. In the early days of the Republic a man was considered a Croesus if he was worth from $50,000 to $10C,000. When Washington left office and retired to his Virginia plantation, his fortune estimated at $300,000, and even more. He was considered one of the richest men io the States. * John Adams was a poor man when he entered upon the duties of President, but he saved some of his salary, and by wise, able management he never suffered wauL He went out of office in compar atively comfortable circumstances. JEFFERSON’S POVERTY. Jefferson left the White House a poor man and died insolvent. When he be came President he was worth a good deal ot money, but unwise speculation ruined him before his term was over. Madison was a w calthy man. He re tired from office with more money than he had when he entered. When he died he left a handsome estate, which his stepson, Payne Todd,J squandered, and left Mrs. Madison a poor woman. James Monroe went out of office and returned to New York, where he died, in needy circumstances,in 1831,after having reached the age of 73 years. John Quincy Adams lived eighteen rears after his term of office expired. He died at Washington, a wealthy man. Andrew Jackson was counted a rich man in his day. He deserted the White Their Business Booming-. Probably no one thing has caused such a general revival of trade at John Craw ford & Co.’s or L. D. Sledge & Co.’s Drugstore as their giving away to their customers of so many free trial bottles of Dr.King’s New Discovery for Consump tion. Their trade is simple enormous in this very valuable article from the fact that it always cores and never disap points. Coughs, Colds, Asthma , Bron chitis, Croup,and all throat and lung dis eases quickly cured. You can test it be fore buying by getting a trial bot tle free, large size $1. Every bot tle warranted. THE CAMPUS PARAGRAPHED. ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED VP ON THE CA$fPV8, In the Phi Kappa Society Saturday, the Grady-DuBignon fight was contin ued with the same result as on last Sat urday. No election was reached, hut on a test vote, it was found that Grady had twenty votes, and DuBignon thirty- seven. The contest has gone so far that neither side will give in, and from pres ent indications, there will be no Literary Orator at next Commencement. There might have been a compromise a week ago, but now this is out of the question. The DuBignon men have declared that they will stand by their favorite to the pnd, until Commencement if necessary, while the Grady men are equally deter mined that DuBignon shall not be elected. There was no issue of the Reporter yesterday afternoon. This was due to a lack of funds, hut the Business Manager having collected some money, the paper will be published on time next Saturday. If those in arrears do not pay up prompt ly, it will be impossible to continue the publication of the paper. MONEY TO LOAN. On improved plantation property, in this and Madison counties, at 8 per cent per annum,in sums of $300.and upwards payable in installments. Apply at the office of Henry 0. Tuck, 5-ll-6m Attorney-at-Law. Athens, Ga. M’NUTT. McNutt, Ga., March, 9—On the 7th inst., at the residence of Mr. Jim Hard man, Mr. Tom Black and Mrs. Lucie Benton were married, Rev. Howard Wil liams officiating. Long may they live to enjoy their happy union. To-day a division of the Tompson land, will be made for the benefit of the heirs. The ball given at the residence of Mr. J. D. Cook was a grand success. JEFFERSON. Jeffbbson, March 9.—Will it come? “I hope it will,* 4 is what every one says about the Athens and Jefferson Railroad. Engineer Bennett and Capt. Martin spent last night with us, and they will find that the whole town wants the connec tion, and it is fortunate that they are lo cated with Capt. W. C. Howard, who has done more to bnild railroads and aid the county in public improvements than almost any one else, and with the Howard and Randolph influence it is an assured fact that Jefferson will do her doty. ATHENS POSTOFFICE. The Flsbt Getting Hot—Three Applicant* for the Place. Several of the excursionists Who went to Washington City to attend the inangn- ration of President Harrison have return ed and from one who did not go in search of an office,- we learn that the lace for the postoffice in Athens is quite lively. Madison Davis, the former postmaster, under the Republican regime, Pink Mor ton and Wesley Williams are the appli cants. Madison Davis has joined the Buck wing of the party, while Pink Morton and Wesley Williams are on to the coat tail of the Longstreet wing. Pledger is working for collectorship of customs at Brunswick, and stands a good showing, as he does not belong to either the Longstreet or Buck party, hut was. an original Harrison man. Pledger is paddling his own canoe, and thinks that he is as big a man as LoDgstreet or Buck, either. None of the applicants have rnarh as surance of their being appointed, hot will press their claims and their friends will use their “fluence” for all it is worth. It would be a great surprise to them when it is known that a white man and a protection Democrat is appointed, which is likely to be the case. ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1889. m Am WM