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ATHENS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1889. THE FAIMERS’ CLUB OP CLAHKE COUNTY. Was called to order this morning at 10:30. ' The special subject of discussion, wag the future of the Ex periment Station now established in connection with “The State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Ar:s.Res olutions expressive of the views of “The Club” were unanimously ‘adopted, and copy of same ordered to be sent to Hon. JVJ. Henderson, Chairman Commis sioners on Georgia Experiment Station . The following officers were elected for the ensueing year, ending April 6th 1890. Edwin D. Newton, President. George T. Murrell, Vice-President. E. K. Lumpkin, Secretary. Ferdinand Phinizy, Treasurer. The President appointed the following Executive Committee: U. H. Carlton, Chairman. Wm. Henry Morton, J. E. Talmadge, George E, Heard, Wm. L. Jones, Henry Bishop, W. S. Holman, J. B. Nichols, Ferdinand Phinizy Patman Lester, H. C. White, L. H. Charbonnier, John R. White, Thomas Hudson. T. J. l’oss, W. .11. Thurmond, Sr., 0. 0. McKie, W. R. Yearly, J, R. Crawford, The following are the resolutions rela tive to the Experiment Station: The farmera and citizens SAVANNAH IN FLAMES. Two Fort of Snow In PennayL Pittsburg, Pa., April 6.—The heavi est snow storm of the season is falling throughout the State. Began last night, and has fallen to an average of 11 inches. Id the mountains it is two feet deep. Trains are delayed, and telegnph e connections obstructed. The Principal Street Reduced To Ashes. A Representative Meeting—Good Sugges tions Mid Money Keiuly-What it Will do for Atliens. ' HISTORIC BUILDINGS DESTROYED* The Loss 81,500,000—The I'dependent Presbyterian Church and the Odd Fellows Hall Burned. Savannah, Ga, April 6.—Savannah has been swept to-night by the most disastrous fire in her history. At 6:55 o’clock to-night, the fire broke out in the show window of D. H. Hogan’s dry goods store, corner of Broughton and Barnard stmts, while a man was 1 ghting a gas jet. A moment later the fire had ri n to almost every part of the building, and those in it had BARELY TIME TO ESCAPE with their lives. The fire coramunicat- According to previou ly numbiJfe* of the notice a good- representative men of Athena together with several from Jefferson, met at the Council Chamber yesterday. On motion of Mr. E. R. Hodgson, Hon. R. B. Russell was called to the chair, | and W. B. Pruitt was made Secretary. The meeting being organized and ready for business, Mr. Wiley Howard showed in a clear and forcible speech the advantages of the road to Athens. He said that a large'per cent of the cotton and trade that was now going to other points would be brought to our city. That the road by economical manage ment would be made to pay a dividend. A large partion of the Jackson county trade was going to Gainesville, and if this road was built it would come to Athens. That the merchants of Gain ville and Atlanta were getting the bene fit of the trade that naturally belonged to Athens. The population in Jackson county was increasing. It is one of the finest agricultural countries in the State, and would pay Athens directly A Negro Desperado Kills a Policeman. Birmingham, Ala., April 6.—Sandy Carter, a negro desperado, shot John Manning, a policeman through the head. The murderer escaped. GSOB3I1, CAROLINA A NOBHEBN. The Directors Meet In the City Yestjrday. Whereas, of CUrke county ever welcome and ape prove any measure adopted by the Gen eral Government, or our State Legisla ture for the promotion ot agriculture and agricultural education iu Georgia, and as this assertion is fully verified by the presence of the “The State College ••f Agriculture and Mechanic Arts”in our midst, fsily won and seemed by hono rable competition over all other sections of our Scale. .Beit Resolved, That we congratulate the board of trustees of the University of Georgia upon the prompt acceptance of Hecontinued. to build the redid We want the road, and will- give$5,- 000, and the people of Jefferson were ready and willing to put up this amount and more if necessary., They waut the road at once, so as to control the fail trade.• The people were anxious for the road, and Jackson county stood ready to do her part Capt. Talmadge thought that the road would be a great advantage to th- commercial men of Athens, and could be made to pay. Hc ; thought that R. : D. Martin & Co.’s, proposition a good on*, and stood ready to do all he could to further the enterprise. Mr. Prince Hodgson asked for the proposition cf R. T. Martin & Co., which is as follows: That Athens and Jeffer son raise the money to grade the road, and Martin & C*.> would do the balance, and give a satisfactory bond o perform their part of the contract. of uot less than .$75,000, including con tents. The air was filled with sparks, one of which lodged on the steeple of the ’ INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. confer Bull and South Broad street*, four or five blocks from tha starting point of the fire. The church was to ll.e donation of $15,000 from the United S at-*s Co ••rntnent, and their thorough and su e>sful establishment of an Ex periment Station, asa branch or depari- meut of the State College of Agricul ture and Mechanic Arts. Resolved, That this masterly work by said board of trustees has been The church was to tally destroyed, as was also its hand some' brink Sunday school building, and four or five contiguous dwellings! The city has only four fire engines, aud as all were needed in the business part •>f the city, no attempt was made to fight the fire at the church. The loss on the church, chapel and contents was prompt, thoroughly and successfully ac complished. The granting of the Rock . College with its sixty acres' of land 1 The appointment of an accomplished corps of scientists to conduct its opera Hoke at the Coiat»ercial in the after noo-, to see if l>e had "anything he wished to state in regarii to the road. “No,” he replied, “there is nothing of any special interest that I can say, on'y that the road is a sure thing.” “Was there anything of importance transacted in the meeting today?” “No, only routine business. The same board of directors were elected again.” About forty mres of the G., C. & N. have been completed, and the Mr. Bennett, the engineer, stated that it would cost $26,010 to make the rotd standard gauge; Mr. R. B. lions. The selection of two professors from the talented, and efficient faculty of the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The able professors oi Physics, as its “Meteorologist’’ and the Russell, the chairm-m, stated that this was an informal meet ing. That wc want a committee to so licit subscriptions. Martin & Co., he knew stood ready to make it a first class road, and that the property owners of Athens and Jefferson should raise the twenty six -thousand dollars. III .1 " " ' road would stop at Jefferson but would eventually i. Mr. Yancey asked if Mar in * Co, would control the majority of the stock in the road, and was answered that the stockholders would be in the majority . Mr. E. R. Hodgs n s»id that if we build to Jefferson we would be a fac tor in the proposed Augusta and Chat tanooga railroad. Capt. Yancey was in favor of the road end said that when the subscrip- $200,000. The loss on the dwellings in the vicinity was at least $35,000. In the meantime the fire had communi cated to the cipola on tb<k large four story brick building used as a store for paints, oils, and builders’ material*, by Andrew Hanley. The loss on tie lie did not think the ( ~ be built farther on. Mr. Yancey asked if Mar in the road, and was answered that the will be completed to this • city, as the territory through which it comes will boom Athens as has never been heird of before. The stockholders at their meeting yesterday decided to make Athens the headquarters for this end of the line. Most of the gentlemen who wore in attendance upon the meeting, leave Destructive Fire in Marietta—850,000 of Damages. Marietta, April 6.—Destructive fire is raging here. Whitlock House des troyed, also residence of Erwin Smith. Damages $50,000. this morniug for their homes. AND A good supply of well broke Mulea and Horses always on hand. Call bo fore purchasing at the stables on Thomas- street. madge, E. R. Hodgon, J. Y. Carithers. On motion of Capt. Talmadge the chairman was added to the committee. Before the meeting adjourned Mr. Howard said that he wanted every man to put his shoulder to the wheel, that it 1 was time fo* work and not for talk. On motion the meeting adjourned. Rheumatism, Gout and Neuralgia are generally caused by orea in the blood, and it is one of the special properties of Dr. Richmond’s Samaritan Nekvine to eradicate all these disorders. Druggists handle it. . “Has been the means of curing my •ite of Rheumatism.” J. C. FLETCHER, Fort Collins, Cal. “Cured me of Vertigo Neuralgia and Sick Headache.”MRS. WM HENSON, Aurora, 111. 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