Banner-watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1887-1889, February 22, 1888, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextATHENS GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY HORNING 1 BY TELEGRAPH. THE ELECTRIC MOUND. Best routed i Qeildrf crew C.tk.art BaaqmattcU. Atlaktic City, N. J*, Feb. 21.—Ju. Albert Catheart, champion pedeetrieo, wubenquetted here lest night the may- or presiding. A Grand Parade. Atlssts, Febrnsry 21.—There is to be a grand military parado to-inorroir, Wuhington’s birthday’ if the neither permits. MR GANTT VISITS HILLMAN AND DE SCRIBES THE PLACE. Cracked wheat at McDowell's. Go to Lyndon's for Life Preserver. Best maple syrup at Johnson Bros.’ Fresh saeor kraut at Johnses Bros’. Nioe assortment of fancy crackers gt A Bit of Mountain Scenery Transplanted Middle Georgia—Wonderful Sterlea About Game and Vlih-He Goes to the Electric. Shaft, John too Bros, 1 Now is (he time to take Spilth's (Form Oil. Boss milk lunch biscuit at MoDow- ell's. The BIood Tonic is the best blood pu rifier, D Choice Eastern seed potatoes st He- If you weht the but lamp chimneys > to Lyndon’s. > Skeptic aa to It* Medicinal Virtue# But Returns a Convert—A Lengthy De scription of the Meund, the Shaft and the •Hotel—The Improvement* Already Made and Those in Prospect—Wonderful and Miraculous Cares Effeetel by Natural Electtlelty and the Water—A Gie.it Fn tore fer Hillman Predicted. A THIS’S, Ga., F«b. 21, 1888.- Editor Banker-Watchmen: Last week, during a canvass of my di ision, 1 found mj srif in AOrsal Man Drlnf. Wisbikoton. B, C. Feb. 21.—-Mr. W W. Corcoran has been unconscious for the post 24 hours and is slowly passing away. «. Doctors Disagree. Vi*»ha, February 21.—A special fro» San Remo stated that Dr. Mow ll McKet* aie confirms the report that there was a. DEALERS IN go toLyndon’a. w English breekfMtend Oblong teu at McDqwell'a. Smith's Liver Tonic cures sick head ache And constipation. Dove brand break feet Bacon at Mc Dowell's. • • ' Mrs. B. N. Snead, is on s visit to - i a friends in Savannah. dissension among physicians attending the Crown Prince. Athens,Georgia. OPEN AND TOP — . *5,000 Raised. Chattanooga, Feb. 21.—Fire thou sand dollars haa been Hised among the business men with which to advertise the city. A Bellsr Explodes. Nkw Oilcans, February 21.—A boil er in a shingle mill at West Millvill, 130 miles from here, exploded yesterday • killing two white men. one negro and s?> riously injuring 13 others. Less, |10,- 000. Cause unknown. fordville and Washington, and as I was travelling in my buggy, I thought it would be quite an easy task to “take id’’ this great wonder of the world. But I soon found myself n.is aken. From an elevated spot en tt e road I had a glimpse through the woods of a Urge white house setting upon a young mountain, some mile or so distant, and this I instinctive ly knew to be the hotel at Hillman. Casgfct In Machinery. East Point, Oa*, February 21.—Wil liam Ishall, a mechanic, was seriously, perhaps fatally injured, by becoming en tangled in machinery at the Atlanta Gnaao*factory this morning. A Presbyterian College. Atlaxia, February 21.—Mr. J. A. Ansley writes a letter to the Evening Journal advocating the establishing of a Presbyterian college at some suitable place in Geotap, He asks for expres sions on (he subject from his brethren, Trucks Returned. New (York, Feb. 21.—Sixty trucks with freight for the government ware house were compelled to return to tho piers .yesterday on accrunt of tho en forcemeat (of the eight hour law, by which tho hands quit work promptly at 4 o deck. An tlnrelentiuff Mother. Shomokie, Pa. t Feb. 21.—Thomas Or man, an employe on the Reading Rail- roail, was crushed to death yesterday be tween two cam, Uis mother was so en* raged wiih her son for having taken a striker's place that she refused to see him during bis dying moments. A Crew Hcacued. Philadklniia, Ft b. 21.—Tho schooner Tulane, which sailed from the Satilla river, Georgia, on Feb. 8, for New York, with a cargo of lumber sprung a leak on the 13th inat ami w is abandoned. The British bark Crown Jewell, from Oran, Africa, for Philadelphia passed and took on board (he master and„crew, landing at Delaware breakwater yeaterday. The Awl* Burglar. Atlanta, Feb. 21.—It is supposed that Job* Clark, whe was arrested while attempting to enter a store on Peachtree Sunday^moraing is the man who bur glarised llr.C, W, Asbury’s store at Luli three weeks ogo, as the pistol found on him corresronds to the one described by Mr. Asbury, He will beaeut to Lula at ones,* A girlisavsiBsaae. Atlanta, February 21.—Miss Ella £ Pace, a young lady of sixteen, who disap peared from her home in Macon, taking an extra hat and a few articles of clotbici with her. has been found in Atlanta, and. i» lodged safely at the borne of Mrs. Tucker awaiting directions from her pa* rente. drive on and on and on, expecting.at each' turn in the road to discover the hotel before me; but I was sadly disap- dointed. After tiavelling for some time, I drove up to a house for.the purpose of making inquiries, and to my disappoint ment learned that I had passed- Hillman nearly three miles back, and should kave taken a side road that led through an old field to reach it. Not caring to re trace my jeurney, I abandoned the idea of visiting the Electric Shaft, driving on to an old gentleman’s house. Mr J P Moore, who lived about a mile from Ray town, 1 put up for the night. There was ene thing, however, I no ticed with surprise. Here in almost the heart of Middle Georgi ia) little tlice of mountain scenery has been apparently carved by the Creator of our Universe from out the B1 e Ridge range and trans planted in old Talia r orro. The county has that wild and romantic appearance characteristic of our mountainous re gions. The hills are niimerouAand pre cipitous and covored aver wijh crystal, rocks and pebbles. Tue desolating axe of civilization has made slight inroads hi re, and y *u see on every hand broad stretches of original forest. Even many of theTiottom lands are uncleared, and the stream* that ripple through them are that clear aid spartliag wa'.er yen only see in our upper counties. This little arcadian on sis, too, enjoys other advant ages borides its grand and beautiful scenery. Little River encircles it on the east, and this stream, as also its tributa ries, abounds in fine fish, while the for e.«ts are-filled with game. I found Mr Mcore, my host f» r the night, qu tea lov er of sport, and in proof of his success with game, we had for supper a fine wild turkey g .bbler killed the day be fore. Mr. klbore says that there is a good deal of game around the Hillman Shaft—turkevs, squirrels, partridges, o'possum 1 ’, ooons foxes, etc., and the riv er is well stocked with fish. The Hood of* few years ago broke nearly all the carp poi d i in that section, and their ocenpanta were washed into the streams. He says the carp breeds well in r.inning water, and as a consequence the rivers and creeki are*how splendidly stocked. He has more than once caught carp from Little River, weighing sixteen pounds, ... ~ h. "" CWA t* Beat ha Clayton, Ga., Feb, 21.—On the 18th init. Tboa. Fountain and Will Ledbetter became Involved in a drunken quarrel, when Lodbetter drew * knife and cut . Fountain aeverai times. Hir~ wounds art bleeding internally and it la thought he will die. * „. and be has never eaten a finer fish. The carp raised in running water is as far su perior to those that exist in ponds as is the mountain trout to the mudeat. In speaking of wild turkeys, Mr. Moore tells me that he haa frequently killed aa many as five and six at a single shot Thisplentitude of game and fish around the HUlm m Shaft is doubtless attributa ble to the fact that owing to the broken and rugged character of the soil, the for est timber has been left undistuibed. It is certainty's new and attractive field for sportsmen, snd this fact will add greatly to tho popularity ot the Electric Shaft Th# good people living around Hill Atlanta, February 21.—A Clovslthd club has been formed among the young men with ’286 members. Cleveland's tariff reform policy was endorsed and the following slate fixed op: ' For State Senator— Clark Howell, jr. For State Representatives—Fulton Colville *nd James O’Neil. For Mayor—Walter R. Brown. For Alderman—Stephen A. R. For Alderman—Stephen A. Ryan. ‘ For Councilman 1st ward—A L Waldo. A StudeiU-nies. MiLLxnoKVtLLt, Gs., February 20 — ^Jtetkun* Jones, a pupil of the M. G. M. A A., College, died in this city this morn, fog ot hydrophobia. ’ Be was bitten last October and little trouble was snticies- osted as it was not certain that the dog that bit him had hydrophobia.; Frday night ha attended a sociable and no symptoms were seen until “ le good people living around Hiu- have unboiin led faith and hope in th* Electric Mound, and never tire ef * “ tat things it is accem ’t got well seated at i he introduced the subject, and in substantiation of hia Atae •showed me his hand and arm at had been drawn for two years with rheumatism, so that h*' could not move bis fing*rs. After remaining in the eleefrie room for about ten hours. Mr. Mobre tclto me that he was completely cured and be used his fingers as easily aa any one could do. While he was talking a lady from Au gusta. who was boarding with him came into.the room and asked Mr. Moor* to give her * glass of the QUIman water, that be kept in * five gallon demijohn. This lady then went on f* explain to mi that about tw* week* ag* she bad come 'to Hillman from August* it the advice of her physician, Dr. Dugas. 6b* said that for ysawsbc had been * great auf- ‘ * * a disease pe* JrWim entirely her health began to Improve and to-day sue is a well voinan and expects to re turn soon to her home. She says her nervousness is cured, she sleeps soundly at night, has a good appetite, and is able to do aa much work as she ever did. For years she had been a heli.Iesa Inva lid and two weeks ago' had Jto be lifted from the vehicle into the bouse, That night several other parties from the neighborhood dropped in to see Mr. Moore, and their entire conversation was about the wonders the Electric Shaft w re accomplishing. These patties seemed to vie with each other in describ ing the cures that had been wrought. The next day 1 drove on to Washing* ton, which was twelve miles distant, and it it no wonder that my curiosity about the Electric Shaft was at white heat- On my arrival at Washington I found about as much enthusiasm there over the pit as around it. Among the first men I met was that merchant prince and whole souleJ gentleman, Mr. James A. Benson, who is presi dent of the Hillman Electric Health Resort Company! When Mr. Benson had learned that I bad passed so near the shaft and failed to visit it, ho in< sisted that X return with him that after noon on the train and spend at least one night at Hillman. His request was heratily seconded by Hon. Frank H, Colley, another member of the company, As the train did not leave until five o'clock and the next day waa Sunday I decided to accept the invitation. Hillman Shaft is thirteen miles dis tant from Washington, immediately on the branch railroad. After a pleasant ride ef something over a half hour our train stopped at a pretty little station christened Hillman, to honor of Mr. An drew Hillman, the- discoverer of the Shaft. We fouod here a com fortable carriage for the convey ance of guests to tho hotol, but as the westhor was delightful I preferred, with I Messrs, Benson, Colley and several drummers who had coine down with us ] from Washington, to walk. It was only tho 30th day of lost Dp cember, that a stock company composed of Messrs. Howell and Grady of the At lanta Constitution; J. A. Benson, mer chant; F. H. Colley and W. M. Sims, lawyers; Captain W. G. Cade, farmer; A. L. Hillman, the discoverer of the Shaft; and Joe W. White, the indefati gable traveling agent of tho Georgia Toad, jurchased the electric mound and began ts improvement. On the 9!h of Jan uary their first guest registered at the hotel. 8ince that time, about 300 names are enrolled. But even in this short 8pace of time wonders have been accom plished in the-way of improvements. ith such a man as Jas. A. Benson at the head of the company its success was assured from the beginning* He is lib eral enterprising and possesses superior business qualifications. Mr. Benson is bringing to bear on] Hillman those hap py combinations, and you see on every hand their great results. A broad avenue is being opened from tho station to the hotel. The entire dis tance is an incline, but when the Elec tric Mound proper is reached, the ascent is very nit-op. Both sides of the avenue up to the front of the Mound aro bor dered with a beautiful pine grove, an ar. traction that proves so populir to the Northern visitors in the South. This will b* thinned out and|ma le into a park and prove a valuable acquisition to the resort. The Electric Mound itself is covored with a growth of original forest timber. The hotel sits upon its sum* mit and so commanding is the site, that you can readily see, without the use ef * glass, the towers of Washington/ Craw- fordville and other places. 1 had no idea that there was such a bit of scenery in Middle Georgia as is here found. It seems to have been signed and specially created as the site for a great health or pleasure resort. Our party did not stop to enter the ho tel, but as darkness was setting in wo walked down at once to the electric shafts that are excavated at the foot of the mound, immediately under the hotel. The descent was a very abrupt (almost perpendicular) one until a winding path was cut that circles about the hilt, which makes a walk to the shafts a com paratively caay undertakings The shafta are three in number, divided by ptti» tions and hewn from the living alum rocks. In size »h*y are each about twelve by twenty feet Over these shaf s are built a comfortable house, furnished with seats and heated by a stove. A descent of twelve steps carries you into the shafts. Like the upper room, they are fbrnishaj with twelve, benches, and are rendered as comfortable and attract ive as possible. They ar* well ventila ted, and were neither disagreeably damp nor cold. In the corner of each shaft there is a little pump to force water from the spring As I explained, this shaft is <x avattd from t'»- *’d* of the mound, so that it is only the back part that to walled with the solid < rock. The other walls are made with the rock taken o*t in excavating the shafts; but the removal 20 Boe gums for ssle at one dollar apiece. Apply at this office Barrel pickles, pickled kraut, cabbage at If yon want fat, sleek horses ns* the Arabian stock powders. White beans, peas, Irish potatoes and onion setts,' at W M Pittman’s. Dr. Binns, a prominent physician of Washington, Ga., was in the city jester- d»y. wagon tu wracked on Lumpkin street yesterday while trying to get onr a mud hole. Mr. Alex Grehem, a prominent mer chant of Montgomery, Ain. woo in Ath ena yeaterday. Mrs. Clark, of Jefferson, nee Misa Alice Hunter, of Athene, U on n Tialt to relatiree in the city, ' Mr. John Williamaen, we are Sorry to learn, waa Tory unwall,and not able to at tend to businesi yeaterday. jlr. B. J. Campbell, repreieeting the Rangum Root Medicine Company, of Nashville Tenm, la in the city. Mrs. J as. Reares left yeaterday in re sponse to a telegram catUag her to the death-bed ef her brother In LaGrange. Mi. H. D. Stanley and family left yes terday for Savannah, to be preeent at tbe unveiling of the Jasp ar mannmant. Mumps continue to rage in the aonth- ern portion of'our city. There are at least a death cues on Lumpkin street aiohe. Crossings shenld b. laid in front of our new Opera House. This place la impassible in muddy weather and should be fixed. After a most pleasant stay with Mends in Augusta, Miu Lamar Rutherfprd waa expected to return home on yeaterday afternoon. The agent of Mesais. R. G. Don ft Co’s., Mercantile agency le in the eity making up n new report of our business men and enterprises. Mrs. Ssrah Bowman, no well and fa- rorably known in Athens is expected in our city to-morrow. She will probably remain here for sererai weeks. Another party of Athenians will visit Europe tbe coming summer. They Will risit all points uf interest In the Old World, and remain about fourmontha. The bobbin mill neor Athens Is run ning at full capacity now end making from 1,500 to- 6,0C0 bobbins per day. Ready sale for these is feund at from * to 10 cents each. Mr. John C. Rutherford, of Iftcen, Mrs. Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Glenn or Atlanta, are expected in the eity very soon, to be present it n reunion of tho Cobb ond Rutherford families. - Miu Minnie E. Edwards, one of Cov ington's most accomplished daughters, who hss been spending a few days with friends in Oglethorpe, re turned to our oity yesterday. My friends, look hire I you know how weak and nervoua yoar wife is, and you know that Carter’s Iron Filin will relir her, now why not be lair abont it and buy her a box? If j au tre nervoua or dyspoptie try Carter's Little Nerve Pill. Dyspepsia makes you nervous, and nervousness makes you dyspeptic; either on* renders jrou miserable, and those little pills eon WEBB Is CRAWFORD, Groceries and Provisions, ’ 3SS 62 AND 64 CLAYTON STREET In building formerly occupied by HODGSON BROS. Jan28dlin s. NEW LOT OF s. s. - Fellows and McArthurs Syrup, Hypophosphites Cana dian Catarrh Cure, Certain Catarrh Cure. Pemberton's Wine of Coca, Bradfields Female Regulator and Mother’s Friend, just received by - WADE & SLEDGE, 72 CLAYTON STREET. 72 A woman who is weak, nervous and alooplass, and who haa cold hands and f«v cannot fool and act ilka a wall person. ’ Carter's Iron Fills equalise the circulation, remove nervousness and give strength and nat JUST RECEIVED AT Crawford’s Drug Store, will cone*do that to of this rock firomitsnative bod dou not health i» to bo wealthy. Whybuffer in tho slightest degree seem to impair its from Mx headeehe^malarU or dyspepsia A Large Shipment of enjoy good Why suffer Hoists Vunated Gardei Seels aid i whan Ohipman’s Fill* will cur* yon? They are punly vegetable mild ond efficient in thoir action. Sold by John Crawford. We ere the only parties In Athens who have bought frebate quantity of Built’s Garden Seeds, wo are prepared to snll them at the very Lowest Figures at Wholesale and Retail. DM Thurbert Restorative Win* of Coca for nervous prostration and all kinda of montal and physical daUHtT. Highly recommend by Sr. Hammond, of JOHN CRA RD & CO. Highly raeomm.nd by Dr. B New York. MoDowoU ft llw shaft. direct LOW spring Agents, Athens, Ga, which rnrteadliy lias [COXTIKOgP TO-HOWtOW. j The Ibis morning worse that msfc; ??ts herAystem shattered electric influences or weaken its mineral properties. Several parties told me that the made walls fears forth the asm* elec tric shock as did tbs unbroken rock. It b further said that by pounding np a small portion of this alum atom and planing It in a Jug ol watorit haa th. sun. beneficial influences as water taken

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Banner-watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1887-1889, February 22, 1888, Image 1