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Newspaper Page TextJ I - Advertising A Job Work , * t# Ys«ticc* is cen ^ p* r “saV*# fo r * P«j ~ CoK ™ Tn Alexander, of Mom- with ninst be AtejUo donifi» vor i" g, ‘n W0S^m&a rA *5 work S be paid fc* irpofr ion^ckete, owb upon delivery. . Relating toNewspapff ^b^p- Uons and Arrearages. :ificd d “«¥g the Christ n»*f a or oyr- otice Lrioiiica'" heU i responsible until they V Settled tliair bills and ordered them dis- »» C a. MWBMPH- .. .ofAtlanta, passed a few pleasant days in Athens urn holidays. a oM Of ksw Yhrt, spent a pleasant Christinas anion*; his Athenian * friends —Leonard and eaftlii& \vith the ** old-fblks-at-hoinc.” A. A. McDuffie, of Augusta, was iHvJJ ’ J —«oimnie!l •pent a pi Athenian Hlops Phinizy of hiistiuai tiirkev ’• Sn J*^^aro h con«ider *t wising to S^SsaifS-Si , fa£tiff5SEai tKmmmtjr: riodicals trpi« tUB ™ responsible until they I r. . ..... the former ble ,y tu , ^urta have decided that “refusing L-J iwriodieals from the offlefc, or removing MeS them uncalled forte prime tacia ;V. ioc of intentional fraud. , ra n. person who reoeiVWW newspaper. »nd "teV uscof it whether he J«* ordered it or ?, k U held in la»' t0 be a s° bscr,ber - . f’ If subscribers pay in •dyance, they are F‘V uivc notice to the publither, at the fee heirUme; if they doVot wish to con- r, tiikiujr it; otherwise the publisher is fcr «d fo send it on; and tlie subscribers li he responsible until an express notice, with Wat of all arrearages, is Sent to the biisher.. ifiTOtlO 1.4 J U Sil l t »!'.»■ local department. Stolen. I'lTicrs are two stolen duties advtA* Ld in our colunym. M the ad Ertiaetneitff *** SOUTHERN BANNER: JANUARY |. 1878. *""TlTTfr II I ■!!■!— ftSijStencMM PlllJNNY Pil.v NTASTICS. Dr Hal Billups and Win. Henry Hull, Esq , occupied orchestra chairs at the RndcJiffje matinee* ^ —• J. H. liuckef, Esq., the newly elected Mayor, will be installed tomorrow. —J. H; Dn>4q\i wa4 t^ trey nos re of many bright eyes last Thursday night. —John E. Talmadge, the brun tte of the fourtli ward, will he known hencefprih as alderman. -.When haiii .picks up his banjo, the gray-haired all take a front seat ' if * loll; Milling Ohfii &sj New n win —-Dr.. E, S/ Billups, the versatile, or Oconee county, was in the city Swiflf&g tf &mit i*ave .a .Chutitm4S tree the 2jia ot Decembe-. i *mk ;o aiiuoiuice, has recovered from his reeeht illness. He iras on ill :- streets last Thursday, Tlio8eMy8terloii8Gontleihcii N»'Ho Came ltlrtln B Into Town. Christmas i„ Athens, so far as fun is concerned would have been dull had it not been for the Fantastic* on Christmas day, wliieli had heen in- aug#ated some lime previously l,v some of , the mirth-loving. Their entre into Broad street was heralded by an inebriated darkey, rushing up the street crying—“ Dar dey cum— de Ku-Klux ; I seed iim afoie.” The procession lUrncl the cornet- at tire lower end of* Broad street headed by their Captain :J M l hi^two assistants. The Captain was a lean individual, about ihree eufiits long, arranged b> fed . calico- lights, and his head decorated with iiorn*, and from the manner in which lie l.es: rode his gallant black, he convinced his spec tators that those were the only u„ honisJie hail had that day. lli. s as sistants wore duplicate eostumes .of their leader, except in color—thei being him—and they had each “ tail to nuhirl J hollowing'tlie leaders came the pro- cession prop*-r, two and two, hi red. ye low and black. The troupe com prised a bant thirty horsemen besides vehicles-these latter engrossed Miiaa X J CUtKNONIO. Sin-Ks Last THIHtSIMl XJOIIT, According to published announce ment. the ceremonial rites of the Lodge of' Sorrow were celebrated at Deiipree-Hall' on Thursday-evening last in the presence of a large audi ence' 1 The hall was propery fesfowHed with mourning goods in memory of their ileparted-hrethren. At 8 o'clock precisely the band en tered the hall playing a slow march, and was followed by the mem tiers of the Lodge, whose officers took their- appropriate places while the ^embers filed. to thj?ir Tneopening cere- m iiy was conducted by Grand Mas ter, • DA ■ Wm: King, Jr., affer which Clarko County Water Powers We have received for publication from C. A. I.ocke; Engineer Physical Survey of Georgia ..a very interesting report of the approximate measure ment of Clarke County Water Pow ers, including rivers ;jp» : Mil t reeks, and :i|rtlw, Nickerson, Lumpkin and others. The exhibit is iudiVf # floe‘^ne, audi if generally distributed would doubtless lahsts. W»- snail print a lar< xtra edition of report and those who desire anv of tlfepb extrasend iii tlieh- orderi hv'Thfirsuay eveiiing. Neiv Years’ ©nila; • We leam that all the carriages a< chant—“ Remember, tjiy Vreator,” I fry,u t,le -stabler in the e^’ AViis" bpsiiiif’idK- rpnrlora,I I,a* \Fo,ct*a have been charteied to* the purpose of making New Year-’ calls td aay. . Corruption in our National affairs has the same effect on the Govern ment that a severe cough or cold has upon the human system. Political reform in the former and Dr. Bull's Cbtigh Syrup in the latter case will g&ftTa't.gBSr JarreiVa Mill Pond place, and a qufiiUgir ot fn^HW^-fnmy'l 00^ tf-5^0 SlwHi'nlr^ in tlie angl: 1 o val 1 ey, lowi-r__^)art o^^ELibfir { j^|} co inty, blained on the most Athens, Ga., £ Op C.fp Jfrjett, TTrBjgvlKT^ tion, on Air-Line Railroad. nov27-8w. favorable terms 1^ was^beaotifulK- renders 1 by Messrs Childs, W. II. Jonfes, k E. Jones and II. II. Hale, assisted by Mrs. Dr. Wm. -Iving, who performed on the niclodiau. iFollowdpg the fchant was au address, by the Master, Dr. Win. King. After this address ihe choir ,n * sung the beautiful song—“ Asleep in Jesus. 4 * This song was followed by an JtK^tt&kve uSMfuiBfl^ -feelchaplain, John Calvin Johnson. Then fol lowed another song “ Hark to the Solemn 4 Bell,” at which time the bell w:*s tolled, the lights turned down Tito following parody oh the bwimtiful poem A GitsTLE Hint.—In our style of climate, with its sudden changes of often i * is it«l intermingled in a single day—it wonder! fhat oor child fen, friends entitled “The Night after chrUtinaa,”^nd, and rehttives.are so frequently' taki trorii Ins'Dy neglected "colds, half % t llendLlntf. [Being anxious to let tie change in L name of our p*pe» «* with the iv» year, we had to improvise a head- We have ordered an electfntyped idiug ft modern desigu and hope it 1 *$^*?*!£*T\ Homeward a»iind. officer and is ottr lint choice for chief [The many friends of Mr. A. C of the force. xlgson will be glad to learn that at- —Lieut. Culp should be his own ««St WlpfeMBr. in che tin homeward bound, having ar- fed in Boston Sunday last, on board .- rendering tiie j sitene veiy siiprtasive. mrnM • faww iiiti iffwiiuii i ^Awirwm I ho lllll tuilloi. Lla A _ - .r w. . W m The lion tame were especially ai Gn»t was^|^rtu|i respectable, and * l ejN»r»ed himsei? if he coiK’dervd ti»*' -b.,ie i^tiged %jije > tW|HR-ikl gratiticaii.m. The tat couple nTtbe buggy were rare for his com panmn was Very commen dable. ^qTh^lanlittfiy young hian at roan of warv kearsage from which |;ce he telegraped his family in LViifj. Mr. II. is an officer in the jditcranean Squadron, If. Inet 5V morrow ti ■unuil will be installed. Tliev are [good men awl the interests ofTlio w lay or officer, and in retiring, has the ect and well wishes of the entire sight Jtlacc. —The Christmas tree at L. W. Stenhens’ -wAs very pretty, aii«l the presenti thereon were very ha:ids.»me. ^sbury, a charm- nimU fifnHi Iftiig i ntimii|t| uiijiquid ities with her uggins. -Mrs. Dr. Calhoun, of Atlanta, nm Miss Lula Phinizy, pa-wed the ■S.l • - "VI "*|fj K l ncrocrarmaA *5^1* rrie.ul' Mbs Ada Huge the j sulky id,up 'adroitfteSs' in managiug his steed in such a maimer as t«» will tbrth the lscriptiiin of the different ims- tumes wonhl be simply iui|M>.vib)e—- they consisted <f every color, ami shade, ami each one was decked in the fnost becoming «njs» nine his ingen uv y could devise—their dinguses were excellent, being so effectual to con fuse ttteir most intimate friends and monies at racing the ilowers on fitlVn-ul p-.irdons of the bier, which b ire iptates ol ii,e Itdlowing de .wiitton .acarbr forty $eara ago by Rev.^Sr. Moore was composed and furnished ns for pub lication by Miss Mary Ella Noble, a young lady ot onr city who i* just in her 18th year. Who will deny tb*t,*»he rare poetical ul *05iiBOl\. lO 3 0 Twas tiie night “after ” Christmas, when all through the hoasH^JFTQ.T YftXi Not a creature was Stirling, not even The scrap^thar W:Ve*rtoitt-rvl As to die. members : \V. C. O. McCuriiy, F. \V. Adams, Wharton,. ltev. J. g, - potter, W. Griffith, Albun Colbert, J B. H. iffith, Albun Bailey, J. D. Fjierson, W Ci^fUpciJev. H.CpInder- son. Then, * 4 .\y aujhing Wait?* ing*’ was splendidly rendered by the mvinhers of the cht^ir. This sopg followed by a 'LI 1 the snow, Old Santa had gone t<* his home o*i Wlh Ho vn To reach his far home o’er the dawn of the 4*y- r _ > 13kb w4r mw tbe ddy noW de- And makes -t&e* the tPffteW tlp fesieSn^tl' has whyAhMsaiid mwsIh^l * Suriouri*.U»n, H«‘WH1 Hot leave us Degnected, forlorn. When el! earthly pte^dUTslw foltt ih- f» past. ® and friends m this city. —B. A. Stovall, Esq.', of Augusta, was in the city during the week. We finii/f^i.cnjtiyif^gdod healt'-. —Charlie Asluiry, of White c unty, and Harvey Huggins, of this city, succeeded ill getting away with tlie Christinas turkey. —Col. Loften, formerly of Elbert county, but now a rising lawyer of Macon, Ga., was' in the city Thursday last. ' ' ‘ —R. H. LV»ptin, Esq., of tiiis city, has opened a bar and billiard use, Jack- square, fast Friday | of HubtersThtrn county, werohvthe "V fitief* and rejects 1 c j,y Christmas week, aud’yijoyed Lthens Sttfl Advanolng le have another evidem-e of sperity in Athens, and hew enter ics are continually springing up. are to have a cotton compress si's. Rucker, Thomas and Hull xtitnte the compress company- have already' purchased tluur ^biuery and hope to have it in slim, hy the first of February. I learn that it will be located near [Northeastern Depot; Success to enterprise. Fire Worsa. the display of fire Works at tlie |rt House l»t, was very »t credit on the young gentlemen were instrumental in providing | innocent amusement for the ben.- lof the ladies and children. The ®u ascension was a decided sue* land as it rose above the tree tops [y eager eyes followed it as it shed into space. Besides the l‘on and fire works, pur two brass were on the grounds, and |e Cobbhaui fairly ring with masi c [nnrth. The sport wa* entered into •i with the best of feeling, and P'1, so far as wo . could learn, pout any accident. Leaped Convlctx. ^ j 5 * convicts escaped from (vrant Alexander at Scull Shoals factory »e-4tKinst. At the time they r , * lc i*~ escape they were ginning :l, "l were guarded by only one The party consists of two d four black men. f mmonicmsti** Olotliinix | e aro ottering our entire slock of [celebrated goods at cost. Come u y before the stock becomes too broken. M. G. & J. Coheu. ^ I*ucas & Ware’s for elegant 0 clothes at extreinely low dool8-4t. BEAUTIFUL 4l»PBKSS from Gen. Wm M. Brown, LWh*. earnestly and eloquently ptrtrfye^^w nwleworth -of each of the ileceaasu. No one i« better fitted to euoli^ize the character of the noble either living or dead, than Gen. Browne and the j j We can nee to j tiie stocking:* are em yjf> y » Aud each little one'i* ' tacked tnaj And now. The emblem' of purity, Methi 4ka of the Saviegr, Like «4cH of there mild. the deaths resulting/ directly from this cause. A bottle of Boschee’a German fy\im- serious sick- r’s bill, and perhaps [>y the use of three or four doses. I i/i r»KWT#fr»-Hc«Frid so large. p neumouia> Severa Coughs, Croup or XofiSEtJSJ jfeaMobas •afeita h^jt* • !0 ,. vn j j.), suwfw^ sijnple wonderlui, as your dniggist will tell you. German Byrup wtfanjT village anipie bottles for trial, lOc; regular size, 7ft. by For- sale iu 5e°?^ w ■■ emblem of purity, sweetnesn, and grace, Oka of the Saviour,, who once was u child, :« eich acquaintances as to tlie indeiitity of difqtllkjii^twijhnlr IhwLht the tans dressed as a female—after the most approved style—w»a »o un- fort unafe as to be thrown from bis horse ami- came in contact with a inud hole in Cobhhani, which was disfiguiing to his stri]H*d stockings, to say the least ofit. The gaudy street pageant was quite a success and we trust that those vujlttjffd in ii, were sufficiently en couraged to usher iti the Christmas cf^F&inthe same m-inner. saloon at the NichoUs sonville, Fla, —Miller Luinpkiu and John Finch, mon,,,, e- were t.-i themselves finely, —-Th** whole of the police force should be retained, 'fbey are all good officers amt Have discharged their, duties during the-year faithfully —When Billy Raddiffe was sing- “•ItVittce to lie a Father,” the “ Baron of East End,” was observed to turn ids face to the wail and put his handkerchief to his eyes. —The handsome phiz of Win. Mason, Esq, of Maeon. was observed on our streets during tlie week. We know th** old folks were glad to see him, and we trust he had a pleasant time during his st iy Dr. Madison, < f Lexington, Va. Professor in the Washington-Lee University, and’who was Gen. Lee*: family physician, is at the Newton Hou-e, confined.to Ills room by severe illness. —Tlie most social gathering that met during the holidays, was tlie party that assembled in Mayor Rucker’s room Christmas day. E S. Billups, Sid Holland mid ; uncle George Williams entertained their Tiodge was very foi tttnate in its selcc-! lion of an orator. X ^ ~T r ,X i\ The cerenumies were close*! by a benediction from the Chaplain. We are glad to state that a copy of Gen. Brown’s admirable address has heen solicited for publication, and that he has consented to furnish it. English suitings for the tailoring Jcn p T1Th flf shits which we are now having naiie -pjfe* . b . . n d men’s clothing, ov»T-co.;t-* »n i ail gotnls that are going » t of sc«s u at co»t and less ihnn co-t, crall ao*l get Biffjtfnm. pK.IH!«,J. -pX d.t-18 4;. BUN. w . a. THoats coi xti. THO.V.tS, SOLICirOB. Christmas Hcrvloes at Kniifn- uel Church. The inclciiunicy of ;l«* weather ami muddy streets, kept many tr«>m at- tending the services on Christinas The Chancel and walls but not profusely decorated wilii evergreen-, approprir ate to the season. The beautiful service ap}HiitUjed fi»r the *Iay Wv-te rca*i by Prof. Wilcox. The Christmas tree celebration for the Sunday School chrihlreii ic».»k [ihtce at fester’s Hall, over the store pf Messr*. Talmadge, H<Ml<*son & Co. «n ‘fri*iiy jfternmin. The scfibtai-s and teacliera met in the Church at ** P»t'Bl».!W»Wk I*ala**«.” This inumiiticcnt h-.-nire written and deliy«*red with so much success hy Mr. IL W. Grady, notice of which is “ivt'n^in oar eolun* is s:iid to be the fim-si litiwary ]>r«iuc W»f tiie kind wk.b'h i* or foi» l*uen scuted to a Southern audience. I wa home picture ,i.|tgeni*»iisl.y. and graphically drawn. int* is|H*rM*d 'wii ii mirth and jollity, while the thoughts always eii.-iicTing a h ippy home are aMndtil to in the iiwwi eloquent language by tlie accomplished h*cturer. We lmpe he itt'iy hate a full ho tte Hope PtrdCompany. Quite a numlier of cases were called and continued. Tho>e disposed of as far as. this cuurt is concerned were State vs. Thomas Ridling, assault and hatterv. Thomas got beyond the jurisdiction **f the Courttby leaving State. State vs. WVscon Hudgins, innlicious misehief, killing a n^horneii spottwi yearling. Demandeil indict ment Iiy Grand Jury* State v?. Tay lor Pridgeon, assault and Imttery Demanded indictment. State vs. Moses Braden, larceny from the house, guilty. State vs. M. J. Morris, com ; ruon cheat aud swindler. Nol. Pi i This : *j»It*odid *-oui;ri y i* iiio)iiiiie j of the cj^;, and jT.oir henutifnl en- j ffn- u H well GobVi,”: is 7- s»ine, is in the k. «>r ii. The annual election for officers to as ; govern Golden Rule Ltxlge, Knights >f Honor, No. 2, came ofl at their years tvyo million fpur hundi Sinttll hot ties of this we?e distributed free D^uggistct {it this edi attiicteti with Consumption, Asthma, Croup, severe Coughs, Pneumonia and k-thcr diseases ot the Throat and Lungs, giving the American people undeniable proof that:German Syrup wifi cure theth. | The^ k%lilt liru/bLeu that Druggists in every town and village tit the '-United States are re- c.unmqHling it to ^thejr, sustqmcrs. Go fo ydiir / Druggist, and ask wrhat they kupw about it. Sample Bottles 10 cents. Regular size 75' cents. Thro*- doses will, relieve any case. For sale by R. T Brumby a Co (li nts' splendid stiff fashionable Hats at $*2 25, worth fid 50. Come and sue for yourself. M, G. & J. Oohkn. IntudHom'* :) :»>* iln-r* S iUtf*. AM «mr ?*nyp“«y it ddcra feel i Hall «>n Wednesday night last with jiiofc securi* thanbclbr*-. aud now the lthe fid lacing result: people wVcid -r how they ’Ot ahrng 4 o’clock—after a short service con- !-withum'Vl J it mav not be geiierallv ducted by Prof Wilcox, a procession i was formed ami proceeded l.» the Hall, where they found the tree brilliantly illuminated and loaded down with presents, coi-sisiitig of candies, apples, oranges, books, &C./ known that tlnr«* is v«t S“tnything due «»n the engine.’ Such is flu* ease, however,’ and we take the liberty of saying I Hat w ilc* in.iny have 1 wen liberal, there ave vet indivMuats ami • * • ‘corjMir.-ui«ms whose interests in the ■iiy ' depmnd 5 h«-y should be as <fcc. for each scholar,. Alter, singing the inevitable ** gather ?n«uul the j lifo-ral as those win* have already Ch'istoias Tree ** Maj. T A. Burk , | given thc-if iiiean*-towanfajfljte'liqnida Su|K?rinU*ndaiit oft be »Sund;»y School, j tion oi'tln*'dcbt. Thc^foTlowinu cot: -! eai ‘^ 1 uionth. his usual happy manner, distributed ; trilunions * rf\e l»eeu nude t*Vdate-' tlie gilts. r riien thed«*ar littleonesii I * Ludie ’ $157 (Hi appearing to he perfectly satisli I happy*, returned to their home*-. M. J Morris, D.; W. P. Yarnev, V. D.; J. M. Edwards, A. I> ; L. Shevenell, Ketsirttr. ; CL II. Wynn, F. It , T. A.* Btirke, V1 F- ^ *!e r Chap. ; G. Jacobs GuanL ; L Morris, Guide.; H. C. Bryant, ft. There will lie a public installation of these officers on the 2*1 Wednesilay night ie this month. Regular meetings as before, on every 2d and 4th Wednesday night in friends with son no of the music wc ever listened to. choicest occasion ' Year. —Col- Pleasant Chronicle and .Constitaliona/ist, en- j joyed the Christmas turkey on Mil* j ledge avenue. As wc did not get an j opportunity} to see him, we take this occasion to wish him a happv New .»»•! »J - M . u-r 50 00 .Mtiuil Ins. Co. 200 00 — > . Ins. Agent... 50 00 Stovall, of tlie j j oim \V. Nicholson GO 0D Reaves & Nicholson 20 00 Athens Foundry & Machine Works 20 00 F. Phinizy 20 00 K, Niekerson, commissions. 136 50 J. A. Hinmiciut 20 00 John White..... 20 UC l.ETTE R1^ 1ST. The foll-jwing aitrert’se*! letter* remain in tiie ' post-office, and if nut called for l»e r ore the 26th of January, trill he forwarded to the dead letter office at Washington, 1>. C.; Billuits, Ntiss Mollie Hrown, Miss Artuinter Cos, T J Dowdry. Samuel Daniel, CO Fleming, W W llabax, Senate Harper, Albert R Jackson, Z F King, Sirs A 1* I.onnarry, Mrs Mattox, II B Mathews, Fleming J Miller, Mis.* Eva M Miller, Sliss Ever Cic-hanls, t; \V Itaiden, 7. W It Keese : M R Keese, M it Smitli, Samuel Thomas, Samuel W Tenons calling for any of the above letter.*, will please say they arc advertised. J. C. OUR, Postmaster. No.u and Then.—It to only uow and then that such men as Hon. Alex. Hi Stephens, Ex*G<nji CSggi^^and Ex-Gov. Brown of Ga., endorse a medicine for the throat and lungs, and wheu they ko it is pretty good evidenoe that tlie remedy must btrgooff for Rw cure of coughs, colds arid lung affect tions. They recommend the Globe Flower Cough Syrup, and their testimonials arc to be seen round the ten cent sample bottles of the Globe Flower Syrup, for sale by. Dr. C. W. Long A Co. , Athens, Ga. , y ' Largo lot Gents’ Ties, Scarfs and Bows. Also, Gents’ Knit Undershirts and Drawers^ at greatly reduced prices.j-- M. G. & J. Cohen. | - Thrash’s Consumptiyf. Cure.— Sure cure for consumption, bronchi tis,coughs, croup, colds, and all lung affections. Restcres lost voice, etc Call at..Dr. Ed. Smith’s drug store Dr. Iviug’s old stand, and get a tria bottle for 50 cents Large size $1 5Q iliillUraH ■