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SOUTHERN BANNER: MARCH 2G, 1S7S
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Glial County anil City Prink
Organ for Oconee and Madison Counties.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
W. I' -1 . Combs, A.ucent.
Mr. W. F. Combs having consent*
<?d to act as Agent for the Southern
Banner, is hereby July authorized to
obtain subscribers and transact such
other business for the paper as is usu
al with such agency. Commencing
with the Spring term of the Superior
Court, he will be present at the courts
of the different counties of the West
ern Circuit, and we respectfully com
mend him to the patrons of the
Southern Banner and the people
of North Georgia generally.
H. II. Carlton,
Ed. <fc. Prop Southern Banner.
Died.
Died at Harmony Grove Georgia,
March 10th 1878, Willie, only child
of Mr. James M. and Mrs. Dora
King, aged 7 months and 8 days.
It is well with the little one ; “ of
such is the kingdom of heaven.”
Requlesoat In Pace.
The many friends of Mr. W. P. Var
ney will regret to learn that death
robbed him of his little three year old
boy last Thursday. Mr. Varney and
his family have the synifihthy of onr
citizens in their sad affliction.
Dt-atli of Jonb Atkinmm.
This gentleman died at his residence
in this city last Tuesday evening
The deceased removed from Haber
sham county to Athens about twenty-
six years ago, and by his courtesy and
quiet disposition won the admiration
of a large circle of friends. He was
buried Wednesday afternoon in Oco
nee Cemetery.
Another New Warehouse.
Reaves it Nicholson have a number af
hands engaged excavating on the lot
on Thomas and Clayton Streets for
the purpose of building another Ware
house in which to store their cotton
and goods The large increase in
their business for the past year has de
veloped the fact that they need more
room to accommodate, their cuBtom,
hence they are adding much to the ca
pacity of their already large and pop
ular house in order to meet the fall
trade.
Trlaiwlek.
We learn that a well of mineral
water has been found on the planta
tion of Mr. Collins, known as Trigi-
wick Station, on the Northeastern
Railroad, seven miles from Athens.
No analysis has yet been made of the
water, but it is said to be very strongly
impregnated with several mineral sub
stances. The time is not far distant,
we hope, when our own mineral spring
and those along the line of the North
eastern Road will attract as much at
tention as any of the watering places
on the Air Line Road. All that is
necessary is for them to fall into prop
er hands, and suitable accommoda
tions provided for those who could be
induced to visit them.
Bnndny School Jubilee. j
I he second quadrennial session of I
the International Sunday School Con
vention will he held at Oglethorpe
Park, in Atlanta, on Saturday, April
20. The Convention will lie an occa
sion ot great interest, and should he
attended by every Sunday School Su
perintendent and teacher in the State,
that a new impetus may he given to
the Sunday School work in the South.
To enable all who wish to attend,
half-fare rates have been secured on
all railroads entering in Atlanta, and
ample accommodation for getting to
the grounds will be famished by
trains on the Western & Atlantic
Railroad and street cars, which will
run every few minutes during the day.
Memorial Day. ' J
One month from to-day the people
of Georgia and a large portion of the
South will again be called on to re-con
secrate themselves to the memory of
our deceased Southern soldiers—to re
christen with their tears the silent
mounds where they sleep, and beautify
the hallowed spots with the tender
flowers of spring. We should all feel
it to be a great privilege to join in this
sacred exercise; for were they not our
own loved ones, and did they not
yield up their, live* on their country’s
altar for the purpose of maintaining
those principles of honor and •perpet
uating those institutions which liad so
long been the boast of t Southern
pride and which, to-day, it is our high
privilege to enjoy ? 1 They certainly
did. Then, let not the 26th of April
pass without a proper tribute being
paid to their memory.
r ,. . AthonsGuards.
The annual election for officers for
the Athens Guards came off at their ar
mory on Tuesday night last with the
following result:
Captain Rucker was re-elected with
out opposition.
J. H. Hull, 1st Lieutenant.
E. G. Potter, 2d Lieutenant.
J. P. Vincent, 3d Lieutenant.
J. V. Sparks, Orderly Sergeant.
IT A. Flisch, 2d Sergeant.
G. P. Tilley, 3d Sergeant.
.T F. Jackson, 4th Sergeant.
J. E. Witherspoon, 5th Sergeant.
T. R. Vonderleith, Q. M. Sergeant.
Ed. Bancroft, Sec. and Treas.
L. S. Dearing, 1st Corporal.
P. Stern, 2d Corporal.
W. D. Christy, 3d Corporal.
C. W. Cooper, 4th Corporal.
The company roll now numbers
thirty-seven men rank and file, and
make a fine appearance in uniform.
T.iHt ot’ Letters.
The following list of letters are
advertised in the Athens Post-office,
March 19th, 1878. Persons calling for
said letters will please state they are
advertised and date:
Local Blendings.
*"T" .”**! I T” '1 f I#'..
—Memorial Day Is one month i
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—rCorncobs arc rich In potash. : .
1 Iff f l; f y i 'fi * if I
—•Saxony makes cheese of potatoes
—Farming operations have begun
in earnest.
—A large lot of new spring goods
have arrived.
—Lawns promise to he greatly
worn, and they are exquisite.
—Tlte peach and plum trees are in
full bloom., 7 | ; ; ■. ‘ f J F
—Ileaves A Nicholson will build a
new warehouse at an early day.
—Van Amburgh’s circus is the best
show that travels.
—McDowell, on the evenne, keeps
fresh cider on draught.
—There’s a new brocade silk poet
ically called “ After the shower.”
—Jesse Allen now sings : ‘‘Oh it’s
nice to be a Papa !”
—Two deaths occurred in our city
last week.
—Sacques and circulars have their
day.
—An agricultural writer says
“ elbow grease is the best guano.”
—The newest shoe buckles in
Paris are like shawl pins.
— For a trellis, no plant is prettier
than a clematis, in bloom.
—Dio Lewis holds that a inan
needn’t sneeze unless he wants to.
—Many people are busy in this
world gathering together a handful
of thorns to sit upon.
—Filigree silver bracelets are
shaped like a cuff, and are nearly as
wide.
“ Darling,” said he, “ lisp my name
in accents tender.” “ Well,” said she,
“ doth tliiih theem to thnit.”
—Two long braids of hair in the
hack, and Montague waves in front,
are stylish.
—Prof. D. M. Burns left Athens
yesterday and will take a position in
the band with Van Amburg’s Circus.
—“ The Little Blue Front” confec
tionary has thrown open its doors
and commenced business.
—Don’t fail to read the editorial
letter to the Gainesville Eagle com
plimentary to pur city.
1 *
—Under the head of communica
tions, on our first page, will be found
an article from a Member of Council.
—Dr. Holland will return to the
city on the 1st of April. This is not
an April tool.
—White chip bonnets are bordered
with pearl beads—black chip ones
with jet. I I} • « | * ; r ’ •, \
—Mr. M. E. Young A Bro. will
shortly open a tailoring establishment
on Broad street, next door Dr. R. M.
Smith’s drug store.
—On otir first page will be found
a highly interesting paper frunt Mr.
R. L. Bloomfield on the effects of the
Silver Bill.
—It is a sad moment for a man
when he finds that his hair is so thin
that he is unable to hold a pen back
of his ear.
—Forty-six of the circus folks
stopped Sunday and Monday at the
Newton House, and they accused
Capt. Clinard of keeping a splendid
“ hash house.” as they term it.
—Dr. Win. King, Jr , will repre-
Irvin Adam.
Mrs. Mollie Armstrong.
Mrs. Martha J. Butler
E:ly Davis.
Janies Evens.
John C. Edwards.
N. C. Harris.
J. P. Halcnm.
George W. Jackson.
Mrs. Eliga Jones.
C. T. Jorden.
Marian Lumpkin.
W. T. Murry.
J. II. Moore.
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Miss Briey Moore.
loeD
Eli Narred,
Miss Mollie Payne.
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Mrs. H irret Pittard.
Miss Amanda Reason.
Mosis Smith (col).
George Smith.
Mrs. Luanda Scott.
Mrs. Harret Sncllings.
John M. Townsend.
Bly Wright.
H. It. Washburn.
Tl»© Bert Hill Tragedy.
Tiie Red IIjll Tragedy, a Novel,
by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth,
author of “ Islimael,” “ Mother-in-
Law,’’ eta, is published this day by
T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Phila
delphia. This is a novel of unusual
power and of thrilling interest. The
characters are all original, and are
drawn with a master hand, and ac
tually appear to live and move before
us, while the moral is an excellent
one, calculated to do goad to all its
readers. It is gracefully written and
artistically construed, and is entirely
worthy of the reputation of the gifted
autboiess, and of a place beside the
rest of the delightful romances writ
ten by her, which have so charming
ly beguiled the leisure hours of legions
of readers wherever the English
language is spoken. No writer in j sent Golden Rule Lodge, No. 211,
America is as popular, or has so wide
a circle of readers as Mrs. South*
worth. The volume is issued in uni
form style with “ That Girl of Mine,’’
with Mrs. Burnett’s “ Theo,’’ and
“Pretty Polly Pemberton,” with
“ Bessie’s Six Lovers,” and with
Octave Feuillet’s “ The Amours of
Phillippe,” and its price is but Fifty
Cents a copy, and it will be found for
sale by all Booksellers and News
Agents, and on all Railroad Trains,
or copies of it will be sent to any one,
to any place, post-paid, on remitting
Fifty Cents in a letter to the Publish
ers, T. B. Peterson A Brothers,
Philadelphia, Pa * *
Fashion Notes.—Fur collars are
little worn by ladies this season, and this
will give rise to many severe coughs
and colds. Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup
is a certain and safe cure in every case.
Price 25 cents.
Athens, Ga., at the Grand Lodge
meeting of the K. of H. which will
assemble at Augusta on the 16th of
April.
—A dispatch to Mr. \V. A. Eng
land, of this city, contradicts the
statement that Messrs. Jehial Read
A Co. have failed. Mr. England
travels for this firm, and wc are
pleased to learn that this old and
established house is still prospering
and on a firm footing.
A writer in the Woman's Journal
goes on as follows: “ Who rejected
and crucified the. Saviour ? Men!
Who’conducted the ten persecutions
of the Christians? Men!” Who
bartered our Sunday clothes for a
mess of Bohemian glass ware ? And
wife 49D3|KfSM%iMir besj^lug
the heathen ? And who starched the
nether expanse of our boiled shirt ?
Did men do it—ch ?
Methodist Dime Club.
The second assembly was in all
respects quite as brilliant a success as
the first. If the ladies desire that
each entertainment shall excel the
proceeding one—the evident gratifi
cation of the very large audience,
will require most strenuous offovis on
their part. The music of tl:c Halle
lujah Band, composed of young men
of the University, was very fine.
Their part of the programme must
have been arranged with skill and
praoliccd assiduously for each selec
tion elicited more dicided applause
than the previous one. After some
delightful music, your reporter’s ears
were saluted by the highest sort of a
treble voice of apparently an old wo
man complaining in poetical rythm of
the present style of church musia Not
having a programme, I enquired of a
bystander who it was. I was informed
it was our yfiung townsman George
Thomas. Fully concieving the spirit
of the piece, throwing into his words
and acts an irresistable humor and
imitating the voice of an old Indy in a
state of high dudgeon, his recitation
was perfect. The true secret of suc
cess in reading or speaking from
another is to forget self “and put your
self in his place.” Mr. Thomas certain
ly was the old lady. The piano solo of
Miss Ida Dorsey was rendered with
exquisite taste. While generally in
strumental music is not appreciated
at entertainments, Miss Ida has cause
for self-felicitation at the undivided
attention during her performance.
Mr. Dave Barrow read clearly with an
emphasis peculiarly hisrwn. His sub-
jeet “ Roast Pig ” was exceedingly ap-
pelizing,.and your reporter being in the
condition of printers generally, not
over fed, was constrained when he re
turned home to satisfy the demands of
nature by eating a—soda cracker.
I sawfrom the ripples of smiles that
glanced like sunbeams on the faces
around him that his effort was fully
appreciated and the applause which
followed his bow was more potent than
any words of your reporter Of Mrs.
Cobb’s vocal solo little need he said
iu this community. Her musical taste
is so well known, her acknowledged
vocal pfoWer so fully appreciated that
sufficiently complimentary language
would be deemed fulsome outside of
our community. In the midst of her
household and other cares she finds
time to add to the happiness of others,
“ and whatever her hand finds to do
she does with her might,’’ an example
which might be worthily followed by
others.
The great and good, Judge Long-
street has long been at rest. But his
tall form, liis genial manner, his in
comparable wit, rose before me last
night, as I listened in wrapt attention
to Miss Leila Potter. Her voice is
full and round and attracted great
attention. But the spirit thrown into
every word, her evident keen appre
ciation of the humor of the writer,
made her piece irresistable. I have
suffered myself from alike affliction,
hut I never fully knew how much
until the sufferings of a victim of
the new style ot music were portray
ed by Miss Potter. I shall never
read the piece again, I could not do
it justice. It is needless to say that
the performance ot Dr. Swep Billups,
so long and favorable known as
musician, in this community, was
perfect Promptly, at the invitation
of the ladies, he offered his services
to aid in their laudable enterprise.
If constant success has not palsied
his appetite for praise, the encore
succeeding encore—the hearty laugh
ter and the warm congratulations
must have been grateful to him.
I have reserved for the last of this
notice the effort of Miss Blanche Lips
comb, I write last and in one re
spect only hast The memory ot
this little child is truly wonderful.
She not only mastered the words but
appeared to bare entered most fully
into the spirit of her piece—“school
fever.” The author could have re
written his article better, with the
impress of that child’s genius upon
it Her elocutionary and oratorical
intuition (it cannot be education) are
simply marvelous. Those who re
member the success of her mother in
elocution will Lot be surprised at the
achievement of her daughter. Your
reporter was impressed that little
Miss Blanche must have suffered from
“school fever’’ in the past or her ren
dition could not have been so per
fect He hopes, however, that the
“wise doctors’’ did not dispense ma
ny “sugar-coated pills,’’ and he feels
assured that she ’.will suffer (from no
more attacks.
Clark’s Sallust.
We have been shown a copy of
“Clark’s Sallust,’’ presented in 1792,
by President Washington, while on a
visit to Georgia, to Judge Augustus
Smith Clayton, as a premium for the
best speech made in the Richmond
Academy at Augusta. Judge Clay
ton was at the time but 7 years and
4 months of age. He grew up to be
a useful and influential man, raised an
interesting family of children of
whom Mrs. Dr- Wm. King, of our
city is the youngest. The book allu
ded to is now the property of Mrs.
Dr. King and is a highly appreciated
family relic. The following is the
inscription in the back of the book :
The Premium of
The President
of the United States
To Smith Clayton, Student
of Richmond Academy,
As a memorial of his esteem, and a
premium due to merit
Presented at his request by
R. C. Forsyth,
A. Baldwin.
Birth Day 1792.
Note.—The speech which pro
duced the above was spoken at the
age of 7 years and 4 months.
The Circus.
The Circus come and went, and we
believe all who attended were well
:d with the performance In
deed many think it the best circus that
has visited Athens for several years.
The elephant was,the largest we have
seen for a long time and the collection
of animals about as good as any trav
elling company.. The street .parade
was quite imposing, and would have
made a better show but for the dingy
appearance of the wagons and uni
forms of the . actors. The former
needs re-painting and the latter re
placing by new ones.
(Gainesville Eagle.]
A. letter from Athens.
Athens, Ga., March 19, 1878.
Elitor Eagle :—I had not been in
this city for nine years until yester
day, and I was agreeably surprised
at the many evidences of improve
ment and thrift that are now seen on
every hand. When the Air Line
Railroad was completed to Gainesville
in 1871 a great flcod of travel and
trade set in from the section pene
trated and the country lying north of
the road in the direction of Atlanta.
The corn, wheat, oats, potatoes,
poultry Ac., turned away from the
Athens market, had a blighting effect
upon the place for a time, but soon
her wide-awake progressive citizens
began to see and appreciate the situa
tion. The Northeastern railroad had
been chartered, but up to this time it
was considered a “paper line”—a
visionary project, with the chances all
against its construction. But when
the trade from Athens was cut off,
her merchants become restive ; they
saw that the country from which their
city had drawn its life-blood had been
“ captured,’’ and their customers
drawn off among straugers to a cos
mopolitan city to dispose of the pro
ducts of their forms and buy their
goods. Bloomfield, Messrs. Nicker
son, Reaves, Dearing et al took a
hasty view of the situation and with
out (he usual “blood and thunder”
newspaper display, work was quietly
commenced on the Northeastern and
pushed vigorously to completion.
The building of this road from Athens
to Lula on the Air Line has accom
plished wonders for Athens. It has
given her merchants “through rates,
and the same freight privileges en
joyed by the merchants of Atlanta
and Augusta. It lias shortened the
distance to Atlanta several miles, and
reduced the fair on the Georgia Rail
road in proportion to the distance
saved. It has given the trade of the
city a new impetus, and on every
hand the stranger notices the evi
deuces of improvement and prosper
ity. New buildings have gone upas
by magic, spacious warehouses are
being constructed and many are look
ing out for favorable locations and
aie proposing to purchase property
on which to build all sorts of business
houses. The low rates given the
merchants on cotton to New York
have drawn thousands of hales of
the fleecy staple to Athens that has
heretofore been sold at other places.
But the main advantages to Athens
in the construction of the Northeas
tern are yet to be told. Her mer
chants have it in their power to bring
back more trade to their city than
they even lost by the building of the
Air Line, if they will work for it, like •
they worked to get the Northeastern
road. Quite a number of the leading
merchants, and many of tho best -
clerks in the city are mountain men
and boys and exert a large influence
in your section. Then the mountain
men people as a class, feel more at
home here than iu any other city.
The interests of the Athenians and
North Georgians generally are the
same. The State is divided politi
cally, so that the people are all
thrown together in the up country.
For these reasons and many others
that I could mention, Athens ought
to he a very important tradiug point
for your people. A little printers ink
judiciously used will accomplish won
ders. Speaking of printers ink re
minds me that Athens has no daily
paper. There are plenty of people
here to support a daily, and why
some live, enterprising man don’t put
up and “ make it stick ’* is certainly
wonderful. The Banner, Watch*,
•man and Chronicle are all three neat,
newsy and prospering papers, but
the newspaper business is not up
with the advancement and other im
provements of the city. Hon. H. H.
Carlton tried a daily here before the
completion of the Northeastern Rail
road, but was compelled to suspend
it on account of sickness, and a want
of necessary support and patronage.
J. XI. I1UGGIN8
No. 7 Broad Street, Athens, Ga.,
is now offering to the people one of the
most complete stock of goods ever
brought to the city. 25 bbls. syrup
and molasses, one car load flour, from
the family to the fanciest brand.
25 bbls. sugar in stock and to ar
rive, 20 sacks coffee, meal, bacon,
lard, cheese, rice, black and green
teas a specialty, tobacco and cigars a
handsome stock.
Canned fruit of all kinds, a beauti
ful lot of spring and summer prints
and other dry goods
At coat. If you want to save money
come while you can, and buy you the
goods at cost, to make you a nice suit
of jeans or cashmere.
The above goods at wholesale and
retail—bottom prices guaranteed. Give
me a trial. J. H. Huggins.
Now and Then.—It is only now
and then that such men as Hon. Alex.
H. Stephens, Ex-Gov. Smith and
Ex-Gov. Brown of Ga., endorse a
medicine for the throat and lungs, and
when they ko it is pretty good evidence
that the remedy must be good for the
cure of coughs, colds and lung affec
tions. They recommend the Globe
Flower Cough Syrup, and their
testimonials are to be seen round tho
ten cent sample bottles of the Globe
FIowp- Syrup, for sale by.
Dr. C. W. Long & Co.,
Athens, Ga.
A Very good Reason.—The rea
son why only one sample bottle of
Merrell’s Hepatine for the Liver
will be sold to the same person, for tea
cents, by our Druggist, C. W. Long &
Co. is because of the enormous expense of
importing the Hepatine into this coun
try ; but as there are fifty doses in the
large size bottles, it seems two cents,
per dose is cheap enough after all for a
medicine that cures dyspepsia and liv
er complaint. All who have not hail
a sample bottle are entitled to one for
ten cts. at C. W. Long A Co., Drug
store. Three doses relieves any case
of dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion
or liver complaint, in the world,
Regular size bottles, fifty doses, $1.09.
C. W. Long & Co.
The greatest truths are the simplest
—so are the greatest men.