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SOUTHERN BANNER: MARCH 2G, 1S7S S 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 | f? u a f> | —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. .. Miss Briey Moore. loeD Eli Narred, Miss Mollie Payne. f j [ ^ J t 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.