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SOUTHERN BANNER: APRIL 8, 1878.
Gfticial County and City Printer.
Organ for Oconee and Madison Counties.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT."
Soiledu lo Changed.
A slight change has been made in
the schedule of the N. E. Road. The
morning train arrives at 10:15 instead
of 11:30 as heretofore.
Sociables.
Our young people are losing none
of the time allotted them for enjoy*
meat, and nearly every night there
is a party somewhere in the city.
Picnics and fishing parties will soon
he in order.
Peinonal.
Charley Aubrey, of White county
is on a visit to Athens. He was
powerful glad to see somebody.
Dr. James Camack and family,
of Athens, are the. guests of Judge
J. M. Welborn, of Warrenton, the
Dr’s, father-in-law.
Prci' Hcholarslilp
The prudential committee of the
State University has granted the
Richmond County High School the
same free scholarship as that given
by the Lucy Coob Institute, which
was published in the Banner some
weeks ago.
1 mpi'uvements.
Besides repairing of all kinds, we
summarize as follows as to improve
ments now going on and in contem
plation in Athens. Reaves it Nich
olson, warehouse; Ab. Dorsey, Brick
store; Dr. Huunicut, three large
stores; Moss & Thomas, large ware
house ; Cotton Compress Co., cotton
Seed oil mill.
Athens Guards. .
The membership of this company
is rapidly increasing and it will not
be many .lays before their ranks will
be full. It is amusing to bystanders
but somewhat perplexing to the
officers to witness the drilling of the
green squad. It is almost as easy to
learn a baby to walk as it is to learn
new beginners to catch and keep the
step.
New IIualneHM.
Other evidences of the increasing
and permanent prosperity of Athens
may be witnessed in the opening of
a large Auction House by Mr. J. I.
Palmer, of Augusta, and a candy
manufactory and baker shop by Mr.
C. Bode, of Milledgeville. The pro
prietors of these enterprises are
pleased with Athens and their busi-
ness prospects.
NIemorlal Day.
Wc learn that Henry \V. Grady
has been selected by the Ladies Me
morial Association as their orator on
Memorial day. Our people who are
interested in the success he has al
ready achieved, hope that his accep
tance will give them the opportunity
of again hearing him.
Chicken Tliluvcs
Chicken thieves are numerous in
the city at present, and complain of
suffering at their hands. The most
heartless raid was that perpetrated
on the coop of Master Johny Carlton.
He had a beautiful brood of buff
cochins consisting of a hen and eleven
chicks, and some heartless thief went
one night last week and stole the
entire brood. Johny wouldn’t care
if he were to get a bone crosswise in
his throat when he goes to eat them.
“ Georgia KalLroaU, -J
The article nndcr this heading to
be found elsewhere, is published l»y
request. We have a long communi
cation on the same subject which will
appear in our ncit is&ie. • * ■ 1
Knocked on the Head.
A difficulty occurred on Monday
night, 25th inst., at the colored
Methodist church below Winterville,
between Sam Johnson and another
colored man, in which the former
struck the latter with a rock inflicting
a serious wound, which, it is thought
will prove fatal. Both of the men
were members of the same church.
Hook and. Laddor.
When the alarm of fire was sounded
last Wednesday evening, Hook and
Ladder came promptly and swiftly
down Broad street. In making the
turn at Burke & Fleming’s their
truck became unmanageable, and ran
into a mule and buggy standing
opposite the National Bank. The
buggy was overturned in the collis-
sion and the mule got his back up
and marched off up the street very
much disgusted at the proceeding.
The tongue of the truck was broken
off in the collision.
Our Mineral Spring.
There is a bonanza for some capi
talist who will build a hotel and bath
house at the mineral spring and
beautify the grounds. There are
several beautiful building sites, and
the bold stream which runs near the
spring has such a magnificent fall
that baili bouses could be erected at
comparatively small expense. Be-
sides this, the original growth oflarge
oaks—the hills and valleys combine
to make it, with the proper outlay of
money, one of the most attractive
places in the South.
ATHENS BOLL
Cotton Seed Oil Mill to bo
U j T&jf j I III II I
erprtsing finft of RticRer,
Hull & Thomas, proprietors of the
Cotton Compress will, at an early
day, begin the erection of suitable
buildings and put therein the proper
machinery for the manufacture ofi
cold pressed cotton seed oil. This
firm, we believe, had contemplated
making the investment, but hud not
perfected their arrangements at the
time of the appearance of the edito
rial in the Banner on that subject.
A few eays ago a member cf the
firm called at the office and informed
ns that we were at liberty to make
public their determination to begin
work immediately.
The members of this firm are all
young men—full of energy and en
terprise, and are doing as much to
develop the commercial interests of
Athens as any firm in our midst, and
wc arc always more than glad to note
the merit of such individuals or firms.
Success to you, gentlemen. Yon
have made another move in the right
direction ; and while, beyond doubt,
your firm will be repaid for the in
vestment, Athens will receive her
share of the benefit.
Rase Hall.
A very spirited game of base ball
came off last Thursday evening be
tween the University Nine and the
AthcusClub. Quite a crowd of spec
tators, both old and young, were on
the campus to witness the sport. The
two clubs are nlxim eqn- lly matched,
and all those that were present regret
that night came on before the game
was finished. They will measure
their strength again next Thursday
evening. The following is the score
for the eight innings :
Hat Lost.
A gentleman of onr city thought
the other day he had encountered a
natural-born juvenile legerdemain
performer, when approached by a
youth of ten summers who told him
he would wager him a quarter he
con'd cut out the crown of hjs hat
anil replace it. The money was
staked, the crown promptly cut out,
and after turning it about in several
ways the youth concluded he had
forgotten the trick. The owner of
the hat sauntered off bare-headed in
the direction of a "hat store singing—
“Oh ! I’ll go there no more.”
UNIVERSITY BASE BALL CLUB.
It. H. Tucker 1 ... ... 1
L. L. Hunnicutt —j...II ii...
Jeff McClesky i lL.! ll 1 ...j 1L..L-1
A. W. Smith. ...i [...i... l!
F. M. McClesky !... | I
Hubert Jaeksou..
Peter Finch I!-.. 1
Mr. McFarland j... : 1 ... lj t
O. C. Fuller |...| ....; l|...
Total 2 116 1
ATHENS BASK BALL CLUB.
T. Hodgson.. ! lj...
John H. Hull-...™ ...I...
A. Keuue ...I.„
J. Hamilton .......
8. C. Reese
E. G. Potter —
Mr. 8tokely_._....„...^.._..
J. Hodgson.
J. P. Vincent
W. Nicholson
1 ...it
l .. |_
1 ......
drowned.
Had Termination of a Life
Once Pull of Promise.
On Saturday, the 23rd ult., Mr.
Mack Smith, of Jackson county,
came to Athens and was frequently
seen on our streets in company with
his friends until Wednesday evening,
the 27th. During that day he had
not been absent from Broad street,
as any one noticed, until about seven
o’clock, when lie was seen at McGin-
ly’a store, rear the town hall. No
particular attention was paid to him
at this point, and nothing is known
of his perambulations until about
half-past nine o’clock, when Mr. J.
W. Parker, who lives near the ford
at the lower bridge, heard cries of
help, help! The night was very daik
—the wiud was blowing very hard
and raiu falling, an l all appearances
seemed to indicate a storm. Mr.
Parker did not, at first, heed the cry
for help. Finally he concluded to
ascertain the cause— weut in the di
rection whence the cry proceeded
and saw a man standing about waist
deep in water. Before Mr. P. saw
him, however, he hai ed the distressed
party to know where he was at. “I
am in the river,’’ he replied. “Come
towards tne !” exclaimed Mr. P. “I
don’t believe I can,” said Mr. S. in
reply. Mr. Parker then went to get
a light hoping to attract the atten
tion of the doomed man and get him
to pull for the shore. Before a light
could be procured, however, the un
fortunate man had floated to the mid
dle of tl.e stream and was making
his last life-struggle. In a few mo
ments he sunk only to be rescued a
lifeless corpse. Information of the
sad disaster was conveyed to a few
parties and although it continued to
rain vciy bard, a few brave hearts
went immediately to work to rescue
the body. A party, consisting of
Policemen Turner Moon and Henry
Slmrlcy, W. D. O’Farrell and Messrs.
R. and T. Eberhart, secured the
boat that plies the river between the
upper and lower factories^ anil after
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J lj 1 S 2; o o.l i »;n
International Hunday Hl-IuniI
Convention.
The second quadrennial session of
the International Sunday School Con
vention will be held at the First
Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga., on the
17th, 18th and 19th of April next.
Delegates will be present from all
sections of the United States, Canada
ami parts of Europe. Many of the
most distinguished Sunday School
workers of the world will be in at
tendance. The Sunday School jubilee
takes place at Oglethorpe Park, April
20 th.
Fire Notes.
Quite a number of fires have oc
curred iu and around the city during
the past week, though so far as as
we can learn, little damage was done,
except in one or two instances.
On Sunday, the 24th inst., a fire
broke out in the old fields and com
municated to the outhouses at the
Bobbiii Mill, which completely des
troyed the stables and a large lot of
wood.
On the same day the residence of
Mr. John Cobb, in this city, was
discovered to be on fire but was
piomptly extinguished betore any
damage was done.
On the same day a fire broke out
on the plantation of Mr. W. F. Mat
thews, six miles in the country, and
destroyed about two miles of fencing.
On the same day the roof of Mrs.
Brit Ware’s house, was discovered
to be on fire but was extinguished be
fore any damage was done.
Mr. Jones, of Winterville, lost
about one thousand rails on the same
day from fire.
A fire broke out in the woods
aronnd Moore’s Grove church, six
miles from Athens, on the same day,
and notwithstanding the combined
efforts of the membership of the
above church, to stay the flames, Mr.
James Bolton’s residence, in close
proximity to the church, was des
troyed before the flames stayed.
Wednesday evening the roof of
John Moore’s housi was discovered
to be oil fire, but was extinguished
before any < I am age was sustained.
above article does not prove suffi
cient to show the purposes of co-op
erative Independents and Radicals
and equally serve to arouse and ce
ment the Democratic party in it* re
newed efforts for the maintainance of
good government and sound Demo
cratic principles then wc must con
fess that other evidences and further
argument are useless.
For the information of all who
may be curious to know who this
champion correspondent and cc-
menter of Independents and Radicals
is, wc will state that by transposing
the initials at the bottom of the let-*
ter we have the true anthor’s name.
He is a colored Republican of the
cityof Athens, and his name is W.
H Heard. He was a champion in
the Independent movement in this
county last fall and from letters iu
our possession which he has recently
written to leading Radical negroes in
adjoining counties, intends to try his
band in the Congressional race.
These letters will come to light at
the proper time*
Burke’s Hook Store.
Messrs. Burke & Fleming having
dissolved co-partnership, A. r. Burke
advertises his removal nearly oppo
site the old stand, in Newton House
block, 3d door from corner. Go and
see him. ■
A Neat Barber Hhop.
The Barber Shop of Reid <fc Har
ris has been undergoing repairs for
the last two weeks, and throngh the
skill of the plasterer and painter,
and the good taste of the barbers
themselves, they now have one of
the most handsome rooms in the
city. All their furniture has been
newly painted—the walls are hurg
with beautiful pictures, while over
head is a perfect boqnet of various
colored paper artistically arranged.
Call on them. Their prices are as
follows; Shaving 15c.—by ticket
10c; hair cutting 25o; shampooing
25o; charges for dyeing whiskers ac
cording to size. Keep always on
hand hair tonics, pomades, hair oil,
dyos, &c.
Hist of Letters.
The following list of letters are
advertised in the Athens Post-office,
March 26th, 1878. Persons calling for
said letters will please state they are
advertised and date:
Miss Eliza Birdell.
Elizebeth Callier.
Woodson Echols,
Miss Emma Foster.
Sallie Fellows.
N. C. Harris.
Horree Johnson.
Isaac Morris.
Mrs. Katie Norman.
Miss Lnla Parks.
Aron Powell
J. W. Rogers & Co.
E. R. Smith
J. T. Smith.
John Sheppard.
Miss Jennie Smith.
Bob T. Sevy.
J. M. Tarver,
Ann F. Wharton.
Miss Mary White.
Nelie Ware.
The Nortlienstern Itallrosul.
A reporter of the Chronicle and
Constitutionalist interviewed Judge
King the oilier day on the subjeet of
railroads. The Judge admitted that
the Northeastern had hurt the Geor
gia road very much. The secret:
It is managed very economically—one
engine does all the work—it has de
veloped r splendid section of country,
and completed a short line of freight
both from the West and the East.
Another cause : Give Jim Galloway,
Mr. Argrove to help him, and furnish
the two with a hand hammer, eold
chisel, file ami a little emory, and
they wouldn’t give a cent for a ma
chine shop.
A Splendid Officer.
As an evidence that Deputy U. S.
Marshal Riteh, is popular even with
those whom he arrests for violating
the law, we will state that he carried
six prispners from Athens to Atlanta
in a wagon r.ot long since, without
confining either one of them. Before
leaving Athens Capt. Ritch informed
the prisoners that it was his duty to
deliver them in Atlanta and if they
would promise him to go without
trouble he would not use the means
which he was justified in using. The
prisoners made and fulfilled their
promise. They were two days and
nights on the road. Early on the
morning of the second, Capt. Ritch
awoke from his slumber and not a
prisoner was to be seen in camps,
Very soon they were seen marching
up from a branch hard by whence
they had gone to arrange their
toilets.
an hour of hard aud constant labor,
Mr. O’Farrell succeeded, in water 12
feet deepf in hitching his grappling
hook into his clothing aud bringing
him to the surface. His body was
safely landed on shore and taken im
mediately lo the station house where
it was watched over until day by Mr.
Deniore and Messrs. Moon andSher-
ley, of the police force. Thursday
morning messengers were dispatched
who informed the family of the sad
occurrence. Relatives and friends
promptly took charge of the remains
which after being shrouded and cof
fined, were sent off on the 5 p. m.
train on the North eastern Road to
Nickerson Station, near which place
he lived aud was buried.
The deceased was a member of
one of the best families of Jackson
county, and in former years held po
sitions of honor and trust in his
county. Ilis father, who survives
him, is an influential citizen and
farmer, and nearly 80 years of age.
Ilis wife, whose maiden name was
Johnson, has always been one of the
most devoted aud self sacrificing com
panions that ever blessed the mar
riage union. None know her but to
love her. May the God of mercy
comfort the aged parent and sorrow
ing wife, and may all young men who
may become acquainted with the
facts of the unfortunate death of this
intelligent but imprudent man learn
a lesson of wisdom therefrom.
A shiprecked sailor waiting for a
sail is like a business man sitting at
home nursing a cough or cold. Get
Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup and be
cured.
The Ninth Congressional Dis
trict.
[From the Georgia Republican.]
Please allow a space in your paper
to give the readers of the Ninth Dis
trict some very important facts.
During a spirited controversy be
tween Col. Emory Speer and Deputy
U. S. Marshal Ritch, it has come to
light that Dr H. H. Carlton, one of
the aspirants for Congress in this Dis
trict, went to Washington City last
winter to use his influence to have the
present U. S. Marshal appointed in
stead af Maj- Smyth, the then efficient
Marshal. 1 would say to every Re
publican, “ irrespective of race, color
or previous condition,” stick this up
where you can see it in November when
you go to the polls to vote, and be
sure not to vote for Dr. Carlton. It
matters not what may be sail about
the Northeastern bonds—he is not
your friend. If he is, why did he
leave his business and go to Washing
ton to have such an officer as Maj.
Smyth removed, and Fitzsimmons
appointed ? This is a question tor
every Republican look into. Why
did he give his signature to have this
man Ritch appointed Deputy ? Mr.
Ritch, during the election in Decern
ber, used his influence for the organiz
ed Democracy, and maltreated colored
men tor voting and working for the
Independent candidate. I say to the
Republicans of the Ninth, do not be
bulldozed by such men ; poll every
vote in your power against them
We have no papers in our District
through which to correspond with Re
publicans; so every Republican that can
read, or who has children that can
read, should take the Georgia Repub
lican,, the only Republican paper in
the State.
Mr. Editor, we are a standing up in
this part of the State. We may not
be able to elect a Republican, but we
are determined to defeat the organized
Democracy next November, as we did
last December. Yours,
H. H. W.
Merchant Tull or.
M. E. Young, formerly with Lucas
& Ware, has opened, on Broad street*
third door above University Bank, a
magnificent stock of goods of all kiuds
for gentlemens’ ware. Cutting of
all kinds done in the latest stvlc.
Champion Debaters.
Messrs. J. G. Russell, B. H. Wal
ton and G. H. Jackson, Phi Kappas,
and Messrs. Brown, Huguley and
Armstrong, Demosthcnians have been
elected as champian debaters at the
approaching Commencement.
The Dime Club.
The Methodist dime sociable meets
at Mr. James Reaves, on Tuesday
evening, April 5th. All are cordially
invited to attend.
“Do yon really think, William,’’
said Mrs. Brown to her husbaud,
“ that the telephone will ever be as
generally used as the telegraph?”
Why, yes,’’ replied Brown, “ the time
is coining when it will be as common
to telephone as it is now to tell—a
fib!”
J. H. HUGGINS
No. 7 Broad Street, Athens, Ga.,
still continues to sell Crockery, Glass
Ware and Lamps, cheap for cash.
Wests No. 1. Oil, 20 cts. retail and
as low at wholesale as it can be laid
down from Baltimore in five barrel
lots. Sewing Machine Oil a special
ty. Lubricating and Tanner’s Oil.
A good stock of Wood and Tin
Ware, Lime and Cement. I would
call special attention to a new inven
tion—the celebrated long Wool Dus
ter, Lamp Mats and Chimney Cleau-
ers. They are useful as well as or
namental. I am agent for the sale of
Briggs & Bro’s. celebrated Garden
and" Flower Seed. Also a large lot
Bunkum Cabbage Seed. I sell every
description of cutlery, Table and
Teaspoons. My stock of Bridles,
Saddles and harness is complete.
Democrats of the 9tli Congression
al District, the above letter needs no
comment—it speaks for itself, and
goes to prove beyond a doubt, that
what we have so often stated in these
columus is true; that the Indepen
dent movement and Republicanism
are in full sympathy, Laving, only un
der different names, one and the
same purpose, viz: The defeat of the
organized Democracy. Then, in as
roach as by co-operation and concet t
of action the Radicals and Indepen
dents are seeking to subserve the
same ends we challenge any one to
show us the difference in their politi
cal platforms. Unquestionably the
Independents base their greatest
hopes aud expectations of success
upon that strength which they
are so assiduously seeking and court
ing from the Radical ranks, while the
above communication clearly sets
forth the fact that the Radical party
consider the Independent movement
as offering the best, most favorable
and, perhaps, the ouly sure means of
defeating the Democracy. If the
Yi s, we can change a fifty dollar
bill if you want a bottle of Globe
Flower Cough Syrup, the greatest
Cough and lung remedy in the world;
or if you want to try it first and see if
what the Hon. Alex. H. Stepens, Ex-
Gov. Smith, Ex-Gov. Brown and
Hon. Robert Toombs of Georgia, says
about it is true, you can get a Sample
Bottle for ten cents at Dr. C. W.
Long, & Co, Drug Store, Athens Ga,
that relieves an ordiuary cold. The
Globe Flower Cough Syrup never
bad an equal for Coughs, Colds and
Lung Affections. It positively
cures Consumpton when all other
boasted remedies fail. Sample Bottles,
ten cents. Regular size, fifty doses,
$1.00.
Next Town, ahead where they
loan a dollar and chalk it down till to
morrow, for a bottle of Merrell’s
Heapatink for the liver. The enor
mous expense of importing the ingre
dients of this great liver medicine into
this country, is why our Druggists,
Dr. C. W. Long, & Co, Athens Ga,
sell but one sample bottle to the same
person for ten cents; b.ut as theie are
fifty doses in the large size bottles, it is
cheap enough after all at two eents pet
dose, for a medicine that has never
been known to fail in the cure of dys
pepsia and all diseases of the liver. It
has never failed in the cure of liver
complaint when taken as directed, no
matter of how long standing disease.
It cures Chills and Fever, Constipa
tion of the Bowels, Dyspepsia and.
Liver Complaint. Sample Bottles ten
cents; regular size, fifty doses, $1.00
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 t«*
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 aid liv
er complaint. All who have not had
a sample bottle are entitled t6 one for
ten cts. at C. W. Long <fc Co., Drug
store. Three doses relieves any case
of dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion
or liver complaint, in the world.
Regular size bottles, fifty doses, $1.00.
C. W. Long & Co,