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ATHENS BANNER TUESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 6 1891
the alliance and the democracy.
Those who have whined oat in ad
vance that a Third party was fasten-
ing itself upon the political vitals of
the South, like the hungry vulture
preying upon the sinews of Prome-
theus chained in adamantine bonds
upon the craggy peaks of Mount
Parnassus, ought to be convinced
now that their moody predictions
were as false and as empty as they
were absurd and ridiculous.
The truth is, there will never be a
third party in the South unless by
some strange tatality a vast uprising
and upheaval of popular organiza
tion changes the form of our govern
ment entirely, by destroying the
principles of Democracy upon which
the Republic is formed and establish
ed, trusting to chaos and destruction
to end in the formation of a new
country—a now nation out and out.
The South is the backbone of the
Democracy. The Democracy is the
very life and hope of the country.
1 he South is the hom^of the patriot
The true patriot is the most loyal
Democrat. Therefore,the great heart
of this Republic is the Sooth.
With these few statements setting
forth the environments of the Far
mers’ Alliance, an organization
founded in the South and for the
South, it is easy to see and very safe
to say that the Alliance in the South
could never be anything but an alo
liance of Democrats, an alliance of
patriots, and an alliance, best of all
that has next to its great heart the
memories that cluster about the days
of civil strife, picturing in lrightful
array the dreadful days of recon
struction and negro predominance.
No. The South could never go
asunder. No political gang from
the West can ever disband our
Southern Democracy. The South
will remain solid for more reasons
than one.
glroy of an autumn sunset. How
true it is that the beauty and glory
of our lives aie ever before us—al
ways beyond ! How tempting is the
future ! The past is made of caress
ing tears ; the future of longing
sighs.
«>Tis hope that makes the future bright,
And uiem’ry gilds the past."
GOOD-BYE TO SUMMER.
Summer days are dying away like
the gold in the tinted sky at sunset.
There will be no more heat, no more
dust and suffocation, no more death
and sickness that come of a tainted
atmosphere of summer, no more flee
ing from home to escape the pene-<
traling rays of midsnmmer’s sun—
winter is at hand.
There will be no more sunshine
and festivity, no more happiness at
the mountain resort or along the
pearly sands of the seashore, no more
conquests for the happy-hearted win
some summer girl, no more romance
in the pale light of a Sonthern moor,
no more merriment and mirth for a
season. Summer has gone ' And
thus great Nature has quietly press
ed the button and Father Time has
called a presto change. The seasons
yield, and the leaf which but a day
or two ago grew green with glowing
life is now reddened by the chilling
wiuds of early autumn days. The
resort land which only a week or tw9
since was fairy land itself, is deso
late and drear. The splendid sum
mer hotel has closed its doors and
the echo of the dancing hall has died
away over the mountain side.
.The cities are filling up as former,
ly. Men and women have returned
and gone back to busy life again.
- .^Tr.nde is astir. Everything has ai>
1 air of business once more.
Well might the first days of su
lk tumn be called the saddest of the
r y ear * There is that serious turn in
our lives at that time that brings us
more than ever face to face with our
selves. Retrospection makes us io
linger with caressing regret over the
passing days of summer and the
natural drift of ciroumstances and
of duty force us at the same time to
glance with practical ey b into the
cold, drear days of winter that aic
fast approaching. What has the
summer brought us ? What good
have we done in the great task of
character buildiog assigned all hu
man kind as each season comes and
goes ? As the great curtain goes
down upon the blazing stage of sum
mer does the world applaud as tor
t the part we have played thereon ?
What memories of the summer can
we treasure in oar hearts to jewel in
| the last day on earth our crown of
life?
Soch are the questions that arise
j from retrospection. And then we
! look forward inquiringly beyond the
I nigh peaks that are piled op before
lighted with the splendor and
RATHER MIXED-
Editor Pleasant A. Stovall, the ge-
nitl happy hearted editor who so ably
wields the controlling pencil that
guards the policy aud shapes the desti
ny of our esteemed and much honored
cotemporary, the brilliant, sparkling
Augusta Chronicle, for the first time in
his professional career has stepped upon
a quicksand
Editor Stovall has been writing
strong editorials defending the rail
roads in the recent illegal contracts and
leases, bottling np the commercial in
terests of Georgia. Uunder the head
ing "Let The Railroads Alone!" he
has been doing some pretty writing. In
yesterday’s issue, however, he landed
on the aforesaid quicksand. Bis city
editor perhaps not knowing
that a long editorial had gone to the
printers praising the railroads for their
“quick schedules,” and “elegant ap
pointments,” printed a column story
telling of the “outrageous discrimina
tions thrust upon Augusta” by the
Central. It was pitiful in the extreme,
that the editorial and local news story
chanced to come out in the same issue,
and opposite each other in deadly par
allel columns.
The picture was nothing short of lu
dicrous. It pat the joke on Editor
Stovall for there were lettrrs from Au
gusta’s business men denouncing the
“discriminations” so “outrageous.
But. view the picture!
Here is an extract from the editorial
headed
“let the railroads alone.’
The agitation against the railroads in
Georgia we regard as unfortunate.
What is the matter with the railroads?
They give good accommodations and
faithful service. Since the separate
lines have been consolidated there have
been faster schedules, more through
cars, closer connections and lower rates.’
The men who purchased the stock iu
Georgia and Southern rail lines did so
because they had faith in the property
and in the country. Business princi
ples would suggest that these proper
ties be improved and the country
through which the roads run be devl
oped. And this is what has been done.
No one supposed Mr. Inman or Mr.
Calhoun would spend millions to buy
a southern road just for the privilege of
wrt eking it. The moment they become
stockholders they become allies xnd
tupporters of the people in that section.
If they had no other interest here their
railroads holdings would bind them to
the people.
Now, gentle reader and a forbearing
public, read an extract from the local
columns of the Chronicle under these
State tax last year was nearly 40
cents on the hundred dollars while
tbirlei idature has saddled a tax of
51 cents per hundred on the people
->t Georgia. The tax rale this year
i higher than it has been since the
war, and that too after our new cap
ital building has been paid for. Last
year Polk county paid $11,000 State
tax, while this year we will pay $15,
821, and that too after an increased
taxable property in the county of
$360 000, and a total State increase
of over $25,000,000. As the taxable
property increases the rate per hnn-
dred ought to decrease, but the pres
ent legislature has been so extrava
gant that notwithstanding a large
increase in the valuation of property,
Polk county will have to pay $4800
more this year than last.
It is a cold, raw day in summer time
that a newspaper man gets left, and
Minister Egan must be a born news
paper m-n. A'* exchange says:
It is now rnmnred that the corres
pondent of the New York II raid, who
furnished such a mignifieent report of
the state of alt'tire in fcbili to that pa
per, is no other than Minister Pat
rick Egan, who did the work for
moneyed consideration, if this is a
fact it proves that Patrick is a hum
mer from taw. He not only lined his
pockets well but also placed his side of
the case as to the charges brought
againt him before the people, with the
result of gaining much sympathy, at
the same time.
WHERE IS MR* WATSON ?
“I have been patient, let me be so yet;
I bad forgotten half I would forget,
Bnt it revives -Oh! would it were my lot
To bo forgetful as I am forgot!”
As the sad, melancholy days of
autumii draw nigh at hand, and pol
itics like forest leaves grow crimson
red, it is not an ilUput question to
ask with deep concern, Where is Mr.
Watson ? Can it be that echo an
swers where ? Look the newspapers
o’er snd o’er; ask it on the farm,
and on the busy street; whisper it
hotel corridors and among the
wiry politicians; search the pages
of cartoon papers ; ask it of his best
friends! Mr. Watson has made his
exit from the stage of Georgia poli«
tics. Perhaps be awaits another
scene. Maybe he has repaired to
he ante-room to take off the robes
of comedy and will appear later in
the arena clothed in classic toga to
play the part of heavy tragedy.
Well, Mr. Watson’s career, after
all, has been one that had some good
in it* Mr. Watson is, perhaps,
better man than he has received
credit for being. He was never found
to be dishonest in his profession of
faith, and snreiy that counts for
much in this day and age of political
corruption when
flaming headlines : DISCRIMINA
TION! The new central railroad
schedule is an outrage.—Will au-
GU6TA SUBMIT? ETC., ETC.
Here is the extract:
“Augusta and the public at large
are thoroughly disgusted with the new
passenger schedule over the Central
Railroad.
“ The effrosery of the thing
is sublime ” said a prominent
man yesterday. “Read this flourish of
trumpets at the head of it.” He had
in bis hand a schedule in bright red
letters which began as follows:
“Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company. Operating Richmond snd
Danville Railroad’s leased and con
trolled lines, Central Railroad of Geor
gia’s leased and controlled rail and
steamship lines. Improved passenger
train service between Savannah, Millen
and Augusta, in effect Sept. 27,1891
On and after this date the following ex
cellent schedules will be operated:
“ What do you think of that for
cheek and sarcasm,” said he, “when it
is at the bead of a schedule which an
nounces that trains depart from Au
gusta at 9 a. m., and arrive at Savan
nab at 0:20 p. m.; and leave Savannah
at 8:15 a. m. and arrive at Augusta at
5:40 p. m.—9 hours and 25j minutes for
132 miles.
“Now doesn’t it require something
like sublime cheek to call that an “im
proved”, and “excefl^rit” schedule 1
“Not quite fifteen miles! an.h6ur.
“But if the people wWrfinljfc ceratem
plate the schedule ire i idignant, think
of those who try it.
How' is this Editor Stovall? In the
name of common tense <rfo these cbm
plaints justify you in saying “since the
separate lines have been consolidated
there have been faster schedules,
more through cars, closer connkc
tions and lower rates ?
It is a good time to ’fess up and
laugh the joke away.
UP FOR
THE BERNER BILL UNDER DISCUS
SION. k .......
PATRIOT!*! BObIb&ER
Makes a Ringing Speech of TWo
Hours Length-Applauded to
the Echo-The Different
Substitutes.
On 14,000,000 of the stock of the Cen
tral Railroad of Georgia, the Georgia
Company and Richmond Termnial Com
panv have issu»d some $25,000,000 of
stocks and bonds and a large part of
this they intend to squeeze out of the
people of Georgia Well, we intend
they shall not do it.—Milledgeville
Chronicle.
Yes, so did we intend, but how about
the Georgia Legislature ?
And still they come! Following is
the way the Milledgeville Chronicle
puts it:
The actions of Dr. Baldwin in the
Legislature Tuesday would hardly do
credit to an it mate of ar-insane asylum,
much less a law maker. However, we
are not disappointed at such behavior,
after other actions of that body.
Says the Brunswick Times: Hon.
Thomas Watson is not so vociferous as
formerly. Did the cartoon In the At
lanta Constitution prove fatal ? If am
bition brings a man to such a cartoon
as that then fling away ambition.
' There was never more need for
Toombs in Georgia so keenly felt a*
now when the railroads are running
riot in tyranical usurpation of the peo
ple’s commercial and industrial free
dom .
FOURTH ESTATE FELLOWS.
John Triplett, of the ThomasvUle
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 29.—[Special.]—
The railroad fight fs on now, and on in
earnest. The Berner bill and all the
substitutes for it formed the special or
der in the House this morning, coming
up at eleven o’clock. It drew a crowd,
and in this crowd were many people
interested in the legislation which was
to be enacted. President Phinizy, of
t-he Georgia road, and Pat Calhoun
were in the gallery, interested specta
tors. In the clerk’s room and out in
the hall were others personally connec
ted with railroad matters. Then there-
were other spectators, Colonel Living
ston who had a seat near a friend on
the floor; prominent Savannah people
who are here fighting the exorbitant
pilotage bill which has passed the
House and is now before the Senate
prominent men -at least well known
men—from different parts of the State
THE BILL AND SUBSTITUTES.
The bill as introduced Mr. Berner is
as follows:
Section. 1. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of Georgia, and it is
enacted by tbe same, Tii&t from and
after the passage of this act the railroad
companies of this state, and those opera
ting railroads therein, shall file with
the railroad commission, in a time pro
scribed by it, copies of all sales, leases
and contracts, or agreements, of every
character, heretofore or her* after made
either with one railroad company and
another railroad company, or between
corporations, or individuals, by wuicl
the operations of railroads in this Stab
are controlled, and the said commission
shall investigate the same, and when
ever the effect of the same is to defeat
GEORGIA’S ENORMOUS TAX RATE.
The average legislator will not
find his way strewn With roses pluck
ed by the loyal, trusting hands and
hearts of his constituents when he
returns home this fall in time to eat
his Thanksgiving turkey.
All over Georgia the people are
growing discontented with the inn
creasing and burdensome taxes that
the Georgia legislature has put upon
them this session. Actually the
taxes have gone np to a pitch more
burdensome than daring the sn&y
of Bollock’s gang. It is appalling.
The Cedartown ' Standard grows
practical and says: • ’
The legislature has at last fixed
the rate of State tax, and it goes
away up higher than last year* The
Virtue itself of vice must pardop beg :
Yea curb aud woo for leave to do hinTgood.”
Mr. Watson was, we believe, sin
cere in his Lfror. This'of course
does not excuse the error, but it is a
circumstance that strongly pleads
bis forgiveness. He did and said
much in his brief career that caused
his just and righteous condemna
tion. He said that the Democratic
party was no better than the Repub.,
lican party. He declared that be
would kick out of the Democratic
traces and vote against Judge Crisp
fir the Speakership, and said it with
out provocation. He attached the
Democratic party from every stamp
in Middle Georgia and said many
hard' things about its leaders. In
plain terms he was a spoiled child
and behaved badly. That’s about
all the harm he has done, and his
* 9
good old mother, the Democracy, has
.given him a flogging for it and is
willing to call it square.
On the other hand Mr. Watson, we
repeat, has done good. Everybody
who knows Tom Watson, knows him
to be honest at heart. He would not
follow Colonel Livingston and bow to
the giant monarch of monopolies, the
West Point Terminal Company, in
its aggressive inroad to the vital in
terests of tbe people. He was Col
onel Livingston’s personal friend,
and he sacrificed friendship and fa
vor of the Alliance president to
speak oat against the tyranny ol
soch a policy as that of the West
Point Terminal. Mr. Watson was
with the people in this respect, and
Was fighting the good fight amid
loud applause wherever he went.
Mr. Watson’s silence therefore is a
matter of concern for reasons pio
and cun. A review of bis eareer
makes' his sadden withdrawal from
Georgia politics interesting and no
ticeable. There is something strange
about it—as strange as was his be
trayal of Democratic faith. His best
friends cannot understand it, and
everybody is thoughtfully inquir
ing—
Where is Mr. Watson ?
Is his solitude bringing him to
soliloquize as did Tasso iu bis la
ment?
Times besides being one of tbe ablest I or lessen competion or encourage mon
" - * 1 opol’y, or is otherwise contrary to the
law, said commission is authorized and
empowered to institute prrceedings t
set aside all such sales, leases, contracts
or agreements. In the examination of
such sales, leases, contracts or agree
ments. the commission shall have the
aid of tbe Attorney General or th<‘
counsel acting for him, and he shall
represent the State in all proceeding:
filed under this act. If any sale,
lease, contract or agreement is found
to be illegal and contrary to
the laws of this State, the
judge shall impose a penalty on the per
son or persons, natural or artificial
violating the law, not less than five
thousand dollars, and as much as may
be deemed by him just and proper; and
for a second violating,the charters of the
corporations guilty of the violation
directly or indirectly, shall be forfei-
ted
Sec 2 Be it further enacted, That
nothing in thiB Act shall be construed to
preveut any person now authorized by
law from bringing a suit for the pur
pose specified in section 1 of this Act.
Sec. 3 Be it further enacted, lhat
all railroad companies shall, before in-
creating their stock or issuing bonds,
submit the same to said Commission for
their approval, and alt increase of stock
or issue of bonds without the approval
of said Commission shall be null and
void, and all powers gtanted to said
companies in their charters in conflict
with this Act be, and tbe same are,
hereby repealed.
THE FARMER’S SUBSTITUTES.
men on the Georgia press is one of the
kindest hearted fellows that ever made
Heaven smile. Each Christmas it
told, Triplett goes out to find the poor
people in his town and always gives
them part of his year’s earnings. • Pity
Triplett doesn’t get married to some
good woman.
Pleas. Stovall is’doing some splendid
work for Augusta now. If the Expo
sition Is an honor to the Fountain City
Pleas, deserves the praise.
There may be a revolution in A then -
,journalism soon that will make Athen
ians smile and wave their Banner more
enthusiastically than ever. Watch l
Clem Moore will stay with the Craw
ford Herald, which means that it will
continue to sparkle.and prosper.
The Atlanta Herald is a hummer sure
enough. Blackburn and Carter as a
battery cannot be downed.
Kansas prohibltionisis are wildly
kicking against the tepnblican party in
the state of decay that Whiskers Pre
fer and Socksie Simpson tell us so
much about They claim that tbe re
publicans are base deceivers and have
systematically played them false
Therefore they pray, the court to grant
them an absolute divorce and restore
their maiden name. They would also
like to get back the property they have
staked on the successive results at ir
regular Intervals in their dual existence
If those republicans don’t trot oat their
handsoriie man and talk mighty pretty
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end of the section thefe words: “The r\ RIDTu
commission’s cetlficate of approval shall. ^ ■ A » | il
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and bonds so approved."
MR. BERNER SPEAKS.
An effort was made by Mr. Sibley, of
Cobb, to bring up the Ocala platform
resolutions and displace the regular or
der but this was voted down Then
Mr. Berner took tbe floor and spoke for
nearly two hours. He was listened to
closely, members turning their chairs
toward him as he spoke in the
center aisle. His was a strong anti-
monopoly speech. He quoted from
Gould’s testimony in the Erie case,
showing that Gould and tbe railroad
generally contributed to help friendly
men-See. He urged that bis bill
mean, /mply to put the railroad ques
tion where it belonged, as a purely busi
ness question. His bill, be argued,
simply gave the commission power to
investigate tbe railroad leases in Geor
gia. He did not consider that there was
an extreme or harsh word in the bill.
He jumped on the so-called lobbyists
with both feet—making it plain that
be did not refer to those gentlemen
who came before the committee and
argued tbeir position, but “pn d
hirelings who are here every morniug
when the clerks call the roll, and who
stay until adjournment." The people,
he urged, are not opposed to oonsolida
tion of roads, but they demand that
the ^benefits of'consolidation be not
aken away by such consolidation.
Mr. Berner was warmly applauded
wben he concluded. Then Mr. Chap
pell got the floor, and a few minutes
before one o’clock, before he bad begun
his argument, the House adjourned.
The discussion will be continued to
morrow.
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THE TOURISTS’ LAMENT.
The following parody was composed
by one of the Rutherford party one
night when the dazzling sight of Na
ples had given way to the thought of
an empty pocket book:
Broke! broke! broke!
At Naples, on the bay;
Broke! broke! broke!
Have pity, O, I pray.
Dear home-folk-i. lender and true,
If you love m as I love you—
°r, if even a bit—
I pray you remit
Same money, my heart to renew.
Broke! bioke! broket
W itli never a cent to'spend;
Broke! brokel broke!
When shall this trouble end?
I cannot breakfast nor dine;
I can only murmur and pine
Until, without wreck
There cometh a check
To furnish ra- all that is fine.
Brokel broke! brokel
With never a penny to spend,
Broke! bioke 1 broke!
How uiucb do you think you saa tend?
» * *
New York’s next governor will with
out doubt be the flower of the flock.
* * *
Mr. President! Please give Athens
the favor of your signature next year
A number of substitutes have been
offered, but the principal one of these is
that offered by Dr. Chappell and known
as the Farmers’ substitute. The bill is
the result of a conference, most of its
features having been drawn, by Hon.
Martin V. Calvin, of Richmond, and
was strongly advocated by him before
the meeting of farmers of the legislature
to which it was submitted The result
was that it was endorsed practically
and unanimously. Its object is to deal
strongly with the railroads but at the
same time to look after the interests of
the people who have money invested in
them.
It is an act to enlarge the powers of
the railroad commission so as to give it
supervision over the sales, leases, con
tracts and agreements of railroads in
this State; to authorize said commis
sion to disapprove auy of said sales,
leases, contracts and agreements, in
DEPOSED FOR HERESY.
/the Actlou of the Epiavopul Churoh Iu
the MaoQueary Cute.
Alliance, O., Sept. 29.—Bishop Leon
ard of Cleveland, was in the city to
attend consecration services at Trinity
Episcopal church. In an interview
concerning the deposition of Rev. How
ard MatQueary, the young Episcopal
minister of Canton, from the church
for heresy, the bishop said: "The ac
tion was <t necessity on the part of the
church. When u minister stndics the
creed of a religious sect and.then takes
an oath to preach such creed, he is
bound to follow out thnt course. If
later he finds that he cannot conscien
tiously preach such creed and that his
oclief differs from it, it is his duty to
withdraw froth the church. Rev. Mac-
tyueary was tried by his peers, and it
was opposite to that* of the Episcopal
church. He was given ample time in
which to retract, bnt this be refused to
do, and he also refused to recognize my
authority as bishop. The only stop left
was to depose him from the cnurdi, and
this was hone last weeek. This severs
his connection with the Episcopal church
forever, aud puts a liual end to the mat
ter.’’
" Do you think Rev. MacQneary will
seek redress in the civil courts now?”
was usked.
"No, r said the bishop. "Hecanac-
coni'iltsli nothing in that way now. The
civil courts can give no redress. He
failed to live up to 1 he oat h of allegiance
to the church and consequently he was
deposed, 'that eods the mutter forever.
1 have no doubt that Rev. MacQueary
is sincere ii> what, he preaches, and [ do
not think he has acted with a view to
ci- atisig a sensation in the religions
i. .rid; but orceds are unalterable, and
he oertaiuly should have withdrawn
from the churoh of his own free will."
RAKED HIM IN
And Recovered Part of the Stolen |
Money
Some time since Mr. C. W. _ Roynolds I
lost one hundred dollars in front of the |
Exchange Bank, and since thm it has
looked as it he would never find it.
But it turned up yesterday, at least a
part of it.
A few days since word came to the |
police authorities that a negro boy
named Willis Sherman wat spending
money rather freely for one of bis con
dition in life.
The police tracked him down, and
yesterday arrested him. It was found
that he was the boy who bad the money
belong to Mr Reynolds.
He said be found it in front of the I
Exchange Bank. He hstd spent all but
This is the way
with the Ball corset: if you
want ease and shapeliness,
you buy it—but you don’t
keep it unless you like it.
After two or three weeks’
wear, you can return it and
have your money.
Comfort isn’t all of it
though. Soft Eyelets, and
“bones” that can’t break or
kink—Ball’s corsets have
both of these.
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agreements disapproved by said com-1 The amount thus fhr recovered is
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competition, and for other purposes. things that could not be recovered.
THK MINORITY BKPORT.
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Tom Watson like weak coffee has
settled down on his own grounds.
ATHENS, GA.
General law practice. Office Broad 8u,#P
stairs, over Max Joseph. April 18—4Aw»
Georgia has one poet wbo-* is a poet I
born and that is Stanton Stanton’s [
sweet verses will not soon die.
Tennyson Writes n Play..
London, Sept. 29.—Lord Tennyson,
the poet laureate, has just completed
the first work he ever written especially
for the stage, and Augustin Daly has
secured its exclusive acting right. The
poet laureate’s play is a three-act comedy
with parts specially designed for Ada
Rehan, John Drew, and James Lewis.
It will not be printed nntil after it has
received its first representation, which
will take place in New York during the
coming winter. Augustin Duly and
Ada Rehan visited Lord Tennyson’s
house, Aldworth. near Haslemere, Sur
rey, on Thursday last. After lunch
Lord Tennyson read some of the most
effective passages of his comedy to his
two guests, especially dwelling upon
those designed for Miss Rehan, who
was delightful with her part.
A Youthful Highway Rubber.
Cincinnati, Sept. 29.—Frank Gardes,
a 14-year-old boy, was locked np at the
Oliver Street station at 9:80 o’clock, a.
m., charged with highway robbery. He
met James Doll and Willie Snthoff. two
small boys, on Freeman avenue, and
forcibly relieved them of some small
change and other, articles which they
had in their pockets. Tbe boys reported
the matter at the station house, and
Gerdes was arrested at his home,
Freeman avenue. This is the second
The minority or Goodwin report win
not be heard from,as today Capt. Good
win submitted some amendments to the
Chapel substitute which was accepted
by Dr. Chapel, and now the minority
of the railroad committee will Support
tbe Chapel substitute as amended.
In tbe first section near the end be
tween tbe words “competition” and
“sucb,” are inserted the words “by in
creasing the average of rates.” At the
end of Section 1. there was added these
words: “If the rates charged by
virtue of any such sale, lease, con
tract or agreement are in violation of
A. C. QUILLIAN.
BENTIlsT.
^ST'OfTlce opposite
drug store.
nostollicH over
dtf.
held one week.
How the R, A Du Handle Their Freight.
Mr W S. Holman is doing consid
erable building iu Athens just now, and
uecessarily orders a great amount of |
lumber from points away from Ath- |
ens.
He ordered a shipment of lumber and
it was sent over the Richmond and
Danville.
It reached Harmony Grove a week
ago and for some nnknown cause, Mr.
Holman baa not received it yet.
This is some of the Richmond and
this act and said railroad fail to obey the! Danville’s splendid developing aceom-
the rales and orders of the Commission j modations.
within 30 days after tbe same are pro-1 Mr. Holman has a large number of
or hands employed, and they are waiting. A elMntne the8e betor e a
railroad corporations shall, in each cafe for lumber, not being able to goto work I where. Terms easy—can be known by
of each violation of this act, inour a pen-1 without it. I S. M. Brittain, Athens, Ga.. or
alty of not more than $5,000, nor less It would almost pay Mr. Holman to
than $1,000, to be fixed by the presid- j send wagons to Harmony Grove and
inar judge, and tbe same shall be ool-.have tbe lumber hauled down to Atb-
lectedinthe same manner now pre-j ens by the dirt road,
scribed for collecting penalties for vio- It is a splenciid evidence of tbe great
lation of tbe orders of tbe Commission, accommodations afforded by tbe Term!-
NOTICE
Lands Belonging to Estate ot H*
L. Brittain will be sold by
December First. 31
P ARTIES wishing to invest wili
examine these before purchasing
| Brittain, S40 Broadway, N. Y.
890 ACRES.
1 miles from Athens, on Oconee rirer, ju»*
below Georgia Factory Fine pastnies, do>
tom lands and original forest.
nal monopoly.
there Is going to be a very animated hair time ha has been charged with highway
pulling in Kansas this fall. rebbeijr.
Said sum to be collected shall be car
ried into the tretsnry of the State.
The second section of tbe Cbappel sub-
stitute.was under these amendments,
eliminated.
MB. CALHOUN’S AMENDMENT.
Mr. Calhoun substituted an amend
ment to section 4 of the Cbappel Will the council build theschool house?
substitute by adding 1 ; at the Tbty ought to, by all means.
What About that School?—A pe
tition from a large number of ciUzens
of East Athena requesting tbe erection
of a sibool building for whites in
their section of the city was handed to
tbe council at its last meeting. It
should be reported on next Mondav.
34:0 A.cres,
Just Outside Athens,
i 50 Acres
Original Forest,
M. A N. R. R. passes through it, Brite-yw^t
Fine Bermuda pottom*, Ac., onthia pi*
W. P. BRITTAljr.lgrf,*
8. JL BRITTAIN,)
Bept 15—vSt.