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ATHENS BANNER * TUESDAY MOB UNO FEBRUARY ie, 1892
TAPLE
IDEAS OF PROMINENT COTTON
MEN AS TO THE FUTURE
PRICES OF COTTON.
Th« Crop WR! go to Eight And a Half
Million—Athens Receipts Will be
Between Fifty and Sixty
Thousand Bales.
There has not been a time in the last
six months when views upon the price
of cotton and the outlook for the future
have not been read with avidity by al 1
the people in the South. They bav-
watched the market reports day by day
and witnessed the gradual decline of tbe
prices until middling now is under sever,
cents.
And now that the new crop is about
to be planted, there is more interest
than ever manifested in cotton receipts,
the prices of cotton, and the reduction
of the cotton acreage.
The Banner reporter called upon
several of Athens’ most prominent
cotton factors yesterday and bad
pleasant and interesting interviews on
this subject.
Mr. W. C. Ash Talks.
Mr. W. C. Ash, of the Reaves
Warehouse Company, is recognized
funong his associates as a cotton
merchant of remarkable sagacity. He
talked in aueh a manner os to evidence
the fact that be Is well posted* on the
subject.
“The receipts for the United States
for the year euding' next September
will be 8,500,000 bales,” said Mr. Ash
This will be nearly as large a crop as
the preceding oue, and ibis fact alone is
«nough to convince one that before cot
ton can go to high prices, the cotton
yield of the South must be redueed. 1
believe the cotton acreage will be re
duced at least ten per cent, during the
present year, and that the next crop
will he smaller than the one jus* made.
The receipts for the season in Athens
will be between fifty-two and fifty-
three thousand bales, which considering
the short crop is doing tolerably wel'.
I do not think prices will go much
lower, if any, this season, but can sec
little chance of any increase in prices
uuless there is more interest taken in
the question by outside parties ”
iMr.R. L. Moss Gives His Idea.
Mr. R. L. Mos-,of tbe firm of R. L
Moss & Co., is one of the oldest cotton
factors in tbe city. He said that it was
gen.rally conceded that the crop would
be about eight and a half million bales
! Athens cotton receipts will go to fifty
r thousand bales, but 110 more,” said Mr
[ Moss “The price of cotton cannot be
I predicted with any certainty as long as
( tin new crop is implanted, but it would
k n< t surprise me to see the staple go
■ down to six cents per pound.
•‘Tbe cause of this to my tuind is un
| questionably an overproduction. The
I farmer v ill have to plant less cotton and
R raise more home supplies before this
question issolved.”
Mr. E. K- Hodgson’s Views.
Tells of a Wonderful Sign .Which Nev-
; — er Falls.
In conversation with one of the most
popular old bachelors in tbe city, the
Banner reporter beard him tell of a
wonderful sign—it is one be says that
has been observed for a number of
years, by bimself and be has never
known it to fail. It is in regard to
marriage, and of course the nnmarried
people will read it with no little inter
est. Here is what be said:
“if you want to know bow. many
‘What do you think about tbe cotton
crop
»>» Was asked of Mr. E. R. llodg
I son, the efficient cotton factor and
[ member of tiie Henderson Warehouse
I Company.
“1 believe that the cotton crop for this
I season will go to eight and three quar
I ters millions of bales. Athens receipts
I will go to sixty thousand in all proba-
I bility.
I “The price of the staple now depends
■ to a large extent on the influence of the
k crop to be pitched. Tbe indications
are that the cotton acreage will be ma
terially reduced and there is no doubt
mt that, the sale of guano for the next
irop will be at least one-fourth or more
is than last year’s sales,
Mr, J. S, Cowles Talks,
Mr. J. S. Cowles, the courteous agent
ir S. M. Inman <& Co. at this place, was
a brighter mood than any of hisbretb.
in in the cotton business.
“The receipts for the season will be
,600,000 bales,” said be, “and
ions’ receipts will be
iut fifty-three thousand bales. There
little hope of an advacne in prices
|ght now, but I am of the opinion that
>r the month of June prices will go
Those men who are now handling
(ton are not going to let the prices up
itil there ia no chance of planting any
ire; in other words they want the
reage reduced and will hold down tbe
ices until it is too late to plant cotton,
in they will let them up ag&in. Tbe
ly salvation for tbe farmer is the re
gion of the cotton acreage, and 1 he
re this will be accomplished to at
it fifteen per cent this year
Georgia. The sale of
io will not be more
fifty per cent of last year’s sales
ilieve that after June, it will beset-
that tbe acreage has been reduced
this being true the prioes will
issarily rise. I will be among the
lls after June and believe that No-
iber cotton wiil bring nine cents.”
AN OLD BACHELOR
A TURBULENT NEGRO
SHOT
JUS'
[AND KIL
STOFUI
Work Done In The Two Legislative
KILLED NEAR WINTER- .Branches.
v-I——"Wa
VILLE.
FIABLG HOMICIDE,/ biUs reported and placed on the senate
* calendar were the following
Was the Verdict of the Coroner’s Ju
ry—Mr. Ed Johnson Did the
Shooting—The Death In
ClarkeiCounty Jail.
Tom Bates was a colored man of about
years will elapse before you may ex- I twenty-six years. His reputation was
pect to be married, balance your spoon an unsavory one, as it was impossible
(it tbe supper table) on tbe edge of for him to live in peace with any one,
your cup, first noting that
it ie perfectly dry, fill another
spoon partly with tea, and bolding it
above the balanced spoon let the drops,
after gather at the tip of the spoon and
and on Tuesday evening last he got in
to bis last difficulty.
Down on Mr. Phil Watson’s place,
I near Winterville, is where the row be
gan and it came about in this way:
gently (all into the bowl of the one be- Tuesday afternoon Tom Bates and bis
low. Count the drops—each one stands father-in-law, Clem Gear, quarrelled,
for a year.” >
Did you every try it, and how many
drops fell,” some one asked of the old
bachelor
Yes,” wasthe reply,” anJ I coanted
fifty drops and quit. That’s why I
never married. The spoons, and not |
the girls, went tack on me.”
IN THE FEDERAL COURT.
IW.
will
The Trial of the Elbert County Whip
ping Case.
Tbe will be an interesting case tried
in the XVderel court in Atlanta next
week. It wnt-ta^the case of Mr.
Parks Clarke, oi'TSlberton, ant
charge will be that of al^wiltii
Patrick Henry, of that place by «qfwhid-
ing him.
Tbe readers of tbe Banner
member tbe incident when Henry was'
cowhided tor voting for Harrison in
lt>88. Elbert county'didn’t want any
republican votes cast at tbat election
Some of tbe witnesses in the case were
in Athens ye&teiday and say that the
case will be an interesting one.
Public sentiment is with Mr. Clarke
ind quite a number of prominent El-
bertonians will go over as witnesses.
\ great deal of interest ia manifested in
the case. _
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
To a Negro Woman Yesterday After
noon.
Georgia Crawford, a negro woman
living on Rock Spring street in this
city happened to qnite a serious acci
dent yesterday afternoon.
She is a cook and is noted around here
for her proficiency in the culinary art.
Some time since she had a severe fit and
was laid up for several days from it
which resulted in Bates drawing a pis
tol and Bhooting the old man down.
The ball passed through. his neck,
and the wound received will most likely
prove a mortal one. Clem Gear bears
the reputation of being a good and or
derly negro, and it is said hejendeavored
to ayoid the difficulty.
After the shooting Bates left the
place, and was not seen till about dark >
when be returned, pretending to be
drunk, and asked as to the condition of
tbe man. Just at this point his broth
er-in-law went out to secure an officer
to arrest Bates. Deputy Sheriff Sud
deth anthorizeu Mr. Ed, Johnson to
mike the arrest. This gentlaman wen
to tbe place of tbe disturbance, and
Bates ran down tbe road.
He was closely pursued by Mr. John-
a and several negro men. He showed
fight,and gathering a hand-fall of rocks
began throwing at his pursuers. Mr,
Johnson then drew his lifle and began
firing, not to bit the negro, bat thought
that would bring him to a bait. But
instead of it having that effect, the n
gro grew worse, and it was necessary
for him to be shot down.
After be bad received the load of led
from Mr. Johnson’s pistol, Bates was
brought to the Clarke county jail, on a
wagon. The warrant for bis
arrest was sworn out by his brother-in-
law. It was about two o’clock Tues
day night, when Deputy sheriff Sud-
deth arrived at the Clarke county jail
with the prisoner, and be died from tbe
wound about three o’clock^ this
morning
A coroner’s jury was empanelled this
morning, with Capt. D. Cran Oliver as
foreman and returned a verdiotof justi
liable homicide.
Dr. ffenedic was called in as soou as
it was known that the negro was so
For a statemant of the accounts be
tween the general government and the
state of Florida.
To amend the act relating to those
who have participated in tbe rebellion
and have since enlisted in the army or
navy and become disabled.
In tbe House.
Mr. Rusk, of Maryland, from the
committee on accounts, reported a reso
lution for the appointment of two addi
tional messengers for service in the
honse. Mr. Rusk stated that their ser
vices were required, and that their ap
pointment would be given to the minor
ity. Bat this statement did not satisfy
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois, who twitted
the Democrats with clamoring for re
form and yet proposing to increase ex
penses.
Mr. Enloe, of Tennessee, did not
think any more messengers were needed.
Mr. Batler, of Iowa, concurred in this
view, but said that if the appointments
Were made, one at least should be given
to the Democrats.
Mr. Covert, of New York, supported
tbe report of the committee, declaring
that according to the statement of the
doorkeeper an increase of the force was
necessary.
The resolution was adopted—yeas,
183; nays, 96.
/
Blaine's Denial,
„„ Washington, Feb. it — Secretary
t^Blaine’s attention was called to a story
telegraphed from Washington and
printed in some papers, that he will
shortly retire from the cabinet.
Mr. Blaine promptly and emphatically
said:
"The story is false. There is abso\
lately no truth in it. ”
effects. _
Yesterday afternoon she was in her I badly wounded, but the doctor said he
room in the second story of a house 'on | could have done him no good bad he
Rock Spring street, when she was again j
attacked with a fli.
She fell forward on the floor her I
bead falling in the lire that fumed in the
dre place. Some people near by pulled
her out of tbe fire, but not before she
had been terribly burned.
Medical aid was summoned and the |
physician who attended states that
while tbe burns are very painful and j
serious they are not necessarily fatal.
seen him two hours sooner.
NEW MAIL SERVICE
MR. CHAS. W. NICHOLS
Is Business Manager of The AUlance
Farmer.
E abllshed Between Clinton, S, C..
and Athens.
The’m&il is now carried out from Ath
ens on the Georgia, Carolina and Nor
thern road. And it will be a great con
venience to persons living at the sta
tions and in the country along that
route.
Tb^new service has been established
be. ?n Athens and Clinton, S. C , and
there is now a continuous service from
Athens to Norfolk.
Superintendent L. M. Terrell of the
Mr Charles W. Nichols, jin old Ath
ens boy has been made Business Mana>-1 Mail Service Department was in Athens
ger of the Southern Alliance Fartper, ot
Atlanta, and has assumed tbe manage
ment of the business affairs of that jour
nal. The entire management of the pa.
per has heretofore been on. the shoul
ders of Mr. M. D. Irwin, the editor
Mr. Nichols is well known
in Athens and is recognized as a young |
man of sterling business qualifications.
He ba<>, tor some time, been connected
with the firm of Nichols & Holliday,
tbe well -known Eastern advertising |
agents of the Atlanta Constitution.
The Alliance Farmer is to be congratu- J
la ted on securing bis valued services.
a few days since, and was looking after
the new service on the G. C. & N. In a
short while a service will be bad as far
as Lawrenceville, and as Boon as the
road is completed to Atlanta, the mail
service will be extended over the entire
line.
ENGINEERING IN MONTANA.
Henry I. McDaniel, ex-City, En
gineer of Atlanta, now in charge of
Government engineering in Montana
Territory, says that he contracted a ter
rible cough which no physician could
relieve, but was cured by Taylor’s
Cherokee Remedy of - Sweet Gum and
Mullein.
AFTER SEVERAL YEARS
for Bur-
An Arrest has Been Made
giary.
About seveif or eight years ago, the
store of David E Sims, just beyond
Mrs. Lester’s, on the Mitchell bridge
road was bnrgianzed. Joe Thrasher, j of age, and married: Her husband left
alias Joe Jackson, was the burglar, and for the south about a week ago to
he made good his escape. Yesterday work on a railroad and
Sheriff Wier received information from I she lived alone. Neigh-
Sheriff McElhannon, of Jackson county I bors noticed a strange colored man
that he had captured Thrasher, and was leaving the bouse. They supposed, how.
in jail subject to the orders of Sheriff I ever, that he was merely a visitor, and
Wier. Deputy Sheriff J. A. Snddeth thought qothing of it. Three honrs la-
AFTER THE GRIP
knvaleseence is very alow, and to re-
ver the health-tone a good tonic is ab
lately necessary. Hood’s Sarsaparilla
t been used with wonderful success as
;:!ding-up machine and blood purifl-
tfter attacks of the Grip, after Ty-
»id Fever, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria
aumonia or other prostrating diseas-
lt possesses just the building-up
ct so much needed; it vitalizes and
liches the thin and impoverished
i, and it invigorates tbe kidneys
| siimulat* s the liver so tbat they re-
e regular and healthy action. Thou-
ls of people have taken Hood’s Bar-
rilla as a preventive of the Grip
l success. Thonsai ds have found
| restoration to health and strength
' this dreaded complain*. For. in
to, Mr. Jacob Knapp of Tipton,
ft, a well known business mas. says
id the Grip twice, leaving him very
: and wiiu a tad cough. Hood’s
tparil’a gave him a splendid appe
Murdered a Lonely Woman.
Louisville, Feb. 11—With tongue
banging out, and with every appear-
| ance ef having been choked to death
Duntz Payne, a colored woman, was
found dead in be/ bed at Ninth and
| Oak streets. The woman was 18 years
left immediately for Jefferson, and will
return with the prisoner today.
THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED.
That la the N umber of Dollars Paid to
Clarks County Widows.
Ordinary Herrington has been qnite
busy tbe past few days paying over tbe
money to the widows of confederate
soldiers. He has given out three thou
sand, one hundred dollars, and has six
hundred dollars yet on hand. This
will be turned over to the pioper par
ties at once. The amount allowed to
each widow was one hundred dollars,
and Clarke county received pensions for
thirty-seven.
ter her sister went to the honse and she
was horrffied to find the Payne woman
dead in her bed, There were finger
marks upon her throat, her clothing
was torn, and the furniture was broken
showing that tbe woman had made
desperate straggle for. her life.
GROWING OLD GRHCEFULLY
"What a lovely old lady,” I heard a man
remai k, at the opera, lately. "She’s quite
as beautiful as any girl in the honse. Such
color and complexion is rarely seen in
woman past forty.”
Indeed, the woman of whom he spoke
lovely. Her face was clear and
smooth, her cheeks, fresh and rosy, her
eyes bright with perfect health and enjoy
ment of life- She.bad passed the critical
“change of life” witbom falling into
»ere and yellow leaf,” as . most American
women do, How had she succeeded i
. doing ihisf Simply by ming Dr. Pierce
Erandrbth’s Pills purify the Blood, I Favorite Pr< script ion at a time wheD
A VALUABLE REMEDY.
stimulate ’.he Liver, strengthen the Kid- nature stood in ne-d of some assistance,
neys, regulate the bowels. They were Sl,e had taken it at the.right time. In do-
introduccd in the United States in 1835 ing this she was wise. Wiser than, most
Since that time over sixty millions of women who “least -to luck” in getting
boxes of Bbandbeth’s Pills have been through the critical and trying period
used. saMy. Tuis standard remedy i*iusi wb«t
This, together with thousands of con- is need< d «t such asime. It is, f,om girl-
vincing testimonials from all parts of hood to old age, womau’s best friend. In
tbe world, is positive evidence of their all diseases peculiar to the sex, it occom-
value. plishes what no other remedy does—>i
a .p.euu.v. Bkanorkth's Bills are purely vege- cure: Take it, woman, when life's autumn
ade him feel strong and as v> ell table, absolutely harmless, and safe to begins, and “grow old gracefully ” Tout
take at any time. money back if it doesn i help you.
AT THE CAPITOL.
Washington, Feb. * *. —Among other
AT CUTHBERT-
THE STATE AGRICULTURAL
CIETY IN SESSION.
SO-
DIDS FOR THE STATE FAIR
Are Offered by Severed Cities—Ad
dress of Welcome by Mayor Moye
—President Waddell Addresses
'The Convention.
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
Cuthbebt, Ga., Feb. 11.—The Geor
gia State Agricultural Society has been
in session here for the past two days. A
large number of delegates are present
and they are being royally entertained.
The sessions of the convention are held
in the Randolph connty coart house.
The society assembled yesterday
morning at 10 o’olock, and was called
to order by President Waddell. The
address of welcome in bebalf of the cit
izens of Cuthberi was delivered by
Mayor Rob’t. L. Moye, and it
was an eloquent speech,
in fact, a perfect gem. President N. T.
Prossier, of the Ran’olph Farmers’ Al
liance, welcomed the Society in bebalf
of that order; and Hon A. O. Bradley
welcomed tbe society in the name of the
farmers of Randolph county.
School Commissioner Brad well res
ponded in a splendid address in behalf
of the Agricultural society.
The officers of tbe society elected at
the last August session were installed
They included, President Waddell Gen
eral Vice President, S. D. Braduil,
Treasurer, R J. Powell, and Vice Pres
idents, A. Q Moody, J H. B’a<k R -d-
erick, Leonard, W. L Peek, M. J
Hatcher, J. J Lampton, W. H. Perk
inson and T. S Johnson.
Among other important tfiing-
touched upon by President Waddell, in
his semi-annual address that gentleman
said that at tbe last session of the society
committees were appointed lonfeii g to a
reduction of the acreageof colt ton ancl_
Chairman Atkinson Makes a Speech
pt DpuglasviUe.
The democratic campaign has started
in Georgia and the opening gun has
been fired.
Wednesday at Ponglasviile Chair
man W. Y. Atkinson, of the State Com
mittee, along with other speakers, ad
dressed a large and enthusiastic gath
ering of farmers. His speech was one
of power, and after having held - the at
tention of the audience for a long while,
he closed as follows:
“The democratic party in Georgia has
given you all yon could ask. It has
given you a clean administration for
twentv years, and we are now on the
eve of a national victory that will bring
us to an era of good government, of pure
government, when the principles of de-
mocracy shall prevail and the rights of
the people shall be secure.
“In the present condition of affairs
25,000 people own half the property in
the country—brought on by < he'ini
quitous tarifl; when we are on the eve of
a victory which p ill remove this we are
asked to desert ar.d run after the
jack-o’-lantern. Your platform de
mands a repeal of the McKinley tariff
so does the democratic platform; your
platform demands a volume of money
sufficient to do the business of the coun
try : so does the democratic party. We
want justice; we want to be freed from
the iniquitous system that enriaves us;
we want an opportunity for good gov
ernment. lnthisfight.no people are
more interested than the ladies of Geor
gia. I am glad that patriotic ladies are
lera to attest their loyalty, to the party
which guards the sanctity and tbe pu
rity of bom< s. They give to the men a
helping band and a loyal heart. Then
let all unite to keep Georgia in line and
carry her on to that greatness which
awaits her if the Anglo-Saxon blood
rules the destiny of the state ”
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Sweeps Away the New Residence of
Dr- R. P. Sorrells—$250 Re
ward Offered.
Danielsyille, Ga , Feb. 11.—[Spe
cial.]—This morning at 2:30 o’olock the
fire alarm was given. Upon examina
tion it was found that the new house
bnilt by Dr. R. P. Sorrells, of Athens,
Ga., and by the way, the best building
in the town, was on fire. The house
had not been occupied at all, and of
course muBt have been incendiary. The
backet brigade rendered valuable serv
ice, and saved all tbe surrounding
buildings, except the small kitchen of
Mrs. Cinthia Bird. Dr. Sorrell’s build
ing had never been occupied by anyone
anduo fire had been in the bouse
There have been several malicious fires
around and in Danielsville of late, and
the general impression is that they
have all been incendiary. Several of
tbe citizens expressed a willingness to
have tin fiend caught, and show-their
faittt a fund of $250.00 was made up on
the spot by subscription to have the
fiend caught, whoever it is. From ev
ery indication iast night, if the fiend
had been known, he would have been
thrown into the flames of the burning
hniiding, and looked on with no sorrow.
Public sentiment is high and if the
fiend is cangbt, judgment wiji hold
high carnival.
AND TOMB STONES,
M
PRICES. I
A.T "VERY LOW
The Beet bon Fencing for Grave Lots.
sis
A. B. F OBEBTSON, Marble Works, Athens, Ga.
Oct 8 dwtf.
the best, means to have* the state prC^- ] “®* ,tor, *tssowdladaptedtochlldrraitibat
ly represented at the World’s C&- IT SBd , 1 to any prescription
bian Exposition Boih of these ooui- "aowntome.
mittees would, he thought, be ready
submit their reports at this session
Another matter which tbe president
considered of great importance to the
society and w hich has crested much
di-cussion and been but little under
stood, an exceedingly vexed qiestion,
leading to criminations engendering
bitterness and acrimony to adegree, in
my judgment, unwonted and causing
friendships of y. ars to be shaken and
shattered, is that of the State Fair
This is a purely a business question, a
difference of judgment growing out of
the construction of a contract which at
best is ambiguous and should command
tbe cool, unbiased judgment of both
sides to thetontroversy—all looking to
the best interests of the society aud the
upbuilding of the material good of our
state The president added that though
this matter was, under the constitution,
left entirely with tbe executive com
mittee, he had thought it not amiss to
refer to it so that i t should take a wise
and conservative course.
The president then made some per
sonal observations on fairs in general,
commenting on the fact that the tastes
of people in general bad been vitiated to
such an extent that sensational and
questionable features had been added to
the fairs, and that many people pre
ferred to see a ballet to a stock show.
He thought this was due in a measure
to tbe number of fairs and the strong
competition resorted to excel in attrac
tion.
financial depression.
Tried In Jackson Superldr Court-
Jrffebson, Ga. Feb. 11.—[Special ]—
Jackson Superior court is now busily
engaged in the trial of criminal cases
Yesterday tbe jurv in the case of the
State vs Jeff. Staples, col, charged
with murder, returned a verdict of
guilty, with recommendations to mercy.
The defense was conducted by Col E
T. Brown, and owing to his clever
management, the accused escaped
hanging.
The court is now occupied with the
State vs. William JohnsoD, charged
with murder. He is the negro that
made such a desperate attempt a few
weeks ago to escape-
Sol. General Russell is proving a ter
ror to evil doers.
Court will continue in session the
whole of the present week, as the
crimnal docket is heavy.
A considerable part of the address
was devoted to the financial depression
which existed throughout the country,
and he asked that the society devote se
rious and thoughtful attention to this
state of things and its cause He begged
tbe farmers not to fall into the error of
believing that this depression was only
felt by the farmer, and thought that the
remedies applied must be general in
their results.
Prof. Gustave Speth, of the State Ex
pariment- Station, read a papnr on
“Small Fruits and a Plea for their Cul
tivstion,” which proved of great inter
est to 'he entire convention.
At the meeting of the executive com
mittee tonight there were three propo
sitions ready for submission for the
holding of the State Fair. One of these
was ft om the Macon Fair and Exposi
tion Company, another from the Chatta
hoochee Valley Exposition Company
of Columbu*, and the third from the
Piedmont Exposition Company, of At
lanta. Each proposition included free
grounds, etc. Neither wanted to dis
close the exact money pioposition pre
sented
A poll of the convention on the third
party question showed a heavy prepon
derance of sentiment against independ
ent political action.
The session of tbe executive com
mittee of tbe State Agricultural Society
was lively. There arose a strong de
bate over the adoption of the part of the
minutes which referred to tbe resoln-
tiods offered by Mr. Branch declaring
the contract between the society and the
city council of Macon annulled. Several
membera of the committee declared that
they had no recollection that suoh
resolution had been passed. Among
this number was Capt. S. D. Bradwell,
who stated that lie was surprised when
he found that the resolution had been
recorded.
A motion was made to expunge that
part of the record, ana this brought on
expressions from a number of members,
including Capt Barry, who stated that
he distinctly recollected tbe passage of
the resolution.
Capt. Jemison asked to be beard on
« ne matter, and stated he would stand
y tbe correctness of the minutes
in the room disputed their
correctness.
After Capt. .Temison bad been heard
a motion to lay tbe motion to expunge
on th> table was passed.
Another discussion came npover the
appropriation of $300 for the monument
of Gen. D. W. Lswis at Dahlonega. The
appropriation was finally made.
Altogether the session of the State
Agricultural Society is a good one. and
much and lasting tantfit will be deriv
ed from its meeting.
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its merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach."
Carlos Martyr, D.D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
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