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THE BANNER ATHENS, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 10, 1889
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THE WORK MOVING ON
And the G., CAN. Rapidly Being Pushed
Through to Aihens—One Thousand
Hands at Work on the Grad'n
■Englnet r j Surveying Be
tween Athens and Sa
va. hah River
Our new railroa I is now being rap
idly surveyed and graded from
Chester, S. C , to Athens.
The division betwen Chester and
Savannah river has already been sur
veyed and more than a thousand hands
nre busy with the grading. The corps
of engineers have crossed the river and
are surveying the line through Elbert
counter, on to Athens. They will soon
reach our city and the grading force
will be increased in the near future to
push the road hurriedly to our city.
Mr. A. L. Hull informed a Banner
reporter j esterday that the work was
progressing very satisfactorily in Caro
lina and that tlie grading i3 being car
ried on rapidly.
T ie G., C. & X., will soon reach Ath
ens and will be one our best roads.
the sTvannah river.
What Some “Up County Editors” Say on
the Subject,
The people of the upper Savannah sec
tion have suffered a great injustice for
yearson account ol t is Augusta dam and
we hope they will be compelled to open
a good and sufficient way for fish to
pass up the river.
An effort ha's been made before to get
the Legislature to do something in re
gard to this matter, but without succes.
Editor Gantt, of the Athens Banner,
seems to be the man who put this move
ment on foot by hunting up this old
treaty, which is about one hundred
years old, and can be found in ilarbury
aiio Cr, uv fqrd : M digest, dated 1809. The
shad that wouia be caught in the river
above Augusta would be worth many
thousands of dollars to the people every
year, and right and justice demands
that the river be opened independent of
any treaty obligations. The^nien who
suececd in having it done will be
entitled to the lasting obligations of a
larger portion of the citizens of both
Georgia and South Carolina.—Elberton
Gazette.
A Laughable Hoax.
Uncle Johnnie Hillistein, well known
on the streets of Athens was on a grand
dike yesterday. Some jv«-B
about to play him a hoax by marrying
iiimofftoa youth dressed in woman’s
attire, and told him that his beautiful
bride would arrive on the C. & M. train
—hence Uncle Johnnie’s dike.
When he learned that his affections
bad been trifled with, and that no bride
would com >, be immediately doffed his
dudish dress and put on liis every day
clothes, with many wrathful ejacula
tions to those who had played him such
A Mad Dog.
On Tuesday last a dog on the lot of
Misses Kidd, dressmakers on Clayton
street, began to excite suspicious by
his actions. The dog was given strych
nine, and at once began to show further
signs of hydrophobia. Its mouth
frothed and its eyes became swollen as
though they would burst. The dog
was kept confined until it died, and
was examined immediately and found
to be as stiff as a poker, which is a final
proof of its having had hydrophobia.
No other mad dog has been heard of in
Athens very lately, but there may be
more.
All disorders caused by a bilious state
of the system can" be cured by using
Garter’s Little Liver Pills. No pain,
.griping or discomfort attending their
use. Try them.
The late Henry Shaw, of St. Louis,
left a $2,009,000 estate.
A Duty to Y ourself.
It is surprising that peoplewill use a
common, ordinary pill when they can
secure a valuable English one for the
same money. Dr. Acker’s English pills
are a positive cure for sick-headache and
all lives troubles. They are small, sweet,
easilv taken and do not gripe. Eor sale
by L. D. Sledge & Co.
Thrown of Milford, Connecticut,has
the “age” on the other towns when it
comes to anniversaries. On Wednesday
last it celebrated its 250th anniversary
with imposing ceremonies.
The old bachelor who would alter his
ways should begin at the altar.
Is Life Worth Living?
Not if you go through the world a
dyspeptic. Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets
are a posittve cure for the worst forms
of Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Flatulency
and Constipation. Guaranteed and sold
by L. D. Sledge & Co, Druggist.
The chry salis is like a hired man—they
both make the butter flv.
DEATH OP DR. WAGONER.
A Well Known and Promising Young Phy
sician Breathes His Last.
Dr. W. D- Wagoner, of Winterville,
after a long attack of fever, died night
before last in that placed
The death of this promising young
man sends a gloom over the hearts of
many admiring friends in Athens.
He wa3 well known here, and gradn-
atod from the University with the class
of’85. He has since that time completed
a coarse of medicine, and had begun to
win an enviable reputation in the pro
fession.
He lias been lingering for some time
with fever at the bouse of Dr. Carter in
Wintervilie, where he died, surrounded
by relatives and friends.
Beside the death bed of the young
man was one, who, perhaps, more than
all the rest felt the heavy hand of grief.
It was Miss Elia Lassiter,whose home is
on Marietta street in Atlanta. She
was the betrothed wife of the deceased,
having given to him the promise of her
hand nine months ago. Their marriage
had been fixed to take place very soon,
and when she received the sad intelli
gence that his life was fast ebbing away,
she hastened to his bedside to make
good her promise, even at the moment
of the last extreme. She came for the
purpose of having the marriage per
formed even on his death bed, but she
arrived just in time to see him breathe
his last before her wish could be com
plied with. She expressed her willing
ness to marry him even then, and was
much grieved at the sorrowful situa
tion. It was indeed a solemn blow to
her who had loved him so passionately.
The remains of Dr. Wagoner were in
terred in the burial grounds of the fam
ily in Winterville yesterday afternoon
iu the presence of scores of friends and
relatives.
Rev. Mr. Rivers preached the fune
ral sermon and conducted the burial
services.
Dr. Wagoner was a devout Christian
and a thoroughly pious young man.
While in Athens attending the Uni
versity he was a leader in the college
prayer meetings and was a model young
gentleman and a hard student. He was
a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Dyspepsia in its worst forms will
yield to the use of Carter’s Little Nerve
Pills. They not only relieve present dis
tress but strengthen the stomach and
digestive apparatus.
The ’ great " Northern Illinois eoal
miners strike, which has resulted in so
much destitution and misery to the
miners and their families, was settled at
at Joliet when a commettee of the strik
ers met the operators anil accepted the
best offer they could get.
Caution to Mothers.
Every mother is cautioned against
g\v mg her child laudnum or paregoric:
it creates an unnatural craving for stim
ulants which kills the mind or the child.
Acke». ’ s Baby Soother is specially prepar-
ed to benefit children and cure their
pains. It is harm less and contains no
Opium or Morphine. Sold by L. D.
Sledge & Co, Druggist.
Gray hairs prevented, dandrufi re
moved, the scalp cleansed, and the hair
made to grow thick by ‘he use of Hall’s
Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renevver.
THE GE0RCIA MIDLAND
TO BE EXTENDED FROM McDOUOUGH
TO ATHENS,
Thus Giving a Great Through Line from
the Northeast to the Southwest—The
Coal Beds of Alabama thrown
Open at our Gates.
Athens lias still another railroad.
It is a ceitainty, too, beyond all
doubt.
The news comes from headquarters
that the Georgia Midland railroad will
be extended as was originally intended
from McDoroiigh to Athens.
A gentleman, who has just
returned from New York and the North
says that while he was there he bad a
conversation with a gentleman asso
ciated with the firm of Brown Bros.,
the noted bankers of Baltimore. This
gentleman told him that the ar
rangements are now being made to ex
tend the Georgia Midland to Athens
as mentioned, and that the matter would
be taken up at once. He said there is
no further doubt about the extension
being perfected and the people of Ath
ens and the section along the line may-
count on it as already obtained.
These are glad tidings to Athens and
this section of the State. The good to
be obtained from this line cannot at all
be estimated. It will connect with the
G ., C. & N* at Athens, and open up
the coal beds of Alabama with almost
direct air line. It will also aftord
further connection with the great ag
ricultural regions of Mississippi and
Louisiana and place our city iu direct
communication with the great metro
politan cities of the Southwest.
It will, in fact, connect the North
eastern markets with the Southwes
tern, and Athens will be the center
point. It is but an additional evidence
that Athens is to become the greatest
railroad town in the Gulf States.
We cannot over-estimate the possi
bilities of Athens. The Georgia Mid
land will be one of the most active fac
tors in the development of our prosper-
only by the members of his club, but by
all the students.
His death is a blow of sorrow to a
large family and hosts of friends
througout this section of the State.
Don’t suffer from weakuess and de
bility. Don’t let gloom and despond
ency take possession of the human heart
Get health, get strength, get the power
of endurance from using B. B. B.
(Botanic Bloom Balm).
- Georgia is now worth a cool $381,000-
000.
No medicine is more conscientiously
prepared, more powerful,or more high
ly concentrated, than Ayer’s Sarsapar
illa. Its standard of excellence is the
result of careful study. This prepara
tion is acknowledged by the medical
profession to be the best blood purifier.
It is estimated that the Georgia peach
crop, this year, has been worth a cool
$5,000,000.
Clarke’s Extract of Flax Cough Cure.
It is a sure cure for Whooping Cough.*
It stops the whoop, and permits the
child to catch its breath. It is entirely
harmless. Good for any cough of shild-
hood or old age. It heals the bronchi
and lungs, ana stops the cough. For
Winter of Bronchial Cough this syrup
is the best ever discovered. Only one
size, large bottle. Price $1.00, at all
Drug Stores.
Clarke’s Flax Soap makes the Skin
smooth, soft and white. Price 25 cents.
Granny Boston, one of the oldest wc-
men in the world, died at Murphey, N.
C., last week, aged 121 years.
No injurious effects can follow the use
of Ayer’s Ague Cure. It contains an
unfailing antidote and specific for mias
matic poisons, together with remedial
agents which purify and re-invigorate
the system.
Advice To Mothers.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children teeth
ing. It soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic
and is the best remedy for diarrhoea
wenty-five cents a bottle.
The state tax, this year, will be $4 on
$1,000.
Ministers, Lawyers, Teachers, and
others whose occupation gives but little
exercise,should use Carter’s Little Liv
er Pills for torpid liver and biliousness.
One is a dose. Try them.
We learn there are twelve murder
cases on the docket in Jasper county,
awaiting trial at next term of the supe
rior court. Nine of these murders have
been committed this year.
Pimples on the Face
Denote an impure state of the blood
and are looked upon by many with sus
picion. Acker’s Blood Elixir will re
move all empurities and leave the com
plexion smooth and clear. There is noth
in D. Sledge & Co, Druggist.
Typhoid fever is very prevalent in
Johnstown. The odors from along the
river bank are horrible.
People Everywhere
Confirm our statement when we say
that Acker’s Engiiso Remedy is in every
way superior to any and all other prep
arations for the Throat and Lungs. In
Whooping Cough and Croup it is magic
and relieves at once. We offer you a
sample bottle free. Remember, this
Remedy is sold on a positive guarantee.
Fo* sale by L. D. Sledge & Co.
Eggs Killed Him.
-pedal to The Banner.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 3.—Gus With
erspoon, colored, a resident of York-
ville, this State, whose capacity for
disposing of eggs was well known in
liis neighborhood, wagered $1 that he
eould eat seven dozen eggs at one sit
ting. He stationed himself in a corn^
fortable position at 10 a. m., and four
hours later he arose and was the heavier
by eighty-four fried eggs, which he had
swallowed during that time. He was
very well satisfied with his meal, but it
was his last. The following evening
M rs. Witherspoon was a widow. The
unfortunate colored man died in great
agony, and the coroner’s jury found
that he had come to his death by eating
too many eggs.
Nasal Catarrh
is a dangerous disease. From its tend
ency to extend to the throat, bronchial
tubes, and finally to involve the lunge
in consumptive disease, it should be
promptly cured, that these grave
dangers may be averted. So confident
are tlie manufacturers of Dr.Sages Cat
arrh Remedy of their ability to cope
successfully with this very prevalent
disease.that they have for years offered,
in good,faith, $500 reward for case of
catarrh, no matter how bad or of bow
many years standing, which they can
not cure. Remedy only 50 cents, . by
druggists.
Weather Prophet DeVoe predicts that
the first frost will occur in the vicinity
of New York on September 13. Accord
ing to his forecasts New England will
suffer from floods during the first ten
days of September.
Faults of digestion cause disorders of
the liver,and the whole system becomes
deranged. Dr J. H. McLean’s. Sarsa
parilla perfects the process of digestion
anil assimilation, and thus makes pure
blood. 9-15
tainty we voice the citizens of Athens
in bidding it all hail.
Athens will do its part in the encour
agement and building of this line.
“The tetter-hoard of life goes up
The tetter-beard of life goes up.”
Up and down, up and down,—one
day a millionaire', next day “dead
broke”—one day buoyant in spirits,
next day gloomy as a fog-one day in
seeming perfect health, next day “laid
out with a bilious attack or your stom
ach “on a strike.”-This is the way the
world wags now-a-days. If you are bil
ious, melancholic, dizzy headed, dyspe
ptic, want appetite of have torpid action
of liver, kidneys or bowels, take Dr.
Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets—purely veget
able, perfectly harmless; one a dose.
Blobbs says his wife gets six sheets in
the wind every Monday, and she is a
Prohibitionist.
Extraordinary Bone Scratching.
Herbert Sperry, Tremont, Ill., had
Erysipelas in both legs. Confined to the
house six weeks. He says; “When I
was able to get on my legs, I had on
itching sensation that nearly run me
crazy. I scratched them raw to the
bones. Tried everything without relief.
I was tormented in this way for two
years. I then found Clarke’s Extract
of Flax (Papillon) Skin Cure at the
Drug Store, used it and it has cured me
sound and well.”
Clarke’s Elax Soap has no equal for
Bath and Toil* t Skin Cure $1.00. Soap
25 cents. For sale at all Drug Stores.
Man will never be a free agent so long
as woman chooses either to rule or bam
boozle him.
A Scrap of Paper Saved Her Life.
It was just an ordinary scrap of wrap
ping paper, but it saved her life. She
was in tlie last stages of consumption,
told by physicians that she was incur
able and could live only a short time;
she weighed less than seventy pounds.
On a piece of wrapping paper she read
of Dr. King’s New Discovery, and got
a sample bottle ;it helped her,she bought
a large bottle,it helped her more,bought
another and grew better fast, continued
its use and is now strong,healthy, rosy,
plump, weighing 140 pounds. For ful
ler particulars send stamp to W. H.
Cole, Druggist, Fort Smith. Trial Bot
tles of this wonderful Discovery Free
at John Crawford* & Co.’s or L. D.
Sledge & Co.’s Wholesale and Betail
Drug Stores.
The original “nickel-in-tho-slot
machine” was the bobtail car.
In what states is Dr. Richmond’s
Samaritan Nervine in the greatest de
mand? In a Drunken state, in a Bilious
state, a Debititated state, a Nervous
state, a Dyspeptic state, and when you
feel in a bad state generally. $1.50, or
4 for $5. At Druggists.
Cured me of Bronchitis, asthma and
general debility. Oliver Myers,Ironton,
O.
The Greatest Anti-Periodic
Known to the medical professession is
quinine, the base of which is the Cal-
isaya bark of commerce. This bark is
gathered by the natives of South Amer
ican countries and exported to all parts
of the world for the manufacture of
quinine. “The servant is not greater
than his master.’ ’ and it stands to rea
son that the extract has not the curative
powers of the original. There is no
more effective remedy for malarial dis
orders known to the world than Dr.
Westmoreland’s Calisaya Tonic, which
contains a sufficiency of the purest
bark, and all disorders of the system
arising from a diseased liver readily
succumb to its influence. This great
medicine is for sale by L. D. Sledge &
Co.
There is nothing loud about the flan
nel shirt. On the contrary,it is modest
and shrinking.
Pimples, blotches, scaly skin ugly
spots, sores and ulcers, abscesses and
tumors, unhealthy discharges, such as
catarrh, eczema, ringworm, and other
forms of skin diseases, are symptoms of
blood impurity. Take Dr. J. H. Mc
Lean’s Sarsaparilla. 9-15
An exchange states that one of the
uses of the Eiffel tower will be to weigh
the moon. Gigantic scales !the towe will
be the standard and the moon will fur
nish the beam.
Even the most vigorous and hearty
people have at times a feeling of weari
ness and lassitude. To dispel this feel-
ml ; iTwiti rApM'^: 9 .
9-15
A profitable industry.—Visitor to a
Medical College: Where did these skele
tons come from ? Young doctor: We
raised them.
Sick headache,biliousness,nausea,cos
tiveness, are promptly and agreeably
banished by Dr. J. H McLean’s Liver
and Kidney Pillets (little pills.) 9-15
Miss Mattie Clayton will take charge
of the Greensboro postoffice so soon as
her bond is approved at Washington.
The most delicate constitution can
safely use Dr. J. II. McLean’s Tar Wine
Lung Balm. It is a sure remedy for
coughs, loss of voice, and all throat and
lung troubles.
One hundred and eighty-eight thou
sand workingmen are in the city of Lon
don.
There are times when a feeling of las
situde will overcome .the most robust,
when the system craves for pure blood,
to furnish the elements of health and
strength. The best remedy for purify
ing the blood is Dr. J. H. McLean’s
Sarsaparilla. 9-15.
From on obituary notice in the Jay-
ville Bugle: “He was a young man who
always bore a spotless reputation. He
never eyen had the measles.”
No need to take those big cathartic
pills; one of Dr. J. II. McLean’s Liver
and Kidney Pillets is quite sufficient
and more agreeable. 9-15
“How Long Girls Should Be Court
ed” is the title of an article in a Texas
paper.. Very much the same as short
girls, we should say.
ft Has Never Failed.
Botanic Blood Balm, (B. B. B.) uas cureo on*
ired of case3 of Scrofula, Eczema and other conta-
jiou* blood diseases, after other treatment had been
tried and failed. You do yourself and family great
injustice unless you give this excellent remedy a
trial. Send to Blood Balm Co„ Atlanta, Ga^ for
illustrated “ Book of Wonder* • filled with letter*
from persons cured by B. B.B.
Mb. M. J. Rossman, Greensboro, Ga^ writes:
" I have a lady friend who has been entirely cured
QPRfHnil A an u £ ] y scrofulous breaking
UUItUrULA out of the skin, and the use of two
bottles of B. B. B. effected an entire cure. I know
of’seveVal cases of blood diseases cured speedily by
the use of B. B. B.
E.G. Tinsley writes: My mother and sister
used B. B. B. for scrofula and ulcerated sore throat
A|)nr TUDnflT and received more benefit
OUnC IHaUAl from its use than another
remedies they ever used.
A.H. Nichols, UOGraySt, Atlanta, Ga^ writes:
“ My wife for several years has been suffering with
what physicians term Eczema, affecting her whole
body, limbs and scalo. It appeared, that her whole
skin would shed c£/ in scales about unco a week,
leaving the surface red and tender, and sometimes
cracked open. Her general health failed, and for a
while it was thought she would die, as several doc
tors and numerous patent medicines failed to give
EP7EMA any re ^' My brother-in-law, Mr. J.
CuaXiII A B. Cummings, was selling the B.B.B
and insisted that - ! should try it on my wife. I did
so, and to our utter astonishment she commenced
improving at once, and three bottles, costing only
$3, effected an entire cure. It is wonderfully quick
inaction.”
D. M. McRae,Waynesboro, Miss., writes: “My
neii Q sister was aflicted with boils which sadly
uUlLU repaired her health, and she lost flesh
red strength each day. One bottle of B B.B. acted
like magic and produced a complete cure.” (
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