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jpEL SECURE isiAsiTiEETiHG YESTERDAY. rtltbt Hotel Plans Matnred-All (asitttt Present—Twenty- pn Tousand Dollars Will Be Raised. rnE HOTEL >V1LL BE STAR TED AT ONCE. "'HE ball keep rolling Daily Baanar. limittee did the work. They , he D< .w hotel for Athens. f |in they adopted cannot fail S another week has gone, the " lhe new hotel will be ready to A BANNER REPORTER CHARMED WITH A CONCORD OF SWEET SOUNDS. In Boar Spent at Raneltoa & Dozicr’t. Great Music Stare—A Churiniag Betreat from the City)* » n and Daal«.t JDriring Bufkest, meeting of the committee ap- thc mass meeting Friday ^tTnlay at four oelock in Col. E. s law office. It was a full and the deliberations that eeiTTied on showed that every mem- njthoroughly aroused over the of his mission. Everybody (Elhusiastic and to see the earnest- rfihtt meeting was to be convinced k hotel would be built, lull past four the meeting was ij to order by Capt. Willie Thomas nun. They at once proceeded to »the proper and most forcible for semiring the hotel. After a pr discussion of all the plans that itenoffered, the committee adopt- noolution which in substance is Stows: * e hotel must be built. 0;< ler to secure it we must raise thousand in Athens. With mount in hand, arrangements toady been perfected to borrow Wince necessary to build the ho odie we can get in this way fifty Bunl dollars we can build a hotel lihen? costing seventy-five thou- Mlars. hseemed to be the favorite plan meeting ami was adopted unani- jhe committee. They have ;gau the work of collecting nty-the thousand dollars in ns and have received subscrip- jom only a few men to the itof ^10,000. fib only shows how readily the peo- itud for the enterprise and what Sic spirit they evince in its under- f. We believe the citizens will ■ously endorse the action of the ineeaml will do all in their pow- Hklptbcm build the hotel. ■tiling is certain, the committee Man business. They have pledged earnest endeavors to the ft.rcher- of their plans and will begin early *>rro\v morning soliciting the nec- Tsubscriptions for beginning WITHIN A WEEK. h week’s time they hope to have tod the twenty-five thousand dol- hand will be ready for beginning on the hotel. A charter has been drawn up and applications will be toit 1 for :he stock company that is wild the hotel. As soon as this J^rhas been granted the building il!e S>n to ri>e up and tower its lofty »above the city ilium phantly, to citizens should encourage the «of the committee, and as each approached lie should subscribe ** , »l<y as his means wi’! allow. ®°W will be a good investment. *"•? so, but it v iti be the greatest indirectly to the merchants and Jto^men in Athens that could pos- u •* obtained at this period. The a now rests with the citizens. The “Mittce ims discharged its full duty “Mone it well. It only remains ptoneople to stand by’ thorn and ?">» liberally to the stock that w solicited this week. The shares pjaced at such a low figure that ,. ■•'hzentan take stock. ■'<vcry merchant, every business ,1 clt!rl s salesman and laborer ! “olds the welfare of Athens at . bike stock in this, the most “enterprise that has ever been pto.'H'0'i flic city of Athens. "" • 0Ur names down, gentlemen! Music hath its charms! Yesterday as a Banner reporter was rushing through the noisy din and dust of the busy streets searching in vain for sansations and the like the soft sweet strains of delightful music were wafted to his ears, which con trasted sweetly with the clash of busi ness, the rattling of wagons and the general bustle and confusion thatreicn- ed supreme. ** Following those tempting strains to their source the reporter found himself m the musical emporium of Haselton & Dozie. The store was a busy scene, with many customers all around touching a a few notes,now on the handsome pi anos that stood around, or upon the banjos, guitars, etc. that abounded in profusion in the pretty windows. . It was a pleasure to drift for a while in this delectable retreat, and the re porter leaned against the counter en tranced. Mr. Haselton. the junior copartner of the establishment, was showing two handsome pianos ta several customers. One was a handsome rose finished in strument while the other was an ele gant mahogony . They were the famous Cooper pianos and were as fine iustru- metsas can be found in any music store in the South. Haselton & Dozier have the exclusive agency for North East Georgia and are selling them at prices that amazed the reporter. The reduced rates of freight, Mr. Haselton said, per mitted him to let theni go at such price. Mr Haselton also showed his customers several Iverson & Pond pianos. More than one hundred of these elegant in struments are used in the Boston Con- servetory of Music, and have never failed to give thorough satisfaction wherever they have been used. A magnificent line of organs may be seen in the rear of the store, that shows up die great excent to which Haselton & Dozier are doiug a music business. Among the different makers whom they represent are Newman & Bros., Dyer & Hughes, Kimball, Eastern, Cottage & Co. and others. “You must be doing an eno> mous bus iness this year,’ remarked the reporter to Mr. Haselton when he was at leis ure. “Yes we have done the largest busi- nes we have ever expected. We have sold pianos all over North and Middle Georgia, and-In South Carolina!. ' We have just shipped a handsome piano to Harmony Grove to a prominent citizon of that place.” And then he was eff to wait upon other customer. The harmonious strains of musie again arose and was blended with that of the cornet at the other side of the establishment. There was everything to be seen in the Store that can be imagined in the musical world. Flutes, violins, violas, bass violins, ban jos, guitais, piccalos, brass band instru ments—everything from a piano to a jewsharp. The reporter came away reluctantly, with a whirl of musical melody on his brain, and with soothing comfort in his savage breast, for music hath its charms to tame even a newspaper man. PLANTERS’ POINTERS. OUR AGRICULTURAL CORRE SPONDENT TALKS, AND TELLS Why Farming Does Not Pay-Some Sound Points Sifted and Sized- Valuable Pointers for Our __ Farmer Friends. WAS HE MURDERED? MR. GEORGE RADEN DISAPPEARS MYSTERIOUSLY. He Gaea Oat Coilacting for Klin Em ployer la Slndunn County sad Not Return.—Suspi cions of Foal Play. A Splendid School for Voung ladi ■* \ j At Lust! At Last. * holier' enS *J’ our v0 * ces an d > cf sighing and waiting, to. i through the dark, over U .gabies, fioundering through >i!iK . !nu * branches, and after of... 4 84 numerous as the pine bush- a/Vl'V'iH pideB, rejoice and be n° l ll >at you were a pen- v-t i.;?', 1 .. bounty of your western it ' m high your head and feel •flits, iave only received your has seen by the ’ aid of Lights of West Athens Nombeu One. E j. 1<: n» correspondent of the fr»*fuli ' ‘ lms been requested to OUf r T;Ort of tlte musical y Grid tot • Lhe fact that this was the 5& or Juhu ■■■■■ will 1,111 y ,hc toi; f 0I, g. “Home, Sweet Home,” tor the cbrreananilont. Howard Payne’s whose hands he con- eorrespoudeut. CARELESS DRIVERS. Recent Runaways Should Teach a Lesson. The recent frightful runaway that happened in Athens which caused the death of a little negro child, and which has been closely followed by a similar occurrence in Winterville, where a young white boy was run over and killed instantly, is enough to teach a lesson to careless drivers. The reckless manner in which the wagons and teams are left unhitched and unguarded on the public streets of Athens daily is enough'to serve as a warning to our mayor and city councilmen. IV e think it would be we’l for them to pass an ordinance preventing drivers from leav ing their teams 'unwatched in the crowded and busy streets. The fright ful results that have lately occurred should be a sufficient warrant for such an ordinance, and when the lives of our citizens are thus placed in jeopardy we think it is high time something was be ing done to remedy matters. The late runaway in Athens came near being a much greater calamity than it was. It happened just before the memorial procession marched down College avenue, and had it been a few moments later it would have probably resulted in the serious injury, if not the death, of several of o . r best citizens. . At any rate the carelessness of the drivers should be done away with by law. An ordinance prohibiting the leaving of teams unguarded on the street® would be a most timely one nowf and our mayor and councilmen would do well to pass it at their next meeting. The New Road. The Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railroad is now finished to Clinton, S. C and Norfolk, Va., aud with a heavy force of hands is working fast to com pletion to Elberton and Athens, Ga., form a through line to Macon viaC. S M Railroad. Geor^a. Fl0I j d’irSrt STA am' distant.—Abbe- ville Herald. Wagon Ylmi.-This is tegive noli* “““ « ,<*W IS any pl» ce in lhc Clt ^ H p ATTE ns n. LS ecial Correspondence to Bamxbb.] It is a thing of common occurrence for nierchants, lawyers, and other pro fessional gentlemen, to prate on the in dependence of rural life. One said to me a few days' since, (a successful mer chant,) “If I had a farm, 1 am sure I could make it pay.” Said I: “Why don t you get at it then?” .Said he: I Uou t know how; I don’t know any thing about the business at all. I don’t know when, nor how, to plant cotton.” He gave me an enquiring look. I told him, in the spring of the year, and in the ground, ami left him. H is a pity that the fates have decreed that so many men should become trades men and professionals, that otherwise would have been successful agricultu rists. Now, let us see if we can give some of the many reasons why there is no money being made on the farm. To go to the fountain head of all our trouble, we find that the United States Government at Washington is run in a manner that is unfriendly to the best interest of the farm. One of the great evils of the day is the restricted volume of currency. The volume of the cur rency furnished by the Government is insufficient to transact the business of the country upon a cash basis, and the people are forced into the credit system. The people are in debt—only a few are prospering, and they at the expense of all the rest. Restriction of currency' works to the interest of moae»- lenders, and against the welfare of* all other classes. The money lenders accumulate in their hands the great bulk of pro duced wealth, while the growing in debtedness of the people continues te increase at a fearful rate. The surplus now lying in the Government vaults at Washington exceeds the hordes of all other nations combined. Instead of money being loaned hy the Goverment on the security of United Stotes bonds at cost of issue to a favored few, who re-loan it to the people at exorbitant rates of interest, why not loan it direct to the larmers, on land security, at cost of issue? Why should bonds, which may have their value greatly impaired by a public calamity, be preferred as security to laud, of less changing val ue. and the basis of all production ? Money is power—and the concentra tion of money, is the concentration of R ower. The taking of money from the ands of the people and placing it in the hands of bj-avnou oi law, is hut the transfer of power from the hands of the people into that of an oligarchy. The average circulation of bank notes for the past twenty years has been, it is said, about $300,000,000. The interest at 10 per cent., would be $30,000,000 per year, making a total of $600,000,000 paid by the people in the last twenty years to National banks as interest for the same money that the Government lends to the banks at 1 per cent., leaving a profit of $150,000,000 in the hands of hauks—practically a free gift of the Government from the hard earnings of the people, for which they receive no return. The prices of i roducts measures the reward of a farmer’s labor. As prices shrink, the reward of labor diminishes. So we find that the depression of prices on farm products fosters the growing indebtedness of the farmer; the demand for money, the instrument through which commodities are excehanged, grows greater, the value of interest in- incrcases. Production brings to the producer less reward, and interest commands more of his products. So, in both directions, the indebted producer is bled to dea£h. Thus we might go on with reasons and C3inplaints, but it will avail us nothing. The way to purify the water is to make pure the fountain head. The Alliance is advised by many wise solons of the present day to keep out of poli tics, but until the farmers and agricul turists of the country do their duty at the hallor-hox and send men who will look after the interests of all classes, (farmers included) and demand such legislation as will tave the farming c’asses from impending bankruptcy we cannot hope for much better times. The farmers of thi; country have worked as hard, and lived as economically as any people on the face of the earth, but by unjust discrimination the wealth pro duced by their, toil is safely stored away in the coffers of the monopolists who*are living in affluence,perhaps, be yond the style of the crown heads of Europe. This is because there has been no legislation for the benefit of the ag ricultural interest and very much that has been detrimental to it. * Tariff reform is another road that leads to the prosperity of the farm. So long as this abominable protective sys tem obtains, just so long will We sell our farm products in the lowest mar kets of the world and buy plantation supplies in the highest. Tariff reform has been discussed at great length m all the public journals that feel an interest i« the farmers welfare, and under this system of education the peo ple are speaking in unmistakable terms of approval at- the bollot-box. At the next Presidential election Alliance men, whether they be Democrat, Re publican, prohibitionist or what not will jump on high tariff with both fee and stand there. . . I will continue on this subject iron time to time, and after making som« treneral observations, will come to oui Farm management at home and dea more in practical illustration. A startling sensation comes to us from Madison county. A few days ago Mr. Geo. Raden, Jbook keeper and collector from John W, Mat thews wlwruns a distillery, went out in a buggy with a companion to collect some accounts fot Mr. Matthews. They soon reached a place in the road where Mr. Raden left his companion in a buggy and went across a fleliHo reach a house where he had a bill to collect. He told his friend to drive around the field and he would meet him at a certain place, which he pointed out. It was a good long distance across the field to the house he was going to and in the field was a swamp with a number of trees in it. ^ Mr. Raden started out across the field and his companion drove on down the road. Mr. Raden has not been seen since, and hereby lies ,a tale of tragedy it is thought. After his companion had waited at the place pointed out fora long time, he decided that Mr. Raden bad got ten lost, and at once set out to look for him. After a thorough search of the fields and swamps and finding nothing of him he drove back to Mr. Mathews’ house, and told his tale of the mysterious disappearance of M r. Raden. Since that time the whole beighborhood has been astir with excitement and everybody hastened out scourting the whole coun ty for the missing man. Nothing had been seen or heard of him last night when the latest accounts were sent In. was rr foul play ? The question that arises is, has Mr. Raden, whwhss always been a straight and honest man skipped the country, or has he been murdered? The former is hardly probable, as Mr. Raden had no money with him belonging to Mr. Mat thews and his boeks were all balanced to a cent. He has always been an hon est, upright bdok-keeper and his char acter is spotless, He held the confidence of his employer and every one who knew him, and this ha3 led to the sus picion that foul play has been the cause of his mysterious disappearance. . A PKOBABLECLUE. It Is said that Mr. Raden had been pushing several debtors pretty hard for the payment of their accounts and had engendered in this way a good deal of hard feelings towards him personally A great many negroes had become “at outs” with him, and this is the oi clue that has been imagined at ahla.f« Ew>t,Vng killed. Runners have been sent to Center, Harmony Grove and Nicholson to see if he had taken ||he train at these stations. The strange part of it, is that he has not even been seen since leaving his companion in the buggy. DRAGGED TO DEATH. Another Child is Killed by a Runaway Team. A gentleman from Winterville brings us the sad news of another child being run over by a runaway team and killed, which occurred day before yesterday in that town. * Cornelius Fleeman, a nine-year-old son of Mr. J. S. Fleeman, while trying to check a frightened team of mules, was entangled in the wheels of the wag on and received such injuries as proved fatal a short time afterwards. Mr. Flee man is one of the most estimable eiti zens of Oglethorpe county,and the kill ing of his son Is a severe blow to his family and a host of friends. The accident occurred on the out skirts of Winterville and caused a great deal of sorrowful excitement in that usually quiet and undisturbed town. We tender sympaties to the bereaved family. Mr. A. H. Jack-on, of McNutt, xrt in the city Monday. He is one of tt leverest gentlemen in h;s country. section ol HE GEORGIA FEMALE SEMINARY. GAINESVILLE, GA. Married in Winterville.—Winter ville was recently the scene of happy nuptials. Mr. Jerre Pittard, a most highly esteemed and prosperous young merchants of that town, wedded Miss Yara Brown, one of Oglethorpe’s fairest and favorite daughters. The wedding occurred at the residence of the bride’s father, Rev. J. M. Coile officiating. Memorial Service.—There will be memorial services at Boggs Chapel next Sunday in honor of the lace Mr. Ferdi nand Phinizy, whose membership in this church was highly prized and who was beloved by every member. The church will he draped in mourning, and a large congregation will assemble Rev H. H. Parks will conduct the service. Re-appointed Director.—Gov. Gor don yesterday conferred a well-deserved compliment on Prof. White by appoint ing him a director of the Georgia Ex periment station. The law provides that one of the directors shall be from the University Faculty and that the Chancellor shall also he ex-officio a member of the hoard. The former honor could have fallen upon no one more worthy to receive it. Dr. White is one of the ablest and most practical scientists in the South. Probably no institution in the State ba com<‘ into greater prominence during the jast few years than the one whose name leads this article. A few years ago when Prof. A W. YanHooee resigned a position in our University to become the head of a school in Gainesville, the institution \va- Itardly known ou*side of tin city and Hall county. To-day, by judi cious advertising, harJ worn and supply ing the institution with the best of teauher- the reputation of the school is not bourn by State lines aud Is rapidly extending it.* influence over t)te entire South. Prof. YanHoose is so well known to eur paoph that no commendations of him, at out bands, is necessary. He graduated with distinction at the University in ’83 anti since that time has filled honorable posi tions in some of oar Southern institutions, among others the Howard College, Marion Ala., and the University in this city. It was a surprise to his friend-* here when h< gave np his position in the University to go t > Gal esvil:e,at d the trustees urged him to reconsider Lis resignation; seeing an op portunity at Gainesville however, to entci upon a life work,h-s adhered to bis determi nation to leave Athens and in the fall of ’86 entered upon bis duties at the Seminary. Last JuDe he was so fortunate as to se cure the assistance of Dr. A. J. Battle, then President of Mercer University, in the man agement of the institution and together aided by some of the best talent in the S mth, these gentlemen are building up a school for girls and young ladies second to none anywhere. Among other teachers Mrs. A W. Van- Hoose, a graduate of the Slate Normal College, Nashville, Tenn., has charge of the department of Mathematics, Miss Sally G Long from the same institution teaches French and Elocution. Mrs. A. YanHoose assisted by Misses J. P. Oviatt and S. L YanHoose has control of the Musical de partment. Misses Oviatt and YanHoose are both pupils of the of the New Eng land Conservatory, Boston, and bavin dis tinguished themselves as Musicians. Miss OviaU’s voice shows a high degree of cul tivation while a recent correspondent of the Constitution says of Miss Yanhoose; “Her work is brilliant. She has the lightest, easiest, and most graceful touch I have ever seen and &9 the music rolls from the keys touched by her slender, delicate fin. gers the listener sits entranced.” The boarding department is all that the foudest mother could desire for her daughters. The rooms are all new, nicely furnished, carpeted, well heated and li^ht ed. ▲ few extracts from those who have or have had daughters at the Seminary, will describe this part of the institution with morejustice than can be done by our COT rcspr>uaem .— — -r-. Mrs. J C. Wheeler, of Macoy “Having spent several days with my daughter at the Seminary, I must say that 1 am delighted with its entire management. The girls are all cheerful and happy, the teachers show them every possible atten tion, the fare is excellent, rooms well fur nished and I thought, as l looked at tiie happy crowd;if girls are not con ten'el heie it >is impossible for them to be so while at school. I |only* wish that I was young in order that I might enjoy the ad vantages offered by the Seminary. Rev. J. S. Calloway, of Bairdstown: “I have-just visited my daughter who i9 at the Seminary, I was delighted with ev erything, my daughter receives every at teution that could be given her at home, She is greatly improved iu hea th since going to Gainesville.” Mr. R. W. Anderson, Hawkinsville: “1 feel sure that my daughter has fallen into good hands. Site is delighted with the school in every respect and the unr- vailed climate of Gainesville has been of great beneOt to her.” Rev. J. P. Cheney, Crawford: ‘T recommend every one having daugh ters to educate to send them to the Sem inary at Gainesville. I have just visited the school aud seen the splendid manage ment thereof and know whereof I speak.” Dr. E. W. Warren, of Macon who never fails to spend one month in Gainesville every year, says: “I have annually re ceived such benefit from the Gower Spring and climate of Gainesville that I am satis fied the cl imate is not surpassed in the State. Dr. Battle’s elegant culture and dignity of depotment, t-gether with bis elevated Christian character and parity of miDd,fit him eminently as an edu cator for young ladies.” The location of ,the Seminary is beautiful m the extreme. It sits in a campus of about ten acres, amid a forest of primeval oaks and is capable of being made a most en- chantii g spa*. The large college build ing has just been completed and Prof. VanHoose informs me that in the spring, work will be begun on the campus. In the words of the Gainesville Engle, The Seminary is the pride of GaDesville,” and all Georgia is watching its upward career with the g eatest interest. J. J. C. FRUIT IGR0WING. IT CAN BE MADE TO PAY IN THIS SECTION* : : ‘ Some Polnts of Interest to Fruit Grow* era—An Experienced Nurseryman J Gives Some Yaluable Pointers About Raising Apples. | Pimples on the Face Denote an impure state of the bjoed and are looked upon hy many with sus picion. Acker’s Blood Elixir will re move all empurities and leave the com plexion smooth and clear. There is noth ing that will so thoroughly build up the constitution, purify and strengthen the whole system. Sold and guaranteed by L. D. Sledge & Co, Druggist. A full line of toys of every descrip tion, and a full line of picture books for children, of every 1 de&cii,>iioii, ul C itode’s. Cali early, to avoid the ru<h. declStf Books, games, bloeks, efthe puzzles, paint boxes and transparent slates at Miss Rosa Von der Leith’s. NUMBER I. ^ Athens Nursery, Dec. 12,1889. Editor Banner :—Can fruit growing be made to pay in this section? Yes. Why not? The * crop of fruit this year, throughout the whole coun try, was so abundant, and of such fine quality, that many will be inclined to turn their attention to this most delight ful occupation. Having had some ex perience in this line, wejlpropose to write a few articles for the benefit of those who would like to diversify their business, both for profit and pleasure. The amonnt of fruit sold in Athens is now very considerable and on the in crease. With an addition of ten or twelve thousand to her population, which Is soon likely to be, it will be a fine local market. We will begin first with the apple i If the people in the upper counties would introduce in place of the Shock- ley some other varieties which are far better in quality and equally as good keepers, their profits would be greatly increased. Thirty-five years ago, the Shockley was a much better apple than it is now. The trees- generally now seem to bo constitutionally diseased aud short lived. We first brought the Shockley prominently before the publie m 1849. and had it retained all of its good qual ities up to now, it might be called a benefactor to the country. But the Shockley, with all its faults, has proved, and is, a great blessing to the people of th® counties, from which they derive a great deal of money. The mountain Ben Davis, as a profit able apple to cultivate, is of good size, keeps well, and handles well. Its size and color will always sell it, although it is a little inferior in quality. The Maugum is unsurpassed as a fall apple, but is disposed to rot somewhat. Oconee Greening is a No. 1 apple, and is a native of Clarice county—good size, quality first rate. For a perfect winter apple in th&cli- mate, we give the Yates preference to any and all others. This we introduced from Henry county, many years ago- Nothing can he alleged against it bub its size, being rather small, and of the Crab order; but what it lacks in size, it makes np in its great bearing. Trees are healthy and vigorous, and begins to bear when quite young. Fruit dark red, covered with small, white specks when ripe ; , crtsp tn\U j u icy. -x . -L.oina.tio flavor. It is not really ripe before middle ©f iXaoanu*^. and will keep well until middle of~ ~ March. A good business might he done here, raising early apples for Northern mar kets. The apple is not so perishable as the peach, and even in summer, can he sent long distances. Then, why nob plant largely of the early varieties for Northern and and Western shipments ? For the early variety, we will name Red Astracan, Early Harvest, yellow and striped June. For summer, nothing is better than the old yellow Horse—al ways reliable everywhere. This apple would pay well to ship. The tree is long lived, and is a good and sure hearer. Apples are profitable to raisefor hogs, horses and cows. Allow us tosay right here that the soil for a good apple or chard must be kept gin a high state of fertility. New ground just cleared is best, but any land with a good clay foundation, by thorough, deep plowing, and liberal use of manure, will make a good apple orchard. Bone phosphates, with plenty of potash, applied to land having Jm abundan e of vegetable mat ter, will keep the orchard in a healthy, thrifty, bearing condition. The cow pea i9 a good crop to plant year after year in the orchard, to keep up an. abundant supply of vegetable mould. A northern exposure is best. Dry flats at the foot of northern hillsides are ex cellent locations for the apple. Do nob plant an orchard unless you can, and will, take care of it, and then it will pay, and pay well. Coutagioas Blood Dlaeaaes Ulcers, sores, pimples, itch, salt rheum, etc., are evidences of contagious blood disease. It is manifestly a duty to eradicate blood poison f:om the system by a use of B. B. B. (Botauic Blood Balm,) thus enabling the sore placeB to heal, and thereby removing all possibility of other members of the family becoming like wise afflicted. Send to Blood Baim Co., At lanta, Ga., for book that will coivlncc. J. H. Outlaw, Mt. Olive, N. C., writes: “I had running sores on my shoulders and arms. One bottle B. B. B. cured me entirely.” . L. Johnson, Belmont Station, Miss., writes: “B. B. B. has worked on me like a charm. My head and body was covered with sores, ana my hair came out, but B. B. B. healed me quickly. W. J. Kinnin, Hutches, Texas, writes: “B. B. B. has cured my wife of a large ulcer on her lgg, that doctors and all other medicine could not re.” M. J. Rossman, a prominent merchant of Greensboro, Ga., writes: “I know of several cases of blood disease speedily cured by B. B. B. Two bottles cured a lady of ugly scrofu lous skin sores.” W. C. Birchmore & Co., Maxey, Ga,, writes: B. B. B. iu outing lir. Robert Ward of blood poison, effected one of the most wonderful cures that ever came to our knowledge.” The Banner had a call Monday from one of its cleverest patrons, Mr. E. p, Whitlock. HA.M0NY GROVE HAPPENINGS. New. a Banner Itcnia Picked np by Correspondent. Miss Ruth McLaughlin, the belle of Union Point, is visiting the family of her uncle, Rev. R. S. Cheney, of our town. Mrs. McSmith, our popular and effi cient music and art teacher, left this morning to spend the Christmas holi days with relatives in Macon, Ga. Dur ing her short sojourn in our town Mrs. McSmith has made quite a host of friends, all of whom will await her re turn in January with great impatience. The work on our new school build ing is progressing very slowly now,and it is feared that it will not be complet ed in time for the opening of our flour ishing school on January 3d. The pa tience of professors and patrons is worn well nigh thread-bare already, and the contractor may have a damage suit on his hands if he does not-.hurry up the work. The Presbyterian church in this place lias recently been painted, and is now being nicely plastered. When this -work is completed the Presbyterian will have decidedly the prettiest church in the Grove. 5 The concert which wa3 to have been given on the night of the 20th by the young ladies of the music deDartment, was postponed until some time in Feb ruary, on account of the unfinished condition of the hall. This wiU be a very pleasant concert indeed, and will he participated in not only hy our home talent, whieh is as good as anjfc in the State, but Messrs. D. P Haselton aud Harry H. Smith, of Athens, will also probably he present and assist in the concert.