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1HE ATHENS BANNER: TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 19. 1890,
MOVING
RAPIDLY.
THE g-
c N. PUSHING THE WORK
ON THE ROAD.
R0ll te into the City About Fixed
iinon The one Predicted by the
Banner to be Used -Testing the
Hlver Bottom.
tiir history of all i!»t; railroads in
, not one ran point to quicker
.’r -cork than tin? <1 , t:. jfe X.
, , . lias been backed by plenty of
.,n | w miller the, management
1 ',,, ,1,1 amt eiiterpri.'ing business
*" , i,;. 11 -u-its for I be lively iimvc-
wliielt eb iraeterize it.
\ ii iny moniiis ago. there •• ere. a
,t number of Athenians who denied
; i„. foul amiiM ever be built into
\iV ii'. and tnsiiiv of our citizens ex-
,.,.- •1 a -eriotis doubt as to ibe line
!1 ., i,,-ini: completed, mneb less within
' ^ | >it lime. Within these few
' 1 ' l ,l 1 ^ li .wever, the. work has been
;1 j,.;j v - and rapidly pushed, and now in
1 lavs dirt wiil l»* broken within
ifii-r.it.* limits of Aturns.
,i sidesof us an 1 near at hand,
... m a ,) diilereiitcamps carrying on
• a.,rk of grading with rapidity and
• I,,, same tiin*- in a solid and snbstan-
■ a, inner.
; nil! oldV tic a fe\v d IVS lx fore tile
irs for that part of the line
iho corporate limits of our eily
,;iii work, and \\*e understand
dors have already b-en given
.eu ci iii'ig :ln: work. Tlte rout*-
is been given in the ii.vNKr.it as
must proii ilde one has been decided
11j, ,ii. >ve understand, and is thecheap-
i of ail those eonteinplaleil. It will
tie* ' ii ouee jns| above the upper
!., ; lg,, tx-tweeii ii and IvOVDold’s store,
'i lu-n t itroiigli I lie land ol Mr. Pittman,
; ,i; ! ,m near the N ort lu-astern depot,
, ■ • <-. tig I be track near the Alliance
warehouse, and just above it.
I *.>iti this point the route taken will
|„. tii middle, one of tin- s rv. v, and the
[.•I*! Mill pis- through Mr. llo,man's
jaieita Vista Hairy farm, and .Mr. llun-
l.e* 11 V .!rf-,*) farm.
ill. were at milli V«-t» rday tes'ic.g
the river ImiIoiii with a long rod, with
lie* iCjeet of getting the depth to the
solid tied under the accumulation of
nml.
A her crossing the river tiie passenger
trains will probably cotna along the
sjiitr of life U. & M. track, and use the
depot of this latter road, temporarily
anyhow.
it will not be long before trains will
he running over this load, and the way
At .eiis will hum with this trunk line
will lie a surprise U> the most sanguine
of our citizens.
This is wlnit. we have needed for so
long, and having prospered sc withou
it, and made aucii rapid strides to the
front, just hitik what the result must
b.i w ith such tin addition.
A MODEL FARM.
li
A JACK
THE RIPPER.
HE WRITES THE BANNER EDITOR
AN AMUSING LETTER.
T* ,e Negroes of Athens Gloating Over
the Success of Mr. Olive, and Say
They Will Vote Even If The r Bal
lots Are Not Counted—AnAmusIng
Document.
be
city
A black “Jack the. Kipper’Ms ill Ath
ens.
Or at least there seems to
full of them.
The defeat of Mr. Colley in Clarke
county, and the success of Mr. Olive,
was seized upon by the negroes of this
city as a great victory for them, as it
“downed Tuk Banner editor,” so they
declare.
1 here lui< lx*, n a broad griiuof satis.
b'Clion o erspreading Hie faces of cer
tain ebony politicians ever since our
election, nil,I had the negroes carried
( l.irkc county tor a republican candi
date they could not have been mure
elated.
Mi. Olive, of con sc, is not responsi
ble lor thi-joy of these insolent black*
ov.*r his political sinci-s*. It was c us
ed simply by the defeat ul Tiik Banner
editor in Ins own county. We bad
earned the enmity or the negroes by op
posing Matt l>avis for postmaster, by
insisting on a *»•;• nation of the public
-elna.I tuml, amt championing primary
■ |..rt tons.
Aia ,y negroes feel that they have just
• is .i.ucli light tv. sv.il Lovir vote as their
labor, and when the whites get together
and iioiuiu ate a ticket—'bus debarring
tlirm of ibe privilege vouchsafed by
\nruhani Litieoln to'har’or their sut-
I rage to the highest bidder—that they
were deprived ol a cornu i. uiioual right.
Since the election. The Banner edit
or has received several anonymous let
ters ami notes I font negroes glutting
over the tact that Mr. Oliv<
JESSE ALLEN
ARRESTED.
UPHEAVAL OF
THE EARTH.
ON A WARRANT SWORN OUT BY
MRS. BRAZIER.
He Is Charged With a Serious Offense
But Says He Can Prove His Inno— '
cence.
STARTLING SUBTERRANEAN
{EXPLOSION IN AN INDIANA
TOWNSHIP.
There was quit)* a sensation in Ath
ens, yesterday, over the arrest, of Mr.
Jesse Allen, the well known and jmpu-
lar ex-cierk of the Commercial Hotel,
on a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Bra
zier, charging hint with a violation of
our penal laws.
The prosecution grew out of the trou
ble over tlie re-lease of the Commercial
and was doubtless takan to settle a spite
against Mr. Allen. He was bound over j
under a bond or $200, wi.icli Capt. J. H. j
Kucker stepped forward and voluntari- j
ly signed.
When Mrs. Brazier lost her lease on j
the Commercial, she met the. heartv
sympathy of our people, and manv wil
ling hands were extended to assist, her,
ami right her wrongs, ir any hail been
done.
We regret that this lady has taken
such an extreme step as the arrest of
Mr. Allen, for it will not benefit her in
tin* slightest degree,and Mr. Alien says
lie is not afraid to stand the ordeal of
any court.
But even in the event of his guilt, we
can’t see w hat connection Mr. Alien’s
private life and character can possibly
have on Mrs. Brazier’s claims.
SHE TAKES THE CAKE.
Seven Bales of Cotton Promised on
Three Acres.
One of the hot and most successful
itti uiccs in tins section of the State is
Mr. Ed. Johnson, who has rented Dr.
< ariton’s Uloverlmrst place. He has
titty acres in cotton, that will average
nearly a hale to the ac*e. This
gentleman has a “brag patch” of three
lie res, on which lie wiil make seven
heavy bales, if no calamity overtakes it.
Thcie was never a finer piece of c dtou
jcvii. The stalks are lapping, anil load
ed viewn with grown holis. Besides
Mi. Johnson’s cotton, tie is the boss
waid-melon raiser of Clarke county,
and yesterday presented Mr. Tom
Lumpkin with a <d pounder.
it is such farmers as Ed. Johnson
that build up a county.
Wbile the dn u.i t iias cut early com
»lmrt, the most nattering reports of the
cjop reach us from all over this section.
Fanuerssay they never saw a finer
prospect.
A RiSE IN FLOUR.
The Shortness of the Wheat Crop in
the West Affects Athens.
There has .been quite a perceptible
rise in tiour, recently, not only in Ath-
eiiiv, hut also all over the union. This
B due to the shortness of the wheat
crop in the west. A few weeks sin.*?,
llottr that sold from $1.50 to $4.00 a bar
rel, cannot now he bought for here less
Ilian $5.40.
Within the past few days there lias
been a rise of three to four cents a
bn*hel in wheat, which makes a rise of
about five cents a bushel in llour for
every one cent rise on wheat.
Athens’ dealers iu flour say the end
is not yet, and look for a still further
advance iu prices.
T be cause of the rise lies in the short-
ness of the winter wheat crop in the
West atid the damage to the spring
cum by the drought prevailing iu that
action. The corn crop and the oat
crop are both short also, and as wheat
*) nipiitliizes very closely with the other
fffam crops, a rise in flour followed.
the young;l. c. Harris insti
tute.
Ha
What a Correspondent of the Consti
tution Says of It.
In a well-written and interesting let-
:• r to the Constitution from MeTyiere,
l,;i *. is the following extract concerning
hte Young L. G. Harris Institute:
“Berinit us to call the attention of
y°'ir many readers to what is the
Wrongest proof of our assertion. Ten
years ago, our section had no schools,
'“bell less than a college. Now in this
immediate vicinity we have three first
institutions of learning. One lo
tted at Hiawassee, belonging to the
[•lists—flourishing, doing a good
"ork; at Haysviile still another, while
mi n* is thet'hird at MeTyiere, Ga., be-
1 'tiging to the North Georgia Confer-
t||lv i the last flourishing beyond the
sanguine expectations of its
“imds. i refer to the Young L. G.
‘•arris Institute, named in honor of
u lge Y. L. G. Harris, of Athens, Ga.,
v m has doue more for our section than
1 'Georgia, combined. He is now hav-
n g built a large school room, 40x60
’et, and as soon ag t h at j g finished will
"feet a most beautiful brick chapel
'biiroii j n | lluUQOr y G f pj 8 sainted wife,
v ,‘i^ already a building costing over
'■VPo. accommodating this last term
e'er 200 students. Bleessings on the
mad of so good a man. How much he
a* done for us! Tuition, board, mn-
ete -. for nine months, costing $00
' A faculty of six teachers, all
kad nates. The school is under the di-
« supervision of the North Georgia
iterenoe, to which body it belongs.
' r people are anxious to let Judge
f oris know we appreciate his efforts
alhi,. Ur “Plilting. He has, as we said
xi l o' ’ “ one “ore for us thau all Geor-
f'larkc county; blit by yt*>tvi*.lay’s mail
a document reached 11- so rich uud
unique in its character as to deserve a
place in our columns :
The letter is signed “This is the Rip-
per,” and goes on to aunouuee that we
cannot longer rule Athens, and must
leave iu short order. The writer, after
gloating over the election of Mr. Olive
—evidently thinking when that gentle
man carried Clarke county it placed
him in congress—showed that that we
were no longer wanted in Athens, and
the colored people and their white
friends were determined that we must
move our abode. The Kipper says he
knows we hale the nigger, but not near
so bad as the nigger bate* us. lie says
that while we were in Giberton, the ne
groes of Athens and the wtiites got
along very well together, until we re
turned. They had mutually decided on
Matt Davis for postmaster. But we
tried to break up this, and even went
to work and got Dr. Lyndon to keep the
blacks from voting. The Kipper says
tile other editors don’t bother the color
ed people, and lays all of their troubles
and imaginary wrongs of this race at
our door. But"the most amusing part
of the letter is where the Ripper puts
us on notice that “we will vote at the
proper time, aud you can’t help it.” lie
says, “we don’t expect to win the elec
tion, but we want to let you know that
we have as much right to vote as your
color.”
In reply to this black Ripper, we will
state that The Banner editor does not
hate the negro, but so long as he re
mains iu his place we are his friend. If
there is any strife or bad blood between
the races in Athens, we do not know it.
The whites and blacks are getting along
quietly and in peace. It is only a few
mean, insolent negroes that occasion
trouble—and our people are able and
prepared to attend to such cases.
The blacks have only themselves to
blame lor being ruled out of polities in
Georgia and Clarke county. Th.-y not
only voted with the political enemies of
the Southern whites, but when giv*.i
an opportunity to cast their ballots in a
city, eouniv or state election, sell their
votes like a (-battle. Years ago’ we
warned the negroes ttiat if they did not
stop this practice that the whites would
hold primary elections and thus virtu
ally disfranchise them. They would not
heed our words, but continued to pros
titute this big*' privilege. The negroes
of this county can vote iu any general
election, but their political power is
at an end. They have sold their last
vote, and will never again see the return
of the old days of free whisky and boo
dle. The negroes alone are to blame
for this.
And another word: The whites have
educated your children, at their own
expense, ever since the war. Now, if
you expect them to continue to do this
you must show some appreciation of
this kindness, or the last dollar of your
school fund will ho taken away.
We will also state to the Ripper and
all other of his exultant friends that
Mr. Olive is not in congress yd, or Mr.
Colley defeated. But in the event of
either ol tln-se gentlemen being nomi
nated, it will he as a democrat, and not
a republican.
And furthermore, we will know that
all the nigger politicians, and a few
white men, are mighty sick of ourpres-
ence in Athens, tnd would be glad to
ste us move away. But we have set led
here to live aud die,and there is no pos
sible chauce to get riil of us.
The best thing the negroes of Athens
can do is to let politics alone, try to
make an honest living, keep on good
terms with their white neighbors, aud
they will be kindly treated, fairly dealt
by, aud given every protection.
Peg- Wood Downs the Banks County
Plug Ugly.
Ti'bnkrvii.le, August 12.—The big
carried ' Indian hall at, Tallulah Saturday turned
,‘ v r ‘ Wootten Callaway, of Bairds-
ton n {- a r< i‘.' ent graduate of the Lexing-
0 Y y- .’ business College, has accept-
v„£? R1 , llon with Haselton & Dozier,
Rsnnk J *^ eeper ’ He is a worthy young
■ and we welcome him to our city.
out to be h big drunk.
Conductor Thomas had to tie ten or
fifteen in a box car to keep them from
falling out and killing themselves.
One man picked up twenty hats on the
road between here and the falls. They
were so full of mean whiskey that they
had to got their heads out of the win
dows to get fresh air, and lost their
hats. There will be a hat auction here
next Saturday.
Major Pruitt can take i:i his sign so
far as getting live hundred dollars for
the ugliest woman. We. have one bill
ed for the show. She is nor. like tin
Major’s, hump-shouldered, bill she is
sway-hacked, hair as red as scarlet,
double lia r-lipped, eyes a ehei-o color,
no; cross-eyed, but one eye cut the
wrong way. She can stand flat-footed
and with one eye look at the miii at in d
day and at the same time with the oil.ei
look at her feet. The e\ e brow ol
one eye is below ttic eye ‘instead of
above. I got lier to carry H jog of hon
ey ae.oss the street, and when she got
over it had turned to vinegar, she uses
nitric acid iu her coffee for cream, as
milk will sour in two hundred yards of
where she makes a track in the road.
She is of a terrapin color, with hair
cropped and parted in the center. She
is six feet three inches high, weighs
one hundred and seventy-five pounds,
and can look at the sun for a half hour
and it has no more effect on the eye
than it would on a goose. She says red
pepper tastes sweet to her. She has
promised to go to the show and try her
luck if her sweet-heart is willing, as
site says she is engaged.
Pkgwood.
Ten Acres of Land Torn Up and a Riv
er Pouring Into the Crevasse—Gey
sers of Mud and Gas.
Special b” News Telegram Association.
Siikijbyvit.lk. Ind„ August Id.—This
morning at ft o’clock a terrific explosion
occurred three miles south of Muldoon,
near the U illcck-Van Pelt farm, and
about ten miles southeast of this city.
The soette of the phenomenon is ut the
point where Coin Creek enters Flat
Rock Piver, on a strip of land lying be
tween the two streams and forming the
shape of a horseshoe. About 1) o’clock
J. H. Lowe, who lives nearby, heard a
loud explosion. On going towards the
Ogdon graveyard, which is on a bln 11'
on the river hank, he was cnnfn.nled tty J
a blaze of fire, cxcaiidiug into the air t<>
the height of 200 feet. Tile neck of
ground, lying within the bead b-tween
the streams was torn up and great holes
made in the surface to a de.itli of fifty
feet, while hundreds of gushing flames
were scattered about over a .-jure of
about, ten acres. A straw stack near by
\va soon in dunes, and the given c.iru
in the adjoining field was literally roast
ed.
The bed "f F at Rock River was up-
heaved, anil numerous miniature g. y-
seys \\ere throwing mud and natter to
file height of 15 feet This, together
with the great roaring of escaping gas,
contributed to make a most remarkable
and startling scene. Large stones were
thrown a full half mile away. Great
rent* in the earth along the bluff show
ed with what terrific force the ground
had been shaken up. The county road
running alongside tlie river has sunk
several feet, and the roaring, rumbling
noises which continuously proceed from
beneath the earth for an eighth of a
mile, up ami down the river, indicate
that the force is still at work and the
end is not yet.
The upheaval of stone in the riverand
the fissures there have stopped the flow
of the stream, and the waters are now
pitching down into the bowels of the
earth. The geysers are (till throwing
mud, water and gas into the air. Sonic
say that it is a spontaneous explosion o'
natural gas from a vein which i* thought
to follow the course of the stream, while
ethers say that it is attributable to vol-
~ uic causes. At this « ritiug ic has the
jiearanee of a young Vesuvius. Great
eitement prevails throughout tin*
nut ry.
Epoch.
Tlie transition from long, lingering and
painful,sibkness to robust fiiaith marks >m
epoch in the life of the individu d. Such a
reiuaikablc event is treasured iu the mem
ory and the agency wlieieby the good
heal h has been atiatned is gracefully hle*-
-cL Hence ii is Ilia' so much is li< ard in
praise of E ectric Bill rs. S i ii.auy feel
they owe tie ir reS'ofaiioii to lieiltli, to tin
nae of the Great Alterative and 1 'Tonic. If
you are troubled with any disease of Kid
neys, Liver or Stomach, of long or short
standing you w ill surely find relief by use
of Electric Bitters. Sold at 50c and $1 per
hot le at John Crawford & Co., VV bosale
aud Retail Drugstore.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
the
That BkO'm Factory.—The broom
factory mentioned through these col
umns recently, is now an almost assur
ed success. The gentleman who desired
to move here lias received letters
from Athenians putting forth our ad
vantages, and giving inducements, and
seem to he delighted with our city.
GEORGIA NEWS.
Tuesday at high noon Miss Farrer, of
Dawson, was married to Prof. G. G.
Bond, late of this city, at the home of
Dr. Farrer, of Dawson.
A large stockade, about three miles
from Albany, was burned yesterday
morning. Eight mules were housed in
St and three of them were burned. The
fire was, hevond a doubt, an incendia
ry’s work, and circumstancial evidence,
is strongly against a negro named Man
uel Johnson, who has been arrested.
Mr. Charles Lane, of MilledgeviUe,
met the other day with an accident that
mav prove fatal. He has a net all g
tor'in the fountain in the asylum yard,
Sid was feeding it, when the aHig.ter
caught his hand and bit it, making &
painful wound. Medical attention was
promptly secured, and the wound wa<
cauterized, but blood P°'f° nin K«*Jn.
and now little or no hope ij» entertained
for Mr. Lane’s recovery. The case is a
sad one.
Mr. Quay’s Resolution Given to
Rules Committee.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Washington, D. G., August 13.—The
senates met at 1 o’clock, and a few mo
ments later, after adopting the resolu
tion offered by Mr. Hale, directing the
secretary of the navy to investigate an
alleged counterfeit stamping steel plate
at the Linden steel works, went into
executive session.
The doors were reopened atl :10. Mr.
Edmund’s resolution limiting the de
bate on the tariff bill, M r. Blair’s pre
vious question resolution and Mr.
Quay’s resolu ion providing for a vote
on the tariff bill on the 30th instant and
ignoring the consideration of the feder
al election bill this session, were all re
ferred to the committee on rules.
Mr. Hoar ottered an amendment to
Mr. Quay’s resolution, so as to include
the elections bil among the matters to
he taken up this session. This was also
referred to the committee on rules.
ANOTHER WAR.
Honduras and San Salvador Will
Fight.
S|<ec-ial by New.- Tele 'ran A.sociation.
New York, August 13.—The Herald
this morning publishes the folloniig
special cable .ruin San Salvador via La
Liberia I, dated August 12:
“ file war witti Honduras now ap
pears to be inevitable. The actions of
President Brazillas, of that country
have not been satisfactory to the pro’
visional president, Ezetor Salvador,
and he is irritated beyond measure.”
The Herald also prints this:
Private cable despatches have been
received iu this city hv friends of En
rique Martinez Sobral, the late minister
of Foreign Affairs in Guatemala under
PresidentBarrillas, telling of the un
timely fate that has befallen him.
These friends of Sobral report that the
Minister, upon being discovered iu al
leged treachery toward Barrillas, was
hurried off to prison, and condemned,
without trial, to heslior.. This, coining
to the ears of the Spanish Minister, res
ident in Guatemala, he. interceded with
Barrillas, who agreed to spare Sobral’s
life, hut at once convened a court mar
tial.
This latter body, so it is asserted by
the friends of Sobral, was entirely com
posed of men biased against Sobr.il, and
these condemned him to he shot.
Sobral was returned to the penitenti
ary, and placed in solitary confinement
to await the president’s pleasure.
It ib said that just prior to his depart
ure for Quczaltenango, President Bar
rillas ordered some of his soldiers to
conduct Sobral to the vaults of the pen
itentiary and there had him shot.
A MODEL*FARMER.
He Bought Flour Yesterday for the
First Time Since the Surrender.
Mr. John Lee, of Oconee County was
in the eity yesterday, and for the first
time since the surrender in’65 pur
chased flour. He knew nothing of the
price of it, not having any knowledge
of how it sells now.
The poor wheat crop this year is the
cause of his purchase, as liis amount
was not sufficient to run him for the
year.
This is the sort of a farmer that makes
a success. He lives on his own pro
ducts and what eotton he makes is clear
money. He raises his hogs, aud makes
his flour, and is an old time hog and
hominy farmer.
We wish there were more of his kind
in the country.
Brothers Kill Each Other.
Special by News Telegram Association
Houston, Tex., August 13.—News
has been received here of a terrible kill
ing that occurred at Pattison, 46 miies
west, resulting in the death of Charles
and Daniel Ellison, brothers, who kill
ed each other. Except that both are
dead and each died at the hands of the
other, there were no particulars learned.
They are both known here, where they
have relations.
MORGAN FOR LAWSON.
The Judge Carries Morgan County by
a Large Majority-
Madison, August 13.—[Special]—The
returns are not all in yet, but enough is
known to declare the county for Law-
son by a large majority.
The vote seems to be a heavy one.
Colley received a very complimentary
vote, but could not reach the Judge.
Killed by a Runaway Horse.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Seneca, August 13.—Yesterday morn
ing, Mr, John P. Reeder, salesman in
the store of Adams Bros., of thi3 place,
was found in an unconscious condition.
He was lying in the public road, about
six miles from here, with one leg fas
tened in one wheel of his cart, which
was overturned, and bore evidence of a
runaway. He was terribly bruised aud
torn. He never recovered conscious
ness and died yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Charlie Bishop is visiting in
Franklin county.
A GOOD IDEA.
A Society of the Sons of Confederate
Veterans to be Established Here.
A movement is on foot among the
young men of the eity, who are sons of
Confederate veterans, to organize a so
ciety like that in existence in Chattan
ooga, Atlanta and other cities.
At a recent meeting in Atlanta, of the
society iu that place, it was decided to
work up the organization and ass st in
the establishment of such societies in
other cities.
Since that time several of the young
men of Athens have been desirous of
making this place the location of such
a one, and a good deal of corresponding
has been going on between them, and
members in Atlanta and Chattanooga.
In a short while all arrangements will
be made, and those in the city whose
fathers served in the Confederate ranks
will be eligible for membership and ask
ed to join.
From what has been learned of the
objects and workings of the society, it
is a most laudable one, the first principle
being to preserve the fair name of the
fallen heroes, and to honor and revere
those who fought for these principles so
bravely. No sentiment in it is harbor
ed which deters >be bridging over of
the chasm between the two sections,
and the entire objects and workings of
the society are laudable in the extreme.
There is little doubt about the young
men of Athens taking to the idea, and
as soon as all arrangements can be made
they will he notifieJ of thf fact, and the
organization established.
FROM THE
RIPPLING SHOALS.
ATHENS SHOULD APPRECIATE IT
AS A SUMMER RESORT.
Our Correspondent Tells of Its Beauty
and of Some of the' Visitors,
Besides Giving Other Items
of General Interest.
Mr. Mark Cooper Pope is in the city
ciiculating among his many friends.
Until Shoals. August 13.—[S[«eeial.]
—While the many ixqmltu summer
resorts of Georgia and North Carolina
are making a big lute and cry about
their natural beauties, and the many
delightful spots, portraying nature iii
her loveline s, High Shoals serenely
rests in the knowledge that not one ol
them can point to moie entrancing and
unadorned beauties. Our fame lias ex
tended over a large part of the country,
and many of those living in.Athens
seeit this place as a re-ort. However,
the place is not appreciated by our
fi lends of the Classic City to the ex.eut
it should he, bur the time will come
when High Shoals, as a summer resort,
will he known all over the union, and
tin-crowns which will floek here will
not he ext ceded by any place in Geor
gia. One can glance over the tong list
ol summer viators that seek tlie re-
I reshing scenes and bracing a Lin os pr, ere
of our town and sec at mice that we
omy lack a railroad to make our place
one ot the most popular resorts in the
south. We hope some railroad com
pany wilt appreciate this fact and help
ueveio our section by locating a line
lliioiigh ii, which would prove to he
one of the finest investments that could
he made.
Rev. II. R. Bernard am) W. S. Walk-
er are conducting a series of meetings
at the Baptist-church here, which prom
ise to result in great good to the eoui-
muniry. May the good Lord bless and
crown their efforts with the richest
su cess.
Mr. B. M. Zettler and his amiable
better half (who was formerly Mrs.
Mamie Ilarrisjare visiting the family of
An 1. W. l’owell.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Frazer, Jr., of
Arkansas, are visiting their father’s
family at this place.
Miss Jessie Frazer is quite sick at her
home. We wish her u speedy ri eov-
ery.
Airs. Kate Young, of Atlanta, and
her charming daughters, Misses Jennie
and Florence, accompanied by Mis*
Jessie Cochran, another of Atlanta’s
lair daughters, are spending a few
weeks with relatives and friends in our
tow ii and community.
Miss Sallie Mitchell, one of BuforJ’s
prettiest young ladies, is the guest of
Aliss Coudie Mcdlin this week.
Mr. Jim Morgan, wife and three
sons, of Knoxville, lean., are ming
ling with relatives ami 1 riends in our
midst.
All's. Malone, of Columbia, H. C., is
vi*iting her rnotner, Airs. Sarah E.
iones.
Aliss Stella O’Rourke, of Charleston,
and Ali-s Ollie Belle Siovall, of Madi
son, spent a few days in this commun
ity, much to the ia light of their many
friends. They were the guests of Misses
Aluina and Annie Mitchell.
Aliss Kate Abbott, of Atlanta, who
has been the guest of Mrs. J. W. Rod-
well, iias gone to spend a short time
with her sister, Airs. J. F. Hester, near
Alonroe. Tlie good wishes of her nu
merous friends here attend her wherev r
she goes.
Air. Million Nelson, of Jaekson coun
ty, and Aliss Carrie Starr, of this place,
were married Suuday morning ju*t as
the first beams of the new sun made
their appearance to dispel the mist of
the preceding night. The marriage
took place at the cross-roads near Air.
Rod well’s house. His honor, Jas. W
Lea officiated. The couple apprehend
ed some opposition and resorted to this
means ol forestalling any objections
that might be raised until they were
made one.
The new addition to the factory
buildins in course of erection, is pro-
gresdng very nicely and will soon lx:
completed. The new machinery re
cently bought by the company is arriv
ing ar.d will soon be in operation.
The Al E. Sunday school has just put
on their church a ponderous bell weigh
ing live hundred and fifty pounds, and
which can be heard at a distance of six
miles.
Our hand boys have made for them
selves a wide spread reputation, which
is justly deserved. They have recently
ordered some new horns from C. G.
Conn, manufacturer of the finest band
instruments in America. With these
line instruments they have a bright and
prosp rous future before them and
High Sh .als should justly feel proud of
her hoys.
The friends of Judge Lawson gave a
barbecue at Glendale, one mile from
this place, to-day. Quite a number of
his admirers and followers were pres
ent. Also a great many of Colley’s
friends. The judge addressed the peo
ple of this place, late this afternoon,
and then returned to Madison to await
the result of to-morrow’s primary.
Your correspondent has been so com
pletely absorbed in the gaities and fes
tivities of the picnic and barbecue sea
son, during his vacation, that he has
neglected his duty as reporter, but wiil
endeavor to become prompt in the
future in chronicling the happenings of
our pleasant place.
Happy Hooslers.
Wm. Timmons, Postmaster of Idaville,
Iud., writes: “E.ectric Bitters has done
llioie for me tlmn all other medicines cum.
hioed for thHt bad reeling arising from
Kidtuy and L;ver troubles.” John Leslie,
farmer and stockman, o: same place, says:
“Find Electcir B.uers to be the best Kid.
uey and Liver mediciu* , in ide me feel like
a new man.’’ J. W. Gaidner, hardware
merchant, same town, says:Electric Bitters
is just Ibe thing for a man who is all run
d*>wn and don’t care whether he lives or
dies; he found new strength, good appetite
and felt just like he bud anew lease on life
Only 50c. a bottle, at John Crawford & C.
Wholesale and Retail Drug Biore.
Mr. J. G.
MERC1AL HOTEL.
ards In Quiet Pos-
on.
Mr. Edwards, former proprietor of
the Clayton House—where he made such
an enviable reputation as a landlord
has secured the unexpired lease on the
Commercial, and is now in full charge.
This hotel will be renovated and gener
ally improved, and there will be no
longer necessity for complaints about
Athens’ accommodations to Che travel
ing public. The misunderstanding be
tween Mrs. Stanley and Mrs. Brazier—
with which Mr. Edwards has no con
nection whatever—will probably be set
tled in the courts. We have not yet
learned where Mrs. Brazier will move
to. Both ladies have friends in our
city. We hope an amiable settlement
will be made between them.
Mr. W. A. Knowles, editor of the
bright Herald-Journal of Greensboro,
with his charming wife spent a few
hours in the city yesterday, en route
from T^Uulal). ‘‘
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Salesman—Yes, this is the stove you inquired for. As you say, it docs not look exactly
like the oncyour mother recommended you to buy, and which she thinks bo much of, but it is a
Charter Oa/c Ilange* Wo have t ho Cook Stoves of the same make but tho Ranges arc used
more generally now, as they arc more convenient. IIow long has your mother haa her stove?
Young M auiiied Lady—Oh! ever so Jong. She bought it when. 1 was a baby, and has been
using it ever since, and she told me I must get the same kind.
Salesman—Well, this is the same kind. That is, it is a Charter Oak, but you must remem
ber that twenty years is a long time, and improvements have been made since your mother got
hers. This Range has the wonderful Wire Gatute Oven I>oor 9 which you have probably
heard of. as it is known and sold everywhere in connection with our Stoves and Ranges.
Y oung Married Lady—oh! I remember now. She spoke about that, but I can't understand
why that should make it so much better than our old stove, as that was as good as it could be.
Salesman—There is no doubt about its being much better; it is a wonderful improvement.
It bakes everything so much nioer, and the meats are not dried up like they are in the old
fashioned tight ovens. Why. a steak can be broiled ia that oven as perfectly as over a charcoal
Are. and the natural juices of the meat, which make it so appetizing, will all be retained. It ia
just tho same with roast meats. Of course it is needless for me to speak of its other good
qualities, as your mother's advice has made that unnecessary.
©Young married Lady—Well, of course, I will take it. Please have it put up as soon U
you can, as we have no stove yet. We arc just commencing housekeeping, you know.
For Sale bv
JULIU3 DORNBLATT & CO., Agents,
BROAD STREET, ATHENS, GA.
21—1.
J. D. MOSS.
W. M. ROWLAND
MOSS <& ROWLAND.
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All lines of City mid Country Insurance written’iu be*t Companies.
05Bce : 215 Clayton 3fc., in R L. Moss & Co. Building.
CONTINENTAL INS. CO., OF NEW YORK.
Hamburg Bremen ins go of Hamburg,ger.
ROME FIRE INS. CO. OF ROME, GA.
Wood’s Mowing Machine,
Wood’s Hay flakes,
Iron Age Cultivators,
Grain Cradles,
Rubber and Leather Belting.
-FOR SALK BY—
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13 East Clayton Street,
ATHENS, - - - - GEORGIA,
We also carry a full line HARDWARE. Prices Reasona-
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FINESHOW CASES
—Lowest Pbicss.—
Also Wall and Prescription cases, Cedar
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A. R. ROBERTSON,
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Monuments and Tnmb-Stenes, Cradle Tombs, Statuary, <fcc.
A LARGE SfOCK OF FINISHED GRANITE AND MARBLE MONUMENTS
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Jan. 28—ly
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COAL [ COAL !
We are sole agents In this section for the following Opular brands ■
“ MONTEVALLO,”
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Also, have on the way and now in stock,
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