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THE ATHENS BANNER TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 3.1891
X ABOUT PRIZE FIGHTERS-
taking about prize fighters, the
_,ew Orleans New Delta eaya :
“We are gratified to know that there
ia one city in the country that knows
Sow to deal with the toughs and
<ze fighters; that there is one
ce in the Sunny South where they
not “ own the town,” and where
iey are made to feel the heavy hand
’'justice whenever they violate the
w. In Houston, Tex., it does not
ut a different face on a prize fight
.o call it “a contest,” nor can a pair
of^feather weight gloves change a
breach of the peace into a lawful
amusement. Some days ago two
bruisers, Jack Kelly and Al. Burke,
bad *‘a glove contest” in the usual
style. There was the customary
ring, the referee, the seconds, the
bottle holders, the stakeholder, the
time-keepers and the usual bowling
mob of spectators. There was the
ordinary assault and battery, the
“first blood,” ‘first knock-down,”
“body blows,” “rushes,” “in-fight
ing,” “upper cut” “swing,” and all
the rest of the jargon that it seems to
be the idea to educate our New Or-
leans young men and boys in. Of
course one of the “professors” con
tested so much harder than the other
“professor” that the latter was borne
out bloody and insensible, while the
former was hailed as the victor, and
the young men, and old ones too,
went away with their minds elevated
and their morals improved by the
highly genteel and eminently respec
table scene in which they had just
participated.
But the Texas authorities, at least
those of the city of Houston, do not
appear to have been educated up to
the point of distinguishing the dif<
ference between a prize fight and a
‘‘glove contest.”
To the mind of the uncultivated,
ignorant, brutal Texas official a
“prize fight” is a fight for a prize;
and to put on skin tight gloves to do
the fighting does not change its
character one particle. And conse
quently these common, everyday, or
dinary policemen and deputy sheriffs
have actually laid their hands upon
the sacred persons of the professors
and their ‘ managers” and have haul
ed them before a vulgar low-minded
recorder, who knew his business no
better than than to subject these em
inent gentlemen to a trial ; and then
actually put them under a bond ol
five hundred dollars each to answer
at the next term of the Circuit Court.
Seriously, we congratulate the
people of Houston upon the posses
sion of a corps of officers who do not
propose to ait idly by aud see their
criminal statutes violated with im
punity by a lot of imported toughs,
aided and abetted by a <sw vicious
and feather-headed citizens ot their
own town.”
A FORLORN HOPE
Goods which have been completely sold out, and are no more to be had at MAX JOSEPH’S, h or such you will now have
to pay at least 30 per cent more at other places.
GOOD OHA
GRAND BARGAINS ARE TO BE HAD ALL THE TIME
.1.
From the beginning of the week until the end, and Monday’s I will use as special days for the closing out of small lots. These will I finish up by cutting the original
cost in two ; therefore you will have to pay only one-half or 50 cents on the dollar.
TO CLOSE OUT THIS WEEK.
From 7 to 9 o’clock Mornings, 88 Jersey Jack
ets, worth #1.00, only i&o. if asked.
FROM 7 lo 10 O’CLOCK FORENOON,
336 yards Remnants wooltn Diess goods
—a large variety of colors, worth 16c. to
20r\ only PIVH (5c.) & yard is asked.
FROM 7 lo 11 O CLOCK FORENOON,
18 p eces genuine Wamsatta Bleaching,
the original brand on each piece.
Only 8c. a yard,
14 pieces new style spring Dress Ging
hams, worth 8 and 10c.
Only Six Cents a yard.
From 7 to 12 o’clock,
140 dozen Spool Thread AT THREB
(3c.) A SPOOL. No more than one dozen
spools to each customer, therefore the
limit.
300 PAPIR NEEDLES, heat quality
warranted, AT TWO (4c.) A PAPER—
no more than 6 papers to each customer.
360 yards French S&tteen, a yard wide—
regular 15 and 40c. quality, ONLY SIX
l6c) A YARD. Two dresses to each cus
tomer.
DIRECT TRADE.
The South wants and ought to
have direct trade with foreign na
tions.
Not many weeks ago there was a
convention held in Atlanta attended
by the governors of several of the
SoutL Atlantic States whose purpose
was to devise some means of obtain,
ing direct trade from South Atlantic
ports. The purpose was a good
•ne, but nothing much seems to have
resulted from the convention, in spite
of the fact that the last Georgia leg.
islature granted a charter for a com
pany to orgauize at once and set to
work about the end in view.
/ What has become of that Direct
Trade scheme ? It would he well
for the Southern States bordering on
the Atlantic Ocean to look into the
matter at once and revive the inter
est that seems to be waning. It is
only a question of time, however, be
foie our ports will be opened to di
rect trading vessels. The South’s
rich products, increasing every year,
will sooner or later find a direct out
let from the South’s own ports to
foreign quays.
From 7 to 9 o’clock.
94 yards B nek Ru- ing, 15c. quality,
ONLY 4 CENTS A YARD. No more
tlinn 2) yards lo each parson.
WHITE RUSLING, same as above.—
Big Bargains (torn sun-rise to sun-down
all d-ty.
All these enumerated below are small
lo a, to be closed out entirely—fine values
much l elow cost.
IT °0 Suits of Ciothen were $10.00
ill 4R good woolen suits—Cuevoits
and Cusimeres.
IT 1 60—A lot of Pants that we sold at
At 1 $3.50 and 3.00.
150 good MEN S and BOYS’ VESTS,
from the suits or which the Coats or Pints
were sold, worth $160 to $2 50, ON—Y
F1F TY CEN rS IS ASKED.
114 very fine 8PR1NG OVERCOATS,
only $800. Ti.e real values are from
$12 60 to $18.00 a pi- ce, but I wa-t the
money, and I HAVE TO VACATE THE
CORNER STORE, therefore sucu a cut
in price.
112 Misses and Ladies CLOAKS 111 61
Terrible cut 1—whether you need AI
No more
now or not, you be'ter buy one
than 2 to eacb person.
180 ODD PANTS, very fine imported
goods, were sold h . us at $6.00 and else
where at $7.50. Will close out the lot if
you can tv- tit** d, at
$3.00 a Pair.
One lot ltueu collars at 10c.—best 20c.
grade.
DAI) 7fvf Wool Ribbed Undershirts j
rUR I dill ur Dr iwer j , an all-Meiino i
wo-d of the finest mak>, sold heretofore a*
150 each, ribbe l .Jer>ey, very elegant fil
ling, and worth even more than 1.50.
Pjll) 61 00. An elegant oxydized hm-
rUU 9 It die. Glory oi Saiteen Umbrella,
worth 1.75 and 2 25.
PAD 0 00. an extra fine qu lity 5 00 Silk
rUn u\ Urabrtlla.
DAI) Rit All the 10c. D.vsa G-ols, B o-
rUIl t)U% cad* s and corded W-ested.
PAH 7A All the 12}c. Scotch P.a ds and
run l\J Woolen Cashmere.
PAD inn All the 20c. Dress G mde, d-u-
rUft lUUi ble width Stlteen, black aud
color Cashmere.
PAD 1A ' A l the 25c. D s< G >oU dou-
rUll 111 hie width Beiges and Serges,
elegant Spring Dr res Goode.
PAD 1RG. All the 80c, Dresr Goods, flue
mil Cashmere-, colored S.-rges.
FOR 35^ ^ ’°t of colored Silks, worth
FOR l c - A y» rd .
Tull Checked Homespun.
FOR 4 e- A Csc
FOR 4
!. A yard, Ca icoes of best co’ors,
warranted.
FOR 4°' *Th«fcase of 10c. Challies.
PUD ,(C a yard, 25 nieces of
tun 4 Good Bleaching.
PAD 7 1 OC a yard,
PUil I 1“4 Fruit of Loom Bleaching.
SHOES—Oi the bargain tables, espe
cially put out for that day, 140 paiis La
dies an l Missis Shoes—chiiic • of the lot
PAD AAO. a pair. The choice is worth
rUlt »1U from $1 50 to $2.00 a pair. They
> consist of India Kul Button Ladies Shoes,
Dopgola Button Ldies Shoes, M<<n cco
Lace Stines, C»lf Ballou or Lace La ii -s
S toes. The siz-s are for Misses from lli
to No 2. For Ladies from No. to 8.
Pf)D 1 OK A lot of Men’s Congress and
TUI! IitW Lace Shoes, worth from 2.00
to 3.00 a pair.
G--i d qu ili y B eaching at 4c.
Barlow Beaching at 4 3 4c.
Columbu- yard wide at 6ic
Fiuii of Loom. 13 yards lor $. 00.
Small check' d Gimrhnms a; 5c.
Dress Gtnahums at 6)c.
Finest qu-.lity G nglmms at 8f\
Sma'I cuecked prints nt 4£c.
Tailor-made Fr nch Bcver Jackets.—
$7.50 Was the price. You can have them
at $3.50 each.
S a Island at 5£c, a yard.
Poland 4-4 Sc. Island S ecting at 7c.
Sterling 4-4 S-a Island Sheeting at 7Jc.
Peppirc 10-4 Sln eting at 2 ic
Bleachi d Peppered 10-4 Siu-eii ig at 24c,
Unbleached Sheeting at 4 3-4c.
Quilts, turk* y red coverings at $125
each, worth $2.00
Quilts, ere onue covered, an i turkey rat
ba k a- $1,25.
Satteeu Covered Qui ts, a #3 00 grade at
$1 50.
Fancy striped Bed tickimr, 15c. gride
at 10c.
Double width fancy S.tteen Featter
Ti king *t 16c, worth 30c
India K d Lillies Button Sane-, a ftOQ
quality nt 95c,
Pebble G'aio L*c«- Suocs.tnac iiuo sewed
at 95c., a $2 00 quality.
Doucol. Button Lidies Sines, fj.>5
quality at $1.25
Simples, odd* and ends of th- cases,
quality $2 50 to $3 50 Button Sh ts, to
. lose out s' $1 35.
’ ad tea’ Glove Grain Polish, $2 65 grad,
at $1 20
Ltdies’ P bblo Grain Lacs Shoes, 00
qu li*v «' $1 15.
Fancv patent leather tip D ngnU Lidia
Button Shoe, a $2 50 grade at $1 35
Mi-ses fine India KM Button S • ej, siz-s
12 13, 1 and 2 a» 85c, worth $1 75
TOWELS!—Bi-st lin«-n dsm<-k, a mixed
ot of 25c. quality, choice at l‘2ic.
All Goods Advertised on Special Hours—if Any Left—
Will be sold daring the entire day nntil closed out.
no apology for after hours. Sales positively cash.
It is a risk though you ave running, although I will gurantee to have them at the hour advertised, but will make
Respectfully,
MAX JOS
U
THE CONFEDERATE WIDOWS.
The law for the pensioning of the
Confederate widows of Georgia, is
now in fall force, bat it is suddenly
discovered that there is not enongb
money in the treasury to meet the
requirements of the law.
This state of affairs should be rents
edied at once. The State should
make the necessary arrangements to
get the money, aud when the appli
cations are banded in, meet them
promptly. Another thing is,, that
the explanation of the manner in
which evidence is to be colli cted of
the sqldier’s death, ia hardly explicit
enough. c -
The State should by n’l means
earry out th* law as it was intended;
let arrangements be marie to secure
the necessary money wit b which to
DON’T MORTGAGE THE FARM.
The growing tendency among our
people, and especially the farming
class, is to lift the burden of debt
from off their shoulders by mortgag
ing their homes to foreign corpora*
tions, and receiving many on five
or ten years time.
It has come to be a regular mania
among the farming class, and year
by year the farmers of Georgia are
being primed down under the weight
of a mortgage.While reports from the
census bureau show that the northern
states are more heavily indebted in
this direction than the South, still
it is recorded that in the state of
Alabama $30,207,983 represents the
amount of mortgaged real estate,
making an average amount of debt
from this source alone of $26 per
capita in Alabama.
In Georgia, though the exact fig
ures are not yot obtainable, the sit>«
uation is equally as bad.
The loan companies come to the
farmer in bis distress and offer him
aid. They show him, as they have a
right to do, that he can get out of
debt by harrowing money for five
or ten years, in which he has plenty
of time to pay it back. The thought
is georgeons, the idea ia grand.
Out of debt and ten years in which
to lift the mortgage. The farmer
gets the money, pays his debts,
spends money a little more freely
tnan before, and wakes np ere many
mornings pass with the conscious
ness that he must lift a mortgage of
great weight from off his homestead.
A mortgage is a mighty heavy
burden. The cancellation of such
an instrument is the old, old story,
oft repeated.
How, after a year or two has pass
ed, the farmer finds himself con
fronted with the task of removing
it; how it preys upon his mind and
brings sorrow to his home; how,
struggle as he may, the burden still
presses heavily upon him; how he
rocks bis brain to find a way in
which to escape; and how, at last,
in despair, he either charges to bis
account in another world the crime
of self-murder, or relinquishes bis
claim upon the old homestead, so
dear to him and, his family.
Farmers of Georgia, the way ont
of the difficulty is not by mortgng.
ing yonr farms. Yon will never re
move the debt from your estate by
this method. Five years from the
time yon contract the debt, yon find
yourself deeper in debt than before.
You have paid interest and the prin»
difficulty.
The true solution of the problem
lies with the Farmers’ Alliance, and
the principles of that order, that
teach economy and patronizing of
home industry, will yet Jbe the re
demption of Georgia farmers from
the thralldom of debt.
Ifour farmers ever get out of debt,
they must save the money to pay
their creditors. It is much better
to practice economy, save the money
and pay the creditor, than to borrow
the money, mortgage your land, and
in the end find yourselves farther in
debt than before.
To the farmers of Gejrgia has
been given a priceless heritage.
The broad acres, the fertile valleys
of the Empire State are treasures
that will yet make their owners rich.
Keep the title clear and nnclouded
in yourselves and your children;
let it not pass into the hands of
outsiders.
Practice economy; pursuo steadi
ly the objects ol your great order;
stand by its principles; and, if nec
essary, call upon your friends to
help you.
If in the settlement of this great
question The Banner can do a sin
gle act looking towards its success
ful consummation, we would deem
ourselves honored in its perform
ance.
Pursue this determination stead
fastly; lilt the mortgages now over
yonr homes; incar no more indebt
edness in this direction; and bring
to pass the time when every farmer
of Georgia shall be independent of
this burden, and shall carry bis sov
ereignty beneath his hat.
demands made
the $$ >al haB remained undiminia ted.
THE FARMERS AND MR. CLEVELAND.
It is indeed, interesting to observe
that the Alliancemen are keeping
very cool and silent about that sil
ver letter of Mr. Cleveland.
Whether this is calcnlated to sig
nify that they, are going to pounce
upon him or whether it simply
means that they are giving the mat>«
ter qoiet deliberation to be able to
act wisely in the end has yet to be
shown. President Polk, of the Na
tional Alliance, has said that Mr.
Cleveland '‘choked himself off from
the presidency with a silzer spoon,”
bat there are many prominent farm
ers who differ with President Polk,
and the matter is by no means set
tled yet as to the farmers’ choice for
president of the country.
It can not be doubled bat that
Cleveland; has (ot the moment caus
ed a strOLg opposition to rise up in
because of bis avowed opposition
to the free coinllffte of silver. That
he has placed himself in an unfa
vorable attitude to the interest of
the farmers cannot be denied.
But this ma) or may not prove
true in the end, and the farmers
know it. Cleveland has always
been a triend to the farmers of the
country. He went before congress
in the very cutset of ihe jute bag
ging trusts’ torture and asked that
body to legislate some wholesome
law for the safety of the farmers.
He has always stood firmly by the
principles laid down in the demo
cratic platform and there is no rea
son to believe that he is now playing
false lo his colors
The fact is just this: Cleveland
if nominated may make hie personal
opinions subverve to the dictations
of the party. If he does he will be
quarely with farmers in every res
pect, and will be the strongest lead
er the party cauld possibly put out.
He would win the fight for us in
1892 without a doubt.
Mr. Watterson says Cleveland
will eland all right on the silver
question when the platform demands
it, and he is asked to accept it upon
condition of that demand. As a
servant he will serve, though as a
private citizen be had entertained
different views.
A servant is what we are after,
whether it be Hill, Cleveland or any
other good democrat. The Farmers
want a man who will lay aside per
sonal opinions and take up their
cause. Let them put the question
fairly before Mr. Cleveland ia the
convention, and wait until they hear
his reply before they decide to whip
him out of the party to which he has
ever been so loyal aud so faithful.
If he favors % free coinage then, let
them weigh well the matter of mak-
iag him their standard bearer for
he is strong in the party. If be oj -
puses free coinage, take somebody
else.
KING COTTON.
WHAT HIS SUBJECTS HAVE
SAY ABOUT HIM.
TO
CRAWFORD.
A LIVE TOWN AND CROWING EV
ERY DAY.
The Roads Prevent Much Cotton From
Coming In—The Tone of the Market
Firmer.
Something In Reference to her Litera
ry and Dramatic Societies, and News
Notes of Interest About Things in
General and Business Firms.
No, ibis la not the way put ot the j fie democratic party against him
ANOTHER PROVIDED FOR.
Harrison Send Dead Duck Blair as
Minister to China.
• Washington, Feb. £7.- [Special]
Senator Blair has been appointed min
ister to China, relieving Charles Derby,
democrat of the old Bchool, appointed
by Cleveland.
A Prominent Man Dies.
Charlotte, N. C. Feb. 27.—[Special]
— Capt. T. L. Seigle, one of the most
prominent aai substantial citizens of
Charlotte, died at 9 o’clock this morn
ing, after a lingeiing illness of several
months.
What is cotton doing?
And what are the prospects for better
Prices?
And is much coming in or is there
much more to come?
These and kindred questions are ask
ed many times a day by everybody in
the Classic City and all over the south.
A Banner reporter went yesterday
to see several of the prominent cotton
men in the city and got a talk from
them on the matter.
The opinion of all of them was about
the same ou all questions pertaining to
the fleecy staple.
One of the most prominent said:
“Of course anything that pertains to
cotton is of great interest to the people
and to every one in fact who lives in a
cotton country, 1 wish I had some
thing ve-y encouraging to tell them
but I have not.
“The market, owing to the immense
production, is of course dull. Just af
ter Christmas it took a little upward
spurt but since then the prices have
been setttling and 1 see no prospects for
an appreciable rise in price in the near
future.
“Is there much more cotton to come
in? well, I think there is. 1 have been
travelling in the country around us
lately and I think that there is more
cotton housed up, waiting for bet'er
prices, than ever before at this t> a-
son.
Many who could have gotton a fair
price at the beginning of the season
waited too long and now are unwilling
to let go at a loss.
The season as a whole has been deci
dedly disappointing both as regards
orice and quality.
The bad weather docs not seem to
have had any marked effect on the
amount produced but has told seriously
on the grade.
The quality Is not as good as it bos
been for several years past.
“I dare say that some of those who
have cotton stored away in their gin
houses would like to bring it in but the
roads are in such a terrible condition
that it is an impossibility to move the
crop.
“You have no idea how bad the roads
are. They are bad enough in Athens
but in the surrounding country these
streets would seem boulevards.
“I dou’t believe that for twenty years
the roads have been in such a miserable
condition.
“Athens has her part to do in fixing
the streets withiu the corpatate limits,
but the county should do somthing to
fix the roads outside of the city.
The farmers are an iniportaut class
and deserve this much consideration.
“Let the roads be worked.”
VA
Mad Dogs.—These dangerous pests
seem to b« very abundant iti Oglethorpe
at present and the people have declared
war against them. Stray dogs should
be shot down when seen in Athens.
Wrather Predictions.—The present
cold snap will be the salvation of fruit.
After this cold snap it is predicted that
warm weather will set in and that t)u>
will be a splendid fruit pear.
Crawford, < n the Athens Branch, about
eighteen miks from Athens, is one ol the
most pro.-pt reus 'owns in the stale. A
few years ago it was bul a little Village,
to-day she bi asta of a fi e trade, and u«s
nice store-io uia as well slocked
with goods as maoy more pretentious
towns
Tue mayor of the town is Mr. J. L. Jar
rell, with Messrs. A. S. Rln d s, R. S Mar
tin, H. J. Pace, R. P. Tucker aud D. M.
Gauidiag, c< unci m n. These gentlemen
are progressive men, and alive ta the in
ter. sts of Crawford. Y -terJay the work
of putting up street lam. s w s commen
ced ; and an <’rd> r tms t> - n passed to the
effect that shade ims ‘h i be placed nr
all the principal streets, at.! granite cross
ings hav been f Ul down.
The population of Crnwfo d is about
five hundred, and in the neighb irbond of
500 hdes of col'on are hauled iq from ihe
cou dry each season.
G r at pride is taken in the San Souci
Circk, h library society, wito a member
ship of i bout one hundred and twenty-five.
It has a i ; .>r«ry ti led with standard oook>.
and an elegant piauo. The society meets
ouce a montu atd is presided over by the
following officers: Dr. M. G. Little, Presi
dent; R. 8. Martin. Vice President; and A.
S. Wilkins, Treasurer.
lu about ten days the Dramatic club
will give an entertainment, when “A
Breach of Promise,” and * Ruined by
Driuk," will be presented in good style.
The two above named organizations, the
Masons aod the Nights of Honor all meet
id Martin Bros hall, which is handsomely
fitted up, commodious, and hss a pretty
little stage.
The Bitptists have s new and attractive
chuicb. tbe services being conducted by
Dr. J. G. Gibson and Rev. J. F. Cheney.
Prof. A. 8 Rhodes is iu charge of the
academy, which is a splendid wooden
atructu.e with an average attendance of
toholurs being mare than fifty. A number
of these come from a distance. Here the
pupils are thoroughly piepared for aoy of
the colleges or institutes. Prof. Rnodes
has been here four years, and during that
time has beeD highly complimented by col
lege professors for his thoroughness in the
training of his pupils.
Crawford has two bl.ck-smitb shops, a
Urge livery stable, gius and grist mills.
The Doyle vranite works, about one-half
mile from the town, is a big thing. This
we k fifteen hands were put to work ia
the quarry, and the number will be steadi
ly iiicrea-sed. Tue granite is of a very su-
I e ior qnality, and will sell readily. Mr.
D .yle hiisa good thing for himself,a^ d
will assist materially in helping tbe town.
Crawford is a dry town; but uas one of
the liveliest newspapers, to be found any
where. It is in charge of Mr Clem Moore,
an experienced, popular and graceful
wiiter. Success to the Heralds
Oue of the most widely known busi
ness houses, is that of Martin Bros, who
carry a Urge stock of fancy and staple dry
goods. They als • have >. uoiher house iu
which they carry a spleui.id olock of furni
ture. For ten years this firm has been en
gaged in business at their present stand,
their trade is most satisfactory.
and
Clever, genial and accommodating, they
could not be otherwise than snccessful.
Tucker Bros, R. P. & W. O. Tucker,
proprietors of the wagon and carriage
shops. They are well known to all the
pi epic of,Oglethorpe, as they have been at
their prrtyml gkop for the last seventeen
years. Anything in the way of a phaeton,
rockaway or wugou, is put up by them, in
be.-t siyJe atj reasonable puces. Bul it ie
to their repair worK they give most ante,
lion. Ween an old vehicle is overhsuM
by tb< m it looks as good as now, in tbe
pniutieg and in every way.
Mr. J. P. Armislead ba. a large stoic*
room Well-stocked with a genual line 111
merchandise. He is very popular with
i v< lyone, and the writer is sorry he did
not h.ve an opportunity of mteim* Ur.
Annistead.
Little’s Drug Store is one of tbe instita-
tionsof the town that is doing a splendid
business. It is oword by Dr. M. G Lit tie,
who keeps everything usually tout'd in so
establishment of rbc hind. Among tin
speci titles are Harrison’s Specific 0-.r -
nieut, for boils ami carbuacles, price 50
ceuts. He is sole ager.t for H-rmon’f Sir-
saparilla Compound, tbe great b ood and
liver cleanser, the most powerful »it►•'•-'iee
end depurator known—acting dir' c ly itp-
oq the bk oi and glarduioy system aw
for Hermon's Dyspepsia remedy, a cere
for heart-burns, acid stomach, indigestijo
and constipation.
Arnold, Maxwell & C > occupy the Urge
brick building. Messrs. D. H Arnold *nd
W-Maxwell are fine business nor, an I
look closely after thr-ir store. They carif
a large stock and sell an immense »mount
of goods. Both their re'aii sLd wholesale
trade is very fine.
Mr. J. A Roland is the successor to
S okely & Rowland, which is the olfirtt
bouse in Crawford. Mr. Rowland is not
so old bimse f, but is a msn of excepiior-
ally fine business talent, and undersisn*
well the art of buying and selling. H«
never permits bis business to run him, hut
runs his business. He carries a general
line of merchandise.
Ou the 101b of Februory a new business
house was opened by Mr. J M. Stokeiy, a
young man who bas a host of friends in
Athens. He carries a general tine of mer
chandise. Occupies a. new and neat
building,and bas no old goodtMo dispose
of Everyone predicts for him aucc ss.
Give J. M. Stokeiy a call and you will be
treated in the best-style. •
Mr. Hargrove is postmaster, and in «d*
dition bas a neat store, and is one of ihe
most prosperous and well known citizens
of the county.
LANDSLIDE IN VERMONT.
Thousands of Tons of Dirt Sweep
Down on Dwellings.
Barrb. Vt., Feb. 27.—[Special.]—
A huge landslide occurred here yester
day on the laud occupied by the God'
dard seminary.
Thousands of tons of stones, trees and
earth swept down upon. tbe dwellings
clustered about the seminary.
Many houses were badly damaged.
William McDonald’s residence was
moved eleven feet f rom Its foundation
and the cellar wa» filled with debris.
The lower story of Martin B»?illy’ 8
house was almost entirely wrecked.
People living at a distanoe of kn
miles or more heard the noise of the
slide as of distant thunder, and distinct
ly felt tbe trembling pf the earth.
NOTICE TO BRIDGE BULDERS.
B IDS wl I b<- received on Thursday the 28th day
of Match, h-91, fer the cons ructim of »>»**
tlce bridge 2u feet ide ai d SS5 feet .i ne, over
the Oconee river and near the mouth of mooi* s
branch, in the city of Athens, also the
with dirt ai d rock the approaches to said bridge
so as to make It easily accessible, the app*?*”
on the ea t side to be tilled In about 200 feet long
with an eu.let f r high wafer SO feet from >#•
oast bank of said river So feet wide, with n> *
•enu iMiiAur o.uu inci .ptrcb wuwi w — - *.
walls of thepropt-r height, with said applet?
to be biidgvd over with J shsepeis 4*1» rj
ilong flooring to tie 2x13,20 ft-long, railing ix4,»
feet long and all of good mat> Vial The cou
tract tobe^et to the loweettreai onsible bidder,
at the court house in the city Of Athens at:■
o’clock a. m-,cn g ild date, the undersigned*•"
serving the right to leiect any unit tU hide.
Plana hji ! i rfirlffruitfaao on file in my oince.
This 2ist day of Feb. lt*l.
3 M. HKRiU.'iGTOJi, QdiSHJ*