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Dewaters rise.
. u0UST *isTmder two feet of
* u WATEB.
HUSTON HURT-
HOW THETREASURER WASTAKEN
AT HIS WORD.
River Still Rlslnar-Tho Floods
Tha " a wreck on the Georgia Rail
ed-The Engineer Killed.
A Bit of Gossip that whether True or
Untrue Is Interesting—The G. O. P.
has Another Split.
Iaarsviixb, Ky., March 9. -AWaah-
miMUvrru, 5. C., Merck A—This! ,pecial to Tl»e Courier Journal
. of rise country haa bean visited ®* jrs 1 ?° w a PP® ar8 that Treasurer Hus-
, sn{ ^i rainfall K baa knows ia not exactl J r kicked out of
The streams are now eut of their J®* - * uuwdUngiy and un.xpeot-
The tohocce planU have baaa Ho *»•* 8°“® to ses tbs preeideat
**** Hared to have a growl and to talk over his w-
p^Urda of • I aignation, expecting fully that he would
jlaSHTHJ.it, Ten*., March A—The I ^ smoothed down, and be begged to re-
here haa reached forty-eight feet, Md help beep op the financial
. tbe yrotobilitte# new are that it will credit of the United States.
The president, however, was a little
mere djrspeptiu than usual himself. The
Maryland biscuit ha had consumed at
breakfast did not Bet well on M™, and
, E-fore the rue stop*, it is thought a I Hu * t ® n **8®° wit h hi* usoal talk
tad before «»» ' w *~’ . of dennng to resign, tbe nresident said-
r mi many will have their house, ea- ‘-Well, Mr. S, I wSHEc^J*
^.(1* submerged. rcognation. Please present it."
March 9 —Hu Thereupon Mr. Hnalon drew the docu-
OasiwviLLE. Mw*.. »aron . ft* ment QUt of hi# ^ (he pnMeat
riitt has readied the danger line and is accepted it at once. **
(till rising. .. ^ r - Huston is now breathing dire
GrMt alarm is felt *“**■*•< what he will do in Indiana,
larses ar- beieg strengthened, bat | £?
cminot stand the strain much longer.
TO CHICKAMAUGA
A LARGE PARTY ESCORTING SEC
RETARY PROCTOR.
The Party Reaches KnoxvIUe^-Chatta-
nooga to be Their Headquarters-
Inspection by Day.
bt ever fifty fee*-
la the northeastern and norths
auborbs of the city families have out- j
to remora from their homes,
jlEsrms, Tenn., March 9.—Tho ea-
tire lower jiart ef Canton, Miss., is under
water, and nil the trains on the Iftinsis
Central railroad are delayed. Pearsiey
ji«f raised three feel in twelve hours,
mul all the trains are delayed at Jack-
son Miss., no trains having arrived from
ibe south since Saturday. The Miseis-
sipfii at Memphis is one and a half feet
shore the danger line.
be wys lie can, the president will have a
herd tune to control his awn delegation
in the 1892 convention.
SUNDAY’S STORM.
F tbe Element* In Various
Places. 4
OreLDU. Ala., March 9.—Salem, a
town )3 miles south of Opelika, in this
oounty, wa* visited by a severe cyclone
iboet 11 o’clock Sunday. 12 or 15 negro
csbiss and the negro Methodist church
were blown down. The rear end of Mr.
Crowder’s residence was blown off.
MoyrooitEKY, Ala., March 9. —The
heaviest rainstorm for months prevailed
here Sunday. During the hours from
8 to 9 o’clock two inches of rain fell.
The norm was accompanied by a great
deal of electricity. Lightning struck
the house of Love Morris, damaging it
consider:!14y. ;ind severely shocking six
of th» u.male*.
TRAGEDY IN NEW ORLEANS.
A Wife Killed In Attempting te Save
Her Husband.
New Orleans, March 9.—Mrs. Nellie
Nelson, a young married woman of 19,
was murdered at midnight in Carrollton,
a suburb of this city, by Philip Baker,
her husband’s clerk.
Nelson and Baker were settling up ac
counts when they got into a quarrel over
money matters. The clerk was about to
stab him with a knife when Mrs. Nelson
rushed between the men and grasped
Baker’s arms, just as the knife waa de
scending.
While Baker was struggling with the
woman, Nelson either in fright or dazed
by the blow, which had felled him,
rushed into the street calling for help.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 10.—Tbs
C.hicmn suga excursion reached here lata
Tueeday afternoon, and made only a
brief halt. They will make their head-
quarters at Chattanooga until Friday.
Then most of the party will return
kome, Secretary Proctor and a fow oth-
®rs extending the trip, and making a tour
of inspection ef military posts in th«
sonth and southwest.
The party ia made up ae follows: Sec-
Big
DEATH OF CAPT. JOHN. C. RUTH
ERFORD YESTERDAY.
That Advisory Board—To the
Swamp-
Atlanta, March 10.—[Special]—It is
claimed now that the law passed at the
last session of the legislature under
Paralysis of the Brain Removes the j which the Advisory Board has been act-
Dlsttngulshed Lawyer—Death Finds | ing in tbe matter of the Military En-
ac count
a Shining Mark—The Funeral In Ath- j
ens Today.
Capt. John C. Rutherford is dead.
In the midst of a useful life, full of
honors and yet in its prime, death came
to him suddenly and summoned him to
his eternal rest.
fhe sad news that flashed across the
wires yesterday afternoon conveyed a
campment is null and void on
of a clearical error.
It was introduced by Captain Price
Gilbert, of Muscogee and the record
shows that it was read only one time in
the house, whereas the constitution re
quires three readings.
This error, it ia claimed, destroys
the force of the act.
The Attorney General has not given
a decision on tbe matter and until he
does no further action can be taken.
At a meeting of the Railroad com
mission today the application ofPresi-
message of sorrow to many homes in
retary Proctor, AttorneyGenerelMmer, I thi3 cit y> where the distinguished dead
Quartermaster General Batcbsilor, As- was so well known and so warmly ad-
sistant Adjt Gen. Williams, Maj. Hill mired. . It was a great shock to tbe rel
and Lieut. Woodbury, of the war depart- atives and friends of the deceased, us I den ® Thomas that the Western and At-
ment; Senator and Mrs. Frye, Senator they had never imagined the end of his lantic be allowed to increase its passen-
and Mrs. Mandersoo, Senator and Mrs. I ijf e waa ^ near> ger rate to three cents per mile was ar-
lev Monday night a telegram was re- I * aed - The decision was reserved
Representative and Mrs. CoggswsIU I from his bedside announcing | The case of the Central for failing to
his serious illness, aud yesterday morn
ing bis sisters started for Florida.
At the same hour the train moved
away from the depot here, the soul of
representative and Mr*. Coggvwell,
Representative and Mrs. Hooker, Repre
sentative and Mrs. Evans, Representa
tive and Mrs. Poet and Representatives
Cannon, Cutcheon, Clements, Hender
son, Osborne, Perkins and Baker; Com
comply with the commissions orders in
regard to joint rates was postponed.
TO THE BIG 8WAHP.
Capt, Harry Jackson, Gen. P. M. B.
mueionor Baum, Gen. Fullerton, Gen. Capt. Rutherford buret its earthly cere- Young and a party including Ex-Gov-
Stewart, CoL KsUogg, Maj. Davie of the 1 1
war department, Maj. Boyd of the
“ ‘ “’.P. Hi ‘ *
survey, Maj. W. P. Huxley, Mr. J. C.
Courts, Thomas P. Cleaves, Gen. R. D.
Massey.
ment. I ernor Little, of New Jersey, left today
Capt. Rutherford had been in bad for Okefenokee swamp. They carry
health for nearly a year, and for some I engineer Cramer, who superintended
months since had been recuperating his I ^be drainage of the Directors property
health. At tbe time of his death, he I in Florida, for an opinion as to the
was at Fair Park, Volusia county, Fla. drainage of the swamp. Also a number
With him were his twodaughter, Misses gentlemen who will, after examina-
streat auctioneers. This young man and
his mother arrived in the city the other
day, aud they claim to be peddlers from
Gilmer county. He goes by the name I
of Ben Anderson or Joe- Haygood. He
cannot account for Che counterfeit |
mousy, and the matter will be investi
gated.
Cotton Acreage,
Fayetteville, March 10.—The mem
bers of ths farmers’ alliance of this
county have concluded to decrease the
Fifteen minutes later, when*he entered I P°* ton acreage. The constant rains
the house with officers and several dti- 1 ha T® P*«y*«»tod the preparation of the
When the secession of Georgia called
to the battlefield her valiant sons,
among the first who went tp the front
was young Rutherford. Throughout I offices, furniture, houses, etc., given to
the eutire war, he served his southland
w ell on many ensanguined battle fields, „
and earned a Captaincy, the title oil Major Cumnnngs than read the report
which he .proudly bore until his death. | of a joint committee appointed by the
At the battle of Fredericksburg be
, was standing by the side of his uucle,, . . . ..... j
. General Thorns R. R. Cobb, when the made > lowing that the road was very
,v " I latter was killed. I much in need of repairs. He then read
Macon trains have not 01 the First ^ R cbnrch ’ 7“ taken ers were the ri 8 ht P er8on8 deal with » QAfter the war he taught school with a statement made by the snperintendent
f Hire .itv rnriav ®*ck cm Sunday morning and waa un-1 but said they would abide by the decis-1 his father for a few years, after which f
1 11 * able to preach. No other minister in j ion of the commission. The decision I be took up the practice of law at Bain-
waa postponed until! tomorrow.
Krgiitiful Know.
Desyf.h Colo., March 9.—Reports
from Sail Juan county aud the Conejoee
nn:o, sta<c that the country is com
pletely Lxiraxl in snow. Railroads and
toll ianti are blockaded; all traffic has
been siUivnded, and cannot be resumed
for
Ths fall of snow has been the heaviest,
for years and covers the grouud in many
places Ul> feet deep.
Macon, Ga., Match U. [Special.]—A
bail wreck last night on the Georgia
railroad cause 1 the death of the engi
neer, Charlie Davenport.
The eng'uie jumped the track and be
was iiiMaiitly killed
• .’.'i* i t u w i-dioul anti
th i e .mu. m i.n ut tbe
slig t han.- . . > .1 the engi
neerto save himself.
Hi- todv will be shipped to Augusta.
NO TRAINS.
Covington and
come in nor gone out of the city today
About a quarter of a mile of the track
on the east side of the river at Macon
has washed away and twelve feet of the
abuument of the bridge on the west side
has also been washed away. Trains ran
outon the Central railroad and passen
gers were transferred to the Covington
and Macon track a few miles from the
city.
There is a freshet in the river here.
Trains can’t run on the East Tennessee
road.
Augusta Ga. March 9 (Special)
The Savannah river has again taken
an upward spurt.
The river started up Sunday night
when it registered fourteen feet at the
bridge. Since then the river has been
rising from three to five inches an hour.
At eleven o’clock it registered thirty-
five leet.
The city is covered with water from
Campbell sneet up, varying from a foot
lo two feet. The portion covered is tbe
lowest in the city.
humored loss of life.
Many of the houses or back streets
are covered with water,no trains cats
come into the depot. There are no
casualties so far reported although
the
pre&enttinie of lose of life.
The river is rising about an inch an
hour now. Indications are that it has
reached the highest now.
zens, Mrs. Nelson was found dead with
her throat cut.
Mrs. Nelson had been married only six
months. She was handsome and very
popular.
A Hackman's Strike.
Atlanta, March 9.—A11 the transfer
companies and owners of hacks have
withdrawn their services from the pub
lic. It is all the outcome of the nrdinanoo
recently passed by the general council
requiring public hacks to carry passen
gers to any portion of the city foi^25
cents. Theycf ’ r ‘
Alter Many Years.
Plymouth, Ilia, March 10.—Twenty
years ago Mrs. L P. Duuaworth, then a
little miss, stepped upon a piece of glass,
which imbedded itself in her foot and
was never extracted. A physician has
m some of die trips to I j®»t extracted the glass, which had
which the rate applies would t*lr« two ! .made its appearance beneath the cuticle,
hours or more. | The glass had often
siderable pain
Mexico and tbe World’* Fair.
Chicago, March 9.—Mexico will be
at tbe World’s Fair with a novel display,
the plans for which have been approved
by the Mexican government and Lieut.
A. C. Baker, United Slates commissioner
to Mexico. The exhibit will consist of
an artificial hill of iron, covered with
terraced soil, surmounted by a fac simile
of the castle of Cliapultepcc, and it wUl
show the progress of Mexico from the
Famine Counterfeit Money.
Atlanta, March 19.—Officers in this
city have arrested a yenng white mao .
who is charged with attempting to p— Lamar and Katie, and in his last mo-1 make r. bid for the timber in the
two counterfeit dollars upon Decatur ments they were there to sooth him to I swamp
rest, and witness his triumphant victo
ry over death and the grave.
In the early morn, the Master issued
the summons to bis Servant; the great
brain, that had gone through so many
legal battles,was paralyzed in its action,
anil the strongman in the vigor of his
manhood answered the call of his
Maker.
Peacefully and quietly the shadows of
death stoic over his handsome, manly
features, and in the full as-urance of
Christian faith his soul passed over the
river.
Tender and loving hands administer
ed to him during his last hours, and
consoled the loviug daughters when the
SDirit of the father had fled.
Capt. John Cobb Rutherford was
born in Crawford couuty, Georgia,
April 13, 1842. He was the son of Prof.
Williams Rutherford, and Mrs. Laura
Cobb Rutherford, sister of Generals
Howell and T. R. R. Cobb.
Capt. Rutherford was the brother of
Miss Mildred Rutherford, Mrs. M. A
given, the lady con- | Lipscomb, Mrs. G. A. Mell and Mrs. J.
C. Hutchins, of this city.
lu 1800 he graduated from the
University of Georgia, having studied
law under Chiel-J ustice Joseph llenry
Lumpkin, General T. R. R. Cobb aud
Dr. William Hope Hull, then professors
W. L DOUGLAS $3.wfS
Best In the World.
ebonies’ Association,
For GENTLEMEN.
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CAUTION! SS5
?J> u K> a » nama an? the price stamped on the bottom, and claim! they are his make, do not bedeoelreS
thereby, although the dealer may be your personal friend, put him down as a fraud.
“J sr *° F«n«*ir and your family during thesehard times, to get the most value for
your money. You can economize in your foot-wear if you purchase W. L. Douglas Shoes, which, without
^rtl^^Priw^^Rreter value foe the money than any other make in the world, as thousands who bare
OsmSSSft^ciTSiiSE"* ta eTcry cUy “ d umn ,n tI,e V - 8 * no * * ,re * dsf occ “»‘ Bd -
. Ifloeal advertiiicd.agcnt cannot supply you, take no others, but send direct to factory, enclosing
er by Mail, Gentlemen and Boys will state size usually worn, style and wldtE
~ state style desired, size and width usually worn, and if a snug or loose fit la
. L. DOUGLAS, llrockc
advertised price.
desired, red Ins w
preferred. Hisses size and kind of heel.
soil and the farmers are greatly depress
ed. They continue to haul guano so as I
to be ready when the weather permits. I
The roads have never been in a worse I
condition and a few attempts to improve
them by work has proved disastrous, |
rendering them almost impassible.
FROM ATLANTA.
THE w. a a. commission.
The betterments commission met this
morning.
A decision was made up on the ques
tion as to whose name the suit should
be brought in the receivers or lessees
themselves.
It was ordered that the petition should
be in the name of the lessees. This was
agreed to by the attorneys of the road.
This order was then passed, “Counsel
for plaitnift’ giving notice that they
withdraw names of receivers as plain
tiff’s and will proceed in the name of
the Western and Atlantic Rtilroad
Company. It is ordered that the case
do proceed counsel for State consenting
to the substitution of Western and At
lantic Railroad Company in the pend
ing petition in place of receivers whose
names have been stricken witho< t
waiving any right, it has or may have
to plead that said company has been dis
abled by the order of the United States
court and its own action tbuchiug pro
ceedings in court order or any other
way from sueing the State of Georgia or
prosecuting pending petition.
N. J. Hammond chairman.
The case was opened for the plaintiff
llrockton, Blass.
M. MYERS & CO., Agents, Athens, Ga
GRAND PREMIUM OFFER!
.A. SET OF THE •
The Betterments Question an As-1
slgnment.
Atlanta, Ga., March 9.—[Special] — I of the Law Department of the Uuiver-
The Betterments Commission met to I a**?.?* Georgia.
day with a full board present.
The matter pending was to decide
whether plaintiffs should Le the receiv
ers appointed by the circuit judge
tiine of he Aztecs. Temples, images I Parks, or the company proper,
and like scenes will be a feature of the r rl ,„ ,
exhibits at the base of the hill, St ? te 8 . a “°rney demanded that
the declaration be amended, making |
An Aged Minister. | the company- plaintiffs, or dismissed.
Bordentown, March 9.—The pastor I The lesses counsel claimed the receiv-
. „ . „ .. , MARTIN CHUZZLEW1T.
by Major Cummings presenting the re- j NICHOLAS NICKELBY.
port of A. L. Harris, W. L. Clarke and DOMBEY AND SON (
J. N. Dubarry, commissioners appoint- j BLEAK HOUSE,
ed by the State ill 1874 to examine the j hliTo muitmAi^JeMcur*
railroad theu passing into hands of • PICKWICK PAPERS,
lessees. The report gave a list of depots,
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TO MKET AGAIN.
Governor Northen today called a
meeting of the Advisory Board for next
Saturday to reconsider tbe encompment
matter.
AN ASSIGNHKNT.
The Southern box factory assigned
here today.
The cieditors are mostly Atlanta peo
the road just before the lease, the
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For some time he practiced law in bad condition and that the state should
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A River Changes Coarse.
Clifton, Ari., March 9.—The damage
in this vicinity resulting from the recent
floods will amount to $100,000. Tbe
loss L principally on tbe homes of la- P* e ’ „ -—
borers. The S;in Francisco River shift-I . Indebtedness about $10,000. J. V I foremost of the State. Before a jury he
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1 1 judge tie was logical in his legal reason- road passed into the bands of the lessees
dry land.
Was It a Coincidence?
now. Assets about $18,000.
J. R. Allen, a white man, was killed
ings,
On many occasions, in great and bio-
Bethlehem, Pa., March 9.—The 2- here today on the Richmond & Danville meutous trials, he demonstrated his
year-old child of Mrs. Ludwig Sabul fail track. | ability to cope with the broadest ques-
oat of bed into a wash tub and was] He was crossing, under a stationary
I tions.
with its present condition.
Tbe examination and cross-examina
tion of this witness lasted until well in
to the afternoon and was not completed
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MANUFACTURER OF
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A year ago. the wonmnloet a fre , ht when th e €ngine bac ked down 0 * y of to*m£t brill“nt andhono^ . ^
under similar circumstances, _and * ., ...A.aki™ „„J oneo J lt8 moet Dn,Uanl ana nonorea tomorrow.
drowned
•tiild
•he (mlice have begun au investigation.
Ilur^liiri A
Florence. S. a, Mmch 9,—A* tl.<
r.-sult of the confession of l+i> Scott,
tern white tramps were arrested. It *
Bettered the gang ties committed over s
hundred crimes fti ths laalrthree mmets.
By his death the bar of Georgia loses when the commission adjourned until
A SUCCESS.
against him and knocked him down and members.
across the track. His body wast almost Death has surely found a shining I
cut in half but he breathed for nearly mark, and removed from the sphere of
. . „ I action a lofty and noble character,
an hour and talked for several minutes The people of Macon lose a respected
after he was hurt. citizen, tbe state a loyal and devoted
He has a wife and one young child at I son, the large circle of acquaintances a . .. .
Dixon, Tenn., where his body will be true and tried friend, the family a ten- women of highest standing in the most
J . . . . der and loving member. honored walks of life. In the midst of
earned tor pnnai. Over many homes today the shadow a flourishing and rapidly increasing
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Marble Wainscoting and Encaustic Tile Hearths
AGENT FOR CHAMPION IRON FENCE CO.
HT* The best in the world. New Designs 1 Original Designs 1! Low Prices! t
Pi ices .and Designs cheerfully famished, All work guaranteed
OFFICE AND STEAM WORKS, 529 and 531 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA.
March 16- wly.
MeElree’s WINE OF CASDU1 tor femaledlaeatt*
" •LACK-DRAUGHT tea cures oonaopaUan
A $50,000 FIRE IN SHELBYVILLE.
Several Store* Burned Down and the
‘Times” Office Destroyed.
Thei.byvh.lk, Tenn., March 9 —
[Special],—Fire yesterday morning de*
«myed the stores of C. W. Russell,
^oves and hardware; Laughlin A Till-
®»n, groceries; Woods & Hatton,
c othing; c - Cnningham, boots, and
J*‘ 0i,lta * dr 7 flood*. Total loss on
.“ ‘ding* and contents U$50,000, nearly
a» covered by insurance. The office of I
roe Bedford Ceuaty Times was also de-
itroyed.
Tho Balloting In tho California Legis
lature
San Francisco, March 9.—[Special.] 1 what Has Been Going on There.
The legislature will commence ballot- I It is said that wind from the northeast
ing at Sacaamento Tuesday for a Unit-1 blows no good for man northeast. The
ed Senator to succeed the late
r pi
viu
buy at any price, but the managers
a medicii
on the other side of
‘Wine OF CARDUI iTonio tor Woman.
$260,000.
i been . Wel1 *uggemd that the
1250 nlvl 1 n,u ‘ bonds be not less than
IsaaVh 0ln fl f i y years. This
that 1 *. 0 * Ulne on £bt to satisfy those
fle»rh- ti < i Pl> ? Se J? to bonds, as probably
bond* m i- 0 * l v at elaaawill, before the
Paved the streets are
«oM M»«SU1 bonds paid. Skiff
counoiTfPetition to tbe city
* i° r M fiWiof the bond* to be
d£.«jr«‘y ror a eity Clock. For
^mondg. watehea, jewelry and silver-
eler'***i!i? P^oba call at Skiff, theJew-
•wil, the low price and cash jeweler.
Gleorge Hearst. The fight promises
to be a prolonged and very exciting
one.
Southern Pacific candidates Estee
and Felton, will probably lead in the | J u8 t for fun. So he fired, wounding
«■««• “ -re-* » I co,, " ,
favorable to,Estee. I a little later in the evening Mr. YV^
Colonel Crocker is against Estee and j R Burroughs, of the firm of J. B. Sim-
favorable to Felton, and Huntington it I mon8 & Co., dunned a negro for an ac-
i, s uauda P o~d»«»twj i-tomc
I be has towards DeYoung in preference I 80 ^ s spralled him in the floor,
to the other two candidates. j ^out midnight some one passing the
This supposed attitude of Huntington j streets heard a rattling in the AUiam
is attribnt.-d to his expressed determi- store. The night “a^hal being called
, " . , .. _ f | I he found that a theif had broken off the
nation to take his railroad out of pol j (none y a raw> which contained' only
Itic8. $1.50 and tbe thief was being pushed so
. - closely that he failed to get that. He got
McEtree’8 Wine of Cardul I in through a basement window.
Rev. A. J. Deavors, of Franklin
SATURDAY NIGHT IN TOCCOA ^.
his life he accomplished much; he lived l w
uprightly before God and man; he feel that a medicine which possesses
carved out a name illustrious in Geor- such wonderful powers should be placed
§ ia;andat last-rests with his fathers, within the reach ol the poor. Many
equeatbing & memory to his children, have said that “Germetuer” was the
wind or something else f nrnished- us an ] unspotted irom the world. cheapest medicine in the market When
ugly state of affairs Saturday night. “Afterlife’s fitful fever he rests it is remembered that a bottle of concen-
Ben Smith, an ex-convict, 15 years well.” trated Germeteur makes a gallon of
old bas beqn here two or three months. I Besides a father and loving Maters, he j medicine ready for use, it is certainly
Yesterday he took up a crazy notion leaves three daughters to mourn his cheaper than ordinary medicines
that he would lire into a group of ne- death. These are Mrs. Yassar Wooley, las to bulk, and when the powers
' tbe street | of Atlanta, and Misses Lamar and Kane | of the medicine are taken
Butherford, of Athens. | into acoount the price is incon-
Today at one o’clock, if the train bear- siderable. The present price is the re-
ingThe remains reaches the city, the suit of the unparalleled success of the
funeral exercises will bo held at Oconee remedy and the business,
cemetery. , G -.rmetuer is the coming success that
Rev. Dr. Gwaltney will conduct the has already come. Ask your druggist
exercises at the grave. ] for it; and if he cannot furnish you send
Beneath the sod of his early home, direct to King’s Royal Germetuer Corn-
loving bands will lower to the silent pany, 14 North Broad btreet, Atlanta,
grave the mortal remains of the distin- Ga., and they will supply you, charges
guisbed dead.
Piles! Plies! Itching Piles!
and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT are j Q J e 0 j the oldest ministers of
for sale by the following merehantc in I ( h e North Georgia Conference. Died
E S Lyndon, Athens, Ga. ’-*■* n
J B Fowler, near Athens.
J W Hibov, neat Athens.
R T Brumby & Co., Athens.
L D Sledgk A Co., Athens.
bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore. I
Swayne’s Ointment stop* the itching and
bleeding, ucals ulceration, and in most cases [
prepaid, by mail or express.
Send stamp for book of particulars,
containing certificates of wonderful
cures, etc.
PRICE REDUCED TO $1. PER BOTTLE
MARCH 1ST.
W.,McKINNON.
Blacksmithing and Repairing of all kinds. Guns and Pistols Re~
paired. Cor. Washington A Jackson Sts.,
may6Iy Athens, Ga.
“ Still in the Ring!”
Twenty years we have been selling Fertilizers. During that time we
have distributed among the Farmers of North-Easi Georgia more than
TSiirty IMillion
(30,000,000) !bs. This long experience has taught us the needs of the
Farmer—what to buy and where to get it on the best terms. The flatter
ing support accorded us in the ’past demonstrates that tbe goods we sell
are unsurpassed. The ammonia used in our goods is DERIVED SOLELY
FROM ANIMAL MATTER—don’t forget that. We again offer our old
Well known brands: “Magnolia Acid,” “Cotton Grower,” “O.
K. Dis. Bones,” “Matchless Blood and Bones,”
And ‘‘Merryman's A. D Bones.” The world can’t beat them. Call on
our Mr. W. C. Orr, at Webb & Crawford’s, Clayton St., next door to Tal-
madge Bros. Get one of those handsome Calendars and buy some fertilizers.
Jan. 27—w2ra ORB & 33HJNTEH.
Mr. Tom B. R. Cobb has returned
from a visit to Atlanta.
The fair girls at Lucy Cobb have be-
gua practicing their calesthenlcs for
commencement, ■ffl*
, The'• Technological School.—An
removes the tumors*"* Atdruegists or “by mail I announcement from Dr. I. S. Hopkins,
tor 28 cents. Dr.awavne& Son, Philadelphia, president of the Georgia State Techno-
_. « it-*- logical School of that Institution will
at his home Saturday night. Ibe re- The Young Ladies Smiled.—The be opened at once. Applications for
mains passed through'ioccoa bunday faj r pupils of Lucy Cobb Institute and entrance are in order. The school
night on route to Oxford for intermen t, the Home School were out in beauteous never more prosperous than now.
Mrs. G. A. Cooper is on extended trip array Yesterday afternoon to smile on . ,...,—
to Florida. , the happy Senior as he threw his spade- A Little Girl,
full of-earth on the Class tree. | the daughter of J.JB. Cox, a lead it .g
.Children Cry for PKcher’i Cafttorliu 1
T« Nerroa* Debilitates Hea, I
If you will send us your address, we wil I
lend yoa Dr. Dye’s Celebrated Voltaic Belt
and Applianoee on a trial. They will qnldUy
restore von to vigor, manhood and teal th. Pam-
SStotfree. Voltaic Bel CO.. Marshall, Mich.
itoMWAwlf
VUD uaugiibui vix v e A»s a IVrUUIl
merchant of Big Island, Va., who ha..
Sweet Gum and Mullein is a sure cure I an alarming cough, baffling the skill of
for coughs, colds, croup, consumption ®he physician, was cured by the use of
a id all throat and lung troubles. ITnylnr’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Mullein.
UMBACH
After serving my customers for eight
years at my old stand on Prince avenue,
I have moved hay shop tol 14 West Clay
ton street, where I am prepared to do all
kinds of Blacksmithing and Repairing.
Special attention given to Horseshoeing.
This feature of the business is in charge
of Mr. Kuril, a competent workman.
Respectfully, F. G. Ujibach.
BROWN.
If yon want your Wagons, Bngggies
or Carrriage or any kina of vehicle re
paired, give me a call and I will
you satisfaction. Shop removed '
Prince avenue to 114 West
street.
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