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.Remember That. Hutchins & Whitworth i Carry a Fine line 0f.... FANCY AND FAMILY GROCERIES, CONFECTIONERIES ETC , They also handle Lumber, Coal, Lime, Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls ~ which they will sell at LOWEST PRICES. Oak Grove. R3V. D. 15. Waite had quite a disa greeable time for his appoiutiment at Crooked (. reek last Saturday and Sun day on account of snow. Squire J. W. Hardy was stricken with paralysis last week and did not live but u few day 4. He breathed his last on Friday. 10th. Mr, Hardy leaves ighte children to mourn his death and the Community deeply sympethizes w tli the bereaved family. Mr. Willingham has a spall of grip but is some better. Mr. Elrod has also had several attacks in his family this winter, but we are glad to know all are improving. Miss Callie Elrod is visiting Mrs Youderau this week. A certain young lady of this place gave a letter to a gentleman to mail and it broke two wagons before it readied Athens. I never heard of love being so heavy before. About four of the Oak Grove girls got disappointed last Sunday on account O' the snow. Court at Clarksborolast 4th Saturday as usual with plenty of b ind tigers and church members there drunk and falling about in the mud. I long to see the day where every blind tiger is in the c utches of the law. They are ruining the young men every where, lieware of thou young men and dont patronize them, Mr, Hud Carithers was seen out in the sn iw hunting a sweethart last Sun day evening. One of the Clurksboro jurymen re turned home from Jefferson last week and had been living so well that the family had to fix up a big dinner for him when he started back. There are many accidents to live stock which cause delay and loss to the farm er in his work. In a large number of instances the delay would be but tiifiiug it a remedy was promptly applied. Dr J. H. Moleau’s Volcanic Oil Liniment has lor many years been regarded as the farmer’s friend. Its healing infiu enco ou the flesh of domestic mutuals is immediate and permanent,. Price 250, 50c and $1 a bottle. For sale by Winder Drug Cos. Bethlehem. The snow! the beautitul sjow! We might speak of the spot ess carpet of mother eurMi, tile bended boughs of the tress, the white capped peaks of the hill tops, tho drifted suow banks oi th> low lands, yes, we Could do all tins but could sav nothing more fitting than to say the snow was sublime, grand, beau titul, but with the mercury 6 degrees below 7. no and the wind from the north-west with the twist of an Arc i ■ gale, no man could say it was pleasant. On Tuesday a number of the m u and boys in the community, in fact about all of them who did not scorch their shins beyond the point of navigation on Monday, went out hunting, and many a hare fell a victim to his indefatigable per suer Around the family circle, at the so cial club and in the council room ot the solous of their indomitable tribe for many a day the hare will discuss the fate of sainted ancestors and lamented descendants, ail of which was caused by the falling of this uuhmely snow, to the hare. Mrs. Ida Kilgore, Columbus, Ga , is tae guest of the tamiiy of II y, Harris- W. H. Belingfisld will put up the smokes on J. Hardy Bodingikdd killiug more rats than any one else. Oue of the funniest and most ridicu- lous things we have seen in print in many a day was an editorial lrom the pen of Hon. Jas. H. Felker in the Wal ton News of recent date. The funny part of it was the Colonel’s advocacy of white supremacy in party action for the tuture and the ridiculous part of it was his presumption to say that the popu lists would never run another ticket in Georgia nor Walton county. Wonder if the fellow really does think we are a set of gourd heads. We hope the Colonel feels batter since he got rid of that big word of information about the pops. Eveiy word of it was grabbled out of his own mug and will have just about as much effect ns though he had let it remaiu m its original nest. Messrs. W. C. Yearwood and W, J. Rosb went to Winder Tuesday. Lee Roy Bediugfield has beeu quite sick with pneumonia. Mrs. W. C. Yearwood has la grippe. Miss Sudie Austin, of Gratis, is on an extended visit to relatives in town. There ara yet signs of the snow, ice cream and cake, and occasionally an unsuspected tap with a suow ball. Rev. W. A. Maxwell filled his ap pointment at Bold Spriugs Sunday. Mr. C, L. Sims has gone to Marcus to see his new partner about some busi uess pertaiuiug to their cattle interest. Star Ray. Dr. M. A Simmons Liver Medicine by expiling from the body the excess of Bile and Acids, Improves the Assimila tive Processes, Purifies the Blood’ Ton es up ami Strengthens In memory of S. W. Baird. Mr. S. W. Baird was born May 18, and died February 4, 1899, aged 78 years, 8 months, and 16 days. He joined the church in 1838, and iived a constat t Christian from that time till his death. He was a tender husband, an affectionate father, and a dovoted canstian, and. come what may, he al ways atteuded to his Christian duties. When he was absent from clinch on meeting day, th> enquiry was, ’’what’s the matter with Uucle Sarny”? In his death, we feel that we have lost a good citizen, a flieud, and a brother! bur, we would not call him back if we could, tor lie lived out his alloted time, braved the horrible monster, death, crossed over the dark river, and is now basking in the sunny smiles of him who died to redeem us. He leaves an aged wife, six children, and a host of friends to mourn his loss! bur we trust that our loss is his eternal gain. We extend our heart tele sympa thies to all the berieved for we realize that the bitterest pangs by mortals :elt Are those of giving up a friend. 1 1), death what hast thou o:i thy sable wings, Th-casts a dreadful pallor deep and When oomest thou toearrh for heaven ly things, P lace i’ l Jesus crown to \\ by weepest thou to see the harvest white, And gathered in by angels of the blest, i No more to fear the howling storm of night, But in the arms of Jesus sweetly rest. J Rejoice, be glad wheu heaven odcus the gate, And says, come up thy work on earth is doue— Come sing the song of Jesus and the lamb, And wear the laurel crown that thou hast won. I L ’°m<-‘ wear the crown of victory thou hast wou— The crown piepared by Jesus when he died— A Big Club. Cut this out and return to us with $1 00 (bank check, money or currency) and we’ll send the following, postage prepaid: VERMONT FARM JOURNAL 1 YR. SEMI WEEKLY COURIER JOUR NAL 1 YR. AMERICAN POULTRY ADVOCATE 1 YR. THE GENTLEWOMAN 1 YR. MAKION HARLAND’S COOK BOOK. TEN NIGH I S IN A BAR ROOM. All For SIOO Reolsar Cost $4 Tliis combination fills a family need. Two farm papers for the men—The •‘Gentlewoman.” an ideal paper for the laoies—Courier Journal for all Marion Harland’s Cook Book with 800 pages and 1,000 practical recipes for the wife, and the book, “Ten Nights in a Bar Room, the greatest temperance novel of the age. Two cent stamp brings samples of papers, Clubbing aud Premium List. Vermont Farm Journal Wm. L. PACKARD, Pub. WILMINGTON, VERMONT, •JSI2 MAIN ST. The crown for pilgrims when th ir pil grnnage is done, And reached the shiniug ports beyond the tide. Weep net, companions, for thy liviug dead; Weep not for him whose joy is now complete; v' eep not lor mm who bore his earthly cross, And now is resting at the Saviors feet. J. B. 1. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, / H 8 Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he i3 the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Cos., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State afore said, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworu to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of Decem ber, A. D. 1886. \ SEAL t A. W. GLEASON, / \ Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and urn ceous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, tree. F. J. Cheney & Cos., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists 750. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. W. H. BAGLEY NOT GUILTY. Jury In the Populist’s Case Returns a Verdict Releasing Him. Cusseta, Ga., Feb. 11. —The jury iu the case of W. H. Bagley, put on trial here Monday charged with killing Thomas M. Adams, has returned aver diet of not guilty. The deed for which Bagley was tried was committed several mouths ago. Thomas M. Adams, Democratic nomi nee for the legislature, was assassinated at a political meeting. W. H. Bagley, his Populist opponent, was present and it was charged that he did the deed. The state, at the trial just closed, in troduced witnesses who swore that Bag ley fired the fatal shot; the defense in troduced a witness who swore that he did not. Bagley is perhaps the most prominent Populist iu Chattahoochee county. He is ex-sheriff and one year ran for ordi nary. Seven Populists and five Demo crats composed the jury that cleared Bagley. Thomas E. Watson was leading coun sel for the defense and his closing speech attracted people from miles around. DISPENSARY BILL ADOPTED. Number of Counties Kxecpted From tlu* Measure’s Provisions. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 13. —After a contest surpassing in vigor even the memorable fight over the constitutional convention bill, the house of representa tives, by a vote of 57 to 11, passed an emasculated dispensary measure. While the opposition to the bill claims a signal victory, the friends of tfre measure profess to bo satisfied. Still, the most important counties iu the state are excepted from the provisions of the act. l’he bill, as amended by the house, excepts the following counties and parts of counties from its provisions: Dallas, Walker, Cullman, Winston, Madison, Montgomery, Lawrence, Mor gan, Blount, Mobile, Pickens, Lee, Tal lapoosa, Coosa, Talladega, Barbour, Shelby, Lauderdale, Marengo, Cren shaw, Covington, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Etowah, Macon, Baldwin, Marshall, Calhoun, Jefferson, Girard in Russell, Cherokee in Colbert, Roanoke in Ran dolph, Greenville in Butler and Union town in Perry. CUBAN RELIEF cures I* Colic > Neuralgia and Toothache in five minutes. Sour Stomach and Summer Complaints. Price, 25 Cents. G. W. DelaPcrriere, Winder, Ga. WORK COMMENCED ON ANOTHER MAINE Cramps Building a Vessel to Replace Lost Ship. ANNIVERSARY OF WRECK Great Shout Sent Up by the Assembled Crowd as the First Piece of the Keel of the New War Craft Is Formally Laid at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Feb. 15.—The anni versary of the blowing up of the battle ship Maine in Havana harbor was marked here with the beginning of work on the powerful man-of-war which will bear the uame of the historic bat tleship, the destruction of which did much to precipitate the war with Spain. The new Maine will bo built by the Cramp Shipbuilding company, and at the company’s yards at 11 o’clock today the first piece of the keel was laid. There was no formal ceremony, but the shipyard was throwu open to the public and a great cheer was given by the crowd as the group of workmen set iu place the first steel piece of the keel. Old pieces of the steed keel were imme diately hoisted and placed by the side of the first and thus was started wnat will be one of the most powerful fighters of the new navy. The Maine will be a sister ship to the Ohio aud Missouri, the coutract price for each of which is $.’85,000. She is to have a speed of 18 knots with a length ou load water line of 388 feet and abeam of 72 feet 2% inches; she will have a normal displacement of 12,500 tons and a draught of 23 feet 6 inches. Her buukers will be large enough to carry 2, 000 tons of coal aud her complement of officers, seamen and marines will be about 600 men. The Maine’s armament will consist of four J 2 inch breech loading rifles, 16 S-iuch rapid fire rifles, 20 6-pounder and four 3-pounder guns aud a few smaller pieces. The 12-inch guns will be of 40 caliber and of the new high power typo designed to use smokeless powder. With a muzze velocit) r of 3,000 feet per second and firing an 850 pound shell, each gun will have an energy of 48,000- foot tons, equal to the penetration of 4 feet of solid iron at the muzzle. The builders will endeavor to havo the new battleship ready for launching on Feb. 15 of next year, and to have her ready for service on the third anniver sary of the sinking of the Maine in Ha vana harbor. MAINE SANK ONE YEAR AGO. First. Anniversary of the Explosion Kemeinberrd In New York. New York, Feb. 15.—A year ago to day the United States battleship Maine was blown up in the harbor at Havana and 266 American seamen lost their lives. The event is being remembered in this city today. Flags are flying at half mast on the city hall, the public schools and all other public buildings, national, state and municipal. Nearly all the vessels iu the harbor, those going out and those at the piers, have flags at halfmast. This is not con fined to any class or order of shipping. Besides the public buildings, many of the private residences have flags sus pended at halfmast and in many of the stores are pictures of the ill fated bat tleship with the phrase “Remember the Maine.” COMPULSORY VACCINATION. People In the Vicinity of Nashville Must Hare Their Arms. Nashville, Feb 15.—The appearance of smallpox at Memphis and Jackson is no surprise to the state board of health, it having been expected to break out sooner or later in Tennessee because of its existence in adjoining states. The seven cases at Jackson and two at Memphis are all among negroes, and many people having been exposed, there will doubtless be other cases immedi ately. The usual precautions will be taken. The county board of heaiih has ordered compulsory vaccination of citizens in districts adjoining Nui-ht ..ie. Alabama Soldier In Prison. Washington, Feb. 15.—Private James Waddell, Company O, Third Alabama volunteer infantry, was convicted by courtuiartial, at Anniston, Ala , of hav ing in his possession a pistol and car tridges while in ranks at guard mount, and was sentenced to dishonorable dis charge, forfeiting all pay and allow ances, and to be confined at hard labor lor one year, ilie sentence has been approved, and the imprisonment will be at St. Francis barracks, Fla. Three Frozen at Montgomery. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 15.— 1 t now develops that several persons lost their lives as a result of the cold weather here. The body of an aged negro man was found beside a by-path out beyond Highland park and the dead bodies of an old negro and his wife were found side by side in bed in a liutiu Peacock’s track, the aged negroes having been frozen to death. Targe Bluze at Knoxville. Knoxville, Feb. lo.—The plant of the Greer Machinery company, one of the largest of its kind in the south, and the Whittle Trunk company building, together with the contents of each have been destroyed by fire. The loss ’is es timated at between 175(000 and 1100,00 b. No Carnival at Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 14—Owing to the intensely oold weather the Bir minghain Carnival society called off the Mardi Gras celebratiou. It was left to the executive committee to decide when postponed events shall take place, whir-h will be some time iu May. Maconite Kxplros Suddenly. Macon, Feb. 14 -John W. Goodwyn, one of the oldest aud best known drug! gists in the state, dropped dead in his store at the corner of Cherry street and Cotton avenue from heart failure brought ou by reaction consequent upon extreme cold. Paul Perry, of Columbus, Ga., suf fered agouy for tnirty years, aud then cured his Piles, by using DuYVitc’s Witch Hazel Salve. It heGs iujurns and skiu diseases like magic. G. W. DeLatVn iere, To 31iik<* Cotton Klhiiiipl*. Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 14.—1 t is an nounced that E. and H. Sfernberger of Clio, S. C., are to erect at Greensboro a factory for the manufacture of cotton flannels. This is the first factorv forth© manufacture of these goods established iu the south. The capital is $600,000. An Earthquake In Tennessee. Knoxville, Feb. 13.—An earthquake shock of 5 to 10 seconds’ duration passed through East Tennessee this moruiug at 3:30. It was felt mostly in the upper end of the state, not reaching far west. In this city people were aroused from sleep. No damage. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The best salve iu the world for Outj Bruises, bores, Ulcers, bait Rheum, Fe ver sores, Tetter, Chapped Hauds, Chil blains, Corus, aud all bkm Eruptions, aud positively cures Piles, or no pay re quired. it is guaranteed to give perfect .- atisfaetion or money refunded. Fn ) 25 cents per box For sale by v Pooie Winder, Ga. Negro and His Wife Killed. Fort Gaines, Ga., Feb. 11.—AdoubI# murder was committed at midnight, on the Grimsley plantation, about 4 miles from this place. Alf Boynton, a negro, aud his wife were called to the door of their cabin and shot down by unknown persons. A jury of inquest examined the bodies and adjourned until Tuesday. To Exempt Cotton Products. Montgomery, Ala , Feb. 11. The house has passed bills to exempt cotton and agricultural products from taxation aud to carry into effect the law of con gress granting lands to Alabama for in dustrial schools. The senate is discaaa ing a bill to exempt all mills from taxa tion for 10 years. Adolphus N. Manucy Dead. Savannah, Feb. 11. Adolphus N. Manucv, well known in local politics and m all of the secret orders through out the state, is dead as the result of an attack of pneumonia. Tetter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema The intense itching and smarting incident to these diseases, is instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain’s Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases have been permanently cured by it. It is equally efficient for itching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites and chronic sore eyes. 25c per box. Dr. Cady’s Condition Powders are just what a horse needs wut-u in bad condition Tonic, blood pu ifier and vermifuge. Toey are not uod but medicine and me o~t in use '<< cut a horse in prime Cumin*.m P; re 2i( t package Pur me hv .1 v , Poole, ‘Vinaei.Da Two Men Die In a Wreck. Charleston, Feb. 15.—A construc tion engine was wrecked by the spread ing of the tracks on the South Carolina nnd Georgia railroad 11 miles outside of this city. Two men, M. B. Jackson of Atlanta and M. B. Forbes of Michigan, were killed and eight more or less eriously injured. Professor Manning Is Dead. Raleigh, Feb. 15.—John Manning, professor of law at the State university, is dead. He had been sick some time. His father was a captain in the United States navy. He represented the Fourth district iu congress two terms. When Phyllis Sing's. When Phyllis sin o 's, her joyous notes are heard for miles around. They shiver up the mountain solitude, The wild beasts stand anu wonder at the si range, unearthly sound. And e'en the echoes seem in frighten*'! rr.cod. When Phyllis sin-rs, the birdies fly aw in sore affrfght. And even 1 am thrilled from head to to- That voice would pi.; a German band t * wild, impetuous flight. For Phyllis is e burro, don’t you know. —l' .nver Post. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. the famous little Dills.