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local affairs.
4 Mont bn.
Within the above time our subscription
list has doubled. At the same rate in two
years we will have as many subscribers as
any paper in the Union.
Green a* Piseu,
is the Rio coffee just received from that
bully Atlanta House, J. C. & J. Carter.
This is the real old-time coffee, the scent
of which will cure the headache forty yards
off-hand. E. B. Benson & Cos.
Nudilen Death,
Joel Bonds died in Elbert County last
I Monday. He was quite well in the morn
f jng and went on a visit to a relative five
' miles from home ; returning in the evening,
he lay down upon a work bench to rest
and died instantly. He was 78 years old.
Religions.
Rev. W. A. Hodges, of the M. E. Church
of South Carolina, preached an excellent
sermon at the Methodist Church yesterday
morning. He and Rev. B. Thornton, of
the Baptist Church, are assisting Bro.
Smith in the very interesting protracted
meeting at this place.
(huroll Papers.
Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian pa
pers have the picture and advertisement of
a seven shot revolver “ long range, deadly
aim—everybody ought to go armed ; Price
by mail only $3.50; Agents wanted.” Oh,
that Judge Pottle could get a lick at these
saintly editors of church papers, and fine
them about a thousand dollars each.
Reunion.
It has been suggested by several of our
citizens that Saturday, the 4th of next
month, would be a suitable time for a big
picnic in Hartwell, for the purpose of get
ting together once more the remnant of
Hart County's brave soldiers who fought
so nobly for the “ Lost Cause.’’ A brass
band and some good speakers can be pro
cured and we could have a good time.
A Mistake.
The impression has been circulated by
some uninformed person, that McMullan’s
Mill is unable to accommodate their cus
tomers and that they cannot do all the
grinding required. Wc are authorized to
correct this mistake. This mill is open to
everybody, and ready and willing to do all
the grinding for the whole County, if de
sired. Fotch on your wheat.
Wasps vs. Bees.
Squire John McD. was robbing a bee
hive last week. The bees, becoming en
raged, covered his head, and to get rid of
them he ran it into a small cedar bush,
square against a big wasp nest. The
Squire says of the two the wasps are the
most lively. He has always had the rep
utation of being an unassuming gentleman,
but there is no doubt of his having the big
head now.
SO Years* Ago.
The first picture book we ever saw.
came from Richards’ bookstore in Augusta
50 years ago ; and we were a great big
yearling boy before we found out that any
one else in the world ever made or sold
books but Richards. Now, J. J. & S. P.
Richards, some of the same old stock,
keep a first-class bookstore in Atlanta,
where merchants and teachers can get
books or stationery just as cheap as they
can be bought in any Northern city, and in
less days than it would take weeks to get
them from the North.
Brought In a Leaf.
Gaffney was not sent out like Noah's
dove to bring in a leaf, but he did bring in
one. On last Sunday he went to see a
young lady in Elbert County and brought
back a leaf over 2* feet across. Two of
the leaves would make a good buggy um
brella. The tree grew up this year from a
root brought from Florida—perhaps a seed
from Jonah's gourd, which may have been
lying dormant there and has just unfolded
itself to shade the yanks who visit that
land, abounding in snakes, aligators, fleas,
mosquitoes and flowers.
Blabbing Affray.
On Saturday night last, at Thomas’ bar
room, near Dooly's Ferry, in this County,
a serious difficulty occurred between Tom
Gaines and a negro, both from the Carolina
side. It seems that quite a crowd had col
lected at the gin shop, and Bacchus reigned
supremely, and Gaines cursed, and the
negro cursed, and Gaines jumped the dar
key. and the darkey jumped Gaines, and
they fit and they fout and they gouged and
they bit, until Gaines drew his little bar
low and cut a calf's eye out of the negro,
and the negro drew his tooth pick and
hacked up Gaines dreadfully, driving the
blade in his back to the hollow. Gaines
is in a critical condition, but hopes for his
recovery are entertained. The negro was
not badly injured. The above is what we
gather from several different versions of
the row —some believing Gaines at fault,
others the negro ; but the whole truth is
there was too much whisky afloat to tell
who was the aggressor. But one murder
has occurred in Ilart since the war, and no
execution has ever taken place. And we
are glad that these disturbers of the public
peace are not citizens.
ftnn Kit)m.
Hain is needed in this section pretty
badly.
W. Y. Holland and family have gone to
Athens on a visit.
The merchants have about concluded to
quit selling goods for cash.
Go to John M. Pressnel and get one of
his neat clothes markers.
Factory Cotton, one dollar per bunch at
E. B. Benson & Cos.
Wheat threshing is nearly over in this
section, with an extraordinary tine yield.
The brick for the new jail has been
burnt, and the work of building will soon
be commenced.
Capt. J. L. Johnson and C. W. Seidel.
Esq, have gone to Atlanta. Won't they
enjoy the ice water, and otherwise.
A crowd of Elberlouiaus, headed by
Hon. W. H. Mattox, passed through
town en route for the Falls ou Saturday.
The dwelling of Lee Linder, Esq., since
it has been remodelled, presents a hand
some front. Just a little paint is all that
is necessary.
The Exhibition and commencement Ex
ercises of the Carolina Collegiate Institute
will take place on Monday and Tuesday,
July 16 and 17.
We regret to state that the Rev. Mr.
Fore is confined to his bed with a severe
spell of sickness. We hope for him a
speedy recovery.
Just received, a variety of turnip seed,
fresh from the seedware house of Robert
Buist, Jr., Philadelphia.
E. B. Benson & Cos.
“You skase expect one of my age to
speak in public on the stage,” is now all
over. Protracted meetings, associations,
campmectings and fodder-pullings next in
order.
A protracted meeting is in progress at
the Methodist Church at this place, and
considerable interest is manifested. Some
additions to the membership has already
blessed Mr. Smith’s labors.
Most of our exchanges are publishing
the paint advertisement for C. W. Scofield,
advertising agent. We suppose they will
take it out in kind and paint their papers
so that they will be red.
The worst cases of costiveness, Chronic
Dyspepsia, Bilious Colic, Nervous or Sick
Heaaache, have been entirely cured by Du.
Habtek’s Liver Pllls. Sold by E. B.
Benson & Cos.
On Saturday last a boy said to an old
friend, “ I’ve been reading ‘ Ten Nights in
a Bar-room.” “ Yes, an’ yur daddy
ought to lift you outen thar with a good
limber hickory,” w r as the stern reply.
You will never be disappointed in Du.
Harter’s Fever and Ague Specific.
It always cures Chills and Fever. Every
package warranted. Price only 75 cents.
Sold by E. B. Benson & Cos.
Dr. Grcenwade of Virginia, has located
at the old stand of Dr. Rhodes, in this
County. He is said to be a very skilled
physician, and w ill doubtless get a good
practice, as he is the only physician in that
neighborhood.
Messrs. Rufus Hill and Charley Jones,
of Anderson, S. C., favored the young
ladies of Hartwell with a visit last week.
The young ladies say they are “awful
nice.” The girls of Anderson had better
watch those boys.
Since John Brown has run up two more
chimneys to his dwelling house and finish
ed the basement, it looks beautiful. If
anybody wants to buy a nice convenient
house, put up from the ground up in the
very best manner, they had better see Mr.
Brown at once.
No Base Ball Club in this County, but
we know several young men who are fit
for nothing else, and we don’t see why
they don’t form one. The game is labori
ous, but then it ain't called work. But
they have higher aspirations. Sich as
“ turning up Jack.”
Judge Hilton, he bruised the feelings of
the Hebrews, and Seligman Hebrews over
the insult, and wears his pen up to the Hilt
on the Jewty of Christians to Jews, and
thinks they ought to give the Jews their
Jews ; but Hilton thinks the Jewish na
tion should be and Is rear lights.
Some rascal attempted to break into the
dwelling of Lee Linder, Esq, one night last
week. Lee, hearing the noise, arose and
lit a lamp, when the would-be burglar beat
a hasty retreat. Lee has his pistol in
good order now, and would be glad to meet
him anytime he may call.
The editor of The Hartwell Sun is
much exercised because one of his squibs
has been credited to the Detroit Free Press ,
and they say the Free Press man is getting
on his war paint and swears he will have
belud, by jingo, belud.— Warrenton Clip
per.
Good. Ham, very good ; but there is no
danger of your taking any of that kind of
exercise, is there Hambony?
There have been twenty-three college
commencements in lowa this summer.
And we have seen in the local papers syn
opses of twenty-three graduation essays,
feminine, entitled, “ Night brings out the
stars.” Sweet thought, awful sweet, but
a mistake. Sometimes the stars come out
at the matinees.— Burlington Hawk-Eye.
We have known a blow on the nose to
bring out any quantity of stars at any
hour.
It in just lovely to see our senior editor
breaking goats—or truthfully, the goats
breaking him. He had them hitched to a
little wagon, and told them to go on, and
they went, but ye editor's feet got mixed up
with the wagon and he sat down hurriedly
on his nose. Ho nose considerably more
about goats now than the average editor,
and gives as his undivided opinion that the
smell is not the only remarkable charac
teristic of the goat, although aware of its
wonderful permeating influence and un
doubted consistency, and agrees with the
Carnesville lleyister that he is mad.
An Ohl Non 111 Carolina Auctioneer.
On one occasion he was selling out the
remnant of a store, among which was a
number of school books—Latin and Greek.
He made a good many mistakes in the
namos and was laughed at by the crowd,
when he held up one and said : “ Ah, gen
tlemen, here is one I can read the title of;
this is Preface—how much do I hear for
Preface—one of the best books ever writ
ten on that subjects”
His son wi l ! sick w ith fever one summer,
and one of the boy’s classmates, meeting
him said: “Colonel, how is John?”
“Well, I am glad to inform you he is
much better, and 1 think by the latter
clause of the preceding summer he will be
recapitulated back into his former state of
health.”
His knowledge of words improved, how
ever. Once the Colonel was a candidate
for the Legislature, and in one of his elec
tioneering tours he called at a country inn.
Alighting from his horse, he gave the reins
into the hands of the hostler and said :
“ My man, circumambulate this laborious
quadruped three times around the mansion,
give him food of a nutritious character and
I will amply compensate you.” The dar
key dropped the reins and walking into
the house said : “ Marster, marster, dare
is one of the worst kind of Dutchmen at
the door. I can't understood a word he
says.”
On one occasion, during the late war, he
was posting a picket line, and gave his di
rection to the men as follows ; “Soldiers,
if the enemy should approximate in too
close proximity, and the firing should be
come too reciprocal, and your danger of
capture should be imminent, you will re
trograde to the reserve force and act as an
auxilliary.”
At another time he was placed in charge
of the quartermaster department, and fail
ing to get certain stores up in time, was re
buked by his General and replied : “ Gen
eral, the lack of transportation, and the
accumulation of baggage, and the confu
sion of teamsters is a monstrosity upon
human decency.” The General told him
he had a better command of language than j
he had of his men.
Millerism.
We were sitting in our sanctum, with a
blank leaf before us, wondering what to
write about, when we heard a sigh, and
looking up, we saw old Uncle Davy Jones,
whom every one in this Count}' know's, sit
ting on the table with a pitying look in his
eyes. He smiled sw'eetly, and bending
over, 'placed his mouth to our ear and
whispered—“ Want something to print?”
“Yes,” we replied, eagerly. “Well,
write on.” Which we did as follows:
In 1845, one Tom Miller, of Massachu
setts, published a pamphlet predicting the
day of judgement would come on the 23d
day of June, 184 G. These pamphlets fell
into the hands of a pious family on .Stone
Mountain, and the people became such
strong believers in Miller’s prediction that
they abandoned their crops, and went from
house to house in congregations devouring
what each family had, and went to the
next, and so on till the 22d of June, 1846,
one John Thompson, a strong believer,
said to his wife :
“Well, Eliza, as we have but one day
more to live on this earth, I think we should
relate all our faults to each other.”
“ Well, John, go on.”
“ No, Eliza, God commanded the woman
to obey the man, and I say you go on.”
“ Well, John, I will. Our oldest son
James is not yours.”
“ Heavens ! Eliza ! I did not suspect
any such thing—but go on /”
“ Well, John, our second son, Robert,
is not yours.”
“ Heavens and earth ! Eliza—whose can
he be ?”
“ He belongs to Mr. Maloney, that lived
in Brookville, the first year of our mar
riage.”
“Well, GO ON!—as I have but one
more day to live, I can stand it!”
“ Well, our youngest child, which we
both dote on so much is not yours either.”
“ Heavens ! Great spoons ! ! Whose
can he be ?”
“ He belongs to the one-eyed shoemaker
that lives beyond the spring.”
“ Blow ! Gabriel, blow ! lam ready to
go right now /”
But unfortunately for Eliza, Gabriel’s
trumpet did not blow—but the secret was
out!
Half Sheet.
The Oglethorpe Echo cn.nes to us this
week in half sheet, owing to the death of
the editor's little girl Francis Emma. We
extend to our bereaved friend T. L. Gant,
our sincere sympathies.
The Rm.
Of all the agricultural papers and maga
zines published in this country, the South
ern Cultivator stands preeminent. Every
body interested in agriculture, gardening,
stock raising, etc., should take it. Besides
containing information upon everything
pertaining to the farm, it affords choice
reading matter for the family circle. We
read each number with interest, and know
that those more closely connected with the
farm would find it to very great advantage
to them. It is published at Athens, Ga.,
by W. L. Jones. Subscription price only
2.00 a year.
.Southern Funner suit Stork Journal.
We have received the July number of
the Southern Farmer and Stock
JOURNAL, and are pleased to sec the mark
ed improvement in the arrangements of its
topics, and information given ; making it
one of the most reliable means of knowl
edge to the Northern farmer of the vast re
sources of the South ; while .the Southern
farmer will find it the best periodical on
the varied agricultural subjects, published
in the Southern States—Monthly at the ex
treme low' price of 75 cents per annum.
Address H. C. Billings A Sons, Madison,
Georgia.
flow lie Broke Him Inini Sucking lirKi.
John F. Me. had a good dog, but he
would suck eggs. A few days ago, when
cooling off from work and waiting for din
ner, he concluded he would break him.
So lie loaded his old shot-gun with a hand
ful of powder and a big paper wad, and
placed an egg near the piazza, and trained
his gun on the egg, about 10 feet off, in
tending to shoot the egg just as the dog
wns going to take it, but the gun or the
dog wabbled a little, and the load tore a
hole the size of a man’s fist in the dog’s
head, and he has not sucked an egg since.
Wc recommend this plan to all who have
suck-egg dogs.
I.aat Scrape.
Maj. Skelton and Dr. Matthews came
into our office to sec the specimens of fall
oats sent in by our Hart County farmers.
“Old B.” had just donned anew black
coat, and being naturally polite, went to
get down a bunch of oats from a high shelf
and upset a can of soft sour paste all over
his new coat. The Doctor immediately
picked up the big shears, that we clip funny
articles from the Free Frees and llawkeye
with, and scraped the paste out of his eyes
and face so that he could make his way
to the wash place. We never knew but
one worse scrape, and that was when a
woman like to have scraped her baby to
death w ith a chip.
He Saw Mtonewall Jarkaon.
Last Monday, an old soldier, in good
spirits , was eulogizing Gen. Stonewall
Jackson, and complimented Judge Prcs
nell by saying that he looked exactly like
him. Another veteran came up and said it
was not so, as he could see no resemblance
whatever, and questioned the other's ever
having seen Jackson. Whereupon No. 1
affirmed that he had seen him.
“ Where?” asked No. 2.
“At the surrender /” was the ready re
ply, which caused a roar of laughter.
Be also said lie had often seen General
Morgan, who always wore a “ scoon skin
scap, with the tail behind !”
Desperate Card Claying:.
There is a young man in this County
addicted to card playing, whose funds have
run completely out, but still hopes to make
a rise in that way. .So he bets a day’s
work against a certain amount, and as a
general thing loses. So that about half
his time is occupied in paying his losses at
cards. The same young man has recently
built a boat and launched her in Light
wood-log Creek, and will soon make reg
lar trips from a certain ford to the Savan
nah river. A small shoal is the only ob
stacle in the way, but this can be easily
overcome by the erection of a suitable
light house. Cotton shipments solicited
on this line.
Aru't We Glad
To get an advertisement from Findlay,
Roberts & Cos., of Baltimore. For 25 years
right straight along, we have bought hard
ware and cutlery from them, and have sent
them many customers both from Carolina
and Georgia, and we have yet to hear of a
merchant who was not pleased with them.
Polite, honest, accommodating and gentle
manly in all transactions, it is areal pleas
ure to deal with them, and if either one of
them should ever pass this way we would
give them a Hart County welcome, and
although we could not give them a fat,
roasted little nigger on the half shell as wc
might have done before the war, there is
nothing else that goes on two or four legs
that we would not have cooked for them
in the best style, and if their advertise
ment in our paper don’t pay a big profit on
the investment, we won’t have acentforit.
Commodore Vanderbilt.
Handsomely endowed a University in the
South ; but Dr. James L. Gilder left a
richer legacy to his people by giving them
his celebrated Liver PiPs. The people
living in the Southern portion of the Cnited
States are naturally suoject to liver dieases,
and these pills will always Prevent , Re
lieve, or Cure. Sold by all druggists and
country merchants.
One l tk First.
business principles to act upon is to make
all purcha*H direct from the manufactu
ers, thus saving largo sums of money, for
this reason we advise our readers to pur
chase their Windows, Blinds, Doors,
Paints, Oil, Hardware, etc., from Messrs.
I. H. Hall St Cos., Charleston S. C., who
have at the Factories combined benefit*
derived from material in first hands, skill
ed workmen, latest improved machinery
and thorough systematic management.
All windows glazed with good clean glass.
When you are in Athens, don't fail to
visit Davis’ Premium Gallery—besides
being the most interesting place in the city,
it is the largest and finest Gallery in the
State, and makes the best work.
Try l'our I.nek t
In order to introduce our large and hand
some Literary and Family Paper, The
SOUVENIR, containing eight large pages,
forty columns, of choice reading matter,
we will send it on trial six months for ouly
60 cents., and to every subscriber we will
send, free of extra cost, pur Mammoth
Premium Packet containing 12 sheets of
good Note Paper, 12 good Kuvelopus, 1
Pencil, I Penholder, 2 Steel Pens, 1 Cele
brated Golden Fountain Pen—writes half
an hour at one filling—l Blank Book, 1
Card Photograph of a beautiful woman and
a splendid prize of Jewelry. All the above
articles in an elegant Packet and a first
class literary paper for only 60 cents. Try
it. You are sure to get more goods than
you ever bought before for the money, and
may draw a prize worth five times tho
price of both paper and premium. Send
us a club of five subscribers and we will
send you an extra copy for six months and
an extra Packet. Postage stamps taken
as cash. Agents wanted to sell pictures
and take subseeiptions. $3 to $7 a (lay
easily made. Catalogue of Pictures (Yee.
Address W. M. Burrow.,
200 Main St., Bristol, Tcnn.
Mill-tier Will Out.
A few years ago “ August Flower ” was
discovered to be a certain cure for Dyspep
sia and Liver Complaint, a few thin Dys
peptics made known to their friends how
easily and cjiiickly they had been cured by
its use. The great merits of Green's
August Flower became heralded through
the country by one sufferer to another un
til, without advertising, its sale has become
immense. Druggists in EVERY TOWN in
the United States nre selling it. No person
suffering with Sour Stomach, Sick llead
ache. Costiveness, palpitation of the Heart,
Indigestion, low spirits, etc., can take
three doses without relief. Go to your
Druggist E. B. Henson A Cos. and get a
bottle for 75 cents und try it. Sample bot
tles 10 cents.
A Partner, with capital of $1,500, is
wanted at Davis’ Premium Gallery in
Athens. This is a fair opening for a young
man to engage in & largely established and
lucrative business.
LINDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HARTWELL, GEORGIA
Strict attention will brjfivento nil business cntruiitod
32 83 to liin cure.
JOHN P. SHANNON,
A TTORNEY-A T-LA W,
ELBERTON, GEOKOLA,
Practices in tbs Counties of Elbert. Hart, Madison
ami Franklin, anil in the Supreme Court; elsewhere
when employed. 30
JOHN T. OSBORN,
ATTORNEY ANI) COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
ELBERTON, GEORGIA,
Practices In any Court where he is employed. Reg
ularly attends the Court* of the Northern and Wes
tern Circuit*. 31
g N. CARPENTER,
A TTORNEY-A T-LA W,
ELBERTON, GA.
Practices In Elbert and adjoining Counties. Prompt
attention given to all cases put in his charge. 31
p B. HODGES,
A TTORNEY-A T-LA W,
HARTWELL. HART COCNTT, GA.,
Will promptly attend to all hnsiness intrusted to hia
care, and collecting made a specialty. 3t
QH ARLES W. SEIDEL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY,
1 52 GEORGIA.
HPHOMAS W. TEASLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HARTWELL, GEORGIA.
Will practice in the Counties of Hurt, Elbert, Ogle
thorpe, Madison, and Franklin, Prompt attention
given to the collection of all claim* entrusted to hia
care. 8
J)R. A. J. MATHEWS,
SURGEON ANT) PHYSICIAN,
FIRST FLOOR MASONIC HALL,
1 HARTWELL, GA.
p)R. GEORGE EBERHART,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN ,
OFFICE, Next Dook to J. W. Williams.
3 HARTWELL, GA.
HOUSE &. LOT CHEAP!
Twill sell, at a great sacrifice my splendid New
House which has Seven Large Rooms. The
t.axement in made entirely of hewn stone. There is
on the Lot, beside* the dwelling, a good framed Sta
ble. Every thing, Including a well, will be finished
in style. The lot (composed of 4) contains one acre.
Terms will be inode to suit purchaser. lam determ
ined to sell, so come at once or lose a bargain.
Juno 20, 1877 43-48 JOHN BROWN.