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LOCAL Al' FAIRS.
Prolific Pencil.
Mr. James £. Vickery, brought to our
office last Monday a section of peach limb
2J inches long bearing 58 beautiful peaches.
It was from a young tree that had never
borne before.
The AcanthiiN,
for July, comes out in a handsome new
dress. It was neat and tidy before but be
ing edited by a lady, of course anew dress
may be expected occasionally, and will be
no “ pull back ” to tho paper.
Threshers.
We would be pleased to have reports
from all the threshers run in this county
during this season, so as to give an accurate
account of the number of bushels of wheat
and oats grown in our county the present
yaar.
Hon. I>. O. Oshorn.
This quiet, pleasant gentleman puts in
some good licks in the Convention, and the
whole District will be satisfied with what
he does, and we want him to hurry up the
Convention, as we want him at our camp
meeting.
Harmony Grow Mot lioilist Ulnireli
South.
T am authorized by the members of the
Methodist church at the above named place,
to say to the public generally', that homes
have been provided for the Delegates and
Ministerial visitors only , lor the approach
ing District Conference. W. A. Farris,
P. C.
Xut a Itobtail.
We received by last mail a letter from
our esteemed friend lion. T. G. Under
wood, member of the Con. Con. from this
district, which we have taken the liberty
to publish. We are just as proud of him
as the'Franklin County folks can be. lie
cannot be classed among the bobtails
preachers, no not by a long shot.
Deaths.
Mrs. Eliza Eaton, wife of Mr. Franklin
Eaton, of this County, died Saturday night
last.
On the same evening, Mr. Henry Drown,
formerly of this County, at his residence
at Andersonville, S. C., aged 71 years,
lie was an estimable citizens, and deacon
in the Baptist Church there for many years.
He leaves a large number of friends to
mourn his loss. He was buried at Ander
sonville on Sunday.
Just, from the Capitol.
We have had an interesting conversation
with a gentleman just from Atlanta. He
Saw a great deal up there, and his talk re
minded us of a letter yvritten by one of
our soldiers, who started the first of the
war from this county for Virginia, and for
some cause his company was detained a
day or two at Raleigh. The boys had
ample time to see the sights of the old
tar-heel toy\ r n. He wrote to his wife and
told her of some of the wonders he saw,
and said : “ Susan, you and I have been
bearing all our lives that this world was
made in six days, you need not believe a
word of it, for what 1 have already seen
could not have been made in six months !”
Kim Kays.
Oh, Jupiter, how hot!
Perspiration ! No, sir ; it's pure sweat!
Oh, dullness, how overpowering ! Pass
around your fans.
Remember the Grand Reunion meeting,
phew ! how warm it is.
So hot, and the campmeeting so near at
hand. Oh, for a shower.
Our city fathers are having the shade
trees in the Public square fertilized with
hot white sand.
J. E. Vickery has threshed 2,260 bushels
of wheat and 1,019 bushels of oats this sea
son. Hot work.
Jeff Linder has return from Atlanta with
some more goods, a nice shave and—my
stars, it's getting hotter.
For the last week the weather has been
extremely hot, the thermometer running
as liigh as 92 in the shade.
Billiam Scott has painted the front of
Lee Linder’s house white and his whiskers
black, but it is hot enough to melt paint.
Jim Adam’s sugar cane patch is perfect
ly luxuriant. But still he mourns the lost
rows where the jail foundation was dug.
Gracious, how hot it is !
Aleck is up thar—stopping at the Kim
ball. What he don’t know about constitu
tion making and patent medicines “ aint
worth knowing.” He's “all hot.”
Rev. St. Clair Richardson brought us in
quite a variety of peaches, apples, plums,
and fine specimen of Siberia crab apples,
for which he has our warmest thanks.
The work on the jail still progresses rap
idly notwithstanding the heat. The work
men are very quiet, orderly, industrious
and swift, and it's so very, very hot!
Wm. Clark & Cos., have threshed this
season, in twenty-six days, about 7,000
bushels wheat and oats. A few days ago
they threshed 15 bushels oats in G minutes.
They used a 4-horse power V estinghouse
Separator, but it is warmer to-day than ibq
was yesterday. <
Klberton base ballists went on u “scur
sion to Abbeville, S. C., to play fornenst
them red shirts. The Gazette in speaking
of the departure of the Elberton Club, says :
Imagine four of as line mules as there
are m the two States, caparisoned in trim
mings of red anil gilt, hitched to a wagon
°J. h,, K° dimensions that had yet on it the
gutter of the painter's brush, leading n
train of 10 buggies, most of them brightly
burnished, drawn by horses of finest blood,
and you have a train of no menu dimensons,
and such was the one that left Elberton
last Thursday.
The boys went—lmt it was not rent,
i'idi, viri, for them Abbeville boys got 10
to the Elberton boys .‘l—about as bad a
beat as well could be. Some of the boys
got too hot to play.
Thrash’s Consumptive Cure and Lung
Restorer, is working wonders in the cure
of consumption and all diseases of the
throat and lungs. Trial 50c, largo 1 50.
Sold by all Druggists.
The weather is so hot and makes us so
stewpid we cannot write anything but the
plain truth, and that has about boiled out.
Now, if any one in this County or out of it
has a good joke lie would like to see in
print, it will give us much pleasure to put
it up in red hot style. We want some
thing fresh, no old warmed over stereo
typed talcs. Send, them on before we are
entirely exhausted.
Palatable Medicines. Ayer’s Cher
ry Pectoral is a honeyed drop of relief; his
Cathartic Pills glide sugar-shod over the
palate ; and his Sarsaparilla is a nectar
that imparts vigor to life, restores the
health and expels disease.— Waterford
{Pa.) Advertiser.
Our old friend, Tom Chandler, Clerk
Elbert Superior Court, accompanied by his
accomplished wife, passed through town
yesterday. His heart is as warm as tho
weather. As he went “up the street,”
we softly sang “ Don't you go, Tommie,
don't go.” It’s too warm.
You will never be disappointed in Dr.
Harter’s Fever and Agt t e Specific.
It always cures Fever and Ague. Every
package is warranted. Price only 75 cts.
A man who takes only the political pa
per of the party to which he belongs hears
the lies of only one side, and therefore can
not determine which side are the biggest
liars, which is generally the winning side.
Quite warm this morning.
Dr. Harter’s Fever and Ague Spe
ciFlC has stood tho test of time, and lias
proved itself to be the most certain to
cure ague of any medicine in the world.
A subscriber gave us a peach Monday
measuring 95 inches in circumference. If
any other subscriber can beat it let him
bring in his peach, even if be has to wade
through the hot sand bear-headed.
Henry Feaster (col.) opened school at
Bold Springs Church, about a mile from
town on last Monday with three pupils.
They say “ a bad beginning makes a good
ending.”
Jack Jones (col.) alias Bowers, was com
mitted to jail Thursday night for stealing
bed quilts. Jack was out on bond for
stealing a horse. Too hot in there for bed
quilts.
Mr. Wm. J. Harper, of this place gave
us a tomato that weighed a little over 13
ounces and 13 inches in circumference, and
it wasn't raised in a hot house either.
The Negro Doctor.
Scene—Fat colored woman meeting a ne
gro Doctor on the street, and asking advice.
“ Dis is de Doctur man ob our race I
s’pose ?”
“ Yes, mum ; I am de only colored per
sition in dis country.”
“ I’se glad to come up wid you, Doctor.
I hab hearn about your lamin’ and great
excess in your perfesum.”
“ I hab larnt under all de diffrunt kind
ob doctors—de root doctors, de water doc
tors, de steam doctors and de metal doc
tors. My ole Massa were a doctor and I
were his waitin’ bo) r , and used to make up
heap ob his medicle trux into pills and
plasturs and intments, and dare was whar
1 got my first idees bout kuring de sick. I
used to sperimint on de hogs and dogs. 1
hab killed many a one ob de ole man’s
hogs, but he thought it ware de kolcry. In
this way I found out what would kill dem
would kure folks; for you knows, mum,
dat dere is not much likeness ’tween dem
animels and de humans. After dat I got
to ’scribing fur de sick folks in de naber
hood. I gib dem earth worms, and snail
tea, and frog’s foot, and snake shed, and a
heap ob dem got well, 'dout callin’ on ole
massa, and some ob dem sed da drudder
hab me any time. After mansurpation i
got one ob ole massa’s lancits and a pare
ob toof pulecums, and went into de prac
tice obfuscately. I hab kured ebery kind
ob disease dat is air to human flesh, and I
can kure you. What am your komplaint ?”
“ Well, Doctor, I am mos’ shame to tole
you. I look so fat eberybody sais I’se
puttin’ on, but Doctor, da can’t feel my
panes nor misery nuther. I has a constant
heatin’ and throbbin’ under my ribs close
to my hart, and I feels a pulce in both my
laigs, rite under my nees and both sides of
my nake. It makes me miserable. I just
knows somethin’ have been laid fur me.
I can feel ’em creepin’ up my back and
down my sides. Inol is hurt and I has
my ’spicions who done it, but I can’t swar
to it nor prove it. If I cud I’d persem
cute ’em in Judge Pottil's kort and hab
i 'em sent to do Yylum ; but Doctor, l be
lieve you can help me.”
“ Well, mum, I hab kured fifty cases
wuss nor youm, and 1 will 'scribe de rite
medisun fur you at once. Now, you is
korrect 'bout your case, you is hurt, and
it have took deep effect on your witles.
De fat hab beeum criminous, dat causes a
! overture of boil, dat may perdue© a lob- j
scay and take you off wid a codicil or va
cation below. I'll stop it and make you a
well ooman. You git some ellycampmcet
in' root, angelaeo, hart leaf, may pop. dog
fennel, mullin leaf, green tobaker, bog
plum. Solomon seal, crofoot. cow sago and
a few garden verbs, and put 'em all in a
I pot ob water and bile for two hours, till
you got a strong Yoction—it's all in de bi
ling—let it cool, ilen ad sum snllyratus, a
bit of coppras and some blue stone.
“ Directions.—Take one teacup of it, and
wate ten minits, den take anuder, don you
poke your finger down your throat ami
make yourself puke. Do dat twice a day.
till you 'gin to fool better; also heat a long
bench rite hot and lie down on it wid do
| stumjack nex to de hot part and git some
heavy pusson to set on your back, dat will
j squeeze de bind to de inside, and de hot
bench will make dem krittcr demegrate by
de nearest outside door and dev will leab
j you. If dey don’t, you try do same thing
over every change ob de moon. If you
ain't well in two moons I'll gib you back
do munney.”
“ What do I owe you, Doctor?”
“ Oh, as dis is a plane ease, I'll take 35
cents. 1 comunly charge 40 cents for sicli,
but I know you will 'lectioncer fur me,
and I'll hab plenty more dese kind ob
cases.”
“ Thank you, Doctor, for your recomo
ilition. Your charge is very'modrate. I'll
pay you when you come 'round agin. You
must stop wid us and we'll go to Chuch.
T always tends my meetins. I will induce
you to our members and pasture, and you
can get him to read out your spcriencc in
your perfessin, and de sick will (lock unto
you as dey did in de days of St. Paw’l,
when he kured ’em by dippin’ Yin in de
Dcd See. Do cum agin, Doctor —good
bye.”
“I will, mum—God bless you, mum.”
Exeunt both. AUDITOR.
Com in ii ni cal ions Trom Allnnfii.
Atlanta, Ga., July 26, 1877.
Messrs. Editors : I received a copy of
your paper, which 1 read with pleasure.
Tbs Convention is progressing with the
business with as much rapidity (or nearly
so) as the nature of the case will admit of.
The Convention has passed upon the Mi
litia, Elective Franchise, the Bill of Rights
and have entered upon the report of com
mittee on the Executive Department, and
just before adjournment to-day, passed
upon the third paragraph of section first.
We had a considerable tug over reducing
the Governor's salary, but finally succeed
ed in reducing it to $9,000 per annum, sub
ject to be raised by a two-thirds vote of
the General Assembly. This 1 objected to,
as I had rather the Legislature could not
have had anything to do with the fixing of
their own pay, or the salaries of any other
officers, but it was the best that we could
do under the circumstances. This reduc
tion does not apply to the present Gover
nor. This I objected to, and made a mo
tion that the election for Governor should
come on the first Wednesday in October
next, but this was tabled. I am in favor
of the members of the General Assembly,
and all State officers, being elected at the
same time, as 1 think it is beyond a perad
venture that the salaries of all the other
officers will be cut down by this Conven
tion. and the per diem of General Assem
bly fixed at four dollars, and ten cents
milage—the same as ours. We set this up
as a precedent which is and will be hard to
override when we come to fixing the sala
ries of all the officers. If the election
could have been brought on in October
next, with the proper reductions of sala
ries, we, the people of Georgia, could have
carried on the government with much less
cost, and a reduction of taxes. I think we
will have a hard tug over the Homestead,
but I think at this time there is a majorty
of members in favor of reducing the Home
stead, at least to a very considerable ex
tent.
I cannot tell how long we will remain
here, but think it will require some con
siderable time yet, as there are many very
grave and important questions or matters
yet to come before this Convention.
1 now think that this Convention will
make a Constitution that the people will
accept —one much better than the present.
T. G. Underwood.
Atlanta, Ga., July 25, 1877.
Gents : The Convention, I believe lias
now got under headway, or at least all the
matter pertaining to the Constitution has
been run through the screen and smutter
and a little has been put in the mill to
grind. So far as they have ground the
meal seems tolerably good. I believe they
have got up a wet turn now—the Executive
Department is in the hopper, and I am of
the opinion that it will choke the mill.
They are now blowing it. What effect the
wind will hare oil it remains to be seen. 1
told some of them that the mill was heavy
sided. Everybody knows that a mill will
not make good meal unless it is properly
ballanced.
Gen. Toombs and Gov. Jenkins tired off
two heavy guns this morning upon corpo
rations, l think Toombs was on the right
side. He was for taxing nil corporations
to the Inst dollar. 1 think that is right.
There is an abundance of gas gathering,
and if we have to stay here till it all es
capes through this slow process wo will bo
here some time yet. Mr. Knight, of Ber
rien, wants them to take something and
work it out. If that should take place 1
will move to postpone till next March, as I
think wo will need some wind to blow it
off. Respectfully, J. L. J.
I'. S.— There are a good many here that
arc astonished at the position they occupy.
Sliiint Greek District.
This district stands forward as one of the
banner districts of Hart County in many
respects. Her citizens are generally speak
ing clever, hospitable, well-to-do farmers,
and last, but not least, nearly all staunch
and true Democrats. Wo had tho pleas
ure of attending Court at the Law Ground
of this district on .Saturday last. Wo say
we had the pleasure of attending, indeed
wo never visit this district without enjoy
ing our trip. Oil Saturday lust wo found
their Honors Samuel C. Fisher and Tliad.
T. Holbrooks, Esqs., grinding out justice.
The former is one of our most worthy ju
dicial functionaries, lie has been presi
ding as Magistrate, wo believe, about
thirty-seven years, with the exception of
one year during the reign of Bullock, and
to listen to his clever, sprightly jokes you
would think he is a young man yet. Ho
certainly possesses one of the most impor
tant attributes of a just Judge, an honest
heart. The junior officer, Mr. Holbrooks,
after having faithfully served his term as
constable, has received his merited promo
tion to the judicial woolsack of this dis
trict. He is a faithful officer, and although
he has presided but a short time, is rapidly
learning the “ legal ropes.” Some busi
ness was disposed of, in connection with
which occurred a very pleasant incident,
which goes to show the disposition of the
Magistrates to follow the old, plain princi
ples of the law in preference to the vol
uminous decisions of Courts. A motion
was brought to set aside a judgment, the
rule prayed for the setting aside the judg
ment and for equitable relief. The Attor
ney representing the rule made his main
argument on the idea of equitable relief,
and he made a lengthy argument and quo
ted from numerous authorities on the doc
trine of equitable relief. After the argu
ment had closed, the Court dismissed the
rule. After all this had been done, the
Attorney remarked that he thought the
Court ought to have given his client equit
able relief.
“Equitable relief?” says his Honor,
“ well let us hear something about that.”
“The thunder, you say !” exclaimed the
Attorney, “ 1 argued the doctrine of equit
able relief before you for two hours before
you made your decision.”
The people of Shoal Creek have been
blessed with fine seasons have bountiful
crops, and are determined to live at home,
no matter who is President or what the
Constitutional Convention may do. M.
Every .Man to Hi* Trade.
Men and brethren, learn yours boys a
trade, but let them choose the vocation
that suits them best. You can’t train a
boy to be a well-digger if he has a horror
for going down under the ground, neither
can you make a tree-topper of a boy if his
head swims. We need lots of farmers, but
your boy will not make a successful one,
unless he commences early and works late.
Can you make a blacksmith of your son if
ho won’t strike while the iron is hot? Can
you make a carpenter of him if he can't
joint the edge of a plank? Is the man a
good brick mason who doesn’t know which
side of the brick to turn down? Don’t
put your son in a store unless he has a
powerful inclination that way. There may
have been a great many boys cut out for
merchants, but three-fourths of them get
spoilt in the making. Merchandizing is a
thing boys will get mistaken about them
selves. Most of them think that if they
can just get into a store they are right on
the road to Kingdom Come—which is all a
mistake, so don’t encourage them unless
you are satisfied nature has ordained them
to stand behind a counter instead of lying
on it. Yon can never be a dentist if you
can't pull a tooth. We don’t want many
lawyers and doctors, but a lawyer must
have common sense before he can under
stand common law, and a doctor ought to
know what is the matter with a man be
fore he gives him medicine. We need lots
of preachers, but if God fails to make them
it is no use for us to try. Lastly, but not
leastly, if you have any boys who are
floating round on the tide of circumstances
waiting for something to turn up, tell them
they shan't be disappointed, for they can
just continue to wait. SquißOß.
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.
A Ifnliiiy Tiililc.
Cut this out and preserve for future ref
erence. One thousand feet of tlooring or
ceiling will lay 800 feet of solid superficial
measure.
1,000 feet of siding, 7*o feet.
It requires 0 pounds of white lead for
three coat work. Best lead is cheapest.
5 gallons of oil for 100 pounds of lead ;
also turpentine; weighs 7 pounds to tho
gallon. 8 pounds of mixed paint will cover
3 squares one good eoat.
<> pounds of shingle nails for 1,000
shingles. 25 pounds of nails to lay 1,000
| feet of flooring. in pounds of nails to lay
I, (Vet of celling.
Nails—OOd, otolb ; 4<>d. 13 to lt>; 30d,
23 to tl>; 2Oil, IS to lb ; 10d, 58 to lb ; Sd,
89 to lb; (Id. 153 to lb; Id, 304 to |h.
Save your money, and buy direct from I.
11. Haul A Cos., *J to 10 Market Street,
Charleston, S. C., all your doors, sashes,
mouldings, paints, oil, builders' hardware,
Ae,, lie.
A Partner, with capital of $1,(500, in
wanted at Davis' Premium Gallery in
Athens. This is a fair opening for a young
man to engage in a largely established and
lucrative business.
Si'iollilc Advice.
You are askod every day through tho
columns of newspapers and by your Drug
gist to use something for your Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint that you know no
thing about you get discouraged spending
money without but little success. Now to
give you satisfactory'proof that Green'*
August Fu\veh will cure you of Dys
pepsia and Liver Complaint with all its ef
fects, such as sour stomach, sick Headache,
Habitual Costiveness, palpitation of tho
Heart, Ileart-burn, Water-brash, Fullness
at the pit of the Stomach, Yellow Skin,
Coated Tongue, Indigestion, swimming of
the head, low spirits Ac., we ask you to go
to your Druggist E. B. Benson A Cos., and
get a Sample Bottle of Green's August
FIiOWEU for 10 cents and try it, or a Reg
ular size for 75 cents. Two doses will re
lieve you.
Uotiiinmlorc Vimiii-i'MI t.
Handsomely endowed a University in tho
South; lmt Dr. James L. Gilder left a
richer legacy' to his people by giving them
bis celebrated Liver I’iHs. The people
living in the Southern portion of the United
States are naturally sunject to liver dieases,
and these pills will always Pnrnit, lie
love, or Cure. Sold by all druggists and
country merchants.
II In lomiiil ill I.iinl !
SOMKTIIINO NKW lINIiKIt TIIK BUS. —\ new era in
dawning upon the life of woman. Milhorto ah" li;ih
been ml In I 111 inn to antler the IID of tmtiikiiiil anil
liar own limirtm. Tho litnpiuut ami dDtreMiing ir
rcgulatitieit peculiar to her owpi Hex have lona linen
lo her (ho “illrefnl aprlng of worn uunmuhcrril."
In the nninninii of the l ii li anil the hovel of poverty
alike, woman luim been the ronatimt yet patient vic
tim of a thoiiHiiml iID unknown to man—ami them)
without it reineil v. “oh, Lord, how long!" in tho
agony of lo r non), lmt It mlio cried. Mill now the hour
of her redemption is conic. She will null'er no more,
for Dr. .1. Itiiultield'H Eotnalo Regulator— Woman’*
Heat Erieiul—D for nolo by all reapectahlo Druggiata
throughout the land at ft.fit) per bottle.
Near M Mill;11 a, <1 \ . March ill, Is7(>.
Mkhhiih. Wm. Rout & Sonh : About onn year ago,
I bought a bottle of IIuaIIPIKI.D’h EKMAI.It Rehiii.a-
Tou from you, for one of my daughtcra who had been
sulfnring with auppreMHcd nienHen for Home time. I
have hod (several pliy HiciatiH attending, hot met with
no HiieeeHM until I wins peiHiiaded lo buy a bottle of
the Regulator, and it in the very thing for which it In
rei omnieiidod. She D now in perfect health. I hope
all Hollering feinalcH will at leant try one buttle anil
have health again. Very reaper,tiiillv,
47-&-J D. DOimiNS.
W. S. ASHLEY & CO.,
(Successors to Jennings <fc Ashley,)
.’IS Son ill Itroiiil Street,
ATLANTA, CIA.
TA" EMI’S constantly on hand at Wholesale
I\ and Retail the largest and cheapest
stock of
Doors, Sash, and Blinds,
in Georgia. Also Mouldings, Mantles,
Veranda, Brackets, Balluster, Window
Glass, Putty and
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE.
Write us for price list and special prices.
Terms Cash. 34-59
TEE LINDER,
A TTORNEY-A T LA W,
HARTWELL, GEORGIA
Strict attention will begiveu to all buninem* cut run ted
32-ai to iiia care.
JOHN T. OSBORN,
ATTOItNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LA W.
KLBERTON, GEORGIA,
Practices in any Court where lie in employeti. Kcjj.
ulatl.v attemla ilie Courtn of the Northern and Wes
tern Circuit*. 31
j; B. HODGES,
A TTORNEY-A T-LA W,
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA.,
Will promptly attend to all brndncmi intniHted to bin
care, and collectin': made a apccialty. 3f
JOHN P. SHANNON,
A TTORNEY-A T-LA IV,
ELHKRTON, GEORGIA,
Practice* in the Coimtiea of Elbert, Hart, Mailiaon
and Franklin, and in the Supreme Court; elaewhere
when employed. 30
JJR. GEORGE EBERIIART,
PR A CTICING PHYSICIAN,
OFFICE, Next Dock to -I. W. Williams.
:i HARTWELL, GA.
JJU. A. J. MATHEWS,
SURGEON A ND PHYSICIAN,
FIRST FLOOR MASONIC HALL,
1 HARTWELL, GA.
HR. W. H. McCURRY, Dentist,
1 / HARTWELL , GA.
Will do all work in the Dental line. He uses the
very best material and •rmnanteos satisfaction. Ho
ran be found at the Drug Store of A. G, McOurry A
Cos., when not pivfeisk>uaUy absent. 28