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THE SUN.
HAHTWKIX. IIAHT t'OrSTTf. (iA.i
well ll e sit II y. April *7. I*l*.
grnst'Hiruoxs ou*e< q>y. ..<• yar. *i *>
m.nth. 7J cent*. invariably in advance.
.I DY ERTlSlSO.—fhne square, first insertion, (nm
inch) 11.00; each subsequent inter's*a, 75 cents.
Liberal deduction* made to advertiser*, according to
tks space and time that is occupied
Obituary n.,tires, exceeding fire lines, tribute* of re
spect, and all personal communications, or tnatter* of
individual inter**t. trill be charged for at regular rates
Notice* of marriage*, of tleath and uj a religious
character are requested and will be inserted free
BENSON & McGILL, Editor*.
A. Q. McCURRY, Associate Editor.
A GOOD MAN DEAD.
Rct. Benjamin Thortow, who has beer
a most useful and successful Baptist minis
ter in this section of the State for more
than fifty years, died suddenly about nine
o’clock on Friday night last at his resi
deuce in Hartwell, in his 77th year, from
apoplexy, lie ate a hearty supper, held
family prayer, shaved himself and was
about getting in bed, w hen he dropped dead
without a struggle, and went from this
world to heaven without pain or suffering.
He was beloved and respected by all de
nominations and classes of people. Ilis
descendants number near two hundred,
and arc all useful and respectable citizens.
His funeral was preached in the Baptist
Church by Rev. Mr. Campbell, of Elbert
County, and he was buried in the Hartwell
Cemetery with Masonic honors. The larg
est concourse of people attended the fune
ral ever seen in this County.
We tender oar sincere sympathies to
his berenved wife and family, and while
we are grieved to part with so polite and
amiable a Christian gentleman and divine,
we feel perfectly satisfied that>to-day he i*-
in the full enjoyment of the glorious pleas
ures of the celestial kingdom. We would
like to give an extended sketch of his long
and useful life, but it would fill a large vol
time and could not be crowded in our little
pap er.
GLORIOUS PROSPECT AHEAD.
In less than three years from this wri
ting, if we are alive, we expect to stcjJ
aboard an elegant river steamer at Brown's
Ferry, eat two meals, such as only are pre
pared on first-class steamers, arrive in Au
gusta in time for a good supper at the Plan
ters Hotel, on the next day sell a hundred
hales of cotton, buy a few thousand dollar
worth of merchandise, and arrive
well on the third day. This will heal
smoky, dusty, hard-seated railroad cars to
death. Whoopee ! hurrah for the steamers
on the upper Savannah 1
DON’T WANT IT.
Hon. Alex. 11. Stephens writes
sensible letter to the Chronicle Qoiuli
iuUonali.it, thaifking tffem for their |)iigh
appreciation of him and declining in most
positive terms the idea of trying to be
President as long as he 'retains his senses.'
lie.says he only holds oflice lor the good he
may do his constituents and the country,
and thinks lie can best serve the people in
his present position, and remarks that
when he has reason to believe that lie can
do nothing for the country, lie will vacate
his present position. For good hard sense,
commend us to “Little Aleck.”
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Cahnesville, Ga., April 11.
Dear Sun : After a delightful drivel
through the country we arrived nt that!
good old mountain town of Carnesville.l
just in time to come in No. 2 at the Hotel!
dinner tuble. This has been a right busy!
week. Court convened on last Mondavi
morning, presided over by Judge Geo. D.l
Rice with his usual ability. Sol. Gen.l
11. L. Mitchell was on hand to sec that ml
guilty one should escape. The local bail
at this place is now composed of three!
attorneys: 11. F. Camp, J. S. Dortch nndl
W. K. Little. Hartwell was represented!
at this Court by the following attorneys :|
J. 11. Skelton, A. G. MeCurry and F. 1U
llodges. Toceoa City: .1. W. Owens, S.
M. Smith, and Col. Geo. M. Nctherland.
Gainesville : Cols. J. F. Langston and J.
B. Fstcs. Homer: Col. J. J. Turnbull
and Judge A. 0. Moss. Athens: Hons.
Pope Harrow, Emory Speer and Cols. A.
S. Erwin and S. P. Thurmond. Elber
ton: Col. Jtio. T. Osborn. From Madi
son came the venerable form of Gabriel
Nash.
Court lasted until this (Thursday) even
ing, and would have consumed the entire
week had not several cases been continued.
AYc believe no cases of very general public
interest were tried at this term. The case
of the heirs of Eppy Morris against the
executor of Col. Thomas Morris, deceased.
Mas finally disposed of. It will be recol
lected that at the last term of the Court,
the jury rendered a verdict against the de
fendant for over $2,000, and a motion for a
new trial was made. A compromise was
effected, under which the plaintiffs wrote
off of the verdict all but SISOO.
The case of Langston, executor of Hag
well against I>r. Adcrhold having been re
versed by the Supreme Court, at this term
judgment was rendered against I>r. A dor
hold for the full amount of the claim. Wi|
understand there is a probability of the
claim yet being compromised.
The people of Carnesvillc and surroundJ
ing vicinity throughout the County of]
Franklin arc as clever as u-e ever met, and
if we had to leave the people of our own
dear native Count}', M'e knoM- of no people
we had sooner east our lot among than the
good people of Franklin. This place is
most eligibly located on a commanding site
which takes in a tine prospect of the sur
rounding country, has two good churches.
a most splendid academy building, nearly
new, a brilliant past record, and a prom
ising outlook for the future. There arc
two hotels here, onekept by Asa 11. Ayers,
slid the other by I)r. 11. I). Adcrhold.
where they furnish you most excellent
fare, attentive servants, nice sleeping apart
ments, and last, hut not least, only charge
you the old-fashioned price of twenty-five
cents per meal. Here, too, flourishes the
Reg inter , a bright, spicy weekly journal,
edited by that handsome, princely, good
fellow, T. W. Ayers. We are glad to
note the prosperity of the Register , and
wish for it an abundant future success it so
richly deserves.
The agricultural interests of the County
arc being rapidly pressed forward, a large
portion of the people wouldn’t lose the
time to come to Court, hut stayed at home
working like Trojans in their farms. This
County is as good a county for corn and
small grain as there is in the State, and
cotton is largely and successfully grown.
■And in addition to being a rich productive
Icounty, with clever, industrious inhahi-l
It ants, we understand it is out of debt and
lhas two thousand dollars in her money
Ibox.
] The press is well represented at this
[Court. Capt. Lawshe, of the Southron.
Col. Estes, of the Eagle , and Mr. Petei
McDermot, agent for the Watchman , are
here in the interest of their respective
journals. Also, Rev. Thomas Crymes, of
the Toccoa Herald. We had the plcasun
of meeting Mr. W. F. Combs, of tin
Southern Banner. He is a handsome, po
lite, courteous gentleman, and a worthy
successor of the genial Capt. Kitcli, a
agent of the Banner.
A good deal is being said with regard to
the judgship of this Circuit. Cols. J. Hi
Kates and A. S. Erwin are looming up no
the two most prominent candidates. They
are both able and good men. We wen
surprised to find so much interest being
manifested at this early stage with regard
to the next Congressional election. There
seems to be quite a ferment going on
From present indications Emory Speer.
Esq., will lead the Independent movement,
and Hon. 11. 11. Carlton or H. P. Bell
will he the standard hearer of the organ
ized Democracy. The ides of December
will tell. Yours, A. G. McC.
PEN AND SCISSORS.
Mr. J. IV. Butt, of Augusta, died in
[that city a few days ago.
| Ex-Governor Moses was jailed in New
[Vork city a few days ago for forgery.
I John P. King, of Augusta, is willing to
serve the people as President of the Geor
gia Itadroad.
Mr. E. E. Solomon won the cadetship t(d
the Naval Academy at Annapolis from the
Ninth Distrit .
SPnato’-s Gordon and Hill voted .against
tli#pns>*G. of WnAPacillc* Jfadroa4-w.iiid
ing’liill. The Bill passed, nevertheless.
General Alpheus Baker, of Alabama,
[delivers the annual address before the Lit
erary Societies of the University of Geor
gia.
The Atlanta Cons'.ii. ilon says it never
exp.’cts to sec the day when another Dis
trict is carried by an independent candi
date.
Col. Samuel P. Thurmond, of Athens,
Ga , is memorial orator at that place, and
Judge E. II Pottle delivers the address at
I Warrenton.
Mr. A. G. MeCurry will edit Thkllart-k
WELL Sen. It was shining well before,!
;t>ut a cat's back will shine brighter and!
.brighter the more it is carried. May it bel
thus with The Svn.— Warrenton Clippei G
We notice an advertisement of Hamburg!
corn in the Democrat which said, “ It makes!
'excellent food for live stock.” In thisl
[section of Georgia we never feed corn to!
[dead stock.
Ben Butler says, “when I left the I)em-5
(ocratic party it was nil honorable associu |
Ition of brave men.” Whereupon the Au-|
[gusta Chronicle Constitutionalist sug!
Igests that that is the reason Benjamin leftl
lit. I
When Judge Pottle was delivering his
charge to the grand jury last week, some,
good people, perhaps forgetting they were
in court and thinking it was preaching hour
at church, involuntarily put in at intervals
real good old-fashioned, soul moving groans!
of religious sanction.— Warrenton Clipper .]
In the last issue of that spicy paper. TjifJ
Hartwell St’N, A. G. McCurry. Esq.,
member elect to the next Legislature from]
Hart County, and a very promising young]
lawyer of Hartwell, publishes an appropri-j
ate and well-written salutatory, in which]
he states that he has become connected]
with that journal as associate editor. We]
wish both him and Thk Sun abundant suc-|
[cess. —Southern Watch man.
There is an old colored man named York
Grisham in Cherokee County who claims
to be one hundred and nine years old.
His physical and mental condition is still
good, and he declares that lie can remem-]
her seeing the soldiers of the revolutionary
war. and that they poked their bayonets
at him through the cracks of the fence
while passing along the road one day. i
Mr. A.G. McCurry has become associ-]
ate editor of Thk Hartwell Sun, and.
the last issue of that paper contains a very
creditable salutatory from his pen. Al
ready a well edited paper, its readers will
most likely reap additional benefit bv this
Editorial assistance. Here's our
Uirijjin Stm.
Ilandlighter wants to shake us with his
left hand.
On Friday last two Italians came into]
[Albany bringing with them a pet bear.]
(They bantered the town for a tight, pro-]
posing to tight their bear against any two|
dogs Unit could be found. A fight was]
boon made up, and. says the Adcertitvr H
[** About one o'clock Bruin was led into]
the jail yard and two mediuni-si/.ed bull-]
dogs were turned looscon him. A bout 200]
[people had assembled to sec the sport, and]
[when the fighting commenced excitement!
'and general confusion prevailed. Men for-]
tot thcmsolves and stood over the coni-j
hatants with drawn pistols and knives “to
sec that there was fair play." The fight
continued for some fifteen or twenty min
utes, when the dogs, now badly fatigued,
refused to take hold of the hear any more.
It would have cost those men two hun
dred dollars apiece to have drawn their pis
tols in Hartwell, but then wo are not so
refined as they are in some sections of the
State.
Hon. A. 11. Stephens in a letter from
Washington, written on the nth to the edi
tors of the Chronicle ft Cnnslßiitionalisl
says : “ 1 am glad to he able to Ay to you,
and through you to the people of Augusta
and on the upper Savannah rivet that the
committee on commerce, to whom was re
ferred my bill for the improvement of that
river above Augusta, have reported a pro
vision in their general bill authorizing and
directing the secretary of war to have n
survey of the river made, with the estima
ted cost for the improvement desired. I
think there is but little doubt this bill will
pass. ] feel quite assured that the com
mittec on public buildings will report fa
vorably on the hill introduced by me for
the erection of a postollice custom house,
etc., in Augusta.
The Governor yesterday pardoned “ John
Agncw, Mayor of Columbia.” for an of
fence of which fie was convicted in a frial
justice’s court in this city last summer.
The crime charged against the Mayor was
that of using unnecessary force nfton a help
less inebriate after lie was in his Honor's
custody, by kicking him after he lay pros
trate on the ground. The pardon was
sought for the purpose of saving a fine of
sls and cost, imposed by the trial justice.
Columbia, (S. C.) Register, a
What would Georgians think of their
Governor if lie were to grant such a par
don?
The Atlanta negro, Jakal Stafford, again
figures before the public in the roll of a!
harness thief. He has been seiWenced to
he hung twice and the Supreme Court!
pyanted anew hearing, and his finally
[resulted in an acquittal. He was arrcstcdl
a few days ago in Atlanta for stealing har
ness, and in trying to make his escape,
was dangerously wounded. His many
[miraculous escapes leads the negroes to be
lieve his life cannot he taken.
| SOOK
Has been removed across tlie street
yearly Opposite the Old Stand In the
M'WTOX IIOISI. 111.04 K,
THREE DOORS FROM THE CORSES,
Wliere be will be glad to wo all of his old friends
and as man.v new ones sis will call Low
prices anil'fair treatment w ill be his nM and he
only asks a trial to convince all that be means what
says.
PICTURE FRAMES.
I Having a full stock of MOTLDIjKpft and
JLAK.v and an experienced frame ihJfW I can]
punl will frame pictuivs as well ami as cheaply asanyj
'lionHe in Georgia. Give ne a ‘rial.
Kenminher that Burke’s Book Store is now across
[the street, nearly opposite the olil stand, three doors
[from Broad Street.
T. A. nr it li*:, A then*, On.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
I A full line of School Books. Paper, Pena, Ink,
[Slates, <Scc., always on hand, and at prices as low as
[the lowest.
I 86-111 T. A. 111 RKF. Athena. On.
iA. D. Clinard, Proprietor
| NEWTON HOUSE,
[Coi. Broad Street and College Avenue,
ATHENS, GA.
Itonr<l. Two Hollar*. Per Pay.
| fhc linage of Her Mother.
-A-
It Y R I T II II l’ S T 1 C.
| Tn the Savannah Weekly News of Saturday,
[‘!Otli April, will he commence*! anew serial stm v
[with the above title, written liy a laily of Savannah.
j The Weekly News is iho j
‘LARGEST AND BEST WEEKLY
IX THE SO t i ll
I It is a complete ncwapitpe!. and contains the latest
Telegraphic ami State Xcws Market*.
elc M an Asrirnltnral and Hillary lit -
purtnicntM.
I It is adapted for general circulation
ilie South.
I Subscription, one year ii.oo ; six months SI.OO.
Specimen copies sent free.
Address J. 11. FATII.L,
Savannah, Ga.
Hart sheriff’s sale.
Will bo wold before the Courthouse door in
Hartwell, llart County. Georgia, on the First Tues
;<luy in June next, within the legal hour* of sale. j
[the followingpiDjierty, to-wit : fc
I One Hay Horse, about twelve years old. Levied!
[on by virtue of a mortgage ti. fa. issued from Haiti
’Superior Court. Returnable to March Term. 1878.1
■ln favor of L. C. Brown, for the use of S. C. Dobbs!
‘vs. John A. Hairston. All levied on as the proper-I
ty of John A. Hairston, to satisfy the above stated!
mortgage ti. fa. April Bth, 1878. I
| *SIW J. K. MYERS, Sheriff. I
Hart sheriffs sale.
Will be sold before the Courthouse door in
(Hartwell. Hart County, Georgia, on the First Tues
(day in May next, during the legal hours of sale, the
[following property to wit:
I One town lot. containing one half acre, more or
•less, with a work shop on it. joining lots of Wm. U.
jsattortiehl on the west. Holland A Satterfield on the
rnorth. K. 11. Henson on the east, and on the south by
(the street leading from Hartwell to Brown’* Ferry. 1
IAII levied on as the property of John 11. Skeltou to
(satisfy a ti. fa. issued from the Justice Court of the
glllgth District G. M. in favor of Wm. J. Dyar v*.
[John H. Skelton. Property pointed out bv John
111 Skelton, defendant in ti. fa. Levy made by las.
IK Vickery, L. C . and returned to me this April
|4th, ls7B.
I 85-88 J. R. MYERS. Sheriff.
1 G. McCTRRY,
LA*
ATTORNEY-AT-LA W.
] HARTWELL. IIAKT COUNTY, GA., ]
[Will practice in all the courts of Northeast Georgia,
[the Supreme Court and the United States District]
[Court tor the Northern Distriet of Georgia. Special]
[attention given to collections, cases in bankruptcy]
[and criminal causes. 79-HO * I
CROSS TIES
FOR THE ELBEUTON RAILROAD
WANTED!
W I will not he undersold by any one, and propose to sell goods as cheap as any
bodyTh°erundesigned has now in store the LARGEST and BEST STOCK OF GOODS
ever displayed at the HOLLAND CORNER. He is determined to sell at the very
LOWEST PRICES, among which are the following :
CALICO, from 14 to 15 yards for SI.OO.
7-8 SHIRTIXG 6 l-2c.
Good FAMILY FLOUR, SB.OO.
10 lbs. SUGAR, SI.OO.
EXTRA GOOD HAMS, 12 l-2c.
KEROSEXE OIL, 40c.
LARD, CHOICE LEAF, 11 1-2.
And everything else in proportion. Try me, and be convinced.
jJqJT Come and see my Patent Hoe—two combined in one. “In®
TERMS CASH, OR COUNTRY PRODUCE.
_„ W. H. STEPHENSON.
J\/[OOIIE, ]\ I ARSII & CO
WHOLESALE DEALERS AND JOHBERS OF
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS, SHOES & HATS.
C3--A.,
| FO® Giw.yo
We now offer to our friends and customers the
following well known brands of Ammoniated
Fertilizers:
JOHN MERRYMAN & GQ.’S,
P. ZELL & SON’S,
G. OBER & SON S,
And also C30.e200.1ca,1s for Corrr
postin-gr, and ~w"Q lon_o-w -we can
xxiaJszo it to tire interest of all
parties to 10-0137" from. me.
Toccoa, Ga, . % JEBW* Sip EFEB. .
77-89 S. H. MGSELY.
UEXCELLENZA COTTON FERTILIZER
AND
DOBBS’ CHEMICALS
FOR
COMPOSTIN Gr.
fflMlE I NDERSIGNED has just had manufactured to his own order a large and freslij
X supply of the well known
EXCELLENZA GUANO AND DOBBS’ CHEMICALS FOR COMPOSTING,
Iwhlch he offers to planters of Northeast Georgia and surrounding country, at the same price as last year.]
.Giving 15c. Per Pound for Coiion on basis ofs
middling Payable Ist Nov, 1878.
I These For Hirers here een inspected by f p hority of the StP'e and found to be up to former standard]
[and ulkivp. A'l ’h-i oils de lo inch* e'n Athens, will call on the undersigned at his stoic. Tlie\ J
lean also be obtained aom ne foiloviAi” ageu s.
p. M. SHANKLE . ..... Harmony Grove, Ga.j
BOONE & ALEXANDER Maysville, Ga.
McWHORTER & YOUNG . .... . Antioch, Ga.
I’. H. BOWERS ... .... Franklin Springs, Ga.j
W. A. ROYSTON
M. M. JOHNSON ..... Bowersville, Hart County, Ga.S
LA. R. ELLIOTT ... ... Grove, Elbert Couuly, Ga.j
U. H. KENNEBREW Lexington, Ga.
75-e7 S. C. DOBBS, Athens. Ga.
JOHN S. FAIRLY. WILLIAM Me BURNEY.
JOHN S. FAIRLEY & CO.
wholesale dealers in
FANCY GOODS, FUR, WOOL AND STRAW HATS,
NOTIONS FOR MEN BOYS & CHILDREN.
WHITE GOODS, LADIES', MISSES A CHILDREN'S
HOSIERY. TRIMMED & UNTLIM.UED HATS.
GLOVES, AC., AC., AC.
37" 33a,37-ne sSc VO sts.,
CHARLESTON. S. C.
N. B.—Special attention given to orders. ”4-86
naSLITt BOBEHTS Sc CO.
(SUCCESSORS TO WARD BROTHERS, ESTABLISHED, 1816.)
IMFORTEIS ©F
BIIDVAII,
COTIIIT, GUNS, &e.,
9, SOUTH C&S’tTERT ST.,
73 BALTIMORI. 98
CEO. W. WILLIAMS, ) FRANK E. TATLOR, I
JOS. 1. ROBERTSON. J KOCT. 8. CATHCAIIT. J
GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO.,
GR()CERS
AND
COTTOILT FACTORS,
I*3 HAYSI STREET CHARLESTON, S. C. 9-1
HIDDEN & BATES’
Somtlrem
MUSIC HOUSE
SAVANNAH, GA.,
.fhe Great Piano and Organ Depot of
the South.
a NEW DEPARTURE.
••Middle Men ” to the Rear!
PIANOS AND ORGANS
SOLD DIRECT TO PURCHASERS
AGENTS COMMISSION SAVED.
Important Announcement!
September 1, 1577,
Wc respectfully notify all wanting Pi
anos and Organs that we have closed all
local agencies for the sale of our instru
ments, and shall from this date sttppTy pur
chasers direct without the aid or interven
tion of agents. All instruments will here
after be sold strictly at Factory Prices,
and those who buy from us will save the
I ommission heretofore paid agents. Our
Cash Prices are uniform, and the lowest ia
he United States.
LUDDEN & BATES.
piahos 5 organs
AT MANUFACTURERS’ PRICES.
EVERY MAN HIS OWN AGENT!!
“ Bran New Rosewood $650 Pianos for
'175.” “Splendid $270 Organs for $65.”
Northern pretended manufacturers so ad
ver.;-e. bin if is false. Instruments so of
fered a e inferior and priced three times
their value. We are wholesale dealers,
having no agents, and selling reliable m
htruments from best makers direct to pur
chasers at Factory /’rices.
New Rosewood Pianos, with Stool and
Cover. 7 Octave, $170: 7j Oct. $230. Ma
son A Hamlin Organs. / Ston. SIOO • OStop,
$l4O. 0r o cr .coin Other m-kero. 7 Stops,
ptiO: 9 Clop", hil. Fifteen days trial.
W/lien ruariTuee. Reduction to Teach
[ers Schoo’s. aid Churches. Send for Cata
logues. '■'ncciii' Oilers Sept. 1. iS77, and
Circular expos'ig Impositions of Piano and
Organ Trade, e c.
LUDDEiT & BATES.
Wholesale Piano and Organ Dealers,
Savannah, Ga.
NO BOGUS INSTRUMENTS.
All instruments we sell are from old
and reliah'e makers, whose reputation i" a
guarantee of the ; r e::ce’'ence. Purchasers
have a c.bo’ce from seven of ihe best mak
[ers known. Every Ins.rument fully guar
anteed. No humbug or misrepresentation
—fair and square dealing.
BE NOT DECEIVED
By the swindling advertisement of North
ern pretended manufacturer, offering
[soso Pianos "or $175 and S2OO Organs for
S6O. We say, open’v. that such offers aro
humbug, and the lirtrumenis are not
worth One-Tit iRD he price. We. or any
reputable dealer. .: l sell as good, or bet
ter for the vine money.
CHEAP INSTRUMENTS
|.Vre U-e dearest in the end. and there is no
[economy in them purchase. Pay a fair
prices, and get something good—that will
last a life time and grow better every year.
INSTRUMENTS ON TRIAL.
Pianos and Organs sent on trial for fif
teen days. AVe pay freight if not satis
factory.
ONE LAST WORD.
Send (or Special Offers September 1,
illustrated Catalogue and Circular Expos
ing Fraud and Impositions of the Piano
and Organ Trade.
Address,
LUDDEN & BATES,
Wholesale Piano and Organ Dealers,
64-S9 Savannah, Ga.
WOOL CARDING
THE ANDERSONVILLE MILLS
Ltid AN OOL CARDS are in first-rate
condition for work. Wool, left with
Messrs. E. B. Benson <£■ Cos., at Hart
well, will be carded and returned free
bf extra charge. Sept. 4th, 1877.
F. E. HARRISON.