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Agriculliiral Department.
lairu /.i tin: secretary of run
hart nir.vn .uiiarvt.rit.it. society.
THE FENCE QUESTION.
As the time i9 fast approaching when
this momentous question is to tic de
cided, ami we hope forever deci le*!, in
Hart county tiy the voters thereof, we
be*: to present a few views on the same.
In view of the approaching electio
in July next, there is a considerable
agitation on the question, which agita
tion we are glad to see, as we t ope th
people will seriously make up their
minds whether they adopt this measure.
In our hn in Me opinion, on Icr the (.res
ent law it will tie a great public calam
ity were it to pass and be adopte I in
Hart county.
Wl at will be the benefit to our (arm
ors should this mea-ure be | asset I ?
A* >et all we have heard is that i
you abolish the fences \on will hnv
one cow answer all the pnrpoi sn" b i
and one hojr will w*igli in the fall a
ninah a* two: tup no* on ■ word as to
what i' will cost to accomplish tins in
this county, where clover an l the grosser
only grow by paying tor tlioir cultiva
tion. in tHe wav 'if fertilizing, twice ns
much as it would cost to buy it from
West. They say “ alio'isli the fence
and you will be profited fourfold.” In
the past lew years our farm -rs hnv*
made great advancement in the build
ing of their fences. A few years ng<
in traveling over the county, the eye
was met everywhere with delapidatcd
and torn down fences, whilst now on
nearly every farm the good and sub
stantial fences are a pride to our people :
and Hart county can to-day boast of as
good, if not the best, fences in the
State. Our courts are scarcely cvei
troubled with cases of crops damaged
by bad fencer, which of it9elf is good
evidence that there are none. Sup
posing the law passes, how much will
it cost i u • farmers next year to mak<
suitable provisions bv tearing down
fences and building enclosures for s'oek.
and providing food for the same in
these stock pens ? saying nothing alxmt
the stock you will have to kill by not
being able to provide for them. W*
confidently believe the expense an 1
trouble that will be caused in thus pro
viding will be more than the splitting
of rails to repair fences for the nex
ten years. lam willing to admit tha
perhaps the law will suit soma person
finely, but it is only those who own
large plantations and landed estates,
who are entirely dependent on the pool
tenant for their rent; tliis will be tin
means of greatly increasing their rent,
for now a large consideration of the
renting of land i9 the splitting of rails,
and in making a contract with tin
renter if you leave the question o
fencing out of the contract the price
received by the landowner will ha in
creased fully one-fourth. Unt is it not
a fact that Hart county is composed
mostly of small farmers and laborers,
who as a general rule are thriving and
prosperous, and who by their energy on
their small farms have the best fences
in the State and sufficient to answer all
their wants for the next 20 years.
Then, again, the law that is proposed
to he adopted makes no provision for
the fencing in of the county as in An
derson county. In Anderson it cost
the people $7,000 to fence in the county
to be paid by taxation payable in Hire*
years. To raise this sum in our count \
it would about double our already bur
densome taxes for the next six years.
W e are met in reply to this that mu
law says nothing about fen ing t.
county, and we force Elbert and 1- rank
lin to adobt it. Suppose they choose
not to adopt it, have we a constitution:!
right in this land of absolute free lon
to person and property, guaranteed t>
all persons, to impose heavy damage
on these neighboring counties that inn\
be incurred by their trespassing stock :
Another argument we have I e ird in
favor of this question is, that Ander
son county has adopted it, and In r
citizens, amongst whom are Messrs.
McGee and McLees, are in favor of it.
This does not meet the question at all.
for whilst An ierson county is ju t
across the river from us. still their soil,
forests and people arc different in main
respects from ours, ami it may suit n
great many of them and yet would no
suit us at all. We think there nr
more large landowners over there than
here. Anyway, theirs is an old settled
county and has more wealth than Hart
county. Whilst the praises are consid
erable of this measure from Anderson,
that good old county of Mecklenburg
in North Carolina lias adopted the law
—in that county the denunciations ar.
loud against it; so much so that it is
thought her citizens will return to the
fences very soon.
But enough for the present; there Is
more to be said, but this article is suf
ficiently long—if of interest, we will
take pleasure in giving further \iewt.
iu a future article. C. \V. S.
Hart Couxty Aor. Society.
Minutes of a regular meeting, held
in Hartwell, Ga., June 3, IS7‘J :
The meeting was called to order bv
F. I>. Ilodges. President of the Society.
Read minutes of last meeting which
were adopted.
On motion, the “ Fence law,” that
was made a matter of reference Iron,
our last meeting to this was postponed
for the present, on account of railroad
meeting to take place to-day.
Adjourned to first Tuesday in July
next. C. W. Seidell, Sec.
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Foor Dallas, Texas, Las 74 lawyers.
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THE BEST UmK STOVE IN AMERICA!
If 111 (i'l Him il, mi JOHN U. BENSON, s. k. chiles a co,
D4 ATHENS, ( A.
USE THIS BRAN
98 25-1 on CHEMICALLY PURE.
BEST lit THE WORLD
AiflDete.'tMn any Saleratns
Oik- tea -poonful of this Soda used with som
nulk c pittls Four teaspoonfuls of the
bes' Baking Powder, saving
Twenty Times its cost.
See package for valu
able information.
If the traspnonful is too large nnd docs
not produce good results at
first, use less afterwards. 131
: GLD AND RELIABLE, i
Dn. Sanford's Liver InyiqoratobJ
is a Si.vidir 1 Family Remedy for
•discus sof the Liv-'r, Stomach
[and Bowels.—lt is Purely ,*Ara
[Vegetable.—lt never U|J
[Debilitates —It is erfT nij
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sbs ( ' fn uscil
SEI fj niul by the public,
@s?’l "♦"’lor niora than 3d years,;
*]s-* with unprecedented r. suits. 1
CEf-ID TOR CiRCILA!?:
3. TANARUS, W. SANFORD, M.D.,
' \v uhi (~.isr ni. tell vm iTs i:s; fT*T:o.\. 1
A BURNHAMS
warranted' BEST AND CHEAPEST.
Prior* reduced. J frte.
1 MILLIE WHS.
\Vok-: n. hif *lr Cos., I’r
u>t> OOlec : S. I.mvii Si.,
( 'i EOKGTA—HA KT COUNTY.
\ I I’mNiiai.t to au act >f tie Awemblv
f thin State appinveil Au:-t fitith. 1872. it is r
-<l‘iel that an election he held on the tir>t Men ay
in ?uh . ISTO. at which the question shall he b ibn. t*
tel to the lawful vot* ra of Raid County *f " FeuCc **
or “No Fence." Said election to lx* held at t! 0
place* and mrh r the same rnloa and ivirulatioiiM :•
ait* provided f*; Memliera of the General Asaembl .
Tluj retuetja of aahl el*H tioi; ahall be male to the
Oi dinarv of aaid Couuty. Iv I J o’clock M of the
next dav. Given under mv haul an A odicial
lure. thift Juae4tb, is 79.
V. C. LTEPHEXsry,
Ordinary
A K. CHILDS. R. NICKERSON. T. H. WINN.
CHILDS, NICKERSON & CO.,
No- 15 .Franklin House Building. Athens, Ga.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE,
IRON. STEEL. NAILS. HORSE AND MULE SHOES. HORSESHOE NAILS.
ih-grriCTj-ltu-rshl Implements,
Lead*, Oil*. Glass and Varnish. Hai nes* Leather,
MILE UR IST WAGONS ,
COTTON. MANILLA AND JCTE ROTE.
.image am! SttldldrY ITftrdwartc Ft*ll *•*. Hub*. SpoVea. Rugpy Wlieeb. Axle*. Siirinpp, elc.. Rubber am’
Leather Belting, MillSawH. Nlill Finding. Aiivi'i*. I>ll vk. Vices, liollow Ware, etc.
Daau fact urns’ agents for the sale of
FAIRBANKS' STANDARD SCALES,
Citler ilill*. Syrup Mill* and Evaporators, Watt Plow*. Fat me,* Friend Plow, Tin,p*. Circular Saw*.
.V IN.SI IIIV SAWYER'S *£• MASSEY’S CELEBRATED COTTON GINS:
At*o A-.nti for HALL S FIRE ASD SCHOLAR FROOF SAFES.
fy Any article iu our liuc not iu stock, will be ordered when deairod, with the least possible delay.
104 ('nil nnd Exmnliie our Stork mid rrlec**. 1^
Best \ agon on
W - HEELS
v •• . - I. */_ ItW ( k |*.
IS MANUFACTURED BY
FiSM ( Bms & G(h ,
-wx s.
WE MAKE EVERY VARIETY OF
FARM, FREIGHT,A- SPRING WAGONS
And lv confining oursclve? strictly to one class of tvork ; by employing none but tlu*
Beet of
Using nothing but
First-Class Improved Machinery and the
Very Best of Selected Timber,
And by a THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE of the business, we have justly earned the rep
utation of making
“THE BEST WAGON ON WHEELS."
We *iv* the following warmntv with each wncron :
W. If re hr Warrant the FISH l!U*)s WAGON’ No to be well male in every partlenliir am’
.f -I mnterial. mi l that the atre-uth of the name i* .sufficient for all work with fair imaye. should an
hreaka-o occur within one rear fitne tld* date hv n-a*on nf defective nnl.riul er woikniansl ip. repair,
loi tlie same will be lurniahed at pine- of sale, fn-e of charge, or the price of said repairs a* per ayent ,
price list, will he paid iu ca*h by the purchaser producing a sample of the broken or defective pan* a.-
evldeuoe _
jKt, 0 8%. FISH BROS. -& CO.
Itiirino. XVI*. .tan. lal. IN7S- IJso. C Hrooiss. )
Knowiiie weean suit vou. we aolieit pati-onage from every section of the Uu.ted State*. foi
Prieca iu.<l lerin*. ami for a copy of our AGRICVLTUiA 1- I’APfiR to
101-152 FISH 3HOS. & CC„ Hacine, Y is.
Sifeiilillisll
MILLS. S H c
—CEARINQ A CENEB^^^
<FSM FUR UlJfnmff & PRIM L/ST,
ilf K &isiiiin a 1 * 1 * 1; i ‘ ni
WA !M Hit wct ive, energetic canvassers to
it X JjUi n a;e in a pleasant an l protit*
•io busiuos#. Goo,* ..toil w ill iiml this a rare chance
to make money. Such "ill picas*. answer this
ad' • r imfuient b\ letter.* iiclosiu„ stamp for reply.
t*tiu ' what business they have beeu en::<t£od in
Noue but those " ho mean business hc©*l apply.
FINLEY, lUHY£S 6> CO.,
IU Atlanta. Ga ;
/ 'I BORGIA—HAKT C >UNTY.
\1 Whereas. J\ S. K*> lerta Executor of the
e tale of Jo hui Totiuan. late of said e mtity. tie*
c as* (I, aj 1 .> to u*c foi letter* of nixiMNUou
rm sai l e utor-ship. These are ihoiefons to
cite aid .ul n h al. concerned o 'how cause at my
Oaice <U i b re the Dint Mon ay in September
uext wa, wani 1* tera should no. b .ranted. Gi r, *n
under iuy baud at odice. this 4th *ay of June. 1879.
3m F C. bTEPGENSGN, Ordinary
SPRING MILLINERY.
IT A VINO (tint received niv second stock tbr lhl . Mn. lam enabled 10 off, ' r m > customer* an c,e
1 I pant stuck i t Millie I.‘ Omni* I ah*., u Urge Maurtiueut of
: RENCH AND AMERICAN FLOWERS,
. well a* Iht- latest lim. lli.-H ill Tie*. Kuching an I Veiling, t price* not to I*' fnin|-e*l with.
rr ttj nriflTlC! I hnv. also receive I another ftil' tnrk of TT GOODS,
lAIK GUODb. H„i, Hull- 111-Mi I Of Mlrcilun
,H. Ih-uiu llu- cheapest m.*l ottered iu thhnarkrt Call i.t nmv. “
A.UI a full stuck. All order* will t.ceivc piompl attention at the Kn.lH.rii.iu 1
IWT/Ttr ffl'T' 4,1 Wkltehall Street.
, a A. V. PICIvKHI.
IVES & THOMAS,
t? &44 WHITEHALL ST., - - - ATLANTA, GA.
LEAD NS FURNITURE ROUSE IN GEORGIA!
LARGEST STOCK IN THE SI ATE !
‘HICKS TEN PER CENT. CHEAPER THAN OTHER HOUCKS!
IVES & THOMAS,
141 4J * 44 HIIITMUI.I. STHEET. AII.ISTA. ICG
FIMDLAY, ROBERTS 5 CO.
(SuccrsMorn to Ward Bribers. EfttablUlied, 1616.)
IMJO TIERS
HARDWARE,
cur E.IY, GJ. S, &0.,
fl. South st.. PoUnTiorA,
ATHENS FOUNDRY AKD MACHINE WORKS,
A-XSTEJISrS, GKA~
3ENERAL FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS.
Pattern Work, Smithing and Repairing.
HAVING an rrtensive collection <.f PATTI RXS. MA.M I AIM' II El* llf 41X A\ I I'H'SS
4'ABl'i.\U, .U.LL AM* 4*l\ UF.AHIXU Mi.MMI AMI All 1.4. XAIIIiXEItV.
also, manufacture and have on hand
SAW 3111.L5, St’Ctß MI I. IS. HOUSE POWERS 1 IIUESIIEI.S, FAX MILES.
nir.T’S 4 EI.KIIKA'IEII (OTTOS' 1 ILESMJS, Ac., Ac.
For circulars, prices, itc , address
R. NIGEERSON,
Agent and Supt.
Orders left with E. B. BENSON & CO. will have prompt attention. 163
W. G. ASHLEY,
WHOLESALE AM) RETAIL PK.AI.ER IN
7HITE PINE DOORS, SAfH AND ELINDS, WINDOW GLASS, PUTTY,
KOOK LOC KS, riIXGES, IILI.M* lIIXCES. SCREWS,
And all other kinds of BI’ILDKRS HARDWARE at the very LOWEST CASH TRICES.
No. 33 S3uth Broad street, - - ATLANTA, GA.
TWELVE LIGHT W INDOWS AND BLINDS.
PI.AIX lUIL SASH. PRIMED 4 C.LAZKP. OITSIPE BUNDS. IIOMJSO SLATS I , , . , . ™. , ,
I 4-Linut Window* &
.... Blind*
size <'f Glas*. Size of Window. Price Wind w Size of Pair. Price uf Pail <-I.i;:ht
I a-LL-lit
Bxlft 2-4x3-10 8 80 2- 4x3-11} 8 05 I d-U tf ht “
11x12 2-11x4-6 1 15 2-10x4-74 1 15 .. . .
10x14 2-10x5- 2 135 2-l<lxT- 3j 130 V"?L S ?' *•
1 ,xl(i 2-10x5x10 165 2-1 tx*.-IT| 140 ,l . ~l'e f
1 ixlS 2-10x6-0 185 ! 2-11x6-71 1 fil -rices, for strictly
10x20 2-10x7- 2 210 j 2-10x7- 3$ 180
While Pine Doors, 4-Panels, Moulded on Stiles and Hails, 0. G. Raised Panels.
ONE INCH DOOP.S. | 1 3-1 G INCH DOORS. | 1 3-S INCH DOORS.
Size. Place. Sizo. Price. Sizt. rrice.
>- !x6- 0 $1 (to 2- ox -n 31 25 2- 6x6- 6 31 45
!- 4x6- 4 1 05 2- 4x6- 4 1 4) 2- Bx - 8 1 60
•- 6x6- (i 1 I t 2- 6x6- 6 1 41 2-1 Ix 6-1 1 1 75
2- Bx - 8 1 25 2- Bx - 8 1 .55 2-10x6- 6 1 75
2-1 Ix - 6 1 45 2-10x6- 6 1 71 3- oxo- 6 1 95
2-10x6-10 1 45 2-10x6-1 t 1 71 2- 0 to 3- Ix 7-0 1 95
S- ox - 6 1 50 3- ox - 6 1 85 2- 0 to 3-Ix7-6 2 15
i- ox -0- 1 50 3- ox - 0 1 85 9- 0 to 3- txS-t 2 25
r~y* paired Moulded 4-panel front Doors 2 10x6-10 to Square amt Circular Top Panels, from 12.50
oss 25. All orders promptl . lilted an ' satisfaction i uaranteed. 164
White Sewing Machine Cos. Clcveland, ohio.
PLOWS! PLOWS!
Y\7E have just received a double do>e nf AVERY'S best Plows and Stocks. TVc
W call particular attention to our DOUBLE PLOWS,
which we sell at just half tin.* pr er as!\,*>l for oilier double plow-stocks. If it is cheap
Plows vou want, this is the place to get t i.m
E. B. BENSON k CO.. Hartwell, Ga.
BENSON 4 CO.. Bowersville. Ga.
BUY
SHELL ROAD TOBACCO:
Best in the World !
F*r salt by IIOWA n. woo nat o.
151 ATLANTA. GA
TO MAKE MONEY
I’lt asantlv and fast, agents should address
FIT LEY, ILARVEY & CO, Atlas ta.Ga
(1 EORGIA -HART COUNTY- , .
J Whereas. . I A. Meyaiit.v. administrator of the
•stale ..f U. I*. Balh utter. la?.- of said county, ihc it.
Iltldi*> to me for letters of dismission trom said ad
oiltis,lutiou. These are ilierefore to cite niul ad
iioiiish all eoucemed to show rouse at my oti.ee on
•r la-tirfv tb<- tirst M- n lay ¥ Almost next why said
letters should not lie yrrhted. Given under uiy
hand at .jlUte, this 7tb day uf May. ld.J.
3m F. C. STEPHENSON' Ordinary.
JOHN P. SHANNON,
A TTORXEV-A T-LA IT,
BLRERTOJI. GEORGIA.
Tractlcs* in the Counties of Elbert. Hart. Madison
and Franklin, and in tbs Supreme Court else*her,
whex employed 61