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Hints to Farmers.
A teaspoonful of coal oil to a gallon of
water will exterminate all the insects that
infest garden plants and beautiful (lowers.
For bruises or sores, boil smart weed in
chamber lye, add a little soft soap and
wash twice a day.
Green Hies and other plant pests can be
destroyed by using one teaspoonful of ker
osene to the gnllon of water, and sprink
ling it over the plants with a hand-broom.
Charcoal pulverized and mixed with wa
ter ia highly recommended as an agent for
relieving cattle suffering from any arrange
ment of the stomach, such as bloat.
The richest food is not always the cheap
est for milch cows, though too little food,
however, is even worse than too rich food,
a fair mean being the best.
Cows that have access to water at all
times will drink often, but little at a time,
and return to their feeding. Deprived of a
sufficient supply, they fail in milk and
flesh.
In fattening animals the most economi
cal plan is to fatten as quickly as possible,
because the less amount of food expended
by respiration the more will go to the for
mation or fat.
Indian corn charred into a charcoal is
said to he a most valuable condiment for
poultry. It will put hens in good health
and cause a general buoying up of the sys
tem that will be seen in more and better
eggs.
All merchants who want Crockery,
Lamps, show eases wooden-ware send to
Mcßride & Cos., Atlanta, for price list.
YELLOW FEVER—BLACK VOMIT.
It is too soon to forget the ravages of this terrible
disease, urliicli will it doubt return in a more malig
nant and virulent form in the fall months of 1871*.
MEKItEU/N IIEIMTfWE. a Remedy dis
covered in Southern Nubia and used with such won
derful results in South America where the most ag
gravated cases of fever an* found, causes from one
to two ounces of bile to be filtered or strained from
the blood each time it passes through the Liver, as
long as an excess of bile exists. Ily its wonderful
action on th Liver and Stomach the HKPATIKK
not only prevents to a certainty any kind of Fever
and Black Vomit, but also cures Headache, Consti
pation of the Bowels, Dyspepsia and Malarial dis
eases.
No one need fear Yellow Fever who will expel the
Malarial Poison and excess of bile from the bfood by
using MERUKLL S HEPATIXE. which is sold by
all Druggists in 25 cent and SI.OO bottles, or will be
sent by express bv the Proprietors.
A. F. MEPREW, & CO., riiila., Pa.
Dr. Pembertor-’s Sullingia or duoen’s
Delight.
JT|p The reports of wonderful cures of Rheumatism.
Scrofula. Salt Rheum. Syphilis, Cancer, Ulcers and
Sores, that come from all parts of the country, are
not only remarkable but so miraculous as to be
doubted was it not for the abundance of proof.
REMARKABLE CURE of SCROFULA, &c
CASE OF COL. J. C. BRANSON.
Kingston*. Ga.. September 15, 1871.
Gkntb : For sixteen years I have been a great suf
ferer from Scrofula in its most distressing forms. I
have been confined to my room and bed for fifteen
years with scrofulous ulcerations. The most ap
proved remedies for such cases had been used, and
the most eminent physicians consulted, without any
decided benefit. Thus prostrated, distressed, de
sponding, was advised by Dr. Ayer of Floyd county.
Ga., to commence the use of your Compound Ex
tract Stdlingia. Language is as insufficient to de
scribe the relief I obtained from the use of the Sti 1
lingia as it is to convey an adaquato idea of the in
tensity of ray suffering before using your medicine ;
sufficient to say, I abandoned all other remedies and
continued th use of your Extract of Stillingia, un
til I can sav truly, “ 1 am cured of all pain.*’ of all
disease, with nothing to obstruct the active pursuit
of my profession. More than eight months have
elapsed siuce this remarkable cure, without any re
turn of the disease.
For the truth of the above statement, I refer to
any gentleman in Bartow County, Ga., and to the
members of tho bar of Cherokee Circuit, who are
acquainted with me. I shall ever remain, with the
deepest gratitude. Your obedient servant,
J. C. BRANSON, Att’y at Law.
A MIRACLE.
West Point, Ga., Sept. iff. ih7o.
Gents: My daughter was taken on tho 25th day
of June. 1863, with what was supposed to be Acute
Rheumatism, and was treated for the same with no
success. In March, following, pieces of bone began
to work out of the right arm. and continued to ap
pear till the bone from the elbow to the shoulder
joint came out. Many pieces of hone came out of
the right foot *uid leg. The case was then pronounc
ed one of Wliite Swelling. After having been con
fined about six years to her bed, and the case con
sidered hopeless. I was induced to try Dr. Pembei
ton's Compound Extract of Stillingia, and was so
well satisfied with its effects that I have continued
the use of it until the present.
My daughter was confined to her bod about six
years before she sat up or even turned over without
help. She now sits up all day, and sews most of her
time—has walked across the room. Her general
health is now good, and I believe she will, as her
limbs gain strenth. walk well. I attribute her re
covery, with the blessiug of God, to the use of your
invaluable medicine. W. B. BLANTON.
West Point. Ga.. Sept. 16. 1870.
Gents: The above certificate of Mr. W. 15. Blan
ton we kuow and certify as being true. Tho thin"
is so : hundreds of the most respected citizens certi
fy to it. As much reference can be given as may bo
required. Yours truly,
CRAWFORD & WALKER, Druggists.
HON. H. I). WILLIAMS.
ry Dr. Pemberton's Sllllingia is pre
pare.! bv A. F. MERIIELL& CO.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Sold by all Druggists in SI.OO bottles, or sent by
express. Agents wanted to canvass everywhere.
Send for Book—‘’Curious Story '—free to all.
Medicines sent to poor [people, payable in install
meats.
I OLD AND RELIABLE, i
JDn. Sanford’s Liver InviooratorJ!
Jis a Standard Family Remedy for **!'
of tho Liver, Stomach J
sand Bowels.—lt is Purely PL*]!
lt Hj|
JCathartic and J ’
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Kid’ll
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M p by the public,]!
jjjpa mere than 35 years,J
jJ :i t >% with unprecedented rrsuits.i
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Nun Rays.
Eggs are dull sale in Hartwell at five
I cents per dozen.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy To
bacco. 160
Keep out of the ponds and creeks, boys,
the dog days are coming.
The first dirt was broken on the Hart
well Railroad Monday last.
A portion of Reed Creek and Shoal
Creek districts have had no rain yet.
The protracted drouth has not injured
materially the growing crop ot railroad
overseers.
Watermelons are a failure in this county
so far. Only a few come to town, and they
sun dried.
The citizens of Reed Creek unanimously
request John to cease whistling that tune,
or Goforth.
If we -were presumptuous enough to
advise farmers, we would say sow lots of
turnips and pens.
Lightning killed two of Mrs. Lncv
Thornton's cows, in the lower part of this
county. Sunday last.
The Hartwell R. R. Construction Com
pany has been overwhelmed by applications
for positions as overseers.
Our Associate Editor hits been added to
the Judiciary Committee of the House, by
request—a high compliment.
Hon. F. B. Hodges was in Hartwell
Sundny. He reports the drouth as much
worse in some section of the State than
here.
Does anybody want to hire an overseer,
apply at the headquarters of the Hartwell
Railroad—call early before they're picked
over.
Mrs. Myra Webb has been quite ill with
typhoid fever for the past week, but strong
hopes arc entertained of her early re
covery.
Hatton's Ford, on Tugalo River, was
cleaned out by the citizens of both States
on last Friday, and is now a splendid
crossing.
Hon. W. F. Bowers has signed the con
tract to build the Hartwell Railroad, and
the style of the firm is H. R. It. U. <fc O.
Company,
We devote a considerable portion of our
; first page to a sketch of General Robert
Toombs, which will be interesting to all
of our readers.
A. C. Walters had 30 shocks of oats,
10 bundles to the shock, which threshed
out 30 bushels, giving one bushel to 10
bundles of oats.
Some of the farmers in the lower part of
this count)’ say their corn is literally ruin
ed. and they intend cutting it down this
week for forage.
The upper and shorter route for the
Hartwell Railroad has been adopted, cross
ing Lightwood-log creek at the same poTnt
as the old Air-Line survey.
Mrs. L. J. Thornton had about thirty
panels of fencing consumed by fire com
municated from the big sawdust pile, which
has been burning for several days.
A. G. Ilitchins, of the great Atlanta
store in Elberton, is closing out his entire
stock of summer goods at very low prices.
Now is the time to buy goods at Ilitchins’.
After the present month, the court in
the 1119th (Alford's) District will be held
on Friday before the 3d Saturday, instead
of the 3d Saturday, W. G. W. White.
Copperas is the best and cheapest dis
infectant you can use to keep down bad
odors about your premises. Scrape off the
filth and apply plenty of strong copperas
water.
A young tramp was boasting the other
day that his uncle was a Count when he
lived in France. “Old B.” says the
young man’s uncle didn't count for much
in this country.
Mcßride & Cos., Atlanta, offer no C. C.
Teas as baits, but put every article square
ly on its own merit, and sell to prompt,
cash-paying merchants staple fast selling
goods at rock bottom prices.
We want a dog law passed in this town,
or wc are going to borrow a shot gun. At
least forty dogs prowl around our premises
at night, and they will eat from a dish rag
up to soap gourd. Also, cats.
Maj. J. 11. Skelton says in the great
drouth of ISC), his father made the hoys
set fire to his corn, and sowed his land in
turnips. This kept up the stock. There
was no cotton raised in this county at that
time.
The universal cry in this section is
“ Thank God 1” On Sunday afternoon the
blessed rain began to fall copiously and
we have had a good season. From what
we can learn the rain visited the whole
county.
The Hartwell Railroad Company adver
tised lor 100 hands to work on the road ;
so far they have had 111 applications to
work and 5.070 applications for overseers'
places. The candidates for overseers come
principally from South Carolina.
Rev. W. A. Fariss, notwithstanding his
crippled ankle, preached a good sermon in
Hartwell Sunday. He is still unable to
walk, and his injuries are more severe than
we thought at first. But we hope he will
be better by time for campmeeting.
Asa manager of raW hands. Capt. J.
F. Craft stands without an equal. He
bids fair to make one of the best railroad
constructors in the land. One grand se
cret of his success is. he knows how and
where to take hold and is not afraid to do
it.
Campmeeting at the Hartwell Camp
ground commences on Friday before the
first Sunday in August. Everybody is
earnestly requested to meet at the camp
ground on Friday before the fourth Sun
day in July for the purpose of cleaning off
anti preparing for campmeeting.
Our public men can do any foolish or
illegal thing, and if they are sanctimonious
fellows it is decided that they lack judg
ment. but their motives are pure. It is
getting high time to put men in office who
have both sense and judgment enough to
need no vindication or whitewashing.
Hon, A. G. McCurry introduced on
Friday last the bill to incorporate the
Hartwell Railroad Company. It was read
in the House the first time bv a two-thirds
vote and referred to the committee on cor
porations. He is a member of that com
mittee. and will put the bill through with
all possible dispatch.
?~<SMtb\n the past week we have been pass-
M’’ lorough our streets at late hours of
|ight. visiting the sick, and we think
fftfz&ns of the town do not give im
mediate attention to cleaning up and using
kind of disinfectants about their
premises we will all have the fever. Scents
[and odors of all kinds except sweet ones
almost knock a man down in passing
many of the streets. Our town has been
so proverbially healthy that out people
can scarcely realize the fact that the ther
mometer at 102 and filthy premises will
bring disease. There is no climate so pure
but disease can be enticed withm it. The
Council should appointacoinmittee to visit
every lot in town and examine and requite
them to be put in good sanitary condition.
I want to bo an overseer,
Autl with the overseer* stand,
A biu at raw hat upon my howl,
A noorali-pole in my Kami.
There right beside the R. R. (rook
I'll ait upon a stump,
And watch the fellow* aa they dig
The dirt up, lump by lump.
On Wednesday night. Trof. Hal wick, of
Athens, exhibited the famous Edison Pho
nogrph nt the llnrtwell High School to an
astonished audience. It is really wonder
ful how a needle, a slice of mica and a
sheet of tin foil can he made to reproduce
the human voice. While the tone is con
siderable higher, vet the words fall upon
the ear perfectly distinct. The Prof, didn't
fail to call upon The Sun office, and we
j found him an excellent talking machine
himself. He is the man that walked over
Toccoa Falls on a rope. May he always
■ bear these friendly relations with the rope.
j “Whither are you bound?’’ said John
Moore, as he stood in the doorway of his
establishment, and saw his old Friend Sam
Rogers walking slowly past. The latter,
with sunken eyes and pallid visage, bear
ing evidences of disease, hastened to reply.
"I have long suffered all the horrors aris
ing from an inactive liver, and am going to
the office of Dr. Slow to seek relief.” “ Do
no such thing.” said his frind. ” when you
can buy a bottle of Portaline, or Tabler's
Liver Regulator, for only 50 cents, and be
I permanently relieved. It will cure Dys
pepsia. Heartburn. Sour Stomach, Sick
Headache, and all disorders of a torpid
liver.” For sale by E. B. Benson <fc Cos.
W. 11. Tcrrie, the accomplished and
gentlemanly salesman for the big drug
house of VV. 11. Brown & Bro.. of Balti
more, was in Hartwell last week. Mr.
j Terne is very popular in Georgia and Car
olina. and makes large sales in the towns
1 and cities he visits. The house he ropre
i sents is one of the oldest and most reliable
in the United States, and although their
| drugs and medicines are the purest and
: best and put up in the most attractive
style, they are sold as cheap as the poor
stuff' sold by many other houses.
On last Thursday in Hartwell at 2£ P.
M., in a room between two doors about 12
inches above a bucket of drinking water,
the thermometer stood at 99. If it had
been placed in a warm place we have no
doubt the rising mercury would have but
ted the top of the tube off. At 5$ P M., be
tween the doors in the east end of Benson's
store, it stood at 98. On Friday, 4 o'clock,
it run up to 102 ; Saturday afternoon, from
99 to 102 ; Sunday, G A. M.. 88. In the
afternoon the rain took the stiffening out
of the thing and let it down very suddenly.
Jack Bowers (col.), it will be remember
ed stabbed another negro at Flat Rock sev
eral months ago. and afterwards fled to
Carolina. On Thursday night last, our
vigilant Sheriff, hearing that Jack was in
a certain negro’s house in the county,
went there before day and captured him.
and lie now lies in Hart jail awaiting the
coming of Judge Pottle.
During the excessively warm weather of
last week one of Hartwell’s fair daughters
was heard to say to a visitor: “Sit fur
ther—if you don't I'll sumicate !”
Dear Bell Our commencement ex
ercises are over. 1 have received my di
ploma, and am now ready to enter with
zest into the pleasures of gay society. At
tired becomingly in a pure white robe, such
as an angel might love to wear, I took a
prominent part in the musical exercises in
the evening. Although 1 had contracted a
severe cold a few days before, I was enabled
by the use of Coussens" Honey of Tar. the
best remedy in the world for coughs, colds,
and all diseases of the throat and lungs, to
sing so well that I completely enraptured
a large audience. Tell Uncle John that
the use .of that invaluable compound,
Coussens’ Honey of Tar, will cure his
cough. It is only 50 cents a bottle, and
can be bought at E. B. Benson & Co’s
Drug Store. Yours in haste,
Annie.
Jurors.
We are indebted to Dr. C. A. Webb,
our efficient Clerk of the Court, for the
lists of jurors for fall term of Ilart Supe
rior Court, 1879 :
grand jurors :
Wm. 11. Prewitt, Jno. E. Teasley,
•Jiio. G. Watson, Elbert J. Brown,
Tlios. N. McMull n, Thos. B. Adams,
Albin Cornog, C. C. Tucker,
W. J. W. Skelton, Geo. VV. Brown,
Jno. B. Benson, John 11. Skelton,
R. K. Walters, Jno. F. Craft,
William Peek, Jas. P. Roberts,
B. J. McLesky, A. J. Mathews,
Jno. F. McMullan. T. P. Harris,
Jeptha VV. Norman, C. P. Presnell,
H. P. Skelton, D. P. Cleveland,
L. B. Fisher, Leander Wright,
It. E. Sadler. T. P. Tiller,
Jno. G. McCurry, F. M. Brown.
PETIT jurors :
H. C. Allen, J. B. Williams,
Robt. Pickens. M. A. P. Madden,
Jno. A. Duncan, P. L. Holbrook,
A. J. Fleming, J. N. Shirley,
B. T. Brown, W. J. Dyar,
Winston Adams, T. T. Phillips,
It. F. Collins, T. B. Neese,
J. VV. ltisncr, T. S. McMullan,
L. A. Weldon, J. It. Brown,
A. It. Brown, G. M. Ledbetter,
G. W. Cleveland, T. A. Thornton,
G. C. Smith, VV. T. Teasley,
L. M. Cunningham, It. P. Hickman.
J. VV. Reynolds, H. A. Teasley,
N. R. Williams, B. A. Teasley,
11. F. Walters, W. E. Gaines,
VV. S. Weldon, J. A. Watson,
VV. J. Ginn, W. H. McLesky,
The True Way to Invigorate.
The true way to invigorate a feeble sys
tem is to infuse actively into the operations
of the stomach, that wondrous alembic in
which the food is transmuted into the con
stituents of blood, the chief element of
our vitality. Ilostetter's Stomach Bitters,
because it accomplishes this end. is greatly
to be preferred to many so called tonics,
useful indeed as appetizers, but inopera
tive as aids to digestion and assimilation.
This sterling cordial, while it invigorates
the stomach, healthfully stimulates the
liver, bowels, and kidneys, ensuring the
escape through the regular channels of
effete and useless matter thrown off by the
system, which is thus purified as well as
invigorated by it. Its tonic influence is
soon made manifest by an increase of vital
energy and a more active and regular dis
charge of every physical function, and it
has'the further effect of rendering the sys
tem unassailable hv malarial epidemics.
Exrui’tcd.
Excursions have got to bo such common
things, and going to Atlanta such an easy
matter, that we do not think it necessary
to compel our readers to wade through a
column of praises, etc., to the Gate City,
nor to tell exactly what bill the Legisla
ture was on when wc stepped in the gal- j
lory for a few minutes. Now of course all '
this would be nice if not so common. Al
though we do not expatiate on these things
they are nevertheless alive. That excur
sion on the Aif-Line was one of the big
gest things that has excurted to Atlanta
this season—numbering about two thous
and, and a motley crew they Were. Wc
saw many for whom we Were sorry—stran
gers in the city, shabby looking and With
out money. A countryman, living live
miles from Atlanta, was on hand when the
excursion reached the the car-shed to look
up his brother-in-law whom he had never
seen. We consider that he luid the hard
est job to accomplish that was ever under
taken in this line, for not only the crowd
of excursionists were to look through, but
the almost equal number of spectators
who were soon mixed up with tne newly
arrived crowd.
Atlanta is continually adding something
new to her list of attractions and conveni
ences. The telephone is the rage now, and
it is indeed a convenience, for one can sit
in his office and converse with his wife at
home, two miles off. Atlanta's young
bloods have better advantages than boys in
most places, for through the telephone they
can have achat with their sweethearts any
time they wish. Business men find it a
great economizer of time. While in Col.
Foreacre's office, he stepped back to his
telephone and talked with Mr. Wilkins at
the Rolling Mill, a mile and a half distant.
The Cotton Factory is in full blast, and
H. 1 Kimball president; tho bit/ man of
Atlanta , Ex-Gov. Bullock, is one of its of
ficers. Don't that beat bobtail ?
We arc nt home, and we suppose things
will move along in Atlanta ami along the
Air-Line as well without us as with us.
Dentil.
Died, on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Margery Skelton, widow of Noel
Skelton, nged 82 years and 20 days. She
was the mother of 12 children, 8 of whom
nre living, two sons and six daughters. Of
those who are dead, the first child was
burnt to death, the second, a hoy 10 years
old (baby child), was killed by the falling
of a tree. A son who lived in Missouri
was shot by the tories near the beginning
of the war. The other son died in the war.
She had G 2 grand-children and 32 great
grand-children. She was a consistent
member of the Baptist Church for fifty
years; joined at Sardis, and was one of
the first members of the Line Church. She
was buried at the latter place on Friday.
The Men to Deni Willi.
Wc take pleasure in calling the atten
tion of our farmers and merchants to the
card of Robertson, Taylor it Cos., of Char
leston. S. C. They have long experience
and ample facilities forgiving their custom
ers entire satisfaction in any business en
trusted to them, and always keep an im
mense stock of groceries, provisions, fer
tilizers, bagging and ties. We arc sure
parties consigning cotton to them or order
ing goods or fertilizers will be pleased—
and especially as cotton can now he shipped
by the E. A. L. R. and A. & C. It. It. to
Charleston for about the same price it can
be laid down in Augusta, the quondam
cotton market for this region of Georgia.
Itlnokjiick Junction Dots.
Hot and dry.
Rain badly needed.
Crops are perfectly clean.
Several farmers quit work until it rains.
Jim Vickery thrashed on last Friday be
tween 1 o'clock and sundown, 150 bushels
of wheat. Jim has got the liveliest set of
negroes we ever saw with a thrasher. One
of them can out dance a monkey.
We passed through T. L. McMullan'*
farm a few days ago, and he has one of the
best crops in this country. His hands arc
all good workers and get along without any
fusses. Tom can have more irons in the
fire withont getting any of them burnt
than any man we know of. He runs two
farms, one saw mill, one corn mill, one
gin. and makes money by everything he
puts his hands to ; and, best of all, he and
his excellent ladv know just how to make
their visitors feel pleasant.
If " I). C'. A.” will just he easy and give
us Jime, we will always correct our own
mistakes. Reckon he has forgotten the
Milltown debating society.
R. N. Brown is one of the host shoe
and boot makers in the country, but some
times he's a little slow doing work accord
ing to promise.
One of the Boys will he on the wing af
ter this week nnd will give some dots by
the wayside if it is not imposing on your
good nature.
Many a good character has been stabbed
to death by slanderous tongues.
One of the Boys.
NPF/dILATION.
Since the creation, it is estimated that
27.000,000.000,000,000 have lived on the
earth. This sum divided by 27,864.000 the
number of square miles, gives 1,314.522.-
08G to a square rod. and 5 to a square foot.
Suppose a square rod be divided into 11
graves, each grave would contain 100 per
sons. But this is speculation, and of no
benefit to the 1,000.000.000 people that
now exist. 500,000,000 of whom are inval
ids. 33,000,000 dying each each year. What
they most want are the facts concerning
Dr. Pierce’s Family Medicines. For years
his Golden Medical Discovery has been
the standard remedy for the cure of all
scrofulous, throat, and lung disease. While
for over a quarter of a century. I)r, Sage's
Catarrh Remedy has been unrivalled as a
positive cure for catarrh. The testimony
of thousands of ladies has been published,
certifying that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription positively cures the diseases and
weaknesses peculiar to women. For full
information, see the People's Common
Sense Medical Adviser, and Illustrated
work of over 900 pages, price, post-paid,
$1.50. Over 100,000 copies sold. Address
the author, R. V. Pierce, M. D., Buffalo,
New York.
Thanks to the Oisml Citizen* of Hart
nell.
Words are destitute of expressing our
grateful and heartlelt thanks to the citizens
of Hartwell for their very kind attention
given to onr darling little Kate during her
short hut fatal illness. All that could be
done was done for the relief of our little
babe. Nothing could give us more conso
lation than to know that our little loved
one received such kind attention in its last
affliction. The Giver of all good has prom
ised to know those who possess such noble
and charitable hearts as a great many of
the citizens cf Hartwell possess.
Kind friends of Hartwell, we will ever
remember you with loving kindness and
prayerful hearts, and trust that you may
continue to spend your day* in a manner
approved by the Holy One. thus obtaining
access to the promise made to the right
eous.
Most respectfully,
Thus. A. and Georgia Thornton.
Elberton i;irhlii|[.
Editors. I have several good reasons for
not writing last week, but will not bore
you by giving them.
Everything is quiet now since the com
mencement has ended. There were a great
many visitors here last week, and all seem
ed delighted with our little town and more
Iso with the commencement exercises.
which they say was a grand success. It
certainly was tho occasion of the season,
and did great credit to the school. On the
oth the commencement sermon was preach
ed by Rev. F. B. Hughes, which whs as
able and impressive as any sermon the peo
ple of Elberton have Intd the good fortune
to heal* in soUie time. We would like
very much to give a fuller account of this
sermon, but must give the mam features
of the week's entertainment, and pass the
more minute particulars by.
On Monday, the 7th. the examination of
classes took place at the Academy, which
was conducted by the teachers in presence
of n committee who were appointed for
that purpose. On Monday night, the Ju
nior speakers entertained the public hand
somely.
On Tuesday, from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.. the
Seniors assisted by Geo, C. Grogan, F.sq,,
interested a large audience in a praisewor
thy manner. On Tuesday night came the
public debate, which was considered the
most interesting part of the exhibition. It
was conducted m a very attractive manner
and pleased all who were present, after
which Mr. Jas. M. Griggs delivered the
Alliitnni address, which was highly appre
ciated by the large and intelligent audi
ence.
Thus closed the commencement exer
cises of the Andrew Mule High School,
which were the most attractive and inter-
I esting the school has ever hud. and it may
| lie well said that never has such entire sue
| cess uttended tho efforts made by the
friends of any institution in Elberton as
were those of the teachers and friends of
this school.
On Wednesday night the Elberton Silver
Cornet Band gave an entertainment, which
was un entire success in every sense of the
word. The attendance was large, the mu
sic good, the air cool and pleasant, and ev
erything seemed propitious, which made
the evening pass off’ as pleasantly ns could
he imagined, and here wc will say that our
band will compare favorably with any
hand in the State, and we claim Superior
ity for it over any of the same age.
Now to leave the pleasantries, and speak
of things that are repugnant to our mind,
we must say that our town and surround
ing country is in the most distressing con
dition imaginable. There has not been a
good season since crops were planted. The
pastures and (ields are ns brown as if a
conflagration had swept over the country.
The crops seem as though they had been
scorched by Haines. The thermometer has
been standing at from 100° to 105° for sev
eral days. The people have become nlnrtn
ed. On Friday last the citizens petitioned
the ministers to call a meeting that all
I might unite in an earnest prayer to the Al
! mighty for rain. The first meeting, on
Friday morning, was well attended. All
of the merchants suspended business, went
out and took a lively interest in the sup
plications of God's people. A meeting
was appointed for Friday evening at 5 o’-
clock, which was as well attended as the
first, nnd then another for Saturday morn
ing at sunrise, and then another for Sun
day morning at sunrise, and at this writ
ing the indications for rain are good, and j
no doubt but that the prayers of the right- j
ecus will be answered ere you reccivo this
communication.
The loafers of town are now endeavor
ing to console themselves in this most
alarming time by resigning themselves to
the belief of Universalism. There is a
book m town which contains the doctrines,
and they are now passing it around. It is
strange that men will endeavor to hunt up
reasons for denying the wrath of God
when they see so plainly the curse upon
the country, and for no other reason than
for the punishment of wickedness.
A negro got oVt license some days ago
to marry a white woman. He managed to
get them by applying through another ne
gro who did not reveal the fact to the Or
dinary that the woman was white. The
hoys in town soon learned the facts of the
case, and immediately began to search out
the affectionate couple. The negro, how
ever, learned that they were in pursuit of
him. and sent Ins lieense hack with a prom
ise that lie would not marry the woman,
and upon this consideration he was permit
ted to leave the town unmolested, it was
fortunate for the negto that he chose this j
course, as the consequences might have |
proven fatal to him had he done otherwise.
We are soon to have another furniture (
establishment. Mr. Wm. M. V\ ilcox, l ,
Anderson. S. C.. has made arrangements |
to run the business.
Chess is the popular game now. There
is considerable effort being made for the
| championship. Several around town have
just given themselves up to the game en
tirely.
Mclntosh street is being widened. The
old Latnar house saloon lias been moved,
and the street will ho made fourteen feet
wider, which will he a great improvement
to that part of town. Gairdner, Arnold A’
Cos., are to be credited with this good
work.
Mr. J. N. Campbell, while swimming
near Brewer's mill the other day. caine
near drowning, but was rescued after lie
had sank the fourth time by Rev. J. A.
Mumlay. who was present and exhibited
much presence of mind in his successful ef
forts to rescue his drowning companion,
Mr. Munday is pastor of the Baptist
Church at this place, and is a very muscu
lar man. He is very much devoted to his
friends and will brave any danger in their
behalf. It seems to be a providential
thing that lie and Mr. Campbell were not
both drowned. Mr. Mumlay deserves
much praise for his courage and daring
bravery at this time.
Tom Swift is building again. He is now
building a house for groceries. It will be
connected with his dry goods department.
The new building will front Mclntosh
street, which will be quite an improvement
to its appearance.
There was some excitement last Satur
day night on account of the flatne which
appeared from one of the upper windows of
the Swift building. There was a consider
able rush made for the room, and the
cause was soon found to be a bouquet of
of flowers which had withered and been
set on fire by the carelessness of one of the
servants. The llanie was soon extinguish
ed with little or no damage except to the
window shade, m ar which the bon piet was
sitting.
Audiar.
P. S.—Sunday, 3 p. M. —The rain has
conic, and a delightful one, too. It began
about 2 o'clock, nnd rained for h*lf an
hour, not a good season, however. Tho
indications at present make us feel hopeful
that we will get another before morning.
Some people never send for a doctor un
til they see death in one corner and the
devil in the other.
Some of our experienced farmers think,
up-land corn in the greater portion of the
county is injured more than a third. In
spots it is almost if not entirely destroyed.
It is feared that cotton is materially in
jured, but to what extent is not known.
Throe oh Count lekis Little Open*
INOS in the sk in, invisible except through
a microscope, the perspiration, in a stato
of health exudes, hour hr hour, night and
day. The total obstruction of these mi
nute outlets would produce death; and
when they become partiallv blockaded, tho
skin grows dry, yellow aiid finally diseas
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affected. Gi.kwn's Sulphur Soar, by
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ity and smoothness, banishing from tho
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i broken by external injuries, relieving the
! swelling and inflammation attendant upon
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; all classes of society, voluntary evidence
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ter they have been washed with Glenn’s
| Sclphu K Soap, garments from the sick
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nity.
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Hast just received anew supply of watch
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springs at from 75 cents to $1.50. Cleaning
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All kinds of jewelry neatly repaired at
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| for customers at cost and express.
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TUTTS
PILLS*
INTRODUCED, >865,
A toWTiver
U the fruitful source of many diaearca, prom>-
uont among which am
DYSPEPSIA, SICK-HEADACHE, COSTIVENESS,
DYSENTERY, BILIOUS ELVER-, AGUE AND FEVER,
JAUNDICE, PILES, RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY COM
PLAINT, COLIC, ETC.
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
Jmuh of Appetito anil Nausea, the bowel*
ttrocotive, b it >metnn j with
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With a Dull sensation in tha back part,Pain
In tho right side and under the shculdar
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memory, with a fueling of baring neglected
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eyes. Yellow Skin, Headache generally
over the right eye, It..allee.>ne.s<i at night
with fitful urotnns, highly colored Urine.
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SERIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED.
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flrd especially adapted to such
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ouch a chango of feeling as to
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am rompntiiMled from Miibiliinfm that nr©
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A Noted Divine says:
Dr. TUTT:--Dear Sir: For ten years I h*ve been
p. martyr to Dyspepsia, Constipation and Piles. Last
Spring rout Pill* -re recommended to me , l used
them < but w.tli little faith) lam now a 'Veil man,
bare *imml apiMtfite, digestion oerfaoi, rwrub.r stools,
pt'm* itnnn. and I ha regained forty pound# solid flash.
The/ are worth their weight in go and
Rkv. R. L SIMPSON, Louisville, Xy.
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ayarein i nourished, and by their Tonic Ac
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Ktools are produced.
DR. J. F. HAYWOOD,
OF NEW YORK, SAYS
" Few rlne. aes exist that cannot be relieved by re
fltorinf the Ufer to its norma! functions, and for
this purpose no remedy Ins ever been invented that
has as happy an effect as TLTTT'H PILLd.”
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four Hair oh Wbiskebs changed to a Glossy
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