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That Appropriation.
Hartwell, Oa., May 19. 1880.
Ex>s. Sun : Gentlemen—ln last week's
paper someone, signing himself “ Stock
holder,” sees proper to enlighten (?) your
readers on the subject of the recent action
of our Town Council regarding the appro
priation to the Hartwell Railroad.
All that has been done by the Town
Council in regard to tha appropriation
made in 1878 to the Hartwell Railroad is
as follows:
Extract Minutes Hoard of Commission- i
ers Hartwell. May 10. 1880; “The mat
ter of paying up the whole or a part of the
subscription of 1878 to the Hartwell Rail
road : Ordered, that in the opinion of the
Board of Commissioners, they have no le
gal right under the constitution of Georgia
(Article section 8, Consti. of 18*7) to
comply with said Contract of subscription ;
also, for the reason that all the papers and
records of said election and action of the
Council in IS7S being all lost or destroyed ;
also, that ho application has ever been
made to the Legislature to legalise or au
thorise said appropriation; the Board of
Commissioners therefore decline to pay
anything towards said subscription, and
make this action final, so far as the pres
ent Board is concerned.”
The Council of Hartwell, under the law
are only the agents or trustees of the tow n,
and ns such have no right to do an illegal
act, or in other words an act not in con
formity to the ordinances of the town, or
the constitution of U. S., or Georgia, or
the laws of Georgia. The object of this
action was not in hostility to the Railroad
or Construction Company (as “Stock
holder ” wants to make apparent), but
simply by a refusal to pay it out they give
the Construction Company a right to take
their claim and collect it by law-, and when
the law said it should be paid the Council
then would have a legal right to pay it.
There could be no action brought for this
money until there was a refusal, and the
Council thought they were expediting the j
matter by taking a prompt action, and were
only acting in what they all thought was
their sworn duty. This subscription was
for toil S hares of stock, and the Construc
tion Company of tlic HsHwell Railroad j
need do nothing else but to bring suit for^
one share ($100) in the Justice Colirt oi
this District against the town of Hartwell,
and if one share is lound to be a legal
claim, no one will want them to sue for
the other nine shares or even contest the
payment of the same. The records and
acts of the Council are open to the inspec
tion of any citizen of the town, just the
same as the citizens of the county have a
right to examine the records of the Ordi
nary's office, and it would have been easy
for “Stockholder to have got a copy of the
order as passed and published it for the
information of the citizens of the town.
That article of “ Stockholder ” is calculat
ed to have a wrong impression go out
against our town, as he wants the readers
to believe they are living under the laws
of the “ Medes and Persians,” and the
Town Council in favor of repudiating hon
est debts, Ac.,"hut with due respect to the
writer (as he may he a much older man
than myself) I think this explanation is
proper on the part of the Council. The
Council do not think it right to make an
other appropriation, or order another
election to pay out this money until the
legality of this appropriation previously
made is tested. When that is found to he
illegal, then they can take other action ;
hut if it is left to another election, giving
it as charity, the citizens should find out
first whether it is going to lie a benefit to
the town of Hartwell, ora benefit to a few
individuals. Respectfullj', K. 15.
Editors Sun : You will please allow
me space to reply to “Stockholder.” He
asks, was not an election advertised for
the citizens of Hartwell to vote whether or
not the Town Council should appropriate
the money received for whiskey license,
fines, etc. to be paid to the Hartwell Rail
road, to the amount of one thousand dol
lars ; and was not every vote cast by the
citizens and Council in favor of taking the
thousand dollar stock in that way ?
I answer that there was, and one thous
and dollars stock was voted by the Coun
cil. But that act was unconstitutional,
and therefore null and void. See consti
tution of 1877—Sec 6th. par. Ist.
*• The General Assembly shall not au
thorize any county municipal corporation
or political division of this State to become
a stockholder in any company, corpora
tion or association; or to appropriate
money for or to loan its credit to any cor
poration. company, association, institution
or individual, except for purely charitable
purposes.”
This stock was not voted for charitable
purposes. He says from the first settle
ment of the Town of Hartwell the money
rcciived for whisky licenses, fines, etc.,
was given to churches, school-houses and
kpening up the grave-yard, and we think
that was just riffht. 1 give him credit for
his thoughts, but his thoughts are not the
laws of Georgia. The money given away
by the former Councilmen. except that ex
pended on the grave-yard, was illegally
disposed of under the constitution of 1868.
For they did not comply with the law in
giving it away or taking stock, by first
holding an election of the citizens of the
town, and then applying to the Legislature
to take stock in the churches, etc.,‘hut
simply disposed of it at discretion of coun
cil, Pee constitution of 1868—page 014.
Pee. 6th. par. 4.
He says : “ But we have heard that an
eminent lawyer was imported from Elber
ton to look into the matter, and see if the :
former Council could not be made respon
sible for the money expended on the
churched, grave-yard, and school-house."
The above statements are untrue. The
imported lawyer, Mr. E. P. Edwards, at
my request and mine alone, for the pur
pose of filing an injunction to restrain the
present Council from paying the thousand
dollars illegally subscribed as stock to the
Hartwell Railroad. After the Council
men. except myself, having ordered one
hundred dollars of the said amount paid,
but under promise of the Treasurer that
he would not pay out any more unless
forced to by law, the injunction was not
filed.
He. “Stockholder,” says that “the pres
ent Council refuse to pa'y over the money
to the Railroad, and we hear have passed
a resolution that no other Council should
do it.” The Councilmen now refuse to
pay the remainder. 8900. The balance of
the above statement is untrue.
He says, “We did not know that we
were living under the laws of the Medes
and Persians.” I answer. I know we are
not. but under the laws of Georgia.
He further asks. “ What disposition
does the Council propose to piake of the
money in the Treasury ?” I propose, as
as one of the Couucilmen, to sneud the
i last dollar, if necessary, after paying the
Marshal and Treasurer their fees, in put
ting the streets and sidewalks in good or
der and planting trees on the same; put
ting up horse racks, repairing the grave
yard, and anythingelse that w e can legally
expend it ter to benefit the Town of Hart
well. 1 think that the S9OO remaining of
the #I,OOO stock should be paid to the Con
struction Company, for that was a part of
the consideration in entering into the con
tract to build the Road ; and 1 further
think that each citicen of the Tow n that
voted to appropriate the #I,OOO, ought to
consent to oe taxed his proportional part to
raise said amount. I, for ofie, atn more
than w filing that it shall be done.
A. J. Mathews.
The letter of mine last week slgnod
“ Stockholder ” has provoked a couple of
replies, which appear in this issue, amt
they arc altogether of a different currency
from that which 1 had hoped to get. The
readers will remember that the subject was
the #I,OOO debt due the Hartwell R. R. by
the Town Council, and the object of my
writing certainly was not to precipitate
learned disquisitions of law especially of
an ex parte character, hut simply to formu
late what was getting to be a common im
pression, viz : that the Town Council was
about to go back on a just debt.
A simple statement of the case, which is
that the Town of Hartwell, by a unani
mous vote, subscribed #I.OOO for the build
ing of a railroad, carries all the law and
equity on its very face that is wanted.
The paramount object of the subscription
was to secure the road, and now that the
road is secured the next thing is for the
Council, who are the official representa
tives of the people of the town to liquidate
this debt in accordance with the ordinance
of the people who passed on it in the be
ginning. It is pretended that it is unlaw
ful to pay this just debt—mark you, it is
not denied by any one that it is just and
and should be paid. Admitting that town
councils arc ordinarily restrained from
using public revenue too promiscuously,
which I think is a very prudent constitu
tional restraint, the fact that this is an ex
traordinary case, a wise appropriation of
public money, and that there was no citi
zen opposed to it, then circumstances I say
ought to plead into silence those who
would throw insurmountable difficulties in
the way, and bar out imported profession
als who if only paid will undertake any
case.
In my last it was suggested that there
was a revenue in the hands of the Council
for which there was no other use save to
discharge the obligation incurred in that
public impulse and solemn act of the peo
ple. which did more for the building up of
the place than anything else could have
done. That it (this money) could he spent
in digging up the stumps and widening the
streets. Ac., is true ; hut who will not wait
for the stumps to rot. or steer their way in
paths for the time rather than defraud a
public spirited company? This savors
with the carriage and two-in-hand, when
the record reads “ Discharged from bank
ruptcy.”
Hartwell is not bankrupt, hut to the
contrary on a big increase (thanks to the
railroad), and her people will see to it that
their exponents will so represent them. I
have thus again written on this subject, net
in a controversial spirit, hut in a wav to
incite sober thought on the subject, which
1 have no doubt will straighten out the
warp that has gotten into this matter. 1
am assured now of the favorable bearing
of a majority of the Board, and with a
charity that is suitably charged with elas
ticity for persons of different opinions, 1
hope that harmony may unite the City
Fathers in the honorable illustration of
what 1 hope will one day characterize
every citizen of the county—of paying a
just debt.
One more thought. It is lawful to shirk
out of an honest debt by homesteading,
but then docs it follow that it is honorable?
And now the writer who before subscribed
the name of “ Stockholder,” will subscribe
Odd B.
People learn wisdom by experience. A
man never wakes up his second baby to
see it laugh, but always keeps Dr. Bull’s
Baby Syrup handy.
IX MKJIORU M
The following should have been publish
ed before, but has been overlooked :
Harmony Grove, Ga.. \
April 21st, 1880. /
The citizens of this place were made sad
on account of the death of Mrs. Minnie
C. Parker, wife of Prof Morgan L. Par
ker, which occurred on the 17th of April.
1880.
In token of the esteem that wc, the pu
pils of Harmony Grove High School, bear
towards our beloved teacher, we, through
our committee, do hereby tender to him
and the relatives of the deceased, our
heart-felt sympathy in their great bereave
ment. We know that the loss our teach
er has sustained is irreparable, but we hope
he will take consolation, because his wife
was a Christian and now rests in Heaven.
Itesolved , That the students of our
School wear the usual badge of mourning
for thirty days.
lienolved , That the Forest News and the
Madison Yeoman be requested to publish
the foregoing resolution, and that the Hart
well and Jonesboro’ papers be requested
to copy the same.
Miss Almera E. Oxven, ]g 3
“ Lula L. Deadwyler, g
“ Minnie 11. Bond. g
Thos. N. Wood, st
Albert H. Stabler, Ch'n. J g
To Hie Citizens of llartwclll.
Last summer and fall there was consider
able sickness in our Town, caused, to a
great extent, as by the report of the phy
sicians of the Town, by the people allow
ing the accumulation of too much filth on
their respective lots where they reside.
Dirty water and water from washing has
in some instances been allowed to accu
mulate in their yards, and there has not
been sufficient cleanliness about privies.
This is to notify the citizens that the
Town Council wantyourkind co-operation
in preserving and using every measure in
your power to put our town in a state of
increased cleanliness and to preserve it
from filth. The Council have ordered
three barrels of lime, to be here in a few
days, which any citizen can procure in
small quantities at cost on application to
the store of Page & Maxwell, and we hope
our people will avail themselves of it at
once anti use it freely on their premises as
a disinfectant.
By order of the Board of Commission- j
crs. John B, Maxwell,
Sec’y and Treas.
May 25th, 1880.
X. V. Skelton, has seven barrels of
1 Scott's Mill Flour for sale, in 25 pounds
sacks. Call and see him.
Nun lU)a.
Copiona showsr* of rain.
Gaetlrns are Issuuiug ; aim), cotton anil corn.
They arc marrying liy the t'arr load in Klbertou.
The I. O. U. T. of HartWotl contemplate having
a picnic at an early day.
Savannah river overran It* hank* yesterday,
owing to the heuYy rain* above.
Mr*. Met 1 ill had a largo mean of anap bean*, front
her own garden, laat Thursday.
Two ladle* have been apiminted upon the liat of
comma enumerator* in Georgia.
Ml**c* Sallle 1,, and Lillie Rlchardnnn are visiting
their friend* in Hartwell thl* week.
Misses Mattie M\d Mary Benson are at present
visiting relatives In Pendleton, S. C.
Croquet la the fashionable game in Hart well at
present. Onr level square makes an admirable
| ground.
We are glad to note the improvement in the
Athens Daily Banner. It is now enlarged to its
former also.
Saturdays with onr merchant* are very huay ; and
business during the week is far in excess of pre
vious summers.
Kev. K. G. Mnrrah, of Lexington, paid ns a pleas
ant rail yesterday. He was to preach in the Metho
dist Church last uiglit.
We give considerable space to ono of Talmage's
beat sermons. We could give nothing better or
more interesting. Read it.
A substantial fence lias been placed around the
arbor at the Hartwell Campground, to protect it
against the ravages of stock.
John Donnuld lias purchased a guitar, and now we
hear rumors that a petition is going the rounds to
have the tin shop moved out of town.
Loud cursing is indulged in just a little too fre
quently by our colored oitlleus when congregated at
the groceries on Saturdays- It should not be per
mitted.
The Democrats of Hart should turn out rn masse
to the Democratic meeting next Salesday. Lot the
voice of the people be unmistakably heard. Come
and see old King die.
Col. James Carter, of Elbert, was in Hartwell Sat
urday. We are glad to learn that he intends making
Hart county liis home lu a few mouths. He will be
a valuable acquisition.
Why dou't somebody start a livery stable in our
town I There is a great demand for horses and bug
giea, and our city friends who are coming like to
ride wonderfully well.
Miss Ella Green lias been appointed bv the W. C’
T. of (ho I. O. G. T. to read an essay on Tempe
rance next Friday night. It is looked for with groat
interest and expectation.
We are informed that there will be at leant ten
candidate* for Solicitor-General of thin judicial cir
cuit before the next Legislature. Tbo aspirants
should play pool lor the issue.
Wc hear it rumored that there will be at least four
candidates for the Legislature in this county. We
will take pleasure in publishing your announcements,
gentlemen, for the usual consideration.
The Town Council has placed a substantial drain
in the embankment at tlie depot to prevent stagiia
tiou of water above the embankment, fears being
entertained that it would produce sickness.
Wc had a pleasant call tmm Dr. Joe Wilhite, of
Anderson, last week. Joe is not only a tine physi
cian, but one of the best fellows in the two States.
May he and his patients live long and prosper.
M. Richardson is having his wheat cut on his
South Carolina farm. It is excellent, turning out
much better than he thought. Wheat and fall oat*
will make almost an average crop in Anderson.
w. 11. Stephensou’s business lias increased to such
an extent, that he has been compelled to make ar
run go-men ta to have his store enlarged nearly twice
its present size. It will be otherwise improved. f
Mrs. A. G. McCnrry will please accept thanks
for a dish of vegetables sent us Sunday, consisting
of sn*p beans, Irish potatoes ami squashes. Just a
little ahead. The finest potatoos and the earliest
squashes.
Last year's stalks of cotton in the lot on which M.
Richardson is now building, are budding out anew
A vare occurrence in this section. The important
question arises, will it make cotton I Mr. Richard
son will make the experiment.
Hoarding houses make ready, for they are coming
—we mean the city folk, who having heard of our
beautiful town want to come and spend a mouth.
Those who can accommodate isiarders, please send
in prices, etc., to this office nnd we will put your
names on the list of boarding houses.
Governor Joseph E. Brown was born in Pendle
ton District, S. C„ and is 69 years old. Pendleton
District Wiis very large, comprising what la now
Pickens, Anderson and Oconee connties. During
Radical domination in South Carolina the names
were changed from districts to counties.
The citizens of Hartwell are requested to meet at
the Cemetery next Thursday morning at 9J o'clock,
for the purpose of cleaning the grounds. It needs
to be shrubbed otf and all the shavings and rubbish
removed. Every one that comes will please bring
the necessary implement along to assbt in the work.
The Jury Commissioners appointed to revise the
Jury boxes and draw the juries for the next term of
the Superior Court, viz : J. L. Turner, Win. F.
Bowers, J. H. Parker, I. N. Ileeder, J. F. Craft and
J. G. McCurry, will meet in the Clerk's office on the
first Monday in June next to discharge this duty as
required by law.
The following persons havo been appointed and
commissioned Census Enumerators for Hart County :
Ist, Division, Town and Alford’s Districts—H. A.
David. 2d. Division. Shoal Creek and Reed Creek
—Banyan bowers. 3d. Division, Hall and Ray's—
E. Bowej-s. 4th. Division, McCurry's and Smith's
—Thomas W. Teasley.
Mr. T’ruo Wilson, of Anderson, came over to
Hartwell Saturday to buy a yoke of oxen. Not
withstanding, he is a strong advocate of the stock
law. He informed us that a permanent survey of
tlie Savannah Valley Railroad is now being made,
and that the grading will be commenced iu July.
The line will commence iu Anderson at or near the
Blue Ridge depot.
The grandest colored excursion yet given by the
Atlanta A Charlotte Air Line (shocked for Saturday
July 3d, from Charlotto to Atlanta, returning Mon
day July sth. Low rates will be announced soon
from Hartwell, so our colored people will taao duo
notice and govern themselves accordingly, Ishmael
Earle will bo on hand, aud can learn the young and
inexperienced the ropes, and will show them the
wonders of the great city.
Union Meeting of Elberton District of the Sarep
ta Association will convene in Hartwell on Friday
next. A large number of people will tie In at tend
ance. Revs. C. D. Campbell and P. H. Moll, of
Athena, J. G- Gibson, of Crawford, aud other dis
tinguished divines are expected to be present. Union
Meeting of the Tugalo Association will he held at
Cross Reads Church in this county at the same time.
We are sorry that the Union Meetings both occur
at tho sumo time, as we would like to attend both,
When wo saw the communication to the Atlanta
Constitution from Blairsville, in which one J. J.
Chesser was most unfavorably mentioned in connec
tion with recent revenue troubles, wo could then
have said " Here's your mule !" for he at that time
moved and had his being among us. Beyond doubt
he is the same trifling fellow who caused the trouble
in Union county, He has caused our people trouble
—though in a different way. We will say to his
credit that he was not afraid to work—but there’s
where he took ns ip, fov we aye always ready to en
courage an industrious man. He is deaf in more
respects than one, and now ts out of hearing of his
i creditors' plaintive vtdtes and heeds not their weep
ing and gnashing of teeth, lie iu every respect an
swers the description of the Uuion county man, was
" • sort of brickiiuusm," Ac., etc..- and more of the
Ac., etc. than anything else. He left for pults uu
knowu last Monday.
thi Saturday We interviewed prominent farmer*
from the several districts of the county regarding
the present crop pi-uspoct. We did net meet any
from Kay's and Hall's district. The following Is the
result; Alford's—Wheat and oata Improving, will
be a good half crop of both ; corn anil rot ton pros
poet excellent. Smith's—Crop prospect very batter
ing, stands of cotton and corn good , wheat ami oats
will make a good half crop, probably more. Reed
Creek—About an average crop of wheat; oats al
most a failure ; corn ami cotton prospect due. Shoal
Creek—Between a third and a half crop of wheat ;
oals ,i failure—won't make lnnrli more tlinii seal;
cotton and corn prospect g<ssl—worm doing some
damage to corn. MeCurry'o— Not more than a half
crop of wheat and oats; very promising prospect for
cotton and corn. Town district—Good stands of
cotton ami corn, and growing off finely ; wheat ami
out* will make more than a good half crop. Farm*
ers over the county generally are well up with tlicit
work. Take the county as a whole, we believe more
than a half an average wheat crop will lie gathered.
Farmers generally estimate u crop from what they
plant for. The real average wheat crops in this see
tion would be very small.
" Voters " announce Copt. J. F. Craft in to day's
paper as a suitable man to represent llarl County in
th next Legislature. Cnpt. Craft is a fanner, and
also a well educated, houest business man, and one
that any county of the great Empire Slate of the
South might well be proud of. Don't send any mot*'
men from Hart who cannot stand upon the Hour and
express themselves In such a manner as to command
the respect of the whole House. Cnpt. Craft is fully
oompetent to do credit to himself and the county.
We want a mau who ran do something else Inside
cast a vote.
Dr. I. J. M. Goss, of Marietta, On , delivered an
interesting lecture on " Life,” in the Methodist
Chmvh last Saturday night, and on Sunday ut 11
o'clock, n. in., preached an excellent sermon at the
Baptist Church, nud at 4 o'clock p. m. preached an
other at the Methodist Church. On Monday night
ho delivered a line Icinpcruuce lecture in the Metho
dist Church. Such lectures are calculated to do
much good. The Dr will be here on the 39d of
.Time, and will then favor our people with an agri
cultural speech. Our fanners should by nil means
uttend. The Dr. is well Informed, and nut only
practices wliat he preaches, but preaches wind he
practices.
We see in the Gazette that Elberton lias determ
ined on telegraphic connection with the outside
world. The contract for furnishing poles has been
let out already, and the wires between Toecoa and
Elberton will be in operation probably by the first
of September. This is a progressive step—one which
Hartwell will do well to emulate. A telegraph w ire
is next to a railroad in every sense. Will our busi
ness nu-n consider this matter, and net with muiHitul
unanimity 1 It is certainly to their individual ami
collective interests to do so.
We have letters from persona in Atlanta askiu g if
board can lie had here, and at what price per month.
Why not arrange to accommodate our city cousins
and make this a pleasant summer resort I We have
a clean, healthy town, and as pure cold water as
ever came out of the ground, Our county boasts of
some mineral springs, hunting and fishing grounds,
and as big bullfrogs as grow anywhere, good shades,
nice croquet grounds, beautiful walks and drives
Women Sever Think !
If the crabbed old bachelor who utter
ed this sentiment could but witness the in
tense thought, deep study and thorough
investigation of women in determining the
best medicine to keep their families well,
and would note their sagacity and wisdom
in selecting Hop Bitters ns the best and
demonstrating it by keeping their families
in perpetual health, at a mere nominal ex
pense, he would he forced to acknowledge
that such sentiments are baseless and
false.
ANAXDATIIiLF, I.OCAIJ9.
BY DULCEDO.
The wheat and oat crops arc now being
harvested, and it is thought that harvest
will be over by the last of May—earlier
than it has been for many years.
Mrs. Sarah Brown, who has been scri
onsly illofpncuinoma-fever, is now improv
ing.
Wc have the best prospect for corn at
this season of the year we ever saw ; it
averaging from ten to eighteen inches in
height on common upland. Cotton is also
very fine.
English peas and Irish potatoes arc com
mon dishes now, and frying chickens are
coming in rapidly. Bad time on them, but
for our part, you can think as you please.
We learn that the new Methodist churi h
at Bowman is framed and the roof is
made “ self-supporting.” They are mak
ing a strong effort also, to commence re
building the Baptist church.
If you could see the way the young men
of this section take the young ladies to
ride in their new buggies on Sundays, you
would think there would be several wed
dings during the present year.
Worning.
All persons are warned against employ
ing or harboring Joseph Durrett, (col.), he
having bound himself to me under written
contract to work for me six months and a
half from the 12thof January, 1880.
This May 26th, 1880.
I’eyton S. McMullan.
Beiclxtcr Your Luiuln I
We have been requested to announce that
Dr. J. W. Moorman, Land Registrar, will
be at the following places on the dates
mentioned :
Martin, June 2d.
Lavonia. June 3d.
Bowersville, June 4th,
Royston, June 7th.
Bowman, June Bth.
Elberton, June 9th and 10th.
Hartwell, June 11th and 12th.
Democratic Notice.
The Democratic Club of Hart County
are requeued to meet in the Courthouse in
Hartwell on the first Tuesday in June next
for the purpose of organization ; also to
decide whether or not we will have nomi
nations this year, and to elect delegates to
tho State Convention in June next, which
Convention sends delegates to the Nation
al Convention. A full attendance is ear
nestly requested.
This May 13th, 1880.
Jno. G. McCurry, President.
A IIOIMLIIOLD XLlilk.
A book on the Liver, its diseases aud their treat
inent sent free. Including treaties upon Liver
Complaints, Torpid Liver, Jaundice, BiUlousneur,
Headache, Constipation Dyspepsia Malaria etc
I K M* *$
FANCY DRY GOODS EMPORIUM,
AT THE
Lone Star Corner,
Mv store is filled to overflowing with New and Beautiful Spring Goods, comprising
all of the Latest
NOVELTIES, HILLINEBY h FANCY DIBS GOODS.
1 have the largest and most handsome stock of SPRING HATS ari <l
BONNETS, trimmed and untrimmed, ever brought to thin market.
RIBBONS! RIBBONS! RIBBONS!
A complete and magnificent display of all colors, in Satin, (iron Grain and Cashmere*.
FLO 11 ERS ! FLO 1 1 'ERS ! FLO FT ERS !
Oh ! Ladies, you should see them ! I have the finest lot of French Flowers ever seyn'
in Hartwell. l)on't take my word for it —come and inspect.
800 DOZEN LADIES* DRESS BUTTONS.
I would especially call the attention of the Ladies to my extensive and varied stock
of LACK and SILK SCARFS, I have the lovlicst designs in Silk and I Ace
FH’ill KS. COLLARS and (T i l'S. EMBROIDERY, RICHINUS, and FANCY 110-
SIKRY, PARASOLS, GLOVES, from cotton to the finest kid, and a host of other arti
cles too numerous to mention.
SHOES. SHOES. SHOES. SHOES.
My stoek of Ladies' Shoes is complete from a common Buskin to a Newport Tie.
Al A full Line of ready-made || |<f>A A fine lot of
InlJ|q Clothing' and Cents’ Furn M I* | V Men’s Hats and
ULU I H I 1118 w! ishing Goods, very cheap. |I M I O more coming.
Family Groceries of all kinds.
Hardware, glassware.
A HD WARE, ■■ROCKERY, [CI.ASSW ARE.
AKDWARE, lIROCKKRY, UIIASSWAUE.
St. Louis White lead and Mixed Paints.
Come one, come all and examine my stock, and I will suit you both in quality and
prices, 180tf
Governor Colquitt.
nainemille Southron.
We arc curious to know of that fellow
who is booming Governor Colquitt in the
Augusta Chronicle nnd Constitutionalist
what the Governor had to do with putting
even one dollar into the treasury of Geor
gia? Does not the Legislature make all
provisions for raising money for the State
treasury ? and does Governor Colquitt de
serve any great praise for not having paid
any more of it out in fees, commissions,
etc., to his pets? Governor Colquitt is
about the first Governor who by his lone
self put money into the treasury, and is
also about the first one we ever heard of
who could take it out without a regular
legal warrant regularly signed for the pur
pone.
Till low W:intcl,
By E. B. Benson & Cos., who will pay
the highest market price for same in cash
or trade. Bring it on immediately,
A gentleman from the country entered
the New York Store the other day and ask
ed Frank Thornton what tribe of -Jews
they all belonged to.
The time has passed for the “ Elixirs,”
“Cordials.” etc. for the Baby, and Dr.
Bull's Baby Syrup is now the established
and reliable remedy. Price 25 cents.
“ JtlNf (IN Of Old,”
Ts the title of a beautiful song and chorus
by Alice Hawthorne, published in the
Southern Musical Journal for May. This
number also contains liullah's splendid
song. "Three Fishers Went Sailing.” and
La Hache’s favorite. “ Picnic Polka.”
These three pieces will cost at anv music
store over 81.00, and here they all are in
regular form for only ten cents. Send ten
cents for the May number and it will be
maileil postpaid. Address the publishers.
Ludden & Bates, Savannah. Ga.
Our drug stores are now supplied with Malt
Bitters." the new Food Medicine which lias done so
mush good and conies lo us so highly recommended.
Try it. It may save you heavy doctors’ hill.
Ludden A- Halos’ Grand rivaling Oul
.Sale—Tlie one grand chance l a 11 re
time to buy a line I’Dmo or
Organ “awful clicnn.”
Commencing May lf> aud ending July 1. To save
heavy expense ami labor of removing to our New
Double Four Story Store, July 1, we offer our entire
stock of Pianist and Organs now on hand and to i
rive before removal, couststingof SI7 I lilckerlflg,
50 Hintliuslieli, 21 l.lglile A t 0., 5 llal
let A Davis. 02 Noiilhorn Gem, IO favor
ite, 2S Guild <V 4 Imreh Pianos I 110 Mn
sou A Hamlin. 100 i'elonltel V fo., II
Sterling Origans. All new and just from tho
Factory Also 100 Second Hand Pianos and Organs,
nearly all used only from one to nix month*, Hnd pre
cisely us good as new. All to be closed out by July
I at .llanul'nftnrers’ Wholesale Hales.
We can t and won’t move them. Don’t miss this
eliance. Address us for " Clearing <hit Sale Circu
lars aud Prices, and be quick about it too. I,Od
ilon .1 Hales Southern Music House,
.Savannah, Ga. 194-197
Hurehants,
Don’t you forget that Mcßride & Cos., of
Atlanta. Ga.. will give you the worth of
your money every time, and that they al
ways carrj’a full stock of Crockery Glass
ware, Seth Thomas’ Clocks. Fowler's Fly-
Fans, Balloon Fly-Traps, Water-Coolers,
Ice-Cream Freezers. Wood. Tin, and Silver
plated Ware, on all of which they can
save merchants a part if not all the freight.
They are selling at straight-out old prices.
190 _ _
T. J. Under
Has more Goods than any one in Town,
nnd sells them cheaper, lie has a full line
of everything. If you want to prosper,
trade with him. lie sells lots of Goods
regardless of all opposition. 195
T. P. Harris has bought out the inter
est of T. J. Linder in the notes and ac
counts. as well us the business of the late
firm of T. P. Harris & Cos.
Huslneww Xolkcx.
Ladies’ Kid Gloves, at 25 cents per pair
at tho New York Store.
The most beautiful lot of Ladies' Hats
in Hartwell at the New York Store.
Go to the New York Store and get 12
pounds of Extra C. Golden Sugar for 81 -00.
Gents’ machine and hand sewed low
quartered shoes, at the New Y’ork Store.
Fans by the million, at from five cents
up, at the New York Store.
Those who have idle capital or money
which they wish to turn to good account,
can have first-class investments pointed
' out by addressing A at thu, office.
Augusta Evening News : What effect
i the resignation of Gordon and the appoint
ment of llrown to the Senate will have on
tlie public pulse, one thing is certain, the
South has lost nothing in the way of brains.
“Did Joe" is just about as bright as any
member of the present Senate,
MURDER!
T. W. AYERS
Ha* purchased T. Y r . Skelton’s entire
stock of floods, find lias added as many
new goods as his present store-room
will contain. And from tlie fad that
he cannot keep in his room a large stock
of goods for several months, he must
sell them at such prices, in order to
turn his money over fast, as will neces
sitate tho acknowledgement from every
one that he is truly the
Merer of' Hill Prices
in this section of Georgia,
After a care fid consideration of the
following facts it must be conceded by
every man, woman and child who is ca
pacitated to* reason that he can sell
goods as cheap—yes, even cheaper than
any other house in tho place:
First, lie has made arrangements to
get his goods at
GAR-LOAD RATES.
Secondly, He sella strictly for cash.
Therefore does not have to- 1 charge his
good customer* from 50 to 200 per
cent, on goods in order to make up for
those which be lias sold on time and
which he will never be paid for.
Thirdly, His expenses are very nom
inal. His house rent nnd clerk hire
amounts to scarcely anything during
tho run of a year. There are other
reasons why he
V>kW.s Vj\\e w\\ \
which will not be enumerated here for
want of space. But these are sufficient
to convince you that he can sell goods
just a little cheaper than any one in
Hartwell. There would be nothing to
keep him from it but the WILL, aud
we assure you he has that. Had we
Ihe space we would like to mention ar
ticles and prices. He will do so, how-’
ever, in a few weeks ; and in the mean
time respectfully solicits a call from the
trading public, when after hearing his
prices they will find that it is utterly iin
impossible for any other half-healed
brother of the yard stick to pretend
iCompetionin prices. 193tf
A WEKK, sl2 a da\ at home easily iihmlo
rI C Conti y outfit five. Ait Arena Tkuk & Cos. Au
guHta, Maim . fi9
F. B. TIODGKri. T. T. JIOWiLS.
F. B HODGES & SON,
ATTO K X K VS-AT-LA XV,
i w WT-JLL practice in Hart, Elbert ami Madison of
I YV tin- Northern, ami Franklin of tin* ’Western
circuit, ami in the Supremo Court and V. S. Dis
trict Court at Atlanta.
m Collection mailc a specialty. 218
Cl E (twin per (lav at lmmo. Samples worth
□ 3 10 t,,.. Address iStisson Afo Tort
’and Jtaia.