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About Crawfordville democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1881-1893 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1882)
The Democrat , FRIDAY JUNE ii, 1R82. . _ ______ gAwart Ynilli" ° & Co., Proprietors. ............- ..... ......... .... ...... r j nUs/iEns 1 yo j ice. THF PEMOCi: V)~ wid. v. IV in Ogletheipe. Grc* •••, M.duiC •. arnm Jlau< tj. k Whkes ' "pje, 1 ,. 1 *!jd' a<1 IV- r ’ ’medium. eolimm. ADVERTISING RATES: oim one fioHar per’lnelu^hrsl insertiimVfifiy j | rents per inch each Ruhaequent in^ci lion . LOOM, NOTICES t.rn cents per SPF^ISates to yearly advertiser, KtTRSrrmiON. one dollar and fifty cents per year invariably in advance. WILL GIVE CLUB RATES with any periodical, if you want any puhh-aiton NO A 1 I f.N N >■ 1 ’ . SSWSSRf S.’SKi.'W* «... MAKE Aid. drafts, money orders or reg Istered letters payable to, ami adun . eommunleations to EbWaiih TotiJto <v < o., Crawfonlville. Ga. Entered at the 1’ost Ofllce nt Cratrford ville, tin., as Second Class Matter. you <i 0 vr. 1 t no 11 op oKOttui a . HON. ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, OK TAI.1AIT.UUO. Rrn.lPiT TO THU VOICE op THE VEWt.K WHOM. HE HAH sKitvKD so 1.0N0, so KAiTHPn.i.v ash IN’ HO MANY capact tIEP. TUB LAST OK MAY, CtEMI'.S Olllt MANAGING EDITOR TO DRAW ON Ills I UNI) 111 1 ’ ROMANCE. DK DESCANTS UPON VARIOUS TOPICS IN VARIOUS wavs; (mows sohimi OVER OKORQ1A ; MOHAt.lZES AROl 1 THE NH1IIT EXPRESS; TREATS JOl.’OSKI.Y OP A RUNAWAY MATCH AND 1’INAU.Y WINDS ( P lllH THOUGHTS WITH SOME PERTINENT NEWS. f Editorial Cori't^jKindunce Democrat- 1 Atlanta, G A., 81st, May. May is considered the queen of months It is now that the (lowers put forth in their loveliest forms ; now that all nature is crowned with the radiance of the waning spring and the grandeur of the coining summer. Were 1 of romantic tuin of mind, 1 could go a long essay upon the budding how tbe mating birds sing ho from the green hedges , how the sqioids mart shoulders his tackle .kV.-flFVtWfftf'utV strange and weird 1 figures d< Without a shadawy, skeleton face peers at me through the glass; smiles as 1 smile : looks gloomy when I do. Hero and there, as we dash into a narrow cut, the jagged rocks make strange forms and figures; here a crag looms for a moment before my eyes like some colossal giant ready to pounce upon me ; only ior a mo¬ ment and / shrink hack with a hal f uttered exclamation ot horror ; now there is a beauteous face, but tho vis ion flits by as on we rush, and 1 gaze again at the spectre face that.stares at me so persistently. Now wo Imv,, struck a heavy grade. lean hear, the engine puff louder, more laborously . 1 can feel tho ear shiver and quiver and creak. The engine seems human now. The throttle is thrown open wider and with herculean power she nestles down I to the task. The great driving wheels I plunge forward—impelled by the ine sistible force behind them ; the piston rods work in and out ; she secuis a creature with a soul. She feels what is dependent on her. Every piece is j strained now; the fireman tosses in more coal; like a greedy monster she sucks it in t it needs much food for the terrible pull ahead ; puff ing, creaking, straining she gains the summit. The 1 engineer pulls t he whistle and it seems | there is something exultant in the ! shrill cry that rings out on the still i night air. It is the shout of victory • and the clattering rails beneath make j sweet music, strangely according with the shrill whistle. U hat power ? On dow; plowing through deep cuts;rush ing over bridges ; stniggling up hill sides. There is no weariness here, Hundreds of miles before rooming. j What is behind you, oh, mighty power? Precious souls here; uny be some important letter that will carry ioy to a lonely heart; perhaps sad ones, too, that will tell of death and of sickness, and of misery. Strain on ; rush for ward; carry the joyous and the sad, but go carefully; behind you are scores , of precious human lives and they are at your mercy. You ssd-eyed womau | with the little child beside her : that ; great huge, brawny man: that elegantly dressed gentleman have trusted you. \ou wlil not fail them. Now we reach the station. A passeng® alights and liuiries off rapidly t rough the darkness to his home^ He is safe. Let us away. And amateur fisherman always do tliat) and trudge through miry swamps, and wade through tho muddy brooks, and climb giant bills in search of finny game and feathery. I could tell how lads play truant and spend tho days in rambles through brambles in search of iialf-ril'o plums and still less riper ber¬ ries, to return in tho evening with worn limbs and torn clothes ; parched tongues, stained fingers, and gieat griping pains to receive tfieir rewards in the smarting application of a good stout hickory. .'Ill these little inci¬ dents go to make up the attractions of May, Of these f cts 1 am foicibly re¬ minded by stinging recollections of my early youth, when I enjoyed the same numerous pleasures and suffered the sarno untold miseries. To-day the month dies and as the farewell boom of the cannon tells of its death it as well consigns to the tomb the beauties of this queen. I bid her good-bye; and usher flowing robes, all decked with faded flowers, disappear into the misty clouds of the past, I faintly sigh and turn to look into the future for her other coming. Colonel Seaborn Reese, one of the best attorneys in our section was aboard the train this morning, lie bad just returned from a two weeks’ trip through Alabama and Mississippi, As he sat in the smoking car, enjoying a cigar, I approached him, and after talking for awhile on various topics lie “from Mississippi and Alabama.“ “And hofjv were you ple&sed with the couut-.y, colonel V' tasked. “Oh, fairly. But I must say 1 was ^tiat diftappoiuted. I had always believed section to be the garden-spot of this country. I had always thought that we, here in Georgia, had every reason to complain. 1 do not thing so now.” “ WTiat caused you to change your opinion, Colonel ?” I inquired.. ‘•By comparison. I compared our condition with . the people in Mississippi. The planters along the river are almost entirely destitute For miles and miles, when 1 tbe levees have broken, tlie land is inundated. Hous ©s have been swept awa\ ; fences carried off;stock drowned, and the coming crop entirely destroyed. In some sev tioos tbe jNKiple are absolutely in cond-tiun, and are real objects of charity,’ '•Then l lie comparison with orr con dition here then made you tiiiiiK wc should be grateful rather than gruui. Uel ,,y” “Yt :S. Ido. True our lands are poor there need lie no fear of some sudden freshet coining and sweeping it away 'pha seasons maybe had, but we will make something. There is no danger that a great river may any mo , n( . n t bm t from its coniines and rush upon n» with irresistible force, carry off our | l0ll , t H) drown our stock, sweep . tvV ., y 0Hr property ; parlmps destroy our lives ; and should we manage to ‘ s,:a l’ e b(! destitute of everythin;. Our people should, indeed, feel blessed.' “Of course you heard expressions of the people out there in regard to Geor. *•» »*■*«•*• there V ’ I “TO. „«l.....I U* J..... zxxzzz? “Why is this, colonel f” “ Hell, I think it is mainly due to the fact that the credit of Georgia is better than most of the states that were in rebellion. There is not that enormous debt hanging over it that encumbers most of the others. It was a lucky es cape Georgia had immediately after 1 tlifc war and luckier still that her liiian eial affairs so soon fell into the of the l ight kind of men. Z11 the j jstalure, immediately after the war, scheme was discovered by which over a wagon-load of iU,000 dollar j lent bonds were bonds—had to ho thrown they on market. These evei been circulated—would have put gin in the same boat with the less tunate states. As it was they destroyed and Georgia escaped by skin of her teeth.” I had quite a long talk with lU'LBB. He is a clever and ((1 K „ llUH11 . UK ttml very popular in 'ii'ctioii. He gave rile some notes aliout fanning in Mis.-i.;sippi, and I ipgrct very much that space will not allow me to reproduce them in letter. They would he well woitli ing. There is something solemn and most awe inspiring in riding on traitis, at least it has always been so me. On tho night-express Atlanta and Augusta I had a liar feeding como over me. 1 sat at window. The night was dark, the so still *t was painful, save for rumbling and clinking of wheels the rapid puffs of the engine. The flection from the lamps dimly light the space beyond the window, *>nd u t, u u , young couple are ceitainly ! ••Two souls with but a single thought j hearts that beat as one. ’ “Two We extend to them our hearty con and hop< their lives, now niffy pass away as a dream, unalloyed by sorrow, by care. The 1 Evening 1 J Herald is a new paper It is run by Howard Hdliams .„,i n.im an Small__both well-known and . newspaper men. The 1 e coiiv V was a neat and newsy sheet ' U Vim and . deserving of ot lvitvouage. paU' < •iml energv, ability and experience are of success this paper is bound to be one, for the proprietors aie, m eve <<™ <*»* be run on strictly Demociatic pimci pies, but Mr. Williams says he intends to give all sides a fair showing. This I think is, as should be, the spirit of tiuejouinu istn. I wish it every suc cess. In conversation with a prominent merchant yesterday I learned some¬ thing which may possibly prove ot ben¬ efit to Crawfordville. This gentleman intends to open a branch business at good point, and 1 believe , he some could find none better than our town. I would he glad to see him locate here, lie is a gentleman of capital and ener gy and lie would prove of great benefit lo our community. A few men like the one I speak of would be of untold advant.i H i We should use every en deai 01 to m.i ainoii s ; uoici, is «* Y, , l uu nu ' ** peneucev ] ‘ and under his , ■ mnnugenn n ]. , VolvU deservedly accommoda! so “ 1 ^f fare and • . . , . , • tj« ^ « "o urpeop ie must remember ’ < aoUt 1 * , t . e v-oional when - they visit Atlanta. SIIOKT STOPS. 1’at Meehan, well-known to our merchants, and who was formerly with . .. j^bama ’ har on street, lie tells me he is doing well, and 1 chronicle it with pleasure. His frieuds in Crawfordville will be glad to know of his success. The Constitution will shortly pur chase a new press, knowu as the •‘Webb Perfecting.” It will cost somewhere in the neighborhood, so I believe, of 815,0‘jO. xhe Constitution, is rapidly iucr< using in popularity and circulation, and is constantly enlarg-; ing Its facilities for publishing the best paper in the Sooth. The circulation zxw.tsz - ■ ■ ; Mb. Frank Golicke, of Craw Toro vilie, is now located Here He is en joying fine health and making money, p lc _ XIC g are all the rage in Atlanta. One and moie leave every day Crowds go. The most popular‘ground j to be Sweetwater, on the Geor gj it Pacific railroad. j [Iors!M . ack riding is all the rage heve n „ w . The young ladies seem to ^ excee dingly fond of the exercise. I have noticed some fine riders among the fajrer sex . r , regained its , • . ,« • ' '„ T , |e dr , ve „ er I can now say to all those w’10 have one lingering doubt as to the pre¬ valence of small-pox here that there is no danger whatever, Now and then a Case is chronicled, but it is always colored, and springs up in pa its the city inhabited almost entirely by that race. A shout squib iii The Democrat Blast week inquired about IFalton Ilar I met him on the street J/onday he was looking well. lie says he hai not forgotten Cvawfordville, and says he may be expected sometime in June. I believe this may he interest ing news to most of my readers, for Walton is very popular among us. 1 J shall be glad to see him when lie comes. Others will join me. Colon ee W. A. Wright, the pres¬ ent comptroller-general, will, in all probability bo brought forward for tiftt position again this fall. He has m tde an efficient and satisfactory offi cer E. Y. . ONE OF THE GRANDEST CHANCES 2 Ever offered to purchase “Aii Historic Spot,” X / Situated in Middle Georgia, Sixty-iour Miles from Augusta, GA, with Health anff Town Advantages Coiqbined, 1 U (I ,^ A IM»VE, SITUATED'IN THE through the long night tbe pies lines machinery lie works. finds being As the hnitiedfdong sari fjowly up is to the city. IV e have ieft tlie la- sta lion nenv, and tbe locomotive gkmiis imbued with new life as it I -4Tits If journey’s end. The train n| into t-d with dust and oil; its brass nfuint- fcow mgs blue from tbe recent task, tired you look, I think to mysen. I gaze with a reverential air at the loon- / ster and say “Well-done.” 1 -- 1 j There was a little romantic ajfoire . Wnrmour at Itutiedge$ last Sunday I I heard of it as I went up the road, rod j it reminded ine laughs how true at locksmit was tl.efcx ssimi-Love s, i and stern parents. I In ltutledge there was a certbin young lady remarkable alike for *er ;t 1 :i11y of Ii<‘i disposition. - 16 oVn v, IJ . .......to ».no.,S the young £ zskssj man their, misguided estimation, happdl, fill#) the bill. But, as sometimes the party most interested—I mean V j young lady—didn’t see it that vuty aijfl centred her affections on a certaW j handsome gentleman from Greenel;, boro. But while the young man ! sessed the affection of the lady, he "'If by no means what could be “solid with the old folks.” In fuel he was very obnoxious in their and despite the earnestness with they were importuned by the youn-f lovers, their ears were deaf to all en-. treaties. They said they should not many, and they meant it. But the young man would not be baulked. So he quietly rested on his oars and bided his time. The opportunity for a euclue presented itself last and it was immediately seized. The mother of the young lady went to a neighbor’s house to spend the day, leaving her daughter alone, No sooner did the gentleman (who was fortu imtely in town) catch wind of it than he rushed off after a justice of the peace ai id hurried him to the residence of his soon-to-be bride. Right then the ceremony was performed and the twain made one. They hoarded II e down-passenger train and went to Greenesboro, leaving the old lady cum pletcdy in the dark, When the mother returned in the cool of the evening, she found the cage-door open and her bird down. tffm raved, and famed, and Bt<>i ined;'aRernating the entertain¬ ment wil’n an occasional shower of tears. But ail to no purpose. The milk was spilled and he eoold»ri' iU er. fc>hts may be raving yrt,' j ‘fi'iuniv)^1 <t.-> from th<' Lmi'rt 1 " the home <>f tbe Great Commoner, ’ Alexander II. Stephens. The resi )! property is nam¬ ee of this valuable states ed in the life of the illustrious 1 bv Clevebiml, and is called by Jiim noUSF.” Contains720acres or less, pm acres cleared and m a state of cultivation; produces cotton, oats, wheat, rye, potatoes, etc.; mag¬ Scupernong vineyard, makes orchard year¬ ot 150 gallons of wine; elegant cherries, and apples, pears, 111 t fruits or all descriptions oak. The ; plantation 300 acres m is of pine ! and creeks that vat( rrfl t , y tln-ee Improvements large through the place. con of a haiulsoine frame dwelling of 12 , stl , ml nmui8j cacU 10by l« teet, and rt , p| ace j n each; cellar i<> by is feet, brick ; 2 halls 10 by 30 feet; Aitch- piazza hack and 011 side;stovejvoom wateriny.ffd with 3 ro 0 ms;;wcllof fine stables and carriage houses:« frame 5 **ssisy©,sssr&sa convenient portions of the an( j settlement of plantation, each forming covering a its own ; fine fish pond, magnificent one coun¬ acre, in perfect order. This fre try home is said by those who pass niientlv on the Georgia Railroad to be the most Iieoutiful residences and the best plantation between Augusta and Atlanta. Will be sold at a reasonable inducement for cash, or on accomodating terms, lor further particulars apply to the Real Es¬ tate Agent of Augusta. Ga. M IIYAMS, 120 McIntosh street. may26-2i Augusta, Ga. gfffiUssa V j mMI IM* KJ Ki Hoarseness, For the Curs Bronchitis,Croup, of Coughs, Colds,| Inrlu ^nza. Asthma. Whooping Cough. In <j;ipient Cossumption and for t'vi re liiefof consumptive persons in ad van ied stages of the Disease. For Sale J. ,T. MULLAN, 14 SOUTH BROAD ST., ATLANTA, __ , . C-EORGIA : —manufacturer of— MONUMENTS, Tombs & Headstones, Etc. es igns and Estimates furnished cot. 2.12m. GREAT SAXtEI 1. T. Stewart & Co., Olos’ng Out! (:o:) THIS Great Sale in New York is brin-dn* invoices of remarkably chem «,ovl t that our patrons are very apt to reap the benefit of any decline or breakto I-nce^. Greenesboro, JJ^wtobuy Ga. thei *-5 c goods at second hand, or who do not * give personal Y I& & CO,, at ’ Those White Vests, Alapaca Sacks and Frocks, Mohair and Fancy Cassimere Suits Fancv Cassimere lants, Linen and Mohair Dusters, Guare Underwear, Lawn Ties,’Staple and Fancy uienfarlmd^ near! ^ avls & Co s., Greenesboro, Ga.. attract tlw attention of gentle Ga n You Tell Why All the Ladies and Misses go in such crowds to V, A. Davis & Co’s. Greenesboro Ga.? their prices are so low, and to see the handsomest Prints in the country: the sawis Linens assorted, the Japanese Silk and Fancv Parasols the thousand*' of pon-> %!SSS^^SS^SStfSif&'&2SSS& 50to avdavis * co ' s ‘iHt'SuT'&i ■««***«> IVhat a Pretty Bonnet Nathalie! Where did youi get it? Oh ! it 13 one of those French Lace Straws trimmed by Miss Lula Bourne at C A. Davis & Co’s., Greenesbore, Ga. Why Blanehe you ought by all “ fa olf , s V i-W t ,? ga “ s * au d J 1( ?hn a w°? Hatsomy k ' An 51.00; ‘l t lle Sailors Prices so ready low. trimmed Think 20 of cts. Fagals My only to all Ladies is - + to , buy Millinery from C. A. DAVIS & GO., advice Greeliesboro, Ga. Elies. Gnats, Musquitos, how to avoid them; Remedies; Fly Trans Flv Fa no. IMusqmto Netting White, Pink, Bine, Buff, extra wide at 10 CO.,GrSboro, cts. per yard ’ (15 cts uer P yard ail to be had of G. A. DAVIS & Ga. Grain Scythes and Cradles, Grass Blades and Handles (only 50 cts 1 Whet hocks, extra lingers for Gradies, Rubber Belting, Rubber and Hemp Paeldng for Machines, Hoes, Planters Machine Oil and Oil Cans, Ilay Forks, Scrapers and Sweeps Weeding Weeding Hoes 10 cts. All kinds of seasonable goods at very low mm C. A. DAVIS & CO., Geeenesboro, Ga. YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT IT 1 of items from these tables. At the prices the people will be astonished be sold counters you can buy many things for 5 and and glad. On these and 10 cts. for which you have usiniiv -fSfds 25 50 cents; and for 50 cents goods worth $t.£0 to §2.00. Iliuidreds more* and thon ot people visited our Bargain Tables last season : many more, we feel, will romze them this year The readers of The Democrat will be duly informed of thV opening of these tables, and every one is invited to secure the advantages of them: Very Truly. & iL, M¥IS A GO., Greenesboro, Ga. Worth of CHzMIBER SUITES' To Be SLAUGHTERED! IS TI ie TIME TO GET --) : ( „„ FINE FURNITURE at GREATLY REDID ED’ daily' iaml a arge stock of line Walnut Goods and NEW FGRN1 TGFE arriving - We are obliged to make room, and we offer the Suites at greatly Reduced 1 he entile Suites wnl he so.d, consisting of Ten Pieces, or any part of the So a purchaser may desire. And we defy any 011c to beat or equal our prices. , .......^.VTiA’V.IW.Y Goods. .’ifiVbrf’alior G G. HjEGGIE <fe CO., and luivimf your Fi'»- V and FURNITURE Poplar of all grades, stvlos and make can be fou 11 V, on - wwirmii 0 BROAD STREET. Our prices cannot be equalled. All % >) ds delivered U Respectfully, R. & Heggie & Co, Furniture Boom. We have just received TWO CAR LOADS of CHAMBER & PARLOR has there been such a Stock in Augusta, and we bought them to sell not keep. All who have seen our Stock agree we have the handsomest and most they have eyen seen South, and as cheap as they can be had in thd - East, West or North. We never misrepresent goods—everything sold on its merits. Satisfaction guaranteed. Our Stock is complete in every particular. Everything in the Furniture line you will find here. Agents for the Best and Cheapest BED SPRING ever sold, every one guar-* antecd for Ten Years. Write for prices if you cannot come. J. Ix. Howies & Co., 717 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Dec.17, ’81,ly. DAY & SANAA HILL, 13S and 135 BROAD STKEET, AUGUSTA, GA., MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF Carriages, llockaways, Buggies, Plantation and Road Wagons, Caits, Etc. Manufacturer’s Agents for the sale of the Cortland Wagon Co.’s Spring Wagons and Bu Wilson, Childs & Co.’s Philadelphia Wagons,* The Lightest Draft Wagon made. They have Hammered Scrap A les, x Wedg W h “ 1 k all sizes on hand. We have added to oui stock of Fine Buggies and Rockaways, A Line of cheaper Trade Buggies. order, with special regard to theQuality °f _tlve_-wH e els, ®^ les 1 Mail.' to our own iK uS Belting, Anting U »n4 Urt»«. H~t» Ancles Also, m Sept 221 y ft 2 Also, the Webster, 01 ! Hickory,and Our Own Make of One and wTo Horse Wagois always in full stoc at bot¬ tom prices.
