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Speicsd Cor&spondenee Free Press.
ATLANTA LETTER.
decs it ever exp
rise when it
in bating of Ids public acts. Nor j Eiutoii J’kkk Puf.ss: -We feel
does it ever expect to condemn an ! keenly appreciative of the eompli-
offici-d’s acts bv either misrepre- : mentdone us in the request to fur-
; mentation or abuse. We leave these j nish for your initial number, a let-
! weapons to these who deem them ter from Georgia’s capital city and
legitimate, ami will aim to state j metropolis. We shall indulge all
facts as they exist, and employ j the license granted by the presump-
such comments as these facts smr- ! tion that almost anything from our
ciU
This we deem tin
<Uilv course to c
will be of interest to your read
We sliali first give expression
i c pursued in treating public que
tions by self-respecting journals
that aim to deserve popular respect.
Principles, policies, public moials,
| are everything. In their discussion
individuals are as nothing. And
Ithe capal
conscientious journal-
to the earnest hope that your new'
s ! enterprise may demand a most lib
eral and favorable recognition by
the good people of your section and
he visited with a great success.
Atlanta, as is well known, is rare-
iv without some worthy and meri-
ASKEW,
ZB-AdR/GLA-IIfcTS! BARGh
We have a large ami well selected stock of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Clothing, Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Notions, Trunks, &c.
In fact everything usually- kept in a first class store, which we propose to sell at
THE 'VEZRTST LOWEST FIGURES-
< jive us a call and we will convince you that w e mean just exactly what we say.
ALSO
ASKEW & BRADLEY
lock of
n< t who deals witli all subjects ac- tennis attraction, and most prom-
cordbm to their merits, may tomor- incut, just now are the daily exln-
* praise the nubile official whose j bilious of the Art Loan association,
[action of yesterday he felt compel- ()ver three hundred paintings, fresh
[led to condemn. Not so the mere from skilled artisans, grace tu
lo-r-on-il partisan. He must praise walls of Library hall. A .-tieam o
levervthim" or condemn everything, generous and appreciative patron-
A dm tLre is no middle ground, age pour daily into the halls m
-— — | which these gems of art are dis-
The New Time. plaved and hut a single criticism is
Not long since, a national time evoked and that of highest com-
Iconvention was held in New York | mendation for hot,i management,
Next door to ASKEW, BRADLEY & CO have on hand a large
FURNITURE, COFFINS AND BURIAL CASES.
COFFINS, FROM $8 TO $15;
BURIAL CASES, FROM $25 TO $100.
Metallic eases furnished on short notice. Vault eases and coverings furnished and
delivered free in the cit-v. Don’t fail to give us the first call, for we can furnish
them cheaper than they can be made or bought elsewhere. Also a hill line of
Burial Robes. Burial Gloves, etc. Also the fullest and tastiest line of hu m me
ever brought to Carrollton at prices to suit everyone. We carry a full line ot 1 at-
ent 1 >iml springs and Mattresses; ‘ds° make a specialty of
SENVXTSTC3- MACHINES.
Attaeliments, Oils and Needles. Sewing Machines repaired by a tirst-class maehi-
nest. All work guaranteed.
SKEW Sc BRADLEY.
Iby the railroadmen of the United
■States and Canada, for the purpose
lof providing standards of time by
(which trains could be run. Jhey
(divided the territory into four divi
sions, in which they adopted four
Iditferent standards of time, Geor
gia comes in what is designated as
Ithe central division and the rail
roads of the state, according to
j agreement, adopted, the time for
this division, on last Sunday. The
[new time is twenty-two minutes
dower than the old time, so the
watches of the railroad men had to
| be moved back twenty-two minutes
I in order to conform to it. 1 he new
time adopted by our railroads is
just two minutes .glower than Min m
meridian time. ITidei* ftie new
| time the trains on the Savanna]’.
Tiffin A North Alabama, will l.eave
[here twenty-two minutes later than
formerly and return twenty-two
Iminutes later.
FARMERS LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST!
ioo Cooking Stoves Just Received
AT THE
In a recent issue, the Atlanta
(Constitution says that Senator
[Eaton of Connecticut, was the only
democrat who voted against the
(electoral commission. The Consti
tution means, we suppose, the only
lemocrat in the senate, for it eer-
ainly could not have forgotten that
there was one Georgia congressman
and works on exhibition. To be
sure, our city may well be proud ot
the Library association, as it lias
certainly been one of its most po
tent factors in the evocation ot a
high and cultured taste for the re-
lined and beautiful. The amuse
ment season continues to offer rare
attractions, and the boards are con
stantly presenting some of the
most gracious artists of the country.
But 1 he musical festival to occur
for three successive days, very soon
may justly be regarded the crow in
ing feature of the season, and |
will entice hither an appreciative
representation from nearly all our |
eontigious towns, and it will he no
unsafe assurance to pledge them
a season of entertainment that will
be cherished with genuine satisfac
tion a^d benefit.
i Our store winders are already be.
| ing filled with evidences! of the
1 Christmas holidays, and the little
boys and girls are inflicting our
| streets with the stridulous shrieks
of the horn and rubber bubble bags.
[ Tbe darkey parades the sidewalks
I with his few hard earned dimes and j
readily expends them for some
1 trifle that will possibly assure one
: or two days of so called C"jov moot
at his cabin home in the country.-'*
it is a notable fact that the negro
STOVE
Stoves off from last season, down low, and must bo sold!
ALSO
Tin Ware, Hard Ware of all kinds. Crockery, Wood. Willow and Glass Ware,
Brooms, Trays, Sifters, and a general assortment of House Furnishing goods.—
Come every body and price and be convinced.
JESSE E. GRIFFIN.
The Carroll Free
fore the people of C
response to popular deman
and power press its facilities
getting out a neat and nandsoi
will do credit to the count}
abroad.
TIIE FREE
THOMPSON BROS’
r
:: BEDROOM, PARLOR AND DINING ROOM
IFTTIREISriTTTIRJHI
ESTEY AND GEORGE WOOD & CO.’S
o :r;cwjyhsts.
BURIAL CASES, WOOD AND METALLIC.
Orders attended to day or night.
Y’cwxax <lA.
(who had the nerve to vote against p. ls a natural aversion to the aeeu-
mrr.^-.iii^notwithsta’sding the pres- • mu lation of money, and regards it
; ure brought- to bear upon himC i^bmrmTen duty to expend cv-
; erv dollar, so soon as it reaches his
Tether the (Um.MfTttrnyn frrtS fdr-
larotten it or not, we believe that the
fpoople of Gerorgia will not soon for
get tlm brave man, who thus stood
in th • hour of trial, and that the
name of "NY. E. Smith, Will go down
into the history of his native state
honored and revered.
James G. Blaine was horn in 1H-
iami consequently is now in the
ith year of his age, comparatively
a young man, considering the im
portant part he has played in the
politics of the country. Whatever
else mav be said of him, he is un-
doutbedlv the ideal politician of his
party, no public man in it having ~a>
dovoted a following. II is magnetis n
it is said, is unknown since the
days of Henry Clay. Even among
his political opponents, personally,
he has’always been popular. Bare
ly defeated in the two last conven
tions of his party as a candidate for
the presidency, it yet remains to
be seen whether he has been retired
i parmanently from the public stage.
possession. We hope to furnish
your readers with a few episodes of
the darkey's’city experience ere
long,and for the present will desist.
Atlanta shares largely in the gen
eral jubilee ov :■ the redemption
of Virginia, and our citizens, native
to the old dominion, are jubilant
over the overthrow of bossism, and
join lustily in the seniiment of re
lief felt by their people at home.—
The late election results enthused a
wholesome feeling into our people,
and we feel that 1SS4 will open up
an era of general rejoicing. Mean
time we shall work on, and work
hard, for the supremacy of dem
ocracy, and feel assured of a glad
some time ere the ides of another
November.
ROBBINS, BRO. & CO.
MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS,
Manufacturers and Dealers In
ITALIAN AND RUTLAND MARBLE,
^WTTMENTS, BOX TOMBS, HEAD and FOOT STONES,
V “ Granite for Building* U ld Counter? Inclosures,
Iron for Fencing Dwellings and Grave Inclosures.
ORDERS SOLICITED and PROMPTLY FILLED.
Office anti Works, No. 50 Loyd .Street,
A. TIL AY UNIT AY, - GEORGIA.
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R II U D Y & SPURLOCK,
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA,
DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
SUCH AS
Dry Goods of all kinds, Groceries, light and heavy,
Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps, Clothing to fit anybody,
From the smallest boy to the largest man. Hardware,
Crockery and Glass ware of all kinds.
All of these goods are for sale and we don’t propose to be undersold by any one.
The public are earnestly invited to examine our goods and prices before buying
tlso sell tin
elsewhere. W
Will keep you posted upon the leading events
of the day, especially Georgia affairs. We in
tend to give the news it industry^ an;
can tret
THE FREE PRESS
Will always be found the trut^f^b4-ThTft^r^ching
friend of the people, opposed to rings, cliques
or combinations, if any such organizations ex
ist, for the purpose of deceiving, misleadin
thwarting the popular will.
g, or
THE FREE Pkj
Will be free and independent
sions. It will not stoop to subsd
form—it will nof*“bend theprej
thrift may follow fawning.” While it wifR
Democratic to the core, it will .not hesitate td
LIGHT RUNNING, NOISELESS HARTTORD SEWING MACHINE,
The best in tile market. Now a word to our friends who owe us. We are greatly j
in need of the money due us. either for goods or guanos. We are compelled to set-
Again we wish your enterprise an : t ] (1 nj, our indebtedness, and rant do so unless our friends who owe us come to our
criticize the actions of the party when in thd
immeasurabale success,
scribe ourselves,
and sub-
Box IV
a<
A Prohibition Tilt.
After the sales Tuesday late in
the afternoon it was announced
„■ a writer in thf Atlanta 1 f">"> ‘ h0 f™rt'roo.n up stairs that
Hating th,' ques- «• Ceavy, las,,., would adless
'or the the people in favor of no prohibition.
His speech was lengthy and most
country people left town bc-
meluded. Having called
the correctness of the
fiade in a recent letter
. LaPrade published
ator, that gentleman
on to respond. Ac-
iequest, Air. LaPrade
■ best, most crush-
1 replies that we ever
t only met and easily'
•. Peavy’s points, but
;t satire and good humor
rescue. So please come up and settle and save cost. 1
We have just, received a fresh lot of GUANOS and ACIDS for WHEAT and
OATS. Come to see us one and all and you will lind W. O. Perry and John II.
Ward alwavs on hand to show you goods. Respectfully,
RHIJDY Sc SPURLOCK.
II. W. 1,0X0.
T. L. 1,0X0.
LONG&CO.
—DEALERS IX—
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Have special inducements to oiler the farmers cf Carroll and surrounding countie.-
w hen they come toCarrollton. We have a large and well selected stock of goods
and will sell as clu-ap as anybody
jtles completely' on his
debate was charac-
itmost good feeling
ljoyed by’ the pro-
yether Yindica-
SHOES! SHOES!! SHOES!!!
THE FREE PRESS
Will give prominence to local news. It will
be a “map of busy life, its fluctuations ar^l
)ES. Before you buy your winter stock be sure and j yaS t COnCClTlS. Every interest of the milfl V
ill save von from l.> to 2,) per cent on these goods.! . / J . tilt LUltn \
Remember tin* place, nncK store southeast corner public square. We will sell goods I w j]] reCelVe attention, for We intend tO haVC U
Cheap Either for Cash or On Time, chiel among you taking notesand faith hJ'.l
Give us a call. We have anything found in a first-class count rv store Our store G-vr-i f ’ptyj ”
is headquarters for Singer Machine needles. LONG & < O. : p *
We make a LEADER of SH01
give us a call. We-can and w
Remember the place, brick store
C. B. SIMONTON,
(‘A URO ELTON, O EORO f.V,
Has removed to bis new brick store in the northeast corner of the square, where
be will be glad to see bis numerous friends and customers. He lias recently re
ceived bis fall and winter stock of goods, consisting in part of
Dry Goods, Family Groceries,
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Notions, &c. &c.
HARDWARE and WAGON MATERIAL
A specialty. A general assortment kept oil band at all times and sold at the very
lowest figures that can be sold in this market. Ho also keeps a full line of ( 1>0( K-
ERY and GLASSWARE. Special bargains offered in TOBA< CO. H you dont be
lieve it. call and see us. The favorite
job "W"o:
WHITE SEWING MACHINE
Sold exclusively by us.
Genuine Woolen Concord Jeans from 35 to -15 cents per yard. These, as every'
one knows, sire standard goods. If you want a gun or Hock, call on us.
i Mr. A. C Ssixon stud J. A. Huggins.-m- with mo and will be glsid to welcome
j their friends sit these headquarters, if they dont scli you they wiil not insult you.
Is the Best Manure for Wheat and Oats,
perior to cotton seed.
r th an double the crop.
E. GNKRAMER.
I he Free Press office has a nici
job type and as soon as its job |
it will be prepared to do job wor
neat as can be done anywhere. AVI
ed man will send work out of tha
he can have it done here, just .t]
way tor a people to prosper is
money at home. We ask no fav
do your work as cheap and as
be done elsewhere, then yl^nt gjv
we will not complain.