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CARROLL FREE PRESS.
CARROLLTON, <;a,, Nov.:;)., 1883'
ork on the Griffin factory,'it is
reported, is progressing finely.
J. T. Waterman lias commenced
the re-publication of the Monroe
Advertiser.
Hon. A. D. Freeman has retired
■** from the municipal contest in Xew-
nan, and Bird Berry and John An
derson are now the candidates.
J. T). Boyd an old farmer, living
near Fairhurn, was killed by the
train running over him at that
place on the 2Gth inst.
The question that is now agita
ting the Democratic politicians, is,
who shall they elect speaker of the
house, in the congress that is about
to convene. The contest is between
Randall and Carlil.se
Governor Roberts, of Texas, bet
ter known in that state as the “Old
A lead e,” refused to issue a thanks
giving proclamation, on the ground
that the state had nothing to do
with matters of that kind. His
successor, the present governor o
Texan,is not so scrupulous for he has
issued the usual proclamation on
such occasion.
The city of Savannah refuses to
recognize the new time standard,
recently adopted by the railroads.
The News thinks that this will
cause a great deal of confusion and
the city will eventually be com
pelled to adopt the new time. We
believe that in all the other Geor
gia cities the new time has gener
ally been adopted#.
The Dublin Gazette speaks the
literal truth in the following forci
ble paragraph: “If the next-to-
universal credit system in the
south could be changed, there
would be less extravagance, less lit
igation, less trouble about money
matters in the churches, fewer fail
ures in business, and more good
feeling among the neighbors.”
The Philadelphia Times says:
“The two parties are now facing
each other for the great conflict,
with nearly even chances of suc
cess. They are both on trial, the
republicans with the president and
the senate, and the party that
serves the country best will best
serve itself in the election of the
next president.”
.T. F. Elsom, was recently cm
ployed by the Southern Trade Ga
zette, published at Louisville, to
edit the department of applied and
science in that periodical. In the
November number betakes charge
in the following brief salutatory:
“Some one called me. Here 1 am.
What do you want?” We have
seen salutatories occupying two eel’
mans that did not have as much
sense in them as the above, and we
nre inclined to think Elsom is a
sensible fellow.
From N. W. Ayer & Son’s News
paper annual for 1882, we learn,
that there are 137 counties in Geor
gia, and that newspapers are pub
Jislied in 101 counties, leaving 3(5
counties without any paper, what
ever. There are ISO papers pub
lished in the State, of which 15 are
daily, 3 tri-weekly, 3 semi-weekly
151 weekly, 2 semi-monthly, and 15
monthly. The population of Geor
gia is put down at 1,542,180, of
which 725,133 are colored.
The schedule of the A. A W. Pt.
railroad was again changed last
Sunday. The up day train passes
Newnan at 11:52 a. m. and the down
truin at 3:21 p. in., stopping only at
East Point, Red Oak, Newnan,
Pucketts and LaGrange. The night
passengers meet at Newnan at 2:23
a. m. The “Goober” passes New
nan at 7:45 a. in. and 5:40 p. m.
This aoangement will work some
what against the cunvenienee of
our neighboring towns.—Newnan
Herald
The local of the Rome Courier
doesn’t consider the sun as alto
gether useless, yet in the matter of
marking the distinctions of time.
The writer fully indorses the fol
lowing: “We are not in favor of de
stroying the old time. Let the rail
roads go ahead and change their
time as often as it pleases them,
hut let tiie people stick to the time
of our fathers. We are opposed to
discarding the sun as a time-keep
er, for he has been constant and
true to his mission since the Master
maid, “let there he light.” But the
railroad.** have declared that he is
only fit to plant corn and cotton by
now. The new time is not correct
time, and si. jld not be adopted as
such.”
Ex-Gov. Janies M. Smith, of fhe
railroad ’commission of Georgia,
testified before the Senate Commit
tee on labor and education in Col
umbus, on Monday last, as follows:,
Our main object is to prevent
unjust discrimination again.-l
places and persons. I have been
connected with the Commission
since its organization, and found
these discriminations at that time
very prevalant. The* *evil ot
passes in our state is very
The Cultivation of Ribbon Cane.
Mr. A. 1). Harman, of the Elev
enth. district of this county", is not
only one of the nicest men in the
county, but also one of the best
farmers. He has been devoting, in
the past few years, considerable at
tention to the cultivation of the rib
bon cane, and has been quite suc
cessful. As dry and unfavorable as
the past year has been, to the
growth of this cane, Mr. Harman
has made from three.-fourths of an
acre, 110 gallons of syrup, besides
having 5,000 stalks left for seed.
We have a specimen of the syrup ;
in our office, as fine as we ever saw.
Mr. Harman has sold a good deal of
it at $1,00 per gallon.
It has been generally thought that
Carroll county was in too high a
latitude for ribbon cane, which is a
tropical production, but- Mr. Har
man has shown that it not only can
be raised here, but that its produc
tion can be made very’ profitable—
more so, in fact than almost any of
the staple productions of the
country’.
Branch bottom land with a black
loamy soil, or made bottom, is the
best kind to plant the cane on.
As the editor of the Free Press
is engaged in farming and will plant
some of this cane, the coming year,
he will have something more to say
of it, at the proper time.
The New York Herald, we be
lieve, is generally conceded to be
the leading newspaper of America.
The first number of it was issued
from the basement of No. 20 Wall
street, May Gth 1835, price one cent.
James Gordon Bennett, the found
er of the paper, was also the editor
and in his opening editorial, he an
nounced his independence of par
ties, cliques and factions. The New
York Sun, a paper of larger circu
lation probably’ than the Herald, is
run pretty much on the same line.
The Sun carries its independence
so far that it will not allow any of
its reporters or attaches, to accept
favors from any one. A few years
ago we recollect of reading an ac
count of the dismissal of one of the
reporters of the Sun, by’ the mana
ging editor, Charles A. Dana, be
cause the reporter had accepted a
free pass from some street car line.
During Hayes’ administration, we
also recollect reading in the Sun, a
correspondence between the secre
tary of Hayes, and Dana, in which
the former requested the editor of
the Sun to send a copy’ of his paper
to the executive mansion, a courte
sy, he stated, extended by the lead
ing papers of the country. The re
ply' of the Sun, was characteristic,
and was in substance as follows:
That the price of the Sun was two
cents, and that it shines for all
alike, rich and poor, and high and
low, and that upon payment of the
regular subscription fee, the Sun
would he duly forwarded to the ex
ecutive mansion.
are to Columbus.
Our young friend, Eddie Merrill,
came steaming down the road last
Tuesday evening, accompanied by’
one of Eve’s fairest productions as
a bride, whom he secured in Cov
ington. The writer has not seen a
happier-looking man since he was
married himself! Hope lie will
continue in just such a delightful
fix, for he deserves it.
The killing of old Uncle Johnnie
Boyd in Fairhurn last Sunday’ by’
the fast mail train was a sad and
most shocking affair, and is but an
other item to the debit side of this
outrageous fast schedule business.
It will be a grievious thing if rail
roads become to he public nuisances
in place of public benefactors. One
such lift' as Mr. Boyd’s is worth all
the railroad property on the face of
the earth.
The Free Press has arrived, and
you will please allow me to articu
late that she is a daisy. Long may
it wave, and may it soon be able to
boast the “largest city’ and county’
circulation.”
If you happen to see “Ripples”
scattering himself around over
there chicken hunting, please fill
his hide full of good “vittels” for
me, will you? lie must be sup
pressed if batter-cakes, sorghum
and sassafras tea will do it. More
some other time. 2-ry-G.
ASKEW, BRADLEY
B-A-IElGGA-IISrS! !!
We have a large and 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 VERY LOWEST FIGURES.
Give us a call and we will convince you that we mean just exactly wliat we say. j
Also
ASKEW & BRADLEY
Xextjdoor to ASKEW, BRADLEY & CO have on hand a large stock of
FURNITURE, COFFINS AND BURIAL CASES,
COEUFIKTS, FROM $3,TO $15;
BTTJrtl-A-L CASES, FROM $25 TO $
Metallic cases furnished on short notice. Vault cases and coverings furnished and
delivered free in the city. 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 full line of
Burial Robes, Burial Gloves, etc. Also the fullest and tastiest line of furniture
ever brought to Carrollton at prices to suit everyone. We carry a full line of Pat- j ~ Krnqr]
ent Bed springs and Mattresses; we also make a specialty of ciui ua .
SEWHSTG^MACHUSTES.
Attachments, Oils and Needles. Sewing Machines repaired by a first-class machi- j
nest. All workjguaranteed.
AYSKEV/ Sc ;BRADLEY.
BYT ED'WTN' FL. SHAK
The Carroll Free Press comes - be
fore the people of Carroll county in
response to«apopular demand. With new type
loo J and power press its facilities are the best-for
getting out a neat and handsome paper, which
will do credit to the county at home artd
FARMERS LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST!
ioo Cooking Stoves Just Received
AYT THE
and must be sold!
ALSO
STOVE
Stoves off from last season, clown low,
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 everv bodv aud price and be convinced.
JESSE GRIFFUST.
HOMPSON BROS’
FURNTTURHI
ESTEY ANI) GEORGE WOOD & CO.’S
BURIAL CASES, WOOD AND METALLIC.
ElFOrder* attended to day or night.
Newxax, Ga.
ROBBINS, BRO. & CO.
MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS,
Manufacturers and Dealers In
ITALIAN AND RUTLAND MARBLE,
MONUMENTS, BOX TOMSB, HEAD and FOOT STONES,
Granite for Buildings and Cemetery Inclosures,
Iron for Fencing Dwellings and Grave Inclosures,
ORDERS SOLICITED and PROMPTLY FILLED.
Office and Works, No. 50 Loyd Street,
A.TLANTA.,
GEORGIA.
Points From Newnan and Other Points.
Things arc
Editor Free Press
“dry” in these diggins, you bet. I
am afraid I will not be able to scare
up moisture enough to wet my’ pen
cil while scribbling these “points.”
We have had plenty of rain recent
ly’—oh, y'es; but the other kind of
“wet” that we used to read about is
“mons’tus scaee,” as “Uncle Re
mus” would express it. lathe lan
guage of an ancient temperance
song—
“No port, no sherry,
No tom-aud jerry
To make us all merry,” etc.
Ah, well, it is all right, I reckon;
hut what in the mischief is to be
come of Christmas? That’s the
question.
What a pity' that our prohibition
friends and law-makers cannot lay
violent hands on this infernal Mor
mon business, as they did on tin*
liquor question, and shake the li 1-
lin out of that. Unchecked, it is des
tined to become a greater curse to
this country' than all other evils
combined—simply' an organized
ysteni of female debauchery in
this Christian land; and yet not a
voice or finger is raised to crush it
out of existence. Within a few
years the fair land of Utah has be
come a modern “Mrs. Babylon, the
mother of harlots.” Shall it ever
be thus? ;
Newnan is slightly on the im
prove at present. The old Baptist
ehurch-buikling has been removed,
bodily, and soon a handsome brick
edifice will be erected on the old
site. This will add muchly to the
appearance of the “west side.”
Several new dwellings are going
up; and I learn that Captain H. J.
Sargent will soon roll his dwelling The first crop-
down the hill towards the Presby
terian church, and erect a commo
dious business house on the corner
where Ids dwelling now stands.
Judge Bigby will also soon com
mence the erection of two or three
neat brick cottages on the old Rob-
Saviizmah Morning News.
Intensive vs. Extensive.
It has been well said that many
farmers do not seem to understand
what is meant by intensive farming,
and as they have all their lives been
““ BEDROOM, PARLOR AND DINING- ROOM
crops, in the absence of personal
experience they do not see how
they' can cultivate less without
diminishing such crops as the sys
tem affords. Bu the numerous ex
periments on small areas,published
over and over for their benefit,
ought to be good evidence of what
can he done by the intensive sys-
tem. Besides, every farmer can
try- such experiments for himself,
and know the truth without de
pendence upon the testimony' of
another. They need not he costly',
for the fractional part of an acre
will prove or disprove a theory of
cultivation with as much certainty
as a whole, or many' acres. All the
farmers of America, it maybe said,
have abundantly tried the exten
sive system of farming, which is
well described as “broad and loose
ly’ scattering over a large surface,”
the labor, capital and anxiety'of the
farmer. To gather up, to contract
and concentrate these on a much
smaller surface, will be .a masterly
move toward the intensive system.
The contraction need not be so
great as to embarrass the uninitia
ted farme-;—he v.. y contract, draw
in and concentrate by’degrees until
he arrvies at the area of surface he
can manage. If by better manuring
and cultivating half the land he
formerly’ skimmed over he finds
that lie has not diminished the an
nual supplies of his family from the
farm, he may' fairly' conclude that
he has made a great gain in labor,
wear, tear, etc., and that the same
operations the following y'ear will
improve his land to a still higher
degree, and consequently’ give him
a still better yield. This will put
him on the up grade, and as his re
duced surface grows in fertility', he
may' safely contract a little more,
and so on, to tin* diminished area
called intensive, which is no more
nor less than the surface area he
can thoroughly fertilize, cultivate
and bring up to the highest capaci
ty of the soil and climate for pro
duction. But his advantages do not
end here. 11 is crops thus cultivated
are superior in quality they go fur
ther in supporting his family and
the farm stock, and actually bring
more money in the market. Then,
too by' contraction he has gain
ed a goodly quantity of open land,
heretofore necessary', ho thought, to
produce inferior nubbins, or pover
ty' stricken cotton to help out the
family supplies; hut now this land
may he sowed down in small grain
or grass—a few good cows kept
grazing thereon to further enrich
the land and furnish the family
with good milk and butter. If these
lands are very poor they may
be started into paying productions
in a single year by sowing and
plowing'in field peas. The poorist
drained land in Georgia can
made rich by a good system of green
THE FREE PRESS
Will keep you posted upon the leading events
of the day, especially Georgia affairs. We in
tend to give the news if industry and energy
can
cret
o ~
it.
manuring, and nothing is better
than field peas, unless it be the
Beggar-weed or Indian clover of
Florida and Southern Georgia.—
hut it is a question in our
free
great,
minds
whether we have jurisdiction over
it It is a verf great evil, too. For
instH.icc, the xailioads j 11
members of our Legwatuu
sent
with
inson hotel property.
The Messrs. Cole, at their exten
sive machine shops, are doing an
immense amount of work, both In
wood and iron. They manufacture
everything called for, from a fir”
engine, down to a wheelbarrow, be
sides U heavy business in carpentry
and mill work. They are certainly
wed on very poor
nd, should he plowed under when
half-leg high, sowing again as the
vines are turned under. Keep
this up until August, then sow a
full crop at the last turning under,
;npl let the August crop remain for
a fall gathering of the peas, the
vines to rot on the surface. That
field will make good corn the next
year.
RHUDY & SPURLOCK,
CARROLLTOlISr, 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 bo undersold by any one.
The public are earnestly invited to examine our goods and prices before buying
elsewhere. We also sell the
LIGHT RUNNING, NOISELESS HARTFORD SEWING MACHINE, .
The best in the market. Now a word to our friends who owe ns. We are greatly
in need of the money due ns, either for goods or guanos. We are compelled to set
tle up our indebtedness, and cant do so unless our friends who owe us come to our
rescue. So please come up and settle and save cost.
We have just received a fresh lot of GUANOS and ACIDS for WHEAT and
OATS. Come to see us one and ail and you will find W. O. Perry and John II.
Ward always on hand to show you goods. Respectfully,
RHUDY" Sc SPURLOCK.
THE FREE PRESS
Will always be found the true and unflinching
friend of the people, opposed to rings, cliques
or combinations, if any such organizations ex
ist, for the purpose of deceiving, misleading, or
thwarting the popular will.
ir. W. LONG.
T. L. LONG.
LOlSTG&iCO.
—DEALERS IX—
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Have special inducements to offer the farmers of Carroll and surrounding counties
when they come to Carrollton . We have a large and well selected stock of goods
and will sell as cheap as anybody.
SHOES! SHOES!! SHOES!!!
We make a LEADER of SHOES. Before you buy your winter stock he sure and
give us a call. We can aud will save you from 15 to 25 per cent on these goods.
»ods
Remember the place, brick store southeast corner public square. We will sell
Cheap Either for Cash or On Time.
Give usa call. We have anything found in a first-class country store. Our store
is headquarters for Singer Machine ueedles. LONG A CO.
THE FREE PRESS
| Will be free and independent in all its expres*
sions. It will not stoop to subserviency in any
form—it will not “bend the suppliant knee that
thrift may follow fawning.” While it will be
Democratic to the core, it will not hesitate to
criticize the actions of the party when in the
wrong.
THE FREE PRESS
Will
be a
It will
wu
and
C. B. SIMONTON,
C.VKKOIjIjTOX, GEORGIA,
Has removed to his new brick store in fhe northeast corner of the square, where
he will he glad to see his numerous friends and customers. He lias recently re-‘
ceived his fall and winter stock of goods, consisting in part of
Dry Goods, Family Groceries,
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Notions,& c. &c.
HARDWARE andiWAGON MATERIAL
A specialty. A general assortment kept on hand at all times and sold at the very
lowest figures that can he sold in this market. He also keeps a full fine of CROCK
ERY and GLASSWARE. Special bargains ottered in TOBACt (). *If you dont be
lieve it. call and see us. The favorite
give prominence to local news,
map of busy life, its fluctuations
vast concerns.” Every interest of the county
will receive attention, for we intend to have “a
chiel
print ’em.
among
you taking notes and faith he’ll
or013 WORK.
WHITE SEWING MACHINE ! } HE Free Press office has a nice selection of
I jobtype and as soon as its job press arrrives,
Sold exclusively by us.
Genuine Woolen Concord
one
free pn-ses, aiui tho> H*T 1 * the most enterprising men in west
home fin lettM*.*’ <* major- Georgia, and their shops :;r * to
-Oie l*Kiv w iitout it auh'M'U m ijoi ” ’ , .. * -
T, votr-uMi*" it*session. i Newnan what the cotton lactones
In a Boston court a suitor wlmse
watch keeps the now time was ton
minutes late, the court being regu
lated by the o! 1 time. As the mat
ter involved a question of consider
able importance, proceedings were
at miee ii etii uted to decide wheth
er the if.'' Unit* is legal. The bar
as well as the public tire watching
the case with liiu h interest.
Genuine ooleu ( oncord .leans from do to 4o cents per yard. Those, as everv *. /]] i i j • U . A . .
ie knows, are standard goods. If you want a gun or Hock, call on us. It Will DC prepared lO CIO ]OD WOTK US che3.D cUld
Mr. A. C Saxon and J. A. Huggins are with me and will be glad to-welcome , . , J __
! neat as can be done anywhere. No public spirit
ed man will send work out of the countv, when
he can have it done here, just as well. The
way for a people to prosper is to keep their
money at home. We ask no favors. If we dont
their friends at these headquarters. If they dont soil you they w ill not insult you.
ETIWAN DISSOLVED BONES
Is the Best Manure for Wheat and Oats.
It is superior to cotton seed.
It will more than double the crop.
For sale by E. G. KRAMER.
dp your work as cheap and as well as it can
be done elsewhere, then dont give it to us, and
we will not complain.