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CARROLL FREE PRESS.
CARROLLTON, GA. M.'lt’ 2X, ’HI
To_ the Disciples of the West Georgia
District.
As will be seen in this week’s is
sue of the Free Press, Enon
church was completely destroyed
by the recent cyclone, while, at the
same time, a number of the mem
bers of the church in that vicinity,
suffered severely. I deem it a part
of my duty, therefore, on behalf of
your suffering brethren, to call upon
each of you for immediate assist
ance to replace their house of wor
ship and afford such other relief as
the sufferers in that section may
need, and will be disappointed with
anything less than a liberal response
to this appeal. The last public act
of Enon church was an act of be
nevolence, and in this hour of need
they reasonably believe their cry
will be heard.
Remittances may be made to the
undersigned, at Carroilton, Ga., or
G. AV. Rooks, AVhitesburg, Ga., for
all of which a proper acknowledge
ment will be made.
J. A. Perdue,
District Evangelist.
Hymeneal.
Married on last Tuesday evening,
the 25th inst, at Mr. AV. G. Watson’s
by the Rev. W. W. Roop, Mrs.
Fancy Tarrance to Mr. John Burns
—all of Carroll county.
Married at the residence of Mrs.
Anna Word of Carrollton on Wed
nesday evening 26tli inst, Mr. J. T.
Handley to Miss Mary J. Carter,
Rev. W. A. Barret officiating in his
usual immpressive style.
May the genial sunshine oi hap
piness and joy, light up their path
way and be their constant atten
dant through subsequent life.
Ma rch winds blow east and they blow
west,
March winds they toss and chafe.
Ibit close-around the loving breast
Love's Lilly flower grows safe.
* * *
Sunday School Association.
The quarterly meeting of the
Carroll county Sunday school asso
ciation will be held on Sat
urday, 19th of April, at Antioch
church, McDaniels Mill. Subject
for discussion, “How can we make
the Sunday school more efficient ?”
All of the schools of the county are
requested to send up delegates.
Jesse R. Griffin.
President Association.
Ordinary’s Advertising.
Mat Hay has applied for letters
of guardianship of the person and
property of Thomas Hay, and all
interested are notified to be at the
ordinary’s office on the first Mon
day in April.
L. Kendrick, H. Hogan and oth
ers apply for the establishment of
a public rood commencing near T.
S. Travis’s on the Carrollton and
Whitesburg road and running by
Kendrick’s mill by way of John
Houseworths, and intersecting the
Five notch road on Houseworths
land.
J. W. Burns applies for letters of
administration on the estate of H.
W. Moore late of said county.
.T. L. Cobb applies for letters of
administration on the estate of Slo-
man-Wynn.
Notice is given to the heirs of the
late Daniel Jones, that the paper
offered for probate by W. II. Jones
and J. J. Holloway, as the last will
and testament of Daniel Jones, to
show cause why it should not be
proven in solemn form and admit
ted to record.
Sheriff Sales.
The sheriff advertises in his offi
cial organ, the following property
for sale on the first Tuesday in
April.
60 acres, south west corner of lot
155 in the Fifth district. Sold in
favor of Stewart & Bass for balance
of purchase money against E. W.
Cooper.
Also at the same time lot of land
154 in the Fifth district. Sold as
the property of William Bullard in
favor of E. Boyd.
Land Plaster.
Just received one car load of land
plaster. Best thing in the world
for wheat, oats and grass. Will sell
it low for cash, or on time till fall
L. C. Maxdevilee.
January 10th, 1884. tf.
Call at the drug store of W. W
Fitts for garden seeds, fresh and
pure, clover seed, grass seed, of the
new crop, school books and sta
tionery—all cheap for cash
Also drugs, tobacco, lamps and
lamp fixtures, oils paints, etc., as
cheap as sold elsewhere.
I also call special attention o
those, who have not settled their
accounts by cash or note, and would
say to them to come and settle as
these matters must be arranged.
W. W. Fitts.
Coffins, Burial cases and robes
furnished day or night at Askew
& Bradley’s.
Several citizens of LaG range
have recently bought winter homes
in Florida.
Subscirbe for the Free Press.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
And still it rains.
Marshal Hardy has been busy
the last few days having the
streets worked.
Mr. J. G. Stewart is quite sick at
the residence of his grand son Mr.
J. A. Huggins.
We are requested to announce
that th? Rev. T. J. Head will
preach at the First Baptist church
next Sun day night.
At the second Baptist church on
last Sunday Dr. New and Mr. F. T.
Croft were ordained deacons.*
The LaGrange Reporter says
that Judge Harris is strikingiy like
Edwin Booth, the great actor in
personal appearance.
A man by the namo of Bearden,
a tenant on H. B. Reagan’s place
died on last Monday, after a pro
tracted illness.
Fields & Marchman sold five
New Home sewing machines last
week—they are going like hot
cakes.
Rhudy & Spurlock received an
order for 60 sacks of guano from
Whitesburg one day last week.
Curtis post office is now at the
house of J. K. P. By ram.
The cyclone lias been the topic of
conversation in every crowd the
last day or two.
Cyclone pits are now in order—
Col. J. M. B. Kelly commenced dig
ging him one last Wednesday.
Jesse R. Griffin has a monstrosity
in the way of a hen egg. It is the
most eggs-tradinary of all the eggs.
Call at his stove emporium and see
it.
We regret to learn of the serious
illness of Col Mabry of LaGrange.
His sister, Mrs Tanner of this place,
left Wednesday morning to visit
him.
We had a pop call on last Tues
day from Judge Lindsey Holland
of the Third district. Judge H is
one of the solid men of that section
of the county.
Mrs. M. A. Wilson, at the Worthy
building on Newnan street, has re
ceived a part of her stock of mil
linery, which is now open to the
inspection of the ladies. Her en
tire stock will be in by next week,
when her advertisement will ap
pear.
The man Rogers, whose arrest is
noticed by our correspondents else
where, for beating his board out of
the Bremen and Villa Rica hotels
was tried here on last Monday for
cheating and swindling, but was
acquitted.
The Masons of Carrrollton are agi
tating the question of building a
hall. The matter will come up
for consideration at the next meet
ing of the lodge, next Tuesday
night, when all the members of the
lodge are earnestly invited to be
present.
Mrs. C. H. W. Fisk, who has
been spending the winter in Car
rollton with relatives, left for her
home in Minnesota last week.—
She went via Chicago where she
expected to stop, to visit some kin
dred.
Col. Jim Moore, our enterprising
contractor and builder, proposes to
put up three brick stores, each 25 x
90 feet, on the lot between Almand,
McCord A* Co.’s, and John M. Fields.
He expects to commence operations
as soon as the weather permits.—
This will be quite an addition to
our growing town.
Mr. A. A. Simonton, while at Mrs.
Dimmocks last Sunday evening
was taken suddenly ill, and it was
with difficulty that he could get to
his brother C. B. Simonton’s, where
lie remained confined to his bed,
until Monday evening, when he
recovered sufficiently to leave for
his home in the country.
Mr. A. J. Garrison who moved
a few years ago from this county
to Johnson county, Texas, where
he engaged in farming, has recent
ly moved to Cleburne, the county
site of the county, and gone to mer
chandizing, leaving his farm in
charge of his boys, who are engag
ed in stock raisng in connection
with farming.
AVe learn from the AVedowee,
Observer, published at AVedowee,
Randolph county, Alabama, that
Dr. J. C. Brock, formerly of this
county, who recently graduated at
A'anderbilt University, Nashville,
Tennessee, has located at A\ T edowee
for the purpose of practicing his
profession. Dr. B. is a son of Mr.
AV. T. Brock of this place, and is a
young man of much promise.
The Editor of the Free Press,
ieceived a postal card a few days
ago, from Austin, Texas, written
by Mr. P. G. Garrison, formerly of
this place, and well known to most
of our readers, requesting him, if
he was publishing a paper in Car
rollton, to send him a copy six
months. He wanted the paper
sent to Dripping Springs, Hays
county, Texas, though he stated
that he was spending the most of
his time, in Austin, but would be
near the springs for the next
month or so.
COTTlST'r'Z' NEWS.
As Gathered Here and There by the Spe
cial Scribes of the Free Press.
Shiloh District.
Reported by E. AV. Harper.
By request we change our court
day from the 3rd to the 4th Satur
day in each month. Hope this
change will please all concerned.
If a church member will pay $5
to $20 per annum, to the church, he
can use any language he pleases,
get drunk “cuss” when he mashes
his finger, and not be dealt with.—
“Oh! ye stumbling block. No won
der the saying, “I am as good as
they are.”
Bro. AVall—wishes to know of J. A.
R. He is now baskiun amid the
genial sun-beams of Shiloh running
a corn mill, a family grocery and
P. O. And by the way he has his
hands full of business carried on by
him, not one part lags for want of
attention. All runs like a top.
It is the decision of the court at
Shiloh, that it is criminal in any
one to mimic the lame, halt or
blind. No one knows but what he
will be in the same condition next
week. But if any one can prove
that it is right to mock and make
fun of the unfortunate of Earth,
we will repeal the above decision,
if not it will stand in full force.
On AVednesday evening of last
week, the 19th inst, fell the heavi
est rain, we have heard of in this
section. AVe did not see it, but
from accounts and signs it was a
regular waterspout. It was about
one and a half miles wide. The
north edge could be defined. It
appeared to those who saw it like
water falling over a mill dam. It
is stated by some that the rebound
ing mist from the rain colieding
with the earth was so dense for
four feet above the ground, that it
was impossible to see a man fifteen
feet from you ? Some say the wa
ter was half ^eg deep in their yards
just after the rain. And others re
port that the branches and small
creeks were four feet higher than
they were on the 22nd of last April.
Fences were w’ashed aw r ay and up
land rails were carried two hundred
yards, brush heaps in clearings ou
branches were lifted and swept
away into the swamp. Large
creeks were almost instantly form
ed in low places in the w r oods and
the water seeking its level moved
with such force that it left little
but clean earth in its wake. AVith
the rain was some hail, vivid light-
ning'and loud’thunder. No wind.
New Mexico.
Reported Especially for the Free Press.
Mr. J. G. Brook paid Coweta a
visit last week.
Air. J. L. Yates, whom we report
ed a few weeks ago, very sick, sor
ry to say is no betterat this writing.
Some of the boys of this commu
nity are particularly fond of rice.
Mrs. Mollie Carter has dismissed
her school at Pleasant Grove.
There will be an all day singing at
Antioch, the 5th Sunday in March.
Everybody, invited to come and
bring their sweethearts and to
make it interesting dont forget
your baskets.
Our farming club is in a thriving
condition.
All that want to take the Free
Press, remember that we are its
agent out this way.
Whitesburg.
Reported by J. T. D.
The farmers complain of too
much rain and of being behind
with their farm work. Henry Tay
lor, G. AV. Moore and others have
planted some corn.
Rev. AV. AA r . AVadsworth of New
nan preached in the Methodist
church last AVednesday night. His
text was St. Luke, 18th chapter and
1st verse: “And He spoke a para
ble unto them to this end, that
men ought always to pray, and not
to faint. The sermon was able,
earnest and eloquent. He come
over to see about board for his sis
ter, who was wanted to assist Prof.
Andrews in the school but failed to
get a suitable place.
G. L. Stallings of A T illa Rica was
in town lest Thursday.
J. M. Hewitt arrested a man by
the name of Rogers here last Fri
day.
Married last Sunday evening, by
Thomas J. Strickland J. P. at
Hutcherson’s factory, Mr. jAVm.
AVynn of our town to Miss. AV. E.
Bland, also at the same time and
place, Air. B. Newson to Aliss Pa-
lona Gennings, all of Carroll county
Ga.
Died 20 minutes before nine o’
clock p. m. Alarch 22nd George AV.
Reese, aged 17 years. He had only
been sick a short while with drop
sy. His remains were buried in
the Joel Culpepper grave yard on
Afonday last.
Died Alonday morning Alarch
24th at Hutcherson’s factory of
pneumonia Aliss Alollie Gaddy aged
about 17 years.
The death of these two young
people should be a warning to all
and should remind us,
That the other shore is far away,
And the river between is wide,
Some days the skies are overcast,
Some days they are glad and blue,
Some boats are wrecked ou the cruel
shoals
Ere the journey is half way through.
On last Alonday morning G. AV.
Smith heard something in his cook
room and got up, struck a match
and lo! a large white dog made at
him, with a vim. He dropped the
match etc., and the dog passed by
him and out at the door. Cyclones
have devastated ihany sections of
the country and many things has
befallen him but he was never
scared so badly before, though he
was able to come to town Alonday
last.
AVe went out to the quarterly
conference at Paul’s church last
Saturday, Rev. G. E. Gardner P. E.
preached an excellent sermon at
eleven and then with his usual dig
nity presided over the quarterly
conference after partaking of din
ner provided by the members of
Paul’s .church. No flattering report
as to financial or spriitual condition
of the circuit was made, but things
about as lieretefore. Alt. Carmel was
represented by N. Bell and A. S.
C. Chance, Pauls by J. T. Nolan and
Thomas Robinson, Pearce’s chapel
by Clias. H. Roberson,
Hutcherson’s by AI. R. Gentry and
New Hope not represented. Next
quarterly conference to be held at
Whitesburg.
Rev. T. G. Alorgan went to De
catur last Alonday.
Air. Z. J. Cowan has gone on a
visit to Florida.
Villa Rica.
Contributed by our Special Corre-spen-
dent,
A tramp stopped at the Dozier
House four or five days and left
without settling his bill. The pro
prietor instituted pursuit which re
sulted in his capture near or in
AVhitesburg by the sheriff. He is
now detained in the county jail
awaiting an investigation.
The continued rainy weather has
impeded the progress of the car
penters, the smoke from the plank
kilns are good evidence that our
town is not yet complete.
The guano boom continues with
out any abatament, it is the chief
object of the visiit to the town.
A few car loads of corn have ar
rived and is selling at 80 cents
cash.
After an examination of the peach
blooms we concluded that an aver
age crop might be expected.
AVlieat and oats are backward.—
A few warm days may change their
appearance.
The Rev. AA T . A. Lane who was re
ported ill with pneumonia fever by
the Douglasviile Star, is again up
and able to attend his .appoint
ments,
No sickness of a serious nature
in this vicinity.
The prowling cur has not con
sumed all the strichnine, as two
are reported dead in the corporate
limits this morning.
Editor Free Press: I see in
your paper of last week, a quotation
from my article two weeks ago and
an enquiry from Air. George Chen
ey how to prepare cotton seed for
dinner. I dont think I mentioned
cotton seed in that article, but as
Air. Cheney asked for information
I will attempt to give it.
There are several ways that I
have heard of them being prepared
for the table. Some of them I have
tried and pronounced them good.
First buy you a good Jersey cow,
take three or four pounds of cotton
seed and boil them done; add four
ounces wheat bran and feed to
to your cow three times a day.—
Have your cow well milked night
and morning, after the milk has
turned, churn it and separate the
butter from the milk, and put both
on the table for dinner, and you
will have an essence of cotton seed
in a diluted form, that will be pleas-
antUo the eye, and appetite.
Another way to prepare the
seed, which Tom Long says is bet
ter, have your seed ground into
meal, instead of boiling them and
feed as above. A third way, in
which you will probably have a
greater per cent of pure seed than
others for dinner; have your seed
ground into meal aud the oil ex
tracted or pressed out, and refined,
use it as you would lard in buscuit
or to fry chicken, and invite the
Carrollton club around to dinner
and they will pronounce it good.—
There is another way of preparing
seed for the table that I have heard
of, but never used. Before the war
the Yankees often published in
their papers that the southern
planters fed their negroes on cot
ton seed soup As I never saw any of
this soup cant say how it was made
but if Air. Cheney is fond of soup,
if he will write to the editor of the
New York Herald he may get the
information. AI. R Russell.
Alarch 24th. i884.
. Old papers for sale at this office
50 cents a hundred.
CARROLL’S CYCLONE!
The Most Destructive Cyclone that Ever
Passed Through the County.
Two Negroes Killed and Five Wounded
in Lowell District, Two White Ladies
Injured at Whitesburg, and Sev
eral Negroes, and Great De
struction of Property.
Tuesday evening the 25th of
Alarch 1884, will be a day long to
be remembered in Carroll county,
for on that day passed through the
southern and south eastern border
of the county, one of the most des
tructive cyclones, ever known in
its history, within the memory of
the oldest inhabitant.
AT CARROLLTOX
There was a very heavy rain Tues
day evening, with some hail aud
wind, but nothing of a serious na
ture. Tuesday night the rain con
tinued, with pretty hard wind, ac
companied by thunder and light*
ning. A great many were appre
hensive of a cyclone and sat up
several hours. About midnight
or a little little later perhaps the
storm ceased and all breathed easi
er.
THE FIRST NEWS OF THE CYCLONE
In the southern part of the county
was brought by the train, Tuesday
night, as it arrived at AVhitesburg
about the time it passed through
there, but it was not until AVednes
day anything like detailed infor
mation was obtained from where it
passed. Tuesday evening about 7
ocloek, Dr. Gaulding of this place
was called to see some of the wound
ed negroes on Ellis Smith’s place,
and when he returned AVednesday
he brought the first authentic ac
count of the cyclone and its doings
in Lowell district. It is to the cour
tesy of the doctor we are indebteed
for the information we are enabled
to lay before our readers.
WHERE IT STRUCK THE COUNTY.
The first heard of the cyclone in
this county was at Smith Davis’ in
the Eleventh district, between 9
and ten miles from Carrollton.
ITS GENERAL DIRECTION
From the best information we
can get was a little north of east un
til it struck AVhitesburg, where it
took up* the river a north east
course, until it passed out of the
county, some six or seven miles
from that place.
ALONG ITS TRACK—DAMAGE DONE.
At Smith Davis’ it blew off
the top of his dwelling and
blew down several tenant houses,
at Captain Tumlins the next place
it struck, about one half mile from
Davis, a chimney of the main dwel
ling was blown down and also sev
eral outhouses. The next place in
its route, was Air. Keys, it blew off
the top of his barn. Passing on be
tween Stallings and AV ebb’s in the
same direction, it struck the Jim
Story place, blowing down some
houses and fencing generally. It
then entered the large body of fine
pine timber, that intervens for three
miles, when it struck Air. James
Burns place on the Lowell road, kil
ling some cattle and blowing down
the gin house and some other small
houses. It passed in some 3 or 400
yards of Air. Burn’s dwelling house.
Air. B, and family seeing its ap
proach, and being apprehensive of
danger, ran to a large gully about
200 yards east of the house for pro
tection. Laying waste to timber
and everything in its wake, one half
mile further on it struck the Ellis
Smith place, literally destroying ev
ery house on the place. Air. Ellis
Smith who owns the place, lives in
Coweta county, and the main dwel
ling was occupied by two negro
families Bob and Anderson Smith,
their wives, and a sister of Ander
son’s wife. Of these two were kil
led and five wounded, and two un
hurt. It was Bob’s wife and child
that were killed. The woman’s bo
dy was found some 150 yards from
the dwelling and the child’s about
40. The skull of the woman was
broken and left arm twisted off
from body. The child’s head was
crushed. Death must have been
instantaneous in both cases. Bob
Smith was bruised up on head and
leg, not serious. Anderson hud sev
eral wounds about the head and
jaw broken, serious. Anderson’s
wife and child and her sister were
bruised up pretty k badly, not seri
ous. Two other children, girls,
aged 4 and 7 years, were not hurt.
The next place struck was Rook’s
town, 3 miles off, wherq the descrip
tion of our intelligent and reliable
correspondent at AVhitesburg, Air.
J. T. Daveppoit commences, who.
traces the cyclone on into Coweta
county. AVe give below our corres
pondents account of
WHITESBURG AND THE CYCLONE.
AVe have heard people talk of cy
clones and have read in the news
papers about them, but never had
any correct idea of one until Tues
day evening, Alarch 25th, at about
5 o’clock, when a cyclone of great
destructive power, passed within
half mile of our own house, just
above the Alethodist church, be
tween Thomas E. Kendrick’s and
F. G. Gilberts, and now we have
some personal knowledge of a cy
clone.
It came by Lowell, killing two
colored persons on Air. Ed. Smith’s
place, then on through the country
to Rooks Town, blowing G. AV.
Rook’s dwelling, wagon, dc., clean
away, also the new Christian
church, Enon, was carried away
except the sills, thence on to the
widow Robinson’s place, blowing
down all her out houses and part of
dwelling, thence by N. H. Long’s,
sweeping things in its track,
thence on by George AV. Aloore’s
and C. C. AVager’s old place, miss
ing both of them a little, but doing
considerable damage, then by the
Springer, Aloore place, and the J. T
Duncan place, thence on between
F. G. Gilbert’s and Thomas E Ken
drick’s, by J. J. Knight’s blowing
down all his fencing and out hous
es and the chimney from his dwell
ing,and tearing up T. E. Kendrick’s
tan yard, thence on sweeping the
rail road shanties, four in all, and
Uncle Aloses J. Taylor’s house,
clean to the ground, leaving only a
few of their household goods and
part of the floor and sills, thence on
taking every enclosure from around
the graves in cemetery and most
all the fencing, also Solomon Les
ter’s, Sip Young’s and other colored
men’s houses were carried away,
thence on south of Newton place’
and J. E. Alerk and John House-
worth’s, then down along the north
east side of the mountain and on
between Jethro Jones and H. G.
Almon’s dwelling, thence by Col.
AV. T. Holderness, blowing down
his fencing, outhouses rnd several
of the chimneys from his dwelling
house, and then on striking the riv
er at the Summerlin place, where
Calvin Neal colored, lives, tearing
up things generally there, and up
setting the ferry boat there several
times. AVe understand it took up
the river side for about a mile and
then turned striking Redwine’s
place in Coweta county.
THE DAMAGE AT WHITESBURG.
Airs. Aloses Taylor and her
daughter Aliss Katie was in the
house when the cyclone struck it.—
Miss Emma and her brother Crom-
bie Taylor having gone down and
got in a large gully. Mrs. Taylor
was blown eight or ten feet from
where she was under the bed,
when cyclone struck house, but was
not seriously hurt. Miss Katie was
blown some distance from her moth
er and was badly bruised and her
dressing riddled, but we hope her
injuries are not serious.
Among the colored people hurt
are Sip Young arm broken and So
lomon Lester’s son bruised. The
railroad cut was resorted to by
a large number of both woman and
men and children, who did not like
the idea of being blown away and
some of whom prayed in earnest,
while others almost fainted, but the
train on the S. G. & N. A. R. R. did
not like the cut so well and backed
back towards the river, to let the
mighty tornado have a clear track
for passing. As for us, we, when
we saw the cyclone would miss us,
stood on the top of the bank of the
rail road cut and watched its terrible
operations, looking for it to strike
the Alethodist church sure, but it
missed that and went higher up
than I guessed.
ITS APPROACH AND APPEARANCE.
When first seen it resembled a
house on fire in that there was a
funnel shaped jet black cloud point
ing from the Heavens toward the
earth and black clouds like smoke
curdling around it, and quick darts
of lightning playing among the
smoke like clouds; in fact we be
lieve Col. Gordon was about to start
towards the tornado thinking AV.
C. Brannan’s house was on fire, but
in a few minutes it was seen to be
approaching and carrying every
thing with it in a track about three
hundred yards wide or more, and
every one took in the situation at
a glance, and all decided it would
strike the town centrally, as it
was coming surely direct towards
it, but when it got about Geo. AV.
Aloore’s it made a turn and missed
us. The guttural roaring of the
storm was simply indescribable.
THE REASON NO MORE WERE KILL
ED AND WOUNDED
AVas that people left their houses,
mencarrying helpless wives in their
arms, getting in gullies, culberts,
rail road cuts, and Dr. D. F. Knott’s
and Thomos S. Travis’es cyclone,
pits. AA r e heard there were about
30 persons in Dr. Knott’s pit, and a
large number under, W. AV". Bailey’s
house, in the cellar. Everybody
nearly looked for another
Tuesday night and did not
sleep much until after
two o’clock a. m for it lightened
and thundered fearfully.
CYCLONE SAYINGS.
You can hear all sorts
of expressions and rumors about
the cyclone, too many to name, but
one saying is general and that is:
“I intend to have me a substantial
cyclone pit dug at once,” another,
“ I felt depressed and unusually
hot and sultry sometime before
it came,” another, “dont wait, till
the cyclone comes to pray, but
pray now and always” another,
“Dr. D. F. Knott and Thomas 8.
Travis are sensible men, another, it
will take fifty men at least a day to
clear the timber out of the roads
betweed here and Snakes’ creek.”
ITS SPEED.
Some say they think it was
travelling at the rate of 40 miles
an hour, some 30, some 25, soma S3
and some as slow as 5 miles per
hour, but our honest opinion b,
that it was travelling at tho rnto of
about 12 miles an hour. '
CHARITABLE DONATIONS W Tit
SUFFERERS.
Subscription lists have been ClF*
culated in the town to day, and two
hundred and twelve dollars raised
in money, work, lumber and shin*
gles, for the sufferers, fifty eight
dollans of the amount for the col
ored sufferers and balance fof
whites. The. railroad men, wo
learn, viz: Col. Croft and brother,
had a list this morning for rail
road hands, with $17,00 on it and
will doubtless get much more In
day.
That Serenade.
“Hark the numbers soft and clear
Gently steal upon the ear;
Now louder and yet louder they riSK*
On last Thursday night, Just as
the Editor of the Free Press was
preparing to retire, wearied and
fatigued, after a day of arduous la>-
bor and toil, he was refreshed by
the delightful music of a serenade
ing party, complimentary we pre
sume to the Free Pres*. It Js
Shakspeare, who pronounces that
man a dunce,
* * * * That never read so far
To know the cause why music wiif ofc
dained!
Was it not to refresh the mind of man,
After his studies or his usual palnP
This music was truly refreshing^
coming as it did at so opportune n
time, and th Free Press heartily
returns thanks to the serenading
party and invites them tt> WW
again.
Air. J. L. Forbes, who served hfis
apprenticeship on The Time%
with the writer and who has been
with that paper altogether nbevt
four or five years, severed his con*
nection with the same recently, and
left last Alonday for Troup county,
where he will go to school. Jim IS
an excellent young man who has a
host of friends in this community,
whose well wishes go with him.
Roily NcNeal, aged over 60 years,
was loading a car with lumber »6
AV. T. Aloran’s Crossing when eemu
of the lumber fell off the ear on
him and killed him. He was to bo
buried to day, AVednesday. HSs
was a sad death.
Notice to the Churches.
The general meeting of tho First
listrict of the Carroilton Baptist
ssoci .don will be held, with the
church at Eden, commencing on
Friday before 3rd Sunday in Au
gust instead of the 1st as pnbllsed
in the minutes sister churches will
please bear in mind. Published t*
request of the chnrch.
POWDER
Absolutely Pum
This powder never varies. A marvel
of purity, strength and wholesooMMaA
Afore economical than the ordinary kinds,
and cannot be sold in competition with
the multitude of low test, short, weight
alum or phosphate powders, sold only
in cans. Rotal Baking Powd* On.
106 Wall-st., N. Y.
Carrollton Prices Current.
Aliddling cotton bringing in this
market 9%
CORRECTED WEEKLY.
Butter
18
1*8
81 ft
AVheat
Aleal
ft
Corn
88
Oats .......
fit
Peas
flt
Dried Peaches (unpealed)
8
” ” (Pealed)., i.
It
Sweet Potatoes
78
Chickens
If#*
Rags
1
Tallow
8
Beeswax ......
is
Bacon Sides
It*
Bulk sides .»<
11*
Sugar Cured Hams
It*
Lard
12*
Flour
8*8*
Salt A r a sack
81 16
“Liv “ “
fl It
Alolasses
50
Syrup N. O
“ Sorghum
ft
Sugar brown
•
“ white
ii#ia
Tea
•t
Coffee
.lfi#£t
Bagging
11*
Ties Arrow
$175
Rope Cotton
m
“ Sisal
if
8*«
It
Steel
“ Casteel
m
Leather sole
28flff
Calfskins $3*#4 fit_
Hides dry*
Green.