About Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1899)
PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS. VOL. X111. Onr Honor Roll; The following are some . f the new ho m<'s the Progress now visits W. ' T. Day. S. L. Richards. Peter Bryant. L. B. Adcock. Mrs. .T. W. Lewis. Lester Pettett. E. C. Townsend. C. W. Pettett. C. P. Ferguson. Ben Perry, jr. T. W. Hogan. T. F. Nelson. J. L. Nelson. Andy McElroy. C. C. Goodson. M. N. Wood. Mrs. H. J. McPherson. Miss Blanche Simmons. J. R. Fowler. C.W. Moss. M. C. Stoner. Rev. G. A. Bartlett. J. P. Groover. E.J. Coffey. W. L. Stewart. L. Y. Ilenson. II. M. MclIan. J. W. Howard. Miss Josie McElroy. Rev. M. Kirby.' Andrew Steward W. A. Hamrick. W^T. Townsen 1. Mils Minnie Wheole’-. t J. W. Lambert. N. T. Worley. • J. C. Tatum. GENERAL DIRECTORY United States Commissioner Jons F. Simmons. j, *.? t’l wV Fourth Judge]— in April and 8opt*.’»S.r oco. F. Gober, Marietta. Solicitor,—T itos. Hutcherson, Caatoa. County Officials. Ordinary ;—Calvin J. Coruelisoc, Sessions held first Monday in each month Clbrk Sup. Court. AND 6. W. Owen. County Treasurer. Sheriff,— C. T. Wheeler. Tax Collector,— John H. Disliareon. TAX Receiver,— M. G. Wilson. County Surveyor,— Hen. Mullins. Coroner,— L. D.Blackburn. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. Mayor, E. S. Carr. COUNC ILMEN: Will Jones, L. J. Darnell, J. F. Simmons, J. J. Roberts, John Gaddis. Religious Services. M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. Presiding Elder.— Rev. E. R. Cook. Pastor.— Rev. W. E. Tarpley. Services first and third Sunday, and Sunday nights in each month. Sanday School,9.30,a.m. li. H. Simmons,8up V BAPTIST CHURCH. . Pastor, Rev. G. A. Bartlett.! Btrviees, first Sunday, in every mun;t. uad ay School 9.31, a. m. .Jno. W. Her ley Supt. Board of Education. Eber Wofford, J. G. Faulkner, M. Morrison, DavidAnc’etson, Geo. W. Little, J. VV. Henley, Commission*!' A Free Trip to Paris! Reliable persons of a mechanical or inventive mind desiring a trip to the Paris Exposition* With good salary The and PATENT expenses paid, RECORD, should write Baltimore, Md. v ,4k£« 2240 fr ABOVE Kiiff AGRfcw.Tin.iju SEA. COLLEOs Mjw B>jn.T-i(. fl IA 1 w IvTf rew. vf I-'?- ■r '~' r 5»f . 5 mm}' P/T Bit rj ;t \ PK ■ T_ ; <«r-' / DAHLONEGA, GA. A colleg-e education in the reach ci a!'. A.R. B.S., Normal and Business Man'* cuarxi. Good laboratories: healthful, in vigor alit.p cli mate; military discipline! good rroral and religious influence*. Cheapest beard s til* State; abundance of country board produce in dormttorie* Je.r pea»et from $75 to families. $150 a year; Special license course for or private faculty of nine; all andor tfc« teachers; full control of the University. ,ation A college Tlie prepar- insti atorv class. Co-edu of i exes. tution founded specially for (tridents of limited 'leans. Send for catalogue to the President. Joi. S. Brswiin. A.M ('Obi**' and Hutcherson Undersell. In tin ir general presentments re cently the Fam i:i county grand juror* say: “In taking leave we desire to re turn our thanks to Ins honor, Judge Geo. F. Goher, for his fair and im partial administration of law and the manner in wtiich he dispatches the business of the court, thereby saving the tax payers of our county a < m siderahle expense iu pressing the business and preventing long terras of oouit. Owing to the fact that our country has grown and is now grow ing in population and the business interest**looking up tlu-re is necess arily an increase iu the litigation of our country and we want a man like Judge Gober, full o' energy and of ability who is” aide and willing to discharge the importaut. duties of judge m a fearless snd conscientious way without regrad to the cutting of popular opinion, and to our- Solicitor General, Thomas Hutcherson, who so faithfully represents the interest of the State, we feel grateful. He liasa manne> pleasing to all and we know of no one who will give as universal satisfaction to our mountain people, as our present able and obligeii-g Solici tor, and in view of these facts we most cheerfully commend to the peo ple of our circuit in the ensueing election Ins honor, Geo. F. Gober, for *udge and Thomas Hutcherson Solicitor-Genera we 'siqgarcly believe that the e ounttfcs of .. .. < circuit ought and will cooperate with us in the selection of these officers.” Quite a sensation was created m and near Woodstock last week when it was learned that Miss Mary Rusk iiad b*gan suit against Mr. Walter Benson for breach of marriage coti tract. Mr Benson’s wife died a few months ago, and it seems that soon therafter he begun to wait upon A. i s Rusk, who is a member of one of the tiist families of Cheerokee county. She now alleges that lie deceived her, and will ask the courts to give her damages. Able lawyers have been employed on both sides, and the progress of the suit will be watched with great interest.—Alpha retta Free Press. Judge Gobu. s cluige to the Grand Jury concerning tile condition of county road- will result in much good to our county, that is if the overseers will comply with instruct ions. The establishment of good sign boards at road forks and junct ions wil 1 be cf great value tc the traveling public. It any comity in Georgji ne#it improved roads Gilmer does. Nothing is more annoying to traveling public than rough and dangerous roads, or, to enquire of everybody roads to different desti nations. We feel sure that Gi.ruer county will soon learn to act in be haif of her interest rather than talk it, as heretofore.—Ellijay T imes. An exchange says the reason a locomotive is called “she” is be cause they wear a jacket, an apron, shoes, hose- and drag a train be hind them; they have a lap, tjeed guides, ride wheels, will not turn out for pedistiains, and sometimes foam ami refuse to work: they” attract men, are some times very contrary and it always takes a man to manage them. Jasper Georgia, Friday, November 17, 1899. certing There First. Charles Broadway Rouse, ou* of New York’s Merchant princes. writes as follows in the New York /% heartily endorse '___ World which we and commend: The Confederate General Forrest was one of the greatest calvary officers of his time. Tn battle he was almost invariably successful. One day Gtn. Robert E. Lee said to Forrest:” ‘.‘Forrest, what is the secret of your success, anyway?” (4 i Well,’ replied Forrest, ‘you see, Lee, 1 always make it a bus iness to get there Ui’st.’ ” “And in Gen.Forrest's reply lies the secret of success in every walk of life. It is not sufficent to get there, but we must got there first. “What is true of succes* in war is true in politics, in the arts, in science in society, in business. The young or the old man, for that matter, who understand the art of getting there fu’st will be the winner. The sermon I have preached for years, one which ap plies to all trades and profesions T to all occupations, is: ✓ 1 ( Arm yourself with a integrity; let loose the heaven born gif is of genius and ambition, and a resolution that courts but never counts tlie heaviest odds; begin on the basis of cash, even you have 10 start with a tack lyuij-. TilerUiAist, uifawarek it Will Pm A v ‘ f coint* a triphammer, doubling and trebling every year with t he relent less energy of a circular saw. Then success will come—not all bright sunshine, but here* and there deep, black shadows that will search you to the heart, agonies that, will drive the blade through the quick into the marrow up to the hilt; but pluck and patience and moral courage will always win, and the sun will shine again and final triumph— Alloyed, it may be, with bitter dregs—will come solid, decisive and enduring. “Keep good company or none. Neever be idle. If your hands cannot be fully employed, attend to the cultivation of your mind . Always speak the truth. Make few' promises. “Live up to your engagements. Keep your secrets, if you have any. “When you speak to a person look him in the face. Good cen pany aryl good conversation iire the very sinews of virtue. Good character j* above all things else. Your character cannot be essent ially injured except by your own arts. If any one speak evil of you let yourjj life be so that none will believe him. “Drink no kinds of intoxicating li plot's. Ever live (misfortune excepted) within your income. “When you retire think over what 3'ou have been doing during the day. “Never play at a game of chance. Avoid temptation, through the fear that ypu may not withstand it. Earn money before you spend it. Never run into debt unless }’du see a way out of it again. Never borrow if you can possibly avoid it. Do not marry until you are aide to support a wife. “Never speak evil of any one, Bo jus ' -lure, you are genorus. “Keep, yourself innocent, if you ■ ild be happy. Save when doung, to spend when you tie almve maxims one l:k There nr* times when a mule driv< more important than a commanding general. And the English are ja*t beginning to find this out. A 'Ijimmativ v official sued a New <*, -Sjl York paper for 175,000 damage* and'got a verdict for six cents. b° >g papers is a losing buiiness fiv kune people. The Grant Park zoo in Atlanta haii added two camels to its ftt tractioiis. They were purchased from “The Streets of India” mid way show. The first thing Eve said when tfihy got outside of the Garden of Film was probably that no mat ter how nice it was Adam knew die always did hate to be cooped Jip in there The thing for Atlanta, Phila delphia, Chicago and a few other cities, who have been wanting the Admiral to visit their cities, to do to wait awhile and then get up a new invitation earryii g the name of Mrs. Dewey, The pension agency at Knox , yille, Tenn., has upon its rolls the name of the widow of one sol dier ofdhfi Revolution, and while there are no names of soldier* who served in war of 18J2 there are names of tho widow* of more than four hundred of them. The burning of the bride’s play things ii l!n< part of the wedding cermony in Japan. The bride lights a torch, which she hands to the bridegroom, who with it lights a fire in which the toys are des troyed. If this was the custom in America, how many young men would Iju burned alive at some girl*’ wedding? J We frequently see some of the editors of Georgia advising the farmers what to do through their nowspepers which is more for a show and to fill up than for any thing else. We don’t do this way. It is too much like certain men do while in Atlanta—eat and sleep at some wagon yard and and then go and stand in and about the Kimball House picking their teeth. Advice to a farmer by one wl.urlcnow* nothing about it is not worth sm old chew of home made tobacco.—Dahlonegn Nugget. As the years draw to a close it looks as if nature pours out her love upon this old earth in re doubled force. It seems a* if sho cannot do enough to prove her devotion before its twelve month’* life is ended. Jack Frost woes the woods with a kirs that makes the leaves blush crimson and yel low and purple. Bright berries invite the birds to a feast, and the mils tell of bountiful stories for the squirrels. Every flower dons its most gaudy coloring. "The mountains are tinted with a deep er hue. The farmer reaps the re ward of his labors, and gathers his stores in to his bars. Noth ing but man who is touched with sin is out of harmony”.—Ex. Organization Pci fat t ed. On last Saturday the dricetors of the Missing Link Railroad met here and perfected their organization. W. L. Albright, of Blue Ridge, but frotneriy of Ohio, was elected Bros* ident, and I)r. Vauix Gibbs, of Moun tain Scene, Ga., formerly of Chatta nooga, fa Tenn., was elected Secratnry 1 and Treasurer. Three milbon dollars had been previously, subscribed, which amount is sufticent to complete the road.^ Active work is being done now to make the survey amUsecr re the right of way through the ooutry where it is to be run. The citizens in the Georgia counties through winch this road to rut, have pledged themselves to cooperate with the directors in seem ing the righ of away. No proposed road in the South bas the advantage of Haitie this road will have when completed, being a direct line from Chattanooga, Term. Walbia S. G. crossing the A. K. it N. at Blue Ridge and connecting with the Southern at Walhalla. The line will be over one imnbred miles shorter than the present lines. A glance at the map will show I ha all the coal from East Tennessee mines shipped to points east of Walhalla will pass over this line. Besides the mineral and timber re sources of this section there is urilirn i ed copper, iron, talc, coruudrums, aslwsto, gold and many other preci oc« metals. Nine tenths of this vast section" abounds in Us virgin forest, consisting of popui r, white oak, aslie and many other valuable growths. Then there are thousands of acres of valuable pasture lands with sites for vineyards, orchids, truck gardens, etc.,.that only need the magic fund ot capital to develop. A lailroad brings progress in every avocation. It is the medium of commerce of every civilized nation; with it 'goes capital, and when the whistle of the iron hors8 is heard echoing through the countit s of Union, Towns . and Rabun then tho hidden treasures of natur will l>e unearthed and a thous and spindles will be put in motion where now only beast of the forest roams or where the hunter in his quest for game happens to pass. —Bine Ridge World. “Through Gates ot Flame,” by the popular author if “Just at Moonrise,” “By an Unknown Hand.” “The Devil’s Head,” Donisthorpe’s Destiny,” and other thrilLng stories, is appearing as a serial in the Atlanta Constitution. A pair of mules belonging to Sent lor 'I’lios. R. Johnson took fright 11 11 train last Saturday and there was quite a lively runaway from Baugh ifc Johnson’* «*ore to the rear ot Boling – Crawford’s store where they ran into a wagon shed. No damage was done. Col. Sid Ilall Haiil the way the mules ran reminded of the way their owner made time in the Senaiora! race.—Blue Ridge World. The Civil Service Commission talks of making trouble for the Ohio Republican politicians who sent out the Burdell circular levy ing contributions on Federal office holder*, but no word of condem nation has come from President McKin ! ev. No. 11. Following is tho expense account of one of tlio defeated Republicans in Nobaskn m the recent election: “Lost 4 months 38 days canvassing, 1,840 hours thinking about the elec tion, 5 acres of cotton, 25 acres of 0oni,*a whole sweet potato crop, 4 sheep, 4 goats and 1 beef given to barbecue, 2 front tcctli and a con sulerable quanitv ....... ot hair personal m sklrmisll> (}av ,; 97 plug „ of tohaceo - S| n<Iay school b oks 2 pajr of , , , „ uspendc) ^ 4 cali(J0 d ,- 8se8> 7 (loIls fuul lg baby raUlers> To!d 2)889 ilos; „ hook haildH with Wlth 2 3,476, ta , kl)(1 enoug|) l0 , wv0 maJe in ppint 1>000 ^ voll|ines size of patent ofl i co re po It H, ki n d,ed 14-kitchc, fires out ( , x ,. ds of W(Jod> pnllod 474 lmn _ dies of fodder, picked 74ti poutibs of cotton, heipei to till (1 wagons loads ot corn, dug it bushels of potatoes, toted 27 buckets of water, put up 27 stoves, was dog bit 4 times, watch broken by baby, winch cost $8.00 to have repaired. Loaned out 3 bar rels of llou", 20 bushels of nu a!, 150 pounds of bacon, 57 pounds of but ter, 42 dozen eggs, 3 umbrellas. 13 lead ,pencils, 1 Bible dictionary, I mowing blade, 2 hoes, I overcoat, 2 boxes paper eollaia none of which have been returned. CidleX my op ponent, a perambulrttng liar, doctor s bill $10. Had 5 .arguments wgth m3' wife, result, 1 flower vase smashed, 1 broom handle broken 1 dish of hash knocked off the table, 1 shirt bosom" mined, 1 handful of whiskers pulled out; 40 cents ^-orh of Sticking plaster bought, besides spending $1,768” “Through Gates of Flame,” by. Fitzgerald Molloy, is the title of tile Atlanta Constitution’s new serial story. A Costly Paper. Did you ever hear tell of the man who was 'oo econmic.il to take his home paper, Iml sent His little boy to borrow the copy taken by a noigbo’? inquires the Osborn fanner. In his baste the boy ran over a two-dollar stand of bees and in ten seconds looked like a warty summer squash. 11 is cries reached the father, who ran to his rescue and failing to notice a barbed wire fence, ran into that, breaking the fence down, cut ting a handful of fish bait out of bis anatomy and ruining a four-dollar pair of pants. The old cow took advantage of the gap in the fence, got in, ate foity cents’ worth of aB faif.i and died of bloat. - Hearing the racket the wife ran out, upset a four-gallon churn qf cream into a banket of kittens and drowned the whole mess. In the burry she drop ped and broke a seven-dollar set of false teeth. Tho baby left alone, crawled through the flood of cream and into the parlor, ruining a brand now carpet. During the excitement the oldest daughter ran away a book agent.the dog broke up eleven setting hens and the calves got out and chewed the sleeves from four fine shirts which hung on the line.—Ex. In tlio summer of 1896, Terence V. Powderly referred to Mr. Han na as an “industrial cannibal.” Mr. Powderly” has neglected his dut ies as Commissioner of Imigra* to make speeches for Mr. Hanna’s ticket in Ohio. Truly the ox knoweth Ins master’s crib.
