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JASPER uYEWS
M. C. McCLAIN, Editor.
SAT RRDAY, MARCH, *1 ,1885
UHtgaattlMs
Having taken c large of the Editorial
dep 1 x .m 9 . 1 t of the Jasper News, I *ha'
endeavor to make it an interesting as
rny time wifi allow; ever having in
view the interat of the citizens of Pick
ens county. Soliciting your ear nos*
and cordiei support, I am
Verv* Truly
M. c. Mcclain
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There came verp newly being a sad
:affiiir near Jasper fast Thursday. Mrs.
Martin, Mrs. carr, of Jasper, and Mrs.
Xafley of Atlanta liad decided to go
and spend the clay Mrs Stoner, one arid
a half miles from this place. It was
decided to hitch Mr. Bledsoe mare,
wbfth is in the charg of Martin, to a
one hors wagon and thus carry the who/
party Air. Mart ill perforrri iug the duties
rit drivin. The animal wiien .first hitch
manifested rigns of her goodkeep
ing and b v her actions said that she
had taken oue pack powders too much.
The party thought this wsmltl come all
right after a short drive and so ordered
their driver to move on, Just after
passilig the mile post, at on* * of the
prettiest part of the road; the fight foot
ed animyl thought of the way packs of
stock powders and corn and fodder she
had lately applied to her aeheiug void
within, and then ane tuere stopped in
her on wared march, and began trying
u> liberate her self of the very shoes ou
her fewt. In this, however, she failed,
but succeedc l in shakeing . hands with
Mr. Martin and in unleding the wag
eu in short order. Th* ladies juinpeb
wut, and fell out, and it w©» any way
to get cat- No seriouaj damage was
M r Martine was kicked on the *arui
and log, the wageu lost a pair of shafts
and the mare sightly skiued bor shins.
The Magnetic girls are ou the increase
and Mtas Lula Hurst has several rivals.
Boys beware of girls that exert more
magnetism thauour blooming mouutaii*
lasso- of sweet *ixte«m.
A good many «f our eittaens have beet
gardening in the lastfew days.
$ome people rnggest plauting Irish po¬
tatoes in the moon, but we prefer pmir
tir g »hem in the ground.
Grover C/eatUnd. Oar President!
.foot Poggy is certs inly dead this
time.
Pot J Vf //si! of Ala will preach st
the Baptist church next Tuesday.
Her P 0 Favor preaohep a very in¬
teresting sermon Iasi Sunday to a large
and attentive congregation,
Th* young men’* democratic legu*
In .ftlanfc had a meeting recently in¬
dorsing judge George hi L**ter a# a
true and tried democrat and worthy of
the office of District Attorney.
The is a dearth of young ladies in our
town, some will have to bo imported or
our young men will have to seek “green
fields pastures new.,,
Spring is the winter of our discoMinl.
Fer yesterday it thaw*, today it frocter,
And man’* Pn*nmoniae wrath aad jcvtaf
Iu mild, distracting’liis/oratingsneck#*
Ike three objeet* fhat ox'iite I most ad- ' •
miration in tome of bur lady reader*,
are, a man in hunters garb, a breach
loading ahot-guu aud pomter dog.
The gay socioty at the great it Q
will considerably touo down aider thy*
'leadership of our sober, solid, baobeve
Jor Freident and his “strong miaded”
stater.
All that wish to learn the art of artifi¬
cial flower wakeing wifi please be rea¬
dy to cotnuieuce Monday morniug n^xt
The prioe oniy $3 and I furuisli
material and guarantee toifciirn yott
or it shall u»t coat yo«» atcent.
Mrs. M. A. Nallf.
The history of your fortune
is wnten first in vour life.
It taken a Inild man to roll
hi.s own idoaR into the world.
There us hj< mach poliuy po
liteLCKs a* there ta in honesty.
7 he gretiUwt n thruthcefcrethe
simplMt wi .re the K rea,ust
moll.
While in Jasper Ihi* week w* steppod
•t the Pickett House, kept by l>r. C‘
Pickett. Mr. Pickett is an experienced
hotel keeper, a clever and genial Hoet,
and supplies kit* table with the choice*!
food. Mm. Pickett aee* tha* every
thiug is m apple—p*« order aud spare*
no pains 4o make it pleasant hr her
guest* Ellijay Courier
( Well .Mr Kirby, aud the News joins
iu with the yonug ladies of Jasper iu
saying oomo agaiu M r. Editor. Ed. )
Hon. A. H Garland ^ , , ol .* Arkaqmw » 1
memuer Oi G&hllUJt Judge Into,
N. Lester tutu lion* 11 1 * Hell
WUS till ill tin? CoiilWtHfttte (_-OUg
ret*a together.
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Remember what you
are due this office and
it t)J r tllG flfSt
Tuesday in April. |
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?ei.P^ON for INCORPORA¬
TION.
K0T1C* OF THI FORMATION CF A COM
PANT EOM TUB CONSTRUCTION OP A
RAlt.ROAD FROM AUUU8TA, 0*., TO
CHATTANOOUA, TKNN., ANl» ITH IN¬
tin TO APPLY FOR A CHARTER
IN AC (•mu PANCK WITH Till OENKRAL
LAW OF THE STATE, AP
PROVED RBPTEMBER 27tll, 1884.
We the undersigued, Paul R Sledge
W. M. Tmiberlake, Alfred Baker, Z.
McCord, George T Barnes, T D Cas¬
well, Clemont A Evans, cf Augusta,
Ga., and william A Courtnacy, James
E Ldgerton, George w williams, Jr.,
John B. Peck, and J. E. Adgcr, of
Charleston, S. c., do hereby aglee to
form aud do hereby form a company
for the purpose of constructing main¬
taining aud opperating a railroad for
public use, in the conveyance of person
and property from the city of Augusta,
in the county of 'Pichmond, and State
of Georgia,ou a line a-* nearpracticable
aa a straight line to a point in the coun
V ^ ° U ^
; jfr»a hoe dividing the 54ute of Tconcase^,
tb« St.«« «f »««»«<*, ««i »t ti>»t
poiot u* be connected with a railroad
to be constructed under the laws of the
i state of Trueaiee, aither connect s
with railroad in the K«t« of
Tto ax w ep , now on Miring; the city «»f
Chattaavogs, in »aid *(*!*♦ of Tenti<*M*w
or U )m coiiHtruotod direct trmi» *?» 4^
point of inters-onion to the *oi l tritv *<f
Chattanooga. The full owing Wing th#
comities in this State through which 0 *
into which, the pr*p«*ed rsilmsd w
intended^ be made: Richmond, fVr
uni bin, Lincoln, Wilkes, Oglethrnp*.
Klbert, Madison, .tackson Frank Hi 9
Ranks, Hall, Lumpkin Dawson, tiutntr
Fannin. Picken*, 'lurry Whitfield and
Catoosa. Said Company to be orgntiiz
td and conducted in conformity / with
|h , ....... nd r ,_
qaireiptnta of the statue of tW state *
knowut'id usGeberat Ltw f<»r
the incorporation of Railroads. Sippruv
el September 27, 1881, arid entitled an
act to piovidf n general law for fhe ii~
of railroad* and to rfigw
late the same. '
* 'Hie cotnpny thus f«*ruied alta.ll b#
known a* tub Augusta und Cliattau*'*
gn Puiirdlid (Company, and the railn,*M
ouuetruutid by said company through
wpidj^ofitokje* And between the feregcii g
described points, shall be, as near **
can tmw.be ascertained, two 4 btifidn d
and twenty, uritaa in length.
The capital stock of ssifl CVmpauy
shall be fo»'r millions of dollars, Uivitl-*
ed into torty thousand ah ton* »f one
hundred dollars"inch. The principal
office and residence of said ci iupany
nth's State shall be in the city oi Au¬
gusta ami county of Uuduuond.
In witness wherCoT we, the unttai
sigiicd have hereunto signed the foie
going articles of a*#oc ; ttti<m a»d hair
affixed opjK/site to our «ignature* the
number of shares agreed to be taken
by us in avid company, legather with /,
otir respective places of residence
PAUL R SLEDGE, five share*, Au¬
gusta, Ga. ’ * ' ' .
W. M. '/wuberlakf, fire share ft A* *
gu^ta, Ga. ■»'
Alfred Baker, ten shares, Augusta
Ga.
Z. M?Coru, tea chare* .Augusta, Ga
GVo. T. Burws, five shares ./egusu»,
Ga.
T. D. C’iv*-w«r,five aham,.fugusti»,
Ga.
clement A. Evens, five taiaree; .fa
gusts, Ga.
Wm. A.* Courtenay, five shares,
Charle-Uou. S. C.
Ja*. K. Edgerton, five share* Char
leeton, S. C.
Gee. W. Williams, jr } fire ahare%
Charleston.
John B. I’rck, five *har«*», Clusrlna
teoS.C.
J K Adger, five sltore* Charleetcn-.
Of wboui tin* f'tregoung twelve p*»r
son* shall be the director* for the firs*
year.
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