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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 • U 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. 1 ■* w - a ' * Remember what you are due this office and it t)J r tllG flfSt Tuesday in April. | X | . J ^ ?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. iuek7-*ea4