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■ in , m, ealdiwH c ~ • ' . -• ... • ' -*• < * • - V. * * stock of Boots and Shoes, will continue this] month at greatly REDUCED prices. It will , ■ /" ij 4 ipay you to buy your supply of shoes at this sale. DON’T MISS IT | f V VW SB7! IB Receiver for Baldwin Shoe Cos! Postoffice corner P ft ff ■ WOd MM) £ Athens, Ga. "Welcome the Coming, Speed the Parting Guest. 'THE MONITOR, , ->..■ , • , n , Published Every Th ursday. i-.. ■ ■ - ■ ■- - , „ Moieley & McGowan, * Edi. aid Prop*. McKinlyism is dead. With the dying of the old year, the last ves tige of the bill expired. In a few <T*y* now we can begin to workings of the new J£iT*sthe pricesbjMcin to decrease. The im porter* will be put to his best to Compete with home fabrics, and while this fierce oontestis going on the consumef will be reaping the benefit. The people in Nebraska are starving to death. The rains fail ed to come last year, and the re sult is, that the grain and hay crops are a complete failure. All that could do so have left that part of the state that the drought covered, but some were not able to leave, and the consequences are that they ate starving to death/ Relief has been asked for, and the South with her liberal spirit, and especially Georgia, is responding nobly to the caU. The earth had no moisture in it, and the seed that were plant ed are still in the ground. t The old year is gone and the New Year is ushered in. The mis takes that we made during the old year caanot be remedied, but we can improve the future by seeing the mistakes of the past. We should all be thankful for our past lives, if it has been full of errors, we should hope that the future will be brighter and better, and while we are living in this hope, mh should use our best efforts to make it so. We say to all, turn over anew leaf, and let it not be blotted with broken resolutions. The new year came covered with a mantle of purity, *nd we should strive to keep it so until the even ing of its golden sunset. It is ours and we should improve it, The elf etiaas all ever the state ea last Wednesday, shews a decidad democrat n gain. Several cwaties that went Populist ia th* October and November elections have re verted their decisions rd are tow safely in the democratic f O H with WP .-Haj Tbisr, The people tre j eeaviaced on Ibis subject. 1 l ■.Viroieg 1... !b home of tfa.ir lathers as the prooigtl did, and will never more be feand wanderirg The Election. Tho election be* cone and gone, and everything pasted off quietly. There'waa no opposition to the democratic nominees, but ■otwiths adding this, and also the intenee ec-ld weather, there was a fair veta polled The total vote ia the comity bei g 656 votes. Be low we give total vote east for each candidate We are glad to see that the people take each an interest in theit elec ions, and turn ont and vote, whether there ia any excitement •r not. Theeourt house was voted down there being only 147 votes for it, and 470 against it. _ While we de plore this action of the peopl", still it is th voice ef the people, and we humbly submit. W hflve'a good set of officers, and Madison county has shown her appreoi tion of then, by giviag them the fair vote th t they de serve : For Clerk SC. O'Kelley. ' 605 Fer Sheriff L E Brcoks, . ' For,TWJ Zjj&s&Hr 600 For Tax Collector E F Martin 604 For Tax Receiver J F Brown, 607 For Surveyor M D L Pittman 609 For Coronor * WB.G C Smith 602 Geverner Northern is collecting contributions for the Nebraska inf*, fers aad has sent out requests for centributions. The raibo'ds have all agreed to haul all shipments free. We call on Maojgon couuty in be half of Governor Northern to con tribute something to these starving peop e. If you want to send mon ey, we wifi rteri* e it aad forward it to Governor Northern • Ii you want to. tend Corn, Peas or Beef or. aay% thiag of the kind, carry it to any of the railroad agents, address it. to Gov. Northern Atlanta Ga, for Nebraska sufferers, and the rail road will haul it free. Gov. North ern wants to start a train on the 15th inst. so get your contributions to Atlanta by that time. The School Opens. Prof. W. D (5 hols'oa will ©p*n ti sshooi at tha Academy ta tsx- * Moisdaj ironing, and we bop* lor kim a large attendance atd a fuli pcß)n/, Prof. Gho’ston is a Midiscn eeunty bay, aid pi e i a for Li* a successful year. To gst tba full b~D fit of the tohoel, yeu ebor 14 atari your obii dran on the first day and let them attend regularly through the taim. Ha who shows ao mercy shall be judgad wihout mercy. A Georgia negro waa arrested for i hog stealing. Dating a rec?s of c i r the ar-gro managed to steal the j jalga’a CT'rcuat, jumped out of the] window aid vanished. And it was a *eld day when that judge got left. 1 The Murray comity people wvi 1 he Id a mass meeting an themselves in favor of la*fr and order. This it the county in which so much lawlessness has bees carried on/and the United States officials have weed s persistent in running it dywn. Several have bees cenvicted anil sent to the penitentiary, and these] .rials have unearthed the workings the whitecap gang; With these A&piin stances existing, the goad people of that county have come together and passed resolutions condemning this lawlessness, and further agreeing to assist the officials in bringiug these peoplo to justice. A gentleman who lives >n a S )uth ern twn the other day employed a carpenter to partition off a part of hiaetndy, and particularly i >*tracted the workman to make the partition eouad pr<ef. The d. o'ared that ha could do this effeotu by with a filling of aawdnst. When it was finiahed. the geutle m stood on ons aide Ud to thh' carpenter on the “Cis via hVir nr, Smith?’’ ' *N7-, ir sot a bi*-,’’ was the prompt rep+y. f Auction^JSale —— . Of Horses, Mares and mules at Holman & Scotts Stables, Athens, Ga. will be sold without re serve One Hundred head of horses, mares and mules from Kentucky, consigned to Holman & Scott to be sold Jan. 9th 189 1 ). All stock guaran teed to be as represented. Don't fail to attend, it will be the chance of a lifeN time. Sale to cemmence at 10 o’clock a. m; Professional Notices. ■ .■ ... ■ 1 ■■ ' J. *.ORDON, Atteraey at Law. Daalt W ill praetiee wherewer desired prompt attention to nil business entrasted tehis ears. Office Nnrth Ceart He use DATID W MEADOW, Attorney at Law. Da ki*i.stxll*, Ga Office e corner, west ef Ceart Her.se, eppesite Matosie Ceraer. Wfi II practice ia all the ceurts, All business prenplly executed. Jno. J. Strickland. Attorney. Athens - - Ga * BERRY T. koSILT, Atteraay at Law, fii. Office ea oeraer, west ef Ceart House, opposite Maseni# eerie. Will practice ia all the Ceurta Basiness premptly azacutad. I !UC Ajnn Mntxi for .t-w booh, “*® * Splendid seller. Pare oppor tumty for any active man or lady. s7l per month easily earned. No expe. neace A required. M we give nMCIa 1 full intructions. w * express and allow 30 day* credit. Let us tell you abont it. P. tv, fleeter & Cos., Box fit# A filTPn W7o,Philadelphia, Pa TW A I\ITCO f • a Do you need a st°ve i ft:;*-';'/* 1 "■ _ . f SO don't buy until you have inspected the stock of f E. E. JONES fi CO 1. - '.;' ■’ . . ■ ■ . ••• ;' f- •' , nbw stoves stores ■ # No. 242 Broad Street, one door below Stern & Dorsey's and two doors aboye the Athens Hard- ware Cos. Remember the plaoe because it will PAY YOU TO BEE US. LARGE STOCK OF TINWARE. Cheapest in the City. B B JONES Sc CO • * REMEMBER THAT WK HA VE NO SUCCESSORS. WE ARE OUR OWN SUCCESSORS, J W BROWN A SONS A Ssj " i , §EA <i . 'r gg V v \ YE CARRY THE LARGEST AND BEST SELECTED STOCK OF ' Crockery, glassware, lamps, china, dinner and tea sets And. Fancy China in great Variety j 9VOVBB, GRATE® Am MMQES, Tin; Wood and Wiilowware; Sllverplate Ware and Table CUTLERY m 83?" We are the largest jobbers in Athent. J W. BEOWN & SONS’ yip Broad Street Athens, c 4