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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER i-TvviiiLvE PAPES.
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A Correspondent’s Sketch of
Affairs at Athens.
ANOTHER SNAG'FOR THE C, & M.
Nomination for the Hoofte in Bamlolph- I)r,
llriulley’tf Accident—Duftlnefl* Change*
at Louisville—A Tramp Gets the
Strap—Over the State Notes.
Athens, Aug. 28.—[Special.] It is
•istod that the Covington and Macon rail
road will strike another snag before it gets
through Athens. A gentleman, who
claims to be posted on the subject, says
that the charter of the Classic City street
railroad, now owned by Mayor J. H. Dor
sey, gives that company the exclusive
right to operate a railroad through the
streets of Athens, and if the Covington and
Macon (or any other line) penetrates or
passes through the city that it must pay
Mr. Dcrsey his regular fare for each pas
aeuger transported and for every pound of
freight carried. This gentleman con
fidently asserts that Mr. Dorsey will have
a revenue of least $10,000 per annum from
this source alone. He cites to the Augusta
street railroad, and says the Athens line is
operated under a similar charter. Your
correspondent asked Mr. Dorsey as to the
truth of this. He said be knew nothing
Of any such condition in the charter of his
street railroad. A prominent lawyer of
the city says it is all moonshine; that Mr.
Dorsey’s line is only granted a charter as
a street railroad, and it will have no more
right to such claims upon the Covington
and Macon than any of our livery stables.
Besides, the Covington and Macon will
not cross the street railroad, as*Mr. Dorsey
lias taken up his track to the Georgia
depot, the only place where the two roads
would touch. This latter opinion seems
to be generally accepted by the lawyers of
this city.
COL. THOMAS’ HOAD.
Judge W. II. Thomas, who uow owns
and operates the little railroad between
the Air Line and Tallulah F ills, and who
was instrumental in inducing Col. Machen
to divert the Covington road to Athens,
stated to a gentleman of this city that at
the time the city council of Athens signed
its contract with Athens, agreeing to give
liiin a right of way and depot grounds in
our city, that he (Thomas), stated to
Machen that he did not believe that Ath
ens oonld legally comply with the trade;
ghat they discussed the matter and Col.
^Machen finally remarked that if he found
•this to be true that the people of Athens
'Could make individual suh-
’ecripilons and buy the right-of-way and he
would issue them bonds of the road at par
'to reimburse them. This settlement of the
vexed question Athens would easily ard
willingly male, for it would only cost her
a few thousand dollars to comply, as the
’bonds can readily be sold for 85 cents on
the dollar. Oar people are grateful to
Col. Machen lor bringing his road here,
are anxious to have it, aud will do every
thing in their power to comply with the
agreement made by their city officials and
rati lieu hy u Surge mass-meeting of people.
LEXINGTON TO HAVE A RAILROAD.
Prof. Thos. B. Moss of Lexington has
beon visiting in Athens for several days.
In conversation with a Telegraph re
porter Prof. Moss said that there was no
-doubt uow about Lexington having a rail
road. The road will tap the Athens
•branch of the Georgia road at Crawford,
four miles distant. It is estimated that
$12,000 will grade aDd equip the line,
$3,000 of which were subscribed last Sat-
•urday by the citizens .of Lexington, who
’feel assured that they can raise the rest of
Alio money necessary and thus own the road
themselves. A boa.d of directors have
’been elected with Haiiiilton ( Mc\Vhorter as
|irefiident, and an engineer connected
‘with the Covington and Macon
'road is now surveying the line. Ttris
•short road will pay handsomely, for it will
mot only make Lexington one of the best
trading points in O ethorpe county, but
develop the finest granite quarry m
America. There is ao inexhaustible de
posit in the town of Lexington, that is pro
nounced by competent judges to he far su-
qiefior to any other stone found in the
ststc. as it is almost os hard as cast-iron,
mid gives a beautiful polish. It is reported
that the people of Crawford do not
givo this railroad project either aid or
•comfort, as its building will certainly in
jure the trade of that thriving railroad
town.
NEWSPAPERS AND RAILROADS.
Under the management of the Messrs.
8tone, the Eveniuf? Graphic will doubtless
'■become a success, and starts off with the
■•good wishes ot the entire people of Athens.
These gentlemen will run a dignified and
■conservative paper, and they have the ex-
(perienre, the industry and the means to
■make their venture a fixture. The Chron-
'icie, under their management, has steadily
•gained in circulation, and is now one of the
most popular weeklies iu the State.
Mr. J. If. Dorsey tells the Teli ora pit’s
correspondent that if be can meet with the
propor encouragement frpm the people
tnosl interested he will extend the street
railroad down Milledge avenue, and at the
left of C. O. TalmidgeV, pars through a
new street to he opened, so as to take in
Lumpkin street, going via Mr. H L. Brit
tain’s and Mr. Gantt’s places. This will
open and bring into market hundreds of
nice building lots and settle up one of the
•most commanding and healthy sections of
our city. Mr. Gantt offers to head the
'subscription with $1,000 to secure thisex-
•tension. Mr. Dorsey will operate the road
•with dummy engines, Several parties in
Athens are anxious to get control of our
'■street railroad.
An investigation of the matter shows
■ that the Georgia railroad gave the city
'Hickory street with the express proviso
' Gist it be used exclusively for street pur-
* poses, and hence our council has no right
to grant the Covington and Macon road
’-permission to pass through it. This street
'will'have to be condemned and the Georgia
void paid for it. Tis a small matter, how
ever. It is reported that some of our
* merchants threaten a boycott against the
Georgia road if it enforces its rights. This
‘ is sheer nonsense.
a new foundry.
•Dr. E. fi. Lyndon, one of the most enter-
'-prising men m Athens, has made arrange-
' iiieuls to start another first class foundry
'in Athens. Dr. Lynden will invest $20,000
'in the plant and add to it as business
authorize*. The foundry will be built on
(lie old Witherspoon lot, near his planing
Cnill, and tiie Covington and Macon road
«#ill* pass by its door, running a side track
through the works. The Athens foundry
•re erne ot the most valuable pieces of prop’*
«riv In this city, and has paid the
stockholders, it is reported, as high
as 35 per cent., besides adding to its sink
ing fund. This establishment has allsthe
work it can do. There is renewed talk of
establishing extensive works in this city
for the manufacture of improved agricul
tural implements, this foundry to be owned
by a sock company with Col. James M.
8m th at the head. These works to be
built at the sits of the old Hodgson shops
on Oconee street, which will be near the
line of the new railroad. So Athens prom'
ises in the near future to become quite s
center for iron manufacture. Dr. Lyndon
is building his new foundry for his son
Lamar, who has a taste and talent for this
line of machinery. But it matters not how
many gfuimdries are established jj here,
none van ever supplant thfe old Athens
foundry and machine works that has a
reputation throughout the south.
Capt. Henry Benna, it is reported, will
issue an injunction against the Covington
and Macon railroad unless that corpora
tion psvs him for the damage the building
of the read will do to his property. A cut
over twenty feet deep will be excavated
beside Capt. Benna’s front yard and lie
says his residence will he uninhabitable
when the trains begin to run.
THE FACTORIES.
The wails to the addition to the Georgia
factory, that will double its capacity, are
now up and yesterday workmen began
putting on the roof. Capt. John White
says that by October he will have it in
operation. This gentleman recently re
turned from a trip to'the eastern states,
where lie purchased the best and most
improved machinery. The Georgia fac
tory is the first cotton mill ever built in
the state, and is owned entirely by the
children of the late Col. John White, one
of the most successful manufacturers in
the south.
Work on the Bloomfield mills at Bar
nett Shoals, in Oconee county, is progress
ing slowly, hut it is hoped the new factory
will be in operation by next fall. These
shoals are one of the finest water powers
in ths state, and it is predicted that they
will some day become the Lowell of the
south. They have never been developed
until a few months ago, when a company
was formed in Athena to purchase and
utilize a part of the fine power that had
been running to waste since the world was
in its swaddling clothes.
Both of the above mentioned factories
are near the line of the Covington and
Macon railroad, and the improvements
being made are attributable to the build
ing of that line.
Capt. Joh" White, a successful planter
and manufacturer of Clarke county, has
had a common razor-back sow. to litter
thirty-eight pigs in ten months and at
three births. She raised thirty-four of the
number. This shows what the old-fash
ioned Georgia hog can do when let alone.
INDIAN WAR VETERAN.
Congressman Carlton has succeeded in
securing a pension of $25 per month for
Mr. Nathan Cook for services in the In
dian wars. Mr. Cook is a farmer'and one
of the oldest citizens of Clarke county. He
did gallant service all through the Semi
nole war, end nlao helped snjmrpaa several
Indian outbreaks in tlie northern part of
this state. His father represented this
district in congress in the early days of our
government, and made the entire journey
from his home, near Watkinsviile, to
Washington city on horseback.
The old dormitory on the campas known
at the “summer house,’’ and ao tong auch a
familiar landmark to students, is under
going repairs that will make a new bnild-
ing of it. Nothing has been left but the
roof and the walls, even the floor, door and
window facings being torn out and replaced
with new lumber. In many rooms the
floors were found so badly decayed that
you could push hole. through the planks
with the boot heels. This building was
badly cricked by an earthquake in the
early part of the present century, and a
broad iron band placed around the walls
to hold them together. This band still re
mains., . _
' “Uride Peter Lummy,” so popular with
college boys, has giveu up the boarding
honse and it will be opened during the
next term by Rev. Mr. 8tilweII. The
Bichardson home will be turned into lec
ture rooms.
“conjure” bags.
A policeman informs the Telegraph’s
correspondent that a large number of the
country negroesarrested, on being searched,
are found witli a “conjur bag” suspended
by a string from their necks, and they
*look with more jealous care upon this pos
session than a’l their other goods com
bined, as the poor, superstitious creatures
feel that their future health, happiness
and succesa in life are wrapped up in that
little package. More than one of these
“conjure bags” have been opened, and
they are found to contain about a table-
spoonful of such trash as a lock of hair,
the parings of nails, occasionally a human
tooth, chicken feathers, the foot of a toad,
crushed glaaq yellow duat and several
kinds of herhs. No two bags are made up
alike. There are seveaal old negroes
about this city who are said to earn a good
living manufacturing and selling the pack
ages. They bring from fifty cents to $5,
according to the size of the pocket-book
and gullibility of the purchaser.
Capt. W. D. O’Farrell has applied to
Congressman Carlton for a battery of four
guns, ss he is anxious to organize an artil
lery company in Athens. Capt. Carlton
says he feels’assured that he wjll experi
ence but little trouble in getting the guns
from the government, and will at once take
the necessary steps to secure them that
Capt. O’Farrell may lose no time in
organizing his company. Athens is sadly
in need of a military organization of some
kind as there is pieuty of good material
here of which to form several companies.
MADISON MOONSHINERS.
The county of Madison has for a long
tsme been overrun with moonshiners, but
they are now pretty well thinned out.
Several weeks ago'an illicit still was
started by an enterprising citizen of Madi
son, and for some time he did a fine busi
ness making “mountain dew.” But one
morning he awoke to find his still, cap and
worm gone, and the overturned stands of
beer and other evidences showed clearly,
to his mind, that it was the work of reve
nue odicers. Tiie poor fellow accepted his
loss with considerable resignation, after
considering that be was lucky to escape
arrest. At last, however, he heard of the
capture of another still a few miles dis
tant by government officials, and then dis
covered, to hislindignation, that be had not
been robbed.by the lega’ly constituted
authorities, but by a friend, and
neighbor, who stofe bis outfit from the
furnace for the purpose of going into bus
iness on his own acconnt;buthis ill-gotten
property brought him into trouble. The
real owner of the still is afraid to
prosecute the thief, or even demand pay
for his stolen property, as a case could he
made against him for illicit distilling. A
blockade etjll is one thing that any person
can steal with impunity, as the owner can
not punish the thief without getting him
self into trouble.
Athens is still the dividing lino between
the good and poor crons. In the upper
counties both com aud cotton are fine, but
below the dry weather has played havoc
with cotton and late corn. The cotton
crop in this section will necessarily be
short, except a few favored localties where
plenty of rain has fallen.
Mr. K.‘Lucas, a machinist at tiie Athens
faciory, and who made himself famous by
writing articles in the Banner-Watchman
attacking prohibition in Clarke county,
was robbed a few nights since of $50. t
is suspected that a white man, who is a
friend of Mr. Lucas, took the money, and
the suspected party is being closely
watched. It is thought that enough evi
dence has been secured to convict him.
Pledger, the negro candidate for the leg
islature, who is opposing Mr. H. C. Tuck,
the democratic nominee, is now trying a
still hunt. While his leaders tell the
whites there is no chance for Pledger’s
election, they are secretly at work enthus
ing and organizing the blacks, and collect
ing money to pay hack taxes, so that their
people can poll their fall vote. If the
democrats of this county will only do their
duty nnd not skulk in their tents, Pledger
will be “snowed under."
THE TRUST DENOUNCED.
Meeting nt Washington Tuesday—The
Speeches nnd Resolutions.
Washington, Aug. 28—[Special.]—
The mass meeting called for to-day was
largely attended by farmers who protested
against exorbitant prices in bagging. Col.
J. H. Willis, chairman, condemned the
bagging trust and said the south would
bless the man who invented a substitute.
Col. J. Q. Adams, S. A. Wooten and others
indorsed him. The cotton exchange at
Charleston wrote that if too much bag
ging was used a deduction would be made
for the same.
Among the resolutions was one thanking
Mr. Breckenridge of Arkansas for bis
efiorts to put bagging on the free list. It
was resolved also to do witli as little bag
ging ns possible. They will probably use
boards.
HARNESVILLE ELECTION.
The Prohibition Aldermen Elected by a
Majority of Eight,
Barnesville, Aug. 28.—[Special.]—The
city election for the three aldermen, which
was to decide whether Barnesville should
be wet or dry for the next twelve months,
resulted in the election of Messrs. Smith,
Matthews and Bose, who represent the pro
hibitionists of Barnesville, and we shall be
dry another year.
The vote as polled stands, prohibition,
127; anti-prohibition, 110.
Marriage nt Wndley.
Wadley, Aug. 28.—[Special.]—On Sun
day afternoon a largo collection of the
very best people of Wadley, assembled at
the beautiful surbuiban residence of A. A.
Murphcy, Esq., to witness the nuptials of
liis (laughter, Miss Mattie Clyde Murphey,
to Hon. James A. Thigpen, all of Wadley.
Miss Mattie is one of our most beautiful
and popular young ladies. She has hosts
of friends who admire her for her many
noble and generous traits of both mind sad
heart.
Mr. Thigpen, the youthful and genial
mayor o' our town, is one of cur most
progressive and prosperous business men.
In addition to being mayor of Wadley,
he is our druggist and also postmusteiVand
express agent, and when X say he.fills
these offices acceptably to tiie people, 1 ex
press the universal sentiment of this com
munity. All Iiappines3 to Jim and his
lovely bride.
Party Dissension In Carroll.
Carrollton, Au^. 28.—[Special.]—Poli
tics are boiling hot in this county. There
seems to he two Denlocratic parties, one
managed by the Farmer’s Alliance and the
other by the democrats not belonging to
that fraternity. There sprung dissensions
in the executive committee and tiiree of
them resigned. It is understood thnt the
alliance met and decided to put out their
candidates nnd nominate them by primary
election. Hon. W. C. fludnet offered a
resolution that no one be allowed to vote
in such election except avowed democrats
who would pledge themselves to support
the ticket, from President down. Thu was
voted down, whereupon a meeting of the
democrats has been called for the court
honse to morrow to see if anything can he
done to harmonize matters. ' A lively time
is exjiected.
lit* llurut (lit) Wind.
Harrison, Aug. 28.—[Special.]—B. J.
Canty (or Kenedy, as he is called by some),
a burly young negro much given to the
use of the pen, recently attempted to de
fraud “Uncle Sam” out of the postage on
a one cent card by using it twice. The
matter was promptly reported to Superin
tendent Simpson, and so, on Saturday, one
of the post-office officials came down to
interview Canty. lie was readily pointed
out to the officer, but he insisted that lie
was not B. J. Canty, though he would
show the officer where Canty was, asking
him to just wait there a moment till be
could return a borrowed umbrella. It is
hardly necessary to say he has not yet
returned nor lias the officer been able to
find any other man answering to the name
of Ii. J. Canty. The negroes say “Ben
burnt the wind."
A Tramp Gets the Htrap.
. Harrison, Aug. 28.—[Special.]—An ex
citing affair occurred near here. A negro
tramp went to a lady’s house and called
for something to eat'. He was told that
that there was nothing cooked and to move
on. He declined to leave and attempted
to enter th'e kitchen forcibly, whereupon
the lady gave tiie alarm and he walked
awav. Oueui her sons who has a happy
faculty for disposing of such cases, imme
diately pursued, overtaking tiie negro
near here. Tiie old fashioned strap was
freely applied, while the distressing yells
of the tramp told only too truly how well
it did its work. The action of the young
man meets the approval of both white anil
black.
Huslnea. Change* at Loulsvttla.
LoutXVILLB, Aug 28.—[Special ]—Sev
eral firms have made changes. Mr. E. W.
McCarty sold out to J. W. Aldrcd & Co.
Mr. McCarty thinks of opening uji at
Kites, a small town seven miles from
Wadley, near Donovan and Perkins’ mill.
Mr. A. N. Beach sold out to the Gamble
Bros., who will continue to rim tiie large
grocery business built up by Mr. Beach.
Mr. Beach will devote nLs "time to tiie
milling business. Hii mill, which has
been in.course of construction for several
weeks, is nearly ready for starting.
Fires at Dawson.
Dawson, Aug. 28.—[Special.]—On last
Saturday night a fire occurred near Mr.
IVm.R. Baldwin’s residesce. It was a
small tenement house. The building was
entirely consumed with, all its contents.
On Monday night another fire occurred ot
an outhouse on the vacant lot owned by
Rev. Mr. Pendergaat, which was entirely
consumed. No one lived in the house.
Our ever vigilant fire depaitment ren
dered timely assistance in saving adjacent
property.
Nomination In ltnmlolph.
Cuthbert, Aug. 28.—[Special.]—B. P.
Crenshaw was nominated for the legisla
ture this evening. The second ballot
stood: Bnssev 13, Ferguson 11, Crenshaw
8, Taylor 5. The eighth ballot was about
the same, after which Bussey withdrew his
name, his support going "to Crenshaw,
which elected him, and the nomination
was afterward made unanimous. Martin's
name was not placed before tiie conven
tion.
Cutlibert Personals.
CuTnBF.RT, Aug. 28.—[Special.]—J. M.
Griggs Esq. of Dawson and Clarence Wil
son, Esq., from Fort Gaines, candidates for
solicitor-general of this (the Pataula) cir
cuit are in Cuthbert to day in attendance
upon the convention proceedings.
Miss Willie Holt from Montezuma is on
a visit to relatives and friends here.
The democratic convention here to-day
was composed of fine-looking and repre
sentative meu.
Marriage at Cuthbert.
Cuthbert, Aug. 28.—[Special.] —Mr. S.
B. McHan and Aliss Ada Sessions were
married in this city last night, Judge L. S.
Chastain, justice of the peace, performing
tiie marriage ceremony. Mr. McHan is a
steady young farmer, Bon of the late Rev.
J. B. McHan. Miss Ada is a daughter of
Rev. If. F. Sessions and a conspicuous
member of the graduating class of 1888 at
Andrew Female Collrge.
Amazerl.
Carrollton, Aug. 28.—[Special.]—A
sessi .n of the colored Methodist district
meeting lias been held here for tiie last
week and adjourned yesterday. This being
a white county, it astonished the people
here to see so many negroes at one time.
An excursion train came in from Griffin
bringing about four hundred of the sons
of Africa. In all there were about two
thousand on the ground.
Dr. Bradley's Mishap.
Adairsville, Aug. 28.—While Dr. J.
W. Bradley was on professional service
out in the country last night riding in his
gig one of the wheels struck a stump and
threw him from his vehicle against a fence
witli such force as to break several ribs
and otherwise seriously hurt him. He is
now resting easy with all the attention and
medical aid that can be furnished.
Eire nt Waycross.
Waycross, Aug. 28.—[Special.]—At
2:30 o’clock this morning the store and
residence of Councilman J. T. Miller was
totally destroyed by fire. It is supposed
to he the work of incendiaries. Tiie loss
is about $1,500 and the insurance $750.
OVER TIIE STATE.
Yesterday's Look Through the Telegraph's
Correspondence and Exchanges.
The Griffin News prints a list of seventy-
two citizens of Spalding now living who
were old enough to vote in the general elec
tion of.1840, each of whom, therefore, is
now CO years old or over.
The Amcricus Republican says that all
theatrical engagements for September at
the opera house in that place have been
canceled owing to the yellow fever scare,
the companies preferring later dates.
Camilla Clarion: A great majority of the
melon growers of this section are notin
favor of prepaying freiglt t on melons, and
sty that such a course will result in driv
ing the small planter out of the business.
Jonesboro Herald: There lias been a
change for the better in the condition of
Dr. T. B. McKown, who has been for two
weeks so dangerously ill with hemorrhagic
fever. We hope to report at an early dale
ilia complete recovery.
Camilla Clarion: Crooked Creek church
lias about seventy members, fifteen of
whom are colored. Oar brethren of the
old school continue to take into fellowship
the colored people. Flat Rock lias over
'ISO-man be rs, all colored. These churches
belong to the Ocmulgee association.
West Point Alliance: Two men, citizens
of Harris county, lost their wives by sick
ness. Each had a marriageable daughter
and each married the other’s daughter.
They are <•( couise eacl: tiie other's father-
in-law. Now we want to know what rela
tion the children by their last wives bear
to each oilier.
Fairburn News: Mr. J. F.8haw informs
us that “Aunt Sallic Brown,” an inmate of
the pauper home in this county, has a
couple of squashes which arc each eight
feet and •even inches in length. Another
peculiarity cf this kind of squash is that
pieces may fit cut off for use without injury
to the squash, the cut place healing up and
continuing to grow.
Lumpkin Independent: J. J. Thomp
son went out last, Monday morning with
his famous fox dogs and succeeded in cap
turing two fine wild cats on the Hodchod-
keo creek several miles below here. The
larger of the t*o cats was captured in the
crcck where lie gave the digs a big fight
for fifteen minutes. Frequently dogs and
ca-. were out of sight under the water for
several seconds. Thompson says it was an
exciting and interesting fight. He has tiie
skin of one of them stuffed.
Al.ianceman in West Point Alliance:
From present indications there will not be
much cotton haled for early marketing.
We would suggest to our alliance friends
to do the best they can in procuring baling
for cotton, but do not refuse to buy a suf
ficient quantity of b gging—not necessa
rily regular baggiDg—to bale vour cotton,
so that you can meet your obligations as
they mature, tor tiie merchants Who have
met our trade committees hate made prices
on goods for us at very close margins.
Lumpkin Independent: A negro boy,
ten or twelve years old, on Air. Thompson's
place near Florence, was killed by a shot
gun in the hands of a younger brother a
tew days ago. According to our informa
tion the two boys were m the woods witli
the gun, and nothing is known of the acci
dent except what the younger bov says
about it. He says the gun went off acci
dentally and killed his brother, but in the
minds of someof the negroes on the place
there was suspicion of foul play.
Camilla Clarion: We heard a good joke
told on one of our young men several days
ago. It is said that the young man went
to see his girl, and on entering the yard
he discovered a huge dog coining arouml
tiie house with a terrible velocity of speed,
and in order to elude the dog he forgot ail
about the gate and jumped over the fence,
tearing his Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes
into strings. He says if the lady does not
ajoligize for the dog's doings he will
is- compelled to make lore to some other
girl who has no dog.
TO ADVERTISE TIIE FAIR.
Froceet’lng of tlio Meeting of the Honrtl
of Trade Yesterday.
President Ben C. Smith called the mem
bers of the board of trade together Tues
day at the instance of Secretary R. A. Nis-
bei of the agricultual society. The mem
bers met in pursuance to the call at their
rooms in the Afacon Fire insurance build
ing on Cherry S reet.
The meeting was railed to order by
President Smith, who stated that the ob
ject was to hear from Secretary Nisbet.
11 Mr. Nisbet explained in a brief way
what was desired by the agricultural *so-
ciety. He said that the society was under
contract to have the fair in Afacon, and
while it made no demand whatever upon
tiie city, it asked the city’s co-operation iu
advertising the fair. Augusta had given
$160,000 to the exhibition simply to boom
Augusta. Columbus had given $30,000
her exhibition, and Rome had
done about js much iu filename direction.
But Macon was differently circumstanced.
It is true thnt she furnishes the grounds
for the fair, but they have long since been
paid for, and while Augusta, Columbus
and Rome will be directly taxed, nothing
comes out of Afacon’s pocket. We have
offered $15,000 in cash premiums, and
whether the fair is a success or not we do
not call npon the Afacon people to supply
any loss. I think that if there is
any good in a state fair Macon
ought to have it. If we get the people here
they will Bpend their money. According
to the statement furnished by the rnilfftbis,
which is true, as the toads settled ■: irn us
on that basis, there were 22,000 people
here last fair. 1 he Recount shows that
that many people were brought here. The
report shows only forty people from At
lanta, and yet I know there were more
than that number, and it would be safe to
that 30,000 people came here. Now, here
are 30,000 people who spend on an average
of $5 each while here, makiug a total of
$100,000 spent in the city of Macon. There
fore, -as a simple business proposition,
should not the merchants help tiie fair
along. The merchants raised $1,Q00 to
tako care of the Alonticello people at one
time, and they found that it paid to do so.
Now, the. agricultural society has
offered this year $15,000 in premiums
and to assume all liability. Tiierefore it
is not unreasonable to ask you to heir) ad
vertise the fair. As you will want a basis
to go on, f have made out a list of the
country weekly papers to receive from
live to ten dollars. This will call for
about $300, hut here comes in the big
dailies and poster printing, which make
the full amount about $1,000. Afacon has
frequently raised $2,500 for former fairs,
and now i ask for only one thousand dol
lars, simply to advertise the fair, which is
advertising Macon.
Air. J. C. Bannon asked who would con
trol this jue thousand dollars.
Mr. Nisbet said that that matter could
be left to the board of trade.
After some little discussion Mr. Bannon
moved that a committee of five be ap
pointed to call upon those of our citizens
interested aud ascertain what could be
raised.
The resolution was seconded by Sir. T.
U. Conner, who said that the amount
asked for by Air. Nisbet was much smaller
than he thought it would be.
Thu motion was carried and Mr. Smith
said lie would appoint the committee to
day.
Drain aim Burini in Chian.
Adclc M. Flelde In Popular Science Monthly.
When the Chinese wish to declare tiie
extreme vexatiousness of any piece of
work, they say:- “it Ik more trouble that: a
funeral;” the obsequies of a parent being
reckoned the most maddening affair in
human experience.
Xnf nn t M ere buried .Tim m . r i i wirimnr.
coffins and the young are interred
with very few rites; hut the
funeral of tho aged, of both sexes, are
elaborate in proportion to the number of
the dre'-endants and to their wealth. When
a childless married man dies, bis widow
may perform all tho duties of a son toward
him, may remain in his house and may
adopt children to rear ns his heirs and as
worshippers of the family maues. jf his
widow purposes marrying again, a young
male relative may, with the cousont of
senior members of the clan, undertake the
services expected from a sou, nnd may in
herit the estate of the deceased.
When one is about to die he is removed
from Ilia couch to a bench or to a mat on
the floor because of a belief that he who
dies ia a bed will carry the bedstead as a
burden into the next world. He is washed
in a new pot, in warm water in which a
bundle or incense sticks is merged. After
the washing the pot and the water are
thrown away together. He is then arrayed
in a full suit of new clothing that
he may appear in hades at his best. He
breathes ills last in the main room, before
the largest door of the house, ih t the de
parting soul may easily find ils way ont
into the air. A sheet of spirit money,
brown paper having a patch of gilding on
one surface, is laid over the upturned face,
because it is said that if the eyes are un
covered the corpse may count "the rows of
tiles in tiie roof, and that in such case tiie
family could never build a more spacious
domicile.
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Educational and Charitable purposes, aud ;ts
franchise was made a part of the present Suit
oonstltntion in 1879, by an overwhelming pop
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j GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING IN THH
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' DAY, Sept. 11, 1KH8.
j Capital Prize, $300,000.
I 100,000 Ticket, nt Twenty Dollars Eaeb
I Halves, RIO; (Junvters, 85: Tenth*,
SS2; Twentieths, VI.
LIST OF PRIZES. ,
1 PRIZE OK 8300,000 Is HU
I 1 PRIZE OF 110,000 Is 100.»|
I 1 PRIZE OK 80,000 b ““
j 1 PRIZE OF 25,0001s
I 2 PRIZES OF 10,000 are....
I 5 PRIZES OF 5,000 are-
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APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
S 100 Prize* of 8500 are “MS
100 Prize* of 8300 are M*
100 Prize* of 8200 are *9*
TERMINAL PRIZE.- 1 .
999 Prize* ot 8100 are.
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