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VOL 6
ATHENS GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1885.
273
LATEST RAILROAD NEWS.
* rmtKIDKMT BARROW BATS TBRINJUNC
TION AC A1NST TBR CITY COUNCIL
13 NO GOOD,
J>0 CBAXCI or AX ixrmion rsox CLi r. The contract with the city of
—~^calb for a line to CUy-
n> TO XXOXTILLZ.
President Pope Barrow returne<
frees a bdinen trip to Ai
Tuesday wening,
- tackled by a Banner-Watchman re
porter for an inteiview on the rail
road issue.
44 Will the injunction be sustain
ed?** we first asked.
“Certainly not. The council have
full power and authority to ex
change the Clayton extension for
any new line they think proper, and
the right is vested in that body by
the charter of the city. The injunc
tion will f mount to nothing, and the
courts wiil so hold. It can only
... serte to delay a consummation of
rllii^middrv l will give your body
my aerVices, free of charge, to help
your city attorney fight that injunc
tion, and yon need, not entertain-
the slightest doubt on that subject;*'
“It is reported that the R. & D.
has acted in bad faith with Athens,
and while holding out the impres
sien that the projected road would
go to Social Circle, quietly went to
work and purchased the old*road
bed and charter of the Madison,
Monticello & Griffin road, with a
fixed determination of buildiug to
Madison. Is this true?’*
•'•It is not. I pledge you my
word as a gentleman that no such
arrangements have been made, and
no point as yet settled uoon by the
R.&D. If I agar Correct lv inform
ed, that charter |jiaf purchased by
the . towns and counties through
which it passes, with the laudable
intention of thus being in a position
to control the road. The company
that 1 represent has nothing to do
with it, atid know nothingabout the
trade further than common report.
We have not as yet Settled on any
paiticular point to build to, and will
not until the trade is closed with
Athens. Then, as our interest die*,
tales, we will select the cheapest
and most available route, and thus
locate the line. My Company li is
no special interest in either Social
Circle or Madison, and will be guid
ed solely by the topography of the
country and the amount of subscrip
tions raised by the people along the
projected lines. It is to the interest
of the R. & D. to build up, rather
than pull down, Athens and her
interests will be held equal with our
own.**
“Do you think the road will event
ually be extended through jo
UuUunbus?”
“I most assuredly do; but you
know there is now an agreement
with the men who Invest in rail
reads not to expend another dollar
in equipping new lines until Geor
gia makes some changes in her
Railroa d Commission. The present
session of the legislature will doubt
less do this, when the extension will
be pushed onward to Columbus as
fast as money can accomplish the
work.” '
“Suppose that Athens refuses to
release your road from the contract
to build to Clayton, do you think is
will he done?”
“Of course. We are as firmly
bound as pen and ink can express
the terms, and have the money now
on hand to do the work. We will
not agree, however, to go one foot
beyond Clayton, and there is no
probability of a connection .with
Knoxville. We will, in sixty days,
have our Western connection via
Welf Creek gap, and it will be a
waste of money to build a second
line. The road will stop at Clayton,
and Athens will hardly realize the
change.” - .
CLAYTON AND MABYVILLB.
Meeting Mr. A. H. Hodgson
upon the street, we asked his opin
ion of filling the gap between Clay
ton, Ga^ and Maryville, Tenn n that
will put Athens in direct and short
communication with Knoxville and
the West.
< “While in Atlanta a few weeks
since," he replied, “I met a promi
nent and wealthy capitalist from
Knoxville, who turn a great interest
in a through line to.Athens, and I
asked him about the prospects. He
replied that the distance from the
North .'Carolina to Maryville, a
branch road leading southward
from Knoxville, was So miles, and
the country was the .poorest
and roughest imaginable.' He
further stated that it was one of the
oldest projected fines in the state,
and has been surveyed a half doz
en times, With the hope, of finding
n suitable location^ for a railroad,
but was given up as impracticable,
owing to the immense sum of
money necessary to construct it. In
fact, the .history of the abandoned
td would but repeat
ittenun said be bad
gap ever being fill-
event of the exten-
Eastern to the
North Carolina line. I am in favor
Athens building to the south, as it
is tgthe best interest of out busi
ness men, add I think a large ma
jority of tl^ merchants are with
•kJD. company owns
t road-bed of the old
road to Locust Stake,
atte&pi < was ihkde * cduple of
'5£SB££2S£*Ll? mbnths ago, while Conductor Hutch-
bat We doubt
if the line is extended further, unless
it connects with the Western North
Carolina, that will benefit the trade
of Athens but little, as four-fifths of
the business north of the Air-Line
now goes to Atlanta.
A Land Sals.
Col. W. J. Morton has sold his
property at the Highland, N. C., to
a Northern company, at a profit of
$250 on first price. He only held
it a short time.
Redden Pittard has prepared. an
almanac for 188c, nearly icady for
\ His *'
the publisher. His friend* are afraid
the • year 1885 Will run^out-before
Redden gets his weather reports all
right.
A Growing Order.
The Masonic Lodge at Athens is
increasing in membership each
month, and three new candidates
are now on hand. We are glad to
note the prosperity of this grand
old ordqr.
Not Seduction.
T. W. Rucker, Esq., says that a
married cannot seduce a young girl,
and hence it will be impossible to
convict the party in our county,
who betrayed hisniece, ot that crime.
He can only be punished by a fine.
A Clearer Paper.
Our paper i^not now prjnted as
dear as We would like, owing to the
fact that the rollers were damaged.
We have had Olliers cast, ordered
some new type, and will soon begin
to issue the neatest paper in the
state.
A Dry Streak.
It is nearly three weeks since
they have had a rain around High
Shoals, but crops have not seriously
«uftered as yet. Corn is cut short
some, but cotton is uninjured.
News from all other sections report
the finest crops ever known ot all
kinds.
A Damage Salt.
The Lagrange Reporter says:
The heirs of the late John T. New
ton, of LaGrange, have brought suit
against the Atlanta and West Point
railroad for 115,00a Mr. Newton
was killed by a passenger locomo
tive at the steam mill crossing
LaGrange, May 29th.
A TRAIN WRECKER.
For several months past some
fiend has been attempting to wreck
the train on the Athens branch, near
Bairdstown, but owing to a
lucky circumstance the hellish at
tempts were frustrated. The first
, BMtL ,
/ ini vras confined to his bed; ..
the night train;was nearing Bairds*
town, the engine was brought*' to a
sudden halt by a ^arfuljar. Upon
investigation, it was found that a
bar of iron had been put across the
track, but happily the . wheels of
the locomotive broke the same,
thus preventing a fearful ' Wreck.
One end of the bar was driven into
the track, while the dents made
in the engine is still seen on the
same. Upon a return to duty
Capt. Hutchins set to.work to dis
cover the scoundrel, but without
success. About three weeks ago,
while the train was passing the
same spot, a missile was thrown
with great force through the pas
senger ''coach, Shattering the glass
in one window, by which Tudge
Emory Speer and his daughter
were sitting, and scattering the
fragments over them. No one was
harmed, however. Upon a repeti
tion of the outrage/ therfailroad au
thorities sent one of their best de
tectives, Mr. Ed Stone, to the spot,
to investigate the matter. Not even
the conductor knew him, and he
went to work with a determination
to succeed. Tuesday he had suc
ceeded in locating his game, and at
once arrested a negro boy named
Robert Willingham, in the employ
of Mr. Charley Young, near Bairds
town. The fellow at once made a
clean breast of the whole transac
tion, and acknowledged not only to
the second, but the first attempt.
He says he placed the bar across
the track just for the fun of seeing
the cars stop, and did not intend, to
harm any one. The missile that
shattered the window he says was a
green apple. The prisoner was
lodged in jail at Lexington yester
day, and Judge Speer will be sum
moned as a witness when the case
is called. Detective Stone deserves
great credit for his successful man
agement of the case.
A Prohibit!*!) Rally
There will be a rousing Prohibi
tion meeting at Union, Madison
county, to-day, and several eminent
peakers from a distance are ex
pected to be on hand. The Free
State is thoroughly aroused on the
subject The result, so we leatn,
hangs in the balance.
BASE BALL STAXDUU
The following it the standing if
the nine best base ball-players ih
the Southern League to July 1st:
rortiioa 1 Clab | Nam# "lYfera^.
Pitcher Atlanta 3 1 ~
Catcher. XaeM-
trd B
L.P
C.F.
Augusts
Washrllle
VathHUo
Birmjr’hra
Chatt’n'gs
IF | Atlaata
Hoobri^ge
U?,7.‘ r
T. !Uva X at.
A prominent legislator says that
be doubt* the passage of tbegeaetal
local option bill by the legislature,
as the whisky ,pea in both the
house and senate will' tiy to keep it
loaded down with . amendments,
add thus prevent its enactment the
present session. It seems to us that
the overwhelming prohibition ma
jority in the legislature should cir
cumvent such a game.
A«| M Oaf.
Mr. Hodges, at the Burnt Facto-
tory, in Oconee-ednaty, last week
gave a big barbecue on the-occasion
of drawing off ius pond. * lie charg
ed fo cents for a fiaejbarbecue din
ner, and ga vrbis goeaty all tig
they could catch. VYhen the water
was lowered - .in tW, (toad
twenty selns started - to woi ^
fish of alLspecies were drawn out
by the thousands; ^Vfter the water
was muddied, hundreds were : cap^
fnvnail larliit.' t/sn tha
turned while floating on top the
pond. We learu that about i,obo
pounds were caught; and as pinny
more left in the water.' —
Mr. Seney Buying Pictures Again.
It is stated by a well known resi
dent of this city that he has negotia
ted the sale ot about forty American
pictures for Mr. George I. Seney,
who is now living in New Rochelle.
These pictures will hardly replace
the large and valuable collection of
masterpiece that he sold in New
York in the spring, but the experi
ences of that sale showed him that,
as an investment, American works
were superior to foreign ones.
There was a general and in particu
lar cases a remarkable appreciation
in the value of American pictures,
while, as a rule, he had overpaid for
the foreign ones. The canvasses
that he has recently purchased were
chosen from the late Academy dis
play. and include many works of
exceptional excellence. Mr. Seney's
taste in art matters, has improved
with years and experience in picture
buying, and his present collection,
whil^ a less ambitious and less costly
6ne than that which it replaces, will,
Itis surmised, show a nicer adjust
ment between picture and price,
than his previous collection. Owing
to the active rivalry of the dealers
Who trade j in foreign * art and
who are doing their best to injure
die sale of American pictures, the
latter have not commanded the pri
ces that they have commonly de
served, while many foreign works
nave been forced beyond theiT actu
al worth.—New York Sun.
P
LOCAL CHIPS.
Prof. Parker, of Hartwell, is in
the city.
Edge & Dorsey will run two fur
nitu^ stores this fall.
The fishing party at Sandy creek
caught about fifty pounds of fish.
They caught two very large suckers.
Tub chief of the fire department
will make things lively for anybody
caught tampering with the hydrants.
. Columbus has raised $109,000 for
the Georgia Midland.
There are 138 counties in Georgia,
of Which are already prohibition
countries. ;
'*“■ ^children were at New Holland
last Sunday. The whole number
of guests was over 200. White
Stilphur has nearly 100 guests, and
Porter’s about 80.
The. death of Mrs, Mary E. Heard,
the w : dow of the late I. T. Heard, a
well known and prominent cotton
merchant of Augusta, is announced.
The Atlanta Journal has improv
ed wonderfully of late. V .*■
The hot wave has struck Athens,
but not with unusual force.
The gentleman so badly injured
by a fall at Tallulah Falls has about
recovered.
We have made a slight change in
the make-up ot the Banner-Watch
man.. *r
Prpf. H. C. White leave for Bal
timore, 09 a pleasure trip.; He has
richly-earned a vacation.
. NeAc. houses continue'tO go up in
Athens in all quarters.
Great interest is ma&feQti&in th?
stock law decision of* Judge Jame
son next Friday. ; ,
TheVe are no new devoopmenfs
in thCfseduction case. . ‘7“-^
Mc*C. Bode is now receiving the
genuine lake ice, whicn is the finest
on the market.
Thplocal option bill, which pass
ed the House Saturday^ has bfctn
made the special order by the senate
for to-day. ,r‘ v '
Habersham and Rabun counties
are litigating over the proper run
ning of their boundary.lines. ; Each
county is claiming Tallulah Falls.
Ehough bills have already been
introduced to ’ keep the legislature
busy.till the middle ot September.
Mr. Max Joseph is in Chicago,
and will take in the .popular
summer resorts of the Great West.
Miss Rosa Chevalley is now*, so
journing at Monteagle, Tend. She
will probably return to Georgia* in
August.
The municipal contest is heating
up, and a citizens' ticket will «. pro
bably be put in the field.
Dr. Felton will fill Dr. Haw
thorn's pulpit in Atlanta during
August. . *i'•
If our merchants will give us the
right sort of patronage we will issue
a live little daily. • * /
We will write up Hunnicutt &
Yancey's Jersey farm for next Sun
day’s paper.
The railroad excitement had
somewhat snbsided yesterday, and
an armed neutrality how exists be
tween the rival factions.
Mrs. R. Nickerson is piecing a
missionary quilt for the benefit of
Oconee street church. •'*
There is not a word of truth in
the report that certain Aldermen’s
cows are permitted to ruh at large.
A great camp-meeting of . the
National Holiness Association: will
be held in Augusta next October.
The Atlanta Capitol has already
reached a bona fide daily circula
tion of 5,081 subscribers. . ,
We learn that Mr. Fowler, on
the .Oconee line, sold three barrels
of whisky last Saturday, apd his
bar-room is a regular gold mine.
Mr. W. H. Jones, on the Lexington
road, says he is doing an increased
trade. His license expires in De
cember. Joe Riddley, in Athens
darkey, makes daily trips to Ath
ens with a bag filled with whisky
bottles to. deliver to customers.
There are no -signs ot drinking,
however, in the city.
FSr Justice of the Peace.
-^Mr. Wm. H. Fuller,, familiarly
knownas“rip," is a candidate for
3q$ice of thp peace. Mr. Fuller is
a very deserving man, and. as he
has"held this office once before and
proven himself thoroughly capable
>£ performing its duties, we hope
,nd believe, that, he will be elected
by a handsome majority on next
Saturday. Lex.
A Good Appointment.
Our citizens will remember that
the census supervisor for Atlanta
was Dr. Gatchell, who has since
died. . He had a sop; Dr.; Henry
T. Gatchell, who assisted his father,
who had a remarkable faculty
_ ty
for* statistics, and who made
many friends by his very genial
address. Young Dr. Gatchell left
Atlanta and lived ‘ awhile in the
Carolinas. He has recently become
a Jcitizen of Athens and has* just
been appointed Immigration Agent
lor the Richmond and Danville
Railroad company. The appjint-
mentjis on excellent one.—Atlanta
Capitol.
The Daily and Weekly Athens
Banner-Watchman will be on sale at
the Kimball House news stands to
day, and each day hereafter. It -
contains Larry Gantt’s reply to the
Macon Telegraph and Messenger
and a live letter from Atlanta, giv
ing all the political * gossip at the
capital as gathered last Saturday.
Larry Gantt's pen is. a power of the
Georgia press and tbo influence: of
the Banner-Watchtrfap has Wfen 1
shown.-on more thin one occasion l
in a very substantial, manner, * It j
should have been ;* pjafcetr drf>'; lsr j
hero long before, and no w that- its
friends know where* to find - it, a
good list may be counted oti in A -
lanta.-—Constitution. |
The J uly shapes in Pine' Milan Straw.Hats at the Fash
ionable Millinery store.
A new line of Tinsel Slippers for ladies, considered
the greatest novelty for beauty and style, at
MICHAEL BROS’
150 pieces White Lawn for commencement trade at
reduced prices, just opened. Full line of pink blue arid
tinned
LAWNS AT 5 CENTS AT
MICHAEL BROS’.
THE BEST THING YET.
SEE HOW TO PRESERVE
256 Pounds Fruit, Tomatoes,&e.
FOR ONE DOLLAR
:V'SrV
EXPENSE IN BUYNG FRUIT JARS:
USE STONE OR ANY YOU HAVE. V
One Dollar Package of the American Fruit preserving
Powder and Liquid will do it.
American
Will effectually allay or prevent fermentation, and
preserve all kinds of Fruit, juices, Syrups, Sauces,
Marmalades or Compotes of Fruit, Spiced
Fruits, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Cider, etc
A one dollar package will preserve 256 pounds of Fruic, Tomatoes, etc. It trill
preserve two barrels of Cider. It will keep as still cider in barrels. The pre-
served Fruit, etc., may be kept the year round, or for years, in glass, earthen or
stoneware jars of any size, simply corked with a common cork, ot with strong
paper, or oilcloth tied over tho top/oV* they may be kept in wooden kegs and
barrels. No need to keep tne vessels air-tight. The frnit, vegetables, etc., may
be used or removed from largo vessels as wanted from time to time during weeks
or months.
E. B. BENSON, Wholesale Agent, Hartwell, Ga.
For Sale by LONG & CO., Athens, Ga. mayOtf.
TALM ADGE BROS
Respectfully invite all when in need of choice Gro-
eries and Provisions, to examine their magnificent
stock before bnying. Come *nd see, and yon will not re
gret it,
74 & 76 CLAYTON ST
J.N. SMITH &C0.
GRAIN DEALERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
ELEVATOR MILLS.
Special attention given to Storage and Custom Grinding
OFFICE AT MOSS & THOMAS’ WAREHOUSE
ATHENS MARBLE WORKS
A. R- ROBERTSON;
IfAKUEACTOREB AND IMPORTER OF .
Italian, Scotch and American Granite and Monuments
I fears lately con* to* great expetu* to proor* a lot of the* neat Lithocrapaie Dedans of For
sign and American artists, the «ne»t in tka-world, Also a large.nock of beantifnlly fiauhed moo- *
A. R. ROfeERTSON, Athens. Ga.
CERTAIN CATARRH Cr0RE i* a vegetable sp
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only safe, convenient, economical and sure remedy
known. No expensive and daOgtfrou* apparatus requir
ed for it*, use. It oures when others fail to give relief. -
Call or write for circular giving testimonials and full
information. Price one dollar pet bottle; six bottles
or more at the rate of ten dollars per dozen. Manuloc-
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For sale in. Athens by Jno.'‘erawfordACo., Whole
sale and Retail Druggists, Clayton SL, opposite P.O,
