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FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1885. CONDITION. Washington,- Ga., Oct. 21.— There has ■ been no perceptible change in General Toombs’ phys- real condition for the past three days.. His mental condition, how ever, is decidedly worse. IK ATLANTA. All the magnates of the Rich mond & Danville syndicate nre now in Atlanta, with a view of building a line passenger depot in that city. Wc trust that these gentlemen will give Athens a call before leaving for home. 1 ' CRAZY QUILT. . ‘Michael Bios, have on exhibition in one of their windows a beautiful silk crazy quilt made'by Miss Rosa Michael. It is beautifully gotten up, no two pieces being alike in color or pattern. The quilt will probably be raffl'd ATTEKmn SUICIDE IN JEFFERSON. Jefferson, Ga., Oct. ti.—Clem Watson, a colored woman, attempt- ght ed to commit suicide here last nig’ I She took opium' enough to kill al- [ most any one, and was saved only 1 by the best of attention Irom the I doctors. Domestic troubles and too I * much whisky led to the attempt THE STREET RAILWAY. We only lack now $900 of raising the necessary $5,000 to insure the confpletion ot our street railroad. This sum ought to be easily raised. Mr. Snodgrass has been telegraph ed to* hold his'proposition open a few days, Jo give Athens another opportunity to get up the money. CQTTON FROM OACIBSVILLB. ’ Athens’ qotton receipts thus far the* present season are far in excess of any previous year, anJ it is coin ing in from points that neverbelore shipped here. For instance the Gainesville cotton buyers * are ship ping nearly all the receipts of their town to our city, as it is a much bet ter-market than Atlanta. * CHEAP RAILROAD BATES. Toe White has issued a beauti fully printed and illustrated hand bill of the Northeast Georgia Fair, announcing a reduction ol rates on A the Georgia railroad ami its branch es lo Athens 01 lour cems per mile for round trip tickets. The tail from Atlanta to Athens and hack is $425 Tickets good tor return pas sage until November 7th. urns is still ve down for a t that the heai the comptroller general’s office will 'omi he spliced. Mrs. Caruth, sister to Mrs. Good rum, is very sick. Misses Mollie and Sallie Woodis, two of Oconee’s charming daugh ters, were in the city yesterday. Our friemf Harvey Huggins is the proud father of a fine little girl. Dr. C. D. Long has returned orn a short visit to Atlanta. Mr. C. G. Junes, of Augusta, who graduated last year at the Universi ty, is now taking a past graduate course in German and French; a* John Hopkins', in Baltimore. Mr. L. M. Brand, who recently entered the University, has return ed to his home in Walton county, having received a dispatch of the serious illness of his sister. Mr. A. E. Griffith is in Augusta. Col. W. D. Young, of Tallulah, was in the city yesterday. Col. Gates, of Lula, the boss hotel man of Georgia, paid Athens a fly ing visit. wenther be nropritious, there undoubtedly hen very large attend! ance, and the exhibition hall will be crowded with unusually fine dis plays of all farm products and arti- ticles from the hands of the artist, mechanic and artisans. The floral hall will be specially attractive, forf it will contain numerous articles of fancy work made by the deft Angers] of many oi Athens’ fairest.daugh ters, but they will not be allowed to carry olf the honors uncontested, for the ladies of the surrounding. Small Items That a Reporter Caufht on TSOfytf-', theFJy Yesterday. Cold, clear, frosty weather yes terdnv. The white chrysanthenum is now the floral star. The Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia will meet in Macon on next Tuesday, the 37th inst, and will remain in-session three days'. The Southern Mutual Insurance Company, of Athens, Ga., has de clared a dividend of 63 per cent, to all policy holders for the past year. Our leading colored men are all eir support to the Citi- A CHICKEN RAISER. Bdl Beusse is raising game chick ens lor an Athenian sportsman, who taxes all he breeds at 50 cents apiece. Bill says the past year has been bad on chicken raisurs, as there was too much rain. A dry year is always best for the business. tiieir handiwork that will be a cred it to them , and an honor to their section; so let the fair maids of Athens take notice and expect no easy victory. The merchants and manufacturers display promises to be quite an attractive' feature at the approaching fair. Many of them will arrange their exhibits in quite an attractive manner, and will spare no trouble or expense in making these a credit to the fair and quite an advertising card for themselves. Some of Athens’ most popular Ju dies are at wqrk making the flags and banners that will float from the “outer walls” of the grand stand and main hall at the fair grounds. ARE KOtrbPE.VI.VO THE LARGEST, CHEAPEST A (VO rr.VEST STOCK 0T pledging th< xens r Ticket There will be no change made counties will contribute articles of in the officers or employees of the -Lucy Hinton- A DESERVED COMPLIMENT. | The re-election of Superinten dent Bernard, of the North Eastern, is a fitting coni'plimentlo a faithful and efficient officer, and gives great satisfaction to the business men of Alliens. He is as popular with the public a* with his road. COL. HUOOiNB' INSURANCE. It is the Georgia Hume Company, ot.Columbus, with which Col Hug gins is having ttouble about his in surance. Two competent judges have Assessed his damage at $1,; and even after this the company fused to pay him. Col. H. will go to law. Fresh damage to his stock from water is discovered every day. .75°. THE TALLULAH HOTEL. We learn that Mr ii. I,. Moss snjs the idea of Mr. Maitm having an) thing to do with the burning ol Mr. Young's hotel is ridiculous, us he is incapable of such an act; that he deeply legrets Mr. Young’s loss, and sympathizes with him as much as at.y one. It w*s to his pecuniary interest to have as many hotels as possible at Tallulah, us they would build up the place and thus enhance the value of Itis property there. He would br glad to have not only Mr Young rebuild, but to see a half dozen new hotels go up. will notTuildT' Col W. D. Young, of Tallulah, was in he city yesterday, and tells us that he will not build at Tallulah until the law suit about the land on which the hotel stood is settled, which will be next, spring. He speaks of moving to Gainesville for a short while, and from there he will go to Florida. The burning of Col. Young’s property is a great loss not only to himself hue to those who visit Talhdah during the sum mer months. TEE LUCY HINTON TOBACCO. We yesterday had the pleasure of a call from Mr. Lueday, travelling agent for T. C. Williams & Co., the big tobacco dealers of Richmond, Va. Mrs. L. is a handsome and genial gentleman, and one of the most popular drummers that visits Athens. He hits contracted to ad vertise the famous Lucy Hinton to* bacco in the Banner-Watchman, of .which Talmadge Bros.-are agentsin Athens. This tobacco is the finest sold in the Athens market, being the pure weed, every leaf picked stocked. PROHIBITION IN OGLETHORPE. We never knew a quieter cam paign than the prohibition contest in Oglethorpe. Neither side ap pears to be working, and it is prob able that a very small vote will be polled. Prohibition will triumph by about 200 majority, unless the friends of the cause consent to yield the victory by staying away from the polls. This is the only danger that ihreatens them. A DAMAGE SUIT. We learn that a living in the country will file a damage suit against a prominent physician of Athens, for .mistreating an injury that he received. The. prosecutor claims that he has been seriously and permanently injured;'; A PENITENTIARY OFFENBE. It is made by the lews of Georgia a crime, punishable with imprison ment in the penitentiary, to fraudu lently pack and sell cotton, by using either water or any other substance to increase its weight. Every sea son more or less of such swindles are exposed by the compresses at Athens, and there is no trouble 10 trace up the offender. J THE OEORQIA MIDLAND. President Pope Barrow, of the North-Eastern, says there is no im pediment in the way of building the Georgia Midland except that injunction aguinst the city council of Athens—if it is lilted by the su preme court money will be forth coming to iron and equip the road between Athens and Columbus. There is already enough subscribed to grade it. MBS. O. W. STOKES' NARROW ESCAPE. Mrs. G. W. Stokes bad a fortu nate escape from a serious burning yesterday. She was standing in front of the grate, at her horn*, and in some way her dress caught on fire. In an instant the flames were leaping up her back, when Dr. Stokes, her husband, who was in the room, sreing her danger, threw her upon the bed and smothered the flame which would, in a little while, have caused her death. Mrs. Stokes did not see the fljme until ■U was over. The Doctor burnt his hand painfully in extinguishing the flames, and will not Be able to attend to any dental work in sev eral days.—Madisonian. A RAILROAD WAS. The rate svar between the East Tennessee road and the Western & Atlantic it worse than ever. The former road has established an of fice in Nashville and announced a reduction of 70 per cent, in rates to the Southeast and to Jacksonville. This carries the war into theterrito ry of the L. & N., and will involve that line. All the cuts are made from Chattanooga as a bate, each of the warring lines having local rates from Nashville and Knoxville to Chattanooga. The trouble arises from the fact that both have paral lei roads out of Chattanooga to At lanta, End no pool arrangements will be observed. The war has been in progress two months and is more bitter- to-day than ever. DON'T JUDGE BY APPEARANCES. Hon. James M. Smith, the big planter of Oglethorpe county, went to a livery stable in Atlanta the other day to buy s pair of horses, and noticing a fine team just start ing ofT asked the proprietor his price for them. “They area higher than you would want to pay, sir,” was the reply, “bgt if you will step bsck I will show you some cheaper ones.” “I think I am a better judge of, what I want and am able to pay for stock than you are, sir,” remark ed Mr. Smith. “Oh, well," replied the stable nun, with a smile, “1 will sell you that pair for $t,000.” “Send them down to my plantation and I wilt give you a check fair $750 for them,” said Col. Smith. “They are yours, sir,” remarked the trader, and this week the stock passed through Athens en route to Pleas ant Hill. The dealer remarked to a gentleman in Athens thst he would never again size a man’s pocket bdok by bis fooks. Col. Smith bought $1, 500 worth of stock before he left the stable. THE CLUVERICS CASE. Mr. Ludy, of Richmond, Va., says there i; not a shadow of doubt about Cluverius murdering Lillian Madisor. and that he is a hardened scoundrel. The prisoner got a new trial on the ground that the torn note was admitted in evidence, but he will certainly be convicted again, lie has no sympathy where his crime is known. THE CONCERT FRIDAY NIOHT v This will be one of the best and most interesting entertainments ever put upon the boards of Athens. No pains have been spared to render it a success. The stage furniture will he ovei 100 yers old, and the cos tumes the ssme as were worn by our ancestors. The best musical talent of Athens and this section will take part. Reserved seats will to-day be put on sale at CranfoTd’s job office. Be sure and buy a ticket. North-Eastern railroad. We will publish the Athens free school bill in full. The police think they will cap ture the young dynamiters. Our agent at Lexington, Mr. Branch, sends us word that he is getting a great many new subscri ber!:. Miss Moore’s hills were potted yesterday and are beauties. Calvin has gone into the Dutch herring and Limburger cheese but' iness. The Mayer to-day announces an election on the free school issue. Our cotton seed oil mill is work- gsplendidly. ^ The full moon in October nevi fails to bring cold weather and frost The Daily Banner-Watchman is a small sheet, but it gives all the news in a nut-shell. The Mayor should employ some one to wash the street lamp globes. They are a disgrace to the city. Judge Lumpkin jputs a fine of twenty dollars on all illegal voters in Oglethorpe. John Booth ejects to spend sev eral months m Charleston buying cattle. A gentleman this week’oflered to bet ${00 that Mr. Reaves is elected Mayor. About half the cows in Athens have been sold off since the stock law went into effect. -Pack lias gone bsck on the demo cratic party and now opposes Hill for Governor of New York. Be sure and reserve your seat' to-d:,y lor the Old Folks concert. The Southern Mutual, of Athens, never refuse* to pay its just losses. The “mower” lias supplanted the “dude.” So called fioin the way he cuiries his cane. ever pat upon the Athens marks!. We boasht direct from the lending mi reeh goods mtdo to order tho prcient icssan. Thero has been * uarlsod ' ud ve shell give oar pstrons tho lull benedt of the reduction. Rrerrthlni edtobejult urepies-Mitod, end we refertoonr petrous lo the p ‘ without glrlng uextrtel, •»,! ve will gi»e you better geode nt I to be Juel u represented, > BALDWIN £ FLEMING, Deupree Block, Athensj Ga. NORTHEAST GEORGIA FAIR. nlcutl A Yeueey, Hodgson Bros* Forty Head Cows and 1 Heifers, And a far Chalet Bade. All tha bttt bloods will ha represented. AD Interested ebon GREAT ATTRACTION 3,4,5,6, November, 1885. Judge W. B. Thomas says it is ridiculous to talk about prohibition A H10H COMPLIMENT. The speech of Mr. Tinsley W. Rucker, of Athens, in the supreme court, is prnnounced a very fine le gal argument by competent critics. Even the Macon Telegraph goes so far as to say that Mr. Rucker’s name is synonymous with brains and brilliancy, and he it destined to s grand legal eminence. The Even ing News considers him one of the most brilliant and promising young lawyers in the state.—Augusta News; nurtiug- trade in Athens. Morgan county is sending a great deal of cotton to Athens this season. Some ot the merchants, to keep up appearances, and also to keep their clerks busy, load up a wagon at the front and drive it around the square and unload at the back door. Mr. Cartledge, Col. Young’s clerk at Tallulah, has rented a little house and opened a store at Tallulah. The left wing oi the Harmony Grove Signal, was in the city yes terday. AN OLD CITIZEN OONB. Mr. Reese Barber, an old citizen, well known in Athens, was buried at his home in Madison county on Wednesday. SALE OP JERSEYS. In this issue appears the adver tisement of the Jersey raisers of Clarke county. Fifty head of cows and heifers and a few choice bulls will be sold on the last day of the fair. The best bipods of the world will be represented in the tale and all the lovers of fine Jersey a should be present This is the first Jersey sale in Clarke county, and if the owners of Jarseys meet with success it will be kept up annually at the fair. THE SALTATION ARMY. The advance guard of the Salva tion army has arrived in Atlanta, and is very active in the distribution oi tracts, papers, circulars and like campaign documents. If this mot ley crowd oi fanatics and self styl ed religious crusaders conduct them selves in that city as they have else where,a prominent citizen says they will be regarded by all good people and law abiding citizens are an un mitigated nuisance. It is to be hoped the vagrant .and. tramp Jaw will be rigorously enforced during their stay In Georgia. We ere get ting to be a long suffering pople, hot the line ought to be drawn somewhere, and tbo Salvation Army it a good place to draw it Lacy Hinton* THE TWO SAMS. An exchange alludes to Rev. Sam Jones’ and Mr. Sam Small’s associ ation as the “Sam Sam Combina tion.” It further says this “combi nation is.giving a tent performance at Birmingham.” A UNIVERSITY ORADUATE. Frank Leslie's for this week eon- tains a fine likeness of Dr. Curry, the newly appointed Minister to Spain. Dr. C. graduated at the University of Georgia in 1843; after wards he went to Harvard and graduated in law.' Boys Terribly Assault a Olrl. Primrose. Pa., Oct si.—Last evening a number of female schol ars were returning from school at Oakdale, near here, when they were met by three boys—two white and one colored—aged about eighteen years, who attacked them with re volvers. All of the girls escaped but Minnie McKemp, fourteen years old, who was seized b) the yonn| outlaws and terribly assaulted an< left lying on the ground uncon scious. She was found by friends some houis later, and a posse was organized and after a long search the assailants were arrested here. Lumpkin Independent: iiome Stewart caunty farmers hsve their cotton picked without separating it from the hulls, it being so poor that they cannot hire neeioes to pick it any other way. They are then compelled to hire an extra force to separate the cotton from the trash. Don’t I forget top . „„„ _ by the first day ot November. > pay youri NEW GROUNDS, ; NEW BUILDINGS, -■" ; ELEGANT TRACK, ETC. a BASE BALL, FINE STOCK, GRAND EXHIBITldN. ' 1 * ytuui .* The largest crowd ever, at a similar exhibition expected. Let every-, body come and Bring Something to Exhibit..' . ; . G. H; YANCEY’, Pres’t won \ ui.HiilirJ -.ml y l»»t> Jo JUSlf TT-- — - :-^'t-SF-TTbv-~ ; lLX> ; S. M. 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