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fkft BANNER-WATCHMAN ATHENS, (JA, JANUARY
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HORSFORD’S
BREAD PREPARATION
THE BEST BAKING POWDER IN THE WORLD,
Is made by Prof. Horsford’a proceaa, the only process that produce*
« baking powder of nutritive value.
It tupplle* the nutritioul and strength-giving phosphates required
, by the sjvtem.
Requires lest shortening then any other powder.
It is recommended by eminent physicians.
It contains no cream tartar, alum, or any ydulteration whatever.
Put ‘ap in bottles. Every bottle warranted.
For tale by all dealers.
Cook Book Free. Rumford Chemical Work,, Providence, R. I.
BURPEE & BROS.
AT THE OLD SEN80N SHOP,
NEAR REAVES’ STABLE,
Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, and all
^ " kinds of &T REPAIRING
'V'??' h ly done on short notice. Prices Lower
then Athens hat ever known before.
janad&njm,
OLD AND NEW.
CLARKE AND OCONEE COUN
TIES THEN AND NOW-
•the ltpn of the Whigx” na once sent
to tho Senite. Cspt L 8. Vincent, agal-
Isat man, was once Sheriff of tho county,
and was elected to tho house and senate.
Vincent went out in the tray at captain
of the company and died in service.'’ Hit
name is on the monument of tho heroes
ef Clarke county, and justly so.
“Then Atbury Hull was elected to the
senate, at wars Cincinnatus Peeples and
Col. BiV.ops. Clarks used to bare three
A BOND OF UNION JUST I members in the House;'then the num-
ACttOSS THERIVF.R. ber was seduced to two and finally to
one. Among those elected to the House,
I recall Wm. Starr, Richard Richardson,
Francis Jackso', Thos. F. Lowe and
others. 1
WHAT JUDGE ASA M. JACKSON
SAYS OF OLD LKADKR8.
ti.
HUSBAND:
Why don’t you buy
your meats of Charley
Schulmrl? He Takes
all the b' nos out of roasts
sjo that you will have no
obstruction in carving
His mutton chops arc su
perb and his all pork sau
sage will tickle the pal
ate of the most fastidious
epicure. Mr. Shuhart’s
— long experience gives him
the knowledge w hich lias
long been needed in our
midst.
Don’t fail to call on him
at his place of business on Foundry street.
Reaves Warehouse Company,
ATHENS, GEORGIA,
II! 1DV1HCIS HIDE ON HUH
DAGGING and Tie* Furnished at Market Price*. Strict Personal Attention Given
“ to Weighing and Sampling Cotton. Fire I’roor Warehouse. Ample Fecilitiee
for Stonge. octlSdb .
GRIFFITH & MELL,
INSURANCE AGENTS.
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3,000.000 7,838 401
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£ 3,0(10,000 ill U. S. 8,431,871
1,300,000 3,6691306
1,000,000 2.443.806
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F..O. Box 88, ATHENS, GEORGIA. ngvpdiy.
ALL AND TAKE A NIP!
Ibaraoa b.a<l a select strcksMbs bate
W H ISKIES
toetoaiMd, MOUNTAIN UOENia + tofHk* with ths favodts
is difficult to separate Oconee from
Clarke. I find mjself writing of them
interchangeably. So much that was
great in tho past of, the county
indentified with Watkinsville, and bo
much that is promising in Oconee to-day
is claimed with neighborly pride by
Clarke.- The people of the baby county
have been associated with us in one com
munity so Jong that we are swift to ap
propriate their history and their business,
and a r ter “the other placea were cloaed
up,” we w»re prompt to meet upon their
border and revive our spirits Id the
of the Oconee.
For the past eighteen months Oconae
has been tho complement ef Clarke,
is difficult to see how we could gotten
along without it. Prohibition baa been
successful in Clarke chiefly bccaae it haa
not been ao in Oconeo. If there was
ever any doubt as to the wisdom of cut
ting off the county, it haa been diasipa
ted—dissolved in the neighborly offices
which that county has securod for many
of our citizens,-and which she continues
to offer with free hand aud open spigot.
In writing up tho institutions of Oco
nee there is one which we have not men
tioned, but which has not suffered from
our neglect. The track of vehicles was
deep and frequent during the holidays
and the by-paih th ough the woods was
hewn clean by the army of jug-carriers.
No well in tho Soudan ever gave more
frequent refreshment On our trip
tbiough Oconeo we stopped at Fowler's.
First, because everyone else does; and
second, becauseiie is a friend and patron
of the Dinner-Waxcuman. 1 found a
courteous, quiet-looking man at the
head of an unprotuUious but orderly es
tablishment—remarkably free from
loungers, full of “private stock’
stumped with an air of thrift. It is not
in the province of this sketch to discuss
prohibition or to pass upon the law in
Ocouee. It is enough to say that the ae<
lion of tho council of Watkinsvil e it
wiihholdiijg licenses wi-I not hurt Fow
ler, and that for the present, the How of
Moorlin and golden corn goes on with
the glad New Year.
£,The prohibition contest will be decided
iu Jan. and if Judge Hutchins con trues
result dry, it will probably bo some time
in March before the decision will take
effect. Air. Fowler, 1 hear, haa made
about $15,DUO and can afford, at that time
to retire.
I asked Ordinary Thrasher about the
probable result, fie said he had only
been connected judicially with the mat*
ter and hence forth had nothing more to
do with tho question. He was neither
a partisan of one side or tho other.
THE EAGLE HOTEL.
One of the landmarks of Watkinsville
is the old tavern which in marked by a
swinging sign bearing the name of the
house and that of the old landlord, Rich
ardson. Every inch of this old building
is historic. Its kitchen and dining room
have lost none of their cheer and charm.
The judge's chamber is still there, and
the members of the bar have their owe
placea o' lodging aa thoroughly aa if in
their own homes. During court week
the Eagle’s Neat u given over to the
lawyers by Mrs. Swep Billups, and the
table reflects the good housekeeping of
that popular lady. We Invaded the hotel
while the returns from the Christmas
hog killings were still coming in. The
bar bar never had a belter welgpme than
the press hid this time.
Mrs. Billups remembers all the old
fellows who v used to visit the circuit and
practice there. She said that Gov. Cobb
was tho life of the. house during court
and that his hearty laugh could be beard
all over the house. Her reminiscences
of the bar would fill a book.
HON. ABA M. JACKSON.
Thtre la one officer of old Clarks
whom the Bann aa-Watch man sought
out, and who has been identified with its
public business and its people so long,
that he embodica much of the history of
his time. Hon. Asa M. Jackson, Judge
of the court of Ordinary, became clerk
of that court In January 1U41. At that
time the old Inferior court had jurisdic
tion ef fit matters ^pertaining to estates,
but Judge Jackson thus early came into
possession of tho county records. In
1851 the Constitution of the State was
changed, while Howelt Cobb was Gover
nor, and an Ordinary was i-l«cted in
every county. Asa M. Jackson then:
was elected Ordinary in TUrko county
in January 1852. and with the exception
of the interim just after the war, when
civil government was virtually aban
doned, has been in office ever since. -
Judge Jackson want to Watkinsville
In 1835, and clerked for two years in a
store. In 1837-*38 he was ajpartner in
business there with Hon. Nat C. Barnett
In 1840, when the Whigs put Harrison In
Jackson btcame clerk ot the court of
Ordinary the next year, and these two
m a have held their positions in St* e and.
, .l..,l:1. t nm ilia. atb.. 'I-L J
yea. uaracu ana i were
Whigs, it wan. once called fee
Right’s party, a declaration of ■
principles you published not loni
r rtneipti
n those
yon publtabM got long ago.
dayi' the party published its I
’Yes, politics waa often bitter. Men
fell out and fought and soma got drunk.
But people were decided in their views
and fixed in their principles. Political
barbecues were held and candidates
spoke, bnt8ucb a thing aa paying people
to vote was never known. I never heard
in those days of the use of a corruption
fund.”
“Among the largest and wealthiest
farmers in the county,” said Judge Jack-
son, “were the Strouds, Thrashers,
Branches, Williamsons and Middle-
brooks. Farmers generally raised their
own cows hogs horses and mules.
Farming was not intensive. Methods of
fertilizing were not known, and the sys
tem of planting and cultivation waa not
practiced as.skillfully as now; but in
many ways planting was more econom
ically carried on.”
“It used to be the practice to clear a
field, wear it out, then clear another.
When the plantation was exhausted, the
farmer would move away. Land in Oco
nee county now worth $12 or $15 aa
i, could then be bought for 40 cents
an acre.” -
Yes, there is some fine oak and hick
ory land now in the lower part of Oco
nee. Below Watkinsville you find the
red clay subsoil; above, the sandy land
prevails. Farmers gave most of their at
tention to raising plantation stock. They
were usually careful to breed from good
strains; but fancy stock and racing horses
were little looked after.”
“Watkinsville was named for old man
Watkins, who came from Virginia, an 1
who owned most of the lands about
there. 1
Judge Jackson said that the contests
between Athens and Watkinsville over
the court house were sharp and fre
quent. The old Whigs stuck to Wat-
kinsvillo, and the democrats in the lower
part of the county would nevervote with
their party to move the county seat, so
that Watkinsville kept her position
against all opposition. Had it not been
for the war, with the breaking up of the
Whig party, Watkinsville would have
had the court house of old Clarke till
now. Athens would have grown any
how, but Watkinsville might have evap
orated without it.”
The first marriage license of record,
Judge Jackson said, was issued in De-
mber, 1804.
The facts about tho old Perry Will
have been published before. Judge Jack-
son says it was the most remarkable
document he ever heard of. It is still
on the minutes of hia court Perry, a
citizen of Clarke, made hia will appoint
ing certain citizens of the county as ex
ecutors. In the will he stated the fact of
pending trouble between him and a party
named Wells. The trouble, he recited,
grew out of a jealousy about Wells’ wife.
Perry asserted his innocence of all In
trigue and complicity, but stated that he
confidently expected to be killed by
Wells. If ao, he left instructions for his
executors to prosecute bis alajer to the
extent of the law., Subsequently Perry
was shot and killed by Wells. The will
was probated. Th* executors perform
ed their duty aa prosecutors; Wells was
tried before Judge Clayton, found guilty,
sentenced and hanged—all within a few
months after the drawing of the will.
THE PUBLIC MEN.
’What was your estimate of public
men at that time, Judge Jackson?”
“In my recollection, Payne was consid
ered the finest pleader of hia time.”
“Chaa. Dougherty was a man of pro
digious reasoning power. His logic rath
er than his learning gave him his pres
tige. Law being founded upon reason,
he was enabled to draw from his fault
less deductions, rather than glean from
the books. He was a power on the stump
and omnipotent before a jury. Dough
erty stuttered a little—just enough to
enable him to collect hia thoughts—like
McDaniel”
“Tom Cobb,” continued Judge Jack-
■on, “waa one of the closest students of
the law I ever knew. He practiced his
profession faithfully, watching all points
of bis work. In th* management of a
case in the court house be waa faultless.
He had a great capacity fur work and
never felt fatigue. He would labor at
the court house in Watkinsville all day.
ride home to hia family at night, and
return to court next morning aa fresh as
He seemed to have the endurance
of an elephant.”
“I remember once in 1840, when the
Democrats had nominated for President
=
formally unite' with tho churdr when
prostrated with paralysis in New York.
To return to Judge Jackson, ha recalls
among the members of the bar, Cone ft
Dawson, of Greene, Foster ft Reese, of
Morgan, and Davis, of Walton.
Among tho prominent members of the
bar who practiced at Watkinsville in
Uiose days waa Basil H. Overby, of
Jackson county. Ho waa a fine lawyer
and noble man,and waa the tether of Mr.
Earl Overby.
He waa ones the temperance candidate
for Governor afthe time that Herache!
V. Johnson was elected as a Democrat
over Garnett Andrews, who ran probs-
bly on the American platform. This it
one of the first instances of th* temper
ance issue appearing in Georgia politics.
The prominence of the Overby's in
Oconee now, and the interest which has
invested the prohibition contest, still
hung up in the courts in that county,
makes this reminiscence one of peculiar
interest
Among the younger members of ’ibst
bar were Aaa M. Jackson, who waa ad
mitted in 1842 and Samuel P. Thurmond
admitted in 1843.
Theae old citizens we still have with
ua. They have been hard workers and
true men,and will be remembered by the
generation among whom they move—the
oneaa a faithful public servant, the other
as a conscientious legal advocate.
LEftfOIV ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Drink.
Fifty cents and one dollar per bottle.
Sold by druggists.
Prepared by H Mozely, M. D. Atlan
ta, Ga.
For biliousness and constipation take
Lemon Elixir,
For indigestion and foul stomach take
Lemon Elixir.
For aick and nervous headaches take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness and nervousnes take
Lemon Elixir. .
For loss of appetite and debility take
Lemon Elixir.
For fevers, chills and malaria, take
Lemon Elixir, all of which diseases arise
from a torpid ordiseased liver.
Lemon Hot Drop*-
Cure all Coughts, Colds, Hoarseness,
Soar Throat. Bronchitis, and all Throat
and Lung diseases. Price 25 cents.
Sold by druggists. Prepared by Dr. H.
Mozley, Atlanta, Ga., in both liquid and
lozenge form,
Dulversity of Georgia.
Office ot State Chemist.—Athena, Oa
June 27, 1884.—I have been familiar for
a number ot years with the general and dealers in all 1
pn*paraUous. Pr °* t Wrought, Cast and Sewer Pipes, Pumps, Wlodn Is and Hydraulic Rams.
made by me of the -* Acid Phosphate”
and "Bread Preparation,' allow them*
to be exactly what is claimed for them
Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
NEW BAKERY! •
H. EITAM,
Announce* to tho oltisrni of Alban* that ho will koep constantly oa hand all Undo of
be exactly what is claimed for them
thecirculars accompanying the pack
ages. The “ Acid Phosphate" is a con
centrated solution in water of Acid
Phosphate of Lime. The " Bread Pre
paration" is a mixture of Acid I'hos-
S hate of Lime, carbonate of soda and
our. When mixed with water, carbonic
acid gas is liberated and a double phos
phate of lime and soda Is formed and
remains in the bread when baked. In
ordinary cream ct tartar baking powders
the substance left in the bread after
"raising" Is rochelle salts—a double
artntte of soda and potash. The phos
phates are useful mineral substances in
animal nutrition and growth, the ter-
rates are not. In my opinion, the
phosphatlc Powder is, therefore pre.
rerable to the other, so far as health is
concerned. H. C WHITE.
James K. Polk, of Tennessee, against
Henry Clay. Cobb was a Democrat and
made a political speech st Watkinsville.”
“A few days later, Judge Lumpkin,
Bis tether-in-law, met him in Athens and
said to him: Tom, I hear you made a
political apeech in WatkinavilU the other
day. My son, this is your first; let it be
your last!'”
* “I never heard of hia making another
political speech until the days of seces
sion," said Judge Jackso.i. He worked
m bit profession after that and let poli
tics alone. So far aa I know, he never
held a civil office in hia life."
“He was an intensely good man; an en
thusiastic Christian."
. “Governor Howell Cobb waa undoubt-
otfic. a, Pmid.nl, Mr.-lfiirn.tt beram. '£
““iff Mitonnl and international law.and
fiscal matters, rather than private cares.
Lika Ben Hill, he would go into politics
sndssldom stayed long at the conrt*.
He waa a man of the people, with great
mind nnd big heart.”
Mr. Calvin Johnson told the Banxa-
WaTCHwax that Howell Cobb was one
of the broadest men he ever knew. He
would go out into the streets and talk to
tho country teamsters as they came to
town" Ha waa fond of taking hia friends
to hit house, and bin hospitality extend-
ed t> political opponents aa well aa to hia
allies. Ha was ineapablt of malice or
reoenlmeot He was euily melted by
fall of
county steadily f.ora that time. The
great seals and public records noser had
more faithful guardians than the two
young men who clerked orer the counter
nt Watkinsville in 1835.
“Th n you were a Whig, Judge Jack,
son':”
•0; yes. Harnett and I wero both
l '“— '• —i once called the States
a declaration of whose
published pot long
the party pubiishc
JSE.S3& JESS] _
^were aom. giants in the uftniTdi^wittS
“*«•. Ch ‘£ 5 Dongh.rty and | C °i'i’ c , ra that in the Utter part of Got.
Col. Billups were the county■ leadera Cobb’s life he was much touched by
then. The party used to hold >ta readinr a little book, “the Christ of His-
conr.ntion on tb» 4th Jnly 1 u, “.rejoined thVch=«h and
hr hiU^Md^'andilutts g»<* todtoud to httmanitariinis=‘ Hn I
Elam Daibt.—Mr, F. A. Thornton, of
Rome, Ga n has connected himself with
the Elam Dairy Farm, and would be
pleased to receive orders next year, for
milk and butter. Mr. Thornton comes
highly recommenced aa a dairyman. Any
orders given him will be filled morning
and evening.
George Conklin, the lion-tamer, says
he will have nothing to do with cross
eyed animals, nor use any other remedy
for his coughs and colds bqt Dr. Bull’s
Cough Syrup.
A Bad Fix.
Thousands of men and women all over
our country are silently miserable, while
the outside world think you nave ne
cause to grieve. But, ah! We pronounce
no anathemas against any other remedy,
but we assert that one single bottle of B.
R. B. will do more in the cure of any case
of blood poison than twelve bottles of
any other- Our book ia free and it tells
the tale. Address.
BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga.
Order* will l>* delivered It
leave orders al
decZSdlv.
HULL & HIPKINS,
Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters,
LICENSED PLIT.tIBEttT. i*HE
ATHENS GAS LIGHT AND WATER WORKS CO’S.
Personal Knperri*lon Given to all Wort and Natfrfaetloa Guaranteed In every Instance.
CLAYTON STREET, ATHENS, GEORGIA, O ODGSOX BRO
deeiod&wtf,
MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS,
A. R. ROBERTSON, *
AGENT FOR IRON FENCING FOB GRAVE LOTS.
A large stock of finished Granite and K.orble Mounumenfs ready for lettering.
Also, a largo stock of new lithographic designs to sele t fopro. Call and get my
prices
jesg-iyd&w
A. R. ROBERTSON, Athens, Ga.
■ 1 heir Business Boomlnc.
Probably no one thing has caused
such a general revival of trade at Long
ft Taylor’s drug store aa their giving
away to their sustomers of so many free
trial byttles of Dr. King’s New Discov
ery for Consumption. Their trade ia
simply enormous in this vsry valuable
article from the fact that it always cures
and never disappoints. Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup,and all throat
and lung diseases quickly cured. You
can teat it before buying by getting a
trial bottle free, large aixe $1. Every
bo+tle warranted.
NEW YEAR
PRESENTS]
C. A. SCUDDER,
JEWELER & SILVERSMITH.
After December 25th we will close out o ol < nr
Fancy Goods at
JOHN CRAWFORD & CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
ORUQQISTB . . ATHENS, QA.
Ad Tic. to H other*.
Mu. WlNiLOWi Southing S»ur
should always be used for children teeth
ing. It soothen the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind colie
nnd is the but remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty fire cents a bottle.
Just Think of It.
It ban spread orer tho country Uk.
wildfire. It wilt make the use or medi
cine unneceaaary half the time: For n
wondor it ia cheap, considering its rep
utation, nnd can be had ot all at fifty
cent* yor bottle; it in also on draught nt
soda fountains. They call it Uoxie Nerve
Food, and in n sure cun for nervousness
and all ntrvoui affection,
BfiLl They Come.
Almost every one in troubled with
nervouineu In some form, and nice,
tenths of tbs prevailing illness cornea
(ram nervous exhaustion, brought on
by overerorfc, mental strain or dissipa
tion. No wondor people are asking for
a rel t • nerve remedy like Mozie
Nerve Food, It builds you up, nod
strengthens your whole nervous system.
Tryit
e quickest time on record I Neural-
gin of the wont type-cuiwa by one dow
oi SMITH’S BILE BRANS in from one
to lour boon, ns many who have tried
it ran testify. It dou eeem strange that
sensible people will suffer with this
terrible disease when speedy relief can
jurely be found is thin simple safe and
Inexpensive remedy,25 cmtaForaale by
aHProgtateanildwHreln medicine, sr
i
H. N. WILLQOX,
INSURANCE AGENT,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
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Books at E. W. BURKE’S.
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