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THE TIME HAS COME.
ATHENS IN A POSITION TO REAL
; IZE HER ADVANTAGES.
The Presperlty VMek Await* l ! '-*
The New Railroad* Kaacklug at
Oar Doari-A SZap an* picture at
Oar Growing l*i>re*U«W«*ttf t t
Compendia** *f Railroad*. Water
Fewer, Industriesand Trade Fa
cilities— shall we Hare It?
The time has come to boom Athena.
We »e fully impressed with that feet,
and the new advantages which are crowd
ing into notice remind u* that Athena it
ready to be boomed.
Two new railroad lines are projected
. to this city. On* has already been com
pleted half way, and work upon the
other will be given out early tbis spring.
' The people of the city' and of . this sec
tion are much encouraged at this pros
pect, and in spite of short crops last fall,
• the outlook to our business community
Vnever was better or brighter.
The boom which hovered orer North
Georgia and Alabama, striking Rome and
Birmingham and Anniston, was from the
richness of the iron mines. Values in
flated like balloons and lands Were rated
like cloths of gold. But the outlook for
Athens does not come from any one ad
vantage or from one interest It arises
from the fact that her railroad position
will be the flnest in Northeast Georgia;
t tat she is situated in the finest cotton
section probably in the State; that she
is surrounded by good grain and grazing
lands; that she
range of water
ATHENS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY
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Adousta asd Chattaxoooa.—Major
Moreno has already run three lines from
this, place to Harmony Grove to secure
the best route for the Augusta and Chatta
nooga road, and is now running another
via Dry Pond, but as It is a little longer
and will probably be no improvement on
one of those already run, ft will not be
adopted. The Major informs os that with
the exception Of a little heavy work at
Davis's r.dge, near town, he is confident of
euteblishing a line not only from here
the Oconee river, but beyond to Ha infesting the country around Gainesville,
mony Grove, that la far better than was - - ° -— - - —
anticipated. The river will probably be
A BURGLAR’S BREAK.
IN THE LITTLE CITY OP HARMONY
GROVE.
One •( the Men nhsi-Hls Campantom
Gets Away—An Orgaalst* Baud— Steal
Kora* Stealing and Burglary*- It
Twa at the Gang In Atkens-A Tall
Accaunt el the Hatter.
Hors* stealers and burglara have been
SG, MARCH, 20, 1887.
creased about a mil* sbev* Humean
8hosIs, and about two hundred yards
below the mouth of Humean Snoali
creek. The permanent location will com
mence next week, and everything put in
readiness for the oontractorio commence
wprk.—Gainesville Eagle.
Tax Bobbin Mai..—A Bank^e-Watch-
ha* reporter met Mr. John H. Newton
the proprietor of the Bobbin Hiltaed ask
ed him about that manufactory. He aald
he hadjuit completed a costly addition
to the mill, and that ite facilities for do
ing business ware now better than ever.
Mr Newten said that the order* wore
more numerous than they had ever been,
and that the mill was considerably be
hind in filling biUa. With steady and
extra runs he hoped to catch up. soon
and by increasing the capacity keep up
with bit orders. The Bobbin
rare manufatory, and it the only one in
this section of the state. It aupplies
many mills with the necessary bol
and spools for their basinets.
Jefferson and Harmony Grove for several
days, and the movement* of the parties
were so euapidouathat they exdted the
attention of the officers of tne law. For
tunately the first attempt of this crowd
waa foiled,; and ended in the arrest of
one of the gang, and will result in the
capture of some of th* other* to a cor-
One day last week two men were In
Harmony Grove* looking around that lit
tle town. Among the other stores they
viaited was that of Mr.C. W. Hood, the
largest store in the town. One of the
men was in the store of Mr. Hood several
‘ day, i
perfectly familiar with all the surround'
logs, with the door*, locks, windows,
etc. >tn talking to Mr. Hood’s book
keeper the man explained his presence in
town by saying he was looking out for a
site for a foundry. Thla explanation
did not satisfy the people, and they were
very much relieved when he took his
departure. „
The party went to Gainesville where
iina they were joined by the others, making
their number four. They were well-
A Danokrous Place.—Therein most
dangerous deadfall in East Athena, form'
ed by the deep cut on the Georgia rail
_ _ road. A street passea near the brink of
the centre of a rich | this cut, and there la no safeguard to pre-
wers, tome of which . vent an accident, and it would not be
range of water powers, some ol wlucb
are already utilised by thriving factories
amt others have been surveyed for mill
stiA; that she hat abundant capital to
drive a targe business and ample storage
and shipping facilities. All these things
combine to make Athens attractive and
proaperons, and have engaged the atten
tion of capitalist! at home and abroad.
THe eyea of Northern investors have
bnen turned * Southward. Railroads,
mines, factories and planing mills are in
creasing everywhere, |and the projec
tion here of the only two new railroads
with anything like substantial backing
In Georgia, shows just whstinay be ex
pected in Athens and in this section.
The time baa come when these advan
tages should be recognized and when i
* proper presentation of our established
interests and growing importance should
-Athena will have an 6p.,a
edition about the middle of April, with
all the prospects and possessions of Ath
ens grouped in one picture. In the first
piece, we will have a map giving the po
iition of Athens in her group of railroads
making to this centre in Northeast Geor
gia. We will have, of course, the Cen
tral and Danville syatems. Wo will havo
the Macon Sc Madison Railroad, with its
completed and incomplete sections. We
will nave the line of the Georgia, Caro
lina and Northern Railroad, drawn from
the converging systems of Mom
C., to Athens. We will have the Athena
and Jefferson Railroad, making a com
plete system to Gainesville and Dahlon-
ega, with its possible connections to Car-
terarille, where it will strike the East
and West Railroad to Birmingham We
will have the Georgia Midland enter
prise, now nearly completed from Co
lumbus to Griffin, and designed to con
nect with the Macon Sc Covington. All
these railroad enterprises will be down
upon our map, together with the location
or the principal water power* ofthi* lec
tion. This map is now being prepared
especially for the Baxmm-Watciihah’s
Railroad | edition, by Mr. Waring,
the excellent draughtsman of the G, C.
A N. engineering corp* in this city. The
plate will be made for our pajier from
this map by the Photo-Eagraving Com
pany, of New York.
Thia paper it designed to be descrip
tive of our factories, foundries, planing
mills, financial institutions and business
houses. It.is intended to present at a
glance the (rede, industries and facilities
of thia city. As near as w* can tall now,
it wilt b* sixteen pages afour daily site,
and will baas complete and as creditable
at ourfriends will aid ns in making It.
If possible, we desire to have cuts of
tome of our business houaes and holi
ness men. We intend to pnt Athena on
paper as correctly and as elaborately as
we poaaibly can. Prom th* aetunncee
we bare bad, we do not doubt w* aha)!
succeed, We will print this itaue on
fine book paper, so as to make a pam
phlet of good finish and durability, and
we intend to print anywhere prom 5,000
to 10,000 copies. These we want to scat
ter over the new territory which is about
to be pura, besides placing a large num
ber at the disposal of the Mayor tod
city authorities, and to our merchants
generally. They can be sent off from
time to time in answer to inquiries from
settlers and capitalist* about Athens.
Now we want every industry and every
business interest to be represented iu
this Railroad issue, wbiob will alio con
tain a full acaount of the meeting in
April, and to b-> sent out aa soon after
that's* possible. We hope to make it a
credit to Athens.
Plaktino DruAHtTi.—The other
.night some thieves invaded CspL Tat-
msdge’a garden, during that gcntlmen’*
absence, and stole several bushels of
ased potatoes ha had that day bedded.
Capt. Talmadge says he Intend* to plant
some dynamite bomba, that will explod*
10 soon aa stepped upon, and will Mlto
into sausage meat some prowler. Petty
larceny is getting to be aa unbearable
aaissnee on the outskirts pf our city. and
the killing of one or two thieves will b*
the only thing to stop it. Thar* is a
t|Mp**lTts by stealing.
surprising any night for somepedestrian or
vehicle to go over its brink, and be wreck
ed on the rails many feet below. If onr
city fathers don’t look into tbis matter
Athens will wake up some morning with
a big damage suit on its bands. It would
be optional with tho injured party to
hold either the railroad or the city re
sponsible.
Ouii New Stag*.—The parties to
whom the secretary of the Athens Build
ing Association wrote for a prices of the
scenery necessary for th* stage, wrote
back word that there malt bo some
mistake In the dimensions of the sta;
that the sizeaent bim was equal tot
Metropolitan theatres. Tho secretary
replied that the Opera House was going
to'be worthy of a" Metropolis, and was sight but remained behind about* idle,
number four. They were
dressed, stopped at the beat hotel, and
made themselves pleasant to alltheymet.
The impression they created was on the
whole pleasant, bat itkeema they did
not fool Tom Haney, tbs Gainesville
marshal. Haney watched them and con
cluded he waa a bigger - fool than he
thought be was if they were honest men.
On last Monday the party hired from Mr.
Meadows, a Gainesville livery man. a
pair of horses, and droreent into the
country. In the meantime one of the
four who remained in town went to a
blacksmith and bad made a strong screw
that fitted into a brace, and got also a
curiously constructed wooden tool made.
Marshall Haney was secretly watching
his movements, and when he found out
this, he waa morally sure the party was
of a auspicious character. Towards
night the party with tbs buggy returned
to Gainesville. The next day two of
tho men hired a pair of horses again
from Meadows, and drove out of Gaines
ville. It was not veiy longTiefore Mar
shal Hr.ney and Mr. MeadowB were fol
lowing behind. .They did not keep in
any play.
Htuie that it will be proud of.
Th* Harmony Grovi Burglar*.—The
burglars who broke into Mr. Hood’s
store at Harmony Grove, spent one day
in Athena this week, but were so cloaely
watched by the police, that they left the
city without any “swag.” Mr. T. C.
Hampton “spotted” them on th* train.
They had two chisels sharpened at
Gainesville, and bought some files of a
hardware store in this city. They sneak
ed in and out of several atores in Athena,
but eoon found that tbty could do no
thing here, and left.
Flax Out in Woods.—Thursday night
fire got out on Mr. Brittmin’s farm, on
th* outskirts of the city, and pasting over
to Dr. W. A. Carlton’s land, swept over
hit river bottoms, destroying a large belt
of growing clover and grass, and also
about 60 cords of wood. By hard work
th* flames were subdued before reaching
Dr. Carlton’a barn and the house where
Mr. Jackson lives. It is a very danger
ous month to let fir* get out.
Fug Pigs.—Mr. Tom Hampton bad
two fin* and frisky specimens ef little
pig* in his wire coop yesterday morning
in front ofhis store. They were but a
little over two weeks old, and were as
comely and fine-textured aa Guinea-pigs.
He called them Ber-Polaa—being crosses
of the Berkshire end Poland breeda. The
pigs were much admired during the dey.
Big Gamx.— Zeke Edge and John Wil-
liamaon went up to GUTivillo Thursday
on a bunting expedition. Altar walking
a considerable distance they concluded to
reel, end one of the guns fell off of a
log, striking the hammer against a rook
and firing the gun, Ilia load passed in
* faw inchea of Mr. Williamson, but for
tunately did no damage, only to scare him
nearly to death.
Tax* Tali*.—Cept. D.C. Oliver tell*
if an apple tree in Madison county that
measures 12 feet in circumference;
whereupon, Mr.' McGinty spoke np and
laid they made canoes in Mississippi (Tom
sassafras trees. Capt Oliver passed ever
hia hat.
A Faculty Msrtino.—fhe Universi
ty faculty had its regular weekly meet
ing Thursday afternoon. It i* very like
ly that the recast duelling episode came
up for discussion, but the result is not
known to the outsider!. The professors
are reticent about the matter, though
several are said to have expressed their
opinions openly.
Tax Fsurr Ctor.—Mr. Dave Gann
tells os that be thinks th* peach crop* it
gone by the board, and even the few
peaches not killed by the frees* are a*
badly nipped that they will not mature.
Thia is hod news, fera coed fruit crop
goes a long way towards bridging over a
Moving Acaoss ths Lna John
Scoggins, who he* been selling whisky
for a number of ysara in Jackson county
will At* Us ptaea of business serosa
tba Bn* is Banks county, where ho can
.till aeU by the gallon.
easily IrsCWBg me 111 Dr munonen tr
llows have the start and are no doubt
lorougbly frightened. • '
Much praise is due to Gainesville’s
ucky Marshal, Tom Haney, and to Mr.
tdows, for their prompt action in the
ter, ami their success has no doubt
Token up an organized effort to rob and
al and plunder in this section,
it will be seen from our regular cor*
respondent from Harmony Grave, whose
iccial is printed below, that Mr. Hood’s
fe would have been a rich prize to the
burglars had their little game not baen
disturbed:
Harmony; Grovi, Mar. 25.—[Special'
A band of-burglars entered' 0. W. Hoot
& Son’s store last bight and had it not
been for the clever Tom Haney, Marshal
of Gainesville,' and Mr. Meadow, of that
place, who followed them here from
Gainesville, would have robbed their safe
of about fl.OO'V and donbtfeu would
hare done all the other stores in town
the same way. But Mr. Haney went in
on them, end shot and seriously wounded
one of them. Will give a detailed
pount of it to-morrow. •
■Tho people of the Grove were veiy
JUST OK
THE LATEST
Fine
of Ladies misses and childel.
CALL EARLY AND SEE THEM,
About eleven e’olock at night the par
ty reached Harmony Grova, and tba two
burglars drove their team into a body of
woods a short distance from Mr. Hood’s
store. In the meantinm Marshal Haney
and Meadows drove Into the town and
■uceeeded in waking np Hr! Quillian
and another man. Non* of the gentle
men had pistols except Haney, and th*
party walked down to the hotel to wake
np the clerks and get thtfr help and
their pistols. While Handing in front of
the hotel the two burglar* passed by,
and seeing the party in front of the hotel,
for some reason *r other -Inquired the
way to the store of Mr. Hood’*.
Not waiting for th* others to get ready
Marshal Haney followed the men np the
railroad track and waited for develop
ment!. As he approached the store th*
man on the verandah shouted out;
“Whose there,?”
-’Whose you?’’ answered Marshal Ha
ney, who gradually grew nearer and
nearer. All at once he saw the fellow
straighten out hi* arm, and th* marshal
dropped, and the pietol belt went over
hia heed. As soon aa tho ahot wj fired
tbs marshal was on his feet and biased
away at the man. Th* first ball grazed
the barelar*! temple, and the aecond
(truck him in the thigh, penetrating the
groin. The burglar shouted out:
“Don't shoot anv more; I’m shot!'
The other burglar, who waa in the
store, broke end ran up the railroad track,
closely followed by the pursuers, but
he got away, turning to the left, and get
ting away under cover of the woods.
The fellow shot was a young looking
man, of perhaps twanty-flva years of age.
He had mad* his way into th* store by
boring into the door and striking the
Ixk bolt, which he broke off with an
iron instrument. His satchel waa filled
with bnrgtan tools of all kinds and
acriptioni; in hia pocket* were letters
containing th* addresses of many small
towns in the South, th* names of stores
and banka, diagrams (bowing the loca
tion of safes and money tills, and the
nimes of banks, with their presidents,
and other officers. That he was a regu
lar crook, there waa no doubt Ha said
his name was Lowry, that he lived in
Atlanta, bnt did not give much informas
tion concerning hia companions, except
to any that two of them hadkone on to
Athens.
When th* doctor arrived to exarint
hia wound h* found that th* fellow was
seriously hurt The ball had struck the
bon* tad had glanced off in a aid* direc
tion. Th* probe did not locate ths ball.
Wbat relief could be given th* man, tba
doctor applied. Yesterday Marshal Ha
ney returned with hia prisoner to Gaines
ville, and Mr.-Meadows drove beck hi*
hone* and boggy to that city through
th* country. Lowry will b* held-to an
swer th* charge of non* stealing at th*
next term of Hall Superior Court, and
when he serve* out hi* term of twenty
yean in the chain gang; h* will b*
brought back to Harmony Grove to an
swer th* charge of burglary.
Th* two men who came on to Athena
bad been neticed by th* police. Th*
news of th* mishap to their eompaniont
bad no doubt reached them and they
mad* track* for other place*. Chief Oil
ver sent down to Bmith's convict camp
for Ms dogs and intend* to try and cap
ture them, if b* can get th* dogs. I t la
hardly likely that he will suoceed, aa th*
oral of the Grove people who were in the
city yesterday were full of the subject.
Much of our information waa obtained
from Ur, C. W. Hood, whoa* large store
the scene of operations.
PERSONAL AND* MINOR ITEMS.
Fresh cheese at W. M. Pittman’s.
Call on J, H. Reaves for a good hone
or mule.. _
Dr, Colquitt will move from Bowman
to 1’noli.
®The apple trees failed to bloom till af
ter the firoat.
^ le ia backward, owing to the
Oats are not looldne at all promising.
They are too dry.'
Mr. R. J. Smith, of Memphis, lain the
city on a visit
There are a good many until stores
going np over Athena.
The Harmony Gror* burglars left their
shoes behind them.
Saddle or harness borsea to be had at
H. Reaves’ stable.
Mr. Thomas, formerly of Athena, will
open a business In Lais.
There is a good deal of liquor being
.:old on ths sly in Athens.
All the burglars in this section of the
country hail from Atlanta.
A great many fine suckers are being
caught out of the Oconee now.
A feather bed will be sold at auction
to-day by A. Coleman, auctioneer.
‘‘“iilgnBiioait iwnii^in ~ 6*>ne*r~
getting a railroad somewhere.
Hon. Samuel Lumpkin, of the North
ern circuit, we* in the city yesterday.
R. T. Fittard, of Winterville, waa
Athens yesterday on a business trip.
Mr. Reavea went to business as soon
as he got back home yesterday.
Just received byj. H..Reaves, a fresh
car of mule. Call and see them.
A herd of less than 50 cattle near
Athans sold for 123,000 we learn.
Th* bnttar famine continues. It la a
hard season to get something te eat.
Evaiything now points to the early
completion of the Macon road to Athen*,
Ba sure and plant an advertisement in
the Baraxs-WATcnuai for to-inorrow.
Mr. Burke ssya it is not true that he
will purchase Mr. Cranford’s job office.
Th* Athens Chronicle office is printing
th* University Catalogue for tbis year.
Just received a new lot of haadsome
flowers at Hirschfield A Blumonthal’a.
Messrs. T. R. R. Cobb and P. W. Mar
tin arrived in the city yesterday at noon.
Mr. Tobe Murray went up with Col.
Smith’s dogs to Harmony Grove yester
day.
We want every citisen to asiietus
some wich our big if sno advertising Ath-
Broad. Street, Athens, Ga.
ONION SETS AND ENGLISH PEAS,
—AT
REDUCED PRICES !
JOHN CRAWFORD & CO.
Wholes*)* and Retail
DRUGGISTS,
ATHENS! GEORGIA.
Brj Goods.
J
NOVELTIES
IN ALL LINES AT
arms s co.
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I
WE ASK AN
Homer Nicholson was Hodoced seve
ral times by hi* welcoming friend* yes
terday.
Several bid* have been received for th*
new Open Houie and atores on Clayton
street,
Billy Downing moved out to the fair
grounds yesterday and will commence
training horses.
Mr. T. W. Rucker (till lingers in Ath
ens notwithatanding the boom in the
magic city of Alabama.
Mr. Johnsan, one of the travelling
agent* of th* Atlanta Constitution, was
in Athens yesterday.
Mayor Hodgpon ia in constant receipt
of letters from Northern capitalists, lik
ing about Athens.
Don’t forget to call and tee Hirach-
fleM Sc Blumenthal’a handsome stock of
imported flower*.
Be son and call at Hinehfleld tc Blu-
menthal's and examine th* prettiest flow
ers in the dty.
Mr. Roborteon has order* for some
very fln* monuments for the, Arnold
family in Madison county.
Mrs. Morris hts th* thanks of this of-
fic* for some delirious bologna sausage
sandwiches on yesterday.
Ex-Mayor Reeves returned yesterday
after a lengthy visit te New York City
and other Northern point*.
W* an permitted to stats that then la
an axcellant prospect of th* Jefferson
road being built the coming summer.
Dr. Camak voluntary gave $1,000 to
tha G, 0. A N ro*4 This is the right
kind of move to build np Athens.
It wren that agaagofprofessional
burglars are operating iq -Georgia. Two
of them were in Monroe this week.
Farmer* are now needing tain badly.
Land is bard and packed, and gardens
and small grain drying up.
The past two months nave bean vary
hard ones on onr physicians. They have
been kept going night and day.
INSPECTION.
COSTUME VIGOGNE!
Plain Skirt, bordered with deep band of Plush, Long Tabilor of Vigogne,
Puffed Back Drapery, Mounted on the Corsage, Plush Bevera, Collar,
Epaulets and Parements.
HAT OR BONNET TO MATCH,
TRIMMED IN THE NKW-SHADES.
EUCALIPTUS, AUBUSSQN & VIEUXROSE,
TO BE FODND ONLY AT
MICHAEL BROS.,
BROAD and a ACX8DN 8T„ ATHENS, OA.
LIGHT AS A FEATHER,”
THE LtTEST STYLES OF
PICNIC HATS,
TO BE FOUND ONLY AT
HirscMeld & BlumentWs
IMPORTERS Of
FOREIGN FLOWERS & HATS.
Thia week wo will pnt on Exhibition the Prettiest Line of Flowers ever brought
to this market. We give you a cordial invitation to nome and see them.
HIBBCHFELD A BLUMENTHAL.
mar20d&w3m. No. 14, Broad Street,' Athens, Ga.
X
C.A.SCUDDEH
JEWELER.
H. N. WILLOOX.
INSURANCE AGENT,
AniM,«EMUU.
one* ador.nsU A ■sdarea’a.
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