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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 1 ===== 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. r 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. HI