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ATHENS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY, 18, 1887.
RAILROAD MAGNATES.
GEN. HOKE, COL FROBEL AND
ENGINEER ROBERTS IN THKC1TY.
iwwtlam With Tkn. IhaUtn*
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Ta-Daj far lllaata In 4»a»l
Money -Haw tha Haaaa * Alhaaa
Hard Prafras.es-la a Wash Dirt
Will Da Draltaa This »Ma at Madl
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Yesterday the quisl of Athens was
broken by the arrival of Gen. R.E. Hoke,
of the Georgia, Carolina fa Northern
. F. W. Frobel, of ttW Macon St
t,of
SKVKS THOUSAND DOI.LAFTS.
Tile will, anti the Property at miss
Mary Harden—Tha I.efal Steps
and the Caanseatsan tha Imtru-
■Mll.
Wo learn from swell known financier
read, Col. _. —
Covington, and Enginoer L.W."Roberts,,
the same line. The Bannsk- Watchmi
at once started out with its reporioriat
gimlet to interview these gentlemen, and
learn as tnneh at possible of their mission
to our city. Wo first tackled Gen. Hoke
engaged in looking over some had been carefully saving her property
ith Major Morrison in the office toendowthe church. She had talked
In re- freely with one or two membera of that
papers witb Major jnomaon hi u
ofhia company, on Broadstreet,
ply to our Inquiry of how hi* road was
progressing, the Geoerel remarked that
Major Morriaon perhaps know more
■tto. . - • L J,J “We havobroke
about that than ha did
dirt, howevtr,” ho replied, and are grad-
jog right along over in Carolina. I leaf#
to-morrow for Atlanta, through the odbn-
try, to examine the oountry between
Athena and that city. Wo have not yet
decided on the routo ws will taka, aa
that will ba governed by the amount of
anbacriptiona given. Gen. Hokeexpreaa-
ed satisfaction at Elbsrton's plnok in
raising the required $15,000, and asked
if Athena oould gat np to $75,000. He
held a business meeting last evening with
hia directors here, bnt nothing of im
portance was transacted.
We next called on Col. Frobel and En-
[ineer Robarta, whom we found iit room
in Athens that Miss Harden's eststvwill
be worth about seven thousand dollars.
There is not as much property outside of
tho Hsncock avenuo place as was at
first supposed.
It is understood that Judge Hutchins
will he here during the latter part of the
week to look into the wills. After one
ortho other to acoepted it will then be
decided whether the other parties will
file a caveat and contest.;;. It is not be
lieved at present that there will be a con
test It will probably rest-with the
friends and trustees of Emanuel church
to aay what will be done.
It was understood among some of the
friends of that chnrob that tho deceased
freely with
congregation. It la laid, giving explicit
directions about the property and con
firming her expressed desire that the
ehnrcb should receive her estate at her
death. There was nothing to load them
to suspect that a second will was in exis
tence except outside rumor, and this
they understood Mias Harden to emphat
ically contradict, only a few woeks ago.
Or course tho production of a second
ill, duly signed and attested, would
outweigh oven iiioh verbal expressions
of Miss Harden, and there would be but
one thing to do—to set up the last will
and accept it in solemn form.- The will
in Judge Jackson’s possession has not
yet been made public, but will be at the
right time. No one who knows Judge
Jackson doubts that this last instrument
is in regular and legal form. A man of
his probity and experience would not
OCONEE COUNTY NEWS.
KITTIE DANIEL FOUND DEADEN
AFIELD.
PERSONAL AND MINOR ITEMS.
Serious Accident in Hr. George II.
McKee—The Big Picnic ns Bur
nett's Bridge—Bejolclng Over tho
Arrest of Yonng Dnnlel—Personal,
etc.
^0.13 at tht Commercial. These gen .
tlemen had traveled through the oountrv, tok rate, and would not have accepted a
‘ ' ’ify bequest for his family in any other way.
Mrs. Jackson was known to be a favorite
of Misa Harden’s, and Miss Effie Jack
and were trying to get a nap, but r#*di
granted us an interview.
Col. Frobel says this is hn first visit to
Athens, and he was anxious to ride over
tho city and see it, e» he had heard a
great deal about the place. He loaves
for Macon this m irning. Col. I rebel IS
delighted witb the county between Ath
ens and Madison, and predicts for it a
bright future. He tells us that the train
wan booked toroll into Monticello yes
terday. Messrs. Powell St Davenport
had computed their contract and in a
few days would bo ready to move. In
fact, be expeoted in in few week’s time
to have hia entire force at work grading
this aids of the Georgia road, and would
then hasten the work as fast as possib.e.
He hope! to hive the oara running into
Athena by next fall, but our people must
be patient. Th-y had enough iron now
on the road tQ lay the track within ton
mites of Madison, and it would ho put
down a* fait *e practicable. Col. Frobel
says he is well pleased with tho railroad
It had been charged that a train of cars
could not run over it. Last week lie
made the test, and run a distance of 45
miles in 55 minutes, including a stoppage
of ten minutes. And the speed of a mi|e
a Uii"Uto W»s easily made, and tho para
glided along as if on glass. In fact, he
never saw a better located op construct
ed road or a more ov.-p bed- It rcflecta
great credit on Mr- Roberta, the engi
neer,
Col. Frobel ia » moat genial gentleman,
and he is a thorough busmens man, too.
He says that bt recently took a party of
Northerners over hia line, and they were
delighted with it One gentleman was
so well pleased with the country that he
decided to looate here.. The Colonel
asya he ia holding the spine of a groat
railroad system, and limbs would spring
i It
out from it in all directions.
Disui'stkd with Bikhisoham.—It now
cornea to light that W. R. Powell, who
went from Covington to Birmingham,
Ala., several months ago, ia not getting
rich very fast in the Magic City—in fact,
just manages to make a lifinprhe ia now
mSmffi" lip itayTib*j‘ ewyjtjjs
gud prufosiiiun |a overcrowded, and that
the sanitary condition of the city ia too
pjrfhl tp cpntemplate,—Covington Star
ConntoE LiaiUBU*.—We learn that
there are quite a number of appbronta
for the place of librarian at tha Univer-
alty, a position made vacant by the doath
of Rev. John Calvin Johnson, and only
pays $260 a year. Among the number
are Maura. Larapktn, Stone, Scuddcr,
i at il V. riniM • Rmnri
and Miss Frierson G. E. Hoard,!Emory
F. Anderson and others. The trustees
are being besieged for their votes.
son, who la said to be the beneficiary of
the second will, has many friends in
Athena who aro glad to hoar of her good
fortune. *
Thus the matter stands. Both paities
to the matter are of high and undoubted
standing, anxious to do only what is
riaht. And yot the mystery of tho two
ills remains and the lips which did not
offer a solution in life are now sealed by
a deeper mystery which will not be
broken.
The legal steps seem to be very aim-
pie. The reaaen for the two wifla will
probably remain put finding out.
A CoLonpn Oohvxbt.—An old mulatto
woman named Topsie tried to join one of
our colored phurenes lately, but ag she
was looked upon aa rather a hard cue
ou^nf the brothers was deputised to
taixwith her and report on her oonvor-
sion. It seemed that the church had un
fortunately seleotod a deaoon who owed
old Topsie a long«t*i.dingdebt,andas soon
a* she saw him her ire was arousod apd
she turned her battery nf abuse and pro
fanity loose on tho deacon and the church,
showering a frightful benediction an the
congregation gt she sailed opt of the
dour. She denounced them us a hand nf
liars, thieves and hypocrites, and uid
she would gu and join a rival ohureh.
Watkissville, Hay 17.—[Special.]—
Kittle Daniel, an old colored woman, wot
hoeing corn for Mr. Baker Daniel last
Saturday, and awhile before twaiva
o’clock Mr. D. went to the house, think-
lag she would bo along after awhile, bnt
as she failed to come when he expected.
His wife said she would go and call her,
but tha old woman failed to aniwor, ao
she went to tho field where ahe wu left
at work and found her lying on her face
dead. The coroner held an inquest Sun
day morning, and the verdict or the jury
wu that it * u a natural death, supposed
to be tho result of heart discus.
Mr. George H. McRee, an honorable
eitixen of thia "county, ' wu returning
from Athens Saturday evening in a two-
horse wagon, when the mules took fright,
ran away, threw him from tho wagon
and broke his left leg juit above the
ankle. We learn that the bone punched
through the flesh, making a very bad
place.
Mra. Belle Johnston will leave noxt
Saturday for Savannah. She will make
that her home, u her husband hu se
cured a very lucrative position in that
place.
The big picnic came off at Barnett's
bridge, Saturday, and every one seemed
to enjoy themselves splendidly. The
crowd wu largo and the dinner waa ex
cellent, and the like of so many large, fat
babies wu never was neverseen at one
time; they were quite a show and many
seemed to enjoy the baby show as much
as they did the dinner. Following is a
list of the names of the girt babies, as wo
failed to get tho boys; Annie May, Guy
Wootson, Iruia Wootsoon, Lola Mentez,
Lila Lee, Daisy May, Lizzette Hontazza,
Bouthroid Taylor, Edna Gray,
Inaid Lee, Ada IUy, Allura Catura, Leila
Aurela, Samantha Beil, Elms Winn. Dr
Crawford, of Athens, was present, and
fell very much in love with the babies.
Messrs. Overby and John Marshall
went over to see if Sheriff Wior had ar
rested the right negro for Young Robin-
son- They were greatly nleased when
they entered Clarke jail to behold the
iron fiend they had Been looking for and
bearing of for the put five years, but
had failed to run up on him. Itiaa
wiTl-kuimiifiAct that he hu done a great
deal of mischief in thia county. Mr.
JohnMarahall’a store wu broken open
five or six yean ago by Young and two
other negroes. The other two have
been caught, tried and sent to the chain
ing, but Young made hia escape and
been at Urge until Mr. Wier caught
rday. Mr. Overby says
fared very badly, and In
^Some Athenians are off on a week’s
Capt. J. W. Scott wu in the city yea.
tkrday.
v Fresh Summer Cheese st W. M. Pitt-
man’s.
Don’t forget to make your City Tax
Returns.
A Jvvr.mi,! Tuisr—Laura Jones, *
negro wowan who Uvea roar of the jail,
Monday night sent hor little hoy, about
ten years old, to steal some shingles
whore Mr. R. B. Russell is building a
huuse. Policeman Qoodruni caught the
littie scoundrel in the aot of committing
the theft,but he had quite a chase be
fore ovortaking him. The child wu
frightened almost to death and begged
most piteously not to be killed, and^ir-
him the qther
that Young hu fared very badly, and he
would hardly have known him if he had
not expected to seo him. He ia very
lean, with sunken eyea and a very bad
case qf asthma, Mr. Marshall hu very
strong' oviJence of Young's burning his
store last fall, and believes he oould be
convicted of it It is a great blessing for
Clarke and Ooonee counties that he is
caught.
How Women Would Vote.
Were women allowed to vote, every
one in the land who has used Dr. Pieice’s
Favorite" Prescription” would vote it
to be an unfailing remedy for the dii-
euea peculiar to her sex. By druggists.
ijbto steal again.' He was let
off. His mother should lie sent to the'
chain-gang for making her! child htcaj.
What gdod can yiq Rope foy such peo
ple? '
Death ox ah Imvaht.—Wo regret to
chronicle tho death of the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. R. Moore, which sad
event took place at their home yestor-
Ah ArrucuTpn Visiron.—Capt.
Warner, of Greene county, paid u* a
pleasant ca'l yesterday. Capt. Warner
moved South several yura ago from
Rooheeter N, Y, and invested largely in
Greene, where he is engaged in firming
and atock raising, meeting success in
both enterprises, He ia a genial and
whole-zouled gentleman, and made a
moat favorable Impression in Athena.
Our oitizena regret that be could not re
main longer witb them. Capt. Warner
uys we nave in this section of Georgia
tho greatest country in tho world, and it
la no tolling to what yield our lands
could be brought up by proper cultiva
tion.
day morning. This is theiS' first bom
aha the' bldW falls heavily upon them.
T|ie fnnerel aervitc* Will take "pleie W>-
, dW.VotleMVlT ‘ ‘ '
take ,
L ',WWtfhpto
nds gu out w
IitVKBjMTfXQ Spnvicxa.—To-night at
the Y-M CtA-n Bib)* training c l*»»
Will b» inaugurated, thp jntantifiq of
wpfcicbto to fcmiliari*e the W0rhejtw|th
the pibl*. The rwww. w* moat
profitable and lntor*n
no atifness and. free.
_ theta being
and fro* expression from
everyone, whether Christina or nut.
Good mttalo may he •M**** 4 . end nil
young men cordially luvittd.
Bl.cx Btoopxn Dooe.—A gentleman
in Athene yesterday received by express
StreetBbidoxs.—The little -bridges
over town are in n wretched conditioi
and it ia a' ‘ u ~ 1 — iJ “'
to horsea
We learn
ona hya negro- If thing* keep on oqr
tare* W'B have to be doubled neat year
to nay for damages awarded on account
of street work and accident*. The tax
payer* »re p°» n
Tha main thorougHrure. i .
city are left unworked, that
n»t may he leveled up.
poire Stafli Cottos.—Messrs, Pow
ell and Davanport on* year relied on
me year ran
their'Greene county plantation • variety
nf ootton with staple ao lout that It could
nut be worked by tho machinery in the
factories around Athena, and had to be
sent to Europe, where it brought an in-
■prioe, Hr. R. K. Reaves says
Uirloing or any grad* of iuprov-
the 0<
that the
ed cotton planted on
Ooonoe river
bottoms will produce • long step!:.
— ■ • - ‘ “ leMB
sire of the other, and to also » fine bred
dog.
Capt. Warner trill take in Lexington
before his return to Greene county. He
wiU^oaye in about two week* fur Rq-
This shows tho value of our'
production of cotton.
—r
fti. McGinty'e carpenters, had a birth Littie girls ww haU
and a dealt in hi* family yesterday, and medium width beta
The bp be was born about 8 o’clock, ami huge baache* of flowen
at tl*Te> o'clock hia little giri, *h« ' ’
or cevea youre old, was » eetpea.
A Stobaqx Room.—Messrs.
Bros, aro hauling the rock taken room
the Clayton street excavation^ with
which they will build » storage room in
the Henderson Warhause for salt, meat
and other wot groceries. The Hodgson
Bros, oampriaaone of Athana’ solid busi
ness houses.
PERSONAL AND MINOR ITEMS.
Dr. Price, of Farmington, was in town
yestordsy.
Ths Traveller"* Protective Associa
tion will meat in Macon on the 23d and
24th of May.
Mr. R. A. McMahan, one of Craw
ford's gUt edge merchanta and gentle
men, wu in the city yestordsy.
The paint brush and broom are busy
st the North Georgia summer resort*. A
big exodus to tho mountains is expected
this season.
There is a crazy negro, woyqan that
liyea out on Barber attest Who ahould
be sept to the asy\uuv She has a most
aiapderoh* tongue.
State School Commissioner Orr will
r ise the State Normal Institute in
ta,on July 18th. One thouund
teachers will he expected.
Capt. Warner uys when hit flock' cf
sheep net over 200 head they begin to
die out. He-has a wether from which
he (dipped a 17-pound fleece.
Mr. Ray Camp and J. R. Chancey,
from Walton, are in the city. They re-
K it crop* looking finely. Mr. Chancey
i cotton with ton leaves on it.
, Life Preserver cure* Dysentery.
4 Chipped Beef et W. M. Pittman’s,
j Life Preserver onres Dysentery
f. Life Preserver cure* Dyaentery.
Tramps are seldom seen in Athene.
Mr. C. D. McKie’s child is very sick.
Henry Lucas has a very tick
Dysentery is prevailing in an epidemic
Hoop and pendant ear-rings sre in ftsh-
lin.
Lin sgsi
Mr. Royal McMahan, of Crawford, ia
rtbe city. - . .
Judge Simpkins, of Htrraony Grove, is
in the city. 1
Judge Cleckley is spending s while in
Clarkesville.
Col. John M. Matthews, of Bucobel,
is in the city.
Another reilrotd meeting at Logans-
vlfPtatthe4th Friday.
We have oppressively hot weather.
1 already .1
Rain ia needed already.|
e little ice cream carts are getting
flrat-clus nuisances.
E. Branch, the trotting horse man
im Oconee, is in the city.
Press Elder, tne merchant prince of
Greenwood, is in the city.
Frying chickens the size of a snow-
rds, sell
birds, sell readily for 15 cent*.
Georgia’s crop prospect! are u good u
thsy were at this time lut year.
Red will be the prevailing color this
season at the watering places.
.The student* are ail quiet again, and
wo anticipate no further trouble.
jThe hedges in Cobbham aro filled with
muses of fragrant hqnay w*ohUA%
_ _ the
Lucy Cobb Institute every dight. ^ 7 1
City Tax Returns are required to be
made by the first day of June.
The Books aro open for Returns of
Taxable Property for City Taxea.
Mr. Tom Hudson uys he never saw
a better prospect for a grew crop.
The premium list of the fair will be
ready for the printer in a few days.
Ghieioe works are now a grand suc
cess, and our citizens sre well supplied.
The Baptist Sunday school will pic
nic next Saturday in Mr. Simms’ .woods.
The seoend story to Mr. Bloomfield’s
new store on Clayton street, is going up,
Mr. Isuc Lowe went down as far u
Union Point yesterday with Major Hen
don.
Capt. Carlton is cutting his lucern this
week. Last year it netted him $50 per
aero.
The beea in the chimney over Mul-
lane’s store are doing well and making
honey.
Lawn tennis is stitl on deck. Another
court established on tho campna this
week.
Elder Sf Hodgson aro selling a great
many goods at Greenwood, in Ooonee
county.
Hodgson Bros, is one of the m iat en
terprising and public- spirited firms in
Athens.
Prof. Berger’s dancing school and tho
Salvation Army are still competing at
tractions.
College avenue, above tho water tow
er, hSabeen greatly improved by filling in
with dirt
Clerkeaville is rejoicing over the pro
bable extension of the North-Eutern
railroad.
The police have made no arrests the
put few days. Tha city to w quiet aa *
church-yard.
Combination costumes aro not so much
wornu usual. Silk to m*d» up by itself
and woolens also,
Only two weeks intervene this year
between the Lucy Cobb an] University
commencements.
Tbs favorite color for- graduating
gowa aro row, blue, Nil* green, and or
course, heliotrope.
The puhlio school building on Jack-
son and Mjttket streets to beginning 'to
show ap handsomely.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
Call and see'the Bargain Counter at the
NEW SHOE STORE !
Ladies, Gents and Childrens Shoes at Half Price.
E. I. SMITH & CO.
MILLINERY IN EXTREME STYLES,
ContlaUnf of th#L*Uat Productioni of
^ hor - b “ k Parisian and English Novelties
iftie - r . ...
MICHAEL BROS
No two Hftti or Bonnets for the City Trimmed alike. This week May Btyleaon diifdey at
MICHAEL BROTHERS.
493 BROADWAY NEW YORK, BUB RIOHELIEU, PARTS,
BROAD and .ACK8JN ST.. ATHXfIS, OA.
march lldSm.
THE NEXT 6 DAYS ONLY
We will have in our Carpet Department for inspection
and to order by 100 samples oi
LACE CURTAINS,
Direct from the Manufacturers in Nottingham England.
All styles represented. Any one wishing handsome
Curtains should not miss this opportunity.
M. MYERS & CO.«
BRAZILIAN CRYSTALS!
shops to the fuli.st capacity,
ndo.
The first effort to rata* money for the
Cobb monument will take the shape of
an old folks eonoert The best musical
talent of the city will participate.
The University base ball team will pro
bably not play again this season, as ths
examinations are coming on and the
members will not have time b> practice.
all the work they can
An txebang* truly says that a man
who inveato his money in lottery tickets
will never have his will contested.
.Dr. G. W. Rush to doing n splendid
business with his fine new soda fountain.
Tho students boycott did bimgnatgood.
Jim Prioe was modocked very <badl.
, Talmadg* Bros.’ yesterday. He ii
tbs proud proprietor or a bouncing baby
boy.
The Clayton street excavations will bo
completed this week. Messrs. Gann A
Murrey will make about $600 on the con
tract
Major J. W.
for Halt Spring
Hendon left yesterday
for the benefit of hu
Mr. P. A. Summer to potting up a
handsome two-story residence across
the Tin-yard branch, on the Lumpkin
grove.
IN THE WORLD!
C. A. SCUDDER.
HULL & HIPKINS.
Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, Athens, Ga.
Ass.
GRIFFITH & MELL,
INSURANCE AGENTS
Represent best Companies and Insure Desirable Fro
Klein a Martin an now running their pert y Athens and vicinity on most favorable terms.
LIST or COHPAKIIe,
Home of New York...
Phoenix of Hartford,....
Liverpool and London and Globe,..
North.Brttieh nnd Mercantile,
Insurance Co. of North America, .....
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Germania of New York
Hartford of Conn
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CAPITAL. ASSETS,
$8,000,000 .$7,802,711
2.000.000 4.703.928
£2.000.000 in U.8. U.KW.l
£2 000.000 InU.S. 3.E *
3.000 000 .,8474.!
1.300 000 3.55!U06
1.000.000 2.600.774
1.250.000 5.056.740
300 000. 733.605
200.000 230.601
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OFFICE AT BANK OF THE UNIVERSITY.
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