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THE MESSENGER.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA.
Thuriday Morning, Nov. 23, 1880.
Rates of Sul»Hori)»tioii:
Tw*lm Mouilmp $1.50
fill Mouths. 75
Poar Mouths . .. .... 50
Mnf4« t.'opiM 0o
■rarinbljr In ndvanru.
IK SOU.MEM ENTS.
For Ordinary.
We are authorized to announce
the name of J. A. PARK. »8 a can
didate for Ordinary us Walter coun
ty. Election in Jat nary next.
Fer Tax Collector.
We are authorized to announce
the name of Jacob Gnndson Jr., ns
a candidate for Tax Collector, of
Walker county. Election first Wed
nesday in January next.
A Sale.
There will be a sale on the prem
ises of Mr. T. E. Patton next Mon
day the 29th inst., of all the per
sons! property of the estate of Mr.
Patton.
A. C. Patton, )
J. E. Patton, Executors.
J. C. Ci.ements, )
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LaFayctte Nursery.
I have a very fine assortment, of
peach trees at my nursery in La-
Fayelte, any variety from the ear
liest to the latest. I will be at
home till the first of December, and
will deliver trees at the nursery at
15 cents apiece.
2U J. Jones.
Notice.
I hereby inform my friends, t"
whom lam very plateful f>r past
kindnesses, that I am now with II
B. Parks &Co., Rome, Geo . dealers
jn ladies dress goods and trimming*,
men and boys’ custom made cloth
ing, jeans, hats, caps, boots, shoes,
and in short an unbroken line of
staple and fancy dry goods and no
tions.
When you are in the city I shall
be pleased to have you call and see
me, as I can offer you these goods
at prices that will justify you in
purchasing.
Respectfully,
J. W. CI.O«E.
Rome, Oct.. 1880 4t, inf.
Hundreds of clergymen, doctors
and others has used ‘Kendall’s
(Spavin Cure’ with the best success.
Read the Advertisement.
Aroaidcs it™ Readers.
• An alarm of fire at midnight is a
Hurtling thing, but not half so
startling to many who hear it as
Would be the sudden knowledge of
their own dangerous physical con
dition. Thousands of thousands
are hurrying to their graves be
cause they are carelessly indifferent
to the insidunUH inroads us disease
and the means of cure It is the
mission of H. H. Warner & Co.,
with their Safe Kidney and Liver
cure, to arouse men to a sense of
their dar.ger and cure them.—Afcni
phia Appeal.
W. R. TappHri, Contractor and
Builder, Toledo. Ohio, says:—An
Excelsior Kidney Pad relived me
of pain in the side of fifteen years’
standing. Please send me another
Pad. Sec Adv.
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A World of Rood.
One of the most popular medi
cines now before the American pub
lic, is Hop Bitters. You see it
everywheie. People lake it with
good effect. It builds them up.
It is not as pleasant to the taste as
some other Bitters as it is not a
whisky drink. It is more like the
old fashioned hone set tea that has
done a world of good. If you don’t
feel just right try Hop Bitters. —
Nundci News.
W, A. Titus, 02 Ashland Avenue,
Toledo, Ohio, says: —My wife is
now as strong as ever, her regained
health being directly due to the use
of the Excelsior Kidi ev Pad. We
can heartily recommend it to all
kidney troubled persons.- -See Adv.
Bird Nuts.
15 feet bag and 15 feet wings 84 00.
20 “ “ “ 20 “ “ 5.00
Veai, Son. Rome. Ga.
—
It is the universal cry all over
the land that ‘Kendall’s Spavin
Cure’ is a positive cure. Read the
Advertisement.
Cbas. L Rossiter. 196 Summit St..
Toledo, Ohio, says:—l would not
take one thousand dollars for my
Excelsior Kidney Pad. il I could
not get another. I have gained •11
tiiree months thirty pounds.— See
Ad*.
LOCAL MESS ARES.
Mr. E. W. Marsh, ot Atlanta is
in town.
Christmas one month from the
dute of this paper.
Mrs. J. J. Patton returned to
Macon Tuesday last.
Tn« re is plenty of small game in
the adjacent forests and hills.
Polly Ticks is not not the inter
esting damsel she was 0 few weeks
ago.
Old winter has been getting down
to business the past week and no
mistake.
Mr. Bredner Henry, of Summer
ville, was in LuFuyette a few days
this week.
Send us a communication now
correspondents, mid let’s get up a
newsy paper.
Mr. D C. Sutton has been par
doned. lhs time would have been
up next May.
The fire in the mountains has
heen u very pretty sight sot the
past few nights.
Candidates there will only he
three more issues of the Messenger
before the election.
There will a larger acreage of cot
ton planted in this county next
year than ever before.
How can a man be poor when
lie’s got a wife and children he
wouldn’t take millions for?
Died—on the night of the 19th of
this inst. The Young Mens’ De
bating Society, of this place.
There are 11 convicts in the pen
itentiary from this Senatorial dis
trict. Dade 4, Catoosa 4 and Wal
ker 3.
The wvather the past week has
been very fine for hog killing; but
not very many to kill iu this sec
tion this winter.
Rev. O. (’. Simmons left our
p!aC“ on last. Sunday. We under
stand lie will teach school at Cave
Spring next year.
Mr. A. Copeland, of East A
muchee will leave for Orange coun
ty Florida, iu a few days. He goes
to spend the winter.
Mr. John W. Nelrr.s, principal
keeper of the penitentiary will
please accept our thanks for a copy
of! is bi-ennial report.
If you want good goods and great
bargains in them. Go to Mr. L.
Payne’s grocery store, Chattanooga,
| Tennessee, to buy them.
Mr. R. E. Satterfield, brought a
‘ hog to Mr. H P. Lumpkin last Tuea
dav that weighed 4275 pounds, and
was only 21 months old.
Commissioner of Land and Im
migration, Francis Fontaine, will
please accept our thanks, fora copy
of his report to the General Assem
bly.
In the Senatorial election our
representative Mr. John B Wheeler
voted for Charles J. Jen kius which
was the only vote, Mr. Jenkii s re
ceived.
Candidates for county officers in
this county, it appears are on the
still hunt. There is no electioneer
ing, or noise about it, So far as We
can hear.
There is a large acreage of wheat
being sown in this county this fall,
and it in prophesied by our old set
tlers that the next will be a good
wheat year.
Married at the residence of the
bride’s father on the 16th of this
inst., by Rev. T. C. Tucker, Mr. B.
F. Morgan to Miss Emma Bryan
all of Walker county.
Candidates wanting tickets prin
ted will please send in their orders
at once, as it requires some time to
print for all, and there will be no
trouble in filling orders promptly
ard to the satisfaction of all if we
i have the orders new.
The election of Gen. Garfield to
ihe Presidency, in no way inter
feres with the splendid business at
Mr. T. H. Payne* & Co., Chattanoo
ga. They have a larger stork and
are offering greater bargains in all
kinds of books and stationery than
ever before.
As the elections in which we
take a part, are all over now, we
trust our correspondents will assist
us in getting up a newsy paper, by
sending all the happenings in their
respective localities. Communica
tions will be given prompt atten
tion.
Why will men allow themselves
10 suffer and their noble horse
when ‘Kendalls Spavin Cure’ap
plied properly will remove all suf
fering from man and beast. See
Adv.
NfcIRHIIOKIIOOU NOTES.
Gathered From All Source*.
Chattanooga's new cotton factory
will start soon.
Hon. J. C Fain, of Gordon was
elected Judge of the Cherokee cir
i coit.
Both parties gained a victory in
the municipal election in Chatta
nooga last week.
Frank J. Cohen has bought out
the Rome Bulletin, and proposes to
make it a first class daily paper.
A man named Felker tried a very
hold swindling game on Mr. J. M.
Robertson in Chattanooga last week,
but failed.
Ripe strawberrie* of a secoud
crop, were for sole in Chattanooga,
a few days ago. They were raised
011 Mission Ridge.
During the past two years the
bonds of Rome have advanced from
fifty to ninety-five and ninety-sev
en cents on the dollar,
Rome received over 7.000 hn'e*
I of cotton last week, and the Tribune
\ boasts that no other city in the
State of the same size can make as
i good a showing.
The municipal election in Chat
tanooga, resulted in the election of
: John A. Hart, (Republican) for
Mayor. Aldermen—ltej üblicans
six. Democrats four.
j The Cartersville Free Press is still
; trying to show its readers why Dr.
Felton was defeated. The reason
given us by a Felton man n few
I days ago, he said "the doctor didn’t
get votes enough. Jesso. — Carters
ville Express.
Geo. E. Whitaker, a boy who
lost his leg by an accident on the E.
T. & Va. R.'R.. near Calhoun, four
vears ago, was awarded 82,991
j damages Friday in the circuit court
jin Chattanooga. Motion for a new
| trial was entered.
! J. W. McFerrin, a son of Rev. J.
|
! B. McFerrin, publishing agent of
j tiie M. E. Church, South, was kill
ed ir, an accident on the Alabama
Great Southern lust Tuesday. Mc-
Ferrin was 34 years old, a traveling
-alesmau for a Nashville firm.
A fire destroyed the depot at
Chickamauga last Friday night,
with about 1,500 bushels of corn,
j ten bales of cotton and several ac
; count books. The fire was suppos
ed to be the work of an incendiary.
! This is the second time within the
j past year or two that the depot has
been burned.
Dade Gazette: A col redjboy about
13 years old was killed at the Fur
nace last Monday. While the ele
vator was hoisting a lot of flour to
the third story in the storehouse
! from some cause the elevator give
| way and fell striking the boy and
! killing nim instantly.
Says the Calhoun Times: “Mr,
I Nick Moss, who lives in this coun
\ ty, übout ten miles from town, and
i who is now in bis ninety-first year,
went bunting the other day and
killed eight squirrels at eight shots,
j He frequently walks to town and
returns the same day, and what is
more surprising than mi, he is a
candidate for matrimony,”
The first issue of the College Girl
lias made its appernnee. It is quite
diminutive in size, but its literary
selections original effusions are ex
cellent, and the editors and contri
butors deserve no small panegyric
for their enterprising efforts. We
trust they will not find "Jordan ns
hard road to trav 1” in this respect
as the threadbare crew of the Citizen
office.— Dalton Citizen,
Col. R. G. Huston has informed a
Times reporter, that the Chattanooga
and Rome It. It. will certainly he
built. He says operations will be
gin a* soon as the Cincinnati South
j eru is leased, and says the capital
ists who intend building the road
I are Col. Egan, a wealthy hanker, ol
! Boston ; Jos. Kinsey, one of Cincin
nati’* wealthiest manufacturers;
Col. Jno. Neely and himself.
Chattanooga Times: Saturday
night Joe Hudson, while coming
from Crow’s saloon, was attacked
by Ben Lewis on account of an old i
feud between them. Hudson push- j
ed Lewis aside, when the latter J
pulled a knife and made a lunge at j
Hudson, the blade cutting overcoat, ;
coat, vest the hand of the pants
and all the undergarments, and >
penetrated his side just over the !
liver, abojt lof an inch. If heavy ,
clothes had not protected him. the j
; wound would have undoubtedly
j heen fatal. As it is, it is only slight. 1
Lewis was arrested nnd tried hv !
Recorder Sherwood yesterday, who
1 placed him under 8250 bond.
Chattanooga Times: Green Pat.
1 terson and James Henry Youru 1
were rid.ng in u lonely hollow i . nr
Wild Goose |Hi.<toflico l McNairy
county, Inst Sunday, when Pater*
son drew a knife and stabbed Young
to the heart. Patterson then fled
and Young died defure he was able
to tell the cauee of the deed. A
reward of 1500 is offered for lie
murderer, and if caught lie will
probably be lynched. Patterson is
about five fi et eleven inches high,
weighs about 180 pounds, fair com
plexion, blue eyes, glands erect and
is well built, wears jeans clothes,
with colored shirts. The man he
killed was a young man with a wife
av.d two twin babies, well respected
by all who knew him.
Trlou Gleanings.
Thion, (5a., Nov. 2!t, 1880.
Editor Messenger:
I can indorse all you said in the
Mkssenukk two weeks ago in reflcr
ence to Mr. James A. Park who
announces himself a candidate for
Oidinarv of Walker county. I
have known Mr. i’ark since the
year 1852 ; and I belonged to the
same company in the late war with
him, and can say that lie is a man
who is always found upholding the
right. I would he very glad if the
citizens of Walker would give him
the oflice he asks for.
Little Einuia Cox. daughter of
Robert Cox, died at this place No
vember 19th.
Miss Mary Cox is quite sick.
A little daughter of Thomas Ingle
who lives a few miles above Trion
was badly burned a few days ago.
The child was standing by the fire,
when her clothes caught fire and
before it could be extinguished she
was burned probably fatally.
Mr. James T. Powel has left Tri
on and gone to Chattanooga to
work in a car shop.
James L Close returned yester
day from Poughkeepsie, New. York.
N. H. CoKEH.
Pollings Prom Subligua.
Editor Messenger:
Winter has commenced in real
earnest, and the prediction of many
are that the present winter will be
the severest we have had for a
number of years.
Our friend Milton White is a
candidate for Tax Collector, and we
heartily recommend him to the
consideration of the voters of old
Chattooga.
We hear of u marriage that is to
take place soon. We think this is
a move in the right direction, —
Who will he the next to follow suit.
The M. Da. of our valley report
the health of our people to be dis
tressingly good.
Business brisk and the people
preparing for the holidays that will
soon he here. Radius.
A new hook on t'>e horse and
bis diseases, by B. J. Kendall M.
D., containing one hundred pages,
and sixty-five engravings. This is a
esmprehensive, valuable wort and
worth ten times its cost to every
one owning a horse. For sale at
this office arid sent Post-paid on
receipt of price, 25 cents, in cur
rency or stamps. Address all
orders to Messenger. La Fayette Gn.
The Pleasures es Hope,
When the body is bowed with
pain an intense longing f or relief
brings hope. This may brighten
the suffering hut it does not cure.
At a time as this how welcome is
such a friend as Warner’s Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure, bringing home,
health and happiness and the joys
of a renewed life.
Pest Goods, Lowest Prices.
Best Quality, PURE SILVER
Thimbles, For 25 CENTS. And
ENGRAVED Free Os Charge. Or
two old ones for one new one.
VEAL <fe SON, Rome Ga.
Christ, Gerber, Wholesale Hard
ware, Toledo, Ohio, says:—The Ex
celsior Kidney Pud has accomplish
ed empe for my wife in three weeks
than all the medicine she has taken
iri three years. Refer all skeptics
to me. —See Adv.
‘Kendall’s,Spavin Cure’ always
cures if properly used. Read Adv.
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GEORGIA, WALKER COUNTY.
A P WIUTE)
vs, .- Libel for Divorce.
Dkwhiti:. )
It appearing to the Court I lint the de
fendant does not reside in this county,
and does not inside in this State. It is
ordered by the Court that notice tie
given the defendant by publication,
once a month for four nionrlis in the
Walker County -Messenger. Accord
ing to law. August tonu 188(1.
,f tV It L'XOEKIVOOD,
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A true extract from the minutes of
Walker Superior Court. This Kali day
of October, IBBU.
It N Dickerson, Clerk.
¥HB WORK DONE AT tub
If KMHsOE* office, scat and (beep
Yak* the Mumumhmhk
I CHATTANOOGA MAi.KETS-
CoERECTED WEEKLY.
Wheat old 81 05 to 81 10
*• new 75 to 81 oc
Corn, sacked 45
Flour 85 50 to 8b 50
Corn Meal 55
Hulk Meats 51 to X
Bacon (»-i to SI
Lard 81
Butter 121 to 15
Chickens, young 10 to Ui
“ old l(i
Engs , 9
Dried Apples 3
'• Peaches 4
Blackberries —nominal.
Feathers, prime to choice...3s to 40
! *• duck 20
1 Beeswax 18 to 20
Cotton Rags 14 to H
Tallow —nominal.
Wool, unwashed 25 to 2,8
“ tub washed 35 to -10
“ cotted and hurry 12 to 20
j Hides, dry 10 to 13
I “ green 6to 7
■ Potatoes 50
| Onions 50
i Tomatoes 50
Beans 50
Ochre 81 00
Squashes 75
; Cucumbers ...81 00
Roasting Ears per doz 8
Cabbages “ ...75 to 81 0 1
I Ginseng Root 90 to SI 0 1
Pink Root 15 to 18
' RO.HK PRICKS:
Veal A Soil, Jewelers.
Gold American ..ever* §50.00
Ladies Gold Watches 20.00
Gents’ .Silver American Le
vers 10.00
Gents’Silver Swiss 8.00
Gents’Nickel American 8.00
: Gents’ Plated Swiss 5.00
i Composition Swiss 3.00
Seth Thomas Clocks, fine 5.00
Plain Mantle Clocks 4.00
Medium Good Clocks 3.00
'Common Clocks 1.00
i Fine Gold Opera Chains 20.00
; Solid Silver Teaspoons, per
sett..; 5.00
Solid Silver Forks, per sett... 12.00
I Silver Plated Teaspoons, per
i sett 1.00
Silver Plated Tablespoons,
per soil 2.00
Double Lined Violin, Row
and wood case 5.00
Solid Silver Thimbles, (name
! engraved on) 50
Heavy Solid Gold Wedding
Rings, (names engraved)... 500
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It DRIVES INTO the system curative
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It DRAWS FROM the diseased parts'
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YOU CAN RE RELIEVED and CURED
Dont’ despair until von have tried this
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Remedy.
Sold by Druggists, or sent by mail
on receipt of price, $2.00. by
jr-mt or ti'etmo The ‘Only’ Lonng Pad Co
: winjaW oiofk,
Ycur.” K' lit fr« •. Detroit Mich,
Nov. 4 ly
fl (Ji*Mt chance m make nn*m-j
I ill IB Wt* need a person In cv**»v town
B1 I I I II In t-.kc huHh< H|ii|oii- lor the lar
Vff W* 1 J 1 4CSI, cheap' rt nml b*-ii flluM**-
it'll C nrly piibllcfiibm in ih<*
world Any one can become a *ucceni<ful »»*« in.
•'■'ll elegant tk’nihn 01* art nivvii fre.i to ►ub**rli»* , r*.
Tin* price 1* sll low that almost everybody tub
■crihen. **ne agent repor.K i->ki g I*2o ►iibaerib- r*
a Buy A lailv aaent P*|M»rt< milking over fQ'KI ci* ar
profit In fen days. All who engage niitke nr-ney
la t You can devote all your tune to the Imihli-cph, '
or only your spare time You need not be aw a. ]
from home over night. You can do 11 a* well as
others. Full direction* ai>d term* Iree. l-.leeant ;
and expensive (fulfil free. If you w ant profiiabl# ;
work vend u-< vouraddi* *a at once. It coat* noth
leg to II) the bindne**. No one who erig.igeii (Villa »
to make trreai pay. Addre-* CJkorof h
, co., Portland, Mu'uc, Fep. 10. ly
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SAIs K Sill K,\ wants: n
o .. w ;*.. w s , v«to sellU
SCIG A Kst. IHMLUKS
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Cincinnati* 0. U
ROBINSON WAGON COMPANY
M A N (JfrWCTU KKUB OF
spr*g & WAGONS
Buggies & Phaetons.
WE DO NO'l WANT AGENTS!
WE OFFER OUR
STANDARD TRADE VEHICLES
TO THE RADI-
Wotk that has an established rcpula
tion, and that can be bandied with sats !
int act inn, both to buyer and seller.
Send for designs and (rriaiw to
KOBINSON WAGON CO.,
CINCINNATI,
• Subscribe for the Walker County
Mom tiger.
Gtv* u* your JOB WORK.
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At the Balloon! At the balloon!
jj ill I’mtrr Piillniu A jj
jt C Hti|H*rlor to nil olliera Sal * *
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CHEAPER THAN THE CIIEAPES
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I’/Vcc} (Iting gtiarnnlcctl .**« ••«>*»resciilcil or nioiic)’ re»
re (limit'd.
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! ; Since wi» liove decitlctl not to sell ouf, our New York buyer hm
> I ihc good* hy tlie cur load, until every corner is lull and running over
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| WITH BARGAINS ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Dress Goads, AolioiiM, I’anct G»«ils. UiUiiicr) Goods,
Cassiiiitrcs, Je:iii«,
Csdtmatles, PrinlN, lloiiieslics, Ladies l.incn kuiti,
THE r. COUNTER lb FULL OF NEW AND USEFUL ART’. S
at a much k-rs price than you can get them elsewhere,
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THE IOCT. COUNTER HAS MANY ARTICLtS THAT WOULD,
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| cost you 25 to SOcent at other places you will save nioat-y hy making yoar put
chases at the BALLOON.
THE SEWING MACHINE DEPARTMENT.
The largest variety of first class Machines in the .State, such as,
The Eldridgft, Whi e. Royal, St John, Weed,
Victor, Remington Don»PFt,i*\ far o n
can, Davis, Singer, and Wanzer.
* ; The Wsnser and Singer are our cheapest machines. Persons wishing cheap 2nd
Hand machines, can always find a good assortment. Kxchanun new ma-
I i chines for old ones. Sell for cash an on monthly pi'meats.
I I Don't fall to call at the Balloon before buying anything in our line.
H. H. SOUDER,
Chattanooga, 'ennessce.
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WARDLAW & JONES,
jAt the Old Stand of Reece Bros., in DeSoto,
Dealers in all kinds of
FANCY A3D FAMILY GROCERIES,
ALSO BAGG'HG AND TILS,
and all kind of supplies, usually kept in a first class grocery store.
Wc have a in connection with our store a large commodious stable and wagon
yard.
The trade of Walker and adjacent counties especially solicited.
Half* We pay th" highest market prices for all kinds of country produce, and sell
our goods at “rock bottom prices,” WAHDLAW Si JONJfiS.
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