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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, ) - - ■ ■—— 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. mm ♦- - 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. ■■■■BaßanaßEuaßauimi 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, ,f S C It c 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 ■iiiii» ■ ■■■■■■ Cures by AUSOKITION (Nature’* way) a I I LOG DISEASES, l\ I I THROAT DISEASE , * * ""BREATHING TROUBLES. fifTwnwn ttwmfn -jrj—wnnrwtir>—f* It DRIVES INTO the system curative agents ami healing medicines. It DRAWS FROM the diseased parts' tile poisons that cause death. Thousand 'to its Virtues YOU CAN RE RELIEVED and CURED Dont’ despair until von have tried this Sensible, Easily applied and It A I) I <; A L L Y E FF E < T U A L 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 ; : SAIs K Sill K,\ wants: n o .. w ;*.. w s , v«to sellU SCIG A Kst. IHMLUKS #ior» ‘"11 Cut This Not lee Oat U S All-1 tend it wit your appli- atn n. n!.-o • END A c STtKI* to |it»u r- anawer. I | g. FOSTr.B4CC;.« ? £ 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. 'Vr At the Balloon! At the balloon! jj ill I’mtrr Piillniu A jj jt C Hti|H*rlor to nil olliera Sal * * J I Q 1 ; FOR. LOW PRICES i f CHEAPER THAN THE CIIEAPES ► : I’/Vcc} (Iting gtiarnnlcctl .**« ••«>*»resciilcil or nioiic)’ re» re (limit'd. 1 ; ! ; 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 I ( | 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, I THE IOCT. COUNTER HAS MANY ARTICLtS THAT WOULD, * | 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. —. • - r~ ■■■■"■ » . F. U AHDLAVV. H. V. JOXES. 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. | —* YE A Yu & KON, I i I>KAL*R» I* ; ;OI ■< )CK«i. <J LOOKS, : i i * WATCHES, JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE. KOTIK, ..... GIIOItGIA. i KvNciitl loi'dlH I LAK. ' ' m—w it pa— in—nmwim —■ ■■■■ ■■ J' '" ~~~~ i " TAKE THE ts VVVV \V A L K K EEBEE RRRRR W \V VV VV A A Is K K K UR VV VV VV VV A A I. K K K H R \V VN VV VV A AAA I* KK KKK RRRRR VV VV VV VV A Ali K K I* l< R VVVV VVVV A A L K K K It R W w A A LM.LL K ff. EGBEK R R COUNTY j OVf MW Ur.EKK SSSS SSSS REEBE NN N 0(100 P.KEt'.E RRttRnS >im m m e h a » a k \ n n o o ea it VI V| V| VI K S S li N N N O K * K VI VI %| VI REE sS-S SSSS I,KE N N N O EBB KKliß'l VI vl in VI E H » P. N N N (1 OO K HR VI M VI vi l; a H » S K N ' N O O K K K ,Vt Vt.Vt M EEREK SSSS SSSS EE REE N NN O.JUO KEIIKE U K i PUBLISHED AT _ LaFayette, Walker Co., Georgia. ; ' -at- • j One Dol'ar and Fifty Oents.