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THE ADVANCE.
W. C. St lXIVAN,
Editor, Publisher A Job Printer.
TERMS.—One Dollar per Tear. Sixty
Cents for Six Months.
IS PUBLISHED ON KVERV WEDNESDAV,
Watktaavfile, Oe., May 5, I860.
Entered at the Po»t OSk* at WatkimviUe Georgia,
u SECOND CLASS MATTER.
PENciLmas.
Com is selling in eastern Texas
at |2 per bushel
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Wheat crops are said to be flour¬
ishing in Texas.
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The State debt of Tennessee
amounts to •26,000,000.
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Grasshoppers have made their
appearance in Dallas county, Texas.
A Russellville, Ky., mill has
shipped 120,000 hartals of flour this
vear.
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Sixteen tobacco factories will be
operated in Winston, North Caroli*
na, this season.
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Jefferson Davis will deliver the
Memorial Address at Macon, Miss.,
on the 22d instant
The Grand Lodge of the Inde¬
pendent Order of Odd Fellows meets
in Raleigh, N. €., May 11th.
A sturgeon which weighed 200
poumis was taken from the river at
the bend, near Eufaula, Ain., last
Monday.
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Tom Boyd, the great jumper, pro¬
poses to leap from the suspension
bridge at Nashville, during the
centennial.
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Fifteen thousand pounds of sheet
lead will bo used in covering the
base of the Clay monument at Lex¬
ington, Ky.
Miss Good ell, the first feminine
member of the Wisconsin bar, diet!
a few days since, aged 41. She had
an excellent reputation in her pro¬
fession.
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Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia’
says if Tildcn is nominated many
Virginia conservatives will abstain
from voting, and that the State will
have to be classed as doubtful.
The American war vessels in the
Mediterranean are ridiculed by the
Italian press, which claim that the
Duilio could chase them all through
tho Straits ofGibrulta, or sink them
at short notice.
At ltardin, Ohio, a moneyless
trump was ejected from a train. As
the train started ho fired through
the window at the conductor, and
killed a passenger, Josiuh Lanmcn,
of Houston, Ohio.
It is rumored thnt the cost of n
church nearly completed, in Mos¬
cow, is over 13,000,000. The dome
end cross ate thickly plated with
gold, and it is calculated that mil¬
lions of this metal arc on Russian
church roofs.
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The following remarkable itistanee
we copy from exchange, as coming
lrom Augusta: “Ono of the nnwt
remarkable instances on record of
the tanacity which marks life and
its struggle against dissolution
comes to light in the death of Wm
Cox, occasioned by a fall, lust Sat¬
urday afternoon, from the steps of
the printing house of Paul A Hall.
Medical treatment discovered the
fact, on internal examination, that
his bowels were completely para¬
lyzed, and his case has been watched
with keenest professional interest
and overwhelming amazement. It
seems that Cox, who is a well known
printer, has been for two months a
veritable living skeleton, brought to
the verge of death and starvation by
his inability to eat, occasioned by
an inflammation and perfect stop¬
page of his internal oigAns in jwr
l'orming their functions. Instead of
dying, as was naturally expected
by everybody, the man actually
lived and to the surprise of none
more than the doctors, recovered
the use of his organs and was in a
fair way to regain health- Alas for
humanity, however! Poor Cox,
getting able to walk about, came up
town on Saturday, and hobbliug up
the printing office-steps and joined
the boys and talked over the cases.
Starting home and down the steps,
his strength failed, and toppliug,
dizzy and without a particle of
strength in his emaciated person,
fell headlong down the stairs, llis
head was broken and he was borne
home almost lifeless, but still pluck.
On Sunday, however, the man who
had lived through a score of deaths
died, and after astonishing learned
physicians by recovery from a dis¬
ease never before cured, died from
tbe fall, brought on by overtaxing
a frame from which strength had
departed.
«;< v. Colquitt naff ike Gaber
MSUOrlHl I’SHtClt,
State politics is beginning to as¬
sume a little activity. The align¬
ments are not definite. The discus¬
sion of men is wagging a little.
Thtre is a sort of sporadic activity
in spots about Local candidates
for Governor arc beginning to a|>
pcar. There seems some disposi¬
tion to urge the geographical ques¬
tion, southern Georgia presenting
Rufus E. l-ester and nothern Geor¬
gia J. W. Underwood, while
dle Georgia presents Thomas I*
Hardeman snd Gen. L. J. Gcrtrell.
Governor Colquitt has the
tage of a general State following.
They are all good, worthy
and would grace the
Chair,
A very shrewd and distinguished
public man from another part
the State was conversing here
other day, and gave utterance to
the following comment on the situ¬
ation. He said:
“Undoubtedly, the strongest man
for Governor with the masses of the
people to-day is Colquitt. I do not
enjoy his close frienship. I atn im
partiel between him und the others.
But there is one feature in which
his administration is the most suc¬
cessful the State has ever known,
and it alone is enough to put him
bnck in the Executive Chair, il he
wishes it. I allude to the manage¬
ment of the State finances. I have
looked into it thoroughly, and 1
Jell you it is something astonishing
in its merit. In three years of his
administration, the public credit
has risen to the highest point; n
floating debt of a third of a million
of dollars has been wiped out; the
rate of taxntion has been reduced
nearly one-third, saving a quarter
of a million dollars in tax burdens ;
a quarter of a million of money has
been collected from the United
States Government on claims that
hung up for years upon years, uutil
he had them pushed through ; fully
•150,000 has been collected of back
taxes from railroads, and half a
million from the same source is ex.
uccted, relieving the popular bur
dens; the expenses of every de
pnrtine e State Government
have been reduced in accordance
with economies suggested by him
in his first message; and, finally,
we see from all these causes the in¬
come of the State so swelled that
not only will the regular installment
of the State debt be paid this year,
hut the Governor bus funds to re¬
deem an extra quarter of a million
of State bonds, and is now doing it.
Talk of financial success! It is
something wonderful, what Col¬
quitt’s administration has done.
“There Is nnother thing about
Colquitt's term that is worthy of
remark. It has given him and the
State more character abroad than
any administration in half a cen¬
tury Colquitt, to-day, L better
nud more favorably known over the
Union than the Governor of any
other State in the Union. These
facts cannot bo ignored, and ignored,
and will have a fearful weight in
the canvass. There is another
practical consideration that must
not be overlooked. Every one of
the other aspirants is a friend of
Colquitt's. Lester took a manly
and bold stand in the State senate,
in ono of the finest speeches of the
session, for the full exoneration ol
the Governor in Uut vile slander
business. Hardeman retired in his
favor in his last campaign, and has
a brother in the Ooniptroller-Goncr
nl’s office. Underwood is a pro¬
nounced and avowed friend, und
proclaims his regard openly; while
General Gartrell declares his kindly
feeling.
“It is the merest dictate of ordi¬
nary sense and plain political man¬
agement for each of the candidates
to prefer Colquitt to Uic others.
For ifColquitt is re-elected he will
only hold the one term and then re¬
tire. But if either of ihe others are
elected he will wish a second term
and the chance to be Governor for
the others will be further off than if
Colquitt is the man. And in addi
Uon to this, Colquitt and his friends
can defeat any man Uiat violently
antagonises him.
I give you this emphatic talk for
what it is worth. The speaker is
one of the best posted men in the
State, and known to be an uncom¬
monly .—Cknmiclt sagacious observer of public
events it Co»#r«<ulii>»
alist.
Tb the puMir.
Manv Voters trill rapport Mr. W. V.
ELDER, as a candidate for the Legis¬
lature at the ensuing election.
MANY VOTERS.
apr7, ’80-td
Calf-skin Shoes, bought at a bank¬
rupt sale, from 9Uc. to $1 AO at
GRAY’S, Athens, Ga.
Standard Calicoes at Gray’s from
5 to tJc.
Census Notice.
Office For the oe 2d Sltkkvisob Diet., of Georgia. of Census,*)
>
Gkeeneshoro’, Ga., Ap’l 24,1880. )
To Applicants for the Position of
Enumerator of Census in the
counties Banks, Burke, Clarke,
Columbia, Elbert, Franklin,
Glasscock, Greene, Hancock,
Hart, Jackson, Jefferson, Lin¬
coln, Madison, McDuffie, Mor¬
gan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rich¬
mond, Rockdale, Taliaferro,
Walton, Warren, Washington
and Wilkes:
Referring to your application to
be appointed an Enumerator of the
Census for the District in which
you reside—now on file in this
office—I wi*h to invite your atten¬
tion to the following quotation from
a letter, addressed to ms by th# Su¬
perintendent of Census, showing
that in case of your designation to
him as one of the Enumerators, it
will be necessary for me to send
with the designation an application
made by you in a certain specified
form:
“Accompanying the designations
you will be pleased to send the
written application ol each person
so designated, setting forth his place
of birth and of present legal resi¬
dence, with post office address; the
principal facts of his education and
and professional or business expc
rience, including a statement of all
National or State, county or mu¬
nicipal offices at any time held by
bin , and the place and nature ol
his present occupation.”
“The application herein required
must be throughout, in the hand¬
writing of the person designated,
and must he so certified by him¬
self.”
You would do well, therefore, if
you wish still to he a candidate, to
comply with this requirement in
udyunce. Respectfully,
Wm. H. McWhorter,
Supervisor of Census.
Sisff* Papers in the above-named
counties w ill please copy.
A lying witness will often tell a
very glib story, hut lie generally
tells to guard his weak points. At
a recent trial in court the following
took p'nce in attempting to prove
an alibi:
Attorney S.—You say that Ellir
plowed for you all day on tlu
2Gth of November?
Witness, referring to his note
book.—Yes.
8.—What did he do on the 30th?
W.—We chopped wood.
H.—On the 31st?
W.—That was Sunday, and we
went squirrel hunting.
S. —What did he do on the 32d?
W.- lie thrashed wheat on that
day.
S.—What did he do on the 33d ?
W.—It was raining,acd he shaved
out some bandh-s
S.— Whut utd he do on the 34th ?
W.—He chopped wood.
8.—-What did lie do on the-?
But before the question could he
answered the w itnesses’ wife seized
him by the collar and whisked him
out. ide of the witness box, yell
ing in his affrighted ear:
“You old fool don’t you know
there are only thirty-one days in
the month of November.
To the Readers of The Advance.
We wish all of our readers to give
the following lines a close perusal,
and govern themselves accordingly :
1st. We would like our friends
to send us all the news from their
respective localities; writing only
on one side of the paper. The name
of the writer is indispensable—not
necessarily for publication, but as a
guarantee of responsibility. Send
us the news, and we will correct and
insert it.
2d. That anonymous communi¬
cations me not read by us, but are
thrown into the waste basket. We
cannot attempt to preserve or return
any communications that we de¬
cline to publish.
3d. Personal communications
we do not wish to insert—even as
paid for advertisements.
4. That we are printing the lar¬
gest {taper in the State for the
money, and intend making it the
best
5th. That we have already a
good circulation,and advertisers can
reach nearly nil of the citizens of
Oconee county through its columns.
A large number of subscribers are
daily coming in from adjoining
counties.
(>th. We want all the people to
subscribe at once, all who havs not
done so. We, of course, look to the
people of our county for our sup¬
port and we know the people ot
Oconee will stand by us.
Gents’ Shirts in endless variety
from 50 c. to UOc, can be found at
JAMES M.GRAYR.
Now i* the time to subscribe to
The Advance- Only II a year.
THE BICKFORD
AUTOMATIC FAMILY KNITTER
FAMILY
3t
n will knit a pair «1 “RI;
- Mew mlma l Em, machine
‘ ‘unantcd 121*} MIG m d." hi:
‘ mw‘m Is repumrn book W m ado
. machine.
Knits all sizes o f work, narrows and wi¬
dens it; shades all sizes complete. Knits
over 50 different garments, Socks, Stockings,
Mittens, J-eggins, Wristlets, Gloves, etc.
It knits every possible variety of
plain or fancy stitch. 75 per cent.
C
r irmers can treble th 0 ) value ol their
wool, by converting it into knit
goods. wanted in
County, Agents Citv and Town, every State,
prices to whom
very low will be made.
For full particulars and lowest
prices send for the best Family Machine
to
BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE CO.,
Brattleborro, Vt.
apr21,1880—ly
Tax Notiee!
The Tax Books will be open ag fol¬
low* for the year, 1880. Tax payers,
both white and colored are urgently re¬
quested to come forward and make their
returns trouble and promptly and thereby save
Farmington, annoyance:
at Anderson’s Store,
May Hester’s lid and 4th; Salem District, at
Store, May 5th, and at Mavne’s
Mill, May 6th; Wild Cat Di-trict, at
N. T. Elder’s Shop, May 7th, and at
the residence of Geo. W. Veal, May 10 ;
Scull Shoals District, at Cochran’s
Store, May 12th and 13th; High Shoals
District, at Winn's Shop, May 17th,
and at Thornton’s Shop, Ms.y 18th :
Dark Corner District, at 1). B. Jack
son’s, May 10th and Sanford Sim’s,
May 20th ; Buncomb District, at Wall’s
Store, May 21st, Hillyer Langford’s
May 24th and at S. L. Davenport’s
May 25th; and at Liberty, 1st Satur¬
day in May. 1 can be found at the
Clerk’s Office, in Watkinsville, Ga., on
every ceiving Saturday during the time of re¬
tux returns, except the first Sat¬
urday in May. My books will close on
the 10th of June. B. E. OVERBY,
apniltf Tax Receiver.
Andrews Bazar.
Fashion, Litemtute, Art ami Society Matters
RaiTT he lies! anil Cheajiest Illustrated Fash¬
ion and Family Newspaper published in
the world.
jySuescription price Ji.oo per annum,
each. postage paid, Single copies to Cents
BSVEach yearly Subscriber is entit cd to
50 CENTS in PATTERNS free,
omens or it-iiucation:
New Voaa, Tribune lluilriing, I W, K. Amukrws,
Cincinnati, 171 W,th Street, f F.il. A Pruprietvr.
NOW isyour chance:
— to exchange —
CORN-MBAL-
1 will keep at the store of
J. 0. F0DDRILL,
COBS MEAL for
SALE OR rXCIIAXGE
48 pounds of 'bn - f t puunds of
Corn. 1. ns coif tit
TO TOWS,
ean bring their Corn and get their
Meal Without Delay.
Highest CASH prices ptiid
FOR GHATN.
HKNRY JENNINGS.
marl7,1880-tf
WARNER'S
1 r"H I» SAFE w
BITTERS ___I
u t« th. h«it Blood Purifier, uut sttmnUtM
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W |<n?m«ncteewhicS! > > i><i
M»MM inararflun
* T ' ’SSySSS
BaMwef prion, to cm a and M M.
a‘
f t Stf’ESS
X?, In Medicine
> IRlSalcOL
_ _ XT.
James Mauldin,
JK&Boot and Shoe
MAKER.
Watkinsville, : : Georgia,
lias removed to bis old stand, and u
better prepared than ever to do all kinds
of Boot and Shoe work. Uepairiug a
specialty, ALSO.—Dressmaking at lowest prices,
and Hair work
done in the beat manner, aud prices
to wit tbe times. apr 14,3m
Black Alpacas from 15c. up to
Silk Briliant 32c. per yard, at
GRAY’S, Athens,
25 Cases Gjrded Pique*. 5c. per
yard at GR.W -
f BEST
amp u‘nvn’nw, , CHAl-Zl’,
I‘LNmAI‘V in MACBINE. cw ’ Em»
fly as u SEWING
Business Cards.
James 'Ll. Lyle,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkins viLi.E, Ga.
I3T* Will practice in the Courts
of Oconee and adjoining counties.
mar31,’80-ly
Jt, r Jt Jackson,
Attorney & Cou i:u!u&tLLY.
AND JUDGE OF THE
©mow (foiintj onrt,
Watkinsville, Ga.
Will practice in all Courts
except the County Court Oconee
County. marl7,’80-ly
jB. I, Thrasher,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsville, Ga.
SEP" Will practice in the Courts of
Oconee and adjoining counties.
Uiarl7,’80-ly
John T. Undersoil,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Watkinsville, Ga.
business 0IF" Prompt attention given to all
entrusted to his care. Office
in Court Hoase. marl7,’80-ly
G. (*. Thomas,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsville, Ga.
marlO
Chas. 'Bruckner,
Watchmaker & Jeweller >
Ai James O’Faircll’s Store,
Broad Street,
Athens, Ga.
Prices are as low as any one can
do g-'od work, and every job war*
ranted to giver satisfaction. Come
and see me. marlOly
0. .11. If kite, M. 0.
J . ACTICIN P f HYSICIA
Watkinsville, Ga.
[£?"■ M ill he found at his office when
not called off. marl7,’80- tf
®r. J» Jt. £l(ter,
4 M“Who ha* recently completed an extrtr course of
STUlHES in the
Jefferson Medical College,
Of Philadelphia, Pa.,
Offers his professional services to the pub¬
lic at large. Havingbeen thoroughly tutored
in the system of his grand-father’s (Dr.
Lindsay the 1 lurham’s) practice, he proposes to
make following diseases a speciaity :
Chronic Pleurisy, Bronchittis and Rheu¬
matism. Diseases ol the Heart, Kidneys,
Skin, Liver, .Spleen, Scrofula, Syphillis (jxtx,)
Gonorrhiva, Old Ulcers, Dropsy, Dyspepsia,
ity Neuralgia, Epileptic Fits, Impotency, Steril¬
cial (barrenness,J attentions given Abortion, all diseases etc. peculiar Very spe¬
to
females. Office and residence, at Win.
Bishop’s about 2 miles from Farmington on
the road leading from the aforesaid place to
Watkinsville. All communications strictly
private, and promptly attended to. P. O.
address. Watkinsville. (ia. mari7,’So-iy
James T. Hilson,
—Manufacturer of and Dealer in—
FURNITURE, Burial CASES,
£3 1 I
, J F
COFFINS, Over Reaves, Nicholson &c.
& Co., Broad Street,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
♦ AlaSO— Nice 1 RSE for the purpose,
marji,'£0-3111
Hft. i(. U lien’s
Horse and Mule
MILLINERY STORE.
Cor. Clayton and Jackson Sts.,
ATHENS, GA.
T have in Store a good assortment of Sad¬
dles and Harness, Bridles, Collars, Whips,
Saddle Blankets, Horse Covers, &c.
You will find that my harness is made
of the best Western Leather, a’l hand
made. I out aud fit horse collars and
do all kinds of repairing at short notice.
toter whip* l make a specialty and a
assortment cannot be found in
J° My harness badd:es cannot d T be n ?’ beat rook tn bottom prices -
a »d quality. When you visit the city
please honor me with your presence.
Thanking you for past favors, I hope a
continuance in the future.
apr.7,1880,6m
***< Walker. Col.
barber,
WATKINSVILI.K, Ga.
Can be found at his Shop
? ex 1 door t0 H. C. Durham’s Con
feclionery, and . Sunday on Saturday evenings,
o’clock, mornings until lt>
a. m. marl0’80-tf
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
of Mary Brantly G. Hale, as administratrix
deceased, Hale, late of said countv.
dismission applies from to me for letters of
said estate. These
are therefore to cite and admonish
all parties or persons interested to
be and appear at mv office, on or
before the first Monday in Julv
1880, to show cause, if ahv thev cam
why said Given letters should not be
under mv hand
and official signature, at Watkins¬
ville, This March 1st. 1880.
J- It. LYLE, Ordinary.
apr.7, 1880-tf
Now is the best time tosubscribe*
Duly II per annum.
New Athens Advertisements.
THE ONLY GRADUATED DRUGGIST in this SECTION in CHARGE.
PRESCRH’TIUNS A SPECIAL’I‘Y.
Sole Proprietor of Jacob’s Brilliantine and Lowrance’s Tooth Powder.
SITOIViEISb
STOVES! ,J STOVES!
-AND- -AND,
Illl-WM smm?. TIHfffi
BEST IN THE MARKET!
-AT
J. G. WILKINS,
mar24,18S0-4m Broad Street, Athens, Geora.
The Cheapest Crockery House in N. E, Georgi. r
?A Cordial invitation is extended by
LYNCH & FLANIGEN,
to their many Oconee county friends to! visit their
Crockery and Glassware Store.
Merchants.and house-keepers can save money by buying from them
Crockery, Glassware, ILamps, Cutlery, Tinware, Wooden ware,
WHIPS & FANCY GOODS.
Best Goods with Prices at the Lowest Point,
Everything guaranteed to be as represented.
LYNCH & FLANIGEN, Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
mar24’80-3m
COHEN’S
PARIS i STORE!
•The compliments showered on our display 'of Dress Goods during
the past week, added to the large sales in this department convince us
that our styles and prices are unusn ,; !y a I : live. ion is called
to our elegant stock of
SUMMER SILKS.
Consisting of all the latest Paris designs, of our own importation, this
week, as a fitting introduction to the
SPRING SEASON 1
We offer the most surprising inducements ever presented, in this line o
aas ss vmm,
Consisting dition of all the latest and most desirable materials in the market. In
a, to our immense stock of Dress Goods, we have all the FASH
IG^’ABLE 1 LIMMINGS, in Silks, Passementaries, black and colored
fnlk and Chenihe fringes, to match Dress Goods. Also, Demassee, Bro¬
cades, 1 oint Languedocs, Breton, Valencennes, Torchon and Russian La¬
ces, in all the latest designs at prices to suit the times. 20,000 yards of
Jaconet, Lawn, Swiss Mull anp Mull Edgings and insertings, from 3c. a
yard up. This is the largest and cheapest lot of these goods ever offered
to the people of Northeast Georgia.
WHITE GOODS,
An immense stock of these Goods, bought before the late advance,
consisting Cambrics, Figured ot Piques, \ ictoria and Bishop Lawns, Linen Laws, Linen
and Solid Colors, in new Shades of Lawns and Organ¬
dies. 3 tickings, Swisses, Mulls, Nainsooks, Percales, Ginghams, Cotton
suitings, Calicoes, in all the newest and most beautiful patterns. Also
an immense stock of Towels, Napkins, Doyles, Table Damasks, &c., at
old prices. Great bargains in this Department. All of these goods were
Ci »sh, which enable us to COMPETE WITH ANY HOUSE IN
AMERICA.
NOVELTIES.
Parasol#. Shawls, Hosiery, Kid and Lisle Gloves, Lace and Lawn Ties,
Collars and Cuffs, Neck Rufflings, Dress Buttons, Handkerchiefs, Ac.,
at popular prices.
SHOES: OUR SPECIALTY.
M c offer for the Spring and Summer trade the largest and most com¬
plete stock of Ladies’ and Childrens’ Shoes, Slippers, Newport Ties Ac.
mttU in all the He**, most reliable pair makers, guaranteed such as, humbug. Mile*, Ohhuhx, Sm'erlz
the l every no The best goods made
in mted States, at-low pricefe, at the Old Reliable Paris Store.
Mens' Youths' Childrens’ Hats > in all the Latest Styles
.Mens,’ Youths’ and Childrens’ Clothing.
An immense stock otthese Goods made for us by Hammerslough Bros
the largest and most reliable Clothiers in America. Every garment
anteed. Ip addition to Gentlemens’Furnishing guar¬
ha\e aaaed this our Goods Department
we season an immense stock of
French, English and German Suitings
Bought by our Mr. M. G. Cohen, at 35 per cent, less than 'present market
prices, which enables us to make suits to order at prices ' fur below
house in the State. Every suit guaranteed to fit or no sale. Save
money, save your Time, by buying Goods from the Old Reliables,
M.6.&J. COHEN,
apr7,’$CKf GA.
Athens Pharmaceutical -------^
-MANUFAUCRERS AND DEALERS IN—
BARE and STAN DARD
Elegant Pharmncueutical Preparation Toilet Requisites.
JOSEPH JACOBS,
ml ®iba». MMtanxirsKBiisira,
Corner Claoton Street and College Avenue, ATHENS, GA.
Rare & Standard Medicines nn 1'13}:er