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The "Watkinsville Advance.
W. G. Sl'UIVAN,
Editor, Publisher & Job Printer.
TERMS.—One Dollar per Tear. Sixty
Cents for Six Months
iis PUBLISHED ON EVERY WEDNESDAY,
Watkinsville, Ga., June 23,1880.
Entered M the Post Office at Watkinsville Georgia,
as SECOND CLASS MATTER.
TOWN DlRECTORl',
B. E. THRASHER, Intendant.
COUNCILMEN.
Wm. A. Woodis, James Mauldin,
Dr. D. M. White, Thomas Booth,
John W. Johnson.
ounty Officers.
R. M. JACKSON, Judge County
Court.
JAMES R. LYLE, Ordinary.
JNO. W. JOHNSON, Clerk Supe¬
rior Court and Tux Collector.
B. E. OVERBY, Sheriff and Tax
Receiver.
THOMAS BOOTH, County
urer.
Win. E ELDER, County Surveyor
JAMES MAULDIN, Coroner.
Court Calendar, Western Cr
cuit for Georga.
ALEX S. ERWIN, Judge.
A. L. MITCHELL, Solicitor-Gen.
OCONEE—Fourth Mondays in
January and July.
JACKSON—First Moudays in
ruary and August,
WALTON—Third Mondays in
ruary and August.
GWINNETT—First Mondays in
March and September.
HALL—Tnird Mondays in March
BANKS and September.
— First Mondays in
FRANKLIN—Second April and October
April and October. Mondays in
HAMBERSHAM-Third
iu April and October.
RABUN—Fourth Mondays in April
and October.
WHITE—Monday Mondays in April after and the Fourth
CLARKE—Second October.
May and November. Mondays in
* m.
CHURCH D RECTORY.
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
WATKINSVILLE.
1st Sabbath, Rev. J. C, Johnson,
2nd “ .. . “ W, J. Cotter,
4th “ “ Dr. MoCleskey
FARMINGTON.
2d Sabbath.... Rev. Mr, Wortham,
4th “ ... “ W. J. Cotter,
SALEM.
1st Sabbath,. Rev. E. F. Anderson,
Sd — r r- -er.
Tli™ AUam Kfo
lit Sabbath. — Rev. W. J. Cotter.
POWELL’S MILLS.
2d Sabbath.... Rev. W. J. Cotter.
VEAL’S CHAPEL.
3d Sabbath ... Rev. W. J. Cotter.
FLAT ROCK.
3d Sgbbath,3 p. m. Rev. W. J. Cotter.
4th “ ... .Rev. E. F, Anderson,
RAY’S.
3d Sabbath.. Rev, E. F. Anderson,
4th “ ... “ W.J, Cotter.
PRINCETGN <fc GA. FACTORIES.
1st Sabbath. . Rev. W. J. Cotter,
2d « “ Mr. Wortham.
Rev. J. J, Morgan alternates, at
each place, regularly, with Mr.
Cotter.
BAPTIST CHURCHES,
MARS HILL.
1st & 3d Sabs., Rev. H. R. Bernard.
OSCEOLA.
4th Sabbath,......Rev. Jno. Harris.
FREMAN9’ CREEK.
1st Sabbath, Rev. W. A. Overton.
3d <• '* A. A. Fluker.
BETHABARA.
1st Sabbath, .... Rev. J. W. Butts.
BIG SPRING.
4 Sabbath Rev, J, W. Dennington.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCHES.
MT. ZION.
4th Sunday, Eld F. M, McElrov.
BIG CREEK.
4th Sunduy, Eld, Aldman.
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
ANTIOCH.
1st Sunday, Eld. J. A. Perdue.
UNION,
2d Sunday, Eld. T. M, Foster.
GOSHEN HILL GRANGE,
Meets on the firstTuesday, of each
month, kinsAille. at the Court House, in Wat
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Uo young men understand the im
portance ol acquiring a practical edu
cation such an education as will enab.e
them to earn a competency, or conduct
their business operations in a intelli
gent manner 1 Such an , due. ion U of
far more important than a 1 the Gr*. k
arL tin that can he learned. -'.To do
not condemn ornamental of literary
educations but we simply mean that a
prac ic&l education wo f iar more
tanee. buch an education o„n be
acquired tnerctal in a few months in a ( „i„.
College, such a« ,|,a t of
Beh® » should at Chattanooga. (Jur young
ati -11 not fail to alien <i
“f 3 ? 'toVct£ l
LOCAL NOTES.
Watkinsville and Surrounding
County Items, (lathered by
Advance Reporters.
No rain yet.
Trade is dull.
Dry aud dusty.
Strange weather.
Vacation will soon be here.
Gardens are looking sick.
Turtle fishing is getting ‘quite
lar.
The Jnrv Commissioners met
on yesterday.
Cotton we learn is about out of the
grass around Watkinsville.
Ice cold Lemonade, fresh and fine
call at the Advance Lemonade-stand.
“Excnse me for singing, as the Jay¬
bird said when the owl cotch ’em!”
is the way it now goes.
We will give the names of the com¬
. Democratic President
ing and Vice
President, next week.
Still the spirit of improvements
moves on. Mr. Woodson Ashford is
having below, a veranda put to his house,
the Advance office.
“Say. mister; here’s your mule.”
The above words were from one of
Gov. Colquitt’s admirers, in Athens
on the 12th. He of course, got mules
slightly mixed.
The lumber for repairing the M. E.
Church has been placed at the church,
and we learn that the work will be com¬
menced at once. The repairs are badly
needed and we are truly glad to see
all taking steps to make it right.
Dr. O. B. Howe, Dentist, of Athens,
paid our sanctum a visit on last Satur¬
day. The Doctor seems to be a clever
gentleman and we learn that he pays a
visit to Maxeys, every month, and can
be found there from the 20th to the last
of each month.
Mr. G. W. Newsome and. family of
Sun Hill, Washington Co., has been on
visit to Mr Saff.Jd 3arwick and
family, of this p'ace returned home last
We hope he has been favor
y impressed wiih North Georgia.
The Clerk stys there are fifty or
deeds and mortgages lying in
the Cl. rk’s office, and some have been
ever since the countv was or
Ifthe office should be destroy¬
by fite, the papers will be lost with
the rocords, aud your titles to your
land and other property turned into
ashes.
F. M. T. says he is cultivating his
moustache for the coming District
Conference Meeting. Look out, and
don’t let them get burnt off, as the
Athens young man did, for we heard
her remark the other day that “it
would kill hei to see them perish,” ^
Mart! '
The Watkinsville Orchestra met at
Dr. Billups’ residence on Monday
night last. Splendid music, was lis¬
tened to by those who were fortunate
enough to be present. The Doctor,
in conclusion gave us the benefit of
several songs, and instrumental pieces
on his banjo, which were greatly en¬
joyed. We hope soon to have the
music repeated.
Mr. James O’Farrell, of Athens,
keeps the best Lemonade to he found
in the State. He is a genial gentle¬
man, and when you visit Athens and
Lomonade want something cooling in a first-cla.»8
Farrell, shape, why call on Mr. O’¬
and when Jacks looks into the
ice-box, he almost makes one dream of
the north-pole. James O’Farrell’s is
the place to get Lemonade and “don’t
you forget it.”
M e learn that the brag barley patch,
in the vicininity of Liberty and be¬
longing to a popular young M. D.,
turned out to tie rye. Messrs. Mar¬
shall & Mayne report a good turn-out,
notwithstanding that the barley was
not barley at all, and that thfy also
succeeded in tnreshing'ont of the straw
a fine litter of spring kittens. Pretty,
good for a days work anyhow!
Mr. Eddie Billups, of Deiatur, son
of our clever, and genial friend. Dr. E.
S. Billups,of Watkinsvil e, is spending
some time with his father and family in
our town. Mr. B , is a young man of
a liked winning disposition, and is universally
visit, by all who last know Saturday him. He paid
us a on evening in
company with several of our young
ladies and gents. Call again, friend
Ed and don’t forget to bring the ladies
around, you are always welcome.
Prof. Barnett desires us to state
that he will not have an oral examina¬
tion, but his pupils are now under¬
going a written examination. AH the
I*** . respectfully ...... solicited
0 " nre to
cail and the improvement# made
hy the pupils. Those who so desire
not patrons of the school, are also in
v ,e< i to attend, at any-time from tills
date until the dosing of the school, on
.V 2*1, 1880, Prof. Barnett and his
*»’♦»*«', efficient, and noble assistant,
M‘* s Enima Wilson, deserves a great
^ c a! f >( praise f»r building us up a
*»<*> 1 second to and in fact
that none, it is
"6St we know of in tbe Stattf.
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fo the VoterH of On»te*
f’#rf f ^ l I
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tnarl7-td M M. SHEATH.
Iaoat.
On last Saturday, between Watkins
ville, _ and Athens, a small pocket
memoraudam book eontaininng notes,
accounts, <&c. The finder will he
liberally tlie rewarded by leaving it at
Clerk’s office, or at the Advance
office. W.T. PHILLIP’S,
Watkinsville, Ga.
How to Invest a Dollar.
We will send the Savannah
Weekly A T em, “the biggest and the
best” newspaper in the South, well
printed, Cull of live news, good
stories, reliable market reports,
agricultural items, and everything
else to make it worthy of its well
known reputation, to any address,
till Jauuary, 1881, postpaid for one
dollar. Address J. II. Estill, Sa¬
vannah, Ga.
[Communicated, j
Mr. Editor :—We are glad to wel¬
come Miss Lucy Anderson i«aok to our
town. We know she will gladden the
hearts of our young men, for she is
indeed, an accomplished young lady.
Oconee has again taken off the prise
at the Lucy Cobb institute. Mr.
McR., will no doubt call to see Fletcher
very often now.
A Lady Friend.
Newton House.
Messrs. J. G. Trammell and A. B.
Howard have taken charge of the St.
James Hotel. They have been in the
business for a number of years, and
understand the art of satisfying their
guests- furniture having good fare at moderate
rates, new, and of the best
material with all the modern improve¬
ments. The hotel will no longer be
known as the St. James, but as th ft
Newton House. We extend to them *
hearty welcome.— Athens Chronicle.
The District Confereuee.
The Athens District Conference
meets at Watkinsville Wednesday
Sunday. night, Juiy 7th; will include 2d
About 6.000 members
will be represented therein.
Delegates by train will be met at
Athens 3i p. m. t July 7th, and con¬
veyed to Watkinsville, and returned
Monday to meet 9 a. m. train.
Should buy ‘ Round Trip Tickets.”
Delegates by private conveyance
will be met by Committee on
arrival at Watkinsville, and assigned
to homes.
A large attendance expected and
will be heartily welcomed.
R. W. BIGIIAM. P. E.
Reply to J.
“Possum Hollw,”Juii6 20, 1880,
Mr. J. The Tillage Bachelor.
Sir :—Your reply which was printed
in the columns of the Advance, of
the 16th inst., has been received by
me. Having read and re read it, I
can find no day or lime fixed tor our
happy kindly, union. You accept my proposal
very and offer the tendrils of
my young love,, the sturdy old oak of
your ‘ strength, support and protec¬
tion !” You indicate that you love Si,.
dearly, and yet, you seem to be in doubt
whether I am a boy or a j.irl. Yet,
he that as it may, you love me. Now,
Mr. J. aftter mature reflection, I have
concluded that it would be wise in m«
to be doubtful also ; hence, I fear that
“the sturdy old oak,” of which you
speak, will turn out to be only a worth¬
less piece of drift—or some other
useless wood—which the ravages of
time has stripped of streng h and sup¬
port. I will renew and stand by my
proposal, only upon the condition that
you will get some one to v«uoh for the
truth of the assertion, that your love
will bear with it through life, a support
such as the “sturdy old oak” bears for
the tendrils that entwine it, I now pro¬
pose further that onr union be on the
first day of the Distriot meeting. Ex¬
cuse haste. Yours.
Axis.
and P• I 8-—My will be wardrobe is complete,
ready. Will you ?
Yours,
Axie.
Tc P. M. T.
Dear Sir :— I have presumed to
answer your call for “ladv corres¬
pondents with a view to matrimony,
and desire to have an active partner
in your stock of this world’s goods.”
Beihgso well pleased with the des¬
cription of your personal ap¬
pearance, and much more with the
qualities of your head »nd heart,
as given by yourself, which forms
my idol of a perfect man and of a
model husband, emboldens me to
present myself as a willing partner
of and your of joys, and of vour sorrows,
I know your goods. I think that
who you are, indeed my
heart tells me that you are the object
of its first and only love ; that my
eyes of blue have looked into your
eyes of “intelligent hazel”; that
the rich auburn of your hair I have
contrasted in fancy with my dark
tresses; that I have been often
edified by your sparkling wit, and
transported by the eloquence of
your ‘orators well ventilated
mouth.”
I have given you some ofmv
features, hut as to my form, the
sculpture perhaps, would not re¬
gard it as a model of perfect pro
portions, (you boast of your shape)
«ut within beats a true hear! • I
have health and willing hands to
a husband who is nmiihL «... .
yourself of ifn ATa
trusting and unsuspectr suspect
j n , r
r await -inximiulw ii.-/.„ i. n.
’ for a e l ly ’ I rk * K
'#V> the l*ubttt,
Manv Voters will support Mr W Y
‘
as a candidate for the Leiris
at the emming election.
MANY VOTERS
»pr7,’80-td ----
fi. C, 7 homos,
AT LAW,
)V atki.ssvii.lk, Ga.
morlO
COUNTY NEWS.
NEWS NOTES FROM OOR REGU¬
LAR CORRESPONDENTS.
Our County Towns, curd Surrounding
Villages—What We Are Doing—
Matters and Things Laconi¬
cally Noted.
IIIOU SUOALS JOTTINGS.
Local Points from High Shoals and
Surrounding Section.
Put on the brakes.
Politics are igniting.
Who will give us an old fashioned
school exhibition ?
Sunday be evening singings are get¬
ting to common.
What has become of the “Moot
Court” atOmer? Did the mule in
in the well kill it?
When will they commence the
new church at Rays.
Now is the time to turn your at¬
tention to the prepariation of your
land, for a crop of grass. You can
make more from the ground in hay
than you made in wheat.
Cool mornings.
Crops are looking well.
The farmers are having their
thrashed.
Dr. Jackson made 70 bushels
wheat from seven acres of land.
Our Sunday Schools are flourtsh
Miss Eddie Barnett, of Hampton,
is spending some time with her
Mrs. T. E. Jackson.
The young folks would like to
get up an excursion to the falls
afterthe crops are laid by.
GOSHEN HILL REMARKS.
mad Oh 1 ye gods 1 but didn’t he get
!
is Crops are in splendid order; so
the grass.
The shrill whistle of the steam
thresh is disturbing our quiet
neighborhood.
There was a picnic at Powell’s
Mill last Friday.
The young gentleman that brings
May-apples favorite to Goshen, is a great
(?) with the gills.
The farmers work from early
till dewy eve, and still the
grass has the advantage, it grows
while they sleep.
The Colonel is a very regular
at prayer meeting every
Wednesday girls night. Charlie says
“distracted,” are going to run him rav
flowers. by giving him so
It is predicted by some of the
Goshen-ites, that the Goshen dots
will soon bankrupt the Advance.
Think there is any danger, Mr.
Editor? We do not think they
will all financially embarass U«, for
like country editors, we do not
have enough to go in the hands of
a receiver. Besides we like the
“Goshen dots” very iniseti and, take
pleasure teresting in articles. publishing s«eh in¬
We wish and
hope their they may continue to make
us weekly visits.— Ed. Ad¬
vance.
Sir.ENCE.
OMIEOLi ITGDI 8 .
Looal Items from the Upper Portion of
Oconee County.
Hot June.
June 16, 1880.
Ice lemonade would be bad to
take at present.
Our lively little merchant J, E.
W., is having his wheat thrashed
at this writing.
What’s Spring chickens are quite scare#.
the matter? Cholera? We
hope not.
We had a fine rain yesterday, ac¬
companied considerable by heavy thunder and
wind.
nice Joseph Hodges, Sr., is having a
residence put up which he
hopes to complete soon.
James Martin Crow, Esq., has just
had the wood work of his hand¬
some new residence completed.
Sewing Machine agents, travelling
through this section, now take
anything from fry ing in payment fora machine,
size chickens, to a horse
and wagon.
From present prospects I think
tlie people of this section will make
the fine»t crops this year of any
year lately, provided, we have good
seasons, with no providential dis¬
asters such as grinds, hail storms,
&c.
Rex.
LIUCKTY.
The Vicinity of Liberty—The Southern
Portion of Ooonee County,
The prayer-meeting, at this place
was 1374. organized It in the summer of
is and has been in a
old flourishing condition. Young and
seem to take an interest in
attendance.
We have a plan of issuing tiokets
for punctuality conduct and good
essons in our Sunday School.
None are willing to lose a day, fur
fear his class mates will get uhc d
of them. Result, always a good
attendance.
Hot weather! Oh, goodness !
Gist Wednesday night and
Thursday winteriah. morning were quite
^. Hasty showers last week, followed
1
Messrs. Jbh, O, Dillon and Jus. L.
ami a few others are out of
grass.
Some of our farmers say wc ought
not to he telling on them about
the grass. Well, we were just tell¬
ing about our crop fits, prospects. How¬
ever, if the cap you must wear
it.
We have killed several snakes
lately.
Our wheat threshers say they are
modation. thrashing this year, just for accom¬
John, we have always
thought that you and Will were
good boys, and, since you have
agreed not to send your toll wagon,
we believe you mean accomodation.
We hard a man tell the Census
taker that he made ten bushels of
corn on twenty acres, and now, we
hear another who says he sowed
twenty-two bushels of wheat,
thrashed almost, every head that
bushels. was made, and mude seventeen
If you want to see fine cows and
have an instructive talk about fine
stock, cull on Mr. C. L. Pew. He is
the only man in this vicinity that
gives the cow her share of attention.
He has some of the finest milk cows
in North Georgia.
Jury Lists.
Below we publish the lists of Grand
and Traverse Jurors, drawn to serve
for Ooonee Superior Court, to be held
on the fourth Monday in July;
GRAND JURORS.
C L Few, Jno R Morton,
J L MoRee, Geo B Smith,
J A Thomas, L L Fambrough,
J W Jackson, Albon Bishop,
Wm B Hay good, Arthur M Jackson,
H J Thomas, John Sikes,
G W Kelly. A L Doolittle,
M D Browning, J E Whitehead,
W F Phillips, W H Anderson.
Jas Fambrough, I) \ Griffeth,
S J Fullilovc, E F Anderson,
A 8 Wilson, Wm P Campbell,
J J C Vickers, J M McRi e
G H McRee, WmT Malcom,
A B Jackson, TS Williamson,
TRAVERSE JURORS.
A W Griffeth, Win Lee,
Robt Thompson, D S Willougby,
J J Southerland, fd F Osborn,
W C Elder, J W Daniell,
M F Sims, Thomas Hodges,
Granby Jackson, Wm B Cobb,
M C Griffeth, C H Ashford,
W H Bishop, W A Rutledge,
J M Dicken, E H Sikes,
J J Gunter, H G Hardigree,
T M Foddrill, Jos 0 Dicken,
W J Bates, Jack Phillips,
John J Michael, J E Butler,
Robt T Griffeth, J A Cross,
Jno H Lowe, Jr., JWF Osborn,
Wm Crow, M F Whitehead,
.1 W Bradbury, Thos Giles,
Enoch Allgood, J S Mclteo.
T TS2 ADVANCE
EMONADE
■ ■ ■ ■ Stand.
H fCmnpr tfX1>A on y, Annd /co-cold JC Y'KX r tt* T*-
4 t.,monad, /
IdK and LJCMOJWi,
■HHiHw constantly call, on Hamd and son Saln.
Give ub a and we guarantee
satisfaction. On public occasions
we can be found on hand, in front
of the Advance office. Come one,
Come ALL ! jun23tf
D*. A. r. DURHAM, | D*. W. M DURHAM,
Laic of Sparu. Law of Maacyl,
Drs. A. F, & W. M* Durham,
SPECIALISTS.
anil Surgery, Chronic Diseases of Male
for Female, and Venerial, Operate
Cross Eyes, Cataract, Stone in
the Bladder, Harelip or Cleft Pal¬
ates, &c. Will visit patients in any
part of the State, in consultation or
to perform surgical operations. Ad¬
dress, with stamp,
Dus. A. F. & W. M. Durham,
mar31,’80tf Athens Ga.
Strayed.
Strayed from my plantation on last Thurs¬
day night the 17th inst., a small, brown mare
mule. She has a knot on her right foreleg,
between the ankle and knee joint Any
information of her whereabouts will bo
thankfully received and liberally rewarded.
June2j,2-t. S. J. FULLILOVK,
High Shoals Ga.
Notice !
Notije is hereby given to all that
Wash. Barnett, col , has loft my employ
without provocation or my consent. 1
will prosecute any one hiring or harbor¬
ing him to the extent of the law, unless
saiis f actory terms are made as to his
indebtedness to me
L. W. DOWNS, Agent.
jun9,2t
Look Well to Yoer Time Ye People of
• Watkinsville.
V. W. SKIFF,
Athens da.,,
Latc'of tc City oi Madi»on, Jiai established him
fl« f IB Athens, as a practical
Watchmaker & Jeweller,
Bcin. a thoroughbred workmen with experience, it
* work Mtisfactory limit guarantee that I can and will do good
on ill ot Watches, Clock*, Jewelry, Ac.,
ail of which will be warranted to give tatitfac tion
ARo—A good line of Watches, Clockt. Jewelry, Ac
on hand and for calc, cheap cheapest. ,
at at t e
TV. Celebrated IHamxnd SpccOtcles Noise betier
Good for the eyes. Try them, told only by
V. W SKIFF*
Other Reference to all the above, meet any one in
Morgan County.
jun9,tf
A. It. Jackson,
supply Keeps of constantly on hand a large
AND SHINGLES,
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Now is the best time tosubscrihc
f l per annum.
The Watkinsville Advance,
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NOTE HEADS, ENVELOPES, ETC.
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Call an Vs 9 or slnythinq in Cur Mine,
Address,
W. G. SULLIVAN,
^ATKISVILLE, p#L
W. B. LANGFORD,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
CARRIAGES.
WAGONS,
Buggies and Plantation Work
A SPECIALTY. Have also in connection
A BLACKSMITH SHOP-
Patronize Home Enterprise*
WHEN YOU WANT A NEW
WAGON OR BUGGY.
W. B. LANGFORD,
Watkinsville, - Georgia.
ORDER YOXJR
Saw Mills and Grist Mills and Cane Mills
?■ c.rr*' / £ Screws, Plantation Shafting, Machinery, Pulleys, Engines Hangers’ and Journal Boilers, Cotton Boxes,
at Mill Gearing, Gudeons, Turbine Water Wheels,
Gift
* Gearing (cheap), Judson’s Governors, Diston’s Cir
! [ L b l euiar Babbitt Saws ami Gummers and Files, Belting and
w Metal and Brass Fitting, Globe and Chock
N '“t xt Valves and Whistles, Guages, Etc., Iron and Brass
' V Oustings and Gin Ribs, from
GEO. R. LOMBARD <fc CO.,
FOREST CITY FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS
(Near Water Tower,) 1014 to 1024 Fenwick Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Repairing promptly done at lowest prices.