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The Watkinsville Advance.
Vf G. 8CUIV.1N,
editor, Publisher & Job Printer.
TERMS,—One Dollar per Year. Sixty
Cent* fer Six Months.
s PUBLISHED ON EVERY TUESDAY,
Watkinsville, Ga., August 31,1880.
1 Jtered at the Post Office at Watkinsville Georgia,
as SECOND CLASS MATTER
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“Ons’t, upon a “midnight dreary!
•‘bats:
See notice ofSheriffsale in another
olumn.
The old gin has lain rusty almost
i ong enoug
The weather for the past week
lias been quite warm.
When you sell your cotton don’t
forget your county paper.
Mrs. Lyle, one of our lady friends
lias our thanks for a nice basket of
peaches.
Watkinsville will have two steam
< Hns. Look out for the first notices
:;nd call on them.
Mrs. G. C. Thomas sent us a .fine
hance of grapes, for which we re¬
turn thanks.
Miss Emma Wilson, of this place,
left on a visit to friends and relatives
in she Gainesville, yesterday. We hope
may enjoy herself immensely.
Mr. Thos. Booth, of the firm of T.
Booth & Co., left for New York on
goods. yesterday to lay in his fall stock of
.
Our friend, Mr. Robert Booth left
for his home in Griffin, last Thurs¬
day. We learn that he designs
going into buisness in Watkinsville
at no distant day.
Our citizeus have orgonized a
singing Thursday society. They meet next
determining night for the purpose of
meeting. This a regular time for their
is a slide in the
-right direction.
Mrs. Waiter Booth has our thanks
for the nicest lot of cabbage we
have seen in a long time. We like
to be remembered by our friends
as we only have no garden favor and that it is
not a great for us, but
a great kindness.
A young lady in our town says
that. she intends to get Rich, before
dong and that her untiring regards
for her “fellow’'are as hard as the
Pledge’s force upon the weary
"anvils, face 1”
We had the plesure of meeting
our old school mate and friend, Mr.
Andrew Jackson, brother of Judge
R. M. Jackson, of our town. Father
rime has dealt gently with him, as
he appears almost as young as he
lid in our old school days. He
lives still at his old home in
Oglethorpe county.
Our good friend Mrs. Smith, wife
of Mr. Thomas Smith, sent us a few
»f the largest potatoes we have seen
for some time. Three of them
that weighed her kindness 74 pounds. We assure her
and thankful. was We appreciated, long for
we are
more of such friends.
We were pained to learn that our
friend, Dr. James F. Hester, had
the misiortune to lose his infant
child, Hiilsman last Thursday night. Mr
John of the same place
also lost one of his children. We
earn that both deaths occurred from
uiptheria. We tender our sym¬
pathy.
We saw on our streets ou last
Saturday i’hillips, of our old friend Mr. B.
New York City. Mr.
Jhillip’s and isa is subscriber to the Ad
-A.NCE, He as jovial and jolly as
ever. to says readers we giving that the best
oaper our he knows
■f for a county paper. We were
.lad to see him, and hope he may
make as a visit again soon.
See in another column the ad
ertisement of Messrs. Lynch &
Jlanigen, the live crockery men, of
Athens. This firm has been long
and favorably known by our people,
end offer goods at the lowest prices
to be found anywhere in the State.
This is alive firm, and we would say
^hen you want articles in their lines
< f house furnishing goods, don't
-til to see them. Read their ad
ertisement and give them a call.
Hancock and English and Nor
wood Badges by mail 10 cents each.
Reduction to Clubs.
W. T. Christopher * Bro.,
Atlanta, Ga.
At a prayer-meeting of colored
ersons, on a certain occassion the
ecency and good order of the
neetmg rav-St?'! being disturbed by one
med Brown whose
rayers in public m ’
erent the were onlv foeo
*' K ravings, fool pastor inquired
»t mggah s dat prayin’
own >ices darner-de replied; “It do?” A brudder dbzen
h am
' aator. r 7 n * £ “Brudder - Brown subside,
nd let some one pray dat am better
.qualified wid de Lawd ”
Mr. J. D, Prather publishes a
<rd in theTocco* JF«m, announc
% his withdrawal as a possible
indidate for the Legislature in
sbewha/u county.
Highly Melted.
Last Sunday the Presbyterian
church granted a vacation of six
weeks to their worthy Pastor, Dr.
C. W. Lane, on account of his de¬
clining health. He has for a week
or two been very unwell, and it was
thouht the rest and a change of air
were needful. In two days, almost
without effort, one hundred and
twenty-five dollars wrere offered
by his members and friends to de¬
fray his expenses in a trip to the
mountains. Many of his friends
and admirers, in other churches and
in no church, asked to contribute to
and to the cordiality fund, and the spontaneousness
with which all con¬
tributed, was but an evidence of the
love and esteem in which he is held
by his church and the community.
We are informed that with the
effort the amount could have been
double, but this expression of good
will and interest in his welfare, were
but the generous outspeaking of his
friends. He left with his good
wife on the Wednesday’s train and
we unite with the whoie community
in the wish that he may return com¬
pletely restored in health, and pre¬
pared of physically his for the continu¬
—Athens ance good work in our midst.
Ckronicle
Goshen Hill Locals.
Fine growing season.
It is time to sow turnips.
We now have an occasional sliced
potato pie.
What has become of ye Liberty
correspondent 1
There is a large crop of muscadines,
and they are ripening rapidly. The
young people are happy i
There will be preaching at Antioch
ing next Saturday continue and Sunday, The meet
may several days.
Our Colonel has a bad spell of the
blues whenever it rains so that he can¬
not go to Goshen. So bis mother says.
There was quite a storm of wind
and hail last Sunday week, in which
fences and trees were considerably daiu
aged.
Miss Lucy Daniel returned to Wat¬
kinsville last week, and now the musca¬
dines are ripening unmolested along
the placid banks of muddy Oconee
river. We were sorry she could cot
stay longer. Silence.
Liberty Local News.
Some rain.
Diphtheria raging.
Some have finished pulling fodder.
Many have commenced picking
cotton.
There is best cotton crop on the
convict farm that I have ever seen
on the land. Capt. R. Pound’# good
management has had a great deal
to do with it.
Master Alley Anderson, of Atlanta,
is on a visit to his grand mother.
Mrs. Walter Wray left on a visit
to her relatives in Oglethorpe coun¬
ty a day or two since.
Died on the morning of the 24th
of August, of diphtheria. Little
daughter of Mark E. and Evie
Stovall. An angel on earth it has
only returned home. May God
with his infinite mercy comfort tha
bereaved ones.
High ShoalsJottings.
Heavy rains.
Storm at this place on last Thurs¬
day evening.
Mr. Pink Price hasattached acorn
mill to his gin.
Ho, the engine 1
The committee for Rays church
have put in an engine and planing
mill to faeiliate their work.
Malcom <fc Jackson have moved
their engine back to Powellville,
and preparing to gin cotton.
Mr. Wade Osroent had the mis¬
fortune to lose his little son, Willie
The bereaved family has the
heartfelt sympathies of all.
Tile Sunday Phonograph
Is a strong Norwood paper. Send
50 cents and get it three months.
Address, PHONOGRAPH,
Atlanta, Ga.
We learn from the Dade County
Gazette that the Rising Fawn Fur¬
nace was the scene of a bloody riot
last Friday Friday night. It seems that
knocked on evening down a white boy
a negro with a piece
of iron ore, which incensed the ne¬
groes, who proceeded to the boy’s
house for the purpose of taking him
out, but were dispersed. About
eight and o’clock, however, they returned
opened fire on the house, when
a general exchange of shots ensued.
A white man was shot in the arm
and two negroes were pretty badly
wounded.
The Elberton Gazette says that
Mrs. M. W. Grady, a lady of Elbert
county, aged over eighty eight years,
left that town last Monday on a
visit to relatives in Murray county.
She is still active and vigorous, and
even for on so of lengthy her a disdains journey as
this, one age, the
protection of an escort.
The Ttibune says that lumber
cannot Rome. Jbe The bought at demand any price the in
price great put
up, and the saw mills are
lully thirty days behind in their
orders.
The first number of the Bullock
Banner has been received. Except
in name, it presents a very similar
appearance, in all respects, to its
predecessor, the Excelsior Htm.
Tha Hinesville Gaselte says cotton
picking in Liberty but the county farmers has begun
m earnest,
plain high. that the prioea for labor are
too
Rome » first -r*r— bale this t, --
a year was
from Alabama.
Georgia has 2,327 whisky dealers.
Forsyth is to have a home-made
brass band.
The Chattahoochee river is in
fine boating order,
Macon has a church for every 470
of its inhabitants.
The Monroe County Library at
Forsyth is prospering.
The Congressional Convention
meets in Hawkinsville September
1st.
The corn crop of Rockdale county
will be better than it was last
year.
A mail route has been established
between Camilla and Bainbridge.
The summer resorts all along the
Air-Line Road are filled with visi¬
tors.
An effort is being made to revive
the Georgia Millitary Institute in
Marietta.
Hogs are dying with cholera in
the upper portion of Laurens county
at a fearful rate.
The cotton crop of Meriwether
was never better at this season of
the year than it is now.
The Georgia State election occurs
on the 6th of October, and the Presi¬
dential erection November 2d.
A railroad will be built from
Washington to Elberton, passing
through Goose Pond district, in
less than five years.
Bill Arp is about starting on a
lecturing tour, with Mr. Cornelius
Willingham as his agent. Col.
Arp’s subject will be “Dixie now
and Dixie then.”
The Elbert County Agricultural
Society was re-organized last week.
Mr. G. E. Heard was elected Presi¬
dent and Mr. T. C. Carleton, Secre¬
tary.
Milledgeville ships 15,000 bales of
cotton annually, has over sixty
business houses, a college with
near 400 students, and yet has no
banking house.
The 80th session of the Depart¬
ments of the University of Georgia,
at Athens, viz.: Franklin College,
State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, and Law School,
will open on Wednesday, the 6th of
October.
The Talbotton Railroad is pro¬
gressing finely. Grading will be
completed in about a month, when
the ties and iron will be rapidly
laid. About 170 hands are era
ployed on the grading
The Americus Recorder thinks the
incoming cotton crop H will be the
largest wh,ch - , has , been , raade 8,nce .
the war < and that the ruling prices
will be remunerative to the majority
• of the planters,
Considerable more attention has
been paid this year to the cultiva
tion of rice in South Georgia and
Florida than in former years. In
Brooks county its cultivation has
been increased 1,000 per cent.
The Gwinett Herald congratulates
its readers on the prospect of the
early completition of the Lawrence
ville Railroad, Itsays it expects to
have a train running about the mid
le of October if no unforseen acci¬
dent occurs.
The net amount of postage, ac¬
cruing to the United States from
Macon, in 1827, wasfl,665.12. For
the year ending July 1, 1880, it was
$22,865.81, During the same year
(1880) the money order division
issued and paid orders to the
amount of $250,000.
In the last issue of the Sparta
Times and Planter Mr. Frank L.
Little announces his retirement
from the editorship of that paper.
The reason given for this step is
that he was a strong Colquitt man,
and a portion of the stockholders
were Norwood men. These latter
employed an aesociate editor to
represent tbeir views. Regarding
this as an infringement on his
richts as editor, he could not longer
retain his position and his self-res¬
pect at the same time, so he imme¬
diately withdrew.
An incident of the Tennessee
Democratic Convention was the ap¬
pearance on the platform of Elias
Polk, the colored body servant of
President Polk, who, by unanimous
consent of the convention, was in¬
vited to address the body. He was
escorted to the stand by General B
F. Cheatham and delivered a brief
speech, warmly endorsing the debt¬
paying platform adopted by the con¬
vention, thus setting an example
worthy the attetion of those so-called
Democrats who bolted from the
convention because of the adoption
of a platform of honesty.
The Senoia Farm and Home boasts
thatthereisa man in that town who
i °« n take a forked Mick and find any
I That thing, made of gold, that is lost.
j him paper his says it is notroublo for
, to get stick and pick Op
the article.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
To The People.
My friends are hereby notified
that I am a candidate for Repre¬
sentative in the Legislature from
Oconee county- If 1 get enough
votes to elect me, (which I hope to
do,) the State I will serve best my of country ability. and
to the my
augl0,lS80.t-d. WAV. PRICE.
Mjook Out.
Many friends will support Mil¬
ford Roach for Representative of
Oconee county at the ensuing elec¬
tion. A full expression of his far¬
mer friends is solicted.
MANY FRIENDS.
'To the public.
Many Voters will support Mr. W. Y
ELDER, as a candidate for the Legis¬
lature at the ensuing MANY election.
VOTERS.
apr7, ’80-td
To the Voters of Oconee
CorJTTTU
From a promise made heretofore
I now announce my name as a can¬
didate for Representative.
mar!7-td M. M. SHE ATS.
NEW ADVEHTISEMTN.
Oconee Mortgage Sheriff's Sale.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
Will be sold on the first Tuosday in
October, next, between the legal hours
of sale, before the Court House door, in
the town of Watkinsville; Oconee
county, the following described pro¬
perty to-wit: All that tract or parcel
of land situated, lying ; and being in
the County of Oconee, and State of
Georgia, ham home known as the Reuben T. Dur¬
George place, adjoining lands of
C. Thomas and Saffold Bar
wick on the North, Reuben T. Durham
on the West, Milledge S. Durham on
the South, and R. T. Durham on the
East. Three miles South of the town
of Watkinsville on the Road from Wat¬
kinsville to Scull Shoals Factory or
Powell’s Mills. Containing one hun¬
dred and thirty six acres more or less,
leyied on to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from
Oconee Superior Court returnable to
.Reaves, January term 1881 in favor of Marzie
vs. Reuben T. Durham. Levied
on os the nronerty of Reubin T. Dur¬
ham. VVriten notice given tenant in
possession, A. L. Smith, property
pointed out by 8. P. Thurman plaintiffs
attorney. This 28th Aug. 1880.
B. E. OVERBY
Sheriff Oconee Co.
Jj. p. JSULLIYAN
Fashionable
j jaBSSMAm a d MILLINE j {
Watkinsville, Ga.,
ladies Begs leave to offer her services to the
of Watkinsville and vicinity
as a dressmaker and milliner. Hats
and Bonnets re-trimmed and renovated.
cheaply Dressmaking and fancy work neatly and
executed. All the latest maga¬
zines and patterns always on hand.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Prices liberal.
Give her a trial. nug24
Utrke tonny Agricultural
Fair Association.
LEGAL NOTICE TO STOCKHOL
DERS.
Honorable By virture Superior of an order of the
Court of Clarke
County, Ga., (His Honor E. H. Pot¬
tle, Judge of the Nort.hehern Circuit
presiding). Notice is hereby given
to all who claim to be Stockholders
in the original “Clarke County Ag
ricu tural Fair Association,” to fill
their claims for a distributive shares
of the proceeds of the sale of the
“Fair Grounds” in Athens which
has been sold under and by virture
of a decree of said Court, Stockhold¬
ers davit, must and verify file their claims by Clerk’s affi¬
them in the
Office of said Court on or before the
second Monday in November next,
the first day of the next term of
said Court.
John July 23d, 1880.
I. Huggins,
Clerk, Clarke Superior Court.
call When and you come to town old don’t stand forget
to see roe at my where
I keep on hand a choice line of
Confectioneries,
Candies, Crackers,
Oj sters, Sardines,
Cigars, Tobacco,
Snuff, Meat,
Meal, Sugar,
Coffee, Blueing, Blacking,
Ground Pease,
Apples,
anything Lemons,
and in fact in my line at close
figures.
jSooT ^ j5 HOE JAhXlMQn
After an experience of 25 year* I am
confident I ean please you. shoe work
of any kind at prices to suit yosfor cash.
Highest market cash price paid for clean
cotton rags in or trade. Country
produce taken in exchange for goods or
work. Give me a call
A. 8. LANGFORD.
Now is the time to subscribe to
Tin? Advance. Only $1 a year.
The Largest and Most Complete Stock of
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STOVES & TINWARE EVER OFFERED
IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
Sign of the “Big Red Stove,’’ Opposite Reaves & Nicholson, Athens, Ga.
W. H. JONES, Superintendent.
aug 17,’80-6m
Harness Shop.
The undersigned wishes to inform
the public that he is now ready to do
all kinds of work, New Harness made
and repairing old Harness, are my
specialties. reliable. All work first-class and
I ean be found at my shop
ready Call to do all work, at any time.
on me and see. Satisfaction
guaranteed. W. E. HARRIS.
June30,1880.3-m. Watkinsville, Ga.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
\\ hereas, David It. Richardson, ad¬
ministrator of Presley Garner, deceased
applies to me fori eave to sell the real
estate, to-wit: A tract of land in the
county aforesaid, joining lands of Isa¬
bella Harris and othere, containing
sixty acres, more or less. These art
therefore to notify all persons interest¬
ed to show cause at my office on or
before the first Monday in September
next, granted. why said leave should not he
Gieen under my hand at
office, this the 2d day of August, 1880.
JAMES R. LYLE, Ordinary.
aug2-30d
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
Whereas, Ann E. Hodges applies to
me for Letters of Administration on the
estate of John T. Hodges, late of said
county, deceased. These are therefore
to cite and admonish all concerned, to
show cause, at my office, on or before
the first Monday in September next,
wby said letters should not be granted.
JAMES R. LYLE,
aug2- 30d Ordinary.
Will be sold before the Court House
door in teh town of Watkinsville, Oco
nec legal Couiity, State of Georgia, between
the hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday in Sept, next, the following
property, to-wit: AH that tract or par¬
cel of land, situatod, lying and being in
said county and State, known as the
Ramsey place, containing one hundred
acres more or less, adjoining lands of
Aarou Crow on the west, Jesse E. But¬
ler on the south, Zack Alexander and
Jug miles Factory road on the north; three
north west of Watkinsville. Lev¬
ied on as the property of the estate of
Burr Harris, deceased, to satisfy a fi.
fa. issued from Oconee Superior Court,
returnable to the July Term, 1880, in
favor of D. R. Richardson vs. K. Har¬
ris, administrator of Bnrr Harris, de¬
ceased. Property pointed out hy Wil
liam E. Harris, Agent of Mrs. K. Har
ris administratrix of Burr Harris,
deceased. Written notice served on
Mrs. K, Harris this day. This 3d
ol Aug. (1880. B. E. OVERBY,
Printers’ fee §6. Sheriff.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
Whereas, Aaron Crow, Administrator
of Margaret W. Parker, represents to
the Court, in hia petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has fully ad¬
ministered Margaret W. Parkers estate.
This is therefore to cite all poisons
concerned, kindred and creditors to
show cause, if any they can, why said
administrator should not be discharged
from his administration, and receive
letters of dismission on the first Monday
in September, 1880.
JAMES R. LYLE, Ordinary.
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GEORGIA— Oconee County.
Emory F. Anderson, as adminis¬
trator of the estate of Millv K lutts,
late of said county, deceased, applies
to roe for letters of dismission from
said estate. These are therefore to
cite and admonish all parties or
persons interested to be and appear
at my office, on or before the first
Monday if in September 1880, to show
cause, letters should any they be can, granted, why said
not Giv
en under my hand and official sig¬
nature, at Watkinsville. This Aug
3d, 1880.
J. U. LYLE, Ordinary.
aug^lHHO-ltu
D.C. HURLEY,
I have p CONER jS.R^EET, fl H*NS, p*.
removed my carriage and wagon business to the
H diffc-on JBrot,tiers, < >ld Stand,
where with improved maohinerv and fine Northern Workmen I will
build and repair in the best manner vehioles of every description. I also have a
lot of fine buggies built by Hodgson Bros, which I will sell at a low price to
make room for my new wagons, My work is all guaranteed and my prices rea¬
sonable.
augl7,’80-ly D. C. HURLEY,
Athens, Ga.
TltE ONLY GRA DUATED DRUGGI ST in this S ECTION in CHARGE.
| Athens -manufauckkrs Pharmaceutical Co.,, B
m and dealers in- fr
W HA KK and STANDARD _ cn
: iiiiin kmui!
£ Elegant Pharmacuetuical Preparation Toilet Requisites. 2.
K JOSEPH JACOBS, E re. ■i.
SFHi OIR • m. 6 WNNMIHU JSSTOOT, o 3
Corner Olaoton Street and College Avenue, ATHENS, GA. § K
0# apr 7,’80-tf
Sole Proprietor of Jacob’s Brilliantine and Lowrance’s Tooth Powder
JAMES E. MURRAY. | I. W. THRASHER.
Murbay&thbasheR 7
Watkinsville, Georgia,
In returning our thanks to our friends for their very liberal patronage during
the past, we would again renew our offer of one of the
Largest and Best Selected
STOCK OF GOODS!
Ever brought to this section, and ask the people of this and adjoining counties to
Dry Goods Our Lines
OF JEANS,
BLEACHED and BROWN DOMESTICS,
STRIPES and CHECKS,
PRINTS, of standard makes, from 6c. to 9c. per yd.
LADIES TIES,
DRESS GOODS,
ETC., ETC., ETC.
GLASSWARE, CROCKERY,
MOORE’S SCHOOL INK,
FINE CIGARS and TOBACCO,
STATIONERY,
is full and at low DEPARTMENT prices. Our
FANCY GOODS
Has had the most careful selections, and in style and xuality can’t be surpassed
Wc have the best line of
Bools Shoes Ladie’s and Mens’ Hals Caps.
We have ever hod,and at prioes that defy competition. Our stock of
Ready-Made Clothing
Is large, of the best styles and material, and bought with, a view to meet
tlie wants of all class of purchasers. Huits from $2.75 up.
The Departments «f Drugs, Hardware and Htuple and
FfcNCY GROCERIES,
arc always ML with prices as low iu rhe lowest. This huge stock is in store and
tn transit and in a ftw days will be foil and complete. W« again ask you to
call and examine, MURRAY A THRASHER.
WutktusviUe, 0s., May fi, 1880.