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Tlie W at kiusville Advance.
W G. SI LLIVAN,
Editor, Publisher & J ofc Printer.
TERMS,-One ___ Dollar per Year. Sixty !
Cents (or Six Months
IS rUEUSHED ON 1VERV TUESDAY,
Watkinsville, Oa . September 7, 1880
Entered at the Pott Office at Wfctkmtvilte Georgia,
a* SECOND CLASS MATTER
National Democratic Ticket
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. W. S. HANCOCK.
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
HON. W. H. ENGLISH.
OP INDIANA.
State Democratic Ticket.
FOR GOVERNOR
ALFRED H. COLQUITT.
ron secretary op htatk :
N. C. BARNETT, of Baldwin.
VOR COMPTROLLER-GENERAL
W. A. WRIGHT, of Richmond.
fob treasurer :
D. N. SPEER, of Troup.
for attorney-general :
CLIFFORD ANDERSON, of Bibb.
Presidential Electors.
FOR THE STATE-AT LARUE t
J. C. C. BLACK, I R. E. KENNON.
Alternates-;.,. J. Glenn, A.I’.Adam#
DISTRICT electors :
First District—Samuel D. Brad well,
of of Emanuel. Liberty. A Jernntc — Josephus Camp,
Second District—W. M. Hammond,
of Thomas. Alternate—\V. M. Har¬
rison, of Quitman.
Third District—C. C Smith, of Tel
fair. Alternate—James Bishop, Jr.,
of Dodge,
Fourth District—L. II. Hay, of
Coweta. Alterm to—Henry C. Came¬
ron, of Hams.
Fifth District—Juo. I. Hall, of
Spalding. Fulton. Alternate—I). P. Hill, of
Sixth District- -Reuben B. Nisbet,
of Putnam. Alternate—F. D. Dubig
non, of Baldwin.
Seventh District Titos. W. Akin, of
Bartow. Alternate- P. W Alexander,
of Cobb.
Hancock. Eighth District—Seaborn Reese, of
Alternate—J. K. Hines, of
Washington. Ninth
District W. E. Simmons, of
Gwinett. Alternate—M. G. Boyd, J of
White. ’
PI NOTES.
Waldo, Texas, Inis 77,775 sheep.
The mast crop of Texas is very
line.
l'he rice crop at Iaiuisiana will be
a good one.
«•«
New corn is soiling at fifteen
cents a bushel in Waco, Texas.
Seed cotton is commanding th ree
cents a pound in Marianna, Flori
«!a.
There are « quarter of a million
of children within the school age in
Texas.
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A live oak in Lafayette parish,
Louisiana, is thirty feet in circum¬
ference.
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Five hundred and forty bales of
new cotton have been received in
•Salem, Ala.
The North Carolina* fruit growers
association will hold their fair at
Raleigh, September 8th.
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The colored Baptists of Florida
are making efforts to found a thoo
logical institution at Live Oak.
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One hundred and fifty dogs have
been taken to the pond in Lexing¬
ton Ky , within the past month.
The State press convention of
Louisiana, will be held at Baton
Rouge about the Cth of October.
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There is more cotton now open in
the fields of Goliad county, Texas,
than was gathered there altogether
last year.
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Seventy-five cents per bushel is
the price paid at Ocean Springs,
Mississippi, for gathering scupper
«ong grapes.
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A consignment of fine apples to
New York from Florida sold at I1C
per hundred, while the foreign fruit
sold at 18 per hundred.
The newspaper owes its origin to
the custom which prevailed in
nice in the sixteenth century of
reading aloud in the public places
a manuscript of the news of the
day, prepared by authority.
A cat at Wappinger’s Falls, Dutch
cm county, N. Y. recently gave
birth tirth to to five five livins living l;<«, kittens na ,t„„ that were
.,omed together by a ligament after
the lashion of the Siamese twins
The kittens were drowned.
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<*“ -**•* Vi**, i. so.
coming The an important industry.
mines of Buchuigham, ripotsyl
vania and other counties, are being
energetically worked, and with
»•— V «*
Montgomery is now developing a
promising business.
To the People of Georgia.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA,)
Athens, Augus, 25, 1880. J
The Trustees of the University of
Georgia, at their last stated annual
meeting in July, adopted, inter a lin
the following statement, in relation
to the Four Branch Colleges at
Dahlonega, Milledgeville, Cutnbert,
and Thomasville, and the following
recommendation enjoined upon
their Secretary:
We are more than gratified to
report the healthy and successful
status of each of our schools, and
believe that they are awakening an
interest in different portions of the
State on the subject of popular edu¬
cation, that has not, heretofore,
been seen—let us push this system
and in our opinion, the people will
demand, of the Legislature, all the
money needful to establish it in
every part of the State
“To that end, we recommend,
that the Secretary of the Board shall
issue a card to the people of Geor¬
gia, showing the number of pupils
now being educated in each of the
Branch Colleges, and such other
facts in relation to each of the same,
as shall give correct information as
to what are our purpose and plans;
and with a request that the same
be published in the different gazettes
of the State.”
In executing this task, the Secre
tnry states, that
North Georgia Agricultural Col¬
South lege at Dahlonega, catalogues 3*5 pupils.
Georgia Thomasville, Agricultural Col¬
lege at catalogues 170 “
Southwest Georgia Agricultural
College at Cuthlirrt, catalog?* 178 “
Middle Georgia Millilary and Ag¬
ricultural college at Miiledge
ville, catalogues 3«5 “
The Branch Colleges at Dahlonega
and Milledgeville are open to stu¬
dents of both sexes; those at Cuth
bert and Thomasville are confined
to male pupils.
These Branch Colleges charge no
tuition fees; they only impose a
small matriculation fee upon each
student.
They prepare pupils for the
classes in the University at Athens,
when any of such punils are deter
mined to obtain a complete and
liberal education in the Arts and
Sciences.
Whenever I he Trustees of the
University further shall he enabled, by tlie
and fuller endowment of
the same, by the Legislature, or
Otherwise, all to make tuition free to
its students, then the poorest
boy, possessing body, a sound mind in
a sound i. e. ‘ merit liana in
corpnre nano,'’ can obtain the highest
education, by his own unaided
from efforts, without pecuniary assistance
parent, kinsman or friend.
Because he cun earn, by a years
labor for some thritiy farmer in
his vicinity, from one hundred to
one hundred and fifty dollars, a
sum sufficient to support him dur¬
ing the ensuing year at one of the
Branch Colleges, or at the Universi¬
ty ; and thus by alternate labor and
study he can work hik way to
graduation in the Arts and Sciences
as Bachelor and oven as Master, and
take his seat with the highest liber
ati of the land. Bring this possi¬
bility home to our youth, who arc
hungry lor the higher education,
hut have not, hitherto, made efforts
in this direction, lor the reasons
that they have not known of it,
beyond possibility all in doubt, their own Br.neh case, Col¬ and
our
leges exhibit and University Halls will
soon a status still more
gratifying. The demand for Branch Colleges
is manifesting itself and in various parts
of the State, supplied the University
should be with ample
means by the Legislature or other¬
educational wise, to provide for all our great
wants.
The Department of Agriculture
of the State, might ho utilized to
great union advantage, with tlie by University, forming a close
and
using its Professors for the analyses
of Fertilizers and Soils; for the grad¬
ual of the Geological and and Physical Experi¬ Survey
Mate; for the
mental brace aT Farm—enlarging of fruits it to em¬
sorts crops, and
vegetables, with the rearing of all
sorts of domestic animals, not omitt¬
ing the ornamental and beautiful
anti from that source some funds
might U> realized.
There is greatly needed a Normal
College at the Professors seat of the University,
to prepare and Teachers
for the Brunch Colleges anti Com¬
mon Schools. The Common Schools
are now to some small extent sup¬
plied by advanced and students of the
Brance Colleges by University
students. But a Normal College is
the proper agency to perfect the
profession Schools of teaching. Constitutional Free Com¬
mon arc a
duty, and they must have a close
union with our higher institutions
of learning, to perform their f unc¬
tions There lo advantage old and with success.
is and law maxim,”
Aqua currit, rl debrt currert ,” water
runs aud ought to run. So educa
l ' on ruaB lit® water, and it ought to
r u “ ,ls fred >’' - b ut *»ter runs
i^mus^nm , , rmit^at'all!
Much down! fig ifTt
money has been wasted in
the past by losing sight of this im¬
portant principle. the The Transfigur
*hon was on top of ike Mountain ;
at erased by ^ the dumb Great spirit readier, was in ex- the
pres , nce of the Disciphs and the
multitude.
Funds are greatly needed to pay
forlhe rebuildingof the burnleollege
Dahlonega, for putting the build
Branch Colleges with apparatus and
librarins, and for establishing other
Rr»nch Colleges in such portions of
EZt£ the ,S ** le t "‘H, S2X ,/ unu8, S-JSK ‘ «»jtoble
have already appropriated more
of the income of the Lend Scrip
Fund to the four Branch Colleges
than they probaly should have done,
In view of the wants of the Univer¬
sity itself. It becomes then a vital
question, where There are the is funds but to
come from? one
answer to this question. The Gene¬
ral Assembly ami liberal men and
women of wealth, must supply these
great wants of the people. The
surn of of twenty thousand dollars
per annum has been suggested as
within the ability of the Legisla¬
ture the without adding additional any burden to
Even people million by of dollars taxation.
a in six per
cent bonds has been publicly pro¬
claimed at the seat of Government as
a proper fund for our present wants.
There is no danger of having too
much money. The oldest and best
endowed institutions of learning in
this country and in Europe, are
always in need of money; and if
they do their duty, they will never
have lenium money enough, till the mil
beams upon the world.
Our University needs funds for
additional Professorship at this
very time, especially its
Professorship Literature; of English Language
and for the English
important Language language has become the most
of the Earth,
being ple, spoken t>y 115,000,000 of peo¬
which is more than double the
number of people speaking any
other European language; arid the
Professorship partially fdled, of Natural History,
now ought to have
its own exclusive Professor; and
ho also the Professorship of Civil
these, Engineering; and Drill in addition Master to
we need a f r
the Mditary feature of the State
College.
The Constitution of 1877, by its
various provisions, public unifies our sys
tern and of judicious education, and bv
wise grants of money
by the Legislature, it is within our
reach to realise ideal of the Charter
of the University, granted in 1785,
which uives a new definition to the
word University, meaning thereby
not only a curriculum of liberal
having Arts and colegiate Sciences, hut a system
a head and Acade¬
mic members scattered through the
Htate. In our present circumstances,
the University is the head—the
Branch Colleges are the arms—and
the Common Schools are the mem¬
bers of the Educational body. We
need a bigger head, more arms and
better members. Mal e these ail
work in harmony, and ir a single
generation we may become the
best educated people in the world.
Now is the golden moment to lay
the foundation deep and solid. Fur
a complete and well equipped Uni¬
versity is essential to first cla.-s
Branch Colleges; and first class
Brunch Colleges are essential to
first class Common Schools; and
all co operation will secure the best
educated people upon this planet.
Let this achievement he your
work, people of Georgia, in the spirit
of our Constitution.
WM. L. MITCHELL,
Secretary.
Ah Old Fend.
Louisville, September 1.—A
special from Shelby City to the
Courier-Journal says that
Johnson was shot and instantlv
killed bv James Wheeler last
ing, the at culmination Danville Junction. This is
of an old feud
which commenced in 1859, at
father, Liberty, Bill between Samuel Johnson’s
and several Owsley, other James Wheeler
Johnson parties, in which
was killed by Owsley.
Young Sam, then a hoy only four
years old, as he grew older swore he
would kill Owsley and Wheeler at
the first opportunity. Owsley died
nine years ago. Johnson met
Wheeler for the first time last fall
and at once assaulted him. By¬
standers interfered and prevented
Johnson from accomplishing his
purpose. Nothing more was thought
of the matter until two months ago,
when Johnson appeared at Dan¬
ville Junction. where Wheeler was
at work, and fired three shots at
him without warning. None of the
shots took effect, and Wheeler
made his escape. Since then
Wheeler armed himself and has
been on the lookout for his enemy.
To day Johnson, accompanied by
three other men, came to the junc¬
tion looking for Wheeler under the
pretext of wanting to compromise
the matter. Wheeler, not believ¬
ing in their sincerity, finally kept out of
their sight and went to his
room and from the window watched
their movements, and just as John¬
son stepped from the railroad upon
the platform leading to the hotel
he fired one barrel of his gun
loaded with buckshot into John¬
son’s right side. Johnson sank
few upon the platform Wheeler and died in
moments. was arrested
and taken to Danville jail.
A ton of wheat when carefully
burned leaves 28.24 pounds of ash,
while a ton of straw will leave 60.13
pounds, and a ton of chaff 179.07
pounds. To know this is of in¬
terest to the wheat grower, as it
teaches the importance of returning
the straw to the soil; and great
care ought to be taken of the chaff,
for one pound as a fertilizer is as
much as three pounds of straw,
containing six times as much mine¬
ral manure as the grain itself.
A French physician who had stud¬
ied the effects of turpentine on some
800 painters, arrives at thb conclu¬
sion that the injurious effects pro¬
duced by turpentine fumes can
never be sufficiently severe to cause
death unless they are contained in
a very confined place. With good
ventilation no fear need be enter¬
tained of fatal effects from this
cause,
Tfce Sunday Pboncgraph
Is a strong Norwood paper. Send
50 cent# and get it three months.
Address, PHONOGRAPH.
Atlanta, Ga.
Oconee Mortgage Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday 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, known as the Reuben T. Dur¬
ham home place, adjoining lands of
Georae 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 8outh 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
January Reaves, term 1881 in favor of
vs. Reuben T. Durham. Levied
on as ;he orooerty of Reubin T. Dur¬
ham. Writen notice given tenant
jKwsession, A. L. Smith.
pointed out by 8. P. Thurman
attorney. This 28th Aug. 1880.
B. E. OVERBY
Sheriff Oconee Co.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
VI hereas, David R. Richardson, ad¬
ministrator of I’resley Garner, deceased
applies to me fori eave to sell the reai
estate, to-wit: A tract of land in the
county aforesaid, joining lands of Isa¬
bella Harris aud othere, containing
sixty acres, more or less. These are
therefore to notify all persons interest¬
ed to show cause at my oil ice on or
More the first Monday in September
next, why said leave should not be
granted. Gieen under my hand at
ollice, this the 2d day of August, 1880.
JAMES R. LYLE, Ordinary.
aug2 oUd
GEORG IA — Oconee County.
Whereas, Ann E, Hodges applies to
me for Letters of Administration on the
estate of Johu T. Hodges, late of said
county, deceased. These are therefor.
to cite and admonish all concerned, to
show cause, at my ollice, on or before
the first Monday in September next,
why said letters should not lie granted.
JAMES R. LYLE,
aug2* 30d Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
Whereas, Aaron Crow, Administrator
of Margaret W. Parker, represents to
the Court, in his petitien, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has fully ad¬
ministered Margaret W. Parkers estate.
Th's is therefore to cite all peisons
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 M mday
in September, 1880.
JAMES R LYLE, Ordinary.
)unt7jh,’80-3m
lurke (ourty Azilcplturat
fair Amwciutlmi.
LEGAL NOTICE TO STOCKIIOL
DERS.
Honorable By virture of an order of the
County, Ga., Superior (His Court of Clarke
Honor E. H. Bot¬
tle, Judge oftlie Northehern 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 fi.ru 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 must verify their claims by affi¬
davit, and file them in the Clerk’s
Office of said Court on or before the
second Monday in November next,
the first day of the next term
said Court.
John July Higgins, 23d, 1880.
I.
Clerk, Clarke Superior Court.
1>«. A K DURHAM, | Dk W M. DURHAM,
Late of Sparta. Late of Maxeys,
Drs, A. F. & W. M. Durham,
Surgery, Chronic Diseases of
&Wy?£5SS-.SE ,l,e Mulder, ICrelip CM, ,
or
dress, to perform surgical operations.
with stamp,
Drs. A. F. & \V. M. Durham,
mar31.'80-tf Athens Ga.
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DEUPREE BLOCK,
ATHENS, j ♦ GEORGIA.
Having found their old store too small for their rapidly increasing business,
LYNCH &FLANIGEN *
take pleasure informing their friends and customers that they have secured the
oommodiaue store in Dttl'PREE OPERA HOUSE, where they will keep in
stock full lines of
CHINA, CROCKERY\ GLASSWARE\
LAMPS, PLATED WARE, CUTLERY
Tin Wooden and Willow Wares, Whips, Bird Caps,
'Brushes and Household Goods Generally,
At Prices Loner than Ever!
I.YAYH # FL.1.YME.Y. IHmrrr BUtk,
Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
14F“ To Merchant* they offer extraordinary inducements, in Crate, Hbd*.
and small lot* that cannot he surpaaaed. »ug*J7 tf
Jt. r M. Jackson,
Attrney & ConnsetoratLaw
AND JUDGE OF THE
(&mn tftmutc &mi,
Watkinsville, Ga.
#QT Will practice in all Courts
except the County Court Oconee
County. marl7,’«0-ly
B. t. Thrasher,
ATTORNEY aT LAW.
Watkinsville, Ga.
03?” Will practice in the Courts of
Oconee and adjoining counties,
mar 17,’80-1 y
R. Ji, Men’s
Horse and Mule
MILLINERY STORE.
Cor. Clayon and Jackson Sts..
ATHENS, GA.
1 have in Store a good assortment of Sad¬
dles and Harness, Bridles, Collars, Whips,
Saddle Blankets, Horse Covers, &c.
Yon will find that my harness is made
of tbf best Western Leather, all hand
made. I cut and fit horse collars and
do all kinds of repairing at short notice.
better Buggy whips 1 make a specialty and a
assortment cannot be found in
the city. Saddles down ai rock bottom.
My harness cannt. + be beat in prices
and quality. When you visit the city
please honor me with your presence.
Thanking you for past favors, 1 hope a
continuance in the future.
apr.7,1880.0m
G. €. Thomas,
ATTORNEY aT LaW,
Watkinsville, Ga.
marlO
D. M. White, .If. ®„
f RAC T 1 C IN p r HYICIA
Watkinsville, Ga.
KF” Will be found at bis office when
not called off. marl7/80tf
Leri Walker, €ol,,
BARBER,
Watkinsville, Ga.
Can be found at bis Shop
next door lo H. C. Durham’s Con¬
fectionery, on Saturday evenings,
and Sunday mornings until 10
o’clock, a. in. marlO’SO-tf
Jc/n J. vittderson,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Watkinsville, Ga.
(Er“ Prompt attention given to all
business entrusted to his care. Office
in Court Hoase. mar!7,’8(My
A. B. Jackson
Keeps constantly on hand a large
supply of
LUMBER AND SHINGLES I
at his Steam Mill, near Eastville.
Shingles from 82 to 83.50 per thous¬
and. mav5,1880-3m.*
James R. Lyle,
AT fORNEY AT LAW,
M'atkinsville, Ga.
Will practice in the Courts
of Oconee and adjoining counties.
mar31,’80-ly
THd BICKFORD
AUTOMATIC 2 KNITTER
£
in n SIMPLE,
socks 111 E’lli
of DURABLE,
ir i s 8 g S3 £ BEST
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knit SJTB-S S"
will is I ill Sag >3
It lUfi 12 ZPM
r.3y
Knits all sizes of work, narrows and wi¬
dens it; shapes all sizes complete. Knits
over 50 different garments, Socks, Stockings,
Mittens, Leggins, Wristlets, Gloves, etc.
It knits every possible variety of
plain or fancy stitch. 75 per cent,
profit Farmers in manufacturing knit goods.
can treble the value ot their
W ™J’ b * ®° nverUn S U into knit
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a, to m.d.
..... .... »„d lowest
prices for the best Family Machine
send to
BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE CO.,
Brattleborro, Vt.
apr2l,1880—ly
More Popular than Ever!
THE GENUINE S« NEW FAMILY
SEWING MACHINE!
J3f"The popular demand for the genuine Singer in 1879 exceeded that
of any previous year during the quarter of a century in which this "Old
Reliable” Machine has been before the public.
In 1878 we sold 356,422 Machines.
“ 1379 431,167 74,745 Machine?.
Excess over any previous year, Sewing Machine!
teirOur sales last year were at the rate of 1,409 a
Day for every business day in the year.
The “Old Reliable” Singer
Is THE STRONGEST,
THE SIMPLEST,
THE MOST DURABLE
Sewing Machine ever yet‘Constructed.
Remember o z ID S and embedded in tN
Arm of the Machine.
The Sieger Maul’g Co.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE,
1ST e w Y ork.
DISTRIBUTING OFFICE, for Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and
Alabama, Atlanta, Ga.
J- B. TOOMER, Agent, Athens, Ga.
1,500 Subordinate Offices in the United States and Canadas and 3,000
Offices in the Old World and South America. ju!yI880 ly
The Watkinsville Advance
Letter Heads, Circulars.
NOTE HEADS, ENVELOPES, ETC.
-An I, in fact, we do
JOB WORKJBt OF ALLKINDS.
Executed in the best manner,
IWEFIIilBMTinil,
Call o Vs Tor zimjhinq in Cur Tine.
Address, *
ff. G. SULLIVAN,
yf atkinsville, J}a;.
W. B. LANGFORD,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
CARRIAGES,
WAGONS
Buggies aud Plantation Work
A SPECIALTY. Have also in connection
.A. BLACKSMITH SHOP;
Patronize Home Enterprise
WHEN YOU WANT NEW
WAGONS Oil BUGGIES.
W. B. LANGFORD,
Watkinsville, - - Georgia.
ORDER YOUR
Saw Mills, Cirist & Caue Mills.
Plantation Machinery, Engines Boilers, <yty
Cotton Screws, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers’
Journal Boxes, Wheels, Mill Gearing, Gudeons,
Turbine Water Gin Gearing cheap,
Judson’s Go%-ernors, Files, Diston's Circular Saws
nnd Gummers and Belting and Bab- , % )
bett Metal and Brass Fitting, Globe and .
Check Valves and Whistles, Guages, Etc.,
Iron and Brass Castings and Gin Ribs, - -™A M
from
Geo. R. Lombard & Co., h ■
raf!
FOREST CITY FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS
(Near Water Tower,) 1014 to 1024 Fenwick Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Repairing promptly done at lowest prices.