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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. —•—- A live oak in Lafayette parish, Louisiana, is thirty feet in circum¬ ference. —--•••------- 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. ........... -- - ♦ . The colored Baptists of Florida are making efforts to found a thoo logical institution at Live Oak. • •• ... — _ 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. —• There is more cotton now open in the fields of Goliad county, Texas, than was gathered there altogether last year. • ................ Seventy-five cents per bushel is the price paid at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, for gathering scupper «ong grapes. ----—...... —— 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. _____, m __ <*“ -**•* 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. n ill B i?J r m 1 V ~V 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 a -fa a c< 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 ft; 1 4" "7 » s r 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.