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The W atkinsville Advance. W G. SILUVAN, Fiditor, P ubl isher & J ob Printer. TERMS,— Oae Dollar per Year. Sixty Cents for Six Months. IS PUBLISHED ON EVERY TUESDAY, Watkinsvilie, Ga., September 7, 1880. Entered .it the Post Office at Watkinsvilie Georgia, as SECOND CLASS MATTER u -i l w f if he 1 3k b - Cotton is opening rapidly. We are having light showers. We visited Athens last Saturday. Yesterday was dry and dusty. New cotton will soon be rolling through town. The steam whistles are now heard in the land. Our citizens had a singing at the church last Sunday night. When you sell your cotton re¬ member your county paper. The Lazy Club still argues politics before the president who sleeps all the tiire. The fodder pulling season is over, and cotton picking has commenced in earnest. fhing A good buyer could make a good of U by catching the cotton at this point. Our town is quiet owing to the fact that the farmers are all busy with their cotton. We return thanks to the Oconee Fair Association for their premium list sent us. We wish the Associa¬ tion great success. ~~ v, One of our devils says that Cnl. ft. E. Thrasher is ditching his 5 fork field,” with rails. We have heard of fencing by ditching, but never heard before of ditching by fencing. The Athens Chronicle has enlarged to a seven column paper. Brother Stone has already one of the neatest of weekly journals as well as one of the best. The top of the ladder isn’t far off, Friend Joe! we wish you success f New goods will soon be the order of the day. Look closely to the columns of the Advance, and see where to purchase. Of course all first-class business houses will keep their business before the people. We had laid on our table, last week, a portion of a cotton stalk, about Sinches long and containing fifteen bolls. The limbs are not over an ineh, or an inch and a long. The cotton was grown by Mr. M. C Griffeth and handed us by Col. B. E. Overby. Mrs. Dr. Richardson and her two day daughters 1 arrived home last Satur¬ after an extended trip to the mountains and Springs of North Georgia. We are glad to welcome our friends back to their old home. Mrs. Branch also returned from a trip day. to North Georgia, on the same While in Athens last Sanrday Col. W. H. Jones, Sunt, of the N. E. Georgia Stove and tinware depot carried us through his house. He is .doing a live business and we hope ■Yiend Jones may meet with success. The Boss coffee pot sold by this house is reallv the “Biss’* of other coffee pots. 'We tried all the other makes and can find none to equal the “Boss.” Our friend and fellow townsman, Mr. W. B. Langford formerly the proprietor of our carriage and buggy manufactory, with that has secured a position five ardware firm Messrs Childs, Nickerson & Co., of Athens, Ga. Bed has many friends in our county and is a man of unqualified business talents, and will prove ouite an acquisition to this already popular firm We do not like to give you ud, Bed, but it is on “the bill’s and it must be did !” One ofthemostshoeking murders we ever read of was commited at Oulloden, Monroe County, in this .State, on the 18th inst.' The par¬ ticulars of the sad affair are as follows: Mr. Gray Hiiismnn had a negro boy employed about as a nurse. The negro’s age is twelve years. On the evening of the murder this negro in the boy house was when fooling Mrs. with the clock Hillsman told him if he did’t let it alone she would report him to Mr. H., and have him flogged. lie walked sud¬ denly Mr. Hillsman’s out of the little house, boy, followed three by or tour years old, for whom the nt-irro time was employed elapsed us a nurse. Some¬ and they did’t return, when a search was made for them. The little boy of Mr. H., was found in » dry well, near the house, with ms head beat into a jelly. The ne¬ gro bov was found soon afterwards. A Hn* was found tveur the well which l the negro used in beating death the little to nttle whits boy. Th negro has plead guilty and ftent to jail. He says he committed tbecnme because the little boy did t want to go with him to the UOU9C. Kansas girls walk seven miles Late-fooled to trade a dozen eggs at a country store for a spool of thread. Nothing stuck up about girts who are cut out for No. 1 wives. And Extensive Diy Good House. From the Southern Merchant a paper devoted to Mercantile interest of the State, we clip the following article about one of the live firms of Athens, Messrs. James M. Gray &Co., That journal says : The controlling commercial ele¬ ment in all cities, ranking next to groceries Goods, and provisions, enormity is Dry whilst its is only understood after a careful survey of the field. Millions of dollars are involved in carrying stock when other staples are carried w ith thousands ; and the commercial palaces erected to form the homes of this gigantic monster which rules the operations of man. are representatives of our progressiveness. In Athens, though m no pretentious building, we found goods a representative house in the dry business that has no rival in the South—we mean JAMES M. GRAY & CO., who, whilst making a great specialty in mourning goods and silks, do a trade very in heavy wholesale and retail the general staples of dry goods, i-uch as colored silks, shawls, black goods in Cashmere Tamese, brilliantines. bambazine, basket cloth, alpaca and In white goods, nain¬ sooks, jaconets, India twills, muslin, colicoes, table-linen, towels and marseilles quilts ; in woolens, flan¬ nel repellantsand blankets; in do¬ mestics, cottons, prints ticking, duck denims, chevoits, etc., as well 33 hoots and shoes; ladies and gentlemen’s shirts, furnishing goods, such as for which the firm is sole agents for Eighmie’s patent bosom shirt, a splenbid article for wear; also collars and cuffs, ruchings, frillings, lace scarfs, corsets hoiserv and notions generally. The house has special opportunities rarely enjoyed by the trade at large, by which it successfully holds the ap¬ pellation on which heads this article. The styles as they appear in the fashionable centres of the East, are immediately point. The transnlanted to this 6tock embraces a full and comprehensive line of goods which are purchased in large lots from first hands, and this is the secret of Messrs. gray & co’s ability to sell superior goods for cash at surprisingly low prices. Liberty Local News. Our people don’t care for politics. They are mixed. At this writing diptheria is still raging. There is a malignant sore throat that the adults are having while the children are having the regular type. We call it all dip theria. Mr. Me. the boys tell a good joke on you, is it so ? Was that really the cause of your sticks being broken ? There are a great many water¬ melons in the fork. The Oconeeit's are regular visitors down there. I heard one of our farmers say that he never bought more than three bushels of corn till this year. He runs a five horse farm, and the drouth last year caused him to have tfl buy fifteen this year. He raises as much cotton to the horse as any of our farmers. He is at home at work, while others are hauling supplies. In memory of Poor Shanghai Dominick. My old rooster had great faith in Dr. Tanner, and was a great supporter of Tan nerism. He said that he could go thirty days without eating, drinking or even gnawing the head ef a cane. Accordingly (July) on the 20th of last month he entered upon his fast. No one could persuade him out of the notion. The female element first tried to, make him be iieve that it was impossible for him to succeed in his undertaking and to quit his nonsense. But that had no effect on one who had so much faith in Tannerism. They then, female like, tried to make him be¬ lieve that they were full believers in doctor Tanner and his ism. They told him certainly he could make the trip without any trouble. This only made him the stronger in his determination. He said tnat he though and that the he could honors out himself. do Tanner wear I have piration, kept a sheet showing the res¬ temperature, <tc., <fec., &e., of old Shanghai Dominick, during the last thirty-nine days of his life ; for that i* the day of his fast upon which he ceased to breathe. He was conscious till the verv last and and asked me to be sure that I kept a coriect account so that the world might see Shanghai what he had accomplished. Poor Dominick is gone! gone!! gone!!! A meeting was called and appropriate resolutions formed. “Wnereas in the death of Shanghai Dominick this communi¬ ty has lost one of its oldest citizens.” There was a long list of resolutions formed. I will extract one or two. “Resolve 5 that we recommend the Liberty correspondent to write a Biography world of Shanghai Dimineck, that the may know him as we do; and see in him the Abraham of the present age. And that we use all efforts to obtain every item of interest that we can for the bene¬ fit of his Resoivefithtbatwesparenoefforts order in aiding that the sale of obtain Ibis book, in we may means to erect a monument to the mem¬ ory of our much beloved friend. A British ship has sailed for Tex¬ as with 3,500 barrels of oil, made for the purpose of preserving railroad ties und bridge timbers under a new process. officials Of the bishops, judges and other personages who took part the ceremony of Queen coronation dead. forty-two years ago, ore now NOTICE! From and after this date, all legal advertisements from the Sheriff and Ordinary’s Offices of Oconee, must be paid for in ADVANCE! It is not fair nor just to these officers to become responsi¬ ble, and have the money to pay out of their pockets. (Xr* Those indebted to us for legal advertising and subscriptions are hereby no¬ tified to come forward and settle at once. This means BUSINESS! W. G. SULLIVAN, Ed. end Pub. Advance. The Ninth District. The undersigned candidates for congress in the 9th congressional dis¬ trict have agreed upon a joint dis¬ cussion on the lollowering terms, to wit: The party opening the debate to speak one hour, the other to follow in aspeech of one hour and a half, the opening party to conclude in a speech of thirty minutes. The parties shall open and conclude on alternate days. Either party shall have the right to rise and correct a mis-statement of fact without argument, the time oc¬ cupied not to be counted against the speaker. Each meeting is to be presided over by a chairman se¬ lected by the parties alternately who shall preserve order and keep thetime. All tnepeople and most especially the ladies are invited to attend these discussions. The parties agree to the following ap¬ pointments for joint discussion, and request all the papers in the district to publish this agreement and the appointments. H. P. Bell, Emory 8r ken, appointments. Lawrenceville, Tuesday, Sept: 14; Dahlonega, Friday, Sept. 17; Daw sonville, Monday, Sept 20; Gaines¬ ville, Wednesday, Sept. 22; Gum¬ ming, Friday, Sept. 24; Jasper, Monday, Sept. 27 ; Ellijuy, Wed¬ nesday, Sept. 29; Homer, Monday, October 4; Jefferson, Wednesday, October 6; Danielsville, Friday, October 9; Cartiesville, Monday, October 11 ; Athens, Wednesday night, October 13; Watkinsvilie, Friday, October 15; Madison, Mon¬ day, October 18 ; Toccoa, Wednes¬ day, October 20; Clarksville, Fri¬ day, October 22 ; Cleveland, Satur¬ day, October 23; Clayton, during court week. Advertising. Every community is made up of producers and consumers, of buyers and sellers; every individual is, to a certain extent, both a pro¬ ducer anti consumer. That which he wants he must obtain from those who can furnish it, and hehas some things He can furnish to those who want them. It is not, enough, however, to be able or willing to supply the things that others need; nor is it enough for one to need what others furnish. Both producer and consumer must be brought into communication with each other’s wants, and the facilities for supplying their wants, before active trade can spring up between them. This is done by advertising. The man who best understands the laws of trade by which demand and sup¬ ply are regulated, and who the most wisely advertises his business, is the man who succeeds the best. Our most prosperous business men, in every department, to-day, are the men who advertise the most thoroughly. If you have anything which the people need, the more widely you make it known the lar¬ ger will be your gains. No one need expect to do an extended busi¬ ness in his line in these days who fails to advertise freely and liberally. Force your announcement upon readers by its prominence, its wording and type; and keep it be¬ fore them. The publie will not rush in and buy you out the first day; it has other things to tiunk of. It will glance at your advertise¬ ment the first time it appears, read it the second time, and buy the third .—Athens Banner. i A respected woman at LaFavette l n d. ( has never been legally J ‘mar ried to the man she regards as her husband, 'i his is her way of ing the property which, by the terms of her first husband's will, she would lose by marrying again, ‘ ~ ' ’ 1 The largest cotton-seed oil mill n tlic United States is being erected 1 in Little Rock. It will have a P a cily of , using , three , , hundred I of cotton per day. The work will employ six hundred and fifty Mere Facts. Facts are stubborn things and some-times very hard to understand. For instance, here are three, which, taken together, are extremely perplexing: First. The New York Tribune, on the 19th of Febuary, 1873, said that Gen. Garfield, the Republican canidate for President, “had ten shares of Credit Mobilier stock; never paid a dollar; received $329, which, after the investigation began, he was anxious to have considered as a loan from Mr. Ames to him¬ self.” Second. The New York Time*, on the 20th of Febuary, 1873, dis¬ tinctly stated that Gen. Garfield, the Republican canidate for Pres¬ ident, “presented a most distressing figure,” and that “his participation in the Credit Mobilier affair was complicated by the most unfortu¬ nate contradictions of testimony.” Third. That the New York Trib¬ une and New York Times, after severely denounceing Gen. Garfield, the Republican canidate for Pres¬ ident, for the “disgraceful transac¬ tion’ aforesaid, now pronounce him a truly good citizen and enthusiasti¬ cally support him for the office once held by Washington, and are doing so to-day in the face of the most overwhelming testimony furnished by themselves of the guilt of the said Gen. Garfield. It is now really a perplexing ques¬ tion for the stalwart readers of the able journals we have referred to know which they must believe, the Tribune and Times of 1873 or of 1880 .—Baltimore Gazette. Captain John L. Browning, for many years a conducter on the South Carolina railroad, entered Beall’s drug store late yesterday evening and evinced by his actions that he was feeling unwell.. He pulled off his coat and loosened his shirt collar as if suffering from suffocation, ts he seemed to be unable to speak, Mr, Gardelle, a clerk in the store, supposing he had an attack of asthma, handed him a dose of assafcetidu, which he was unable to swallow. He made powerful efforts to withstand the attacks which had seized him, but but they proved of no avail. Sev¬ eral gentlemen who were standing in the store at the time rushed to his assistance, and caught him as he was in the act of falling. They carried him to the rear oi the store, laid him down and obtained medical as¬ sistance immediately. He rested apparently easier and breathed more freely in a reclining position, but after lingering a short while hi* pulse ceased and he died withont a struggle .—Augusta Sews. An Iowa woman by her will left an old arm chair to one of her sons. In the stuffing was found a roll of hank notes amounting to $400. Thefogal question is whether the money belongs to the son. -*•••*— • The timber and lumber business in Georgia will amount this year to 300,000.000 teet, and will exceed $6, 000,000 a year. Although paper collars have to a great extent gone out of use within tfie last ten years, 200,000,000 them are now muufuctured annually. The new park at Augusta, Ga,has been fitted up witli a grotto, two fountains, and a miniature lake It is also to be adorned with statuary. Over twenty births occurred in Conyers The Weekly in the past fifty days. calculates that if this ratio continues the population of the town will be increased by natu¬ ral means about seven hundred by the next census. that As proof, need says the railroad, Ellijay Courier, we a we will inform the publie that for the last week wagons, from Cherokee coun¬ ty, North Carolina, loaded with cot¬ ton rock, have been passing through Ellijay Dalton. en The route for tbe railroad at distance is about eighty miles. ANNOUNCEMENT*). To The People. My I friends are hereby notified that am a candidate for Itepre ■tentative in the Legislature from Oconee county. If I get enougn votes to elect me, (which I hope to do,) I will serve my country and the State to the best u£ my ability. augl0,1880.t-d. W. W. PRICE Look 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. Harness Shop. The undersiflMd wtshe* 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. Ail work first-class and reliable. I out be found at my shop ready to do all work, at any time Call on me and see. Satisfaction guunuiU**"). W E. HARRIS. JuneW, 1880,3-ui. Watkin*ville, Ga The Largest and Most Complete Stock of “ w n . 1 i 1 ■ II Ill y ji. t ihi: ■. :• $ l i A : » ui r J P - STOVES & TINWARE EVER OFFERED .N NORTHEAST GEORGIA Sign of the “Big Red Stove/’ Opposite Reaves & Nicholson, Athens, Ga. W. H. JONES, Superintendent. aug NEW ADVERTIEMTS. GEORGIA— Oconee County. Whereas, Mary C. Thrusher ad¬ ministratrix of Barton C. Thrasher, presents duly to the Court, in her peti¬ tion, filed and entered on re¬ cord that she has fully adminis¬ tered Barton C. Thrasher’s estate This is therefore to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors to show cause, if any they can, why said administratrix should not be discharged from her admin¬ istration, and receive Letters of dismission on the first Monday in December next. J.R.-LYLE, 8ept .fi,18 80.3-m. Ordinary. GEORGI A— -Oconee County. Whereas, Barton E. Thrasher, Executor of Isaac Thrasher, repre¬ sents to the Court, in his petition duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully administered Isaac Thrasher’s estate. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned, kin¬ dred and creditors to show cause, if any they can, discharged why said Executor should not be from tiis Executorship, and receive Letters of dismission on the first Monday in December, next. J. R. LYLE, 8ept.fith,1880.3-m. Oidinury. Ordinary’s Office, Sept, fith, 1880. GEORGIA— Oconee County. Whereas, William i ouluot, ap¬ plies to me for valuation and setting apart a Homestead of reality, and I will pass upon the same at 10 o’clock a. in. Sept 29th 1880, at my office, in Watkinsvilie. Given under my hand at office this Sept, fith. 1880. JAMES R. LYLE, Ordinary. Mania and Charlotte Air-Line Railway. PASSENGER Department ATLANTA — TO THE EASTERN CITIES CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Atlanta, Ga, June 1st. 1880. CHANGE CUT SCHEDULE. On and after June 1st. DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS will run on this road as follows : EASTWARD. Arrive at Lula 7:20 a. in. Leave Lula..... 7:24 a. m. WESTWARD. Arrive at Lula 9:29 p m. Leave Lula.... 9:30 p. m. EASTWARD. NMHT PASSENGER TRAIN. Arrive at Lula. .. 6:23 p. m. Leave Lula..... ... 6:24 p. ro. westward. Arrive at Lula 8:51 a. m. Leave Lula.... 8:52 a. m. GOING EAST. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN. Arrive at Lula.. *#»*#»»*# 11:35 a.m. Leave Lula...... 11:5* a. m. WESTWARD. Arrive at Lula 11:55 a.m. Leave Lulu.... 12:15 p. m. THROUGH FREIGHT TRAIN. Arrive at Lula, 4:15 p. m. Leave Lula.... 4:25 p. m. Close connection at Atlanta for all points West and Southwest. Char¬ lotte for all points East. Through Tickets on sale at Gainesville, SencecaCity Greenville and Spar tariburg to all points East and West. G. J. FORE AC RE, Gen’l Manager, W. J. Houston, Gen. Pnm.&T’k Ag’t campaign. The Atlanta Only /VionograpA, 50 during cents for months. W.T. Address, Christopher <k Bro., Atlanta, Ga. D. C. HURLEY, * have PCONEE jSlf^EET, ^t i HENS, pA. removed my carriage and wagon business to the H- tdsrson Brotn^rs* < >ld St?aid* where with improved machinery and fine Northern Workmen I will build and repair in the best manner vehicles of every description. 1 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 0. C. HURLEY, augl7,’80-ly Athens, Ga. JAMES E. MURRAY. I I. W. THRASHER. Murray&thrasheR Watkinsvilie, ? 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 II GOODS! Ever brought to this section, and ask the people of this and adjoining counties this Stock careful examination. tn give a Jn OF Dry Lloods Our Lines JEANS. BLEACHED and BROWN DOMESTICS 8TRI FES and Cll ECKS, PRINTS, of standard makes, from 6c. to 9c.per yd. LADIhS TIE8, DRESS GOODS, ETC., ETC., ETC. GliASSWARE, CROCKERY, MOORE’S SCHOOL INK, FINE CIGARS and TOBACCO, STATIONERY, is full and at low fePARTMBNT prices. Owr FANCY Goods Has had the most carefisl selections, and m style and xuaKty can't be We have the best line of Boots Shoes Ladle’s and Mens’ Hats Caps, We bate ever had, and at prices that defy competition. Our stock of Ready-Made Clothing Is large. Of tbe best stylss and material, and bought with' a view to meet the wants of all class of purchasers. Suits from $2.75 m> The Departments of Drugs, Hardware and Staple and Y % CY GRCCERIEg, ”*■ w " ““ l »“— call and examine. complete. MURRAI We again ask you to Watkinsvilie, Ga., May 5,1880. & THRASHER. To the Vote™ of Oconee cotrjvrvt t From a promise made heretofore I now announce my name as a can¬ didate for Representative. mar!7-td M. M. SWEATS. To the f*n»l ir. Many Voters will support Mr. \V Y ELDER, as a candidate for the Legis lot a re at the *nNuiug election. MANY VOTERS, »pr7, '80-td Hancock and English und Nor¬ wood Badges by mail lOcenU each. Reduction to Clubs. IV, T. Christopher ABro., Atlanta, Ga. /a*- jy p -}j fJLLIVAN Fashlo able |) BZSSMAm andlCLLINg {[ Watkinsvilu, Ga., Begs leave to offer her services to the ladies of Watkinsvilie and vicinity an a dressmaker and milliner. Hat* and Bonnet* re-trimmed and renovated, cheaply urensmakiug and fancy work neatly and executed. All the latest maga¬ zine* and pattern* always oo hand. Hatixf&ctum guaranteed, Price* liberal. Give her a trial. Now is the time to subscribe to Tux Advance. Only II a yea*.