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The Watkinsville Advance.
M U. SU.UV V.N,
Editor, Publisher AJob Printer.
TERMS. On* Doll.ii per Tear. Sixty
Cents fer Six Months.
IS PUBLISHED ON IVERV TUESDAV,
Watkinsville, G»„ September 14,1880.
I w.-mial ft. IW OfDfr ai WatVifllGHe
SVAOND CLASS MATTER
National Democ ratic Ticket
FOR PRESIDENT,
GKN. W. S. HANCOCK:.
OF PKNNsTLVANlA.
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State oTATK llEMOt nFUiw ptTir P.ATIi Ticket 1 ITT\r.T.
rUU ui>» KHAUii vrtl .
ALFRED TL COLQUITT.
for secret xwT OF state :
N. V, BARNETT, of Baldwin.
A. W RIGHT, of Richmond. ,
FOR treasurer :
R. N. SPEER, of Troup.
von ATTOKNKY-ukNKRAi,;
CLIFFORD ANDERSON, of Bibb.
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Prf.SIUENTIAL Electors.
Fob the state-at lY. larok :
J. C. C. It RACK, I oienn, E. KKNNON.
•Alternates _L. J. A.P.Adanis
DISTRICT ELtCCToHH:
First District—Samuel D. Bra-'well,
of Liberty, Aleruate -Josephus (W
of Emanuel
fkseond District—W. M. Hammond,
of Thomas. Alleruato-W. M. Hur
rison of Quitman
Third District—C. C. Smith, of Tel
fair. Alternate—J amen Bishop, * Jr.,
.
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'If™' ,,.“* tv . T, • ct . r ,, ,, ,
~ IW<? rnub> v; Henry C.
um, o r'jj uarrid, •
Fifth District—Jno. I. Hall, of
Spalding. Alternate—D, I*. Hill, of
ol V Putnam. Putnam. "““is Alternate—1< Alternate—F. I). a I) u Dubig- i
iion, of Buldwin.
Seventh District—Thus. W. Akin, of
Bartow. Alternate- J‘. W Alexander,
of Cobb.
Eighth District—Seibom Reese, of
Hancock. Alternate—J. K. llincs, of
Washington. Ninth
District—W. E. SUinuons, of
Garnett. Alternate—M. G. Boyd, J of
While.
ri NOTES.
Two thousand acres of land
covered with fme lumber were sold
in Lewis county, Ky., last week at
€1 per acre.
i i
Jackson, Miss., proposes to sub¬
scribe *100,000 in aid of a road to
Yazoo City.
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Tlio phosphate factory close to
Chattanooga is nearing complgtion.
Three buildings are up and ready
for use.
The cotton area is too limited to
overcome the world with cotton,
and the staple will eventually push
tbe value of cotton lands to a very
high standard.
Corn is now delivered . , at Clove*
hind, Teun., at 25 cents, or 20 cents
in the field.
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J. P. Benjamin rode horseback
from Fort Worth, Texas, to New
York citv, distance 2,400 miles,
He made the journey in 110 days.
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Nearly 300 distilleries are in op¬
eration in the Nashville district.
Tennessee will make more brandy
this season titan ever before.
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The whole school population of
Richmond, Va., is 5,891 children
lietwecn the ages of five and twenty
one years.
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There are eight more persons
named Johnson, in Montgomery.
Alabama, than there are named
Smith.
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M^jor Thornton, ofNewport, Ken
tucky, has a sow that recently gave
bin,.,. .26 AII aro Joiltg well.
Kentucky intends to turn
two million gallons ol whisky and a
dozen 101,1 blg bie race race horses llor ^ s Um this v.J.r ettr ‘
The lumber business of South
Mississippi is growing to be of con¬
siderable imgxirtanee.
Four thousand, five hundred
bales of cotton will be shipped by
the Britigh steamer, Cosmos, direct
from Galveston to laverpool.
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It will take three millions of dol¬
lars’ worth of iron tics to hind the
coming cotton crop.
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The Montgomery Ailreriuer pre¬
dicts only a third of a crop of cot¬
ton in that part of Alabama.
Mia Kaglin, of Carroll county,
Kv., is 98 years old, but «he wanted
to see the circus, and walked two
miles to it
The Louisville and Nashville
railroad is now running daily 15
freight trains over the Mobile and
Montgomery road.
Escape of Nam Hill.
Sam Hill, who killed fcinunons
the seducer of his wife in Atlanta,
and who was afterwards declared
a lunatic, and tent to the asylum at
Milledgeville, has made his escnjic,
and in doing so he manifested all
thecunniug suffering usually ‘ attributed to
persons from mental
derangement. Telegraph According ami to the
Macon Mtnenger, Ins
pian for regaining his liberty was
as follows: “It will be remembered
thut nearly every reporter who has
visited the asylum and Hill, has
described an extraordinary
which the unfortunate man was
painting upon the wall of his room;
a picture and representing various the court
roo »' <he figures there
in—himself, wife, judge, etc. This
picture was hut merely outlined
wlien last we saw iU Hill appears
to have had other intentions than
mereamusement when he began
(<) Jmint have picture. He was
allowed to paints and mate
rials necessary for his work, for no
attempt b to Authorities. escape was His anticipated
opened f , . room
into a corridor on the third
Hour. At each end of the corridor
there was a door, ' which was kept
locked- Hill's mct hod of escape
can only be guessed at from the
tracks he left. It is supposed to
have been as follows: llis room
door was always locked from the
outside. He wanted to get a key
to fit that lock, and to get an ini
the pression, door, cut a square block out of
block laying under bare the lock. This
was an old piece of
canvas, which hung over the locks
for weeks, and upon which he w»,s
! l f U Mo,nwl to fry bis colors The
block . was neatly replaced, and the
place scarcely visible. Having
| oc*, bu , 8 ('btained it an impression for ofhis him
was an easy mutter
to turn it over to anyone of the
numerous friends who visited him.
and receive in return u key a few
ing days from later. With the means of issu
his room at his disposal,
he doubtless slipped down the i hall
one night ami obtained an in pres
ol the corridor door lock, from
which a friend likewise obtained
or him a key. lie had then tlx
fir ,:s!r
was unobstructed. On
evening of the 2d he replied
a little girl who asked him about
picture, that he had do"«aJl he
to do with it The text
he was gone. There were
letters upon his table ad¬
to various parties. One to
Powell stated that during all
time he was allowed to exercise
the yard, he never sought to es¬
because of his pro mi e, but
the instant he was locked up
that promise ended, and being
incarcerated he could
consent to remain. He stated
he would never again enter
asylum alive. His slippers
found in the yard. His wife’s
he carried with him."
The Cotton Year 1879-80.
Closed the 31st ult., and all will
bo curious to ascertain the footing
up. The Cotton Exchange state¬
ment for the Friday night before
gave the total receipts as 4,042,614,
against 4,430,194 bales up to the
corresponding ahowiug increase date of last year,
an of 512,420 bales.
But the Cotton Exchange makes it
a thousand point to bales be from twenty to forty
ahead of the music,
of Adding the this increase on to the crop
431 halt's previous year to-wit: 5,073,
and we should have a crop
for 1879-80 of 5,85,951 hales. But
to these figures must be added, no
doubt, u very considerable increase
in the over-land receipts and South
ern boat consumption, nil so that we shall
surprised to see the crop
recorded cottoniyear closing last week
million six nt hundred some figure and over five
fiftv * thou
sand bales.
Now, as to the crop now whiten
ing the Southern fields, there is
KStoiSTfoi ‘irrr £
there is not the force to gather such
a crop. If we have the time it may
be gathered, hut that of course is
extremely doubtful. Hie last
season was extraoruin&nlv mild
continued and protracted, and picking was
till the last lock was gath
ered. It would ho unreasonable to
hope for another such season ; and
on the other hand, with an early
frost and stormy and cold weather,
riously prioress interrupted. in picking would be se
Ail experience
teaches the South that on a cold,
if VbSS'ff fSJ
h * nd ® "ork. So in wet weather
the v imd should not be kept
-
at '5' 0rk * U ‘ ,, * ce tbe actu,d out lurn
of , the crop of 1880-81 must be con¬
sidered an event in the womb of the
future. It may prove to be even
less than that of the crop of 1879-
80.— Athen$ Banner.
Lut t. w
dark some one'deposited uj»on the
clothes, a bottle of milk, a silver
spoon, and a baby. This latter
article was of the feminine wav of
shaking her fist, and the frosts of
winter had not as yet fallen upon
her head. She is young, oh, very
young! has fallen but into though coloml, Die hands she she
are
have a good home if uot adopted
seemed by a white family. in its The
at home basket, and
bids fair to live and thrive. As to
it* parents, that is a mystery.—
Mucan lhnly titrate.
Tlie water-works of Waco, Texas,
cost 160,U)0, and there are eight
miles of mair pipes.
Now is Ui« tune to subscribe to
The Advance. II a year.
Some of the leave* of the
diumsin Mr - Jel, y Lon e’» flower g ar
den, in Chattanooga, measures
inches in length and 30
n 1 breadth '
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Mr. Jonathan Norcross
the interview published *in
Griffin AVw, in which he was
t* d assayingthat . Mr.
re8en
and his friends had promised to
the Republicans to get some of
publk; patronage, if he
w d aid lbern ... 1 ,e * orw ...
w >th . Republican votes. He
cross) says that Mr. Norwood
8a id nothing to him on the
, , , iome 0 f his friends said to
d .. tbe Republicans would
Norwood, they would favor
publicans for the Legislature in
0fthe f ft} "tronglte , Ktlli publican u ti
A K'lfllan.
o’clock Yesterday Beauregard morning Mack, about
a
ous and desperate negro, added
other tally to his list of crimes,
stabbing Thomas I). Curtis, a
riage trimmer for S. Cohn. Mr.
Curtis was coming from the market,
and reached the corner of Mont¬
gotnery und Bryan, streets, when he
met Mack, who commenced, with
out any provocation, to apply some
vile him. and Disregarding opprobrious the epithets insulting to
language, which was calculated to
make most any man forget the ine
quality walked between but them, attacked Mr. Curtis by
an was
Mack, who drew a knife and stabo
ed him near the right eye, lnflict
ing such iniuries that the victim
will probably lose that
Mack then ran away. Justice M.
Nuughtin issued a warrant and
gave it to a officer to execute
up to a late hour he was unable
ascertain the whereabouts of the
fugitive. Mack is one of the most
noted sneak theives and plug-uglies
in the citv, and how he escapes
punishment law and immunity from
the we cannot conceive. He
was shot by Sergeant Lingg, of the
police force, several months aao
while trying to arrest him. The
wound he received on that occasion
was thought to be a fatal one, hut,
as Satan protects his own, he speedi
ly got well and is now up to his old
pranks again
The Ninth District.
Tho undersigned ... candidates ,. for ,
congress in the 9th congressional dis
trict have agreed upon a joint dis
cushion on the lollowcring
*>»“="»p-v a—.
to speak one hour, the other
to follow in aspcech of one hour
und 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. Etch meeting is to be
presided over by a chairman se¬
lected by the parties alternately
who shall preserve order and keep
the time. All ttie people and most
especially the ladies are invited to
attend these discussions. The
parlies 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 Steer,
.muvruKMis ‘ ‘ ‘
Lawrenceville, Tuesday, Sept. 14;
Dahlonega, Friday, Sept 17; Haw¬
8 onville, Monday, Sept 20; Gaines
m,n sik K» Friday, Sept. 24; ,f i, Jasper, c ""“
Monday, Sept. 27; Ellijay, Wed
uesday, Sept. 29; Homer, Monday,
^) c tober 4; ’ Jefferson, Wednesday,
October „ . , 6; Dantelsvtile, ,, . Friday, ,
October 9; Carnesville, Monday,
October 11 ; Athens, Wednesday
nig ht, October 13; Watkinsville,
tr.day, « October 15; Mad.sm vi„„ 'on
day, October 18; Toccoa, W edn
day, October 20 ; Clarksville, Fri
day, October 22 ; Cleveland. Satur
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The Atlanta /%oMogr«/»a, during the
campaign. Only 50 cents for three
mou .^ W. 8 ~ T. Christopher ^ ddrW8 > & . Bro.,
Atlanta. Ga.
ORDER YOUR
Shw ..... Grist A Gau< mv*il
‘
Plantation Machinery, Engines Boilers,
Cotton Screws, Shafting, Pulleys. Hangers’
Journal Boxes, Mill Gearing, Gin Gearing Gudeons,
Turbine Water Wheels, cheap,
Judson’s Governors, Diston’s Circular Saws
“nd Gummers and Files, Belting and Bab
i*tt Metal and BraM Fitting, Globe and JT
Gheck Valves and Whistles, Gauges. Etc.,
iron and Brass Castings and Gin Ribs,
from A ■
Geo. R. Lombard & Co., .
FOREST CITY FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS
Water Tower,) 1014 to 1081 Fenwick Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
Repairing promptly done at l J 9 ICS t prior*.
A Magalar and Fatal Ciona ng
Accident.
Spring Lake, N.J., September 9.—
H arr y Kemestes, an Englishman,
w * 10 * ias stopping at the Mon
mouth house, while outgunning for
snipe, singular near Sea Girt, met with a
1 and fatal accident. Not
satisfied with the manner in which
bifl K un di «harg«L he placed
several wads in it. Upon discharg
j ing plug it tha the gun bottom exploded, the and the
at of stock en
fo red head at the top of his nose,
Pacing the brain The wounded
man walked half a mile to the
hotel, sufferiug terribly He was
taken with sneezing fits, and at
each sneeze brain matter oozed out.
was alive when placed on a train
-° be take P to New * nrk ’ but there
Kemestes is no possible , chance ofhis recovery.
j the Walters has club, been composed president
! English hundred sporting members. men. and contain- He
i mg one was
we „ educatedj and 8poke three
languages.
The tea plant is being success¬
fully grown in Limestone couuty,
Texas.
The Sunday Phoncgaph
Is a strong Norwood paper. Send
50 cents and get it three months.
Address, PHONOGRAPH,
Atlanta, Gn.
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 can be found at my shop
ready to do all work, at any time.
Call on me and see. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Junc30,l880.3-ro. W. E. HARRIS.
Watkinsville, Ga
Oconee Mortgage Sheriff’s Sale.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday in
Oetober. next, between the legal hours
of sale, before the Court House door, in
the town of Watkinsville; Oconee
county, the following All that described pro¬
perty to-wit: 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 lauds of
George C. Thomas and Saffold Bar
wick on the North, Reuben T. Durham
on the West, Milledge Durham S. Durham on
the South, and R. T. on the
East. Three miles South of the town
of Watkinsville on the Road from Wat
kimville to Scull Shoals Factory or
t'owell’s Mills. Containing one hun
died ami thirty six acres more or less,
* ed to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from
vs. Reuben T. Durham. Levied
as the oronerty of Reubin T. Dur
Writen notice given tenant in
A. L. Smith. Property
out tU by S. P. 1 human plamtifls
_ 28th Aug. 1880.
B. E. OVERBY
{Sheriff Oconee Co.
THE BICKFORD
AUTOMATIC™;;KNITTER
I: win knit a pair of mks in
fifteen minus ! Every Whit!
rammed barium. and m 65 W
a- repmwd. W“ A wmp‘am “‘3‘ in
struction book
making.
Knits all sines of work, narrows an<l wi¬
dens it; shapes all sites complete. Knits
over 50 different garments, Socks, Stockings,
Mittens, l.eggins. Wristlets, Gloves, etc.
It knits every possible variety of
plain profit or fancy stitch. 75 per cent,
in manufacturing knit goods.
Farmers can treble the value of their
wool, by converting it into knit
goods. wanted
Agents in every State,
Countv, Citv and Town, to whom
very low prices will be made.
Ffor fall particulars and lowest
prices for the best Family Machine
send to
BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE CO.,
Braltteborro, Vt.
apr21,lS80—lv
I>* A F DURHAM, j Dk W M DURHAM,
late oi Sparta Late of Maxcys,
Ers. A. F. & W. M. Durhair.,
SPECIALISTS,
rgerv, Chronic Diseases of Male
« n d Female, and V enenal, Operate
Z
ates, Ac. Will visit patients in any
part of the State, In consultation or
to perform surgical operations. Ad
dress, with stamp, m!
Drs. A. F. A* W. Durham,
marbl.SO-tf , _ , Athens Ga.
3e
BEST
smpue. DURABLE.
5?}. NECESSARY‘ . In )uéglfil-J: CV CHAEF' I.
a sawmc
Clarke C’cnniy Agricultural
Fair Association.
LEGAL NOTICE TO STOCKHOL
DERS.
By virture of an order of the
Honorable Superior Court of Clarke
County, Ga., (His Honor E. H. Pot¬
tle, Judge of the Northehern Circuit
presiding). Notice is hereby given
to all who claim to be Stockholders
in the original Association,’’ “Clarke County Ag- fill
ricu tural Fair to
their claims for a distributive shares
of the proceeds of the sale of the
“Fair Grounds” in Athens which
has been sold under and Stockhold¬ by virture
of a decree of said Court,
ers must verify their claims by affi
Oflice if SLidCoirt'on o/’beforeUie
second Monday in November next,
the first day of the next term
said Court
July 23d, 1880.
John I. Huggins,
Clerk, Clarke Superior Court.
R. H. i’ll ten's
Horse and. Mule
MILLINERY STORE.
Cor. Clay on m:«l Jackson Ms.,
ATHENS, GA.
I 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 the best Western Leather, all hand
made. I cut and fit horse collars and
do all kinds of repairing at short notice.
Buggy whips I make a specialty and in a
better assortment cannot be found
the city. Saddles -town at rock bottom.
My harness cannc 4 be beat in prices city
and quality. When you visit the
please honor me with your presence.
Thanking you for past fpyors, 1 hope a
continuance in the future.
ay.7,1880,6m
G, C. Thomas,
ATTORNEY aT
Watkinsville, Ga.
marlO
D. M, White, Jit. T.,
r RACTIC1N F f HYICIA
Watkinsville, Ga.
O'? 5 ” Will be found at his office when
not called off. marl7,’80-tf
Leri Walker, Got.,
B A B B E R ,
Watkinsville, Ga.
ItSf” Can be found at his Shop
next door to H. C. Durham’s Con¬
fectionery, on Saturday evenings,
and Sunday mornings until
o’clock, a. in. mar!0’80-tf
John T. Jlnderson.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsville, Ga.
Prompt attention given to all
business entrusted to bis care- Office
in Court House. marl7,’80-ly
A. B. Jackson,
Keeps constantly on hand a large
supply of
LUMBER AND SHINGLES,
at his Steam Mill, near Eastville.
Shingles from $2 to S3.50 per thous
and. inav5,1880-3m.*
James R. Lyle,
AT fORNEY AT LAW.
Watkinsville, Ga.
|3f“ Will practice in the Courtf
of Oconee and adjoining counties.
mar31,’80-ly
The Largest and Most Complete Stock of
STOVES & TINWARE EVER OFFERED
Sign of the ^'ISWSJSASLSMA IV. II. JONES, Superintendent. «.
tu'S 17.0 (i
R, £, Thrasher,
ATTORNEY aT
Watkinsville, Ga.
Will practice in the Courts o
Oconee and adjoining counties.
uiarl7,’80-ly
More Pox>alar than Ever!
THE GENUINE SINGER NEW pAMILY
SEWING MACHINE!
-^" The P°P ular {or the ff nuine Sin fff
of any previous year dunng the quarter of a century in which this Old
Kehable” Machine has been before the public,
In 1878 we sold 356,422 Machines.
“ 187'J 431,167 “
Excess over any previous year, 74,745 Machines. Machines
Bfc»“Our sales last year were at the rate of 1,400 Sewing a
Day for every business day in the year.
The “Old Reliable” Singer
is THE STRONGEST ’
THE SIMPLEST, DURABLE
THE MOST
Sewing Machine ever yet Constructed.
Remember That every real Singer Sewing Machine has the “Trade
Mark” cast into the Iron Stand and embedded in the
Arm of the Machine.
The Singer Manl J g Co.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE,
m prior s m&m,
New York.
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. julyI880 ly
The Watkinsville Advance
OFFICE
Letter Heads, Circulars.
NOTE HEADS, ENVELOPES, ETC.
-An I, in fact, wc do
JOB WORK OF ALL KINDS.
Execnted in the best manner,
ATCL0"E FIGURES FOR THE CASH,
Call o Vs Tor tiny king in Cur Line.
Address,
W. G. SULLIVAN,
ATKINSYILLE, £a
R. Jtl. Jackson,
Attiney&Connselorataw
AND JUDGE OF THE
©watt CtamJa
Watkinsville, Ga.
S@“ Will practice in all Courts
except the County Court Oconee
County. marl7,’80-ly