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The Watkinsv ille Advance.
WG. SILLIVAX,
Editor, Pubisher & Job Printer.
TCRMS,—One Dollar per Year. Sixty
Cents for Six Months.
IS PUBLISHED ON EVERY TUESDAY,
Watkinsville, Ga„ October 5,1880
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More rain.
Locals scarce.
The Fair still booms.
The cottou still rolls through
town.
Heated politics are to be cooled
down to-morrow.
Job work executed in first class
style call on us.
business Our stores Saturdays are filling “livening up, and
on is
up.
What has become of our Goshen
correspondent ? We miss their
cheerful readings.
Remember Bell and Speer have a
joint discussion on tho issues of the
day, during the Fair week.
Several of our citizens attended
the show in Athens last Saturday
evening themselves and night. All express
highly pleased.
The Sick
Misses Lucy and Furlough An¬
derson, and Mrs. Anderson the wife
and have daughters of Rev. E. F. Ander¬
son been quite sick for some
time. We hope soon to hear of their
recovery. Little
Johnnie and Henry Ashford,
sons ol Mr. Woodson Ashford are
reported on the sick list.
Little Walter Woodis Mr. W. A.
Woodis’ little son is sick.
Died.
We are pained to chronicle
the death of little Jettie Thomas,
son <>ccured of Judge G. G. Thomas, which
last night. He has been
Mek for some days with throat dis¬
ease. Medical skill was of no avail,
and the little sufferer has passed
away to the home beyond the stars,
where no sickness, sin, sorrow or
death can ever find him more. He
was one of the brightest little fellows
in our town, and will be sadly
missed. To the bereaved family we
extend our heartfelt sympathies in
their hour of,'bereavement.
Ford's Comedy Company,
The performance of the above
named celebrated Comedy Com¬
pany, in Athens, last Saturday
evening and night was undoubtedly
one ol tho host entainments we
have witnessed for a long time.
The play entitled “Fun on the
Pacific,” was rendered in a most
charming style. The house was
not as lull as such an array of
talent, called for, but notwithstand¬
ing that the Matinee was splendid.
The Bockel, charming voice of Miss Marie
and the grace of Miss
Thompson and the youthful appear¬
ance of Miss Stembler, combined
to hold captive all assembled. This
troupe is one of undoubted talent,
and we commend them to every
city they may visit as strictly first
class. Mr. W. H. Jones, the gentle¬
manly manager of Deupreo Opera
House ought to receive the thanks
of the citizens of Ath ns and vicin¬
ity, for giving them a chance to
witness tho performances of all first
class troupes traveling South.
Liberty Locals.
That big rain didn’t reach us.
Some ^ damage done above us.
There has been a few cases of
broken bone fever, reported at
Powell’s Mills.
Lotus all sow a good crop of wheat
and fall oats. I think they will pay
us next year.
A great deal of barley, rye or
something from else will be raised next
year the preparations that are
and have been made.
From conversation with an old
gentleman; I find a man’s wife
seemsas young to him after 30years,
as she was when he lir.-t wooed her.
Mr. James Mayneclosed hisschool
last Friday evening. His stay with
us has been quite beneficial to his
pupils, and wo hope equ illy pleasant
to him.
We notice from tite decision of the
Supreme of Brock Court,September the 1st, in the
case Gwinett vs. State, from
countv.’ v bnt the Commis¬
sioners refuse or Ordinary has the right
to license to retail liquors.
Our officers should take notice, and
guard themselves accordingly.
Whenever Mr. J.. of Row Ids
Mills, visits Oglethorpe, it takes him
several days to eet straight, lie
ean is making t sleep calculations by night, and by d i.v he
long before to see how
roll around. theappointed time will
again Henry take a
friend’s advice, mv good bov, and
bring her home with you. ’Think
how much nicer that would U
High Shoals Jottings
Cool and clear.
Politics exploded.
Cotton much injured by the heavy
rains.
Mr. A. B. Jackscn has put in a
new Gin.
Ma.com A Jackfon have their new
shingle machine.
Much sickness in thiscommunity,
Diptheria prevailing.
Uaj. Hendon tell from a fence
and injured his ribs, but not
seriously.
Friend Wade Osment ar.d h : *
. »o have oi< u quits sick tor sonic
u v i past with fiver.
M'.B. Jackson has returned from
the west. He will likely move to
Macon this tall.
The Misses Stroburgs returned to
their homes ia Macon, last week.
Many will be the sighs of the boys.
Dr. Jackson had most-of his bot¬
tom his fodder, and a large portion of
hay caught by the late heavy
rains.
Bud Jackson says he has the
finest bull calf, the finest pigs and
gal baby, in the State. You may
look out for them at the fair.
Jas. F. Jackson <fc Co., have after
much trouble ard disappointment
secured their engine and will now
gin vicinity. cotton for Dark Corner and
Success to your enterprise
boys.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
The County News in a Nutshell.
Greene CouutF.
Business was brisk in Greeaesboro
last Saturday.
Miss E. Cartwright was married to
Mr. C. H. Finch on Sunday last, all
of Greene county.
Mrs. W. M. Harris, the wife of
Rev. W. M. Harris, and only
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Walter
Griffin, of Greenesboro, died at
that place on last Friday night.
The Home-Journal lias a large and
growing Knowles circulation, so brother
says. We are glad to hear
timt he is prospering.
The ITerald notices the death of
Dr. Jno. Curtwright, in the 77th
year of his age. He was born in
Kentucky, op the 12th of April, 1804.
Union Point lias three telegraph
offices in full blast.
The business of the Georgia rail¬
road is unusually heavy.
Schools in Greene county' are so
thinly attended this fall, that it
hardly with pays a teacher to waste time
them.
Morgan County.
There are no inmates in the Mor¬
gan The county jail.
female college is booming.
Mrs. Jno. B. Harper is dead.
The Madisonian proposes to isme
a campaign this trade issue on the 9th
of month.
The Madisonian is a first class
weekly paper and don’t you forget
t.
Another Meteoric Marvel.
Lake Side cottage at Schroon lake,
N. Y., had a narrow escape from des¬
truction by a meteor on Wednesday
night last. The cottage was occu
pied family. by Mr. M. E. Granger and his
About 10 o’clock in the
evening, the as Mr. Granger was seated
at table writinga letter to a friend,
the apartment was suddenly lighted
up had as abandoned brilliantly as though the sun
his usual course and
shot athwart the heavens like a
meteor. The night was extremely
dark, the sky being overcast with
black, dense and heavy masses of
clouds, through which not a ray of
star light penetrated. Instan¬
taneously noonday. it was as light without as
Mr. Granger ran to the
window, apprehensive that a fire
had broken out in the ham, hut al¬
though the building was as distinct
as it was by daylight, no such
calamity scarcely had occurred. lie had
time to draw his breath
before the house trembled from
cellar to garret like an aspen, and
there was a loud concussion near
by. as if some heavy body had fal¬
len. Mr. Granger ran out of the
house, and in a few seconds his
sister and other members of his
family, frightened, half dressed and badly
followed him. In the
yard, about twenty'feet from the
door, lay a red hot body, still glow¬
ing like a furnace. Some kerosene
thrown upon it was instantly ienited
by the intense heat, and sulphur
dashed upon its surface burned
readilv. Mr. Granger remained
out of bed all night, expecting more
meteors, but no more made thi ir
appearance. The body was not
composed often of meteoric iron, ns is
the case, hut appeared, on
superficial boulder examination, to be a
of clear white stone. It
weighed about 125 pounds’ and had
penetrated the solid and hard
trodden earth where it lay about
six inches. From the direction of
the furrow, the meteor apparently
come from the northeast, ami struck
the earth somewhat diagonally.
Many people have visited the pre
mises to-day and viewed the wnn
derful body. One man offered Mr.
Granger 825 for tho meteor, but
the proprietor replied that he was
not engaged in a retail trade in
meteors, and would keep it as a
momento.
The Cotton Crop.
From the New York Journal of
Commerce, which is by all con
si, Kn',1 .red ^ rs tar&SnllrJXSy V c ' asa authority on the
The total of the crop for 1879 80 is
not only the largest ,
but it far exceeds the ever highest presented,
esti
mates made twelve months ago.
Ihe reason of this extraordinary
arowth is found in the unprece
dented weather, which brought out
all the top cotton, and enabled
planters in many sections, to con
or'iinarv r £? kin ? e , ven . after ^ the
National I’.'H cotton exchange, Is 5 761 -
1878 9, it was 5,-
4*773 865.’ ^ *° r 1877 ' 78 il
was -
The exports for 1877-78 were
555,912 bales; for 1878 79 3 1810>i
1879-80 3,885,903. ’ J
bind is given
-it tlteprevmuiyelr.
‘•f sen-island . wr marketed was in
1358-59, when it reached 47,592
baa -. The home consumption can
not be ascertained with perfect ac-
curacy ; but as near as possible, it
was for 1877-8 1,492,400; for 1S7S-9
1,561,873; for 1879-80 1,795,334 ’
In 1820-21 the crop was 430,000
bales: in 1S30-31 1,038.848; in 1S40-
41 1,634,945; in 1850-51 5,355,257;
in 1860-61 3,656,086; in 1870-71 4,-
347,006. During the war, the crop
could not be accurately counted;
but could only be guessed at
The highest price in New York,
for middling upland, during the
past year, was 13 7-16 cents on De¬
cember 10, 1879; and the lowest
101 cents, on October let and 6th,
1879.
The lowest price middling upland
has reached in New York since
1825, was in 1845, when it went
down to 4 cents. The highest price
was during the war. In 1861 it
went to 28 cents ; in 1862 to 68 ; in
1863 to 88;.in 1864 to $1.90. In
1865 it fell to $1.22; in 1866 to 52;
and so it came down gradually.
Of the last crop, the amount
raised by each State was as follows;
Louisiana...... 1,-504.564
Texas ............ 494,885
Alabama........ 359.971
Florida......... 44,594
Georgia ......... 714,548
South Carolina 497,107
Virginia....... 756,016
North Carolina 96,471
Tennessee...... 1,077,996
This is exclusive of what was
consumed in the South—215,981
bales.
Last year every one was disap¬
pointed’ in the amount of the crop.
This year it looks like the disap¬
pointment is going to be the other
way. The late season of last year
can again hardly this be expected to come
year. Five and a half
millions are likely to be nearer tho
truth than the excess of six millions
which is so confidently predicted
by sanguine dealers.
A Wonderful Invention for
Destroying tlic British Naivy.
Many months ago Mr. Holland, a
teacher at St. John’s school, in
Paterson, N. J., began to construct
a submarine boat. Ho selected an
isolated spot on the Passaic river
above the falls to prosecute his work
unmolested The news was soon
circulated about the neighborhood
of what the schoolmaster was doing,
and many curious persons visited
the spot. But nothing could be
learned about the boat, and the
schoolmaster would give no infor¬
mation. The construction of the
boat was continued, and experi¬
ments were made with it, but no
one witnessed either except a few
dose-mouthed persons, among
whom was a tall, affable gentleman,
who admitted that he was paying
the bills for the inventor, but would
say nothing more. Public curiosity
was whetted by the impossibility
of obtaining any information about
these mysterious doings. 1 This
annoyed the the inventor, visitors, an he to rid
himself of caused
to be announced on a certain day
he would give a test of the work¬
ing of the boat. Many postpone¬
ments followed, until one day,
when a large number called to see
promised found full experiment, and the it boat said was
of water, was
that the test had been made on the
previous day and the boat had
proved a failure. Recently the
schoolmaster haunts, disappeared but curious from develop¬ his
favorite
ments have followed. The trial,
it was said, was a success ; the sup¬
posed capitalists, whose name John was J.
concealed, proves to be
Breslin. the Treasurer of the
O'Donovan Skirmishing Fund, and
the absent schoolmaster is now in
New York building another and
larger Paterson boat. that The it opinion dangerous prevails
in is a
craft to be employed in destroying
British vessels of war when the
contemplated independence. strike is made for
Irish
Bloody Shooting Affair in Mis¬
souri.
A fatal shooting scrape took place
in front of the court house of Farm¬
ington, Missouri, on Monday, in
which McMullin, Sheriff, and
Henry Horn, a noted desperado,
were the participants. There ap¬
pears to have been an old feud be¬
tween them, arising out of the fre¬
quent arrests of Horn for violations
of the law. It is said that Horn
came to town with the avowed
intention of killing the Sheriff, for
he expressed as much to several
parties. He also tried to shoot
another man at the fair grounds
and was only prevented from doing
so by the interference of
The facts of the homicide aro as
follows: McMullin and Horn were
standing on the sidewalk on Main
street. Horn was a little under
U “ l, " 1 u ““ »f'!<)»■>'““> “'Mullin
tr . t0 H to desist
was ->' in 8 8 »n
the use in obscene and abusive
language. Horn then started across
the street, saying something and
n- i- his pistolat the same time,
McMullin followed about five steps
an d Horn had crossed about two
thirds of the street, when he sud
denly turned, taking JL deliberate aim
- McMullin, b-SW*
brought his pistol in position.
Horn then fired, striking McMullin
"ear the nipple on the right side.
McMullin returned the fire, hitting
Horn’s Lttle finger, who
another shot, striking McMullin in
tho abdomen. Mo^ullin fired again,
Uorn i uet bcl “" the nipple,
“ ut fortuUttt *ly i‘»r him his sus
P* n ^* r buckle kept the ball from
penetrating his body. Had it met
no obstacle, Horn would have beeu
no more. Horn fired again, miss¬
ing McMuIlin entirely. McMullin
then shot him through the thigh.
Horn, fell, and raised hi3 pistol to
shoot again, but seeing,his adver¬
sary on his feet ready to give
another shot, he threw up his pis¬
tol, saying: “I give up; I am dying
whereupon McMullin stood over
him, saying: “Yon have also done
the work for me.” McMullin then
walked off and would have fallen
had not his friends assisted him to
his home. McMullin will die.
The sympathy of the community
is with our Sheriff, who was killed
in tho discharge of his duty. He
is about sixty years of age, and
leaves an interesting family to
mourn his loss. Horn is in jail.
All In Pieces.
Yesterday a frightful and horrible
accident occurred near Mr. John
Lowe’s plantation, about four miles
west of town, by which a negro man
lost his life.
The man was engaged at a gin
house, on the outside of which was
located the steam engine and to
which was attached one of tho
wheels around which a hundred foot
bolt ran. The other wheel was on
the inside of the building attached
to the gin mill, and the hole in the
wall of the building through which
the belt passed was about two feet
by sixteen inches in size.
The man was standing near the
wheel attached to the engine and
about 25 feet from the building when
he was seen to reach up and catch
the under side of the belt which
was and in moving instant towards he tho building drawn
an was
through in its travels. the hole made for the belt
Those standing by
ran at once into the building where
they found the unfoitunate man
and lying almost upon dead. the floor limp, bleeding
The hole was too small to allow a
a free passage and after scratching
and tearing the poor being had
broken his hold and throw'n him to
the floor almost dead. Medical aid
was ’twas immediately useless, as tne sunimond, man’s injuries but
were fatal.
It is not known whether or not
the negro caught the belt antici¬
Atlanta pating the result that was had.—
C 'on s titution .
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
plies Whereas, Judieth If. Evans ap¬
to me for Letters of adminis¬
tration, Evans, on the Estate of John G.
late of said county, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and ad¬
monish all concerned to show
cause, at my office, on or before the
first Monday in November, next,
why said letters should not bo
grai ted. JAS. R. LYLE,
Oet.4, 4-t. Ordinary.
TAXES FOR 1880 81.
GEORGIA —Oconee County.
OUNTY BOARD OP COMMIS¬
SIONERS of Roads and Revenue,
of Oconee County, convened for the as¬
sessment of taxes for oounty purposes,
for the years 1880-81.
Watkinsville, Oconee Co.,*Ga., )
September 23d, J8 b0. $
hundred ORDERED, That a tax of one
per cent, be levied on the State
tax to raise the several amounts for the
following specific purposes:
To bn. Id or repair Court
House or jail, bridges or
ferries or other public im¬
to
contrast............... $ 152.00
To pay Sheriffs, Jailors or
other officers’ fees, that
may be legally entitled
to out of the county,...... 50.00
To pay Coroners all fees
that may be due them by
the county for holding
To inquest,................ 30.00
pay the expenses of the
county for bailiffs at
Courts, non resident wit¬
nesses in criminal cages,
Fuel, Servants hire, Sta¬
To tionary and the like,.... 260.00
To pay jurors,............ 1 , 200.00
pay expenses incured in
supporting the poor of
the county and as other¬
wise prescribed by the
The Code,................ 000.00
ballanco to pay any
other lawful charges
against the county,.....
Order d, that the above proceedings
ho published as prescribed in Sec. 517
of the Code. Wm. Y. ELDER
Chrra. B. R.&R O C. O.
LINDSEY DURHAM, Clerk.
Oet.5,4-t.
TAX NOTICE.
The books are now open for the col¬
lection of State, county and Specific
Liquor Taxes for the year 1880.
Tax-payers will please call and
settle promptly. The instructions
Comptroller and Books General arc imperative,
the will be closed on the 1st
of November next.
JNO. W. JOHNSON T. C.
Sept. 27th 1880. Oconee Co.
To The People.
that My I friends candidate are hereby for notified Repre¬
am a
sentative in the Legislature from
Oconee county. If I get enough
vote* to elect me, (which I hope to
do,) the I will serve my country and
State to the best of my ability.
augl0.1880.t-d. W. W. PRICE
To the y'ohrn of Oconee
cotrjrrvu
From a promise made heretofore
i now announce my name as a can¬
didate for Representative.
riw!7-td M. M. SHEATH.
SU85CSI8E NOW
cum man a. co.,
,
CLQFEEETES9
Administrator’* Sale.
In pursuance of an order from the
Court of Ordinary,of Oconee county,
will be sold before the Court House
Tuesday door, in Watkinsville, on the 1st
in November, 1880, all
that and tract or parcel of land situated
being in the county of Oconee,
known as the Garner tract; adjoin¬
ing lands of Mrs. Tindal, James C.
Maxey, John H. Newton, and
others, less. containing Sold for sixty acres more
or the purpose of
distribution among the legatees.
Terms cash. Sept. 28th 1880.
D. R. RICHARDSON,
Adm’r of I’reslcy Garner, dec’d.
1 Robert Lewis,
Carriage & Buggy Painter
Watkinsville, Georgia.
nected Having with rented Mr. Langford’s the Paint buggy Shop shop, con¬
gTvoIE S. S^y c irk aCSb
ty. senldtf
Mania - amt Charlotte
Air-Line Railway.
PASSENGER Department
ATLANTA
,1
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Atlanta, Go., June 1st, 1880.
On a,id^SeVjunTS ,'double
DAILY TRAINS will run on this
road as follows :
EASTWARD.
Arrivo at Lula 7:20 a. m.
Leave Lula..... 7:21 a. m.
WESTWARD.
Arrive at Lula 9:29 p.m.
Leaye Lula.... 9:30 p. m.
EA8TWARD.
NMHT passenger train.
Arrive at Lula, 6:23 p. m.
Leave Lula.... 6:24 p. m
WE8TW ARD.
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. •••••••••••••• ... 11:55 a. m,
WESTWARD,
Arrive at Lula ... 11:55 a.m.
Leave Lula.... ... 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 lotte for West nil oeinta and Southwest. riast. Through Char¬
Tickets on sale at Gainesville,
Seneeca tanburg City all Greenville points East and and Spar
to West.
G. J. FOREACRE, Gen’l Manager. Ag’t
W. J. Houston, Gen. Pass.&T’k
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STOVES & TINWARE EVFR OFFERED
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oQ *8 17/)0
NEW STORE 1
GOO DS! 1EW PRICES!
FURNISHJNG GOODS and Hats.
SELECTED STOCK, 7
IN ABOVE LINES WHICH ARE OFFERED AT
BOTTOM PRICES
■AND
ONE PRICE ONLY.
SIMON HERTZ, Prop.,
(Bib Sion,) ATHENS, GEORGIA.
sep28,’188C-3m
Inducements Extraordinary,
-At the
MAMMOTH CROOKEHY & GLASSWARE HOUSE,
-OF
NORTH-EAST GEORGIA.
J. H. HUGGINS,
No. 7 BROAD STREET,
Athens, m Georgia.
than ' VAIlK ’ LAMPS, before known CHANDALIEUS, this market, LANTERNS, &c., 25 per o^nt.
ever in
A full and complete line of House Furnishing Goods, at prioos that defy
competition. Headquarters for * 1
KK1U1SINK, ALAIHN ANII BED "C" OILS, &C
tetri' Special Inducements to Merchants. jgj
***«>/- Hfr * WM * N °- 7 “»■■
HURLEY & SMITH
SUCCESSORS TO D. C. HURLEY AND HODGSON BROTHERS
hSTMiSE ATHEJTS, ^ GEORGIA*
* *" ^
*W agon & Harness -Repairing
promptly done in the best manner at reasonable prices. A few of
1ST OTICE.
I have associated with me in business F. C. Smith a fine CARRIAGF
TRIMMER, of Atlanta,Ga., Thanking and am now well prepared to give my friends good
work at fair prices. them for their liberal patronage in the past and
sobering its continuance, I am very truly, D. C. HURLEY V
augl7,’80-ly Athens, Ga.
FAIQ1 FAIR! F- 4 JR !
FAIR! II •fair •
y a The Third Annual Fair of
* the Oconoc County Fair Asso
rciation will be hold in Watkint
j|vilje, on tho
I 2th, I 3th, | 4th, I 5thand | Bth,
■Hl|| Persons OCTOBER,
M .T J. ! pB^ pformation desiring further in
™| w can obtain it by ad
“ Jidupfedressing
~ JOHN R. WHITE, President,
Or, JNO. W. JOHNSON,