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The Watkinsville Advance.
W MLLIVAN,
Editor, Pit Walter A: Job Printer.
TERMS -One OoUar per Teat. Sixty
Cent* lot Blx Mouths.
is m;BusHWD .«. ~kVKKV TUE.s day,
WrtkinsaiUe, Oa.,October 2f , 1880
t*.ntcf«d «t ttoe Post (Mice at Watktmviite Georgia,
as SECOND CLASS MATTER
National Democratic Ticket
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. W. S. HANCOCK.
OS PENNSVJ.VA.MA.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
HON, W. H, ENGLISH.
Of INDIANA.
Presidential Electors.
Eon THE HTATB-AT LARUE:
J. C. C. BLACK, I Jt. E. KKNNON.
Alternates—L. J. Glens, A.P. Adams
MSTRICT klrCToks:
First District—Samuel D. Bradwell,
of Emsuuel. Liberty. Alernste —Josephas Camp,
of
Second District —W. M. Hammond,
of Thomas. Alternate—VV. M. Hur¬
t-ism., of Quitman.
Third District—0. C. Smith, of Tel¬
fair. Alternate—James Bishop, Jr.,
of Dodge. Ray,
Fourth District—I,. U. Came¬ of
Coweta. Alternate —Henry C.
ron, of Harris.
Fifth District—Jno. I. Hall, of
Spalding. Fulton. Alternate—D. P. Hill, of
Sixth District -Reuben B. Nixbct,
of Putnam. Alternate—F. 1). Dubig
non, of Baldwin.
Seventh District— Thou. W. Akin, of
Bartow. Alternate- i*. W Alexander,
of Cobb.
Hancock. Eighth District—Seaborn Rrcsc, of
Alternate— J. K. Ilincs, of
Washington. * inth District—W.
J5. Simmons, of
Barnett. Alternate—M. G. Boyd, of
White.
PI NOTES.
The population of Florida is 295,
two.
The cpixooty is among the horses
of Nashville.
Tho ladies of Chattanooga have a
.cooking club.
Lexington, Ky,, has 500 students
attending her colleges.
S. T. Burgess, of Nashville, raises
nn eight pound beet.
Work is going on very slowly on
the Nashville custom house.
Sanger’s Royal Brinish menagerie
iis traveling through Virginia.
Tire new theater of Paris, Texas,
Las a seating capacity of 1,200.
Triangular bets are being made
an Tennessee on the gubernatorial
race.
Lynchburg has never had ns
•many new houses going Up ns at
present,
A new tobacco factory is the
latest enterprise in Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Last year flu-re were 112 news*
papers published in North Caro¬
lina.
.One thousand men are employed
on the grading of the Wnycross
railroad, Florida.
Anoigfet-foot Vein of bituminous
coal has been discovered at Hot
Springs, Arkansas.
The value of the grounds, buildings,
and apparatus belonging to the
university and college of North
Carolina is 148.000.
The construction of the Tennessee
railways increased the value of the
t xable property in that state $200,
000 , 000 .
An eight months’ old Poland
China hog is being exhibited at the
fair in Raliegh, N, C., which weighs
800 pounds.
There are 60,000 acres cultivated
tn rice in Louisiana, and the crop is
estimated to yield 250,000 barrels of
(Clean rice.
The Tennessee Bodily cool com¬
pany is now moving about 100,000
bushels of coal per month, and
averaging 700 bushels of coks per
day.
The population of Richmond,
Va., i* 64,670, white, 37,971;
colored 26^02. Rate of mortality
of whole population (fie past
twelve month s w&s 29j 80 per 1,000.
--
Governor Roberts, of Texas, is
in favor of keeping the Stans £OtV
■ . , belu . . . ..
' vJ n “ Hie prison walls atid ,
not permitting _ them to be worked
outside of the penitentiary.
Pr. Tanner has at last met his
match, and more than bis match.
A calf in Holt county, Missouri,
got entangled in a ptl* of milt, and
remained in that (maUion for a
period of forty-oue days, without
food or water. It iwmsm out a i)
fight.
8evcnt y- fiv e barrels of muiiets
r uTr-:vz::^t'
Tuesday.
Barnum has sued the Texas Cen
tral railroad for 100,000 for' failure
to put his show through at stations
on the time agreed upon.
One hundred and twenty-one
married women boast that they
were school girls taught by H, B.
Wayland, ofCadi* Ky.
Will Kennedy, of Limestone
county, Texas, picked in six day,,
4,000 pounds of cotton, or 666
pounds per day.
Richmond, Va., is seriously
threatened with a water (amine.
City pipes are not furnishing as
much water as is consumed.
John T. tinder son,
ATTORNEY at LAW,
Watkinbvili.e, Ga.
B7* Prompt attention given to all
business entrusted to hia care Office
in Court Hotwe. mar 17,’80 ly
J\> t, jf hr a slier,
ATTORNEY aT LAW.
Watkinbvili.e, Ga.
liy Will practice in the Courts of
Oconee and adjoining counties,
marl 7,’80-1 v
Jt, JM. Jackson,
Attrncy&Coun elorataw
AND JUDGE OR THE
tOconce Count)) (Joint,
Walkinsvillc, Ga.
•Sf* Will practice in all Courts
except the County Court Oconee
County. marl7,’80-Jy
James Jt. Lyle,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
IF?/” Will Watkinsvillk, Ga.
af Oconee and practice adjoining in the Courts
counties.
mnr31,’80-ly
TAX NOTICE,
The books are now open for the col¬
lection of State, county and Specific
Liquor 'Taxes for the year 1880.
Taxpayers will please call atid
settle promptly. The instructions
Comptroller and General are imperative,
the Books will be closed on the
of November next.
JNO. W. JOHNSON T. C.
Sept. 27th 1880. Oconee Co.
Jt, /(f, rilten’s
Hors© and Mule
MILLINERY STORE.
Cor. t'lnyott and Jackson St*.,
ATHENS, GA.
1 have lit State u good nisortment af Kfttl
<lle* and Ilatne**, ItrldUs, Col Ur*, Whips,
Saddle lllaitkatH, Her** Covets, ,VC>
Yon will find that tuy harness is made
of tin best Western Leather, all ham!
made, I cut and fit horse collars and
do all kinds of repairing at short notice.
better Buggy whips l make a specialty and u
assortment cannot be found in
the city. Saddle* town at rock bottom.
M.V harness canni. ♦ be beat in prices
and quality, When you visit tho city
please honor me with your presence.
Tbltnking you for past frvors, I hope a
continuance in the future.
«pr,7,1880,6m
THU lllCKFOKII
AUTOMATICS KNITTER
haulpflbimbh Emmott»;
“unless! mafiafimd‘m
aw. m‘ 3..
‘
Indian.
Knits all si**« of work, narrows arid wi
ilen* it; (tliferent shape* all »!«#* complete. Knits
over jo garments, S.cks, stocking*,
Mtuctu, l^ggtn*. Wristlets, (itoves, etc.
It knits every possible variety of
plnin nrollt or fancy manufacturing stitch. 75 per cent,
in knit goods.
Farmers can treble the value ot their
wool, by converting it into knit
goods. wanted in
County, Agents City and Town, every State,
to whom
very For low foil prices will l»e made.
prices for the particulars and lowest
beat Family Machine
send to
DICK LORD KNITTING MACHINECO..
DrattlelKWfo, Vt.
apr21,1880—1 v
yVLI\S, Fasblmiblc Jj. p. ULLIVAN,
|)sBSSMAm Sd MILLINE [ j
Watkinsvill*, 0a.,
ladies Begs leave to offer her rerviee* u> the
of WatlriuaviUs and vicinity
a* a dreaamaker and milliner. Hats
*“d Bonnets re-trimmed and renarated.
cheaply thenamakutg and fancy work neatly aud
executed. All the latest
sums aud patterns always ou lutud,
Satisfaction guaranteed. Prices liberal.
Give bur » trial. aug24
hrti Walker. Co
BARBElt,
Watkinsvili.k, Ga.
Can be found at his Shop
next door lo H. C. Durham's Con
Csoliortery, and Sunday on Saturday evenings,
ti'pluak mornings until 10
,», ru uisrJO’WFtf
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SPECIALISTS,
•livery, Chronic Diseases of Male
and Female, and Venerial, Operate
for Cross Eyes, Cataract, Stone in
the Bladder, Harelip or Cleft Pal¬
ates, dec. Wilt visit patients in any
part of the State, in consultation or
dress, to perform with surgical operations. Ad¬
stamp,
Dus. A. F. & W. M. Durham,
mar31,’80-tf Athens Ga.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
Whereas, Mary C. Thrasher ad.
ministratrix of Barton C. Thrasher,
presents to the Court, in her peti¬
tion, duly 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, '
Sept.6,1880.3-m. Ordinary.
GEORGIA— Oconee County.
Executor Whereas, Barton E. Thrasher,
of Isaac Thrasher, repre¬
sents to the Court, in bis petition
duly that filed and entered on record,
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, why said Executor
should not be discharged from bis
dismission Executorship, and the first receive Monday Letters of
on in
December, next. J. R. LYLE,
Sept.6th,1880.3-m. Ordinary.
Administrator’!* dale.
Tn pursuance of an order from the
Court of Ordinary,of Oconee county,
will be sold before the Court House
door, Tuesday in Watkinsvillc, November, on the 1st
in 1880, all
that tract or parcel of land situated
and being in the county of Oconee,
known ns the Garner tract; adjoin¬
ing lands of Mrs. Tindal, James C.
Maxey, John II. Newton, and
others, containing Sold sixty acres more
or less. for the puri )OS8
distribution among the legatees.
Terms cash. Sept. 28th 1880.
Adm’r I). Presley It. RICHARDSON,
of Garner, dec'd.
BEST
sum,
scum, wag:
mummy“ I. ‘ 1353mm;
a. a a smuc
Inrke l onely Agrlciiltrau
Fair Annociutlon,
LEGAL NOTICE TO STOCKIIOL
DERS,
By virtu re of nn order of the
Honorable Superior Court of Clarke
County, Ga., (His Honor E. H. Pot¬
tle, Judge of the Notice Northehern hereby Circuit
presiding), all claim is given
to who to be Stockholders
in the original “Clarke County Ag
ricu turnl Fair Association,’’ to fill
their claims for a distributive shares
of tliu 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 davit, must and verify file them their in claims tho by Clerk’s affi¬
Office of said Court on or before the
second Monday in November next,
the first day of the next term cf
said Court.
John July I. Hudgins, 28d, 1880.
Clerk, Clarke Superior Court.
GEORGIA—Oconee Cm* xty.
Whereas, Judieth H. Evans ap¬
plies tome fur Letters of adminis¬
tration, on the Estate of John G.
Evans, late of said county, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and ad¬
monish nil concerned to show
cause, at my office, on or before the
first why Monday in November, next,
said letters should not be
grat tod. JAS. R. LYLE,
Oct. I, 4-t. Ordinary.
TJUPES For 1880 HI.
G EORGI A—Or os f.e Cou xi y.
AOUNTY BOARD OF COMMIS
U 8IONER8 of Roads and Revenue,
of Oconee County, convened for the as¬
sessment of taxes for county purposes,
for the years 18S0--81.
WATKtNsvtu.K, Oconee Co-,’Ga., )
September 23d, 1880. !
0111>ERKJ), That a tax of one
hundred per eent, be levied on the State
tax to raise the several amounts for the
following specific purposes :
To build or repair Court
House or jail, bridges or
ferries or other public itti
proveuteuts according to $ 162.00
contract...............
To jH»y Sheriffs, Jailors or
other officers’ fees, that
may be legally entitled
to out of {be eouuty,,... 50.00
To pay Coroners all fees
that the may be due them by
county for holding
To inquest,............... 30.00
pay die expenses of the
county for bailiffs at
Courts, non resident wit¬
nesses iu criminal coses,
Fuel, Servants lure, Sta¬
To tionary aud the like,....
To pay jurors,............
pay expenses incurcd iu
supporting the poor of
the county and as other¬
wise prescribed bv the
Code,................ 600.00
The balknee to par any
other lawful charges
against the county......
Ordered, that the above proceedings
be published aa prescribed in See. 517
ufUwCude, Ww Y, ELDER
Cbm B. H. A R O C 0
LINDSEY DURHAM,dark
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CLOTHING. s
BARGAINS !
THE WEST AND CHEAPEST SEE OF
U-AITS AYD BOYS
READYMADE CLOTHING
Hats, Caps
AHB FTOOTOTm® GO®®©,
Can be found at
M. G.&J. COHEN’S,
Athens, -
Our Triumphant March to Victory,
HAS BEEN ACHIEVED SOLELY BY
Low Price & Superior Quality Goods 1
Fullp alive U> thc^Pro^rcssivc spirit of the age, we sell our goods at
SLoW'TOFmD ^ P n
THIS OUT
Dealing exclusively in
BOOTS AND SHOES
having every experience and unequalled facilities for purchasing our
we can and will give you
More for Your Money possibly than can be Found Elsewhere.
To the people of Oconee we extend a cordial invitation to
Call and Examine Ons Stock,
before purchasing. No trouble to show goods and courteous treatment
guaranteed, at all times.
BALDWIN & BURNETT,
oct 13,1880 3 L- , Broad Street, ATHENS, GA.
rr C3i i
NEW STORE!
HEW GOO DS! NEW PRICES!
CLOTHING, FURNISHING ALWAYS GOODS and Hats.
ON HAND A NICE,
SELECTED STOCK,
IN ABOVE LINES WHICH ARE OFFERED AT
BOTTOM PRICES
AND
ONE PRICE ONLY
SIMON HERTZ, Prop.,
(Big Sign,) ATHENS, GEORGIA.
«ep28,’188e-8m
New Firm.
carriage. M ”mm.
W
.4nd Plantation "fork,
u the old stand of
W . B- Langford.
Wntkinoville, GI.
The nndersi ened having rented the
shops luod of M r. Ijingford, we take this
of informing do the miblie that
we Wagon, are prepared Buggy and to Plantation all kinds Work of
in a fir-t-eluar manner at short notice,
Give u» » cal), and be convinced.
ROBERT DAVIS,
WARREN HILL.
wpUVtO 2 w
SUBSCRIBE NOW.
CHWES’ CHASWGW
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DEUPREE BLOCK,
&THSSS. « 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
eonnnodiaus store in DBUPREE 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 Cages,
'Brushes and Household Goods Generally ,
At Prices Lower than Ever
LYJYCH 4* FLJMYIGEJY, Oeuvre Block ,
Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
E3F“ To Merchants they offer extraordinary inducements, in Crate, Hhds.
and small lots that cannot be surpassed. aug27 tf
ORDER YOUR
Saw Mills, Grist & Cane Mills.
Plantation Machinery, Engines Boilers,
Cotton Screws, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers’
Journal Boxes, Mill Gearing, Gudeons,
Turbine Wattr Wheels, Gin Gearing cheap,
Judson’s Governors, Diston’s Circular Saws
and hett Gummers Metal and and Brass Files, Fitting, Belting Globe and Bab- and 5
Check Valves and Whistles, Guages, Etc •?
Iron and Brass Castings and Gin Ribsl .
Ceo. R. Lombard & Co,, A Wk
FOREST CITY FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS ,
Water Tower,) 1014 to 1024 Fenwick Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.,
*©“■ Repairing promptly done at lowest prices.
More Popular than Ever!
THE GENUINE SINGER NEW fAMILY
SEWING MACHINE!
idlP'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.
“ 1879 “ 431,167
Excess over any previous year, 74,745 Machines.
«S“Our sales last year were at the rate of 1,400 Sewing Machines a
Day for every business day in the year.
The Old Reliable” Siuger
Is THE STRONGEST, ®
THE SIMPLEST,
Sewing Machine THE MOST DURABLE
ever yet Constructed.
Rpmomhor IlDlllGIIIUGI Mark” evei cast 7 real into Singer the Iron Sewiug Stand Machine and embedded 'has the “Trade
Arm of the Machine. in the
The Singer Manf’g Co.,
PRINCIPAL OFFICE,
£4 OTE52J sm&m,
1ST ew 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 3000
Offices in the Old World and South America. julyI880 ly
JAMES E. MURRAY. | I. W. THRASHER.
Murray&thrasheR. Waikinsville, *
Georgia,
In returning our thanks to our friends for their very liberal patronage durine
the past, we would again renew our offer of one of the 6
Largest and Best Selected
STOCK IF GOODS!
Ever brought to this section, and ask the people of this and adjoining counties to
give this Stock a careful examination. In
OF JEANS. Dry Goods Our Lines
BLEACHED and BROWN DOMESTICS,
STRIPES and CHECKS,
PRINTS, of standard makes, from 6c. to 9c. per vcf
LADIES TIES,
DRESS GOODS,
ETC., ETC., ETC.
GLASSTVARE, CROCKERY,
MOORE S SCHOOL INK,
FINE CIGARS and TOBACCO,
STATIONERY, is full and low prices. Onr
at
Has FANCY careful GOODS DEPARTMENT
had the most selections, and in style and xuality can’t be surpass’d
have the best line of ' ^
Shoes Ladie’s and Mens’ Hats Cans,
have ever bad, and at prices that defy competition. Our stock o i #
Ready-Made Olotliing
- ”•
F&KCY GROCERIES,
tn trotunt slvrs^s and full, in with few prices days ss will low be sa full rhe and lowest. complete. This Urge We utock is s*k In store and V
s again you
Wstkiuaville, an MURRAY A THRAIHKK.
Gs., May 5, 1680.