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THE CHATTOOGA NEWS.
VOL. 2.
WORCESTER’S
Unabridged Qvarto
DICTIONARY
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Edition of 1887. Enlarged.
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will be taken to prevent accidems. I ut
will not be responsible for any
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BEALES IJST
Watches, Clocks and
Jewelry of Every De
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ABOVE ARTICLES.
Church Directory.
BAPTIST—REV. D. T. ESPY.
Summerville— First Sunday and even
ing and Saturday before; also third Sun
day e vommg..... Sardis Second Sunday
and Saturday before. Pleasant < trove
Third Sunday and Saturday before
Mount Harmony Fourth Sunday and
Saturday before’.
BAPTIST —REV. J. M. SMITH.
Raccoon Mill First Sabbath in each
month at 11 ohdock.... Perennial Springs
Third Sabbath and Saturday b' foro
Melville Fourth Sabbath and Saturday
before at 2:30 p. m.
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METHODIST -JtEV. T. 11. TIMMONS.
Oak Hill -First Saturday ami Sunday.
..Ami Second Saturday and Sunday;
»!.<•> Fifth Sunday evening .Broom
town Second Sunday evening, and
l-’ifil; Sunday morning South Caro
lina—Third Saturday and Sunday
Summerville -Fourth Sunday and night.
PRESBYTEItIAN -REV. W. A. MILNER.
Trion—Every first and fifth Sabbath.
.Summerville—Every second Sab
bath . Alpine—Every third and fourth
Sabbath.
PRESBYTERIAN -REV. T. S. JOHNSTON.
Walnut Grove- First Sabbath Sil
ver (’reek, Floyd (’ounty—Second Sab
bath .Beersheba -Third Sabbath ...
LnFayctte- Fourth SabbatL.
Court Directory.
SUPERIOR COURT.
First Monday in March and Septem
ber. J<»hn W. Maddox, Judge; G. 1).
(’]<'rk; Ck'ments, Solicitor-
’ > ncial: J. N. i
CGI NTY COUBT.
i Monthly ’ ••ms, so-- :id Monday;
I . no-:,!i"st Monday in Jan
' A ; dl. J: ••nd • ; !»--r. J. M.
I n, .. nd;. G. J. H'.ilis, < berk.
J US thus’ UGUUT.
Suinno .■vid -IrEih district),JohnTav-
! !or, ?<. P., ami J. J. p. Henry, J. P.
,I Constables:
I I - *. A. (’rumly am! E.U. Smith.
Trion (S7oth district), T. J. Simmons,
|N. P., am! N. 11. (’okc-r, J. P. < ’ourt • r«l
I S unr-day. Last return day Friday be
fore the "hrst Satar'.l v. Lawful Cohsta-
I Plus: H. i’. Wi-liMn-.'
i Tel-.-u: (‘UTt ’i di d : i-d ). W. F. Tapp. N.
I !’.. ••nd A. .’<>!■;; -Aca, J. P. Court Ist
:'rid;iv. Lawful Constabbs: G .>r.<-
W.Umu; ’!.
Alpine' Ath district), J. E. Burns, N.
.•*. Court ILh S.-liirdav. Lawful Con.'ta
bles: .s.M. Baker.
Dirts''i:.;r ( liiligh district), J. L. Huie,
1'..: ml Hugl ! rd -■.!!, J. P. Court
It!) Saturday. Euv .u 1 1 ’onstablcs: John
M. Rose.
Seminole !' list district ) A. J. Hender
son, N. P., IE. Ad. is, J. P. Court
3rd Saturd: . . ■n ! ( nstablcs: Jos.
(Henn and i . i\ ■ • ..
Coldwater (1 ■■■ "rd district), D. B.
Franklin, N. P.. and \V. T. Herndon, J.
P. (’ourt Ist Saturd u Lawful Consta
bles: N. J. Edv. ards amt 2.1. W. Bryant.
Dirttowi’. dis;-ict),M. ?d. Wright
N. F.. ; id J. 1\ - n. J. P. Court
2nd S:u *ir I.iy. Lawful Uunstab’us: C.
i M. ?*’. I • •• •soon.
U • nd li : 2m 1 listrict), N. A. Jack
. .. ;i ■• L. Scogin, J. P. 1 art
H • - i day. Lav fill <• • • les: R.
U. . !t r .’nd J. J. Barbe r.
S T ; G2ud <ll. trict). .R. Ponder,
N. J. p. Jackso: . J. P. Court
!s: ■ uni a-.. Lawful Constables: J.
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, JUNE 8, 1888.
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■ Dr. F. FL Field,
DENTIST,
Olfers his professional services to the
. citizens of Chattooga county ami sur
roumling country. Will visit this sec
tion frequently.
~CLO\ IS D. RIVERS,
Attorney-at-Law,
()ii*.■rs his professional services to the
citizens of'(’hatto-ga ami surrounding
•oim'/u s. By <•! s, aiteidion to whatever
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w! M. HENRY,
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Summerville - - - Georgia
F. w. COI’F.LANP, JESSE G. HUNT
LalSvette, Ga. Summerville, Ga.
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SummerviTie _ _ - Georgia
JOHN TA YLOR. J. D. TAYLOR.
Al i.OA g ;A' LGR,
La.wy r ■ 3,
.mmci-ile - Georgia.
JOSEPH’S BROTHER.
They didn’t call him Jack, or
Tom, or Harry, but always spoke of
him as “Joseph’s Brother.” And it
was just as singular that they didn’t
say “Joe,” instead of “Joseph,” when
speaking of or to the man.
The two had a wagon in the band
dragging itself toward the Black
Hills, day by day, mile by mile.
They messed by themselves, scarce
ly spoke except to each other, and
their actions were a sort of mystery
to the. rest, who were a jolly set,
drinking, carousing, fighting, play
ing cards and wishing for a brush
with the Indians. Some said that
Joseph was a fugitive from justice,
and that he wouldn’t fraternize with
them for fear of betraying himself
when interrogated. Others thought
he felt too peoud to mix in such so
ciety, and between the two theories
he had nearly ail the men thinking
ill of him before the wagon train
was four days’ travel from Chey
enne.
“He keeps his brother hidden
away in the wagon as if a little sun
shine would kill the boy,” growled
one of a dozen gold hunters, sitting
around their camp fire in the twi
light.
“Perhaps he thinks our language
isn’t high toned enough—blast his
eyes!” exclaimed another.
“Ain’t we all bound for the same
place—all sharing the same dangers
—one as good as another?” demand
ed a broad shouldered fellow from
San Antonio.
“Yes lyes!” they shouted.
“Then don’t it look low-down
mean for this ’ere man Joseph to
edge away from us as if we were
pizen? If he's so mighty refined
and high toned, why didn’t he come
out here in a balloon?”
There was a laugh from the cir
cle, and the Texan went on.
“I don’t purtend to be an angel,
but I know manners as well as the
next. I believe that man Joseph is
reg’lar starch, ready to wilt right
down as .non as I pint my linger at
him, and I’m going over to his wag
on to pull his nose!”
“That's the game Jack ! Go in,
old fellow! ’Rah for the man from
Texas!” yelled the gold hunters, as
they sprang to their feet.
“Come right along and sec the
fun,” continued the Texan, as he
led the way toward Joseph's wagon.
The vehicle formed one in the
circle, and at a small fire a few feet
from the hind wheels sat Joseph
and bis brother, eating their fugal
supper. As the crowd came near,
the boy sprang up and climbed into
the covered wagon, while Joseph
slowly rose up and looked at them
anxiously and inquiringly.
“See here, Mister Joseph what’s
your-other-name !” began the Tex
an, as he halted before the lone
man, “we hev come to the conclu
sion that you and that booby broth
er o’ yours don’t like our style ! Are
we kerect?”
“I have nothing against any of
you,” quietly replied Joseph. “The
journey thus far has been very pleas
ant and agreeable to us.”
“But you hang off—you don’t
speak to us!” persisted Jack.
“I am sorry if I have incurred any
man’s ill will. I feel friendly to
ward you all.”
“Oh, you do, eh?” sneered the
Texan, feeling that he was loosing
ground. “Well, it’s ray opinion
that you are a sneak !”
Joseph’s face turned white, and
the men saw a dangerous gleam in
his eyes. He seemed about to speak
or make some movement when a
soft voice from the wagon called
out:
“Joseph! Joseph !”
A softer light came into the man’s
face. The Texan noticed it, and,
slapping Joseph’s face, he blurted
out:
“If ye ain’t a coward ye’ll resent
that, sure!”
A boyish figure sprang from the
waajon and stood beside the lone
man. A small hand was laid on
his shoulder, and a voice whispered
in his ear:
“Bear the insult for my sake 1”
There was a full minute in which
no one moved. Joseph’s face look
ed .ghostly white in the gloom, and
they could see him tremble.
i “He's coward, just as I thought!”
said th' Texan, :s he turneo away.
The otl. : rs followed him, some feel-
ing ashamed and others surprised or
gratified, and by and b> the word
had reached every wagon that Jo
seph and Joseph’s brother were
cowards-.
Next morning, when the wagon
train was reatfv to move, the Cap
tain passed near Joseph’s wagon on
purpose to say:
“If there are any cowards in this <
train, they needn’t travel with us
any further.”
It was a cruel thrust. Joseph :
was harnessing his horse, and the i
brother was stowing away the cook- :
ing utensils. The strange man's i
face grew white again, and his hand i
went down for his revolver, but
just then a voice called out: i
“Don’t mind it Joseph ; we’ll go
on alone.”
The train moved off without them
some of the gold hunters taunting
and joking, and others fearful that I 1
the two would be butchered by the 1
Indians before the day was over. 1
Vi'hen the white topped wagons 1
were so far away that they seemed ’
no larger than his hand, Joseph 1
moved along on the trail, his face :
stern and dark, and so busy with ’
his thoughts that he did not hear '
the consoling words:
“Never mind, Joseph; we are (
trying to do right.” e
That night when the wagon train ;
of the gold hunters went into camp, 1
they could not see the lone wagon, :
though many of the men, ashamed 5
of their conduct, looked long and '
earnestly for it. They htid seen t
Indians afar off, and they knew that, 1
the rod devils would pounce down
upon the single team as soon as '
they sighted it. 1
Darkness came, midnight came, ‘
and the sentinels heard nothing but f
the stamping of the horses and the '
howls of the coyates. At two I
o’clock the reports of rilles and the ]
fierce yells of Indians floated up '
through the little valley, and the 1
camp was aroused in a moment.
“The devils have jumped on Jo-; 1
seph and his brother!” whispered j
one of the men as he stood on a ;
knoll and bent his head to listen.
“Good ’nutf! Cowards have no '
business out here!” growled the *
Texan. 1
The first speaker wheeled, struck :
the ruffian a sledge-hammer blow in
the face, and then running for the
horses, cried out: 1
“Come on ! come on ! A dozen of I
us can be spared for the rescue!” |
Sixteen men swept down the ral-1
ley like the wind. The firing and
the yelling continued, proving that
the man who had been called a cow
ard was making a heroic fight. In
ten minutes they came upon the
lone camp, made light as day by
the burning wagon. Fifty feet from
the bonfire, and hemmed in by a
circle of dancing, leaping, howling ,
savages, was Joseph’s brother, stand
ing over Joseph’s dead body. The i
gold hunters heard the pop! pop!
pop! of the boy’s revolver as they
burst into view, and next moment
they were charging down upon the
demons, using rifle and revolver
with terrible effect. In two minutes
not a live Indian was in sight. Jo
seph’s brother stood over the body,
an empty revolver in his hand. The
men cheered wildly as they looked
around, but the boy looked up into
their faces without sign of exulta
tion, surprise, or gladness.
There were three dead Indians
beside the wagon, killed where the
fight commenced, and the corpse in
front of Joseph’s brother numbered
more than the victims of the sixteen
men.
“Is Joseph badly hurt?” asked
one of the men as he halted his
horse beside the boy.
“lie is dead!”, whispered the
white-faced defender.
“He is? God forgive me for the
part I took last night!”
“Yon called him a coward !” cried ;
Joseph's brother, “and you arc to I
blame lor this! Was he a coward?
Look there ! and there ! and there ! i
We drove them back from the wag- j
on—drove them clear out here! Jo-1
seph is dead. You arehis murder-;
ers!”
Every man was near enough to
heai his voice and to note his act
ion as he picked up the rifle of an
Indian and sent a bullet through
his own head. With exclamations
of grief and alarm trembling on
their lips, the men sprang from their ,
saddles. The boy was dead—dead ■
as Joseph—and both corpses were
bleeding from a dozen wounds.
“We’ll carry ’em up to the train,
and have a burial in the morning.”
said one of the men, and the bodies
were taken up behind two of the
: horsemen. They did have aeburial
and men looked into the grave with
tears in their eyes, for they had dis
covered that Joseph's brother was a
woman. Yes, a woman with the
whitest throat and softest hands. It
might have been Joseph’s wife, or
sister, or sweetheart. No one could
tell that; but they could tell how
they has wronged him, and they
said, as they stood around the grave.
“We hope the Lord won’t lay it
up agin us!”
Cliattoogaville.
The health of our community is
better at present than it has been
in a long time. The neighborhood
is nearly clear of the mumps for
the first time in along while. There
was a great many people who had
them in one side and would get well
and then would have them in the
other side, making a protracted
thing of it.
I will give a few details of a wed
ding which I attended recently. Dr.
J. A. Smith, Rev. T. S. Johnston
and myself left Chattoogaville
about 4:30 p. m. last Thursday, the
24th ult., bound for Alabama. We
arrived there at 7, and the lovely
bride was in readiness and every
thing was ready for the marriage
feast. At 7 :30 the doctor and Miss
Tennie B. Rush were joined in the
holy bonds of matrimony, the cere
mony being performed bj' Rev. T.
S. Johnston. The ceremony over,
a rush was made for the dining hall
where everything was in style for
the occasion. May peace and pros
perity attend the new married couple
through life; then a home in heaven
is my wish.
I came back home Friday morn
ing and left the following day to
join a picnic party going to Little
River falls on Saturday. We left
Broomtown at 6 :30 and met another
crowd at New Moon. There we
started to the mountain and arrived
at its foot about 9 o’clock and
reached the falls at 11 a. m. Din
ner was spread and there was plen
ty, because it would not do to go
out on such a trip and not have
plenty to eat. After dinner we all
went down to see the falls and take
in the wild, romantic scenery; all
had a nice time and enjoyed them
selves. At 3:40 we all started
home and the sun was down by the
time we reached there. I’m in
clined to think some of the boys
made a mash on the pretty girls
but don’t know about it.
The school at Walnut Grove is
still very good. It will close in
i about two weeks, Miss Pluma
; Neelv has a very interesting music
class in connection with the literary
department.
Mr. J. I’. Johnston and his son,
Scott, killed one of the largest owls
on record. It measured 51 inches
from tip to tip.
Dr. J. A. Smith is confined with
mumps, we are sorry to say.
Dr. Ben Shamblin has located in
our midst and will prosecute his |
profession here. Rei-orteb.
The New Prohibition Paper.
We have before us a copy of the
new Prohibition paper published at
Atlanta, Ga. It is a handsome,
eight, page paper, beautifully print
ed, ably edited and in every waj’ a
first class family newspaper. It is
filled with choice matter, excellent
editorials, a great variety of miscel
laneous reading, and is unquestion
ably the strongest prohibition paper
published in the South. It proposes
to keep the rest of the country post
ed as to the record high license is
| making in Atlanta. It is well worth
j the price of subscription, which is
i $2 per annum, $1 for 6 months, 50c.
j for 3 months.
Every one should subscribe for it.
Agents are wanted, to whom liberal
, inducements will be offered. Ad
dress The Atlanta Commonwealth,
Atlanta, Ga.
THE PRETTY LADIES.
Hear the merry merchants cry
“Ho, the pretty ladies
Come to gee and not to buy!
Doesn’t it beat II s?”
—Athens Post.
'sa\hm sill tioj Mfiiaosans
NO. io.
IN THE SPRING TIME.
The bulldog sits at the garden gate
His tail is short but his teeth are long;
And soon those molars will grind and
grate
When the ini.ocent peddler comes
along. —Nebraska Journal.
DIDN’T GET THERE, ELIH'J.
A letter with the following ad
dress has been sent to the dead
letter office:
•‘Sylvester Brown, a web-faced scrub,
To whom this letter wants to go,
Is chopping cordwood for his grub
In Silver City, Idaho.”
A NATURAL POSITION.
Here lies a lawyer cold in death,
With all paid up that’t due him;
He lies at ease in peaceful rest,
For lying’s natural to him.
A LEAP YEAR GAG.
“Oh, stay,” the maiden said, “and rest
Thy weary head upon my breast.”
“Aha, my girl, you can’t,” said he,
‘Work off a leap year gag on me
Excelsior.”
NAUGHTY POLLY.
When lovely woman buys a polly
Which she designs shall talk and pray,
How shocked is she, and melancholy,
To find the parrot swears all day.
GETS THERE ALL THE SAME.
The midnight serenader’s come,
His ballad wild to tame,
And though old boots around him hum
He’ll guitar all the same.
THE KISS.
“Tie kissed her under the rose,”
Is how the poet wrote it;
“He kissed her under the nose,”
Is how the printer got it.
MENTONE, ALA.
A white frost on the 15th ult. did
serious damage to our gardeas and
fruit, which last named has fallen
fully one half from the trees.
Last Monday while Zercy Wade
was trying to put a line on his bull
the bull gored him, striking him in
the bowels. He threw Wade over
his head, inflicting a serious wound.
Wade fell on his face and the bull
turned on him and gored him in
several places. A boy about ten
years old, who was passing, went to
Wade’s assistance and finally beat
the bull off'. I think the boy saved
Wade’s life.
Wash Snyder is very sick and is
not expected to live.
Edward Mason has moved back
to his old home at this place. He
is postmaster and is always ready
to hand out the mail to all.
Ben Buster is very much perplex
ed over that little mention of him
in our last letter. If a man puts
himself up as a target he may ex
pect to get shot at.
Iwould like to have the P. O. ad
dress of D. W. Smith, secretary of
the Haywood Farmers’ Alliance.
(His address is Haywood, Chattoo
ga county, Ga.—Ed.) Norwood.
The first mail we always look at
is our country exchanges. If lim
ited to a choice between the two
classes we would prefer having the
country papers on our exchalige
list than to have the city dailies.
The country paper is a mirror of
its section and you can tell whs:
kind of a community it is publish
fttl in by examining the paper itself.
It represents a great deal of hard
work, of worry and patience. It
represents its county, its locality,
its people as no other can. Ileres to
the contry papers. May they
prosper, all of them, and may the
day speedily conic when they will
be appreciated more by the people
among whom they are published.
When that day arrives they can do
far more for their section and it
will be better for’paper and people
alike.
One of the most delicate and no
table surgical operations ever per
formed in the world occurred in
Philadelphia, recently, being noth
ing less than tin t ansplantstion of
a portion of the eye of a rabbit to
the eye of a human being. The ob
ject of the operation was to relieve
the obscurity of an eye of a patient
which was caused by inflamatioi
and which produced in time as
opaque surface. Only two opera-
I tions of the kind have ever been
' performed.
1 The London Telegraph says that
nowhere in all the world can a more
delightful place of residence be
found than in the highlands stretch
ing across northern Georgia and
Alabama. In the course of a very
1 few years such expressions of opin
io?. will begin to crystalize into eol
; jid results.
