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cannot suit you, we can use the wires and the Express, to obtain just want. As to style of printing, our Mr. CHRISTY can use his own OFFICE is an important feature of lily. We want your work. COUNTIES with ■ HA IB US COUNTY. * • • ‘ X * f 1 >■ Fij > £ V^fl. 4 POWDER Absolutely Pure. Thin lewder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength anil wholsomenws- More economical than the ordinary kind, nnd cannot be aold In competi tion with the multitude of low test, abort weight, alum or phosphate pow ders. Sold only in cans. Royal Bak ing Powdkb Co., 106 Wall St., N. Y. BLANK BOOKS. With the beginning of a New Year, mer chants start off with a new clean set of Books. My stock embraces everything that can be desired in QUANTITY,’ VARIETY QUALITY> i JLNJD LOWNESS IN PRICES. Inspection Invited. D.W. McGregor. ATHENS BOOK-STORE. A GENTS wanted at once for Life and Bend J\ntacences of Jelferson Davis. Edltodby * tlee Uunar, U. S. Supremo Court. Part cf pro ceed. piven to erect a monument to Mr. Davis. Complete outfit *1. Addicss K. II. WOODWARD A CO., Baltimore, Md. UbA few general agents wanted. d-Jan2 CARTERS VlTTLE Pick Headache and relievo all the trouble* foci dent to a biHoas state of the avstem. such ai A falling wall at Ixng bland City. S.J., boned three men. A lineman was killed in St- Louis while repairing an electric wire. Senator Blackburn was re-elected sen ator by the Kentucky legislature. Empress Augusta, King Frederick’s widow, died in Berlin. Sidney Owens was fatally shot by un known | arsons as he was leaving the hotel at Greenville, 8. C. Five I tali aus beat an old Hebrew to death in a gentleman’s bouse in New York. The Montana democrats elected Clark and McGinnis as United States sena tors. The women of Milton, Oregon, have put in nomination a full set of women tor the city election A female lion tamer in Paris was las- ceratedjby an enraged beast before 6he was gotten ont of the cage. Two young Virginia negroes caught in an attempt to stea;, chose to receive thirty-nine stripes to going to Jail. B. O. J< nkina, the owner of a distil lery in Cleveland county, N. O., was mortally wounded by J. 11. McNeely. The four negro murderers of Mr. J H. Brown, who were the cause of the recent lynching in Barnwell, S. C., were remanded back to jail. Mrs. Jane Oxford, of Shelbyvillc, Ill., has been sent to jail because she was too poor to send her boy to school under the compulsory law. Mrs. Southworth, of New York, who shot Stephen .Petters, died in the Tombs prison Her death ends a sen sational murder trial. Gen. Bartlett, of New Orleans, re signed rather than sign the charter for the colored post ofj the G. A. It. sanc tioned by Commander Gray. Miss Fannie Keener, a beautiful and wealthy white girl of Jacksonville, Ill., has bean too intimate with her colored coachman, who has left the place. On Tuesday ho returned and seriously wounded Miss Keener and a young whito man who was with her. Authorities of Kussel, Ky., have just discovered the murder of Richard Bo- ler by his son ton days ago. The boy, aged twelve, to obtain a few dollars, smashed his father’s head and then threw his body in a well. The younger children witnessed the deed, but were kept silent by throats. A Pacillc coast paper lias this item: “A school teacher at Kootenay, B. C., recently saw a personal in an eastern iaper soliciting correspondence, etc He took a flyer and received in return a cheek for $250 to come to Minneapo lis and get a bride. The day of the marriago ho will also get a bank book covering a deposit of $10,000 subject to his order.” Boarder9 Wanted.—Also nice rooms for rent. Apply oerner Wash ington and Thomas streets.- S-2t Look at Julius Cohen',& Co.’s bargain counters. Dr. Hale has moved to to the old Matthews plaee near Barbersville, but can be reached by telephoning number eighteen, his residence. Look at Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters. The members of the Sans Souci club are requested to meet at the residence of Mrs. Robert Taylor on Saturday af ternoon, January lltli, ’90, at 3:80 p. m. Miss M. B. Dougherty, See’ty. Look at Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters. Mr. E. C. Washam, while unloading a timber ear at Cordellc, was struck by a piece of timber, which broke both his legs near the ankle. bee Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters. EQUINE ACTIONS Prof. D. M. Bristol’s school of thirty educated horses, ponies and mules will appear at the opera house Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week and at a matinee on Saturday. Prof. Bris tol gives an amazing, amusing and in structive entertainment of equine sa gacity as never before has been wit nessed in any other like exhibition lie lias the only horse mathematician in the world, that solves problems without any aid from the professor, and : class of Swiss bell ringers, accompany' ing the orchestra in choiec musical sc lections. The famous mule oomedi an, “Denver,” walks a tight repe, and does many marvelous and amusing feats. The entertainment does not con sist of worn out circus tricks, but is novel and interesting, being pure in tone and patronized by all classes. See Julius Coben counters. A great manv new A lliances are be ing organized in tbe county. John Green, the young man who shot a paper wad through hia foot will have to have it amputated. Mr. R C. Paris, who spent the sum mer in Clayton, died at St. Augustine. Mr. Toliver Alien and Miss Nora Beard, of White county, are married. A number of young men and boys, of Clarkcsviile. have signed a pledge not to take intoxicating liquor of any kind during the present year. On last Saturday, Mr. Geoige n. Johnson was elected mayor of Clarks ville, and L. Wilbank, J. J. Bowden, J. W.Bigham, J. G. Wilson and T. B. Spencer counci linen. — : nABEP.auas county. Honey dew is dripping from the pine borrs and the leaves under the trees are literally covered with it. The Hessian fly has attacked the wheat crop. The Alliance is prospering in the county. Mr. Stanhope Erwin lias joined the Presbyterian church. Mr.’S. B. Deartnan and family, of S C., will locate at the new city of Domo- rcst. FRANKLIN COUNTY. Marriages: Miss Mollie T. McDaniel and J. J. Brown, of Texas; Mr. Edwin Hubbardhind Miss Sallie Abberliobe; Mr. W. T. Willowford and Miss Emily Keeling. The Sheriff of Frank'in eounty will hereafter publish his advertisements in the new paper, The Enterprise, There is not a young man in Carnes, ville who uses tobacco, or one who drinks any kind of stimulant to ex- Dr. C. M. Maddox, the dentist, has lo cated permanently in Carnesville. The News is the name of a new paper just started in Lavonia, Ga, by Mr. W. C. Moss. The Harmony Grove minstrel troup gave an excellent exhibition in Carnes- ville. suicide, it Honesty is doubtless the best policy, but it seems to have expired long ago. Some geologists have contradicted Moses; but as all geologists have con tradicted each other, Moses stands about as well as anybody. Naturally the officials of electric eom- tanies base their reports on current business. When money is right, it has more sense than a man in the same condition, for it makes itself scarce. I am well aware,” said the tramp to thofaoetious gentleman he had accosted, “that one swallow does not make a summer, but 1 would like to have enough to mitigate tire rigors of the present climate a little.” “I only wish to say,” spoke a man gled passenger, as he dragged himself out from under the wreck made by a terrific railway collision, “that, in my opinion, nobody is to blame for this ac cident.” And he then peacefully breathed iris Jast. lie was a coroner. Deaf and dumb people have s natu ral fondness for walking on railroad tracks, ard men who cannot drink much without becoming drunk will persist in hanging about bar-rooms. Walls—“Did Black win the law-suit he hail over that large sum of money f” Wallaee—“I suppose he did. He told me he lacked only $410 of havingenough to pay jhe lawyer after it was over.” There will be no winter to linger in the lap of anything. “Alt quiet on the Potomac!” The President has returned from duck limit ing. Young Mias Wilgus—“Where are yon JOB ELBERT COUNTY. & Co.’s bargain Sets, White and L. D. Sledge & Co eating, Pain iBtheSST&a^WhUo'thtir most remarkable success haa been Aown in curing Headache, yet Ourbb’s Umi ton Pius ore equally valuable in Constipation. coring and preventing thia annoying complaint, while they also correct all disorders ot the stomach. . - VV4H SICIi try them to do not be all sick Our pills euro it IR’8 Litti.k Liven riiis are very small y easy to take. One or two pills make They are strictly vegetable and do » or purge, but by their gentle action ill who use thorn. In vials at 25 cents; $1. Sold everywhere, or sent by mail. CACTEZ KEI1CINE Cl, b’sv Tori. Onion Red. See Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters. Nance. AH persons are hereby warned not to purchase a note given by the under signed to James Cheney, dated the 20tli Dec. 1889, and due 1st of Nov. 1890, the consideration of said note having failed Jnn. 8th, 1890. Mrs. E. McCleskey, Jim Chapman, (col]. Jan9-dlw-wl. would be almost priestess to those r from this distressing complaint; lately their goodness does not end Look at Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain eountere. Distinguished Visitors. Atlanta, Jan. 8.—[Special.]—Two ominent gentlemen from the north have accepted an invitation to at tend tbeChamber of Commerce banquet, This morning Hr. J. G. Oglesby, president of the Chamber, received two more letters of acceptance to the invi- ations issued. One was from Hon. William E. Rus sell, of Boston, ex-member of congress: the other was from Hon. W. R. Grace, ex-mayor of New York. Mr. Russell n ill he ou the list of speakers. TO DEFEND DALE. His Attorneys Leave for Dallas. Where He Is In Jail. Atlanta. Jan. 8—[Special]—Some of Dale’s attorneys will leave this after noon’ at 2 o’clock for Dallas, where the trial will begin tomorrow morning. The others will leave at 7 o’clock to night. There will be about ten witnesses for the defense to go along with tbe lawyers. Besides Judge J. A. Anderson, Mr. W. J. Spears and Mr. Ivy F. Thompson, there is another attorney interested in Mr. Dale’s side of the case, Mr. Charles T. Roan. He will have some interest ing points to bring out at tho trial, as he was the only one of the lawyers who was present at the identification scene in the Index office, when Dale was con fronted by Horton. Col. J. C. Rutherford is now in Dal- Thc Light Infantry will hold a fair on the 14th. Mr. J. P. Dye shot Mr. J. E. Camp bell’s mare while bird hunting. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Harper have been on an extended visit to New York. Hon. A O. Harper will move to Southwest Georgia, and go into the saw mill business. Marriages in Elbert.—Mr. Robert Moonand Miss Annie Brown, of Wilkes; Mr. J. M. Farlerand Miss Fannie Nor- mon, of Wilkes; Mr. S.M. Haley and Miss Sallie Hulme; Mr. Jesse Dreuron and Miss Sallie Green way; Mr. Win, McMullen and Miss Susie Crawford; Mr. Berry Mouldeu and Miss Emma Craft; Mr. Charlie Herring and Miss Alina Partian; Mr. Barnard Smith and Miss Sallie Jones; Mr. J. C. Brown and Miss Rosa Lee Patterson; Mr. C. B. Moore and Miss Lonie Gilmore. Miss Emma Bearden, of Elberton, fell from a horse and broke her leg just above the ankle. going, papa?” The Rev. Mr. Wilgus- “To the temperance meeting. We in tend to inaugurate a movement to save the young men of the country.” Young Miss Wilgus—“Try and save' a real nice one for me, will you, papa, dear?” A number of the people who were ino3t anxious to reach Oklahoma when the bars were let down to boomers, are now most anxious to get away. Look at Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain e milters. The Oconee river lias hardly been out of its banks this winter. Look at Julius Cohen & Co.’s barguin counters. There are great quantities of cotton still in the warehouses to be sold. Look at Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters Some much needed improvements are being made in Barberville. See Julius Colion A; Co.’s bargain counters Mr. Walter Childs’s new residence on Barber street is almost completed. See Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters. See Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters. MINOR ITEMS. Brief News from our Reporters’ Note Book. A telegram from the Washington weather bureau says the thermometer will fall to thirty-two within twenty- four hours. The real estate sales recently made in Atlious all go to show that Athens dirt is growing dear. Look out for the boom next spring. Athens has been afflicted with ail open air minstrel show for the past few days. There is a haunted house in Athens, in which strange sounds can be heard any time at night. The Phi-Kappa Society will hold a memorial exercise Saturday, in honor of the late Henry W. Grady, who was a member of the Society. There are a number of students in tho University who are correspondents for the leading dailies of the State. Look at Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters. Grass is beginning to cover the lawns of Athens with a verdant carpet, which might bo termed a plain ease of crowd ing the season. The college boys have marked out their courts, and revived the game with a lively interest. The carbon lamps are being hung to the electric wires, and everything is fast, assuming a state of readiness for the current to be sent whizzing over the city. New pupils continue to pass into the city schools. Athens has never seen such flourishing schools as now. A number of capitalists are contem plating buying up Athens real estate in preparation for the big boom that is expected to come in the spring. The University Pandora is being worked to a complete success by Mr. John D. Little, the editor-in-chief. See Julius Cohen A Co’s bargain counters. The brass band will soon begin its course of training under Prof. Magill. Rucker’s compress warehouse is be ing enlarged, to meet the demands of tbe season. See Julias Cohen A Co.’s bargain counters. Fiatau is running a hack line. This is what Athens needs. The electric light men arc bHsily en gaged stretching wires, so as to turn on the lights on the 12th. See Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain coun ters. We learn that Mr. W. T. Houston has purchased a lot on Barber street Athens’ population Is increasing daily in large proportions. Several new students registered yes terday. The police hod a quiet time of it yes terday. Every citizen should interest himself in the upbuilding of Athens. Mr. Dootson, of East Athens, has made an invention that promises To make many improvements in the weav ing of checks. The foot-lights of the occra house have not been lit for some time. Athens’ cotton receipts have already reached an enormous figure. Seo Julius Cohen & Co.’s bargain counters. Fine fish and select oysters all times at Booth Bros. May Go to Virginnla. Atlanta, Jan. 8.—[Special]—A re porter called at Dr. McDonald’s resi donee this morning and asked him if ho had yet arrived at any decision in the matter of going to Virginia to accept call. “The matter stands just as it did Monday. Tire church committee waiting to hear from Lynchburg.” New-:- Ot!)era-:-House ATHENS, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Jan. 16, It lid 18. FAMILY MATINEE Saturday 2:30. Prof. D. M. Bristol’s LETTERHEADS, BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS. CARDS. ENVELOPES. PAMPHLETS. PROGRAMMES, ANNOUNCEMENT S INVITATIONS Horses, Ponies and Mules, DENVER, the Famous Mule Comedian and,thc entire company. Tho comedy of The Horse School. A Horse Mathematician, A Class'of Equine Swiss Bell Ringers. Amazing, Amusing and Instructive. Night Prices.—25, 50 ; Matinee.—25 and 50c. we are prepared to do FINE ORPLAU WORK more to tho notidn of most people, than anybody within one hundred miles of us. Everything about THE OFFICE ISNEW and as near perfection as can bo. We have in or to come in immediately, FOR J890. las, engaged in several cases for the ii Some people agree with The Sun’s opinions about men and things, and some people don’t; but everybody likes to get hoid of the newspaper which is never dull and never afraid to speak its mind. Democrats know that for twenty years The Sun lias fought in the front line for Democratic principles, never wavering or weakening in its loyalty to the true interests of the party it serves with fearless intelligence and disinterested vigor. At times opinions have differed as to the best means of ac complishing the common purpose; it is not The Sun’s fault, for it has seen further into the millstone. Eighteen hundred and ninety is the year that will probably determine the result of the Presidential election of 1892, and perhaps the fortunes of tiie Democracy for tire rest of the century. 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