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ATHENS BANNER = SUNDAY MORNING MAY 10. 1891
Hymn Dowdy’s Cotton Patch.
Religious Department.
BY GLEN WATERS.
Hymn «ui worthless negro. Score*
and scores «f old people in F.yrtte county
will tiear out tbi* assertion, nod not one
wilt di-pute it.
It^gril, lazy, thieving, shiftless Hymn
Dowdy. Tbe eery beet met could be Mid
tor him we* tbet be bad never been co"»-
pcl.ii to work in slavery time—which we*
Major Black'* fault, not Hymn'a—and tbet
t‘> tbit questionable extent be we* not re
sponsible for hi* own character. But, it
U remembered, Ibia redeeming conaidere-
tioo wa* purely negative—it waa in hold
ing him not teaponalblc for a part of hia
meanness; a •oliury and questionable al
lowance that wa* many lime* overbslsnc-
ed by ainaand shortcomings innumera
ble, for which Hymn woaentirely responsi-
ble.
Old Major Black died in ’<W. He left
llrmo 'forty acreaand a mule’—in quota
tion in ilka that curved lor very Irony and
contempt—i|»>n one condulon only. The
cn lltioa wna ihat Ilyrau ahould cea*e to
to use the name of Black, and call biraaelf
Dowdy maieai. Dowdy, theorigionl, waa
a carpe'.-bagger, believed to be an ex-uuion
aol tier, who had recently swindled the
negroes o Fivette county-as their carpet
bagger* aw milled the negroes of ibrit scc-
<ion*—by peddling millennium title* to
forty acres and and a mule.
Dowdy hail Ijecn generous to Hymn, de
sign iiins as hi* inheritance forty acres in
th. M jor's beat land and the best mule of
the country. Following the aw.ndler' a in
structions blindly. Hymn kept this matter
a profound aecrel for ninety days, and
t perhaps not without some vague
mis/tving*. presented to hia old master th-
tuillenumni de.d.
•You,too,' “aid ihe >jHjor.
' asser,' sai l Hymn.
‘How much did you give for tlint?’
‘Dollar, maraler.’
'D m’A call me mariter.' stid th- Major,
ahnrplv, * Wh redid you get that dollar?'
din’s—hit's de same '
'T n- uni 1 gave yon to buy mc il ?'
•Y i»s;r,’ and Hymn growing exceed-
in lv uncomlortab e.
•What land did he promise you?'
Hymn did manage to ai swer ih .1 ques
tion a id then broke d >wn comple’ely.
'.Mars Jimmie,’ he sobbed, ef 1 don'
wrong I’ll give it back, ever’ bit. 1 don’
want limnin', Mars Jimmie,ef us ynur’n.
ldon' want icy Ireedoiu, ner uulhm’. I'ii
woik ter you—’
‘Stop mat.’ said the insjor, gruffly. I’ve
a grea min I to take the hide off your back.
N >w get away from here quick!’
Hym < learned in time—not from the
maj >r, f r he never mentioned the mailer
after wards—that tie millennium deed wa
ll swindle.
Hy me msjoi’s will, as ha* bi en alnady
sla o Hymn tamesuhaequen'ly iuto the
ac.uai posse si hi of a new uame and tbe
idenli' ill t‘>rt v acres and the identical
mule specif)'tl in the bonus deed.
Hymn, refusing ihepopular belief that
lie was air. ady ns worihl.ss as it wa* pai-
sihle lor one negro to be, bi'Came more
worthless Ilian iv,r. lie made threi
bid.sol pi or cotton "U the fmiy acies th
first year, and then let ten acres go tor
tuxes. The next year he made two bitle-
of poor coth'ii, and another ten acr s wen'
foi taxes. The uextyear he made an ex
tra light bale of extra poor cotton, and
aiiotie r len acres went for taxes.
Jt was hi:h time for co ton to be ‘chop-
j>ed out,’ ubout '.he 1st of May, .1892—a
beamilill dav.
And Hymn'sooiton needed attention,
beyond doubt The tony acres bad d“"n-
dled awai to ten acres—.he mule left him
by ihe nmjor liad been swapped for a pom
iuu e and a gun; and tiiat poor mule swap
ped again for a miserably poor mule anu
ci dog.
A vague appreciation of these untoward
circumstances nerved Hymn that day to
make an unusual tff-ri. He fhouiderd
bi* rusty hoe, calletThia dog and set out
foi die emton patch.
The sheer neglect and waste was a si
lent rebuke that even Hi mn felt. He fi
nal,y clihibed upon the lop rail ot the
teuce, leisurely adjusted himself so that
the coiton patch w .s behind him, outoi
sig ii and the sunshine in his face, begau
In m"dilate. H - continued to meditate.
The lean dog frisked restlessly aliout.
Hymn had been meditating fully an
hour, the boe lia l fallen Horn between
his knees and was just as long as its shad
ow on the ground, and the hungiy dog
bad become tired of frisking about and
),ail fallen asleep, when a man on horse-
- back, moving slowly toward him down
the road, met X’ trip's sight.
•W’it ■ man,’ said Hymn as soon as the
strang' r came near enough lor that point
in his ,pp>arance to be perceptible,
Hymn watched with considerable abat
ed mti rest alter this, and then with grow,
ing curiosity, as it further became evident
that the solitary rider was neither Simps
Tweedy nor Bud Long, nor yet Billy Ro
ger*. hut an entire stranger.
Ilymn knew every man, woman and
child in ihe county, and a great many peo
ple ihai didn’t live in Fayette county, but
came io Shiloh on court days and such sp. -
o s' occasion*—but this man was a stran-
ger.
T, seemed peifcClly at borne, too, and
rode as unconcernedly as if be owned the
land on both sides of Ihe road and had
money in the bank, besides.
A swarthy, lilt'e, black-eyed man with a
broad-brimmed felt hat, and a gun across
tbe suddle iu front of him, and a blue-
clucked shirt.
•Mornin’,’ said Hymn, as tbe stranger
rode up.
Tue man made no acknowl-dgement
whatever of the greeting until be bad ad
vanced several steps furthei, and then he
looked up abruptly, and stared straight at
Hymn. The horse had. seemingly of its
own preference, left the middle of the road
and stopped so near Hymn that the lean
dog waked up with a start and barely es
caped being stepped upon.
‘Mornin' airb,’ repeated Hymn with
some uueasinea*.
The stranger stared full at Hymn for an
other second or two % without replying,
and then turned in hia saddle to look at
th 1 * dog.
•You’re the nigger I want,’ he said quiet
ly, turning to Hymn again.
Hymn fairly stopped breathing and even
the hungry dog seemed to sniff danger at
band. ....
• ‘How m-ny bale* of cotton did yon mak
last veai V’ be demanded, quietly.
■One. maratei,’ s-io Hymn humbly.
4 Oo twenty acres i’
‘Yasser.,
Byrne was embarrat*d alrea. y, and
becoming mote so under the steady gaze
Of the stranger.
•Isthatyoor dogf
‘Yes, maratei/
Tbe at ran ter lifted hia gun with a quick
movement, and before Hymn coukl say a
word it wa* evt-rlastfogly too late—the dog
waa dead, hi* bead almost torn ofl by the
well-directed shot.
•0-.-b, Lawilyl’ gasped Hymn.
. -Down oo yoor knees.’said lbs stranger,
qui tly.
Hymn dropped to his kaeea,tbe dog en
tirely forgotten, looking into tbe near eter
nity of tbe gun, now pointed with nice ac
curacy into ois own face.
Hymn, even in the distraction of these
awful momenta, notic d that tbe stranger
carried a cocple of pistols half concealed
under hi* coat, and tbe thought cams over
hire like the chill of dMlh—that wa* Little
Ik- William*!
The very marrow io Hymn’s bone* grew
cold—it wa* Little Htc!
‘Oh—Lordv—Lordy,’ said Hymn, me
chanically, ‘Oh—Lordy—Lordy!’
'Ate you ready to go?' asked tbe rider,
■till bolding tbe gun nicely and steadily ad
justed, one Unger restiog against the trig
ger.
The sunshine grew black to Hymn's
eves, and his muscle* grew rigid ai d fixe*,
lie couldn’t have s .id said ‘no,’ though his
life had depended on it.
‘I believe there’s some good in you,’ said
Little ike, as quietly and coolly aa if it had
been a frog’s life in peril. ‘Get up from
■ here. I'm going to talk to you, aDd if
you tell me a lie I'D blow your head off,
like that,’ pointing to tbe dog.
Hymn muuagcd to gain a standing pos
ture and to maintain it after a fashion,
though bis knees shook terribly.
‘How many days have you worked thi
week,' asked Little Ike.
‘None, m inter,' said Hymn.
‘That’s what l thought. And bow many
last week!’
‘One—om—some on it, marster.’
‘Yes. Now listen to me—remember
what I tell you—if you don't make six
bales of cotton on that ten-acrc patch this
year, you’re a dead nigger. And if I ever
ride by here at 6 o’clock In the morning
and don’t tied you here at work, you're a
dead nigger. And if lev.rride by here at
-umiown, and don’t find you at work here
you're a dead nigger. And if lever hear
of your preaching or exhorting again, or
stealing chicken* or anything else, or tell
ing * lie, you’re a dead nigger. And
you ever tell anybody that you saw me hare
—do you know what would happen?’
‘Yes, marster,’ very fervently.
‘Do you think you can remember all that
I’ve told you?’
’Yes, maister.’
'You'd better,’w.is the significant reply
‘Now get over that fence and go to work’
Hymn was, undoubtedly for the tbe first
time in liis lile, glad to gel woik to do. Ur
was making a famous record at ’chopping
nut’ cotton, while Little Ike looked on with
a half-serious, half-unused smile.
Hymn nev-r looked back—never stopped
once to spit on his hands-but chopped on
furiously.
It didn’t take many minutes to finish th
(list row, and in turning Hymn glanced
b ck for the first tim- toward th* road
The strange, was gone.
Stoi"? I .deeij ne didn’t. He had leant
ed lo love that work. He chopped on until
after the sun was down uud tee tlaikness
was coming on, and then be shouldered
his hoe with conA'lenc-*, StQppt-d a s-coi.d
to look oy-r his days’ worn with sornt
ihing like honest pride, and started home
Brother Billings came by just as Hymn
reached the fence.
‘Hi, Brer Hymn,’ he stopped to say
•Cornin’ by dis aft’noou?’
‘No,’said Hyntn, ’I been at wuk
needs res’ an’ w’ats mo’ Br’er. Stealing
Chickens, ef some er you fat, slick niggers
ud do a good day’s wnk now su’ den, an'
quit yer rescalily, you’d need mo’ res’ an
less shoutin’, you would.’
Brother Billing*’ amusement bad given
way toincredulny, and then wonder, and
then d sgust as he giadully prreieved that
Hymn was in earnest.
•Is you ctazy, Bre’r Hymn?, he asked
saicastically. 'Is you—’
‘Don’t Brer Hymn me eny tno’, an’ don'
stau’ dar wd yo mouf like a fly trap, an'
yo’ eyes w«U' roun.’ Kaze j-a’ a little m
an’ i'll Iteat de stuttiu’- plum outen Brer
Billings. Now, git! Quick!’
Wuereupon Brother billings retired pre
cipitately, and Hymn, swelling with tbe
consciousness of a victory well earned
went home and to bed.
Tbe next morning at 6—and every morn
ing at 6—and the nexfeveuing at sundown
—Hymn wns there at work.
There was no make believe about it, ei.
tber. He worked.
Of course the news of Hymn’s reforms
lion spread far and wide. It was the talk
of Fayette county. People lnugbed and
said it would wear off. You couldn’t fool
them, they said, for they had known Hym
too long But it didn’t wear off.
Hymn almost forgot to look around him
in the morning, and at sundown, lo be cer
tain that little Ike Williams wasn't lurking
about, but be worked on anyhow, for he
felt better at it. He HCtuaily liked it, and
the jealous pride and satisfaction with
which be waicbed tbe cotton grow in that
ten-acre patch would do one’s heart good
to gee.
One day Mr. Perkins stopped at the
fence, in driving down the road.
‘It’s the best cotton in the county .Hymn.'
he said warmly. ‘I believe you’ll make
six bales of cotton on it this year.’
‘Yasser,’said Hymn, 'hit’ll make six
bal-8.’
And, Hymn,* continued Mr. Perkin*, ‘if
yon want anything at the More now you
can get it.’
‘Thankee,’said Hymn.
Mot only that,bat he gradually acquired a
reputation for honesty that white people
are too slow sometimes in scco ding to ne
groes. And as for Hymn, he bad been
worthless so long that be wondered not a
little, aometimes, at the new respect shown
him. So far from b-irfR ostracised in bis
church, as at first seemed likely, he be
came a leading member. His influence in
Mount Jt-rusaltm, and amongst the negroes
generally, became something wonderful.
But perhaps the proudest day of his life
was that day in November when he haul
ed his sixth bale of cotton to Shiloh, with
fully six hundred pounds aver of good lii t
coiton in the body of the wagon.
Today Hymn Dowdy owns the forty
acres of land willed him by Major Black*
and four good mules, and there "isn’t a
more industrious or more successful farm
er in Fayette c uioty.
His letormation is a faqt of so long
standing that it it almost forgotten now
that be ever needed reforming—the refor
mation itself has only a dim place io tbe
memories of tbe old people.
When they tell the story—I suppose it
must Mill be recalled aow and then—they
J wonder U> this day bow Mail came ahooL
THE LAW OF THE SABBATH.
Tift essential idea of tbe Sabbath is
that of a day set apart by tbe divine ap
pointment as a period of restand wor
ship. This idea is involved in tbe
command, “Remember tbe Sabbath day
to keep it holy.” Tbe word “holy,” in
its appUcation to inanimate objects, as
used by the sacred writers, means con
secrated, or set apart from a common to
a sacred purpose, devoted to God. Tbe
official garments of tbe Levitical priests,
e. g., are designated as holy garments.
By this is meant simply that they were
garments set apart to tbe service of the
sanctuary. They were to be worn only
by tbe priests, and by them only in tbe
discharge of their official duties. Any
other uae of them was a profanatiou.
In like manner tbe Sabbath is a day set
apart to the special service of God. In
a special sense it is the Lord's day.
And by his appointment it is to be de
voted u> rest nud worship. The labor
to which the remaining days of the
week are devoted is to be suspended and
tbe time given up to tbe rest of tbe
physical man and to tne promotion of
our spiritual well being.
Da. C. W. LASS. Eorroa.
SHUTTING THE DOOR.
A contributor to the Chistian Advo
cate gives the following good advice for
prevailing prayer, and touches upon a
point that is too often forgotten:
One of tbe wonderful things about
our Lord Jesus Christ’s words is that
the meauing of them deepens aud wid
ens just as our hearts and lives deepen
and widen.
“Not long ago a young Chtistian fell
into great distress about not being able
to pray more earnestly. He went oft
en upon his knees, he used full peti
tions, he knocked loudly at heaven’s
door, and then he went away empty
and unsatisfied. ‘Have you followed
the Master’s rules?’ asked an old
pieacher. to whom he told bis trouble.
The young man said he thought he had.
‘You entered into your closet?’ ‘Yes.’
‘Howabrui shutting tbe coor? Did
you shutout ail your business worries,
all your plans for ’pleasure, all your
self-esteem? Was all jour earth silent
before God when you sought him in
that little closet temple ?’ The young
Christian felt with a thrill that tire
speaker hail found out the secret of his
discomfort in prayer.”
Children’s Department
Covington & Macon Railroad.
. f KTWKKN MACON AND ATHENS.
XOKTHBorXD.
A BOY HERO.
In bear lies* Paris, which lo fort-ico rjr •
erua matte of mirton, gas- igbt a»d
d i»pUy,
A splcudm budding’s walls began to r se,
Ascrudiug stone by stonn from day to
day.
High and more high the^pile waa b rild.d
well.
And scores ef Ubutrrs were busy there.
When suddenly u fragile *1. ging fed,
And two strong workmen swung ah It
in air.
Suspended by their bands to one slight
hold,
To at brut and creaked beneath lb> ir sud-
d. n weicht:
One worn with toil, and growing gray and
old;
One a mere boy, just reaching man’s is**
late. .
Yet with a hero's snel. Alone and yoip.".
Were it not well toyn-ld bis single Iitr,
Ou wh'cti no pari ni leaned, no children
clung,
Ann »nve the other to his babes and
wife?
He saw that ere deliverance could be
brought
Tne ?r»il support <hey grasped must
surely break.
And in that shuud. ring moment’s flash ol
though;
He chose to perish (or his comrade's
sake.
With bravery srch ns heroes seldom know
“'Tis right,’’ he said, and icoaing his
strong clip,
Dropped like a stone upon the stones lx-
low.
And lay there dead, tbe smile still on
lip.
What though no laurels grow his grav.
above -
And o’er hia name no sculptured shaft
mny rise?
To the sweet spirit of unselfish love,
Wxs not his life a einrious sscrlfici ?
—Harper’s Young People.
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HAMILTON WILKINS, Superintendent. A. G. CRAIG, Ass’t Sup’t.
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
Athens City Time.
Half hoar faster than 90th meridian—half hoar slower than 79th meridian.
Arrive. RICHMOND A DANVILLE R. R. Depart.
Exp. From all points East and West, 13.30 p.m I Exp. for all points East and West, 9 40 n.m
tap. “ “ “ “ “ “*1145 p.m. I Exp. “ “ “ * *6.30 p.m
COVINGTON A MACON RAILROAD.
Ace. from Macon and Way Stations,* 4.15 p.m I Ace. for Macon sod Way Stations,* 8.10 a.m
Exp. “ Macon and Florida, 12.59 p m Exp for Macon A Florida 1.54 p.m
Exp. “ Macon, Sunday only 7.50 p.m I Exp. for Macao. .Sunday only 8.30 aw
•Daily axeapt Hnnriav
IMAGINARY TRIALS.
There is a sense in which imaginary
trials and obstacles are harder to dissi
pate than real or material difficulties
It is on our mental impressions that all
our rational actions are based, whether
that impression be true or false. A real
mountain can be cut away or tunneled.
Tbe engineer’s busines is to r« move the
mountain as a barrier; and, when that
is done, the fact is appareut to every
traveller to whose progress it has bi eu
an obstacle. But imaginary mountains
are not so east’y removed. The pick
and shovel of ideal demonstration, or
argument, may succeed in their work
today, OTily to find the mountain re
stored to its old posiliou tomorrow. We
■leride such imaginary difficulties in
< hildren, instead of undertaking to en
gineer them out of mind. Yet we per
mit imaginary troubles to adults, say
ing, “It is just a notion he has,” and
then expect to be of no pennum-nt im
portance. But such imaginings- are in
effect more real than realities, and must
be regarded as a realty to hint who is
possessed by them. Iu the tale of a
French writer, an old man who early
in life was frightened says that he is
afraid of the night, and contiuuis: “I
admit I should never have confessed
this before arriving at my present age.
When a nian is eighty-two years of age
it is permitted hint to be atraid of imag
inary daDg.'rs. And in the face of real
ones I have n;ver recoiled.” This state
of thiogs is as true ol childhood and
middle age as of old age. It is easier to
face real dangers than dangers that are,
or may be, only imaginary. And the
reason is that the uuseen face of an un
seen danger cannot be faced—because it
is not there. In a tiue sense the imagi
nary trouble is teal, and must be re-
-pected as a reality.
[S. S. Times.
THE BABY KING.
Tbe anecdotes current about little
Don Alfon-o are simply innumerable,
and appealing as they uotoevery moth
er’s heart, go far toward im-reasing tbe
popularity of the throue .throughout
Spain.
He is exceedingly frank and unre
strained iu the expression of his opin
ions, especially when they concern the
personal appearance of his lieges; and
although extremely disconcerting to tbe
parlies immediately concerned, they
constitute a source of delight to every
body else. It was ouly with the great
est difficulty that his mother was able to
impress upon him the necessity ol ab-
i-tuining In m making remaiks of this
character in an audible tone of voice at
church. Her admonishments, how
ever, bore unexpected fruit. The King
manifestly took it for granted that the '
instructions to remain quiet and silent
during divine service applied to others
as well as to himself; for shortly after
ward, when the royal family aud.the
court atteuded mass in state at the
Altocha church, little Don Alfonso sud
denly interrupted the preacher in the
midst of one of his most iu. passioned
and eloquent perorat ous by command
ing him, in a shrill and pipiug tone of
voice, to be still, and not to make “such
a noise in chureh.”—Harper’# Weekly.
Joxl Hckt, President. Edward A. Swain*, Vanr.gsr of Agcncie*. J. It. Ni ttimi, Secrrtang
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60c. and $1.00 per bottle at druggists.
Lemon Hot Drops.
Cures all Coughs. Colds, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat. Bronchitis, Hemorrhage
and all throat and lnhg diseases. Ele
gant, reliable.
25 cents at druggists. Prepared only
by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.
It All Takes Time.
Don’t be prejudiced. Because as ona
time yon put a short local in ypur town
newspaper for one week, and
tooned” all tbe fence boards in the vicin
ity, don’t give np, get discouraged and
taj that yon have tried advertising, re
solved that it didn’t pay and decided not
to do any more of it.—Warren (Hie.)
tythuJ-
Kxpect Good Betnnia
Give your “ads” a sanguine, optimistia
boe. Convey, in a subtle but nnmistak-
'able way, the impression that you ex
pect success, and the results will much
surely com
M or fears.
“A fellow can’t nave any lun,”
growled Tom. “It’s just ‘must’ and
‘mustn’t’ from morning till night. You
must do this, and learn that, and you
musn’t do tbe other thing. At school
you’re just tied up to rules, and at home
—well, a shake of mother’s head means
more than a dozen mustn’ts. It seems
a pity ahoy can’f have his- way half the
time, and do something as he likes.”
Going to the city this morning,
Tom*” asked his Uncle Tiled from an
adjoining room.
Why, of course,” answered Tom
promptly. .
“Goiug across the common?”
“Yes, sir; always do.”
“I wish you’d notice those young
trees they’ve been setting out the lust
year or two. Of course the old trees
will die sooner ot later and others will
be needed, but— well you just observe
them rather carefully, so as to describe
their appearance,” etc.
What about those trees, Tom?”
asked Uncle Thed, after tea, as they sat
on the piazza.
Why, they’re all right; look- a little
cramped, to be sure, snipped short off
on the top, aud tied up to poles, snug as
you please, every identical twig of
them; but that’s as it should be to make
them ship shape, don’t you see? They
can’t grow crooked if they would.
They’ll make as handsome trees as ever
you' saw, one of these days. Haven’t
you noticed the trees in Benson’s yard ?
Tall and scraggy and crooked, just be
cause they were left to grow as they
pleased. The city fathers now don’t
propose to run any risks—”
“But I wonder how ihe treeB feel
about the must and musn’t?” remarked
Uncle Thed, dryly.
Exit Tom, wishing he had not said so
much on the subject of trees—and boys.
—Sunday Afternoon.
Merit Wins.
W* desire to say to our citizens, that loi
years we have been selling Dr. Cing’a Ni W
DifCovi-ry for Consumption, Dr. King’s
N«-w Life Pills, Bucklt-n’s Arnica Salve
and Electric Bitters, and have never hand
led remedies that sell as well, or that h ive
given such univer al s«tisiaction. We do
not hrsitale. to guarantee them every time
and we stand ready to refui d the purchase
price if satisfactory results do not follow
their use. Tlnae remedies have won th-ir
_• rent popularity purely on their merits.
John Crawford & Co., Wholesale aud Be
Druggists.
Overheard on the Streets.
First citizeu.—Yonr wife has invest!
e-tted, what refrigerator dote she find
to be the best?
Secqnd citizen.—I’ll ask hi r v
t » 4 4 »
First citizen.—Just as I expected
Everyone who has investigateu gives
the -Alaska” the preference.
Mobal: Goto E. E. Jones & Co
and investigate before you buy a ref rig
egator or freezer.
i
For sale hv L. I>. Sledge A «:*.
BLUB lUDtiK & miYMi
KAILROAD.
Time table No. l, in* effect Suuday. Jarf.
4tii, l#9l —<•.a«tern tin e.
11
Daily. Sat.
only.
only.
A. W.
P.M.
Luive. Arrive
P.M.
P M
9 15
750
Tu'lnlah Fall*.
12 25
10.99
5.32
8.06
Tumcrville,
12.05
10.40
5.47
8.20
Aiiamlalf*.
11.45
10.26
G.10
8.30
Cla’ kesville,
11.35
10.19
6.2S
8.45
11 20
1000
€.40
0.0 J
C.rnella,
11. 5
9.49
A.M.
P.M. An !ve. Leave.
wM.
P.M.
KEEP YOUR EYE OH
DILWORTH,
“THE CITY OF AYEHOES." j
A Suburban Town Site of 450
Acres, forming the South
ern Corporate Limits
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The Queen City of the State. A
Boulevard 100 feet wide, gives a 3
mile drive around DILWORTH,
and its avenues, punning at right
angles, are CO feet wide, constructed
with a view to sanitary advantages,
for sewerage with watei' facilities.
Over one hundred thousand dollars
has already been spent on this pro
perly and many more thousands will
be expended in the near future. The
property contains the beautiful
LATTA Park of 90 acres, a lovely
feature of which is Forsyth lake,
nearly 1200 feet long. Taken alto
gether, this is the prettiest resort of
its character inthe “Dixie" country.
At LATTA Park there are now in
course of construction, and will be
completed by August 1, 1891. a pa
vilion designed by the celebrated
Norrman, “the architect of beauti
ful designs,” together with a keepers
lodge, unique in character and a
conservatory after the English pat
tern, at a cost for the buildings and
furnishings of over $13,000, together
ivith other attractive features, now
being arranged for by the
Cbulotte Consolidated Cons. Co.
The company will offer at public
sale on the premises on
MAY 20, 21, 22, 1891,
a number of valuable building lots,
in the immediate vicinity of the pic
turesque places above described.
Terms of sale: One-fourth cash, bal
ance in 1, 2, and 3 years. The visi
tor to Charlotte on that day, will be
present also at the regular annual
celebration of
Memrg Dam of luMene.
Tbi. ms day is t Mmtars of North Carolina’s
Qu.ju City, and is well worth the trip from tho
rsmotast section of our surrounding country. Th*
purchaser uf a lot, or tot., wUl ha rawardsd with
the ratnru of the coat if his fare to the sale. Ir-
ru*poutir« of business, the pleasures of th* day
will amply repay aU for the outlay. Celebrated
muale win be on baud to-eohreu the party. Am
ple accommodations for visitors, through tour
hotels ana a largo number of hoarding houses. A
ttnely equipped electric city railway to carry
p Asaeiigers oyer Charlotte and her environs, now
de curated iu their beautiful Spring attire.
ara-.Hn.lce a note of It, to visit Dt L-
W4SK1H anti CISAKf-OTTB, Mny WO,
•31 and 3-3, 1S91. CJC
Vor further information, addriss
CHARLOTTE CONSOLIDATED CONS. CO.
CUAULOTTli. N. C.
W. B. THOMAS.
Pmsiauiir. and General Manager.
Riehiuoud Ac Danville R. R Co
Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Division
Condensed Schedule 01 ra-senaur Trams—in
Effect March Hilt, l&l.
Noktubovsd.
thk-tcru Time.
Lv Atlanta (:. T.) 11.10 a m 70i)p.u> 8.10 am
“ Chnmbtec, 7 33 y.tn s.4J a m
“ Merer,.ss 7 49pm 8.99 am
•• Duluth 7 67 p m tl.i 6 a m
“ .-uvennee s.us pm » 17 a in
■- Bufor.i 8.33 p iu 9.31 a iu
“FloiveryKranch 8 it p in 945am
“ Gainesville .... 17,10 p. nt 8.69 p iu 10.09 u iu
*• Lula, p. m 9,33 p m to 3." u in
“ lteilioa UM p m 10.39 a iu
“ Cornelia 9.->2 p ur 1,.0.. a m
“ 41.. Airy 9.64 p m 114)9a iu
*• T ccua p.iu 1U.3U |> m 11.39 a in
“ We imin.-ter Il.u7 pm i3.l9p m
“ -caeca 11.30 p m 13.36 p m
•• Ceu rat 3,>9p.m 13 10am 13>pm
“ Eaoey- 13.39 a at IM p ID
“ .rceuvllle,.... 3,40 p.m 1.01 am 2 3 pm
“ Greers 1.30am 2.40 p m
“ Wellford 1.46 a in 3.97 pm
“ Spartanburg .. 4,i3p.m X.lia m 3.3j p m
“Cdiiou 2.29am 3.4* SIS
“ COM pens 2.33 a m »V»nt
“ Gauneys 400a at 4.16 p m
*• Biacascurg 3.2uum
“Grover 3.31am
“ King’s M'ntala 3.3am
•‘ Gastonia 4.IS ■
“Lowell, 4712s
“ Bellemont 4.43 a m 9,48 pm
Ar. Charlotte .... 6,65p.m 6.10am 6.19pm
Southward.
No. 37
No. 11
No. 9.
Daily.
Dally.
Daily-
No 38.
Dally.
No. 10. No. 12.
Daily. Dally
4.16 pm
arcs
tarn 5.38 p m
3am 6.48pm
U.40 pm. 1.50pi
k 2.14pm ,
Lv. charlotte,..
“ Bellemout,. -
•• Lowell 2.24 p m
“ Gastonia....; ,, 2.30pm
“ Klug’s Mt.... a. oo pm
“ Grover
“ Blacksburg...
“ Gailueys
“ Cowpeus
“ Clilton
“ Bpsi tanburg.
“ Wellford
2.28 am
3.27pm 238am
3.49pm S.0eam
4.19 pm 8.26'a m
4.18pm 630am
1.0am. 4.32pm 8 45am
5413 pm 407am
2.43 am, 6.50 p i
8.15pm 5220am
3 30am. 74»pm 6.00am
7.30pm 6.28am/
7.97pm 648am
8.40 pm 7.2U a m
0320pm 8.00am
9.25pm 809ate
698pm 820am
5229 a m. 104)1 p m 8.82 a m
5A0am. 1.1.26p m 8.57am
10.40 pm 015am
ll.03pm 9.31am
Suwannee ll.iapm 9.49 am
Duluth 11.29 pm 9.57 am
“ Norcro-s 11.43pm 10.10am
“ Chamblee 11JS5 p m tuAX a m
Ar. Atlanta(ET.) 7.20a m. rA30a.rn.ll.00am
“ Greenville.
“ Easleys
“ Central
“ seneca
“ Wystmluster,
“ Toccoa.
“ Mt. Airy
“ Cornelia
“ Bcllton
14 Lola
“ Gainesville...
“Flowery Branch
' Buford,
Additional trains Nos. 17 aod 18—Lula accosn
modation, dally except Sunday, leaves Atlanta
5 30 p. nt., arrives Lula 8.12 p. m. Betnrnlag,
lea ea Lola 6. 5 a. m„ arrives Atlanta 850 a. m.
Between Lula and Athens—No, 11 dally, ex
cept Sauday, and No. 9 dolly, leave Lain 10/15 p.
m., and i0.4o a. m., arrives Athens 12.16
а. in. and 1250 p. m. Returning leave Athens,
No. 10 daffy, except Bnnday. and No. 12 dally,
б. 50 p. m. and 8.10 a. m., arrive Lola 9.0e p. m.
and 8.20 h. m.
Between Toccoa and Elberton—Nos. 81 and 08
daily, except Sunday, leave Toccoa 1.49 a. m.
and 4.0.3 a. m., arrive Elberton 3.35 p. m.. and
8.45 a. m. Returning, Nos. 00 and Bt dally, ex
cept Sunday, leave r.iberton 2.45 «.m. and 850
a.m ,arrlieToccoaT.lOp. m- aadT.00a.m.
Nus. 11 aed U carry Bnllman Sleepers between
Washington and Atlanta, aud Mo*. 0 and iu
Pullman Steeper between Atlantea d M'ewVork
Noa. 37 and38—Washington and Bontbwestetn
Vestibule! Limited, between Atlanta and
Washington. On thi- wain an extra fare Is
charged on first class tickets only.
For detailed intonnatlon os to local and through
time tobies, rate*, and mil man Sltseputn-car re-
servatlons/teonfer with local agents, or address,
JAB. L. T . YLCit, Oenff Pass. Agent.
• Washington, DC*
UL Me LSS&EY. V\w. geat^ jf
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