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SUNDAY, APRIL 27
Augusta Years Ago
Some Residents of Augusta in 1874-5 According to Hooper’s Direc
tory, and Other Items.
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By Henry F. Saxon
Tleffldent*: , .
Clark. Adam. <c) porter, rcHldcnce Jonea,
near McKlniH*. , . . .. ,
Clark. A. J.. Jewelry, bda. aouthweat
corner Klllfl and Monument..
Clark. A mow K . (John M. (’lark A ( o.)
realdence (jreenc. ... _
Clark. (Mine It., residence 10® Ore*ne
Clark( Cortex, joiner, residence
Broad. .
Clark, I Hanna, (c) aervant, at so
Broad ~
Clark. Kdward, <r ) painter, realdenc©
Center near Reynold*
Clark. <»eo . (c) laborer, residence
Illll'a Alley near South Boundary
Clark. Jlenry, (r) barber, ft 3 Campbell.
Clark. Henry, (c) laborer, rewlaem e
234 (ireeue.
Clark. II M . clerk So Kx office, ren.
X w. corner Monument and Oreen**
Clark, Jacknon, watchman, residence
32 Keynolde. .
(’lark. .1 A. A W., (Walton. < lurk A.
Co.) residence, Richmond County.
Clark, John M . miller, (Jno. M. Clark
A Co.) residence 106 Oreene.
Clark, .1 T . watchmaker, realdonca
Telfair near Center
Clark. J 8, residence Monument and
Oraene
(’lark, John W„ (J M. C. A Co.) bd*
Washington and Telfair
Clark, Ij , (c) laborer, residence, New
Territory near South Houndary.
(’lark, 1,00 . Washington, residence
alley near South Boundary.
Clark, M, (e) servant at Kill# near
Center
('lark, e , (c) cooper, reslderce 218,
Kills.
From The Constitutionalist of July;
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"Robert Hendrick Cray, of Burke .
County, CeorKla, departed this life June'
22d at Mlllen, (la
"Mr Cray wan a native* of Columbia,
R C . bavins been born there February .
r,th. 1808. He moved to Burke County i
In the year 1K33
"He was noted for his charity, and 1
hundreds of hungry Confederate veter
ans blessed his name for kindnesses 1
shown them In the years that were dark.
"He was a grneioUH friend, a high- :
toned gentleman, an affectionate father,!
and devoted hushand”
At the June term of the superior *
rourt of Richmond Countv the grand ’
Jury was composed of the following yen- |
tlernen:
John M Clark. foreman, DtSausmirn
Ford. Jamee 1> Cole, .1 W Meredith,
H. W. WliHehend, John I, I lull. Harlan
Kirby. Oeorae Kvera. Clinrlen It Abbott,
< 'olumbua Clark, T It. I’hlnlry, JoifTi A.
Moorr, Henry T J'eay, Allen C Youttn,
F M Touchatone, W I Aneley, Patrick
Ihirhea, Fdward Ingletty, Faward W
liarker.
An advertleement In the old paper
•which la IntercHtlnrc. and yet which
r«*ada like a fairy tale to we of thla day
and lime nay*
"Make vour quarterly returne of,
Ilqiirtra eold.”
"The attention of dealers In hrundv.
Rln. whlekey or rum la railed to the fol
lowing provision of the Tux Art, approv
ed March Bth. ]Br.'»
John \ Bohler. T. C. R. C. office
Opera Houee Arcade
"The Steamer I(<»hh left for Savannah
four o'clock In the rooming, and the
river measured aix feet, ha lnchea at |
the bridge."
"For Male:
"Will be Hold at the Market Hoiihc |n
AuiriiMtH (l.i , on the find Tueaday In
July, 1871, that very detdrnble and tdraa
antly located realdence ami double lot on
the northeaet corner of IleynoldM and j
Sibley atreetn at present occupied hy '
Mr Henry May. Poaeeualon given let |
October next.
"F! It ntWRY,
277 Proud Street " I
On Mondav July S. 1871. th**rc wan a
race at the Fair ftmufulu In which the
following horaeN and driven* participat
ed
Wade Hampton, driven hy B Doris.
Ku Kluv, driven hy ft Wfleotl. #
Cadmus, driven by A. Hen a j
The race xxa* a three-In five event,
and wa<* i\o n by Wade Hampton
Time for tbe flr«t heat wae 3.02 1-2.
for the rtecond heuf. 308 That mhi lit
ha\c "been polng come" for them days,
but the bablea cm do better atunta than
that now a-daya when they arc two
weeks old.
The Mechnnlca Fire Company held n
Picnic nt the I/irk* on WedncMday, tuly
r». 1871 The boat left the wharf at
wvveti o'clock In the tnornlug.
Don't some of m*u who nre rendlnff
theee lines happen to recall t• old dava
of plcnlm at the IxK'ka'* The> were
creni dava and were rare frc« weren't
they 1 * 'Hie writer retatlM. ju**t nt thla
juncture a plsnlr which hum cl van hy
the FI rat llantUt Stundki\ S* boo! a» l.ake
Olmatead. wnee*» |* now kno«' *♦
View, and o v of the n>ost vlvi-i no > nr
len of that picnic la h-inoti ♦ •!«♦ curried
In tbe 1
Ing. that was •«> • <»f* 11 liud "run" all
over the other "nccuna nth" of the h kef,
and when the ha skat \vu op> ned the
ladv was an emhnrra'oed that ahe crl**d
Hut youra trulv cut **o» .• of tho pie. and
It war good If It W a soft
l,nkr Olmstud an dthe Lorku uaed to ha
the picnic groimda imr «>\cidleiua* h » k
vomler Ami then there was old S' ultx
Hill, and the Sehul ’* ii *‘ I;*t nt \lk«*n
and Bldge Springs, s t\. and inter on
whet* the Narrow Ouao Hiiilroad. mow
the Auiruat;i Southeri w*' h. • t to \1 t- ‘
thewa and flr» . mod find Smder* llle,
and other points along that little 2xl.
Itut, 1 digress.
In the old paper from which the fore
going notes and Inspirations were gather
ed. la a iHiem which Is most anpro. rlate
just at this Faster season It doesn't
way the author, but here's the lines:
HO PC —TOMORROW
V but faded leave* are strewn along
The paths of vesterdav*
Th.* pretty flowers we prise the most
Lie withered on the way.
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We see our blighted hope* am! weep
Then haste our tears to stay.
For there are other blooming buds
Upon tbe bush toda>
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And bope. forgetful of the past.
Anticipates the flower.
Thai bright will bloom upon the stem, i
When fails tomorrow's .-bower
ANON.
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A B'T MORf FROM SUSANNAH
LUTHER'S OIARV 08 837:
Fchruun IMh Sunday a t*h-aaant dux*,
but *1 a > »*d at i cm, .». i. . .\,-,l m reudtn
Sfltb Spend the evenH g ami take
with Mias Kchrrtk in company with Mi
Hurtop.
}let - Went a shopping to mskc pre*':,
ratipp' for the ball, ai o called on Mi
Oeorge le>tt to gel her to make m> b
Mnd Oen* !al NVaHhington’s blrtktl «
The • oropaith * paraded and an oralho
doltveSod litpwl to attend the fan. \
ball tuntght
ttrrt A damp iromlnr Went to the
fancy ball luht night *• d attended home
by Mr C »* I*, a’ I Mi 1 r« Receixe
ft from Mrs speura In part for Maddl
•on s tuition.
14th
ISth--, • . . . Went to dancing
school in the afternoon and paid Mr
Smith 910 for Instruction In dam ing In
the forenoon called on Mrs tVvimp MiA*
K Thompson and .Miss It laimberth
20th Sunday A very pleasant day
Went to the Mnhmlist church in the
forenoon, ahd In the aftrmvur t,»ok s
walk up to the new bridge and over to
the Oeorgla Railroad in company with
Mr and Mrs. Spears. Mims W\uli«ml Mr
Freeman.
Mth A pleasant day. Mias S Butler
takes Ish with me
March Ist. Wednesday A verv pleas
ant d*> Went to the Cllt« % \* s with
Me Freem.tn snd Mias Bin*male, but d'd
t*ot onjoy myself very much
tod Went to see Olnthelia In the aft*
•moon
Ini Went to Hamburg and at axed all
night
4th i Pstairned from Hamburg and go
to dancing school In the afternoon
»th—Ontheila dines with me and we
take a walk after dinner, and I go home
with her
oth - *Jo out In the aft moon with Mrs
Hpear- Mins Vlmmalee and myself take
te« at Mrs Butler's
Tthi -Miss VCllrabeth Thompson married
laat night Mr F. Haw
•th, Wodhesda) A xery rainy day
| The Lt d assembly ball tonight.
I do not i,o to if and the only one that
f have mli*..!' d thin seavon. do to Mlsit
j Tyson's to take a view of the stars."
There's a v/hole lot. more In that little
diar.s, and ones who have been prlvl-
I legi-d to peep In Its pages are wanting
presei • I
'I rue, win n It comes down to things of
material Importance In these days and
time Its wordinr,H may not < arry much of
i ■ alue <)! 11l taki that back, for com
ing to us through the years there is a
1 redolence of childhood rompjngs which
i helps one to forget the tears and the suf*
ferlncs, and thereby fits one the more
! for * erlous battllngs of today life. And
shall we say that 1m not of value? Yes,
‘‘old things" do help Mother, go back
In that old trunk and find his "first pair
of pants," that "first little, stocking”
that warmed his feet, dig out from the
old family chest the curls which were cut
from his baby head, and then fish out
some old letter that has long lain from
sight and res I the words which
won you to a man's heart. And. daddy.
think back on those nights when you
walker! with the bundle of yelling "swad
dling clothes" until the wee sma' hours;
and think of the days and nights before
that bundle of swaddling clothes came
Into existence .don't the memories help
when the strenuous day® burden upon
the shoulders? Yes!
The Mnd of the Thread In that romance
of tin *iOfig, IsMig Ago in the village
not far from Augusta
.Supper was over The guests at the
hotel had scattered, some gone to the
spring for the "nightcap" of Its pleas
ant waters, others to take themselves
through the various windings of lane and
bowers; two <»r three couples hied them
to the "pond" for a ride on Its placid
bosom while the moon shed Its beauty on
the surrounding entranrements.
Norman Roberts and the little woman
who in the years agone had held hl»
heart betook themselves to the front ve
randa. Alone, as they were, with the
moon a-shine In romantic splendor there
could but come to them memories of the
other days when, heart pressed to heart,
they swore fealty one to the other.
After a long silence: "Anna, do you
remember the lust time we met and
parted? I»o you recall the circumstances
under.which we Maid good-bye, and the
promises made that Summer morning at
file Spring*’ Ho you remember that I
wan to write and let you know when the
time was right for me to rorne to you. I
and that you were to name the day when
we Should he married? I wrote that let
tr* to you and waited your answer and
your answer never earne Tell me why
It was I have all these years mourned
your hm one dead ... .Tell me. Anna,
why was It that you never answered me?
I have loved you all these yearß, though
there has been another to hear my nurno
and -hare the joys and Morrows I have
known .
Silence for a lime. Then: ’ "Norman,
was It right?"
"Vcs l have cherished the memories
of the days that were, and I hold It not
wrom: that such memories are to me dear
and .*.acred Why we drifted
apart I cannot understand, I believed ;
that another had taken my place. Can
you answer me?"
"Norman. I did answer your letter, and
I named the day. I sent the letter to
Wilmington hy old 'Smenson*. and he In
person gave It to the mailman on the
conch 1 waited, and waited, with sick
ening heart as the weeks passed by ami
there came no aiiMwer from you. I would
sit at my window at night looking In the
direction I thought you to he living,
would wonder and think of you. thinking
t 1 it ou I -d r* elvsd mi s« * 1 »■ a* d had
forvottep to answer, or perhaps did not
".u* to answer. It came to me In my
«lt amN that you hat! tired of the love you
had mo easily won and the promise you
■i < rly ri vi ' w ailed, and In all
it '- win: of v | ,v heart has been
kepi 'I in to you I ou say yours has
been to me.
There has been another to whis
per in my cars the words that once
rernied mo good and true us corning from
' «»u ‘Sir -In* I thought, ‘lie Is corning
••gal: He l- not the man so lightly to
•ji i aside the love that a woman gives
and trample It under foot.
"I‘‘<>r a lone number of years T lived
in th- hope that you would vindicate the
'•’it I had for a man. luit as time
1 'died on and you earne not. I had no
other recourse except to think faithless.
’ to hylli \ e that you had dallied
with the love of a won an as with a toy
t.u th* moment, and cast It aside when
it had pleased your fancy.
If t na\e null < d you wrong, and there
have been circumstances oxer which >ou
ml I could have no control, won’t >ou
foi -Jve ini' ' I am today as I was In the
'♦ ii hack yonder, when we stood at tire
doing and drank a good-bye glass of tire
ihut old water together. 1 Jove you now
'♦ than, though the years have streaked
the cold with silver Do you think It
nwomanly for trig thus to declare my
self?"
"Anna, she whom 1 led to the altar
'♦ »i ago. has pa *e<| from my life, and
with her passing there went from my ‘lfe
• iHphatlon which 1 have believed
. onid not he replaced. To he frank with
' ou. I hud almost come to wish you hud
never been in my life Memory of her Is
c.o re I with me. and shall he so long as
Mi. does In t, hut I hold It no wrong to
hei to r« • all that passion which was so
much to you and me in our earlier years.
1 with Hit softened shadows of
life’s twilight
' it is nr-ary thnt T go on with my
iourm-v on the nnurow and I do not
know when I shall return this way, If
« ve» But, he sure of this Wherever
vou or I shall dw ell |i il w hatever the
clrcumstnn.es the heart that heats with
in me at this time shall alwnvs l-e vnur*
in the fullness of spirit and there shall
none other reign on the throne that Is
vours by all the rights of heaven uml
earth."
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The following morning, as the first
faint clow «.f pink and pearlish tint In
the eastrn ’-kv heralded the coming day.
Norman Roberts rode away from the
Bvumttn spring as he had done more
than thlrtx years before, and Anna Men
n an Mood, us then* and though unable
to glimpse his going, listened until the
name bend In the road silenced the hoof
heats of his horse
Novx. there was to be no more of the
midnight vigil and no waiting for n let
ter for In th** ensuing weeks there pa.s*
cl into that "land from whose bxpirne no
K2M
THIS I«n1 one of those fttks frro treivt
* mem you have seen so ninny
tints*. \V> don't offer to firs'you sum*
tlilnr for nothing— but tvs do fiisrantee that
you can try this wontlrrful treuiineot. en
tirely at our risk, and thla guarantee Is
hackl'd hy your local drugflat.
J. W. Perkins of Atlanta. Oeorgla.
Wrtte*: "! wav afflicted with a very bad raao
of Kcrema for 2.*' yeara, which was in inv feet.
Icr* and hips. Through all thla time 1 tried
different remedies and doctors’ preacrlp
ttona obtaining no relief until I qaed Tour
MI NT S SALVE.
“One Boa entirely cured me, and though
two year* have elapsed I have had no re»
turn of the tmuhle. Naturally l regard It
sa the greatest remedy in the world."
Hunt** Salve la roui m !.>.! caiieolstlT for the treatment ,-f Eerems,
Itch, Ringworm. Tetter i d other «ltln dlaeaic*.
Remember IT«tnf\ S-.lve coat* you nothing If you urn nnt satlsflol,
I" t it set n la>* now on our money bock guorantrr I'rKo
70c it >our orussin » or direct by mall If he doe* not handle it
A. B. RICHARDS MF.DICINF CO., Sherman. Texas
T. C. HOWARD, Drujgiit
. traveller returns" the sweetheart of her
j girlhood days the days of the Yule Tide
I Hog, those days of the ong, Long Ago;
; sweet In the dreaming of the men and
[ women of that time, and known only to
j we of the younger generations through
the telling »<f tin e[>.rulorH arid the v<>
! rnances and the tears and the laughters,
I by those who lived them.
TAKING OFF THE WAR
PAINT
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When Kaiser Bill told us we should
stripe our ships like a barber pole und
sail them where he ordered, we said
we wouldn’t. We put on our war paint
instead and jumped Into the fight. It's
over, ami here are th«e jnckies re*,
moving th* camouflage and putting
the stool grey and white of peace on
the sides of a battle cruis r.
Heart Trouble, Asthma,
Smothering, Spells
Difficult Breath
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existence through which these symptoms can be permanently
relieved and life prolonged without the use of drugs and
medicines, and how, if these obstructions are not removed,
organic heart disease will result.
This valuable book and local references will be for
warded Free of all Expense, as long as the supply lasts, to
those sufferers who will smid a detailed description of their
case, business, age, to
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
COLONEL HERMIT REJOINS FAMILY
p *%s»*%,' r, i.'^xr^t^ 4-ti: y.£. i^'V^i'^a^liaßL-gH&>:
None happier when the war was ovr afld the soldiers began to come home
than this little family. It’s Colonel Hermit Roosevelt with Hermit, Jr., at his
side and Joseph Willard In his arms, and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Start Chicks Right-
Keep Them Growing
Baby chiclu must have an eafflr-digested, properly-balanced ration, to prevent loss from d
digestive troubles and give them a strong, vigorous start. The best and safest is
Prates Baby Chick Food
the original “baby food for baby chicks.** It builds bone, muscle and feather and m
makes clucks grow like weeds. “The original Pratts** is slightly higher in first cost ( j
than imitations which are inferior, but it is the cheapest food as judged by number, *j
tree and quality of chicks ra zed .
\v!icn die ration is changed to coarser feeds ard the quantity increased W
Pratts Poultry Regulator
should be regularly used. It sharpens the appetite, improves digestion,
regulates the bowels. The results are pcrlkct health, rapid growth, l&gFfi
freedom from disease, early maturity, bigger profits. kl 'tA Lk-■4’/.
Our luarantee—“ Yoir money bark if YOU are not satisfied.’ 1 SI ,
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Desirable Offices
For Rent
WE HAVE A FEW VERY DESIRABLE OFFICES
FOR RENT IN THE
rnion Savings Bank Building
Everything Brand Now. Clean and l’p-to-Datc.
For Further Information Apply at
Union Savings Bank
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WHEN YOUR CAR MEETS
WITH AN ACCIDENT
let the company we repre
sent pay for the damage,
whatever it may be. We in
sure autos against accident
in one of the best companies
in the world. For the com
pleteness of the protection it
is very surprising how little
it costs. Better look into it.
I. M. FLEMING
718 Reynolds Street.. Phone 2123-
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1 ftroOMPgl i
f) jt j V j?)
“Let's (ro”Dmjs
"When summer Jays and winding
roads call you into the outdoors,
travel the pleasant way—with a
Harley-Davidson
Here is the mount of the real nature
lover—dependable, sturdy, speedy.
By-ways are highways to a Harley-
Davidson —and it is the cheapest
method of quick, sure transportation.
Ask your dealer to show you the
new models of the motorcycle that
is being, talked about.
Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
Milwaukee, Wi*.
Hamilton's Harley Davidson Shops
215 12th Street Phone 1283
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Read Herald Want Ads
American Dental Office
All Work Guaranteed Largest and Best Equipped South.
$9 $lO
Sunday 9:00 to 1:00.
Over Howard Drug Store, Corner Jackson and Broad
Entrance 214 Jackson St. (Johnson Bldg.) Augusta, Ga.
All Cars Pass Office.
Phone 639 for Dr. Lani^- —Dr. Clark.
Porit: I.Q.
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Pipe for Gas Service
Be sure to include complete equipment for
Gas Service in your building plans. Gas is
reliable and always* on the job no matter
what the weather may be.
Have Gas lighting for every room and Gas baseboard
outlets wherever you think you may at some time or
other have need for auxiliary Gas heaters, particularly
in bath, kitchen and living room. Make provision for
a gas grate; the Radiantfire is especially recommended.
You’ll cook on a new Cabinet Gas Range, of course.
Eft’mates Cheerfully Given.
The Gas Light Go. of Augusta
708 Bread. Phone 222.
SUNDAY, APRIL 27
Best Work at Lowest Prices
Gold Crowns ..... $4—56.00
Bridges .... .... $4—56.00
Fillings .. ..50c—75c—$1.00
Painless Extractions ... SI.OO