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TOWS All UOLWTI.
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EQUIPS GATHERED HERE
AND THERE.
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A General Melange of all the
Ducal Happening, l of tin-
Week.
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Blow, gnntle zephyrs, blow.
Come rain, come snow.
Surami.i' is pretty, Humpier is
sweet.
But deliver us from fragrant feet.
Tjioabove ljpes were inspired by
the entrance of a darkey, who
wanted to know the subscription
prico pf our paper, We gave it to
him,
More streets and better streets.
Mrs. John Tinker, we are glad to
report, is somewhat better.
Rip-isel], of Cole City, was
on our streets last Tuesday.
Wanted —sopjo quick-witted
country yputh to act as interpreter.
Hot? Well 1 should love tp bo
an icicle, or built so I could wear
a mother hubbard.
Our enteiqndsiug grocer, 11. P.
Majors, was the first fo get in a lot
of watermelons.
Mrs. Wnp Foust, of Hill City,
Term., was yis ting per sister, Mrs.
-J. I>. Williams, last Sunday.
Mrs. J. M. Cantrell requested us
to express her thanks to Mrs. T. H.
B, Cole fqr a nice basket of peaches.
The southbopird freight fre
quently forms an unnecessary
blockade acros* the street running
past to the crock.
Tlic* thermometer registers 95 in
ih-sboqo, and the buslje. like the
riv'pr, has fallen considerable below
high-water mark.
We predict a brighter future
for Trenton gnil I)ade county
than was ever dreamed of by the
most enthusiastic “boomist.”
Mrs. A. It. Thomas, little nephew
and nieye, who were gtqpping at
the Bell house for a week or more,
have returned to their home oh
Lookout mountain.
B, P. Majors has rented the sul
phur spring's ground of B F Pace
for the Fourth of July and wjlldis
peiice of jee cream,soda water, lem
ona\lo, etc.
Parties unable to pay for this pa
per, residing in the county, shall
have full benefit of its publication.
Actual poverty y/ill secure free sub
fcriptjqn to the Nmvs. In turn,
Jet those who can extend their aid.
Hanford Smith has been study
ing astronomy. He says it is a mis
take about stars all being the same
color; that some are, green,yellow
blue, pink, and some three or four
colors. Sanford must have been
knocked color blind
qhe senior editor’s cranium fur
nishes untold amusement for the
country children and town “kids.”
While in bathing last Tuesday he
was fired upon by a band of urchins
who Thought they had discovered a
water reptile of flu* Hp.eneer origin.
Johnny, got your h.Vr cut.
Remember, Elder E. G. Howell,
of Nashville, Tenm, will deliver a
series of svryaons in Trenton, begin
ning Saturday pig-lit, June 23i1,
continuing night .and day for sev
eral days. Mr. Sewell is one of the
foremost pulpit orators, and ail
who attend will enjoy the services
and be profited.
“■deems’' Aiiison made our sanc
tum a very pleasant call last Tues
day. Jar,>os wanted to know the
m-'-ahipg of Im-.e, he with a dash af
ter it. Literally, nothing, jimmy.
Jt-is only a eute wav of arousing
feminine euriostjy and making
people think you had got off some
thing sfuart. Do you tumble?
As an instance of what a little
judicious advertising will do, we
with pleasure refer Vo the scrub cow
ease A small amount from Mr.
T. li. B. Colo, about two weeks ago,
secured vorablc mention in o.ur
paper ■ «cow which lie had ju,.-t
bough. sl3. The result of the
small *• 1” secured Mr. (Lie
$151.3 ■ a cow which any om*
ybilld i Hand mountain for
Notice the new anouncoments
of eanidates this week.
Thanks to Mrs. T. B. Wheeler
for a basket of delicious plums.
Miss Lulu and Freddie McKin
ney, iff Cliatfanoooga, are visiting
the family of Dr. T. J. Lumpkin,
r r. H. Cole has been confined to
bis bed for the last few days, but
we are glad to state lie is now able
to be up. .
Lookout creek has become a pop
ular resort for our loafing element
when it becomes too hot for street
lounging.
Mr H, K. Allison had his arm
broken Igst week by beiqg thrown
from a horse which he was riding
on a side saddle.
The congressional convention to
nominate a congressman from the
Seyenth congressional district will
meet at Cedartov. n September Gth.
Miss Laura Nothery, who has
been at the point of death for some
time, is powout of danger, grid her
many friends are very hopeful of
her immediate recovery
A wlpte convict escaped from
Rising Fawn last Thursday, and is
still at large. With the six escapes
from Indian, Tcnn., this will fur
nish work for the reward hunters
Upon which tp ppove their skill.
Messrs J. W. Blevins, J. M. Can
trell gnd E. M Allison left yester
day to attend the district confer
ence of the M, E, Church South, as
delegates from the Trenton cir
cuit. Strong efforts will be made
by the delagates to bring the next
conference Co Trenton, and all
seem very hopeful of success.
Rrock Wilkerson, who died of
typhoid fever a few months ago,
had but one picture taken during
his life, and lvis mother is desirous
of obtaining that qpe. The photo
was taken in company with Wily
Evans and Joe Morris. Anyone
knowing of the whereabouts of
the said photo will win tlm grati
tude of the mother by communica
ting or sending the same to tiffs
office.
TRe court-house glands in the
center of a roomy square, yet not a
single shade tree adqrns the build
ing and the ground immediately
around it. Could not our next
grand jury niusier up enough en
terprise and county pride to rec
ommend tRe enclosing of the court
house and the improvement of the
grounds. The people are ip favor
of it, and agree to attend to the
planting of the trees and shrub*
bery at their own expense. We
see no reason why the grand jury
or Ordinary should hesitate in
making this improvement which
would add much to the pivßiness
and beautv.of our town.
BRIEFS,
The lea]) year party to be held at
Wildwood by the young people of
Rising Fawn, didn’t make the leap.
“Oft in the stilly night” is heard
the melodious notes of the French
harp, accompanied by a choir of gay
Angora in “By by, my honey, I am
gone.”
It L rumored that thy accommo
dation will not continue to run
man)’more days. The “jerk”-is of
gaunt convenience to the people,
and slumlil it be taken off we may
ex'peot to hear some hard “kick
ir,g.”
Dress, the various claims off the
candidates for the palm of beauty
net and fashion, the coming elec
tion, with the interminable gossip
of r*muted courtships, or incipient
coquetries, are the topics of conver
sation oil the loafer's corner.
Mr, J. P, Jaeovvay opened up the
summer seson Thursday by doning
his linen pants. Tie ladies about
town failed to take in the true sit
uation, and on whatever street Air.
J. appeared, the frons porticos were
immediately vacated.
Jim Allison says this age. by the
way of distinction, might be
termed the age of sentiment.
It is disgusting the way
••kids'’sj c.ik of winning the affec
tion of til** girls by relating their
experience.*'.. Half of them don’t
know whether they are standing on
their head or feet. Right you are,
FOI.KTH OF Jill SPARKS
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ANOTHER ROUSING MEET
ING HELD.
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Work Will bo Commenced on the
G rou ll ds M<mday— Fnil v f ,( K )()
Pt'ople Will be Here.
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ITilFrah for the Fourth.! Never
did such enthusiasm prevail in the
county as does now over the com
ing national holiday. Such a
crowd will probably not be seen
again for years. The citizens of
Trenton and the different commit
tees, of tip* Barbecue Association,
as well as the candidates, who
have labored so zealously and
faithfully, have every reason for
feeling elated and gratified at the
promised success of their under
taking.
Finn CRACKER.
All candidates are requested to
send in their donations by Satur
day, June 30th.
A splendid band has boon ob
tained from Chattanooga, pud will
discourse the popular airs of the
day.
Special rates on the railroad
will in all doubt he secured.
Watch for the announcement and
programme of the day in our next
issue,
Swings,croquet si ts, climbing the
greased pole, eathing the greased
pig, wheelbarrow races, sack races,
jumping and throwing matches
Will be the popular umusenionts
for t]ie young grid active,
Cpl. J, 0. Ni shellwill “hob up”
serepely with two of “Mary little
lamb?,” gnd all can look for a 1* il
liant speech, as the Colonel ha be. 1 ,
few superiors in knowledge and
fund of geqergl information. •
The school house will he thrown
open for tire benefit of the ladies,
who desire to avoid the croivd and
indulge in private and social con
verse with themselves. All gen
tlemen arc requested not to enter
the same.
Remember your wives, daugh
ters and sons. Their presence is
desired as m.ueh as yoursel f. 11 un
dreds of seats Rave boon provided,
and will lie arranged under the
shad.; of tall oaks, in front of the
grand stand, far their special bene
fit.
Our sister counties, Walker and
Catoosa, are earestly requested to
be present apd join with Dade in
making the opening of the cam
paign of 1888 a memorable one.
The Courier and Messenger are re
quested to notify the people of the.
same.
The board of town comtxdsioners
meet to-day to ratify the appoint
ment of town marshals few the day.
Good order will certainly be main
tained on that day if it takey tifty
marshals to. da the work. So if
any one desires to get drunk they
had better steer clear of Trenton.
Dr. Taylor expressed his enthus
iasm in the shape of a liberal do
nation of “greenbacks” 24 hours
after the announcement. Few
more counties to hear from, how
ever. Follow suit, gentlemen, and
trump if you can, or you may get
cellared. It’s u game of five up>,
you know.
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Put vour name, on your baskets,
and when you arrive turn tffe same
over to the committee on eatblos,
who will give you a check for the
safe return of vour things, and pre
pare the dinner during the progress
lof the speaking, They will be
| known by the red ribbons pinned
lon the lapel of their coats.
TRe dinner table,with a tempting
array will, be a sight for young and
eld. It will be 15.0 feet long, and
1000 people can. easily be fed at
one time from its edges.
Everybody can extend their aid
in making this the most magnifi
cient feast in the history of the
country by bringing: imply a small
basket, not a wagon lose but a
small hand basket.
The following ladies are request
ad to meet at the G. P, church Sat
urday afternoon, at 3 o’clock, June
30thMmuanu •• Rubt, Ilod-
Rodgers, W. M. Tatum, J. A. Case
J. 1\ Jacowav, T. 11. T>. Cole, J. B.
Williams, J. A. Bennett, E. B.
Ketcherside. C. A. Aeuff. B. I'.
j Brook. Misses Lula Case, Carrie
I Lumpkin, Ida and Moijie KetVdi
! ersidc, Verdi Williams, Hullie anil
llatiie Race, Migie Crabtree,
A match game of base "ball will
be played in the afternoon at 4
o’clock, between the Trenton boys
and the Atlalla e]ub. This will be
an exciting and inten sting feature.
The different committees .on ar-
I rangements will be distinguished
| by badges.
Cole City, Morganvilleand Wild
wood will send large delegations.
ME R( IIA NTH, A TTE NT! ON.
We know the merchants of Dado
are enteprising, energetic and pro
gressive. One need only glance at
the paper to determine the fact.
We have every reason for feeling
elated at the interest manifested in
the success of the paper by the mer
cantile dealers, and their warm
support so far is y tv gratifying,
and a sure guarantee that they
want and are willing to support a
live and wide-awake paper. But
with duejrespect to their enterprise,
wo wish to say, were it not for
tin* professional men, and the much
abused politicians, we would be
wiping our perspiring brows on .the
J soft end of a shirt and reposihg in
a hen-house. One merchant was
astonished at our audacity and
cheek for asking him to subreribe
for the paper. He completely
I withered us t hough by replying
that he was taking a Chattanooga
paper and could not afford another.
Of course that was the outgrowth
of progression, as imported wiues,
silks and laces are considered much
superior to home productions,
; Now wouldn’t the merchants feel
: bad if we were to devote our ener-
I gies to running down their goods,
and hoop trade up for some
other town? Wouldn’t the people in
general have a poor opinion of our
judgment and business sense? Yet,
gentlemen, at present, it is t.uie,
Chattanooga is the main prop to
your county paper. We receive
more in one week from there
than we receive in a year from those
whose interest we labor for. This
may be rather hard, but it is the
plain imvarni|h'*d truth, If you
want a paper Wou must aid and
be!]) support the one you have,
which, we have no hesitancy in say
ing, compares favorably with any
and is better than many.
A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
Monday Mr. Hanford C. Smith
hired Mr. J, A. Cureton’s horse and
went to Rising Fawn. In attempt
ing to ride across a bridge or plank
way, near the furnaae, his horse
became frightened and backed off
the bridge, falling on his back with
his fearless rider underneath, a dis
tance of four or five feet. The
horse being op his back, and the
ditch narrow at the hotter. - 1 >-
ping in the shape of a V, \\ a*
able to extricate himself from the
position in which he had fallen,
and layed for several minutes
across the prostrate body of Mr.
Smith.
Both horse and rider were extri
cated by some fifteen or twenty
men, it requiring the use of ropes
to get the horse on his feet again.
The readers can imagine the peril
position, and the miraculous escape
from sudden death Mr, Smith
made. Although not seriously in
jured, he was picked up in an un
conscious condition, and it was
not until several buckets of water
had been used that his faculties ho
gan to show signs of sensibility
and reasoning. We are glad to
state,however, Mr Smith is moving
about on his pedal extremities
again, and carry his usual broad
smile inspite of his bruises and
wounds to say nothing of his scare.
NOTICE 1
AH persons indebted to the firm
of Ketcherside & Thurman, are re
quested to come forward and settle
inside the next ten days, or we
will be forced to resort to the law,
as we have indulged our debtors a.-
long as it lias ln*en possible for us to
do so. Reflect fully,
Km lamslUL £ Til I.KM AX,
Sl IHiiA AM) SAD DEATH
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OF MRS. WILLIAM GROSS
LAST MONDAY,
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Her Death Casts a ('loud of Gloom
and Sorrow Over the Sur
rounding Country.
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On last. Monday,Mrs. Wm. Gross,
who previous to that time had en
joyed the best of health, was sud
denly stricken and died without a
parting word to husband or friends.
Mrs. Gross had prepared supper
and eaten heartily, when, after
family prayers, she stepped out on
a back vernuda, when the family,
soon afterward, heard a scream,
sounding as if it came through
clinched teeth, and all ran to the
spot anil found her in the throes of
death. Loving hands bore her to
the bed-room, physicians sum
moned, restoratives applied, and
all that human aid could do was
done, but of no avail, and only a
few moments elapsed before she
breathed-ber last.
Tim burial took place Wednes
day morning, Rev. J. L. Prater per
forming the sad services in a
touching and impressive manner,
A large concourse of people assem
bled at the grave to pay a last tri
bute of respect and love to her,
who combined all the essential
elements of a true and noble
woman.
Mrs Gross leaves' a husband
and three small children, the
former stricken with grief, and the j
latter insensible to the irreparable
loss of a kind and affectionate
mot her.
The death of this noble woman
has cast profound gloom and sor
row over the entire surrounding
country, and the News joins the
many friends in extending words
of sympathy and condolence to the
sorrow-stricken husband and fam
ily relatives,
A SUGGESTION.
To the Voters of the Seventh Con
gressional District,
WYou have doubtless learned lhat
the executive committee of the
Seventh district has called the
congressional convention to meet
™ Cedartown, at noon, on Thurs
day, the 6th day of September,
next. The executive committees
of the several counties, will, there
fore, before long, designate some
day for primaries or conventions
in the counties, as they may think
best, I feel at liberty, to say
that I prefer primaries throughout
the entire district, and I would be
glad if t hey could be had in all the
counties an the same day. It is
important that they should be held
at as late a day as possible, so as to
give all the people a fair opportun
ity to choose for themselves from
the several candidates that may
then be before them, and give the
candidate ,dso a fair chance to be
heard. At present the farmers, are
busy in their crops, mowing grass
and clover, harvesting their grain
and cultivating their corn and cot
ton. Until the burden of their la
bor is over, they cannot and will
not assemble to hear any offering
for public office. All tlie people
ought to be allowed to speak, and.
everybody ought to desire an open
field a fair fight. Give every man
an opportunity to bo heard, and
then they will have no cause to
complain. Public offices belong to
the people, and it i« their right,
after hearing those who. aspire to
them, to select their own agents to
fill them. 0
11 is my purpose to canvass the
district and address the people in
public meeting whenever it is con.
venjent for me to get an audience.
What 1 have said is by way of
suggestion only, and not in the
spirit of dictation, and hope it will
be so received. Respectfully,
J. B KAMI AM,
ESTBAYEJY
About April ihe 15th, a bay
horse, 15. hands high, branded on
left hi]) R. F. Right hind foot
white. White spot on forehead.
Will pay ten dollar reward for the
return and delivery of the same to
me. W B. Byrd, sher iff of Dade
county, Trenton, Ga.
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(it) * TO * THE
GRISCOM PRINTERY
FOR * LEGAL * BLANKS,
BILL * HEADS,
LETTER * HEADS, * HAND
BILLS, * CARDS * AND
FINE JOB PRINTING*
CHATTANOOGA, * TENN.,
330 * MARKET.* STREET,
B. P. MAJORSr
HEADQUARTERS FOR
i pit-tlrai}
Keeps-on hand a full line of
Canned Goods, Fancy Can
dies, Tobacco . Cigars,
Cigarettes Oatmeal
EVERYTHING KEPT IN A FIRST CLASS STORE
T. H. LUMPKIN,
Dealer in
Groceries, Tobacco
and Cigars.
A New Stock and Complete
Line of Goods Just
Received■
FINE POCKET CUTLERY.
Pills
For the JVext Twelve Weeks,
Beginning
MOM DAY, APRIL 12th,
and Ending
SATURDAY, JULY 7th;
I WILL GIVE AWAY
c c o e__o_o c c o
Six Organettes
and
Six Sewing Machines*.
One Each Week tor
Weeks.
OUR PLAN
for a fair distribution will bo a* follows c
Every person who purchases Ski cents
and over, will receive one ticliet. MMt
one for each succeeding dollar at Ihe
same purchase —ojg ticket for evnaj.
dollar left with us. No lottery* no
Llauks. Every ticket a prise if nothing
but a paper of pins, The Juckv num
ber will be published every Sunday, and
the fortunate one can present the ticket
at the Balloon Store and take away the
Organette or sewing luachiuc, which
ever it happens to be. All the ticket
holders must send in their tickets for
l'odemtion the following week after re
ceiving them.
REMEMBER Every ticket a prize,
if nothing nothing more
than a paper of pins.
KnT OUR DRESS GOODS DE
PARTMENT all now and fresh. Our
goods all in and rnarqod as low as the
lowest, and many articles below.
*©■ OUR MILLINERY LEADS
THE TOWN* Hats fwm sc. ta $lO.
Ribbons, Flowers, Tips, Feathers, and
oranaments all at a big saving to the
purchaser. Rig drives in embroideries,
white goods down. Big reduction in
our Vmcn Department.
Several departments we are closing
out regardless ot cost. Paaasols you
can buy at the
BALLOON
tweatv-Cve per cent. less than any other
place in town, for the same tpiality-
Bargains all over the store, and a sew.
ing machine or organette
Given Away for 12
Consecutive Weeks.
we shall expect to close out several
lines of goods and distribute piles of
bargains during this sale. Everything
as represented or money refunded.,
H. H. SOU DEB,
Chattanooga, Teo»t