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TOWS All UOLWTI. ♦ EQUIPS GATHERED HERE AND THERE. o A General Melange of all the Ducal Happening, l of tin- Week. o 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 o— — ANOTHER ROUSING MEET ING HELD. o Work Will bo Commenced on the G rou ll ds M<mday— Fnil v f ,( K )() Pt'ople Will be Here. o 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. j 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 —.—i >— OF MRS. WILLIAM GROSS LAST MONDAY, —o Her Death Casts a ('loud of Gloom and Sorrow Over the Sur rounding Country. o 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. < 7 (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