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VOL. 6
TOWN AND COUNTY.
SQUIBS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE.
The News of the Week Graphically'
Portrayed—The New Schedule—
Things of Interest to the People
of Trentou audDadeCounty
The sick are doing well.
Dade county needs better roads,
Trenton needs better side walks.
See new Sheriff sales in this is
sue.
That wood has not been brought
in yet.
The game law went into effect
April 1,
A building boom is preparing to
strike Trenton.
The county Alliance met here
yesterday.
The tax receiver will soon com
mence his rounds.
Advertise merchants of Dade in
your county paper.
S. H. Thurman went to Chat
tanooga Wednesday.
The spring poets are all dead and
a good thing for them.
The accommodation train was
certainly pat on Monday,
There is absolutely nothing stiring
about this place to write about.
All back subscription to this pa
per is due the present proprietor.
Ylarch this year came in like a
lamb and went out the same way.
Rising Fawn should be laid off
in blocks so the town will look like
something.
Hustle -around and get that dol
lar you owe this here establish
ment.
Ramey Nugent of Coffee countv.
will plant 100 acres of cotton this
year.
* It is said that a boom has struck
Smith, Ga., It just keeps coming
this way.
What’s the matter Aunt Pollie?
We would like to have a letter
from you.
The mountains are looking beau
tiful in their spring garb, of dif
ferent colors.
Have you paid for the pape
you are reading? Is it youis or
your neighbors?
G, W, M. Tatum, ’Tisirg Fawn,
keeos bran and hay. Aso best
brand of guano for sale,
Two i f the prisoners recently
sentenced to the chaingang were
.carried to Cole City this week.
We have develish poor accom
modation on the A. G' S. railroad
since the new schedule went into
cxfect.
An effort should be made to let
the people know that Treaton is
the place to summer. Will it be
done? No.
There ia a fine prospect for a
large peach crop in this section but
it is very likely the April cold snap
•will kill it out.
Mrs. Neppie Doyle, who has
been visiting relatives and friends
in this section, returned t> her home
in Alabama Wednesday.
The people of Dade county are
well pleased with G. W. M. Tatum’s
fine horse. As usual thev recog
nize his judgment on a horse.
By cooperation Trenton can be
made a town of 2,000 or 3,000 in
habitants,. A city of 40,000 can’t
be built every two or three miles.
Mrs. Moore, of Chattanooga, was
in town Tuesday. She is prepar
ing to build on the Let she recently
purchased near Dr. Ketcberside’s.
We expect to tramp on some
ouoß toes pretty’ soon to see if
something cannot be done to stir
our citizens up and thereby benefit
the town at large.
Five years ago when The Times
was moved from Rising Pawn to
this place, Trenton only had two
stores, now she has five and sev
eral new residences have been
built,
Don’t be selfish,
But build up the town
And have something for your
children.
Some one can pay their subscrip
tion with a load of wood.
The Farmers’ Alliance adopted
B. P. Major’s store as the place they
would trade at, in the future, last
night.
Can’t the people of Dade Coun
ty get up a county fair? What
says you 6. A- R> Bible and M. A .
B. Tatum?
Lost —One pearl cuff button, in
shape of a horse’s head with gold
bridle. Finder will confera favor
by returning it to this office,
There is no use in talking about
what Fort Payne has. That town
is booming and the people of Tren
ton are too rotten lazy to make an ef
fort to push thejr town to the front.
Any town will “boom” when the
people pull together whether it has
the resources or not.
This Jas. Wool
bright and Jurd Haney went to the
mountain in order to bring a tur
key back with them. And when
they started, thay said that they
was going to kill a gobler, and sure
enough th«ydid. It was a “goblor”
and it weighed 14 pounds.
Is there not men in Trenton who
possess enough energy to make an
effort to improve the town? There
is no use in one or two trying to do
it when the rest pulls back
Dr. Lumpkin J. P. Jacowoy W. U.
Jacoway and Brad Tatum get to
work and do something for your
town and yourselves, and maybe
the others will follow. A leader is
all that is needed.
We own no property in Trenton
nor Dade count}’, and therefore
don’t feel able to “boom'’ the town
and county at our own exponce.
We tried that once for a town
in this State and lost in the opera
tion. We are not disposed to be
selfish at all and if the people will
show any appreciation and help
bare the burthen we will write
up the town and county and issue
large editions every week.
Wildwood Items .
Wildwood, Ga., April 4. —Not
having seen any correspondence
from this point and thinking a few
items might be of interest to your
many readers I will endeavor to
keep them posted as to any news
that may happen in our burg.
Dr. Doakins is on the sick list.
The Shamlinßrothers are having
n fine straight fence put around
their entire farm.
Our new depot is a “dandy.”
Better, we think, than any in Dade
county. The store room of the
building still remains vacant.
Messrs. Ford & Lea have opened
a first-class store at this point. It is
their intention tojduplicate Chatta
nooga prices l .
The paint mill is doing a good
business under the management of
Mr. Chumley.
The grist mill is also humming.
Mr. Kay, of North Carolina, having
taken charge of it. He is a first
class miller and comes among us
highly recommended.
Bud Holmes met with an acci
cident which came near proving
very serious, He and Hugh Lea
were out gunning when Lea opened
fire on a hare but missed the hare
and the shot took effect in Holmes’
knee; causing a very painful but
not dangerous wound.
Mr. Cravens is gardening on the
wholesale plan, as is also Mr. Lea.
Garden truck will be or ought to be
very eheap in this locality.
I f some of the boys who are in the
habit of going to churca and stay
ing out side the building maicing
all kinds of noise, are not a little
careful they may get themselves in
to trouble.
Well boys if you do not want
your names in the paper you carry
yourselves up in pretty good shape
as they are sure to get there if do
not.
TRENTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL, 5, 1889.
SHALL WE HAVE THEM?
BETTER PUBLIC ROADS FOR
DADE COUNTY.
Ordinary Bennett Invest{gating the
Cost of Establishing a County
Chain Gang—Gons to Exam
ine Into the Matter, Etc.
Oidinarv J. A. Bennett is after
better roads which are needed.
He left Wednesday for Rome,
Ga., to get an estimate cost of
what it will take to keep a county
chaingang up, and if it does not
cost too much will see what kind
of a arrangements can be made.
His ideas are for Dade, Walker
and Catoosa to join together and
each county keep the prisoners at
the county chaingang tw r o years.
It is the idea of the Ordinary for
the county to take it in rotation.
Say commencing with Dade, then
let them get to Walker and tnen
to Catoosa and back again. Each
county to have it’s own stockade,
This is a feasible plan and one
we think will meet with popular
approval. Dade county certainly
needs as they are al
most impassible in the winter
months.
The roads in four or five years
could be putin first class condi
tion.
ONE MAIL A DAY.
The A. G. S. Plays The Mischief With
the mall service. ■
Since the change in the schedule
on the Alabama Great Southern
railroad Trenton is left in the
soup:
In other words we only have one
mail a day but have three passen
ger trains daily, each way. The
train that the north hound THWIt
should come on now gets hero at
1:02 a. m. and does not stop except
when flagged for someone to get
on, consequent ly the postmaster can
not exchange mail.
As the mail now is it takes a let
ter 24 h ours to come from Rising
Fawn to this place-a distance of
eight miles. The superintendent
of the railway mail service should
look into this matter at once and
compel this roaa, if he can, to run a
daily mail each way. Not long
since a petition was sent in for a
double mail service, and instead of
getting that the stations were cut
off one mail.
The Alabama Great Southern
road seems to not care for the ac
commodation of the people on it’s
line. The owners live in England
and the officers in Ohio.
If the works start up again at
Morrison’s there is a good prospect
of the Nashville, Chattanoga and
bt. Louis railroad building to that
point, and by the right kind of in
ducements it could be induced to
paralell the Alabama Great South
ern. A move should be made to
bring the road to time and that at
once.
Off At Ln«t.
Married su the residence of the
brides father at No. 324 West Mar
ket st, in Rising Fawn on the 3rd
inst Miss Mamie White to* Mr.
C. C. Hale. Rev. J. H, Harwell offi
ciating. The bride is one of Ris
ing Fawn’s most charming belies
while the groom is a very popular
young merchant of the same place.
May there be no “Hale” storms to
mar their hapiness, as they sail
down life? sea together, and may
the “White” caps of trouble be
entirely avoided.
Gone To The Chain Gann.
Sheriff Byrd carried three par
ties to the Fiovea county chain
gang Wednesday.
They were Will Metcalf, white;
George Anderson, col; Pat Ryon,
white. They go for twelve
months for brsaking into a A. G.
S. box car.
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ÜBIES
Nending a tonic, or children that want building
up. should take
BFOWN’S IKON HITTERS.
It is i.leamnt to take, cures Malaria, Indiges
i Uou. mid liilloujiitsti. Ali dealers keep It. /
Normal Dots,
April fool.
Prof John Watson nas the “yal
ler janders;”and John L. Case is
teaching in his place.
M iss, Musa Morris has reenter*d
school.
A young lady said Young Ami r
ica was a “bad egg.”
“Whoo-ee! Mr. Watson, I can’t
spell it.” j
The higher arithmetic class is
studying the Appendix.
Cheer up. students, cheer up,
summer is almost here.
Walk about fish, if Saturday is a
pretty day “I’ll git you.”
The higher algebra class say
they wish that old Algebra was in
Halifax it is so hard. One of the
B Algebra classes said it was just
their heads soft.
Where are the wits of the nine
teenth century to come from if
some of them do not come from the
Normal?
“Young ladies quit your slang
and go to work” and we say boys
quit it too.
Young America feels compli
mented that people think he is A.
J. T.
Prof. Hugh Watson bet his
boots that there was a definition
of slang in the rhetoric and the
funny part is he has no boots.
Come to see us. Why don’t the
people visit the Noimal? Are
they afraid of us? If we do look
scary we will not hurt you. Again
I say come.
Dr. Corput visited the Normaljlast
Monday.
The geometry class is neailvto
book ftnr. They can construct a
polygon simular to polygon
without any measuring.
Young AMifcea. M
Sat tons
Sutton’s Crossing, Ga., ApriHk
—As it is raining today and I cWi
not do much on the farm I will
write a few items for The Times.
Sutton’s crossing is located two
miles north of Trenton. It is
a beautiful, fertile, and healthy
place. The citizens are thriving,
contented farmers. There is a.
chain of hills east and west of
here that are as rich in iron as any
“boomer” need wish to see. There
is a small creek running through
the village the head of which is
one ef the heat springs in Dade
county.
The farmers have been very
busy this spring clearing land,
making fence, setting out fruit
trees turning land. etc. They are
planting corn now. Mr. Tittle
thinks he will have roasting-ears
in about two months.
Some of the farmers are inter
ested in the Farmers’ Alliance or
ganization.
Thire has been some talk of a
railroad station at the crossing.
Why not.
Mr*. Morrison has been very
sick for two or three weeks, but is
bettei now.
Mr Dobbs has gone to Chattan
ooga -o-day.
Mr McLean has returned from
a visito St. Louis.
Mr Jeff Dobbs and Mr. Jas. Mc-
Leanof Chattanooga were visiting
their parents in this village yester
day. The new schedule failed to
acconmodate them much, as they
had t) go back by private convey
ance.
Mr Killian is having a good time
now’. He has three boys to boss.
I hope Darb will write again.
I wish The Tikes much success.
Agricola.
NOtICE,
My stallion will be at John Slay
ton’s in Johneon’s crook Friday
Marcl 22, Jas, Allison’s 24th, Tren
ton, 3, 26 and 27 and at wildwood
28 anl 29 and back to Slayton’s on
the 3*th and continue as above,
G, w, m,Tatum.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
TO THE GRAND JURY AT MARCH
SITTING
;Of the Bride Superior Court—The
1 Convict*at Rising Fawn Complain
Not Havin'* Enough to Eat—
Treasurer'* Report, Etc.
The following reports were made
to the grand jury for March term
jof Dade Superior court. They
! were too long to go in with the reg
ular presehtments:
Report Of Committee To Examine
County School Commissioner's Rooks.
We the committee appointed by
the grand jury of said term to ex
amine the books of the county
school commissioner and report
the same: We compliment Mr. J.
P. Jacoway for the neat,correct and
convenient manner in which he has
kept his backs. The amounts tak
en in and paid out being so ar
ranged that the examining com
mittee can see at once how the
books stand. H. L. Forester,
J. V. Stewart,
Committee.
Report Of Committee To Examine
Convict camps.
We the committee appointed to
inspect the convict camps in this
county, beg leave to make the fol
lowing report: We found at Cole
City about five hundred convicts,
out of this number we only found
about 4 per cent, unable for duty.
We examined all the stockades and
buildings at that place and find
them in good condition. Their
sleeping departments are well ven
tilated and sufficiently furnished
with heating stoves, and their beds
well supplied with blankets. We
find that they are well furnished
M ith provisions as the law directs.
mYe also examined all the mines
fjind found them skillfully propted
and well ventilated. The hands are
worked by task, which we find they
most all complete and thereby get
time for themselves every day. Af
ter inquiring we find them well
pleased with the officers in charge.
We also examined the camp at
Rising Fawn and find the buildings
and the sanitary condition about
the same as at Cole City. Out of
one hundred and eighty-six about
four or five unable for duty. We
also examined their different places
of work and find that proper pre
caution is taken to make the mines
safe ai d also well ventilated. Wo
further find tliai they are not over
worked and all express themselves
well pleased with their officers.
At this place we heard some com
plaint about not getting enough to
eat and having very bad syrup.
We return thanks to the authorities
both at Cole City ancWtising Fawn
for courtesies shown.
John Hixon, Pledger A. Cooper,
Elzy Forester, Isaac Y. Willis, Joel
Cross, AlexanderStewart,committee
ff 4
We the undersigned committee
appointed at September term, 1888,
of Superior court to examine the
books and records of the seveial
county officers of said county and
report the following: We have
examined the books, records, etc.,
of the Clerk Superior court and
find them kept in conformity to
law, and we would suggest in this
connection that the ordinary be
authorized to furnish the clerk
with a duplex index for the pur
pose of indexing all the old deeds
recorded in the clerks office, ac
cording to the present system of
indexing deeds. We deeming this
of great importance to the citizens
of the county for this work to be
done, for which work the clerk be
paid a reasonable sum as compeusa
tion, it being no part of his duty
to do said work free of charge.
Said work will cost say about $125.
We next examined the books and
records of the sheriff and find them
all correctly kept and the proper
entries made therein concerning
the various duties of his office and
of jailor—said sheriff being his own
| jailor.
! We next examined the books
j and records, etc., of the ordinary of
I said county and find them correct#
;iy kept, as the law direct-, and
that he has performed tbo duties
of his office faithfully.
We then examined the books, re
cords, etc*., of the treasurer of said
county and find them all right a.id
Well kept.
FINANCIAL BTATEM NT,
Bal. in treasury, settlement per
committee Sep. 14. 1888 - #.•,(>'»:: 27
Ree’il from tax coi. for ISBS - ■4,497.1
Received from peddling license 7.50
Received from liquor license - 17b,00
Total ain’t received in treasury
to Aiarcii 0, 1809 - $7,735,67
RAID OUT.
On jury fund since Sep. 14.1888$ ‘>06.70
On pauper fluid, orders from
Ordinary - - 527.09
On general fund, orders from
Ordinary - 297.'
On com. etc .orders from Ordi
nary and Superior court - 968.51
On ja l * fund, order# from Ordi
nary - - * 457.95
Total paid out $2,889.32
We find the financial condi'ion
of the county good. There being
moie money in the treasury at p
ent time than was for the last re
there being a sufficient ainoun! to
run the county well.
G. A. R. Bxbl ,
W. C. CUKETON,
Couimii o.
County School Commissioner. Re
port
To the grand jury of said county :
I submit this, my, report as county
school commissioner of said coun
ty for the year 18hS. This year we
had the enumeration taken and we
ffpd from the report of the er mer
ator that there are fifteen hundred
and eighty-seven children o
school age in said county—seven
hundred and ninety-eight females
and seven hundred and eighty-nine
males.
There were taught in said o lunty
during said year seventeen white
free schools with 866 enrolled pu
pils, 430 males and 436 temahs
with an average attendance cx >2.
There was received by me as
county school commissioner,
following amounts which compos' u
the school fund of 1888: Reeeivca
from state school commissioner
nine hundred and thirty-three dol
lars and eighty-seven cents. I
ceived from Thos. Tittle, ax col
lector, $678.50, balance on L.. .
from last year $97.63 making in
all $1,709.63.
The following amounts were l aid
out for which I hold proper vouc d
ers. Fourteen hundred and sixty
three dollars and forty cents were
paid teachers. One hundred dpi
lars paid countyschool commission
er for services and expense mi
$46 paid enumerator for taxing
enumeration leaving a balance c
$100.23 all of which fully appears
from my record. All of which is
respectfully submitted.
J. P. Jacoway, C. L. C.
Committee To Examine Eooks .Of
Justices Of The Peace,
We the committee chose to ex
amine the dockets of the justices
of the peace of the various districts
of the county submit the follow
ing report: We have examined all
the dockets submitted to u:
find them correct. We have «.
examined the list of voters of the
various district of the county a: i
if there was any illegal voting *\o
failed to discover it.
J . A. Moreland,
J. V. Stewart,
Committee.
Report Of Commitiee On °ub!ic
Tuildines.
We the committee appointed to
examine the public buildings of
Dade county Bubmit the following
report. We have examined the
jail and find it in a good sanitary
condition and the prisoners pro, ei
ly cared for. In the upper ceil w j
find at the opening on the soutn
side of the cell for ventilation
that some of the brick has beer
taken out and the ir.side \v. rk
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