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SQUIB* GATHERED HERE ANT>
THERE-
The Now* of the Week Oranhtealljr
IV>rtray«<t—'Thlnge of Interest to
lliel'eople ofTrenton amlD&de
County—l’ersonal Mention,
Sheriff sale# next Tuesday,
Court of Ordinary Monday
The mad dog season is approach
ing.
Wo have had some cool weather
for May.
Webb Tatum bokim C’hattanoo
ga this week.
To keep up with the boom sub
seribe for Tire T i m ks.
? floods that are not worth adver
tising ar» not worth buying.
The boons has struck Lookout
valley hut skips over Trenton.
T>r. Keicbersido Will tend Jtjfcie
.Tennessee medical ass Nation.
Mrs. M. A. B. Tatum is visltmg
rolatives in Dekalb county, Ala.
Vv T Jiiie boxing the other day
Bob Thurman was severely injur
ed. .
All danger has past and -we are
asi ured of a heavy fruit crop this
year.
The much needed rain fed Tues
day night and -the farmers are
happy.
James Woolbright’jr-HIM a large
ground fcog last week instead of a
turkey.
Argument was&egyji Wedpesdf.y
j th- Haws murder case at Bir -
ingham. '
•J)ade ,county is the smallest
eourdy in the Stnjte but in the min
eralline the richest.
Dr.. Lumpkin, Thos. Cumming
and A. Brown visited Chattanooga
on business this week.
1V papers have been full of the
,centennial celebration .of itße ipang.-
yafion of Geo. Washington.
If any one takes exception to
■what is published in these columns
they have the pnviliges of repdy
?*«•
Kpnieof our neighbors says that
they will have <Esglish ,»e,as for
dinner Sunday hut no invite has
been went ju yet,
A furnace cannot V® built in
pade county uidesfl it is set on or
in two hundred yards of an ore
.vein an.d jUy,9 miles foo*# a coal
.vein.
Mr. R. H. E. Millington, who at
,one time lived here luit now of
Chattanooga, was in town Sunday,,
He .was down looking after sprue
town and coal property.
4 great many towns in the State
&n chtpjoring for a furnace. If
p they get one and it js like Dade's
they'll wish they had something
else. Joe Browns coal mines and
i
iron furnace hag almost jna.uper
jsed the epunty.
The fund t.p build a confederate
Jmme is stilt increasjug, It ha# 1
reached $43,000 which only leayes
17,000 to raise. Will not pome of
Dade’s liberal citizens send $1 to
the Atlanta Constitution for the
purpose pf getting ,a brick for Dade
/county.
Gov, Brown, while he is building
pp towns, should try a?* 1 ! build up
Rising Fawn and open Cole City
to the world at lgrg p f He has
almost pauperised the cqunty and
has himself became enormopejy
Wealthy frqrp his investment here
find it'would ne nothing bpt Just
£nd rigid fq* b»W tp do *<>!
The school will prpbqbly close
earlier this session tb<m nsual to
*givo the children tipm tp fix up
fpr conference as payppts were
. stopping them, spute pb fid ß ac *
count and other because fiiey were
>‘fired.” If TrPhtPP dosen’t watpb
put she will go back to former days
when it was almost impossible to
jff t q s<>hoo}
Moi|{»wTill »<**.
Mobgasville, May 2.—J. B,
Street andG. W. Jones have gone
to Rome were they anticipate nego
tiation for sheep.
Mr. stokes was seriously kicked
by a mule a few days sine*, his
place in the shop is temporarily
filled hv Mr. Newt Holme*.
A large crowd of our young folks
attended the singing last Sunday
at PinefShrcrve,, and while returning,
their wagon wheel which was as
oriental as fts burden ran otT, and
to some extent married the pleas
ure of tho gay party.
A fine drovobf boef rattle passed
through our hamlet today*
Mrs. J. C. Holmes has the finest
garden which has been myjpltasure
to see this spring.
Mr. Newt Holmes seems to'be
catching more fish than his folks
can consume, and how he is.no
lucky, is. a mystery to our most
judicious citizen*. #
We hope to inform Mr.. Win..
Tittle that one hour is composed of
sixty minutes of sixty seconds each
and trustth at i n tutu re *h« wl 11 be
governed in ;accogdaju;e with
this.
The newly organized Sunday
school is booming. A iarge at
tendee of old and young last.S,u*-
dav. We hope the people will
continue to join in ranks, and that
our school will not have ; a jp&rellel
in our county. These were the
leading offica'ls, and are good <ones
too: N. D. Killian, suptendent
Dave Tittle, assistant super intern
dent*, Miss Mattie Morgan -secre
tary.
Our school which is conducted
by Professor Tittle is increasing
and growing in popularity ey«ery
day. Those knowing Mr. Tittle
*jre fully aware that, his rulee
•which are so necessary to the
success of his Behead, are rigidly
enforced.
Our telegraph operator can'be
seen at his desk, setting under a
hat about the size of .ome of his
ears, which project at angle of
forty-five degrees looking at the
pjytpro of a young l?dy of Lynn
ville, Tei n. Poor girl!
, Dlb'l
Nte*! Ira? «. -W^o . gr 0 Hdrer. Hi*t w*»t buiWta
iin, nnould ukv
nnowS'i 1 jm)H mttkss.
It 1* nleawu.Jt to Uike, cures Martin. Indiges
tion. and BmciusucHi. All deal*, keep it.
Atlanta, April 29.-Tli* fc
Great Southern railroad, wfcieh op
era,tes twenty-four nnloa of road in
this state, running through Dade
county, has returned its property to
the comptroller-general for taxa
tion at a valuation of $7,500 per
mile. The comptroller found up
on investigation that fjje railroad
commission of Alabama assessed
the roadbed in that state at $15,000
pjer mile, and has notified the comr
pany that he will not accept the
return made by thefn, The matter
?viH probably be submitted to ar
bitration under the rules prescribed
by the Georgia law for §<pch cases
IV rovm BACK ACUB9
Or too *r© worn out, really good for notMnt
it U g«ner»l tlebility. Ttt
BH OirV* tIiUX HiTTBRB.
It will euro vou. and give a goad appallls. Sola
'V O! (Vo!.-** 'ti niellcin*
jt tm m m i
Vo Our Patrons,
We. J, M. and H, E Watson, ow.-
inc to the continued bad health of
theformer, and thopersonalbusinoss
of the latter, respectfully revi ;u our
position as teachers’ of the Dade
NpnnAl Institute to tgka effect at
the close of the present session.
Thanking you for your patronage
in th« past a ’d d t^ B WWW favors
shown ps,>e*are
Respectfully,
Watsq* Bros.
Trenton, Ga., April 26, 18889,
FOtt DYSPBIKIJI
Vm Brwwo’a Ira* Bktera.
Physicians recommend it.
All dealer* keep it. »100 V* *>o»tle. Gennlnt
and orteaed red line* on wrapj*.
Devoted to tho Financial Interest of T A . J. Majors:
TRENTON, GA., SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1889
THE BIGGEST YET.
A MONSTER SNAKE I LI, ED NEAR
TOWN
Over Eleven Feet in I,e«i(rtti ane Eight
Inches in Dyanteter—Estimated
Weight Nearly a Ton— B.R. Aus
tin the Informant, Etc.
One day last week Mr. Wash Bal
lenger, an expert fisherman, while
casting his line in Lookout creek
was startled by an unearthly sound
approaching him down a steep
rough hilt on the opposite side of
the creek. A landslide, earthquake
and volcanoes were all thought if
but Mr.. Ballengcr was unprepared
for the shock that his nervious sys
tem was going to sustain.
Emerging from the woods on the
opposite side of the creek Mr. Bal
lenger saw what would have turned
white the'haifTof a less brave men.
A huge reptile approached to the
very bank of the creek and darting
a firy look at Mr. 8., with a hauty
toss of its dog like head crawled
slowly into the water and began
swimming straight for its supposed
victim which it was never destined
to -reaoSp .
Mr, Bail longer picked up-asmooth
round sand rock and, iDavid l ike,
let fiy at his enemies head floating
on top of the water, and after the
commotion of the waves had sub
sided and the White caps” had
cleared away- behold -the Goliab
lay si aim
After a few hours hard work bis
snakeship was mooor'al to n stump
on the bank of the-creek by a r tyong
plow’ -line and Mr. Balleuger sought
aid to secure his .auemv..
8.. fi. A-uetin was the first to meet
Mr, Baileegey after the .encounter,
after Bill Jones had harassed up a
strong pair of mules the-party set
off for the creek aawl auaeeo&ed in
hauling the •'boa*' t-a Mr, Austin’s
barn where measurements were
taken and the length was found to
be eleven feot four inches and a half
while the largest part of the body
measured eight inches in diameter
Mr. Austin, who has had some
experience in estimating iron ore*
guessed the reptiles weight to be a
jittJe leas th n one ton.
Aunt Ppllie and the Habbitn.
•“Boaal not thyselt of to morrow,
for thou knowest not what a day
jnay bring forth/’
Vanity, yanity, all 13 vanity and
vexation of spirits, said a very
wise man centuries ago.. 1 suppose
he was some older when he uttered
these memorable [words than I am
now. Yet from the depth of my
devoted heart I gave vent to words
of deeper import than they, (what
mine lacked in quality I made up
in quantity), a few mornings
since when I beheld my pea patch
—my beautiful pea patch, the
pride of my eyes, the envy of my
smoothe as a
lawn by the rabbits. I just set
me down on an onion bed, raised
up my voLco and abased all rodents,
whilst I said in my heart that all
poetsare liars, for one said that“He,
who soweth good seed shall reap—”
I know my seed was good for I
bought them and I didn't get t hem
at Alliance prices either, Again
Keats said “A thing of beauty is a
joy forever,” but I guess he met
with some disappointment as try»
jog as mine for soon after writing
the first he wrote
Joy 6 whose hand is ever at his lips
Biding adieu,
Another wrote
All things come around to biip who
waits,
But I didn’t set there like the
sleeping Princess and wait for my
peasto growagain. I thoughtof the
motto of my girlhood days, ' Labor
onmai vincit,” and rose determina
tion stamped on my features.. .I
will plant again then Brer Rabhit
look out, I will like Douglas con
querprlike Dmigla* try. One
sister said plaeeglass bottles among
your peas—they will keep rabbits
away. Another said a rubbit feared
a bntilo no more than some men.
‘'Well,” said I, “ I will stop them
out.” w You can’t,” they said.
Labor omnui viaoit 1 repealed.
Then went to work and all day
lo.ig I worked hard weaving brush
an.l “‘saw briar*” jasrong tW jssr l
inge. And tonight while I set
here resting'T imagine I hear those
rabbits, (when they find out they
cannot «gef inside of the gardetaj),
communing anwmg themselves
thus.: Home silly woman has been
here for no man would spend his
valuable time weaving palings with
briars. He can spendhoure in help
ing a brother man hold down the
counter of some store while both
are engaged in t’he noble aeeupa*i«*
of whirling, but catch him doing
the like of this—never.
You wished to know. Mr. Editor
what was the matter, the above is
the last but it is far from being
the least of may troubles ctf “late.”
’Tie true resignation dulls the edge
of affliction but you know
“We are not ourselves
When infttm.e'Wnag oppressed com
mands
Mind to suffer with the body.”
Hence my silance.
This is a page of the-.old letter.,
(thefone'tVe devil lotit), —can find
no more of it and I send it in lieu
,of a<aew one, for indeed I have no
time to think. This was written a
month ago now mv peas, like
Jkrb’s prosperity, increase |ten
fold. They stand as api oof of
“Wh’en feaye will—she
will ,
You may depend upon ft!" .w- -
I do hope somebody
something good soon. J.
think you mignt for it will bfrT
long while before I will even ha™
time toejwm try t© write.-again.
Aunt Pollie,
One of the good citizens of Cam
den county has a small black and
tap terrier that hunts saUlesna’kes
for amusement. He seems to un
derstand that they are dangerous
■things to meddle'with, and -will not
get too near, but when he finds one
will bark until someone comes and
kill it. He has “tread - ” -eleven in
the last few months. Another
citizen is the possessor of n hog
that a short while ago was wander
ing peacefully arround the farm
yard, when he saw a hawk eivoop
down upon one of the chickens in
the yard. He at once made for
that hawk, caught it before it could
rise in the air again, and then and
there devoured the hawk, leaving
the chicken unharmed,
William Collins died at his home,
three miles fron Toccoa, Friday
with dropsy. Mr. Collins was
rather a noted pmo in some respects
He is sakl to have owned more
yokes of 6x<*n and hauled more
loads of wood to town than any
other man m the county. He has
owned 105 yoke of oxen, and the
loads ofjwood that; he has hauled
are innumerable, but it is safe*to
says that he has averaged a load a
day since Toccoa has been in ex
istence.
Charles Easter, a tramp hailing
from the North, was sentenced to
twelve months on the chain-gang
by Judge Pilsbury in the county
court at Americus Thursday. He
was arrested Wednesday after
noon by Policeman Feagin, and
was offered his release if he would
leave the city immediately, which
he refused to do. Wnen the case
was called Thursday he was again
proffered his freedom on the same
terms, bqt he preferred the gang.
Neuralgic Burton*
And those troubled with nervoumees resulting
from e*ro or overwork will be relieved bj taking
Briwn’i Iron Bitter s. Genuine
h u trede m*rknnd crioped red Una* on vrepfas
THE BOOM’S RECEPTION.
BY THE PEOPLE OF THENTON.
GEORGIA
On Wednesday, May 1, ISMO— I There
Act ioiiM BricllyDcscriJUed“M. .Jat,"
llei-Nhal Taylor to the Rescue
IlukfVli'iKh Fotut.o Patch.
Boom!
Boom!!
Boom! 1!
’Twas Wednesday evening, the
Ist of May in ‘he spring of 1881) at
about 5 o’clock Shi the even-rug. Jt
hud been threatening rein all day,
but the sun ever once and awhile
darted from behind a cloud, The
town looked us if it had been do
sorted for years. Not u Jastman be
ing could be .men —oven tL* festivw*
town cow and hog was not to be
found. The wind had stopped blow
ing. In fact the town was as quite
as a grave yard is supposed to bo.
At tlie first sound of the noise
the people began to crawl iimt «A
their houses and stores, rubing their
eves juri! yawning as if tN y had
been aroused fro.m a Rip Van
Winkle nap.
Had a stranger been passing
through ithe town he would have
thought he had .come upon a t Atle
ment inhabit-sd bv robbers that
lived under the ground, they Pud j
sprung m£t ou 4!be streets so sud
den, J ike a Johnny-jump-up jump
ing out of his box.
In a very few minutes ttlbe side- 1
walk in front of The Times was al
most impassible. The people were
as silent as if itiliey had been paral
ized.
“What was that?”
f ! jlt was Herehul Taylor that had
the question as he stood
where shaking as if he had ju»t|
Hjeen pulled out of the cieek and ;
had baoome numbed from the ef
fects of coining in contact with
water.
“Yes. What was it?”
This time it was Ernest Duke
Brock, who had been threatening to
turn line stneefrs of Trenton into an
Irish potato patch. He looked as
if he was ready to fall on his knees
and pray for forgiveness for the
throats he had made against the
town of Ms birth, the home of his
child and manhood.
It was not the deep rumbling
wound like that of a thunderstorm,
nor the roaring noise of an ap
proaching cyclone, that had been
gathering for several hfttirs, and
had burst upon us with ail of its
fury.
Nor was it the report of cannons
on the hanks of C’hicamauga.
The yanks and rebs not ou t to
fight their battles over again with
shot and shelL
•*
It even was not the echo o( a
blast from the coal and ore mines
The earth, from the .noise, did
not shake and qtiivrr as it would
had it been an earthquake or the
bursting of a volcano.
No. It was none of these.
As the crowd gathered the mys
tery became more mysterious.
Every one coming up was out of
breath and as pale as a corpse.
The reporter of the village news
por could stand it no longer. He
was compelled, from curiosity, to
crawl out of his den. He was a curi
ous specimen of humanity and
his looks was enough to scare the
small children of the place to
death. It was a terrible sight Id
look at him as he stood iu what
was supposed to be his office—a
rickety building which looked as if
it was ready to tumble down the
I fix st gust of wind that came against
j it. He was a tali, lean man with
; long matty hair that looked to have
black at some time in the
past. His eyes were sunken in his
head and his faee had shrunken
until his cheek bones almost pro
traded through the skin. His
trousers were nearly threadbare.
! The scat and knees were entirely
gone. His coat had at one time
'been a black cutaway but now
bad faded to some unknown color.
His elblows w«re out and the
wristbaas had l>een worn to a fraz
zle. Delinquents and hungry, it
seems had been running a race to
see which would down lutu first and
, tha delinquents, it looked, were
about to come out second best
On his first appearance be had
sked in a squeaky, trembling voice
v. hat was it
Not one on the ground could give
the required information.
Duke Brock had became as still
as a stiitaie while Hershal Taylor
had began to shake as if he had
sinddenJy been seized with a child
jiiiid Jess Hughes’ hair hud raised
hi* hut oil of his head,
CHAPTER 11.
Zizz-z-z-z!
r l'he scene had change in a twink
ling of an eye ad the sound of the
last noise.
“Oli,Lord!” exclaimed BobSmitfe
“Spare me ;astvd 1 promise that I’ll
not come town again—except I’ve
got business.”
“What is it?”
“Where is it?”
“Is the world earn in gloom end?”
A Sic a score of voices whose own
ers .stood tromablirng and praying.
The produced wa& simlar
to tliat of a cyclone.
It was .not that
All -eyes were turned toward the
■etreet leading from the railroad oa
account -of the terrible fog of dust
hat was corning.up the street. Ah
no wind was blowing at the time it
was to account for.
Something was seen to -emerge
from the dust At the corner of the
hotel that was about -o feet amt
H inches tall; with long black
beard sprinkled with grey, and
ahou-t three feet and a half across
the breast. Every one present
stood speechless.
Not until the fog had }>cgan to
i clear up did any one make a move
toward the object.
From appearance it did not re
semble any of the inhabitants still
there was one mossing that it could
no# be accounted for.
Whatcouldit be? Itcertainly fa
vored a human being.
Hershal Taylor was the first to
break the silence and started to in
vestigate. When he made a move
towards the object, which had be
come exliausted and fallen to the
ground, the crowd also mustered
up enough courage to follow him.
The poor fellow Lay there gasping
for breath and trying to speak.
“It’s co—”
And he could do nothing else
but groan. He tried to speak again
but was too weak.
t , Hershal Taylor, who had atone
; fcime took lectures and had his
sheep skin, drove the crowd back
so the stranger could get fresh air.
He then gave the unfortunate some
water and moistened his lips with
brandy'.
The latter treatment had a mi
raculous affect. He began to talk
and with a diabolical yell said;
“It’s come!”
‘•What’s come?”
‘‘Wheie is it?”
“What kind of a looking thing is
it?”
And a number of other question
were fired at him.
“No. It was none of these.”
“Well then what was it?” asked
a dozen almost out of patience.
“Why, the boom.”
“When?”
“Where?”
“What do you know about it?”
This last question waß put by
Duke Brock whose courage had be-
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