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- Marshall Woodly is having the streets
)\'orkod this week.
Remember the debate to-night,
(Friday.) by
Mrs. John IV, Mattox, who has been
visiting hey mother, Mrs. Jjsiah Cham
bers for some time, returned to her home
in Atlanta last week,
We learn 'tl',at Miss Sarah Farmer, a
daughter of Mrs, Farmer. ‘who lives a
hout 10 milgs west of town, wag hitten by
amad dog last week, 81
Mrs, M. J. Young has been quite sick
rince last Sunday: She is some hetter at
this writing, hut is stated very low: .
Owing to the bad weather last Satur
day the Sanday school associaliqn was a
failure.
The Rev. Mr, Walton failed tp preach
at this place lagt Sunday as announced,
The Rev. A, G. Upshur will preach in
the Baptist church next Sunday,
Mr. G. M. Roberts and My, J. Wil
liams have the finest wheat fields we
have seen.
The Rev. J, A. Perdue (Christian) will
preach in the court house the 4th Sunday
and saturday befor,.
Miss Tula Westbrooks, a daughter of
Mr. J. C. Westbrooks, who lives near
Draketown, and her little brother are
boarding in town and going to schoos to
Prof. Upshur. *
E&= C. yunroe is selling seven
pounds of good coffce for $1; and
11 pounds of good sugar for $1:
Flour at§2,75 per bundred. Come
dnd ‘get a mess of shad fish—price
74 cents per pound.
We had the pleasure of mecting Dre
Richardson, ¢of Cedarown, in town last
last Monday.
Mr. J. P. Wood failed to get to Car
rollton with the maillast Wednesday,
owing to thg fact that'thelbridges across
Buck creck and Little Tuallapoosa river
were \1':1.5-1:..0(1 away.
Remember the all-day singing at the
Baptist church next Sunday. Many good
singers are expected to be present.
Dr. F, R. Smith is having his drug
store painted. Who next?
" Sherift Holcombe let Mr. Cash out of
ail Thursday,hy him making a SIOO hond
The heavy rains have made the
ground o hard that it will have to
ploughed again. Better go to Ault
& Bro’s. and get one of their har
rows. Nothing like them. You can
gave cnaugh time in one season to
pay for it twice, besides it will
largely increase your crops. You
have got no time to re-hreak your
land. :
H&F A good stock of gents and
Doys straw hats just received at C.
asunroe’s store. Go and examine
them.
Now, that the heavy rains have wash
¢d away and damaged so many mills, we
would call attention to €. W. Ault &
Bro's advertisement of mill machinery,
They will furnish you with any piece ol
machinery needed in a mill, from the
smallest to the greatest, on as good
terms as can be bought anywhere. Cal
on or addrees them for terms,
& 1 bave a few more suits o
clothing yet left. Come quick and
get you a suait,as I am selliing then
at about cost.
B » (‘ MouNron.
STRAYED!
A red, three year old heifer with
short horns, strayed from Buchanan, a
bout ten days ago. Any any information
as to her whereabouts will be gladly re
oviyed, apply at the Baxxer office. :
MONEY FOUND!
IPfound—in Buchanan—a sum of mon
gy, which the owner can have by desceri
bring it and paying for this notice. Ap.
ply at this oflice at once.
NOTES ABOUT THE FLOQD.
AMr. W. N. Williains was -preparing to
put a fine mill on Beach creek; and
had put uy his dam and it all washed a
way.
Mr. J. W. Tomlinson gays he has
fonce that has been standing 30 years
an it never vas washed away before.
Mr. W. E. Wilson says he regrets very
much to lose higfine meton pateh.
Mr.J. W. Tomlinson says he could
gtand near his home and see 200 acres of
_bottom land covered in water. Some of
the water was twelve feet deep.
A draft of logs, rails, cornstalks, bruzh
and plank drifted up in the public road
between Buchanan and Tallaposa nearly
ag large as a house,
A slough washed out near the Driver
bridge that was 50 yards wide, 100 yards
long and from four to 20 feet deep.
A pergon could stand at Mr, M. Key’s
Jast Tuesday and see 500 acres of 200 d
bottom eovered in water from two to 15
- feet.
: There were holes washed in Mps, Mi
land’s field that were six”feet decp.
It is estimated that the rain has injur
~ed this county SIOO,OOO.
The fence on all small pranches, and,
. eyen over small hollows were swept a
way. ‘
~ Atenant of Mr. A. J. Hunt had to
" move from his home, as there was dan
~ ger of its washingaway. i |
A gentleman living near ‘town had a‘
~ large fodder stack to wash away. :
et I}fr.lWfilmm savs, that there are |
- about cight furms on Tallapoosa xi 0 ‘
VAR R e 2 e PCEC TG T R
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Mres. Aldridge had two wagons to wash
away. b
Mr. J. W. Tomlinson had sorghum
pan to he moved over 300 yards np the
creek, St
Mr, G. W, Gentry had 1100 pounds
of guano. to wash away. 3
A numberof citizens aro putting up
gates on lanes wheve all the fences are
washed away, Mre. 8. Edwards has put
np two, £
The night of the flood as many as ten
were often in Gena Toveless’ storm pit
and itis only eight’ teet square.—All
those who had thefy mill-dams washed
away went to work at once and are now
prepared for grindin g again,
Mr, Joe Birgs, living near Watson
mill, wag arouged fromhis glumbers by
the eries of & qiil ; and jumping from his
bed, he landed into water nearly waist
deep. It is said that be carried his moth
er and gisteys out of the house on his
back, and had to put them on a hog
pen, to keep them out of the water.
Mr. Joe Gaddy, who is living near
Terrapin crpck in Ala., says that nearly
all the farms on the creek are ruined.
Mr. Henry Colemon, who is living in
Ala.,but hias been yisiting friends in Car
roil connty, says that the fine farmson
Snakes creek are badly damaged. e
says the Aderhold old mill, owned now
by Mr. Hinds, was swept away Also the
Dicksony mill was washed away,
Mr. W. D. Rowell, living near town,
went down to Lamar, Ala., this week,
and he gays that many of the farmers
between hore and there will have to
turn out their farms. Ile says the fen
ces ,and the soiled too, are washed a-
Wy,
BARALSON'S FLOUD,.
A ereaf rainstorm—A number of
bridges swept away—
A number ofbridg
es washed a
way!
Several mills gone—Farming
lands covered in water—
Fenecing swept gaway.
On last Monday merning, about
the time the business men of our
quiet little town were just begin
ing their daily ayocations, and thg
farmer’s wsual voice could be hewrd
resounding from hill to hill,a dark
cloud was seen rising in the south,
and soon the elements became so
dark that many had to light their
lamps in their respective places cf
business. The eclouds seemed to
grow ~darker. Some of our mer
chants closed their stores and went
to their residences, while others
were wateching every movement of
the cloud, thinking every moment
agreat cyclone would burst upon
the town. Soon it was seen that
the volume of blackness was not a
cyclone, but a great rain, Rain
commonced falling about 9 o’clock
and continued falling very fast for
nearly an hour. It discontinued to
rain, and all thought that it was o
ver; but late in the after noon,dark
}vlouds could he scen rising in the
south, and occasionally an €lectric
flash. The clouds scemed to be
coming from eyery direction. All
thought a great wind storm would
surely come; so they prepared to
go into their storm pits. Those
who were so unfortunate us to
have no pit, and who laughed at
the idea of digging a pit, were seen
coing 1o spend the night with their
neighbors who had one. About 9
o’clock the storm begun. It was
not a storm of wind, hut one of the
heaviest rains that was ever known
to fall in this country. With the
exception of short intervals; the
rain fell from 9 o’clock . M. [until
near 2 o’clock, A. M. Tuesday mor
ning come, and occasionally a man
from the country would come to
town, and relate the great damage
done-to his land. At 9 o’clock, Mr.
W. A. Smith, the mail carrier from
this place to Cedartown, came
hack, after going to the Tallapoosa
sver, and told the news of the
night’s rain. The Editor of this pa
pev, together with Messrs, J. Wil
liams, J. K. Holecombe, W. A
Smith, G. 0.. Bryant E.C. Wil.
son, Dr, Smith and others, went to
the river at Mr. W. W. Williams’
bridge. There we found a mighty
ocean of water. It seemed that the
groat Missigsippi had a rvival, The
viver was fully half a mile wide,
’:md the bridge was floating on the
water. An »ld gin house of Mr.
W. N, Williams had washed down
and lodged against the bridge.
A number of gentlemen were in ba
teaus trying to save the bridge
from being a total wreck. From
;pm‘fies “there, we learned that the)
damage was greater than ever
known befora” Mr. A. J. Hunt says
the river was five feet higher than
'f. Williams save he was raise (’l:
on the river, and that it was fillfi{!“‘
than ever he had seen, | . ‘
~ LOSS TO INDIVIDUALS, |
' The farm of Mr. D, Munroe, on |
Big creek, was badly damaged, and |
néasly all the farms on the crock !
were ruined. I
" The farm of Mr. Tsanc Weathor-|
Ly'was badly damaged. Mr. J.J. |
Suimmerlin's farm was badly wasa
ed,'and o great deal of his fonce
wished away. Lt :
“The farm ~of L. N, Holtand is{
grcatly damaged. 7
John Sander's up-lapd farm isl
nearly ruined, :
Daniel Posy iz damaged S4OO.
The blackmith tools of My, Kyle
werp washed away. '
Nearly all the farms en Walker's
creek are badly injured.
Robt. Darnell’s farm on Robert
son creck iz badly injured.
The mill dam of Mr Walton is
badly iujured,
Burt Walton’s mill dam was
washed away, :
Erown & Dean’s mill dam is
washed away. '
“John Summervill’s farm on the
Tallapoosa river is a total ruin, |
W. A. Westbrook’s farm was
badly injured.
H. Felton’s farm is nearly ruin
ed.
Mr. G. W. Gentry says his tarm
was injured SSOO Liesides hig mill
property.
The faras of Messrs. J. M. Ad
ams and H, H. Jean was badly
washed. :
The widow Aldriges mill was en
tirely washed away.
Mr, L, G. Smiths mill on Little
river was swepb away
Mcl'herson’s & Hamilton’s mill
was wrecked-
The mill and dam of Messrs..
James] Westbrooks & Mann on |
Mann’s creek was washed away.
The John Ward old mill on the
same creek was wrecked,
The sawmill and lumber together
with a gin and other property be
longing to Mr. Dyncan Munroe,
who located on the Tallapoosariver
was washed away, and Mr. Mun
roes mill barely escaped. ;
The gin, mill and saw-mill of Mr, 1
Hooper wag washed awyay.
The mill-dam of Mr. G. W. Gen
try was partly washed away.
A new mull-dam belonging to Mr.
W. N. Williams, which has just put
up on Beach creek was washed a
way.
The gin of Messrs, Allgood &
Bros. was washed away.
The mill and dam of Mr. W. W.!
Crumbly was washed away. |
The farm of Col. Jnck Meßride
was badly injured.
Nat Green'’s farmi on Robertson
creek is badly injured.
John J. Darnell’s farm ig-nearly
ruined.
© Messrs W.dJ. Brown Jr. and Sr.
had eight or ten thousand rails
washed away.
oW T Brown Jr. had two very
llztrgo stacks of fodder washed a
way.
1.7, & R, D. Lathany’s farms are
washed away.
- AJ. Stewart’s farm was badly
injured.
The farm of Mr. G. M. Roberts,
of this place, was badly washed.
The farm of Dr. W. I'. Robertson
was badly injured.
The farm of Mr. James Hendrix
especially his bottow land was bad
ly injured.
. The farm pf Mr. W, N. Williams
was injured many hundred dol
!lzu's. :
. The farm of Mr* J. R, Driver was
badly injured. SIOOO will not re
‘plaec the damage done to hig farm.
L. N. Holland lost 1000 rails, W.
R.Levvorn 500, A. P. Bush 800.
A Hudson and Austin 2000 rails.
~ There are many other farms in
Haralson county that are damaged
from 100 to S2OOO.
The farm of Mr. Aaron Weather
by was badly washed, and many
hundred railswashed away. ‘
The farm ot Mr. Abner Wilson
was very badly washed, He had a
large body of hottom land which
seems to be ruived.
Mr. John W. Tomlinson had a
many hundred rail washed away,
about 25 acres covered with mud
and 20 acres of corn that was cov
ed three or four feet deep in mud
and sgand. ' : ‘
Marlin Key’s farm was nearly all
washed. e
~ The bottom land of W. L. Driver
was badly injured. ; ]
- The farms of Buck Summerlin,
the widow Helton, Mr. Backus, Mr.
Robertson and the widow Milam
W@?amswig:fi haced ;il es
m“ e
pecially the farm of Mys. silam,
which was nearly all washed away,
Hoer land was - broken up and i
seemis that all the goil 1 gone,
The farms of Col. Brock, Mr, Fow
ler and My. 1. N. Tarris was badly
washed, ]
Iho {9lO btz Seal ’"“"1
Wit was badly washed. In many |
places in Lis wheat field large holes |
was washed in the ground and nv:n"
ly all the soil to the clay. |
The farm of the Rey Thomas
H% was injured over SSOO.
My W. M. Williams had Dbe
tween five and ten thousand rails
to wash away. His dgmage canuot
be less than five hundred dollars.
Mr. W. I, Willinms suffered
great’ damage, 'Mr. A. J. Hunt
says he wag injured 500 dollars.
Mr, Abernather is damaged a
botit 500 dollars.
Messrs, T. S. Latham, Josiah
Chambers and others were greatly
damaged. :
Mr. G. M. Roberts’ mill dam wusl
partly washed away.
The mill, gin and sawmill of ar.:
Abernahy were badyy damaged. He
had several thougand sect of lumber:
to wash away, together with many
bushels of cotton seed. Also his
ging, shop-tools and a number of
saw-logs washed away.
The farm of Gus Brown is bad
ly injured. A large body of his land
can not be cultivated.
LOSS TO TIE COUNTY,
The bridege across Cochran creck
near Mr. Tom Latham’s was washed
away. |
Rowell’s bridge across the Talla
poosa river was washed away.
Mcßride’s bridge across the Tal
lapoosa river washed away.
The bridge across Beach creek
near the farms ot J W. Tomlinson
and John R. Driver was wrecked ;
and it is thought that it will cost,
the county hetween 500 and SIOOO
to put the bridge back and put the
publie road hetween Bychanan and
Tallapoosa in a good - conditi~n.
The bridge across the Tallapoosa
river near the residence ol Mr. W.
M. Williams was badly damaged.
It is reported that the bridge a
eross walkers ereek near yMr, James
Head’s is washed away.
Eve's bridge on the Tallapoosa
river was wreoked.
Latham’s bridge on .the river was
wrecked,—On Little river Tall’s bridge.
was badly wrecked.—lToooper’s brid;‘_rc‘
on Tallapoosa river was ruinc:l.—'l‘hcru'
were four bridges near Draketown wash-!
od away.——ltis reported that there F‘
geven wash-outs between Bremen and.
Temple and that five trustles are washed'
Jdown from Tallapoosa town to Tallapoo-,
ks river.—The section hiands say that
it will be cne week before the trains can
run on the G. P,
FROM OTHER COUNTIES, |
- The mills of messrs. Conners, Mc-
Garity, Reves’ and Allgood & Lros.
gin were washed away, in Paulding
county. A number of bridges were
also washed away in that county.
In Carroll county the damage 1s
said to be very great. Nearly all
the bridges and mills on Ruck creek
and Little Tallapoosa river are
washed away. Four mills near
Temple are gone.
" The mill and saw mill of mr. Al
eck Rowell, on Terrapin creek, in
Ala., were washed away.
The Cole railroad had many
wash outs. The railroad to Cedar
town ls badly damaged ; and up to
the time of going to press, no -
formation has been received from
Atlanta. A. G. west of Cedartown
was damaged between twenty five
and fifty thousand dollars. A ne
uro by the name of James Gresr
was drowned in Cedar creek near
Cedartown, by turning over a bat
teaw. Judkin’s mill on Cedar creck
in Polk Co., washed away, togeth
er with 2000 pounds of flour and
500 hundred bushels of corn. A .
Herrington had two cows and once
calf drowned. R. wright had sev
eral calves drowned, and alarge a
mount ofhis furniture to wash a
way. His house was over waist
deep in water, and he was compel
od to move his. family out, but
eould not save any of his household
goods. Three trains were wreched
on the w. & A. railroad, and one
of them: burned up.—Rome, Ga., is
ander water, and the river is still
rising —Owing to the fact that we
cannot ‘get our mail, we cannot
give the damage as we would like.
From the places heard from, every
thing indicates one of the largest
and most destructive freshets in
in a number of years, :
amr. G. W. Gentry says he has
been Jiving in this county for 85
years and he says he never has
seen such a flood.
sr, J. W, Tomlingon says he has
known Beach creck ever sinee 1851
and it was higher thanat any time
since he had known it.
The »sunroe mill on the river six
North west of town barely escaped
the flood. It filled one-half foot in
mud. :
The saw-mill of mr. Abernathy
was nearly covered in water but
was not washed down. The farmers
seern considerably, disheartened ;
but they haave gone to work and
all will have the miles of fences
that was washed down put up again.
there are hundred of acres of %and
that will not be cultivated, and it
;m:%sé":'@fidfi?‘érol,zeil..ug.’?efore the
rain, There arve a number of acres in
Dbed thatall thie soil wasgone.
Se g e
1 have now on hand one of ithe best stocks of
CLOTHING :
ever bronght to Cedartown. My stock consists of g
MEN'S AXND BOYY
READY-MADE CLOTHING g
READY-MADE CLOTHING &
BOOTS, SHOES, RUBBERS, -
HATS, CAPD
AND ALTL DRESSGOOINGS, - :
- My stock is complete, and 1 will sell to my customers-as o
Cheap as any Firm in Georgia—Atianta not excepted. I
p#= 1 bave also the Latest Style of Sprivng
TOTHE FOR MEN AND BOYS |
CLOTHEG FOR MEN AND BOYS, |
I ask everyhody, wishing to buy anything in my line, to call and e¥.
amine my stock hefore purchaging elsewhere. Come quick to
MILLER A. WRIGHT,
Cedartown, Ga.
[ am now in the Huntington & Wright old stand, v
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