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LEADING CITIZENS AND WHAT THEY
ARE DOING.
With him is, "Do unto others as you
would have them do unto you.” Mr.
Gentry was a citizen of this country long
before llavalson was made a county, and
has been a resident of the county ever
• since its formation. He worked where he
now lives for the man who then owned
the place for a half bushel of corn per
day, and corn wasn’t near so high then
as it is now He helped to dig the very
cellar in which so many good tilings are
kept beneath the dining room, for anoth¬
er man, that is now all his own. Mr.
Gentry is a model farmer, aud his exam¬
ples are worth following. He says that
Haralson lias been liis home a long time
and that lie expects to remain hi re so
long as he may live. Ho has taken
trips into the west and perused Texas
• from center to circumfeieuce, but says
• that Georgia and Haralson comity is the
> best country in which lie has ever been.
Mr. Gentry is a man of good property
which he has earned by hard licks of his
• own.
<1. I). GRIFFITH, SCHOOL COMMISSIONED
The Board of Education of Haralson
county could not have elected a better
man to fill the important office of School
Commissioner than Mr. G. J). Griffith.
There is not a man in Haralson county
"with a better business education. On the
first day of January, 1887, he entered the
Business College of Lexington, Ky., and
in less than three months came out a
graduate, having taken a thorough busi¬
ness course. In the spring of the same
year he taught a Commercial school in
Buchanan and some of his pupils are
numbered among our best bookkeepers.
'Mr. Griffith is a sober, moral gentleman
and is deeply interested in the cause of
education, and if ever he should make a
mistake we know it would bo of the head
and not of the heart; but lie has no head
for mistakes.
HON. W. F. GOLDEN, SENATOR.
No name in the county is move familiar
than that- of Golden, and no name more
that of Dr. W. F. Golden.
As a doctor liis reputation is unbounded
and as a State Senator lie wields an infiu
ence that is seldom excelled by any man.
As a financier Senatoi Golden is a success,
On starting out to battle for himself his
capital stock consisted of two strong
arms and the will power to accomplish
everything he undertook. One of the
most beautiful homes in Haralson county
is that of Senator Golden at Drake to wu,
and his broad fields of fertile acres are
seen stretched for miles around. But for
all this Senator Golden is good to the
pQor aud they have shown their apprecia
tion of his kindness by honoring him with
a seat in the Georgia State Senate.
HON. T. w. M. BROWN, REPRESENTATIVE.
"The people’s man” is the familiar
term used by liis friends, and the “peo¬
ple’s man” always gets there by a good
majority, for his friends are many. Hon.
T. W. M. Brown was born in Henry coun¬
ty and moved to this county in 1861, at
the age of eleven years. His lirst polit¬
ical achievements were gained in 1881,
when he made (he race for county treas
urer. He served ‘ in this capacity six
years, and was then elected to the Legis¬
lature, and liis capacity to serve the peo¬
ple as a law maker proved satisfactory,
as was shown in his election to a second
term, which distinguished and honora¬
ble position he now fills. Mr. Brown is a
leading member of the Missionary Bap¬
tist church and a minister of note. He
owns a good farm which lie helps to cul¬
tivate himself.
J. K. HOLCOMBE, JR., EX-SHERIFF.
A sheriff of the pioneer sheriff. John
K. Holcombe, Jr., is a son of John K.
Holcombe, 8r., the lirst sheriff of Haral¬
son county. John K., Jr., was born in
three miles of Buchanan in 1848 and has
made Haralson county liis home ever
since, with the exception of two or three
years. He was elected and re-elected
sheriff of Haralson county from 1878 up
to 1887, and was elected aud served an¬
other term in 1889 and 90, making ten
I year’s service. As a sheriff it is a con
( ceded fact all over the State that John
j K. Holcombe, Jr. f was the second best
sheriff in tho State of Georgia, and to
Ilaralson county people he was the best
in the Union. During his whole term of
office lie acted as sheriff and jailor and
but one prisoner ever made his escape,
and lie never had a prisoner who would
not have voted for him after being re¬
leased. Ho never had a dollar ruled out
of him by the court. Mr. Holcombe is
one of our most public spirited men and
is doing as much for the prosperity of
Buchanan as any man. He broke dirt last
week for the lirst brick business house in
Buchanan, and is pushing the work in a
business like manner. He is extensively
engaged in the manufacture of lumber,
having a saw mill in tho woods at work
and a planer in town dressing the lum¬
j ber. He is alio engaged in the mercan¬
tile business and enjoys a good trade.
A. p. m’eauiiehn, ESQ.
Among the many honorable old Justi¬
ces of the Peace of Haralson county,
none are held in greater esteem than
’Squire A. D. McEachern, Justice of the
Peace for the 1143rd district (Buchanan).
’Squire McEachern is a substantial farm¬
er and what time he has outside of his
official duties lie is found at home tilling
the soil like an honest man.
S. L. HILTON.
S. L. Hilton, Esq., moved from Carroll
to Haralson county, just after the war,
and has filled many high offices of trust
with much credit to himself and the
county. He lirst served as county treas¬
urer for two terms and was elected tax
collector in 187(1 and held that important
office for four years. He served as presi¬
dent of the Haralson County Farmers’ Al¬
liance one term and is now general mana¬
ger of of the Alliance Co-operative store
at this place. The loss of an arm in the
war seeius to he no draw back to him in
the management of his business affairs.
Until recently he owned a fine farm hear
Tallapoosa, which he sold for a hand¬
some price. Like many a poor maimed
soldier he returned from the war with a
determination that knows no defeat, and
success has crowned his labors.
DOCTORS.
It is very unfortunate indeed to any
community to be placed out of reach of a
good doctor. There is no man whose
coming we look to with—well we might
say with more anxiety—than that of the
faithful doctor when we or any of our
household comes to the point whore life
j rests only in the hands of the skilled pliy
siciar,. Oh, thou mighty Samaritan!
Thou hast relieved the suffering mil
lions and snatched thousands from an un
timely grave! That science which re
lieves suffering humanity and even pro
motes life, is to be honored!
DR. J. M. NEILL.
There are but few families in and
around Buchanan, where there have been
sick, that are not familiar with Dr. Neill.
He graduated in the Atlanta Medical Col¬
lege with high honors in 1889 and located
in Buchanan soon after—having practiced
medicine at Mandcville from the time of
liis graduation until he moved to Buch¬
anan, where he *could embark in fields
more in keeping with the high knowl¬
edge he had already gained in his profes¬
sion. He is a member of the firm of Neill
& Almon, druggists, and besides enjoy¬
ing a large practice, is also doing a good
mercantile business.
DR. J. T. CORK.
Dr. John T. Cobb is a dccendant of the
illustrious Cobbs of Georgia, and like his
forefathers, is facing the battles of life
well. He is one of the class who gradua¬
ted in the Atlanta Medical College of 18-
89, and from that day until this he has
gained favor among the people with
whom lie east his lot, and but few doc¬
tors can boast of a better practice, and
none of a better record ill the success of
curing the sick. Dr. Cobb, although a
new resident of Buchanan, was elected a
member of the council last January,
whose services are faithful and to tho best
interest of the town.
DR. E. B. HUTCHESON.
Buchanan has not only gained a good
doctor, but a good citizen in the location
of Dr. Kd Hutcheson, who hung his
shingle out he«e just a short while ago.
But J»r. ICd, as he is familiarly known, is
no stranger to the people of Haralson
county, having Seen born and raised hi
the county and having practiced medi¬
cine since March 1887, being located at
Drakctown, the home of his father and
the pioneer doctor of the county. Dr.
Hutcheson is also a graduate of the well
known Atlanta Medical College, and hav¬
ing profited by the noble examples and
rich experience of iris father, lie* stands
to-day amid the leading physicians of the
country. Buchanan extends a welcome
hand to all such men as Dr. Hutcheson.
No better sign have we of her future pros¬
perity than to sec such men locating
here.
LAWVKKS.
It Is Idle To Talk Against Them.
It is idle to talk against lawyers. Such
nonsense will do when we are moving
along smoothly, but when property rights
and personal liberty are in danger we
clamor for the aid of this much abused
class. In every civilized country the
lawyer stands between the peop le and op
pression. Witlrout them reconstruction
would have left the south under republi
can and negro rule. They are an unself¬
ish set of men. Very few accumulate
fortunes, and like physicians they give
their time and talents to the poor with¬
out remuneration.—Constitution.
Buchanan as a county seat lias reason
to be proud of the resident bar. After
retiring from the practice of law, Judge
W. J. Head left the field to a band of no¬
ble young men, some of whom are sons
of bis own, to fight for the rights given
under the laws for the people of Haral¬
son county.
COL. M. J. HEAD.
As a lawyer Col. M. J. Head is follow¬
ing along in the footsteps of bis illustri¬
ous father. In 1885 lie was admitted to
the bar under a very rigid examination.
Since that time lie lias been adding to iris
rich store of knowledge and to-day he
stands amid the leading attorneys, and is
able to grapple and cope with them upon
any point of la*v. ■ Col. Head was editor
and proprietor of the Haralson County
Banner atone time and attained much
prominence as a journalist. He now en
joys the high distinction of being Mayor
of Buchanan. His first term of office
having pleased the people so well, they
are now honoring him with a second
term. Having obtained the degree of
prominence that li6 has at such an early
age, his future prospects are naturally
bright and encouraging. It’s Col. Mor
gan .I. Head now, but wc have just cause
to look ahead when it may be Judge
Morgan J. Head or Congressman Mor
gan J. Head.
COL. E. 8. GRIFFITH.
No young man in all Georgia lias the
requisite qualities moio universal for the
attainment of true greatness in the prac¬
tice of law than has Col Ed. Griffith.
Honest and truthful to a measure, with¬
out which no man, let his profession be
what it may, can ever obtain that great¬
ness which lasteth not only during his
temporal life but throughout the endless
ages. Col. E. S. Griffith lias just fairly
entered into the practice of law, having
been admitted to the bar last January,
and like his preceptor, Col. Price Ed¬
wards, of Chattanooga, onward and up¬
ward to the top rounds he is climbing.
His practice already would do honor to a
much older lawyer. His motto is, “(to,”
and all business placed in his hands has
the epithet “prompt,” which alone has
rendered him very popular among busi¬
ness men. A
J. S. EDWARDS.
The habit or manner in which the ma
jority of newspapers ot these days and
times have in placing titles of honor or
distinction to every man’s name who hap¬
pens to be a friend to them, is an injus¬
tice to those who have labored so bard
in attaining and are justly entitled to
these titles of honor. We fail not to an¬
nex the title “Col.” to Mr. Edwards’
name for the like of honor on liis part,
for he is an honorable man. but from the
fact that lie is only a student of law just
at this time, arid is now laboring bard to
attain that distinction of honor. Mr. Ed
wards is a young man worthy to la? hon¬
ored for the manner in which he lias la¬
bored to educate himself. He attended
the State Nornial School of Harrisonburg,
Va„ in 1881) and was an associated editor
of the Haralson Banner in 1890. He lias
the qualifications and energy to push for-!
ward to the many rich honors that are
awaiting him in the future.
C. W. AULT * 111(0.
p<|r p]m;k an( , encrJfy ( , w ;iml w . r.
Ault aro cx . llnplcs . X o two men in
! Buchanan exerts move genuine go-ahead
edness than these two men, and for first
class mechanics they take tho lead.
Tlieii career since locating in Buchanan
has been active and somewhat varied. At
one time they owned and operated a small
furniture factory at this place with no
small degree of success, but wishing to
launch into broader fields they purchas
ed tho Haralson Banner and two saw
mills and went into the manufacturing
of lumber and newspapers. For more
than a year the Banner flourished under
their administration when they sold it out
^ the gw ^ w]lidl (]oubt]e88 prov _
cd to bo more profitable to them, is still
devouring the rich forest of its wealth
and adding to the prosperity of these men
who are so richly deserving.
W. A. m’cALMAN.
For a preceptor of honesty and sobrie¬
ty we would refer you toW. A. MeCal
man . An enemy to W. A., McCalman J
would be hard to line! among good peo
people, and his equal as a business man
is numbered among the best. Mr. Mc
Calmaii is a Carroll county man by birth,
lie came to Buchanan about ten years
ago and commenced clerking in a mer
cantile store. He was appointed and
served as postmaster here for over seven
years, and as an officer he gave general
satisfaction, but was too good a demo¬
crat. for Mr Harrison, and since that time
he lias been engaged in the mercantile
business, and stands among our leading
merchants.
T. P. MOORF..
“The honest old blacksmith.” About
thirteen years ago Mr. T. P. Moore came
to Bncbanan and set up a little shop and
commenced to sharpen plows and shoe
horses, and by a steady application to his
business he has built up a trade that is
both profitable to himself and the com
munity in which he lives. What Mr.
Moore would not do for a friend (and they
are many) is out of his power to do. A
better neighbor never lived, and his
whole object seems to be in doing good to
those around him. After many hard
licks, and after establishing a trade that
will bear the sharpest competition, lie
has just, leased his establishment to an
expert workman, and will change his bu¬
siness soon. .Success awaits him in wliat
ever lie may undertake.
W. M. SHELL, LIVERYMAN.
No man in Western Georgia has a bet¬
ter reputation as a first class liveryman
than W. M. .Shell, and his stable is one of
the most valuable acquisitions our town
enjoys. Less than two years ago our
town was without a livery stable and it
was thought that such an enterprise
would not pay here. Last spring was a
year ago Mr. Shell, then of Carroll coun¬
ty, came up and looked at the situation
and decided to cast his lot with us, and
immediately thereafter established a liv¬
ery stable for Buchanan that would do
credit to a much larger town. He also
has an interest in a good stable at Villa
Itica, Ga. For good turnouts and prompt
attention to business, call oil IV. M. Shell,
and if yon want to trade horses or buy
a buggy, be is the man you are looking
for. He will accommodate you day or
night.
J. S. WILLIAMS.
Buchanan is no stranger to new enter¬
prises and among the last is that of a
blacksmith and repair shop whose ener¬
getic proprietor, Mr. J. S. Williams, es¬
tablished here last spring. Any one will
only have to visit his shop to ascertain
the popularity of liis work. Withjthe as¬
sistance of other good workmen he is
crowded from morning till night. For
good honest work and a garden hoe we
would refer you to Jake Williams.
T. ;. LOVELESS * SOX, MERCHANTS.
Xo jj rni has contributed more to the
upbuilding of Buchanan than the firm of
T. J. Loveless & Son; being the oldest
and strongest llrm in the place. T. J,
Loveless, the senior member, is an old
and experienced merchant and if there
ai . c ;VI1 y bargains or advantages to he had
j„ the markets he gets them, which lie in
variably transfers to his customers, K.
e. Loveless, the junior member, is the
very soul of good naturedness and liospi
tality, and his connection with the store
renders it the more popular. This drill
carries a heavy stock of general merchan¬
dise and the increase of trade from year
to year has almost crowded them out of
their old building, although it is a very
large one, and they are now figuring on a
large handsome two story brick, which
they are sure to build and have leady for
the fall trade. When you want anything
in tiie dry goods or grocery line you
would do wed to call on 1. J. Loveless &
Son.
THE LOVELESS HOTEL.
Besidcs doing an enormous mercan¬
tile business the firm of T. J. Loveless it
.Son are also doing a hotel business that,
beats the record for a town the size of
Buchanan. The truth of the matter is
they have got the business “coppered
On” (if you will allow the expression) so
that what little competition they have is
not felt in the least. The Loveless House
has a reputation equal to many hotels of
the great cities. The drummers up in
Tennessee refer to the Loveless House as
“that pie hotel in Buchanan where they
keep so many good things to cat and such
big nigger porter to wait on a fellow. it
a
Fora square meal and the best and polit¬
est attention, go to the Loveless House
when you come to Buchanan. The boys
all go there.
MRS. L. r. m’kissack, milliner.
Yes'ladies, Buchanan has a millinery
store, and it is run by a lady who knows
just how to dress a hat’to suit you.
Knowing her sex as she does. Mrs. Mc
Kissack naturally felt that the ladies weie
lost without a millinery store in Buchan¬
an, and about a year and a half'ago she
set out to build up a trade in the milline¬
ry line which lias steadily grown ever
since. If yon want millinery goods call
on Mrs. L. P. McKissack.
W. J. BROWN.
Last but not least by any means.
Mr, W. J. Brown is one ef Haralson
county’s best citizens. For straight for¬
ward, thorough going business qualifica¬
tions he is seldom, if ever excelled, anil
he meets with success in everything ho
undertakes. For many years he has been
noted as one of Haralson’s most progres¬
sive farmers. Besides keeping liis farm
in the best of order lie has been engaged
for the past two years in the lumber bu¬
siness, and judging from the way his old
hands stay witn him, we venture to say
'there is no trouble at his mill when pay'
day comes around. We guarantee there
has been no laborer’s leins foreclosed on
liis lumber. Chattanooga Lumber com¬
panies may burst and scatter thejgpanics
all over the lumber world, yet you never
see a bailiff lounging around his mill to
attach something in order to make some
poor down trodden laborer’s wages out
of. now is that? Why it is simple.
When the lumber goes out the money
comes in.
Catarrh, neuralgia, rheumatism and
most diseases originate from impure
blood. Cleanse it, improve it, purify it
with Do Witt’s Sarsaparilla and health is
restored, strength regained. Sold by
Neill & Almon.
TO THR PUBLIC.
I wish to say to the public that I have
vented my shop to Mr. H. C. Gibson and
respectfully ask all my old customers to
give him their patronage. 1 have been
wanting to do this tiring for a number of
years, but had not, until now, found a
man whom I felt like I could place into
the hands of the patronage of so generous
a people. Mr, Gibson is a fine workman
and a deserving man.
Kespeotfully,
T. P. MobBK.