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VOL. I. General Directory. United Stuli-s Cimniilssioncr Boon Crawford. Superior court. Judge,—Geo. F. Gobkr, Marietta. Solicitor,—Geo. R. Brown, Canton. County Officials. Ordinary;—James Withtow, Court first Monday in each month. Clerk Sup, Court ; -D. XV. Garrett. Sheriff Arthur K. Ross. Treasurer; —L. L. Weeks. Tax Collector; —J. H. Twiggs. Tax Receiver; —J. I). McDaniel. County Surveyor;—C. G. Baugh. Coroner; -J. A. Tarpley. City Government. J. B. Parham, Intendant. J. M. Daves, O. F. Chastain, w. H. Pittman, L. G. Cuti'lier COUNCILMEN, George N. Alsabrook, Marshal. Religious Services. M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. Presiding Elder.—Rev. M. J. Cofer. Pastor. —Rev. W. T. Hunnicutt. Services second Saturday and Sunday in each month. Sunday school 9 A. M., L. G. Cutcher, Superintendent. Prayer Meeting Wednesday night. BAPTIST CHURCH. Pastor.— Rev. O. F. Chastain. Services, third Saturday and Sunday in each month. 1‘ost Office anil Mails. L. B. Crawford, Post Master. Boon Crawford, Assistant. MAILS. Morganton to Ducktown daily except Sunday. Departs a. m.: arrive 5:10p. m. Morganton to Blairsville: Monday, Wednesday, . and Friday. Arrive at 12 iu. and depart at 1 p. in. Dahlonega! to Morganton: Wednesday and Saturday. Arrive at 12 a. in., depart at 12:30 p. m. DR. J. M. DAVES; Physician & Surgeon MORGANTON, GA. Also IT. S. Medical and Surgical Ex¬ aminer. Tenders liis professional ser¬ vices to the citizens of Morganton and surrounding country. Calls answered promptly. Charges reasonable. BeaverI House, J. M. BEAVER, PROPRIETOR, MORGANTON ., GA. Large and commodious sample rooms for the accommodation of commercial travelers. Good rooms, good table and low rates. Open all the year. THE POLICE GAZETTE. Is the only illustriated paper in the world containing all the latest sensation¬ al and sporting news. No Saloon Keep¬ er, Barber or Club Room can afford to be without it. It always makes friends wherever it goes. Mailed to any address in the United States, securely wrapped, 13 weeks for $1.00. Send Five Cents for a sample copy RICHARD K. FOX. Franklin Square, New York City Boarding House T. J. REYNOLDS , Prop r Tellico .June., Tenn. --o-- The traveling public of North •eorgia and Western North Carolina •re invited to Btop with us when passing. Good fare at low rates. $ NO. 8. “LET THE PRESS THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS MAINTAIN; UNAWED BY INFLUENCE, UNBRIBED BY GAIN.” MORGANTON, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1891. PERSONAL MENTION. —The Bonds went like “wards ducks.” —The election is over everything is quiet. —Read J. F. McNelley’s Notice on another page. —Mr. E. II. Newton of Fair Play was in town Wednesday. —A man who will lie on his knees wont’t tell the truth anywhere. —Rev. W. II. W. Gurley of Gad- distown was in town Wednesday. —Several of our people have gone to the,barbecue at Murphy to-day. —The less a man who won’t pay his debts prays in church the better. —R. P. Woody, J. P. of Noon- tootla Dist., was in the city Wednes¬ day. —Attorney Hall,’ of Blue Ridge, paid the News office a short visit last week. —L. B. Crawford has the largest line of scarfs and ties this side of Atlanta. —Mr. A. II. Morris of Hemp is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Adams of Bartow Co. —A daily mail line from Morgan¬ ton to Blue Ridge would benefit both places. —The love that never speaks un¬ til it does it on a gravestone doesn’t mean much. —O. R. Dupree Attorney, of Blue -Ridge, was in Morganton Friday at¬ tending court. —Romance is one tiling, but mak¬ ing an honest living and paying your debts is another. —L. B. Crawford has just received one of the largest lines of Shoes ever brought to North Georgia. —More men would be rich if they were not afraid to trust their wives with the care of their money. —W. L. Parham of Union Coun¬ ty) spent Tuesday night in town with his father, Rev. J. B. Parham. —The Beaver House had a big run Thursday night and Friday but the host was equal to the occasion. —Mr. James P. Rousseau of At¬ lanta made us a call to-day and left a dollar for a years subscription. —Dr. Goldon of Sweet Gum, moved to Morganton this week and moved into the Cook residence. —The runners for the hotels and resturants at Blue Ridge have cer¬ tainly got the “move” on them. —If we would prosper we must have a school and to have a school we must have a school building. —Friday was Justice court day and a number of good citizens from the country were in Morganton. —Mr. Lowry, a genial Knight of the grip from II. B. Carhart <fc Co., Knoxville, was in town last week. —Mr. Robert Wright is happy and says it is a boy and named him after our worthy Dr. J M. Daves. —Mr. Henry Seabolt of Canady was brought before Judge Crawford, yesterday for making wild cat liquor. —The best way to get rid of the blues is to try to push the clouds away from the windows of other people. •—We give in another column the number of votes polled, for and against Bonds as near as we could get them. —The reason that some of our churches are so dark spiritually is be¬ cause the people themselves want to do the shining, —Mr. Avery Rodgers and wife of Chattanooga Tenn., was visiting Morganton this week the guest of Dr. J. M. Daves. It is said that D. W. Garrett our efficient clerk will be a candidate for the Senate and we think if he runs he would be hard to beat. —Judge Crawford, Jno. Powell, Miss Florence Crawford and Miss Angie Thomas left this morning for Murphy to attend the barbecue. — Mess M. A Stanton, of Oglesby & Meador, Grocers, Atlanta, and W. 1). Burch of King Hardware Co., At¬ lanta were in Morganton Friday. —J. G. Stuart and Roda Weaver, both of Union county were married at the Beaver House Monday July 20. Rev. J. B. Parham officiating. —Can’t the Masons ami the friends of education, in and around ton, unite and build a suitable house with a, lodge room in the up- per story? Yes Why not? —We are in receipt of a copy of Vol. 1, A T o 3, of the Atlanta Herald, Edited and run by Sam W. Small for exchange. The Herald is a live newsy paper and we are glad to put it on our list. —Mr. W. A. Morris of near Mor¬ ganton past through the city yester¬ day with a new mower, it seems that Mr. 0. F. Chastain is doing a large for the Deering Co., he sells several hundred mowers a year. —J. W. PhiWim, ® a popular repre- sentative qf the ell known Gibbs Drug Company of Atlanta was in Morganton Friday. Mr. Phillips is one of the most reliable salesmen on the road, and besides travels for one of the best houses in the land. —Peter Parish brought in Friday from his farm a specimen of quartz that an expert told him contained silver. Having no acids to test the specimen we cannot say whether it is silver or not. W6 are fully satis¬ tl tough that this section is rich in valuable minerals. —J. M. Gurley, Dahlonega, 6ra., is authorized to receive subscribers, and receipt for subscriptions to the Piedmont Republican. Guess the Republican gets very few subscribers here; for Mr. Gurley has been in Texas for the last six months.—Dahlonega Nuggett. —Wm Ross and Jesse Berry was and bound to court last at Mineral Bluff for at¬ tempting to break into T. J. Dickey’s and was brought and put in jail at Morganton. J. J. Withrow and Thos Ross came yesterday and bailed Wm Ross out. Berry is still in jail. —Fishing party: A party of eight or ten Atlanta-ites with cook and returned from the mountains last Friday morning waking up the of the Beaver House at about 4 o’clock a. m. Part of the number returned to Atlanta and part of them went on towards Knoxville quest of more trout. Notice. All persons indebted to me are no¬ to come up and settle at once. Or I will be compelled to force a set- tlement. Dr. J. M. Daves. BROWN’S IRON BITTERS Cures Indigestion, Biliousness, Dyspepsia, Mala- ria, Nervousness, and General Debility. Physi- eians recommend it. All dealers sell it. Genuine bas trade mark and crossed red linen on wrappes Returns of the Election for Bonds. Morganton. Ilemptown Play. Fair Hot House. Mineral Bluff. Ilill. Flint Mobile. Colwell. Sugar Creek. Toecoa. Noontootla. Skemah. Creek. Rock sr Dist Dist Dist Dist list DistjDist DistlDist *** 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 j 11 12 13 i For £ 15 7 5 30 3 11 0 0 9 | 20 0 0 Against “ os 3 7 10 5 5 2 0 18 34 j 1 0 0 PROCEEDINGS Morganton Baptist Church, July 17, 1891. The S. S. convention of the North River Baptist association met here to-day. The President called the conven¬ tion to order. Prayer by Elder J. B. Parham, the former Sec. being ab- sent Elder J. B. Parham was appoin- ted Sec., called for and read letters from different Sunday schools, Appointed a committee on ar¬ rangement viz: Elders O. F. Chas¬ tain, J. B. Parham, J. E. Daves and Vi. P. Mashborn. On Preaching, W. A. Anderson, J. E. Daves and A. E. Cox, after prayer by Elder O. F. Chastain ad¬ journed till 9 o’clock Saturday morn¬ ing- i Saturday morning 9 o’clock, prayer by Elder O. F. Chastain, called for read and adopted the report on ar¬ rangements, and agreed to discuss the following questions in their turn. What relation has the S. S. to the church, under what authority should the S. S. be organized and con¬ trolled, what advantage is S. S. liter¬ ature to the Sunday school, what means be used to promote the S. S. cause in our midst, what is the duty of the churches and Pastors in order to the advancement of S. S. work. Took up and discussed the above questions in the order they stand, discussion by Elders O. F. Chastain, J. B. Parham. J. A. Bivins and Bro. J. C. Daves, W. P. Mashborn, J. F. Smith, Dr. J. M, Daves, W. M. Sil- voy, W. A. Daves, A. G. Pickelsimer and J. N. Chastain. The discussion was conducted with a brotherly christain spirit and in harmony. Appointed officers for next year, Elder J. W. Meeks Pres, Elder II. L. Carroll Sec. Vice Pres, Elder J. W. Parham, A. II. Morris, A. B. Cook, W. R. Mashborn and S. E. Jones. Ex. Committe, Hon. J. Y. Wal- E. F.. Parks, J. II. Dills and W. A. Daves. Resolved that this next meeting of this S. S. convention be held with Pleasant Grove church Union Co. Ga. Friday before the first Sunday in August 1892. Appointed Elder J. C. Walker to preach the introductory sermon and Elder J. R. Dills alternate. Re solved that we hereby tender our thanks to the Morganton church for kindness shown us while here. After Prayer by Elder J. II. Biv¬ ins, adjourned. On Sabbath 11 o’clock Elder J. B. Parham preached a sermon followed by Elder James Kincaid, to a good orderly congregation and do hope that the service Rendered had good effect. We ask and pray that the church¬ es be more alive and more active in this department of church work and at the next meeting of our S. S. con¬ vention there be a good represeuta- *1 PER YEAR. tion from all the churches, and Sab¬ bath schools. Elder. O. F. Chastain, Clk. Elder J. B. P abeam, Sec. Men are apt to be honest when death comes. Contrast on Alexan¬ der with Paul ‘T have subdued the nations of the earth is there another nation for me to conquer. He died as a fool dieth in the midst of his cups. Paul could say “I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith, I have finished my course. Again see the contrast, between Voltaire and Holyburton, near the close of life Voltaire became a gloomy misan¬ thrope. The world was an enigma to him—a vast prison house and con¬ tained rather corpses than men. He regards the great bulk of mankind as equally miserable and equally guilty. He sees in it a complaint against providence itself and wishes he had never been born. The pious Holy- burton on the contrary, thanked God that he had been born, and died in the full triumphs of faith in Christ, reproduced. J. B. Parham. Wild Geese anil Electric Eights. The night was still and dark, writes a Kansas correspondent, and as the birds flew over the city some of the geese would get bewildered by the bright light of the electric lamps and circle round and round the light, squawking as if lost. The ducks do not seem to care for the ex¬ citement of city life, and go quietly on their way, but a goose is so su¬ premely curious that he can hardly pass an electric light without flying round and examining it. About two years ago there was a terrific thun¬ der storm in this city and vicinity, during which a flock of geese, num¬ bering probably 200, entered the city and soon became bewildered by the storm. Some of them, it is said, even lit on the roofs of houses; but certain it is that at half-past 4 or 5 in the morning there was a great flock of geese sitting in the light of the arc lamp, on the corner of Main and Fort streets, in the center of the town. This, of course, is an excep¬ tional case, and would probably nev¬ er have happened if it had not been for the storm, but why they should be so irresistibly attracted toward a light as to lose all fear of man’s habi¬ tations and to alight in the middle of the street has always been a wonder to me.—Forest and Stream. What Morganton Needs! A Base Ball team.. More good houses. A good Brass Barber band. A good shop. A New Court House. A new Baptist church. Better School facilities. A first class Livery stable. A Hack line between Morganton and Blue Ridge.