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7f * v ( ommnnicated. Mt? villa, Aug. 21, 1888.—An ae c neat happened near here about nine o'clock this morning, too horrible and i to pen. Mr. James Ellison, an ag e . iud respected citizen of Jaekson, v it out to his farm with a wagon ’ team of moles to haul a load of < s. After he had loaded the wagon Parted home, the mnles became i. i_htend and ran away, throwing the i< <! gentleman from the wagon— t-cght him in the left fore-wheel and ''■ •jggedhim over two hundred yards. When found life was extinct and his tyjdy bo mangled that it was almost beyond identity. Mr. Ellison leaves a long train of relatives and friends to menrn his un timely and unexpected death. But he leaves them with the consol ing hope, that when the angel of death 1- vered over him, his sonl took its tPght to the Realms beyond, to abide with God. Afpola. New Salem Items. Piof. Payne’s school at New Salem, will close the first of September. As An educator he has no superior, and :he trustees have secured his servioes ior another year. Rer. Mr. King maY protract the services at his next regular appoint* ment at New Salem. Hawing turnips and drying fruit are ihe employments of this neighborhood at present. Miss Kate Baine, a charming ronng lady from Athens, is risiting Miss Luura Dorough. She is delighted with her ▼isit to Banks, and from the signs, 1 think the boys are deligh'ed with her, srd will regret to have her return to Athens. Upland corn is a failure with us. Misses Baine and Dorongh L.en on a visit to Misses Wright and Bruce, and haye bad a very pleasant time. L. A gentleman living ia Augusta. Mr. Oscar Dorr, owns a horse which has rt-markable intelligence. In the stable \ ard is a hydrant from which water is drawn into a sink. For sometime the hors# was watered at the hydrant,.but iio now attends to i* himself. He goes to the forcet, turns it with his npper iip and having quenched his thirst, sums the water off. Can it be doubt ed that horses have reason? —[Greene* boro Sun. The people of Macon are not aware of the tact that the Covington and Ma con road is establishing a valuable plat of shopa near their depot, adja cent to the park, and that large ship ments of the most valuable and larg est improved machinery is daily arriv ing, aud soon the C. dc M. will haye shops of which it o&n well be proud, and this city is to be congratulated at their being established in Maoon. The C. A M. folks have gone at thia matter eo quietly that outsiders have had no idea that such a movement was in op eration, soon as the shops are com pleted we will describe them in full. —[Macon Eving News. The Star says that T. P. O’eonnor, its editor and member of parliament for Liverpool, and John Bed mood, member of parliament for Wexford, have entered actions for libel against the Times in the English court of Queen’s benoh. The Parneliite members of parlia roent have determined to apply to the commission of inquiry ter the especial commission to go to America for the purpas* of inspecting certan documents. "What it Costs. Have yon e v er cona’dered bov cheap your county paper really i>? One dollar a year is only 2 cents per week, 8 1-3 cents par month. Who can say they can not afford to have their county paper when it gives them a resume of the county news; selections of all kinds, general news and aids in developing the county’s resources? A dozen eggs will more than pay for it a month; ten pounds of cotton; four ordi nary sized hens; five pounds of butter, a bushel of wheat, either of these, sold at the market price will pay for a year’s subscription. Who should be without a family paper, which is a source of much pleasure and profit, in struction and information when it re quites but a small saotifice upon their part to obtain it? Patronize your home paper. It is a visitor to the rich and poor alike. Your home paper does more solid work for your interests and those of your oonnty, than any other indnstry yon have. It is the watch-dog of your rights, it is the solace of your leisure hours, it is the bearer to your hohae of the news and movements of the people within your own connty and the great world outside its boundaries. Is it not your duty to encourage the man. who, sinking his individuality in tbe ereat interest of all, toils and labors with muscle and brain to benefit the masses wbo read the papei? If ro it is your duty to patronize the Observ er. Come up and (subscribe. A Queer Mode of Oatehiug fish. A lazy but unlawful method of ob taining fish from tbe ponds was once quiteOiimmon. This was stupefying or drugging fish by means of some nar colic plants. Tbe favorite growth for h>s purpose was the devil's shoe string, a small plant with extremely long, tough, and slender roots. This queer plant, with its uncanny name, was much ustd by tbe Indians as a medioine and is said to be the basis for several blood purifiers with long and allitera tive names A plentiful supply of the plant being obtained the individual finds a log which projecs woll iatotb* water, and getting astride of it dips it iu and alternately beats it with a stick or paddle After every good beating it is shaken about in the water and tbe supply replenished, and this continued until the pond is thoroughly impreg nated with the singular properties of the weed. The fish soon commenee rising to the surface and gasping as if for breath A few faint struggles fol low and then the fish lie helpless and insert upon the surface only to be gath ered in and serve as a meal. It is said the meat is not at all effeoted by the treatment the fish have undergone, but it is with eonsiderable squeamishness and trepidation that a person for the first time dines upon poisoned or nar eotized fish. Three negroes living on Mr, P. S. Stevens’ place in Marion county came near being killed by lightning one ev* ening last week. They had gone in> to the woods to bad some timber when a thunder storm came up, and while standing near a pine tree it was struck, which knocked them senseless in a pile. As soon as they recovered sufficiently they came to the bouse. At Americub, Friday, Matt Gilbert, a blind ne;ro, was run over by ahorse on the street, which was being ridden by a little son of Congressman C. E. Crisp. The horse is spirited and the , little fellow was unable to manage him. The negro’s hip was broken. He is very old and will hardly recover. STATE GLEANINGS. [Oconee Enterprise.] Every carpenter in Cedartown has more work than he can do. Polk County never had a finer corn crop, but rain is needed. • Lowndes county clears this year on the watermelon crop $40,000, The largest marble quarry in the world is that of the Georgia marble company in Pickens county The crops in Hancock county are in a very promising condition. It is said that Hon. Jas. G. Biaine will be invited to speak at the Salt Springs Cbantanqua near Atlanta. The water works at Dalton are near ing completion, water having already been turned on a portion ot the eity. Brooks county will i-hip this season 1,000 carloads of 1,000 melons each, making a grand total of 1,000,000, which represents 200,000. Little Dessie Miohenor, 11 years old, sou of O. R. Miclreuor of the 9th district, of Raudolph county, killed cen hawks in two weeks recently. Sunday evening, duriag an electric al storm at Whicsburg, twelve miles west ol Newman, John Culpepper had three mules and one horse killed by lightning. The new town at Bremen is named Kramer, and the station known as Pleasant v iew, about half way be tween Bremen and Carrolton, will be called Maudeville. A radish weighing three aud a halt pounds and measuring twenty inoho* in circumference, is on exhibition in Dublin. It was grown by Dr B u*.h au of Reedy Springs, It is reported the there is diasa'i faction with the tveeat norniaat representative in Laurens conu’v, and ihat another nominal ion or primary election will be held in that coney. Tuesday J ihn if , who is work mg at tbe Maithevs urine, in Hall iUDty. now owned Ov A J Nichols of Gainervdle, lound nugget of gold eighing twenty ounce-, worth over S3OO. This is one of the largest pieces ver lakeu t;om tbi mine R L Sims, A fred Dearmg, John P <-k and A H S Davis, all of Cov o <!On, performed a swimming feat on Xellow river, on Monday last, which •e bard to exeell. They swam from Brown’s biidge to Cedar Sboals, which is be'wt eo three and four miles Humorous Reading. Many an English dude possesses sterling worth. A dentist when he gets down to busi ness, has the inside track. Fry time and the base ball season are very properly contemporaneous. Figures ef the corset prod action properly come under the bead of stay* tistios. A trust company has beard of Milk River, Montana,and wants to skim and fence it in. Why is a bullock a very obedient animal? Beeanse be will lie down when yon axe him. Why is a person asking questions the strangest of all individuals? Because he’s the querist. Men are like sheep; the older they are the more difficult it is to pull the wool over their eyes. When William to the grand stand went, His voice was sweet, of course. When William from the grand stand came his voice was low and hoarse. “I see your new iwouseis bag at the knees alweady Cholly. ** “Ya’as,” rs* sponded Cholly, bitterly, “It all hap* psned last night; and bah Jove, Fwed she would'.’t have me after all.” Gunnels, Power & Harmony Grove, Georgia. DEALERS IN # Plantation Supplies. We Keep in stock a lull supply of good and fresh goods. We can not ba surpassed in Quality and Durability. We buy at lowest market figures; we defy competition in prioes. We want only a living profit on our sales. We do not claim to be Yanderbilts, nor do we wish to accumulate thpir fortunes. We are receiving daily, a fnll supply of oar Customers every day wants. Country Produce Taken in Exchange at Highest Market Prices. Athens Music House, 114 Clayton Street, Next Door to Postoffice, Athens, Georgia. Haselton & Dozier, Proprietors, B Keeps always on hand the nest makes of Pianos, Organs, Guitars VIOLINS AND BANJOS And all kinds of Musical Instruments at the very lowest prices for Cash, or on the Installment plan. Written guranteeon all instruments sold. Speoial reduced rates to ohnrob * es and Sunday schools. Pictures and Picture Frames a specialty. All sizes and' styles of Frames made to order at short notice. Buy from ns and save agents’ commissions. 16 Consult Your Interests by Buying Your Drugs And Medicines WADE & SLEDGE, Athens, Ga. We sell at the lowest possible prioe, and gnrantee every article to be abso lately Pure. Orders by Mail will receive prompt attention. Remember tbe name and place.—W ADE & SLEDGE, Druggists and Pharmacists. Between Hodgson Bros,* and Talmadge Bros,, Clayton Street. 16^