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Ballard & Atkinson, Proprietors.
Harlem Happenings
WHAT IS BEING PONE IN AND
AROUND HARLEM.
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letter.
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due.
—The peach and apple crop, are
failures.
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Ask your neighbor to subscribe
for the county paper.
Dr. Peephs’ new quarters are
fast approaching completion.
_We regret to learn of the illness
of Mrs. W. S. Lazenby,
—There u nothing definite as yet
in regard to the recent primary.
Buy your goods from those who
advertise in your county paper.
When you go to Augusta take a
copy of the Sentinel along as a
Maggie Bonner is back
home with her many friends, after an
extended visit to Athens.
—Friend Walter Curtis, of Thom
son, spent several hours here on
Tuesday of this week.
—Charlie Benton was in town on
Tuesday last shaking hands with his
many friends.
Messrs D C. Moore and Frank
D. Gray, were in our town on Satur
day of last week.
Annual cue at the bridge below
Pearre’s mill, thanks to C. B. A. for
an invitation,
Alf Bailey, formerly of this
county, is visiting his mother about
five miles in the country this week.
Bev. B. F. Farris is expected to
visit Harlem in a few days. He will
be the guest of Mr. N- Hicks.
—Cotton small, but growing and
fruiting nicely, and should it continue
favorable, we will make a fine crop. I
—Judge Josiah Stovall, of Thomson,
is on a visit to hie grand son, W. S.
Lazenby, corner of Trippe and
Bowdre streets
—Our friend, Chas. Tice, who has
been quite sick for the past two
week, we are glad to state is improv
ing.
—Sarah Burney byway of atone
ment for some of her many sins spent
several days in the “lock up last
week.
—ML Moriah Campmeeting com
mences to-morrow. Several contem
plate attending from Harlem, ye editor
among the rest
—Col. Marion McDaniel and his
daughters Misses Kate and Minnie,
from Slate Rock, attended the Cul
verton campmeeting.
—The Bee Martins are very destruc
tive to bees in our town, so much so,
that war to the hilt has been waged
upon the birds.
—Messrs. Hardy, Phillips and
Branch left on Monday last to repre
sent Columbia county in the State
Agricultural Convention now in ses
sion at Cartersville.
—John Bradshaw on accomplished
gentleman and one of Jefferson’s most
successful farmers spent Tuesday last
in Harlem the guest of his brother on
*‘Rozehaven Avenue.”
—Henry C. Brannan, formerly of
Harlem, was killed by a local freight
train at Lithonia on Monday morning
of this week. It is a great shock to
his many friends here.
—ls we mistake not to-morrow,
Friday, 13th, is the day set apart to
meet and put the grounds at “White
Oak” in order, preparatory to the
meeting which begins on the Friday
following.
THE COLUMBIA SENTINEL
The quickest time r>n record! Neural
gia of the worst type, cured by one dose
of SMITH S BILE BEANS in from
one to four hours, ns many who have
tried itcan testify. Itdoesseem strange
that sensible people will sutler witli this
terrible disen e when speedy relief can
surely lie found in this simple safe and
inexpensive remedy. 25 cents. For sale
by all druggists and dealers in medi
cine. orsentauywhereon receipt of price
in stamps.
—White Oak campmeeting em
braces the 4th Sunday in this month,
commencing Friday night before. We
hear nothing favorable from it, but
judge all the tents will be occupied
and as usual a large crowd in attend
ance.
Au old maid said “I never was
courted but once in my life, I never
shall forget it. It made me feel so
comfortable.” Similar - are the feel
ings of the man who suffered with
Piles and was made comfortable by
the use of Tables’s Buckeye Pile
Ointment, a simple and never failing
cure for Piles. A hint to such suffer
ers is sufficient.
—The following are the names of
the Harlem delegation at Culverton
campmeeting: Mr. and Airs. C C.
Clark and children, Misses Zena and
Fannie Cook, Zemmie Conner, and
Leola Dooly. Messrs. Oslin, Conner,
Arnold, Hussey, Hatcher, Collins,
Sturgis and the writer.
Louise Michel the French Anar
chist, would do the poor a real ser
vice if she would distribute among
them the far famed remedy known as
Whites Cream Vermifuge, the best
preparation in the world for worms.
It moves them speedily, a*.d there is
no other remedy which possesses its
virtues of purify promptness and
effiacy i Use Whites Cream Ver
mifuge and no other.
During winter the blood gets thick Mid slug
gish, now in the time to purity it, to build up
your si stem and fit yonrself tor hard work, by
using Dr. J. H. McLean’s StrengtheningiCor
dial and Blond Purifier.
For Bale by all druggist
0. IS- Stone.
We call your attention to, and ask
a special favor, a careful perusal of
the new advertisement in this issue of
O. M. Stone of Augusta, an extensive
dealer in everything in the line of
plantation machinery of the most im
proved makes. Mr. Stone solicits
your patronage through your county
paper, and you should give him a call
before making your purchases. Mr. S ,
is a polite, affable gentleman and you
will find it a real pleasure to deal
with him. He guarantees satisfac
tion in every particular.
IN THE DIAMOND.
AUGUSTA VS. GROVETOWN.
On Thursday of last week, the
“Tigers” of Augusta and Grovetown
met in the diamond. The game was
called at 3.30 by Umpire Mays of
. Bel-Air, with the Tigers to the bat.
Excitement ran high and the contest
was spirited throughout. In conse
quence of some costly errors on the
part of Grovetown in the beginning,
caused the boys to go to pieces to
some extent, but soon they rallied
and with renewed determination
caught on and pounded Walton
heavily, making it necessary for the
visitors to put a new man in the box.
The battery work on both sides was
very good, especially did Averett do
I his part well. The visiting club was
royally entertained by the home team
and every thing passed off as pleasant
ly as a May morning. Score 18 to 15
iin favor of the visitors. We learn the
same teams will meet again very soon
and we would suggest Harlem as a
I suitable place.
“Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.**
HARLEM, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1886.
ON THE FLY.
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT VIEWING
GOTHAM.
New York, August 4th, 188 G.
Editors Sentinel:
We left Washington at 10 p. m.
and at 5 in the morning the towers
of Brooklyn Bridge loomed up in the
distance. A run of 50 miles brought
us to the great city just as the clocks
were striking six. This last 50 miles
was like riding through one con
tinuous city. As the center of our
town is passed and into the suburbs
we reach the limits of another and so
on through the State of New Jersey.
We are almost led to believe that the
inspired writer did not look close into
the winding up of the nineteenth
century when he wrote, “Here we
have no continuing city.” O, is it
possible that all this work of human
hands and minds must one day
crumble into dust or burn as stubble
If the human mind could grasp or
take in the whole of God’s vast uni
verse, how insignificant would this
little planet appear, and bow like a
bubble all this work of man. We
would wonder why God is mindful of
us, and why He condecends to visit
us and tells us that each one is dear
as the apple of His eye, and that He
expects each to perform bis allotted
part in the machinery of this His
earthly kingdom. I wonder if we
are performing that part according to
His divine directions. Are we look
ing to Him at all times for guidance,
if so all will be well. If not, let us
hasten to get in a position where His
smiles will reach us and shine across
and light our pathway. It is so nice
to live in a Heavenly atmosphere all
the time and conscious that some day
in the near future we will be called
up higher.
At the Jersey City depot which is
separated from New York by the
Hudson River, v,e were met by friends
who escorted us to their home where
we were soon doing justice to a regular
old fashioned Jersey breakfast, which
was enjoyed about as much as hand
shaking and kissing. Jersey heights,
the place where many of the wealthy
have their homes is in full view and
seems but a short distance but this
high bluff lies back from the water
about two miles and rises abruptly to
a height of four hundred feet above
the city which covers the plain below.
The top of this hill or bluff is reached
by an elevated railroad which starts
at the river or ferry and rises by a
regular grade of some two hundred
feet to the mile until it reaches the
top. The cars are pulled by a cable
or large wire rope which passes just
under the track out of sight and held
in position by grooved wheels about
fifty feet apart. This cable at the
lower end passes around a horizontal
wheel whose diameter extends from
the centre of one trac ; to the other
about twenty feet and goes back un
der the other track, and the cars go
up on one track and down on the
other. At the upper end of the road
an immense engine of one thousand
horse power is running night and day
and keeps this endless cable in mo
tion. The cars are started by a fric
tion grip that extends down from the
car und clasps the cable. The break
man controls this and by a turn on
the break closes the grip. This road
passes directly by the house at which
I spent the first few days after ray
arrival. At this point it is about
sixty feet from the ground. Walking
back one block to the ferry we enter
and the iron gates of the platform are
closed by a faithful conductor. I
suppose this is done to keep cranks
from jumping ofi and being convert
ed into strawberry jam. As the gates
closed the man gave the wheel a turn
which tightened the grip and wit h his
foot he moved a lever which lifted the
grip and rope a little so as to clear
the wheels and we are off like drifting
up in a balloon. The tallest buildings
were soon left far beneath us and we
were swinging three or four hundred
feet iu the air. The sensation is pe
culiar and exciting but of short dura
tion. The top is soon reached, we
step out and look down on the city
below and the Hudson, and beyond
; the great city of New York is spread
I out like a vast picture. We have here
a magnificent view, ocean steamships
like great black monsters steaming
1 slowly up the channel. Others just
I weighing anchor and taking leave,
’ with flags proudly waving from their
J mast head. The ferry boats loaded to
the waters edge with their thousands
pf human souls flitting hither and
thither in every conceivable direction,
all combine to make a picture that
feasts the eyes and fills the initi I with
wonder. The ground on which we
stand is honey combed with tunnels.
Nearly every railroad that leaves
Jersey City or New York has a tunnel
under these heights to pass out.
Standing where I was I could moo the
cal's from a dozen depots making di
rectly for the bluff and disappearing
in the side of the hill like so many
huge snakes darting into their holes.
After an hour spent in feasting my
lungs on this cool fresh air as it drift
ed from the ocean, I aimed my um
brella at another car and jumped in
to take an eight mile ride on the top
of this bluff up the river. The whole
distance is lined with the most elegant
residences. The flower gardens and
fountains with the lovely walks must
be seen to be appreciated, I will not
attempt to describe them. We had
gone but a few blocks when a young
lady stepper! aboard, her feet were
very small, but that bouquet of nice
flowers in her bosom was very large.
She had a small woolly dog in her
arms, I think she culled it a poodle
She made for my end of the car I
moved along and gave her ample
room. She was very proud of those
little golden slippers with heels in the
middle, and that diamond ring how
it sparkled, ami those delicate flowers
in her bosom whoso lovely hues were
only equaled by the dimpled face
just above them. When she looked
at me and smiled. I instinctively
moved a little nearer to give the old
gentleman on my right more room,
she did look s> happy it made me
happy and when the old lady on the
other side of the car looked at t:s she
smiled and was happy. I do think
there was happiness enough iu that
car to cure a whole square of malaria.
About this time a corpulent woman
that reminded me of the tat woman
in the musieuin, hailed the driver and
wedged in, after sidling along to
where I was sitting in my boon of
bliss, she looked bard at the little
space between me and the owner of
the poodle; she turned around and
commenced backing up, she evident
ly intended to squat between this fair
girl and myself. But, oh, thought I
to myself, in a low tone of voice, how
I'll fool thee,—so I moved my person
along and occupied that space my
self. Heaving a sigh of relief and as
sisted by the motion of the car which
turned a corner just then, she sat
down in my lap and nestled in my
bosom like a tired baby elephant.
When rescued from my perilous posi
tion I first thought of my new watch
which, with only the loss of the crys
tal, was still beating on. Concluding
I had rode far enough for five cents,
I got off, and after taking a few whifs
of fresh air I went to the ferry at the
Hoboken water works and took a sail
back and diagonally across to New
York. What I saw there and on my
trip to Glen Island will appear in my
next. H. A. C.
GAINESVILLE.
A NEWSY LETTER FROM A HARLEM BOY
IN GAINESVILLE HOW HE IS PLEASED
WITH THE CITY IN THE SKY
GAINESVILLE AS A HUMMER
RESORT, Etc.
Editors Sentinel:
Ah you have no correspondent at
this place, I thought that perhaps you
would be glad to hear from an old
friend.
I left Harlem, as you know, on the
16th day of July, 1886. I came up to
Social Circe on the Ga. Road, and
then took the G. J. &S. the “little
baby road,” and came here. 1 bad a
very pleasant trip indeed. I find
Gainesville a very pretty place indeed,
much larger and prettier than I had
anticipated. It has about 4000 in
habitants in the summer months, and
about three thousand five hundred in
winter. If I had hunted the whole
State over, I dont think I could have
found a more healthy place than the
one in which I have made my home.
The climate is just delightful. There
has been unusually hot weather here
for the last few days, but no matter
how warm and oppressive the days
are, the nights are always cool and
lileasant. Gainesville is also a very
fine business centre. It is no uncom
mon thing to see from fifty to seventy
five country wagons at one time on
the “Public square. ’ And it is not
only Saturday, but every day in the
week. I was very sorry to find, in
such a pretty little city, whiskey
sold in abundance, there being six
large bars in the central portion of
town. But the prohibitionists say
they will vote it out al the next
election.
Gainesville has three fine hotels, mid
one of the finest Court Houses in the
State, for a town of its size. It has a
very high steeple, or tower, in the
top of which is a very fine clock,
having four faces, each eight feet
in diameter. Itcosts thirteen hundred
dollars, mid can be seen and heard
all over town. A splendid view of
the “Blue Ridge’’ can be had from
the Court House steeple.
I went out in the country Sunday
to a new Sunday school, about seven
miles, over the Narrow Gauge R. R.
in n small town called Candler, spent
a very pleasant day indeed.
The crops are looking very well in
this section now, corn is looking
splendid, and cot ton is looking pretty
well too. The farmers made a large
crop of apples and grapes this year,
but they say that their peaches are
very poor.
Gainesville is very bountifully
supplied with mineral water, there
being five fine springs near town.
But I will toll you more about the
springs and mountain in my next.
With best wishes for the future
welfare of the Sentinel, I remain
yours very truly.
Al-pha.
AUGUSTA* LETTER.
INTERESTING GLEANINGS FROM THE
FOUNTAIN CITY.
The Knights of Labor have their
annual picnic and barbecue at the
Platz next Thursday the 12th. The
cue will bo fit for a King and will be
enjoyed by a large crowd, probably
the largest crowd that has ever at
tended n barbecue from this city.
The strike still stands at its original
point. Nothing has been done or is
expected to be done. Both sides are
determined and will make no conces
sions. The operatives, I learn after
talking with several of them, are not
faring half as well as they were before
the strike. The reason for this is,
when the strike occurred, the ojiera
tives understood that they were to bo
backed by the K. of L. that is, given
a certain sum of money every week.
In this they were disappointed, and
having spent all their surplus money
and in many cases run up large
grocery bills, some of them are on the
point of starvation. Various plans
and offers have been made and refus
ed by the factory. It is hoped some
thing of a decisive nature will be done
nt once, or wo will soon have a large
part of our population starving.
The strikers have returned to work
nt the Sibley Mills according to order.
The Knights say they will never
authorize a strike at that Factory until
it is in better condition to stand the
advance asked. This is the proper
way to act in the matter and now they
should follow by lifting the Augusta
strike.
It has been rumored all over the
city that the K. of L. would enter
candidates for the Legislature in
opposition to the nominees of the
Democratic party. Investigation has
failed to substantiate the rumor. They
say they do not intend to go into
politics, but will stand by the princi
ples of the Democratic party. Even
if they did put candidates in the field,
they are not strong enough in num
bers to deieat the regular nominees
The Fire Alarm works all right, but
now and then a box gets out of order
and Chief Platt perspires and uses lan
guage 1 Irave never observed in the
Bible. But, as a general rule, the
system works well ami gives satisfac
tion so far as it goes, but it is worth
nothing without a paid department.
At present they are just mere or
naments on the streets. Uncle Robin
has an eye to beauty, so has the
Council, about all.
There is some talk and the press
has taken hold of the idea, of build
ing a new park in the West Side as a
companion to the down town, or East
Side park. It is proposed to build on
the plat owned by the Augusta Laud
Company just in front of the “Platz,”
on the line of the Street Railway Com
pany. Arranged like May Park and
about five times as large, with a good
band and electric lights, it would
almost be a paradise to the weary
citizen. Some Augusta man with
city pride, and capital to back it,
should come up and take hold of the
idea.
Pretty near all of the Society of the
city have departed for the summer
I resorts to enjoy musquitaes aud heat
Terms, $1 A Year, In Advance.
at. 97 and will soon come back iu
droves to recite, to admiring crowds,
“what a splendid time we have had,
the bathing was just splendid.” Your
correspondent is a lucky or an unlucky
member as some may term it, of the
Cant-get-away-Club. The balance of
the Club will agree with me when I
say we have as good times ns those
who have gone to summer leeorta
There are very few of the girls left
and they are right skittish, because
there are so many fellows. The girls
in town at present have about six
beaus each.
“Dublin Beat” is krown by every
boy in Augusta Ask one of them
where it is, and a smile as long aa
Vanderbilts pocket book will illumine
his face while he jerks his finger in
that direction. The boys in the
“Beat" are on it. They allow no P.
G. fellows within their limits, and if
one bo caught, woo be unto him I
His fate is settled with a brick. The
other night a rustler from P. G by
jingo, was treated to a shower of
bricks, old tomato cans, over fresh
eggs and such other exbiliarating
iu tides. He had been out to see his
girl and as the clocks tolled out the
solemn hour of midnight he came out,
the boys of the Beat went for liiiu.
When the first brick struck, it startled
him, the second, he begun to have a
feeling ns if a snake was crawling up
and down his buck, the third ho had
the cold shivers, and when the fourth
brick whizzed past his head, he took
wings and flow as it were. He "sailed
home as straight as an arrow” and
informed the boys of P. G. jingo
about it. The P. G.’s are mad, very
mad. They threaten to annihilate
the whole of Dublin beat The
Dubliuites say “stand off, stand off,
I'll settle the fate.” At present mat
ters are nt a stand still. The P. G.
are afraid to go the Dublin and the
Dubliuites are afraid to go to P. G.
by jingo. War will be declared it is
feared. Later. The President of
the P. (Is has issued his manifesto.
War has been declared. Blood will
flow.
A family row in West End caused a
lot of excitement in that part of the
city. Henry Nelson a colored boy
about nineteen years old went homo
and commenced to quarel with his
mother. His sister interfered and
then his brother “sasshayed in” and
requested a hand which he got. The
row had become general and at the
end of the excitement it was found
that the old woman had received
several severe blows, the sister a rap
on the head that may result fatally
and the brother escaped unhurt.
Henry escaped but the police are on
the watchout for him.
Rev. E. (1. Weed last Bunday
preached his farewell sermon to his
congregation at the Church of Good
Shepherd in Summerville. The
sermon was replete with beautiful
passages, and I deem it the effort of
Lis life. His congregation love him
and are sorry to see him go. He goes
to of Florida as Bishop
of that Diocese.
Mr. F. Thom as,Bookeeper of Thomas,
Barton A Key took his departure last
Friday via. Savannah for Canada, on
a visit to relatives. His employers
and fellow-clerks presented him with
a gold headed silk umbrella suitably
engraved as a token of their love and
esteem, His friends wish for him
on his journey, God speed aud a safe
return.
The Augusta Gun Club met at the
office of Salem Dutcher Esq. for the
purpose of agreeing ujKin some laws
for the protection of game in Rich
mond and adjoining counties. Your
county was represented by Capt. E.
Evo. A special committee appointed
at a former meeting made report
recommending the passage of such
laws as are in force in Worth and
other counties. They invited the
Anglers to meet them on the 15th, to
determine and formulate laws for the
protection of fish. The legislators and
Senator John S Davidsou were pres
ent by invitation.
Oliver Doolittle is one of the best
known men in the city. He is jolly
ai.d the very pink of politeness. He
runs a picture frame factory and
manufactures anything from a five
cent frame to a $l5O one. He also
deals in oil and water color paintings,
chronics, and in fact anything con
nected with frames and pictures. The
people of Columbia and adjoining
counties would do well to call on him
when in need of anything in his line.
He can be found on Jackson street,
opposite the Libraiy Building.
Davis.
VOL IV, NO. 45.