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Harlem Happenings
ithat is being done in and
AROUND HARLEM.
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REPORTERS NEWS OF THE COUNTY CON-
»ENSED-
—A good shower yesterday even
ing-
Sorghum will be plentiful for a
while in these parts.
—H. A. C’s letter too long for this
issue and will be continued next week.
Dr. D. L. Peeples has moved in
to his new store, under the Sentinel
office.
Mr. J- W. Me. has retired from
canvnsing and is now cutting pea
vines.
The Senior Editor returns thanks
to Mr. J. B. Fitzgerald for a fine
watermelon.
—Mrs. Jno. K- Jackson, of Au
gusta, visited Mrs. W. E. Hatcher on
Forest street last week.
Correspondents will please con
dense matters so as to bring their
communications in as short compass
as possible.
—Miss Cora McCord, a young lady
of rare beauty and accomplishments
is on a visit to her brother this week.
—Parties due us for subscription
and work will please come forward
and settle, as it takes cash to run a
newspaper.
—The operatives in the Augusta
mills vill in all probability have mat
ers amicably settled and go to work
in a few days.
The fall term of the Harlem High
School wiU begin Monday, August
30th. Bear in mind, the importance
of sending your children on open
ing day.
—We are not at all responsible for
the delay of the Sentinel in reaching
Eubanks for two weeks in succession
as is evident from the fact that
both packages reached their destina
tion at one time. The fault lay in
the postal department and not with
this office.
—White’s Cream Vermifuge is pure
white. There are also so called
remedies that are white, but there the
similarity ends. There is nothing like
White’s Cream Vermifuge as a remedy
for worms, and if your druggist seeks
to give you any other preparation
instead of it, beg to be excused and
insist that you will have no other
than White’s Cream Vermifuge.
—See in another column a card of
C. B. Avary and when you reach
Harlem bound for the celebrated
White Oak camp meeting ask for the
Avary line of hacks. His teams are
fast and in the hands of trusty and
accommodating drivers, and our word
for it, by this line you will reach the
grounds with neatness and dispatch.
The quickest time on record! Neural
gia of the worst tvpe, cured by one dose
of SMITH'S BILE BEANS in from
one to four hours, as many who have
tried it can testify. It does seem strange
that sensible people will suffer with this
terrible disease when speedy relief can
surely be found in this simple safe and
inexpensive remedy. 25 cents. For sale
by all druggists and dealers in medi
cine, or sentany where on receipt of price
ia stamps.
Walter S- Curtis.
We call your attention to and desire
a.careful perusal of the card of the
gentleman whose name appears at the
head of this article, to be found in our
columns this week. We cheerfully
recommend Mr. Curtis to all who
may have business in his line. Give
hint a call, or communicate with him
at Thomson.
—“Although some flowers of Eden
we still inherit the trail of the serpent
is over them all.” Sickness and
sorrow mark our pathway and make
of life a pilgrimage through a vale of
shadows. Some evils we can suc
cessfully combat if we choose the
right weapons, and when afflicted
with Piles can find a certain remedy
in Tablet’s Buckeye Pile Ointment.
THE COLUMBIA SENTINEL
• o
HIM LT
A HUSBAND deserts his wife in the
PALMETTO STATE AND IS CAUGHT
IN THE REPUBLIC OF COLUMBIA.
A few days ago a woman, hailing
from South Carolina, made her ap
pearance in the neighborhood of
Harlem. Investigation proved that
she was in search of her husband who
had deserted her and children. De
termined not to be outdone she avail
ed herse.f of that popular line the
“people’s route.'* She learned of his
whereabouts and the next day after
arriving in the Republic of Columbia,
overtook him and compelled him
to retrace his steps to the place where
his services were most needed. When
last seen he was marching in front of
her up the Appling road, while ahe
wore an expression of triumph upon
her face. She gave his name as Sam
Carroll, and stated that he had twice
deserted her, but she has been quite
successful in persuading him to re
turn to his first love.
—ls you wish to arouse a woman's
enthusiasm, or awaken her gratitude,
confer a benefit upon her children,
and if you know of a little one who is
the victim of worms, recommend the
use of White’s Cream Vermifuge, and
thereby confer a favor which only a
fond mother can appreciate. ’This
remedy is the best worm medicine in
the world.
Jefferson Camp Meeting.
Messrs. J. L. Hussey, Jno. Collins,
A. G. Sturgis, Geo. Arnold and the
writer took in Mount Moriah Camp
Meeting. We left Harlem at 8 o’clock
p. m., Saturday .reached the hospitable
home of Martin McNair at 10.30
where we were royally entertained.
Next morning we left for the camp
ground accompanied by Martin. We
had a delightful time, nothing to mar
our pleasure and enjoyment except
the extreme weather, which was al
most unbarable. The attendance was
unusually large, and the preaching
very fine. Our party was entertained
in princely style by Messrs. Jno. and
Dick Bradshaw at theii commodious
and well ordered tent. Too much
cannot be said iu commendation of
Jefferson’s hospitable people, all the
tents were occupied and all in all it
was a very auspicious season. At the
conclusion of the night services we
left for home a distance of sixteen
miles, reaching Harlem at 3 o’clock
Monday morning. The crops along
the road are exceedingly fine, par
ticularly the corn and pea crop, and
altogether the outlook is flattering.
We tender a vote of thanks to Mr.
Arnold who took charge of the reins
and conducted us in perfect safety and
comparative ease on this pleasant and
long to be remembered trip.
THE CONTEST.
A HOT DAY AND THE PROCEEDINGS OF
A HEATED CHARACTER—THE EXECU
TIVE COMMITTEE DECLARE A
TIE BETWEEN MESSRS. F. D.
GRAY AND GEORGE OLIVE.
For the past two weeks political
matters have still been at fever heat
in this county, occasioned by the close
race between Messrs F. D. Gray and
George Olive, candidates for Clerk
and Treasurer. When the vote after
the primary election was declared by
the managers, the Executive Com
mittee signed the same, subject to
contest on account of the disagree
ment of the managers and the Ex
ecutive Committee in regard to the
legality of a vote from District No. 8
The managers declaring the same
illegal, while a majority of the Ex
ecutive Committee considered it legal.
Throwing out the vote gave Mr. Olive
one majority over Mr. Gray, to admit
the vote as legal brought a tie between
the two candidates.
The Executive Committee saw
proper to leave the matter open for
contest for 15 days, which brought
the matter up on Monday at Appling.
The Executive Committee met at
10 o’clock am., with Mr. J. T.
Smith in the chair, and after trans
acting business in secret session for
abo_t an hour, they assembled in the
Superior Court room for the purpose
of hearing pleas and evidence to be set
up by Mr. Gray. The Chairman
called upon Mr. M. I. Branch to state
the rules under which the contest
would be conducted. Mr. Branch
did so, and stated they were ready for
business.
“Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.”
HARLEM, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1886.
Mr. Z. Kendrick objected to
proceeding in any such manner, de
claring in his speech that the Execu
tive Committee could not bear or de
cide upon the case.
Mr. Branch held the position that
the Committee had the right to hear
the matter and decide upon the ,
merits of the same. A spirited debate I
followed, participated in by several :
gentlemen. Pending the discussion
a number of Mr. Olive’s friends de
clared their intention to withdraw
from the meeting which together with
the retirement of a member of the
Committee presented a scene of con
fusion, and one we must say that
beggars description.
After caucussing for some length of
time on the part of the friends of both
candidates, the Committee again re
tired to consider the vote in dispute
and after several hours work in
trying to adjust matters the Committee
finally declared the election for Clerk
and Treasurer a tie and ap
pointed the 31st of August as the day
for holding another election. After
which the meeting adjourned.
If ‘out of sorts’ with headache, stomach
disorder, torpid liver, pain in back or side, con
stipation, etc .neglect msv be fatal. One dose
of Strong's Sanative Fills will give relief.
A few doses restore to new health aud vigor.
the”barbecue.
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION AT PEARRE’B
BRIDGE.
There stands an old memorial
bridge, stretched across the romantic
banks of “Kiokee creek,” just a few
miles distance from our delightful
Sylvan City, and located in a com
munity of elegant people. Now
when these good people bad deter
mined the day of the feast, and had
arranged matters accordingly, that all
may enjoy themselves at the cue, they
kindly distributed cordial invitation
throughout our city to attend. The day
set apart for their pleasures, was
August 11th • ’B6, which God saw fit
to smile upon us with a beautiful
day. The hour was at hand, and the
mighty sun was soaring high above
the great eastern horrizon, occasionally
were to be seen a few feathery cirrus
clouds, wafted by the lofty winds of
the elements, aud spreading broad
their fleecy skirts on his magnanimous
face, but ere soon the winds drifted
them aside, and the gleaming rays
poured amid the leaves and brandies
where sat and sung the birds. Just
as we descended a long rocky hill the
chosen locality presented itself to the
eye, where laid a lovely plane, with
an elevated tract beyond. This ex
quisite Eden unfolded to the human |
eye, gigantic trunk’s of an aged forest,
decorated by the fingers of nature
with streaming moss, tinged with gray.
Their tall tops were constant partakers
of the gentle breezes, that drifted
high above the head of man. 'Under
neath this gigantic vegetation, laid a
fertile soil bringing forth huge grass
and cheerful flowers upon the roman
tic banks of “Kiokee.” The hill tops
were occasionally dotted with small
log-cabbins in which dwelt a few of
the laboring class. The tree tops
were filled with an indescribable
variety of birds, which kept the air in
constant gleeful vibration of song.
It was a beautiful spectacle to sit and
note the movement of those creatures
who stand in close proximity,
to those beings of the fair sex,
who dwell in the sky-like home.
My reader do not expect me to give
a description of the ladies’ dress, as
you have seen them dressed before
with the ornamental, and skillful art
of man, as were they at the bridge.
But say for one and all they were
dressed in equivalent’s of beauty with
art as by nature. Romantic seat’s
were placed about upon the ground,
where lovers were to be seen, so also
in the various buggies, about the
roots of the tall trees, and upon the
banks of Kiokee, where I suppose the
lips of the gentlemen gently breath
ed o’er and o’er the stories of love in
the ears of their betrothed. About the
eleventh hour Miss Ella Pearre one of
that community’s fairest, kindly
presented the mallet and ball, for a
croquet game. The participants were
selected, and the game went thus,
Mr, T. M. Reville, with Miss Bertha
Lamkin, one of Harlem’s brightest
and a Miss Bridges Then followed
Dr. D. L, Peeple’s with two of Har
lem’s most attractive ai_d accomplish
ed young ladies, Misses Minnie Lee,
and Mary Will Ellington. Having
played some little time, all were
tendered by the voice of Mr. Chas.
Avery, to partake of the delicious
dinner, which laid in abundance for
' the whole company, aud who filled
themselves to their own pleasure.
After this, those who were engaged in
loving tones, while the birds chirp
pad, and Kiokee gently murmured
down her falls, resumed the happy
while the croquet antagonists
resumed their positions, and termi
nated the game as a grand triumph
in favor of Dr. Peeples and his squad.
Mr. Reville and Miss Bertha, could
scarcely acknowledge the beat, but
finally they did with a shout that you
had to piny hard for it. Then the
happy voice of Mr. O. Hardy, our tax
collector, would ring out in merry
glee, giving sunshine to all the
audible. A few hours after dinner
the Messrs. Bailey and Jones displayed
their generosity by laying open fully
ripened and developed melons, of a
most delicious character. We must
not forget two other faces from Har
lem Misses Zemmie Conner, and
Willie Oslin, whose presence illumina
ted the future pathway of certain
young gentlemen. On the whole, there
were not a great many attendants at
tin cub. But we are sure, wo could not
have enjoyed ourselves more. Soon
the sun passed far b.evond the west, and
beginning to kiss the hoary moun
tain tops and the moon with her
glimmering face, rose to greet us with
her cheerful beams, aud the company
gazed their la<t upon the murmui
ing Kiokee with a farewell adieu. All
abandoned the old memorial bridge,
with now “sweet memories of the
past.” To our kind friends, rest
assured that your kindness will ever
be remembered, and now in turn, we
cheerfully announce our Yottng Mens
Christian Association, as meeting
every Monday evening here in Har
lem, and we do cordially invite the
pleasure of your presence at all our
meetings. Very truly,
Tobias.
ON~THE FLY.
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT VIEWING
GOTHAM.
New York, August 14th, 1886.
Editobs Sentinel:
Many people who go to Now York
are like the boy that went to Boston
and declared he couldn’t see the town
on account of the many big houses.
So in New York they get out of the
cars at Jersey City and are packed
into a ferry boat and sent across the
river to New York, then hurry on the
first street car that passes and in
fifteen minutes landed in front of the
Grand Central or some other hotel
with a long aristocratic or foreign
name and then carried by an elevator
to a seven by nine room about mid
way between the basement and tenth
floor. His little world consists of a
mirror, washstand and bed. He takes
a look in the glass, then a seat iu one
of the fine chairs with his feet in the
other, touches the flask lightly, lights
his cigar and wonders if he is really
in New York or Augusta. During his
stay of twenty-four hours be goes up
Broadway to Delmonicos, and to the
musieum, meets up with some dead
beat who kindly offers to show him
the sights and have some fun that
night, of course he is expected to foot
the bills. When he takes a look in
the glass next day is not long in de
ciding that the climate don’t suit him
and takes the first train or steamer
for home. Its like taking a trip half
around the globe to see the Egyptian
Pyramids and when you get there just
crawl into one of them, remain there
a week, crime out and hasten home
without measuring the height of 500
feet or the dimentions of its base that
covers some 15 acres, or climbing step
by step on the outside to its very
summit and taking a survey of the
surrounding country, then getting off
a few miles take a good look at these
monster piles from different points.
Then your mind will be impressed
with the magnitude and grandeur of
the work. To see New York you
must go under it, through it and over
it and last but not least make a trip
around it. Four distinct routes, one
takes you under it by underground
railroad, the next on the surface by
cable or horse cars, another over it on
the elevated railroad which carries
you in some places above the highest
buildings and a distance of 15 or 20
miles for five cents, and fourth and
last as the preacher would say is the
water route, a sail all around the
island. This is the most delightful of
all. You start at the Battery, (the
junction of the Hudson and East
rivers) go up East river, passingunder
■Brooklyn Bridge and between Brook
lyn and New York, pass on up until
you enter Long Island Sound aud a
strait that connects it with the Hud-,
son this is a narrow passage called
Harlem river only a few miles long,
this brings you in the Hudson river
and down on the west side between
New York aud Jersey City to the
place of starting. When I wrote n>y
last I was on the boat coming from
Hoboken waterworks to the city. I
was dropped off at the foot of Barclay
street, near Washington Market the
smoke house of New York. Here we
see whole acres of meat, fish and game.
If we had it all in Harlem what a
barbecue. How Mr. Hardy would
sing “happy day” and our friend Matt
wreathe that face in smiles as the
huge carcasses were being basted
with vinegar and pepper.
I elbowed my way up Barclay to
wards the City Hall. My little ad
venture in the horse cars left an ach
ing void in my stomach, so I stopped
in front of a fine marble buildin? that
emited a breath savoring of clam,
chowder, baked beans and plum pud
ding. I looked up and the large
gilded letters told me it was “Everett’s
grand dining hall.” I walked in and
saw people sitting around little tables
eating aud something that looked like
a horizontal wind mill revolving at
high speed above the table. I was
trying to make out what they used
that machinery for and concluded
they were hash machines. That the
dogs, cats and state bread was fed iu
from the floor above and when con
verted into sausage and hash deliver
ed on the plates below. They were
run from a shaft, first under the ceil
ing which extended the whole length
of the hall about 400 feet and receiv
ed its power from au engine in the
basement. I concluded to try some
of the hash. I'm like Josh Billings
when I stop at a public eating house
I call for hash or sausage then I know
what I’m getting, finding a vacant
seat at one of the tables I eat down.
The foreign looking gentlemen op
posite cried out, "look out ver de hut,’’
but the warning came too late, the
suction created by the fun lifted it
from the table where I had. carelessly
laid it. I looked after it, saw it going,
going, gone. When will the thing
stop said I. When the woodbine
twineth s\id the gigli/g waiter i|t my
elbow and informed me that •my hat
should have been left at the door and
these fans with oblique wings were
put in and revolved st such a high
speed to lift a fly or other insects that
might straggle within the radius of
their suction which is so great that
you hair is lifted in waves and a man
with a wig would be in danger of
losing it. The loss of my hat pre
vents farther rambling for the day, so
after filling that aching void and beat
ing the proprietor out of an old beaver
I took the bout back to my lodgings
a wiser if not a happier man.
After supper a few friends came in
and memories of long ago were re
vived, little half forgotten episodes
were brought up as the mind wander
ed back to the days of our childhood.
Those years of happiness and inno
cence. As some little incident is
mentioned in which all perhaps had
figured how quick wo are carried
buck to those scenes of childhood and
imagine we are living them over
again much of the past history as it is
reproduced brings such happy recol
lections, and some cause the childish
tears to start unbidden and require
an effort to suppress. Some one said
this must be our second childhood.
No said I it is only living over again
our first, a blessed priviledge that
comes to us at intervals as we plod
along our lonely way to the grave.
H. A. C.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
gainesviLle.
INTERESTING DOTH FROM THE MOUN
TAIN CITI.
Editors Sentinel:
As I promised to tell you about the
Springs and Mountains this week, I
will write you another short 'letter.
New Holland Springs are about
two miles from Gainesville, and has a
large hotel, which is highly patron
ized during the summer months. It
is a beautiful place, situated nt the
foot of a very high hill, from which a
person can get a splendid view of
Gainesville and the distant mountains.
The water is very cold and is said to
have very fine medicinal properties.
It is on the Richmond and Danville
Railroad, and the trains stop there
regularly. White Sulphur springs
are five miles from town, and also has
a hotel, and I hear that there are a
good many visitors there now. It is
Terms, $1 A Year, In Advance.
a very pretty place and very popular
us a summer resort This water ia
also very valuable, and far famed.
People from all over the state spend
their summer months there.
There is also a lime spring about
three miles from Gainesville, which
has lately been discovered, which ia
said to be much the finest water, it
has only been known a short WMy
but is fast becoming popular, and aw
it needs to make it a popular auOMMfrj'
rcsor;, is a hotel. It is thought that
this will soon be built HevOHlt
persons go out every day from Mra
to drink the water, and think it is very
fine. Gower Springs are a mile and
a quarter from the “Publte Square**
nnd has a Street Railway Uno ru*»
ning from the R. & D. Railroad depot
up through town, and out to the
springs. There is also a large hotel
there which is pretty well patronised
by invalids, and persons seeking N*A'
and quiet, after a busy winter. Tim
water has a great deal of iron ini V
aud is valued very highly. The pine*
is very high, and commands a
splendid view < f the grand Blue Ridge,
Rising in all their grand majeetin
splendor reaching far away, on*
after another, until they seem to kis*
the very sky itself, the mountain*
look like clouds in the distance. The
timber on them can be plainly seen,
with the help of a telesio, e. But I
guess I have said enough about
springs for the present.
I was sitting down reading th*
.Sentinel, Thursday night feeling
better than I had for days, when I
saw an account of the saa, sad, and
untimely death of one of my old
friends. It completely counteracted
my good feelings. The laat time I
saw him, he was in the full vigor of
youth and health. It seems such a
pity that ho should die so young and.
full of hope, such an untimely death..
I can scarcely realize that he is gone P
that I will never see and talk with.
Henry again.
Gainesville is very dry and dusty
now. We need rain very much..
The farmer’s are begining to need it
pretty badly, but say they will make
sp!< ndid crops anyway.
Grapes, apples, and watermelons arei
very plentiful here now, so you sew
we have plenty of something to eat
Chickens are also very plentiful.
Deputy Marshall, Ware brings im
two or three moonshiners, and a still
or two, ovary three or four days. The>
“Mountain dew” is plentiful up above
hero.
There are more chickens in this*
country than any section I ever saw.
Up to Muy, the Ist the merchants had.
shipped and handled over one hun--
dred thousand chickens
Gainesville has more fine horses,,
and more worthless dogs, and last,,
but not least, more pretty girls than,
any other town of its size in the State.
The young people have a dance about
once a week. JJuse ball every two or’
three days, and sociable* and ice>
cream suppers once or twice a week,,
so you see there is plenty amusement
for the young. But for fear I will,
make my letter most too long, I will:
close until some other time.
Alpha.
NOTICE.
The following candidates were nominated t
by tin Primary duction hold on the 4th of.’
Aiignul ls-,6 in Columbia County Georgia:
For Senator -H. C. Lamkin.
For Shurin L. L. Magruder..
For lin Collector—O. Hardy..
For Tax Receiver—J. A. Green.
For Surveyor it 11. Hatcher..
For Coroner- W. 11. Hall.
't here in a tie for the oitice of- Olcrk and I
Tn amirer, and an election in hereby ordered
to be held on the 31st day of August 1886.
Each candidate will select a manager, who*
with the J entice of the Peace will hold the
clceiion at each precinct. Where there in no
.1 iiatico the two selected will choose the third:
manager
By order of the Dem. Ex. Committee.
J. T. Hmitb, Chairman.
R. E. Nkal, Hccretary.
NOTICE,
HARLEM TO THE CAMPGROUND*
I will run a line of Hacks to and
from White Oak Campground, con--
necting with all trains. Ask for.'
A vary's Hacks.
C. B. AVARY.
Fab better than the harsh treatment off
medicine which horribly gripe the patient and.
dcatroy tin coating of the wtomach. Dr. J. H
M< Lenri’H Chitin and Fever Cure by mild yet es--
ecliveaction will cure. Hold at 00 cents a bottle
For Male by all druggist.
—The corn crop will pan out much
better than was expected a month,
1 ago
VOL IV, NO. 46.