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Ballard & Atkinson, Proprietors. Harlem Happenings ithat is being done in and AROUND HARLEM. W VIBS CAUGHT OX THE FLY BY SENTINEL 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.