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Ballard & Atkinson, Proprietors. Harlem Happenings WHAT IS BEING DONE IN AND AROUND HARLEM. SQUIBS caught on the fly by sentinel REPORTERS NEWS OF THE COUNTY CON- DENSED. All the sick are coirvalesing. New'subscribers with every issue. —Arrow ties $1,20 bdl Union bag cing BS. At A. L. Hatches, & Co s. —The result of the election on Tueiday stood: Olive, 350; Gray, 317. —Use A. L. Hatcher & Co’s picnic Hams only 10 c., lb. -Dr. H. H. Steiner and family are summering at their summer home near Grovetown, in this county. Road working is now the order of the day with the farmers of this county. 75 Barrels Flour to be sold at astonishingly low prices at, A. L. Hatcher & Co’s. tVe regret to learn of sickness in the family of Mr. Jno. A. Green. —Drop in at Dr. Peeples’ Drug Store and see how nicely every thing is’arranged in bis new quarters. *_Miss Susie Story, the belle of Hephzibah, is visiting the Misses Lamkin. Miss Duella Ellington has return ed after a delightful sojourn of several weeks in the “Gate City. Chickens and butter have been quite scarce in the Sylvan City the past week. Miss Mattie Young has returned from a pleasant visit to relatives and friends in Thomson. —Miss Laura Jones, one of Thom son’s most estimable young ladies is visiting her aunt Mrs. C. W. Arnold. —Miss Ida Young, one of our most gifted young ladies, is at home again among her many admirers. -—We are delighted to see our friend C. C. Clarke out again after ten days confinement to his room. —Miss Georgia Connor, after spending several weeks in the “Classic City” and vicinity, returned last •week. Friend H. A. Cool; returned Friday night last, from an extended trip North. He reports a delightful time. —Miss Young of Harlem, who has been spending some time in the City with her aunt Mrs. G. M. Rockwell, has returned home —Barnesville Mail. —Mrs. Roland Steiner, of Burke, is spending some time at the elegant and hospitable home of Mr. M. I. Branch, near Berzelia. —The much needed rain came on Tuesday evening last accompanied by severe lightning and heavy thunder. —Good ra ins have fallen in all sec tions of the country. Young cotton peas and potatoes will be very materially improved in consequence. The first two bales of new cotton shipped from this place, were from the plantations of W. K. Jones and C. B. Avary. —Mr. J. W. Fielder, of Augusta, was in oat town one day last week. Come again, we are always glad to see you. —We notice a very dangerous bridge in the southern portion of town that is greatly in need of imme diate attention. —Now as the busy season opens let the merchants of Harlem display a little public spirit, in the way of printer’s ink, to let the people know where to make their purchases. Our School under the manage ment of Prof. Ellington is flourishing, fifty-three pupils in attendance on yesterday, the third day of the fall term. Danger! A neglected cold or cough may lead to“Pueuinonia,Consumption or other latrl disease. Strong's Pectoral Pills will cure a cold a* by magic. Best thing lor dyspepsia,! a digestion, sickJaeadache as thousands testify. THE COLUMBIA SENTINEL —soc, Tobacco slightly damaged reduced to 30c lb at. A. L. Hatcher & Co’s. —lt is hard to uproot an idea in the minds of some people. They will bug a delusion; fondle and caress it i all their lives. But if a sufferer with I piles thinks he cannot be relieved, > just let him try a bottle of Tablet's ' Buckeye Pile Ointment, ami be j convinced that this preparation is a permanent cure for Piles. •—Read carefully the ad. of W. S. Curtis, and remember that nearly all the sufferers by the late fire in Thom son bad their policies in companies represented by Mr. C. All the claims were promptly adjusted and l ow new houses are rapidly going up in the burnt district. —Dust thou art, unto dust thou must return. We accept this idea with philosophic resignation, know ing that when the grave closes over us the worms will banquet there, but when we see symptoms of worms in our little darling, bow gladly we accept such a remedy for them as White’s Cream Vermifuge the best preparation known for the expulsion of worms. M ■!>•• a pcrr'i is starvi-g with a full before tiK-m. App'‘titegonc! Am bition gone! Li io a burden II Whatis tiie matter? The Liv r has ceased to •io its proper work. The life channel :re clogged. Poisonous fluids are thrown back into the blood, which st uiid betlirownont. fcMl’.t’li’Sß’LE BEANS will surely stimulate tb.e live, to do its work well, and headache, sal lovyness and bad breath Will flee away. Price, 25 cents per bottle. All druggists. —Choice Victoria Flour 24 lbs. 60 cts, Nonpareil Flour 24 lbs. 70 cts., white extra C Sugar 14 lbs. for SIOO, Rice best 14 lbs. for $1 00, Coffee best Rio 8 lbs. for SI.OO, Starch 20 lbs. for SI.OO, Soda 16 lbs. for SI.OO, Soap good 25 bars for SI.OO, at the Peeples’ Central Business House. ' “The cry is still they come,” after administering White’s Cream Vermi fuge to a child suffering with worms. Therefore, do not neglect to use it when you see unmistakable evidence of their presence. A capricious appetite, a cough, feverishness, pick ing the nose, aud other signs familiar to every experienced mother call for prompt action. Administer White’s Cream Vermifuge at once aud save funeral expenses. Win. Mulherin. Augusta Chronicle: We are pleased to see at home agian our shoe prince, Mr. Wm. Mulherin, who sailed direct from Boston and arrived in Savannah yesterday morning, and was home in the afternoon in time to attend the Emmet picnic last night. Mr Mulherin was one of the delegates to the Irish National League. Mr. Mulherin took a Western and Northern tour before going into the shoe market. He says he did not buy all the shoes, but that he bought the largest stock he has ever purchased, and that he expects to have to double all of liis j orders. Mr Mulherin says Augusta , is the best market in the South, and | we are with him. Merit Will Win- A few years ago a young lady ac-. cepted a subordinate position in the , public schools of this city. She was . faithful, studious and ambitious. An j opportunity was offered her to take a term or two at the Peabody Normal, I at Nashville, Tenn. This was prompt-! ly and gladly accepted. In due time I Miss Ida Young was graduated from the institution, and entered at once ' upon her special work. One year ‘ ago she was elected to the Princi palship of the Seminary for Girls, at Washington, in this State. The school had an unsuccessful career. Miss Young took hold energetically, i reorganized the institute, did a year’s good work for her pupils, and, after meeting all expenses, passed a snug sum to the credit of savings. Miss Young is happily illustrating Georgia and her sex. The Chronicle wishes this bright young teacher, years of continued success, usefulness and 1 happiness. —Augusta Chronicle. Too much cannot be said in commendation of the true merits of this accomplished daughter of Colum bia. —Fab better than the harsh treatment of medicines which horribly gripe the patient and destroy the coating of the stomach. Dr. J. H McLean’s Chills and Fever Cure by mild yet ef ective action will cure. Hold at 50 cents a bottle For sale by all druggist. “Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.” HARLEM, GA., THURSDAY, SEPT EMBER 2, 1886. Terror all Around I A Dozen Shocks of Earthquake. People Terrorized and Panic-Stricken ! CITIZENS AFRAID TO SLEEP BE NEATH THEIR ROOFS. The Damage in Au gusta and Vicinity. News From the Country Over. TWO S. C. R. R. TRAINS UNDER WATER. FIREMAN KILLED AND UNCER TAINTY AS TO LIVES OF OTHERS. Tuesdayjnight about 9 o’clock our little townjwas’shaken from center to j circumference by an earthquake that | exceeded by far anything of like character in the history of this country. While the shock was very severe, no materal damage was done. Below we give cullings from the Augusta Chronicle from various sec tions of the United States, detailing the magnitude of this fearful visita tion. As regards the statement of affairs in Augusta, we can vouch for to some extent, being > present and witnessed the consternation that pre vailed among its people up to the hour of departure of the west bound train for Atlanta: Terror-stricken men, women and children have remained in the streets during the night, fearing to enter their houses, and not half a hundred citizens have slept since the first shock during last evening. Last night the Chronicle force was quietly working away, and scarcely had the request of the night editor to “Con dense your contributions, boys,please, we are crowded to-night, ’ been responded to by the chief of locals—■ “Don’t fear us, sir; there is nothing going on”—when the walls of the edi torial rooms began to sway, the floors to tremble, articles on the tables and desks to rattle, pictures to full from I the walls, and a general commotion prevailed all around . The city edi tor cautioned presence of mind, but a precipitate rush for open air was made. The scene is al most indescribable. From eveiy de partment of the paper the employes rushed pell-mell down stairways aud out of doors. Not a cry of alarm or | signal of fear was heard as proprietor, editor, foreman, bookkeeper, compos itor, proof reader and telegraph boys rushed wildly from the tottering building, a plaintive “My God I ’ be ing the only voice heard above the noise of the clatter of feet and throw ing about of chairs and tables. No one knew what moment the tottering walls would close together and bury the half a hundred souls beneath its ruins. Many a fervent supplication went up on high and many a prayer for loved ones at home and far away were uttered. The sight of goods falling from shelves, ink stands over turning on desks, chairs falling from upright positions, chandeliers swing ing in their places, walls per ceptibly moving, plastering falling from the roofing, type jump ing from the boxes, and the thought that at any moment treacher ous walls would separate body and soul would have unnerved sterner and stronger men. OUT ON THE STREETS. No such scene was ever witnessed, and we trust never will be again, as the one that was seen on Broad street as the reporter reached there from the third story of The Chronicle building—ladies in Mother Hubbards and other gowns, wringing hands aud crying, clinging to mothers, fathers and brothers. The scene was one that could not fail to effect the strong men, who tried to assure the distress ed ones that it was all over. Hardly had they become quieted before the second shock occurred, and then the whole of Broad street was lined with i ladies and children—families who had I all rushed from their homes. The Chronicle detailed several of the staff, who made a tour of the city. The ' scene on Broad.street, as the repor i tors started down, beggared desenp- • tion, ladies and; Ichildren praying to God to save them. The street ’ scenes nre without equid, and there is •no instance in the history of the city that has ever caused such a panic of fear- infants clinging to their mothers, crying, and brave men giving way. As the lower, portion of the city was reached, in Robertson's alley, negroes were found heaped together on their knees shouting, praying and in dread fear. Sounds of falling Jbricks from housetops, chimneys toppling and plastering cracking caused con sternation. The entire populace was by this time—the third shock—in the streets. Mouses were all entirely de serted. The night may be put down as the most fearful ever realized here. Invalids on stretchers and on mattress es were in the middle of the streets, and half-clad people, afraid to return to their homes to clothe themselves. Demoralized an was everything. The Chronicle started to ascertain the damage. It is of such a nature that even an attempt seemed folly' People were too broken up and frightened to go into their homes to find out the damage done. VISITING THE DAMAGEII’I’I.ACES. Dr. Campbell's was the first resi dence visited. Pictaies were thrown to the ground. At Dr Ford’s crockery was broken, pictures and ornaments on the floor and tables turned over; the family were on the street, Mrs. Ford on a lounge, Dr. Ford out in the country attending patients. Everything was thrown wildly about all the houses on Broad street, and the ceilings cracked in many houses. At Mrs. Dugas’ the pitchers, mirrors and furniture were thrown about. Le.xius Henson was sitting in front of his restaurant. Asking one of the waiters who ran by “what is it?” he got up and almost instantly a pile of bricks from the eaves of the house fell into the chair where he had been sitting, breaking it to pieces. Bricks fell from the Augusta Hotel, and about the same condition of things continued all down Broad street; plastering down and pictures on the floor could be seen in a number of places. Messrs. Prager and Ham mond both had their ceilings down and their houses were all confusion. The chimney of Dick Sancken’s residence was jostled off, as was also one in the rear of him on Ellis street. In this latter house tiie walls separa ted. Ab along the lower portion of Broad, Greene and Ellis streets the same scenes were painted over and over. AT MAYOR MAY’S HOME. One of the worst wrecked houses is said to be that of Mayor May. His two chimneys nre down and grates were thrown into the middle of the floor. The Mayor and his family arc quartered at Cap:. W. B. Young’s. At Mr. W. D. Bowen’s, Mr. Nees’ and a number of uptown residences the damage vas considerable, and everyone was camped in the streets, they declared, for the night. A young lady on Upper Broad had a violent case of hysterics, and a number of serious fainting scenes are reported. A colored man named Tom Parker was hit in the head with a a brick from a fall chimney. CROCKERY BROKEN UP. At Smythe's stoie, the scene of bro ken statuary, crockery, vases, Ac., was viewed. The sensible proprietor said: “Thank God it is no worse.” The demolition ofcrockery was great. Mr. Smythe said the hanging articles swung four and five inches. The consternation at the Union Depot was great. Everybody left the depot, piling pell mell over each other —the ticket seller leaving his money, the engineer his engine ami the conductor his train. A negro woman fainted and a young reporter, in his desire to get out of the way of the engine (os he though one was on the track und coming through the depot,) fell over the woman. The picture of the hacks ami 'busses flying in every direction without an ! idea as to where was best to go for ' safety, wiih thrilling. Those present say that the scene can never be for i gotten. Treasurer Richards was in i his office, and he says he is satisfied | the shock cracked the railroad build ' ing- IN SUMMERVILLE. The scene in Summerville, as re ported by our special messenger, was I terrible. Women, who arc in the ma- jority, seemed terribly frightened,and every one was demoralized. \\ e learn that the chimney of Maj. Riley’s bouse was shaken down, and the plastering and pictures are shaken down. Hie same occurred at the residence of Mr. Eugene Verdery, Mr. Fleming and others. THE FACTORY DISTRICT. The shock did not seem to be quite as heavy as in the thickly settled por tion of the city. Around the Au gusta Factory the people were hud died together and were singing and praying. The front of Sirs. Hill’s boarding house, on Fenwick street, is nearly gone. The chimney had fallen from the shake. aT COLUMBUS, GA., A terrible shock of earthquake swept over this city' from the south west nt 9:48 to-night, shaking the Ouildings fearfully nnd since then there have been ten distinct shocks, but none having the force of the first. The first shock lasted fully three min utes and it looked as if the buildings would be shaken down. Several chimneys were thrown down in different parts of the city, but no casualties are reported. The streets were filled with ] eople getting away from their shaking houses, and chil dren screamed in terror. AT SAVANNAH, GA., Several chimneys fell, nnd ninny buildings suffered other damage of a similar nature. Clocks were stopped, and lamps and ornaments shaken from tables and mantels. No buildings were demolished, so far as is known at 10:30 o’clock, and no lives were lost or injury to person reported. AT Langley, s c. A severe shock was felt here at 9:55. Houses were badly shaken up and glasses broken. The dam has broken in about a dozen places, and the South Carolina track is washed away for a thousand feet. The engine of the Charleston train is laying in about fifteen feet of water, on its side. The fireman is killed. The body has not been found yet. 'Hie engineer is badly' injured. The Bath dam is broken also. The shock was very perceptible at the following named places: Macon, LaGrange, Union Point, Covington, Atlanta, Louisville, Ky., Nashville, Tenn., Lexington, Ky, Chicago, 111., St. Louis, Mo., Charleston, W. Va., Mobile, Ala., Memphis, Tenn, and Pittsburg, Penn. The latest news from Charleston, is that the extent oi the earthquake was more severe in that city than any where else. 'Hie loss of property in that city will go up in tiie millions. Between 75 and 100 lives are report ed loss, and it is feared when a can vass of the wrecked districts is made this number will be augmented. SLATE* ROCK. A NEWSY LETTER FROM TRAVELER. Slate Rock, August 27th, 1886. Editors Sentinel: I have just returned from Hancock county', a long promised visit to old friends and acquaintances, and to make my visit more pleasant 1 took in Culverton camp meeting. The camp ground in all its appointments are first class. It is near tiie home (while upon earth) of that man of God, George I’. Pierce, whose greatness consisted to a large extent in his goodness. Here 1 met a few friends and ac quaintances of one generation ago they are nearly all gone. It is sad to see these grand old families disinte- j grating. It, took time, money and good blood to build them up ami we seldom see u man or woman who have raised a son or daughter superior to themselves. 1 heard a jolly old man whose head is level, but white with the frost of about eighty winters, say that if Heaven was as good a place as Hancock county was forty years ago, it would be good enough lor him. The preaching was pronounced good by all. Dr. Boring the Presid ing Elder, now in his eightieth year, said he never bad listened to more faithful preaching. Congregations were unusually large, but the meet ing closed without any accessions to the church. Some were discouraged, others thought that good seed had been sown that would yield abundant fruit, in days to come. 1 was ( special ly struck wiih Methodist zeal would that all other orthordox denomiiia- Terms, $! A Year, En Advance. tions had more of it. B rom the camp ground I went with a party of friends to the Jewells Mills, Ogeccliee Riyer. The mill started up I think in 181,2 or 3. This mill has I been very much improved in the last ■ lew years, they now works up thirty i bales of cotton a week nnd give em ’ ploymcut to ninety hands. 1 was in formed by the polite and gentlemanly Superintendent, Mr. Bradly, that they were unable to keep up with orders. Hie average working people hero seemed to lie well to do and content ed and up to this time hii'c stood doot from labor organizations and if they are wise they will make haste in this direction slowly. Our little party by special invitation spent a day at tiie David Dixon farm, here we were met and welcomed by Jeff Worthen, a nephew ot Mr. Dixon, who had spent t wenty -five y ears with his uncle and to judge by the looks of the farm ho hits caught both the theory mid practice of bis distinguished uncle. Our Hille party in a few mo ments felt a home welcome mid were soon out sight seeing. Every thing at this farm is carried on upon a grand scale, 'the garden contains 8 or 1U acres and here 1 think can be found the best variety of fiuits aud vege tables in the State, if not on the con tinent. Mr. Wortl.en said he hud rather cultivate one hundred acres in corn or cotton than this garden. It was a treat to visit the ica house and when asked to lake a glass of domes tic wino tbirty-fhe yeursold, of course I was too well raised to refuse. Ono of the parly said that if ho had been with Moses in the wilderness mid bud come iu loss n fountmu flowing with such wino ns that he never would have left until it went dry. Corn upon this farm is planted seven by three feet or twenty-one hundred stalks per acre, I mean now upon upland, with peas in the middle, some would call it a row of pons mid a row of corn. Twenty-one hundred good ears of corn will make twenty-one bushels It looked like more stalks had two good ears than one, nnd the ears were about twice as large ns corn planted uh is often done 4by 3 feet distance Distance in corn planting lends en chantment to the view. Cotton rows on this farm nre four feet wide and when practicable laid off north ujid south. 1 heard n Washington coin ty man say that the Dixon negroes were the best trained hands he ever Haw said that lie hired three of them to pick cotton lust full nnd the three averaged through the season pie thousand pounds of cotton per qay or three hundred thirty-tl roe and a third pounds n piece amt added that they picked their cotton clean. He was surprised nt this and watched them to see how they did it, and I found that they took light hold of tho 1 pods or locks und missed the dend | leaf which is always found at the Lot- I tom of the bole mid m case of any ; trash or leaf they picked it off with I the mouth. The <rop of both corn and cotton h IriiH been badly damaged by grass and wet weather nnd on white dump land S corn is almost a complete failure. Cotton bus improved very much in‘l tin, hint twenty days and the monthb of August ho inr has been very favor-H able especially on gray or white land, p Tim best information 1 could get oug my little trip to Hancock and baek,|j was that the cotton crop was aboiitH one tliiid off, cotton on bottom andfi white pine land fully one third off, redd hmd is fine, heavy gray land with clayfl subsoil is also good. I saw no oneß who claimed more than threo-fourthsq of mi average crop. This togeijier | with the loss of the small grain crop, 1 mean wheat und fall oats, is a luirdj lick on the farmers al least on tljosei who are in debt and m e trying tojiuy out by the use of the tools of Jhirt, trade—-tho plow and the hoe, Spring oats were generally poor—butl Jeff Worthen made eighteen humfred' bushels on one hundred acres, turasli4 ed out and measured up. This jwas a small crop for tho Dixon farm yet about twice as mu< h ns Hie average of farms g( nerally. So it seems that when a farm is trained to inakjng piig crops they seldom make little ones. Very respectfully, Hr, k hvndochc, to tiie bane of many thiM annoying <*<*nipaint may be <maint£ prevented by the <»ecaMional uae of McLoan’M Homa opathic Liver and Kulnc; tH, they are pleawapt to take no largfiFthai a pin bead, and arc the ladicH* favorite for bil ionane-HM, bad tautc in the month, foi Jencorrhea and painful menatruatfon. ” For Male by all druggiat. h —Hotfl Kosland, Grovotow.j| if ; filled to overflow with 4 -VOL IV, NO. 48.