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THE KNOXVILLE JOURNAL.
VOLUME I.
NEWS BY GORRESPONDENCE.
SMirH’S LITTLE ROADS
OULETHORPU. CO.
Prosperous Times in Aineri
cus—Affairs in Other
Parts of 6Sa.„
Special to Journal.
Athens, Ga., Eebry. 15.—The Classic
S.ty is as frill of life as any town in Mid¬
dle Georgia, arid the society, for which our
city is noted, has been enlivened for sonv
weeks by the visits of some fair ones from
otner towns, though a vein Iif dignified sad
ness prevails at every gathering I have
attenedil ream tJy, for Dr. Veil’s death, is
an eveirt thatwould have been mourned
by all the-people of a larger town than
Athens, had ho lived among them.
Captaiu James M. Smith, the great farm¬
er of Pleasant Hill, Oglethorpe county, is
preparing, to build three short, narrow
gauge railroads; one will tap the Athens
branch of I he Georgia at Wintcrville, an¬
other will be built, from. Pleasant Hill to
Danielsnille, the county* site of Madison
oonuty, and the other will- go to a cross
roads settlement iu Oglethorpe county.
Captain Smith will work his convicts- and
will receive all the-aid from the people on
the line of Iris roads-that they can give,
There are at Pleasant Hill a cotton oil
mill, a guano factory,several saw mills
and flouring and grist mills, and a cotton
compress will ba built when the roads are
completed. Athens people will try to
lure one of the lines terminate here. I
have not learned, more about the little
roads* but. sot: convinced that Glptain
Smitti and ,a few others will build these
lines.. Q.
Hood Tor Americas*
Bpcsiulto Jfa'llNAja
Americas, Ga.,F.eb* 15—-The entire block
of the Americas water works bonds,. .$30,000
have been bought by John A. Ilainbleton
& Co., bankers, of Baltimore.,
The gi.iauo factory and oil mill at Amcr -
ieus are running night and day, and. then
it is all they can do to fill the orders which
come in. Forty hands arc uow employed
ajid more are wanted. The weekly, pay
roll amounts to over $800.
XEydropliobia iu- Alabama.
James Ford, a farmer, was bitten on the
hand by his yard dog some days ago.
Three cows were a'so bitten. Since- then
the caws have all died with the rabies, and
physicians say that old man Ford. has a
plain case of hydrophobia. He is-having
all the symptoms of a person affected with
,
the rabies.
Met Out illorinous!
Special to Journal.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 14—There is a secret
organization in this city called the Wild
Cat Club. Some days ago a Mormon elder
by the name of Greene- was* working up
converts in this place. The Club notified
him to leave but this he refused to do.
The Clnb found out that be was working
out about tho Exposition gtounda.and tiiey
notified the old,fellow.to skipjin six, hours
or something might happen. Tho old
geat skipped.
Warns 33,000.
At Atlriata Mrs, Martha Ciillkway fell
on a bad sidewalk and broke her arm.
Now she sues the city for §6,000 dam¬
ans*.. -
KNOXVILLE,’ GEORGIA.,. FEB. 17, 1888
Hteppy llrooks,
From the Quitman Herald.
Brooks county is shipping car load alter
carload of beeves and hogs—live hogs,
mind yon*—to distant markets. There
was a gcutleman here from Atlanta recent¬
ly looking for several car toads of fat
beeves, and we presume he secured them.
While many counties in Georgia are buy¬
ing Western meat, Brooks county is actu¬
ally shipping live. hogs.
Tlic ASiucricus .lug Trade.
From the Amoricus Recorder.
The jug trade of Amoricus is often
laughed at by those who know nothing of
it, as-soniethiugrinsignificant-: Tb tell' the
truth, if* >ue house had it all, it would take
it but a year or; two to grow enormously
rich. As it is, the trade is divided, among
a half dozen or more houses.
Raseul ol':i Preacher.
The news comes that Nonius, a colored
preacher in Harris county, treated liis wife
so badly that she had to leave home. Her
husband met hera day or- two ago and
beat her so severely that she died yester¬
day just after a baby was*born, She was
his third wife, and it is said he beat the
other two wives to death.
Dots From Ceres*.
BV WATCHMAN.
Ceres is located ill the northern portion
of Craivford county, and is a remarkably
healthy little village. It is surrounded by
one of the best firming sections of
Georgia. Inhabitants number about sixty
or seventy—has one church, school house,
store, post office, grist mill and gin.
The A: & F. Railroad passes within one
and a half milce-of the place, and crc long
we hope to see our little town expand un¬
til the eutire distance from here to the
’R, B. is covered with neut dwellings and
thriving busi icss-liuuses. We will extend
a cordial welcome to all good people who
who will come to our-town.
Mr. M. J, Moore is doing a fine
merchandise business at this place. Mr.
A-ddiel Jackson, our genial post
has a brighter smile thia.,wa«k-tlian usual,
he has certainly hear d from or has seen
-the “one” lately.
Mr. Hamlin has moved to Ceres and will
open a wood shop soon.
. Mrs.-F. E. Dewberry, mother of Dr. T.
J. Dewberry, and Misses Emma and Es¬
telle Hall, of Talbot county, came over a
few days age Miss-Emma has charge-■ of
Reck Dale school, and opened last Monday
with flattering prospects for a good school.
She oomes.to Crawford highlyrecommended
by former patrons.
Mr. T. A, Bowen is on a visit to his sis¬
ter in Pike county.
Ilev. A. C. Wellona* preahed an>. able
discourse to an appreciative audience Sun¬
day. He iR an earnest man and does not
fail to interest his hearers.
A Rood llEslnesi.
From various parties we learn that the
Brilliant restauraut and saloon, in which
our former townsman, Mr. W H; Deut>
is staying is doing about the best business
of any placean Macon. Whenever, such
men as Wes Dent and-i Biscuit Smith un¬
dertake to give the public something good
to eat and drink they succeed by a* large
majority. It is just like fair time or
Christmas time every day at the Brilliant,
-so we. arc told.
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FUN AMONG GEORGIA EDITORS'
A. STKOHW ARTIOLB l ltOM
TS)W.>-*JIAS
Some Snood Suggestions and
VaJiiahle Hints About
iiome Hatters.
Thompson Journal:
An agricultural exchange has a lengthy
'article ou “How to make hogs pay” Our
experience is that it can't* be done, The
best thing to do- is- to duseontinuo their
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Smithville V.
A friend warns-lts-to fasten our doors
and windows securely at night for fear of
burglars, but a good, medium sized burg¬
lar with money in His- pocket' would bo a
Godsend to us at present. Gome on, gen¬
tlemen—one at a-time!’: Everything is
wide open and waiting for you.
•Jesup Sentinel:.
“Maud, wo miss you very much. Come:
we arc always glad to see-yon;"
Mitttdgevilio chronicle: bo's
Dont you do it, Maud. Remember
a poor country editor who lias no one to
support him. Better, far belter spring the
Leap Year business on the second mate of
a river raft than to link your destiny with
that of one whose only earthly prospect is
the uncertain income of overripeu-h n fruit
garden sns and cord wood.
Bronwoml Reporter ;
Jim Freeman, of the Wavcross Head¬
light, taunts us for being unmarried, and
says no woman so foolish as to wed “one
of our sort"' c.in.*be fewitdj is- the reason.
Jim is a married man and we reckon be
thinks he cornered the last foolish virgin,
but he’s mistaken, Should we h appen to
find in these pans one who would hitch on
to us we would have too much feeling for
her to starve and’fcnbjeet her to a life of
misery as-Jimmie is dbihg to one of the
wiregrass variety.
j Hints —-- lfonrc Talks,.
Tor
•’ To all right thinking people it is evident
that the present is the beginning of a uow
era in the*-history off Crawford county.
The opportunity is now afforded it to move
up on a higher plane, to pull out of the
old ruts, and to fall iuto line with the lead¬
ing counties of .Georgia. The urgent de¬
mands of the ever living present arc up„n
her people;.and these successfully met, the
future will come fully-tip to the most san¬
guine expectations, lit this immediate
connection there are some things that cer¬
tainly ought to be of paramount concern
to every citizen of the county who wishes
to see all of her interests, social, moral and
material, furthered ; and such concern once
felt will readily develop into combined
effort that knows no such word as failure
Let people think and talk as they may,
when business men visit any community
in quest of business locations—places
where they would be willing for-their fam¬
ilies to live and where they would risk an
investment of their* money-—they inquire
about the water, the health, the condition
of the schools and churches of the sectiou ;
and while on their journey to the place
(especially.if .it chance to bo Knoxville)
they learn the* condition of* the roads.
Crawford can boast *of good water in abun¬
dance, and of its healthfulness it has every
reason, to rejoice ; but we are not" so well
up oa.othetdines as the superior advan¬
tages bestowed by nature authorize.
These advantages will excellent be superinduced railroad
iu the uear future by all question the time
facilities, and beyoud
NUMBER 4.
is upon our people tor actwug .it acy
would be ready to keen abreast with the
better times just ahead of them.
Knoxville cannot be expected to build
up as it should,' nor cau Crawford county
prosper in a degree commensurate with*
her privileges unless inducements are held
ont to men of intelligence amihneans to lo¬
cate among us.
More and- better'- schools- arc needed
throughout the county for the proper edu¬
cation of of the children, and no reasonable
person will say that the county cannons
have them. Otherr counties- of- the Stale
that have not near so much natural wealth*
as Crawlbrd!have for years supported ex¬
cellent schools nine months in thb year.
and are today enjoying the fruits of them,
and why can’t our county do the same
i hing and realize like results; Beopl e nev-
er know what they cat! achieve until they
unite in purpose, put their shoulders to ■
the wheel! and all push with a determina¬
tion that will not be- thwarted by* ordinary
obstacles.
The condition of the chnrch buildings of
Knoxvijlc and of auiumbar of oth:rs in
the county, and the lack of well provided*
homes for preachers who arc placed ir.
charge of these churches, do not commend!
ns to the outside world. There is ver
ily room and crying need for improve¬
ment in this particular. Public roads
and other things-cf like- character will
not be forgotten in our next article.
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Items of Interest,
Ottumwa, la., has an artesian- well
which discharges 2,000,000 gallons every
24 hours. It is 6aid to be the best well?
in the country.
William Yonng. while huntfog in Chica
saw* couniy, Mississippi, undsrtook to chop
a possum out-of; a-, hollow log. He not
only got the-porsum but'102 silver dollars
which some one had concealed there.
A young man in Davenport, la., a drug
clerk, is well off,, for grandparents, liis
presentsnpply is nine: T\vo great-great-
gi andfaihors, three great-great-grand moth¬
ers. two graudfathers and-two grandmoth¬
ers.
The city of Naiyen, north of King Po,
China, which was submerged 1,000 years
ago, has recentlj*-been partly exposed to
view, and a number of vases, plates, and
otlier utensih of the Sough dynasty have -
been recovered by the natives.
Henry L. Miller, .ot Burlington., Ia., has
a German Bible that was printed in 1529.
It is still in its original cover and iu very.*
good shape. Tho lids are of wood, covered
with leather. It is said that only thirteen
Bibles of its edition were piinted.
A ping bat over 100 years old- was re¬
cently presented to a Michigan city mer¬
chant. Tho account of the event gives
no reason far the presentation, but it is*
supposed that'it was because the merchants
offended his neighbors by persisting in
wearing .a.plug hat 200 years old.
At Chihuahua, Mexico, -recently, a bull
fight was conducted under-the auspices of '
a Sunday school, several teachers and
members of the Bible class undertaking to >
make it interesting for thee- bulls. The •
affair was very successful financially, and'
now the parish church lias -its- interior dee-
oartedv
Up to date there have- been shipped!
from Washington 18,190 bales *f cot to i ^
10,710 at this tioicHast year.-
