TOWN AND COUNTY..
What the People are Doing and
Talking About..
THE TIMES m CRAWFORD.
Societi Kcws anti' lileSghbor.
hood I%otes»—Personal
tleuiion..
Send us the news friends.
The work of improving th-- streets goes
bravely on.
Mr. W. P. Allen visited Macon the first
of thk week.
Col, R. D. Smith is visiting tfcc Gate
City on professional business,
It might be remarked the weather has
been all that could be expected.
Mr,- A'. Ml Jackson is putting, in sonic
good licks-at Geres-for the paper.
We are-getting new subscribers every day.
The little paper has- lots of friends.
Mr, F. H. Wright made a business trip
to the Central City the first of the wetk.
The season is advancing to the time
when all local whittling. clubs will con¬
vene.
Mr. J. A. Ji Ross is stumping Craw¬
ford county in the interests of the Alii
ance.
Wo believe the fruit crop-to-be safe so
far, and think prospe-ts fair for a large
yield.
Mr. George. Wright, of Macon, is in
town visiting his brother, our enterprising
merchant.
Master Jesse Dent, of Macon, after a
visit of several days in this place, returned
borne yesterday.
Col. W. P. Blasingatne went to Atlanta
Wednesday to look after some business
connected with his profession.
We do not use the word boom in speak¬
ing of Knoxville, but- the town is im¬
proving every day, boom or no boom.
Mr, A. J. Danieliy, of the western por¬
tion of the county, has moved into town
and will aid us in building up old Knox¬
ville.
Mr. Thomas Champion, a mail agent on
the Southwestern rottd, is- up spending
some time visiting friends, accompanied by
his wife,
After so much cold and wind it really
would not he out of place for the Editor
to say “we are having some delightful
weather.”
Messrs. II. D. McCrary, Joe Irby, Clark
Hicks and J. F. Andrews went to McKant’s
mill yesterday on a camp hunt and fishing
expedition.
Miss Cassic Drew, after a visit of sev¬
eral days with her uncle’s family near
Robley, has returned to town accompanied
by Miss Leola Harris.
The last meeting of the Citizens Union
was itn usually spirited and business like.
The Union.is doing and will continue to
do some good work for the town and
county..
Captain Lane has the contract for gra¬
ding and draining the public square, and
having formerly baen a railroad man he
will know how to do the work as it
should, be done.
Rev. A. G. Wellons writes us that he
got water bound last Saturday, w hich cause
prevented him filling his appointment here.
He will preach here on mxt Saturday
night and on Sunday.
All the farmers should : plant Spanish
ground peas extensively. A half-acre
planted in this, crop is worth more to a
former than aujr other half-acre on his
hum except Lis garden.
To tl o<o who complain-of not getting;
the paper regularly, we will say that the
fault is with those who handle the mail,
and not on account- of any negligence or
carelessness on our part.
The ladies who were on the committee
to raise money to buy ait organ for the
Methodist church wish to thank Mr B.
H. Ray, of Macon,- publicly for his liber¬
ality towards the cause.
Probably the band of burglars that
worked Gulloden is the Same that attempt¬
ed to blow two safes at Milucr Finlay
uiglit, and were seen by the night watch¬
man, who scared them oft.
*
The party who took the contract of the
construction company to lay a mile of
track every day or forfeit fifty dollars has
forfeited the money almost every day
since he started, it is stated.
John- Dent is preparing to start a-brick
mill hero. M. B. Riviere also talks of
going into the manufacture of brick.
There will probably bo two brick, yard
t Knoxvdli du iug the summer.
There have probably, been one thou¬
sand wagon loads of ligbtwsod bnrnt up
by forest fires in sight of Knoxville this
month. Some day the ones who aoe do¬
ing this burning off will wish they had
not dune it. We believe it to be as wrong
to burn up the wood and timber as to
burn up corn and wheat.
A Wood Workman.
I. would advise any one wauting-.earpen
ter work done to get Mr. J. H. Irby. He
has just finish, d bidding for me, and 1
am pleased wi'h the work. E. E. Dent.
flicked In the Face.
On Saturday as Mr. Scott Parham was
riding along the road in some part of Ham¬
mock’s district a horse which was mulling
at large attacked the one he was riding,
and in attempting to part them Mr. Par¬
ham was kicked on the fate a terrible blow.
Strange to say no bones were broken, but
Mr. Parham’s face was terriDly bruised.
Both horses-were of the male gender and
the tight was a lively one.
At last accounts Mr. Parham was resting
as easily as could be expected, but his
check and.chin will bo a. long time recov¬
ering the tremendous lick they received
Some Wltl S£eS3cs.
Mr. Adam Hortmau, of this placo, has
three relics that are considerable curiosities
in this day and time. One is a queer old
book, something more than a hundred years
old, printed half in German and hall in
Latin. The bosk is bound in sheep-skin,
full tnickness, and is well preserved for
its age.
Another is an old compass which was
used by Mr. Hortman’s grandfather, who
was a sailor. The compass is similar to
the one used by Columbus and the mar¬
iners of that day, and is a crude affair.
The*other relic is a pocKet knife, whic
is tbs first one. Mr, Hortman’s grandfather
owned. As Mr. Hortmau is- more than
s : xty years old it is plain that it has been
a long time since his grandfather was a
boy, not less than a hundred years ago.
The Alliaucc.
There have been three Alliance clubs
formed in this county in the past two
weeks. One rt Taylor, one at Sweetwater
and the other at Knoxville.
We believe that these clubs will do good,
as they will serve to broaden the farmers'
views>aud extend’their knowledge ot the
details of business. There is a great dea]
that is worth learning besides finding
how to make the most corn or cotton on a
piece of land, and we believe tile Alliance
will Ifcok into everything that tends to
make farming a profitable occupat’on.
i. k weight,
KNOXVILLE, - GEORGIA.
-DEALER IN
ana Family Groceries r
STAPLE m FANCY DRY GOODS,
HARDWA E. ETC..
I keep an assortment of General Merchandise,.and try to suit
everybody both in quality of goods and in prices. I have now
on hand a lot of Fresh Garden Seeds, also a variety of
Farm Tools
of *he best makes which I sell cheap. Call on me.
F. H. WEIGHT, Knoxville, Ga.
About Knoxville.
! The writer, in his travels and during his
residence in other states, does not remem¬
ber to have ever seen a town the size of
Knoxville in which there is as little busi¬
ness done aw is carried on hero. To bo
sure the few stores at this place conduct a
large business to the amount of goods kept,
but we have scan more than a dozen stores
in many a smaller village than this.
\ And just think of it. Over 9000 bales
ol cotton are made in this county every
year 1 The cotton product of the county
is worth $8(30,000 and could be handled
here more easily than at any other place.
There is enough wealth-in Crawford coun¬
ty to establish a back and stores enough to
do the business for four counties like this.
Bui the enterprise for this kind ol a thing
is wanting, and if is silly in our people to
sit still and wait for other people from
i ther towns to come hers and do the busi¬
ness of the community. Every dollar of
our trade goes out of tlie-county—the most
of it to Maeou—but this thing cannot go
on. Soon we will have the railroad, and
if we do not start, up enterprises somebody
else will Als-sure as-the s n,shines there
.will ho five times as much business done
here a year from now as there is at present.
This thing of running to Macon for ev¬
ery thing ought never to have been started
in the first place, and would not have beoi
ii our people had not all turned their at¬
tention to other things besides selling goods.
It is a wonder that the whole county not
bankrupt-, and if this had uot been one- c-f
the host fanning sections In the state we
could not have gone on as we have. The
welfare of the whole county depends upou
the upbuilding ot Knoxville into a market
town ; a place where all that the farmers
nerd can be bad, and a place whore all that
is produced on the. farms can be sold. No
aiguments are needed to prove that these
are p'ain tacts, and the sense in this state¬
ment is patent to every man who-will
think for a minute,
Onr town is located 25 miles from any
trading: points on the cast; 80 miles from
any town on the west; 22 miles from any
town on the north and 15 miles from any
trading point south of us. Our legiti¬
mate territory then is 27 miles long by
18 miles wide. By careful investigation
wo find that there are 15,000 people liv¬
ing in th ; s territory, who would do all
their trading at this place if they could
sell their products here and buy all their
supplies here. The trade of this territo¬
ry would, of itself, support a- town of
5,000 inhabitants. In this territory are
made every year not less than 12.000
bales of cotton, and probably, as-many as
15,000 -bales.
There, is no-other location to be found
that is-sup,erior to tiffs, and it will not
be many months before- Knoxville begins
a growthithat will not cease until she has
become abetter town than many of her
neighbors that dub themselves cities.
O.P. WEIGHT,
LAWYER,
KNOXVILLE, - - - - - OEOBG1A.
Offioe in the Court House. fh2t
W. P. BLASINGAMEy
Attorney at Law,
KNOXVILLE, GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to all business
entrusteslto his carev jy27
DR, J. W JONES,
KNOXVILLE, - - - - GEORGIA
Calls promptly attended day and night.
GEO. L. SAWYER,
Physici&n^ Surgeon,,
KNOXVILLE, GA.,
Patronage respectfully solicited. fb3
The Kmvills Drag Store
Is the place where you can always find
Reliable Goods.
Besides Drugs and Medicines I keep
GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS,.
SHOES, HATS &c.
Whenever you come to town come to see
J. W. BLAS1XGAME.
MONEY TO LOAN!
I am prepared to-loan money
on improved farms to the
amount of $200 and upwards
on most liberal terms. I rep¬
resent the Georgia Loan <fc Trust:
Co: '"f. Americu,,, Ga;, a char¬
tered institution of the State,
T will guarantee that our com¬
missions are at least from. two.
to three per cent cheaper than
that of any other ompany. Pay¬
ments can be made at any time,,
and the loan may be taken up
whenever desired. Quit the
warehouse and try us. We are
cheaper ana give you more lib¬
erty, and we don’t want your
land. The warehousesare get¬
ting it. W ALTER P. BlASINOAME
f M
FOK SALE
-AT
THIS OFFICE
