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About The Knoxville journal. (Knoxville, Ga.) 1888-18?? | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1888)
TOWN AND COUNTY. What the People am Doing and Talking Abeut. THE. TIMES IN CRAWFORD. Society Sews and Iteighbor. Itootl Motes—Personal Mention. A new store building for sale. Apply to Howell & Wright: Mr. W. H. O’Neal has been very sick several days this week. Col. R. D. Smith visited Butler on busi¬ ness, the first of the week. Capt William Lane lias taken a job on the Atlanta & Florida railroad. Mr, John Dent is turning out thousands cf brick with his new machine. Dr. J; W. Jems is improving bis place. He is,having a largo barn built, Mr, J; B. Stcmbridge, of the Central City, was cut to sec friends Buuday. Two stores iu Knoxville, for sale. App'v to the real.estate men, Howell & Wright. Two widowers, each about fifty years old, are the, most gallant conning men in town. Ad Harris lias- started' a single barrel skating rink .in the hotel. We like, the small riuks best-. The cold winds we have been having for the past few days tore causing young cotton to lock very sick.. Mr. S. W. Hatcher, a prominent farmer of the upper.portion of the couuty, was in to see tis the other day. Misses Mamie Dent and Lizzie Long, of the eastern portion of the county, visited friends in town on Sunday. Gol. R. D. Smith, is building a largo cuetfling up town, Mr. Joe Irby is the contractor who has the. job. Miss Lee Ellis and Miss Alpha McManus,, of Sandy Point, were in town visiting acquaintances one day this. week. Thc.young people had a very pleasant time at the party Friday night given at Hie residence of Mrs. J. B. Lowe, Mr. Clark Hicks saw a deer the other day. He io now telling what he would have done to that old buck if he had had his gun. Mr. John Jenkins, one of Captain Dash¬ er’s railroad men, was in town the othir day trading for timber. The woods are netting full of crossties.. We arc requested to announce that Rev. A. C. Wellons will pveuch at Fairview Academy, near Mr. John T. Andrews’ place—on the third Saturday in this month. if a stranger wished to move at once to Knoxville he would find out that he would either have to board or live iu a tent. There is not a house for rent in Knoxville. Dr. Blalock, of Thoroaston, who. was ii; town most of the week, says that Knoxville is the best town between Atlanta and the southern terminus of our road, and is round to become a thriving business town. Misses Florence Wright, Lillie Blasir, giine, Eddie Jarrett and Mrs, W. B. Fin¬ ney spent the week visiting the families <f Mr. 0. T. and Mi-. J. S. Blasingame, of ri.c southwestern portion of the. county. Mr, W. S. Collier left town a day or two ago to attend to the surveying on the A. and F. road between here and Fort Valley, Mr. Collier was generally liked by oi r people and we hate to lose him as a citizen. We regret very much to lose Mr. J. J. Gaillard as a citizen, He has been sta tt'-ued here as a resident engineer for the Atlanta Railroad Company, but will make F >rt Valley his home for some months to cyme. The fieneral meeting, Quite a large delegation passed through town yesterday on their way to the general meeting of the Primitive Baptists- at Fel¬ lowship church in Houston county. The question of whether the denomina¬ tion in these parts will hold any more associations will be discussed, besides other important items. Mr. Thomas Kaincs Suicides. On last Friday morning Mr. Tom Raines, who lived near Hickory Grove, suicided by using a shot-gun. He was about seventy-five years old. There is no reason given for his putting an end to his life, except that his affairs were in such condition as to worry him. Stroke a Sib. Mr. J. F. Andrews, while working ou a building for Dr. Jones, happened to fall a short distance and strike his side against the edge of a plank, A rib was broken, but Mr. Andrews pays very little attention to what he considers a small matter. He seems to suffer very little inconvenience from the broken rib, and will 1 kely be completely well in a few days, Newspaper .Sokes Some people have an idea that a country newspaper should contain nothing much besides jokes and funny sayings. No joke is fit to publish unless a large proportion of the readers understand it. We newspaper men a’.l love fun, and rarely ever fail to publish anything cf local nature that is amusing, unless there are good reasons for withholding it. We country scribes enjoy fun belter than most people, because wc see so little, end invite our friends to help us keep up with the times in each neighborhood. Mr. Hatcher’s Unterprisc, Mr. S. W. Hatcher, of this county, iv The inventor of a combined pljw. planter and fertilizer distributor. Ho was in town the other day, and in a chat with us he stated that a stock company was being formed for the manufacture of his planters. He said that the factory would he located at Knoxville, and gave us to understand that his company will push tlio enterprise, for all it is worth. Mr. Hatcher is a. me¬ chanical genius, and recognises the utility of any invention of merit. He is one of the most successful farmers in the county, and is otherwise a clear-headed, good bus¬ iness man. This factory is only one of several indus¬ tries that will be estabhshed here in the course of ; a-,year or two. Tor Sale ! One 25 II. P. Engine with 35 II. P. Boiler. T ■ Plaining Machine—plains 24 inches wide. Tongues and grooves 11 wide and from J Id 5 inches thick. One Geared Grist mill, Osopus reck. No. 4 corn and cob crusher, with attachment for grinding cotton ssod. Rip saw with: best 4sply belting for driving above machinery. Also 30 feet 2s inch shafting, with 14 pul¬ leys. 1 set Rlacksmilli tools. I set Car¬ penters tools. All above machinery as good as new. Will sell all together or one-half interest, and manage it myself; Will sell very cheap and make terms easy. Address B. B. Curtis. 148 East Fair Street, Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Seaborn Spiders has started a new enterprise. He sells crickets to fishermen. Largo stock of white crickets on hand*. Call early and get the best. adv. “My, dear,” said a lady to her- husband, as slio was looking over the newspaper, ■“what preferred creditors ? ’ are “They are the—the—the creditors who never send in their bills. Leastways, that s the kind that I prefer.”— London Echo.. 1 F. 1 KNOXVILLE, - - GEORGIA DEALER IN Fanci and Fail! hrocerias H I STAPLE B FANCY DRY GOODS) HARDWARE. ETC. I keep assortment of General Merchandise, and try to .ll an sum everybody both in quality of goods and in prices. I have no\ on hand a lot of Fresh Garden Seeds, also a variety of n Farm Tools !l H of the best makes which I sell cheap. Call on me. j F. H. WEIGHT, Ga. ; ■ Mrs. O’Tcolo*—Share, Mrs. Clancy , can yon- tell me phwat is meant by bard drinkin’ ?•• Mrs. Clancy—Oim n t share, - bat 1 think it’s sitting on a lock and sipping cold water, I dim no .—Texas Siftings-. DO WE NEED THE FARMER? The Macon Evening Mews -says-; “T Ire agricultural interest depends upon the prosperity of 1 the industrial:. ,T The Atlanta Journal says: “Accord¬ ing to the above it will be. observed teat we do not need the farmer in Georgia The towns support the country, There¬ fore the less “ccwutry” we have to draw sustenance from the towns, the greater toe prosperity of the towns will be. The eld idea that the farmer is the mainstay (a Georgia seems to be a mistake. It is won¬ derful bow enlightened we are becoming. This new doctrine that tbo iarmer depends tf^on‘Flie manufacturer reminds ns of that remarkable family of brotheis who were so smart that they could make two dollars a day apiece trading old clothes with each other.” A West point, Neb., bridegroom is spi n 1 ing his honeymoon in jail, A party of young men went to give the newly-married couple a charivari, which so incensed the biidegroora that ho emtied a shotgun load ed with salt into their midst, The entire charge was received by one of the party in the face. lie will lose both eyes and bo otherwise disfigured for life. Iitimbsr For Sale! / ANE hundred and fifty thousand feet V j of Lumber for Sale. Prices .171-2 (W & 7,1 cts per hundred. On the A. F. Kail Road, 21-2 miles south of Knoxville. MATHEWS & DAN I ELLY j ~ Ordinary’s Notices. and I will pass upon said application at 10 o’clock a. in. on the 27th day of April, 1888, at mv office. GEO. L. SAWYER Ordinary THE OLD RELIABLE , THE H ARRIS HOUSE, KNOXVILLE GEORGIA. When you want a first class meal or a | good place to sleep come to the Ilairis ! House First Class Fare, Aecom Rooms, Reasonable Charges, mo —--——7—= =====—— ; Two good Stores in Knoxville j on the courthouse square for sale.. Do you want a nice little home about one mile from town f If j sc. ask- the real estate men, Howell & Wright about that 50 acre farm, on which there is a good, four room house, an or SIS“ tie1 ' impmranmH 0. P. WRIGHT, / LAWYEE, a KNOXVILLE,..... 0EOKG1A, i Office in the Court House. fb 271 W. P.-BLASItfdAME, Attorney at Law, KNOXVILLE, - GEOROII entrusted Prompt to attention Ins given to ail businel care. j.V27 DS J. W. JOKES, KNOXVILLE, - - GEORGIA Calls promptly attended day and nigh GEO. L. SAWDER, P hysioia n Surgeoi KNOXVILLE, GA,, Patronage respectfully solicited. fb3 The Inemlle Drag Stor Is the place where you can always find; Eeliable Goods, ? Besides Drugs and Medicines I k« GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, NOTION, SHOES, HATS &c. Whenever you come to town come, to-si JAW. BLASINGAME*. MONEY TO MM! I am prepared to loan raone on improved farms to tit amount of $200 and upward on most liberal terms. I rep resent the AmokS, Georgia Loan & Trus Co. „f Go., « chai institution of tile State T wdl guarantee that .our com¬ missions are at least from tw<j to three per cent cheaper that that of any other ompany. Pay. ' mcRtscjuibe made at any time. and the loan may be taken H]f whenever desired. . . Quit . thfj x^'n'pphriildp ” alell0U ’’ 0 ‘! 1 !: 1 f "V [. 1 - US r 1 , W ' VC p an * cheaper ail ft give YOU 1 lib more erty, and we don t want you: land. The warehouses are get ting it. W alter P. Blasingami 1. III! I 1 TAL FOR HALE -AT- _ OFFICb.-
