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TOWN AND COUNTY.
What the People are Doing and
Talking About.,
THE TIMES IN CRAWFORD.
Society Mews and neighbor¬
hood Notes-i’ersonal
mention..
Very light rain yesterday.
Get your neighbor to subscribe for this
paper. *
A clothing store would be well patroniz¬
ed hero- 4
Mr. Seabon SpiRei s has be8E quite sick
recently..
More houses for- rent is still the cry in
Knoxville.
Col R. D. Smiih took in the convention
in Atlanta.
Let ns picnic, saitli the young people
and the rod-bugs.
Mr. Jep. Williams, of Monroe county,
was in town yesterday.
Col. W. P. Blasihgame made a trip to
Atlauta several days ago.
The Farmers’ Alliance is gaining ground
steadily in Crawford county.,
Mr. Frank Wright went fishing the other
day and caught six—snakes,.
Mr. Jim Gregory had his arm badly
hurt by being thrown from a mule.
There are lots of jugs made in Crawford.
QOimty, and the manufacture of. them pays,
well.
Mr. Joseph Miner, representing a Balti¬
more hardware house, was in town yea
terday.
Miss Pearl My rick, of Culloden, spent
Sunday in town, visiting Miss Bessie
Smith,
Mr. Robert LeSueur caught a string of
bream the ether day that weighed fifteen
pounds.
The Editor returns thanks to Mrs. J,
W. Blisingame and Mrs. Dr. Sawyer for
kind gifts of table delicacies.
Knoxville wants some man who is able
to keep a good stock to come here and sell
furniture. It would pay haudsomely.
The tax receiver will soon come to see
you. It is wrong to give in your property
at more than it’s worth,- so don’t do it.
Dasher’s commissaiy department has
been moved to Knoxville. The crosstie
force is captained by Mr. John Jenkins.
The Editor lias never seen cleverer peo¬
ple than can be found in Knoxville. In
some respects this little town cannot be
beaten.
Mr. John A. Kendrick carried a load of
cotton through town the first ot the week
to bo sold in Macon. He lias more cotton
at home.
Borne enterprisiug man who understands
t he hardware business can do well here.
There is no better opening for a merchant
i n Georgia.
It was rather exasperating several days
of this week, with every thing so dry a
baut here, to sit and see the rain falling o
ver iu Taylor county.
One engine on the A. & F. is said to be
the best in the South. Just give our road
a little more time and she will get there
with the best of them.
’I'rie Indians of the Wi 1 cl West have
gteen corn dances. In a few weeks the
cucumber duieo, winch is so papula?
through this country, will he observed.
Mr. J. J. Gaillard, of the Atlanta and
Florida surveying force near Fort Valley,
wai in town the first of the week. He
j-nTs tp be among the boys at Knoxville,
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How Came It There 2
On the front of the court house, under
the arch, is a mulberry plaut growing
nicely. As the building is of brick, and
the stops that come together and make the
arch are of granite, it is something of a
problem to discover how it came about
that the plant could spring up seven or
eight feet above ground. That the roots
should go through a solid brick wall and
also through closely laid blocks of granite
seems impossible..
This is a freak of nature.
The Sheriff has been keeptng prisoners
in the court house since the jail was torn
down. Two jail birds who could pick the
banjo seemed to care very little for being
held in durance vile.
T® Correspondent Hare.
Knoxville, Ga„ May 10, 1888. Dear
Dave:—I notice that you mentioned in
your communication my visit to Sandy
Point, and asked if I was looking for a Jus
tice of the Peace. Yes, I was. The Jus¬
tice turned up all right but the girl was
not on hand.
Now, Dave—old felllow—1 want you to
help me out. Any information that you
can give, and any assistance you may fur¬
nish will be thankfully received.
] Yours truly, J'. K. B.
’l’lie ISnilroad,
The Atlanta & Florida.is rapidly becom
ing a full-fledged railroad. Last Saturday
the crossing at the Thomaston brauchjroad
was reached’ and the track laying force is
pushing for Culloden. The ends , of the
rails today are about seventeen miles,
from Knoxville,.
Five new passenger coaches have been
received in Atlanta, and the road-, is- now
prepared to run excursions.
Everything now indicates that- the last
thirty miles will be laid faster than any
previous. Look out- for, the engine when
you hear the whistle blow 1
Head This Farmers J
The Journal will be sent 6 months free
of charge to the first person who will bring
us a good; ripe watermelon, provided that
the party who brings the melon is not a
subscriber already.
Also we offer to send this paper one year
to the person who will bring us the largest
watermelon.
We also offer six months subscription for
for the first matured half-bushel, of green
corn.
We make you another offer, same as the
last, for the first peck of ripe peaches ot
this year’s growth.
This offer is made only to those, who do
not take this, paper,
Knoxville Wants
And is going to have several, more good
merchants next fall.
Crawford county is up with the rest of
the world in all respects except two, viz :
the mercantile interest and the manufac¬
turing interest. A hnsines of about a
quarter of a million of dollars in amount
can be done iu Knoxville without compe¬
tition. The territory is so large that
should: wc get trade from no others than
those living nearer to this town than to
any otheiyan annual trade as large as that
just mentioned could be done.
Wc want more merchants and they, are
coming here.
Wc want a buggy and wagon,
tory and will get it.
These are assured: facts,, and you can
just mark.dewn a few more notches for
Knoxville.
We believe there is no small country pa¬
per in the State gaining patronage as fast
as The Knoxville Journal Although
only a few mouths old its subscription list
is already as large as that of inost/country
weeklies.
F.H WEIGHT,
KNOXVILLE, - - GEORGIA.
•DEALER IN
Fancy an 3 Family Erocnriis
STAPLE m FANCY DRY GOODS,
HARDWARE. ETC.
I keep an assortment of General Merchandise, end try to suit
everybody lot both in quality of goods and in prices. I have now
on hand a of Fresh Garden Seeds, also a variety of
Farm Tools
of tlxe best makes which I sell cheap. Call on me.
F. H. WRIGHT, Knoxville, Ga.
home Old Relies.
In xise on Mr. Ed Rowell's place at Oak
Grove in this county is a well bucket that
was made sixty years ago, and has been
in constant use ever since, With the ex
ception of the bottom, which his been re¬
placed With a new piece, every piece is-still
there in sc undl condi lion.
Mr' F. II. Wright, of this place, has a
large cask that was made in 1825. It has
been used ever since it was made, and it is
yet sound.
The family of Col. 0. P. Wright have
in their possession a rifle that was made in
this c.ounty for M. J. W. Stembrtdgc, now
dead. The hammer is under the barrel in
front of the lock. The gun was made a
bont the time percussion caps first came
into use. There is probably no gun like
this in Georgia.
i Tile building of a railroad through a
town often hurts the town. Only one
with a large territory, surrounding it is
most often benefitted by having a road.
This is why we have such high hopes for
Knoxville’s future.
Some one sends us a commuication from
Second district headed "‘Coonvillc
Crumblings.” The party who wrote it
failed to let us know who he was, so we
must leave out his letter. In every case
the Editor must know who writes before
an article will be inserted.
For Sale!
One 25 H. P. Engine with H; P.
Boiler. 1 Plaining Machine—plains 24
inches wide Tongues and grooves 11
wide and from f to 5 inches' thick. One
Geared Grist mill, Osopr.s rock. No. 4
corn and cob crusher, with attachment for
.grinding cotton seed. Rip saw with best
4-ply belting for driving above
Also 36 feet 2$ inch shafting, with 14 pul¬
leys. 1 set lllaeksmith tools. I sot Car¬
penters tools. All above machinery as
as new. Will sell all together or
one-half interest, and manage it
Will sell very cheap and make terms easy.
Address B. B. Crums,
148 East Fair Street,.
Atlanta, Ga.
We make no wild prediction as to what
date the Atlanta & Florida road will bo
built to this place. If all tilings work well
it can befinished to this place by July 4.
Some of the neighboring papers stated
positively, that this road would bo complet
ed to Fort Valley by June 10,
Lumber Tor Sale!
/"vNE U hundred and fifty thousand Prices feet
of Cumber for Kale. 37 1*2 60
KJgp 75 cts per hundred. On the A. F. Rail/
oad, 21-2. miles south of Knoxville.
MATHEWS & DANIELLY
TEE OLD RELIABLE,.
THE HARRIS HOUSE r
KNOXVILLE GEORGIA,
When you want a first class meal or a.
good tiliice First to Class sleep Fare, come to Comfortable the-Harris
House.
Rooms, Reasonable Excelled!: Charges, Accommo*
tiad ons 2 fot
0. P. WRIGHT,
lawyer,
KNOXVILLE,..... CEOEOIA.
Office in the Court House, f b 27
W, P. blasingap.se,
Attorney at Law,
KNOXVILLE, GEORGIA.
entrusted Prompt attention given to all business
to his care. jygy
DR. J. W. JONES,
KNOXVILLE, - - - - GEORGIA.
Calls promptly attetided day and night.
GEO. L. SAWYER,
P hysician Surgeon,
KNOXVILLE, GA.,
Patronage respectfully solicited. fb3'
the Knoxville Drug Store.
Is the place where you can always find
Reliable Goods.
Besides Drugs and Medicines I keep
GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS,
SHOES, HATS &e.
Whenever you come to town come to see
J. W. BLASINGAME.
MONEY TO LOAN l
I am- prepared to loan money
on improved farms to the
amount of $200 and up, wauls
on most liberal terms. I rep¬
resent the Georgia Loan Trust
Co. of. Americui „ Ga,, a char¬
tered institution of the State.
T will guarantee that our com¬
missions are at least from two
to three per cent eheaper than
th at 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
eheaper and, give you more lib
erty, and we don’t want your
land. The warehouses are get¬
ting it. W ALTER P. Phasingame
BABBIT UTIL
FOR SALE
-AT
THIS OFFICE.