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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, 14 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.