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TOWN AND COUNTY.
W 7 hat the People are Doing and
Talking About.
THE, TIMES IN CRAWFORD.
Society Ife-ws and, Seighbw.
Hood. Motes—Personal.
Mention.
Let us.have a grand barbecue picnic.
Mr. Jeff Houser, of Fort. Valley, was in
town yesterday...
Mr, Charlie King, of Bibb county, was
in town yesteiday..
Mr. Jesse Dent h?s been quite sick, sev¬
eral days recently.
The abbreviated hair cut suits, the
weather* and society.
Our friends will confer a special favor
by sending the news.
Col. B. W. Sanford, of, Everett’s. Station,
this county, is in town.
Steam grist and plaining mills, would
pay handsomely at. this place.
Mr. Wilson Allen made a trip to the
Central City, during the week.
The Atlanta & Florida railroad: is the
biggest thing in Crawford countv.
Mr, Wesley Blasingame is now a erosstie
inspector tor, the railroad company.
Cob R. D> Smith made a trip this.week,
taking in.the Gate City and, other points.
Master Jimmie Dent; of Macon, came
out yesterday to see his., brother who is
sick,..
In two or- three days, we will hear the
locomotive whistle without, leaving Knox¬
ville.
Dr. J. N. Smith, of. Hickory Grove,
passed through town yesterday on his way
to Perry.
The first watermelon has not made its
appearance yet, but will likely turn up by
barbecue day..
The time-for. having the Crawford county
barbecue bas been changed from July 4 to
Thursday, the 28th ot June.,
The two words. “focal news” are sup¬
posed to meau something. In this, place
j ust now they signify nothing:
Professor Willie Pierce, who has. been
teaching the school at Oak Grove, spent
several days iu town this, week,
The Editor just can't keep from bragging
on Knoxville people. For being kind
hearted he lias never, seen, them equaled in
any community,
A good many, of the best men in Craw¬
ford are working for. the barbecue and
basket picnic. This means that we are,
going to have a.good time.
Mr. Jolin Champion is sadly disap¬
pointed with the turnout he got* from
what was his brag patch, of wheat. It,
only yielded fourteen bushels to the acre.
One of Knoxville’s most gallant young
men got so excited when he went to take
His best girl to ride, the other day, that he
hitched his horse to the buggy hind part
before,
A new firm is. about to open a store in
Knoxville.lt will not be many days before
a store carrying one line of goods will be
open and ready for business, and those
managing it are such good, clever, gentle¬
,
men and such, good business meu.that they
will draw'much trade.. *
Our readers are ask* d to overlook the
fact of the paper’s being shelter in several
respects than it usually, is. The office
force has lost, some time, recently, and in
making up the lost time a good deal of
ntcresting matter which might have been
jorit n.upha.5 been,left out.
Road crossings. between, this place and
Culloden are not hardly passable. The
hotel hack, Mr. W. P. Allen’s buggy and
other: vehicles have been damaged on these
crossings.
Subscribers are being constantly added
to our list. In a few months we will have
to dress the Crawford county almanac in
in new clothes and improve the printing
office in various ways.
The Kallrond#
Track laying on the Atlanta & Florida
has not progressed as fast this week as
was expected. The iron gang was kep#
busy for more than a day clearing off and
preparing the track after the ditching of a
few cars, The rails have been laid a dis¬
tance of three miles since last Friday,
which makes the track stx mile* from
^Knoxville. In a week’s time it is likely
tbat old Zebulon. the shifting engine which
is used on the construction train, will
steam into Knoxville. The road is being
constructed as rapidly as circumstances
will permit, and at the seme time every¬
thing is., done in the most,: substantial
manner..
ILet ws Hiive ;i Colt Sttaoxv.
There are numbers of good farmers in
this county who are paying special
tion, to this highly important, branch of
farming. No man can claim to.be an
independent farmer so lung as he buys
provisions, feed.and stock with which to
work his lands, aud many of our, intelligent
planters have found this out.
As, a plan for encouraging., the .stock
raising, business the writer proposes a colt
show.. Each former wfio wishes to
his- colt for a prize should pay a. small
sum before the colt is brought in for show,
and by this means a. nice sum, could be
raised as premiums.
In other counties the farmers are having
colt shows, and we sec no reason why
Crawford's farmers should not do likewise.
A Big Day at Vullodcn.
According to prediction quite a crowd
from Crawford county attended the big
celebration at Culloden, and the writer,
had not been in that ancient town but n
very short time before he learned that
quite a crowd from other counties had
eeme.
The day was fine, the dust was laid and
everybody felt, or appeared to feel well.
During the day three large passenger trains
on the Atlanta &, Florida greatly aug¬
mented the crowd; by discharging full
cargoes of human freight. The ' most of
those who were expected to speak were
there. Governor Gordon could not come,
but- the- occasion wa i made a grand one,
nevertheless.
Culloden openad the doors of hospitality
to all her neighbors and the public and
gave them a royal welcome. She expected
a crowd and there was a multitude. There
were, present about three thousand souls,
and.they were entertained as well as cir¬
cumstances would allow. There was-only
one incident to mar the pleasure of the
occasion, and that was a,misunderstanding
as to the time for having the dinner, and
there was. considerable confusion at the
feast. The marshals could not manage
the crowd, and order could not be secured
at tfic time. Tha- fact is, the barbecue
spread was on the order of the Piedmont
Exposition—it was a big,thing, but there
were too many people present for comfort
aud order. However, no blam« should be
cast upon any of the Culloden people, for
the occasion proved. to be even grander
than their imaginations had pictured, and
they did everything a big-hearted people,
could do to make the public have- a good
time. After alt, our neighbors arc to be
congratulated upon their being able to
celebrate such an occasion in so grand a
manner.,
f.H WKIfiBT, ft
KNOXVILLE, - - - GEORGIA.
DEALER IN
Fancy ail Fanil! Gram
STAPLE m FANCY DRY GOODS
HARDWARE. 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 Jot of Fresh Garden-Seeds, also a variety of
Farm Tools
of the best makes which X sell cheap. Call on me.
F. H. WEIGHT, Knoxville, Ga.
An 0.14; Hat..
Mr-. Jb'iin T. Andrews, showed us- the
other-day an old Panama, hat that: was
worn by, his father to the Georgia legis¬
lature, .of; which he was a member, iu 1S40.
The hat* has been worn constantly for
forty-eight,yews by different members of
che Andrews- family, and yet it is.sound,
there being no hole in.it, and no breaks of
any, consequence.
\Vhat an interesting story it would be if
that old hat could picture the scenes- and
describe the adventures of, its varieus.
owners. from the time its material was
taken fiom the palm tree in far-off*
panama; when it had a place in the Stata
Capital; when it covered the brow ot »
,
good, man whom, black slaves loved and
respected, to the dark days of, 18(50—04)
and od down to the present time 1
TlteFnunr »iiii Pmijoscs.
A, W. B. in Tid-Bits.
He proposed as seriously as a, humorous
editor could—and she laughed, He looked
blue. Then she smiled and said : .
“That is a capital joke.”
“What’* a joke ?” he asked in surprise.
Your latest. Shall ypuhave it printed ?
That was no joke. I meant it,
You did ? Why, you have written so
much in ridicule, of love^. courtship and
marriage—
Well, er-er-yes-—but—
I should never*, writ you. I; writ® post¬
scripts, stop-before the mirror, am slow in
dressing for church, admire- a now hat
sometimes want a new dress, and—
But my dear Angelina, 1 should never
object—
You have shown that happiness ends
with marriage, aud I have a motiier who
would be a. mother-in-law to you, and,
who would want to visit me; and—
Why, I
And I may have my animosities, and
may look around in church; and you would
find such a lot of things to write about.
My, precious, 1 would .only write about
other people then ; che neighbors, the—
Those horrid Miss Snilffetons.
For a fact,
And the stuck-up folks over the way ?
Most certainly..
Enough.! I am yot-rs.
tjie old reliable,
THE HARRIS. HOUSE.
KNOXVILLE GEORGIA.
When you. want a first class meal or a
good place-to sleep come-to the Harris
House. First Class Fare, Comfortable
Rooms, Reasonable Charges, Accommo
tiad onsziot Excelled ! ■
Lumber, For Salfes!
2*0 S-T a kIsk 3 tO C6 ft? Vg £ ta£ C fOS-p, ® % •Hg 8 Ills l 3f'Is £| t|| F" 60*-* »iVJ? K
0; P. WRIGHT,
LAWYER,
KNOXVILLE, - -- GEORGIA.
Office in the Court House* fh 27
W. P. BLASIN<5AME„
Attorney at Law,
KKOrXVIUUE, , GEOROIA.
entrusted Prompt tojiis attention given to all business- jy27
care
DR. L W. JONES,
KNOXVILLE, - - - - GEORGIA.
Calls promptly attended day and night.
GEO. JEi. SAWYER,
bysicia-n^ Sasgeon
KNOXVILLE, GA.,.
Patronage respectfully solicited. fb3
The K&cxville Drug Stores
Is the place where you can always find
Reliable Goods.
Besides Drugs and Medicines I keep,
GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, NOXIOUS,.
SHOES* HATS &c.
Wlvonav-er you come to town come to see
J., W. BLASINGA 31 E.
HONEY TO LOAN!
X am prepared to loan money
on improved farms to the
amount of: $200 and upwaida
on most liberal terms, . I rep¬
resent the Georgia Loan tfe Trust
Co. Ht, America;, 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 auy 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 warehouses are get¬
ting it. Walter P. Bdasingame
FOR SALE.
-AT
THIS OFFICE.
