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VOLUME I.
OVER THE SEW ROAD.
Incidents of the Trip Jotted
Down.
Alisi-.t atie e’o.mtyv Along the
Line of tlie A, & F.
A short time ago the Editor promised to
take a trip over the new railroad, ain't
promised further to “write up the trip
36 has kepVhis promise-. He has seem the
whole thing from Britt's hill to the Stale
capitol, and you shall have' hia -description
of the country-on the route and 1 a recital
of eventsconnected with the trip,
1 he writer left Knoxville in a buggy and
in a few TniiKitcs-arrived at the place where
track was being laid. Arrangements'were
soon made with Captain G. II. Ware for a
ride on the construction train up to Cullo
den. On-Teaching-that ancient village the
scribe began a search for a hotel, which
was soon found. Culloden’s hotel, under
the management of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Davis, is one-of- the most pleasant places
that can he found in a village.
At 4:80 next morning we boarded the
A.-& F. passenger train in company with
Mr. W. S. Davis and others. The bell
rang, the conductor shouted “all aboard,”
and we steamed away from the proud
little town where sprang some of
greatest statesmen Georgia ever produced.
As. we passed- out of the place the old
brick church, whiah was tiM ; first brick
Methodist church to be built In the State,
came into view, and the sight of il caused
the--.writer to reflect- on the progress of the
times. When that house of Worship was
erected it was thought to be something
fine and great as an edifice, and Culloden
was considered a grand town. Then At¬
lanta was nothing. Now she has built a
railroad for Culloden. Then Culloden’s
future was deemed as bright as that of
any city in the land. But the iron hum
lias aided commerce raid the country has
become sprinkled with cities, and Culloden
and other old, interior villages that have
urnished talent for superior and supreme
court benches for the highest positions in
universities ol learning and other impor¬
tant institutions have made no strides
forward. But \\o must tell of the trip.
it is a noble forming country up to
Ya'tcsville and in the neighborhood of this
station. This is no- town—only a country
settlement and a flag station. A store and
depot are being built.
After leaving Yatcsville the train passes
through gray land, and the crops arc back¬
ward. Very little of the cotton had been
chopped out, but the corn crop looked well.
A new depot is about completed at Means
ville, and a store will soon be opened there.
It is likely that a little town" will spring
up there.
The next place is Zebulon. This is an
old cu nytsite, and with lailroad advan¬
tages years ago might have been male a
large and important place, hut its territory
is hurt by little towns on two other neigh¬
boring railroads. The Atlanta and Florida
road has helped the place already, and
maybe in fcno course of time it will be a
live and populous business place.
Thc'next * place of any note is Fayette¬
ville. This is another old county site.
After remaining inactive for a number of
years, it is not strange that with a new
railroad. Fayetteville should take on new
life. The-place is growing, and every
man in Fayette county is glad of it and
doing what he can to keep the good work
going oil. It is not worth while for the
KNOXVILLE-, GEORGIA., JUNE 22, 188a"
paper to predict that the old town will
grow into a thriving city in- a short
while—everyone knows it already.
Between Fayetteville and Atlanta are
numbers of new little stations, situated at
good distance apart. Borne of them will
become busy little villages in the course
of time.
While the lands on the route are not
very fertile, still they are worked by pro¬
gressive farmers and are made to yield
quite freely. All the hillsides are terraced,
the bottoms are drained and
indicates thrift, and'enterprise.
The Atlanta &- Florida is being, con¬
structed more anbstanttaliy, perhaps; than
any new road ever built in the State. A
ride over this line can be made in
same degree of comfort as one over any old
road. But one interesting feature charac¬
terises the management of this company
that is a novelty in railroad building.- It
is the*polite and affable manners shown
by all the officers to an inquisitive public.
A stranger will at once deckle that each
man connected with the road is a gen¬
tleman and a clevei fellow. This new
departure will gain popularity for the
void where 1 no- other Southern" railroad
could acquire it.
By invitation the writer took a seat in
tiic engine cab with Captain Johnson, an
engineer who is noted for always being ou
tune and for his careful attention to' his
locomotive. The country could be seen
much better from the engine than front a
car window, and the management of tiro
train could be understood much better
from the front. Captain Manor, the con¬
ductor, has our .thanks for courtesies
shown us while on liis train. We are
under special-obligations also, to Director
W. R. Davis for kindness and attention
while going up to the Gate City, After
reaching Atlanta President John N. Dunn
showed the humble scribe some special
favors that, will not. be soon forgotten.
And Atlanta; this is a wonderful city,
with all its commercial advantages New
enterprises spring up every day and always
flourish, and many of them are business
projects that wonld not bo undertaken in
any other Southern oily. There is some
thing in the atmosphere there that begets
confidence and creates energy The live
business men there can put through
almost -any business project which is feasi¬
ble, and-which promises good for Atlanta.
The company which has built the At¬
lanta & Florida road has had phenominal
success in their under 1 aking. The road
projects from Atlanta; that is why it came
to he built. A company headed by citi
zons-of any other Georgia'city could not
have built a road like this under similar
circumstances. And nidety miles of road
have been finished, and the company is
able to construct the balance of the line.
The host section of country between
Atlanta and Fort Valley is in Crawford
county, a d this section has been meie
remote from railroad facilities, hence it will
be more benefiitcd by the use of this new
road than any other region through which
it passes. T he Atlanta & Florida is a good
road and a great road, in fact, it is all the
people of Crawford county need as a
means by which they can build up trade
and improve their property.
Lumber For Sale!
U /"INE hundred for and Sale. fifty thousand Prices 371-2.60 feet
of Lumber
& 75 cts per hundred. On the A. F. Rail
Road, 21-2 miles south of Knoxville.
MATHEWS & DAN1ELLY
A mocking bird iu Albany whistles
Boulanger’s march. •*
Hickory C*rove 19up)icning8.
BicSOry Grovs,' Jtine 19.—Now let us
all put our shoulders to the wheel and
make the barbecue and basket picnic a
success. Let all give a carcass and the
remainder bring well filled baskets, and il
there he any one cl se let him or her ante
up with the “filthy lucre,” and we will
have a gala day of it. The old man, the
old woman, “Sal” and -the baby can all
come and get filled from the good things of
old Crawford. The politicians can get in
a-gsod word, the farmer can gather some
idea-how to make farming successful by
listening at the towu gentleman talk ; the
country bumpkin can get to ask his best
“■gal” “if this ain’t a big crowd,” and wc
can all look and tat and drink ice water
and lemonade and go home happy. And,
by the way, some of the speakers can tell
that this-man got the railroad through and
he will deny it and say some one else did
it. But let that he as it may! We don’t
care whether Mr. Dunn, or Mr. Haas or
Mr. Collier brought it; it’s here, and we
feel very grateful to the one or all of the
gentlemen who were instrumental in get¬
ting it Enough. So let’s have a big -day
of it.
The farmers are busy, trying to clean
out their crops. We have had so much
rain recently that the grass is about to take
us. But the boys have girded on the
helmet and shield and if they can only have
a tan- week will make things look sick.
Onr genial docmr is at home, fat and
saucy ns ever. His canvass seems to agree
with him, and if his'opponent has la walk
over hs will be tiled when he gets there.
Other candidates have put in an appear¬
ance, and the cry is still they come.
Crawford county owes ail-of us ’an office,
and if we ail live long enough we will
surely get it.
(Park tirovc Acorns.
Oak Grove, June 19, 188S—As nothing
has appeared within tho columns of your
Valuable little paper recently from this
sylvan retreat, I will again assume the lib¬
erty (as you hive been so kind to publish
iu the past) of sending a few items which
a.io not easily gathered.
This community is calm and peacable as
usual and the farmers all seem to bo wcar
brighter smiles in consequence of the re¬
cent showers and future prospects.
Some few of our citizens do not favor
tho barbecue. If they bad’ntr formerly
contributed, Knoxville, uo doubt, w&uld
have had their support, though they will
attend and carry baskets and help to make
it a success. The majority! however, are
in favor of it and will endeavor to make it
a success—such, as will he an honor to
Kuoxv-Ile and to Crawford county—such,
that when these dark days shall Iiuac pass¬
ed away, and the moie enterprising days
of the future shall come instead, the citi¬
zens may view with a retrospentiv'e eye,
this event as the begining day of Knox¬
ville’s prosperity.
Sickness seems to linger still in our
midst; it now ha3 son e of the people
holding a “stiff neck.”
to finish chopping cotton is the most im¬
portant matter with some of tiie farmers
at present.
Mr. T. J. Martin can boast of the finest
cane patch in the country, and Mr. J. A
Moore a lot of the finest cattle.
Hickory Grove’s correspondent speaks
very favorably of the 2-8-4 nag of Col.
Cleveland, but forgot to say whether or
not they were hours, minutes, or seconds-.*
NUMBER 22.
Mr A. A. Mathews has the reputation
of being first class in shoeing horses, he is
not particular as to choice of tools, some¬
times using a common daiv hammer, an
old plow hoe and a stump and does a first ’
class job.
The young people of the community
spent quite a pleasant time last Sabbath'
morning at Alt:' Carmel church, engaged
in singing,• led by tiic talented Prof. E. T.
Pounds, of Bcrnesvilfo! It'" is likely that
he will succeed in getting a class at that
place as the peoble all seem to be taking
an active part- He seems to be well fitted
for the business and is said to be a fine in-
struclor. After serviccrat Carmel the af
ternoon was spent in singing at Oak
Grove, led by Profs. Pounds and Harp, of
Pike county. Miss Della Harris came out
in the afteruo m attended by a fine young
gent, from Monroe.
It is conceded by most people through
•’nr section that The Joitrxae is growing
better every wcek-j-success to the paper—
a paper for, the people, and should it get
ou a boom Mr. Editor, and become one of
the leading Journals of the country, reach¬
ing a circulation of 100,000, witu an in¬
come chat will rnak eyou and all your kin¬
folks rich, we say do not impede the'good:
work hut let it go on, for we are in. >Sym
pathy with every good cause that tends to
build tip a community and make the peo
pie happy and prosperous.
The It ill" of Snakes.
From the Jackson (Ga.) Argus.
As a crowd of gentlemen stood on one of
the principal streets fc? Reekstille a feu
days since discussing the question of street
railroads and electric lights, they heard :
weird, piercing scream that came from a
the northerly direction—seeming to issue from
noise park just back oi the college. The
was heard again, and was repeated
at intervals of about two minutes.
Directly tho strange cry drew nearer am".
nearer until it came in’ sight. When il.
did so, there was a vision that would have
made tho ruddy drops.rnn cold about tho
heart of au Indian and straighten the kinky
locks of vour time honored brother in
black, ft was a snake powerful in pro¬
portions, carrying in its mouth a large
bvindle dog and two pigs. It was travel¬
ing in the direction of LeGuin’s large mill
and ginning establishment. A number of
brave men armed themselves with rifles,
shotguns and club-axes and started out hi
pursuit of the huge reptile. They came
within gunshot of the monster as it crossed,
the creek- A volley of leaden missile-.--,
was turned loose upon it. The only effect
produced was to cause the snake to raise
its tail, presumably as a shield for its eyes.
It was at this juncture that the most aston¬
ishing phenomenon ever recorded in history
or handed down by tradition, unfolded
before the pursuers, as the tail arose it
thrued to a dibp red color; on going
link; higher it turned to a beautiful green
e then little yellow higher and and blue Was d.veiopoil
tail had reached purple, and when the
the colors a perpendicular had point all
sen in nature been most;
vividly displayed, Buf the crowd was not
to he bluffed in any such style, am;
renewed the attack with warmth, making
it so warm that the snake made a wild
rush for LeGuin’s mill. It drew up under
the mill house, and prepared to live or dio
lighting for its country. Bullets were
showered on it for an hour, but the final
crash came at last. The mighty wonder -
coiled itself about the pillars of (he pon -
derous establishment, after the manner of
Sampson of old, and, emitting an agoniz’ng
sqnawk, began to conera'ct its mutch*.
'i lie mill house trembled; Another s [tiawk
another moment gone, an 1 tho mill and
ginhouse was level with tho groin'd, and
with it the king of reptiles passed away.
As the crowd turned to leave they looked
bick and simultaneously utteted the
words: “How have the-mighty tallen!'
The remarkable character of tin’s story .
taken in connection with the fact tb it it is
vouched for by our most reliable citizens
and the dismembered timbers of ’a fallen
structure are submitted as evidence of its
authenticity and entitles it to a lofty place
in tho category of Georgia snake rtori«**-