The Athenian
Friday, July 18, 1884
Vol. 1 No. 42

THE ATHENIAN
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Entered at the Postoffice at Athens as second class mail matter
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THE TICKET
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FOR PRESIDENT
GROVER CLEVELAND
of New York
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
THOS. A. HENDRICKS
OF INDIANA
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Our Agents
J. H. LUTRICK, Brownsboro
J. T. LaRUE, Murchison
F. M. DUNCAN, Chandler
J. W. EVANS, Malakoff
H. C. TURNER, Fincastle
L. Q. C. ASKEW, Athens
J. O. HUNT, New York
J. L. MURPHEY, New York
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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For announcing candidates and printing tickets we will make the following rates:
Congressional and U. S. Judicial dist- $15.00
State Legislative and Judicial district $10.00
County, except commissioners $7.00
Beat officers $3.00
Tickets guaranteed entirely correct and in conformity to law, and of suffeient
quantity.
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COUNTY OFFICES.
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FOR SHERIFF
J. H. SKINNER
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FOR COUNTY JUDGE
We are authorized to announce
Dr. G. Malcom,
As a candidate for the office of County Judge of Henderson county, at the ensuing
November election. Subject to the will of the people.
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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
We are authorized to announce the following named
persons as candidates for the respective offices designated,
subject to the action of the Democratic party:
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FOR REPRESENTIVE
10th flotorial district- Anderson and Henderson
W. C. Larkin
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FOR SHERIFF,
Wm Davis,
Capt. J. H. Wofford
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FOR COUNTY CLERK
W. T. Eustace
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER
Jo. A. McDonald
R. G. Champion
D. C. Davis
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FOR DISTRICT CLERK
John Collins Jr.
M. B. Chilccoat
J. T. Deen
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FOR COUNTY JUDGE
W. R. Dickerson
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FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY
J. E. Grigsby
M. H. Gossett
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FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR
J. M. Wood
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FOR J. P. PRECINCT NO. 1
A. B. Henley
G. V. Adams
H. L. Frizzell
Precinct No. 6
J. C. Elston
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FOR COUNTY COMMISHIONERS; (sic)
PRECINCT No. 1
J. M. Bazer
B. G. Cummings
P. S. Lowe
S. D. Findley
PRECINCT No. 2
J. C. Elston
PRECINCT No 3
J. W. Carver
PRECINCT No. 4
J. B. Holcomb
S. B. Walker
J. W. Savage
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CONSTABLE, Precinct No 1
J. W. Taylor
G. W. Featherston
Joe Looney
D. R. Owen
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ELECTED:
The old Forrester Bourbon by a unanimous vote cast by J. V.
Thornton's have decided the Old Forrester Bourbon the purest whisky made.
Recommended specially for medical purposes.
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We never prophesied the nomination of Cleveland, but it's all right
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Mr. H. S. Melear, in taking charge of the Kerens Light, lays down his platform
firmly and of good material. We welcome him to the brotherhood.
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The 3rd judicial district convention will meet in Palestine July 30th, for the purpose
of nominating a judge and district attorney.
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Navarro county has her share of lunatics in the asylum at Austin and is awaiting
with impatience the completon of the asylum at Terrell. The Corsicana Courier
recommends that they be provided for at the poor farm until the latter building is
ready for their reception.
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It is well to examine the record of men proposing for important
trust before accepting them.We call the attention of our readers in this the 7th
Senatorial district to the record of Hon Jno. S. Jones, who is now aspiring to the
position now occupied by Hon. J. Y. Gooch, and can confidently assert that he
is as pure and true as any representative the state has ever furnished. Had he
not been solicited he would not have offered himself, but he is now squarely in the
field and we desire that he receive the earnest support of all men who
favor constitutional government, believing, from our knowledge of his past service,
that he will be as faithful in the Senate as he was in the House.
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In making up we left the fine display cut of the Cotton Belt Route out, and from the
manner of make up and contents of paper can not well get it in. But we call the
attention of our readers tot he fact that this is the most direect route East, and
through tickets to nearly all points East can be obtained at this place from the
agent and at all important points along the line. The road bed is now throughly
ballasted, except in places washed out by the floods of this season, and those
places are properly repaired and very little delay is occasioned by them, and
travel over this line is considered absolutely safe, no serious accidents having
occured on it since it was completed.
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We acknowledge the receipt of the annual catalogue of Keachi College,
compliments of Miss Fanny Rives. The faculty is a most excellent one.
The full course comprises Primary, intermediate and collegiate classes ,
bookkeeping, French, German, Hebrew, music, vocal and instrumental-
piano and organ- painting and drawing. The rules are such as any well
regulated college has. The college is located in the pleasant little town of
Keachi, DeSoto Parish, La., near the Texas Pacific R'y, east of access to
pupils from all sections. For further information address T. N. Coleman, President.
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The editor has been to Chandler again and seems inclined to want the first of
August to hasten around so he can go once more. Chandler and vicinity is
attractive from the fact that so many clever people live there, and he can't
be blamed for wanting to go. Chandler now has a school under the management
of Miss Lizzie Willis, of Tyler, with a fair attendance; and a gentleman whose name
we cannot recall is expected to start a school at Concord soon. The
Athenian are invited to the picnic on August 1st, and the candidates had all
better go and relieve their minds of the anxieties consequent upon the events
of the longed for yet dreaded second.
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Mrs. C. M. Winkler is organizing Ladies World's Exposition Societies throughout
the state. Monday she organized a society at Tyler with a membership of fifty.
The societies at Athens, Troupe, Longview and surrounding towns are invited to
co-operate with the Tyler society.
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To the Democracy of Anderson and Henderson Counties, composing the 10th
Flotorial District:
By virtue of authority in me vested by the appointed of Hon. J. M. Claiborne,
Chairman of State Democratic Executive Committee, constituting me
chairman of the 10th Flotorial District, composed of the counties of Anderson
and Henderson, I hereby call a convention of these counties to meet in the town of
Athens, Henderson county, on the 9th day of August, A. D. 1884, for the purpose
of nominationg a candidate for Floater of said district to be voted for at the
insuing election. The basis of representation to be as heretofore fixed by the
State Convention. The chairmen of the various precincts will call mass meetings
at suitable times and places to select delegates to the said convention.
P. C. Cotton,
Chairman 10th Flo. Dist.
Athens, Texas, July 15, 1884
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Superintendent Baker has issued the following circular:
To County Judges-- Section 38 of the new school law provides for the
election of school trustees on the third Saturday in August next.
I call your attention to the same, and in the abscence of any express
provisions in the statutes I respectfully request that you appoint three
qualified voters in each school district to hold such an election as you
deem best. The returns shall be made to you.
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LOCAL
Primary tickets Monday July 28.
Dr. Thompson, late of Meridian, MIss., is now located in Athens.
Dr. W. A. French was in town the other day trying to trade his mule for Joe Meyer's
pony.
We stated last week that Mrs. J. V. Thornton had gone on a visit to her parents in
Conchatta, Miss. she left last Sunday instead of the Sunday before.
Prof. Renfro, of Kickapo, was in town recently prospecting for the school here, and
says he is meeting with considerable encouragement. Perhaps Messrs. Ball and
Blades will be pleased to know this and return for final settlement.
J. M. Shelton, having completed his contract ont he jail, and the same being
accepted by the commissioners' court, has taken his family on a visit to
relatives and friends in Marion Co. They started Thursday, going by
Dallas, and will be absent about two months.
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ADVERTISMENTS
Brown & Larkin Prescriptionists Druggists Athens, Texas
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Fluid Extracts, Perfumery, Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Brushes, Toilet Articles, Soaps, Mirrors, Combs and Dyes.
Statonery of Every Description.
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The Rushford Wagon
Manufactured by the Winona Wagon Co., Winona, Minn.
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THE OWL SALOON
Deupree & Powell, Proprietors.
(the red front next door to Brown & Larkin)
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"Brown's Saddles to the Front"
L. E. Brown
Saddler and Harness Maker, West Side Square.
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Transcribed July 28, 2002 Bunny Freeman