Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-16
TALBOTTON, GA.
A Lead Off for One of the PrettIest
Towns In the Empire State.

TALBoTToN, Ga, May 1S-Editor Morning
Net0s:-It is natural for man to love his
home. The creature who cares nothing for his
own vine and fig tree is unworthy of the sweet
influence of family home AMI fireside. 1t is
also natural for one to praise the place of his
nativity; how proudly the American doffs his
hat to the stars and stripes and exclaims:
This is my own, my native land" God Al
mighty has planted in almost every breast a
love for localities and places of permanent
abode. We of Georg ia believe and know that
we have the grandest State and country in the
known world, AMI we Of the bright, happy,
healthy and growing town of Talbotton, coun-
tY of Talbot, State of Georgia, feel aud know
that we have the most attractive town within
the borders of our own sunny Southland.
Talbotton has recently emerged from the
dusky shades of dormant energies into the
glorious sunlight of a bright future, crowned
with many prospects for brilliant commercial
and social achievements. Without railroad
communication, she has been ccoped up like
snail in his shell through the SHOWS and sleets
of long winter, but now the sun has shone
out, the earth is warmed, and few weeks ago
a screaming, putting. blowing steam locomo-
tive, with train of cars, ran over the old
killed the snail aud brought our glorious little
town out of the kinks. Yes we now have rail
road communication with the outside world
and we are beginning to feel the spirit of
enterprise that always comes with such a
thing as a Gteam railway. We have a good
town, fine section of country, and we are
willing that the balance of mankind should
know it, ana come and see us, and. if they
like us, con and live with us.
Talbotton is situated among the grand old
red hills of the State, about 40 miles northwest
IS I'D 0l.,z1l z
lumbus. in the good old county of Talbot,
which stood tenth in population and wealth be-
fore thawar in the State. We are in Middle
West Georgia, the healthlest section in the
world. We are free from malaria of all kinds;
agues, chills, feverS, dyspepsia, and kindred
diseases are unheard of. San0flies and mos
quitoes can't live with us, and there isn't GO
pher in the county. Our climate is as salubri.
Gus as an elySian zephyr, containing nothing
obnoxious to the health of any one; on the
contrary, its gentle mountain breeZes bear
upon their bosoms hea th-giviBg balms and
DEMONSTRATING powers. Our water is pure.
sparkling and as cold as ice; no need for arti-
fetal cooling of Talbotton water. To drink it
is to drink what rightfully seems to be the sweet
nectar of life, imparting health and vigor to all
who quaff it. The wafer is the pureSt free
stone, with now and then well of pure chaly-
beate, the finest tonic in the world. There is
well of chalybeate water on our public square.
Just twelve miles north of us are the beauti-
full Oak and Pine Mountains, from whose sum-
mits come to US the gentle breezes. Among
these mountains ueSUl6 Two VI our RTauQ6SJ
Georgia summer resorts-Chaly beate Springs
and Warm Springs, the latter being, per-
haps the greatest wonder in the State. These
springs are run every seagon, and have as
many visitors as they can take care of. MeSsrs.
Thompson & Cheney are proprietors Of the
Chalv5eate Springs, and they expect five hun
dred visitors this season. Col John L. Mustian
is still running the hotels at W arm Springs,
and he IS always crowded. Chalybeate Springs
are Just fourteen miles. and tsarm Springs
twenty-one niles from Talbotton.
The soil of Talbotton and surrounding coun-
try is as fine as can be found in the South. We
can raise any thing that grows. All the cereals
thrive here, such as corn, wheat oats, barley,
rye etc Cotton of course. is produced abdn-
especially peaches, sapples and grapes
With all these advantages, Talbotton IS one
of the most pleasant summer resorts in the
whole country. We have Just erected mere, By
Can't. S. ". Thornton, a large aud elegant nd
tel at a cost OF $50, 600. 1t Is kept in splendid
STYLE by Capt. Thornton and his estimable lady,
and the way-worn pilgrim, commercial or
otherwise, can here find hotel with all the
lows and comfoi IS OF home. Besides the
Thornton House. there is the Honey House, ard
many excellent private fatni,.zs wigeee BOARD
can be had for the refugee from the crowded
CITY, in the heat OF summer
A few words as to Talbotton'S commercial
Importance. Talbotton's standing IN the cohl-
mercial world has always sleen soed n0twsth-
standing she was not railroad town. The
scope OF country around our town is first class,
and there is no feaso4 why We should not
grow teyond our expectations, Our mer-
chants are far above the AVERAGE and 49, -
seem TO be doing well. W. j. Weekes is the
oldest merchant here, carries stock of gen
eral merchandise of about So 600 70 $500
Capt. g. W. Thornton has the largest and
handsouest store in any country town in
Georgia l don't except any. His storeroom
is 6OxS0. with basement, and is arranged after
the style of large New York retail stores.
He carries a stock OF about S5OU0. Of other
merchants we have in dry goods, T N. Reali,
C. w d H. B. Kimbroug and W. A. Daniel &
Son, who all carry good stocks. la hardware
we have II. L. McLendon, with fine and well
assorted stock. In groceries. we have
unmber, with Ragland & Co. in the lead, with
the laI gest stock of groceries seen in any
small town in Georgia. We have fine furni-
E. Williams q Co. Besides all these we have
good livery stables, good carriage and buggy
shops Touring and grist mills, etc, eye. Our
town is growing rapidly in a commercial point
of view, and next fall We will get on a regular
boom. We expect to get at least 10000 bales
of cotton.
cannot close without saying something of
our schools and churches. We are well
off in this respect We are blessed
with LIE Vert College and Collinsworth Insti-
tute the former a female and the latter
male school, Both are under the charge of
splendid teachers and well patronized. There
is no better point in the South for good
Methodist, Baptist and Episcopal. They are
we'll attended and offer the best religious I'D
Our town has bright future. Every day
strangers are coming in here, looking for loca-
lions; attracted hither by our many adVan-
tages of health, climate, soil, location. eso.
Let them come There is room and welcome