The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-14


roots of which flows the spring that
starts the Chattahoochee on its sweet
winding way to the sea-" and a quar-
ter of mile further, as we were dee
scending, / saw a stream of wat&
flowing from a crevice in the rocks,
and was told that it was the source
of the Hiawassee. The first river
flows on until it mingles with the wat
ers of Appalachee Bay, and in its
course supplies cities with water and
turns the spindles in hundreds of cot
ton mills. The Hiawassee flows into
the Tennessee, then through the Ohio
and Mississippi to the Gulf
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand
Make a mighty ocean
And a wondrous land
BY 10 o'clock in the morning we
reached the pleasant town of Hiawas-
see. nesting in the valley, from
which ii derives it's name, the noun
tains on either side is natures ampni-
theater from which to survey the
lovely scene. 1t has a hotel, the Hop
per House. kept by Mr.. T. j. Hopper,
and a number of stores, a new brick
Court House and the Hiawassee High
School an institution which, by the
tuition paid by scholars. and last and
least, the small constitution from the
state, is giving Hiawassee and the
county of Towns the benefits of edu-
cation. l had the pleasure of meeting
the faculty which is composed of Prof.
A. B. Green, principal, and Profs.
Frank Lloyd and Ward, assistants.
The progress of the county is doubt
lze~CN Of
good highways. 1t has no railroads.
When the present convict leases ex-
pire, the citizens of Towns and SINH
larly situated counties should COM
bine and have a law passed giving
them the use Of a force of conyicts to
build good roads. With proper means
of communication with the outside
world there is no reason that all OF
this beautiful and productive noun
tain country of Georgia should not at
tain great prosperity and wealth.
Towns is not a local option county,
but it is temperance county. No IL
censes to sell liquor are issued, the or
binary carrying out the general wishes
of the people in that respect.
The court sat part of two days, but
there was actually no business before
it except the report of the grand jury.
Evidently Towns county is poor
place for lawyers.
The officers of Towns county are,
Hon. G. c. Burch. ordinary; Jerome
BurrelI, sheriff; Alex. Coker, tax re-
eeiver; T. II. Wood, tax collector; w.
X. MADDEN. clerk of the Superior Court.
Ex-Judge ]. j. kilnsey, who is can
didate to succeed Judge J. B. Estes,
who will retire from the bench of the
Northeastern Circuit at the expiration
of his term, was in attendance on the
court. He was judge OF the court De-
fore Judge Estes.
Among others whom | met where
State Senator ]. Miles Berrong of Hia-
wassee, Col. Van England of Noun
tain Scene, the wealthiest and largest
farmer in the Nacoochee valley; Hon.
j. w H. Underwood. the representa-
tive from White county; Squire w. r..
Clure DR.. Gibbs, ]. Hugh Brown. Ed
England Emory Speer Berrong, named
after the Judge, and Fl. A. Berrong of
Hiawassee, l. w. Berrong of Visage
ex-senator ]. w Foster. r. F. Arren-
dale of Osborne, J. p. Rerrong of Titus,
John Hyatt of Gum Log, Havey Cof-
fey of Welch, John Mcclure and Henry
f. Mcclure of Young Harris, Hon.
John Burch of Hunt, w. w. Erwin OF
Track Rock. ]. NJ. Rice of Presley. A.
NJ Taylor of Mountain Scene, and
many others.
Hon. j. w. II. Underwood of Cleve-
land, White county. was in attendance
at court at Hiawassee. He is well
known as White county's representa-
tive in the General Assembly. He is a
walking advertisement of the gold pro-
! ducing capacity of this Upper Georgia.
wearing a large nugget as a watch
charm and carrying handful OF
smaller ones in his pockets for show
purposes.
Fiawassee besides having the advan.
tages of a lovely location and health
full surroundings, has near at hand
from which 1t could obtain supply of
water from the cool springs OF the
mountains; drive motors for furnishing
power and light, run an electric rail-
way system and operate manufactures.
With a good highway or railroad,
steam or electricity, connecting the
town with the great railway systems
of the country. the nearby hillsides
would be dotted with hotels and cot
tages. and its streets lined with bust
ness blocks. Such improvements would
enable the farmers to get more for
their products, and they would pay
less for what they buy.
1t will be news to the average
Georgian TO KNOW iHdl lIllS County
has only 1870 colored people in it, and
furthermore that it is nip and tuck
between Democrats and Republicans,
and that the latter are white Georg-
ians. This is due to the Union feeling
that developed during the days of the
Confederacy. There is however no
antagonsm between the members of
the political parties, except in politics.
The healthy and handsome faces of
the women is a sufficient proof that
the climate of Towns is conducive to
good looks.
Young Harris. Towns County.
1 started ahead of the Court and
stopped at the town of Young Harris
| to let Judge Estes and the lawyers
catch up. Prof. ]. A. Sharpe. President
| of the Young Harris College. gave me
a seat in his buggy and his fine span
of horses covered the eight miles in
so short time that l was in sight
of the town when ! thought I had
travelled only half the way. I put up
at the Hotel WEIGH. kept by Mr.. and
Mrs. !. NJ. WEIGH.
On the trip across the hills,-nothing
| is called a mountain in this latitude
unless il is two or three thousand feet
Might've had an opportunity to in
| spect the roads. That from Hiawassee
| to Young Harris was in much better
| condition than the roads from Clarkes-
vile. to Hiawassee but still 1t served as
| a theme, of conversation. Prof. Sharpe,
| like myself, is a strong advocate of
good roads. and fully realizes what
| they would do for the mountain