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Tlocal
I . S. District Attorney Angier
is spend in u u fow weeks at Porter
| Springs.
now like tbo rainy sea
it jars a ml rubbers
, & Co’s.
at ,1. F.
Marshal Garret, who went fr.
this county sonic
.Tack-na county, died one day
f week.
Miss Blanch Gurley left on a
visit to Bine Bulge lust Friday,
1 he hot days are driving many
on j visitors from down the country to
years ago to ■ Voider Springs,
ist
Remember that the college opens \
here the 2nd day of September 1
instead of the 9th.
The lirst and largest tomato we
have eaten this year was presented
ypuv Grizzle died in this i ( Mr. J. J. Wild of (lavender's to us yesterday by Mr. BoydGur-
)|v oll0 day last week. ; ( 'rci'k gold mine, is now spending ley.
^ a !l f .ow days at his homo in North I
The catalogues of the N. G. A. c.iruliua ' *' *Dnggar Huntsinger, a liftccn
will soon he ready for the j | year-old boy, was thrown from a
Last Tuesday while Mr. W. F. | horse last Saturday and got one
Tonkins, who has i Vv r oi lcy was on a wagon loaded j of his arms broken,
! with furniture,
ililif
\v::o nas
omo time,
Hj Vi (isorgo
, . n in Gainesville for
|, ;1 s returned home.
Vfter a visit here of sever
Mrs. Jasper Gaddis left
Ijoiiio in Oklahoma this
itinnths
for her
at Gainesville,
the horso ran away, resulting in
one of his feet being broken.
Prof. .1. W. Boyd tilled the pul
pit al the Methodist church last
Sunday and Sunday night in the
absenco of its pastor and was
listened to with much interest by
all who were present both times.
A fellow walked six miles last
Saturday here to get Mr. G. II.
McGuire to fix a pistol. Had he
been a subscriber to the Nugget
he would hayc known that Mr.
McGuire was out of town and
saved his trip.
Last, week in some portions of
Lumpkin county tho farmers
didn’t get to plow a furrow on ac
count of so much rain, while at
other places not enough fell to
prevent them from going right on
with their work.
We regret to learn that Mi.
James B. Witt, who has been sick
at McCay’s Teriri., is no better.
The price of flour has increased j He has eaten nothing except drank
d cents on the barrel within the I a litilu soup, in near thirty days
past few days, which will cause and is in a critical condition. We
blacUbofiy pics to be more costly trust that a change will take place
to the regret of all country editors, for the better and he will begin to
What’s the matter with thej mc,u ^
.US’s? .J. E. McGee lost onej Last Saturday Jim Burk and
iil Monday, and only a few days j Hammond Allen of White county,
ro ll If. Menders W: Sons lost one. were brought in by Marshal Gm
zlo and carried before Com. Baker,
charged with illicit distilling.
Mr. Crof. Moore was up Inst | Both wc»ro hound over and com-
juday and reported the work on i milled to jail, where they remain.
The Gainesville mail was delay-
Pi | rlu ,iT than two hours last Stin
gy on account of the downpour
and rise of Squirrel creek.
q p Sam McGee <>f Luion
i,tV, one among our oldest sub-
.. rihers, dropped in to see us last
Monday. IIo reports farmers all
Injsy now.
little child of Dan Smith,
which died at Ducktown, Tenn.,
| 4 week, was brought hack and
buried in tho cemetery *1- the
Methodist church in Auraria.
Mr. David Whclchcl, who use
logo to college at Dahloncgu, died
few days ago in Thomas, Ala.
The deceased has many relatives in
birth Hall and Lumpkin counties.
given that we haye learn
dun! a j) dam ns progressing nicely, j c
ed only a short while until bonds
-iiig high enough and in such a
mdition as not to be in but little
laager of any damage during high
Ivaters.
Sunday was our birth day, but
Jve didn’t have as big a time as
as expected. The rain poured
town in torrents most of the day,
lad no one could come nor go,
liiil ue could do nothing but sit
[nil;think and sing of “Our friends
Ivor there.”
were made.
di. I!. Cain of Porter Springs,
[ft last Friday for Brush Prairie,
otdi.. with the intention of mak-
^ U his future home. Mr. Cain
1 one among Lumpkin county’s
N .young men, who goes well
lu the upper portion of tho
pountv last Thursday to tho right
of Porter Springs, the rain fell in
torrents for awhile, soon swelling
the streams, causing a good deal of
damage. A small grist mill be.
longing to Mr. Ben Satterfield was
entirely swept away, the hopper
being washed a mile or so below.
The fellow who brings liquor a
short distance from town most
every week, sells it cither by
wholesale or retail. Recently
when he came in a certain colored
male member of tho church drops
nod in And secured four gallons, it
said,
1, which ho sold at 80 cents
Lomnii'iided, and has a bright per quart and made all the
P-ui'e before him. He has our
st wishes.
noticed one of our merchants
jus week shipping' a sowing uia-
| lllc Lick to keep from paying
| :j special tax required of all deal
proyided the manufacturers
f 0 ’ 1 PM 7 the state a tax of $200
year fur the priviledge of their
Osi'iics being sold within its
1|s - When this is not done
di dealer is required to pay
special tax.
I " !nc the prettiest ladies’
pLci' inivo seen are made by Miss,
i j ('‘Vender of this place, out
“'“ Ks - Sho also makes the
' Ull! !lU( t dresses them and fixes
I 1 " up so they can’t be told from
Lwm.[ three dollar hat manufac
■' Atlanta, costing only
i! ,() ' 00 cents. A lady
i vo mid carried them
l |s| Week to Oklahoma Tcr-
11 ; »y iho people who were
Chapel on Shoal Creek,
n j ,,! 'bS that Uncle Newt.
1 <u Lumpkin county,
1(> >hf satisfaction of all
HI Ci
.way mg some things
" ! e. He's certainly
'’'■j'Tthe doctrine of the Meth-
He an vs that; it. is
'lu O',|
Nu
m.
11- e trouhk
' Shoal
' n P "f land
worib about three
e men have been
more itjan go
v tostuMient.
'■ouhie between two
Greek church
about eighteen
tiers in his vicinity who indulged,
quite happy.
All who have contributed any
thing for the improvement of the
cemetery are requested to meet in
the court house next Friday night
at 8 o’clolck for tho purpose of
appointing a committee to see that
the work is carried out right and
the money properly spent. 'Ibis
is the request of Mr. Ricketts, who
started the moyemeut, meeting
the approval of every citizen.
After an absence of some months
in California for his health, Mr.
Tower returned to Auraria, where
he has some interests, last Satur.
day. On Sunday the’ gentleman
came up to Dahlouega for a few
hours with the expectation of re
turning to his home in the north
for awhile, yesterday. Mr. Tow is
a fine old gentleman and it is hoped
that he will not make his stay
away from us very long.
The cemetery is in bad condi.
tion. Many of tho graves barely
show. The relatives of those rest
ing there now, haye long since
moved away, while others have
neglected parties in town, closer
by. Money is being got ten up
by.. Mr. Win. Rickets for Hie pur
pose of cleaning out tho cemetery
and building up all graves needing
it. Any one away having relatives
buried here desiring to lend a
Wo regret to learn that Mr.
Newt. Satterfield, who recently had
foyer and was up, has taken a re
lapse and is very sick.
Just received another lot of
stationery. Call to seo us when
you need any job work done. We
can please you both in style and
price. .
Drs. 13aily and Rudolph of
Gainesville, were in Dahlouega a
short while last Sunday, m com
pany with Mr. I). T. Quillain of
Land, Ga.
If you are needing any fourth
coming bonds now wo are pres
pared to sell them to you at one
cent a piece. So, send in and get
what you need.
Several of tho parties who left
here a few days ago to work on
the Scab' ard Railroad, have return
ed. They like the place and price
all right, but didn’t find it like
homo. .
There are quite a number of
lady visitors in Dahlouega for
their health, all well pleased and
perfectly delighted with the pure
water, healthy climate and beauti
ful mountain scenery.
Very often people will go to
church and sing, “We will meet
our friends over there,” who haye
none here, and how do they expect
to have-any “over there?” Such
songs are not appropriate.
Dr. Whclchcl, Col. Baker and
Mr. II. D, Gurley, after spending
several daysdown at Cumberland
Island, returned last Thursday,
perfectly delighted with their trip.
Col. Charters was also along, but
he didn’t return until the follow
ing Sunday.
Henry Edmonson was layed up
for repairs all last week on
account of drinking too much of
some fellow’s chemical or poison-,
ous liquor. The utmost endeavors
will be made by the next grand
jury to bring to justice tho parties
who have been bringing this poison
liquor to town.
West Lingerfelt of this county,
was bound over last Thursday by
Com. Baker, charged with block
ading, being an old case. The
young man is in a bad fix. Some
time ago while at work in a well
a piece of timber fell on him and
broke his right Jeg, which grew
crooked and he has to walk on a
peg leg fastened to his knee with
his foot sticking straight out; bc^
hind. The offense occurred be-
foro the accident.
You can tell every man who
went down to Cumberland Island
fishing recently. His face and
hands are tanned by the hot sun
and full of knots, made by the long
bills of those big mosquitoes that
never fail to meet visitors on the
first train or vessel. A person
from the mountains here never
realizes what a great country ours
is until he visits such places down
the country and gets among the
sand flies and mosquitoes.
Geo. Corn didn’t celebrate the
fourth but had a big time soon
afterwards in the neighborhood of
Mr. Ashley’s mica lniuo which he
lias been superintending, While
full of liquor last week he fired
many pistol shots close to Thomas
Seins, one hall barely missing one
of his children’s head. On Mon
day Mr. Ashley discharged him
and put a Mr. Yonk in his place.
That night he went to his mothers
where Yonk was hoarding, made
many threats and said that Yonk
shouldn’t work tho mine. Wednes
day Mr. Ashley had Corn brought
this matter can j in on a peace warrant but he was
The.
»ds f,
helping hand in
either remit to Mr. Ricketts, the j too drunk.for trial and it was set
0 i;i UI ,,f die No a out or Col. I for 0 o’clock this morning by Esq.
! Worley,
i n
Mr. John Hatfield has sold out
his restaurant in Gainesville and
returned to Dahlouega.
Miss Gcorgio Harris, after a
few days visit here, left for her
home at Suwannee last Friday.
Miss Minnie Bowen and Mrs.
Pierce Middlcbrook of Sparta, Ga.,
arc on a visit to their sister, Mrs.
F.»L. Reese.
Don't borrow your neighbors'
Nuggkt any longer. Get one of
your own. It will only cost you
one dollar.
W. 1*. Brice, Jr., will sell you
dress goods at a big reduction in
prices. Call at once and get a
bargain.
Mr. J. V. Hurbison expects to
attend the Sunday School Conven
tion which convenes in Gainesville
tomorrow.
The Messrs. Proctors came up
from Gainesville Tuesday with a
ton of ore for a test on Capt.
Woodward’s mill.
For sale by B. R. Menders A-
Sons, a few more bushels of peas.
One second-hand two-horse wagon
and one second-hand buggy.
Mr. G. C. Wallace, after an ab
sence at McCays, Tenn,, for some
time, came over and spoilt last
Thursday among his friends and
relatives.
Hall Superior court convenes
next Monday and Col. Charters,
and likely other attorneys from
Dahlonega will bo there on legal
business.
The poles are being received for
the Gainesville and Dahlonega
telephone line and it will not lie
long now before it is put in good
shape.
Rev. Mr. Blackwell, pas’er of
the Presbyterian church, left last
week for Jefferson with tho ex
pectation of being gone a week or
two.
Miss Madia and Johnnie Witt
left last Friday to visit their fath
or, who is still sick at McCays,
'Tenn. Mrs. Witt aiid Jimmie
are already there.
On Monday cur santum was
made bright by the presence of
two.beautiful young ladies—Miss
Susie Riley and Miss Pearl Whel-
obol of Anniston, Ala.
Mr. E. A. Wilson, who went
from this county to Valley Mills,
Texas, many years ago, wrote us
last week that they wore having
too much rain out there.
Last Thursday Mrs. Griggs’
house and lot, down on Spring
street, was purchased by Messrs.
W. H. C. and J. E. Tate. It
contains a good brick house and is
valuable property.
Rev. J. M. Gurley and wife of
Missouri, are hereon a visit. The
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gentleman is a son of Mr. James
Gurley who once lived in this
county, and when the soa left he
was only 12 years old,
Although some arrangements
have been made for the poles to
build a telephone lino from Dah-
lonega to Davvsonville, the repre
sentative of that company says ho
doesn’t think it will pay, and it
may not be built that way.
On the 4th of July Mr. W.* T.
Bryson of this county, noticed a
lot of bees very busy in a cracker
box which had been set out behind
the house with the lid over it,
leaving a small crack. In a few
days thereafter a big swarm of
bees came and took posession of
the box and now they have the box
half full of honey.
On last Thursday while sawing
shingles, Mr. G. G. Evans of this
county, happened to a very pain
ful accident, and maybe lose the
sight of his right eye. While the
saw was in motion a shingle got
hung in it and was forced against
Mr. Evans’ forehead in such a
manner as to cut a big gash above
his eye, dropping the skin aud
flesh down over it and swelling so
as to render Dr. Whclchcl unable
to see whether the eye is out or
not.
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Mining Notes.
Mr. David Prewitt and others
are working under a lease on the
Standard property, getting very
satsifactory results.
Riley and others are still engag
ed taking out ore for themselves
down at the Hand, which pays.
If it didn’t Billy wouldn’t contin
ue working it.
Down at tho Ivey Messrs.
Sparks and others are talcing out
some fine ore, which looks as well
if not hotter than when tho vein
was first struck several months
ago, paying twenty pennyweights
to the ton.
The Singleton is stall moving
along with good results under the
direction of Mr. W. G. Campbell,
a native practical miner of many
years experience, the knowledge of
such n nwn being of much impor
tanoe in t he gold mining industry.
This week Win. T. Hapeman of
Chicago, through attorney, W. S.
Hufff purchased lot No. 1191,
known ns the Delona fraction,
which adjoins the celebrated Bri
ar Patch property, said to bn one
or the best placer mines in this
county.
Mr. T. C. Conoway of Atlanta,
is back again and resumed his
prospective work on tho Newton
lot, which he purchased some time
ago. It lies broadside tho cele
brated Jones mine from which so
much gold was taken out of a vein !
years ago.
Things are progressing nicely
out, at Lavender's Creek gold mine
now. The reservoir is being cut
and the tunnel work is moving
right ahead, and if no rock is
struck the water will soon lie to
the mine, when placer digging
will commence at once.
Squire Bruce still hangs on to
tho old Barlow property and by
so doing makes money. The last
three tons of ore taken from a
vein down there yielded one hun
dred and eight pennyweights and
twenty one grains. He is ingag-
ed in taking out more now.
Mr. W. T. Bryson has sub leas
ed the Pigeon Roost mine and will
commence work next week. Mr.
Bryson is one of our oldest and
Lest practical miners and we may
expect to hear of good results.
He and Mr. Newt. Davis cut the
first drain tunnel on this proper
ty in I860.
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A short tune ago Wm, Dotscfn
and his boys, who are at work at
the Ivey, took out seventeen pen
nyweights of gold in a day, one
nugget weighing three penny
weights and sixteen grains. The
gold was in a crevice and had
been worked over and left by for
mer minors a long time ago.
Some splendid ore is being tak
en out down at the Lockhart,
't’he ore contains both sulphurets
and gold making it of much in
terest to its operators, moro es
pecially the quantity for there is
an abundance of it. One piece of
ore weighing 150 pounds is now
at Capt. Ingersoll’s office, full of
sulphurets and speckled with the
yellow metal.
In reference to the Etowah our
Auraria correspondent has this to
(jay about it: The Etowah Min
ing Company is making thorough
preparations for work. They are
installing new machinery and are
sparing no efforts to have a first
class equipment throughout.
Maj. Arnold, their influential
superintendent, has new capitalists
over with him occasionally. Mr.
George Cameran, who lias been
their assayest, left for Philadel
phia Monday.
Crown Mountain, as far as we
pan learn, has run on fairly good
time since the recent rains, which
was a great thing for both far
mery and miners in this locality.
The Sand vein, newly opened con
tinues producing good milling
material, and a prospect of open
ing a large soft holt to the left of
the Sand vein. We understand
that positive steps will be taken
to develop the Gorge power, which
will give ample power to run con
tinuously, and if so all here con
cede unanimously that Crdwn
Mountain will be a success.
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COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
Shall They be Elected by The
People?
Mu Eihtok:
The House of Representatives,
the other day, while under somo
sudden impulse, passed a Li 11 to
give the people the right to elect
the county school commissioners
of this stale by ballot. I was not
aware thnt such a measure was
seriously contemplated by tiny one,
I had seen the action of no grand
jury calling for such a thing to lie
done, nor had 1 observed that any
educational assembly, or county
board of education, had recoins
mended a change of this sort.
After an experience of thirty-
two years with schools and col
leges, I atn prepared to say, that,
in my judgment, no school law or
amendment that has ever passed
our general assembly is fraught
with so much evil to the public
schools of Georgia as this proposed
change in the election of school
commissioners.
1 road all that was said by tho
friends of the measure, ns reported
in the Atlanta dailies. The pro
posed change will not remedy a
solitary evil complained of. You
might just as well elect the toachs
ers, the county board of education
and the school trustees by tho
people.
The remedy is with tho grand
juries. If those bodies wero
charged by tho judges to look
more closely and carefully into the
selection of members of the hoards
of education, it would go a long
way to prevent the boards from
containing i n c o m potent and
thoughtless members. The laws
representing the duties of the com
missioners may not ho sufficiently
comprehensive. But, whenever
you find an unworthy commission
er, you will find that tho board of
education of that county is likewise
unworthy and incompetent. If
the board proves to tie unworthy
it is the fault of the grand juries.
It may be, in certain counties,
that certain persons, desirous of us
ing the school monies haye brought
about the election of tho commis
sioners, and it may ho in certain cas
es men who have failed to use tho
school commissioner for their bene
fit now believe that it will be better
for them to control tho comrais-
sioners'by the ballot system.
If the board .of education will
keep in t-losoTouch with the school
commissioners, examine their
books occasionally, and see that
they perform their duties towards
tho country schools, and other
duties required of them, there will
he liltlo or no complaint.
Tho commissioner of Lumpkin
county has not borrowed a dollar
for the use of tho board, nor has
ho loaned a dollar of the public
money. No money is advanced
for unearned salaries. Tho teach
ers have all been paid up to first
of July. If the state can pay for
fall salaries no money will ho bor
rowed for teachers. This has
been accomplished, notwithstand
ing the board of education of
Lumpkin county has built more
new school houses in the past
three years than anv other county
in Georgia, except a few wealthy
counties like Fulton.
If the commissioners aro to be
elected by tho people, and go to
the expense of campaigning then
few competent men will announce
for the office, especially in tho
poorer counties of the stato whoro
tho salary is no greater than it is
in Lumpkin—only $300.
It will ho a bad day for our
public schools of Georgia when
men have to electioneer ami tight
for tho office of school commission
er.
If you select good and patriotio
men for your boards of education,
it will follow that none but able,
competent and honest men, will
fill the school commissioner’s office,
W. P. Price, Sv.
Pros. Board of Education
of Lumpkin County.
Several communications wero
crowded out this week.
More timber men came in yes
terday.