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Vi c ato glad to note the presence ot Judge Murray in our city again. The wells are drying up again. <’”>• IWw close* his hotel at *^ e t . ' J ortr>r Springs the 15th for the p„d,l('r pulling is about over in season. thi ? ' ll, i i . ^ I I'he next reunion of the 52nd Mi. Kin<r of Asheville, N. C., j Georgia regiment will be held in ca , no in Monday, having an eye on : Dahlonegn. tho timbor lands of tins county. | Janj(jg c Hjgffins preftobc(1 Wo are authorized to state <h«t at the Baptist church here last K,v. .1. d. Shed will preach at the | Sunday at 1 I o’clock. Rnniist church here next Sunday, i h' 1 ! _ I he several gentleman who went flic Now l nion Baptist Associa-1 nl p squirrel hunting last Saturday (ion is now in session at Concord | morning didn’t meet with any sue- ebureb,’a few miles from Dahlon , ccgSi cga. you will see the first rounds of Col. and Mrs. .J. H. Moore res „ . . turned to the city last Saturday to the tux enlksdni pu is cc in 1,s the delight of (heir many friends issue, beginning Oct. 12th at Da-|, und. that Capt. of White county, been sick for several vis’ law gro Wc regret to learn li. R. Asbnry who Ini Dahlonegn has three markets now and you can hear tho citizens- mauling beef in every direction of mornings. hs, is >till confined to his bed. h„ 2 ,ro «,,t allowed <*«“• I 1 t » , ‘! i " ,,f Kcdncky, w»j unlil tho first ol No- wh " c:lmc hl 1 in I/....— ---- i | ilst i-enihcr, at a lime when it will be cool and no danger to the health of any one. Don’t forget to call on Andcr-: The students who are too light 6) „ & Jones when in need of cloth-j lo lian( ' lle ,ho P l ’ c9ent ina. They propose to sell the best aMho college, are being supplied goods.for tho least money of any ' vlt * 1 wo °den weapons, hodv in town. Sunday. The General lias mining interests here and visits us occasionally. This gives all a chance to learn how to drill. Ool. .Sharp of Atlanta, is here looking after his mining interests. We print college pupil's reports or any thing else used at such in stitutions. Send your Baptist Minutes to the Nuckirt office if you wish them printed neat, cheap and quick. Mr. and Mrs. I). M. McKee of Dougherty, tja., were on a visit here last week to their relatives. Hutcheson Bros., Freda, Gu., manufacture shingles of eyery do- scripliou. Write or call on us. All orders promptly filled. tf Miss Lizzie Chapman, who has been teaching down at Cuba, Ga., for some time, came up on a visit to relatives and friends last week. Miss Baily of Florida, attend i ing college here, had to return to j her home this week on account of the sickness of her mother. Everything a person possesses| is taxed except chickens and other i fowls audit looks like more would lie raised to supply the demand. The price id good and no trouble to get rid of them. Fodder has been going at from $1.25 to $1.0.) per hundred here this week. Ks City family will this week. Mar: mm lull Harbison and e to Gainesville The intimation that the vagrant law would, soon be enforced in Daldonega by ex Marshal Harhi- | son thinned out the loafers here, I who have either gone to work or stav at home. I S. |) -puty Marshal Grizzle informs us that the eases for White enmity defendants to he tried at Alliens have not been set yet and won’t be for several days. Anderson & Jones havo a nice j line of misses and ladies walking j Notice.-—To all whose notes nnd dressed hats ready to wear, i and accounts arc duo Anderson cfc Prices ranging from 50 cents to Jones will please settle without $4,00 each. Big bargains for you, Mrs. Strickland has just receiv ed a lot of Xiholin dress patterns and waists. A basket meeting takes the place of campmeeting at Yellow Creek uext Sunday. The work of the college is pro gressing nicely. The attendance is good and all the students have settled down to business. I'he singing class is still being taught at Bethlehem church, nnd on next Sunday will sing for those a 1 lending the New Union Baptist Association at Concord church. \\ e are glad to see Key. Taylor Dowdy able to be out again after having a cancer removed fn in his face by some one down at Stone Mountain, Ga., a few weeks ago. Last week Mr. W. It. McAfee st tried to Atlanta and got so sick that he had to remain over in Gainesville until Tuesday of this Mr. J._lv Mc(«® has p«rcl«w«l wwk before ho could resume hi, journey. Prof. C. W. Davis of the chair of Agriculture in the N. G. A. College, made a trip across the Bine Ridge thi> week on foot for the Dr. Chapman property, down near Col. Price’s, who will likely (ear the old residence away and build a good substantial turc for his future home. strue scientific purposes, accompanied by his class. Mr. Thomas Parrish died out at We hope there is no one in Dah- loncgii who would be guilty of sending his job work off to be done before giving us a chance at it. Remember we are prepared to do all kinds of work upon short notice. Mr. J. F. Moore of Dahlonegn, who was painfully injured in a runaway at Gainesyillo last week, came Home on Saturday and lias remained . pretty close over since. Tho ugly wound in hi6 bead is giving him no pain nor trouble now but he is using extra precaution. We are glad to learn that some of the public roads are being worked out and put in good shape within tho past few days. It’s further notice, as it is quite a lot of trouble to sennd statements to each separate one. It won’t do for a man to cast a joke at a lady and tell her that she is prett y every time without caus ing trouble. An old man in tins county is now sued for $2,000 damages for doing this very thing. In the list of donations last week two or three names were left out by an oversight of Marshal Harbis son—James Phillips, one day's hauling, $1.50 and his son, Na thaniel put in half a day’s work at 40 cents, and one day’s work pers formed by Will Housley should have been credited to Mr, Wash Jenkins. Foil Rent. — One store house 20x40, well titled up for a store, with electric lights, on Clarkesyillu street, being tho stand recently 001,., ,,, , • | , I- n ,, • (lavender s Greek net luosdny of copied by L. L. Crisson. terms .... , . A i . \ir I* I. , typhoid fever after being sick on y cheap. Apply to YY. P. Price, Jr ’ 1 ... about three-weeks. Ills wire had Look at the date on your Nu«' ; been sick and just as she was get- get or label and when your time j ting able to ho up her husband expires renew at once so it will j took the disease and gradually continue coming. It is too much j grew worse until he expired, trouble for us to notify all by let Elsewhere will lie found a card of explanation from Prof. J. S„ Stewart concerning the remarks he is charged with making against ter, besides the time and expense it takes in sending them out. In a short time an election will bo held in Dahlonegn for a Mayor; the N. G. A. College. The Pro and four aldermen. All the al- j fessor says he hasnh said anything del men’s times expire except W. ^detrimental to this institution, nev- P. Price, Jr., and E. AY. Strick- j ortheless there are letters in the land. For our part the present j posession of Col. Charters and By special arrangements with , the publishers of the Constitution est ’ tor J 1 ,ld *° i Klmse y has heen ! and Sunny South, we offer a year’s 6 "'" s ” ”;"" lc lot °* commis- j 3llbsc ,.j lion lhe Ndookp in „d- Micrs hfiy dollar*, each. AVfalcb <lition t0 tbo weok | y CmisliUKion do you prefer? To havo tho roads! m)( , s „„ Sonth for on | y $2.00. worked or pay a fine like this? Col. A\'. P. Price, president of the board of trustees, made his annual address to the students of tho X. G. A. College last Tues- <ln )’, being full of interest from beginning to ending. For 32 sue cessive years Col. Price has made s annual address before the stu dents of this institution, relative to the relations they sustain to the college, state and government. Col. and Mrs. R. H. Baker of hihlonoga, visited White county ' :ls * Saturday, and while there board Mrs. Jane Strickland preach a Vc| ’y interesting sermon at Pleas ant Retreat church. Mrs. Strick- l , ln ^ ls !1 sister to Rev. J. N. Aus- ! ln this comity, and was the lady I'njored in the cyclone which struck 1 bile county early in tho spring 111111 " hieh she has not yet recov ered. J Giving you all three of these pa pers and two guesses at tho $10,- 000 Post Receipt Contest, particu lars to be found on fourth page of this issue. Not long ago a man in this county was offered $1,500 for his farm. He wouldn’t take it lie- cause lie didn't think it was enough, yet the tax books show that he returns this farm and every thing else bo possesses at only $000. This shows that Lumpkin county will have to hnye tax assessors, so as to make all persons share alike in taxation. The burning of Attorney Huff’s cow house last Friday afternoon caused the bucket brigade to turn out in full force. If you want to sec the people of Dahlonegn come out in large numbers and hustle, just giye tho alarm of lire. There was a lot of straw in the stable which caught while they were cleaning off tho yard and burning some trash. There is a mail line from Porter Springs to Walnut, Ga., via. Gates, in this county, which was established not long ago, over which we have been trying to get our Nuggets carried to Walnut on Saturdays without them having to vitality. Tho decease! Loin and by Cleveland, out it " "’«« a brave soldier in tho civil ’ seems that the one win has been A- S. AVbelehel, who is Known to ucarly all our citi- ! Mi poll 1- ^ 11 ') died at his home near New ~ p > in Hall county, last Bats ra ' v a ^ ^ o’clock, aged, 0 A Mr. \\ helchel’s death vas not a 1111,1 ‘■’’G f ;,r ho has been declining or about eighteen 'orniany years Mr. Whel- 1 " as a citizen of Lumpkin coun- V(, ! y near to many of our members, Mayor and ali, will suit. Rev. Mr. Blackwell informs ns that Rev. J. T. AYade of Easley, S. C.,has been appointed principal of the Presbyterian Institute in AVhite, who has accepted and will begin the school in a short time. This is a preparetory school and will bo a benefit to our college. Only a few more weeks till the Superior court convenes here and our town will be full of bailiffs, both on foot and horseback. The regular elected bailiff generally has to walk and leccives only one dollar a day, while the appointed ones take a part of bis work away j from him aud receive twice as much. Yesterday, Mr. J. V. Harbison, after nearly two years continuous service, stepped down and out and now it is City Marshal Geo. W. Walker. Mr. Harbison retires with a clean record, having gotten Prof. Vickery here from parties who hnye been in the towns he has visited, saying that he has. The college paper, The Tablub- nekan, is to be revived again un der new management and will ap pear some time during the month. Its new editors are: Editor in chief: \A r . T. Townsend, of the Decora; J. D. Gortatowsky, of the Phi Mu. Assistant editors: AY. 13. Lunsford, Decora; R. Byers, Phi Mu. Local editors: L. G. Fort*- son, Decora; A. E. AVilson, Phi Mu. Business manager: E. P. Patterson. Decora. Exchange edi- ! tor: R. E. Smith, Phi Mu. The following new suits have been filed in tho clerk’s office of Lumpkin Superior court—all com plaints: T. J. Ripley *vs. G. D. Bruce; P. E. Patterson vs. John L. Bryant; Geo. T. Corn vs. AV. J. Burt, Adm'r John P. Corn; John A. Smith M'f’g Co. ys. C. C, L'homas; Mary L. London' vs. The everything pertaining to Ins office j (j-ainesville & Dahlonega Railway finished up us far as he is concei n-(j () . j X London vs. tho same ed. His official acts have been (j 0 . Nannie L. 1 lutcheson va. Jno, perfectly satisfactory to every one w Jone8; , x< F# Moore vs. J. W. that can he pleased at all. Of Wood wan M. Smith & Bro. course there are a few people «’boj v8> The Etowah Gold Mining Co. the Lord couldn’t please, much loss a city marshal, and would The following aro the officers of grumble at anything and every' the Phi Mu Society for tho first thing because they are built that quarter: R. Byers, president, R. way and have to continue for fear j E. Smith, vice president, A. L. their hearts might fail to beat. j Wilson, secretary, J. F. Broach, t r e a s u r e r, C. E. Williams, critic,and AV. E. Broach, marshal. The Inter-Society committee I" Lalil, ninths -bel ■yandfclt J, ' :ions ( >n account of his kind-1 to go down to Gainesville, up l( ' Ss 'ind hosnitiilitv Thn ' Lula and by Cleveland, but consists of tli ■ following: Those from the Phi Mu, J. F. Broach, J. 1). Gortatowsky and A. E. AVil son. Those from the Decora, W. P. Lunsford, E. P. Patterson and AY. T. Townsend. The Phi Mu Society elected James F. Broach ' V| ‘f and until | "as faithful to tho call 1,1 was forced to surrender Und L-n i ,i ! . 1 111 piuson until the war nilcd. or; J1 'h lemams were m- iii l, j' 1 : * 1 11 *o cometcry at. St. Paul larrrn"' M . ’ in ^ 10 presence of a “limber of people. attending to tho mail up at Porter does not know where Walnut is at and sends tho papers back. Even letters addressed to that place are returned, causing the post master here to havo to send them by tho long route. As stated last week, sheriff Da vis carried “Polly,” the wild man to the lunatic asylum, who had been adjudged inpane by a jury here some time ago. He had not eaten but very little since his ini' prisonrnent until told that he was going to be carried to the i asylum. Then he commenced to eat regularly until he was L* 11- j !IS annivcrsarian for this year last ded, but didn t talk any. ^ (, j Monday. Tho anniversary ad- would rise and get water on the d ,. cg8 is , ntciu i e( ] tn |, 0 0lie 0 f the train same as any one else. Gur | main features of the societ y dur opinion is that he is guilty of some j ing the year, and the man whom errnye offense and knows exactly the society Inis elected is expected Wlmthois.ioint-nllfog time, Im'l i <" "" l .. !'> “l»» . , , , , hnSSelf, but also to rolled credit had rathei me than >o lecog- uut | ability on tilt? society wljifh ho nized. No doubt lie is the only; vepresenis. This occasion will man in the asylum whose name is j come off on the twenty second day not known and no record of him of February, which is Washings whatever. I ton’s birth day. Mining Notes. The new company, recently pur chasing t.he Rutherford gold min ing property in this county, will be known as “The McAfee, Lind Mining Do.*’ The Inst news from Mr. Ainslie, president of the Consolidated Co.,, is to the effect that lie is going to call a meeting of the directors, so ns to know what to do. Mr. If. I>. .Inquish, after an ab sence of some days, returned to Ins mining property last week and will soon begin the erection of a ten stamp mill to start work with, and biter on will add more stamps to it as necessary. This is said by t hose who know, to lie valuable mineral property nnd good results may bo expected. The work on the Gorge power is being pushed as fast o* men can do it. The machinery is now be ing hauled from Gainesville. It is hoped that all the heaviest, parts of the machinery will be moved before the winter rains set in. Tho waters are all very low and it is probable work upon tho Crown Mountain will not be re sumed until the Gorge power is complete. All believe when full [lower is assured and tho plant run to its full capacity that the mine will will pay weli. The Jumbo Gold Mining Co. was organized last Monday. The following Board of Directors were elected: J. F. Moore, T. F. Jack- son, A. G. Sharp, J. McN. AY right, .J. B. Clements and AV. J.'Worley. The following officers were elected to serve for the ensiling year: J. F. Moore of Dahlonegn, Ga., president and general manager-; Judge Wilber F Stone of Denver. Colo., vice-president, and T. F. Jackson, secretary and treasurer; .1. B. Clements, assistant general manager in charge of all mining operations, and AV. B. Fry, min ing engineer. All these officials have much experience in mining and mining operations, and aro thoroughly competent to carry to success fruition the parts as signed them. AVe all know' Frank Moore and know what success lie has had made of mining as well us everything else.he has under taken. Judge Stone, the vice- president, was one of the pioneers of tho west—is now associate jus*- tice of private land claims, and a man of the highest character. Jackson is proven to lie one of the best business men in the commu nity. Joe Clements is the well known prospector and miner. Mr. Fry is a mining man of expe rience and a first-class mining en gineer. AVith such officials suc cess is assured. A more exten ded notice of this company, as well ae tho officials will appear next week. The Jumbo Mining Company, which was organized last Monday, is now ready for business. The prospecting and development work which lias been going on for several months, continue to fur nish supplies in the large amount and richness of ore daily discov ered. The assay of average ore from a number of veins show, tak en as a whole, the richest large bodies of ore yet discoyered in this section, indeed were the same discoveries made in the west, it would create a great sensation. The following assays were made at Nashville, Tenn.. Denver, Colo., and this place, of the average ores. \Ve are informed by the miners in charge, that ore can lie selected which will run up in the thou sands. Assays by Prof. Whorton of Nashville, Tenn,: Two foot vein, Jiaft No. I, solid quartz, $9.00. Surface on top of tho hill, $4.50. Three foot vein in tunnel, $18.00. Twelve inch vein on west side, $52.00. Eight foot vein, 20 feet from grass roots, $9,130. Shaft No. 2, 2.3 foot fissure vein, *17.00. Twelve foot vein, four feet from grass roots, $63.52. From Prof. Sanford of Dever, Colo., average ore of shaft No i, at a depth of 40 feet, $25.80. By Prof. AVhorton Anderson, general manager of tho Calhoun gold mine: Shaft No. 1, $94.40. Second sam ple Shaft No. 1, $77.20, Sulpfau- rots. Shaft No. 1, $7.20. n»■■ .. »n,■ J1 jnm.JtlJIJ.il* Entertainment of Hill Toj> SehooJ. The dosing exercises ojf tho pub lic term of the above nain&d school in Hightower district, wn« witncsaoql by a largo number of i the citizens and w#s p^onOiU.UQcd “good.” Givi to a nice program was got ten up. Among the pieces v^.-e the recitations of Master Arthur and Luther Gaddis, Queen Fer guson and Miss Bertie Qaddjs. Miss Arvie Walden did well ij,i her recitation of “Tho church ru* vivid of a School Girl.” “The Egyptian debate between Frank Healan and Luther Walden and the rival speakers between (the latter and Hub Gaddis was extr^,. Another piece of interest, was the “Frog Halloa Lycian,'' in which the right of woman’s suff’age w-os debated, was of interest to the fair sex, who clamor for the le gal right to vote, and tb. pant that M rs. Nancy Guild is piaved showed iunv a fellow would go through tho dark and djslocaito the cap of his knee for itjho sake of courting hie best girl. ■ 1 ‘A courtship under difficul ties,’' Iiehw.een j. B, Simmonsriiyj Miss Arvie Walden, was hlgthtiy 'entertaining -in as much .us 'her ' brother, Mr. C. G. Walden passed I as her cousin, and made it- nppiar to both lovers that t hey were deaf. I The young man in presenting a | fforaj offering to the lady, i;,dsud - his voice to its highest key. Walden laboring mu dor the same j delusion, used her lungs to good j advantage, while dike .congre gation were catching on to (the courtship. Finally .the lowers found they had heen deceived and the visitors had heard them talking. Moral: All sweethearts would do well never to be deceived in each other, nor let the old folks catch on. The school is indebted to Glenn Rider and the Lingerfelt brothers for the music which made tho ocr casion grand. The best of order prevailed and every body avoid home feeling bettor, ip.rof. doe Dayis made a 4ew‘farewell remarks j and the benediction was prayed "by Prof. A. C. Shuler, after E. I),. Gaddis and others sang “God be with you ’til we meet again.'’'’ This is the first entertain merit this school lias had and the inter est, taken in it by Mr. -S. S. Gads die. in furnishing material] for the stage, demonetrates that the Board of Education should ap point him a trustee of Hill Top. While tho paid Mr. Simmons act ed in trying to make the school and entertainment a success, shows be is 'keenly alivo to the school's interest. His term ae a member of the Board of -Educa tion, expires April 1904, and we say he should be reappointed. Prof. Joe Davis has recently been admitted to (lie liar and wild soon locate and commence to climb the legal ladder of fume. AVe wish him great success in hie chosen profession and a happy life, and at last when this life is over and ho is colled to cross over Jordon, may he lie down calmly and serene and be received into Paradise, amid the rejoicings of the millions of the redeemed. .SiHEiTATOU. AuawLi Dots. Capt. li. D. Jaquish was up from Gainesville a few days first of last week. After a few weeks visit boro with relatives, Rev. uud Mrs, ;J. H. Bell, accompanied by their lit tle niece, Miss Edith Boll, of this jjlace, left for their homo in Ats lanla last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hutcheson, and their bright little daughter, Lelti, were down from Freda luajt Sunday. Wo heard Mr. J. N. Davis re mark tho other day, that he bus some blades of foddor that aro 5 feet long. Who can boat it? There was a box supper down at Fair view school house last Friday night. About $4 dollars wore raie- od, which go toward coiling the house. 'A-'-Y/V.;.-A