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A.nil Linda Stephens,
1 ono of Duhlonega’s ,,!d( 8t
— rxiople, died last Friday.
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The coll<,
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Mrs, J L. Davis has been verv
sick tin’s week.
!’ Our Georgia Gold Mini
We
lod another order of 145 j A pad of 100 sheets of typo wri-
pxtrn copies ( )f the Nugget this ter paper, to practice on, can bo
ff|T |< and if yon receive one you had at this office for ten cents.
|lliiy know that it is paid for.
IVar in mind if you need your
pyes fitful with a pood
specks that Dr. L. A. Ledford of
Gainesville, will he here the 21st
mid 22nd inst.
Our citizens would like to ha\
mte cabbage.
and
| 1 have a few capes and juckc
i to close out at cost. Don't fail l
,,iur of j come and pet a bargain.
M. ,1. Williams
although last Sunday wasdainj
and very disagreeable quite a num-j tbat th(JV wi „
l, er ,,f people went out to the Hap- 1
list church and joined Mr. Abbott'
m ,M old time singing.
You will observe by Commiss
sinner Sea lie It’s ad. elsewhere in
this issue that ho wants about a
half dozen teachers to take charge
of public schools in this county.
We understand that a certain
man in this county won’t rent his
property to any one unless the
a iT roc to take the Nugget so he
(the landlord) can pet to read it for
nothing.
On the 23rd of next month
judge Huff will po down to Atlan
ta after the money for the pension
ers of this county, and will pay
them oil as soon as ho can return,
about the 25th.
As early ns possible we will pub
lish a list of the newspaper bor
rowers in Dahlonega in order
not pet mixed up
with public spirited people.
Mr. Prato* of Dahlonepa, visi
ted Gainesville last week and was
present at Gen. Lonpsl reel’s funer-
nl who sail] there was as larpe a
crowd there as he ever saw in At
lanta.
Mr. B. R. Menders left last
Monday with a drove of mules and
horses for Swninsboro, accompan
ied by his son, Frank. Mr. J. M.
Brookshcr carried his off on
Thursday before.
It is said that during a case in
which Mrs. Goss was interested,
last Saturday before Squire John
Ricketts of Porter Springs district,
that she talked very ugly and had
to be called to order by the officer.
Neyer in the history of Dahlon
1 ega has water been so scarce as it
now is. Numbers and numbers of
wells are perfectly dry, and in the
country springs that never failed
before are affording no water at
When you see and know that
your subscription to this paper has
expired don’t wait for us to notify
you before you renew. It is too
much trouble and e xpense for us
to do this.
Ilix gave us a little snow
sunshinejboth yesterday.
Mrs. Beltie Williamson died
near Auraria last Friday. .
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Thomas
: look charge of the Dahlonepa Ho
tel yesterday.
I h(> price of oil has advanced to
2.) cents here, showing that Rock
idler has made another dona
i ion.
From the treasurers report else
where it will be found that Lump
kin county is in a very healthy
condition.
Just printed' another lot of
mortgage and other notes. By
the hundred twenty and twenty-
five cents.
The attendance at tbo N. G. A
College is larger now than it was
I hefoi e Christ mas.
Mr. John Hatfield of Dahlonepa
"’ill locate in Gainesville about
i the tirst of next month,
I
Mr. J. B. Housloy has gone to
Alabama nnd will likely hang out
i his boot and shoe sign at Bessemer.
t Hear in mind that we keep a full
j assortment of stationery and are
- ready to do your job work upon
| short notice.
L J. Smith
to give all
bargains in
Don’t forget that '
it Hro. still continue
who trade with them
all kinds of goods.
J. F. Moore & Co. will keep the
school books for Lumpkin county,
land will have them in ready by
I the tirst of March,
There is an ordinance to fine
anyone allowing their chimneys
to burn out during a dry time in
I Dahlonepa, but it had just as well
i be repealed for this ordinance has
| nverer been enforced since becom-
I inp a law.
Rev. W. C. Taylor of Blue
I Ridge, Ga., has been chosen by
I the Baptists here to preach for
J them this year. Dahlonega throws
open her gates to this young di
vine, trusting that he may accom-
[plish much good.
hile Mr. B. R. Meadors was
|returning from Gainesville Friday
jnight his team ran away and do-
Imolishecl the buggy. Mr. Mcad-
jeis was just in the act of getting
jiiito the vehicle when the horses
■started before he got hold of the
llines.
Messrs. Chas. J, Dougherty of
■Louisville, Ky., and J. C. Rogers
|°f Columbus, 0., members of the
^directors of The Crown Mountain
Jold Mining Co., visited Dahlon-
e 2a last week and looked over the
■property, including the Gorge
[water power,
I)l ’. L. A. Ledford, from Dr.
Jennings’ Optical Parlors, Gainess
' 1( »a., will bo in Dahlonega
January 21st and 22nd, for the
purpose of fitting glasses. No
pnnnent or introduction is necess
r u J i as the work ho did here in
JLccmber is highly satisfactory,
(^member the dates. ’ 2t
Tho Kentucky and Ohio gentle
' c, j. who visited Dahlonega last
P a >d Mr. J. R. Castleberry,
1 ‘dl s Villa, quite a compliment.
0j f stat <M that the faro at this
was the best they had struck
F “J-Uoaviug home. This speaks
i , 01 'Dahlonega and her wide
f' Vako Mel keeper.
^'( calls are becoming so fre*
| ''l on the county for assistance
a \\ 0 believe it will bo to the in-
L ?. St oi her tax payers for the
*° ^establish the pau-
t , S 101110 where the needy can go
»v!i,. ■" CUle< ^ * or much better than
u< they are scattered all over
rep C0,Ult ^’ aru ^ °^ en what they
Jheir V . C i heJp8 tQ keepup 80me of
Urk' L atlves who ought to beat
A little girl of Mr. Tolbert was
badly burned in the face the other
day, caused by rolling up a piece
of tissue paper and lighting it like
a cigarette, when it blazed up with
the aboyc results.
It is understand that Moore
Bros, will likely get the contract
for carrying the Gainesville and
Dahlonega mail on the lower route
as they are said to ho the lowest
bidders." Their bid was $005.
Col. W. P. Price, president of
the county school hoard of Lump
kin, says that he will recommend
for the pupils to lie allowed to use
their present books till fall. But
this can’t be clone according to law.
Business men should remember
that it is a violation of a city ordi
nance J*or them to sweep paper out
on the streets. Paper not only
scares stock when the wind blows
but looks bad scattered about over
the sidewalks and streets.
Hy reference to another column
you will find an account of the
death of Capt. C, C. Cusick, which
occurred at Niagara Falls, N. Y.,
on the 2nd inst. A little over a
year ago Capt. Cusick was located
hero in charge of the military de
partment of the N. G. A. College,
and many'of our citizens will re
gret to hear of the old gentlemans
death.
In looking oyer some old pa
pers City Marshal Walker finds
seyeral fi. fas. that have never been
settled. Some of the parties ow
ing tho taxes reside here, while
others have moved away. lie will
proceed at once to collect them
all, even if he has to scud the fi.
fas. to officers where the parties
reside to do it.
The case of the Dahlonega Con
solidated Co. vs. John Hatfield,
being a distress warrant for the
rent of the Company’s hotel, goes
out of the hands of tho Justice to
the Superior Court. The Compa
ny alleges that Hatfield is due it
$50 for a months rent, and the dc -
fondant says he only owes $25
because he vacated tho premises at
the middle of the month.
Professor Carl W. Steed, of the
chair of history and economics in
the N. G. A. College, has been
granted a leave of absence to lake
farther post graduate work, which
he will do at Harvard, beginning
the first of February. Professor
Steed will be accompanied by his
wife, who is the present librarian
of the college. Professor Moore,
of Macon, will fill Professor
Steed’s place during his absence.
Miss Anno Whelehel will have
charge of the library.
Last Thursday, soon after the
Nugget was issued, we stepped in
to the room adjoining the postof
fice and found a perfect nest of
newspaper borrowers. They had
converted it into a reading room
and each had one of his neighbors
or relatives Nuggets, reading it
before the owner could call for bis
paper. These newspaper borrow
ers are generally the first ones to
tho office. It’s not on account of
their inability to get one of their
Wo regret to learn that Mrs.
John Simmons of this county, is
very low at Mr. Miller Davis’ and
not expected to live.
The attendance at the public
-chool here is very good, but still
there are children in Dahlonega
idleing about that ought to attend.
Prof, and Mrs. Steed will re
main in Dahlonega until the first
<>f February. Then they will leave
an 1 be absent till thelirst of Sep
tember.
Corn sold from the wagons hero
this week at 65 cents. Fodder
from $1.40 to $1.75 per hundred—
owing to tho quality and size of
the bundles.
We understand that Mr. J. J,
Shed is moving back to Jackson
county, and will not lie in the race
for clerk of tho Superior court of
Lumpkin county.
W • P. Price, Jr., has a full sup
ply of all kinds of merchandise
and is now ready for the now
years trade with prices that are
sure to please you.
Mrs. C. C. Kerr of Gainesville,
is now at Dahlonega with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Worley,
where she will remain until Mr.
Kerr returns from his old home in
Chattanooga, Tenn.
In reply to those wishing to
know of us if the timber deal is
going through in this county, we
say (hat we can’t say. Every
few w^eks a uew man comes in,
looks around a little and then
says it is, is all we know.
The rewenno officials' made a
raid out in Nimblewill district
Tuesday but went too soon. They
found a place that had been scloc-
ed by some blockader. Some ex
cavations had been made and tho
tubs were on hand.
The marshal is now collecting
the dog tax. Heretofore when
collecting commenced some own
ers of dogs would send theirs out
into tho country for awhile in or
der to avoid paying on them, but
the council is going to stop this hy
requiring a. tax on all dogs re
maining in the city as many as ton
days at any time during the year.
On last Monday morning young
Mart Wehunt, who was recently
lodged in jail here charged with
misdemanor, made bond, and
hadn’t gotten further than tho
public square on his way home
before Deputy Marshal Grizzle
arrested the young man and had
him go back to prison on a war-
iunt charging him with violating
the Internal revenue law.
Messrs. T. S. Littlefield and F.
G. Jones left here yesterday to
i meet some parties on business in
Murphy, N. C., today.
Mr. Andy Ash has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail
from Walnut to Cleveland daily
except Sunday for $450 per an
num.
Hv reference to another column
you will find that Dr, Howard ofs
: fors a good upland farm for sale in
! this county only three miles from
! Dahlonega.
All who partook of the oyster
supper up at Col. Charters’ last
Monday night greatly enjoyed
j themselves. It was the Colonel’s
| l ist birthday.
The Dahl. mega and Dawsonville
telephone line, recently construct
ed by Mr. R. C. Menders, h as been
accepted by the Hell Telephone
Co., and we hope it will soon bo in
talking order.
Wc bad some rain night before
last which was greatly needed, as
but few of the grist mills in tho
county are able to grind corn to
do much good on account of the
extreme dry weather and scarcity
of water.
i here will bo no college exercis
es today on account of the funeral
of Gen. Gordon, which takes place
at 10 o’clock in Atlanta. The door
of the public school here will also
likely be closed today in honor of
this great and good man who was
loved so well by the entire south.
The boys toll a good one on Tax
Collector Walden of this county.
It is this: Some time ago Mr.
Walden visited Gainesville and
stepped into a store while trade
was dull and all the clerks were in
the rear end of the room sitting
around tjie stove. “Walk right
hack,” said one of them, meaning
for him to come further, down the
room. In an instant Mr. Walden
wheeled and was out of tho door,
wondering why they had ordered
him out of a store which ho sup
posed was open to everybody.
Before getting very far, however,
a clerk overtook him and fully
explained what was meant and ho
Last Monday Deputy Marshal
Grizzle and Deputy Collector
Richardson went up into Chesta-
tee district and found Allen Baker
running an illicit distillery. The
outfit was destroyed and Allen re
quested to come on to town and go
before Com. Baker, which lie did
and was bound over.
Tom Armour, who in company
with his brother, terrorized Banks
county a few weeks ago, was kill
ed near Boaz, Aia., last Monday
hy officers in pursuit. Harris
Armour made his escape. Tom
Armour is the slayer of Reubin L.
Little of Morris, Ala., Nov. 14th.
These men were in this county a
few weeks ago and may be tho
parties who broke into Parks &
Bowens store.
Not long ago an old and expel t
jgold miner declared, says the
j Cherokee Advance, that the day
j would soon come when gold seek
ets Would flock into Georgia as
[they did to California in ’It) and
| into the Klondike.
Georgia is a gold hearing state
and with tho modern machinery
; and methods of extracting the met
al .'Tom low gradcCrefractory ore
| is sure to become in the future a
large producer of the precious
metal. State Geologist Yeatcs
cannot now raise money enough to
print and supply all the demands
f rom abroad for his Georgia gold
report. Every week prospecting
parlies are in Atlanta coining to
north Georgia to examine some
gold proposition.
And already nearly every ledge
and lend m the Dahlonega district
is either owned, leased or optioned
by some person or company tlmt
means to work it for gold.
Gold from Georgia mines began
to be sent to tho United States
nint in Philadelphia in 1880.
i Prior to that, from 1824 to 1829,
North Carolina furnished all the
American gold that was used by
| the government. In 1829 Virgin
ia and South Carolina each pro- {
j duced $2,500 worth of metal. In j
[the five years from 1830 to 18811
Georgia mines were worked and in j
that lime produced $1,159,000 or j
an average of over $230,000 per
year. In 1881 Georgia was the
largest gold producing state in the
country, her output for that year
being $415,000. Her total produc
tion up to Juno 30th, I90fi, was
$10,142,172,
These, with other statistical and
technical facts in the possession of
the [state’s geogical department,
should bo regarded hy tho general
assembly. If they are properly
collated and distributed among the
gold hunters of the nation they
will surely lead to a full and
speedy influx of ex|>orts and capi
tal develop to the fullest tho gold
fields of upper Georgia.
i wwwu**. ii—am.>»'txrm
J. F. Moore & Co
Sale.
Bargain
Notice to Students.
own. It’s simply because they are returned and spent several dollars
too stingy to spend a dollar. I with them.
It was reported here last week
from McCay, Tenn., that Hon. G.
D. Bruce and Mr. G. C. Wallace
had a tight over there a few days
ago. The first report came by
grapevine telegraph and stated
that Mr. Wallace had hit Mr,
Bruce on the head with a stick of
wood, and the last time by letter,
saying that the latter was cut with a
knife. Mr. Wallace is left hand
ed and it is difficult for a man to
dodge.
In reference to the new school
hooks, Stale School Commissioner
Merrit says that he is sure the leg
islature intended to work no such
hardship on the schools, but the
law reads that way, and it must
be enfoiced. Any school teacher
guilty of using any book but those
adopted by the state board after
March 1st will be guilty of a mis
demeanor and will lie amenable to
| tho criminal laws of the state.
The books must be changed on
j March 1st or the schools closed
I down.
The following prizes are offered
to agricultural students of the N.
G. A. College for essays on agri
cultural subjects:
1. Ten dollars worth of nursciy
stock by the Knoxville Nursery
Co., Knoxville, Tenn.
Essay: Fruit Growing in Geois
gin.
2. Ono ton of fertilizer by the
National Fertilizer Co., Nashville,
Tenn.
Essay: The Effect of Fertiliz
ers on Farnl Crops.
8. One ton of fertilizer by the
Virginia-Carolina Co., Atlanta,
Ga.
Essay: The Fertilization of the
Soil.
4. Ten dollars by Hon. Clark
Howell, Editor of tho Atlanta
Constitution.
Essay: Agricultural Education.
Young Men and Women, At
tention.
The North Georgia Agricultural
College, established by tho state,
offers the greatest and most pay
ing investment. Tuition free,
hoard cheap, climato healthful,
discipline exact, scholarship high.
It has distinguished graduates,
earnest students, able teachers.
It holds the championship for or
atory and the finest cadet corps
under a most distinguished West
Point graduate.
For particulars, writo to
Dn. E. S. Avis, President,
Dahlonega, Ga.
County Treasurer’s Report.
Received from all sources to
Jan. 11, 1004
Paid out per vouchers
County Fund $1305.20
.fury Fund.. 506.70
Bridge Fund 200.93
Jail Fund 556.35
Pauper Fund 569.71
$1227.53
Total $3788.80
$4227.53
3788.80
Balance on hand $ 43K.04
Georgia, Lumpkin County.—Person
ally appeared J. B. Brown, who being
duly sworn, says under oath that the
foregoing is a true and complete state
ment of all the funds received and dis
bursed for and during the past year.
J. B. Bkown, C. T.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this January 11, 1003.
John Huff, Ordinary,
Clothing at greatly reduced
prices. A $5,00 suit for $4.00.
A $6.00 suit for $5.00.
Heat Melton suits, $H) to $14,
Clay worsted suits, $7.50—best
value over offered in the city.
| Good corderov suits, $6.00.
Overcoats, $2 50 to $6.00.
Hoys’ 2 piece suits, 75 cents to
$8.50.
A few mackintoshes, from $1.00
to $8 50.
A few pairs long rubber leggins
nt 50c a pair, original price $2.00.
hull line of hats and caps,
hull line of up-to dato shoes,
including gents and ladies, patent
leather.
A small lot of odds .and ends in
j mens, ladies and children's shoes
j ivt greatly reduced prices.
Ladies’ size, 8, button shoos
worth $1.50 to close :it $L00.
Ladies’ button shoes, sizes 8 to
!-1, worth $1.25, 1.60 and 2.00, to
: close at 75e, $1.00, 1.50.
Boys' shoes, sizes, 13 to 2, to
close at your own price.
A few pair of men's shoes way
below cost.
Good line <>i men's rubber boots.
Overshoes for men ladies and
children.
Cooking stoves, $10 to $25.
Healing stoves, $1.75 on up.
Carpeting at 40.• a yard.
Rugs, 75e to $2.00.
Good line of furniture.—Good
home-made chairs at 25 to 40 cents.
Willow clothes baskets, below
cost.
Hall’s map of Dahlonega gold
hell, only 25 cents.
FULL LINE OF HARDWARE.
Carpenters tools.
Ox bow pins.
Broad axes.
Augers, up to 21 inches.
Handled axes.
Double barrel, shotguns, worth
$12.00, to close at $9.75
Sewing machines, $18 to $25.
Sewing machine attachments.
Ono 24 inch wood saw, mounted
on frame ready for use, wholesale
cost $82.60., special price, $25.00
1 harness makers leather split
ter, $5.00.
Ioiucy and staple dry goods, no
tions, &c. Blankets, comforts, bat
ted cotton. Big line of Black Cat
socks and stockings.
Gents, ludiee and children’s un
der ware.
A few ladies’ black suttien skirts
at 50 cents, worth 75 cents.
DRUGS! DRUGS!! DRUGS!!!
Planter's Old time Cough Syrup,
25c size for 17 cents.
Sweet Gum and Muliain, 20.
Cheney’s Expectorant, 20.
P. & W. Quinine, & of bottles,
10c.
Dr. Tichcnors Autisepie, 50c
size, 30c.
Johnson’s Sarsaparilla, full qt.,
68c.
Cherokee Sarsaparilla, 60.
Syrup of Figs, 39c.
St. Jacob’s Oil, 30c.
Simmons’ Liycr Powders, 20c,,
or 3 for 50c.
Epsom salts, 5c lb.
Sulphur, 7|-c It).
Brimstone, 7-1 c 11*.
Dr. Granges Stock Powders, 3
pound sacks for 25c.
Castoria, 25 and 80. Celery
compound, 85. McEIrces Wine of
Cnrdui, 90c. Dr. Shoops Rheu
matic Cure, 90c.
FARMERS, ATTENTION!
Big lot of turning plows at
prices that will suit you. Don't
buy till you see our plows and
prices.
MINERS.
Aetna 40 per ct. dynamite, 15e,
small lots, or $6.95 per ease of 60
pounds. Dynamite caps, 75c box.
Double tape fuse, 50c per 100 feet.
Quicksilver. Copperplates. 1
giant, complete. Pipe fittings.
Shoe makers steel dies for cut
ting soles, half soles, heel-taps, all
sizes and prices l ight.
Window glass, 8x10 to 16x32.
Putty, 5c II*. Glazier points, 15c
box. Tripod houso paint, $1.35
gallon. White lead, 7c.
Grown Brand linseed oil, 75c
gallon. You can buy some other
brand cheaper, but tiie best is tho
cheapest.
Como and see us, wo have got
the goods and are going to selj
them
