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Mi. Howard Stanton is now in
th« office of tin' Crown Mountain
c,». of ill" 4 plrtco, looking lifter the
books.
Mi*. 7j. T. Castleberry of Gaities-
"P■ M, V* s l’ R,lt 8«'vi*r.i 1
( | ft yn with his brother in Dahlnno-
fl« this week.
for Il»o first time in many
uionths. Dr* Smith of Now Bridge,
visited Dahlonega this week. Come
npnio, Doctor, and stay longer
.next lime*
On lu9t Saturday wo printed
450 visiting cards for several of
the students, who enjoyed their
last days here of the term just
Qjosed, very pleasantly,.
If yon wish to post your land,
wc huve the cards already printed
for you. Nothing to do except
to enter your numbers. Send in
and get some. Only five cents a
dozen.
Through an oversight of the
postmaster or his clerk here last
Saturday, all tho Nuggets for the
Gaddistown mail were left out, is
vyhy our patrons along the lino
didn't get their papers an time.
If you wish to subscribe for the
Atlanta Daily News, and have not
time to attend to it, hand us #3,
and wo will get the paper for you
twelve months and save you any
moro expense or trouble.
Quite a number of old students,
who have not been here for years,
waited the commencement this
Week. The elapse of so many
years since some df them were in
Dahlonega, changed their appear
ance so we did not recognize them.
.-Dr. Glenny. tho new col lego
president, will move his family
h&o about the middle of July, and
wfeupy the J. F. Moore residence
oil Park stroct, opposite Col.
qihifeb is convenient to both
town aild college, making it a very
desirable location.
From every, appearanco -there
W 11 soon bo an olid wedding iu
Dihloncga. No. Not exactly this,
bit on old man and a young wo*
nym are gopig to got married. Ho
his already been wearing a pretty
flower pin bed on the lappcl of his
coat by her tender hands is why
we believe what wo have said.
fDuring the shani battle last Mon
day aftornoop, Jdr* F* K. Sura-
mbrour, a cadet from Warsaw,
GH».i was painfully but not serious-
Tf ih]iired by a bayonet. During
the charge a cadet fell in front of
him, whose bayonet penetrated
the flesh on tho right side of Mr.
ihimmcrours, just below his
bowels.
This occurred in Dahlonega the
other day: A certain fellow who
had been exposed to tho measles,
had a very high fover and red face,
and he looked sleepy*and sick. At
onco his^ilher began to hitch up
a horse agd buggy to carry his son
home, thinking that he was taking
the but when some one
tqktiho-ftaliter that his son only
h^op jiit'Overdoso 6t barley'malt
lwjjietljb suspended further action.
tyWA nde rso n, a son of Mr.
Ifes ^derson of this county, was
last Saturday and
will|5e trn^d^pr lunacy within ten
daysfrom Ih^iimc ho was arrest"
ed, & a Jjjp§ ; decision of tb^.Su-
ptetiik requires this. This
yeun^aiji^i fa the one who went, to
the fifejd Whdl’c a man was plowing
Aomc l|iii'&figjp, and shot at. him.
The last grand iMy returned a bill
fi>r it,
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A dcig that belonged to one of
the Stojrers, residing out in the
country, was killed on the public
square'last Monday because it was
believed to be troubled with rab*
hies, but if the • old saying that
a mad dog doesn’t give any signs
°f pain wben hurt,- this wasn’t ef
fected, for it hollowed as long as
there was life: "Sufficient caution
should always be used so as not to
kill a healthy dog, for a. good dog
is useful and should not be killed.
The college ball was so densely
packed Inst Monday night licit
some parties sold their seals for
twenty five cents.
It may be that a ‘TiltIonian will
take charge ol the Hoys Dorujito-
ty and open it to summer visitors
for Hie next three months. At
least fifteen parties from Macon
want to come here.
At Inn Nugget (>tlieo you will
find some beautiful photographs of
Dahlonega, Consolidated mine,
Calhoun mine, Bolz mine, Inger-
soll & Crissons mining boat and a
uumber of others at 25 cents each.
Since Mr. Croff Moore came
back to Dahlonega to work for the j
Crown Mountain Cold Mining Co.,
he decided to move back to
his former home in Floyd county,
but will bo in the employ of Mr.
Carlisle at Gainesville till fail.
Hy 6omc hook or crook, or slip
of the pen, wo made it say that the
altitude of Dahlonega was “1500
(ect Above the level of the sea.”
AVm pieaut 2240. - This is correct,
and it puts us high up where the
atmosphere is cool and pleasant.
Mr. John A. Parker of Atlanta,
has been up on u visit for several
days. Mr. Purker was a citizens
of Dahlonega for many years, and
at one time represented Lumpkin
county in the legislature, and his
acquaintances and friends here arc
numerous.
Heforc Prof. Barnes left for
Ashland, N. H., eurly this week
ho was unanimously re-elected
to his samo position lie held in tho
N. G. A. College. He is full of
life, vim and energy and no young
man has climbed the ladder of
usefulness faster than Prof.
Barnes.
Messrs. J. W. West and W. M.
Smith, two old graduates of tho
N. G. A. College, came in last
Saturday and remained during the
commencement exercises. They
love to return and visit the college
of their boyhood days and it is a
pleasure to us all here to see them
come. •-*>
The roster of the confederate
soldiers now on tile in the state
pension agents office at Atlanta,
shows that some of the Lumpkin
county pensioners belonged to dif
ferent companies to tho ones they
swore they wore in during tho wars
and are drawing the states money
illegally now. This shows fraud,
and will result in some of then-
pensions being discontinued. We
arc told that one man in Lumpkin
county is drawing a state pension
who wore tbe blue at one time dur
ing the war and helped to guard
some of the confederate prisoners
in this county. In other words,
theis pensioner deserted and went
across the line and donned the
blue.
Tho election of Dr. G'enn, as
president of tho N. G. A. College,
was certainly quick work. On
Friday night of last week Mr.
Glenn was recommended by the
'board of trustees of the N. G. A.
College to tho Univorsity board,
which gave the trustees of tho l ni-
Versity notice by wire. The fol
lowing morning be was elected and
that night Mr. Glenn was in Dah-
louega, present at the opening ex
ercises of the institution. But
having had some previous engage
ments made iu reference to educa
tional matters elsewhere before
elected, he was unable to remain
longer than Monday morning. Dr.
Glenn is a man of recognized
ability in the cause of education
throughout Georgia, and tho N.
G. A. College will prosper and
continue to grow in usefulness un
der his direction, is the sentiment
of the entire community. On
Sunday, after tho services were
concluded, Dr. Glenn arose and
gave a short talk, which was listen
ed to with much interest from
start to finish, causing all the stu
dents, who expected to return, to
feel proud of their new president,
and those whose college days were
oyer, to almost regret that such
was the case, for every word ut-
jered had a good effect upon tlicr
mi mis.
Be sure and come to Dahlonega
if you are in search of a pleasant
place lo summer.
Pressing business prevented
Gov. Terrell from being here this
week.
Some sections have been visited
by belled blizzards, but it is a bell
ed hog that is up in Crumby’s dis
trict now.
In order that our county pa
trons can all get their Nihkikts the 1
same week it is published, we will
change the publication day from
Saturday lo Friday next month.
The l). S. Court convenes in At- (
lanta on the 20tb mst., and tho fob j
lowing cases from Lumpkin county J
have been set foi trial on the dates
mentioned below: David Scabolt, j
June 20; Tom Howell, Juno 21;
Geo. W. Walker, Jr., Win, Stover, j
Homer Barks, .John Ash and J. B. !
Waters, June 24th.
it cannot be said now that the!
ftegro is being treated badly in ;
Dahlonega, for the other day,
when two notorious “damsels”
were lined by the mayor and boos
ed, a white woman came up and
placed down nine dollars for the
release of her most favorite one.
A negro man, who belongs to the
church and has a family to sup
port and some honest debts unpaid,
settled the line of the other.
Mrs. Pruitt, who married bare
footed up in Porter Springs dis
trict one night last week, is very
much dissatisfied with her husband
and only a few days elapsed after
the wedding till she culled on the
Squire for the license, thinking
that securing the. license was all
she had to do to become a single
woman again, but was very much
disappointed when she was told
that they had been sent into the
ordinary.
Mr.'W. It. Parrish of this coun
ty, who had the misfortune to lose
his house and contents recently,
requests us to return his sincere
thanks to the kind people who
came to his assistance with money
and household articles in the hour
of need. It having been reported
that ho Mr. Parrish has already
received more than he lost,
he wishes ns to say that ho has not
received tho twentieth part of what
ho lost.
Tho old tramp, who passed
through Dahlonega one day last
week, went across tlie river into
Shoal Creek district and made him
self very conspicuous for awhile,
causing alarm among tho women
until they were satisfied that he
was gone. A lot of hands arc at
work over there and at one place
he found their dinner buckets and
helped himself to what there was
in them. At another place the
hands, when they went to divide
with the odd looking stranger,
he picked up a piece of a candle
and ate it apparently with as
much relish ns a child would a
piece of pound cake. The uext
morning when Bill Adams wns go
ing into a long tunnel to work he
fell over tbe tramp in the dark
where he was asleep, causing Bill
to fitint with fear. When he re
covered and found out what it was,
he run the tramp off.
We have before us a letter of
Dr. M. F. Stephenson, a very
prominent man well known to
many of you, who has long since
gone to his reward. It was writ
ten from Pleasant Retreat, Ga.,
under date of October 27, 1821), to
Gen. R. (}. Dunlap, Texan Minis
ter, Washington City, and was
folded up and mailed without be
ing enclosed in an envelop on Oc
tober 30, same month, and 25 cents
marked due on it. Pleasant Re
treat was then in Lumpkin county.
The Doctor was at that time min
ing in this section, and was mak
ing a report to Gen. Dunlap, con
cerning his operations and tbe
outlook generally. He reported
that he had made u number of fire
and acid tests and Obtained from
15 to 30 times as much gold as by
amalgamation. At one place he
worked, the ore was worth $1.20
per bushel. In this letter he
speaks of J. C. Calhoun and many
other promineut citizens Hint have
passed a way.
It is certainly food for thought
to see how some supposed Chris
tian people will swear falsely in
returning their property for tax
ation.
The first stone that was cast du
ring commencement was aimed at
the head of Jos Daniels last Mon
day night by some one in a crowd
but it missed the object and no ono
was hurt.
Mr. John Moore has purchased
more iqnl estate this week, being
the lower half of Dr. Stow's lot,
adjoining his property, just across
the street from the Van Dyke
property.
Mr. John Findley of Gainesville,
was up this week, being the first
timd that lie has beeu in Dahlono
ga for a number of years. John
first saw tho light of the- world in
Dahlonega and a visit to his old
childhood home is always a pleas
ure to him.
Mr. Ben Parks, another gradu
ate of the N. G. A. College, took
in the commencement this week
and enjoyed himself with his many
friends who were present. He
closed his college life several
years ago, and selected tho prac
tice of law ns his profession and is
now located in Gainesville doing a
thriving business.
It is reported that ono business
man qf Dahlonega lias been selling
lager beer in this place. This is
strictly a violation of the law here
and is liable to get him into trouble
if it continues. ' Another party has
been suspicioned of selling liquor.
And this too, if correct, will create
moro trouble. A hint to the wise
should be sufficient.
On Monday night when wo re
turned to our place of business we
found the front doors of both our
offices decorated. Swinging on
one wns a beautiful boquet of flow
ers, which denotes friendship and
love, Wc suppose. At the other
were two good size stones, which
were left for self protection in
case dm are molested by a night
mare, is the conclusion' wc have
reached.
The other day Mr. Frank Weav
er of this county, upon hearing a
hen cackle off from tho house a
piece,:ran out and found a nest
containing ten hen eggs and ten
partridge eggs. Ho would like to
use the eggs but the law forbids
him robbing or disturbing part
ridge nests, and if ho puts his hand
in tbe nest to get those of the hens
the partridge will abandon the
nest. Now what is he to do? Can
some lawyer give any information
on the subject?
Mr. Warren, uftcr spending sev
eral days here in investigating tho
mineral resources about Dahs
loncga, returned to his home in
Boston first of the week. We re
gret that his trip was limited for
wo feel confident that he under
stands bis business and this is the
kind of a.gentleman we desire to
report upon our mineral rcsourc
es, for a true report is all that we
ask any one to make about the
miucs of Lumpkin county. Mr.
Warrens time is engaged for the
next six months. After that time
he hopes to bo able to come again
and-be with us longer.
We wero misinformed last week
about the original promoter in the
present land deal in this county.
Mr. Frank Jones informs us that
he commenced working up the
deal more than a year ago. Oth
ers first started with him but they
became discouraged aud fell out,
but Mr. Jones didn’t grow weary,
for he kept right op and his work
has been the means of several
I thousand acres of timbered lands
changing hands in Lumpkin coun
ty, afid in a short while many more
I thousand acres will take tho same
j course, not only in this county,
i but in Da wsod, Union and Fannin,
causing a vast amount of money
! to be put into the needy farmers
1 pockets, .which will eventually be
the means of an iron horse traveling
1 through this country, causing pro
gress end prosperity lo spring up
[on,every hand, showing what can
! be accomplished by a man with
' vim.; palieiH'cand energy like Mr.
fc JqUC^ ^
The measles in Dahlonega kept
a gold many country visitors
away from Ibis week.
On our first page the program
of this weeks college commence
ment will be found in full.
Attorney Ben Gnillard has boon
up from Gninesvillo this weok,
taking in the commencement.
Mr. Charlie Harris, who once
resided in Dahlonega, wiir among
the visitors to Dahlonega this
week.
Maj. Scott of Atlanta, and Capt.
Pillow of tho Candler Horse
Guards at Gainesville, canto up
Inst Tuesday and reviewed the
college cadets here.
A runaway horse and an over
turned vehicle Monday evening
caused Mrs. Martha Townsend,
Leory Pit tier and Tilmon Satter
field to bo injured so that they had
to bo assisted to their home and
boarding house and suffer with
pain for a few days.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. J. Giuliani of
Macon; S, S. Gnillard and Miss
Mary Gnillard of Griffin; Dr. J.
B. Rudolph nnd wife of Gaines
ville. and Miss Maggie Bell Hyatt
of Fllijny, were the guests of
Prof, and Mrs. Gnillard during
commencement this week.
Wylie Carroll is assisting in the
postoffice during the absence of
postmaster Tate who has gone to
attend the national republican con
vention. which convenes in Chica
go next Wednesday, and clerk J.
A. Howard, now in Atlanta ns a
witness before the U. S. grand ju
ry against Marion Edmonson for
breaking into the Dahlonega post-
office.
On Friday night “Gov.” Thom
as enrriod off a calf which his wife
claimed, and killed it for beef.
As soon ns Mrs. Thomas found it
out she made herself known at tho
slaughter pen, but it was too late.
The next morning wc happened to
be present when Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas met at the formers store,
but took our departure as soon as
a war of words and licks commenc
ed, which is said to have lasted for
several minutes. When the smoke
cleared away Mrs. Thomas was
found to have a skinupd place on
one of her arms, nnd “Gov.’s” head
contained a knot that somewhat
resembled a young squash, jffst
after shedding its bloom. On
Monday they collided again. This
time “Governor” got the.best of it
and Mrs. Thomas went home with
a scratched face. Two and fifty
were required of oach by tbe
mayor, together with all cost.
It apparently being a free day
for men and their wives to
light last Monday, Charlie Ander
son and his wife, colored, didn’t
have their battle till after dark
when nearly every person had
gone to the college. Their row
occurred out on Pea Ridge. They
wero heard by parties out iu town,
a half mile distant, and if it had
not been for the music of tbe band
they would have been heard far
ther. Charlie was required to pay
a fino of $2.50 and cost and his
wifo $1.00 with all trimmings.
Pea Ridge was cortainly on
a boom. The same night it is said
Ida Stevens and Fred Trammel,
colored, went to wlicro Nora Pru
ett, a half idiotic negro woman liv
ed and stripped her of her cloth
ing and she ran off into Hie woods
leaving the other women in pos
session of her house who made
things lively till a late hour. A
mocking bird bad been roosting
Ion that building during tho spring
and summer, singing at inter
vals through the night. But the
beautiful notes of tho bird will lie
heard no more, for on account of
disgust und shame it dropped
dead. On Wednesday the two
negro women were tried lint the
1 Pruitt negro having recovered
from the chill she received that
night failed to swear what she
reported to the Marshal tbe next
day and the mayor discharged lho
defendants. The only evidence
now that they did commit the of
fense was the death of the bird, but
(bis eoul lo t be considered uccord-
i mg to law iu coin t.
Como to'Dahlonoga nnd spend
the summer.
Dr. West, of Da wood county,
wu* among tho visitors hero Ibis
week.
Rev. J. E, Blackburn will
preach nt Concord church on the
4th Sunday in July.
It’s strange tlmt some people
after many years of warm friend
ship will fall out and lie bitter en
emies.
Miss Emma Broach of Iron
City, Decatur county, Ga., regis
tered at the Villa during com
mencement.
If you have any chronic disease
it will be to your interest to rend
tbe advertisement of Dr. Reynolds
it Co., to be found elsewhere.
Some of our citizens are having
to haul what water they use on nes
count of their wells being dry,
which is something unusual here,
In speaking of Dr. Glenn last
Tuesday, Mr. J. I). UortatawHky
of Albany, Ga., said Hint bo was
the most popular man in Month
Georgia.
Mr. J. 1). Gortalawsky. who
graduated at tho N. II. A. College
here this week, will accept a po
sition will) the Atlanta Constitu
tion in a short time.
It is calculated that not less
than twenty-live gallons of liquor
and Peruna was used here last
Monday, but not a single arrest
had tobe made for drunkenness.
The case of the United States vs.
Marion Edmonson, charged with
breaking into tbe Dahlonega post-
office, will be investigated by tho
federal grand jury today.
Two pistol shots wore heard in
Dahlonega between one nnd two
o'clock Monday morning. This
seems to us to be very poor fun,
on Sunday morning moro especial-
iy* ; ' “ "1
Prof. Steed, who has been in
Boston, Mass., for some months,
returned this . week, accompanied
by his wj.fQ, Tho Professor will
spend some lime here in lmntiqg
and fishing.
There is n y^ling mail rpsjding
in the outskirts of Dahloqega,. who
is too lazy to work and lies out ih
tho woods during the duy to keep
from being molested 1 by the Calvin
vagrant act. • 1 )
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Last Wednesday at noon Eugene
Underwood, col., had his side from
his hip to his neek sprinkled with
shot. Tbe pulling of a trigger to
the gun said to bo done accidentally
by his father.
Col. Jones, president of ibc
Cavender’s Creek Mino and Mr.
I,*!e Wild, have been out this week.
We understand that the nbjeot of
iheir visit wua to try to make ar
rangements with Mr. Pratt nnd
his company, of the Pyrites Mine,
to get the use of, the. water that
has been in dispute, till .the latter
company needs it, but oouldn’t
got it. and tho Cavender’s .C-i'cck
operations cannot be resumed now
for lack of water pewer.
A cow belonging to Mr. James
Smith was bitten on the tongue by
a snake the other day. Her tonguo
and neck both presented a bad ap
pearance, on account of the swell-
ing. for scveral days. Tho animal
appears to be well now but they
are afraid to use her milk. Mr.
Smith resides in Yahoola district,
where the stock law is in force und
where the}- have no hogs to devour
these dangerous reptiles. It is
the case in all stock law sections—
j plenty of snukes and no hogs. ‘
Within tho past few weeks Col,
l Farrow of Gainesville, lias been
up at Porter Springs sending off
hundreds of letters containing ad
| vcrlising matter concerning his
splendid summer resort, the hotel
ill tlial place having opened up to
visitors last Wednesday. TlioCol-
i ouel believes iu printers ink is
I why he is so successful in business,
! which should be a good example
I for (lie people of Dahlonega to
I follow. If this was done our beau.
liftil mountain city would be nliut
, with lower ccuu'ij visitors ove,iy
j sum uk i,