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M!, .1. A. Howard Inn gone t<>
,| u , World’s Fair nt St. Louis.
Poaches opened out in Duhlone-
p., ui 10 cents per doZeu some days
•Ifro.
Pi. (Jrnwfoi'd anil Mr. White of
Hiwasse, La., spent several days
j n pnhlonoga this week.
>liss Susan McDonald gore sev-
Pial of the yotmjt folks a supper on
Klidny night of Inst week.
Mib. R. H. Wobb will take suin'
mcr hoarders at $12.50per month.
Talc House $15 per month.
Prof. Vickery anticipates going
to the World's Fair next week, not
for pleasure but for study,
Last Saturday a large six-foot
conch whip snake was killed in the
dwelling once occupied by Mrs.
<Hutchins.
It is said that some of our 'visi
tors to Atlanta a few days ago,
rot into the lock-up on account of
too much Decatur street liquor.
Wo understand that Di. Glenn,
the new president of the N. G. A.
College, will return to Dahlonega
with his family about the 15th inst.
100 fine white business envelopes,
neatly printed with your return
card for only 25 cents at The
Nugget office. Or by the i,000,
tl.il to $2.25.
Some of the Georgia boys are
returning from Alabama on ac
count of the hot weather down
there so they can keep cool and
drink pure spring water.
One moonshiner of this county,
was very much disappointed last
*eek when he had a trial in Atlan
ta and came clear. He had to bor
row the money to come back on.
Mr. Tom Docket, who has been
working down in . Alabama for
(ome time, returned home last
week. Tom reports the weather
pretty hot down that way.
A number of Dahloncga’s young
folks left after sundown last Sat-
wda$ and drove nine miles down
to thij Betz nunc for the purpose
of attending a big ball, and didn’t
return till 4 o’clock the next morn
ing, and all their presence were
missoil at Sunday school. They
danced till about 2 o’clock Sunday
morning.
On Tuesday Miss Nancy Reid,
who has been carrying the U. S.
nmi’ from Dahlonega to Yahoola,
for the last four years, 'made her
last trip that day. Every other
mail rider in the county has
I been docked, but Miss Nancy came
ofl time during the whole four
years, and never missed a trip—
'Blattered not how cold or hot, or
how hard it rained, this youug
lady was promptly at her post at
the proper hour. This manner of
doing business speaks volumes for
[l^iss Nancy Reid.
West Anderson, a son of Mr.
pns Anderson of Porter Springs
jdrstrict, was last Saturday tried
|hy a jury and adjudged a lunatic.
I^he poor fellow is in a bad fix, but
jk may be that a person of his age
lean bo permanently cured. All
jthc time the witnesses were testi-
jflyinor h e talked and didn’t seem to
realize at anjf time what was gos
| ln 2 on. He has had strange ac-
jtions for quite a while, and not
■long ago took a gun and went to
|lhe Held where a fellow was at
pvork and shot at him. The man
Mved himself by jumping behind
|his horse.
Me. Hughes Anderson came in
I mm Alabama last week.
Dr. Wilson only spent a short
time in Dahlonega last week till he
returned.
Mrs. Joe Hulsey and MissSallie Clyde Loveless loft for Coal
Hulsey of Hall county, spent last Creek, Tenn., last Monday to work
Sunday in Dahlonega. in the era I mines.
Most of the parties who went
down to Atlanta last week to an-
swer a charge of blockading, have
returned light side,up with care
with their oases.
l’rof. C. W. Dayis left this week
for the state school of' Indiana to
take an agricultural course. His
wife umttMiiidrcn went to their
old homo at Rogersville, Tenn.
Most of the colored musicians
dowu at the Betz mine last Satur
day, used “tea” manufactured by
moonshiners, causing one to get
quite ‘“juicy” before ho arrived
there.
Mr. R. C. Meadors, who has
been down in Middle Georgia for
several weeks building a couple of
telephone lines, has returned.
They were both received right
away.
Uncle Ktnisey Bearden of
Ni nblewill district, informed us
last Saturday that ho had sold in
Dahlonega, $10.80 worth of cherries
from four trees tills seasou, besides
what ho used and canned.
Mr. and Mrs.'W. II. Jones spent
several days last week in Dawson
county with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Williams
will go across the Blue Ridge
next week for a little recreation
and rest.
D is strange how some people
will discard their best friends
some times without the least shads 1 home on a visit,
ow of a cause.
All the all professors of the N.
G. A. College hayo been reconis
mended to be re-appointed by the
credential committee, and one or
more of the new.
Wo have some copying paper
at this oflice both large and small.
Do you want any?
Mr. W. C. Ducket of Nelson.
Oa., was in Dahlonega a short
while last Monday.
Messrs. Gordon and Chailey
Rice, who have been working in
Alabama for some time, are at
Mr. L. G. Lykos, while on his
way home to Tampa, Fla., this
week from North Carolina, re
mained a day or two in Dahlonega.
Postmaster W. II. C. Tate got
hurt by a street car just after he
Capt. H. D. Ingersoll has im -1 roached Chicago the other day and
proved so that he was able to go is still suffering.
Merchant C. W. Satterfield
seems to be in a hard streak of
luck. Not long ago ho was down
several days with the mumps, and
last week ho took the measles.
Cap. Carroll runs his store for him
during his absence.
Last Sunday was the time for
members of the Methodist church
to eat the bread and drink the
wine, but they vvero not all pres
out. Some remained at home and
others attended services at the Bap
tist church. What’s the matter?
Our town would be much more
attractive if no person would
throw out their lemon poolings and
pieces of old papers and all kind of
trash on the street and public
square. Save all these things in a
box and they will bo carried off at
the city’s expense.
Mr. J. B. Brown, residing nea-
Dahlonega, knows how to make
corn. He is 68 years of age, and
last year on four acres, he cribbed
144 bushels of good corn. There
are many farmers of Lumpkin
county that would do better if they
would adopt Mr. Brown’s plan—
cultivate but few acres and give it
the proper attention.
You will find at M. J. Williams’
a big line of ladies’, men’s, boys’
and misses’ hose, from 5 to 25
cents per pair, any size. Shirts of
all kinds aud size from 11£ to 17,
prices i 5c to <fl. 25. Good lino of
dress goods and black waterproof.
Fruit jars, one and two quarts'.
Wash pots. White beans 5c per
pound, was 64. Men’s and ladies’
umbrellas. Low cut shoes.
T. ,J. Smith Bro. will sell
clothing as follows, until further
notice, for cash: $15 and $16
suits to go at $12.50; $12.50 suits
to go at $10; $10 suits at $7.50.
Every thing on down in propor
tion. We must reduce our line of
clothing, therefore we give our
friends a chance to get a good suit
cheap. Don’t fail to see our line
before purchasing elsewhere. We
also carry a full line of dry goods,
shoes, groceries, and etc., which
will be sold very cheap for cash.
Come aud examine and be con
vinced. T. J. Smith & Bito.
up to his farm and spend the most
of last week, being the first time
he has been there in many mouths.
A number of people went out to
Oak Grove Hast Sunday to the
singing. There were no candidates
present this time and the music
was not so loud as it was before
the last primary.
The public school board of Dah
lonega has not elected a principal
for this institution yet. Two or
three applications have been re
ceived and due time will ho taken
for their consideration.
There seems to bo trouble be
tween the Conners and Pattersous
down in the lower part of this
county, causing Mr. Conner to
swear out a peace warrant for Mr.
Elbert Patterson and his two sous
last week.
Some of you may b6 disappoint
ed this week in not receiving your
Nugget. You failed to renew your
subscription explains, it. So if
you wish its weekly visits to con
tinue, send in the proper amount
and it will come without delay.
Maj. Tillson spent last Sunday
up at Porter Springs, which caus
ed him to have a pleasant look
when ho came in. A trip to the
foot of the Blue Ridge where this
health giving mineral spring is lo
cated will cause any one to look
this way.
A big row occurred out in Mill
Creek district this week betvveon
some parties and the sheriff was
sent for, but we have not seen him
since and know nothing of the par
ticulars. Things were getting
quiet and we reckon some of them
wanted the district represented.
Dr. Reynolds & Co. of Atlanta,
who advertised to bo in Dahlonega
some two weeks ago to cure all
chronic diseases, have not turned
up yot. We wrote to them several
days ago but have failed to receive
any reply as yet, and have decided
that they are frauds.—Later.
They write that they came as near
as Gainesville and got sick and had
to go back.
Another summer school ought
to haye been held again at the col
lege here this year. The one last
summer was a success in every
respect, giving the teachers in this
section a chance to advance with-
Dr. Howard, who is blind, went
dowu to Atlanta this week to have
Ins eyes examined, with the hopes
of boing able have his sight re
stored.
Mrs. F. W. Hall of Atlanta,
paid Dahlonega a Hying visit this
week. She came up on business,
arriving in Dahlonega about dark
and returned home early the next
mprmng. Ho was accompanied by
Dr. Head.
Mr. Eli Jones, who has been
traveling all through South Caros
lina for an Atlanta house for sev
eral years, has spent several days
in Dahlonega during the week, for
the first tiuio for many months,
llis many friends here are always
glad to see him come.J
Mr. Frank Summerour of Wier,
informs us that he will carry the
Ellijay mail from Dahlonega for
the next four years, under
a sub contract from Mr. M. J.
Williams. Mr. Summerour is a
'nice clever man and we arc glad to
know that we are to have so many
visits from him.
Mr. F. S. Packard of Turkey
Hill, spent several hours in Dah
lonega Monday. We always like
to see this old gentleman come to
town, for he is as lively and jovial
as a sixteen-yoar , 'old-boy almost.
He was accompanied by his grand
son, Mr. F. S. Upton, who has
been attending college in Chicugo,
aiid is down for a two or three
weeks rest in and about Turkey
Hill.
As we have stated before, wo
never saw as much dry weather
as has been for the inst two years
in this county up to this week.
Big branches, springs and wells
havo gone dry. The big branch
down by the Bill Cook farm, now
owned by Mr. G. W. Bruce, whore
miners use to haye plenty of wi|-
ter for mining purposes, is per
fectly dry now. The Hand canal,
that use to supply the Hand, Fin
dley, Barlow und other mines with
abundance of water for mining
purposes, has barely contained
enough water to run 20 stamps.
But it is hoped now that the
drought is broken and bettor times
are ahead for the minors.
Col. W. P. Price met with rath
er a singular accident last Monday
night. He was on Ins way to the
Dahlonega had a special prayer If you want any corn on time
mooting Monday night and a big you can gAt it from Mr. Hughe*
ball the following evening. ! Anderson*
(, “ly a few years ago Dahlones
had as pretty shade trees us
■almost any place in Georgia, but
Itiiany of them have been almost
f u *ned by the. limbs heing cut and
1^hacked ubqut by parties interest-
* n the construction of tele
Phone Hues, and if the city coun-
fh 'loos not take some action, in the
'"urse of tiine all the trees will be
^ e:l( l and Dahlonega will cease be
1 11 2 a pleasant place in the sum-
time. L e t the owners of lines
° forced to do away with their
|-ble fodder stuck poles in
I construction or repairing and
Ttoe large tall ones that will lie
I 11 Vu lllo limbs of the trees.
It was during the civil war when
the news came to Dahlonega one
night that the “hogbacks” (hog-
backs were persons who deserted
their country, and many of them
robbed and stole) were ap
proaching the town. Messrs. John
C. Early and Daniel Weaver, both
having died long ago, went out to
see if the Tcport was true and to
put up the best defense they could,
for such men were scarco here
then. Up towards the mountain
near the mouth of the Yahoola
tube, they were halted by one who
drew his gun, In less tiuio than
it takos to tell it, Mr. Early drew
his knife and told the fellow if he
made another move he would cut
his throat. This hogback is now
drawing a state pension ‘‘for ser
vice rendered” during the war.
out having to go to Athens for the j g a ptj g t church, where the peoplo
purpose, borne of these public , werc cr&tbering for special prayer
school teachers not being paid a
sum sufficient to enable them to go
at much expense, is why one ought
to be held here annually.
The usual monthly temperance
program will be dispensed with
next Sunday night and the Rev.
Mr. Turner will preach a tempors
ance sermon at the Methodist
church. We think this is a good
move and a better one than for
women, hoys and girls to get up
and recite some little piece that
only goes into a drinking mans ear
and out at at the other, and al
though those temperance meetings
have been going on for years wo
can see but little good thoy have ac
complished, for if these wives and
children can’t have any effect with
their husbands and parents at
home they cannot do much with
friends and strangers. Tho min
ister is older and maybe he can
strike the key note. People are
more apt to pay more attent'on to
the advice of ministers than that
given by children.
List week in Gainesville, as Al
bert Hardeman of Dahlonega,
went to step off ot the street car he
fell and broke one of his arms.
All the ordinances of tlx* city of
Dahlonega have not been enforced
for years and we are in favor of
repealing those that are not heing
carried out.
service for rain. When near the
church, some sort of an insect
alighted on his right ear, and be
fore ho could thrust it off, it had
entered the car and was boring its
way as rapidly as possible, and
when it .struck the drum of the ear
it began to bite and sting the mem
brane of the ear, at the same time
using its wings in quite a rapid
way. The Colonel’s cries for help,
soon attracted his neighbors who
took him to his home. In a few
momeuts Drs. Whelchel and Head
were on hand, and with various
instruments the insect was killed
and its hold on the inner lining of
the ear removed—not however,
without bringing some blood. It
could not be ascertained what
kind of an insect it was. Col.
Price says that in all his life, ho
never hoard, in battle or elsewhere,
such terrible sounds. The noise
was like a whole battery of artil
lery firing at one time into his ear,
at close range. The rouction to
his nervous system made the
Colonel sick for a few hours,
be is now going about again.
Mr. Butt of Blairsville, Ga., is
on a visit here to his sister, Mr*.
Frank Jones.
Col. Charters nnd W, P. Prfcc,
Jr., who have been down in Flor
ida on a fishing trip for soveral
days, had a most tnjoynblo time,
such a one as that will cause them
to want to go again.
Col. II. P. Farrow lias boon put
ting his telephone lino from Por
ter to Dahhaiega in good trim this
week. The Colonel says that he
has about tho usual number of vis
itors up there.
Postmaster Tate, who was a
delegate to the recent republican
convention, returned homo last
Monday. Ho also visited tlm
World’s Fair and saw many things
of much interest to him.
Lust Monday Sheriff Davis went
over across tho Chcstateo river and
arrested Mrs. Frank Crisson of
Tennessee, who has boon wanted
here for some t ime for a misde
meanor. Mrs. Crisson mndo bond
for her appearanco at the next
term of Lumpkin Superior court.
Her and her husband have been
gone from here for some time.
Ho is also wanted here for a miss
demeanor, which has caused Ins
visits to Lumpkin to be very scat
tering for some time, although
Prank passed through town and
brought his wife during court here,
but it was very early and he didn’t
come to tarry.
It having been previously an
nooncod that special services
would be held at the Baptist
church for the purpose of asking
for rain, a large congregation was
on hand. Nimblowill, Hightower
and Cane Creek districts, and may
be Yahoola, had been visited by
refreshing showers, but Dahlon-
ega had had but little, and, somo
of pur citizens wished to jog the
weather mans memory for four
that he had forgotten Dahlonega
and other portions of the county.
It was the first services of this
kind that had been held in Dahi
lonega since Uncle Sammie Smith
had one here many years ago,
who didn’t want just a common
rain, but a “ground soaker and
a trash mover.” Rain came and
liked to have washed every thing
away. Many of our citizens haying
grown up since then, and having
heard of Uncle Sammies services,
through curiosity to know what
was done at a rain meeting, went
out to see on Monday night. Even
grown women, who rarely ever
attend a # ny kind of religious ser'-
vices, had their husbands suppers
ready long before dark and were
dressed and ready for this meet
ing. Well, it was held according
to the program and next day at
about 11 o’clock a dark cloud
came up from the southwest. The
thunder roared, the lightning
flashed and in a half an hour it
was raining in Dahlonega, but
more rain fell at other places than
here. Now if others think that
ram can be brought about in this
way it is all right with us. We
don’t. Yet in any way peoplo can
be induced to go to church it does
good. But in our opinion it won’t
do to meddle with and make sug
gestions in this manner. Not but
a few weeks ago things got very
dry down in a Georgia county. It
looked like the crops would burn
np. A lot of farmers gat together
in a meeting of this kind and sent
up word to the weather man
through the church as a reminder
that he was not doing his duty by
not watering their crops ho they
might Imve plenty of corn, cotton
and other farm products for Home
consumption and some to sell. At
tho same time a company was man
ufacturing a largo number of brick
fi r sale, and if it rained this com
pany would lose hundreds of dol-
Judgo Hliopo of the Briar Batch
mine, was in Dahlonega on busi
ness awhile last Wednesday.
Rev. D. J. Blackwell, pastor of
tho Presbyterian church at Dah
lonega, will not preach hero next
Sunday.
A number of our citizens wont
out Wednesday to see them cloao
down the Gorge dam gate and to
catch fish.
but
Miss Lewis, who has been visit
ing her friend here, Miss Tillson,
loft for her homo in Atlanta
Wednesday.
Mr. E. Fields, a prominent bus
iness man and farmer of Bullock
county, arrived in our city yester
day for a short stay.
Mr. Cochran, a son of Mr. John
Cochran of Union county, who
wont to Texas last fall, passed
through Dahlonega on his way
homo this week.
A scholarship in the Electic
Medicine and Surgery, Atlanta,
Ga., is offered tonuy worthy young
man of Lumpkin county free of
charge. For particulars, call on
Judge Huff, at Dahlonega.
Notwithstanding it is a violation
of law to sein now. wo learn that
parties in this county still keep up
the practice. First thing they
know they wiU be prosecuted and
their fish will lie dear ones.
Mr. Lewis Wells and Mr. Will
Bryant of this county, after hav
ing a trial last, Monday before
Com. Baker, charged with illicit
distilling, wero both discharged for
insufficient proof to convict, ,
Tho Hall investigating commit
tee criticised some of the officials
of the state institutions, lait not
tho slightest complaint could be
made of tho at college Dahlonega,
according to tho committees re
port. Everything was in tip tqp
shape.
Those wishing their mail de
livered on any of the routes leav
ing Dahlonega, except the two
daily mails to Gainesville, can
have it done by putting up a box
on the road so it can be opened
and shut without tho mail rider
having to dismount, und at the
same time, notify the Dahlon
ega postmaster.
One day this week Mr. Sol \Vid-
don, who liyes near tho foot of the
Bine Ridge, went out to hunt his
cow, whioh bad failed to come up
for several nights. When ho got
out in the mountains he found and
killed a large rattlesnake. A lit
tle farther on he snw his cow
lying dead with her head all
swelled up, and it is supposed
that the snake had bit the animal.
! lars. We refer to this to show
how difficulty it is to fill orders for
! rain.
A small lot of clothing ami straw
hats. You cuu buy them at your
own price, at cost or less. They
must leave our store. Fur hats at
$1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. Dress
shirts 50 and 75 cents. Those
hats and shirts are as cheap as any
merchant can buy them at whole
sale. We give 40 cents cash and
50 iu trade per hundred for all R.
J. Roynols & Co., and Penu &
Wotson tobacco tags. You can •
get more for your uionoy at this
store than any other store in North
Georgia. II. D. Guiu.Ey.
Today the obligations of all who
subscribed anything towards the
building of tho Gainesville and
Dahlonega Electric Railway ceas
es and are no longer binding for
the time is up and uo road yet.
Not only this, but the option which
Col. W. U. Brice gave Gen. War-,
ncr, president of the Electric Rail
way, on his partially graded road
to Guinosyillo and all of its rights
of way and privileges of the origi
nal Gainesville ami Dahlonega
Railroad, also expires today, and
the Colonel will not entertain any
other proposition from Gen. War
ner until he investigates two other
propositions made him for the
completion of his road. He goes
to Atlanta to see ubout it this
week.