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(’„ni and cotton both look lino
)n Lumpkin comity.
Mary Lou linker of Allan
t; i, who 1ms been spending some
tinrodn Paklonoga with relatives,
„j|| return to her home tomor
row.
llon't forget to send for a pho-
t () <Mii[,li of Dahlonoga and differ
el) t mining views here if you wish
(toniething nice. Wo keep them
for .-ale at tins office at 25 cents
each.
Miss Marie F. Gaillard of Dah-
•louega, has been elected first as
sistant of Fllijay Institute. Wc
Ve glaG to have Miss Gaillard with
ns again. She is an excellent
poacher.—Kllijay Courier.
* Last week Mr. J. L. Stover of
this county killed a large rattle
snake near his house while it was
swallowing a chicken. He shot it
amt it measured six feet and a half
clear of the head and rattles.
The law requires executors, ad
ministrate rs and guardians to tile
nn annual report with the ordina
ry on the first of July. All have
not done this in Lumpkin county.
Better comply with the law else
you may get into trouble.
Tho Fourth passed off very qui
etly in Dahlonega, and therefore no
accident occurred of any kind, but
that night the city council held its
first and only stormy session for
1004. However the wings of peace
hang over all and everything is
calm and serene now.
A gentleman who had just visit
ed Dawson county, informed us
last week that an old lady down at
I’almour’s mills, by the name of
Graham, was cutting new teeth,
already having two, and she is
about SO years old. It must be a
great pleasure to a person who has
be<jn without any teeth for years
to be supplied with new ones.
Last Saturday a writ of lunacy
jWas issued against Mrs. E. P.
Jfaden, and the sheriff went out at
onec and served her husband with
a notice of the same, who will be
permitted to remain at homo until
the trial, provided she can bo con-
Dolod by her husband. Joe
Franklin made the complaint, and
in ton days from the timo tho
notice was served her trial will
take place, in accordance with a
Into act of the Supreme court.
l^nst Saturday the board of edu
cation of Lumpkin county met and
transacted several important mat
ters. The date for the holding of
the institute for this county was the
second week in August, with Dr.
Glenn as its expert. Col. W. P.
Price was re-elected chaiiman of
fhe board, and the teachers salaries
for the fall were fixed same as for
the spring—$20, $25 and $80 per
month, and teachers will be ins
structed not to begin their schools
later than the 3rd Monday in July.
The legislature having adjourn
ed last Friday until Tuesday, in
order that its members might have
time to celebrate the fourth in any
manner they saw fit, gave Iton. G.
Bruce an opportunity to come
homo last Saturday, bo with tho
boys and go fishing, which is a
great relief after being housed up
several days in a big hustling city
like Atlanta. Yes, the song of the
big bull frog is more enchanting
than the music of a brass band
*hen one gets tired of city life.
A regular dog killing occurred
bp about Mr. John Webunts re
cently. They acted like they were
mad, causing their owners to kill
them. Two of them belonged to
Mr. Wchtint. But it turns out
since differently. One of these
dogs had been sucking the eggs
belonging to a son of Mr. Wehunt
and ho just put a little arsenic
In an egg explains this, aud the
other dog had beeu running the
song hogs, and what was fixed for
It to oat tells the tale. These peo
ple belong to the church but when
this matter came to light the lau-
guage used was more like that
which comes from tho lips of an
angry sailor than a church inems
her.
If you tail to receive your pa
per regularly let us know.
Where llio sureties are willing
tile mail eolitfactors are now paid
monthly by I'ncle Sam.
The angel of death visited the
household of Mr. Joe Ricketts last
Sunday morning and (removed his
little four-year old boy from our
midst.
Mr. Tom Tate bus been housed
up with a severe ease of measles
for several days. Part of the time
he was out of his head and suf
feted considerably.
Mrs. John Cook got one of her
wrists badly cut last Tuesday by
a piece of glass in a window sash,
which bled so fast and much till
Dr. Jones had to bo sent for.
The result of tho recent teach
ers' examination in this county, is
as follows: Three get first grade
license; eleven, second, and three
third grade. Two, who stood,
failed to pass.
Several of our citizens went
down to tho Dunlap shoals and
spent the 4th with a large crowd
who were present to enjoy the
many pleasures that are fixed there
for them.
The revision of the jury box will
take place next month. There are
two or more vacances in the board
of Lumpkin county but the ones
to fill them have not been named
by Judge Kimsey yet.
A short time ago, as tho revenue
officials were ascending the Blue
Ridge at the left of Hightower
gap, about three o’clock a. m., in
search of a still and a blockuder,
two of them discovered the enemy
and fell back without even think
ing of their guns, and retreated for
somo distance. It was a big rattler
which had formed strong breast
works and hoisted its battle Hag
in front of them, at the same time
giving the sound of warning.
As somo may make a wrong
construction of what we stated
last week, concerning the recom
mendation of tho prudential com
mittee of the next college teachers,
wo will give tho names of those
recommended as we have been in
formed, as follows: Profs. Gail
lard, Vickery, Boyd, Davis,
Barnes and Miss Clark. All the
above teachers will no doubt be
elected, as the board rarely ever
goes contrary to the recommenda
tion of the committee. Teachers
to fill the other chairs will be se
lected later on.
Mr. John H. Moore swore out a
possessary warrant for Joe Sparks
and a cow, who are located out in
the country, and went to look after
it last Saturday. He had let old
lady Sparks, who lived with Joe,
have a cow to keep while she was
sick, three years ago. The woman
got well and Joe was allowed to
keep the animal till it was wanted
or called for. So tho other day
Sparks mortgaged tho cow to a
merchant and Mr. Moore objected
to it, is the cause of this legal
proceeding. But when John went
out Joe explained the matter, and
the owner feeling sorry for him,
let him keep tho cow till the first
of November. If this was not an
act of kindness where can you find
one that is?
There has beeu no change in the
management of the paupers of this
county up to this time, as Judge
Huff is unable to get any one to
take and care for them on account
of the two negroes that have to be
supported by tho county. 1 be
present manner of caring for them
has been very expensive and will
still increase, as there are two
more applicants desiring help.
About the best thing to do is for
the next grand jury to recommend
the purchase of a suitable farm
and suitable buildings to be erect
ed for them to go into. Some
say that they will not go to the pau
pers farm, but when they refuse,
this ends the county haying to
support them, and in a short while
will greatly decrease the expenses
of the pauper fund. When the
last farm owned by tho county
was sold, there was but one inmate
at it. Now there are ten or twelve
being supplied by the county and
others coming.
Isewhere.
rs has been
k.
iviurned
for the
8oo slier ill's sales
Mrs. 15, R. Menders
very si< k all thi- week.
Mr. J. A. Howard
from Atlanta thi- week
Prof. Vickery left
World’s Fair yesterday.
Corn has been selling from the
wagons at SO cent per bushel.
Marshal Grizzle destroyed three
illicit distilleries in White eounty
during the past few days.
Mr. Paul L. Abbott requests us
to s'liiie that the school at. Annina
will commence next Monday.
U. S. Deputy Maishal Richard
ron was up from Gainesville last
Tuesday on official business.
After a visit of two weeks nr
more down in Florida, Col. Char
ters returned home on Tuesday.
Tho large line prunes growing
on tho lots of Mrs. Findley and
Capt. Itigcrsoll is an evident fact
that anything will grow in this
section.
Fruit jars, both large and small,
will be found at J. F. Moore iSi
Co.
The teachers of the X. G, A.
College are now receiving their
pav monthly instead of quarterly.
Mr. D. C. Stow attended the
Georgia Funeral Directors’ Asso
ciation which was bel l in Atlanta
last week.
Next Wednesday is our birthday.
If wo live to see it wo want to put
the big pot into the little one and
have a big time.
The upper mail line to Gaines
ville is carried now by McDonald,
who lives in Jackson county, and
the lower otic by Moore Bros.
Competition lias always been said
to bethc life of business.
Singing will commence at Beth
lehem church by Mr. John Am
derson on the third Monday, and
all wishing to learn how to sing
are invited to attend.
Dr. Cavender of Hall county,
spent awhile in Dahlonoga this
week. Tho Doctor is an old Dali-
lonegn college boy and one
has many warm friends here.
Up in Mill Creek district, where
they had that big riot the other
Sunday, they had the biggest rain
of the year last Monday night,
stopping all the plows and hoes on
the farms for a day or two.
Those owning or control in g
telephone or electric light linos
will find it to their interest to read
the ordinance passed at the last
meeting of the city council of Dali -
lonega, to be found elsewhere.
Mr. B. R. Meadcrs & Sons are
going to enlarge their store room
by taking out tho partition and
extending the store tho full width
of the building. This shows prog
ress and prosperity. One reason
is, they advertise.
Marion Jackson and Bill Parker
of White county, were both bound
over by Com. Baker hist Tuesday,
charged with illicit distilling. The
latter is about seventy years of age
and ought to be old enough to
understand the business, but sufr
ficiently wiso to know that it won’t
do to violate Uncle Sam’s laws.
The Bible speaks of wars and ru
mors of wars. This is gradually
coming to pass. The last one oes
curred between a man and his wife
oyer in Martin’s Ford district last
Sunday. It commenced first in
the house and after a considerable
racket, like they wore throwing
pots, skillets and chairs at each
other, the woman ran out of the
house, with the man in hot pursuit.
After making quick time for a con
siderable distance, the wife grab-
lied up some rocks and with oaths
that almost scorched her lips,
wheeled and the husband retreat
ed into the house, with his once
loved one right after him. In a
little while lie was holding her up
by the hair of the head, cans
ing her to scream like a panther
until she got out of breath.
Last Monday afternoon Charlie
Rice and John Tolbert got two of
the members of the colored string
band, Nelius GouUlock and Ellis
Strickland, to carry their instru-
Wc regret to learn of tho death
of Mrs. John Tiner, which occur
red in Auraria district last week.
She was GO years of age and had
been a strict member of tho Bap
tist church for many years.
Tate Sain was bound over by
Com. Baker last Friday, charged
with running an illicit distillery in
Union county. Tate made bond
for his appearance at the next
term of the U. S. court in Atlanta.
Wo understand that a certain
person 1ms threatened to whip us.
It has boon about thirty-five years
who i since receiving one and our skin
is very tino and tender and we
hope when it is done that the party
will be merciful and not break the
hide.
Tom Ilolliway, who works for
the McAfce-Litid Mining Co., was
covered up by a large cave last
week, being a very narrow escape
from death. He received a cut on
his face and head and was bruised
up considerably, but we are glad
to learn that his injuries are
serious.
Attorney W. 8. Hull has been
down to Atlanta this week on bus
iness for ihe Briar Patch Co.
Mr. (’. \V. Satterfield, after be
ing confined to bis bed some days
with measles, is able to bo out
again.
The sanitary condition of Dabs
lonega is in splendid condition,
and there is uot a single case of
typhoid fever in the place,
Mr. Boyd Gurley had ripe to
mat.oos last week. This is tho
earliest of anyone here this season.
In fact Mr. Gurley is always ahead
in this line of vegetables.
On Thursday afternoon just as
Miss Mamie Til Ison and her friend,
Miss Owens of North Carolina, j
started to take a drive behind the |
fine span of horses of Col. Jones of
die Cavonder’s Creek mine, the
breast strap broke and off they
dashed down by Mayor Bakers,
and continued till reaching Mr.
Andersons. There they changed
their course and turned up the
street by his house and dashed the
ladies through the fence. The ladies
cries ceased, and those following
expected to find them both dead.
The timbers were removed and
Miss Owen by was considerably
bruised up, but able to walk
back. Miss Tillson’s injuries wero
found to be more serious. Hav
ing a gash cut in the back of her
head to the skull about two inches
long, besides other injuries. She
was placed on a mattress and car
ried homo and both ladies soon re
ceived proper attention from Dr.
Head. Miss Owonby returned to
Cavcndcr’s Creek the next day and
MissTillson is rapidly improving
and we hope to see her able to be
out soon. On Wednesday follow
ing the same team broke looso
uo ( i from wliero it was tied and ran the
j same route, jumping over the pun-
Wlien in Dahlonoga stop at the
Tale House.
Mrs;* Vickery lias gone down to
Hartwell, Qu. 0
Has somo appearance of rain
hero as we go to press.
Fred Seltzer, on old Duhloncga
college boy, committed suicide in
Marietta this week.
Mr. F. L. Koosc lins gone to At
lanta for a few days.
Mr, H. B. Crawford of Dahlon-
ega, spent the 1th in Atlanta.
Revs. J. E. Blackburn and J. W.
Rider will preach the funeral of
John Simmons at Mt. Zion church
on the 4th Sunday in this month.
We are informed that Mr. Joe
Jones of Wahoo district, has a
cotton bloom, being the first one
in this section that wc have heard
of.
Dr. Howard, who wo stated had
gone to Atlanta last week to have
his eyes examined and see if the
sight could be restored, re
turned during tho week, feeling
very sad of course, to think that
he would lie blind tho rest of his
life. Had ho gone clown earlier
the Doctor might have been able
to done him some good.
Jim Swinger and Will Andor
son, col., (Primes Will) wore each
given one dollar and cost last
Friday. One being tried before
the Mayor and tho other the May
or pro torn. These two negroes
are the ones who, in company with
two negro women, disturbed Gor
don, the negro preacher, some
weeks ago at night. Will Carroll
was acquitted.
Uncle Toney Stevens, one of the
oldest negro men of this county,
who had never rode on a train till
a few days ago, made a trip to
his old home in South Carolina last
week, for the first time in fifty
years. He aimed to stay two or
three weeks, but times had changed
so that lie got dissatisfied in a few
days and turned his back to his
old home there to see it no more.
Quite likely the most of our
renders remember about Green
Marlow, of this county, stealing
Mr. George Gaddis’ cow and leav
ing out some time ago, with a
wife and two little children behind
at the mercy of the world. Well,
the news comes that Green has
married again and is now located in
Tennessee. There are is a true bill
against him in this county and if
ments and go with them up about i the officials get hold of him there
Porter Springs to a dance, wc sup- 1 will be another disappointed w»-
pose. That night as they man left alone. This proves that
were returning, Charlie driving, | sirls should be careful about full-
anil the vehicle coming down the * n £ ,n I° v e u 'itli strangeis.
long ridge the other side of Dock 'p j Smith & Bro. will sell
Andersons at a pretty high late of J clothing as follows, until further
speed, two of the wheels gave way j nol j C8i f or cas |, : $15 and $16
as they wore turning a short curve. su p s p, gr U u t $12.50; $12.50 suits
John Tolbert dropped out on the to go at $10; $10 suits at $7.50.
lower side and the hack passed ]£very tiling on down in propor-
over his leg, causing it to look as
fiat as a spreading adder’s head.
Strickland made a spring with
mandaline in hand and struck
tion. We must reduce our line of
clothing, thcrcforo wc give our
friends a chance to get a good suit
cheap. Don’t fail to see our lino
I nel of fencing knocked down by
it about a week previous. Col.
Jones had brought Miss Owcnby
in to see Miss Tillson.
As a result of the big row out in
Mill Creek district Etna Parks,
Charlie Crawford, Gordon Hyde
of Dawson county, and Geo. Corn
of Lumpkin, were bound over to
tho next term of Lumpkin Superi
or court charged with riot, and
the three first named are also bound
by law to keep tlie peace. As is of
ten the case a woman is in it, to
gether with two fiddles and a jug
of liquor, and Agetha. Trammell is
under bond to appear hero at the
same time because Charlie Craw
ford swore that she was guilty of
—, well we can’t tell you for such
I things always make some people
blush. Watson Parks was in tho
crowd but the sheriff has not been
able to see Watson yet. Justice
John Brackett presided with all the
dignity of a Superior court judge
and when any of the witnesses got ;
too rampant at the trial ho called !
them down. The thin summer!
punts showed the signs of pistols j
on some that wero present and if
another row had got started there ;
is no telling where the trouble !
would have ended. This riot oc- 1
currcd at Uncle Pete Trammells I
Sunday before last. It seems that
Watson Parks and a McDonald
were interesting Undo Pete and
his daughter with sweet strains of J
music from two violins, and every ;
thing was pleasant until these fel- ’
lows drove up to get some water, ■
a pistol having been fired by one !
of them a short time before as a ;
notification that they were on the
way. Parties in the crowd were J
not welcome visitors there, and
were-so notified, but they had a|
sufficient head of steam on to shove
them any where and in they went.
At this instant the instrumental
music ceased and an entire
change of program took place. Af-
the curtain fell Uncle Pete made
liis way to the Squiresund procur- |
ed several warrants. The sheriff' I
was sent for and in a few days ho
had all who had participated in the
entertainment but one, gathered I
Mr. I). (). Johnson, after a se
vere spell of sickness, was alilo to
bo out at his storo last Wednesday
for tho first time in about throe
weeks.
We learn that there will be an
all day singing at Wahoo church
on the 3rd Sunday in July. Profs.
Tom and Edgcr Brackett will con
duct the singing.
Mr. A. J. Hansel and wife, of
Cuthbcrt, Gu., passed through
Dahlonoga for Porter Springs last
Wednesday on their bicycles. They
rode this way from Atlanta.
The wheat crop of this section is
splendid. And wo learn that it is
the same in our sister county,
Dawson. One man down there
sowed four and a half bushels and
made 140, and another sowed 8
bushels and got 169.
Last Monday at a late hour
Frank Crisson of Tennessee!, came
to this county after his family.
The sheriff was wanting to see
Frank is why he surrounded town
by traveling on top of Crown
Mountain going and departing.
Wo feel confident now that
Lumpkin county will get a rail
road. Why? Because the Gaines
ville, Jefferson & Southern rail
road was sold in Gainesville last
Tuesday and purchased by Mr.
George Baldwin of Savannah, Ga.
That is, this end of it down to
Monroe, for $165,000. The lino
from Social Circle was bid in by
Jacob Pbinizy of Augusta. Mr.
Baldwin is president of tho
Pyrites mine in Lumpkin county
and will extend the road to that
place. This road will run within
six miles of Dahlonoga and her
citizens must wake up and have a
branch road built here.
on his head, spinning around like before purchasing elsewhere. Wo
, a top till ho made a hole la the a | 80 curry a full line of dry goods,
! ground as big as a turtle’s nest. s h oe8j groceries, aud etc., which
All the occupants were delayed j u , , d choap for cash,
land didn’t get in till the next . . '
Some a foot aad some i Come aud examine and
morning,
jon horseback.
!vineed.
T, J. Smith & Buo.
Meeting of City Council.
The regular monthly meeting of
the city council was held last Mon
day evening and transacted all the
business that came before it.
The Marshal’s report for Juno
was read and recoiyod as follows:
Amount collected in cash, to-
wit: Sanitary tax $132; street
tax $27.50; dog tax $3.00; lines
$25,000; sale of oil can 25 cents.
An ordinance regulating the
length of telephone and electric
light poles was passed.
And on motion, it was ordered
when the sanitary cart driver neg
lects his duty, for the City Marshal
to dock from Ins wages from 25 to
50 cents.
Accounts against the town fur
$49.16 were approved and ordered
paid.
It was ordered that the fines,
$81.30 and dog tax $43.50, bo
transferred to the general fund.
On motion, the assessors. Price
and McGee, were allowed $15each
for their work.
The Mayor and City Clerk wero
authorized to borrow a sufficient
amount of money to liquidate tho
school bond that falls due this
month, and interest en outstand
ing bonds, for a period of two
together before the proper official ... , • . ,
including the girl, who Charlie i month s, ut seven per cent interest
Crawford wanted to eouie forward j interest.
aud give an account of a banquet 1 The chairman was instructed to
-she had given upon another ocea- | W( ,iL out the four roads Contract*
s:on. Alter hearing the tostimos
ny anti seeing a woman’s hat with
a knife cut in it, Squire Brackett
decided to have the next grand ju
ry take action upon the matter.
ed to Mr. A. F. Stow, at his ex
pense, if he didn’t put them in
good shape at ouce, according
contract.