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The i Nugget,
That Republican Fizzle.
DAHLONEGA, AUGUST 19, 1904.
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nn SpijoiiiI Class SI nil or.
Min in if Notes.
On Inst Saturday a few of there- Mr. Broymann, president of tin
publicans of Lumpkin county met Standard, will return home to-
to see what was wanted by Mr. Ass! morrow.
bury, secretary, who had called The dam down tit the McAfee-
the meeting without any authority bind Mine, which washed away a
City and of Chairman Ben Anderson. Judge . f uw days ago, is being rebuilt.
Brittain was made chairman and I I f the rains continue it will not
J. E. l ate secretary. be long until the branch miners
Those present were not long in I will be able to resume work again,
learning that Mr. Asbury was bun-1 We gaw some very pretty speci
ality ladies carry pistols HLV for office and wanted the re mens taken from tho Briar Patch
cg . I publicans to pul out a full county 1 ] ft8 t week, speckled with the pre-
I ticket provided he was endorsod j eious metal.
Official Organ of both
County.
The last legislature passed over
200 local hills and 50 general hills.
Cobb
when traveling without a male
cort.
Lawyer Parris killed P. '1'. Shore
in Rabun county tho other night.
A woman’s at the bottom of it.
Sinco the battle of March 2nd,
the Japs have lost 12,055 men. yet
they receive recruits and go l ight
ahead.
Tho legislature passed an act
preventing seining from March
1st to July, during the spawning
season.
A law has been passed author*
izing cities, towns and counties to
charge a license tax upon the sale
of domestic wine.
for the legisla-
We learn that Mr. E. E
his resolutions BOU has struck it very rich
Cris-
at his
mine three miles above Dahloue-
ga.
Mr. W. E. Ricketts informs us
that lie will commence on the
Tho senate amendment to estab
lish county tax assessors was kill
ed in the house by a vote of 117 to
20.
as their candidate
til re. He had
ready and submitted to some of
the republicans long before the
meeting convened, but they did no
good, as only three, Asbury, Wash
Grizzle and “Buck” Wehunt, fas | dredge boat for tho Briar Patch
vorod putting out any candidates 1 Mine next Monday,
at nil and if the old gentleman The company has recently re
wants to run now lie will have to | paired the Barlow mill in good
do so without the endorsement of shape, and it is running on full
tho republican party. He might time now under the supervision of
get five or six votes in the county, Mr. Manuel Garret, a person who
Shultz will get the rest. So Mr. | has been raised in tho mines and
Aubury must be contented with thoroughly understands the busi-
his present office—secretary of the ness,
county republican meetings, for j The last two
it is the highest position lie will
ever hold in Lumpkin. Ho is too
old for tlie pcoplo to try to start
up the ladder of fame now.
Displeased becauso Charman
Anderson would not go into the
meeting Mr
Physiology and History. Aside
from the teachers Prof. Boyd gave
an interesting lecture on the sub
ject of Pedagogy. During Tues
day’s work Mr. Shultz introduced
a measure which provided for a
Public School Declamation Asso
ciation. After a long discussion,
both pro and eon, Mr. Shultz’s
measure was adopted. By way of
parenthesis we desire to say '.lint
this is a good movement and we
hope that the author and his effort
will realize a success. Every
school in the county is expected to
try to he represented —the date
was set for the first Friday in
September.
On Wednesday the subject of
“The South,” Geography and Ag
riculture and Gramma’* were dis
cussed. On Thursday Grammar,
Physics and Nature Study were
discussed.
Friday was a day of general an
nual discussion. In the morning
Judge Murray gave a lecture of
tho prospect of North Georgia.
Ho said that their was great wealth
in North Georgia if the people on
ly know it. Following him was
Col. Price. Col. Price dwelt at
length on school taxation. His
address was much appreciated by
years of extreme
dry weather have been a great
drawback to the mining industry,
causing the output of gold to be
unusually small, but wo trust, that
tho drouth is at an end and that
all the miners will soon he able to
Asbury tried to put. start up their operations and con-
Tom Watson, the populist nomi
nee for president, made his lirst
cainpiugn -pooch last week at j c „ pt . ln((orBolI( wbo „ l90 n0 L mw without any f urt her delay,
attention to this call, in ns Chair- for when the pick and shovel ceas-
man of the republicans of the e s to move it effects the whole
county, but this did not take. Then I country.
the Captain was elected as chair- Mr. E. W. Ewing, the expert
man of the executive committee of of New York, who has been here
the county, but we don’t suppose i quite a while making a thorough
Capt lngersoll will accept as the , test of the ores down at the Hand,
meeting was called without any left yesterday. We understand
authority of the chairman, and is j that his report is satisfactory and
therefore illegal. i the mine will pay by economical
\\ hat big mistakes hungry office j management as has been demon-
seekers make some times. j strated during the time lie has run
it. Mr. Bainbridge with a lot of
Lincoln, Neb.
The report of the Joe Hill Hall
special investigating committee
cost Georgia $4,000 and amounted
to nothing.
There aie throe newspapers
published in tho Ninth District by
while republicans but they are all
neutral in politics.
Georgia. Lumpkin County.
To Edwin Quimhy, Emily J. Quim-
by Maria Louise Quimhy, Louis
Quimhy, and Ida Quimhy Collins;
Sarah E. Pew lor having applied, as
executrix and heir at law, to the Court
of ' Irdinary of said County for pro ha e
in said County and State in solemn
| form of ihe La d Will and Testament
of David Sand- Quimhy, deceased, and
for the appointment of a resident ad-
■ ministrator with the Will annexed up-
| on tlie estate of said dee,eased, lying in
the State of Georgia. You. as heirs
at law of said David Sands Quimhy,
1 are hereby notified and required to lie
and appear at the Court of Ordinary
] for said County, on the first Monday
1 in September, next, when said appli-
I cation will he heard,
John Huff, Or dinary.
Georgia, Lumpkin County.
To all whom il may concern:
15. F. Anderson, County Adminis
trator, having in proper form applied
to tnc for Permanent Letters of Ad
ministration on the estate of Iliram C.
Ducket, late of said County, this is to
cite all and singular the creditors and
next of kin of Iliram C. Ducket to he
and appear at my office within the
time allowed by law, and show «ause,
if any they can, why permanent ad
ministration should not he granted to
B. F. Anderson, county administrator
on Hiram C. Ducket’s (‘state.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, 111 is 1st day of August, 1904.
John Huff, Ordinary.
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followin
of the d.
announcements
announce
th
or Cl
names, being
mucratie party
Superior Court
50k.
«'• Tax Receiver,
•L M. Calhoun.
Hector,
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nominee,
I). L. C
ir Tax C
E. .1. Walden,
for <Irdinary,
f '• G. Evans.
Hor Sheriff,
J • M • Davis,
for Treasurer,
Bollifield.
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Georgia, Lumpkin County.
To all whom it may concern:
It. F. Anderson, County Administra
tor, having in proper form applied to me |
a,. it.„ „rtfor Permanent Letters of Administra- I
J . K », a UU0 ,i, n , es8a y 8 uol ° tionon the estate of D. U. Fraley, that
read by Messrs, bhullzand Broach ] ij,. s in tin'state of Georgia, this is to
on “Grading Common Schools” i cite all and singular the creditors and!
and “Rural High Schools.” Mr.! nextof kin of D.it. Fraley to he and
Shu! lz showed wy clearly ll.o K'Tbj'K.'.S'JiS'oank!'d"»“y
advantages dcuved flora having they can, why permanent administra-
coramon schools graded.
The Georgia populists arc called
to meet in Atlanta on September
1st., for the purpose of endorsing
Mr. Watson for president.
The Supremo court says that
the expenses of county finance
committees cannot be paid unless
approved by tho judge of the Su
perior court.
Last week Bob Smith shipped
tho first car load, of peaches over
sent out from Hall county. It
contained 550 crates and went to
New York. Hurrah for Hall
county.
Col. Charters Compliments
1 Ion. G. D. Bruce.
Mu. Editor:
The legislative service of Hon.
G. D. Bruce is now at an end,
and I desire to say a word about
him. Having seen legislature
service myself, I know something
of the difficulties under which tho
member from Lumpkin must la-
practical minors, will continue its
operation.
After a delay of many months
Grown Mountain plant is in mo
tion again. The power which runs
it is transmitted from the Gorge,
which is amply strong enough to
keep it moving at all seasons of
the year and a good of surplus
power we understand to spare,
bor. While, of course, Mr. Bruce I The little mil1 was l™ fc opera-
It is said that there were 000
new bills on the house calander
that couldn't he acted upon on ac
count of the obstruction methods
of Hon. Joe Hill Hull. This won’t
benefit him much when he runs for
governor.
has had efficient help in securing
the appropriations for the college,
his own work in that behalf has
been exceptionally brilliant.
tion last week, and on Monday
night a portion of the big mill
was started up. Every thing runs
smooth and nice and we hope that
I haye been in Atlanta and the mine will be run in a manner
watched his work and worked with to make it pay. I ins can be done
him, and I am in position to say
The lirst fellow wo have heard
express himself for Mr. Ashley
was in town the other day. Ho
had a jug of cider between his feet
and treated one man. Cider is too
weak to uso in a campaign, hut it is
about as strong as the candidate.
The governor vetoed the resolu
tion appropriating per diem to de
ceased members of the legislature
who died before going to the gen
eral assembly. Also tho resolu
tion paying money certain deceased
pensioners to their heirs, because
it is unconstitutional.
that we could not have had a more
diligent, industrious and efficient
representative. In season and out
of season he has labored for his
people and he certainly deserves
their commendation.
Mr. Bruce is not a trained
speaker and has had very limited
experience as a speaker, but not
withstanding this. 1 was informed
by several of the leading members
of the legislature that his speech in
behalf of the appropriotion for the
North Georgia Agricultural Col
lege was without question tlid best
and ablest speech that was made
on the entire appropriation bill.
with the proper management.
That is to keep the plant running
on full time, for no mine will pay
in any country, matters not how
rich the ore is, unless tho mill is
kept running regularly.
The Work of The Teacher's
Institute.
Last Tuesday two negroes down
at Statesboro, Ga., Will Cato and
Paul Reid, confessed to going to
the house of Mr. Hodges on tho
night of the 20th ult., and butchers
ing both man, wife and children,
robbing and burning them up in i odegc, merely because I
th chouse. After being sentenced to that some of the good
death on '.he 9th of September a
mob of 500 persons overpowered
the soldiers and carried the negroes
off and burned them to a stake.
The following is tho list of those
who attended the Teacher’s In
stitute in Lumpkin county:
Misses Myrt Hunt, Fannie Gail-
lard, Mary McGee, Eliza Davis,
Mattie Higgins and Lula Higgins.
Messrs. B. F. Davis, J. F, Pruett,
W. L. Ash. J. E. Wilkins, A. L.
Ivey, 11. V. Johnson, H. E. Whcl-
Duriug his service the college chel, D. L. Cook, P. 1,. Abbott,
appropriations have increased M. W. Bowen, C. P. Hardeman,
from a mere pittance to a sum that W. F, Bryson, W. D. Seabolt, M.
will enable it to become in fact j L. Seabolt, J. K. Lunsford, J. A.
one of the foremost educational Lance, C. .J. Jarrard, G. M.
institutions in tho state. He has Barnes,- B. F. Gay, C. Shultz and
thus in serving his home people i J. F, Broach,
also most ably served his state. j Tho institute is pronounced as
I write this without his knowl-; being the liveliest and best that
believe j (ho country 1ms had in some time,
tilings; In the first place, wo
The institute was then dismissed.
J. F. Broach.
Resolutions.
We tlie committee on resolutions
beg to submit the following:
Resolved, 1st, That there is much
yet to he done to develop the educa
tional interest of Lumpkin county.
2nd. That we pray the general as
sembly to perfect the school law and,
help carry out the great work which
we are now trying to perform.
3rd. That we extend our thanks to
the following gentlemen; Col. I’rice,
Prof. Boyd, Rev. Mr. Taylor, and Judge
Murray for their able addresses and
valuable information.
4th. That we extend our thanks to
the college authorities for the use of
the building during the Institute.
5th. That we extend our thanks to
l’rof. Gaillard for the pleasant and ef
ficient manner in which he has con
ducted our Institute; and also our
Hon. County School Commissioner for
his untiring efforts in behalf of the
county.
6th. That we recommend that a copy
of these resolutions be published in
the county paper.
J. F. Pruitt, Ch’r.
A. L. Ivey,
Lula Higgins,
Committee.
Georgia, Lumpkin County.
‘Whereas, A. W. Meaders, Executor
of Estate of A. G. Wimpy, represents
to the Court in his petition, duly tiled
and entered on record, that he lias
fully administered said estate, this is
therefore to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause,
if any they can, why said Executor
should not he discharged from his Ex
ecutorship and receive letters of dis
mission, on the first Monday in Sep
tember, 1904.
John Huff, Ordinary.
while he
Last week tho republicans of
Union county nominated the fol
lowing ticket: For representative,
Grant Woody; ordinary, William
Seabolt; clerk of Superior court,
IV. F. Foster; sheriff, W. A. Nich
ols; tax receiver, C. E. Rich; tax
collector, T. L. Patterson; county
treasurer, William Hedgcock; sur
veyor, Newt Forrester; coroner,
Eke Walker. Mr. Woody visited
Atlanta last year to sec the sights
and got lost and tho police force
was called on to find him.
should lie said of a man
yet lives.
Bruce Inis been one of tho best
and most influential representatives
we haye had. 1 know this, and 1
believe tho people should know it.
W. A. Charters.
The editor of the Cleveland
Courier last week announced that
ho was a republican but the paper
he is running is neutral in politics,
so if a political “hear tight” is got
ten up in the Ninth Bro. Davidson
will not he in it, unless it is to
lean over enough to keep the post-
office.
Tho Japs
every day.
sian cruiser
are gaining ground
On the 14th the Rus-
Rurik, was sunk.
alt express
our appreciation of the excellent
aid that Prof. Gaillard has render
ed ns. His presence was that of
cheerful assistance from first to
last and all the teachers admire his
manner of conducting the institute.
The institute did not open as
early Monday as it would have
done had it not been raining.
Ilowoyor, work was resumed at
10 o’clock. Lively interest was
demonstrated from the first on
every subject brought before the
body. Arithmetic was first, and
then came literature. Every
toucher seemed to delight in dis-
j enssitig the subject of literature.
On Tuesday the following sub-
ijeelswere discussed: Pedagogy,
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Georgia, Lumpkin County,
Will he sold, on the first Tuesday in
September (1904 ) next, at public out
cry at the court-house in said County,
within the legal hours of sale, to tlie
highest bidder for cash, the following
property, to-wit:
All that tract of land in the City „
Eahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia,
hounded as follows: Beginning at the
Corner of Main and Gaddi&town
Streets whereon is located the Dah
lonega Signal printing office, thence
running in a Northwesterly direction
along the line of Gaddistowu Street to
the property of The Dahlonega Con
solidated Gold Mining Company;
thence at right angles, in a Southwest
erly direction to a point even with the
line of the Masonic Hall lot; thence at
right angles, to said line of said Ala
sonic Hall lot and along said lim
Main Street; thence along the line
Main Street, to the beginning point,
and embracing all the home place of
J. W. Woodward, including the stable
lot and the premises whereon the Sig
nal Office is now located.
Said property leyied on as Hie prop
erty of J. W. Woodward, to satisfy a..
execution issued from the Superior
(Joint of said County in favor of J. F.
Moore against said .T. W. Woodward.
Said property being in the possession
of the said .1. W. Woodward and
pointed out in said li. fa.
Also at the same time and place, all
I that tract or parcel of land lying and
being in the Fifteenth District and
First Section of Lumpkin County,
| Georgia, known as the J B. Ducket
farm or home place, consisting of 200
acres, more or less, and be ing composed
of original land lot-, numbers Two
Hundred and Ninety-five, Two Hun
dred and Ninty-six, Three Hundred
and Five, Three Hundred and Six and
Three Hundred and Seven, all lying
adjoining and constituting said farm.
Said property levied on as the properly
of the estate of J. B. Ducket, deceased,
B F. Anderson, administrator, to sat
isfy* five certain executions issued from
the Justice’s Court of the 887th Dis
trict, G. AF, said County, in favor of
The Jno. A. Smith Manufacturing Com
pany against J. B. Ducket* Son, and
the estate of J, B. Ducket, deceased, B.
F. Anderson, administrator. Property
pointed out l(y plaintiff. Levy made
and returned tome by E. Carroll, L.
This Augu-t 5th. 1004.
J. M. Davis. Sheriff
tion should not he granted to B. F.
Anderson, County Administrator on
the estate of said deceased, as afore
said.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this 1st day of August, 1004.
John 11 off, (Irdinary.
Georgia, Lumpkin County.
To all whom it may concern :
Mattie M. Head, widow of D. W.
Head, late of said County, deceased,
having in due form of law made appli
cation to the undersigned for the set
ting apart to her, and her minor chil
dren, a year’s support out of the estate
of said deceased, and appraisers hav
ing been appointed and having liled
their return to me, I will pass on said
application at my office on the 1st Mon
day in September, next.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this the 1st day of August, 1904.
John Huff, Ordinary.
Dahlonega Gold
Mining
and
Milling Co.,
“Tlie llriar ]» a tcit^
j
Aucm-ia, Ga.
100 Bit HIKES
IN ONE.
100 YEARS
Of the mosi persistent mining csj)'
not exhaust the immense
Ore Bodies in Sight.
Visit the Placer where Two(f(.
ants are already washing out the
Precious Metal.
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Til s tali 1 i sh eel 1875,
D. aUELEY,
TilEOIil) JitElililMiE.
——DEALER IN
IGeneral Merchandise,
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