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6.
r< Gordon Rice camo home
from Pickens and spent Ohristmns.
Mr. Joe Dan Mi,Her, of AurftHa,
[returned from his California trip
Several days ago..
A man who does not lake bis
I homo paper is no more help to his
flown tlun a drono is when it
Jx-omcs to stinging.
■ Mr. Charlie Moore, who tins
been engaged in business down .at
Milner, Ga., for some time, is here
on a visit to his relatives.
It was reported that Mr. C. \\.
Satterfield had made an applica
tion for the Dahlonega postoftico,
but he says that it is a mistake.
Mr. John Cannon died in Ches-
tatoe district, Lumpkin county, on
the 29th nit. John was a good
hearted, clever citizen, and did no
harm to any one except himself.
Many of the poor children of
this vicinity wero mado happy last
week as suggested by The Nugget,
by a kind old -Christian hearted
gentleman of Dahloncga and his
family.
The editor was remembered last
week by kind friends.
,ed three nice presents, for which
the donors wijl please accept on#'
thanks. There will always toe
found a warm pla^e in our breast
for each of them.
Now \ oars was a beautiful warm
aunshinoy day.
Mr. John Hatfield came up from
Montieulla last wo i ,
Hix sent us another cold wave
this wook, the worst wo have had
it his season.
The members of Mine Mountain
Lodge of this plaoo enjoyed an
oyster supper at Hall's Villa last
■Tuesday evening.
More Christinas goods were sold
in Dahloncga last w.-ek than has
beer, in years heretofore. This
proves that the times are not as
hard as some people claim.
The report of the finance com
mittee of the City of Dahlonege
.will be found elsewhere. It will
! be observed that the treasury is in !
a very healthy condition.
Lost. — An overcoat between
New Bridge and Gainesville Christ
mas night. The finder will be re
warded by returning the same to
John Adams, Dahloncga, Ga.
Those wishing to work the pub
lic roads within the corporate lim
ps by contract, should read notice
elsewhere.
Will Rice and Will Grissom
went out but Saturday night and
brought in a large, lino coon for
New Years morning.
Three eases were tried by U, H.
Com. Baker in one day last week,
being Henry Parks, Virgo and
Cone Fitts, all of Lumpkin coun
ty. Henry Parks was bound over
and the rest were acquitted.
Mr. Joel T. Miller, of Auraria,
was in town a short while this
week, and while we did not. get to
talk with him but very little, un
derstand that he had a nice tjmo
in Nebraska and is carried away ; home and is enjoying good health
with the country and the clever! t)ow -
people he met while there.
Your attention is called to the
advertisement of the Shield Brand
clothing in this issue kept by An-
dorson & .Tones, of Dahloncga.
They have been selling tins I rand
We wish one and all a happy
New Year.
The Cane Creek bridge has been
boxed in and covered.
So far, we have heard of no
trouble anywhere in the county
during Christmas.
Mr. Will Weaver, who has been
down in Alabama for some time,
is up on a visit to bis mother and
other relatives in this county.
Mr. Win. Ricketts will pay a
good price for'a cow not over eight
yoars. Must not give loss than
2} or 3 gallons of milk a day.
Mr. John Tillson, of Dahloncga,
who was sick at West Poi#it and
his father went to see him, .qimo
Albert Hardeman was up before of goods for years and no puielms>)
A woman over in Shoal Creek
District last week created some
talk on account of donning a pair
of breeches and going about trying
to act like Santa Claus, but she is
bow logged, and you know that
Santa is not built that way.
Mr. W. B. Woodward, the juni
or editor of the Signal, went down
to “Dawsonvilie last week on a
courting expedition, so we undors
stand, but we do not know wheth
er his trip will result in a wedding
or not, although he returned with
a broad smile.
There never was a more quiet
Christmas in our beautiful town
than the one just passed. Ev
erybody was orderly and no one
had to be locked up .excepit little
John Sissum, who went out into
the edge of town and killed <n riwe
dollar rabbit.
Prof. A. W. Cain, formerly a
oitizon of Lumpkin county, but
aow of Grapeland, Texas, writes
Mayor Baker for killing a sup
posed $5.00 rabbit, but be proved
it to bo beyond the corporate
limits and was discharged.
Mr. A. F. Stow has purchased
We receiv- itbe Patton farm up in Cane Creek
district. Mr. Stow is a good far
mer and in a short time you will
aee quite a change in the place.
In transferring our list of sub
scribers to a new book last week
possibly we might have left off the
name of some subscriber who
renewed. If so let us know and
we will gladly correct all errors.
We did leaye ofV some who had
not renewed.
Mr. .T. W. Marlow lias opened
out a market in the room recently
occupied by Mr. Johnson opposite
H. D, Gurley’s store, and asks a
share of the patronage of the poo*»
pie of Dahlonega. Here you will
! not only find fresh beof, pork and
sausage, but nice meal, cabbage,
etc., etc.
Capt. H.. D. Ingersoll informs
or has ever been displeased. Tho
clothing is just as recommended
and no one can find any room for
c unplaint.
A certain fellow wont down to
Dawson county recently in search
of a wife. After reaching his des
tination lie reported that ho had
lost his overcoat and a $15 pistol.
Doubtless if he bad either they
were borrowed. But what about
a young man carrying a pistol on
h at ] j a courting expedition into a civil
place like Dawson county?
Mr. Bruce Crawford, of Blue
Ridge, Ga., came over and spent
a few days at the bank last week
while Mr. Claud Gurley, the clerk,
made a trip to New Orleans to
represent some secret order iu
Dahlonega. Bruce is as jolly and
clever as ever and all his many
friends in Dahlonega are glad to
have him among them at any time
and upon all occasions.
Among the farmers in Dahlono-
,ga iast week was Mr. John If.
us that ho is going to repair the Kennaday, of Hall county. Sever*-
Chestatee grist mill, built by Capt.
Hall some years ago. There a
person can carry a load of corn in
the ear and have it shelled and
ground by paying only the usual |
toll, besides a cob mill and other ,
conveniences.
In our last issue we stated that
every citizen should supply his
ing the late fire they realized how
important it was. Do not delay
this important matter a day long
£r. A cheap ladder that can be
made in a half an hour may save j
your residence sometime.
A few edays after Mr. James
Walker, a former citizen of Lump-
kill county, was appointed city
us as follows; ‘‘Enclosed is a dol-1 ho,,Be witlj a S0(,d laddor ; Dur
lar. Please push up my subscrip
tion figures until January 1, 1906.
I read The Nugget with interest
and keep in touch with the doings
of old Lumpkin almost ns close as
when I lived in that county.”
A correspondent from Stay, has
this to say about Christinas up his
was: “All passed off well, with one
wedding, being Miss Sallie Dow
dy, of Lumpkin county, to Mr.
James Bonner, of Forsyth, by A,
J. Edge, Esq. The bride is well
known in this county. Her moth
er died when she was an infant,
and was raised toy Mr. John W.
•Satterfield, residing within three
milos of Dahlonega, and tho young
man is a good boy and a hard
worker.”
A couple of our republican
friends have had their Nuggets
discontinued, they stated, because
we ‘ say so many hard things
aboutjthc republican party.” Why,
we read the North Carolina Yel
low Jacket some times, whose edi
tor can t find any thing too moan
to say about a democrat, yet occa
sionally we shut our eyes and grin
but tins is nothing after a person
go‘.s use to it. However, their pla
ces have been filled and the paper
will continue to run.
Mi. \ an Crow, of Bessemer,
Ala., still enjoys reading the old
leliablo Nugget and sends anoth
er dollar to bo dropped in the slot,
and writes for us to please not
drop his name from the book. Mr.
Crow has been a patron of this pa-
piu ever since we have been in bus-
al days previous we bad written
him a letter on business and Mr.
Kenaday norjjno one else in his
I section could read it, and he curae
in to see what it contained. It
his always been said that a smart
| man writes a bail hand and it is
i encouraging to us to have proof
that we have reached that point.
John Chapman and Will Pal-
| liionr had a little frncus down at
New Bridge the other day. Then
after that, one of the Armstrongs
and some one else tried to get lip
a fuss. The old man, Bill Arm
strong, put a quietus to it before
any devilment was done. New
Bridge ought to be incorporated
and Uncle Bill elected marshal.
badly beaten up by the Shears’ of
that' community. One of the
Shears was arrested and lodged in
Fannin county jail afterwards for
the offense No particulars.
A certain lad who recently joined
the Baptist church here, had some
rediculous talk about one of the
lady members of that church
while in a crowd the other night.
His name should be erased from
the church book and his mouth
mashed by the preacher and his
body sent out at the door winding.
During the fire last week a good
ninny buckets aud some blankets
and quilts got scattered and the
owners have not been able to re
cover them. There are several
buckets at W. P. Prices, Jr., store
uncalled for. If any persons hav
ing tilings not belonging to them
will send them to Mr. Price’s store
he will see that they are delivered
to the proper ones as called for.
The Dahlonega Graded Schools
doors wero thrown open on Tues
day morning to the many bright
eyed boys and girls after having
spent such u nice time during the
holidays. Prof. Calloway, the
principal, and all his assistants,
iness—always paid for it, and if !ire making it one of tho Lest in-
he bus ever missed a copy it is not stitutions of the kind in Goorgia,
He would certainly keep things
marshal of McCays, Tenn., he was • ovcu if ho had fc>) U8e a
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fence rail like he once did.
There occurred four more
wed lings last week in this county.
The happy couples being as fol
lows: Mr. Bad Burges to Miss
Sallio Griudle, Mr. Oscar Dows
dy to Miss Aimy Galloway. Mr.
T. J. London to Miss Mary Parks.
Mr. Bob Maguess to Miss Mollic
Seabolt. The lest one occurred liquor for nle on thi. trip but <tho
Mr. John Giuulin, of this coun
ty, is 65 years of ago and never
wore a pair of storo shoes or any
store clothes in his life. Every
thing he uses is mado at home.
How many more men of Lumpkin
county cun say this?
Mrs. Burnet, of Washington
county, has moved to Dahlonega
and located in tho Stewart build
ing. Her husband will join her
later on. The object of their re
moval here is to send their chil
dren to school and college.
John Sullins, of this county, for
whom there was a warrant against,
charging him with misdemeanor,
was arrested and required to give
bond a few days ago by Sheriff
Davis, thus enabling him to spend
Christmas at homo without being
afraid to see an officer.
“Turkey” Postell killed a rattle
snakes pilot during Christmas
day. It is a little late and chilly
for snakes to come out but it may
be that it was watching for that
preacher and tho man’s wife who
ran away together tho other day in
this county.
Mrs. Laura Awtry, of this conn
ty, stayed with her husband three
years during the Civil War at Fort
Sumter and other points. Her
husband is dead, but she now
draws a state pension and was in
Dahlonega tho other day making
out her claim for this year.
Just before Christmas Forman
Carroll refxirted to City Mar
shal Walker that lie hail been dis
turbed by Gene Underwood,
another negro. An investigation
proved that he was as deep in the
mud as the other was in the mire
and both were fined one dollar
each and cost.
Mr. Robert London, of this
county, who has a suit against tho
E ecti ic Railway Co., told us the
other day that he was not opposed
to railroads, but wanted only just
damages. He says that he is wil
ling to give the company a right
of way free of charge if the line is
run lip on the side of the hill
through his lands.
Just before Christmas Berry
Underwood, col., of White county,
was picked up down about Yahoo
la bridge by U. S. Deputy Mar
shal Grizzle, being charged with
illicit distilling some time ago.
It was reported that he had some
oui fault, and it will continue to
visit him, for such good paying
subscribers as lie is, is one reason
why we have mot with success.
and tho good work they are doing
is greatly appreciated by each and hors of young
up in Nimhlewill district. Jack
Wehunl was on band, under 1 be
influence of liquor, so we under
stand, and desiring to take a ride,
jumped up on some one’s mule
and fell off ami broke one of I is
ar ns. Tin-closed Jack’s n mii-
monial tr ps an I Chri-imns pleas
ures for ihe season.
Dr. Glenn, president of the N.
G. A.. College, is one of tho great
est educational workers m the
state.. He never grows tired or
gels out of heart. During his ie-
ceui vi-it to New York he secured
one thousand dollars for the col
lege from the Peabody Fund,
through Mr. Morgan, and the Doc
tor hopes to be able to get more..
It i- the intention of all those big
educational promoters up there to
help those who desire an education
and are unable to get it for the
want of means, matters not where
they reside, and there are num-
oflicer failed to find it, but the old
case was sufficient -to cause him to
have to spend the holidays in Fui
ton county jail.
Mr. Many Guriy spent Christ
mas with his parents in Dahlonega.
He is now located at Elbcrton.
Mr. N. J. Nix, of this, county,
has gone down .to Bine Log, Ga.,
to work on the railroad. The
Nluoi’t follows him.
Col. W, H. Johnson, U. 8.
marshal of Georgia, came up the
other day to see his sister, Mrs.
Glenn. His visit was short on
account of pressing official bqsj-
uess at bis office in Atlanta.
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Blackburn
returned Saturday from a sever
al days visit to their sons down at
Aduirsville, Ga. Mr. Blackburn
said that there were several pa
trojps of The Nugget down there
and ought to be more.
Rev. \V. A. Thomas and Mrs.
Boss Turner, of this county, did
not spend Christmas in Lumpkin,
but the woman left her husband
and four little children and went
off to Oklahoma a few days before
with this so-called preacher. Wo
have no idea whether lie will fol
low preaching where lie goes or
not. It looks like the devil would
take in a man of this kind, but it
may lie that t he old fellow is be
hind with his work and will take
up Mr. Thomas’ ease later on.
On Christmas day there came
near being a kissing match down
in tho lower end of town. They
had met out near a house aud \
wero
across a high fence when n cer
tain person appeared in sight and
there was no popping of lips at
that time, for the young man broke
off at break neck speed, making
about as much noise as a blind
horse and was.soon gone. But.the
woman stood still in amazement
for some time without even drop
ping her lips till she glanced be
hind aud saw what hjtd scared Tier
lover and intended kisser.
During Christmas
reunion of the R.
family at this- place
brothers and sisters
except one or two,
C. V. Hurley, Atlanta.
J. F. Moore, John II.
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Mrs. Hughey Moore is on a vis
it to Gainesville this week.
Tho Temperance Union moots at
the Methodist cliqrch Sunday
night.
The college opened 'Wojnosdgy
and Dahlonega is alive with stu
dents again,
We will give our readers u re
port of tho rainfall here for last
year nc.yt week.
Last Sunday was lo.bright and
pleasant that Tax Collector Wal
den had a swarm of bees.
Mrs. J. W. Boyd was called
away to attend the funeral of her
brother who committed suicide on
Saturday,
Mrs. Striokland has moved her
millinery storo into tho J. F.
Moore building on tho corner qf
t ho public square.
Mr. W. B. Woodward, of tl]e
Signal, has gone down in lower
Georgia to see nbqut accepting a
newspaper joR.
Several .fifas. wo re, issued by tlje
clerk of the council this jvcok
against defaulting sanitary tax
payers in Dnhjqueg.ii.
Anderson He Jones are giving
some special bargains in clothing
to make room for tboir now goqfja
which will be iu in a few days.
We ate some fresh tomatoes
last week that were pulled from
just, in the act pf kissing the vines on Christmas day by Mr.
W. B. Gurley. How’s this for to
mato,raising?
Mr. D. M. Jurrard, who was
raised m Lumpkin county, and
went to tho west four years ago, is
back on fi visit to bis frionds aqd
relatives bore. He is qow locatqjl
at Dallas, Texas,
Mr. W. IT. Satterfield, of this
county, has already placod in hja
smoko house over 1,500 pounds, of
pork killed this season, and recent
ly packed away one weighing 192
pounds of the Berkshire Btoek,
This farmer can afford to look
pleasing and crack jokes when h®
comes to town.
there was a
II. Moore
and all the
were present
Present, Mrs.
Messrs.
Moore,
every patron
education.
and all friends to
ladies in this
jm>t such a fix.
men and
•ton who
\ oung
ar- in
On Monday morning the county
officials of Lumpkin surrendered
the business of their offices (o the
new one- and stepped down and
out, after discharging tho duties
of such .offices to the entire satis
faction of their constituents, aniUlik
Hughes Moore, Mrs. H. C. Whel-
o'nel, Dahlonega; Mr. Ben Moore,
Gainesville, and Mr. Tom Moore,
Anniston, Ala. The first night
the reunion was at Mr. John II.
Moores, and the second night at
Dr. Whelchels. It, was the first
lime they had been able to all g- t
together for years, causing it to
be a happy occasion, and what
makes it still more plqasant to us,
every one of them takes and reads
The Nugget.
On Christmas eve morning at
about 2 o’clock fire broke nut on
the .roof of the Dahlonega Hotel
and in a couple of hours the build
ing was nothing but a heap of ash
es. It belonged to Mr. M. G.
Head, who occupied and was run
ning the hotel. The insurance
is $2,000 on the house and $500 on
his furniture, some of which was
saved. Although tboro was but
little or no wind it looked for
awhile like much of the town
would bo destroyed, but our citL
zens and visitors carried water
from every direction and with wot
blankets and quilts kept the fire
confined to the hotel, although the
paint blisterod on other buildings.
Mr. John Moore had beans, Irish
potatoes and cotton seed stored
away in the hotel basement. His
loss is $160.
none asked to bo re-lected except
Sheriff Davis, Collector Walden
and ex-tax Receiver Ilealan. Mr.
Healau ran against a cripple and
is generally the case, voters sym
pathize with deserving cripple can
didates. The other two succeed
ed. The present officers are; G.
G. Evans, ordinary; J. M. Davis,
-heriff; D. L. Cook, clerk; J. M.
Calhoun, receiver, E. J. Walden,
collector ; J. A. Hollifield, treas
urer; C. J. Jarrard, surveyor; J. | ' w a h \vc
M. Ricketts, coroner. And these
new officers will serve, tho people
well, we are confident, else they
would not have been trusted with
thi positions.
On Wednesday of last week Rcu
bit: Burges was avrosted on a war
rant sworn out bv Miss Gonett#i
Spencer, residing in the eastern
portion of the .county, charging
I he defendant with bastardy. The
bailiff made a kind of a trusty out
of Dim and on Sunday night Bur
ges gave a leg.
Rev. J. J. Shed, who was for
many years tax eoi lector of Lump
kin county., but now resides in
Jackson, spent the Christmas holi
days with relatives here. We are
glad to learn that ho .is meeting
with success down an that county,
for ho is a good deserving man.
The NuGOttT will hcrqpiter pay-its
weekly visits to his house.
Not many months ago .there was
a certain couutrynmu who pre
tends to be a preacher, that dis
continued his Nugget on account
of our little controversy with Bro.
Gunn. Not long ago the jury re
visors left his name out of the box
on account of the manner iu
which he tried to keep from pay
ing an honest debt, and >ve
couldn’t help but got a little tick
led.
The board of education of
Lumpkin county was in session sev
eral hours last Tuesday-in the dis
position of tho.business before it,
A petition was granted allowing
an experiment school to ho estab
lished at JNoonday in Nimhlewill
letter received last week : “I would 1 distric [ 1 * > f il Allied
tins school will be a permanent
institution. Five schools iu the
county, to-wit: Gurry, Upper
Cano Greek, Jones’ Greek, Jay
were allowed,an average of ten
scholars per month. All the rest
will have to make an average of
fifteen. Some disagreement hav-.
ing arisen about (lie school iu
Porter Springs district, the board
decided to have it taught at or
near the old Cedar Mountain
camp ground. The commissioner
was directed to issue licenso to
eight out of tho twelve recent ap
plicants as follows: 31st grade;
One 2nd and Three 3rd. The
other live failed. The salaries of
teachers for the spring term are:
1st grade $30, 2nd grade $25, and
3rd grade $20 per month.
A patron of ours at Cleveland,
Ohio, says this in our behalf in a
to say in this connection, that| .
the mining news published by you
has been most satisfactory. Of
just the character calculated lo be
of the greatest sarvieo to the in
vestor .(not on the inside), and I
know that it has saved me money.
I look upon that already invested
in the Etowah mine as probably
lost. Again -thanking you for the
good you have done, and wishing
you the beat the coming Christmas
tide has to offer, 1 am sincerely
yours.” In reference to the Eto
wish to say that, our es
teemed friend will yet come out
all right with Ins investment in
this gold mine, we hope, as we
understand that there is a good
move on foot.