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day.
All tlio^e attending the Summer
School here seem to be delighted
with Dahlonega.
The county road men have beer,
busy since that big heavy ruin re
pairing the roads.
A lot of visitors find their way
to Dnhlonega and the mountains
every Sunday the weather is
favorable. We are glad to have
them come.
Lenard, the 19-year-old son of
Mr. John Howard, was brought
back from Ohio and buried at Phil
ippi church ou Thursday of last
week. Funeral services by Revs.
Frunk Morris and Chas. Palmer.
Well, another show has come
and gone. Who will be next to ap
pear a»d stretch their tents. The
people complain of hard times and
expected short crops but the most
of them generally have money for
a show.
The government already owns
thousands of acres of laud in a
number of the mountain counties
and is preparing to take over much
more, likely 5o,ooo acres in
Lumpkin county alone. This will
make a big cut in tlie taxes, as the
government pays none ou its prop
erty.
For a number of years the set
tlers in Lumpkin in clearing up
lands for their farms had to have
log rollings and bum timber that
would have made millions of feet
fine lumber. Now men are here
buying, cutting and shipping logs
for the manufacture of lumber that
icaches a far away market at a big
price.
During the building of the Con
solidated mill and other plant we
saw them bring in one piece ot
machinery on a big heavy wagon
made for such purposes, which re
quired thirty head of mules to
pull it, being on the road fiom the
railroad several days because at
a bend iu the road most of the
mules had to be unhitched and a
tackle used in getting the wagon
and load around the curve. Now
such loads can be brought in on a
truck in a few hours where it does
Hat have to be delivered too far
from the highway.
Mrs. Cat, the negro woman who
shot and wounded her husband up
at the road camps near Porter
Springs on the loth, which caus
ed his death the following Tues
day, was tried and acquitted by
Squire Lovelace on the night ot
the i4th and acquitted, and she is
back at the camps cooking. All
the witnesses at the camps testified
that he was trying to cut her
throat. She said that it was not
done because she did not like him,
but did it to save her own life.
This woman states that her hus
band is going to give hef trouble
because she saw him plainly be
fore her at the jail. But this was
all imagination. Because he is
dead, his remains are resting in a
fcemetery, down in Gainesville,
sottle thirty-five miles from
where she is cooking and eating
and will never do her any bodily
injury.
Up to a few years ago,; before
the highway board was organized,
and the auto invented, and the
roads much worse than they ever
}Vi«t now, people would drive
through the mud, and some times
‘mire up, and in going to market
be delayed a day or two, and often
unable to get away from homo at
all, yet never heard but little com
plaint about their condition
Didn’t used to do any road work
except a few days before each term
of the spring and fall terms ot
the Superior court, jurors and " it
nesses living the farthest away
would have to come in on Sunday
in order to be ready for couit °*i
Monday. The Judge had to do
likewise. Now he waits till tne
morning court convenes. And tne
jurors and witnesses come and go
every day and stay at home every
night. This shows a -great mi-
prove me nt,
Robert Meadets, Jr., left Thurs
day * 4 ’ h for Edge wood, Mary
land, to be in camps for a while.
The weather turned warmer last
week to the delight of those who
enjoy swimming and playing iu the
water.
We notice that white stockings
are being worn by colored women
now who keep up with the style.
This enables a person to distin
guish the races without having to
look up.
The i4th being Mr. Henry Mc
Guire’s birthday he dug him some
bail and went out to spend the
day on the creek bank fishing and
gathering sweetshrubs. Some
thing ho did while a boy.
A stolen car was found in the
eastern part of the county with
the wheels and gas tank gone last
Sunday. A detective and the
aheriff arrested and lodged Fred
Gravitt and Jerry Lingerfelt in
jail here.
Last weeks rain which continu
ed hard nearly one whole night
did great damage to the farms and
dirt roads. Some of the roads
which had recently been made
nice and smooth were washed al
most impassible.
A party sent 11s a hews itom last
week he said, for publication, be
ing the birth of a baby. A single
baby now is no news. It takes
two-twins to receive any atten
tion ot the general reader. Either
twins or a ball game.
Mr. Zimmer, proprietor of the
Mountain Lodge, has subscribed
for three extra copies of the Nug
get each week to be sent up to
his hotel for his guests to read du
ring the months of June, July and
August, lie always tries to please
his guests in readiug, eating and
comfort.
Undo jCharlie Fitts now has a
lot of peachesj getting ripe in his
orchard. They are not as early as
they are down the country, but
just as good tasted. He kindty re
membered us with a basketful of
nice ones lhis week. He has many
trees full and iu a few more days
will have a big supply of ripe ones.
l’rof. Shultz, Principal of the
Graded School, was raised on the
farm. He has a few acres planted
in corn, and when his school was
out the Professor went to the field
and got between the plow han
dles. And when he began run
ning around the corn, everything
moving so nice and smooth that
ho forgot himself and began whis
tling like he used to do when
plowing at the age of sixteen.
Had you thought about it? To
day is one of the longest of the
year, and after two more pass they
will continue getting shorter, pass
ing through summer, autumn and
many days into winter before any
change is made to give
sunshine and daylight
\V. Cain, who lives on a high
point, in full view of the beautifal
Blue Ridge, was telling 11s lhat he
could see the sun set, moving along
the Ridge a little more every day
until it reached a gap the 22nd of
June. Then after the expiration
of three days would turn back,
which made him feel sad.
This has been a good year lor
raising water liliies.
If yon need any large cardboard
we keep it for sale at this office.
Mr. John Moore has built a hard
finished street in front of his resi
dence.
The Summer School here has a
big lot of teachers, both local and
non residents.
He is a married man with
a living wife and is courting. Now
what do you think ?
Cnbbnge plants for sale by W.
W. Ward, Dahlonega, Route 3, at
a reasonable price.
No person can legally get mar
riage license for another man like
they could under the old law.
There are so many beautiful
young ladies ill Dahlonega now
that it causes us to wish that we
looked pretty.
The Sheriff and Deputy went out
into the eastern part of the county
Tuesday night and brought in a
stolen car.
The Mayor’s contest—Dugas vs.
Moore, which was carriedJfjr to
the supreme court, has Jfeen sent
back to be beard by Lmt Ordinary.
Mrs. Wheeler, who resides over
about Mr. Arthur Woody’s in
Union county, and used to visit
Dahlonega pretty often, was here
lust Friday for the first time in 25
years.
Mr. J. A. Orr, who has a gold
mine down in Wilks county came
up and got Mr. Bev. Johnson, of
Dahlonega, to go down for a few
days to get liim started oil in its
operation.
Prof. Peyton left for Duckton
Sunday, being due on his job last
Monday. His wife will remain in
Dahlonega until he can get a
house. AH being occupied over
there now.
The hotels are ready when you
want to come and spend a while
in Dahlonega where you can get
plenty of fresh air and no big mus-
quitos to bother you when you re
tire and wish for pleasant dreams.
Many a boy gets into trouble by
being out late in bad company.
And girls too. Some parents of
ten think their sons and daugh
ters are at church worshiping the
Lord, when they are serving the
devil.
Another big washing rain fell
Friday, doing more damage to the
roads than can be repaired in a
long time. One rain came right
a fterjthe other in the afternoon un
til the fall was an inch and a half,
in a short time.
The water courses were the
highest they have been in tins
county in a long time, causing the
dredge iu Cane Creek to sink
again. Tt is a great pity they
We are informed that there is
some kind of a wild animal up in
the-neighborhood of Oak Grove
church which is .giving a good
deal of uneasiness. Some fellow
was in the other day trying to get
a large steel trap to capture it
with. He said it was large and
long enough for its body to block
an entire country road when stand
ing crosswise. If ft trap large
enough could be had we do not
know what they would bait it with
because so far it has only been
heard growl. And then it might
be a violation of the game law to
t-rv to capture this monster. Now
if any bad people inhabited that
seclichi we would think that it was
■Bonftilling sent to cause them to
repent of their sins, or some wo
rn in in disguise making an effort
ro keep her husband at home when
the sun hides itself behind ihe
hiils causing darkness, in ordc-i
that he cau help sing ih
sleep.
11s more get t | )e j r boat j n before this
Prol. A. wel year set iu.
Rev. J. S. Smith, after being in
Macon a couple of weeks returned
Friday night, who said it didn’t
rain enough the whole time he
was there to run in the streets. As
we have had so much here it may
be that the weather man desires
to start us out with plenty of wa
ter for our system.
We noticed where a show after
exhibiting in Dawsonville was
headed towards Dahlonega last
week but as one was already here
it changed its course. We can’t
take care of but ouo show at a
time in Dahlonega. So many peo
ple are buying a tent and trying
to make a living by singing, danc'
ing and imitating a negro that we
look for the legislature to put a
stop to it. And ought to. Some
people say no one lifts to go to a
show. This is true. Neither does
any one have to buy liquor, yet
these shows take away much more
money from the homes of the peo
ple than is paid for liquor. They
now exhibit pictures, such as ban-
didts robbing banks, trains and
committing oilier unlawful acts
thai should not be shown to young
people because it lias a tendency
to lead them estray. We must
I bear iu min'd that unlawful acts
I create more interest among the
baby to people a s a general thing than
1 something that is good.
The annual Ash reunion will be
held at Ml. Pisgah church, dies-
taloe District, Lumpkin county,
June 30th and July 1st.
Some hail did fall in this county
last week, but we didn't hear of
any damage except by the rain
that washed the ground.
It is a little inconsistent to swear
when you mash your finger and
then by prayer ask the Lord to
help you when you are in need.
Sunday, cool and pleasant with
out any rain here, and many peo
ple from Atlanta and other places
were up riding around enjoying
themselves.
You will see from Parks’ Code
—1928, just sent out, that the law
requires Comity Commissioners in
giving orders 011 the treasurer to
specify what fuuds they are on.
The day was fine and many
spent most of Sunday out at Si-
loam church listening to tlio mu
sic furnished by the Smith .Sacred
Singers of Braselton. They will
sing at Dahlonega the 2nd Sunday
in July.
We stopped setting type a few
miuutes Monday morning to mail
some letters before 7, while many
were dreaming and got two sub
scribers from non residents,.and
found a pencil. So you see an ear
ly bird catches the worm, or some
thing woith more.
Mr. Henson Chapman, residing
in the eastern part of the county,
paid us a brief visit Saturday. Mr.
Chupman is uight watchman at
the Pyrites Mines in this county.
He began working there in 1916,
which is a good showing for him,
because it takes a straight and re
liable person to fill such a posi
tion as_tlils.
Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Reese, of
Griffin, and Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Reese, of Atlanta, came up Sun
day and spent the night in Dahlon
ega. Upon arriving they ate their
dinners down at the cool spring
near Wimpy’s Mill where the two
husbands quenched their thirst
while fishing for sunperch and
Hornyheads in the dam during
their boyhood days.
Some days ago a couple of boys
passed through the yard at the
homo of Uncle ‘Cooth Perdew liv
ing in Davis’ District, while the
old man was down in the field,
and shot, killed and carried
off his rooster. Then went onto
Charlie Crows, who was also away
from home, and killed an old blue
hen with a gang of chickens about
ready to wean, and carried the
hen and roo‘ter out in the woods
apiece and picked them, as the
bine feathers showed. If these
boys come before Judge Sutton he
will make the two chickens the
most expensive fowls they ever
handled.
Early Sunday morning we met
Mr. W. W. Scott, of Atlanta, who
attended College here for three
years beginning in 1898, and this
is the second lime he has been here
since his college days end
ed. Mr. Scott travels in the south
ern part of Georgia for John Sil-
vey & Co., firm which wasestalish-
ed in Atlanta 60 years ago by Mr.
Silvey, who lias been dead thirty
years, but at his request the busi
ness is being conducted under the
original name. For many years
Dahlouega had twelve or four
teen stores and all the proprietors
bought their dry goods from this
old reliable firm.
miT’CI
STATION
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AUTO ACCESSORIES
FREE Allt FREE WATER
smith’s Service Station
Dahlonega, Oa.
CARS STORED AND WASHED
VULCANIZING A SPECIALTY
NOTICE
We carry a first class line of
Toilet Artioles, '
Drugs,
Sundries, and
Patent Medicines
of all kinds.
Wo are
" LICENSED DRUGGIST
And cftn fill
any kind of Prescriptions.
See us for School Supplies,
Lipscomb Drug Co.
WATCH IT
Grow Steadily and Prosper
THE
BANK of DAHLONEGA
is (Tie
STATE DEPOSITORY
CITY DEPOSITORY
and the
Peopled Depository
Can take caro of your money, or loan you some. J
OVER 400 DEPOSITORS
O F F I C E R S:
J. F. PRUETT, President,
J. M. BROOKSHER, Vico-Prosidont,
T. F. CHRISTIAN, Cashier.
The manager of the Girl’s Dor
mitory invited us to hear the teach
ers of the Summer School, mostly
young ladies, sing last Sat
urday night, which we appreciate
very much, yet wo didn’t accept
because the appearance of a bald-
headed, toothless editor with wild
hairs in his eyes might have mar
red the pleasures of the evening.
Yet after retiring close by, woke
up when they began, satupon the
edge of the bed and listened with
much pleasure for some time, be
cause it was real fine music, which
we hope to hear again soon. Some
old songs, which made us think of
many years ago when a barefooted
lad.