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The i Nugget
Dahlonpea in ’51 and ’52.
PUBLISHED F.VFHY FRIDAY.
DAHLONEGA, G 1 ., JULY 6, ’28.
Enctrcil at tlie Imlil'mcga, tia. I*. O
anSouoiiiI t'lHHh Matte r.
Official Organ of both City and
Comity.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE:
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Office 1 hone 8.
Residence Phono 6-1 .1.
Ilundteds of acres of Spanish
pepper are planted in Florida.
Gov. A1 Smith, the democratic
nominee for President, made two
speeches on the |th.
F oity pet sons in Savannah were
fined $ lo nf iece last week for vio
lating the tobacco tax law.
Senator George, of Georgia, re
ceived a right respectable vote for
the presidential nomination.
It is thought that Secretary
Hoover, the republican nominee
for President, will back the dry
law.
They adopted a dry plank at the
democratic convention which will
keep anyone from commiting sui
cide.
Middle Tennessee was visited by
a two days rainstorm last week.
Fivo people were killed and much
property destroyed.
lly an act of the legislature the
convicts were taken out of the
mines on ths last of June and put
on the roads in Alabuma.
The report shows that there is a
surplus of ^398,000,000 in the U.
S- treasury, proving that there is
no danger of lhide Sam bursting.
We see where sheriff .Jackson of
White county says lie will not
vote for Gov. Al Smith for Pres
ident. Had Mr. Smith better
withdraw?
Tom Bell knows no such word
as defeat, ytt it is natural for him
to be more comfortable ihi- time
without any democratic nominee
for congress.
Picket, Davis and Martin, all
Georgians, have been summonsed
before the U. S. investigating
committee to teil what they
know about money being paid lor
offices.
Last Saturday the husband of
Mrs. Adeline lb ice pushed her off
of a forty-five foot cliff near Mrar-
shnll, N. C., fatally injuring her,
This husband ought to receive like
punjshment.
Both the democratic and repub
lican parties are preparing to
mako a strong fight as the presi
dential nominees and much mot.ey
will change hands before the cam
paign is over.
A negro preacher was up before
the recorder of Atlanta last week
for being drunk. Upon stating
that it was his first offense and
would not do so any more lie was
let go and told to go free of
cost, '1 his shows tlie advantage
of being a preacher. Yet we had
rather be a printer.
They have a right lively time in
Canada District, Union county,
occasionally. Not long since a
Btepmother and stepdaughter had I
a big fight about a half box of
snuff. The daughter accused the ;
mother of stealing her sn. lb, when 1
the mother struck her daughter a !
blow in the face and they bad a
hair pulling right, till the old man |
parted them. The mother left!
home.
Last week at Houston, Texas,
Gov. Alfred E. Smith, of New
Yoik, was elected the democratic
nominee for President of the l T 11 i-
ted States 0:1 the first ballot. Sen
ator Joseph Robinson, of Arkansas, ;
for Nice. They aie among the
most prominent leaders in tlie
democratic parly and will make a
Strong team and nblelo pullover
some very rough politic ai pku e-
We gather from an old copy of
the Dahlonega Signal, which was
published until suite years
back, many things that happen*
el here in 1831 an 1 iS53, which
will bo of of interest to many of
our readers today.
The Signal was then published
by John A. Reynolds who contin
ued its publication until Feb. 2nd,
I852, at which time lie sold out to
James R. Lawhon and Jacob R.
Davis, and tlie subscription price
was $1.00 in advance and $2 at the
end of the year. The November
issue of’51 contained the follow
ing Dahlonega advertisements and
announcements :
G. M. McGuire, P. O'Con
ner, A. G. Wimpy, W. C Perry,
merchants: Win. Woodward, jew
eler; Mrs. O’Conner, milliner;
B. McGee, physician; J. R. Law
hon, Win. Martin, J. N. Dorsey,
attorney; Isaac L. Todd, proprie
tor Globe Hotel: Wni . Lawrence,
artist.
Announcemants: M. P. Quil-
lian, J. R. Lawhon, for Ordinary ;
T. H. Kilgo, for clerk; Wm.
Woodward, Alfred Harris, for
Clerk of the Inferior Court; W.
H. Thomas, for Tax Collector; G.
C. Witherspoon, for 'Fax Receiv
er; W. J. Warwick, David Nich
ols, for Judge of the Inferior
Court.
At that time J. H. Worley was
Sheriff and sold many negroes at
public outcry in front of the court
house. S. J. Bailalt, Pastor of the
Methodist church, and G. T. C^jtiil-
lian was Secretary of the Masonic
Fraternity.
Dahlonega was then supplieed
with mail from seven different
points, as follows: Gainesville,
three times a week ; Marietta,
three; Pickens Court House, S.
C., twice; Blairsyille, onee ; Ben
ton, once; Canton, once, and Geo.
T. Quillian was Post Master.
Politics wore at highest pitch
between the whigs and democrats,
and Russell and Pierce represented
Lumpkin county in the legislature.
Bacou sold at i2 cents per lb.,
loaf sugar 14 and 16, brown sugar
10 and i2, flour .3 x-2 and 4, cof-
I2 i-2, leaf tobacco 6 and .8, salt
$1 per bushel, shirting li and 12
cents per yard, and lamp oil $ 1.25
per gallon.
The U. h>. Mint was then in full
blast at this place and the Clerk,
II. B. Williams, reported for the
month of January, ’&2, receipts of
bullions as follows : From Cali
fornia, $22,922.46, from Georgia,
$6,.(ID,02. Total for the month,
$29,354.48. The amount of gold
coined in lS51, towit : Number of
half eagles 62,7io, quarter eagles
1 1,26], gold dollars 9,882.
There was no - free education
in those days. J. E. Stacey had
charge of n school at the old Acad
emy then, whose ad reads as fol
lows; “Scholastic year divided in
to two terms of 30 weeks each.
For reading an! writing $6, arith
metic, grammar and geography $8,
highest English branches $lo.”
O11 tlie 15th of January the ther
mometer was 6 degrees at sunrise,
and the weather was so., cold as to
O..
delay the publication of the Signal
one day.
The gold fields of California
were creating much excitement at
that time. On the 5th day of
February Go persons left. Dahlone
ga for the new diggins at one time.
Afterwards some returned. Coiner,
Worley, O’Conner and Thornton.
The former made lrom 3000 to
looo pennyweights of gold and the
latter from 7ooo to Sooo penny
weights. J. B. Gordon brought
back 110 pounds of tho yellow
metal. Yet a letter was received
from M. F. Whelchel, of Dahlon
ega, from h : s brother Alec, say
ing: “Bo content where you are.
While a few have been sticceesfTil
many have been disappointed
and desire to come home.
Dahlonega was expecting a rail
road according to this paragraph:
“The president of the Georgia
Company is expected daily to look
out a route. Trains are now run
ning both day and night at n speed
ol 25 miff s an hour. But one lim
nin': to Dahlonega, day only.
8 01 lonii r; an bout would be suf- '
licieir.”
Don’t put clT for tomorrow wind
can he done today. It only takes
one time to do a thing. Then why
delay it?
The new telephone line from
Dahlonega across the mountain at
Woody’s Gap, was completed last
week, and is now in talking order
for the Forestry people.
The Nugget is $1.00 in advance
without any premiums. And if a
persons after subscribing for the
paper and does not think it is
worth the money let 11s know and
we will refund it.
The wet weather in June was too
rainy for young people to come to
the mountains and camp for any
pleasure. We have been here a
long time and never saw as much
cloudy, rainy weather in one year
before.
Three "years ago a gentleman
came up from Braselton purposely
to see the editor of the Nugget,
being so well pleased with his ap
pearance and the place that he is
hack atfending the Summer School.
So you see we are useful as well
as ornamental.
After the 1.3th of this month
the Carrier on Route 1 will have
to go four miles farther, by retrac
ing at Mr. W. B. Jones up above
Town Creek Creek Church. This
will give give us direct eotmmtni-
tion every day in the week with
the citizens in the lower edge of
White county.
Our hotel people will have to
reduce their rates if they wish vis-
tors to come and he with 11s. Per
sons out for health and pleasure
are not going to pay such high
prices for lodging in a small town
like Dahlonega when they can get
good hoard and lodging at hotels
right in the mountains cheaper.
The people in the crowded, smoky
cities want to come ar.d be with us
if wo would give lower rates. Sdme
have written for prices in advance,
while others have come and gone.
Although Prof. L. G. Boyd has
been out at Cavender's Creek Mine
for quite a while we didn’t
have the pleasure of meeting him
until last week, being the first
time in 27 years, together with his
good lady. They have been living
in Florida for n number of years,
yet are very much delighted to
get hack to Luiupkin, residing at
the same place and cottage they
left over a quarter of a century
ago, just as happy as people get
to be.
Last week the fourth State Camp
for women met at Athens, as was
noted. This week is the time the
Club girls of the Augusta,jDistrict
to attend Camp Wilkens at Ath
ens. Wo are glad to state that
two of our giils—Bobbie Wiley
and Georgia Burges, have the
privilege of going to the Camp.
Through the generosity of one of
our leading citizens oue scholor-
stout, healthy young fellow. He
The ground around Cane Creek
Falls were alive with people last
Sunday and all enjoyed themselves.
Mrs, Sarah Grindle, the largest
lady in the county, paid the Nug
get office a visit some days ago.
This good woman tips the b,eatn at
Hi8. Likely the heaviest persop
in the county.
M ss Barnes, a daughter of Mr.
J. A. Barnes, of Clermont, who, is
attending the Summer School her?
came down Friday and subscribed
for the Nugget to be sept to hpf
father. She says lie likes to read
the paper.
We felt real sorry for a strangp
lady the other day who must have
just landed from Paris, because
when she dropped her handerphief
the pretty dress she wore was so
light and short that she could not
stoop to pick it up.
We know of a fellow who, when
ho used to go to see his kinfolks
and everything cheap, would
he given a rocking chair, made
comfortable as an inducement for
an extended visit. No.v since
the price of all kinds of food has
increased so, and this kinsman
mikes a visit he is handed a shov
el and shown where to clean out a
ditch. lie doesn’t stay long.
They have a machine now that
after bobbing a ladies hair the de
sired length it can be given the
permanent waive, regardless of the
age of the person. Such waves,
we are told, cost from ten to twen-
five dollars. We suppose men with
sufficient hair could be given this,
the latest touch up. Regret very
much that we haven’t enough hair
for the machinery to be put to it.
It is said that by tho proper ap
plication of a ten dollar touch on a
nickel head woulld make it more
valuable. If we had a little more
hair we would try it, feeling con
fident that we could then run our
our head into a sack, walk out on
the street and be much more at
tractive.
A lot of chickens are more dis
astrous to a beau crop than the
beetles, because these insects arc
satisfied with the vines without
any other food. But after the
chickens ent tlie blooms and young
beans they want you to feed them
corn. Upon finding that corn at
the present price is not profitable
to feed to chickens and give them
the blooms and beans as dessert,
our better half sold them including
the old rooster that gave the hour
of twelve at night, and the ap
proach of day by his strong voice.
So we are now doing our own
crowing. Our voice is not exact
ly like old Reds, but we had rather
use our Lest efforts and have
plenty of beans. The beetles are
fewer this year.
We met Mr. J. A. Moore hero
a few days ago, who attended our
college in I876. He left here a
ship was given and another secur
ed from the State College of Agri
culture. These scholarships will
he used to defray the expenses of
these girls while attending Camp.
“Did you ever stop to consider,’
asks a writer in the Gadsden Coun
ty (Fla.) Times, the difference in
tho success attained by the hoy
who works his way through col
lege and the one who goes to the
high places of learning for the pur
pose of spending dad’s money and
playing football? Nearly all the
railroads of this country are direct
ed by men who rose from, the ranks
of fellow workmen and young men
not afraid of soiling their hands or
putting in a little extra time in
case of emergency. Many of the
hank presidents throughout the
country would know how to “gee
and haw” old “Beck” up aud
down corn rows if necessity called
them to that duty. Colleges are
splendid mediums through which
to receive a polish but not uessaihy
essential in making a Huecess of
life in a business or spiritual way.
I a m for a higher standard ot
learning for the boys and girls of
today, but at the same time I hold
that it would be a valuable asset
for them to know how to put their
college education to a practical
turned an old gray headed man,
same age of tlie editor of the Nug
get, but looks several years older.
We judge that this was caused by
living in a city aud have sasafrns
tea to drink like we do. Mr.
Moore said he was named after
Aloxender Stephen, who had a
beautiful home in Crawfords-
sville, Georgia. In one end
of this dwelling he said Mr. Ste
phens had a partition across the
building, provided for the comfort
and pleasure of tramps. On the
first floor was a dining room with
11 flight of stairs which ied them
ti rooms supplied with beds,
where every unfortunate person of
this character who came to town
without money or any place to
eat or sleep, they were welcomed
to this good mans house and fed
and furnished a night’s lodging
free ot charge. Wouldn’t this
place he crowded now with such
accommodations? Mr. Stephens
visited Dahlonega years ago. He
was a cripple and very feeble, yet
he made a strong speech. We
heard him. He advocated the
planting of vineyards and tlie man
ufacture of wine. This was be
fore man, or some of them, pro
nounced it a sin to make or drink
wine, which even stopped' iiis use
for sacramental purposes.
W. A. HOUSLEY
Shoe and Harness Shop.
Bring Your Wade
Next to store of John IT. Moore & Son
We mean to Please
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the color, style and size you want in stock I can order a ready made
suit and have it hero in three or four days. If you want a Tailor
Made Suit I can have it made to order and ready for you in ahput fQ
days. J have aline of samples.
come see me
I will sell you clothing as cheap ns you oan buy it any where
for cash. Satisfaction guaranteed. I jvill appreciate your business.
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Watson’s Cafe
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