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The i Nugget PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. DAHLONEGA, GA., DEC. 14, '28. JBnotred at tlic Dnhloncit*, O*. I*. O nrt Second OIask Matter. Official Organ of both City nml County. *-• SUBSCRIPTION PRICK: $1.50 - ■ 12 Months 80c. - - A Months 60 c. s - - 3 Months. Office Phone S. Residence Phone 5-1 J. The town of Plainvillc, Ga., was almost wiped out by fire a few nights ago. Three ministers In a wreck near Mantfield, Ga., last week. This accident can’t be charged to liquor but mud manufactured by rain and maybe too fast driving over a bad road. Congress is having a cold sitting up in Washington at this season of the year, yet one prohibition talk er wants the body to passalaw to make it a felony for any one to vi olate the dry low. We sec where several persons have lost their diamonds and jew elry yalued at from one to four thousand dollars by the slick hands of of thieves. It keeps us uneasy about ours. Rev. W. F. Jordon, the min ister iu Raleigh, N, C., has just been freed from the pen after hav ing served thirteen months. Wo do not know whether lie will re sume preaching and discuss poli tics or not. Some of them are requesting the governor to call an extra session of the legislature. There must be a little money in the treasury. II members of the legislature were paid so much fora session an ex tra session would ucver be heard mentioned. We noticed one town in Florida receutly where they bad five fires in a week caused by sparks from the chimneys. Three of the build ings were a total loss. IIow easy these fires could have been avoided by burning the chimneys out when tlie roofs were wet. Locals and Other News. We do not take any interest in the National Kgg Laying Contest. Thirty-seven women have been named to office in 11 1 Georgia comi ties. Many of the students at the State University have the flu. The king of England has been at the pojnt of deatli for some time but is reported as being im proving now. Te Electric Company here arc wiring up the business bouses here with the hopes of getting the lights on by Christmas al Clove- Tho Adair case in the U. S. Court at Gainesville has consum ed much time and cost a lot of money on ncco.nt of his big swin dling concern. News comes from Washington that liquor runners are using air planes, This is one conveyance the officers can’t hold up. Have to either catch them before they spread their wings or wait till they light. G. II. Gillon, an Atlanta attor ney, hasjust been allowed a big salary by the court by having to work only from two and a half to 4 years in the pen for squandering a $5o,ooo estate for which he was administrator. We notice that an Atlanta firm has just received i.ooo dresses. Wc judge by this that the females mean to beg'n wearing dresses again. If not it will be a heavy loss to the merchant if the goods arc not taken on consignment. Mr. Slate, State Auditor, urges iho abolition of all bodies in the state government. The reduction proposed will cut down the present number of io9 to 16. This includes tlie Highway Board of which so much fuss has been made about. A suit was filed in the United States court at Cleveland, Ohio, by G. F. Kbuing, to prevent Herbert Ilooyer from taking bis seat, who contends that the Pres ident elect has been a citizen of the United States only since lOiq. As new text books have been adopted for Georgia for the next five years it' will require a big out lay of money before children can start to school next year. If some of the “athletic books” had been left off it would have cut off a big expense. One member in congress intro duced a resolution for the ap pointment of a physician to visit the house to be ready in case of emergency. Must be expecting some one injuring themselves mak ing long winded speeches over charged with gas. Warning came from Washing ton last week about the flu—urg ing physicians to be active in pre venting its sp.ead. California has had 8,213 cases officials say, and 15,000 thousand as a whole. Many in South Carolina. Georgia lias 344 now, or last week. John Williams upon being cap tured in Macon admits stealing 25 cars. He is certainly an expert and is entitled to the cake. But will likely be served with a more com mon diet for maybe two or three years, because generally the big ger the steal the lighter the pun ishment. Four youngsters, the oldest not over 13, two said they were from Chattanooga, Tenu., and the oth ers from Mobile, Ala., called at the jail at Columbus, Ga., the other niglit and requested lodging, said they were “just hoboing around.’’ What do you think about boys this youug beginning to follow a life like this? W. L. Shippev, of Atlanta, call ed up G. H. Davis there last week to meet him at a certain place, self” through the columns of the when he shot five bullets into his “Nugget,” which though modest body in the presence of many peo- in size and nothing to write home pie, remarking, “There is a about typographically, is read j man who will never wreck an- from const to coast and from the | other home.” Then surrendered Dr. Head requests for those ow ing him to drop in at once and please settle. They will soon have the road across Crown Mountain done and it is reported as being a line one. II. F. I’arks,-out in Nimblcwill District, lias a saw mill, planing machine, good timber andean sup ply you with any kind oi lumber desired, A person borrowing money to go to a ball game helps to make hard times. We have been printing more let terheads. Do you need any? If so call. The weather man is now fur nishing the people of Duhlonega who use it, free ice. We saw a truck iu town a few days ago loaded with meat—dead There are a lot of people who j hogs and live pigs, could save many a dollar by re ducing their chews half and then have enough to give their mouths the desired flavor. Revs. A. C.[Johnson and A, R. Ray attended tlie Baptist Conven tion at Thomasville, found a big crowd of good people and of course ull enjoyed themselves. The Dahlonega Freshman bas ket ball team won from Shatnblee High School 3S to 7 here last Sat urday. And the Dahlonega girl team from the Chamblee girls 25 to 2i. ’Possum dogs are a bettor sale now than pigs or pork—bring so much more and much scarcer. Tax Collector Porter has finish ed liis rou ids in the country and will be it’ Dahlonega to wind up the tax business for tho year the 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th inst. The next issue of the Nugget will be the last one this year, because the editor wants to take a fanta.- tic ride, if lie doesn’t work and is not sick. Can’t tell when the flu 2i. 1 . I is around because it gives no warn- Mr. Dockland, one of the par-! ing. County Judge A. J. McClesky, who on the returns was elected representative in Texas, has been indicted charged with changing the returns in order to be a win ner. Others were also included in the indictment. Notwithstanding Bonie of the preachers claim that the world, is getting better. When the devil is gaining in his work every day. We notice that Jefferson has elected a night watchman. This would be better for Dahlonega than a day policeman, because most mischief occurs at night, and if anything was to happen du ring the day the Marshal could be informed of it who could notify the violator to meet the Mayor, as this is generally the custom in small towns. Or if it was any thin v. mg ' c<m!d be woke up. The Mukwonago Chief, pub lished at Mukwonago, Wis., in clipping a recent item appearing in the Nugget, makes the follow ing appreciated comment: “A philosopher onco said something about the world treading a way to your door, even if you did noth ing more than to make a better mousetrap than anybody else. Metopharically. the world trek9 along the path that leads to the little town of Dahlonega, (our friend, M. L. Walker knows where it is), hidden in the Ga. mountains a score of miles off the railway. For it is the* 3 the veteran editor, W. B. T ownsend, “’spresses Uni ties from California, who made tests on the Briar Patch property, returned a few days ago and is busy with surveyors locating the lines. Garner Ralston, sou of Mr. Lee- man Ralston, of our county, was killed in a house at Gainesville last Saturday night accidentally, some claim. While others say not. We don’t know. Mr. Fannk GJiristian is fixing to put up a house on what is call ed the HalUlot to the left of the Cooper Gap Road, a,short distance from town. It is on a high pointy and a beautiful place Sherman and Hugh Lowe, of Auraria District, were lodged in jail the other night charged with visiting the home of their broth er, during his absence we suppose, and tearing up his things. The case was compromised. Officer Davis informed us Mon day that he got two stills the pre vious day. One in the Western part of the county. And the oth er of 100 gallons capacity, up in Hightower District. There was 110 oue in waiting at either place. Mr. D. Parks, who lias been up at Akron, Ohio, at work for some time, recently returned home to stay at least for a while. It is a cold country as they have already had a lot of snow, being unpleas ant fora person from this section. Officer Wallace and two or three other non resident officials were here Monday after a raid. We learn that they visited Mill Creek District. The still was out of place but seized a crosscut saw, captured a car and twenty gallons of liquor. The lights are getting weaker on account ot the dry weather and low water. The Company has many hands at work, as we have stated before, getting the power transferred here from Seabolt Shoals, which will be accomplish ed in a short while now. The Lumpkin County Commis sioner’s last, regular meeting was held Monday niglit for the present year—that is the regular meeting day. But adjourned over until the zbtli in order to wind up everything, as you will see from au official notice in this issue re questing that all claims against the county be presented by that time. Prof. Waddell, Principal of the j Murrayville High School, dropped) in to see us on some business while) here last Saturday. The Professor takes much interest in his school and it is prospering, which we learn from citizens in that sec tion. He attended the College at Dahlonega and was the same way about his lessons. Deputy Sheriff Riley of Hall, came up Sunday after Il.irve But ler, revenue prisoner under sen tence, escaped from Hall county jail some months ago. Officer Da vis while out hunting stills learned the uhereabouts of Butler who There will be but few .Justice of the Peaco in Lumpkin county af ter the last of this year on ac count of no elections being held in anj- districts in the county except in the town District, Shoal Creek and Walioo. We learn that Gainesville is go ing to have an underwear factory. Don't see what inducement there is for a factory of this kind now, because the trade will be almost as dull as tho sale of well buckets in a place with water works or saddles since the invention of au tos. Some new parties aie now work ing on the Woody & Sumtnerour mining property near Auraria, A five stamp mil! is being built to start with. The gentlemen were up to Dahlonega Friday. One was a Greek, who we couldn’t under stand, nor the other either. Nev- theless they have our best wishes for their success. A portion of last week was regu lar hog killing weather causing a number of our citizens to butcher theirs and are today enjoying themselves eating hogs head and fatty bread. As well as many in the country. We are glad to hear of so many of our citizens begin doing like they used to—raise their own meat and keep the mon ey at home. There has been too much money sent away for stuff that could be made and raised at home. Years ago Mr. John M. Y.hel- chel left Dahlonega, his native home, and located at Anniston, 'Ala., an active young man enjoy ing good health. lie secured a position there as letter car rier, and continuously for thirty- five years he trudged along the streets and sidewalks of that city until the I71I1 day of Novem ber last was retiled on a pension at the age of sixty-seven, with weak legs and in bad health generally. He performed his duties well and will be greatly missed, with much regret as will be seen by the fol lowing letter he received on the 16th nit., from the Postmaster and Postal employees: “We note with sadness that tomorrow forever sep arates you from us so far as being listed as an employee of the office, but we truly hope we shall not be separated in heart and mind. As we recall your years of faithful service side by side with us we come face to face with many pleas ant reminders of happy days to gether, and though we have miss ed you and will continue to do so, we want, to extend congratulations and good wishes for a long, happy and prosperous retirement. We have mailed you today a small token of oik remembrance and sincerely hope you will derive many times the pleasure from it than it was out's in giving.” TRUSTEES ELECTION. Au election is hereby ordered to be held at the various school houses of the county from 12 o’clock M. until 2 transferred him from his place of ! o’clock P. M., 011 Saturday, Dec. 22 r ... , 1928, for the purpose of electing trus- no titled tees for the different schools of Lump* to] pey was escorted to prison. He the Sheriff of Hall, who came and ( km countyorder of theCouu^ j had warned Davis about his wife. I tna£ I e another transfer'. j J. J, Scauoi.t, C. S. 8. the ^other home.’ ’ gulf to Canada.” Then follows When the body of Davis was car- thc clipping which we leave out ried to the undertaker and Ship- a Lode to tho jail here an.! because we never did like “chaw” our tobacco twice. W.’A. HOUSLEY Shoe and Harness Shop. Bring YoujrWork. Next to store of John IT. Moore & Son We mean to Please - ■ i p. ' .w U xx I am headquarters for CLOTHING in Dahlonega. 'If Itlinve not tho color.[style and size you want in stock I can order a ready made suit and have it here in three or four days. If you want a Tailor Made Suit I can have it made to order amPrcndy for you in about 10 days. 1 have aline of samples. COME _A.TSTD SEE:-ME I will sell you clothing as cheap as you oan buy it any where for cash. Satisfaction guaranteed. I. will appreciate your business. R F- ANDERSON Watson’s Cafe NEXT TO Smith’s Seryice Station COME and EAT TEY TOWNSENDS’ Rheumatism Remedy :f no belief MONEY REFUNDED PJRIOE 9B1.00 W- B, TOWNSEND Dahlonega CALL A.T THE NUGGET OFFICE FOR Paper, Envelopes and Blanks Here’s to Your Interest. Read. IMPORTANT Batteries Charged, Batteris for Rent, Batteries Repaired, Batteries for B ile. OUR DAY SERVICE l 3 IX X I i I . 1 I > JS « > jx Daliloneo’a, Georgia