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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
What is Going on all Over the
County.
In n Condensed Form for
Murray’s Prosperous
People
.1 0 King is right sick this
Col. V L Watts visited in Dalton
Tuesday.
Genial George Mitchell was in our
city a sho.it time Tuesday.
■Clever R L Terry was in the city
on .business last Monday.
W J E Long went over to Dalton
cm business last Monday.
WS Stroud, of Sumach, was in
opr city a short time last Monday.
Dunk Terry, of Ilassler Mill, was
handshaking with friends here last
^Monday,
-Fabv Durham, of Uamrev, was in
ourc.;G.on business last Tuesday
morning.
T P Uainsev, Joe Phipps and son
Hardy, went over to Dalton last
Tuesday.
Genial Jim Langston was a con¬
fpicuos figure on cur streets last
.^Tuesday .
jCIvailie Sampler, of Dennis, w as
howdving with friends here one day
this week.
.Mrs. Fletc’mr Walton left Wednes
dry morning for hex home at ^ lil:l
Jlics, Georgia.
J J) Robinson, of Ball Ren, .was
handshaking with his numerous
lends at this place last Tuesday .
Doc McEmire, of Lower Mur ay,
passed through our tily last Tuesday
en-rovste to Dalton with a load of
Mvhcnt.
Miss Mary Couch whe has been
slay ii'g at the borne of WJ J hnson
is spending a few days with
])aient.s lip in Al.umlsy’.
-Rev. N A Par*on* assisted
Rev. Taylor are conducting a re¬
vival at the Methodist church tins
yreck.
“Theevidence accumulates with
each day’s advices that the bang
continued depression in financial eir
cles lias passed, and thanks to 6 ve
ee^;-s of fproi <1 ecimoiuy aud
c coupled wire
tb hi of speculation, to
day's abundant liaivest at remuner.a
live praices to the agriculturists, a
yiew prosperity is coming to the
iieopli-. From address of Comi
irtdliv I^ckels (Den.) before Ameri
can Bankers’ Associatiop, August
1 1897.
'i he latest repm t from Dun’d
view aa xo improving business are
among the most satisfactory yet
.corded by that reliable publication,
The “Review’-’ says : “Every city
reporting tips week notes increase in
.. a dc and nearly all bright
The gieat change in business is e.n
^liasize.l by Iht- ],reee,H'e of a
^ country »' and by T,”' the heay 1 purchases 1 **
thev make. The strong rise in r,tacks,
‘ rail
tl ie growth of bank clearings and
road earnings and the heavy sped
j alio us in many products, and most
of all in wheat, have made tlie we«'k
»ne of surpass-ng interest even to
jhose who best remember the upward
iUMi in in 1 lo/J. Q 70 ”
Doogasi, "T-A-T Aug. 19. Lev. n L w
Look is conducting revival services
at the M -E Church this week.
(.teorgo oioei i- 1 . ril . ur who i, n La* lmpn V c sick ‘
for r sometime . is now c. - —*
^ittle . ir Hemy a „,.„ Whitp NV bite has -• been auit-e i
sick for a few days but is now iro
“
.
^Guefs what two young men can
vassed AUculsy thisafternoon?
MISS Aiic« MW Metor Tavlor, lay*” , of - i v
visited vi-ited airs MrsLeela fjeOl* White ** 1 " last Sunday. -
- Mr David u White and son John,
‘
returned from Spring T>1 Hce t.i
ternoon.
the li-t ...
Uiee _ sici
James *8 on
week.
Willis Arthur, of Svlco, is spend
jng this week with bis father
Mr. Moore.
v-Juite - . a num . I > f«,m this ' uai’t at
,
teBded the Sunday bc .100 e
tion at Cookson Creek. All reprnv
& nice time.
;>yeH, as I am very busy going to
meeting this week, you must excuse
this short letter, with success to the
.News I close. Waxeb Lily.
THE GRAND JURY PRESENT- j
MENTS.
Murray County.
We the grand jury for August
[term 1897 of the Superior Court
nia ^ e th« following general present
I ments,
liy various committee* w e have
U* 0,0 ,«nU
j the county, we tiuA the N D and J
R <,f the U72 district two case* where
I jud; e nens wore rendered but does
'• not suite whether the
were in favor of plaintiff or defen
dant. We find in the 1089 district
j one judgement- rendered without
due or signature hv the N P and
|J P. We find in . 1 ,;; 8-'-l district the
[books 1 not unfitly kept by the N P
; and J V. We find in the 1W8 db
•; u .j ct t fo e book.* of the J P judge -
[ rlH , nls r endued without giving par
j t |, ; s names against whom judgements
j wt . ru reu ded. We Had in the 825
I district the books of the A 1' and
.1 P not neatly k pL We find our
Treasurer had on hand f-om Feb
,
rnary term $7.98 out has received
from collector $1905 o i, Total $19
i PI 52 paid out since February term
j $1774.56, Commission $92.00 cash
on hand $40.96. We also find the
Ordinary’!? books not only neately
kept but all nececsary records iu
their proper places; also our County
Commissioners of Iioads and Reye
mie discharging their duty and their
clerk having all the minutes neatly
^ . ln( , pr( , pei . records of ail drafts
and the business of the Hoard in
proper forte.
We also find the Sheriff’s office
and books neatly kept and the
of all the business of his
tiee as gh miff in proper form..
We find the Tux Reevivcr’s book< ;
i.. go< id order and correctly kept
Wc.find the Tax Collector has made:
«‘Ul-erneiit with the Count y Hoard j
and evt-rvihing propelly balanced!
for 1896. But we recommend that J
the County Board of Roads and
Revenue in the future re-quirt* the
4'ax Collector to make settlement
according to law, far we find that!
$1905.54 bar.been paid to the Treas
tuer since February term, which
have .been paid sooner,
a ] si , (bid the books .and re
oor ds of the Clerjk neatly kept Any
a |j ,. ee(>n j 8 ,n proper form ana in
their proper places.
We find the overseer’s house and
barn on poor farm needing repairs,
Wt , <i,\d one cld wagon, one old turn
jng plow, one old planter and one
inmate Mary Rate, w.v.o r.ays she. i*
and very w>41 care ! for.
We find the M '^ l0 ^
imuse in bad condition, the p aster
ing tailing i ff to a »e>\ eonsiileraUe
extent and the foundation in
damaging edition owing to de
pressions around saute caused by t u.
want, of guttering P'J 'b-" u V’P ts
to carry ,*ater frog! wall, we further
find -that the water works to supply
,M,o a «*»«* ’«' »
: -rr, t,he A^ . fe - -J -
protection against fire sanitary pur
poses and conveniences for
the water works were intended and
recommend that all necessary wo»w
for the protection and preservation
of the bgil<|ing be ^oce at once; wu
find the interior of Hie prison in> as
good sanitary condition as it can be
-b J
. .
under existing
an <l think Jailor is doing bis full
^ v>llc > known as Hie
CfonU ,*nrnpr in a dilapidated and
and' ,
dangerous s condition recommena
that the County Board , make »>»>«
disposition . . ot ... it.
We find the court house in good
condition except the roof and
ning-reds, the root is m a veil e ' 1 D
condition i... and j som _,. mo A f ,he - rod tmints
down. , , \v~ Were mnmnnwnit ^ommen that asearlv •
"
possible a thorough and proper
examinalion 0 f the roM be made and
prop er remedies supplied to
^ f(U . ther daluage . We
f that a stone «r a
wpU bfl buii , on nort h
east lines of the court house lot,
• ^ne i top Ot „# „.hw.h WtllCll miuii .hall *<,*u stand . six i n . ■ :
ches below a level with bass of the
rt y, ouse wa U. We recom
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ around
the court bouse at present.
We recommend that jurors and
bailiff’s have two dollars per day.
Wt, recommend that W R Tyijon
he appointed N P and .1 P for the
972 district of »aid county.
We recommend that the jury
boxes.-ss,-ordered by the Judge, be
received and paid for at $1.00 each,
or returned to .maker, Mr. Jackson.
We recommend that Mr. Seth
Harper be jnade to remove his fence
out of road ot Hock Creek on the old
Federal rear! A K
and that ad other inti mgements up
on th« public right-of-way be remov
at once.
We recommend that sign boards
be kept up at.all forks ot loads and
crossings.
Wo endorse the action of tin 1
County Board in it’s appointment of
T J Ovbev and C N King to examine
the public records.
We recommend that each school
ward decide for itself as to what
seasen of ihe vear its schoo.s shall be
taught and whether they he taught
in one term or two.
We favor the ratification in our
comity, of the new road law to raise
funds by taxation to work public
j roads
Iti conclusion, wo are pleased to
gay Ilis Honor, Judge Fite and the
; Solicitor General, each deserve much
praise'for tlu- manner in which they
have dispatched business; Also our
bailiff has waited on our body to our
satisfaction.
We recommend that these pre¬
gentmeiits be published in the Jim
pl ecu te and Muisuay News atone
fue of $2.50, each,
Pleasant McGhee, Foreman.
William A Campbell, Sec’y.
Oliver D Keith,
Andy T Harris,
Samuel 11 Wheat,
James A Coffey,
John 1) Harris,
Ben B Rector,
Thomas M Hemphill,
David FI Humphreys.
William M Morgan,
William J White,
John R Bond,
William D Petty,
William J Peeples,
I sham J Green,
Joseph S Worley',
James C Ellis,
Ellis E Daniels,
William D Petty,
John F Montgomery,
James P Kelly,
Melvill W Whittenwre.
The foregoing presentm. it re
:t jid ordered spread upon tin
, il j Ilut( , s sn ,j that. tlu*y bn published
tided. r N •
as reunion' WOm uvei*
court, this August 21st, 1897.
A. \\\ Fiu, J. S.C, C. C,
GEORGI A, Mirune v Fot:^.
{ ^ ^ ^ aim \ (
foregoing , true .or , ,, Ui
is..a copy
presentments as they appear on U: :c
of C()urt>
\y. j J,Anson,
Cleik, S. (.'.
'
DOOLUI M,
A» sn-n«,ith
eomrminitv u)mrnumt } is verv gooit g at present. I
.
Rev. M M Bates is helping .«) >!•«
meeting at Mount Pisgah this week.
Messrs. Joe and Hardy Phipps and
lofn ].; amsev ma( j e a business trip to
Dalton today.
^ ^ ^ ^ who got a
rocking » the other day. ,
Miss Bovtje Leonard, Frank and
Waiter Adams,returned from a visit
to relatives inCobl countv today and
*
report a very pleasant time.
The ine paptuing huntGinw Wah was larwlv largely aru
j^t Sunday at the Shelton Ford.
~
Ask Tom low who , got left , ,
Sunday at the baptising.
a number of our
cour) ty J bovs and girls ° are °
arrangements 6 to enter sch . >ol .
Fairmount this fall.
Gur farmers are dreading the fed
fields, but they Know if they fa.!
to reap while harvest is at hand they
will be compelled to suffer. So we
see that the farmer is the life of
country. If we had more of them
and better ones times would be muon
-
better.
Jasper Reed is talking of erecting
a ]jvery 8laUie up near the Cohutta
Mountains; wonder what the people
want with a stable in that part
our county.
CaI i.UT ei-N THE WINO.
■‘LAND OF THE SKY.”
in Western North Carolina, be
tween the Blue Ridge on the East
cud the Alleghanies on the West, in
honllaml'feet'nboJtile
^ ^ Ashvi l l( ., beautiful, j.ictur
(?S q Ul . ami woild-famed as one .of the
j most pleasant resorts in America,
j | Z&JSK&ZfSZ K vs a land of bright skies and in
I beauties of stream, valjcv and moun
: a j n have furni - luff subject and in—
spiration for painters brush.
j 1 Ins is truly U,e “Land (.1 the
! n>gj(m on \ ht . ^ t5nellt to
ati ract pleasure tourists or health
1 seekers.
j low Convenient rates to Asheville schedules via and Southern very
| Railway. 8-o 1.
eniLVVH VTESTO ARKANSAS AND
TEXAS.
On August, 17th, Sept. 7ih and
j ■Jlnt, and Oct. 5ili and l!)i,h, the C>>t
| ton Belt ILiitto will sell round trip
I tickets from bit. Louis, Cairo and
Memphis, to all points in Louisana,
Arkansas and Texas, at one fare for
the round trip, plus $2 00. This is
an excellent opportunity for home
seekers to secure a good location,
For full particulars as to rates, etc.,
and free copies of handsomely ill us -
tinted pamphlets regarding the
Great Southwest, write to il 11 Sul
ton traveling passenger Agt., Chat¬
tanooga. Tenn,, or E W Lelleaume,
G P & T A, St. Louis, Mo.
.-a v*.
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mt Female
Tgg| Regulator
For all diseases peculiar to women and girls.
It Tom. * up the Nerves, improves the An
petite, Enriches the Blood, ami gives Lire,
Health and Strength. It is the
QUEEN OF Tonics
MAKES TEE COMPLEXION CLEAE.
MCE r HaLf* ? A bottle of “ Monthly ” Regulating
fc Pills with each bottle. For sale by
all dealers or sent direct upon receipt of price by
New Spencer Med. Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn.
LADIES’ SPECIAL T 8 EATMEHT: in
case> Riving ; requiring special Ladies’ treatment, Hedicat address, De
symptoms. Advice and book Female
part men!. on
Diseases, with testimonials, free.
j For Sale and Recommended by
J. A. Looney, Doily, Ga.
SOUTHERN
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C. A. BKN.SCOTfia.A-0. P. A. C battanoova Term 1
To OPEN SEPTEBEF 1st, 1897.
F urniture Exchange
'DALTON, ,GA.
Second Hand and Job Lots of New and Old Fur¬
niture, Organs, Pianos, or bought ana .sold.
J. A. CARTER will exchange new Furniture, Pi¬
anos, Organs,etc., for old and turn over to the FUBNiTURg
EXCHAGJ5 co ov.et haul for sale.
THE FURNITURE EXCHANGE will have a
Sewing Machine Department and ,handle various kinds of
he best makes.
THE managers will canvass the territory and will
also represent .T. A. {>;irter’s big store in all the lines.
FoR information on goods you wish to exchange ap¬
ply to the managers, L. D. Buchanan and t. J. Newson*
J. A. CARTER,
FURNITURE, CARPETS ami UNDERTAKING.
■r
Why DO They?
Why do so many people trade at this store?
Whv do they come from far away as well as near at home?
J
Whv do they return rci^ularly - . vSeasoii atter r . season? 0
; J J o J
Why do they tell their friends to come?
ft it
Is it sentiment or accident? No this is the reason;
the reasons that governs all buying and selling transac
tions It is because they J save money J by J trading C 3 here,
The dominat feature of this store is its system of low
prices and people have learned to realize that a dollar will
go father here thah in other stores.
We have the best and most reliable goods the mar¬
kets afford. Selected by experienced buyers to suit the
particular wants of our customers and sold at strictly one
price to every purchaser. Whatever you want in the
Clothing or Furnishing line you are reasonably sure to fin4
here.
IE for any reason a purcliase should prove unsatisfacr
ry we are ever willing- and anxious to make it right. That
makes trading here safe, pleasant and economical.
The new fall lines of Clothing, Hats and Furnish
ings are coming in every day. call and examine them.
Baltimore Clothing Co. A. E, Cannon, Manager.
Dalton, Ga,
*■*»*■
TIME IS MONEY.
Save it by doing your milling with
us. We give in exchange highest
quantity and best quality flour and
bran for your wheat, Give us a
trial Barrett, Denton & Linn,
Dalton, Ga.
_
WANTED.
Beef cattle of any description or
veal calves. Apply 11 either to Wal
*
ter Springfield or P E Ainsworth
Highest prices paid. Dalton Ga.
jits J L Russell') Petition forde T
vs )-cree of specific
M Stafford J performances etc,
Murray Superior Court, August terra
1897.
The defendant, watt Stafford, in
the adove stated case is hereby re¬
quired to be and appear in person or
by attorney at the next term of the
Superior Court for Murray county, to
be held on the 3rd Monday in Au¬
gust next, or in default thereof the
court will proceed as justice may
appertain. Witness the Hon. Au¬
gustus W Fite, Judge of said court
'fhi* the 14th day of July i8#7
W J Johnson, Oik S. C,
^5 CUBAN RELIEF cures Colic,
PY Neuralgia and Toothache in
five minutes. Sour Stomach and
Summer Complaints. Price, 25c,