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J. C. HEARTSELL, Editor.
C. L. HENRY, Bus. Manager,
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1902.
A BATCH* OF
HOT WAFFLES.
Happenings of the Week Broiled Down
to a Delicious Taste.
Drummer C-us Hall, of Cal¬
houn, was here Tuesday. '<
Steve Miller was"a promi¬
nent figure in our busy marts !
Saturday.
Mrs Virgil A. Stuart was
in the city, shopping, a short
time vesterdav ■
Misses Emma Sampler and
Kate Keister went shopping,
to Dalton, Friday.
Patterson Messer, of Car
ters, spent Friday among his
many town friends.
Several couples of the
younger element spent Sun
day at Cohutta Springs.
John S Bettis, one of Am
zi’s best citizens, was in the
city a short time Monday fore¬
noon.
Lawyer Jesse B. Terry
came-over from Dalton Mon
day, attending to professional
business here.
Mrs. HaTvey Ellis hasbeen
very ill the last few days.
She hasbeen in delicate health
for several months.
’Squire Jim Leamon, of the
Tenth, was here Frioay,
shaking hands with his nu¬
merous Spring Place admir¬
ers.
Handsome John O’Neill, of
Dunn, was shaking the hands
of his town admirers yester¬
day. John always finds a
warm welcome here.
Doah Leonard and lady, of
Foit Mountain, shopped in
the city a short ttme Monday
afternoon en route home
from a. np to Dalton.
A. J Martin, one of the most
prosperous fc.rmers in Murray
county, was down from Bea
verdale yesterday and dropped
in tomake the editor’s heart
glad.
Frank Vonbergcame down
from Chattanooga and spent
the past week with his parents.
Pie enjoys a splendid position
with the Rapid Transit rail¬
way, of that place.
A fine rain throughout this
section, last Saturday, is re¬
sponsible for the broad smiles
to be seen on the faces of all
our farmers. Crops ot all
kinds were in fine shape to re¬
ceive it.
We are informed that Chip
Owens has lately bought the
mill property, at Cohutta
Springs, and will hereafter
operate it in connection with
his other enterprises. Chip
is a mighty thrifty citizen and
«.ur county needs more like
him,
We regret to learn that
Mose Holland is right sick.
Recent rains assure a good
blackberry crop throughout
this section.
Laws Ellis, a thrifty Su
mach farmer, was in town on
business Monday.
Luther Simpson was look
mg after his affairs, near
Loughridge, Sunday.
Frank Jones and family
spent Sunda\ with relatives,
near Brown’s bridge. .
Dyar and Rosfcoe Russell,
of Dunn, were here a few
hours Monday morning.
Walter Richards, of Su¬
mach, was autographed at
the Temple House Saturday
night.
Children’s Day exercises at
Pleasant Valiev Sunday, were
largely attended by Spring
Place folks.
Farris Haggard, of Beaver
dale, was here on business
Monday, and paid us an ap
predated visit.
The small grains in this
-niy« Wng l™d
a flat failure than for several
years past.
Dr n Thomas T , r Green arrived . .
from Atlanta, Monday, and
will spend the summer at his
father’s country home, two
ndles fiorth of the city.
^-Shields t e story to his is already adding
^mmodtns completed the hostelry budding When wtll
be matenally improved.
L F and Mrs Peeples spent
Monday in Dalton with Edit
or Heartsill and family. Mrs.
Heartsill expects to visit rela
tives at Marshall, Texas, in a
short time.
Carter Edmondson has re¬
turned from college, at Dah
lonega. His friends will be
pleased to learn that he won
a gold medal tor
the best oration in his class.
James R. Stuart is now in
the county, representing
New York Life
Company. Jim is a splendid
gentleman and will treat you
square if you are looking
Insurance.
Spring Place needs a house
cleaning the worst sort.
streets are badly in need of
repair and the sidewalks are
next thing to a nonenity. Let
the town dads put their heads
together and remedy
and many other unnecessary
inconveniences.
Actual Circulation 1200 Copies.
Mrs. George Cox has been
real sick the past few days.
Mrs. Will Smith was quite
indisposed several days, the
past week.
Hon. Charles King, wifa
and baby, went to Dalton,
shopping, yesterday.
Genial Bob Gudger, of
Fashion, was mixing with his
town admirers Monday af
ternoon.
The Fourth of July blow
out for Spring Place will be
the biggest thing ever held in
the county, if the present plans
are carried out. The follow¬
ing committee has been ap¬
pointed to meet in the court
house Saturday night for the
purpose of making the final
arrangements:
N. A. Parsons, J. L. Cole, W C.
V°I)' Hearten ilenrv 1
V P L N.’ w King* W
Sampler, Robln; T. 1. Ovbey,C.
L ° n ’ E 8 Kennw ’ J
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h'
Finchur, W. E. Evert'tt, Alvin Jones,
L F. Peoples, Willis Peodley, P o.
Hilliard and M. W. Shields.
V eterans Notice. -
The undersigned committee
desires to give nonce that
John B. Gordon Camp, L . C.
V. ot Murray county, will lur
nish all (on^ederate Veterans
;™lof
same may be had at the next
^andtlim* Ta^sday^lf 'jul^ ; ' l " , A P n
friendly
P V :
K* m ’
A. A K. P Ramsey i
G. Ireadwell,
Committee,
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
J ^dsXIp an"
^ j n t The ‘ b ^ reason f whv wh /
,
J mV self S and
ra y expenses are
and see me Bring me yonr
produce and get the highest i
price for it.
Yours for trade,
E S. Kenner,
“The Busy J Merchant”
Strayed: —One cow, size
above medium > color black j
and white spotted,
crooke d horns, long bushy
tail, has no mark. Any in-'
formation will be gladly re
ceived and fuffy P.” paid for. j
C. Roney,
Dunn, Ga
*
Pilk ink Cores Piles!
Money refunded if it ever fails. I
Buvall your fruit trees from
W. M. Morgan He is rep
resenting the Excelsior Nur
sery, of Rome, and can guar
antee the best of stock and
will sell at lowest possible
There is big money
1 jin fruit the in culture this section. of grapes and
.
Joe Henry made a busi
ness trip to Dalton Saturday.
B. W. Bagwell and family
are at Blue Springs, Tennes
see, visiting his parents.
Bud Hall and John Tucker,
of the Eighth, were here Fri
day, in an official capacity.
Chip T. Owens and Lewis
Terry, of the 1013 th, were
here on political business last
Friday.
Our good friend, James C.
Ellis, of Mill Creek, was an
appreciated visitor to our sanc
turn yesterday
Prof. Tim Leamon, of Til
* on ' s P en * several days of the
P ast week ?’ ith Murra y
tlves and friends -
Dr. James B. Hughes and
wife are now comfortably
filtered in their home here,
and are at home to their
friends *
Holly, Bogle Brindle and famiy, of
and Sunday spent in Saturday crniTsts night
the city,
of merchant Wesley Everett
and lad Y
Rev Alvin Jones has gone
to Warren county, Tennes
see, and is in attendance up
on a conference of the Meth
odist Church.
waters
were In prime condition and
some splendid catches have
been made.
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us an ad yesterday that was
fairly bristling with bargains,
but it came too late for inser
tion this week. Watch for it
in our next issue.
The many friends of Charlie
Maddox will be glad to know
^mmjuniTustamli onfe
& A - K, ^ and will be " e in “
a condition t0
»hort time.
„ 1 , s ^Gilford „ ff , and Harry
a U°^" j
Ce -^ es aa Y e rcturt ^, cd Horn a
, usiness trip to Stilesboro.
taR ^ rc * has had a couple
°‘ orscs in training, on the
speedway at that place. He
is well pleased with the re¬
sult and will take them there
again, next spring.
Those communications are
rather slow coming in. Itisa
matter of impossibility for us
to publish the community
news unless our friends send
to us. See if you can’t get
us up a letter. We want ev
neighborhood in the coun¬
ty represented in these col¬
umns.
resident of this county but at
present of Polk Spring’Place county Ten
nessee, was in
yesterday. lie is here for the
purpose of exchanging a farm
there for property in Murray,
Mr. Smith is a good citizen
ane we hope he will be able
to move back among us.
ESTABLISHED IN 1879-’96.
ONE DOLLAR Per. Annum.
Bill Jones was hobnobbing
with his town chums Monday.
William Brown came down
from Kilmer and spent Sun*
day with Spring Place friends.
Prof. Vining has been do¬
ing some painting and mural
decorating on the residence
of Dr. Jim Hughes.
Brigham Pulliam, a pros¬
perous young Gordon county
farmer, spent Tuesday night
at the home of Newt Parsons.
John and Jesse Morrison, of
Dolitrie, stopped in town a
short time Tuesday afternoon,
on their way home from Dalton.
Rufus and Oliver Steed
returned from the North
Georgia here Agricultural college,
*’ the Y have been in school
past year,
Little Miss Ruth King, of
Chattanooga, has been spend
ing a delightful visit with her
cousin. Miss Mamie King, in
L<aSt s P nn S ** ace *
Do not forget to rnb up your
“old plug” tor the scrub race
in Spring Place on the Fourth.
The program and full partic¬
ulars will appear later.
An advertisement of Pleas
ant Valley High.School ap
pears in this issue. This is a
it is receiving.
Willard Pendley, ’Squire
Jim Campbell and W. D,
Heartsell, all, report cotton
squares prior to our issue, a
week ago, but the notice men
tioning them was overlooked.
John for C. McEntire atuioun
ces tax collector in this
issue. He is well known to
the people of Murray county
as an honest, clever and ca¬
pable citizen and is sure to
‘
Aaron Nix was in to see us
one day last week. He and
a number of his associates are
engaged in developing a gold
mine, out in the mountains
east of here, and he is highly
pleased with the prospects,
The average housewife is
living next door to content¬
ment these days. With plen¬
ty of garden sass on hand, and
more coming, she looks the
world square in the face and
knows that ours is a land of
peace and plenty.
We hear rumors of many
probable candidates but, for
some reason unknown to us,
they do not announce. There
is still lots of room in the vari¬
ous races and our advice to
those occupying the anxious
seat would be that they run.
No man or set of men has a
trust that controls the office
seekers of hope Murray that county and
we truly the day mil
never dawn when any citizen
can be denied the exquisite
pleasure and supreme privilege
of offering himself as a sacra*
fice upon the altar of his coun¬
try.