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THE GAINESVILLE NEWfe, WEDNESDAY JULY SO, 1005.
AN INCREASE OF 8871,695.
A NEW CHURCH.
Missionary Baptist Church I Tax Di S est Completed Today By Receiver
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will be instituted next Sunday
afternoon at 8 o’clock at the
Gainesville Cotton Mills. The
Cox Makes Good Showing".
Tax Receiver J. W. Cox completed
this morning- the tax digest for 1902,
services will be held in the Sunday I a »d tt shows a total of $4,878,901, an
School house out at the Mills and I inerease °'’ e ‘' 1901 of ® 871 - 695 -
will be led by Dr. J. A. Wynne
and Rev.jJ. L*R. Barrett, together
with the deacons of the First and
Second Baptist churches of Gaines
ville. All are invited to attend,
and those holding letters are es
pecially urged to come out and
join.
Twelve
of the eighteen militia districts show a
gain over last year.
The digest for 1901 showed over 360,
000 on the defaulters list. , For 1902
the defaulters list has been reduced by
the close work of Tax Receiver Cox to
#34,572.
The total poll, white and colored, is]
3,861, a good increase over last year.
Killed, by Train.
A fatal accident occurred
at
at the
Southern depot Saturday afternoon,
when Mr P. A. Stroud was killed by a
mrving engine, Mr, Stroud is an old
man, being 71 years of age, and was
following his accustomed trade of sell
ing fruit to passengers on the trains,
when he was struck by the engine of
the 2:45 South-hound express, and his
head crushed. He was deaf and did
not hear the train* behind him, or the
quick warning of those who saw his
danger. He was attended by Dr. J. W.
©siin, the surgeon for the Southern
Railway, and Dr. J. B. Rudolph, but he
never regained conciousness and died
three hours after the accident.
Mr. Srtoud is an old Confederate sol
dier, and his body bore evidence of
If you have no appetite for your
meals something is wrong with your di
gestion, liver or bowels.’ Prickly Ash
Bitters cleanses and strengthens the
stomach, purifies the bowels and cre
ates appetite, vigor and cheerfulness
Dr. E. E. Dixon & Co.
Daughters of Confederacy Meet*
Tbe Longstreet Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy will
meet on Friday afternoon at five
o’clock with Mrs. A. W. VanHoose
the parlors of Brenau College.
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Death of Mrs. Whelchel.
Mrs. Nancy J. Whelchel died yes ter
dav at nine-thirty o’clock in Murray-
ville. She was the wife of Mr. J. D.
Whelchel, and was seventy-nine years
of age. The cause of her death was
many wounds received during the Civil j paralysis. Her funeral occurred today
War. Several balls entered his body
that were never extracted, and the
ealf of his leg was raw for many years
from a bomb-shell explosion. He had
the reputation of being a very honest
and upright man. He added to the
pension he drew by peddling fruit in
summer and other articles in winter
He leaves one daughter, Mrs. J. B. Pat
terson, at whose home on Myrtle street
his funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Mr. Brown at 3:00 o’clock Sunday
afternoon.
at one o’clock at Hopewell, the services
being conducted by Rev. J. W. Har
grove.
Celebration at Redwine.
In the Superior Court.
The case of the State vs. John Phil
lips, for the murder of a negro, which
resulted in a mistrial last wee ', was
tried again yesterday. Phillips w a s
found guilty, but reccommended to the
mercy of the court.
Abram Kline was tried for forgery, .7.
H. Hunt being the prosecutor and
Kline was found guilty but was recom
mended to be punished as for a misde-
Last Saturday was a glorious day at I meauor. No sentence has been passed
Red wine church. A Sunday school re- j either case.
union, and celebration was held, the
schools of Redwine, Candler, Calvary,
Poplar Springs and Oakwood partici
pating. An immense crowd was pres
ent, and a fine dinner was served;
short it was a big day. The singing
was excellent, all the schools putting
up a fine showing. A contest in sing
mg and speaking was held between the
five schools represented. 1 Each school
was allowed four songs and four
speeches. The judges were Jno. A.
Smith, Judge J. B. Estes and Rev. A.
A. Tilley. On the first ballot the
schools at Candler. Redwine and Calva
ry tied for the first place, but at the
second ballot the pennant was given to
Redwine.
The schools thoroughly organized,
and voted to meet at Candler in a simi
lar celebration next year.
Mr. John B. Dorsey was in Atlanta
for a few days this week.
Mrs. M. C. Brownjis improving, after a
severe illness.
Mfs. Edwin Davis has returned from
a visit to Atlanta.
Miss Hattie Hicks of Atlanta is spen
ding some time with Miss Leone Hobbs.
Mr. R. E. George of Atlanta, spent
Sunday here a guest of his brother,
Dr. J. B. George.
Mr. B.F. Taylor, a capitalist of Au
gusta and the owner of the Gainesville
Cotton Oil mill, is in the city.
Mr. C. S. Merck, accompanied by xn s
hi s
wife and children, are m the city 1 from
Newman on a visit to home-folks.
Vacation Days.
Vacation time is here and the chil
dren are fairly living out of doors.
There could be no healthier place for
them. You need only to guard against
%be accidents incidental to most open
air sports. No remedy equals DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Salve for quickly stopping
pain or removing danger of serious
eonsequences. For * cuts, scalds or
wounds. “I used DeWitt’s Witch
Hazel Salve for sores, cuts and bruises,”
*ays L. B. Johnson of Swift, Tex. “It
*stbe best remedy on the market.”
Jure cure for piles and skin diseases.
Beware of coup ter feits. Robertson &
Law.
Judge and Mrs.E. J.
Donough, are guests of
John H. Turner.
Reagen of Mc-
Mr. and Mrs.
Unexpected Marriage.
On Monday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock,
Mr. Charles D. Hudson was united in
Hoarriage to Miss Pearl Howell at tbe
residence of Mr. Will McDonald on
Broad Street. Squire F. M. Loden per
formed the ceremony. The happy
couple are still receiving the. congratu
lations of their many friends, to whom
the marriage came as quite a surprise.
Mr. Hudson is an expert barber at
Lee- Parnell’s. He is well known here,
and mnch liked by his Gainesville
friends, who are glad to hear of his
good fortune in winning such a charm-
fag bride. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson will
continue to reside in Gainesville.
Miss Sadie Quillian of Buford, and
Miss Ethel Dreher of Lexington, S.C.,
are guests of Dr- and Mrs. J.B. George.
The condition of Mr. John M. Hynds
who had a second stroke of paralysis
last Sunday, is reported no better to
day.
Mr, E. L. Bergstrom’s friends were glad
to see him in the city this week. His
headqpaters have been transferred from
Macon to Athens.
Mrs R'. E. Park Jr., after spending
some time with her mother, Mrs L. M.
Whelchel has gone to Chicago, where
she will join her husband, .Prof. Park.
Mr. J W.Veal announces for Coroner
in this issue. Jake is a good citizen and
would make a good Coroner. He will
appreciate the undivided support of the
citizens.
Rev. Mr. Barnett, wife and family
of Manitee, Fla., are stopping at Mr.
A. P. Large s at Gower. Springs. They
came here to get the benefit of the
fine mineral water at Gower.*
Fulbic Speaking.
Col. W. F. Findley requests the an
nouncement that he will make the elqs-
Messrs. W.A.Oliver and S.B.Cartner
have been appointed by Judge Estes as
Jury Commissioners of Hall county for
the term of six years each. The former,
succeeds Mr. H.B. Smith, and the latter
succeeds himself.
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rag speech of his campaign for repre
sentative at the court house next Tues
day at noon. All candidates for the
same office are invited to meet him m a
joint discussion of the issues of the
'campaign.
Dr. A. A. Marshall, who is yery rever
ently remembered in Gainesville, as the
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
many years ago, is very ill in North
Carolina. All hope has been given up,
and his death is momentarily expected.
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