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HnnHjnj m wm 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 .vr A 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. in 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. 1 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. GAJNKSVILIvE v; .A-- - v ■ • , giglSfa ■