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THE GAINESVILLE NEWS, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18, 1908.
Cbe 6aiwe$$He Hews.
INDUSTRIAL
Official Organ City of Gainesville
Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 18, 1903.
HERE AND THERE-
X am glad to see that Gaines
ville has gone into the scheme to |
advertise Greater Georgia. The
convention has met, the associa
tion has been formed and Gaines
ville is in it. That’s the right ^
spirit, gentlemen of the ja ^ )er I tept quiet. Why, young man, if
had taken in the play with a keen
interest and turned to me as the
soubrette had bowed herself off
the stage and said, “Did you no
tice that?”
“What? The girl’s dancing?
“No,” he replied; ‘Jdid you no
tice the different air^ that were
played for the girl to dance to?
First the pianist played ‘Colum
bia,’ and the audience cheered a
Then a ‘rag-time, ’ or
‘coon’ song was played, and the
audience went wild, but when
‘Dixie,’ grand and glorious old
‘Dixie’ was played, the people
city hall last Saturday they were
greeted by a number who made
application for carrier’s places on
the routes.
of Commerce, but do not stop
here. It is all right to advertise
your town—city 1 should say
along with the other towns and
cities of this, the Empire State of
the South. But that’s doing the
thing collectively. What you
want to do is to advertise Gaines
ville individually. This is the
best town in the state. You have
all the advantages here. As was
told in this column last week,
everything is here to make this
the leading town on the Southern
road between Atlanta and Rich
mond, if you will just get together
and tell the outside world about
it. Will the business men of the
Queen City put up the money to
that melody was being played to a
Georgia audience forty, yes twenty
years ago, the people would go
wild. The men would throw up
their hats and stand up and yell,
while the women would wave their
handkerchiefs and weep with de
light. But it’s different now.
The men who fought for that
grand cause they believed to be
right have nearly all passed over
the river and the younger genera
tion does not know enough about
the ‘lost cause’ to appreciate
‘Dixie’ when they hear it, 5 ’
And the old gentleman’s re
marks put me thinking. Is it so
that we are forgetting the cause
for which our mothers suffered so
***
“I’ll tell you what, Gainesville
is certainly growing, ” said a prom
inent citizen yesterday afternoon.
“We have a new electric street rail-
do this? That’s the question. But
one hundred dollars is not enough, much and our fathers fought so
A very good starter and will do a I *«*? I ho P e not -
lot of good. The Chamber of
Commerce can’t do it all, though.
The business men must co-operate
with them and push the thing
along, and in the course of a few
years they will reap the fruits of w »y system, an up-to-date Are de-
their efforts and be amply repaid P»rtment and mounted police.”
for the amount of money invested. “Mounted police?” inquired the
This is not “hot air,” either. I newspaper man. “What do you
don’t believe in “hot air,” but mean?”
facts. The making of Gainesville “Why, the police mount every
is up to the business men of our I street car that comes along. Ain’t
town, and I hope they will see it that mounted police?” The news-
before some outsider comes in and paper man subsided without furth-
WANT TO BEGIN WORK.
City Council To Confer Witli School and
Sewerage Men and Try To Get Im
provements Under Headway.
BURGLARS AT WORK.
Broke Into Flowery Branch Poatofflee and
Hawkins’ and Cooper’s Stores—Loss
es Small.
The city council is trying to get
together on the school and sewer
age improvements, so that the
work may be commenced at an
early date. An architect has been
contracted with from Columbia,
S. C., to draw plans and specifica
tions for the school building and
superintend its construction fcr
2^ per cent of the amount to be
expended, and a sewerage man
named Wilson of Atlanta, is be
ing conferred with relative to in
stalling the sewerage system. A
meeting of council was to have
been field Monday night to discuss
this matter, but a quorum failed
to show up.
The postoffice at Flowery Branch
was broken into Sunday night. A
few pennies that were left in the
money drawer was all that was
missed. Some stamps that were
in the drawer were laid out]and
left.
W. D. Hawkins & Co’s store
was broken into by smashing in a
large window glass in front of the
store. One double-barreled breech
loading shotgun, and some pairs
of fine shoes were taken.
H. J. Corper & Son’s store was
entered by a rear window. Some
shoes and tobacco were taken.
UID landoffice
ass
Monday Wa, Red Letter Day
Court. Fines and Co st8 Amo
tf To About Si4o.
.M a
Tor,
Monday’s session of the Jla
court was a record breaker."^
tv cases of fights, drunks '
derlies, etc., were disposed
Mayor Parker, Clerk Lath
City Attorney Galliard
their salaries for sure. If
imposed ranged from $1. to
and the costs from $2.25 to & i
all, about $140 was turned lo 0SR
by the wavward lawbreaker
the police have no kick
the day’s work.
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Supper At Anx ory.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will give a supper on Thursday even
ing, the 19th at the Armory, opening
at 5 o’clock. We hope the people of
Gainesville will patronize this, as it is
for a most worthy cause.
Gainesville’s Delegation.
The following gentlemen repre
sented Gainesville and Hall county
at tne Greater Georgia meeting in
Atlanta yesterday: W. A. Car-
lile, P. N. Parker, .J. G. Hynds, J.
B . Gaston, W. H. Craig, S. C. Dun
lap, B. G. Parks, C. A. Dozier, W.
F. Findley and Robert F. Quillian.
Without any hesitation they sub
subscribed $100 to the Greater
Georgia association to b#paid by
the Gainesville Chamber of Com
merce.
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er ado.
***
The Rounder.
I was returning from New Hol
land on the trolley car Sunday.
Out this side of the seminary two
ladies stopped on the crossing.
The conductor gave the motorman
the signal and the car came to a
stand-still. The conductor jumped
out In the mud and slush to help
the ladies on, when he was told
that they did not want to get on,
but were just waiting to let the
car pass so that they could cross
6afely over to the other side.
“Very annoying,” said I. “Why
that happens on very near every
trip I make,” replied the couduc
tor, “and I wish the people, es
pecially the ladies, of. Gainesville
would learn to wait on the side
walk when the car approaches, if
they wish to cross over and do not
wish to get on the car. You see,
we have a schedule to make, and
every unnecessary stop delays us
just that much. Now, I know the
street car company does not own
the town, but they look to us—
the conductors — to make our
schedules, and the people must
assist us or we cant do it.
“Yes, I am satisfied that the
people will quit this waiting m
the middle of the streets if they
are told about it, but I can’t tell
them all, and if I could they
would think me too officious.
Thank you, I did not know who
I was talking to, but if you will
just mention this matter in your
columns I know that this annoy
ance will end.”
FIVE ESTABLISHED.
Rural Free Delivery To Be Put On Five
More Routes, Giving Ttiig County
Six Routes In All.
I sat next to an old gray-haired
man in the opera house one night
last week. He must have been
old enough to have seen service iu
the war between the states. He
!
Special agents Boushee and Ar
nold completed their work here
Monday, and went to Jackson
county, where they will establish
routes. They allowed five of the
routes petitioned for, viz: one out
to Dunagans, Oconee Mills and
other points in that section; one
out via Liberty church and on to
near Flowery Branch; one down
the G. J. & S. railroad to Candler;
one out to Mr. Jeff. Hulsey’s and
via White Sulphur; and one up
through Quillians district via
Land. Some of the routes are very
circuitous, and would be hard to
describe.
As to when service will be estab
lished on these routes rests entire
ly with the Congressman from this
district. If he takes the matter
up promptly with the department,
in all probability carriers will be
put on in a month or such time,
Of course, it is generally under
stood that service cannot be in
stalled in a day or two on these
routes, as there are many master?
that have to be settled. However,
with proper work on the part of
the Congressman from this district
they should be m operation in
about one month.
Special agents Boushee and Ar
nold are very efficient and accom
modating men. They look after
their work well, and always con
sider the interests of the people
very carefully The department
made no mistake in sending them
here. At the examination at the
My Stock of Winter Goods is
—Entirely too Large—
F0R THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR.
In Order to Keduce My Stock I Will Offer
the Greatest Values That Was Ever
heard of for the Smallest Amount
of Money. Come and See for
Yourself. Read this List
of Values:
Embroideries worth 25 and 35c at 15c.
Embroiderieries worth 12 1-2 and 15c at 10c.
10c Embroideries at 7 l-2c; 7 1-2 Embroideries
at 5 and 3 l-2c.
Whittemore & Perfection Shoe Polish *at 8c per
bottle.
Great variety of Pearl Buttons, the 10c kind at
5c; a great variety of Pearl Buttons, the.
5c kind at 3c per dozen.
Best English Pen at 4c.
Large size School Tablets at 3c; box writing
paper and envelopes to match for 4c. Best
writing ink at 3c per bottled
I9 inch Feather Dusters at 23c,
2,000 yards Cotton Flannel Remnants, the 8,
10 and 12 l-2c quality at 3 and 5c per yd.
Ball Thread, 10c ball for 5c, or 12c per lb.
Good Heavy Sheeting worth 5c for 4c.
Large assortment men’s hats worth $1.25 to
$1.50, for 90c,
All wool serge, black and colors, worth 65c,
at 40c.
Black cashmere, worth 35c, at 19c; 20c quality
cashmere at 12c per yard.
Good heavy drilling, the 7c kind for 5c.
Best Calicoes at 4c per yard!
Men’s fast black half hose, the 10c kind for 3c;
Men’s very heavy grey and brown mixed
half hose for 5c, the 10c kind. Ladies
heavy mixed hose for 5c, worth 10c,
Apron and Bonnet Gingham, worth 7c, at 5c.
Good quality Men’s Suspendens at 9c.
Fine quality Seaisland, worth 6c, for 4 l-2c.
10c quality Madris Cloth for 7 l-2c.
Large assortment Men’s Pants, worth $2.25,
for $1.35.
My Shoe Stock is Unbroken Only in Price.
100 pairs Ladies’ Vici Kid, patent tip, ^orri
£1.75, at #1.35.
200 pairs Ladies’ Fine Shoes, worth £1*2d, ^
89c.
Large quantity India Vici Kid Shoes, worth
$1.35, at 98c.
Great assortment of Ladies’ Coarse Shoes that
value $1.00 to $1.25, all to go at 89c p#
pair.
Men’s Fine Shoes, worth $1.75 to go at $1-^
Men’s Fine Shoes, worthy2.75 to 3.00,
at £2.20. , , 0
Men’s Fine Box Calf and Vici, worth
to go at #1.85. _ .
Large lot Men’s Brogans, worth $1.2o, •
Small lot Children’s School Button Sh^
worth 85 to 90c, to go at 59c.
to g°
Be sure you see these great values before buy
ing. I will save you money.
Yours Truly,
T. O. WATKINS.
Next Boor to the Red Grocery.
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