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THE’ GAINESVILLE NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1908.
Cbe Gainesville Hews.
INDUSTRIAL
Official Organ City of Gainesville
Gainesville, Ga., March. 4, 1903.
GAINESVILLE GETS $5,000.
Congressman Talc Wins Out On Appropri
ation At .Cast Minute For Site
For Government Build
ing Here.
Gainesville gets a $5,000 ap
propriation from the federaf gov
ernment for the purchase of a post-
office site, the bill for same hav
ing passed the house late Satur
day eveniDg. It has been referred
to a committe of the house and
senate, with every prospect of
passing the latter body before con
gress adjourns today.
Congressman Tate deserves to
be congratulated for securing the
appropriation after having been
turned down by the senate. Hf
went to work with a vim, and de
termined that congress should not
adjourn until he had carried his
point. The senate will no doubt
stand to the house appropriations
in order to get their own through.
Gainesville has long needed a
government building, and this is
the first stsp in the direction of
getting it. In all probability, at
the next session of congress an ap
propriation will be made for the
erection of the building.
MR. B. L. POTTER DIES.
Was Father Of Mr. JL. G. Potter, and had
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Beached the Ripe Old Age of 81.
BARK CAMP ROAD CASE.
Was Star Attraction in Ordinary’s Court
Monday. —Decision Against Grant,
The Defendant. Other Mat
ters Disposed Of.
Judge Dyer bad a busy time ot
it in court this week, and the fol
lowing matters came up for hear
ing:
An order was taken granting
letters testamentary and ordering
to record the will of Dr. E. E.
Dixon, deceased.
The following land procession-
ers were appointed for Candler
district: J. E. Hare, J. F. Ben
nett and T. J. Shackleford.
In the case of D. M. McKinney
and Hiram Grant Jr., vs. Isaac
Grant, application to remove ob
structions from private way, it
was ordered, after hearing testi
mony on both sides, that the de
fendant, Isaac Giant, remove the
obstructions complained of with
in forty-eight hours from date of
order, rendering said private way
in a passable condition, and pay
the costs of proceedings. It was
alleged that the defendant cut
down a bridge on the road leading
from Wooley's Ford to Rocky
Ford, and, it will be remembered,
that Grant was tried in the Su
perior court at the January term
for this offense, and was fined by
Judge Kimsey. The road is lo
cated in Bark Camp district and
was a great convenience to the
people of the community. There
were fourteen witneeses sub
poenaed in the case, and the trial
consumed a greater part of the
-day, a large number of the people
of Bark Camp being present.
Grant being dissatisfied, has em
ployed counsel, expects to pay
the costs in the case and give bond
and certiorari the case to the Su
perior .court.
Mr. B. L. Potter, father of Mr
L. G. Potter, secretary of the
Gainesville Cotton Mills, died at
the home of his son on Green
street last Sunday morning at
6:30 o’clock, after an illness dat
ing from Friday, February 20th
The end came peacefully and
quietly, his soul passing from its
tenement of clay without a strug
gle.
Mr. Potter was born in Laurens
S. C. in 1824, and was therefore
in his eighty-first year. The
greater part of his life was sient
in his native state, his home hav
mg been-at Laurens until 1871,
when he moved to Spartanburg.
Prior to and immediately after
the civil war he was engaged in
the manufacture of shoes, and he
had a large business. He was ac
tive in public matters and had
the esteem of his friends and
neighbors.
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Mr. Potter was a member of the
Methodist church. He is sur
vived by his only child, Mr. L. G*
Potter. There was an unusually
strong attachment between fath
er and son, and they were never
separated for more thanj three
weeks at a time since the son’s
birth.
Monday morning, the remains
were carried to Spartanburg for
interment, the body being accom
panied by his relatives, and sever-
friends of the family.
Gars for Green Street.
In a week or ten day^the electric
bars will be running- over the Green
street line of the company. All the
material for switches, trolley work, etc.
is here, and yesterday morning Captain
Kidd commenced putting in the switch
at Green street. The track has been
lffid to the standpipe, and if the
weather remains good it wont take bit
a few days to get everything in shape
to run the cars on the street.
Union Meeting.
A series of services, in which the
churches of the city will unite, will be
gin March 15th in the Presbyterian
church, and will be conducted by Rev.
Edward O- Guerrant, D. D., of Ken
tucky. Dr. Guerrant has had large ex
perience and unusual success in revival
services. He is not a professional
evangelist, but a regular pastor, yet he
has held meetings in all the larger
towns of the south and in many of
those in the north, and wherever he
goes he has crowded congregations.
He has no “clap-trap measures,” but
preaches the pure gospel with unusual
power, and hundreds have been added
to the church through his instru
mentality. During the civil war he
was one of John Morgan’s famous
scouts, and he gives many thrilling
illustrations from his experience as a
stldier. He is a man of wide culture,
and was for many years a prominent
physician. The entire community is
cordially invited to hear him and to
participate in the meetings. The Bap
tist, Methodist and Presbyterian
churches have all agreed to participate
in the services, ana will hold a song
and prayer meeting each night next
week in the Presbyterian church, be
ginning at eight o’clock—each pastor
conducting one service, The choirs of
the various churches are especially
urcred to be present, and it is hoped
that before the week closes a larger
building will have to be secured—as
will almost certainly be the case after
Dr. Guerrant comes.
Tannery Is Doing Well.
The Gainesville Tanning Co. is doing
well. It is turning out about 100 sides
per day, and this week received an or
der from Boston, Mass., for a large
shipment of leather. Prospects are
good for an extensive northern tend
eastern trade, and the enterprise is a
splendid one.
New Officers B. Y. P. U.
At a meeting of the B. Y. P. U. of the
Frst Baptist-church last Sunday after
noon the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: President, G. C.
Reed; Vice Bresident,Louis P. Canning;
Secretary, Miss Anna McConnell;
Treasurer,^ E. Pilgrim; Correspond
ing Secretary, Miss Leila Carter.
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The union is well attended and is do-
ing a good work. It has a large and
enthusiastic membership, and the
union is desirous of taking in every
young person in the church.
TWO BILLION DOLLARS
Spent By the Fifty-Seventh Congress-
Congressman D livings ton Makes
an Interesting Statement.
Representative Lon Livingston, of
Georgia, the ranking Democrat of the
house appropriations committee, makes
the statement that the appropriations
for the fifty-seventh congress, which
closes on Wednesday, would show a
minimum aggregate of two billion dol
lars.
“There are,’* said Mr. Livingston,
“several of the greatest appropriation
bills now in conference. My under
standing is that the senate has added
heavily to them; to what extent we are
as yet unable to learn, but it seems to
me the appropriations of this session
will not fall far below those of last,
and I look to see two billions of dollars
of the people’s money appropriated by
the present comgress since its meeting
in December, 1901.
“The last session appropriated direc
tly and authorized expenditures
amounting to $1,059,567,052. This
amount includes $180,000,000 for the
construction of the isthmian canal.
Mr. Lemuel Brooks Dead.
Mr. Lemuel Brooks, who was well
known to the people of this entire sec
tion, died at the home of his sister,
Mrs. R. C. Simmons, at Candler, last
Friday morning at 5:30 o’clock, after a
short illness. " He was 86 years of age,
and had spent a busy and useful life,
accumulating quite a competency. He
owned one of the finest farms in South
Carolina, in which he took quite an in
terest.
Mr. Brooks spent many years of his
life in Gainesville, and was a consist
ent and faithful member of the First
Baptist church of this city. He is sur
vived by his wife and three children,
besides hosts of friends to mourn his
death.
The funeral services were held at 4
o’clock last Saturdav afternoon, con
ducted by his pastor, Dr. J. A. Wynne.
The remains were interred in Alta
Vista cemetery.
Sour stomach, fullness after eating,
flatulence are all caused by imperfect
digestion. Prickly Ash Bitters cor
rects the disorder at once, drives out
badly digested xood and tones the sto
mach liver. and bowels. DR. K. E.
DIXON & CO.
T. O. WATKINS
WILL OFFER
For the Next 30 Days the
Greatest Bargains of
the Season
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Dry Goods, Notions and
Values the Si2:e of Dollars
With Prices the Siize of Dimes.
Very
Mme. Patti will not only receive a
guaranty of $5, 000 a concert, but also
50 per cent, of the net receipts above
$7,500. Nine of the concerts have al
ready been sold at high figures.
IF YOUR HORSE
Large assortment of Pearl Buttons, 2 doz. for 5c.
Very large size School Tablets at 4c each.
Best Shoe Polish at 8c per bottle.
Gentlemen’s fast black Sox, the 10c kind, for 5c.
heavy grey box and Stockings, worth 10c, for 5c per pair.
Great values in Men’s Hats, worth $1,25 to 1.50, at 90c.
Boy’s odd Knee Pants, only a few sizes left, 50c value at v
the 40c kind for 25c.
Beautiful quality Taffeta Silk, the 50c kind at 39c.
All wool Dress Goods at New York cost.
Thompson’s glove-fitting Corsets, the $1.00 kind for 85c, the
50c kind for 40c.
Best Calicoes for 4c per yd.
72-inch half-bleached Table Damask, all linen, the 75c qual
ity, for 50c.
Large sized Mercerized Linen Table Doyleys, worth $2.00
per doz, at $1.50.
Great variety of Linen Towels, 15c values for 10c, 25 and 35c
Towels for 20c each.
Men’s and Boy’s Linen Collars, the 10 & 12^c kind, for7c.
10c quality Madras Cloth for 7^c.
Ladies’ Mercerized Underskirts, black and colors, the $2.50
kind for 1.75, the $1.25 kind for 89a
Good apron gingham at 5c.
5,000 yards Cotton Flannel Remnants, they value from 7$
to 15c per yard, our price is 3 and 5c per yard.
You will find I can save you money on most anything yon
wish to buy* Yours truly,
T. O. WATKINS.
CUT PRICES
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of our “persuaders”—we haye the best
and cheapest buggy whips and lashes
ever brought to Gainesville, from 10c
up.
The New Harness Store,
Wholesale M’f’rs of Leather,
Harness, Bridles, Hand-stuffed
Collars, etc.
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This stock must be sold at once. All my friends and
the public are invited to call. Mr. Jackson will show
you and wait on you with pleasure.
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J. G. HYNDS,
Removed to Jno.> Turner’s Old Stand, on
Street, Next to Mitchell’s Market.
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