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THE GAINE8VII LB NEWS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1905. The Gainesville News. INDUSTRIAL Gainesville, (?a., Aug 9, 1905 CURRENT NOTES* The Georgia division, Southern Cotton Association, will hold a call meeting in Atlanta Tuesday, August 22, at 10 o'clock, a. m., in the hall of the house of represent atives. Tne present session of the Geor gia legislature will expire in eight more days. The calender is crowd ed with bills and there are many important measures yet to pass. In fact, the principal legislation so far has been of a local nature. / Wt mi Up tp yesterday tax digests of 118- counties in Georgia had been filed in the comptroller gen eral’s office, showing net gams ag gregating $82,555,890. It is now estimated that there will be an in crease of forty million dollars. ■ # # * The Japanese and Russian peaoe envoys met at Portsmouth, N. H. yesterday to try and agree upon terms of peace between the two na tions and stop the war in Manchu ria. Japan will demand heavy indemnity. « « « The United States government yesterday took charge of the yel low fever situation m Npw Orleans, which city put up $70,000 for the purpose of stamping out the die ease. The total cases to date, 605, total deaths to date, 117. * # # The Georgia legislature Monday passed an act increasing the state license upon saloons and dispen saries to $1,000, the heaviest it has evor been. However, on yester day it took water on that proposi tion and reduced the tax to $500. * # * The jury in the case of Y. T. Sanford, oharged with murdering George Wright at Rome beoanse of alleged intimaoy with his wifa, has been out five days without reach ing a vetdict. This is the longest time a jury was ever known to be kept out iu Georgia. * * * Captain Evan P. Howell, father of Clark Howell, editor of the At lanta Constitution, died Sunday from blood poisoning caused by a carbuncle. He was a gallant vet erau of the Confederacy, and one of Georgia's noblest aud most pa triotio sons. « « * The new couuty oommittee of the house will today recommend the creation of the following new counties: Jenkins, Tift, Grady, Toombs, Northern, Bleckley, Cromartie and Crisp. Only one of these, Bleokley, the county seat of whioh will be Tocooa, is north of Macon. Stepheus county, with Winder as the couty seat, came ninth in the voting. It is possi ble that some of these will be vot ed down by the house aud senate, and others substituted. Longstreet Home Sold. Administrator F, R. Longstreet has sold to his brother, Lee Long- street of Washington, D. C., the General's home-place, consisting of teu acres of laud ou the Cleve land road, consideration $1,460. Mr. D. Payne Smith, who has been post-master at Murrayville for years, was iu towu Monday. The business of his offioe will be increased about three-fold after rural free delivery routesjnumbers *ue aud two are put ou from rrayville, WORK SOON TO BEGIN- QainesviIle-Jefferson-Athens Rail way Link Soon To Be Welded. Gainesville and Athens are soon to be connected by a direct line of broad guage railroad. After innumerable delays, all arrange ments for the building of the line from Athens to Jefferson and broadening the guage from Gain esville to Jefferron have been completed. The preliminaries necessary to start the work are now being made and as soon as everything is in readiness the act ual work on the new road will be started. A corps of engineers will at an early date start their work on the line between Athens and Jefferson and in their wake will go the men who will bring the road to the proper grade. It is expected that grading on the road will be under way within the next few weeks. Mr. Baldwin was in Athens a few days ago to close up all de tails for the active construction. It is understood that the contract for the road’s construction has been let to a Savanah firm. When all this work is completed the road will be a standard broad guage road from Athens to Gain esville and it is quite likely that it will be extended from Gaines ville to the Chestatee pyrites mines in Lumpkin county. News of the early beginning of the work will bo received with great pleasure by the citizens of Gainesville, who believe the roac will be of great benefit to this city. Dr. Walter Paris spent Monday in Atlanta. Clerk W. B. Smith’s family are spending a week or more in the country. Col. H. H. Dean returned yes terday morning from a business trip to Savanah. John Dorsey of Jackson, Tenn., is at home on a visit to his father, Judge A. G. Dorsey. Mr. Harry Goleman of San An tonio, Texas, is a guest of his sis ter, Mrs. R. S. Ashley, on South Main street. Mr. Will Evans of Tampa, Fla , is spendiug his vaoation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Corry Coleman of San Antonio, Texas, have been in the city stopping with the for mer’s sister, Mrs. R. S. Ashley. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Blalock of Valdosta, are visiting Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Pierce. Mr. Blalock is cashier of the Merchants Bank of Valdosta, and one of that city’s most popular citizens. Mr. N. N. Littlefield has accep ted a position with W. J. & E. C. Palmour and wishes his friends to call on him. He is well known throughout this section and com mands a splendid trade. Howell Bmith, in au attempt to board a fast moving car near New Holland Saturday afternoon, was thrown violently to the ground, his head and shoulders receiving severe injuries by coming iu con tact with the cross ties. Mr. James T. Dunlap, who has been inspector of ageucies for th« Equitable Life in southern terri tory, with Atlanta headquarters, has been appointed general agent of the National Life of Vermont for northern Alabama, with head quarters iu Rirmiugham. Mr Dunlap will begin hie new duties September 1. A Good Woman Gone to Her Reward. Mrs. Evelyn Redwine, wife of Col. J. E. Redwine Sr., who has been ip feeble health for sometime, died at the home of her husband, 83 West Brond street yesterday morning. 8h« was 81 years of nge. and her death was not unexpected. She was a Miss Kerbow before marriage, and she and her husband were wedded 59 years ago. Mrs. Redwine was a consistent member of the Methodist ohnrcb, having united with same 53 years ago. Although her life was a busy one at home, she always found time to attend to her ohnstian duties, and many are the poor and needy, who have received help at her hands, grieved at her taking away. As a friend and neighbor, Mrs. Redwine was one of the best, and the community will miss her sorely. Besides her distinguished hus band, Col. Redwine, the following children survive her: Lyman A. Redwine of Atlanta; Mrs. T. S. Campbell of Gainesville; F. W. Redwine of Sonth Georgia; W. M. Redwine of California; Mrs. S. R. Frierson and John E. Redwine Jr., o r Gainesville. The funeral servioea were held from the familv home at 10 o'olock this morniug, conducted by Rev. W. L. Pieroe. The interment was at AltaVista cemetery in charge of Dorsey Bros. Use Cotton Sacks. Hon. Harvie Jordan advises the abaudoumentof jute bagging, and to substitute ootton sacking and bagging for guano and ootton wrapping. He says: “The use of jute baggiDg is a curse to our oountry, when we oar* use cotton for guauo sacks and ootton wrapping just as well and muoh better.than we can the jute, which we pay $25,000,000 royalty on eaoh year to have im ported to this oonutry. The farmers have it in their owu hands to de mand that their fertilizers be sold in ootton sacks, and demand that th6ir cotton be wrapped in cotton bagging, and they should do it When we demand this it will be done, and this alone will utilize 2,000,000, bales of our cotton. There is no over-prod uotion, the mills need it. They will go into September with only a very small reserve, but when we use more of u ourselves the demand will be greater." Athens Guards In Camp. The Athens Guards, twenty- three strong, under command of Captain W. A. Capps, arrived in Gainesville Monday afternoon and went into camp at Chattahoochee Park, occupying the encampment grounds of the University Cadets. The boys are well fixed up, and will doubtless enjoy their week’s outing. The people of the city have shown them every courtesy and are endeavoring to make their stay in Gainesville a pleas ant one. The soldiers are splen did fellows and are making many friends among the people of Gainesville. W. B. HARTLEY. I have opened up a nice stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, QroceJ etc., in the Opera House Building, No. 6 Kast Washington Street, Where I will be pleased to have my old friends and customer on me. I will make close prices on everything in my ]| n ! would appreciate a share of the patronage of the public. (d see me before you buy and get my prices. Would be glad toi you through my stock. “Best for the Money.” Laurel Hill, N x C, March 22, iqoj. Rock Hill Buggy Co., Rock Hilly S. C. Gentlemen:-! have no hesitation m saying that “R& Hill” Buggies are the best lean find for the money, (Signed) Z. V. Pate. You cannot afford to experiment with cheap, shoddy \ bifggies. the small amount saved in price will be more than] lost in repair bills and general dissatisfaction. "Rock Hill”| buggies are best for we make them that way on purpose. THE ROCK HILL BUGGYCOj *‘A Little Higher In Price, but STOW, BELL & 0 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA. Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes.] Open Day and Night. PHONE. 224 17 E SPRING If You Want Any other newspaps in connection with News On next Sunday at 11 o’clock a. in., sharp, a congregational meeting will be held at the Pres byterian church to consider the calling of a pastor, and to tran sact any other business that may come before it. Every member of the ohuroh is urged to be present. Mr. Luther D. Smith spent Monday in Atlanta with an im porter, buying his fall and winter call at this office get our clubbing ral We can save youm ( ey, time and troul by ordering it for yj Now .