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VO O l ' .VI E GAINESVILLE, GA„ SATURDAY, MAY 7. 1898 NUMBER 3 ^IXYARDM. SANDERS. . HALL SUPERIOR COURT- lad Dea o Occurred Last Sun- ! An dav Afternoon. j ($] (I —A Useful Citizen and Was Vice- !«■ :< 6S Vears prominent Business Man i» re >i(lent State Hankinir <k»sn- yany.— Funeral Monday Afternoon. Adjourned Term Held Mon day and Tuesday.—What Was Done. death of Mr Minyard M. Sanders afternoon at six o’clock \\ oi sadness over the city. • svvell \ <ri ,)\vn tdjb very body here , „- orT v,()dy liked him, consequently 1 ti-ip. rrW' ■' his sudden end spread tvncii *- 1,c u ■ L from pltee to bereaved. The [last Sunday icfcN a P d H lace many hearts were lets j of ‘ Imer as taken sick Saturday ally from the time he :e was on the streets ) sum:only token- away. ■J M. Sanders was born in .-unty. Georgia. m 1830. The •if ire were spent in the :i uii he was born, but grew icier he moved to Jef- icl later to Nevvnan. At both places ae was engaged in the business and was eminently An adjourned terra of Hall Superior eourt was held Monday and Tuesday, Judge J. J. Kirasey presiding. A num ber of briefs were approved, and other small matters were given attention by the court. Monday afternoon the hearing came up on the application of the trustees and bondholders of the old Walton railroad to become parties to the suit of Alexander et al vs the Gainesville Jefferson & Southern railroad. An order was allowed making them par ties to the proceeding. The petition of the Georgia railroad , , , t , 1 company to pay the interest on the could not realize he F J 1 - second mortgage bonds with the earn ings of the Gainesville Jefferson & Southern railroad for the past year was refused, the court ruling that this I money should go into the roads better- i meats. Some other orders of minor importance were allowed. | The attorneys preseat interested in the litigation were: Messrs. Estes and Pike representing President Candler; Messrs. Harry Alexander, A. S. Erwin. H. II. Dean, representing the trustees and bondholders; Mr. Jack J. Spalding representing Receiver S. C. Dunlap; and Bryan Cumminer representing the Georgia railroad; and auditor H. H. Perry. It was decided to continue the hearing of the main ease before auditor Perry in Gainesville on June 9th. All of the attorneys interested in the litigation will be present at this hearing. BOARD OF EDUCATION. Met last Monday.—Teachers Insti tute to be held June 27th. i»T 1 lie came to Gainesville and I with his brother, Colonel C. C. Sanders, land brother-in-law, Mr. H. Adkins, vrentinto the general supply business [under the ffrm name of H. Adkins & [Co They did an enormous business, supplying the trade of almost this en tire section of Northeast Georgia. It [wasduring the life of this firm that ilr. ."sanders became acquainted with almost everybody in North Georgia. [The firm was highly successful and ie big money. a is84 the State Banking Company . uesville was organized with Mr. rfirs as one of the largest stock- rs. He was elected vice-president Mr. James T. Chamblee of Flowery Branch, candidate for clerk of the Superior court, was here Tuesday ming ling with the boys. The County Board of Education met Tuesday in the office of County School Commissioner Robertson. All the board, composed of the following mem bers, was present: W. I. Hobbs, presi dent; B. W. Lockhart, H. H. Beard, W. A. Crow, and J. R. Mason. The reports of all the census enumer ators were not in and the school census of the county could not be ascertained. The reports are expected to be in in a day or two. It was decided by the board that the Hall County Teachers Institute should be held one week, beginning June 27th and ending Saturday July 2d. A very strong program will be arranged and some of the leading educators in the state will be present. State School Commissioner G. R. Glenn, Prof. J. S. Stewart, of Dahlonega, and many others will be here. All the teachers in the county are requested to attend the institute. The institute will be held iu the court house. County School Commissioner Robert son will go to Macon on May 18th. to attend the annual convention of the County School Commissioners of Georgia. The school census of the Gainesville district amounts to 1726, of this number 1226 are in the city and 600 in the county. Ordinary’s Court. Ordinary Rudolph held his regular monthly court Monday. No important business was transacted. The will of the late John W. Reynolds was pre sented and proyen in common form. Messrs. W. A. Reynolds and D. K. Moss qualified as executors. J.G. Hynds Mfg. Co. SPECIAL, SALE OF Ladies’ Shirt Waists. There is nothing but high-class Garments here. The celebrated “Stanley” Waist, made by V. Henry Rothschild, is known to almost every lady in the land. We think it as much our duty to price our goods fairly as to be fair in quality and reliable dealings. We are not speculating— price is a matter of computation from fixed f^icts. That is wily you can get such Garments as these at such prices. You would gladly pay more in many cases if you were asked to do so. 50 CENTS Gets choice of a large assortment of colorings iu regular DOLLAR quality, made of fine Organdies aiid Lawns. 75 CENTS Gets choice of a handsomer line of the $1.25 quality made of fine madras and organdie. If you will examine them you will appre ciate them, SPECIAL, SALE OF Hen's Shirts, Collars and Cuffs. When the season has just begun and buying is at its height, it may seem unwise to lower prices. Now, if ever, is the time for profit. We, however, prefer to maintain our motto, “Quick Sales,” and in order to close out quickly the remainder of our exceedingly heavy early pur chase of Shirts, we offer AT 50 CENTS • About 50 dozen Negligee attached Collars and Cuffs; large assortment colors; fine Percales, worth $1.00 everywhere. About 50 dozen soft bosom, white neck and cuff band, handsomest line of pacterns in the State, and not to be had anywhere for lees than $1. DON’T FORGET We handle exclusively the celebrated Eugene Peyser’s Cuffs, 4-ply all linen, 20c ; Collars, 4-ply all linen 10c. MINYARD M, SANDERS. je #= bf the hunk, a position he held at the [ime of his death. Although he has taken no active part in the business in [the past few years he kept up with [the movements of the commercial [world and was a shrewd financier, paving acquired a large fortune. Mr. Zanders was sixty-eiglit years ok. and was a member of the First jlhptist church. He was always deeply Interested in Christian work though he ft 'as unostentatious. At every service Md at his church he was always in his fciace, and all charitable purposes re- ptved help at this hands. He leaves a brother, Colonel C. C. panders, of this city, and two sisters, vlrs. Mary Adkins of Maysville, and [Mrs. Cobb of Dalton. Mr. Sanders was I never married. liie funeral services were held from [tne 1 irst Baptist church Monday after- IDoon at 3:30 o clock and wewi very [largely attended, Revs. J. A. Wynne j and llobt. H. Smit h officiating. The pall bearers were; Judge J. B. [Estes, Mr, W. H. Campbell, Mr. F, W. [Hudgins. Mr. O. M. Dobbs, Mr. C. S. [Webb, Mr. H. P. Smith, Mr. W. L. [Telford and Judge G. H. Prior. The jtiural offerings were exquisite. The remains were interred in Alta Vista Femetery by Undertaker Dorsey. KALL, CITY COURT. May Tprm Will Be Held the Third Monday in This Month. The May term of Hall City court will cotavene the; third Monday in this month. Judge Garland H. Prior will preside. Several interesting cases will come up for hearing, and besides the members of the local bar several visit ing attorneys will be present. The following is a list of the jury drawn for the term: W. S. Lipscomb, Geo. Dickerson. W. T. Haynes, James D. Reed, Geo. W. Walker, Cincinnatus N. Bowling, Hen ry H. Reed, Ethmar F. Chandler, Robert L. Blackwell, H. M. Newman, John M. Hynds, J. I. Adams, Walter B. Chandler, Joseph O. Johnson, Wm. M. Reed, B. T. Palmonr, Ira H. Gaines, David S. Armour, John R. Blackstock, Ezekial E. Buffington, Wm. B. Buffing ton, Elisha J. Bell, E. A. Chumbler, Perino G. Reed. Sold by Receiver Boone. The shoe factory and fixtures of the linger & Shelly Manufacturing Com ity were sold by Receiver J. R. Boone i pupilc outcry last Tuesday. Colonel b H. Dean was the highest bidder and Recured the property paying $1,300 dol- ! ar s for it. The property was sold by I ’erder of the court. > General Longstreet Here. General and Mrs. James Longstreet arrived in the city Toesday to spend a few days. The General came down to look after his business interests and will return to Washington in a few days. Washington life seems to agree with General Longstreet and wife, and they are both very well pleased. Peoples Party Meeting. A mass meeting of the Peoples Party of Hall county is called to meet in the court house on Saturday the 14th inst. for the purpose of electing delegates to the state convention and to transact such other business as may claim our attention. J. T. Waters, Chairman. May 5, 1898. Tke Fir omen’s Picnic. The yolimteef fire company is pre- pairing for a big parade and picnic to day. Practices have been held nearly every afternoon and some interesting contests, as outlined in The Cracker last week, will take place. The boys expect to make the annual parade this year bigger than ever before. A Fine Lecture. The lecture of Col. H. W. J. Ham at the auditorium Monday night on “The Georgia Cracker” for the benefit of the Odd Fellows was well attended and greatly enjoyed. This was the first opportunity his home people have heard Col. Ham in this lecture, and they appreciated it. The lecture is an excellent one and is delivered in Col. Ham's own inimitable style. Small Crowd Present. Only a small crowd was in town Tuesday to attend the public sales. But little property was offered, and as the farmers were busy but few came to town. The farmers have been putting in every available moment since the w eather has been good, and are trying to catch up with theii; work which has been sofnewhat delayed by the recent rains. RECRUITS I J. G. Hynds Manufacturing Co., -Retail Department, corner building, Main and Broad-Streets, Gainesville Georgia. WAR HAS BEEN DECLARED! City Public Schools To Close. The city public schools will close Friday May 20th. The examinations will be held at the college, and a pub lic exhibition will occur at the court house. The attendance at the public school has held up remarkably well throughout the past year, and the teachers and pupils deserve a much needed rest. An interesting program will be rendered at the court house at the public exhibition. Prof. J. W. Marion, the present superintendent, has recently been re-elected for another year. There will be few changes in the faculty the coming year. For Georgia Volunteers, and Regiment. t Able-bodied men are wanted for enlistment in tbe Georgia Volunteers. All sucli desiring to enlist will please write or apply to James Longstreet, Jr., Arling ton Hotel, Gainesville, Ga., IM MEDIATELY, as Col. Oscar j. Brown desires to Rave the troops in camp within four days. JAR. tONGSTREET, Jr., Enlistment Officer. And you want to kedp posted and watch every development. • Therefore, We Make a Special Offer for a Short Time. WE WILL SEND YOU The Cracker and The Weekly Constitution Both One Year for $1.25. This offer entitles you to a guess at the cotton crop of 1896-97, and a chance to win A PRIZE OF $1,000, which The Constitution r . offers to the person sending in the correct or nearest to the correct guess. SUBSCRIBE NOW and get all the county, state and news of tlie world from these two excellent papers. Call on or address, THE GEORGIA CRACKER, Gainesville, Ga.