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VOLUME X. GAINESVILLE, GA„ SATURDAY, OCTOBER i, 1898 NUMBER 23 |Ha wes Hats. St rouse & Bros. 9 Clothing. '0 the Citizens of Gainesville and Surrounding Country. [Saturday, Oct. 1st, We will open for your inspection a complete nothing and Gent’s Furnishing GOODS HOUSE, [including Men’s and Boys’ Shoes. We propose to make this one of the features of the growing city )f Gainesville. We will keep first-claes goods, up with City Styles, but at less than city prices. It will be our aim to please everybody, will keep no stale or out )f date so-called bargain goods, but everything will be fresh, new ind clean. There is nothing in our line that you can buy in Atlanta or other jities that you will fail to find here. If we haven’t in stock what you want we will get it at short lotice, that is all Atlanta is doing for you. First-class Suits for Men, Boys and Children. First-class Underwear. Manhattan Shirts, Standard makes of Hats and Caps. Earl & Wilson Collars and Cuffs. Sweet, Orr & Co.’s Overalls, Shirts and Working Pants. A line of Men’s and Boys’ Shoes that we guarantee to wear. We are connected with a Merchant Tailoring Department In Baltimore, one of the Best, and will do Tailoring work on order and guarantee satisfaction. In fact anything that you can buy any where else we can supply. All We Ask is a Call. A nice and useful Souvenir will be given to everybody on our >pening day, come and get one. Yours anxious to please, Waterman, Burnett & Co., Hogue Building, North Side Square. THE HORSE SWAPPFRS. 5,000 Will Visit Gainesville During the Con vention. The horseswappers convention, which meets in Gainesville October 11, b‘2 and 13 will be a great occasion. It is believed that 5,000 people will be here, and do convention ever held here will be anj thing like it. From all the surrounding counties the swappers will home bringing with them their trading stock of every kind. The race track at the old fair grounds will be put in excellent shape, and some great races will take place there •luring the convention. Racers, pacers, j trotters, runners, walkers and animals of every description will enter the | iists and the old time races will be re- ! v ived. Judge J. B. Gaston has issued a pro clamation, as has Mr. George T. Ar- Qold, president of the Northeast Geor- & la Horse Swappers Association, re questing that every horse swap per in the country come to Gaines- v 'iie and enjoy themselves upon this oc casion. Ample accommodations will be Provided for the crowd it matters not how large it will be. Spring Worked—Colonel Depart ed. Col. H. P. Farrow lit on the porch of the Woodward residence here last Sun day. He was winging his way from Gainesville to Porter Springs, or in other words, on a flying trip in that di rection. He admitted frankly that the change of mail route was very likely due to • the representation he made to the post-office department when in terrogated officially, but he stated positively and emphatically that he had no ax to grind and that what he said was pro bono publico. When our phonographer undertook to interview him on the political situation at Gainesville, the big spring in the seat of his pants went off instantly and he departed with the velocity of a shoot ing star.—Dahlonega Signal. Miss Gertrude Locke, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. R. Boone for some time, returned to her home in Greens boro, Ala., last Wednesday. Mr. Ben M. Bayol left Thursday for Gainesville to assume the position of night operator at the Southern depot. We regret very much to lose him as a citizen, and wish him success in his new home.—Norcross Tribune. J.G.HYNDS COMPANY'S OPENING SLAUGHTER SALE! We open to-day our GRAND CUT-PRICE Sale, applying not only to CLOTHING, HATS and SHOES, but every department shall share the same fate. From present indications the price of cotton will be low and the people will spend their money sparingly. Our stock is too heavy take chances on. We can’t afford to wait f^r big profits, but propose to begin NOW to unload, that every man, woman and child in North Georgia may learn where a dollar will buy the most goods. Our two large stores, con taining almost an acre of floor space, are WELL FILLED from bottom to top, and must be unloaded at whatever price they will bring. For the next few days we will pay special attention to Clothing and Hats. These are very strong lines with us, and we are able to show you some rare bargains. Come and see them : Boys’ suits worth $1.50, now 1.00. Young Men’s suits w orth 3.50, now 2.50. Men’s suits worth 4.00, now 3.00. Men’s suits worth 5 00, now 3.50. Men’s suits worth 7.50 and 8.00, now 5.00. Men’s Odd Coats worth 3.00 and 4.00, now 2.00 and 2.50. Men’8 Jean Pants worth 75c, now 50c. Men’s Cassimer Pants worth 1.50, now 1.00. Men’s Cassimer Pants worth 2.00, now' 1.25. Men’s Cassimer Pants worth 2.50, now 1.50. Men’s Cassimer Pants worth 3.00, now 2.00. Hats, Hats, Hats. Direct from manufacturers. Bought in large lots and every one a genuine bargain. Men’s Cassimer Hats worth 65c, now 35c. Men’8 CasBimer Hats worth 75c, now 50c. Men’s Cassimer Hats worth 1.00, now 75c. Gent’s Fine Fur Hats, a 1.50 hat, now 75c. Gent’s Fine Fur Hats, a 2.00 hat, now 1.00. While we are slaughtering above we shall not neglect our Dry Goods and Grocery Departments, but shall continue to sell: Simpson’s Best Percales, 12^c grade at 7£c per yard. Good Checks 4c yard. Good Bleaching, yard wide, 44c yard. Good Sheeting, yard wide, 4c yard. Good Ginghams, 4y£c goods, worth c. if you ire interested in making every dollar count, pay us a visit and we will interest you. J. G. Hynds Manufacturing Co., Retail Department, corner building, Main and Broad Streets, Gainesville, : : : Georgia. Reception by Mrs. Brown. The Macon Telegraph of Sunday had the following item which is of interest to Gainesville people: “One of the prettiest entertainments of the season was a reception given on Thursday, Sept. 22, by Mrs. Minor Campbell Brown in Gainesville, Ga. Mrs. Brown was formerly Miss Flanders of Macon. Mrs. Brown looked lovely in a toilet of mull and diamonds. The handsome parlors were decorated with quantities of beautiful cut flowers, and palms and growing plants. Delicious refresh ments were served. Little Miss Lillie Johnson and Master Pierpont Brown handed around candies and almonds during the reception. The following young ladies assisted in receiving: Miss Annie Dorsey, Miss Maud Dorsey, Miss Lelia Banks, Miss Marion Cham bers, Miss Alice Daniel, Misses Camp bell, Miss Montine Sanders, and a number of married friends. Each guest was presented with a handsome souvenir. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. y The best salve in the world for cuts bruises, tetter, chapped hands, chil blains, corns, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay re quired. It is guaranteed to give per fect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by M. C. Brown & Co. Mr. Hal Moreno of Gainesville, a popular alutunus of the University, passed through here yesterday en route to Massachusetts to resume his duties as tutor of mathematics in Clarks Uni versity.—Athens Banner. Mrs. J. E. Jackson, FINE MILLINERY. WATCH THIS SPACE. A Soldier Dies. Private W. J. Hubbard of company F. Second Georgia Regiment U. S. V., died at Huntsville, Ala., last Saturday night at 8:30 o’clock and his remains were brought to Gainesville, reaching* here at 2 o’clock a.m Monday. The re mains were mterredat Martin’s burying ground Tuesday at noon. Measles was the cause of his death. He was a son of Mr. W. Spence Hubbard and enlisted in the army July 29th. / A Gainesville Product. Robert Hope of Gainesville, has just sent R. C. Meaders of this city, two fan-tail pigeons. They are perfectly black and have the appearance of the ordinary pigeons, except the wings and tail, which are fan-shaped. They are the first of the kind ever exhibited in this city and therefore they are at tracting considerable attention.—Dah lonega Signal. Don’s Complete Pile Cure The great, quick and sure cure for piles, without cutting cr pain. Guar anteed the best on the market, F'cr sale by druggists. Mr. Lester Bell, who has been clerk 'at the Arlington hotel for two years, severed his connection with it today, and will go to Cleveland for a short vacation. Mrs. Emily Brown and Mr. Thomas Le Page have returned home to Savan nah after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Grigg. Diseases of Women Quickly Cured And Perfect Health Painlessly Restored to Suf fering womanhood by Improved Scientific Methods. Marvelous results have been obtain ed and many suffering women have been saved Irom the knife. First treatment sent free for 10c to pay postage. Address, Mrs. Dr. Mary A. Brannon, Specialist, 102 Capitol Aveuue, Atlanta, Ga.