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VOLUME XII
c STEWART MANSION SOLD,
yifth Avenue Palace Secured by a
Syndicate.
f jj ew York, Nov. 8.—Alexander
T gtewart’s many heirs have at
last Fold the famous mansion of
the dead merchant prince, at the
northwest corner of Fifth avenue
and Thirty-fourth street. The
price paid for the property is in
the neighborhood of $1, 500. 000.
The buyer is a syndicate compri
sing wealthy real estate operators
and bankers. Thus far the pur
chasers have concealed their iden
tity, and if possible they wiil not
allow their names to become public
until they are in actual posessioiu
This may not be for thirty or six
ty days, ad the title has to be
searched and other preliminaries
arranged.
As soon as the syndicate has be
come the owner of the record, it is
Fail, the marble house will be
tern down and the site graded to
the street level. It is then propo-
No Poll; Tax No School.
If the bill of Mr. Miller of
Muscogee becomes a law, the at
tendance upon the public schools
in the state will jpe greatly cut
down. Mf. Miller prop >ees to
change the constitution so that
the children of those who fail to
pay their poll tax from January,
190S, be barred from the public
schools. The measure was intro
duced Monday morning and will
require a two-thirds vote ot both
houses, and will then have to be
submitted to a vote of the people
at the next general election for
ratification.
The constitution now makes the
public schools open “to all chil
dren” of the state between the
ages of 6 and 18. That part
sought to be amended is paragraph
1 of section 1 of Article VIII and
as amended would be as follows:
“There shall be a thorough sys
tem of common schools for the
education of children in the ele
mentary branches of an" English
education, only as nearly uniform
as practicable, the expense of
which shall be provided for by
taxation or otherwise. Such
schools shall be tree to all chil
dren of the state, except the chij-
ren of such electors who fail from
and after the first day of January.
1903, to pay the poll tax required
by the constitution, which pay
ment is thereafter hereby made a
prerequisite to participation of
such children so long as said elec
tors are living and no longer, ip
the fund provided for such schools,
but seperate schools shall be pro
vided for the white and colored
races.
R. G. Dun is Dead.
New York, Nov. 10.—R G. Dun,
head of th^ Dun Mercantile Agen
cy, died at his home in this city
this morning at half-past one
This is going to be the most remarkable sale Gainesville has ever seen. The price cutter has been
through every department in our big store and lias cut* and slashed prices for this big sale. This
sale is going to be one to remembered as a genuine cut price sale—and in whiqh prices are real
ly cut. It will be absolute extravagance to trade elsewhere and everybody is invited to come
and share in the benefits to be derived from trading with us*
FLOOR COVERINGS.
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The price cutter didn’t miss this room either. We
have made some very noticeable reductions here. If you
want anything in Carpets, Rugs, Mattings,- Linoleums,
Curtain and Sail Pol^s and fixtures or anything that
should be kept in a first class Carpet House yo will firfd
it here. If you have not been in our carpet room lately
you do not know what a complete earpet house Gaines*
ville has. Make it a visit.
We have the biggest and best stoek of
medium priced Jackets and Capes to be
- found in the city. They are all made in
\ the latest styles and shades and our pri-
xeplreir _ ces speafc for themselyes.
vSuilv^S The Capes begin at 50c and go up.
Plush Capes (silk, not coton) up from $2
Jackets in all colors and at all prices.
LADIES WAISTS
O Q
These waists are special bargains—They are all wool
and come in all colors—They are well made and trimmed
with braid—Several different patterns. The prices are
$1.00, $1.50 and $2.00
We also have them made of best quality French
Flannel, plain at $3.00, and beautifully appliqued at $4 00,
also a black silk, made of best quality taffeta silk at $3.
we are going to have a .special Blanket sale. This,
will be ap interesting event to housekeepers, coming at a
time when Blankets will be in demand iu a short t.imp
Had yon rather buy your blankets and Comforts now and
save from 10 to 20 per cent, or wait until a norther tomes
whistling down a few weeks hence? Then you’ll be glad
to get them at any price. Every Blanket as it should be
—all wool where wool is best for your money—cotton and
warp and wool filling where that is best. We have them
irom 50c—of course it is all cotton —to $5 pair—great bijr
til wool, thick, heavy fellows. Attend this sale.
a high class line of goods. This
sort of building is known as a
“Tax payer,” the lent from it
j furnishing rdoney enough to pay
• the taxes and a low rate of inter
est on the investment. Such- an
improvement will save the owners
of the property from continueing
loss in taxes while they determine
on the character of the structure
they will finally erect.
| The Stewart property hae a
[frontage of 119 feet on Fifth aven-
on Thirtv-f^urth
Ready-made Clothes are as much in evi
dence now for women as for men. To
meet the growing demand we have
brought on this Fall quite ah extensive
line of Ladies Tailor-made Suits. Thes
suits, although moderately priced, are ni t
on the cheap order by any means. They
are made up over this Fall’s designs and
at e from the very best manufacturers.
They have the fit and that stylish appear
ance of the most costly suits, and the tail-
is perfect. It’s hard to put values in cold
11 appreciate them properly. Come in and
over. We have suits at $8.75 and up.
Up stairs-rrour Clothing depart
ment is running over with new
winter Clothing for Men and Boys.
We have done
some vigorous price
WJ ‘I . cutting here. If yon are going to
buy a suit or an overcoat you will
-all H thow away dollars by not .Cuming
^1; H ^ here. In overcoats we have every-
^^ ——— i thing that could be wanted. The
great big heavy ulster and the lighter weights-Overcoats
We nave the best overcoats in Georgia
uemid 150 feet
street, and is thus sufficiently 7
large for an imposing structure.
It was purchased by.the late A.
T. Stewart m 1861, and the pres
sed mansion, which is said to
have cost $1, 000, 000, was erected
several years later.
from $3.50 up.
for $5.00.
UNDERWEAR
In our Shoe Department ye have hot held back from
price cutting. We have an enormous stock of Shoes, but
at new prices lots of them will walk away.
Have you seen the new Monarch Pat for men? It ia
away aboye the ordinary Patent Leather in quality—
they won’t break through—and away below in price,
$3.50 lace and buttons. We also have a Patent Leather
for Ladies that for quality and beauty is unexcelled ; and
the price is only $3 00.
What cash and close buying can get in a Shoe we get-
it. We have our Shoes made by the best manufacturers
that we know of, and made with a guarantee on them,
and when we sell you a pair we know what we are selling
and will tell you..
Bale and loose Bulls
Cotton seed meal
See me before
in failing
you
place your order for
them, R. Smith.
years
health for more than six months
past. In August he suffered an
illness of which it was thought ( he
would die at the time. He rallied
from it, but had been in a very pre
carious state of health ever since,
with no hope of ultimate recoyery.
The relapse of yesterday was not
entirely unexpected,’ and will not
corneas much of a surprise to the
commercial world.
Mr. Dun’s wealth and faqae rests
upon the tremendous , mercantile
agency of which he*was the head.
Whether he was the pioneer ih
this business or root is not posi
tively known. Others lay claim
tothe distinction; -Mr. Dnn, how^
ever, was the first man to appreci-
We want to call special attention to our Black Dress
Goods. Knowing that black is one of this Fall’s favon-
ites,, we have an unusually large stock. No need to tell
in detail what is here,- for every weave is represented.
We havent let black, take all our attention, as will be
seen by an inspection of our colored Dress Goods. Gray
is another favorite this Fall, and our Grays are especial
favorites. If any one department in this store is strong
er than the rest, that department is Dress Goods. Every
piece has Estes’ price op. it. Another shipment of
French Flannels has been put on sale.
Poisoned By Cigarettes.
Fairburn, Ga., Nov. 13— Kman-
D0 1 Haskins, the six teen-year-old
son of Mr. T J . Haskins, a well
known citizen of this county died
from the effects of blood poison-
ln g last Wednesday night caused
lu a peculiar manner. The young
pttan had been blowing an ordina-
That Bicycle
We have discontinued giving bicycle tickets and all
out will be redeemed by us.
Ten years in the Milli^ry ibusiness in Gainesville
| Society for Consumptives,
society is being organized by
Di*t;A. j; Austin' Kelley, of Brookt*
1 vn for the purpose of establish ini;
colonies for consumptives in
Northern New York. Something
like 5,000 acres of land have been
bought in the foothills of the Adi-
rondacks. The purpose is to es
tablish a number of small farms,
each with its own house, and the
patients will be given light work
out of doors when the weather is
favorable. *
ri ol e , and his head and face
J 6re swollen beyond recognition,
pmtes had to be administered
ree iy to allay the horrible £agony
! 6 8lJ fiered. So much for the
eadiy cigarette.
IN GAINESVILLE,
