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shingles are on, and many are
turned away.
Let those who have money im
prove their property now, provide
homes for the people, and build
up the town.
Hon. Harvie Jordan of Jasper,
president of the Interstate Cotton
Growers Association, would make
a most excellent Commissioner of
Agriculture. He is a practical,
successful farmer, and has done
much for the farming classes of
the South. The people of the
state will soon call him to fill some
high and honorable position, and
his experience and ability emi
nently fit him for Commissioner of
Agriculture.
^ AS TO FRANCHISES.
The City Council was wise in not
granting an exclusive franchise to
either of the telephone companies
in this city. To have given it to
the first would have kept out the
second, and that’s the point we
are after. Not that other compa
nies will, at an early date, proba
bly come here to do business, for
that is not likely, but that in the
event any others should desire to
do so, the way is open to the city
to let them in upon equal terms
with those in operation. In other
It appears that spring is here at
Keep your eye on our advertisers
and trade with them.
Has always Kept aneaa ot the procession,, but this
season- we have made the distance between us and
the ordinary kind so great that oar Suits for Spring
stand out in bold relief in a superior class and yefc
we keep our prices on a popular scale,
Gainesville needs more houses
for her new citizens.
There are new folks and new
firms, and still they come.
, NORTH OCONEE.
> All of our people that were
well enough went to town Monday.
! Kit Harwell sold his last bale of
' cotton Tuesday, He is a good
farmer, but he did’nt sell at the
right time.
T. J. Marchbanks says there is
some dissatisfaction about the
batchelors club. -He wants the'
old maids to “have the benefit of
the dues that are paid in, and
some of the young ladies say they
wantJto join, but J. A. Butter-
worth don’t want any ladies.
Messrs J. A. and L. A. Butter-
worth went to Gillsville Monday
in search ot cotton seed.
J. Monroe Jones visited his
father and mother this week and
reports everything lively in Banks.
Messrs. W. J., J. D. and H. J.
Jones paid old Jones town a pleas
ant visit Sunday.
Two cf our bright lads, Clifford
Jones and Ed Chandler, called on
their best girls Sunday for the first
time, and the dogs gave them such
a scare that they will never grow
much more.
Mr. V. J. Jones paid Mrs. Sto
vall a visit Wednesday.
If you have any turkeys you
had better watch Jep Barton. He
has bought all he can buy, and
borrowed all he can borrow, and
there isn’t any telling what he
would do if he was to see a nice
gobbler.
Little Fletcher Butterworth is
right sick at this writing.
In each of these prices we give you a great assort
ment of new and exclusive styles to select from and
are all absolutely pure wool and the best tailored
and most perfect fitting Clothing made.
More manufacturing enterprises
will be welcomed to Gainesville.
President McKinley is soon to
be off on a trip to the Pacific slope.
BOY’S CLOTHING
It looks like the ; fruit crop is
safe. That fact carries joy to
many hearts.
Is more Complete than ever before,
Line of
An immense
bmce Mayor Mims inaugura
tion he has persistently fought the
longterm franchises, and wants
the city to get get pay for every
franchise^given. He ia right, and,
in the end, will be sustained.
The people of Gainesville might
study the situation m Atlanta
Borne time in the
People are here crying for
houses. Can’t you, Mr. Man-with-
money, put up a few ?
Gainesville keeps moving to fhe
front. Within a few years her
population will be more than
doubled. ~ ‘ !
with profit
near -future, no doubt, they will
have to deal with the same ques
tion, The town is growing, and
before many years there will be a
street car system in this city, and
franchises will be asked for—ex-
elusive franchises and franchises
free of any cost to the corpora
tions. Our city fathers m time
will have to pass upon these
things, and they should see that
no exclusive franchise is given
upon any one street. Leave it
It is gratifying to see Gaines
ville growing so rapidly. The
Queen City is destined to be. a big
town,, . - i r . n
We hope the farmers will not go
it so heavy on cotton that they
will forget to raise plenty of home
supplies.
14 Main Street
Phone 9,
Alabama was visited by another
storm this week. She seems to be
getting more than her share of
them this year.
A canning factory for Gaines
ville is one of the contemplated
new enterprises. There is no rea
son why it shouldn’t pay here.
The farmers are preparing for a
big crop of everything. If they
- have plenty of hog and hominy
every year, they are all right.
Just From Gillsville.
We^ are glad to see Mr. L. W.
Day able to be out again,
Mr. Claud Meaders has returned
to the State Normal school in
Athens. He left last Monday and
has our best wishes.
Mrs. S. B. Carter left last Wed
nesday for Atlanta to spend a
week with friends.
S. B. Carter visited M. B. Carter
at Gainesville Wednesday and at
tended the protracted services at
that place.
Mr. Lewis Norris is looking sad
this week. His best girl has mar
ried and left him to mourn ov*r
his fate.
Mr. Homer Presley and Miss
Emma Morris were married on
last Thursday night. ’Squire Ev-
ands pronounced the ceremony.
The young people have our best
wishes.
We had the pleasure of seeing
Mr. D. G. Bickers on last Thurs-
day in our town. . - •' |
Miss Fay Carter of, Gainesville
came over to our town Wednesday
of last week and returned home
Thursday.
Some of our merchants and oth
ers are devoting a portion of their
time and talent to thumping out
i;he middle man, best two out of
three.
The Macon Telegraph is work
ing up interest in cane-and cassava
m South Georgia. The Telegraph
is doing a good work for the farm
ers of Georgia.
The people will not pay much
•attention to, politics this year,
notwithstanding the efforts of cer
tain newpaperj to keep the mat
ter before them.
matters now, that we may con
sider them in every light, and be
better able to deal with them prop
erly when the time arrives.
BUILD HOUSES.
People are here crying for houses,
and cannot get them. This won’t
do. They must have them. Stran
gers are coming in and want to
locate with us. Many of them are
not ready to buy, prefering to stop
I here awhile and take time in the
selection of tUe property they
want to buy. This is wise, and
makes it all the more urgent that
houses should be built in which
they can live until they can be
suited.
There are lots of folks here who
have vacant property and who are
able to put up good nice houses
upon it. They should build now.
They can’t lose anything by it, but
they can provide homes for people
who have come here to live and
who are able and perfectly willing
to pay good rent. Every house
now going up is rented before the
If Gainesville gets the Charles
ton, Augusta and Chattanooga
Air Line Railway it will do he"
great good. We hope to see the
road built at an early date.
Eiseman Bros.,
11-13-15-17 WHITEHALL STEEET, ATLANTA GEOBGI^
Clothing and Furnishings
For Man and Boy.
Every Suit tailored in our own workrooms. Whe n
you buy from us you buy direct from the maker and
save the middle man’s profits.
Suits, Extra Trousers, Hats, Shoes, U^ ef¥
wear and Neckwear.
SOLE AGENTS FOR HESS SHOES.
State Treasurer Park has decided
to pay the teachers’ warrants when
presented to him by Commissioner
Glenn, and the poor teachers will
soon get part of their money.
If total prohibition were in
force in Georgia nobody on earth
could get whiskey in this state for
any purpose whatsoever. If you
should desire it for medicinal or
mechanical purposes you would
have to send to some other state
where whiskey is sold, and it is
useless to say that other states
would do a thriving business.