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THE GEORGIA CRACKER, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1901.
jhe Georgia tracker
Official Organ City of Gainesville
Gainesville Ga.» June, 15, 1QO..
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OCONEE MILLS.
Mrs. M. Bryant, who had been
afflicted with consumption for
some time, died at the home of
her widowed mother last Friday
night, aged about 41 years. She
was a devoted member of the
Methodist church, a tender moth
er and wile,:and was highly es
teemed by all who knew her. She
leaves a husband and nine chil
dren, to whom we extend our sin
cere sympathy. The burial- took
place at Lebanon church, Satur
day afternoon, Rev. H. F. Bran
ham of Maysville, conducting the
services. ’
Joe, son of Mr. T. N. Queen,
died at his home, Monday, June 8
He had been suffering with rheu
matism for some time and grad
ally grew worse till death came.
The interment took place at Oco
nee burying grounds on the day
following, Tuesday. ~
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hunt dt
Young Harris, are visiting the lat
ter’s relatives here this week.
Miss Julia Buffington has re
turned to Athens, where she is en
gaged in dressmaking,
Mr. John I. Gaines has opened
up a general line of merchandise at
The Mills. This makes four stores
here.
Miss Nonie Morris of New
land, is the guest of Miss India
Thompson this week.
Messrs. V. H. West, Louis
Thompson and Tub'Wheeler weut
on a seining expedition last week.
The fish seemed to be too
for them, and didn’t much want
to be caught. But at last their
untiring efforts were rewarded by
the capture of three small “chub”
Being very easily divided they de
cided to leave the rest undisturbed.
Mr. Lafayette Walker, who has
been attending school at Dahlone-
jga, is at home again.
Crops in this section are look
ing tolerably well. Wheat and
-corn, especially, are thriving.
Wheat is about ready for the rea
per. There is not a more beauti
ful nor a brighter picture of pros
perity for the farmer, nor any
thing more promising, than sway-
ting fields of wheat and corn—
things that are substantial. If
farmers would raise more of these
crops they would have their barns
and storehouses nearer home than
-Xansas City, New York or else
where.
jpsars D. H. Jarre tt, W. A.
Thompson and J. H. Foster, the
committee appointed by the grand
jury to inspect the county books,
will begin the third Monday in
this month instead of the first in
July.
Lovdon Langford ha9 put up a
wholesale and retail establishment
for the manufacture and sale of
“butter scotch” aud “soda pop.”
Rev. W. A. Mallory will fill his
regular appointment at Lebanon
church next fourth Sunday. Ev
erybody come and hear a good ser
mon.
Success to The Cracker.
YONAH HAPPENINGS.
The crops, except cotton, look
very well. Cotton, since the late
cold winds, has been looking sick- bit in its
not forget J straight ahead, heedless of every
warning. Some of its represen ta-
States army.
At last accounts the W. C. T. U.
was not even in doubt. With the
teeth it was forging
iy, and the grass does
to grow.
While Mud creek was up, during
the last rains, a boy was driving
Mr. Robert Shore’s mules from
the Heard mill to the Shore mill,
on Big Mud creek. The boy took
the mules out of the wagon and
attempted to cress Little Mud
creek at Herring ford. One of
the mules was drowned.
‘con-
tives were talking loudly of a
spiracy” on the part of the officers
of the army to make drunkards of
the enlisted men, and some of its
branches were working hard to
anti-canteen the homes of the old
soldiers. Now perhaps the same
enthusiasts will cry from the
housetops that even the American
medical association has joined the
Last Saturday and Sunday were| great “conspiracy.”
The next thing we expect to
bear is that the women suffragists
have formally declared war on the
W. C. T. IJ. on the ground that
organization is rapidly proving
to the country that women should
have no voice in public affairs.
our regular meetings at Enor
church. On account of the Cor
nelia school commencement, Rev.
H. C. Watkins, our pastor, was
not present. The services were
conducted on Saturday by Rev. L.
J. Duncan, and on Sunday by
Revs. H. L. Barrett and L. J. Dun
can. The remarks of both were
well-timed, commenting on the
duties of the people at large, as
they did.
Those, pioneers have hunched
Mr. Ira Carter until he is getting
sore, and he has sent them to Mr.
S. S. Carter for a hunch or so.
Breckinridge as a Prophet.
Lexington* Ky., June 10.—In re
ply to a letter asking for his views
on the re-organization of the dem
ocratic party and issues, Col. W.
C. P. Breckenridge, former dem
ocratic congressman, says :
“The American people will
never consent to such legislation
Mr. Will Fowler of Atlanta, [’concerning the currency as will
and Mr. G. S. Crane of Pea Ridge, put into a statute the views of
with several of their folks, were Mr. Bryan. It is safe to say that
visiting relatives and friends in tne Americau people will not ap-
this section Saturday and Sunday. prove 0 f the territorial policy ad-
Mr.Ned Gailey is out hunting vocated by Mr. Bryan. For the
tobacco, plants and—girls, at this next few years the currency issue
writing. [ and the expansion issue, tendered
by the democratic party and accep-
For the Canteenggljl J ted by the republican party, have
Qq Friday last the American been settled. ”
Medical Association assembled at In the same letter he says: “We
St. Paul adopted by a unanimous are, therefore, confronted with
vote the following resolution: “Re- this actual state of facts. It is
solved, that this body deplores the impossible to win without a plat-
action of the congress in abolish- form as will secure the support of
ingthe army post exchange, or those democrats who refused to
canteen,, and in the interest of vote for Mr, Bryan in 1896 and
discipline, morally and sanita- 1900, and it is also impossible to
lion recommends its re-establish- win without the cordial support
ment at the earliest possible date.” of the remaining democratic party.
Tbe committee on legislation also! “It has occured to me that the
presented a report, which con-[issue iu 1904 might be our rela-
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Wash Goods.
rained the following:
We have caref ully considered the
resolution proposed and declare it to
he wise and proper and ot importance, .
to every citizen of the republic. The | muigated by
resolution is the outgrowth of careful
study and observation by the medical
department of the United States army
is concerned in by tbe commanding
officers at the several post, and is in
tended to correct serious abuses under
the present law which result in drunk
enness, desertion, insubordination,
dishonorable discharge, crime, poverty,
appalling iuerease in disease and inva
lidism among the soldiers of the Uni
ted states army.
“We find that the experience of the
foreign governments coincides with
that of the national association of mil
itary surgeons in the necessity for the
army post exchange or canteen
“We recommend that the American
medical association adopt the resolu.
tion proposed, and that it petition the
congress of the United States to repeal
at the earliest moment the objection
able law which prohibits the army
post '
fcions with our new possessions.
That thesp will be retained is now
certain. That the principles pro-
the supreme court
in the late opinions will be accep
ted by the people is certain.”
After outlining the questions
involved, Colonel Breckenridge
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Novelties, Scotch Tissues, Embroidered Swisses, Silk Battistea.
Wool dress goods in Albatrosses, plain and silk striped, just the
thing tor waists. Crepes, Sublimes, Serges, Challies, Novelties, etc.
New French Lawns in white. They look finer than Organdies and
will wash like Linen. Just the thing for commencement dresses,
Matting and Rugs, largest line we have ever carried, and the low.
est prices.
New Clothing.
New Shoes. New Hats. A big line of Groceries.
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says: “To adopt this policy
does not require that any democrat
should retract any utterance
heretofore made, or apologize for
any course heretofore pursued.”
The literary world has lost two
great lights in tbe death ot Sir
Walter Besant, the writer and
Robt. Buchanan poet and novelist.
It Is Now Gov. Jelka
Montgomery. Ala., June 12.
Hon. W. D. Jelks of Barbour
county, succeeds Gov. W. J. Sam-
ford, who died last night. Mr.
Jelks, who is president of the sen-
This may surprise a fey deluded | is now absent in Beaumont
people, but is'only what was to be Tex., but a telegram was received
expected Horn an enlightened from him today, stating that he
medical association, considering would reach the city to-morrow to
;he state of public opinion and in assume tbe duties of office. Gov.
view of the shocking reyelations Jelks will hold office until the reg-
of the disasterous results follow- ols-r election, in 1902, when his
ing the abolition of the canteen. successor will be elected.
The soft-hearted and soft-head- Pending the arrival of Governor
ed ladies of the W. C. T. U., who elect Jelks, Hon. A. M. Tuustall
are responsible tor the damage, of Hale, speaker pro. tem. of the
may well take note of the signifi-1 house, is acting governor. Speak-
cant action on the part of the
American medical association.
They might also consider with
profit the assertion of the New
York Times that its editor hasljourned
“scarcely noted one dissenting | o’clock,
voice, m the exchanges which reach
this office, from the view that the
canteen should be restored, in the
interest of temperance, morality
and discipline ” And if still in
er Pettus of the house died a few
months ago.
Out of respect to the Governor
the Constitutional convention ad-
until to-morrow at 10
The Atlanta News is pleading
for a southern man on the nation
al ticket.
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