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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1901
To ttie Public Square from DuM
to William Cobb et al. 74®^
As so much is being’ said about the
sale of the public square, which the
last grand jury recomended, • we pub
lish below the deed to it from Duke
Williams to William Cobb, et al, so that
the public may be informed rightly
about the matter:
GEORGIA—Hall County.
This Indentu
day of July in the year
NEW
Official Organ City of Gainesville
home of Mr. T. P. Martin, on South
Bradford street, last Sunday morning
at 11:30 o f clock of congestion of the
lungs at the age of 65 years. A month
or more ago he fell and broke his leg
and, although he recovered partially
from this he commenced declining in
health and was unable to rally.
Col. Armstrong was born in Putnam
county in 1836 and after he grew to
manhood adopted law as his profession,
in which he was quite successful. He
afterwards moved to Macon, where he
remained for a number of years, anc
in 1897 came to Gainesville,, where he
has since resided. Just after the war
he was a member of the {Georgia legis
lature and was a prominent figure, in
politics. During the war he was Gob
onel of the‘18th. Georgia regiment and
A Cotton Planter’s Trust.
Boston, July 30.—George F.
Washburn of this city, president
of the Commonwealth club of
Massachusetts, sailed for TSurope
to*day on a mission to inquire in
to tho co-operative methods of va
rious bodies in England, Belgium
and Switzerland, with a view to
the formation of a $50,000,000
cotton formation in this country.
According to an interview with
Mr. Washburn tie has worked out
a plan to unite the cotton pro-,
ducers of the South into one great
co-operative trust, with headquar
ters at St. Louis and central ware-
He said he
>0 made this thirteenth
of our Lord
Eighteen hundred,and twenty one be
tween Duke Williams of the County
of Green and State aforesaid of the one
part, and William Cobb, John Bates,
John Eberharfc and John V. Cotter,
Justices of the Inferior Court for the
County of Hall and State aforesaid,
and their successors, of the other part,
Witnesseth, That the said Duke
Williams, for and in consideration of
the sum of One Thousand Dollars
to him id hand paid at and before the
sealing and delivery of these presents,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowl
edged, hath granted, bargained, sold
and conveyed, and do by these presents
grant, bargain, sell and convey unto
the said William Cobb,. Jbhn Bates,
John Eberhart and John V. Cotter, Jus
tices as aforesaid, and their successors
in office, all that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the County
of Hall and State aforesaid, in the
Ninth District in t said County, being
part of lot number one hundred and
forty-eight, containing fifty acres,
which said fifty acres are for the pur
pose-of erecting the public buildings
and laying out a town in the said Coun
ty of Hall and the said fifty acres are
A big shipment just i
latest and best styl
ipg. never married. He is survived by
four brothers and three sisters, one of
whom.
houses in Memphis;
bad been selected for this mission
because of the special study he
had made of cd-operation from a
standpoint, and
Miss, Lizzie Armstrong, was.
with him during his illness and death.
His remains were shipped to Ma'con
last Monday morn ipg and were interred
in Rose Hill cemetery, that city.
A Young Rogue.
Mr. M. C. Roberts, the jeweler, missec
a. couple of very fine watches.last week.
They had disappeared from his show
case by some mysterious means. He
at once notified chief Towery of the
police force and Bailiff W. E. Smith,
of the theft and also instituted a search
on his own account. Several days
passed and nothing was beard of the
missing valuables. A day or-two ago,
Robert Pirkle, a son of Mr. R. N. Pir-
business
that m his judgment the only way
to meet the capitalistic cotton and
wheat trusts was to organize better
and bigger ones m the interest of
the producer. Mr. Washburn bp id
that the application of the idea to
the cotton industry was made be
cause the planters, being* men of
means, can unite in a co-operative
business movement; and effect a
tremendous saving to themselves.
Mr. Washburn,.who, in two na
tional campaigns, was a national
executive committeeman of the
People’s party, was asked if his
plan had any political significance
and he said only in so far as it
was successful, and in this case it
would have a far-reaching effect
along political lines in the West
and South.
one hundred aDd forty-eight, and
which are bounded and included as
follows, to-wit: Beginning at a stake
on Lot number one hundred and fifty -
four thirty degrees West, twenty-two
chains and thirty-six links’ to a Post
Oak, thence North sixty degrees East
twenty-two chains and thirty-six links
to an Ash, thence South thirty degrees
East twenty-two chains and thirty-six
linksto a stake, thence to the begin
ning, South sixty degrees West, twen
ty-two chains and thirty-six links.
But it is expressly covenanted and
agreed that out of the said fifty acres
two lots are to be reserved to the use
of the said Duke Williams eaeb of the
size of one-half acre, one of which is
number three in the said plan of pablie
lots and the other to- be designated
when the aboye named • William Cobby
John Bates, John Eberhart and John
V. Cotter, or their successors in office
may see proper. .
To have and to hold! the said; tract or
parcel of land unto them the said Wil
iam Cobb, John Bates, John Eberhart
and John V. Cotter and their succes
sors in office, together with all and sin
gular the rightSy members and appear^
tenances thereof or in any manner be
longing to them and their own proper
use, benefit and behoof forever in fee
simple; and the said Duke Williams
for himself, his heirs, executers and ad
ministrators the said bargained prem^
ises unto the said William Cobb, John
Bates, John Eberhart and John V. Cot
ter, and their successors in office, will
warrant and forever defend the right
and title thereof against themselves
and against the claims of all other per
sons whatsoever.
In witness whereof the said Duke
Williams hath hereunto set his hand
and affixed his seal the day and year
above written.
Duke Whjliams [Seal.]
Medium and Fine Shoes, and at Prices lew
er than we have.ever sold
. them before.
Mr. Roberts, “but I wanted the watch,
so I told him I would fix it for fifty
cents.
He got the job hnd then notified Bail
iff Smith that he had the watch and
where he got it. - Bailiff Smith inves
tigated the matter and found that
Robert Pirkle’s brother, a lad about
ten years old, had gotten the watch
from a little boy by the name of Lowry.
The Lowry boy was locked up and he
at first denied any .knowledge of the
theft, but upon being shown the
watch, he admitted that he had com-
14 Main Street
Phone 9
Messrs. Elijah Veal and Blan Teagle
have bought nice bicycles.
Mr. Rucker Teagle visited his father
in Gwinnett county Sunday.
Mr. Billie Lott and wife were in
Gainesville Tuesday.
District meeting will begin nekt
Thursday and will go on until Sunday.
The' pupils are moving along nicely
for the exhibition Aug. 30. One hun
dred pupils are now in school at Mac
edonia.
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Everything is getting m apple-pie or
der for Aug. 30th. It will be a blue rib
bon day for old Macedonia. Seating
capacity for 1000 people will be pro
vided. A string band will furnish the
music. Hon.’ J. M. Terrell, State
School Commissioner Glenn and several
other prominent Georgians will be
here and speak, Everybody is cor
dially inyited,
f PiCKVICK
.ttt. System
of Rigbr-ahope domino
S. Hard-Ib-FiF-iien
HAND-HADE
while Mr. Roberts “thanked his stars’
for the recovery of the watches,
81.00 and Costs Per Kiss.
Chief of Police Towery arrested a ne
gro named Sam Sutton, near the South
ern depot Sunday, for participating in
a scrap. The fight had just closed
when Chief Towery arrived on the
scene and one of the participants, hav
ing got wind of the cops, had fled.
Sam Sutton was not so lucky, however,
and was nipped. He denied having
had anything whatever to. do with any
scrap and declared vehemently th at
fightin’. Me and dat
“we wus’nt
yudder nigger wan’t neither. He jes’
wen’t tu kiss .me and axerden’ly bit me
on de*'omouf.” His lips were swelled
all out of proportion and the chief
thought that a kissing scrape like that
should be probed to the bottom. So
the dusky ‘gem’men’ was placed in the
city prison,
rfmTBASTOUTl
Now is the season for protracted
meetings. The chickens had 1 better
look out for all preachers like them.
Mr. Bill Crenshaw and Mr. Masburn
lones attended the picnic at Homer
Saturday.
Mr. Monroe Jones visited relatives in
this community Saturday.
The school at Stovall’s academy is
progressing nicely under the care of
Miss Nannie Hawkins.
Mr. Andy Strickland and wife and
baby visited Mr. Stone and family in
lower Georgia Sunday.
Mr. George B. Marchbanks and Miss
Lizzie Eberhart went to Atlanta Satur
day on an excursion and report a jolly
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright visited Mr. and
Mrs. Cook Sunday.
The little daughter of Mr. Will
Pruitt got dog bit at school the other
day. The bite proved not to be a se
rious one. '
Mr. Luther Wilson accidently shot
his foot Tuesday while out hunting.
He can’t walk.
Mr. J. W. Jones started to town the
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Grossman, micmaelson- & ea makers-Mewyork-
WATERMAN, BURNETT & CO
Signed sealed and delivered in the
presence of
Wm. B. Wallis,
Thomas Jackson,
James Blackstock, J. p.
♦Interlined before signed, to-wit,
chains in place of poles and Duke in
stead of Williams.
His case was tried before
Mayor Mitchell Monday afternoon and
a fine of $1 and costs was imposed.
Mrs. L«cvencia Pinson Dead.
Mrs. Luvencia .Pinson died at her
home near Wooley’s Ford Friday
evening of last week and was buried at
Sardis church. Mrs. Pinson was 77
years old and had been a consistent
member of the BaDtist church for a
number of years. She has four chil
dren living, Mrs. Simeon Smith, Mrs.
Ben Smith, Mrs. David Smith and Mr.
G. H. Pinson. She left a large number
of grandchildren and great grandchil
dren, besides a large number of friends
who admired and loved her and who
mourn her loss.
A New Firm*
A new firm composed of Messrs. T. S.
Waters, D. C. Johnson and Walter
Johnson will open up a fancy grocery
business Sept. 1.- These gentlemen are
well known to the trade of this section,
laving been connected with good bus
iness hbuses in this city for several
years. They will probably occupy the
store being erected by Col. H. H. Dean,
adjoining the Hudson house block.
11-18-15-17 WHITEHALL STREET, ATLANTA
Clothing and Furnishings
For Man and Boy.
Every Suit tailored in our own*workrooms.
you buy from us you buy direct from the maksr
Save the middle man’s profits.
Suits, Extra Trousers, Hats. Shoes,
wear and Neckwear.
SOLE AGENTS FOR HESS SHOES.
NOTICE.
1 have this day resigned my position
with the Red Store on Green street, to
accept one wish Geo. G. Price at “The
White Grocery.” I will be pleased to
have my friends call and see me as I
wiir be prepared to fill any order in the
staple and Fancy Grocery line. ’Phone
L.aur«l Hill Mission.
A very enthusiastic revival has just
closed at Laurel HiH mission. This
mission is situated about three miles
from the city in a splendid community.
The congregation will
organize a
Methodist church and ask for a pastor.
This is a good held and good work can
be done.