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VOLUME XIII
OLD CITIZEN DEAD
keeled over with a slight “quack,”
The owner looked around and saw
his fine chicken lying apparently
dead, and wondered and wondered
what was the matter. But after
wondering awhile he drew out the
chicken and threw it into the
street. The boy at once picked up
the towl and ran home with it,
waked it up; and now has the
champion fighting cock in the city.
These just give an idea of the pe
culiar characteristics which mark
this lad as an original boy.
SATURDAY'S GAME
Uuder the shade of the mag
nificent trees on the lawn in front
of Hall’s courthouse almost every
afternoon can be seen congregated
a great nnmber of go-carts anc
baby-carriages, attended by nurses,
and the little tots running to anc
fro in their childish glee. The
nurses sit about in groups. Each
group is accompanied by several
“gem’men uv color, ” who enter-
The game of ball played Satur-
dav between Gainesville anu
Hoschton was well played on both
sides and exciting from beginning;
to end. The home boys played
great ball and were too much for
the visiting team. The game re
sulted in a score of 7 to 4 in fayo’
of Gainesville. This victory wa.-
quite a surprise as the boys hav<-
been having it put all over ’em
lately by any old team. We art
glad to see the team coming out.
resident of Gainesville, but for
years past one of Clarke county’s
most respected citizens, died at his
home near Athens last Saturday
in the same house in which he was
married moref Jtprrk ‘fifty-sJren-
years ago. ft If | Jj
Deceased was a brother of the
late L. J. Xampkin and an u||ole
of Mr. Cobb Lampkin and Rev. W.
W. Lampkin of Athens. He is
survived by his wife, nee Miss
Susan Moon, with whom he cele
brated his golden anniversary
other—and other butterflies-^
abput the lawn, or rolling about
in the grass in mock combat. The
little ones:heep up a lively chatter,
and it is an e» joy able sight to see
so many gathered about—perhaps
never haying seen each other be
fore and entire strangers—in their
innocence, enjoying each other’s
company in fun,and frolic.
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The city ot Gainesville has one
of the most unique characters it
has ever been our opportunity to
run acrbss, in the way of a boy
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some twelve years of age; This
HAD A GOOD TIME.
Professor A. E. Williams, of
Gainesville, has been elected prin
cipal of the Alpharetta high
school for next year. He comes
highly recomended, and promises
to put his whole soul in to the work
of building up and maintaining a
good scfcddl in our town, His
wife is also a teacher, and they are
both musicians of a very high
otder. ; Let us welcome them to
our town and give them hehrty
and liberal support.—Alpharetta
Free Press.
The Good Templar’s picnic at
Bethlehem was a success. Ther^
was excellent speaking and lots of
good • things to eat. After th**
speaking there was an interesting
ball game between the team from
Prof. Sewell’s school at New Beth
any and the team from Prof. Gu«
Bell’s school at Center. The gam^
stood 14 to 16 in favor of Bell’s
school team, but both sides played
well. A large crowd was present.
The new three-cent piece author
ized by congress is to be of nickel*
the size of the old bronze cent,
only thicker, and in the center i*
to be a hole one-fourth of an inch
in diameter. The new coin is so
designed that it may be readily
recognized by sight or touch. ; A
hole m ah American coin is a new
device that for a time will seem
just a liStle odd.
I Ohio Is better known than the Rev.
ames Poindexter. For many years he
las been the successful pastor of the
lecond Baptist Church of that city.
Svery day his venerable figure and
tindly face may be seen on the streets
s the city where he has labored for sd
|any years. What a history of beneV*
aence and self-sacrifice might be writ*
;es when it became net
n 1" i trip ■ i ; - . i .
originality strikes the observer at
bhce. This little fellow as T like
most boys, great for fun, and^al-j
most > all) bis «fuii ia derived from
practical jokes, the victims of
which, were they to find the
“young rascal,” would perhaps
Misses Dunlap gave an informal
at home Tuesday evening. A num
ber of guests were present and
greatly enjoyed the occasion.
Read The Georgia Cracker.
An efficient
Simulate the circulation, improve the
[gestion, and increase the tone and
[gor of his whole system, Was needed,
he only remedy capable of meeting all
lese indications; was found to be Pe*
Some months ago a negro named
Jim Goodwin purchased a bicycle
from Alexander & Thomas of this
paid parj£o^ the pur-
chase^iiionby and' gave a mortgage
on the wheel for. the remainder.
then bounded astride his
“bike” and went to show “dem
kentry niggers” a few things.
“My attention was called some time
;o to your medicine for rheumatic
oubles by Mr. Cook, an old reliable
iruggist of this city, and take pleasure
l saying that I have tried them and
mnd them good. It is my opinion that
pe remedy, Peruna, is justly entitled tc
>?e fame which it has throughout the
’nited States.”
Addmfs _ The Co*
olambti4 OL&r book.
with it. Suddenly he saw a small
dog turn a corner and come trot
ting down the sidewalk. The boy
placed the bottle, unstopped, di
rectly m the dog’s path and re-
Some time passed and Jim got
tired of pushing a wheel over these
country roads and traded it to a
in the lower part of the
county for a shotgun,
mi nwnr-i ijijf nyi nk nlinen u.h i n
fjr^d .tp watch results. On came
the doglet, trotting proudly along,
and spied the bottle. A dog—
having almost a woman’s curios
ity—is great at investigations. So
tfie said dog heretofore spoken’ of
proceeded to hold up as he neared
the bottle, and, approaching rather
And a little money will go a long
ways. You can also make a lit-
tie money go a long way at our
store. We will continue our
ander & Thomas to be
The federation of women’s
iul)8 in Georgia, answering
pheal^l^LE. C| Branson, pres-;
ietit of th# state normal school,
as decided to maintain a model
3hool in oneof t^cfealrthern coun
ts of Georg jk ^^iJcoun ty .off er-
pg the best location, the best
he got it. He explained his trade
with the negro and was informed
of the mortgage. He then saic
the; negro was in town and went to
look for him. But the negro hac
smelled a rat and “loped out.”
The invincible bailiff, W. E.
Smith;, was notified, however, and
if ' t I 4 I. L 13 Ukf • 3~| : /'ll. ’•
sniff was sufficient for this mem
ber of the canine family, and, upon
receiving so sudden a shock to^is
olfactory nerves, he tucked his tail
between his legs and ran as fast as
his somewhat cut-off locomotors
would carry him, yelping at every
jump. This amused the perpe
trator, and lasted some time, but
life soon became tiresome for wan
of something exciting. One day,
while the youngster was roaming
about the square, he saw a moun
tain wagon load of chickens and
went over to look at them. The
owner was there, talking to pros
pective customers,, and the boy,
he overtook the fleeing negro nine
miles out of the city.
He was brought back, and when
he found what a fix ho was ihjhef
scraped up the “dough ” and set
tled the account with costs. He
was released. ‘
nee men t will' get the second
shool, and so on un til every cbjun-
rin the state has at least pnq
lodel school.; The school cannot
e opened until January, but
^ponses aiid returns must bo sent
1 at once, in order that arrange
rs can be made for teachers
supplies,
M/s. J. Lindsay Johnson, presi-
jnfc of the Georgia federation
women’s clubs, office of fcHe ]
ANDIWILL MAKE
CLOTHING
* We have a stylish stock of Clothing, a large assortment
out of which you can secure a suit to please you. Plenty
of goods to suit the season. A beautiful fit, an excellent
quality of goods, and at a cost to suit a flabby purse.
Come early, Saturday, and take your choice. Clay
worsteds, skeleton back serges* bl4ck granite cloth, etc.
wishing he had “that’en. He’d
show these boys some rooster
fights.” The owner said he wanted
75 cents for the cock, and that was
woods and a large party of men
and boys, armed with guns and
pistols, started in pursuit. The
dangerous brute was killed Wed
nesday.
education concerning this im-
^rfcant matter, and we commend
N subject to the consideration of
a ^ 8 board, m the hope that our
°autv may, be enthused on the
f 1 ject and induced to enter the
pWpetitiop for first prize. Ad-
^ n ced education is now a matter
paramount importance amc ng
ea chers, and this county, with
u ch a glorious future before it j
dpstrially, commercially, and I
about 75 cents more than the boy
had. So he began to shift about
: ’or some means of obtaining this
particular chicken. He at last hit
upon a scheme, and procured a
settle of chloroform. Coming
back to the wagon—and when the
man from the country’s head was
turned—he placed a handkerchief
saturated with . the anaesthetic
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about the chicken’s head. The
Special Summer Suits
(HYNDS CO’S OLD STAND.)
Culturally should not lag in
letter pf education.
