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THE GEORGIA CRACKER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
7. 1901.
TAX RATE ONE DOLLAR.
State’s Raise of Twenty-Four Points Will
Compel Commissioners to Increase.
The increase in the state tax rate by
the governor and comptroller general
this year from $5.20 to $5.44 per $1,000
will necessitate a similar increase m the
county tax -rate by the board of county
commissioners when that body meets
next Monday. Last year Hall’s tax
rate was-90 cents on the $100. For 1902
it will be one dollar.
“We can’t figure against the state, y ’
said President Jno. A. Smith of the
board of commissioners. “Its raise of
twenty-four points compels us to also
increase in order that we may be able
to pay our bills and get along. There
will be $2*000 extra to pay on the new
Brown’s bridge and $500 on Thomp
son’s bridge. Yes, the tax rate for next
year will be fixed at one dollar. ”
Another question will come before
the board in which the people are
vitally interested. The decision of
Judge G. H. Prior, of the city court,
will be rendered concerning the power
of the board to dispose of the public
square. <It is pretty certain that it wil 1
be adverse to the sale—at least‘ to pri
vate parties for business purposes?—and
those who feared that this beautiful
breathing .place would be covered with
prosaic business bloeks can breathe
freer.'
“It is my opinion,” said President
Smith, “that to sell "the square for
business .purposes and empower the
commissioners to make a deed that
would hold water would require not
only a legislative enabling act, but a
confirmatory vote of the people as well,
Io being hardly likely that any corpo-
ritionor individual will offer to pur
chase it for public purposes, then, at
anything like its real value, we would
not be fulfilling the trust confided to
us by the .people if we failed to retain
it as the public property of the people. ”
#eho Smith “Neber Doesn’t.” .
Josh Thompson, a negro who former
ly worked for the Southern express
company, is enamored of a dusky belle
named Amy Patrick. Wednesday last
Josh paid his lady love a visit and
found her enjjoying the company of an
other coon, who rejoices in the un-
.common name of John Smith. John is
a married man, and when Josh detect
ed his sweetheart and the black Bene
dict making “goo-goo eyes” at each
other he waxed wroth and, whipping
out his knife, literally cut the shirt
from Smith’s body, In consequence he
was arrested for assault, and at the
preliminary trial before Tustiee A. G.
Dorsey the too-facinating Amy was a
witness against him. Therefore, in re
venge, he caused to be issued a war
rant for his accusers, charging them
with a grave offense, of which the fickle
Smith solemnly declared : “He neber
doesn' t!”
Yesterday morning the three were
arraigned in the city court and Josh
plead guilty to the assault, while Amy
admitted her indiscretion. Josh was
fined $20 and. eosts, a total of $39.50,
and Amy got off with a fine of $25, in
cluding the costs. John Smith, still
asserting “dat I neber doesn’t,” con
cluded to let his ease go to a jury.
Omiaary’fc Court.
Ordinary W. N. Dyer began the ses
sion of his regular monthly court on
Monday, and continued it daily during
the week. The following business was
disposed of .
W. A. Reynolds and D. T. Morse, ex
ecutors of the estate of John W. Rey
nolds, deceased, applied for letters of
dismission. Granted.
Mrs. F. E. Cobb, widow ot D. T.
Cobb, deceased, applied for twelve
months’ support for herself and four
minor children. Granted.
J. K. Davis, executor of the estate of
.T. B. Davis, deceased, applied for leave
to sell land. Granted.
W. H. Harrison, executor of the es
tate of Mrs. Julia Caldwell, deceased,
applied for, leave to sell land. Granted.
Lester D. Puckett, public county ad
ministrator, was appointed to take
charge of the affairs of the estate of
Mrs. Jennie Lockman, deceased, D. M.
Borders, named as administrator, hav
ing failed to qualify.
The will of Joseph Armstrong, de
ceased, was probated in common form,
with Miss Elizabeth B. Armstrong as
Hooten’s Toot Cost Him Dear.
W. S. Hooten, of Spartanburg, South
Carolina, who was in Gainesville tor
several weeks engaged in delivering
cheaply enlarged and cheaper framed
pictures—mostly to negroes—in which
business he boasted he made money
“by the bar!” and who went away from
here with a fat wad, came to grief in
Atlanta last Tuesday, where a slick
confidence man robbed him of the
aforesaid wad, which contained $400
In reporting the matter to the police
Hooten admitted that he was drunk
declared that he seldom got in that
condition, however, and ruefully eoa
fessed that the robbery left him stone
broke.
Hooten met the “con” man in
saloon and took a great fancy to the
charming stranger, to whom he showed
his money and with whom he discussed
his plans. After considerable drinking
the stranger kindly escorted Hooten to
his Walton street boarding house,
where he slept until 10 o’clock Tuesday
night. When he was awakened he felt
for his pocketbook. It was gone. The
fascinating companion of the after
noon’s revels had evidently taken it as
a souvenir. - *•
The matter was reported to the police
and Office? Tibbs and city detectives
set out to look for the “con” man,
whom Hooten described as a well
dressed young fellow with a red mus
tache, dyed black.
Strikes a Rich Find.
“I was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervou-
debility.” writes F. J. Green, of Lan
caster, N. H., “No remedy helped me
until I began using Electric Bitters,
which did me more good than all the
medicines I ever used; They have also
kept my wife in excellent health for
years. She says Electric Bitters are
just splendid for female troubles; thar
they are a grand tonic and invigorator
for weak, run down women. No other
medicine can take its place in our fam
ily.” Try them. Only 50c. Satisfaction
guaranteed by M. C. Brown*
Street Tax Delinquents.
The municipality imposes a $3 street
tax on all of its male citizens between
the ages of 16 and 50 years, and the tax
is payable April 1st of each year. There
are always many delinquents, however,
and it is generally, September before
the last $3 is paid in or the taxable one
made to pay “double tax” as atonement
for his delinquency, either in money or
work on the streets. In 1900 the city’s
revenue from this source was some
thing like $1,460. This year Chief
Towery has swelled the list of taxables
upwards of seven hundred, which
would swell this sum to $2,160. Of this
number about two hundred, mostly ne
groes, have so far failed to pay, but the
chief is after them with a hot stick
and declares it as his intention to run
to earth the last one of them. *
executrix.
LOOKING FOR WORK.
I am a competently skilled worker in
rock, brick, wood, iron or other struc
tural materials, and am ready to take
large or small contracts. Refer to lead
ing citizens of and can be addressed at
Seneca, Sputh Carolina.
JOHN L, HAMBY#*^
Blown to Atoms.
The old idea that the body sometimes
needs a powerful, drastic, purgative
pill has been exploded; for Dr. King’s
New Life Pills, which are perfectly
harmless, gently stimulate liver and
bowels . to expel poisonous matter,'
cleanse the system and absolutely cure
Constipation and Sick Headache. Only
25c at M, C. Brown’s drug store.
Governor Candler Sells Store Property.
On the 15th of last month, after con
siderable negotiation, Governor Can
dler sold to Mr. James T. Anderson, a
prominent business man of Marietta,
brother in-law of the late C. W. Dupree,
who was in business in Gainesville for
years, the two story brick building,
corner of Main and Broad streets, now
occupied by the Gainesville Merchan
dise company, the consideration being
$11,000. The deed was recorded in the
clerk’s office August 26.
It Dazzles the World-
No Discovery in medicine has ever cre
ated one quarter of the excitement that
has been caused by Dr. King’s New
Diseovery for Consumption. It’s seyer-
est tests have been on hopeless victims
of Consumption, Pneumonia, Hemor
rhage, Pleurisy and Bronchitis, thou
sands of whom it has restored to per
fect health. For Coughs, Colds, Asth
ma, Croup, Hay Fever, Hoarseness and
Whooping Cough it is the quickest,
surest cure in the world. It is sold by
M. C. Brown who guarantees srtisfac-
tion or refund money. Large bottles
59e and $1.00. Trial bottles free.
Mrs. Sarah C. Duncan at Rest After a
Doug Dife of Christian Influence.
Mrs. ^Sarah C. Duncan, widow of W
W. Duncan, deceased, died at the home
of her son, Hugh Duncan, August 31st
She was in age one day beyond the 81st
year mark at her death. She was mar
ried in South Carolina to W. W. Duncan
and moved to Gwinnett county about
sixty years ago. God blessed them with
twelve children, eleven of which they
reared. At the time of her death she
had sixty-four grandchildren and sixty-
seven great-grandchildren. She had
been a member of the Methodist church
for fifty-seven years.
She was a good wife, a good mother,
a good grandmother, and a good great
grandmother. Ever since joining the
church she had been a consistent
Christian, read her bible every day, felt
the greatest pride in her church, and
the preachers were always welcome
recipients of her hospitality.
Her husband died six years ago last
December. When the couple moved to
Georgia from South Carolina more than
a half century ago they made the jour
ney in a one-horse wagon. They pros
pered and increased their store of ma
terial wealth, leaving to each of their
children a good home.
The remains of this “mother in Is
rael” were buried from Sardis church,
to which congregation she first at
tached herself, last Sunday evening at
4 o’clock. The funeral was conducted
by Rev. F. G. Golden. The residents
for miles around attended the obse
quies to pay their last respects to
“Grandma Duncan,” as she was famil
iarly and lovingly called. Sixty-four
of her descendants—children, grand
children and great-grandchildren—are
members of Sardis church.
The children that survive her are
Hugh Duncan, Mrs. C. V. Henry, W.W.
Duncan, Sr., and I. F. Duncan of Hall
county; Mrs. G. R. Davis, Mrs. J. A.
Cain, W. A. Duncan, J. W. Duncan,
Gwinnett county. Those deceased are
Mrs. Jane Akins McCue, H. H. and L.
A. Duncan.
The immediate cause of Mrs. Dun
can’s death was cancer, from which she
suffered the most excruciating pain for
the ni\ie months preceding her taking
off. Through it all she bore herself
with the fortitude, patience and resig
nation of a Christian.
Cigars Were on the Solicitor.
There was a crowd of the usual idlers
in the clerk’s office at the courthouse
Wednesday morning, and the conver
sation having taken an agricultural
turn Clerk Bell began to boast of the
wonderful lacteal capacity of one of his
Jersey cows. He was dilating on the
milk and butter producing qualities of
his bovine, when Deputy Clerk Smith,
who had been out on the street for a
few moments, entered, caught the
trend of the conversation, and, turnin g
with a very serious face to his chief,
declared:
“By the way, Tom, I was just told
that that cow of yours had met with a
serious accident.”
“What!” cried the clerk, and he
sprang to his feet in anxious solicitu de
for the safety of his kine.
“What happened to her?” put in
Solicitor Fletcher M. Johnson.
“She slipped oyer a bank down near
Judge Winburn’s and strained her
milk!” was Deputy Smith’s unblushing
response, and while the crowd, led by
Clerk Bell, roared its loudest the solic
itor ran to the ’phone and telephoned
for the cigars.
Former Gainesville Pastor Honored.
Rev. F. C. McConnell, D. D., pastor
for a number of years of the First
Baptist church in this city, but now of
Lynchburg, Virginia, was elected cor
responding secretary of the Baptist
home mission board of the Southern
Baptist association at its meeting in
Atlanta last Tuesday, to succeed the
Rev. R. H. Kerfoot.
The office is a very important one,
covering a territory which includes the
southern states, Indian Territory and
Cuba. The salary is $2,500 a year and
is practically a life position.
Dr. McConnell is a graduate of Mer
cer college and the Southern Baptist
theological seminary. He is a brother
of J. C. McConnell, of this city, and S.
E. McConnell, of Atlanta, and his
friends everywhere, particularly here
in Gainesville where he was an extreme
ly popular pastor, congratulate him on
on his appointment and the association
on its wisdom in selecting so competent
a man for the position.
Every E ®0« Being
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Motion In Gus Fellows’ Case.
The motion for a new trial in the
case of Gus Fellows, convicted of rape
in the Jackson county superior court,
has been set for a hearing in the state
library, Atlanta, by Judge W. H. Fel
ton, Jr., on Monday, September 16.
The people living in the neighborhood
where the infamous crime was com
mitted do not believe that Judge Fel
ton will grant the black brute a new
trial, and in that event the attorneys
for Fellows will carry the case to th e
supreme court.
A Sermon to Women.
Next Sunday, at the First Methodist
church, the pastor will preach a sermon
to the women. The men, however,
will not be excluded The evening
service will be conducted by the ladies
of the home and foreign mission soci
eties. Mrs. Mathews of our auxiliary
will represent the home mission depart
ment, and Mrs. A. E. Gray, correspond
ing secretary of the W. F. M. S., north
Georgia conference, will speak in in
terest of the foreign work. Everybody
invited. It is especially desired that
every woman who is a member of the
church be present.
The 10-months-old daughter of Mr.
Marion Bailey died at his home just
outside the city limits, on Athens road,
Thursday evening and was buried at
Alta Vista cemetery yesterday.
mineral
affite enthusiastic. £* * *
make the mineral eJL"* 1 ’*!
cational nature and espe^'.®
some one from the state 1
oartment to attend the feSji
AYTiloin 4-L * l
explain these minerals,^
and value. The collect^ ^
-opper, iron and asbestos
talc, eorundrum and mica
be somethingimmense, '
W. S. Erwin, the secret^
fair, wno is also general
Tallulah Falls railroad gl
answering questions, and J*
of three stenographers wotfe, 1
office all the time, ana his rod'.'
a great work toward helpk ''
fair association.
Major Dunlap, the general
has authorized free passes for t
mittees, and all exhibits are
furred free; also all materialfor
ing purposes. Just now Mr. f)
sending out invitations to all the
paper men in the state. His ',
that the fair is to be educa;^
alone to the outside world as ••
great resources of minerals and,
and climate, but to stimulate
pie among the mountain fcsta J
teach them how better to fefejj]
their opportunities regardless^
roads and capital. j
Fine Crops.
Mr. H. B. Smith made a trip»
sonville this week and stated i
return that there is the best o|
com from here to the mountains 3
ever seen.. As he has ken
this road for years his lanes:
tion means quite a great deal
shows that there is to beplectyo
for everybody. Other crops are|
good, too, so Mr. Smith states; i
i«i all, prospects are very flatfcerin|
the farmers of this section.
We Fit the Hard to Fi
NOTICE. '
To the Honorable Mayor, President and
Members of the City Board of Edu
cation, and to Prof. T. H. Robertson,
School Commissioner:
We haye again entered upon the du
ties assigned us as teachers of the col
ored department of the city public
schools, to which you have so kindly
selected us, with 153 scholars; and we
most humbly ask that each of you visit
the school as often as possible. We
are doing nothing of which we can
boast, yet we are anxious that vou
should see for yourselves what we are
doing and how it is being done. We
feel that we are doing our whole duty,
but of course you are the better judges!
We are. your obedient servants,
G. S. MOON, Principal.
Miss LIZZIE S. GORDON, 1st Asst.
MRS. McEWEN, 2nd Asst.
Major Roberts’s Temporary Quarters.
M. C. Roberts, the jeweler, who was
a sub-tenant of L. J. Blackmon’s, has
been turned out of his quarters by the
bankruptcy of Mr. Blackmon, and has
moved his stock and repair shop to a
room upstairs in Hunt’s opera house
building, which he will occupy as a
temporary makeshift until he can se
cure more eligible accommodations.
Wants Homestead Met Aside.
Geo. G. Price, late proprietor of the
“white grocery,” who went into volun
tary bankruptcy last Friday and of
whose business S. C. Dunlap was ap
pointed receiver, has asked that $1,600
of his estate be set aside as a home
stead. His assets are about $2,000 and
his liabilities $2,500. The receiver will
Jsell the stock on Tuesday next.
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Grossman, micmaeuson- & ea makers* n £W y
WATERMAN, BURNETT & 1 !
HARDWARE
Cane Mills!
Cider
Leaher Belts, Rubber Belt 8 '
jectors, Steam Guages, - «
tors, Whistles, Pop Valves, j
Fittings, Lace Leather, E tc ”
Hammocks, Lap Robes, Velocipede
Wagons, Mens’ Saddles, Ladies
Buggy Harness.
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