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INTERESTING
OAKWOOD.
Mr. U. S. OdelPs daughter- has
been quite sick for several days
but we hope she wl ll soon be en
tirely well again.
Noah Brogdon will pull out for
the piney woods next fall. We
hate to see him leave us.
Raymond Reed has some very
fine Jersey milch cows, which he
prizes very highly,
Riley Rowland has bought
Noah Brogdon’s farm which ad
joins his and will farm on a big
scale from now on.
Our burg is quiet now, but
things will soon liven up again.
While the northwest is shivering
m the freezing embrace of zero
weather, the south is enjoying the
balmiest spring days—Wednesday
morning’s Columbus Enquirer.
Where in the thunder did you
Thursday night, resolved itseit
into a “get together club,” and
with the result that it pledged
itself to a proposition with inore
reason m it than anything yet ad
vanced.
For some days we have heard it
said upon the stress and other
public places that the City Coun
cil just had to build a modern
school building to cost $20,000 or
$25,000. From our knowledge of
the members of the Council we-
differed from this view because we
don’t think they can he driven to
do anything.: They can be rea
soned with and,® perhaps, con
vinced that they are sometimes in
orror, but you certainly can’t
MAKE them, individually or col
lectively, do anything.
Thursday night a resolution
was adopted asking the Mayor to
call a public meeting at the Court
House for next Tuesday night and
urge upon the people to come out
and discuss this proposition: To
issue bonds to the amount of
$40,000, which sum shall be ex
pended in the following manner:
$10,000 for a new public school
building; $10,000 for the improve
ment of the streets; and $20,000
. General Otis,for the 1425th time
haa declared the Philippine war is,
over. His statement is now inter
preted to mean thas there is a
freshjoutbreak oyer there.
Will
The .Columbus Enquirer says.*
In the undeveloped power of the
Chattahoochee river there is a
gold mine that needs only to be
worked to yield rich returns.” We
are getting both the gold and the
power from the ^Chattahoochee up
here.
Mr. R. H. Quattlebamn died at his
home at Zoar, Bulloch, county, last
Sunday morning of Bright’s disease at
a ripe old age. He was the father of
Mr. Harry Quattlebaum, of Gainesville,
and formerly lived m this city, moving
from here to Jackson county twelve
years ago. He is survived by his wife
and eight children. The remains were
interred at his late home in Bulloch
county.
£ ‘Miles and Roosevelt again
clash.”—Press dispatch. A case
of sword clashing and teeth gnash
ing, in other words.
Guess Prince Ilenry got sober by
the time he reached the other bank
of the creek. He can't say his
head was|not turned by the Ameri
cans.
We take this method of thanking our
many friends for their kindly assistance
in helping to save our household goods
.during the fire last Saturday night.
Every person present did heroic work
and it is a source of gratification to
know that we have sneh friends and
neighbors. The “fire boys” did nobly
and we feel safe in saying that no city
m the United States twice its popula
tion has a better fire department than
Gainesville. Again thanking our
friends and the boys of the fire depart
ment, we are, Very respectfully,
J. B M. Wikbubn,
- Mbs. J. B. M. Wihbubkt,
Thomas M. Bell,
Mbs. Thomas M. Beta-.
Clothiers, Furnish
Atlanta,
Whitehall Sf.
Is Well Again.
Mrs. J. C. McConnell, who had a
mild case of smallpox, has entirely re
covered and she was released from
quarantine last Monday, as was the
remainder of the family, who were
kept isolated for twenty-one days.
The house was thoroughly fumigated,
and such of the clothing was burned
as was deemed necessary. Mr. Mc
Connell returned home Monday night,
and all.danger of the disease spread
ing from this point Has disappeared.
Money For Teachers,
County School Commissioner T. H.
Robertson has received .the money for
the first payment of the Hall county
teachers, and most of them . have re
ceived their checks. However, there
are some who have not called for their
pay and the commissioner hopes they
will come in promptly and get their
money.
The cold soap came pretty near
getting the fruit. It will have to
be careful or Jack Frost will nip
it in the bud.
TUESDAY, MARCH 25-1902
The wise-acres of the north in
congress want to investigate the
disfranchisement of the negroes in
the South. The average “Yank’ *
is the best longdistance adviser of
the negro m the world, but a very
poor real helper of the race.
Are the winters of the south be
coming more severe? Many old
timers believe they are. If so,
charge it up to the weather man-
_
be can stand anything.
Col. Estill ia making less racket
and more votes than any of the
gubernatorial candidates. He is
.campaigning with telling effect,
^and is sure to win. ,
A Romantic Melodrama
of Surpassing Excellence
DOBELL ITEMS.
Mr. J. C. Cooper was in Gaines
ville Tuesday.
Mr. B. P. Hudgins and Mr.
Journey Hudgins went to Winder
Monday.
Mr. J. W. Veal and Mr. Clifton
Chamblee were in Hoschton this
week.
Sunday at 2 o’clock Sunday
school will be organized. Preach
ing the fifth Sunday#bv the pastor,
Rev. H. A, Lyle of Oakwood.
The winter term of Prof, G. R.
Cochran’s school at-Macedonia
GREATEST OF STAGE
AND S ENIC EFFECTS
AS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED
IN NEW YORK CITY.
The Monroe Messenger wants
the G. J. & S. railroad made a
broad guage road. Just hold your
breath, brother, until you get this
done, won’t you.
Senator Clay shook his pompa
dour at Mark Hanna the other
day and the latter called for help.
Sceve’s pompadour just won’t be
subsidized.
IN HER FAMOUS
SERPENTINE, FIRE and
STEREOPTICON DANCES,