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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,