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third floor. Immediately the fire engine was steamed up and in a little while two streams were playing upon the flames. On ac count of the volume of smoke and the fact that the hose had to be i hauled up three flights of stairs the fire was hard to get at. But the fire boys did their work nobly, and soon had the fire under con trol/and then out. Mr. J. G. Hynds, local manager for the company, estimates the damage at $85,000, all of which iB fully covered by insurance. As much damage was done by water aB by fire. SPECIAL TEEM CALLED Isaac Brock, & citizen of McLennan county, Texan, baa 'lived til years, tie now lives with his son-in-law at Valley Mills, Texas, In speaking of his good health and extreme old age, Mr, Brock says: “Afters man has lived in the world as long as t haye, he ought to have found out a great many things by experience. “One of the things I have found out to my entire satisfaction is the proper remedy for ailments that are due directly to the effects of the climate. “During my long life I have ty Grand Jurors and ' Seventy-two Special Jurors Drawn. Judge J. B. Estes has called a special term , of Hall Superior court to try Harve Stover and Charley Pirkle, who are now m jail here, charged with v outraging and murdering Mrs. Christina A. Blake at her home three miles from Flowery Branch, in Clinch- em district, Monday 17th, instant. The following is the order issuec by Judge Estes last Saturday night: ’ At Chambers, Gainesville, Ga., March 22, 1962. A special term of Hall superior court is hereby or dered to convene on the first Mon day in April, 1902 for the trial of criminals. Grand and special juries will be drawn for FIRST PIECE OF CLOTH- The Gainesville Cotton Mills turned put the first piece of cloth ever manufactured at this new mill Friday afternoon, 21st. in stant. It was a pretty piece of sheeting, although it did'not have the finish which wili be given the goods when turned out for ship ment. Already a good deal of cotton has been worked up at the • ; ./ si • \k. : - ■ ■ mill, and in a short time the fact ory will begin making sheeting for the trade. About one year ago the question of moving the mill from Cfrarleston to Gainesville was submitted to the citizens of this city. They jumped at the opportunity to get it, and today it is an enterprise of which the c ty is very proud. To begin the erec tion &f a cotton • mill this size, complete it and start to making cloth in a year*s time breaks the record of similar enterprises, and the management is to be congrat ulated. / The manufacture of cloth at this mill marks the roginning of a new era of prosperity in Gaines ville. known a great many remedies for coughs, colds, catarrh and diarr hoea. I had always supposed these affections to be different dis eases, but in reading Dr. Hart man's books / have found out that these affections are the same and that they are properly called ca tarrh. the grip. > At first I did not know that Peruna was a remedy for this disease. When / heard that la grippe whs epidemic catarrh, I tried Peruna for la grippe and found it to be fust the thing. “As fOr Dr. Hartman's remedy, Pe-ru-na, I have found it to be the best, if not the only, reliable rem edy for these affections. It has said special term, which shall be summoned by the sheriff,’his deputy or Qther legal officer in telins of the - law. All officers, parties, jurors and others interested are hereby re quired to attend said special court tor the performance of legal du ties*; Let this order be entered upon the minutes of the court. J.->B. Estes, j. s. c. Thirty grand jurors and seven ty-two special jurors have been drawn for the term, and the sher iff and his assistants commenced summoning them last Monday. Since the heineous crime was com mitted there has been a sentiment among the people that the al leged murderers be given a speedy trial, and in persuance of his de termination to have the law and justice speedily meted out to the accused, Judge Estes ordered the special term,: of court convened; Col. W. B. Sloan represents 'Stover, and Pirkle and will put up as strong defense as possible m their behalf. Col; Howard Thompson will assist Solicitor Hr* Isaac Brock, Born in Buncombe Co., North Carolina, March 1% 1988, Says: “I attribute my extreme old age to the use of Penman* > Witness In a land suit at age pt HO years. -- For a tree book on catarrhs address The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. of these companies now, the South ern and the Seaboard Airline, and later if the business is not discon tinued, I will give names of the procurers and the procured, or at least a few of them. Besides this, political heelers are traveling over the state on free passes, fixing . communities and counties in* the same inter est. '‘-'c 1 ’-' '' We are having a free pass cam paign and a little later on free passes will be re-inforced with free liquor and free money. “To be fore-warned, is to be fore armed.” . > Mr. Guerry was asked whether or not he had changed his opm- ion as to Col. Estill carrying but two counties in the state—Chat ham and Bulloch. “The report sent out from Statesboro that I made such a statement was a lie,” he replied. I never made the states ment attributed to me, and I so wrote Col. Estill.” Mr. Guerry ‘believes that the primary will be fixed for an early date in Mr. Terrell’s interest. I find that the honest and unsel fish voters are as sheep without a shepherd and I am constantly feeling my inadequacy to the sit uation. - The friends of my candidacy, and of the causes x am represent ing^ are now organizing, however, in many sections of the state, and whether the camp ign be long or short, I hope the people generally will take he^rt and vote. If they do, I will be nominated, v Notwithstanding the intima- tione to the contrary I still trust that our Executive Committee will be controlled by a considera tion of the rights of the people rather than the interest of the candidate, and that a day will be fixed for the primary giving the people ample time for delibera tion; and discussion, as well asjin there MRS- SUSAN BLALOCK. Mrs. Busan Blalock died at her t • W * home at Hoschton last Sunday morning at the age of 82 years. She was the relict of the late Jodiah Blalock and was the ^moth er of ten children three of whom survive her, viz: Gity Clerk Joe Blalock of Gainesville, and John and Jesse Blalock of Jackson bounty. Mrs. Blalock was a con secrated Christian woman, being a member of Bethlehem church, Hoschton Hon. Dupont Guerry* prohibi tion candidate for Governor, spent last Tuesday in the city. He came fere to address: the^people of Hall Bounty, but on account of a mis- pnderstanding on the part of his Campaign managers his engage- bent was not advertised and, therefore, he did not /speak. He bade a tour of -the public square fnd met many people. He - ex pressed himself as gratified with be reception, and was well satis fied with the pledges of support liven jhim. Most of the day 'he remained at the Arlington, where pe was called on by his friends. | In response to inquiries «as to. the progress ot his campaign and [he issues bemg injected into it, M*. Guerry said: “I have recently been among he people extensively and find, |s heretofore, the drift in the non- political element strongly my way; Phe trouble is the absence of or ganization, m the presence of com pact organization of politicians 'hroughout the state. So far as Political leadership is concerned, near Hoschton, where her re mains were interred Monday, a large munber of people assem bling to pay a last tribute to her memory. Her husband was a member of the Clayton, Fayette and Pike county family of Bla locks, all of whom are well known and prominent. She had been fil for more than one month and her death was not unexpected. Peace to her ashes. $85,000 DAMAGE, opportunity to vote when is comparative leisure for all, There is now a new feature m the campaign, or rather a phase in the evolution of free-passism. Officials and other politicians, who have been enjoying the fa vor of our railroad companies, are now naming men who are not politicians as well as others who arefor the purpose and railroad companies are furnishing passes to them and they are being car ried to Atlanta and being cared for while there and pledged to the support of Mr. Terrell. Thus the people themselves are being de bauched, I give the names of two It is said that there are tw thousand candidates now howl ing for office in this state. That estimate is entirely too small—- ten thousand is more like it—and there may be more, says-i Dick Grubb. Frank Stanton: .“What I wants now,” says Brother Dickey, “is weather so hot dat a nigger km sleep all day en not wake up tell de cool er de evenin’!” An old Georgia negro asked for a divorce on^the ground that his wife was “no. longer able ter rise up airly in cle mawning’ en stir roun’ en make a livinffor him I”— Stanton. Some are anxious for an early primary. Probably they are anx ious to find out as quick as possi ble what the people are going to do with them.