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Entered at Lawrenceville poatofflce an
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Official Organ Gwinnett County.
LaimceiiUe Publishing Co., Proprietors.
W. O'. McHelley, Editor.
The negro population in the vi
cinity of Safford is on the de
crease.
It is said that Mr. Bryan has
dates ahead for several com shuck
ing in lowa and Illinois this fall.
He has also acceptedjan invitation
to speak at Columbus, Ga.
Hon. Elihu Root, of New York,
is McKinley’s new Secretary of
War. McKinley needs backbone
more than anything else to bring
the war to a close in the Philip
pines.
Senator Morgan cf Alabama,
though an ardent silver man, sees
the hopelessness of electing Bryan
to the Presidency, and advises
against his nomination by the
democrats.
Bryan is making more money
with his gab thau he could make
as President. Realizing that he
can never be President, no doubt
he has decided to “make hay
while the sun shiues.”
Col. Bob Ingersoll, the eloquent
agnostic teacher, is dead —died
suddenly without a moment’s
warning last . Friday evening.
Laughing at his wife’s fears that
he was ill, he attempted to rise
from his chair and fell back—
dead! In life Col. Ingersoll com
batted the Christian religion and
preached the doctrine of “no hell.”
Now that he has entered the mys
terious realms of the great be
yond, he has had the opportunity
of finding out whether he was
right or wrong.
As before remarked in these col
umns, just so long as negroes com
mit assaults on white women just
so sure will the perpetrators meet
death at the hands of outraged
citizens when caught up and iden
tified. No use to preach against
mob law as long as these crimes
are committed. The execution of
the five negroes by Judge Lynch
at Safford this week affords ample
testimony to this unwritten law.
Their punishment was merited by
their diabolical crime, and this
paper, while deprecating mob vio
lence, has no words of censure for
the lynchers in this instance.
The Democrats have an excel
lent chance to win in the next
Presidential election if they will
not act the fool. But General
Grant once remarked that “they
can always be depended to act
the d —n fool just at the right
time.” And it does look so. To
nominate Mr. Bryan again would
be the height of folly. Put out a
strong Eastern man for first place
and a Southern or Western man
for second place, on a platform
for currency reform and “death to
the trusts,” and victory is ours.
Nominate Bryan, and the demo
cratic party will go the way of
Ward’s ducks, so to speak, for the
time being.
It is said that Si Smith’s friends
had hired all the witnesses against
him in the murder of Bell to leave
the state, and that he in that way
would probably have escaped pun
ishment for a most brutal and
cold-blooded murder. If this be
true, that wa« no doubt the in
centive to the mob for killing him
in the Hall county jail. Smith
was worth several thousand dol
lars and had boasted that he would
save his neck with his money.
The fear of this no doubt prompt
ed the murdered man's friends to
their act of violence. Notwith
standing the Governor has offered
a heavy reward for the lynchers
there is said to be little hope that
they will ever be brought to jus
tice.
The rank and file of the demo
cratic voters in the big democratic
counties on this side the 9th dis
trict are getting a little restive in
being called upon every two years
to “vote for Carter Tate.” Tate, of
course, is a “clever fellow,” and
knows how to “tickle the boys”
with his hale fellowship, friendly
handshakes and clever slaps on
the back along about “feedin’
time.” That’s politics. But when
our clever Congressman has a nice,
juicy plum to give out he looks
not to the democratic side of his
district to bestow the favor, but
proceeds to give it to Hon. John
Witzel.from the republican county
of Fannin, whom he has appoint
ed Census Supervisor. But after
all there is nothing strange in
this, since Mr. Tate himself is
from a republican county.
Wouldn’t it be good politics for
the democratic voters on this side
the district to give Mr. Tate a
rest and elect a man to Congress
who will recognize the democrats
over this way when he has offices
to give out ?
Swjr woman naada I>r. Mil**' Pain Fllla.
OWIKNKTT WINS HEK CASE.
In the Supreme court Wednes
day the opinion in the case of For
syth vs. Gwinnett was handed
down, confirming the judgment of
the lower court.
The litigation is familiar to our
readers, growiug out of the steel
bridge constructed by Forsyth
county over the Chattahoochee
River, near Buford.
The amount sued for was $5,000.
The case hae been stubbornly
fought all the way through, and
has resulted in a signal victory for
Gwinnett county.
We get the news of this decision
just as we go to press, and will
endeavor to give the opinion in
full in our next issue.
WHY A CHANGE IS NECESSARY.
The present method of nomina
ting candidates for Congress in
this the 9th district by conven
tion is so manifestly unfair that a
change in the system is absolutely
essential to the perpetuity of dem
ocratic harmony.
Under the present ratio of rep
resentation in the nominating
convention the large and populous
counties of the district are at the
mercy of the smaller counties,
with their handful of democratic
votes.
In order to bring this more
clearly to the minds of our read
ers, we append herewith a tabu
lated statement of the vote of the
17 counties of the district, show
ing the democratic and republican
vote received by Bryan and Mc-
Kinley, respectively, in the presi
dential election of 1896:
Counties Bryan McKinley
Banks 579 38y
Cherokee 712 702
Dawson 324 209
Fannin 507 »20
Forsyth 4H2 259
Gilmer 706 503
Gwinnett 1250 773
Habersham 7H2 242
Hall 1134 582
Jackson 1205 700
Lumpkin 436 466
Milton 428 227
Pickens 45# 693
Rabun 404 101
Towns 340 299
Union 560 419
White 274 159
Total 10,581 7,533
In order to draw a contrast,
let us take the Chattahoochee
river as the dividing line. On
this side the river there are five
counties as follows:
Dera. vote. Vote in con.
Gwinnett 1250 4
Jackson 1905 4
Hall 1134 4
Habersham 782 2
Banks 675 2
4050 16
Then take the remaining 12
counties on the north side the
Chattahoochee, as follows:
Dem. vote. Vote in con.
Cherokee 712 2
Dawson 324 2
Fannin 507 2
Forsyth 482 2
Gilmer 706 2
Lumpkin 436 2
Milton 428 2
Pickens 468 2
Rabun 404 2
Towns 340 2
Union 560 2
White 274 2
5611 24
Showing that the 12 counties on
the other side the river, with only
661 more democratic votes than
the 5 counties on this side, have a
voting strength in the convention
of 24, while the 5 big democratic
counties on this side have only 16.
This gives a representation of 8
more votes in the convention to
these 12 counties for only 661 votes
in excess of the 5 counties on this
side the river.
But let us carry the comparison
still further and see what we find
as to the relative strength of the
two great opposing parties. The
vote for Bryan aud McKinley in
the five counties on this side the
district in the presidential contest
of 1896 was as follows:
Bryan McKinley
Gwinnett 1260 773
Jackson 1205 700
Hall 1184 582
Habersham 782 242
Banks 670 380
4950 2586
A democratic majority in the
five counties of 2864.
In the 12 remaining counties on
the other Bide the vote was as fol
lows :
Bryan McKinley
Cherokee 712 702
Dawson 824 209
•Fannin 607 920
Forsyth 482 269
Gilmer 706 603
Lumpkin 436 456
Milton 428 227
••Pickens 456 693
Rabun 404 101
Towns 340 299
Union 660 419
White 274 159
•The home of Hon. John H. Witzel,
Congressman Tate’s appointee as Su
pervisor of Census for the 9th Cist.
••The home of Congressman Tate.
Showing a democratic majority
of only 664 in the combined 12
counties.
It will also be observed that
Congressman Tate’s home county
gave a republican majority of 287.
His appointee for Census Super
visor, Hon. John H. Witzel, is
also from a republican stronghold,
his county—Fannin—giving a re
publican majority of 418 for Mc-
Kinley.
In submitting those figures to
our readers, we insist that they
bear out our contention from a
political standpoint and from the
standpoint of justice and fairness,
that this side the district is en
titled to name the next represen
tative in Congress. We have
patiently voted for Congressman
Tate, from the republican county
of Pickens, for the past 8 years,
hoping that he would know when
he had enough and let loose the
public teat, and give some good
democrat on this side the district
a pull at it.
But he is slated for still another
term, making 10 years in all —2
more thau Allen Candler served.
And this is not all. Already
the men who aspire to control the
conventions and manipulate the
wires have another man in train
ing for Tate’s successor, from the
county of Cherokee. He is a poli
tician of the warp and woof of
Congressman Tate himself —a
“mixer” and a “log-roller,”—as
clever a man as ever lived, but
withal of ordinary ability to fill a
seat in Congress. His name is
Tom Hutcherson,the solicitor-gen
eral of the Blue Ridge circuit.
It is the tacit understanding
among the “boys” that Hutcherson
is to succeed Tate—but Tate must
serve two years longer.
With the present unfair method
of nominating the Congressman,
this programme will be carried
out to the letter, and when Tom
Hutcherson serves as long as he
wants to he will name his own
successor, (from one of the little
counties on the north side of the
river), just as Carter Tate is going
to do when he gets “enough.”
The big counties on this side can
do the voting and keep the district
safely democratic, but when it
comes to furnishing the candidate,
why that is altogether another
matter!
If Congressman Tate wants to
“tote fair” lie will give out the
word to his lieutenants (of which
he has a goodly array throughout
the district) that he is willing for
his successor to be chosen next
year by a white democratic pri
mary, in which every white demo
crat of the 9th district will be
asked to participate, every county
to act on the same day, and the
candidate receiving the largest
number of votes to be declared
the nominee. This is a fair
and it is democratic. It places
the nomination iu the hands of
the white democrats cf the dis
trict, where it properly belongs.
All Mr. Tate has to do is to say
the word and the democratic ex
ecutive committee will undoubt
edly consent to the white primary
plan.
His organ, the Cherokee Ad
vance, disclaims authority to
speak for him, so we now ask
Congressman Tate to rise up and
speak for himself. Do you favor
a white primary, Mr. Tate, or do
you desire the present unfair and
unjust method of nominating a
Congressman continued ?
THAT WHITE PKIMAKY.
We are quite sure that Congressman
Tate has nothing to fear and will lose
nothing by a white democratic primary
or a primary of the whole people or
any part thereof.
While Editor McNelley, of the Law
renceville News, and, perhaps, a few
others, for personal reasons, would
like to see and encourage a sentiment
against Mr. Tate’s return to Congress,
no plan in which an expression of the
white voters, or the colored, or both
white and black of the democratic par
ty, or the people as a whole would in
the least prejudice the interest of Mr
Tate and his friends. —Canton Advance.
Fot “personal reasons” we have
nothing whatever against Col.
Tate; on the contrary we admire
his personal qualities aud have on
many occasions commended him
for his genial good nature.
But we do insist that eight
years is long enough for any man
to serve in Congress on his merits
as a “clever fellow.”
Just let Col. Tate “tote fair”
and agree to a white primary, in
which every white democratic
voter in the district will count for
his full weight, then, if he gets
the nomination, we will gracefully
acquiesce aud award him the palm
as the most popular man ever
elected to Congress from the 9th
district.
Ambitious of a popularity that
should come direct from the hearts
of his party, Mr. Tate should
readily agree to leave his nomina
tion to the white democrats of his
district. His refusal to acquiesce
in their choice would be au ad
mission of his weakness and a fear
that his boasted popularity is
more of a myth than a reality.
The Advance goes ou to say:
“Fall in line with the people of the
9th district, Bro. McNelley, and you
will become convinced that they are
not tired of Mr. Tate’s services aud
that there is no growing sentiment
for him to retire to the shades of pri
vate life for yet awhile. On the con
trary, Mr. Tate’s continued faithful
service seems to more closely endear
him to the whole people, as plainly
evidenced every time au opportunity
is given them to register an expression
by ballot or otherwise.
“But go on, Mack, in your advocacy
of purer and cleaner methods in all
political contests, local, state and
national. The movement is a good
one and we most heartily endorse the
suggestions made. In fact, we would
favor and urge even a more advanced
step 111 matters political at least. The
time is fast approaching, indeed now
is, when the white voters of the coun-
try. irrespective of party affiliations,
must stand squarely together and con
trol the political and other vital in
terests of the day and times. ”
We are glad to see that Bro.
Perry endorses our suggestions for
a white primary, and we are quite
sure that if Col. Tate will drop
into line with the growing senti
ment for purer methods and clean
er politics, and agree to leave his
nomination to the choice of the
white democrats of the district,
that the plan will give universal
satisfaction to the rank and file
of the party. If Col. Tate can
succeed in winning the nomination
under such a plan he is insured a
life tenure iu Congress, if he so
desires.
The breach between McKinley
and Alger makes Michigan a doubt
ful state in the next Presidential
election.
LOCAL 2STE-WS.
A County Sunday School Organization.
After consulting several of the
presidents of the different associa
tions, and many of the leading
Sunday school workers of the coun
ty, I am authorized to call a mass
meeting of the Sunday school
workers of the county to meet at
Lawrenceville, iu the grand jury
room at the court house, on the
first Tuesday in August, promptly
at 2 o’clock p. m.
1 shall not attempt to write a
lengthy article iD explaining this
organization, for I deem it useless,
because you all understand the
object and result of such organiza
tion, as we bad this county organ
ized a few years ago. There are
only eleven counties in the state
that are not organized, and Gwin
nett is one of them. The object
of a county association is as fol
lows, expressed briefly in a nut
shell :
First, To be represented in the
state and international conven
tions.
Second, To arouse more enthu
siasm and interest in the schools
of the county.
Third, Where there is union
there is strength.
Fourth, Then we could develop
the talent of our young people iu
the conventions and celebrations,
and at the same time we could se
cure the services of talented Sun
day school workers at these gath
erings.
There are many other reasons
why wo should be organized, but
it would be useless to mention
them. We have eight or ten con
ventions in the county, and we
think they should be organized.
We have selected Lawrenceville
because it is centrally located.
We selected the first Tuesday in
August to organize because it is a
leisure time and also sale day.
We selected the graud jury room
because there are plenty of chairs.
If the people think best when we
meet we can obtain the use of one
of the churches of the city. Very
likely we will not be over one hour
organizing; that is why we have
selected the time and place.
We want, especially, every pres
ident of the aesociatic ns and Sun
day school workers generally to
be sure to meet us. Allow me to
urge you to come. Do not forget
the place and date.
Respectfully,
W. A. Wood.
Snellville Sunday School Association-
Following is a program for the
Snellville Union Sunday School
Association, to be held at Snell
ville August 19th, 1899:
Meet a 9 o’clock, promptly.
Song by all the schools, ’‘Coro
nation.”
Exercises by the Chaplain, L. C.
Davis.
Welcome address by James
Clower, from Snellville school.
Song by all the schools, No. 210
Revival No. 2.
Chestnut Grove school, song by
infant class.
Annual address by Hon. Asa G.
Candler, of Atlanta.
General song, “Beautiful Land.”
Intermission \\ hours.
General song, No. 251, Revival
No. 2.
Sandy Roads school, song by in
fant class.
Midway school, song by infant
class.
Address by the founder of the
association, Hon. Oscar Brown, of
Lawrenceville, one-half hour.
Song by Snellville school.
Recitation by Miss Lucile Pharr,
Snellville school.
Havnes Creek school, song by
infant class.
Song by Sandy Roads school.
Speech from James Lanier, San
dy Roads school.
Yellow River school, song by in
fant class.
Mt. Zion school, song by infant
class.
Song by Midway school.
Recitation by Miss Pearl Pal
mer, Midway sohool.
Song by Mt. Zion school.
Speech by Columbus Johnson,
Mt. Zion school.
Snellville school, song by infant
class.
Song by Yellow River school.
Speech or recitation by Yellow
River school.
Song by Chestnut Grove school.
Speech by M.D. Jacobs, Chest
nut Grove school.
Song by Hayues Creek school.
Speech by Emory Lanier,Haynes
Creek school.
General song, “Meet Me There.”
Benediction by Chaplain.
Adjournment 4:80 o’clock.
The convention by unanimous
vote decided to have no refresh
mentstauds. Should there be any
they will be liable to prosecution I
for disturbing public worship.
Therefore those who contemplate
coming for the sake of making a ;
profit off of the Sunday Schools
had better consider the request of
the convention and stay away.
Respectfully submitted by the
Executive Committee.
TRIP.
Soeclal to THE NEWS.
The refreshing showers have
come at last and everybody is
in much more hope now thau last
week.
Rev, H. N. Rainey, of Mulberry,
formerly pastor of the Baptist
church here, was here .Sunday and
preached two excellent sermons.
He is so jolly with the youug peo
ple they always appreciate his
visit.
Misses Bartow Smith and Callie
Wilhite, two of Winder’s charming
youug ladies, spent a few days
with Miss Cora Tribble this week.
Pittman Brownlee, formerly of
this place but now of Atlanta,
where he holds a position with
Frank E. Block & Co. as a mailing
clerk, was here Sunday.
Mies Pearl Jackson, of Winder,
is spending this week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Bertie Jacobs
A. A. Williams and wife, of Au
burn, were here visiting the latter’s
parents Saturday and Sunday.
R. L. Shell, of Snellville, chair
man of the executive committee of
the Chestnut Grove Union Sunday
School, was here last Saturday
preparing the program for the cel
ebration, with the other members
of the committee.
Mrs.L. F. Jackson and her son,
Paul, of Auburn, were here last
week.
Wesley Brownlee,a brainy young
man of Atlanta, was here Sunday.
He is now holding a position as
stenographer for the L. & N. and
N. C. & St. L. R. R.
Quite a number of Lawrence
ville’s young people attended
preaching at the Baptist church
here Sunday.
Sim Jacobs has gone to Winder
to assist his brother in his school
at Cedar Creek for a few weeks.
Miss Lillie Smith, of Loganville,
was up spending a few days with
friends this week.
Silas Sims, formerly of this
place, but now of Texas, arrived
here Saturday to spend several
days with friends and relatives.
CENTREVILLE.
Special to THE (NEWS.
Protracted meeting was put off
at the Methodist church until
next month, on account of sickness
in the preacher's family.
The long needed rain has come
at last, and in time to make good
crops of corn where they had not
suffered so much.
Most of the people in this com
munity went to the Sunday-school
celebration at Rock Chapel camp
ground last Friday. All say they
had a good celebration and fine
time.
Messrs. Rutledge and Clower, of
Lawrenceville, spent Sunday here
with home folks.
Since the recent rains we can see
the plows going on nearly all
farms.
Mrs. Rosb and little daughter,
of Conyers, are spending the week
with friends here.
Ou last Thursday evening at the
home of the bride, Mr. Willie Mc-
Carty was united in marriage to
Miss Flossie Freeman. We wish
for them a life of happiness.
Col. L.F. McDonald and family
and Mrs. Jacobs, of Lawrenceville,
were the guests of relatives in this
community a few days last week.
Ottis Veal, of Bermuda, was over
Sunday on a visit to his sister,
Mrs. Evans.
Near the ruins of the old “Blind
Tiger” barroom on Haynes Creek
stauds a magnificent new school
building, erected by the good peo
ple of that community this sum
mer. The house is fully com
pleted except the paint, which will
be put on in the near future. It
will be called Lanora.
A geaeval meeting will be held
at Rock Bridge church, this place,
commencing Friday and extending
through Sunday.
SNELLVILLE.
Special to THE NEWS.
Singing school in progress last
week and this with 85 to 40 pupils
in atrendance.
Mrs. Jane Gresham, of Claytou
county, visited kindred in our sec
tion recently.
The widow of Uncle Davy Raw
lins died at the home of her sou,
W. J. Rawlins, last Sunday one
week ago, aud was buried near T.
A.Clower’s, at the family burying
ground.
Ye writer took a day off and
went with his neighbors to a fish
fry. Everything was lovely enough.
Plenty of dinner, plenty of girls
and plenty of music.
Prof. Frank Smith passed thro’
en route to Dacula recently.
The Baptist people finished ceil
ing their church Saturday after
noon. There was not much talk
about it. They went ahead aud
done it at once.
A new boy made its advent in
to the home of Lawrence Johnston
to bless their home and them ; and
now grandpa Russ Gresham is hob
bling about on a stick complaining
with his back, and says two wars
have passed since he was born, and
he must have a pension.
Miles Langley, Miles Sexton and
a baby of Henry Thomas are on
the sick list this week.
William Langley paid his pa
rents a visit in Clayton county
last week.
Joe Whidby and his two boys
were in town last week.
James Sawyer has‘laid the foun
dation for his new granite barn,
Watermeloiis are scarce and
small.
It is getting about time the peo
ple were getting together and build
iug an harbor for the celebration
and association.
R. L. Shell and Emory Cooper
took in Trip Saturday afternoon.
Dock Feagins has superceeded
Emory Buchanan as mi Her at Hen
derson’s mill.
A new boy came to the home of
" A Fair Outside Is
a Poor Substitute
For Inward Worth.”
Good health, inwardly, of
the kidneys, liver and bowels,
is sure to come if Hood's Sar
saparilla is promptly used.
This secures a fair outside, and a
consequent vigor in the frame, with the
glow of health on the cheek, good
appetite, perfect digestion, pure blood.
Catarrh "I have had no return of the
catarrh which troubled in#Ar years, since
Hood's Sarsaparilla cured me.” Mas. Joe
Maktis, Washington St., Ugdensburg, N. Y.
Dyspepsia ''Complicated with liver
and kidney trouble, 1 suffered for jears
with dyspepsia, with severe pains. Hood’s
Sarsaparilla made me strong and hearty.”
J. B. Ehehtok, Main Street, Auburn, Me.
Hood’s Pllla cure liver ills ; the non irritating and
only cathartic to take with rfood’g~Bvaaparliia'.
Miles Langley, and Miles would
not even get well for that.
A Literary picnic is on program
for next Saturday at Oak Shade
Academy. Yellow River, Snell
ville, I’iney Grove and Haynes
Creek are the schools to partici
pate in it.
It does seem that not a single
chicken will get ripe.
Old Sacred Harp singing at Mt.
Zion Wednesday and Thursday of
this week.
While Reuben Hay and wife
were visiting their parents their
little baby took seriously sick and
died' Monday morniDg, and was
buried at Snellville Tuesday.
One of Thomas Glaze’s little
children was seriously horned by a
cow Monday.
AUBURN.
Special to THE NEWS
W’e had a fine rain Tuesday night
which was very badly needed.
Dr. Fcwler’e little baby has been
very sick, but is better.
Miss Alma Ethridge has return
ed home from her visit near Bu
ford.
Mr. Elder and family, of Jack
sonville, Fla., have been the guests
of T. C. Flanagan for the past few
days.
A. C. Williams and family paid
relatives at Trip a short visit last
week.
Mrs B. C. Jones is visiting her
parents at Athens this week.
Miss Julian Rosson, ot Athens,
is visiting here this week.
W. 0. Hawthorn spent Saturday
and Sunday at Pendergrass.
Judson Pool and Prof. Mobley
are both happy over the advent of
new boys at their homes.
Mr. Asa Wages and Miss Janie
Ethridge were happily married
last Sunday morning at the resi
dence of J. O. Hawthorn, he per
forming the ceremony. We wish
the young couple a long and suc
cessful life.
We hope the Sunday-school cel
ebration next Saturday will be a
success and largely attended.
MEADOW-
Special to THE NEWS.
Misses Eva and Anna Mewborn,
of Atlanta, are in our midst.
A. M. Quinn, of Craig, was up
Friday.
Bob Parden and Oscar Lewis, of
Henry county, are visiting rela
tives here this week.
A. J. Doby went to Clarkston
and Atlanta last week.
Rev. T. J. Brown and son, of
Gordon county, who have been
visiting relatives at this place,
have returned home.
R. L. Autry has returned to his
home near Boreguard.
P. C. Adams and sister are vis
iting in Gordon county this week.
Miss Ella Adams has returned
home from a visit to Luxomni.
Prof. Gresham has a very large
school—about 58 in attendance.
CRUSE.
Special to THE NEWS.
The long looked for rain has
come at last.
James J, Cruse has returned to
Atlanta.
The firm of Wright & Corley had
the misfortune of losing a fine
mule last week.
C. H-Harmon spent last week
in Atlanta.
That long smile M. M. King is
wearing is not caused altogether
on account of rain, but because of
the arrival of a b> ight baby boy.
G. W. Long attended the picnic
at Dr. Little’s last week.
G. P Wrighc and wife visited
Conyers last week.
J. P. Miner, of Atlanta, was up
last week.
McKinsie Hambrick visited his
son here last week.
James Martin, of Atlanta, is vis
iting relatives here.
Miss Ozeler Cruse aud Mrs. Shaw
are both improving after their re
cent illness.
W. N. Franklin is makius some
improvements on his dwelling.
Mrs. Wright, of Mobile, Ala., iB
expected to visit here soon.
D. A. Cruse lost a fine cow re
cently.
Mrs. J. B. Arnold, of Atlanta,is
visiting relatives here.
E. T. Hopkins and sister visited
their sister near Lawrenceville last
week.
CARL.
Bpeclal to THE NEWS.
We have had a good rain, and
crops are looking better.
H. L. Pate and wife have return
ed from Lithonia after a week’s
stay.
Rev. H, R. Williams preached
here Sunday night.
Several of our young folks at
tended the Sunday-school celebra-
Summer Clearance Sale.
Beginning June 17, our en
tire stock of
Summer Dress Goods,
Summer Clothing,
And Straw Hats
will be offered at a discount of
25 per cent, for cash or barter.
Some elegant Straw Hats to
go at just half price.
This sale to continue until
the goods are sold, and they will
go at these prices very rapidly.
J. F. BYRD & CO.
OASTORIA.
Be»r. the Thi KMHave Always Bought
tion at Bethabra last Friday.
We are glad to note that T. O.
R. Lanier, of Atlanta, is going to
move here, and will occupy the
Verner House.
Joe Adams is no better.
S. M. Cruce. formerly of this
place, now of Atlanta, is paying
folks at home a visit.
Mrs. W. W. McCollough has re
turned to her honi6 at Marietta.
Miss Buena Sims has returned
from Gainesville.
Mrs. Susan Hunter, of Valdosta,
is the guest of H. L. Pate and wife
this week.
Mrs. F. S.Tvth, of Gainesville,
is visitiug Miss Ara Sims this week.
Cols. Perry and Peeples, of Law
renceville, attended Justice court
here this week.
A large crowd from here attend
ed the old-time singing at Bethel
Sunday.
BRAHES,
Special to THE NEWS.
Our people are once more in live
ly spirits since the rain.
Miss Emma Johnson visited rel
atives at Garner last week.
Ida, the eight-months-old baby
of A. C. Wells, is very ill with fe
ver.
W. P. Johnston made a business
trip to Wallace Saturday.
Several of our people attended
protracted services at Liberty this
week.
Miss Mayme Shipley loft last
week for White Sulpher Springs,
where she will visit friends.
The regular meeting of the Mu
tual Ain Society was held at the
academy Saturday night. There
was warm speaking by both sides,
but the judges declared the burden
of the argument with the negative.
The subject for next Saturday
night is “Resolved, That the south
ern states were justifiable in se
ceding from the union.”
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Blood Balm), which is made especially
to cure all deep-seated, obstinate Blood
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Patches, Catarrh, Rheumatism, etc.,
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five months B. B. B. does not contain
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Address Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
HASLETT.
Special to THE NEWS.
Misses Carrie Jlaslett and Alice
Holland, of Lawrenceville, visited
Miss Mattie Davis one day last
week.
Elmer Stevenson was in our
midst Sunday.
J. F. Green, of McKendrie, was
with us Saturday afternoon.
Misses Marie and Telho Davis,
in company with L. A. Davis, at
tended preaching at New Hope
Sunday.
Rev. W. B. Haslett is conduct
ing a protracted meeting at Wal
nut Grove.
Mrs. Rosa Chesser visited Mrs.
W. M. Langley Sunday afternoou.
A. N. Shackelford and Bob Rob
inson were in our midst Sunday.
CITATION FOR NEW ROADS.
Office Board of county Commissioners Gwin
nett County.
Wheiyas Certain petitioners have filed ap
plication* to this court praying for the opening
of a new road, commencing at Mrs. Dodson’s,
and running thence by J. \V. Leopard’s, inter
secting public road near Mrs. brown’s, run
ning that road to A. P. Brooks’, thence a south
east direction to Shallow Ford road, near P. L.
K town’s.
Also, road commencing at Mrs. Atkinson’s
and running by S. F. MeKlroy’s to Craig P. 0.
Road Com ntwsvviicrs having made favorable
report, ibis is to cite ail persons that on aud
after the Ist Monday in. September. 1899. said
new roads will be opened, if no good cause is
shown to the contrary.
By order Board County Commissioners,
duly 13, 1899.4 t. J. V. By HD, Clerk.
POSTPONED
Gwinnett Sheriffs Sale.
f^EOßUlA—Gwinnett County. Will be sold be-
Tore the court house door in Lawrenceville,
said county and state, between the legal sale
hours, on the lirst Tuesday in August, 1899, the
following described property, all situated, lying
and being in said county and state. Baid sale to
be made at public outcry, for cash to the high-,
est bidder:
Fifteen acres of land, part of the home place
of W. H. Jackson, deceased, adjoining lands of
Henry Miller on the north. Will Eldridge on
the east, S. P. Maughon on the south and other
lands of the estate on the weat. Will be sold
as the property of Mrs. E. C. Jackson, by virtue
of and to satisfy one fl fa issued from the supe-.
rior court of Gwinnett county in favor of Jas.
M. Williams for use of officers of court and
witnesses vs. Mrs. K. C. Jackson, executrix of
the estate of W. H. Jackson, deceased. Levy
made by me this, fith day of June, 1899.
pf.ss.tto Thos. A. Haslktt, Sheriff.
Also at the same time andjplace and upon the
same terms will be sold the following described
property to-wit:
Ous-eighth interest In one hundred acres of
land, more or less, situated, lying and being in
the 408th district, Q M, of said county and state,
and bounded as follows: On the north by lands
of W D Williams and N A Johnson, on the south
by lands of W J Rawlins, on the east by lands
of W H Braswell and on the west by lands of
W H Williams, it being known as theT Cannon
old home place. Levied on and will be sold as
the property of Cal Cannon, by virtue of and to
satisfy a Justice Court li fa issued from the Jus
tice Court of the 47Hth district, G M, of Rock
dale county, and countersigned in the 407th
district of Gwinnett county, in favor of G M
Brand vs Cal Cannon. Notice given tenant iTi
possession in terms of the law , this July Ist.
1899. Levy made and returned to me by J O
Nash, L C, this the 6th day of July, 1899.
Also at ihe same time and place and on the
same terms will be sold the following described
property to-wit:
About one-fourth of an acre of land, situated
in the town of l awrenceville, and the improve
ments thereon, the same being the parsonage of
Mount Cavalry A M E church, a three-room
building, located west of the colored school
house in said town, and adjoining lands of W L
Vaughan. Will be sold by virtue of and to sat
isfy one Justice Court ti fa issued from the Jus
tice Court of the 407th District, G M, in favor of
CP Jackson vs Warren Morrow et al. Levy
made and returned to me by F B Morgan. L C.
T A Haslbtt, sheriff.
This July sth, 1899.
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Gwinnett County.
By virtue of an order of the Court of Or
dinary of said connty, will be sold at public
outcry, to the highest bidder, on the first Tues
day in August, 189 ft. before the court house
door, in the city of Lawrenceville, in said
county, the following described lands, to-wit:
One Hundred acres of land, more or less, be
ing part of lot No. 113, in the 7th land district
of said county; adjoining lands of C. M.and
C, F. .Jackson on the south, on the east by Par
sons, north formerly by .Too. Whitley, and on
the west by Hayes and Turner.
Sold as the property of Sarah Johnson, de
ceased. Terms, cash.
C. F. Jackson, Admr.
Ordinary’s Notices.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
GEORGIA— Gwinnett County.
Ordinary’s Office July 3. 1899.
John M. Mills, County Administrator, having
in proper form applied to me for permanent
letters of administration on the estate ol John
Johnson, colored, late of said county, deceased.
This is, therefore, to cite all person's concern
ed to show cause, if any they can. why said
application should not be granted on the first
Monday in August. 1899.
John P, Webb, Ordinary.
TWELVE MONTHS SUPPORT.
UjEOßGUA—Gwinnett County.
1 Office of Ordinary July 3, 1899.
To all whom it may concern: The appraisers
appointed to assign and set apart a 12 montha
support to -M rs s C, Buchanan, widow of J. D.
Rucnanan.having filed their report in this office,
and unless some valid objections to said report
be made known to the court on or before the
first Monday in August, 1899, the same will then
beapproved and made*the judgment of the
court.
John P. Webb, Ordinary.
TWELVE MONTHS SUPPORT.
QEORGlA—Gwinnett County.
u Ordinary's Office .JulyS, 1899.
To whom it may concern: The appraisers ap
pointed to assign and set apart a twelve months
support to Mrs. Josephine Taylor, widow of
Marcus Taylor, having filed their report in thia
office, and unless some valid objections to said
report be made known to the court on or before
the first Monday in August, 1899. the same will
then be approved and made the judgment oi
the court.
John P. Webb,Ordinary.
LEAVE TO SELL LAND.
rjEORG I A—Gwinnett County.
* Ordinary’s Office duly a, 1899.
J.W. Harris, administrators of the estate of
A. G. Harris, deceased, having ,in proper
form applied to me for leave to sell the
land* belonging to the estate of said deceased
consisting of the following realty : The dower
interest being for life of Mrs. K. J. Sexton, for
merly Mrs. W. T. Scales, in Darts of lots of land
Nos. 287 and 238, in the 7th district of said coun
ty, containing 280 acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of the estate of Abraham Moore, dames
Brown and the town of Suwanee. Also town
lots known as the old post offlee in Suwanee
50*100 feet, on which is the old post officebuild
ing, tho gin and mill house and machinery. Al
so town lot 50*160, on which is a small two
room dwelling, adjoining the Harris house
place. Also lot 50*100 feet, on which-ls a brick
store building. Also ten acres, more hr less, of
w VT in Ba ’d district, adjoining lands of
W. 11. .O. Bangley, the estate of James Brown,
a so“ ~d . AU . i » *“ id
Tins is, therefore, to cite all person*concerned
toihow cause,if any they can, why said order
should hot be granted on the tlrat Mon
day in August, 1899.
dOHN P. Wkbb; ordinary.
LETTERS OF DISMISSION.
GEORGIA— Gwinnett County.
Ordinary’s office. May lsk 1899.
J. C. Lowery, Administrator of the, es
tate of Martin L. Knight, deceased, rttare
sents to the court in his petition duly filed what
he has fully administered the estate of said
?3SHP4 r SsU!k&irefpre.u> cite Mi persona con
c . e i™ toshotfeanse. if any they can,why said
Administrator should not be discharged and re
ceive letters of dismission on the first Monday
in August, 1899. J
John P. Wkb \ Ordinary.
LETTERS OF DISMISSION.
GEORGIA --Gwinnett County.
°S c ® < ? f , ordil ?* u '.y’ h i«9w.
rr l « J - '"dnridge, administrator of the estate of
1. R. Bradley, deceased, represents to the court
in his petition duly liled that he has full/ ad
ministered the estate of said deceased.
iius is. therefore, to cite all persons concern
ed to show cause, if any they can. why said
administrator should not be discharged and
receive letters of dismission on the first Mon
day in August, 1899.
John P VT ebb. Ordinary
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