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The NewS'Herald.
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•eeooo-elsSs Matter.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Official Organ Gwinnett County.
UfTOCCTiile Publishing Co., Proprietors.
W. Oh. McNslley, Editor.
The Southern Railway ha* an
nounced the appointment of How
ell Peeples as commercial agent at
Atlanta. He will succeed Henry
S.Jackßon,whose resignation tak-g
effect Sepl. 1.
The country around Crawford,
Antioch and other places near Ath
ens, was visited by a bard rain
and ha»l storm Thursday after
noon. Considerable damage was
done by the hailestones, but the
showers were a great blessing to
the thirsty soil.
The total tax returns for Floyd
county for the year foot up $7,-
768,615, a net increase of 1494,188
over last year. When the default
ers' list is made up and correc
tions in the last year’s report are
verified, the increase will show
about 1800,000.
Mr. E. Bancroft, Sr., an aged
and prominent citizen of Athens,
became violently insane Friday
night, and it was necessary to put
him in the county jail. He has
been tried on a writ of lunacy.
Two years ago he was placed in the
asylum, and it was thought he was
entirely cured.
The indictments of eight or
more of the proprieters of gam
bling houses in Savannah have
been returned by the grand jury,
and they will be hauled up before
the court before long to make
payment of the usual tine of 11,000
each. That is the amount which
Judge Falligatit has ugually fined
them.
About the queerest case that ev
er came up in the police Court of
Atlanta was tried Friday after
noon. John Jackson had cut off
a mule’s tail with a pruuing knife,
and the charge against him was
cruelty to animals. It was un
doubtedly the wort case of cruelty
to a beast that Dr. Carnes, the su
perintendent of the Society for the
Preventation of Cruelty to Ani
mals, ever had to contend with.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange
has declared in favor of the stand
ard bale, 24x54. This will have
an important bearing in favor of
the rectangular bale in the contest
with the round one for supremacy.
The main objection to the round
bale is that the presses that make
them are controlled by a trust and
can’t be owned by those who oper
ate them. That, in itself, is con
clusive against that bale.
The Committee of the State
Fair having charge of the eight
days of racing, has just completed
the program of events. The doc
ument is an interesting one and
is now in the hands of the printer.
As soon as received it will be sent
out all over the State to those in
terested in matters of this char
acter, and it is confidently ex
pected that a number of fine hor
ses will be entered to run for the
handsome paizes offered.
Thursday evening, near Bogart,
a negro man attempted to assault
the 12-year-old daughter of Mr.
Jessie Whitehead, an Oconee coun
ty farmer. The young girl was
walking along the road when the
negro attempted to catch her.
She ran for dear life, screaming as
she went. She must have run at
least two miles before she met
anyone to tell about the occur
rence. She was pretty well ex
hausted by her effort. The negro
was frightened away by the cries
of the young girl, and beat a has
ty retreat through the woods. As
soon as the girl told her thrilling
experience, a number of white
men banded themselves together
and started out after the fellow.
They did not know the negro, but
have a good description of him as
given by the girl.
The supreme court has really
made a remarkable record for the
session which was brought to an
' end last week ; a record that must
be a matter of great pleasure to
the justices and a matter of pride
to the state, and especially the
legal fraternity. The total cases
heard during the past session is
914, and out of this total number
there were 775 wiitten desisions.
The court began its session on
October Brd and has been in ses
sion continually until a few days
ago, when it took a recess for thi
remainder of the summer. It
would be a difficult mattei for any
one unacquainted with the work
of the court to imagine just the
nature of the work and the amount
that is necessary to be accom
plished iu the judicial manage
ment of the state.
OASTORXA.
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TAX SATE REDUCED.
Constitution 15th in»t.
The state tax rate estimated on
the return of $154,000,000 of taxa
ble property was assessed yester
day morning by Givernor Caualer
at 5.86 on SI,OOO
With the rate at $6.21 last year
it s seen that the chief executive
has ordered a decrease of almost
$1 on SI,OOO and in this way mak
ing the burdeu of taxation lighter
on every property owner in the
state.
To the general purposes of state
government, $8 out of ever SI,OOO
collected for taxes will be devoted,
while to the common fund this
year is apportioned $2.10 at the
same rate for its maintenance.
In conformity of the act of the
legislature which requires that
during the years 1899 and 1900
the sum of twenty-six one-huu
dredths of a mill be taken out for
the sinking fund of SIOO,OOO, the
amount has been levied in addi
tion to that for government and
education. In case a percentage
should be levied in the interest of
the sinking fund that, would ex
actly make SIOO,OOO in two years,
it would be found that the sum re
alized would fall short of SIOO,OOO
ou account of the default lists id
every county digest. It is necessary
therefore to levy a rate that will
make $107,000, thus taking into
account the shortage usually due
to mistakes in the digests and the
default lists.
The state tax is used as a basis
for levying the county tax, but
the percentage taken out for the
sinking fund cannot be taken into
account by the coouties, this being
done to prevent the levying of
more taxes in the counties than is
authorized by law.
There is every indication now
that when the last county digest
has been, received it will be found
that the increase in the value of
takable property in the state has
appreciated between $3,000,000
and $4,000,000. The return of
Whitfield county was made yes
terday and showed au increase
over last year of more than $200,-
000. The digests of Bibb and
Richmond are yet to be returned.
These counties are among the
richest in the state and from Bibb
especially a big increase is looked
for this year. Owing to the de
structive fire that swept away au
entire block of business houses
in Augusta, it is more than proba
ble that Richmond will show no
decided gain.
Following is the order of Gov
ernor Candler fixing the rate :
Executive Department, At
lanta, Ga., August 14,1899. —
Pursuant to section 1 of the
tax act, approved December
22, 1898, which requires the
governor, with the assistance
of the comptroller general, to
levy a percentage on the taxa
ble property of this state suf
ficient to meet the require
ments thereof not to exceed a
certain per cent named there
in, and after approximating
as nearly as practicable the
amount of all taxable proper
ty in this state as shown by
the digests and other returns:
It is
Ordered, That three mills be
assessed and collected upon the
amount of the taxable property
returned bv or assessed against
‘•ach taxpayer, and upon which
the value of all property iu the
state subject to taxation ad valo
rem for general purposes. Further
ordered, that iu addition to the
three mills, above ordered, an ex
tra per cent of two and one-tenth
(2 1-10) mills ba assessed and
collected iu conformity with an
act approved December 22, 1898
(providing for the support of com
mon gchools), upon the amount of
taxable property returned by or
assessed against each taxpayer,
and upon the value of all property
in the state subject to taxation ad
valorem. Further ordered, that
in addition to the 8 mills and the
2 1-10 mills, above ordered, an ex
tra per cent, of twenty-six one
hundredths of one mill (26-100
mill) be assessed and collected for
a sinking fund in conformity with
the act approved December 24,
1896, to retire maturing bonds of
tbe state upon the amount of the
taxable property returned by or
assessed against each taxpayer,
and upon the value of all property
in the state subject to taxation
ad valorem, the whole state tax
hereby levied making five and
thirty-six oue-huodredthß (5.86)
I mills for all purposes for the year
1899.
Allen D. Candler,
Governor,
Wm. A. Wright,
Comptroller General
Applications for space for ex
hibits continue to be received by
the state fair committee and from
the claims made by all who have
been accommodated to date, it is
expected that some unusually fine
exhibits will be made. A conces
sion has been recently granted to
a company exhibiting a number
of Philippine natives and their
modes of life, and this, consider
ing recent happenings, will be one
of tbe moat interesting things to
be seen at the fair.
FERRY SEXES THE ADVANCE,
On September Ist next, The
Cherokee Advance, the official or
gan and only paper in that county,
will change ha.ids and ownership,
as Ben F. Perry has sold out to
John M. McDowell, and will on
that day sever his connection with
the paper and retire from journal
ism for at least awhile.
Mr. McDowell wiil continue the
publication of The Advance, and
having been connected with the
paper for several years, it is pre
dicted that he will make The Ad
vance more progressive than in
the past.
Mr. Perry will go into the bank
of Canton the first of next month
as assistant cashier and bookkeep
er with William Galt, whr suc
ceeds Captain John B. Richard as
cashier. Captain Richard will
move to Atlanta, being a member
of the wholesale shoe firm of Dra
per-Coggins, Shoe Company.
NEILL’S COTTON FIGURES-
Memphis, Aug. 14.—A special to
the Commercial-Appeal from New
Orleans says: Henry M. Neill, a
cotton crop expert of this city,
who prediced the enormous cropß
of 1897-98 and 1898-99, is out with
a forecast indicating that the crops
now maturing will exceed any of
these any may reach the unprece
dented total of 12,000,000 bales.
In a circular issued today, he said :
“On August 18, 1898 I stated
that the promise of the crop of
1898-99 was equal or superior to
that of 1897-98 in every state and
vastly better in Texas, and the
outlook, even with somewhat un
favorable conditions, thereafter
was for a crop of 10,500,000 as
sured, with 1,000,000 to 1,500,000
more within the range of possibil
ity.
“The crop turned out about 11,-
250,000 bales in spite of the most
severe winter ever known in the
South, during which a vast deal
of cotton was lost in the fields.
That it would have reached 11,-
750,000 bales and perhaps 12,000,-
000 but for the heavy loss, is now
generally admitted.
“For the present crop I am sat
isfied that on the average the
promise per acre is fully equal if
not superior, to that of last year
at this date.”
RETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPERTT.
Day by day the necessity for
more stringent tax laws becomes
more apparent. Day by day it is
more clearly demonstrated that
real estate bears the burdeu of
taxation, while personal property
is hidden out and escapes. It is
astonishing to note how much of
this hiding of personal property
from the tax gatherer is done in
Georgia. It is done iu every city
and county in the state. If a man
owns real estate he cannot evade
taxes, but if he owns personalty
he can evade the payment of his
just and equitable share of taxes
and in thousands of instances
such evasions are resorted to. A
study of the tax receiver’s books
opens the eyes of the investigator.
He wonders how people can get
their consent to give in their per
sonal property at such ridiculous
ly low figures. The study of all
the insurance policies in force ou
the same personal property would
be equally interesting if the fig
ures could be placed side by side
with the tax returns. There is a
different standard by which tax
returns aud insurance policies are
graded, but it does not warrant
any such discrepancies as exist in
reality. A man has no more right:
to evade a tax on personalty than |
on real estate. Simply because
he cannot evade it on real estate'
is no reason why he should evade
it on personalty. It is his duty to
his state, county, his city, himself
and his God to make a correct re
turn of all the property he posses
ses. It is a great pity that per
sonal property haß to be dragged
to the light of day by the force of
the law, but such is the situation
and it must be met. The tax
commission will have held its ses
sions in vain if it fails to report a
bill to the next session of the leg
islature that will be adequate to
the necessities of the situation.—
Exchange.
* The Thorn Comes Forth
With Point Forward.”
‘The thorn point of disease
is an ache or pain. But the
blood is the feeder of the
'whole body. Purify it with
Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Kidneys, liver and stomach will at
once respond ? No thorn in this point.
Blood Poisoning —“The surgeon said
when he took out the brass shell received in
wound at San Juan Hill two weeks before,
that it would have poisoned me if It had
not been for my pure blood. I told him It
was Hood’s Sarsaparilla that made it pure.”
George P. Coop EH, Co. (j, 25th U. S. Inf..
Washington Barracks. Washington, D. C.
Rheumatism Myself and a friend
both suffered from severe attacks of rheu
matism. Hakkl s Sarsaparilla cured both.
We would not be without it.” Wm. H.
Lester. H 5 Leonard St.. Full River. Mass.
Hood‘» Pills cm Mvr lUi; ih« non-trrttatli aad
wlf' csUisrtic to mks with Hook’s SarsaparflC
LOCAL rbTETxrs.
Lawresccv.Ue Came Ground-
Atlaxta, Ga.. Aug. 15, '99.
Editor Nrws-Herald: Circum
stances preventing my attending
vour campmeeting this year, you
will please allow me space in your
valuable paper for a few historical
facts connecttd with the Law
renceville camp ground, which will
doubtless interest some of your
readers.
The camp ground was located
in the year 1832, fifty acres of
land being purchased from Amos
Brooks at SI.OO per acre. The
grounds were laid off and the har
bor aud tents built by the follow
ing persons: Elisha Winn, Isham
Williams. Wm. M. Maltbie, Elias
Norton, Jesse Mnrphy, Buckner
Harris, William Harris, Willard
Baugh, William Jackson, Benj.
Crumley, Van Davis, William Da
vis, Henry Stephenson, Joseph T.
Baxter, Wiley BrogdoD, John
Clower, Penty Clower, William
Ivie, Bonapart Mackin, Mrs. Mary
Sexton, Mrs. Martha Culver, Mrs.
Rebecca King, John Fountain,
Frank McDade, Thomas AlleD,
Jacob Driver, Joshua Bradford,
William Bradford, Windzor Gra
ham.
The author of this sketch was
raised within one mile of the camp
ground, and attended the first ser
vice ever held there. I was also
present at the meeting last year.
I will give you a list of the
preachers who preached for ns iu
the days of long ago: • George
Pierce, Walker Glenn, Dr. Means,
William Parks, Elisha Betts, Ho
sea Camp, Daniel Turner, Daniel
Pentecost, Nicholas Glenn, John
Bright and Windzor Graham.
Of all the sons and daughters
that attended the first campmeet
iug, I am the oldest now living
that I know of. Some few of the
children of the early tent-holders
are living, to-wit: Warner Sex
ton, Hilliard Jackson, Johnson
Stephenson, Elizabeth Jackson,
Ann Jackson, Mrs. Jude Terrell,
Mrs. Mary Pentecost, G. W. Am
brose aud John M. Mills.
Hoping to be present at your
next campmeeting, and that the
present one may be productive of
much good, I remain,
Yours respectfully,
Jas. C. Dunlap.
HASLETT.
Special to THE NEWS
Prof. Hadaway is very sick.
Mrs. Keheley is slowly improv
ing, after a severe illness.
The tent-holders are fast making
preparations for camp-meeting.
Miss Mattie Davis and little
brother attended preaching at
Prospect Sunday.
Miss Birdie Wood visited home
folks at Dacula Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Abbott en
tertained quite a number of their
friends at their hospitable home
Monday evening. Amcug those
present were Mr. and Mrs. J. C. C.
Davis, Mr. aud Mrs. J. R. Hutch
ins, Misses Maud aud Lillie St ack
elford, Cornelia Davis, Birdie
Wood, Fellie Davis, Faunie Oliver,
Zelphyr Hutchins, Mattie Davis.
Messrs. Gecrge Oliver, Jesse and
Oscar Langley, Robert Haslett,
Andrew Oliver, James Keheley,
Lester Gunter. The musii reu-,
dered by Misses Fannie Oliver aud
Mattie Davis was splendid. At a
late hour the guests re ired to their
homes, all declaring they had had
a delightful time.
DACULA.
Special to THE NEWS.
Alva Loveless aud Hoyt Hamil
ton left Monday ou a pleasure
trip to Savannah.
Willie Woodruff has moved into
his new residence.
Andrew Mayfield’s two youngest
sous spent a few days here last
week with their grandmother.
W. F. McMillan is erecting a
beautiful new dwelling.
S. F, Pharr has sold his black
smith and wood shop, gin, etc.,
to Strickland & Cheek, who will
open up a furniture factory in
connection with the shops.
A. M. Wilson has gone into the
undertaker’s business.
Mrs. vbbie Jones is very ill at
this writing.
Mrs. S. C. Barber and son visit
ed Oxford and Covington recently.
James Pierce, of Houston, visit
ed relatives here recently.
We are glad to see Beverly Am
brose on the streets again, al
though on crutches,
Friday night the 25th inst.,
there will be an entertainment at
the High School building for the
purpose of raising funds to ceil
an addition to the school room.
Admission only 5 cents.
SHELLVILLL
Special to THE NEWS.
Celebration next Saturday. Au
gust 19th. Come down, Mr. Ed
itor, and enjoy the day with us.
We are needing rain to some ex
tent to make turnip seed come up.
Fodder pulling on hand next
week.
Protracted meeting in progress
at the Baptist church this week.
There has been five accessions up
to this writing.
A little girl has come to bless
the home of J. M. Williams.
A little girl made its advent at
James Ethridge’s.
A sou has been born to Mrs.
Beulah Rutledge.
The singing school will close
with the celebration.
Esq. Pate is preparing to build
an annex to his dwelling, and will
commence uext week.
Berry Nash has bought the farm
of W. A. Ford.
Rev, Silas Sims, of Texas, occu
pied the pulpit at the Baptist
church last Sunday.
John Spivey and family,of Jack
sou county, visited relatives in our
section this week.
B. H. Moore and brother are vis
iting relatives in Jackson county
Ibis week.
M.’ssrs. Williams, Jacobs and
Cooper, of Trip, visited Sueilville
Sunday.
A Mr. Yancy and Miss Sallie
WiLiams, of Trip, visited us Sun
day.
The many friends of Miles Lang
ley will be glad to learn that he is
ou the road to recovery.
We predict a good deal of mov
ing among the croppers and ten
ants this fall.
G M. Johnson aud wife, of Li
thonia, were up visiting the latter’s
mother last Sunday.
Cates and Rockbridge can be re
lied npon to furnish their quoto of
candidates in next year’s election.
There has been the fewest water
melons in our section this year
that there has been in a number of
years.
Hoad working will be the order
of the week next week.
BRADEN.
Special to THE NEWS.
Rain is very much needed, but
if it should come it would be too
late for the majority of the crops.
Cotton is fast opening and fodder
is nearly ready to pull.
Protracted services are in prog
ress at Harmony Grove, and a
great interest is being manifested.
Revs. Weathers and Connally are
assisting Rev. Braswell in the
meeting, and it is hoped great
good will be done.
Mr. Wells’ baby, after a hard
struggle with fever, is now about
well.
Among the visitors at the pro
tracted meeting are Mr. and Mrs.
Glover of Atlanta, Miss Jessie Mc-
Clain of Clarkston, Mr. and Mrs.
Fleming ot Atlanta, Miss Eufaula
Miner of Bermuda, Miss Susie
Campbell of Elberton, Harvey
Fleming of Atlanta, Miss Lizzie
and Ben Pace of Alpharetta, Miss
Lawhorn of Centreville, aud T. T.
Pounds of Garner.
The celebration of the Central
Union Sunday-school Association
was held at Pleasant Hill last
Saturday. There was a very large
crowd, demonstrating the great
work the Sunday-schools are do
ing.
Miss Mayme Shipley, oue of
Braden’s most charming belles,
has returned borne after a pleas
ant visit to White Sulphur and
Warm Springs.
Uncle Sam Mosely is able to be
out again, after being confined to
his room with dropsy. He was
down to see his ever-faithfnl
friend, Jas. Thurman, Suudoy.
Miss Adds Lee attended preach
ing at Yellow River Sunday.
Master Walter Carter, of Lux
omni, after a serious attack of
chills aud fever, is able to be up,
and is visiting his aunt, Mrs. R.
H. Fleming, of this place.
A verv dark mystery was uu
! earthed near Caldwell, on the
Seaboard Air Line, last Tuesday.
( Two negroes, Jim Few and Jewell
Bailey, were doing some cleaning
up for J. L. Brand when they
found the sk leton of a man.
They ran to the store of Brand &
Kimbrell at Braden and gave the
alarm. Some men went to the
spot and found the skeleton all
scattered, with an old-fashioned
cap and ball pistol lying near his
head. There had been only one
j chamber of the pistol discharged,
and this seemed to have entered
his right temple aud came out at
the left. This, together with it
being a vorv secluded spot, indi
cated that the man had commit
ted suicide. No papers of any
descripticn were found ou his per
son. He had a knife, a large car
tridge, and about thirty cents in
money. On the handle of the
pistol was found the name, “John
Dickison.” The coroner was no
tified and an inquest was held
over the body, but we haven’t yet
learned the verdict.
CARL.
Special to THE NEWS.
Miss Birdie Smith, of Atlanta, is
spending a while with Miss Minnie
Perry.
Misses Daisy and Flora Ewing
have returned to their home in
Lawrenceville.
Mrs. J. S.Pate and children, of
Mclntyre, Fla., spent last week
with H. L. Pate at this place.
Russel Cain and sister, Miss An
nie, visited Mrs. Jennie Sims Sat
urday and Sunday.
Prof. W. H. Maxwell is the hap
py father of a fine girl.
A large crowd from here attend
ed the celebration at Cedar Creek
last Saturday.
R. L. Hamilton made a business
trip to Monroe last Saturday.
,A.M. Watson is the father of a
fine girl.
T.O. R. Lanier made a trip to
Atlanta last week.
Mr. Clarence Sigmond and Miss
Alma Dalton were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony last Sun
day afternoon,Esq. J. 0. Hawthorn
officiating. Your correspondent
wishes the young couple a long,
happy and successful life.
Wesley Queen, of Campton, was
in town Saturday.
J. H. Jones went to Lawreuce
ville Tuesday on business.
Rev Wade, of High Shoals, was
up Tuesday.
Rev. Jim Williams baptised 36
at Ebenezar last Sunday.
The sheriff of Milton and a dep
uty were over last Friday on offi
cial business.
La*t wte-k's letter.
Miss Buena Sims is very low
with typhoid fever.
F. S. Lyttle and lady, of Gaines
ville, have returned home.
John and William Smith, of
Windsor, were the guests of Green
Perry recently.
Oscar Pirkle, of Hoschtoo, pass
ed through our city last week.
The protracted meeting at Mid
way church closed last Friday
BARGAINS
** A. P. Cain & Co’s.
We are going to make a change in our firm in a
few weeks, and as we do not want to take any
summer goods in the new firm we will close them
out below cost. Anything in the way of lawns,
percales, piques, organdies, etc . we are going to
sell regardless of cost.
We also have a large assortment of
Ladies, Men’s and Children’s Slippers
which you can buy as cheap as we bought them
at the factory. We will save you 25 per cent, on
Slippers.
We have several suits of Summer Clothing, Sum
mer Coats and Vests, which we are going to sell
below cost, in fact, everything in the line of
summer goods must be closed out by Sept. 1 st.
If you are looking for bargains, now is the time,
and Cain’s is the place to get them.
A. P. CAIN U CO.
C. A. WATKINS,
Blacksmith, Machinist and Woodworkman,
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Repairing of all kinds. \\ ith two forges, and mechan
ics with a thorough knowledge of their business, we are
prepared to do all kinds of work in Iron and Wood on short
notice. We have a machine for sharpening gin saws, a
cutter and threader for working over iron pipe and boiler
fittings, and can save you money on jobs of this kind. Old
wagons, buggies, carriages, etc., made good as new. Horse
shoeing a specialty. Give us a call—satisfaction guaranteed.
At the old stand east of Cornett’s livery stable.
nABNEY & SONS,
Dacula, Ga.,
Dealers in All Things the People Need
Our bargains are so numerous we haven’t space to enu
merate. Everything sold as cheap as they can be sold.
We keep anything you need in the house, on the farm, or
on the road. Get other’s prices and come to see us—we
will sell you. Your produce counts as money in this store.
Any kind of Improved Farming Implements, if not in stock,
can be had on short notice. We have only two specialties
—Barter and Money; everything else cheap as the cheapest.
We will be in the market for cotton and cotton seed, and
expect to pay the highest prices. We have a large ware
house and if you bring your cotton or produce and the
market doesn't suit you, you can store it until you are suited.
Just received a large and fine lot of Clothing. We
bought them —we must sell them.
Dabney wants all the chickens and eggs in the country.
Highest prices paid for same.
DABNEY & SONS, Dacula, Ga.
night with one addition.
J. T. O’Shields, of Monroe, was
up on business last week.
Joe Adams is getting better, we
are glad to say.
Miss Jennie Wright has been
visiting Miss Buena Sims.
T. 0. R. Lanier and family, of
Atlanta, have moved into the Ver
ner house. We gladly welcome
them to our city.
Pid King happened to the mis
fortune of losing a fine Jersey cow
last week.
Misses Daisy and Flora Ewing,
of Lawrenceville, are the guests
of Miss Minnie Perry this week.
Clever Joe Hill, of Bethlehem,
was up Sunday.
Truman and Cleveland Perry, of
Woodruff, were in town Sunday.
J. A. Coffee, of Lawrenceville,
was here Monday on business.
n m If ACHBand RHEmaTisji relieved
DnV lVby Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters.
CENTREVILLE.
Special to THE NEWS.
Protracted meeting at the Bap
tist church this week.
Riley Lawhon and family, of
Atlanta, are with friends and rela
tives here this week.
T. H. Evans and wife paid his
parents a visit near Lithonia Sun
day and Monday.
Several of our young people will
take in Lawrenceville campmeet
ing next Sunday.
Elmer McDaniel has returned
from Florida after a stay of about
nine months among the flowers.
John W. Hayden, of Atlanta,
came out Sunday to see our people.
We continue to have dry, hot
weather in this part of the coun
try, and crops suffer.
All intend going to the celebra
tion at Snellville next Saturday.
T. H. Evaus has bought the
house and lot where he now lives.
J. P. Watson is busy these days
getting timber for the new iron
bridge that is to be built at Annes
town some time in the near fu
ture.
Miss Hannah, of Atlauta, is
among relatives and friends here
this week.
Prof. Summers has a flourishing
school at this place.
Ceutreville’s baseball team went
over to Bermuda Saturday and
played the boys there, and came
out victorious.
OPIUM and Morphine habits
cured at home.
No cure, no par.
Correspondence confidential.
GATE CITY SOCIETY.
Lock box 715, Atlanta, Ga.
Gainesville Items.
Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 14.—The
J. G. Hyuds Manufacturing Com
pany has leased their big shoo fac
tory and tannery to Messrs In
man. Smith & Co. of Atlanta, who
will take charge on the first of Oc
tober. The Hyuds company, has
also engaged in wholesale mercan
tile business, and will continue un
der the name of John A. Smith
Manufacturing Company, which
will also run a fllouring mill and
sash, door and blind factory, and
do a good jobbing bueitiess.
S. C. Dinkins & Co., retail and
wholesale hardware dealers, will
leave Gainesville and engage in
the same business in Atlanta De
cember 1. The business here will
be carried on by Messrs. S W.
Davidson & Co., composed of
Messrs Sam W. Davidson, John
Mitchell and J. M Hubbard.
These gentlemen will buy the
stock and continue the business.
The Piedmont High school for
young men will begin its first term
Septembe 6. Professor J. H. Bell
is principal and the outlook tor
success is good. The Georgia Fe-
Male Seminary will begin about
the same time, and also the city
public school--. Gainesville is
well supplied with good institu
tions of learning.
Camp meeting time is near at
hand. Dahlonega camp meeting
is now in progress. Lumpkin, in
Dawson county, and Moosy Creek,
Lebanon, Antioch, Yellow Creek
and others to follow.
Eight negroes were sent to jail
yesterday by Judge Prier of the
city court for riot.
A new postoffice has been estab
lished near Poplar Springs. The
name of the new office is “Reed,”
An office has been needed there
for some time. The mail will be
carried semi-weekly for a while,
but later may be changed to a
daily mail
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Notice, Debtors and Creditors.
GEORGIA--Gwlnaett County.
Notice is hereby given to all creditors of the
estate of Catharine Moon, deceased, to render
in an account of their demauds to the under
signed within the time required by law prop
erly marie out, and all persons indebted to said
deceased, are required to make payment to the
undersigned.
Thomas Smith,
A. J. Webb,
Administrators.
August 4th, 1899.
Gwinnett Sheriff's Sale.
GEORGIA— Gwinnett County. Wtll be sold be
fore the court house door in Lawrenceville.
said county and state, between the legal sale
hours, on the first Tuesday inSeptemlx r 1899, the
following described property, all situated, lying
and being in said county and state. Said sale to
be made at public outcry, for cagh to the high
est bidder:
Fifty (50) acres of land, more or less, lying and
being in Gwinnett County. Georgia, part of Lot
No. 241. in the 6th land district of said county,
and bounded as follows: On the north by lands
of A. A. Johnson, on the east by lands of John
Duncan and Press Greer, on the south by lands
of Press Greer and H. V. Jones, oo the west by
lands of H. V. Jones, Mrs. Rakestraw, H. O.
Medlock and S.V. Wall. Levied on and will be
sold by virtne of and to satisfy two fl fas issued
from the Superior court of Gwinnett county,
Georgia, in favor of Mrs. M. W. Greer, vs W. A.
Greer, and as the property of said W. A. Greer.
Levy made by me this Btb day of August, 1*99.
T A Haslett, Sheriff.
(pf 16.25)
Also at the same time and place and on the
same terms will be sold the following described
property to-wit:
One hundred < 100) acres of land, more or lesa,
situated in Rockbridge district, Gw innett Coun
ty Georgia, bounded as follows: On the north
by lands of E. P. Miner, on the west by lands of
\ es Ferguson,on the south by lands of Charlie
Hayden, and on the oast by Yellow River. lev
ied on as the property of Mrs. Emma J. Phil
lips, by virtue of and to satisfy a tax 11 fa issued
by c. A. Fleming. Tax Collector of Gwinnett
County, Georgia, for state and county taxes for
the vear 1898. Levy made and returned to me
by «f. P. W atson. L. C.
T. Haslett, Sheriff o. C.
(pf *i.9o)
Also at the same time and place and upon the
same terms will be sold the following described
property to-wit:
Four acres of land, lying and being in the sth
land district of Gwinnett County. Georgia, and
boun led as follows: On the north by O. P.
Ford, on the east by G. W. Pharr, and on the
south and west ty W. T. Miller, the same being
four acres square in the north-east corner of
same tract of laud, and No. upon which W
T Miller now resides, and corners with James
Sawyer. Levied on as the property of W T
Miller, to satisfy one Superior court subpoena
ti fa in saver of J v Ford vs. VV T Miller. This
loth day of August, 189 b. <pf $4.10)
T A Haslett, Sheriff G C.
Ordinary’s Notices.
LEAVE TO SELL LAND.
GEORGIA— Gwinnett County.
Ordinary’s office August 7.1^99.
D. C. Hawthorn and .James W. Ford. Admin
istrators of the estate of Lawrence Ford, de
ceased, having in proper form applied to me
for leave to sell the lands belonging to the es
tate of said deceased, consisting of the follow
ing reality: Two hundred and sixty acres,
more or less, being Lot N 0.66 in the sth
adjoining lands of J. T. .Johnson on the north,
west by T. A. Pate, south by the estate of Aus
tin Webb, and east by Baggett, being the home
place of deceased, and the old home place of
Levy M. Cooper, deceased.
This is, therefore, to cite all persona concerned
to show cause, if any they can, why -aul order
should not be granted on the first Mon
day in September, 1899.
John P. Webb, ordinary,
LEAVE TO SELL LAND.
rjEOßGlA—Gwinnett County.
Ordinary's Office August 7, 1899.
Laura Wilkes Bates. Executrix of the will of
Nathan B. Bates, deceased, having in proper
form applied to me for leave to sell the
lands belonging to the estate of said deceased,
consisting of 247 acres, lying in the 7th district
of said county. No. and known as the N. B.
Bates home plAce.
This is. therefore, to cite all person's concern
ed to show cause, if any they can, why said
order should not be granted on the first
Monday in September. 1899.
John P. Webb, Ordinary.
TWELVE MONTHS SUPPORT.
("jEORGIA —Gwinnett County.
Office of Ordinary August «. 1899.
To all whom it may concern: The appraisers
appointed to assign and set apart a 12 months
support to Mrs. Laura Wilkes Bates, widow of
N. B. Bates and her minor child. Win. Simmon*
Bates, also two other minor children of N B
Bates to-wit, .James Bates and Jessie Bates*
having filed their reports in this office’
and unlees some valid objections to said report*
be made known to the court on or before the
first Mondav in September, the same will then
be approved and made the judgment of the
court.
John P. Webs, Ordinary.
LEAVE TO SELL LAND.
Georgia— Gwinnett county.
Ordinary's Office. August Ist, mim,
.1 H McGee adnnnjstralor ol the estate of
Austm M ebb, deceased, having in proper form
applied to me for leave loaell ilie lands bolong
ing to the estate of said deceased, consisting Sf
the following lands, to-wit:
IST acres part of Lot No 9ti; 248 acres. Dart of
Lot No ; 100 acres, part of Lot No lpi ■ a-nx
acres part of Lot No s*3; 50 acres, part of Lot Nlo
•4; ali in the sth district of Gwinnett county,
and one hundred acres, part of Lota Nos npj and
J,l.in Walton county; also the life interest of
M rs .Jane W ebb m 60 acres of land 1
This ig. therefore, to cite all persons concern
ed to show cause, if any they can. why said
order should not be granted on the (rat Mob
day in September, 1899.
John P. Webb, Ordinary.
Administrator’s Sale.
By virtue of an order from the Court of Ordi
. "an- of Gwinnett County, Georgia, will tm
sold before the court house door In the City of
Lawrenceville. county a, u t Btale a ri r 'f., 1
within the legal hours of sale on the tirat Tues
day in September, next, tlie following real es
tate and fixtures in said county, to-wlt ■
The town lot jixioo feet, situated in the town
of Euwanee, and .known as the old post-office
lot. on which is situated the old Doat-offln.
building, and a gin and mill.house. and the'rtn
anti mill machinery thereto attached. To be
b i e g 0 «--
Bon?for'SVl’e *giy«i! >is abl ° nu * r 7 «. luSS.*
J*nneb w Hasans,
. . Administrator of A. G. Harri*
This August 7. 1891*. 8 ‘
Administrator’s Sale.
State of Georgia, Gwinnett county
By Virtue of an order from the Court of Ordi
nary of said county, w ill lie sold at public
outcry to the highest bidder on the flit Tues
day in September law, before the court hoSle
door in the etty of Lawrenceville. in said comi
ty. the following dewnbed land, to-wit • ill
hundred and fifty acres ,if i a „d, more or lest
being part of lx* No. 117. in the stli land district
of said county, adjoining lands of Wiley W
Webb, Sr- on lhe north, Wesley Knight and
". w. Webb. Jr., on the west, W W Wehb Jr
on the south and .Mrs. Love MahalTey on the
east, and known as the Louis s Moiu horns
place, bold as the property of Catharine Minn,
deceased, for lhe purpose of paying tbe dsbts
and distribution. Terms, cash.
Thomas Smi-h,
A. J. Whip,
Admin iterators.
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