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THE NEWS-HERfIED. SEPTEM3ER s, 1899. LOCAL AFFAIRS f p pILLS t Rouse r the tor | pid liver, and cure biliousness, sick I headache, jaundice, nausea, indigesf tion, etc. They are in valuable to prevent a cold or break up a fever. Mild, gentle, certain, they are worthy your confidence. Purely vegetable, they can De taken by children or delicate women. IP- Price, 25c. at all medicine dealers or by mail of C. I. Hood <& Co., Lowell, Mass. Farm for rent. Apply to W. B. Cooper. G. W. Cain has removed his family to Conyers. R. L. Winn will weigh cotton at the Seaboard depot this season Attention is directed to the new legal advertisements in this issue. Dr. Woodward and Manassa Sammons Bpeut Saturday, in At lanta. We have a few Ladies’ Union Suits to close out at a low price. Ewing & Son. Mayor-pro tern Peeples is now his new residence on Perry street. Tarplny Martin has accepted a position in Atlanta with the King Hardware Co. Miss Jessie Hates was the gnest of friends at Trip several days of last week. J. L. Powell has accepted a po sition as cotton weigher at the Globe Warehouse. Dr. R. J. Bagwell was taken suddenly ill Sunday afternoon, but is improving now. Lucerne or Alfalfa Clover Seed for sale. G. M. Brand. Some of the finest melons of the season were brought in this week by Z. T. King. Jas. A. Townley is the happv father of a bouncing boy, which arrived Friday last. Mr. C. A. Watkins, the popular blacksmith, will shoe your horse or mule for 50c.—Sep I—2t B. L. Vaughan came down from Cartersville Saturday night and spent Sunday with his parents. Rev. Neese, of Buford, preached two excellent sermons at the Methodist church on last Sunday. Miss Maud Jones has returned to her home in Buford, after a pleasant visit to relatives in the city. Mrs. N. B. Bates and Miss Lil lian McCracken, of Norcross, spent a few days of last week with rela tives in the city. Hon. John Clay Smith, of At lanta, wa9 in town several days of last week, visiting his parents, and a host of friends. Call on Dr.V. G. Hopkins, Den tist. Office over Winn’s old drug store. Up-to-date Dentistry prac ticed. Prices reasonable. W. H. Patterson came up from Pendergrass Tuesday, and will spend a few days here to recuper ate his health. Ewiug & Son have just received two car loads of Bagging and Ties. Don’t fail to call and get their prices before you buy. FOR SALE. —Druggist hand some Prescription case for sale at a bargain. Apply to M. S. Cor nett, Lawrenceville, Ga. Messrs. Leonard Patillo and Homer Wright, two enterprising citizens of Buford, gave us a pleas ant call while in the city last week. Blanchard McGee is up from Chipley for a few days, visiting friends and relatives. Blanchard has many friends in this city, who always hail his coming with de light. A number of our young people went down to Winder Friday eve ning last and gave an entertain ment for the benefit of the Baptist church at this place. Quite a neat sum w r as realized. Rev. John R. Robinson, a for mer citizen of this county but now of Montgomery, Ala., has been in town for several days, with friends and relatives. He is very well pleased with his new home, but says there is no place like Gwin nett. John Hooks was in the city a short while last week. John has recently been honored with the promotion from the agency of the Southern Ratlroad at Lula to that of Assistant Auditor of the same Road. John is a fine business young man, and will uc doubt fill his new position with credit to himself and satisfaction to the Road. In the advertisement of John B. Brogdon last week the printer used the word ‘‘one” for “our.” It should have read, '“Under our roof for twenty years—J. M. Veach <ft Co.’s Flours.” Mr. Brogdon has been selling the above goods for twenty years—in fact, has used no other brand—and says they have given universal satis faction. I will buy cotton seed and sell meal and hulls and good wheat fertilizers at the following sta tions: John R. Wilson will rep resent me at Loganville; C. B. Cooper at Trip; F. Taylor at Glos ter; and E S. Brooks and A. L. Moore at Lawrenceville. See us before you buy or sell. W. O. Cooper. COTTON MARKET. Lawrenceville, Ga., Sept. 8, Strict Middling, ({ Middling, t. 87 SUPERIOR COURT. Gwinnett Superior court met Monday morning, with Judge Rus sell on the bench and Solicitor Brand nt the helm of the State docket. The grand jury organized with Dr. Moses Richardson as foreman and Rev. Andrew J.Webb as clerk. A great many witnesses are being summoned before that body, and as the men composing the jury are among the very best citizens of the county, it may be expected that they will discharge their du ties faithfully and well. The full proceedings of the court will appear in our next issue. Col.J. A. Hunt, of Atlanta, is attending Court here this week. Mr. F. R. Partridge, of Pickens, S. C., spent the first part of the week in town. Mrs. Louise Jones and daughter, of Norcross, were in Lawreuceville Wednesday. Mrs. Dexter is in Winder at the bedside of her sister who is very seriously ill. Mr. DeWitt Jones, of Norcross, is the guest of Rev. J. W. Pogue this week. Col. J. O. H. Brown, of Buford, is in attendance upon the courts here this week. Dr. T. T. Key and Prof. R. Johnson, of Norcross spent the day here Wednesday. Out of the property sold by the Sheriff Tuesday, only one sale was made under an execution. Services at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon by the Pastor, Rev. L. T. Reed. Everybody in vited. Mr. George Sholar, from Madi son City, S. C., was registered at the Ambrose House Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Ella Barnheart, a very beautiful young lady, of Pioneer Mills, N C,, is the guest of the Misses Vose this week. The farm of the late Catherine Moon, sold at Administrator's sale Tuesday, was bought by W. H. Braswell for'the sum of $1,261 Dr. Mitchell received a message Tbesday to go to Buford to attend Mr. R. H. Allen, a prominent and weal thy’citizen of that city who is seriously ill with bilious fever. Mr. Guy Hutchins from “off the Chattahoochee,” attended the Farmers’ Institute Tuesday. Mr. Hutchins gave that body a very sensible talk on the subjuct of home-raised provisions. The exhibition and concert at the colored city school will be giv en Thursday and Friday nights, .September 7th and Bth. All friends, white and colored, are in vited. Admission free. Mr. R. T. Stone, of Bartow county, has leased the Ambrose Hotel for a term of years, and took charge of the same last week. Mr. Stone is an affable gentleman and comes with experience in thd hotel business We welcome him to the citizenship of our city. Col. Nathan Bennett has been appointed a delegate to the Na tional Farmers’ Convention which meets in Boston next month by Gov. Candler. Col. Bennett is a sturdy farmer and will make the 9th district a most creditable rep resentative. He is making his ar rangements to go. Col.J. D. Boyd of Griffin was here this week on a visit to his cousin Mr. W. M. Sasser. Col Boyd is a prominent and influen tial attorney of ti e Griffin bar and is interested largely in tbe cotton mill business of that city. We wish we had a few citizens of his vim and push in Lawrenceville. The Board of County Commis sioners was in session Monday and Tuesday, transacting routine bus iness. Rev. W. B. Haslett was re elected Superintendent of the Poor Farm. The county tax rate was assessed at $4.24 on the SI,OOO, which added to the state rate ($5.86) makes the state and coun ty taxes the same as last year— s9.oo on the SI,OOO worth of prop erty. Stockholders' Meeting. The stockholders of the Bank of Lawrenceville will hold their an nuaf meeting on Friday, Septem ber 15th. W. M. Sasser, Cashier. Miss Addie Brand, after spend ing the summer delightfully in Lawrenceville, returned to Athens this week where she will resume her studies at Lucy Cobb Insti tute. Her large circle of friends regret giving her up, and will misß her beautiful voice at all en tertainments, but wish for her much success in her school work. Miss Brand added much pleasure to the campmeeting by her un bounded hospitality. Her tent was open to all, and those enter tained were: Misses Chapman of Virginia, Nowell of Monroe, Mrs. Sims of Loganville, Miss Cooper of Lawrenceville, and Miss Broad nax of Athens. Messrs. Ben Wat kins and Burkit Barrett of Mon roe, Tom and Will Shackleford of Atheus, Chapman of Virginia, Henry of Augusta, Dr. DeLa pierre and Dr. John Heidt of Ath ens; chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Peeples of Athens and So licitor General C- H. Brand of Lawrenceville. * * *• 4000 HORSE=SWAPPERS. Big Gathering of the Clans in Law renceville. Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year.—Col. D. O. Dougherty of Atlanta the New President. Tuesday was a red-letter day lor the horseswappers of North- Fast Georgia. Their convention here this week has been by far the largest ever held, the crowd of swappers Tuesday being estimated by Col. Bill Oakes at fully 4,000. West Crogan street and the pub lic pasture along that boulevard was a moving mass of bones, mule and horseflesh and humanity from early dawn till the stars shone out Tuesday night, and the scenes that took place among the dusty swappers were at once picturesque and anmsiug. All the old veteran swappers, from Bill Jones to Jim Sikes, were on hand, and every county in the 9th Congressional district was represented. Some disappointment was man ifested at the non-appearance of Big Tom Hutcherson and Hand some Carter Tate, who were ex pected to be present to entertain the crowd with their eloquence; blit the presumption is that these two popular “swappers” did not want to come until they had mas tered the art of fiddling. It will Col. n. O. Dougherty, of Atlanta, who afters hot contest was on Tuesday elected President of the North Georgia H.irse-Swappera’ Association. be remembered that they attend ed the fiddlers’ convention in For syth county recently, since which time they have been taking les sons on the fiddle. The next con vention of horseswappers is to be held here at the March term of Gwinnett Superior court, and if these two gentlemen do not ap pear with their fiddles they will be summarily expelled from the Association. On Tuesday afternoon the an nual election of officers took place, and the contest for the presidency was quite hotly contested, the candidates being Cc 1. Jim Sikes from Rabun and Col. Dave 0. Dougherty from Fulton. The election was by ballot, the ballot box being placed in the rotunda of Oakes’ livery stable, and as the swappers passed by to the westward they filed in and depos ited their ballots. Col. Dick Ew ing, of Atlanta, bad charge of Col Dougherty’s campaign, while Col. Odell Lightfoot managed the race for Col. Sikes. As the en thusiastic friends of the opposing candidates gathered around the voting precinct hurrahs rent the air for “O’Dougherty” by his fol lowers, and ere the polls had been opened an hour it was plainly manifest that he was an easy win ner. The final count showed that he received 2,841 votes to Sikes 1,611. When the result was knowin Col. Sikes advanced through the crowd and mounting an empty cider barrel proposed three cheers for Dougherty and moved that his election be made unanimous The cheers were given with a mighty enthusiasm, and his election was made unanimous by a popular up rising. Col. Dougherty was called on for a speech, and when he was borne aloft on the shoulders of two sturdy mountaineers from Col. Sikes’ home couuty, his face was wreathed in smiles, and it could easily be seen that he was happy all over. Placed on the FARM FOE SALE. I will sell my home place, con sisting of 150 acres,-situated on the Peachtree road, four miles from Duluth. Large house, good orchard, fresh land, pastures, etc. For terms apply to Miss M. A. Goodwin, Duluth, Ga. NOTICE. I have a scholarship for some young of Gwinnett county who desires to take a bu-iness course in the Georgia-Alabanaa Business College, at Macon. I have only one, so if you waDt it come at once. Bring reference. O. A. Nix. William Miller Lead, Just as we go to press the news comes from Snellville that Wm. Miller, a well-known citizen of Cates district, died suddenly this (Thursday) morning from the ef fects of heat. cider barrel, he attempted to speak, but his 'motions overcame him. He stated that this was the happiest moment of his life; that while he had never been an office seeker, he had reluctantly consent ed to allow his name used for the Presidency of the North-Georgiu Horse-Swappers’ Association at the urgent solicitation of hi* friend, Col. Dick Ewing, little thinking at the time that lie would be able to defeat such a distin guished personage as Col. Jim Sikes. The result was more than gratifying to him, and, after the heat of the campaign, to receive such magnanimous treatment at the hands of Col. Sikes and his friends quite overcome him and filled his heart with deepest emo tions. As he proceeded in his his talk, tears streamed down his cheeks —tears of love and grati tude for the sturdy horseswappers w ho had elevated him to the high est honor within their gift. So feelingly did he utter his words that he choked with emotion, and his friends tenderly bore him from the cider barrel to one of the green rooms of Col. Oakes’ stables, where a bottle of smelling salts soon re composed him. Col. Dougherty will make the horseswappers a fine President, as he is endowed with horse-sense from the tip of his toes to the crown of his hqpd. No better se lection could have been made, and the News-Herald congratulates the Association on its wise choice. Col. Dougherty is one of Atlanta’s sturdy business men, and has long been a member of the Flying-Jen ney Association, one of the most wealthy and popular social organ izations of that city. Col. Bill Oakes was elected Vice Presidenut without opposition. The executive committee elected is as follows: Col. Odell Light foot, Hon. Farish Carter Tate, Col. Elijah Westbrook, Hon. Jas. Brown, Col. Boney Tanksley. For Secretary and Treasurer the race was quite spirited between Jim Meadow and Harry Anderson, both rs Atlanta, but the official count showed Meadow elected by a good majority. Mr. Meadow is also a prominent member of the Flying-Jenny Association, while Mr. Anderson is not. Col. Dough erty, on this account, exerted his influence for Mr. Meadow, which accounts for his election, it being one of the tenets of the order that all Flying-Jenny members shall stand by each other through thick and thin. However, Mr. Anderson has ap plied for membership with the Flyers and promises to make it interesting for Mr. Meadow at the March meeting Lawrenceville was again chosen as the meeting place for the next convention, at the March term of Gwinnett Superior court. All in all, the convention just adjourned was a glorious success, and all who came enjoyed them selves to the fullest extent, and the noxt meeting is looked forward to with much interest. FURNITURE! FURNITURE! Just received a car load of Fur niture; beds from $1,25 up; suites from $7.50 to any price you want. Prices on all goods as low as the lowest. J. A. Ambrose. NOTICE TO FARMERS I will pay the highest cash price for cotton-seed. Call on the under signed or my representative, Tyler E. Peeples, for prices. Sep. 1.-4 t. Latham R. Winn. TAX LEVY FOR 1899. Board of County Coinmiaaioners, Bept. 4, 1 H»«. Ordered, That the following amounts be, and they are hereby levied as County Tax for the year IKIW, viz: For (seueral County Purposes lu For Jury Purpoaea .. 10 For Pauper Purpose* 11 For Bridge Purposes 10 For Public Building Purpoaen .01.1 4.24 Add State Tax....... .. Total State and County 0.60 By order of the Board. James T. Larkin, Chairman. A true extract from the minutes. J. P. Byrd, Clerk. WE ARE STILL IN IT! That is, we are selling as good goods as anybody, and as cheap as anybody, but we are too busy this week to write an add. Everybody invited to call and see us, in the new Powell build ing, west of court house square. Come And Be Served. RDTLEDGE & CLOWER. Card of Thanks We extend our heartfelt grati tude to all, who have hy numerous acts of kindly attention, striven to lighten the grief that o’ershad ows us, on account of the death of our little William. Our prayer is that He who said “Suffer little children to come unto me” will give to each one their recompense. A.C. Roberts and Family. TAX DODGERS COMING IN. Near $30,000 Returned to Tax Collector Moore This Week. The article in last week’s News- Herald calling attention to the large list of tax defaulters in Gwin nett county is having a magical effect. Tax Collector M jure, during the past week, has received returns from 81. property owners who give in $29,453 worth of property, be sides from 23 wtio return only a poll. This makes a total of 54 who have come up and “toed the mark;” and yet “there are others.” The grand jury should appoint a special committee from their body to assist Tax Collector Moore in going through the digest, and in obtaining the names of the tax payers in the v irious districts, and placing every defaulter on the list, with the penalty of double taxa tion attached. There is no excuse for a man defaulting in his return of proper ty for taxation, and a double tax would make the dodgers a “leetle more careful” next timp. The grand jury has a most ex cellent opportunity of rendering a valuable service to the tax payers of Gwinnett couuty by bringing in the tax dodgers. Not only should this be done, but all the returns on the digest should be carefully gone over by a commit tee and such of them raised as are based on undervaluations. Let every man return his prop erty at something like its real worth, and the burden of taxation will fall lighter on us all. J. B. BROGDON S CUT PRICE BARGAIN ANNEX Stationary I Package . i CONTAINS % 12 Sheets Good Note Paper, 12 Extra Thick Envelopes, One Penholder, One Writing Pen; -4-Price 5 Cents*- Manufactured For John B. Brogdon, Suwanee, Ga. On Trial For His Life. Sam Smith, col., who was tried lust September for the murder of James Coker, was put on tiial to day (Thursday) for the second time. At the last trial he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter Counsel carried the case to the Supreme court and succeeded fin setting the verdict aside. The Su preme court held that tfcere could be no manslaughter in it, and the court erred in charging it, and fur ther held that there was no evi dence sufficient to warrant a ver dict for murder. In commenting on the decision the Supreme court justices stated that it was a spe cially clear case of justifiable hom icide, and that any man is justi fiable in taking the life of his fel low man in defense of his habita tion. The evidence showed that Coker and several others went to the house of the darky on a drunken frolic, and while there raised a racket with the darky, and just as Coker was entering the door in pursuit of the darky the fatal shot was fired. Cols. John R. Cooper, J. A. Per ry and Oscar Brown will put up a hard fight for the defense, while the State will be represented by Solicitor Brand and T. M. Peeples. The counsel for the defendant feel very hopeful of a verdict of justifiable homicide. PAY FOE YOUE PAPEE. The fall of the year is now hero, 1 the time you should pay up for your News-Herald if you are in arrears. Please look at the date following your name on the label and if you are not up-to-date get that way as soon as possible. The News-Herald proposes to Le an up-to-date newspaper and wants its subscribers to be the same way. Como along, friends, and let’s be up-to-date, please. Of course we will not object to your paying 12 months ahead. Several very interesting commu nications are crowded out of this issue. They will appear next week. The City School of Lawrenceville. Fall term opens on the first Monday after Gwinnett Superior court, and closes on the I sth of December. J. A. BAGWELL, Superintendent. SIM S HUBRIS, SUWANEE, GA, Are Making Hot Times Hotter. A GREAT EXPLOSION IN HIGH PRICES! They are still selling 20 pounds Green Coffee for sl, and as they want to raise their trade to a high er elevation, they are selling 1 1 lbs. Arm and Hammer brand Soda for 25 cents, and it never fails to rise. If you are looking for the biggest thing in this county for 5c we have it: 24 oz. Very Fine German Laun dry Soap, and as cleanliness is next to Godliness every body should use it. In order to make room for our Fall and Winter stock, we are offering big bargains in Lawns, Organdies, Percals, Etc. Call and see us. Your patronage solicited. Respectfully, SMITH & HARRIS. WANTED. —4OO bushels of Rye. Highest market price will be paid for same. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. ESTAE OF AUSTIN WEBB, DECEASED- By virtue of an order from the Court of Ordinary of Gwinnett County, Geor gia, will be «old within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in Oc tober, I Mill, before the court house door in the city of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett county, Georgia, the following described lands belonging to the estate of Aus tin Webb, late of said county, deceased : LOT NO. I.—Two hundred and seventy-nine ('279) acres of land, more or less, being all of Lot No. sixty-five (05; except three acres, more or leßs, where llaynes Creek liaptist church is now situated, and thirty-two (33) a-res, more or less, in the north-west corner of Lot No. ninety-six (96; adjoining the above describeii tract on the north-east. Known as part of the old home place of the late Austin Webb, deceased, In the fifth district of said county. On this tract is a first-class framed two-story dwelling and good out-buildings, orchards, springs, etc. One hundred and seventy-five (175) acres in a high state of culti vation, about twenty (20) acres in original forest, three tenant houses and out buildings. This is one of the best country homes in the county, located in a good neighborhood, with schools, churches, etc., convenient. LOT NO. 2, —One hundred and thirty-six (136) acres of land, more or less, being the south part of land Lot No. ninety-six (96) in said district, adjoining other lands of the estate on the west, and Arch Wtbb and lauds of said estate on the north, Wiley Webb and others on the east, and on the south by lands now occupied by Wes. Knight. On this lot is a comfortable dwelling and out houses. A large part of this tract is in cultivation, with plenty of timber and well watered, ft is generally known as part of the Gresham place. LOT NO. 3. —Sixty-two and one-half (62hj) acres of land, more or less, off of the south-west corner of Lot No. ninety-five (95) in said district, known as part of the Daggett place, adjoining lands of estate of llrs. Kurd on the west, on the north by lards of Harris Wade, east by lands of Tbomas Smith and south by lands of Arch Webb and estate of Austin Webb. On this land is a good tenant house and out-buildings, twenty (20) acres ol line woodland, bal ance in cultivation. This is a first-class small farm. LOT N 0.4. Fifty (50) acres of land, more or less, in south-east corner of Lot No.sixty-four (64) in the fifth district of said county, adjoining lands of John Wade on the west and north, the lands of Webb estate on the east and lauds of Henry Thomas on the south. On this tract are about fifteen (15) acres of woodland, balance in cultivation and old fields. LOT NO. 5. —One hundred (100) acres off of the south side of Lot No. 140, in the 6th district of said county, adjoining lands of G. W. Ambrose on the west, the dower of Mrs. Webb on the north, lands of K. N.Robinson and J. M. Wilson on the east, and the estate of W. K. Roberts on the south. This tract is two miles south of Lawrenceville, on the Covington road, and is all in origi nal forest, and lies beautifully for cultivation. LOT NO. 6; Walton county. —At the same time and place will be sold the following described lands m Walton county : One hundred (100) acres of land, more or less, known as the Irwin or Upchurch place, and being parts of Lots Nos. 271 and 272, in the 4th land district of Walton county, adjoining lands of Mrs. Jane Webb and Daker on the west, bounded on the north by the Logan ville and Rockbridge public road, east by dower of Mrs. Jane Webb and others, and on the south by John Gritiin and others. On this place is a good residence and out-buildings, tenant house, orchards, about 20 acres in original forest, balance in cultivation and pastures. LOT NO. 7. —The dower interest of Mrs. Jane Webb, it being a life estate, iu fifty (50) acres of land, more or less, known as part of Lot No. 248,4t,h district i Walton county, and being in the south-west corner of said lot, adjoining other I lands of the estate on the west, bounded on the north by the Rockbridge road, east hy dower of Mrs. Jane Webb, south by Lyle. All to be sold for the purpose of distribution between the heirs at-law of said Austin Webb, deceased. Terms, cash, but parties will be allowed 30 days in which to comply with terms of sale. I’arties desiring further information as to said land or the titles thereto, will call on JAMES H. McGEE, Administrator of A. Webb, deceased, Lawrenceville, Ga.