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THE BROGDON STORE.
Your Money Can Be Well Spent
Here at Any Time.
It can be spent here this week and next to great advant
age, because we are booming business by making price con
cessions rarely known.
This store is lull of the newest and best goods. Every
department is a centre of attraction. Satisfying service
and true values, guaranteed quality and accurate represen
tation accompany every purchase.
No matter what you want, come here and you’ll find it
priced just a little lower than you will elsewhere.
New Fall Goods==
2500 yards Wm. Simpson & Sons’ Very Best VA
Dress Prints; Annex price CU IU.
VERY SPECIAL.— 33 pieces Best Shirting 0 AJ)n
Prints; Annex price ....... «
10 pieces Blue Dress Prints; Annex 4c Yd.
The above Prints were bought from one of the largest
jobbing houses in the south, retiring from business; hence,
our prices are from 1 to 2c per yard under the regular mar
ket price.
We call special attention to our
Shoe, Hat and Clothing
departments. They are in excellent trim for the Fall trade.
Boy’s Suits, 5 to 14 years 58c Suit.
too Men’s New Fall Suits, always sold (PO DA
at $5.00 a suit, at iJjO.Ui/.
Come to see them.
We are ready to sample your cotton. Will
do our best for you.
Respectfully,
John B. Brogdon,
Suwanee, Ga.
A. M. WILSON & CO.
DACULA, GA.
WE have reserved this space to keep our customers posted as to the bar
gains we intend offering this tall. Watch this space from week to
week and keep posted.
AS A STARTER we will say we will buy your cotton and pay you all it
is worth. We want your cotton seed bad.
We have a large stock of Bagging and Ties which we intend to sell ascheap
or a little cheaper than any one else.
As for our General Merchandise, we do and intend to keep as full a
line as you will find in any country store, which we will sell as cheap as they
can be sold. We will quote you prices soon on Shoes, Jeans, Clothing,
Sugar, Coffee and Tobacco that will be sure to sell them.
We have on hand a nice lot of Coffins, Caskets and Kobes at reasonable
prices. Free hearse to customers.
We can always save you money on Buggies and Wagons.
In connection with our other business, we have a I, ivery Stable, and will
be glad to serve the traveling public at any time.
Yours for business,
A, JVL WILSON & CO.,
ID-A-CTTXj-A., - GKEOZRGEE.^.
,1. E. JACOBS. WM. P. WIJULIAMS.
JACOBS & WILLIAMS,
DEALERS IN
General Merchandise, Cotton and Fertilizers,
GKR-A-iiisr. etc.
TRIP, - - GEO.
We have a complete line of Fall Goods, Clothing, Shoes,
etc., and having bought our goods at Close Prices for Cash
we propose to give our customers the benefit.
BRING US YOUR COTTON.
We are in the market and are prepared to pay highest
prices, having superior connections and a cheap rate of
freight, and can and will pay as much or more for cotton as
any other town in Gwinnett or Walton counties.
will buy your produce and pay you the highest market price for same.
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. *L A. Ambrose.
pEED AND LIVERY STABLE
AT
Duluth, Ga.
W. F. HERRINGTON,
PROPRIETOR
First-class turnouts always
on hand for the accomoda
tion of the traveling public,
at reasonable rates.
-fTHE NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP. -
C. C. WALL, Proprietor.
I have just completed the enlargement of my
nhop. and added to it an annex f«»r repairing
and repainting Carriage*. " agous and Buggies,
find am now prepared to make old vehicles aa
JSod o? bester than new, and will build new
Vehicles to order. J. M, Smith, the old reliable
painter, does the finishing on all jobs Paint
ing. and every job is fully guaranteed to give
along your work, in either wool or
iron, and 1 will save you money. ,
~wy* “b le - c.C. WALL.
Lawrenceville, Ga., July U* :Jm
TAX LEVY FOR 1899.
Board of County Commissioners, Bept. 4, 181*9.
Ohdkkkd, That the following amounts be, and
they are hereby levied as County Tax for the
year 1>99, viz:
For General County Purposes. io
For Jury Purposes ~10
For Pauper Purposes n
For Bridge Purposes 10
For Public Building Purposes 01.4
4.24
Add State Tax 5.86
Total State and County 9.60
By order of the Board.
James T. Lamkin, Chairman.
A true extract from the minutes.
J. P. Byrd, Clerk.
YELLOW ttlvEK MILLS
Are now in first-class condition.
Capacity on wheat alone from 75
to 100 bushels per day. Quulity
of product equal to any in the
country.
G W. Simmons & Sons,
Yellow River,Ga. Proprietors.
FARM FOR SALE.
I will sell my home place, con
sisting of 150 acres, situated ou
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 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.
FOR SALE.—Druggist haud
! some Prescription case for sale at
j a bargain. Apply to M. S. Cor
nett, Lawrenceville, Ga.
Lucerne or Alfalfa Clover Seed
for sale
G. M. Brand-
r THE NEWS-HERALD.
j SEPTEMBER 15, 1899.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Miss Mary Mitchell was here
Sunday.
Miss Lillie Ambrose is at Buford
for a few days.
Ed Ewing was at home for a
few days this week.
| This grand jury is doing some
mighty good work.
The ‘'blind tigers” are laying
low in the tairs this week.
Miss Jessie Bates is in Buford
this week visiting friends.
Mr. C. U. Born went to Logan
ville on business Tuesday.
Tan Cain is now with the mer
cantile firm of A. P. Cain & Co.
A.P. Cain has converted his en
tire second story, into office rooms.
Mrs. W. C. Wall, of Norcross,
is visiting her father. Judge John
P. Webb.
Hon, E. T. Brown of Atlanta
was here yesterdry attending Su
perior Court.
Lawreuceville needs a Law and
Order League to suppress the
“blind tigers.”
Miss Minnie Peeples is with Miss
Mamie England at Grantville for
several days.
Mr. H. E. Edwards is now occu
pying the Suggs residence, near the
S. A. L. depot.
Profs, Maxwell and Flanagan
were here during the week, at
tending Superior court.
Mrs. H. E. Edwards was called
to Athens Saturday, where her
sister is dangerously ill.
Grand jury presentments and
additional court proceedings will
appears in our next issue.
Mrs. B. H. Jones and charming
daughter, Miss Bertie, were in the
city a short while last week.
Mr.Thos. W. Mitchell, of Mo
bile. Ala , is spending a few weeks
with his pareuts in this city.
Mr. W. O. Cooper will come out
in our next issue with his second
estimate of the cotton crop.
The City school, fall term, opens
next Monday. Prof. Bagwell is
expecting a large attendance.
Charley Brand goes without
question as one of the best prose
cuting attorneys in the south.
Clifford Spence, of Harris coun
ty spent a Bhort while in the city
last week, the guest of relatives.
A special service for the young
people will be held to-nigf' i (Thurs
day) at the Presbyterian church.
Rev. Hodges is at home again
after a two weeks’ stay at the great
camp-meeting at Indian Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Ambrose, ac
companied by Miss Gertie Knauf,
visited relatives atßuford Sunday.
Mr. W. O. Perry, of Carl, spent
severul days here last week. Mr.
Perry will enter the State Univer
sity this fall.
Mr. Brittan, of Birmingham,
brother of Mrs. Bloodworth, re
turned home Monday with his lit
tle son, Gratton.
Mr. John Carr, official stenogra
pher of the superior court, is prov
ing himself very efficient iu the
discharge of his duties.
Judge Russell has fixed a high
price for blind tigers—sßso and
costs. This ought to break up
the illicit traffic in whisky.
The rock foundation for the new
Baptist church has been finished,
and the work of laying the brick
is being pushed right along.
Arch Peeples has accepted a po
sition with the Atlanta Cotton
Seed Oil Co., as stenographer, and
gone there to assume his duties.
Marsh Rookmore got 40 of the
50 bales of cotton sold here Tues
day. Marsh -says he is “strictly
iu it.”
Mr. Jas. D. Williams, of Trip,
speaks of selling out his valuable
farm this fall and moving to New
ton county.
Miss Maud Henderson, of Louis
ville, Tenu., is in the city and
will learn the printer’s trade in
the News-Herald office.
Judge Russell says the “blind
tiger” must go. And every good
citizen will hold up his hands and
say “Amen” to the decree.
Mr. V. H. Davis, of Augusta,
has returned home, after a visit
to his kinsman, Mr. Claiborn
Davis, near Lawrenceville.
Mr. Newell Tullis captured a
12-pound ’coon the other day. He
presented us with one of its feet,
which we have hung up for luck.
LOST—Between the Presbyte
rian church and Capt. J.G. Vose’s
a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles.
Finder will please return to this
office.
Mr. J. D. Wallace is grading off
a site for a store building on his
property near the Seaboard depot.
Thus Lawrenceville continues to
improve.
The stockholders of the Bank of
Lawrenceville are requested to
meet at 9 o’clock a. m., on the
loth inst., (today, Friday).
W. M. Sasser, Cashier.
The Law and Order League of
Duluth is doing a great work in
suppressing blind tigers iu that
section. Every district in the
county should have a league of this
kind to drive this curse from our
county.
COTTON MARKET.
Lawrknckville, Ga., Sept. 15,
Strict Middling, .... . 0.10
Middling, 5.07
Farm for rent. Apply to W. B.
| Cooper.
The licensed sale of liquor is
j preferable to blind tigers.
Luther Cain, of the Atlanta
Constitution, was here several
days this week.
The mail who buys “blind tiger”
liquor is only a notch above the
vendor, and a law should be en
acted making its purchase a crime.
The present grand jury seems to
be putting in good time. Forty
eight bills last week, to say noth
ing for five days’ work this week.
Mr. E. Kendrick has accepted' a
position with the Bauk of Winder,
after serving as Examiner of the
Witham Banking Co. for the past
few weeks.
If the present severe penalties
do not break up the “tigers” why
not try a “dispensary?” is the
question being asked by a good
many citizens.
J. A. Ambrose & Co., are doing
a big business iu lumber and
building material. They shipped
a carload of finished lumber to
Loganville this week.
The evil doers are trembling in
their boots, and tho “tiger” emit<
a suppressed growl of discontent
nr the turn affairs are taking. On
with the good work.
Rev. J. L. King, of Atlanta, is
iu the city this week. Mr. King
was for many years a resident of
this place, and his many friends
are always glad to see him.
The Lawreuceville Branch rail
road is getting a good share of the
cotton business this season, which
is as it should be. The little road
is a home enterprise and should
be encouraged.
Attention is directed to the ad
vertisement of W. F. Herrington
in this issue. Mr. Herrington
keeps a first-class livery stable,
and is ready to serve the traveling
public at Duluth.
The “Blind tiger” is a greater
evil than the negro in democratic
primaries. Both are glaring evils,
and the News-Herald wants both
eliminated from our county. Down
with the tiger!
Two true bills were turned, it is
said, against Henry McDaniel for
burglary by the grand jury just
adjourned. McDaniel got wind of
this and has gone to parts best
known to himself.
The Presbyterian church ser
vices will continue under leader
ship of Dr. Bachman for the next
week. Preajhing every dav at
10 a. m., and 8:30 p. m.. fast time.
All cordially invited.
Mr. J. M. Wallace, of Norcross,
was in the city Wednesday, ac
companied by his wife and son.
Mr. Wallace has recently disposed
of his business in Atlanta and
contemplates removing to Louisi
ana this fall.
Dr. T. K. Mitchell had the mis
fortune to lose a very fine mare
last Monday. He had driven out
in the country to visit a patient,
and while returning the animal
was taken sick, and died before he
reached home.
Dr. Bachman, of Tennessee, has
preached some masterful sermons
at the protracted services of the
Presbyterian church this week.
Our popular pastor, Rev. Pogue,
deserves much commendation for
securing his services.
Cotton made a decline of 10
points in the New York market
Tuesday, but the staple went up
20 points iu the Lawrenceville
market. New York can’t hold a
caudle to Lawrenceville when it
comes to buying cotton.
The News-Herald printed the
tax books for Tax Collector Moore
this year, and the job is equal to
anything that could be turned out
in a city office. Tax Collector
Moore is made out of the right
kiud of material, for he believes
in potronizing home industry.
E. M. Clark, of Louisville, Ga.,
has accepted a position here as a
book-keeper in the bank, Emmett
S. Freeman having secured the po
sition of Cashier of the Bank of
Oglethorpe, which was organized
for business this week, under the
leadership of Mr. W. 8. Witham.
The report published in last
week’s News-Herald that W. M.
Miller had died from the effects of
heat proved to be a mistake. Mr.
Miller was quite a sick man, but
is recovering. His many friends
rejoice to know that he is still in
the laud of the living, and hope
he may be spared many years yet.
Mr. W. C. Wall spent Tuesday
night with his father-in-law. Judge
John P. Webb. Mr. Wall is one
of Norcross’ enterpnsiug mer
chants and will move into one of
Dr. Simpson’s new brick buildings
about the 10th of October, at
which time he will enlarge his
stock of goods.
Judge Webb’s office has been
placed at the disposal of the la
dies who were witnesses iu court
this term, and consequently he
has had plenty of gcod company.
The judge is a most obliging of
ficer, and makes no discrimina
tions, his urbanity being extended
alike to the ladies as well as the
gentlemen.
FARM FOR SALE.
Containing 262 acres, lying ou
public road, one mile from Law
renceville, and known as the
Vaughan-Pentecost place. Price
$lO per acre. Terms eaßy. Apply
to L. M. BRAND, Agent,
Sep. 15-4 t Lawrenceville, Ga.
AGENT AT BUFORD.
| Mr. E. W. Tullia is our author*
! iztni uginit at. Buford to receive
I subscriptions to the News-Herald.
MONEY TO I.OAN.
If you want to borrow money on
your land at 7 ami 8 per cent, call on
me. I can save you money.
L. F. McDohald.
Lawrenceville Ga., Sept. 14—3 m.
Our people should gpend their
money with their homo merchants
as much as possible. Atlanta
merchants have no interest in
Gwinnett county; they pay no
taxes here, are not citizens of the
“Empire,” and the only thing
they want is to jjet all the money
out of the county they can. Keep
your cash at home by spending it
with your home merchants.
The race for City Court Solicit
or has developed several candi
dates. Col. Juhaji’s term expires
Jan. Ist, but he will be a candi
date for re-appointment. Col.
R. W. Peeples and Col. E. S. V.
Briaut are also aspirants for the
position. Gov. Candler makes the
appointment. So far we have
heard of no opposition to Judge
Winn, whose term oxpires at the
same time.
We learn that true bills have
been found by this grand jury
aginst four worthless negroes of
Lawrenceville for vagrancy. This
is a move in the right direction,
and if our city fathers waut to en
dear themselves in the hearts of
their countrymen they will with
out delay pass an ordinance against
loitering. Other cities have such
an ordinance, and why not Law
renceville. ?
The Ambrose Hotel will again
be under the management of Mr.
aud Mrs. T. L. Ambrose after Sep
tember 28rd. This hotel is well
known to the traveling public uu
der their able management, aud
its high reputation will not be al
lowed to wane, for the drummers
all know that Tom Ambrose will
have the best the market affords,
regardless of expense.
Burton Cloud, who is a member
of a Texas regiment in the Phil
ippines, is enroute home on the
transport Pennsylvania. On his
arrival in the United States he
will be mustered out of the ser
vice, at his own request, he having
served for the term of hie enlist
ment. This is gratifying news to
his father, Mr. J. E. Cloud, of
Buford, who has felt a deep anx
iety for his sou since his depart
ure for the islands a year ago.
Lawrenceville was alive with
wagons laden with cotton Tuesday,
something like 50 bales being
marketed that day. The best
grades sold as high as 6.20, which
was 20 to 80 points higher than
any other market. The fact of
the business is, I.awrenceville pays
better prices for cotton than any
other southern town. Tuesday’s
prices were higher than cotton
was selling for in New York.
Fact 1
The editor paid a flying visit to
Blue Ridge Saturday, returning
on Sunday. We feel a friendly
interest in that flourishing little
city, as we were one of the pio
neers, having established the Post
there some ten years ago. The
town now has a population of over
1000, is the county site of Fannin,
and has the shops of the A. K. &
N. Ry. Everybody pulls for the
upbuilding of the place and the
plucky little city is making rapid
strides forward.
The grand jury has appointed a
committee to revise the tax digest
and assist Tax Collector Moore in
getting the names of the tax de
faulters. This committee is now
engaged in their work, and the la
bor is being performed in system
atic order, with the utmost care.
The result will be a large increase
in taxable values, but the “raises”
do not apply this year. Next
year, however, Gwinnett will show
a very large increase in taxable
property, but the rate will no
doubt show a decrease.
Mrs. Kate Chambers, formerly
of Athens, and who is known by
many of our older citizens as Miss
Kate Shackelford, and who spent
a year or two in Lawrenceville vis
iting her relatives, was killed a
few days ago by a passenger train
near Birmingham, Ala. She was
walking along one track, saw a
train approaching aud stepped
from the track to another. A
train was appaoaching on this
track from the opposite direction,
which run over and killed her in
stantly.
The hay crop growing along the
boulevards, streets and thorough
fares of the city is ripe for mow
ing, but is being sadly neglected
by our city fathers. It should bn
cut aud cured for the city mule, or
else more stock should be turned
loose on the streets to keep the
grass grazed down more closely.
As it now exists, a lady cannot
pass aloug any of the side streets
off the public square without soil
ing her skirts with dew and polen
from the grass and weeds. We re
spectfully ask our city fathers to
mow their hay crop while the sun
shines.
The case of Sam Smith (c 01.,)
charged with the murder of Jim
Coker, was nolle prossed last
Thursday when the case was called
in the Superior court, by order of
Judge Russell. However, bills of
indictment were found against the
negro for selling whisky, and on
Wednesday he was convicted, and
a fine of SSO imposed. Coker’s
friends were greatly surprised and
displeased when Judge Russell
ordered the case against Smith
nolle prossed, but as there was no
new evidence forthcoming, there
was no use in consuming the time
of the court and going to the ex
pense of a new trial in the face of
the decision of the Supreme court.
HEAVY PENALTIES.
Judge Russell Imposes Two
Big Fines.
The Mitchell Brothers, Convicted of
Selling Liqnor, Must Pay $350
Each and Cost.
In the Superior court Wednes
day Judge Russell imposed two
heavy fines against violators of the
liquor laws of Georgia.
Jim and Josh Mitchell, broth
ers, who livo in the northwest part
of the county, one at Norcross.the
other at Pittman, are the names of
the unfortunate young men.
Both were indicted for selling
liquor, and, it is said, they are old
violators, and have been plying
their illegal traffic for years un
punished.
Judge Russsell imposed fines
amounting to SBSO each against
the brothers in addition to the
costs.
The Law and Order League of
Duluth prosecuted the cases, and
to its efforts, in a measure, is due
the convictions. The League is
composed of some of the leading
citizens of Duluth district, who
have organized to suppress crime
and bring violators of thelaw to
justice.
Judge Russell is determined to
break up the blind tigers of Gwin
nett county, and to that end is
imposing severe penalties. In his
laudable efforts he should, and
doubtless will, receive the support
of every good citizen of the coun
ty who wants the dignity of the
law upheld and its violators
brought to justice.
Josh Mitchell was fined $75 ad
ditional for contempt of court.
He had tampered with a witness.
He must either pay $75 or remain
in jail 80 days for this offense.
The alternative in his liquor cases
is three years in the chaingang,
The News-Herald has added a
great many new subscribers and
renewals the past week,
Mr. R. A. Ingram, of Coweta
county, is located in Lawrence
ville, buying cotton for E. S.
Ehney & Co., of Atlanta.
Mrs. R. F. Cox, of Loganville,
and Mrs. B. A. Cox, of Monroe,
have been visiting in Lawrence
ville for a few days.
Mrs. C. W. Ford and children,
of Denison, Texas, after spending
two months with Col. and Mrs.
E. S. V. Briant, left last Monday
for their far western home.
Herbert S. Allen, son of the
famous missionary, Young J. Al
len, is visi ing in Lawrenceville.
Mr. Allen was assistant cashier of
the Bank of Lawrenceville a few
vears ago, and his many friends
here are glad to see him.
Ninety per cent, of the cotton
that has come to Lawrenceville
thus far has gone through the
Globe warehouse. Under the su
pervision of Bose Powell we pre
dict an exceedingly large increase
in the business of the warehouse
this season —adv.
Atlanta is making great prepar
ations to catch the trade of the
rural counties this fall by inviting
them to the State fair. The fair
will no doubt be a good thing, but
if our people desire to economize
they should not got “oxcited,” for
the catch-penny schemes will be
as numerous as mosquitoes in
summer time down there during
its continuance. The road to pros
perity is to keep our money at
home, buy what you need from
your home merchant, and let the
city merchant get his trade from
the city folk.
Col. W. T. Smith, of Buford,
desires to be put on record as
favoring a white democratic pri
mary and for the complete elimi
nation of the negro vote. Col.
Smith authorized the editor of the
News-Herald to so quote him sev
eral weeks ago, and the omision
last week was au oversight. It is
a foregone conclusion that “Cuffy”
must stand aside and let the white
democrats make the nominations
without bis aid, and the News-
Herald rejoices that this senti
ment is so universally indorsed by
the party throughout the county.
It is a sure sign of harmony and
the harbinger of better times in
old Gwinnett. Let the white peo
ple stand together as a band of
brothers, and our county will
grow in honor and greatness.
The report became current in
the lower part of the county the
other day that Mr. T. L. Evans,
the pcpular merchant at Centre
ville, had bes u shot aud killed by
a negro. The news spread rapid
ly and created considerable ex
citement, but on investigation the
report proved utterly groundless.
Mr. Evans was in the city Wed
nesday and looked like a real, live
man—not dead nor asleep. We
failed to interview him, but he
stated to a number of friends that
the report that he was dead was
all a mistake. Recently his firm
bought out the stock of goods of
Grd Hannah, and the two stores
have been consolidated, making it
one of the largest mercantile es
tablishments in the county. Those
who visit their store at Centreville
will find Mr. Evans very much
alive.
Tonight
If your liver is out of order, causing
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Heart
bum, or Constipation, take a dose of
Hood's Pills
On retiring, and tomorrow your di
gestive organs will be regulated and
you will be bright, active and ready
for any kind of work. This has
been the experience of others; it
will be yours. HOOD'S PILLS are
sold by all medicine dealers. 26 ete.
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.
RUTLEDGE & CLOWER.
DABNEY & SONS,
Dacula, Ga.,
Want you to watoh this Bpace from week to week; it will interest
you. This week we call your special attention to the following;
Shoes, Jeans, Fnrnitnre, Bagging and Ties.
Our stock of Slioes is complete, and must be sold.
Our Jeans were selected with care, to meet the demands of the trade.
We propose to at least duplicate anybody’s prices.
We have the largest and nicest assortment of Furniture in the
county, and will make it to your interest to see us before buying.
Everybody who intends using Bagging and Ties this season want
to see us and let us make prices. We bought heavily and must sell
them. Get our prices.
Remember, we want all your Barter.
DABNEY & SONS, Dacula, Ga.
The City School of Lawrenceville.
Fall term opens on the first Monday after
Gwinnett Superior court, and closes on tha
1 sth of December.
J. A. BAGWELL, Superintendent.
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 Lngnnville; 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. Coopek.
Old Gold Coins Wanted.
Liberal premiums will be paid
on the following gold coins:
$5 piece of date 1822.
$5 piece of date 1815.
Also want $5 coins of 1797.
1819, 1821, 1824, 1825, 1826,
1827, 1828, 1829, 18,30, 1831,
1832, 1833.
$lO piece of 1898.
$2.50 piece of 1 797-
$2.50 piece of 1806.
$2.50 piece of. 1826.
$3 piece of 1875 and 1876.
Look over your old coins and
see if you havo any of the gold
pieces, and if so bring them to me
and 1 will pay you a nice premium
for them] W. M. SASSER,
Cashier Bank of Lawrenceville.
Special Services.
The pastor of the Methodist
church desires to begin special ser
vices on the first Sunday in Octo
ber. He has secured the aid of
Judge W. W. Turner, of LaGrange,
to assist him in the meeting. A
hearty co-operation is earnestly
hoped for from everyone.
Arrested for Murder.
John Hunter, col., was lodged in
jail here yesterday morning on the
charge of murder. Ho killed Will
McWhorter, col., at Buford the 20,
day of May, this year, the partic
ulars of which were published in
these columns at the time.
The present grand jury found a
true bill against Hunter for mur
der. He will not be tried till the
March term of our Superior Court.
Hunter was arrested in North
Carolina and Constable Hawkius
went after him this weak.
Death of Mr. W.£. Simvson.
Mr, W. R. Simpson, an aged and
highly respected citizen of Gwin
nett county, living near Norcross,
died rather suddenly Saturday
morning, iast. He was in his 74th
year, and had been ill about one
woek. Mr. Simpson was esteemed
by his neighbors and friends for
his many noble traits of character,
was a prominent member of the
Methodist church, and bad by his
energy and honesty accumulated
quite a little fortune. Hia re
mains were interred at Mt. Carmel
Sunday.
Committed Suloids-
Mrs. J. H. Pierce, wife of J. H.
Pierce, a school teacher and farm
er, living near Suwanee, in Forsyth
county, committed suicide Tues
day evening by taking an overdose
of laudanum.
Mrs. Pierce was about 30 years
of age, and had been in feeble
health for some time past, it is
supposed despondency, induced by
feeble health, caused her to com
mit the rash act.
Deceased leaves, besides her hus
band, several small children, who
were present when she adminis
tered the deadly drug. However,
they did not realize that their
mother was seeking her own de
struction, aud thought she was
only taking medicine Mr, Piorce
was off in a corn field pulling fod
der, and did not know of his wife’s
suicidal intent until he returned
home after the day’s work. As
soon as he discovered the condition
of affairs, Dr. E. D. Little was
quickly summoned, and everything
possible was done by him to savo
the victim’s life, but to no avail.
The deadly drug had done its work
for the sleep that knows no awaken
ing had enveloped her. She died
Wednesday morning at 3 o’clock,
The interrment took place at
Suwanee Wednesday afternoon.
It looks as though the days of
the worthless dog were numbered.
There is quite a decided expression
of opinion in favor of a dog law
1 being passed at the next session of
the legislature.