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The News-Herald.
Entered at LawrencevUle postofflce an
second-clans matter.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
Official Organ Gwinnett County.
Lairaceftlle Publishing Co., Proprietors.
ViT. Q-- McHslley, Editor.
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scribe,
The cotton mills of Columbus
are all in a flourishing condition
Canton is to build a SIOO,OOO
cotton factory. Nearly all the
stock has been subscribed.
Knoxville is to have a great fall
carnival next month, commencing
the 12th.
Savannah is infested with gam
blers, and a howl is being raised
against the dens of vice by the
good citizens of that city.
The Crown Cotton Mills of Dal
ton have just declared a dividend
of 98 per cent. Who said Georgia
cotton mills didn’t pay ?
It is reported that Gen’l. Miles,
who is anxious to be assigned to
duty in the Philippines, may suc
ceed Gen’l. Otis in command.
The Georgia farmers are pre
paring to sow a big wheat crop.
More wheat and corn and less cot
ton is the keynote to prosperity.
Marietta is to have a white pri
mary to nominate municipal of
ficials. In fact, nothing but white
primaries go in Georgia this year.
Muscogee county’s tax rate for
this year will be only 94 cents on
the SI,OOO, which is the lowest
tax rate of any county in the
state.
It is said that an Anti-Imperial
Club has been formed within a
stone’s throw of the White House,
and that it’s principal officers are
republicans.
The gun that fired the first shot
in the Spauish-American war at
Manila, on the cruiser Raleigh,
will be a feature of the Dewey
parade in New York.
A Mrs. Taylor, ot West Virgin
ia, who was pronounced dead,
catne to life and asserted that she
saw the gates of Paradise and
conversed with the angels.
A Kentuckian has invented a
clock mechanism with a fish line
attached. The clock pulls in the
sigh and the inventor “taps the
jug” every time the clock strikes.
Bishop Warren A. Chandler is
now a resident of Atlanta. The dis
tinguished preacher has bought a
home at Inman Park, and he is
now having his furniture and
other household goods placed in
position.
Gwinnett’s almost empty treas
ury is exciting comment The
expenditures have been heavy, but
no dishonesty is imputed to any
one. Still the people would like
to know where the mouey went,
and for what. If the proper au
thorities will furnish us a state
ment of every voucher paid since
the first day of January, the
News-Herald will tske pleasure
in publishing the same, free of
charge. The people have a right
to know where their money goes
and who gets it, and we take it
that the proper authorities will
au horize Treasurer Jacobs to .fur
nish the statement to the Ncwb-
Herald for publication. That
clever and obliging gentleman has
promised to get up the statement
free of cost to the county, but
wants authority for doing so from
the proper officials.
* The Thorn Comes Forth
f *m. ... ■ -
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 be took out tbe brass shell received In
wound at San Juan Hill two weeks before,
that It would have poisoned nte If it bad
not been for my pure blood. I told him It
was Hood’s Sarsaparilla that made it pure.”
Osoaos P. Cooper, Co. (i, *Sth l'. S. Inf.,
Washington Harracks, Washington, D. C.
Rheumatism - “ Myself and a friend
both suffered from severe attacks of rheu
matism. Hood's Sarsaparilla cured both.
We would not be without It.” Wm. H.
Lester. f>s Leonard St., Kail Klver. Mass.
~~HooJ-. PtH« cur. liver Ills ; the non Irritating and
=IT-«erijasac u iaks wttl. deed’s iarsapMffii
CAUGHT OH THE FLY.
Comment and Gossip Picked Up Here
and There
BY “THE ROUNDER.”
The notice published in last
week’s News-Herald to the effect
that a local bill is to be introduced
in the legislature to establish a
dispensary here is provoking a
good deal of discussion.
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I,ike every other live question, it
has its advocates and its opponents.
Undoubtedly a majority of the
business men of the town favor
the dispensary, on the idea that it
would draw trade, and provide a
revenue for the city and county.
Another argument put up by the
dispensary advocates is, that the
legalized sale of liquor will, in a
great measure, break up the blind
tigers.
Speaking of blind tigers reminds
me of what a revenue officer said
the other day, just after Judge Rus
sell imposed those heavy fines on
the Mitchell boys. He said that
of all the counties he traveled in,
which is a goodlv part of the whole
state, Gwinnett was the “Empire”
when it came to blind tigers. He
said Rafaurn was not a circum
stance to Gwinnett, and was de
cidedly the “wettest” county he
know of in the state. Further
more, he said that quite a number
of the blind tigers had retail tip
pler’s license from the United
States Government, and that two
such licenses were held by tigerg,
if not right in Lawreuceville, not
far from the city limits.
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The anti-dispensary advocates
are not asleep, and sav they will
fight the establishment of a liquor
shop in Lawrenoeville to the bit
ter end. They go so far as to say
that our legislative members will
not even introduce such a bill,
much less push it to a passage.
The country people, like the
town folk, are divided on the ques
tion. ***
The claim is put forth that the
measure will be fought by the
blind tiger people on the principle
that a dispensary will in a way
compete with their business and
reduce their profits. The ultra-pro
hibitionists will fight it from a
moral point of view. The ultra
prohibitionists within themselves,
say the dispensary ad vocateg,might
accomplish but little, but the
friends of the dispensary have
much to fear from the blind tiger
element. Should they set them
selves against the dispensary, it
stands little chance of being estab
lished So argue the friends of
the measure.
Of course I take it that The
News-Herald will open itscolumus
to both sides, and allow them an
impartial discussion of the ques
tion. ***
Clark county says the dispensa
ry is a good thing for the tax-pay
ers of that county, and if so, why
should it not be a good thing for
Gwinnett ? The empty treasury
needs something to rehabilitate its
waning coffers, and why not resus
citate it with the proceeds of the
legalized sale of liquor, since the
blind tiger seems to be irrepressi
ble ? ***
The last grand jury recommend
ed the abolition of the City Court,
and also the abolition of U. S. dis
tilleries in Gwinnett county. They
also tried to abolish the blind ti
ger, but his footprints are yet dis
cernable. However, the members
of the grand jury did what they
could to accomplish the endß they
had in view. But if the City Court
is as hard to get rid of as the blind
tiger, its days are not yet num
bered in Gwinnett. Theadvocates
of the court say it is an indispensa
ble adjunot to the well-being and
upbuilding of the Empire—a nec
essary evil perhaps—on a parity
with the Superior court.
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All courts are expensive, and
the tax-payers (especially those
who grit their teeth when they pay
them) would gladly welcome their
abolition. But so long as lawyers
live, and the milleuial dawn does
not come, courts will go on and on,
down through the ages of time, re
gardless of the recommendation of
grand juries. The only way to stop
the expense of courts is for the
people to stop their meanness.
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Did you ever think of it ? Law
yers, doctors and dentists —these
three professions live off the mis
fortunes of their fellow-beings.
Why did not the grand jury rec
ornmend their abolishment ?
There is a growing suspiciou in
the minds of the masses that the
jury laws of this state, at least as
they are applied in the “Empire,” I
I are not as they Bhouhl be.
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It is a frequent occurrence that, j
some men are on one or the other ;
I juries every court, while others are j
never' drawn. Again, there are |
j only about 900 names in the jury
! boxes, all told, and out of this
number two or three hundred have
their names in the box three times,
(1) the traverse box, (2) the grand
jurv box, (8) the City court jury
| box'. *,*
There are 8,600 white voters in
Gwinnett county, and it is indeed
a sad commentary on the upright
i ness and intelligence of the people
if out of that number only 900 are
competent for jury duty.
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The law says the Jury Commis
sioners must select from the tax
digest the names of intelligent and
upright citizens for jury duty. It
is presumed that they do their
duty without discrimination, by
selecting all upright and in tell i*
gent citizens. They must be either
a freeholder or a householder. Re
: cause they are not land owners
I d 1 es not debar I hem from the rig.it
Jof serving as jurors. The honest
tenant, be be upright and intelli
gent, has as much right t" sit upon
the juries of his country as the
lord of creation, with his broad
acres and cattle upon a thousand
hills. ***
The law of juries should be so
amended making it obligatory on
the Jury Commissioners to place
the names of all upright and in
telligent citizens in the jury box
es. And when a man is once
drawn and serves on a jury his
name should not be placed back in
the box until every man in the
boxes have been drawn out.
In the name of Thomas Jeffer
son, “Let the blessings of the gov
ernment, like the dews of Heaven,
descend alike upon the rich and
the poor, the high and the low.”
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Those candidates for the legisla
ture who will pledge themselves tr
use their best efforts to amend and
revise the jury laws of the state,so
as to put the above suggestions in
to force, will, in my opinion, re
ceive au overwhelming majority in
the next election.
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If no one else will dare take up
the cudgel for jury reform, “The
Rounder” may himself be in the
race. * ***
While the County Treasnry is
getting empty, wouldn’t it have
been a good idea for the grand ju
ry to have cut down the pay of ju
rors to $1.50 a day ? The oppor
tunity and the condition met, but
the men behind the guns failed to
fire their shot. Of course there
was nothing Belfish about it, only
an oversight.
I notice, however, they recom
mended that the printers work for
half pay. Why didn’t they meas
ure their own corn in the printer’s
half bushel and apply their logic
to their own carcasses ? The print
er, of all men, earns every cent
the law allows him, and does
enough free work for the people of
the county, let alone publishing
the presentments of such a great
and mighty tribunal as a grand
jury for half pay Probably,
though, the grand jury thought
their presentments in this case
were only worth half price. In that
case they are excusable. “There
are others,” etc.
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The Rounder would be glad to
hear from the people about the
City Court, the dispensary, the ju
ry laws, etc., through the columns
of The News-Herald, feeling as
sured that the editor, ever £eady to
accommodate the public,will throw
open his columns for a free and
full discussion of these subjects.
KOVNOUP BALK FKKSS.
What thft l.*rgr«»! Itoundlap Cotton Plant
In th« South Has dona for
tha Farmer.
The Huntsville Roundlap Hale Coin
press Plant was organized by T. W.
l’ratt, says the Huntsville, Ala., Mer
cury : “It is owned by Messrs. Pratt
& Coons, and is the largest in the
South.
“This plant started in operation in
the fall of 1897, ginning and baling the
first year 3,500 bales. Of the crop of
1898 it ginned about 7,000 bales. The
proprietors expect to gin and bale 14,-
000 bales of the present crop. The re
sults of this system are untold in their
advantages to the farmer and the ship
per. This plant has reduced the cost
of bailing from $2.50 to SI.OO a bale.
“The farmer drives his cottpn to the
gin, and can sit on his wagon and rest
ten minutes, during which time his
wagon is unloaded by machinery, his
cotton ginned, baled, sampled and
marked and delivered into his wagon
together with the seed if he prefers, or
if he prefers, he can take a storage
ticket for cotton and seed and be both
ered no more with his product. But
these are not all the advantages. He
can drive to this gin and sell his- cot
ton, in any quantity from 100 pounds
to 100 tons, at the market price, with
out haying it ginned a s ail. For the
small farmer, this system is the best of
all. He handles his cotton crop in this
manner exactly as he does his corn
crop, selling hi large or small quanti
ties as he wishes money or lias tune to
deliver.”
SNELLVILLE.
Special to THE NEWS.
Dr. Cofer reports but little sick
ness.
Little girls made their advent at
the homes of Will Whaley and
Bob Haney this week.
Mrs. Robert Yancy has been very
sick.
There have been some real es
tate deals in the last few days.
It is rumored that John Cooper
will go into the mercantile busi
ness here another year.
G. M. Johnson aud wife, of Li
thonia, were here Sunday. Mrs.
Johnson will remain a few days.
T. E. McCart is very low with
fever.
There is a sight of cottou in the
field ; and probably more cottou
picked aud more grass saved last
week than ever known.
The Literary Society has opened
up again with flourishing prospects,
John Britt has not sold out, hut
will make it lively for the success
ful candidate in the primary of
1900, either for county treasurer
or tax receiver.
A few weeks ago we stated that
a child of Rufus Nash was dead,
which is a mistake. Our reporter
was misinformed.
Tbe wedding bells will ring loud
and long in the near future.
Oscar Williams visited Norcross
last Sunday.
l'rof. T. L. Harris will open a
literary school here in a few weeks.
Some of our merchants are kept
on the alert watching mortgaged
cotton.
YELLOW RIVER MILES
Are now in first-class condition.
Capacity on wheat alone from 75
to 100 bushels per day. Quality
iof product equal to any in the
i country.
G W. Simmons & Sons,
| Yellow ltiver,Ga. Proprietors.
DISPENSARY
vs. •
BLOCKADE AND BLIND TIGE WHISKY.
Firsr, from all the information
that I can get there are at least
twenty-five hundred gallons of
whisky sold in Gwinnett county
each year. Now, we pay at hast
fifty cents on each gallon. This
profit is paid to Atlanta and A'li
ens whisky dealers. Now, slip- ]
pose we have a dispensary and sell j
the same amount —twenty-five
hundred gallons of whisky at fifty
cents per gallon—it would roc!uce
the taxes of this county twelve
hundred and fifty dollars each
year. This would make every tax
[>ayer in the county interested in
the dispensary, and would have a
tendency to stop the illegal sale of
whisky all over the county. Then
remember, there is not one gallon
more sold at the dispensary than
there is now sold without the dis
pensary.
Next, if we had a dispensary
where everybody could buy whiß
ky when he needed it, it would
stop blockading and blind tiging
to a great extent. Then if the
i dispensary did stop the illegal sale
of whisky it would also stop two
thirds of the cases in the Superior
court, on the state’s side of the
court. This, again, would be a
saving to the tax payers of the
county of fifteen hundred dollars.
Now we have twenty-seven hun
dred and fifty dollars saved to the
tax payers of the county uud not
one gallon more of whisky sold.
I have one other mode of saving
twenty-five hundred dollars. To
the men who deal in the blind
tige whisky: Stop the illegal sale
and send your customers to the
dispensary for their whisky. This
will stop all the heavy fines, stop
the chaingang penalty, stop lying
in jail and make a free man of
yourself and a worthy citizen.
I still have one more plan by
which the people, or a part of
them, may save five thousand dol
lars each year. Stop blockading,
and that will stop the destruction
of your property; such as cutting
up stills, destroying meal, cutting
down tubs and vats and carrying
men and boys to jail for six and
twelve months. Stop all this and
send to the dispensary for your
whisky, and then you will see no
more revenue officers in your coun
ty.
I now make my last and greatest
excuse for a dispensary. That is
this: If we can do anything le
gally and honorably to stop this
wholesalo false swearing it is high
time now to begin. A dispensary
will do this, or part of it, in my
opinion. I shall contend that it
is best for all to establish a dis
ponsary. E.M. Brand.
The Late W. B. Simpson,
Norckoss, Ga., Sept. 26.
W. R. Simpson was born in Cas
well county, N, C., September 29,
1825. When about 18 years of
age he came to Augusta, Ga., where
he remained four years, when he
left there and went to Walton
county, where he was married to
Miss Susan Mitchell. She survives
him. From Walton county he re
moved to the place where he died,
three miles north of Norcross, 28
years ago. He reared a highly re
spectable family, was a kind pa
rent, and a benevolent father He
was generous and kind to all he
met, a good neighbor,ready to help
at all times those who needed help.
He joined the M. E. church atMt.
Carmel in 1882, and lived a con
sistent Christian op to the time of
his death. The church has lost
one of its main stays, and the com
munity one of its best friends. He
was buried at Mt. Carmel in the
presence of a host of friends and
relatives. The funeral services
were ably conducted by Revs.
Marks, Letson and Connally.
Geo. A. Clement.
Primitive Baptist Association.
The yellow River association has
met ami dispersed again, to meet, if the
good Lord wills it, in the City of At
lanta, with the east Atlanta Church
in the year 1900, Friday before the 4th
Sabbath in Sept, next, and I have been
requested to give some kind expression
of our appreciation of the kindness
and careful attention to the associa
tion while in the midst of the people
around about little Ivey church, and I
take the medium of publishing through
the News-Herald, if the Editor will be
as Kind to us as you have been
The association and visitors, our
friends from a distance that never saw
this part of the country, desire to ex
press through the Clerk, their sincere
thanks for the kindness and unbounded
hospitality extended to them while at
tlie Ivey church. It appeared the peo
ple of all professions opened their
hearts and doors and spared no pains
in taking care of and making comfort
able the people, and your success was
well attained,a few of the following are
herein named : R. M. Bennett, P. H.
Hays, W. W. Owens, A. .1. Cooper, C,
V. Hays, I. L. Brown, O. A, Plunkett,
P. G. Broadwell, William Pharr, M. S.
Tullis, Mr Johnson, E. J. Pucket. A.
M. Baxter, B. P. Breedlove, L. B. Dan
iel, J. P, Gunter,T. 1 . Doss, Mrs. Crum
ley, Mrs. Bennett, J. L. Hanson, J. L.
Mauldin, W. H. Dollar, James Gunter, j
B. F. Chesser, Cicero Maffett, Samuel!
Glaze, Mrs. Woodward and Sons, and I
many other whose names we have not.
It will be more than 20 years before
another association meets in your
midst, and many of us that met in 1899
will not be living to meet in 1920, but
should we never meet we shall ever in
life cherish the memory of your kind
ness and hospitality to us. “The Lord
caused the ravens to feed the old
Prophet” in the days of the prophets,
likewise it appeared to us the good
Lord opened your hearts, hands and
d.iors to feed' and give a plane for
rest to strange pilgrims in a strange
land, and surely as you live the Lord
will bless you and (ill yonr hearts with
His glory and praise. We hope we
shall be received up into glory ty-iien
we oome to die, then shall we know
even as we are known, all as one in Je
sus shall behold His lovely face in holy
righteousness and shall be satisfied
when we awake with the likeness of
Jesus into the full fruition of glory,
to be recieved up into glory is everlas-
I ting freedom from sin, sorrow, death
and the tangled maizes of this deceit-
I fill world, and completely realize the
transporting perfection of Eternal life
and the resplendent beauty of a new
| heaven and a new earth, to dwell to
gether with all the children of Abra
ham by faith indeed. The prophets
and apostles, Peter, James, John and
Paul, shall be one with all the heavenly
born souls in glory.
A, J. Wkbb.
Buford Plow Boy please copy.
Just A Word—
I ts a very old saying that com
parisons are odious.
They may be—they are to
some people. With us they
are most welcome. We like
to have our goods and prices
made the object of compari
pson, for Dry Goods. Groceries
and Hardware sold by us are
offered only after the closest
scrutiny, and the prices are
derived from an equitable per
centage calculation on special
prices which large purchases
and cash discounts favor us,
and in which you, if a custom
er, are a sharer.
Look around, make compar
isons, then we’ll getyourtrade
sure.
Respectfully,
SniTH & HARRIS,
Suwanee, Qa.
The Birth Place of Cut Prices.
P. S.—Coffee 5c a package. Not Arbuckle’s
or Lion, but Moca and Java— lO per cent,
better.
We want 200 pounds of nice Iliitter weekly.
Will pay 11c for same.
BUFORD.
Special to THE NEWS.
Cottou is being marketed right
along.
Farmers report over half the
c< tton crop open.
Our fellow-townsman, H. H.
Holland, came near diemg last
Friday from having a tooth pulled
by the painless method.
R. H. Allen, who has been quite
sick for some time, is much im
proved, and will, we are glad to
learn, soon be able to be out again.
Despite the very strong efforts
made by the last Superior court to
break up the blind tiger business
in the county, I am sorry to report
that liquor is being sold promis
cuously in and around Buford.
This fact would not be so if the
chuich members of Buford would
quit beiug the best patrons of the
tigers. Just so long as church
members compromise themselves
with the damnable traffic, just
that long will it exist, and the
young men and boys of our coun
try led on to ruiu.
There is much talk among the
mechanics of Buford of moving to
other towns, and to the farm. Sev
eral have left recently and many
more talk of going soon. These
men are dissatisfied on account of
losing so much time by one of the
factories beiug shut down more or
less every month. Over 100 meu
are idle this week on account of
the factory having no rye straw on
which to work. If fair prices were
paid for Gwinnett county straw
this county would raise enough to
make all the collars that are made
in Buford, and would keep the
money here that now goes north
and west.
Go to Joe Austin for Bargains.
CRUSE.
Special to THE NEWS.
Sheriff Haslett passed through
our ville last week.
Ira Long is improving from his
recent misfortune.
The ice cream festival at Albert
Hazlerigs’ Thursday night was
quite enjoyable.
E.T. Hopkins entered Lawrence
ville City School Monday.
Mr. Hulsey, of Dawsonville, was
here Tuesday.
Mrs. Cassie Martin is improving.
J. E. New nnd wife and little
son are all on the sick list.
Dr. Hopkins, of Lawrenceville,
was here Sunday.
Miss Lucy Gilum, of Stone
Mountain, is visiting Miss Ada
Stapp.
J. N. Couch, of Atlanta, was up
Sunday.
Go to Joe Austin for Bargains.
POSSUM CORNER.
Special to THE NEWS.
Lant wt'ck’n letter.
Mrs. Dixie Garner is very sick
at present.
R. C. Weaver, of Rockdale
county, was in our community
last week.
John Trout has returned home,
after an extended visit in Jackson
county.
The exhibition at Harmony
Grove was largely attended and
enjoyed very much.
John Pounds, of Atlanta, has
been visiting relatives here this
week.
Syl Anderson, formerly of Pos
sum Corner, has gone to Gadsden,
Ala., to enter business. We wish
for him much success.
Mrs. Jack Garner aud little
daughter, Velma, of Atlanta, are
guests of Newt Garner’s family
this week.
Will Henry, of Jackson county,
spent last week v*ry pleasantly
with Mage aud John Trout.
Several of our young people at-
I tended the association at Snell
ville Sunday and report a good
time.
Messrs, Scruggs and Herrington,
of the 7th U. S. In., visited friends
here recently.
John Britt and charming little
daughter visited here Sunday.
Jim Hutchins visited home folks
last week.
Pink Britt and Connie Garner
attended Sunday school at Har
mony Grove Sunday.
From all reports there will be a
wedding in Possum Corner soon.
Go to Joe Austin for Bargains.
“SUWANEE
Special to THE NEWS.
Rev. A. J. Webb preached at the
Baptist church here Saturday
night.
Rev. H. A. Hodgps filled his
regular appointment Sunday, and
is protracting his meeting this
week.
Miss LaHatte resumed her school
last week, aud has a fair attend
ance for the fall term.
R. F. Cross and 11. W. Rhodes
attended church service at Sher
ram Baptist church, in Forsyth
county, Sunday.
Cliff Rhodes is still wrestling
with chills, and is not yet able to
be out.
W. M. Curetor, night operator,
is off duty this week, and is being
relieved by Operator Jones, from
South Carolina.
Editor McCracken was up to see
his best girl Sunday.
Cotton is coming in freely this
week, and is bringing good prices,
from to 6j. Suwanee is one of
the best cotton markets in Geor
gia.
John B Brogdon has recently
opened a sure euough Dank in con
nection with his store, and is now
ready to accommodate the public.
John iB one of the best business
men in North Georgia, and is al
ways looking out for the interest,
of his customers.
Emmett Brown, agent at Har
mony, S, C., was home Sunday for
a few hours.
Go to Joe Austin for Bargains.
HASLETT.
Special to THE NEWS
Quite a number of our young
people attended the Association at
Ivey Sunday.
Miss Almeda Gunter, who has
been quite sick for some time, is
improving.
W. R. Davis, of Atlanta, visited
his parents at this place Saturday
and Sunday.
Prof.S. H. Oliver, of Peachtree,
was with us Saturday afternoon.
W. J. Wilson spent a few days
of last week in Atlanta.
J. H. Haslett, of Mt. Zion, was
in our midst Sunday.
Willie Wilson has accepted a po
sition in Atlanta.
Mrs. Matilda McGee, who had
been sick for some time, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs
W. F. McGee, last Friday evening.
She was about 75 years of age, aud
had lived a consistent member of
the Piesbyterian church from girl
hood. She leaves one son and two
daughters and a number of grand
children to mourn her loss. Her
remains were interred at Prospect
cemetery Saturday afternoon by
the side of her husband, who pre
ceded her to that better laud.
Go to Joe Austin for Bargains.
centrevilleT
Special to THE NEWS.
Dr Lon Martin, of Conyers,
paid us a short visit one day last
Dr. J.H. Bailey has moved his
family here, and will begin teach
ing here the first Monday in Octo
ber.
Rev. Thurman preached au in
teresting sermon to a large congre
gation at the Methodist church
Sunday.
The farmers are having fine
weather to gather their crops, and
they are losing no time.
Mr.Clotfer, of Conyers, came up
Sunday to mingle with our young
people. •
Tiuk Veal aud Carl DeShoug, of
Bermuda, were with ns Sunday.
T. L, Harris, of Snellville, was
J. E. JACOBS. WM P. WILLIAMS.
JACOBS & WILLIAMS,
DEALERS IN
General Merchandise, Cotton and Fertilizers,
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.
£W~\\'e will buy your produce and pay you the highest market price for same.
DABNET & SONS,
Dacula, Ga.,
Want you to watch this space from week to week; it will interest
you. This week we call your special attention to the following:
Shoes, Jeans, Furniture, Bagging and Ties.
Our stock of Shoes 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.
We have just received a full line of Coffins, Caskets, Robes, etc., at prices to
suit all. We furnish a No. 1 real nice hearse ana services free of charge.
Remember, we want all your Barter.
DABNEY & SONS, Dacula, Ga.
C. A. WATKINS,
Blacksmith, Machinist and Woodworkman,
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Repairing of all kinds. With 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.
A M. WILSON & CO.
DACULA, GA.
$60.00 ZBTTCa-GTSr FREE !
With every dollar’s worth ot goods purchased of us for Cash (except bagging
and ties) a ticket for the drawing of a handsome SBO buggy will be given.
There are 1500 tickets, and as soon as all are given out the stubs will be placed
in a hat, a disinterested party blindfolded will draw out a number. The party
holding the corresponding number on the ticket is the lucky one, and gets the
boggy. The buggy is Leather Quarter Top, handsomely stripped, with red
running gear, and is a beauty—worth S6O in cash.
Your dollar will go as far with us as with any merchant in
Gwinnett county.
We can always save you money on Buggies and Wagons.
Big Lot ot Sample Hats,(Fall and winter stockT^W' I "sught and will
be sold at wholesale cost.
We have on hand a nice lot of Coffins, Caskets and Robes at reasonable
prices. Free hearse to customers.
A nice lot of Furniture to sell at a bargain
In connection with our other business, we have a Livery Stable, and will
be glad to serve the traveling public at any time.
Youis for business,
A. M. WILSON & CO.,
- - GEORaiA,
here Sunday.
Dr. Guess reports a few fever
cases, the most serious of which
are T. E, McCart and J. I).
Humphries’ little son.
Mr Wesley Clower and Miss Ma
ry Mitchell, of Lawrenceville,spent
Sunday and Monday with relatives
and friends in this place.
The people are saving quite a
nice lot of hay while the sun
shines.
R, H. Haney, Mack Brannon
and Charley Ferguson were made
glad the past week by the airiva!
of baby boys at their homes.
The gins are kept busy three
days, and our merchants are buy
ing the fleecy staple as fast as it
is gitilied.
Prof Bailey will give a lecture
at the school house Saturday night
on Education. Everybody invited.
NOTICE TO FABMEBS
I will pay the highest cash price
for cotton-seed. Cali on the under
signed or my representative, J- G.
Vose, for prices.
Sep. 1.-ts. Latham R. Winn.
NOTICE.
All persons indebted to me for mer
chandise will please call on J. H Mc-
Gee and settle at once.
Mrs. A. Webb.
MONEY TO LOAN.
I negotiate loans on improved farm
lands for 1,2, 3or 5 years time, at 7%
interest, payable annually. Borrower
can pay back part or all any time at
his option. Sam J. Winn.
Sept. 20, 1899—6 t
NOTICE.
f
Those desiring to settle their guano
notes will please call on the following
parties:
J. R. Wilson, Loganville.
H. A. Nix, Trip.
R. A. Ingram, Lawrenceville.
or the undersigned.
Sep. 20-ts W. M. Sasser.
NOTICE.
This is to notify all persons indebted
to A. J. Conner & Son to call and set
tle or make satisfactory arrangements
by November Ist. lam going out of
business aud must duse my books.
Also, all persous indebted to Conner
<ft Barnett must call and settle.
A. J. Conner.
Snell ville, Ga., Sept. 20-6 w
MONEY TO LOAN.
If you want to borrow money on
your land at 7 and 8 per cent, call on
me. I can save you money.
L. F. McDonald.
Lawrenceville Ga., Sept. 14—2 m.
NOTICE
AH persons indebted to the estate of
Austin Webb, or to the firm of Webb
& McGee, will please call on the under
signed and settle same as I am com
pelled to settle with the estate.
J. 11. McGkb.
NOTICE TO GINNERS.
Remember if your gin saws get out of fix, or
need sharpening, we can put your gin in thor
ough repair in from 3 to S hours after notltlca.
tion. anywhere in the county. .Satisfaction
guaranteed. w. o. Coorga,
. ... E. S. Brooks,
LawrenceviUe, Ga., Sept.2oth, lt*9.
TAX COLLEIMtTfiCE;
FIRST ROUND.
I will be at the following places at
the time named for the purpose of col
lecting State and Couuty taxes for the
year 1899:
Bay Creek October 2
TriP ,l 2at4 p m
Lawrenceville “ 3
Centreville “ 4
Snellville “ 5
Lilburn “ 3
Martins- •> 7
Norcross “ 9
Duluth “ jQ
Snwanee “ jj
Buford “ j 2
Cains . “ jg
Hog Mountain “ 14
Carl <* jg
Dacula “ 47
Harbins “ jg
Pucketts “ j g
t nV W ’ MOORK ’ lax Collector.
1 will be with Mr. Moore at the above
■ appointments for the purpose of col
lecting dues and enrolling new sub
scribers for the Nevfk-Herald.
W. G. McNkllby,
Editor and Publisher.
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
( ■ EORGIA Gwiunett County
Notice is hereby given that at the approach,
mg noi- *lOll of ahe General Assembly of Geor
gia a bill will be Introduced therein entitled
* An Act to Abolish the City Court of Gwinnett
County.’ This September 21st, lsyy.
Cl EORGiA—Gwinnett County.
J Notice is hereby given that at the ai>-
proaching session of the General Assembltr of
Georgia a bill w ill be introduced therein en
titled, -An Act to Prohibit the Manufacture
and hale of bpirituous or Malt Liquors in Gwin
nett County.” This, September 21st, IsWw.
GEORGIA— Gwinnett rounty.
Notice is hereby given that at the an
proaching sesnion of the General Assembly of
fijaugia a bdl will be ,n, reducedherein eS
titled An Act to Establish a Dispensary for
the bale of bpirituous and Malt Liquors in the
A ity of Lawrenceville.”
E M Brand.
j £2 EORGla—Gwinnett county.
Notice is hereby given that at the ap
proaching session of the General Assembly of
! i’eorgia a bill will be introduced therein enti
tled, * An Act to prohibit Seining in the Waters
of Gwinnett county.” September 20th, 18W.
GEORGlA—Gwinnett county.
Notice is hereby given that at the
proaching session of the General Assembly ifd
Georgia a bill will be introduced therein
tied. An Act to Authorize the City of Law
renceviile to Issue Bonds in the Sum of itfAfO
for the Purpose of Constructing and Maintain
ing a System ..f Water Works, ”