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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. TBS NEWS-HERALD CLUBBIN3 OFFER We seud the News-Herald and any one of the following papers one year each for the price named: Weekly Constitution $1.25 Semi-Weekly Journal IM American Agriculturalist 1.10 Southern Cultivator L2S N. Y. World (three times a week) 1.75 Toledo Weekly Made 1.00 Sunny South 1-75 At these extremely low prices there is no excuse for any intelli gent citizen of Gwinnett being without his county paper and one or more of the above first-class journals. The year 1900 is near at hand, and that is campaign year. You will want to hear the news, and now is the time to sub 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. * * » * 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. * * • 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. # * * 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. * * * 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. * * * 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. * » * 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.” * * * 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. * * * 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. * * * 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, ”