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THENKVv S-H ER ALD. THE GWINNETT HERALD, ) Established in 1871 f THE LAWKESCEVILLE NEWS, i Established in 1893, ) With the Churches. Sunday was a very disagreeable day, but notwithstanding this fact fairly good congregations turned out at the churches. At the Methodist church Presid ing Elder Lewis, of Gainesville, occupied the pulpit and he select ed for a they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me.are of thee,” John 17 :7. The minister stressed the idea that truth was in the grasp of all and the reason there is so much ignorance in the world concerning the BibE and religion is because there are so few seekers after knowledge and truth. Miss Glenn and Tyler Peeples rendered a vocal duet at the morn ing service, which was highly ap preciated by the congregation. Their rendition would have done credit to a city choir. At night Dr. Lewis delivered a sermon on the life and works of the prophet Elijah, choosing for a text 1 Kings 17:1: “And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the in habitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.” The preacher said the prophet lived so close to the Lord that he could ask almost any favor of Him and it would be granted, and the strenuous measure of with holding the rain was for the pur pose of reclaiming backslidden Israel. Dr. Lewis is said to be one of the best preachers in the North Georgia Conference and he made a good impression on the people during his first official visit to Lawrenceville. The Presbyterian pulpit was filled by the pastor, and Rev. J. W. Pogue’s theme at both services was “The world’s need and our duty.” The preacher said what the world needed was the Lord and our duty was to pray. He stated that there were fewer Christians and Bible reading peo ple in the town and state than there were five years ago and we were facing a much more serious problem than confronted us twen ty-five years ago. Mr. Pogue said he might be called a pessimist for stating these facts and he denied that they could be successfully contradicted. Quarterly Conference. Quarterly conference for the Lawrenceville charge convened Sunday afternoon at the Metho dist church with Presiding Elder Walker Lewis in the chair. M. L. Rockmore was elected secretary. W. M. Sasser was made a member of the board of trustees to fill the vacancy caused by the moving away of M. M. King. The presiding elder found this new charge in a healthy condition and was weli pleased with the prospects for the future. The following amounts were as sessed lor the charge for the ensu ing year: Pastor’s salary S6OO Foreign missions 92 Domestic missions 47 Conference claimants. 98 Church extension 28 Education 25 Bishops 17 Delegates’ expenses to the general conference 9 Quality and not quantity makes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers such valuable little liver pills. Bagwell Drug Co. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31. 1901. Brown—Rctoinson- Mr.S. C Brown and Mies D. C. Robinson were married last Tues- j day afternoon at Trip, Rev. J. P. ; McConnell officiating. These two young people are res idents of Lawrenceville, and they surprised their friends by driving down to Trip, where they were quietly joined in wedlock at the residence of the officiating minis ter. Mrs. Brown, nee Miss Clyde Robinson, is the granddaughter of Mr. C. A. Watkins and has been living with him ever since he moved to Lawrenceville. She is a lady of striking beauty and pos sesses many noble traits of char acter. Lum Browu is the son of Mr. W. E. Brown, and is a young man of good business qualities. They will make Lawrenceville their future home. Haslett—McKelvey. A marriage of interest to the people of Lawrenceville and coun ty occurred last Sunday at the residence of Mr. Walter Webb,near town. The contracting parties were Miss Mattie Haslett and Mr. W. A. McKelvey. Judge John P. Webb officiated. Miss Haslett is the daughter of Sheriff Haslett, and is a; young woman of amiable qualities of mind and heart. Mr. McKelvey is the sou of Cap tain J. R. McKelvey, of the Law renceville Branch railroad, and holds a responsible position with the Seaboard. Mr. and Mrs. McKelvey will make their home in Monroe, N. C. Kitchsll—Bradford. A quiet marriage took place near town last Thursday, January 24th, at the residence of the bride’s fath er, Mr. C. W. Bradford, when Miss Pearl Bradford and Mr. John T. Mitchell were united in holy wed lock, Rev. W. L. Singleton officia ting. Mrs. Mitchell, as Mlbb Bradford, was an amiable young lady, and will be a true help meet to the man of her choice. The groom is the son of ’Squire J. W. Mitchell and is an industri ous young farmer. We join their friends in con gratulations and best wishes for a long life of wedded bliss. Jones—Dyer. Mr. Lee Jones and Miss Addie Dyer were united iu marriage last Sunday near Lawrenceville. We failed to learn tbe particulars of the wedding. Wlliiams-Hoyt. Miss Birdie Williams, of Buford, and Mr. Samuel B. Hoyt, for merly of Atlanta, but now a resi dent of Buford, were united in marriage at the home of the bride last week. The wedding was a very quiet affair, only the imme diate friends and relatives being present. Rev. J. M. Tumlin, of the Methodist church, pronounced the ceremony. The bride is one of Buford’s sweetest and most ac complished girls, and Mr. Hoyt is a young man of fine character and business qualities. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt will make Buford their home, where the former is en gaged iu the manufacturing busi ness. Double Wedding In Colored Life. Sunday afternoon a double wed ding occurred at the court house in Lawrenceville. Two dusky cou ples drove in from the country and -t-GREAT BARGAINS IN CLOTHING-*- the clothing business I have made special efforts in buying and the result is I have the nicest, most stylish and by far the cheapest stock of clothing ever offered the people of Gwinnett county. Suits the very same quality that I formally sold at S2O I am selling now at sl6 18 suits at 1 5 16 suits at 12 12 suits at 9 10 suits at 7.50 and so on through the line. Gome to see me before buying; if my prices don’, convice you that what I say is true I don't ask you to buy. Respectfully, BUYING*RIGHT ¥ I T IVT PCTC That enables me to ■ • Jft. M m JLWJL. MI J JL I*4 • SELL RIGHT. they hunted up the ordinary to get the necessary legal papers to marry, but that official was tying the conjugal knot for another pair. Tandy Cain came to their rescue and issued two marriage li censes, but out of the dozen or more young men who flocked to the court house to see the ceremo ny performed there was not an of ficer in the crowd. The couples signified their wil lingness to marry on the spot, and ’Squire Mills was sent for. When he arrived the grooms-elect want ed to know what he would charge for marrying them. They kicked on 50 cents apiece and it looked at one time as though the crowd would be disappointed, but he fi nally agreed to marry them with out a fee. Charles Argo and Ella Williams were one couple and Bill Cain and Mattie Smith the other pair. One woman gave the man she was be ing married to the land hand, and attention being called to it the right baud was substituted. After the ceremony they left hurriedly, and never even thanked Judge Mills. The boys indulged in a hearty laugh and the whole proceedings seems more like a mockery than a marriage. Mrs Newton to Lecture Here. Mrs. Mary W. Newton, of Vir ginia, will be in Lawrenceville next week and while here will lecture in the Baptist church Tuesday night, that being the eve ning on which their regular prayer meeting service is held. Mrs. Newton comes highly rec ommended, and her theme will be temperance, social purity and the uplifting of humanity for the glory of God. This good woman is making a tour of Georgia in the interest of the Woman’s Christian Temper ance Union and her stay in Law renceville is limited. The public is cordially invited to come out and hear the lecture. Remember I NOW HAVE Six Thousand Dollars worth of the best values in clothing ever secured by any store in Georgia. If there is anything I know anything about it is clothing. Having been learned by the late J. D. Spence, the best clothing merchant Lawrenceville ever had,and having studied it for the last sixteen years, I think I know what a pieco of clothing is, and in my pres stcck I know I have secured the best got ten up line of clothing ever brought to Lawrenceville and that I own them as cheap as Money Will Buy Them. Having decided to enter more largely than ever into the time and place, Tuesday night, February sth, at the Baptist church. Mrs. Eva Crawford Dead. The sad news of the death of Mrs. Eva Crawford was brought by telegram from Rome Tuesday night, Two messages came to her parents, Captain and Mrs. J. G. Vose, the first saying she wus dan gerously ill, and the second fol lowed shortly telling of her death. Captain and Mrs. Vose left on the early train Wednesday morn ing for Rome and remained until after the funeral. Miss Litze Vose was already there, having returned home with her sister from her vis it to Lawrenceville during the hol idays. Mrs, Crawford, as Miss Eva Vose, was very popular in Law renceville, and the news of her death cast a gloom over the entire community, as well as the happy home which she brightened with her presence. Last June she was united in marriage to Mr. Crawford, of Rome, Ga., and since that time has made her home in the Hill City. The many friends of the family unite in extending sympathy to the bereaved ones. Miss McCutclien. Miss Annie Belle McCutcben was in the city Thursday. She came down from Winder to stand examination to teach school. She has a position in the high school department of Perry-Raiuey col lege at Auburn. She is a bright young lady and we wish her much success. —News and Messenger. Ji udders and Contractors. We have two car loads of Eiber tou oil pressed brick on band for sale. Also one car load of fresh lime. Call quick. Ware House, Lawrenceville, Ga. VOL. VIII. NO 14 Wliat’a the Matter ut Auburn ? Last November the Lawrence ville city school debating club challenged the societies at Auburn to a debate They replied that our terms were unfair. We then agreed to meet them on terms they considered fair. They have not made known the terms on which they could debate us. They have not considered our second proposition so far as to reply to our letter. What’s the matter at Auburn ? By not answering our second letter they seem to have declined oiir challenge, or treated us with contempt A correspon dent to the News-Herald comes forth with the claim that Auburn has the best debating society in the county, but her claim must be proved in a more substantial way than by an assertion in a news paper, or the honors claimed by her are ours. F. M. Reeves, Mrs. Kwinff, of NorcrosH, Mrs. L. D. Ewing, of Norcross, died Sunday evening at 7 o’clock of appendicitis, after an illness of only a few days. Mrs. Ewing was the wife of Mr. L. D. Ewing, a popular traveling salesman, and she was the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. I*. Lively, one of the most popular families in this section of the state. Mrs. Ewing was a most esti mable young woman, who leaves a host of relatives and friends to mouril for her. A Big Hog. Editors News-Herald: I no tice in the News-Herald that Mr. J. P. Byrd, of your town, recently killed some big hogs Just wait a few days till I kill my little shoat and Brother Byrd won’t be in it at all. My hog will weigh 600 pounds. Will report later on weight. Respectfully, J. E. McElboy. Norcross, Ga., January 29, 1901.