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THE LAWKENCEVILLE NEWS, i
Established in 1893, )
TOOK IN THE TOWN
Four Boys Went Ont on a Lark
Thursday Night.
PAINTED IT A CRIMSON HUE
A Street Lamp Was Broken and the Ser
enades Had to Explain Their
Movements to the Mayor.
Last Friday morning when Mar
shal Morgan went on duty he found
that one of the city’s street lamps
had been broken the night before.
He set about to find the parties
guilty of destroying the tjwn’s
property and in consequence four
of the city’s prominent young men
were arrested and brought before
the mayor that afternoon at 5 o’-
clock.
The trial took place at the court
house and a large number of wit
nesses and interested' spectators
were there to watch the outcome.
The lamp near the depot in front
of Mr, Gus Shackelford’s residence
was the one broken aud he saw the
boy that cut it down.
The youug men who had war
rants sworn out against them were
Charlie Oakes, Cliff Robinson,
John Brown and Walter Cain.
Charlie Oakes was placed upon
trial and R. W. Peeples, Esq., a
member of the council, prosecuted
the case in behalf of the city.
Witnesses were introduced to
show that these young men had
been out serenading the night be
fore and all four of them admitted
being on the streets at 5 o’clock
the next morning. They had two
guitars aud a harp and went all
over town, taking in some points
more thau once during their
rounds.
Mr. Shackelford said they did
not serenade him, but he saw four
youug men sitting on the ground
around the lamp post in front of
his house. They talked there for
a few minutes and then went off
in the direction of the depot, La
ter Mr. Shackelford heard some
one let the lamp down and he
walked out on his front porch to
see who it was. The person who
had lowered the lamp was standing
in the middle of the street trying
to cut the rope that holds the
lamp- His knife seemed to be
dull, and it took him quite a while
to sever it. Finally the rope part
ed aud the person on mischief bent
started down the street with the
lamp. Then it was that Mr.
Shackelford spoke up and told him
he had better not carry off the
lamp, as it might get him into
trouble.
The party with the lamp in his
hand dropped it like a hot brick,
smashing the glass globe <and oth
erwise injuring the luminary, and
put off down the street as fast as
his legs could carry him. Mr.
Shackelford heard his companions
laugh as the guilty party ran, but
witness was unable to identify any
of those he had seen in the street
and around the lamp.
The moon was shining that
night and the lamps were not lit.
The lamps burn gas and cost the
town something like sl2 or slo
apiece. The one that was broken
was almost totally wrecked.
The young men who were ac
cused ol having a haud in the as-
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 11. 1901.
fair were put on the stand and
each admitted being out all night
but they knew nothing of the
lamp and could be gotten no closer
to it than the depot. They said j
they came up that street, but did
not stop between the depot and \
town.
The evidence failed to connect i
any of those accused with the
commission of the crime and the ,
one on trial was found not guilty |
and the cases against the other!
three were dismissed.
Public opinion says one of these
boys is the guilty party, but which
one is an unsolved mystery.
D. L. MCDONALD DEAD, i
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Prominent Citizen of Gwinnett Passes
To the Great Beyond.
Mr. D. L. McDonald, a well j
known aud highly esteemed citizen
of Gwinnett, died last Saturday at
his home near Centreville.
Mr. McDonald had been quite
sick for several weeks and his re
covery was a matter of doubt, but
after a long and useful life he has
been called home to his eternal
reward.
He was the father of Col. L. F.
McDonald, of our city, and this
well known attorney has the sym-i
pathy of his many friends in the
lose of a loving father.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
David Lewis McDonald was born
April 1, 1824, at Abbeville, S. C.,
and died April 6, 1901, at his
home in Gwinnett county, Geor
gia, near Centreville, aged seventy
seven years and five days. His
remains were iuterred in Zoar
church cemetery Sunday, of which
church he had been a devoted
member for forty-seven years.
He was a son of John Washing
ton McDonald, who moved from
South Carolina to Athens, Tenn.,
when David was a child aud at
the age of fourteen his father
moved to Hall county, Georgia,
where young McDonald was mar
ried to Miss Mary A. Thomas,
January 16, 1848. The marriage
took place in Lumpkin county.
Mr. McDonald went to Califor
nia in 1851 during tho gold craze
out there, but returned to Georgia
two years later and bought a farm
in Gwinnett county, at which
place he died.
He made a second trip to the
far distant state of California iu
1860, but came back home when
the war broke out between the
states aDd enlisted in the confed
erate army. He bravely bore arms
in defense of his country and at
the end of the four years’ struggle
Mr. McDonald again took up his
abode on the plantation in this
county and resided there until the
day of his death.
His funeral was attended by a
large concourse of sorrowing rela
tives aud friends.
Deceased leaves a widow, two
sons and two daughters and a
number of grandchildren to mourn
his loss.
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Ofteu children are tortured with
itching aud burning eczema and
other skin diseases but Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve heals the raw Bores,
expels inflammation, leaves the
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earth as good. Try it. Cures
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Winn & Son’s Drug Store.
—— ncG EE’S
Special Sale of Spring Clothing.
f“ln the spring the young man’s fancy lightly turns tc
thoughts of—” a new Easter suit!
If you live in Gwinnett county it will pay you to come
to Lawrenceville and buy your spring suit from
-sHI J. H. McGee, The Clothier. §s^-
A look through his immense stock
of clothing will surprise yon. It is equal
to many of the best clothing stores of
We have the swellest suits for men F | I
and boys, made bj’ the very best tailors I 1 !
in Fine sack suits, cut- 8 ' J
aways and Prince Alberts for men. [j*
Serviceable two and three-piece suits for boys. Natty
sailors and Russian blouse suits for the little fellows, as well Ml rMi
as vest and fancy suits, braided trimmed and furnished. ,
Ties, Bows, and Scarfs,
Of course you will want a new tie for Easter. I have the largest anc
prettiest collection of neckwear ever displayed in Lawrenceville.
J. H. McGEE, The Clothier.
Epworth League.
TheEpworth League held a very
interesting meeting at the resi
dence of Rev. G. W. Griner last
Friday evening, at which both
business and pleasure were com
bined.
It was time for the election of
officers and the following were
chosen: President, L. F. McDon
ald; first vice president, C. R.
Ware; second vice president, Miss
Ida Mitchell; third vice president,
Mrs. Ellen Houston; secretary,
Lawrence Exum
The regular meetings of the
league are held at the Methodist
church on the afternoons of the
first aud third Sundays in each
month.
After transacting their business
the meeting was turned into a
social organization and this feat
ure of the program was enjoyed
no little by the leaguers as they
partook of the hospitality of Pas
tor Griner and his kind lady.
Railroad For Cumming.
Captain J. R. McKelvey has been
in conference with the Southern
railway authorities looking to the
construction of a new liue from
Suwanee to Cumming, a distance
of some ten or twelve miles. The
Southern has agreed to furnish the
rails and rolling stock and operate
it if Cumming will do the grading
aud put down the cross ties.
Engineers are to survey the
route this week and make an esti
mate of the probable cost of estab
lishing such a road. Captain Mc-
Kelvey will continue to operate
the narrow gauge from Lawrence
ville to Suwanee for the present.
The people of Cumming have
long wanted an outlet and they
will probably avail themselves of
this opportunity to get a railroad.
Easter Services.
Sunday was a pretty day and
a large congregation turned out at
the Methodist church both to wit
ness and take part iu the services.
The choir rendered some music
appropriate to the occasion and
this added greatly to the exercises.
The solo by Miss Glenn was a
special feature aud she received
many compliments on the rendi
tion of her piece.
The pastor selected for his text
the words of the Savior, “I am
come that they might have life,
and that they might have it more
abundantly.” John 10-10. Mr.
Griner told over again the story
of the resurrection and pictured
the new life bought by the death
of Christ in glowiug colors.
The minister spoke more partic
ularly to the youug people at the
evening service and used these
words for a text, “Freely ye have
received, freely give.” He did
not preach a eermoD on money,
but told how it was more blessed
to give than to receive, admonish
ing his hearers to give freely not
only of their means, but time,
talents and lives if necessary for
the cause of Christ.
Robert Broadwell Cut.
There was a cutting scrape near
Hog Mountain last Saturday iu
which Louis Daniel severely cut
Robert Broadwell. We did not
learn the particulars but it was
reported that Broadwell struck
Daniel with a large stick when the
latter used his knife with telling
effect on his antagonist.
Preaching Notice.
Having recovered from an attack
of rheumatism, I expect to preach
at FairvLw Presbyterian church
on the second Sabbath in April,
at 11 o’clock a. m. J. L. King.
VOL. VIII. NO 24
Program For Baptist Meeting.
FRIDAY NIGHT —CHURCH RALLY.
Opening song and prayer service.
Roll call.
Address, What we have wrought
—by the pastor.
Song.
Address, Our future prospects,
—J. A, Ambrose.
Recitation—Miss Tommie Moore
Address, The value of organized
effort—C. M. Morcook.
Song.
Recitation—Miss Agnes HasletL
Duet —Misses Lillie Ambrose
and Daisy Ewing.
Closing song and prayer.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Sermon by the pastor; subject—
Woman’s part in the kingdom.
SUNDAY.
11, a. m., —Sermon to the Ma
sons.
7 :80, p. m —Sermon by J. T.
Jameson, D. D., of Atlanta.
MONDAY.
7:80, p. m ~— Sermon by
TUESDAY.
7:80, p. m., —Sermon by Rev. A.
C. Ward, of Atlanta.
WEDNESDAY.
7:80, p. m , —Sermon by Rev.H.
H. Bernard, D. I)., of Athens,
THURSDAY.
7:80, p. m., —Sermon by Rev.T
P. Bel!, D. D., Editor Christian
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