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VOL. V. Johnson & Evans, CENTREVILLE, GEORGIA. We will make a change in our business Jan. Ist., and from NOW until that time, in order to reduce our immense stock will sell you goods Cheaper Than You Can Buy Them Anywhere. Being connected, as we are, with four business houses, enables us to buy goods in larger quanti ties than other merchants and therefore we can buy cheaper and sell cheaper than the ordinary merchant. Our store room is 44x78 feet and is chock full. See us before you buy; we can and will save you money. Furniture. We have recently built a house for Furniture 18x40 feet, and have it full of nice Furniture. Anything you want in this line we can fur nish you at extremoly low prices. Chairs from $2.50 a set to $5.00 Oak Rocking Chairs 125 to 200 Bed Steads 125. “ 500 Bed Springs. 175 ... “ 200 Mattresses 150 . “ 250 Nice Oak Suits 12 50 “ 1750 Nice Bureaus 850 .. “ 400 Nice Dressers 450 “ 600 Oak Center Tables 75. .. . “ 125 Oak Dressers 600 Hats and Shoes. When it comes to Hats competitors are away behind —they are simply “not in it.” Big stock to select from—one hundred different styles Fur Hats, $1 50 kind for $1 00 “ “ 125 “ “ 75 “ “ 250 “ “ 185 Children’s Hats from 25c up to 75 Boy’s “ “ “ “ “ 100 Men’s Wool “ “ 35 “ “ 100 Our Motto: “QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS.” Highest Market Price paid for Country Produce. We also buy cotton. Bring your cotton along and we will pay you the market price for it, and sell you goods cheaper than you ever bought them before. JOHNSON & EVANS, Centreville, G-a. Its Superiority Over Most Is Admitted By All. MANUFACTURED BY Everett Piano Company, BOSTON, MASS. MARKETED BY- - " ' THE JOHN CHURCH CO., CINCINNATI. NEW YORK. ATLANTA. CHICAGO. ATLANTA ADDRESS—9O PEACHTREE ST. Eiseman Bros. We begin the Fall and Winter Seasons of 1897-98 with a stock larger and richer than ever before. We made pur chases long before the tariff question was settled, and are in position to sell Clothing, Hats and Furnishings even less than the prices that ruled last year. Th*«*>following quota tions are proof: Men’s Suits from $5.00 up. Men’s Overcoats from $5.00 up. Children’s Knee-Trousers Suits from $1.50 up. Children’s and Boy’s Overcoats from $1.50 up. Boy’s Long Trousers Suits from $4.00 up. You’ve knowuus as the originators of Clothing economics and fair, open, plain-figure, one-price dealing. For over thir ' ty years this house has'stood for honest methods. Inorder to serve you better and cheaper, we manufacture all the Cloth ing we sell, This policy saves you the middleman’s profits. No other house in the South does it Eiseman Bros., 15-17 Whitehall. No Other Store in Atlanta—ls-17 Whitehall St. GAINESVILLE IRON WORKS, GAINESVILLE, GA. 'Pulleys, Shaftings, Hangers, Couplings, Flanges, Collars, Etc. Stamp Mills,Saw Mills,Cane Mills. Repairing a Specialty. Gearing, Mill Machinery, all Kinds of Iron and Brass Cast ings and Steam Fitting Supplies. ESTIMATES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. V "1 ■■ L.. 1,1 "" L . - 1 Iv. M. BRAND, Fire and Life Insurance and Real Estate. Piano. The Lawrenceville News. As to Shoes, all we ask of you is to look at our stock and we will con vince you tfat we are the ones to buy your fall shoes from. | Men’s Good Brogans $ 90 “ Best “ 1 00 1 Boy’s Brogans 75 “ « 65 “ “ 90 j Our $2 25 Men’s Shoes going at 1 85 “ 175 “ “ “ “ 158 “ 300 “ “ “ “ 250 1 25 Ladies’Gondola Shoes 1 00 “ 150 “ “ “ 115 Clothing, Jeans, Etc. The best and most complete line ever brought to this market, and 25 per cent, cheaper than you ever saw the satpe goods sell at. Our SB.OO Suits now going at $ 6 50 “ 12 50 “ “ “ 10 50 “ 400 “ “ “ “ 300 “ 500 “ “ “ “ 400 Youths’ and Boy’s Suits any size and price you want. Youths’ Suits from 85c to $2 50 Boy’s “ “ 200 “ 500 Also a nice line of Overcoats from $4 00 to $9 00 Its Equality To The Best Is The Boast Ol Its Friends. I Buying Jeans as we did, we can sell you as j cheap as our competitors can buy. To see our jeans and price it means to buy. Dress Goods, Etc. We can’t say enough about them to make you realize how cheap and nice they are. You will have to see them . We guar antee to show you the best line this side of Atlanta. Best prints from 4c to sc. Standard checks 4c to sc. Groceries and Hardware. Our Hardware, Tinware and Crockery ware is complete. Also our Grocery stock. Nails from 88 to 50 pounds for $1 00 Granulated Sugar 18£ pounds for. 1 00 Arbuckles’ Coffee 11c per pound. 10 pounds Good Green Coffee 1 00 9 “ Full Cream Cheese 100 5 “ Tobacco 100 8 “ Soda 10 8 “ Salts 10 8 “ Pepper 25 4-qt. Coffee Pot 10 10-qt. Tin Buckets 9 M. S. CORNETT’S New Livery, Sale andFeedStables. With a commodious new brick building I am better prepared than ever to handle stock. First-Class Accommodations. First-Class Turnouts. First-Class Saddle and Harness Horses. Prices to suit the times. Give me a call when you want livery. Careful drivers, and polite attention to all customers. <3OHN H. SHACK LEFOi;iT > The Old Reliable Jeweler on The Hill, (Ct SV, LA WREN CE VILLE, GA Fine Gold, Gold-Filled and Sil ver Watches at Prices that will make your head swim—they are so cheap. If you want a I’iano or Organ at Manufacturer’s Prices see me. Big Stock of Jewelery and Useful Household Articles, Clocks, Etc., arriving for the fall trade. Repairing Neatly and Promptly v.V. %V Executed at Cut Prices "V* Only First-Class Repairer this side of the Large Cities AfDIfANA The Wonderful ArnltAlNA, Blood Purifier. >- ( n *j 11 Ifj 1 V LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1897. THE AFTERHATH. What the Constitution and Journal Said About the Gwinnett County Fair. From The Bally Constitution. BY ALFRED C. NEWELL. Lawrenceville, Ga., Oct. 20. — (Special.) For two days the tem perature has been of an elevated nature in this burg—not that the weather has been warm, but to fall into an expressive barbarism “it has been a hot time in this old town to-day.” Gwinnett county has emptied her treasures into Lawrenceville and spread out for inspection a prodigality of products unrivaled in variety and of such magnitude that the imagination of “Newt” Robinson who styles himself “the lone liar of Lawrenceville,” can not cope with the circumference of the pumpkins, the fleetness of the horses or the beauty ot the women. The first display of the Gwin nett County Fair Association marks an era in this section of Georgia. It is the beginning of a mighty movement which is to find its end in the quick development of the boundless acres about and the rapid improvements in the meth ods in an agricultural line. The farmers of Gwinnett flourish now but they are to flourish more in the future. They are on a hot trail of the solution of the south ern farming problem. They have grabbed hold of the diversity the ory and when the visitors rolled in to-day they beheld an exhibit which would have played a star feature in a national contest. These visitors came early, and the home people, too, arose early. There was no holding back on ac count of the biting east wind which opened the day and sent a fine mist into the faces of the bearded farmeis, but they plowed through the mire, and when the sun scattered the clouds it showed a scene of fascinating novelty. Tethered in the groves about the town and on the public squares was a collection of vehicles of ev ery description, from the ant'qua ted rockaway to the latest cart. Because of the bad weather on the day previous it was necessary to have most of the exhibits in doors; consequently a huge ware house was utilized. About this place and the pub lic square was gathered a huge throng of chattering denizens who came to compare notes upon farm ing and farms. Collected there was the staunch yeomanry of north Georgia, the men whose toil and steady work are responsible for the substantial growth and the solid prosperity of which they now boast. It was a scene of unique significance. Before night’s candles were burnt out the ruralities were on the move. At every stop between Atlanta and Lawrenceville they came in clusters, talking excited ly about the contest of agricul tural products; which excitement was intensified by proximity, for as soon as Lawrenceville was reached these sons of the soil scat tered from the train like fright ened partridges and scampered up the huge hill which led to the bus iness portion of the place. In a few minutes they wore collected about the display stalls discuss ing the merits of their crops and incidentally bewailing the effects of 5 cents cotton. After the noise of the discus sion had subsided a gray-bearded old man gave the colloquy a cli max full of meaning. ‘‘Say, you fellers cau say what yon want to about 5 cents cotton but this here county is goin’ to suffer less than any section of Georgy, and why? Jes’ because we boys have raised more and wheat and bacon —that’s why.” There was an acclamatory corrob oration of this assertion and an assentive bobbing of h»ads which indicated that the men who till fertile glebe in Gwinnett have un dertaken to diversify their crops and limit the acreage of cotton. WHEN THE FIRST MOVE CAME. It was the movement for the display for the Georgia State exhibit at the Cotton States and International exposition which first brought this county to the front in an agricultural line. The people at were loath to show what their'soil brought forth but were pre\ U)d uponhyjjevera^u the exhibition the residents of the county hud not anticipated any material success. They had simp ly sent up the beet they had. When the judges of the exhibits at the exposition, however, con sidered this, it was the unani mous agreement that the county of Gwinnett was to rank first in the agricultural line. In addi tion to. the first prize in the coun ty exhibit many individual dis plays came in for first place, and as a result when the final decis ions were known it was discovered that most of the awards had come in this direction. The result of the Atlanta ex position was felt in many ways in this county. From the west came letters of inquiry from those who had heard of the fertility of the section, and during the last two years the population of the coun try districts has been added to materially by the accesion of thrifty farmers. Some of these have started up new enterprises, and have takeu hold with a desire to see this section blossom . Since the exposition the people have been modestly cultivating and gathering their crops, but the experience of the exposition taught them that rivalry in production was a good thing. It was then proposed that a county fair be held each year, and catching on to the suggestion the farmers car ried it to quick fulfillment. Col. W. E. Simmons has always been an active factor in the de velopment of this region. He is the head and front of many new enterprises and through his consist ent efforts the present display was No chartered associa tion has yet been formed, but the organization under whose direction the present fair is made will be a permanent affar and next year regular grounds and a more elaborate display will be made. A SUBSTANTIAL SUCCESS. The present exhibits of manufac tured and agricultural products, while not artistically arranged, demonstrated the superiority of the section. In a few weeks the managers of the enterprise gathered together what is showii here. Their venture has been a substantial success. As to the exhibits in detail —the display of corn would make the inhabitants of the Nile valley keenly envious. The kaffir corn is especially fine and the show made by Colonel Simmons, al though he is not competing for any premium, is marvelous. The oats could give pointers to the region of the west, and a display of stalks is made over nine feet high. Ecspecially fine are the displays of rye, peas, potatoes and ground peas. These are arranged in stalls, and today were viewed by hundreds. AS TO POULTRY AND LIVE STOCK. The display of poultry and live stock is rarely equaled. Porkers of enormous magnitude are stalled in long rows. “That is one of the' largest pigs I ever saw,” said Commissioner Nesbitt, who was on hand yester day afternoon. The placard says that it weighs over 900 pounds,which is a wonderful weight for a hog.” Equally as important and diversified is the collection which the women have prepared. This feature of the Atlanta exposition from Gwinnett, it will be remem bered, caused complimentary com ment from high sources, and the ladies pride themselves upon their show of thrift and the domesticity. Just at the door of the building set aside for this exhibit. “Uncle Jim” Dunlap sat yesterday and descanted upon the triumph of his county. As the crowd came he made an impromptu address. “I was born in Gwinnett,” he said. “For fifty years I have lived at home and board at the same place. I was married in Gwinnett; I was paptized in Gwinnett • I have been here all my days, and by the grace of goodness I’ll die here. This is a fine county —laid off under the lottery act of 1818—- named after Governor Button I Gwinnett who was a great rnau.J Lawrenceville is my town; us§(j_ to be the biggest manufaeMfferer Sketches of Gwinnett’s Big lair By the Constitution Artist. srex/ct/crtypep/. boys proud you live in Lawrence ville?” ' w Uncle Jimmie appeared to know a few' things about his native town. THE FARMERS’ INSTITUTE . This afternoon the farmers insti tute was called in session. Pro fessor J. B. Huunicutt, of the state university, was in attendance. Commissioner of Agriculture Nesbitt came also, and gave an interesting talk about the agricl tural conditions of the state. Both Dr. Hunnicutt and Com missioner Nesbitt complimented the farmers of this section upon their effort to secure the diversity of crops. They show that this, at the present price of cotton, was more than necessary. The insti tute remained in session several hours. This was the only feature of the programme today. Tomorrow will come the live stock show and the reunion of confederate veterans. General Evans w'ill be here, and General Gordon was invited to speak, but was unable to attend. It has been decided to continue the fair until Saturday, as the weather up to this time has not been favorable. The first exhibition of Gwinnett marks the beginning of a big move ment, and when the next county fair comes it will be held on reserved fair grounds, which the association is to prepare at once. VETERAN'S DAY IN GWINNETT. Ten Thousand People Crowd the Fair Grounds in Law renceville That Day. ‘ BY MONTGOMERY M. FOLSOM. Special to. the Journal. Lawrenceville, Ga., Oct. 21. There is plenty and and pros perity yet, Potatoes and peas in the land of Gwin nett, And in spite of the pesky old Populist fibs There is meat in the smokehouse and corn in the cribs. Thera’n. utltidor of sorghum that bur 1, ureu were sties i when wo rtxyif cash in the plump Gwinnett county fair is an old flag and the accompanying appro bation. As I gazed upon it by the dawn’s early light, how sadly I felt o’er the twilight’s last gleaming. But here in my present quar ters, secured for me by Editor McNelley, of The News, I am gloating in reminiscences. I am sitting now in my room, in the rehabilitated building which occupies the old site of the ancient tavern in which Governor Troup sat when he pronounced judgment upon John Howard Payne, the man who sang “Home Sweet Home.” Just think of it! This county is named for old “Bultom Gwin nett,” who because of the fact that he always crossed the “1” and instead of writing “Bulton” wrote “Button,” has gone down in his tory as Button Gwinnett, but has a small place in Georgia’s history. “Bulton” or “Button” Gwinnett was one of the paladins of the ear ly history of the state. He served as governor after Dr. Hull was elected a delegate from the colony to the continental con gress, signed the “Declaration of Independence,” returned and fought a duel with General Lach lan Mclntosh, and was killed within six months from the time he joined the patriots. This county was named for him. MODERN HISTORY. John Howard Payne, the author of “Home, Sweet Home,” first sang the song that has made his name immortal in the old tavern i upon the spot where this is being •written. He was brought here from old “Red Clay,” the seat of empire among the Cherokee Indiaifs, and because he refused to sign the act of allegiance to the federal do minion he was brought here in i fetters, r Every student and every pupil in any school in the state ought to be familiar with the doctrine of state’s rights, first forcibly pro mulgated and enforced iu the face of Andrew Jackson by George M. Troup, Georgia’s chivalrous gov ernor. He it was who ordered the ro | lease of John Howard Payue the imprisonment in- the s^Efl brilliant careers. ' jl She is today one of the loremol counties in the mid-couDtry, an her fame increases as her yeal accumulate. • I The voice of the mule is heaa in the land, and sweeter than td sound of running brooks and flol ing water is that melody to meM Ten thousand people lined ta streets of Lawrenceville to-dal This being Veteran’s Day all tn old solii’. rs. .from this and sifl rounding counties gathered. The* was great disappointment tbJ Gordon was unable to be here. I At 9 o’clock the school childrei marched through the streets, prj senting an imposing appearatssl They were led by professor J. M Bagwell and his assistants. | Gwinnett’s fine agricultural d J play and the display of hogs, tie and horses surpass anythal usually seen at county fairs. Orl pen of hogs averages over niid hundred pounds. I Speaking began at 11 o’oloM wild the appearance of Hon. iA ler M. Peeples, Gwinnett county fair, and of-'PM Smith of Gwinnett, vice presides! of the' same dfgiunzatioflf.r AB greeted with tremendous'applas|M Hon. Allen D. Candler, of thl “Bloody Ninth,” made one of hi characteristic speeches, and wbß he said was characteristic of / ?fll “Old Man Eloquent,” who occm pies such a high place in teem of his fellow citizens, ir--in all political proclivities X' Ml. Frank followed Colonel Candler, ana Mi Gordon’s address was fervid wit all the eloquence of which he is master. He began with one o two stones and touched on th education of southern youth, de daring that common school his tories do not give south. His speech was tically received KBs FOLSOM SPEAKS. MM Montgomery M. Folsom wuHB in trod uct«d and delivered uMmH do ss that was a fitting dessfl lie -ui-tantial facts furnis ■ Mr. Gordon. Hon, Tyler fl » announced that (joi ans iho^jA JA NOj