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Official Organ Tovn ami County
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T .awrencevil)p. Ga
DECEMBER 14, 1897.
The Cotton Growers Con von*
t.inn assembles in Atlanta to
day.
Mrs. McKinli v. met her of
the President, died Sunday
morniug.
A Georgia paper intimates
that the Legislature is drawing
its pay regularly.
A eat was recently sold in
Augusta for si<H>, and it was n
stray cat at 1 hat.
Durant, ihe San Francisco
murderer, is to resentenced.
This is the third tip for him.
It how seems certain that
Col. H. P. Farrow will be the
next postmaster at Gainesville.
Judge T. M. Norwood is writ
iig a book. It will be called
• Commentaries on Mother
Goose.”
11. T. Bradford of Buncombe,
Walton county, has been ad
judged insane and sent to the
asylum.
41141,208,880 is the amount
the Republican House of Rep
resentatives lias appropriated
in one bill.
Gainesville is having a lively
race for Mayor between Col. If,
H. Dean and Judge Gaston, the
present Mayor.
Lon Livingston pays he will
introduce another hill for the
erection of a Southern prison
by the Federal government.
Congressman Tate has intro
duced a bill to appropriate
S2S,(MX) to elect a government
building in Gainesville.
Henry Nesbit. a negro, was
bung at Fitzgerald last Friday.
He admitted having killed three
men, tmt others say lie lias
killed six.
Tom Watson does not want
to speak, lie declined an invi
tation of the Legislature to ad
dress that body. Tom is sav
ing his fire.
Now the Tni ns*M ississippi
country is to hav an exposition
beginning next June, patterned
after the Atlanta and Nash
ville expositions.
Senator Allen of Nebraska
introduced a re-dutiontlint.it
was 11n- sense of the Congress
of the l nited Stales that tin*
independence pf the Island of
Cuba be recognized. .
Getting ready to hang up
their stockings t -i* Christ mas is
what the youngs) rs are study
ing about. Don’t hung up a
guano sack if you want to be
able to find the presents.
The papers report that one or
two of the contestants hi tin*
six days bicycle race in Gotham
have become maniacs from the
great strain. “What fools
these mortals be!’’ is applica
ble in this case.
(ins llnckal of Home was
sln.t live times while attempt
ing to rob tin* cash drawer of
the Rome cotton factory lie
is a white man !<• years old,
and had been employed if. the
factory for a long time.
The fifty, davs allowed the
Legislature at this session will
end next Thursday. It lias ac
complished very little except to
wrangle. If this is the host
they cun do we had better go
back to a session every two
years.
The hill iu|rodu:od in the
Legislature to abolish the death
[penalty so far as women are
concerned does not seem to
strike the pithily favorably.
One pafier say- there arc some
members who would stand foot
in a class of idiots.
There are said to t>e from
twelve tp twenty thousand Gil*
ban retugees in New Vork,dfiv
eu from their homes by General
Weyler, and that many of them
are on the verge >f starvation.
All appeal is made in their he*
half for public charity.
The Kagle and I’heuix Mills
are to be sold under order of"
court. These mills have been
regarded as Hue property as
there was in tin' South, They
cost one and a half million dol
lars hut under some bad maii
ugeiuenl the company became
involved in debt and the stock
holders will lose heavily.
The anti-foot ball bill which
passed the Legislature wan ve
toed by the Governor, and an
attempt was made to pus* it
over the veto. It require* a
two-third* vote to pun* u bill
over th< veto, uml in the House
the vote stood, aye* 107 and
nay* la. This was a two-third*
vote of the ui< nil" rs prevent,
but the Speaker I id that there
uniat bo two-thirds id' the whole
House, and therefore the bill
’ THE PEOPLE TO ELECT 1
•iriiOKs A\li SOI.ICITOIIS.
The Legislature has at lust
given the people >, chance to
say whet her they want to elect
Judges and Solicitors directly
or to have them elected ns they
now are, hv the Legislature.
Last Friday the House voted
on the hill to amend the con
. stiuition so as to provide for
, the election by the people, and
the large majority for the bill
in the House shows that the
1 popular mind is nearly a unit
’ on this measure. On the pass
age of the bill the vote stood,
i yeas, 148; nays, lb. The peo
i [)le will ratify it by n like ma
jority.
For four years Tun Hkiiai.u
lias advocated this change, for
reasons which w»* have stated
time aiij again. While a few
1 extreme partizans have attempt
ed to brand it as a Populist
measure, it seems to have met
• the approval of Democrats ns
I well as Populists.
An amendment was tacked
on in the House providing that
the .Judges should tie elected
■ by the .State at large instead of
’ by judicial circuits.
It was argued that in two or
three circuits in the State Pop
ulists might he elected, and for
that reason the election should
be by the State at large.
While this is an improvement
on the present method,' still we
think it would have been better
to have allowed eacli circuit to
•elect its own Judge and Solic
itor, for the reason that they
are much better acquainted
with the men to be voted for
than other sections of the State.
For instance, take the Western
circuit. Are not the people of
this circuit much better quali
fied to select nu able and impar
tial judge than the people of
Middlo and Southern Georgia
are to determine that for them.
And the same rule will apply
to other circuits.
The bill us it passed the Sen
ate was better than that which
passed the House, but we sup
pose the Senate will accept the
amendment. It is certainly an
i improvement on the trading
1 and log-rolling method in tin*
Legislature.
THE CONVICT HILL.
Tlu* «lis|u,sltion of Hit, Slate
convicts has been rcgartlctl from
the o[sming nl tin, session as
the most important mailer for
the consideration ami action of
the Legislature at this session.
A bill was prepared before
the Legislature met, but it met
strong opposition from the out
AH, ami now that the session is
about closed it will he n tight
squeeze to get any sort of a Gill
through, und an extra session is
suggested.
A bill lias been agreed on and
passed the House, and is being
considered by the Senate, How
many changes will be made
cannot be predicted, ami wle t ti
er the House will agree to th se
change- is the question.
This Legislature did very lit
tle work ut the i pening of the
session, and nearly all the im
portant hills will have to be
■acted on hurriedly or go to the
waste basket.
Absenteeism has been the
curse of this Legislature. Days
have been lost for want of u
quorum, am) the officers of the
body have hud to scour the
city to find the members und
bring them in. If the pay of
every meinbei was docked every
time lie missed a roll cull we
would see less of this evil that
bus impeded legislation.
THE POPS-IN COUNCIL.
1 hero was a moating of the
Executive committee and lead
ing member* of the Populist
party in Atlanta last week.
All of the prominent mem
ber* were ou hand, except Tom
Wataom John Cunningham,
Vancy (barter, Judge Mine*,
Col. Peek, tien’l. Phillips and
many others were in the con
ference, and the plan of next
year's campaign outlined.
Resolution* were adopted k c
ommeiiditig the holding of a
National convention next April,
and u State convention in
March, and that no Congress
ional nominations be made in
til after the National conven
tion.
Tom Watson can have the
nomination for Governor with
out a contest if lie will accept
It lie declines, then there are
several other gentlemen who
will be willing to make the
race.
THE PRESIDENT’S MES-
S-AGE.
President McKinley’s first
message to Congress was looked
forward to with deep interest,
as it was expected to outline
the Republican policy for the
next four years.
It is a very lengthy docu
ment., and discusses the policy
of the administration on many
important public questions.
He favors the annexation of
the Hawniin Islands.
Is oppossed to the recogni
tion of Cuban independence, or
even recognizing the insurgents
as belligerents.
The single gold standard
should tie perpetuated.
The government cannot un
dertake to maintain the parity
of gold and silver alone. There
is little prospect of securing
the Co-operation of foreign gov
ernments.
NON DIES.
The Legislature has decided
that last Sunday was no day at
all. They wanted to fudge over
the fifty days limitation provi
ded by the constitution to get
time to perfect the convict bill,
and to pass other hills that had
been “lying on the table” for
weeks, and they therefore de
cided that Sunday should not
be considered as a day.* Now,
the question arises, what day
was it ? The sun rose and set
us usual, the crisp, December
breeze invited the people to en
joy the sunshine, but the Legis
lature snvs it was no day. No
per diem can lie drawn for that
day, and .Christinas w ill be put
oil" another day, according to
our law-lawyers. That will run
it over to .Sunday, and if the
august Assemblage should hap
pen to declare that “no day,”
there will be a terrible rumpus
in the nursery.
A BIG STRIKE.
There is another big strike
among the operatives of the
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in
Atlanta. It has been going on
for about a week. Tile strikers
claim that two-thirds of the
operatives have quit, but. the
mill is still running. A police
force has to remain at the gat-'s
to prevent trouble. Threats
against those who refuse to
quit work have been made, and
they are uneasy. Tie strikers
are being aided bv Ihe Federa
tion id Trades and other organ
izations of working men in ull
the largo ril ics.
ITIK TIME FIXED.
The re-union of Confederate
veterans will be held in Atlanta
on July the 20th, 21st, 22nd
and 28rd, 1898.
That has been definitely sot
t h d as Gen. Gordon, Comman
der, has so annotmeed in getter
ul orders. It was thought that
it would In held some time in
August, tmt after mature con
sideration the dates above stat
ed have been agreed on.
There are 1,070 camps and
applications have been filed for
150 more.
MILLKH THE VICTOR.
The great six day bicycle race
in New York ended lust Satur
day night. C. W. Miller of
Chicago was the winner in the
most important race ever run
with wheels.
His record was 21198 miles in
142 hours. Great crowds have
Mocked daily to Madison
Square theater daily to witness
the hot contest. Miller broke
the record.
There were 17 entries. Three
of them made over 2,000 miles.
There is a big tight going on
in Atlanta between the whole
sale and retail liquor houses
and the drug stores.
The drug stores have been
selling liquor by the gallon and
quart. At this the retailers,
who pay license, kick
and claim that any person who
sells less than a gallon is a re
tailer and subject to retail li
cense. The light will he a no
table one before the courts it
the city council adopts this
idea, and that anon* to l>>< the
law. The I,' gislnture ol 1895$
passed a law that nil persona
who sell les.i than a gallon are
retailers,
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An filmt is being made to
lesiirre-t the charg's against
Judge lo ose in |lie Legislature,
and il possible pro r articles
ol impeachment against him
for drunken no**, both oil' and
on the I This mutter
was thor uglily investigated a
year ago and h>« whs vindicated.
Il looks strange that at the end
of the session the same old
charges should be revamped.
Is it for political elVect in the
next campaign '( It looks tlml
way.
MAKING PEACE.
The Southern and Seaboard
Railroads have boen at logger
heads for several years, mid in
the fight for control both sides
have lost money.
It is now stated that peace
has been made, and the uan
agors of the two liues ’iave
agreed on torrns of sottlei ieut,
and the same rates wi 1 ho
charged by each on tin -ugh
business. Both systems will
work harmoniously; although
they are rivals for business, the
rivalry will not extend to cut
ting rates.
OPPOSED TO ANNEXATION.
Senator Bacon of Georgia is
opposed to the annexation of
the Hawaiian Islands, and says
that the treaty will not be rati
fied by Congress; that a two
thirds vote cannot be obtained
in that body. He claims that
the opponents of annexation
have gained strength since the
last session.
McKinley and the leading
Republicans favor it.
The Piesideut’s message has
delighted the Span inis and do
pressed the friends of Cuba in
this country ns well a- on the
island. During the campaign
the Republicans made loud pro
tetntions of what they would
do if given power, but as soon
as they get in they set back on
the breeching and do nothing.
The money power of New Eng
land controls this Administra
tion, as it did Mr. Cleveland’s,
The b"tid holders and men in
terested in Cuban property can
have more influence with the
Administration than the mil
lions of freemen who are de
manding recognition.
There was an unusual bequest
in the will of John Y. Harring
ton, who recently died in Hall
county, who was one of the
wealthiest men in the county,
with a large number of debtors.
He requests bis Executors not
to press bis debtors. The usual
clause in w ills is to “collect my
debts as speedily as possible,”
but Mr. Harrington wants I lie*
hard-pressed men who owe him
to lie treated leniently. This
speaks well for him, as it is in
such marked contrast with the
grasping disposition of most
w sal thy men.
THE N.T:. 11. K.
A Gill will probably pass at
this session authorizing tli« sale
of North Eastern R. R. for
S2B7,(MX). It. is stated that the
bond given by the former pur
chasers is worthless.
SCHOOL FUND FOR 1308.
The amount fixed for public
school fund for IS9* is $1,040,-
881. An increase of $400,000
over lust year.
The Legislature set down
with a thud on the efforts to
create more judicial circuits
Will Myers has not been osp
tured, so Sheriff Nelms says.
Now, what will Editor Rtu ker
do about it?
Next Friday Brooks and Bey
nolds will be hung at Jefferson
The judge in passing sentence
did not desire to mar the
Christmas festivities with un
execution and therefore set the
17th for the day. The e» eu
tion is to he private but shis
will not prevent a great, crowd
from assembling to know that
tlu* law ha* been duly vindicat
ed.
The hill to c hange the ore,out
registration laws was defea’cd.
The future elections will b«
held under the old law. The
Legislature did right in defeat
ing the new trill. The old law
lias not been sufficiently tested
to commence changing it to
suit tho views of- everybody.
While we do not regard it a«
[lerfnct, it is one step in the
direction of fair elections in
this State.
A drunken member of the
Legislaluic kicked up quite a
rumpus in the Kimball bouse
last Thuradav night, and he
was only saved from arrest by
the interference of Hpeaker
Jenkins, who threatened to im
prison the policeman it lie ar
rested the Hun. Representative.
The law doe* not. allow the ar
rest of a legislator, except for
treason, felony or breach of the
|ieace.
The bull pen met hod of co i
duoting elections, invented by
Augusta, is becoming popular
in other cities where there is a
large flouting vote. The voter*
who have been purchased and
penned up all night are marched
to the polls like so many sheep
next morning. The Legislatute
mis too busy dopig nothing to
pass a law by which the honest
and unpurcliable voter* could
control the election*. Money
and bribery are controlling elec
tion*,
FOUND GUILTY.
„
J. I>. Rutledge
Convicted on the Follcwing^Charges:
For soiling the best goods for the least
money.
For selling the most goods for the least
money.
For always carrying the best and most
reliable goods in stock.
For having the biggest and most complete stock of Hats and
Caps. (80doz. latest styles.)
For buying 25 doz Dress and Negligee Shirts—very best
styles—aud selling them for 20 cents to 40 -25.
For offering for sale 15 doz Undershirt*? —best ever shown—
20c to SI.OO.
17 Mclntosh Coats 25 per cent, off wholesale cost.
50 doz Hose to suit everybody. Best stock children’s Hose.
Tho best Ladies Hose ever sold in Lawrenceville 15c per pair,
. 2 pair for 250.
The best Socks for 10c. Weigh 2} pounds per dozen.
10 doz Men’s Drill, Flautiel and Knit Drawers, 250 to sl.
7 cases Window Shades, 20 to 75 cents.
The people say that Dan Rutledge is
such a “Notion Man” he can suit every
body with Notions.
After all tho above stock comes Neckwear,Collars and Cuffs,
Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, Bed Blankets, Counter
panes, and everything to make a complete stock that will suit
everybody, both in quality and price.
This is the true verdict of the people that he sells the best
that can ho bought for the money. If you want the best, buy
of him/ if you want shoddy, go to tho other fellow.
All Clothing at Wholesale Cost!
A few pieces of that good Jeans on hand yet,. Standard
9 os. XXX Doeskin at 25c per yard,
A good stock of Heavy Domestics, best grade, and as cheap
as anybody can sell the same goods.
A Few Bargains On Little Things.
10 bars Laundry Soap, weighs
8 boxes Diamond Axle Greaso 10 “
!! pounds Epson Salts |() “
8 pounds Sulphur |() “
8 pounds Keg Soda 10 “
1 pound Good Tobacco oy <•
2 5-cunt-boxes Sun il 5 “
I 10-eeiit box Snuff - 5 “
J 15-cont tumbler SnulV 10 “
1 50-cent 1 pound jar Snuff 10 “
1 gallon Coffee Pot 10 “
1 set good I’lates ”5 “
J set good Cups and Saucers ’25 “
Nice glass Lamps from 20 cents to 75 “
I have a lot of other bargains, but space
will not allow me to mention them.
Always see me before buying, and call for what you want if
von don’t see it. My house is too small for my stock, therefore,
•uinot display goods. Everybody knows tliat Dau Rutledge
'ill do \on right—always refund money if goods are not satis
factory. Bring on the Cash! Chickens and Eggs, Corn, Peas
and otte r produce. I will always give you full value for each
Cash D> Par, or SI.OO worth of produce. •
1 hanking all tor past patronage, l,heps to have a coutiuu
mice of stime.
J. I >- K u tledge.
Lawrenceville, Ga., Nov. 15 —ts
JUST THINK OF THIS
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To Read The
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Eor 'The Year
who will settle what they
are due The Herald and
12 mor| ths in ad
10flilUEfiMitrUirS vance,between nowand
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These offers only hold good until Janu
ary Ist After that date The Herald will
cost you 75 cents cash or strictly One Dol
lar on time.
Come Kiglit Alonj*;!
We propose to put The Herald in every
household in thd county next year.
Tell your neighbor that you saw this
offer,and have him send in his subscription.
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My Advertisement
Then come and let us convince yon that we hav#
just what we advertise, an at price* that will inter
est those who study economy. We will quote you
some very low prices, but always lor goods that will
prove satisfactory.
We call special attention to Mens and Boys Cloth
ing. 1 am overstocked and am oilering goods at
prices lower than tho lowest.
Boys Suits from 65c to $4 50
Mens Suits from $350 to $1 000
Bargains in Dress Goods:
It is absolutely impossible, in this small space, to
give you a taint idea of the novelties we are showing
in this department. The goods must be seen to b4O.
appreciated,
Stylish All Wool Mixtuies at 25e
Henriettas, a 1 new colors, at 20c, worth 30e.
We are offering the largest and most complete line
of Cloaks and Capes ever brought to this mar
ket. Faney Capes, Flush Capes, Fur Capes. Silk
Lined, Braided Trimmings, Fur Edged Garments.
They are in best shapes and color.*. Banging m
price fr m $1 75 to $6 50.
Special offering of 100 pieces extra quality Ribbon.
All the newe t paterna. l£to4| inches wide. 10#
to 30c.
I carry at all times a full stock of the celebrated
J. B. Lewis Shoes, and offer them at close prices-
Sce these shoes before buying for winter aud yon
will be pleased.
Here you will find ai all times a full and complet#
line of Staple Good*, that you c m buy as cheap as
the cheapest, quality considered.
One thing we would impress on your minds--W#
Buy No Trash, No Job Lots. With us its the best or
none. Learn this lesson, and we have no fear about
who will get your trade.
Respectfully,
James I >. Spence.
KXOX**
DULUTH, GA.
Genera 1
J Merchmidise
GOOD GOODS and FAIR PRICES.
I sell the celebrated <•
Kite | Tobacco.
Administrators Sale
FOR JANUARY, 1898.
By virtue of an order from the
Court of Ordinary of Gwinnett
county, (ia., will be sold be fort
• lie court house door, in the town
of I.awrenceville, in said county,
on the first Tuesday in January.
1898, within the legal h mrs of
sale, the following described
land* belonging to the a-tste of
Mrs. Martha Wtlmaker, dec’d,
to-wit:
One tract or parcel of land ly.
tug aud being in the seventh lmd
district of GwiuDett county, fj*.,
containing One Hundred ami
Fifty acre*, more or les*, and
bounded a* follows: Ou the
West by land* formerly owned
by M. B. Montgomery, on the
Squill by land* of P, n. Lanier
on the East by John Colin g, on
the North by a line e-tablished
A. 1), 1878 between J. M. Wilson
and the said place. It i* known
*• the Martha W e lmaker place.
Sold for tue purpose of distri
bution among the heirs
Term*, Cash.
Nxthon P, Gaurstt,
Administrator
Cam ia the Klondike Tor
laborer, loafer ami wee
man- Wow buy and dig
For Sale.
My farm on the Athens ro»d,ns*
mile fi-' m l,a i rcm-evilli-, tla., ror*»
tii ni iix» II.) acre-, Hon** A rooms.
- i ii I tcuatr Imuse*, turn 20xto,
s : ■ c. cliickcn turns,-, ,ribs. ele.
A I new building*, | g., nl wills
Aov. 2nd w (i. s rOMKoItT
Notice!
All pi-i-soiiH sc,, hereby notified
•b'l tu •In expiration of 30iiiv»
* r " m • •<•* >lat , my wif", Theodosia
" nrri-ii will, hj ruy consent, lie
coiii a liuhlic or free trader, with
tin- rigle to tool met in her own
J. K.B. Wabrkk
innett >oun»y, Oa, Xov. to ’HT-
Xull'l *
Georgia, Gwinnett County.
N'" '' is hereby given that
my wife, Kli abeth J. Jscksoß
will b\ iny consent: b-c oum a
pubti ■ or tree dsulcr ut the ex
|>iruttoti of one tnenth from
this date, with a right to con
tract in lu r own name a* a fetu*
sole. \\. T. Jackson.
Dec. 7 18U7-
s. L. lITSTON;
Physician & Surgeon
I>a«tla, Ua,
<>lli -e ue.-ir the depot. Clircmie
disease* « Spieialty. J ( efc
pi-p|ei:ee. Iht- patronage ot th*
pilhllu -eluded.