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hie Dalton argUs:
Vol. XV.—No. i.
IN THE SOCIAL SWIM.
What The Belles and Beaux Are
Saying and Doing.
THE GOERS AND COMERS
Personal Gossip In City and
Couiity-NoinothliiK Everyone
Is Glad to Peruse.
Col. Martin spent Tuesday in Spring
Place.
Col, Trammell Starr spent Monday in
Calhoun.
C >|. Jones made a business trip to At
lanta Thursday.
ta Chas. Dunlap.was down from Chatta-
Sfuioga last week.
Miss Mattie Foster Is visiting relatives
in Murray county.
Miss Grace Whitman will spend the
the holidays in Atlanta.
Mrs. H. C. Hamilton and Miss Katie
spent Sunday at Tunnel Hill.
W. S. Sanders left Wednesday for
Cleveland on a business trip.
Ralph Rauliugs, of the Chattanooga
News, was in the city Saturday.
Miss Sylla T'lioin is leaves next week
on a visit to frimids in Milledgeville.
Miss Grace DeArmond, of Cleveland,
will visit Mrs. W. C. Huff next week.
Charlie Bacon, with the Howell Cot
ton Co. at Rome, sp mt Sand ty in Dal
ton.
Mrs. Dr. Douglass, of Birmingham,
wfll spend Christmas with home folks
here.
Mrs. Mattie Varnell, of Cog Hill,
Tenn., is visiting her father, Judge Free
man.
Henry Weatfi-rly, of Chattanooga, was
circulating among old friends here this
week.
Will J. Trammed! and his fri.-nd, Mr.
t Wiggins, of Marietta, were in the city
t Sunday.
JL Mr-. Paul B. Trannm 11 left Sunday for
ila visit to Col. Te n null's f. ni y at
tta.
Mrs. Mis tic L m lon, neo Gordon, of
Rutland, Vt., is visiting friends and rela
tives in the city.
EIJ .mes, of Chattooga county, will be
a- •*' sut Walter Jones,
>Ag the hoi Mays.
Mi/-.- r. Williams, the live and clever
aiif the W. i A. at Tunnel Hill, was
i*l city Tut sday.
| A. Foster left Monday for Chi
£*Mlay in a new stoc-. of goods. He
"'Voile about ten days.
K. W. Oglesby will visit relatives
it’Aina after Christmas, after which
ajftpend awhile in Fiori la.
Mis. D 11. Livermore and
■ u of Calhoun, sp nt Sun
jJ*chiy wlußßt’ol'e-.sor E Roberts aud l.<m
i'y-
L ist Wednesday night at the elegant
new home oi Col. Green, a tew young
p ople met and spent a delightful even
ing.
Miss Minnie Fasten, a very charming
‘‘young lady of Birmingham, will visit
Airs. F. T. ll.trdwic < during the hoii
d.iys.
W. 0. Peeples, of the W. 0. Peeples
Grocery Co.up my, Unattuiiooga, wa.-> in
the city Saturday mingling with his
many friends. •
Jonn D. Trotter, a prosperous and
h well to do planter oi Birtow county, vis
" ited hi.- relatives, 1. S. Finley and family,
the p ist week.
Miss Nena Kenner, one of Dalton’s
reigning belles, returned Monday ironi a
two week’s visit to :i -r cousin, Airs. B
W. Ballard, of Atlanta-
J. R D -tter, tu-> well known knight of
the grip, left .Sunday nignt on Ins last
trip, ii.ivmg tendered his resignation to
ta.<e effect toe first of tne year.
Miss Maysie Stafford has won a schol
arsiiip in tne girls’ industrial school al
Milledgeville, it is umiur.'tood sue will
perfect herself in wood engraving.
Gil Capnon, Troy Bivings, Dee Mc-
Cutchen and Will Hamilton, at .school in
Athens, and Will Cannon, of B< lie
Buckle, will come home for the yule log
festivities.
Frank E. Whitney, of the Georgia Ha)’
Press Co, has returned ironi Ci.zmiovia,
N- Y., where he spent the suimin-r. lie
will be found soon at his former place
of business.
Miss Gussie Kelly left Tuesday for her
home in Cleveland, after a pleasant lisit
to Miss D 11 Bitting and Mrs. P. G.
Walker. Sue will return to Dalton to at
tend the P.rouette Club ball, Decemie
27th.
Major H. A. Russell and wife came
down from Cole City Monday. Airs.
> Russell wid remain in the city during
I the winter on account of delicate health.
She will beat Mas. Alaltie Reynolds’ Res
ide nee.
Win J. Irvine, one of Tunnel Hill’s
most prominent citiz ns, is now asiib
scriher of The Argus. Mr. Irvine is too
live and sensible a man to let such a
good thing escape. East Saturday found
him in Dalton, ami, of course he Sub
scribed to The Aitors while here.
E. W. Anderson., traveling freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad
y* ith headquarters ja Atlanta, was in the
LEADING PAPER OF NORTH GEORGIA.
city the past week. Mr. Anderson isoue
of the cleverest ami most popular railroad
men in the state. Mr. Anderson knows
a good thing when he sees it, and came
in to subscribe a dollar’s worth to The
A an us.
R. F. Danzlor, of Fillmore, one of the
cleverest and most prosp -rotis farmers in
Whitfield county, stepped in a k-W days
since to piy his subscription ail'd tell us
that everybody in his section was de
lighted with the new Argus, and that
everybody out that way was going to take
it. Such good friendly words of cheer
are very welcome to the editor.
Sugar cured dried beef at D.ivis.’ 2t.
The New York Racket Store is head
quarters for Christmas goods. •
Vo*c for Sam Loveman.
You will find the best grade of cigars
and tobaccos at Bryant A Fincher’s drug
store.
Hay, grain, seed of all kinds, cotton
seed hulls, cotton seed meal. 8. I).
Wester, Chattanooga, Tenn.
The boss $2 ladies shoe at Herron’s.
How alwiut one of those line cloc'-sfor
your wife a Christmas present. You
know she has been wanting it a long
time. Go and see Tapp about it.
NORTH DALTON.
Personal and Social Gossip in Our
Live liittle Suburb.
Clever L. T. II imontree is smiling
over the increased trade caused by our
generous candidate, 8. M. Coyle.
J. L. Pope has moved into the front of
Saint’s barber shop and started a first
class shoe shop.
Rev. J. It. Speck, thebeloved pastor of
Hamilton street church, goes to Carnes
ville, Elberton district.
Uncle Dan Bearden is opening up a
splendid stock of groceries in his new
store, corner of Long snl Depot streets,
where he will gladly wait on old and
new customers.
J. G. Thomas is in the nice for con
stable and hopes to insiae it.
S. M. Coyle has begun the erection of
a splendid cottage on North Depot street
and wantsjxas
C-unbee <xi Kitchen have dp--ned up a
new blacksmith shop corner of L >ng and
Hamilton streets, and are shoeing aJi
round for Gt cents. All other work at
hard time- prices.
W. P. Fallis has. just moved into his
new house on Lucky street, and is
pleased with Hill & Holder’s work
You cm hardly cut a tree in Dalton
without its failing on a candid ale.
J. L Combee has opened up a splen
did line of Christmas goods.
A. C. Johnson his about completed
his new store, and will begin buM.icss in
a few days.
The Farrar Lumber Co. ar-- building
houses in all pai ls of North Dalton.
We have a full line of Featherbone,
R. <tG., Warner’s, 222, 3 :3, 444, 777 and
health waists at licirmt’s.
Vote for Sam Loveman.
Christmas dolls at the New York
Racket Store.
LifTitte & Bridgeman Lave on hand a
full line of family groc tL-s, teas, coll' ,
sugar, rice, baking powd r<, and in fa, t
ev- rythiug good to eat. Give them a
trial and be convinced.
Wait for our Big Circular.
Loveman and Sons.
A Card.
T take this method of thanking those
friends who patronized me while 1 was
with J. M. B rry in the grocery busines
for their courtesy ami patronage accorded
to ine in the past, and will say to them
that I hav eimaeed in tne irroc ;y bus
iness for myself under th ■ firm name <>f
L.'iflitte & Bridgeman at Flemister vi
Lnflilto’s old stand, where I will be glad
to serve them. I promise my friends to
give careful mid prompt attoiiti ni to all
orders plac d with me, and will treat
customer in the best possiitle manner.
We will carry a full line of groceries,
which we will sell as cheap as thecheap
est. Yours resjx c fnPy,
(' L V idgemw.
Vote for Sam Loveman.
Tom Barbour, tin* boss Sewing Machine
repairer, s;jll in town, in the rear <J
Bazemore's store, corner Waugh and
ilamiltoii sts.
How Is llii'?
A fit ely selected line of fresh, choice
Christ mas L'oods, such as vases, toys,
fancy <-.iiidi.,s. fresh fruits ami nuts, uro
cerias and everything in the meat line
usually kept in a fust class city grocery
and mar ct. Call and see and you will
buy. I have put the prices so yon can’t
help but buy. J. A. Siioi-e.
New line of ladies’ and gents’ slippms
just opened at Herron s.
Farnsworth Bros-, is the place for holi
day goods
Vote for Sum Loveman.
DAMON, GA.. SATURDAY, DECEMBER io, iß<)2.
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN WHITFIELD COUNTY.
SMALL LOCAL LINES.
Interesting Incidents Grouped Un
der One Head.
ALL OVER THE CITY.
IVlint tile People of Holton Were
Itoing Tills Week—The Mown
In a Ntnall Nntoliell.
The trees in the court house yard Iwre
been topped.
John Springfield, the new iiierchant,
has had a neat sign painted.
The schools of the county will be
opened for 1893 after the Christmas holi
days.
Judge Norton, our present efficient
or liuary, will not be a candidate fur \<-
eiectiuii.
Judge Milner was in the city Wednes
day. He then adjourned an udjouriied
term of the superior court.
N. 11. lladdoc- is an attache of Tuk
Argus office, and will be glad to see his
friends from the country wh ill theyconlv
to town.
The Dalton milliners report the sale of
a doz-.-u bridal hats this week. Cuji-l
seems to have gotten in his work in
pncincts.
If you don’t pay your state and county
taxes by t&e first of January you unfi t
vote in tin comity election which cuu-jl'S
off January 4th.
W. 8. Sand-. rs is getting out a hand
some map oi Cleveland. Mr. Sanders is a
live young man, and knows just how-to
do such things.
Tne young ladies will receive this
year on Monday, January 2d, as the Ist
will c mie on Sunday. Maliy are making
, l.ib> rate pri parations.
Ti.e swell colored club, ‘Che I aurel,”
will give a reieplion during tiie holidays
at Jorn-s’ hail. Cliarlie Little and
Jo ■ Eason have the affair in Fiuifd.
✓
Aunt Melisa Whitecotton, colored,
died i uesday and was buried Thursday.
A large* concourse of friends and rela
tives followed the remains to the grave.
She was a Christian woman.
Both the Ddton papers are pulling (or
the dummy line to Spring Place. 'll'Ji-’b
papers are sure to attract the atteuti' p of
capital to this road, and it wsqrg
built at an early day.—Spring Place Jim
pleCUt".
G. W Jones, col., an attache of the
Roller 11 •ur mins, very sensibly > o <1 uied
the past week tiiaL be could not go wiin
out The Argus and st<-pj>ed in to sub
sc'ihe. And still the tide of >u iscription
turns Argusward.
The Lewis House will add a $3,000 ml
lit ion to the hoK-i at an early date. It,
will be tiircc-storivs high when com
pleted, with a large additional wing on
t lie souin west corm r. it will be general
ly r juvciiated.
Posini'Hter Stone, of Chattanooga,
seeing an ‘’ad.” in fun Argus ab mt Rev.
Wm. Suollon's horse being ustray kept
his weaiiiur tye open a few days since
and found the animal ami bad him re
luriied to hi' owner.
. A reporter of The Argus stole a
glimpse of a fine petticoat ala dress
making establishment this week that is
.said t > be worth $ •>. It is made of black
umure silk, trimmed with yellow china
silk and black : iik lace.
Major B-Ming, of the Hotel Dalton,
L-ft this week to lake charge of the Day
ton, Tenn., hotel. Maj-.r and Mrs. Beld
ing have made the Hotel Dalton popular
during their stay here, and The Argus
regrets the necessity for their departure.
Even the colored population clamor
for The Argus. Mattie S. Broyles, the
coloted school mistress of Dillon, who
.ins gone to Nashville to intend the Fisk
UniVvlsiiy, stepp d in tiie past week
iin 1 subscribed to The Argus. Nobody
can aii'ord to do w ilimut it.
Everybody wants The Argus and
The Argus is going to make it a point
to see that everybody gels it. Joe W.
Hicks mid S. A. Glass, tho. e clever
workingmen of Dalton, stepped into the
captain's office the p.i.-t week .and ma- e
the editor’s heart glad by planking
down the cash.
Ar- ve-.tie officer brought some pris
om I-' te h IL h l D illon I'm sday night,
•u- , htl i. ting ar.aiiid the office stov<-,
t ey l> - mi< too bo. t rmis and refused
.u <l'-sisi, w hereupon Mine Host Com
fort ordered them uni', and while his
.-iic- w.is turned one of them >■ r ck him
i>v< r the head with an empty boitle ami
ran. The glass made an ugly wound
and disfigured Mr. Comfort’s face.
Vote for Sam Loveman.
Reinenibcr the New York Racket
Store for Christmas goods.
Casualties.
John Rogers. «Inie feeding n h y
press on \V. C. Richardson’s farm
Wedncs 1 iy, had the m ■•'or uim to g-H
ids rigl t ankle s<> badly mashed th: t
ainpuiuioi) was necessary Dr. J
Gl< mi M >-.\ fee,assist <1 by !' . Freeman
Ifarri , pet foi ni'-d what is k io vn as a
bloodless operation. The patient is
i n> f»r<> vi n g
The ten vear old son of Mr. Jo'>n
Bryant wa-J brought io Dalton Mon
day to have Bonn' bones removed from
his legs, the peculiar malformation
and growth of which caused the suf
ferer io walk on and with the
palm of his hands thrown under his
back Drs. McAfee <fc McAfee, re
moved several bones, one of which
tad protruded itself into the knee
joint under the cap and had begun to
grow. Ihe little fellow is much im
proved and will soon be up and able
to walk.
The newest thing out. Those pretty
chandeliers at Bryaot & Fincher’s drug
store.
Seo our line of silk and embroidered
handkerchiefs. 1 lerrou.
Torn Barbour is a first class sewing
machine adjuster and repairer.
Vote for Sam Loveman.
Martin Sykes, the new butcher, solicits
a portion of your trade. Remember lie
has the choicest steaks and best roasts to
b found in the city. - Remember him
with a portion of your trade.
Gottschalk & Co.
Manufipturers of furniture. Yon
can save 2.) per cent, by ordering from
us. Send 20 cents in stamps and get
our mammoth catalogue.
732 Market Street,
Ghattanooga, 'Fenn.
That “Idea” will be given
you next Wednesday.
Loveman and Sons.
Lost a Hand.
Joe Claridy, the yard master of the
East, Tennessee, had the misfortune to
so mash his right hand T uesday as to
make nmpmatio i i.ecessaiy—a few
inches above the wiist joint. Dr. Bv
ings per’ormed the operation, nsaisled
by Drs McAfee & McAtee and Gor
don Mr. (tlariday isresiipg easy nt
present, and it is hoped that he will
soon he out. >igai n
Mr. C.aridy lias the sympathy of*
I he Argus and the entire community
in his distressing accident and loss.
Select oysters just received at Davis’
meat >r > i -•! .
Cut price? on <v. rything in our line.
Baltimore ( lo hing (Jo.
Miss Fannie Baiiey In s employed with
her fine k< amstri ss -k at her dr> ssmaking
cstablb-hnient, corner H.miilton ;p.
Waugh streets, O’Niel building, up
stairs.
Vote for Sam Loveman,
B<l room suits from $12.-50 up. Chero
i ec Furnitme Co.
’lho City Election.
The election \v t-<ines<iay promises to
be a lively one. All the candi<lai< s arc
good ami line nun, and Hie Argus
v\ ishes them mighty Weil.
Eignt foot window shades for 50 cents.
Chcro ec Furniture Co.
♦ .— r
Men's 22 ill leg boot, guaranteed solid
as iron, al $1,2.> to close. Bailiinore C'»otli
iug Co.
Notice.
My residence is for sale or rent. For
luriuur particulars apply to <J. Brown
ing.
Vote for Sam Loveman.
The Ladies Bazaar.
The bazaar of the Ladies Memorial
Association will be held in the store
room recently vacated by Faiiiswoith
Bros. Il will he open all day m-.xi
\V< duesday on tiecount of the election
ami will serve lunches and relrcsh
no nls at all hull.s.
The wise man who lov’s something
good to cal will go to the bazaar next
Weilne.'tlay.
z\ new line of the finest stationery just
received at Bryant <& i'iucner’s drug
store.
Woven wire springs at JI 75. Cherokee
Furniture Co.
Vote for Sam Loveman.
Dr. Dunlap Resigns
I) . \. S I) n ii> h s rc. ign -d his
posit.on as :tys. iin incharge <U In-
Kcoley Institute < f Dalton, and wiil
reliiin to Chat am >oga aft-r tie first
of the year Dalton will give Dr.
Dunlap up with rcgiet. By his gen
tlemanly rnanm rs and kind <1 sp >-i
lien lie made scores oi warm friends
here.
I can be found at my residence at night
if my services should be needed in un
dertaking work, and will give my i nme
diate attention to the Cherokee Furni
ture Bto re. Very respectfully,
E. 11. Carman.
Great 5 cent handkerchief sale at Her
ron’s.
(or
) sb
l of
One Dollar a Year.
PERSONALS AM) GOSSIP
A Batch of Stray Locals Put Be
fore the Reader.
ITEMS BRIEFLY CULLED
JMcwnof the l»i«y fathered by the Ar-
Kus Men at the Hour of
|*resN Laie Laitt Kight-
Jim HiilF sp nt Thursday in Chatta
nooga.
H. I‘. Colyard left last night for
Cleveland.
Dennis Barrett spent the week at
Calhoun.
Mrs. G. 1). Ferguson went down to
Atlanta yesterday.
Rev. Air. Dale pieaches in Kensing
ton tomorrow.
Rev. J. L. Roland will preach at
Apison Lumuri uw.
Miss Annie Graham is visiting
friends at Gurdon Springs.
Miss Lillie Foster, oi Funnel Hill,
is visiting Miss Nora Finley.
Miss Nora Finley has accejited a po
sition with the New YurK RucKet
Store.
Misses Myers and Moreland, of
Spimg 1 mce, are vioiung .uis. I’lai.ix
1 Ueniy.
Miss Pauline Carter was in the city
yebleruaj. ouu ivLuiueU Lu Jiiuuuu uL
11 IgU L.
A:r.and Mrs. R. C. Trevitt left Wid
nesuay tor then luturu liumu iu Asli
Gro\e, Mo.
■ i n Lumunosiui has leitiineo from
C ..iiiiuu, wiieie ne wept tu iij uud
Ovyclit a iiiiiHii ii d ajii i-iion,
Major A. K. Ailey has letuimd lo
lbs i.uihu in Aal trace, alter a Vie-lt to
mo uaugii ivr, Airs. it. u. 1 rev ill.
J. 11. ialley, oi Tunnel liih, was in
i t. ie ell) y < so. roaj , am. like vViijuuuy
eLe he suusern e i to Ihe akgus.
1 lie heavy of busy bees held ade
hgiiufui meeting al Mr. u. M. La, -
Hon’d home last night under tiie ciniige
us
Dr. W. oi Monroe, Walton
cuuiity,G<i.,>t ul niwvu io Dalton to live
anti practice menic.ne mxt week,
tHE .-KGUs cXleiHlS bi liini a eutUi.d
Welcome.
The best stock of shoes and hosiery wo
hate ever cariied. Hen on c..
Vote for Sam Loveman.
A- Bt; i incher’s d. ng store you
w... ii.me picanc.-t line oi holiday
goods in tiie city to select your Gliri ,Unas
presents from ol any house iu the city.
A line pair of gold spectacles is just the
thing i<>r ii other a Christinas pit .'ent.
Buy them (hem of Tapp and lie will
guarantee timt the lens are property iitud
tu the eye,
Keep your stock f it, and buy every
thing you need in the way of feed from
>S J), hcsti-r, Chattanooga, Tenn. He
asks lor a portion oi it.
Mjss Wescott’s Lecture.
t’ndi r the an pf ’csofthe Lalies’ Ai l
Society .Miss Adelaide Westcot sur
prised and captivated a large and appre
ciative audience at the Baptist church
church Tuesday evening by her unique
‘‘Switzerland" monologue, a deligl.tiul
description of a girl’s trip tlir»mgh<iiit
that wonderful country. The monologue,
consisting of four p rts, was carried on in
a Iraniatic way with mylldeal characters
which, with Miss Westcott’s v> rsali e
talent, her Ideality and grace, won the
approval of all and showed her to he the
possess ir of remarkable elocut ion.iry
powers: nd ability to bringthem out iu a
fascinating mann r. She society cl -ared
$25 by the entertainment.
All wool ingrain carpets at 55 cents.
Cherokee Fm nit lire Co.
Vote for Sam Lovimiam
Sweeping reduction on Indi.-s wraps to
close. B iltimore Clothing Co.
The Lesche Club.
I’lie Leselies convened as usual
M mdiiy i iglit with (pistations fiom
S.iitkespeaie by the numbers.
A sketch of Delia Bacon by Mi-s
Flora Lt-.'li-r.
An extract from some by Miss Car
rie Bitting.
Bacon vs Shakespeare, a brief for
the claimant by Miss Nell Barrett
A brief for tiie defendant by Miss
Grace Gardner.
The friends ot Dr. Bivings are ofi'ering
w > to one on his election as an alder
;...-n, and tlc-y find no takers- It i< cm -
ced d that he will lead he ticket b «nd
suiii- Iy. This is Doc’s first off r for office
and he says it. will be his last. There
could Le no better aftk-rtnan ulocted than
Doc Bivingi. adv.