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VOL. I.
General Directory.
United Stuli-s Cimniilssioncr
Boon Crawford.
Superior court.
Judge,—Geo. F. Gobkr, Marietta.
Solicitor,—Geo. R. Brown, Canton.
County Officials.
Ordinary;—James Withtow,
Court first Monday in each month.
Clerk Sup, Court ; -D. XV. Garrett.
Sheriff Arthur K. Ross.
Treasurer; —L. L. Weeks.
Tax Collector; —J. H. Twiggs.
Tax Receiver; —J. I). McDaniel.
County Surveyor;—C. G. Baugh.
Coroner; -J. A. Tarpley.
City Government.
J. B. Parham, Intendant.
J. M. Daves, O. F. Chastain,
w. H. Pittman, L. G. Cuti'lier
COUNCILMEN,
George N. Alsabrook, Marshal.
Religious Services.
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
Presiding Elder.—Rev. M. J. Cofer.
Pastor. —Rev. W. T. Hunnicutt.
Services second Saturday and Sunday
in each month.
Sunday school 9 A. M., L. G. Cutcher,
Superintendent.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday night.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Pastor.— Rev. O. F. Chastain.
Services, third Saturday and Sunday
in each month.
1‘ost Office anil Mails.
L. B. Crawford, Post Master.
Boon Crawford, Assistant.
MAILS.
Morganton to Ducktown daily except
Sunday. Departs a. m.: arrive 5:10p. m.
Morganton to Blairsville: Monday,
Wednesday, . and Friday. Arrive at 12
iu. and depart at 1 p. in.
Dahlonega! to Morganton: Wednesday
and Saturday. Arrive at 12 a. in., depart
at 12:30 p. m.
DR. J. M. DAVES;
Physician & Surgeon
MORGANTON, GA.
Also IT. S. Medical and Surgical Ex¬
aminer. Tenders liis professional ser¬
vices to the citizens of Morganton and
surrounding country. Calls answered
promptly. Charges reasonable.
BeaverI House,
J. M. BEAVER,
PROPRIETOR,
MORGANTON ., GA.
Large and commodious sample rooms
for the accommodation of commercial
travelers. Good rooms, good table and
low rates. Open all the year.
THE POLICE GAZETTE.
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MORGANTON, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1891.
PERSONAL MENTION.
—The Bonds went like “wards
ducks.”
—The election is over everything
is quiet.
—Read J. F. McNelley’s Notice on
another page.
—Mr. E. II. Newton of Fair Play
was in town Wednesday.
—A man who will lie on his knees
wont’t tell the truth anywhere.
—Rev. W. II. W. Gurley of Gad-
distown was in town Wednesday.
—Several of our people have gone
to the,barbecue at Murphy to-day.
—The less a man who won’t pay
his debts prays in church the better.
—R. P. Woody, J. P. of Noon-
tootla Dist., was in the city Wednes¬
day.
—Attorney Hall,’ of Blue Ridge,
paid the News office a short visit
last week.
—L. B. Crawford has the largest
line of scarfs and ties this side of
Atlanta.
—Mr. A. II. Morris of Hemp is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Adams of
Bartow Co.
—A daily mail line from Morgan¬
ton to Blue Ridge would benefit
both places.
—The love that never speaks un¬
til it does it on a gravestone doesn’t
mean much.
—O. R. Dupree Attorney, of Blue
-Ridge, was in Morganton Friday at¬
tending court.
—Romance is one tiling, but mak¬
ing an honest living and paying
your debts is another.
—L. B. Crawford has just received
one of the largest lines of Shoes ever
brought to North Georgia.
—More men would be rich if they
were not afraid to trust their wives
with the care of their money.
—W. L. Parham of Union Coun¬
ty) spent Tuesday night in town with
his father, Rev. J. B. Parham.
—The Beaver House had a big run
Thursday night and Friday but the
host was equal to the occasion.
—Mr. James P. Rousseau of At¬
lanta made us a call to-day and left a
dollar for a years subscription.
—Dr. Goldon of Sweet Gum,
moved to Morganton this week and
moved into the Cook residence.
—The runners for the hotels and
resturants at Blue Ridge have cer¬
tainly got the “move” on them.
—If we would prosper we must
have a school and to have a school
we must have a school building.
—Friday was Justice court day
and a number of good citizens from
the country were in Morganton.
—Mr. Lowry, a genial Knight of
the grip from II. B. Carhart <fc Co.,
Knoxville, was in town last week.
—Mr. Robert Wright is happy
and says it is a boy and named him
after our worthy Dr. J M. Daves.
—Mr. Henry Seabolt of Canady
was brought before Judge Crawford,
yesterday for making wild cat liquor.
—The best way to get rid of the
blues is to try to push the clouds
away from the windows of other
people.
•—We give in another column the
number of votes polled, for and
against Bonds as near as we could
get them.
—The reason that some of our
churches are so dark spiritually is be¬
cause the people themselves want to
do the shining,
—Mr. Avery Rodgers and wife of
Chattanooga Tenn., was visiting
Morganton this week the guest of
Dr. J. M. Daves.
It is said that D. W. Garrett our
efficient clerk will be a candidate for
the Senate and we think if he runs
he would be hard to beat.
—Judge Crawford, Jno. Powell,
Miss Florence Crawford and Miss
Angie Thomas left this morning for
Murphy to attend the barbecue.
— Mess M. A Stanton, of Oglesby
& Meador, Grocers, Atlanta, and W.
1). Burch of King Hardware Co., At¬
lanta were in Morganton Friday.
—J. G. Stuart and Roda Weaver,
both of Union county were married
at the Beaver House Monday July
20. Rev. J. B. Parham officiating.
—Can’t the Masons ami the friends
of education, in and around
ton, unite and build a suitable
house with a, lodge room in the up-
per story? Yes Why not?
—We are in receipt of a copy of
Vol. 1, A T o 3, of the Atlanta Herald,
Edited and run by Sam W. Small for
exchange. The Herald is a live
newsy paper and we are glad to put
it on our list.
—Mr. W. A. Morris of near Mor¬
ganton past through the city yester¬
day with a new mower, it seems that
Mr. 0. F. Chastain is doing a large
for the Deering Co., he sells
several hundred mowers a year.
—J. W. PhiWim, ® a popular repre-
sentative qf the ell known Gibbs
Drug Company of Atlanta was in
Morganton Friday. Mr. Phillips is
one of the most reliable salesmen on
the road, and besides travels for one
of the best houses in the land.
—Peter Parish brought in Friday
from his farm a specimen of quartz
that an expert told him contained
silver. Having no acids to test the
specimen we cannot say whether it
is silver or not. W6 are fully satis¬
tl tough that this section is rich
in valuable minerals.
—J. M. Gurley, Dahlonega, 6ra.,
is authorized to receive subscribers,
and receipt for subscriptions to the
Piedmont Republican.
Guess the Republican gets very
few subscribers here; for Mr. Gurley
has been in Texas for the last six
months.—Dahlonega Nuggett.
—Wm Ross and Jesse Berry was
and bound to court last
at Mineral Bluff for at¬
tempting to break into T. J. Dickey’s
and was brought and put in jail
at Morganton. J. J. Withrow and
Thos Ross came yesterday and bailed
Wm Ross out. Berry is still in jail.
—Fishing party: A party of eight
or ten Atlanta-ites with cook and
returned from the mountains
last Friday morning waking up the
of the Beaver House at
about 4 o’clock a. m. Part of the
number returned to Atlanta and part
of them went on towards Knoxville
quest of more trout.
Notice.
All persons indebted to me are no¬
to come up and settle at once.
Or I will be compelled to force a set-
tlement. Dr. J. M. Daves.
BROWN’S IRON BITTERS
Cures Indigestion, Biliousness, Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria, Nervousness, and General Debility. Physi-
eians recommend it. All dealers sell it. Genuine
bas trade mark and crossed red linen on wrappes
Returns of the Election for Bonds.
Morganton. Ilemptown Play. Fair Hot House. Mineral Bluff. Ilill. Flint Mobile. Colwell. Sugar Creek. Toecoa. Noontootla. Skemah. Creek. Rock
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*** 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 j 11 12 13
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For £ 15 7 5 30 3 11 0 0 9 | 20 0 0
Against “ os 3 7 10 5 5 2 0 18 34 j 1 0 0
PROCEEDINGS
Morganton Baptist Church, July 17,
1891.
The S. S. convention of the North
River Baptist association met here
to-day.
The President called the conven¬
tion to order. Prayer by Elder J.
B. Parham, the former Sec. being ab-
sent Elder J. B. Parham was appoin-
ted Sec., called for and read letters
from different Sunday schools,
Appointed a committee on ar¬
rangement viz: Elders O. F. Chas¬
tain, J. B. Parham, J. E. Daves
and Vi. P. Mashborn.
On Preaching, W. A. Anderson,
J. E. Daves and A. E. Cox, after
prayer by Elder O. F. Chastain ad¬
journed till 9 o’clock Saturday morn¬
ing- i
Saturday morning 9 o’clock, prayer
by Elder O. F. Chastain, called for
read and adopted the report on ar¬
rangements, and agreed to discuss
the following questions in their turn.
What relation has the S. S. to the
church, under what authority should
the S. S. be organized and con¬
trolled, what advantage is S. S. liter¬
ature to the Sunday school, what
means be used to promote the S. S.
cause in our midst, what is the duty
of the churches and Pastors in order
to the advancement of S. S. work.
Took up and discussed the above
questions in the order they stand,
discussion by Elders O. F. Chastain,
J. B. Parham. J. A. Bivins and Bro.
J. C. Daves, W. P. Mashborn, J. F.
Smith, Dr. J. M, Daves, W. M. Sil-
voy, W. A. Daves, A. G. Pickelsimer
and J. N. Chastain. The discussion
was conducted with a brotherly
christain spirit and in harmony.
Appointed officers for next year,
Elder J. W. Meeks Pres, Elder II.
L. Carroll Sec. Vice Pres, Elder J.
W. Parham, A. II. Morris, A. B.
Cook, W. R. Mashborn and S. E.
Jones.
Ex. Committe, Hon. J. Y. Wal-
E. F.. Parks, J. II. Dills and W. A.
Daves.
Resolved that this next meeting of
this S. S. convention be held with
Pleasant Grove church Union Co.
Ga. Friday before the first Sunday
in August 1892.
Appointed Elder J. C. Walker to
preach the introductory sermon and
Elder J. R. Dills alternate.
Re solved that we hereby tender
our thanks to the Morganton church
for kindness shown us while here.
After Prayer by Elder J. II. Biv¬
ins, adjourned.
On Sabbath 11 o’clock Elder J. B.
Parham preached a sermon followed
by Elder James Kincaid, to a good
orderly congregation and do hope
that the service Rendered had good
effect.
We ask and pray that the church¬
es be more alive and more active in
this department of church work and
at the next meeting of our S. S. con¬
vention there be a good represeuta-
*1 PER YEAR.
tion from all the churches, and Sab¬
bath schools.
Elder. O. F. Chastain, Clk.
Elder J. B. P abeam, Sec.
Men are apt to be honest when
death comes. Contrast on Alexan¬
der with Paul ‘T have subdued the
nations of the earth is there another
nation for me to conquer. He died
as a fool dieth in the midst of his
cups. Paul could say “I have fought
a good fight, I have kept the faith, I
have finished my course. Again see
the contrast, between Voltaire and
Holyburton, near the close of life
Voltaire became a gloomy misan¬
thrope. The world was an enigma
to him—a vast prison house and con¬
tained rather corpses than men. He
regards the great bulk of mankind as
equally miserable and equally guilty.
He sees in it a complaint against
providence itself and wishes he had
never been born. The pious Holy-
burton on the contrary, thanked God
that he had been born, and died in
the full triumphs of faith in Christ,
reproduced. J. B. Parham.
Wild Geese anil Electric Eights.
The night was still and dark,
writes a Kansas correspondent, and
as the birds flew over the city some
of the geese would get bewildered
by the bright light of the electric
lamps and circle round and round
the light, squawking as if lost. The
ducks do not seem to care for the ex¬
citement of city life, and go quietly
on their way, but a goose is so su¬
premely curious that he can hardly
pass an electric light without flying
round and examining it. About two
years ago there was a terrific thun¬
der storm in this city and vicinity,
during which a flock of geese, num¬
bering probably 200, entered the city
and soon became bewildered by the
storm. Some of them, it is said,
even lit on the roofs of houses; but
certain it is that at half-past 4 or 5 in
the morning there was a great flock
of geese sitting in the light of the
arc lamp, on the corner of Main and
Fort streets, in the center of the
town. This, of course, is an excep¬
tional case, and would probably nev¬
er have happened if it had not been
for the storm, but why they should
be so irresistibly attracted toward a
light as to lose all fear of man’s habi¬
tations and to alight in the middle of
the street has always been a wonder
to me.—Forest and Stream.
What Morganton
Needs!
A Base Ball team..
More good houses.
A good Brass Barber band.
A good shop.
A New Court House.
A new Baptist church.
Better School facilities.
A first class Livery stable.
A Hack line between Morganton
and Blue Ridge.