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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
2
The article previews topics for next week including the constitutionality of special school district laws to be tested in courts and statewide political developments. It notes Georgia banks in apparently strong condition and cites a range of local and state issues from vagrant laws to public health concerns.
W P Prior Sr of the N G A College defends its administration amid criticism by Rev Marks of Dahlonega and recounts support patterns from Mercer University and Emory. He argues for state supported primary education and denominational colleges coexisting while highlighting faculty diversity and broad student engagement across churches and faiths.
Bob Wood shows a wide smile after a week working on the road. Prof. Keith travels to Atlanta on business linked to a possible matrimony contract. John H. Summerour visits Gainesville to seek mining work and gold. The school’s interest rises with new pupils and better results. Will Keith plans a lecture series on killing chiggers with adult admission two tobacco tags and free entry for children under twelve.
The item describes Randa Dots berry wine and its effects, mentions Mr L M Wells traveling to Atlanta with a drove of sheep, and Mr I W Waters visiting Gainesville. It reports a box supper at New Hope school in Dawson County raising thirty three dollars for a library, praises the local school, notes a sermon by Rev Styles at the Methodist church, and mentions future Baptist services and Sunday school.
Correspondents report Rev Phillips near Dahlonega in dire poverty. He lives with his wife on four dollars a month, and says no church members visited him. He questions diverted foreign mission funds and urges a local charity response as rural Georgia mourns the loss of Maj. Smith.
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