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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
3
Dahlonega and Oak Grove area report persistent rain and storms. Local social notes mention visits to Atlanta and Gainesville, road and mine activity, a fatal typhoid case in Yahoola District, and community events including singing at Oak Grove church and a Cane Creek fall picnic.
Reports from Auraria include travel by residents to Florida, a Baptist sermon by Rev. Hawkins, a visit by Dr. M N Stow, and a Bible Institute planned for July 20. Students excelling in class and attendance, led by Gordon Miller and others, are named, with emphasis on regular attendance to earn donor roll benefits.
The City Council met last Monday night with all present except Mayor Baker and Councilman Price. After auditing accounts and receiving reports, the body adjourned until next Monday night. Accounts paid included M J Williams 1.50 H D Gurley 0.50 Geo W Walker 12.00 W H Jones 31.30 C W Satterfield 8.15 J J EK McGee 10.53 totaling 58.73. The City Marshal reports 157.00 collected since last meeting across sanitary tax fines and costs general tax street tax. Treasurer McGee shows 206.14 in the treasury across general fund sanitary cemetery fines and cost street tax dog tax.
Crops are growing fine as farmers begin to lay by. Mr. Lincoln Wehunt and Miss Birtie Stone wed in a Sunday ceremony officiated by Rev. S. M. Grizzle. The preacher braved laurel thickets and rocky terrain to the creek to perform the rite. Christopher Wafford is gravely ill. Mrs. Nancy Lingerfelt remains seriously ill but hopes endure. A small amount of blockade liquor arrived in Dahlonega on the 4th but demand was light and the brewer took most of it back.
Ore removal continues at East Mine and Lockhart shaft with fine grade ore likely to pay well. Crown Mountain and Barrow operations progress amid water shortages while Betz mine gains a smelter. Ivey mine drain tunnel yields ore worth about 20 dollars per ton. Crown Mountain stockholders meet in Dahlonega. Ingersoll dredge boat reports satisfactory clean up in Chestarea river. New Cavender’s Creek tunnel plans foresees August water return and renewed canal work.
Rev N A White thanks Oak Grove church members for the invitation to preach last Sunday and explains illness and travel prevented a second service He asks for mutual support within their shared purpose and hopes to preach another time West Lingerfelt a cripple boy was brought in by Marshal Grizzle charged with blockading and likely to be taken to Gainesville for trial if Com Baker arrives south.
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