Georgia Notes and Local Anecdotes from Jackson County
A collection of brief items touches on politics and society in Georgia. Topics include a mayor appointing a Black assistant attorney, upcoming fairs in Macon and Whitfield, a Georgia cotton sale for $78,000, talk of ending annual legislative sessions, and lists of railroadless counties. Also noted are missions funding, pardons for a 20 year sentence, and a humorous account of a minister’s costly prayer during a murder trial leading to a mistrial.
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Mt. Vernon
Court House
College Term Ends Amid Debate Over Ball Culture
A college letter criticizes the end of term changes and the shift toward athletics. It cites abolished study halls, allowance to erase demerits, and parents kept in the dark about student progress, urging a refund of matriculation fees and a return to studious discipline to restore the institution’s reputation and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. G. A. College
Eans
Mining Notes At Barlow Mine Yield Of Pure Gold
Rey Johnson Harve Free placer mining at Bar low mine cleaned up 66 penny weights of gold last week. Will Rice John Jackson work igoime vein mining on the property. Cleveland Sutterfield oversees bands building a mill for Pitner Mica Co with excavation done and erection started. Mica stock ready for mill at Two Run 50 tons Yaboola 60 to 75 tons. Chester from Pickens County joins Pyrites mine prep. no railroad shipping caused years of inaction. Har ty Ed Chester arrive as water being pumped signaling progress.
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Rey Johnson
Harve Free
Barlow
Will Rice
John Jackson
Cleveland Sutterfield
Pitner Mica Co
M. Chester
Pickens County
Pyrites
Mr. Harty
Ed Chester
What Church Members Do Concerning Chicken Weight Schemes
A Gainesville discussion concerns church members who take legal action over alleged frivolities while others breed two facing issues. The piece notes chickens are loaded with water at a distant stream to inflate weight, and some church members travel far to prosecute minor matters.
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Gainesville
R Mountains
Gainesville l
God
Gold Hill Lodge Officers Listed With Meeting Schedule
The Dalton Citizen notes Gold Hill Lodge No. 461 I O O F officers including N G R H Baker and W G T F Jackson. The lodge meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. The Dalton paper also questions if the Atlanta court that sued Dr. Broughton for 500 dollars opened with prayer.
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Gold Hill
R. H. Baker
N. G
Dr. Broughton
Atlanta
Dalton
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Dahlonega
Ee Ieee
P.O
Pittsburg
Macon
Whitfield
Jim Smith
Georgia
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Forsyth
Milton
Dawson
Lumpkin
Union
White
Towns
Billie Upshaw
Tom Watson
Foreign Mission
Billie
Watson
Carnesville
Cicero Thomas
Pike County
W. K. Vandiver
Martin
Ford
G. WH. McGuire
T. R
Columbia
Craig R. Arnold
Lumpkin County
Superior Court of
County of
Lumpin
John H. Moore
Robert Bryson
Lula Kerns
Mary Callins
Alonzo Earley
Pearle Harley
John ©. Earley
Walter Harley
Clifford Earley
Homer Earley
State of
J. Wonrry
R. Meaners
Meyer
Commissioners
Kor Sale
Lampkin Grunty
Liberty Bell Gold Mining CO
Auraria
William H. Earley
Packard
G. H. McGuires
Seweler
Tore
College Street
G. H. Moore
Fromainesville
Lookout Mica & Mfg Co
M. J. Seabolt
Tt. C
State of Georgia
G. W. Frix
L. C
J. EF. Saragusa
Habersham
Superior Court
Said County
L. Price
Marthy M. Price
H.T. Sarcenn
Hse
Thittow
Dinsmyrne
Va Country School
Southern School Book Depository
Amnesican Book Co
Ocsavera
T. 3. South
Wicttee Lou Ge J
Ile
J. F. Wouke & CO
H. Garter
Peter and
H. D. Gurley
Deahlonega
H.C. Gurley
STATS
Adahlomega
J. H. Moore
Bry Gand
Stags
Curley Old Stand
T.S. Littlefield
DEAT
Ker
Atlantay
Stoels
G. McGuire
General Merchandise Lumber
Cheniers Sale
Dahlonnga
Limplincounty
Gearpin
Beabolt
Maherny
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