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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1903
Page
3
Dahlonega items report Lumpkin County court activity with grand jury work and pending sessions. Mentions mining property tours, local markets with apples at $1 per bushel, new stock purchases, and community notices on tax collection and school events.
The column notes two dry years hurting mining, cites Jumbo Gold Mining Company as well backed and owner driven with pay ore abundant and undeveloped zones. It mentions high grade veins at shaft No 1, new vein at No 2, and pressure issues delaying pilot lifts at Singleton while Pyrites Company and McAfee Lind Gold mine activity continues.
Remainder of court proceedings list guilty verdicts in several cases including State vs Lewis Precit misdemeanor and State vs Luther Walker stabbing. Fines range from 25 to 50 with costs, plus twelve months’ chain gang terms. Foreclosures, judiciary motions, divorces, and bond absolutions appear, with numerous parties named and notices of forfeited bonds. A note clarifies a prior report about a Columbus tent company and a Dahlonega payment delay due to railroads.
Grand and Special Jurors listed for the April term 1904 include numerous named jurors such as R. F. Anderson A. d. Thurgen G. H. McGuige John H. Bearden H. Kenedy D. L. Cook J. T. Grindle W. C. Mooga and many others. The list specifies grand jurors and a large set of special jurors with multiple surnames and initials.
The Y M C A met at the Baptist church on Sunday October 25 elected officers: Laney president J R Lunsford vice president Knox secretary treasurer. A program committee was appointed and a plan for Sunday November 1 featured talks by Laney Knox Johnson Swilling and readers. The notice urges college students to join and support the cause of Christ through the organization.
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