1897 Blairsville Union Co., GA News - Southern Appalachia USA

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Transcribed by Linda Smith Murray, from microfilm copy purchased from the University of Georgia’s Microfilm Services Department (Georgia Newspapers Project)	Union Co., GA THE BLAIRSVILLE HERALD Vol 4 - No. 52 Blairsville, Georgia, Friday, January 22, 1897


Local News Items of Interest for Herald Readers No politics in ’97. Thank the Lord Keep your shirt on. Give us the news. Bring us a load of wood. Mrs JA Butt, we are glad to note, is recovering from a severe spell of Lagrippe. Grippe is taking the country. And he says he is forever done with us. He having to pay an honest debt of five dollars is the cause of it. We are glad you are done, brother. US Commissioner, EG Wellborn was very sick first of this week. Esquire MG Coldwell was in town Monday last, on business. Mr AB Butt has been quite sick with grippe this week. He is some better now, we are glad to learn. Dr Lon Christopher, Ivy Log’s successful physician was in town Monday. Mr Jim Reid was in the city Monday on business. The republicans had a post office meeting here on last Saturday. The Editor and wife will spend a day or two at Hiawassee last of this week. We should start up our Sunday school now. Rev. Tyson will preach at the Methodist church on Sunday, Jany 31st. Mr Jasper Ross died of Lagrippe on Tuesday Jan 19th. Mr Ross was one of our best citizens and was loved and respected by all who knew him. John Jones is in Atlanta, this week on business Tom Delk hangs today (Friday). Mr Boyd, representing a marble co of Tenn. Is in our town. Col Butt and Sheriff Boling went to Young Cane Wednesday on business. It has got to be a common occurance aroun here for a fellow to kick his shirt off after having to pay an honest debt. It is might hard for some of them although they have the whole county to kick in. WF Thomason, dealer in Marble tomb stones and monuments, Blairsville, Georgia, will give you first class work, first class material at the very lowest figures. Call on him and examine his work. The entire family of Mr AJ Ledord including himself, have been sick for several weeks with grippe. We hope to see them all up again soon. Mr Ireland, a prominent mining man of Colorado, has been spending some days in our county looking at some of our minerals. Mr Ireland seems to be highly pleased with the country, etc. and may open up something here that will prove a great benefit to this section. The 1st quarterly Conference for the Blairsville charge embraces 3rd Sunday and Saturday before in March. It will afleet with Salem church. The official staff of every church in the Blairsville circuit should be on hand promptly. We are glad to learn that Mr Elbert Crawford, one of our county boys who is in Colorado and who has been very low with typhoid fever, is recovering. Dump Nelson being taken for Gene Butt and Gene Butt being taken for Dump Nelson, has got to be a common occurance here lately. Butt and Nelson are both mad, Mr Nelson especially is kicking. We are glad to welcome Mr. Will Teague as a citizen of our county. Mr Teague was once a citizen of Union and was once Sheriff of the county. Rev Mr Tyson is teaching an interesting school here. Mr Tyson was ........teacher and has a good school. The people should send their children. The weather was so uncomfortable Sunday that no services were held at the Methodist church. Services will be held regular on the third Sunday in each month. That “pisen” pen of Harve Craig’s will not be missed by the readers of the Gainesville Eagle, although the paper was bought recently by the Eagle Publishing Co., Mr Craig is still connected with the paper. A tiger blind (my note: blind tiger - a place where illegal whiskey may be bought.) from the good old county of Union created a sensation Friday evening by putting itself on exhibition, unintentionally, however, to the vulgar gaze of a motley gathering in front of Commissioner Gaston’s office on Spring Street. The tiger, which was owned by MH Hite, of the county aforesaid, was quietly meandering along Pine street, near the cotton facotry, when Deputy Marshal McAfee pounced down upon it. If it had not been for McAfee, it is doubtful if it would have been on exhibition. It was a well equipped tiger, having two good mules, wagon, keg of whisky, jug, wash tub, measuring vessels, etc. Hite was tried before Commissioner Gaston and placed under $380 bond for his appearance at the next form of the US Circuit Court. - Eagle OUR NEW PREACHER IS ROYALLY ENTERTAINED The new pastor Rev JF Tyson of the Blairsville church, has received a hearty and cordial welcome by the hospitable people of Blairsville and curcuit. In addition to the royal reception on his arrival, the young people decided to let their new pastor and family know what could be done by their individual efforts in way of a pleasant surprise. Accordingly, on Wednesday evening the 6th, young ladies and gentlemen commenced coming in with baskets filled with eatibles until quite a company of Blairsville’s big-hearted young people had arrived when the pastor’s wife was informed that her help in the dining room was not needed until the table was almost groaning beneath the tempting viands , etc, etc.... The young ladies present were Misses Lillie Glazier, Mary Glazier, Julia Butt, Fieta Butt, Sally Butt. The young gentlemen were Messrs. Orian Butt, Jim Haralson, Joe Calhoun, Charles Calhoun, IJ England and Ed Butt. Mrs. D. Erwin sent her basket but was absent to the regret of all, on account of sickness. LEGAL Georgia, Union County - Will be sold before the court house door in the town of Blairsville, Union County, GA, the first Tuesday in February next, 1897, at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, between the legal hours of sale the following property to wit: Lot of land #74... 9th Dist, 1st Section, Union (except ¾ ths mineral interest. Also 20 acres more or less of lot of land #106...9th Dist., 1st, Union. It being the land deeded by SM Honeycut to JY Allen October 29, 1892. Also 15 acres more or less of lot #107, co-deeded by SM Honeycut to JY Allen October 29, 1892. Also __ acres Lot # 107 deeded by Mrs Susan Munday, Jan. 7, 1890 to SM Honeycut, aggregating 200 acres more or less; all of said property levied on and to be sold to satisfy an attachment fifa issued fro the 848th District GM of said county in favor of ML Maupy against said lands. Property pointed out in fifa. Levy made 9th day of January 1897 by JB Chapman, LC and turned over to me January 9th 1897. WL Boling, Sheriff UNION SHFF SALES FOR YEAR 1897 (Listed) property of MH McHan? for tax fifa property of HH Carlton for tax fifa property of Lugar Walker, as agent for Mrs Mattie Astin for taxes property of JM Belcher for taxes Georgia, Union County - Ordinary’s office, January 4th 1897, Notice to all concerned, the appraisers appointed to assess and set apart a years support to Minty L. Nix, widow of JW Nix for herself and 3 minor children out of the estate of JW Nix, deceased, have filed their report in this office and unless some valid objection be filed in office on or before the first Monday in February 1897, the same will be approved and stand as the Judgment of the court - John T. Colwell, Ordinary Advertisement: Bargains at VM Waldroop’s - Blairsville, young Cane and Choestoe EW Butt’s Store - Ladies’ Dress Goods, Fancy and Heavy Groceries - Blairsville Page 2 (Still apparently some national news, agriculture, etc) Canaries from Germany Horned Toads are Useful A Town’s Queer Name (Vandalia) A New Use for Glass Zuleika’s Wooing - An English Colonel’s Story Household Affairs - To Dry Sweet Corn, Art of Sweeping - The Secret of Meringue Page 3 (More miscellany) - The Heat in Arizona, Onions as a Nerve Tonic, Dining on Cuttlefish, The Kangaroo, A Blind Physician Page 4 All advertising - the only one of interest is North Georgia Agricultural College, Department of the University at Dahlonega Full Literary Courses - Tuition Free - with ample corps of teachers Through Military Training under a US Army Officer, detailed by Secretary of War Departments of Business, Shorthand, Typewriting, Telegraphy, Music and Art Cheapest College in the South (End of issue.) NOTE: My [Linda Murray] comments are those in parentheses.

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