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What is Going on in Our So
cial World.
PARTIES MO PASTIMES,
Receptions, Teas, Cards, and all
Manner of Pleasure Things
at Home and Abroad.
Macon society is made € ven more at
tractive than usual just now by the pres
ence of an unusually large number of un
usually charming visitors, as the follow
ing list will Hiow: Mis- Talbot, of Eaton
ton, is with her aunt, Mrs. Charles M.
Wiley; Miss Gardner, of Sparta, with her
sister, Mrs. John Turner; Miss Irvin, of
Washington, with Miss Margaret Calla
way; Miss Griffis, of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
with the Misses Hazlehurst; Miss Pilcher,
Miss Cornelius. Miss Payne, of Nashville,
Miss YanJell, of Louisville, Ky_ Misa
White, of Hawkinsville, with Miss Mary
Cobb; Miss Maggie Weaver, of Greens
boro, with Mrs. Richard F. Burden; Miss
Rebecca Nall, of Griffin, with Miss Reba
Ruan, Mies Daniel, of Atlanta, with Miss
Stella Dank!, and Miss Courtney, of
Richmond, Va., with Mr.-. John Courtney.
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This morning at 10:30 o’clock at the
Vineville Methodist church, Miss Camille
Johnson and Mr. Edwin Davis were mar
ried, Dr. J. L. White, of the First Bantist
church oftlciateing. The church was pro
fusely decorated with palms, and the wed
ding nwsrrh was skillfully rendered by
Mrs. S. A. C. Everett. Mr. Richard John
ston and Mr. Pate Stetson were the ush
ers. The bride wore a stylish traveling
suit of brown cloth and fur with hat to
match, and carried a beautiful bouquet of
white roses. She entered the church with
her bridesmaid, Miss Gertrude Taylor, who
wore a gown of purple cloth and white
satin with a large black velvet bat, and
carried pink roses. They were met at the
altar by the bridegroom and his best man,
Mr. Fayette Davis. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Davit left for vari
ous points of interest in Florida, and after
their return will be at home at the resi
dence of Dr. and Mrs. Hinton on High
street. The bride is the pretty and at
tractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes
Johnson, and Mr. Davis is one of the best
known and most popular young men in
Macon, associated in business with his
father, Mr. W. A. Davis, one of the city’s
most prominent men. A number of hand
some presents were received, and the
young couple have innumerable friends to
extend sincerest congratulations and good
wishes.
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Mrs. Maria Burks, of Wesleyan College,
is spending the holidays with her cousin,
Mrs. Richard F. Burden in Vineville.
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Mrs. F. W. Lucas and daughter, of
Athens, Ga.. are visiting Mrs. W. H. Pope
on Madison street.
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Mrs. W. B. Lowe returns today to At
lanta. after spending Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. John B. Cobb.
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The Progressive Euchre Club will be en
tertained tonight by Major and Mrs. Wil
liam H Ross.
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The Whist Club will meet Saturday
•morning at the residence of Mrs. S. iC.
Singleton.
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Mrs. Walter Lamar will return home in
a few days from Atlanta, where she has
been spending some time with Mrs. Fannie
Lamar Rankin.
Mise Laura Anderson has returned
home after a long absence, part of which
time she spent in Nashville and the other
part in Prescott, Arizona. Miss Anderson
is one of the most.admired young women
in society, and her friends will be delight
ed to know that she has entirely recovered
from the attack of nervous urostration
with which she was suffering prior to her
visit to Arizona.
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Miss Martha Johnston entertains this
evening in honor of Miss Mary < obb*s
guests.
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Mrs. Carew lias returned to her home in
Tampa. Fla., after a visit to her brothers,
Mr. W.. W. Williams and Mr. J. H. Wil
liams.
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The Ladies’ Aid Society of .he ?»letho
dist Orphan Home delighted ♦he children
yesterday with a beautiful Christmas tree,
and an elaborate dinner.
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Miss Annie Bannon gave one of the
largest and most enjoyable card parties of j
the season yesterday afternoon at her home
on High street, complimentary to Mrs.
Walter Harris Jones, of High Shoals, and
Miss .Male Pegram, of Charlotte. N. C.
•Miss Bannon, who is unusually hand
some, was becomingly dressed in white or
gandy’ with black lace trimmings. Mrs.
Jones wore a stylish reception gown of old
rose silk and white; Miss Pegram’s gown
was of pink brocaded silk. They were as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. Charles Ban
non Jr., Mrs. Maury’ M. Stapler and Mrs.
Church Berryman. The young ladies who
participated in the game were Miss Louise
Rogers. Miss Florence Talbot. Miss Little.
'Miss Marie Nisbet, Aliss Theo Tinsley. Miss
Addie Walker. ‘Miss Florence Glenn, Miss
Ellene Glenn, Miss Mamey Hatcher. Miss
Ida Mangham, -Miss Nancy Winchester.
Miss Lila Cabaniss, Miss Hattie Hazle
hurst, iMiss Louise Hazlehurst, Miss Grif
fis, Miss Marie Wilcox, Miss Estelle Court
ney, Miss Margaret Callaway, Miss Miriam
Powell, Miss Carolie English, Miss Kate
Williams, Miss Zaidee Wright, Miss Cecile
Cornell. ’Miss Reba Ruan, Miss Rebecca
Nall, Miss Pilcher, iMie§ Cornelius, Miss '
Pay n®. Miss \ij ss Mary Patterson, ]
L-9’7 <s< j n Davis, Miss Ethel Green, '
Miss Sarah Gardner, Miss Irvin. Miss Julia
Huguenin. Miss Mamie Jemison, Miss
Daniel. Miss Leila May Sasnett.
The prize, a pretty watercolor picture in j
an oval frame, was won by Miss Theo j
Tinsley, and the consolation prize, also a |
picture, was received by Miss Mamey '
Hatcher. Delicious refreshments were i
served.
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Among these who materially aided in j
giving the children at tae Methodist Or
phan Home a happy time yesterday, with
toys and Good things, were Mr. R. S. -Pa- i
tillo, Hebrew Young Lad'es’ Aid Society,
The Elka, Messrs. Altmayer, Btdir.gfield
Bros., Mafley. C. Marks, The Dannenberg
Co., M. O'Hara. H. D. Adams, Benner 1
Bros.. Winn-Johnson Co., A. Daus, Gans,
T. C. Parker and others.
proofreading as an art.
The One Cnrcrusfr.l nt It Mint Hare
Many tccump! lmli uirutn.
A recent issue of a Boston daily paper
contains the following advertisement:
“Any lady of fair education can learn to
nad proof under personal instruction of
■ one of the world’s foremost proofreaders;
a genteel occupation, <• sily learned: pays
|ls to 5*30 v.-p» kly. h in! class ever form
cl in Boston now brine oreanizod; tnem
bership limited; itumediate application
necesj-ary to enter cL-»-s Terms very rea
sonable. ”
We: heartily favor the proposition that
every woman should be the, mistress of a
remunerative occupation, by which she can
contributes something to the industry and
movement of the world, as well as to her I
I own support when necessary, and we sin- ’
s cerely sympathize with the efforts of worn- j
en to extend this field of useful and honor
al<‘ employment and to gain access to
new vocai ions. Proofreading is certainly
i one of those vocations. But no mistake
could be greater than to think of proof
reading as something that “any lady can
| learn.”
I Proofreading is more than a trade. It
is worthy of being called a profession. It
is capable of liciug made a fine art. The
true proofreader is the “finisher” of the
“product.” And there is this paradox
about, his work—when it is well done there
Isa sense in which it does not show; we
remember the proof reader only wheivhe
is careless or neglectful. But so it is in
truth with much good w’ork; it is often
the not cluing ortho misdoing rather than
the doing that enforces attention.
The mere mechanics of proofreading
j anybody can learn who can master the
differences of letters and fonts, who has a
quick and accurate eye* and who can order
types and leads and spaces and punctua
tion marks out of disorder and set each in
its proper place and relation.
But the mechanics of proofreading are
simply its primary elements. To be able
to spell and write the English language
correctly, to know something in these
days of other languages, at least the mod
ern, to have some general knowledge of
history and biography, to have a memory
for names and dates, to be able to catch
an author when he slips and check him
when he goes astray, to remove the stains
and smooth out the creases which some
times disfigure the best of writing, to be
able to suggest the last touch of polish for
the page in type before it goes to become
the page in print—all this belongs to the
work of the true and truly efficient proof
reader and demands a a combination of
qualities which it is rare indeed to find in
one person. The first principles of proof
reading “any lady can learn,” but to be a
proofreader in the large and distinguish
ed sense is the growth of years of experi
ence and may call into exercise almost as
wide resources of scholarship and almost
as great versatility of talent as authorship
itself. It is a position to which any man
or woman of brains and gilts might well
aspire. Proofreaders like the late William
Nichols of Cambridge and like Mr. A. W.
Stevens of Lexington exemplify what we
mean. Many an author of fame owes more
to t he painstaking and ceaseless fidelity of
his proofreader t han he would himself per
haps bo willing to acknowledge, and the
feat of riding several mental horses at
once is by no means the least of the many
forms of skill in which the proofreader
must bo an adept.
All success, then, to learners of the an
cient and honorable art of proofreading,
but let them net make the mistake of
supposing that proficiency in it is to be
won in a day. Boston Literary World.
Palmerston and Itellgrlon.
The most methodical of men in all
things which were to him business, he was
as careless as the younger Pitt himself in
his private money affairs, It is a perfect
ly true story that a London tradesman
1 believe a coach builder—-exasperated by
his customer’s neglect, actually took steps
toward putting an execution into Cam- I
bridge House.
Ono of the best rejoinders ever credited
to Palmerston, which I happen to know
to bo authentic, most close these Palmer
stoniana. Always vain of his appearance
and proud of his belles fortunes, he never j
quite gave up his flirtations with young
married ladies. Remonstrating with him
on this habit, one of his devout relatives,
a lady, began by describing it as ungentle- -
manly; it was also, she said, contrary to
all religion; finally, she urged, “it can
never answer.”
Then came the incorrigible reply of the
gay veteran: “As to the first point, that is
a question of opinion. I think it most
gentlemanly. As to religion, I admit the
practice of the churches differs. As to its
not answering, your ladyship misappre
hends the facts, for it never fails.”—
Chambers’ Journal.
j
Aguinuldo'a Gifts to Dewey.
“Admiral Dewey's cabin aboard the
Olympia,” writes John T. McCutcheon to
The Chicago Record, “is filled with pres
ents from his admirers, including souve
nirs of all kinds. Some of the most beau
tiful of these arc presents from Aguinal
do. The dictator has the greatest admira- :
tion and respect for Dewey and has a sin
gular habit of making an elaborate gift
to the admiral whenever the latter ‘calls
him down.’
“That accounts largely for the number
of Aguinaldo presents that adorn the cab
in. In all the dealings Admiral Dewey
has had with Aguinaldo he has treated
him with the greatest courtesy when cour- ’
tesy Was called for, and with the greatest
severity when firmness was the thing; ;
but, in spite of the rebuffs, Aguinaldo’e •
notes accompanying the presents invaria
bly refer to the admiral as ‘my honorable ■
and illustrious friend.’ ” ,
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Piles, riles, rnesi
Dh Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment will
euro Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles
when all other ointments have failed. It
absorbs the tumors, allays the itching at
once, acts as a poultice, gives ’-•♦•ut re
lief. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment
Is prepared only for Piles an* «* rt hing o f
the private parts and nothing else. Every
hex is warranted. Sold by druggists or
SI.OO per box.
WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO.,
Proprietors.-OUveland. O.
•ent by mail cn receipt of price. 56c and
MACON NEWS THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2? 1898.
Tortured By
Rheumatism.
A Purely Vegetable Blood
Remedy is the Only
Cure.
If the people generally knew the
true cause of Rheumatism, there
would be no such thing as lini
ments and lotions for this painful
and disabling disease. The fact is,
Rheumatism is a disordered state
of the blood—it can be reached,
therefore, only through the blood.
But all blood remedies can not cure
Rheumatism, for it is an obstinate
disease, one which requires a real
blood remedy — something more than
a mere tonic. Swift’s Specific is
the only real blood remedy, and it
promptly goes to the very bottom
of even the most obstinate case.
A few years ago I was taken with in
flammatory Rheumatism, which,though
mild at first, became gradually so in
tense that I was for weeks unable to
walk. I tried several prominent physi
cians and took their treatment faith
fully, but was unable to get the slightest
relief. In fact, my condition seemed to
grow worse, the pains spread over my
entire body, and from November to
March I suffered agony. I tried many
patent medicines, but none relieved me.
Upon the advice of a friend I decided to
try S. S. S. Before allowing me to take
it, however, my guardian, who was a
chemist, analyzed the remedy, and pro
nounced it free of potash or mercury.
To the Soldiers.
Christmas is nearly here and you will
want to send the loved ones at home souvenirs
of your stay in Macon.
We have the prettiest line of Christmas
goods in Macon. Everything in the way of
Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, Silverware,
Novelties, etc., at reasonable prices.
Call and see us.
J. H & W. W WILLIAMS,
KOAL! KOAL! KO AL!
Try Our Satisfaction
Montevallo, . Guaranteed.
Jellico, Prompt
Anthracite. ! Delivery.
p & ne Roush Coal Co p 2 h 4 0 5 “ e
This IT intry ITeather.
Demands that you look to the comfort of your house.
. First, the grate. If it is now out we have the new
ones. Latest and best makes. Next, the windows.
\\ e have the glass. Full lines builder’s supplies.
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364 TH I RD ST.
We are headquarters for
HORSE BLANKETS.
U e carry full line of Blankets, Lap Robes, Oiled Blankets,
Rubber Aprons, Horse Brushes, Curry Combs, Etc. Spe
cial attention to Mounted Officers’ and Cavalry Supplies.
A full line of,Hunting and Regulation Leggings.
G. B E R N D CO.
Mfr’s HARNESS and SADDLERY.
p For Christmas. d
t An unusually choice and carefully
| selected line of Gold and Silver nov- 4
L’ elties. J
L . a
t- Wrist Watches, Corps Badges, -j
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SILVER H
For Fade, Bureau and Desk. A small and Ji
k>’ choice lot of Pearls found in Georgia; and of <4
k- Georgia Gold. yi
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L. O. STEVENS & BRO., J|
36© SECON D ST.
111 k
I felt so much better after taking two
bottles, that I continued the remedy,
and in two months I was cured com
pletely. The cure was permanent, for
I have never since had a touch of
Rheumatism, though many times
exposed to damp and cold weather.
Eleanor M. Tippell,
3711 Pow’elton Avenue, Philadelphia.
Those who have had experience
with Rheumatism know that it
! becomes more severe each year,
and like all other blood diseases,
the doctors are totally unable to
Rm//
tensify the disease.
S. S. S. never disappoints, for it
is made to cure these deep-rooted
diseases which are beyond the
reach of all other remedies. It
cures permanently Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Cancer,Scrofula,Eczema,
, and all other blood diseases. It
is the only blood remedy guar
anteed
Purely Vegetable
Books mailed free by $ Swift
Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
cure it. In fact,
the only remedies
which they pre
scribe are potash
and mercury, and
though temporary
relief may result,
these remedies pro
duce a stiffness of
joints and only in-
North-Western Limited.
ELECTRIC-LIGHTfcD
20th Century Train,
For St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth
O 630 P. M. EVERY DAY.
DAYLIGHT TRAIN LEAVES CHICAGO 830 A. M. DAILY
EXCEPT SUNDAY. NIGHT EXPRESS 10115 P. M. DAILY.
ALL AGENTS SELL TICKETS VIA
Chicago and North-Western Ry.
THE SHORT LINE TO MINNEAPOLIS AND DULUTH.
Address W. B. KNISKER,N G. P. &. T. A. CHICAGO-
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Wb Are Better Prepared TTian Ever
To take care of the building trade of Macon
and tributary points. Our facilities for prompt
ly filling orders are unexcelled. If you are go
ing to build a bouse it will save you money to
see us before buying your materia]. If you
desire to build by contract, we are contractors
and builders ana take any nouse, large or small
by contract.
Macon, Sash, Door and Lumber Co.
Office, Fourth Street, Phone 416.
Factory Enterprise,“South Macon, Phone 404
Christmas Comes
But Once a Year.
You know the rest. You may also know that we
carry, by far, the largest and most complete stock of
Whiskies, Brandies, Wines, Etc., to be found
in Macon. All of the finest brands of
Bottled Goods,
Old Bottled Id 7 his kies,
Old Id 7 in es oj Every Kind.
Mumm's, Monopole Pomery Sec
French Cordials ot Various Kinds.
Appolinaris and all other Famous
Table waters.
Everything retailed at Wholesale
prices.
This is a point that should interest soldiers
as well as civilians.
A. & N. M. BLOCK,
556-558 CHERRY ST.
Holiday G-oods.
Pocket Knives, niiifnrii Table Knives,
Fine Razors, |j I] I If! I1 1 Carving Knives
Scissors, wu uui y. and ForkSj &c
Silver Platefl Waie.iF”A
lea Spoons,
Butter Knives, Sugar Spoons, Nut Crackers, Etc.
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Coal Vases, Fire Sets, Cake Boxes, Tea Trays, Etc.
Just Received fullline White Enameled Steel Ware.
i Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition.
Third'st
T r nnly safe, Bure tni
ftPENNYROYAL PILLS.
for D - KaircrrßO'SrAX. P11.X.3 and take no otherl
Send for circular. Price per boi. 6 boxes for $5. JO.
DR MOTT’S CHEMICAL. CO., - Cleveland. Ohio,
For sale by H. T. LAMAR & SONS,;Wholeside Agentr.
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