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GOODS FOR HOLIDAYSI
We have brought out for the Christmas trade ara unusual large stock of attractive and handsome presents. A few suggestions:
SMOKING JACKETS OVERCOATS TROUSERS, COLLARS, j UMBRELLAS, CUFF BUTTONS, MUFFLERS, CRAVATS,
, PINS, HATS, GLOVES.
BATH ROBES, SUITS, SHIRTS, CUFFS, SUSPENDERS, SCARF
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COTTON MARKET.
Quotations at 10 o’clock this morning
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Strict middling...................12}$
Middling . ....................... 12
Low middling...................11%
Highest price pa«t week..........12%
Lowest price past week..........12
Price cotton seed today 18? per bnshel.
—Paid your tax yet? ,
—All sorts of winter this week.
•—A-show in town next Tuesday.
—See the tax man before the 20th.
—Bringing in the Christmas bales.
—The strain on the woodpiles grows.
—But a few more da#s of activity for
gins.
—The number of grippe patients
grows.
—Christmas cheer already to be ob¬
served.
—Enough politics to relie»e the mo¬
notony.
—See publie school notice in another
column.
—A goodly portion of the cottnty on
the move.
—A general bog killing around .town
yesterday.
—Read all the changed advertisements
. in this issue.
—Quite a surprise was the snow Wed¬
nesday morning.
—Going to let Christmas catch that
date unchanged?
—Cotton market at a standstill since
the flurry last week.
—Cotton just a little bit lower today
than it was a week ago.
—Rural mail camera are earning their
pay this sort of weather.
—Most farmers expect to sow largely
of spriug oats in January.
—After all there will be some cotton
in the patch at Christmas.
—Just two more weeks of anxious
waiting for the little folks.
—The mule market is opening up ear¬
ly aud promises to be brisk.
—Rumors of some pretty extensive
real estate deals about town.
—Some of our big farmers still have
the bulk of their crop to sell.
—Read The Echo advertisements to
see where to buy Christmas goods.
—Jug orders from here now go to At¬
lanta, since Crawfordville went dry
—Looks like ootton will be all sold as
well as picked and giuned by Christmas.
—No farther material advance of cot
tou is anticipated until after the holi¬
days.
—The unusually large size of the snow
flakes Wednesday morning was notice¬
able.
—Some of our larger farmers have
Closed out their holdings at twelve
cents.
—Wednesday morning’s snow didn’t
stay long enough to give the poets a
chauce.
—The band will be in shape to sere
nate the successful candidate for Or¬
dinary.
—Twelve cents the ruling price the
past week and it has made the receipts
increase.
—Those calendars are going. Better
come pay up aud get one before they
are all gone.
—A block of new stores between the
bank aud the Roane house is the promise
by next fall.
—So many fires arc stirring np the
people through the county as to insur¬
ing their property.
—Those heavier rails for the Termi¬
nal gave out quick, reaching only to the
outskirts of Crawford.
—Remember we are going to have an
after-fall revisiou of our subscription
lists within the next few weeks.
—If we overlooked any of our corres¬
pondents in mailing calendars to them a
few days since we would like to have
them report.
—Under the law registration for the
last election, which centred in June of
last year, will hold good for the election
for Ordinary.
TUB ECHO, LEXUWSTON, GA.: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
Mrs. Sim’s Sale.
The sale of the personal property of
Mrs. P. A. P. Sims as advertised at her
home near town Saturday was attended
by a fairly good crowd and fair prices
were bid for the stock, cattle and pro¬
duce. Corn brought 70 to 72%? per
bnshel tm& other produce in proportion.
The stuff was bought generally by par¬
ties attending the sale.
To Succeed His Father.
In this issue Mr. L. Howard Bacon
announces his candidacy for Ordinary
to fill the wuexpired term of his late la¬
mented father. Mr. Bacon has assisted
his father with the duties of his office
and is therefore familiar with them, and
is entirely capable of filling the respon¬
sible position. If elected the affairs of
the office will be entirely safe in his
hands.
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Christinas Goods At Carlton.
Mr. A. W. Mathews, the live Carlton
merchant takes a space in this issue of
The Echo to tell of the big stock of
Christmas goods he has to offer the pub¬
lic. No larger or better selected stock
of these goods will doubtless be found in
this section. Mr. Mathews is also offer¬
ing some special bargains in more sta¬
ple goods. He already enjoys a liberal
patronage from this county.
Horse Badly Cat.
Solicitor Hamp McWhorter’s hand¬
some gray horse was badly cut by fall¬
ing on a disc plow Tuesday morning.
Mr. McWhorter was riding him* behind
the plow in operation when he stepped
in a hole or stumbled aud fell directly
on the disc cutting a horrible gash in
one of his hips. Mr. McWhorter barely
escaped being thrown on the disc him¬
self. The horse will be unfit for use for
some time.
Mr. Cloud for Ordinary.
Mr. Joel Cloud, of this place, is a can¬
didate for Ordinary to fill the unexpired
term of theJatc Hon. Joel J. Bacon and
so formally announces elsewhere in this
issue. Mr. Cloud’s eminent fitness for
the duties of the office are thoroughly
recognized by every one. He is entirely
capable aud has full knowledge of how
the office should be administered. If
elected he will make the county an effi¬
cient officer.
Dorsey’s Christinas Clothing.
At the head of this page Mr. E. H.
Dorsey, the popular Athens clothier,
tells of and enumerates the many things
to be found in his stock appropriate for
Christmas presents. They are such as
will be not only appreciated but service¬
able and therefore the more desirable.
Mr. Dorsey has as fine a line of these
goods as will be found in Georgia and
he sells them as cheap as anybody, qual¬
ity considered.
R. L. Mathews Moves.
Mr. R. L. Mathews yesterday moved
his stock of goods from the store ad¬
joining the postoffice into the Willing¬
ham store on the corner below Arnold
& Rayle’s, where he will probably be
located for the next year. This gives
Mr. Mathews batter quarters than he
has had and will enable him to display
aud handle his stock to better advant¬
age. He is opening up a full line of
Christmas goods.
A Rooseveltish Mother.
Maybe in the furtherance of President
Roosevelt’s recent utterances against
race suicide a colored woman near San¬
dy Cross about two weeks since gave
birth to three hale and hearty young¬
sters. At last accounts they were doing
as well as any babies aud gave every
promise of holding on to life. If we
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had the authority we would have them
named Teddy, Roose and Veit, and send
their pictures to the President.
Ready for That Concert.
The band announces about ready for
that promised concert. The boys have
mastered two pieces of music and play
them well. They are learning others
aud announce that by election day their
reportiere will embrace a half dozen or
more airs. They propose to-give their
first public concert on the night of that
d *y and to make it a serenade to the suc¬
cessful candidate for Ordinary.
people anxiously await their appearance.
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—Mrs. W. Z. Panst is recoving from
her recent severe illness though slowly.
—Mrs. Shackelford expects to return
home tomorrow if the weather will per¬
mit.
—We .regret to know that Mrs. P. W.
Davis is confined to her room with ris¬
ings in her head.
—Dr. F. C. Reed will fill his usual ap¬
pointment at Woodville and Union
Point next week.
—Dr. W. H. Reynolds was confined
to Ms room two or three days the first of
the week with cold.
—The two younger children of Mr.
and Mrs. B. H. Henderson are in the
throes of the mumps.
—Capt. Geo. C. Smith expects to have
his new home entirely finished and to
move into it next week.
—Oglethorpe county regrets the loss
of a good citizen by the removal of Mr.
T. G. Brooks to Atlanta.
—Mrs. C. M. Callaway has been visit¬
ing for two weeks relatives in Wood
stock and Wilkes county.
—The uniformed firemen were not
called to yesterday morning’s Are and
Paul Brown wasn't there.
—Little Miss Fanida Brooks continues
to grow better and* is considered in a
fair way to permanent recovery.
—No material change in Mrs. J. J.
Bacon’s condition. She lingers in a
comatose state most of the time.
—Mrs. C. B. Chandler and little
daughter, of Athens, are visiting Mes
dame Chedel and Foster on Church
street.
—Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Sewell’s baby
girl has recovered from whooping cough
and no other member of the family has
taken it.
—Candidates L. H. Bacon and Joel
Cloud are allowing no grass to grow un¬
der their feet and are thoroughly can¬
vassing the county.
—Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Shull will leave
on the 17th for a visit to his relatives in
Jersey City, N. J. They will be away
nntil after the holidays.
—We are gratified to know that Mrs.
W. J. Cooper, who was so ill all during
the summer, has recovered and is enjoy¬
ing better health than for several years
past.
—Mr. John Knox left Saturday for
Glascow, Ky., to buy his first shipmeut
of stock. He will probably arrange for
regular shipments during the ensuing
season.
—Congressman Howard was delayed
in his departure for Washington until
Tuesday morning. Mrs. Howard aud
Master Henry accompanied him. They
will return home for the holidays.
—Mr. Howard Bacon moved Tuesday
the balance of his household effects from
Stephens to the home of his mother here
where he aud family will reside next
year. We welcome them as citizens.
—The young son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
G. Ford, who has been helpless since an
attack of typhoid fever in the summer,
has so far regained the use of his limbs
as to be able to walk some on crutches,
we are glad to state.
—Mesdames J. T. Bowen and J. W.
Moore, of Crawford, spent a day the
first of the week in Lexington soliciting
subscriptions to a fund to buy a organ for
the newly organized Methodist church
at that place, aud met with good suc¬
cess.
Fire Yesterday Morning.
festerday morning between the hours
&ve and six o’clock a wood house in
i yard of Mr. Frank R. Smith, on
ireh street, was entirely burned to
her with a lot of wood stored therein,
e origin of the fire is unknown, but it
irobable that it could be traced to
arettes. Some boys were catting
l storing wood iu the house the night
ore and were probably smoking these
iw-mill friends,” fire from which got
the wood and smouldered until it
-st forth in flames at the hour named.
. Smith’s barn and the Methodist
irch were it dangerous proximity to
building but luckily the direction of
wind was favorable to saving them.
New Engine on Terminal.
Who can tell ns how. the engine that
has been running on the Termiai for a
week past is like a baby ? At any rate
it is much larger and more powerful one
than the “Judge McWhorter,” which
has been carried to the Georgia Rail¬
road shops to be overhauled. It is a six
driver switch engine and arranged to run
“gwine or coming” as did the engine it
replaces. Engineer Henderson does not
hesitate to tackle any sort of a load
with it.
Tax-Collector Here.
Tax-Collector J. B. Crowley can be
found in his office in the court-house ev¬
ery day now and will be until the 20th
when the law says he shall close his
books and issue executions against all
defaulters. He tells us that he don’t
think he will have to issue altogether
as many executions this year as nsual.
The big tax-payers, who generally wait
until the last days for paying, are call¬
ing on him now and his collections are
amounting to something.
Where to Get It.
Some of our people will have the ar¬
dent whether or no, and it is not there¬
fore amiss in us to tell them where they
can best get it. The Jas. Thompson
Co., 9 to 11 Decatur street, Atlanta,
places a card in this issue of The Echo
low for some of the best
brands. This is a reliable house and
will treat its every customer right.
They solicit mail orders and are prepar¬
ed to fill them on the day received.
They make a specialty of the jug trade.
To Bnild Stables.
Messrs. Corry, Sherb and Ben Max¬
well have entered the stock business un¬
der the firm name of Maxwell Bros., and
have commenced the erection of a spa
cions stable on the lot between the Max¬
well store and the house occupied this
year by the family of Mr. T. D. Wheel
es. The building will be 40x75 feet, sub¬
stantially built and well arranged for
the sale and livery business and will be
pushed to an early completion. We
commend the enterprise of these gentle¬
men.
For Benefit of Band.
The band boys have arranged to have
the James Shelby show, which is billed
for Lexington next Tuesday, to donate
part of the door receipts to the benefit
of the band. In lieu of this the town
council has agreed to charge the show
no town tax. The fact that the band
will receive a per cent, of the receipts
ought aud doubtless will induce many
people to attend the show who other¬
wise would not. They will not only see
what comes with recommendations as
being a good show but will aid aud en¬
courage the band boys in their laudable
enterprise.
Home Barned in Greene.
The regretful news reaches us of the
burning of Mr. and Mrs. John Gunter’s
home in Greene county, about half way
between Union Point and Greenesboro,
Monday morning. No one was at home
when the fire started but their twelve
year-old sou, Jimmie. After finding
that he could not put out the fire, with
rare presence of mind and herculean
efforts for a boy of his size, he succeed¬
ed in getting about half the household
effects from the building. Mr. and
Mrs. Gunter moved from this county to
this home the first of this year, and
have a host of friends over the county
who will tender them deep sympathy in
their misfortune.
Lexington and The Echo.
Inclosing a remittance for a year’s
subscription to The Echo, Mr. Furman
D. Smith, who made himself so popular
while filling the place of assistant cash¬
ier in our bank a part of the past year,
expresses himself as to the people of
Lexington and The Echo thusly; “Al¬
low me to say that you publish the best
county paper iu the state and I am al¬
ways glad^to receive The Echo. It is
like having a real conversation w ith the
big hearted people of Lexington.
Wherever I go I want The Echo to go
with me to remind me of the generous
hearted people of your town. There
will always be a warm spot in my heart
for your good people.”
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—Mrs. S. E. Coile, who was so ill last
week, has greatly improved.
—Miss Lizzie Bray, of Stephens, is
visiting her kinsman, Hon. W. J. Flea
man.
—Mr. H. O. Fleeman will make his
home with his father-in-law, Judge W.
T. Carter, another year.
—Prof. T. R. Edwards will move to¬
morrow to his new home over on the
Oglethorpe side of town.
—Rev. Willie Saye, of Athens,
preached at Johnson academy last Sun¬
day to a well pleased audience.
—The holiday articles displayed upon
our merchants’ shelves tells plainly that
Christmas is only a few days ahead.
—Messrs. T. C. and C. W. Harris are
making some valuable additions to Mr.
J. W. Noell’s residence on his plantation.
—Mr. J. W. Tuck is putting in a new
saw-mill in place of the one burned not
long since and will at once go to maki n g
lumber.
—Wednesday morning our people saw
the largest flakes of snow fail uu> of
them had ever seen. By midday it all
had disappeared.
—Messrs. Golden au<j Willie N. Eber
hart. now at Ashville, N. C., are im¬
proving in health. They will probably
return by Christmas.
—Onr farmers havejhad a hard tussle
trying to get the remnant of cotton left.
Jaokfrost and King Snow has apparent¬
ly whipped the fight.
—Mr. W. C. Anthony has gained his
consent to leave Oglethorpe and move
to Jackson county. Jackson gaius a
good citizen and Oglethorpe is loser.
—A man living a short ways from our
town received this week a fifty dollar
check for the sale or butter. Not quite
all the money in onr country comes out
of cotton.
—Mr Obis Hale, accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. Ida Noell, started to Florida
Sunday afternoon and have landed at
Osteen. Their friends sincerely trust
both will find the health they so sadly
netd.
in —Prospective Judge Joel Cloud was
learn our village one day this week aud we
that prospective Judge Howard
Bacon was on the outskirts, both on
the same bent. Pity both cannot be
elected.
—Mr. Geo. W. Cunningham, father
of our efficient Deputy-Sheriff, and who>
lives near Smithonia, was taken desper¬
ately sick last Monday and for a time
his life was dispaired of. We are glad
to state he has improved, though quite
a sick man yet.
—Cattle and hogs, to a large extent,,
have been turned out to roam at large.
This will cause many ruptures between
neighbors, for many have not finished
gathering. Besides, thieves will avail
themselves of the opportunity of getting
some good stock hogs.
—Do you want a first-class home iu
Winterville with a large dwelling and
every outhouse needed with 33 acres of
land, fine orchard, etc., in as desirable
portion of the town as you could ask?
If so call on or write R. T. Pittard at
once as the offer will only be made for
a few days.
—The young people of Winterville
will present “Among the Breakers” at
the academy on Friday evening, 18th
inst. This is regarded as one of the
very best of plays for amateurs. The
caste of characters consists of the young
ladies and young men of the town who
have delighted the people in similar
roles m the past. The preparation of
the play is under the supervision of a
talented instructor and everything gives
promise of a brilliant success. Let our
people come out and enjoy a pleasant
evening. Charges 15 and 25 cents.
Receipts will be applied to the fund
being raised for the purchase of a piano
for the school.
Status of Ordinary’s Court.
No session of Ordinary’s court was
held Monday. The law requires that in
case of death of an Ordinary the clerk of
the Superior court shall be ex-officio
clerk of the Ordinary’s office until an
encumbent can be elected, and he has
authority to file papers, issue marriage
license and transact such other urgent^
business in the office that can be trans¬
acted outside of open court. He can
adjourn the court over until such time
as he sees fit, and in this case the court
was adjourned over until an Ordinary is
elected and inducted into office.
Three wills are awaiting probation in
this court—those of J. J. Bacon, J. H.
McWhorter and Mrs. Lnkie Pace.
MULES! MULES!
I will receive tomorrow, Saturday,
Dec. 12, my first shipment of mules
and horses, and will keep a foil
supply on hand during balance of sell¬
ing season. These come rlirect from the
farms of Kentucky aud arc. exceptional¬
ly good stock. Prices way yonder lower
than they will be later iu the season.
John Knox. Lexington.