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THE ECHO, LEXINGTON, GA.: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
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{ FROM OUR CO RRESPONDENTS. |
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The County Localized by Communities. ♦
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' FISHDAM.
OL1CKORA.
—All hands at work on the new
school house.
—Miss Bessie Sorrow has been suffer¬
ing with toothache this week.
—Miss Lucy Tiller returned Friday
from an extended visit to the Glade.
—Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Bridges spent
Sunday with relatives in Flatwoods.
—Mr. Chapel Gunter is adding to his ,
welling, which improves the appear
nce greatly.
—The girls over the river must be
very important as we heard a boy say
Sunday he would give 350 acres of land
for one. The land must be sorry or the
girl very precious. Ask H. A. about it.
LITTLE BEAVERDAM.
BATSY.
—Christmas almost here.
—Little Miss Nellie Pope Chandler is
spending the week in Athens.
—Miss Irene Tiller spent last Thurs¬
day night with the family of Mr. J. S.
Chandler.
—We are very sorry to hear that Mr.
Obe Fleeman, who has been quite sick,
is slow in improving
—The sound of the hammer and sew
of the carpenters make us believe our
little ville is on a rise.
- Mrs. Joe Mattox and little daugh¬
ter, Olive, of Athens, spent last week
with old folks at home.
—Misses Della Wright and Annie Sne
Chandler were in Lexington Tuesday
doing Christmas shopping.
—Mrs. Herndon Eoerhart and little
son, George, have been spending this
week with her brother, Dr. Bnrkhalter,
at Paoli.
—Messrs. Dave and Ed Wright and
sister, Dessie, spent Sunday at the hos¬
pitable home of their mother, Mrs. J.
W. Wright,
—Miss Anuie S. Chandler is expecting
quite a bevy of young ladies from Wat
kinsville, Athens aud Greenville, S. C.,
to spend the holidays with her.
PROSPECT.
farmer’s daughter.
—Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Goolsby visi¬
ted relatives here Saturday night.
—Mr. Luther Collins visited his sister,
Mrs. Dan Roland, Sunday afternoon.
. —Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McCannou
spent Sunday and Monday with rela¬
tives here.
—Messrs. Cobb Carter end Jake Huff
spent Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs.
M. M. Esco.
—Mr. Oscar Smith, of Madison, spent
Saturday night with the family of Mr.
G. R. G. Huff.
—Mr. Will Huff and Miss Allie Yonng
visited the family of Mr. Charlie
Vaughn, near Crawford, Saturday and
Sunday.
—Some of our farmers say they got
two cents per pound more for their yel¬
low cotton than they did for their first
picking.
—There are more than one hundred
white people living in less distance than
a mile from the new academy and yet
there’s room.
—We are informed that Rev. P. W.
Davis has recently purchased a small
farm near here and talks of building a
residence on and moving to it in a year
or two.
—Maj. Eberhart visited his grand¬
daughter, Mrs. Frank Clark, Saturday,
but he does not confine his visits there
altogether as he is a widower, and is
looking around, you know.
—Mr. Tom Clark, of Wilkes, who
moved his family to Texas about two
weeks ago, failed to find a place there
to suit him and returned Saturday. br.-onie We
are informed that he will now a
citizen of Prospect. Of course this com
inanity will be glad to have them.
NOTIONS.
That includes everything
you can think of. I have
your Notions consisting of
an extensive zine of Fasci¬
nators, Shetland Shawls,
Knit Tnderskirts, Under¬
wear from the infant up,
Kid Grloves, Fancy Knit
Gloves,Talc Powders, Belts,
Purses, Hosiery, Corsets,
Silk Handkerchiefs, etc.
STEPHENS ATOMS.
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—Christmas will soon be here.
—Stores filling up with Christmas
goods.
—Mrs. W. E. McRee spent Monday
and Tuesday in Athens.
—Farmers making a determined effort
to finish picking cotton this week.
—Eggs seem to be unusually scarce.
Twenty-five cents per dozen at Steph
ens
There will be a good deal of chang¬
ing around at Stephens about January
first.
—Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Nicholson went
up to Atlanta Wednesday for a day or
two..
—Mrs. J. E. Howard spent Wednes¬
day and Thursday with her mother in
Crawfordville.
—Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Cheney enter¬
tained the young people of Stephens
Tuesday night very pleasantly.
—Miss Mattie Johnson, of Wilkes
county, is expected on a visit to her sis¬
ter, Mrs. J. Howard Hunter, during the
holidays.
—Boys aud girls around Stephens al¬
most grown and have attended Sunday
since wee little tots and have never been
given a dinner or a Christmas tree in all
these years. The little children should
not be neglected thus.
—Mr. J. E. Howard on Tuesday last
received his appointment as station
agent at Stephens made vacant by the
death of Mr. J. H. McWhorter. The
appointment is well pleasing to the pat¬
rons of the road without a single excep¬
tion.
WOODSTOCK.
SF.NEX.
—Mrs. Walter Childs was down to see
her father a few days since.
—Mr. Rollin Daniel has accepted a
position in the bank at Union Point.
—Miss Iris Callaway, of Lexington,
was among her relatives here this week.
—The ginneries in this section have
about wound up the cotton crop of 1903.
—After quite a severe attack the lat¬
ter part of last week Capt. Daniel is
again up aud about.
—Everybody brushing up, cleaning
up, stirring around, knocking about and
cooking up for the holidays.
—The Misses Callaway and Ruth
Drake, of near Washington, visited rel¬
atives in this place this week.
—Miss Lila Colclough closed her
school bon# last Friday. She went to her
in Penfield on Saturday.
—Rev. M. E. Peabody is expected to
preach in the Presbyterian church morn¬
ing and night and at Dalton academy in
the afternoon next Sunday.
—The Christmas tricks displayed at
Bryan Bros, seems to be considerably
sought after. Friends and little ones
should be remembered at Christmas
time.
—Miss Estelle Colclough came down
to Woodstock last Friday evening the
guest of Mrs. C. W. Wright. She re¬
turned to Penfield with her sister on
Saturday.
—A good many from here attended
the Tuggle sale near Bethesda church
in Greene county. Corn brought 76s*
and fodder 91s*, hogs brought very high
prices, in fact everything sold at very
good prices.
A Frightened Horse,
Running like mad down the street
dumping accident's the occupants, or a hundred
other are every day occur
(rences. It __ behooves ______ ________„ everybody to ______ have
a reliable Salve handy and there’s none
as good as Bncklen’s Arnica Salve.
Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema and Piles,
disappear quickly under its soothing
| effects. 25c. Walt at W. J. Cooper & Co.’s,
; Lexington, .-r Maxwell’s, Craw
ford.
CLOTHING.
I have selected from the
leading manufacturers of
this country an assortment
of Clothing that can’t be
excelled in quality or price.
Overcoats are stylish this
season of the year for ev¬
erybody wears them. I
can save you from $1 to $8
on any coat you buy from
cheapest up to the best.
LIBERTY ACADEMY.
LITTLE GIRL.
—Pretty weather at this time.
—Just a few days aud old Santa will
be here.
—Mrs. Jack Milner and baby are vis¬
iting relatives in Wilkes this week.
—Rev. M. S. Weaver preached a very
impressive sermon at Salem Sunday.
—Mr. Will Gresham and little son,
James, of Whitehall, visited here re¬
cently.
—Mr. and Mrs. Bascorn Campbell
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. J. T.
Young.
—Mr, Tom Campbell was up from
Penfield Saturday night aud Sunday
with friends.
—Mr. S. C. Campbell and pretty
daughter, Zora, spent Monday here
with friends.
—Miss Lois Jackson, of Woodville,
came up Saturday aud spent until Mon¬
day with relatives here.
—The Misses Bray, of Crawford, ac¬
companied by their brother, Ernest,
aud Mr. Will Jake England, were guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hans¬
ford Saturday night and Sunday.
VESTA VAPORINGS.
AUNT CLARY.
—Mrs. Turner Payne is visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. W. Settle, this week.
—We are glad to know that Mr. Wal¬
ter Little will go in business at Vesta in
1904. j
—Misses Evelyn aud Mozelle Settle
are expected home next Friday to re
maiu until after Christmas.
—Anybody wanting to buy a first
class sawmill and engine at reasonable
figures apply to J. W. Settle,"Vesta, Ga.
—Little Florence Settle fell from the
door last Friday night cutting a very
bad place on the top of her head. We
are glad to say she is getting on nicely
at this writing.
—Next Sunday is preaching day at
Indian Creek. Come out and you are
sure to hear something that will be use¬
ful to you through life. Mr. Weaver is
one of our best ministers.
— A social gathering at Mr. and Mrs.
T. S. Cunningham’s last Saturday night
was very much enjoyed by all present.
We hope they will remember that the
holidays are near and invite us again.
—Dr. and Mrs. O. L. Deadwyler and
Mr. Cliff Armor, from Carlton, spent
Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Will
Settle. I think they devoured some of
the feathery tribe on Monday which
they enjoyed very much no doubt.
FALLING CREEK.
SUNSHINE.
—Mrs. E. L. Arnold is very sick at
this writing.
—Miss Maggie Findley spent last
Sunday with Miss Mattie Vaughn
—Mr. Hubert Hopkins spent last Fri¬
day night with his aunt, Mrs. R. B.
Griffith.
—Mesdatnes R. P. Ellis’ and Robt.
Culberson spent Tuesday with Mrs. A.
J. Jackson.
—Miss Gussie Evans spent last week
with her cousin, Miss Ruth Godfree, of
Rutherford.
—The young people enjoyed a socia¬
ble at the hospitable hoir of R, B. Grif¬
fith last Friday night.
—Misses C. V. Bugg and Mattie Lon
Jackson spent Sunday night with Miss
Lizzie May Campbell.
—Miss Maggie Findly will leave for
Iva, S. C., Tuesday to visit her friend,
Miss Lucile Findly, for quite awhile.
—Mr. Will Bradberry has purchased
a new top buggy. Does that mean a
wedding now soon? Sunshine thinks so
—Mr. G. M. Edwards and little
daughter, Dora, spent Sunday very
pleasantly with Mr. W. H. Arnold and
family.
— The many friends here of Mr. It. S.
Gilliam, of Maxeys, are sor ty to learn
_ .
| bis serious . illness and wish him a
: speedy recovery.
—Mr. Eddie Bugg entertained a num
her of his friends last Saturday in honor
of bis fourt-enth birthday. The day
j was greatly enjoyed by all those present
and hojte he will enjoy many ra<
it ’
SHOES.
Everybody wears Shoes,
but everybody don’t wear
good, solid, comfortable
Shoes such as those I sell.
My customers who want
shoes that feel good are the
ones who are pleased and
wear broad smiles. I have
infants’ red, tan, white in
any size. Full line of La¬
dies’ and Misses, all prices.
DEVIL’S POND.
MRS. GRUNDY.
—Mr. Mulligan has crossed over the
road into his new residence.
—Mr. Charley England made a busi¬
ness trip to Athens Wednesday.
—Miss Bessie England is visiting
Miss Ollie Lou Colquitt this week.
—Flinch is the pastime with the
young people these long winter nights.
—Mr. I. W. Johnson and Mrs. Park
Arnold will move to Atlanta soon and
Mr. Macon Johnson will take charge of
his farm here.
—We think the housewife will have
to learn a process for making cake
without eggs for Christmas, as the hens
are on a strike.
—Our Sunday-school is holding up
well aud a committee has been appoint¬
ed to meet Tuesday night to plan for a
Christmas tree.
—The farmers are about through
gathering the remnant of their cotton
crop aud would not mind to gather
more at the present price.
—We regret to slate that Mrs. Moke
Arnold is in very poor health. She
hopes to be able to visit relatives at tlio
Glade to spend the holidays.
— We have had some severe weather
on the old bachelors and we fqar we
can’t carry them over baldhead»/d for another fall,
especially those sglo. ones.
Think we ought to have a
WESLEY CHAPEL.
YEOMAN
—There is certainly a derth of news.
—Cotton all out and most of it sold
before the rise.
—Mr. N. M. Mattox Rpent Sunday
night with Mr. B. V. Rains.
—Mrs. Ada Oglesby was with her
parents from Friday till Tuesday.
—Mr. P. B. Baughn had a bad day on
Sunday but is about his normal condi¬
tion.
—Mr. Dan Lumpkin went to Elbert
county with his sister, Mrs. Oglesby,
Tuesday last.
—Dr., J. G. Sharp is expected today to
visit his mother and other relatives for
part of the holidays.
—Mrs. Ann Edwards, after spending
a few days with Mrs. B. V. Rains, has
returned to Mr. J. M. Berry’s,
—Wo have not heard from our new
preacher but presume the appointments
will remain the same, 4th Sunday aud
Saturday before.
—A convict who went to the road
gang near Hon. J. W. Jarrel’s died
Tuesday night and was buried at the
pauper grave yard Wednesday evening.
—Rev. M. S. Weaver united Mr. Wm
Bridges and Miss Millie Fnrcron in
marriage at the home of her uncle, W.
E. Faust, Wednesday evening at 8
o’clock. We extend to them our con¬
gratulations.
— We are invited to take a birthday
dinner with a dear sister, Mrs. Sarah T.
Stevens, who celebrates her 86th birth¬
day on Jan. 8 at her home in Baylor
county, Texas. Would that we could
be present. She has grown very feeble.
Rydales Stomach Tablets.
Bydales Stomach Tablets are made
for the Stomach and organs of assimila¬
tion and are not intended for a “cure
all.” Thej' contain concentrated asep¬
tic, Pepsin, Pure Pancreatin and other
digestive agents. They contain power¬
ful tonics and mild stimulants that have
a specific effect on the Stomach and or¬
gans of assimnlation and which aid na¬
ture in reconstructing the broken down
cells and strengthening the flacid mvs
cles of the walls of the stomach and oth¬
er digestive organs, Rydales Stomach
Tablets are a perfect stomach medicine,
they relieve at once and soon cure the
worst forms of stomach trouble. Price
Co., 25 and Lexington, 50cts. a box. W. J, Cooper &
Arnold and Berry,
Httehing, J. E. Brooks, Anon.
Having' nought out the entile in¬
terest of Dr. It P. Sorrells in both
t u.e drug and paint stores conducted
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WINTER VILLE.
REFORM.
—Our academy closes today until first
Monday in January.
—Mr. J. H. Mostetter is on a visit to
his old home, Adairsville.
-r-Mr. E. E. Pittard will not leave for
Texas until after Christmas.
—Miss Beck McMahan, of Arnolds
ville, is visiting Mrs. T. O. Harris.
—Mr. Geo. W. Cunningham made his
friends glad by a visit here Tuesday.
—Harry Johnson has been in bed this
week from an attack of rheumatism.
-Tax-Collector J. B. Crowley stayed
Monday night in our town. The last
call.
—This week Rosa Aim Eberhart, col.,
died from cancer after having suffered
many months.
—Wo hear of many negroes moving
to Atlanta; but for what no one knows.
They cannot even tell.
—The roads will soon be full of mov¬
ers going in all directious. It is the
usual yearly exchange.
—The high price Y>f cotton has caused
nearly everyone in our section to throw
all they had on the market.
—Yon cannot find land for sale often
in our section and then it is usually by
an executor or administrator.
—Several weddings will take place in
reporting distance of our town before
the Christmas bells shall ring,
—A few belated farmers have been
busy the fair days this week in getting
the balance of their cotton picked.
—Mrs. Deasie Lou Harris, of Lavonia,
arrived this week and will spend the
holidays with her mother’s family.
—The death of Capt. Henry Beussee,
of Athens, this week was heard with
sadness by his old friends in our section.
—Mrs. Win. Lester, of Clarke comity,
daughter of Hon. W. J. Fleeman, is
quite sick. Mrs, Fleeman is at her bed¬
side.
—City Court of Athens in session this
week, aud this added to Judge Russell’s
calendar makes three weeks’ continuous
session.
—Prof. Edwards did not get out of
his old home Saturday before Mr. T. L.
Johnson moved in. Both have about
settled down.
—Mr. J. M. F. Watson is making
Rome valuable additions and other im¬
provements to tbo‘residence of Mr. W.
A. D. Gilmore.
—The candidates for Solicitor-GeneraL
of the Western circuit are moving right
along. Col. S. J. Trible was among
his frieuds here this week.
—The Misses Speuce will give their
This friends a candy stretching tonight.
years agone was a favorite prelude
to a winter time social gathering.
—Mr. Wm. Eberhart wont to Ash
ville, N. C., this week and his two sons,
Wm. N. and Golden F., returned with
him. They are slow! improving.
—Mr. J. Ben Fleeman, of Colbert, has
signed with Kroner Co. for J904 and
will move before new year’s day. Ben
is a former citizen of our town and his
friends will bid him a cordial welcome.
—Mr. O. D. Hale and his sister, Mrs.
Ada Noeli, only spent about ten days in
Florida. They returned Wednesday.
Both had chills aud fever ever* day
while there and thought the best" place
to die was at home.
—The play “Among the Breakers”
and "The New Woman’s Husband” as
a concluding farce will be well attend¬
ed and we predict a well pleased audi¬
ence. Go out to the academy tonight
ami laugh and grow fat.
How We Catch a Cold.
A cold is sometimes contracted while
remaining inactive for a while in an
uncomfortable room or a cold draft and
by falling to sleep under like conditions.
But most colds are caught while sleep¬
ing too cold at night. Deep sleep causes
riuggish circulation which renders the
system susceptible to change of tem¬
perature. To prevent colds, sleep under
plenty dales Elixir, of cover. it lessens To cure colds use Ry
i the severity and
shortens the duration of a cold and
! Consumption. prevents Pneumonia, Bronchi;is and
W. J. Coopt-. A; (Jo.,
j Lexington, Arnold & Berry, Huehing,
j J. E. Brooks, Anon.