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Open Your Eyes and Look
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That’s what we advertse for, for you to read and save money
by buying goods cheap. Quick sales and small profits is
our motto.
QUALIT Y IS GUARANTEED!
We will sell you this week :
18 lbs of Granulated Sugar for SI.OO.
6 Boxes of Giant Potash for 25c.
Jar B. Snuff for 40c. '
10 lbs Peaberry Coffee for SI.OO.
1 Bbl Capitola Flour in wood, $4.70. (
1 lb of Good Tobacco, Long Pale, 80c.
Lots of other things equally as cheap for cash. Anything in ■
the way of farming implements. Everything in the way of 1
Feed Stuffs, Corn, Oats, Hay, Bran, Shorts, Cotton Seed
Meal at Guaranteed Prices. :
Call on or ’phone us, we appreciate your patronage.
■w ID. FLA.Y,
Free Delivery, «** ’Phone 92,
Millinery: Opening!
Wednesday and Thursday,
April Bth and 9th. *£ *£
Mrs. C B. Geer cordially invites all < j*^
to come and inspect her beautiful line of
& Pattern Hats
which has been selected with especial | \
care, both as to style and prices. mwm mlWi
Will have on display Patterns for
Ladies, Misses and Children, from New
York, Baltimore and Atlanta, giving jl
you choice selections from the very seat -
of fashion. 1 ' v^
Earnestly soliciting your patronage, I promise to give you
my best services. Thanking you for your very liberal patron
age in the past and with confidence in your generous support in
the future, for which in advance I thank you, I am
Yours to please,
MRS. C. B. GEER,
Next Door to Postoffice & j* Blakely, Ga.
Dr. I. H. Hand Dead.
Dr. I. H Hand, father of our es
teemed townsman, Dr. Joe H.
Hand, died at his home in Leary
last Sunday night
Dr. Hind was in his Bist year
and for many years previous to re
cent removal to Leary lived near
Milford in Baker county and prac
ticed his profession. He was a
noted physician and widely known
in the State, and had many friends
who will learn with regret of his
death.
His remains were interred in the
family burial ground near Milford,
Monday afternoon, with masonic
honers.
Notice.
I am now the sole agent for the
Dothan Steam Laundry. I most
respectfully solicit your patronage
Packages left at City Pharmacy or
Dr. Standifer’s office will receive
prompt attention. If preferable,
will call at your homes for laundry.
Laundered packages will be found
at Dr. Standifer’s office. Resp’y,
Jack Standifer.
The St. Louis and San Francisco
Railway offers to colonists Half
Fare plus $2.00 to points in Ar
kansas, Missouri, Texas,Oklahoma
and Indian Territories, on April
7th and 21 st. Write for advertis
ing matter, rates and information
to W. T. Saunders, G. A. P. D.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Wanted —A Traveling Salesman
to work retail trade in this and four
adjoining counties. Good salary and
permanent position to right man. Ad
dress, with references, Lock Box 167,
Bedford City, Virginia. 5-4 t
A cyclone should not be spoken
of as the wind that sighs.
To Cure a Cold in One Day-
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. W.
Grove’s signature is on each box.
35 c *
Our prices are right, goods are
best. Come and be convinced at
Pearsall’s.
Helen May Butler’s Band.
The members of the Blakely Ly
ceum and the people of Blakely
will be delighted to know that they
will have the pleasure of hearing
Helen May Butler’s Military Band
on April 17th.
This is without doubt the great
est attraction of the day, and is the
highest-priced concert attraction
on the Lyceum system. The band
is composed of 13 talented ladies
and is the only band of its kind in
the United States.
This band was the star attraction
at the Charleston exposition and
was heard by some of our Blakely
people who give it great praise.
A Very Close Call.
“I stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was racked with pain,” writes C.
W. Bellamy, a locomotive fireman,
of Burlington, lowa. “I was weak
and pale, without any appetite and
all run down. As I was about to
give up, I got a bottle of Electric
Bitters, and after taking it, I felt as
well as I ever did in my life ”
Weak, sickly, run down people al
ways gain new life, strength and
vigor from their use. Try them
Satisfaction guaranteed by Dr. L.
C. Strong. Price 50 cents.
Colored Farmers Convention.
There will be speaking at the
court house in Blakely on April the
4th at 11 o’clock in the morning
for the elevation of the colored race.
All are invited to attend. The
speakers for this occasion will be
Rev. Dock Moses and Jake
Holmes.
HARDWARE—
Hoes, Rakes, Shovels, Spades,
Axes, Hammers, Hatchets,
Chisels, Saws, Braces, Bitts,
Pistols, Cartridges, Shot Guns,
Shells, Leggins. See Boyett
& Gunn for Hardware of all
sorts.
$75.00 worth of hand-painted
china to be absolutely given away
at Pearsall’s.
Short Stops.
Memorial day, April 26th, falls
on Sunday this year.
Last Sunday was on of those
rainy “daisies” you sometimes hear
about. \/
Mr. Charlie Knight and Mhfir~
Ola Temples, of the Sardis neigh
borhood, were married last week.
Several correspondents reached
us too late this week. Try to get
your letters to us by Tuesday night,
friends.
The county commissioners will
meet next Wednesday, April ist,
instead of Tuesday, April 6th,
which falls during court week.
The Baltimore Bargain House
has a new advertisement in this is
sue telling about its magnificent
stock of new goods. Read it and
give Sam Stein a call.
Mrs. C. B. Geer announces the
date of her pattern hat display in
this issue of the News. The ladies
need no other hint to induce them
to look up her advertisement. \/'
The fag end of that much talked of' -
blizzard hit this section Tuesday
night and fires have been comforta
ble for two or three days, but not
cold enough to damage vegetation
though there was a frost this morn
ing.
Judge Wade has stopped talking
about the slow sale of marriage li
censes this week, as he has been
marrying some of Alabama’s citi
zens, the last ones being Mr. R. A.
Hodges and Miss Mittie Ward
from just across the river, the Judge
performing the ceremony.
Tax Collector McDonald has
been appointed by the county com
missioners to collect this year’s road
taxes and he will make one visit to
each precinct during the month of
April for this purpose. If paid by
May ist this tax will be $2.00, but
if deferred beyond that date the
amount will be $2.50. \
Mr. S. W. McCallie, assistant
stute geologist, was down last
Thursday from Atlanta and ex
yressed samples of our artesian
water to his department and we
will know ere long just what prop
erties our water contains. He
took photographs of the water
plant and will include them in his
survey of the artesian wells of the
state. yT
Mr. Charles Tenant, of
was in the city Tuesday and brought
us a sample of his oats which were
covered with small green lice. He
• ays he has a fine oat crop, 40 acres,
which is fast being ruined by these
insects and that several acres have
already been practically ruined by
them. The samples were sent to
the state agricultural department
for information in regard to them.
Wednesday Mr. T. R. Mashburn.
while working in Mr. Underwood's
new brick store, left his saw over
head and pulled himself up by the
joists and getting the tool let him
self down, as he thought, on the
scaffold, but he missed the scaffold
and fell about twelve feet, breaking
a rib or two and hurting himself
pretty badly, but nothing danger
ous, however, we are informed.
His friends sympathize with him
irt his injuries.
Messrs. B. B. Pound, Coley
Wynne and R. D. Mims, of Cor
dele, are applying to the superior
court of Dooly county for a corpo
rate charter to do a general mer
cantile, farmers supply and ware
house business. Their capital
6tock |is $20,000. The last named
member of the company is an
Early county boy, Dostor Mims, of
Damascus, who a few years ago
went to Cordele and has rapidly
won his way to a commanding po
sition in the mercantile world. He
is a young man of splendid attain
ments and his friends in old Early
are watching his successful career
with interest.
An Evening with the Confederacy*
A well crowded house greeted
the ladies at the auditorium last
Friday night and greatly enjoyed
the programme rendered which was
follows :
Chorus—Dixie.
-Vocal Solo — “Sing Me a Song of the
South” —Miss Nannie Lou Davis.
Recitation—"Marse Lewis’ Last Ride” —
Miss Kathleen Odum.
Vocal Trio—" Old Black Joe” —Miss Am
zie Davis, soprano ; Miss Morton, 2d
soprano ; Miss Euzera Elder, alto.
Chorus —“Maryland, My Maryland.”
Reading—“Marse Chan'’—ist part, Mrs.
C. E. Boyett.
Vocal Solo —“Lorena” —Miss Amzie
Davis.
Reading—“Marse Chan” — 2nd part,
Mrs. Arthur Powell.
Vocal Trio—“ Tenting on the Old Camp-
Ground” —Miss Amzie Davis, so
prano; Miss Morton, 2d soprano ;
Miss Euzera Elder, alto.
Recitation —“The Conquered Banner"—
Jack Standifer.
Chorus —“America.”
The following ladies took part
in the exercises : Mrs. A. G. Pow
ell, Mrs. C. E. Boyett, Miss Ella
'Jones, Miss Belle Cordray, Miss
J2va Morton, Miss Kateleen Oduin,
Miss Jetta Womack, Miss Euzera
Elder, and Misses Amzie, Nannie
Lou and Claude Davis.
To particularize would be invi
dious,where each and every one per
formed so well her part. The enter
tainment was more than worth the
modest admission fee charged.
The door receipts amounted to
something over SSO and will go to
the fund for purchasing marble
slabs to mark the graves of Confed
erate soldiers in the Blakely ceme
tery.
A beautifully embossed cake voted
to the most popular young lady was
awarded to Miss Erin Jones, and
Miss Claude Davis who received
the second highest vote also receiv
ed a nice cake.
To those who remained after the
exercises, nice cake and ice cream
served.
<; The ladies who had the entertain-
Snent in charge are to be congratu
lated upon the excellent of the
programme rendered and the signal
success of their understaking.
Midgets in String and F'our in
hand Ties will be the rage this
spring and summer. The Empire
Store has them.
Our Miller county contemporary,
--the Liberal, has become confused
v over the action of the Confederate
veterans Convention in Dallas last
year and thinks that Memorial Day
tails on June 3rd, instead of April
26th. Georgia ladies were the first
to observe a Memorial day and they
established it on April 26th and
this state was not included in the
action taken by the veterans’ asso
ciation.
Bainbridge Crepe Paper, beauti
ful designs, also in rolls of solid
colors at L. C. Strong’s Blakely
Drug Store. 2-t
On Sunday evening’s train a
couple, Mr. James W. Taylor and
Miss Annie D. Kelly from near
Dothan, arrived in the city and in
spite of the down pour of rain se
cured a marriage license and were
joined in the holy bonds of matri
inony by Judge W. H. Alexander.
Ladies’ Low Cut shoes in differ
erent styles, another big lot expect
ed this week.
TheJEmpire Store.
The Racket Store advertisement
on the Bth page of the News be
speaks your attention this week.
This store will open in Mr. C. M.
Deal’s brick store on the north side
of the square next week. In the
meanwhile watch their advertising
space in the News.
Easter Sunday! Underwood’s
Monday. See the ad in this issue.
Buy Matting and Rugs while ’tis
cheap —at Boyett & Gunn’s.
Don't!
Look all over town for it— go to
Martin’s and you’ll find it.
.-• Silk Umbrellas—Empire Store. \
Prof. W. R. Crumbley, of Fitz- /
hugh, paid us a pop call Saturday,/
Can’t miss it—Underwood’*
Monday.
The News had a pleasant call
from Judge Key Knight, of Miller
county, Tuesday.
Lace Stripe Hose 10c to SI.OO.
Empire Store, *
Mr. E. M. Boyd went up to At»\(
lanta Sunday night, returning (
Wednesday morning.
Come go with me! Under*
wood’s Monday.
See the list of Bargains for Mon
day at Underwood’s.
The Coming Men of America
will entertain invited guests at
Henderson’s Hall tomorrow night.
Be sure and read the Empire
Store ad in this paper.
Buy your Ice Cream Freezer*
from Boyett & Gunn. .
Judge G. A. Evans, of Jakin, /
came up the first of the week to
the City court and dropped in to
6ee us while here.
Easter goods are arriving at Un
derwood’s. Call Monday. \
Miss Sarah Cowdrey left Sunday [
for Columbus, where she will in
future make her home with her
sister, Miss Emma Cowdrey.
Hickory King Corn, the earliest
and best at L. C. Strong’s Blakely
Drug Store. 2-t
Reduce your account and get
better goods for less money by buy
ing from Pearsall.
Mr. R. A. Sowell, a former X
teacher at New Hope in this coun
ty, now of Attapulgus, was a pleas
ant caller at our office this morn
ing.
Genuine Panama Hats
SIO.OO and $12.50.
The Empire Store.
Mr. Britt Davis spent Tuesday
night in the city with his father
and sisters, coming over from Fort
Gaines where he had been in at
tendance upon court.
Fresh Garden Seed, all kinds,
at L. C. Strong’s, Blakely Drug
Store. 8-ts
[ Miss Irma Brown came home
Friday from Plains and remained
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R,
W. Brown, until Sunday, when she
1 returned to her duties.
Just received Low Cut Shoe*
for dressy young men.
The Empire Store.
Mr. Oscar Bridges went up to
Cuthbert Sunday. Tuesday he
came back and reported the arrive!
of an eleven pound boy at hi*
house seven o’clock Monday morn
ing.
Just received another lot of mer
cerized waist goods.
The Empire Store.
Mrs. A. G. Seay returned from
Ashford, Ala., Sunday and has re
sumed her place as teacher in the
Blakely Institute, which \as filled
during her absence by Mrs. E. M,
Boyd.
Big lot of shirts to be closed out
cheap by April ist. Come; look.
The Empire Store.
Mrs. J. T. Bradley and children,
who have been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. N. T. Skinner, returned to
their home in Carrollton Monday,
after a most enjoyable stay of twq
weeks.
Our stock of Furniture is com
plete. See our new Rockers.
Boyett & Gunn.
Dr. W. IL Standifer has been
called to 'fi#coa, Florida, to see '
Mrs. Emma Rambo professionally /
and will be gone about ten days.
He was accompanied by his little
daughters, Misses Rebie and Bes
sie.
Try a bottle of Liquid Veneer—
the new furniture paint. It make*
old things new. For sale by Boy
ett & Gunn.
If those Atlanta fellows who
have closed up the Blakely dispen
sary (with that Supreme court da
cision against the Arlington dispen
sary) will pay us a visit we will
show them a very lively institution
—especially of a Saturday after
noon.