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Open Your Eyes and Look
That’s what we advertae 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
Feed Stuffs, Corn, Oats, Hay, Bran, Shorts, Cotton Seed
Meal at Guaranteed Prices.
Call on or ’phone us, we appreciate your patronage.
W ID. RJLY,
* Free Delivery. & & & j* & 'Phone 92.
Millinery: Opening!
Wednesday and Thursday,
April Bth and 9th. <£
Mrs. C B. Geer cordially invites all
to come and inspect her beautiful line of ss
Pattern Hats | If i
which has been selected with especial
care, both as to style and prices. X X
Will have on display Patterns for |
Ladies, Misses and Children, from New I 1
York, Baltimore and Atlanta, giving | jf \
you choice selections from the very seat X X
of fashion.
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 & <&• Blakely, Ga.
A Sweet Breath
is a never failing sign of a healthy
stomach. When the breath is bad
the 6tomach isoutot order. There
is no remedy in the world equal to
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for curing
indigestion, dyspepsia and all stom
ach disorders. Mrs. Mary S. Crick,
of White Plains, Ky , writes: “I
have been a dyspeptic for years —
tried all kinds of remedies but con
tinued to grow worse. By the use
of Kodol I began to improve at
once, and after taking a few bot- I
ties am fully restored in weight, j
health and strength and can eat
whatever I like. Kodol digests
what you eat and makes the stom
ach sweet. Sold by L. C. Strong
Dr. Chas W. Byrd, of Atlanta,
has beeti elected pre«idend of Wes
leyan Female College, Macon, to
succeed Dr. Roberts, resigned.
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.
35c. ,
There is only one day in the
week on which R. C. Smith sells
20 fts of granulated sugar for $1 00
—that’s Monday morning to the
first ten cash customers.
Bring your hides to the City
Market. We will buy r hem green
or dry.
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The Early County News Job Office.
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Strayed or Stolen.
A brown and white spotted
pointer dog, with a small piece bit
out of one of his ears (probably
the left.) When he disappeared
he had on a lace leather collar with
a ring on it. Answers to the name
of “Dan”. Liberal reward will be
paid for his return to
J. W. Warren,
Takin, Ga. v
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Mrs. L. E. Black left for CpK •
quitt Tuesday, after a pleasant visit
to her daughter, Mrs. C. T. Alex
ander, in Blakely.
Thirteen talented young ladies
under the management of Miss
Helen May Butler will entertain
musically at the auditorium on
April 17th, 1903.
The best physic: Chamberlain’s
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy
to take; pleasant in effect. For
sale by L. C. Strong.
Music hath charms to soothe the
savage breast—Helen May Butler’s
Concert on April 17th, 1903.
On Monday morning 20 lbs. of
granulated sugar to first ten custo
mers at R. C. Smith’s.
My sole is pure—Brown’s Shoes.
The Empire Store
Read Underwood’s new adver
tisement in this issue.
Short Stops*
Vote for the extension of the
water works and electric lights.
Blakely is a fine little city and
Early county one of the best coun
ties in Georgia or anywhere else.
Miss Florence McAfee, of AtX
lanta, an agreeable young lady and
expert hat trimmer, is now filling
an engagement at the Surprise
Store for the spring season.
Mr. W. H. Sherrer and wife '
were called to Alabama, Tuesday,
on account of the serious illness of
the former’s brother, whom we re
gret to hear died at Coffee Springs
yesterday.
A much needed side walk is be
ing built on the north side of Col
lege street from the square to
Church street. Give us the best
you have in your shop, Mulligan,
to make up for past neglect of this
street on the part of the city.
The county commissioners held
a meeting yesterday and transacted
routine matters. The only matters
of general interest were steps tak
en to straighten the Columbia road
between Hilton and Columbia and
some repairs ordered on the bridge
across Dry creek at Miller ford.
The Blakely Oil and Fertilizer
Company has shut down its guano
works until next season and will
close the seed and oil departments
this week. The plant will be en
larged this summer in order to meet
the great demand for its products.
The city council met last night '
and ordered an election to take
place on Saturday, May 2d, for an
issue of $12.000,c0 bonds for the
purpose of extending the electric
light and water works systems to
reach those people who are now
without these necessities.
The friends of Mr. T. C. Boyd’s
family will regret to learn that
they will shortly remove to Taylor,
Ala. Blakely will surely regret to
give up this excellent family. We
also learn that Mr. E. M. Boyd has
bought the Peter Howard residence
now occupied by his father’s family.
The attention of the public is
called to the advertisement of A.
J. Ross, contractor and builder.
Jack Ross is one of our most
worthy colored citizens and is very
conscientious in fulfilling his con
tracts. He is well equipped for his
' calling, having had eight years’ ex
perience.
We have been informed by one
of the committee that the dry
goods merchants have agreed to
close their stores at 6 o’clock in the
afternoons, Saturdays excepted,
from May ist to September ist.
Probably the grocery merchants
will follow suit when they see how
well the plan works. ' /
Weather Observer Wade informs
us that 5.54 inches of rain fell here
during the month of March. The
highest temperature recorded was
79 degrees, the lowest 37 and the
average 58. The Atlanta papers
claim that the past month was the
wettest March in 12 years, 905
inches of rain having been recorded
at that station. But this is not
true of this immediate section, 12
inches having fallen here in March
1897, as shown by the records.
Mr. John T. Williams, chairman
of the committee appointed at the
recent farmers’ meeting, has com
municated with Hon. Harvie Jor
dan, director of the Farmers’ In
stitutes, and has received a reply
from that gentleman in which he
states that he will hold the Insti
~tute for the Ninth Senatorial dis
trict in Blakely on Saturday, May
23rd. All of the expenses of the
Institute will be paid by state ap
propriation and it will probably be
neld at the court house. The hours
of the meeting will be so arranged
that the farmers of Baker and Cal
houn county can come over on the
morning train and go back in the
evening if they desire. The aims
and purposes, date and hours of the
Institute will be fully advertised in
the district papers later. The Ear
ly county farmers should be con
gratulated on securing the Institute
for Blakely and should attend in
such numbers as to insure its suc
cess.
Messrs. J. D. McKissack and J.
M. Culpepper, two of Fort Gaines’
leading citizens and prominent
merchants, were in the city today
and made us a call. This was Mr.
Culpepper’s first visit to our little
city. They were very favorably
impressed with things down this
way, Mr. McKissack telling us that
he observed more improvements
going on in Blakely than any place
he has seen in some time. We
were pleased to hear from many of
our old friends in Fort Gaines,
them Aaron Wallerstein,
whom we would have been pleased
to see and show our progressive
little city. • '
Mr. W. A Buchannon has sold "
the Platt property on the west side
of the public square to Judge A.
G. Powell, who in turn sold off a
lot next to the postoffice 28x100 feet
to Mr. C. M. Deal, on which stands
the store occupied by Mrs. C. B.
Geer as a millinery store. Mr. Deal
bought the property a few years
ago and sold it to Mr. Buchannon
at a profit of about $1,000.00 and
he in turn sold it to Judge Powell
at another profit of a thousand dol
lars. The people will doubtless see
some handsome improvements made
on the premises ere long.
In spite of the fact that a heavy
rain was falling, a good crowd gath
ered at the auditorium Saturday
night to witness the exploits of
Miss Annie May Abbott—the little
Georgia magnet—and marveled at
the ease with whjch she defeated
the exertions of strong men and
sent them whirling around the
stage as if they were children
The various tests of her powers
were surely wonderful and beyond
scientific explanation.
Tax Collector McDonald has
placed the registration books in
the hands of the Justices of the
Peace in the various districts of
the county. The general book
will be found at the clerk’s office in
the court bouse. While this is an
off-year as to elections it will be
well to register so as to be prepared
for emergencies.
Leave your laundry at Will
Bryant’s barber shop, Lee Strick
land’s or Dr. Standifer’s office if
you wish it to go to Dothan.
Jack Standifer, Agent.
Genial Dr. Joe Hand is on the
sick list this week, but his friends
1
hope to see him out soon.
Bainbridge Crepe Paper, beauti
ful designs, also in rolls of solid
colors at L. C. Strong’s Blakely
1 Drug Store. 2-t
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1 The most beautiful line of La
! dies’ Dress Goods, Trimmings,
; Laces and Embroideries in the city
> at McDonald’s.
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| Look all over town for it—go to
; Martin’s and you’ll find it.
• Fresh Garden Seed, all kinds,
! at L. C. Strong’s, Blakely Drug
I Store. 8-ts
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A Young Lady Killed in Miller.
A most deplorable occurrence
happened in Miller county last
Saturday. Willie Ramsey, a 15
year old boy, had been out hunting
and came home and found his sis
ter, Miss Eula Ramsey, aged 17,
sweeping the yards. Willie came
in picking a bird over the clean
swept yard and his sister asked
him to stop, but when he persisted
shesaid, “If you don’t quit it I will
hit you with this broom.” The
boy still scattered feathers and said,
“If you do I will shoot you.”
The girl struck him with the broom
and the boy shot her down, killing
her. The family and friends do
not believe that young Ramsey in
tended to shoot his sister, but that
in the playful scuffle they had, the
gun was accidentally fired.
The remains of Miss Ramsey
were interred at Union cemetery
on Sunday, Rev. W. O. Crumbley,
pastor of the Baptist church of
which she was a member, officiat
ing at the grave.
The mother of the young people
is a sister of Messrs. John and
Wash Anderson of this county,and
the family formerly resided in
Early county, where they had
many friends who will regret to
hear of the unfortunate occurrence.
Engagement Announced. »
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Binion ad
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Mayme, to Mr. Edward
Louis Fryer, Jr., of Blakely, the
marriage to occur on Wednesday
evening, April 8, at 6 o’clock.
r It will be a home wedding and
event of unusual interest, owing
to the popularity of the parties.
Miss Binion’s striking beauty
and charming manners have won
for her a wide circle of friends and
admirers.
Miss Binion is not a stranger to
our people, having visited our little
city a few years ago as the guest of
Miss Corra Black, now Mrs. C. T.
Alexander.
Sample Shoe sale—Underwood’s.
Buy your Ice Cream Freezers
from Boyett & Gunn.
Show the true Blakely spirit by
voting for the new bond issue.
Excellent delivery service at R.
C. Smith’s. ’Phone 98.
April Bth. Hats to make the
girls prettier. Surprise Store.
Buy Matting and Rugs while ’tis
cheap—at Boyett & Gunn’s.
Capt. J. T. Jay and wife, of '
Hilton, were pleasant visitors to
the city Wednesday.
Eight styles in low cut shoes for
ladies. The Empire Store.
Ring ’phone 98 for groceries.
R. C. Smith.
Wednesday, April Bth—see our
pattern hats. Surprise Store.
Helen May Butler’s Military
Band, the grandest entertainment
of the season on April 17th, at the
auditorium.
Hickory King Corn, the earliest
and best at L. C. Strong’s Blakely
Drug Store. 2-t
500 yards fine Spring Lawns
next Monday at 3c yard.
McDonald’s.
Mr. C. M. Deal and wife went\<
to Dothan Tuesday evening, being
called to the bedside of Mr. Deal’s
father, who is quite sick.
Fifty bushels choice North Car
olina Seed Ground Peas for sale at
J. J. Smith’s Store. it
20 pounds of granulated sugar to
first ten cash customers next Mon
day morning at R. C. Smith’s.
Wednesday evening |the News
sanctum was honored by a visit
from Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Alex
ander and Dr. W. H. Alexander,
of the city. ,
Mrs. J. W. Callahan and little
daughter, Miss Willie May, of
Bainbridge, arrived in the city yes
terday on a several days’ visit to
Mrs. Callahan’s parents, Rev. and
Mrs. T. W, Johnson.