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Free Soda Water S>
For 30 Days, I will give to each customer spending socents in
cash at my store a ticket good for One Drink of Saia Water
at my fount. Drinks guaranteed to be as good as can be had
in the city.
Anything in the Way of Fancy Groceries*
9 packages Arbuckle’s Coffee $i 00.
One barrel of good Flour $4.35.
2-Hoop brass Water Bucket for 20c ; two for 35c.
Corn, Oats, Bran, Shorts, Cotton Seed Meal and Hay always on hand.
Call on or ’phone us, we appreciate your patronage.
W H>- RAY,
Free Delivery. Jt 'Phone 92.
Correct Styles in
Spring Millinery!
are s h ow j n g the
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11 Smartest Line
i | of Spring Millinery in our history.
A Grand Exposition of Millinery
1 Styles * or t^o3.
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H Exquisitely beautiful creations for
| special occasions or the simplest
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx trimmed street hat.
We can suit any taste and purse from this
unsurpassed Millinery display*
MRS. C. B. GEER,
Next Door to Postoffice & & & Blakely, Ga.
HOFMAYER, JONES I CO.
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Attend Our Chautauqua
Take advantage of the excursion rates (one fare for
the round trip) and enjoy the splendid attractions
of the Fifteenth Assembly. While in Albany we
invite you to
Visit Our Store *£
and carefully inspect our new stocks of Spring and
Summer Merchandise, feeling confident you will find
them to your liking.
Every dollar’s worth lias been carefully
Style, standard, merit and price fairness is stamped
on every purchase.
It will pay you to visit our store —just to get
posted —whether you intend buying or not No bet
ter time than during Chautauqua, when all depart
ments are at their best.
Whether you are interested in the new
Dress Fabrics and Accessories,
Novelty Notions,
Ready-to-wear Garments,
Millinery,
Men's Furnishings,
Mattings, Rugs, Etc*,
or not, make yourself at home at our store without
feeling under any obligation to buy.
Hofmayer, Jones & Co.,
ALBANY, GA.
Short Stops*
There are no idle people around
Blakely if they want to work.
The Racket Store gives our
readers a whole page invitation to
its opening.
A few days ago Homer Reddick,
a negro man down at Sherman’s
mill, accidentally shot his wife in
the leg with a cheap pistol and
gave the doctor a job.
Dr. C. T. Alexander has
into his new home, the Dr. Dostor
residence. Mr. D. B. Anglin will
occupy the Doctor’s former resi
dence on College street.
The Ladies’ Memorial Associa
tion have had the marble slabs
placed on the soldiers’ graves and
they are very neat and pretty. All
praise to the noble women who ac
complished this.
Saturday is the last day for giv
ing in your city taxes. Also for
registering for the bond election on
May 2nd. Attend to both matters
at once and then don’t forget to
rote for the bonds. V
Last week in our list of Arling,
ton visitors, we assigned Miss WiM
lie Collins as the guest of Miss
Annie May Brunson, when she was
the guest of Miss Eileen Fryer, at
her charming home on Cuthbert
street.
The Central is taking up the iron
between Albany and Smithvil’e
and relaying the track with heav
ier iron. The old iron will be car
ried to Sellersville and laid on the
extension from that place to Flori
da. Track laying will begin in a
few days. (
Mr. and Mrs. E L. Fryer warn
over to Albany Thursday last to
see Mrs. James Stewart, who is
very ill from long sickness and
not expected to recover. Mr.
Fryer came back the same day,
Mrs. Fryer remained until Monday
administering to the sufferer.
Tuesday Charlie Wilson, who
was sentenced to the pen for four
years for shooting at another and
Zeke Hilliard, who was sentenced
for life, were carried out to Flow
ers Brothers Lumber Mill in the
western suburbs of this city and
put to working out their sentence.
Marshal Jim Mulligan and his
force having put the cemetery in
the cleanest condition we have
ever seen it, are now putting in
some good licks on the streets
We trust that the street commit
tee will not forget that we have
some sidewalks over in the south-,
ern part of the city that are decid
edly jolty.
Mrs. Ida Chapman, who lives
about five miles north of the ciiy,
was jerked by a horse into a well
about fifty-four feet deep, breaking
her leg between the knee and an
kle and crushing it very badly
Her husband, Walter Chapman,
and J. L. Craft came to her res
cue and took her from the well by
tieing a stick to a rope and letting
it down in the well to her. y
Mr. A. M. Irwin Ts now chief op
Blakely’s fire department, with
Messrs. L. R. Thompson, M. M.
Smith, W.O. Bryant, John Strick
land, Robt. W. Alexander as his
force, which will be added to.
They have $1,500 feet of standard
hose and two reels and will begin
practicing right away and keep it
up from time to time, so as to give
efficient service to the city. r
Mr. R. S. Grimsley has bought
the hotel at the famous fishing
grounds, Dead Lakes, Fla.,and put
Mr. H. A. Rish in charge of it.
The hotel is now open for guests
and Mr. Rish writes that the fish
ing is fine. Parties desiring to
visit this famous resort need not
fear the Florida fish law, as the
State Solicitor has ordered that no
one be reported by the officers un
der the said fish law. Read the
advertisement in this paper.
Blakely is to hare the best livery
stable building between here and
Atlanta. Mr. E. L. Fryer, the
popular liveryman, has begun to
haul the material for a new brick
stable, which will stand where his
old one is on the square and will
have a front of 73$ feet and a
length of iao feet and be two sto
ries high under one roof and cost
about six thousand dollars. Mr.
Fryer has considerable real estate
in and around Blakely, his old
''home, and is showing his faith in
her by investing considerable
money in improving his property.
Thus Blakely continues to forge
ahead.
The committee, consisting of
John T. Williams, chairman, W.
J. Howell, J. F. Creel, L. D. Gay
and Prof. W. A. Jackson, are re
quested to meet at the court house
in Blakely, at half past two o’clock,
Saturday, April '2sth, for the pur
pose of appointing sub-committees
in each district to aid in getting up
a barbecue and making other ar
rangements for the entertainment
.of the farmers from this and other
bounties who will be present on
May 23rd to attend the farmers in
stitute. All friends of the farmers
will be welcomed at this meeting*.
Governor Terrell has appointeq
800 delegates to the cane growers
convention, which meets in Macon
on May 6th. Those from Early
county are as follows : \
W. M. Pullen, Kestler; L. D.
Gay, Blakely ; Eugene Collins, Co
lomokee ; C. R. Narramore, Blake
ly ;T. E. Hightower, Damascus;
John T. Williams, Blakely; Jo
seph Freeman, Blakely; S. K.
JJush, Blakely; R. W. Davis,
'Bfakely.
This is the season for perfumery.
We have in stock Steam’s Blush
Roses,'Steam’s Four Roses, Steph
anotis, Thelma, Winnie Davis,
New Mown Hay, Wood Violet,
Crab Apple Blossom, also R & G
Vera Violetta and Pinaud’s Violetta
de Parme at L. C. Strong’s drug
store. 3t,
Mr. Jasper N. Widner, of the,
Damascus neighborhood, was iri
the city yesterday and dropped in
to see us. He is a man that knows
how to make the editor feel good.
He uses a bright silver dollar.
Thanks, friend Widner.
Mr. Underwood’s handsome new
store is rilled with new up-to-date
goods, and you will save quite a
good deal of money if you watch
the windows and attend the bar
gain sale Monday.
I
Mayor J. C. Chancy paid BiiV
mingham a visit last week reaching' -
home Sunday. He says he saw
Messrs. John Wade and W. E. and
Gus Fort and they were looking
well and contented and sent regards
to their Blakely friends.
About everything you eat
now is furnished by the trusts
and costs every merchant the
same. We don’t try to fool you
by'saying we sell cheaper than
anybody. There are lots of good
merchants in Blakely, but none
that will do any more for you
r than we will or appreciate your
trade more. Martin’s Grocery.
Mr. Minor Hall was the guest of
his brother, Superintendent Jesse
Hall, of the third division of the
Central railroad, and went down
to Sellersville'Wednesday.
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.
' Prof. Speer and Miss Clifford
Hobbs came up from Damascus
last Friday afternoon and remain
ed until Sunday afternoon in the
city.
Groceries.
We will save you money on gro
ceries and feed stuffs.
Howell Bros.
Poultry netting, all heights, at
Boyett & Gunn’s.
PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL.
DAY.
At Baptist Church Monday, Apr*
27th, at 3:30 p. m.
Opening Prayer—Rev. B. W. Da
vis.
Song—“ Their country was calling.**
Recitation—“ Jacket of Gray”—
Miss Rebie Standifer.
Song—Today this hallowed place
we 6eek.
Recitation—“Manassas”—Mrs. D.
W. James, Jr.
Address—W. L. Lee, of Columbia.
Solo —“Calvary”—Mrs. W. H.
Budd.
Recitation—“ Price of Peace,”—
Mrs. C. E. Boyett.
Song—“ Cover them over”—at the
cemetery while children are dec
orating the graves.
Benediction by Rev. B. W. Davis.
The Confederate Veterans are
requested to assemble at the court
bouse Monday, the 27th, at 3
o’clock p. m., to take part in decor
ating the graves of those who have
crossed the river and rest under the
shade of the trees. All come out.
The ladies are requested to have
their floral designs and flowers at
the academy by 1 o’clock p. m.
promptly.
Buy your Ice Cream Freezers
from Boyett & Gunn.
Messrs. Zack and Will Bridges X
went to Bluffton Monday.
Buy your Scovil Hoes from Boy
ett & Gunn—only 35c each.
r Mrs. D. W. James, Jr., visited V
\Pothan since our last issue.
Mr. Charlie MeLuurin, of Lake
View, was in the city Sunday.
Infants’ Comb and Brush sets at
L. C. Strong’s Drug Store. i6-at
Col. J. W. Walters, of Albany, \
spent last Friday night in the city.
Boyett & Gunn will save you
money on Paintß, Oils, Varnishes
and Brushes.
Mr. Henry Butler accompanied 1
Miss Ella Jones to Bluffton Sun
day.
Dodge’s certain chicken Chol
era Cure for sale at L. C. Strong’s
drug store. 31
'' Mr. Ralph Hobbs came over
from Albany Tuesday and returned
Wednesday.
Bargain sale at Underwood’s
Monday. i3ee list of bargains in
ad this issue.
Mr. A. L. Jones, Jr., h;ia return
ed to Macon and be will have some
big fish tales to tell the Maconites.
Blue Grass Condition Powers,
the great stock food of the blue
grass regions, at L. C. Strong’s
/drug store. 4-23*tf
j Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Gunn, of
Cuthbert, have been the pleasant
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Boy
ett for several days since our last
issue.
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.
Groceries.
We will save you money on gro
ceries and feed stuffs.
Howell Bros.
Good for Children.
The pleasant to take and harm
less One Minute Cough Cure gives
immediate relief in all cases of
cough, croup and lagrippe becau*Se
it does not pass immediately into
the stomach, but takes effect right
at the seat of the trouble. It draws
out the inflammation, heals and
soothes and cures permanently by
enabling the lungs to contribute
pure life-giving and life-sustain
ing oxygen to the blood and tis
sues. Sold by L. C. Strong.
Nice Hand Mirrors, Magnify
ing Mirrors, etc. At L. C.
Strong’s Drug Store. 16 2t
A Thoughtful Man.
M. M. Austin of Winchester,lnd. #
knew what to do in the hour of
need. His wife had such an un
usual case of stomach and liver
trouble, physicians could not help
her. He thought of and tried Dr.
King’s New Life Pills and she got
relief at once and as finally cured.
Only 25c, at L. C. Strong’s Drug
Store.