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Free Soda Water &
For 30 Days, I will give to each customer spending 50 cents in
cash at my store a ticket good for One Drink of Soda 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 SI.OO.
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 13. HAY,
Free Delivery. ’Phone 92 *
Correct Styles in
Spring Millinery!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are showing the
| I Smartest Line
1 | of Spring Millinery in our history.
* A Grand Exposition of Millinery
I Styles for 1903.
I I Exquisitely beautiful creations for
| special occasions or the simplest
xxxxxxxxxxxxff 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 k 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 <£ of
and carefully inspect our new stocks of Spring and
Summer Merchandise, feeling confident you will find
them to your liking.
&
Every dollar’s worth has been carefully selected.
Style, standard, merit and pi ice 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*
Ordinary’s court next Monday.
The resorvoir at the waterworks
is being covered.
The bill collector will say his
little piece tomorrow.
The county commissioners will
bold their May meeting next Tues
day. .
John Underwood has inaugu*
rated free delivery with his big n©W
store.
The 6 o’clock closing movement
goes into effect among the Blakely
dry goods stores tomorrow.
Blakely has the prettiest stores,
the prettiest goods and the prettiest
girls of any place we know.
The bond election comes off Sat
urday. If you are registered do
not forget to go out and vote for
the bonds. '
The streets of Blakely are blocß\
aded by lumber, lime, mortar and
brick, which is a sure sign of its
progressiveness.
It is said that many farmers are
having to plow up and replant their
cotton on account of the deleterious
effects of the cold dry winds of the
past few weeks.
Dr. T. E. Sheffield, of Cedar
Springs, plants his professional
card in the News this week. He
is one of Early’s best equipped
young physicians.
The best little city in Southwest
Georgia, if not in the state, is the
way visitors to our city express
themselves, and it does us good to
hear them say so.
Frying size chickens are sold in
Blakely at a good price as fast as
they are brought in. The fact is,
Blakely is a number one market
for all country produce.
The New Hope school closes
with a picnic at Miller ford on Dry
creek tomorrow. Prof. W. R
Crumbley has had a successful term
and has greatly pleased the patrons.
Mr. Andrew McDonald and
will leave the last of this week for
Kansas to make their future home,
where he has secured a position in
a shoe store. Their many friends
here will regret to see them go.
Miss Ruth Sparks, a pretty and
winsome young lady, of
ville, is in the city as the guest of
Miss Ethel Flowers at her pretty
home,which is a guarantee that she
will enjoy her visit to our city.
About a year ago Mr. Will
Bridges bought 127 acres of land
out in the forks of the railroad and
Arlington street, for which he paid
S2O an acre. A few days ago he
was offered S3O an acre for it and
refused the offer.
Last Sunday afternoon many of
our people were made quite appre
hensive by seeing huge rolls of
smoke billowing up in the eastern
pirt of the city, fearing that some
dwelling was going up in smoke,
but it proved to be the woods on
fire beyond the residence of Mr. W.
T. G. Cobb.
Mrs. C. H. Tillman, betteY
known to the older residents of
Blakely as Miss Lessie Hutchins, is
now on the local staff of the Mex
ican Herald, the leading daily pa
per of the Mexican capital. She is
a lady of brilliant literary attain
ments and has mastered the Mex
ican language since her residence
in the city of Mexico.
The Knights of Pythias and their
visiting guests are anticipating a
great time at the anniversary cele
bration of the lodge, which will be
held in their new castle hall in the
Alexander building tomorrow (Fri
day) night. Grand Chancellor
Somerkamp, of Columbus, and Past
Grand Chancellor Hooper, of
Americus, are among the prominent
guests who have accepted invita
tions to be present.
On Wednesday a party of Blake
lyites spent the day at Sheffield’s
mill. By 12 o’clock, with the as
sistance of Mr. W. T. Paramore
and his rifle, they had abundance
of fish to eat and brought home
about thirty pounds. The day will
be one long remembered by the
party, judging from the glowing
reports made by several of them.
outing was .got up by Mr. D.
vJV. James, who spared nothing that
would add to the pleasure of the
party. Quite a pleasant feature of
the day was joining a party with
Mr. E. Hilton and family, of Hil
ton, and Mr. C. O. Holland and
family, of Pineview. The occa
sion was one of pleasure and recre
ation to all.
At conference Sunday at the Bap
tist church Rev. W. E. Taylor was
unanimously licensed to preach.
Mr. Taylor is a son of Rev. R. B.
Taylor, pastor of the Baptist church
here. Rev. W. E. Taylor has
charge of a church at Sharpsburg.
He is a young man of much promise
and is expected to make a very fine
preacher.—Marion County Patriot.
Flowers' Saw Mill Burned* .
V
Monday evening about 7 o'clock'
the big saw mill of the Flowers
Brothers Lumber Company, in the
western part of the city was totally
destroyed by fire, entailing a loss
of $12,000 or $ 15,0 co, which was
covered by insurance.
*The big dry kilns, planers, stor
age room, the many large piles of
lumber and everything else escaped
from the fiery elements. The mill
will be rebuilt as soon as time and
money can accomplish it and only
the latest improved machinery will
be put in.
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
3t
'— Married, at the home of the
bride’s mother, April 8, 1903, Miss
Cecil Griffin to Mr. W. H. McCon
nell, both of Baker county ; Rev.
M. W. Carmichael officiating. The
couple have many friends in Early
'county who wish them happiness.
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
than we will or appreciate your
trade more. Martin’s Grocery.
Mr. B. L. Brown, of
after spending some days in Cuba
visiting his daughter, Mrs. C. W.
Bridges, came up Monday with Mr.
Walter Lindsey, the clever rural
route man, on his way home.
HARDWARE-
Hoes, Rakes, Shovels, Spades,
Axes, Hammers, Hatchets,
Chisels, Saws, Braces, Bitto
Pistols, Cartridges, Shot Guns,
Shells, Leggins. See Boyett
& Gunn for Hardware of all
sorts. 1 y
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Mr. W. J. Clemons, of the Union
neighborhood, left on this morn
ing’s train for Thomas county, to
visit his daughter, Mrs. R. E. Lee,
of Boston. He will also extend his
visit to Brooks and Lowndes coun
ties.
Groceries.
We will save you money on gro
ceries and feed stuffs.
Howell Bros. •
Mr. T. B. Holley, of Fitzhugh*.
was in the city Wednesday and
made the editor smile. Thanks,
Op. __
Fine white Mulls and other beau
tiful commencement material just
received at Underwood’s.
Dodge’s certain chicken Chol
era Cure for sale at L. C. Strong’s
drug store. 3t
Mr. J. F. Creel visited Bluffton V
Sunday.
Jelly glasses cheap at Boyett &
Gunn’s. ,
Mr. Henry Middleton, of Fitz
hugh, was in the city Wednesday.
Every lady in Early county will
find a paying trip to Underwood’s
tomorrow.
Mr. T. B. Jordan made a busi- /
ness trip to Baihbridge Wednes
day.
Boyett & Gunn will save you
money on Paints, Oils, Varnishes
and Brushes.
Mrs. W. H. Budd and children '
left Tuesday for Austell, Ga.,on an
extended visit.
Mr. Underwood (entertains at hig
handsome new store tomorrow.
Your presence is requested.
Hrs. T. R. McDonald and Miss
Daisy Deal returned from Colum
bus Tuesday evening.
Will you go Friday? Yes, read
the advertisement and you’ll go.
Underwood’s, of course.
Master Cullen Alexander, of t
Geneva, Ala., is visiting his broth- •
er, Mr. Asa Alexander, on Liberty
street.
j Blue Grass Condition Powers,
/the great stock food of the blue
grass regions, at L. C. Strong’s
drug store. 4-23-ts
Miss Mattie Brooks, who visited
the family of Mr. M. Cherry for
some days, has returned to her
home in Blakely.—Dothan Home
Journal.
Mrs. C. A. Garrett, of Houston,
Texas, after a pleasant visit to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Thomas, of this
city, left Friday via Montgomery
for her home.
Mrs. T. M. McKinnon and daugh- \
ter, Miss Bertie, came over from
Blakely Saturday to attend the fun
eral of the former’s father, Mr,
Jacob Moody.—Dothan Home
Journal.
Miss Coral Hammack one of the
handsomest young ladies of Blakely,
came over Sunday to spend a few
days with her sister Miss Annie.
The best young men will take no
tice.—Dothan Home Journal.
Be sure to read Underwood’s two
advertisements in this issue. They
are both quite interesting.
For Sale.
I have for sale three sb«w cases,
one cigar case and one prescription
case.
Dr. W. H. Alexander,
Blakelv, Ga.
Selling Out at C^|t.
Or so near so the difference will
not amount to much. Listen and
you will be convinced :
Town Talk Tobacco at 25c per
lb.
Brown’s Mule Tobacco at 2fc
per lb.
Liberty Bell Tobacco at
per lb.
Schnapps Tobacco at per lb.
Red Apple Tobacco at 35c jper
pound.
Ballard’s Obelisk Flour at $4 65
per bbl.
Capitola Flour, guaranteed tha
very best on the market at 57c per
sack.
Capitola Flour at $4 .45 per bbl.
Stone’s Best at $4 35.
Meal 70c per bushel.
Best White Corn 77c per bushel.
White Clipped Oats 55c per bu.
Best Wheat Bran per sack, $1.20.
Best Shorts per sack, $1.45.
Best Fairbanks Lard, 11 lbs for
SI.OO.
Good Roasted Coffee 11 lbs for
$1 00.
Arm & Hammer Soda, 4c.
Dried Apples in packages, 10c
per lb.
White Peas per quart.
-- Knox & Wetmore’B Gelatine 5c
per package.
Best Extracts, 8c per bottle.
Mallard’s Sweet Chocolate, 5c
for 10c package.
Fancy candy 10c per lb.
Stick Candy 7£c per lb.
Matches, 45c per gross.
All kinds of snuff 45c a pound
for cash only.
These are only a few of the bar
gains we have for you for the spot
cash only. Satisfaction guaran
teed. Howell Bros.