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Short Stops*
Don’t forget the show at the Audi
torium Tuesday night.
Beautiful Wedding Presents.
Barham Jewelry Company.
■ Speckled and Unknown Peas at
Bridges & Lane’s.
Col. R. H. Hines, of Macon, was
in the city Wednesday.
Boyett Grocery Company handle
'the Bread and Cakes now.
Repair work a “specialty.”
Barham Jewelry Company.
Hon. J. E. Peterson, of Port Gaines,
was in the city Wednesday.
. Guitars, Violins and Mandolins.
Barham Jewelry Company.
Mr. Joe Hamil is up from Meigs af
ter several weeks absence.
A few extra nice Hammocks.
Barham Jewelry Company.
Highest market price paid for Cow-
Hides. C. S. MIDDLETON.
Fun, fun, fun, you'll have it at the
“Union Depot” Tuesday night.
5 or 6 doses “666” will cure any
ease of Chills and Fever. Price 25c.
Diamonds! See us before you buy.
Barham Jewelry Company.
Mr. R. G. Berry, of R. F. D. No. 3,
dropped in to see us yesterday.
You should see our line of Clocks.
Barham Jewelry Company.
Ordinary Oliver will hold his reg
ular term of court next Monday.
Cotton Seed Hulls and Meal at
Bridges &. Lane’s.
The County Commissioners will
-meet in monthly session Tuesday.
Any kind of seed to plant for sale
by BOYETT GROCERY CO.
Dpn’t fail to see the bridal party
at the Auditorium Tuesday night.
Bring your Chickens and Eggs to
BOYETT GROCERY CO.
5 or 6 doses “666” will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c.
Send your next order for Cards to
the FLEMING CARD CO.
See ten <of Blakely’s beauties in
the Kiss, Kiss, Kiss drill Tuesday
night.
For your mower —you can get them
—McCormick repairs at Mack Strick
land’s.
Your visit to Blakely is not com
plete without you visit the Big Sale
at SAM STEIN’S.
Mr. C. L. McKissack Is down from
Fort Valley today mingling with his
friends.
Stock Powder and Poultry Panacea
on hand all the time.
BOYETT GROCERY CO.
Mr. G. M. Pullen, of Arlington, spent
last Friday in the city looking after
business.
Saturday is the last day. Make our
wtore your headquarters while in
Blakely. SAM STEIN.
McCormick repairs at Mack Strick
land’s fancy grocery store on South
Main street.
Our Methodist friends will have
Presiding Elder Williams with them
next Sunday.
CRUSHED!
CRUSHED!!
CRUSHED!!
Mr. Lewis Gay’s friends are glad to
*ee him out again after his recent
severe illness.
NOTICE: We can examine your
eyes and fit you with proper glasses.
Barham Jewelry Company.
The Indian and Cowboy drills alone
are worth the price of the show next
Tuesday night.
Onion Sets and Fresh Garden Seed
of all kinds.
Boyett Grocery Company.
Mv. G. O. Lindsey, of the Cuba set
tlement, was a pleasant caller at our
office yesterday.
We are now prepared for fitting
glasses; eyes thoroughly examined.
Barham Jewelry Company.
Mr. J. C. Haynes and Mr. W. H.
Flowers paid Alabama a pop call Tues- :
day night.
Call at Mack Strickland’s Taney gro
cery store, South Main street, for (
McCormick repairs.
Mr. R. H. Stuckey is now with us.
’Phone him your orders.
Boyett Grocery Company.
Miss Mary Bateman, of Fort Gaine3
is spending a few days in Blakely on
, an important business mission.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hutchins, of
’Howard's Landing, were in the city
yesterday on a shopping expedition.
Remember, our bench man can do
your work while you wait.
Barham Jewelry Company.
The bill collector will have his in
ning Saturday and will probably ex
tend his operations over into next
week.
If you will hand us your Invitations
for the June wedings, we will do the
rest.
Barham Jewelry Company.
Dr. W. H. Alexander bought a hand
' some red touring car in Macon last
week and briught it home Saturday
and now has it in daily use.
Our good friend, Mr. W. J. Clem
mons, still continues on his bed of
’ illness, but as he is improving, we
hope to see him out soon.
Dr. W. J. Jennings and wife and
child and Miss Elia Flowers went
down to St. Andrews Wednesday eve
ning for a several days’ stay.
Col. W. F. Weaver is convalescing
and his legion of friends hope soon
to see him at his accustomed post
again. Frank has had a tough seige.
The senior editor had the pleasure
l of spending several hours in Kestler
Tuesday afternoon, where he found the
people as clever and hospitable as of
* old.
Mr. Justin Robinson is up from his
recent spell of fever and regaining
strength, but we are sorry to hear
dhat Mrs. Robinson is now in the sick
list.
Miss Ola Felton, after getting up
from her bed of illness a few days
ago, had a relapse and is again quite
j sick, which her friends are indeed
sorry to hear.
j Judge A. G. Powell, who came down
t from Atlanta to deliver the memorial
address in Blakely Monday staid over
until Wednesday morning mingling
i with his old associates and friends.
Our genial young friend, Willie Jim
Grist, is wrestling wilh an attack of;
. mumps and until he resumes his ac-J
> customed place in the ranks Henry
Moye and his other cronies will be
disconsolate.
i A heavy down pour of rain prevent
ed Rev. E. T. Dawson from filling his!
engagement to preach at the Baptist I
church in Blakely Sunday night, j
Our people hope to hear him at some j
fu ure time.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Neel and little son
came up from Thomasville Sunday to
visit the family of Mr. J. H. Flowers.
Mr. Neel returned to Thomasville Mon
day evening, leaving Mrs. Neel and
the baby in Blakely.
Mrs. Walter Thomas is enjoying a
visit from her sister, Miss Adelaide
Screws, of Beaumont, Texas. Miss
Screws has visited Blakely quite fre
quently in the past and is very pop
ular among our young people.
Mr. James McNamara, of Kestler,
had a son born in his household on
Thursday, April 22nd, who is now call
ed James McNamara, Jr., and you
ought to see how high the old gentle
men holds his head, so proud is he of
the young heir.
See the new Harvesting Machine
advertisement in this issue. The ■
McCormick machine has won out as j
the best for Early county by actual.
test and Mr. Jno. Underwood i • anx
ious to sell the farmers of Early coun
ty more of these wonderful machines
on very liberal terms.
Mrs. F. Berman has opened a new
stock of goods in the store formerly
occupied by M. Berman on the North
side of the square. She has a hand-!
some display advertisement in the
News this week, offering some remark
able opening prices on brand new
spring and summer goods. Read the,
advertisement and give this new store
a call when you go shopping.
It is hardly necessary to call the
attention to the page advertisement
of T. S. Woodard’s Cash Store in
this issue of the News, but the prop
osition of a 25 per cent, rebate on
every cash purchase is such a unique
one that it is worthy of note. Mr.
Woodard has one of the most exten
sive stocks of dry goods in the city
and his proposition ought to draw
out many hidden dollars during the
ten days’ sale.
Mr. F. A. Barham has recently tak
en a course of optical lessons, and
has invested over SIOO in the neces
sary paraphernalia to test the eyes
ox his patrons so that he can furnish
them with the proper kind of eye
glasses to suit each individual case.
The Barham Jewelry Company now
carries a complete line of Optical i
goods and If your eyes need atten
tion, Mr. Barham would like to see
you.
The senior editor of the News spent
Tuesday night and Wednesday morn
ing in Bainbridge. He found the
Early county colony, among whom are
Mr. John R. McLendon, Mr. Will
Strong, Mr. Johnnie Williams, Mr.
F. S. Jones and Mr. W. A. Cooper,
all apparently in splendid health and
prospering. While there we had the
pleasure of seeing quite a number of
old friends, among whom were Captain
Ben E. Russell, Major T. J. Morris
and Mr. Purd Brown, Mr. Charlie j
Mandeville, Mr. J. W. Callahan and,!
last, but not least, Mr. Bob Lytle.
“UNION DEPOT” AT THE
AUDITORIUM TUESDAY NIGHT.
The entertainment to have been
given at the auditorium Friday night
for the benefit of the Blakely Cornet
Band, has been postponed until Tues
day night to allow for a little better
preparation.
The entertainment is being arranged
under direction of Miss Margaret Me
lick.
The play, the Union Depot, is so
full of interest, life and attraction, that
it canrot fail to give satisfaction*
The characters are represented by
home talent, which gives a deeper in
terest to all our people.
Miss Melick has had these young
people under training for the past few
days, and well understands her busi
e.’s as will be demonstrated Tues
day night.
Inte’tminejled d-rille, c|ances
and other attractive features it will
prove an enjoyable occasion, and all
citizens should attend. The proceeds
are for the benefit of the Band.
NEWS FROM BLUE CREEK.
By Honeysuckle.
Some of the farmers have set out
lots of potatoes.
Mr. C. I. Taylor and son, Willie,
'■ went up to the city Monday.
Mr. Aiken Ingram spent Sun lay
night with Mr. R. H. Brunson.
Mi', and Mrs. C. I. Taylor attended
preaching at Centerville Sunday.
! Mr. Tommie Alexander, of Langston
j Chapel, spent Sunday with home folks-
Mesdames Rufus and Swann Brun-
I son went up to the city shopping last!
| Monday.
Mrs. Fanny Alexander and son,
Persia, went up to the city shopping j
1 Saturday.
Messrs. Willie and Ba.mie Taylor
spent Sunday with their cousin, Mrs.
Pearl Brunson.
The rainy weather caused the peo
ple around here to loose lots of their
little chickens.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Money and little
daughter, Nellie, went shopping one
day last week.
Mrs. Genie Brunson spent a few
days with her sister. Mrs. George Al
exander, last week.
Mrs. Sam Landrum and son. Benja
min, went up to the city shopping
Wednesday of last week.
Somebody got fooled Sunday and
they looked mighty sad. I wonder
why the fellow didn't come.
Mesdames Rufus and Swann Brun
son spent Sunday afternoon with their
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
; Landrum.
Misses Hattie Roberts and Mattie
Legere of Cuba, gave Mesdames
Genie and Pearl Brunson a pop call
Hoc day afternoon.
Miss Annie Lee Anglin has returned
Ito her home in Eldorendo, after
spending a few weeks with friends
and relatives at this place.
We are having lots of rain now.
I hear:! some of the farmers say they
! had enough of rain now. but they
cannot have their way every time.
Everything is looking fresh and green
, again.
Crystal Flour —the best to be had.
BOYETT GROCERY CO.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Our Presiding Elder, Rev. A. M.
Williams, D. D., will preach next Sun
day and hold the Second Quarterly
Conference on Monday night.
Let us give him a cordial greeting. |
T. G. LANG.
To the People of Blakely and Vicinity:
All you who read have learned that
we ar the genuine sale crushers. We J
advertise what we do; we do what
we advertise. Don’t be misled by
so-called imitators, but come to the
CRUSHED SALE, j
Beauties! The new line or Cards.
at the
FLEMING CARD CO. j
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| PHONE 16 j* BLAKELY, GEORGIA I
Not a Dull Spot
in the May EVERY
BODY’S MAGAZINE.
That’s why it holds the
undoubted supremacy.
Even if you are not a mag
azine reader, try it. There
is an unusual line of fiction
this month.
Read “Grimsden House”
if you like a “ thriller.”
BRYAN-ASKEW DRUG CO.,
BLAKELY, GA.