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ALBANY DAILY ^ ,■'■■ ■ 1 • TJEMKv-WTBlMFl t.. l/.« * Messrs. Hofmayer, Jones m c ompany "" j « beg to announce for,.the week beginning ‘ . > , Monday, January tke Fifteentli, Their 37th Annual White Sah "The extensive display of UNDERMUSLINS, EMBROIDERIES, WHITE GOODS and LINENS will measure fully up to the high standard of this store. The discriminating women of South Georgia have found it profitable to wait for the annual White Sales of H. J. & Co. The elaborate preparations for next week's event warrant the assertion that this sale can not be eqalled by any store in this section, nor excelled by any store in the South. Saturday’s aunouncemeut will give detailed info:(nation. Hof mayer, Jones & c ompany. xpand Your Christmas Dollars Our holiday lines are limited in number, but as far as we go leave no ohanoe for oompetitjon. We carry no trash or use. 383 goods. Those items handled are sensible, useful ones that of servioe every day in the year; while in getting them here >u save enough to make your money go far. Money is apt to shrink at holiday time, especially when you pay fancy holiday prices,' Every day with us is a bargain day, you can buy just as -.heap before Christmas as you dan after. Come here for Fine Perfumes In paokages or ( bulk, Fine Hair and Cloth Brushes. Fancy Combs. Shaving Sets, Stationery Items. Toilet Articles, Etc. Haggard Drug Co. PHONE 75. ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY. Jack Reed Charged With Burglarizing the 8parke-8axon Store, HURRY BACK. Don’t miss auy of it. It I is well matured, mellowed j by age and consequently of fine.flavor. It is sold over | the bar and costs no more thaii the cheap kind you usually get. We serve none I hut the best Whiskey. Whiskey that comes from | the best known distilleries only. Oavl».Rxohan«* Bank Building j-* THE OFFICE Broad Stroet. Fron Jack Reed, a.negro boy, was arrest ed yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Godwin, charged with burglarizing the Sparks-Saxon hardware atore Saturday night or Sunday morning. Jack, It Is thought, was caught with tile goods on. He had on a pair of overalls and a pair of logglns, both of which, It Is charged,-were missing from the stock of the ha dware store Sunday morning after the burglary. One of the show windows of the hardware store was cracked Saturday blit the proprietors did not think there would be any danger In closing up the store Saturday night. When, however, one of them passed Sunday Ibornlng, ho found that the whole win dow pane was missing. Upon entering the store he found thnt Ills goods were badly scattered, and on close examination he discover ed thnt some of his stock was missing. He also found .telltale footprints. The matter wns immediately report ed to the police authorities. Deputy Sheriff Godwin took up the case, and worked It constantly, his reward be ing the arrest of the negro, alleged to be the guilty party. Reed has been In the employ of Mr. N. W -Wallace, at his farm In East Dougherty. It seems thnt Reed took some of the stolen articles, a pistol nnd shotgun among them, nhd hid them away at tile farm. They were turned over to the authorities. Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Godwin found Reod about 12 miles south of Albany. Ho Is now peeping through the bays of the county jail, pending trial’In the superior court for burg lary. TWO POLICEMEN ' TO QUIT THE FORCE. Officers W. A. McLarty and S. F. Price Buys Ou\ H. A. Floyd. Officers W. A. McLarty and Steve P. Price hare purchased from Mr. H. A. Floyd, his grocery store ,and saloon on Broad street, and they will take charge of the place nnd run It hereafter. Yesterday the store and saloon were closed, Mr. Floyd taking stock. This morning, the deal-was consummated, and the two officers are now In pos- session. The announcement of the Intentions of the two popular policemen to quit the force 'and engage- in business of their own comes In the nature of a surprise to their friends, and to the people of Albany generally. Mr. McLarty lias been on the force about 18 years, and Mr. Price has been a policeman a large portion of this time. Both of them were consid ered among the most popular and of- flclrfnt policemen that Albany ever had, and the police department suf fers considerable In their retirement. It is hoped by the friends of Messrs. McLarty and Price that they will suc ceed In their undertaking. It Is stated that the store and sa loon will bo run as before, but that new fixtures will be Installed. NEGRO WANTED SEVERAL MONTHS ARRESTED. FOR SALE—Six tenement houses, 2 rooms and kitchen each, South, street. Rents per month, $20. Ed.: R. Jones. 12-3t Will Murray Caught in Cordell;, and Bound Over to Superior Court. Will Murray, who has been wanted by the local authorities for several months, Is at last -behind the bars of Dougherty county jail. Murray, It will be recalled, Is the negro who nearly murdered Stovall Flake, a young boy, In the restaurant at the depot. Without provocation, and apparently merely to settle some small grievance, • ha attacked Flake with a large knife and ripped open his abdomen from side to aide. It was thought at the time that the in jured boy w.ould certainly die, hut he pulled through, and Is now entirely well. Several days ago Sheriff Edwards lo cated Murt-ay In Cordele, where he has been since fleeing from Albany. Tho authorities ^at Cordele werd noti fied. and Murray was brought back to Albany. , Yesterday he was given a commit ment trial be'ore Justice Manning, who bound him over to the superior court on a charge of assault with In- :ent to murder. The merchant who advertises in The Herald does not have to go forth into the highways and byways and drum up customers. Verily, the mud stteketh closer than a bill collector, , Plenty of swee* milk, cream ,and butter. FERNLAND FARMS. ’Phone 199. 10-3t For Livingston’s Closed Cecbs i Phone 26: More comfortable but no more expen sive than the did open hacks. FOR SALE — Handsome 6-room resl- dence near Monroe, on. Residence street ;^70x210 feet, $2,195. Terms. Ed. R. Jones. 12-3t 23 means exit. 50 MULES AND HORSES To be sold at AUCTION SALE NEW POLICEMEN CHOSEN TOMORROW. Highest bidder the buyer, to liquidate J. A Tohnson’s stock account at my stables, Pine ; street, Albany, Ga., Friday, January 12. Sale to begin at 11 a. m. R. W. JORDAN, Agent. JOT 1 ON COKE. COAl Officers W. A. McLarty and S. F. Price- have- tendered their resigna tions to the police commission, and they will be accepted at a called meet ing tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, and their successors will he elected. The mcetnlg will be held In the city hall. It Is understood that several appli cations for the vacancies have been made. Chief Westbrook said tills morning that he regretted very much the loss of the two popular officers, as they were always a credit to the de partment, and were among Ills most reliable men. The telephone manners of some peo? pie in this town are mighty bad. They appear to he utterly unable to speak Into the 'phone until they have first demanded, “Who’s that?” It Is im possible for the person answering the “ring” to avoid this by announc ing number of 'phone and the name. For example: .Tones, who Is one of the confirmed "Who’s-that-ers,” rings Smith's phone. Smith answers, and In doing so distinctly announces Ills number and who It Is at the ’phone, when Jones comes right hack with his abrupt and Ill-mannered “Who’s that?” He can’t be cut out of saying It, and It s'eems impossible ,'or him to speak what he wants to say Into the ’phone until he has first bawled, “Who’s that?” There is no use guessing what the weather will do. Unless you are a post-graduate forecaster, with some thing o’ the supernatural In your make-up, you are In danger of falling down hard If you turn weather proph et during such seasons as the pres ent. FOR SALE—Six tenement houses, 2 rooms and kitchen each, South street. Rents per month, $20. Ed. R. Jones. ' 12-3t Nectar for the Gods was never sipped with such g;usto as (lie epicure feels when a glass of our delicious, sparkling and highly Invigorating FLINT ROCK trickles past his fastidious palate. When run down in health, or when you have that ’‘all-gone” -feeling, try a bottle of FLINT ROCK. You will think it the long-sought-for fountain of youth, and renewed vigor. Brinson &’Co.. Wood and Coal, ’Phone 367. Promot service. Patron age solicited. The interior of the brary is being rapidly CARTER & CO. enoimii and coal Dealers >ME TO US FOR COAL. • W.# Are at Same Old Stand on Pfno Street. p>lo stock Montevallo, Cllnnx. Tip Tnp and Blookton, the best from —aba, Ala., coal -eld?. Also the celebrated HEX and other high e Jellio Coals. Accurate weights and satisfaction guaranteed ton all ,a »old bv us.,* * 0 Hard Coal for Furnaces and Blacksmiths’ Coal ’Phone 17. NOTICE THIS,- PLEASE. The fiscal year o: The Herald Pub lishing Company closes on the first day of February nnd for that reason we ask all who are Indebted to the company to settle,their accounts be fore that day,-thereby conferring a favor upon the company’s officers that will he highly appreciated. Thanking all for their liberal pat ronage during the year just closing, and soliciting a continuance of your valued orders in the future, we are, ■ Yours for publicity, tf . HERALD PUBLISHING CO. Carnegie 11- flnished up. The decorations, while not elaborate, will be attractive and In good taste,' and these are hetne put on. It will he several weeks yet, however, be fore” the building can be turned over to the hoard of trustees In a finished condition. .Sickening, Shivering Fits Of Agate and Malaria can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters.. This is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial benefit In malaria, for it exerts a true curative influence on the disease, driving it entirely out of the system. It Is much to be preferred to quin ine, having none of this drug's bad after-effects. E. S. Munday, of Hen rietta, Texas, writes: ‘‘My brother had jaundice, till he took Electric Bit ters, which saved his life.’’ At Alba ny Drug Co. Price, 50c. guaranteed. Sweater Weather 'Pretty mean weather this, but just the kind that Sweaters are made for. They not only keep the cold out but are thorough ly comfortable. You don’t have to load yourself up with extra clothing. - » '■ liji tiL