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V \ j T t * K VOL 2. NO 29. VIENNA. GA. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20. 1902. TWICE-A WEEK $1.00 PER YEAR *3 I $ $ $ 5°} r I I $ 5gl |0| igl $; $ $ ji i[ic $ I ft I I i I aBaBgBjjacilaBBPanaaciaaaan^^^ You Can Plainly See If U Will Only Look M # & People ere Growing More aid More Accustomed to Coming Here for VALUES. ' They Find the Prices are Lover and in Plain Figures, and are Anlions for the Yatnes We are Offering in all Departments. AND OUR 8TOCK OP Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Glass, Crockery and Tinware, Furniture, Carpets and Rugs. In fact Everything you Want to Wear or Furnish Your House With, Was Never as LARGE, and as well SELECTED, as at Present, AND WAS BOUGHT T© SELL AT VERY LOW PRICES. We want to show you through our line, v and we know what the Verdict will be. The RACKET STORE, 4 J. COOPER, Prop’r., - - - VIENNA, GEORGIA. 3C I M $ $ $ El ife fr ft ft ft ft ft $ j0‘ $ $ i ft ft ft 8i * lOt h JFk iUUUUUMUUUULIUUMUUMUk AlUUMMMMMMMUUMMyMMUMMUMMUMMUMUMUMUUMMUHy, l \ ft jy | DcacacanuuQaaaaijj£il=i£aja T V The News From Arab!. > I Arab!, Gn., Sept. 19.—At the Chapel exercises in the auditorium Friday ■ morning, Metz Joiner, the well known boy preacher was introduced to a large audience by Prof. L. E. Brown. Metz gave a very interesting talk upon “Christian Education," bringing out some beantifnl thoughts. Col. L. E. Roberson, prosecuting attorney of Lake City, Fla., was then then introduced by Prof. Brown, Col. Roberson lectured the school upon the value of “Moulding the Character and Gaining a Reputation in our Youth.” Rev. J. J. Hyman, Rev. J. W. Reese, and Prof. Brown also gave some very interesting talks. Metz Joiner spoke to a very large crowd Thursday and Friday nights at the BaptiBt church. Col. L. E. Roberson called to see his daughter Miss Ada Mae, whole attend* ing the Honston High School. Charlie Brown is going back to Mer cer in a few days. Mrs. Simmons of Marble, Ga., is vis* iting her daughters, Miss Nettle and Mrs. Myra Hndley of this place. Mr. James Brown will teach the school at Burcli, where he will have a very large attendance. The Young Peoples Union at the Baptist church last night was a great success. Rev, J. J. Hyman left for Elko, yes terday, where he will fill his regular appointment today and Sunday. PLAIN NOTICE.. I am quitting the Shelf Goods* It does not pay me at ail. They are going at the rate of about one hundred dollars per day, which is too slow, I will put on another >' nan by the name of Push Men day, and by Dec. 15th, Push- will have closed out my old stand and slock ut and below cost. If you want any part of it, you had best ta’come quick. This is no Fsk0 Sal®. Respect fully, D. B. Thompson. Mrs. Jno. ITayo Dead. Mrs. John Mayo died at her home near Byromville Wednesday morning about 6 o’clock, after an illness of several weeks with slow fever. 8he was 28 years old and had beeii a member of the Baptist church ten years, and was a good woman. She leaves a hus band, two little boys, three sisters, four brothers and parents to mourn her death. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Berry of near this city. Her remains were brought down and placed in Mt. Pleasant cemetery Thurs day morning at 11 o’clock in the pres ence of a large crowd. Rev. J. D. Norris conducted the funeral services. V ■ Little Kate Joiner Dead. NUMBER INCREASING IN VIENNA’S SCHOOL Kate, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Joiner 6f Drayton, died Thursday at 12:80 o’clock, after an illness of only a few days with hemor rhagic fever. She was a bright little girl and the pride of father and mother. Her remains were placed in the Collier cemetery yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the presence of a large crowd of friends and relatives. The grief stricken parents have the sympathy of their friends in their sod bereavement. Festival at Mt. Vernon. The News is requested to announce that a festival will be given at Mt. Vernon school house next Wednesday night for the purpose of raising funds to purchase heaters for the school. This is a worthy purpose and everybody is invited to attend and aid this move ment in a financial way. Festival at Byromville. A festival will be given at Byromville Friday night, Sept. 20th, for the pur pose of raising funds to purchase an organ for the Methodist church at that place. Everybody is invited to attend and bring a well filled purse. My Since tbe Opening Monday. The attendance in the Vienna Pub lic School is still increasing and this term bids fair to excel any previous one in the history of the sohool. The at tendance this week has increased from 126 to 140 since the opening last Monday and a large number of them are board ing pupils. Following is a list of tho names of those.boarding, and the place where they are stopping: Madeline Owen of Pleasant Valley, boarding at Dr. H. A. Mobley; Roy and Albert Brown of Keriis, boarding at B. M. Wood; Bessie Brown of Kerns, boarding with her sister, Mrs. G. L. Bush; Tiny and Bessie Tippett otTip- pettville, boards at B M. Wood; Bryant Wood and Frank Adkins from near the 6th district court house, boarding at B. M. Wood; Ollie Hill of Mingo, boarding at 8. F. Summers; Mamie Fullington of Pinehurst, boarding at B M. Wood *, Grady and Bertha Bullington of Find lay, boarding with their uncle, D. A. Taylor; Janie Tharpe of Fuqua, board ing at Mrs. Owen; Lucius Causey of Snow, boarding with his sister, Mrs. Jim Brewer. Several from the country come and go every day, and Mrs. J. H. Morgan has four in attendance; J Riley Brown, who lives five miles cast of the city, has four in attendance; J.T. Jackson of Shiloh, has four in attend ance ; Wm. Bryan of Pleasant Valley, Albert Trippe and his two sisters, Irene and Mamie from near Drayton, are also in attendance. A Sad Disappointment. Ineffective liver medicine ie disappoint ment but you don’t want to purge strain and break the glands o( the stomach and bowels DeWftts Little Early Risen tievei disappoint. They cleans the stomach ot all poison and putrid matter and do it to gently that one enjoys the effects, They are a tonic to the liver. Cure biiUotuness torpid liver and prevent* fever. Vienna Drag Co At the Opera House. The Woodford Stock Co., greeted our people at Heard’s opera house on last Wednesday night wit'h “The Girl from Calcutta," interspersed with comic songs, jokes and dances. From the applause the play met with tjie highest expectations, while the specialties were all good and up-to-date. So pleasing was the entire program that the mana ger of the opera house, Mr. Hester has made arrangements with them to appear here again next Thursday, Fri day and Satnrday nights, with a mati nee Saturday afternoon. They propose to play standard plays and give a first- class performance each night and our theater-going people should not fail to give them a good patronage. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining uncalled for at Vienna, Ga., September 16, 1902. B—Holey Birden, Mary A. Bryan; Charley Bright. »- D—Lize Dean, F—Della Fudge. G—Will Grbne. H—Homer H. Hines, Jane Harrell. P—Sallie Pool. R—J. M. Reynolds, R. D. Roberson, Caroline Redden, Lacy Bouden. 8—Jesse Scott, Rosa8teadman, Lena Stord. T—Henry Tinsley, Mrs. M A Teel. W-Tom Williams. Please call for advertised letters. R 8. Midolbtox, P. M. BARBER SHOP! If you want a first-class Hair Cut, Shave or Shampoo, come to see me and get it done by one who is an expert at the business. Special attention given to dressing ladies hair at their homes, or can sell them the preparation and they can do it themselves. Yours respectfully, CHARLEY POWELL, Barber. 'Mrs. Achord Dead. The remains of MrB. Hattie Achord, nek Miss Carmack, of Massey, wero brought to this oity Thursday and car ried but to the Carmaok homestead and. interred in the family .burial groundsi that afternoon, tier death occurred Wednesday morning about 6 o’clock. She leaves a husband and young babe, mother, sister and three brothers to mourn her death. The funeral services, were conduoted by Rev. J. M. Kelley of this city. Mr. Lewis Called For. Montezuma, Ga., Sept. 13—Hon E. B. Lewis has been invited by the chairman nt the Democratic congressional committee as one of the speakers to make several speech - es in tbe North and West this fall to aid in Democratic success in a number of doubtful districts in those sections. ' Congressman Griggs thinks there are good chan ces of auccess in many districts, but lacks speakers to cover these terri tories. Mr Lewis may make set era 1 speeches during the campaign. A PARSON’S NOBLE ACT. “I want all the world to know," writes Rev C J Budlong oi Ashway, R I, “what a thoughtful good nnd reliable medicine I found fn Electric Bitters. They cured me of jaundice and liver trouble* that had caused me great sufferings for many years. Fora genuine all-around cure they ezceil anything I ever saw." Elec trie Bitters are the surprise of ail for their wonperful work in liver, kidney and stomach troubles. Don't fail to try them. .Only 50c. Satisfaction guaran teed by Forbes Sc Coze Drug Co. New Notions at J. P. Heard A Sons. FOR SALE—Five roon residence end four acres, of land, known as the Page property in North East Vienna. Price |600. Apply to A. E. Jordan, Vienna, Go.