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AKRIDGE AIRINGS
B. H. Pope went down to Cairo Mon-
day.evo on business.
Prof. W. H. Searcy principal of tlfe
high school of Cairo was ont here on
Saturday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Geot Davis visited rela
tives at Cairo Sunday. They report a fine
day.
Rev. E. L. Rachels of Camilla preach
ed his farewell sermon at Pine Forest
church ns pastor on last Sunday. The
church was crowded to its utmost capa
city, and we all regretted very much
that he could not serve us longer. He
is one of the ablest divines in the Tuck
er Association.
Married at B. H. Pope’s on last Sun
day the 14th at 4 o'clock, Miss Lillie
Bodiford to Mr. Walter P. Ragans.
Quite a orowd witnessed the ceremony.
Mrs. Ragans is one of Thomas county's
most lovely young ladies,
HEALTHY
Our Meigs Depai
CAIRO LOCALS.
What the People of the I'Sweet City"
aroDoIng.
A Beautiful Canadian Girl Saved From
Catarrh of the Langs by Pe-ru-na.
Searcy.
Our market is stocked with sweet po^-
tatoes. .
Mr. J. M. Mize, of Spence District,
was here Saturday.
Mr. Mao Wilkes lost a flue young ox
Saturday.
Haven't soldi out yet. I mean fertil
izers and farm supplies for 1904 0 me
B 4 U 'buy and get value for your
money. ,< O. L. Duron, Meigs.
Mr. a. W. Chestnut, representative
of the Times-Enterpriie spent a day or
so here last week. He talks newspaper
tike a wheel horse. • 1
Mr. H. L. Denaard, of Murphy, was
here several days during the past week,
visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Bran-
well.
Miss Susie Mansheld, of Pelham, has
hoen employed to tenoh the school at
Pleasant View ohurck, a short distance
from town. Her school begins Monday
of the present weak.
A few dozens more of lino'Barred.
Plymouth Rook eggs, Hawkins strain,
at 11.00 per setting. J. g. Searcy.
Surveyor Staualand, of Boston, .was
here several days lost week sub-dividing
the Wilkes estate. Mr. Stanaland Wears
a number 8 hut, and carries his head
full of good sense.
'Certainly, nowhere in this county do '
sweet violets grow so large, and emit
such matchloss perfume as they do In
tills place. They are of extraordinary
size and form a part of the flowers of
evory yard.
I noted the danger of the small boys
about town Jpmping on the passengor
trains at this point. A few ovenings
since, a little fellow lost his footing and'
was thrown. against the switch, and
"rae near losing his life. There is an
.. .'nuance against it, bat it seems to.
have lost its strength.
Through the untiring energies nt
Messrs. Sapp, Wilkes, West, the Cone
Brothers and otliors, a nice church has
been built northwest of town. It is
abont 80 by 60 feet and is coiled and fin
ished comploto. The name of the
church is Pleasant View. It Is a monu
ment to tho energy and perseverance of
those who built it
Mira Maud Young of this place is
visiting at Flint,
Mr. Jim Davis went up to Flint' Sun
day to see his folks.
Mr. Lucian K. Braswell and wife of
Leland were here Sunday.
Miss Jennie Carter assistant in the
postoffioe went to Thomasville Sunday
afternoon, returning Monday.
Capt. H. B, Sutton of Cairo, was here
Sunday with tire family of Mr. T, F,
Dyson.
The air about this town is redolent
with the smell of fresh paint and guano
combined. It’s a bad mixture.
The bilious yellow oolor of the depot
has been at last changed, The railroad
folks have given us a very nice struc
ture
Misses Susie Singletary and 'Pearl
Stubbs of Ochlockonee were here Sun
day the guests of Mrs. W. M. Single
tary.
Mrs. J. R. Moore of Doernn after
spending two weeks very pleasantly as
the guest of Mrs. Lula Aultraan has
returned io her home.
Mr. Sam Sutton who made a prospect
ing tour to Bcssemor. Ala. has returned.
Sumlhiuks there’s still some work in
iiis lino to bo dono in Georgia.
Miss Lillio Smitli of this place who
has been engaged with the Everett Mer
cantile Co. at Pelham has been at homo
sick during the past week.
Mr. E. J. Simpson who has been with
ljisson.'Mr. J. M. Simpson, for-somo
time has gone to Quitman tondeit some
other mombors of his family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Waldorf of Thom
asville came over Sunday. Mr. Wal
dorf will work for his company in
Mitchell oonnty for the next two months
while Mrs. \J“3dorf will remain hero.
Mr. George W. Sweat and wife of
Inland have been the guest of Hr. W.
A. Meigs for a few days. Mr. Sweat
was on his way to accept a position
with a turpentine firm near Monticello
Fla
How, suppose the telephone folks
were to give us a booth. As it is, the
telephone is situated in the largest tail-
ness house here, in whloh there is al
ways more or less nolle and confusion.
Besides, one doe* not always care to
disclose ids business to the publio. I
heard a prominent haziness men zsy
Llist he has suffered loss by dlscnzzlng
hlz business over the phone, end that
he now always resorts to the telegraph.
Give ns the booth and yon will find more
business,
Miss Jennie Alderman of Plue
Park is theguestof Mrs, Dr. S. B.
Cook.
Wight Bros, have begun work
on an artesian well and Cairo will
soon be supplied with pure water.
Dr. Parker and Mr. Lane of
Whigham were visitors here. Mob-
day.
Mr. Henry Maxwell is building
a neat residence on Walker street.
Mr. S. C. Connell ie having his
house papered.
Mrs. Dr. Davis of Quitman .was
the guest of-Mrs. M. A. Ponlk ro ;
cently.
Mr. P. F. Maxwell and little
daughter Willie Lou of Vox, Ga.
visited Mr. Maxwell’s sister Mrs-
W. H. Searcy, recently.
Mr. Canu who is spending the
wiuter in Thomasville, is the
guest of Mr. Henry Wight.
John Clamer of Bainbridge vis
ited home folks Mouday.
Dr. Eugene Clamer of Atlanta
visited home folks reoently. It is
said that ■ Dr. Clamer will soon
while Mr.
Ragans is a flue farmer. They start in
life with best wishes of many friends.
Rev. M. Kitchens of Cairo was called
to tho pastorate of Pine Forest. While
we regret very much to give up our dear
old pastor who has served us sevon years
we welcome Brother Kitchens, with ur-
deuco and lore.
■ISS FLORENCE KENAH.
Miss Florence E. Kensh, 434 Maria street, Ottawa, Out., writes i
••A tew month* ago I caught a severe cold, which settled on my
lungs and remained there so persistently that 1 became alarmed. I
took medicine without benefit, until my digestive organs ^became
upset, and my head and back began to ache severely and frequently.
«•/ was advised to try Peruna, and although I had little faith'I
felt so sick that I was ready to try anything. It brought me blessed
.... - - - -UU - - - - jg- i Within
Sealod bids for famishing the citj
with wood doling tho ensuing year wil
be received up to six o’clock p. m. o:
Monday Fob. 18. Right reserved to re
jeot any and all bids.
F. W. Boyor, Chairman,
Water Work Com. city counoil. ti
relief at once, and 1 felt that 1 had the right medicine at last-
three weeks I was completely restored and have enjoyed perfect
health since.
•• I now have tha greatest faith In Peruna. ’• P. B. KEN AH.
I bought a bottle to try. I am .pleased
that I did, for it brought speedy rellof.
It only took about two bottles, and I
considered this money wellspent.
“ You hnvo a firm friend In me, and 1
not only advise its use to my friends, hat
have purchased several bottles to give to
those without the moans to bU7, and.
have noticed without exception that It
has brought about a speedy cure where-
ovor it has been need.”—Miss Rosa
Oerbing,
If you do not dcrlvo prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at ouce to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case gnd he will
w tag catarrh. The cold wind and I
rata, slush and mud of winter are espe
cially conducive to catarrhal derange
ments, Few women escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catching
OOtld Peruna should be taken. It forti
fies tho system against colds and ca
tarrh.
Tho following letter gives one young
woman’s experience with Peruna:
Hiss Bose Gerbing is a popular society
woman of Crown Point, Ind., and she
writes the following:
“Recently I took a long drive in the
country, end being too thinly-.dad I
caught a bod cold which settled on my
lungs, and which I could not seem to
shake off. I had heard a great deal of
Peruna for colds and catarrh and 1
Ask your Druggist for i 1904 Peruna Almanac free.
od in the Cairo High sohool, more
than ever before so early in the
spriug term.
A new school building is badly
needed in Cairo.
Mr. Robert Gamble left Mon
day tor Jacksonville on a business
trip.
The school can-
not grow jiny more in members
until the present building ie en
larged or a new oue erected.
Col. Albert Russell of Bain
bridge is the guest of Mr. J. B.
Crawfoid.
The League social at the home
of Mrs. M. L, Wight Tuesday
evening, was a splendid success.
The program was prepared by
Mrs. McCord and was one of the
best even gotten up. The musio
was very fine also.
Rev. T. A. White preaohed two
able sermons at the Baptist church
Suuday. 4 ,
. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Brannon
visited relatives and friends at
Climax Wednesday.
The.Methodist parsonage is be
ing painted.
Willie Crawford has returned
from a visit to Monticello.
Mr. T. F. Moore has rented the
store reoeutly oeoupied by Maul-
diu Bros, and will ran a first class
shoe store. ^
Mrs. B. F. Sutton left Wednes
day for a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. T. F. Dyson at Meigs.
Sam Sut'ton of Meigs was here
visiting home folks Wednesday.
Mrs. Charlie Mauldin, who has
been quite ill for some time is
convalescing. - ,
Charley Walsh, has been very
ill but is better at this writing.
Miss Crozier, 1st. assistant in
the Cairo High sohool, is ill with
grip-
Mr. W. R. Haves, who has been
with the Southern Express Co.,
in this city for sometime, leaVei
next Monday for Jasper, Fla.,
where he has accepted a position
iu a general store. D. A. Partin'
will take Mr. Hayes’ plaoe here.
Mr. W. D. Upshaw has found
it necessary to postpone his com
ing here for a short time. The
services which he is . to conduct
will begin at the Baptist chureh
on th^ fourth Suuday, Feb. 28.
DISTRIBUTING DEPOT FOR
R. W. Wheeler of Tifton is the
guest of Mr. John Everett.
ALL GALVANIZED STEEL WIRES.
FOR FIELD, FARM AND HOG FENCING.
THE OILY ELECTRICALLY WELDED FEICE.
EVERY ROD QUARANTINED PERPECT•
The DURABLE Fence, Wf
None so STRONG. -> ■
All large wires. W ’
Highest EFFICIENCY. „.H 25 ” — — H ’
LOWEST COST.
No Wraps-j ■ V‘tL —- If ;
The talk by the pastor and tl:
else* by the children at the M
church last Saturday aftcnioo
very much enjoyed. The occu
lt meeting of the Ladles M. A.
and was almost a "hen" meet
there were only two men presen
a large crowd of ladies. Tho c
were much complimented Tl
dron were trained by Miss Genu
to whom mnoh credit is due.
CASTOR IA
For Infanta and Children.
Tbs Kind Yon Have Always Bought
SUSINA NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Ed. Diokey and John L. Dickey
Jr. made (V.trlp to Thomasville lost HuS-
urdayi '
- We are pleased to hear of tho contin
ued improvement in the health of Miss
A. E. Mason.
Mr. J. E. Diokoy Sr. and sons, Leroy
and J lin, have bought the ingredients
and will mix tliolr own fertilizer this
year. That seemsto be a step In the
right direction.
•Compulsory attendance at school,
country police patrol, bettor rends, com
pulsory vaccination, t&phoaei for our
farmers, yes, we are opUmistio en
ough to believe that some day we will
have all of them.
to hold a: -pc T ~~~ **!**
Moisture —■ —'JlgiZ.
and cause s g —- —- —— -— BUl
^ USt * -FiTniuaon Planer” Fsacnfa. (Standard Style)
ibtoluielj STOCK PROOF. W* can SAVE YOU MOIEY on Fmobg.
’ CALL AND SEC IT.
We have just bought a carload-oi
the abave Fence to v arrive in a few
days. As we are the only firm in
Thomas county tha’ buy fence in car
load tots -We can save you money on
yoiir fence
Desires to announce
to the people of-
MEIGS
■and sarronnding country, that they ore
Ijpopared to handle their holiness.
They will sell everything the farmer
needs and will soil it
They will sell the goods of the
Swift Guano Company,
and of the
Savannah Guano Co.,
and will seU for
Cash or On Time,
BTKINSON MERCANTILE C0„
Meigs, Ga.
COLEMAN & ADAMS.
Escaped aa Awful Fire,
H. Hoggin, of Melbourne, Fla.,
, "My doctor told me I bad oon-
lon and nothing oonld be done for
county surveyor, camo down Monday
to anrvoy tho land Mr. Irwin McIntyre
recently bought of Mr. Raines Mitch
ell.
Mr. W. W. Wright, gnarflmn of Wal
ter M. Wright has sold fifty acres of
land in this district to Jerry Woldou Jr.
who is one of our most Indnstrlons and
well behaved colored citizens. Mr.
Wright has also sold his home plnco to
Jerry, who now owns the entire lot of
land.
Wo need a good grist mill. The
writer has to send oom nine miles (o be
gronud into meal.
Wanted. •
We would like to 'ask, through the
column of your paper, if there ia any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of indigestion, Dyi
pepsin, and Liver Trouble* that hoa not
been cured—and we alio mean their re
mits. such m sour stomach, ferments
tiou of food, habitual contiveness, ner
vous dyspepsia, headaches, despondent
feelings, sleeplessness- -in fact, any
trouble connected wfth the atomoeh or
liver? Tide medicine lias been sold for
many years in all- civilized countries.
me. I was given np to die.
of a free trim bottle of Dr. I
Discovery for Consumption,
to try it. Remit* were start
nowon the road to rdooveiy
*av*d my life.’’ This great c
Nothing has evet equoUed it
Nothing can ever surpassJL^
Dr. King’s
New Discovery
anteed for all throat and It
by J. W. Peacock druggist.
& |100. Trial bottle
For QggOT’V'ifoi
Mrs. Roberta and Miss Lucy
Roberts, of Vienna, are the gaests
of Mrs. Jas. F. Evans on Dawson
street,
For All Throat and
A Perfect -
Cure: Lung Troubles.
Moos, back If It fails, Trial B«tU«« ftss.
cost. If you never tried August Flow
er, try a 25 cent bottle first. Wo have
never known of ite failing. If so, *ome-
tliing more serious is tho matter with
von. Tile 28 cent size lias just been in-
i reduced tills year. Regular size 7f
O. GREEN, Woodbury, N. J.
8. H. PRIOR OO.
T. F. DYSON’S iSSSTf
2}i Tone of bar Iron, all sizes. 1 ton extra fine carriage and wagon
bolts, all sizes. 2000 feet rubber and canvass belting, 2 to 12 inches.
9000 feet piping, all sizes up to 9 inches. 1000 feet X inch 5-8 Inch
wire rope. 1 carry tlic best line of Cook Stoves and Stoveware on the
market. Thave the largest tod best line of General Hardware ever
brought to town. I manufacture Galvanized 8teel Tanks for ayrup
cooking by steam or otherwise. Alto Log Carts, Lumber Trucks, farm
and Lunfter Wagons, Buggies and farm implements. Send in your
flSSjfelE: T. F. DYSON. - Meias. Ga.
Telegram of Sympathy.
The feeling of sorrow at Sena
tor Hanna’* death, prevalent in
Thomasville, was well expressed
in the following telegram sent by
MayorS. A, Roddenbery to Dr.
• H. U. Hanna:
"Senator Hanna’* death was a
i sad dispensation to the people of
; Thomasville and ws all extend our
: |sympathy.’’
with chronic in digest
dobiUty,” writes F. J
caster, N. H. "No re
until I began using
which did me more g<
madtanalever used,
kept my wife in exc
agtfsscK
are * grand tonic and
Nearly Forfeits bis Life.
A runaway almost ending fatally,
started * horrible ulcer on the leg o# J.
B. Oruer. Franklin Grove, 111. For four
nan It defied all doctors sudallreme-
dkra" *Bet Bocklen’i Arnio* Wvs had
no tooublo to cure ton JtnjjF P«d
for Bonn Braises, Skin Eruptions ana
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