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Miss Jewull Powell spefit Aloudoy
m Cordelo. ■
Tho editors will rejoioe at the
prospect of a fine black berry orop^
The excursion train to Brunswiok
Monday morning on time with five
•ooaohes. '
Mrs Jackie Sinoak, widow of tEe
■late Jonn Snioak, in the 14th distnot,
died last Thursday.
Died. Hayes Bryant, 14 years old",
whose mjthe? lives ou tne Gunn
place, died Tuesday uuriuug aud
was buried yesterday at tluow.
There was a good rain in Vienna
Saeurday night, but not muoh as
far uorth as Piueburst or south as
Cordelo. Raiu is /needed in the
growing orops.
Mr J D Reynolds returned to his
homo near Ocala, Fla., Tuesday
after a visit to relatives in Dooly.
His wife remains a fow weeks longer
with her brother Mr L J Iiogsett.
It looks almost certain now that
that there will be a county lair in
Vienna noxt fall. The fair asso
ciation has taken up the matter and
half enough of money has been
subscribed. Let us have the fair.
There will be a big timo of some
kind at Cedar Valley on tho fifth
Sunday in this month, just over the
line in Maoon county. Wo failed
to learn the nature of the oooasion,
but did not fail to loarni that there
will be dinner on tho ground.
Mrs. It L Si mm.) ns has returned
homo from tho bedside of her
mother, ]\Jrs. Sallio Piodo, near
Sibley. Mrs. Pioklo was in ga
dangerous oouditiou last week from
something like paralysis, but is
improving and is probably out of
danger.
Mr John Mixon was in town
Saturday for tho first time in sovornl
months. Mo was moving around
with somo dittioulty on orutolics.
Ho lost tho uso of one sido about six
months ago from paralysis aud was
helpless on ilia bed for two or throe
months.
Aoooriiiiig to the Cordelo News,
Mr William Napier of Penia, loft
borne Sunday night about 10 o’clock
and has not beon soen or heard of
since. His horse was taken up
Monday morning in Cordelo. No
oause is given for his strango
dssappearanoo.
Charlie Stewart made seveal of us
hungry Tuesday by telliug ,Uo had
agophorin tho ovou for supper.
Gopher ss not a desirable dish to
superstitious or tho Very Tony, but
to tho impartial who disregard the
appearance of tho Jgopher in 'his
lifetime, it is a very fine dish.
At Harmony of the fifth Sunday,
Friday and Saturday beforo, thore
will be a Sunday school convention
of the Houston Baptist association.
Sunday sohool workers from distant
counties and impart thoir knowledge
of the good.work to those who seek
to know tho best methods of Sunday
school teaching.
. Alarms of fire will now be made
from tho bell in the courthouse
Olook, a cord having boon* attaohod
to the alarm clapper and haugs
outside where auy ono oan get”it".
The clock bell that tells the hour
will tell of fires, the alarm (Jbetng
muoh more rapid than tho stroko of
tho hour.
SlNGgAT.EBKNJfiZiiR. J
There was b union sing at Ebeneza
last Sundy that was worthy oil
anybody’s at ten'ion. Lots of good
people were there, more dinner than
could bo oonsnmod, free to all, and
sweet songs throughout the day. ,
Ebeuozer is the same good o'd
country |Cburob that the Baptist
people built before the war ou tno
Blacks hear road near the sparuling
waters ol Cedar crook, a which
stream ,tho candidates for ciuroh
mombersship for ti.'iy years or more
have been baptised.
The whippoorwills are singing at
eventide to the same re I rani the/
sang two score years aid tea ago.
The good citizens who built tho
house aud worshipped tuere in uldeu
days are nearly gone, but the
— INFANT FOUND ^DEAD
Corner. Graham < was j called to
Byroraviile Saturday to. [jhold jan
inquest over the b >dy of an infant
that bad oeen found in Turkey
creek‘
Near the bridge on the Vienna
and Montezuma road was •* gunny
saok with a rook aud old pair ol
pants in it. Alo ig with
NEGRO WOMAN SIIOT, 1 ^ I A RARE OPPORTTNITY TO
‘'Georgia Ann Burnam met death iGO TO FLORIDA,
in her eottago jat Midway l<ridayj [| has be '.decided by the Pas-
night in a pcouliar way. A rifle |« or De^iriment oi th^ Georgia
ball was tired into her house, her
head was in the way, and she is
gone from this world.
It seems that a man called at her
door after she had retired. He
these j demanded admission; she refused to
things in the sock was the haTT ope.i the * door aud he fired
decomposed body of an infant that! H ;u-is through the -I.utter .
had the appearance ol beiug biMi j locating her by her
alive ai.d slipped into tho saok i hull »out through her
without covering or garments ol | ga0 ai.nost instati i
any k\ud. It. was a mam ohUdjand j ; , v i A ,,owu who tired the
would have weighed about niue suspicion points a negro nun
pounds, according to the opinion of
these who saw it and ought to
know . ‘It was not fiuaily decided
wnother it was a white child or a
bright mulatto. Evi lontly
three
t he
who
younger generation, liko ..the
whippoorwills, is Keep.ug up the i beon in the water sever.I days
uoble traits and sweui songs oT | was so oltr. ...e 1 in apjioaranee that
their beloved ancestors who uave I it wa»’not. di-tmguisiie i to Which
had made somo threats or remarks
against tho woman. It is rot known
what grievance he had a garnet the
woman or why he wanted to take
had ! her life,
and
passed into the great oeyoud. J'ho
same trees surround the uouse, the
same white sand covers tho ground
around the yard aud tender hand s
are still keeping it clean and tidy.
Mauy more are the graves in the
ohuroh yard than used to be when
wo worshipped thoro iu young days.
Many are the homes berett, and
many are tbo tears that have been
shod stoo in my boyhood lays I
visited that place, Tho first
roversiabln window blind I over saw
woro on the meeting h mao at that
plauo, but not me house t tat aumls
there now, for, like its builders, it
has gone away and another takes its
place.
It was there that a lovoly, Gbdly
people from a njbiu country assem
ble at tbo sacred place to sing songs
of worship and mill Jo with each-
other for a day. It was a mec.ing
of tho South Geogia Mas cal
convention, of winch Vyuu A Hall
is prosidont, and he a etui well his
pan in making the occasion one of
loveliness and joy, The t<ino of 15
minutes was given each loader,||and
tho list repealed when ail led in
music. Those who led the class arc
as follows; W N Shell, C W
Southwell, II T James, S E Folds,
Jessie Barry, Ben Walts, W A
Wade, J B Folds, B I Briges, D D
Pearce.
Tabic cloths end to end made a
table on the ground, on whioh great
trunks and boxes of provisions were
dumped and a general invitation
extended to all. Tho largo orowd
was filed and lots of fragments
piled back into the trunks and boxes
when none others remained to eat.
A light shower the night bofore
had laid the dust and mndo the day
very pleasant. Happy are the
peoplo of that church aud
community, and they make happy
those who go among them.
THE MoNEEL Marble Co., .Ma
rietta and Cordolc7"have the largest
mill South. Write or call for price
race it belonged. Tnere is no clue
of tne goaty party, and no cue m
par! ice lar is suspected.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Photographer F. P. Popper is
here again with u s tent and says he
iwill make photographs so cheap that
he is use uned to put the pricei 'lit
prut. He is agio.I photographer
and tho most {jppular of his• color
that ever came tuis way. Ho has
!>eon making Biol igrap'is hereabouts
for tw ) ,’oars a i. not one wo I of
coinpiuint have ve over hoard
against i'itu*
I- URN ITU RE.
A bauds ue bod room se ran
hogany wilt' marble top, second
hand. A ce oak bedstead. An
improved in op head Singer sewing
machine, aim a lew other things on
band for sale at this office. Cheap
for cash.
EXCURSION RA'I ES
THE McNEEL Marble Co.,Co
dole, Ga., foi prices andjdesigns or
Monumental work. t f,~'
BIG DAY AT DOOLINGJ
□1 he. thriving little town of Doping
bad a glorious day Sunday, with a
Sunday sohool celebration. The
goodjpeople of that community
prepared., dinner, fed. the,, orowd
handsomely and made the day" emtr
.of much pleasure to all whoattendedT
TO PLANTERS, ON 1 HE LINE
Atlantic & • Birmingham Railway.
To enoourage tne growing of wa
ter melons in territory .tributary to
the Atlantic and Birmingham Rail
way, I hereby oiler tho foliowing
prizes «for the three largest melons
grown,in such territorv: *
Largest water melon’ll ,il5,00
Seoond largest water melonjl 0.00
Third largest water melon “■ 6.0C
CONDITIONS.,
Prizes will be paid to 'the:]grower
only,
iiot more than one prize will be
paid to' any one grower,
Cou testantsjjmust have under onl-
tivation five acres or more of mel-
ons.
Weights will be used 'to compute
sizes.
□ Melons entered in oontess must
be forwarded through agents"to"~
office, properly labled.
% H. C. MoFADDEN,
at* :. v %
--•i
Wanted- -Agent'., Hustlers
men., Clerks .in 1 e-er inly who
want i to e.ij >y a <) • I ieir y L.tugli
to send 50c fur •'t'lps t > Agents."
Worth i50 to an leroi'u wh > sell''
goods for n living, if-n >’ mj.isfu.e-
tdry your moue buck re alar
for stamp, i’he Dr. A nite Electric
Comb Co- , Decatur, II '.
Via Atlantic & Birmingham Ry. !
St>, Louts, Mo., Aoeouni Lorn-1
siaim Purchase Exposition, .May l-
Novcniper ho, 1904. •
Eeason Excursion Tickets v ill he
sol I daily, beginning Apru 26th,
! and continuing during tho period of
itbe Expos.Son, with final limit
Sales- j 1904. Rojjpct trip
iate iroin V letnia V35.45.
Sixty -Day ExoTOtnon Tie ots wiii
bo sold daily, beginning April 25th,
in d continuing during the period of
the Expiisition, with fiiml late to
leave St. Louis, returning, sixty
days in addition *o date of sale.
UNDERTAKER
Leave orders at Pro (re-ia office
for coffin^, oaikots, .vail robes.
Deposit tho amouui, y.>u wish* to
invest in an outfit, and I will send
she bes. • a that t-s» , u ..ioy
will tuy and snip vi oa next i ra ; u*.
Coffins from #8 to as lign as you
want. LAMAR GRAY.
Macon, Ga.
Southern & FiordiaRailway to give
the people .»f Vienna and of this
section of a state a golden oppor
tunity to make a trip to the three
in.-t note rei iris in Florida, at
exire..elv low rates of fare. On
Ti sda., lay l ah, excursion
iu .els >\ . be sold >rom Vienna to
voice. ' j„ kMivii e for *3.00; to St.
ad and j Augustine -or $h.50;and to Tampa,
It i« | p , | 0 r 5.00 for ti e round trip,
huv Tickets to- Jacksonville and St.
Augustine will be good lor return
passage le.ivin those cities on any
regular train up to aud including
Friday, May 20; and tickets to
fauipa will be good for return
plumage leaving that city on any
regular Seaboard Air Line train up
aud n.< ludiiig.Sm'day,May.22nd. ^
Excursion ticket- will be sold for
special train leaving Vienna at 1:10
pMi., Niay nth, only. The road
lie- issued very attractive adver
tising matter relative to these excur
sions, whioh not xmly gives the
excursion rates from the various
towns, but also includes a list of the
in: factious to be found in the three
cities mentioned. It is safe to say
that these attractions, together with
the very low rates of fare, will
induce a huge representation to go
j fro.*1 tills city. The excursion
train will l e accompanied by repre
sentatives >1 the roud who will see
to .tie eomlort of all on board. An
effort vHl he made to make these
e.wursioiiH most delightful and in*
siiTotive, and everyone is urged not
to let this opportunity slip by them.
The passenger department will bi
pleased to lurnish any information
desired by those interested if their
.. are ouiy made known,
t Jlt i- . \V. ... Wil' fl on, tioket
a lit, or ihc nearest, agent of the G.
S. <& F. Ry lor further information,
address Chas. B,Ithodes, General
SCHOLARSHIP FOR SALE
. A seLolarshep in the Ga.-Ala bus
iness college is for sale at this ottiee.
There is a uargaiu in is.
Final date in no case to exceed Dee.
15, 1004. Round trip ‘rate' from j fcWngei Ag-Ja, Macon, Ga,
Vienna $29.00.
□ Fifteen-Day Excursion L’ickots
will be sold April 25th and con
tinuing during period of Exposition,
v itb final date to leave st. Lou;; e
ietuniing fifteen (15) days f'm; m ,
of sale, Round trip rate from
Vienna $21.25,
Coaoh Excursion Tiokels will be
Rold May 16th and 3Jst, witb final
o;.tc to 1“' v ,, g t> Loais retnifiing ten
(10) days from and including date
of sale, Round trip vate from
Vienna $17.35.
For schedules and full information
apply to J J MILLIGAN.
Vienna, G
■IRebate Certtficates
fseueb witb ev>er^
Casb fpurcbaee.
* - '"«E3
^^gtemllgigerent from an^g other,
priceg (Buaranteeb
?/Bbo0elev /Bbercan*
tile Company]
A WONDERFUL INVENTION.
' B Vnteresting to note that for-
‘.aiies are frequently made by the
invention of artioles of minor impor-
i. noe. .ny of the most popular
devices ara those designed to benefit
the people and meet popular condi
tions, and one of the most inter
esting of these that has ever been
invented is the Dr. White Eleotrio
Comb; pSjpnted Jau. 1, <99. These
wonderful Combs pv£. itivel 7
dandruff, hair falling ouffl slok and
nervous headaches, and when used
with Dr. White’s Electric Jlijr Bush
arc positively guaranteed to rjiako
straight hair curly m 25 days' time.
I ho usauds of these electric combs
have been sold in various cities of
the Union, and the demand is con
stantly increasing. Our agents are
rapidly becoming rich selling these
combs. They positively sell on
sight. Seud for sample. Men’s
size S6c. ladies’ 50c.— (half prioe
while we are introducing them.)
The Dr. White Electric Comb Co.,
Decatur, III.
TO TEACHERS.
A Key to Examinations. It con
tains the (Questions and Answers of
every Public School Examination in
Georgia since 1888. Sixteen years'
work. We will send it postprid, on
receipt of One Dollar. Deoriptive
circulars free. B. S. HOLDEN
Cashier Gilmer County Bank, ELLI-
JAV, Ga.
WANTED—8 JJVEBALINDUSTBI
OUS Poraons iu eaeh state to travel for
bonse estat fished eleven years and with a
large capita], to call upon merchants and
agonts for successful and profitable fine.
Permanent engagement. Weekly cash
salary of . $24 and all traveling expenses
and hotel bills advances in cash each week
Experience not essential. Mention refer
ence and enelopa self-addressed envelone.
THE NATIONAL. S32 Dearborn St.
Chicago-