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BMW 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-