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Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sept. 23, 24, 25 All Cordially Invited to Attend. Fall 1909 We are now showing our new Fall Merchandise. Never before in the history of our busi ness have we been in position to serve your wants as we now are. We need no introduction to the trading public, owing to our having' been in business foi a long, long time. V\ e have es tablished a reliable business, and are known to sell good goods and to use only honest meth ods. \Ve are justly proud of this fact, and will strive to maintain our reputation by continu ing to use the same methods as heretofore used. Oar New Fall Stock Consists of a well selected stock of Woolen Dress Goods, Silks. Suitings and complete line of Dry Goods, Notions, l ndenvear, Ladies and Gents Furnishings of all kinds. Shoes for all. We earry a large stock of Shoes larger than is usually shown here. Lace Curtains, Portiers, Rugs, Art Squares, Carpets and Mattings are here in large quantities. Everything to Wear RUSSELL. Min. 11. S. Wist has returned t> her home in Athens after a visit to Mrs. R B. Russell. Mrs. J. R. Cox's friends will re gret to know that she has been quite sick this week. R. B. Russell, Jr., has recovered after a sickness of a few days. Mr. W. H. Burson has moved into his new home. Mrs. Ed Jennings of Athens is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cox. Miss Della Smith is out after her recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Austin visited their son, Mr. Joe Austin, {Sunday. Hurrah for Russell. Another hig store will soon he completed. Anew warehouse is being erected on the Seaboard here. Russell needs a post ottiiee. We hope to have one in the future. Misses Ruth Pledger, Sallie and Susie Wilson, from Winder, spent Saturday afternoon with Mabelle and Maryaliee Smith. Mr. Truman Fuller, of Winder, spent Sunday afternoon here Miss Mary Russell, of Winder, visited the home of her brother, Jugde Russell, this week. Miss Lillian Moore, of this place, is visiting Sells, (la. Mr. Jack and John Johnson, of Statham, made a flying visit to this place Sunday afternoon. Mrs. J. J. Meadows, who has been sick, is some bett*r. Miss Marywillie and Ina Russell has entered school at Millegeville, (ia. THE SPRING. The farmers are alxvut through pulling fodder and are now pick ing cotton, but in won’t take long, as the crop is short. You can hear the sound of the whistle, the hum of the gin and the rattle of the wagon, but it won’t he for long, as the short crops will soon he marketed, and the farmer may reflect on “what might have been-” The farmer has a hard time, and will as long as he farms fora living and buys everything he eats. Every farmer ought to raise FALL OPENING Good New Fall Goods gggggggggggg meat and bread at home. We will never amount to anything as long as we live out of a paper sack. Cotton should be raised to buy clothes and kill the snake with. We have all sorts of laws—the school law, the church law, the pos sum law, the bird law, the temper ance law; wo have state-wide pro hibition and world-wide drunken ness. If we violate the laws of nature, sickness follows; if we violate the laws of the state a pen alty follows, and if we violate the laws of Cod in hell we will lift up our eyes- So of all these evils let us choose the least and live at home. This is what we need; Corn in the crib and chickens in the yard; meat in the smokehouse and a tub full of lard; cream in the pitcher and honey in mug eider in the demijohn and licker in tin' jug. Do no eh. DOVE CREEK. There is some sickness in our community at this writing. Mr. H. O. Camp and family vis ited Mr. W. (I. T. Sims Sunday. Mr. J. W- Huff was the guest of Mr. llcrsehel Jones Sunday. Mr. Willie DeLay and family visited Mr. J. M- Sims Sunday. Mr. Ed Hammond was the guest of Mr. Will Finch Sunday. Mr. A. S. Hill spent Sunday with Mr. J. N. D. Me Elroy. Mr. W. F- Michael made a trip to Athens Sunday. Mr. H. O. Camp spent Sunday evening with Mr. E. S. Sims. Crops in this section are very sorry but what little cotton there is is opening fast. Last Sunday afternoon at Tread well's bridge, Mr- Quilmon Sims and Miss Dora Hardigree were uni ted in marriage. Mr. Sims is the son of Mr I>. E. Sims, of Oconee county. We wish for the young couple a long and happv life. A dispatch from Durham, N. C., states that there are t ,(XX) cases of pellegra in that state and that the disease is spreading rapidly. Nine deaths and two new cases is the rec ord for Durham up to date. NIBLACK’S STORE. We understand that Prof. L. N. Foster and family will move here this fall, he having been elected to teach another year at Virgil. Mrs. Frank Vandiver and R. L. Carter visited the former's parents, of near Sugar Hill, Hall county, Sunday. Grandma McNeal is visiting her son and daughter here. Mr. Bose Cruse and family vis ited Mr. Charles Batchelor and family Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. Charley Brooks is on the sick list this week. Mr. Sam Moore and family, of Virgil, were visiting hero Sunday. Mr. W. A. McNeal made a busi ness trip to Winder this week. Mr. J. Homer McNeal made a business trip to Athens Monday. Mr. J. W. Bose Cruce is making some very tine syrup this week. Editor Bob says he is going to set ’em up Christmas. Let’s get busy hoys. Come on Sager and at tend our meeting. Cnderstand you arc president of the Correspondent’s Corner now. Senium.kk. HOSCHTON. Rev. Ed Carldwell, of Monroe, is assisting Rev. J. S. Hall in a series of meetings here this week. Artlicr and Clarence DeLaperriere left for Riverside college Monday. Judge A, 1). Spealman, of Ran dolph’s district', is making frequent business trips to our town now, hut his case is still on the docket. Master Myram Allen left Mon day for Riverside college. Misses Lola Blalock and Mail'die Allen left Wednesday to enter school at Brenau. Mr. E. D. Wiley, of Monroe, is visiting homefolks this week. Mr. Sell left Monday for the University at Athens. People who feel sure of their abil ity usually make the least display of it. Mr. John Mahaffey left Monday for Demorest college at Demorest, (la. Mr. W. H. Braselton is erecting a handsome- mansion in town. W. T. Men’s and Boys’ Department Never before have we shown as full and complete a line of Men’s and Boys’ Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Underwear, Neckwear, and, in fact, anything to wear for either man or boy. We ean fit you from head to foot. WILL APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS. JOHN M. CAIN Run Down anJ Instantly Killed by Seaboard Train. Monday afternoon Seaboard ves tibuled train No. 32 ran down and instantly killed Mr. John M. Cain, a prominent Gwinnett county citi zen, near Auburn. Mr. Cain was the mail carrier out of Auburn and was on his daily round of distrib uting mail. Just before the train readies Ap palachee crossing it rounds a curve, and although the engineer is said to have blown his whistle, evident ly Mr. Cain failed to lmar it, and was dashed to death by the on rushing vestibule. MiV Cain leaves a large famiyl and many friends to mourn his tragic end. The deceased is survived by his wife and nine children, Miss Dora Cain a prominent missionary, be ing his daughter. The funeral and interment took pie Tuesday in Auburn cemetery. Rev. J. W- Perry, of Winder, preueiitd the funeral and the body was laid to rest, according to the ritual of the Odd Kei. nvs, an order to which the deceased belonged. T President Taft left Boston Wed. nesday morning on one of the most notable trips ever taken by a chief executive- Leading through thirty states and both of the far south western territories, the trip will reach its climax at El Paso, Texas, on October lb, where he will meet President Diaz, of Mexico. The meeting will be surrounded with all the pomp and dignity which such a rare occasion demands, and after Mr. Taft has formally receiv ed President Diaz at El Paso, lie will cross the international bridge at Ciudad Juarez, officially to return the call of the chief executive of the southern republic. Fall 1909 Winder, Georgia PENSION NOTIX ✓ 1 will lie in Winder Wednesday, September 22, for the purpose of receiving pension application# Those wlio wi-ii to apply under the old law, please meet me there-and have their witnesses present. Re spect i full \ . J A Wills, Ordinary. A GOOD 3-Horse Farm FOR RENT, Just Outside the Incorporation of Winder, Consisting of Seventy-Five Acres, 25 acres good bottom land. AH in high state oi cultiva tion, known as Hartwell Jackson Home Place Now occupied by J. B. Crow. For further information, ap ply to J. R. N. BAUGH , R. F. D. 18, Statham, - Georgia. For Sale —One of the Neatest — 5-Room Cottages in Close in and convenient to nil churches and school. A bargain for next two weeks. LAMAR & PERRY