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$20,000 OUR ENTIRE STOCK, 25 PER CENT UNDER VALUE. $20,000
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The WHITE Store
Clothing 25 per cent under value
Dress Goods, 25 per cent under value,
Hats, new, correct styles, 25 per cent undet value.
Men s Shoes, 25 pei cent under value.
Boys’ Hioes, 25 per cent under value.
Ladies’ tine shoes, 25 per cent under value.
Ladies’ heavy shoes, 25 per cent under value.
V Misses’ Shoes 25 per cent under value
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REMEMBER —We Offer our entire stock at 25 per cent under value, and you will miss a bargain if you make
your purchases before you see Our goods and get Our prices. Come direct to the White Store, make your purchases
and go home happy. Don’t forgot, “Our ENTIRE stock 25 per cent under value.” *
THOMPSON BROS., Prop’s. White Store.
£o@<al Items.
Come out and vote the democratic
ticket on November 6th.
Guthrie is as happy when taking pict
ures as the coolies, of India, are over a
dish of Bandicoot.
■* Such meu as M. D. Garr of High Falls
makes a man’s heart glad once a year
for his paper.
The coffin in the public well should be
taken out before it has time to sprout.
The boys claimed the third party is buried
in it, and it has already dried up the
well and may be fixing to sprout in No
vember.
“Orange Blossom” is a painless cure
for all diseases peculiar to women.
Sold by W. L. Carmichael.
Ou November 6th, go out aud vote.
Vote light. Vote early. But whatever
you do vote, vote the democratic ticket.
The best way to avoid scalp diseases,
hair falling out, and premature balduess,
is to use the best preventative known
for that purpose—Hall’s Hair Renewer.
Our subscribers will please remember
that we have to have somethiug to eat
once or twice a day, aud a dollar goes a
long way to securing a square meal now
ndays.
Kev. W. T. Bell sustained his reputa
tion Sunday at eleven by giving bis peo
ple another one of those soul stiring
sermons. There were no services, we
believe in the evening in deffereuee to
the baptismal services at the Baptist
churcli.
We saw some boys act badly at church
last Sunday, aud they were boys who
want the respect of the people, of eourse
we will not call names now because it
was thoughtless misbehavior and the
boysdou’t mean to do wrong.
Don’t commit suicide on account of
your “incurable” blood disease. The
sensible thiug for you to do is to take
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. If that fails, wbT
then-keep on trying, and it will not
fail The trouble is, people get discour
aged too soon. “Try, try, try, again.”
Mr B. W. Collier, an old and much
beloved citizen of Indian Spring, died
there Saturday. Mr. Collier has been at
Indian Spring for sixty years, or longer.
Mr. Collier was very old and there was
therefore no one greatly surprised at his
death, but we learn that he died sud
denly. Our people are a unit in extend
ing sympathy to the bereft of Mr. Collier.
He was a man who lived a life strictly
up to the line of high toned southern
chivalry, so characteristic of our ante
bellum sons of the south. *
E. E. Pound, past m.-.ster, pronounced
the beautiful Masonic ceremonv m a very
impressive manner. Mr. Cos ter w
bright Mason as well as a gentleman
every sense of the word.
Pumpkin seed worth $lO.OO in gokl at
the New York Store. Go and guess.
The Methodist church now has a sub
stantial, ms well as pretty iron fence
fronting Main street.
LOST —During the opening at the New
York Store on Friday night last, a gold
badge, with the name Launa Camp en
graved upon it. The finder will please
return to tho argus office.
“Swamp Angel” stayed in Jackson
two weeks with liis stump water, or what
ever he calls it, aud carried off two hun
dred and seventy dollars that would
have been spent for flour and winter
clothes had he not come.
Would you believe it; we know of a
firm who has their job work done in
Flovilla, and yet the Argus nor either
of its editors lias ever done auything
that was not looking to the best interest
of that firm. Well we will see what we
will see.
The only Ball Bearing Rubber
Tire Buggy in Jackson at J. R.
Carmichaers Carriage Factory.
A town without a Bank is like a cow
without horns. It couldn’t hook if it
wanted to. Our bank has proved a
great blessing to this part of the country.
Some of its largest stock holders are
#ur steady farmers. Yes sir our bank
is a regular peoples bank and we realize
its true worth to our town and county.
A youug lady told our senior, who by
the way is married, that Mr. P. had a
serious time in Covington. His four
wheel horse ran away with himself and
girl, aud the buggy kicked off one arm
and oue foot of the lady and also one ear.
Mr. P. hurriedly stuck the foot on back
ward ; the ear ou wrong and the arm too
coming and theu because the girl refused
to go auy further with him said she was
the worst stuck up girl he ever saw.
You can get the Argus and the
New York World (twice-a-week) for the
small price of $1."5 a year, strictly in
advance. This is the greatest value in
reading matter ever offered Middle Geor
gia. If you are in arrears to the Argus
and want to take advantage of this com
bination, you must pay up all arrearages,
besides th > $1.75 advance payment.
Mis* Tommie Barron, of Liberty Hill,
is going to Jenkinsburg to practice med
icine. She has made an enviable reputa
tion at her present stand and will be
gladly welcomed at her old home and
in her native county. Miss Tommie has
a diploma from one of the best Georgia
Colleges and is a very cultured and re
fined lady. Many tim’d ladies who
would have consulted physicians yeais
ago will be glad to be accessible to one
of their sex who is so well qua 1-
fied. Three cheers for the girl who is
willing to support herself. Welcome,
Miss Tommie, welcome.
JACKSON, GA., THUSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1894-
$20,000
Ayer’s Sarparilla effects a radical cure
by cleansing and renovating the blood.
Democrats! Nov ember 6th is the day.
Come out and show your appreciation
of democracy by casting a vote in its
favor.
You know you said you would pay this
fall and of course you will but we
thought you meant early in the fall and
wo hope you did, for we certainly need
that little bit.
When money gets so sound that no
one can get it but millionaires we are in
favor of it being somewhat doty or rot
ten. We want it to become more nimble
in order that we may occasionally get a
peep at uncle Sam’s image.
MACHINIST,
Mr. E. H. Brannen. a practical
machinist from Chattanooga is
now located in Butts county and
will lix any kind of machinery for
you reasonably, that can be fixed
outside of a factory. Call ©n
dress E H. Brannen, Jenkinsburgh
Ga. 1 in.
We are of the opinion that Jackson
Institute is equal to any of the best
sohools in this country as far as the cur
riculum goes. Miss Lizzie Slaughter
graduated at the LaGrauge Female Col
lege in one year after completing the
course at the Institute and that is one of
the best colleges in the country. Be
sides, the presidents of other colleges
have told president Blasiugame that they
did not care to examine applicants on
any course which they bad completed
under his supervision, which puts our
children in college all the time they are
going to the Institute. Our people are
Justly proud of our education! facilities
and we must stand to them.
Two and a half miles from
Jenkinsburg we have 200 acres
of good land for sale, it i3 well
watered and has hne pasturage.
There is a splendid four room
bouse on the place and all out
houses that is meded. Besides
there is another good settlement
for a tenant. This splendid
place can be bought for $9 an acre.
Jackson always gladly welcomes such
enterprising gentlemen as Mr. Jas. Yopp,
who is connected with The Globe Store
as bead salesman. Mr. Yopp is origi
nally from Wilmington, X. C., where he
has been in bu6iaess for many years.
He, with his family are uow citizens
of Jackson and he expresses himself as
greatly pleased with the people and our
beautiful little city. Such acquisitions
to our citizenry as the genial and affable
Mr. Yopp aud his charming family is a
source of joy to our people who are al
ways ready with open aims to gladly
welcome such people to our midst. May
they never regret the change they have
made.
Children’s Shoes 25 per cent under value.
Ladie’s Shoes 25 per cent tinder value.
Ladie’s Fiae Hose 25 per cent under value.
Misses’ Hose 25 per cent under value.
Children’s Hose 25 pet cent under value.
Ladies Gloves 25 per cent under value.
Men’s Gloves 25 per cent under value.
Ladies’ Underwear 25 per cent under value
Five marriages are billed for this win
ter outside of W. G. Thompson's.
See the advertisement of The Globe
Store in this issue. They will treat you
right if you call to see them.
The Barnum & Bailey circus was a gi
gantic fraud in every sense of the word.
They should be run out of the country.
November the 6th will tell how strong
democracy stands in this section of the
moral vineyard. Come out and vote the
straight democratic ticket.
Bob Etheridge, Scott Tennant, Eli
Whitney and .John McCallum will giye a
Vandyke show at the Institute one day
soon. The one guessing nearest the col
or of Bob Etheridge’s “van” will be given
a handsome souvenir.
Those who are still wearing straw hats
can carry them to the White Store and
Cliarly Gresham will give them anew
wool hat for them for a little difference.
You had better do this, for the governor
has called them in.
TAKE NOTICE.
Parties owing M. V. McKibben
must settle their notes as thev
fall due, or they will be in suit.
2m.
One White, who was confined in our
jail for stealing a razor of Mr. Tolerson
broke jail last Monday night by fileing a
hinge. Our people will doubtless be
glad that be is out, because the charges
agaiust him here will keep him out of
our section of country.
Messrs. Hamilton & Stewart have
opened up a grocery store on Third street
next door to Mays’ stable and invite the
patronage of the trading public. They
are a clever and gentlemanly set of men
and we predict for them a flourishing
business in our midst. Jackson gladly
welcomes suck affable and enterprising
citizens as Messrs. Hamilton & Stewart.
Run your business ou the cash
system this year! Go to F. Z.
Curry, Jackson, Ga., who will
loan you money on improved
farm property at 8 per cent in
terest. It will be a great saving
to you if you will do this.
The Morrison House has caught the
“Vandyke craze.” Bob Etheridge Dr.
Killebrew and Charlie Pinckney are can
didates for a full set of chin whiskers.
The style in Vandykes this’year is to re
semble a polar bear as near as possible
aud if oue of these arctio animals could
oulygeta side view of either of the gen
tlemen composing this immortal trio, we
a> e confident the bear would drop dead ou
the spot. We wish these gentlemen all
the success possible in their hazardous
undertaking.
J. B. Guthrie is learning how to make
dresses; or at least he is putting in full
time at one of our dress making estab
lishments.
One of the little girls of Jackson In
stitute says that Prof. Lewis, the art
teachei*, can draw a picture twice as nat
ural as life.
Mr. J. A. Fouche, that enterprising,
hustling editor of the Henry County
Weekly was in Jackson one day last
week in the interest of his bright and
spicy periodical. Mr. Fouche is a hus
tler and when l<e says Jackson is a live
and energetic town, it means something.
Come again, Brother, we have ink
enough to last three meals yet.
NOTICE.
To my friends and customers:
Youi notes and accounts are now
due. I need the money to pay
my notes in the hands ot Bank-;
ers; they will not wait on me, so
please pay promptly, for I cannot
carry any one over.
Very respectfully,
A. G Hitchins.
A young Jacksonian was out riding
with his best girl as a companion one
day this week when the following con
versation ensued: .
She—“Oh, look at those horses kissing
each other, won’t you?”
He—“ Yes! It looks nice, don’t it?
Why can’t we do that?”
She—“ Well, probably we can when we
get hitched!”
It is needless to say iliat a marriage
will occur at an early date, and this lov
ing couple will act as principals.
FAIR NOTICE.
LOST—One note in favor of
the Atlanta Phosphate Company
of Atlanta, and signed by R. A.
Woodward. All parties are no
tified not to buy or in any way
trade far such a note.
Meade Hendrick.
The marriage of Rev. Henry B. Mays
and Miss Florence Mae Bramblett will
occur tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in the
Methodist church, Forsyth, Ga.
The attendants will be as follows:
Miss Alice Bramblett, Miss Emmie
Mays, Miss Mamie Hill, Smarr’s, Ga.;
Miss Lucy Minter Flovilla; Miss Cliff
Burr, Barnesyille, and little Miss Olive
Mays: Mr. Ilenry Anderson, Col. S. D.
Rutherford, Percy Mays, Robert P. Kay,
Randle T. Weems, Wm. V. Ogletree.
Ushers: Messrs. Will Hill, Henry
Sharp, Ricks Riley, and Pierce Anthony.
Mrs. T. O. Mays and Master Frank
Mays and Miss Ada Bean accompanied
the party who went down from Atlanta
to assist in the ceremony.—Atlanta
Journal. Ostober 16.
Corsets 25 per cent under value.
Notions of all kinds 25 per cent under value.
Men s Underwear 25 per cent under value
Men’s Over Shirts 25 per cent under value.
Domestics of all kinds 25 per cent under value.
Jeans 25 per cent undervalue.
Also—Out Stock of Groceries is cheap enough to buy
with cotton at 5 cents.
A CALL TO MEMBERS.
I very much desire and earnestly re
quest every member of the Methodist
church in Jackson to be present next
Sunday at 11 o’clock services, there are
some interests to be attended to that
is of much importance to our church in
Jackson as well as the interest of our
Lords Kingdom in general that requires
your presence dear brethren and sisters.
So I beg you to suffer, if needs be, some
inconveniences to be present. I shall
expect every one of you to be in your
place next Sunday anxiously waiting
each one of you to do their part in all
good things in the name and for the sake
of our blessed Christ to whom we are
indebted for every time, for the present
time and for eternity.
Your Pastor and friend,
W. T. Bell.
THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LIFE
Mr. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers,
ville 111., says: “To Dr. Kmg’s iVew
Discovery I owe my life. Was taken
with Za Grippe and tiied all the physi
cians for miles about, but of no avail and
was given up and told I could net live.
Having Dr. King’s New Ziscovery in my
store I sent for a bottle and began its use
&nd from its first dose began to get better,
and after using three bottles was up and
about again. It is worth its weight in
gold. We won’t keep store or house
without it. Get a free trial at R. G. Bry
an’s Drug *Store.
A SAD DEATH.
Our town was overshadowed with
gloom on yesterday on account cf the
death of Mrs. M. L Duke, a most es
timable lady, who is a member of the
Baptist church, and who leaves a large
family of children and a devoted hus
band to grieve her death. Mrs. Duke
was a daughter of Maj. Fletcher and has
as many relatives as?ny person in the
county, who are sad today. Hei remains
will be interred at the Jackson Ceme
tery today. The Argus in common
•with all our people sorrow at the
death of this good lady.
DENTAL NOTICE.
Dr. Cantrell lias sufficient
ly recovered from his recent ill
ness to he at his office ready to
serve anyone wishing Dental
work. Come right along and
bring the money with you as no
more work will he charged to
anyone. Respt,
It. 0. H. Cantrell,
Dentist office in Watkins’ Hall.
Credit is worth more than money.
Cotton will not always be this low. Take
care of your credit first, and people who
have money or goods are ready to trust
it out again.
OFFICIAL ORGAN.
Jackson is nine hundred bales short to
date. The farmers are under the im
pression that McDonough and Covington
are paying more for cotton, hut it is a
mistake. Jackson in the best cotton
market in this section,
A CARD FROM~dRS. PAUL.
I am making dresses at the
regular prices at my new resi
dence on Dempsey Avenue. I
have Misses Capa Snell, Mattie
Wall, Leonie Harris, and Henie
Paul with me. and I am prepared
to give you neat work and as
quick after placing your orders
as any establishment in this
country. Mrs. S. C. Paul.
COUNTY COURT FOR BUTTS.
Local Legislation.
A bill will be introduced in the netft
General Assembly of Georgia, to repeal
an act entitled an act to abolish the
County Court of Butts county, estab
lished in and for the county of Butts by
recommendation of the Grand Jury of
said county at the September term of the
Suyciicr Court of said County for
the year 1881, approved
December 15, 1893, and to re-establish
said county court and for other purpo
ses.
DeLean, Texas.
Messrs Lippman Bros., Savannah, Ga.
Gents—l have used nearly four bottles
of P. P. P. I was afflicted from the
crown of my head to the soles of my feet.
Your P. P. P. has cured difficulty of
breathing and smothering, palpitation
of the heart, and relieved me of all pain;
one nostril w .s closed for ter. years, .now
I can breathe through itreadilv.
I have not slept on either side for t* o
years, in fact dreaded to see night come,
now I sleep soundly in any position all
night.
I am 59 years old, but expect soon to
be able to take bold of the plow handles;
I feel proud I was lucky enough to get
P. P. P., and I heartily recommend it
to mv friends and public generally.
Yours respectfully,
A. M. RAMSEY.
The State Of Texas, 1
County of Comanche, f
Before the undersigned authority on
t his day, personally appeared A. M.
Ramsey, who after being duly sworn,
says on oath that the foregoing state
ment made by him relative to the virtue
of P. P. P. medicine is true.
A.M. RAMSEY,
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this, August 4th, 1891.
J. M. Lambert, N. P.,
Comanche Cos., Texas.
The officials at the bank say they nev
er saw the people making bigger efforts
to meet their bank paper before and
that collections are simply splendid.
This speaks volumnes for the honesty
and integrity of our people. Bauk pa
per promptly met, insures the borrower
of money for another year, and the peo
ple realize it.
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