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Bargain : Sale : of : New : Spring : Goods.
COMmCW MOYDAY, MARCH 15TH.
DRY ROODS EMPORIUM OfIaNDERS 4 MORGAN.
We ha ve the most complete assortment of fashionable goods to be found in the State. Below we
give you a slight idea of what we have in store for von.
DRESS GOODS.
In this department we will show New French Robes in
plaids, solids and embroidered. In Cashmere, bri 11 iantines
and mohairs; we will also show the latest spring shades, tan
and grey. In light-weight fabrics we will show silk, silk-net,
mulls, in silk and cotton, embroidered and plain.
Grenadines.
In lace effect and flowered designs.
Scotch Zephyrs in silk plaid and stripe. Also various
•other styles that we cannot mention, but will show each cus
tomer. Your attention, please:
French Robes, 9 to h? cents.
Forty-inch Cashmere, 27 1-2 cents.
GRENADINES—In patterns, 50 to 65 cents; others ask 75
and SI.
SCOTCH ZEPHYRS. 15 to 37 1-2 cents.
Silks, any style, 35 cents to SIOO.
American Ginghams, 6 to 10 cents-
Best Prints. Simpson’s Garners, Gloucester Etc., 5 cents.
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Ooi Afi. Morgan has ju^ returned from Xew York, where he spent 30 days in buying and selecting this stock we now offer you. This explains whv we can
sell goods at above prices. Call, and wo will take pleasure in showing you through. If you can’t come, send for samples, etc. We will continue to self our rem
nants of Fall goods at New York cost, less the freight. Respectfully yours, 1 ' •
SANDERS & MORGAN.
HOME NWS IN BRIEF.
Court convenes Monday.
One cure for hard times is work.
Have you bought a life preserver.
The river fishermen can now take a
Test.
The biick hotel is what we want to see
started.
The smoke of glory is not worth the
smoke of a pipe.
A large delegation from Bluffton were
in town Monday.
It may rain, it may blow, but the cot
ton still continues to come in.
The watermelon farmers have begun io
put their seed in the ground.
All kinds of novels, magazines, etc.,
are sold cheap by Jeff McLendon.
The small boy now ambleth away to the
ponds and creeks in quest of fish.
Let’s build the guano factory and" quit
having so much of the stuff shipped here.
The game chicken industry is assum
ing huge proportions in this section now.
Court this week. You can be fitted out
for “courting” all the year at Coleman &
Bro’s.
Come to the Racket .Store if
you want a first-class .Shirt for
45 cents.
Call at our office when you come to
town next week. We have something for
you.
The young people had a pleasant and
'♦ enjoyable entertainment at the Central
Friday night.
Mr. J. W. Sutlive is selling the stock of
goods once belonging to Gus Hertz at a
receiver’s sale this week.
The Chattahoochee is on a boom. This
does not effect the sale of new spring goods
at Coleman & Bro’s.
From the weather Wednesday it looked
as though we would have to deliver The
Ch koniclk from a canoe this week.
The roads through the country are in a
better condition than could be expected,
considering the bad weather for the past
month.
The Racket Store will open
in a few days one of the larg
est stock of spring go ods ever
shown in Fort Gaines.
All the goods now in Coleman & Bro’s
store are new. and late styles.
From the pile of wood Mr. Sternburg
has cut and stored away, he evidently be-'
lieves we are going to have more winter.
Mr. E. W. Killingsworth is moving his
family into the residence lately occupied
by Capt. F. B. Dillard.
Bad, rainy .weather has interfered with
our church services bi early every Sunday
this year.
The steamer Lotus has been tied up at
the wharf since Monday, the river being
too high to let it pass under the bridge.
No time to hunt rabbits. We are wont
ing night and day opening our new spring
goods. Come to see us. Coleman & Bro.
Sweeping Reductions will
be made in all winter goods
at the Racket .Store for the
next two weeks. Come !
Among other things, the mortgage is
getting in its work. This is the season
for that useful fruit, so to speak.
The reason some people are always cry
ing poverty and hard times is because
they attend too much to other people’s
affairs and too little to their own.
He who is willing to join his neighbors
in a public enterprise is greater and to be
desired than he who painteth the town
red or weareih a long-tail coat on Sun
days.
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The colored school at this place has
more scholars than can get in the house.
A new one is soon to be erected that will
accommodate >SO pupils. Verily, the
colored race is taking advantage of the
public schools.
There must be a trust formed In gents’
furnishing goods. One of our leaders of
the fashion was wearing a five-cent stock
ing around his neck for a scarf the other
day. Cotton will down jute every time.
Walter Jackson and Alex Spann, both
colored, got full of “coffin varnish” of the
fighting brand last Saturday. Walter
now languishes behind the prison bars for
slicing Alex’s back with a razor, and Alex
languishes in bed with several patches on
his anato y.
A sea of mud and water exteds over the
county now, and the sailing of the guano
wagon is somewhat suspended. Put a
■ screw propeller on, Mr. farmer, and keep
i the stinking stuff going; wo are getting
! tired of smelling it.
WHITE GOODS & EMBROIDERY.,
This lino wo can t say too much for, as we have taken special care
to make it the most complete and largest assortment ever shown in
Fort Gaines. Skirt lengths and black and white Embroideries, and
plain corded and lace effects And as to prices, wo guarantee no
house in Atlanta can or will sell these goods closer than us. Re
gal dless of the rainy weather, we have and are selling these goods
every day. Prices does the work.
DOTTED SWISSES I
In black and white dots.
In white and black dots.
We have had to duplicate our
order on these goods already.
BXiEECmiITG-
The very best quality, 1 yard wide,
, 6 1-2 to 9 cents.
1 0-4 Sheeting, best quality, bleached—
-25c.; unbleached, 21 c.
Skeelmg, ya^d-WidC, 6ft.
Shirting, 4 1-2 cents. I
FLOATING AROUND. *
JSext!
The following story is related by Uncle
Tom Speight, formerly of this place but
now of Fowlstown, Ga., and published in
the Constitution; “Fishing has opened in
Decatur county. Air. Tom Speight fairly
inaugurated it with the following story
He was in a small boat fishing for trout. He
had scarcely cast his line in the water when
two large trout leaped towards it and im
paled themselves upon the steel hooks. He
then relates that, while struggling to get the
fish in, vast numbers of trout, attracted by
the beauty ©f the bait and the commotion
in the water, rushed around the boat and
would have upset it Lad not the boatman
seized the paddle and beat them off.”
It’s now time for Uncle Tom to reform.
Give Us a Rest.
Alossbacks, croakers, soreheads and chron
ic kickers are respectfully invited t«—go
off and drown themselves. We want to build
up the town and haven’t time to “listen to
their tales of woe.” Take our advice, please.
It Still Goes.
The heavy shipments of cotton this week
has caused the compress to run late in the
night.
Music in Hie Air.
Fort Gaines is to have a brass band. A
subscription list has been in circulation this
week and we learn all the money a^ked for
has been given. Between the “toot” of the
horns and the “buz” of the mosquito we
hope to keep awake long enough to give our
readers the news this summer.
Open ttie Streets.
We think it would be a very good idea if
the city council would enforcc the law rela
tive to the opening of streetsand alleys. We
will never have much town as long as the
public thoroughfares are allowed to be used
by private parties for building lots, horse
stables, gardens, etc. Open the streets, we
say and let’s have a town right.
Don't leave your wife at home when you
come to town, but bling her along and let {
her see what’s going on at Coleman & J
BiOo.
We’ll Be There.
The military boys have a very pressing
nvitation from Captain Wooten and the
Albany Guards requesting them to attend
the military parade at Albany during the
chautauqua. The Guards and Albany
promise to do better towards entertaining
the boys this year than they did last. We
had the pleasure of being with them last
year, and can’t see any room for improve
ment, unless they intend furnishing a keg of
beer, a box of cigars und a month’s provis
ions to each and every soldier as a souvenir
of the occasion. We’ll be there “Cap.”
Mot Very Profitable.
Holding cotton for a rise in the market
has not proved very profitable so far. Mr.
Joe Vinson sold a lot last week that dem
onstrated the fact. After footing up the
expenses on it from the first of December,
and comparing the prices then with the
prices atAhe time he closed it out, found he
was over §BOO “in the soup.”
Tlie Rashing Waters.
The Chattahoochee, like all her sister
rivers, is full to overflowing. The waters
are beginning to cover the did brickyard
field with no evidence of abating. The
freshet will no doubt eclipse the one Ln 1877
at which time a portion of the river bridge
at this place was washed away. The lands
and the oat crop on the river bottoms is
reported considerably damaged. At this
writing the river is rising slowly.
Fire at Coleman.
Air W. O. W alton, of Coleman, had his
dwelling,barn, and their contents destroyed
by lire last Friday night. It is supposed to
to have been the work of an incendiary .
XYe Don’t Need THem Here.
When a person hasn’t enough interest in
his county’s welfare to subscribe for his
home paper, he ought to be given a free
pass to Oklahoma. They need just such
people eut there.
Bring your wives, daughters,
cousins and aunts to town
with you next time, and let
them secure some of the great
bargains at the Racket Store.
$5,000 WORTH SHOES.
We can fit any shape or size foot,or any thickness pocketbook
In Ladies dress shoes ask ior the celebrated Queen & Cres~
cent brand, they are the neatest fitting goods in the market
and every pair is guaranteed; at from $2 to $4. In ladies
“common sense^snioj^ The only complete line
Misses’ and children’s shoes in the city. In Gent’s Fine
hand-sewed we have Patent Leather, French Calf, Kangaroo
and Glazed Calf; also a staple line as low as you may want.
Clothing & Gent’s Furnishings
Young man do you want the latest? If so, we will show you New
fork’s latest fad to a letter and at prices that you will say, “I can and
will wear them. Those combination suits, Frock or Sack coat, double
breasted vest and plaid pants—say, don t mention it only to your best
girl or gentleman friend, and only say go to Sanders & Morgan.
In Shirts—Great Scott! See those with dots. How can you do
without a half dozen.
W e will show you extra selected goods made according to our order.
j In Hats we will show you Hooper Ar Gores latest black in .tiff. and
crush, in spring shades.
Food for Thought.
Some weeks ago Air. J. E. Paullin dis
covered a small leak in his two story brick
building, and thinking it was caused by a
flaw in the tin, or the gutter being filled up,
sent a workman to repair the damage.
Upon examination the workman discovered
a hole whick looked as if it had been made
with a pistol cartridge. This seeming im
probable, he began to probe, and to his" sur
prise found the battered remains of a rifle
cartridge that had gone through the tin and
imbedded itself in the sheeting underneath.
How this ball managed to get there is a
mystery k as the roof is two feet lower than
the walls,
The Kickers E>id It.
It now begins to look like there will be no
military encampment at all. The numer
ous kicks made against the site selected
caused a close investigation of the bill, and
a flaw has been discovered sufficient to brand :
it null and void. This is “tough” but it will
have to be endured.
We don’t propose to sell at cost, but we
will come pretty near to it. Coleman &
Bro.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands. Chilblains
Coms, and all Skin Eruptions, and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. It is ;
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Dr. J. AI. Hatchett.
There will be a general meeting of the
members at the Presbyterian church Sun
day morning at 9:30 o’clock. There are
matters of interest to be considered, and
all who can are expected to attend.
A Little Girl’s Experience in a
Lightnouse.
Air. and Airs. Deron Trescot tare keep
ers of the Gov. lighthonseatSand|Beach,
Mich. and are blessed with a daughter, 4
years old. Last April she was taken down
with measles, folio wied with a dreadful
cough and tn ruing into a fever. Doctors
at home and Detroit treated her, but in
vaiu, she grew worse rapidly on tri she ^as
a mere “handful of bones”—then shetried
Dr. King’s New Discovery aud after the
use of tw? and a half botaos, was com
pletely cured. They say'Dr. King’s New
Discovery is worth its /eight in gold,yet
vou may get a trial boflie free at Dr. J.
< Al. Hatchett’s drug st>re.
Domestic Infelicity.
There are several grades of whisky sold
in Fort Gaines. Some make you sing, some
dance, some talk, somesleep and some fight,
but it certainly must ben “vile” brand that
stimulates a man to the point where he
wants to kill his wife.
Warren Neil, a molasses-hued wood
butcher, bathed in the vilest of the vile last
Alonday, and nothing short of a wife beat
ing seance would satisfy him. He managed
to reel home out of the mud, and. as usual,
his wife was at the door to greet him; but
instead of the loving kiss, so often imprinted
on her charcoal cheeks Upon his arrival .
home, a “biff” in the jaw similar to the kick
of a Texas mule, was substituted, followed
in lightning succession with sandwitched
“naughty” words. His dusky spouse, not
being fond of such treatment, made a hasty
exit, in search of an officer.
Thus a once happy household has been
; torn asunder, and the next thing on the pro
gramme is an application for divorce.
Oh, whisky, whisky 1
You can buy anything, from a pap°r of
pins to a fifty dollar silk dress at Colemaa
Bro’s.
Hit On the Heel Mext Time.
On Friday last, as the road hands in the
upper portion of the county finished work,
a couple of middle-weights, George Dnvm
’ and Lias Christian, agreed to fight to a fin
ish, for the championship of the road—Sul
livan and Kiiruin fashion, Q-u-c ilbunt rules.
First round Davis got in a Hcovil’s patent
i hoe on Christian’s arm. when time wu- rail
ed. Second round Christian got- in his hoe
to/.he eye in the side of Davis’ head, who
fell to the ground, and threw up the 'sponge.
Doctors Sharp and Hatchett were called in
and after scraping out a half pint, more or
less, ot brains and pieces of skull, ranging
from the size of a nickel to a half dollar,
patched up the hole. Davis is still alive
and doing well, and thinks of renewing the
combat in a few days.
We can sleep co dented. so far as floods
are concerned. The bluff at this place la
near 100 feet high.
The artesian well was on Its regular
monthly spree Friday and Saturday. The
leak has been r-topped in the pipes ww,
and everything fe working right agaiA.
