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THE NEWS.
Entered at the Post Office at Gray
Ga., as second-class mail matter.
Official Okoa.v ok thk County.
Published Evkrv Thursday.
Subscription Prick. $1.
T. R.TURNER, Proprietor.
T. It. TURNER....... HENDERSON, * ?■ Editors.
J. A. . . .
Tl»e State Fair,
The Macon Fair Association
and tho Georgia Blue Agricultural
.Society are working hand in hand
and shoulder to shoulder/or tin-
success of the ainle /air. The
pspplsof Vtco;i, and hundreds of
oth"r Georgians, aro cordially co¬
operating with these two organi¬
zations in make the exhibition a
crowning triumph- splendid
work iB being done for tho fair, as
results wijl sh'<siV.
lim) Marlin Calvin, of Augusta,
the efiicient secretury of the
/Georgia St ate Agricultural Spcioty
upecks .very interestingly of tho
fair, ns follows,’
“Although quite four and a
half months will ha.v,o elapsed ero
thegatijof the Goorgia State
Fair for UlQiiwill be thrown open.
interest in the interpriso nnd
faith in its success is widespread
nnd daily increasing. It ft mu*
versa!lv concerned thnj. the Macon
management cannot fail of success
Every effort put forth has been
along right lines and each efTorl
fn being enthusiastically dupBca-
ted and reduplicated. Net only
lias tho mapngeinent announced
the moft (libeyal ^rnd attractive
cash prepriums for tho bast County
nnd indiyiduai exhibits, but the
premiums in tho other depart-
pients have been made e^unlly
noticeable- do-j
“Tho live slock nnd poultry at-1
parting!# will be given special
teution. An effort, out of the or-
dinary, will be made to induce
manufacturers of jmproyed,
bor-saviiig farm impleinentu and
machinery to make the largest
nnd most striking exhibit ever at¬
tempted at the South. This
feature capnot fail to prove other¬
wise than most interesting and
valuable to every farmer who at-
f»mls thefuir. The difficulties
gnd the losses which arise from
lack of labor can he overcome by
means of labor saving farm im¬
plements and machinery. Dairy¬
ing and boo culture; domestic
manufactures and the fine arts
will each be given a platjo com*
jnensurate with tiioir value and
dignity Tho indications are
fhnt tho county agricultural dis¬
play will surpajis nnytning that
has been seqp in Georgia, or the
south. Tho ojitiu libera) cash
premiums^ 1,500, *1,200, $000
—for the best countv agrioultur-
al exhibit have hud and will
have a most enthusing effect upon
the progressive fnrnjera through¬
out the state.
“The present ogtloqk is that
not less than fifteen counties wjll
pontest for thoso handsome pre-
miums, It), addition to tlie regu-
lar premiums, there are five of
|20J each nnd five of $100 for the
ten next best county exhibits.
The individual agricultural dis-
l>l»y prumiwB to To
u jn In eilhef popteit will be to .•
cfcieve n victory of the highest or-
der. The combined exhibits of
(he counties which win the three
capital prizes will illustrate the
mit,re state ,»o § t Handsomely and
g fttrilfinf.lv A 6 > ‘
' fair r the ..
As an agricultural • „ ,
stat* fair of |908 will bo a com-
plete success. But tho fair will
i,otb. ,ralo.iv.ly ^ricultoral.
1 here will be as there
asidos that will amuBo, instrijct
and regale The Matron hair As-
F’ciation is feeing accorded tho
feearty co-opejatiqp of the Geor-
fh“ (hesplendid ^,1 ^“l!‘nu woik it is doing fSiUbl m the
interest of the fair. -M^cpn News
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NAlice IkOtltre to Tuv TUX Pnvrrs a>t,rs. ,
I have made my last round fori
(lie purpose of receiving tax re- 1
turns for 1903 All who have not!
rstnrned their property for tax.-
tlon should either come to' Gray
or fill out a tax blank and mail
,t to me Do not fail to give the
name of your disirmt. The tax
books cerise 4ui*e J0..1908.
G. T SOUTHER. T. R.
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Tin* Cotton Situation.
' Atlanta Journal.
rhe phenomenal rise in cotton
[during the past few months
not only filled with gold the pock-
i e ‘* of certain speculators, but has
the proportions of an
|epoch-making event in comrner-
ciul history.
Will the present high level of
cotton remain permanent?. This
'■ the question which is agitating
the entire.country, north as well
as south, nnd is being discussed
by the general public as veil
liy cotton merchants and apocu-
To indulge in definite predic¬
tions would he idle. jPut there are
certain phases of the question
which may he examined with prof¬
it and which should not fee lost
sight of.
Il is now generally conceded
that tho prevailing high price of
cotton is caused by a genuine
scarcity of the stapl**. This scarc¬
ity may be temporary, but it, nev¬
ertheless exhists. The demand for
cotton has o.ytnRi the supply. The
bull flmvepieut inaugurated by
Sully gained au impetus which
surprised the operator himself,
Tho market continued to,ris|e after
he had ceased to manipulate it.
After Sully had retired fall hand¬
ed, and tho market was taken in
charge by Brown, the second king,
it continued to udvance. The fact
developed that tho worlk was ac-
ti.nlly i.hort,of cotton.
The r/*o in cotton is no longer
regarded us a pure speculative
movement, the resul t of manipu-
lation. It is plain ,lh^t what now
sustains tho price of jLlje staple is
not tho skill of professional opera¬
for*, but real commercial condi¬
tions. Yet, there are .certain
ngoncies which tend to depress rhe
price, and these agencieg mq^t
shortly make themselves felt,
Crop conditions are frequently
deceiving. Rumors of damage
from floods are received by tho
experienced Lrader with especial
caution. There is strong possi¬
bility yet of a large crop, and
. tie marketed . .
"hop this begins , to
,
the bri.ee will tend to recede and
will (Jophtless bo assailed with a
boar rapj. The inaction must
come. It yikl’hc sudden and per¬
haps violent. But it will not, we
believe, carry tho price below a
living rate.
Another factor in the situation
which is not regarded with tho se¬
riousness it deserves, is the compel
tition of foreign cotton. Few
persons loalizo the tremendous
impotus which lias already been
given to the raising of cotton in
foreign countries by the recent ad¬
vance in price.
The practical monopoly which
the south has enjoyed in the mat¬
ter of raw cotton may not, nnd
probably w ill not, continue indef¬
initely. This fact should be borne
in mind while considering the cot-
ton outlook in its broadest sense.
t)ne thing seems clear: the
«outh will be able to market its
this year at a price s.ifii-
ciontly high to place the farmers
on n very solid footing. The
southern peoplo’are already pros-
peroua to n degree unparalleled
since the civil war. This prosper*
tty has not yet reached its climax,
The Art of _i— Leave~Taklng
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“Not al! have learned the fine
art of leave-taking, ” says an ex-
-Wh.o you .re .boot to
de|>»rt, rlo .o .t once, gracefully
n „d politely, and with no dally-
ing. Don’t say‘It’s about time I
was going,’then settle back and
talk on aimlessly for another ten
minuUl8 . Some people have just J
such i n tiresome . habit. , , . They will
even rise and stand about the
room in various attitudes, keep-
ing their hosts also standing, and
, hs „ bv „ ffort .nooeri i„ got-
ting as far as the hall, when a
new thought strikes them. They
brighten up visibly and stand fo(
so, n a nnnutes longer, saying noth-
j„g 0 f iqi porta nee, but keeping
° 8 r0f):0 t nto “.,* After tjtc door is opened
.
tho prolonged leave taking begins,
and everybody fei general and par-
is invitsd fo ball. Very
, , hf strikes the
( ‘ 0 P nr ‘ m 8 visitor which his friend
risk a cold to hear to the
e " d : What a relief the door
« «"*'* clo “' dI Thore » uo
M fced ? f bein « *^upt,
^ are roftH y to
Ashworth’s method of shrink-
j,* tir es, wahout heat,ng, gives
perfect satisfaction. He is looa-
to d at 220 Third St.
The. Service of Corn.
] The range of important ia uses put to
j vshioh the corn plunt now
jg very great. The
j t8 fu0( i value is immei-sr.
CO ntribatio» which it mnkesto
t hs support of both man and beast
,* j a rge; and it puts the finishing
touches on not a little of the best
of n) | t!ie leading kinds,
Coming from it are sugar, vin-
egnri elc The latest toils credit
j e paper
Xho #tn)k jg tho pnrt to j, e USfid
making paper, and it is au-
jj, u ritativoly stated that success
has been achieved to such an ex¬
tent that as soon os the 1908 crop
of stalks shall have reached the
proper stage of maturity the ma¬
chinery will be ready to begin the
manufacture on an extended com¬
mercial scale.
fiome of the paper produced.!',
nearly equal to a fine grade of lin¬
en goods. This comes from the
pith. grades of
There nro three paper
to be mader-.one from the shell of
tho stalk, one from the pi ill and
a,third from the shuck.—Ex.
tr
The Cotton Crop.
The condition of the cotton
.crppjfune'l, 1908, is far below
normal and far below tho coudi-
tjon of last year.
There ha# been' an increase
j n acreage’ of about 8 per
cent,, but the decline in condition
ar e more than offsets this increase
in every way:
The outlook, therefore, is an-
short ,cr»>p. With worm
weather aud sufficient moisture
the condition will improve, yet it
is almost certain that there will
he o short crop and continued
high prices.
We do not mean that tho farm-
er will get II and’12 cents for his
crop, but that the conditions nil
j nH tify th%belief that the planter
^ ^ , nwro {bf 1lia cf0p thnn end he
has received in twenty years,
that the cotton crop of this y e
will prpbnbly be the greatest
money crop the South has ever
raisel.
\\ r ith an era of high prices comes
a check to consumption. Con¬
sumption has been increasing
steadily under 'low ‘prices. New
uses are found for cotton when it
is cheap. When cotton is high
men do without and new fields
are opened to its culture. Yet)
with all these allowances, and all
these drawbacks, the Southern
farmer lias a cheerful outlook.
Let us hope that, he is now to re¬
ceive at least « partial compensa¬
tion for Ihe long years of distress
imposed bv fourteenC cotton.—
Agriculturist.' ’Ll..: : - . v
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Foftville Locals.
Mr Glover Christian visited our
village Wednesday.
Mr J M Clark visited Milledge-
ville last week.
Misses Daisy and Annie King-
man, two charming young ladies
of James, spent Wednesday at the
home of.Mr John-Rfits. ......
. ..
Mr Van Clark niuke a business
trip to the Central City Saturday,
Mr Clarence Clark, has return*
ed to Macon aftjjr spending sever-
»> days with the home folks.
MrJIoberta o/.Clinton and Mr
M « r riA3» spent Su.nd*y at the
home of Mr V B Cl^k.
J?h» B.gl.jf of , B.b).i„,
•l>e"t fcondoy »» the guo.t of Mi"
Ahoe Whid^y ^ r •
President Sain Barron of the
JoneB County Fait Association is
r, * ht m \ l ) right, place.
county t^wiitThe to win tne fitt nrst. prize nr 1Z e°S tor
the best county exh.b,t at the
State Fair.—Macon News.
The Evening News is eminent-
ly correct in its estimation of
PfraiJ.ot B.rro,,’. public opirit
and enterprise. He is one of our
most pregressive citizens and is
doing good work for the Joues
county fair.
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state fair thi. fall, aud those at
the head of the movement say
that they are going to get the
Da|4ffin county’s ? n d h S r soil farB ia )-
, T
W| )a t w -e lack is co-operation nnd
a determination to have an exibit
at i! ie fair ”
^e shove from the t V«.on , Re-
corder ,s j.ut-one ot tfee many ex-
pre ss>°i>* concerqmg Jones, bei
not wiu , it wiU nol be becftU8e our
ue ighboie expect «*.to lese.
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JHWRf* Witch Hazel Salv*
—r Cwei NNe. SceWS. Pem. _ /
! lOHRNAt’S C0HTEST
ATTENTION
many desire TO attcno mi
8T. LOUIS WORLD** FAIR AS
the guests of thb
JOURNAL. I &
Do rmi want to ^tlood tbe World’s falrt
From the imfnnr.se number of estimate*
cfnff received mrnt h day to The J oumsi'i
ur.UiuL, oise would naturally conclude
hut the ■never of every lnJtri<Ju«l
oiiltl be In ll>« aZUrmatlva. AU ara nat-
•rnlly very anxious to go. tut mbh ace
mable. The Journal hae corr.o to their
•’fflH* Forty people ere coin* to the
root exposition ae Its iruoste.
Will you be one. of the forlyT
In accordance with Ita past spirit of
Ixraltty. on May ISttl. Tha Journal an-
ounccil for the first time that <ft fre.
rtpr to the St. Lemhi World's fatr. «»<*
randaUnc of n flrat-ctea* ticket from At-
4H(> to St. lAMila and return and SM for
xpeirx-j. wv,ii<«t be given to this number
. f tie KUbecrlbcm. » of rheee trip* fo tt»
'iLncrtber* In Atlanta and Fulton county
rid » outside of Fulton county.
It la not nor car ary to pay tn advance to
- entitled to oatlmat. In thla contest
ach Mibacrltx-r vho haa paid tn advance
j entitled to aa many estimates sa the
-ngth of time suits, rip lion Is paid In ad -
ante frr.tr May -Cth The first tp naar-
■it correct estimates will recjlve these
ree trip* It Is therefore Important that
nu send In your estimate at anee. Da
urc you have the <-»rrier sign the cou-
>n each rime you pay btm » or II rants,
f the paper ht delivered by earlier, or If
nr paper la received by mail, and you
and tn your rsr.earai don't forget to Band
t catlniatca.
The eur.teat el'w* at mUfwlffht April 1,
an«l the rates will open Huy 1st.
^ Kile th4 cNti»nnte* received last uutf
d Ihe successful imwt. It le» httior to send
i estimates at or.r«, and keep sending,;
*/ the first 40 nearest correct estimate
111 resolve the tripe. It rosU aUaolulrlj
.thing to en’.er the contest. Estimate*
naof l*f bought for any fVler. ami as* no
tie will know the number of udcaLsalons
the St. T.ouis World’s fair until After
c opening Any. every one has an equal
.;i r*cc\
Richters Cafe.
4 13 Third St., Macon.
(Isaac’s Old Stnud)
Just Opened, Newly Furnished,
Un-To-Date Ladies’ and Gentle-
men’s Restaurant,
Every thing good to eat always on
| iand
Open Day and Night.
We serve regular dinner at
25 Cents*
HIS LAST HOPE REALIZED.
From the Sentinel, Gfi.be, Mont.
In the first opening of Oklaho¬
ma to kettlers in 1889, the editor
of this paper was among the many
seekers after fortune day who made
the big rnce one fine in April;
During his traveling about and
afterwards his camping upon his
claim, he encountered jnuch bed
water, which, together with the
severe heat, gave him a very se-
vere diarrhoea which it seemed nl-
most impossible to chock, nnd
along in June the case became so
bad he expected to d>^ Gne day
one of his neighbors brought him
one small bottle of Chamberlain’s
Colic, Cholera and • Diarrhoea
Remedy as a lust hope, A big dose
was given him while he was roll¬
ing about on the ground in great
agony, and iti a few minutes the
dose was repented. -The good ef-
fect of tho medicine was soon no¬
ticed and within an hour the pa¬
tient was taking his first That sound
sleep for a fortnight. one
little bottle worked a complete eel
cure, and he cannot help but r
grateful. The season for bowel
disorders being nt h^ud suggests
‘bis item. For sale by W, E. Mor-
Haddock.’ pf/-’ c r *f ’ Middiebrookr'& Co'
CLT ^ ppmerc , jJ I S S Av D n ritrv<? URNS
‘/ HUIL-ali H I p : I Y HEAI FD
.
Chamberlain’s P«m Balm is an
t |,. m t„ l„.| . iihout in.;
turntion and much more quickly For
than by the. usual treatment.
“>« w - K- M H rga n Javv y
J, l y . 1 * ' 1 *
dl,,brook b , ’ H,d J. T;_
V 11.^ l) i^| . ... f
11| KPS AC I (\ III ir ^ n 111
I-J-IIIU p X II vO IU.U1 H U.111
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46-4 Poplar St.........Macon,Ga -
Our purpose is to supply a Well
felt want—a Clean, Neat,
8 au an "
the Citv of Macmi of*
Everything th.t tho mocket
fords will be found upoj our ta
ble8 -
Special provision made for La-
dies.
We serve regular dinner at
25 CENTS.
The celebration of childrens
interest to all who attended. The
program rendered by the children
wm particularly interesting. Rev
J p Erwin preac zr ed a good set-
tnou.
EXCUR&oto GEORGIA RATE& VTA R’Y. CEN¬
TRAL OF
Row rate excursion tickets will
be ou sale at ull ticket stations
on Central of Georgia Railway
points nnmed and on amount of
occasions specified below. Rates,
schedules, etc., cheerfully furnish
ed representative on application of to the any agent or
company,
Summer School,
Tenn., June 28 to July 81, 1908.
Tickets on sale June 21-22-28 28-
29, July 5-6-18 und 20, final limit
15 days from date of sale with the
privilege of extension of final lim
it to September 80, 1008.
Summer school foroolored t^nch
ers, Tuskrgee, Ala., June 20 to
August 7, 1908 Tickets on sale
June 28-24 nnd 25. Final
August 10, 1908.
Summer y: cliool, Athens, Ga.,
ly 1 to A c gust 9, 1908. Tickets
on sale June 26-29-80 und July
2-4-11-18-25, 1908. Fnal limit 15
days from dute of sale, with priv¬
ilege of extension of final limit to
September 80, 1903.
Excursion rates to Athens, Ga.
and return account summer
school, July 1, August 9, 1908.
Tickets for this occasion will be
on sale June 26th, 29th, 80th. Ju¬
ly 1st, 2nd. 4th, 11th, 18th nnd
19th, 1908, with final limit fifteen
days from date of sale, at one
fare plus 26 cents for tho round
trip, (minimum rate 50 cts)
Extension of tho final limit to
September 30th can be secured by
depositing tickets with Joseph
Richardson, special agent, Athens
and upon payment of fee of 50cts
at the time of deposit. Tickets on
sale at all ticket offices
SUMMER EXCURSIONS.
“The good old summer time”
is now upon us and the question
is: Where to go for rest and recre-
ution? The Central of Georgia
Railway now has on sale at all of
its coupon ticket offices excursion
tickets to all the Mountain and
Lake resorts in the North, East
and West; to eastern cities and
resorts via Savannah and steam-
ship lines; to Tybee, where ocean
breezes blow D i the tne most most del del.glittul ehtfiii
seashore , resort on the south At-
Ian tic coast.
, Quick nnd convenient sclied-
tiles, through sleeping car service,
Full particulars, rates, schedules,
etc., will be cheerfully furnished
upon.application to nearest agent.
Account Fourth of July cele¬
bration, excursion tickets will be
on sale between all ticket stations
on Central of Ga. Railway, also
from ticket stations on Central of
Georgia Railway U> points Ohio on con- and
necting lines.south of
and east of the Missis-
‘ rivur ^ including St. Louis,
M 0 Julv ^ihird 2, 8 and 4 at rate one
OI1 first-class fare lor
lJ)e rouI|<| trip ( ...... 8. rnt For ,.
final limit July
information apply Railway to near
Central of Georgia
Annual meetiig Georgia Bar
Association, Tallulah Falls, July
1908. Rate one fare for round
trip plus25 cents, froni'all ticket
stations on Central of Georgia
Railway in Georgia. Tickets oil
sale July 1 and 2, final return lim¬
it July 6, 1908.
TEACHERS WANTED.
We need at once a few more
tcaehers, both experienced and calls in¬
experienced. We have more
this year than ever before. Schools
and colleges supplied with com-
potent teachers free of cost. Ad¬
dress with stamp,
American Tpaclisers’ Asooiation,
J. L. Graham, LL. D,, Mgr.
Memphis, Tenn.
CHAMBERLAIN’S C O L I C,
CHOLERA AND DIAR-
RHOEA REMEDY.
The uniform success of this
re jg,}dy has made it the moat pop-
preparation in use for bowel
complaints. It is everywhere re¬
cogmxed as the one remedy that
can always be depended upon and
that is pleasant to take. It is es-
pwiullyvaluahlaforsunimerdiar- children and is
rhoen in
eriiy the means of saving ihe lives
ITi “t7w' k < 5Kw
* Bradlev'
q \V.' . ^ ^ Watters
Middlobrooks & Co., Had-
dock.
THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE.
I sell more of Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy than of nil simi¬
lar preparations put together and
it gives the best satisfaction of
any medicine 1 ever sold. I guar¬
antee every bottle of it.—F. C.
Jnquith, Inland, Mich, This Morgan^ rem-
edy is for sale by W. E.
Gray ; W. D. Winters, Bradley;
C. W. Middlebrooks * Co., Had¬
dock .
.VIOINEV.
smat liberal teems.
Btudae-wof Jfteenyeareetandinp
U oWA»D X. 8SOTO,
tfZ. ’
THE DANNIEX ERG CO.
WE ARE OFFERING THE BEST
LINE OF MEN’S AND BOYS’
CLOTHING EVER BEEN IN MA¬
CON.
THERE ARE NO HANDSOMER
SUITS IN Till? CITY THAN
THOSE WR ARE OFFERING AT
$0 to $15 Per Suit.
THE DANNENBERG CO-
Macon, Ga.
H. L. BARFIELD,
MACON, GA.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
AMERICAN FIELD AND HOG FENGS
sb men. 55JNCH.
nt 47 LIE
Lel 9 mm Sklillf.
*• J*L ? U hr t- 4
n ■ "V* ;
-a, sH
Regular Style Special Hog, Horse and Cattle Style
stay* o la. or 6 la. apart Stay* IX in. or 6 in. apart
Made of large, strong, high-grade steel wires, heavily galvanised.
"[P y provides for expansion and cortraction. Is practically ever-
J* stln S - Never goes wrong, no matter how great a strain is put on i ;.
Does not mutilate, but doe*, efficiently, turn cattle, horses ho'--
and pigs.
EVERY ROD OF AMERICAN FENCE GUARANTEED —
by the manufacturers and by us. Call and see it. Can show you how
willjsave you money and fence your fields 6o they will stay fenced,
L. MAN I (IK. If
m WHAT PROFITS A ft-
w To out of the county to make Ci
go pur- »
Sal I chases wh»n just as guoud values can "
be had at home?
|*J Onr Stock of Ladies’ Dress Goods, r.
(gg Hats, Underwear, nnd in fact ev- l*
^1 < rything usually kept in nu up-to- k —
date dry^goods store is complete. y t
m The Quality and Prices of our Ladies’
and Goiitlem-u’s -Shoes will please you *'
m ©5 ■ r
t
& if Supplies
I We guarantee our priers on Groceries nnd Farm :rs’
to be as low as the lowest. i,’<
•»»•» ■»»»»»»» !
i m- We always carry in stock a line of the celi*brated
Barncsvillc Iluggies, also Brick and r
Shingles. Our stock of Coffins
P- ami Caskets is ns handsome r
ll’ as can be found anywhere..
W: BARRON «fc HENDERSON P-
i ounl Oak.Ga
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False Economy. %
price Buying is DEARER a poor than article buying at a the cheap best m
at twice the cost of the cheap one, it is m
f a j ge economy. Often a “bargain” bi-ft? nt#’
is a burden instead.
Men’s clothes for example. Any
reason why you shouldn’t wear the
Of best course if the not. price is within your means? m n I &
Our name is on garments specially m
designed nnd tailored to meet your
needs. Stvle, fit, fabric, linings trim- m
«“"» «rko.oorttp. .11 .r, of th.t m Ir
uniform excellence which has made our
name a familiar one among the correct
thing* in men’s wear, Some npw and 5
exclusve things can be seen here. Giro
^ Urr “> CM., A.'.,,
us a call.
Benson, Walker & Moore,
THE UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS,
MACON G ’
T. E. Merritt.
Wholesale and Retail Groc er,
When in need of groceries let gie give you my prices.
T. E. MERBITT, ■ *