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THE
Thcrsday, Jan. 10, 1005.
LOOAIj.
Drs. J M & R Holmes Mason
Dentists.
884 Second St- Macon, Ga
l)r. H. W. Walker,
Dentist.
568 Clierry St. Macon, Ga.
Hon. J. R. Van Burcn is in
Washington, D.C.
Rogular convocation of Clinton
lodge Masons Saturday’.
Miss Snaie Souther is visiting
Miss Mattie Brown in Macon.
Mr. J. H. Muring is spending
this week with his daughter at
Moultrie.
Miss Clyde Fuck apent Saturday
• id Sunday with hor parents at
Mt Hedge vi lie.
Questions of interest to farmers
will be discussed at the mass
meeting at Clinton tomorrow.
Every citizen of the county
should attend tho mass meeting
which is to bo held at Clinton to-
morrow. ^Drs.
Mary L. McGhee returned
home yesterday from a visit of
several days to Mrs. J. K. Ussery
at Juliette.
Mrs. T. C. Freeman left Fun-
day for Puntagorda, Fla., to
spend tho winter with her son at
tint place.
Mrs. John Souther has return¬
ed from a visit to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Jackson in
Monroe county.
Mr. W. A. Slocumb, of Bonaire,
was in Clinton Tuesday. Mr. Slo¬
cumb recently moved from this
county to Bonaire,___...
Mr. Jim Brown and daughter,
Miss Mattie, <«f Macon spent Sun¬
day with-ilia family of Mr. Ben
Striplingat Slocumb.
Miss Alline Wagnou after
spending tin ChiUtmns holidays
with the iioniefo'Iw has resumed
liar studies at M .urne Female
College.
Judge Richard Johnson was in
Mil ledge vi tie a few days of this
week attending the m -eliiig of the.
is Sanitarium. W of trustees of the Stale
Mr D.J. Jackson has moved
fiic family to Monroe county.
Th»y have quit.? a number of
friends who regret toe>-o them
Gave and the county loses a good
citizen in Mr. Jacksou.
Ashworth & Coleman, buggy
dealers, of Macon, have just re¬
ceived a shipment of high grade
buggies and have a card in this is¬
sue inviting Hi* people of Jones
enmity to inspect their line before
buying.
The first meeting of the Join s
County Lodge 170 Knights of
Pythias will be held at the bulge
room at Haddock tonight. The
first aud third Thursday nights in
each mouth have been selected as
regular meeting nights by' the
lodg*.
Burden Smith A Company (he
loading dry goods firm of Ma-
c >n. are having a clearing up salo
of their stock and are offering the
articles they advertise at from
one-half to two-thirds of their
orii^al value. Rend (heir adver-
tisPlcut tn this issue.
Messrs. R. 11. Kingman, Jr.,
and M. J- Wood ore purchasing
material and machinery for tho
construction of a modern gin out-
fit at James station. Tim plans
for this enterprise contemplate one
of the most up-to-date ginning
plants in the state and embraces
everything that could add to the
value of the modern gin. Messrs.
Kingman and Wood aro two of
tho county’s most progressive bus¬
iness rueu aud any enterprise that
th«y may undertake is 6ure of
success.
The death of Mr. J. II. Sharp*
occured Friday morning at his
hotue near Morton Station after
an illness of /•■ve'»i months. The
deceased was 87 years old at the
time of his de«tin He made his
home in Jones county nil of his
life aud was a splendid .citizen.
He is survived bv his aged father,
Mr. IL J. Sharpe, a brother, H. S.
^Sharpe, and a widuw and six small
chi'v'W 1 - The funeral
wellqltl at the family
Saturday morning and tho rc-
fnaina were iqterrejLiiUhe Wood
cemetefj *
Bradley Locals-
The meeting to be held in Clin¬
ton uert Friday is of groat impor¬
tance to ihe farmers. That-such a
meeting is necessary is very evi¬
dent. The farmers of the entire
cotton belt should realizo the im-
portance of a reduction in the
acreage in cotton. The fleecy sta-
pie cannot ■possibly b« raised at
six cents at the present price of
labor and other things necessary to
rntseit. It should bo urged
every farmer to tie present at that
meeting and each one take an in¬
terest in it. The farmers are the
only laboring class of people who
have no organization to protect
themselves. Let them come to-
get);or and abide by what is decid-
the
The chiwf occupation of the
farmers around here now is cot¬
ton picking, and planting and
pryning fruit trees.
Mrs. T. A. Freeman loft Friday
night for a visit to her son. Mr.
Clayton Freeman of Puntugorda
Florida.
Miss Cassie Whitolieud is now
filling the place as assistant
teacher at Round Oak.
Miss Fuiiniu Glawson has re¬
turned homo after u very pleasant
visit to friends and relatives at
Byron.
Miss Mattie Mullikin has re¬
turned to her home after a very
delightful visit to Mrs. F. Holmes
Johnson.
Rev. E. \V. Sammons visited
Bradley school Monday.
Mr. Edgar Edinundsou ofAt-
laiita was with hie mother, Mrs.
R. L. Bradley, Sunday aud Mon¬
day.
Mr. A. L. Harris has gotten up
a new kind of fence which he 6ay6
is far superior to the American
field fence aud much cheaper.
Any one desiring to know about
it will do woli to communicate
with him. He intends to apply
for a patent.
M or ing & Morton to the
Jones County Trade.
Come to see us and get our pric¬
es before buying. Having bought
our goods at low p-ioes we are en¬
abled to sell them to suit the pres¬
ent price of cotton.
Our prices ur« as low as the low¬
est ami our goods are as goothas
the best.
We carry a full lino of fancy
and staple groceries, shoes, hats,
dry goods and notions, a complete
line <>f gent’s furnishing good-,
including underwear, hose, plain
and fancy, ties, collars, Inin
chiefs, gloves suspenders from
ton cents t<> one dollar a pair,
ready made suits of clothes, etc.
We also have something nice
for the ludits.
When in need of farmingimplt*
mento we can serveyou in quan¬
tity and quality and at the lowest
prices, such as Boy plows, wings,
points, slides, handles, beams,
tiolts, Hainan stocks and fixtures,
best root hames, light and heavy
traces, plow lines, collars, collar
pads, bridles from 50: to $1.25
each, backhands o i all kinds, har¬
ness, trace links, snapps, hinges,
screws, hasps and staples, knob
locks, pad locks, all sires of nails,
pitchforks, rakes, scoops, shovels.
We also carry a nice line of tin-
wars and crockery, water buckets,
well backets, etc.
Don’t miss seeing our large stock
of Clover brand shoes bought di¬
rect from the factory. We can
save yon money on every pair you
Ixiy from us. W’t have a line of
children’s good school shoes, we
can fit the and young with
shoe* that look well and wears
well.
We carry a full line of nice up
to date hats at rock bottom prices,
something to suit your taste and
pocket book. We guarantee to save
j. ou f roni 25c to 60c on every hat
bouglit from ns.
Come and see our goods. We
charge you nothing to look, and
will he glud to see yon whether
you buy or not, if you buy from
us we wiH save you money,
“oioi'.ey saved is money made”
You will find us at the right
place aud our good* at the right
prices.
MORING & MORTON.
Gray, Ga.,
For Sale.
5oo bushels Tennessee coru
n t jie car.
Muring & Morton,
Gray, Ga.
f Round Oak Locals.
The people cf Round Oak are
greatly pleased to know that they
aro about to have a tww depot.
This will add considerably to our
little town. The material for the
building has been ordered and
work will begin as soon as it ar-
rives.
Our exec'lent ag*nt, Mr. Nixie,
will leave in a few days to visit
homefolks at Summerville. Ga.
Mr. R. II. Hunt’s new residence
is quite a pleasing addition to our
town.
The Round Oak school is pro¬
gressing nicely under the manage¬
ment of Prof. Chiles. There is no
reason why we*should not have a
nourishing school always.
Mr. Julius Finney of Texas has
returned home after spending u
few days with his parents.
Mr. J H Meeks will move into
his new residence this week.
Miss Mattie Wilburn entertain-
ed very pleasantly at a dance Fri¬
day evening.
Mr. Jim \\ ulker wus a visitor to
our town Monday.
Mr. W F White, Jr., has gone j
to Madison to accept a position
with the Central railroad.
Mr. G T Pippin spent Saturday
and Sunday with his father in
Monroo county.
Miss Alice McCullough was in
Macon last week.
Tho meeting of thg Golden Link
society was not held last Sunday
Oil account of tho unpleasant day.
Messre. Marshall Goolsby nnd
Whit Merter were visitors at the
homo of Mr. G B White Sunday.
Miss Cassie Whitehead is now-
assistant teacher in the school at
Round Oak.
Mr. Garland McCart hns re¬
turned from a visit to relatives (It
Carrollton, Ga.
Mrs. T. S Hutchinson has been
on a visit of several days to Mrs.
Lou Smith.
Mr. Ponder Childs of Moultrie
spent Sunday with the homefolks
lrere.
Miss Mae My rick of Milledge-
ville has been on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. W II Barron.
News From Jam cm.
Miss Nora Morton visited Miss
May Stewart last Tuesday.
Mr. Tym-r has the sympathy of
his neighbors in the loss of his
father, wlm has remiitlv died. Mr
Tyner himself is sick, we hope he
will soon be well.He is very much
missed w hen absent,
Notwithstanding tlm extreme
weather there was a right
congregation at Fitts Chapel
last Sunday. Mr Smith the min¬
ister dined with Mrs R. H. King-
James is on a boom now, the
are being thoroughly work¬
which makes a very great im¬
in traveling as well as
looks. The school is still hav¬
pupils added.They are coming
every day.
Mr. T. IV. Duffy and daughter
Miss Lois left last Sunday morn¬
for a weeks stay in Atlanta,
relatives.
The burglars made another raid
us last Thursday night. They
three or four big iron bars (o
windows in the store of Mr.
H. Kingman, cut the money
to pieces, and played havoc
They left their signs
loo, blood was on everything thev
It is supposed they cut
hands some way
Notice of First Meeting of
Creditors.
In the district court of the Uni¬
ted States, for the southern dis¬
trict of Georgia, western division.
Iu bankruptcy. In the matter of
T Bivins, bankrupt, in bank-
ruptcy.
To the creditors of John T Biv-
i is of Haddock, in the county of
j llie8 . Notice is hereby given
t ia t ou the 7th day of January,
j)Q 5, ’ the said John T Bivins was
da i v a dji dicated bankrupt; and
tIiat *the first meeting of his cred-
it ,rs will be held at Macon, in
Bil|lj COU i,ty, Georgia, on the llfih
^ vy 0 f January, 1905, at 9 o’clock
i i the foreuoon, at which time the
■aid croditul, m.y UM.d, ,.rov.
their claims, appoint a trustee,ex-
amine the baukrupt, aud transact
such u other business as may y prep- i
erly come before said ineetiug.T he
bankrupt is required to l>6 pres-
.nt on lh.l dny f... cx.miii.lion.
. AlexanderProcdkit,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
This Jun. 9, 1905.
Clinton Happenings.
Prof. Ralph Childs of
has been elected teacher of the
Clinton school. Wo wish him
cess.
Hon. J B Jackson spent Tues¬
day in Macon.
Mr. Jas. Barron of Macon was
with the home folks two or three
lays of last week.
Ex-Clerk \V W Hanoi! will
vote his time hereafter to farm
ing. He wus in Macon a few days
ago and purchased four fine mulos
Mr. and Mrs. M H Mulligan cf
Bradley were visitors at the home
of their son, W H Mulligan, last
Tuesday.
The Dagoes and their monkeys
delighted tho children here Tues¬
day.
Miss Ada Relle Green of Gray
visited relatives here Sunday.
g U 8 Purslevnod Sam Anderson
spent Saturday with Master Roy
Ethridge of Gray,
Mrs. Sal lie Swanson, who has
been visiting relatives at Haddock
j jfotiticello, ] )tt8 returned to
her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. T S Bush of Gray
spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs.
II S Greaves.
Miss Kate Barron has returned
from Wayside where she \\i nt to
visit her sister, Mrs. W J Childs,
who has been quite sick. We are
glad to know Mrs. Childs is im*
proving. t
Sheriff R. N. Ethridge was in
Macon last Tuesday.
Mr. Cullun Mullikin of Bradley
was in town Tuesday.
Tho principal topic of conver¬
sation is the low price of cotfon.
We hope the farmers will organ¬
ize and agree to reduce tho acre¬
age -111 cotton and raise more hog
and hominy.
Two negroes suspected of hav¬
ing burned the gin house of R. S.
IlusselKwtre lodged in jail Mon¬
day.
Just now the new court house
idea is being talked a good deal.
We have no objections to a new
court house and jail if the people
think these improvements neces¬
sary and that the county is able
to build them. Let them act ac¬
cording to tln-ir best judgment n
this matter. We think we are
much more in need of better edu
C|l , fiu;i | it Why should
not Jones county have a- good
as other counties? " It is the
s . u .|.,>,( duty of every eit-zen to take
an active part in building up
schools and securing competent
teachers. Have confortablc buildings
nnd the same well fitted and furnisli-
ed, a large roll of pupils and it will he
no trouble in i secure teachers. Futh-
ermore our borne talent will be pro¬
tected and will remain with us. We
need schools at which nuv boys and
gills may he prepared to enter differ¬
ent colleges without so much expense
to their parents. Clinton, Gray and
Bradley arc desirable locations for
graded schools, Consolidate the
small districts ami we will have
schools where every branch of study
will lie taught, and we can afford to
pav our teachers better salaries. The
people, as a whole are minus of the
proper interest in education, We
should make long strides in education
and along all lines of progress and de
veloplltent of our great resources.
Haddock Current Events.
Miss Maude Anchors has return¬
ed home after a most pleasant vis¬
it to relatives in /lllaiita.
Mrs. N. 0. Fitts spent last week
with friends in Macon.
Miss Belle Morton was quite |
sick last week. At present writing
she is convalescent.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Bonner are
now at home to their friends in
(lie house formerly occupied by
Mrs. L. C, Herndon.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. II. Haddock
were guests of friends in Macon
last week.
Miss Oallie M Whittaker who
has been m Texas for sometime,
is at home with her sister Mrs. M.
D. Hardeman.
Miss Lillian Holt leaves the
extended latter part visit of the to relatives month in f cr Bir-
minghnm.
Miss Irene Farrar spent Sunday
with her sister Mrs. \\ . J. Stew-
art of Illom,t,v,ll«.
Mr. James Finney is in BlaKe
ly attending Blakely Institute, of
which hi* brother, Prcf. Fowler,
is prtnc pal.
Mr. D. K. Morton has returned
f„.m . vi»t L. friend. «« K * th
leen.
Mr Herbert Bryan is visilt lg
relatives at Kathleen G:.
From Crutchfield.
As I have not seen any thing
in The News from this plnca for
terns tuns I will send in a few
happenings.
There is not much work being
done on account of cold weather
The farmers are get ting impntien'
to go to work.
Mr. G. W. Herndon, formerly
0 f Jones county hut now of Mon-
roe, spent several tiny s of la-t week
with Itis daughter Mrs. A. 1).
Crutbfield, of this place.
Mr. nnd Mrs J.J. Gordon Rpnnt
Sunday with the family of Mr. B.
A. Crutchfield.
Messrs. G. \V. Herndon and A
B. Crutchfield visited Mr. G. W.
Marsh last Sunday.
Misses Emma Mnynnrdand Lil¬
lian Jackson spent Sunday with
Mrs. Lucy Jackson.
Wake up correspondents and let
us hear from every part of tho
county. Do your duty and lotus
keep our homo paper w hat it lias
treen—tho best county paper
in the south..
Miss Lilia Gordon is visiting
her cousin, Miss Oda Gordon.
Mr J. W. Jackson and sister,
Miss Ilattie, attended preaching
at Kingsville lust Sunday.
Mrs Emmie Hu rden and dough-
( er yjj H8 Ethel >.pont Sunday with
Mis G. W. Gordon.
FOR SALE.
Shingles ami Brick for sale.
M OR ING MOllTON.
Colored People to Build
Church.
The colored Methodists of Gray
and Clinton are clearing the lot
of land given them by the Jones
County Lund it Improvement Co.,
nt Gray and will soon have the
material on hand with which to
build a new church. Committees
have been actively at work for
some time \nd a considerable sunt
for building purposes has been
collected.
The location of this church is
on that part of the laud set aside
by the land company for tho col-
oved people who wish to locate at
Gray. Several lots have already
been sold and there are a good
many yet to he disposed of.
Wo would be glad to sell you No. 1
b st patent flour ■ for $(>.25 per bt«T.
Royal Owl, Standard, $0.10 per bbl.
Half patent, $5.75 per bbl.
Salt 54e, loo lbs sek,
10 1 !>h best rice for $l.oo.
20 lbs broken rice for $1.00.
meal Mb' per bushel.
Nice Florida oranges No. 170 10c per
lo/.en.
MOR1NG & MORTON.
Mjish Meeting ot Farmers
to be Held at Clinton.
A number of Jones county bus¬
iness men and farmers are urging
the necessity of a greatly reduced
acreage in cotton this year and
aro exerting themselves in every
way possible to accomplish this
much desired end. With this pur¬
pose it; view it lias been decided
to nak every farmer in Jones coun¬
ty who can possibly do so tc meet
in Clinton on Kriuay, January 20,
ten o’clock, Tho purpose
is to discuss the cotton situa¬
tion. This meeting can be vastly
to cotton raisers and
bo well attended. Don’t
tho date, January 20.
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SHERIFF’S SALE.
Jones Comity.
Will lie sold before the court house
in Clinton on the first Tuesday
February next during the legal
hours of sale for cash to the highest
bidder the following described proper
tv to-wit : One hundred acres of laud
more or less, in Burdens district, said
and state, and bounded as fol
lows : On the north by lands of Kitty
Moore place, on the east by lands ol
C. B. Moore, on (lie south by lands of
F. Gibson, and on the west In¬
lands of the old I sain Ethridge place.
Levied upon as (he property of An¬
derson Fitts as agent for-Socie¬
ty and will be sold (o satisfy lax exe¬
cution for state and county taxes for
the year 1001. This Dec. Ill, 1004.
K. N. Ktiikjpoi;, Sheriff.
A D MIN f ST 11A TO It'S SALE.
ao(>J . Killt j OIIM <; 0 unty.
Bv virtue f un order of the court
of ordinary <>f said county will
p" hm^y^WWat'tl.e^ourt legal house
- IU P:l ;q ,t v during the hours
of sale the following described lands
'V^ lri /.V, confining
2112 1-3? acres more or less and four (4)
X
lvjngj]l onr |„, ( | v Sili) ] |.,„d i* fmher
jJ nown the Emanuel l’itts place.
The public road from James to ttor-
don touches the sai 1 four Junes and
t , R . pilt) i ic r „ 1M i [ mllI Cobb’s bridge to
e T. Gibbon place m the*, aoiith-
rv 2 1))> It. H. Kinomav,S n.,
Administrator dc bonis mm with
the will-annexed of I*. T Pitts, Sr.
Clothing for Everybody.
•^y^Priecs to Suit A1.
OUU STOCK OF
Fall and Winter Clothing
is np-to-dato in every particular, nnd we are prepared to,"meet all
the requirements in
Furnishing Goods.
Wo can suit the boys, the youths, tho young man, the middle aged
and tho old. Come sec and you'll buy
YOURS FOR BUSINESS,
R. L. CHEEK & CO.
410 THIRD STREET MACON, GEORGIA.
Benson & Moore*s
Sack Suits
The success of the season. Some New
Nobby Browns in Cheviots and Worsteada
at $12 50 to $25
Everybody who has seen theeo sty lire
the verdict is identieal. These are the
most artistic clothes of the century. Yo*
should see them, Prices not low but
moderate.
Benson & Moore,
THE UP TO DATE CLOTHIERS,
4*0 Third Si-
A. S. J. TAYLOIt BEN T. RAY WALTER F. CLARK
TAYLOR SHOE
COMPANY
We have just re¬
ceived a complete as¬ \
sortment of Ladies’,
Men’s, Children’s and
Misses’ winter shoes.
All goods, all sizes,
all styles, which will i
give you value reeeiv I
ed for your money, or V
your money will be refunded
519 CHERRY ST , MACON, GA-
Phone (>(>.
BUY YOUR FURNITURE
FROM US.
We have lots of nice things suit¬
able for Christmas presents end
would be pleased to shaw you
through our store. We carry a
big line of
ODD BEDS AND DRESSERS
AT FRIGES TO KIT YOUR FURSE.
What would milie a better
present than a nice clock? or an
elegant rug? We have them at
all prices.
Get our price*. Wo will hu vo you money.
Brown S James Furniture Co,
808 Third St., (Balkcom’s Old Stand) Macon, Ga.
M C BALKCOM AGT
I carry one of the most complete lines ef
Hardware and Crockery in the South. My
prices are right. Goods first-class
i *
362 Third St , Macon, Ga.
Don’t fail to see onr gennin*
oak bedroom mils with French
plate mirrors in the dressers foe
$15.00 per'suit. |We have them
up to $75.00, too. s