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About The correspondent. (Roberta, Ga.) 1892-190? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1894)
a 3 % • 7-7:3 OF LOCAL X ' Ci Vi o. V \T rp;7 /■■;77 / ’O E TIT E . (3 ‘7h‘ UFOliDZ'rVP .«? 22EAL-ICKS. -'— Th-z ffi >0 r fke A- Y in Short, Fotriod .rv What Jia l r m ■■ ■■; - : 3 ! .y to 2Ic/--i>pcn—Points .Poiiiio-oj, , PeTiO'ArJ. ond Eoiiinl—-ocu More rniuss than money m country. Cupt. Bob Rutherford has been down recently on a visit. “John Barleycorn” had an c week in town last week. Work on the court house vaults is under good headway. Fresh lot of excellent oranges just arrived from Florida, cheap. M. Ii. Carnes. Peoplem this section are last getting down to business. School opened Monday in Knox¬ ville with good attendance. Biggest bargains in laces ever ■offered in Roberta. M. H. Carnes. Election for Mayor and Aider men of Roberta on last Saturday, It was a quiet passby. The election is over now, let’s all come together in sentiment and action and pull hard for the town. Mark Carnes has a lot of oranges for sale at the post office. The best lot of good family Flour in town for the money and going at cutthroat prices and selling fast. W. H. Dent. Boliver TJ. Ray is once more Enough with a grapple with grippe and spent some time in town this week. In the election for town offi¬ cials the defeated candidates made more than the ones who were elected. Messrs. E. W. Cook and J. L. Dent attended the hop at the Harris Hotel in Fort Valley last week. Blank applications for widows pensions have been sent to the Ordinary and he is ready to send up same as soon as they come in and have them filled out. Mr. J. H. Grant is up from Americus engaged with Emmett Hollingsworth in the study of stenography. W. I. Powell has on hand the most complete line of fancy and family groceries m this or any other county, going at hard times prices. Mr. E. W. Cook, the ef¬ ficient manager, will take pk-as- 11 re : ii showing ai:d prici; g you bis goods. Call and he convinced. John b. Fandefur keeps him¬ self . e the rh ot road, Instead of buying ’.Los he raise' them for sale. Let oibers go ;u -M- like¬ wise. Tic r ot* meat and corn in the ; :v. y and another crop of ♦hogs coming on. Give gr-nno the go by far poor Ale. Low cats plan- c: 6, peas and potatoes and not too much cotton. Call‘at i:b ; . ew York Btoro lor ■ df. A nice line of la- 5 rublier over shoes B, Chapman. Coni ' iu a.nil pay your dues to Tie pm r. • vour subscription - and get Hie Y, . y -.'ouniC.....n and tjie CorreSo o.'Ldemt one year. The town election resulted as lollowos: Tor Mayor, E. H Cul \ erhom-o ; Tor Alder ..mi, H. »). r~j H ' M U— Tf T“ j / \ >i T> i 1 } r* n i p • ■ h it _ n - • i . Jkx 1 X y y » S V _m v. f ( X. ; Am o *. Wé-L- —HW.—W—~r’. w..f.,._,~‘,_~‘§ ”‘31-”...HmVJ..~A»—.¢.V.—.-TTL._4.- »‘ .~-VA.7 .‘_..w_. .é,‘__,,..,v_ ,,‘ _,,A i€¥-“‘ .» ../ V..,v :0‘ ;._“.~. .V V . ’ ‘ . 3:53.334 ?‘ “ "3' 3113, ' cm «. ., 7‘3“ 3:23}; T3? “J; V 1;"??? , f, - ; 3,4“. V’- J3 ‘lfl #31 AV gum» T A EV . .. 1 (A Q 1.." , 5,, S ;\_;v\ :14... --. ‘ ‘ fl . Bond I. C. Flit ffelk -J. E. Jordan, and Jioiraan. j .' char min I da-': it$r of Hr. J. N. Lewis, ewe !**-'•- e\YH aimnenfc to her many friends or. [ eve O' 1 3 week. i < wo,> : j en 1 ii nor _• If. iss Lewi:; won o. Is :■ lif'-tess on fids uc j casion. present report most enjoyable evening. 'Hie hop at the Harris Hotel I v, as a decided success, it was | doubtedly the social event of the sec sen. All who attended are profuse m. their thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Harris for their untiring ef¬ forts in securing for all a pleas¬ ant evening. H liquor dealers, and they alone, are to be taxed to build a church and school house, it comes at last out ot' the country people The town would deserve no credit lor it, but, on the other hand should be condemned. 1 l*av e on band a large and well assorted stock of fail and winter cm thing that must be sold daring the next thirty days, regardless of cost, to make room for spring and summer goods. Great slaugh¬ ter sale in clothing, gents furnish mgs, shoes, hats, &c. Come early and avoid the rush. B. Chapman, New York Store. jKTctice. Homer N. Wright has purchas¬ ed an interest in the merchantile business of Wright & Allen, and the firm name from this time on will be Wright, Allen & Wright Wrjght & Alien will close up all business of the former firm. Jan. 10th 189-1. Death. Uncle Jimmie Sandefur, aged seventy-eight years, departed this life on Thursday the 4th inst. lie had been a member, and a con¬ sistent and faithful one, of the Methodist church for fifty-five years. He did all in his power for the furtherance of Christianity.* He was a citizen without re¬ proach He was a kind and lov¬ ing husband; an indulgent, kind and loving father. He was a true friend to the needy; and, as a re¬ cipient of the earthly blessings promised in divine writ to such men as he was, he lived to a ripe, old age and died a most triumph¬ ant death. He was a soldier of the cross, and in consequence the Heavenly reward and victory are accorded him. M’-y the blow of all near to him be tempered by the sympathizing Master. Amidst the tears and bereave¬ ments of this cold world He cares for us ail. -A ugusta, Ga.,—Ed. Correspond tmik'v : L ou will find enclosed $1.00 for subscription, when it ex¬ pires drop me u postal card. I am an old Crawford boy and spent my boyhood days there, and am a well-wisher of the old connty’s prosperity. Wishing you and your paper a prosperous new year, I Remain Respectfully, W. ii. Roberts. 'Warrior News. jf\ negro, Adam Wilder, at¬ tempted an unmentionable crime 1 in this community on last Friday night, lie was thwarted in the arrested aild ‘ lo(| Eed in Macon jail. blank Jieatii's house was burn- i <*« Tuesday ni it 1 2 -- e Y ; ' Ci r ^ i: Ho •’ I r. ho had sub-r elite i negro. Hit J this account | i coannum tv -et fire I William Hamlin connty is How ohr; Green, if i of the V.- and or bur low a ■ dent of Texas, is ?vw on to friends in re: odd district, ! Misses iiiiue Ca-idei ami Bn hi j Sanders report that they enjoyed memselvos very much ov.r ■ Crawford Ohri.-;{-mns week. j Yerrio LL. Cook ana his bride spent the holiday o in Twiggs county. Ed Van is yet very low. The physicians have despaired of do¬ ing anything for him. Ed Bartlett and Miss Rotta Drawhorn were married last Wednesday evening. Mr. Pickens Yarbrough, who lias been unwell for sometime past, is at present convalescent. The old Justice of the Pence, of the Warrior James Parker, is gradually growing better. Two negroes, Seab Jones and Howard Hamlin, are now in Ma¬ con jail charged with hog steal¬ ing. The chain gang is now at work on Tobesofkee hill, There are fifty convicts and the road is be¬ ing put in fine condition. Capt Byron, who.is on The Bur-, gay plantation in tire Warrior,’ had a big sale yesterday. Old man Jimmie Sandefur, of Crawford county, died last Thurs¬ day night. He left a large, fam¬ ily to mourn his death. Ira. The Post Office will be open every Sunday morning from 8 to 9 o’clock. So all who wish to get their mail can do so. M. H. Carnes, P. M. “Old, yet ever new, and simple and beautiful ever,” sings the poet in words which might well apply to Ayer’s Sarsaparilla—t he most efficient and scientific blood purifier ever offered to suffering humanity. Nothing but superior merit keeps it so long at the front. ABSOLUTELY FREE. A Business Education to Some Worthy Boy or Girl. This is no advertising scheme, but a plain, simple statement of fact. Within the next thirty days the Ga.- Alabama Business Col¬ lege proposes to give to one worthy, ambitious,boy or girl, in each county of the 'State, an un¬ limited scholarship, entitling the holder to the fit!! eov.y-.e in the * Book-keeping, Short havd, Teleg-; I raphy or Pen-art denartment, * i without farther expense. | The award will be made on the ; I ground; of merit-; and we would like to hear at mica from ev rv = boy and girl who desires to this valuable scholarship. Address all-correspondence to Wyatt & Martin, Macon, Ga. CAR LOAD OF SALT on hand cheap for cash. B. ii. RAY, Roberta, Ga, «’ -T j[ f 0 0 LEAK for WILL.), clubbing suk-'Ci'iption io o wwY ,ihh oLise and accompanied by cash. Yhm.vGl' i/o Offer?. . Every subscriber to this remaric iiLle elu >o: ,y proposition is entitled m end r TWO P1I1ZE CONTE,S id sending his guesses for the $1,000 CoUod Crop Contest, In which there are Four Prizes of¬ fered for the nearest estimates of the size of the cotton crop of 1698-4, now being marketed, and award to Pc made as soon £as the New Orleans Cotton Exchange announces the of¬ ficial crop figures. .$490 in Gold for nearest guess to the crop, #200 prize for second, .$200 prize for third, $100 for fourth, .$100 for filth. Crops for recent years have been as follows: Tear | Bales | Tear | Bales 1877.... 14,811,203 |4,4857428 FSf i I jT.mOil 1886 i', D’-HJq --1*J 1879. ... 15,07,;,531 1887 0 , 518,624 1880.. .. |0,757,897 1888 ! 7,017,707 1831.. .. 16-389,329 1809 ! 6,985,082 3 3S‘>. 5.435,845 1890 I 7,818.720 18 7... . 16,992,234 j5,715,052 1891 | 8,655,518 .1884. .. . 1892 | 0,700,865 In addition to the above every clubbing subscriber can enter our combination Ld/kw 1. ;3 £» ILIO. HIT' ord, Corrce-prL Supply'the missing word in t he following: . “Ill Prussia a law concerning compulsory education of neglect¬ ed and.................;................................................. ................................children received the sanction of the crown.” One-Fourth of the net sub¬ scription receipts of those enter¬ ing this contest will be divided among those who supply the cor¬ rect word in the blank in the above sentence. Thus, if there are $5,000, one-fourth would be $1,250. If ten supply the correct word each would receive $125, if 100, each $12.50. &c. Both of the above contests free and in addition to Two Papers for the price of one. The Weekly Constitution has a circulation of 150,000, and is the People’s Paper. It favors Tariff Reform, an Individual in eom Tax, and the Expansion of the Currency to a degree; suffi¬ cient to meet the legitimate busi¬ ness demands of the country. It covers the news of the world every week, having news eorre- i •-por.deats in d'l news centre- «>f the world. voni xUn'iiQ. , r .iw' x'-’pc i - u u Constitution. ’ 7.775 (****, r-iA uf-ii •*t.** f W, W.n ‘ •***) j» 'e : Tiv<:k for RAH). ’ , , , ...... ex ....... d ec o ' 'k ’ ' ^ . .. , 01 C "* e 0011 ’'-“G 1 throaUa » 2 ^ H I roubles is undoubtedly Ayer's ’ aerrv Lector,tl. the only for colds and coughs admitted on exhibition at the Chicago Worlds Fair. OAB LOAD OF SALT on hand cheap for cash. B. H. RAY, Roberta, Ga. ‘5'. ‘V "’ 3'74" ;:: an-/. l :: ; 0 ;:.'.ect Otl rom an to on us. • L'Jo.JE) Jv juEiAbi.3GAMB'. ! Roberta, Ga. NOTICE. By virtue of an order from th Side School Commissioner; Ex [nation for Teachers of the Pub¬ lic -Schools will be held in the court¬ house at Knoxville on the 6th day of January next. Examination begins promptly at 9 o'clock A. M. K. F. SANDERS, C. S. C. Crawford Co. DO YOU WA55T MONET? If so, come to me, Loans ne¬ gotiated on good and well im¬ proved land in this county. Gilt edge security required. Apply to me. O. P. WEIGHT. Bond & PI as in game make a new offer this week. They offer the best bagging and ties suffici¬ ent for packing a bale of cotton for fifty live cents. Guaranteed. The offer made in this issue of a free scholarship in the Ga.-Ala bame Business College, of Macon, Ga., is a rare opportunity for someone of our young friends to secure an education in the best institution of its kind in the south The principals stand at the head of their profession and their de dared purpose to educate sorae. worthy boy or girl in every coun ty cannot fail to command the highest praise. Fresh lot of D. M. Ferry & Co's Garden Seed just received. W. I. Powell. OAR LOAD OF SALT on hand cheap for cash. B.JH. RAY, Roberta, Ga. Bond and Blasingame's gin¬ nery is the biggest thing that turns wheels in this section. They gin cotton cheap as anybody can—have all modern appliances and fixtures. They will give you more for Cotton Seed than any buyer, no matter what his offer is. Try them. Bond <fe Blasingan e NEW Yv )R!I STORE PRICE L I S T. G-'lico 5c; gtngin: rus < .* ; ; ciu-ck liOiMeupuri dies dross trimming he; heavy jea i>? 15c ; m t- vs j>n ; ; s un: tv. i’/- eyewears < : :,50 cb' hire it vh: r 25c up ; mo;; : ; - o ; yl up.; boybe : sir -.-s u-y; ey - suits 35c up; boys pan in _ . ,. .. y , ; ntsWtr, '..Lt fits $i:5 'cloaks i -jacket re- 1 gardloss to : ' ! 6 - . = 23c; worst,.,! We; r • ": ■ 1 ’jljdrt-n a until'? Uc '0,,; ij,, t Wirt <! i ta-bie cloth:. 0c ,o, 25c up; i.inbi up. Special attention ■■ cRled in this connection -'O; your guard: Yb Leu , ; for your clnidren,,prest'oi.-> for your sweetheart, and any and every¬ thing nice for Christmas or any other time call at B. CHAPMAN’S Reliable New York Store.
