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VOL. 2.
ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS.
G A THEE E1) FOP THE COE RE¬
SPONDENTS READERS.
The Happenings of the Week Put
in -Short, Pointed Paragraphs—
What Has Happened and Is Go¬
ing to Happen—Points Political,
Personal "and Social—Men and
Tliinas. lf
Stick to your post.
Time for planting Irish pota¬
toes.
Plant English peas and radish
es.
Don’t make hurtful hast£ in
anything,
Think for yourself. Let other
people do the same.
Correspondence solicited by
this paper.
Don’t cut your cards too deep.
Some of us yet play.
Our farmers are on the liberal
purchasing guano this year.
New goods-coming into town.
Give uc your “ad.”
The Roberta school is on the
eve of fifty pupils.
Log-rollings, big quiltings and
a gene v al frolic on the next edge.
Gardening is a little late crop¬
ping out this season.
Some land was sold Tuesday at
public sale.
Capt. Bob Rutherford left At¬
lanta Wednesday for his home in
Birmingham.
Cotton in this market brings
from f to 7 1-4 cents per pound.
Thanks to Mark Carnes for a
package of fine multiplying on¬
ions.
E. W. Cook cells Grove’s Taste¬
less Chill Tonic. A dead shot for
grippe.
Get outside of glass houses be¬
fore you presume and undertake
to toss stones.
Col. R. I). Smith went over the
river this week on professional
business.
This paper is for Hon. W. Y.
Atkinson for governor of the
state of Georgia.
Col. O. B. Howard was in town
one day recently by a large ma
fority.
Come to me for “Red Deer” to¬
bacco. It is the best chewing to¬
bacco on the market.
M. R. Carnes.
Dr, J. N. Smith spent two days
of this week in the Gate city.
Mr. R II. Lockhart, and family,
have moved to town and now oc¬
cupy the Iiouse formerly occupied
by Mr. J. A. Miller.
Mr. L. O. Futrell sells Weo. W.
Scott & Co’s, guanos. They are
of the very highest grades and
suited to all kinds of crops.
Mr. B. Smith was down from
Atlanta Tuesday looking after
business interests.
Messrs. W. P. Allen, F. H.
Wright and J. J. Williams went
to Atlanta Monday. They now
have on hand a drove of nice
young mules.
A little fighting going on in the
rural districts this week, and war¬
rants passing about on the
strength of it.
The cheapest line of dry goods,
shoes etc., at market prices.
B. Chapman.
We .are sod-y in need of men
to look after their own affairs
As it is other people's come in
preference. •
THE CORRESPONDENT.
ROBERTA, G A., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1894*
There is an unequaled cry for re¬
form in all departments of gener¬
al business.
To those who have paid us in
money or its equivalent, we ex¬
pend thanks. Let all others, in
arrears, go and do likewise.
The man on a drumming tour
for his share of trade for the
spring season is now on hand.
The sentiment of this county on
any line of affairs cannot be sized
up by what one man thinks.
Mr. A. S. Jones, representing
the Columbian Book Co., was in
town to-day. He represents a
good firm.
I am selling clothing, drygoods,
boots, shoes, hats etc,.low down
for cash. Give me a triiiL
B. Chapman.
»
Wade H. Mathews treated the
young people to a royal enter¬
tainment at his residence this
week.
Mr. L. T. Jones has been m
town this week looking after
some fruit trees in which buds
have been placed, for B. H. Ray.
The manager of this paper has
lived up this good hour. He is
yet here and expects* to stay a
day or two.
The country growls too much.
Turn on brakes and see where the
main fault is. There is more
complaint than reason.
Messrs W. I Powell and E. M.
Cooper, of Reynolds, visited our
city this week, and honored onr
“devil’s” sanctum with a pop call.
Come again gentlemen.
We acknowledge the receipt of
a number of new papers. All
come fully up to the mark and
with pleasure we place same on
our exchange list.
Uncle (Seab Spdlers is side¬
tracked. The telephone is the
primary cause. Frank Danielly
says that the old gentleman says
he is already out of pocket fifteen
cents. It may be that this ought
not so to be.
New lot of best Florida oranges
on hand. Close to it, if not the
last lot. They are the very best.
M. P. Carnes.
I am selling out at New York
cost on all goods in my stock.
Room must be made for new
goods which are coming in every
day. This proposition holds good
until the 1st of March 1894.
B. Chapman.
Lot of elegant turnips on hand.
Come to us for fancy candies of
all varieties. If you need onion
set or garden seeds of any kind,
we have them in stock. We keep
on hand a choice line of family
groceries and can accommodate
our customers at any time.
E. W. Cook,
with W. I. Powell,
Warrior News.
Theo Jennings’ baby is very
sick. •
Dr. James Parker is kept very
btisv.
Seventy-five chain-gang hands
are working on the public road ■■
between this county and Colum¬
bus.
We had a heavy rain and mud
on last Saturday night.
Mr. Lock Holsey, who has been
con ^ ne d to his bed for about
tlu ’ ee months is improving.
Ira.
Notice. „
We have placed our notes and
accounts in the ha nils of Mr. it.
H. Culverhouse, who is our au
thorized agent, with instructions
to close them out at once. We
are obliged to have money to pay
onr own debts arid to pay tor the
necessities of life; We must
tie up our books.
Jones A Kinney
January 24th 1894.
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A voting man in Lowell, Mass,
troubled for years with a con¬
stant succession of boils on his
neck, was conrpletely cured by
taking only three bottles of Ayer’s
Sarsaparilla. Another result of
the treatment was greatly im¬
proved digestion with increased
avordupoise.
NOTICE! NOTICE!
The land upon which my fami¬
ly reside in Crawford county is
mine and business transacted for
the family is through and by me.
All contracts made by me are
binding and I am.responsible for
same. Jam 25 1894.
Mrs. Laura Marshall.
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral is known
by, its works. Jhe experience of
half a century proves that no oth
er preparation of the land stops
coughins and .allays irritation of
the-throat and pronchia] tubes so
promptly and effectually af this,
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