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, . • ___ —— ■ ■ fi ■ 1 I /SA> \ I E I w ■ W i /"“‘wk ■ a ■ HB j;. / I wBA J SB \ / |M I - ■■ I wk B £ nn > m Tv . • afadfafsdfaf A IWTnNT CX rI i 111 A/ w AW ENTIBE BUSINESS BLOCK THREATENED. Flemkter & Bridges’ Stock of Ooods IwS the Flames Above. ■ ■ -. About 11 o’clock Tuesday night tbe city was fairly well aroused over an alarm of fire, which proved to be io the upper story of the building occu pied by Flemiateif & Bridges. Tbe fire originated in a closet, about the center of the upper floor, used as a coal and plunder room to the apart* meat occupied by Col. W. E. H. Sear cy, Jr., as a law office, and its origin is unknown. In tbe forenoon Col. Searcy bad some coal put in tbe closet, but had not opened the door afterwards. Late in tbe afternoon he came up from thd* court house and going to his room for bis overcoat, saw his fire was low in the grate, locked his office and went The fire being thus completely pro* tected by inner walls from the fierce fight made by the firemen, rendered it a difficult task indeed to get control of the flames. The entire upper story was one dense body of smoke, while no blase could be seen to locate the flames until they were forced through lha’tin roof, and no direct stream could be thrown until the partition walls to the closet were burned away. The firemen had fully a dozen streams of waler pouring into the up per rooms from the two steamers and various fire plugs, yet for nearly an hour their labors appeared worthless. When tbe partition walls began to fall tbe gallant fireboys rushed in and soon whipped the fight. Everything in the upper story was burned or deluged with water and that oorlion of the building was a to tal wreck. The floor where the fire originated was burned through and fire was thus transmitted to the dry goods below, but was soon extinguished and kept under control by the presence of a fireman with a well directed nozzle. store room of Flemister & ad to be a perfect wreck. Their long shelving, counters, showcases, etc , wereUUflded ter' singed and blackened with smoke or broken and buried from water, fire, or falling plaster. Tbe quantity of wa ter consumed in whipping this fire was enormous, and nearly ail of it passed through this room and over the goods, Flemister & Bridges have been in business but a few years/ hence .their slock was all new, and ail agree that their stock was elegant and fine in many points: and its destruction will be regretted by all who trb.de in Grif fin. A few .hundred dollars’ worth of goods were rescued from .the building before tbe deluge of water came But the savings will be as a/uoit to the heavy loss. *• * Tbe inventory to the stock of Flem ister & Bridges shows $9,000 worth of goods, and they had $6,500 worth of insurance, as follows: - With J H. Smith $2,000, C. H. Johnson s£ooo, R H. Drake & Co., $3,500. / The building belongs to Messrs, Kincaid & Granlland, and was insured in the Southern Mutual for $3,000. It wili be repaired at once and be. occu pied, w}>en ready for use, by Flemister & Bridges Flemister <fc Bridges have moved their goods across tbe street to the store formerly occupied by Haseelkus A Blake. Col. SearCy had an insurance of $125 on hia office furniture and library, which will ent b.a actual Iqm down to probably SIOO Mist M E Cuntx-r, who occupied the front room upstairs with millinery, lost everything. Her stock and fix tures were valued at S4OO, yet without insurance. Miss Conner has the sympathy of our entire community over her loss. It surely falls heavily. Griffin is regarded aa die most for tunate city in Georgia in tbe scarcity of fires, and her firemen are prepared to show records with any in the State as to ability to extinguish one when it occurs ■ r THE BURGLARS CAUGHT* I ->V' fj; '' I ' J 4*, . .- : IF THE POLICE CAN BE CERTAIN THAT THEY HAVE THE CLUE t They Maae Several Arrests That Seem -■ to Tally With the Views of the People, and Everything Seems to Work That Way, i ——• I .Griffin for years has never been i startled by a burglary that equalled ■ that which occurred on New . Year’s morning, when Henry C Burr’s house ’ was robbed and the home of Ed C. ' Smith was gone through by thieves. It was a robbery without a parallel in the history of the city, and there were but few that fell safe even in their teds. To Officers Phelps and Gordin Chief Ison placed the matter in charge, and the result is that Guy Owens, Oscar ’ McMahon and Fred Etheridge are in jail, while Britt, who is from Barnesville, is under arrest. It is rumored that the stolen proper ty has been hidden by the thieves and that one of them has given the hiding place away. Today will develop every detail in tbe matter. < We Must Trade at Home- Among the woman’s clubs in Geors gia the Current Topics club, of Macon, is doing a great, work in creating a sentiment among tbe wealthiest class of ladies in favo# of doing all their buying in their home towns. As a meeting of the c : ub last week anota ble paper was read by Mis. E. J. Wil lingham on patronizing home indus tries and merchants. She declares that it is not silver, npr tariff question that is withholding prosperity from the south and southern towns,'but it is because we do not buy everything ve need at our homes. Educated women of tbe south have tbe means, time, in fluence and breadth of mind to deal with these questions without selfish ness or sentimentality. In the course 1 of her able and interesting paper Mrs. Willingham aaya; “I would urge upon our club women today to bring all the influence their position gives them to bear upon the question of so mpch importance at this time. Let theufsee and urge the ne cessity for the tputh to live at home. It is in their to create such a public sentiment in favor of home in dustries, raising borne supplies, of pat- : ronizing our own factories, our own ■ merchants, our own colleges, that it would give an impetus and new force ' along all lines. We would have belter churches, better schools, more libra ries, more factories, and the charge i that our people are not progressive and ' public spirited would not be made. We ‘ can be wonderfully broad-minded and : liberal when we have the money to ] back up our views. Give the .south the-patronage she deserves, thereby ' keeping the money at bonle, and you J will see tbe most prosperous, most 1 contented, progressive and liberal peo* j pie on tbe face of the globe. , “The doctrinenf home industries and home patronage is one of the main stays of development, and without its practice no.progress can be expected, i As long as our southern women send c to the north and east the money their J husbands make in the south, just so r long will they retard she development • of the south and antagonize its bust- * nees interest." Deafnsw Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is I only one way to cure deafness, and that is t by constitutional remedies. Deafness is 1 caused by an inflamed condition of the 8 mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets Inflamed you have a f rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and 1 when it Is entirely closed deafness is the a result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its i normal condition, hearing will be destroy-. ( ed forever; nine cases out often are caused J by catarrh, which is nothing but an in- i flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh c Cure. Send for circulars, free. , F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. , Sold by Druggists, 75c. ‘ Hall’s Family Pills are the best. . ‘ To Cure Conatlpstlon Foriver. f T Candy Cathartic. 10a or Sc. 1 It C. O. C. fail to cure, druggists refund NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. . The anneal meeting of tbe stock- g holders of the City National Bank will a be held al the bank on Tuesday, Jan. 1 11th, 1898, al noon. A full attendance j is requested. ' J G. RHEA, Cashier. Educe to Your iSowelaWltb Casearets. Candy Cathartic, cure constinailon fomoAr * «te, 2Sc. If aC. C. tail, GRIFFIN, GEORSIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY «, 1898. . ri . a ** , ■ . ' The bishop of Salisbury will leave Eng land in January as a delegate of tho arcb bishop of Canterbury to be present at the cdnsocration of the Collegiate Church at St. George, Jerusalem. Hitherto, savs the London Standard, tho Roman ’ and the Gmek churches have been generally more in evidence than the Anglican. The mis sions from Russia or France, perhaps even from other countries, have rather over shadowed those from England. Its head quarters have been in the southwestern, i which is one of the most ancient and not tho leasg interesting parts of tho city. It is near tho so called castle of David, and in all probability not far from the northern limit of the anoient city of Zion. Controversies on the sites of Jerusalem are, we know, more abundant than the caper plants on its walls. But whether this be or bo not the city of David, wheth er he did or did not build the predecessor of the castle in which the masonry of the Herodian ago may still be readily distin guished, -whether he was or was not burled where a mosque now rises outside the southern -walls, a fresh departure is being taken, and tho new College of St. George has been erected beyond the northern, or Damascus, gate, near tho road which leads to Nablus and above half a inile from Je rusalem. The site is a good one and should be more healthy than those within the walls. In size and architecture the college will be worthy of our nation and church, and it has already received several impor tant gifts, among them being a marble fount, with a canopy of English oak, pre sented by her majesty the queen. But so far as topographical and histor ical discussions go, the new site will find them as ready to hand as in the old. One of the group perhaps may now be regarded as settled—namely, that of the northern limits of the ’Herodian city. The point was hotly enough contested less than half a century ago. The wall which Herod Agrippa built to inclose Bezetha, or the new city, was formerly supposed to lie very considerably to the north of the pres ent wall of ciroumvallation and to pass not far away from the site of the college. It is now, however, generally admitted that the existing north wall marks the position and incorporates portions of Herod's wall. But in this district are several tombs and caverns of great interest. Chief of the former are the so called Tombs of the Kings. They are very fine examples of the more elaborate type of rock cut sepulcher, with loculi, or recep tacles for a single body, running length wise Into the rock. In one or two cases another method of construction is adopted. Tho body was laid in a teoess hollowed out of the wall, much as. we see a recumbent figure beneath an arch in the wails of ouf I own andent churches. The name Tombs of the Kings has only traditional authority. The architectural features prove them to be later than the days of the kings of Judaea and much nearer to the Herodian age. Indeed it is generally thought pos sible that this was the burial place of Queen Helena of Adiabene and her family, as mentioned by Josephus. Nearer to Je rusalem—in fact, running from the wall near the Damascus gate beneath the city —are extensive caverns, the largest called the Cotton grotto. They are clearly artificial, and much of the stone used in the chief buildings of Jerusalem is supposed to have been quar ried here. But a low hill, which rises in advance of one of these grottos, to which the name of Jeremiah has been popularly assigned—rather to the east of the Damas cus—has been claimed of late years as ths true site of tho crucifixion. Among other arguments in its favor Is tho fact that the limestone rock in one part presents a tra ditional resemblance to a human skull, which, say its advocates, explains the name of Golgotha. The disputations about all the localities connected with the cruci fixion and place of the entombment are even more complex and thorny than those to which we have already referred. This, however, is certain, that the tradi tional site, that now marked by the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, was accepted aS such in the days of Constantine, but more than that it would not be safe to say. Per haps future residents at the College of 8< George may be able to discover something Which may help in settling the dispute. * . Eat Plenty of Ltmone. An experienced and highly respected physician gave a valuable hint the other day, which all may find valuable. “I am convinced,” said he, “not only from prac tical pergonal experience, but on the theo retically steieftfillc grounds also, that a safeguard against much prevalent summer illness lies in the tree use of lemon juice,’’ —Athens Banner- _ MCZLEY'3 LENON ILIXIE.' A PLEASANT LEMON DRINK. Cures indigestion, headache, malaria, kidney disease, fever, chills, loss of appe tite, debility, nervous prostration and heart failure, by regulating the Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and Blood. Lemon Elixir is prepared from the fresh juice of lemons, combined with other vegetable liver tonics,carthartica, aromatic stimulants and blood purifiers. W. A. James, Bell Station, Ala., writes: I have suffered greatly from indigestion or dyspepsia. rOne bottle of Lemon Elixir done me more good than all the medicine I ever taken. A CARD. For nervous and sick headaches, indi gestion, biliousness and constipation (from which I have been a great sufferer),! have never found a medicine that would give Bu SK a Pleasant, prompt and permanent relief as Dr, H. Mozley’s Lemon Elixir. I have used it in my family for years—it has never failed in a single case. J. P. Sawtsll, Griffin, Gx . MOZLBTB LENON HCTDIOPB. . Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage and all throat and lung diseases ElejSt, re liable. X '■ Twenty-five cents at druggists. Pre pared only by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga. r - ./ I''l . W I B AB ■ ■ I I ROYAL RAKING POWDER CQ«. NfW YORK, I mmmbimhhmmmmnmmhmmmibbbbnnbmbmb Baty of Self-Respecting Veterans. Just at tbe present moment tbe whole country seams to ba aroused over the abuses that have so sadly ' diverted tbe pension system from its original purpose. This arousement may be only spasmodic, and it may be tbe beginning of tbe movement which must come woouer or later for a revis ion and purging of the pension roti. Whether it be the one or tbe other, there is one thing certain : The poli* ' ticians of either party can never be depended upon to bring about reform so long as politics and pensions retain their present intimate relationship. Reform can only be brought about by ■ the honorable, self respecting, patriotic soldiers and sailors of the war.—Boston [ Transcript. In Olden Tints People overlooked the importance of per manently beneficial effects and were satis fied with transient action; but now that it Is generally known that Syru p of Figs win permanently overcome habitual constipa tion, well-informed people will not buy other laxatives, which act for; a time, bnt finally injure the system. Educate Tour Howels With Caaeareta. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, Hie. It C.C.C. tali, druggists refund money. FORREMT. - Ab-room residence on Poplar street. The house contains 5 rooms, a cook room and servants' room. A good well of water and garden. Adjoins Dr. McDonald’s home. Apply to J. D. BOYD, Still Leading. A. K. Hawkes received the gold medai highest award from the great Exposition, superior lens-grinding and excellency .n the manufacture of spectacles and eye glasses. This award was justly earned by Mr. Hawkes as the superiority of his glasses over all others has made them .amousall over the country. They are now being sold in over eight thousand cities and towns in the U. 8. Prices are never reduced, same to all. J. N. Harris & Son have> foil assort ment of all the latest styles M.O.BOWDOIN Renting Agent, ! No. 81 Hill street, - - Griffin, Ga. Wil. E. H. SEARCY, JR„ Counsellor, at Law, GRIFFIN, IGA. GENERAL PRACTICE. 50 YEARS’ yf A ■■■■■■■■■ V / . b| ■ ■■ / ■ y w ■ b| k ■ 1 Traq£ Marks t'ioMstrictU on Patentt sent free. Oldest agency »r sectirtngyitehS; notfcs, the <**tve A handaomely flMtnted weekly. Teteat tir culatlon of any aeiwitUlc Journal. Tenu, SS • year; four monlEMl. Sc£n>yaU newteaelera. MUNN &6o. 36 New York Branch Shoe. SB T St, WaahtngtoZ, D. C. BISSOLUTIOM NOTICE. of Brewer & Hanlei ter is this day dissolved by mutual consent. W. H. Breww wumea all debts due by Brewer « and all debts due to Brewer A Hanleiter to be paid to Brewer. Griffin, Ga., Pe£'l% . I will continue the wholesale grocery of Brewer & Hanleiter, I hope to merit and continue to receive the same patron wefor myself. My ambition u to make as cheap as any market in the state or elsewhere. - W. H. BREWER. I You can buy any OVERCOAT, SUIT at WOOLEN UNDERWEAR in our I * i zm r ,r, iriA ; l Wgjß buy. But at these prices, ONE FOURTH OFF, any body can buy: $ 4.00 SUITS OR OVERCOATB.JOR | 3.00. 5.00 “ “ “ “ 3.75. 6.M M “k « 4.88. 7.50 u ** « « 563< 8.50 “ “ » 637. 10-00 “ u “ “ 750 12.50 “ “ » 9.36 15.00 “ “ “ “ 11.25. 18 00 “ “ 13.50. THESE PRICES ARE ABSOLUTELY FOR THE CASH. ' ANY ONE HAVING AN ACCOUNT WITH US CAN HAVE GOODS CHARGED AT REGULAR MARKET PRICES. r r y - R.F. Strickland X Co. Useful and Ornamental Christmas Presents. GENTLEMENS TAN AND RUSSIA HOUSE SUPPERS. BLACK AND TAN ROMEO ELASTIC SIDES. GENTLEMENS FINE PATENT LEATHER SHOES. BROWN WILLOW CALF SHOES. LADIES FELT LINED HOUSE SLIPPBK. “ FUR TOP ROMEO. ' FINE SHOES AND OXFORDS. “ EMBROIDERED AND HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS “ FINE HOSIERY AND GLOVES.' INFANTS SOFT 80LE SHOES IN COLORS. ■■ / • Low to Everybody; R. F. STRICKLAND & CO. z / Edwards & Power’s Z RACKET STORE WB DiVITE TflK PUBLIC TO CALL I AND SEE OUR LINE OF 1 Fl 11 1* JiPlk Uullu tt nUUIIuJ lujb. ' /'t llwb*»w WE HA - VE A VARIED LINE AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. (HO.Y ■BIBMIIB® A P£W CENTS WILL MAKE THE ■ LITTLE ONES HAPPY AND NO M B ' ’ CHILD SfIOULD BE IfEO bECTED. WILL TAKE PLEASUMS “ If'ltSt: SHOWING YOU WHAT WE HAVE. edwards & Power. 35TOTXCEI JSTOTICEI OWING TO THB LOW PRICE OP OUR CVSTOMH® PRODUCT COTTON-WE HAVE DETERMINED TO LOWER THE PRICE OF GOODS, WHICH MEANS LESS PROFIT. NOW WB WILL SELL CHEAPER THAN nlw B. DREWRY St SONw afsafewfaf