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* ’ BANKRUPT SALE s&■''' r — OF HARDWAREI Having bought at Sheriff’s sale the entire stock Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Farming Implements, etc., of 0. H. JOHNSON & SONS, we are determined to close it out with in 60 days. ' Such bargains in Hardware as you will find in our store have never before been offered in Griffin. W. D. Davis & Bro. New Garden Seeds. All fresh from the best growers. Genuine Eastern Irish Potatoes. Prescriptions carefully compounded. J. N. HARRIS & SON tL.':rT’."S-! 1 . ■ ■ 1 - NOW! Row wo have now crop Lemons, fine Yellow Bananas, Pickle Tripe, Pigsfeet, all Polk Sausage, Plain and Self-Rising Buck wheat, Georgia Canned Peaches, Home Canned Peaches, Home I Made Jelly, Hew Prunes. * We always have In stock Corn, Hay, Beans, Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls. G. W. CLARK & SON. Wholesale and Retail Grocers. New Silver! FROM Gorham & Whiting, JUST RECEIEVED. MANGHAM BROS. Will HareToflay, Sat rti, Fat. silt, CELERY. CRANBERRIES. SPRING CABBAGE. IRISH POTATOES. SWEET POTATOES. WHITE PEAS. ONIONS. New shlpmemt of Morrow POT PEAS at same price, 10c. Fresh RECEPTION WAFERS. Fresh FISH and OYSTERS. Bargains in Groceries today. J. M. SEARS. Telephone 48. „ Miapfeag... ■?" "■ Cane Pasters. lin prepared to pasture your dry cows through the winter; also have several milk cowt for eale or to trade for dry ones. For terms apply to A - 8-'Blake. No-T*-Bm foe ntty Coals. ( Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men street, b'ood pure. SOe, tl At! druggists, i Morning Cail. GRIFFIN, GA., FEB. 8, 1898. Office over Davis' Hardware Store TELEPHONE NO. 32. ’ _______________ PERSONAL AND LOCAL DOTS- Luke Brown i»penl Sunday in Mil ner. G N. Porter, of Macon, spent yesier ! day in this city. Walter Beeks spent Sunday with friends in Atlanta. P. S. Parmalee made a business trip ’ to Senoia yesterday. Dr. J. P. Starr, of Sunny Side, was in the city yesterday. Toni Farley, of Liberty Hill, spent yesterday in this city. Will Boynton left yesterday to spend a few days in Atlanta. Rev. T. W. O'Kelley spent yesterday with friends in Atlanta Eli Brewer returned yesterday from a short visit to Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. J. H Elder, of Birdie, were in the city yesterday. H. T. Patterson, of Sunny Side, spent yesterday in the city. Mrs. J. O A. Miller, of Sunny Side, spent yesterday in the city. Joe Neely, of Louisville, spent Sun day with friends in thia city. Cliff Ford, of Carrollton, spent Sun day with bis many Griffin friends. Dr. E. L Hanes spent yesterday in Jonesboro on professional business. Mrs. J. L. Williams and daughter,of Brushay, were in the city yesterday. Miss Louise Woodruff returned yes*, terday from a pleasant visit to Dalton H. C. Oxford and daughter, Miss Mariah, of Concord, were in the city yesterday. Mrs. J. F. Emmerson returned yes terday from a sborf visit to relative? in Orchard Hill. Editor Edge, of the Hampton Her ald, was in the city yesterday in the interest of his paper. Mrs. J. M. Kell, of Sunny Side, and daughter, Mrs. E. H. Davis, of Eaton ton, spent yesterday in the city. H. W. Goddard came down from Chattanooga Sunday and spent the day with bis family in thia city. Mr. and Mrs. J. C Anderson, of Chicago, are spending some time with relatives and friend* io this city. Colo. J. 8. Boynton, W. E. H. Sear* cy, Br., and W. C. Beeks spent yester day in Forayth on legal basinese. Miaa Theo Burr returned last night from Atlanta, where she spent several days as the guest of Mrs. Frank Lake. Workmen commenced repairing the Flemiater & Bridges building, which was to badly injured by fire, yesterday. Col. J. M. Kimbrough, Jr., returned yesterday from Hamilton, where be spent several days visiting relatives and friends. W. M. Sasser, a large merchant and one of the most prominent citizensol Lawrenceville, spent Sunday with rel* stives in this city. Capt. Harry Fisher, of Newnan, was in the city yesterday. He and Col. Geo I Jones left last night to spend a few days at Warm Springs. Bruce Coppedge, a bad negro, seri* ously carved Emma Chapman, a yel low girl, in Suuth Griffin, yesterday. After thinking he bad fatally wound ed his girl, Bruce took to the woods and is at large Saturday last, while Mr. T. 8. Pat rick was handling a pistol at his home in Cabin district, it was accidentally discharged and the contents entered a negro man’s body, and it is thought the wound will prove fatal. Sunday morning ae Mies Jennie Sawtell descended the front steps of her home, the same being covered with a heavy frost, her foot slipped and she fell violently to the ground. One of her ankles was painfully injur ed wh'ch will keep her ip her room three or four weeks. Ordinary’s Advertisements. Administrator’s Sale. STATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. By virtue of an order granted by the Court of Ordinary of Spalding county,Ga., at the February term, 1898, oi said court, I will sell to the highest bidder before the court house door in Spalding county, Ga., on the first Tuesday in March, 1898, be tween the usual hours of sale, the follow ing property, to-wit: All that part of lot No. 11, in Akins district, Spalding county, Ga., bounded’as follows: On the north by lands of-Thomas Thrower, on the east by lands of J. A. Beeks, deceased, on the south by lands of John Freeman, and on the west by lands of A. J. Phennazee; part of lot No. 11 containing one hundred and twenty acres, more or less. Terms cash. A. J. WALKER, Adm'r. of Miss Lavonia Walker, deceased. Feb. 7,1898. STATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. To all whom it may concern: 8. Grant land having in proper form applied to me for Permanent Letters of Administration on the estate of Mrs. Susan M. Bailey, late of said county, this is to cite all ana sin gular, the creditors and next of kin of Mrs. Susan M. Bailey, to be and appear at my office in Griffin, Ga., on the first Monday in March, 1898, by ten o’clock, a. m., and to show cause, if any they can, why per maneht administration should not be granted to S. Grantland on Mrs. Susan M. Bailey’s estate. Witness my hand and official signature this 7th day of Feb. 1898. J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. TATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. To all whom it may concern: Whereas Mrs. Nancy M and W. F, Elder, Admin istrators of David P. Elder, represents to the court in their petition, duly filed and entered on record, that they have fully administered David P. Elders estate. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said administrators should not be discharged from their ad ministration and receive letters of dismis sion on the first Monday in May, 1898. J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. Feb. 7,1898. TATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. To all whom it may concern: J. C. Gilmore having, in proper iorm, applied to me ior permanent letters of ad ministration on the estate of Clark Gil more, late of said county, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of Clark Gilmore, to be and appear at my office in Griffin, Ga., on the first Monday in March, 1898, by ten o’clock a. m. t and to show cause, if any they can, why per manent administration should not be granted to J. C. Gilmore on Clark Gil more’s estate. . Witness my hand and official signature, this 7th day of February, 1898. J. A. DREWRY; Ordinary. S~TATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. Whereas, 8. M. Wayman, executor of last will and testament of 8. F. Gray, rep resents to the court, in his petition, duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully administered 8 F. Gray’s estate. This is, therefore, to cite all persons con cerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said executor should not be discharged from his admin istration and receive letters of dismission, by 10 o’clock a. m.,£>n the first Monday in May, 1898. J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. February 7th, 1898. STATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. To all whom it may concern : B. F. Beall having in proper form ap plied to me for permanent Jetters of ad ministration on the estate of 8. R. Dor ough, late of said county, this is to cite all and singular, the creditors and next of kin of 8. R. Dorough, to be and appear at my office in Griffin, Ga., on the first Monday in March, 1898, by ten o’clock m., and to show cause, if any they can, why per manent administration should not be granted to B. F. Beall on 3. R. Dorough’s estate. Witness my hand and official signature, this 7th day of February, 1898. J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. TO THE TRADING PUBLIC, _ .a To the Bargain Hunters of Middle Georgia. You are respectfully invited to attend the greatest CUT PRICE SALE of Merchandise ever inaugurated in Griffin We have the best selected stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Gents’ Furn ishings, Carpets, Rugs, Millinery and Groceries that we are going to sell. • You may think this quite an undertaking when cotton is selling so cheaply. The prices we name are cheaper than cotton at 5 cents. . We have our store rooms well supplied with red hot stoves to make you comfortable when you visit our matchless bargain sale, which begins today. Cotton Goods. Dress Ginghams, 10c quality, only sc. yard. s Gilded Edge 4-4 Bleaching, only 4c yard. 4-4 Sea Island just half price, 31c. 4-4 heavy Sheeting lower than ever. Calicoes at 2ic. Turkey Red Calico at 4ic, cheap at 7c. All grades of Calico and Percals go in this sale at unheard, of prices. Canton Flannel, all the numbers beginning at 4ic. Good Feather Ticking at 10c yard. Feather Ticking that will hold water at 12ic yard.. Heavy Drilling, worth 10c, our price during this sale is 6ic. We will let you price our Cotton Checks when you make us a visit. To make the above prices on staple goods necessitates a purchase of a car load, which we have done for you. JEANS and FLANNEL 15 pieces school boy Jeans worth 22c, our price 15c, 40 pieces of Ky. Jeans worth 40c, our price 22c. Plain red Flannel, all wool, at 10c. White Flannel cheap at 20c, now 13ic. Red Flannel heavy twill at 18ic and 25c. Neckwear, Suspenders, Toilet Articles, Combs, Belts, Hair Ornaments, Zephyrs, Embroidery Silks, etc., at reduced •prices. ~ _ CLOTHING! Clothing to fit every one at half price. Childrens Knee Pants 25c, 35c,'50c and up. Mens odd Pants 50c, SI.OO, $1.50 and up. Mens Suits at $4, well worth $6.50. Black Clay Worsted Suits at $4.65, cheap at SB. Schloss Bros. Fine Clothing at un heard- of prices. Overcoats as cheap as dirt, 2,000 Sample Hats and Caps at 50c on the dollar. We own more Hats than any one in town. Milliwy Depannieut Miss Snyder, who presides over this department, is unquestionably one of the finest milliners m the South—she has few equals any where. Her Hats are perfect. She can make an old hat look en-' awTEET MH u&JT . 1 ■ BASS BROTHERS, THE BIG STOREUN GRIFFIN. Our French Flannel cannot be du plicated in quality or price for 25 per cent, more elsewhere. See our Eiderdowns at 38c and 48c for cloaks and sacks for children. Woolen and Silk Dress Goods. We have made some purchases re cently that have made us think there was no value *to wool or silk. We bought heavily and our stock is full. We gave the mills a small check fora car load of Dress Goods, and all we want from you is just enough r cash to let us know what home they made happy. Novelty Suitings, double fold, at 9tc, cheap at 20c. Novelty Suitings, two tone effect, 40 inches wide, at 17ic, cheap at 35c. Klondike Plaids, double fold, at I 12}c, cheap at 25c. 36-inch Novelty Plaids, beautiful styles, 20c, worth 35c. Imported Scotch Plaids, greatly admired, 33}c, worth 50c. 38-inch Henrietta, black and all colors, 25c, worth 40c. 48-inch Imported Serge at 40c, would be cheap at 60c. Something new in Brocaded Serge 48c, cheap at sl. Changeable Tafieta Silk at 30c — great bargain. Black Brocaded Taffeta Silk at 75c tirely new, with but little cost. If you want a stylish Hat or Bon net—one that you will not be ashamed of—come and get Miss Snyder to serve you. She will please you in every way. BLANKETS. 10-4 Bed Blankets at 25c each. Heavy Comforts at 50c each. Counterpanes and Sheets in abund ance. Buggy Robes—a nice Xmas present Handsome line of Rugs, Carpets and Mattings. Rugs 29c and up. Fur Rugs at $2 50 to $4.50. Ladies’ Capes. 100 ladies heavy Capes at 48c, worth sl. 75 ladies fur trimmed Capes at 78c, worth $2. 46 ladies plush Capes at $4.35, worth SB. Capes and Jackets at all prices. Black Brocaded Taffeta Silk atsl.lß cheap at $2. Black Brocaded Taffeta Silk $1.58 Cheap at $3. 15 Dress Patterns at 9&c—all we could buy. 10 Dress Patterns at $1.40 —all we could buy. 8 Dress Patterns at $2.00 —all we could buy. 7 Dress Patterns at $3.20. Don’t miss these bargains. Broadcloth at 70c, 85c and $1.25. 20 pieces French Plaids, all wool flannel, at 25c. Notions— —Underwear One lot of black Hose at 2}c. One case ladies fast black seamless Hose, we break the record on quality —only sc. One case heavy black Hose —they beat the world for the price—-a dime. An immense stock of Handkerchiefs and Gloves for Santa Clause. 10,000 Handkerchiefs at 1c each. 20 dozen Handkerchiefs at 5c each —nice quality worth twice that amount. Heavy fleeced lined Undershirts worth 25c, our price 15c. Extra heavy fleeced lined Under vests at 25c, cheap at 50c. All wool Undershirts at 41c, Camel Hair Uudershirts at your price—we bought them that way. Shoes, Shoes. 1,500 pairs of Sample Shoes and Boots to go on. sale today. Nearly all sizes for children; for ladies and mens heavy winter Shoes at a discount of 331 per cent. A great opportunity to buy Shoes. Shoes at 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, SI.OO and $1.25. Bring your feet along and we will do the balance. Another car of fine young Tennes see mules received and will sell for cash or on time, exchange young mules for old mules, mules for horses, or horses for mules. If you want a horse or mule come to see us. Our stables are full of stock. Mules will be very much higher after Xmas. We have three new buggies to sell cheap. Two milch cows, with young calves to sell for cash or on time. Every one is invited to see our offerings-