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■ ■" JI - ■ I I*l 1r * 1 a/af H 1 *4 am '• GARMENTS. SUMMER IB WITH US, AND THE DEMAND FOR LIGHT WEIGHT NEGLIGEE eurre d increasing. SHIRTS. , “ T ’ W ±X D "" UB “ STYLES AND FABRICS. LIGHT WEIGHT WOOL SUITS. BTJBA.W BLUE AND BLACK SERGES. A.ND HCIUANS AND ALPACAS, fc'f.?-’ CRASH SUITS, SINGLE AND HATS. DOUBLE BREAST. Prices: $3.50, $5, $7.50, $lO Suit, THOS.J.WHITE ■ Clothier, Furnisher »nd Hatter. *k- ' ' ■ •. • ■ ■ GERMAN MILLET SEED. New trap, extra fine Melon Seed. Fine Cigars and Tobacco. Fine Perfumery, Soaps, Combs and Brushes. All kinds Patent Medicines, Chemicals and Powders. Paints, Oils and Glass. Paper, Ink and Pencils—nice butter color. WILL APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE. PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED. J. N. HARRIS & SON. Efw." ■' We have the finest stock of Pickles ev- ■■ er in Griffin; every kind you may want and the cheap or as costly as you want. G. W CLARK & SON. Wholesale and Retail Grocers. AT COST TO CLOSE OUT. We have left a few Order Books, Day Books,! Ledgers, Blank Books, etc., which we will sell at COST, in order to close oat. MANGHAM BROS. Morning Call. GRIFFIN, GA.. MAY 87, 1808. r?-? Dffieeover Davis* Hardware Store TELEPHONE NO. 88. PERSONAL AND LOCAL DOTS- Rev. Henry B. Mays spent yester day in Atlanta. Tbos. Nall made a baaioeaa trip to Atlanta yesterday. Bartow Wilder, of Ztbalon, was in the city yesterday. Dr. M. B. Owen, of Hollonville, waa in the eity yesterday. W. B. Shell, of McDonough, spent yesterday in thia city. Mrs. A. L. Harris, of Molena, waa in this city yesterday shopping. Mrs. N. T. Smith, of Woodbury, was the guest of Griffin friends yesterday. Dr. T. E Drewry went to Brooks Station yesterday on professional bos inees. Mrs.G. D. Dorsey, of Macon, is spending a few days with friends in Ibis city. Sheriff J. M. Milner, of Pike county, was the guest of his many Griffin friends yesterday. Mrs. W. J. Kendrick left yesterday I for Atlanta, where she will spend rev oral days visiting friends. Capt. Seaton Grantland returned yesterday from Tennessee, where ho attended a sale of fine blooded horses Mrs. Henry B. Mays left yesterday for Forsyth, where she will spend sev oral days visiting relatives and friends. Reeves Brown, of Macon, who io quite ill with malarial fever at the home of his mother,Mrs. M. R Brown, was thought to be some better yester day. J. B Glover, of Columbus, supervisor of this division of the Southern rail* road, arrived in the city yesterday with his family and will make Griffin bia future home. 8. H Baker, chief clerk (or Capt. Mills, U. 8 A , left yesterday to report for duty in Atlanta, Capt. Mills havirg completed the task of musteriag in the volunteers at Camp Northen. A jolly crowd of young people from McDonough came over yesterday and spent the day in our city and ajCamp Northen. They were Misses Mamie and Verna Woodruff, Mias Elisibelb Nolan and C6T.“Smith. Major Frank E. Calloway and Sergt. W. A. Hargrove, who have been at Camp Northen during the encamp ment looking after the state's interests, left for their home in Atlants yester day having completed their work here. Officers Phelps and Gordon enter* taioed a number of friends at a deli cious spread last night, and all who were so f >rtunate as to be present voted these gentlemen as fine hosts as they are guardians of the city. It was a delightful occasion and tbor ougbly enjoyed by all. Mr. C. L. Lipsey, of the popular little resort, Ltfsey’s Springs, was in the city yesterday and stated to the Call that Mrs. D. H Legg, formerly of Zebulon, was running the hotel at the springs this year. Mrs. Legg 'is well known and will entertain her customers most excellently. Mr. Lifsey firmly denied the report circulated that the cottages and baths bad been advanced in price since last year. The Sure La Grippe Cure. There is no use suffering from this dreadful malady, if you will oniy get the right remedy. Yon are having pain all through your body, your liver is out of order, have no appetite, no life, no ambition, have a bad cold, io fact are completely used up. Electric Bitters is the only remedy that will give you prompt and sore relief. They act directly on your liver, stomach and kidneys, tone up the whole system and make yon feel like a new being. They are guaranteed to cure or price refunded. For sale at J. N. Harris A Son’s and Carlisle A Ward’s Drug Stores. 50 SEWiNGMAGHINES GIVEN AWAY! • f ■ w- ,-q thH 1M.1.W KMdabMttt. Wears Aeftnaiagd to awe oat Bor«H<>di tstte »eit ttirty fay. Him ve have in this length of time in the past history of this business. OUR PRICES SHALL TEN TIBES OVER ■ EMPHASISE THIS RESOLVE • • • . j| MILLINERY . . AehwvuW Ym. and burner. Mi® Mynson has charmed the people anLthe people, almost as one, are coming to her for their fine bonnets ffih Arv new material daily. &me and see the new am ▼ala. We have now a great assortment of new set Tour bought at not over half vain®. j tyt a ptt a tat .TSS- In colors and design harmony is sounded in in B P riDg “ d summer textiles. French Organdy, real value, 50c, at 25c. Irish Dimities, the 25c grade, reduced to 15c. Dimiti® as low as sc. 20c. Organdies bought at half and selling at 10c. Fine Mkinch White Lawn, worth double, our price 10c. As to the Sewing Machines. We are going to giye fifty away during the next3o da y® — P 068^. 1 J ing next week—to our customers. Buy twenty dollars worth of goods fr us and pay for them and one of the machin® will be given to you, provided fifty other customers have not done so before you. Buy the goods, pay for them or have them charged—it’s all the same, that is, you must be one of the first fifty to either pay down twenty dollars for the goods or, them charged on the books, pay the account. As soon as you shall have paid us S2O for goods bought on or after this date you 11 get a machine 1 fifty others are not ahead of you. , When you make purchases tickets or coupons will be delivered to you from which you may evince your claim. These machin® are not worth fifty dollars each, neither are they worth twenty dollars. But they will cost you nothing upon purchases of $20.00, and we’ll supplyyour wants for less than they can be secured anywhere else in this town. We sell the best and our pric® are always the lowest. LADIES’ FIXINGS. Ladies fixings—a big subject. But our stock is big enough and varied enough to meet its multiform and multiplex requirements —well, nearly— but only a hint can be given here. Toilet articles —big stock. Fine tion of purses. Leather belts, black, tan, green and white, many of them as low as 25c. Fans, the latert and pretti®L When your mind or your purse suggests a saving, why, just make your purchase with us. GENT’S FIXINGS. We’ve made this department a leading one in our store, Going to make it more popular; going to do it with the right things attheright pnc®. As in everything else we’ll ®ve you money on these goods. The nicest makes known to gent’s furnishings. Bows and scarfs and ties—mixtures and mud ley’s in men’s neckwear. See them and you’ll like them, dollars, 1900 linen, 10c. Cufis, 1900-linen, 15c. Shirts, pure linen bosom, r«nfo«»d back and front, continuous ficingt, patent gussets, felled seams, worth SI.OO at 5Cc. Negligee Shirts, select assortment, lower than others. Gue® you don’t object to a raving, do you ? Ours the neatest stock in Middle Georgia. Speoisuls- 60 silk waist patterns—new creations and just too lovely, - - $1.59 Great purchase of New Shirt Waists,the value of each is one dbllar the price is 50c Silk Grenadines, you’d say one dollar, at-- - *»---• 50c Silks, brocaded Gros Grains and Taffetas only a few piec® to go at the price - "sc. Linen Crash, extra wide, plain and fancy, a good quality at - * 25c 60 fine Novelty Suits at pric® to - SeU Etamine, latest in woolens recommended for separate skirts * -35 c 44-inch French Serge, very special - 4oc 30 piec® Dre® Duck, the 15cent grade at------- «c 2,000 Ladi® Handkerchiefs at 5 cents worth everywhere else -10 c 60 piec® Dimity, worth 10 cents, at 5e Good bra® jSins, per paper Hair pins, per package | c 600 yards good quality Dimity 5c ■ BASS BROS.’■ A Deterred Compliment The Annual of the Georgia State Agriculture department for the year 1897 is a valuable and useful book for Georgia farmers and shows what can be done by a state department of agri culture properly organised and offi cered to advance the agricultural in terests of the stale There is more useful information for the farmers in this one volume, which only repre sents one years work, than has been isauetl by the state department of agriculture of Virginia during the whole ten years of its existence.- Southern Farmer, Richmond, Va. A Narrow Escape- Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart of Gordon, 8. D: *'Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough set in and finally termi nated io Consumption. Four doctors gave me up, saying I could not live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My hus band was advised to get Dr. King’s Now Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It has cured me, and thank God I am saved and now a well and healthy woman.” Trial bottles free at J. N. Harris A Sou and Carlisle A Ward’s Ding Stores Regular site 50c and f 1.00. Guaranteed or price refunded. CAJBTOIUA. _ for Fifty Coats. Gsaraateed tobacco habit ears, makes weak awa strong, Msec para. Ma«. AU dn«riMe Ragged the Moon. “Say, you want to bear this story,” said the Reading railroad conductor. “It’s a good one on Joe Gibson, one of our fel lowa Joe’s a good deal of a Udder him self, but the boys arc having their turn at him now. It happened np in the Trenton yards a few nights ago. Joe’s train was to be aide tracked at Nice avenue. Well, when the train arrived at that point Joe jumped off and ran ahead to the switch. Be threw the switch over and waved his lantern to the engineer to come ahead. The next minute Joe happened to glance due east down the track, and be nearly dropped his lantern with fright. There was the gnat round headlight of another engine beaming down upon him on the very track his train was about to take. Recovering hitaaelf, be swung his lantern furiously, at the same time shouting: ‘Pull ou 11 Pull outl Don’t you see her coming’’ The engineer jammed her up and stopped short. ‘What’s the matters be shouted. Joe had gathered some new knowledge in the meantime, and his ex prearion changed completely. He didn’t any anything, but simply gave the signal to “go ahead. ” When the engineer pulled into the track, he saw the full moon climb*- lag up over the track dead ahead of him. Jpahad rimply flagged the moon; that’s aft."—Philadelphia Record. Buckles's Arnica Salve- THE BEST SALVE in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay re quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cants per box. For sale by J. N. Harris A Son and Carlisle A Ward. * c " * - ■ ——2.-. IM ■ Clothing For Every One I AT BASS BROS.’ f A train load of—we like to have said soldiers, but we mean Clothi®. f for the soldiers who are going to remain at home. Our buyer made bojw ■ war purchas® lot week, and judging from the amount of the purchase, L thought the clothing factori® would shut down and we would not be ebb to buy any more Clothing, and the factory thought mocor was better tha» clothing during war time. Well, we just gave them a d®ck to show wk 1 got the goods; now, you come and give us your name and get all the Cloth. ® ing you want. Really the purchase of fine Clothing was unexpected on our 1 part, but the pric® were the inducements. O ■ The Prices Vill Have to io ita Selling Nov I Come and see ns if you will ever need a Suit for yourself or your boy. Children’s Knee Pants 25c, 35c, 50c and up. S Men’s Odd Pants 50c, SI.OO, $1.50 and up. Men's Suits at $4.25, worth $7.00, ~ W Black and fancy Worsted Suits at unheard of prices. , 2,000 Sample Hats I To go with Clothing at 50c on the dollar. We own more Clothing thaa all the balance of 6rHßa pat together. I Buy S4O worth of Clothing, Hate, Show and Neckwear for S2O and pt a SEWING MACHINE FREE GRATIS. | Shoes to Fit Every Foot! jlt BA.SS BROW.’ I The largrat shipment of drummers’ sampl® Shoes and Oxfords ever I shown in Griffin, and cheaper than ever known. Now, if you want a Slipper f or a Shoe for yourself or any one, we will save you big money. “Vow, f made in storms are often forgotten in calms. So said, but we vow that our vow to sell Oxfords and Slippers cheaper than any one in Griffin m being | carried out to the letter. Come and see for yourself. We give a SEWING | MACHINE with every S2O you spend in our Shoe Department, in our Mil. H linery Department, or Dry Goods Store until 50 have been given away. | One case Ladi®’ Fast Black How. We break the record on quality— | only sc. . One case heavy Black Hose; they beat the world for the price—a dim. | We have i 4 Young Horeee and Mares to sell or exchange for Rmlm. fl TO I BASS BROS. THE BIC STORE, I For your Summer Goods, Cloth- I ing, Shoes, Millinery, Hate I Caps and Groceries. I 56 and 58 Hill St. - - - Griffin, Ga. I ~ A -WE RENT- .J LADIES’ & GENT’S WHEELS AND TABBEMS. Griffin Cycle Co., KINCAID BLOCK. -SEND XJS- W -a YOUR REPAIR WORK; WILL DO YOU ff ff S JI A GOOD JOB. WOOD YARD. I want to sell you your Wood, cut and split, ready for use. Wood yard at No. 1 Hill street Telephone No. 10. W, B- GRIFFIN- Dca't Tobacco Spit sad Smoke Tear UN Away. To quit tonacco easily and forever, ba mag netic. full of die, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bsc, the wonderworker, that makes weak men throng. AU druggists, Stoor Si. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York. Water has been tamed on the cemetery mains and it is tree to any lot owner. * can be used try calling upon the sexto Mr. Frank Doe, who carries a key xjgflnte keys will be sold by him, or n* at |I.OO each. Anyone making keys or any way the fixtures will be prosecu W K. Howard- Supt. Light uod Worto- It Cl C. a tall to euro, drvggiaw nto**** H