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» ■ r ■ ; ■ CO TTEE. . . THE FINEST SOLD TRY OUR TEAS. A GOOD TEA FOR 50c-PER POUND. G. W CLARK & SON. Wholesale and Retail Grocers. HEW JLISTZD FRESH. WE HAVE JUST FINISHED PAINTING AND WHITEWASHING OUR STORE. IT LOOKS CLEAN, COOL AND INVITING. STOCK OF DRUGS AND SUNDRIES ALL NEW AND OF BEST QUALITY. WE ARE RECEIVING NEW GOODS EVERY ■yrttlMC OR TWO, SO AS TO KEEP ON HAND THE LATEST WE CORDIALLY INVITE OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS I*o CALL AND SEE US. WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE AND PROMISE YOU FAIR DEALING. - - - - - Prescriptions a Specialty. ■ J. N. HARRIS & SON- A stylish ' l-horse trap, for 4 passengers, nearly new, will ■ sacrifice it to sell it. Call and see it J. J. MANGHAM. ■-- ■ • “ Morning Cail. I < T MB ' " h 11 ~ GRIFFIN, GA., JUNE 80,' 1806. . -jj it ' ■ ' . dßleefifet Harte’ Hardware Store TELEPHONE NO. M. • ’y • ■ -‘ ; FBRBONAL AND tOCAL DOTS r ■ ■» R. H. Drake spent yesterday in At lanta. Young Gray spent yesterday in At lanta. > N. Barron spent yesterday in’ ■ ” t #ttinta. v ' ■! Cql. J. J. Fly nt spent yesterday in Atlanta. J. A, Brooks spent the day in Atlan ta yesterday. Capt. Seaton Grantland spent yes terday in Atlanta. Tbos. Nall spent yesterday with friends in Atlanta. Mrs. W. T. Kilgore, of Pomona, was in the oity yesterday. J, E. Elder, of Birdie, is spending a few days in this city. T. B. Lyons, of Barnesville, spent yesterday io this city. Col. J. Monroe Ogden, of Macon, was io the city yesterday. H. C. Cummings made a business trip to Atlanta yesterday. J a Ige R. T. Daniel spent yesterday in Atlanta on legal business. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Barron, of Ze tella, spent yesterday in this city. Col. W. E. H. Bsaroy, Sr., went to Atlanta yesterday on legal business. Misses Lizxie and Annie Nolan, of McDonough, are spending a few days with friends in this oity. Mrs. Jas. H. Drewry left yesterday for Wadley, where she will spend some time visiting her parents. Sam Webb, of Atlanta, traveling passenger agent of the Central rail ' road, was in the city yesterday. Frank James, of Adrian, returned boms yesterday after spending a few day* with relatives in this city. Geo. W. Kelley, of Louisville, Ga » is spending a few days jo thia city with his brother, Dr. J M. Kelley. Miss Anna Blount Beeks left yester day for Atlant* where she will spend several days visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. W. M. Thomas returned yester day from Atlanta where she spent several days with the family of Capt. A. J. West. E. P. Gossett and C. H. Powers spent yesterday in Senoia getting re cruits for Capt. A. J. Burr’s company. Charlie Hale and Henry Connor went to Zebulon for the same purpose. Col. 0. H. P. Slaton returned yester day from Savannah, where he was married yesterday morning to Miss Ida Judkins. They vjjll be at home to their friends at tf>e residence of Mrs. C. W. Slaton, on Salomon street. Rev and Mrs. B. W. Collier, of Hartwell, returned home yesterday after spending several days in this city with the family of Dr. T. J. Collier.| They were accompanied by Mies Susie Collier, who will visit them for sofce time Mrs. James 8. Boynton president, urges a large attendance at the meet ing this alternoon of Daughter, of Confederacy at Y. M. O. /V at 5 o’clock. All who have not yet handed in application do so im mediately. 4 INTERESTING EXERCISES: w The opening exercises of the eighteenth annual session of the Georgia State Teach ers’(coined) Association was opened In Mt. Zion Baptist church on Tuesday night last. Good music was rendered by a select chain .Welcome on behalf of the people of -Griffl n|W»s ia a .well worded speech by,Miss Allen, a daughter oi our well known colored citizen/ Milt Allen, on the part of the citizens of Griffin. Addresses then followed by Mayor Davis In behalf of the government of the city, by Dr. N. B. Drewry on the part of the Board of Education, and by Rev. W. G. Wood bridge speaking for the ministry of the city. These addresses were brief, pointed, suggestive, and bespoke the interest that is being.taken by our white people in the education and uplifting of the negro. The feature of the evening was the annual ad dress by Rev. L. 8. Clark, of Athens, Ga., who is the president of the association. Mr. Clark read his address. He is a man in whom appear but few of the character istic of his race. He is almost white, small featured, with an intellectual cast of countenance, that evidences study. He read clearly,, with good emphasis, and good voice a carefully prepared address on the negro, educationally considered. He treated his subject most interestingly,dealt somewhat largely in statistics which set forth the rapid strides made by his race on every hue. Told of the princely gifts made by Northern men to the cause of education. Spoke of the self-denying zeal of teachers who came in the wake of the Northern armies and withheld nothing of praise for what the state of Georgia has done for the negro. The presentation made of the dispropor tion of salaries paid colored as compared with white teachers, should arrest the at tention of those who have such matters in their hands. The laborer is worthy of his hire. Altogether the paper was an admirable one, and in the main dealt fairly and fear lessly with the subject. Byway of criticism it might be said that Mr. Clark seems to have got his idea of the conditions that prevailed during 'slavery days” from anti-slavery sources. For while the conditions under that re gime were necessarily unfavorable to the development of highest morality and spir ituality, the negro slave, on the average, was not the degraded creature that he is often pictured. The evils of slavery, as bearing on mar riage and personal purity, are evident to all. The negro slave was not taught to read, but he dfd not emerge from absolute ignorance when he was freed. He had had for centuries the advantage or contact with Anglo-Saxon civilization; and the fact that the ex-slave Is even yet among the best of our colored fellow citizens should give pause to enthusiasts who for get that with all its evils slavery has not proved ah unqualified evil to the negro. Perhaps it was a divine method in the ev olution of the colored American citizen. An interesting program of the session of this body has been published. Among those participating are many who have at tained to high positions as educators and leaden. Daily sessions will be held in the C. M. Neel high school building. The association will adjourn on-Friday night next. / T. B. Rice, a prominent druggist of Greensboro, Ga., writes ak follows: “I have handled Dr. Pitts’ for eight yean, and have never known of a single instance where it failed to give per fect satisfaction. Parties who once use it always make permanent customers. We sell more of this article than all the other Carminatives, soothing syrups and colic drops combined.” For teething children H has no equal. MsSSmAGHISES GIVEN AWAY! -- | * • - .. JMaaflfl^ l «., 1 tku we Save ia this length offline in the pasthistory »• this business, uun r a (hek EMPHASIZE THIS RESOLVE MILLINERY . . As busy as bees? Yes, and busier. Miss Mynson has charmedl the people, and the people, almost as one, are coming to her for their n and hats. Are receiving new material daily. Come and see the n v&ls. We have now a great assortment of new shapes, Panama Straws, Sailors, Chips, etc., and as for Ribbons and Laces we invite you to see our recent incomparable purchases. They are just too lovely. New ve mgs, new flowers, new aigrettes, all the new things belonging to the millinery family, may be found on our second floor. Three cases pt assorted hats j bought at not over half values. W2LSH. A.7BT-SS. - * In colors and design harmony is sounded in every chime in Spring and summer textiles. French Organdy, real value, 50c, at 25c. ' Irish Dimities, the 25c grade, reduced to 15c. Dimities as low as sc. , 20c. Organdies bought at half and selling at 10c. Fine 40-inch White Lawn, worth double, our price 10c. As to the Sewjng Machines. We are going to give fifty away during the next 30 days—possibly dur ing next week—to our customers. Buy twenty dollars worth of goods from us and pay for them and one of the machines 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, having them charged on the books, pay the account. As soon as you shall nave .paid us S2O for goods bought on or after this date yon’ll get a machine if 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. machines 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 rapplyyour-wants for less than they can be secured anywhere else in this town. We sell the best and our prices are always the lowest.; LADIES’ FIXINGS. Ladies fixings—a big subject. But our stock is big enough and varied enough to meet Rs multit6rm and multiplex requirements —well, nearly— out only a hint can be given here. Toilet articles—big. stock. Fine selec tion of purses. Leather belts, black, tan, green and white, many of them as low as 25c. Fans, the latent and prettiest. When your mind or your purse suggests a saving, why, just make your purchase with us. CENT’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 at the right prices. As in everything else we’ll save you money on these goods. The nicest makes known to gent’s furnishings. Bows and scarfs and ties —mixtures and Ped ley’s in men’s neckwear. See them and you’ll like them. Collars, lyuu linen, 10c. Cuffs, 1900-linen, 15c. Shirts, pure linen bosom, back and front, continuous facings, patent gussets, felled seams, Worth. I.UU at 5Cc. Negligee Shirts, select assortment, lower than others. Guess you don’t object to a saving, do you ? Our s the neatest stock in Middle Georgia. " Speeis-ls- 60 silk waist patterns—new creations and just too lovely, - - $1.59 Great purchase of New Shirt Waists,the value of each is one dollar the price Silk Grenadines, you’d say one dollar, at - - - ? - - - • 50c Silks, brocaded Gros Grains and Taffetas only a few pieces to go at the price - - - - < sc. linen Crash, extra wide, plain and fancy, a good quality at - -25 c 60 fine Novelty Suits at prices to I Sell Etamine, latest in woolens recommended for separate skirts - -35 c 44-inch French Serge, very special -45 c 30 pieces Dress Duck, the 15cent grade at------- 2,000 Ladies Handkerchiefs at 5 dents worth everywhere else -10 c 60 pieces Dimity, worth* 10 at 5c Good brass pins, per paper - ? c Hair pins, per package . .1- . | c School Handkerchiefs, each . 600 yards good quality Dimity 5c . BASS BROS.’. An Old Gourd- W. T. Saxon, of this chy, has probably the oldest gourd in the world. It was grown in Scotland and brought to . this country in 1750 by Lewis Watson, who settled on Clowd Creek, in Newberry county, 8. C. He gave the gourd to his son, James Watson, who used it all through the revolutionary war to carry powder with which to load his flint and steel rifle. In 1844 Mr. Watson gave this Interest ing old relic to Jack Saxon, one o£ his descendants, who kept it until his death which occurred in Greenwood, S. C., last Saturday, when it was handed down to the next generation and became the prop erty of W. T. Saxon. Mr. Saxon has just returned from South Carolina, and was with his father when he died, at the advanced age of 71 years and eleven months. Robbed the Grave- A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the subject, ia narrated by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition, My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk en, no appetite—gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians bad given me np. Fortunately, a friend advised trying'Electricßitters and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improve ment. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now, a well man. I know they saved my life, -and robbed the grave of another victim.’’ No one should fail to try them. Only 50cts per bottle at J. N. Harris & Son’s and Carlisle A Ward’s drug store. Cure OoMtlpatton Forever. Take C*ac*rels Candy Cattiartfe. 100 orSc. If Q C. C. fail tti cure, drvzgjsts refund a.pnes. Birds and Bonnets. You would look with anger upon a cat which watches a canary and seeks to seize and devour it, but what shall you say of the sportsman who would shoot a bird simply to show the steadiness with which he can hold a gun, the accuracy of his sight along the gun barrel and the pre cision with which he can pull a trigger! The cat, acting fey an instinct, seeks to satisfy hunger, but the sportsman seeks to destroy life simply for the pleasure of killing. Outside of my study window as I write, among the snowy apple blossoms, a little brown sparrow rests for a moment upon a twig, cocking his dainty head to one side, looking sharply about him with his bright eyes, displaying his rounded, downy breast, neat brown wings, compact, mus cular body and complete and pretty form. In a moment more he hops from twig to twig, from blossom to blossom, picking a morsel here and there, chirping with. great content and apparently erfjoying life to the full He is joined in a moment by an oriole, whose wings are black, with stripes of white feathers, and whose orange colored breast seems to have caught the rich color of the clouds of sunrise as he soared and sang his morning song, so rich and brilliant is his raiment. To these a third bird, with golden breast and brown wings, joins himself, and the trio feed on the tree with great delight. If I had any one of these birds in my hand, a mere pressure of my thumb and finger would silence the song and still the life of the bird forever. But what right would I have thus to take the little creature’s life? If any creature may claim exemption from cruelty and from untimely death, surely a bird may claim IL—Homiletic Review. Everybody Says So. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery ct the age, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire syst. m, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10,25, 50cent*. Bwaand guaranteed to cure by all druggists. Clothing For Every One] JLT BASS BROS.’ A train load of—we like to have said soldiers, but We mean Clotlu n .i for the eoldiers who are going to remain at home. Our buyer made war purchases last week, and judging from theMnount of the thought the clothing factories would shut down and we wqpld not be abkl to buy any more Clothing, and the factory thought money was better thul clothing during war time. Well, we just gave them a check to showdjH got the goods; now, you come and give ub your name and get all the CloflM ing you want. Really the purchase of fine Clothing was unexpected On o 3 part, but the prices were the inducements. , ■ The Prices Ml Have to io His SeUiiOia Come and see us if you will ever need a Suit for yourself or your boyM Children’s Knee Pants 25c, 35c, 50c and up. ■ Men’s Odd Pants 50c, SI.OO, $1.50 and up. ■ Men’s Suits at $4.25, worth $7.00, ; Black and fancy Worsted Suits at unheard of prices. » 2,000 Sample Hats To go with Clothing at 50c on the dollar. We own more Clothing than all the balance of Griffin put togethr. B Buv S4O worth of Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Neckwear for S2O and a SEWING MACHINE FREE GRATIS. ■ Shoes to Fit Every Fool A.T BROS.’ K The largest shipment of drummers’ samples Shoes and Oxfords shown in Griffin, and cheaper than ever known. Now, if you want a SlippO or a Shoe for yourself or any one, we will save you big money. “VoO made in storms are often forgotten in calms. So said, but we vow thatdM vow to sell Oxfords and Slippers cheaper than any one in Griffin « carried out to the letter. Come and see for yourself. We give a MACHINE with every S2O you spend m our Shoe Department, in oar IQ linery Department, or Dry Goods Store until 50 have been given One case Ladies’Fast Black Hose. We break the record on quality® onl v 5c One case heavy Black Hose; they beat the world for the price—a&K We have 14 Young Horses and Mares to sell or exchange for MH ~.COME T 0... ■ BASS BROS! THE BIC STORE, * 9 For your Summer Goods, Clothß ing, Shoes, Millinery, Hats ■ ' Caps and Groceries. fl 56 and 58 Hill St. - - - Griffin, Gal Griffin Cycle Col We are prepared to do bracing, en« 9 ' ameling, tire vulcanizing, or any Bicy« ’ cle work, and GUARANTEE OVB9 WORK to be up-to-date. jB : GOOD BICYCLES FROM |lO OP TO ffl ’ Ladies’ and Gent’s BICYCLES J : <Bc t TO KENT. , J Notice to Farmers. The farmers of this and adjoining counties.are requested to meet with the directors of the Farmers warehouse on the 23rd of July next for thF pur pose of electing manager and scales men for said wareboose. A. W. Walker, Chairman Board olJ>lrectors. »' ■ ■ ■ a. Ci. . SIfUtUK/ fa/ Cheap Exourzion Rates to East«® via Savanaah and Ocean Steamship ■ "Effective June Ist, 1898, the Ce? QS I Georgia Railway Company WIU Z sale excursion tickets stea*W Boston, via Savanna^ aM 4 ship Company, at ve< cobaP jteeuntf® rates include meals he <*l A trip via thffl routifefl* ™ J