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Jf- j _ A jo J M s I l j l> zl f 1 J iV 11 IX K 11 A » M**«M I /MM M jHWI -M ' 1 | M M M M ■ y vI \ /rw < % j / \ /1 / M. M m A ▼ M w £ * Iw MESA. vM w U Jjf M M. • ■ Vol. IX. No. 257. 1,000 KILLED AND WOUNDED. Friday’s Baffle More Terrific Than First Thought. Washington, July 2—The firat re post received today from Biboney, province of Santiago de Cuba, was dated at 8 o’clock and eaid : “At thia hour Che fighting still con* tiouez The entire reserves of the American army have been ordered to the front at once, apparently with the intention of forcing our jray into San tiago de Cabs. "Our losses are heavy. An officer from the field estimates onr killed and . wounded at over 1,000. Shells from Sparffsb fleet did heavy execution among our troops.” It is thought that the Spaniel losses ■exceed those of the Americans, as Sampson's fleet killed ond wounded hundreds by the terrific bombard ment of the city and the Spatrixh lines. General Pon du has entered Santiago -with 6,000 Spanish soldiers to rein force General Linares. A later dispatch was received* stal ing that the battle had been resumed today. Further than this no details are given and Gen. Shafter has not re ported at length, though.he has sent a brief dispatch announcing that the battle is again on. < Gen. Shafter, in a dispatch to the adjutant general, says: - "I fear I have nndereetimated to. day'* casualties. A large and thor oughly equipped hospital ship should be sent here at once to cire for the wounded The chief surgeon says ho baa use for 40 medical surgeons. Toe ehip must bring a launch and boat for oohyeying the wounded ” Hurried preparations are being made by the war department to. send to General Shafter the assistants in the medical department which be asked for Io attend the needs of the wounded as a result of- yesterday’s battle. . . , Fortunately, the ambulance ship Solace is now in the vicinity of Gener sl Sbapter’e army, and she will be uti lised for any emergency cases which • may arise. The hospital ship Relief, has just undergone a thorough overhauling at New York and will leave tomorrow for Santiago Robbed the Grave A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by h’m as follows: “I was io a most dreadful condition, My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk en, no appetite—gradual!v growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up Fortunately, a friend advised tryiog'Electric Bitters and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improves 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 sOcts per bottle at J. N. Harris & Son's and Carlisle & Ward’s drug store. Ftaistsri Bridges’ Monday Bargains: 2 l-2c yd for Shirting Prints*-IO yards to each customer. 19c yd for French Organdies that were 30c and 35c. 17 l-2c yd for Irish Dimities worth 25c. Belts, slightly damaged, 10c, 15c and 20c, that were 25c and 50c. All Ladles' Shirt Waists at cost. Narrow biack Velvet Ribbon 25c and 30c bolt. Gauze canopy turn-over frame Mos quito Nets $1.50 and $1.75 com plete. : Bargain Counter loaded with Rem nants. 85c Pr for Scrivens’ Patent Draw- ■ r • ♦ • ers. Best and cheapest line Ladies', Misses' and Children's Hose in Griffin. Sommer Corsets 25c, 48c, 75c z and SI.OO. Baptirt Church. Services of the First Baptist church in the Olympic theatre today. Sunday school 9:45 a.%., preaching 11 a. m. by the pas tor and at 8:15 p. m. by Rev. B. W. Col lier. W-fe; f To Caro Constipation Fororer. Take Oscar eta Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. • C. C. C. fall to cure. drt’zaisW refnnd money. - Social salad I ' PLEASANTLY REPORTED FOR SUNDAY’S CALL. The woek socially has b»eu very de i lightful, despite the excessive heat, and both the large and email affairs have been unusually elegau! and en* , joy able. > j All Griffin has been awheel 11 usee past few days. The roads have been in ideal conditiou and the natural consequence was that all day and evening leng the streets and paths about town and the country roads have been thronged with b'cycle riders. Thursday evening there was a very pleasant meet of about a dozen of our most expert wheelmen and wheelwo-, men. The party started at 8 o’clock and took a delightful spin out to Cor bin’s lake, where a generous lunch and an hour's rest was enjoyed. Those who went were: Miss Mills, Miss Jacksbaia Mills, Miss Patterson, Miss Thrash, Miss Brawner, Miss Watt, Mis» Bessie Clark Brawner, Miss Willingham, of Chattanooga; Mr. Will Newton, Mr. Ben Flemister, Mr. Henry Smith, Dr. Car son. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Crouch very charmingly chaperoned the party. ♦ ♦ ♦ Thursday evebing Mrs. Edgar Flem ister entertained the younger set at a prejty alfresco fete at her lovely home on South Hill street, in honor of Miss Mary Rosser Kimbrough, ol Hamilton- Mrs. Flemister is a thoroughly charm ing woman, and is never happier than when surrounded by a crowdTof bright young people. Her lawn, with its closely cropped turf, beautiful forest trees and handsome calladiuma and other growing plants, is one of the prettiest in the city and was a delight ful place for a delightful entertain ment. Mrs. Flemister was assisted in re oeiviajg her guests by her daughter. Miss Gussie Flemister, who io one of the prettiest and most attractive of the many pretty girls of which Griffin boasts. At a late hour delicious re* freahments were served. Among those present were: Miss Min nie Brown Reeves, Miss Gertrude Ham mond, Mias Evelyn Reid, Miss Harriet Cope Mills, Miss Mary Boyles, Misses Nolan, of McDonough, Miss Gussie Flem ister, Miss Annie Kimbrough, of Hamil ton ; Messrs. Robert Strickland, Edgar Newton, Nat Terry, Maxley Sorrel, Ed Richards, James Tutwiler, George Barrow, James Nutt, Ernest Huff, Will Slaton, Walter Slaton; Mr. McKibben and Mr. Copeland, of McDonough. * ♦ • • ' Mies Louise Rhemsbart is entertain ing a number of friends at a pleasant bouse party at the home of Mrs. Lulu Bowdoifi, on South Hill street. Miss Rhemsbart is a bright, interesting girl and it is, needless to say that her guests will have a delightful stay. * * ». The Dorcas Society will be enter tained-tomorrow afternoon by Mrs. Thomas J. Collier. Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock the residence of Mr John H. Judkins, of Savannah, was the scene of the quiet but beautiful wedding ceremony of Misa Ida Judkins and Col. O. H. P. Slaton, of this city. As the sweet notes of Lohengrin’s wedding march were beard, the bridal couple walked in and took their posi tions between the handsomely decorat ed parlors and beneath a lovely floral arch, rjje bouse decorations were smilax and lilies of the valley, and the scene presented was a beautiful one. The'bride was attired io a handsome going away gown of brown covert cloth with a full vest of white satin and trimmings of brown braid; with this she wore a dainty Parisian hat of brown straw and carried an immense bouquet of bride roses and maiden hair ferns. Miss Judkins was attend* ed by Miss Bessie Judkins, who wore charming dresses of white ergan » die, large picture bats and carried 1 white carnations. Mr Slaton was accompanied to Ba > vannah by bis brother, Mr. Will Sla ton, who ac|,ed as best man. Immediately after the ceremony, an elegant wedding breakfast was served, 1 after which Mr. and Mrs. Slaton left 1 for Griffin, their future home. Mrs Slaton is the daughter of Mr. John H. Judkins, of Savannah, and is • lovely young woman. She has fre quently visited Griffin and has a nnm ber of friends here who are delighted SBIFFIN, emeu, Sunday MORNme, july s, ism. to give her a cordial welceme. Mr. Slaton ranks high am>ng the | young lawyers of Griffin, aod a short while ago was licensed lo practice in the supreme courts. He ia-city attor* I ney an J fills the office moat creditably. Mr. aod Mrs Slaton have hosts of friends who wish for them all bappi* ness in their wedded li!e> They are for the present at the home -of Mrs. , Slaton on Taylor street. The reception with which Mrs. Sla ton complimented Mr. and Mrs. Oliver i H. P. Slaton on Wednesday evening i last was a very elegant affair, to which I only the relatives of the bride and i groom were invited. The Slaton home i is lovely, and on Wednesday evening i was artistically decorated with beaut:- i fol flowers and trailing vinos. Mrs. Slaton, always sweat and love* able, was unusually attractive; she ' wore a g >wn of black mousselaine de eoie. Mrs Oliver Slaton was charmiogly atti&d in th* daintiest es white organ die gowns with trimmings of white satin ribbons. z ,L. s Mies Slaton was bandsomecand styTr i ish, as usual, in.a pretty U-1 ette of pink organdie. k * Miss Mary Slaton wore a ,gown of ' yellow mousselaine de eoie, which was . very becoming lo her brunette beauty. From the first landing of the stair way, Mrs. Slaton tossed her bridal > bouquet, which was caught by Miss i Mary Slaton. > Many handsome presents attested i the popularity of this couple. • At 12 o'clock an elegant salad course ■ followed by a course of sweets, was i served. : One sweet feature of the evening > was the drinking of the toaste in some ; most excellent wine, which the father I of the groom put away on his son’s i second birthday, to be drunk on his marriage day. Some pretty tcakts . were given, te which Col. Slaton re sponded in his own delightful way. .* ■♦ « HMrs. Thomas Nall complimented the Mystic Circle with an elegant » luocbeonon Tuesday last, aod the i occasion was one of unusual enjoys ' ment. The handsome home on South Hill street was beautifully decorated, * every one of the lovely rooms present ' ing a perfect picture, in the abundance ' of roses, carnations aod swees pea 1 blossoms. Mrs. Nail led in the gener al discussion of the poet Bulwer, in . her usual interesting manner and was [ never more bright and attractive. A , delicious menu was served in the , handsomely appointed dining room. ■ Among Mrs. Nail’s guests were: Mrs. Collier, Mrs. Thomas Mills, Mrs. Brawner, Mrs. Joseph Kincaid, Mrs. Brian Collier, Mrs. M. E. Wilson, Mrs. k Edgar Flemister, Mrs. James M. Klm -1 brough. I* • » I Miss Anna Blount Beeks is having i a charming visit to friends in Atlanta. Many delightful social courtesies have been shown her, one of tbe prettiest * being tbe german given in her honor . by Miss Johnson on Wednesday eve ning. Mies Beeke never looked mors beautiful than on this occasion—she 1 wore a lovely white mousselaine de eoie over pink taffetas and carried an * armful of pink roses. Miss Beeke’ f vieit will last about a fortnight. • • • . The Young Matrons club met with 1 Mrs. B. B. Davis on Tuesday afternoon I and a moot delightful meeting it was, * Ferns and roses and carnations in * artistic arrangement were seen in * greatest profusion throughout Mrs. ’ Davis’ pretty home. Mrs. Davis, in a • charming afternoon toilette es white organdie, with pink ribbons, was un« } usually bright and attractive. She 1 was assisted in receiving her guests by 1 Mrs. William D. Davis, who wore her 1 wedding gown, a beautiful creation of f white liberty silk over white satitt* 9 with corsage bouquet of carnations. A 1 novel feature of tbe afternoon was the ** “enigma contest” in which Mrs. ? Whitely Kincaid was tbe fortunate winner of tbe first prize, a beautiful medallion Mrs. Otis McDonald, of Atlanta, received tbe second prize, a ' dainty bit of Dresden ware. Tbe gen • erous punch boWl was placed in a bower of ferns and blossoming plants, 3 and its delightful contents were gtece fully dispensed by Miss Ruth Hudson. 1 Late in the afternoon elegant refresh* moots were served by Miso Lois Hud r - son and Miss Mattie Terry. *• • • * The informal musicals with which !• .—— d (Continued on Page Three ) MMWMMKMMMaSMMOI Rayai eukM tb« laetf pwre, II i'?*' -• < aOVAI BAKIHO FOWOM CO., MW YOM. " ■. 1 J. N '' . Executive Committee Met- The new democratic executive com mittee of Spalding county met in the court house yesterday mbroing With the following member* present: B N. Borrow, Akins; J A. Connal ly, Union ;J. J. Fly nt, Ope; Joshua Hammond, Cabins; Williams, T. D. Touchstone, pftixy, Touch* storte (f vote) proxy, M. A. Thomas (| votef'Broxy, Mt. Zion ; W. P. May nard, Line Creek ; L Cleveland, W. D Davis, J, Eli Brewer, B R. Blakely (proxy), W. D. Carhart, Griffin. L Cleveland was elected temporary chairtnan and W. D. Carhart tempo* rary secretary. On motion of J. D. Williams* L. Cleveland was elected permanent chairman. On motion of J. J. Flynt, W. D. Carhart was elected permanent secre tary. It was resolved that nine member* should constitute a quorum. The committee ratified the action of tbe ol<| committee in regard-to allow* ing J. N. Touchstone and M. A. Thomas one half vote each, there being a tie in the number of votes received by these two gentlemen. There being no other business, tbe meeting adjourned, subject to Call from the chairman. , *-•■■• Notice. July 4th being a legal holiday, tbe post office will observe Sunday hours tomorrow. Vety Respt., David J. Bailey, Jr,, P. M. Christian Church. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m., preaching at 8 p. m. by the pastor, TBE EICEUME OF SWSFFMS te due not only to the originality and simplicity of ths combination, but also to the care and skill with which it te manufactured by scientific processes known to the California Fig Svbup Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine SyrUp of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It te far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating •r weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company— CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAM FRANCISCO. CaL LOUISVILLE, Kr. » MEW YORK, M.Y. Wo-To-Bac for Fifty Caouu Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weal : Wen Strong, b’ood pure. Rio, *1 All druggUts I ■ , ' '♦ ♦ I 1 'I— ; CASTORIA For Infants and Children. ( —X , ■dneate Foor Bowala WHb Cascarota. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation totever. De, UC.C C fail, druzefatarefund money. R.F. Strickland X Co. .. . (oX— ■ ■ 1 ■ PM WHEN r you V THINK -OF- SHOES - TH« RAVOV You Naturally Think of THIS STORE! ■ But, Think of a®* ——i/ Buying Oxfords \ This Early in nSf the Season at Bedueed Prices! WE SAVE YOU TWEHY-FIVE CENTS ON EVERY SI.OO HERE 0- R. F. STRICKLAND & CO. Columbia Bicycles Lead All Others. [ ;moo finr nn «so.oo : ** MO _ SIZ9.UU " ’ 7SO ° Hartford bicycles! , , <0) _ CASH OR CREDIT. : I?.- s. T3~R, A 11. Ms lev Boohefl te Store Has the latest fad in Paper tad Eavelepes--RED, WHITE AND BLUE-25c box. HAMMOCKS AND CROQUET SETS ARE THE THING NOW. / ' THE VIVE KODAK ONLY $5.00. ALL THE LATEST PERIODICALS ON HAND. J. H. HUFF'S BOOK ANO MUSIC STORE .■—"-"I- a " ii in.ii.l i I EDWARDS DDOS. RACKET STORE. I.F ' _____ We Have . . I Just - - - Received A new shipment of Organdies = Ii beautiful designs aid eol- k ors. We are 5e11ing............ i ■ These Dainty Summer Goods at 10c and 12 l-2c, which is much below the market on this da ofgoeds. We have a tine qulity WHITE LAWN, 40 inches wide, at 15e. All colors in 10SQUIT0 NETS at sc. EDWARDS BROS. 01 m n U -m <_ ion Gouts por Wook