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-7" Jas -Jas '■JtmaJoaEoadao aw W 331 Tat’oTUEK PLACES TOK THI»AM»O<xS». 'aL ■ BM&s* raoM ™ ” 8T TO TRY OUR TEAS. A GOOD TEA FOR Me PER POUND. G. W CLARK & SON. Wholesale and Retail Grocers. 3STEW JLITID FRESH. WE WAVE JUST FINISHED PAINTING AND WHITEWASHING OUR STORE. IT LOOKS OLEAN, COOL AND INVITING. STOCK OF DRUGS AND SUNDRIES ALL NEW AND OF BEST on AT,TTY WE ARE RECEIVING NEW GOODS EVERY WEEK OR TWO, BO AS TO KEEP ON HAND THE LATEST AND BEST. WE CORDIALLY INVITE OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS TO OAT.T, AND SEE ÜB. WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE AND PROMISE YOU FAIR DEALING. . . - - - Prescriptions a Specialty. J. N. HARRIS & SON- A stylish 1-horse trap, for 4 passengers, nearly new, will sacrifice it to sell it Call and see it. J, J. MANCHAM. 11 Morning Cail. GRIFFIN, GA, JULY 8,1808. Office or er Davis’ Hardware Store TELEPHONE NO. M. -■■ - " PERSONAL AND LOCAL DOTS Roswell H. Drake apent yesterday in Atlanta. Sheriff M. F. Morria apent yesterday tn Atlanta. P. 8. Parmelee apent the day in AU lanta yesterday. Why doesn’t the father of twine aerra two masters? Col. W. D. Carhart loft last night on a business tiip to Atlanta. Mi.ss Bertha Wilaon, of Hampton, was in the city yesterday. Miss Linda Marshall, of flollonville, apent yesterday in thia city. Mrs. Julia Hutchinson, of Jonss* boro, was io the city yesterday. H. W. Goddard returned last night from a few days visit to Atlanta. Mrs. R. A. Drake attended theoheu tauqua at Barnesville yesterday. Elder T. J. Head returned yesterday from a few days visit to Atlanta. R. Z. Ison, of Warm Springs, spent yesterday with friends in this city. Miss Mary Rice, of Milner, is spend ing a few days with friends in this city. Mrs. M. L. Conner left yesterday to spend some time with relatives in Dublin. Miss Rosa Yarbrough, of William son, spent yesterday with friends in this city. Miss Bessie Word returned yester day from a pleasant visit to friends in Barnesville. Col. Judson Strickland, of Washing ton, D. 0., spent yesterday with friends in thu city. Mrs. Missie Johnson returned yes terday from a few days visit to friends in Barnesville. Miss Julia Word, of Thomaston, is spending a few days with relatives and friends in this city. Mias Minnie Maynard, of Drewry, villa, is spending several days with her % cousin, Miss Jewel Scott. Mrs. R. F. Strickland and aon, Rob. art, went down to Barneaville yester day to attend the Chautauqua. Some men owe their position io so ciety to their wives and everything else they have to their creditors. Mrs. H. B. Price, of Atlanta, return ed homo yesterday after spending a few diys with friends in this city. Miss Ida Clark returned yesterday from Atlanta, whore she apent several days viaiting relatives and friends. Toe Barnes, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., is spending a few days in this city with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barnes. Mias Annie Blount Beeka left yes terday for Fort Smith, where she will spend some time viaiting relatives and r ' • ■ Miss Henrietta Patterson, e| Sunny Side, returned home yesterday after spending several days with friend* in tbia city. Misses Buaie and Penelope Collier are apending a few daya iu Barnesville visiting friends and attending the Chautauqua. ; ‘ * Miea Loraine King, of Joplin, Mo., arrived in the city yealerday and for aeveral daya will be the guaat of Mrs- Victor M. Brown. Lieut. J. M Kimbrough returned yesterday from Hamilton, v here he apent aeveral dayo securing recruits pr Oapt. Burr’s company. Mrs -J. W. Gresham returned yes terday from Barnesville, where she apent aeveral days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jackion G. Smith. 0. Wheeler, superintendent of the Griffin cotton mills, left yesterday for Bolton, Man , where he will spend several daya enjoying a much needed rest. Mias Bailie Blanton Smith, of Blake ly, returned home yesterday alter apending aeveral daya very pleasantly In this city aa the gueet of Mias Rosa lyn Reid. Judge Marcus Beck cams over from Jackson yesterday and heard several civil cases in chambera Among the prominent atlorneya who argued be fore Hie Honor, were Col. R L. Ber ner, of Forsyth, and Col. J. J. Rogers, of Barnesville. The ladies of the Dorcas Society will give an ice cream festival this af ternoon from stoß on the lawn at Prof. Neel’s for the benefit of the Bap tist church Come out and patronize them and help a good cause Cream and cake only 10 cents. Misses Louise J nose and Mary Bell Kiug, of Greensboro, Miss Mary Neel Walker, of Monroe, and Miss Reba Ruan, of Macon, arrived in thia city yesterday and will attend the house party given by Miss Rebecca Nall, at her lovely home on South Hill street. Mr. Charles Faille, of Griffin, has been employed by Mr. W. H. Muncy to do jewelry and watch repairing and has commenced work. He is a very fine and experienced workman and can give satisfaction We wel come him and hie wife to our city Marietta Journal. Death of Miu Kell, Miss Hettie Kell, of Bunny Bide, died yealerday afternoon at 5:50 o’clock, after being confined to her bed for some time with fever. She bad been seriously ill for aever al days, but loved onto watching at her bedside hoped sbe would be spared them much longer, and were unpre pared for the sad blow which came with her death. The deceased Was in her 74th year and was a listen of Adjutant Gen eral John Mclntosh Kell, with whom she lived at the time ot her death. She was known and loved all over tbia section for her many noble traits of character, and scores of those whom she has helped in time of need and ministered to in Bicknese will feel that they have indeed lost a friend. The sympathies of our entire city go out to the relativee iu their be reavement. The funeral aervicee will be held in St. George’s church today at 4p. m., and will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Whitney. T.B. Rice, a prominent druggist ot Greensboro, Ga., writes as follows: “I have handled Dr. Pitta’ Carminative 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 it has no equal. 58 SEWING MACHINES GIVEN AWAY! « a«a wa am dAtArmined to move out more goods in the next thirty days OUR PRICES SHALL TEN ™EB OVER EMPHASIZE THIS RESOLVE. MILLINERY . . ind hate. Are Scmving new material daily. vale. We have now a great assortmentof new shapes, Panama Straws, Sailors, Chips, etc., and as for Ribbons and Laces we invito yo ... 1 They «. u.l too lowly. K« , new flowers, new aigrettes, all the new things S family, may be found on our second floor. Three cases of assorted h J bought at not over half values. WASHAELES. - . . In color. .nd dwign harmony i» sounded in every ohime in spring and summer textiles. French Organay, real value, 50c, at 25c. Irish Dimities, the 25c grade, reduced to 15c. Dimities as low as sc. A 20c. Organdies bought at half and selling at 10c. Fine 40-inch White lawn, worth double, our price 10c. z As to the Sewing Machines. We are going to give fifty away during the next 80 ing next week—to our customers. Buy twenjy doDars worth of us and pay for them and one of the machines will he given to you, provided fifty other customers have not done so before you. Buy the goods, pay for them or have them charged-jt’s all the same, that is, you must be one of the first fifty to either pay down twenty dollars for the goods or, hanng 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 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. These 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 rapplyvour wants for less than they can be secured anywhere else in this town. We sell the best ana our prices 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 selec tion of purses. Leather belts, black, tan, green and white, many of them as low as 25c. Fans, the latett and prettiest. 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 m 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 ley’s in men’s neckwear. See them and you’ll like them. Collars, linen, 10c. Cuffij, 1900-linen, 15c. Shirts, pure linen bosom, reinforcec back and front, continuous facings, patent gussets, felled seams, worth fI.OV at 5Cc. Negligee Shirts, select assortment, lower than others. Gums you don’t object to a saving, do you ? Onr’s the neatest stock in Middle Georgia. Speoia-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 is - ---------- Silk Grenadines, you’d say one dollar, at “ 5Uc Silks, brocaded Gros Grains and Taffetas only a few pieces to go at the price - Trc. Linen Crash, extra wide, plain and fancy, a good quality at - * 60iine Novelty Suits at prices to - - - - Bel Etamine, latest in woolens recommended for separate skirts - - 44-inch French Serge, very special - - - ♦ q 80 pieces Dress Duck, the 15cent grade at - -- -- -- »o 2,000 Ladies Handkerchiefs at 5 cents woorth everywhere else -10 c 60 pieces Dimity, worth 10 cents, at • be Good brass pins, per paper | c Hair pins, per package•. | c School Handkerchiefs, each 600 yards good quality Dimity &c .BASS BROS.’. Congress Adjourns Today. Washington, July 7.—The com mittee od ways and means of the houea decided today to report a concurrent resolution providing for the final ad journment of congress at 2 o’clock to morrow, Friday. The house passed the resolution. * The president made it knows to senators and'representatives who calk •d upon him today that he considered it unwise for congress to adjourn fore the bill to raise 25,000 colored troops was passed. He considered it absolutely indis pensable, therefore, that thfie bill should be enacted into law im medi ately. Chairman Hull, of the military af fairs committee, was in conference with him today over that lagialalien and stated afterward that he believed it would be passed. It was recently reoornmeadad by the secretary of war, who stated th at these troops were specially adapted to the Cuban climate, and to the aucoeM of the war. ‘ FUNERAL NOTICE. The friends and acquainian ces of Adjutant General John Mclntm <h Kell and family are invited to attec<d the funeral of Miss Hattie Kell fro m St. George’s church st 4 o’clock tb ia af ternoon. To Care CoaitlpatUo Toremrt k eftuicareU GandyCamsnic we ora* HC.C.CJHIW cure, drugfiats refund f louej. Stamp Test Case- Savannah, Ga., July 7.—A teat case will be made here at once to determine the right of the Southern Express Company tj require its patrons to pay for a 1 cent stamp for every receipt and bill of lading issued by it. A number of members of the board of trade have been advised by thefrrt* torneys that the tax was upon the company, and that they were not com pelled to pay it. A member of the board of trade will send a package to the company today and demand that it be forwarded. He will refuse to pay the 1 cent on the bill of lading and it the cwmpany refuses to carry the package aa action will be begun against it at once for not carry ing out the terms of its charter. It may be that the commissioner of internal revenue will be appealed to for a decision, but action will also pro ceed in the courts. A similar fight on the 1 cent on telegrams for vrhich the public baa to pay at present is contem plated. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. THE BUST SALVE ip the world for Cuts,Bruises,Bores,Uloera, Balt Rheum Fever Bores, 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 cents* per box. For sale by J. N. Harris & Son and Carlisle & Ward. Wo-To-Bac for Fifty Ceata. Guaranteed tobacca habit cura makes weak Bun strong) bkMd pura. He, m, AU druggists Clothing For Every One I A.T BA.SS BROS.’ I A train load of—we like to have said soldiers, but we mean Clothiag for the soldiers who are going to remain at home. Our buyer made sons || mar unritliaiWMi last week ana judging from the amount of the purchases he thought the clothing factories would shut down and we would not be abl» I to buy any more Clothing, and the factory thought money was better than SoZng Zuring war time. Weß, we just gave them a ckeck to Aow who <xot the coods • now, you come and give us your name and get all the Cloth ng you ß want.’ Really the purchase of fine Clothing was unexpected on our part, but the prices were the inducements. Tie Prices ffll Have io to lie Selliig Sot I Come and see us if yow-will ever need a Suit for yourself or your boy. Children’s Knee Pants 25c, 35c, 50c end up. . Men’s Odd Panto 50c, SI.OO, $1.50 and up. Men’s Suite at $4.25, worth $7.00, . = . ; Black and fancy Worsted Suits at unheard of prices. 2,000 Sample Hhts ■ 5 ‘■ c -ra * To go with Clothing at 50c on the dollar. ' We own more Clothing than all the balance of Griffin put together. Buy S4O worth of Clothing, Hate, Shoes and Neckwear for S2O and get a SEWING MACHINE FREE GRATIS. Shoes to Fit Every Foot BA.SS bros? The largest shipment of drummers’ samples Shoes and Oxfords ever shown in Griffin, and cheaper than ever known. Now, if you want a Slipper or a Shoe for yourself or any one, we will save you big money. Vowe made in storms are ofteu forgotten in calms.” So said, but we vow that our vow to sell Oxfords and Slippers cheaper than any one in Griffin js beiM carried out to the letter, dome and see for youraelf. We give a SEWING MACHINE with every S2O you spend in our Shoe Department, in W ! linery Department, or Dry Goods Store until 50 have been given away, i One case Ladies’Fast Black Hose. We break the record on quality— i only sc.® they beat the world for the price—* dime. S^— ™ 1 We have 14 Young Horses and Mares to sell or exchange for Mules TO... BASS BROS. THE BIC STORE, I i For your Summer Goods, Cloth • ing, Shoes, Millinery, Hate " Caps and Groceries. 56 and 58 Hill St. - - - Griffin, Ga. GRIFFIN -CYCLE.. fw(P J) ....CO’Y, Kincaid Block. THE STERLING. / (Built like a watch.) This Bicycle is the best high grade Bike on the misulcot 5 Our SBS CRAWFORD will compaie with any SSO wheel. BICYCLE SUNDRIES j Os every description —Lanterns, Bells, Saddles, Pedals, Sprockets, Grips, Tires and Others too Numerous to Mention. Bicycles I to Rent. \ v J Notice to Fanners. 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 the pur pose of electing manager and scales men for said warehouse. _ A. W. Walker, Chairman Board of Directors. Ji %. JE tX. 1.. Chuty Bxcunlon Bates to liartom OItAV viaSavaanahanflOoeanSteamshlpCa Effective June Ist; 1898, the Central d Georgia Railway Company will pMce on sale excursion tickets to New York and Boston, via Savannah and Ocean Bte “T ship Company, at very cheap rates, rates include meals and berth on A trip via this route cannot foil to,, 1 * much interest and enjoyment to all P“' ties contemplating visiting the East * rates, sailing dates, etc., apply to Ticket Agent of the Centnti of Georgw RailwayCompauy, or J. C. oral Passenger Agent, Savavnnnan.