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- , * . .f *2. I WE HAVE 1 GOOD COFFEE FOrI. YOU PAY 38 1Z AT OTHER PLACES FOR TILE SAME GOODS. AL §O ANY KIND YOU WANT, FROM THE CHEAPEST TO -’■Sr'’''' ' > •• THE ITIN EmT SvzXaD* • • • • * ’ TRY OUR TEAS. A GOOD TEA FOR SOc PER POUND. G. W CLARK & SON. Wholesale and Retail Grocers. - JSTZEW -A-ZCTID FRESH. WE HAVE JUST FINISHED PAINTING AND WHITEWASHING K OUR STORE. IT LOOKS CLEAN, COOL AND INVITING. STOCK OF DRUGS AND SUNDRIES ALL NEW AND OF BEST QUALITY. WE AKE RECEIVING NEW GOODS EVERY WEEK OR TWO, SO AS TO KEEP ON HAND THE LATEST AND BEST. - - ' WE CORDIALLY INVITE OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS TO CALL AND BEE US. WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE AND PROMISE YOU FAIR DEALING. .... * Prescriptions a Specialty. J. N. HARRIS & SON- 1-- ... - - - - ■ --- - Cost Sale. We hare bought the entire stock of MANGHAM BROS.’ fine China, Lampe, Silverware, Glassware, etc., and will sell it all out at.,..i.... ORIGINAL cost. Come and get some of the bar* gains. Edwards Bros. Morning Cail. GRIFFIN, GA, JULY 19,1896. Dffieeover Davin’ Hardware Store TELEPHONE NO. «L . PERSONAL AND LOCAL DOTS. Every man has as much vanity »« he lacks wirdom. Mre. R. A. Drake spent yeelerday with friends In ibis city. Mies Henrietta Patterson, of Sunuy Side, was in the city yesterday. Prof, and Mrs. J. C. Woodward, of Newnan, were In the city yesterday. John Ward went to Atlanta last sight to hoar the lecture of Rev. Thon. Dixon. ' Mrs. H. 0. Burr returned yesterday from a few daya Visit to rolativea in Maoon. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Weems, of At lanta, are spending a few days with relatives in this city. Wilbur Barnes, of Cornelia, return ed home yesterday alter spending a few days in this city. It adversity viske you, improve the opportunity and weigh your admirere and friends io hor scales. Mre. James Hook, of Atlanta, ia spending several days in this city as , the guest of Mrs. W. C. Books. Prof. R. D. McDowell, of Eatonton, returned borne yesterday after spend* ing several days with friends in this eity. Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Ellington, of Montezuma, are spending a few days in this city with the family of Judge E. W. Beck. Will Maiaier left yesterday for Wil liamson, where be will join a parly of friends and spend several days at Lit toy's Springs. Lamar Jones, of Atlants, returned home yesterday after spending a few days in thio city with Judge and Mis. Jas. 8. Boynton. Mrs. James Deavenport, of Ameri cus, arrived in the city yesterday and for several days will be the guest of Mra. T. J. White. Mies Mary Neel Walker, of Monroe, returned homo yesterday after spend ing several daya very pleasantly with frienda io thia city. W. H. George, of the firm of Brox ton & Geoego, contractors and build ers, ol Atlanta, is spending a few days in this city on businees. Already the north bound trains I paaainglbis city are crowded with Confederate veterans enroute hr At lanta to attepd the reunion. Mrs. Julia Peden leaves this morn ing to visit frienda in Atlanta for sev* oral days, after which she will |go to Litbia Springe and spend some time. Mra. E B. Boyd and Miso Mettie Mathews left yesterday (or Charlottes ville,Va ,where they will spend several days as the guests of the Jefferson Park hotel. S j* J. R. Cole and W. P. Thurman, of Tifton, and Master Willis Newman, of Wellston, are spending a few days with tbo family of Col. T. W. Flynt f near this city. Mr. and Mre. R. A. Redding and two ( children, of Atlanta, returned home Sunday after spending several days with the family of Col. R. J. Redding, at Experiment. “Kemembe’r The Maine” Augusta Keller, of Newark, ia one ol the gunners aboard the battleship Indiana. Io a letter to hia brother Charles, Keller claims the distinction ol having fired the first shot in the naval battle off Santiago, a shell from one of the forward 13 inch guns. Keller said that al3 shell froth his vessel went clear tbroughoneof the tor pedo boats and then exploded, sending the boat to the bottom. Toward the end of the battle, be writes, when it was seen that the Vizcaya was almoat defeated, the Bailors io his turret scratched on one of the sheila in big letters. ''Remember the Maios.-” It was then run into ths breech, and the gun carefully sighted. Everyone was expectant as to tbe result of tbe shot. When the lanyard was pulled, Keller says,the big shell was seen to strike tbo stern of the Vizcaya, tearing it to pieces and setting tbe vessel on fire. Gamblers Arrested. Chiel Ison and Officers R. A. Gor don and R. 8. Ison raided the home of Bulab Stafford, a notorious negro wo man living in tbe southern suburbs of this city, Sunday and pulled fifteen negro gambles o.f ail ages and sex. It has been thought for some time ' that this place wae<boing run every Sunday as a gambling den, and the officers decided to make tbe raid at > noon on Sunday. It resulted in the city prison being badly crowded for a few days, but the sports will soon be added to Capt. Camp's charm string for a term of weeks. ‘Their oases will be tried before Judge Wm. H Beck tomorrow after noon. Millions Given Away, It ia certainly gratifying to tbe pub lic to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffering. The propri etors of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bot tles ot this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing that it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse ness and all diaeaaoa of the Throat, Chest and Lunge are surely cured by it. Call on J. N. Harris & Bon or Carlisle A Ward druggists, and get a trial hottie free. Regular size 50c. and sl. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. Danger Ahead. “I paid the paper hangers and the in terior decorators this morning, ’’ announc ed Mrs. Bumply Just as the head of ths household vraa carving the roagt. “How mMr “Eight seventy-Ave.” “Dirt cheap, wagn’t its” “That’s Just what X told them. In fact, I Insisted that there must be a mis take, but the bills were there, and they gave me a receipt in fuH. ” “Well, Mas. -Bumply, you'd make a shining—yea, a bright'and shining—light in the business world I Told them it was too onsap, did* yaut Made them think that you were anxious to pay more; caus ed them to feel sore and to think that they wm ohnmpa because they hadn’t hit us fbr apout twfeo what they did. Do you to to the and oSfitoSteti? »•». Uniah “Wtetalfetouf I mean that tribal aasno firta ewer apt* another crank at ua it won't leave mough of our bank account few a neat egg. » and then have axMfaus!"-DetreATree Press. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Don't Tobacco and tmeke Toor life l»»y. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be tnag netie. full of life, nerve and vigor, Uke No-To- Dac, the wonder wot ser. tnat makes teak men 1 strong. All druggists, SOc or SI. Care guaran teed. Booklet and sample free Address Sterling Remedy Qa • Chicago er New York IZJLXU— i T a .. . - A. to Ab—. * 50 SEWING MAGBINES GIVEN AWAY! - - • . ——*■■■■■ 1 It’s fully explained below. Read about it. We are determined to move out *? than ve have tathte length of time in the past history ol this business. OUR PRICES SHALL TEN TONES OVER EMPHASIZE THIS RESOLVE. MILLINERY . . As burr as bees? Yea. and busier. Miss Mynson has charmed the people, anTthe people, almost as one, xre coming to her for their fine and hats. Arc receiving new material daily. Come and see th e ne * * vals, We have now a gr eat Msortment of new ® Sailors, Chips, etc., and as for Ribbons and Laces we invite you to bm i our recent incomparable purchases. They are just too New ve gs, new flowers, new aigrettes, all the new things belonging to the fomilv, may be found on our second floor. Three cases of assorted hats just bought at not over half values. A.BLZS. In colon .nd design-harmony » rounded in nny ohime in epring and summer textiles. French Organdy, real value, 50c, at 25c. Irish Dimities, the 25c grade, reduced to Isc. 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 Sewing Machines. We are going to give fifty away daring the next 30 ing next week—to our customers. Buy twenty doUars worth of goods from us and pay for them and one of the machines will be_given to you,> 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 o 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 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 eupplyyour wants f«r 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 its multiform and multiplex requirements well, nearly but only a hint can be given here. Toilst articles—big stock. Fins 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 in our store, Going to make it more popular; going to do it with the right things at thought 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 mud ley’s in men’s neckwear. See them and you 11. like them. Collars, IWU* linen, 10c. Cufis, 1900-linen, 15c. Shirts, pure linen bosom, reinforced back and front, continuous facings, patent gussets, felled seams, worth SI.OO 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. Specia-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 • & 0c Silks, brocaded Gros Grains and Taffetas only a few pieces to go at the price 75c. Linen Crash, extra wide, plain and fancy, a good quality at - -25 c 60 fine Novelty Suits at prices to - Etamine, latest in woolens recommended for separate skirts * -35 c 44-inch French Serge, very special - 30 pieces Dress Duck, the 15oent grade at - -- -- -- 9c 2,000 Ladies Handkerchiefs at 5 cents worth everywhere else -10 c 60 pieces Dimity, worth 10 cents, at o® Good brass pins, per paper . . .. . - | c Hair pins, per package . . . **■ | c School Handkerchiefs, each 600 yards good quality Dimity 50 ■ BASS BROS.’ ■ Police Court. A quartette of negroes were tried in the police court yesterday (or quarrel ing and fighting. Frank Evans was fined $6, Odessa Perkins ' and Lizzie McWilliams $7 each,and LepolianWil liams was sent to the gang for 30 days. Ellen Means, colored, was sent to the gang for 30 days for selling whits key. The cases against tbe gang of negro gamblers arrested Sunday were post poned until tomorrow afternoon. AChlMßnjoyz The pleasant flavor, gentle action, and soothing effect of Syrap of Figs, when in need of a laxative, and if the father or mother be costive or bilious, the moat gratifying results follow its use; so that it is the best family remedy known and every family should have a bottle. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Pitt's Carminative aids digestion, regu lates the bowels, cures Cholera Infantum, Cholera Morbus, Dysentery, Pains, Grip ing, Flatulent Colic, Unnatural Drains from the Bowels, and all diseases incident to teething children. For all summer compitints it 4a a speciflu. Perfectly harmless and free from injurious drugs and obemicals. 1 LETTEB LIST. List of letters remaining in the Griffin, Ga., postoffice, weekending July 16,1898. Persons calling will pleae say “advertised” and give date. One cent must be paid on each advertised letter. MALE LIST. Robert Arrington, Frank Baker, D. W. -Buntin,D.C. Connally, John Carter, Jas. Coward, Sol Cloud, Charles Eubanks, , Acy Gunn, E. F. Godwin, M. G. Griffin, Jesse Giles, David Hatton, C. B. Harris, Charley Halkin, J. Thomas Hall, Calbrith B. Harris, B. H. Lowe, C. 8. Mattos, Bar ney McDonald, Chas. Rebenson, Rev. R. D. Stinson. - FEMALE LIST. Mrs. Mary Chambers, Mrs. S. V. Daniel, Miss Emma Darden, Miss Mary Haygood, Mias Jane —— Miss Otis Mofkin, Mrs, Price, Mrs. Mary Reed care Mrs. Battie Mamgham, Miaa Daisy Smith, . Mn. Laura Shiver, Mrs. M. L Smith. Davtd J. Bailey, Jk., P. M. ■wvbody Says 8* Oaoareta Caady Cathartic, the most woa darftil madical disoavery of the age, pleas ant and rafreshiDg to ihe tasto, act gently and positively on kidneya, liver and bowels, (deansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure iieadache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 25.50 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. i Notice to Farmers. The farmers of this and adjoining counties are requested to meet with tbe 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 ol Directors. Clothing For Every One JLT bass BROS,’ A train load of—we like to have said soldiers, but we mean Clothing for the soldiers who are going to remain at home. Our buyer made some war purchases last week, and judging from the amount of the purchases he thought the clothing factories would shut down and we would not be able to buy any more Clothing, and the factory thought mocey was better than clothing during war time. Well, we just gave them a check to show who got the goods; now, you come and give us your name and getall the Cloth, ing you want. Really the purchase of fine Clothing was unexpected on our part, but the prices were the inducements. / Tbe Prices Will Hbyg to do the Selling Now ' ate Come and see us if you will ever need a Suit for yourself or your boy. 1 Children’s Knee Pants 25c, 85c, 50c and up. Men’s Odd Pants Wc, 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 1 ■ To go with Clothing at 50c on the dollar. We own more Clothing than all the balance of Griffin pat together. Buy S4O worth of Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Neckwear for S2O and get a SEWING MACHINE FREE GRATIS. * Shoes to Fit Every Foot. A.T BASS BROS. 1 ’ The largest ahipmwt of drummers’ samples Shoes and Oxfords evsr shown in Gxifin, and cheaper than ever known. Now, if you want a Slipper or a Shoe for youwelf or any one, we will save you big money. “Vows mad* iu storms are often forgotten in calms.” So said, but we vow that oar vow to sell Oxfords and Slippers cheaper than any one in Griffin is bting 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 Jmi linery Department, or Dry Goods Store until 50 have been given away. One case Ladies’ Fast Black Hose. We break the record on quality — i only sc. .... One case heavy Black Hose; they beat the world for the price—a dime. ' We have 14 Young Horses and Mares to sell or exchange for Mules OOZM22EI TO . BASS BROS. i THE BIC STORE, » . For your Summer Goods, Cloth ing, Shoes, Millinery, Hats Caps and Groceries. 56 and 58 Hill St. - - - Griffin, Ga. — - t Ok n GRIFFIN 1 ..CYCLE., Pwr V J ...co’ y m Kincaid Block. THE STERLING. . (Built like a watch.) This Bicycle is the best high grade Bike on the 1 market. ' Our $35 CRAWFORD will compaie with any SSO wheel. BICYCLE SUNDRIES • Os every description —Lanterns, Bells, Saddles, Pedals, • Sprockets, Grips, Tires and Others too Numerous to Mention. Bicycles to Rent? Confederate Veterans’ Beunion-, ■ Aocbunt of the annual reunion of Con federate Veterans, Atlanta, Ga., July 20-23 1898, the Central of Georgia Railway Com pany will sell tickets at very low rates, the general basis being one cent pef mile traveled. Tickets at these low rates will be sold not only to veterans, but the gen eral public. Detailed information and specified rates from each station will be furnished on application to any agent of the Central of Georgia Railway Company. J. o.Hails, G. P. A.,< Savannah, Ga. To Cara Constipation Forever. Taka Ciiscareta Caady Catharti* 10c or So. H G C. C. tail to cure, druggists refund mone*. ' •"* ’ • *5 Cheap Excursion Bates to Eastern Oitaee via Savannah ani Ocean Steamship Co. Effective June Ist,'lß9B, the Central Georgia Railway Company will plaee on sale excursion tickets to New York and Boston, via Savannah and Ocean ■ SteanA ship Company, at vary cheap rates. The rates indude meals and berth on steamer A trip via this route cannot fhjl to be ot much interest and enjoyment to all par ties contemplating visiting the East For rates, sailing dates, etc., apply to any Ticket Agent of the Central of Georgia Railway Company, or to J. C. Haile, Gen eral Passenger Agent, SavavannA. »a.