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new crop turnip seed-all the best varieties .... ..SOMe’eXTRa’fINE TEA.. MB ALL KINDfI APICES FOR PIOKLEING. FLAV- EmmSS .....All the Pwriar Patent HedWnea and Druos ®f All Sorte PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUND- fit BAYS YOUR PICXLIB. CALL AMP BEK UB J. JT. HARRIS A BOST- | - Out Prices On Groceries - FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 17,1898. GranulaUd Sugar 201 be for 11.00. Swift Hams 10c pound. Keg Soda 81befor 26c. 60!be Grits for |I.OO. 40 bars Best and Largest Soap in ths world for |I.OO. Irish Potatoes 26c pk. | Cabbage 2ic pound. Extra low pnoss on some Government Flour bought aheap will sell cheap. TRY US TODAY OR YOUR GROCERIES. G. W CLARK & SON. J Wholesale and Retail Grocers. Morning Call. ||| - QRIITJ.N, GA, SEPT. 17,1896. littlce Os er Davis' Hardware 8 tor < B telephone no. n. • PERSONAL AND LOCAL DOTS . DR. J. M. THOMAS, PHYSICIAN ANO BUBOEOX, Office: No. 88* Hill street, stairway next to R. P. McWilliams A Son. P. R. Oflelree, of Brusbey, was in this city yesterday. Bev. F. M. Blalock, of Jooeaboro, | was in ths city yesterday. J. 0. Ogletree, of Liberty Hill, spent yesterday hero on business. A. B. Colcord, of Atlanta, was io thia city yesterday on business. Miss Lillian Walker, of Atlanta, ia visiting her many Griffin friends. Mrs. B. H. Drake spent the day with friends in Atlanta yesterday. Try Boars’bread—made from pure wheat flour. W. H. Coppsdgs, of Digby, spent 1 yesterday in this city with G J. Cop pedge. Editor Chas T. Smith, of the Con* cord Enterprise, was io this city yes terday. Sam Boykin, of Brooke Station, epent yesterday with his many Griffin friends. Dr. Ed. Terrell, of Greenville, waa the guest of Dr. E. R. Anthony yes terday. J. E. Weaver, of Jackson, was cir culating among hie Griffin friends yesterday. Miss Kato Patrick left yesterday for Atlanta where she will spend some days with relatives Miso Pearl Stevens, of Macon, re turned borne yesterday after a pleas ant visit to relatives here. Col. J. W. Hightower, of Hawkins ville, io spending a few days here with bio oiotor, Mro. C. W. Slaton. Try Scare’ bread-—made of pure I wheat flour. For Coal without clinkers or slate buy Montevallo and Climax. 'Phone I No-5- J. M. MILLS, Mgr.. Newton Coal and Lumber Co. M. Stein, J. Bookman, G Cohen, Sam Goldman and M. Friedman cele brated the Jewish holiday in Atlanta k; yesterday. Mrs. T. E. Artifee and daughter, of Macon, who are visiting Mrs. R. H. Drake io thio city, spent the day in ■ Atlanta yesterday. Miso Helen Baldwin returned to her home in Atlanta yesterday after spending some time relatives and friends in thio city. Mro. L. D. Drewry, of CincioDsli, who has been spending some time with her many Griffin friends snd relatives, returned home yesterday. Try Sears* bread—made from pure wheat flour. Opposite Post Office. J. M. Mills, Manager Newton Coal and Lumber Co. Sole Agents for Montevallo and Climix Coal. Prompt delivery. 'Phone 5. Mies Lol lie Hammond, who has been spending some time in this city with her sister, Mrs. D. J. Bailey, re \ turned to her home in Atlanta yester day. Mrs. T. R. Milla returned yesterday from Gainesville, where she spent a lew days with her daughter, Mies Hattie Cope Mills, who is attending school there. wiiphfe - '■ ’■■■?. ■ • -- Mies Boss Woolfolk,, of Albany, sponsor for the First Georgis regiment = now at Knoxville, Tenn, was in the city for a abort time yesterday while e enroute home from Tennessee. ■6 The flrm of Kelley & Thomas, pby aioians and surgeons, baa been diteolv* ed by the retiring of Dr. Thomas, who baa fitted up a handsome suit of rooms over the old Flemister A Bridges store. ’Phone Re. 5 for Montevallo, Climax and Jellico Coal. Prompt delivery regardless of weather. Newton Coal and Lumber Co. J. M. MILLS, Mgr. Tbad Johnson and Rockwell Nall leave this morning for Athens where they will enter the State University. These are two of Griffin’s brightest boys and will no doubt carry off tn* viable honors which they justly de* serve. Col. Judson M. Strickland, of Con* cord, private secretary to Congressman Bartlatt, baa consummated a deal ’ whereby be becomes possessor of the j Thomaston Times. He will assume the management of the paper on Jan* uary Ist, and will give Thomaston a paper of which she will justly be proud. . |ros|/v< Ui wmsvm ctmw vt sss jubsij j CA.WTORXA. Bean ths kind YoiJlMeMwtp Bought Signature >' < es Bucklen’s Arnica Balve- THE BEST SALVE in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sone, Ulcers, Balt Rheum Fever Bores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Bkin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay re quired. It is give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 , cents per box. For sale by J. N. , Harris & Bon and Carlisle & Ward. Pitt’s Carminative is pleasant to the r taste, acts promptly, and never fails to j give satisfaction. It carries children over the critical time of teething, and is the Mend of anxious mothers and puny * children. A few doses will demonstrate - its value. E. H. Dorsey, Athens, Ga., writes: "I consider it the best medicine I have ever used in my family. It does all you claim for it, and even more.’’ True. B Mrs. Sllmdiet—My boarders are all so witty. Mr. Firstfloor —Ah, there is nothinglike B hnngdr to sharpen the wits!—Brooklyn 9 ’ 1100 Howard 1100. The readers of this paper will be pleas ed to learn that there Is at least one dread- * ed disease that science has been able to * cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh. k Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, re f quires a constitutional treatment Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur j faces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation or the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the cons j titution snd assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer i One Hundred Dollars tor any case that it fttils to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. Chknkt & Co., Toledo, 0. , Sold by Druggist. 75c. j Hall’s Family Pills are the best > CAMTORXA. Bsanths , Thl KM YmHwAlmjb Bsgtt Blpatars /y - Diamond. Jubilee Carnival. ■ On account of the Diamond Jubilee ' Carnival at Macon, October 11-14th, 1898, the Central of Georgia railroad will sell round trip tickets at very low rates, from ill its agent stations. Please apply to the nearest ticket agent for flail information as 1 to rates, telling dates, limit of tickets, and schedules of trains, or to J. C. Haile, Gen- 1 eral Passenger Agent, Savannah,Ga. Everybody Says Sc. Cwcnrets Cand v Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of tlie age, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently . and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, diajiel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box ofC. C. C. to-day; JO, 35,50 cents. tioldand guaranteed to cum by all druggists. Beturn of First Georgia. 1 The First regiment will reach Ma* eon on Monday. A telegram to this effect was received in Macon this morning from Adjutant Miller White. The Maeon companies, and in fact the whole regiment of the other com* piniee from the Southern counties are given lime io Macon will be given a * grand reception A meeting of the Macon Volunteers, who are iioy in Macon, l as been calls ed to be hr Id at ilie armory tomorrow nigh, by Lieutenant Hszeiborft and , at that time the first arrangements will be made for the reception of the soldiers. It ia the intention ol the people of Macon to give the boys a* hearty a welcome as ever has been extended to any of the returning soldiers and after the appointment of the committees the whole town will take,hold of the movement. There will be no difficulty in getting together all the money neceeeary to make the reception a grand euccess. The Macon Volunteers will be joined In this movement by the other oompa* niea in the city. 1 Just what form the reception will ’ take has not yet been decided. Much 1 will depend upon the time of the ar~ ' rival of the regiment. Influence will 1 be brought to bear, however, to bring them bare during the day time and it is more than probable that the effort to do It will be successful. Lieutenant Hazlehurst hopes that every member of the Macon Volun teers will be present at the meeting tomorrow night. It is not meant that only the younger members of the company be there but that the old members will take the lead.—Macon News. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Mayor, At the solicitation of many citizens I hereby respectfully announce myself a candidate for mayor, subject to the prim mary of October 11th, promising if elected to faithfully perform the duties of the of fice in the interest of all concerned. JNO. L. MOORE. Having faithfully served the City of Griffin as Mayor for one term, I announce as a candidate for reflection and respect fully solicit the votes of the citizens. W. D, DAVIS. For Alderman. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Aiderman from the First Ward, and if elected I promise to do what in my honest , udgment is to the good of the greatest number ol tax payers, regardless of friend or foe. Yours, etc., 0. HOMER WOLCOTT. I respecttally announce myself as a can didate for Aiderman from the first ward and solicit the support of my friends. J. H. SMITH. At the solicitation of friends I respect fully announce myself a candidate for Ai derman from the Fourth Ward, and so licit the support of the citizens. Having a pride in the welfare of our city and her institutions I promise, if elected, to act for the beat interest of the city and citizens and perform conscien tiously every duty assigned me. DAVID J. BAILEY. Having served the city as Aiderman from the 4th ward for the past two years, and conscientiously discharged my duty, I announce myself as a candidate for re ' election and respectfully solicit the votes and support of the citizens. M. D. MITCHELL. TAX ORDINANCE FOR 1898. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun cil of the city of Griffin and it is hereby ordained by authority ol the same, that the sum of 25 cents be and the same is hereby imposed on each and every one hundred dollars of real estate within the corporate limits of the city of Griffin anc on each and every one hundred dollars ■ valuation of all stocks in trade, horses, mules, and other animals, musical instru , menta, furniture, watches, jewelry, wag ons, drays and all pleasure vehicles of every description, money and solvent ’ debts, (except bonus of the city of Griffin i , and upon all classes of personal property, 1 including bank stock and capital used for ' banking purposes, in the city of Griffin on , April Ist, 1898, and a like tax upon all species of property of every description ' held by any one as guardian, agent, ex ecutor or administrator or in any other, : fiduciary relation Including that held by non-residents, to defray the current ex ' penses of the city government. Beetton 2nd.—That the sum of 65 cento be and the same is hereby Imposed upon each and every one hundred dollars valu ation of real estate and personal property of every description as stated in section First of this ordinance, within the corpo rate limits of the city of Griffin for the payment of the public debt of the city and for the maintainance of a system of electric lights and waterworks. Section B.—That the sum of 20 cents be and the same is hereby imposed upon each and every one hundred dollars valu ation of real estate and personal property of all descriptions, as stated in section First of this ordinance, within the corpo rate limits of the city of Griffin, for the maintainance of a system of public schools The Rinds raised under this section not to be appropriated for any other purpose whatever. Section A—That persons failing to make returns of taxable property au herein pro vided in section First, Second and Third of this ordinance shall be double taxed as provided by the laws ot the state and the clerk and treasurer shall issue executions accordingly. v Section s.—That all ordinances or parts of ordinances militating against this ordi nance be and the same are hereby repeal, ed. Ordinary’s Advertfoeiwento. - ORDINARY’S OFFICE, Sfaumwg Coumtt, Ga. Martha J. Coleman, guardian of her five minor children, makes application for leave to sell fifty acres of land in Union District, said county, bounded as follows: On the the North by N. Ogletree, East, South and Went by John J. Elder, for the purpose of encroaching oncorpusofwards estate for their maintainance and educa* tion ' J. A DREWRY, Ordinary. Sept. sth., 18W. RDINARY’BOFFICE, Spaldimg County, Ga. Commissioners appointed to set apart twelvemonths’ support to Mrs. Marie Ford and her two minor children having performed their duty and filed their re port in this office, let persons concern ed show cause before the Court of Ordi nary at office in Griffin. Ga., by 10 o’clock a. m.. on first Monday in October ,1896. why such report should not be made the judgment of the *»««• Ordered in open court Sept. sth, 1898. „ J.*A. DREWRY, Ordinary. .. —————— TATE OF GEORGIA, Sr awing County. N. B. Shackelford administrator on the estate of J. J. Bowden, deceased, makes application for leave to sell two hundred (acres of land in ML Zion District, said county, bounded on North by F, E. Drew ry and J. F. Dickinson, on the East by Dickinson, South by Sine Dunn and Widow Yarbrough, and West by Wil liamson estate, for the purpose of pay ng debts of deceased ana for distribution among the heirs. Let all parsons concern ed show cause, if any there be, before the court of ordinary, in Griffin, on the first Monday in October, 1898, by 10 o’clock a. m.,why such order should not be granted. J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. September Term, 1898. TATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. To all whom it may concern: E. A. Huckaby, of said state, having applied for letters of administration de bonis non on the estate of Nathan Fomby, late of said county deceased, this is to cite all and singular the heirs and creditors of said de ceased to be and appear at the October Term, 1898, of the court of Ordinary of said county, to be held on the first Mon day in October next at 10 o’clock a. m. and show cause, if any they can, why such letters should not be granted. This September sth, 1898. J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. SB A RICHLY CARVED BUFFET in antique oak does more towards making an attractive dining room than anything you could ftirnish it with. We have handsome buffets, hand carved, with fan cy French plate mirrors. We have also extension tables to match, and rich dining room chairs at low prices. We have also an extensive stock of fine dining room sets st exceptional bargaing. L. W. GODDARD & SOU. OUR PRESCRIPTION FILES* show the esteem in which we are held by physicians and the public in general. Our prescription department is conducted on the most careful plan, and prescriptions are compounded from only the purest and freshest drugs, and no mistakes are possi ble here. N. B. DREWRY * SON, 88 Hill Street. ■ ■ ‘•yvinifu OUR WINNING CARDS are choice, tender, juicy meats, prompt and satisfactory service, and popular prices. With them we expect to keep on the winning side while we are in busi ness, as we find them to be invincible with the public. Those who are not get ting satisfaction in their table supplies in meats should try our prime roasts, steaks and chops. We know we can please them. J. R. SHEDD. JEU STBfIE, Kill STOCK!... ■ (o) Flemister & Bridges ARE NOW LOCATED AT THE OLD NEW YORK STORE, WITH AN IMMENSE NEW STOCK OF Dry Goods and Notions. It will pay you to watch, our advertisement as we have many special bargains that we are going to sell at once. . I For Way, Smi 12Ul | 2 l-2c yard-Medium and dark colored Prints, 10 ||| yards to each cnstomer; worth 4c yard. 4 3-4 c yard-Outing Dress Flannels. 11 l-2c yard--Amoskeag A. C. A. Ticking. 5c yardr-Staple Gingham worth 7c. j || 4c yard-4-4 Sea Island] 25c yard-imperial all Wool Serge, 36 inches wide, H worth 350 under new tariff. sc. each for lot Handkerchiefs, some in lot worth 15 and 20c.' 10c pair for misses, seamless and stainless “Dew- M ey” Hose, worth 15c. 50c pair for heavy Cotton Blankets. 5c pair for misses Fast Black Hose. 16 yards Fruit of Loom or Lonsdale Domestic sl. || 6 l-4c yard for 4-4 Lonsdale Cambric. 10c for Jos. Fowlers celebrated Collars, all styles. [|: ® 50c for “NoJßub” White Unlaundered Shirts for R I men and boys. Quantities of new Underwear, Cotton and Wool | Flannels, Table Linens, Towels, Laces and I Embroideries, Trunks and Bags at lowest prices. Can show you more new Wool Dress Goods and I Silks than you can find under any two roofs in Rr Griffin. We always have all the new creations || —come and see them. FLEMISTER & BRIDGES. WSBROS. (o> A Great Opportunity is Here ! I Oyer One Hundred Thousand Dollars worth of New Mercan diee was sold to the highest bidder m Atlanta and BASS BROS, were the largest buyers at this immense sale. MOODY & BREWSTER Entered into the Wholesale Dry Goods, Notions, Gents Furn* ishings, in Atlanta a few months ago. After buying this stock Mr. Brewster disappeared and the court appointed a .receiver to dispose of the merchandise to the highest bidder. Entirely New Stock. The Fall and Winter ssmples did not even go to the road. Everything as New and Fresh as on the day they were shipped from the factories, We have never had such bargains before to offer our customers as we now have. You want the goods, we want the customers. Let’s supply each other’s want to a mutual advantage - ' Daily Sales. Must Be Sold. It will be impossible for us to furnish room for this immense stock all at one time—we will open the cases from day “to day and selll the contents. You are cordially jnvited to attend the sales, and with a little cash secure some rare bargins. Such Bargins Unknown Before. Ist case to be opened will be 50 doz. Ladies Hemstitched Handkerchiefs at Slots each. 2nd. case 50 doz. Ladies Hem* stitched Handkerchiefs, extra quality at scts. 3rd, case 25 doz. Gents Handkerchiefs at Sets., and 25 doz. Gents Handkerchiefs at Bicts. 4th. case 50 doz. Misses Ribbed Hose at scts, and % 50 doz. Ladies Black Hose at scta. sth. case 50 doz. Seam less Black Hose at 9cts., and 25 doz. Seamless Black Hose 25cts. quality at lOcts. 6th, case 25 doz. Black Half Hose to sell as Sets, and 25 doz better quality at lOcts. 7th. case 100 Huck Toaels at 7lets. Bth. case 50 doz. Turkish Towels at 9cts. 9th. case 64 doz. Linen "Towels assorted. 10th. case Lot of Hair Brushes, Combs, Pocket Books, Tooth Brushes, Jewelery Hair Curlers, etc. WATCH THIS SPACE. . BASS BROS.’.