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MSP eHripfin 1 < > M LM E 17 -ARE DISPLAYING- The Handsomest line of White Goods, Em¬ broideries and Laces k Before Shown in Grin! ITs^Itis a well known fact that we always carry the prettiest and cheapest line of these goods of any house in town. Our stock for this r eason is] Bestir : .A, lx ©etc! of any ever bought before. Swiss, Mull and Hamburg Embroideries, at 10,121-2,15. 20 and 25 cents per yard that cannot be duplicated for anything near that price! air Plain Organdies AT Only 10 cents per yard and Upwards. w!*ii ANOTHER - INVOICE SSe^Of Black Silk Lace Flouncings just received. The prices on these are remarka¬ bly low. * LADIES LISLE AND * SILK-:- UNDERWEAR Short Sleeves and Low neck—A beautiful line of uoods and must he seen to he appre¬ ciated. Ladies Commonsense Shoes! Ladies Opera Slippers ! .Ladies Oxford Ties ! BEAUTIFUL -:- LACE CURTAINS l GRIFFIN GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 31 1888 ■:PISH I We will have To-day sure, Fresh Fish, Shrimp, Crabs, New lot B. Bacon and Dove Ilams, Fresh Straw berries this morning. Lemons still 20 c. per dozen, Fresh Boss and Snow Flake Craskers. Try us to-dyy. G. W. CLARK & SON. HARALSON HAPPENINGS. Crops and Candidates Thick lu Coweta —Other Mention. Haralson, Ga„ May 30.—The last weftks rains have left the crops in fine condition, both as to grass and the want of work; Dut after three days rest our farmers have gone to work with a will. Suppose that church members should manifest as much interest and faith in religious mat¬ ters as they do in worldly matters and fertilize their church with pray ers as they fertilize their cotton and corn and work with the same will and faith, and walk according to their faith and works, where would a gap be left open for infidelism to go in? Suppose the gospel was preached now as it was in apostolic days, who among the Christian world would wrangle? Oar county is is alive with candi dates who are very anxious to make a never to be forgotten record in the next general assembly of Georgia. If yoa of Spalding have run outof that article, order in car lot from Coweta; they are cheap. We will also diB pose of a car load of candidates for Congress from the fourth district, if you will order early before our best samples are disposed of. “At the urgent request of my many|friends, (name beneath) are getting very numerous all over the state, for office. Let’s have less of this, fellows citizens, and waif; we are ycung yet. Rev. Mr. Lavender ha9 been on the sick list several days. J. J. Spivey, a prominent citizen of Meriwether county, near Rocky Mount, attempted suicide by shoot ing himself week before last and died from the effects after lingering one week. He was interred at Haral son cemetery last Wednesday. No cause reported to me for the rash act. A. II, Rawles. of Eureka Millls, has twenty acres of as fine low tariff orn as we’ve seen, and he smiles over another low tariff second term of Grover Cleveland. Sour Apple Addy, of L. K. C-, speaks of going to Waverly Hall soodJ provided Limber Legged Lee will go along and show him the way. Where are you going, “Oyster Bis cuit,” this summerr? N. B. Duncan returned home last Wednesday. Mrs. Duncan and the children will spend some time with us. Whilst in Senoia last Friday I re ceived several affectionate armings; candidates you know. Well; they are all good, clever men, and I wish offices were created for all who wish to serve the “dear” people. All four of the ‘ local announced* - candidates are good, competent, worthy gentle men. Tom C- if you want the jury’s vote, take guano sack of pet coons to Tom Barren and you will gtt there Eli. and say have yon heard anything of Bethunes dog yet? Capt. Gentry has the finest wheat in Enreka district, He is one of our best farmers, anyhow. Corn had jaat as well stait down or some “corner*’ will get left, for the rains have caused the oat crop to boom. Our Jim went out huckleberrying one day last week, and brought in a mother sappliqg sfioat and seven frying size naggliugs. He marked them by cutting off their tails and tamed them loose,-to grow so if any of your reader^ this fall catch any bob tailed sappling shouts you may *4KlH e POWDER Absolutely Pure. Thi» Powder never varies. A marvel o economical parity, strength and wholesomnes*. More than the ordinary kinds, and can not be sold in oompetiton with the rnalUtnde of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate Powders. Sold only in cans. Rota^Bajciro Powder Co., 106 Wall Street, New York eW-dAwIv-loo ecloran tat or 4th pare. know they belong to our Jim. Take due notice, “Bap Ripples,“of Herald 4nd Advertiser. We had bull frog bam for break last tbis morning. I know Prof. W. H* T. wishes bo bad been “ibar.’’ Peach pie for dinner yesterday. Who can sav we are not fattening? W. L. Garrison took from two gums 55 lbs honey; no honey tree, either. B. W, Edwards has gone far bo yond bis expectation in the mercan tile business hero. Yon see he is a yonng widower. Cousin DixrE. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is peculiar to itacit and superior to all other preparations in strength, economy, and medicinal merft. (2) TIIE COMMONWEALTH. News as Untliereretl Over Georgia. The grape crop in Oglethorpe county will be a failure this year as a very small fly has attacked the vines and will destroy the young fruit. It has been several years since a good crop was made. William Pilcher, one of Sumter’s live at home farmers, is threshing bis wheat, and expects to make about 150 bushels from twenty acres. He would have made more, but the rust struck it and cut off the yield. The peach crop in some parts of Sumter county will be a failure, so the farmers say. A farmer who has a largo orchard and always has a fine crop, said Friday Ibat be would bard ly have a peck tbis season. Messrs. McGhee and Pearce Braz ell while fishing last week, near the month of Brazell'a creek, were snr prised by five otters walking up to them. Mr. Brazell killed one with a stick, and Mr. McGhee shot one, but it got away, and the others saved their skins. Old Aunt Fannie Arnold, colored probably the oldest person in For syth county, died at the paupers’ home in that county Thursday night. Her exact age is not known, but it is thought by those who have the best opportunity fur knowing that sbe was at lea.-1115 years old. Last week, at Turin, Long Wynn and Felix Render, colored, were playing in a game of baseball and had a diffien’ v Render inflicted a se vere blow on the bead of Wynn, from the effects of wbiob be died a day or two agRender made bis escape, bat the officer8 are after ; ;J MAKES A . Sf™ SECOND:-: TRIP TO--- MEW YORK! Forced to go, by the increased business of his houses in Griffin and Macon. He has picked up many lines tar below their value, and his old habit of diving deep has brought with it this time, as heretofore, more oods than we absolutely needed. When he sees a argain he takes hold of ft Regardless of Quantify! clear T manage to our shelves in due season when they are laden as they will he in this with the VERY CREAM OF RaRGhINS ! have Jobbers i and my manufacturers never seen so anxious to seU; they have tempted me look beyond for my needs by their extra offers and you may stocks of goods. I have bought in large lots but at prices that v Stagger and Dumbfound. 3| * m m Now mark down everything in Dress Goods , White Goods, Embroideries, Parasols and Fans, and THEM: OUT! iM m . Jtemselves. I will expect to have yon as busy in June selling these bargains as you could possibly he in the busy months ot fall and winter. Close out * So every writes tiling the you can before your new goods get In.” great MANIPULATOR AND CONTROLLER I AND SO IT WILL BE! Now to sell what we have in store and room for the coming flood of goods 3,000 Yds. Lawn will be put upon the cotiters at 5 c. 1.500 Yds. Pacific Lawn, full count and width, mark¬ ed down from 12|c. and 10c. to 6|c. A 6lo- ious Opportunity. ■ One Case Crinkled Seersuckers at 10c. Splendid : value. One Lase White Lawn cut duwn from 8c. to 5c. One Case grade better at 8 c. If you want a White Dress ask*to see these goodr. One case India Linen at 8£c. You can't touch them anywhere for less tnan 12 je and 15c. No idle talk here. See the goods. They will speak for thamseives. 10 Packages of Linen de Inde. Deceidedly the best goods made for summer wear. Now cut from 15 c. to 10 c. t".- These cuts are made to move things and get in shape for “The Great Incoming l” Silks, Mories. Surrahs and Fine Trimmings will be sold at Slaughter Prices. Parasols all come in for reductions. We have a lovely lino of those goods. Fans from the common Palm Leaf to the dainty gauze have been marked down. Kid Gloves. Silk Cloves, Lisle Gloves and Silk Hits, an join in the tumbling procession and and sing the sam song of “1 Am Going to Make Room for the Paralyzers.” Come right in and don't w«it even until Mandgy afternoon* Wo propose Cleaning out lots of bargains before noon. As for the week it wiOit l memorable one for two good reasc; Our sales will make us remember It and the bargoins picked up will m: n it live in the minds of our customers for years and years. They will look upon and speak about it like oar grand .athei s do of the narrison freshet. It takes importsnt events like cvctonoo. freshets and LYONS’ LOW PSICES to impress themselves indelibly on too mind of American people. NEW YORK STI NUMBER 109