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MOST GOODS FOR THE LEAST MONEY ! E. R. ANTHONY’S DRUC STORE, HEADQUARTERS FOR DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS, VABNISIIKSi ETC. >gSHS«sSfc»5^^A Fnn.'T Tnilet Soar*. Fancy Half and Tooth BnltfaM, Fcrfome. and Toilet Ar- ..... A. LOWER, Pnillii] Jeweler nil Dealer ii Bulls, MR JEWELRY, CLOCKS, &C. Special attention §iven to Repairing. 20 Hill Street GRIFFIN, GA New Cron Nov Orleans Syrap, JUST IN C* W. Clark & Son. firifla, ««., Oct. 25. rc-m? ■ ~r l *AKlM c POWDER Absolutely Pure. ThU Powder never varies. A marvel o parity, strength and wholesomneas. More economical then the ordinary kinds, and can not be eold la oompetiton with the mnltltu le Of low teet, ahort weight, alum RotaQIUkinu or phosphate Powders. Bold onl in oans. PewDaa Co., 106 Wall Street, New York ett-dAwlr-ton column lat or 4th nave. Don’t Read This, Owners ol Bicycles I will repair your bicycles and put them in first class order, at B. P. Blanton’s shop, Griffin, Gn, H. M. Cautru- The Best Meat Market Id Griffin is that of Simpson & iiad y opposite No, 2 Engine House, Tay lor etreot. Nothing but first class meat sold, and ©veiything fresh and clean. When you want good meat giro them a call. octTdlm “The President’s Wile” Is as far ahead of any other floor in the Market as Mrs Cleveland herself is abovo all competition in rank and beanty. Its popularity is shown by the fact that its sale is not confined to ft few, but it is sold by every deal ia Griffin. Ite sure and order “The President’s.Wife.’’ sep!5d3m Postell’s Elegant! The finest flour in the world. Those who have used it never use any other, it never fails to givo the most perfect satisfaction. Gallon J. H. Keith & Co., S. H. Deane, J. M. Mills, McFarland, Boyles & Co., or G. W. Clark & Son. ang26d3m To the Democratic Executive Com mi tee of Spalding County. You are requested to meet at the oourt house in the city of Griffin on Thursday, the 25th day of October, at 10o’clock, to transact urgent buii ness for the interest of the party. J. H. Malaikr, Chairmau Ex. Com. SMOKE Our Junior Partner, the best Ci gar in the market. Bold by all lead ing dealers in Griffin'. L. Cohen & Co., Sole Agens, Macon, Gu, ang8d3m POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Tax Collector. 1 >d ■ candidate for Tax Collector cf Spalding County. Subject to the Democrat- Mmlnotion, if one i« held. W. W. GRUBBS. First of the Season. New Crop N. 0- Syrup just from the kettle, a fancy grade. Fish and Oysters, Saratoga Chips. BLAKELY. ’HOUND ABOUT. I-- ■talltn Claac.ralaw People land (J.n • real !•*• «®aalp. jr»T to iooiuVAT* va. The maiden doff* her sailor hat And puta it by with care, And brim;* the “Tower of Pisa” out Juat for theater wear. And when the season’s in fall blast Tall bats become the raue; We trust they will succeed who seek To elevate lire stage. Ed. Scott, of Pike, visited tho city yester¬ day. F. M. Kincaid spent yesterday in Con¬ cord' J. K, Fried, of Macon, Wrf in the city yes terday. R. M McCaslan, of Greenville, visited the city yesterday. A. Abraham, of Atlanta, arrived in the city yesterday. John Madden, of Concord, visited the city yesterday. It is getting high timo to be having frosty mornings. Be sure to sow plenty of wheat. Flour has “rk." Just opening up a fine lino of eutlory at Novelty Co’s. Mrs. R. F. Strieklaud wont to Atlanta on a visit yesterday. Miss Nora Smith, of Senoiu, spent yoster day In the city. God gives every bird its food, but does not throw it in Its neat. Bill Arp will deliver a lec-urc at Zobulon Monday night next. Miss Hattie Head left yesterday on a sev¬ eral days visit toAtlauta. Solid gold and rolled plate jowelry, new stock Just 111 at Novelty Score. David J. Dailey, Jr., spent yesterday in Molena buying cotteu. V. K. Matthews, oue of Pike’s prominent citizens, was in the city yesterday. Handsome new silver pl-ited ware at un¬ heard of prices. Novelty Co. A large drove of wi'd geese passed over the city yc&lv.day going south. Deputy Collector J. H. liinger returned from a visit to ColuuibUH yesterday. An officer with five colo ed prisoners left on the Georgia Midland train yesterday. J. Y. Patterson, the one armed Confeder¬ ate soldier, announces himeslf a candidate for tax collector. On rings and watches wc are undoubtedly giving rook bottom prices for first-class goods. Novelty Co: Look out for a very handsome new diamond on some young lady's hand soon. The ring is here. Dee Reeves, of Concord, ciuiu- into tho city yesterday ,to attend the minstrel per¬ formance last night. Tom Bro*n, who has been with J. H. White. Jr., A Co., relumed to hi* homo iu Hollonvllle yesterday. W. C. Barnes, of Jacksonville, Flu., who Has just relumed from a visit ‘o Now York, is stopping willt friends in the city. The library entertainment will positively he held on to-morrow night and will be all tbo better for having been postponed This Is the cheapest market for diamonds, as well as other goods, in Georgui, and Mr Lower is selling a good number of them. W. \V- Grubbs, a prominent mid worthy citizen of Orchard Hill, announces himself this moni’og ft candidate for tax collector. Themiustrul performance last night was tlie best attended of any show ibis season, and was a very creditable entertainment, The huntsmen of tlie city are sighing for a frost. The birds are ripe, but extremely hard to lind when the grrass is green and rank W. H . Lucas and family, of Jacksonville, Fla., who have been stopping with Mrs. Clark on Solomon street, left yesterday for Tallahasse, where they goto visit friends. The spelling bee craze seems to be catch¬ ing hold of the country again as it did sever¬ al years ago. This i. not amiss. About four, fifths of the people generally not spell cor j recti y. The English custom of wearing gloves that do not match has become very popular, ow¬ ing to its oddity and economy. Recently, too, those who set the London fashions are said to have taken to wearing shot - and stockings which are not mate*. Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures earUrrh by ex polling impurity from the blood, which is the cause-of the complaint- Give it atrial. 5 Owing to the fact of Judge Stewart’s eu. gagem.nt to »i* ak hare to-night, the patri¬ otic and Democratic getters up of the public library entertainment have poatponed th* affair until to-morrow night, when every good Democrat should come out In return for tbelr consideration exchange truly *ay«. .“If we were to put n twotllne locr.l in lha most oh* tire corner of tbo paper, which stated that ft cer¬ tain business wan charged more for Ills goods or kept an inferior quality than his competitor*,! that man would employ a bull, headed alugger to come around and kill us next morning. But if wu were to ask that same man for an advertisement of bis wares he would say: ‘No, I don't believe in adver¬ tising; no one reads the papers.’ ” THE ERIN SHOOTING. The Victim id Buried and the Examin¬ ation to Commence. The inhabitants of West Ihko are greatly stirred up over tho shooting of John Wilson on Taos day morning and several hundred people ate said to have assembled at Hollonvillo yesterday discussing tbo affair, The deceased was buried a t two o’clock in the family burying ground in tho rear of C- It, Wilson’s house, where twelve others of the fanady lie. There was no burial service, but as tho coffin was lowered into tho grave the father stood over it and swore that tho doath should bo avenged. John "Wilson’s wife now lios at tho point of doath from ty¬ phoid pneumonia, The examination will commenco 10 o’clock today. It ia a blind confidence to suppose your¬ self incapable of mistake. it is indeed a serious blender to refuse to lake Dr. Bull’s Conge Syrup when you even suspect you have taken cold. Price 25 cent* \\ nat a grand, great country this ia with its vast territory, Us big rivers, its pretty women, and its Vcni Villi Viei cure—-Salva¬ tion o'*. Cheering Kilt. Cincinnati Enquirer. Mr. Blaine’s tour in Indiana ia more than counteracted. Tho visit of Governor Hill to that State was unquestionably one of the strongest cards that has been put out by the Democratic management. Hill bo'p ed tbo Democrats of Iudiana and helped tho Democrats of New York more. Ho placed himself in line with the Administration. He knock ed down tho harrier which tbo one my sought to raise between him and Mr. Cleveland. If the dignities and proprieties of his great office proven ted the President from formally do daring himself for the Governor of New York, Hill generously and tine quivocally declared h'msolf for the President of the United States, and now all of us are happy. ‘liuh for Hill. Tf you se'eot good nml health food for your family, you ehon'd also look to the wel'rre of your baby. For ail troubles of early childhood nothing a better than Dr. BillIV 8yi up. Pi ice i'j eta. corded Record to of I.ftxsdor merit- by the popular of its praise wonder ac¬ | icusom fa! worth household remedy*. Price , us 11 | only 25 cent Pomono Pickings. Pomono Ga., Oct. 24.—Rev. (4. W. Garner preached a very interesting and instructive sermon at ffnzah last, Sun day. Mias Lizzie McElevcn, <ie of Con j coal's brightest jewels,is spending tins week with Miss Louise Smith, Cnpt. . 1 , M. Kell nod wife, of Sunny Hide', were visitiug iu Poinouo, list Sunday afternoon. Mr. and sits. J. n Smith, of Concord are visiting friends and relatives hole. Quite a number from this place at tended services at the Christian chir.eh u (1 1 <Hu ln>t Sunday, Preaching at Damascus next Sun lay by Elder L\ L. Adams, of Hampton, The Ileal French Angler. Tlio French angler is an interesting study from many points of view. He will sacrifice everything for a day’s out¬ ing. himself Onco bitten by the mania, ho gives up to it body and soul. IIo ob¬ jects to fishing parlies, and prefers to go atone, jealous of others profiting by his skill or learning his cherished swims. Ho is essentially an egotist. Nothing will turn him aside from his sport. I have seen him plying his line silently and unconcerned during the height of revolu¬ tion. On the -1th of September, when all Paris turned out in the streets shouting and singing over the fall of tho Second Empire, lio continued watching the his float ns numoved as tho sphinx of desert. And under the commune, when tho shells wero 111111111 ? almost nt his very feet, ho went on fishing all tho same. Whether this bo a virtue or not I leave tho moral¬ ists to decide. Hut there is ono feature i about him which is not honest. Llko i many other kinds of sportsmen ho is ca¬ pable, when ho has ill lack, of filling his hi wsket with tho ' assistance of tho poach¬ ers, who aro always on Ho tho lookout to earn a franc or two. has not tho courago to admit that ho lias failed, and will resort to nny trick to save his amour propre. — New York Times. The Rainbow ami the Tree. It happened after a Shower that a I Rainbow was formed with its arch near a sturdy Oak, and in tho pride of its colors It could not resist saying: “Behold the Difference between us! While I excito tho Admiration of thou¬ mark." sands, people gazo upon you without Re¬ Yes, that is true,” was tho Humblo ! reply. I have “And wliilo seven Beautiful Tints, you have nothiug but Plain green and bark brown." “Very ’Tree, true, my Friend,” placidly re¬ plied tho “but while you arc a Phe¬ nomenon, lasting from five to fifteen min¬ utes, I am a Fixture and will give Shado and Comfort to man for the nest hundred years.” Moral: When you tic to a man don’t fasten tho Strings to broadcloth.—De¬ troit Free Press. .I—*■>*< Cake Every Day! yoiir orders with ns—they will be Riled by ........... Cigars in Mrs. Ida Judkins. Best Line o'i the city. Cali and we will save you money, J. H. Keith &Co GEO. E. PRICE. J. P. FOSTER. Price & Foster 5 -DEALERS IN- Shoes, Upper and Sole Leather, French and American Calf Skins, Shoe Findings, Sc, Means’and IV. L. Douglas’ $3 Shoes a Specialty. Marietta Street, ATLANTA, GA, WT Special attention given to visitors or orders from Griffin find vicinity by Mi octli)d(tw3m H. White, Jr., & Co. CLOTHIERS AND GENTS FURNISHERS Of GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, have a large and well selected stock of and Overcoats , Hats and. Gaps. KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS FURNISHING STORE. ALL AT BOTTOM PRICES. -K- A Specialty made of the Celebrated Bay State Shoes, which have no Equal for Durability and Comfort A Nigh Wiui Mi onshiners A gentleman by tbo n unc of Arm had a thrilling; adventure with between Thomaeton Woodbury, a few nights since. had business in Woodbury, and up his horse to a sulky about * o'clock upon bis Not having traveled the many times, after going about miles he lost his way, and soon himself a'oue in the mouutains. ho kept the road that had him hoping, in the mean to see some one that could give information that won' I lead him iuto the road ho had lost. It not long before night ovirtook and ho found himself in quite a He decided after u iveling distance that it would be ad to rotr 3 Lis , ’te and trust luck to guide him upon his way, had not traveled far on his relurn before he heard voices in tho dis that sounded as if two persons engaged in a heated discussion some kind. Guiding his horse iu direction from winch he had the sound of voices, he soon a dim light shining in the About this timo his horse came to sudden standstill, on account of a gully. Jumping from tho going forward, to examine the of Ins sudden step, lie found foo- b idgo that had la-on ibe gully, he supposed, the conveirence of poisons thc'mountains on foot. Fastening his horse to a tree, near by, he out in search of the whom he heard talking. He had pursing! his course hut a few when ho again heard tho voices proximity to him, and saw tho light shining through hushes io front of him. Going rapid ly toward the light, he soon himself close to tlie mountain, facing a large clump of Throwing these aside an.1 advancing futber he came upon a scene caused him to become , fttghteucd. , , rr I , , t __ ,• nerc, eyes, were r crowd of uieu iu making moonshine whisky. were busy at work and others sitting near playing curds. Pieces of ligbtwood were stuck in niebis the rocks and afforded them light which they were enabled to carry their illegal work. Sir, Armsha fearing to let them know of his eence, turned npou his hoes to m ike his escape. In doing so he stumbled over a rock which having beeu lodged trom its resting place with a lond noise into the bushes low. No sooner was the noise than two of the men jumped from their seats and hastened to the mouth of the cave. Seeing the form of Mr. Armstead, disappearing m the darkness, they rushed for ward and.Jbcfore he was aware of it, bad him in their clutches. He quickly carried iuto the cave and soon all tho men had gathered aiound him and, with threats and curses, proc’- itned him ft revenue officer and wanted to lynch him im¬ mediately. Their leader, however, after consulting with some of the men, dee ded to allow Mr. Armstead to toff his story. Doing this, they went with him to where he had left bis horse urd sulky, and after giving the vehic'o a thorough scarcli, and finding no convicting evidence against bound a handkerchief securely over his eyes, and placing him in the Bolky guided the horse into the pro per road again. After giving lnm warning never lo pay them another visit and lo say nothing of his ad venture, he was goidi d by one of their numbe* (o the proper re ad that he had lost and after several hours travel arrived at his destination. Mr. Armstead positively refused to give aiy information that woo'd lead to the detection of the moonshiuers. He said that all the men were heavi ly artned. Bull’s Baby Syrup Facilitates Teething! Pr! ™ ° r 'i !r > So /Tot d ruQQ istJT Reg elates the Bowels ! I Day’s Hors© POWDER, I-nng 4 Prevents Fever ami curia EMutemper. 1 pound It In each package. For rpalo Palo by by all dealer!. Try I Ulll f||28 I § fi V For the care of Ejf [Ls ^-Hoarseness, Coughs,Colds,Croup, j?|I zVsthma, Whooping U |J § I'fc Incipient Bren” hit is, W IS Si sumption, ami f >r the roli f oi \ TkjS V If |||9 I E fl JtiTS'OIlS. At druggists. 25 cts. cun IFC LANGE'S CUBES CIGARETTES for Ca« QtflUKK. tarrh. Price 10 Cis. At nil druggiBti. Administrator’s Sale. By virtue of an order from the Court of Ojilinarj iiouso there will lie sold before the < onrt door of S .aiding county, in the city of Lriliin, ”ti the arsl Tuesday ia November next lurins?thc legal hour* of sale, (he lands [ ■longing to the cv-hiie of Elizabeth Hutl, deceased, to.wit: One house and lot in the city of Griffin near the Sam Bailey Institute, hounded on tlie sonth by Taylor Street, East hy the lot of Mrs. Hation, west by T. G. Me Afee and ii”rth by nn alley, containing jq of an acre more or less. Sold for the purpose “f pftjing debts and distribution among the heirs of tlie deceased. Terms cash. This Oc.. M 3rd, 1S88, N. OO M. COLLESS, Adm’r. H1NDERCORNS. ho only mire Cure for Corns. all pain. F.n*nr*s nf ort to th© feet. 15 c. at Druggists, ’iliacoi £Co.,N. V. PARKER’S GINGER TONIC i he best of ail remedies for Inward Pains, Colic. Indiges¬ tion. Exhaustion and all Stom¬ ach and Bowel troubles. Also the most effective cure for Coughs, affections Colds, Bronchitis and of the breathing organs. It promotes refreshing sleep improves the appetite, overcomes and nervous life arid prostration. to the gives weak new and aged. strength and $:.oo, 50c. at Drgguists» ATTRACTIONS! As the Season Scheuerman & White 1 I ’Are familiar with the people's knowing wants and alive to their own interests, full well that if we please the paople, our own inter¬ ests ■ft Will he Advanced. ^ 'Plush Mod jeskas,Cloth Modjeskas,Jackets, Short Wraps and Newmarkets.'^H Many Additions to our Cloak department received last week. The “Modjeska” is the most graceful wrap worn for a tried long time, and every one who lias them on de¬ clare them the most comfortable. ★ WE ARE SHOWING SOME LOVELY GOODS * IN THIS LI!E ★ ATTRACTIVE BOTH IN STYLES ANO PRICES. * WARM GARMENTS S^Will very soon be in general demand, wait for and cold cy. erybody will rush to get them. Do not weather, but prepare for it now, and avoid the rush, IF YOU WANT A FIT IN UNDE It VESTS, IF YOU WANT A COMFORTABLE CORSET, IF YOU WANT GLOVES, HDKFS, COLLARS HOSIERY, OR CUFFS, IF YOU WANT MRS. BL000W0RTH CAN COME NEARER PLEAS¬ ING YOU THAN ANYBODY IN MIDDLE GEORGIA. THE GRANDEST ASSORTMENT OF FINE DRESS HOODS IN MIDDLE GEORGIA. MANY ADDITIONS BEING CONSTANTLY MADF. SHIPMENTS RECEIVED BY EVERY DAY'S EXPRESS. REMEMBER WE HAVE BAR¬ GAINS IN THIS LINE YOU CAN FIND NO WHERE ELSE IN GRIFFIN. Wonderful Sale of Carpets HAVE MADE THE THIRD ORDER FOR CERTAIN LINES OF CARPETS THIS SEASON. WE GUARANTEE A FIT AND FEAR NO COM- PETION NEITHER FROM ATLANTA NOR MA¬ CON. OUR PRICES ARE AS LOW AS THE LOWEST IN THE STATE HTBARGAINS IN CLOTHING 1 • HUNDREDS OF MEN AND BOYS OVERCOATS, HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS SUITS, HUNDREDS OF DRESS SUITS. SUITS IIT , QUANTITIES OF BOYS AND CHILDREN’S AT PRICES THAT INVARIABLY KNOCKS COMPETITION OUT! Raw-silk Curtains and Drapery. SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW FOR THIS MARKET AND MUCH CHEAPER THAN USUALLY FOUND IN LARGER PLACES- Scheuerman^ White.