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City Notes,>nd News From This
Adjoining Counties.
SUMMER SCHEMES.
igaussaSp- When summer fair her claim* display*
With SOPK bird* noodle*.
and helps to make the lemonade,
and carve the cnatard plea.
Sbo walk* with John o'er mead and lea.
b warm at all yesterday—
only 92°. f j
M. F, Morris went to Hampton
ay afternoon.
. J. Hunt made a trip to
ttWR *,of Senoia,iavi8it-
ing friends ds in in the the city. ci
Bob Hold, a stirring resident of
Pike, was in the eity yesterday.
P. L. Newton^went |o Bnrnrevill#
yesterday afttauoon on business.
It is the girl With the creamy com¬
plexion that is soonest taken for but¬
ter or worse.
A. Scheuerman, and son Henry
Sclieuerman are spending several
days at Warm Springs, -p
Mrs. Mto , E. Jackson -utlu „ m v of, „, Rome, lwluv , is «, visit- ,.
lugn^rtmughter Mw. Woodruff on
Mrs. Mm. J. J. aJfH»i Nsmuyer Nsi has returned
home from axnoiRhto rela¬
tives atWest jpouih-
y R. W. Champion is still mixing
drinks at Dock Ison’s, but says he
gfHJrtihis fjrtih house.
teak. Of Atlanta, who
Mrs. J, W, Sparky,
iSi^estenfay.
Services are being conducted
DeVotie Chapel every night this
tar. F. M. Daniel.^
Judge R. T. Daniel and Dr. T. E.
Diewry hafe returned frpvn
Springs f4i*f fiidcn refreshed in mind
and body.
The wile who can retain
lYSTTEpoin.er'Tm^anrPs brnrt
never have occasion to take, a
iti^JtMy.i 4
little lady of Macon, passed
TO*?. here yesterday y on oi her way
she will spend
Mre. R. A. Thompson aud
children Rosaline and
Robert, left yesterday to visit
father of Mr. Thompson near
Mm .W.K,H,M n,.V.
Kincaid and daughter,Mien
Master Bnldy Davis, returned
terda/ lrom War m Springs,
Abey have been spending a week.
'^ndWnrd McCall went to
yesterday. He will stop over here
few hours today on his return to
home at Gainesville, Flo. He
ed his friendship for the News
ding in his
fr 1
tfa* gratitmlf
people fee! tor the benefit done them by
orb of Ayer’* Sarsaparilla. Long
eases of rheomatism yield to this
wbeh all others fall to give relief. Tty»
cine thoroughly expel* the poison from
blood.
iflnepj
shipped
ay, and yet
the orchards appear to be »w full of
fruit as ever.
Postmaster Finebcr, Republican,
succeeded Postmaster Howell, Demo¬
crat, atZebulon on Monday. Fincher
is a nephew of the former Barnesvflle
Our Second Century, a New York
weekly publication, makes an attack
on the flannel shirt, The editor
woulfl never have made Such a silly
attack upon such a comfortable
modern garment if be could get
enough funds with which te robe
himself in one.
Louis Bedier, the young French¬
man, who married in thiscity about
three years ago and was afterwards
sent to the asylum, but very shortly
afterwards dismissed, has returned
to this section after wandering over
a greater portion of this continent,
and is in a bad condition mentally.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Rhea and Miss
Mary Belle leave this evening for
Warrentofl, Va.,and will spend most
of their summer vacation in that
neighborhood. Mr. Rhea has a
thirty days leave of absence from his
coining duties at the bank, and will
take in the Tennessee resort* before
returning home.
Early fruit didn’t “pan out” well
in this section it seems. One of our
young men sept his girl in Macon a
crate of the handsomest peaches he
could secure and immediately re¬
ceived a letter saying that she dr
sired to discSntinue all correspon-
deuce. He should tryamate of later
fruit.
Here is an educational incident: A
high school girl being told to parse
the sentence, “He .kissed because me,’ con¬
sented reluctantly, opposed
to speaking of private affairs in pub¬
lic. ‘He,’she commenced, with, un¬
necessary emphasis and a fond
lingering over the word that brought
crimson to her cheeks, ‘is a pronoun ;
third person, singlar number, mascu¬
line gender; a gentleman pretty well
fixed; universally considered a good
catch. Kiss is a verb, transitive—
too much so; regular—every evening;
indicative mood—indicating affec¬
tion; first and third persons, plural
number and governed by circum¬
stances. Me—oh, everybody knows
me.’ and down she went.
Bueklen’s Arnica Reive.
The Best Solve in tlie world lor Cut*,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcere, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin JErnptions, and Itis positive¬
ly cures Piles, or nopay satis 1 action, required. guar-
teed to give Price perfect 25 box. or For money sate re by
funded. cents per
E. S. Anthony.
'TEN MOONSHINEBS
Are Arrested In Pike County In Two
Days.
Pike county has coutibuted its
share of United States prisoners to
the courts during the past few years
and nearly of them have been
changed with the violation of the in¬
ternal revenue laws. In fact, it has
been eonceeded by residents of the
epunty that illicit distilling has
been carried on there to an alarming
The days of moonshining
in Pike, however, are numbered if
the officers continue to give the at¬
tention that they have during the
paBt few days. On Saturday night
Deputy Marshals J. E. Gruffey and
John O. Harris made a raid and
captured..a distillery in the lOtbdist.
of Pike and on Monday night
ed fight men as being connected
the affair, and carried them to
con. On yesterday morning
Marshal Graffey passed through
city with James Ennis and
Evans, two more prisoners,
makes ten that were captured in
days. These officers also made
raid on a distillery in Upon
on Monday and captured John
ler, Calvin Jemison,
Alva Alvah, who have been
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A Scrap of Paper Saved Her Life.
It was just an ordinary scrap of
paper, fast but ft saved her life. She was in
stages she of consumption, incurable and told could by live only
kt wa*
than
paper
ling’s helped helped New l sh
sample bottle, bottle; e; it it helped her her,
large it more,
>w better fast, cont
strong, healthy, For further ri partien
ighing pounds. H. Cede, partien
larasend stony mp to W,
Fort Smith. Ti___________ Trial hottlss of „, this „ _ ,
Discovery Free at. E. R. Anthony’s
Joe.a pointer dog belonging to
family of Rev. Mr. Flanders, of
vill*. is a faithful servant, and
os near earning his victuals
clothes as any servant in town.
sides being a first-rate bird
ever ready for field sport, and
good night watchman, be
the services of nursery maid
market boy with apparent enjoy-
ment. He rolls the baby out in
carriage for airing morning
afternoon hauls up the
from the stores and market,
the chicken* and pigs, aud pulls
garden plow.
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. Suits, Coats and Yosts,
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JUST RECEIVED
at our store and must be sold at in-
3 £hk» 1st a
to Ang.
if For Cash!*
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W. D. DAVIS,
Hardware, Stoves.
And Farming Implements.
Have just received a nice line of MED AR BUCKETS, POT-WARE and
PISTOLS.
+ * + PISTOLS! PISTOLS n * *
1#“ Come and see me, "'S»
THE COMMONWEALTH.
The New* u feathered Over Georgia
A glass factory is about to be ad¬
ded to the list of Augusta’s enter¬
prises.
Sointer county’s confederate veter¬
ans met at Americus Saturday to
organize an association.
Forty-two thousand dollars has
been appropriated for Richmond
county’s public schools next year.
The Barnesvill# band accepts the
challenge of the Atlantic band of
Brunswick to play for f500 a side.
W. H. Lowe, an enterprising yosng
merchant of Buena Vista, died Sat¬
urday. He leaves a wife and two
children.
Flovillu has stirred herself np at
last, and work on the dummy line
from that place to the springs is
now being carried on.
At the great barbecue to be held
at Hawkinsville on Aug. 22, the
tables will be covered with cotton
bagging. Speeches are expected
from H. W. Grady and W. J. North¬
ern
One hundred and twenty-five bream
as wide as a man’s hand were pulled
out of one of the Baker county ponds
with hook and line by two teen,
within three hours the otter day.
At Darien, timber is still selling
higher than for years and the de¬
mand continues very great, although All
the season on is is about about ower. the
timber that comes this way bow is
gathered up on short notice.
The meeting of the Georgia
Agricultural Society takes place at
Cedartown Ang 14. The premium list
for the state fair has been arranged,
butit is generally at this meeting
the society mat tiie final onslaught
begins.
The Presbyterian parsonage at
Darien was slightly damaged
lightning during the storm about
3 o’clock Friday July 5. The
sonage was Occupied by Mrs. A.
Pease, Mrs. A. D. Carry, Mrs.
andMiss Way, all of whom were
siderably shocked.
Dr. Ware, of Fmnklin, has In al¬
cohol somewhat of a monstrosity
the shape of a chicken. Itjhas
heads, but only one body and
set of feet The upper part of
biU ononeof it* heads Is
and from out
body seems 4 1
Dr. J.
own successor as pastor
Baptist
learned, oaf
is willing to t
lanfca again, U itis ths wifi of his
onlte^rt^timtse^-tl^dwrire (juiip Pfitain tnti bbco w wt
o! a large mgjority oi tk,
r%S fka p* m at a Tlnsi Baptist f »af .AitrnE enuren.
Woodbury, Ga., July 17.—
Onr little town was all excitement
again yesterday morning and the
night before. A mad dog was the
cause, the canine bit a number of
dogs, several cows, hogs, Ac. A
crowd armed themselves with shot
guns, rifles, pistols, clubs, Ac., and
went in pursuit of the mad dog.
They soon overtook the dog and
fired several shots at him, but being
so excited they missed him and the
canine made good bis escape mad
still at large. Several of the dogs
that were bitten have been killed
We think every on* that was bitten
should be killed at once.
Miss Mattie Dixon, who has been
on a visit to Waveriy Hall, has re¬
turned home.
Judge Peter Wilkerson, one of
Alabama’s best citizens, is on a visit
to relatives and friends in and
Woodbury. He Moves this
for. Griffin, where he will spend a few
days and then return to Opelika
We are always glad to see the Judge,
he is very pleasant and has a smile
and a kind word for all.
Dr. Jno. Piukston, of Jones
spent Sunday in ths city on his
up in the mountains of North
where he will fpend two or
weeks vacation to rent up. He
ports no sickness in his
and splendid crops.
Mrs. M. Si McLendon, who
been confined to her bed skk
days is convakssing.
The regular meeting at the
church about three miles west of
mX be protracted for several
night* commencing next
day- Dr. Cauurions has charge of
church and will be assisted by
able ministers.
Ben F. Baker, who has been
fined to his bed rick since last Friday
ip improving much to the
tion of bis friends, who trust that
wiU hare no back set and wilt
be at his post of business again
E. J. Hinton is at his post of
ness again after an attack of
days sickness.
Preparations ate being made for
fish by the young people of our
which will com# off next week, if
rain ceases. Mr. Editor, we
be glad to have you join m. We
carry yon a big chair along
may he comfortable while there,
if that k not satisfactory lufi suibot we
Inrnisb you.with a
clothes that tribe. you may We feel help ns
the finny
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Centre of Vour ■
n.Tt’sarsKJttSSStws essT-ws. 1
covet. This we will do. 3
MAGNET OF ' j
THE MAMNOTH 'mm.
them in. Every day sees business 2S
bound to come.
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WHERE THE Al
There the buyers will be gathered
offered by
The New York....
Two more weeks to dose out the immense stock in order to make ■
change in business and secure more room.
WE’LL STRIKE YOU RIGHT !
We ka,« knocked price. down, now wewant to
KNOCK THE IDEA INTO YOUR
ws sum it up by saying , . ..
Prices Are Pi
AND THE PUBLIC 181
Prices marked below will leave everpthing behind—A CLEAN WAI
AWAY.
Read l Read! Read !
1 Case of Handsome Calicos slaughtered at S rente At NEW a W YORK I
•re selling the same at 7 cents a yard.
1 Case of^beautifal stales Calicoes at 4 cents a if NfewToBK’
^ dosed
2 lots of Plaid and Striped Ginghams will be out at 5 cental
2 lots of 10 cents Dress Jingbams will be closed out at 8 cents a yard.
1 lot of Fine Zephyr 12jj» Stripe Ginghams, new rtjta. Wffl beeoM at 8|
emits reduced from cent*. At NEW YORK STORE.
All our 8 and 10 cents Challiee will be closed out at 5 cents YORK a yard. STOJ
At NEW
1 lot of French ChalHes, rich designs, 40 inches wK
Marked down from 16c. At .
1 lot of Handsome 86 inch wide Dress Batiste, will be closed out at 8c.
yard. Reduced from 16c. At NEW YORK. STORE.
1 case White Lawn at 7c.-well worth D*. Come and are what we offe
and you will be convinced. (Jc.—well worth 'IH J*4 lOc.^,,. # NEW Y0RK - SToUH m
lease of Cable Cord at
1 case very fine Sheer India Linen Lawn at tOc^ru-,-... |
Handsome Tine of Laces and Lace Flouncing. If you want Swiss Emb'd
Skirting and Hamburg Edgings at prices that will pa
call at once as we want room. At J
2 lots Figured Batiste, perfectly fast colors, new '
reduced from 8c. This is yonr chance U »get a
All our English Sateens will be closed out at laffid -redii ced ttJl5e. an
18c. At NEW YORK STORE.
3 lots of French Sateens, latest styles, will be closed NEW out YORK at 25c. STORE. a yard
reduced from 30c. and 35c. a yard. At
2 lots of new styles English Sateens, that w» sold at 10c. a yard, will
closed out at 6c. Call and get you a few dresses as they will not last loi
•t the above price. At NEW YORK STORE.
2500 yards Sea Island, edge slightly damaged, will teefeeed out at 2c.
• yard. At NEW YORK STORE.
Shoes ! Shoes ! Shoes
MUST BE SOLD TO
Now is the time if you are in need of anyt
must be closed out in order to makeroocn. Ufiam
reflection. You can get the best value for yoar
choice from the largest stock in Griffin, ~ |
THE TERIFFIC UNDER
Boys Button Shoes Shoes, size size from 12 to 2, $1,25, reduced 1
Balmoral from 12 to 2 at $1.25, reduced from i
1 lot 1 Ladies lot Ladies Opera Opera Slippers Slippers at 65c.; 75c.; reduced from $1.00.
1 lot Ladies Opera Slippers at $1.00; reduced ^ from $1,2 ^
A full Une oi Gente’ Fine Shoes from $1.25 to
1 ’ '-i f At NEW YORK STORE.
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Beautiful line oi Ladies Opera Heel and Toe 12 Button Kid for fl.00: re¬
duced from $1.50. - I r , | At NEW YORK S
If you want a Brogan Shoe call and see our $1.25^an.^
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Beautiful line of Ladies Shoes from $1A» to
every pair. .. <* *