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fi Couqhs
>■' “My wife had a deep-seated cough
for three years. I purchased two
bottles of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral,
large size, and it cured her com
pletely.”
J. H. Burge, Macon, Col.
Probably you know of
cough medicines that re
lieve little coughs, all
coughs, except deep ones!
The medicine that has
been curing the worst of
deep coughs for sixty
-a years is Ayer’s Cherry
Pectoral.
' Tbret iltei: 24c, s#c., JI. All SrGgfMs.
Consult your doctor. If he says take it,
then do as he says. If he tells you not
to take it, then don’t take it. He knows.
Leave it with him. We are willinc.
J. C. AY EK CO., Lowell, Mau.
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( BROOKS STATION OUT*.
Brooks Station, Ga., March 3 —
I A very heavy rain, hail and wind storm
x passed over this entire section last Sa'tur
-7 ’ day morning about two o’clock, but
very little damage was done.
Mrs. L. 11. Boykin returned home
Saturday alter spending some time will*
relatives at Whitesburg.
Rev. W. U. Kendrick, of Williamson,
passed through here Sunday, en route
home after filling his regular appoint
< ment at Nyson Saturday and Sunday.
' Ira Jones, of Hampton, spent Satur
day and Sunday here with home folks.
Quite a number from here attended
services ai County Line Sunday.
The High School Literary Society
here, which was published in the News
and Sun last week through us, should
have been at Dr. and- Mrs. N. W.
if Gable, instead of J. S. Gable. The re-
> s porter tailed to give us the right names.
G. W. Rivers, of Brooks Station, and
’ >» Oscar Haisten, of Woolsey, are among
those that paid up their subscription
with this issue. The latter pays for a
year in advance.
The little infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Biles died Friday and its re
mains were interred at County Line
cemetery Saturday. They have our
sympathy.
There have been several nieces of land
changed hands here in the last few
weeks. R. W. Lynch sold about two
.i acres some time ago to W. L. Bowers.
He has also sold one of his farms west
of Brooks Station to Dr. N. W. Gable.
Smith Griffin, of Hampton, sold his
farm near here to William and Joseph
Malone, two of our most prosperous
young farmers.
J. W. and B, F. Moody, two of
Fayette counties most prosperous and
up-to-date farmers, who live at home
• and board at the same place, sold most
all of their last year’s cotton crop here
last Saturday for ten cents per pound
, around.
" Miss Minnie Green, one of Fayette
ville's most charming young ladies, has
i been spending several days with friehds
and relatives.
’ Jack Matthews, of Carroll county,
» returned home Monday after spending
several uays here with friends and rela
tives.
Mr. Will Haisten and Miss Pearl
Hubbird, both of Brooks Station, weie
united in marriage Bunday evening at
three o’clock at the home of tlie bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hubbard,
in (he presence of a few friends and
relatives. Judge J. B. Carson of
ficiated. The News and Sun will join
their host of friends in congratulating
them and wish tor them it happy life.
i They will make their future home
near Brooks Station.
, The road overseers of tho county will
return today and will at once begin
s working the public roads.
There will be singing here next Sun
day afternoon. Come out and bring
your old song book.
Mrs. W. J. Beers, who is now in her
eightieth year and has been in bad
health for some time, is very sick at this
writing.
MOuEXA MENTION.
Molena, Ga., Mai ch 3.—Farm
ers got to put in four good dpys work
> the past week, but the raius came again
Friday and Saturday, which stopped
| them. It syems as if everybody was
hauling guano Saturday, and it is fear
ed that the demand will be greater than
* the supply. People cr n’t stand 10 cents
cotton. We learned from Frank Gil
bert in Neal last Tuesday that he has
delivered eight cars of guano at that
point, and the season has just begun.
Wheat seems to have taken on new
life and will be much better than was
first thought it would be just after the
recent cold spell.
« Clem Slade has the contract to re
build the Madden bridge, between
Neal and Jordan’s old store, that wa
washed aw’ay during the recent floods.
W. N. Griffin and H. H. Justice had
fine cows to get drowned in El
kin’s creek.
Charlie Smith, of Vinton, La., is vis
iting his old friends here.
A Sabbath school was organized at
< Union last Sunday. It was much need
ed there, and we hope the whole com
munity will lend a helping hand.
C. T. Tilery has the largest peach
tree on his place we have ever se?n.
It measures 33 inches around one foot
above the ground. It is of the old, early
clear-seed variety.
Arnold Stribling was all smiles in
• Molena Saturday—it is a girl!
Mrs. W. T. Bransford is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. VV'm. Rogers, <*t
Woolsey. Mr. Rogers is not expected to
live much longer.
Well, we lost the eagles in our late
correspondents contest but got a good
prize anyhow; but we gained a prize
last Thursday far above rubies that we
would not exchange for any amount of
eagles, and now as we have a helpmate
we want to gain the best prize at our
next reunion in August. Don’t think,
brethren, because w i now have our
third wife that we are going dead, for
we expect to put on new life and make
our letters to the G. S. W. more inter
esting than ever.
T. B. Alford, a popular merchant of
Neal; B F. Rowe, of Concord, and
Mrs. Virginia McCloud, of Molena, all
become members of the G. S. W. this
issue.
Mrs. Roland Brooks, a former widow
of Molena, was married last Thursday.
We told you some time ago that the
widow and widower s time would soon
come
The store of Mr. Patterson at Pied
mont was destroyed by fire last Friday
night. Loss about $3,500; insurauce
$3,200. It was set on fire.
John Thomas Pilkinton killed ten
pigs last week that tipped the beam at
250 and 214.
W. J. Jones reports the smallpox all
about died out around Thunder.
Mrs. Alice Heath, nee Joiner, is ex
pecting to go to Texas soon. We will
lose one of our best singers at Mt. Ol
ive.
•ILVEY SNOW FLAKES.
Silvey, Ga., March 3 — Arviljer
Massingale, of Woodbury, whom we
mentioned last week in the conclusion
of our letter of accidental burning,
which should have been Friday instead
of Tnursday, died alter one week of
sufferfhg, and was buried Saturday at
Jones Mill, witnessed by a large crowd.
Drs. Hooten and Dixon, of Woodbury,
and J. W. Pinkston, of Greeneville, did
all that medical skill could do for her.
Her mother and two brothers, Leslie
and Robert, burned their hands very
badly trying to put the fire out. Her
mother was so prostrated that she is
now in bed. Also her older brother,
Leslie, who was very much attached to
her, being his only sister, was not able
to attend the burial. The entire fam
ily hayq our sympathy. The G. S. W.
has lost one of its strongest young
friends in her death.
Last Wednesday morning there was
another dove shooting at Atkinson and
Gay sawmill near Riverview. There
were about twenty-five gunners and out
of that number there were about 300
doves killed, Tobe Tigner, of Greene
ville, coming out ahead, with 53.
J. W. Hnncotk has moved back into
our town and has taken a crop with his
father, Col, Hancock. That's right,
boys; when you get out of this garden
you will soon find it out and want to
come back.
There was a good deal of oata sowed
last week. Some few put in guano.
L. B. Mann has built some good
fences around some of his farm out of
new oak rails. But what will the next
be built of ?as it has taken all of his
timber to built that.
No more new cases of smallpox have
broken out yet. It has passed the 21st
day since M O’Neal and J D. O'Neal
were exposed. Pref. Wyche has opened
up his school again, and we hope that
he will have no more- trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hancock visited
Clifford Hancock, of Concord, Sun
day to see their granddaughter who has
taken up her abode with her fond
parents.
Rev. J. T. Roberson, of Lifsey, failed
to fill his appointment at New Friend
ship Saturday and Sunday.
E. C. Hancock, of Concord, says send
him the G. S. W. Clifford is one of
our boys and has been raised with the
Weekly and can’t feel satisfied with
out it.
LIBERTY - BILL LOCALS.
Liberty Hill, , March 3 —
Rev. E. A. Harris filled his regular ap
pointment at.the M. E. church here last
Saturday and Sunday.
Robert and Charley Thomas and their
charming sister, Miss Essie, of Griffin,
spent Sunday with J. A. Sauley and
family.
Mrs. Annie Butler and her sister,
Miss Bessie Butler, of Griffin, and Miss
Tuel Bankston, one. of Locust Grove’s
charming young ladies, spent Sunday
with T. A. Sauley and family.
We had several beautiful days for
farming last week, and the farmers
made good use of the time. Some of
the farmers of tins place arr paying too
much attention to the, ten cent cotton.
They bad better raise corn, meat and
peas enough for their use, instead of
planting such big acreage of cotton.
We had two cases of smallpox here,
but they are a thing of the past.
T. F. Farley made a living business
turfj to Atlanta last week ami purchased’
• line lot ot spring goods.
PATRICK PERTINENCES.
Patrick, Ga., March 3 —One of
the heaviest rains we have had in
this section for a long time fell last
Friday night. It washed the land
badly.
Fears Welden, who has been very
sick with pneumonia, is rapidly im
proving, we are glad to say.
Rev. I. G. Walker p’-eached two
interesting sermons at Union Satur
day and Sunday.
Miss Lucy Hellin has returned
home from a pleasant visit to Miss
Sarah Berry at Griffin.
Mrs. Bailey Carmichael, of near
Jackson, spent last week with her
sister, Mrs. A. J. Welden.
We are sorry to state that Mrs.
W, P. Walker is on the sick list.
GRIFFEN, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JI ARCH «. 1903.
JOLLY JINGLES.
Jolly, Ga., March 3.— Oar
vicinity was visited last Friday
night by a terrific wind and rain
storm,‘no damage being done here
except the land being badly washed.
Our school is progressing very
nicely. Miss Gunn, as principal, is
doing all in her power to promote
the welfare and beneficial results of
the many pupils.
The entertainment given by Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Willis last Wednes
day night was quite a success and
highly enjoyed by all. The girls
present were Misses Willie and Al
ma Oxford, Fannie and Alice Bot
toms, Maud Rudolph, Lucy Manley,
Sadie Mae B ckham, Bailie Strick
land. The boys were too numerous
to mention. Some excellent music
was furnished by Messrs. Vernon
Crawford and Mallory Driver.
Mrs. J. A Madden, of Concord,
visited her mother, Mrs. J. T.
Seats, Saturday and Saiday.
Ben Crawford arrived in Jolly
Saturday night from Texas, singing
the old familiar hymn, “There’s
No Place Like Horae. ”
Mrs. Angie Sirnlev, who has been
visiting her niece, Mrs. M. E Craw
ford, has returned to her home at
Concord, to the regret of her many
friends.
Mrs. Y. D. Ballard entertained
her many friends Saturday evening
with a candy pulling. The girls
present were Misses Minnie Cook,
Sallie Seats, Opal Crawford, Washa
Peugh, Lola and Mae Ballard, Ella
and Dade Driver, Susie Pyron. The
boys were too numerous to men
tion.
Mr. W. H. and Mrs J. W. Dunn
an Lang Gentry attended the
funeral of the infant of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Howard, of Oakland,
which took place Monday.
ORCHARD HILL HAPPENINGS.
Orchard Kill Ga , March 3.—
This section was visited by another
lain and wind storm Friday night and
some of our public roads are washed
out until they are almost impassable.
Quite a number of wagons passed here
Saturday loaded with shmgtes and
weatherboarding for the new church
which is being built at Bolton’s Cross-
Roads near here, and when it is com
pleted will add another to the body
which call themselves Bible Christians.
Mrs. W. F. Fisher, who bas been in
a feeble state of mind for some time
past, was tried last Thursday and pro
nounced insane, Arrangements are
being made to take her to the asylum at
Milledgeville, which is sadness to her
many friends here.
H. N. Britt, an old and respected cit
izen of Roberta, Oiawrord county,
spent part of last week here with John
A. Cook.
B F. Cook handed us 50 cents this
week, which pays for another year’s sub
scription in advance lor theG. S. W.
He says he can’t do without the paper.
Auburn Bloodworth, of Unionville,
spent Sunday here with his sister, Mrs.
B. F. Cook.
C. R. Lavender, of Weaver, has rent
ed a house from Oapt. J. J. Camp and
will move here to run a public shop
Miss Etta Bennett, of Griffin, is the
guest of her grandmother, Mrs. W. W.
Grubbs.
•UNNY SIDE SCINTILLATIONS.
Sunny Side, Ga., March 4 —Quite
a number of farmers are hauling
guano from this place and work has
commenced in earnest.
Th« firm of tiarfield & Griffin has
dissolved partnership, T. G. Barfield
purchasing C. R. Griffin’s interest in
the ginnery and other property at this
place.
Harry Starr spent last Saturday in
Atlanta.
J ulian Boynton left last week for
Live Ook, Fla., where he expects to be
located for some time.
Miss Alice Barham has returned to
Sunny Side, after a very pleasant visit
‘to relatives in Griffin.
Misses May Wood and Louise Harris,
two charming young ladies of the
Locust Grove Institute, were the guests
of the former’s parents at this place
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Antoinette Brewster has return
ed from a few days visit to relatives in
Boston, Fla.
Misses Lula and Ava Darsey are the
guests of relatives in Atlanta this
week.
S. F. Matthews and sister, Miss
Clyde, have returned home to Nyson,
after a short visit to relatives on Col
lege street.
Mrs. Henry Starr and children have
returned home, after a very pleasant
visit to relatives in Calhoun.
VV. T. Minter is a juror at the city
court in Griffin this week.
Mrs. J, P.Starr is visiting relatives
in Fayette county.
N. G. Barfield was a prominent vis
itor to the Gate Citv Monday.
Preaching at Shiloh next Saturday
and Sunday by Rev, E. K. Akin, P. E
Miss Sallie King, of Hampton, visited
friends on Mulberry street Sunday
afternoon,
G. L. Brown spent yesterday in the
Gem City.
The many friends of J. T. Elder will
be glad to learn that he is expecting to
return to this place in the near future.
Daring the past six or eight months
Mr. Elder has been located in Mineola,
Athens, and Tyler, Texas, where he
was sent to buy cotton for a prominent
firm of Atlanta and Macon.
S. O. and Wheeler Gray, two young
men of this section, left Monday for
Texas, where they will join a colony
of Sunny Side people who located near
GrapMand last fall,
G. W. Wood, Jr., visited Locust
Grove Sunday.
Judge O. R, Patterson is adding
another room to his handsome resi
dence in North Sunny Side.
Tha members of LaFayette Attrac
tion 00. were guests at the Patterson
House on Mulberry street Sunday and
Monday. On Monday evening the
company gave an entertainment at the
academy to a small house.
standing rock FRAGMENTS.
Standing Rock, Ga., March
It is with extreme sadness we note the
death of Mrs. Ethel Summers. The
subject of this sketch was born in 1876,
near Harmony Grove, Jackson county,
Ga., and oeparted this life March Ist,
1903. She joined the Umversalist
churCh at the age of seventeen and in
1897 she had her membership trans
ferred to Harmony church near here,
where she did her sul! duty as a mem
ber until death Her maiden name
was Haynie. On August 6th, 1896, she
was married co Mr. J. R Summers, o f
this place. Three children were born
to this union, two of which survive the
mother. She was a good wife, a true
and kind mother and was admired by
all who knew her. Her remains were
laid to rest in Tranquil cemetery, near
Turin, in the presence of a large con
course of relatives and friends. Rev.
H. S. Reese conducted the funeral
service at the arave. W. J. Haynie
and-twd daughters, of Harmony Grove,
were at the bedside of his daughter,
Mrs. Bummers, at the time of her death.
Uncle John Caldwell, whose illness
we mentioned last week, is no better at
this Writing.
Othel Morgan has been appointed
road Overseer on two of the roads in
this district.
W ill Harris is building a new garden,
which adds very much to the looks of
his place.
Miss Nancy Morgan, of Newnan, is
attending school at this place.
On March 2d there were two R. F.
D. mail routes started from Senoia
No. 2 comes through this community.
S. C, Neil and J. B. Hunter become
valuable subscribers to the G. S. W.
with this issue.
Clark Adcock and Miss Hattie Hayes
visited friends in Meriwether county
last Sunday.
LOWRY LORR.
Lowr.y, Ga , March 3.—The farm
ers have been making good use of the
pretty weather the past week.
Mrs. Dr. Rufus Mosely, a charming
lady of Griffin, spent last week with
relatives here.
On last Friday night there was a
heavy wind and rain. Hail poured near
here. No damage was done except
some fences were blown down.
Gardening time has come, but few
have gardened any through here yet.
We are sorry to note that Wage
Crawley’s little child has been stricken
with paralysis. We hope for it a
speedy recovery.
J. T. Aikens and family, of Brooks
Station, visited T. J. Spurlin and
family’ Sunday.
William Haisten, of near here, and
Miss Pearl Hubbard, of Brooks Station,
were happily married last Sunday. The
writer joins their hosts of friends in
congratulating the n and wish for them
a long and happy l.fe.
Andrew Champion, of Vaughn,
visited his sister, Mrs. J. E. Aikens,
Sunday.
NEAL NOTES,
Neal, Ga., March 3.—We have been
blessed the last week with some beauti
ful weather and the farmers in this
section made good use of it.
The burglars broke into J. J. Wil
liamson’s smoke house last Thursday
night and stole twelve pieces of meat
and fifty pounds of lard.
Victor Cuxtis left last week for At
lanta.
As.i Evans, one of Jones Mill’s popu
lar young men, was in our midst Sun
day.
Henry Dunn, of near Neal, left last
Friday for Texas, where he has been
called to attend the bedside of his son
Eddie, who is very low 1 with typhoid
fever. We hofm that he may soon re
cover.
WEST VINEYARD CUTTINGS,
West Vineyard, Ga., March 4.—
Fruit growers are somewhat divided
in their opinion concerning the fruit
buds. Some say one-half of the peach
buds are frozen, others say they are
all dead.
Farmers have begun to plow again
with renewed energy.
Mrs. Maggie Goetz, who is blind, and
yet does all her house work, caught
afire last week, and in some way put it
out. but her hands are badly blistered.
Ben McGhee, of Atlanta,who has been
visiting his uucle, Ed Baugh, has de
cided to remain and make this place his
future home.
The Experiment farm made a ship
ment of cucumbers, lettuce and to
matoes to Atlanta Saturday. Tomatoes
brought twenty cents per pound. These
were all grown under glass, and of ex
cellent quality.
John Goetz, of Birmingham, Ala.,
is visiting his brother Peter Goetz.
Rafas Ellis, of Atlanta, came down
Sunday and spent the day with the
home flock near Mclntosh.
Rev. Cooper, of Milner, preached to
an attentive audience at Mclntosh
Sunday, in the absence of Rev. Drew
ry, of Griffiu.
Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria.
SENOIA SENTENCES,
Senoia, Ga., March 4.—Mrs. S. D
Thurmond, who has been seriously ill
for a week, is improving slowly.
Judge W. P. Glass was quite ill sev
eral days last week, but am happy to
note that he is up again.
Mrs. David Nolan, am sorry to note,
is gradually declining. The changeable
weaiheris too much for her already
shattered nerves. This will be sad
news to her many friends all over the
G. S. W’s. territory.
Uncle David Nolan last Saturday
sold his farm in East Senoia, consisting
of 66 acres of land, to W. L. Carlton for
the fancy sum of SI2OO. Uncle David
will remove down in town at an early
date.
Daring the few lovelj’ days last week
several gardens were prepared and
planted The late freeze killing all
“garden sass,” makes ns hungry for
spring greens.
W. L. Taylor will be in shape to loan
money on real estate at the low rate of
6 per cent. Call to see him when in
need of cheap monej’ on long time.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
I R. Camp regret their removal from
Senci ito Milner on the main stem of
the Central of Georgia. Both their
children have been quite sick the past
few days. Captain Hudson, from the
“main stem," will take charge of the
section vacated by Captain Camp We
welcome this estimable family in our
midst.
The work is progressing rapidly on
the new three story building* to be
erected by the Senoia Mfg. Co., and
when completed it will be an ornament
to our town. G. W. Pollock, the pres
ident of the company, is pushing things
right along. A few more such men as
Piesident Pollock are needed in Senoia,
turn your profits made on ten cents
cotton loose, gentlemen, and see an oil
mill spring right up and keep the SBO,-
000 worth of cotton seed sold here this
season at home. President Pollock’s
building will be built of stone and iron.
Some miscreants threw stones at and
broke several glass at the Methodist
church recently. Constable Lewis Mc-
Cullough was put to work on the case,
and he landed throe “smart alecks’’
of the colored persuasion into the cala
boose, from which is S4O and
cost better off. This was a fine piece of
detective work by Judge McCullough.
If our city fathers would more closely
enforce the vagrant law, oar efficient
town marshall would speedily have all
our streets in fine fix, and would prove
a saving to the tax payers of the town.
The fleecy staple and the seed thereof
is fast losing their kingship and old
“joanny” is taking the throne to wake
up King Cotton for the tall trade.
Ibis market has held a fancy price
for hen fruit all the fall and wintei.
t hey are bringing the fancy price of
12% to 15 cents now, while frying size
chickens are not to be had.
Last Monday the 10:30 train going
west carried a large crowd of our peo
ple to Newnan to witness the cere
moniej of opening Coweta superior
court, some as jurors and many as
witnesses in the Mrs. Mary Branden
burg will case, which was postponed
from the September term to the March
term. Others went up Monday night.
Ihe contestants are expecting a lively
tussel and it may yet become a cele
brated case ere it reaches a jury. The
best legal talent in Coweta county is
employed by both sides.
Uncle David Nolan has rented Mrs.
Beil’s residence in North Senuia and
will reside there this year. Mrs. Bell
will reside in Atlanta with her daugh
ter, Miss Katie Lou, who has a paying
position as stenographer.
Mrs. J. A . Sasser and baby Josephine
spent several days last week with friends
in Atlanta.
Oar telegraph school is on a rising
ground, under the management of
President J. Henry Jones.
Two R. F. D. routes started out from
our postoffice last Tuesday.
WILLIAMSUN WAIFS.
I
WILLIAMBON, Ga , 4—A rural
route has been established from this
point to Hollonville going in by
Yarbrough’s mill and the Dunbar
settlement, taking in Baeks also.
W. P. Ridley has received the ap
pointment and will begin his duties
the first of April.
Miss Rose Beauchamp has re
turned from a short visit to Mrs. F.
M. Gaissert-, of Griffin.
Mrs. Bert J ones and little daugh
ter, of Columbus, are the guests of
Miss Bessie Jones.
Mrs. Jack Fowler has returned
from a visit to her parents at Mo
[ lent*.
I Miss Minnie Banks, of Griffin, is
the guest of Miss Ruby Beau
champ.
Give It a Trial.
Just received a tresh lot of “Clif
ton” flour, made of native Ken
tucky wheat, guaranteed to be the
best flour in the market. Proof of
the flour is in the bread, cake and
pastry. Give “Clifton” a trial and
you will need no argument to con
vince you of its superiority. W. H.
! Brewer, Copp»dge & Edwards, P.
Flynt and E. 8. McDowell.
| TOCURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. ‘
• Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refum-l the money if It fal.s
I o cure. K. W. Grove’s signature is on
I ach. 21 c.
THE SUN, Established 1877
THE OLD REUDBLE
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
CONCORD CULLING*.
Concord, Ga., .uaroi 4.—The wheat
nnd oats here were not materially
damaged by the late cold wave, ami
they are looking green again and grow
ing nicely.
There was no serious damage done
by the storm, which passed through here
Friday night. The heavy fain which
followed it did muelj damage to the
land by washing it away. The storin'
caused much uneasiness among the
people, it being on the same date and
night of February that the cyclone
passed ttirough just west of here, near
I’edenville. Inst year. Many people
went into their storm pits, and some
who had no pit went to their neighbors
and went in with them. We heard of
twenty-one perlons being in one pit.
Some stayed in their pits nearly all
night, while others sat up nnd watched
tiie clouds.
It appears to nm that the so-called
first lynching in Georgia was neither a
lynching nor a legal execution, but
simply a mutual agreement with the
p ople after the negro hud made a full
confession of his hellish crime, to burn
him at the stake, and ns tlie day was
set and made publicly known before
the. execution, it could ndt be termed a
lynching, and as there was no law for
punishing a criminal liy burning at she
stake, it could not have been a legal
act. I give tlie aliove as my-opinion as
a compromise between my comrades in \
the matter.
Col. J. B. Madden, one of our most
zealous workers in the Sunday school
here, attended the Sunday school as
sociation at Macon last week. He re
ports a very interesting meeting and
a good time.
It is reported that William Franklin
and two of his daughters, ot Hollon
vilie, have the smallpox. Tlie report
created some excitement here, as Mr.
Franklin stopjied over here a few hours
on liis return from Columbus the day
before lie broke oat with the malady.
Miss Kate Bowers and another one of
Mrs. Pope’s little boys broke out with
tlie measles last week. They are the
only ones who were exposed, and it is
hoped that there will not be any more,
cases here. The time is about out for
the others who were exposed to take
them.
Miss Theo Milligan, of Griffin, came
down and spent several days with
friends here last week.
I’he farmers around here are losing
no time in hauling out guano and
rations, while the ground is too wet to
plow. And notwithstanding the short
crop of last year, they seem to be in the
best of spirits. Well, they ought to be,
because everything which they should
raise, is bringing such fair prices.
Mr. Biid. of Waverly Hall, bas
recently moved in and opened up a
shoe shop, which supplies the place of
W. J. Weaver, the famous shoe maker,
who is now at LaGrange We welcome
you,Mr. Bird, in our midst,and wish for
yon much success in your trade here.
The work on tlie streets is going on
during the wet weather, under tlie
supervision of F. K. UmlerwooiL Tlie
100 oak trees recently ordered liy Maj’or
Smith have been set out; which with
tlie many previously put out, adds
much to the beauty of tlie side walks,
as well as the good looks of the town.
Let the good work go on till no stone
is left unturned, and till the old rub
bish w hich is in tlie business part of
town be cleared away.
“Molena Mention” Marries.
Mr. W T. Bransford, bettor
known to the readers of ’be News
and Sun as “Molena Mention,” was
married at Woolsey list Thursday,
the 26th inst, by W. F Jones, Esq,,
to Miss Annie Regers, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Rogers, who
was for many years a resident of
Spalding county, but now of Clay
ton. Tne bride is a high toned and
refined young ladv, 32 years old.
Mr Bransford is 52 and has two
w‘ves dead, three children each by
his two wives. Tho News and San
extends best wishes to the happy
couple, and now that Mr. Brans
ford’s courting is over we are al
ready getting more of bis attention
again as a good correspondent.
Fresh Lot Just Re::lvet.
We have just r c caive.l A trash lot
of “Clifton” flour, nn 1 will keep in
stock regularly in thefmure. Every
sack is sold with the gn trnntee th«t
it is the best parent flour in tbt
market. Ccppedse & Edwards
W. H. Brewer, E. S McDowaii
P. Flynt