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SEED
RYE !
raised by
GEORGIA EXPERIMENT
STATION.
Also Barley, Amber and
Orange Cane Seed, Cattail
Millet.
CARLISLE & WARD
’ROUND ABOUT.
On fcctes n?d Nov. u Trcm Thin and
Adjoining Oouatde*.
From Tuesday’s Daily.
A WAJINIMI TO BOOKER.
I
Booker T,
Whiishington, be
Had better get back to Tuskegee,
Or some Boston coon with a
Snickersnee
(That’s what they call a rszoree)
XVill carve his curs from his koko, see? i
Otis Cutntnirgs, of Cordele, was
in the city yesterday.
Dr. W. P. Phillipa, of McKibben, (
was in the city yesterday.
J. M. F. Barron, of Liberty Hill, 1
spent yesterday in the city. <
The fines !n police court yesterday ]
amounted to over fifty dollars
J. H. Dews left last night for Ea- ■
tontoi , wbero he will engnge in the ,
C'-'Hnu business this season. ;
Charles Whibington, of Atlanta, ’
spent Hundnv in this city with his
his father, H. H. Whittington 1
Miss Emogene H°ud went to <
Atlanta yesterday, where she will
ward s.nio time with relatives. ‘
Lit. 0. > , ' ,R retusned b< ine (
flptr. * twak’s stay at Warm ,
sspr*MF* W f>r * 4 ft good time. (
Mrs. A. H. Smith and Miss Allie j
Stottth will go over to Z ffiulon today
to spend a few days with friends.
Col. J. M. Strickland returned
yesterday from Concord, where he
was the guest of relatives Sunday. <
Miss Alice Hodge, of Brunswick,
is sp i nding seme time here with her ■
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hodge.
Misses Minnie and Agnes Ison left
y*ta*day for Bernioe, La., to spend
«taae with Mr. and Mrs. E. I.
©wJtty Ownmissioner W. L. Bow
egt, of Ckeak, was in the city
yßßer day en riwrt-a to Atlanta on a
JjßHlnew trip.
Miss Eva Fox, of West Point,
spent Sunday in the city an the
guest of !’■ 8. Parmelee and family.
She wont up to Atlanta yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs M. M. Church and
daughter arrived in Griffin yester
day and are the guests of Mrs.
Church’s mother, Mrs. E. W.
Rhodes, on Poplar street.
The heal officers continue to
scour the town in seal ch of va
grants, but the latter are not to be
found. All not arrested have either
fled for other regions or else gone to
work.
The Griffin and Atlanta ball teams
contended for supremacy on the di
amond hare yesterday afternoon
rnd the visitors were beaten by a
score of 17 to 9. The home negroes
played good ball.
«ols. T. B. Cabanise, R. L Berner
and J. Ogden Persons, of Forsyth,
were in the city yesterday en route
to McDonough ro make application
before Judge Reagan for bail for Z.
M. Maynard, who killed W. 8.
Childs in Monroe county some time
ago.
From Wednesday’s Dally.
THAT’S ALL.
Any way the weather blows —
Sun, or stormy blasts,
With the country where she goes—
W ith her, first and lass I
R L. Williams is spending a day
or t\v ) at Woodbury and LaGrange.
Lo flog is never really a luxury
ex p .ion you have a lot of work
to do.
Depot" Collector Emmett Hinton,
of Wo tbury, spent yesterday in
the city.
Bln ’ L .1 I'.n H. Milner, of Pike,
spent yesterday with his many
friend . ; n this city.
I'd • are now busy harvesting
the hay crop. The crop is very
good tn this section.
M • M.ttio Perdue returned yes
terday from a visit of several days
to fri : - at Concord.
M. 1 edman has gone to New
York and Baltimore on a three
weeks business trip.
W. P. Horne ’eft last, night on a
business trip to New York, Wash
ington and Baltimore,
R. L. Smith, cf Blount, Ga , has
been spending a few days here as
the guest of Wiley L. Smith.
Miss Kate Robertson came up
from Zebulon yesterday and was
the guest of Miss Kate Camp.
Officer Carden yestoiday arrested
two white men for trying to steal a
ride to Atlanta on a freight train.
Dr. H. J. Garland returned yes
terday from several days visit to
relatives at The Rook, his old home.
Mrs. J 8. Wells, of Atlanta, who
ha* been visiting W. H Baker and
family in this city, returned home
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs G W. R -w’ey re
turned home last right from a ten
days’ vieitto New York and other
cities in the North.
Mrs. J. W. Gardner, of Barnes
ville, returned home yesterday,
after several days visit, to her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M Gossett.
Mrs. Mary McCrary, who has
been visiting Mrs J. J Mangham
and Mrs. J. W. Mangham, returned
to her home in Senoia yesterday
evening.
Prof. Walter Scott, of Hollonville,
spent yesterday in the city. He is
now enjoying vacation and says
Griffin is the best town to visit ha
knows of.
Mrs. Will Roberts, of Selma, Ala.,
came up last, evening from Forsyth,
where she ha* been visiting rela
tives, and u the guest of her sister,
Mrs. J. D. Rivers.
Gilman Drake went to College
Park yesterday, where he will enter
college. He is a bright yonng boy
and lus frienJs predict that, he will
stand at the head of his classmates.
Put an advt i tisenient In the News
and Sun. It yon have any doubts
that it will pay you, the last doubt
will be removed as soon as the class
of people whom you desire to reach
have bad an opportunity to read
yonr advertisement.
Hon. O. B Stevens passed
through the city last evening on
liis return home to Atlanta from a
trip to South Georgia. The friends
of Col. Stevens are glad to know he
is looking well and is in the enjoy
ment Os good hoilth again.
Mr. William C. Lifsey and Miss
Lorena Langtoid, of this city, were
married Sunday morning at the
residency of Rev. J. A. Drewry,
who officiated. They have the
best wishes of many friends for a
long life of uninterrupted joy.
Son e miscreant rooked the ac
o uimodation train near Senoia
Monday evening. This thing has
ixieurrcd <usVfraJ ttnaas tn tSao iart
few months, bat so far bo clue tuas
been found as to who the guilty par
ties are. Fortunately, none of the
passengers were struck.
Fronj, hursday’s Daily.
NIGHT TRAVELS.
0, near night*, and far lights,
And every light a home!
And how they gladden and sadden us,
Who late and early roam!
But sad lights and glad lights,
By flash and gleam we speed
Across the darkness to a light
We love, and know, and need !
W. J. Bridges, of Vaughns, was
in town yesterday.
J. T. Andrews, of Bwlip, was to.
the city yesterday.
8. A. Putnam, of Line Creek, was
in the city yesterday.
T. P. Nichols, of Drewryville,
was in the city yesterday.
Julian T' Weems of McDonough,
Spent yesterday in the city.
P W. Sullivan, of Z j bulon, paid
his Griffin fi lends a visit yesterday.
Jesse Ison, of Line Creek, was a
welcome visitor to the city yester
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Fears. of
Hampton, visited relatives in this
city yesterday.
Miss Lucy Heflin, of Locust
Grove, is the guest of the Misses
McLaurin on Taylor street.
W. P. Ezell, of Jackson, who is
known to many Griffinites, has re
moved with his family to Americus.
J . G. Posey and his daughter and
sister, Mrs. Freeman, of Brooks
Station, spent yesterday in the city.
Rev. D. A. Brindle, S. S. Marsh
andß G. Johnson, of Williamson,
were visitors to Griffin yesterday.
Major F. H. Die wry, of Drewry
ville, spent yesterday in the city
the guest of his son, Judge J. A.
Drewry.
The many Griffin friends of
Janies Callaway, of Macon, regret
to hear that he is probably threat
ened with appendicitis. He has been
in the hospital for several days.
Zollie Maynard and his son Will,
who are charged with ths murder of
W. S. Childs in Monroe county sev
eral weeks ago, have been allowed
to give bond, each in the sum of
$2,000.
Mrs. J. P. Newman, of Monroe
county, arrived here last evening
from Atlanta, where she has been
spending some time, and is the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. G. Flynt.
Mrs. W. 11. C. Dudley, of Ameri
cus, who has been visiting her
AND WORN
JEWELRY
Repaired and reset at moderate expense
• Rings, brooches, pins and lockets thor
oughly renovated and cleaned, worn
parts refilled and jewels reset and re
placed. Alin pairs will be proniptly
’ attended to at row charges. Al ail or
-1 1 ders carefully and speedily executed.
:'l. 11. BATE « CO.
1 JEWELERS.
daughter, Mrs. L G. Henderson,
for several days past, went to Chat
tanooga yes'erdny, where she will ?
spend some time with lelatives be
fore returning home.
The fire department was called <
out yesterday afternoon to Otb ’rn s
& Wolcott's shop, where a space of (
seven or eight feet was burned in ,
the roof of the building before the (
blaze was subdued. The alarm was <
turned in by telephone. The hose (
wagon bell was not in working or- j
der and very little nolee wae made ;
in going to the fire.
A HAPPY MARRIAGE. <
Mil* SHinmle Monroe and Mr. W. K. (
Bartie* the Contracting Parile*.
(
Monday afternoon at a quarter i
past five at the home of the bride’s <
mother the solemn words were <
spoken that united Mies Sammie 1
Monroe and Mr. W. E. Barties in
the holy bonds of matriniory. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. J. Bennett, in the presence of
relatives and friends.
The groom wa« accompanied by
his friend Mr. Herman Julius, of
Columbus. ]
Immediately after the wedding ,
and receiving the hearty congratu- ,
lations of those present, the happy ;
couple left on the evening train for ,
their future home in Columbus. ,
The bride is one of Griffin’s most
amiable and accomplished young (
ladies, whose numerous friends re- ]
gret that her marriage takes her
away from Griffin ; while the groom
is a young business man of sterling
worth and integrity.
Death of Mr. W. R. Ballard.
Mr. W. R. Billird died at his
home in this c“y Monday after
noon at 5 :12 o'cloc after an illness
pf several months.
Mr Bullard Was oje of Griffin’s
best known citz-ns and was an
active member of tte First Baptist
church, of which be had b en a
deacon for some' ime pash. He had
been a consistent member of the
church for fif'y f ur years. He |
.was born <i» Jasper county, G .orgia,
.November 4. 1886, and ccmu IO
Grtffin in 1885, since whieh time he .
imd been connected with the Grif
fin Mills.
In 1861 Mr. Ballard was married
io Miss Addie Womack, of Upson
county, Georgia, who with five
children survive him: Messrs.
Wm. D., Charles B..and Leonard W
Ballard, Mrs. C. C. Sanders, all of
this city, and Mrs. J. W. Marrow,
of Macon. He also leaves a sister,
Miss Kathleen Ballard, of this city,
besides other relatives.
The deceased was a most worthy
gentleman, who enjoyed the esteem
and confidence of his fellow citizens.
CONSTERNATION IN
SUMTER COUNTY.
Large Area* of Cotton AfT»cte<! by Boring
Insect*. May be 801 l Weevil.
Considerable consternation was
created upon plantations near Americus
by the discovery of boring insects which
are badly riddling cotton bolls. Bushels
of bolls completely destroyed were ex
hibited from various sections of .Sumter
and opinion is greatly divided as to
whether the devastating insect is the
original boll worm or t|e Texas boll
weevil. Whatever it may be, the in
sect is rapidly destroying large areas of
catton. Boxes of the inseci and dam
aged bolls were expressed to the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington for
examination.
August Weather.
Following is a summary for the
weather for the month of August,
prepared especially for the News
and Sun by Director R J. Redding
at the Experiment farm :
Mean temperature, 79 2 : mean
for fourteen years, 78 3.
Maximum temperature, 96, date
27 th
Minimum temperature, 64, date
12tn.
Total precipitation, 546 inches ;
mean for fourteen years. 6 02.
Number of days cleir 12, partly
cloudy 10, cloudy 9.
There were thunder storms on the
sth, 13th, 20th and 30th.
Fearful Odds Against Him
Bedridden, alone and distitute.
Such in brief wae the condition of
an old old soldier by the name of J.
J. Havens, Versail.'e?, O. For years
he was troubled with Kidm>y dis
ease and neither doctors nor medi
cines gave him relief At length he
tried Electric Bitters. It put h m cn
his feet in short order and now ho
testifies: “I'm on the road to com
plete recovery.” Bed on the earth
for Liver and Kidney troubles and
all forms of Stomach and Bowel,
complaints. Only soc. Guaranteed
by Carlisle & Ward and Brooks
Drug Store.
wanted
To buy all the good poplar, ash
and ma pie in the county. Those
having some to saw call on Gres
ham Planing Mill Company and re
ceive good prices.
Be&r« the ' lhß Have Always Bough!
CINCINNATI HAS FIRE LOSS.
Stcr|ed In Big Building From Spon
taneous Combustion.
Cincinnati, S< pt 2.—Fire In the five
story buildings at 204 t- 208 Walnut
street today caused a large lose and
the sorious injury of Charles Reg.
man, a fireman, whose arteries wera
cut on the wrist by broken glass. It
started from sporftaneous combustion
on the third floor of the Schellkopf,
Hartford & Hanna company, chemicals
and dyestuffs, a branch of a Buffalo
firm, whose loss was J 15.000.
Among the other loesea were the J.
C. McCullough Seed company, $50,000 >
Herlinger Paper company, $5,090; Sei
bert company, $50,000; C. B. Foote,
on building, $15,000.
The fire blocked all the street cars
to Kentucky suburbs during the fore
noon. There were several explosions
of chemicals and many narrow es
capes. Several were slightly hurt,
the only one seriously Injured being
Fireman Regman.
RIO DE JANE.RIO WRECK.
Judge DeHaven Fixes Awards Tte Be
Given Claimants.
San Francisco, Sept. 2. —J-udge De
Haven, of the United States district
court has fixed the awards f to 'be giv
en the claimants to receive damages
against the Pacific Steamship compa
ny on account of the loss of the steam
er Rio de Janeiro.
The ship went down on the morning
of February 22, ISfil, after striking a
rock just out’lde of Golden Gate. She
was a total less and nearly jail the peo
ple on beard were drowned. Each
claimant will receive aftout 85 per eent
of the amount sued for.
HAGUE ARBITRATION.
Venezuelan Question Excites Much In
terest In Rome.
’ Rome, Sept, 2.—Great interest Is ta
ken here in the Venezuelan question
before The H-egue arbitration court,
especially as Wcyne senior
counsel for the Unltcf. Stai’s, was the
first American ambassador to Italy,
where he left the most pleasant re
membrancee for hl§ tact And clever
ness.
to obtain
oj-er Gloat in ®ie
hpr eld i ins agru’nat Venezuela, bra
Italy refused to sujrpert her- aUy\
therefor.® three blockading powteei
stand on exactly the same footing in
making their demands for preferen
tial treatment. /
Senator Pieranto, professor of Inter
national law, oounsed of Italy, at The
Hague, will swpjiert: the Italian claims
according to the Roman code, -which
confers special rights on persons who,
through ri-ote, expenses, ete., obtain
rudreeg, aoh light being of sui
vamage to ndirr claimants aa they
shave in Hie*.
N£v* S twerps nip Company
New BepL 2. —X' new fefeaun
ship eomphay has been organized
eng&ge.in business between
this country ar-d 'Panama under the
Peruvian flag, says a dispatch to The
Herald fro*a lUiha. Peru.
September Will be Dry and Hol-
The farmers of Georgia can look
out for scattered showers with
thunder storms until the moon fulls,
which occurs September 6th. Look
out for hot and dry weather to fol
low. Sunday was a regular Proph
et Snider day. How was August
for wet? A. L S.
A No. 1 Farm for Sale.
2% miles north of Griffin, on Cen
tral R. R. ; 262% acres ; known as
Woodruff farm, A. R. Taylor,
Vineyard, Ga.
SCHOOL SHOESw
We have received a full line of children’s school Shoes. We have put in a
new line of children’s Shoes and now have the most up-to-date <
Children’s Shoo epartmentH
I
ever seer, in this city. We have children’s school Shoes made of heavy Vici Kid**'
and Box Calf that are as solid as leather car. make them.
3to 8,75 c; 8% to 11, 90c and $1.25; ir?> to 2, $1.25 to $1.50- Every pair
GUARANTEED.
A New Pair if Not Coad Wear.
Ladies’ 53.00 Oxfords now $2.50. Ladies’ $2.50 Oxfords now $2.00
Ladies’ $2.00 Oxfords now $1.50. Ladies’ $1.50 Oxfords now
Children’s Slippers at about half price. <3
R. F. STRICKLAND & ©O.’
V* hat Is Life.
In the lest analysis nobody knows,
but wo do know it is under strict
law. Abuse that law even sUgntly,
pain ru-ulfa. Irrcgnbr hvir.g
means derangement of the Ofg-irs
resulting in Constipation. H-adacbe
nr Liver trouble. Dr. Kings New
Life Pills quickly xe-»(ijw”e
It’s gentle, yet thorough. Only 2oc
»t Carlisle & Ward and Brooks
Drug Store.
Wanted
Tn buv all the good poplar, ash
and maple in the coun-y. Those
having some to saw call on Gres
ham Planing Mill Company and re
ceive good prices.
ROAD TAX.
Road Ta x —sl.so—i s
now due for 1903, payable
to the Treasurer. Hi s
books will close November
Ist, and all delinQuentsi
'vil! then pay $2.00.
W. W. CHAMPION,
M. J. PATRICK,
W. L. BOWERS,
County Commissioners.
WANTED!
Fifteen or twenty acres good land, with
house, near Griffin. Must be cheap.
Will pay cash.
Also vacant lot in city, good neighbor
hood <-nd close in.
A BARGAIN I
Have just had p’aced in my hands a
good, two-story brick building on Hill
Rtrctt, with instructions to SELL
CHE AP. There are two stere rooms on
first floor and several rooms suitable for
offices on second floor. Parties are anx
ious to sell and will make a sacrifice to
do so.
S. B. SAWTEL.L,
Over Postoffice Keal Estate Agent
ti, J. n<akLAMD
DENTIST.
Offioe over Griffin Banking Co ,
«HCFF<N. GA
BUIST
TURNIP
SEED.
A Fresh Shipment
Just Received.
WE SOLICIT YOUR ORDERS.
The DREWRY DRUG STORE
I
P. B. HEAD, Manager.
MIXED
SPICES!
For
We have a mixture of seventeen
spices bo blended as to give the best
results as a complete seasoning for s
pickles. You can not season
properly without this mixture.
I brooks .
DRUG STORE*
i New
Arrivals?!
Large Shore Mackerel.
Cream Codfish.
Codfish Bricks.
Ginger Preserves.
Whole Wheat Flour.
Edam Cheese. •**,<
Full Cream Cheese.
Boneless Sardines,
Maple Syrnp.
W. H. BREWER.
PHONE 51.
tn X {rrit&tiQltf or uioeriKioQ©
n .t u> and not MtrU*.
oant or pottoaou*. .<
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