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TB» NEWS. Establish 1871
‘ COME
HERE SHOPPING I
Three Department Stores filled with the very best and newest merchandise.
trash, nor junk, but only the good, nice, worth-while things, that we like so
much to sell and yon will be happy to buy.
Now, Here is Just the Big Sale You Have Been Waiting for.
•Ready=to=Wear Department
500 garments in this sale. Weather has been a little ioo warm, sales
> slow and the manufacturers had t) cut prices, and all this helps to save you
money and makes possible these low prices.
85 Ladies’ Handsome Tailored Suits.
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1 You had jnever thought that such handsome
suits could be had at these prices. All new styles
f° r * 8 our season to sell Ladies’ and
j ’ T Misses Suits, and we have already sold four times
' IWA VW In as raan y as we ex P e °ted.
I i JW 85 Suits just from New York’s best makers,
Prices * lO, * l2 ’ so ’ sls ’ 17>5 ° and $ 22 ' 50 ® uJI
t ■ i for Suits worth from $17.50 to 135.00
£ ' SPECIAL!
20 Suits worth $17.50,
JP? This Week $12.30. (Like Cut.)
La-dies’ $17,50 fine Coats, at $11.45
Ladies’ 15.00 fine Coats, at 9.50
Ladies’ 10.00 Plaid Coats, at 5.00
> Misses’ Cloaks from $1.45 to $7.45, worth ... .$3,00 to 12.00
$4.50 Children’s Bear and Plush Cloaks, at 2.98
3.00 Children’s Bear Coats, at 1.98
300 Children's School Cloaks, at 1.50 Wqiv/M'-
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We will save you from $2 to $lO on Suits and Cloaks. wLW'.
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Ladies’ Skirts and Petticoats ■,
500 Heavy Rustling Petticoats, at * 3.95 ,
4 Ladies’ Satteen or Near Silk Petticoats, at 1.00
250 Fascinator Shawls at. .$1.50. $1.50 Shawls, at. 98c
Here is a splendid line of Boy’s Winter Suits at Cut
Prices from $1.50 to $5.00 Suit
Mens’ $lO Rainproof Overcoats, at $5.00
The best Overcoat Bargains we ever saw.
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Blankets,Comforts, Outings
$1.50 Cotton Blankets, 11-4 size, at SI.OO | Wool [Blankets from $3.00 up to SIO.OO
3.00 Colton Blankets, 12 4 size, at 1.75 [ One case of 10c, Dress Outings, at.... 7 l-2c
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Bargains in Shoes.
5 OO PAIRS ON SAMPLE COUNTER/
One lot of Boy’s Shoes, at .sl, $1.25, worth up to $2.50
*^? ne lot ladies’ $1.50 and $2.00 Shoes, at U 9
<fls)ne lot of Ladies’ 1.25 and 1.50 Shoes, at
One lot of Misses and Children’s Shoes to close at 50c pair
These are just a Clean-up-Sale of our legulor sizes 2 to 5.
Strickland = Crouch
Company.
GRIFFIN. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1908.
ALL THE NEWS
OF FAYETTE
Gathered at Her Thriving Me
tropolis by the News and
Sun Man.
Brooks, Ga., Nov. 18.—Charha
Mitcham, of Brooks, spent aevera!
days last week at New Orleans, La.,
attending the meeting of the Farmers
Union. He represented Fayette county
and reported a good time and much
business transacted by the union.
J. M. Nations, who has lived near
here this year, will move to Forrest
Park this week to make his future
home. He will carry the News and
Sun with him.
W. T. Williams has sold his farm
toJ.T. Topper and will mo\e with
his family to Ixiusiana in a few days
to make his future home.
J. C. Woods spent sexeral days last
week at Fitzgerald, Ga., attending the
district meetingof the Christian church.
Charles L. Maynes, of Macon, has
returned home after spending a few
days here on business.
Miss Mattie Norton, of East Point,
is spending a few days with lelatives
here.
Rev. J. W. Bailey filled his regular
appointment here Saturday and Sun
day. He is attending the North Geor
gia conference at Gainesville this
week.
Miss Addie Haynes went to Macon
Sunday to spend sometime with
Charles la. Haynes and family.
Fayetteville people are putting on
airs now and besides building sveral
fine dwell lag houses and paving the
streets around the court house, they
will in a few days put a city clock on
the court house. Brooks people say
that they would be very glad for the
county commissioners to let them
have their new road tax to work our
own roads.
Prof. C’. H. Bottoms, who is teach
ing a2O day normal music school here,,
will probably teach 20 more days at
the end of his first term. There are
over fifty regular scholars and the
school is a success in every way.
Prof. H. F. Smith opened his school
Monday with a very good attendance.
Miss Mattle Carson is spending
sometime at Birmingham with friends
and relatives.
There will be lots of moving and
changing about around here between
now and January the first.
Mrs. R. H. Drewry has paid up and
renewed her subscription to the New's
and Sun.
Mrs. James Reeves died last week
and was burled at White Water ceme
tery. She was about seventy years of
age and has lived around here most of
her life.
PUTS BED BUG *
IN A CAPSULE
Out in Kansas They Have a Queer
Remedy for Chills.
“Are bedbugs good for chills and
fever?”
This inquiry stumped Dr. E. L.
Mathias, probation officer of Kansa
City. After he had taken the count
the doctor sat iup and asked partiefi
lars of tiie man who had propounded
the question. The visitor to the De
tention home explained :
“There is a woman out in our sec
tion of town who lias ideas of her
own about medicine. When her
children have chills and fever she
puts a bedbug in a capsule and feeds
it to them. Is that all right ?’ ’
The doctor promised to look into
the capsules. “Maybe it’s a valuable
addition to the scientific knowledge
of medicine,” he said.
Brushy Briefs.
Brushy, Ga., Nov. 18.—Miss Bessie
Bell opened her school at Patillo Mon
day.
Rev. E. G; Claik, of Atlanta,
preached at Rock Springs Sunday.
There will not be any Thanksgiving
service at Rock Springs this year.
The Wednesday night prayer meet
ing continues in interest.
The Royal Helpers grow more inter
esting each week.
Mr. Thos. Blackman was married
last Sunday to Miss Taylor, of Griffin.
Several from here will spend Thanks
giving in Savannah.
Use DeWitt’s Carboliled Witch
Hazel Salve—it is healing, cooling and
cleansing. It is especially good for
piles. Sold by Carlisle & Ward.
SOUTHEASTERN ROAD CONGRESS
TO MEET IN ATLANTA DEC. 2-3
For Purpose of Disussinjf the Good Roads Question
and Taking Appropriate Action thereon.
The following call for the moeting
of a Good Roads Congress in Atlanta
on December 2d and 3d has been
issued by the governor of Georgia,
and a copy of which has Just been
sent to the commissioners of Spald
ing county:
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. Sth, 1908.
In view of the imperative necessity
for the improvement of public roads,
and at the request of a joint committee
representing the Atlanta chamber of
commerce, the county of Fulton, and
the city of AtUnta, I hereby call a
Good Roads Congress, to meet in At
lanta on December 2nd and 3rd, for
the purpose of discussing the subject
and taking appropriate action thereon.
All Federal, State, county and mu
nicipal bodies, boards or officers, and
all commercial and agricultural organ
izations interested in the improvement
of the public roads are invited to send
delegates, and the co-operation of the
governors and the county and munici
pal officers is asked to the end that
their respective constituencies may be
represented by men qualified to discuss
this important subject.
Hoke Smith, Governor.
Road Superintendent te Visit Crifli*.
On the request of R. H. Drake, of
the board of corn miss loners of roads
and revenues of Spalding county, W.
S. Keller, superintendent of road con
struction in the office of public roads
of the United States department ot
agriculture at Washington, will visit
Griffin in a day or two tor the pur
pose of advising with the Spalding
county commissioners in reference to
work that has been done on the roads
of the county and work that is con
templated to be done in the future.
Mr. Keller has been in Athens re
cently, from which city he will come
here. He was scheduled to arrive
yesterday, but probably did not com
plete his work in Athens, and is ex
pected to get here in the next day or
two. He will doubtless give some
good advice in regard to road con
struction.
BRYANTRESIGNS
AS OIL INSPECTOR
W. H. Taylor, of Griffin, Naared Suc
cossor as Head of Oil inspection.
Dr. W. C. Bryant, for many years
chief oil inspector of the State, has
tendered his resignation to Commis
sioner of Agriculture T. G. Hudson,
to become effective December 1.
Commissioner Hudson has accep
ted the resignation and has appointed
W. H. Taylor, a well-known citizen
of Griffin, to succeed Dr. Bryant.
In his communication to Commis
sioner Hudson, Dr. Bryant states
that his resignation is prompted by
pressing professional duties. He re
sides in Habersham county now,
where be has established a sanitarium.
A NEWNAN LAWYER
INJURED BY A FALL
Newnan, Ga., Nov. 17.—While at
tending to some work in the lot of bis
barn, Hon. H. W. Daniel, of this city,
lost his balance and fell to the floor
His collar bone was broken and side
and hip severely bruised.
Medical aid was quickly summoned,
and, while much anxiety is felt, lit is
not thougnt the injuries are fatal. The
full extent of injury to nis side is not
known.
Colonel Daniel is secretary to Con
gressman W. C. Adamson and is a
prominent member of the Coweta bar.
You can cure dyspepsia, indigestion,
sour or weak stomach, or in fact any
form of stomach trouble if you will
take Kodol occakionallv. Try it today
on our guarantee. We know what ti
will do for you. Bold by Carlisle &
Ward.
TUB SOTlJßstaMsteiim
ANNUAL BARBECUE
FOR OLD SOLDIERS
WUI Be Givea at City Hall Tkaaks
<H«iß Hay.
Thanksgiving Day. the 26th of
November, will be a happy day foil
the old Confederate veterans of this
county. On that day they will have
their annual barbecue at the city hail.
Thk is an occasion that is always a
most delightful and enjoyable one for
the old soldiers, and they are looking
forward with pleasant anticipation to
the barbecue this year.
The following official notice in
reference to the barbecue was
handed in yesterday for publication
in the News and Sun:
(XINFEDERATE VETERANS
are reiuestefl to meet at city ball at
10 o’clock Thursday, the 26th Irwt.,
as we will have on that day our
annual barbecue. AH old soldiers
are Invited.
L. N. Johnson, Adjutant.
WAS FOUND DEAD
IN A CHAIR
Jahn A. Coak Mm SWManly at Bln
Homo at Orchard Hill.
Orchard HUI, Ga., November
[Special.]—John A. Cook, an
and highly respected gentleman of thia
place, died suddenly dnrtiyg
Bunday afternoon, apparently without
a struggle, being found dead in a chair
by his son, W. T. Cook, and wife, of
Orchard Hill, who came to spend the
afternoon with him. The family of B.
F. Cook, his son, with whom he had 1
resided since the death of his wife
seven years ago, had gone toehureh
and left Mr. Cook alone at the houae.
When found, he was sitting in the
chair with his legs crossed and his
spectacles were on a pamphlet which
he had held In his hand.
The deceased was born La Pike coun
ty, Georgia, December IS, IMS, being
nearly 79 yean old at the time of his
death. He was married in 1864 to Mias
Mary E. Gardner, with whom he Hved
happily until her death.
He Is survived by three sons, Obe
Cook, of Carroli county, and W. T.
and B. F. Cook, of Orchard Hill, and
three daughters, Mrs. Pomp Kierbow,
Mrs. Z. H. Fisher and Mrs. T. J. Man
ley, all of this community, beatdm a
number ot grand-children and. gift
grand-children.
LOOKOUT INN
IS DESTROYED
Faaneas Hostelry Is Banud Near
Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Tens., Nov. 17
Shortly after 2 o’clock this afternoon
the famous Lookout Ina, on the pin
nacle of Lookout Mountain, burst
into flames, and within ten minutes
the structure was ablaae from cool to
cellar. The entire city turned out of
floors to watch the spectacle, which
was magnificent from a scenic stand
point No water (oukl tie turned on
the blaze and the noted ho-telry is, of
course, a total lose. As yet the
amount of insurance has not been
ascertained.
Hsxamy' thlsntstramina.
The above is the name of a German
chemical, which is one of the many
valuable ingredients in Foley’s Kidney
Bcmedy. Hexamethylenetetramine is
recognized by medical text books and
authorities as a uric acid solvent and
antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's
Kidhey Remedy as soon as you notice
any irregularities, and avoid a sertosa
malady. Thos. J. Brooks.
Pleasant, sure, easy, safe little liver
Pills, are DeWitt’s Little Early Risen.
Bsld by Carlisle A Ward.