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' Dr.' J. 6. Ryats will preach at
tho Methodist church to-day at 11
Baptist Sunday school will be
held at the Opera Bouse at usual
hour this morning.
Young men’s prayer meeting at
the Presbyterian chapel every
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Fine Pineapples.
Mat. Hart has just received two
cases of fine pineapples, which he
is selling out cheap.
THE F1BE FIEND.
l Friday moin4fat 8 o’cjbjhfoi
liceman Bud-Wheeler discovered
the Baptist parsonage to be on fire.
The alarm was immediately given,
but the Ore companies were slow in
responding, and beiore the Me
chanic’s had turned on their water
Died.
On Saturday, June 14, of cholera
infantum, Charley Benton, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kirven,
ol Terrell county.
Jnst Received.
Lee Aycock has just received a
line lot of tobacco and cigars, fresh
and new. Give him a call. Be
tween Commercial House and Post
Office. if S
Library Lecture
Prof. B. M. Johnson, of Athens,
will lecture at the Opera House in
about two weeks for the benefit of
the Americus Library.
Last of the Season.
Ar Harrold, Johnson & Co’s,
warehouse there were received thir
ty-eight bales of cotton, from the
plantation of Mr. Ed. Littleton last
These are probably the last ro
ceiptsof the season.
gines were playing the water seem
ed to have no effect.
The parsonage was unoccupied,
and had but little furniture. All
the furniture of the church was
saved, but the bell was completely
melted. The church was insured
lor $3,000, and the parsonage for
$1,800. The total value of the
two buildings was about $10,000.
The fire originated in tho kitchen
of the parsonage, and was undoubt-
Rescued From the Fiames.
During the burning of the Bap
tist church, Friday night, Mr. M.
B. Foster had the thoughtfulness
to rescue from the flames the pulpit
Bible, which was presented to the
cliurob nearly thirty years ago by
Mrs. Dr. Keese.
McFarlan’s Rye Whiskey, endorsed by
the State Chemitt, also pure Brandies and
Wines for medicinal use at
J. A. A D. F. DAVEnronT’s.
First Watermelons.
A wagon load of watermelons
put in an appearance upon our
streets last Friday. They were
raised by a colored man named
Townsley, who is generally the first
in the market. They were of good
sirs and fine flavor.
An Acre of Oata.
Mr. O. H. Tommey furnishes us
the following information about his
big aero of oatB. They were sown
ou the 22d of January, three bushels
of seed being used. They were fer
tilized with four hundred puunds
of “Solid South" guano and twenty-
five bushels of ootton seed. They
were cut on the 22d of May and
threshed out eighty-nine bushels.
edly the work of an Incendiary. „
street lamp, whiob was taken from
the poston Judge Hawkins’ corner,
was found by the ruins late in the
morning. i**te*n
The steamer Sumter was not
strong enough to throw a very ef
fective stream through the 1000 feet
of hose that it was necessary to lay,
and it had several bad bursts in the
hose to contend with. The suction
hose of the Annie Bell got uncou
pled In letting it down in the cis
tern, or else it was before, and no
one noticed it, and the stream it
threw was composed principally of
a-r. No coal was In the box, and
valuable time was lost on that ac
count.
Judge Hawkins’ house caught
fire several times, but Vigilance
Fire Co. protected and saved it.
The houses in the neighborhood
were in great danger from falling
sparks, but none caught fire, owing
to a timely precaution.
We understand that the church
will bo immediately rebuilt. Bev.
Vass, of Spartanburg, S. C., bad
been called to the church, which
has been without a pastor for sev
eral months, and was to have mov
ed his family In a few weeks. We
understand he will come immedi
ately.
School Honors.
At the beginning of the school
term Pror. Orr, Principal of the
High School, offered two medals—
one gold and the other silver as
first and second prizes to the schol-
* r “ who should make the greatest
advancement in their studies. The
first prize was awarded to W. E.
awkins and the second to Emmet
Murray. They are honors of
which they .hould feel proud.
H4 p c g lX: ,,c,, " o, a,,u *
Pins @10 worth 25c,
141 * d Fork
* Spoon and I
v ® 15 worth ®0o.
Nothing equalled to the above at the
P ce on the American continent.
Joint R. Silaw.
Going to Rebuild.
or Baptist friends are not going
fit down and mourn over the
*reat misfortune which overtook
,, Friday morning In the de-
• -action by fire of their church
* d bht will proceed at
aac. u, erect a mnoh handsomer
“hareh building. They have $4,-
»» ef insurance money to begin
*3 nno d *° tlil8 lhoy P r °P°*« to add
fff 00 ’ which will pntnpnhand-
' building in a modem style.
, •dmlre their spirit, and we are
P*°u® will render
® such assistance as will enable
“ em to carry out their plans.
WaUSe UCIo,
■lies* m. T * Ja “ ° peneJ * h-rgo lot of La-
s£g£ts«rsa
TTWjWsiawn yon to call. tf
Calvix Carte* a Sox,
New Rooks.
We have received from the pub
lishers, D. Lothrop & Co., Boston
two uew books—|'‘Margie’s Mis
sion” and “Cookery forBeginners.’
"Margie’s Mission” is the second
issue of the Young Folks’ Library
Scries, and is interesting, pure in
tone, and teaches a lesson that all
young people should learn. The
plan of the publishers is to make
this series a model in everything
that goes to make good books, and
we think they are succeeding. They
are books that can be placed in the
hands of young people without fear.
While the books are handsomely
printed and bound, tho price is only
26c per volume.
“Cookery for Beginners,” with
Marion Hariand’s name aB author,
needs no other indication of its
character and genuine value, and
is perfectly adapted to the class for
whom it was written. Kitchen edi
tion, in water proof cloth binding,
COe.
Graduation Exercises.
The gradnation exercises of the
AincrUtus Public Schools took
Pf* it tbs OperxHfntflfiftiday
night. Such occasions are alwaye
of interest to our people, bat never
before have we seen such a large
attendance, the house being literal-
ly packed. The exercises were
opened with a fervent and appro
priate prayer by Dr. Mann. Miss
Eliza Ansley then delivered a brief,
neat and timely salutatory, wbioh
was followed by an address on
Public Eduoation by Prof. Gannon,
in which he clearly set forth the
advantages of tbo pnblio schools
and the right and duty of the State
to educate tho ebildren at pubiio
expense, fortifying bis position by
strong arguments and statistics.
The declamations of C. J. Graham,
W. E. Hawkins and John W. Shi
ver were well delivered and receiv
ed deserved applause. The calls-
thenie exercises by the little ones of
tho primary classes were fine and
made a beautiful scene; the precis
ion in drill and graceful motions
refleoted great credit upon both
teachers and pupils. Miss Belle
Coker’s essay was well written and
clearly read. -The declamation of
Howell Elam was exceptionally
good in its enunoiation and spirit
of its delivery. Miss Lena Haynes’
rendition of “Bubenstein’s Piano
Playing” was splendid, her mtona-
tion being clear and spirited. Wai-
ter K. Wheatley’s essay on “Our
Country’s Progress" was a well
conceived paper and showed that
the writer was not only well versed
in American history, but under
stood and appreciated the spirit of
our American institutions. Miss
Carrie Brannon and Emmet Mur
ray were excused ou aocount of
sickness. Miss Lulie Godwin de
livered a very graceful valedictory
in a most impressive manner. At
its close Prof. Gannon stepped for-
ward and presented to Miss God-
win a gold badge as the gift of an
unknown friend in appreciation of
her diligence in study and fine reo-
ord made in her examination. Col.
N. A. Smith, President of the
Board of Education, then present
ed the diplomas to the graduates in
a lew well chosen words, after
which the audience was dismissed
with a benediction. Altogether it
was a most pleasant entertainment
and did much to satisfy oar people
of the beneficial oharacter and high
standard of excellence of onr pub-
lie schools.
We were visited with
h^yy ratoon Saturday.
wfFitwwiaA aid the
yon please” walkers have t
town.
An elegRnt lias of Bmoelets, Gents’
Watch Charms, eto., eto., just received
by James Flicker A Bro.
Please remember Soila Water is Spot
Oath at only 6o a glass at
J. A. 4 D. F. Davenport's.
Capt A. O. Bell has presented us
with some Bpeoimens of Early Bose
and Peerless potatoes raised by
him. They are as fine'as we ever
m
J. Man & Co.
Sensational Features anistartllm Prices
You should romember that prices
Ready.
We aro now ready for bnsinest end ex
tend an invitation to everybody who ore
needing or ever expeot to need eny boota,
shoos end hats. We ore now located in
MesR, Council A Williford's warehouse
entrance and intend oloaing ont onr en
tire stock in a very short time and remom-
ber that the GASH will bring you bar
gains. Cai.vin Conran A Son.
Rooms for Rent.
Dr. J. B. Hlnklo has two nice rooms,
adjoining bla office on Jaoluon street, lor
rent. They are specially suitable for on
office or bed-rooms. Apply to him at his
office.
Raptlst Sunday School
Convenes this morning at tho
Opera House. Time nine and a
half. The Adult Class, for male
and female, under the direction of
Judge Warren, will prove both In-
struotive and beneficial. Next to
the Church ItBclf, the Sabbath
School is the grandest instrumen
tality for good in any community.
The Superintendent most cordially
Invites the attendance and co-opera-
ation of all, old and young, not
connected with other schools. If
parents would be careful of the
early training of their children, let
them not only send, but go with
them to the Sunday School.
A Supposed Incendiary.
Friday evening Marshal Lingo
snd Policeman Wick Wheeler ar
rested a negro named Bich Bird
for incendiarism. Ho was arrested
on ovidcnce furnished by police
man Bud Wheeler, and it Is thought
that he oars be bound over at bis
committal trial, which occurs next, — ...»
Thursday,'befort Judge PiWmry.Jwe hear of* fire
luceudiarieai.
Are wo not too prono in attribu
ting our fires to incendiary causes?
Whenever a fire takes place, the
first conclusion that a majority of
us come to Is that it was incen
diary, and wo begin our investiga
tions, biased by that opinion; when,
if wo were to let that be the last
cause, in nine cases out of ten we
would soon find that It was acci
dental A number of fires that
have been thought impossible to he
other than Incendiary in their char
acter have aftor patient Investiga
tion proved to be accidental, and in
a great many cases from very sim
pie causes, that would be very cast
ly overlooked by a person who bad
the bias of incendiarism on his
mind.
It takes a very mean and vicious
person to deliberately apply tbs
torch of the Incendiary, and it Is to
be hoped that wo havo very few,
if any such, in our city. One
suicide causes others to think of
self-destruction, and ono Is very
apt to be followed by others in the
same community. In suspeoting
every fire to be incendiary in its
character, may we not bo the cause
of producing them? Let us leave
no 8tone unturned to prove onr
great losses by fire to be accidental,
and let Incendiarism be the last
cause we attribute them to. Few,
if any, of us woald like for a non
resident or an insnrance agent to
say that property was not safe in
A merlons on account of the Incen
diaries here; but we give good
cause to tho charge by letting that
be the first cause we look to when
J- A. 0.
An elegant line of Bracelets, Gents'
Wateh Charms, eto., eto, jnst received
by James Frlcker A Bro. _
No pools will be sold in the ware
house daring tho race next Wednes- pllUOT
day, and no lady need fear to at- do not always indicate the value of
tend, as the managers will do every- goods, oven in establishments when
thing to make their visit pleasant there is no intention of telling
and interesting. No smoking will I otherwise than tho exact truth, for
be allowed during the walk. very much depends on tho expert-
We propose to sell Drugs, FatenlMedl- «nce of a house In buying only tho
oines, etc., ato., os cheap es anyone. Call best goods of the many goods used
“ dM * J. A. A D. F. Daveuport. In a large establishment. Byway
by James Frfoker A Bro. °® orin g an “11 wool suit at
assess? jsssstfsar:
send statistics as to the ollmato. I °'«™t-olass gar-
oordkr Trade Issue as containing & It Is “® cIs ® whcreaM ®°P e J
.Uthetoformatton desired, '
i&TOBTJWE b{, he “ :kno i thflt h819
mer Shoes, for Ladies, Misses and Chll- “ eslin S wi “i a firm that is ablo to
dren, at John R. Shaw’s. tt><|®?ntroI the market in the interest
The sohool children to-day are I tbe * r P atron8 - Under these oir-
the happiest and freest of all tho I oumBtance ' buyers who are Influ-
town. Books are laid aside, tbo onoed low prices on Goods of
boys with their bat and ball, tbo I nD< l ues,lio nablo value ehouldinspoct
girls with their rope and doll, will tlu> immenaB Spring and Summer
make the most of tho fleeting vo- St °ek, now on exhibition at
cation davs. The horizon of thole J. Waxemiaum & Co’s.
Its tike lias Seldom been Seen in
the City of American!
Panse and Read tbe Sebedile
Aggregated Novelties.
i <*/
IMMENSE STOCK
STANDARD AM) FANCY
VAST CONCATENATION OF IHB
USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL ! -
It would require a small volume to
ootalogue every attraction, but mrk the
DnUOinal ffiAtnrRB Pelna.. a.
bought
have got to sell.'
OUR STOCK OF
cation days. The horizon of their
pleasnres is limited and they move
within this enohanted sphere as
contented as monarehs who'have
no other woilds to conquer. /
The Leaders of Fashion.
i-'M I
Go to J. H. Black A Son to buy your I opened at
20 Bolls Fanoy Matting just
J, Waxeuiaum & Co’s
Up on (he Sontliwpstern.
LOSS OF LIFE!
shoes and hate. Will sell cheap for each.
We will also sell to good men on eredit
until fell os aheap os anybody. Coil to
see them. Next door to Bank of Ameri-
ens. my21w4
The second largest source of
revenue to the U. S. Government I There was a severe smash up of
from any one branoh ol business, is prioca at Waxelbaum’s last week
derived from the promotion and merchanta aljglitly wound-
mannWn™ «(• ui i Bt *i and ladles fainted on aooount
manufacture of tobacco. Black- of tbe dropon OABT WHEEL
well s Durham Tobacco Co., of Dur-1 HATS. A few moro oases left at
ham, N. C., claims to be the largest <5° each. J. Waxeluaum 4 Co.
manufacturer of Smoking Tobaoeo I
in the world. Tho reputation of L Wo have sold moro Boy’s and
Blackwell’s Genuine Bull Durham , ( ? hUdran ’ 8 Clothing this season
taDlishcd to need any oommenda- log opened. Call and sco thorn,
tion at our hands. Iu another ool- J. Wxemiaum & Co.
umn our readers will notice their
new announcement wbioh is of in- ^ aTe J uat opened a beautiful line
torest to all lovers oftbe weed. The *2’* “° bl V Sult »
p*«* p.“ js, 1 !r.-s
and when they announce that they salt and will fit you ont in “great
will give away $11,950 in cash, it is shape.” J. Waxeuiaum & Co.
an assured fact that they mean Jnst
what they say. Smokers will find Having sold out our ontiro lino
an opportunity of combining bust- of fln0 Parasols wore compelled to
4LCES Ml) HBMBBUB
unifjuo nm
— All the
and chastest designs:
I ■ ‘ ‘ /_ -;*>*]huJ
-~~r——n -dgeing and Insertion and
All Overs to match, m endless variety and
Prices, from aid to (4.00 por
Oriental, Esourial, Pompadour
and Irish Point Lace, at matchless prioes.
Por Yokes and Sleoves we have Black
Spanish All Overs, All Over Lace goods.
Tucking and Pnfllng. K
OUR
MiriKOMEriraiT
contains everything tbnt is neat and testy
ever manufactured m that line.
announcement.
on.., lee.
Onr lee Houso fa now opened, end we
ere prepared to sell lee in eny quantity
?sourlal Lose Parasol at $15 has
I taken tho town. Call and see
J. Waxemiaum & Co.
at three-foorths of a cent per pound n "bowyou as largo a line of
throughout the season. White Goods as any bouse South
Wins A Bem.
At Bart's Old Stud.
Personal Paragraphs.
Miss Claude Hill, of Perry, Ga.,
Is visiting Miss Juliet Bolton In
this city.
We are pleased to hear that Miss
Mattie Ogletree, who has been very
(tok, is convalescing.
Mr. B. H. Jossey, of tbe firfn of
Tnllts & Jossey, leaves to-day for
a visit to Macon, Atlanta and other
points. He will be aocompanled by
his mother as far as Macon.
It Is whispered that a coolness
exists between our tboe^lealers on
aeeonnt of neither being willing to
concede to tbe other the honor of
resembling Judge Kit Warren
Albany Medium.
Mr. J. W. Sheffield ,of Americus,
senior partner of tbe well-known
and progressive firm of Sheffield 4
Bell,passed through Albany Thurs
day on hhMrxjr to F1' J "
be will spend a few
relatives.—Albany News.
of Baltimore, from a cheap lawn to
a $10 per yard Irish point.
J. Waxeuiaum ft Co.
Wo aro still keeping a full line
sand Silt
of Boots, Shoes and Slippers, and
retail them at wholesale prices.
J. Waxeebaum 4 Co.
In our Millinery Department we
have shown better styles, largest
varieties, and a moro complete line
than any houses in Macon, Savan
nah or Atlanta, and supplied sev-
oral millinery stores in our neigh
boring cities from our establish
ment. Call and see ns before per-
chasing elsewhere.
J. Waxeuiaum & Co.
In Dry Goods, Silks and Ladies
Fancy Goods, we are tho leaden,
having sold more this season than
ever before. These goods have to
be seen to be appreciated.
J. ViAXELBAUU 4 Co.
Just opened, 100 Frock Coats,
light weight to go fuhing in. worth
$4.00 each to be sold at $1.25 each.
J. Waxemiaum & Co.
t*Beiie Ceietae
Ofeut own nuke, voiyrefn '
J. A. * D. F, #a
India and Irish Linen, Lawns,
Embroidered Dress Patt
v : i J i \ Oheeks,
Buwian Combrlo, t
We ask nn examination of onr large
assortment of Nottingham Lace Onrtalai
in pain—3J yards long.
A beautiful and select line of Chim-
brays. Hconnekers, Figured Lawns end
Malls. Including onr 40 Inoh Victoria
Lawn at lfio.
Theae goods are teliioi
ad although wasre
end
more, we
ply the d<
Tnrkey Red, Bl.aohed and Cream Dam-
oak—Choice end Cheep.
Large Hoe of Bedspreads end QuIUe.
“tol» r “thXrW b ‘ t ‘ 78 ° 0oa “ t *T-“-
Towels, Crashes. Napkins and Doylies
in sumoient quantity to keep ken da
clean for a generation.
L ?“t £i p Bob “ “ d aw,1 * 0w ^!^
HOSIERY!
No one has ever examined these goods
and failed to get anited in Quality
right Com * 10 0 n * -we wUI :
treat you
jfJa
mi a. SHAW,
THE
Clothier, Hatter,
Shirter, Shoer,
)ry Goods
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