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When you lay this Paper down, kindly place it with OUR ADVERTISEMENT ON TOP. Geo. D. Wheatley WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING Shoes, Hats, Etc. By bo doing you not only confer a slight favor upon u«, but you become IN FACT a PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, inasmuch os you materially aid us in attracting the public eyo to the NUMBERLESS RARE BARGAINS Which we shall offer PRO BONO PUBLICO who patronize us this week. Do You Feel an Interest in FINE DRESS GOODS '? For $12.60 you may take your choice of 26 braud new pattern suits that cost us from $13.60 to $19.00. TO ADMIRE is .but TO SEE our '. j. j LOVELY FRENCH CHALLIES nd SIGHT becomes POSSESSION when your choice of 20 different styles is offered at 18c. per yard. LARGE FIGURED CHINA SILKS AND SOLID FLORENTINES In all the newest shades. NOW IS THE TIME to buy your WASH DRESS GOODS. In this department as in ^LL OTHERS, we are "fixed to suit you. We carry the best stock of Wash Dress Fabrics in the city, and Our Prices cannot be matched in the state. Wedo noli to BAIT BWUiwMMlUad RITE ! t propose to 1>A11 XUU oi the next, but we offer EVERYTHING at prioee uniformly as low as CONSISTENCY WITH GOOD VALUE will allow. Another lot of those sheer quality BLACK LAWNS (satteen stripes and nlaids) at 121c per yard this week. Pink, Blue and Black MARIBOU PLAID LAWNS (white ground) lOo per yard this week. NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS! Hemstitched White Lawns and Flonncea for Skirts. Bordered White Lawns for Aprons, Children’s Dresses, etc. All Oyer Embroideries, AH Oyer Laoes Plain White, Polka Spot, and Embroidered Swiss Muslins. Black Oround with White Polka Spot Swiss Muslins (rery new and stylish.) JW OPENED! ^ SHIRT WAISTS. • Ton will find our line of CARPETS AND MATTINGS The very best and cheapest in the city, We control the BEST 50 OT. UNLATJNDERED SHIRT in the world—No one shows better value for 76c and our “MON ARCH PUFF BOSOMS’’ for fine trade is the handsomest and best shirt in the market. The Best 4-ply Belfast Linen Collar, any style desired. FOR 10c. ONLY FOR 15c. ONLY TU ^rt» 1Lto “ Cu& ' S ’ U,_ A ■ /. - OUR GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS Stock is BRISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BARGAINS: we only ask the opportunity to show you OUR GOODS ana OUR PRICES will speak for themselves. CLOTHING and CLOTHING i NO COMPETITION in our Clothing Trade, and WE ALWAYS WILL lead the van m We acknowledi WE ALWAYS DI Clothing. TO TRY IS TO BTJY Oar Clothing, because our stock is the largest. Our styles are faultless and OUR PRICE8 ARE MATCHLESS. We stand by our Advertisements every time. THE CONVENTION WILL MEET TO DAY TO ELECT leeeasor to Bishop Beckwith—The Convention Is Laurely Attended—Ballet General that Either Gnllor er Williams Will be Chosen. SAVA!f!fAB, Ga., May 18.—[Special.] —The Episcopal convention for the dio cese of Georgia opened at 11 o’clook this morning In Christ’s church. It it the largest attended and promises to be the mostdnteresting in the diocese. All Interest centers in the election of a bishop, which will probably occur to morrow morning. A concensus of opinion among the delegates leads to the belief that the Her. Thomas Gailor will be the next bishop of the diocese. This can not bo definitely atated, how. ever, ns the Rev. Chauncey Williams, of Augusta, has a strong support, espec ially among the South Georgia dele gations. It is understood that these two gentle men are really the only ones whose names will go before the convention. The name of Mr. Wingfield, of Califor nia, will not be ’ presented to the conven tion. In a telegram to the Rev. Mr. Hud gens, of Rome, ho positively refuses to allow the nse of bit name. It is author!timely stated that Mr. Gailor’a reply to the request for the pre sentation of bis name, Is that he, hopes It Will not be for him to decido whether or not he shall leave Sewaneo. Mr. Williams Is hero and has many warm supporters. The claims of those who oppose Mr. Gailor, are that his ritualistic views are too extreme. All admit him to be an able, eloquent and popular divine. Two other ministers have been men tioned in connection with the bishopric. They are the Rev. Dr. Gibson, of Cin cinnati, a Virginian by birth, and the Rev. Mr. Burton, of Richmond. Christ cliuroh was crowded to the ut most wheD the convention opened. The front of the church was reserved and occupied by lay delegates, and the rear by the congregation. Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, of Missouri, delivered a beautiful and elo quent eulogy upon Bishop Beekwith this morning. Holy communion was admln- XtTl "o'clock: ehnrch in prooeaaion. They were the Revs. Dunn, Barrett, Hunt, Barnwell, Bieknell, Brayton, Kimball, Perry, Wil liams, Strong, Hunter, White, Rees, Eppes, Davis, Dueas, Plckerton, Pond, Apple, Donniston, LaRoche, Dodge, Winn, McConnell, F. Reese, Walton, Hudgins, Fltslmmons, Cabaniss and Hargrave. Last in the procession came Bishop Thompson, of Mississippi. The morning service to the creed was conducted in a moat impressive manner by the Rev. R. S. Barrett, of Atlanta. PiIairc, May 13.—The demand for rain among the farmers amounts to clamor. Many say they have done all the work that can be done in the orops until we have more moisture. A large crowd went from oar commu nity on the Omaha excursion, and all were well pleased with the trip. The S. A. M. road officials were unusually polite and obliging. Mrs. A. Chappell died on Monday, and her remains were interred in Lebanon cemetery at 4 p. m. on Tuesday. Dr. A B. Campbell performed the burial cere mony. She was a consistent member of the Baptist church, and during her long Illness bore her sufferings with fortitude and resignation. She was possessed of many virtues, and our community unite with the bereaved family in mourning ber death. Mr. Jeptha Pickett, one of the oldest cltlsans of Webster county, died on Sun. day last. He leaves a large family of children to whom wo tender our sympa thy in their bereavement. Our village was enlivened by a, Simon pure runaway on Monday evening, team of mules belonging to Mr. S. Walters became frightened at a locomo tive, and ran for half a mile, doing no damage except scattering the lumber with which the wagon was loaded. A plonio at Magnolia Springs Is billed for Wednesday, and as there Is mueh leisure now in our community, owing to alack of moisture, a large orowd maybe expected. Master Walter Jones returned on the 8th, Inst, from Dallas, Texas, • and in future will make this his home. Miss Jennie Stapleton, a pleasant young lady of Amerlcus, has been on visit to Mrs. II. J. Jennings. Mrs. Eliza Clarke, of Amerlcus, spent Sunday with Miss Annie Stephens. Col. Frank Reid, of the Richland Ga zette, has recently been looking after his planting interests In our vicinity. Messrs. A. Dodson, of Americas; T. 8. Chappell, of Friendship, and J. H. Chappell, of Andersonvtile, with their famlllea, have spent mnoh of the past week in our town in attendance at the bedside of Mrs. Cheppeli. Mrs. 8. H. Hawkins and family came out in their private ear, both on Monday and Tnea- t clergy entered fluT fort to bereaved friende hen. 0or. Tjftnmr St. and Cotton Aye. To Tux Ttmes-Rkcobdkr.—1 noticed in yeeterday’e Constitution an article from a correspondent at Leary, Ga., In which the writer stated that “General Jackson marobed through this section (Calhoun county, Ga.) In 1880, and that six men were ordered to be shot by him, whose graves form a nucleus for the present cemetery at Morgan." In 1815, at Mobile, Ala., Gen. Jackson had six men tried by a courtmartlal, who worn condemned to death, and, by Jackson’s orders, wore executed Feb ruary 31st of that year. If he ever exe cuted any other six men at one time, the writer does not remember it. As regard* bis march through Geor gia, one of his biographers in speaking of the General's Florida oampaign, says: When the orders to take command reached Jackson, the governor of Ten nessee being absent, from Nashville, Jackson proceeded-to raise troops in Tennessee on his own responsibility, and advanced through Georgia with great haste on the Florida frontier in March, 1818." In 1836, Gen. Jackson, instead of marching through Georgia, having his own soldiers shot by the half dozen and digging graves that would “form a nucleus for the present Methodist cem etery at Morgan,” was in Washington City, engaged in an exciting contest for dsmocratle principles, having his head quarters at the White Houso. Jacksonian. A Remedy for Mite.. A lady residing in Sumter county fur nishes Tax Timeh-Recoiideii with what she claim* to be a thorough mite exter minator. She has osedftbe receipt with splendid results, and bar fowl house Is now entirely free from these - horrible little iniecte which breed death and de struction to all manner of young fowls. The preparation Is simple and In reach of all. It is hot water strongly impreg nated with carbolic soap and kerosene oil. After the nests and roosts have been carefully flushed two or three times, the mites entirely disappear. This is certainly worth trying, for chickens am very scares on the market, and anything that tends to the protection of the fowl crop will be of vast benefit to many. Mr. R. S. Oliver Is id Americas taking stock In the book store recently pur chased of Mr. W. L. Msrdre. At this writing Mrs. R. F. Jennings is quite slok. During the week Messrs. Mooty, lee Cain, T. J. Black, Tbod Reese. R. B. Evans and H. H. Black have been nego tiating with onr merchants. Latter List. The following unolalmed letters will be sent to" the dead letter offioelf not called for In ten days. Say “advertised letters” when calling for them at offloe: Hannah Alexander, Rev. E. V. Baldy, E. J. Brown, 8. 8. Bowden, G. G. Bas- took, Miss Maggie Blaok, Thomas Cragg, Henry Cooper, Fred Crawford, Mose Cheeks, Mrs. CordsUaDavis, Mrs. Mattie Dickson, Miss Minnie Davis, Charlotte Davis, E. G. P. Kit Davis, Miss Alice Florlsyson, A. J. Gipson, Jim Gallaway, J. C. Gross,M. B. Green, J. S. Goodman, B. F. Hill, Thos. Homes, W. H. Harper, Lewis Hall, Chas. Inews, col., W. R. Johnson, Mrs. Sarah Kaigler, Georg* B. Lamar, Miss Sarah Jans Mays, Lewis Moble, Mrs. W. 8. Mlnet, Mrs. Petcy l’lentx, Miss Laura Bowls, Y. Reed, Hen ry Russell, Mrs. Minnie Scott, M. J. Sphere, Nelson Scott, E. D. Sawyer, CapL Sidney Turner, Mr. Wighte. J. C. Roney, P. M. Amerlcus, Ga., May 13,1801. Decoration Bay. May 30th will be decoration day at the National Cemetery, at Andersonvllie, and already extensive preparations are being made for its observance. Macon Post G. A. R. will, a* usual, have representatives there, and the gen eral attendance, it Is beiived, will be much larger than usual. The fact that Major J. F. Hanson, of Macon, has been selected as orator of the day will attract a large crowd. The regular memorial services of the Grand Army post will be held in the old cemetery, conducted by Mr. W. W. De- Haven. A rostrum for the speeches has been erected in the stockade grounds.' Much ears and conaiderable expense has been bestowed os the Andersonvllie grounds by the G. A. R., through Mr. I. D. Crawford, and 'it is now in a more presentable condition for the decoration day celebration than ever before. War la Africa. Emma Crawford, a raven-hued damsel of Snmter, bad a warrant taken oat in Jnstiee Oliver’s court yesterday for one Harriet Woods, who was charged with the trifling offense of having Interesting Foil tied Gossip From the Capi tal—Belief General that Cleveland and Blaine wUl Lead the Two Parties-Will Senator Hill Beslgn. Washington, May 13.—Secretary Blaine's protracted abseuoe from Wash ington Is explained by a report that he li slok In New York, suffering from one of his old attacks of nervous prostration. When the news reached'this city It spread through the departments and was generally discussed on the street corners where politicians usually congregate. Of course his reported illness brought up the question of whether he will be well enough to etand as the Republican nominee for president in the next cam paign. It was remarkabto to n oto the enthu siasm with which some of the govern ment officials who are supposed to be staunch Harrison men advocate the nomination of the “man from Maine, In spite of ail that has been done and can be said about Blaine, he unquestion ably holds a warm place In the heart of the average republican. He can arouse more enthusiasm than any other man in his party, and many of the men who owe their present positions to Har rison, declare that Blaine, and only Blaine, has any hope of leading the re publican party to victory in 1802. There was considerable presidential gossip Hosting around today, and the general sentiment ie that the fight will be between Cleveland and Blame nnless some unforeseen circumstance occurs in the meantime, and the friends of Mr. Blaine contend that If be ihould be nom inated he will have the support of the business mon of New York, who con tributed largely to his defeat in 1884. They also claim that his coarse daring the last congress !u connection with the force bill and the reciprocity business has gained him thousands of votes that he did not have six years ago. Congressman Flynn, of New York, while In the city to-day, said he does not take any stock in the report that Sena tor Hill will resign his place In the senate and stand for a third term in the gov ernor’s chair. He Is too good a demo crat to give the republicans a ehanee to recapture the senatorial seat, whloh be- denmeraUe party for the next six yean. Mr. Flynn admits that Senator Hill may hare presidential plratlons, but the latter la etill • young man and will have ample time to train for the preeldeney. The Bojral Arsenate. Tbs grand council of Georgia, royal arcannm, holds Its annual session in Savannah next Wednesday, The Sa vannah local council will entertain the body In that elaborate style so character istic of that city. Mr. 3. E. Sullivan will represent Sumter oonnoll of Ameri cas In the grand oonnetl. Mr. Basoom Myriek, past grand regent of that body, wbo represents Georgia In tbs supreme oonnoll of the middle states, Is a life member of tbe grand eounoll, and will alio attend the tension In Savannah. The oonnoll In Americas has recently added quite a number of onr beet young men to ite ranks, and Is In a flourishing con dition. Mr J. C. Porter, of Colombo*, was In Amerlcus yesterday. Mr. 8am W. Smith, of Albany, was In Amerlcus on business yesterday. Miss Lizzie Wllmot, of Cordele, spent yesterday with friends In the city. Mr. D. 8. Cox was among the visitors In the elty from Cordele yesterday. Mr. B. L. De Lea, of Richmond, Ya., ■topped over yesterday with friends In this elty. Mr. W. T. Gentry, the efficient general manager of the Atlanta telephone ex change, le In the city on business. Messrs. George A. Lccford and A. J. Burton, of Chicago, were among the ar rivals at the Allen House yesterday. Mrs. P. H Williams left yesterday for Ellavllle to visit her sister, Mrs. Wil liams, of this place, who is quite elok. Judge E. M. Butt, of Buena Vista, was in the city yesterday, en rente to Oglethorpe to attend Maeon superior court Judge Amos Speer Is fast recovering from his recent severe illness, and will be able to look titer the affair* of his office in a day or two. The many friends of Mr. Jesse Ayeook will regret to learn that he Is stHl very 1U at the Hawkins House, suffering from an attack of typhoid fever. Mrs. W. U. Allen, of Macon, who has been visiting relatives in this city, her former home, leaves today for a short stay with friends In Dawson. Mrs. W. W. Hooks earns up from Albany yesterday |and will be the- gucst of Mrs. D. C. N. Burkhalter, on Church street, for.a few days. Miss Leila Harper, an attractive young lady of Friendship, Is visiting Mrs. R. J* Perry. Mrs. Perry and Miss Harper anticipates] pleasant trip on Friday. Miss Laura Sims, a most eharming and attractive young lady, of Mont gomery, Ala., is a guest at the homo of Jnnge B. F. Matthews, on Forlow street. Mr. J. R. Worsham, of Knoxville, and W. A. Worsham, of Stroud's, Ga, father and brother of Dr. J. J. Wor sham, of this elty, are guests at the home of tbe latter for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Frioker returned yester day from a visit to relatives In Ohio, where Mrs. Fjleker spent several months most delightfully, and returned home greatly Improved In health. Mr. Frleker waa en route homo from New York, bnt stopped over at Cincinnati and Colombo* for a few days. For the present Mr. and Mr*. Frioker are stop ping with Mr. and Mr*. Bloom Brown until their new homo on Taylor street is ready for occnpancy. The most thoroughly readable account of tho annual meeting of the Woman’s Press Club that we have yet seen Is that given by Mre. Louise Myriek, in Tux Amkiucim Timks-Kecordkr. She writes with marvelous easo and naturalness, and imprints her own bright personality upon every line that flows from ber glowing pen. Thk Tijiks-Rkcorder is much more attractive by her presence and influence.—Southern Alliance Far- Hsavr Shipment of Bail*. One of the largest steamers that ply th* lower Ocmnlges river ta now at Ab beville, discharging a heavy shipment of steel rails for the 8. A. A M. railroad and also for the AbbeviHe and Wayeroas short line. Tbe cargo waa taken on at Charleston, S. C., whither It was shipped from the rolling mille by ocean steamer. The ralle consigned to the 8. A. A M. road are being hurried forward to Hunts- boro, Ala., to be used on the extension slon of that road to Montgomery. Dr. David Starr Jordan, of the Le- land Stanford university, is an athelete and sportsman aa well as a scholar and parson, no says of himself: “Six feet one and a half inches high, I weigh 215 pounds, but I can swim, play baseball and talk Norwegian,” and yoh cannot tell him much be doesn’t already know about trout, rods and reels. j". Rogers Maxwell, tbe designer of the sloop Shamrock, it a big, strong and gentlemanly young fellow, as fall of snap and Are aa a dynamite cartridge, and he hae plenty of money to foot hie yachting bills. He recently sold 83,000,- 000 of Long Island railroad stock in one deal. A mysterious person signing himself •Imply “He*”* has been contributing many thousands of dollars to ebarity through the hands of the Philadelphia Bulletin, keeping hit identity carefully concealed. He It now found to be Henry Lisle Wain, a venerable member of the Society of Friends. Among the queerest of post-mortem gifts were the silver vials which the late to split th* cranium of the aforesaid I Dr. Charles F. Hauser, an eccentric Bai- Emma with a ho*. Justice Oliver bound timore physician, arranged to have dia- the warlike Harriet over to th* superior I tribnted among his friends after they oonrt lx th* sum of 8200 end discharged I had been flUed with ashes from his ers- th* hoe. I mated body. - Representative Shively, of Indiana, Is pointed ont as one of the handsomest men in congress. He is plotured as having the head of a poet, with wavy - blaok hair, clear cut features, dark eyes and a fetching mustache. He is over six feat tall and is well proportioned. - Ex-Judge Tsppsn, grand sachem of Tammany Hall; although nearly seventy years of aga and, possessed of wealth, Is untiring In bis profession, and his erect form, busby hair and qnlek step make him a prominent figure among New York's beat known citizens. Senator Bdmnnda la only 62 years of age, bnt be looks as If he had weath ered many more winters. Ho appears quite feeble and worn ont, and hit tall, bent form and white beard indicate an old and weary man. Tbe new president,of the Florida senate, Jefferson B. Browne, is but 83 years of agt, and refers with pride to the fact that he kept a Florida light house to obtain money for an education un law. . - - A. J. Drexel, with banking houses in London, Parle, New York and Philadel phia, la quite and nnaasoming In man ner, and a master spirit in extensive railroad and other enterprises. A wlckerwofk slipper with gorgeous colored satin ribbon* Interwoven and tied In bowa neatly conspicuous Is a clev er receptsole for bonbons. The toe of tbe sUpper Is brightly glided. Tbs Rev. Flank Clendenln, who is to marry Miss GabrieUe Greely, bad held to tbe theory that ministers should never marry. When he met the lady named he renounced. Cornelius Vanderbilt keep* hi* tern smooth shaven, axoept an inch of eloaa cropped whiskers. His feature =Tj> re fined and Intellectual.