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OUB ADVERTISEMENT ON TOP.
Geo. D. Wheatley
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
CLOTHING,
Shoes, Hats, Etc.
By so doing you not only confer a alight faror upon ui, but you become IN FACT
a PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, Inasmuch u you materially aid us In
attracting the public eye 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 $12.50 yon may take your choice of 25 brand new pattern suits
that cost us from $13.60 to $19.00.
MORE VILLAGES LICKED UP AND
** MANV LIVES LOST.
Only One-halt of the Inhabitants of Walk
enrlUe, Mich., are Known to he Safe—
Mor* Village* an Red need to Ashes-Oth-
arPlaeeaStlU Cutoff.
TO ADMIRE is but TO SEE our
LOVELY FRENCH CHALLIES
nd SIGHT becomes POSSESSION when your choice of 20
different styles is offered at 18c. per yard.
LARGE FIGURED C1NA SILKS AND SOLID FLORENTINES
In all the newest, shades.
Lidihotox, Mich., May 14.—Some of
the reaidonta of WalkerriUe, whloh waa
dee troy ed by forest fires, arrived here
yesterday. They had only their clothes,,
and were exhausted with hard work In
trying to save their Tillage.
They say It is Impoeslble to tell how
many of the inhabitant! escaped alive,
bnt they fear that many died in tbs
woods where they fled for eefety. The
village had 800 inhabitants, end no one
knows where more than half thia num
ber Is at present
Rumors of a large loss of life Id other
points come in, but verification Is im
possible. This entire county will bo
ewept unless rain comes to-day.
Fields Station,.with its four saw mills
and general store, le no more, and the
.100 people who lived there are to-day
without home or roof to cover their
heads. Otta, or Dlngman, as it is known
to the postal authorities, Is a collection
Yesterday the Amerloui Barbecue Club
met at the Dell. The club meets always
on the first Thursday of the summer
months, but owing to the conductors'
excursion of last week, It was postponed
until yesterday.
President Joesey called the roll at 1
o’clock. All members were present or
otherwise accounted for.
Secretary Coot Stanfield was oo hand
with his usnal promptness.
Chief oarver, Mr. A. J. Buchanan, and
assistant, B. B. Hawkins, Jr., performed
their teaks to the utmost satisfaction of
all present Chief water carrier, Mr. P.
H. Williams, had the usual amount of
toe water on hand, much to the delight
of the members.
Several toasts were made and respond
ed to by the members.
Messrs. 'J. J. Ilanesley and W. E
Murphey furnished the porker for the
occasion, and a dandy pig it was. Messrs,
T. N. Hawkes and M. H. Ford will do
the charitable act for the month of
June.
As the regular chorister for this season
has resigned, owing to his inability to
attend tbo monthly gatherings of this
club, Mr. Dan Borura was unanimously
With Us Advantages as a Bite (or Ike
World's Fair—It le a Typical American
City—Georgians Who It odds There-An
UterMtlng Letter.’
of smoking ruins, and the 300 people
who called the place home are standing T”' 7.' *’ ur " ra J"
around in despair. | ‘^.to.^s ungy™ 1 term, and
Park City, Id Lincoln township, went
out in fire and smoke yesterday morn-
NOW IS THE TIME to buy your WASH
DRESS GOODS. In this department as in
ALL 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.
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We do not propose to BAIT YOU one moment and BITE YOU
the next, bnt we offer EVERYTHING at prioes uniformly as low as
CONSISTENCY WITH GOOD VALUE will allow. ~
Another lot of those sheer quality BLACK LAWNS (satteen
stripes and plaids) at 12Ao per yard this week.
Pink, Bine and Black MARIBOU PLAID LAWNS (white
ground) 10c per yard this week.
NOVELTIES I SHITE GOODS!
Hemstitched White Lawns and Flounces for Skirts,
Bordered White Lawns for Aprons, Children's Dresses, etc.
All Over Embroideries, All Over Laces
PIST
Plain Whited Polka Spot, and Embroidered Swiss Muslins..
Black Ground with White Polka Spot Swiss Muslins (very new and stylish.)
OPENED
ing. Nothing Is left of the cluster of
small houaes that marked the place.
Lilly Station la hardly worth the name
of atatlon, as only the small hotel and
and smaller railroad station are left to
mark the town alto.
Freight cars without number were
burned and logging trains melted Into
aahes on the tracks where tboy stood.
Cook’s station and Barton, both in
the line of the fire, have not boon heard
from, and are supposed to bo destroyed.
West Troy, a few miles north of Otla,
has been environed by fire unco early
yesterday morning, and la supposed to
be in ashes.
Reports from Cadillac, Wexford coun
ty, say that the Inhabitants of ell the
villages In the oonnty have been out
fighting fire for the past three days,
and many of the smaller places ere wiped
off the face of the earth.
When Nivarna and Fremont, on tho
Flint and Pore Marquette Road once
stood, there Is nothing now but piles of
ashes. Tho village of Lake has not boon
heard from since its last appeal for help.
The fire Is sweeping through the woods
near Red Cloud, Newaygo county, while
more than 100 miles across the state the
little hamlet of Taft Is in a gulf of
flames.
Monton, In Wexford oonnty, above
Cardlllac, Is out off from communication
with the outside world. The latest news
from Traverse City Is to the effect that
the entire population Is out fighting fire.
Millions upon millions of logs are burn
ing all over the centre of the state.
FULL LINE OF BOYS,' CUIDT WIICTC
MISSES’ AND LADIES' dlMl 11 Aid Id.
Ton will find oar line of
CARPETS AND MATTINGS
The very best and cheapest in the city,
We control tho
BEST 50 OT. UNLAUNDERED SHIRT
in the world—No one sbowB better value for 7Se and onr “MON
ARCH PUFF BOSOMS” for fine trade is the handsomest and best
shirt in the market, r >
FOR 10c. ONLY •StSif&SSL*-
FOR 15c. ONLY “"‘ 0 *
OUR GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS
Stock is BRISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BARGAINS; we
only ask th« opportunity to show you OUR GOODS and
OUR PRICES will speak for themselves.
CLOTHING and CLOTHING
We acknowledge NO COMPETITION in onr Clothing Trade.
WE ALWAYS DID and WE ALWAYS WILL lead [the van in
Clothing.
TO TRY IS TO BUY
Our Clothing, because our stock is the largest. Our styles are faultless
and
OUR PRICES ARE MATCHLESS.
Wo stand by our Advertisements every time.
GEO.D. WHEATLEY
or. Lamar St. and Cotton Avo,
A LOSS TO ALBANY.
The Sudden and Unexpected Deatk of Mr.
Chan Jones.
Am any, Ga., May 14.—Mr. F.' C.
Jonee breathed his lut at hie home on
Pine street leit night at about 1 o'clock.
Hie death was a painful surprise to hie
relatives and friends. He returned a few
days ago from off a camp fishing trip,
suffering from rheumatism contracted in
camping out, bnt on yesterday he was so
much better that Us family did not have
the least apprehension.
“Chen” Jones counted his friends by
the score. He ^s the son of the Hon.
Reuben Jones,'of Baker county, and son-
in-law of Capt Jphn A. Davis, of this
city. He loaves a devoted wife and four
children to mourn hie Irreparable loss.
'■Snowed la” at Cordele.
Cordele, May 14.—[Special.]—Cor
dele was oaptlrated completely last
night by the Artesian city dramatic
company and the pleasant crowd of Al
bany's best citizens who accompanied
them.
Snowed In’’ as played by this admi
rable company at Shipp's opera house
last night was a rich treat Indeed. Our
people expected to see something nice,
but the play surpassed their expecta
tions.
Some of our critics say that few pm
fesslonal companies could do better. Id
fact, some persona who saw them and
not knowing who they wero took them
to be professionals. The crowd that
waa oxpected from Amerlcu* and did
not come, missed a good thing. Amerl-
cus should jee them.
Crawford A Co. Su.|>*nd,
ErrAULA, Ala., May 14.—Crawford A
Co., furniture dealers of tills placs r hsve
made an assignment of their entire ef
fects to George Ferrel. Assets and lln-
ti Hides unknown. Supposed to be a l
suit of the John McNab hank failure,
(iailnr 1* Itm'irsvorttal
Sava? • itr, (i . May M -[.Special ].
. ■ ’ ‘ r '■*.-■ --j. i” .. in
thin aftuinnon.
routine 1
mam ing.
good selection It was.
At the close of the meeting Mr. S. B
Hawkins was called upon to give a song.
It was expected that he would slug
something familar to all, but his selec
tion turned out to be an unknown verse,
which, In words, was pathotio In the ex.
tremo and brought tears to the eyes of
the listeners. He reoeivedj a beautiful
floral offering In the shape of a bench
and violet wreath, whloh waa placed
upon hie bat.
This meeting was the seventh anni
versary of the club, and a more sooiable
gathering has never before assembled
in this olty. The fame of tho Amerloua
barbecue club Is not alone confined to
this olty, bnt It has gone abroad and
many knights of tho grip, and others,
make It convenient to be here on the
first Thursday of each month. One
notable foot In oonneotlon with this, Is
that It has never rained on the day ap
pointed for the meeting, and everything
has passed off as merry as a marriage
bell
At the next meeting eeleotlons from
Shakspeare’s, Byron's and Tennyson’s
works will-bo rendered by the members.
All members in good standing are
notified to be on bend promptly as the
time for tho gathering Is limited to one
hour and thirty minutes.
• We can’t close without complimenting
President Jossey for his effioient man
ner In performing the duties of his
office. He has certainly exhibited that
he Is the right man in the right plaoe.
"RICHELIEU” TO-NIGHT.
Major W. L. Glessner, state commis
sioner of Immigration, le making a tonr
of the northwest on business oonneeted
with the bureau of Immigration, and
from Chicago writes the following very
Interesting letter to Tnx Timks-Re-
cobdeb:
Cbicaoo, III., May 13.—After a three
days stay In Chicago I am persuaded
that congress did well In selecting It as
,the site for the World’s fair. It Is a city
that le typioal of the growth of this
country. It also represents the energy
of the American people le overcoming
natural obstacles, for whet was ones a
swampy prairie Is now a sewered, well
paved, handsomely built city. In it ere
assimilated all nationalities, and It has
drawn to It commerce from the four
quarters of the globe.
Georgia, with Its accustomed enter
prise, Is represented In this bustling bee
hive of Industry, end I have run across
quite a little colooy of them. Mr. Smith
D. Picks, t, son of tho late Col. T. H.
l’ickett, of Dawson, Is secretary of the
Chlosgo committee of the Central Traf
fic association, and chairman of the
Mr. Frank Lanier was In a south
Georgia town a night or two since on
buslnes for the Amerloua Grocery oom-'
pany, where he had an experience
which be will aot soon forget
The east bound cannonball passes
there abont midnight and when Mr.
Lanier went to the depot to board the
train he made the very pleasant discov
ery that a raving maniac, en route to
Mliledgaville, was to be a passenger
Very naturally Mr. Lanier waited
natll the poor fellow and his attendants
boarded the train and then wisely got
into the next ear, whloh was the last In
tha train.
There were bnt few passengers aboard
tha oar, and as Mr. Lanier took his seat
among them he could plainly hoar the
yells and curses of tha mentao Id tho
car just ahead. The other passengers
were soon made aware of tho situation,
and not a little foar was expressed that
the lunatic would take a notion to como
Into their oar.
Tho train bad proceeded but n few
miles when suddenly the door was
opened, and the maniac atalked Into tho
car unattended, probably having eluded
the vlgllanoe of tbo guards who were
taking him to the asylum.
Here war e picnic sure enough, and
everyone had to stick It out Tho train
was running thirty or forty miles an
and
go to a forward ear was e hazardous
knew at what
Georgia committee of World’s fair. IT “*“ B *“"** “ r ,ur ^ mue
His brother, J. K. Pickott, I. in the PT- “ d to **■«*“* tbe ““P
freight department of the Peniuylvmiia “ r r ‘~
railroad. Mr.P. C. Sneed, formerly of in* “"“m „
Atlanta, ha. letol, been promoted to the “°dT‘ b * ‘ WOldd l nto ? rag0
position of superintendent of chI . » nd ^’hole PM^, end each pas-
ego division of tho Baltimore A Ohlo" n 8"’“ ft**** «“» h « or
railroad. Henry Rob«.n, of Atlanta, l.| ^ k “ * tb# flra » obJ#ot ofat -
mansger of tbe Instrument department . „ , ...
of the Urge music house of Lr , n * L With a many, rippling Uugh tho poor
Heel.,. Lawrence King, of Atlanta, U ,r ° m on 1 a P*“« nger tl10
In the real estate business. L. A. tow- ***Zface and freez-
ry, of Dawson, is stenographer to the mwo,r ! D th f l , No ° ne
Central Traffio association. AU of * ™ 0Td ’ * d d J cem * bat
those gentlemen hold important posl-1 7 ;
tlons, and have worked their way up b, Ut * w “ re “ bo< “( ter awb J°’ 8nd
energy and merit Th.y all retain their *° 00nd *» , » »‘°PP«1 those
affection for old Georgia, end are el- P»»ongere went out on tbe ground as
ways pleased to meet e Georgian.
lone men. Nobody know whore they
Bellevipg that the annwd.xour.lon. Wer# “ d to , oaro ' and t ov ’
of the Georgia Press AuoeUtlon should * its rollot wh , en
be made with a view to profit „,d ln . train puH^ out wlttr tho merry In-
• I ■■afla anAaivf tHAnnmL a/ oil I,a
struction aa well as pleasure, I some
months ago began laying plans for an
excursion to Chicago some time in Jnne.
While I have had many difficulties to I
uatlc aboard, monaroh of all he sur
veyed. 2
Atlanta's Boeeatrle Traxedlsa to Appear at
Glovers’ Opera House.
The Scott Thornton performance to
night will bo one of tho most unique
ever presented to an Amerloui audience.
The fan of the whole business Is that
the attempt of amateurs at heavy trag
edy glides ao naturally Into burlesque,
that the whole bocomos Irresistibly
funny.
Of course It Is well understood that
the newspaper aooounts are overdrawn
and exaggerated, and that while the per
formance is comical and laughable there
is nothing rough or ooarae about it, and
that while the audiences have been dis
posed to guy the acton, there bee been
nowhere, nor will there be in'* Americas
any such disorder as would render It un
pleasant for anybody to attend. The
whole thing Is In the nature of a roaring
fane, in tbe estimation of tho audiences,
and while everybody expects to have
oceans of fun, It will not be the kind of
fun that can justify either the actors
nor tho more refined end elegant of tbe
audience taking any exceptions.
Scott Thornton and his troupe are
ladies and gentlemen, and tho audiences
that have greeted them everywhere are
tbe elite of society, so tha*' If anybody
expects to see a howling mob at the
opera houso to-night tbe management
and the police will soon convince them
that they are mistaken.
Everybody is of course going, and
everybody expects to have lots of fun,
but no sort of disorderly conduct need
be feared, because it will not be per
mitted.
Lets give Scott a rowing reception to
night, and show him tbst Americas
knows blgb tragedy when she sees It.
A Collision Off Gibraltar.
New York, May 14.—Last night off
Europa point, Gibraltar, where on
March 13 last, tho ill-fated steamer
This From Webster.
Preston, Ga., May 14.—Farmers are
foveroome.Ifefleve-1 hare elleetmedei 1 ^’ wearing brighter smiles. Yester-
all tbe necessary preparations except a I da f m °™i n B It began raining, and from
few details. I want the Georgia editors I PYrnaent appearanoes It la likely to give
to see this great'Northwestern city, “■» good *o»*on before It stops. F.irm-
study the enterprise that has built It up, I era are ^“orally well up with their
and especially I want them to see the I work '
site of the World’s fair, learn what ox- Yesterday morning tho wife of Jeff
hlblts other states are going to make, I ^toar, who was murdered by another ne-
and what an opportunity It will afford I ffro on the Columbus Southern railroad,
Georgia to advertise to the world her| near Klmbro’s, last Sunday, wont before
varied and unsurpassed resources. I J»dge Stokes and made affidavit to a
think that they will eonelnde, as lhavo warranttor tile wrest of tire murderer,
concluded, that Georgia cannot afford I kga#k Fletcher, a railroad hand. They
not to make en exhibit. quarreled abont a woman.
• Chicago Is the great artery through I There will go a crowd from here next
whloh bee passed the blood that has j Monday to Cordmy’e mill In Calhoun
made the bleak prairies of tha Northwest “““‘J °n a big fishing frolic, consisting F
to blossom as a rose, and with proper I °* following; John W. Hawkins,
effort I believe that It can be made to I ®'Bell, T. J. Thorpe, J.
contribute to the.growth sad develop-1 l°®bolaoo, L. A. Warren, J. C. Boll,
meat of Georgia. We are already attraot- course George Thornton will go
ing the attention of these people. Ina I along to ride alligators as usual. You
conversation with Mr. Bryan, vioe-prssl-1 can J **y that there will be a jolly
dent of the World’s fair, be told me that «owd, and one that will have fun and
ha bad recently reoelved two letters from I en i°T themselves, and while we don't
friends of his on tho seme day, and they I to tend to ship you any barrels of fish,
both declared that they had found tha I we to eateh all we want,
earthly paradise, and It waa located to Wes Thera a Fight?
Georgia. Cmr or Mexico, May 14.—The city la
Tho editors of Georgia will meet with foil of rumors concerning an encounter
a hospitable reception here, and I sm I between tbe Charleston and Itata, la
satisfied that they will go home and Im- whloh tbe Utter was destroyed. Efforts
press upon onr people more strongly to verify have failed, but rumors are
than I can do the Importance of adver- persisted in. One account says the
Using our natural advantages. | Charleston fired because-the Itata re
fused to stop when ordered.
Leesburg, May 13.-A light, bnt very *“ b »” aI1
refreshing rain feU last night and gave , A “ elgh , t iach
new life to vegetation mid animation to * beU bn ”‘ ,n tba \ Ut * ' b °\ d ’
all. W. bad nothing like a season here, “H^neblowing the -.hip
but learned that there was a good seaun “ to A ““*»>er account say.
In other localities near by. « a '^ nlD * flght of a0 , TC “ l
Mrs. and Mlaa McLalne, of Dawson, I ? **' f “ nmbar of »hot struck the
Miss Maggie West, of Americas, MluI ^ “ d ,be ,U “ k ' American null,„ri-
Boza Kitchens, of Adam end a Miss I U “ they baTB nu '“formation
Itagon, of Atlanta, made ns pleasant I* U —
sits last week. I latest From Blaine,
Mr. J. F. Johnson, who was appointed . ,Y AB,,W0 7“*’ Majr >A-{Special]-In.
receiver In the Odom failure, ha. opened * ro ” ab,8 I ““T" tbIa
up and is selling out that ImmenseVtock “TT* ** p “ b,I « U being de-
of Rood* I ceived by Blaine's family, who announc-
lion. C. B. Hudson, of Schl.y, C“L ■»-
W. Walters, Cept. Hobbs, Judge M. T. R * UaWa P* rH “ “*« rt
Jones, J.D. Pope, Sidney
Wooten, of Albany, W. If. Kimbrough, I i™* l-Arter. this is considered
E. A. tlnwklnv, U. 1>. Ilollis, J. A. Ana- 1
ley and E. F. Hinton, of Americus, Col.
Ha,good, of Moutesuma, and Judge W.l
n ^ (Alexander, who runs a woodshop
It. Hammond, of Atlanta, besides onr
local bar, were all In attendance on
Jperior court here last week, and but
i pleco of
I Utopia, was sunk. the. Bt
ISuecan *uf c^Ii'tled will]
I steamship bu
I V fill s;0rni w
nd far New Yc
i)
kilan j
Lamar street, was trimming
Bcasoned hickory which he intended
.,, | n. | • , _ , , use In his work, ho wss
»r ui<3 .-'ckness of Col. Bl.ilock and Col. . ' . . .. ,
, splitting It open ta find a hickory-rmt
dockets
»uld have
are some exceedingly
grai»e jewelry, such as
snugly iml>ed(Ied in tho heart of the tim
ber. It was several indies from tho out
side and just above where the tree i
cut from tho stump, or about two i
purple grape* laid against si from the ground. How it •
These come in both | will always be a mystery at the wood i
solid all around it.