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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 189i. Bhoes for Young! * Shoes for Old! Shoes for Rich! Shoes for Poor! LOOK AM, OVER TUB STATE. AT V OUR SHOES! h to i to Flit! -THE Great American fcagle’ SHOE STORE, 119 Forsyth St. Has ju't what you want Interesting Items From Oar Exchangee of Recent Date. • The Augusta glass works will begin operation In a few days. The fires are already lighted and a melt will be made on the night of September 2. * There are nineteen prisoners in the Washington county jail, and the county has two prisoners In the Bibb jail for safe keeping. . The members of the general assembly will spend to-morrow in Savannah, and tho arrangements for their entertain ment is In competent hands. Mr. William Flanders, a prominent citizen of Macon, was stricken with paralysis Wednesday afternoon. His condition la considered very critics!. It is claimed that Lumpkin county has raised cabbage enough to feed the atate, and the market is glutted. The Lump kin farmers ought to diversify their crops a little. A gentleman eighty years old was im mersed at Ozark Baptist church in Ilenry county recently. Ho had never professed religion before. lie was led down into tho water walking with a The Leading GROCER has this to say: NOTE CAREFULLY: A Franklin lady makes the courteous request of the public not to cut the cedars over her husband's grave, as she wishes to attend to trimming them and doing other necessary work at the grave herself. During my stay of three weeks in New York City and other East ern markets, I have been in position to buy groceries cheaper than ever before, and propose to sell them at a lower figure than any honse in Georgia. I shall name such prices that will aston ish and PLEASE the trade. Don’t fail to call and get special prices. Merchants supplied at wholesale prices. E. D. ANSIEY, The Leading Grocer. A Sweeping Reduction will be made* on all Foot-Wear purchased of us in the Next 30 Days! In this Sweeping Sacrifice Sale nnpreceedented bargains will be offered on all LOW CUT SUM MER SHOES, andjwe expect that the announcement of this sale will “Sweep the Town!” We are not after room os most merchants would say—bat are AF TER MONEY—room we havo enough—but are SHORT ON MONEY. H you want to know what we mean by a SWEEPING Reduc tion, come to this 30-Day Clean Sweep Sale, and you will find the Largest and most varied stock of shoes ever offered in Americas and at lower prices than are obtainable else where. % THE NAME- IBS SIT IMS U SHOE STORE. THE PLACE:— 119 Forsyth St. AMERICUS, GA. N. B.—No goods charged at these cat prices, but will be charg ed at oar regular prices. JOHN B. SHAW In Walton county, George Kooks, col ored, was convicted of voluntary man slaughter a few days since. Sentence had not been pronounced on him Wed nesday. When the officers went to bring him up to the court to be sentenced, they found that the bird had flown. Officers are in pursuit and will catch the escaped jail bird if they can. The Macon Telegraph says: A busi ness man in the lower portion of the city, having no office in which to place a telephone, decided to have one of the useful instruments mounted on a fence post nntii he could build an office. He was seen yosterday standing by the post in the rain, holding an umbrella in one hand and the ear-phone in tbs other, talking away a* though it was as good an arrangement aa he wanted. John T. Waterman of the Hawkins- villa Dispatch, who has been appointed by the governor to coiieet the state's share of the direct tax refund, left for Washington Wednesday for that pur pose. The amount of this tax is $83,-127, and Col. Waterman will receipt for the amount, make out a record of the names of the parties that paid the tax, which, be says, will be about 15,000 In number, and turn it over to the state, after which it will be properly refunded. The Marietta Journal says: Chaney Gann, better known as Granny Gresham, colored, died in tills place last Saturday, aged 116 years. She was the grand' mother of Green Gresham, a well-known colored man of our city. She left cbtl dren gray-haired and infirm. Granny Gresham's age, it is said, Is verified by bills of sale now in existence. In con versatlon with the writer she recalled events during the revolutionary war, and was positive she was old as repre sented. In her latter years she was quite feeble and required a good deal of attention. O. E. Skill, a San Franciseo young Samson, Is astonishing Savannah people with exhibitions of his marvelous strength. His thighs and forearms are as hard as iron, and he is capable of performing wonderful feats. With his neck alone Skiff claims to hare lifted 1,500 pounds. He can break the hardest rook with a blow of his fiat. He can break bars of steel with his teeth. Mr. Skiff would never be taken, from bis ap pearance, to be anything more than an ordinary man, but be Is a veritable Sam son, being able to strike a blow equal to 480 pounds. He said he was born with tho phenomenal strength which he pos sesses and never did anything to de velop it. Brunswick Times: The bark Sralen, which lias been lying over on her side opposite quarantine all summer, was blown to pieces Monday with dynamite. The work was done by Capt. C. ff. John son, the contractor employed in blasting out tho new clianDel on tire bar. Capt. Johnson, accompanied by several others, left for tho scene of the old wreck on the tug Inca early in the morning. The first charge was placed on the vessel's deck. Wbon exploded, a large aperture was made, and through this the second charge of twenty-five pounds of dyna mite was lowered, or dropped into tho vessel’s hold. Five of these twenty-five pound chargee were put in and ilred in succession, until the old vessel was torn literally to pieces. The vessel, as well as tlie lumber It contains, is one promis cuous and confused heap o; wreckage, with the ruins of the vessel lying on top of the lumber and bolding it on the bot tom. The explosion sent a column of water, with small pieces of wreck, it is said, fully 100 feet in the air. Mr. Anderson is now in New York buying the finest and most attractive line of Jewelry ever brought South—all the latest de signs and novelties. He is also taking a Why is it that you always get nice clean goods At Bailey’s? Why is it that you get the most stylish wearing apparel At Baileys? C. R. Whitlbt, Prea’t, R. L Sumivab, Vice Pres't if mericus Jewelry Co. Owing to the protracted stay in New York of Messrs. Cotney and Bell, purchasing for the Americus Jewelry Co.. ‘ * till tl their our opening and collection of stock will be delayed return. AMERICUS JEWELRY CO. J. T. COTNEY, la C. Bif iL Manager. Secy A freas. This Week’s Why is it that you get the best and lowest prices At Bailey’s? Why is it that you never get an article out of style At Bailey’s? POST GRADUATE COURSE in Optics, and, with his long ex perience in that line, will enable him to give entire satisfaction in Opthalmic work. Ready for business about September 1st. If head-work could have aaved the world it would have been done before the flood. :DOCTOR! ICKER’S I PURE! Due notice given of our OPENING. will be GRAND Respectfully, Why is it that you get the best, longest wearing and best look ing goods at Bailvy’s? Why is it that you can get a Knox hat At Bailey’s ? Thompson 2 Anderson. Why is it that you can get the STACY ADAMS SHOE, the best fitting, most com fortable, easiest wear ing and the longest last ing shoe made in the United States At Bailey’s ? ft Household Remedy won ALL BLOOD and SKIN DI8EASE8 BECAUSE B.B.B. Botanic Blood Balm It r llrM tcnruLA, ulceus, ult n lures rheum, eczema. RHEUM. ECZEMA. ««r» < firm of Mil|*uf SKIN ERUPTION, to* ( •Mm htl.| tMcacliHI I* toning up tlM . onto* on, rnifoping tho coootHotlon,' whin ImpolroK bom our i — hooftoi olmoot ougornoturol hooting preportloo Jutflfp uo In auuontMlog • euro, H Uracil, not. follows. 8ENT FREE «bSWSU' BLOOD ULM CO.. Allooto. Co. For Blood and 8kln Dis eases; Kidney & Bladder Troubles; Indigestion. For two year* I rafferryl greatly with Blood Pol- benefit, tutu I tetran to rate roar temedjr. I dernnoir.. I.w-t^zthngg^dhme.nr DKA.Ont!’ Hertnjtal^etNour WooWrWze'.Wnn- W. UWTLT. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 33. WE nnfactored bJ WooWH Jcc WsBtlerftal Core C*p FOIL HALE BY ALL DBCUUINT8. ONE CENT A WORD COLUMN. FOB BALE. iN K saddle pony, suitable for Udl*a or F il — children to ride. Fur par 11 c u I a re see aog29»tf AGENTS WANTED. 1st. 2d. 3d. 4tb. 6tb. Gth. 7th. I know who to buy from. I know what to buy. I know how to buy. I know when to bny. I know how much to buy. I know how to please. I know my business. SPECIALTIES! BUTLER & BERRY. tft5 pc Tea and Dinuer Set, (white porcelain), t ; - 130pc. Dinner Set, (Blue A Brown decorations) 56pc. Tea Sets, (Haviiand’s decorated china). 56pc. Tea Sets, decorated specialties, - 42pc. Tea Set*, pearl white, semi-granite, Hall Swinging Lamps, (ruby and utuhed panels) Decorated Kwers and Basins, - 3pc. Tin Toilet Sets “Tho Gem” 3pc. Tin Toilet Sets, largest size, wreath decorations,“ “1847 Rogers & Bros.’ A 1” Tea Spoons, Table Spoons, Forks, 85 Odd Vases, 166 Odd Vases, waa $18.50 ; now $13.50 44 22,00; “ 17.26 w. 20.00; “ 16.00 “ 7.60; “ 4.65 44 8.85; “ 2.26 14 4.75; «' 8.76 ■ 1 44 2.25;“« 1.70 ,1.75; “ 1.40 8,“ 2.25 ; « UO ■r “ 2.60; « 1.85 44 5.00; “ 8.75 44 500; “ 8.75 “ .50; « .25 .. 1.00; - .50 A few Refrigerators, Water Coolers, Freezers, Fly Fans, Wire Dish Covers, at your own figures at Socks, half hose and socks again, and some more socks. Pants suspenders, hose suspenders, sleeve suspenders, and sus penders. Handkerchiefs; White, black, linen, silk, and the old plain bad cold handkerchiefs. White, brown, and black bows, large bows, little bows, Bow Bows. ^■,*•11. >1«U- ..a • WUA tkt HR StsasssKi BoxUTl NsirYurt?** tor ^ mn *•*** My stock is now complete and it will please yon all the way round. Call and see for yourself. BUTLER & BERRY’S, ARTESIAN CORNER. LEE * UMAR STREETS. TOHN E. SCHMIDT Takes this opportunity of and the adjoining country that he is now i of style, and willshortly open one of the of Americas itting up in tho best Finest He will spare no expense or pains to make it worthy of the patronage of the very best people, and Americas can then boast of a place where everything good will bo served in a style as never before seen in this city. Remember the place-Schmidt’s Reading-Room, Lamar St. . • • ! 8-ldAwly Respectfully, JOHN E. SCHMIDT. &Ie>r+tn\r\ - We offer at this season Turnip Seed! STALL FED BEEP TO-DAY M^YO & WINKLER’S. Also the Best-8ausage on Earth. TKLKFilOME 115. FOB BKXT. SOUTHERN FEMIE COLLEfiE. ”—■— H Twnn.lv*. literal. Flat, ud Pmctlcoi Am. 0? AILEY.