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8 THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: EKiDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1902, GEO D. WHEATLEY. GEO. 0. WHEATLEY. The Christmas Selling Begins, And it begins right. Begins with (and every section fully fortified meet the demands of the gift givers and who is not a gift giver Christmas?) To tell you about this big stock is the obiectof this “ad Can’t tell you about all of it by any means; can only suggest to you the strength of some of its most prominent features, a hint here and there to guide yon in your buying. A visit to the store will do the rest, and that visit you are cordially invited to make at as early a date as pos sible. You’ll find the Christmas spirit pervading every nook and corner of the store. All Sorts of Leather Goods. Suit cases, satchels, shopping bags, pocket books, bill books, co.in purses; all make; useful and appreciated presents. Just received a large variety of purses at 25c. A large assortment of Wrist Bags in seal and alligator leather at 35c, 60c, 65c, 75c and SI each. Special SaleSilk Dress Skirts $15.00 Silk Dress Skirt reduced to $12. U0. 910.00 Silk Dress Skirt now 97.50. 914.50 Silk Dress Skirt 'i 911.50. 911.50 Silk Dress Skirt now $8. $1.50 Knit Petticoats at $1 You can buy knitted Petticoats we sell regularly at $1.50; this week at 91.00. Germantown wool jersey ribbed, gray, pink, blue, black, white and red, with rainbow stripes around bottom Another special value knitted Petticoats at 50c, regularly sold at 75c; fine quality, jersey ribbed, in gray with pink, blue and red stripes around bottom. Special Sale of Umbrellas. Ladies’ Mercerized Umbrellas, steel rod and paragon frame, worth $1 at 75c. Ladies’ 26-inch Silk Gloria Cloth Umbrellas, steel rod and paragon frame, worth $1.60at $1.00. LadieB’ Silk Gloria Cloth Um brellas, paragon frame, steel rod, fancy pearl handle, worth 92.00, special at $1.50. $2.50 Gray Blankets at $1.75 100 11-4 Gray Blankets with fancy borders, “Cornwall,” worth $2.50 at $1.75. Special Sale Handkerchiefs. We’ve provided ior the wants of Handkerchief buyers as never be fore. More than double the selling space. Done everything towards making choosing easy. Ladies’ hemstitched and em broidered Handkerchiefs, worth Joe, special 10c. Ladies’ all-linen fine embroider ed and hemstitched Handkerchiefs, regular price 35c, special this week at 25c. Ladies’ Silk Handkerchiefs, hem stitched, worth 50c; special at 25c. Ladies’ and Gent’s Silk Hand kerchiefs, with initials, worth 76c; special at 50c. Special Sale of Ladies Belts. Jnst received a large assortment of ladies’ Belte in black and fancy colors at 25c, 50c, 75c and $1. DEATH OF MISS WINNIE BRAGG. WERE MARRIED LAST EVENING. Young Llfo Came to a Close Yester day Morning. Barely bas the death of anyone here aronsed deeper sorrow than does that of Uiss Winnie Bragg, which occurred at 5 o’clock yesterday morning, the re sult of boros received the day before while standing osar an open grate, her elotbing having become ignited. The end came at the hoar stated after a night of interne pain. Mies Winnie Bragg was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bragg, the idol of both and loved as well by hundreds r.f friends. J ust bndding into yonng womanhood, this beautiful young girl of sixteen stood upon the threshold of a bright aud happy future. Fair io fotm and featnre, o! snnny disposition, she won the hearts of all and her tragio death bas cast a gloom upon the city. In the darkened home, in tho c'ass room, everywhere is there sorrow, deep and heartfelt. The fnneral services will bo conduct ed at 0 o'clock this morning from the family residence, 101 Lee street, near Leeton. Bevs. B. E. Neighbor and B. L. Bivins will officiate, Friendaof the Nuptial* of Mis* Lilia Johnson and | Mr. Norman Miller. family, aud especially the classmates of the deceased, will attend. Foils a Deadly Attack. “My wife was so ill that good physl- claua were enable to bolp her,” write* M. M. Austin, cf Winchester. Ind., “but was completely oared by Dr, King’s New Life Pills,”. They work wonders in stomach and liver troubles. Cures constipation,sick headache, 25c. E. J. E'dndge’s drug store. The marriage last evening of Miss Lilia Johnson and Mr. Norman O. Miller, thoDgb solemnized a i thousand milesaway, was none the less an occa sion of greatest interest in Americas and many were the congratulatory telegrams sent the yonng couple last night. The marriage rites were solemnized at 0 o’clock at the residence of Mbs Eugenia Graham, in Chicago, where Miss Johnson was visiting. Quite an assemblage of friends wit nessed the nuptials, among the atten. dants being Mr. Henry Johnson Jr. eldest brother of the fair bride. Short ly after the coromnny Mr. and Mrs. Miller left upon a short bridal trip, which includes Niagara Falls aud New York. They will return to Americns in two weeks and will be “at home” at the residence ol tho bride's parents, Col. and Mrs. Henry B. Johnson. The bride is one of Americns* fairest, most talented and enltnred yonng wo men whose accomplishments have long sinoe endeared her to a host of friends here and elsewhere, and the annonneement of her marriage will be of greatest interest throughout the stato. Prof. Miller can also be claimed a resident of Amerions, where be has many friends. He is well known as an educator and nntil recently was prin cipal of the Amerions pnblio sohools for several years. STILL FILLING THE CHAINGANG. GEO. D. WHEATLEY LAMAR STREET AND COTTON AVENUE. AMERICUS, GEORGIA STILL LOOKING FOR ROBINSON. Friends of the Mlselng Agent Contln ue Searoh. Mr. J. W, Jackson, formerly In Ibe Central’s offloe in Amerions. la still ao ting agent of the company at Ella villa In the absence of Agent G. E. Bobinson, who mysteriously disap peared from Ellaville one week ago today. Agent Bobinson left catena! bly for Albany, but no trees of him could be found there or elsewhere, though hie friends hays made dili gent rearch. M-. Bobinson lhas been agent for the road at Eilat Ule for number of years and is held in highest esteem. Hie accounts, it is eald, are all correct as far as oan be aaoertalned, and his disappearance is indeed a mys tery, A wife and four little children are distressed at the absence of hus band and father, and fear that he has been foully dealt with. The disap pearance of Agent Bobinson is still the seniation in EUavUle, and hie friends will oontlnne the search for the missing man. THIS SWINDLE A SMOOTH ONE. Bella Letter Boxea and Colleots In Advanoo. Americas may be viaited shortly by a smooth swindler who caught many citizens ol Borne by hie little game. The fellow, who is bandsomoly dressod and has pleasing mannerr, hat been going from house to honse selling mail boxes to be pnt np at gates or doors. He says the government regnlation* are that every home mnet have a letter box. After making hia ta'k and show ing his credentials, the fellow says the mail box mnit be paid for in adranor, and generally ha colleots 50 oenta. A number of eases have been reported. This is the season for the "smooth goods” to come along and Amerions will bays many of them. GINHOUSE AND CONTENTS BURN Incendiary's Toroh Result* In Consld erablo Los*. An unknown incendiary bnrned the large ginhonse on Oapt. M. B, Conn oil’s plantation, near Amerions, San day morning, entailing a lose of 83,000 whioh was total, as there was no In surance on building or contents. Be sides tho bnllding end its fine equip ment of oosily maobinery, there were six bales of ootton and 6,000 bnabela cottonseed in the honse, all of which went np in smoke. The cottonseed alone were worth $1,600 at current prieee and will prove a severe loss to OapL Connoll. The honse waa fired at midnight. There bad been no work done in the building for several days, which faot points dearly to the origin of the fire. THEIR WEDDING IS ANNOUNCED. Martlago In Savannah of Interest In Amerious. Change In Offloe Hours I will be in my offloe fiom 0 a. m. to Ip. m., but will have no afternoon hsnre. (tw) Dn. Hobiwe. Mr. anl Mrs. Edward Cecil Madden Gabbett annonnoe the engagement ol their daughter, Leonora Epping Gabbett, to Mr. Henry Ltndsley Backus, the marriage to take plaoe on Wednesday evening, Deo. 24tb, at 6 o’clock, at St. John’s ohnreb, Savannah. This announce ment ia of mnoh interest in America*, the home of Major and Mra. Gabbett for several years, and many friends of the fair bride-elect are reserving oon giatnlations. Both Misa Gabbett and Mr. Baokna are prominent in eooiety eirdea of Savannah and their marriage will be an ooeaalon of mnoh interest in that oity and throughout the state. For Sale or Rent. The plantation in Webster county, known se J. D. Sheppard’s place, near Preston. With the plaee can be bought (took and implement* on place. Eight-horse farm. Possession given after Dee. 1st. Apply to Bank of Southwestern Georgia. Chipped hands and Bembert’s drag store. face cared. Moro Recruits Aro Sont to the Front Yesterday. In superior conrt yesterday John Copeland, the Zulu behind the gun in recent shooting tonrnament, was sentenced to four years in the pen for assanlt with intent to mnrder another brother in black. Copeland, it ia said, also at the same time and plaoe shot a bay male to see him jump. He will be jumped for that offense later. Will Mathis, a member of a gang charged with ear breaking, was nr. Mathis, it was alleged, robbed ears in the Central Baitway yards here reeently and earned away a lot of pro visions. Some of the loot exhibited daring trial was alleged to have been fonnd concc-alod in hia eastle. At a late bonr in tho afternoon the jury waa atili deliberating upon the Mathis case. Will Engrain was tried for aBsanlt with intent to kill, the crime having been ooremitted some time ego. En grain emigrated in the interim and was only reoently harpooned by the aherifi. The jury was ont on his ease at a late hoar yesterday. "If you want to know what smartly dressed men will wear this season, ask to see Fechheimer-Fishel Smart Clothes." |rue Economy in Clothes Buying £^OES rot ccmist in buying ilotfces at a low price. Real ccouomy.is otly practiced wh«n you buy the best clothes that can poseibly be made at a /air price. WeJrecommend the Fechheimer-Fishel Co Smart Clothes, because even if they cost a trifle more^tban the ordlnarj[reedy-me<?e, the intnnsic’valce that you get in comparably greater. You cannot buy'as good ready-to wear clothes as Fechbeimer-Fisbtl Co. make at any’price. SA good"custom tailor can make-tc-your-measure clo’hes as good, but at more than double Fechheimer-Fishel Co’s prices. Fechheimer-Fishel Co’s Smart Suits and Overcoats- $10.00 and Upwards, "live Fullmore" “CMT A Million Voices Could hardly express the thanks of Homer Hal), of West Point, la. Listen why: A severe eold bad settled on hie lunge, oanslug a most obstinate oougb. Several pbyslolans laid he bad consump tion, bat oould not help him, When all thought he was doomed he began to use Dr. King’s New Discovery for Oonsnmp- j _ _ . - . - , _ _ Hon and writes: "It complete!) oared BOVS Kll68 PHIlt SlljtS, $1 50 tO $7.50. me and saved my life. I now weigh 227 # lbs," It’s positively guranteed fori Coughs,Colds’ond Lang troubles. Prloe I 50o. end 81.60, Trial bottles free at | E. J. Eldrldge’s drug store. MRS. HARPER DIED IN RICHMOND Boys’ Overcoats. $2.50 to $12.50, Boys’ Knee Trousers, 25c to $1.50. Cold Weather Necessaries. Ladies’ Under vests and Pants, 25c to $1. Ladies’ Union Suits, 35c to $150. Children’s Vests and l’ants from 15c to 75c a garment Heayy Hosiery for Ladies’, Misses and Children, 10c Cares Cancer and Blood Poison. If vou have blood poison producing eruptions, pimples, nloers, swollen glands, bnmps and risings, horning, Itohlng skin, copper-colored spots rash on the skin, mnoons patobea month or throat, falling hair,bone pains, old rheumatism or fool catarrh, take Botanlo Blood Balm (B. B. B.) kills the poison In the blood; toon all sores, eruptions beat, bard swelling sob- aide, acbea and pa.ns stop and a perfeot euro la made of the worst eases of Blood Poison. For cancers, tumors, swellings, eating sores, ngty nloers, persistent pimple* of *11 kinds, take B. B. B. It destroys the cancer poison In the blood, heals cancer of all kind*, oures the worst humors or ■upperatlng swellings, Thousands cured by B. B B. after all else fails. B. B, B. compostd of pora bomanto Ingredl onts. Improves tbe digestion, makes the blood pare and rich, stops the awful itohlng and all • harp, shooting, pains, Thorongbly tested for thirty yean. Druggist*, 81 per bottle, with complete directions for home euro Sample free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co. Atlanta, Gs, Deserlbe trouble and free medical advice also eut In sealed letter. Money to Lend. I have aboni 62,000 or 62,500 to lend. Security must be absolutely first class. Interest low. B, E. Lee, Offloe 14 and 16 Planters Bank Bldg, Dog Lost. Pointer pappy, almost grown, with large liver colored apot*. Findtr will retnrn to this office and receive reward, "The best advice in—don't give iny away,” don’t take mnoh more. To Cure a Cold in One Day Toie Laxative Bromo Quinine Toilets. /!(%£, Cures Crip to Two Days. ■, This Signature, on every box. 25c. y Former Amerious Lady Passes Away | Recently. Belatives in Amerions received tele-1 grams yesterday morning conveying the very rad intelligence of the death of Mrs. Baas Harper which occurred | to 60c per pair, at her home in Biohmond, Va. on Monday. The announcement was not wholly nnexpooted, as Mrs. Harper had been very seriously ill for some time. Tho deoeaeed was reared in Amerions and as Miss Jennie Staple ton waa (beloved by all here and where ever known. She was in the prime of yonng womanhood and her untimely death is a eevere blow to all of her business in this department we have many loved ones and parlionlarly to the stricken young husband and four little ever had before. The principal rea- children. The very serious illness of * Mr. George Stapleton prevents her v ' 0n Ior Knit Petticoats from 50c to $1.50 each Sateen Petticoats, 60c to $3.50. Ladies’ Tailor-Made Suits and Jackets. S j far we] have had the largest this ip we have a stock <- tu. p»t of <■» country. The cold weather is now upon us and it is absolutely imperative with you that you do not defer longer mak* ing your purchases. Come now while you can find what you want and be ternoon. Foley’s Honi-y ini Tar roiltlvely oures all throat and Inng diseases. Be- fuse substitutes. John B, Hudson. ASSUMES DUTIES NEXT FRIDAY. I New Pastor of Presbyterian Church Will Coma Then. Bev. J. Logan Irvin, of Vanoebnrg, Ky. who quite recently was called to tho pastorate of tho Presbyterian Ohnreb here, win reach Amerions P»i-1 and prices ranging from $1 to $15 each! day next and will at once eeenme hie *’ ° 6 v ^ new duties here. Mr. Irvin ia a very Walking and Dress Skirts in a tremendous eloquent, talented and foroefnl yonng stv ] e3 .-j ; minister, and daring a sojourn of two | y ana pnces * weeks here reoently made many friends who will join the people of Amerions generally in extending him a hearty weleome to bis new field of | labor. fitted. Prices guaranteed satisfactory in every instance. Large line of Children’s Coats and Jackets of all sizes variety of A kidney or bladder trouble eon always be eared by ailng Foley’s Kidney Core In lime. Jcha R. Hudson. JAS. PARKER DIED AT LE8LIE. Wellknown Citizen of Sumter Has Passed Away. Mr. W. J. Parker died with eanoer of the fees, at his home near Leslie lest Tuesday. The interment took place at Pleasant Grove Cemetery Wednesday ' llo’olook, Bov. A. B. Hawkes con ducting the faneral servicer. He] leaves a wife, five children, several grand children and a host of relatives and friends to mourn hie Bad death. He was 52 years of age, and lived the last 85 year* of bis life a devoted mem ber of tho Baptist church ver ready to falfil his Christian daly toward all. Blankets and Comfortables. In a large variety of styles and prices, ranging from the cheapest to the finest. Carpets. Rugs. Etc. II you have Carpets, Rugs and Curtains to buy do not put It off longer. We are showing the best line we have ever caraied and we bought them to sell, All grades of Inggains from the cheapest to the finest. Brussels 50c, 65c, 75c, 85c, $1 per yard. Velvets from $1 to $1.50 per yd. Mattings from 15c to 60c per yd. Rugs and Art Squares, all grades, sizes and prices. Itch on human cored in 30 minntei by Wollford’a Sanitary Lotion. Thii never faili. Bold by E. J, Eldridge, druggist, Amcrtone, Ga 1 Cough cared. Syfap of Pine Bembcrt’* drag store. 2-3 0.1