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VOL. XXXlX
BY MIDGET.
W. B. Barnett is on the sick list this
week.
L. A. Moore visited Cruwfordville
Monday.
Chief of Police Sturdivant is very
partial to ‘‘Brown Eyes.”
The Bank of Sharon is progressing
nicely. Put your money in it.
We hear lots of nice things said about
the county paper, nowadays.
Glad to know Editor Williams is able
to be at iiis post again.
“’Midget” will receipt you for sub
fcriptions to the Advocate-Democrat.
Geo. W. Brown has his mill in shape
to supply the demands of the people.
The thermometer registered at eight
degrees Tuesday morning.
Mr. Roy Flyut left last week for Dub¬
lin, where he will make his future home.
Richard E Lowe, of Washington, is
bujing all the cotton he can get at 7c.
O. D. Moore visited Augusta last
week, for the pui pose of selling cotu n.
Messrs. O. T. Flyut aud J. H. Stone
visited Milledgevilh; last week.
Mr. Wesley Wright, of Atlanta, is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Mr. Jeff Sturdivant has accepted a
posilion with the Union Point Manu¬
facturing Co.
O. D. & VY\ R. Moore loaded the first
wagon with provisions to go out of
town.
Ask Brother Bob Jackson about that
mule which froze in August. He can
tell you all about him.
Mr. W; R. Moore attended the meet¬
ing of the County Board of Education
at (.TawfoidviiL, Tueeda -.
Mr. Moore Kendrick lias returned
from Macon, but is confined to his room
al'tr an attack of pneumonia.
A beautiful baby girl 1ms arrived to
bless the home of Mr. ard Mrs. J . R.
Brown.
Mr. Claud Stone has accepted a posi¬
tion with W. B. Brigham, of Augusta;
as traveling salesman.
Mr. Willii M. Moore has severed his
connection with the Danntnberg C>>.. of
Macon, and is at home for a few days.
Messrs. L. A. Towers and Arthur
Gunn have a contract to furnish several
loads of nice rock.
Some of Sharon’s horse traders have
been doing some fine trading. A few
more trades and somebody will have to
walk.
The Georgia road should be proud of
their assistant agent at Sharon. He is
a genteel little fellow—at least that is
what the Raytown girls exclaim.
Miss Lillie Barnett has suspended In r
school, in Wilkes county, on account of
disagreeable wealher, and is visiting rel¬
atives at Nye.
Masters Joseph and Grady Moore are
the champion iabbiti hunters, Last Fri¬
day aiternoon they killed 27. This cei
tainiy breaks the record.
Mr. Sam Perkins claims that he has
been ruled out uu the 25 per cent, re¬
duction idea, on occouut of not raising
enough of anything.
The city election passed off quietly
the old council being re-eiected, viz;—
John O’Keeffe, mayor; L. S. Jackson,
G. T. Moore, Albert Burnett and W, L,
Kennrick.
Monday evening the Washington
branch train, wnile passing over the
south switch, broke one of the rails. In
turn a truck under the tender of the en¬
gine was broken. The train was delay
id until Tuesday morning.
Tlieie are four persons residing in
f-harou who resided here in 1868, when
the place was k-owuas “Cross Roads.”
They are Mr. and Mrs. Wilson B. Ken¬
drick. Mrs. Anna O’Keeffe, and a col¬
ored man, George Brooke.
On Thursday, Feb. 9th, while every¬
thing was covered with sleet, one thing
noticeable by several people, were the
icycles on the telephone wires. There
were as many that extended upward
downward. The phenomenon '
as were
hasn’t been satisfactorily solval.
Mr. J. J. Mome Buys that the weather 1
has b-.en so cold that it froze his teeth ]
CRAWFORDVILLE, GA„ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1905.
and, wanting some sue to console him
in his trouble, concluded to call on a
certain widow in Crawfordvijle, and, as
misfortune would have it. she was not
at home. Imagine his predicament,
flic saddest face that you ever looked
at was the face of this frozen tooth man.
The citizens of Sharon and vicinity
met in the vacant store room of Mrs.
Croake, Saturday, Feb. 11th, for the
purpose of sending delegates to the
county cotton growers’ convention, to
convene at Grawfordville on the ltltli.
Mr. J. A. Woodall was elected chuir
man; Dr. L. R. Brown, secretary and
treasurer. The follow ing delegates were
appointed as delegates to meet at Craw
fordville: J. A. Woodall, J. J. Moore
aud M. G. Sheehan.
Di. L. R. Brown recently complaining
of times being better now than usual.
He says he can feed five of his children
on a box of sardines and a few crackers
for supper, and his wife, the rest of tile
children and himself make out till
breakfast. He invites all his friends to
see him. Come down, Mr. Editor, and
bring the “devils” with you. [Thanks,
“Midget;” we’ll be there shortly. Tell
our friend, the Doctor, not to give us
out.—Ed.]
Tonic to the System.
For liver troubles aud constipation
there is nothing better than DeWitt’s
Little Early Risers’ the famous little
Pills. They do not weaken the stomach.
Their action upon the system is mild,
pleasant and harmless. Bob Moere’ ot
LaFayette, Ind, savs: “No use tolkiug,
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers do their
work. All other pills I have used gripe
and make me sick in the stomach and
never cured me. DeWitt,s Little Early
Risers proved to be the long sought re¬
lief. They are simdly perfect.,’ Persons
trayeliug find Little Early Risers the
most reliaple remedy to carry with 1
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Women with extreme whims rarely ex
ert much in the way of iufluence.
Speedy Relief.
A salve that heals without a scar is
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. No rem¬
edy effects such sdeedy relief. It draws
hut inflammation, soothes, cools and
oeals all cuts, bxrns and bruises. A snre
cure for Piles and Skin diseases. Do,
Wilt’s is the only Witch Hazel Salve
Beware of counterfeits. They are dan
gerous. Sold by Hadaway& Moore.
A man of words seldom is a man of
mind.
Sickening Shivering Fits
ot Ague and Malaria, can be relieved and
cured with Electric Bitters. This is a
pure, tonic medicine, of especial benefit
in malaria, for it exerts a true curative
iufluence on the disease, driving it en¬
tirely out of the system. It is much to
b; preferred to Quinine, having none of
this drug’s had after-effects. E. S. Mun
nay, of Henrietta, Texas, writes: “My
brother was uery low with malarial feve
and jaundice, till he took Eleolrie Bit¬
ters, which s ved his life. At Hadaway
& Moore’s drug store. Price fifty cents
tuaranteed.
Letter to W. H. Sherrer,
Grawfordville. Ga.
Dear Sir: Three gallons saved is $15 to
$15 earned. 1
Mr Hanford Platt of Bridgeport,
Conn, ordered 15 gallons Dovoe to paint i
his house, and returned 3 gallons. His I
painter said it would take 15; a
oil painter.
Hubbell & Wade Co sc 11 it. They say
everybody has the same experience there,
The reason is, of course; they are used
to poor paint.
What is poor paint? Anything not
Dovoe- some worse than others.
Besides, paints wear about as they
cover. Duble the 812 to $15.
Yours truly
F W Devoe & Co
P S. T. F. Kendrick sell our paint, j
Many Children are Sickly I
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for eliildern.l
used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Childern’s
Home. New York, Break up Colds in 24 hours,
cure Feverishness, Hcadach, Stomach Troub¬
les, Teething Disorders, and ix-.-itory Worms.
Ai all Druggist 25c. sample mailed KREE. I
Address, Aliens Olmsted,Le Roy, N. Y. ;
Cja.ST03R.rAi
dsentha /} Kind 1^IHjat^A!»ra)lS Bocgf j
traveler.
udge Garrett is If.
out again.
East sale day was a dull one.
Court at Black Log next Monday.
Stock suffered badly tram the cold.
Wo were all glad to see the sun come
out again.
The cold weather temporarily stopped
the saw mill.
“Traveler” didn’t travel very much
last week.
Put your stock under shelter—if you
have the shelter.
Mrs. Buunie Turner lms been quite sick
with the grip.
Business was at a stand-still last wcok,
belli in town and county.
Mi-B. P. Atchison visited Mr. W.
P. Johnson Saturduy.
Mr, Tnotnas Jackson visited in Ogle¬
thorpe county 13 .nday.
A big red fox was seen In Red Lick
section last week.
Mr. and Mrs, \Y. O. Stewart visited the
formePs parents Saturday and Sunday.
People who want to hear the news of
the county, should take the county paper.
The passenger trains kept better time
during the had weather than before.
The woods are badly torn up from the
effects of the sleet and snow.
Preaching at Jennings next Saturday
and Sunday, by P&stoi Venzoy.
Thomas Ledbetter, of Waiien, was in
Grawfordville Saturday.
Don’t discontinue your county paper,
aud then wot ry year neighbors by Uor
rowing it.
perse uu uw cun:,
that is running at huge, he would be kept
pretty busy.
P. C. Fielding has- purchased a build¬
ing lot from the estate ot Mrs. J. J.
Cooper at Barnett. ’
Things, from a business standpoint,
looked mighty gloomy, but the rise in
coitou helped matters some.
The people of Taliaferro know that
it is against the law to sell whiskey—it is
their fauii il they break the iaw.
It is a mighty sorry man that permits
his wife to get up and make the fires and
draw the water these cold mornings.
“Traveler” has invented a new coffee
pot. It is simple, more convenient and
cost less than any other kind. W> will
exhibit it is ter.
We were glad to hear that tire Masonic
fraternity had exonerated Coru.ade II.
II. Flynt, of the charge of selling whis¬
key
Three old negroes in our section shuf¬
fled oil this mortal coil lust week, yiz.—
West Ruff, Mose Burley and Dan Hu¬
bert.
Wo hear very little politics talked
these days. It is well. There is nothing
in it—only turmoil and btiterness among
neighbors and friends.
W. T. Sturdivant has purchased a mule
and will run a farm again this year. He
had a good crop lust year, but the hail
“put it out of business.”
We notice that Rhodes Brothers & Co.
haye announced a sacrifice sa!e. They
are clever and steniug juurig men, and
deserve to do well. Call and see them,
We learn that Messrs. Henry and
Wheeler Downing a cre the purchasers of
the old Downing homestead. They ate
fine boys, and we, are glad to lee the
property stay in the family,
We know two colored farmers who
never leave their farms except on busi
ness. You will always find tlrem around
(jo m e at work. They make gord crops
of corn, cotton, p. as aud potatoes. Their
credit good, too.
.J. W. Lynn, of Augusta, was here
)hlB wt . ek) j 00 king -iter his “best” girl.
Waiter don’t want to give up old Talia.
f f . rr0j f, ;r awhile, at least. We expect
he’d rather fie back ,u the Ogeechee.
Editor Williams mould feel flattered at
tire nice things that aie being said about
his paper these days. [We do, “Trav
eier.” Hardly a week passes but that
some substantial citizen of the county
speaks a word of encouragement to us.—
Upon the return to us of the coupon
printed below, between now and March 1 st
we will accept it as Cash (25c.) as part
payment on any pair of Shoes, retailing
at from 1.25 and upward.
Just to Think—
a 1.50 pair of Shoes at 1.25 ; a 1.7 5
pair at 1.50 ; and so on up to the highest:
This will he for the cash only, firing the
coupon and the balance in money and get
Shoes at an unprecepented sacrifice.
We guarantee our Shoes to be as rcas
onablc—and perhaps more so—than can he
elsewhere.
25c This ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
as part c0L, payment P 0n is good of any for 25c. pair 25c|
of shoes in our stock from $1.25 upward.
♦ RHODES BROS. & CO.
rvi iougo ui w. Cc v>u
BERMUDA.
The outlook for the oat crop is quite
gloomy.
Mr. Hiram Nelson has accepted a posi¬
tion witli Mr. K. J. Jones.
The thermometer dropped to 10 above
zero Tuesday night.
Ray Jones spent Saturday night and
Sunday with relatives at I’oweltou.
Mail Carrier Phelps failed to make his
appearance Monday on account oi high
water.
Rev. II. E. L Harris and family spent
Friday with Prof, and Mrs. S. N. Chap¬
man at Powelton.
Tht> young people were entertained
with a Valentine party at the home of
Mr, J. II. Googer Tuesday evening.
it. is thought that two of Mr. C. M.
Walker’s ribs wore broken, as a result of
the fall on the ice last Sunday week.
The weather for the past week has
been unprecedented. It was severe on
mail earners, physicians and dumb
brutes--in fact on everything and every¬
body wlio had to be out in it
The post-office department is forcing
those patrons, on the rural routes, who
have not already done so. to get. mail
boxes, and they must lie approved by the j
postmaster general.
The Sharon correspondent seems to
think Ural Taliaferro lias a small menag¬
erie, consisting of two elephanls-(il,e
road machine amt county court.) We
also think it Iras a bear in bad roads, al¬
though we think the latter lias been Im¬
proved since we got the elephant frond
machine,) and the other little elephant is
saving the county a good deal of ex
pense III£7Vs «
Tie- subscribers should certainly
mate the editor’s perse-)crance in getting
out Ids paper last week, although
ed to his room with illness. We knew
him five rears ago as the editor of the
Washington Reporter, and he is a “hast
ier ” and “don’t you forget it.” [Our
correspondent Is very kind to write such
nh e words Those old Reporter days will
ever ‘be remembered by us as happy
oneiTiWewill be pardoned in saying
that we think our best newspaper work
was put on the Reporter Eu.,
Are the farmers of Taliaferro going to
stand by and take i.o step at all towards j
organizing aud cutting their cotton
agi ? There are some who are opposed to
YEAR.
it, giving as one of their reasons that
there Is nothing being said about cutting
the rent. We would like to know if thy
land is not worth as much planted in corn
as it is in cotton? Our understanding of
tin: matter is that if tire cotton acreage is
cut down, there will oc more land plain¬
ed in corn or some other food crop, rh t
will make the farm self-smtairdng. r Jh >
amount of land cultivated is not to be In.
torfored with.
BETHANY.
Dr. L. M. Andrews Is quite stek with
the la grippe at this witting.
Mr. A. V. Davis is nursing a bonefelloil
on his linger.
Mr. J. R. McKinley dined at the In mo
of Mr. U. 11. Rhodes Bw.tuniay.
Calvin Taylor is visiting at the horn • < f
Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Bradley this week.
Luther Rhodes was here Monday on
business.
Mrs. Thomas Duster, of Atlanta, is the
guest of Mrs. Fannie Duster.
Mrs. J. If. Callahan spent a few days
last week with Mrs. J. V. Andrews.
Mr. Alva Ogletree was in our midst Saw
unlay.
Mis.: Annie Davis was the guest of Mrs.
F. F. Rhodes Friday night.
Several negroes In tins community had
a shooting suapo Saturday. One was
shot in Hie face, but no one killed.
Ewell Rhodes, of Union Point, is
spending a few days this week with the
old folks.
Rev. .J. 15. J1 111 house wii) fill his usual
appointment at Bethany Blind iy morn
ing and evening,
Grey Taylor (ailed on a young lady in
this community .Sunday. He (got water
bound ami had to spend the night,
- Captain It. II. Rhodes went to Union
Point Friday and when he left home he
had two eats In a sack, which he intended
carrying to his son, R. A. Rhodes ; but,
lol and behold, when he reached his des
tins’i m be soon discovered that he had
lost both sack ami cats. We haven’t
heard that the Captain is offering a re
wmd f .r their return,
o AS‘?OiSl2 A,
CearBthe _^ Tha Kind You Have Always B<M
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