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Our last week visitors to the Atlanta
Exposition have all returned.
The corn crop is about all gathered
ami “ y * “ rve
got enou 0
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Our local minister doesn’t sit on the
front veranda and look so forlorn now,
jiis better half lias gotten back from
Dooly.
Eadv Hixson an ex-slave of the Hix
son fatnilv died this week, nearly one
hundred years of age. She has been for
a long time on the county pauper list,
The car-load of young jersey heifers
brought here last week by Mr. Peacock,
were far better looking stock, Dr. Chen
cy says, than any on exhibition in At
lanta.
AVe are sorry to learn that Mrs. Royal,
a widow lady, living in the northern
portion of this county, had the misfor
tune to lose her ginhouse and 11 bait's
of cotton last week by fire.
A handsome quilt, made by her own
}wbv fingers, ornamented the bed yester
day while little lna Williams celebrated
her fifth birth day. It is a very cred
itable job for a little five year-old and
ought to be sent to the State Fair.
A new trial has been granted to Dal
las Walker on bis eoviction for assault
with attempt to murder, and he was re
leasedfTuesday on a bond ofj$250. He paid
the $40 fine for carrying concealed weap
OI1S.
Rev. Charles Martin, of the Freewill
Baptist association, who was unable to
till his recent appointment here, has
agreed to preach at th Baptist church in
Ellaville on the fitli Sunday after Christ
inas, being the 26th of January next.
Our Post office is putting on city airs
Mr. Murphy has just had it fitted up
with big boxes' little boxes, lock boxes,
glass front boxes and all sorts of boxes.
Now if the Postal Department will just
give us a respectable Mail Service Ella
ville would be contented for a while.
Mr. M, W. Snider, wishing to send his
children to the Ellaville High School
came to town Monday to rent a house,
but could not find one in or near town
ferrent. He says that be will have to go
to Americus or some where else, where
he can rent. Thus Ellaville loses auoth
er citizen and the High School a patron.
Eight thousand dollars paid by the
Central R. R. company to Mr. Nat Stew
a t of for the loss of bis left arm
in the accident of last November, is said
to be the largest sum ever paid by this
company for a left arm. Mr. Stewart
says he would not have suffered t be pain
and loss for twice ihat amount, but ac
cepted the compromise rather than have
further litigation.
Andrew Jackson, colored, a half
brother to William Farris, our local shoe
maker, died last Friday, in his retain ant
recently started in one of Mrs. Burton’s
houses. His relat’ves claim that be had
never recovered from injuries recieved
in the railroad wreck of last November,
but the doctors say lie died of hemor
rhagic fever contracted while working
on 'lie S. A, M. railroad,
M e have noticed several invoices of
corn meal shipj>ed to this place since the
burning of Mr. Murray's mill. This
ought not to be so. There are several
other mills in the county and more corn
tlian tire farmers need for their own use.
Home of them having a surplus ought to
take advantage of this opportunity to
supply our home market and thus keep
the money circulating in the county.
^ e believe that our merchants would be
Kind to give the preference to our home
nulls.
■All through the long weary hours of
bist Saturdy night one of our most gal
lant young men sat up at. the depot, pa
tiently awaiting the arrival of a young
lady whom lie was to escort to her
boarding house.Shut the train did not
eoine until after sun up Sunday morning
and then the young lady was not on
board. The expression of disappoint*
"lenton liis handsome face was painful to
behold. Worst of all, he had to chop up
all the fence rails near the depot to kt ep
a tire in the stove.
The Tent Meeting will comenoeat 1<H*
crosso next Sunday morniugat Du’ehx’k,
AH day meetings, bring your dinners.
AH invited. G, B. Allison,
W. J. Fianders.
SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS.
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persowal.
Mr. W. P. Ilornday returned Tuesday
rorn the Maccn Fair,
Mr. H. T. Arrington left Tuesday to
visit the Atlanta Exposition.
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bussiness in Buena Vista this week.
Mr aad Mra I c R McCrory left Tuesday
to visi ^Oglelhorpe and ;ttie Macon Fair,
Messrs. T. A. Collins and Claude Dix
on left Tuesday night to visit the Macon
Fair-.
Mrs. A. I, Pease who has been visiting
her sister Airs. AIcGuire of this place
left Alonday for her home in Brunswick.
Aliss Cailie Law, assistant, in the Ella
ville High School spent Saturday with
her relatives in Columbus.
Airs. E. S. Baldwin returned Sunday
from a visit to her daughter, Airs. G. \V.
Chipley at Columbus.
Dr, Cheney returned Sunday from the
Atlanta Exposition, He was much
pleased with what he saw and says the
exhibits are very creditable to the State.
THERE IS MUCH IN A NAME.
Tret’s change the name of Lick Skillet,
Nubbin Hill, Buinpheadand such names
as these in our county, These names
were applied during the early settlement
of this section in ridicule of the rough
character of the places at that time, but
things have changed since then, the lit
tle grog shops with their retinues of
roustabouts have long since passed away.
School houses, churches, refinement and
culture has taken their places, and how
the people have continued to tolerate
such opprobrius appelations is a mystery
we can not solve. It probably has never
occurred to them that these ungainly
back woods names grate harshly upon
the ears of strangers and new comers
and conveys a very erroneous impression
regarding the people of these neighbor
hoods. There is much in a name and
we should not tolerate one that conveys
an idea of back-woods roughness of a
people that are in reality intelligent and
refined.
SHIPPING COTTON SEED.
Cotton seed are being shipped away
from Ellaville by the carload. One firm
alone in this place have shipped five car
load and several parties are shipping.
We cannot blame our merchants for
buying and shipping cotton seed, as long
as they are offered for sale: if they did
not ship, the country would soon be full
of agents who would and our home peo
ple might as well reap the profits as
others, but this selling and shipping off
the cotton seed is going to tell on the
productiveness of the county sooner or
later arid it ought to be discouraged in
every way possible. It brings ready
money now, it is true, and so does the
negroe’s corn, that he brings in about
Christmas and sells for 40cts. per 1 ushel
but when he has to buy the same corn
back, the following summer at $1.00 per
bushel he finds it hard to figure out a
profit, yet there are hundreds of them
who go on doing this every year. Very
few white men are so foolish as to do
that, but to sell cotton seed, the very
best fertilizer known and let the lands
become impoverished, strikes us as be
ing just about as near sighted. A far
mer might as well sell lus corn and
starve his horses as to sell hi:, cottonseed
and starve lus land. The argument of
fered by the oil men and their chemists
that the seed after the oil is pressed out
are as good as ever for fertilizing, is not
according .. to , reason „ and common sense.
Oil being one of the essential elements
in both cotton and corn, it is reasonable
to suppose that it is as necessary to re
turn the oil to the soil as to return the
other elements necessary to productions.
At any rate, we notice the most success
ful farmers in the land are those who
put all the cotton seed they can get on
their land.
COTTON MARKET
ELLAVILLE Oct. 30,
Good Middling 'M cents
Middling it
Receipts up to date 1025 hales.
COLUMBUS Oct. 30,
Good middling 164 cents
Middling !lh»
Low middling 8?4 «
Total receipts to date, 33,681
NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.
Sealed bids will be recieved for bnild
ing the three bridges across Buck Creek
at the Turnpike near Murray’s X Roads.
Bids xvill be opened on the 12th Nov.
next at the Court house at Ellaville on
that day. Vll bids must be handed in
by |() o’clock a. M.
Commissioners reserve the right, to re
ject any and all bids, For Specification
call on W. D. Murray, Sec. Schley eoun
ty Commissioners Boards, Rouds – Rev.
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MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN-
All Kinds Of Furniture.
Ourc is the biggest Furniture business in the United States and our sales anually are over a million dollars. Besid s
manufacturing a large part of oiir goods, we control the output of several of the largest factories in the West. When snr.Il
dealers buy from $100 to $150 worth of goo Is at a time. we. buy from $25,000 to $50,000. B OR SPOT CASH, thereby giving
from 15 to 20 per cent, better discount than they. We are always willing to give oureustomers the benefit ofthese big dis
counts, and save you from lOto 20 per cent, on every piece of furniture you buy from us. Another advantage is. we handle
only first-class goods and will guarantee everv piece we sell you. Our motto is “GOODS AT RETAIL AT WIIOLESA E
PRICES.” To prove this we submit a few prices and defy competition:
.">00 Bureaus, beautifully finished at $4.50 each. bevel glass, only $45.00 each.
3000 Good Strong Bedsteads, complete at $1.50 each. 30solid walnut frame plush Parlor suits, six pieces, $35.00 each.
1000 Good Strong Bed Springs at $1.25 each. 50 solid Walnut, full spring bed lounges, moquette tops. $0.75 h.
200 French Dressing ea
Cases. 20x28, best German glass at $10.00 each. “Walcot Cottage chairs” 50c each.
150 Ten pieces, toilet, bed room suits, marbleized top, 20x28, German plate 500 Good. Strong, walnut finisu, Rocking Chairs, Cane seat and back,
glass only $20.50 each. only $1.00 each.
50 Ten piece, solid walnut, marble top, toilet bed room suits, large
These are only a few of the thousands of bargains we have to offer you, at prices lower than other dealers pay for 1 he
same goods. If we, by buying for 18 large stores, in the enormous quantities we do, cannot undersell small dealers, then
the wholesale houses have no advantage over the little one horse dealers that buy a handful of goods at the time.
LAST, BUT LTOT LEAST,
Among the many attractions is our CARPET DEPARTMENT. We carry the largest stock in the South, and our prices
are the lowest to be found. These goods are the latest designs and the newest shades. A1AIL ORDERS have our best atten
tion always. Can sell you good Ingrain at 50c per yard, best at 85c, good Brussells at 75c best $1.25. Alake a diagram of your
room, with exact measurement, write us what kind of carpet you want, and we will guarantee to please you. We can: ot
cut samples as it tak s from a yard to a yard and a half to show the figure.
Dont buy an article of Furniture until you see our goods and get our prices. If you cannot come, send us your orders by
mail. We will treat vou rightand do our best to please you.
THE A. G. RHODES FURNITURE COMPANY,
1028 Broad Street, COLUMBUS GA.
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TO THE PEOPLE OF ELLAVILLE.
SCHLEY COUNTY, AND VICINITY,
We want your trade and take pleasure
in reaching you through your home pa
per. Now listen to us for one moment!
We have had nearly 80 years experience
in the Shoe Business and understand it
as a farmer does culture of the soil, our
stock is large, embracing every grade os
shoes from A Dollar Brogan to Gent*
Fine shoes at $8,50. We also keep full
supply of findings for Shoemakers.
Send for prices. Orders by mail will re
ceive prompt attention, Northern and
Eastern prices duplicated. Don’t forget
our motto; "Boots and Shoes retailed at
wholesale prices.” Alliance men will
appreciate the quality of our Boots and
Shoes and the low prices we put on them
Dont fail to come and see us when you
visit Columbus. Remember the place.
the first shoe store on Broad street South
of Georgia Home Bank near Bell Tower.
£2TSole and Harness Leather always
on hand.
J. Marion Estes – Son
1038 Broad Street.
Columbus Ga.
ADVICE TO MOTH KltS.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should
always be used when children are cutting teeth
It relieves the little sufferer at once: it produc
es natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child
from pain, and the little cherub awakes as
bright as a button." It is very pleasant to
it soothes the child, softens the gums
allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bow
els, and is the best known remedy for diarrb<Ku
whether arising from teething or other causes
T flve ccnts rt bottle .
DISABLED SOLDIERS.
Dear Sirs—Governor Gordon instructs
me to inform you, and all the
beniticiaries of the law granting allow
ances to disabled soldiers, that the pay
payments to them for the year ending
October 24.1890, will begin the first of
February 1890.
Applicants who were paid in 1888, and
again in 1889, will not be required to
furnish any proof by the Physicians,
their officers or comrades, but must
make application in regular form and
furnish the certificate of the Ordinary of
the county showing continued citizen
ship.
Applications must not be sent to this
office Indore the 1st of February, and
must be made on new blanks, which will
be furnished through the Ordinary.
T. B. Myers Ordinary.
The farmers of Schley county can save
money bv puachasing their Shoes of J.
M. Estes – Son of Columbus. This firm
buys in large lots direct from the manu
factures, and are satisfied with small
profits. Send them a trial order or call
on them at their Store on East Side of
Broad Street, near the bell tower Colum*
bus Ga.
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431 COTTON AVENUE, AMERICUS GA.
Sole Agents for the
Famous Old Gr~VX.JOCL S:p:i?X:n_g‘
"WESISIsCISY \
Distilled by Thompson AVillson – C > Paducah Ky.
MONUMENTAL meats. Manufacturers Head-8tones- of Mon.
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i A R J L E ! ff I) R l S Statuary and General
- - Cemetery Work Furni
ture Marble, Plumbers,
Slabs, Marble Tiling, etc.
ZEd-g-eur* U HVCillex- Georgia, Dealer in Italian Tennessee, and
(SUCCESSOR TO MILLER – McCALL.) American Marble, and
Foreign and Domestic
Foreign Office—C araraJ Italy, New York Office 714 Water St. G i-anite.
Et-ti mates Furnished
314 Jackson Street and contracts made foi
all kinds of Ruilihug
A.MERICUS G-A. Stone
iron Enclosures Railing for ceme
tery ialty. a Spec
H. D. WATTS,
"Wholesale and ^Retail
GROCER
Liquors and cigars a specialty.
Corner Lee and Forsyth Streets, AMERICUS, ga
;#” The people of Schley County are especially invited to call and get my prices when visiting
Americus.
Carter’s Shoe Store,
AMEKfCtJS, GfiOltGtA.
Boots, Shoes, and Hats of ev-
1 jmerv description,
^ i £» We want your trade, come
j** and see us and we will treat
you clever.
CALVIN CARTER – SON.