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CLOSING OUT $7,000.00 WORTH OF MERCHANDISE! R WILKINSON has a stock of staple goods, shoes, dry goods, rugs, robes and blankets, and he has always sold goods for cash at rock=bottom prices. The JT following trade=winners.... Are Offered to the Bargain=Hunters of Barnesville and Vicinity: GROCERIES. Best granulated sugar, 20ft>s, $1 Arbuckles’ Coffee, 11c per package or 10 packages for SI.OO. Good green coffee, 10c If), or lllhs for SI.OO. Good new crop Rice, worth Bc, (S' Gc per pound. 11 it,a good Soda, 25 cents. Arm & Hammer Soda, 4c it>. Magic Cleaner Soap, large bar, 4c. Nickel Gloss Starch, 4c per pkg. Celluloid Starch, 5 and 10c pack ages @ 4 and 8 cents. DeVoes’ Eagle Brand Snuff, 4c can Good 35c Broom for 25 cents. Can Baking Powder, 4 cents. Can Giant Potash for 8 cents. Good Tea worth 60q, @ 50c If). GLASSWARE. Lampchimneys No. 1&2, 5c each Butter Dishes, 25c kind, 15 cts. Syrup Pitchers. 10and IB cts. Cream Pitcher, Sugar Bowls, 10c. Heavy Hotel Goblets, 25c set. Large Heavy Glass Pitchers @ 25 and 85 cents. 25c Gerry Dishes @ 15 cents. A lot of odd Dishe3, Pitchers, etc. left over from premiums at special bargain prices. . Mon’s solid leather shoes from SI.OO to $3.50-sold with a guarantee. Large and beautiful line of Rugs, Buggy Robes and Horse Blankets. Remember WILKINSON is Cheaper! OUR CORRESPONDENTS. MILNER. Rev. Ware filled his regular ap pointment here Sunday and Sun day night. Miss Lillian Ward has returned home from Griffin after spending sometime with relatives. Mrs. William Godard is spend ing this week with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas. Misses Lizzie and Kate Childers visited Orchard Hill Sunday. Messrs. Edgar Ferguson and Herbert Sanders went to Griffin Sunday afternoon. Misses Lizzie and Myrtice Wil -1 iams came down Saturday and spent the day. They w r ill make their home in Griffin. Miss Mary Rice will leave Thurs day for Waycross to attend the marriage of her cousin Miss Annie Dean. Miss Mary Berry spent Tuesday in Zebulon with Miss Julia Slade. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rice visited Griffin Thursday last. The singing at Mr. W. W. Sears TINWARE. Oil Cans, 8 cents. Covered School Buckets, 10 cents. Wash Baisins, 10 cents. Coffee Pots, 10 cents. Dippers, 10 cents. Large Cups, 8 cents. SHOES. 4 . Womens’ everyday shoes, ,sc, sl. Old ladies’ SI.OO shoes for 75c. A lot of Missess’ SI.OO shoes @ 05 cents a pair, while they last. Boys’ $1.25 shoe, IBs to ss, @ 75c These are BARGAINS and the supply is limited. A large stock of staple goods at LOWER PRICES than others charge. HOSE. Good child’s black hose, 5 cents. Misses’ fine double-knee, spliced heel hose @ 18 cents. Ladies’ home-knit hose, 5 and 10c Ladies’ imperial black hose, 10c. Ladies’ full-fleeced —warm num ber—only 15 cents. Mens home-knit extra-heavy 5,10 c “ black and colored half-hose 10c “ fine colored hose, 15 cents. “ “ “ “ 25c kind, 20c. IMT-All new, fresh goods. on last Friday was a success. Quite a number were present. Mr. Judson Williams, of Griffin, was in town Friday. Miss Susie White, of Orchard Hill, spent Saturday with her sis ter, Mrs. L. Holmes. Mr. Ethma Cauthen and family of Texas, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Baird were here Sunday evening. Mrs. Perdue and daughter, Jud die, spent Saturday and Sunday in Barnesville. “Rosebud”. MEAIVSVILLE. We are having summer weather. Mrs. J. L. A1 dredge, Sr., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. \ • Harvey, of Fort Valley, this week. Mr. G. C. Willis returned home last week from Grace, Miss., where he has been visiting his brothers,Messers. J. H. and E. J. Willis. Mr. J. H. Means returned to his home at Estill, Miss., lar.t Monday. Mr. F. M. Wise, of Goggans ville, was with us a while last Wednesday. THE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1902. Pot Pouri of Colossal Values at Little Prices Good 25c. Veiling 20c. Childrens Handkerchiefs 2 for sc. Pure linen handkerchiefs sc. New lot ladies embroidered hand kerchiefs 5 and 10 cts. Vaseline sc. Cerinan cologne 5 and lOcts. Rubber rings Sc. Rubber rattles sc. Hair brushes 10, 15 and 20c. Combs 5, 10 and 20c. Pursers and 20c. 25c. kind 20c. Genui® 50c purses 40c. Men and Boy’s celluloid collars sc. Men’s linen collars 5, 10 and 15c. Ladies’ mens’ and children’s gloves from 10c to SI.OO. Good box paper 5 and 10c. New’ style Velour box paper 15c kind for 10c. Chauncey bond and Praetorian Parchment box paper 25c kind for 20c. LadieMbelts from 5c to 50c —take your choice for 25c. Fascinators and shawls at low prices. Baby caps and hoods 15c to 75c. Handsome line Pearl buttons 5c to 25c dozen. Corsets 25c to SI.OO. SI.OO R & G nursing corsets at 85c to close out. Mr. J. C. Chapman returned homelast Saturday after spend ing a week very pleasantly with his daughter, Mrs. F. L. Riley, of Macon. Ewell, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barrett, died in Griffin last Thursday morning. His re mains were interred here at the Congregational church Friday at eleven o’clock. We tender our heart felt sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Barrett. Miss Nannie Mae Collier is visiting Piedmont friends this week. Little Anna Laurie Bush daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beecher Bush, who was burned several weeks since, died last Sunday evening after suffering a great deal. We extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved ones. Mr. R. W. McGinty and Mr. V. H. Collier are on the sick lit this week. We wish for them a speedy recovery. Our school is flourishing under the able management of our com petent teacher, Miss Lizzie Mc- Cord. Mr. H. H. Gigger, of Griffin, made his regular trip to Means ville Sunday. Mr. W. I’. Broois has purchas ed the John Rose place and will move here Mondat. We welcome him to our commiinitv. * I * There is being! a good grain crop sowed in this section and it is being well prepared and fertil ized. This almost insures a good crop. Mr. J. W. Hollqway, one of our best and most enterprising farm OLD PEOPLE Do not always receive the sympathy and attention which they deserve. Their ailments are regarded as purely §*jfj| imaginary, or natural and unavoidable at their time of life. Disease and infirmity should not always be associ ated with old ago The eye of the gray haired grandsire)^*^^^^ may be as bright and the complexion as fair a3 any of his younger an <j more vigorous compani Good Blotd la tho aoorot of ho y old ago, for it regulates and controls evTry part of the body, strengthens the nerves, makes the muscles elastic ind supple, the bones strong and the flesh firm; but when this life fluid is polluted or poisoned and loses its nutritive, health sustain ing elements, tlfea there is a rapid d* line of the vital powers, resulting in premature olp age and disease. Any derangement of the blood quickly shows itself iri an ulcer, sore, wart, tumor or some other troublesome growth upon tie body, and rheumatic and neuralgic pains become almost constant, accompanied with poor digestion and cold extremities. S— I _ S. S. S. being purely vegetable, is the safest and best blood purifier for old people. It does not shock VN, or hurt the system like the strong mineral remedies, but gently and thoroughly cleanses the blood and \ ' J stimulates the debilitated organs, when all bodily ailments disappear. S. S. S. is just such a lonic as old people need to improve awe4c digestion and tone up the Stomach. If there is any heredi tary taint, or the remains of some disease contracted in early life, S. S. S. will search it out and remove every vestige of it from the system. Write us fully about your case and let our physicians advise and help you This wjll cost you nothing, and we will mail free our book on blood and skin diabases. _ THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. Atlanta. 6a. Lace curtains, good values 50c 75c SI.OO and $1.25. Window shades 10 25 and 85c. The cheapest, nicest, cleanest goods in Barnesville. 10c Nut Crackers, 8 cents. 5c Can Opener, 8 cents. 10c Door Scraper, 5 cents. Good Gallon Jug, 5 cents. 15c Buggy Whips, 10cents. Best Steel Coat Spring, 8 cents. Good silver plated table spoon, sc. “ “ “ tea “ sc. Good granite kitchen spoon, 9c. 25c Gilt Edge Shoe Polish, 18c. Good Curling Irons, 4 cents. 6 good Clothes Pins, 1 cent. Paper Pins, 1 cent. Large Paper Pins, 2 cents. Curry Combs, 5 and 10 cents. *2sc Back Combs, 20 cents. 15c Aluminum Pin Tray, lOcts. 0 beautiful aluminum hair pins 5c Silver plate Napkin Rings, 10c. If it’s bargains you are in search of, come to WILKIN SON’S. $7,000.00 worth of new goods to select from. era, made 249 gallons of ribbon cane syrup from Jof an acre. It would be a good thing if more of our farm friends would pattern after Mr. Hallowuy, for truly lie is a great “hogand hominy man.” A camp of “The woodman of the World” is being organized here. Rev. A. C. Smith, of Griffin, filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church to a large and appreciative congregation. I Dr. J. W. Williams, of Thomas ton, examining physician of the W. O. W. w’as in town today. The sweet potato crop is al most a failure. Mr. W. M. Coker, of Thomas ton, has moved to Meansville. He is a building contractor of wide reputation. Cogie. LUCK IN THIRTEEN. By Sending 13 miles Wm. Spirey, of Walton Furnace, Vt. got a box of Buck len’s arnica Salve, that, wholly cured a horrible Fever Sore on his leg. Noth ing else could. Postively cures Bruis es, Felons, Ulcers, Eruptions, Boils, Burns, Corns and piles. Only 25?. Guaranteed by W .A. Wright druggist. Liberty Hill. Mr. Frank Ethridge and son, Pike, carried a load of chickens, turkeys and eggs to Macon last week and had good luck in selling them. Mr. John Dumas was seen on our srteets last week. The farmers of this section are very busy sowing wheat now. The cotton is all picked out now in this section. Bacon you should come oftener. We like to hear from you. Mrs. Sarah 11. Gulledge is visit ing relatives near Chappel this week. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Taylor, of Brushey, spent last Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Tay lor here . STARTLING, BUT TRUE. “if everyone knew what a grand medicine Dr. Kings New Life Pills is,” writes I). 11. Turner, Dempseytown, Pa., you’d sell all you had in a day. Two weeks’ use has made anew man of me.” Infalliable for constipation, stomach and liver troubles. 25? at W. A. Wright druggist. PATILLO. Cotton picking is a thing of the past, we haven’t had much cotton to contend with since 1901. Some of our best farmers are already buying cotton seed to buy another year. They are all about through sowing grain, and are now looking forward to cold weather, so they can save seed corn. There was a large crowd attend ing preaching at Rock Springs, Sunday. Rev. Henry English preached, Revs. House and W. A. Harper was present. Bro. House’s visits are always welcome. Mr. J. J. Thornton attended the quarterly meeting a Orchard Hill Monday. M rs. M. H. Lyons, of Yatesville, is visiting relatives here this week. Mr. John Berry, one of Milner’s stand bys, gave us a call Monday. Patillo High School is progress ing finely. Prof. T. D. Thurmond is principal and he is liked very much by all. Mr. Wate Welden, of near Mil ner, called on some of our fair sex Saturday night. Opossum hunting is taking the nights now with some of the boys. They never catch many of the smiling quadrupeds; it is always cane. Mr. J. M. Norris, of Unionville, gave us a call Sunday. Mr. J. L. Pritchard is moving his corn he bought at the sale near Milner the other day. It’s the first he ever bought, but there are a lot of us who cannot take the advantage of this opportunity now, we will have to wait until credit opens. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR BOND ELECTION. By virtue of an ordinance adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Burnesville on November 3rd, 1902, I hereby give notice that the books for the registration of the qualified voters of said city will be opened by the Commissioners at the City Hall on Wednesday, November 28th, 1902, at 8 o’clock a. m., and that the same will be held open for three days, to-wit: November 26th, November 27th,*and November 28th, 1902, between the hours of Ba. m.and 4 p. m., during which time all who are qualified and entitled to vote in the Special Bond Election for issuing “Public Improve ment Bonds.” called for December 2nd, 1902, may register. Said registra tion will be governed by the usual regulations governing the registration of voters in said city. No person shall vote at said Bond Election unless he has duly registered. By order of the Mayor and Council, this November sth, 1902. J. A. Blalock, Clerk A Treasurer.