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HIGDON-HERRING COMPANY
OUR
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
under the supervision of
Mrs. Maxie Poulk
assisted by expert help
ers are able to give you
service second to none.
The very latest crea
tions can be seen here.
If you have not visit
ed this department, we
ask that you come ear
ly and make your selec
tions.
Higdon-Herring Co.
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to-wears? Have you bought
your coat suit, long coats, capes,
skirts, shirt-waists, sweaters or knit
coats.
We have fitted up hundreds
and everyone a pleased customer, and
we can please you. We see that
you are perfectly fitted in every de-
tail—every little alteration is attend
ed to and it mu£ be right before it
leaves our establishment.
We sell nothing but the moSt
Stylish garments, and you absolutely
run no risk, when you buy of us.
The garments are sold on a
veiry small profit and they come in
reach of all
Now gentlemen we want to talk to
you about a suit for yourself. Every man
appreciates a suit of clothes that fits him—-
no matter what it cost, whether he paid
$10.00 or $20.00—then too he wants it to
give him service.
In dress goods and dress
trimmings we are showing the
atest creations.
Now we have this kind of clothes for
you—we do not handle junk and old styles,,
but every suit is of the latest styles and will
give you the service you are looking for
-come and let us fit you up.
The boys suits we handle are the best
--they are suits that look well and will give
service-not the kind that will look old after
the first wearing, or rip the first knot he
hangs on.
Not only this, but we have the right
kind of hat, shoes underwear, hosiery, neck
wear, shirts, in fact anything that a mam or
boy needs to wear.
Let Us Show You.
Higdon-Herring Co
Cairo - - Ga.
A Columa or Itac Abaul the
Doings of F,Dominant H J er-
sonages and tMurwUee.
•Subscribe for The [Progress.
(Miss Mae Max'uxdl, .of £Beno, was in
(Cairo Monday.
Miss Lila MitchcM, •entered Cairo High
.•School Monday.
A. J. Trulock and*rife„ Gl(Climax,were
an Cairo Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Poulk rertnamned 'from
•aihomawille Sunday.
Miss Maud Dowd vie'iSed i® «Quitmaoi
Saturday and Sunday.
J. S. Weathers made a Ibusinew strip to
Tiusaiaaville Tuesday.
T. H. Butler and wife, of Reno, •vtere'in
Cairo shopping last week.
Mhl McGriffe, of New Orleans, is sthe
guest of Mrs. E. R. Lord.
Miss Blanch Bishop made a bueinees-
trip to Gjsdyyillc Tuesday.
Mrs. Hattie Odum was a visitor in
Thomasville the past week.
, R. L. Foster spent several days in
Baidnridge the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bell visited rela
tives in Sylvester the past week.
S M. Beach, of Beaehton, was trans
acting business in Cairo Monday.
Mrs. Butler, of Camilla, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Roddenbery.
A genuine hobble skirt was seen on
the streets of Cairo one day last week.
No more trouble about your laundry.
Phone 81, Roy Ponder will do the rest.
A. J. Kidd is now going around on
crutches on account of an ulcerated leg.
Mr. Carl Desher, of Thomasville ’ wa9
transacting business in Cairo this week.
Miss Carrie B. Wight is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Henry Wight, in Sanford,
Fla.
L. W. Rigsby, of Copel, one of Grady
county’s business men, was in Cairo this
week.
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Mrs. (W. C. Jones and Mrs. Dr. W. A..
Walker,.were visitors in Tbomasvilk* this
weak, .* ' .
J.'T. Sanders and water., of Eawwloth,
Decatur, county, wen*, in iGairp last Sat
urday.
Another carload of mules and (horses
haw (been received at the J. D. Hoiinan
stables.
A fine Kentucky Jack wilUJbe found at
G. B. (Elkins, ready to serve mares.
Prices night.
Higdon-Herring Company have a mew
ad. in tliis issue that will pay our readers
to investigate.
J. S. Weathers left W<*dncsday tfer
lumpkin, Ga., to attend Stewart county
Superior county.
Mr. apd Mrs. Wentworth, Mrs. €hit-j Mr. M. J. Gray, an old/Grady county
tenden, of Tallahassa, Fla., spent Bum-1 hoy, is spending several days in the
day with Mrs. Walter Wight.
Mrs. J. S. Weathers left Tuesday for
Madison, Ga., where she goes as a dele
gate to the W. C.. T. U. convention.
Miss Annie Lou Blacksher, who has
ibuen on a visit in .Macon stopped over iD
Cairo Saturday on way to her home in
Beaehton.
D.. F. Oliver, Mrs. A. R. Oliver, Misses
Catherine Brown and Miss Dora Wood
attended preaching in Thomasville Sun
day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Ms Brannon and chil
dren, Misses Addie Lou Powell and Ma
mie Howard were visitors in Boston and
Pavo Sunday.
The Around the-State Automobile tour
starts next Aloud ay and Cairo is being
visited every day by automobiliste going
over the route.
On account of fast day—Yon Kupper—
Abe Poller’s store was closed Thursday.
He and family attended sendees in Thom-
asville Thursday.
Hansel Hurst left Monday for Talla
hassee, Fla., where he has accepted a
position with the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad.
Jennings Sadler, who has been with
Holman’s stables for several months, left
Tuesday morning for Valdosta, where lie
will locate permanpntly.
Mrs. Lonnie Warren and Miss Minnie
Warren, who were the guest of. Mrs. B.
See itlie add of J. J. Coppago elsewhere
Mr.. Coppage is ready to buy all the- Sea
Island-cotton brought to the Cairo mar
ket, puling the right prioe 2or same.
Cairo cotton buyers keep in touch with
the cotton market' fluctuation and are
ever ready to pay the highest quotation.
If you <w.ant the best priee bring your
cotton Jto Cairo.
J. D_ Holman, of Ozark, Ala., spent
Thursday in Cairo. He. has been on an
inspection tour of his various stables in
this section. He is well pleased, with the
management of the Cairo stable.
K. P. Wight, wife and baby boy, Mrs.
Butler, Miss Louise plater j Mrs. W, E.
Towson and Rev, Walter C. Jones leave
today for the coast on a camp-fishing ex
pedition. -On their return linh yarns will
be in order-
county shaking hands with Ins old
friends. Mr. Gray is now located at
■Cottondale, Fla., and is associated with
the Leon Fruit Company, at tliat place.
Abe Poller returned Monday from New
York, Baltimore and other eastern points
where he bought a large stock of , goods
at panic prices which are beginning to
arrive, and next week he will let the
readers of Tub Progress know of bis
bargains.
Sunday evening Mias Mae Handley
and -Mr. M. T. Sasser were united in
wedlock. Judge P. H. Herring officia
ting. The briae is the daughter of Mr. J.
W. Handley and the grooin the son of
L. A. Sasser. Both are from Greenwood
section of Grady county.
When in Cairo and yon want to pay
your tax, call on me at the L. B. Powell
new building on Central avenue, between
Broad street and J. D. Holman’s stable.
I have moved my office there so as to
be more centrally located and more con
venient for all. Roy W. Posder.
j. J. Coppage sold Saturday a bale of
Sea Island cotton for |141. When the
farmers of Grady turn their attention to
growing long staple in preference to short
they will be in a different position.
Mr. CopDage says Grady county soil is
well adapted to the growing of Sea Island
cotton.
Woodland. i\
We have been having . plenty of vain
in this section.
I. D. Singletary made a business trip
to Cairo last week.
Our.school opened last Monday with
about thirty pupils. Every patron in
the district is requested to send.
Alfred Akridgo and Will Harper at
tended the Ratclitfe meeting Saturday
uight.
II. L. Hughes and Tom Harrell were
in Cairo .last week on business.
E. G„ 'Harrell was visiting in this sec
tion last week
Walter Taylor waB in Gradyville Sat
urday last.
Alfred Akridge and Will Harper at
tended Sunday school at Union Sunday
last.
Sidney Jordan, Calvin Wqtson and
Charlie Nigliten visited our Sunday
school and prayermeeting Sunday last.
Quite a crowd attended preaching Sun
day last.
Our Sunday school and prayer meeting
are still going on. Everybody is eoi-dial-
ly invited to come and be with us.
Harrison Cook and Clyde Barrow and
the Misses. Richter attended preaching
Sunday night. ’
4. Com.—Edna Barineau. ' ~
5. Current—E. Bufford Connell.
0. Declamation—Lamar VVliighttimi
7. Reading—Pear] Moore.
8. Speech— 1 ‘ Wlmt Life Should Be,” by
L. M. Rigsby. ” ,V
S. i Debate—Resolved, That public school
money should be given toi religions'
sects. Affirmative: Fount Kelley;
Negative: M.P. Maxwell.
10. Mixed Chorus—By Misses Belle ami
Pearle Moore, Maud Whighnrn, Edna.
Rarineau; Fount Kelley, L. M. Rigsby „
W. E. Barineau, T. L. 6ates.
WU1 Pay Cash
For 50 head well bred young heifers or
heifer yearlings. Also 25 or 30-liorso
M. Johnson, returned to their home in power boiler. W. D. BariIer. |
Brinson, Ga.,-last. Saturday. Sept. 30-4t.
Spring Hill.
Rev. W. W. Miller filled his regular
appointment at Spring Hill Saturday
and Sunday.
Spring Hill debating society was well
attended Saturday night last and a line
program prepared for next meeting.
L. M. Rigsby took his bc« girl
out to the cross roads Sunday last whore
they enjoyed an able sermon by the Rev.
J. J. Ilearst.
E. T. Cochran left for the gulf one day
last week. Hope he is having a good
time eating those fine popeyes.
J. A. Rigsby is building him a brick
chimney. Perhaps he intends to burn
some of that good wood lie lias piled up
all over the woods.
The farmers are glad to see all this fine
rain on the cane and other growing
crops. So am I.
W. D. Cone and C. W. Nazworthmade
a short visit to Whigham Sunday last.
The people seem to think that Will
Cone’s grist mill and cotton gin is all
right lrom the way he is crowded all the
time.
J. T. Larkins sure does aim to have
plenty of vegetables. He has a patch in
the field and is alsd" building a garden.
C. E. Duggon and wife attended preach
ing at Spring Hill Sunday and dined with
F. M. Cox.
Ira McRea and wife spent Saturday
night with J. T. Larkins, Mrs. McRea’s
fattier.
A. E. Whigham went to Whigham one
day this week,to meet bis wife, wno had
been with her mother in Tallahassee.
We learn that Mrs. Whigham’8 mother
nas been very sick, hut hope she ie bet
ter now.
PROGRAM FOR BPRI.N’G HIRl. Iw C.
1. Recitation—Nora Cox.
V. Declamation—Dtirwood Barineau. .
b. EBsuy—Clyde Whigham.
Pleasant Grove.
The farmers in this section are about
up with their cotton, but are busy now
gathering com.
. We have a splendid Sabbath school at.
Pleasant Grove. A large crowd out Sun
day last.
Guy Malloy accompanied Miss Clyde-
Griuer home from Sunday school Sun
day.
Miss Mamie Kent arrived home last.
Friday after spending some days with
relatives above Ochlocknee.
Willie Ragan from near Cairo, accom
panied Miss Alice Cook to Sunday school
last Sunday.
Mr. Sadler, from near Akridge, and
Mr. Proctor from Cairo, were out riding;
with their best sweethearts Sunday hist.
Leokput for some more weddings about
Christinas. •
Miss Leila Swann and her little sister
mid brother visited their sistsr, Mrs.
llowzc, last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. B. II. Pope and sister, Mrs,
Pearlie Belcher, made a pleasant visit
last Sunday to see the young gentleman
who has lately made his abode at th&
home of Mr. and Mrs. Burroughs.
Pine Level. '
Willie Whigham visited Cairo Satur
day.
Missc? Ruby McDowell and Vere Pip
kins spent Saturday night with tlieir
friend, Mias Mattie Butler.
Sherwood Joiner was a caller at Rev.
W. G. Sellers Sunday afternoon.
The ice cream supper given by J. N.
Butler last Saturday night was enjoyed
hy all who attended.
Noah Butler and family visited Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Smith Sunday.
Sam Horton and Henry Womble were
in Cairo Saturduy bn business.
Henry Godwin took dinner with Pierce
Griner Sunday.
Ernest Sellers accompanied Mss Lil
lian Andrews to preaching at Pine Level
Sunday.
Lookout wedding bells, we hear you
ringing.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kirkland visited .
Mr. and Mrs. Rube McAtee Sunday.
Misses Mamie and Bessie Christie dined
at Jal. Andrews Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Moss visited their *,
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Saturday.
Reuben McAfee left for a pleasant trip
to the coast Monday. Hope him good
