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The Cairo Messenger
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BBIK IMS.
At meeting of Council on
a week
Friday afternoon of last
“citv fathers” instructed the
0U take the necessary
® aV .nr to
to order - an election for
steps of bending the
the purpose amount of $10,000
town to the
sink a well and put in a sys
to waterworks and electric
tern of
lights. This is a step in the
right direction and indicates
that St the progressive spirit has
hold of our people. No
thing helps a town more than
for its citizens to put forth ev
effort possible to advance
erv public
its interests and when a
enterprise is set on foot for the
people to be a unit in pushing
it through to success, This is
the secret of Atlanta’s progres
sweness * and no other city in the
south has grown with such rap
id strides.
Water works and electric
lights will do more than any
other one thing. Men with
money' to invest in factories anc
public enterprises who are look
mg for a location are rarely at
trated to a town that is withou
these improvements.
We understand that in order
to float these bonds and put in
electric lights and water works
it will only be necessarv to
our tax 2 mills or 20c pei
hundred dollars, The amount
saved insurance alone will more
than offset this slight increase
in taxes besides having pure
water to drink and our town
well lighted.
We hope that every citizen
of the town will put his should
er to the wheel and when elec
tion day comes vote for electric
lights and water works bonds.
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Masonic Annual Picnic.
The Masons will have an annual
picnic on Friday, Aug. 12 th. The
following Lodges have been in
vited: Thomasville, Ochlocknee
and Whigham. Hon. Wm. E.
Smith of Attapulgus, will deliver
an address, All masons and their
families are cordially' invited.
This will be a basket picnic and
there will be plenty of lemonade.
This picnic will be held on the
school house grounds.
One hundred and twenty-five shipped
carloads of water melons
this season from our sister town
of Pine Park, is certainly a fine
shewing for that town. We hear
that there is a great need there
for more storage room to meet the
increasing demands necessary 'to
accommodate the shippers of cot
ton, syrup, &c.
Hie Messenger puts itself on re
cord as an ardent supporter of
the city fathers in the matter of
bonding the city for the and purpose electric
°f having water works
lights.
Miss Rena Bouchelle returned
to her home in Thomasville
Wednesday after spending Mrs. sev
eral days with her sister,
Henry Wight.
Mrs. C. R. Sanders of Bluf
ton is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Ira L. Hurst this week.
Read th e council proceedings
hi another column.
Cairo, THomas County, Georgia, August S, 100-4.
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HON. JNO- R. SINGLETARY.
Representative from Thomas
and One of the Leading
Members of the House.
Hon. Jno. R. Singletary is one
of the three members from
Thomas county. He was boru
and raised near Cairo and elect
ed a member of the house in
1902. This makes his third ses
sion there, and during that time
he has steadily worked his way
up until the present time, when
he is looked upon as one of the
most influential members of the
house. His services are much
sought after by membeis, and
he stands well with all factions.
He is co-author of what is known
as the “anti-pistol . 1 which
requires a permit and a bona to
ordinaries of the state
they can be carried, This meas
ure is very popular throughout
the black belt of the state. This
bill passed the house last session
and is now in the senate for
passage. Mr. Singletary is also
co- author of the bill which has
just been passed by the house
amending the constitution so as
to allow the formation of new
counties in the state. This bill
is a much needed measure and
meets with the approval of the
people of the whole state.
We understand that Mr. Sin
gletary is a candidate for
election, and a host of friends
from all over^ the state would
be gratified to see him return
to the next house.
annual excursion to sa
vannah
V ia Atlantic Coast Line, Wed
nesday, August 17th. 1 he most
delightful trip of the year. Boat
ing, bathing, fishing and ocean
breezes. Train leaves Cairo at
,0:31a.m. Rates $2.50 for the
round trip. See agent of the
Atlantic Coast Line or address,
T. J. Bottoms,
Traveling Passenger Agent
Thomasville, (t a.
Mauldin Bros., the advertisers
of facts, are not only convincing
their large advertise number what of customers they sell
that they they advertise; and
and sell what either;
they do not sell stock food
but to show how an advertisement
will draw, the other day while
the clerks were busy catering to
the
era were doubt his mule
of a mule. No bargains and
shin was hunting for
knowing that if the firm dealt m
stock food he would find it there
for a 4 4 fact.” It pays to advertise
( facts.
The social at the home of
Mrs. W. H. Searcy last Friday
night was one of the most en
joyable events in Cairo's social
life for some time. The invited
guests began to arrive about
8:30 and were graciously receiv
ed by the hostess. One of the
most novel features of the even
ing was a contest, “The island
we visit,” in which each of the
couples were given a card with
a number of questions to an
swer. A one-pound box of choc
olate bon bons was presented to
Mr. Ben Mauldin and Miss Ad
die Lou Powell the couple ans
wering the largest number of
the questions, and a bar of soap
to Mr. Ansley Stringer and Miss
Mary Bell for the least.
Delightful fruits and iced re
freshments were served at all
times during the evening, and
it was not until the late hours
of the night had arrived that the
merry guests departed for their
homes.
Among the number of guests
present were: Moore’
Misses Annie Mae
ry Bell, Susie Mae Glower,
la Killingsworth. Addie Lou
Powell, Clara Mauldin, Ruby
Williams, Mae Crawford. Sallie
Jones, Messrs. Anderson Brown,
Phil Poulk, Ansley Stringer,
die Hurst, Audry Powell,
Mauldin, Albert
W. H. Searcy and Seaborn
vis.
Get ready to vote “bonds. 5 J
Mr. L. A. Free was a visitor to
Thomasville 'luesday.
Mr. Herbert Brandon of Thom
asville was in the city Thursday
Miss Louise Powell of Climax
is visiting her many friends and
relatives in Cairo.
Miss Maud Sutton after a pleas
ant visit to Pelham, Meigs and
other points returned home last
Wednesday.
Dr. W. A. Walker made a pro
fessional visit to Whigham W<=>■
nesday.
Misses Jonnie and Katherine
Brown after a pleasant visit to
Climax returned Wednesday af
ternoon. They also attended the
Presbyterian meeting.
We pay highest market prices
for country produce, in merchan
dise or cash, and especially want We
country hams, lard and eggs.
carry a ’ select line of groceries,
confections, fruits, etc., and so
licit your patronage, All orders
filled promptly. Phone 81 .
Ira L. Hurst.
Mr. C. M. Smith of Thomasville
was circulating among friends in
Cairo this week in the interest of
life insurance, Mr. Smith will
certainly treat you right. If you
don’t believe what we say, trv
him when in need of insuranee.
The Messenger is under obliga
tion to Mr. E. S. Dixon for favors
j n th e shape of new sweet pota
toeSj frving size, and also some of
the i argest? nicest apples, oh, my !
Here lg to Dixon for his kind
remem br a nce, and may he live
f or maiJ y more potato and apple
seasons.
Mr. J. B. Wight left Monday
for Tallulah Falls to attend the
meeting of the State
tura i Society, He will read
„ er on the “How, Why and
^ hen of p eC an Culture.”
Mauldin Brothers.
Merchandise.
CAIRO, GA., July 25, 1904.
OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS:
We take pleasure in announcing that we started a sacrificial sale of
Goods on JULY 15TH and have decided to continue the sale till
August 25th.
We do this in order to make room for our large Fall and Winter Stock
which will begin to arrive shortly. f
As a rule we do not quote prices but there are exceptions to all rules
,
and as this is an extraordinary sale we will give you a few figures:
We have reduced 10 cent figured Lawns to 7 1-2 and 8 cent per yd.
Good Ginghams 12 1-2 cent quality, reduced to 10c per yd. Linens, 25c
,
kind, reduced to 22 l-2c. The 30c grade reduced to 25c. Calicoes, the
kind others ask you 5 1-2 to 6 l-2c for, reduced to 5 and 6c per yard.
Yard wide sheeting, 7c grade, 6c per yard, &c.
We are also making SPECIALLY LOW PRICES on SUMMER
SHOES. Good Slippers from 69c up.
Straw Hats at Actual Cost.
Just a few Summer Suits At Cost.
We do not quote ihese prices as < t Baits and you can buy as much as
you please of the goods quoted, and we wish to assure you that we wii.1 not
make it up on something else that you buy from us. We art? not built that
way.
This sale is for Cash and Produce. No goods charged at these prices.
This is no Fake Sale, and you will save money to take advantage of it.
Yours for Business,
7/Jauldm 33ros.,
jidverrisers of Octets.
On the Corn}/ TJoxt to Citizens JJan/c.
EVERY DAY
UNTII—
SEPEMBER 15TH,
we will offer one-third to one-half on our entire stock of stylish
Spring and Summer
MILLINERY
This is no joke. All we ask is that you come and see how
nice a hat you can buy at so small a price.
We will be glad to show them and price them.
MRS. A. R. OLIVER.
See our new line ladies’ waist sets; ladies’ wrist and hand
bags.
Produce Market.
(Corrected Weekly By W ight Bros.)
Cotton IO
Syrup (In bbls) 20 to 22c
Corn . . .... (Shelled) per bu 65c
Corn (In ear) <4 “ 6oe
Meal.... * i i i 75c
Peas.....(yellow) per bu $1.00
Peas .. (White n i 4 1.50
Meat. ... (.Sides) per lb 10c
. .
Hams.. 44 I2±
Lard 4 4 “ IOC
. ...
Chickens. . .(Grown) 30 and 35c
Chickens (Spring Fryers) 15 to 20
Eg8 s Per doz i2|c
ISO. 30.
Cancer
Positively
Cured!
Any one suffering from this
dreadful disease can be readily
and permanently cured bv ap
plying to A. S. Powell of
Whigham, Ga., who can furn
ish testimonials of persons
nearby whom you may consult
percnnally as to the perma
nency of his treatment..
Don't fail to take this paper
because you have’nt the cash.
We take country produce on
subscription.