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The Cairo Messenger VOL. I. Mrs. Florrie Sanders died at * last Friday at her home here io o'clock. life she yielded her Rarlv in heart and life to the cause of Christ and allowed only the highest motives of trust and obedience to influence her life an d enable her actions. She was a member of the Hickory Head Baptist church and was one of it’s strongest members. in 1881 she was married to Wash Sanders and moved to Miccosukee, Fla., where she lived until the death of her hus band in May, 1903. In Janua rv of 1904 she moved to this city w ith her two children, Miss Mattie and adopted son Louis, it was from this place that she was called to rest from her la bors. For six long months the heavy hand of mortal illness had wreck ed her body and tortured her brain, but even through the dense cloud of physical suffer ing and mental anguish, with penetrating faith, she seemed to catch bright glimpses of the Heavenward journey and home beyond. God, after fullfilling his purpose here, took her to himself, freed from all earthly cares, and adding another bright link into the throne of God. Col. Jno. R. Singletary, legis lator and lawyer, is again at home after spending a hot sum mer in Atlanta at the “seat of war.” North Side Cairo. What is known as North Side in Cairo is the place to pay a special visit if you are hunting for bargains. You will find some of the greatest bar gains for the money ever offered to an intelligent community and also the politest clerks that ever handled a yard stick or that ever jumped a counter. Backed up by a large, bran new &tock of Fall Goods consisting of ev evervthmg usually kept in an up-todate general merchandise establishment, and when you need anything kept in such a store as before mentioned, you cannot do any better in Cairo, or anywhere else, than at the store of W. H. Robinson & Co. They have a space in this paper and will hereafter keep the citizens of the town and county Pasted. W atcli iheir space. Look at it today, Watch for it next week. No Substitute offered. % " hat you will about drug offering something just “as good ’ because it pays a better Profit, the fact still stands that ninety-nine out of a hundred 'Luggigts recommend Chamber Lin's Colic, Cholera and Diar- 1 'Tended upon, in the most f even ev L r e and dangerous cases. Sold b , ight & n Browne. Mr Lewis, the expert sign P ainte L will be in Cairo about the 10 th of September. Mr. Lewis is the artistic sign paint ^ 6 W show L° did windows the nice of lettering the Cairo on m a nking roac l St., Company’s bank on one _ and it will pay any line, needing to anything in this is. waitand see Mr. Lew- Cairo, Thomas County, Georgia, August 19, 1904. Last Tuesday Mrs. Henry Wight entertained at her beautiful coun try home, Ingleside, in honor of her sister, Miss Rena Bouchelle and Miss Anna Does,both of Thon. asville. The occasion was a fiv^ o’clock tea, and when the bevy of young ladies entered the dining room, they were requested to find their places at the beautifully decorat ed “tete-a-tete” table in the dis covery of their names, which were concealed in origionally composed verses put at each plate. After much laughter and merri ment, each one found her place and the refreshments were then brought in by the hostess assisted by her charming little daughter, Margaret. The young folks then repared to the spacious varanda where they were entertained by Miss Re na Bouchelle in her origional re citals of negro dialect. The guests were loth to leave and will long remember the after noon so pleasantly spent. Those present were: Mesdames Francis Brannon, Charlie Maul din, Misses Carrie Wight, Mary Herring, Dora Wood, Jonnie Brown, Hattie and Clara Mauldin, Kathryn Brown,Loula Clower and Mae Crawford. Wednesday, August 24th. The Leap Year Sale as adver vertised on another page in to day’s paper doesn’t have ref erence to the sale of husbands, young ladies. Oh, no! Just bunt up the advertisement of A. F. Churehwell & Co., Thom asville, the hustling, advertising firm that keep their light on top and not under the measure, so that the good people ot Cairo and Thomas county can see the place to secure hargains by reading their handsome double column advertisement bristling with so many different bargains. They say that their recent Mill End Sale w r as such a great suc cess that they will offer such bargains at their Leap Year Sale that will make it out strip anything ever offered in South west Georgia. The Messenger has just been made the recipient of a very neat and handsome catalogue on the culture of the pecan. Mr. J. B. Wight, proprietor of a pecan grove, farm, nursery and orchard near Cairo, has just issued a pamphlet explaining the mode of cultivation of the pecan tree and also the amount of nuts the tree yields at differ ent ages. Mr. Wight had quite a number of these pamphlets printed and says they are to give away and any one desir ing to know all about pecan cui true can receive a copy by call mg on or writing him at Cairo, Ga. Only One More Week. The above is what that deal er-in.facts firm, Mauldin Bros., tells the citizens of the town and county in their change of advertisement in this issue of the Messenger. We tell you “right now the first customers are likely to get the choice, so gentle reader, read their adv, go and see them and be one of the lucky purchasers. “If at first you don’t succeed, Learn the reason why, Then perhaps you will not need To-try-and-try-and-try.” These are hot -‘dog” on days. See ?. Mrs. Montford is visiting Mrs. Connell this week. Mr. Chas. M. Smith paid our city a short call Saturday. Mr. Chas. Robinson of Thom asville paid a visit to the city Friday. Mrs. M. M. McCord of Whig ham visited relatives in the city F riday. Mr. J. J. Cone of Thomasville was a visitor to the city the lat ter part of last week. Miss Louise Slater left for a short visit to St. Louis one day this week. Rev. G, P. Revierre left last Tuesday for St. Louis to enjoy a short vacation. \ Miss Pearl McCord of Talla hassee, Fla., visited relatives in the city this week. Dr. A. B. Cooke returned from Thomasville Monday, after spending a day or two there. Mrs. M. G. McManeus re turned last Friday from Pana cea Springs greatly improved. Miss Irene Mitchell of Pel ham is the pleasant guest of Mrs. W. H. Tearcy this week. Mr. T. J. Hight, Thomas Co’s., efficient sheriff, was mingling with his many friends here Fri day last. Messrs. P. M. Baggett and J. W. Hudson paid Thomasville a visit the latter part of last wefek. ' Mr. Wilson M. Hardy, presi dent of the Taomasville Times Enterprise, was in the city Fri day last. Miss Annie Mae Moore left Tuesday for Jakin, G., where she will be the guest of Mrs. W. M. Blitch. Quite a number of people from various parts of the coun ty attended the Masonic picnic here last Friday. Cullie McManeus and Hansell Hurst returned to their home Fiiday last after spending two weeks at Panacea Springs. Misses Hattie Hurst and Claude Gandy two of Thomas ville’s most charming young la dies are visiting the Misses Brin son’s this week. Mr. Maud Bennett of Thom asville was in the city last Fri day, doing some advertising for the firm of A. F. Churehwell & Co. For Granite and Marble Mon= uments and Iron Fencing, write R. A. Weldon, Thomasville Marble Co. Rev. R. F. Evans, formerly of this city but now' residing in Moultrie, Ga., wall preach at the Methodist church next Sunday. The public are cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wight and son Ward, left for St. Louis Tuesday. The Messenger wish es for them a pleasant trip and a safe return home. The city fathers of Cairo have done that which pleaseth the pedestrian ih all kinds of weath er —put down a cement cross ing across Broad St. Capt.Dunn likewise has. our thanks. Only one More week AND 01)R Sacrificial summer Sale WILL BE OVER. A goodly number of our customers and friends have taken ad vantage of THE SALE and we are well pleased with the results, Our customers are satis fled too. Do not fail to improve the opportunity” of this ONE MORE WEEK, and be numbered with our band of satisfied customers. Yours for Sacrificial Prices, y/faulclin J^dverriscrs of J’cicts. On the Crrmr 9/ext to Citizens OScznk. EVERY DAY UNTIL— SEPTEMBER 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. New Store and New Goods. The Messenger man has been requested by Mr. A. Gcldstein, to say that notwithstanding the continued delay m his goods to arrive, that his goods are now arriving and that he expects to be able to open his doors for business tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Goldstein’s place of busi ness is in North Side and will carry in stock dry goods, cloth ing, hats, shoes, notions, etc., and solicits a part of the public patronage. J. L. Oliver has bought the undertaking branch of the Sapp Hardware Co. NO. 32. Mr. Rhett Pringle, who ha« for several seasons been cotton buyer for S. W. Lays & Co., has returned to Cairo again after his customary summer outing and will be found at his post of business ready to buy the fleecy staple. Everybody is glad to welcome him back again. Of course he subscribed for the Messenger like all other up-to date business men—to keep ful ly posted and to patronize hoyie enterprise. \ Mr. Norman Peebles of Whig- o ham paid the city a visit Fri day.