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THE CAIRO MESSENGER.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904.
F. J. WIND, Editor and Proprietor.
Published every Friday at Cairo. Thomas
county, Georgia.
SUBSCKIFriON KATES,
ONE YEAR ... * 1.00
SIX MONTHS. 50C
THREE MONTHS .25
Entered as second-class matter Januuary
21st, lOol at the post office at Cairo. Ga.. under
the Act of Congress of March ord, 1879.
Advertising rates reasonable, and furnished
upon application.
Camilla is to have bar rooms.
Don’t forget to talk Electric
Lights.
Speak a good word for your
town—You can’t do otherwise.
Let all of the citizens whoop
up the water works.
( 4 lt'< ail over now," the legis
lature has adjourned.
Macon county at a recent elec
tion went wet by a majority of
three.
Mrs. Mary Murphy of Mead
ville, Penn., died at her home re
cently at the advanced aged of
134 years. She is survived by
her husband.
Give Cairo a good system of
electrict lights and water works
and you will find that your
rates of insurance will be much
less.
You can’t down a laboring
man; neither can you stop the
growth of a town like Cairo, be
cause her people have got the
kind of material that makes a
town— hustle and vim.
i i Have you any one in court
that will vouch for vour charac
ter?” asked the judge, t < There
is the constable yonder” answer
ed Pat. The constable was
amazed and replied: “Your hon
or, I don’t even know the man!"
Now, sir, broke in Pat, ‘ I have
lived in the town for twenty
years and if the constable don’t
know me yet, isn’t that a char
acter for you?"
The Thomasviiie Press.
The first copy of the above
newspaper, a neat and artistic
.
publication, gotten out at Thcm
asville by Messrs. Davis & Cox
as publishers and Mr. W. w.
Linton, editor. The gentlemen
are all old newspaper men and
we doubt not, but that success
will crown their effort. The
Messenger extends congatula
tions.
Dr. W. E. Mumford Dead.
After a long illness W. E.
Mumford passed away last Fri
day morning at 6 o’clock sur
rounded by his family at his
home in Macon. Mr. Mumford
was founder of the Georgia In
dustrial Home, and was also a
prominent member of several
secret orders. Thus, has pass
ed away one of the greatest men
of today, and he will be greatly
missed, not only by his bereav
ed family, but also by a dcubly
orphanaged number of poor
children to whom he was father
as well as adviser and instruet
or.
Leap Year sale!
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z years, and you may never have the oppor- 3 ?
UJ tunity of attending such a sale again. CT3
H* Both our Mill-End Sales were a big suc- r
cess, and we promise our customers that
our previous efforts in this line shall be
10 z far outclassed in this m o
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A FEW OF THE BARGAINS: m
C*v| Lawns. All our summer wash fabrics worth •< H
up to 10c yard. Leap Year 5c. m
m o Sale, price yd........................... 1 > m
I LL> 70
I < Calicoes. For Leap Year Sale, we offer 10
yards, any kind we 39c. in
have............... >
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in Madrass Dress Ginghams.== o
m Fancy stripes aud plaids, nice for shirt waists, 6c. ■
children’s dresses, etc., ioc*value, per yard....... m e
Sea Island not the regular yard-wide goods, C/3
H LU J but a nice smooth article b5c.
£ (40) forty inches wide,Leap Year Sale price,
m Hats. Boys and children’s wool hats, worth m
from from 25 to 50c, a special 15c.
pnrehase for Leap Year Sale, only................... : Z f
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CL Pants. Men’s pants, worth up to $1.50 pair, in
l°p ll ll some cally shop new, worn, all go some for pair...... prac- 50c. ■ ®
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Leap Year Sale prices on all Summer
< Clothing. Cost cuts no figure.
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II QL Final clearing up of odds and i A
C& OllUvo. ends in Ladies Low Cuts, pair 4 / V* m o m
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1 UJ Men’s Sunday shoes, bought special for this sale, a r>j
regular $1.25 article, Sale price 98 c. 4^
Q- Good Brogans, pr......................... 89c. 1
Good Elastic Brogans, pr............ 99c. r
UJ Rugs. A $1.50 Tapestry Brussels wool 98c." >
J rug, Leap Y r ear Sale price on
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Curtains. A good assortment Lace and in
o ed Muslin Curtains, pair different kind frill- 98c. OSr
<8 Towels. A big lot, several kinds, worth up
-J one price around, pair to 40c pair, all one table, 19c. 1
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Mr. Churchwell has just spent three weeks in the
m ^ bargain centers of the world, buying goods for this o
U3 sale. 1 , chance of a life time. 70
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Churchwell 4
& Co.,
Starke Corner, Thomasviiie, €aj
specia Attention to Mail Orders.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co
Double Daily Passenger Service
-TO--
Montgomery, Troy, Ozark, Dothan, Elba, Bainbridge, Thomasviii
e
Valdosta, Waycross, Savannah, Charleston.
Brunswick, Jacksonville,
I AND ALL
FLORIDA POINTS.
Through Pullman Cars on all Through Trai ns
-AND TO
New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, Richmond and all Tr
over its own rails to Richmond and Norfolk to St. Louis, Cincinnati r ^ east
all’nnS?' ■
Chicago, Kansas City, Birmingham, Nashville, New Orleans, and
and Northwest. ’ 1
Lv. Thomasviiie going east, 3:10 a. m., 6:15 a. m., 2:35 p m.
.
Lv. Cairo going east===No. 32, 5:40 a. m. ; No. 40, 1:46,p. m. ^
58, 2:29 p. m.
Lv. Cairo going west“-No. 57, 1:39 a. m. No. 39,11:16 a. m No
35 , 4:57 p. m.
Lv. Thomasviiie for Albany 9:25 a. m., 4:30 p. m.
Lv. Thomasviiie for Monticello 11:10 a. m., 6:30 p. m.
Connections at Savannah with Ocean Steamship Line and M. & ]\I T ■
pany for New York, Boston and Baltimore. '
No. 32 leaves Thomasviiie at 6:15 a. m., daily, connects at Jesup with thr<
sleeper for Washington, Philadelphia, New York j ■
and the Blast. No 4., e T'
Thomasviiie at 2:35 p. rn, makes connectiion at Waycross for the same’
points. No. 57 leaviug at 1:15 a. m. carries through sleepers to St. evD
leaving connects Montgomery with Louis ail ^ ,
at 10:50 a. m. at through sleeper for \y
points. este
For further information call on nearest Ticket Agent or address
T. J. BOTTOMS, T. P. A., J. a. taylor, t. p. a.,
. Thomasviiie, Ga. Montgomery,Ala
W. H. LEAHY, D. P. A.„ W. J. CRAIG, G. P. A.,
Savannah, Ga. Wilmington, N. C
H. M. EMERSON, Traf. Mgr. Wilmington, N. C.
Groceries!
Get your
Fancy and Family Groceries,
Fine Fruits and Confectioneries,
Also
Delicious and Refreshing Drinks;
AT THE
F^ed Front Store.
Oeo. YV. Hurst, Manager,
PHONE ISt
J. L,. Oliver,
Undertaker & Fnneral Director
! * ? . keeps hand large andcomple
!.«r on a roll
line of coffins, caskets, bural
and undertakers supplies.
•!>' We furnish our hearse freeofco
1 / with coffins costing $15 and upward j
Office phone - * - - - -
Residence.....* 1
So Uo
Z/Jajcfctt & JLewis.
Sor
fertilizers ffat/j Sraii
& all kind# feed
Sen oral *10 are housemen
Phone 58.
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New Stables.
I have just opened up a new
on Bryan street near
the right-of-way of
the R. R. in
Cairo, Ga.
I am now ready to serve the
public with first-class turnouts.
Prices reasonable.
Special attention given to com
mercial service.
Prompt attention to all.
W. O. BARBER,
Cairo, Ga.
DR W M. SEARCEY, | I
DENTIST
Office next to Wight & Browj
Drug Store.
Cairo, Georgia’
W. EARLE OLIVER,
JPHBSIOIAN & SURGEON.
Cairo, George
Residence ’Phone No. 47.
Office ’Phone No. 12.
B. IV. A pK:;
.INC. R. SINGLETERY.
SINGLETERY & ADKINS
attorneys.
CAIRO. . GEORGIA’
Office over B. F. Powell’s store.
t sr~ e ommoreial law and Collet tiofl A