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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! ••• Cpees • •• Wednesday AlNIISl ,'ji m > ;s 5 - •i#0 Lasis OBiU •••• "Tl < Short Daysh „,y H CsT 10 O TO ae o m Leap year comes only once in four 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 LEAP VEAR SALE. o in in ■5 H- 2 m T" B 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............... > >• m (20 yards to a customer.) r < m 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 UJ m 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. ■ ® uj > Leap Year Sale prices on all Summer < Clothing. Cost cuts no figure. m II QL Final clearing up of odds and i A C& OllUvo. ends in Ladies Low Cuts, pair 4 / V* m o m < f, 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 i m H 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 1 -J i m UJ ! J Don’t Miss It. lui in 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 •E h m U if a LL. > < in 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. ,v' 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. 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