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ANY AND EVERYTHING.
Very good crowd in town 1 uesday.
Aud uow the candidates will hustle.
For good, safe fire insurance call at
this ( dice.
Mrs J. F. Fharr spent last Saturday
in Atlanta
Mr. M. B. Rodgers made a trip to
1 Atlanta Monday.
Postmaster Paul Turoei spent last
in Atlanta.
Mr. U. J. Copeland made a busiuess
.tripto Atlanta last Friday.
Fresh c.bbtge, fruits, etc., on hand
* daily at W. R. Rivers & C»'s.
For fancy groceries of all kinds
don’t forget to call at W R. Rivers &
Cos
Col. E. A. Stephens went over to
Coxing on on legal business Wednes
day.
Marshal Goodwill has been busy
wt'h the annual street working for the
past week.
Sure cure, never fail Taylor’s
Anti Headache Powders. For sale by
D. J. Sauders.
Miss Annie Daily came down from
Atlanta Saturday and is visiting Miss
Claude McDonald.
Prettiest and cheapest new spring
millinery at Miss Betty Berry’s. Next
door to Dr. Scott’s.
New spring Millinery, beautiful and
cheap at Miss Bettio Berry's. Next
door to Dr. Scott’s.
Ladies, don’t fail to see the pretty
spring millinery at Miss Bet io Berry’s.
Next door to Dr. Scott’s
Mrs. A. C. Nolan, who has been
visiting in Atlanta the pest three
weeks, has returnrd home.
Try Taylor's Anti Headache Pow
ders if you want the best remedy you
ever saw. At D. J. Sanders.
Mr Jiff Stewart, of Jeffersonville,
lud., came Saturday on a visit to his
brother, Mr. Thos. D Stewart.
Remember you can always get the
highest market pdce for country pro
duce at W. R Rivers & f’o.’s
Dou’t forget that batter contract of
W. R. Rivers & Co. They are obliged
to have fifty pounds every week.
It sure your property in the Athens i
Mutual and share in policy holders’
dividends. J. A. Fouehe. Agent.
Mr. Shi Hey came over from
Forsyth and spent Sunday with one of
McDonough's charming young ladies.
Col. Anderson and Editor Rose of
Jackson and Mr. K. W. Rose of
Barnesville were 'he guests of Col. E.
A. Stephens Sunday.
For farm loans in Henry and ad
jo’uing counties come or write to The
Ga. Farm & L >an Co., Room 613 Te
mple Court, Atlanta. Ca.
New Millinery, all the latest and
prettiest, now open an I ready for inspec
tion at Miss Bettie Berry’s cheaper
than ever known before
Mr. Steve Kinard, otto of Jackson’s
livest young business men, was in the
city last Friday, again putting the tele
phone line in worl ing order.
Agent Newman went over to Jones
boro Saturday to join Mis. Newman
who had been several days with her
6ick father. They returned home Sun
day night.
Shetifl' Glass went down to Milledge
ville last Friday to place Mr. Byrd
Jackson in the Asylum. He was ac
companied by Mr. John Woodward
ar.d Judge Dicken.
Representatives from nearly every
district in the couuty attended the mass
meeting Tuesday. A full account of
the p-oceedings appears in the report
of the secretary iu another column.
The sale of buggies, phaetons and
wagons has been added to the busiuess
of Messrg. H. J Copeland, Sons A
Co., and they are uow prepared to
accommoda'e their customers with any
thing desired in that line.
A number of our citizens went over
to Griffin Saturday to bear the Crisp-
Smith joint discussion, and were con
siderably disappointed by the failure
of the speaking to occur. Your uncle
Alec, Col. Wall and Mr. Jack Nolan
stopped over at Towaliga and spent
the day fishing.
The Easter entertainment by the
•children, at the Methodist church last
Suudav night, was highly enjoyed by a
large attendance, the children under
the direction of Mrs. Fannie Nolan all
rendering their parts most creditably.
The enllectiou amounted to something
over five dollars.
I am a candidate for coroner, but 1
get no income from that source. I
still have to work for a living as I did
before. But I have a fine lot of mould
ing and would be pleased to have you
call and examine it. Bring yonr pic -
turt-s with you and have theta framed
cheaply and neatly. I also solicit yout
watch and ch>ck work, and guarantee
satisfaction iu every case or no charges
fvill be made. W. R. Tidwell.
Democratic Mass Meeting— ICepart
of Secretary.
At 10 o’clock Tuesday morning the
Democratic mass meeting of Henry
county was called to order by Mr
Paul Turner, the former chairman ol
the Heui v Couuty Democratic Exec
utive Committee.
Mr. W. H. Turpin was elected
chairman of the meeting aud E A.
Stephens secretary.
Mr. Paul Turner stated thU there
were three vacancies on the executive
committee —one caused by the removal
of Mr. W. C. tlamiltou from his dig
trict, another by the death of Dr. Peek
aud third by the resignation of himsell
aa chairmau of the committee.
Col. Reagan moved that the preseut
committee be re elected for the next
two years.
Col. Zichry offered auamnidmeut
allowing each district to select its own
member. But after discussing the
subject it was decided that it would be
oui of order to elect a new committee
now, as the time of the committee now
serving does not expire until July Gth
Messrs. H. C. Turner, J. W. Sul
livau aud W. B. Carmichael were
elected to fill the vacancies on the
committee.
Mr. Stewart offered the following
resolutions;
“Resolved. That it is theseuse of this
body Jiat the voters be allowed to ex
press, by billot, their choice lor U. S
.Senator at the coarng primary, and
that our State Senator and Represen
tative be instructed to act in accord
ance with the people’s choice, so
expressed.
“Resolved further. That the Exec
utive Committee arrange for an early
primary.”
The resolutions were carried.
It was moved by Mr. Paul Turner
hat the present County Democratic
Executive Committee be elected for
the next term of two years, beginning
July O.h. But some opposition to the
motion having been developed, Mr.
Turner withdrew bis motion.
The meeting adjourned until the
Ixecutive Committee could meet,
which they did; and upou the Mass
Meeting being called to order again
the following report was made;
MEETING OK DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE FOR HENRY COUNTY.
AFKII. 7, 1890.
Upou motion Mr. 11. C. Turner was
elected chaiimain of said committee.
Resolved by this committee, That
the primary for county officers, state
senator and representative he held on
the second day of May. 1890.
Resolved further by this committee,
That the voters in said Democratic
primary are requested to express their
choice for U. S. senator ou their bal
lots
And be it further resolved, That the
voters heretofore affiliating with the
Democratic party be allowed to vote
iu said primary election, and those who
will hereafter support the Democratic
nominee.
Resolved further. That the Execu
tive Committee meet on Monday, May
4, to consolidate the vote of said elec
(ton.
Resolved. 'That these resolutions be
published in The Henry County
Weekly. R. W. Dickerson,
Secretary.
After being thoroughly discussed,
the report of the Executive Committee
was approved.
Then followed a discussion of sever
al matters of interest to the Demo
cratic party, aud the mi eting adjourned
“siue die.”
E. A. Stephens, Secretary.
The Rarly Primary.
Mr. Editor: I am disgusted with
the action of the democratic executive
committee iu forcing the primary at
such nti early date. With due defer
ence to their judgement, I thiuk that
they have made a woeful mistake, or
a rediculous blunder, or words to that
effect. It is undemocratic because it
prevents other probable candidates,
and also prevents a deliberate choice
of the people between the candidates.
I have been loyal to the democratic
party up to date, aud no one can deuy
it, but before I will be controled by
such precipitous proceedings 1 will
forfeit my right of franchise or vote for
who I please irrespective of party.
II L. Stansell
The Weekly extends hearty thanks
for the liberal advertising patronage
bestowed upon it just uow, both by our
home and neighboring merchants.
Two full page ads. iu one week is a
luxury rarely enjoyed by a country
paper, aud we duly appieciate the
complimeut. But then these live busi-
ness men naturally recognize a good j
thing when they see it, and hence the
rush Read everything they say aud
it will not fail to protit you.
The man who itches for fame is
usua'ly kept scratchiug^
A party of 30 gunners from Macon
not long siuce killed, near L°esburg.
8.000 doves in one day’s shooting.
The I>>uglas6 Breeze is responsible
for the remarkable statement that there
is a methodist preacher in Coffee coun
ty who does not eat chicken.
lILUIiNIIEIIt.
It wi’l l>e but liule trouble to main
lain a parity h-t.tneu locals and hen’s
teeth so Ion;; as the supply of each re
main as nearly equal as th v are at
present.
Mrs. Djra CrumMey of Sandy
Ridge district was stricken with a
sudden severe illness Friday morning,
hut was reported in a very much im
proved condition Saturday afternoon.
A small son of a Mr, Smith, living
near Beerslieba, while playing on »
burning coalkilu last Friday, broke
ihrough and was severely burned about
the feet and legs.
Miss Vessie Stone spent last Sunday
evening with her chum (or chumess, it
that would be more proper) Miss Texie
Austin.
I suppose gome of the boys and girls
have been literally “in clover” lately
as a party consisting of Howard Bled
soe, Ed Mason, Harvey and Fred
Cowan, and Misses Janie Phillips and
fettra Cowan were seen grazing on
Mr. Frank Ktrong’s clover patch Sun
day evening.
Ed Cowan is the latest accession to
the order of wheelman in this vicinity,
having purchased a bicycle and engag
ed in instructing it in the way that it
should go.
If this bicycle bu-iuess continues to
increase at the present rate it won’t be
ong till a buggy and horse will be
looked ou as an old fashion mode of
travel, and the girls to avoid being left
will be compelled to dou their bloom
ers, mount their bicycles and ride be
side of the brave knights of the wheel.
Mrs. Elbert McMullen of Atlanta,
while on her way home from the funer
al of her father, Mr. Thompson, in
Newton couuty last week, made a short
stop with relatives here.
Mr. W. A. Ilooten is still the super
iutendentof Mt- Bethel Sunday School,
at a meeting of which last Suuday
evening Mr. Tom Cowan was elected
teacher of the Bible class, Mr. Single
tin Hunt secretary aud Mr. Frank
Strong choirister. Messrs. Vester
Jenkins and Marvin I [noleu aud Mrs.
Fannie Stiong were given charge of
the Juyenile classes.
While watching McDonough grow
a short while one day last week I drop
ped iu at the McDonough Star Store
just long enough to see how tastefully
and artistically the immense *ot of diy
goods and notions were artanged there
iu, aud to Bay that it was beautiful deos
not half express it. And nothing bet
ter ouuld be said of its local manage
ment than that it is presided over by
your jolly, rotund uncle Tusla McKib
ben, as gracefully as be is accustomed
to presidiug over the treasury depart
ment of Henry Couuty’s government,
by which every applicant for ‘‘relict”
has been promptly relieved as soon as
your uncle Tus could secure the prop
er legal vouchers for the aforesaid
relief.
Hearing a friend express a desire to
hear one of the Crisp and Smith de
bates last week, I told bim he could
go from McDonough to Griffin for
half price ou Satuday aud hear it, to
which he replied : “Yes but I havu’t
got the half price". Then I fell into
the following reverie; If uuder a sound
money system the poor aud middle
classes don’t have half enough money,
would they have any more uuder a
rotten mouey system, ami if they had
more wouldn’t it require more? The
ignorant freedmeu soou after their
emancipation sung as a favorite revival
gong :
“If ligion wer’s thing that maney could bn r
l)e rich would live an de po’ would die.”
And it seems that there were some
truth in these lines; for cheap railroad
fare, like cheap bargain goods, no good
to the man without a “single red.”
But if I happen to have twenty cents
to buy tobacco with, and sound tobacco
is twenty cents a plug, and rotten
three plugs for twenty cents I always
t ike the one plug of the sound article.
I remember that during the last days
of the Confederacy its money was so
rotten that it took 815 to buy a plug
cf tobacco, $45 fora pound and tobacco
beiug strictly a southern product was
about the cheapest article in the mar
ket; and people who had any money,
had great handles of it; but many had
none at all. Later on when green
backs circulated freely at a discount of
ab >ut ten per ceut uuder gold, I plowed
for a man, (a good man, God bless his
metno-y) for 818 per mouth. That
man ted on corn at $2 50 per bushel
fodder at 82.50 per 100 pnuuds, eat
syrup at $1 per gallon, meat at 27
i cents [ter pound, rode in a common
luiggv at 1210, an ordinary wagon at
$l4O, sold cotton in December at 8
1 cents aud paid me my wages. Of
I course he “busted,” but he voted a
dean Democratic ticket right a head as
all southern white men did tbeu of
n cessitv, aud ought to have contiuued
to do uuto this day. The freedmen all
voted the republican ticket, which they
only knew by its yellow color, because
they had uo better sense then tbau to
believe that 40 acre and mule tale of
the carpet baggers. Now with sound
Dectnocracy, sound mouey, pure reli
gion and a kind providence over all.
the country wuuld be all right aud all
thrifty, prosperous people. These
things are all possible. God speed
‘ their full realization. Rett >.t.
WIIITK 1101 NK
Having been silent for several weeks
we will pen a few items from our ,sec
tion.
Spring is coming on apace. Hick
ory and poplar buds are swelling; soon
nature will put on her robe of green
and the merry voice* of the picnickers
will be heard in the land.
Miss Folly Mosely visited Miss
Jackie Love several days last week.
Sheriff Glass passed through our
town Friday.
Mr. Newton Willingham, an aged
citizen of this community, died at his
home last Thursday. After an irn
pressive funeral service conducted by
Dr. 1. L. Gunter, his remains were
interred in the cemetery at OzDs,
where for many years he was a mem
ber and deacon of the church His
beloved companion had preceded him
only a few months to the glory world.
They were both loved and honored by
all who knew them, but their work on
earth is done arid two pore aud noble
lives are ended. The church and com
munity feel that they have sustained
an it reparable loss. The bereaved
children have the sympathy of the en
tire community.
Mrs. G. W. Ford has beeu called to
the Oedside of her brother, Mr. Wil
liam Waldroup, who is thought to b«
dying from the effects of a cancer.
The Sunday school at Salem was
reorganized last fourth Sunday. Mr.
Green Braunan was chosen for super
intendent.
Prof, G. W. Crumbly fModestus)
and lady of Lithonia recently visited
relatives and friends at this place.
We don’t believe in “crowding the
monkey,” so we left Rural to the ten
der mercies of A. V. M., but as A. V.
M. has turned him over to uj, it again
becomes our solemn duty to pay our
respects to the said Rural, who con
tinues to “talk through his hat,” using
the same old stereotyped phraseology
that was first sent out by the ‘‘Sound
Mouey Club” of New York, who
spent 854,000 in the disinterested
work of trying to convert the people
to the gold standard policy. 0‘ course
it was only the pure and unselfish pa
triotism that exists in such a large
measure among the gold gamblers of
New York that caused them to spend
their money so freely in the promul
gation of a doctrine of such vital im
parlance to the welfare of the ‘‘dear
people;” and poor Rural has swallowed
the bait, hook and all, aud now imag
ines himself divinely .-appointed to save
Walker & Dickson
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SPACE NEXT WEEK.
Their stock of goods is full
and complete, and they will
have something of interest
to tell you.
WATCH OUT FOR IT I
IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE
In getting Shoes for yourself or family
rememberthat we have one of the larg=
estand ......
Most Complete Stocks in the South
Mens; [adles and Rhildrens Shoes;
OUR PRICE'S are very reasonable.
Mail orders solicited.
BLOOD WORTH SHOE CO.,
i 4 WHITEHALL ST., ATLANTA, GA.
First Shoe Store across the railroad.
the country from ihe ruin that would
follow tlia r. monetization of silver,
which he proceeds to do bv denouncing
ms “bomb ihrowers” all the good peo
ple of Henry county who do not hap
pen to agiee with him. He states that
he does not deem it hit duty to iuves
tigate the tricks of the money manip
ulators of Wall street; but because, by
these came tricks they have succeeded
in cornering on all the gold in the
country, then doubling its value by
destroying ail other kinds of money,
at the same time impoverishing the
people by doubling the burden of
debts, mortgages and taxes, they are
therefore great and their
doctriues must be accepted. He then
dives into the realms of Grecian
mythology, where for a time he is
ompietely lost to view, for we could
not for the life of us sea what conuec
tiou there was between poverty and
the Roman God of the infernal r< gions.
When next be rose to the level of our
mental vision he seemed to be strug
gling with that St. Louis night mare
that has so long disturbed bis dreams.
Then to esp the climax he makes the
sublimely ridiculous assertion that the
country is now more prosperous than
ever before. Such colossal cheek !
Such unmittigaied gall ! Rural asks
why it is, if a majority of tha people
favor free silvet, that there is not a
majori'y in favor of it iu the present
congress. We answer that they were
elected ou a pretended free silver plat
form as friends to silver, but most of
those who were not bought by the
money power before the election
yielded to its influence soon afterward,
surrendeted their honor and proved
traitors to the people. He also asks
us to harmonize bimetallism and
“Bound money ” If by this he means
that silver would not be sound money,
we point him to the fact that in every
country where silver lias beau demon
etized it was done at a time when a
silver dollar was warth as much as a
gold dollar Now why was it done?
Surely not to demonetize a fifty-cent
dollar. Rural’s comparison of himself
with a parrot was a most happy one,
the only difference being that the
parrot learned his speech from the
ticket agent and Rural from the “Sound
Money Club” of New Yoik. Neither
have but one speech, and both are
true to their tutors. So when attack
ed with the piercing arrows of truth he
can only repeat the pitiful monotone,
Sound money! Sound money!
Dennis.
NEW YORK STORE
GRIF-F'IN, GA.
1896. SPRING AND SUMMER. + 1896.
I3V «ALE
We take pleasure in informing; the trading people of Spalding, Pike and Henrv
counties, and all our neighbors, that out buyer has jost returned from all the Eastern
markets, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and bought the largest and handsomest
stock of goods ever brought to Gridin. Buying for cash only, we can give you lower
prices l ban nnv house in Middle Georgia. Come early and secure cream of our goods and
prices
Best 27 inch Checks, 3c.
Best Drilling, tij-jc. Tuikey R(d Cali
icos, 5c
Percales, Bc. Yard-wide Sheeting, sc.
Indigo Blue Calicoes, lie. Shirting
Prints. 4 1 2 c.
Best Ticking, 10c.
Checked Nainsook, worth 15c. our price
Bc.
Blue Duck, worth 15c, our price lie.
Colored Lawns, worth 15c, our price 10c,
Dress Goods! Dress Goods! Dress Goods!
All the novelties in New Spring Goods, ranging in price from 10 cents to S.IOO a
yaid. All the new Buttons and Trimmings to match.
Silks. Silks. Silks.
Silks for Shirt Waists, worth 50 cents. Our price, 39 cents.
All the new novelties in Silks for Waists and Dress, ranging in price from 29
cents to 98 cents a yard.
Black Dress Goods. Black Dress Goods.
Imported Casbmerers, worth 25 cents. Our price, 19 cents. All Wool Henriettas,
and Serges, a complete stock, from 19 cents to 25 cents a yard.
Imported Serge, 48 inches wide, worth 50 cents. Our price, 39 cents.
Selling agents for the following leading brands of goods:
R. &G. Corsets. Fair and Square Ribbons. Foster Kid Gloves, standard patterns.
W. be Sons’ Velvet Binding. The Only Ladies Black Hosiery. Special drive in Ladies’
Vests, 5 and 10 cents. Full line of new Embroideries, from 5 cents a yard up.
NOTIONS—Pins, 1 cent a paper. Coats’ Thread, 4 cents a spool. Whalebones,
5 cents. Side Combs, 10 cents a pair. Needles, 2 l 2 eents. Belt Brickies, 10 cents.
Hooks and Eyes, 2j 2 cents. Belt Pins, 5 cents.
Full line of novelties in all kinds of Jewelry.
_ , Men’s Negligee Shirts, 49c. Men’s Ifnlaundried Shirts,
SHIRTS. 45 cents. Men’s Undershirts, 24c. Men’s collars, 10c.
r| Agents for Men’s Wear. Manhattan Shirts.
be W. Collars. Best line of Neckwear on earlh.
Shoes. Shoes. Shoes.
Too many Shoes for us to mention. Prices always the lowest. New Goods. New
stock of Shoes just received. .......
Clotliing Department.
Full line of Strouse & Brothers’ Baltimore, Md . High Art Clothing. These goods
were sold by Messrs. Geo. R. Niles & Sons for 20 years. Prices reasonable.
Men’s Cottonadc Pants, 49c. Men’s Jeans Pants, best made for price, 49c. Bovs
Knee Pants, 25c. Boys Knee Pants, all wool, 390. Men’s Suits, $3.98. Men’s Suits,
$4.98. Men’s Suits, $5.98. Boys’Suits, 98c. Boys’ Suits, $1.48. Boys’ Suite, $1.98.
Straw Hats. Straw Hats.
Best Straw Hat in town for 49 centr. Straw Hats for men and boys from 10 cents
to SI.OO Agents for John B. Stetson Hats, best on earth.
Full assortment of Truuks, from 49 cents up.
In conclusion, w ill liav, the most complete sleek of goods ever shown in this town
of Griffin. Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes ai d Hats, all at Rock Bottom Prices. And they
caunot be duplicated elsewhere. James S. Brown, Cliff Ford, Young Gray and Idus Doe
will be glad to serve their old friends, and as many new ones as will call.
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Yard-wide Sea Island, sc, worth Bc.
Lonsdale Cambric, 9c. Fruit ol Loom, 4-4
Bleaching 7c.
No Brand yard-wide Bleaching, sc. 3-4
Bleaching, 4c.
Good Cottonades. 10c. Good Dress Ging
hams, sc.
India Lawn, worth 10c, our price 7c.
\ ictoria White Lawn, worth Bc, our
price sc.
Colored Linen Lawns, worth 15c, our
price 10c.