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• Grocery Headquarters
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Our Heavy and Fancy Grocery rooms are loaded up with full line of fresh goods.
Our flour takes the day. Regular household words.
“ACME” PATENT, A PERFECT PATENT
WHI If E RACER' 3 The White Horse in the lead
Aunt art ha. W¥; as ha rs gto si 9 7 from the days of old
GERM MEAL, SHORTS AND PURE WHEAT BRAN,
BAGGING AND TIES.
Nice clear cut side meat, Pure Leaf Lard in buckets, cans and bulk. '
Get our fancy goods, in can and box goods. Onions, Cabbage, Irish and Sweet Po
tatoes, fresh White and Mackerel fish-nice and delicious,—Canvassed and Picnic
Hams, Syrups, Sugars, fancy Full Cream Cheese, best Flake and Soda Crackers—al
ways fresh—Boston Beans, best Corn Meal, Rice, and fresh Grits,
' FOR BUSINESS,
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REMINISCENCES Or THE LOIsG
AGO.
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Vividly do I recall the impres-j
sions created by new scenes on my j
arrival here thirty-five years ago. !
Although it was midwinter as we
journeyed westward, the beautiful
landscape lay before us like some
wonderful panorama.
Soon nature began to arouse
from its fitful slumber buds and
blossoms began to relieve the mo
notony of winter, tlie birds were
singing blithely and all nature v as
filled with an ecstacv of rapturous
delight over the arrival of spring, j
while yet the states north like!
great, weary giants were wrapped •
in the iey embrace of winter. And 1
before the first harbingers of:
spring had heralded its approach;
there in Georgia, tliis was a veri- 1
table fairyland. But wonderful
indeed is the change since then. j
Its resources which nature seemed
to ha ve bestowed while in one of ,
lier lavish moods were in their j
first stages of development. Less
tlian 1,000,000 inhabitants were
sparsely distributed fiom Red riv-j
er as far west as Brown wood.
Dallas was the terminus of the
Texas and Pacific Railway.
Ft. Worth, with its immense j
commercial enterprise was far
from the dignity of a city. Only a j
few hardy spirits had settled as far
west as Brown wood. Beyond were
the great plains, whose ariel ex.
pause seemed unfit for agricultur
al purposes, and was the domain
of the cattleman who, with his
huge herds held undisputed pos
ssion for a great distance. Still
farther west to the Mexican bor
der was the home of the Buffalo
herds containing thousands of
which could he seen roaming at
their own sweet will. While hov
ering ever near were the murder*
ons Comanche and Apache Indians
liow often penetrated the settle-
ments east, killing and scalping
their victims, but at the approach
of soldiers would seek safety in
flight into Mexico, for whose peo
ple they entertained the most su
preme contempt.
Politically chaos was almost
complete. The state liad only re
cently been re-admitted and the
government was in the hands of a
Scalawag who ruled with almost
despotic sway surrounded by a no
torious gang of Harpies whose
sole purpose seemed to be enrich
ing themselves at the state’s ex
pense and oppression of its people.
A spirit of unrest pervaded all
circles. But in December 187:5
state officers were to be elected.
Thi! Democrats nominated Richard
Coke and Richard Hubbard for
governor and lieutenant governor.
Davis was a candidate for re-elec
tion. *
Tii campaign was intensely ex
citing. The result showed a ma
jority of 50,000 for Coke and Hub
bard. The constitutionality of the
election law being assailed by the
opposing party, the matter was re
ferred to the state supreme court.
This body decided the law to be
unconstitutional. Davis immedi
ately issued a proclamation forbid
ding the convening of the four
teenth legislature, denying that it
had legal existence, and recon
vening the thirteenth.
The newly elected legislators
paid no attention to this: hut hast
ened to Austin, took possession of
the upper story of the Capitol, or
ganized and went to work.
Governor Davis refused to recog
nize them.
The night of .January 23, 1871,
will long he remembered. The
ground floor of the capitol was oc
cupied by Davis, his officers
and a company of negro soldiers.
Above were the legislators, their
seargeants-at-arms and guards.
The senate and house immedi
ately organized with Hon. Guy M.
Beyant as speaker of the house.
I January 15, about midnight the
election returns were counted and
l the legislature solemnly declared
Coke to be governor. The gravest
fears were entertained lest the
night might ch.se with bloodshed
hut such was not, the case. Janu
ary 19. Davis retired and left C<-ke
I in possession.
! Under his wise administration,
as well as that of a long line of pa-
I triotic successors, Texas has pros
pered wonderfully. Her depleted
treasury is filled; she boasts of
over 4,000,000 happy people. The
huge cattle ranch has disappeared.
The buffalo is extint. The savage
Indian is either dead, a prisoner
at Ft. Sill or is on the reservation
in the territory, while the arid,
plain is made to blossom as the
rose and is the home of thousands
of prosperous citizens. m
—VV. H. Goodman.
FARMERS [iiiiOil 00176 GOOD.
It is reasonably estimated that
[ the farmers of Henry county are
j holding 2000 or more hales of cot
| ton for higher prices. Now some
j are willing to say that the Union
I is keeping the cotton down.
Suppose the cotton had been
marketed freely. From good au
j tliority cotton would be selling for
| 9 and 10c per pound.
With the prospect of a 1 11-2 or
J 12 million hale crop, why should
we not have 15c when the spinners
need 14 million?
It comes from different manufac
turers that they can afford to pay
15c. The merchants say they are
| buying cotton goods that are be
ing manufactured on 15- aiul 20c
basis.
Since it does not hurt the mer
chant, banker or othors, why
should not the farmer hold cotton
long as he can in order to get the
worth of liis product?
W. C. Woods.
“In nature there no false valua
tions.”
NI9H HILL ITEMS.
Mr. Jesse Greer spent hist Sun
day with Masters Rufus and Ray
Greer.
Mr. A. D. Martin, of Eaton ton.
.spent, last Sunday with his son
Paul.
Mr. J. IT. Carr and bright little
daughter, Annie Kate, were visit
ors at High Hill last Sunday.
Messrs. Bob Greer and Paul
Martin made a liustling trip to
LueLia last Saturday.
Mrs J P. Welch is the sick
list again.
Mrs. P. R. Martin is expected to
leave now soon to visit her father
in Jones county.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Greer and
two sons and Mr. Joe D. Welch
I went to Atlanta last Saturday to
! attend the fair.
Mr. Tom Hale made a business
trip to Griffin last Saturday.
Farm For Sale.
Thirty acres of good farming or
fruit land—will make from one
half hale to one thousand pounds
of lint cotton per acre—located in
fine, healthy section of country
with, good water. Just outside in
corporate limits of Locust Grove,
one of the best school centers in
Georgia. Thirty miles south of
Atlanta. Located here is branch
of Mercer University, also line
public school, together with best
church advantages. Southern R.
R. forms eastern boundary of land
and add to a very beautiful build
ing sice on this side of farm—im
provements one tenant house. For
further information, call on or ad
dress. G. L. Williams,
910 Candler Building, Atlanta, Ga.
A summer hotel is a tine place to
get an appetite for good things to
( eat when you go home.
PHiLLIPPI LOCALS.
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[Last, Week’s Letter.]
Jack Frost visited this (’(immun
ity this week.
We are all nearly through pick
ling cotton, ready to gather-aom.
1 \
Mr. Edd Slmw, of Atlanta, called
jon Miss Lucile McKibben last, Fri
day night.
Miss Matt, Childs, Mr. G. B.
Childs and family, Messrs. John
and Phin Woodward, Oscar and
Mi-s Lucile McKibben attended the
state lair in Atlanta Wednesday.
As we are without a pastor Bro.
S. J. King, of Locust Grove insti
tute, has been invited to preach
| for us Saturday and Sunday. Hope
| every pno will come out, and hear
him. jam sure he will give you
something interesting.
Unde Tommie Bearden says lie
wants to get liis cotton picked
°ver before Santa Claus comes.
Mr. Jeff .McKibben, of Vaughan,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
his sister Mrs. J. L. Jinks.
Mrs. Ebb. English had the had
luck of falling and badly sprain( d
her ankle.
Back in McDonough.
Upon the earnest solicitation of
I many people in McDonough and
| especially Mr. Lon Sowell, I have
come buck to McDonough, where I
i "’ill be glad to have all my old
! friends patronize me again. I am
with John Seace, where we are
prepared to do only first class
work in cleaning and p ressi n g
clothes.
John Powell.
Oct, 22, 1907.
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When a woman says she hasn’t
any cloths she means some other
[woman has more.
