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JOHNSON AGAIN PRESIDENT
M0L1EBI1
AUGUSTA’S FINEST
SHOE STORE
Orr Shoes arc standards of excellence ; thev
are made bv the most successful experts iu this
country, and are worn by a majority of the par
ticular buyers of Augusta and vicinity.
A most elaborate stock ot Fall Shoes is
now on sale. Visit here when in need of
footwear.
Wm. Mulherlnts Sons & Co,, .
846 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, UA.
Annual Eloctiu’i of of tne
M u a icipa 1 1 jeagw o.
Charleston, Doc. 15.—Tire Lessee or
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Jumped Into the River. Clerk Hurried to Death.
Savannah, Dec. 15.—Near Groveland, Goldsboro, N. O., Dec. 10.—James I
on the Georgia and Alabama railroad, a Robinson, a salesman in a clothing store
c' flange on a car wheel of one of the cars at Clinton, was burned to death while
„ r , . . I of the fast freight broke while the train waiting on a customer. While showing
P& American Municipalities, wn.cn ^ . hp rrest!e over til8 Canoochie a suit of clothes he struck a swinging
V_0>’ been iu session here since V, ednesday,; rivcr A r;l ;i was loosened and 2? cars lamp, which fell to the floor and ex-
“gf concluded its business and adjourned; loaded with lumber fell from the trestle ploded. Robinson’s clothing was sat- j
5s/V I this afternoon. Xhe next convention ciowu into the ii,er. Joan Shepparc, a
will be held at Jamestown, 24. A'. ! trainman, was badly hurt, hut no one
i i The following officers were elected: i was killed.
Dfieg stes to Maritime Coiigrrs-.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 18.—Official
notiiication has been received of dele
gates to the maritime congress, having
been aoppinted from Denver. New York,
ova President, J. A. Johnson, Fargo, N. D.;
vjy vice presidents, Mayors Ashley, New
~ff\ Bedford,. Conn.; Smythe, Charleston,
-$0> and Stephens, St. Louis; secretary, John
■At i McVioa, former mayor of Dos Moines;
j treasurer, T. P. Taylor, Bridgeport;
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Farms for Salej. petition for charter.
! qtatbOK GEOitu i A -Burke County—
Ve bave many Cue fanns in this and other ; O In the Superior Court of Said County:
sections, owned by several large Mortgage ! Tit*" peMiion V F p ! 'U-s, ^ TLA!’
„ . , , . . , , . C. H .Johnson, H >. Re men Jr and W-~ C
Companies who desire to make quick sale of | HIilhouw .. Jr ., a „ eilUens of the stale o
all real estate on hand. These farms will be ; Georgia respectfully shows to the Court as
follow
c c Regardless of Cost,
and this is the last chance ever offered to se
cure a home at a low price and on easy pay
ments. Write for printed list at once,
and buy belore we rent ier another year,
TITLES ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
T. P.
trustees, Mayor Head, Nashville; Alder
man Goodman, New York, and Mayor
Weakley, Florence, Ala.
A paper was read at t he morning ses
sion by Mayor Jones of Toledo on “Ob
stacles In the Way of Municipal Own
ership. ”
Several other interesting papers were
read and discussed.
PREACHER WAS ARRESTED
newal at the expiration t> ereof.
2. That the object of said corporation is
pecuniary gain to ihe stockholders theieof;
its p incipal place ot business shall ha in
Waynesboro. Burke County, Georgia, wtli
the right to estab ish branches, lines, offices
agencies and connections wherever and
: whenever it may he deemed best.
S. That the particular lines of businessin
which said corporation desires to engage are
as follows: To construct, operate, use. lease,
rent or buy. own and sell, telephone lues of
every sort and kind telephone exchanges
In the matter of the election held in the electric lighting, heating anc power plants.
68 b District, G. M., of said county, at. the ! and all articles, materials and equipments
election precinct of said district, on the 8th i used in or by such lines and plants or in any
dav of December, 1900 in which the question way connected therewith; to own, buy, use,
oU“ For Fence” or “Stock Law” was submit- 'lease rent or sell all manner of real estate
ted to the lawful voters of said district, as j and personal property. Jand to do all things
1. That they desire for themselves, the r
associates, successors and assigns to be
incort orated under the name and st\le of
THE WAYNESBORO TELEPHONE COM
PANY for and during 1 lie period oi twenty .
years, with the right aud privilege of re- ened to send him to jail for disorderly
** 1 * ' conduct. The traveling divine has en
deavored to make a tremendous irnpres-
Released He Attempts to Swear Out a
Warrant Against the Mayor.
Charleston, Dec. 18. — Rev. - W.
A. Cuddy of Washington, an interde
nominational evangelist and editor of
The Prophetic Alarm, appeared before
Magistrate Rouse to swear out a war
rant against Mayor Smyth and Chief of
Police Boyie.
Caddy was holding a meeting on the
street without a permit and was ar
rested. The ministers of the city had
the charges against Cuddy withdrawn,
and as soon as he was released he tried
to clap the law on the mayor.
When the warrant was refused Cuddy
called down terrific earthquakes on
Charleston, and Judge Ronse threat-
urated with oil and was soon enveloped
in flames. Before assistance could be
rendered he was so badly burned that
he died in a short- time.
Died From Natural Causes.
Newton, N. C., Dec. 10.—The Travis
mystery has been cleared. After hav
ing been buried three weeks the body
Louisville, New Orleans, Philadelphia was exhumed and the fact developed
and other places. Interest is growing that he ha t not been murdered as snp-
in the congress, which convenes here posed, but had died from a cancerous
Jan. 30 next. growth on the brain. The county offi-
—I cials had offered a reward of |20b for
Two Negroes Crushed to Death. the supposed slayer of Travis.
Macon, Dec. 15.—A Southern railway
freight train ran into some cars on the
Central’s siding here aud demolished a
car of wagons, one of coal, one of cot
tonseed aud an empty. Two negroes
were crushed aud buried under the
ruins. They were working in the cot
tonseed.
ALEXANDER & JOHNSON,
7j5 Broad St., AUGUSTA. GA.
notice”
provided in sections 1772 to 1776 inclusive
the Cede of Georgia. 181)5.
A petition signed by more (linn fifteen free
holders of said district having been filed in
ray office on 1he 1st day ol November, 1900.
asking that, the question of “Stock Law” or
“For Fence”be submitted to Ihe lawful vot
ers of said district, and a u order for publica
tion ofnotce of said petition having een
passed on Nov. 1st, 1900, and publica 1 ion o'
said no ice having been had in The True
Citizen, a public gazette of said county, in
which the sheriffs advertisements are pub
lished, tor twenty days and also posted at
the election precinct and other public places
in said district as prescribed by law, and said
election having been ordered by me on 1 lie
usual or necessary to tiie full carrying out o
the aforesaid lines of business and industries,
in ail tiieir branches and details.
4. That the capital stock of said corpora
tion shall be ten thousand dollars with the
right to begin business as soon as ten percent
thereof shall have been paid in, either in
money.or property, with the further right to
Increase said capitalstock from time to time
whenever it shall be so desi ed by said corpo
ration, not lo exceed in the aggregate the sum
of one hundred thousand dollars.
5. That said corporation desires the power
to plead and be impleaded, to sue and be sued,
to have and use a corporate seal, to make and
use a corporate s al, to make and enfor e by
laws, rules and regulations, to issue bonds
22d day ol Nov. 1900, to take place on Satur- | QO tes, or other evidence of indebtedness, and
day. Dec 8th, i960, and notice of said election j to secure the same as may be deemed best
having been published by posting at the elee
tion precinct and o'her public places in said
district, for fifteen days next proceeding said
election as prescribed by law. and said elec
tion in pursuance of said order having beer,
had on Saturday, the Stli day of December.
1900, and the list of voters, tally sheets, oaths
of managers and precinct returns with proper
certificates and the ballots of said election
having been returned tome and filed in my
office before 12 M. on this day by .1. W. Ecu-
ton, oneof the manaaersof said election, and
the law providing that 1 shall declare the
result
Now-, therefore, after having examined the
said tally sheets, list of yote-s. precinct re
turns and certificates, I do hereby declare the
following as the result of the aforesaid elec
tion to-wit:
Slock Law Received 87 Votes.
For Fence Received -H ”
Wherefore,it is ordered, declared that Stock i all the powers, rights and privileges as liere-
Law having received a majority of the votes • in prayed for, and such others not spec-nll'
cast in said election and that the provision- j enumerated, as may now or hereafter be au-
of sections 1772 to 1770 of the Code of Georgia, j thorized bv law, in ao far as t he same may
commonly known as the Slock Law are j apply to like corpo.ations, and that ail the
adopted in said district and shall become ol i acts, contracts and agreements made or en
force in said district afler the result has been ! tered into by or with petitioners or any offi-
declared or proclaimed as required by la w, or eer or officers acting lor and in tlie ante ol
on the lOtb ua.v of June. 1901 ; said Waynesboro Telephone Company, be
Ordered furl her. That notice of the resnli j ratified and made valid from the date of said
of said election and the time when the same ; contracts or agreements, just as if the char-
will be’-ome operative in said district be pub j ter for said Wavnesb ro T elephone Company
lished in The True Citizf. and posted at had been legally issued, prior to said acts.
and genera!iy, to do all tilings usual to like-
corporations under the laws of Georgia.
6. Petitioners furthershow that they began
business on. and have been doing business
-ince the th dav of January, 19,4), undei
t he name and style of the Waynesboro Tele
phone Company, and that stock has been
issued, by said corporation, and contracts-
have beenlmade by and with said corporation
petitioner acting under the i pression
that Ihe application for chart-r, which
they had filed in Burke Superior Court
and which had been publish ed as re
quired by law, had been granted gaud
Ihe charter issued, when as a matt rof fact
no such order had been granted and no char
ter issued to said Waynesboro Telephone
Company.
Wherefore petitioners pray that they maj
he incorporated under the name and style o;
the Waynesboro Telephone Company, with
1
Is e election precinc and other public places
m said district as prescribed by law. Tbit
Dee. Kith, 100.
GEO F. COX, Ordinary, B. C.
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: further pray that said corporation ne granted
j the pri-ilege aud power to sue and be sued
i upon all acts, contracts ard agreements
i made and entered into umkr the name o'
j the Waynesboro Telephone Company prior
! 11 the granting of the charter herci prayed
' for.
I CALLAWAY * FUT.LBRIGTIT,
Attorneys for t e itioners
| State of Georgia Burke county. I, O, (>.
j Warnock, Clerk of the Hupei ior Court Of said
I county, do heteby certify that, the foregoing
| is a true copy from the tiles ot said i ourt, ol
| the application for charter ol The Waynesboro
telephone i ompany. This Nov 2ith. 1900.
GEO. O. WARNOCK, C. S.C. B. O.
bio it here.
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
TRESSPASS NOTICE.
\ LL parties are forbidden, to hunt. fish.
_rv cut timber, pass through, or in anyway
whutsover tresspass on any lauds owned or
controlled by me in the 67th district, Burke
county, Ga. 1 djoining lands of John and
Jesse Green, Chance Reese and E. H. Calla
way. I will prosecute all tresspassing to the
extent of the law This Dec 3d, I960,
MRS. M R. WIMBERLY.
TRESSPASS NOTICE.
All persons are forbidden to hunt, fish, cut
limber, uass through or otherwise trtsspass
upon lands controlled by me, known as tlie
Thomas place, joining lands of E. A. Smith
Brookens place. Mullens place, J. M. Dye and
others, in G2d district G. Al.. Burke county.
Ga. I wi II prosecute all offenders to the ex-
teutof.tlie laiv, This Nov, 24. 1900. *
M. W. WILLIAMSON.
Georgia
Railroad
For information a= (o Routes,
schedules and Rates, both
write to either ol the undersigned.
You will receive prompt reply and reliable
Information.
C, C. McMillan, A. J. Jackson,
G. A, Pass. Dept. G, P. A.
G, H. WILCOX, S. A.»
AUGUSTA, GA.
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SEND lOUKJOB FKiJVJlNU TO i
THE CITIZEN JOB OFFICE,Waynes- . |
boro, Ga. Justicer-Court Biankta spe- J
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olaltv Estimatop cheerfnllv fnmlched ,
8. E. MAGILL,
Gen’l Agt.
ATLANTA,
V. W. HARDWICK,
Gen’l Agt.
MACON.
AL R. HUDSON^
T. F, & P. A.
ATLANTA, OA.
C. D, COX,
Gen’l Agt.
ATHENS
W, C. McAIILLIN
S. F. A P. A
MACON.
W. M. McGOVERN
GeuT Agt
AUGUSTA.
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In Her Death Struggle* She Also Kills
Her Mother.
Fayetteville, N. U., Dao. 5 7.—A-
the home of Allen Fuller, hear here, his
daughter discovered an outhouse cn fire.
She ran to put- it out, and in doing se
her clothing caught fire.
Her mother, attracted by her screams,
ran to the aid of her daughter. She
threw her arms around her mother in
her death agony aud, despite the furi
ous struggles of the old woman, literally
squeezed her to death. Physicians
say the mother was thus killed be
fore the fire did its work upon the
daughter.
Raleigh Objects to the Census.
Raleigh, Dec. 15.—The census state
ment of Raleigh’s population has caused
such a stir that council met and decided
to take a police census at once. The
Democratic poll books were examined
aud these, at the usual proportion of
one voter to five persons showed 16,700
persons within the ciry limits. An al
derman said the incorrectness of the
census would be proved and that the
government would be asked to correct.
Insanity Among Negroes Increasing.
Raleigh. Dec. 17.—Insanity among
negroes is found to be greatly increas
ing in North Carolina. The asylum for
negro insane has been twice enlarged in
20 years. The legislature will be asked
to appropriate §50,000 for another en
largement. Fully half of this year’s an
plications for admission have been re
fused for lack of room. There are over
400 inmates.
Negro Child Burned to Death.
Shelby, N. C., Dec. 17.—A negro
woman left her 8 year-old child asleep
aud went out to work. Returning later
she found the child lying in the yard
dead. It had awakened during her ab
sence and while playing in the fire with
a broom its clothes became ignited. It
ran into the yard, where it died.
Scalped by a Train.
Newberxe, N. C., Dec. 18 —John A.
Dill, in endeavoring to step off a train,
missed his footing and fell. The axle-
box struck his head, literally scalping
him. His condition is critical. He has
been superintending work on the Dela
ware breakwater for Co a tractor Bangs,
Hughes & Co of New York.
Dr. Hoge’s Probable Successor.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 17.—Rev.
J. M. Wells of Staunton, Va., has been
called to the pastorate of the First Pres
byterian church of this city to succeed
Rev. Peyton II. Hoge, D. D., who re
signed about a year ago to become pas
tor of Warren Memorial church, Louis
ville.
District Day In the House.
Washington, Dec. 18.—This was Dis
trict of Columbia day iu the house. The
senate bill to amend the act to authorize
the construction of a bridge across the
Mississippi river at Dubuque, la., was
passed.
Killing at Winnsboro.
Winnsboro, S. C., Dec. 10.—Amos R
Davis shot aud instantly killed S. J.
Lyles. The coroner's jury has exoner
ated Davis. Both parties arc prominent
citizens and well connected. The affair
happened at Davis’ gate, Lytes having
called him out- An “unfortunate ne-
Negro Crushed to Death. cessity’’ is stated to have caused the
Waycross, Ga., Dec. 18.—Jim Hayes, homicide.
a negro, went into the woods near Ar- Slain by His Son.
gyle, 20 miles west of here, to cut cross Raleigh. Dec. 12. — Jubal Gooch, a
ties. A tree fell on him, breaking both farmer, was killed by his son at his
legs aud one arm, from the effects ot home, 0 miles from here. Gooch was
which death followed almost instantly. , , , v, vg m
- drunk ana was beating his wife, ihe
Mrs. Morton Commits Suicide. son interfered, when the father drew a
T „ w, i_ - r T knite and chased him. When the father
Lumpkin Ga., Dec. lo.—Mrs. Jennie
Morton, a widow, committed suicide by
drowning herself in a pond. A short
while ago she attempted suicide by cut
ting her throat. Her miud has been un
balanced for some time.
resumed his abuse the son returned, got
a gun aud b.ew out the father’s brains.
Killed by a Falling Limb.
Statesville, N. C., Dec. 10.—David
Steele, a farmer, was killed by a falling
limb. He had felled a tree from which
a limb had broken off and lodged in a
Great Interest Man Bested in the | nearby tree, which was dislodged and
Porto Kico-PliLip;>ine Cases. j■ k him on the head, crushing the
Washington, Dec. 18.—Arguments in , skull.
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Written by a Ken
tucky Attorney-at
-Law.
the Porro Rico-Philippine cases, involv
ing the status of those countries to the
United States, were resumed in the
United States supreme court today.
Senators and representatives in congress
who had taken part in the Porto Rico-
Philippine legislation dropped in as the
arguments proceeded and gave attentive
ear to the proceedings.
Prior to the opening of the court
the counsel conferred aud arranged
a general plan of proceedure, by which
Edward C. Perkins, senior counsel in
the Porto Rico case, concluded bis argu
ment today, being followed by Law
rence Harmon, counsel in the Philitp-
pines case. The appellants then gave
way to Attorney General Griggs for the
presentation of the case in behalf of the
government.
Charles H. Aldrich, former solicitor
general and senior counsel in the Philip
pines case, will close iu behalf of the
appellants.
Appropriations Over f}>7o,000,000.
Washington, Dec. 18.—The house
committee on rivers and harbors expect
to have their report completed before
the holiday recess. The total is mount
ing up far beyond the original anticipa
tions aud it may be found necessary to
scale all around. It is understood that
the bill with continuing contracts as
now agreed upon exceeds §75,000,000.
I'o Attend tiie Celebration.
Raleigh, Dec. 11.—Governor Russell
and staff have gone to Washington to
attend the centennial celebration of the
founding of the capital. This wili be
the governor’s las: public lunction, as
he retires from office next month.
Boycott on Sunday Trains.
Raleigh, Dec. 11.—The North Caro
lina Methodist Episcopal conference iu
session at Newberue has declared so
vigorously against Sunday trains aud
Sunday newsrv.pers that it really advo
cates a boycott.
Rodgers to Succeed Brady.
Washington, Dec. IS.—At the cabi
net meeting today it was announced
that Captain Asa Rodgers of Petersburg,
Va., would be appointed collector of in
ternal revenue to succeed the late- Colo
nel James Brady. Nothing of import
ance transpired at the meeting, both
Secretaries Hay aud Root reporting that
they had nothing to communicate.
Injured In a Collision.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 8.—A col
lision occurred ou the Birmingham Min
eral railroad near Adger, 20 miles south
of here. An extra southbound engine
collided with a northbound freight.
The men jumped and Conductor Bryan
and Engineer Kendrick were slightly
hurt. A misunderstanding of train or
ders is thought to have caused the acci
dent.
Child Dies From Hydrophobia.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 12.—Albert
Brassell, 5 years old, is dead of hydro
phobia. The child was bitten by a stray
dog about a month ago while playing in
the street. The wound had healed and
was almost forgotten when the child
wu- taken w : “t the rabbies aud died iu
fearful agony.
New Orleans Postmaster Resigns.
Washington. Dec. ,18-— J. R. Pi i kin
of New Orleans has presented his resig
nation as postmaster to the postmaster
general. The resignation is tentative,
being submitted upon certain conditions.
As the postmaster general has been iu
Florida for the past few days no action
has yet been taken.
White Woman umiipil to Death.
Newberne, N. C., Dec. 19.—Frances
Harper, a widow, 70 years old, met with
a horrible death at her home in this
city. While warming herself before a
fireplace her clothing became ignited
aud she was fearfnliv burned, dying
within a few minutes in great agony.
Negro Woman Burned to Death.
Morganton, N. C., Dec. 19.—Violet
Greenlee, a blind negro woman 80 years
of age, was burned to death. She was
left alone in the house aud when her
children returned she was lying dead
with her head in the fire, where she
had evidently fallen.
Will Lose One .Member.
Columbia, 3. C., Dec. 18.—It is gen
erally accepted that South Carolina will
lose a representative in congress. This
will cause a general mix up aud scram
ble and has created quite a stir iu politi
cal circles.
Gored to Death by a Bull.
Darlington, S. C., Dec. IS.—Au old
negro woman living on Dr. Baird’s
place, while hitching a bull to a cart,
was attacked by the animal aud gored
to death. She was almost disemboweled.
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Accidentally Killed.
Fayetteville, N. C., Dec. 19.—While
swapping pistols on the street, Peter
Byrd, 17 years old, was accidentally
shot by Charles Jones, aged 16, and in
stantly killed. -
THROWN FROM THE TRAIN
Conductor Oroide Assaulted nod Badly
Injured Near Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 17.—A fight
occurred ou a Birmingham aud Besse
mer dummy train between Conductor
Joe Crook and A. C. Hautrauft and W.
T. Coleman, and as the result Crook is
in the hospital with one finger shot off
and suffering from other iu juries, while
his two alleged assailants are under ar
rest.
It is stated that the two men were un
der the influence of liquor and were dis
orderly on the rear plati orm of the lady’s
coach. The conductor remonstrated
with them when it is alleged that they
threw him from the car and following
him beat him severely.
Three shots were fired, which at
tracted the attention of Sheriff Burgin,
who was on the train, and with the as
sistance of ‘several citizens he arrested
the two men. Neither of them had a
pistol aud it is not known who fired the
shots.
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The entry into womanhood is a
critical time for a girl. Little men
strual disorders started at that time soon
grow into fatal complications. That
female troubles are filling graveyards
proves this, Wine of Cardui estab
lishes a painless and natural menstrual
flow. When once this important func
tion is started right, a healthy life will
usually foliow. Many women, young
and old, owe their lives to Wine of
Cardui. There is nothing like it to
give women freedom from pain and to
fit young women for every duty of life,
$J.G0 bottles at druggists.
Miss Della M. Strayer, Tully, Kan.« “1
have suffered untold pain at menstrual pe
riods for a long time, was nervous, had r.o
appetite, and lost interest in everything,
in fact was miserable. I have taken four
bottles of Wine of Cardui, with Thedford’s
Black-Draught, when needed, and to-day
I am entirely cured. 1 cannot express the
thanks 1 feel for what you have done
for me.”
For advice in cases requiring special direc
tions, address, giving symptoms, the Ladies’
Advisory Department, The Chattanooga Med
icine Company, Chattanooga, Tenn.
AUGUSTA, GA.
Patterns.
iar ami Fire
UtirUL
Or^sns for Parlor,
Church an.1 Schools.
We presume you bought them from us, for there is not
a house nor a hamlet within a hundred and more miles of
Augusta, the occupant of which has not at some time traded
with us. The people by their patronage have helped us to
increase our business from small beginnings, until to-day
we occupy the largest and best stocked warerooms in the
whole South, and on our part, we have given our utmost en
deavors to please and satisfy everybody with the best value
for their money.
We have been urged of Sate years, time and time again.
To add furniture and house-furnishings by our thousands
of friends, to the end that they might procure them at
reasonable prices. Of all our triumph Furniture has been
the greatest, until to-day we have the largest floor space
occupied with the most desirable goods at the most reasonable
prices ever offered to the public in the .Southland.
China Closets, Book
Cases, Wardrobes, Com=
bination Cases. Lounges,
Bedroom Suites, Parlor
Suites, Dining Room
Suites, Enameled and
Brass Beds, Tables and
Chairs of ali kinds.
Sideboards, Hal*
Racks, Cocoa, Cotton
Jute, China and Jo pa*
nese Mattings, Shades,
Stair and Hall Carpets,
and in Rugs and Art
Squares.
We go north and abroad to chrllenge for variety
designs, assortment of makes aud lowness of price. ^ ’ ien
you visit Augusta then we’ll show the convincing p root *
Church and School Organs always at special cut prices.
THOMAS & BARTON CO.
Sideboards in
Golden Oak,
Walnut and
Mahogany.
(j
China Cases in
Golden Oak, 'Vain* 4
and Mahogany.
Agents for
Southern
Proof Safes.