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TI1E MAUOIn TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1894
BURDEN, SMITH &. COMPANY
Beautiful - “THE VERDICT” - Beautiful.
The Indie* and public generally, after a thorough in
spection of our extensive- line of fine dress goods,
silks and trimmings, pronounce them “beautiful,”
low priced, and far ahead of anything shown in
Macon.
Don’t Wait-MME. GORHAM-Don’t Wait.
Now that the ladies have actual results, combined
with highest recommendations ns to Mine. Gorham’s
proficiency in high urt dressmaking, this department
will be rushed. All work guaranteed. First come,
first served.
DRESS GOODS. DRESS GOODS.
The superiority of our dress goods and silks is
better proven by our immense sales, during the
warm weather than otherwise. >
Our 40-inch English mixed serges at 90c." yard.
Our 48-inch English serges at $1.26 yard. Our
62-inch French covert cloths* arc confined’to us-^will
not Le shown elsewhere. See our 36-inch Mixtures
at 12 l-2c. yard. Our 36-inch wool flannels at 20c.
yard. Our 36-inch wool fancy’s at 20c. yard. Our
38-inch 60c. poplins, three yards for $1.00; these
are the cheapest in the city. (
Silks—ELEGANT—Silks. •
Everything nev known to the cunning art of the
manufactured. .Taffeta fancies and plain at 84 and
86c.. regular $1.00 qualities. 100 elegant suit pat
terns at $1,00 yard.. If you want a’ silk dress you
must come to us for the selection. Ask to sec our
black Gros dc Londi-e dress silk. It’s the latest.
, DRESS TRIMMINGS.
Take a look at our beautiful jetted lace and Van
Dyke pointed jets, Moire jets, they aj*e the latest
things. Elegant silk velvets, any color, $1.00 to
$5.00 a yard. • ,
HOSIERY! HOSIERY!
All our hosiery .come in under the new law—tariff,
therefore we are prepared to show exceptional values.
Our old time.26c. children’s hose, 15c. Old time
•*35c children’s hose, 26c. Old time 60c. children's
hose, three pair.*for $11.00. Ladios’hose as low in
proportion, including fleece lined, cashmere, and silk
plated goods. .
LINENS! LINENS!
All things in linens. Immense line stylish new
stamped linens, lace effects, etc. Every shade a qual
ity of Brainerd & Armstrong’s famous wash silks.
Best line of medium and extra fine table damask,
and napkins to match in the city. Best bargains
in towels, bedspreads, and bleached goods yet offered.
DOMESTICS! DOMESTICS! |
Such os canton flannel, jeans for pants, calicoes, ging
hams, percales, outings, check homespun, sea island,
etc., just about cost. We don’t ask yog any profit on
these goods.
MONEY IN YOUR POCKET.
. 20 yarfls good yard wide sheeting for $1.00.
20 yards good yard wide soft finish bleaching for $1.00. .
20 yards good yard wide 8c. sen island for $1.00.’
20 yards best fall style calicoes for $1.00.
22 yards good check homespun for $1.00. ,, ^ ,‘j
13 yards good 12 l-2e. canton flannel for $1.00. v
4 yards 36c. wool jeans, extra good, for $1.00.
3 yards 50c. Turkey red table damask for $1.00.
4 ladies’ extra fine ribbed vests-for $1.00.
100 dozen ladies’ 10c. white hemstitch handkerchief, 6c,
each.
12 dozen agate buttons for 6c.
3 papers gold-eyed needles for 10c.
3 papers 6c. pins for 10c.
Coates’ cotton 4c. spool’ 4 spools for 15c.
Besl silesia for 12 l-2c. yard in Macon.
BALDWIN SAYS
IT IS NOT SO
Ha Givai Additional Danial to the Im
prenion That the Soothern
Has Discriminated
AGAINST MACON'S INTERESTS
Ffc* Chan*.., II* Says, Ar* Hot Mala
rial Knaagli Iter a Kick—cam*
snlsslsnsr aiallham linili
Oat's Circular,
Vlco-Proalilimt Baldwin of this South
ern railway nays tin-re In no truth iu
the prevalent iuiproaslou that the South
ern, In it* now order of things, la tils-
crlinlnatluK against Macou.
It will ho reim-mheml that several
of thu high official* of tlia Southern
luivo already denied that lii Uio (Oink
ing up and consequent change wjjioll
followed tho reorganization, resulting
In tho oboltahuioat of tho superintend
ent's office, any discrimination against
- Macon and her business Interests was
intruded, or In fact doue.
Now Third V.ee-L'rveUlQnt Baldwin
has Written Jt letter here, giving further
denial to tho charges of the unturo
named, that appeared lu the newspa
pers at tlm time.
Tho only change that has resulted
from the consolidation of tho lines com-
puling tho Southorn, as stated above,
was the abolishing of the superintend-
out’s office here. Tho tmluiuastrr'8
office remains sUll and tho trnlu crews
change at -Macon as before. The South
ern people evidently tool that lio Injus
tice has bcon-dom- Macon at bust. „„
pretty nearly the whole lino of officials
Itavo personally refuted the charges.
oouritiisstNo cotton,
The matter of nllowuuo.es tor lmn-
tiling and compressing eott m is length
ily dealt wlUi tu regard to the rnttroads
by tVmmlsslom-r H. B. Stuhlmuu of
the Southern Hallway aud Steamship
Association lu a eireutur sent out to
freight departments veecmly. The clv-
eular isiya:
“Ptc-ase refer to circular letter nd-
dressed to nu-mbert of tlie executive
iKgttxl under ,htte of the llth Inst., sub
mitting a proposition to luorense fn>m
7 cents to 8 1-2 cents nor ouo bundled
l-tm-ls, th eeompensit.mi to lie allowed
fur compressing votbm at points with
in the territory of the association.
•'This Is t» advise that responses re
ceived by the coimnl-tstoacr fall t-» show
any negative vote*, and, therefore, tak
ing (-fleet at once, and to govern lrom
September 1, 1SS»I, ami until the end of
tho present cotton season, the maxi
mum vate fur eorapmet un ,>t cotton m
the Interior, to be paid by the railroads,
shall be tiled at 8 14! routs per otto
hundred pounds, nnd no additional
compensation shall be paul to tho own
ers or lessees of any compress, or ship
per of cotton, or other person or com
pany. In connection with tho Insuring,
handling, compressing or shipping ot
cotton.
'-The foregoing shall govern at all
IT’S A MILLSTONE
About** Youag
nun** nock Co t«®
HulTVrrr from nor-
vouh eihaustioa, ncr-
YOU tWilHty, itmmir-
«d memory, sow
spirits, irritable tem
per, *xvd the tboumud
mini **n« iterBivjjvoient*
of mtmi and body
that rwult from,
unnatural, peruicioui
habit*, oontr*cted
through Jgnorano*.
8uch b*blt* nwult »a
km of manly power,
th* constitution and nmnOM pre-
doe* toftcatag of the.bmin. fi-ilrjvy, pa
ralysis, and even d rood Insanity.
To rmch, 1%-claim at).! tv* ton* *uoh v
fortunate* to health end happino*. is t
aim of tho pubUihera of * book written
plain but chaste l*njruiute, on the Qatar*,
symptoms end caratnlicr. by homo treat-
MM, of suc h diteSMa This book will Ut
setu erslod, io plain envelopo, ou receipt of
ton cents in straps, for nstin. Address
World’s Darpeosonr Medical AmoosUosu
CQ Main Bu, Buffalo, N. Y.
Hood’s Saved
,0 BrwSP* My Life
"For years I was In s serious condition
with catarrh «( tho stomach, bowels and
1,folder, I sat-
cred Intensely
lrom dyspepsia,
la fact was t ml t-
erabla wreck,
morely s Skclo-
ton. I seemed
to go from bad
la wane, I
really wished I
was dead. Iliad
taken so much
medicine ot the
wrong kind that
It had poisoned
me, and my An
ger nails began
Mr.yv, It. Voting, la turn black
rotter'* Mills, Pa. and como off. I
began to take Hood's Sarsaparilla and It did
moreformo than all prescriptions. I have
gradually regained perfect health, am
entirely froo from catarrh of tho bowels,and
palnlnmy i.:u-k. My recovery Is simply mar-
. vclous." W. If. You.-ra, rotter's Mills, Ta,.’
Hood's ££ Cures
Hood’s pills ouro distress alter eating
point* lu the agaooiul!o:i', territory on
und sonfli of tbo Memphis ami Charles
ton ami cast of file Mobile amt Ohio
railroad, Including Meridian, Mist.
"All lines In tho Interior ure to Im
mediately exccuto coarnicts with com-
prates or oompn-ss companies with
which they do business, to continue
during tho present season, bused on .tlm
ultowruici-s of S i-2 cents per one hun
dred pounds, tutng the form of contract
submitted by the commissioner with
tils circular letter of August 10, 1804;-
and, also, to require the compresses or
compress companies to execute bond
for tho faithful performance of thnlr
contracts, using the form of bond like
wise' submitted by the commissioner
with his circular of AugusbJ.il, 1S-.I4.
"Members who have fatlisT to receive
copies of tho form of contract hod boud
referred to, will be tura slied with rote
ten upon nppllcjttaw to the commis
sioner. 11. It. Stnhlmnn,
"Commissioner."
OLID CURIOSITY SHOP.
rt Is Always Full of Customers Becking
Ibu-g-.dns Found There.
Mr. F. H. I\>wcre Is one man In Mn-
oon -who tJnuroUBhly believes >n and
known tho vutuo of newspaper adver
tising. Ha akro thinks he knows how
to ohoos* w good paper for -the purpose.
All day yesterday, and. In foot, every
day, Ms Curtoalty Shop on Cherry
au-eet *s filled -with busy buyers m)
sellers of scoond-hsand -aaul new books,
etc. Ills slredt locution Is mat very ex
pensive. possibly, but be seems to be
not only a Judicious ndverrieer. but
there Is evidently n great deal of merit
In otherVtlntetlona in tits mode of doing
business. Ills placets one of-the busies!
In Che city oswt the genial proprietor
weans she smile of outlafaoUon. Mr.
Powers aafd yedwthty Shut the paid
more for aecond-toankl school books than
sny other Arm In the city end -rhnt he
never had or will well them for mor*
chun 60 pt-r ecru. of Che price cfmnaad
l.-c m*w l- ---I;.. 11- V- -k'-ou a -dun-iln,
hualnoNs, tuvd, by the away, thSnks i
K-v-l deal or the Tiili-grwph ax n mt
nriakc medium. He has rovnevhtnt
of Interest -to everybody, «s>Vl those Who
Stave never ' .- -1 lex plOM should by
all means do so.
’•i\ GHANOHD HIS TASB.e
Mr. J. W. OaHo-wny Has Gone tVllh
-Mr. Legatw Walker.
Mr. James W. Oshawuy, writ for
USatly test years boa been oonneote-t
with the business office of Gie Tete-j
emeffi, hws gone wkb Mr. la-gare
XWdker tn the real r«Ut<> buokteonl
The change wws made ' ootarday sn>1
Mr. Calkarway enters upon Ure duttes
of hts new huslneaa Utniomtw.
'KvtarytMdy who knows -'Jimmie" ert-h
him full measure of good sucoe-s
out Wa -bualne** raVenW deserve, for
there ta to be found nowhere in Mao-<p
a more thoroughly deserving young
man. itetwa nvaAe -another step higher
in business, -and Bsat oontlnuvd sureem
may a'ihmd hts every venture H the
sincere wM> ot all hla warm friends.
PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS.
’service at the Bassett Hill Chun
Today.
There w«1 be service to-»ay at the
Primitive Uaptta! church on Boaoetl a
Hill.
Rev. Mr. ReyncUa wilt preach therW
. ok 10 o'clock this morning. The pubuja
U cordially invited to attend.
ELECTION NOTICE.
Tn purtuaneft of a resolution paR9%l by
thy executive committee of the Demo
cratic party of Bibb pounty, a primary
election will be held at the various pre
cincts in the county, on Thursday, Septem
ber *1, 1891, for the purpose ot selecting
candidates for county ofdccs. *
The palls at the court house. East Ma-
con, Findlay's, city hall and Godfrey's
will be open from 1 a. m. to 9 p. m. The
other precincts from 9 to 3 p. m.
The managers appointed are' ps follows:
Court Houso-J. A Thomas, Jr., IV. J.
Bee land, J. H. Pellew. -sc
City Hull—John Harts, A. F. Parrott,
J. ij. llolllAeld.
Findlay’s—N. I. Brunner, U. L. Wil
liams. J. A. Kennedy.
East Macon—D. M. Ourrett, C. C. Balk,
com, John C. Jones.
; Godfrey—William BeddlngAold, > G. W.
Hendrix. Joseph McGee.
Howard—W. G. Boss, C. I. McElroy, J.
B. Howard.
Hazard—J. J. Amereon, T. A. Clay, C.
C. Tucker. -'
Warrior—Henry Newsome, Lee l-ong, J.
M. Parker.
Rutland—J. W. Felder, W. J.,Heard, R.
A. Johnston.
The rules governing the primary will
be the some as on previous elections, and
are as follows:
AH voters are required to vote at their
own precincts, as follows:
All voters living east ot thu river shall
vote at the East Macon precinct; all
all voters In that portion of the First ward
lying west of the river, and'all those
living in Warda No. 3 and Vlnevlile shall
vote at the court house: all those living
In Nos. 3 und 4 shall vot* at the city hall;
those living in wards 9 and 9 etull vota
at Findlay’s, those llvjng in the varous
country precincts aboil vote at their pre
cinct in their respective ' districts,' t,nd
the managers are Instructed to-reject all
votes not so voting.
DIltECTlohs TO MANAGERS. ‘
One manager jit each polling place.ahaU
bring to tbe court house at Macon the
returns, tally sheets, list ot voters and
the ballot box by id o'clock-on the day
after the election, and there deliver the
same to tho executive committee of she
Democratic party of tho county, by whom
the votes shall be consolidated und the
result declare.!
The attention of the manatftra Is spe
cially culled to the following provisions of
the act ot the legislature of Georgia gov
erning primary elections:
1. The mans gore are requested to take
and subeciibe the following oath before
entering upon the discharge of their du
ties, that they will fairly, impartially
and honestly conduct the primary elec
tion this day held tor candidates for coun
ty officer-, according to the act' of the
general assembly, approved October ,
1S92, and tn nccordlrk with the laws of
the state governing rexular elections for
the offices ot said state. The form as
to the oath will be aa follows:
We. managers of election held at -
prec'nct on this day, the Nth day of Sep.
tember, 1891, to nominate candidate* of
the Democrntto party fo. county offices,
do swear that we will fairly and impartial
ly and honestly conduct avid election.
In accordance with the provisions ot the
act of the general assembly, approved
October CL iWi, and |n accor.lanco with
the laws of the etato of Ueorilx governing
regular eb- tlons of sal-1 state.
This oath con be written out end at-
Inched Xfj the relurns nnd subscrib.-d to
by each manager, and the oath van be
edmlnlstered by any Justice of the peace
or notary public or other officer suthor-
1»-l i . a im!Ulster an .. ith, ,nd In case
no such officer can be conveniently bad,
tho manaacra may administer the oath to
each other. In case the oath Is sdmlnts.
tend by the managers, this fact must
appear with the oath.
S. Before sny ballots are' received at
primary election, nnd Immediately before
the opentnx ot the potto, the Managers
must open each ballot box to be uied in
the election and sxhlblt the same publlcly
to show that there are no ballots in such
boxes. They wHl th»n close and lock or
seal up such box, except the opening to
receive tbe ballots, and shall not again
open vhe same until the close ot the elec
tion, und the managers shall pal-lldy
proceed to count the votes and declare
the result.
4. It any voter is challenged, the man.
sger shall administer to him the follow
ing oath: '/ da saear or affirm that I
win be mt the Unit ot th* election for
which cindMatei on now nominated U
years otd. and that I will then have re-
elded In thle slot* one year nnd In the
county six months next proceeding n-d
election; that I have npt votsd at this
election, sod that 1 will support tbe nomi
nees of the Democratic party." Whenever
a vote la challenged it must be so marked
on the (1st ot voters.
The manager* are requested to secure
a copy ot the above rules nnd strictly en
force the same. The committee also dl*.
prove ot the use of vehicles, and hired
workers.
GEO. W. OUSTIN'. Chairman.
BEN. L. JONES, Secretary,
Largest stock of second
hand school books in the citv
at lowest prices. McEvov-
Sanders Co.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Miss Dstsye Badger’s numerous
friends in Macon will he pleased to
learn that shd has received and accept
ed an Invitation to read before -the Nejv
York Ctty Shokspeo-rean Club. The in
vitation came through M-s. Randall
Delhi, the well known auth'or and pres
ident of the Sbakspenrean Club, who
had previously heard Miss Badger read
beve-nat ec-lecttona from the great poet's
works.
, ••••
Mies Alteen Billings, after a delight
ful visit tq relatives In South. Carolina,
has returned hom *- M *•
Odr. E. A. Wilson and Mrs. S. J. Dag
gett and her two eons have moved to
Atlanta to live*
Miss Mnrv -Lou PaUllo, a pretty bru
nette of Oxford, is visiting the family
ot Mrs. J. E. Evans.
tv ••••
Mies (Lula Glass is visiting her aunt,
-Mrs. Dr. Strong, at Savannah.
IM*
Judge Meins and wife have returned
from u month's visit to Washington,
Philadelphia and New York. 1
Mr. W. -E. Martin on Walnut street
la very alck with fever.
Mur. de Young has gone fo Lexing
ton, Ky.. where she will remain a year
with a large dry goods firm.
Mrs. C. E. Stabier and Mrs. F. J.
Spain, mother and ulster of Dr. Stapler,
are visiting at the home of Dr, Stapler
on High place.
Mr. M. C. Bennett and Messrs. Willie
and Frank Spain of ftnltmun have gorje
to the university at Athens.
Dr. J. H. Heflin of Locust Grove, af
ter spending a great part of bis vaca
tion In Macon, has returned to resume
hla special course In the Atlanta Medi
cal College. -He will stop over at Lb-
oust Grove with his father before pro
ceeding to Atlanta.^
Miss Nettle Watkins garve a most de
lightful progressive euchre party to her
young lady friends Friday afternoon at
the residence of her father on Park
olace. Alls* Nettle la a most charming
young -lady and also proved herself to
be a splendid hoatees. The prlzi was
handsome and appropriate and was worn
by Mis Clare- Guerry after a heated
control. Taken altogether tt was a
mart delightful affair and will long be
remembered by all present. The guests
were:
Misses Rosa Guerry, Clara Guerry,
Mary Estes. Cbmellle Bstes, Ceclle Cor
nell. Martha Keith. Daisy Black, Annie
Sanford. Edith Stetson, Rosa Johnson,
CIsIm Ripley. Mary Llsxle Wlnshlp.
Ethel Green. Cleveland Smith, Caroline
English. Ethel Brown. Mat He Hunt,
Mamie Jarvis. LeMa' Gcrdlne, -Eml Wil
liams. Carrie Belle Roberts. Mary Cal
laway. Mag Calloway, Marie Bannon,
Florence Oferm. Nettle Barnea and Net
tle Watkins.
The young people gave a highly en
joyable dance Friday evening at the
Plerpont hous>. Mrs. Butner complete
ly turned her house over to the marry
dancers and thev full enjoyed -them
selves. Refreshments were served rnd
might meet the people of the chttrr.h
and -thus feel at horns while they at
tend school hefe.
•*#**
-Mr. Qleero Thompson, one of -Macon’s
meet popular yc ang gentlemen, left fqr
hla old jtiome In Th-omasvllle to spend
some weeks with rela-tives. -Hla health
has not -been good for several weeks
and he goes for -hU^health and rest,
iMtes Clara Whllden. a very charming
youijg lady of High, Springs, Fla., has
coiqe to Macon to take a course In Por
ter's Business College In bookkeeping.
Mr. J. Mack Jenkins spent several
days at Indian Spring last week and
reports a pleasant time.
■Miss Rosa Elder, bne of Indian
Spring's most beautiful your.* ladies,
will come to Weslevan College tomor
row to the delight of her many friends
In Macon.
-Mrs. Will Smith has returned from a
Pleasant visit to Sandensvllle and Ten-
hide.
Mrs. \V. w. Ford and daughter have
returned from Tallulah Falls,' P>l-:«r
Springs and other noted Georgia re-
Borts.
IE
tut* malm no chute* of diet or
matfous, mrrcoiltl or p*laoaMutMil>
klouto to takes intero-tUy* Wheq
UJtd
A8 A PREVENTIVE
by cither let It U tmpoaifclc licotfeui
«f wr»l <*—»*; but In tho exu of
- i. . lho«a»lm4yUsro»TO»*tiL'. Jrniou
—n7'—m with OoEorrhtt* te* Olttl, ntW4»
C5 U i< *"
GOODWYN'S DRUG STORE.
Sole Agents, Macon, Ga.
SAFETY *
IS THE
KEY-NOTE
Of human conviction, and by demon
strating the safety of EQUIITABLE
building and loan stock, tho
Association has secured the confidence
of tho people.
Lord Mansfield said, “the best Invest
ments for security and lnconw are first
mortgages on real .estate.” ,
Stock In the EQUITABLE BUILD
ING AND LOAN ASSOOIATON Is se
cured by. flr.it mortgages on Improved
real estate, In doable the amount,
-whlcfh are neld by the Union Savings
Bank and Trust Company, as trustee,
and nothing but an earthquake can
dislodge them.
The Equitable will ia3<4C this moh'th'
35,000 WORTH OF S PER CENT.
. GUARANTEED STOCK
at 3100 per share. This stock guaran
tees 8 per cent, cash dividends, piynblo
semi-annually, and can be withdrawn
at Any time after 8ix months. Appll- .
cants will be served In turn.
GEO. A. SMITH,
General Manager.
Room 4 Exchange Bank Bank Building
Mem
Want
Accuracy
Completeness
Conciseness
Convenience
A Busiiraess Han
Wants to know the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth. And be wants that
truth boiled down.
He has no time to wnite In skimming about
the edges of a subject, he wants to get at the
gi»t of the whole matter, and docs not care
e hundred pages of opinions If he can gel
It *11 In a hundred lines ot solid facts. ,
Th*t l» to hr wants the Encxclop ej-a
Btlunnlca. for no other work will so
;on^letely meet the busy man’{ needs. It
has Justly been celled-"the knowledge of the
1 whole world compressed into five feet of
J book shelf.”
lother Characteristic
p) the traslness men Is that he has an eye on
the dollars. If his good Judgment enables
him to detect t|ie actual merit of a project
before hts neighbors get into line he "gets
In on the bottom floor,” while hla less shrewd
neighbor valt^ until ell tbe world wants It
and then ha finds ” the stocks have gone up.'*
i It Is this characteristic of GecrgUbusIness
that Is leading them so generally to
E ure the En^*> dopmil* Britannic* while it
be had at introductory rates. A thorough
nets man sees bow the Britannlca
publisher* can afford to permit a great paper
ilk. The Atlanta Constitution -•>
offer their up-to-date edition at Introductory
prices for a abort time until tbe public
generally has become familiar with Its
surpassing merits. Then all mill want It.
k and they will have to pay the publishers’
tr price: while the man who was shrewd
h to purchase during the Introductory
has saved Just Ss.oo pet volume cn
of tbe work.
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Irttanica r»..ta:s tooth, tom-
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Iva courteous atteattoa.
TIMBER LAND OWNERS,
Timber lanfls bought and sold.
-List your properly with me. Can
find you purchasers for desirable tracts.
Correspondence solicited.
LAGAItE WALKER,*
Chas. C. Holt,
—Dealer in—
Artists’ Materials,
Picture Frames,
Stationery and
Fancy GoodB.
Engravers of Visiting Cards
and Wedding Invitations.
Correspondence invited. Send
for catalogue of Artists’ Mate
rials.
Office and Store, Triangular
Block, Macon, Ga.
JAMES T. HOLT, Rec’r.
PROGRESSIVE
TAILORING
Can only be dono
by keeping abreast of the
times and reliably informed on
all that is new and novel. I
have made arrangements with
the highest authority on prog,
ressivc tailoring, to keep me
posted on all tlie new ideas ns
they are evolved and adopted;
thus my clients may be sure
of having their clothes made
in such styles as are entirely
current nnd eminently correct.
McKAY, The Tailor,
563 Cherry Street.