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the MACON TELEGRAPH : WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2,
1904.
None But the Best"
The Chief Obstacle
to being well dressed is the expense—but this is
an imaginary obstacle, especially when wo can
sell you a suit of 8TROUBE <fc' BROTHERS’
High Art Clothing for $10 to $28, that for per
fection of fit, excellence of quality and up-to-
dateness of style, aro the equal of any clothes on
earth. All the now shades iu most any stylo
you desire.
"We Take Periodical Ticeels"!
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It’s For You
Merchants and dealors in Candies, Crackers
and Confectionery should understand that our
largo new factory has bbon orectod and equip
ped for your advantage. It onablos us to
oflor you a largor variety and hotter goods at
prices that aro t ight. Wo uro in tho lead and
intond to stay thoro.
Call on us personally or write us for what
you want. Yours for business
JOHNSON-KING & CO.
iTanufacturing Confectioners
Macon, Georgia*
cm
mm
Sells the Ingersoll,
It has tho reputation—and justly should have—of
being tho best time-keeper in America for the price.
Everyone sold with a guarantee to rnn one year
and keep porfoct timo—tho saihe as goes with a
hundrod dollar watch. Wo havo them in
nicklo and gun motal. Prico
MURDER, VERDICT
OF CORONERS JURY
Henry Miller, Negro Cerrled to Hoepi.
tal from Tyuee, Is Dead and Jury
Has Not Located the Murderer.
DAMAGE SUIT WAS
ENDED IN SETTLEMENT
Attorney! Took Damage Claim of R. G.
Christian. Against. Macon .Railway
and Light Company Out of Hands of
Court by Settlement for $625—An
other Today.
COMMISSIONERS
ARRANGE CONTRACT
Convict Agreement With the City Has
Been Continued and County Men aro
Satisfied—iMocting Held at Courfr
House.
The negro, Henry Miller, who was
arrled to the hospital late Monday af
ternoon In an unconscious condition
I dying from wounds Inflicted by
ne unknown person, expired yester
day morning despite the efforts of the
surgeons without making any state
ment relative to the manner In which
he was Injured. A coroner’s Jury re
turned a verdict of murder, but fail
ed to locate the guilty party or par
ties.
At the Inquest held several witnesses
were examined, among them being one
who waited on Miller at a late hour
Sunday night This witness was a ne
gro who had known Miller for some
time. He also was the party who
went to the negro’s room early Mon
day morning and found him In an un
conscious condition and Immediately
summoned an officer.
This witness gave the name of Hen
ry Rivers as the negro who had occu
pied the room with Miller before the
Injuries were Inflicted. On Investiga
tion Henry Rivers could not be found
and If such a negro If in (existence,
he has not been located either by the
coroner’s Jury or by any of the officers
acquainted.
The wounds were inflicted by some
Iron Instrument and be was never able
to give an account of the affair to^any
one.
Miller was said to be a negro of
good habits and the lust duty he asked
of the family with whom he boarded
was to look after some church mat
ters.
The verdict of the Jury holding the
Inquest at the hospital yesterday was
as follows: "Henry Miller came to his
death from a wound inflicted upon
the motor bone of the head by some
Instrument In the hands of some party
or parties unknown to the Jury and
In the opinion of the Jury it Is mur
der."
SAM wecnsELBAUM&]WK
^ pa m 635, MACON. GA. 4 V
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The,One Point
To which w. wl»h to call your •*-
tcntlnn U th. fact that n (rot many
mtlllonalmi begun to auve with a dol
lar. Kvery dollar la lh« boala of a for
tune; every tnan la n rapltullat. Ac
quire the aavlng habit and open an ac
count with ua today. We pay MX PER
CENT, INTEKKHT ON DKPOtHTfl and
compound the Int.real aemi-annually.
LQL'ITABLE BANKING & LOAN CO.,
Ge#. A. Smith, l“rcst. tUton, (in.
The city court was cut short In the
trial of the damage ault of R. G. Chris
tian against the Macon Railway and
Light Company yesterday morning
when soon after the opening a consul
tation of the attorneys representing
both sides resulted In a cash settle
ment by the payment of $625 to the
Plaintiff.
All preparation had been made for
a day's heat In the trial with possibly
no verdict reached at the close, but the
case was taken from the Jury at the
opening.
R. Q. Christian entered suit ngatnst
the street railway company In 1902
on damages claimed for alleged inju
ries said to have been sustained when
a milk wagon was struck by a car on
Mulberry street. He was driver and
asserted In the suit that he received
Injuries from which has not recov
ered.
Tho case was non-suited In the city
court on the flrst attempt to recover
and the attorneys for the plaintiff se
cured another trial before the supreme
court
The present hearing and settlement
fo the case Is the result of the above
proceedings. This action of the attor
neys tskea the suit from the court and
ra the civil docket of a suit which
taken up considerable time In the
courts.
The court was not In session during
the remainder of yesterday but will
proceed this morning with nnother civil
suit. The damage claim of Dr. J. M.
Mason ngalnst the Macon Railway and
Ught Company^ will be tnken up and
(eared frojn the docket next.
This suit Is for the recovery of $10,-
•00 on account of alleged personal In
juries said to have been sustained
while standing near a brake hand’e
which struck the plaintiff after being
released by a motorman.
GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF-
PHARMACY.
The Georgia Plate Hoard of Phar-
mney will meet In Atlanta on Monday,
November 14th at 'J o’clock. In the ball
room of the Kimball House for the
examination of applicants for license to
practice pharmacy. The members of
the board are Max Morris, chairman:
Macon; C. D. Jordan. Montlcello; J.
O. Dodson, Americas; R,. H. Land,
Jr., Augusta: George F. Payne. s<
tary, Atlanta. In November Hamuel
Morris ns a member of the board.
All details with regard to the next
Icontract between the city of Macon
and the county, relative to the work
ing of Improved streets by contract la
bor, were arranged yesterday morn
ing at the bi-monthly meeting of the
county commissioners.
The old contract which the city had
with the county called for the pay
ment of $8,000 annualyl for the use of
convicts allowed to work the streets
of the city. This sum was handed
over to the municipality by the coun
ty commissioners who in return were
tenced at recorder’s court,
given the right to work those sen-
Not a Sick Day Since.
"I was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. I tried all sorts of medi
cines, none of which relieved me. One
day I saw an ad. of your Electric Bit
ters and determined to try that. After
taking a few doses I felt relieved, and
soon thereafter was entirely cured,
and have not seen a sick day since.
Neighbors of mlhe have been cured of
Abeunmtisin, Neuralgia, Liver and
Kidney troubles and General Debility.”
This la whnt H. F. Bass, of Fremont,
N. C., writes. Only 50c, at all drug
gists.
HERTZ COAL CO.
PHONE 633
jf Pure Beer
V v Purity is ortr first con-
j\[ : sideration. We cool our
\ . beer in closed double-pipe
if j l coolers, filter it twice, pa.- -
, ’ f teurize and sterilize every
\ j; / bottle.
I vl lli Acme Beers are aged for
, months before put on tho
' market and can't mak< ,/,< t
biii” • ; . Our br< wery is
■vjf open to visitors daily and
most critical inspection is
A New Feature.
The Telegraph Is Informed by Mr.
\ E. Berry, manager of the Macon
Directory Company, that the book be
ing complied by his company will not
only contain a onmplete and thorough
directory of the city, but also of the
entire county of Bibb, which will make
It alike valuable to merchant and far
mer. In addition to the above new
feature, premiums In goods amounting
to $148,60 have been offered by the
leading merchants of the city.
These premiums embrace guesse
bale* of cotton, population, number of
ploughs run. number of hogs, number
of poultry, etc. all contained In the
county of Bibb. The guesses are all
to be governed and decided by census
contained In the new directory. Below
It a partial list of merchants offering
premiums:
Rhode*.Austin Furniture Co....$15.00
Lester-Whitney 8hoe Co 6.50
The llaxar 6.00
Jno. C. End*... 16.00
Permenter Shoe Co. • 6.00
Jones Sr Todd 7.00
Htrong Shoe Co. 6.50
Chas. Wnchtel's Sons 15.00
Taylor Shoe Co 6 50
Clarence Cubbedge 15.00
Star Clothing Co 15.00
E. H. Harris 3.50
J. H. * \V. \V. Williams 10.00
T. Garden 15.00
HON. HOKE SMITH
CANCELS VISIT
ACMl l-KEWING CO., K'licon, Ga<
II "T? . Hi • .
It lshorrlblo to thlukoftho
PAIN snd buffering which so
many people endure, all bemuse
they don’t know of, or fall to
try, HAMLINS WIZARD OIL.
Suffering and pain wears ont
the brain and nerTous system,
umt soon wrecks your physical
and mental powers.
No need to suffer if yon will
only use this great, modern enre
for pain, absolutely safe, sooth
ing, curative and healtne.
l*sed internally or externally,
it goes like lightning to the scat
oft rouble, mid, by allaying tho
inflammation, it drives out the
real cause of all painful sickness
nml quickly makes you perfectly
welL Price r»0 cents and $1.00.
Fully guaranteed.
1 or sale am! recommended by
ALL 1MU LOlSCS
WHEN CONSTIPATED
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir Will Give Relief
Promptly and Pleasantly.
When the liver and bowels do not
act regularly the entire systm soon
Rts out of order. Neglect or Improper
treatment result* in serious accumula
tion of impurities which clog up the
system and often result In serious sick
ness. If the bowels and liver arc kept
healthy and regular It will be Impos
sible for typhoid and other dangerous
summer diseases to get a foot hold.
The most satisfactory remedy for
biliousness, constlpatlonfl colic. Indi
gestion. sour stomach, dizziness, sick
headache, etc.. Is Mozley’s Lemon Elix
ir, the Ideal laxative. It nets thoroughly
but gently, unci taks the place of calo
mel nr.d pills, which are so nauseating
to most people, and nre Injurious to all.
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir Is made of lem
ons and Its value as n laxative Is rec
ognized by tho medical profession eve
rywhere. 50c a bottle at drug stores.
Death of Miss Tabitha Owons.
Miss Tabltha Owen*, possibly one of
the oldest and most beloved women
of Macon, died yesterday nt 12 o’clock
at the city hospital. Miss Owens wns
the great aunt of Mrs. F. Kennlngton.
Mrs. Richard Alley, Mr. S. P. Hornsby
and Mr. Julius Goins, nil well known in
Macon. She also leaves a number of
great grand nieces and nephews, who
had grown very fond of her In her
old age and did all that loving hands
could do to comfort and cherish her In
her declining years. Miss Owens, it
will be remembered, fell a few weeks
ago and broke her bill and owing to
her advanced age of four Score years
and ten, it was Impossible for her to
recover from the shock. The funerul
will occur at 3:30 o’clock today at St.
Joseph's Catholic church. Rev. Father
McDonald will officiate and the inter
ment will be In St. Joseph's cemetery.
The pall bearers will be Mr. Chris
Sheridan, Sr., Mr. M. Fitzgerald. Mr.
Jack Coffee, Mr. J. O. MeWllliam. Mr.
Pro. Weirs, Mr. E. J. Burke.
seek to dissuade them f^om supporting
the candidates who represent genuine
Democracy. With n candidate and a
platform that receive the earnest sup
port of Grover Clevelant nnd William
Jennings Bryan, and which deserve
support of both, every follower of ©Ith-
of these two great men should ral
ly with enthusiasm behind Parker nnd
Davis."
"Very sincerely yours.
HOKE SMITH.
Later in the week a grand rally of
the Democrats of Bibb county will bo
held at Central City Pork. The date
of this meeting will bo announced
later.
Been Called East to Help Out His
Party in tho Doubtful States—Grand
Rally* of Democrats Later in
Week.
Bibb county voters will doubtless
learn with regret that Hon. Hoke
Smith, of Atlanta, has canceled hia
visit to Macon and will therefore noi
speak here aa Invited.
A day or ao ago Mr. C. H. Holt
chairman of the Bibb county Parker
club and member of the county execu
live committee has received a letter
from Mr. Smith, In which the latter
stated that he would be unable to
speak in Macon. Mr. Smith stated that
he had Jtiat received a letter from na
(tonal headquarters inviting him to
take part in a meeting at Madison
^ tuare Garden and also asking him
to speak in Connecticut a few days
later.
*1 feel under the circumstances that
it ts my duty to return to the East
and 'pend the balance of the time
between now and the election doing
what 1 can to help the party In doubt
ful states."
"Do not suppose that I lack Inter
est In-the Georgia campaign. I regard
It of very great Importance that the full
Democratic vote should be cast. We
cannot afford to fail to do our part
a means so much to the wr
| tr > ®"d to the South.
“t IP. , h „ t ZZy
guarantees the
quantity, quality,
purity, strength and age of
Old
Barbee
WhisKey
Bottled in “Bond
See th.it government .-tamp
it over cork. Your security for
the purest vrhiiV.ev made.
Lack fee "C.’J Sarl»«~ co the label.
Jno. T. Birbee A Co., Louuuik, Kv.
i ill
Raincoats
IF you buy one of our
" Raincoats you’ll ba
making an excellent
investment.
Rainproof garments
require ail expert man-
ftipulation in order to
A render them imper
vious to water, and
that’s the reason wa
have the best makes
only. Cravenetted
Raincoats represent!
the highest develop
ment of modern meth
ods. These garments
are thoroughly storm
proof, comfortable,
stylish and priced reas
onably. The Paddock,
the* belted back and
the regulation walking
long coats are the cor
rect styles for tho
season.
$12.50 to $25.00
Benson & Moore,
The Up-to-date Clothiers. 420 Third St
A handsome display of Dining Room Tables in
new patterns, made of Oak and Mahogany, with
Sideboards and Chairs to match.
It pays to look here before you buy.
SATISFACTION JRYOUR MONEY SACK.
V iMACON. GA.
{ Established 1883.
j Willow=Dale=Whiskey
J • 99-95-100 Pure.
: Sold Only When 8 Years Old
♦ Years have come and gone, Institutions
J and now brands have multiplied with new
t features introduced to affect and influence
♦ trade but, “Willow-Dale Whiskey’’ stands
to-day tho loader of all whiskies. It’s well
♦ earned reputation for the.standard of oxcol-
♦ lonco justifies our saying, It Is Without An
♦ Equal. $2.45 per gallon,, express paid.
♦ $2.85 four full quarts, oxpress paid.
I A. & N. IT. ■HI|M
♦ DISTILLERS, MACON, GA. |
THE OFFICE SUPPLY IIOUSETHE OFFICE SUPPLY HOUSE
1
LtCHT RUNNING
The Yost Typebar la built up
from flat pieces of cold rolled
steel, cut with the greatest nice
ty, and securely riveted togeth
er. (The same principle aS em
ployed In the erection of the
framework of bridges and of
steel frame office buildings.)
Thla construction gives great
stiffness, and renders the Yost
Type Bar so strong that it will
not bend under severe usage.
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| The J. W. Burke Company, Macon, Ga.
asnoH Aiddns aoudo hhissaoh Aiddns aoudo am
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AGED NEGRO MAN
ANSWERS CALL
in Scuth
Learned a
Found Deed
Name Was
and Relativ
Disease and Old Age.
n—Death fron
A coroner’s Jury was called to Inves
tigate the death of an aged negro man
on Boundary street lr. South Macon
yesterday morning. The name of the
man was not learned except that he
had told the family from whom he had
rented a room that he was known as
"Henry." The investigation resulted
Indetermining that the negro man met
death from natural causes, having been
i -jfferer from dropsy.
The man had rented a room from
} a family who resides on Roun lary
’ -treet and bad occupied it only a short
I time when he became IIL Occupants of
■ the home heard him complaining early
i In the morning and at noon when this
I had ceased a. negro servant was sent
to the room and she found him dead.
Coroner Young* was summoned and
‘ after an inquest, placed the body in
J charge of the county authorities. It
rill be burled at thi expense .* the
! county.
came from or what was hia profession.
No more could be learned and no pa-
( per* In his possesion revealed hi* Men*
I Uty. On this account no relatives or
friends could be located. The negro
man appeared to be about 70 years
old.
- TAX RECEIVER ANDERSON.
Will Have New Office After January 1.
Beginning January 1. 1905. Tax Re
ceiver R. J. Anderson, will have for
hia office the apartment at the county
court house now occupied by Sheriff
G. S. Wescott. The offices of the next
sheriff, Mr. Robertson will be those
now tenanted by Deputy Sheriff Leo
Herringtpn. ^
These changes were arranged for at
the meeting of the county commission
ers yesterday. Nrft since the erection
of the court house has the receiver
of taxes held an office at the county
buildings. He la grateful to the coun
ty commisisoners for their action.
HERPICIDE NOT A FAKE.
Unsolicited Testimonials Tell of Its
Superiority.
thought. Uke
rations, it w<y
I pv to state tb
‘ and even mo
Quite a number of
section in which I
lent loo to the new
tbs
[tee
. MiSl larmr
M stand), St.u