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THE ASHBURN ADVANCE.
II. 1). SMITH. EDITOR.
POULAN.
Tlie MaiMrii City,
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Was thought to be a false
report, but was found to be
true.
News broke out among the
people of Worth county that
McGirt &
McPhaul
Were selling Goods cheaper
than any other merchants in the
county , which was investigated
and found correct.
Now we ask the people of
Worth and adjoining counties
to come and examine our line of
We Carry a Side Line of
Wash Pots,
Dinner Pots 5
Stoves,
Stove Furniture,
Plows,
Plow Gear
And All Fanil Utensils.
FURNITURE!
FURNITURE!
FURNITURE!
OrocRery
—AND ALL—
Heavy Groceries.
CLOTHING!
We have a large lot o)
Clothing selected for the Fall
Trade, and we want to sell
them rapidly. We have put
them at very low prices. We
can save you enough of money
on one suit of Clothes to pay
you for coming to Poulan.
When you want Hats, come to
See us.
When you want Shoes, come tc
see us.
When you want Suits, come tc
see us.
When yon want Harness, come to
See us.
When you want Groceries, come tc
see us.
When you want Stoves, come to
see us.
When you want Furniture, come to
see us.
We have good and polite salesmen,
so that when you come to see us,
goods will be thrown down to you for
your examination.
We carry everything in the HARD¬
WARE LINE from a handsome File
to a Grind Rock.
TOBACCO.
Everything from a pinch of Snuff tc
a box of Tobacco.
Call and examine our Goods and get
prices. We will take pleasure iD
showing you.
We have one of the best RICE
MILLS in the country. Bring your
rough rice and let us hull it.
Have your corn ground here.
We will gin your cotton for you and
then buy it or ship it from our ware¬
house free of drayage.
Turn your face this way and make
our store headquarters for trade.
McGirt <& McPhaul.
ASHBURN. WORTH CO.. GA.. FRIDAY. SUIT EMBER 3, 1897.
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SIX UNITED STATES REVENUE MEN
AMBUSHED BY OUTLAWS.
A BLOODY BATTLE IN ARKANSAS.
Two Deputies Killed Outright, Two Fa¬
tally Wounded and Two Mysteri¬
ously Disappear.
A special from Little Roolr states
that six men were probably massacred
in the wilds of the mountains of Pope
county Sunday. Two were killed out¬
right, two were fatally wounded, and
left for dead, and two have mysteri¬
ously disappeared and are either dead
or being held captive by bandits. The
killed are: Captain B. F. Taylor, of
Searcy county, deputy United States
marshal; Joe Dodson, of Stone county,
deputy marshal.
The fatally wounded are brothers,
named Renfrow, of Searcy county.
The names of the missing men are not
known, but they are supposed to be
deputy sheriffs from an adjoining
county. The victims were all deputy
United States marshals and deputy
sheriffs, aud the men who did the
work are moonshiners of the boldest
and most desperate class.
The scene of the crime was a gulch
or ravine in the mountains of Pope
county, at a lonely spot, thirty-five
miles from Russellville, the nearest
telegraph oiliee, and ten miles from
Witt Springs.
The region is wild and isolated. It
lias for years been the favorite rendez¬
vous of counterfeiters and moonshin¬
ers and is a district in which no law-
abiding citizen can live.
The officers for a long time have
been trying to break up the lawless¬
ness in that vicinity and many battles
between them and the desperadoes
have occurred. Captain B. F. Tay¬
lor, the richest man in Searcy county
and a man of much prominence, de¬
termined to help the officers in put¬
ting down crime. He secured a com¬
mission as a deputy United States
marshal and led the posse in the raid
that resulted in his death. A few days
ago a successful raid was made in the
same locality, in which a dozen moon¬
shiners were captured and carried to
Little Rock, One of them told the
officers that at least fifty large distil¬
leries were operating in the same
neighborhood.
Taylor with his posse located a
large moonshine outfit Saturday night
and decided to make the raid Sunday.
Proceeding slightly in advance of his
men, Taylor was within thirty feet of
the distillery when he was fired on
from ambush and instantly killed. As
Dodson rail up to Taylor he was also
shot dead. Rifles began to crack in
all directions and a volley was fired
into the officers. The Renfrow
brothers fell mortally wounded and
lay by the roadside until later in the
day, when a traveler named Pack
came by. All traces of the bandits
bad disappeared, as well as two of the
deputy sheriffs. The latter have not
since been heard from.
Pack hurried to Russellville with
the news and the coroner, together
with a sheriff's posse, immediately
started for the scene. It was not known
by whom the crime was committed,
but the officers believe the gang is
c'imposed of desperadoes led by Horace
Bruce and John Church, two of the
most dangerous characters in that lo¬
cality. ex-captain in
Captain Taylor was an
the federal army. He had served two
terms in the state legislature and was
noted for his bravery. Marshal Coop¬
er Monday afternoon received the fol¬
lowing telegram from the attorney
general: subjeot
“Washington.—Expenses of posse
to executive approval, not to exceed 82.000,
authorized; %500 reward authorized for cap¬
ture and delivery to marshal of all persons
implicated in the murder. “McKenna.”
MORE SOLDIERS SUMMONED.
Spain Cal I * Out Reserves for Culm and
Philippine Islands.
At a cabinet council at Madrid,
Monday, it was decided to summon
the next class of 80,000 reserves,
27,000 of whom will he sent to Cuba
and 13,000 to the Philippine islands.
The minister, when questioned, de¬
nied that the council was occupied
with the subject of colonial reforms or
with political questions.
TAX COLLECTOR SHORT.
Investigation Shows Discrepancy Mt*
Lott’s Accounts of *40,000.
According to the report of State Ex¬
aminers Purifoy and Cowan, Tax Col¬
lector E. B. Lott, of Mobile county,
Ala., is $40,000 short in his accounts
for the tax year of 1896. Giving him
the benefit of the doubts, he is over
$26,000 short. What his defalcations,
if any, for the past year amounts to
will be determined as early as the ex¬
aminers can accomplish the arduous
task.
Lott was one of the most advanced prominent in
men in the state. He is
years and is in failing health, and his
condition is pitiable.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Indunti'lps Estaltllslied in tlio South Hu¬
rl hr: the 1 ’u * t Week.
A review of the southern industrial
conditions for the past week shows a
most gratifying increase in business
and prices of all products are grow*
ing stronger as the demand increases.
This is epecially true of the iron and
stee 1 tnii T e - m,vlulces havi ?» been
made . Bessemer , foundry
m pig, iron,
gray forge, billets, bars, rods and wire
nails.
The movement in southern iron is
active. The furnaces are shipping
their produet as fast as it is turned
out and several furnaces will probably
be put in blast at an early date.
Among the new industries reported
for the week are canning factories at
Green Cove Springs, Fla., and San-
tuck, S. C.; chemical works at Lynch¬
burg, Va.; an electrict light plant at
Whitesboro, Tex., and a $50,000 light
and power plant at Paducah, Ivy.;
flouring mills at, St. Florian, Ala.;
Conway, Ark.; Ringgold, Ga., and
Mount Calm, Tex.; grist mill at Mon-
crue, N. C., and Suffolk, Va., and
foundry and machine shops at Mid-
dlesborough, Ky. The Maguire Coal
Co., capital $35,000, has been charter¬
ed at Beattyville, Ky. ;the Blue Springs
Lead and Zinc Co., capital $15,000, at
Chattanooga; the Southern Gold Min¬
ing Co., capital $100,000, at Gaines¬
ville, Ga., and the Georgia Gold Min¬
ing Co., at Lexington, Ky. A soap
factory will be erected at Westlake,
La., and cotton gins at Decatur, Ala.:
Oliver, Ga., and Ganado, Tex. The
E. B. James Lumber Co., capital
$50,000, lias been organized at Apa¬
lachicola, Fla., and the Morgan Lum¬
ber Co., capital $10,000, at Clarendon,
Tex. Other woodworking plants will
he erected at Florence, Ala.; Haralson,
Ga.; Louisville, Ky.; Crowley, La.,
and Concord, N. C.—Tradesman
(Chattanooga, Teun.)
MORE COTTON MILLS START UP.
New England Factories liesumc, (living
Kmployment to Idle Labor.
Operations were resumed in the At¬
lantic mills at Lawrence, Mass., Mon¬
day, after a shut down of four weeks.
The mills will give employment to
about 1,200 hands. Work was also re¬
sumed in the weaving department of
the Methuen company’s mills at Meth¬
uen. Nearly all of the 450 operatives
employed in these mills are now at
work.
At Providence, It. I., the Harris
mills started after a shut down of two
weeks. The mills employ about 300
hands.
The Great Falls Cotton Manufact¬
uring Company’s mills at Somers worth,
N. IT., resumed operations on full
time, after having been run forty
hours a week since May.
The Lawrence cotton mills, in
Lowell, Mass,, also started Monday
morning after a shutdown of four
weeks. This is the last mill in the
city to resume operations, and in all
of them it is said sufficient orders
have been received to insure a pros¬
perous season.
CHICAGO FIGHTERS FOR CURA.
A Report That Two llniKli'nil Will Go to
Til,- See lie of Action.
According to the Chicago Times-
Herald, two hundred Americans and
three carloads of ammunition were sup¬
posed to leave Chicago Monday night
for Jacksonville, Fla., to hoard the
steamer Soledad, for some point in
Cuba.
The Americans composing the Chi¬
cago Cuban contingent are made up
mostly of the unemployed. They have
enlisted for twelve months and are to
receive a salary of $20 a month.
A Jacksonville dispatch says; The
report that the steamer Soledad, of
this city, is to take a party of Chicago
filibusters to Cuba is entirely errone¬
ous. The steamer bus been undergo¬
ing repairs for some months.
PRINTERS OBJECT TO ITT.
Employee* of Franklin Publlftfiing House
At Atlanta, Walk Out.
For the second time within two
months there was a general walkout at
the Franklin Printing and Publishing
company at Atlanta, Ga., Monday
morning. Last June the men struck
because of the fact that the officers of
the company notified them of a
general reduction which was to have
taken place the next day. This strike
was compromised, however, the men
returning to work at a reduction of
$2.50 a week, but working only eight
hours a day instead of ten.
HAKRITY WAS OUSTED.
Ill* Seat. In National Democratic Com¬
mittee Declared Vacant.
By a vote of 53 to 26 the Pennsyl-
vania state democratic committee in
session at Beading, adopted a resolu¬
tion declaring vacant the seat of Wil¬
liam F. Harrity, of Philadelphia, iu
the national democratic committee.
The committee met by direction of
the executive committee, to consider
the question of the vacancy in the na¬
tional committee.
The proceedings were exciting from
start to finish and at one stage a po¬
liceman was called upon by State
Chairman German to eject Timothy
O’Learv for interrupting the speakers.
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
international lesson comments
FOR SEPTEMBER 5.
Lesson Text: “GontUen (living For Jew¬
ish Christians,” II Cor. lx,, 1-11 —
Opldon Text: 11 Cor. viil., 0—Com¬
mentary by the Kev. I>. M. Stearin*
l. ‘'For usWouchiiiK the ministering to
the salute, It is superfluous for mo to write
to you." The ((rent privilege of minister¬
ing to others, whet lien- in things temporal
or spiritual, is a very Godlike one, for "The
-ton of man came not to be ministered uii-
to. but to minister, and to give His life a
ransom for many (Math, xx., 28). He is
our great and only example in all things il
we have llrst of all truly reeeiveit llim and
thus been saved by His blood (Eph. I., (1, 7).
Until we are saved by llim we eannot serve
Him, but when onee we have become el'.il-
dren of God by faith in Him then our
great work is to serve the living and true
God.
2. "Your zeal hath provoked very is many."
As we consider Him of whom it written. i”
"The zeal of thine house hath eaten me ti|
(Ts. Ixix., 9; John ih, 171, and who, though
He was rich,yet for oursakes became poor,
that we through His poverty might bo rich
(II Gor. vlil., 9), we will lie increasingly
filled with His spirit and manifest His zeal
(11 Cor. iii., 19). Then as others see Him
in us they will admire Him and want to bu
like Him. When onee we are saved by Him,
He asks us to band over to Him our bodies
that He may dwell in us and walk Inns to
the glory of God the Father (Rom. xii., 1,2;
II Cor. vi., 10; vili., 5).
3. "Yet have 1 sent the brethren lest our
boasting behalf; of you should’ be in vain in this
that, as 1 said, ye may bo
ready.” There is often a seeming readi-
ness that does not always result in a per¬
formance, either through lack of sincerity
or some temptation of the adversary.
Hence Paul sent Titus and a brother whose
praise was in all the churches (II Cor.
viii., 1(1-18) designating the them both as "the
messengers of churches, the glory of
Christ." To these brethren, and through
them, tiie believers at Corinth were to
show the proof of their love.
4. "Lest haply if they of Macedonia
come with me and Hint you unprepared,
we should be ashamed in tills same confi¬
dent boasting." If we trust in people and
in t heir prom Isos, we shall bo very apt to
be ashamed, for the best intentions of peo¬
ple may come to naught. John, by the
Spirit, exhorts us so to abide in Christ
that we shall not bo ashamed before Him
at His coining (I John ii., 28). If God is
working in us, His thoughts and works are
sure to be fulfilled (Isa. xiv., 24; Jer. Ii.,
29). But if wo are, apart from Him, seek¬
ing to accomplish somewhat, It will be
very apt to fall through.
5. “Therefore I thought it necessary to
exhort tlio brethren, that they would go be¬
fore unto you and make up beforehand
your bounty." There seems to me to be n
little more of looking to men than to God
in all this exhortation and tearfulness on
the part of Paul. It seems a good deal like
v. - vny things arc done to-day, rather than
when, in the days of Moses, the people gave
so be willingly restrained and abundantly that they had
to from bringing (Ex., xxxvl.,
6, 7).
ingly 0 . "But shall this Isay, He which sowetbspar¬
which soweth reap bountifully also sparingly, sliall and he
reap also
xi., bountifully.” 24, Or, as it is written In Prov.
"There is that scattereth and yet
increasoth, and there Is that wlthholilotq
more than is meet, but It tendetli to pov¬
erty.” that And again in Prov. xlll., 7, "There
is maketli himself rich, yet hath noth¬
ing; there is that maketli himself poor yet
hath great riches.” No farmer expects a
great harvest from a small sowing; bow can
a Christian think otherwise?
7. “Every man according as lie purposeth
in his heart, so let him give; not grudg¬
ingly or of necessity, for God lovetli a
cheerful giver." All service to lie accept-
able must be heart service unto God, In the
name of the Lord Jesus and in the power of
the Spirit. Those who worship God must
worship Him in spirit and In truth. No
more outward form counts for anything.
God so loved that He gave. The Hon of
God loved me and gave Himself for me,
and unless we cheerfully give we have not
Ills spirit. The Greek word hllaros, here
translated cheerful, is not found elsewhere.
You can easily see In it our word hilarity,
suggesting God’s pleasure In one who gives
with laughter because he Is so glad of the
opportunity.
8. "And God is able to make all grace
abound toward you; that ye always, liav-
lug nil sufficiency in all tilings may abound
In every good work." However close one
may be naturally, and not inclined to give,
the exceeding, abundant grace of God is
able to transform even such a one Into a
hilarious giver, and such a miracle of grace
brings great glory toGod. So In every other
phase of the Christian life God unlikely Is able to
make manifest in the most person
the very spirit of Christ. “Not that we are
sufficient of ourselves to think anything us
of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God”
(II Cor. 111.. 5). A very little Christian liv¬
ing and Christian work seem to satisfy
many who bear Ids beautiful names pen¬
nies for God, but dollars many for a bicy¬
cle, or a spring suit, or cigars, or a ball
dress; a few moments for him, but many
hours a day for recreation which must be
had.
9, 10. Tills parenthesis is a quotation
from a psalm foxii.), which speaks of the.
blessedness of the upright man who lives
in the fear of the Lord; to such God will
give the power of doing wiii good beyond their
utmost thought. He not only provide
that which we are to scatter, but He will
bless It as wo scatter it and cause It to ln-
erease and multiply like the five loaves of
the lud whieli fed the 5000. The weed to ho
sown is His, whether it be seed In the form
of His word or money or good deeds.
“The seed is the word of God.” "The sil¬
ver is mine and the gold is mine, saith the
Lord of Hosts.” "Good works are also pre¬
pared for us to walk iu” (Luke vlil., 11;
Hag. ii.. 8; Eph. ii., 10). When God sens
any one who is willing faithfully to scatter
seed, He will abundantly supply whfeh both there the
seed and His blessing, without
can be no inerease (T Cor. 111., 7).
11. "Being enriched in everything to
all bountifuluess, which Oftusetli through
us thanksgiving to God.” As we pass on
the good things is of God people the unspeakable itre blessed
and God Lord glorified, Jesus and Christ Himself, is
gift, our enriched
magnified. In everything wc and arc
by Him in all utterance all
(I Cor. i., 5) and blessed with spiritual
blessings and everything pertaining (I J'ot, to that life
and godliness (Eph, through L, I|; which I., 8), He
we may boohannel* can
pass on, or make these things known to
others. "I will bless thee, and thou shult
be a Messing." "Freely ye have received,
freely give” (Gen, xll„ 2; Math, x., H).
—Lesson Helper,
_
Improved sanitation, including clean
streets, has reduced the mortality rate
in New York from 27.15 per thousand
in 1891 to 19.63 in 1897. The rate in
London has been reduced to 17.25 by
similar measures covering a longer
period.
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• • • DEALERS IN...
Mill Film Lute,
Ashbuni, Ga.
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! ill Orders lor
Laths, Shingles, Staves,
I ! Car Sills, Bridge Stuff,
Flooring, Moulding, Brack¬
ets, Ceiling, Etc.,
Will Receive Prompt Attention.
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We oarry a well selected and assorted
i stock of
! Dry Goods,
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Hardware,
Groceries, Etc.
If in need of anything iu
CLOTHING,
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Such US MEN’S AND . BOYS
1 k1UUJ SUITS ’ We ” 0 Can Fit YOU,
WE HAVE A NICE STOCK OF
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS AND
TRIMMINGS
would he pleased to show
the ladies of Ashbuni and sur¬
rounding country.
OUR CANDIES • • •
Are Fresh and Fine,
Flour,
Meat,
Grits,
Rice,
Sugar
Meal,
And in fact any and everything that is
kept in a first-class Grocery House can
be had at our Large Brick Store as.
cheap as the cheapest.
Wc Carry a Full Line of
FUKNiTnnu.
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UP STAIRS
Our Stock «r SHOES M Complete, with
A Specialty of Ladies’ and Chil¬
dren’s Fine Sunday Wear.
We also handle the best brands of
Cigars, Tobacco, Snuff, Etc.
p ull j ine 0 f t |j e p est mtt k e s of
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All kinds of STOCK FEElf at
REASONABLE PRICES.
The citizens of Ashburn and sur¬
rounding country are, cordially invited
to call and inspect our stock.
We have a Wagon Yard and Stalls,
Feed Troughs, etc., for the conveni¬
ence of our customers especially.
Respectfully,
J. S. BETTS & CO.
VOL. VI. NO. 4.
Dr. J. F. Gardner,
Physician mid Surgeon.
Calls Answered Promptly
DAY AND NIGHT.
Special attention given to diseases
of women and children.
Residence at the Hicks place.
ASHBURN, GEORGIA.
DR. ,T. F. GREGORY A CO.,
SPECIALISTS.
Rupture, Catarrh, Rectal Diseases,
Hemorrhoids (Biles), Fistulas Cured.
NO KNIFE, NO PAIN.
Room No. 1, Heard Ruilding,
Cordele, Ga.
167 Cotton Ave., Macon, Ga.
WARREN L. STORY,
Physician aud Surgeon,
SYCAMORE, OA.
Diseases of Nose and Throat.
Dll. W ,T. TURNER,
Physician and Surgeon,
ASHBURN, OA.
Special Attention Given to Diseases of
Women and Children.
Office in Room No. 2, Retts Build-
ing.
Residence: W. A. SUingler’s.
Calls Answered Day or Night.
Telephone No. 18.
D11. T. H. THRASHER,
Physician and Surgeon,
Ashburn, Georgia.
General Practice Solicited. Office
iu the Christian Building.
C. E. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon,
Sycamore, -:- Georgia.
GEO W. COOPER,
DENTIST,
Ashburn, Georgia.
Office, Room No. 4, Betts Building.
W. B. CONE, D. I). S.
I Make a Specialty of Crown, Bridges
and Replantations,
Teeth Extracted Without Pain.
Ashburn, Georgia.
W. T. WILLIAMS,
Attorney at Law.
Land and Collections.
Sycamore, -:- Georgia,
A. J. DAVIS,
Attorney nt Law,
Ashburn, -:- Georgia.
Real Estate and Collections.
Prompt attention to all business placed
in our hands.
B. B. WHITE,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Ashburn, Georgia.
Will practice in all the Courts, State
and Federal.
J. G. PDLHILL,
Attorney at Law,
Stlybsteb, - - Georgia.
Practice in all the Courts. Patronage
Solicited.
W, A. HAWKINS,
Attorney at Law,
e Building, Rooms 4 aud 5.
Cordele, Georgia.
Prompt attention given to all business
intrusted to my care.
John F. Powell, J. W. Powell,
Vienna, Ga. Ashburn, (la.
JNO. F. POWELL & SON,
Attorneys at Law.
We practice in all the courts. Im¬
mediate and careful attention given to
business placed in our hands. Em¬
ploying one secures services of both.
Business solicited aud inquiries
promptly answered.
FRANK PARK,
Attorney - at - Law,
Poulan, Georgia.
B. W. ADKINS,
Attorney at Law,
Collections a Specialty,
Poulan, Georgia.