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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1897)
the ashburn advance Entered at the Asliburn postofliec as second-class mail matter. Official Organ of Worth County. Ashburn, Ga., Oct. 8, 1897. Subscription $1 a year in advance GEORGE BCTLEE. LOCAL EDITOR. Ten Cents. Fifteen months for $1. We are for Fitzgerald. A year and a quarter for $1. We have a sewing machine for For cheap tobacco go to er’s. For ice and lemons go to er’s. Highest price paid for Walker. Ten cents till January and stopped. Beefsteak 8 cents a pound at Walker’s. American Business College, Omaha, Neb. Tobacco 20 cents per pound at Walker’s. For all kinds of canned goods g° to Walker’s. The Advance goes from now until ’99 for $1. Ocilla incorporation. will soon apply for arti¬ cles of Fitzgerald really deserves Hie courthouse of Irwin. Sylvester is to have two more brick buildings soon. Sylvester’s high school now lias forty pupils enrolled. We got twenty-five new sub¬ scribers last Saturday. Durham & Co. ginned 225 bales of cotton up to Oct. 1st, For meats, fruits, fish and veg¬ etables go to Walker’s. J. B. Bozeman made a trip to Hawkinsville this week. J. S. Shingler made a business trip to Savannah yesterday. Mitchell D. Hall lias been ap¬ pointed postmaster atOordele. G. F. Musselwhite of Enigma was in town Monday on business. Davis & Barbre are making some fine pork sausage. Phone 19. E. D. Patterson of Bayboro came up Tuesday on a visit to his parents. Finest fruits, candies, extracts, spices, etc., at Davis & Barbre’s, Phone 19. The highest price paid for cot¬ ton in this market yesterday was 5. cents. The distinguished Rev. R. D. Gentry of Eastman was in town Monday. W. K. Jenkins and wife went to Dooly county Sunday on a visit to his parents. W. H. Harding has been ap¬ pointed Irwin postmaster at Harding, county. Airs. R. L. Betts returned Tues¬ day from a visit to her mother in Fort Valley. Mr. and Airs. J. S. Betts are visiting relatives and friends in Hawkinsville, Henry Ray, the registered well-known guano man, was at the Clyde Tuesday. Plenty of Arcadian Ginger Ale, always cold, at Gardner &Thrasa- er’s soda fountain. We will send the Advance to new subscribers from now till January for Ten Cents. Mrs. Wilcox has moved her millinery of store to the store-room the Dew Drop Inn. Fine beefsteak and pork, hams, shoulders and breakfast bacon.— Davis & Barbre, Phone 19. Bjb Law was the first man to patronize our job department, by having 500 tickets printed. loaf Everything of delivered, from flour. a bread to a barrel of '—Davis & Barbre, Phone 19. R- A. Luke will hereafter ad¬ dress his letters ou tastily printed envelopes obtained at this office. J- W. Murray of Dawson was . ui Ashburn a few days this week visiting his brother. T. E. Murray. Mrs. Jehu Fletcher of Irwin county talking fell dead last week while to members of the family. tlie Mystic announces tliat she is in H'win. light for the county keat of follow. Ocilla will probably soon . When you go to make sausage don t forget that Gardner & Hirasher have plenty of sage and pepper. Miss Peggy Peterson of Syca- taore was the guest of G. K. Rog- ers ’ family days this several week. Miss Essie Mitchell of Americas . i’ hjture 1 Ashburn and will make her home with Dr. Gardner’s family. T. M.Jelks bought, 72 bales cotton from Messrs. Gorday and Murray Tuesday, and shinned the same. The Holiness Union Association will assemble in Cordele on the 2.1st, and remain in session four days. spending 0. A. Hickman, the who has been Carolina, is' summer in North week. expected home next Gov. Atkinson will have to name a successor to Solicitor Per¬ this fall, as his term of office then. There will be no danger of this paper after going on to your but. address your time is It will not do it. Messrs. Fullwood, Murray A I aulk of Tifton have been ap¬ pointed stock claim agents for the G.S.&F. I! you get a sample copy of this paper it is an invitation to sub¬ scribe. Twelve weeks for 10 cents and stopped. Pineapple glaces made with grated Bahama pineapple is all the go at Gardner & Thrasher’s fountain. Read the notice, “Free Course by Mail.” It was sent in by the American Business College of Omaha, Nebraska. It is said they extinguished the fire at Sycamore the other night with a barrel ot cider and several jars of pickles. Line up, ye registered voters of Irwin, and put the courthouse in the public square in Fitzgerald, where she belongs. Tifton Gazette: Mrs. Hill, an aged lady living in Worth county at the home of her son, J. J. Hill, died Monday last. Where will the new school building be located? It ought to be near the railroad, where it will advertise itself. Winter must surely be near at band. Several hoboes bound for Florida have passed through Ash¬ burn the past week. Charley Teagle will cut a swell in Atlanta. Before leaving he had some handsome visiting cards printed at this office. Davis & Barbre will supply you wite home-made bread and rolls, Wednesdays, Fridays and Satur¬ days. Phone 19. J. H. Allen and D. T. Page went to Arabi Wednesday to at¬ tend the Baptist Association as delegates from this place. Davis & Barbre sell fine fresh cabbage, rutabagas, sweet pota¬ toes and Irish potatoes cheaper than anybody. Phone 19. Miss Annie Bohannon, a hand¬ some and accomplished Hawkins- ville belle, is here on a visit to her sister, Mrs. 0. W. Evans. The Irwin County News plant was moved from (Sycamore to Ocilla Tuesday. We wish Bro. Grubbs success in his new field. The Georgia annual conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Con¬ nection will convene at Tifton Nov. 4th, and continue to the 7th. Moments are useless if irifled away; and they are dangerously Wasted it consumed by delay in cases where One Minute Cough Gore Would bring irn- mediate relief.—J• S. Betts & Co. Mr, Blassingame, of near Knox¬ ville, Crawford county, was here this week looking for a couple of to purchase and locate upon. The third quarterly meeting the Sumner ami Ty Ty circuit will be held at the M. E. church in Sylvester on Tuesday, October 19th. Van Houton’s house caught lire before any material damage NVas done. A musical was given by J. A. Kendrick last Tuesday night honor of the Messrs. Spradley, which was enjoyed by all who at- tended. ored, went to Houston county yesterday as witnesses in a blind tiger case. There is • , less pxoLuurj . .. of 7 more politeness to tne numoer inhabitants in Fitzgerald than any free-and-easy town we have ever visited. Jim Raney, J. D. Box, Vvijom . Bunch and Charley 1 eagle vveie hospitably entertained by Hi. Ellis Tuesday night atlns home near Chula. Our Irwin county menus , . , „ vv r|li u have somewhere to lay tiimr heads when they go to Fitzgerald to court. [This not writ en for bashful lovers.] We make a specialty ot instruc- tion by mail, and are in a P« 81 ' tion to give better service than be had anywhere else, lo can fact -offer a thor- prove This we *_ ough business com sc .’J 1- ‘ a ! of tuition for a lU nl Loll ’ Business . The American e , Omaha, Neb. Willis Johnson, col., was taken before Acting Mayor Lawrence Monday, charged with selling nsh without a license, but the case was dismissed. No man or woman can enjov life or accomplish much in tlii- world while Uom a lori'id liver. Do- * kittle Early Risers, the pills 8 ?3cu "(j 5 tliat ov « im > quickly, J 1 he Home Missionary Socle tv ''ill meet at the M. E. olniroh ev- erv afternoon next week at 8 All o clock,, ladies if being invited. a week of prayer. are For low rates wesi, Texas, Mexico California, Alaska,or any oilier point, will: free maps, write to Fred I> Bush, District Passenger Agent Louisville & Nashvillo liR, Atlanta, (fa. ly G. W. Henderson, one of Syc¬ amore’s staunch business men was a caller at our office Tuesday, and left an order for 300 letter heads and 500 envelopes. Thinning sores indolent ulcers Minilar troubles, even though of years DeWitt’s standing,may be cured bv Witch Hazel Salve. It soothes, strengthens and heals, it is the great pile cure.---]. S. Betts & Co. An Isabella claims that the matrimonial wave hasn’t struck that town yet. Just comedown to Tifton, then, pard, and bathe in the surf,—Gazette, If you have ever seen a lit tie child iu a paroxi-m of whooping cough, or if you have been annoyed bv a con¬ stant tickling in the. throat, you can appreciate Cough Ihe value of One Minnie Cure, which giyes quick relii f. J. S. Betts & Co. The College News, a pamphlet issued by the American Business contained College, Omaha, Neb., recently of students over 2,000 testimonials and graduates of the A. B. C. Up to October 1st last year, when he had no opposition here, McLendon ginned 240 bales. This year, up to the same date, and with competition, lie lias ginned 276 bales. Sheriff Story went to Starke, Fla., Monday,and recaptured Gar¬ ter, the white man who recently escaped from jail, and now has him safe behind the bars at Isa¬ bella, Dr. H. A. Wall, one of Bron- wood’s clever citizens, will move to PouL-ui this fall. The doctor’s many friends will regret to lose him and his family.—Dawson News. Mies Maud Domer of Worth re¬ turned from a visit to her old home in Ohio. This week she came to Ashburn to attend school. She will make her home with Ur. Turner’s family. The Penny Press says that it takes very near two pounds of cotton to pay for a drink of vv key, hence there is only about one up-to-date jag in a bale of 11 ic fleecy staple. Tom Harris and Benj. McDon¬ ald, col., got into a rucus Satur¬ day night, them and Marshal Hallman arrested Monday morning. Acting Mayor Lawrence assessed each of them $1.50. The beautifully engraved di¬ issued by the American Business College, of Omaha, Neb., for graduates are the finest ever seen. They are steel en¬ gravings, 22x28 in size. Small precautions De-vitt’s of Uni Little preveni Early great mischief-. Ki-ers are very eii'ceiivo small piils in size, but are most in proventina the most serious forms of liver aud siomaeli troubles. They cure con-ti pauou and headache, and regulate the bowels. J. S. Bdts & G -. The pond at McLendon’s gin went dry this week, and the gin was compelled to cease opera¬ tions. Mr. Me has begun work on a well which will supply him with all the water needed. The Albany Penny Dress says: est paper in the State, T it .|, is about one-half the size of the Denny Dress, and is edited by 0. N. Wilson, a boy of 15 years. ^] )0 Odum of Worth county |, r jngs forward a sample beet ^-ejefijng 164 pounds. 11 he can market them and “beet" the Dtev. P. G. McDonald ami fam- 0 f Vienna, were registered at the Clyde Saturday. They were on their way to a Primitive Bap- ti 6 t Association, which was held near Sylvester, The Southern Georgia Baptist composed of dele- ji-ates from all the Baptist asaoci- at j 0 „a in the southern half of the ) je held in Abbeville ; ((iUe time iu November. The ex- , K q t j a t e has not been fixed, Wm. and John Rogers of Irwin. ^ f orm tr county court bailiff, ^ toWfl Tuesday and Wed- , declare that Irwin county ought to have contributed toward re-building the Lutterfob bridge, The business course we " clv ' “ 'j fi ...ri,-iml course, and l.. - 4t ,r i,iac- tic.il in every ~r' 4 1 * Vniericitn Business t.'tG !• v-, lia, Neb. The American Business Col¬ lege, Omaha, Neb., has a notice in the local columns of this pa¬ per offering a complete business course by mail free of tuition for advertising purposes. Did you read it? Certainly you don’t want to sutler with dyspepsia, constipation, *iok headache, sallow skin and loss of ;i|>- petne. You have never tried Do- Wilt’- Little Early Risers for these complaints or you would have boon eared They are small pidu but great regulators -I. S. Betts & Cm Charley Teagie isn’t, inucli on the sing, but, lie’s a rattling good fisherman. Tuesday ho made a sneak on McLendon’s pond and caught a fine string of the finny tribe, and Ye Local was the re¬ cipient of a mess, for which we return thanks. T' e “Bicyclist’s Bc-t friend” i- a familiar name for JieWitt’s IVitch Hazel Salve, always read' for emer¬ gencies. While a spocif.c for piles, it also instantly relieves and earns tuts, bruises, salt rheum, eczema and all aff. ctio s of the skin It novel- falls.— «f. S. Betts & Co. The Ashburn Advance is get¬ ting ready to do a land office business this fall, AVith new type, new machinery, increased energy and more room, it, can hardly fail to rake in the shekels. —Irwin County News. Our method of instruction by mail is the best. Our patrons say so. Send tor testimonials and list of names and addresses of students. It is five.—The American Business College, < turn ha, Neb. H. D. Smith, of the Asliburn Advance, was in Fitzgerald his! week. The Advance has recently taken on an improved appear¬ ance, and is one of the cleanest and newsiest papers in this sec¬ tion of Georgia.—Irwinville Dis¬ patch. No with use- losing sloop n.ud walking Out floor batiy at iiittht boonuso it has colic. A dose of Dr. Tiohonor’s Ait--plic (diluted and sweetened) wi:l relieve it m a few minutes. Very pleasant taste and odor, tree Irom opiates ai d perfectly bottle bnrroiess. for 50 Betts & Co. will sell you a ct-. The Advance wants to hire our poetry editor. Too late, as usual, Brother. Another man was just before yon. and our poetry editor has already gone up hire.—Ga¬ zette. Gone to “Beek-a-more ’ congenial clime, probably. If you wish to be enrolled as a free student in the Mail Depart¬ ment of the American Business College, Omaha, Neb., send in your application at once. Their offer of free course by mail will be open for a limited time only. Ashburn has a negro woman with three jiving husbands. The air around Henry Smith is d< »_ moralizing, as vve said before. Next thing, George Butler will be married three or four times.— Tifton Gazette. Oh, get out { Do you take us for a Mormon elder? When Worth had her removal campaign, Poulan promised ns a girl for our work. She failed. Now vve have entered into a sim¬ ilar contract with Fitzgerald. the If she fails also we will yield up ghost so far as courthouse remov¬ als are concerned. The Sikesboro correspondent of the Local says: We have, been informed that trains are running on the Hawkinsville and Isabella railroad to W. A. Shingler’s, and the road has been graded as The far as Rev. 1. Hobby’s place. is wait¬ road reaching this place ed with pleasant anticipations. A couple of fake doctors ap¬ peared on the streets Tuesday night to sell an instantaneous cure for chills. One of them was tak¬ en with a chill immediately would after opening ceremonies, but not take any of his own medicine and the pa r hook t he dust of t he town from their feet. The directors of the Georgia Southern and Florida road have declared an annual dividend of $5 per share on first preferred 'lock ; " -vs As soon soon as we \\ cun snare I three or four days tune we will count umi t me the mimber miiimei of oi these vm st shares na, we hold and collect ^ each on R’ 0111, Ii is ymv own fault if jou u-c. oM- your oJfac’ories when you can gei , hli very p'e'satit and -bin c-8 h q iid, I>r iic l i'*ncr’^ A u-c. ii -, n li als cuts, bm-ns, tie., quTio-r and vvi'h less suffering Ilian an thing, 50 ce '' t ' ,J ' Uf ’ t,, dal ' Bro. ib-ri jngbi .iv • m one coi- umn of his paper that he ha ; uot worked off a single ovsb-v jok<i this season, and alleges as a rea- son that he ha- too sinc-re iu faction for the bivalve. But in the very next column I '■ gel a tap following : “The let; d i> meet an old friend’ m.d ask: Whut sort of a rioim- a’laoys an ov-t<r /; If he gives if .up, til him “a noisy rod - annoy/ , ■ « wimt i tint o 1 •• n « con 8i» ten cy?” “It’s no nor’s joke” when vve is say Dr Tich- A.ilBopttc superior M nvtiung • ff--* e*t tiro ‘'dear hncss, pi as mt odor, and us wo» • fuiu quick cures makes it a j y .,, e ty iknown- r r fur- I i-cr -G OUG s i *ii ap»;y to S. & •‘Four negroes and one man made their escape from the Worth county jail last Friday rounds night” is the an item going the of State press, hut is a mistake. Only one while man ami one negro escaped, as slated i' 1 the Advance last week, and t>lii'iil( Btoij of!ois a reward of $25 each forllndr recapture. C. T. Teagle left yesterday for the Atlanta, where lie will attend Atlanta Medical College. Charley Ashburn has hosts of friends in that who hope and believe lie will come forth from the college crowned with honors, and make his mark in his chosen pro¬ fession. Airs. I>. '!'. Allen, wife of thi' propi iolor of the Allen Printing Florida, house, Tifton, has returned from whore she went seven months ago on a visit to her parents, and sickness prevented her from returning until now. Mrs. Allen is u noble woman, and her many friends will rejoice to know that her health is improv¬ ing. J. JM. Barker and T. II. McMur- rain of Syemnoro got into a diffi¬ culty over n division of tin* crop made on shares, w hen Mr. Barker caught McMnrraiu by the coat collar and kicked him. Barker was arrested and tried for assail It and battery Tuesday, ami hound over to the superior court, He gave bond and was released from custody. Maj. White has boon adding a a stove Hue to bis shop this week, and making- other improvements to add to the comfort, of winter loungers and tale swappers who drop in occasionally ami watch tlio Major work. That may be all right for a harness shop, hut we are going to put a cold storage battery in this office, and scatter tacks on chair seats as soon as winter sets In. ''there was an arrival at the Olydo House Tuesday, who failed to register. However, we are in- formed that his surname is Bar- bre, and that mother and child are doing nicely. (J.. G. Barbie that, is doing boy, some but he tall bad Dragging better about con- line bin remarks to people on the streets, for if lie tries it, at home tliat youngster is liable to cuff him one. The Irwin Bounty News says: A. colored man on 'Squire Hay's place near town planted twelve acres in cotton this year, besides ample provision crops, lie and his wife have done all the work. He lias already ginned and sold Bix bales, and will get three more, They pick out, a bale every three days, which makes an average of 250 pounds each per day. This kind of farming pays. At the business meeting of the Epworth League last, Friday night,, the following officers wero elected: Prof. L, I). Passmore, president; R, Leo Betts, 1st vice- president; Miss Vic Evans, 2nd vice-president; Miss Kate Jenkins third vice-president,; F. 10. llud- son, secretary; W. K. Jenkins, treasurer. Shelton Dumpier, who killed Sam Parker of Cecil at llaliirn lasf month has been captured, and , is • iu . jail • at .iri- Valdosta, * n Dane pu-r was found secreted in an old house near Cecil. When lie was surrounded by a sheriff’s posse a regular baffle occurred, lasting several hours, and not on- til he was badly wounded in one shoulder did he surrender. None of tiie posse were injured. ; We „ f have received . a copy of the Ashburn Advance, and gladly place it.on our list of exchanges, \Ve see that the name ot George Butler appears as its local editor. George Butler is the kind and courteous printer who came to us like a god-send last winter and run the Monitor for two or three weeks when wo were too sick to hold our head up. We shall er forget hi in ; and may lie ever pi’DHper.— Montgomery Monitor, Moultrie lV L' mu k, lias has bad na another u i, - liorri- n ri hie murder. Yesterday afternoon 11 ,r ^ Harris and his son Robert x Henry Nemmitli and his • son Nfttl)an tho road three miles from town, when the Harrises shot the Neisruiths, the elder one e dy J other than about one year a Roberfc Harris was married to daughter . of « Henry lf Ne«mith, at • m uL a and she is suing her husband dlvorcc aI ; d a h ;? 0I ^; J ‘" a -I , i 1 t a 1 S!lif ’ aIM i if caught 45 they J j Alt' Davis met with a terrible accident ut ids gin seven miles from town Tuesday. The gin became dogg ;d and fm aDenijdod to reniov.- :no obstruction when right arm w • cau>,i. i. Vim saw-, and horribly mangle l. The fle.-.h h -tween Hm wrist ml el- was torn in si, h 1 a .4 ,1m b w law ba:v. 1 T . » iwi wu ii- MDnvi brought to town 1 S troa';omit, ' • Gardner and i hi t dres-. _ a um , vvo , and tin srxir'sriMvi. 5; 41 as could „ - -J of a v. o ulerl ul am mili . u> . j... to0 ) ; U o color,- mi /.Tie ti; vv >o:T \v a being The Asiibui’u Ashworth Bicav, ('}»« , nld The buggies'Tu I’mniv is one the finest our today; |\ built of the finest ^. ovvi hickory, but thoroughly up by | )( ,st workmen and a .loliablo (iom. A horse cannot |,ceat thu shafts ov scarcely any other par! of the bug'gv, When you buy an Aslnvorlh you will hovr a boggy to he sold by your ml nimbi rat or. Mrs. Geo. K. Wilcox desires to inform her friends through columns of the Advance that in- has moved from her former place of business to the l’innix House. She has a nice line of millinery goods, and will he pleased have them call and examine her stock, and she will do all she can to please her customers. Thank- ing all who have favored her with their patronage, she cordially in¬ vites all to give her a call be'we buying tliei’- fall andw inter mil¬ linery. A few hundred feather-bed sol¬ diers from Fort. McPherson aro on a march of 125 miles, to bo com¬ pleted in ten days, and the daily papers of Atlanta are making a ado about, it. It can only he compared to Bill Nye chasing Jersey bull calf around a barn¬ yard and calling it a Imll'alo This so called soldiering would give an old votoran a pain in the abdominal regions, just to the accounts given by the war correspondents” who accom¬ the expedition by rail. Asliburn, Ga., Ocl. I, 1897.™ 1 )ear \Y ilii -: Sim • writing you lasf Mr. G. M. Killian lias opened up a builders’ supply businesn at Oordolo, and is selling about ev- erylhing that is needed in Imild- ing a house. I had fully intended going to Macon next week to buy lime, sasli, doors, blinds, paints, etc., for our new home, and while, there run up to Fafonton and jive you all, blit-since Mr. Killian has opened up his supply house in Oordelo 1 will stop there and buy of him. He seems to be selling as cheap :l - s Macon, and tlm freights are much less from Go) dele to Ashburn than from Mu- con. However, ! am going to I ry to pay you all a. visit about Xmas, Hope (his finds you all well. Write soon. With love to Mattie and the children, your affect ion- ate brother—Mike. The Moultrie Observer gives the following account of the ar- ''est ol U. 15. Hardin, mention ol which was made in our last issue : U R. R- Hardin, who lias resided in thin county for something like siz years, was carried to Dooly county Monday by iShorifl Rob- erts, where lie will have to an- svver to a, charge ol murder. It seems that lie escaped, alter corn- milling murder flu-re six years ago, peaceably and has been this rest ing quietly and in county u i- til recently, when Sheri If Fisher was called upon to arrest him on a warrant livvoru out against him for the cruel treatment of step-son. Mr. Fisher placed liar- din in jail, and then if leaked on! I,hat lie was wanted in Dooly county,whereupon Ji< lelo.vraphc'd Sheriff Roberts. The reply soon came to hold him, and Monday 'Sheriff Hob -rts cam" down for Hardin.” We excorp . ,, ho following r ,, from the Crop \ liulkuh for the week / tlu! m , l|j]iem lv f . ,n 1,1 11,0 , ( ? tate the w ett * ll, , ’ f ,aK ,,0 ° n 8OU,0W 1,, ‘ t van0( , ? a,lri 1 !'^ the past seven days. 1 In the south- f u " ,,es Bt, ,rn !>' weaU .\ c r cd several . days. , I>'°rai on ncrtuMja.-d wm-ls and some rain. I hnsc winds caused very ugh tides which damaged rice m some sections. 11ns division of the State bus been more favored, so far as vain it- concerned than either the middle or northern. Cotton picking continues, and a large portion of t,lie crop has been saved. The entire crop is open Corn is being g&theicd, il J l< nearly an average crop is 1Hl1 Cane is fair in roost sections. Pin- dors ate good, but the crop of sweet potatoes is short. Jurmps are doing fairly well, but in SOme lo<!illi1 ' ios noetl rttir1, Pas " titres are not vory good, but the are m,10h , , bettor t t, han nan m in cithpr eiiner of oi in. upper 1 divisions of the State, ^of farm-rs are savinc a cood ,c v ’ ; 10 ^he'county r ... antlforities ., ^ . ..... t £* when tlioy undeitook to remove ^enty-seyen misdemeanor con- victB Irom the two private camps of Tat , |m aml 0re -r Bros. Sheri IT went to the ramps armed with an order from Oomity -TidgeJ.J. McDowell, mg the removal of the convicts to the county jail, but tie went without, the prisoners. Greeit Bros. refused to lease the men, and s > did Tatum when the sheriff went to that. camp. The reason given was that they had paid tho fine- of the men, thus complying with the sentences, and tliat. this end- ed the relations of the prisoner with the court and the sheriff. The county authorities have made no further efforts to take the victs to jail. Lawyers express the opinion that the judge cannot, order the men to jail after their films have been paid, but' they j every, W . *.■.,«........ one of the uijii defamed at th.;,,; camps, it. teems that no on ; can act in ti e matter but a prisoner, or someone working iu his henalf. lr, is possible that l he convicts do not know that they ar0 illegally lie In. Greer Bros, arid Tatum wo.k 173 convicts all told, Epworth League Monthly. The Charity mi 1 ' ' depart¬ ment of the Epworth League will hold a very important, ami iuter- eating service at the Methodist church in Asliburn Oct. 15 at 7 p. m. I’liOUUAM.MIC. 1. Song voluntary. 2. 'oug. 8. Heading scripture, Tarn 22-27, and prayer, 4. Song. 5. Talk on Visiting, by JW. j> ti. Selection, by Miss Vie Evans. 7. The Necessity of Advertis¬ ing— Miss May Jenkins. 8. Song. Flower 0. and Welcome Com.— Miss Kate Jenkins, 10. Our Duty to Sunday-school and I’rayer-ineeting.—Prof. Pass- more. 11. A collection for missions and church extension. Each League member is expected to bring one cent for every year of their age. All visitors are re¬ quested to do likewise, and t.lura help in the good work, if any desire not to tell their age, just, put 50 cents into the collection box; that, will do.. The music will be conducted by Mrs. Annie L. Walker of Hyca- more. Let everybody come, and if you can’t help to tho amount, of a cent, for every year you have lived, come anyhow. J. O. Flanukhs, P. 0. SVGA MORE SPECIALS. Wo are glad to note Hurt Miss Otho Clements is able to be out again after her recent illness. Misses Cora, Mary and Mattie Williams return home after a pleasant visit to t he country Sat¬ urday. Mr. Eddie Magelteand family were visiting their um !e, Mr. E. II. Smith, a few days last week. Editor II. I). Smith of the Ash- bum Advance was at the opening of our school Monday. Come lignin, editor. Mrs. J. 1!. Warren of Rochelle, Ga., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rountree. Messrs. Arthur Clements, Paul Tin ley and Willie Sloan visited Willingham Monday. Mrs. J. W. Smith, Master John, and little daughter, are visiting Arabi this week. Capt. Henderson presented Prof. Bates a gopher; but the professor is puzzled to know what t, > do with him. | Send it over here, Professor, it there is any¬ thing we like better than a go¬ pher, it’s two gophers.— Local Eo. J The Irwin County News left. Sycamore for Ocilla this morning, and almost everyone regretted to see it g<i—< pecially the young poop! ■ of our town. They en¬ joyed reading it vary much. 1 guess it was very interesting to note the happenings of the sur¬ rounding eouniry. It will not be moved on! of the county, but v/e will not. appreciate it as we did. when it was publish d in our , ii luge. has l’r,f. move,d Bates of Kingston, Ga.,' down to mr town for , j)(! purposH nf Dmcldug school. School opened Morday with sev- pupils. Wo think in a W eek or such a matter we will j mvo twenty-live or t-iiirty pupils, |»,. t , ( y l; : ,i ,»h is about, fifty years ()|(| , mH tm.gl.f school for him! ' . ,j I.Tlren -G] love lb s- -m ; i-ist like ' j'mher to us all so'willing H-. • • so kimliv . lll(! seems to do V( . r y;],iup imjihT. in !»is }>ewc^r to help School is opened with prayer every morning, and no doubt ||'f God is present. We invite a ' () (!() u 1( .. ’ , V( . ' w ’ j]| | K} gi a( ] t 0 haV(! VOil> Sohmmstiodb. TAX NOTICE. FIRST ROUND. I will be at Hie following pla¬ ce.;; for the purpose of collecting State and county taxes for the year 1807, to-wit: Monday, Asliburn, Oct 11. Ty Ty, Tuesday, Oct. 12. Clement’s Still. Wednesday, Oct. 18. Sumner, Thursday, Oct. 14. liarrill Court House, Friday, < let. 15. Tanner’, Pond, Saturday, Oct 10. Wai vv irk, Monday, (let. 18. Doles, Tuesday, Oct. 19. Vine’s Mill, Wednesday,Oct. 2b. W. A. 11 All, Tax Col. FREE COURSE BY MAIL. To advertise our College vve ' A llt fD . ve » thorough ., . course of nr- •••riicaon in d<m me and single eu- t, J Book-keeping aud Coramer- <'ial an 1, roe tic by mail free of charge to a limited number ot persons. 1 his co me will be com- plete l in forty lessons. No char ;e tor diplomas. Address the Amor.- can Business College, Omaha, Ne- hraska. To heat tbo b ob n and ui-> ase l tis- P to so uh- 'h i titat .1 surfaces, t - in-fautly ri-l c-ve and to perraa- "Tjtlycu e s tie ,f DeWitt’s . A".Icli Haz -I air — -V S. B "s do
