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THE ASHBURN ADVANCt
Entered &t the Ashlmni post office
as second-class mail matter.
Official Organ of Worth County.
Ashb urn. Ga., Dec. SI,• 1897.
Subscription a year in advance
GK‘*I1QK B TLl-.lt, LOCAL EDITOR.
DAY TRAINS.
No. 2, North, 1 50, p. ni.
No. 1, South, 210, p. m.
NIGHT TRAINS.
No. 4, North, 133, a. m.
No. 8, South, 215, a. m.
SHOO-FLY.
No. 6, North, 7 27, a. m.
N >. 5, South, 811, p. m.
A Happy New Year to all.
A little son of James Bohannon
is quite ill.
For all kinds of meats call on
R, A. Luke.
Little Miss Hodge is reported
quite ill.
T. Tuesday. A. Judge returned to Mine-
ola
The Betts boys will not now
return to Oxford.
W. Macon A. Shingler and wife went
to yesterday.
Lawrence & Shingler are tak¬
ing stock this week.
Col. B. B. White visited Macon
several days last week.
Geo. Daniels spent Christmas
with home folks in Irwin.
Mrs. Pinnix arrived in Ashburn
from Atlanta yesterday.
Prof. Sutton was back to Syca¬
more on a visit Tuesday.
Robert Tison is shaking hands
with Ashburn friends to-day.
Mrs. Annie L. Walker visited
friends in Macon last week.
Eddie Williams of Isabella is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Cox.
Be sure and notice the New
Year Greeting of W. A. Murray
Col. Comer made a trip to Cy¬
cloneta on his wheel Wednesday.
Col. Forehand of Isabella was
shaking hands with his Ashburn
friends yesterday.
Capt. Belvin goes to Heartpiue
to-day, and expects to get a situ¬
ation at the mill there.
Misses Aurena Evans and An¬
nie G. Betts will return to La¬
grange college Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs C. W. Evans re¬
turned from their holiday visit to
Hawkinsville W T ednesday.
Mrs. Dr. Turner returned from
her holiday visit to Cordele yes¬
terday.
H. Jeffrey made a trip to Ina-
ha, Chula, and other Wednesday. important
cities hereabouts
R.-A. Luke wants a good milch
cow and sixty head of chickens,
for which he will pay cash.
D. A. Roberts of Sycamore was
a guest of Rev. J. C. Flanders yes¬
terday.
•Sheriff Story was shaking hands
wife his many Asliburn friends
Tuesday.
Rev. W. F. It iberts has moved
his family to the farm he recently
purchased near Sycatu re.
Several ite.ns of local interest
are unavoidably crowded out of
this issue.
Alex Ross built two stack chim¬
neys for Mr. Brown of Sycamore
this week.
Mrs. Frank Smith was killed
by a G. & A. train at Cordele last
Friday. '
Miss Mark Beecher of Ashburn
is the guest of Mrs. Dr. Brown.—
Cordele Sentinel.
E. E. Dupree, of Detroit. Ala.,
is here on a visit to his cousin,
Geo. Daniel, and other relatives.
O. E. Hickman of Loris, S. C.,
is here on a visit to his uncle,
Jesse Hickman.
One Minute Cough Cure cures
quickly. That’s what you want!
J. S. Betts & Co.
Misses Mina and Emily God¬
frey of Bellville, Fla., arrived at
Sycamore Monday, and are guests
of Mrs, A, L, Lawton.
Several young men formed a
party and were nicely entertained
at the home of Mrs. Bailey Mon¬
The young people were again
very pleasantly entertained at
the home of Mrs. Horne Monday
night.
A crokinole party at the resi¬
dence of Mr. Gilmore Monday
night was well attended and a
pleasant time enjoyed.
Mrs. G. K. Rogers and children
went to Irwin county last Mon¬
day to visit the home of her
childhood.
Mesdames Mariam and Annie .
Hickman sent Jesse Hickman a
splendid Christmas dinner from
South Carolina,
About the best Christmas pres-
ent our farmers could have had
was Hio splendid ram that fell on
Christmas day.
. J. CMements, eays the News,
He nd e r« o i!’ B ro s! and wUl"Teale
OGla G f llla -
Klonlyke.parties . the latest
are
fad. but they will not take in
Ashburn. 1 he name smack; too
strongly of a cold reception.
Ira Teagle goes to Atlanta Hun-
day. wnere he will remain several
months. He will be sorely
missed in Ashburn, for he
been tl, ■ life of the town for some
time p : ' f -
The News and Immigrant. of Buena 6ays
that Mrs. E. M. Adkins
Vista will move to Poulau and
open a millinery stoje there..
We will send the Advance till
Jan. 1899 for 50 cents. The three
months for lOcentsotfer closes on
the tirst day of January.
We were in error last week in
saying the night trains did
stop iiere. All trains stop at
Ashburn.
T. J. Brooks has severed
connection with the Cordele
tinel, and A. A Rose is now
proprietor.
Miss Johnnie Bohannon, a
Hawkinsville belle, is the guest
of the Misses Evans and
relatives.
There was a big dance at. Capt.
Smith’s in Worth Wednesday
night. The Holland band of Cor-
deie furnished the music.
The Ensign Lumber Co.
Worth will soon begin the
struction of a commodious
missary.
Miss Roberts of near Arahi
passed through here yesterday
enroute to Cycloneta to visit
friends.
J. R. Rurgess of Bonaire is vis¬
iting M. S. Cantey, and favored
the Advance with a call yester¬
day.
Editor Grubbs of Ocilla was a
welcome caller at our office
Christinas day. He was in town
iu the interest of his paper.
Boyd Barbre, brother of C. C.
Barbre, arrived here from Leary
last week, and thinks of making
Ashburn his future home.
Editor Smith and wife are ab¬
sent this week on a visit to the
country homes of his sisters in
Dooly county.
Col. B. B. White of Ashburn,
a lawyer well known in Macon,
was in the city yesterday.—Ala-
con Telegraph, 24th.
Mrs. Dr. Turner of Ashburn
up yesterday to attend She the
Cawley-Beasley wedding. is
the guest of Mrs. Dr. Brown.—
Sentinel.
E. W. Wynn has secured a job
at a mill on the South Georgia
road near lleartpine, and will
move his family there about the
lath proximo.
J. S. Betts & Co. are giving to
their customers and friends some
calendars for 1898. The
Advance acknowledges the re¬
ceipt of one.
J. C. Henderson of Hawkins-
ville came to Ashburn Friday,
and returned Tuesday with his
wife who had been visiting her
sisters here.
J. II. Green holidays of Fenn, Ga.,
spent the with Clare
McLendon, and both gentlemen
favored us with a call on Christ¬
mas day.
There are four pi inters in Ash-
bum. and not one of tlum even
drank an egg-nogg Christmas day.
Verily the millenium is near at
hand.
Mr. Henry Vickers, a prominent,
citiz-m of Coffee county, and Alias
Catherine Me McMillan, daughter
of Archie McMillan of Irwin, were
married last week.
A team of horses driven by Ira
Teagle took a spin around a
couple of blocks Monday evening
and gave Ira a chance to show
his ability as a sprinter. No
damage done to horses or vehicle.
The high school building ques-
tion is again being agitated, and
we trust it will result in the
erection of a fine structure in the
near future. Ashburn needs it
rHit D now
On Monday Mrs. Joe Silberman .
will have a special sale at her
store in Sycamore and for every
bdl of goods sold to the amount
of$o she will present the pur-
chaser an extra dollar s worth.
0. E. Kagler, a prominent mer-
diant of Montezuma, was in town
Wednesday, and thinks of locat-
ing here and embarking in^ the
real estate business. Ho wi »<*
heartily welcomed by our people.
Saturday night witnessed a
grand gathering of home folk?
and near relatives at the mansion
of J. W. Evans. The Misses Ev-
ans were at their best, and enter-
tained like queens.
There will be a basket party at
Mrs. Silberman’s in benefit Sycamore of
night for the
little Miss Bertie, who is very
thankful to Santa Claus for her
Christmas gifts.
w W. K. v Jenkins i Hnt ;« is ot ,, 1 ' fho trie ooin opin
ion that cabbage can be grown
here and put upon, the northern
market as early as can the Finn-
da product, and will make the
experiment. not
If Mrs. C. E. Harrell does
„ of)11 return from Brinson her
“hubby” will have to be sent to
the Milledgeville asylum. He
actnalty refers to the Advance as
the “Extinguisher.”
Editor Henry Smith of the
Ashburn Advance is to be con-
ff uIatad “ of the
before the holidays to one
fairest young women oi Houston
county.—Valdosta Times.
J. R. Wilcox, late of Moultrie,
here on a visit to his father,
lion. Geo. K. Wilcox. He has
secured a position with the En-
sign Lumber company at Worth,
a nd will work there next year.
Being an ex-newspaper respects man, to
of course paid his
Advance.
Mr. Gilmore had green butter
beans and tomatoes picked from
his vines on Christinas day. Who
wants to live in Florida when
right hero in Wiregrass Georgia
vegetables can be raised the year
round?
the Prosperity whose comes liver quickest is in good to
man
condition. DeWitt’s Little Ear¬
ly Risers are famous little pills
for constipation, billiousness, in
digestion and all stomach and liv¬
er troubles. J. S. Betts & Co.
Tommy—“I hung up my big-
sister’s stocking.” you’d Willie—“O! git dolls
wasn’t you afraid
or somethin’!” Tommy—“Naw! “This
1 pinned a message to it:
is a he stocking, an’ dolls don’t
go.”—Ex.
The professional card of Col.
G. G. Warren of Isabella, appears Col.
in this itsue of the Advance.
Warren is a lawyer of ability, and
we can heartily commend him to
those needing his services.
II. F. Williams, who is visiting
his father, T. W. Williams, went
hunting Monday morning and
bagged 32 birds, and on Tuesday
came in with “2(i more. This sec¬
tion is good enough for any bird
hunter.
I have several thousand choice
peach trees that I will sell for $15
per thousand, or thirty for $1, of
the Elberta, Triumph, Tillotson,
and ten other varieties. Refer¬
ence, Prof. L. D. Passmore,—R.
A. Harley, Nurseryman,Fort Val¬
ley, Ga.
An express wagon loaded with
jugs, bottles and other liquor and re¬
ceptacles was turned over
the contents strewn upon the
streets of Cordele on Christmas
eve., and as a consequence there
was no end of weepin’ ’ll wailin’ ’n
gnashin’ of teeth in that burg.
J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, O.
was for thirty years needlessly
by physicians for the
of eczema. DeWitt’s He was quickly
by using Witch
Hazel Salve the famous healing
for piles and skin diseases.
J. S. Betts A Co.
R. T. Davis and W. M. Bunch
to Southwest Georgia Sat¬
for a week’s hunt. We
these men, and don’t intend
believe a word they say about
number of birds they bagged
thev return home.
Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O.
“After two doctors gave up
my boy to die. I saved him from
by using One Minute Cough
Cure.” It is the quickest and
most certain remedy for coughs, lung
colds and all throat and
J. S. Betts & Co.
Rev. Frank Culpepper preached
a very interesting sermon at, the
Baptist, church here last Sunday.
This young minister promises to
be exceedingly popular with his
Ashburn congregation.
J. II. Vinson went to Milledge¬
ville this week on a visit to his
parents, but if you would hear
Ira Teagle tell it, he has either
gone there to get married or en-
ter the insane asylum. If we
<'ere Mr. Vinson we would whip
‘ ra i’eagle.
Col. Ben B. White, formerly a
Macon lawyer, but now a shining
member ol the bar at Ashburn,
came to Macon yesterday after-
upon on business, and will return
home this afternoon.—Macon
News, 23rd.
Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va.
was frightfully Bain burned on instantly the face
aml nemk. was
relieved by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel
^e, which healed the injury
without leaving a scar. It is the
famous pile remedy. & .
J. S. Betts Co.
Prof . p as sinore returned from
MaC(m county yesterday, where
h(J t the holidays. School
wjU , in Monday, i.A and it
i tendance? . t i, w :i| n |, Sps ir , r „ <.t
The same of
teachers will he in charge that
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were employed last term.
Mrs. M. B. eight Ford, Ruddell’slll.,
gu ff ore( |f or vears from dys-
p e ^ 8 j a an( j ehroujc constipation
and was finally cured by using
DeWitt’s Little Early all Risers, stomach the
famous little pills for
an( j liver troubles.
J. S. Betts & Co.
Editor Henry D Smith of the
Ashburn Advance has treated
himself to a valuable Christmas
present in the form of a wife,
The congratulations of his breth-
ren of the press are in order, and
the measure.—Albany Herald hereby tenders Herald. a full
Mrs Mary Bird, Harrisburg. Pa.
says, “My child is worth millions,
to me; yet I would have lost her
by croup had 1 not invested twen-
y-five cents in a. bottle of
Cough Cure It cures
c °lds, and all throat and lung
troubles. J. 8. Betts A Co.
Miss Cora Williams has proved
a valuable assistant to Mrs. fell-
bermaii m her store at
during the holidays. Miss Cora
Tadv'' lucky'enough' welV^iked L ^jv' all
are ^. form
1]( , r acquaiata l 0 .
During the , hnstmas week
festivities the highwaymen 8 ® e
to have been entirely lost sight
f 'f> loodness g acious. \ve ac
tually got careless ourself and
walked from Sycamore here w ltn
''“‘.v t ol- omer as a body
but we lmd caretuily left- our
pockf-tboo • m our office on ' jJ, ‘
piano.
Pago & 8on, through tnoir
vertisement in the Advance
week nearly cleared tlieir
of Christnms goods, but they have
a few left which they are
out at cost.
Wo acknowledge ail invitation
to eat. turkey with Mr. Shirali
Iasi Sunday, hut we were com¬
pelled toMecline the invitation,
as wo had just purchased stew,” the and, in¬
gredients for a “hum
as Andy Hughes would say, we
“couldn’t resist the temptation.”
The Cordele Sentinel of yester¬
day says; The chief of police
from Sycamore passed through the
city last, night with a negro un¬
der arrest who is supposed to
have st.oien a large sum of money
in Sycamore. The arrest was
made at Oakfleid.
Marshal Hallman is entitled
o much credit for the order kept
the past week. While he was
extremely lenient and allowed
the boys to have their fun in rea¬
son, lie was quick to arrest those
who directly and wilfully violat¬
ed the city ordinances.
The supreme court of Georgia
lias recently decided “that dis¬
turbing even a single person of a
congregation of persons lawfully
assembled for divine services by
doing any act forbidden by the
penal code, etc.—talking or whis¬
pering so as to disturb such con¬
gregation or any member or part
thereof, is a violation of the law,
and an indictable offense.”
News ami Immigrant: J. T.
Perry, a thrifty farmer living
near here, sold at Peulan 32 doz¬
en eggs, and enough chickens to
amount to $10.40. Such men as
individuals can accomplish more
towards solving the problem of
low price cotton than a thousand
conventions that make resolu¬
tions.
Road Commissioner Murray
says that inasmuch as the grand
jury has ordered that the county
convicts be put to work on the
roads, he is in favor of straight¬
ening the same, and thus lessen¬
ing distances from one place to
another. Wo think the idea a
good one, and hope it. will be car¬
ried out by tne county authori¬
ties.
J. W. Polliill drove a fine horse
to Ashburn from Hawkinsville
last week, and left the animal
here with his step-son, J. B.
Bozeman, and continued his jour¬
ney to Florida by rail. When he
returned his horse was sick with
blind staggers, and Mr. Bozeman
loaned him his horse to go home
with. Since that time the sick
horse, which was a very valuable
animal, has died.
We glean the following from
the News and Immigrant.; This
is Christmas eve, and there are
peach blooms and blackberry
blossoms in Poulau, and many
gardens still are fragrant with
the breath of roses, violets and
chrysanthemums. The writer
speaks with a elear conscience in
saying that Southern Georgia lias
the softest and most equable cli¬
mate »n the whole South.
Nearly all the mechanical and
local work on tho Montgomery
Monitor is done by Hie handsome
and highly accomplished Sutton, daughter who
of the editor, .Judge broken down.
is himself nearly
Miss Sutton’s devotion to her aged
parent, is truly sublime, and
stamps her as a jewel, favorably
to be compared to “apples of gold
in pictures of silver.”
J ' ,st «» we I? 0 to i P pess 7 , '
that a young man named Wood- ,
ard, who lived with Win. Rouse
in the 14th district, was killed
Wednesday by a horse running
»way with him, and that Mr.
Rouse’s st^p-son A. Royals was
seriously nijured Fnl part cu-
,ars arft '> ot obtainable at thus
Rouse had Woodard «• **}«?*' s life insured Me¬
for * 5 < 000 -
Jim Raney went out. in the
country one day last week to see
his Iwxie-duxie, and took an ex-
tra pair of shoes with him to wear
on a hunting trip. When he re-
turned from his hunt he found
his fine shoes sewed up in the
sleeves ot his overcoat, and lie
was f° rr:e( l to bring the bundle
[“'me and run it through Dun-
[ iam 8 Kin to separate the shoes
from the coat Jim think* this
a sure sign that he is going to
£ ol V>7 ir V the of H(,nr V
-
femith “ mote it be.
W. A. Murray gave a sumptu-
ftjre onsdlIn.■>ar mm dinner y?The to tr. tl^e ilm clea*»<£».,. ripr!r« fab of ® was l.iu
with ed 1blJ ”
^^;; v k ; n n ^^' ,d 1 /‘ y ,e t l 7 a * T . ( 7 t a ;
„ , tl .ra waists Iv
of ^ men, ^ with with wasp wa«r. waists, but but
* 0 ’T"
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aMe Pmank proportions
that would make Dr. Thrasher or
w . Walker look as if they lmd
been «t ar ve<l for a month.
“Straws show which way the
7 ind b I< ’ W8 “” Som e
Hickman „ . purchased . and a lot
near J. B. Bozeman’s, since
Henry Smith got married he, has
cleared up, and now in-
f ormB us Dial he will build a
neat cottage thereon. Now no
one believes that Jesse Hickman
go 5„g keep “bach” in that
t ; () ftat^ With Henry Smitli gone
, m( j.e ,fon , 4fk man poing, Jim
R-r"” destroyed, ^‘‘ef'cp off” in
^ f60,000, with $36f
• -Christina' eve W. M. Hale
with a serious accident, which
might have been a great deal
worse than it was. His team ran
away, and the lines breaking left
him to the mercy of the beasts.
The pole of the wagon striking
the ground he was thrown out,
and one of (he horses kicked him
in (lie face and on top of til©
head, cutting several deep gash¬
es, from which the blood flowed
freely. His wounds were dressed
and he was on the streets again
this week. It was certainly a
narrow escape from death.
Col. White went to Seville as
attorney for un insurance adjuster
Weduesdav, and returned yester-
day. The Colonel has been a
very busy man this Christmas,
Besides the above case, he has
had two eases in the United States
Oourt, sued a couple of lawyers,
wound up the affairs of an estate,
and defended a client In two
cases here at home, and won in
every case. Ben is a hustler, ami
is bound to make his mark in his
chosen calling.
Miss May Jenkins will loach
next year at Old Pateville in
Dooly county, where our editor
graduated ( (). Miss Jenkins is
one of the best lady teachers in
Georgia. She taught several
terms here in Ashburn a few
years ago, giving universal satis¬
faction, no subsequent teacher
excelling her. S ince then she
has taken a preparatory course
in the State Normal school at
Athens, and is even better titled
now for teaching than she was
when so successful here. Miss
Jenkins’ abilities should insure
her a prominent position in some
high school.
It was rumored this week at
Sycamore and other places that
Editor Smith was going to have
the crowd who serenaded him ar¬
rested for disorderly conduct.
Such a step was entirely foreign
to him. Not since Ashburn was
a town has a married couple re¬
ceived such an ovation, and as
no insult was intended, the act
was received as a compliment and
honor. For years he lias had
fun with the boys through the
columns of the Advance, and o
the first time they had a chance
to get even with him, and they
improved the opportunity. Hon¬
ors are easy, and the band plays
‘‘on.”
The ladies of the Methodist
church at Sycamore gave night. an oys¬ A
ter supper Wednesday
large crowd of young people went
from here, and all unite in saving
that they hud a magnificent time.
Sycamore’s young ladies were out
in full force, lovely to gaze “all up¬
on, mid the young men were
smiles to-night, love,” “dressed
in their best Sunday clothes,” with
while the comely joined matrons in mak¬
becoming dignity enjoyable
ing the occasion an
one long to he remembered by
those present. The good people
of Sycamore are noted for their
generous hospitality and ability
to entertain, but they fairly ex¬
celled themselves on this occa¬
sion. We understand that the
church realized about, $30 from
the supper.
W. K. Jenkins this week re¬
signed his position as salesman Geo.
for J. S. Betts & Co., •1 and
h , ,H . 9 , aco 1,1 ... th «
Mr. Jenkins has . been laitlmiJ
a
employe of the company for four
years, courteous and obliging to
all, and ever at his post of duty,
and will he sorely missed hv the
patrons ol the store, but there is
some consolation in the knowl-
edge that he could not have been
succeeded !>v a belter man than
Geo. Betts, Mr. Jenkins will
run a livery stable on a small
scale and also pay the
major portion of occupation his attention ho to is
gardening, an of. The Ad¬
passionately certainly fond wishes him
vance suc¬
cess.
One of t ho nicest entortiun-
incuts of holiday week was held
at the residence of Dr. Thrasher
last night. Among those present
were Messrs. Geo. Evans, Dr.
Cooper. Eddie Horne, Chas. Betts,
Geo. Betts, Ham Betts, Andrew
Weils, Jas. McGrath and Ira Tea-
gle. Misses Maggio Hadawuy,
Rate Jenkins Maggie Beecher, Burke,
Willie llorne, Mark Vic.
Evans, and May Belle Dasher.
The evening was passed delight-
sigh fnl y» was an, [ heard Dr ’ 1 ‘'rasher from the says young not a
!U ^ 1C ? except when the fact was
mentioned that Henry .Smith was
^ Bllt for r00m
| arg0 r crowd would have
been in attendance. The music
by Miss May Bello Dasher was
“'"My exquisite, and a pro-
»°unced feature of the occasion.
H.ipen.iteadent Alien s Sunday
Slef’bHstma^ oand
the biggest Kind of a suce-s
Every child found a presen on
the Gee, and all hearts were made
glad. Merriment d reigned mi-
*’ re,n e .’ tt, ! occurred to
mar the . pleasures of the occasion.
Worth has some noble Christian
indies who deliyht in doing foi-
others, and to them is largely dim
the success of this event.. Among
them are Mesdames Peacock, De
Loach, Cowan, Ilollaraon, Shook-
ley and others. We. regret that
circumstances prevented our
tendance upon this occasion, and
we feel that w# have missed a rare
treat,
Christmas has come and
and the boys have had their fun.
Only one or two email tights took
place, and several drunks. Mayor
Betts generously overlooked tho
drunks, and only lined those who
had disturbed the peace. In a
case before him yesterday ho
turned the prisoner loose, and
emphasized the decision t hat even
if Ashburn was a dry town,
Christmas or no Christmas, a man
had a perfect right to drink allhe
wanted to in his own house or
place of business. We will bens
generous ns our lenient. Mayor,
not mention the names of tho
parties brought, before him.
„. Mrs. , bilherman of , Syca- _
,noi « >" out ier ' vi,lte r
stock of millinery goods at furs; cost. t
r '° different styles ot hue
dross trimmings; lace; Irish loi-
shon: French felt tnmmed hats at
i,( hem lie hats a .o
to $8; ghildrcn u tine hats BOc o
hue felt watking iats, .> o 0
coady made all woo dress
*kirt, $1.1)0 to ; children a
cloaks, 75c to ; feather boas,
75c to $2; capen, pluHli, $2.50 up;
dolls’ carria^os and toys; ribbons,
r>c to “2fic; double width all wool
dress goods, 35c. to 75c; picture
f rai ,, es; „j C4 , W ash goods; belts.
10c to 25c; baby carriages.
Mr. II. D. Smith, editor of the
Ashburn Advance, and Miss Cora
L. Woodard were married at the
home of the bride’s aunt at 4
o’clock yesterday afternoon, Rev.
J. C. Flanders of Ashburn offici¬
ating. The marriage friends was and a quiet rela¬
one. only a few
tives being present. Mr. and
Mrs. Smith passed through Cor¬
dele on the Slioofly last night on
route to Ashburn. They will ho
at home to their friends after
Jan. 2nd. Editor Smith is well
known in the newspaper fraterni¬
ty as a genial, wholosouled man
with lots of native wit and com¬
mon sense. His paper is recog
nized re of Georgia’s bright¬
est country weeklies. Mis bride
is a lady of culture and refine¬
ment, and will make for Mr.
Smith a model wife. The Senti¬
nel wishes for Mr. and Mrs.
Smith a happy Christmas and a
prosperous journey over the mat¬
rimonial sea.—Cordele Sentinel.
Last, week ahoy came up stairs
and bunded us a square envelope,
and on account of the editor get¬
ting married we had that subject
on the brain, and believing that
if he could get a wife most, any¬
one could, jumped at. tho conclu¬
sion that some fair damsel had
sent us a leap year proposal,
and grabbing a pencil and paper
tried to divide 1897 by 4 and
make it, conic-, out even, but it
wouldn’t jibe, and then we open¬
ed it and read the following on a
tiny card surrounded by floweret
emblems: “Take dinner with us
Dec. 24. liosp’y, Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Woodard.” On the date
named and about an hour ahead
of time we rushed frantivully to
the home of Mr. Woodard, and
waited patiently for the time to
arrive when we could show him
wliut an expert we were iu hid-
ing away Christmas turkey. The
t ime came and wo were ushered
into, ihc dining room. We were
not, equal to onr share of the emer¬
gency. Although Editor Smith
and his bride, Rev. Flanders, bis
sister-in-law. und several other
big enters w<*ro there, wo saw at
glance that naught blit a veri¬
table cyclone ans going to elear
that tab’e. The de'icious viands
are hardly describablo. Bob tried
to make us partake of every dish
provided, but, after wo had ato
freely of turkey, cake, pies Jol¬
lies, pickles, etc., we concluded
that Mr. and Mrs. Woodard bad
anticipated the avariciousnois of
their guests and did not propose
to be foiled iu supplying tlieir
wants. 'The dinner was a spread
that the worthy hostess might
well he proud of preparing, (and
we’ll take our “duvy” on a Mor¬
mon biblo that we never ate u
better meal in our life.
Tho literary department of tho
Iipworth League, under the man¬
agement of Third Vice-President
Miss Kate Jenkins, hold a de¬
lightful meeting at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Evans
last Tuesday night. The follow¬
ing program was carried out:
Master of ceremonies, Rev. J.
C. Flanders.
Chairman of entertainment
committee Dr. r '* rilf ’ er “
Music, Snng-By a ‘l present,
8cnpture lesson by the pastor.
myei >y pas or,
Instruments! solo by Miss
Ua „ her .
Hiring music by Messrs. J. L.,
G. T. mid Chas. Bette.
Instrumental music by Miss
Annum Evans.
“Gun Flint’s Everlasting
er,” by J, J. W. Evans.
Vo „ oly ,, y MlH8 Dasher.
String music by Messrs.
k Who Apologized,
''y Miss , hb:ra Smith "f.Sycamore.
Km!'" ''I'.ul' lV.MnUmi X '
Thi.f meet ever* big" was undoubtedly ti,e
the best hold by
ailJ waH n Hrtiug c'elahratimi of
tho rbrietm»«t;di* m..« Wulker
y ■ . „ r nsid«>il ni.m
with lo-uco and nmi dignity ’
'
• ” utifni
NEW > EAR'S GREETING.
Christ mas is passed, and we
right side up. In the rush
forgot that f.oino people,
croaking hard times. i a tn
through taking stoex, and every -
is in order for next year. F
thanks to tlioa* who h*ro
patronized me, and promise if posalMo.. to Uy
to sorve you hotter
For the next thirty days I am
going to turn as much of tbl#
stock into cash as possible. Thei*
I am off to New York and tbtf
Eastern markets to buy the finest
amt most complete stock of Dry
Goods, Notions, Novelties and
Hlioes ever brought, to this market,
I recognize no competition, and
invite you to compare prices and
quality with unybody. almost
Remember that I keep
everything you need, and that 1
guarantee prices, and invite you
to come and be pleased. Yonra
truly, W. A. Murray.
HA ( R r PE ( R HOUSE ,
CORDELE, GA.
J. W. SMITH, Prop.
$1 a Day. Meals, 26c.
Special . . intesby . week , or month. month
G. G. WARREN,
AtTOIlNEY- AT - I.AW,
Isabella, Ga.
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Physician and Hnrf*flffi.
Calls Answered Promptly
DAT AND NI0H^.
Special attention given to dliea***
:>f women and children.
Itonideuoe at the Hick* plaoa.
ASIIBURN, GXOBOIA.
DR. J. F. GREGORY A CO..
•waoiALMM.
Rant'’:., Catarrh, Racial Diiaoaa*
’Idiuorrhoid* (Pilaa), Fiatnlas Owed.
no KNira, no MAIM.
Room No. 1, Heard Building, 0*.
Cordela,
167 Cotton At*., Macon, Ga.
WARREN L. STORTf~
Physician and Surgeon,
•TCAMOn, OA.
Diie**ea of Not# and Throat.
DR. W. J. TURNER,
Fhyaioisn and Surg*on,
nmjpa*, «i.
Special Attention Given to Diteeeee of
Women end Children.
Office in Room No. 2, Bette Build-
Ing.
RMidenoa: Vf. A. Shingltr’i.
Call* Anivtrvl Day or Night
T«icphon« No. 19.
DR. T. H. THRASHER,
PliyifaUn and Bnrgooa,
Gaoaou.
Geuer»l Prootioo BolioiUi. OffiM ,
in tli* Chriitian Building.
C. F. WALIEB,
I'liyuiclan and Attrgtoa,
Hro*uo*r, ftm tu.
Gl’O W. COOPER*
DF.NTIST,
Ainiaiv, Gioboji.
OAlc«, Room No. 4, Bell* Building.
W. B. CONE, D. D. 8.
I Make a Specialty of Crown, Bridge*
ami Roplantationa.
Teeth Eitraoted Withont Pafa.
Aoubvbx, .“. Oioaau.
W. T. WILLIAMS,
Attorney at Law.
Laud aud Collection*.
RroAiioiiB, UuoBau.
A. J. I)AVI8,
Attorney at Law,
AaaBcuf, -:- Gaoaau.
Real Kitate and Colleotiona.
Prompt attention to all buainea* plaewd
in our band*.
B. B. WHITE,
Attorney and Counaaltor *4 Law,
Au»css, Gaowara.
Will praotico in all th* Caacrta, State
and Fedarail
LIVERY FEED
AND
.STABL'S.
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Teams are swift and always ia
g xxl condition. Now top buggies
and drivers who are not afraid to
go. Ready any hour. Bpaelg
provisions for traveling in bad
weather.
Story Bros. & Co*
ASHBURN,- GEORGIA A