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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1899)
OfTIcial Organ County. Yol. YII. S?A3tHSBIi SjUUIll MMl © © a © Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Railroad and Mill Supplies, Rubber Belting and Packing, Hardware, Cutlery, Guns. Rifles, Ammunition, Rope, Tinware, Stoves, Crockery, Fishing Tackle etc. etc. Write for Prices. 9-11-13 N. Jefferson Sf, SAVANNAH, GA. Of Local Interest Things that Happen in and About the Town. Those who Come and Go. Per¬ sonal Mention etc. etc. - See Notice to Bridge builders in this issue. Worth’s young men are an ori¬ ginal and clever set. A sunshiny person is a welcome addition to any gathering. Buy you food and your clothing from Ashburn merchants. A man may not pay his bills every timo he meets them. Mr. W. A. Shingler is recover¬ ing from an attack of la grippe. Dr. Gardner was on the sick list the former part of the week. Whidby continues to receive more work than he can do. lie ad¬ vertises. A good many of our church go¬ ers attended Easter services at Sycamore. Bond insist upon hearing both sides of everything—especially a bass drum. Mrs. O. W. Badger, of Chicago, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. D. P. Pattersn. Mr. O. G. Hallman, our diligent marshal, was an attendant upon Irwin Superior Court this week, In a year’s travel one would find no better tonsorial artists than are at the city Barber shop. Several weddings will occur in Ashburn ere long, if coming events “cast their shadows be¬ fore.” Miss Bettie Ashley, daughter of Mr. J. L. Ashley, who resides about 9 miles North-east of Ash¬ burn, died Sunday afternoon of pnemonia. Several other cases are reported in the same section. THE ASIIBIJRN ADVANCE. Ashburn, Worth County, Ga., Saturday April 8 189!). See Notice on editorial page of this paper. Don’t think a floating debt is necessarily a light one. Col. J. A. Comer made a busi- nefs trip to Cordele yesterday. Mrs. J. S. Clarke will visit rel¬ atives in Fitzgerald next week. A wise man will see a great deal more than he will mention. A girl who is in the swim does not need to fish for compliments. Editor Hanlon says there will not be even a figment of fig this year. The G. S. & P\, Time Card will appear in the next issue of the Advance. The marshal is opening up Washington Avenue from the depot West. Perhaps Noah said, “Come in out of the wet; we are all the same boat.” The camel is a good natured looking animal, though he always has his back up. I)r. Thrasher was temporarily laid aside several days this week, but nobody would believe it. Several Ashburnites will attend Fitzgerald’s “Water and Lights” Carnival on the 14- 15th. inst. Mr. H. L. Peters, a clever young insurance agent lias been quite sick, at the Clyde, but is convales¬ cent. . Cols. B. B. White, Z. Bass and A. J. Davis represented a number of clients at Irwin Superior Court this week. The ejectment suit of Ellis et al vs. Smith & Bussey, of Sycamore, resulted in a verdict for the de¬ fendant. Our Worth correspondent is very faithful and his “Locals” are highly appreciated by the Ad¬ vance and readers. Worth Locals. Church Going Up— An Ice Cream Supper— Those who Come and Go,— A Lost Slipper, etc. Miss Sallie Elder and Mr. Bruce attended services at Pleasent Hill Sunday last. Mr. and Mrs.'J. M. Scovil ited their parents near Sycamore Sunday. Mrs Annie L. Walker of more, visited Worth Tuesday. Misses Sallie Elder and Aline Gilford, visited Ashburn Wednes¬ day. Mr. F. E. Waymer visited Cor- dele Tuesday. Mr. M. Nipper visited Cordele Tuesday. Miss Nannie Thornton, of Pres¬ ton, who has been visiting her sis¬ ter Mrs. Smith at this place re¬ turned home Friday. Mr. and Mrs II. V. Waits vis¬ ited Richmond Sunday. Miss Myrtle Holleman has been quite sick this wreek. Mr. C. II. DeLoach has been suffering very much duiing last week, with a carbuncle. Mr. PI. Allen has been suffering with a carbuncle on the back of his neck. Worth welcomes Mr. I. 13. Mur¬ ray and family, formerly of Al- apalia, as residents of this place. The lumber for the frameworks of the Methodist church lias been cut. On account of duties elsewhere Rev. Frank Culpepper our regular Baptist preacher, postponed his services here Sunday until Wednesday night. Pro Martin, of Arabi, ably filled his place. Rev. J. Shirah our regular Meth¬ odist pastor will preach hero Sun¬ day morning and night, every body come out. Mr. Harry Cockrell, seemed to feel very blue last Sunday over something. Alas, dear Harry! Don’t greave. There are others. Worth was full of fools last Satur¬ day, April first. Ask Joe Barnes if she wasn’t? We welcome Mr. Effie Osborn, our recent yard master back with us again. * Talk about mud hol£s, some¬ body just ask Ed Winters kind of a mud hole he ran into Sunday night, and if he found his slipper. The Methodistsifof tkisplaceare preparing to give an iec cream sapper for the benefit of their new church.A nuouncemets later. The New men for Camp No 3of new Lease are expected in Wednesday. 'n* —13 — f our daughters ream fulfilled? . . Have you purchased for her a Kings¬ bury Piano? There are no better Pianos Made in the world than the celebrated fKings'bur^ and COnover. These Pianos can be bought on easy terms. We manufacture more pianos and organs than any other concern in the world. Instruments handled by us come from our own factories. ■::u* Save Dealer’s JProfits By buying from Manufacturers direct, We sell on easy payments. Write for our catalogues and prices before you are talked into buying inferior instruments. Cstbie PianoCo., Atlanta, Ga Capital $2,000,000.00. 0(5-08 Whitehall Sf Among the Students. The Pic Nic Program—A $5.00 Prize For the Best ftecorti, Per sonal Mention, etc. We shall have a pic nic on 28th inst. All patrons are invi¬ ted to meet with us on the school grounds* Following is the pro¬ gram arranged for the occasion : 10:30 a. m.—Call to order by Prof. Passmore. 10:35—Recitations by Henry Judge, Annie Futch and Patty Clarke. 11 :'30—Address, Rev. Culpepper. Noon. 3:00 p. m.—Call to order by Prof. Passmore. Recitations by Bennie Watkins and Essie Mitchell. Debate between town and school. Misses Maude Yancey and Hat- tic I lodge were absent from school Monday. Miss Ida Judge visited the schoofi Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Passmore and son, Lytton, returned home Saturday, after a pleasant visit to Garden Valley, Gut, Misses Mattie Belle and Etna Gannon were from school Tuesday. Dr. Passmore payed the f-hcool a pleasant call Tuesday morning. As usual, the won the glorious victory in exam¬ ination last month by 10 per cent. We have been trying to think of some plan in which the Ciceroni- ans might win, but have failed so far. Miss Bennie Watkins was ab¬ sent from school Wednesday. Walter Lee Bolden was absent from school Monday on account of sickness, Official Organ City of Ashburn. NO. 35. Mr. Don Baldwin was absent a few days this week on account of sickness. Mr. Lanier Nipper a pupil of the Ashburn High School, bur, Jives at Worth, attended preach¬ ing here Sunday. Little Nona Piver has linen ab¬ sent. from school sometime. The Oiceronians must brighten up. We are not selfish, we would like for them to heat in report, and examination once in awhih It is such a common thing for u> to win, that we even forget to cheer at our victory. To the student making bc-t record from next week on then 1 will he $5.00 given. Wonder what hoy or girl will carry off both the $5.00 and the compli moot. at. close of t his term. According to the way the < d- it,or of a North Dakota paper sing they have been having some weather in othei # places as well as down in this neck of the wood-. Hear him: “Backward, luv" backward, oh! lime in your flight; give me July again just for to¬ night; soften the ground where the frost king lias Jain; oh! let me hear one mosq’mto again. 1 am so weary of frost bitten pie; give me a slice of t he Fourth of July. Backward, oh! season of snow—mercury fifteen or twenty below—turn on the heat of the tropical zone, roast me until lam cooked to the bone. lam so tired of freezing my nose, weary of chilblains and corns on my toes; weary of trying to sleep with cold feet—turn on the heat, mister, turn on the heat.” Mr. A. Wells, who has ably the Singer Machine (Jo,, in this section for several years, is the guest of his parents, His many friend, always wel¬ comed him here.
