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Yol. VII.
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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.
Wrife for Prices. 9-IM3 N. Jefferson St,
Savannah, ga.
Of Local Interest.
Things that Happen in and About the Town.
Those who Gome and Go. Per¬
sonal Mention etc. etc.
A Special offer for Thursday’s
only:
Yard wide fine sea Island 4/.
Yard wide Bleeching 4if.
-f yard wide Percale H/-
6/ Calicos for 5/.
5/ Calicos for 4/.
.12 Balls of thread for 5/.
Mention the ad.
Jeffrey & Roobin.
Andrew J. Wells is at home af¬
ter a trip to Macon and Savan¬
nah.
Mrs. Passmore and son Lytton,
leave to-day for a visit to Garden
Valley.
The O. K. Drug Store is the
place to buy all kinds of writing
material.
The columns of the Advance
are ever open for the discussion
of public interests.
Messrs. R. Wliidby and B. B.
White attended County Court at
Isabella Wednesday.
J. S. Shingler is in Donaldson-
ville this week, looking after his
turpentine interests there.
Several members of Mr. Allen’s
class spent Tuesday evening very
pleasantly at the home of Mr. L.
0. Futch.
One of Macon’s popular physi¬
cians, Dr. James T. Ross was in
Ashburn this week in attendance
upon Mrs. L. Betts.
Mr. $vso, A. Letford, the bus
tlinw representative of H. E.
Bucklen & Co., Chicago, was in
the advertising citv Wednesday and a year’s
contract wite the Ad-
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WORTH COUNTY.
_A sir Jour n, Ga., Saturday May 20
Dr. W. L. Story, one of Syca¬
more’s popular physicians, con¬
tinues very ill, to the regret of
his many friends and patients.
At Jeffrey »fc Roobin’syou’l find
the most complete line of Gent’s
furnishing goods ever brougnt to
Ashburn, while their Drss Goods
are unsurpassed in this section.
Mr. Oscar Bohannon, who for
the past two months has been a
student in the Ashburn High
School, left Tuesday for Lake
City, Fia., where he has accepted
a position.
The building occupied by Mr.
T. W. White, was moved from
College street to Washington
Avenue by contractor Beal, and
is now located just back of J. S.
Shingler’s Store.
Mr. John H. Allen is no longer
with W. A. Murray. He will
continue to reside in Ashburn,
however. Having leased the
Raney warehouse, he will in fu¬
ture give his attention to that
business.
The observant South Georgian
who takes a spin over the State
will return to his own section bet¬
ter satisfied with it, says the Al¬
bany Herald. We are better off
down here in South-west Georgia
than the people are in the upper
part of the State.
The individual who thinks the
Advance has no mind of its own,
is badly off. We are not contin¬
ually shooting off our lip simply
to hear ourselves, as some people
do. However, when ready to sav
a thing we’ll say it, no matter
who it hits. Remember that!
The improvement the Method¬
ist church is undergoing will do
much to make it an up-to-date,
modern structure. Gas lights
have just been put in, the oor is
to be carpeted and soon, we are
told, the painter’s brush is e
applied anew. This is a move in
the right direction.
“Some go to church to weep,
While others go to sloop;
Some ko their wjves to please;
Their conscience ot era po to ease.
Some go to tell their woes;
Others go to show their clothes.
Some go to hear the preacher;
Others like the 'solo screecher.’
Boys go to reeonnoiter;
Girls because they oughter.
Many go for sage reflections;
Precious few to help collections."
AN OPEN LETTER
From the Trustees of the Ashhurn High
School.
The refeerence made by Col. B.
B. White in last week’s Advance
to complaints and to the compe¬
tency of Prof. L. D. Passmore was
unnecessary, imprudent and un¬
just.
We are well acquainted with
the situation and if such charges
or complaints have been made,
tliev were undoubtedlv made bv
these who were eitherm no position
to know or by people incompe-
tent to judge competency.
We are glad to testify that un¬
der Prof. Passmore’s management
for the last three years, this has
been decidedly the best year of
any. The registers show an in-
crease of nearly fifty students
over last year. This fact we think
will give the public a better,
clearer idea of the real truth and
is a fitting testimony of what our
people think of his ability as well
as the esteem and confidence they
in him.
J. S. Sliingler, Cham.
W. A. Murray, Sectv.
J. W. Evans, J. Lawrence,
T. H. Thrasher J. S. Betts.
Here is a “good one that has
been going the rounds of
the press, uncredited : “A crank
came running into the office and
said a man swallowed a two foot
rule and died by inches. The ed¬
itor started out at once to learn
further particulars of the death,
and meeting a doctor told him
about the case. He said that was
nothing, that he had a patient
once who swallowed a thermome-
ter and died by degrees. A cou¬
ple of bystanders then chipped in.
One of them said it reminded him
of a fellow down in Kansas who
swallowed a pistol and went off
easy. The other one said he had
a friend in Macon who took a
quart of apple-jaek and died in
good spirits.” The editor might
have said he expected to “go off
easy”( ?) standing on the promis¬
es—of delinquents.
We understand the Penuix
house will change hands about
June 10th, Mrs. Hayes resigning
management of same. However >
Mrs. Hayes will continue to reside
in Ashburn.
The Worth Teacher’s Associa¬
tion will convene in Sumner on
the 27th inst. instead of the 20th,
as formerly announced. All those
.ntere.ted rn achool work are cor^
dially inv.ted to attend.
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our au 0_Q n ers
ream fulfilled? . .
Have yon purchased for her a Kings¬
bury Piano?
There are no better Pianos Made in
the world than the celebrated
KingslDTiry 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.
Save Dealer’s Fro fits
By buying from Manufacturers direct. We
sell on easy payments. Write for our
catalogues and prices before you are
talked into buying inferior instruments.
Calaie Piano Co., -A.tia.nfa 9 coa
$2,000,000.00. 96-08 Whitehall St
WORTH HAPPENINGS.
Local News Items From Onr Thriving
Sister City.
Mr. McDuff Bruce, of Ocilla,
was in Worth Sunday last.
Mrs. A. L. Walker, of Syca¬
more, visited Worth Tuesday.
Mr. Sam Cockrell, of Sycamore,
was in Worth Sunday.
Miss Katie Belle Boland, ol‘
Iiiggston, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. C. G. Waits.
Mr. G. T. Gilford and wife vis¬
ited Clements Chappell Satur¬
day.
’ Messrs. A. and F. Carter, A. K.
Holt and G. T. Gifford, all of this
place, are in Ocilla this week.
Mrs. J. M. Scovillo visited Syc¬
amore Wednesday.
We extend a cordial welcome
to Mr. A. B. Forrester and fami¬
ly, formerly of Lake Park, as cit¬
izens of our town.
Mrs. John Hanson and sister,
Miss May Hudson, are visiting
relatives near Gresston.
Mrs. John Cainmag, who was
quite sick last week is convalesc¬
ing.
The infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. Smith died last week, the
interment being at Chauncey.
Work on the new Methodist
church, which has been delayed
sometime, commenced last Mon¬
day and is being rapidly pushed
to completion.
Quite a good crowd of Worth
people will attend the pic nic at
Beech Haven on the 26th inst.
County Court was in session at
Isabella Wednesday. No busi¬
ness of importance was transact¬
ed. A large number of criminal
cases which were transferred from
Superior Court will be tried at
June term.
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It is easier to turn gold into any¬
thing else than it is to turn any¬
thing else into gold.
Mr. Colquitt Greer, of Monti-
cello, reports the death of a lion
at the advanced age of thirty
years. A brother editor remarks
that he had the lien’s grandmot h¬
er for dinner Sunday.
Leonard M. Sumner, who was
tried and convicted of manslaugl i-
ter at the recent term of Superi¬
or Court, for the killing of James
Powell while on the court grounds,
was sentenced to twelve years
penal servitude. A motion has
been tnade fora now trial, tn
which a hearing will be given
June 5th, when it will be deter¬
mined whether the present sen¬
tence shall stand or new trial
bo granted.
The Advance household were
recently the recipients of a cru.1<*
of very tine vegetables from Mr.
K. W. Fillyaw, Evanston, Fla.,
for which we extend thanks. Mr.
Fillyaw formerly resided in this
section, but has been truck farm¬
ing in Florida for a number of
years and is making a great suc¬
cess of it. lie is prepared to furn¬
ish this or any other market with
weekly shipments of any and ail
kinds of vegetables.
The mammoth mills of the Cau¬
da Lumber Co., at Worth, includ¬
ing saw, planing and shingle mills,
dry kilns, a locomotive and con¬
siderable lumber on the yard, was
totally destroyed by fire Friday
night. ’Tis said the tire origina¬
ted from the boiler while the fire¬
man was asleep, and had gained
such headway as to be uncon
trollable before it was discovered.
The fireman would probably have
been cremated had not thought¬
ful friends aroused him from his
slumber. The loss is estimated at
$40,000. $12,000 insurance wok
carried.