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VOL. XXV.
Linen Collars 25c Ladies Belts cut to Childs 1.0c hose cut to 10c. per doz Pearl buttons cut One spool cotton for . r )f per doz I’earl buttons cut
4c. 10c 5c to 5c lc to lc
Wire hair pins 100 in a box
CJl c
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Daiing cotton best make
large balls 2< - -
Hair brushes, wood back,
worth 25 c cut to 10c
m
Finishing braids odds and
ends 'Worth 5« cut to 2c
China Plates 100 in the lob
worth 20c cut to 10c.
25 pieces of fine figured lawn
.
the kind that sells at 1.2 1-5 a
per yard will go at. this sale
■ 6 3-4e
Our entire stock of Men’s
and Boys Clothing at the Manu
facturers cost.
HON. E. K. OVERSTREET
“I am going to vote for Seab
Wright’s anti-lobbying bill, but 1
don't think the penalty attached to
the offense is great enough,” remark
ed Hon. E. K. Overstreet, of Screven
county, to several friends at the cap
ital yesterday. Mr. Overstreet
thinks that lobbying should he made
a felony, but he favors the adoption
of any measure that will have a ten
dency to suppress the existing evil.
Mr. Overstreet was responsible for
the lobbying investigation two years
ago, and at that time exerted his best
efforts to clear the capitol halls and
corridors of the members of the
“third house.” The investigation
was sensational, and it developed
that mony witnesses had heard of
lobbying about the statehouse, but
it was impossible to find members
who knew positively of it.
“The gentleman from Screven”
took a prominent position in all mat
ters of important legislation during
the several sessions of the last general
assembly, and the indications are he
will be quite as active during the
present session. He is not interest
ed in any “pet measure” of his own,
but is deeply concerned over the fate
of several important bills that have
been introduced.
Mr. Overstreet is one of the most
outspoken members of the house.
As a legislator he does not
to speak his own mind relative to
pending legislation, and in this he
has a strong following in both
branches.—Atlanta Journal
SVLVANIA, SCREVEN COUNTV, pEORGIA. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1905.
GREAT JULY PRICE-CUTTING
STOCK-REDUCINC SALE
Cost and Values Entirely Forgot
ten in our Effort to Reduce Stock
Come Early for People Respond to SILVER’S SALES
• . fn such overwhelm^ numbers that no sooner
is a Special Placed on a Bargain Table
it wilts as if
1000 Yards of Colored Lawn at
3 3=4c per Yard.
We placed on sale the greatest col!ec=
tion of colored lawns and dress muslin for
choice ever offered Screven County buyers
a magnificent variety to choose from, As=
sortment includes large and small patterns,
regular 6c and 7c quality, cut price per
yard 3 3=4c
2000 Yards of File Wash Fabric
We assert that Sylvauia never saw before suci wash goods variety. Not a yard in the entire
lot that’$ not going to be sold in the great sale fod
ONE HALF Or nearly .hm Ldce the goods were made to sell for, 4 these
^1 - a .
goods are Ism 35c to 25c and they are all placed on one
counter for the low sum of per yard, 15c
ELMWOOD.
July 9 th. 1905.
Editor Telephone
l have seen an article In your pa
per headed, “The Farmers Law,” in
which the writer endeavers to solve
the labor problem,, by saying • that
there is only one way for the em
ployer to controle labor, and that is
by the enforcement of the law.
That may work with the poor igno
rant white men and negroes, hut
there seems to ho two sides to the
contract, and a great meny men for
get their part of the contract, and
want the laborer to do more than he
agreed to do, which causes dissatis
faction that might be avoided. If the
employer would come up to his part
of the contract and not ask more than
he has a legal right to ask. But some
men seem to think that it is nothing
wrong in promising anything that a
laborer asks; just so he can get his
work, done, and when he is remind
ed of his promise he has forgotten
making any such contract, which
causes the labor to lose confidence
in him, and he cannot have the in
terest in his business that he would
have if he was only treated fair.
I have been a laborer all my life
and have worked for some of as good
men as Screven or any other county
can afford, and I have worked for
some that wanted me to do every
thing, hut they were not willing the to
do anything for me, and while
Isaac Silver
former have all the labor he can use
the latter is crying for labor, now it
is for you to decide whether the em
ployer or the laborer is to blame.
Respectfully,
M. M. Jeffers.
You are exactly right brother
Jeffers, hut the law covers your ob
jection. 1 give for your benefit the
following: “Bo it further enacted.
That satisfactory proof of the con
tract, the procuring theron of money
or other thing of value; the failure
to perform the services contract for,
or failure to return the money so ad
vanced with interest thereon at the
time said labor was to be performed
without good and sufficient cause and
loss and damage to the hirer,shall be
deemed presumptive evidence of
the interest referred to in the pro
ceeding section."
It makes no difference in the eyes
of the law whether a man is white
or black, poor and ignorant, or rich
and smart, when he makes a contract
he should live np to it, and if he
lies to me to get my money, lie is
guilty of cheating and should ho
punished. Editor.
MAKES CHICKENS HEALTHY
No more sick poultry and plenty of
eggs, lots of young chickens and beau
tiful hens, if you use Japenese Poultry
Compound and Insect Exterminator.
They are good goods; I have used
same one year. I will call on you
soon and tell you more about them.
ALBERT S. DAVIS,
Sylvania, Ga.
EMBROIDERIES
We have sold thousands of yards this
season and we have given you splendid
values. We have just received a new coI=
lection of Embroideries this week, and the
values are usually high and price low. 25
cent quality will go for 10c
OEATH OF 1V1RS. it. L (VlOQEE.
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Mrs. R A. McGee, of Capitoja,
died yesterday at the home of lier
Mrs. L. C. Kassel, No-
419 Perry street, west, at. the age*of
05 years. The remains will be taken
to Ilalcyondale this morning for in
terment. The funeral will be held
a the Union Baptist Church.
Mrs. McGee is survived by three
borthers, Messrs. A. B. Lanier, of
Oliver, L \Y. Lanier, of Halcyon
dale, and L. B. Lanier of Mont
gomery, Ala., and one sister, Mrs.
P. E. Kemp, of Sylvania. Mrs. She
leaves also four daughters, YV.
M. Blitch, Ilalcyondale; Mrs. L. C.
Kessel, Savannah; Mrs. E. 1). White
of Dublin, and Mrs. B. A. Sease, of
Savannah. Her sons are Mr. \V. J.
McGee, of Hudson Ferry, and Mr.
E. L. McGee, of Century, Fla.
Savannah Morning News.
Mrs. McGee was formerly a resi
•dent of our county, and was a most
estimable lady. She was a daughter
of the late Noel Lanier of our coun
ty, deceased. She was the wife of
Mr. YV. J. McGee, Sr., who
died at his home two or three years
ago, where she formerly resided un
til she left the country to live with
her daughters, Mrs. Lesse Kassels,
and Mrs. B. A. Sease. Her death
is a source of regret to all who knew
her, and the Telephone joins with
the many friends of the family
in offering its sympathy to the
bereaved ones.
10 yards Sea Island very
good quality for 38c.
Safety pins worth 10c per
dozen cut to lc.
Good quality mens sus
ponders worth 20c cut to
10c
Tooth Brushes 25c quality
cut to 10c
5c ladies handkerchiefs cut
to lc
35c Razor strops cut to
10c
.
Yard wide Fruit of the
Loom Bleaching, you are
well acquainted with the
price of this goods, next
week we will sell 10 yds for
69c.
Our entire line of Men’s
Ladies and Childrens Shoes at
Cost. At Cost.
BARBECUE*
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On Tuesday last t he boys of our
town were the guest, of Air. R. R.
Mock at a “Stag Barbecue'’ given
near town. Mutton, chicken and
beef had been prepared for the oc
casion, as well, as lemonade and
lager beer. When the guest had
assembled and had somewhat ap
peased their appetite and quenched
their thirst, Mr. Mock was called on
for a speech. He stated that speech
making wasen’t exactly in his line
of business, but as all present were
“McCormic hoys” he would do his
best. His discussion was along the
lines of his initiation into the mys
teries of a winged “Jack-ass” known
as the “Sons of Osiris.” After com
municating to the boys presnt his
experiences he closed his discussion,
with biting sarcasm of the existing
evils of the day. The two most
prominent of. which were -“Base
Balling" and “Cigarette Smoking."
The cigarette habit was one already
prominent with the loafing frater
nity of Sylvania, but it remained
for Tom Black to introduce the base
ball craze. After paying his respects
in his usually eloquent terms
great was the "mental strain that
j oval Bob was assisted to the “beer
keg’’ and there safely deposited, mirth in
order that he might vent his
and hilariate to its fullest extent.
After the exercises Bob was left
with the keg, and the crowd of sports
wended their way townward, already
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dampened in ardor and spirits
by a refreshing shower that
mostened tlieir linen.
Altogether it was a good time,
a splended feast, plenty of fun and
the entire crowd joined in voting to
Bob their best wishes for his future
happiness.
IN MEM0RIAM
To the worshipful master, wardens
and Brethren of the Sylvania Lodge
Number, 301, F. – A. M.
We, the Committee selected to draft
resolutions on the de ath of our de
ceased Brother, J. F. Hughes, ask to
submit the following resolutions.
First. YYTiereas, Brother Hughes
was raised to the sublime degree of
Master Mason on July '13th, 1900.
Second. Whereas, he has lived up to
all his Masonic duties since he was
raisee to the subline degree of Master
Mason, up until Ids untimely death.
Third. He was born in the County
of Effingham, on the 25th day of Octo
ber in the year of our Lord 1852, and
that he has since lived in the county of
Screven as an honorable and upright
citizen, a good neighbor and a faithful
husband.
Fourth. Therefore, be it resolved.
That we commend his spirit to theGod
who gave it, and his family to the
care and protection of the Lodge of
which he was so faithful a member,
and in token of the respect due our be
loved Brother, we ask that a blank
page Lodge, be left upon the minutes of this
and that a copy of these reso
lutions be published in the Sylvania.
Telephone, and a copy of same furnish
to his family, and that these resolu
tions be recorded upon the minutes of
Sylvania Respectfully Lodge submitted, Number 801. the 30th
this
day of June, 1906.
W. C, Howard,
Jack O. Beowok,
H. S. White.
Committee