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All Over the County. Local Items Condensed for The Herald Headers. READ 'EM IF YOU CARE TO. M You Don’t See it Here, Chances are ’Tlsn’t True, Mr. R. M Kimball, of Garfield, is visiting in Statesboro this week. Seethe “money J to loan” adver tisement ,. of Brannen „ & . .. Moore . m this issue. W. B, Martin sells 18 lbs. of white sugar for $1.00. Dr. Quattlebaum is rejoicing in the advent another heir into his family—a son. Bewrs Thomas is bidding for a part of your shoe repairing. See his card in another column. IB lbs. ot good green coffee for $1 at Mrs. A. Moore’s. John S. Mallard, with his wife and child, came lip last Thursday from Johnston Station on a visit to his father, J. W. Mallard,, Supt. Josh Zetterower, of the chaingang, ie taking a week’s rest, allowing himself time to recuper¬ ate from too arduous confinement to work. Post uni—the delicious breakfast drink—at W. B. Martin’s. Judge Brannen took a trip down to Wood burn and vicinity the first of the week on business, and ex¬ pects to go again in a day or so on a fishing frolic. Statesboro is glad to number Col. J. C. Robinson and family, from Atlanta, among her citizen¬ ship. There is always a welcome for good citizens. Plenty of snuff at wholesale cost at W. B. Martin’s. Tax Receiver Iler desires it an¬ nounced that he will be in States¬ boro fof the reception of tax re¬ turns on' the first Monday and Tuesday in June. The friends of Mrs. James A. Davis regret to learn of her serious illness with pneumonia, but hope for a speedy recovery with skilled medical attention. Mrs. A. Moore sells 18 pounds of good green.ooffee for $1. W. \ Parker returned Monday from a trip of fifteen days abroad for his health. While away he attended the state conclave of the K. of P. in Athens. Miss Susie Deal, who has been quite sick for several weeks with typhoid fever, was taken consid¬ erably worse Tuesday evening, and her life is almost despaired of at present. Giant Potash in 20-oz tin cans only 10y per can, at Mrs. Moore’s. Syd Parrish returned this week from Emanuel county, where he has been for several days in at¬ tendance upon his wife, who is in feeble health at her mother’s home. * Mrs. Mary Buie and T. J. Wha¬ ley, living on the Foy road near Myers, suffered some damage to their fences last week by woods fires, supposed to have been set by a spark from the engine. 5 lb. bucket of Jelly, all flavors, something fine, for 30/. Mrs. A. Moore. The school exhibition which was to have bb*.n held at the Academy tomorrow night, has been post¬ poned on account of sickness to some future time, notice of which will be given the public. Mr. James Turner, who was in Statesboro lor ten days on a visit to relatives, left last wee.c for Par¬ rish and Excelsior, where he will spend a week or so before return¬ ing to his home in Florida. “Blockade” Tobacco 85^ pound, Kty lb caddy for $8.50, at Mrs. A. Moore’s. The fishing public extends thanks to the management of the D. & S. railroad for the construc¬ tion of a convenient platform at the river trestle, with steps leading down to the water’s edge. The Herald has been feasting the past, week on Irish potatoes and cabbages, the termer contrib¬ uted by “Uncle Budd” Mathews, and the cabbages from the garden °* Mrs. Georgia DeLoach. M. E. Grimes has just received is b^Mning tine, goods and his jewelry The picnic at Enal last Satur¬ day was a big affair, the only feature to mar the occasion being a little fisticuff between Mans iia gin and Rastus DeLoach, in which the latter came out second best. The propitious garden seasons this week brought loss to ( t Uncle Ed” Holland. He left a sack of guano setting out in his lot the other night, and some miscreant carried it off to fertilize his own truck patch. Highest market price paid for all ku.ds of country produce, at Mrs. A. Moore’s. J. C. Deal is arranging to put upon the market a couple of val liable medicines recently patented by* his wife, “Extract of Southern Herbs” anl “Extract of Cherry.” The Herald turned out several thousand labels for him this week. Ed Green, col., who was return¬ ed from Burke county, where he was arrested last week, to answer to the charge of carrying concealed weapons, was given a trial before Judge Brannon yeelerdnv ", evening and . sentenced , the , chaingang . to fnr toi six eiv mourns. mnntha You need a stylish summer Vest Mrs. A. Moore will fit you up with something nice. W. A, McCarthy, one of tlie leading merchants of Sandersville ! accompanied Mr, J. E. down last Sunday, and in with Walter Johnson and Col. B. Lee, they spent Monday in Ogeoehee fishing. They had splen¬ did luck and threaten to do the like again. “Village Girl” Tobacco—some¬ thing good—at 35^ pound, 10£ ib caddy for $8,50 at -Mrs. Moore’s, The Herald was in error last week in reporting the death Mr. Wm. Jones, of Josh. several weeks he has been at very point of death, and a last week that he was dying misunderstood by our informant. The old gentleman has slightly lallied, though there is yet no hope of his recovery. A beautiful line of Embroidery Silk and Feather-stitch Braid just received. Mrs. A. Mcore. Tax Collector McElveen is titled to credit for the collection * of $25 taxes from the band o (I/N , , JL J , been canvassing . the , county re cently. \\ hen called upon for to pay it, but McElveen staid by them and finally got the money, Boys, if you wish to stand with your girl, go*to Grimes’ and get one of those handsome engage ment rings. He always gives boys good luck. I know from expe rience. The little, cool spat winch , compamed the shower Tuesday night, made heavy clothing in de mand, and the fellows .ho wore wearing fifty-cent linen breeches had to go to bed until the weather waimea up. iso wr damage . ,1 done was to growing crops about here, though it is believed that consid erable hail must have fallen not far away „„ Wear nice, light tailor-made , a summer suit. Mrs. A. Moore has taken the agency for M. Born & Co., the largest tailor-made cloth ing house in the country. Come and see the samples. No fit, no pay. The Dover & Statesboro, with the determination to keep up with the railroad procession, sprang a surprise on the traveling public this morning in the shape of a brand new, velvet cusioned pas¬ senger coach. The people are pleased to observe the spirit of push on the part of their old-time servant, and will continue to be¬ stow upon it a liberal patronage. Go to W. B. Martin’s for Ihose (5-nz. jars of Maccobuy Snuff cheap —the cheapest way to buy it! A fisherman on the liver below the trestle reports indications of the bigge t hail storm on record. While fishing yesterday haiias morning Kt> found a lump of la W as a peck measure 1 (Theexplanation of 1 his is that a party from town threw a cuke of ice into the river the night before, which floated down until discovered by theafore slid fisherman, who supposed it to be a lump of hail.) Girls, go to Grimes’ and see those new Beauty Pins and Friend¬ ship Hearts. All the rage now. A span of Smith’s livery horses ran away at Excelsior Tuesday morning and almost demolished tln carriage to which they were a ^ ac b e d- Messrs. Lord and Low eustein, a couple of commercial ,nen tr pni Savannah, were on their ro «»d, aud shortly after alighting lhe store oi ' J F Olliff, the at - - horses became frightened, with tlie above result. The colored driver was run over and barely escaped with his life. The best tobacco for the money, "f. ", V ‘ Ua ^, Gir !” (only 80/ pound) at Mrs. Mcore s. Sandersville Progress: Emily, tne lit He daughter ot , Judge . ana B. D. Evans, died at borne in this place Sunday alter illness , ot , seveial , days, . an aged about twenty months. Every tliimr ” HanoihI * p to medical skill done to relieve the , litt . le sut was ferer, but was of no avail The bereaved parents have the sympa¬ thy of many friends in their sor¬ row. The burial took place in the city cemetery Monday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. j Family Gathering. The Brannen family will have a gathering at New Bethlehem on Thursday, July 6th. Everybody invited to go and carry a basket, A. Brannen, J. A, Brannen. Jimps Jottings. Miss Lee Lanier, after spending two weeks very pleasantly in Clax tou , returned home last week. We are glad to report Mr. Dan Kennedy still improving Mr, Simon Mikell spent last Sunday at Mr. Horace Wilson’s. We learn quite a number of our young ladies atteuded the picnic it Eual ,ast Saturday, aud report j a ' pleasant time . “iggsand Wood accom P anle “ ^ Messrs. Giisson and Holloway, of Excelsior, were pleas- 1111 *' vls 'f° rs at Mrs. A. R. Lanier’s last Sunday, The members of Lotts’ creek church had a prayer and praise service there last Thursday, J The young people spent a very pIewmnt eveili at Mrs. A. E. Utlier ,, at a si la8t Sunday. „ , among them „. e „ oticed t |ie 1 ant . # faces of f Messrs. ,, Meldrim, .. .. . Bui and Q oor g e gi mm ons, of Enal and c*. . a 1 0 avis. , * • ’*_, _ S1 CT _ A nULE. Strived from mv lot on * on 1 , . . metllu . lar dark brown 1 lns )’ a ™ #? e mare mule, about six years old; har ness rubs on sides. Take her up and notify me. Will pay reasoable reward. • T. H. Sanderson, Statesboro, Ga. A SHOOTING AFFRAY IN SCREVEN. Frank Evans Dead, and a Han Named Proctor Dying. A terrible tragedy occurred at Cameron Tuesday afternoon where in a negro bv the name of Sam shot and killed b rank Evans and also wounded a man by the name of Proctor, both white. Perry’s wife had been cursing and abusing Proctor’s children, Frank Evans came up about this time, when , T Perry , pulled Ins pistol . , and shot him, til m shot Pr< c or. Evans lived oniv a f< w minutes, Proctor was still alive at last ac counts. The physicians think his f <-‘ recovery are slim. It is also 8, titl'd that Perry shot Mr loin Lee, who had just up in his buggy, and seeing the difficulty started towards the negro, who commenced to reload his revolver. Mr. Lee being un¬ armed, retreated. At this instant Brown Evans, brother of Frank Evans, ran up armed and the negro lied, Brown Evans following, crying “He has killed my only brother, and I will kill him if it takes me a lifetime.” Thirty or forty excited men from Halcyondale about five miles distant, quickly formed themselves into a posse and set out for the scene and chase of the criminal. If caught swift justice it is believed, will be meted out to him. SMITHERS’ RETORT. --• His Sarcastic Reply to the Private Bonrillnit House Landlady. Mr. Smithers is a somewhat fastidious young man who is looking for a new boarding place. Smithers can’t abide the ,, regulation . ,. boarding , house, and al ways tries to live with a private fam He is now convinced that an “ad.” which solicits boarders for a “nice pri ^family” double flat, inhabited isoften a by snare one Bmall for a stuffy fam d y 24 boarders. Smithers called one day last week at place with a Blowing description just on the flank of Michigan avenue’s aris tocraey. “Hum ! Suspiciously like a boarding house, ’’ thought Smithers as he took in the dimensions. A collarless negro serv ant who opened the door confirmed his suspicions, bnt be bad gone too far then to back out. A sharp nosed, snippy landlady came in with a top lofty air. “Er—ah, I believe I am mistaken,’ he began. “I supposed I should find a private family. By the advertisement —hn-m » 1 The laughter and the familiar board ing house bum of 14 clerks and ten lady stenographers came up from the dining room in the basement. Themis tress of tlie conglomerate “private fam ily” drew hevself np proudly. “You are entirely mistaken, sir,” she assert ed in a grasping, $7 a week voice, “This is not a boarding house, although we have a few friends living with ns.” Smitbers sniffed the air. There waa a distinct odor of prunes and corned beef. “Well, I must say,” be remarked aa he turned np his coat collar and fled down the etexis, “that it smells like a boarding house, madam.”—Chicago Inter Ocean. Tempted by Ftahea. The Koran gives a story of some very naughty fishes in David’s time. Know ing that the Israelites were forbidden to cateh fish on the Sabbath, the wicked creatures ‘came out of the Red sea in unusual sflumbers and kept in sight oi the people all throughout the day in order to tempt them. On the approach of night they returned into the sea a g a i n - In a fatal moment some of the Israel ites yielded to. the piscine blandish ments, caught several of them and had them for dinner, whereupon David cursed the Sabbath breakers, and God, to show his displeasure, changed them into apes and pigs. For three days they remained in this unpleasant condition, when a violent storm arose and swept them into the sea. —Pittsburg Dispatch, darned tlie Reward. ^ “ * “ S I've often told yon not to for anything to eat when you are over theYe. ” “But, ma, she gave me the cake be cause I told her who was here to dinner last night. ”—Chicago Record. -— The Englishman, it is calculated, ex pends on the average $250 a year for sustenance; the German $215, the Frenchman $210, the Italian $110, the Russian $95. --- 4 doctor in France is not permitted *° property left to him by a de teaaea patient THE FEAR OF A MOUSE. One Ilmtanee Where It Slade a Liana* tie of a Woman. A mease has long been known to be wbftbe a 'era* e run oMeTninSy should fear such a helpless, harmless btd e creature cannot be explained. spy was betrayed through the instrn mentality of a morfse. The woman was masquerading as n hoy and succeeded admirably in deceiving the enemy un¬ til one evening while dining with a party of men at a farmhouse a black tabie, n T se almost ? nni P ed in . fro, the “ « face cupboaM of the to sup- the’ p 0He d boy. With a shrill feminine ehrick the spy threw np her arms and rnM ;K T OKS tlie room ’ ,* m<i *?”*?*« on a conch, went into hysterics from sheer fright The men, of course, sus her and, rather than he searched, ^ LboLTde esenpe in the ij iu,Lt. A well known woman physician of Chicago says she can do any kind of surgical work without u tremor, lint the sight of a mouse turns her strange ly ill ami thoroughly “unwomamT her. Another woman has such a terror of mice that she recently wont insane through fright at one of the wee crea¬ tures. The woman was sweeping her cellar when a mouse darted out frtm an old barrel and ran about her feet. She tried to step on it and beat at it with her broom, calling piteously to her little boy to help her. But the boy, thinking she was in fun, frightened the terrified mouse toward the woman whenever it tried to get away. At length the ocy rushed at it in earnest and the mouse darted under the wom¬ an’s skirts and she fell to the floor in¬ sensible, only to lose her mind when at length consciousness returned to her.— Cleveland Plain Dealer. NO CHINESE IN LEADVILLE. Two Pistolled Celestials Who Were Tattooed by the Town. Every well known nationality except the Chinese is represented in Leadville. Only two Celestials ever entered the camp, and the story of their short stay is unique and interesting. There wasn’t much ofr a demonstration on their ar¬ rival, tor it was late , at night ... when they climbed down from the roof of one of the coaches into tlie busy streets and hastily surveyed the strange surround inga Word was whispered abont in the dives with which the street was lined, and soon the pigtails were encompassed with a quiet and gentlemanly mob of perhaps r. hundred miners and hoboes, * Scarcely a wojrd was spoken, but as soon aa the luggage of the passengers and the mails were taken from the boot 0 f the Concord the China boys were as eisted to the seats they bad just vacat ed, the driver was given a tip and the distinguished arrivals were whirled out of town in much quicker time than they had entered it, for it was a down hill pull to Malta, the nearest settle ment down the gulch. There they were left to shift for themselves ns best they might, What means of communication with ea ch other these strange little people have I know not. bnt the news of the reception that was tendered to the first representatives cf their race to visit Leadville traveled rapidly, and the fact goon came to be understood by them, in all localities where they congregated i n Colorado, that they were not want ed. I later queried a Chinaman in an adjoining town as to whether he had ever been in tlie great mining camp. and his reply was characteristically la conic “I no go Lead-v-i-l-lee. Lead v-i-l-l-ee too muchee likee hellee!”— Santa Barbara. - PronperonN Marine Trade. Farmer (who has never seen the sea before to fisherman on the Great South bay)—Who’s all this here water belong to / Fisherman (patting hi3 chest)—Us, me man. to ns. Farmer—Heow much d’yer charge f e r it V Fisherman—Oh. we generally charges 10 cents a gallon. Farmer—Cheap enough. I’ll take a gallon 0 f that hum with me for me old woman. But what kin I pnt.it in? Fisherman—Go over there to the tavern, and they’ll lend yon a jar. Farmer gets liis jar and has his gal i ors 0 f wa ter put in and leaves it at the railroad station while he goes for a walk. On his return he finds the tide a t low ebb. “Gosh,” he says, “don’t they do a big trade l”~New York Press. Twain Wasn’t Well. "iTl dinner to which lie was invited hie name waa associated with the toast of “Literature” by an orator, who re ferred with great eloquence to Homer, Shakespeare, Milton and—Mark Twain, Isa response the humorist thanked the speaker for his kindly references and excused himself from making a longer speech by saying, “Homer is dead. Shakespeare and Milton are no more, and I—I don’t feel very well myself!’ —Detroit Free Press. 9 The goldfish is a great coward, and a q g b with the courage to attack it cgn ^jg^ten it aim oat to death. .