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All Over the County.
Local Items Condensed for The
Herald Headers.
READ ’EM IF YOU CARE TO.
B' Voai Don’t See it Here,
Chances aa-e ’Xisn’t True.
It has been remarked that “this
is hot weather.”
Mr. IT. S. .Tones, of Laston, was
among the visitors to this office
this week.
Monday was a live day in States¬
boro, and the merchants report a
good business.
For Tinware call on E. D, Hol¬
land & Co.
Miss Annie Riggins, of Black
shear, is the guest of Miss Minnie
Hagin for a few days.
Mrs. Sarah Davis is visiting rel¬
atives and friends in the Arlen
section for a few weeks.
County court has been in session
yesterday and today, a jury being
in attendance yesterday.
The latest in fine neckwear at
E, I). Holland 1 % Co.’s.
Col. .J. A. Brannen attended the
trial of the Darien rioters for a
couple of da*s last week.
Miss Beulah Davis left yester¬
day for Savannah, where she will
visit relatives for a few weeks.
Lumber is being placed on the
ground for Dr. Kennedy’s hand¬
some residence on North Main.
Look at those nice shirts at
E. D. Holland & Co’s.
Miss Bessie Nichols, of Summit,
is on a few days’ visit to the fam¬
ily of her uncle, John G. New¬
mans, at Chto.
Miss Lillian Oliver, from Syl
vania, arrived this morning on a
visit of several days with her
cousins, the Misses Mathews.
Mrs. E. E. Smith, Miss Ettie
and little Julia returned this week
from a three months’ visit in the
mountains of North Carolina.
Fresh Turnip seed, all varieties,
at E. I). Holland & Co.’s.
Postmaster Rigdon authorizes
us to say that mail will be receiv¬
ed and dispatched over the S. & S,
railroad on or before the 15th inst.
Work is being rapidly pushed
upon the now house of worship at
Bethlehem. It will be one of the
largest church buildings in the
county.
Mr. E. L Smith, accompanied
by his daughter, little Miss Myrtle,
is on a visit of ten da^ T s to his
father’s home in Washington
county.
Best Apple Vinegar for pickling
at E. D. Holland & Co.’s.
Mrs. A. Moore left this week
on a short visit to her old home
at Wilmington, N. C. She was
accompanied by her niece, little
Miss McMillan.
Statesboro’s population has
increased this week by the
arrival of a girl at J. L. Caruthers’,
a boy at Mr. Wimberly’s and a
girl at Walter Forbes’..
The infant child of Mr. J. L.
Mikell, which was bitten by a
ground-rattle snake, is now entire¬
ly recovered, thanks to the skill
of Dr. Sample who attended it.
Extra fine Georgia raised Seed
Rye at E. D. Holland & Co.’s.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Newton left
last week for Offerman, Ga., where
they will reside in future, Tom
having accepted a position with
the McDonald mill at that place.
• Protracted services will be held
at the Presbyterian church at this
place commencing Sunday, J7th
inst. Rev. Hunter, the synodical
evangelist, will be in attendance.
Samples of M. Born & Co.’s fall
clothing at Mrs. Moore’s.
Misses Lula and Gussie Edwards
returned last Saturday to Savan¬
nah after several weeks spent in
Bulloch county visiting 1he family
of Judge Martin and other rela¬
tives.
Mr. McMillan, the merchant,
has moved his place of residence
from the southern part of
and is now occupying the Foss
cottage recently vacated by Mrs.
Caldwell.
Miss Emma Warnock, daughter
ot J. A. Warnock, at Arlen, will
leave next Week for Gainesville,
where she will attend tin; Georgia
Female Seminary for the approach¬
ing term.
Buy your groceries where you
can get the best at lowest prices—
at Mrs. A. Moore’s. v
Mr. John Harris was in town
today on his way to Savannah on
business. Until recently lie has
been engaged with his father in
the turpentine business in John¬
son county.
R. M. Williams, the turpentine
man, is making arrangements to
move to Alabama to engage in the
turpentine business. His brother
will continue to run the still near
this place.
Mr. B. I). Nesmith has decided
not to open a barber shop here,
and after getting in his fixtures
Saturday afternoon he sold out
his shop Monday morning and re¬
turned to the country.
Cali at Mrs. A. Moore’s and select
a suit of M. Born & Co.’s tailor
made clothing, guaranteed to fit.
Eld. Temples’ many friends in
this county regret to learn of the
bereavement which he recently
sustained in the death of his wife
from miningitis. ' She was ^
Elder’s third wife.
Miss Nan McCleskev has return¬
ed to Statesboro and is stopping
at the Simmons hotel. She has
begun her class in vocal and in¬
strumental music, also physical
culture and elocution.
Mr. II. C. Hughes, of Augusta,
has accepted the position as engi¬
neer on the D. & S. which was
vacated last week by the well
known “Em” Smith. His family
will arrive in a few days.
A complete fall stock of Gents’,
Ladies’, Misses’, and Children's
Shoes at towest prices, at Mrs. A.
Moore’s.
The Knights of Pythias will
hold a memorial service in mem¬
ory of their deceased brethren,
Messrs. Frank Donaldson and
George Davis, in the court house
on Monday night, Sept. 18. The
public cordially invited to attend.
Messrs. J. A. Fulcher, Jason
Franklin and W. H. Cone, the
committee appointed by the last
grand jury to examine the books
of the various county officers,
have been attending to that duty
this week.
J. W. Olliff & Co.’s new milli¬
ner, Miss Tipton, will arrive from
Baltimore next week. She is the
same lady who gave such eminent
satisfaction in the millinery busi¬
ness here a couple of years ago,
and the ladies will be glad to have
her back.
Mrs. A. Moore wishes it remem¬
bered that she lias on hand at all
times a fresh and complete stock
of groceries.
Mr. W. H. Blitch is having
some needed repairs made on his
brick store adjoining that of J. G.
Blitch. It was reported that Mr.
Jack Blitch would occupy the
building with a stock of goods this
fall, which is incorrect, so his
father informs us.
The Herald has received from
Mr. J. G. Newmans a couple of
limbs of cotton about eighteen
inches long each containing nine
matured bolls. They are speci
mens from his twelve acre field,
from which he expects to
at least live bales of black-seed
cotton.
Buy vour fall shoes where you
can get the best Tor the least
money—new stock just received at
Mrs. A-. Moore’s.
Nick Foss is nearing the com¬
pletion of the cotton warehouse,
1,avin S not more to do except
to lay part of the roofing, The
sun has been so warm for the past
few days that the workmen are
unable to stand the heat, so they
have been engaged at night put¬
ting down the tin by lamp light.
A called session of the city
council was held yesterday after¬
noon to discuss the repeal of the
new ordinance relative to weigh¬
ing cotton upon the streets. The
buyers having made satisfactory
arrangements for convenient lots
on which to store their cotton, it
was decided to let the ordinance
stand.
Buy clothes that fit. Those
manufactured by M. Born A Co.
and sold by Mrs. A. Moore are
guaranteed to do it..
The protracted meeting in ses¬
sion at the Baptist church this
week is being largely attended,
and much interest is being mani¬
fested. Rev. R. J. Williams, who
is conducting the meeting, is a
man of great ability, and coupled
with large experience attained in
traveling in the Holy Lard, is a
power in the pulpit.
Dr. Cone, Judge Brannen, Col.
Deal and J. K. Deal, of this place,
hunted deer at Wright’s pasture,
iu the lower part of this county
last week. Dr. Cone was the only
lucky one of the bunch, bringing
down a small buck; though deer
were plentiful and all the other
members of the party got one or
more shots at long range.
Nobody wants to put lip with
second-grade groceries, especially
when the best can be had at the
same price at Mrs. A. Moore’s*
The Herald was wrongly in¬
formed last week in the statement
that the S. & S. railroad had re¬
cently been robbed of $60 in cash.
It is true that the cash drawer was
burglarized last week and a little
change was taken, but that was
the first lass of the kind the road
had suffered. We are glad tl;e
other report was a mistake, and
the railroad men arc, too.
The various schools of the town
opened the first of the week, each
with good enrollments. At the
Academy there are seventy odd
scholars under Prof. DeLoach and
his assistants, Misses Nina Lively
and Rosa Averitt; while Miss
Nevils has upwards of forty and
Miss Stella Wilson about thirty,
the first, in the Hodges printing
office and the latter m the Masonic
hall.
For a fancy vest, see those sold
by Mrs. A. Moore, who represents
M, Born & Co., the largest tailor¬
ing establishment in the world,
A wild deer was killed almost in
the very heart of the city of Reg¬
ister one day last week. The
hounds of Mr. John Ellis, living
twelve miles away from there,
jumped the deer near Met ter and
after running it about four hours
bayed it near Register. Mr. Reg¬
ister’s woods rider went out and
killed it with a lightwood knot.
It. was a suckling doe and weighed
80 pounds.
Reports of a right serious little
row came floating up from a party
given in Moore’s hall, at Belknap,
last Friday night. It appears that
the boys from Bryan and Bulloch
met there and imbibed too freely
of red liquor, which is said to be
sold there in large or small quan
tities to suit purchasers. As a
result, they got mixed up
brass knucks and other
'plentiful utensils, and bloody heads
when order was
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20,1899.
In my recent visit to the Eastern Markets I
succeeded in selecting a most complete stock of
Millinery, Dry Goods and Trimmings, tlie very
newest to be had.
Miss Tipton, an accomplished Milliner from
Baltimore, will be in charge of our Millinery
Department this season.
Everybody invited to attend our Grand Open¬
ing on Wednesday, September 20th, when a com¬
plete stock 6f the season’s newest goods will be
exhibited.
T. W. OLLIFF & <BO.
Mr. G. L. Mikell killed an alli¬
gator in the Mikell mill pond,
about three miles from town, Sat¬
urday that measured six feet He
says there is one one in the pond
that is eighteen feet, long at least
that has been shot numerous times
with buck-shot without effect.
The ’gator has knocked several
hogs and calves into the pond and
fears neither man or beast. Mr.
Mikell has laid in a supply of 44
calibre Winchester cartridges and
will charge the ’gater at the first
opportunity.
Shoes of all kinds—big shoes,
little shoes, red shoes, yellow
shoes, black shoes, laee shoes, but¬
ton shoes, good shoes and better
shoes—at Mrs. A. Moore’s.
Mr. R. J. Brown and Miss Sarah
Waters, youngest daughter of Mr.
T. A. Waters, were married last
Sunday at the residence of Rev.
J. A. Scarboro. The young people
fancied that there would be some
objections from the old folks, and
had made arrangements to elcpe;
but the bride’s rather got a hint
of what was going on and very
properly refused to allow the
young lady to leave the house
unless the.groom came there after
her. ”lie young man mustered
up his courage, and was glad that
he did so when the old gentleman
gave his consent to the marriage.
'W right and Company,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,\
Savannah, Georgia.
COUNTRY PRODUCE—-POULTRY, EGGS, WOOL, HIDES,
FRUITS, ETC., SOLD ON CONSIGNMENT.
QWMK METWmm EtMBUNWEEm.
We handle anything on commission and endeavor to ren¬
der satisfactory service. Correspondence Solicited.
WRIGHT & CO • ? - - 122 Bay St. W., - - - SAVANNAH, GA.
Thomas J. Hotchkiss. Lawson J. Nevill.
Hotchkiss & Nevill,
- - Dealers In - -
Fine Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Wines, Liquors, Tobacco and Cigars.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Crain, Hay and Provisions a Specialty.
Country Consignments Solicited.
Highest Price Paid for Country Produce.
South-West Corner Broughton and Jefferson Streets,
Savannah,
An Evening With Kippling.
The following is the program of
the Literary Department of the
Epworth League for Sept. 15.
Subject: Kippling.
nie Biographicall sketch—Miss An-'
Fulcher.
History and geography in his
works—Miss Nina Lively.
Kippling as a novelist—A. M.
Deal.
Recessional—Miss l otlie Cone.
Kippling as a poet—Miss Maud
Brannen.
Contrast Kippling and Tennyson
—A. F, Lee.
Recitation from Kippling—Miss
Margie Johnston.
Kippling’s masterpiece and why?
—Rev. Fisher.
Kippling’s imagination—G. S„
Johnston.
Music will be furnished for the
occasion.
R. J. H. DeLoach, Pres.
Baptist Vouug People’s Union.
The subject for next Sunday:
Trained for service. 2 Tim. 8:10-17
Schools, in Cui>a and bisewhere.
Pi of. J. F. Draughon, who recently visited tubs
with a view of investigating the outlook for estab
llf hltig a school in Havana, Cuba, next year, on hia
reitiru visited Savannah, Georgia, where he opened
a well equipped Business College June 15tb.
Prof. Dniughon Nashville, now has flourishing business
colleges located In Teuu.,Galveston, and
Texnrknna, Texas. These colleges have superior
courses of instructions, and special facilities for
securing positions. See Prof. Draughon’s ad
elsewhere In this Issue, special rates will be given
all who enter eltheir of his colleges soon.