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Bulloch Herald Vol. II. Pointed and Personal Mr. M. C. Sharpe,' of Endicott, ihis county, is said to be putting o a large sawmill at Searboro. A new boy out at Mr. “Dubs” Irannen’s is the occasion for «uch rejoicing in the household. Mr. E. E. Smith returned last Saturday from a business trip of I few days to his former home, iugusta. The report of the marriage of fr. Dan Buie and Miss Lee Par¬ ish, at Myers last night, is in eir ulation in town today. Mr. Will Mathews will next 'uesday open up a mercantile •usiness, including a choice stock f groceries, at Strahl, on the B. i P. railroad. Rev. W. A. Huck&bee, of the Irpkans’ Home, was in town this reek and raised a collection of .bout $70 among the friends of hat institution Mr. H. I. 011 iff s announcement or treasurer will be found in an¬ ther column. He is a popular usiness man, and will make a hot ace for the office. Mr. J. P. Wise, of S til son, was q Statesboro Monday aud was a >leasailt caller at The Herald He also left the cash a subscription. J The ladies of the Presbyterian hutch are now engaged in raising i fund for the purchase of a bell or their church. A good start as already been made. The boys of the Kell Rides are ow having their measures taken, jp be sent into headquarters for new uniforms which the te has promised to furnish 'hem in a few weeks, * Mr- D. D. Arden has so far re¬ ive red from his recent illness as » be able to resume his position i engineer on the S. & S. He is ow keeping house in the green >ttage near the academy. Regular meeting next Monday ight of Statesboro Lodge No. 97, . of P., in their Castle Hall at o’clock, sharp. Work in the rst and second degrees. Visit g brethren eordially invited. Con tract jr Franklin has been aking rapid progress in the tear g down of the old Simmons ore on the corner, and it will be ily a few days before the three ■ ary one begins to raise itself 1 yward The sprinkle of rain yesterday d last night, followed by a brisk nd, sent th£ thermometer down the 40’s this morning, .which uns sadly out of discord with j indications of spring observa ! for the past few weeks. dr. John P. Wyatt, known at s place as a member of the -att & Frierson Telephone Co •t I at Wigham, Ga., near the >rgia and Florida line, last iday morning of typhoid fever, leaves a wife and one child. j.t the meeting last week the II Rifles voted against taking trip to Savannah to join in „ Dewey celebration. This was for lack of proper apprecia¬ te of the Manila hero, but was vtb the fact that many of the Statesboro, Ga., Mar. 16, I960. new members have not yet been equipped with the necessary uni¬ form, so essential to a creditable appearance in the parade. A glance at our announcement column will show that politics is getting more lively—three more announcements. f h e Herald need say nothing by way of intro¬ ducing Judge Martin or Mr. De Loaeh, as they are well known 1o the people, and that they are pop¬ ular has been demonstrated in previous contests. Mr. J. G. Jones has had a large force of hands employed for the past week m planting that hun¬ dred-acre cane patch for Mr. J. W. Olliff on the Gay plaee. This is cane-raising on a bigger scale than has ever before been tried in Bul¬ loch county, but there is undoubt edly money in it, and Mr. Jones, being a practical farmer, will no doubt make a success of the ven ture. A gigantie real estate deal has been on for the past few days be¬ tween Messrs. B. E.. Turner and W. M. Foy, .though it is not yet quite consummated. The deal is for all of Mr.. Turner’s real estate south of Baker street, including •his residence and extending more than two miles in the country. The body of land includes seven hundred acres, of which four hun¬ dred are under cultivation. The price asked is $2&,QOO, though Foy’s offer is somewhat, below that figure. At a negro frolic at the Myers (©Id still, at the Buie place, last Saturday night, Steve Littles was shot and almost instantly killed by another negro by the name of Roll in Harris. The trouble is said to have originated about a pistol which Harris accused Lit¬ tles of stealing from him a year ago. The murderer was not mo¬ lested, and it is thought improba¬ ble that any one will take interest enough in the matter to push the prosecution, as the murdered man was not very popular. Lieuts. R. J. Proctor and S. A. Hall went down to Savannah Wednesday to stand their exami¬ nations for their eligibility to the offices to which they have been elected in the Kell Rifles. The examination to which these offi¬ cers are subjected before they are granted commissions by the state, is said to be quite rigid, though as both of the young men are well posted in military, it is presumed that their commissions will be forthcoming in a few days. The papers report the removal of Mrs. Georgia Warnock from the position of postmistress at Higgs ton, Montgomery county, on ac¬ count of seme irregularities in the conduct of the office. The nature of the offense is not stated, but is supposed to have been only slight, and is said to have been satisfac¬ torily adjusted with the depart¬ ment. Rev. Cobb visited Register yes¬ terday, and last night, at the res¬ idence of the bride’s father, he performed the ceremony which united for life Miss Mata Nevils and Mr. J. P. Beasley. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. Geo. R. Beasley, and the bride is a daugh¬ ter of the well known John A. Nevils. Col. B. T, Rawlings was down from Sandersville this week shak¬ ing hands with his friends, and incidentally imparting the infor¬ mation that he desires to be re¬ elected solicitor general of this circuit at the coming election. The town marshal reports twen¬ ty-four dog tags sold this year— double the number that were taken last year.. Eighteen more tags haVe been ordered, and it is thought that dogs will be found for all of them. Mr. E. M. Anderson, of Emit, has recently purchased a couple of acres of choice real estate from Mr. ¥. A. S. Moore in the south * ern part of town, and it is under¬ stood that he will shortly improve the same. Mr. Sol. A kips is telling his friends that he will probably be in the race for the democratic nomi¬ nation for representative in the legislature. He will probably give us his announcement next week. Judge Brailueh is spending sev¬ eral days with Vs hounds in the wilds of Black Creak swamp this week, and it is expected that nu merous wild cat scalps will dangle at his belt when he returns. Rev. A. M. Johnson has so far recovered from his recent illness at this place as t o be able to return to Savannah and resume his posi¬ tion as city manager of the New Home Sewing Machine Co. Mr. Steve Hagiai, son of Mrs. S. F. Legettr, Vas thrown from his horse while out riding Sunday afternoon, and sustained some quite serious injuries, among them being a broken arm. Mr. J. H. Perking auxl family who for the past year have been residents of Claxton, moved to Statesboro this week, and are now occupying the Veal cottage on West Main street. Dr. Quattlebaum having almost entirely recovered from his recent illness, ;Dr. Mooney, of Miliray, who was assisting him for a few days, has returned to his home. His many friends regret t© learn of the sericus illness of Mr. W. C. Parker., who has been confined to his bed for ten or twelve days with nervous prostration. The marriage of Mr. Willie Akins aud Miss Della Hendrix occurred at the residence of Mr. Jas. F. Akins, inf West Statesboro last Tuesday night. Dr. Sample returned* last Sun¬ day night from his trip to New York, where he had been taking a post-graduate course in medicine and surgery. Miss Annie Groover returned last Sunday from a visit, of sev eral weeks spent with her aunt, Mrs. J. W. Branan, of Port Tam¬ pa, Fla, Maxey Grimes is wearing a pla¬ card on his arm bearing the in scription “Hands Off!” He was vaccinated last week. Peach and plum trees are now blooming in profusion, and it is safe to assume that spring is upon us. A new girl baby which arrived last Friday is the delight of the home at Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Foy’s. Carpenters are now at work upon the building of a commo¬ dious office to the Wilson hotel. Notice to Farmers: I am prepared to furnish my patrons and the public generally with guano again this season. I handle only first-class goods, at reasonable prices, and respectfully request you to call on me before making your pur¬ chases in this line. Messrs. S. C. Allen and L. H. Kingery are associated with me, and will take pleasure in serving you. W. S. PREETORIUS, Ga. BANK OP STATESBORO. CAPITAL $50,000.00. Accounts of Finns and Individuals Solicited. D R. GROOVER, PRESIDENT. J. L. COLEMAN, CASHIER. n i hectors: H. s. Butch, D. R. GROOVER, J. K. Bkanken, J. W Oluff, J. A. FulChrr, B. T. GOTLAND, W. C. Parker. Farm Lands For Sale Cheap. 185 acres in the 46th Dis¬ trict of Bulloch County, Ga , eight miles from Statesboro, on Banks Creek, being part of what is Commonly known as the Walker lands. For further particulars address: Howard M. Smith, Macon, Georgia. >: (atef) We use to our customers >5 ,n Square DEAL! ML }/ £ rf, V •n And we don’t fish for “suckers” with that; No, we fish for the man who wants a bargain and knows one when he finds it in Shoes. We have just finished stock taking and find that we have a bigger stock of Shoes than we thought, besides new stock arriving daily. ♦ Our store is over-crowded already, therefore we are com¬ pelled to offer big bargains in order to make room. Our new stock, which is now being opened, consists large¬ ly of Ladies’ Dress Goods, Gents’ Furnishing Goods, etc —in fact, a complete assortment of Dry Goods of all kinds. GROCERIES! GROCERIES! We would not have you forget that we sell Groceries. The best is what we sell, always at right prices. Try us once l Highest Prices Paid for all Kinds of Country Produce—Hides, Tallow, Wax, Syrup, Eggs, Chickens—100 Bushels Shelled Corn Wanted, for whioh highest Market Prioe will be Paid. MRS. A. MOORE. No. 7. The Johnson House. Permanent and transient Boarders can get good ac¬ commodations at reasona¬ ble rates at the Johnson House, on the Court House square. By the Month, $10 and $13. Single Jtleate, 35 Cents. A share of the public pat¬ ronage is solicited. .. * Mrs. A. M. JOHNSON i * * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Proprietress. FARM LOANS. Brannen & Moore, States¬ boro, Ga., negotiate loans at the lowest rates.