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THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The News-Herald.
Iss-ued. Every Tti.-u.rsc3.ay.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
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Prof. \\ are spent Sunday at
Winder.
Mr. R B. Wood is on the sick
list this week.
’Squire Baxter, of Suwauee, was
in town Wednesday.
Bob Sammons spent Sunday at
his home near Dacula.
Mr. W. J. Born is kept in doors
with a siege of the grip.
Bank of Buford has money to
loan at reasonable rates.
Mrs. Edna Poe is confined to
her bed with pneumonia.
Mr. Charlie Cooper is confined
to his room with the grip.
Remember the cut price Shoe
sale is still on at McGee’s.
Mrs. E. L. Cain has been suffer
ing several days with the grip.
Cols. Perry, Nix and Peoples at
tended Ben Smiths court today
The Bank of Buford has money
to loan to farmers. Terms right.
E. S. Hogan, of Woodruff, gave
ye editor a pleasant call yesterday.
It is you that saves money by
buying your Clothing from J. H.
McGee.
Mrs J. W. Chipley, of Macon,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. R.
Powell.
Mr. Reuben Smith came in Sat
urday and found his sick child
much better.
Miss Annie-Lee Craig is out
again after an attack from the
prevailing malady.
Mrs. Emory Brooks spent last
week with her mother, Mrs. J. R.
Stringer, at Buford.
Miss Coleman, of Atlanta, was
the guest of Miss Jessie Bates for
a day or two last week.
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. N. S. Robinson has been
quite sick for several days.
I defy competition iu Clothing
and Shoes. I bougjit them right.
J. H. McGee.
Mrs. M. M Sammons has been
a little indisposed this week. Mr.
Sammons is able to be out again.
Don’t forget to call on W. 0.
Cooper for heavy grain, flour,
meat, etc. Will sell cheap for
cash.
Mr. H. F. Herring, of Trip,
handed us $1.75 for the News-
Herald and Constitution last Sat
urday.
Miss Clara Shelly, of Alpharet
ta, is the charming guest of her
cousin, Miss Cora Webb, this
week.
Hon. T. E. Winn, of Greene
county, ex-congressman from this
district, attended his sister’s fu
neral here this week.
Mrs. Annie Faustman and chil
dren, of Atlanta, spent last week
here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Cooper.
Charlie Wall went to Watkins
ville also while in Athens last
week and reports a pleasant visit
to the home of Brother Reed.
Dr. Thomas B. Bush left Tues
day night for Washington, D. C.,
on a business trip. He will spend
several days in the capital city.
Miss Addie Brand and Luelle
and Julia Brand came up from
Athens Tuesday to attend the
funeral of Mrs Peeples Wednes
day.
Clothing for lean men 1 Cloth
ing for fat menl! Clothing for
long men 1! 1 Clothing for short
men 111! Clothing for everybody
at McGee’s.
Farmers can get all the money
they want at the Bank of Buford,
Gwinnett superior court con
venes the first Monday iu March
and will likely last for two weeks.
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Miss Lieze Vose reached home
Tuesday night from Rome, where
she has been for several weeks
past.
Judge Russell has granted Gus
Fellows a new trial and two rape
cases will be tried this week iu
Jackson superior court.
Col. R. W. Peeples has been
quite sick for several days. He
was too unwell to attend his
mother’s funeral on Wednesday.
Mr. Ambrose Bradley was in
town this week. He travels for a
coca-cola company, covering the
territory from Virginia to Califor
nia.
Just received, one car load of
hay and one car load of buggies
and wagons, which must be sold
at once. Call at the Globe Ware
house, M. L. Rockmore,
Dr. Winn in pushing a buggy
under a shelter last week fell and
hurt his right arm. He is able,
however, to wait on all his pa
tients.
Commissioner Bagwell held a
special examination last Saturday
and passed upon the competency
of several young lady teachers of
the county.
If you live within fifty miles of
Lawrenceville it will pay you to
come here to buy your Clothing
from the big Clothing Store of J.
H. McGee.
C. M. Morcock spent Tuesday
night at Dacula and helped put
several candidates through the
Masonic lodge. ’Squire Mitchell
was there also.
Miss Annie Billups and Mrs.
Houston came down from Decatur
Tuesday on a sad mission—that
of attending the funeral of Mrs.
T. M. Peeples.
Mrs. Izler and daughter, MiBS
Pauline Izler, of Orangeburg, S.
C., are visiting Captain and Mrs.
J. G. Vose. Mrs. Izler and Mrs.
Vose are sisters.
Major and Mrs. W. E. Simmons
reached home Wednesday from a
three weeks’ visit to Florida and
report a pleasant trip to this fa
vorite winter resort.
Mrs. J. P. Webb left Monday
for Roswell, Ga.. to attend the
sick bedside of her father, Mr. J.
C. McNeely. Her grandmother
is also very ill and not expected
to live.
Mrs. T. R. Powell has been very
sick for two weeks past with pneu
monia, but is able to sit up some
now. Her mother, Mrs. T. E.
Winn, was sent for and has been
a constant watcher at the bedside
of her sick daughter.
Miss Annie Walker returned to
her home in White Plains Tuesday
after spending several weeks most
pleasantly with Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Perry. Miss Walker i» an at
tractive young lady and made
many friends during her short
visit to Lawrenceville.
. We in common with the rest of
our readers have missed the bright
news budget from Buford for the
last few weeks. It is to be hoped
that the writer of the budget will
put in his appearance again, as
well as the full corps of our able
correspondents.
We acknowledge receipt of an
invitation to attend a reception at
the home of our friends, Hon. and
Mrs. B. E. Overby, of Watkins
ville, on the 14th instant, given in
honor of his imperial highness,
Cupid, and his venerable grace, St.
Valeutine, but regret our inabil
ity to attend.
THE NEWS-HERALD.
ictor Hutchins has given up
his place as fireman on the Lo*
ganville branch railroad and is
again at home. Vick followed
the business long enough to find
out that there was plenty of hard
work for the man who stays on
the road.
We met Mr. Dabney the other
day who is interested in the Yellow
River roller mills and he is highly
pleased with bis receut investment
in mill stock. They have an
abundance of water and some
days the mill receives as high as
ninety and a hundred bushels of
wheat. Mr. Dabney says he is
probably the only man who ever
purchased a roller mill without
having first seen one in operation.
Mr. J. D. Wallace, who runs a
store near the Seaboard depot,
says that road furnishes very poor
accommodation here for their
passengers and often persons stop
with him for hours at a time
while waiting for a train. He
says that it is almost a daily oc
currence with those going to Lo
ganville to come to his fire and
warm and make themselves com
fortable until the train is ready
to leave. He isn’t specially kick
ing, but is of the opinion that the
Seaboard is better able to furnish
lights and fires for its passengers
than himself.
Mr. Reed filled his regular ap
pointment at the Baptist church
Sunday and was greeted by good
congregations at both the morn
ing and evening services. At 11
o’clock he took the following for
his text: “Beloved, now are we
the sons of God, and it doth not
yet appear what we shall be; but
we know that, when he shall ap
pear, we shall be like him ; for we
shall see him as he is.” 1 John
82. The minister told what it
was to be called the sons of God
and pictured the second coming
of Christ. At night he preached
on the rejection of Christ by the
Jhws and said this was the curse
of God resting upon that nation.
Mr. Jim Ethridge Dead.
Mr. James G. Ethridge, a prom
inent farmer and good citizen of
near Auburn, died aast week and
his remains were interred at the
Pleasant Hill cemetery near Da
cula Sunday. He was taken with
la grippe and at one time seemed
to be recovering, but after doing
some work for half a day on his
farm he grew worse and was seized
with fever.
His community loses a good cit
izen in his death, for be was au
industrious, sober and upright
gentleman, alligning himself with
all the agencies for the improve
ment of his community aud peo
ple.
Bibla Institute at Auburn-
Rev. H. D. Hawkins, Baptist
missionary evangelist and colpor
teur for north east Georgia, will
hold a Bible institute in the Bap
tist church at Auburn next week.
The institute will open, Monday
aud continue till Saturday. Free
entertainment will be given those
who attend. Rev. B. W. J. Gra
ham, of Atlanta, and Rev. C, W.
Pruitt, of China, have promised
to attend. The following are a
few of the questions for discus
sion: “Are the heathen lost ? If
so how are they saved 7” “Are
any saved apart from the gospel ?
If not, who is responsible for send
ing them the gospel ?”
NOTICE.—There will be a meet
ing of the board of education on
Saturday, February 16th. All
the members of the board are re
quested to be present.
A. M. W inn, President.
Educate Tour Bowela With Caecarete.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c, Be. I! C. C. C. (all, druggists refund money.
Big Bargain Table!
We are placing in our store room a large
table from which we will offer from week to
week some special bargains. Watch this table
and make your dollar do double duty. Note
the bargains for this week :
6 pieces 9 oz. all wool jeans that sell every
where at 30c, as long as this lot lasts for 21c.
5 bolts 9 oz. half wool jeans, cheap at 25c per
yard, at 15c a yard.
4 cases of best brogans on earth; we have
been selling them at $1.35; while they last, sl.lO.
66 pair ladies’ genuine dongola patent tip
shoe; cheajl at $1.50; for this sale, sl.
104 pair ladies’ genuine leather heavy every
day shoe that we have been selling for $1; every
pair guaranteed; at 75c.
250 pounds tobaceo, every plug guaranteed
sound; cheap as dirt at 35c per pound; while
this lot lasts at cents per pound.
A small lot of the famous Dixie tobacco,
slightly damaged, at 20 cents-a pound.
A small remnant of ladies’ capes to be dis
posed of at half price. »
U atch this table; new bargains will be offered
from day to day.
Bring your case or barter and get your share
of these bargains.
J. P. Byrd & Co.
People Marry.
Judge Webb has issued marriage
license to the following parties
this year:
J J Gresham, Lucy Ewing,
H W Hammons, FanuieM’Cutcheu
W S White, Ella Fowler,
C E Moore, Pearl Odem,
Manning Pool, Delphia Burell,
J E Chandler, Lena Richardson,
H H Cain, Alice Tuggle,
Henry Durham, Ester Park,
R B Higgins, Ella Ewing,
D H Harris, Anna Moore,
J W Starnes, Lena Mason,
0 A Mason, Mary Blake,
A L Campbell, Cora Hawthorn,
W H Kilgore, Lizzie Huunicutt,
Z W Braswell, Ella Johnson,
0 L Dollar. Alice Brown,
J H Mobley, Maggie Collins,
Clarence Johnson, Minnie Smyter,
W A Wallace, Mary Lee,
J S Pate, Eula Nix,
J T Mitchell, Pearl Bradford,
Lee Jones, Ida Dyer,
H A Hood, Beula Bagwell,
W A McKelvey, Mattie Haslett,
Bill Cain, Mattie Smith,
J M Peters, Fannie Maughon,
S C Brown, D C Robinson,
Elmer Few, Mabel Nesbitt,
J T Owens, Kate Smith,
E A Hogan, Minnie Akin.
J. Thompson, Lottie Spearman,
J P Hutchins, Ella Phillips,
M T Shinn, Eula McGuffey,
C A Moore, L L Ford,
J S Rutledge, Susie Brown,
Lewis P Cross, Roxie Nail,
J M Fowler, M E Davis,
W J Head, Emma Brooks,
J D Ervin, Georgia Walduffe,
J H Quinn, Ida Webb.
Beside the above white couples
there were twelve couples of color
who received license.
Entertainment Poitpcned.
The entertainment that was to
have been given at the Cornett
hotel Friday night in honor of the
young ladies of Lawrenceville, has
been postponed on account of‘the
death of Mrs. Peeples. Invitations
had been sent out and everything
was in readiness to give the young
ladies i nice send off, when the
social function was called off.
Money! Money I
Patronize a home institution by
getting your money from the Bank
of Buford. For particulars apply
to L. P. Pattillo, Cashier.
FEBRUARYI4, 1001.
Smallpox at Hoiohton.
Reports from Iloschton, Jack
son county, claim that smallpox
has invaded that territory again.
Two or three years ago there were
several cases in and around that
little city and for some time busi
ness was ut a stand still. If it is
true that the disease has broken
out again it is hoped that proper
diligence will be used iu prevent
ing the spreading of the disease.
Crouching
(ery cough there
ike a crouching
he probabilities
consumption,
te throat and
lungs become
rough and in
flamed from
coughing and
the germs of
consumption
And an easy
entrance. Take
no chances
with the dan
gerous foe.
For 60 years
las been a per
re. What a rec
ord! Sixty years of cures.
ch«rrx
Pectoral
soothes and heals the
wounded throat and
lungs. You escape an at
tack of consumption with
ail its terrible suffering
and uncertain results.
There is nothing so bad
for the throat and lungs
aa coughing.
A 25c. bottle will cure
an ordinary cough; hard
er coughs will need a 50c.
size; the dollar bottle is
cheapest in the long run.
“One of my sons vu spitting
blood with a high fever and »u
very 111. We could hardly »ee any
eigne of life in him. The doctors
did him no good. But one bottle of
your CherryTPectoral cured him aa4
eared his life." C.O.Amdduoh,
Her. 10, LBM. Pukwana, S. Ask.
Write the Doctor. If you have any
eomplalat whatever ana desire the
best medical advice, write the Dee
tor freely. Add reel
Dr. J. C. Aril, Dowell, Meet.
The One Day Cold Cure.
For cold in the head and tore throat uae Km*
mott’s Chocolates Laxative Qiuaine, the “ Om
Pay Cold Cara.”
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