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FURNITURE We are not timid when we speak of our line of F u r n i t ur e. Like our Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods we unhesitat ingly pronounce it the strongest line in this part of the country. Our recollection is not sufficient to call up a single instance that when prospetivc buy ers have posted them selves as to quality, dimensions and price that we did not sell the bill. We do not go up to come down but are already down on the price. Don’t forget our Sewing Machine offer easy terms at cash prices. W e have j ust received a new drop head worth 835.00 for $21.00. All we ask is to show our goods. Hall & Allen, Moultrie, Ga. | LOCAL ITEMS. - ! Of all the numerous teachers Doing business here on earth, ! Experience is the dearest one— But you get your money's worth. j Go to Dukes’ and buy it ch#*p. Dr. Key, of Eastman, baa been in Moultrie this week. Dukes lias the very tbiDg that you are thinking about. Hon. G. F, Newton, of Obe, was la town Wednesday. Go to Dukes and buy furniture cheap. Col. M. J. Pearsall went over to Arlington on legal business the first of the week. We can save you money on shoes.—Heare Shoe Co. Henry Parish went over in Berrien Sunday to see his grand father who is very sick. Dukes pay 6 more for hides aud chickens than any body. Mrs. Robb. L. Shipp has re turned from an extended trip to Thomasville. Fruits and family groceries the cheapest and the beet at Dor man & Wilkes. Mrs- W. A. Covington is in Arlington visiting her parents Judge Sheffield and wife. Order your groceries from Dorman & Wilkes and insure their being fresh. , Miss Hattie Daflin, of Atlanta, and Miss Mamie Bottoms, of Thomasville, are visiting the Misse6 Clower. We have them any kind yon want. —Heard Shoe Co. Miss Annie Cox has returned from Ochlocknee where shehasbeea on a three weeks visit to fiiends. Go to Moultrie Mercantile Co. for latest style, best'qualities and lowest prices. Mr. C. I Standland has moved back from Pinopolis and will dispense oysters in Moultrie again the coming season. A full line' of school children shoes just received.—Heard Shoe Co. Mrs. E. P. Morgan returned to Amerieus yesterday. She has been on a visit to relatives here for some time. Give your bicycle repairing to us. Satisfaction guaranteed, Dorman & Wilkes. The Moultrie colored school has un attendance of about SO. Principal J , B. Jenkins is making it a good school. We are not blowing—we have the best line of men’s-fine shoes ever brought to Moultrie. —Hall & Allen. Miss Tempie Harris has ar rived at the Moultrie Mercantile Co’s, store. This insures the la dies, the latest styles and lowest prices in Millinery. The Crescent bicycle is the best for the rough roads of this section. They are for-sale by Dorman & Wilkes. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Clements, of Sumner, died last Wednesday while in Albany with Mrs. Sumner. The m;tn who pays attention to the dress of his feet should bring them to us and save twenty-five per cent. —Hall & Allen. The Mell association of the baptst church h.is been in ses sion at Sparks thjs week. Rev. J. M. Waller went over Wednes day from Moultrie. Wynne & Mcßae’s ad in this is sue is of special interest on ac count of its unlowerable prices in cotton goods and its interesting mention of other tilings Mr. J. H. Cheek has bought the place adjoining Mr. Aaron Mur phy’s lot oa the north, of Dr. J. J. Williams and has moved there t®. We sell you a nice suit, hat and every thing that makes you well dressed. Certainly we should sell you your shoes. Why not?— Hall & Allen. The present city council de serve remembrance for their good service to the city in ap pointing a board of tax assessors, who have faithfully done their work and saved a neatsuintothe city treasury. For sewing machines, organs and pianos, go to Irah Dakle at "Wilson's old stand. Mr. W. D. Acker, of Iron City, will move his saw mill buskest to Colquit county at a near day. he passed through town Saturday from a trip to Moultrie,—Bain dridge Searchlight. We have sold twenty Crescent bicycles in this community and j have never had a dissatisfied | | customer. If you want the best j wheel buy the Crescent of Dorman & Wilkes. Mr. E J. has discontin ed his school, at the Register school house for awhile, on ac count of sickness among the students. The Moultrie Mercantile Co., are full up with bargains. They | are selling yard wide sheeting at 3|. Best plaids at 3$ and 41. These prices are surely below the factories. Col. Joe Beverly of the city of Ochlocknee was in Moultrie this week to the pleasure of his friends here. Joe says there are more partridges this year than the “o’dest inhabitant” remembers to have seen bofore. He is good authority. I sell sewing machines and or gans on time. Come to see me and save money. I rah Dekle. at Wilson's Old Stand. We understand that, Col, M. J. Pearsall, will not stand for re appointment to the office of Solic itor of the county sourfe Col. J. I). McKenzie and Col. J. H. Cook, are applicants to succeed him. Col. Pearsall has filled the place most acceptably and it is not witnout regret upon the part of his friends, that he refuses to longer continue in the service- Silla Deßerry, wife of A. D. Deßerry, one of Moultrie’s most prosperous colored citizens, is gone to visit her old home at Maxtou N. C. for the winter. Deßerry remains to sell his i lace, and if a sale can be made he will follow her soon. Any one want ing property well located, would do well to confer with A. D. De- Berry, near Ga. Norhern depot— ad. We hare in Moultrie 100 haggles all styles of springs an (I width of seat. They are the Barnesville, Ellis, Tyson Sf Jones, Jloclt llill, Hay dock, Ari el tor an J Tinges. 7 of the best makes in the U nited Sta tes. Also mules and horses, all sizes. Mitchell and Studebaher wagons. Lumber, cross tie and turpentine wag ons, log carts, and har ness of all kinds. (1. IT . Xewton $ Co. Diet! at Hartsfielil. Mr. Bryant Scar boro who liv ed near Hartsfield, died yester day (Thursday) morning, of slow fever. Mr. Scar boro had been for some time. He was about twenty three or four years old, and was farming on the place of Mr. J. J. Jones. Death of Henry Ammons. Mr. Henry Ammons a lad of a boy, who has been staying witli Mr. John Register a few miles above Moultrie, died Monday morning at four o’clock. His death came as the result of a se vere attack of fever. Markets On a Strike. The beef market men elo*ed their doors Wednesday and refus ed to further measure out the jui cy meats to Moultrie boarding houses. It was the result of the failure on the part of the city council to suppress ' ‘Nancy Hanks” alias Aleck Patterson's beef peddling outfit. Judgo Han sell, as has been before stated in these columns, declared the law creating the city maeket not volid and as Mr, Patterson has a disa bled soldier’s license to peddle, there w’as found no further means of protecting the market men. This leaves Moultrie in a pretty bad predicament, forgetting meats. Her only resource, is this little one-horse wagon, who's uncertain coming must be awaited before the morning's steak can be ob tained. As it i* impoasible for the one wagon to make the rounds in a day, our boarding houses will probably eatcow by turn in future. A Growing Town and Prosperous County—A Pew Lines About Moultrie and the Coaaty of Colguit. The writer renewed old a#- ! quaintances in Moultrie this week. These semi-annual visits to our town are flvvays i pleasant. We have watched, and with pleasure, too, the rapid growth and development of the town. It has been little less than ! phenomenal. There are no indi cations of a let up in the growth of Moultrie. The town and its progressive, plucky, pushing citizens, all appear to be in favor of “expansion.” And they are expanding without a doubt. While the business portion of the town is being built up with sub stantial, modern brick stores, the resident pirtion shows equal progress. In every direction new houses, and pretty ones, too, are going up. The latest improve ment is a splendid two-story brick store being erected diagonally across from the bank of Moultrie building, by Mr. Miles Monk, one of the solid, substantial farmers of the comity. And just here we may add that Mr. Monk has mefle his money farming and raising stock. As an evidence of how property is advancing, we may state that some two years ago Mr. Joseph Dyke, a Thomas county mail who has east his for tune with the growing town, bought a one hundred feet front lot, paying SI,OOO for it. He has sold a 25 feet front to Mr. Monk, upon which the later gentleman is erecting his new building, for 81,000, ami has 75 feet left. By way of passing «s may state the finishing brick for Mr. Monk’s store is being furnished by Aider man Miller from his plant out on the river. And this reminds us that the first brick ever seen in Moultrie was bought from Mr, Willis Parnell in Thomasville (that was many years ago) by Mr. Robert Bearden and hauled up there by wagon, to put pillars under the only store in the place at that time. The change since those days is most striking. In stead of a sleepy little village, the place has grown into a young city, whose arteries of trade and commerce are fairly pulsating and throbbing with prosperity. The town has joined the great proces sion of Prosperity, prosperity with a big P. and she is not far from the front, either. With “Excel, sior” inscribed on her banner, she is still forging ahead. There is talk of a tourist hotel being erected With the coining of the Tifton Thomasville and Gulf road, and it will soon reich the town, Mouitrie would be on a ma>n line of travel, and would naturally, attract northern visitors, With her pure air. fine artesian water and healthful location, there is no reason why she should not have hundieds of northern visit ors during the winter. Speaking of hotel reminds us that the" Cen tral” has been enlarged, aud now, under the admirable management of “mine host” Fish, offers splendid accomodations to the traveling public. We doubt very much if there is a town or county in the state which has made such rapid strides during the past few years as Moultrie and Colquit county. And the end is not yet. There’s nothing the matter with Moultrie. She’s all right.— Thomasville Times. Court Grants a New Trial. Judge Sheffield has granted a new trial in the case of D. A. Autrey vs the Ga. Northern railroad suit for damage to a car of corn. At the summer adjoin ed term of court, the case was decided in fayor of the defen dent but the verdict has been set aside, through the efforts of plaintiff’s attorneys, Pearsall and Shipp, and the case will eome up for trial again at the next term of court. Sparks New Charter. A notice is being published that application will be made be fore the next Georgia General Assembly for a new charter of the town of Sparks, and we are reliably iuformed that the pur pose of said charter will be to extend the town limits, and to be able to raise money, by itsue ing bonds or public taxation, for building a modern school house to cost about fivg thousand dol lar*.; —Come to the —- ]VEOultrie Mercantile Company, Where you will find anything- you want in Dry Goods, Notions. Gents’ Furnishings, nillinery, Fancy Goods and Furniture. We have bought a large stock and for the Spot Cash, taking advantage of every possible discount and trade drive, and we feel confident we can offer vou values that you can’t find elsewhere W e are prepared to offer you the latest styles in dress goods 20 per cent, cheaper than ever, and our Millinery stock is complete. Examine our stock of Domestics, Jeans and Homespuns. We are headquarters on these goods and can save you money. We have a nice line of Outing Flannels from 5 to 10c that are great values. The fall season is on now and such goods as are in demand we can save you money on. Calicoes in all the fall shades, 4to 5e good value. Worsteds from 10 to 20c, beautiful shades. All the fall shades in Dress Goods 1-2 to all-wool from 10 to 00c. A com plete line of Crepons from 50c to 82.00 per yard. f* n C* o t T ft necf Look at our line of Capes and if you Wipes, Wipes, Wipes! need one we are not uneasy but that we will make the sale. We guarantee prices on everything. Our line of Shirts is not to be duplicated by any competitor. Look at our 25c shirt, full size well made. A 50c black and white shirt for 35c. A nice line of gents hats at all prices. Furniture in Abundance. Remember we are buying Cotton for one of the largest export ers in the country and will pay you the highest prices. Call and see us, we guarantee prices on all our goods and claim we can save you money. Yours to Serve, MOULTRIE MERCANTILE COMPANY. Moultrie as a “Bone of Contention. The Tifton and Thomasville railroad seems to be experienc ing considerable difficulty in locating a line through Moultrie. The matter has been under consideration for a month now, without and we are sorry to say there are no signs of an early settlement of the question. Misses Heath Hightower, and Ousley, came over this week to look for themselves, and brought with them chief engineer Harris, of Atlanta, They left Wednes day without rendering a dicision. They have already begun work below Moultrie and we under stand will soon start a gang of hands at Thomarville to come this way. For the present the gap in the middle, including Moultrie will be ft ft alone. It may be the last work done. We suggest to property own ers that they do not stand in the way of these people, whose com ing into Moultrie will undoubt edly bo a great advantage to the town. They should be given material encouragement to build as near the businoss center of town as they will, Moultrie should show her appreciation of town as they will Moultrie shoud show her appreciation of their coming by being liberal with them. October Sheriff Sales- GEORGlA—Colquitt County: Will be sold on the first Tuesday in October 1899, at public out cry at the court house in said county, within the legal hours of sale to the highest hid-' der for cash the following property to wit: Three head of mules to-wit: Two black horse mules, medium size, one of them three years old nam ed Mack, the other five years old nam ed “Pete.” Also one bay mar* mule medium size, five years old named “Mary.” Said property levied upon and to be sold as the propertv of T. W. Croft to satisfy a mortgage Q fa issued from the Superior court of said comity in favor of G. A. Horkau, .T, C, Curl* andJ.S. Fisher against said T. W. Croft Said properly being in posses sion ol T. W. Croft, E, L. Akins, Coroner, C. Ga. This 31st day of August 1199. The Cottan Outlook. Cotton was the last thing on the list to advance. It seemed for a long tune that general pros perity had overlooked just one class of people—-the southern cot ton grower, but the cotton bears have nt last been routed and now this staple is going upward. The cotton crop ts short. It will barely rise above tan million bales The demand for cotton goods is strong and they are sel ling at an advanced price. The European mills have at last lost fftitrh in the ability of Seillandhis crowd to furthur depress the mar ket and hence have begun to buy their supplies. These things have ft strong tendency to bull the market. The price went up a quarter of a cent Monday, audit ha* be«u prophesied by those in position to know pretty well that the price will go up to seven cents before Christmas. One thing stands iu the way. It may be feared that there will be such a rush of cotton upon the market, within the next few days as to cause a temporary re-action. If farmers could do so, it certainly seems to be advisable at this time to hold cotton awhile. It will do the farmers no good if the price goes up after he has *old, and They are the one 3 that need the increase. In the face ot a very short crop they are especially needful of a fair price for the product of their labor. Sea Island is selling at a living price and we hear but little complaint from the growers of this staple \ve have in Moultrie 100 buggies all styles of springs and width of seats. They are the Barnesville, Ellis, Tyson & Jones, Rock Hill, Haydock, Anchor and Hughes --7 of the best makes in the United States, Abo mules and horses oil sizes. Mitch ell and vStudebaker wagons. Lumber, crosstie and tur pentine wagons, log carts, and harness of all kinds. G. \v. Newton 8t Co* OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU. I have located perma nently in Moultrie with office in Huber building for the practice of dentis try. lam able to guar antee my work, and yet, put the prices in reach of almost everyone. I put my work against any that lias been done in this :»tc tion and quote you prices as follows: It not, allow me to quote you the following guaranteed prices, for I am here to stay : Medium size gold filling, SI.OO. Medium size Amalgurn filling, oo Cement filling, - - - - .50 Rose Peal Plate, - - ia[,» Rubber Plate, ... 10.00 Gold crown and bridge, work, per tooth, - - “.00 Special attention is call ed to my Rase Pearl Plate which will bear a weight of 200 pounds. All work guaranteed for ten years. Office in Huber building. Dr. \v. P. BLASINGA'IE CITATION. GE( )llGlA—Colquitt County; To nil whom it may concern: W. 0. Vereen administrator of Mary Vereen, deceased, has in due form applied to the undersigned for leave to sell the lands belonging to the estate of said deceased and said application will he heard on the first Monday in October next. 1 his 3rd day of September 1899 S. G. Gregory, Ordinary. Proposals. Sealed bids for grading about six miles of the Albany extension aggregating about 45,000 yards of earth-work, will be received by the Georgia Northern Rail way Company, at its offices in Moultrie, Ga„ until 12 o’clock, noon, of the 23rd day of Septem ber, 1800. Profile and speciflca : tions may be obtained from the Undersigned, or from D. Lee Wardroper, Chief Engineer, 503 Gould Cuilding, Atlanta; Ga. C. W. Pideoek, 2nd Vice Pres. d Gen. Supt. Georgia Northern R’y Co. t Moultrie, Ga^