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About The weekly banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1900-1901 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1901)
ASK YOU TO BUY FROM US i’". Wh 00 NOT UNLESS YOU SEE A BARGAIN IN YOUR •ar 1 - More goods tor Less money tor The same money, The same goods ROCKDALE RACKET STORE. T - WEEkluBannEr Entered nt the post office n* second-clars mrsii limiter, liice, 11.00 per numim *>• imM* Arivertifimr Itates Rensounble aud inrnlo known on application sr Fublished every Wednesday by <]. FRED WALLIS. C"NTER8, Ga., Mar. 27. 11*01. A Bright, Honest Boy Wan¬ ted. Tho publishers of the famous big illus tinted weekly newspaper, Pennsylvania Grit, me now placing representative and they do¬ rt •a cry post oil ice in Georgia hue th e to secure tbe services of capable following tling agents iu each of the town# of Hockdalo County: Conyers, gi.din srcli other towns ns are no si K ndy supplied. Tho work is profitabJs and pleasant, A portion of Saturday Only is spbluilidly. required. Over No 5,000 agents whatever or# doing Everything moeev is fnruisued free 1# St required. lutfber ink and pad, at pinery, stamp, sample eopies.ee, tdvi Hieing matter, paid for the Papers are shipped mouth. to Those tie not sold at eiutot eat 4 Grit Pi Wish ar* not charged for. Write to ing Co,, Williamsport Pa., aud mention the B-SNNKn. Cotton, Debt and Corn. Tim indications are that planting . the largest crop mere are of dobt that !m,b bo,in mcurml in many years. lbo purchase of mules and fertilisers indicate that ] lnn« have been made lor the gost aort a ;e on reeoid That usu uily means the largest debt. This being the case, it would be n. good idea to hedge against nd Vofsity by putting in lirge cr.tps nf grain and provender, so that there will be food for man beast in the ev?nt that a big oott< n crop j trees down tho price of the staple to a figure which will leave little mrplus fotkiiving after debts are paid. of loading farmers has One our paid that the men who grow tho largest crops ot grain and proven¬ der and raiso the least hogs aud cattle atotho ones who grow the pest crops of ootton. Per acre, this is probably true. A thorough going former ns a rule is more suc COE sful with all thecrops than his careless neighbor. Certain it is if the food crop* nre a bundant the evils or low pri. cos in in cotton will be minimized*— Atlanta News. Farmers should rend and re* tend the above timely article. If Lire thi present plan* of cotton grow Hs, ate can carried oat th«f. to no '*1 ling how low the stai . g falb W*th ^ no more prtco next there' than an average yield is no reasonablO n „ablo g groutnl ntthis tinio for supposing tha 1 wil , over 7 cents next October, while is reasonably certain that if nn euirmonscropis mado the will be nearer 5 cent*. Therefore the farmers should heed the ning sounded above before it is too late, plant largely of gram', and forage, and avoid the reaping of a crop of debt, truly remark# an ex¬ change . The Gailey Drug Co. has fust received a big shipmenr ml violin strings and fittings, ‘Lest We Forge.’ The Daughters of the Ameri¬ can Revolution ask trie Press of Georgia to impress on the youths of the stale lire follow¬ ing historical facts: « » l.,The first 'steamer that ever cressed the Atlantic was the Savannah which sailed trom Savannah. • 2. The first Sunday ecitot 1 in the world was organized in Savannah, fifty years before Raikes grand movement in Lon¬ don . ‘‘3. The first hymn bo<)k iu th'e world was written in Sa¬ vannah and printed in Charles¬ ton. “4. The first female college in i lie world was the Wesleyan at Macon. “3. The first cotton gin in the world was made by Eli Whitney, at Augusta, at the suggestion of Mrs. II ill house, and the brush was invented and added hy Mrs. Nathaniel Green. “6. The first orphan asylum in America was at Bethesda, Ga. “7. The first ship captured . ,j nrin ~ revolution was h Bmi*!, .loop »l Savaansln c.p tnm j by two Georgians, Joseph HabeVshara and Commodore Brown. ” APRIL SHERIFF SALES. Will b« solit oil the 1st Tuesday in April 1101 at the courthouse In Rock¬ dale county, within the legal hours of sale to the highest bidder f'*r cash, one tract or parcel of lan.i lying and being in the IBtli District of original¬ ly Henry now Rockdale county part of land lot 2D4 being a certain house and lot in the city of C onyers on Mill street bounded north by land of George T Marston, east by .Millstreet south by J 15 Norton, West 1»y J W Johnson containing two attre# mor# or lc68, place where defend ant lives. Said house and lot levied on as the property of Mrs. Alice Sigman. to satisfy two executions issued from Justice court 476 District, G. M. of said Itockonle'county in favor of Jno H Aliuand, and transfered to Can¬ non A Wood Bros, against litre. Alice SigniAn. This March 8th 1901. W H M Austin, Sheriff. Also at the same time mid place wifi be sold to the highest Didder for cash one tract or parcel of Land lying and being inthe 11th District of orig¬ inally Henry now Roekdrje county p Brt 0 fi 0 t land 158, bound ?d south by ^ rs . Louisa Helms, west by J v Ray, north by Hackney place, east by old 0™"""“, pl~». «>"»»•»* '»»J three and one half ticres more or less, Said land levied on as the property 0 f jq rSi k H Shumate, and E H and p Shumate, to satisfy an execution issued frem Justice court ISWth Dis trict G. M. of Rockdale County in fa vor „{ j a and T D Stew art vs Mrs. E }{ shun1Ht ^ nIH , two fift% isgll0(i f rom Justice court 1251 district G. M. in fRVnr of The J A Almaud Co. a gainst E H and K P Shumate, Thl# March 8th 1901. W H M Austin, Sheriff. Letters of Admiaietration GEORGIA. Rockpaj.k County: — To wnoin it may concern. James T Stansell having in due form applied /or permanent letters of administration on the estate of Le Roy Oglesbv. lot* of said connty tie.. censed. andT will pass upon thesame on the 1st Monday in April, and 1901. official Given under my band signature. Mch 4th. 1901 This A M Helms, Ord, LA GIMPPK Stop that La Grippe cough be¬ fore it gets a grip on your lungs and results in consumption, “A stitch in time saves nine,” a very little of the right medicine will cure a cough in its incipieucy 1 ut let the cough become chronic and you may never be cured. Dr. Lee after many years of patient study and much experience has succeed¬ ed in compounding a cough reme¬ dy that will certainly cure. The Doctor has orders for his remedy frem various parts of the stare, an eminent physician of Atlanta writes ‘‘send me $1.00 worth of Dr Lee’# Cough Syrup. I used part of a bottle purchased by one of my patients and like it very much.” A Methodist Bishop writes fora The Purtraits nf Dur PrEEidenis With Biographical SKetches By i? Gen. Chas. If. Grosvenor. Title page designed by Tiffany. 'this Immpnral year, when the public m ud i< moused over Presidential ques ti ni". ten fitting time to issue General ttToeveUcr'a book. Its sale ’is already tr mentions, andwill perhaps exceed that of (iimerai Grant’s Personal f 1 eniories. Every vvi patriotic. American des res to rend at General Grosvenor has to say «.f Gcolgo Washington Thomas Jeffer¬ son. Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, President McKinley aud other Chief Ex¬ ecutives of the Nation General Everybody Grosyenor, the d* to read w hat tlie staunch old Republican leader in Congress, will say of that staunch old Democrat, Andrew Jackson, the Father of the Denif critic Party. General Gros veuor has thrown into his sketch of Jack sou nil the fire and energy of his nature The biography of Thomas Jefferson is grand The biography of Lincolu is as beautiful as a sunrise over the hilltops. Geueral jUl Grosvenor has pen ona ly known the Presidents since th< tim^ of Jaiiies Buchanan. The General’s ticok will therefore contain history which has never before beeu published, written from h s own personal observation ol these great men • General Grosvet o has served in Congress for nearly hie twenty in years, and he has served country war aud in congress for nearly forty years. 'Jhe book contains twenty-four large Photo; ravure Etchings as fine as .Steel pla es, printed l»y baud, on heavy plate paper Photogravure made especially to order in These 24 Etchings are different Jtiuts, nntl are well worth 2$ &S&2TZ Two near Relatives of the Presidents. years time and a fortune have been • Xr pended iu securing these well reproductions $50, • The comp ete book is worth out the price has been placed so low that tho most humble American cinizen can own it' The biographical sketches colors, are printed in Irrge open type in two the wo* k is so beautiful that wheu peo¬ ple see it they want it. r l he advance sale is very large. President McKinley was the first subscriber. There is oue edition kuowuiftrt the President Edii it e de Grand Luxe, iti it ml letters painted, Portraits baud colored, title page hand illuminat¬ ed, tion registered price, $260 and Orders uumbered; and applications subscrip¬ • high for territarj class are coming in rapidly. social A man or woman of gi od standing can soon make a small fortune takiug orders in th*s community. Send references territory aud will apply all be for term# quick, as the assigned soon. Address The Continental Prere Opposite Conoora United u States Building, Treasury, Wnshshington, D. C ■. Our Millinery Opening Will occur on the 2nd and 3rd of April, and we are pleased to announce that we have a larger stook of Millinery golds than any other store in this section. We have se¬ cured Miss Ogletree as trimmer and she is a lady of wide experience : n this business. She requests, through this medium, the attention of every lady in this section upon the display of her work on our opening days We hope all the ladies of this community will be on hand opening days. RESPT, Miss Lena Bishop. bott’e when arty member of hi* family has a cough and has rec¬ ommended it to others. A prom¬ inent telephone official was great¬ ly benefited and has caused oth ere to use the remedy. An aged gentleman who is one of the l,eet farmers in Rockdalecounty, says : I have had a chronic cough tor many years, and have tried a num ber of cough remedies, but Dr. Lee’# is the only preparation th - t has ever done me permanent good. Dr. Lee ha# had fine results from th# remedy in his own family, he Las a fine sale for if, and tlie sales ar# increasing every day. FOR SRLO—I have abcut 10 bushels of vineless sweet potatoes for sale. If you need eed potatoes see me. Jno, F. Wallis. CASTORIA Tor InftmU tad Children. ft, a*. S jf g?* _ _ ■» m y/f 5 m , mEk» CHEAP n -TO flUGUSTA and RETURN v noconnt of Merry Makers Celebration. The * v GEORGIA RAILROAD, will sell tickets from all sta¬ tions to ^ugusta and return At ONE FARE. Tickets will be sold daily from April 22nd, to 27th inclusive, limited for return April 29th, ) g01. One whole week of fun and The finest list amusements ever offered. AND ALL FREE. Everybody should visit Au gusta during Merry Makers wee k Ample railroad ac comniodation* and elegant schedules, Fbr further in formation apply to Georgia Railroad Agents, or to C.O.HcMilliu, A. G. Jackscn. T. P. A. G. I*. A AUAUSTA, GA . 'Mr V? XX JL JnL. • Bunin Itn >fend fw Hate Mtwff Afasnn utt * r . T. Hopkins. DENTIST. CONYERS, - - • GEORGIA. Work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Teeth extracted with mt pain or bad affects, by use of introus oxide gas, (Laughing-gas) Over 60,000 administrations with¬ out a single dangerous symtom. Office over post office. F. T. Hopkins, D.D.F- JAPANESE PILE CU * 1 A New and Complete Treatment consisting of SUPPOSITORIES, c "i” nlM of 0, " tme,lt “"J '*• Boxes of Ointment. A never-fail ing euro for Piles of every nature and degree. It makes an opera tion with the knife, which is pain¬ ful, and often results in death. Why endure this terrible disease? We pack a Written Guarantee in each $1 Box. No Cure, No Pay, 50c. and $1 a box, 0 for $5. Pent by mail. Sampled free. ointment 26c. and 5^c. CONSTIPATION Cured, P ies Prevented, by Japanese Livu- P, 1 lets, the great LIVER and STOM¬ ACH REGULATOR and BLOOD PURIFIER. Small, mild and pleasant to tuke: especially adap¬ ted for childrens use. 50 doses 25c. cmel Undertaking Smbalatins. t am prepared to give prompt satisfactory attention to all who need my services Supply of Undertaking goals complete. Hearses furnished without ex* tra charge. W.y.ALMAND. Office Almand Hardware Cos •---— City Church Directory. Baptist. The Baptists hold services on tha 1st and 3rd Sunday by th# pastor Rev. Mr. Graham. Sunday School at 9:80 a- m. Prayer meeting on Wednesday night in each week. METHODIST. Th# Methodists have services every Sunday in each month by the pastor. Rev, Mr. Troutman. Sunday School ev-.ry Sunday morn ing at 9 ;80 o’clock. Prayermeet tig every Tuesday night, ami tho Epworth League meets every Sun¬ day afternoon. Pbeibytebian The Presbyterians hold services on the 2nd and 4th Sunday in curb month. Sunday >chooi nt 9;S0 -a. iu. Prayermeeting every Thurs* day night. Bible Christians. The Bible Christians have 2nd Sunday in each month to bold aervices. Rev. Mr. Harmon is* the pastor. Sunday school at, 10 o • clock a. m. Prayermeetioff 0I! Wednesday night iu each week.