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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1889)
- published EVERY TUESDAY x-— ' by ofELXEy^M^DDOXT '^aTdEC. CONYERS 10, 1889. JjOCbI (i&tlisriUQ’s, W Weaver is closing out his C and hats. Now is line of shoes bargains, your chance to get our highly es joyous Mr recipient - »• Y: Murdock, was the If most useful and pretty pair of 3 The proprietors and patches. the stores of Messrs. J pWks in Almand & H Almand & Co. and Langford made up a purse and delivered the present to Mr. Mur¬ dock. The gift is real excellent an d is most highly prized. All who have dry cow hides they have brought at this market for several years. Hr. John E. Whitaker sold his dwelling last week to Mr. John Parker of Henry county, He in¬ tends moving to town at an early Hr. Whitaker will look after his farming interests. We are glad Mr. Parker is coining to our city, and at the same time we deeply regret that Mr. "Whitaker is likely to move off. Big drives and .close prices at Cain & Elliott’s from now till Xmas. » Now is the time to turn your land so that the stubble may have time to decay and the freezes to pulverize the soil. „AYe have the best one and two horse plows on tie market. Points cost only 10 cents for one horse and 25 cents for two horse. Everyone guar¬ anteed. Yours truly, H. D. Terrell & Co. Conyers, Ga., Dec. 3rd 1889. Hitchcock’s new and complete Analysis of the Holy Bible, one of the most complete works on tie Bible it has been our pleasure to examine, is now before the people in this county. See it. Examine it. Buy it. Shoes, hats, clothing, dress goods, ladies jackets, and notions at cost until January 1st at Cain & Elliott’s. Tuesday last the Farmers Co¬ operative Company elected Mr. A. J. Smith president and Mr. M. T Davis business manager. Both gentlemen will look closely after every interest of the busi¬ ness and the stockholders are to he congratulated that there store is in such competent hands. Any one wishing to buy Italian hees will find it to their enterest to call and see Mr. W. Y. Almand Lyses Wednesday evening last Mr. Jones became involved in a dispute with a negro laborer on the service train and Mr. Jones shot the negro in the back, the ball entering just below the shoulder blade, Dr Stewart probed for the ball but failed to ™ i1 up to the time the negro T as to leave on the incoming train ; or Social Circle. The negro is , ----- , J 7 iujured t but not seriously, it Reported. Place near Capt. The difficulty Terrel’s took tory. Though plow witnessed by 8evera, l Parties, so it is said, we are unable to find out any of the Paneulars. Mr. Jones made his esc a P e a ad his whereabouts is ^tnown. . OF CARDUI a Tonic for Women. D. W. Weaver is receiving a r ? e lot of Christmas candies and - vs - ca R and see them. Hiss Mamie Brisindine of Ste e us, Ga., is visiting friends in «ty this week. ^ r .‘ Ed Poe Guinn of Coving tou i vnatea Prof Guinn's family mthe . ^ city Sunday. ~ 11 “ m Retiree’s i| p Wine of Cardul &OS0, e y th® following BLACK-DRAUGHT are Dj.^® merchants in county; Jf. R. * Son, Conyers, J- e °p H. T RiTha^dStf^i. -Smith^eaVfconTere i 011 ' Con H <kD. M. Almand • A Co., yers. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. Last Saturday was city election day. A mayor and hoard of aldermen w r ere elected. Also the people expressed them¬ self es on the proposed public school bill. The bill however failed to re cei\ e a sufficient number of votes to secure its adoption, although the bill got a majority of the votes. The vote stands: “Against public schools,” 93; for “public schools” 112. Considerable interest was taken on both sides, and it may be said the vote about expresses the people’s sentiments. Col. Jas. C. Barton was elected Mayor, with these gentlemen as aldermen: 1st ward, Messrs. J. J. Langford and M. W. Davis; 2nd ward, Messrs. J. R. Irwin and P. G. Tucker; 3rd ward Messrs. J. C. Stephenson and W. U. Wallis. The interests of the people are in safe, honest and competent hands. Nothing will be spared to enhance the interest of Conyers and her every citizen. They are all men of fine business attain¬ ments and have each and all made a success of life. We are going to sell goods from now till the 15th day of December at unheard of prices. Cain & Elliott. Mr. J. D. Moon recently sold his farm in Walton county. He and family spent last week in our city with relatives and friends. They left yesterday for Maryland, some.twenty miles from Washing¬ ton City, at which place they in¬ tend to locate permanently. Mr. Moon was one of the best and wealthiest farmers in "Walton county. Wh wish him and his very excellent family great hap¬ piness and prosperity in their new home. I will have a full line of Christ¬ mas goods, such as tops, candies, nuts, cocoanuts, raisons, fruits, fire works, etc.—prices to suit. S. S. Nuckolls. Last Thursday Drs. Travis, Rosser and Guinn cut a cancer from the face of Mr. Reese W 7 at kins, a wealthy farmer of Ogle¬ thorpe county. He stood the ordeal bravely and is doing finely. He is boarding with Mr. A. B. Osborn. The caucer was on the right side of Mr. Watkins face. Rev. T. J. Christian was in th e city this week, visiting his parents. The Alliance store wants one thousand bushels of peas at once and will pay the highest market price for the same. 2m. . The new pastor of the Metho¬ dist church at this place, Rev. J. L. Moon, will preach his first ser mon here next Sunday. Last year he was stationed in Mor¬ gan county. He has the reputa¬ tion of being a fine preacher and a most excellent and acceptable pastor. Mr. Charley Wallis has secured the position of night watchman at Yellow River bridge just below Almon. He is a nice young man and we are proud that he has such a good position. Dr. Quigg preached two ser mons at the Presbyterian church Sunday last on “tithing.” Both sermons were very fine and did a great deal of good. It is believed the church will have a congrega¬ tional meeting soon for the pur pose of determining whether it is best to adopt the system. The meeting will doubtless be called between now and Christmas. Fine patent flour $4.80 bbl. 5J lbs. good soap 15 pts. Good tobacco at 35 cts. pr lb. Brogan shoes at 85 cts. Good coarse combs 2^ cts. Any other goods you want in proportion. S. S. Nuckolls. Capt. H. D. Terrell left at noon today on a business trip to Cin cinnti and Columbus, Ohio. He has gone in the interest of his newly patented wheel, which pro mises great success. If he does not dispose of his patent to some northwestern manufacturer, the people of Conyers are anxious for j the captain to extend his shop at this place and make buggies here. There are quite a number of the leadin ^ men in our toWn wh ° would be glad to assist in an en¬ terprise of that kind in our midst. APPOINTMENTS. The North Georgia Conference at Cedartown last week made the following appointments for this district: Oxford District.— G. W. Yar¬ brough, P. E. Oxford, M. H. Eakes, W. A. Candler; Covington, W. H. LaPrade; Newborn, W. R. Branham, Jr.; Social Circle, R. R. Johnson; Shady Dale, 0. A. Thrower; Monticello, O. C. Simmons; Eatonton,D. J. Myrick; East Putnam, W. T. Hamilton; West Putnam, J. E. Rosser; Lo gansville, M. AY. Arnold; Clinton, Ellison R. Cook; Madison, W. L. Wooten; Morgan ct., W. Dunbar; Rutland and miss., S. W. Rogers; Conyers, J. L. Moon; Lithonia, G. K. Quillian; Decatur, L. G. Johnson; Carksville, W. A. Fariss; Ocmulgee miss., W T . A. King, sup¬ ply; Emory College, AY. A. Cand¬ ler, M. Callaway, J. S. Moore, J. Magatli; Wesleyan Female Col¬ lege, C. E. Dowman. Christmas goods of all kinds at Cain <fc Elliott's. The serenade of Saturday night was made a success largely due to the talent of Mr. W. G. Alex¬ ander as bass drummer, Col. Bob White a kettle drummer, and Lieut Dukes as horn blower. The music beats anything of the kind we ever heard. While Georgia farmers are pay¬ ing their debts the farmers in the West are aceumulating mortgages. Georgia is about the garden spot of this country. FAIR WARNING. All parties indebted to us either by note or account are urged to come forward and settle at once If not settled by Dec. 20th they will be put out for collection. • Whitaker Bros. "Wednesday last Mr. L. H. Branan of Almon, Ga., after a protracted and painful illness breathed his last. He was a comparatively young man, and had a large number of friends. His remains were brought to this place Thursday for burial. The very day he was buried his little girl had the misfortune to break her arm. Drs. Rosser and Guinn dressed the injury, and at present she is doing quite well. AYe ex¬ tend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved and distressed family. Be patient boys, Christmas is coming. The Christmas turkey will soon gobble low. It is rumored that the young people of Conyers w'ill celebrate the Christmas holidays with a straight old fashioned ball. Mr. Dock Melton of Shellman moved last week to our city. He occupies the Brodnax dwelling on Decatur street. AYe welcome you, Mr. Melton, and family to our midst. Saturday last Captain J. E. Aladdox and a crow'd of young men took an all day hunt on the Ben Carr farm on Yellow River. Some 20 rabbits, 1 squirrel and a number of birds were killed. All had a pleasant time. Mr. A. J. Gillon of Alaxy’s Ga., visited in the city Sunday. Mr. Dick AYetkers of Atlanta visited friends in the city Sunday. Mrs. Richardson of Atlanta visited relatives in the city last week. The price of farming lands in this county is certainly advancing. In a few years they will be worth double what they are to-day. If you want to make a safe invest¬ ment, good farming lands are the best. Friday night of last week a considerable row took place in the lower part of Sheffield dis¬ trict between a crowd of white men and a lot of negroes. Some 14 or more pistol shots were fired. One negro who was shot has since died. Beyond this no other injury of a serious character happened. No arrests up to this time have been made. The de¬ tails and particulars we have been unable to'obtain. Mr. Lute AVeaver visited friends in Lithonia Sunday. Mr. Ed Langford is now em¬ ployed as salesman in the popular * Racket Store.” Success to you all, young man. Prof. Snelson and wife of Hen¬ ry county are visiting relatives and friends in the city. Miss Lula Almand spent Sun¬ day last in the city with Miss Emma Almand. For new Christmas tricks of all kinds call on J. A. Dukes. Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! AYe beat the Jews in prices. Go and see Cain <fc Elliott. Master Eula Huson of Coving¬ ton is visiting relatives in the city this week. It is generally conceded on all sides.that if Hon. Jas. H. Blount does enter the gubernatorial race there will be a shaking up of things in political circles. Col. Livingston is a man of undisputed ability on the stump, and when it comes to putting in hard licks he is altogether artful and ingenious, Col. Northen is a gentleman of ackuowledged ability and his wide-spread reputation and uni versal popularity with all classes secures for him a determined fol lowing. Then add to this the name of Hon. Jas. H. Blount, and you have candidates who will ap¬ peal to all voters, of every class and profession. If the three gen¬ tlemen should make the race for governor we shall expect to wit¬ ness a heated compaign. By order of State School Com¬ missioner Thursday the second day of Jan. next is hereby ap¬ pointed for the examination of ap¬ plicants for licenses to teach in the public schools of Rockdale county. The examination will be held at the court house begin¬ ning at 8 o’clock a. m. G. M. Jones, C. S. C. Miss Annie Ethridge is visiting relatives in Covington this week. Air. AY. P. Jones and family of Clayton county visited Air. J. AY. .Hollingsworth’s family Sunday. Mr. Tlios. D. Stewart of McDon¬ ough was in town Sunday. Mr. Clias. Anderson and his charming sister of Lithonia paid our town a flying visit Sunday. Miss Sadie Harvell, a beautiful and attractive young lady of Starsville, is visiting the Alisses Davis this week. Miss Minnie Terrell is visiting Capt Terrell’s family this week. All the chances for the stove now being raffled off by the Con¬ yers Volunteers have been taken. Those having chances are reques¬ ted by Captain AVeaver to be at the armory AYednesdry night next at o’clock. Miss Fannie May Almand is visiting friends out in the country this week. Several of our young boys are expert at horse riding. Mr. Ed Ragsdale is visiting friends and relatives in the city this week. Parties in town wishing their hogs killed can have the work nicely done by calling on A. B. Osborn. Dr. R. A. Jones of Monticello spent Sunday last in the city with relatives. The doctor is looking quite well. Miss Mary Gay of Atlanta is visiting her aunt, Miss Rebecca Gay, in the city. Any one w ishing a good shave or hair cut can be accommodated by calling at the barber shop. Sunday last was preaching day at the Primitive Baptist church. The services were conducted by Elders John F. Almand and Eli. L. McDaniell. Mr. Bipsy Hardeman and wife of Monroe are visiting Air. A. B. Osborn’s family. Mr. Tom AVeaver of Atlanta visited friends and relatives in the city this w'eek. Air. John AY. Tillingbast of the firm of Tillinghalst and Ipark of Atlanta has done some very satis¬ factory work in our town in the way of tuning and repairing or¬ gans and pianos. Those who want work of this kind cannot do better than to call on them. Mr. ,, Mat , r . Maddox , r „ recently traded . , , his dwelling to Mr. Pink Sawyers for a farm beyond South Mr. Maddox moves to-day to his , r a few miles below town, and ENTERPRISE AND PROGRESS. They Join Hands and March on to a Bril¬ liant Success. In these bustling times it is a pleasure to find a man who is de¬ termined to be on top or nowhere. Yesterday a Banner man stole in on our enterprising “Racket' Store " and found every salesman busy—in fact, they are always busy—ami expect to bo mighty busy for the next few weeks. Summers is the only man who has the nerve to keep a man in New York to look after nil the forced sales They are certainly turning out some goods at less than whole , . “'They'get , a big shipment from their New York agent every week. Prof. J. AY. Maddox has a fine school at Smyrna, so Mr.. G. AY. informs us. The atten fiance is about 40 pupils, j^black-draught tea cures Constipation, Air. John Hamby tells a good one on G. L. Our readers will pardon us for being a little late this week. AYe are a little late, it is true, but then we are loaded. Of course the Banner bears the best and bright¬ est bits of news. ’Twas ever thus. Miss Ida Almand from near Smyrna is visiting relatives in the city. Saturday last we heard a prom¬ inent citizen of Conyers say that the A’oluntoers boys were a team. To Jim Marston of the King Bros, shoe shop—tother way, tother way, tother way. Mr. Tom Elliott tells a good one on Air. A. C. If we remember aright, although it appears like a dream, the young people of Conyers, headed by Chief Captain AY. G. Alexander and others, gave our quiet citizens a tremendous shaking up Satur¬ day night last in the way of a serenade. For loudness and num¬ bers the serenade stands at the head of the list. However, every¬ thing passed off pleasantly, but the dogs of town both small and great have not up to date appeared at roll call. As a general rule the dogs of a country town are by no means obstreperous when it comes to attacking a band of serenades. Some things are inexplicable. Miss Fannie Denard visited friends in the city last week. The young people above town had a most enjoyable party at Air. O. L. Haygood’s last night. ,, AAo T pleased , . to , xr are see Albert Roberts able to be out on tne , streets. , , McELREE’S WINE OF CAROUI for Weak Nerves, Mr. AY. K. Downs and wife of Cora, Ga., visited Air. J. D. AVin burn’s family in the city Sunday. Mr. John McCollum of Now ton toil count} countv visited \ibiieu reunites relatives not here this week. He is as happy as ever. Aliss Mattie Dukes is visiting relatives and friends in Coving¬ ton this week. Alliance Store closed to-day and yesterday taking stock. They bid fair for a good trade there next year. LOOK OUT FOR JESSE W. JONES (Successor to Jones <fc Hardin.) They carry a full line of dress goods of every description as Prints, Worsteds, Cashmeres, Checks, Sheeting, Shirting, Drills, Jeans, Flannels, etc. 1 A n 1 ? AT A i J X Their line of Shoes is complete; prices are cheaper than any b °HATS "FOR EVERYBODY! Hats at your own price, Our line of hats is lacking in no respect; neither price, quality nor quantity. CLOTHING UNEQUALLED ! GROCEIilFS are so cheap you can’t help but buy them. THINGS IN VARIETY ! A full line of hardware. Best ax in town for the lest money. Harness till you can't rest. Bridles a specialty. They and can beat ! t ^ e fi wor u ifi them 011 brides. cheap They anybody. keep cotton A full bagging line of ladies’and arrow gents, ties an Be as as sachels and tmnks on hand. Their line of notions is complete. dol Shirts cheaper than ever before; they will sell you four for one £ J™ ^ ‘ JESSE AY. JONES. MRS. HELMS DEAD. In the providence of God, Mrs. Helms, wife of our esteemed fel¬ low citizen Col. A. M. Helms, died at her home in Conyers this morn¬ ing at 9 o'clock. For some two years perhaps she has been troub¬ led with a cough, which for the last several months had been gen¬ erally recognized as consumption. ’l' 1 ‘ ou S h ! lld suffered much *mng , her sickness , for the last three days of her life she seemed ‘° bo comparatively free from f ufferl “»' tllou S h bo1 ' strength kept ste£ullj , > r S 1V1U = W* sh ° d j, ed * remarkable d “‘ h - Two days before her death after a talk with Rev. Jno. A. Keyoolds, she seemed to lay hold with an assurance of hope that she had never enjoyed before; and from that time to the moment of her death she was exceedingly happy in the Lord, constantly committing herself, her family, and all people into the hands of the Lord. Last Sunday evening she com¬ posed and sang a beautiful song, the chorus of which after each verse was “Glory halleluiah! I am going home.” She died with an unfinished shout of praise upon her lips. Surely “blessed are tlio dead that die in the Lord.” The remains of Mrs. Helms will be interred in Rockdale Cemetery to-morrow. To the bereaved husband, rela¬ tives and friends wo extend a hearty sympathy. Last Saturday as Mr. Bill Nelms and wife of Lorraine district were returning home in their buggy the mule became frightened and ran away just this side of McKnight old mill place on South river and threw both out of the buggy. Both were badly hurt, hut the injuries are not thought to be dangerous. Mr. Nelms as all know has been affiictod for years and in the accident was un¬ able to assist himself or render protection to the one committed to his care. Catarrh v May affect any portion ol the body where the mucous membrane is found. But catarrh of the head is by far the most common, and tho most liable to bo neglected. It cannot bo cured by local applications. Being a consti¬ tutional disease it requires Ringing a Hood’s constitutional Sarsaparilla, remedy which, liko Noisea working through the blood, eradicates the impurity which causes and pro¬ motes the catarrh, and toon effects a perma¬ nent cure. At the same time Hood’s Sarsa j parllla. feci builds renewed up the in whole strength system, aud makea one Impure . md hcalUl I{ you suiter from catarrh, be sure to q| 00( j j try Hood’s Sarsaparilla, “I used nood’s Sarsaparilla for catarrh, and received great relief and benefitfrom it. Tbo catarrh was very disagreeable, especially la the winter, causing constant dischargeiffom my nose, ringing noises j Hood’s in my ears, and pains in Sarsaparilla the back of my head. The effort to clear my head in the morning by hawking and Spitting was r-ainiui. IlH0d ’ 8 Sarsaparilla gave mo , relief immediately, while in time I was en tireiy cured. I am never without the medi¬ cine in my house as I think it is worth its weight in gold." Cures | St., mbs. X. g. W., b. Washington, Gibb, to® Eigbtu It. C. Catarrh <• i was troubled with that annoying disease, | nasal took catarrh, Hood's Sarsaparilla.” and never found J. L. relief Bo ITT, till I Marksburg, Ky. N. R. Be sum to get Hood'S Sarsaparilla j (OO Doses One Dollar
