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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1898)
111 mt m < \ y. 9E s A I'V m ■ r, r .% » roL. xxii- A moon announces. . dr Ac* Hill A. Moon authorizes us his. candidacy for .. of county treasurer. , office well known to th a d r Moon is rrl tes announce! m a ukes having of The Banner •evious issue anti at he would make toe race, th are trood men and w< 11 de irving. MR. HULL ANNOUNCES. lyjr Green H- Hull authoi izes i to announce re-dection that he will to be^ the a .ndidate for fice of tax receiver, Mr. Hull has made the county i efficient officer and will, no ju’bt, be retained. W SOUTH FOR FELDER. | [onies The Douglassvilie out squarely New for South Hon. fhomas Lngress B. in Felder the Fifth in district, his race and for pi&s this to say of the matter: The New South believes that Eton. Thomas B. Felder will be lie next nominee of 4 he Demo jratic party of t" ‘ i d emigres lional district f e- egress. W krefuiW v, • '<} t Sat i » Sne the «.<; the a natioj )ort h 1 It ir r i.*- ■ ■ Hr F> tceive the « lorsen na county, j j'u it on, l.!'< : snffi-. lent j widence ’ ■ ; lava conii : 5 ft ’S ability md fitness foi ..•• rune After eceiving the e=. i ment of pulton he will go to the other ■counties of the district and ask ■he people for their suffrage It is no disparagement of the ■present incumoent, Mr Living istoD, [tir- to say that he ought to re it this juncture. He has been honored with the office for eight, years, and as no man should have a life time lease on an office of public trust, in the name of good conscience Mr Livingston ought to get out of the way and give some one else a chance If he does not we are sure that the Democrats of the district will see to it that he is retired later on. Mr Felder is fully qualified for the office and it will honor the Fifth district to elect him to con gresi He is a true and tried Democrat, and stan s squareiy , on the national platform of his party. ii Keep your eye on Felder! He a winner. SLIGHTLY MIXED. “When Adam, ,J said the politi¬ cal <*rator, “was driven from the Iga I d n of Eden to—” “ *V here Adam driven to, ! ' was Bie asked in a whisper to one of pis ^‘Dam’fine! vital form supporters. ’ the reply. Lp. was Adam was driven to JJam ..no,” finished the speaker, what did he do then?” ! “Dam'fino!” shouted a man in the crowd, “or you either.” SEEDS WOODS Tested AND TRUE. CONYERS, GA., THURSDAY, WHAT THEY SAY OF HALE. Editor J. N. Hale, of Conyers, wiH be a candidate for clerk of next house of representa¬ tives, of Georgia. He is well for the position, and would give a good account of in the office.—Sparta Ish Colonel Norris Hale of Con¬ is a candidate for clerk of representatives, and it is useless to say his numerous friends in this seciiou would be glad to see hun elected. It would be hard to find a man better qcaiifie I for the place—Henry County Weekly. Mr, J. N. Hale, of Conyers has announced as a candidate for clerk of tbe next house of repre¬ sentatives, Mr. Hate was assis taut clerk of the house for several years under Mr. Hardin, aud is tnoroughly acquainted with the duties of the office. W© tmnk that Mr. Hal© is more suited for the position than any of the uther candidates, and we hope that he will Le elected.— Fu nam Herald. HE NEEDS SOME PAPER. We received the following from a delinquent, which we reproduce verbatim: Feb 10 th 1898 Mr T D oKelley i have not or derd for any paper and did not Know that he Would Send any more unless i orderd for them and s do not under stand that i am not taken any paper and if you please do not Send any more BUS .vED OUT ON ROAD. Mr. IT. A. Parke*', while mov mg his family from his former } 10 rne nea Liberty chapel, this county, to Lithoaia last ton Uv, had the misfortune to get all of his be 1 clothing and some furni¬ ture burned. The things were packed in a large cotton frame aud thev are supposed to have caught on fire from the driver's nipe. Mrs. Parker and some the children were on the wagon and had a narrow pseape from ing burned. The fUe occurred near Mr. Webb Gran ule's home, about a mil© from Rockdale Bap¬ tist church. Mr, Parker has loca e at Lithonia a d will conduct a shoe repair shop at that place. THE COMING WOMAN Who goes to the club while her husband ten s the baby, as well as the g sod old-fashioned woman who looks after her home, will both at times get run down in health. They wi 1 be troubled with loss of appetite, lmadaches, sleeplessness, fainting or dizzy spells. The most wonderful rem edy for these women is Electric Bitters. Thousands of sufferers from lame back and week kidneys rise up and call it blessed. It is the medicim for women. Female complaints and nervous troubles all kinds are soon relieved by *he use of Electric Bitters De'i Women should keep this rem on hand to build up the sys¬ tem. Only oOc per bottle. For by Dr. Wm. II. Lee. WOOD’S SEEDS are specially grown and selected to meet the needs and requirements of Southern Growers. Wood’s Descriptive Catalogue is most valu¬ able and helpful in giving cultural directions and valuable information about all seeds specially adapted to the South. VEGETABLE and FLOWER SEEDS, Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats and all Garden and Farm Seeds. Write for Descriptive Catalogue. Mailed free. T. W. WOOD & SONS, SEEDSMEN, - RICHMOND, VA. THE LARGEST SEED HOUSE IN THE SOUTH. UNION LOCALS. The farmers of tLis community have been making use of the fine weather. Mr. Elmo Hastlev, of Fayette county, and Miss Nora Stanley, of this district were united in the holy bonds of wedlock last Sun¬ day; and Mr. George Ford and Miss Dovie Stanley were also I married on the same day. May their lives be long and prosperous Misses Genie and Callie Sim¬ mons, of Gwinnett county, visited in this community last week. Mr. Jack Swann, a student in the Lithonia school, visited his parents in Henry county Sunday Mr.J. M. McDonald visited his parents day and near Conyers last Satur¬ Sunday. Rev Mr. Eakes preached a fine sermon to a large congregation at Uniou Sunday. M . aud Mrs. W- S. Powell vis¬ ited relatives in Henry county Sunday, Mr. Westley Patillo and family, of Henry county, visited Mr. D, A George, of Knob, Sunday. Mr. R. K. Rowen and wife were in our midst Sunday. Some one says that every other man you meet is a guano agent. Lookout for a big cotton crop this year. All seemed to enjoy the enter¬ tainment at Mr. W. B. Parker's last week. Guess what boy ran away and married last Sunday and had to send for the doctor next day. OASTOHIA. fae- — 1 iS OB siails every denature Y wrapper. Of SOME LOCAL NEWS. Rev. J. F. Aim and, of Conyers, will preach at Haynes Creek Thursday before fcbe third Sun¬ day in this month, Thursday night of that day at Trip and at Shiloh on Friday thereafter. Every body invited out to hear him. T. B Rice, Druggist, Greens¬ boro, Ga., writes as follows: “In the past eight years, I have sold more of Dr. Pitts* Carmina¬ tive than all the soothing syrups, colic drops, and other baby med¬ Dr. icines combined." Sold by Wm, H. Lee. Something you want to eat is nice Irish potatoes, cabbage, tur¬ nips, navy beans, onions, dried fruit, etc. You will find them at Jim Dukes* Grocery Store. Also shred cocoanut. Eagle brand con¬ densed milk, candies and canned goods. Fresh fish and oysters on Saturdays. Jim Dukes celebrated I is thirty third birthday yesterday. Jim he is a candidate for matri¬ mony, as well as county treasurer and wants the girls George to send Ken- him sealed proposals. non is not on the matrimonial market, he having resigned in Jim’s favor. FREE TO SUFFERERS. Cut this out and take it to your druggist and get a. sample bottle freeof Dr. King’s New Discovery, for consumption, coughs and colds. They do not ask you O buy before trying. This will show you the great merits of this truly wonderful remedy, and show you what caD be accomplished by the regular size bottle. This is no experiment, and would be dis¬ astrous to the proprietors, did they ro know it would invariably Many of the best physi their cians are now using it in practice with great results, and are relying on it in most severe It is guaranteed. Trial bottles free at Dr. William H. Lee’s drug store. Regular size cents and $100. FEB. 17, 1898. Your Grocer Is the Man to help you economize. Why? Your grocery bill is the largest and r« in w rtant item of how to reduce it , therefore , is the vital ques= tion. We can lessen the cost of your oill without de creasing the amount cr quality of the goods . We are noted as much tor our low prices as for the high quality of our goods. You can alivays get good bargains at the Spot Cash Store of N. T. STREET. ANEW DEPARTURE We have launched another feature in connection with our already large stock of house¬ furnishing goods, tinware,etc •* and have just received^ a full and complete line of NDERTAKERS 000DS We have made convenient arrangements in one of our store rooms stock of lor Coffins carrying a large and and Caskets are now ready to serve the public in this line. Our hearses and funeral apparatus are of modern date, and are at your command, as well as our services, at all hours. Give us a trial and we guarantee to please you. JOHNSON & GOODE. R OCKDALE ll.I.IANCK DAW) Col. W. L. Peek, one of the best farmers in Georgia, made in 1897, with this guano, 18 bales cotton weighing, average, 508 lbs lint, on 5 one-horse farms, by using 200 lbs per acre; on three acres of bottom land, 75 <bu. corn per acre using 4 loads of manure and 1000 lbs Guano per acre. J. P. TIEEEY. MV PnC 0 S: ** Yrbuckles Coffee, $1 per barrel. Meat and lard as cheap as anybody. ? ]' )s 1 ^ Best Salmon, per can, 10c Onion Sets, per quart, 10 c Best Starch, per lb, 5c g Schnapps ^ Tobacco, $1 “ 2,400 Matches, 10c. NO 7. How? We are prepared to help you a »r long use and % successful bus incss career , combined mtkfo best , , facilities such as large store, complete stock delivery ff* system *
