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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.*- ■
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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 *
