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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1898)
local items - BRIEFLY STATED flews of the Week Presented In Short Paragraphs. PICKED UP HEBE AND THERE Paragrap hical Pencilings of Pith and Pungency. Get Allen to 'ake your photo. Mr. Noon B Hudson, of Atlan¬ ta, is in the city. Mr. Sim F. Smith spent a days at home this week. The council has put in force the hog pen ordinance. Chas. B Hudson has an attrac¬ tive ad in this issue. R*ad J. P. Tiiiey*s guano ads. They wiiJ interest jou, Miss Florence Austin is visit¬ ing in Lithonia this week Mr. Joe L- White visited rela¬ tives in Atlanta this week. Mr. W. S. Marbut, of Almon, was in the city this week. Mr. Randel Segers went down to Covington last Sunday. Mr. James Seamans, of Atlanta, visited in the city this week. Mr. J. G. Maleom visited frie nds in Morgan county last week. Mr. T. C. McOaila spent Sun¬ day at home with his family. Judge Atkinson for governor— gee particulars on inside pages. Mr. G. A. Almand is in Law renceville on business this week. Mr. R. L. White and family, of Atlanta, spent Sunday in the city. Col. Candler answers his critics .—see what he says on inside pages Gailey Drug Co have a seed ad in this paper. Have you seed it? TJ. S. battleship Maine blown np—full account on inside pages. Cal) at this office and get a sam¬ ple copy of the Weekly Constitu¬ tion. The comic valentine fiend got In his deadly work on last Mon ay. A pretty line of ladies and chil¬ drens lace shoes just received. The Blue Front. The Blue Front will close out any of its fall stock at a big sac¬ rifice. We regret to note that Mr. G. A. Street, the jewler, is quite sick this week. Mrs. K. M. Warren is on an extended visit to relatives in At¬ lanta. Miss Jane Hollingsworth, of Henry county, is visiting relatives in the city. I Miss Mary Stansell is visiting Mrs. G. W. Cain in Lawrenceviile this week. Mrs. P. H. McDonald, of Au¬ gusta, is the guest of Mrs. E. G. Gailey this week. Miss Marie Mitchell, of Atlan¬ ta, is visiting Miss Nellie Gailey in the city this week. The Blue Front will receive this week a large shipment of cloth¬ ing and spring goods. Mr. Otis Adair visited his brother, Mr. M. W. Aim and, in Atlanta, Sunday. Vada Mr. Sidney Johnson and Miss Jast Jones, of Lithonia, spent / Punday in this city. Alex Gilstrap, our smallpox pa* tient , is entirely well, and was in town last week. M. Jim McDonald is assisting Mr. Anthony Norton with his School at New Hope. Mr. Chas. A. Argo and family visited friends and relatives in Lithonia yesterday. MERIT * is what has given Hood’s the Sarsaparilla the largest sales in world and enables it to accomplish thousands of wonderful CURES. Rev. 8. F. Davis, of Covington, has been visiting Mr. W. W. T, Stewart in the city this week. BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE The best salve in the world for Cuts, rheum, bruises, fever sores, ulcers, salt hands, chilblains, sores, tetter, chapped skin corns, and all eruptions, piles, and positively cures or no pay required. It is eruarenteed to give perfect Price satisfaction, or money refunded. 253. per box. For sale by Dr Win. H. Lee. Mr. Gaines, proprietor of the * marble works at Oartersville, was here this week. Mr. Oliver Edwards, who a member or lire A Junta police force, was in the city last week. I Mr. W. G. Flake, who spent last season here haying: cotton, has gone to his home at Decatur. Miss Georgia Sigman compli¬ mented her friends with a valen tine party on last Monday even ing. Mr. Flurnoy Helms is teaching school at Be'hel, over in Sheffield He will make a splendia “profes¬ sor/* The young people enjoyed a valentine pa tv at the residence of Miss Maud McCalla last Mon day evening. Rev. p owman tilled the pulpit at the Presbyterian church last Sabbath and preached two inter¬ esting sermous. WANTED—A hundred pretty 'women to wear their corns in onr lace shoes just received. The Blue Front. In another column Johnson <fe Goode have an ao relative to un dertaking department. You should read it. Mr. W. L Wallis has rented two rooms from Professor Guinn on Mill street. He will go to housekeeping, soon. The Atlanta Weekly Constitu¬ tion and Tne Rockdale Banner one year for $1.25; Atlanta Jour¬ nal and Banner, $1. Mr. J. D. Lochridge, who has been writing insurance in this place for some time, left Monday for other fields of labor The Conyers Volunteers have decided to postpone the prize drill from the 18th of February to the fiist Friday night in April. Mrs. T. A. Elliott has returned from a visit to Monticello, where she went to attend the marriage of her brother, Mr. Tom Downs. A new street has been opened up connecting Rosser and Glade streets. Mr. Walter Wood is erecting a handsome cottage on the new street. The Sales of Hood’s Sarsaparilla are the largest in the world because the cures by Hood’s Sarsaparilla are wonderful, perfect, permanent. Hood’s Pills are the best family cathartic and liver medicine. 25c. We regret to note that Mr. Ollie Willingham, son in law of Mr. W. F. Hardin, and a prominent mer¬ chant of Cedartown, is very low with pneumonia fever. Miss Mabel Morgan gave a tacky paity to her last little friends at the Commercial Thursday evening which was very much en¬ joyed by those present. The Conyers public school has added another grade and Mrs. E. L. Almand has been selected as teacher. We understand the school has about 250 pupils. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Tfesfee- it ttaile M *2 4 «!*»» Going to Plant a Garden? If so, you’ll want some good seeds. We handle a complete line of D. M, Ferry & Co,, Crossman Bios, and Mandeville & King’s famous Garden and Flower Seeds, How About a Flower Garden This year? We’ve got a full collection of choice | Flower Seeds. Call and see them. Still selling everything in our line at close figures. Gailey Drug Co Liver Ills like bmo „ sne5Si (ljspe „ sla> llea(lacte , consH . p at j 0n ^ sour stomach, indigestion are promptly cured by Hood's Pills. They do their work Hood’s 25cents. easily p e st after and All dinner thoroughly, druggists. pills. Pills Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co.. Lowell, Mass. The only Pill to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Rev H. J. Adams is slightly improved. He preached at the Methodist church Sabbath tnoru ing. Rev. J. A. Reynolds filled the pulpit at the evening serv ce. Itch on human, manage on hor ses, dogs and all stoc k, cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sani¬ tary Lotion. This never jails Sold by Dr. W. H. Lee, druggist, Conyers, Ga. Our ordinary is advertising for sealed bids for the construction and building of four stone piers and two abutment stone wal s at Pmetog bridge. Read the ad in another column* Miss Elsie DeaJe, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs M. E- Al¬ len, in the city, has returned to her home in Greenville, S C. Little Inez, the oldest child of Mrs. Allen, went with her and will remain some time. Mr. A. E. Bennet, a gentleman, is here with the city authorities for ting in and lighting the city gas. It is hoped that our Ethers will grasp th s for giving us better lights. “Uncie“ Hamp Braswell, of the oldest citizens of and one of the first men to business iu that place, died early yesterday morning, after a ing illness of several weeks. Braswell was widely known the announcement of bis bring* sorrow to the hearts his many friends over the try. WANTED—A load of wood this office right away. 3&a P m fj i Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, Cures Cholera Infantum, Cholera Morbus, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Teething Children, And All Diseases of the Stomach and Bowels. It 13 Pleasant to the Taste and NBVJSR FAILS to give Satisfaction. = a Few doses Will Demonstrate its = = Superlative Virtues. = For sale by Dr. Win. H. Lee. EVERYBODY I I I 0 B Having prepared our statement, we find ourselves fully equipped to serve you as here¬ tofore. Our business will be continued upon the same lines that have governed it for the • past thirty years. We will carry a full line of mer cha n dis e and in addition we will handle the famous Mitchel wagon—it speaks for it¬ self. We invite you to come and feel at home in our store. Yours truly, . . D. M. Almand’s Sons. I Customers Say “ Oh, I guess* that will have to do” in our store. We dont keep the “have-to-do” kind of a stock. You get exactly what you want here— just the right design—just the right coloring—just the right price. DRY GOODS CLOTHING GROCERIES SHOES You Can Find Anything ^ 5*1 and Everything Here Farming Implements, We sell Guanos Farmers’ Supplies. and Acids. Come to see me. J, 0, Stephenson. pounds of seed cotton 2 1-2 acres . . Is what Elder |ohn b. Almand raised last year. The question naturally arises: “What guano did he use?” Why, Bald win’s, of course, the best to be found on the market to-day. A thousand other similar testimonials esn be furnished. All the BALDWIN brands can be had of S. L. Almand. Full line of everything. Latest novelties in Trimmings, Rib¬ bons and Laces. Kid Gloves. Men’s, Youth’s and Children’s Clothing at prices never before heard of. Adapted to climate. Fancy and heavy. Anything you want to eat. Candies, Can¬ ned goods, Tobaccos, Cigars. Our stock of footwear is in royal condition. Every pair is marked down as low as can be.
