The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900, February 17, 1898, Image 5

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- 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
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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
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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.
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a Few doses Will Demonstrate its =
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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.