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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1898)
* / _ .=» * ii T ^ J^Vf*'.. g&s. is s * ,4 _< 2y< m ms < i m I m r-s #1 r, di^MP «s£Ais» -dsjsS^V t yo L. XXII. SdSty^dlliSgs OF THE WEEK Latest News From All Parts of the County, aLL about the crops Looal Leaflets Gathered by Our flpecial Correspondents. OAK GROVE. Mr. Z. T. Almand has caught his pig—good luck. Mr. Walter Adair and Miss Martin visited our Sunday school Sunday af ternoon. Mr. Brann of Lithonia visited his friends here Sunday evening. Come and hear the grand debate next Saturday night at this place. Everybody is invited. Charlie Norton went to Klondike Sunday. We would like to have the adjoining communities join our society. Several of our people attended the funeral of Col. Simpkins Sunday af ternoon. We were sorry of his death and sympathize with the bereaved ones. ROSEBUD. Messrs. James Upshaw and Sim Lester went to Salem Sunday on their whoele. Mr. J. F. Peek and family spent Sunday with Mr. A. J. M ou’s family. Misses Ludie and Lera Sigman spent Sunday with Miss Margie Bag get and Miss Mary Bradford. D. A. Sigmau and Wm. Bradford w«nt to W n ler Sunday. E, . L. Bradford and family spent Sunday with Mr. W. 0. Baggett. CASTOniA. Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature Of RIVERSIDE RIPPLES. Mr. Jake Abney was in our midst Sunday. Mr. MalikiRay and wife visited our community Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Robert Roan paid Riverside a visit Sunday. Mr. Walter Stanton and Miss Fan¬ nie Kinnett paid Riverside a visit Sunday afternoon. Mr. Carl Swann visited relatives Bear Mt. Vernon Sunday. Misses Nora and Gertrude Jarrell visited their uncle, Mr. John Jarrell Saturday and Suuday. Mrs. C. W. Maddox has returned from a visit to her father iu Newton county. Mrs. John Daniel is very sick. Little Ada Farmer has been quite sick but is able to be up again. Mr. J. W. Maddox and family vis¬ ited his father, Mr. H. J. Maddox Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Ray of Lor¬ raine visited his sister Mrs. Eobert Hollingsworth Sunday. Mr. E. F. Cook was over last week looking after his saw mill. Mr. James Smith spent Sunday with Mr. Uwell Farmer. Bwmi CASTORIA. The Signature the Kind You Have Always Bought of STOVES FREE. We will sell you a stove for $20 that will, with ordinary care, last yon fif teen years. Some stove ranges sell for $69.00 - subtract from this - - 20.00 And you have - $49.00 - end this $49 out at 8 per cent in erei-t and give us the interest and we gree to give you another $20 stove ver y five years for the balance of yoar hfe, and you still have your $49. xoa caD glve a]1 your children good stove without any cost to you. See? J oh j* son & Goode. CONYERS, GA., THURSDAY. APRIL 28, 1898. UNION GROVE. Miss Lizzie Tribble visited iu Con¬ yers Sunday. Misses Elia Taylor and Lossie Has lett were the guests of Miss Mattie K ; last week. . ng Quite a number of our young peo¬ ple enjoyed a singing at the home of Mrs. Weed Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hicks, of Stone Mountain, visited their mother, Mrs. Weed, fcunday. It is with sadness that we chronicle the illness of Mrs. Sarah Kerr Keagin. The literary school of this place will picnic at Reagan’s Spring next Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Keen visited relatives at Rockland Sunday. REMARKABLE RESCUE. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, III., makes the statement, that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse He told her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist sugges¬ ted Dr. King’s New Discovery for con¬ sumption ; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself beuefitted from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles, found herself souun and weli; now does her own housework, and is as well as she ever was.—Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at Dr. Wm. H. Lee’s drug store. Large bottles 50c and 1.00 J. NEWT. PARKER. To all my friends in the various parts of the state: When you are in need of fine imported and domestic wines, pure liquors for medicinal purposes, call on me at M. Shurman’s, 189 Decatur street, Atlanta, Ga. Best goods at low¬ est prices. All orders specialty promptly filled. The jag trade a J. Newt. Parker. THAT COOKING BEE. The flour to be used in Johnson & Goode’s cooking contest on May 9 and 10 will be the H. Y. McCord’s Best Patent. For sale at all the stores in Conyers, This flour is all pure wheat, no starch, no meal or other adul¬ terations to cheapen it. It is as white as good flour can be made not to injure its bak¬ ing qualities. Ladies are in¬ vited to be present and wit¬ ness the contest between our girl cooks. Free coffee, bread and butter will be served. CASTORIA. Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of feetli Extracted without Paiu • ••it And all kinds of Den¬ tal work done at hard¬ time prices. See me at Room 3, Commer¬ cial Hotel for terms. E- W« McEalla, UantisL NOTICE. I am still at my old stand with a full line and complete line of coffins, caskets and funeral sup¬ plies. Regardless of prices, chil¬ dren’s coffins $2-50 Respectfully, and upward. Adults $5.00.’ W. V. Almanp. The Show Tonight. The members Of the Stark-Tol son and Southers-Price Company arrived here on the 11:30 t rain t They wilt hold tho , boards , at . TT Hale’s , opera , house tonight, , ore senting- the comedy drama, Jerry the Tramp. This company is probably the best that has appeared in Con yers in a number of years. We know this to be a fact, for we have sem several members of the troupe before in good companies and we unhesitatingly say that the show is a clean, moral one, presented by clever, capable ar¬ tists and our people should not fail to accord them the patronage they deserve. Colonel Hale is to be compli¬ mented on securing such a good attraction for his house and we trust the people will show their appreciation in order that we may have real good companies come here occasionally. This company is composed of ten acting people who are all stars and never fail to make a hit. Theo Stark, the clever comedian, was for ten years the leading fun ny man for the famous Baldwin Melville Co , and he could need no better recommendation. Edwin Southers is an actor of wide reputation and takes the part of hero in a manner which never fails to elicit hearty ap plause. Misses Madeline Price, Lorena Graves and Lillian Stein are all actresses of rare ability and carry tneir roles in a charming manner. Charles Brewer is another funny man who can make a mule laugh anu is popular everywhere. the villain Percy White, heavy has few equals in his line aDd al ways wins the bitter hatred of the audience. Mr. Tolson, the genial business manager,is an all-around man and always says his lines in an inimi¬ table manner. The other members are all ex¬ cellent actors and they will please you if you go out tonight. They will appear Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, with Saturday matinee. The program will be changed nightly. Their repertoire embraces: Jerry, the tramp, Lancashire Lass, East Lynne, Ten Mights In a Bar Room, Wells-Fargo Messenger, etc., etc. The company played to Madi¬ son people an entire week and the Madison Advertiser has this to say of the show: Madison has now within her gates one of the cleanest, brightest and beat theatrical troupes ever iu the city. Beginning Monday night the Stark & Tolson and Soutbers-Price Com¬ pany entered upon a three nights en j THE SURE LA GRIPPE CURE. There is no use suffering from this dreadful malady, if you will only get the right remedy. You are having pain all through your body, your liv¬ er is out of order, have no appetite, or ambition, have a bad cold, in fact are completely only used up. Electric Bitters is the remedy that will give you prompt and sure relief. They act directly on your liver, stom¬ ach and kidneys, tone up the whole system and make you feel like a new beiDg. They are guaranteed to cure price refnnded. For Sale at Dr. Wm. H. Lee’s drug store, only fifty nts per bottle. The Bicycle Races. The bicycle races tomorrow ftfPT noou P romise to bo hi ^>y exciting aml our P ( °P lc ehould out 10 see them. Lado ar oontially m vited to be present. The fin-t race will ... be called „ . promptly at 4 , , clock. . . o m, . , , , , go far> wbicb consi8fc of a mile opi . D( half-mile open, mile handicap and half mile handicap. The entrie-i in these races are : R. A. Hogue, C. B. Irwin, John Hardin, Floyd Plunkei, Arthur Langford and Cliff Sigman. In addition to these events the fol lowing mutch races will be pulled off. Two Lap Eace—Hogue va, Pluckel. Two Lap Eace—Langford vs. Irwin, Two Lap Eace—Hardin vs. Irwin. Four Lap Eace—Hogue .vs. Pluuket, S x Lap Eace—Hogue vs. Plnnket. Mr. Raleigh A. Hogue is the popu¬ lar advinee agent for the Stark-Tol son Comedy Company, and was at one time champion of Georgia. The races between him and Plunket will be “warm numbers.” Go out and see the fan. pagement at our auditorium. Their engagement opened with the great Madison equira success, “Esmeralda.” The play was happily presented, and the audience wa- well pleased. Tues¬ day evening they played “The Lan¬ cashire Las?,” a beaut- >ul and sensa¬ tional drama in four acts, which pre sente pictures from life in England during the 17th century. The c is tu-ncs used in tbi play were hand- 80 me, In.ing made of plush and velvet. “The Li icashin; Lass” is full of fine points aud interesting climaxes, without, a single dull feature. It ap¬ peals i t-ha noblest sentiments of one’s ualure, and at times, many eyes iu the audience were wet with tears. It abounds iu deepest pathos. Tho acting of Edwin Southers, as Norton Heath was simply superb. The other characters were well sustained. After the third act Mr. Chis. C. Tolson came before the curtain and an nouuoed that the troupe had canceled its engagement elsewhere and would remain in Madison during the en • tire week, The Advertiser unhesitatingly says that this is one of the cleanest, best, most moral shows which has ever been to Madison. It is a pity that our peo¬ ple, so far, have not patronized it more liberally. Let a broken down, immoral, riproaring aggregation of dirty mouthed theatricals come along, with a few blackened faces and a couple of high kickers, and all Madi son rushes out to see them. Now when we have a good, high toned troupe ip the city, they must play to chairs. It is a shame on Mad¬ that such is the case, 2 I il! mh Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, Cures Cholera Infantum, E Cholera Morbus, Diarrhoea, E Dysentery, Teething Children, E And and the Taste All Bowels. Diseases and It NEVKH of is the Pleasant Stomach FAILS to i s to give Satisfaction. = I A few Doses Will Demonstrate Its z Z Superlative Virtues. z For sale by Dr. Wm. H. Lee. DENTISTRY. MoncH^ I wUl be in Conyers the third in each month and spend the entire week. My office will he located at the Commercial Hotel. 1 will appreciate your patronage in my line, and guar¬ antee to give you satisfaction. R. A. Jones, «. Drill'd NO. 17 Memorial Day. The memorial exercises of the Con¬ yers Volunteers on las' Tuesday after¬ noon were both interesting and ap¬ propriate. H-uded by the band, 'be company march'd to the OonyerS Institute, where they were joined by the two hundred school children and quite a number of ladies. To - par a la was then formed and the Volunteers led the procession, fol¬ lowed by ail the school children, most of them carrying a bunch of li overs, and then the people generally. Notwithstanding the rain iu the foreno n k- pt many from going out, tie procession was quite a long one and tin- march to the cemetery pre¬ sented a pretty picture. The services at the cemotery were opened with a vocal duet, •‘Sweet Land of Liberty,” rendered in a pleas¬ ing manner by Judge Holms and Cap¬ tain Irwin, followed by prayer from Dr. Quigg. Captain Irwin as mister of cerem >• nies introduced the speakers anil paid a just tribute to the fallen heroes. Private Bee McDonald spoke in be¬ half of the compauy and his speech was a noble effort. He has been com¬ plimented very highly on the address He spoke for several minutes of his three fallen comrades—Frauk Smith, Dr. John Seamans and Eobert Albert —with feeling expressions, paying a tribute of love and roapoct which hon¬ ored the dead soldiers but justly. Hon. Lucius L. Middlobrooks of Coviugton, the orator of the day, was next introduced and his speech was one of the best we ever heard. His eulogy of the Confederate sol¬ dier wan a beautiful tribute to them. A salute of live volleys was thou fired by the company and the crowd was dismissed with a benediction by Elder Win, Wood, Tug graves were ladoa with flowers and thus tho day parses into history— long to bo remembered by all tho-ie preset) t. COLONEL SIMPKINS DEAD. On lust Saturday morning about six o’clock Colonel W. II. Simpkins died after a sudden illness of paralysis of the heart. The funeral occurred at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon, conducted by Ilev. I. G. Walker and Dr. H. Quigg, after which the re mams were laid to rest in East View cemetery. Col. Simpkins leaves a wife and four children to mourn his death, to whom we extend our heart¬ felt sympathy in their sad affliction. Undertaker’s Notice. I am at my old stand with a good line of coffins, caskets and funeral supplies. My services, hearsas and harness free of charge. W. V. Almand, Funeral Director. DRESSMAKING. Mrs. Dr. Glenn and Miss Joe Davidson have opened a dress¬ establishment upstairs McDonald & Haygood’s millinery shop. Latest' styles lowest prices prevail. Cutting and making men’s and boy’s garments a specialty. DRESSMAKING. Miss Mattie Miller, dressmaker, the postoffice in Conyers, f O' tfi«: patiojiligp ).{ ',L I ’ , 1 1 ,.
