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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1898)
SUR RENDERS! era i Toral surrenders Eastern Cuba, The r include return of the fish soldiers to Spain sale you have waited e Summers. at Ld District Conference July 25, with meei at Oxford 'P Candler presiding- Almand, W.3. tore. Land h. j- will U T- Longshore ent Conyers church. Rev. >f ' and Messrs C. C. Adams and John e>. fell. R A- Eakes iy ex-offieio members of are will be li body. Preachers led and recommended j i for or Hod, and educational interests lidered, Sunday school work wed, missions discussed aud ? make report. church will a ,et us figure together— inters. ,ow shoes, low prices— uiners. ______ The Celebration, ever in the history of our nty baa there been such a sue ful Sunday school celebration [that liday. held at Smyrna on last EtB success consisted in ts good Lgjng Itking. and excellent speech ■A large crowd was present, pos [ly I 2,000 people, aud all the seemed day enjoy every minute of ■The following are the schools [at were represented respective and speak- the femes of their ts: Smyrna—Madison Hollings¬ worth, welcome address; Conyers Presbyterian,T. D. O’Kelley, res unse; Union, Frank Mann and iem Bowers; Rockdale, Aqnila yle; Oak Grove, Charles Clot liter. Orator of the day—John Til¬ ley. [Daoiel, [ Recitations—Misses Inez Mc Clyde McDaniel and An¬ nie Bowen. i The speakers were very e’o Iquent and their oratory was never ■•arpsssed on an occasion of simi Il&r character. The speakers are all young men [and they deserve great credit for their productions. Much enthusiasm was mani¬ fested in contesting for the ban¬ ter. All the schools sang well and were so evenly matched that the judges wrangled some time be¬ fore corring to a decision. Fin¬ ally the the banner was awar ed to School. Conyers Presbyterian Funday It is said that the quiver in a girls voice often holds her beau, and her foot the eye of old men when shod at The Blue Front. Many a man is compelled to take married life according to directions. The good wife ■will direct her better half to the Blue Front for his cloth Excursion rates on all lines, Summ ers. Snappy bargains at Sum¬ mers. July is the month for u let ting go” all over the store—at Summers. Prices have been sent on their vacation—sec us while they are absent, Summers. Summers is just ahead others in quality and prices. Personal Mention. Arthur Langford spent Sunday in Lithonia. We are glad to know that Miss No¬ ra Plunkett is improving. Miss Irene Iiwin has returned from a pleasant visit to Oxford. Mather Bakes is now playing the role of Prof. He has a good school. Mies Lucile Brodnax, of Athens, is the guest of Miss Fleta Simpkins. Mr. Joe Ethridge, of Atlanta, is in our city, visiting relatives. Miss Cora Belle Almand is visiting her friend Miss Austin, this week. Miss Pearl Cook returned to htr sohool at County Liue Monday. Mrs. C. J. Almand, of Emberton, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Reynolds. Misses Flcrede Tucker and Clara Swords spent Tuesday in Atlanta. Mr. Bee McDonald now goes back and forth to his work iu Atlanta. Have you noticed the dignity wnb which Col. Stark is wearing his title. Miss Lillie Green, of McDonough, is visiting her unde, Mr. J. J. Green. The wheel raffled by Langford Bros, was won by Messrs. Noraian and Gai¬ ley. Mr. McCall, of Atlanta, was dowu as usual this week and came iu to see us. Miss Laura Denman, of Wisconsin, will be at the Commercial for a week or two. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Eakes have re¬ turned from a pleasant visit to their brother in Warrenton. Mr. J. D. Lochridge, with his friend, Mr. Andersoo, spent Sunday in Conyers. Miss Julia Price, of Atlanta, is on a visit to her cousin, Miss Lillian Me Ca’Ia. Mr. Bridges, of Oxford, spent Sun¬ day in towu chatting with our sweet young ladies. Several of Lithonia’s youDg men were in Conyers Sunday. They seem to like our town and girls. Oar brilliant young friend, Mr. P. E. Smith, opened his school at Pine Log, this week. Now is the time for people who were, going to do things on a cold day in July to show up. We want some more bicycle races in Conyers. Challenge some fellow, Floyd, and lets sea how you ride. Miss Kate Reagan, of McDonough, has been visiting the famiiy of her unole, Hon. A. J. Smith. We are glad to see Noon Hudson's smiling faoe on our streets occasional¬ ly. His family ie staying here. Miss Daisy Foster, of Lithonia, af¬ ter a pleasant visit to Miss Lollie Po¬ sey, has returned home. Miss Morgan, a charming young la¬ dy from Americas, is at the hotel on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Morgan. Miss Lill McKuown who has been with her sister, Mrs. Wallace, for a while, has returned to her home. Mr. Bob Jones and family, of Can¬ ton, is visiting his brother, Mr. Jesse W. Jones. Messrs. Davis, Brodnax, Gunn, Grif¬ fin aDd Branham, of Oxford, attend-d the sociable at Mr. J. N. Hales Iri day night. The young people are now practic¬ ing to give a play and hope to have it before the public soon. It is one of Prof. Morris’ productions and is very good. Ono of our yonng men has promised us a five pound box of Huylei’s not to have bis name in the paper for at least s'x months. We hope this young man when looking at the paper will notice the omission, and, noticing, under¬ stand ; and, understanding, not forget. Good men make good communities; improve the farms and greatly en bance the value of real estate, For instance turn your optics toward Oak Grove. John Plunkett, Hugh White, John McClung, Heard AlleD, Bob Hudson, Cosby Farmer, Frank Mc¬ Daniel, Zack Almand, Lum Granade, John Hamilton, Billy Plunkett and many others, You never see them hanging around the grand neighbors. jury room making casts against their James M. White. The subject of this sketch was “ rem t tkable fortune to lose his parents when he was yet a small child, and was buffeted about during his youth— enduring all the ills and hardships 1 ^army^nd vt?* j United States served through the Indian war of 1836 as Third Lieutenant in the New ton Grays. Soon after his return be was marred to Lavinia Jen nmgs Smith, with whom he lived happily for thirty-seven years. Their union was blessed with ten children, five of whom still sur Vive, <o revere their memory. cept- While had not the advan tage of an education, except such riage, PS and he numbered yet his f lends among some of the best people of the county. His ex ample and advice to his children was ever to keep the best com* paoy or none. No one ever knew him to be guilty if a mean act, or to inten ti on ally wrong anyone; no needy man or woman ever asked him for he’p aud was turned empty handed away. He was liberal with Ifis mon?y and always gave freely of his means to bail! up churches, school houses, or to aid any good cause. He was cue of tbs first advocates of temperance >u this section, and no doubt a great many people are today get ting {the benefit of the work he did in the cause of temperance whi e he was a young man. He became a Mason some time in the 40’s and fulfilled his obligations to that order as long as he lived, although he did not visit them, braLr“„ ee iu“hl h e rc!° B ' i °* cl 1 u ® was about 26 years of a aud when the division occurred in that denomination, he with «he Missionary Baptists and served them as deacon for many years. Afterward, on account troubles iu the church of which be was a member, he and joined the Primitive His motto religiously was: “To love m»rcy deal jastly aud walk humbly before God When the war between States came on he warmly took the sout hern side of it, and though he was then over 45 years of age he raised a company, went to front and served till failing health caused him to resign; he wards joined a company of old men and served till the close of the war. He never was recon structed. In 1896 he was stricken with an incurable malady and for twenty three months he suffered tortures that no pen could describe. He bore Lis afflictions with all possi¬ ble fortitude, and his greatest anxiety seemed to be lest be should cause others troublo. He often told hi« nurses that he was not afraid to die, and more than once expressed a wish to die aud go home to Jesus. After long waiting, the summons came on May 4, last, and he went home— leaving us, who honored him in in life, to cherish aud bless his memory. “The God of love will sure in¬ dulge The flowing tear, the heaving sigh ; fall, and When righteous persons when Oar lender friends and kindred die ” Owing to having to arrange the office we can only give you a poor paper this week. The many friends of Mrs. J. 0. Gailev, nee Miss Nellie Adam, will regret to hear of )> Galley er death was, a ct- for Conyers. number Mrs. of a years, a resident of Athens, and by her gentle and after won theiove ^ borof friends, of who a W will mourn — ^ ier loss, but death to us is but her eternal gain and we feel assured that she now en • th ., J ° yS _ ® ^ P resenca of „ that ,, , c &a , ‘ ^ whom she so devotedly served and that she is again :with the loved ones who pre¬ ceded her to the Glory land, Mrs. Gailey leaves a devoted “ d *»• — to oiouin hei lo&s. May our kind Heavenly father corn fort these bereaved ones, There’s a void ia your heart— Earth never can fi!!, A wave of deep sorrow Mortal hands eiuuot still! A dear liuk is broken A bright hope is riven, But the hope is uot lost— It is anchored in Heaven. A class-mate who loved her, in the ■ Athens Banner. To Our Business Men. Believing it to be the duty of .. , <'«> . a11 ,, . a “^paper f> 1,1 power to build up the . trade of the business enter j prises of its town, thereby building up everything else, we give you our promise that ' we our best. Not a dollar should leave Conyers ' that cculd be kept here and the sooner everybody finds 1 ' 11 " out and acts accordingly i the better * By judicious ef j forts, in fr- vertising, and fair a dealings, the trade of Conyers can soon be doubled and we wan fc to see every shoulder to the wheel. Lay aside all pet Jealousies . and help one an other. We have the best bus Citizenry, jness men, the best general the best town and < j b t f in the land, I, there is n0 reason why we s l 10ul d not grow and flour ish like a green bay tree. Fools wait for something to up, wise men go to the £i ue p ront f or s hees. . , , . kut ma Y on » time is too short tor men to waste it in looking for bargains else¬ where than at The Blue Front. Teeth Extracted Without Pain! • Ali kinds of Dental W ork Done at “Hard Timet.” Prices. See me at my office, over the J. H. ALMAND CO.’S STORE. C. W. McCALLA, Dentist. W arning. All persons are hereby warned not to hire or haibor one Lula Brown, colored, as she is under contract with me for the year 1898. July 9, ’98. Ben. F. Fabmeb. BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE The best salve in the world for rheum, cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt fever sores, fetter, chapped skin hands, chilblains, corns, and all eruptions, piles, and positively cures It is guarenteed or no pay give required. to perfect satisfaction, Price or money refunded. 26c per box. For sale by Dr. Wm. H. Lee. FREE PILLS. Send your address to H. E, Back* len & Go., Chicago and get, a free sample box of Dr.. King’s New Life Pills. A trial will convince yoa of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of constipation aud sick head¬ ache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfecily free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving toueto the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Reg¬ ular size 25c. per box. Sold by Dr. Wm. H. L3e druggist. A torpid liver robs you of arn bitiou and ruins your health. De Witt’s Little Early Risers cleanse the liver, cure constipation and all stomach and liver troubles.— Gailey Dru? Co Children like it, it saves their lives. We mean One Minute Cough Cure, the infallible reme¬ dy for coughs colds, croup, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. —Gfiiley Dnig Co' Pitts’ Carminative is pleasant to the taste, acts promptly, and nev¬ er fails to give satisfaction. It carries children over the critical period of teething. A few doses will demonstrate its superlative virtues. Ask your druggist for Pitts’ Carminative. Next to Allen Candler, TobeStevens seemed to be the most popular man at the conveutiou last Meek. Everybody wanted to shake his hand, and we will go a niekle to a giugersnap that he was happy over that fact, de-pite the pain of the many hearty baud pressures that he received. A CLEVER TRICK. It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it'. Anybody can try it who has lame back and weak kidneys, malaria or nervous tronbles. We mean he cau cure him¬ self right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones np the whole system, acts as a stimulant to liter aud kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve touio. It cures constipa¬ tion, headache, faiuting spells, sleep¬ lessness and melancholy. It ia purely vegetable, a mild laxative and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters aud be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50e. a bottle. Gailey Drag Co. UNDERTAKER'S NOTICE. We are prepared to serve the people with undertaker’s goods and our stock is fall and up te date iu styles. Oar hearses aud services are free, and we answer calls day Yours or night. Prices rea¬ sonable. to command, Johnson Goode, Funeral Directors. DENTISTRY. I will be in Conyers the third Monday in each month and spend the entire week. My office will 1 e located at the Commercial Hotel. I will appreciate your patronage in my line, and guar¬ antee to give you satisfaction. R. A. Jones, Dental Surgeon. MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY. It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern in the land who are nut afraid to be gener¬ ous t ) the needy aud suffering. The proprietors of l)r. King’s New Dis¬ covery for consumption, coughs and .colds have given away over ten million trial bottles os this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cared thousands of hopeltss cases. A«thmH, bronchitis, hoarseness and all diseases of the throat, cuest and luugs are surely cured by it. Call on The Gailey Drug Co. and get a trial bottle free. Regular size 50c. and $1. Every bottle guaranteed or price refunded,
