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"THE CONYERS WEEKLY.
0 FFICIAL rriciAL ORGAN organ CITY of rockdalk OF CONYFRS. county.
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C. W White Publisher
J. N. HalK EmTor.
We have had a nice shower or two.
The late cotton crop is quite promis¬
-ng.
A negro woman named Sal White goV
her throat cut by her husband the other
’night.
Miss Ellen Hale hrg returned to Me
Donough.
Oat sowing is progressing all over tne
bounty.
Mrs, J. W, Langford is visiting her
mother in Newton county. j
^ e had to go off this week and when
we^got back our printer was gone We
wiT do better next week.
We regret to chronicle the death of
the infant of Mr. F. M. Mitchell, which
occurred this week.
Mn, Cruse has left the hotel alone in
its glory.
Fatty is again with the Sutler House
and proposes to stay.
Mr. J. W. Johnson has purchased the
interest of Mr. Bud Overbay in their gin
and other machinery, he and Mr. John
Carr now composing the firm. Mr. Over
bay will go into the saw mill business.
Mr Arthur Sharp Wants to ren't a one
or two horse farm near town. Aapply
at this office or call bn Mr. Sharp at the
iiVery stable.
Waste neither tube nor rrtoney, but
mtke the best use of both by ca.ling
early at, Stewarts.
An ehdless variety of ladles’ne< k'
wear at Stewart’s.
A new Variety of stock powders,
“said to work wonders.” Call for
the red tiff box, at Stewart s,
A fresh arrival of shirts and collars
’at Stewart’s,
Conyers has the fastest horse for . 900
yards in the State. Parties not believing
this statement are requested to bring on
their stock.
Mr. Chartes White is able to be out on
the streets igain.
Mr. AdAih will take charge of the post
office about the first of November,
Mrs. James A Farmer, of Covington,
visiting at hei; father’s.
Brick has been in good demand this
Week.
The Kwtojtdck and will be sold on
the ;i Tiic-eda.’ m No ember
The matrimonial manret is dead in
M i he.,.
o:-s # r-<: the e
1.1 ■ ^ a wt horse cab on
He has some new rem'e
it
tx ■■ ‘ • V • tv\ O Ot three
Languid I
Mrs. Canfield created quite a sensatfoii
in town this week. Another fine argu ; -
ment for whisky?
%e notice that whisky continues to be j
sold here. Somebody will yet repent of j
their folly.
Sarah Bernhart and other styles ot
gloves at Steivari’s.
The nicest styles of’dark fail and
prints, ’k« them , .,
tvi„ . r none 1 eise
vvI, me. just arrived, at StewartL
The celebiated Clevelaud all wool
filled Jeans from 7 to 9oz. tor boys
and ineus winter wear, at Siewait’s.
A few only. Picture fames left at
Biewari’r. Cali early.
W mt Irish nm ne at 25 o s per yd
Sit » V *\<i< l G Nice tor baby aprons.
vVe are glad ttf hear that Mr. Thomas
Eluoit is uupro'ing.
Torn Stewart show’s his pleasant face
m our city ueai,y every week.
O.evei Tb uuas Aruilotead is with us
fiVory (Sunday.
Joaunte Haulm nat> gone to live for a
While at least m Texas; John is a clever
boy and we wish mm success.
We learn that Mrs. Thomas E liott as
lit btH ttJ*
T 1 ,-j . t ljA II >1 . H'l
U«ii> * iio* Lf» vVaiJ't i V’j 41 .i l*£5l l»ti v
it*
Com i bookings are in other. all
hen, is tin coi n
Toottei sene at $pi, 5 ° a ia find red.
Tne pea crop win be a complete fail
Ure.
I v$ V. xUuaud’s new house will
.
be it p' bt
'I W x - mtinue to go JrJ. The wed
tl s,c-!S u.c caving a big time.
OuW two more iiiontns befof turkey
unarUeriiig time.
ftiewuit ha» hat' just receited a oase
•i due AUig.Uo. ,'hoes tor ladies and
genti' men
A nice grey and dark oassimere for
boys school suits, at Stewart's.
w e {,* cm band a few ‘Top Bugies
Brewster sin Bar, also end spring Buy
one for association and camp meetings
; ‘Hurry up” at Stewarts.
I Efforts are making to secu'e a
pardon tor Barton, the At’anta lawyer
convicted of perjury.
Mrs. Joseph Moore, ot Thomasvilfc
dead, leaving & husband and young
child to mourn her loss.
Jack Peavy. who was charged with
assault with intent fo murder, was
acquitted at the October term of
Warren Superior Court.
The cigar ‘‘Town Talk,” for sale by
Stewart, is a tip-top one.
Fresh 'grits, rice, meal and white
peas at Stewart's.
.
lour boys from 3 years to 30, eah
e suited at J. A. & i. D. Stewart s.
Call and see that “ ex-quisite ” no
tion depar, nu-ut of J. A. & T. I).
Stewart.
When you want se’ect cream cheese,
sausage dried beef, ajrples cocoa nut,
cabbage, onions, Ac (Alt on Fiank
Harper &Bro.
The tolloing is the talk of T.iylor
Bryant on the scaffold at Mortice on
last Friday:
“I have been walked up here to be
put to death, but I will not be put
to death; rny flesh w'l 1 die, hut my
soul will go to my Savior. I am
ready and willing fo die; Christ has
given me » Home with him in heaven.
I am not guilty, 1 did not ask my
Savior to forgive me for this crime,
tor I did not commit it. If all pres
eIjt te!t aS j do thebe would be
weeping. I will be at rest when
those who swore falsely against me
will be in trouble. I don’t dread it,
Christ says those that thirst for him
shall have rest,” (Here the prisoner
wept.) “ 1 have known several sera
{Yes like this between white and black
folk*. The poor negro must bear it,
and it he don't t un he is put to death.
When I was a boy about ten or twelve
yeirs old a black man named Alexau
der was mining, and was never
found. It was oh Saturday morning.
I was riding a little gray pony, and
was hun'ihg for the cows down by
the river. 1 saw two w >ite men
get Alexander into a bateau and took
him to ride in the river. They had
a flee with them, and when the flee
barked the man sitting behind shot
A . xander. Ho fell out in the water
and h a h ruse he shot him again,
D si'ott shot him, for I saw him
when be did. it. Some of you may
knov: D ; hk>’ . ’ (A voice irorn
ci ■ i, ■* I know hiinj he is lily
br :her—itilaiv, and yod am telling a
lie.”) ‘ I didn't know what to db.
I toid my mother what I had seen
«h said, ’My son, if you tell that
yod will be killed,’and T never told
it. When I set out to find Jesus I
found my cross so hath T could not
forgiveness as long as I kepi the
secret ot this murder in my heart.
told it and got forgiveness. All must
meet me in heaven. A <u all come
here to see a man put to death, I
have heard ot hangings, but I never
s.*w one until I w-ilktp up on my
own scaridhl. Prejudice of whilb
men against a black man make a black
man gutl’y vvhoter he is or n>t; but
than a god they can’t make him guil
ty in heaven.” (Several voiota from
the negroes, “No they can’t thank
God. thank God!” “I am hare to bo
put to death, but thank G d I am
hot guilty, and 1 am ready to die.
Do you think if I oas guilty <>i this
crime, ard was to die with a lie in my
mouth, I could expect to inherit a
better lift?” L aid cries.of“ No. uo,
no, from the negroes *• I did dot
that house that night, and I am
pu n earr. ’
The Prbahtiei a u lL Habits.
Sedentary and ?!-’<■ oh.- mm -'me
times becor icy
know it. Tl • - > - •- -! -ch
time in cl-.-
lect to take enough exercise often
find their stomachs una..-!-- to do the
work of digestic-n. The liver be
comes torpid. I he Dowels act ir
regularly. The brain refuses to
serve as it once did Their preaching
becomes a failure, and there is a state
of general misery. So many minis¬
ters have been restored to health by
the use of Brown’s Iron Bitters that
the clergy generally medicine are speaking the to
their friends of this as
very best tonic and restorer & they
know of. It restores thin and watery
blood to its proper condition by ton
ing it up with the purest and most
invigorating preparation of iron that
science has ever made. It is pleas¬
ant to take, and acts immediately
with the happiest results, not only
on the parsons, but on other^folks
as well. 3
P erfect P astry P atent-
LOOK!
TO OUR CUSTOMERS FRIENDS AND
THE PUBLIC.
We take this method of informing
you that our terms will be CASH
fr^m OCTOBER 1 st. up to January 1st,
1 S 84 . As we have been doing a heavy
time business, we are compelled to
have one fourth of the year to close
up our books. We hope none of our
friends will ask us to vary from the cash
system during the short time we ask
for. We have done all we could to
accommodate our customers for the past
nine months. W'e saw sixty days sgo
that the prospects were very gloomy
but still we kept our banners unfuil
e d, our (j 0 ors open, 'our stock filled up,
and continued to let our customers have
goods on time. 'Ye have never turn¬
ed any one off that we promised to
run. We cordially ask von to call and
gee us when in „ ee d of goods , as we are
determined lo sell extremely LOW
FOR THE CASH We also ask all
who o»e ns any, either on note or ac
counts, to please cad and settle as we
are compelled to have money to pay our
debts and to rim our business, ad to
enable us to sell on time another
year. So please let us have a pad of
your first cotton. Remember ihat
prompt pay makes good credit and
secures goods at the lowest prices. Please
help us now and we will help you after
v wbile Trust i, ’g we wiI1 notbe misun '
^ ^ 00 ^’ 1 main,
er s -
Your Friends,
J. K- ALMAND, SON & CO,
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Perfect Pastiy Patent Plour
CaI , on p; F . HARMED ami BRC.
Bbanan's Best Brandi
Why don’t somebody come hers and
ran a hotel?
NOTICE
By virtue of an order issued from
the Court of Ordinary of Rockdale
ccuntv, %\\\ be selfl before the coni".
house door in the town of Conyers on
(] ie fl rg (; Tuesday in November next.
wirhin the legal hours of sale, the
following tract or parcel of land be*
loooiug; te the estate of James G.
Fitzpatrick, deceased, known as the
Frocman place, lying in the ^Tenth
fij S i r jct p f originally Henry, now
Rockdale county, and being a part of
{ 0 ^ (145) oue hundred and fort)’
and bound on the east, by ,T. J
Coiven, north bv Ansel Willingham,
on the west by Donie Sparks and 00
t jio south by W. H. Brisendioe, con'
taiiiing fifty acres, riio e or less,
The aboVe named land will be «old
for the purpose of paying debts sii.d
distribution among the heirs and
creditors. Terms of sale wdl be cash.
September §3,1883.
J. T. ADAIR, Adinr.
LETTERS of ADMlNtSl 1 RATION
Georgia. Rockdale Uotinty.
To all whom it may concern.
Whereas Jacobus Betty has in
due form unp.ied to me for permai
n .. nt j^rn vs ot administrrt’. n on the
cl M. ., U Pet n -y ,a ’ s '
croiltvtv dec- ast-d and 1 - - -1 pas- u{i'
on said apn'ics;-on on he f!rst Men—
e r 1883 md«r
rnv : l< Thi#
let day ol Otobor, 18 NL
O. SEAM - NS,
eel 5 Ordinary 1
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NOTICE,
Parties owing J. & W. E. Tread wfell &
Co. must come forward and setde at
once, as the estate is obliged to be
wound up.
Call on F, 8 . Treadwell, in charge of
pspers, at their old stand.
Conyers, Ga., October 1st, 1883.
NOTICE.
Having had my saw mill burned and
needing money to have it replaced I
earnestly ask all who are due me moaey
to come forward and make settlements
with me. I need the money, and I ask
you to come forwaru and see meat once
Yours, <$cc.,
A. N. PLUNKETT.
S!S tl
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Stewart’s Specific For The Blood.
Purely Vegetable. Prepare! From Vegetable* that Grow in Georgia aDd Used for Atari by Dr. J. A. Stewart
and is beyond any doubt
The Best Blood Purifier That Is Now Used.
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Cures all akin afftotions by curing the blood, and beautifies the skin, giving to it uew life and a amoothnwa no
other madioine will that 1 have ever used.
AS A SPECIFIC FOR SYPHILIS I
VVe will guarantee a cure in every case, if direotiom are followed. It improve* the blood; henoe all tiia#a#«e
that have .their ongiti in the blaod are improved and cured. The beat remedy for
8SS02?t?S,A OS SEXEt®’8 SVJXk, WSSCXTtS S’WSX.X.XJf®,
ULCERS CHRONIC RHEUMATISM
Sores Eczema Mercurial Diseases
A SURE PREVENTATIVE OF DIPHTHERIA .
A great many of the above named diseaaos have been cured by the use of this Blood Purifier.
Manufactured at Conyeis, Ga., by STEWART A CO., superintended by D*. J A STEWART,
who has devoted thirty year* o. his life to the practice of medicine at Ibis place.
Send your order* to
DR. M. R. STEWART.
Secretary Stewart & Oo., Cenyera, G*.
Put ep in two size*—24 Ounc* Bottles, $1.00; 12 Ounce Bottles, 60 Cent*.
Liberal deduction* will Be made to wholesale dealers. Send in your order* at oiwe.
GEO R. LOMARD & CO
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FoundrY AnD KachinE AnD BoileB Wo. kS,
Near the Water Tower, 1014 to 102G Fenwick St.,
A.WSSSA, @A.,
MAKE. AND SELL THK tlE3T
Sa w Mills,Grist Mills* Gant Mills, Plantation Machinery
Engines an cl Boiler.'!, Cotton Shrews Shaftings,
Pulleys llaiigei-s,. Journal Boxes, Mill Gear'
ing, Gudgeons, Turbine Water Wheels, Gin
Gearing, Judson's Governors. Disston’s Circu- _ -.
lar Saws and Glimmers and Filtes, Belting andasdH| and|lg|gi %
Babbitt Metal and Brass Fitting Globe J
Check Valves, W histles, Guages. Ac., Iron and *** '
BiHss Castings and Gin Ribs and Inj ictors. prices.
Repairing promptly done at lowest
We cast every day both iron and brass, having \
greatly increased our capacity with the latest
improved tools. We are rnnning full time with 100 hands, which enables hr to
fill orders promptly at lowest prices. Give us a trial before sending elsewhere.
Agents for Georgia and South Carolina f >r Korting's Universal Injector, the beet
boiler feeder out. Woras with one lever. Wifi work warm or cold water ami will
lift water. Warranted to give satisfaction. Send for circulars before you buv any
other. They are better than a pump; sept 28 -~ 6 m
he “ Excelsior Stove House.”
A Special invitation to merchants and the puplic generally to examine “before
purchaiing ,” the largest stock, of
STOVES, RANGES, FURNACES HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
Stamped and plain tin ware. Japanned ware,Jwood and willow ware, gaa fixtures
Slate and iron mantles, grates, rubber hose, wrought iron pipe for steam, gas
And water. Brass goods, fcteam whistles, plumbers, materials warer ciosets etc.
This is th 1 largest and most varied stock that is kapt in the Soutn, and we mean
to excel! in Quantity, Quality and Price. Our stock of gif.8 fixtures, mantels aDd
Grates, is simply the laege 3 t in the south. Gold bronzed and ebony chandeliers.
In latest designs. We are tbe
STOVE EMPORIUM OF THE SOUTH.
g^-(; an fill all orders promptly at reasonable prices. We are practical cornice plumbers and
and % fitters, tin and iron roofers, manufacturers of galvanjzect iron
Ornamental sheet iron work, concrete sewer and drain pipe. Agents for Knowels
Steam pumps and Macks injectors.
HUNT1CUTT & BELLINGRATH,
36 & 38 PEACHTREE 4
NEW AND BEAUTIFUL CHINA.
DINNER AND TEA SETS, VASES.
Ftae cutlery, Toilet Sets, eastors.
FORKS, SBOONS, HALL AND LIBRARY LAMPS.
-Thfi Cheapest Goods iu tbe South at
McBride’s China Palace z
ATLANTA, GA.
Merchant*, remember th»t the bought saving from on freight on Crockery, Glassware, Show
Cases, Wood ware, Tinware etc. Mcliride ti Co. is a good pro it.
sep. 2 l. 1 y. Me BRIDE A CO.
Read This,
®@TWe earnestly ask all who are due ua
on accounts or notes to cHSe forward at
once and make settlements as we are
needing the money. We have many
aocounta tlat have been running a long
time on parties we know to be good, but
we need the money now, and must have
it. So come on and pay ns and by so
doing you will greatly favor>nd oblige.
We are yet at our old stand on Coni'
merce street. We calljyonr attention be¬
low to our
NEW GOODS.
^SS'Thanking our customers for past fa'
vors, we asa them to call and examine
onr fall and winter good*. We have oi»
hand ami are continually receiving an
elegant assortment of hats, feathers flow¬
ers, velvets ribhons, laces, corsets, hoops
shirts, rnching, zephyr and a beautifnl
line of neck wear, plush and velvet col¬
lars handkerchiefs, and also jewelry and
ha : r goods besides various other articles
too numerous to mention, We will sell
low down for cash. Call and see ns when
in town. Yours Truly,
P A Cowan & S J Rihchardson
TAX ASSFSTMENT FOB 1883 .
Rockdale Court of Ordinary I
Chambers, Sep; 21 1883.
Whereas His Excellency, Henry U.
McDaniel, Governor of the State of
Gvogia, having assessed twenty-five
cents on the hundred dollars of the
taxable property of the state for the
State Tax for the year 1883.
It is ordered the Court of Ordi>
nary of Rockdale county, that tbe
following assessment be and the same
are hereby thade as the county tai
for Rockdale county for theyear 1883
for the purposes herein after set forth
and that the same be collected by W.
W. Nelms, tax collector of Rockdale
county, or his successor in office, and
paid over to the county t«asurer of
said county, by the 15th day ol De¬
cember, next.
I. For the building and repairing
of bridges and other public buildings
and all other county purposes for the.
year 1883, Thirty five cents bn the
hundred dollars of the taxable props
erty of Rockdale county.
II. For the purpose of paying the
grand and petit jurors for tb« year
1883, Fifteen cents on tbe hundred
dollars of the taxable property of
Rockdale county.
III. For the support of paupers for
the year 1883, Ten cents on the buns
dred dollars of tbe taxable property
of Rockdale county, O, Seamsns,
Ordinary.