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CONYEE.S AND •
CoDjersis a neat town situated in
Bockdale county, on the Ga. R.R. thir
" Atl itliasabout
milesfrom nta.
tifteen hundred inhabitants, and thirty
orm ere business bouses. The ci izens
intelligent and industrious. The
lie nr'les dis
Stewart parer mills are two
tint, in tbe city are steam grist nulls
and oil mills. Efforts are being made
to establish a cotton factory, and to put
in an eiectric plant for tlie city. 1 he
city has a free school system. Rockdale
county contains many acres of the best
lands in Georgia. The farmers are not
large planters, but they are successful
tillers of tbe soil, making the greatest
amount of “hog and hominy.”
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PENCIL
Our Correspondents Hustle, and as a
Consequence They Show up Well Be
iore Our Host of Intelligent Readers
Rocky Bkancd, April 29.—Me
would like to say a few words to all
interested panics about our bicycle
ride. We are free bom and a little
over half while, and we are liable at
any time to do what we please with
that which belongs to us ; we nearly
always try to attc ud to our own bus
icefcf, and aro perfectly willing for
othei s to do the same*
The shade looks very inviting to
fte weary snger.
Some of our farmers are through
planting cotton.
There will be a very large fruit
crop this year if no new calamity be
falls it.
Ms. Susia Stricklin of Honey
Creek visited Mrs. Sancho Sunday.
Rev. Tom Ivey preached to a very
large audience at Rockdale Sunday ’
gA-NCUO.
I Smyrna, May 1.—Mr R icher, o)
p’ whasan. orida, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Mr. Robb Hollingsworth has been
lanta, Siting relatives in and around At¬
Miss Lucinda Stowers is visiting in
tlanta this week.
Mr. Luther Plunkett and mother,
(JasksoD, have been visiting in our
lit.
Mr. Henry Sims and his beautiful
^ter, Miss Medie, visited relatives
P Henry county Saturday and S un
pay.
Miss Carrie Hollingsworth has re
Ned home after a pleasant visit
P Atlanta.
Mr. Lie and sister of Newton coun
• 'Piled our community recently.
A storm of rain, bait and wind
IW! pt over the lower part of our dis
>• Friday night.
[*%■ "tool*t toy™ dotal tat
A large audience was pres
f .wd listened with intense inter
st to Dr. Qaigg's lecture. The
C “°°‘ has greatly prospered under
6t administration of Prof. Ciotfelter
® school has been on? of the most
both in attendance and
enc y of work. There will he a
^ ^ 4t ' on will °f begin two months. the The next
ily. first Monday in
^■Aluigg will preach at Smyrna
s - Saturday and Sundav. A
“fcwn com
service ! will be held Sabbath
)otnin^_ i. c. v.
n lrr > May 1.—Our
2 th ° VE; Sal)
' school = h Sunday afternoon
^largely attended.
last week.
1 The picnic at McDaniel’s mill
! pond o)i last Saturday afternoon
| was It quite gotten an enjoyable in honor aifair. of Lu
was up
| tiier Plunkett, of Jackson, and
(Jito Ciotfelter, of Smyrna.
Lon Braud> ofLlthoniai was
on business (?) last Sun
da y afternoon.
Dr. Quigg Smyrna 7^$
at last Friday
We are pleased to learn that he
has consented to lecture for us
sometime in the near future.
II T. Treadwell and little
daughter, Maud .visited relatives
in Atlanta last Sunday.
! city Giever attended James Dukes Sabbath of sctiool your
our
Sunday afternoon. Gome again,
Jim; we are always glad to see
you.
The 0. G. L. society met last
Saturday evening at the home of
B. C. Grenade. The programme
was very good indeed. Among
those present were Misses Sarah
Trelnhelm and Levanche David
and Mr. 0. b. Adair . of
son, your
city. Misses Trelhelm aud Da
v i d s o n are two of Conyers’
brightest JOUDg ladies, and the
recitations given by them were
greatlv enjoyed by all present,
RAILROAD MEETING TODAY.
The citizens of Kings commu¬
nity will have a meeting today to
discuss t j ie advisability of build
ing a dummy line from Snapping
Shoals tefcConyers or to Litlionia.
We trust their deliberations will
materialize, aud that the road
will be constructed to Conyers
as the more accessible point and
the shorter line, costing less and
serving the citizens as well.
SUNDAY
Notwithstanding tlie inclem¬
ent weather services were held at
all the churches at 11 a. m. Dr.
Quillian held forth as usual in
the Methodist church, discuss
ing the subject in hand with
force and point. Dr. Quigg in
terested his congregation at the
Presbyterian church, giving a
description of Jerusalem and
drawing some wholesome les¬
sons impressing the doctrines of
j Crosg llev> M< L Carswell
by request preached at the Bap¬
tist church morning and night.
Ac 11 o’clock he discussed the
atoueraent _ its va lue aud neces
sity. At night his talk was touch¬
ing and interesting.
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
Frying chickens are hard to
find.
Judge McCalla visited Deca¬
tur last Wednesday.
The hot days of summer are
fast approaching.
j aSi p, Tilley went to Atlanta
ou business last Thursday.
Capfc. J. W. Swords went on a
visit to Covington this week.
W. M. Richardson of Litlionia
was in town last Tuesday.
From all we can learn the
stand of corn is good,and is look
ing well.
The carpenters are making
headway on Mr.Henry M,cCord’s
new residence.
J, R. Black of Monroe, and J.
H. Dawson, of Atlanta, spent a
da -v •» our city tins week.
Mrs. Bud Owens died sudden
] Y Thursday night at her home
in this county.
Mr. Miller and sister of De
Kalb visitedrelatives in t Ji e
county last Saturday,
Dr. Rosser attended the funer¬
al of a nephew in Atlanta Sun¬
day.
For several days this week tlie
cloudy weather aud chilly east
winds were disagreeable.
The gardens are beginning to
look green and beautiful. "\
etables will soon be abundant.
Dr. Quillian gave a Methodist most
ccllent talk at the
aver meeting Tuesday night,
‘
The Covington Star is whet
*•
and garden sass, uqw in sight-
Col. J. C. Barton, of Madison,
was circulating among his
friends in Conyers this week.
After the east winds the clouds
passed off, and the weather has
been perfectly delightful this
week.
Col. Gleaton has raised his res¬
idence off theground several feet,
making it present a much better
appearance.
The general meeting of this
Baptist association met at Al
mand church yesterday, (> miles
from Conyers.
The up train on last Tuesday
was ail hour and forty minutes
behiud schedule time. It was
detained in Augusta.
Guano sales are about over.
The quantity sold here this year
is not so large as last year’s sales
by several hundred tons.
The Baptist Sunday school has
a committee appointed to exam¬
ine the different song books,look
ing to purchasing new ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Winburn return¬
ed on Monday last from Newton,
where they spent several days
wi.li relatives and friends.
ti. P. & D. M. Aimand & Go.
will receive a lot of new goods
today. Come out and see them.
Some merchants have an idea
that when they advertise they do
a benevolent act, and, in fact,
they do—to themselves.
J. Q. Adams of Eatonton pass¬
ed through Conyers last Monday
on his way to Romo to attend
the annual meeting of the Royal
Arcanum.
Dr. J. W. Quillian, of Conyers,
won the prize (an Oxford Bible)
by sending the largest number
of subscribers up to April 1st to
The Wesleyan Advocate.
Dr. Guinn went to Milledge
ville last Tuesday to take P. H.
Buchanan, who had been ad¬
judged insane, to the Lunatic
Asylum.
Rev. B. D. Ragsdale, a dele¬
gate to the Southern Baptist con¬
vention will leave for Washing¬
ton, D. C., on Tuesday next, in
company with D. M. Aimand.
Dr. Quigg expected to lecture
at the court house last night.
No one should ever miss an op¬
portunity to hear this highly in¬
telligent and eloqu*nt gentleman
Mrs. Mary McCalla, of Deca¬
tur, died after mugsugering on
Tuesday, 30th of April. She was
a sister of Mrs. Gleaton of this
place. We sympathize with the
bereaved.
N. M. Aimand has moved his
stock of goods from the corner
next the post office to a store on
commerce stret. J. W. Jones
takes the store vacated by Mr.
Aimand.
Ten cars loaded with tlie frag¬
ments from the wreck of last
week near Litlionia passed Con¬
yers on last Tuesday enroute for
Augusta. Tlie loss to the com¬
pany must extend into the thous¬
ands.
J. J. Langford, D M. Aimand,
W. V. Almand,with their wives,
and J. H. Maddox, Mrs. Walter
Wood, R. H. Canon and Char¬
lie Taylor will leave for Wash¬
ington next Tuesday to attend
the Southern Baptist convention
A drnmmer puts it that not
much business for him now, but
he is going around shaking
hands with the merchants. The
times will soon be better, pros¬
pects are cheering and he feels
jubilant.
Read the schedule of the Mid¬
dle Ga. and Atlantic road, and
avail yourself of this schedule to
make short and quick trips to the
towns along this line. The con¬
ductors are polite and accommo¬
dating.
We are glad to hear that Dr.
I.R. Branham, of Kirkwood, is
greatly improved in health, and
that he will soon be able to
mence pulpit work. He is one
of the ablest preachers in Geor¬
gia, and any church will be
tunate to secure his services.
Some of the merchants are
little backward with their farm
work—they haven’t planted
spring advertisements in The
Weekly ; but no doubt they will
soon ; if they don’t, why then we
say they don’t care for the abun
dant harvest which they
[reap therefrom,
Rev. I>. D. Ragsdale will
away on next Sunday, a- ]u ,
goes to preaclitlieconimencemeiit
sermon at Camming for tlie
Hightower Baptist Institute. His
place will he supplied at tlie
morning service by Rev. 11. D.
D. Straton of Atlanta. Dr. St ni¬
ton is a preacher of rare power
and eloquence, and those who
hear him may expect a treat.
We would be glad to have the
farmers report to us how much
decrease in cotton acreage they
have made ; also the decrease in
the purchase of fertilizers. We
j an , informed by Liverpool re
porters that a decrease in
" B1 effect the cotton mai
la 1 to the advantage of the pro
ducer.
Henry Reagan will give you
a nice hair cut for 2o cents, a
shave for 10 cents, and will hone
your dull razor for 25 cents.
Gall on him when you need any
work done. He will give satis¬
faction. 4-20-It
Prof. J. A. Ciotfelter has
closed his school at Smyrna for
a vacation. He is a fine teach¬
er, and courteous gentleman,
who deserves well of his fellow
citizens. We can congratulate
him upon the start he is making
in his early manhood, and
trust his every effort in what¬
ever direction made will be
crowned with success.
J. W. Jones has moved to the
store next to the post office, cor¬
ner Center and Railroad streets,
where he is prepared to accom¬
modate his customers. lie has
a latger and more handsome
room, and will enlarge his stock
of goods in every department.
Mr. Jones is a gentleman in ev¬
ery respect and a thorough bus¬
iness man, who will give satis¬
faction to his customers. Do not
fail to note the change, aud call
on him for staple dry goods gro¬
ceries and confectioneries, in
fact, everything which is needed
to supply your wants.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
By mutual consent the firm of
Dr. W. H. Lee tfe Son is this day
dissolved. Dr. W. H. Lee hav¬
ing purchased the interest of Dr.
Lewis A. Lee will conduct the
business in future, and all ac¬
counts due the former firm must
be paid to Dr. W. II. Lee. Dr.
W. II. Lee will settle all ac¬
counts due by the former firm of
Dr. W. II Lee & Son.
Wm.II. Ler,
Mewis A. Lee.
This April 30th, 1895.
PATTERNS.
Ji. 1 . tv. D. M. Aimand ot VO.
keep all kinds of patterns for
Ladies’ and Men’s clothing.
Latest styles.
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CATARRHOFTHE KIDNEYS
Sometimes Called Bright’s Dis-1 :
ease -Dr. Hartman s Latest
Lecture.
In the course of a recent lec¬
ture at the Surgical Hotel Dr.
Hartman said :
“Gatarrh of the Kidneys is a
very common disease, growing
more and more common each
year. Tbe symptoms are pain
in tlie back; scanty, high-color¬
ed urine,containing alounieu and
various sediments ; nausea, and
sometimes vomiting ; puffiness
of the face and feet; dropsy of
the legs; shortness of breath and
general weakness; pallor and
dryness of the skin, chilly feel¬
ings, alternating with fever and
sleeplessness.
“A tablespoonful of Fe-ru-na
taken befoie . . 11
should be ea*
meal between meals, and at
bed time, end enough Man-a-lin
at night to produce one natural
action of the bowels each day.
When the disease is of long
standing heated Pe-ru-na should
be applied to the back in addi
tion to the abobe treatment, and
the diet consist principally
milk and dry toast, Avoid li
quors and tobacco.”
MEDICAL BOOKS >'KEE.
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufac-
turing Go., of Golurnbus, Ohio,
ore offering free, postpaid, two
j medical d catarrhal . books, , diseases, one on the catarrh . oth- .
j ai| ■
er on spring medicines and |
spring diseases. These books
contain the very latest and most
reliable infomiatiou on thest
important subjects.
For free hook on cancer ad
dress Dr. Hartman, Columbus,
Ohio
FO ItTY B a K It E LS A DA Y.
Urn-ris and Boqiio, Brin Tuan .mail
nf i.-tur<T' of tin* celebrated Krin Limp,
?»« they have great faith in
mono’s Lightning Remedy for
One of their principal
er(t „, 1S ; a ;,| n p W jtti Rheumatism until
induced to take Drummond's Eight,IISes
Kerne Iv. Alter taking two bottle? lie
went to work, and has since been mak
ing Forty Rakhkos a day. If you want
this remedy, send $5 to the Drummond
Medicine Co., IS Maiden Lane, New
York, and will send to your express ad¬
dress two large bottles—enough for one
month’s treatment. Agents wanted.
For style, variety and up-to
dateness see Summers ifc Hudson
China
Claims to be the oldest and
largest nation on earth.
Japan
Doesn’t - but she is getting
there in good shape.
Morai, :
Watch our smoke. I
Summers & Hudson.
“Our remiers will linti Simmon's
Liver Regulator advertised in these
columns. We advertise it, and u*e it,
and we commend it. as a safe aud ex¬
cellent medicine. We becamea qunint
ed with it in Georgia where it is a
standard f mily medicine. We do not
deny the merite of other preparations,
but simply state that this one com¬
mands confidence”. From the. “Jour¬
nal” Lanesboro, Minn.
TAX RECEIVER’S NOTICE.
I will be at Sheffield district
court ground the 1st Saturday’s
in April, May and June, for the
purpose of receiving tax returns
for the year 1895.
Lorraine district tlie 3d. Sat¬
urday’s iq April, May and June.
Honey Creek the 4th Satur¬
day’s in April, May and June,
and at Conyers the remainder of
the time, when not otherwise
engaged. Office at Stephenson
& Turner’s. Respt., T.R.
m30.3rno. R.L. Hudson,
BIG ITEMS IN SMALL TYFE
The many friend* of Mias Sadie Mc¬
Calla were delighted to see her here
Sunday. She is attending Agn a Soott
Institute.
A party of litt'e bilks spent Friday
evening mint delightfully at i lie home
of Mr. and Mrs. Siepen«on. The affair
was given iurnpliinentary daughter, to riielr
hright and ebarniing little
Miss He ti *.
Yesterday we stepped Into the store
of Summers A Hudson and )i-t,. lied to
the strains of sweet music coming from
Jta SSS.
holding tlie ereategt number of elieolo.
when two thousand are given out. Kv
erybody who buy* twenty live cell's
worth of their handsome and exquisite¬
ly designed jewelry will receive a 2ne
cheek, two cheeks tor 50 and so on.
Summers & Hudson a;e enterprising
young me'chants, who never let an op
portnnity pass which will help their
business, or accrue to the advantage of
their customers.
Two game* of ball between tbe town i
and aoliool teams were plme.l at the
ball ground Monday and Considering Wednesday
afternoon respectively.
tbe fact that they were the fir>t of the
season, t he games were very good ones.
Only seven innings were played Mon¬
day. The score is as follows:
Town Team.. .10 4 0 0 0 1—o.
School Team 0 0 10 12 i—5. ;
Batteries—slenn and McDonald; Stan
eel and While, Umpire Hale.
Wedne-day'a game was not as inter
esting a* the fir>t. The school boys did
n’t take their last inning.
Town 1'eam.. ..27142142 1—21.
School Team.. .0 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 x—11.
Batteries—Glem, Stewart and McDon¬
ald; Stance], Wallace, t'illey and Stan
cel. Umpire Hudaon.
A HOUSEHOLD TREASURE.
O. W. Fuller, of C'ana’oharie, N
y, rays that he always keeps house or.
King’s New Discovery m the
jj 6 wou i(j no t be without it, if
procurable. G. A. »ykeman, Drug
^ ^e best oough remedy ; that he
has used it in his family for eight
claimed^fordt. 8 '
Why uot
iry a remedy so long tried and tes
led Trial bottl *s free at Lee &
Son’s drugstore. Regular size 50c.
and $1.00.
We do job voork !
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1 Health i
) means so much more than 1
you iatal imagine diseases —serious and 1
result from 1
trifling Don’t ailments neglected. 1
play with Nature’s 1
greatest gift-health.
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; Iron
Bitters
ft Cures
’ , Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver
Neuralgia, Troubles,
’Constipation, Bad Blood
' Malaria, Nervous ailments'
■ Women’s complaints. ,
1 Get only tlie peniiiA*—it lias crowed red
W „ Hum oii the wrapper. All other* <
\ lUiimes. On receipt of are eeh-
1 1 d two ac. stamp* we
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An exhilarating, pleasant,
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Lemon and Seltzer. Con¬
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thing for headache 01 Bick
B'omach. For sale bj
Weaker & Stewart.
THE POISONOUS ACIDS.
In the blood shoal 1 be taken up anil
removed by tbe I.Ivor and Kidneys,but
then*’ organs get out of order—fall to do
their work—and tlie refu’t 1 a Rheuma¬
tism. There are u thousand remedies
for the Liver and Kidneys, bittthereis
odIv one cure for Rlieiiinatlsm, and that
I* Dr. Drummond's Lightning Remedy
If vou eave the disease, send £5 to the
Drummond Mediuine Go., 41 Maiden
Lane, New York, and they will send to
your express address two large bottles,
enough lor one month’s treatment. Anv
tone who is having an argument with
the Rheumatism will feel fully repaid
by the first dose. Agents Wanted.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
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A BARGAIN FOR YOU.
We offer you n lino Singer sow¬
ing machine and this paper one
year for twenty-three dollars cash
or will give the machine as pre¬
mium to any one hrinyiny us for¬
ty subscribers with forty dollars.
Now let the person who wishes
a good machine free go to work
and make tip the club, or let the
person who wants a machine
cheap for the cash pay twenty
throe dollars and get it, also The
Weekly one year. The machine
is guaranteed for all that is
claimed for it.
LUMBER FOR SALE.
Parties can buy lumber of alt
sorts on slim t notice from us at the
lowest prices. Mills located
miles South of Conyers.
ru30.3m. Go('J>k & Herr
Buck'.en’s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve iu the world for cut*,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcere, Halt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hand*,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup¬
tions, and. positively cures Liles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed refended. to give
perfet satisfaction or money
Price 25 cents per box.
Wbsn she was a Child, she cried for CaMoria.
Whet, she became Miss, she clung to Castert*.
When she had Children, she gave the* Caatoria,
phildfwi Cry for Pitcher’s Ci«tori||
M rou are leetiar
out *"d oI »or<«. wnE
havsted, Renerally n
hive nrfvona,.
and can’t no appetite wort,
----
j»lt p e K**i al oncetak
the moat itlim-f
medicine,which strtnglheninf! is
Brown’s Iron Bit¬
ters. A few Bot¬
tles cure-benefit
comes from the.
very first dosf -ff
fiv«7 stain y#nr
, ontl it’s
plea,ant to