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Green peas a”C plentiful.
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Sweet potatoes are line this
year local to the
Report your news
1 The prospect for meat this win¬
der is good.
Hr. Geo. P. Tilley is suffering
with hay fever.
The tax rate for the county
,cill be made out soon.
Now is the time to begin ad¬
vertising for the fall trade.
Hon. L. F. Livingston went to
Atlanta onbusinessMonday last.
Partridge time will soon be
here. Get your setters and guns
ready.
We offer congratulations to
Hr. S. L. Almand—this time it’s
a line boy.
Judge Joseph Reagan spent a
part of this week at his farm in
the country.
Miss Emma Riley and Miss
Taylor attended church at Union
last Sunday.
The second bale of cotton was
sold here last Saturday. It
brought 7fc.
The weather for the last few
days seems to be subsiding and
gliding into fall.
i The Covington Star is much
improved in its new dress and
[general make-up.
ft Sirs. Reynolds, of Atlanta, de¬
lighted her Conyers friends by
visiting them this week.
I Deputy Marshal Harper is on
(the sick list. He has suffered
(this week with a severe cold.
! We are glad to state that Mr.
(Charlie Cain,who has been quite
pick recently, is convalescent.
[ Mr. Ale Eight, of Shady Dale,
Jasper county, spent a day or
[wo in the city with his brother.
Mr. John W. Almand now
lakes the place of Col. Helms, as
notary public and ex-officio J.P.
: The Royal Arcanum has paid
ill,000 to Airs. Sullivan, widow
f the late postmaster at Coving
in.
Last week and tlie first days
t this week were very hot,
bough the nights were more
[easant.
A good price for cotton and a
lenty [akc of corn and meat will
the country prosperous for
pe next year.
U. W. & A. P. Cain have se¬
ared the services of Aliss lola.
handler as clerk in their dress
bods department.
|We |e begin to believe, from all
information at hand, that
je ben cotton crop will not exceed
million bales.
|A gentleman in Walton pre¬ 121
ps that cotton will go to
■its this year. If so, many
prts will be made glad.
ftVe are pleased to learn that
Ipt. White, who has been sick
I some weeks, is much better,
ft hope he will soon be up
.in.
CONYERS, GA„ SATURDAY, SEPT. ,14, 1895.
Our townsman, Mr. McMillan,
will have a good place at tin
Atlanta exposition. He takes
charge of Frick & Co.’s exhibit
in the machinery hall.
Sheriff Austin has taken a va¬
cation this week. He went last
Monday to Henry county to vis¬
it his brothers and sisters, whom
he has not seen for quite awhile.
The Covington baseball club
was organized Thursday of last
week. The Atlanta players went
home Friday; and a writer in
the Covington Star says that the
club has disbanded.
The Covington Enterprise sug¬
gests that if Col. Helms should
wish to embrace matrimony he
will now he able to keep $1.85
in the family by issuing a free
marriage license to himself.
Air. S. L. Alrnand goes to Cov¬
ington again this fall to run the
Grate City ginnery and buy cot¬
ton seed. He offers the best
prices, and has encouragement
of a large trade. We wish him
success.
Air. J. W. Swann has bought
the Everitt livery stables and
has taken possession. Mr. Ev¬
eritt has retired from the livery
business for the present. He is
an energetic man and will suc¬
ceed. These gentlemen have
our best wishes.
Air. Walter Adair returned
from New York last Saturday
night. He purchased a fine
stock of goods and will soon be
ready to sell akcompeting prices.
reports a pleasant tiip to the
Metropolis. Our readers will
hear from him soon.
Ur. Quigg lias been spending
a pleasant time at Litliia and
Porter Springs. He enjoyed the
mountain breezes greatly, He
had an interesting letter from
Porter Springs in last Saturday’s
Atlanta Journal, The Doctor
is a cultured and entertaning
gentleman, of whom Conyers is
proud.
Prof. Jamet McClelland, who
has been the very acceptable
teacher at Shady Dale, in this
county, will leave in a few days
—perhaps today—for Texas. He
will locate about 40 miles west
of Dallas. We regret to give
him up. Rockdale loses in him
a good citizeii and excellent
teacher, The Weekly wishes
him success.
A firm and staunch Democrat
remarked to us the other day
that he liked The Weekly, and
admired the conservative course
which we pursue in conducting
the editorial department, treat¬
ing all parties with respect, yet
maintaining our opinions so that
none can doubt our position. We
are thankful for sucli expres
sions ; they give us encourage¬
ment.
Air. Hudson and lady, who
have been spending several days
in the great city of Now A ork,
returned last Saturday night.
Their visit was pleasant and Mr.
Hudson employed much of his
time in selecting and baying a
choice lot of fail and wintei
goods for the many customer.
of Summers & Hudson, wno
leave nothing undone for the
good of their patrons.
An excursion train from At¬
lanta to Alilledgeville passed Con
vers L»st Saturday night and re¬
turned early Monday morning
On last Tuesday an excursion
from Aliliedgeville to Atlanta
passed through our city about
10 o’clock and returned late in
the evening. These are said to
bo the last of excursions along
this line for the season, except
the cheap rates during the prog¬
ress of the exposition, which op¬
ens next Wednesday.
We do not say it with any spir¬
it of boasting, but by compari¬
son with other weeklies we
that our paper has about double
of editorial, local and personal
paragraphs. Wo ask our read¬
ers to note the original matter
and news items, and see if they
can do any better anywhere in
this section than to give us their
hearty support and co-operation.
We do not ask something for
nothing. We give you a paper
well worth the subscription
price, $1 a year. We ask the
subscribers who are in arrears
‘ to come in and pay up as soon as
possible.
The town was unusually quiet
the first of this week. The boys
made their trips to and from the
trains in a mechanical kind of
way; the conversation of the
weary ones was strangely sub¬
dued ; ‘ ‘ Bouquet’ ’ Posey gazed
pensively into space and ever
and anon sad shadows of smiles
would flit across his handsome
face; Alonza White gazed dream
ily skyward and through his
half parted lips in low and quiv¬
ering accents floated the words,
t < Ere-long, ere-long we’ll see
him;” for the first time in many
days Henry Reagan laughed soft
ly, so that people who do not
live right up in town heard him
not, and Thompson Stewart
heaved a sigh of relief, in har
mony witli the mournful sizz of
the soda fountain. However,
we can now report a more cheer¬
ful state of affairs—Tick Farrill
has returned home after visiting
Madison for a few days.
A NEWSY BATCH GATHERED BY A
FAIR REPORTER.
The little tots think Aliss Hol¬
der a very lovable lady, and we
think so too.
Visitors, money and news are
three of the scarcest things in
Conyers at this time .
Dr. Quillian has been assist¬
ing Prof. Bradley in a protract¬
ed meeting at Union this week.
Alessrs. Rob and Charlie Gai
ley went to the Uate City 1 ues—
day on business(?j we suppose.
Messrs. Frank Mann and John
Tilley are at Emory college. We
fear these young men will im¬
pair their healt h b y hard study.
Airs. H. C. Driskell, the esti¬
mable mother of Airs. Dr. Posey,
who was stricken with paralysis
some time ago is slowly improv
mg.
Miss Ruth Alruaud has resum¬
ed her studies at the Roanoke,
Va., college Her friends here
regret very much to have her
leave and their kindest wishes
follow her.
Misses Ola Fuller, Lottie Phil¬
lips, and Bessie Almand have
gone to attend the Georgia Nor¬
mal and Industrial college at
Alilledgeville. The best wishes
of many friends for a profitable
term go with them.
The many friends of Air. Al
den Thompson will regret to
hear that after Oct. 1 he will
give up liis position at the post
office, for awhile at least, on ac¬
count of poor health.
Master Barton Hull came near
being seriously hurt by falling
on the track in front of the pas¬
senger train Tuesday afternoon.
The fall itself came near sever¬
ing the main leader in his knee.
Editor Hawkins, of the Cov
ington Enterprise, in a < < Short
Visit to Conyers" says these
nice things about our town and
county :
< ( We spent several hours very
pleasantly with friends in Con¬
yers Thursday. As usual w r e
met with a generous welcome
from such social gentlemen as
Alessrs. Hale, O’Kelley, Reese,
AlcCalla, Lee, Hudson, Irwin,
Melton, Glenn, Tilley, Still,
Downs, Everett, Stewart and
many others. These good peo¬
ple report that everything is get¬
ting along nicely in their town
and county. Fair crops are re¬
ported from every district. The
boys discuss free silver,baseball,
pointer dogs, Jersey cows and
other important issues and mat¬
ters just as they do here in Cov¬
ington ; therefore, we always
feel at home the moment our feet
touch Rockdale soil. Besides
gallant men, there are a number
of cultured and beautiful ladies
all over the county. With her
agricultural,manufacturing and
granite and other industries it
is only a question of time about
Rockdale being one of the
wealthiest counties, uf its size,
in all Georgia, as it is already
of the healthiest. 11
one
NOTICE.
I have a good Winsliip cotton
press, a 40 saw Winsliip gin,
feeder and condenser, a 50 saw
VauWinkle gin, feeder and con¬
denser for sale cheap ; will ex¬
change for lumber.
14-2t Jxo. E. Whitaker.
Children Cryfrn
Pitcher’s Castoria.
AGAIN IN THE CITY.
Mr. Kuhns, who has been ab¬
sent on account of sickness, lias
returned and is ready to do pho¬
tographic work in ilie neatest
and mo A artistic style. Every¬
body should come in and have
their negatives made, for Air
Kuhns will be here only a few
moie days. He does good work
for small pay.
Mr. Kuhns will be absent from
Monday till Thursday of next
week. When he returns he will
remain in the city till the 28th.
NO. 37
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Everybody needs take a liver remedy,
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Be sure you get it. Tlie ltcd /<
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OUR COUNTY OFFICERS.
The county officers of Rock¬
dale are are a set of clever gen¬
tlemen who are attentive to bus¬
iness. Capt. Htison, the polite
clerk of the court is always to
be found at his office, readv to
attend to any business which
comes to hand. Judge Helms,
the ordinary who lias just been
inducted into office,fits the place
and the place fits him. Ho will
look into all county matters and
have everything done in order
and according to law. He has
made a most creditable begin¬
ning. Air. Hudson, the receiver
of tax returns, is faithful to duty
and is always ready to give en¬
quirers any information about
the status of returnee in the
county. He keeps his hooks
neat and “jam up,” so much so
that the comptroller general
complimented him as the one
who had sent in i.he most com¬
plete and neatest returns. Air.
Cook, the genial tax collector, is
competent and faithful, lie dis¬
charged the duty of registration,
which was by law in nis hands,
1 0 the satisfaction of all, and
will soon be at his desk ready to
receive the taxes ot ’115. Dr.
Whitaker, the treasurer,is a gen¬
tleman and trusty officer, who is
ready always to pay the de¬
mands on the county when the
proper endorsement or warrant
is produced Air. Farrill, the
coroner, is prompt to investigate
all mysterious deaths that occur
in the county. Sheriff Austin
is a polite and efficient court of¬
ficer and a diligent, pushing and
vigilant sheriff, quietiy finding
offenders of the law and bring¬
ing them into the reach of the
court, and giving them lodging
and free hoard until Judge
Clark invites an investiga tion at
the bar of justice.
Altogether Rockdale has a
corps of officers who i effect cred¬
it upon the citizenship of the
county.
Children Cry for
Pitcher’s Castoria*
