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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1895)
The Mtcluffi -— OFFICIAL ORCAN OF THE COUNTY. - J II. Willis. Enteieil at the po-L<ffiee at Conyers a* svcond-class mail inatier. Saturday, Due. 28, 1895. ADVERTISING RATES. 3 mo, o mo. 12 mo. ^ r«.’"o ? J limit ho | i t.oi) 2 4.00 7 50 10.00 4 “ 7.50 12.00 20.00 V column I 10.00 15.00 25.00 % “ i 1H.00 30.00 •V, (10 j 3'.00 50 00 ICO < 0 Locals 5 vents per lino ,. - hi-t. ui. tr tion ; 2'/. for each enbaniiwm. in sertintiY Regular adv. each 50m per inch first, insertion; 25c lor insertion. ; SUBSCRIPTION RATE: of) , . . ——— m-m ADIEU. We have severed our con nection with the Conyers Week ly- For ten months we endeavored to give our readers a good paper, How far we have succeeded wo leave for others to say. We are not, however, un¬ mindful nor ungrateful for the many coniplimentvy words spoken, or regrets expressed at our leaving. We turn lover this week the material and good will of the paper to Mr. J. H. Wal¬ lis who is a fine practical prin¬ ter and an experienced newsp'a per man who will further im prove theWEEKi.v We commend him to the citizens of Conyers and Rockdale as a young man worthy ^of their support and confidence. Mr Wallis will car¬ ry out all incomplete advertising and subscription contracts. All who still owe for subscriptions for ’95 will pay over to him who .will receipt for same. All whose %io expires first of January ’9« are expected to come for wafd and renew during the next two'or v three weeks. Give him your support and he will give you a county paper of winch you may be proud. Again adieu. \ J. B. & J. H. Reese. For the kind expressions con¬ tained in the above we feel most grateful to the Messrs. Reese and we shall exert our¬ self to keep the Weekly up to its usual high standard of journal¬ istic merit. If in the past the Weekly has failed to reward a friend or punish an enemy—if its pair record shows aught for which it should ho punished—we have only to say that it has again gone to its commercial judgement, a judgement not unlike, in its effect upon the paper, the con - version of a sinner. A sinner converted is cleansed from all iniquities—a paper sold or transferred, is born again, hence we may justly say that the pa¬ per appears before you to-day in a new life, Hmv long it will be able to keep its place in the ranks of the blessed wo dare not say, but our effort shall be honest and sincere. Just here we deem it expedi n.Hfncv ^ Hint H.O Wm*iv ' will e emoc a . T _ _ . iy o say moie, or > \en fruit ye shall know them. In •m effort to nuke* a good paper we earnestly ask the peo pie to help us, and unless we accorded this co-operation we cannot hope lobe phenominally successful. Trusting that onr .abo ra may not be iti vain and that our tforta will be appreciated, we jgreet you, citizens of Conyers and Rocktiale. Very respectfully, Joe Ilf. Wallis. the ”?» tunes /»«■'<' it is ^ ltetessarv U P °, that :th you subscribe for t®s paper. The New Year. Before we issue another oaper the old year, with its great rec ord of events, stirring scenes, joys and sorrows, will nave been ushered into the past. Its record of crime will rest paral¬ lel with its record of good, and each, at the proper time, will be brought forth tomeas ure our souls At each recurr ing new period 'of time it is well for us to pause and ijeflect upon our record in order that we may lie better fitted to live—an bon or to our Creator, and a great upnotdmg , sustaining .' . pijjor ana OUl ^,i.t..u _ j vilizalioil vni/.auou. Tt is plainly our privilege and duty to improve with each succeed ing yea • in those qualities that noble manhood and womanhood, and while we are seeking to obtain the riches of earth let us not neglect to pros per as well in possessing our selves of those higher qualities that distinginsh us as a nation. The Exposition Closes. Next Monday closes the great Cotton States and International Exposition, and the Hood of vis¬ itors that have been pouring in¬ to the South’s great city for the past three months will come to a close.. The great show has been a success in every way, and the benefit, that will be derived from if, to the Southern States is inestimable. To Atlanta, the plucky city that planned and executed the grand enterprise in the midst of the greatest financial depression the country ever experienced, belongs the glory, and well may she feel proud of the success she achieved. The whole coun¬ try admires her pluck and the unprejudiced will sing her praises constantly. The depression that will nec¬ essarily follow the close of the Exposition will bo trying, but the spirited citizens \yho have made the city will be slow to weaken under the reaction. However, the good results of the great show will soon begin to appear upon the surface and Atlanta will justly be the first to feel it. In the meantime, we give three cheers for Atlanta’ Preident Cleveland succeeded in knocking out the Congress¬ men this Christmas. That Hol¬ iday adjournment didn't ma¬ terialize. Christmas watermelons are a very unusual sight, hut there was a wagon load of them on the streets yesterday, and they were readily disposed of ,—Au¬ gusta Chranicle. The disabilities of ex-Ooufed erates have been removed by Congress and these old braves can now join the Army or Na¬ vy and light for Uncle Sam. The colony of Northern peo pie who have settled in Irwin county seem to be making very good progress, especially in the building of the new town’ which they have christened Fitzgerald. They are. located iu a section where thrift and en terprise will speedily tell and there is no predicting the extent to which they will aid m bring mg that section to the front. _____ Congressman Crisp is his own as leader of the demo cratic nunocity. Even who oppose his financial view’s ^^^4° ° ' 1 1 >ouieeeive a copy of the Weekly , we trust that you mav e Xam T 11 carefu11 ? a ? d f ould it , meet your approval, step in to our office and subscribe for it We hope to improve it with succeeding issue-w will make it a newspaper contain ing aU the news every week. 1888 — 1896 , If onr our memory serves us correctly, we left Conyers in ’88, eight years ago. Within that space rnanv important changes have been wrought, not only in ourself, but in the people of Conyers, and in the town In former days we could pass along the streets with a youth ful knowledge of every al with whom we met, wliiie to-day we meet strangers at every turn. A new spirit to pervade the town—a spirit of push and enterprise predomi nates with the people. Her lib erality and generous considera tion nonors the people who con stitutc her citizenship and kin dies the admeration of all who behold it. Eight years ago we departed; to-day we have returned and planted our flag in the district of oui birth. It is not a hostile banner seeking to disrupt or de¬ stroy, out cue that bears on its face the declaration: Peace, good will We are glad to get back and we trust that our joy may not diminish as our citizenship is prolonged from year to year. At a distance everything ap¬ pears hopeful for Cuba to gain her independence. While Con¬ gress is parleying with regard to the recognition of the rights of the insurgents, the rebels are marching on to victory. Every patriotic American should feel a keen appreciation of 'the sue-, cess of the patriotic and liberty loving Cubans, The sudden death of Mr. Ed N. Wood, which occured in Atlanta this week, was sad in¬ deed. It will be remembered that he contributed several very interesting continued stories* to the Solid South, when it was first established here by our es¬ teemed fellow citizens, Col. Jno. R. Maddox and Hon. M. I). Irwin. Mr. Wood was an excel¬ lent writer and a most worthy gentlemen. We are uot willing to believe that the farmers of the South will be blind to the plain sug¬ gestions of their experience this year. They are in a distinctly better condition than they were a year ago. The explanation of the fact may be given in one sentence. It is because they planted less cotton and raised more provisions.—New Orleans Times-Democrab The Atlanta papers have un¬ doubtedly doue their duty tow¬ ard making a success of the Exposition and they have every reason to feel proud of the result of their labors. The big dailies have been calculating wliat actual war would cost. Would it not be a good idea for some of them to make the calculation and tell just what tlie‘prospect of a war cost US. Atlanta . to is preparing econ omize after the Exposition, Street travel in that city will cog j. ou j,. ti uee cell ts after the ‘ ta * - The farmer is the man who the ff eds nil!ilonai t| le worl(i re w ; ould ) V lthoufc starve. hl “ A | the farmer for what he eats, The farmer should of be recogniz- j ed as the greatest all men.— l - It is now suggested by some political prophets that the tar lviff be a live issue iu the J to'suppluut the ‘financial question. There Is No End. Telegraphic messages from Washington carry the infomia MOU that President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle have de cided to issue bonds in the sum of $100,000,000 without await¬ ing the action of Congress upon his, Clevelands, special financial 1 message. They claim that the situation demands immediate {action and they cannot hazard J the credit Congress of the discusses government and v bile acts, perhaps indifferently, upon the great problem, It is the old bluff of protect the government’s credit by bor rowing money. It is the same > old story, only a few precautions have been thrown around this deal, ‘keep up the hundred mil¬ lion gold reserve.’ The Morgau Belmon't syndicate were, as us¬ ual, consulted, and have agreed to take all they can get. The wap?) with England, the ac¬ companying financial panic in Wall street and a demand for another issue of bonds, all with in ten days, has given the peo pie an opportunity to view the financial situation as it is. The issuing of bonds continues, our national debt increases, and to top it off we are advised by the head of the nation to retire half of our money. The people are quietly musing over the sugges¬ tion . The people will forget the Venezuelan boundary dispute in their serious contemplation of the new .$100,000,000 bond issue that Mr. Cleveland will author¬ ize some time next week. A tariff bill has passed the lower house of Congress, mainly increasing the duties on articles in common use, enlarging the governments revenue as a means of securing relief to the treasury. The bill provides for an increase of forty-four million dollars per year. It is a repub¬ lican measure without a par¬ ticle of democratic favor. The Atlanta Journal speaks of another movement on foot to loca te a second large colony of Northern people in Georgia. If the plans materialize the col¬ ony will occupy some eighty thousand acres of land in south¬ ern Georgia. What will be the new wo¬ man's station in the event of a war with England? We predict that in the event of j that dire catastrophe she will be found in skirts, cap and apron, in the hos¬ pitals administering to the necessities of the sick and wounded with the same patience, fidelity and angelic grace that have characterized the women of every war period that Amer¬ ica has ever seen.—Savaunah News. THE COUNTY NEWS. SMYRNA SI.MMERIXGS. We are in the midst of the Christ mas festivities and every body seems to be having a good time. The old folks are happy because they have {heir children and grandchildren with them- The young men and women are as merry as can be, for they have just married are just go ing to enter that heaven sanctiooed relation in a short time. Thechil dre n a* e jubilant because S«nta Claus has been so liberal with his presents this year, The schools have dosed, The boys have prepared a large *" a fr eh supply of ammunition, nnd nothing to mar their pleasure. Home of our people are moving and wifi SOO n be ready to begin another year’s work. I. C: U. We would be glad to have you become a read- Vd of the Weekly. \ TOALL Besides an ambition to succeed, and to make WEEKLY € & a* ood newsy paper, it our desire the fact, also, that we prepared do your c on notice. Onr outfit is very near¬ ly complete and we will take pride in giving our patrons the very neatest work that it is possible for us to turn out and at prices reasonable. Give us an to verify assertion we make. nun ICu H H ....... Our office is in the Ma¬ sonic build¬ ing and we will be glad to have you call on US;. mTTn lUll ■ ^ WEEKLY ROCKDALE SHERIFF S SALES Will be sold " •Jamisty, on the first Tuesday J L'" • said next, at the court ho„ in county, within .he le^d honr s. , sw:ftj^*> 5 jw «*; ctte* d strict of or is in.U !y ,leVr^ol r^,*s he a h dale county, Georgia. R °* the Said land if' levied 1 d 4 ns property of George p an execution issued from 1 '•)t 4 p court of rnve-tu.enti Atlanta in fav. Aoenl r of n ,p PorHffn 0 ' 516 mn--, limned, acainst f. If Jones. 'I’J’is oth day 8 .id )Jr' of D rcemher Sheriff? " • u - M. AUSTIN, 0 ' Will he sold on the first Tu esda . Jan tjfm „ n 11 a?v, next, at court hd»s« Rockdale couutv,, with*; r the " hours cash, th Of s following ilo, t „LjV* hie|, e t, l.idder 1“ ^ or t property • ’ A f^o-nf'hs fJhndivided interest • s’xti-iiv 'ero S pf land, more 1,1 lying in the IfitH district orUjS , of y Henry no .v liccUdale county ’Mat at 1 v i„ S lauds of J, L Rate on north H ry west. on east Part an.l of couth land lot and 258. John MiersTn tl? fifths undivided interest Said land" in said levied on as the property of A T ii ‘ mock and Harriet A. Hammock am f.V execution issued to satis an from tA.,, i„ s i if of 475th district, . 0 court G. M dale caunty in favor of G. \v. , p" Gain against said A. <fe a T. Hammock ' anr i H. A. Hammock. Levy made by T idS' V Simonton, L. C. This Nov. 28ffi Sheriff? W. PI. M. AUSTIN, 0, Also at the same time and pl ace the following property, towit: All that tract or jiarcel of land lying and Geor"u brW in Rockdale county, state of bounded on west by lands of John m’ Zachry, D. II. Roberts and Sarah V Fret,well on south by lands of C M Maylor, Gleaton, Abby east Griflin by and George w low liver on and lands of wateis estates of the Ye'" i B Stewart, deceased, of J and ,f. lands' A. Stew Sa~ art, deceased, on north by of rft1 'E Fretwell and A. D. Summers and dred Prank and eighty Bryan, containing two hun¬ ied the acres, more or less lev¬ on as property of Susie C. Grif¬ fin in the hands of J. II. Griffin admin¬ istrator of Susie C. Griffin, deceased to suisfy two fi fas or executions issued from Newton superior court—one in fa¬ vor of J. A. & T. U. Stewart for the use of Stewart Bros, against J. II. Grif¬ fin, administrator of S. C. Griffin; the other in favor of II. W. Means against •Tames II ‘Uiffin, administaator of Su -ie<\Griffin Tmvie to satisfy hath fi fas. W. H. M. A JSTIN, Sheriff. Dec. 6 , 1895. LEITERS OF DISMISSION. Georgia, Rockdale Coukty. —To A ll Whom It. May Concern : R. W. Tucker, administrator of A. B. E. Hardeman, deceased, applies to rae for letters of di-mission from his 'rust as such administrator of said deceased* and I vril, pass upon his | plimtion on the first Monday in ■January. 1896, at my office in Con¬ yers, said county. Given under mv hand and official signature Ibis Oct. 3rd, 1895. A. M. Helms, Ordinary. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All parties holding claims against the estate of Joh i L. Scott, deceased, or his widow, will please present same to J. D. Scott, Conyers, Ga., by the first, of January, 1896. W. W. Scott. Executor. Nov 27, 1895. CITATION. Genista, Rockdale Countv.—Martha Carter,eo , having applied for a twelve mi,nth's support out of the estate of her 'ate husband, .James Carter, col,, de¬ ceased. and the appraisers appointed having filed their return in mr office, rJiis is to cite all persons concerned that I will pass upon the same on the first Monday in January, next. This Dec. 5,1895. A. M. HELMS, Ordinary. ANTED:-Several trus.worthy pent.lernen or ladies to travel n Georgia for established reliable Steady hous j . Salary $7S0 and reference expense?, and position. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Company, Third Floor, Oma¬ ha Bleg., Chicago, ill. PERFECTED \ CRYSTAL LENSES trade mark. hJiV S’ V Cislity First »i AlWi *4v v mJms a m m k 51 DR. W. IU LEE, Druggist, has the exclusive sale of these celebrated Glass es in Conyers, Ga. From the factory of Kellam & Moore, the only optical plant in tee Foutb. Atlanta, Ga. FIRE! FIRE INSURANCE. J. P. TILLEY agbni. I represent the BEST com* Dailies in the world. t - HT s COAL. See us before buying your coal. We can save you mon ey. TILLEY & QUIGG,
