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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1897)
VOL. XV f. State News Items. [from our exchanges ] Harry Hill and Lord Bores ford have been pardoned by j Governor Atkinson from the penitentiary where they were sent for forgery. Miss Annie Pace, of Coving¬ ton, daughter of Capt. J. M. Pace, and J. E. Wooten, mayor of Eastman, were married on Dec. 30. me engagement is nnnotiu ced of Miss Gussie Grady, daughter of the late Henry W. Grady, and Eugene Black, son of E. P. Black, of Atlanta, Cutlibert’s cigar factory has begun work: and is now turn ingout large lots for the trade . The cigar factory is run by Mr. Selleck, lately of Minnesota. Mrs. Sarah. Dickenson, of Atlanta lias brought a suit for $25,000 against the Atlanta and West Point railroad for the death of her sou, who was kill¬ ed on the morning of Dec. 16. A lot of cooyicis from this county W 6 ie brought in Friday night. The comity's contract with the les¬ sees bad expired, and the convicts ff'ii be put to work on our roads.— Walton News. The cotton receipts at Athens have passed beyond 60,000 bales, the total of last year’s receipts, evnet when the season is over will have reached at least 65.000 bales- About 8,000 bales ate on hand at the differ¬ ent warehouses. Gen. Clement A Evans, ma¬ jor general commander yf the Georgia (Uvisjy,., "Jf the United e VeterajD^Tissued -a call to his comrades to prepare on Lee’s birthday, Jan. L>, to send delegates to the great an¬ nual convention and reunion which takes place in Nashville May 5, 6 and 7. The contest over the DeKalb county court house has taken a new and interesting turn. Having succeeded in ousting the ultra progressive county com¬ missioners, the citizens non proceed to 1 undo the work of that board by asking the court to stop the collection of the court house tax. Meantime the question whether Decatur or Stone Mountain is the coun¬ ty site of DeKalb remains un¬ decided. The secretary of state and the atuotnev general still have the matter under advise mtnfc. News has reached Rome of a tragic occurrence near Lindale Mrs. Owen, a widow living on the property of the Massachu¬ setts Mill company, was alone ia her little home attending to her household duties when her dress caught fire from the fire place. She ran out o c doors screaming for help, hut ' 1 ‘-" one near enough to af was no and by ford her any assistance the time the neighbors were attracted by her reached her all the clothing b m been burned fom her of borne., "““P which was a mass fllesh, and she was lymg on the ground writhing in sgoay. A physician was summoned an(i tender hands conveyed her to the nearest house, where thing possible was done, she never regained ness au d died in a few hours. / m *& =« V. * A> IS / \ < &** ❖ T GA„ SATURDAY, m&7 o' , i > c— AH. D 9, Catarrh The? Years. A Cure ^TVind at Last in It reaas lil/a novel. Every word of it. Jywever, is prosaic history aid exact truth. A Voting mai has before him a brilliant career. Chronic cat arrh ha 1 " fastened itself upon him. He tried many remedies rain. At college a room-, persuaded Pe-ru-na him to try Pe-j cures him in a short , time, and he goes on bis | vvay rejoicing - Without the Pe-ru-na the success in life would ho impossible. Chron'c catarrh has olasted many a ca reer. It would have blasted young man’s career if it had not been for the kind sug¬ gestion of a friend. Read what A. F. Stern, Marine City, Mich., •‘I was troubled with catarrh for three years and tiled almost every catarrh medicine I heard of. I went down to Deleware, O.. to attend college, when get one of your almanacs, and saw another remedy for catarrh I was almost discouraged with trying all kinds of tnedicins, but my room-mate told me your was all right, and so tried it. After talcing seven bottles according to directions, I was cured and felt like a new man. I recommend it to all who are suffering with this dreadful disease. It is the best medicine for catarrh. I owe my health to you. ’ > AO catarrh'Sufferers will be interested in a book written by Dr, Hartman. It is an instruc¬ tive! v illustrated 64-page book, and treats of catarrh in all its stages and locations. It will be sent free for a short tjme time by the Pe-ru-na Drug Mauufac Airing Compauy, Columbus, Ohio. DISEASES OF THE SKIN. The intense itching and smarting inch dent, to eczema, tetter. Kilt.-.-heum.and other diseases of the’skin »? instantly atiayed by appiytr*- Chamberiain Many baa s Jive cases nave ana pki.. beer, Ointment. very it equally permanently cured by it. is efficient for itching piles and a favor,terem edy for sovo nippies; and chapped, chronic hands, sore cnii- eyes. biains, frost bites, 25 box. V or sale by druggists at cents per Ivy Rr wliat Cady’s Condition needs when Powders, in bad condi¬ they are iust a horse vermifuge. tion. Tonic, blood purifier and Th eFirst Dailey. Tim Couranf, started in London in 1702, was the first dailey pa¬ per ever pub ished, and described bv the c-nr : 0 us contemporaries as “the pitiful project of a poor print er. A 1 the editooal in its first ’s ue was a s’abmeut concerning the new venture, in which it was announced; This Courant will, as the tide shows be published dailey, hems desi/na ted to give all the Material N ews ns soon as every Post arrives, and is con fined to half the compass to save fhepublicat last hnlfthe importances of the ordinary Newspaper In des eribmg this piouer of the dailey press, th® ^* sW Orleans Picayune sa.s: tilled almost Its columns were foreign exclusive by quotations from papers, which it- projector, douht classed as ™ateml jews , a " „d " that the pub^ ^ ..J PP The „ lte ,„ g est ( ^ that projectj had been ^ hereafter ‘ that g euccc?iS f u i F iJes mu be printed. The 7 ggae that gave publicity to gtftteme nt also contained T *° eolamno f advertisements future of the h^ ai ^ “ ‘ ' was assured- —^ • A New Firm. Messrs. G. W. & A. P. Cain, who for a number of years done a large mercantile 1 Easiness in Go». v r ■ „ »>»•• j~u. 6. A. Al raand, with the business house of Mr. Almand and his residence in our town. The parties have agreed on an exchange of property, the firm giving in exchange their prop¬ erty in Rockdale county for Mr. A Inland’s in Gwinnett. The parties began taking stock last Saturday and were busily engaged until to-day in the transfer of stock The business will be opened at once by the new firm. Mr. G. A. Almand, who has for years been in the mercantile business in our town, will make his future home in Conyers. Mr. A. P. Cain will have charge of the business here for the present but we are inform¬ ed that G. W, Cain, one of the most successful merchants of Conyers, will make Lawreuce ville bis future home some time during the summer or fall. Mr. Pi.Gain, the junior mem¬ ber of (he firm, will establish his residence here at once and open up the new business. Both of these gentlemen are Gwinnett county men and they will bean important accession to the business interests of town. It is understood that Almand will mtice bis ] 10Iue i n Conyers and ville will lose a good w p 0 a q re g re t to see leave , we gain two other ^ ^ ^ make then advan cing the material teres, of The community Lawreneeville Herald. - Potatoes aie said to be j iu , at the North for 2 cent buslu . 1 andi in sonie i apples are sold at 10 cents barrel This a!mo st, so to takes our breath away.—Ex A-. fHH ” Bib mm wmmm, AVegc table Preparation for As slmilating ling liie Stomachs liiefood and and Bowels Reg ula- qC m Promotes Digestion,Cheerful¬ ness and Rest.Contains neither Not Opiutn.Morphine nor Mineral. Narc otic. Recipe of Old TJrSAMUSLBWuBES. Pumpkin Seed” Alx.Srnna * RochMe Salts — Anise Seed * }\pperrmnt CadonatsSadzr - JJi + Clarified JYorm Seed Sugar - - Vtiahrgnsen flavor. A.perfect Remedy Stomach,Diarrhoea, for Constipa¬ tion, Sour .Feverish¬ Worms Convulsions ness and LOSS OF S2.EEP. lie Simile Signature of HEW YORK. m .} » r:Acr ropy of wrappeb. SEE THAT THE i FACSIMILE : SIGNATURE -—OF IS CIST THE I WRAPPER OF EVERY BOTTLE OF 1 V* j ! Oastorlfi is put r.p in cae-size bottles only. It is not sold in balk. Don’t allow anyone to sell yon “just anything el:o on tho "will plea or promise that it is ws good" and answer every pur¬ pose." Tr- g co that yon got C-A-S-T-0-R-I-A. Tho fis siaile 5* si , is on signature Jr. of And The Trail Grew Hot. A man with a v ild eye and a look of melancholy desperation on bis face, says the Detroit kVo© " a ' A ' A j i>to,aj}oUce afam.’. tfr $>w days ago and said to the sergent in charge - "Have you a nice quite cell t!iat you could lock a man up in for a few hours?” ‘Plenty of them,’ said the sergent. ‘What’s the trouble?’ It’s a case of desertion, di vorce aud assault with intent to kill. Are you sure you have a cell where a man could get way back in a corner where a tall woman in a red shawl couldn’t reach him 111 rough the bars witli an umbrella?’ I guess so Who is the cell for?’ *It,s for me. Put me in right away, and if a woman with ouo eye, about five feet nine, chewing a match with a pair of six-ounce woolen mitts on comes in, just tell her that you never saw me.’ ‘I can’t lock you up without some causo. Can’t you explain?’ The man tiptoed to the win¬ dow and after gazing anxiously up and down the street, tiptoed back. Ham Did you ever hear of . ael Tidbald?’ •Never did.’ •Two months ago, sir Samuel Tidbald was the possessor of a happy home in this town, The angel of peace had alighted above the door of his bumble but happy household, and nev |er thought of coming trad oil its of perch. But, alas! the the serpent was soon to dbtroy this Eden. His wife, whom he adored with all the intensity of strong, confiding man, mak J i-g *2 50 per day, became iota, uated with a reckless character named T homas Gilkey and abandoned her husband and home, sir, to fly with the rash adventurer- She went to Ok lahoma and secured a divorce j and married Thomas Gilkey. .'Think of the agony and sorrow ; of Samuel Tidbald, left alone by his faithless wife, with his househol t goods shatteied around him, and his most deep ly-rooted affections all busted up?’ It was tough and no mistake, said the sergent-, and I sympa¬ thize with you • What became of the couple? Two weeks after they were married they quarrelled, and Thomas Gilkey ran away from her' He fled to this city, and his wife pursued him. You can imagine what I have suffered, sir, if you have ever been a husband. Lock me up right, away in th i darkest cell you have with spiders and mice in it. or thete’ll be a case 0 ? slaughter , , . , before P night. , . 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