Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901, November 20, 1897, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextLOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Subscribe for the Weekly. Mrs. A. F. Stausell and Mrs. 0. n Hudson spent several days in Jonesboro with relatives this week. Representative R. H. Cannon lost -! hale of cotton by fire at his home j„ Sheffield the other day. P.uy your dress woods of Chas. B. Hudson and you will certainly look well. p you haven’t registered for hook tin municipal election do so. The can be found at Plunket’s store. Our line of Clothing will attract your attention and you will buy of m when you come to examine. Chas. B. Hudson. Ladies can find a handsome line ot cloaks at Hudson’s. Chas. B. Mr Jas. McClelland is no longei with the Blue Front. He has gone to Henry county to accept v. school. Wc wish him well. Mr. James Stewart, of Alabama, was the guest of 3Ir- Jno. 11 . Me-. Clung t his week. Miss Genie Armistead, of Atlanta visited relatives here last Suiulay. Within the past few hours it seem.* that a general desire has sprung up among several of our citizens to bt mayor of the city. Matters may be¬ come a little complicated before the election takes place. Don’t forget to call on Gm Harper at Duke’s when you wish a nice Oyster Stew. He can bt found there every Saturday night. Notice D, M. Almand & Son.* new advertisement in this issue. t.et the people bear in in.nd -that M. H. Plunket’s ' will be head¬ quarters during the holidays. Special reduction in clothing •at f). M. Alnnuul & Sons. Henry Clotfelter is no\v assisting Mrs. Melton in the post office. Fresh oat meal at 10/" per pack¬ age at M. H. Flimket's. \lr, W. It. Still and family spciil : sl Sunday with relatives at Hays- 1011. li’vou want a can to put your lard in call on M. li. Blankets. Mr. Henry Cook has moved Ids i: mily to Atlanta. I Mad Bee McDonald has about . ic. i irered from his recent illness. Miss Minnie Turner has returned iivm a pleasant visit to Atlanta. i l.e firm of Tilley &.Quigg will dis m Ive on January the 1st. Mr. Quigg h - disposed of his interest in tin business to Mr. P. G. Tucker and will lin n the same over to him on tin date above mentioned. I)r. Grier Dunn is now with tin Almand Hardware Co. We under¬ stand that some important changes will occur in this firm about January the first. George Christian is with the Blue Front. He has many friends and he invites them all to call on him. Walter Wood has bought J. J. Langford’s residence on Rosser street. The house is now occupied by \\ . A. White. Miss Kannie Norton, of Lithonia, was the guest of relatives here this week. Miss Mildred Posey lias accepted n pi sition in one of Lithonia’s schools mill left this week to assume the du¬ ties of the place. Mr. Thomas Bryans, one of tin cleverest drummers on the road, was in mi. city Monday.—Hampton Her¬ ald. Tin sweet potatoe crop is said to lie immense and the potatoes are very tine. Within the.past Aveek or two nine new hieyles have been purchased by as many individuals in our city. Next summer Avill reveal a great in¬ crease in wheel riders in Gonyers. Rockdale farmers will raise peas e inmgli ibis year to supply several count :< s tile size of this. The fields an- literally filled with peas. A delegation of neiiroes re presented Gonyers at tlie circus in Cm it ;• >ii last .'aturday. Hide: Jno. F. Almand united Mr. Ad Dm | sey and Miss Alice Gooper in ir.ii. rir.ge at the home of the bride s parenls. in DeKalb county. last Tliuisd; y evening. Mr. Dempsey 'me of < ,q most worthy and prosper ous yot.i g men and the bride is one 'if DeK; Ill’s most excellent daugh lets. I hi: Weekly extends hearty con^r: iubqions. WANTED:- r >0 bushels of W il! pay I hr hi^hr.-t mnrkrt prior in cash for them. Call at Wkkkly I office. Buell Stack. Nice assortment of fancy can lies at M. H. Plunket’s. ! leveloped No other eases flip post of scarlet week fever and linvi (lit | jeople r are encouraged * to think that 1 ■ lie last of it has Jieen experineed. Mr. T.. 1*. Scott's second new resi lence will he finished in a day or so. They add much to tile appearance oi i. Railroad st. Mr. and Mrs. Winburn spent several days in Newton coun¬ ty with relatives this week. Miss Denie Powell, of DeKall touuty, visited relatives in put ‘ity this week. Mr. Geo. W. Halcoinb has gone to Hall county where lie will be¬ gin teaching school about the first of December. We wish him •ess. As we go to press we learn from he Atlanta Journal that the DeKall iourthon.se question has been settler u favor of Decatur, The county site ,vill remain it that place, The infant of Mr, and Mrs, Jud Ros¬ ser is. we are sorry to learn, critically ill Mrs. W. F. Hardin has returned .tome after a visit to her sistei Mrs. Z. ,T. Cowan of Worth, Ga. .vho has been very sick but is now .mproving. While away she al¬ so visited her daughter, Mrs. de¬ slurry, of Ash burn. She is lighted with that section of tin State. Mr. W. F.^Hardin brought tv our office yesterday evening just is we were going to press a variety sweet potato of the vineless that is a complete curiosity. L is curled and twisted until it it quite difficult to determine where .heend hides itself. The child of Mr. and Mrs._J. B. Johnson died at the home ot Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. it. C. Goode, in this county, yes¬ terday evening. -The burial will occur at Ebenezer to-dav at 3 o - clock, Try that fine New Orleans syr¬ up at M. H. ^Junket's. 11 r.\ XTED—TTirSTWOKTH \ ANI> AC YV tivk responsible, gentlemen established or ladies to house trav ■1 for in Georgia. Monthly |6o.tX> am. ,‘xpieiises. Position ste.wiy. Refer c*iu*e. puny, Dei>t. It. Chicago, Ill. NOTICE. On Nov. 13th, 1897, 1 had a deposit ticket amounting to $650.00, stolen a’oin me at Coving-ton, signed by 1). Al. Almand & Sons, and dated Nov. »th, 1597. All parties are hereby no* lifted not to buy or trade for same. <». \V. IVEY. LOST. On Nov. 17th, between my homt near Almon and Macedonia church, in DeKulh county, a lady’s gob watch with the initials “E. T.” en¬ graved upon. Will pay $5dollars foi its return. J. W. F. Pakks. >Oli<*<*. On account of the death of our .Mr. Joseph H. Almand, we will sell only for cash on and after Nov. 15th till January 1st. All who owe us will please come at once and settle. Save costs and expences and oblige J. IT. Almand & Ce. r I T liaHk^giviiig. We the undersigned agree to close our store on "Thanksgiving day,” Thursday Nov. 25th, 1897. D. M. Almand & Sons. J. J. Langford, R. W. Tucker, J.P. Tilley. N.T. Street.. N. B. Lackey, Almand Hardware Co. Johnson & Goode, Wood & Hollingsworth, W. W. T. Stewart, W. L. Adair. M. H. Phuiket. John C. Stephenson. C. G. Turner, i John H. Almand Bank. McDonald & Havgood, , Emma Riley. . J. H. Almand & Co. J. W. Jones. E. S. Everitt. Cotton 5 >40 ! __ ___ "Rl v 1V - Vnill y VtlX 1 TTT W 11 iU ”|_ j glass from! to, Xil 6 Ij alley t Unig \ FOP. SALK:—l have for salt six tine voting mules that 1 will sell for cash or on time. See miy tf. L. Al.MANl). ’J'he memlters of Rockdale Baptist church have concluded hot to attempt to litiild a new house of worship just now. 11 is not thought best for tin church to incur the expense at this time. Wc have a large stock of shoes anc. we are selling them at very short profit. Chas. B. Hudson. Mrs. Glass, of DeKall) county, died at the home of Mrs. .Jno. Parks, near Almon last Tuesday. The interment occural at Mace lonia church in DcKalb county last Wednesday. WANTED:—To buy beef catth and milch cows; also shouts. Will pay the highest cash price for same. Be sure and see me be fore selling either. 8. L. Almand. Ue\ . Dr. Warren Gaudier, of Kino y college, preached to a large church con¬ gregation at the Methodist acre last Sunday. After the sennoi i collection was taken to relieve till ndebtedne.ss of the church am ioinctning over three hundred dol¬ lars Was secured. Rev. H. J. Adams will preach the last sermon under his present ippointinent at the. Methodist church next Sunday. He lias made a most acceptable pastoi md our ]>eople’. irrespective ot denomination, have learned to lovt nun. It is imped that he may b< retu nii.'d here. Gonyers lias not been overrun wit! marriages the past year and if then s a prospect tor the. usual quota o. mese events to occur in our town ii. .Iie.nextfew months it is not appa¬ rent to a casual observer. Y\ e ooiiT propose to place the Maine. As will be seen elsewhere in this issue. nearly all the business men if the eitv will close their door: Tliuraduv «...! tb. lav in accordance with the Gov 'rnor’s jn'oelamatioh. ThethaiiKS of rela tives and friend: if Miss Kzzie Winlmrn, who diet, last Saturday, are returned to tin people of Conyers and eoinmuidty ,, ho so generously contributed to de¬ fray the expellees incurred by tin md event. - The noble people win iided in phis instance will ever bi gratefully remembered and their re¬ ward is fixed by a great and goot. God. 1 sell fresh groceries. 1 charge lowest market prices. I fill all orders very carefully. 1 deliver all orders promptly, f would have you try me. M. II. Plunkel . The circus at Covington last Sat¬ urday is said to have been very good. I’he usual quota of pick-pockets wen on hand and several unsuspecting tanners were relei ved of their money, i’he circus may also be said to bt responsible for two deaths, both ne >ro men. One was shot in this couu . a tew miles up the railroad, ant. the other was killed in Newtoi. ounty. That Covington liquor musi oe very bad. All me Weekly force joined Mr. jno. < . Growford iu ft bird hunt Tues¬ day morning, He has, probably tli* icst trained (login the county aim iie found the birds. Mrs. Jone.s, of Florida, nee Miss Willie Overbuy, is on a visit to Mrs. McKnight, in the city. The death of Miss Ezzie Win-1 ' . . county, last . . Saturday . , morn tins The'interment occurred at tlie Almand luirving ground Sun day, Elder Jno. F. Almand con ducted the $urvieL‘s. Miss Win hum had been sick of consump¬ tion for some time and she was very weak for four months prior to her death. Slie realized that the end was near and expressed herself as willing and prepared to go. which was a great consolation to her. The Weekly extends rvmpathy to the berer.ved. _ J. 1\ Tillkv, A M. McFlva.vkv. INSURANCE. nio'inXwoIiS® we^^tu'iT; J.ition. promptly ami without Hi i n> insure ail kinds of city or town prop ertr, country Dwellings, Barns, Stock, tenant houses etc., at the very lowest rates. We will also take care of your Valuable papers arid suEinee Policies lira Jofiri H„ AEmamdTs Vaults of ciharge. ,,, H e i-ohott .. your patronage. TILLEY A MCELVAXKY. Civic Society. Philologia ^ Lodge. No. 178, F. & A. M., E. II. Al.MANl), W. M. 0. E. Reagan, Sec!, Meets first and third day nights in each month. All parties indebted to me will please come forward and settle bv ir before December 15. Owing to aiy father’s death. 1 will be com¬ pelled to settle up my business and 1 want to do so with as little trouble as possibh*. Miss Emma Riley. Ladies, Attention. My stock of new fall millin¬ ery is now ready. It consists of all the latest styles and is in every way complete and will give perfect satisfaction to my customers • With this an* nouceraent I cordially invite ail to visit my store in rear of post jftice and examine my stock. Most respectfully. Miss Emma Riley. GASTONIA. Wg fee- __ is 03 ever j wrifper. Dig down to the causa of ypur sick¬ ness, if you want to get well and stay veil, Most likely it’s indigestion, i.’he irritating poisons of fermenting, outrid food, left in the stomach by iL Hgestion. cause headache, stoniaeii-aehe, neuralgia, letvousness, ilizzlness, unison, irrifiabilty, and all the other veil-known symtonis of i.:.digestion. They also cause many pains and dis inters which are often laid io other -arise* and hence are nut easily cured, iJut as soon as the poisons are removed, ill these symtonis and disorder disap¬ pear, because there is nothing left to •anse them. Nothing succeeds in tills ike Shaker Digestive Cordial, because it prevents the undigested food from :eruienting in the stomach and helps she stomach to dj ~ — twice 10 Sold by diugg c e , U s to |l,ud per bottle. C^-iSSXr-OlSH.X.ZA.. . Is ca cver7 wrapper. The Atlanta Constitution's fifth missing word contest is now on and the sentence reads as follows: “A study of the jrigin of ‘ ’ now in this country will impress one with the largeness of the number that have been intioauced from Europe. 1 1 $1:25 will secure a guess at this missing word and gets this paper and The Week¬ ly Constitution for one year. Give us your name. futt’s Pills Cure All Liver Ills. VOU bankrupt constitution undermined by . . , travagance in eating, garding the laws pf nature, physical capital all gone, if so, NEVER DESPAIR Tutt’s Liver pills win cure you. liver, constipation, and all kindred diseases. Tutt’s Liver <m absolute cure. JOHN H. RMAND, BANKER. CONYERS, GEORGIA. Exchange bought and sold. Collect ic ns made on all parts cf the country. Accommodations ex tended consistent with sound banking WflSll „„„ liiot , ib>€? „ !n] °€lS , lSri«l?f* . CSffCUSTI* OvSTCuirfflftS . 0 'W 05 3 Jiy EteftHCCS. Cilice hours from 8 a. v . till -1r. M.lill furtlu-r notice. i > -•*>- t . - T, -■ -t- f X*-' * V - ■ v "-W P . -•> ^"N. V . 0 a > f% >• A mm 4/ w - > % S. "~V J ~r ry-l f I rf CONI bS i X i 'A Tiis Atlanta Constitution Olicrs Q BBDEBa (Ok 4- f > A V— A A | Ot the Subscriptions | 4) <7^ gC Received from those properly entering miss. the >r ^2 Contest to ncsni;; the ing word its ihf- fMJo'ving sentence: A. i/tx ^ | “Ones given the passion for . that 5 t 4 1 one oi the precious metals will be most f Jj in demand which is cheapest.” - --- ‘J - A A $ And, in Addition V 1 H X TO $100 THE 10 PER CENT, WE WILL GIVE O If Cash bo* extra /t for ^ or the ^ 1C First Correct Correct Guess Guesses, $10 as follows: $50 ^ w v/ and Each for the Next Five, in their order, provided the same are re # 2 Ti ^ ceived \i in our office r :_V_1 on or before December 1st. t si r n HE By PERIOD This Contest COV1:REIV''"*‘ shows about os ®k®» 16,000 expirations x A for The Weekly t.onstituti n, anj, of course, we want rt them all to renew and to enter the Contest. w 8 FHIS MEANS $1,600 If v t)’ For the Missing Word, Fund, and every additional sub- O ‘ O scriber entering the contest will swell the amount the more. 9 /| ^4 This period also compares with our First Missing Word & A Contest last year, in which Mn m, |., Brittain secured the L prize—? 1,033.50. As that was our First Contest, there A were m we than 5,00) sub eribers received during the time, €f W who did rot enter for prize. It will not be so this time, tor 4% the plan is widelv advertised and we have paid out within %% & die past twelve month NlvAKLY $5,000 CASH JL upon the Five Missing Word Contests. The series lias %{ K been the of public’s extraordinary favor. interest, and the idea seems to grow J in The hook containing the senteiu e is a stand;?rd jtidflication and hits I>c*G 11 s 1 il'-d Hj) and placed will? Mr. \\ . \. I Ienipliill, I’rcsitlcnt ^ ::;’.d f’usiiu-s.-. MoiiajH*!'of 'I he < 'onstitution, who v, ill hold it safely utdil January i, iS.>S. Ihe son tenet* speaks for itself and submits a very plain proposi¬ tion for you to soh X If | The Contest Began Ends November I, 1897. The Contest January. I, 1898. This contest lasts two months and the amount to he divided will probably bo in there the neighborhood be dozen, of there 52,ooo. I he lu re may he one cor ¥ rec.t answer, may a may more, but remeift her it costs nothing l»> supply a word, and you may get it correctly. W hether you do or not, you get ‘A Tim Grea test ot fill American t I Weekly Newspapers lor due Year. 5 $ « Keep That in View and Send Your Guess With Your ttzsmiw 1 "- Dollar for a Year’s Subscri ption <0. £f\ Ten pci* rent ol lln; <«ii<*wtM*r** il' S»ibiHrri|»lion<i riftliou . I-iiihI in tin* INinrl id In* dividi’il. In olher woriU. il»i-i 5u!»•.<• iinioiiiifs s j,, sjiMHUi lor flu* Iwii an it ii l liK. Ilm I’iihiI In «o l» llic niicipnnIii! fciiosMri- tv oiihl Im* ^’i.000. Fnilowimc nrc (lit* r«»n«lif Ioiik «f coulrsl: \V I) l»ItOI»OSi: TO IM T *0 Vl.lt Ci:\T of Hi«* amount we rei-he for KiihwrlfitioiiH. •» I if*, fin tv.-* parly■ Hiih.-Bwibiin: niters Ur Mi -im.; Wonl dim* (cut, Into R f und for distribution ntuonv; IIuw who o.tne- corr, / tly the missing v. r 1. For instance: If only one* eonttstant gets tint word riglit, lie or sin*. K: -a ns the ctifie inav tie. will liiive all tlic nn»ti‘ .v. If iimrt: hum one strike JF tho sum witl b<* efjuaHy divided, each rorrect answer receiving iU proiiortion- 6 K ate share of tlie fund. Til I! GON IMTION PH ITI.IHNT I'OH SliN DIM. \ GI'INS at Ihfi CP «uI)M(!r?p(ioii Mmsinir Word is that each iind ovitv mipss juusl b«- H'*c«iDi!)ani'*d h\ n yonr'M K to TIIK WFI-JKhV CONST tTVTlo>:. the mu*Uiv.x>i it in A' tiiouh ntical envelope* that lujogs tlu* money lint uav.*. lor (In* kii) ueription; 8 forgetting it, or loitvinsr it out by aceidont or otlierwi^’, or not knowing of tlie giH ss nt the time .s ou Htihscriia’d. or any oilier r<-asor» will not '-ntitl r * one cwry to at n shire send all. one it Fdiould of j?uf*8» will the gel a fund ufterwurdn. }>arty n tir*l for Henti « prize. :ieli move The correct l'ejBond guess timn trm-ss one mu may s t g come i> at; gut-■ns * Uu’re. he with n.i v.r will Uu many L* ?»• sui v.-tli no Neriptlon limes Lc entitled as prize— »>r they not to i t « tend subscriptions. f 6 THKWfEWBKfak count of theHiiiiHcriptions received NOV. Of with ith giitrsi n \l e In caii h nod then on to JJCccn k<*< '•)» nber aci’u 1 s' t rate wc will nt' w publish Iiow much is to the crcdi t * - tiio «i a • KC b rs gm sing, and during ^ December we will publish eucT week im.v the li l ml has grown. will W THK C'ONTFST <1,051 S .IAN. I 5T At -whico ico timo Bin''we wc Will pay out to the ^ siieccsHful party or parlies the 1.:Ii \.. w.e amount Dial has accrued in tiiccontc *f. V ],; AlnUiiitr Your Answer Vo:i h- ! e.oi v. rite th** Mcntcnef* out in full. Just simply the Missing Wont for January 1st is “............... ’ slate •k The iihovc is the jh’ji i ot The < oitHtftiili<> i f'ontcM, vvliirb oil $ cijibMCriher-H »o llial papafanil oui-s, *ul»»ci*il»iii?s under llic cltibhine Olli i* ainiouitcri! cInc: mt*5 riiit r. Adilrc -.t « r iers; to h g THE CONYERS WEEKLY, X Conyers, Ga. y DON’T FAIL To examine our stock of Toilet Articles, Brushes, Combs, Soaps, before buying. We can save oum 0 ne y* THE GAJLEY DRUG CO.