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T)!K CO XYERE WEEK L V,
OtflCIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNTY.
J H. WALLIS.
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thi.pc ,d if WC don 1 have war ;
ith F; ■:in v. can assure the peo
ncccssity for! I
bit: ti :-1 1 in-re is iu> 1
intmiMil il they , will ... only ,
dier, j >> until |
rxerci-- ,, Jitt j., putIdice j
tlie prt!:ininui’i‘ "s can be arranged
betweei ... , : .inti - in this dis
trirt. for t ! we pro post ■lo have
.
wi.r ngl i- it caiui'nigner it is
mil km that Livingston is a
*r< 'I hot-'un ‘ and his friends say
th it Tom !' laris, if anything
men limit i ‘( ml. Everybody says
that Blackburn is ;is full of lire as
a mad cat on a moon-light night,
and if I his 11 in get s I angled up
tiicre is <ii c.ie • left (Gluts. P
Rntiian) to pull them apart. It
* is hinted that. Charlie wouldn't be
v'. ry mix ions to tale the roll ot
peace-ilia ker should •• licit an emer
gnaw arise and tlnisw are safe
in predicting war whether it wa H
Spa i-li treachery that destroyed
tlie Maine or not.
Prospect ;v wnr is not all there
is in t his cat'iip.fi'jn for if the trend !
"I public opinion among tax-pay-j
jn vei-is is any sign of coming
e\ nts ili'ii’we nill have a new I
cuncressm.ui uft> r th ic :,t ..l<K*-!
lion. ,, i n i ,
much yet. blit the little lie has j
h-e" arouml lio- -ufli.-. d to mi
bur tin I' * l ’ ! ‘ V nil the idea that
e is in the moo t< win and many
•e incline:! to lieli' him.
Il \A ill 15«- < iiikIIci-.
I in- Candh r Id h r lias been
cuss* -I front one end of the
siRc to the other and while many !
claim tlinl it was an unfortunatei
ii I* iv ■ (ill" part ol Col- Candler
but few are foiind who do not
vouch for tin-truthfulness of the
si itiiiii-ntseuntained in tin* same.
AI first it \va- I eared by tie- friends
if Col. Candler that the letter
Mould virtually knock him out of
the race, but that opinion \va<
born of ovi’i'-anxietv and before
the let 1 1 r had been propi-l'lv di
g 'stcil. The same ring of ‘bosses'
who trampled that brave soldier
tied |" - r: -si-bristian gentleman,
('■"tiiant A. livens, into the dust.
a :d Pm . from him the ballots that
should havi m:,(i(- him Governor
of Georgia four years ago. were
referred to .u treated as
n bv the Candler
Snu-e t he people have had j
time to weigh it :he iruths it con-1 I
t 'ined have dawned upon thmn
and ., I,, the re-act ion from , the , shock , i |
i\"i used by the letter has set iii. and j
before the final round up the Can-:
(Herboom will resound from east j
towi'st it the and north There to south is through- j I
o state. reason in
this because the ]H‘op](* ar»‘ tired; j
( i and disgusted with hossism.
Jlie Atkinson ... has
ring became too
apparent and its dictatorial tne
ties is just about tohury it forever
IPs propensity for trafticing in
public offices, combining power
b ss influences and virtually sub
jucating tlie tree voters of the state
1 as brought upon it. not onlv the
c nulemnation of Col. Candler but
a majority of the people and they
v ill see to it that in this rear of
g’.acc. IS'.'s, a oian not akin to the
rmg and one who is not afraid to!
•r>G'Il sl, “K lie!
j" 1 ' ' 1 . executive chair. In
s (Hi <*ur next (ifiveanor will ]
ABen D. M .
Candler.
T , . ” . H * 1! r «blv
" escape
t .- calamity of war, t, u ^ Us j
fearless the while.
Koval makes the food pure,
wholesome and delicious.
0
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Absolutely Pure
ROYAL UK/.l'r, r r j/.T'R C' T.-r N YORK.
Editorial Scralclics.
....litiosl ,..om,,.i|?n"
The next t ■ fn<ii* of Georgia
will be one-ovd but In will not
wear a pitch-iork. ,
1
Candler letter contained
truth and tin people of Georgia
can't afford u. coTulem,mmau for
truthful 11111 ranee.
We are more than anxious to
have tin Americas Times-Recor
:b r among our • vehanges—Berner
is a candidate' for Governor.
Speller K. Atkinson will be the
tir-i I" fall out of the race for
Governor, Tic name (Atkinson)
will be a “.Jonah'’ in Georgia pol
it ies for v ears l<i come.
The greatest questions of the
hour are: Did th Spaniards blow
up the battle ship Maine? and is
Rev. Samuel .Tones a bona fide can
tor Governor of Georgia,
-
Consul General Lee has advis
all Americans in Cuba to leave
° ncr they can possibly do so.
it deems it unsafe there for A
merienn people.
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The Georgia Malitia would l„.
mosi convenient l v located to answ
cr a call should Uncle Sam get
tangled up with Spain, and wo un¬
derstand that resignations are not
in order.
War with Spain would effect the
Southern States more titan any o
(her section of the country, and it
* '. ,K ^ KF K! ' ‘ ('l'iuion 1 hat this
section don , t need just it
war now
she can avoid it honorably.
Parson .loiif-s says Clay and ilu
Itignon were not in the “hole.”
that Candler tired into the other
day. The parson evidently thinks
these gentlemen got out in good
time.
it is thought that Mr. Garrard
w ill precipitate himself into the
Gubernatorial race if the excite¬
ment can be kept up long enough.
With each and every epiry the
Candler strength grows.
Senator Stev ( lay is meeting
all the exjH.x-tations of his friends
as the junior inenilicr from U* or
giu . The recoxvl he i- making in
*' u ‘ m ill |»ui him in the fore
mwt of < r’" or - ia statosni,> "
, long Ixdore ins lu-esi-ut term
p ; ri ? s
It i- saiil that (be.. \\ in. A .. and
Spencer R. Atkinson are not
related. It also nmy bo said that
tliis may. bo true, vet it is
not denied that there is a “Da¬
mon and Pithias” relationship bo
them and th'former would
like to let fall his dlicial mantle
the latter,
l nolo Sam now has a job on his
that is calculated to assume
in direct proportions, Merc
touch with tlie old
we should advise him to
“make haste slowlv.” When we
consider the matter we
forced to the conclusion that
very many people are hanker
' ,,ir at t, 'r a personal war record,
-Maris lndl,” said
Sherman on a noted occasion,
Then if war must come as the fe
suit of Spanish treachery and
dastardly assassination, then let
Americans sc* to it that
ish Language shall be the
mating language spoken in
as haobeen said bv one of our
officers.—-Marietta' Journal.
The people need not expect an
of war just yet. It is
sometime < iff—if it conies at all
and in the mean time let us hope
dial there is sufficient- diplomatic
in this country to secure
ample satisfaction for any affront
we mav have received without fur
i her taking of life or shedding of
Idood- Honor secured with life
Idood is dear.
A little spat with Spain would
go a long way toward replenish
illg the pension roll of the United
. ,
HI HI HlllHilf*
may be cited off hand in 1 he fact
that the people would he called
their . dona
upon to increase
tions to the various tax collectors
in order to meet thd increasing de
maud for funds for governmental
purposes.
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Hon. Robt. L. Berner is a vetv
nice, clever, gentleman. He is
an elegant speaker, and is general¬
ly considered a brilliant fellow.
I,ike all bachelors, however, it is
said that he Sometimes grows mo¬
rose or pre-occnpied difficult (hardly subbuo. crab
bid), and is to
-W !'<• has
himself a candidate tor
or the marriageable ladies
of the state are now puzzling their
minds over the question as to what
disposition he would make of the
mansion in case of his election.
Will It Re war?
The present prospect for war be¬
tween our country and Spain is
very bright. The investigation of
the wreck of the Maine in Havan
na Harbor has been in progress
since last Monday morning and
the evidence secured so far leads
to the conclusion that she
blown up bv a submarine mine.
As the investigation conclusion . progresses it
is expected t’«is will be
s, lengthened, and the re^monsibil
ty for the unparallelled calamity
will be administration laid at Spain’s door.
The is doing
in its power to get at the facts in
the case and it is believed that a
crisis is near at hand.
Preparations carried for war are being
actively on bv both coun
tr ics and if the dogs df war should
| be turned loose they would not be
""'K in gettingat each othei.
>ol
All parties are hereby notified
that the council has put in force
sect. (51 of the by laws of Con¬
yers which provides that all
hogs kept in the city limits
shall be in pens 20 feet square
and BOO feet front aDy public
street or residence. This law
goes into effect March the loth.
There can beno exception made.
J • N. Hale,
Chairman Strict Com.
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AYA. POT. AMO.
GREEN’S SPECIAL 11.00 1C 2.77
GREEN’S FORMULA 10.70 L- .58 1.96
We seff the “HIGHEST
GRADE GOODS” on the mar
ket.
^H We sell Meal, Acid and
P I* Muriate Potash.
Our goods pay you to
use them. We meet all
Competition.
Always see us before buyiny; we
will —
save you money.
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i Fifty Years Ago.
Cr»n<1fatlier's hall And within it yoastt,
Grandfather's favorite cough remedy.
Whether 'twas Asthma. Bronchitis cr
Qr nightwated the honie with »
whoop,
With Ayer’s Cherry Tectoral Grau'ther
was sure
That no cold or cough would e’er fatt of a
cure.
In hats the styles change, but the record*
will show
Coughs are cured as they were 50 year*ago.
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral
has no equal as a remedy for
coughs, colds, and lung dis¬
eases. Where other soothing
elixirs palliate, Ayer’s Cherry
Pectoral heals. It is not a
cheap cough syrup, which
soothes but does not strength¬
en ; it is a physician’s cough
remedy, and it cures. It is.
in large bottles, only, ’
j put up
for household use. It was
awarded the medal at the
World’s Fair of ninety-three.
It has a record of
50 Years of Cutes.
Hog- Haisers
1 have the famous full Blood Berks
hire stock of hogs, The best stock
ill the world to make raising profita¬
ble to farmers, My hogs are regis¬
tered and I guarantee the stock to be
pure. See me about these hogs.
AY. J. Terry.
| IVotioo.
i
j che I ^’ have two good mules for sale
) A . K Pluuket .
1 Letters Dismission.
Georgia, i Rockdale County. i ,
i "bom it I L.
may concern: 1 .
Bryan, administrator with will
| umicxed, ot S, n - Bryan; d. ceas
indue form applied to me
for letters of dismission. This is.
therefore, to notify all persons
concerned that- I will - pass upon
said application on tlie first Mon¬
day in May 1898. Given under
my hand and official signature this
Feb. 11th 1898.
ndv‘g $() A. m Helms. Ord.
Notice.
Sealed proposals for the con¬
struction and building four stone
piers and two abutment stone
walls at the Pine Log bridge in
said county, according to plans
and specifications in my : office,
will be received .until-noon on Sat¬
urday, March 12. 1898. Estimates
to be made by the cubic yard, and
all bids must be sealed and ad¬
dressed tome. The right reserved
to reject any and all bids.
A. si. Helms, Ord.
Sheriff Sales.
Will be sold before the court bouse
door, in the city of Conyers, Rockdale
county, Ga., within the legal hours of
sale, on the first Tuesday in March
next, the following property to-wit:—
One bay horse mule, medium size,
about eight years old, named Frank,
levied on as the property of J. A.
Cook to satisfy a mortgage fifa, is
sued from the Superior court of said
county in favor of A. B. Coffey and
against J. A. Cook. Property poin¬
ted out by plaintiff’s attorney.
Also at the same time and place
will lie sold, one house and lot, in
the city of Conyers, said county,
bounded as follows: North. '.Vest
and South by I). X. Hudson and
East by Mrs. A. A. Bently, levied on
as the prope rty of Henry Jones, col..
to satisfy one justice court fifa in
favor of ('has. <i. Turnei and against
said Henry Jones. Parties in pos¬
session notified, this Jan. HI. IS,ST.
Also at the same time and place
will be sold, live thousand and five
hundred pounds pounds of seed cot¬
ton, levied on as the property of G.
P. &E.S. Sigman, by virtue of a
fifa issued from the Superior court of
Rockdale county in favor of W. E. &
T. J. Treadwell, surviving partners
of J. & \Y. E. Treadwell & Co. against
G. P. Sigman and E. S. Sigman.
Property pointed out by plaintiff’s
attorney. AY. H. M. Austin,
February 4, 1898. Sheriff.
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In adition to tne news, it con¬
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weekly letter or set-men from
Rev. Sam Jones, a contribution
from Hon, John Temple Graves,
letters of travel, biographies of
distinguished men, and many
other atractive features.
The Weekly Journal is beau
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Don’t buy any kind of fence un¬
til you have obtained price on the
Page Woven IVire. Pasture, Gar
don. & front yard fence. Cheaper
than wood and keeps everything in
or out.
Johnson & Cioode.
NOTICE,
I have the cash
topay for all FAT
cattle that you
have for sale.
A. B. Osborn.
letters of blSMlSsioy
Georgia, Rockdale county.
To whom it may conecru
Boh nm. admin :~s l" r*
Veaver, s'lator ’
ipplied deceased, i, M ia
tome l,r ”
Phis is, therefore, nol „
concerned that Twill pass
application on the first ?
February, 1898. Given y "
and official signature,
ajv’g *(> A - if. Hum., Ord.
Gkokoia. Rockdale county.
To whom it may concern:—\v
Ahnand.md v
T. H. Kcnnon. adinW
trators of Franc's Kennon.de
have in due form applied ceased,
letters to mo fop
of .... dismission. This is.thero
fore, tlmt I to will notify pass all person concerned
upon said application
■ in the first Monday in March is*)
Given under my hand and official
signature, this Dee. 10, 1897 .
A. M. Helms, Ord
Fannie J. Cain. /
vs. Libel for divorce.
('has. G. Cain.
i n Rockdale Superior Court, re. j
turnable to the April term, 1898.
To the defendant, Charles (I, Cain;
By virture of an order from the
Hon. John S. Candler, Judge of the
superior court of said county, in the
case above stated. you are hereby
notified and commanded to be and ap.
pear at the superior court of said coun
ty to be held on tiie first Monday in
April, 1898, then and there to answer!
t he libellant’s suit for divorce in case
above stated, and in default thereof
said court will proceed as to justice
shall appertain, Witness the Hon,
John S. Candler, judge of said court
this Jan. 19th 1898. AY. T. Huson
Clerk S. C„ Rockdale County, (la.
Georgia Rorkdalc County.
To whom it may concern:—I,. J,
Alnxaiul, administrator of John Lj
AhnantL deceased, has in clue fori
applied to me for letters of dismission 1
This is, therefore, to not ify all person!
concerned that I will pass upon said
application on the first Monday in
May, 1898. Given under my hand and
official signature, flii - Fell. 2. ISO.
ad v $6 A. M. Helms Ordinary.
Georgia Rockdale County.
To whom it may cenccni:—J. A.
Hamilton, administrator of John At.
Hamilton, deceased has in due from
applied to me for letters of dismission,
this is, therefore, to notify all per¬
sons concerned that I wifi pass upon
sa icl application on the first Monday
in May 1898. Given under my hand
and official signature, this Fob. -■ 1898
ndv $<i A- M. Helms, O.dinary.
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For Infants and Children.
Tho fas- is n
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M. E. ALLEN
-£e"Siir.r.r,soB to R. B. BROOKS,-
1’ORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE PHO¬
TOGRAPHER.
conyers, - - GEORGIA
AVbeti desired I tinisli photos ia
isto, Platixo, Sei-iatose or Carbon
efi'ect. This leads in all cities and is
absolutely permanent. My wort d ° e5
not fade or turn yellow. order.
Picture frames made to
£ 2 P“Life size portraits at half P rlfe '
iprid k k l&l
Bring out Your “Cripp!®^
Jewelry.”
1 am here to mend your brok
en jewelry of all kinds at I’ :Ae “
that will enable you to have it
done. This jewelry is valueless
to unless you can use W
you fix it
Bring it on anl let me
for y°"-, cioc ,«
. vnin .
,nd watches an l make thO
ke *p good tl, f
Don't delay! , i Lome . pn0%v uu •
A j STREET.
Oonjeis, Ga.