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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1898)
ISURANCE. :y & McELVANY. XVII. 1 3 ■ t [War may or may not come-our siness will go on iust the same. Lers War may effect prices but our cus Will always buy goods ol us at > lowest possible prices, self but we are not looking alone for our friends as well. I we can be found always at our place the corner and we invite one and all [call and biok through our general ick. A few of the famous Mitchell ons left. D. M. ALMAND'S SONS. V T m J BRNITURE. . , j -» • -» * 'j \\' H C (UU o n llllVllO n f\ 1 Dim 1/ UL I tvUl /A / S I \/ J # -» II11 Util 11 IlH 1 1 UI Lt E Y/ Ini'* Lt 1 CT/'AOlir n 1AM--' IV bniposed of all grades -» * till prices. I To 1 ck we have added a lot a handsome Iron iJ ads, Clocks, Machines, I 3 D il I.. A big lot of cooking ves that We can sell You lose money :t ou buy without get out prices. re i. 19 ■ »|j |KFljIGErftTOr! J_l^ad feSe an elegant REFRIGER our fresh meats will be iB^Sood .J 4 Aew for condition Conyers this and summer. ex 1 we to be appreciated. AJmand & Evans. ft II I l’ 9 CONYERS, GA„ SATURDAY, MAY 7. 1898. '— YOU ARE INVITED TO COME □ m I! 1 \ ati V. li a y W WL / us. * / l n! t-SH •* ■ - L PM o & 1 : M m m m ‘tr < o 1 IB O Let the little gills come in and see the little stove and legistei' their names for the contest and begin to practice making biscuit. Wo arc going to use the in. nr. MeCoiii) oo's. moTT i’ateyi' iia >1 d and all will have an equal showing. Come to our store and seethestovo and we will explain fully. We have just received a big shipment of BUCK’S STOVES, and tbe famous NEW ENTER¬ PRISE and BLACK OAKS, all ot which we sell under a guarantee. All grades of stoves at all prices. We have the celebrated BUCK’S STEEL RANGE on our floors and they are warranted to operate to your entire satisfaction. Don’t pay a peddler’s price for a range but come to see us and save from $20 to $35. .Buy Stoves and Ranges from your own store merchant and the guar¬ antee is worth something. Come and see our line of stoves and furniture. Don’t forget the con¬ test. JOHNSON & GOODE. ’ !-■■■■ Action of the Democratic Executive Committee. According to Appointment tbe Dem oerntic Executive Committee of "Ruck ; j dale county met and tbo bod/ was formally organized by electing John It. Maddox chairman, and John W. McClnug secretary. The fallowing resolutions were adopted unanimously: AVherea®, Tbe State Democratic Ex eoutive Committee has called a prima election for Juue Gtb, 1898, for the purpose of nominating candidates for governor and state house officers -or tbe ensuing term, and Whereas, The State Democratic Ex the purpose of nominating supreme ».«■«»«...... meeting held in this county on April “Wherei , It is nice sary for the lg, " ,yo ' ,b ' D *“°' cratic party that all primary elections be clean, open and fair, and Whereas, It is impossible to have such primaries without proper safe¬ guards and restrictions, therefore bs it Resolved First, By the Democratic voters of Rockdale county, in mass meeting assembled, that it is the re¬ quest of this convention directed to tue County Executive Committee, that in making rules to govern all Demo erntic primaries during their terms of office, they shall declare that none but white Democrats shall participate or j vote in Democratic primaries; that candidates for the various offices shall uot be recoguized as the nominees of •he party where it is shown they se¬ cured their nomination by tbe use of money, whisky, or any other thing of v Ice directly or indirectly, to buy votes. Resolved Second, That it is not in¬ tended by this foregoing resolution to exclude any white person, entitled to vote, from votirg in saii primaries, who will pledge himself to abide the actii n ami vote for the nominees.” Resolved First, That this committee most heartily approve of tbe senti¬ ment of the resolutions, and embrace tlm opportunity of expressing publicly our disapproval of the “use of money, intoxicating liquors, or any other thiDg of value,” as hire, as in the na¬ ture of paid canvassers, etc., to ob¬ tain votes. Should evidence of such unworthy practice be brought to our attention before the time of consoli¬ dating the returns, after the primaries, we will deem it our duty to repudiate such conduct. Resolved Second, That a primary election be ordered in accordance with the foregoing preamble aad resolu¬ tions for the Gt i day of June, for the purpose of nominating candidates for „ and state house officers. X" s re T re8enUkiYe 8nd couutj offl Resolved Fourth, That said primary election, as ordered above, be held at the usual places of holding justices courts in the respective districts ting county, Besolved Fifth, That the voters are required to vote for the candidates di root,that none but white Democrats or other white persons qualified to vote who will pledge themselves, if chal enged, to vote for the nominees of the Democratic party, nre entitled to vote in said primary elections. Resolved S x h, That the following named pers *ns are appointed and re quested t> mauage and hold the pri¬ mary elections in their respective dis¬ tricts: Town Distiiet—Air. John W. Al mand,E,q., Dr. J. J. W. Glenn, Prof. R. A. Guinn. Lorraine District—Messrs. S. A. Helms, E. F. Cook and Joel G. Jack son. H s«L?J. C I B! 1 Go!le a ISdJobn w M. J. Cowan. Sheffield District—Messrs. 13. H. Summers, P. L. Graham and C. A. Blake. And in case any one of those who i have been reqeusted faii or refuse, for any cause, to assist in holding the elections then the remaining two are mutually to agree upon some third person. That the Resolved Seventh, returns are required to be at the courthous for consolidation by 12 m. on the days following the said elections, and the executive committee is hereby request¬ ed to meet at the court house at 12 in. on .June 7 and on June 24th for the purpose of consolidating the returns and declaring the re-ults of the said primary elections. Resolved Eighth, Taat the county papers are requested to publish these resolutions. John B. Maddox, Chairm in. .Tohx W. McCli ng, Secretary. This April 30, 1898. In conformity with the foregoing resolutions, a primary election is or¬ dered for June 6th and also for June 23d, for the purpose set forth above. By order of John R. Maddox, i Chairman. John W. McCiajkg, Secretary. Thu May 2, 1898. CASTORIA. its ;»t- C&yff&G&a* iSaili TK1>—T K U ST WORTH AM) AC gentlemen or imi s t« miv. 1 f or responsible, established house j j n Georgia. Mo ithly $65.00 and expenses. Position steady. Jtefer e nee. Enel - seself-addressed stamp J ed envelope. The Dominion Com pany, Dept. R. Chicago, 111, FIRF INSURANCE. TILLEY A McELVAr. Y NO. 18. TO OUR STORE - In The Afternoon Of—• MAY 9 TH AND ioTH, and see how— I § 8 '< 1 K STO> S 3 M tuul If YN<i Will operate in actual ser¬ vice. The cooking contest will be held during the two days named and we are anx¬ ious for the LA¬ DIES TO TURN OUT. n mi J Our new Millinary has arrived and wc are better able to please the peopla with styles and qualities of Ilats, Trimmings etc., than ever before, We have a line of beautiful Sailors, and our Dress Hats can't be excelled. OlU' stock of trimmings was selected with care and taste and we invite every one to come and look through our stock. Our trimmer is experienced and lias just burned from the openings in Atlanta. Give us a cal!, 2v£cJDo:n.ald. ! ■ The whole country seems j Jy Mf , to over he the aroused prospect and far anxious I war. WE ARE FOR PEACE. Peace and prosperity go to¬ gether. We are offering sporting goods at unusually low prices. OCC _ _ O _ _ I . f R __ " O I—• 1—a V-/ L/ 1 \ * Hammocks, Fishing Tackle, Croc l uet sets, Marbles, Balls, Bats, etc. We can easily save you mom these articles • 1 and i e y on anything else in our store. THE GAILEY DRUG CO.
