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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1898)
local news items. personal and Otherwise, Gathered from all Sources to Post —Our Readers and Fill Space; ' turned ollt handsome PorktM*«*- of Ingleside, wa L B Finland, l" ‘‘fj°Ke v! 11 j'i:« Eai £ vno1 ( ‘' rue iek. Tuesdaj Farr ill and little (laugh ’has. A several Hay Jackson ’ spent 1 Gee this week. tli Mrs. WJ is**""* re, “' pulling time is close oe er little bright weath ® and u acceptable to farmer lie very «v, is about over and when wt ,-ar it comparatively i ’ T , s i,i er Only Uncle San Se rt ffr lighting quale genuine iff Summers and Mr, M 1 will tent at Salem, Thesi pix gentleman am Lues clever young old camp groum on the [pleasant places. hu Cent Walker filled his regula. at die Baptist churn A Lav coinpliinented. ami Ids sermon Rev. has beei Mi I night. 'reached at > A.saF Sims brought the firs 'll of cotton to our office las r. tgjli Hardin was next [' em i will Ur. be L announced R Rooks next soon t f\VL [of waterworks Peek is establishing at his lioint . [cried out a mammoth have tarn bn u jekauu will soon mpplied with an abundance o [Tom ht large Tucker, melon of last Blossom Satui us it [ He will please accept the inelo* on I filen for the same, but from us before vve coub it. ■ are informed that Mr.Waite ■ is negotiating horses. for He some sold ver, hi; Kentucky E Robt. Livingston to Mr. am ■place lone possible. her in his stable with ; if |J lonhis J Langford is building mile astor I place at the O pos [place, town, known as the Seaman Is jir, F M Ayers lias ren lot property and will put in - goods thfere. r. R A Bowman is being congra [i [of by liis friends upon who tiie is arrive th> a young man now rest [elong member of liis family. Ma, juntry and become useful l' and a blessing to liis par - i Misses Hightower, who wen p of Miss i’iorenee Austin fo. time past, concluded their visit N city last Wednesday. Mist in accompanied them to Allan (1 will visit in that city for some i Luke Ilobinson, of Walnu i- has a new arrival at bis hom< as named it as follows: Lee Mon-Seluey kaRobinson. - Hobson - Dewey The young hope [expected to become a howling ss. Lnuine sea crab was capture* [i-tlueen [lay and brought at the paper into mill Iasi 1 M town. . ked considerable interest. It i. that the crab was sliippei m a bale of paper or rags iron. pa it. • A 1) Summers spent some tiim itendance upon Rock Chape 1 meeting this week. He give; "mg s !le description there of the youm met and says the.\ Lchhv^t „ luterest iug feature to ‘ ,vturn thanks, to Mrs. Dr. Hart ' ' l,u a quantity ia of unferinent-e* ;, H a aril most wick excellen Bus wine is infornn 1 such v ancient as .. was use( | ls Hardwick. jews. This was made - iiv'i? be f n iufoi ’meil that Oon G ^ uopperated one of the , boldest in tiffs “blind section. ti t S '^■^nces 12- i be coust of antly its existenc. in fuL F.SpffS'" 1 - ™ 8 ■' ,,ser I. [ ' y^urdwick 0, ’k whither has lie returnee i. ! ,ter went tv ■n r ’ Mi ' ss Ward, who 1 '* h Penciing ( , some time in Eu ‘A'tuni trip several (lavs . by ,m r "i ' ;-!S * U ‘'?’ al , COin 0t ’ FSostwiek, ain,,st aceom- Ga.. ' j; ? ome llln e with relatives 1 Ue i‘ r p I honor -e creaiu lestival was aisij ^trs. l H t the home oi *■ iite J. G. Malcom. <i an enjoyable affair ' vice h mmuteeman President, and hi** L i ifthVw C fmin j w gr e f 10,lal district, -L‘ A ,lHl Y I I"’rein»n^ Arthur .Whitaker, dele Kual L'onvcpti * te u l>«tate Fail 1 Warning. these fur-off forrjn countries Ain't goin’to creak their gates;— they VII he perticler when they fool With these United States! For now they’ve heard the story That’s all around ’em shed ; i'hey’ll never rile Old Glory When she streams out in red! .Ve’ve larnt ’em all a lesson— No matter what they say; i'hey’ll When be pertickler how they talk Glory waves their way! liey In*graves Ve read the signs in chargin line.' that hide the dead;— They’ll never rile Old Glory When she streams out in red! Fkakk L Stanton, In Constitution. Mr. M H Plunket made a busines: .Tip to Atlanta this week. Mr. and Mrs. 13 N Hudson have it - aimed from Indian Springs. The continued rains have damag¬ 'd the cotton crop in this county. Miss Mary Turner, of McDonough s the guest or Miss Sadie Hale. Mr.ME Allen, the photographei in this 1 : 1 s a new advertisement pa¬ per. Mr. and Mrs. A E Shipley, of Arne cus, visited in the city anil count;, iiis week. Our people congratulate Covingtoi md Newton county upon voting fin prohibition. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell au iow hoarding at the home of Mr. Y\ B Reagan. Mr. and Mrs. John Hays and Mrs i M Powell, of Atlanta, visited rela iveshere this week. After a visit to friends in the conn y. Mr. John Manning lias returnu :o his liome in Marietta. Repairs on the School building an Togressing rapidly committee. under the supe. ision of the Mrs. J no. T Adair has been ver ■ tick thisweek. We hope she maj joon entirely recover. Salem camp meeting will be in fid; dast Sunday and many of our peopli v illbe in attendeuce. Prof. Stark lias returned from his i’exastrip and talks very interesting iy of the “Lone Star State.” Messrs. H Y McCord, R W Tuek •r, W K Downs, T A Elliott and L . ilmand are tenting at Salem. Mrs. Blackman and daughter-in aw, of Birmingham, the Ala., are on ; isit to relatives in county. Miss Denman will leave to-ilay foi xiokout Mountain where she will Li guest for some time at the Inn. After a pleasant visit to Miss Leil; *enn, Miss Jackie Stephenson lias re urned to her home in Covington. MrESEverit-t went to Covington spending •londay. His son Henry is mine tune therewith liisgraniifathei Miss Sarah Manning, of Marietta, i he guest of Miss Maud Scott, am . ill remain with her through Salun samp meeting. Mr. George Malcom is on a visit to iis parents liere. He lias been in i us mess in Morgan county during iie past few months. The edict has gone forth that the loysmust ‘‘marble not” at the court muse, This it tough on tliose whc ouiul employment there. Jetf Carter, of the First Ga, Regi¬ ment, is at home on eight days leave, le is looking well and expresses limself as pleased with soldier life. Mr. Floyd Plunicet entertained a targe party of Friends at the home it nis parents in this city last Tues ,ay night, it being in celebration oi iis 25tn birthday. [jS^j|OME it is persons natural say for t ^ iem t0 ,ose ^ esfl II— ■ w during summer. But losing flesh is losing ground. Can you afford to approach another win ter in this weakened con dition ? Coughs and colds,weak throats and lungs, who come quickest to those are thin in flesh, to those eas ily chilled, to those who have poor circulation and feeble digestion. Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil e with hypo phosphites does just as much good It in makes summer flesh as in winter. in August as well as April. You certainly need as strong nerves in July as in January. And your weak throat and lungs should be healed and strength¬ ened without delay. All DrugRiat*. 50 c. and 51 . SCOTT & BOWSE, Chemiata, New Yortc Fresh Dove Hams at Plunket’s. Mr. W L Adair spent last Sun lay in Atlanta. Dalton’s best patent flour at Plunket’s. Dr. Lewis A Lee has been on the tiling list this week. Enamel, Tin and Crockery ware it reduced prices at Plunket’s. he Mrs. Brinkley, of Norwood, is guest of Mrs. Norman. Don't waste your time in looking iround. Go direct to plunket’s. Notice the change in Mr. A D dimmer,s advertisement thisweek. Plunket is headquarters for good fresh goods and low prices. Mr. and Mrs. Rosecrans, of At¬ lanta are on a visit to relatives in the county. Messrs. J P Tilley and William itoval, have gone to Morgan coun¬ ty on business this week. Mrs. Heath and little sister of lugusta, have been guests of Mr. vIcGinty’s family this week. Several ladies and gentlemen from Atlanta arrived here yestei lay and will go out to Salem camp meeting. Mrs. Bledsoe and sister, Miss vittie Win burn, of Henry county, 4 pent Saturday and Sunday with relatives here. Mr. Guy Dukes left last Monday norning for his home in Arkansas ■liter a pleasant visit to his moth¬ er and her family here. We regret to announce the crit cal illness of Mr. Frank Bryan it his country home near here, .iis friends fear the qnd is near. We would be glad to publish neighbor- flit tews items from your aood and if you know anything wt vould thank you to give it to us. ’Tis not always the richest soil uhat yields most abundantly. Cul ivation is a great power, when tpplied either to the soil or to the iuman family. * Never do to-day what you can put off till to-morrow is the way he injunction This has is been pervertec, kini. >y many, not the if economy t-Jiat causes riches. Mr. Virgel^Almand seeking spent Sun lay in Covington to ob¬ tain a cook. It is rumored that ht contemplates going to housekeep¬ ing if he can make a suitable deal. This is the season when every Merchant- should place liis business jefore the public. To do this you leed space in The Weekly every veek from now untill Christmas. The First Georgia Regiment, -vliich has been stationed at Cliic tinaiiga since its Knoxville, organization, lias ieen ordered to Tenn., md will probably reach thatplaci next week. We publish a financial report jf money’s received and paid out >y the City Taeasitrer since Janu iiy lSth. This is in pursuance ol die action of the city council on this line. These reports were or¬ dered to be made quarterly time and this report covers the to Aug. 1st. C. S. C. NOTICE. Tlie public is hereby notified chat at a recent meeting of the School Board of Rockdale county, the following books were adopted for the next five years, begining Nov. 1. 1898: Svvinton’s Word Primer, Swin ton’s Word Book, Baldwin’s Read¬ ers, 1st to 7th years inclusive, Redway’s Nat. Elem. Geography, ftedway and Hinman’s Advanced Geography, Sanford’s Interme¬ diate and Common School Arith¬ metics, Wentworth’s Practical Arithmetic(1897 edition),' Verti¬ cal Review System copy books. Webster’s “Bluebaek” spellers allowed to he used in first and sec¬ ond grades. The teachers are requested to use the uniform system of grading suggested by the Commissioners, which will be printed and fur¬ nished to each school. T. D. O’Kelley, C. S. Com. Aug. 11, 1898. 2 t. The Sunday schools of Conyers are as well attended as any in the State, and the officers and teachers are do¬ ing a work that will live long after they have passed away. To our brethren of the press: The most successful way to run a weekly paper is to take the advice of every fellow who comes along and knows more about the business than yon do. The war is over and our glorious country The American will proceed to spread itself bird and her domain eagle is indeed a prom, is now enlarged until her broad wings may encom¬ pass several valuable islands. Mr. A X Plunket is preparing to erect a nice five room cottage on Al¬ mand street. Others should follow this lead until the town becomes able to accommodate every family whc desires to make Conyers their home. The young men of this community are in high glee. Salem camp meet¬ ing is in full blast and hundreds ol pretty girls are on the old camp ground, and the young men are an¬ ticipating their many pleasant moments in presence during the coming week. Read our advertisements. Huge Melon. Mr. J M. Housewort-h broughi in the largest melon this week week that ever found its way to Conyers. It weighed even eighty pounds and is known as the Tri¬ umph melon. Mr. Houseworth purchased the seed from a gentle¬ man in Florida who offers foul prizes for the four largest melons of this variety grown this year. Mr. Houseworth’s melon, which is now on exhibition at Galley’s drug store, is four pounds heavier than the one that took the first prize last- year and it stands a good chance to wear the ribbon. Mr. Houseworth is a* splendid farmer who resides at Klondike. CASTORIA. tot ht ilmilj /? !i on eigjjtute trttj Of % Wttppth IV otice. — have a six horse power Wood, Tabor & Morse engine which I will sell cheap or swap for a large young mule. A. N. Plunket. Eastview. East-view cemetary is without a diadetree. The walks should be :ingd with young trees to-day and .vould have been, had they lived, cor we understand that the city iouncil had them planted out n year or so ago. But this is nol sufficient excuse for the absence ol trees there. They should be plant¬ 'd out again and again until they live. It would add much to the burying ground, and the soonei the work is done the better. Notice. Mrs. I)r. Glenn is still making fine dresses, coats and pants at prices to suit. Room over McDonald & Hay good’s Mill inary store. • • Deaths. The death of Mr. S. D. Night which occurred just as we went to press with our last issue, removed from Conyers one of her oldest and best citizens. The deceased has resided here for more than forty years and while in good health was one of the most active and progres¬ sive men in the county. He was one of the strongest members of thi Presbyterian church an died strong in the faith. He leavs a wife and many relatives and friends who are saddened by T his death. Mr. J A Jenkins, an aged citizen of Sheffield district, died last Sun lay morning, He was sick for a longtime and death was expect¬ ed to relieve his suffering at any moment. He was of the Metho iist faith and a good, pious man. The funeral services were held at remains Sodom burying ground where Mon¬ the were laid to rest on day. Mr. Wm. Rice, of Sheffield dis¬ trict, died at his home last Sunday morning after a long and painful illness. His death was not unex¬ pected. After funeral services at the grave the remains were interred in the Almand cemetery below town. Mr. Mark Rowe, of Sheffield dis¬ trict, died at the of his son-in-daw, Mr. J. T. Rice, near here, last Wed nesday night. Mr. Rowe was not sick a great while, and his death was unexpected. of primi¬ He was a member the tive Baptist church and was a good man. The funeral was preached at Mt. Zion church in Sheffield district Thursday evening by Elder Wm. Almand, and the remains were in¬ terred in the hurrying ground at Mt. Zion church, AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR SIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTORIA,” AND “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” AS OUR TRADEMARK. I, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of “CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and does now bear on every the fac-simile signature of </ wrapper. This is the original “CASTORIA” which has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bough t on the and has the signature of wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company , of which Chas, H. Fletcher is President. March 24,1898 . Z>« Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in¬ gredients of which even he does not know. “The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF * 0 Insist on Having The Kind That Never Tailed You. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, Y7 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. BUY ' o o T Wlien You Osin (let AVliat You . . . Need Cheap. 0ur friends and customers lOill please achnoxOl edge this notice of our intention to sell real bargains during vhe month of August. We are forced so make room for our new goods and in this deal we will turn loose some splendid bargains to for¬ tunate customers. The Blye Promt. This paper gives all the news all the time and you are invited to read it. BOOLS! The school days are upon us a gain and books must be had. X — * We are headquarters For School Books, Slates. Pencils, Writing tablets, Copy Books, Pens and Inks, and All kinds of school supplies at Bottom prices. GIVE US A CALL. Gailey Drug Co,
