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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1899)
ITEMS paragraphs Personal and Otherwise, Gathered * to Post Our Readers ® n d FiM Space. uj Sources \Yeel t ' v this year. CHE !eside P A lmand,ofI^ ’ week* stopped in aruffli» ers have this week* vemen ts will be made i!npro r rg this ye» - McCall*, of JyecMnv Mo* Thursday last very Norman has been ]a past. ere m l days business K Gail'’ made a lantayes terday. will be ‘best man’ in n still t's store this year. of Madison is the 'inter. Langford. ( [ rs . J J Johnson ofClarkston, spent iere W- ith friends. Lrge W. this Warren week, visited in Atlanta ierstand that Mrs. Renger’s •re sick with measles. izzi o Morris, of Morgan conn - visit, to relatives here. i [, Argo is a fixture with Bi good Chas. is a man. e .£ r5C?t Armistead, of At bn a visit to relatives here. 1 ) Locliridge, of Rome, is at to her parents here this L/TucKer who was badly L time ago is slowly im fwish to get full value for ley spend it with those who inday was a beautiful day : of our people were out to IliO. F. Almand has been sick at his home near here [annie hirst Norton, of Lithonin, ot Miss Florence Aus reek. I. K. Geonre, of Decatur, was lands with friends hero one •reek, laniie McClelland, ot Stone I. is on a visit to relatives Ids here. la.nie Hard age, of East De p the guest of NI iss Nora last Sunday. pseribers liestecl to abroad are respect send us the money flue us. Itentlon is directed to I) M p Sons’ announcement else this issue bHudson and Miss Sadie |ent pah lost of Social Sunday with the Circle. L Almand returned home r hie was heartily welcom p of his friends. >• *Sep and Jesse Elliott snout le in tmvn this week. Sop E or Texas at an early day. Ieeki.v would like to visit IBle •*' Rockdale county dur ear. t'ome in and subserbe. a fe v capes to close out e. W. L. Adair. r ather interfered with r e trac,< for two weeks past. * * h ® (,a vs ffi'ow brighter ’Jbe - Wi finished. ,jpot :K sorne cash values we are ih clothi ng. M r . L. Adair. Sigman, the new clerk Z, 1 L-imse!f Plenchd RIVes P r °mise • 1115 , official. y jirain rs ca the ’>not afford to market for all y- 1 on the outside of man. W. L. Adair. -rats are maxing readv a,,(i l,po " Mias Ue ’' 0ne of ‘’'em last“ m UCh th,s Season PS? e re!?K,enc< en- of HQ'dord i 1 3 f’as ® 81 ev enin ff The j . Eva L Peek J nation 8 8ubj eet e d to p A{ r A ekhaabe ' ,s Physician an ® endo -ascom uld d ^ expected - shmc * i dn. will Enounce that :? 'hutch preach at the ‘“'rybody Sunday at r -vke. * n 'ited to We regret very much to hear of the death of Mr. Joseph T Hicks. Mr. Hicks lived near Oak Hill and was highly esteemed by his people. His death was caused bv typhoid fever and inflama tion of the brain. Tiio dc ceased was a brother of the late Mr. Chas. Hicks who died only a short while t go. We extend our sympa¬ thy to the sorrowing relatives. Guano agents will have to hustle from now-on. Farmers are not going to buy in large quantities this season and if an agent would run up his sales lie must sell to many men. This will necessitate hurried moving about and the ag'ent who liasgood goods and at¬ tracts the widest attention, will have the best sales. Dr. Latinie Martin lias located in Conyers and will open up dental par¬ lors up stairs in the Night building the first of next week. Dr. Martin comes well recommended and hopes to secure a good patronage. He is a relative of our fellow-townsman, Mr. John W Johnson. Dr. Martin’s card appears elsewhere in this paper. Mr. It. W Tucker now owns the old home place of the late J H Almand sr., he having bought it from (ho oth¬ er heirs of the estate by reason of the fact that lie was willing to pay more for the property than any of the oth¬ ers. It is a valuable place on Deca¬ tur street and Mr. Tucker will im¬ prove it at once. A number of his friends went up to Atlanta Thursday to attend Mr. S. L. Almand’s trial. The trial didn’t oc¬ cur, however, and the indictment was quashed because of a technical error in the instrument. Mr. Almand's friends feel confident that he will be acquitted. M:s. Richards, widow of Mr. IT Richards and sister of Mrs. Col. Liv¬ ingston, died at her home in Newton county last Wednesday night. She was widely known and much loved for her many admirable traits of character. She leaves a lrr;o circle of sorrowing friends and relatives. Notice the change in Street <& Wil¬ lingham’s advertisement in this pa¬ per. You can buy anything you need in the grocery line, of this firm and get it cheap for cash. We print art advertisement for the new firm, McElvaney <fc Brodnax, m this issue. These gentlemen have an office in The Banner office under the Commercial Hotel. Whenever an open day dawns upon us the bicyclists come out and take in the town. Bicycles will very like¬ ly be used in great numbers this com¬ ing spring and summer. We are informed that Messrs. Jim. H Almand, R W Tucker and W V Almand will invest in wind mills. There are several already in our town. A considerable amount of cotton has been brought to town this week and we are told that over about South river the farmers are not through picking. The sale of the personal property of the late Mrs N. C. Almand, will occur on next Friday, Jan. 27, at her late residence on D-catur street. The sale will begin at ten o’clock. Mr. V. C, Almand and family mov¬ ed to Crawfordville last Saturday. Mr. Almand is a splendid young man and will do well wherever he goes. Mr. Joseph A Goode has an adver¬ tisement in this paper. He is now selling for cash and some great bar¬ gains may be bought at his store. A burglar tried to enter Mrs. Simp kins’ residence last Tuesday night bur was discovered and frightened away. Mr. Robt. Langford is no longer with the firm of J J Langford & Sons, He has returned to liis home in At lanta. Mr. W. G. Brown and little daugh¬ ter, of Social Circle, spent last Sun¬ day with relatives here. Mr. Chas. R. Hudson has an adver¬ tisement in this paper. Read it and call at his store. Clever Chas. McDonald, of Lithon ia, spent Sunday here with relatives and friends. Mr. J. C. Stephenson visited his father in DeKalb county last Sun day. Miss Erma Hollingsworth is on a visit to-relativesin Newton county. Misd miss name onnonton silmnntnii IS ia IsAplilnr teacning n a literary school in Sheffield district. Mr. Idus Langley has been in At" lanta this week dealing in stock Miss Florence Parks has been vis¬ iting friends in CoviDgton. Try The Weekly this year. C rivers is one of the best towns in the State. Come here and do your trading. We would like to have a corres¬ pondent in every portion of the county. Send us the nows and we will print it Some people are so ridiculously inconsistent as to affirm that the present low price of cotton is the result of prohibition in Morgan.— Madison Advertiser. Washington has seemed a fatal point to prominent men the past few weeks. Garcia, Morrill, Ro¬ meo and Dingley have closed their careers there. A Kansas man is said to have his windmill located where it will rock the cradle, run a sewing ma chine, mix bread, churn and kick the dog. He started to fix it so it would talk about his neighbors, but his wife arose to a question of privilege, and the old man had to sustain it. It won't do to crowd labor-saving machines too fast on some people.—Ex. Georgia will receive for the next five years for her 1800 able bodied convicts $178,820 per annum, or $892,250 for the entire period. This revenue is based on an aver¬ age of $99,18 each per year for the hire of the convicts. Under the old lease the State derived only $25,000 from the hire of tho con¬ victs—a clear* gain in* income of $158,420 per annum.—Ex. TO RENT. The store house now occupied by Mr. A B Osborn. Mrs. Apply A M to Travis. Swopper’s Convention. Rockdales first regular horse swop pevs convention will be held at Con¬ yers on Wednesday Feb. 8th 1899. Also at same time, there will very likely be an exhibition of speed giv¬ en by some of the the fastest track trotters that of the state, on new is a bout completed. L A Sharp, Committee, ( J O McKnight, < ( Id us Langley. Mayor's Couvt. “City of Conyers vs. Green Kelley, with cursing and acting dis¬ was called. Testimony from several witnesses established the fact that Green is half-witted harmless when unmolested but a itable tiger when aroused. face shows that its owner is not intellectual man; it rather ges a belief in evolution. “Is Green Kelley in court?’ called out the Mayor. “Yeth, sir,’and the awkward stood up. “Green, you are charged with ing. Are you guilty?’ • Yeth, sir,’ lie lisped. “Well, Green, don’t you know wrong to curse?’ “Naw, sir, taint wrong to cuss bother me. Ef dee lemme lone. I ain’ gwlne cuss nobody I anybody dat pester me. Yasser. I cuss you; cuss you rat here in dis house ef you pester me,’ When order was restored, the Mav continued. “Green, what makes you curse? “I des can’t lie’p it. I gits mad; lie’p it,’ •'•Now, see here, Green, there s one tiling certain, you can’t curse nere in You’d have to stay at home. Are yon coming to town any more?’ “Coinin’ when I gits ready,’ was immediate reply, “anybody both¬ me, I gwine cuss him too.” The Mayor gave it up. Turning to o]d ne , rro womau he asked: ‘‘Can't von keep your boy athome?’ “Boss, i done tried evy way I knows won’t mine me. I spec—I spec daddy done near him enough to a lawyer outeu him.” As to how much beating would be to make a lawyer out of a negro we leave our readers to liif? Cliangr^ • Conyers people were greatly last Monday morning when it known that I) M Almand s had so j ( ] ,,],^j r stock of goods to K p jjcBurney, and would retire business, , The young men were great, factors 1 H ie business woild of Gonjers and fact that they have left the field generally regretted. q>© new firm is now in ore and are offering the goods at All the clerks of the old firm . . . . been retained t ror the present. The old firm will have a private of in the store where they will look , the , affairs „ . of . the old iio- business, The young men have not disclosed for the future, Clever Salesmen. M. J L white will be with C B Hudson this year. Joe is a good salesman. Friend Boland Hull holds on at J C Stephenson’s store. This proprie¬ tor knows a good thing. Mr. Aubey Aim and will be with M H Plunkot this year. Another good fellow. Mr. W K Downs remains with Tucker & Ahnatid as lending sales¬ man for that firm. Mr. Charlie Almand will he with Williams & Whitaker. Ho makes a good clerk. James Gailey will hand out soda water for the Galley Drug Co. the coming season. Otis Adair continues with The Blue Front and may one day be a proprietor himself. Uncle Bob Ethridge will be found at Dr. Lee’s drug store. He’s a real clever man, too. Mr. Clarence Norton will he with Stark & Longshore a portion of the year. Messrs. Geo. Malcolm, HO Gailey and N M Almand are with the J H Almand Co. All good men. Mr. Clifford Sigman is with the Summers Dry Goods Co. He is a splendid young man. Mr. Green Hull is with J J Lang¬ ford & Sons and is a splendid man. There may be others we haven’t mentioned but we do not recall them now. They are. all good fellows and will make their way in the world. Oni-<i of Tissinks. Tho relatives of tho late Mrs. N C Almand, desire to express (heir most grateful thanks to those kind friends who administered to ho: 1 in her last illness. Such kindness comes only from the good and is thecr- fore, to bo the more earnest¬ ly appreciated. May such good¬ ness continue in our land and always meet- with that grateful spirit of ness that prompts us to write this card. Most gratefully A. A. Born and others. Have you ever realized that “Of all sad words of ten rue or pen, The saddest are 1lie.se, “It might have been. 1 / Has it ever been yours to lie a wake at night, fondly building your “ensiles in tho air?” Or have you, when you have passed unconsciously into dreamland, fan cied that now all your hopes are now realized? That you are -no longer wearily wasting away your life in the mad struggle for exis¬ tence; but, now that success has crowned your every effort, you are happy, contented— beyond the wildest hope of your imagination that instead of groveling in the dust and miro of earth, you now stand upon the mountain top and revel in the glorious beauty of na¬ ture ; that just before you the way lies open to honor, fame—but the dream cannot last. You awoke to realize tli it fancy has again given place togrim reality; that nil your hopes were but in vain. Be not discouraged, “Aii, well, for us all some sweet hope lies, Deeply in buried the from human angels eyes, Ann bereaflor may Roll tho stone from its grave away.” HcELVANEY & BRODNAX AGENT5, Wo represent some of the best Fire Insnrance Companies in existence and ask the public generally to see us before plac¬ ing their risks. Office in Banner office under hotel. McELVANEY & BRODNAX. * < ► * i 2240 ft ; /; ABOVE .Agricultural SEA. CoLLtau os*. N m m 9 I ' H DAHLONEGA GA a cm wo education in u-.o reach cf ail. A.B., ^ nnte; military Influences. discipline; Chrai*st pood board moral In and religions state; abundmceofconntry the prodnce;e*pen*e» teacl-.ers; full faculty .^^cufnceu^co” of nine; all under the control cf the University. A college prrpar atory cias*. Coeducation of seacs. The lnati *«*£*, los. s. si»waht, a m . JOHN H. ALMAND, BANKtR; CONYERS, GEORGIA. Exchange bought and sold. Collections made on all parts of the country. Accommodations extended consistent with sound banking Overdrafts will not be honored under any circum¬ stances. Office hours from 8 a. m. till 4 r. v till further notice. v •r a Having sold our stock of merchan¬ dise to Mr* E. P. MoBurney re bespeak for him the continuance of the trad so liberally bestowed upon us in the past. we will devote the next few months to collections and those indebted to us are req nested to come and make set 8 tlement at once. Our office will be the same as here t of ore. Thanking the public for past patronage, we avo Very truly, D. M. Almand’s Sons. Mslton’s Livery Stables; When ycu want a good, safe turnout, ono that you can drive with PLEASURE AND Ono that looks weli and goes well, call on me. * Good drivers furnished if desired Terms very reosonable. M, H. MELTON TO THE PEOPLE. You will find at John son’s a nice stock oi Fancy including Canned Meats Cabbage, Onions, Irish and Sweet Potatoes, Boston Beans, Candies, and a general line staple Groceries. I will sell Overcoats, Ladies Cloaks, and Clothing for the SIXTY DAYS at ACTUAL COST. Don’t fail to come scenic. I have a lint* of General Merchandise and will as cheap for cash as any house in town, I desire to extend to my many friends and customers my thanks for their past patronage and ask for same in future. Your friend, John Stephenson.
