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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1899)
ocal news items. wrffiapto Per5 ° ■nafl and Otherwise, Gathered >ar post Oar Readers and Fill Space. jlSoarces to ——-- M s oii e jNHaie. >ek at Tluii picnic Hams 5 P one. JN Hale, eek g« te of Atlanta, was [granger, gaiurdtiy. [tk j N Hale, r ets ore 5C0 dozen eggs at |00 hens ijj plunket. Hale. £ds one j N ,fk Loro. Riley. Hale. ek one. j N L°"? shore’s for fresh irk& ids. els one J N Hale. tek £ Bono. Blood an<l L Tilley. !,k gets one. j X Hale. ick *s Standard- A it. Tilley k gets one J N Hale. t Lice Dove Bams just rec’d [Longshore ’s. [ek gets one. J N Hale. i 'sGuiin° —the best r n Sold by Tilley. :k gt fs one , J N Hale. j Meadow, of Covington list Thursday. Kelt gels one. J N Hale. ■are ginning to move and Kjjgsoiiie louder. ■d gets one. J N Hale. Imanlias gone for a visit fchterjit Washington. [ek gels one. J N Hale. soffarming tools cheap at I Stark & Longshore’s. eek gets one. J N Ilaie. of fine sorghum, 25c per Stark & longshore’Si eek gets one. J N Hale. krden seed and seed Irish It Stark & Longshore’s. [l leir Mrs. Rusk loft last Sntnr- C, home in Sumpter, S fenfion is called to Mr. C B new advertisement in this fc Cuba mnlnssi s 40c* per gal poked at Stark & Loiig- wit to be treated fair and uue and trade with me. pt brush should be used on of houses in Conyers this py the highest prices for (of country produce. Plun Mention is called to Mrs. 8 Millinery advertisement per. l Smith informs iib that be peactively b in the guano bus season. Potion P ' Almand’s is respectfully call this profession p paper. pie Dental Martin work. is doing some His office is F [ y fitted up. r Morseveral Stewart, who lias been weeks, is im pomewhat. 8 eph A Goode lias been on [oe ft stiffened the past week. His nock by cold. r eyour butter, eggs, chick peas and anything you M or sale. Plunket. place in town to buy your *’ Junket's. He will treat t ,&ad sell you good goods. “°u ar e in town come in D w hat my 8E<) you need and buy be satisfied. Plunket. ,s Turner has one of the fas ^country. ‘ “bu sKinis along It is li a nat Ke the Mr l 1 ’^. lnoved his mar At • r-.us building, ly occupied which by Mr. A B h *-E ! * mV ^^ e*t toh ebacco ^ ° f AthenP gasmen , 88 Uere on * obort while rt ,5; S« th*.' r /°v- ? CKt0 a few b6 fini8h cla * * t k - vs t; -*Work, aC ' buiiclers to S ty "c&therf . t0 or(1 'tip nf w Hte seeug i 18 WeeK citi zen n . good "The shooting season is almost en ded and the partridge has not been very preatly disturbed in this ncigli borhood. Hicre is money in ad\ ertising. Soap is being extensively advertised in tLis community and some man will get rich as a resulr. Conyers was more thoroughly tri cl from a financial stand point the past fall and winter than ever before. Siie stood the tesr, fairly well. Your attention is called to Sum mors’ advertisement in this paper. This store is receiving- new spring goods daily and is very attractive. Elder D A Brindlo will fill his reg¬ ular appointment at the Christian church Sundav morning and night, All are cordially invited to attend. Freight traffic appears to be unusu¬ ally heavy on the Ga. road. Hard times doesn’t seem to diminish the earnings of railroads in this section. It is said that there are 48334 guano agents in, around and about Conyers They are all looking for good buyers and vowing tno weather is not cold. Congressman Livingston arrived yesterday afternoon. He was very active during the 55th Congress and accomplished much good for his dis¬ trict. The sermon at the Presnyten’an church Thursday night, by Rev. Mr. Macu, was greatly enjoyed by the congregation. lie is an able minis¬ ter. There is a world of hard work in the advice, ‘-If at first you don’t suc¬ ceed, try, try again,” nut there is nev¬ er no failure for the man who is ever trying. Last Saturday night was not tamo by any means. In fact we are told by those wln> were out that it was one of the wildest and darkest nights on record. Generosity among business men is an unknown quantity. Enough of it has never been discovered in this community to create a standard of measure. Miss Maud McCall a left last Wed nesdav for Decatur where she will he with friends for several days. She may visit Tampa, Fla., before return inghomo. Mr. Tt W Tuckers’ handsome resi dci co is now. supplied with water works. He lias erected a wind mill and and it will be in working order in a few days. Conyers and Rockdale county haven’t been able to get on a strictly business hustle since Christmas. The people have been over-matched by the weather. Life insurance solicitors have not figured in this community for sever¬ al months post. With the bursting of the buds, however, they are expec¬ ted to return again. Miss J. 0 U Smith leaves this wee Tv for Atlanta where she goes to accept a lucrative position. Miss Lou is a splendid young lady and will meet with decided success. “Boquet” Posey is said to be joying himself immensely at Dry Tortugas. He is picking np shells and listening to the “sad sea waves.” He is missed by the boys here. We don’t hear a great deal the proposed cotton factory hut we hope there may bo no hitch in the plans that will destroy our present prospector securing the mill. M r. J. C. Stephenson has advertise ment on the first page of this paper that all our readers should note. He means what he says and speaks very plainly. Call on him and save money. The youtii who is permitted to prowl on the streets at night need not be expected to find interest at home when he becomes older. Force of habit has ruined many a man. It has been whispered to us that the prospect for marriages in yers for the next ninety days is very gloomy. Is it possible that all marriageable young men have gone to Dry Tortugas? Monday and Tuesday our people were again treated to blizzard went!; er, “It blew and anew” Tuesday and atone time it looKed as if we would havesomi more zero didoes before it was done with. Tlie Fourth Grade at the Institute presided over Miss Minnie Smith, gave their parents and friends a nice little entertainment Friday afternoon consisting of recitations and songs. The children all did well and honor ed teacher, who is much interest ed in her work and the advancement of the little ones committed to her care. | Mr K P Almand, of Ingleside was > here yesterday. Mr. I, T Longshore lias been on the sink list the past few days. Business is opening up in Conyers very welI. TraeR has been good for tire past few days. The infant of Dr. and Mrs. .T A ; Guinn was right badly burned last j Tuesday. Jr was left near the fire for only a moment and its little sis ter, while rocking it. caused it to fali j and it was burned, ; Sporting men are warned that if . tuev desire to shoot birds ihev siiould (!o RO before the 15th of March. The g-amo law is effective at that time and Grand Juries apnear to be watching after the matter closely. Farmers have sold more wood than usual in Conyers the past winter. Coal has been very scarce and the rt« mand for wood has gradually grown, This lias been a considerable help to those who had wood to sell, All lines of business have suffered through this section since Christmas, but (lie wiser heads affirm that this year and 190 hundred will prove re¬ markably prosperous. We hope, most sincerely, that these predictions may come true. Represenativo C H Turner and Mr. Robt. L Hudson, so we have been re¬ liably informed, are in the market tor some real estate. They lmve a bout concluded to form a partnership to raise chickens and bogs and will need a small tract of land suited to such a business. It is presumed that they have abandoned the idea of be¬ coming Benedicts. Several of the young men who left Conyers two weeifs ago for Dry Tor togas, Fla,, have written back to friends here and from what we learn they are well pleased, One of them states that they went Immediately to work at $2,50 per day and the work they are doing, while a little heavy, is not hard upon them. Their friends here will be glad to know that all of them are well and pleased with their surroundings, The following tribute to winter is of unknown origin: ‘-It blows and snows and stings your ncse, makes all creation shiver; it bites your toes, increases your woes and freezes up the river. The frost nips all, both great and small, this dismal, dreary winter; freezes type, bursts the pipe and vexes sore the printer. So let her roll, we mean the coal, it takes the cash in winter; so please be Kind and make up your mind to settle ’ >v ^ u the piintei. Mrs. H A Moon, of OnK Grove, en tertained twenty-seven of her lady Mends last Thursday at a quilting. At the neon hour the party veic ush¬ ered into the dining room where an elegant and sumptuous repast was spread before them. Mrs. Moon is an admirable hostess and her guests on this occasion were cared for in ft manner that will cause the day to be long remembered as one of unusual pleasure. The young people enjoyed a social gathering at the same home at night. WANTED. I desire to purchase a dwelling house and lot in Conyers. Want a good substantial house with from 4 to 6 rooms. The lot not less than % or more than 2 acres and within GOO yards of the depot. Write to me de¬ scribing your property and naming the lowest spot cash price. Your de scriptinn will not he made public, Thomas D. Stewart, * McDonouyb, Ga. fill t ■m* A II cn H . U a The firm of Smith & Lifsey having been dissolved I have formed a copartnership with Mr. M. L. Wood and we will offer fQ jq ie tra( a e tlie same brxnds of Fertilizers sold by Smith & Lif. se y for the past Several years, consisting of ; Scott’s Gossyppium Guano; Scott’s A. A. Guano; Scott’s Blord and Bone Guano; Scott’s Acid and jyjgai GuafiO' GA. State Standard Guano; Scott’s P. P. Acid; Scort’s High Grade Acid; Cotton Bole Bone and Potash Acid, These goods are too well and favorably known to the plan¬ ters of this section to need any comment from me more than to that they are among the highest grade goods on the market, Thanking the people for past patronage and soliciting a con tinuance of the same in the future, I remain vours, J. A. LIFSEY. £^“Office at Wood & Hollingsworth’s store, Iter. J F Rowan, of Lorraine, one of our valued subscribers, was in to see us ycf terdny. ite says !:e lias been naming to Conyers for several months past but just succeeded in reaching here yesterday Bad weath¬ er field him at home Promising Young jVsnn. Mr. B F Mann, of Lorraine District this county, is making a record at Emory College of which he may well be proud. He had the honor of be¬ ing selected as the orator of the day in the anniversary celebration i«f the college last Wedm-sdav, and it is medless to say lie acquitted himself admirably. Mr. Maim is a splendid speaker and stands well in all of liis studies at Emory, hc is a young man of sterl¬ ing character and we predict for him a life of much usefulness. Georgia, Rockdale County. To whom it may concern:—Chari¬ ty Tate, col., wiciow of Henry Tate, col., late of said county deceased, having applied for a twelve months support, of the estate of said deceased and the appraises appointed having filed their return in myofflee. This is to cite all persons interested that I v ill pass upon the same on the first Monday in April 1809. Given under my hand and official signature this march 9 1899. A M Helms, Ord. 0121)1 IS AXCK. The following ordinance was intro¬ duced and, rend, whereupon the rules were read suspended second and the and ordinance was a time was pass ed unanimously. The ordinance is as follows: Beitordatned bv the Mayor and City Council, of regular the city of Conyers at shall its present unlawful meeting, thal it he for women or boys under loafing, sixteen years of age to be found or loitering about in the streets or sidewalks of said city after 7 o’cIock p. m. unless they are with an escort, or are in pursuance of sonic important business requiring them t o p ass t h r o u g n the city. signed Nothing in this ordinance ss do through to prohibit the people business from pass¬ in ing city on service or the attendance upon church or gregating like, but is meant to prohibit unnecessarily the con of we mu on the streets and likewise bovs un¬ der 16 years of age. Any p'erson or persons bo violating this ordinance disorderly shall deemed guilty of con¬ duct and punished ns prescribed Charter in Sec. 20 of the Amended of said city. Sec. 2 Be it further ordained, that this ordinance take effect upon its persage, but no one is to be arrested or any cases made against any viola ters until notified the offending party existence or par¬ ties he of the or this ordinance. Witness the Honerable W V Al¬ mond, Mayor of said city. This Feb. (i, 1839. eh I j 8 » £ SET SI S • i 0 My undertaking establish¬ ment is well fitted up and my stock of undertaking goods is complete. Attention prompt and ca pable. Hearses free of Charge. W. V. Aliiuuid, LTndertakei* A Embalmci*. j : ALMAND, BANKER. JOHN H. CONYERS, GEORGIA. Exchange bought and sold. Collections made on all parts of thi country. Accommodations extended consistent with sound banking Overdrafts will mot be honored Minder any circuinn stances. Offico hours from 8 a. m. till 4r. m till further notice. filial li Having sold our stock of merchan dise to Mr# E. P. McBurney we 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 ns are r e q nested to come and make set¬ tlement at once. Our office will bo (lie same as here tofoj’o. Thanking the public for pant patronage, we aro Very truly, D. M. Almand’s Sons. NEW SRING GOODS! Our new Spring Gdotls are ar • W c .alid we be¬ lieve that they will please the people. As usual we bought with care and cash, and there¬ fore the goods are right and the prices are right. Come and examie our new gopus. Chas. II. Hudson. e GUANO/ We are in the market with the best Guauo’s ever offered to the people. Baldwin’s Guanos and Acids. Hardwick’s Guanos and Acids, flarietta Guanos and Acids. Charleston Guanos and Acids* All HIGH GRADE FIRST-CLASS GOODS. * We also sell cotton seed meal and m al and aci \ The people know these goods. They need no rccommenda t ion from us. Sec ns and get our prices. J. P. TILLEY,
