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M-he donyers Weekly i
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(FFICIAL ORGAN OFROOKDALE COUNTY ,
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J. H WALLIS, Editob.
J,!itercd at the postoflicc at Conyers as
second-class mail mutter.
Saturday, May 9 , 1899.
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notice.
W? cal?Httei)iioii to official notice
elsewhere in this paper which makes
TubWkkkj.y the official organ of
the county.
Rev. Irl Hicks predicts much rain
and storm for May. Ourreaders may
Imuetheir calculations on Hicks and
make no very great mistake.
Rev. Sam W. Small is ft hustler if
anything. He is now superintend
(>ut of the pul die schools in ( ioufue
gos, Cubit. We wish him well.
In the appointment of census enu¬
merators for Georgia, Col. .1 W An¬
derson, of the Covington Star, is
named for this district. Uncle Jim
will make n good one.
General Joe Wheeler seems
“tr.ho"its well in Pittsburg ns in At¬
lanta, in Detroit ns in Montgomery.
Atlnntft Journal. Gen. JooWheeler
will take well anywhere.
The Confederate Soldier’s Home,
in Atlanta, was sold at auction last
Tuesday to Mr, Joel Hurt for $8,000.
The building cost over $40,000. It is
thought, the court will not confirm
the sale.
The reunion of t ho (’onfederate vet¬
erans will occur in Charleston next
week. It will bo n. great occasion
and thousands of people will gather
in t lie old city to mingle once more
with the boys who wore the gray.
In their frenzied condemnation of
the Sum Holt lynching, northern ed
jtors seem to forget the heinous
crime that caused it. Prejudice a
gninst the south seems to have been
veil rooted in some sections.
Bishop Henry M. Turner, col.,
wants the government to give one
hundred million dollars to carry the
negroes to Africa.—Ex. That sum
fs about one hundred thousand times
more than the whole gang is worth.
Theunveilingof the Georgia Mon¬
ument at Chicamauga National Park
last Thursday was a most interest¬
ing and impressive event. Many
notable people were present and the
• lay will he a proud one in thehlstory
«.f the state. j
Hr. LG Brmighton, of Atlanta, has
imceeeded in stirring considerable |
noise by his outspoken denunciation
«*f the Holt lynchers. The Dr.islia
lde to make n reputation for sensa
* ionalism in the pulpit unless lie can
manage to cool off a few degrees.
Girt rude Atherton, in a catch,v let¬
ter to theJStHifrtuicisco (’all, in which
►he speaks of public men in Wash
iniDon. says of Georgia's senior Sen¬
ator: “Senator Bacon’a speech was
masterly. 1 think li*- is the best speak
»-r in the senate.” Georgia is justly
proud of her senior representative.
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Hr. Geo. 11. Hepworth, of the New
Vovk Herald, is in Atlanta to make
» Study Of lynching and. if possible,
point out it remnay for the evil. Dr.
Hepworth, in our opinion, could em¬
ploy his time equally as well by stu¬
dying the crimes which lend to lynch
ingaud point out a way to prevent
Tit KM. That is the question which
the southern people want settled.
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The whole secret of success is con¬
tained within this compass of a- few
plain words writes Halford Fyke, in
the New Y’rk Commercial Advertiser
In starting out in life, put instanly
aside all immediate thought of your
own dignity and vour own superior¬
ity . of your own exceptionable gifts
and of the brilliant possibilities
which you think exists within you.
You may be just as superior as you
tliiiiK you arc. and even
more brilliant than you believe your¬
self to be; but no one else is going
know it until you have do.ie
tiling to make this evident.
The Georgia monument in Chica
manga National Park is an honor to |
the State.
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The administration of Georgia’s
governor is clean and clear cut and
tlic people applaud it.
Conyers isoneof tlie best towns in
Georgia and will grow better every
day if our people will pull together,
You can help along wonderfully by
talking her up
Trusts seem to he thriving wonder¬
fully in this country. New and pow
erlul organizations are being »»
nonneed every day. “Boss H«nnn
heads the latest one.
The war may be drawing to a close
in the pliillipines but each clay’s din
patebes tell us of battles fought in
which American lives are lost. The
Philiuyios are more difficult to man¬
age than were the Spaniards.
It is said that President McKinley
is seriously considering the advisa¬
bility of calling an extra session of
Congress to meet in October. Public
questions' and the retirement of
Speaker Reed makes it necessary,
thinks the President.
A dead negro was found hanging to
a barbed wire fence about two miles
from Jonesboro yesterday. The ap¬
pearance of the body indicated that
the negro had been dead for several
days. He probably ran into the
fence about the time Sam Holt fell in.
the fire.
What of Col. Berner now? He was
green but ambitious and lie success¬
fully chaperoned tiie 3rd Ga. to Cuba
and back again. The Colonel should
come out to the front and allow the
people to smile upon the man who
finally succeeded in planting a Geor¬
gia regiment upon Cuban soil.
The Covington Cow Association is
is the name of an enter¬
prise recently organized in Coving¬
ton. A person is not eligible to mem¬
bership unless he owns a cow that
at least half Jersey, and also his
moral character and veracity must
be vouched for.—Ex. Covington is a
great town. We always had a high
opinion or her, but if she can form
an association as above indicated, es¬
pecially with such restrictions as to
eligibility to membership as is
thrown around tin's organization, our
opinion of lie*, hns indeed been too
small. Now watch the value of
Georgia heifers go skyward.
The premiums offered for
timl exhibits at the fair to be held in
Atlanta this fall, are large enough to
maKeitto the material interests o*
the various counties, and the various
farmers of those counties, to endeav
or lars to is capture be given them. A ^wbest ^^kisand del
to for coun
ty display*, five Hundred dollars for
the second best, and three hundred
for the third best. In addition to
this, one hundred dollars will ho giv¬
en to every county making a worthy
display that does not. take a premium.
One hundred and fifty dollars is of¬
fered for the pest exhibit produced
on a one-plow farm, and one Hundred
dollars for the second best.—Ex.
With a small amount of well di¬
rected effort any of these prizes may
Oe brought to Rockdale.
Ayer’s
Cherry
costs more than other tiled i
cities. Itut then it cures more
than other medicines.
Most of tlie cheap cough
medicines merely palliate;
they afford local and tempo
rary relief. Ayer’s Cherry
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Pectoral docs not patch up or
palliate. It cures.
Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup,
Whooping Cough,—and every
other cough, will, wheu other
remedies fail, yield to
Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral
lt has a record of 50
years of cures.
Send for tha “Curebook”
—free.
J. C. Ayer Co., Iiowel], Macs.
EXTRA LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs. G W Gleaton visited in
a short time this week.
p, Bishop’s new home
jjj s j 10W U p Vv - e }l when com
pleted.
Mr. and Mrs. H Y McCord
ares pepding this week in Nash
ville.
Mr. Lee Maddox is enjoying
the presence of a line baby boy
at his home.
You have heard the enthusi
astic ppen k of “Paragon of love
„ ,,„ fiee ou , beaut i flll new
curtains. W L Adair.
Friend C M Taylor put in
good time th 13 week on the riv
er. If ho caught any fish we
haven’t beard of.
Our stock of umbrellas knock
ed others out, entirely. Those
colored beauties can’t be dupli¬
cated for the money. W L Adair.
Mr. A J Pierce will soon be
ready to move into bis new
home out on His plantation be¬
yond the river.
Our Piques call for joyous
exclamations. Beautiful skirts
and dresses rise in the imagi¬
nation when you behold our Pi¬
ques 1 W L Adair.
The County School Commis*
sioner will hold the next teach¬
er’s examination on the ‘22nd
of this month.
See our line of white import¬
ed organdies. Creations of love¬
liness they are.
W L Adair.
Conyers has several new im¬
proved street lamps that givo
out a splendid light. Let others
of the kind be added.
Mr. James Dukes, who has
been spending the week in At¬
lanta with relatives, has return¬
ed home.
We will again ask our coun¬
ty correspondents to send us the
news from their communities
regularly. The people expect
it and are anxious to read it, so
let it come along.
CAS>POnXA.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature
of
Shcr’ff Sale.
Will be sold before the courhouse
door in the city of Conyers, the first
described Tuesday in June next, the house following
property: One and
lot situated on Decatur street in the
city of Conyers and bounded as fol¬
lows: On the north by Decatur
street, on t he east and south byA.B.
Osborn and on the west by lands be¬
longing to 1 he Oil Mill Co. Said
property levied on as the property of
Oliver Sanders to satisfy one Justice
court flfa issued from the Justice’s
court of the 47fith district G. M., of
Rockdale c»unty, in favor of D. N.
Hudson & Son against Oliver San
ders and Ed Sanders, this Proper tj r
pointed out by plaintiff, May 5,
1809.
W. H. M. Austin, Sheriff.
OASTOHXA.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature
of
Smyrna 1 .oeals.
Mr. Mack Jlnllingsworth and wife
have returned from a visit to rela¬
tives in Atlanta.
Prof. Jerome Robinson, of Klon¬
dike, was down Sunday. Come again,
Jerome.
Mr. John Maddox and wife have
returned from a visit to relatives in
Clayton county.
Dr. Quigg will fill iiis regular ap¬
will pointment also at Smyrna Sunday alid
give a lecture at 3 o’clock
in the after.loon, on Mormanism.
Come out and hear him.
Mrs. Plunket is visiting relatives
in Atlanta.
PMr. John Maddox killed his spring
sliote last week. It weighed only
395 pounds.
Mr. E. B. Palmer’s family spent
Sunday with relatives in *
county. Henry
Mr. Fletcher Bohannn and wife
Sunday with relatives at
Ri.uk Jay.
yotick. •
If your well ueads cleaning
send for me. I will do on
first class work aud at very
reasonable prices. Improve
well by cleaning it for the
I will also do blast¬
ing, well walling etc., at teason
able prices. Any man in Con¬
yers will recommend my work .
Prince Milsap.
pl.vf v^lU l U II : 1 rl II £ fr
, >1 f f Tilt Is ft \T VCiy A V V
| S i. l Ill molzn dnt
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II 111811 ... J o 1 . cl o 11 1-6 A H
Style, Ollt
f I hp v liest lllci* -
thrift] MlI lat a II u at til
u hard tiojo”
prices, win
please those
who have to
b u v. We
have such
Clothing-. It
sviii do you
good to see
if,
Dress goods
that combine
all that goes
beauty! stGe
and elegance
are alwa y s
appreciat ed
by people
good taste.
Look at our
stock and be
pleased.
You can
bin bargain
aft er
gain f r O m
f. L AM
AN OPEN LETTS
To MOTHERS
WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OL'R
EXCLUSIVE “ PITCHER’S USE OF CASTORIA,” THE WORD “ as'our P A ctF 1 T 0 T;w I
and
A dr. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Ey amis>
was the originator of “PITCHER’S CASTORS
tha has borne and does now ^7 ' s <b*
the facsimile signature of __ or ‘N
bear
used Th i s i in s th the e original h0meS f “PITCHER’S the MotherS CASTORIA/^, °f fwl f 3j) H
° Ameri M
years Nie kind , LOOK you have CAREFULLY always bought at the wrappermdseetl a n* >it
anc i has the signature- of 0n ^
P er ‘ No one has authority from me to
ce pt The Centaur Company of which Chas. B. Fletcher
r
March 8 , 1897 .
^ Deceived.
Do not endanger the life of your child by acceDt -
a (because t chea P substitute he makes which few some druggist may offer 5
redients ( which a ^ more pennies on it) ’ t ) le ■
& ° wen does not w
f The Kind You Have Always Bought
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BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF 6
il
/A
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Insist on Having
The Kind That Never Failed You, •i
THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 7? MURRAY CTRCCT, NEW YORK **
CITY.
ECONOMICAL BUY J
Will find J A Goode’s store a most satisfactory place
trade at just at this time. Trices on most everything have af
vanccd from 10 to 20 per cent, but we were lucky to buy befoul
the rise, and have a full stock of everything in the house far!
nishing line. Stoves have advanced 20 per cent in price, but tjI
have not as yet put the 20 per cent on what we have, so com
soon and buy.
With one of our Silver Iviug or all Steel Folding Springs,
We have a nice assortment of bed room suits, bedsteads, mat
Hesses, summer cots etc. Also crockery, glassware and enamel¬
ed iron and granate ware, all at the old pi ice as long as this lot
lasts,
MATTIIS Al CA1PEII
Are now in demand. We have some nice mattings at T-j
aud 17£ cts per yard. Good quality hemf carpet at 25c per
yard. Just remember please that we have a thousand articles
you use aud need around the house, which wo can’t mention,
but come to see us aud we will sell you right.
JOSEPH A. GOODE i
(B OWNEy’S
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Piter
•fe.
REGtSTERgO.
chocolate
BON BONS.
For Sale By
THE GAILEY DRUG CO.
ALSO
Nunnally’s Assorted Bon
Bons,
Peanut, Walnut and
Chocolate Brattles, A!*
ways Fregh,
Th Sailsf Sng Os.
CITY BIBBER»
HENRY REAGAN
PROPRIETOR.
My shop is comfortable.
My towels are clean.
My tools are always keen.
My attention is respectful.
My aim—to please all
Give me a call when you need
dressing up.
POSTED.
Tin’s is to give clue notice to all
ties that lands nfft 1 ' ' all
my and I forbid ft _ n( j
tresspassing are posted thereon.
This April 15, 1899.^. y Ajnia ud.
POSTED
All parties fishing are or ' var,:! ‘EL trc“
hunting, ourlaim- C oun- be
passing upon ignoring * M m
ty. Anyone
to Jaw.
This April 1-5.18Wi¬
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