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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1899)
r H YEAR CELEBRATION AT SUMMERS’ BIG CASH STORE i * x ■ ^ ri 5 3IOATH OX-f .1XJ3TJK TO 1513 CROWDED W1T1JL ,EA X ^. f r OST? WTOIIK^^^; a , People:—We are now in our tenth year of business in Conyers. Our relations with the people of Rockdale and adjoining counties most pleasant and we believe mutually profitable since the day we went in business. We have kept good goods and made low prices ;V8 to this and the people show their appreciation of cur store and cur manner of dealing with them by their continued pat-j day It is our aim to do better and better by cur customers. Note the relieving prices z suit for A 5 °‘ 50 men's sin L 810. ;0 men's s mt? •'U. suits U 'T We invite the people to us this month of June and we will give them bargains of which they will be o 3 Come in and help us celebrate our tenth year in business. SUMMERS' BIG CASH HOUSE, oc al news items. rt p ara graphs, Personal and Otherwise, ered for our Readers. Host hot enough. apples are scarce, |n is badly needed here. Lvbekly gives the news. bada .game of ball Friday. -legal adds appear in this n IgeMcCalla business went tluy to last Coving- week. bi one IJFHuff paid a Circle short Sun- visit Eatives at Social Bose Broadnax has been in ’domand with his reaper this haw been having some ex- the Iv warm weather during reek. L don't, like what is in this kids week you can go to the I)' about it. Jsrs. Perry Griffin and |i\ tunday. if Oxford, was in Con sea Hutcherson and George, dison.aru visiting Mrs. A i> uintiie city. ,wD a pair of Oxford tics. t can secure them by describ lemand paying for this no . ‘" l!SS ^ 1:!S been a little , - round these diggins— ! plenty of the other Kind, er. ‘k -L'- Nellie Wallis has fery sick for some ten days. >thought kiting. to be improving at [aiie llJ ike Still, McCord who holds Grocery a posi- Co. pita, last came down to visit Ills r Sunday. [county correspondents were r-T'in getting in this week r’ 1 crowded out. They \vi 11 rnext week. pf the boys down at Dry r- "rote home that the |u P that , !"i registered for hot? 137 degrees . [ P tor ^ Guntersville, Almaml left last t"'" to look Ala., after his min j' fest u > that secti m. 12 illy P’ ur photographs and “ c, « m ' iature m tt011 n on te. ^ breast ni pins, scarf Roy Elliott. L" K° . ; j nega Almand where has return ^ng college, ’ has 'nation and will with hi 8 pnr . t u! L Miumeoienn. Glenn and his A . ' the have pr Sail U * JMt parents of 1€ T ex pect to stay ;xc >tem snt ... lu„G lSr !, day , was caused on ° this w-pok b i'ut'Y ht v 10 Y ma< R ulul YG’-stYUlborn ]'■' '^'dy wheel ’ 1 b’iglii,',:, ,,?.? 1 y : ! r 1! .' n ” t? co,) his t Urt , * . 1 “‘.'’did ’• Ly, .pi u >t ' ar d the n and 1 pUtnYf otb Sf ve -• 5 'ut failed to $1 50 and $2 tan slippers $ 1 . $2 50 ladies shoes $2 $3 50 mew's shot * $2 50 , Children's slippers. 50 c on the * Mr. John Hollingsworth spend s many Sunday afternoons in Cov ington of late. Capt. Huson knows where lie goes, but refuses to give him away. Our readers will please overlook any and all short comings and ir¬ regularities in the paper Ihis week. The “Devil” is running it. Last Saturday was the hottest day ot the year so far. The the mometer registered 90 in Atlanta, which . on , y lacked , , . two , degrees , of , being as hot as any June day m nineteen years. Mayor Aimand's matinees op Monday mornings continue to be well attended. No admission tee is chnrged#-ii usually takes about live and costs to get out. Let er roll ! Friend Floyd Plunket writes from Dry Tortuges that lie will lie at home by the 15th inst- He says the other boys will in all pn babil ity come with him. It must be got ting too hot for the boys down ' las Irene Inviii goes-to Oxford today on a visit to friends and rel ativc-s. She will attend' the com¬ mencement exercises at Emory col j ego while there. The combined Teachers Insti¬ tute of the counties of Rockdale and DeKalbhas been in session at Lithoniv this week. Several of the teachers of Rockdale have been in attendance. Rev. D A Brindle will fill his regular appointment here at the Christian church Sunday at 11 o’ clock a m and 8 p m. Everybody invited to come out. A party of young people char¬ tered a two horse wagon.and went out to the Paper mill on a pleas¬ ure hunt last Wednesday evening. Of course they had a pleasant time. Mr. Will McDaniel has return¬ ed from Athens where he has been attending the Stat’eNormai School. He took a ten weeKS course and is highly pleased with the work done there. Dr. Lewis A Lee accompanied by his two sisters, Misses AJlio and Annie, and Mr. Lamar Wood and sister, Miss Mattie, spent the day last Tuesday with the Misses Hol¬ der near Aim on. Mr. Charlie Rogers is getting fairly under way Mr. W J Fakes handsome Decatur street residence, which when finished will bean or¬ nament to that part of our city. Mr. Smith, a prominent visited mer¬ his chant, of Harlem, Ga.. daughter. Mrs. Bell, wife of our clever depot agent, several days this week. The many friends of Miss Lucile Broadnax will be glad to learn of the high stand she lias taken at ff Cy Co! I b taking first honor iu ’ that institution . ot learning. Miss Clara Graham, who went to Mississippi some time ago visit her sister?Mrs. Dillon, retur ned Saturday morning. She ae eompanied Mr. and Mrs. Dillon on the Annual Conductor s excur darted at New Orleans and took m a portion of the cities of interest. The trip was a very fine one and Miss Clara ports a most enjoyable lipid. 18c Piques 12c. 18 c Ginghams 5c. 10c Percales 5c. 40 c wool dress goods 19 e. The rich can vide in chases. The poor must walk lie jaises When Or hire left a by mule the fast ;ntl lnisray maid. 8ce, Eh. Head Mr. N T Street's add. Young, .We understand noble fiat a Rev. Mr. preach a the young divine, will at Presbyterian church Sunday morning- and night Mrs. Blanche Ib-sser of Birming bnm Ala- is here on h visit to rela tives ami friends. Mr. S. B Etheridge The Duke of Arrington Heights Birmingham Ala. D’N'.' Birmeare is aee-.mplishcd hereon visit dmigtiter Miss and friends. a to relatives Mr. John S. Gleaton lert vesr.erdav at noon tori turn folds duties at Dry t ortugRs. H is many friends hero were glad to see him, and ho carried back to the island huntledsof good wishes. 1 he term of The Public schools which closed on last Monday was one of the most successful in its history . Prof . Glenn and his aide COJ ., )S of assistan(g dm>rvo ((ie praise of the people of the town I°r the excellent work done. Our young friend Mr. Joe H Eth ridge, traveling salesman for J Reginstein, of Atlanta, was here with his father at their new home '‘Fort Scott” last Sunday, Wo extend a hearty welcome to Joe as a citizen of our city again after an absence of 3 years. Miss Clifford Goodwyn, one of the teachers in the public school here, left Wednesday morning for her home in Barnesville, M i S3 Goodwyn is a refinement" young lady of ra re culture and and has made many friends during herstaj* among us who will regret to see her leave. The hot wave seems to have spread all over the country from Dry Tortugas to Maine. The tlie mometei has been sporting around in the ninety’s at Chicago, St Louis. Cincinnati, reaching 97 in New York. So you see we are not the only ones who are sweltering. Misses Ethel and Sadie Dorn S1S sisted by some of the other chil¬ dren in the neigborfiood ga vo a little concert last Friday at the residence of Mrs Dorn. Only a few were present. The children got up their own program and arranged everything to suit themselves and deserve great credit, for 1 he maimer in winch the program was render¬ ed. It was greatly enjoyed by all present. Rev. D A Brindle, pasfor of the ( hi istian church here, spent sever a 1 days at Hampton tins where he was called to perform u marriage ceremonv for two iar young people of that town, Mr. Bundle n was pastor , of e the . i church at that place tor several years and is deservedly with those people. The (Put Price Store m Fresh goods every day. Such as Flour, Meat, Lard, Sugar, Coffee, Meal, Sausage, Hams, Syrups, etc. A few sample prices; 20 lbs. sugar for #1, 10 lbs., best green 3 lbs. seda 10c, 12 bars soap 25c, 2 boxes baking powders 5c, good tobacco 30c per — >-# Ladies and children’s hose 5c per Da ir, 2 spools thread for five 5c® Suspenders 5c per ^ pair etc. etc. No T. STREET. hats 50c on the $1. Sample suspenders factory price Underwear at factory prices. Neckwear way down. DEATHS. Mr. N C Johnson better known as 'Tnele Nathan” died at his home in Sheffield (list riet last Tues¬ day morning. He died of dropsy. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. .T F Wallis, at the Church at the Paper mill on Wednesday at 11 o’cIock and he was buried in the old Long-Shoals church burying ground near the Paper Mill He was 77 when lie died and had lived in the same community land-marks all his life. and He was one of the old will be much missed. We regret lo chronicle the death of Mrs. J J W House worth who de¬ parted this life last Tuesday night at 11 o'clock and was buried at Smyrna Wednesday evening at 3 o’clock. Mrs. Ilousewortli suffer¬ ed a stroke of Paralysis several months ago from which she never recovered. She leaves a husband and several children to moon her lo«s. To these we extend our sym¬ pathy, Mr. WT Shipley, formoly of this place, but now of Americas, died at the latter place last Wed¬ nesday morning at 10 o’clock of chronic diarrhoea. lie was brought to Conyers on the 7 :21 train Wed¬ nesday night for burial. The fun¬ eral services were conducted by Itev.J F Wall is at the Baptist church Thursday evening at 8 o’¬ clock after which he was hurried with masonic honors in the old cemetery. Mr. Shipley was a broth or of Mrs. R G Willingham of this place and has many friends who will be grieved at his death. M<’Currie«« 1 Sdilict t. On last Thursday June 1st, Florence Dennett, of Atlanta, was happily married to Mr. J J McOur ric, of New Jersey. Rev. Mr. .Vol¬ ley a ])rominent Daptist minister official ing. After the ceremony was perform ed Mr. and Mrs. McCurrie left for Chattanooga where they will spend some time after which they will come to Conyers for a visit to ?drs. McCurrie’s parents. The bride is a daughter of our fellow citizen Mr. R K Dennett who lives just below town, and is a lady of many virtues and accomplish¬ ments and will make her husband a model wife. We extend con¬ gratulations. CIJTTIIIK OUT And laiuglt to our store .-met we wil! - iv ' ; >'•>" a discount often Lrer ner et nr ou vour imn-iiaf-.c. is fur the monib of June only. alien d. summers. New shipment Swiss Embroid ery and Insertion. All tun new novelties in lions. CZTC23 : J will devote the next few months to eel lections and those indebted to ns are r e q nested to come and make set¬ tlement at once. Our office will be the same as lieretc *>•- - - fore. T!-: an king the public for past pa trod age, we are Very truly, D. 1. Aimand’s Sons. % m sails? as csi Stmimer Aniiounceiuent' OUR SODA FOUNTAIN Is now running on full time and we are some splendid Ice Cold drinks. You can get Phosphate - < Oca Cola, Ice Cream, etc . Come in j.- <i hi refreshed. S1A M.’’ 1 1 > S31 { \ . \V ; e have a handsome line of Stationery of all kinds. Our llox Stationery loads. (Jet your Tab¬ lets, Inks, Pens, also alt kinds of choice Toilet ar¬ ticle and Toil it Soaps from us. SIM eIOODN Sporting Goods of all kinds may he bought of us cheaper than elsewhere. Get your Base Balls, Bats, Hammocks. Fishing Tackle, Mai hies etc., from , Yours truly, Gailey Drug Co. BRING = YOUR JOB WORK TO THIS Shop, Have \ ou seen our beautifuj summer fa bricks? Don't fail to look through our stork.