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M. AL tf* x±, TT iUNK ? * HEADQUARTERS!
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jjy store was headquarters to.d clay, show day, and we will be here on Monday the
25th when Robinson’s bi; shew comes to tow n. My large stock and low prices meet the
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approve al of the people. Everybody invited to stop here when in town,
Make this © store yem trading place and we will make
it to vonr interest.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to stop wit auv:J» i ns.
•M. II. PLMNKET, General Merchant.
local news items.
§h or t" Paragraphs, Person a I "kind Otherwise, Gath¬
ered for our Readers.
Mr. M. H. Plunketts new residence
on Peek Street is nearing completion.
Mr. Burton Sigman has returned to
his home in Charlotte, N. C.
j r> au d Mrs Stephenson and Mr.
awl Mrs. Ed Fowler, of Covington,
sue at Sunday with relatives hers.
Mr E. P. Guinn’s friends have just
discovered that he is a resident of South
Iiailioad street. “Nough sed.”
Jrs.Dau Jones spent’ a short time
with relatives in Atlanta and Decatur
this week.
Miss Sarah Sue Langford, of Cos
Cakge, College Park, spent Sunday
auf Monday with her parents here.
bis J. D. Scott and family have
moved into Mr. H. E. Ray’s residence
cu South Railroad street.
Mrs. W. E. Stovall, of Alnion, was
in Conyers Thursday.
Mr. John M. Gray made a business
trip to Atlanta this week.
S:r < ial W heat fertilizer—Som ct hi u g
that t '’an recommend as a good wheat
grower. See me before von buy.
A. M. McEivauey.
Mr. B. H. Morris, engineer on the
Salmi ban, rested from his labors a
couple of days this week.
Mi-ij. R. J. Guinn, of College Park,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Jir 1 hunters are not doing-much.
The w lather has been too dry for the
6; orb
Mr J.dm Carter is able to be out a
SMin after a severe attack of chills mid
favor.
Boo not Posey was greeting friends
here this week. He has been making
Back'-,i his headquarters for several
Weeks past.
hi Ixh fif of the people of Conyers we
erf nr] a hearty welcome to cur new
citizen. Mr. T. V. Milstead.
The con tractor who will build Mr. M.
C. Summers’ new residence lias arriv¬
ed in the City and will begin work
text Monday. The building will be
rushed to completion.
Mr. Z. T. Almaud is now engaged in
gathering his fourteenth bale of cotton
°k 12 acres. He says it is the best
cotton crop he ever made.
y' ir - b.stead, the cotton factory Sup*
marendw t. arrived in the City Tkurs
( <!i\ evening. His arrival will start
,ie v,! "•' i-i motion and there will be
0 wop urn u the factory is completed.
v com on > Eig Show will pitch tent
a Y'.uyer-- n Monday the ‘24th. They
J con e to Conyers with 42 cars.
•*' ' HI nj the biggest show that ever
Lt Couwr.'.
A negro stole a cow from Mr. Will
°vau Wednesday night. He
c^W' d iu driving the animal short
oistauci a
overt;; move Lithonia where he was
ken and arrested just as he -was
r «--iv dollars
i from the man to
Shrift a t . sold his stolen property,
Mm Austi » went up aud breugbt
kw- 1 Conyers and he is
*esiia now
fc * i
"*895 ► fsjjspsia what Cure
*s you eat*
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Mr A N Pluiikes’s many friends will
be pleased to know that! e is improving.
Mr J M Almand and little daughter,
Marie, of Ingleside, spent Sunday here.
We regret to announce the severe lil
ness of Mr. G H Hull. We hope he
may have a speedy recovery.
Sirs. Jam's McDonald, who has been
very sick with fever, is improving.
Mr. Ben Bostain, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday with friends here.
Atlanta had a big fire last Wednes¬
day evening. The Lyceum theatre, on
Edgewood Avenue, burned,
Conyers is picking up. Only a few
more weeks and improvements will be¬
gin more actively.
Rev. Mr. Stokes has been attendance
upon the Presbyterian Synod at Val¬
dosta this week.
Uncle George Tilley has domed his
winter attire. He is of that age that
enables him to know by instinct the ap¬
proach of the change of seasons.
The price of cotton is just a little low¬
er than the farmers rike but there is
some consolation in the fact that the
crop will be a little larger than was at
first thought.
We feel that wo would make no mis¬
take to once more warn cur people to be
careful about fire. ' Conyers lias no sort
of protection against the flumes and if
fire once gets started we wou’d be help¬
less to control it.
Mrs. Jenkins and ’Mss Cora Smith,
of Atlanta, were here visiting the lat¬
ter’s parents last Sunday.
Miss Lou Smith came up from Cov¬
ington ana spent Sunday with her pa¬
rents.
I rs. Loyeie McNair, who has been
visiting friends aud relatives here for
several days, has gone to Covington
where she will spend a week or two be¬
fore returning to her home in Monticel
io.
Rev. B. J. W. Graham preached two
very flue sermons at the Baptist church
here last Sunday. After the sermon at
nipht two candidates, Mr. and Mrs,
Hancock, were baptized Under Mr.
Graham’s administration tne church is
steauily growing.
We are informed that work will he
commeiiced on the Commissary buiid
ing at the paper mill at once, Active
operations looking to the erection of the
cotton factory will be started scon.
Prof. T augston is conducting a sing
ing class at the Baptist church iu this
city. The class numbers about 40 aud
we u uderstand much progress is being
made.
Mr. J. A. Gailev, who has been in
Buffalo since the Pan-American Ex¬
position open d, returned home last
Tuesday nigh r-f- Jim looks well and
,
reports a splendid time. His many
friends here greeted him gladly.
We understand that Mr. C. M.
Swords has been promoted and is
superintendent of ail the Ket -
now in tuts
tucky Refiining Co’s,, plants
immediate section.
Advertiee. It P a Y s *
CITIZEN’S TICKET.
For the year 1902.
For Mayor,
John H. Almand.
For Aldermen,
C. E. Reagan,
W V. Wallace,
•M. L. Wood,
W. R. Still,
0 . B. Hudson.
I. L. Langley.
Reliable and Gentle.
i ; A pill’s a pill,” says the saw.
But there are pills and pills. You
want a pill which is certain, thor¬
ough and gentle, Mustn't gripe
DeWitt’s Littleearly*Risers fill the
bill. Purely vegetable. Do not
force but assist the bowels to act.
Strengthen and invigorate. Small
and easy to take. Gailey Drug Co.
Mr. F. M. Ayers, who has been
very sick at his home for several
weeks, is able to be out again.
\our attention is called to the
handsome • page 1 ^ advertisement of
Mr. A. . D. T Summers on the , first .. ^ page.
An error occurs in the last, word of
the head line of rise add where
"‘cheapness’’is spelled “epeapness”
—it is only a typographical error
tl.at escaped our an.t ill noway
cnanges the "‘truths” related in the
add. Our readers well know this and
will continue to trade at this popular
store.
Mr. L. S. Tigncr, who had been
with us three months as typographer,
left last Friday for Conyers where
he has accepted a place on the Con
yers Weekly-Banner. Mr. Tigner
has made a host of friends in his
short sojourn here all of whom join
11 s in wishing him much success in
his-new field.—Fayetteville News.
Read the adds.
Chamberlain’s Stomach ana
Liver Tablets cure biliousness, con¬
stipation and headache. They are
easy to take and pleasant in effect.
For sale by Gailey-Drug Co.
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MARRIAGE.
On last Thursday, November 7,
Prof. M. Letcher, the Superintend- i
Schools of Conyers, 1
eat of the Public j
was most happily married to Miss j
Marie Lou Ingrain of Turin, Ga. j
This was an event of great interest I
to Conyers society. (
Mrs. Letcher is a lady of culture |
amt refinement. Sha is a gifted mu-|
sician, and has a charming person- f
1
Mr. Letcher has but newly been
elected to bis present position, but j
daring his short stay among us he:
lias u on l.is viiiy to Hie hearts of our I
oeople. He was a Major in the 1
Spanish-American war, and since his
retirement from army service, has I
proven himself an educator of 110 |
mean ability. I
La ,h„ lives union the of world these has magnificent; a right to
voung
expect many rich blessings.
iiie ceremony was performed at j
the bride’s home, by the Rev. Mr.
uperannuate of the North !
Georgia Conference. ,
ness.
When you feel that life is hardly
worth the candle take a (Jose of
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They will cleanse your
stomach, tone up vour liver and
regulate your bowels making you
feel like a new man. For sale by
Gailey Drug Co.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wood vis¬
ited the latter’s sister in DeKalb
county Sunday and took a turn
on the Mountain.
You can’t, break the tie that
binds together the “nigger” and
the Circus. It is an indissoluble
union,
Mr. Joseph Bentley, of Atlanta,
was down Sunday to spend the
day with relatives and friends.
We are glad he has a good posi¬
tion in Atlanta.
Rev, M. L. Troutman will
preach his last sermon for this
conference year, at the MethodBt
church Sunday. Rev. W. it.
Foote, the presiding elder of this
district., ,• , ■ , will preach , the ,1 t tol- 1
1 on
bowing . fluid Sunday Oil J
ues
day, after the third Sunday Rev.
Mr. Troutman will go to Rome to
att tend the Conference. It is
1)opsd by the „U lwopl# „f Conyers,
irrespective . of denomination, . that
be may be returned tWthis charge,
-Xudiaps no minister serving this
cluuch has been iu such eio-e
touch with all the people and
made stronger friends among
them than Rev. Mr. Troutman,
Ilis immediate congregation es¬
teem him greatly and each of his
members hopes that ho may be
returned here.
A Bad Runaway. j
A bad runaway took place in ;
Covington on lasl Thursday night,
which came very near resulting
fatally/
A team belonging to Mr.
vin Lifsey, of Conyers, became
frightened in lront of the Cov
ington hotel, and ran away. Af
ter running across the public
they started down Clark
street. In front of the Flowers
house they struck the buggy of
Mr. W. B. Shepherd, crushing it,
an( j throwing Mr. Shepherd cut.
Clark street they
. . . , .
ran against the iron hitching post
in front of air. Charlie Franklin’s
residence, turning the buggy ov
>r , UK i breaking loose from it,
^ team contimmiR X. its flight, £
an( ^ " ab final , iy caught near 1 or
terdale.
When the buggy was upset, it
caught Mr, Lifsey under it, bruis
; 0 him considerably, and hold- j j
cued, mg hmi down until , he was res- j
It was a bad runaway, and the
escape of Mr Shepherd and Mr.
Lifsey from serious or fatal inju- i
Conyersreminded us of a real
hustling town to-dav. Show day
always brings the people out.
Conyers is packed and jammed
with people to-day. Sparks’
Show lias not arrived at this writ¬
ing and it looks now as if many
people aie destined to bo disap¬
pointed.
North Conyers,
Miss A ley Lee Reagan gavo
an entertainment last Saturday
evening in honor of hoi guest,
Miss Inez M0D011 Id. It was
a pleasant event.
Mrs. John Bonner, of Henry
county, visited her niece, Mrs,
W. H. Wooley, this wook.
Mr. Eleon Fielder was at
Union Grove church Sunday,
lie was the guest of Mr. Hen¬
ry Turner’s family r
Miss Ruth Wooley visited
Vlisses Ethel Turner and Julia
Brooks Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. El ward Cinfcer and fam¬
ily were at Union Grove Sun¬
day. They wil move to Tex¬
ts at an early day.
Jack Frost came to seo us
Wednesday night. It will soon
be cold enough to eat pork and
turnips.
Mrs. Fielder spent last Sun¬
day with Mrs. Cora Almand.
Mrs. H. Almand returned to
Atlanta Monday. She will re
sumo work with the firm sho
has been with some time,
lj er ftiends will miss h r so
much.
Mr. Jack Pierce and his
0(> d wife spent Thursday in
Conyers. 'They have recently
had their house remodeled,
Misa Ola Reagan and Mr.
Stephenson went to Union
Grove Sunday. It was not
Mr. John Stephenson.
Mr«. Treadwell and daugh¬
ter spent Friday with Miss
Ruth Wooley.
Mr. Jim Plunfcet and little
daughter are guests of relatives
in north Gon>ers.
Susie.
FOR SALE.
A nice pony and buggy,
A . bargain fora quick buy
er.
M. IT. Plunket.
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