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Free Lot '—AND— ' $20.00 IN GOLD Will be given away $ —at the— BIG AUCTIONS SALE PARK HILL LOTS iLaminerce, Ga # Thursday April 2nd. Sale begins promptly at 10 o’clock All white persons over 17 years of age who attend the sale can participate in this free drawing. Every one will be given a free ticket, but party must be oiK the grounds. No one can represent another. Col. J. C. Morrow, of Pittsburg, Pa., wii! cry the sale. II you have never heard him it will pay you to do so on this occasion, e\en if you do not care to buy. He comes all the wav from Pittsburg to Commerce for the sole purpose of con ducting this sale American Land Qo,, OFFICE PITTMAN BLDti Good middling ]0 l-4o Last year ... - no Receipts for the week 43 Last year ig Receipts to dute 15S^’ Lust } ear v . 1780(7 Cotton seed 75 1 here will be an all day singing at Wilson church the next Sunday foil) Sunday) and everybody is cor dially invited to attend. Rev. J. J. Pendergrasr will preach at 11:00 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Stevens, of near Lexington, were guests of Mr. and , Mrs. Walter Stevens, at the sanatorium, Monday and Tues day. Mr. I’. A O’Connor was in At lanta on business the first of the. week. Rev. J. J. Pendergrass filed his regular upp,uutment at Broad St. Methodist church in this place last Sunday morning. Mr. 11. H. Tolbert who has been at Monroe for some time, has moved ins family back to this place. Onr people are now enjoying the benefits ot telephone service. The sleet several weeks Jago made a complete wreck ol the local sys tem and delay in re-eetablishfciig was caused by eel ay in of poles t.o lie used. The service was a convenience that was not fully, appreciated until we were denied ts use. Piping for the system of water works is being distributed over the city, find an engine ancf outfi for digging the trenches has ar rived and work will begin Jut once on the plant- It Jwill Jbe several mouths, however, before we have water running through these pipes. Agiuts Wanted— l6x2o crayon portraits 4U cents, frames 10c and up, sheet pictures one cent each. You can make 100 per cent profit or SB6 per week. Catalogue and samples free. Frank VV, Williams Company, l’ios W. Taylor St., Chicago, 111. Mr. L. \\. Williumsoiii was in Atlanta last Monday. % Mr. A. M- B u ! ou and wife both ‘have been indisposed for several days. Mr. C. J. Hood attended the meeting of peach growers in At lanta last Monday. Mrs. \V. L. Williamson was in Maysville Monduy. Mr. P. A- O’Connor returned lrotn. Atlanta yesterday. f Miss Blanch Little has return ed from a visit to Royston and Carnesville. % Miss Cliff Daughtry left Tues day to visit friends in Atlanta Col. R. L. J. Smith and .1 ,0 W. W. Stark are at Carnesville. attending Franklin superior court. Mrs. J. \V. Black has returned from a visit to Athens. Mr. S. J Williamson from Jef ferson wis here on business las' Saturday. Mrs. Petropol, of Athens is visi ting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hud son. Miss Clara Dale spent Sunday with home people. Miss Geraldine Hood left Tues day for Agnes Scott. Buy your furniture right, the right kind right price, easy terms at J. J.. SHEPPARD’S. Three vacant resident rooms for rent. Call at the News office. Mr. C. J. Hood was in Atlanta Monday. V, ’ NV I> s - , .iv . Rugs, Ait Squares and Window shades at J. J. bilHl’l’AßD’sj sto*-e. Miss Versie Ilawks of the State Normal spent a ' w days at hone last vieek. Mr. <Kid Mrs R. I*. Arnold spent Sunday with l)r. and Mrs. Hubbard Mr.,,1 O. \v • od, formerly ol Gainesville, h-.s moved back to Commerce, and will make his home with his daughter Mrs. J. W. Dow dy. Rev. 11. \V. Williams is the first to report new h \ y f.-esh from the gum for this season. He says In found a lot of nice honey in his gums tin t was made this month, and that in ail his ’ < \peiience w ith hens, (his is the first time he ha* ever gotten new honey in the month of March. I-Rive „ ■r, ye 1 a car of very line domestic coal. If in need of ■my for the cool spring days, see me and I will have it delivered at your home. L. L. DA-VTS. Mr. an i Mrs. ,), VV. Dowdy speui last Sunday with fnen ls 111 Royston. Bargains in Sewing Machines aiul the best machine on earth at J. J. SHEPPARDS. Hr. L G. Hardman made a busi ness trip to Athens Tuesday. Mr. J. PI. 'Boggs from Thyatira wus in the city Tuesday, Mr. V. F. McConnell jspent <he first part of the week in Carnes 7ille. Miss Cora Neal of Ashland is with her br uhei Mr. 0. C. Neal for a lew weeks. Mr. Addison was in Atlauta a few days last week on business. FROH RED OAK. As wo sewn nothing from this place fur quite a while we will again attempt to send in a few items. We are having some severe rains at present. Perhaps this will aid in the price of cotton. Several from hero attended preaching at Beaverdum Sunday. We are glad to state that Mrs, Hardman Chandler is convales cent at present. Mr. Herman Vaughn and mother, of near Ridge IPay wore visiters at Mr. R. B. McEHoy’s Saturday night. Messrs. |L. S. Vaughn and J. W. Chas Len made a business trip to lust Friday. Misses Alberta and Inez Collins visited relatives in Madison Sat urday night and Sunday. We are sorry to relate that Mr*. B. ft. Lord is very sick at this writing. Why cant’t more of our old correspondents write again; wo had ra, her read locals than ad vertisements. Mr. John Chasteen spent Satur day night and Sunday at Mr. D. C. Chandler. Mrs. Will Duncan and children of Abbeville 8 C is with her moth er, Mr. B. E. niord. L ,v • Vaughu diued with Clif ford Chandler Sunday. Mr. and Mr*. Hope Cbaudler were the fguest of Mr. and Mrs,. L. S. Vaughn Friday night. > ( i) A severe Gold that may develop into pneumonia over night can be cured 1 quickly by taking Foley’s Honey and Par. It will cure the most obstinate eking oough atUi strengthen your lungs. The genuine is iu a yellow package. For sale by W. B. Hardman <* Cos., Commerce, (ia. _ liio Kind You flavo Always Bought, and which lias b icu in use for over SO years, has borne the signature oif —— ami has been made under his per sonal supervision since its in • cy. ••wrW, - ■c&CCSU'vt Allow no one todeeeive you in Ids* All Counterfeits, Imitations uml * Jnst-as-good” arc mts Experiments boat trifle with and endanger the heal, b ol' Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTOR?A Castoria is a harmless substitute for Carter Oil, Pa.> goric, Drops ami H.. _hing Syrups. It is F!< ant. Jft: contains neither Opium, Morphine nor oi.e e Narcotie substance. Its age is its guarantee, it destroys Warns anti allays Feverish in s:. It cures Diarrhoea ami Wiiiii Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Coiistipa'Jon. Juul Flatulency. It assimilates tlic Food, regulates ti; iStonuirii and Bowels, giving healthy and natural . The Children’? Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTOR!A ALWAVB Bsara the Signature of .aaiEtaßwnTmri-assaßi® ■ The Kind Yon Hare Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMC CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY fTRECT NEW YORK OITV. And Still it Grows Last week we made mention of the large and constantly iimreua ing business of Commorce. calling attention to the fact that on Monday morning then \vi re 17 solid car loads of freight at Lula cii route to Commerce. Possibly some who read the article thought timt it wus mere boas.mg but such was not the case. It wus a fact. But on M unlay of this week even that record was broken. Last Monday morning when the train was made up it was found that there were* 18 solid cars of freight lor this place. So far as we knew, this is a record breaker. As was intimated last week it is a matter of“roal pleasure to note that the volume of business of Commerce grows larger every year There are some reasons for this state of affairs which deserve no tice. Commerce is fortunately sit uated. She is backed by one of the best agricultural sections of the state. There are no better farming lands than can be found in the territory contiguous to C mmerce. Our trade conies from Banks, Franklin, Madison and Jackson counties, and the fa’rm lands embraced in the terri tory from which our trade cornea are among the best in the slate. Then too the farmers m Jthis ter ritory are among the best to be found . anywhere. While they have not yet reached perfection it is a fact that must be admitted by all who are at all familiar with the conditions, that the farmers in this section have made rapid progress within the last few years They own better stock, live in better homes, use modern ma chinery, adopt Jthe best methods of preparation and cultivation, and are up to date in very many respects. And still another fact needs to he mentioned. Com merce Las more money possibly, than any town of its sizes in the state. 0r tbre banks are able, and aecomaiodatiug, To have such bank* is not only a conven ience, r but a blessing to auy com munity. Added to this, is the faol that possibly m U o town of it* *iae, are to ba found so many many merchants of sue’; stroi g (inanancial backing, as ,ve have in Commerce. Only tins week wh publish notice of a formation of anew firm capiliozed with * 10,000 every dollar of winch lias actually beoii p rid in. i’here are several others with as much, and others who have more. This en ables our merchants to pay spot cash and hence they get .-> item at rock bottom prices. And dill another fact as to our Ouuikh men is rather remarkable. Tie men composing the leudi ig fi-„n here are all men in middle life, full of energy, and of ifiinowl edged business ability. Not only so, but their business ni ■' !m i , art, commendable. They fight shy of the sensational—steer clear ot futures—avoid all gambling feat ures ot anvikind wliatso • r, and conduct their business on sound business principles. II nee, we have comparatively no business failures in Commerce. And what is more, and even better than u ;|. our leading business m< a are of high moral character, and un questionable veracity. In s (ior j Commerce is f, unded on a ro ’ and hence her present is s.itisf torv, and her future full of pi,...... ise. Di<. H.ARLMAN TO SPEAK. " Dr. L. G. Hardman will speak to the Sunday school at the First Baptist church next Sunday morning on longevity. At eleven o’clock, he sneaks at the First Methodist church on the e-ffects of strong drink. The public i 8 cordially invited to be present and hear these addresses. Unequaled as a Cure for Croup .3 J ‘ Besides being an excellent remedy for cold and throat troubles, Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy is enequaled as a cure for croup” ,ays Harry Wil srnof Waynetown, Ind. When given as soon as the cruupy appears, this remedy will prevent tne attack. It is successfully in many jthous and honydfe. For sale bv W. B. Hard man & Cos., Commerce, Ga. ; and Mays viile Drug Cos., Maysville, Ga, CABTOHI A. 3.