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CUT RATE SALE*! I0RIS AE0CT koumbek.
CHARLES STERN A CO. HAYS ▲
WORD TO bAY TO THEIR
CUSTOMERS-
OBILDBiVS CLOTHING AT COST
And Everything in the Line
of Gen’ts Clothing and
Furnishing Goode, Hats,
Trunks, Valises, Etc,
to Go at a Bargain.
In order to reduce the remainder of
our Spring Stock of Clqthing we inau
gurate, beginning from thia day and
continuing until the end of the Seaaon,
a great reduction in price* on all lines. a
This aale wiU enable late buyers to
■eoure the greatest bargains ever offer
ed heretofore- Everything^ the line
of Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats,
Trunks, Valises. Etc., is inoluded in
this.
I SPECIAL CUT I$ATE SALE. j
We also offer the remainder of our
stock of Childrzn’s Clothing at Cost.
Don’t, fail to attend this sale, as we
We solicit an ins pec-
mean business,
tion,
CH AS. STERN A CO.
AFTEK MANY YEARS-
A Cebt Paid That was atade Before
the War.
Yesterdsy Mr. Wesley Nsnoe who
once lived near Athens, came to Athens
and paid a debt that he had made with
T. Bishop & Son just before the war
oommenoed. The debt wse only seven
dollars and the heirs of T. Bishop &
Son did not want to take the money, as
the) could find no acoount on the old
books against him, but he said that he
oould not rest easy without paying this
dtbt and paid it with interest.
Mr. Nanoe is certainly one of the
honest men of the country. He is very
old and is living with his son Dr.
Nance near Gainesville.
W. C. Wingfield & Co. have a tele
phone at their store on Lumpkin st.
Their No. is 58.
Judge Westmoreland Has a Word or
Two to Say.
Atlanta, Ga., June 30.—Dr. Willis
F. Westmoreland cornea baok at Mr.
Rountree and tells why Rountree says
that the feelings between them ere not
In an interview with e re
porter, Dr. Westmoreland says:
“Mr. Rountree in his connection, with
my attorney, by his misrepre
sentation and illegal practice, secured
property of mine upon which he would
have realised several thousand dollars
in addition to the fees he charged as my
attorney. CSome days afterwards he
tendered me his resignation as my
legal .representative. I brought suit
against him to recover this property.
He st first defended the salt, end in
every way in his power tried to embar-
ass me so that I would compromise.
However, when he discovered that I
wonld carry the case to a definite ter
mination, he very promptly plaoed me
back in possession of the property after
correspondence of which this letter
a specimen.”
The letter referred to is as follows:
Dr. Westmoreland: I have conclu
ded to end our litigation and settle our
mntnsl accounts upon such terms as
you may dictate.
Appaedating fully the delicacy of my
position and of this request, I beg to
ask for a personal interview for the
purpose of advising yon the reasons
which impel me to this course and of
submitting some observations for your
consideration before determining what
you will require at my hands.
My troubles have overwhelmed me,
and I beg of you as a man and as a Ma
son to talk over our differences with me
in a friendly manner, and then to name
such terms of settlement as you see fit,
and I assure you now that I shall com
ply with them if in my power.
I need scarcely suggust that this
communication is of a strictly personal
character.
If you should desire the advice of
your attorney, kindly consult him after
our interview. Yery respectfully,
DAKiax. W. Rountrbr.
Monday, March 37th.
“Under the circumstances yon can
appreciate why I am willing to go to
the extent I have in this transaction,
undertaking to place him in the posi
tion he should occupy in the considera
tion of the public—that of being a dis
grace to his profession and at the same
time relieve myself of whatever respon
sibility I may be under for having in
troduced him to my acquaintance as
lawyer or a man.
“So far as I am concerned this inter
view absolutely ends all my connection
with this matter as far as the public
prints oan figure.”
DOOLY TALKS-
More
He Wante Less Water and
Whiskey.
While interviewing all the lights in
the water works question, the reporter
thought it best to interview Tom Dooly
on the present state of affairs. Yester
day while Tom was scraping up the
dead chickens and trash on the streets
he was asked what he thought of the
present troubles about the water ques
tion.
Tom at once leaned on his rake handle
and said: “Dis is all a piece of fool
ishness we’s got to much water any
how. Some of dese people wants water
for everything, now I have got dis to
say, let us have better whiskey and
more of it, dar will bs none of your
junctions pot against dis way of doing
things. Water may do for siok folks,
bnt whiskey will fill all thequlrementa.
Let Mr. Howel! have his water works
and ditch off his pond as long
have the dispensary I am perfectly aat-
THE LADIES,
The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use the Cali
fornia liquid laxative Syrup of Figs,
under all conditions, makes it their fa
vorite remedy. To get the true and
genuine article, look for the name of
the California Fig Syrup Co., pri ted
near the bottom of the package.
minobTitemsT
For Prescriptions and Reliable Drugs
of ell kinds go to Jno. Crawford A Co,
Mr. Tom Jonas one of Clarke coun
ty’s best farmers oome up with the first
county watermelon and cotton bloom
Who will be the next with a watermelon.
J. R. Cobb’s Bottling Works
moved to 80 Foundry street.
Mrs. J. S. England of Apple Valley
and Mrs. Henrietta HerriDgton of Cal
ifornia are visiting Mrs. C. J. O’Farrell
on Hancock avenue.
Mr. L. S. Olive, clever and
efficient night operatoi I -r the Western
Union Telegraph Co. st this place, left
ytsterday morning on a month’s vaca
tion to visit his home in North Carolina.
His place will be filled by Mr.J.H.
Clark, of Jug Tavern
TheGurnev Refrigerator is adld at
low price snd has more points of excel-
lecca than any refiigerator on the mar
ket.
; We mean just what we say, when we
tell you that it is to your interest to
yonr fl ur, butter, chickens eggs
""ng else at Wilson’s Cash
4
ATHENS, GA,
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OUT THEY GO-
THE POST OFFICE THIS MORN
ING IB DEMOCRATIC.
{APT. STIMULI THUS CHARGE,
With a Full Corps of As
sistants and Carriers—This
Settles the Question of
Carriers we Suppose.
One good result of Cleveland’s elec
tion if nothing else has oome to Athens,
end that is in regard to the poet-office.
Republican sucoess| in 1888 forced e
negro postmaster upon ns and likewise
a set of negro carriers.
Bnt all that will be changed around
this morning, in fact has already been
ohanged. Our poet offioe Is Democrat
ic now.
All day yesterday and for several
days previous the new officers have
been acquainting themselves with the
the positions they are to hold. Last
night at twelve o’clcok, having had a
settlement with Mat Davis, Postmaster
James O’Forrell took charge of the
post offioe.
He has appointed the following as his
assistants:
Mr. J. H. Reaves, assistant postmas
ter and money order clerk.
Mr. H. J. Rowe, mailing clerk.
Mr. G. E. O’Forrell, delivery clerk.
Mr. R. E. McDorman, carrier for the
1st ward; Mr.E P. Stone, carrier for
the second ward; Mr. O. C. Gibson,
carrier for the third ward; and Mr. C.
H. Colson, carrier for the fourth ward.
These gentlemen are well known to
the people of Athens and are thorough
ly qualified to tranaaot the business that
will fall under their care. %
The carriers have all taken a census
of their difierent wards and are ready
to give good service to the people.
The citixens will be delighted with
the new management.
A GOOD HOME.
Any one wanting to purchase a good
home on Springdale street opposite
Cloverhurst with nice bouse on the lot.
Apply to J.E Maddox. Admr. of es
tate of Mrs. E F. Maddox.
HOT WEATHER
CUT OFF.
BENDERS IT NECE8S ARY TO BUY
SUMMER CLOTHING.
NO MORE NEW YORK WATER
SUPPLY COMPANY WATER.
AID AS EQUAL NECESSITY FLOATER HODGSON’S REPORT.
Compels a Reduction <
Prices And Stock—The
Great Bargains to be
Offered.
He Explains Matters With
Regard to Lawyer Nott-
man—A.Breezy Coun-,
cil Meeting.
This to the time when the weather
renders it absolutely necessary to pur
chase summer clothing.
And it is also neoessary on the part of
the part of the merchant to rednoe his
stock and get ready for fall trade.
Henoe prioeafall to a point where ail
can take advantage of them and people
oannot grumble if they (til to get
pleeaed.
J. J. C. MoMahan, the Clayton street
merchant, has an admirable stock of
goods and be proposes to make them go
from now nntil fall if low prices and
good qoattsywlll move them.
The people do not know what bar
gains tbey.aro missing bj not going to
this store.
Beginning with Monday and lasting
for a few weeks will be a special sale of
clothirg tor man a boys at whioh every
thing conceivable In the way of cloth
ing of tho latest style and finish will be
sold.
Strawhats will go at a bargain and
summer shirts, underwear, neckwear;
and in fact all Gents furnishing goods
will go at prices unheard of before in
Athens.
If yon wish the best bargains of the
season call at J. J. C. McMahan’s Clay
ton street store.
A single lady can secure a situation
by applying at the Hotel Tocmer at
once. ‘
A great luxury tor this hot weather
to a Gurney Refrigerator.
Just as sure as hot weather comes
there will be more or less bowel com
plaint in this vicinity. Every person,
and especially families, ought to have
some reliable medicine at hand tor in
stant use, in case it is needed. A 25 or
50 cent bottie of Chamberlain’s Colio,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to just
what yon ought to have and all that yon
wouldjneed, even for the moot severe
and dangerous cases. It to the best, the
most reliable and most successful treat
ment known and is pleasant to take.
For sale bv John Crawford A Co.
TO RENT.
A nine room house on Prince avenue
one door from Milledge. Apply at the
tibuse No. 713 Prince avenue.
hasTlesigned.
General Manager Johh W. Green of
the Georgia Ran road
Augusta, Ga., June 30.—General
Manager John W. Green of the Georgia
railroad baa resigned hie important
position and expeota to retire from the
railroad business was current news on
the streets yesterday morning and aa it
was generally known that his health
waa very poor it was not a surprise to
the community, as it was understood
that he has oomtemplated retiring for
sometime.
Major Green’s many friends in and
around Augusta are grieved to hear of
bis ill health and sincerely hope that he
will soon become entirely well.
The nutural question that now arises
is who will be his successor 7 _
It to understood that the following
wall known gentleman are prominently
spoken of: Gen. E. P. Alexander, of
Savannah, Mr. Cecil Gabbett, who was
atone time general manager of the
Central system, and Capt. Edward L
Tyler, now general manager of the At
lanta and West Point and the Western
railway of Alabama.
Capt. Tyler to more than likely to
secure the appointment as he lain
many ways connected with Colonel
Phintoy, who will have great weight
with the Louisville and Nashville and
the Central railroads when they make
the appointment.
Now yonr blood should be purified
r your t
Take Hood’s
spring medicine
purifier.
The “Hoggin’s China Honse” will
from July 1st, be styled J.H. Hoggin’s
A Son, consisting of J. H. A H. T.
Hoggin’s. The management of the
business will be m the hands of H. T
H uggins, who has run the business for
the past 10 years, Col. J. H. Hoggin’s
having made his home, and will contin
ue for the present to reside at Li
continued patronage it has received.
CHOPPED OFF HER HEAD.
The Horrible Dead of an idiot Boy in
Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., June. 30.—[Special.]—
Nineteen-year-old Tom Fagan, deform
ed, half paralyzed, almost dumb, a piti
ful looking human and an imbecile from
birtlr, crept into tba room where his
mother was enjoying an afternoon nap
yesterday about 2 o’clock, chopped her
head from her body, and with fiendish
glee haoked it to pieces.
The horrible affair occurred in Rey-
noldstown,a suburb of Atlanta, a mile
east of the city limits and just south of
Edgewood. The idiot slayer of his
mother was the eldest child of Bailiff
John M. Fagan of Edgewood distriot,
and has been an imbecile all his life.
The bloody dead was witnessed only by
three small children, none of whom are
old enough to toll anything about the
details of the occurrence. At the time
the father and. the^our oldest children
were away from home.
The crazy boy was left at home with
his mother and younger brothers. A1
the morning a negro woman was busy
washing in the yard in the rear of the
Fagan home. Idiot Tommy and the
younger ohildren spent most of the time
around her playing. According to her
statement she paid but little attention
to them. Noon passed Ud the family
had their dinner. The washerwoman
was given her dinner and after all had
finished and Mrs. Fagan had cleared
away the things, the latter remarked:
“I feel tired and I am going to take a
nap.” Turning to the eldest of the
young ohildren she said: “Watch
Tommy.”
Tommy got the ax at the woodpile
and went into the house with it. The
idiot, ax in hand, pushed open the door
of the room in whioh hte mother lay
sleeping. He was grinning, and hie
face wore the unnatural and animal
like expression peculiar to his kind of
insane people. He stepped np close to
where his mother lay and bending over,
shook her roughly.
The washerwoman outside heard" a
terrible shriek, a shriek whioh oauaed
her heartfcto stand stiU. It was Jond
and shrill, but lasted only a moment. It
came from the room in which she knew
Mrs. Fagan to be sleeping. As she
turned to go into the boose Tommy Fa
gan came out the back poor.
The imbecile was langhing. He car
ried in hit hand an ax spatterred with
1. His bare feet were red with
blood. Big crimson spots were on bis
clothing. Inside the honse everything
was quiet. The imbecile walked to the
woodpile when he had found the ax juid
plaoed it-in the same position In which
he bad found it.
The idiot was put in jail to prevent
his doing farther violence. The scenes
around the place wire heartrending
when the busb&nd and daughters come
home.
CITY NOTES.
Fob Rent.—Three convenient rooms
In "Hodgson house” on Oconee street.
Apply to Klein A Martin.
Jonns Watwmrlohs.—The Jones
Watermelons on sale at L. Settling A
Co’s.
Just Received.—New crop Turnip
Seed. Fifteen varieties.
Lyndon’s Drug Storb.
Fob Rknt.—New cottage on Barber
street. Apply to O. A. Scuddzb.
Out at Asbuby.—To-morrow at As-,
bury Chapel, Mrs. Moon’s funeral will
be preached by Rev. Howell H. Parks,
presiding elder of the Athena distriot.
The Check Factory.—It has been
suggested that the cheek factory 4 brigde
should be repaired at once aa it to in
bad condition.
Visiting His Mother.—Mr. E. J.
Christy of the Clarksville Advertiser to
in the city visiting his mother who to
quite sick at her home on Baldwin
street.
A Good Appoamimrr.—Mr. E S.
Edge will take charge of the Stoj(er
Sewing Machine offioe in this city. This
is a wile selection of the company aa
Mr. Edge to a thorough business man
and will take an interest in poshing the
business.
Try Inn.—Mrs. John H. Christy to
very ill at her home on Baldwin street
in this city. She is cme of the oldest
citizens of Athens and has hundreds of
friends here who wish her a speedy re
covery^
Prescriptions at Night.—Why to it
that some of onr large drag stone don’t
have a clerk to sleep in of over their
drug stores at night. It to a very fre
quent thing that prescriptions have to
be filled late at night.
New crop Turnip Seed, all varieties,
freeh and reliable.
Jno Crawford A Co.
FOR BENT.
A nice house. Apply to 129 Wash
ington street. 12fc
PROMPT PAYMENTS
Earnestly Requested,
The committee on subscriptions for
the Normal school have issued postals,
asking payment to-day, July 1st. The
subscriptions are due to day. Let ev
eryone make prompt payment. This to
a matter of vital interest to Athens
Those who promised to subscribe and
have not done so will please respond to
day. Every citizen of Athens should
give something—the gift being in ac
cordance with the size of one’s purse.
Please leave subscriptions with Messrs.
Griffeth & Charbonnier. Payment of
subscriptions will he acknowledged
through the Bannkb.
GotoE E.
Cream Frazers l
lot at low prices.
The council chamber yesterday after
noon presented a lively and interesting
aoene to the average Athenian citizen.
It was ths first meeting of the city
fathers since the return of the committee
from New York.and sines the water
works question has assumed such a ser
ious aspect.
Every member of council was in his
■eat, and by their solemn oonntenances
seemed inwardly debating some puz
sling question,involved in deepest mys
tery. Whether the water works ques
tion was uppermost, or the several crit
icisms lately made upm this honorable
body by citizens who think they know
much better how to ran the oity gov
ernment, the eager throng of by-stand-
ers were left in doubt. Certainly some
thing of gravest importance was about
to he given out and the anxious crowds
ever ready to hear some new feature in
the waterworks case waited for devel
opments. Finally the long and painful
silence waa broken.
Mr. Asbnry Hodgson arose and ad
dressed the council. He said that he
had not come to make a statement about
himself, this at present he would not
do, bnt that he came to speak in behalf
of Mr. Nottman, the city’s attorney in
the water works case at New York. Mr.
Nottman had been assailed by the press
and people in a moat outrageous man
ner and both his ability and integrity
questioned. Newspapers correspond
ents, stooping to the lowest'.deptha of
j ournalism, had sent out the most scur
rilous reports. All this Mr. Hodg
son said Was an outrage on
decency and that the oity
he hoped would see to it that he to not
farther criticised.
Mr. Hodgson stated that before an
attorney was employed in the oase he
oonsultod some of the most prominent
men in New York, men well known in
the South, and that Mr. Nottman was
reoommended as a first-ol&sa lawyer,
and a man of the highest character. He
called upon him in his office and laid
the city’s oase before,him. Mr. Nott
man was very confident that the case
when it came np would go out on
demurrer, as Fred H. Smith was a bond-'
holder and of course had no contract
with the city. This failing, which he
said was hardly possible, he was
ready to stand on the merits of the
He did not think it wise to plead
the Cartersville decision, because it
wou’d place the city in the light of
attempting to repudiate a contract
which she had undoubtedly made. The
Cartersville decision was good but that
the osfe would go out on demurrer on
other grounds just sb good. Later
when the mayor and oity attorney
thought different Mr. Nottman
amended by putting in the Cartersville
deotaion and that in all probability it
wonld be allowed. Mr. Nottman ad
vised the committee to go home and
get out an injunction against the water
works company, or |to renew the old
fight,' and that pending this suit in
Georgia he could delay the snit in New
York nntil the issue could be tried in
our own courts as to who had broken
the contract. If the deoree of the court
vyaa favorable to us then it would con
trol in New York and the case be dis
missed. The case in New York he said
would be called first week in October,
just one week before Clarke Superior
oourt, but would be continued, because
the same suit was being brought in
Georgia antedating the one in New
York. Mr. Hodgson said farther that
Mayor Took had urged Mr. Nottman to
name bis foe, as the oity oouncilwera
urgent about the matter. This Mr.
Nottman said be was unable to do, as
thn oase had not been finished, hat as
sured all that bis fee should be satisfac
tory.
Mayor Tack supplemented Mr.
Hodgson’s remarks by giving as it bis
opinion and that of Mr. Nottman, that
Athena should cut loose at once from
the old waterworks and refuse to use
the water furnished by this
company longer. The i
he said afforded bat
little protection and that the temporary
system was about ready.
Street Commissioner Barnett reported
that the temporary system could be
made {complete is a day, that the
sewers oould be filled by it and all
maina in the limits and a better fire
protection given than we enjoy under
Mr. Howells works. He also stated
that the new system would be complete
on or beforo the first of August.
Alderman Smith Introduced a resolu
tion to the effect that after to-day the
oity refuse to use water from the old
system at.d so notify Mr. Howell. Some
lively discussion arose on tho motion
Mayor Tuck said that the
aauae of the threatened
Increase in insurance rates, but now
ail theas difficulties bad been eliminated
by the new temporary system. After
a lengthy discussion the resolution was
passed, all voting ^oa except Aider-
man Cohen and Laces. The ohief of
fin department was ordered to oat off
from the old system at midnight.
A breezy communication was read
from Contractor Howard Nlely-^m re
ply to a notice sent him by the
street commissioners ordering
to put streets tom np
in same condition as he found them at
first and within a few days. Neely re
fused to do this on ground that he did
not know street commissioner in mat
ter; and was dealing only with the
water works commission.
Council referred matter to street com
mittee with power to have streets re
paired and charge to the Neely Co.
WILL HAVE TH^
JULY FIRST,
LOWER AND LOWER
For the Special
Their Saturday
and aU Others Who t
to Take Advantage of
Low Prices.
To enjoy life use Tutt’s Pills.
THE COBWEB PARTY.
At th«T, M C. A. a Great success.
The Ladies Auxiliary Society scored
a great success. With their Cob Web
Party in the Y. M. C. A. parlors last
night.
And the participants delighted all
the attendant* and covered themselves
in glory with the excellence of their
program.
The refreshments were delicious and
bountiful, and the public appreciation
was demonstrated with a most liberal
patronage.
The most enjoyable feature of the
evening was the musical program.
The vocal and instrumental renditions
of Misses. Tyler and Barnett, of the L.
C. I., and the Misses Ryan, of Des-
Moinea, Iowa., and Miss Ruby C. Man-
daville were exquisite, and was some of
the beet work ever done by these supe
rior musicians in Athens. The recita
tions of Miss Hodgson, andHolleym&n,
were greatly enjoyed. 0;her
participants delighted the audience.
THE BASE BALL RECORD.
Standing of the Tennis.
Clubs.
Augusta....
Charleston .
Savauuah...
Macon..
Montgomery
Birmingham
New Orleans
Mobile
Nashville....
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Won.
Lost.
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56
40
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56
88
18
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57
85
23
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58
83
25
.509
55
81
24
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29
80
.492
58
28-
80
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"they have another b* bad prevailed last year but-was re-
—I — on account ox sanitary
Tuesday’s Games.
At Atlanta—Atlanta, 4; Montgom
ery, 8.
At Charleston—Charleston, 20; Bir
mingham, 3.
At Augusta—Augusta, 10; Mem
phis, 7. <
At Maoon—Macon, I; New Or
leans, 4.
At Savannah—Savannah, 11; Nash
ville, 7.
Claimed for the Windy City.
Chicago, July 1.—The Evening Post
claims that Chicago is the metropolis of
America, arid says: “Within the legal
limits of the city there lives at this mo
ment a permanent resident population
of 2,000.000 souls. Chicago’s popula
tion is about 400.000 larger than New
York. At a single leap she i>aces her
self at the head of the line of American
cities, and has entered into swift com
petition with London and Paris for still
larger honors.” The government cen-
8us in 1890 gave Chicago a population
of 1,099,850. The Post’s hnrrah is based
on the canvass for the new city direc
tory.
Lincoln** Opinion of AltgelcL
Boston,' July 1.—Ex-Minister Lin
coln said at the Harvard Alumni din
ner: “I see that the governor of my
state has jnst pardoned two atrocious
anarchists. It was not an act of mercy.
This act of a demagogic governor with
a little temporary - power, this slander
upon justice, I must denounce, and if I
did not I wonld consider myself an
apostate to my own state of Illinois.”
Shot Through the Throat.
Lakjs George, N. Y.,-July 1.—Major
E. J. Armstrong, of Sandv Hill,
brother of the Rev. E. R. Armstrong^
of Lake George, lost his life while hunt
ing In the neighborhood of the Hundred
Island honse. While climbing a ledge
of rocks his gun caught in the brushes,
was discharged and he fell dead, shot
through the throat.
Ladies Patent Tip Dongola
Ties 75j pair.
Ladies Kid Oxford Ties 81 25 pair.
Ladies Russet uxfords $12ft.
Ladies Sailor Hats 35c.
Ladies Gauze U ndervests 7o.
Ladies Black Silk Mitts 25j pair.
Ladies Black Parasols, lull size, 75c.
Ladies Corsets 42o.. -**
Ladies Fast Black Hose 10a pair.
Ladies French Percale Shirt Waist*
40o._
Boys Suit of Clothes 89o.
Boys Suit of Clothes $139.
Boys Shirt Waists 18 j.
Boys Knee Pants 20c pair.
Boys straw Hats 2So.
Mens Gauze Underwear, Gauze S’lk
“d Lisle Thread, at 35c, 40c, 60o, 75o
and |100.
Mens Fast Black Socks 19o pair.
Mens Negligee Shirts 05o.
Mens Silk Scarfs 25a.
Mens Straw Hata 45o.
Mena Unlaundrled Shirts 40a.
Mens Shoes. The best $2 60 Mens
Shoes in Georgia.
200 Gloria Silk 28-inch Umbrellas for
Ladies or Gentlemen, worth in a regu
lar way $1 50, for today only $100.
Traveling Trunks in Zinc, Leather
and Canvass.
MICHAEL BROTHERS.
CAPTAIN ERWIN DEAD-
Prominent Citizen elf Northeast
Georgia Passes Away.
Clarksville, Ga., June 30.—At half
DastS o’clock Tuesday evening Capts
William Stanhope Erwin breathe! his
last, surrounded by hosts of his friends
and all of his immediate family.
His death was a strange one, for
three days his physicians were momen
tarily expecting him to pass away. He
was aotually dying for seventy-two
hours. The eause of hia death was the
general breaking down of his constitu
tion.
Capt. Erwin was born in Clarkaville
in 1839, and lived here until 1859. He
spent two years in business at Charles
ton, S. C. Then returning to Haber
sham county, he organized a oompany
and served as captain of his oompany
until Lee’s surrender. He served one
term as ordinary of this' county. In
1868 he was a candidate for representa
tive and was elected by a large majori
ty over the republican candidate, al
though every other republican was
elected. At the expiration of bis term
he was elected to the senate from this
distriot, which was then composed of
Habersham, Hart and Franklin.
Capt. Erwin was one of the most
prominent men in Northeast Georgia,
and numbered his friends by the thous
and. He was a brother of Judge Alex
ander S. Erwin, of Athens. The fu ner-
alof Capt. Erwin occurred yesterday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at this place.
Second-hand Mower, in fair order,
for sale ohe&p, at Rook College.
J. B. Hunnioutt
, AGeorgla Murderer String!.
Waynesboro, Ga., July 1.—Sumner
Racken. the murderer of F. M. Francis,
was hanged here. The drop fell at 10:80
o’clock, and at 10:42 he wga pronounced
dead. His behavior on the scaffold was
the same as on all occasion^ since his
arrest. He had nothing to say, not
even in reply to questions. His neck
was broken.
Two Murderer! Die.
Marlboro, July 1.—William Pink
ney and Daniel Barber, both negroes,
were hanged here for the murder of
Francis M. Bowie, a wealthy farmer,
who resided with his family near here.
One in Savannah.
Savannah, July 1.—Samuel Harpe, a
negro, was hanged'here at 10 o’clock
for the murder of Charles Brinson a
year ago.
A Scale of Wage* Fixed.
Pittsburg. July 1.—The wages of the
workers in the sheet mills ojthe coun
try for another year were settled at 1
o’clock in the morning at a conference
between the manufacturers and
amalgamated association commit
The present scale of wages is continued,
but some • trifling adjustments w
made.
The beat Refrigerator in the market
is the Gurney. H
talking with them.
President Cleveland and Senator
Voorhees Have a Conference.
Washington,June 30.—Senator Voor
hees, chairman of the senate flnauoe
committ, waft closeted with the presi
dent for an hour today, and when he
left the white bouse declared himself
in favor of an immediate session of
congress.
“I afli in favor of the repeal of the
Sherman lew,” he remarked, "and I
have no conditions to bring forward. I
have not abandoned my belief in the
use of silver as money. I was never in
favor of the bullion pnrchaae clause in
the Sherman aot. I consider it fraudu
lent and deceptive legislation whioh
simply redaces silver to a commodity
acd issues sbinplasters on it That
clau'e should be repealed at once.”
This statement from Mr. Voorhees is
significant. It clearly foreshadows an
extra session earlier than September.
Congressman Tracy, of New York,"
also saw the president by appointment
today, Mr. Traoy said later that he
felt oertain that congress would be
convened by August first, or earlier.
He is positive the Sherman act will be
repealed.
Hon. W. V. Lucas, ex-State Auditor
of Iowa, says: “I have used Chamber
lain’s Cough Remedy in my family and
have no hesitation in saying it is an ex
cellent remedy. I believe all that is
claimed for it. Persons afflicted by &
cough or cold will find in it a friend.”
There is no danger from whooping
cough when this remedy is free given.
25 and 50 cents bottles for sale by John
Crawford & Co.
CITY TAXES.
The counoil has decided
cable to postpone the collection
city taxes. If the first install:
not paid by July 1st., the
me to issue executions for
amount of the tax for the
Please pay prompt'
impossible to coilect
day. - A. L.
Clerk of
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