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Journalisms.
Happenings of the Week .in
Town and County—Perso¬
nal and Other Items.
Let’s give the old vets a jollitica
ton.
A shower of rain would he wel¬
comed.
As u “cueist” Charley Harris a
success is.
E. B. Lang, Jr., is visiting friends
at Clarksville.
The candidates are getting a move
on themselves.
’Rah for the 4th ot July and the
veteran’s picnic.
Everybody invited to the picnic on
the 4th of July.
Mann Nadi is developing into an
orator of no mean ability.
Our merchants have hem short on
meat, for the past l’.-w days.
You will miss a delightful time if
you fail to be with us on the 4th.
Mr. Tom Florence, of Sybert,
gave us a pleasant cal! this week.
Rev. J. C Mays leaves for Monroe
count,v Monday to settle a “court'
Case.
Rev. J. F. Yarbrough left today
for Elberton to attend district con¬
ference.
J. A. PaHerson is tire chief en¬
gineer of the new mail route to
Thomson.
Since the recent rain crops in this
section look- promising and fanners
are in fine spirits.
We call attention to tire card of
Fir. T. A. Norman which we
elsewhere in this : ssue.
There were several teachers
other counties attending the teach
ers’ institute here this week.
Wayne Lazenbv, after a pleasant
visit to relatives at this place, return¬
ed home Wednesday.
Mr. It. T. Humphreys, returned
jiome Wednesday from Atlanta, where
•£ has been employed for the past
■feral months.
_ d S- lfttB gfr go wHTTWteml lit
the oratorical soP|tv. promise Some of becoming of the
youngsters onfirs in the future.
firs. ass
The present excessively high price
%I1 Tiuw
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meet the demand for. neat.
A large delegation of masons went ,
tp MMiomson this week io participate
The old savin? that “no news is
good news” is not always true from
rein editor’s point, of view, for some
lia I news is the best sort
news for him.
The ladies of lire Missionary Soci¬
ety of the Methodist church gave an
ice cream festival at, the school build
* ing Tuesday night. They realized
quite a neat sum.
Miss Lima Dwyer, left Wednesday
for Harrisonburg, Va. Miss J)wyer
during, her stay in our village had
charge of JUM. of Wright’s the mtlliiierv store” department
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rn J . he r Georgia , ... Weekly . . Press Am- .
Ciatmn will be in annual,- convention
at Quitman on July 15th and ltdh,
and from there will go to Tyl.ee for
a few days on tang on too coast.
Mrs. W. 1L Bennett ot Lincoln
county, who has been spend ing a few
days in the city as the g;rest of bet
daughter, Mrs. J. M. .Caldwell,
returned home.— Augusta Tribune
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^Stomach cleanse the and stomach Liver Tablets. and
the liver and bowels, effecting Jl. a U, quick
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We return thanks to Messrs.
ehank and George Strother for ad
invitation to attend a picnic at Ravs
ville on Saturday next, and to
party at night to he given at
home of Miss Pauline Strother in
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* There seems to be serious trouble
Ail the corn crops in this com,tv.
Many pretty fields of corn are being
bored to death by a small worm sim¬
ilar to tire bud worm. Some
say it will not seriously injure
corn and we hope it will not-
A Coining Marriage.
We are /equated to announce that
on Wedensday evening Ju.ly. 2d at
9 o’clock, at the Baptist church,
Cabaniss, Ga., Rev J. C. Mays will be
married to.Miss Susie E. Shannon.
They will arrive at Uncoil)tou on
t,he evening of July 3d in order to he
present at the barbecue here July 4.
After which thev will lr- at home to
their friends at the residence ot Mr.
John Zel htrs.
The following, churches representing ami societies the of
diiferent
Lincoln toil, have been appointed Bro. as
a special committee to welcome.
Mays an(l his Indue to our town ami.
conmninii.y: Rev. J no. P. Judge Yarbrough, H.
1 l)r. W. ]3. Crawford, \Y„
Bennett, Mr. John Wright, Misses
Natalie Crawford, Mamie Zeilurs,
Minnie .Perryman and Mrs. J, A.
Patterson.
How to A> out Trouble.
is tin. 1 time, to provide your
self - d i’.mfRv with a hot tie of
Chamberlain’? Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost „
J certain to be needed before the sum
j mer is over, and if procured now
may save you a trip to town in the
i night or in your busiest season. It is
everywhere admitted to !><■ tire most
i successful medicine in use for bowel
i plaints, both for children and
com
j adults- without it. No family For side can by afford all drug¬ to 1 be
gists.
Nay Pauline, Mav.
Some (if the heelers are working a
scheme, the tenor of which seems
like a dream; they hustle fo Hie
country we arc told, ottering to buy
anything that’s sold. We heard of
one the other day who wanted to
purchase everything that came his
wav; he tried to bargain for anything
in reach—he also tried to make a
vote winning speech, But the
voter caught on to the game and
said: “I’ll be dad blamed; you can’t
fool me with trying to buy my stuff,
when 1 know you are trying to work
off a lot of political guff. I also wish
to say that, j don’t think it will pay
to try and use me as a tool, or to
take me for a poor old fool. We are
on to vour little plot, and I think
you’ll find that you cannot scope
us 011 such a stand and make us vote
for your m» n ”
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A Decided Success.
The meeting of tho.Oratorical
ciety Tuesday night was an enjoy
.pfair. Each and every one of
|speech lhe speakers did excellent work. The
of Mr. (Jlinton Perryman was
“ 3 1 om'tmLe' who
it We prc,.ict for Olintou
brilliant future on the ros rmn.
The next meeting o he society
vv,ll be neld at tne sclmol house
j Tuesday night, at which time the
3 - uva )- - - Citizen— - . “ . L. T '*■ /ellars. „ - n
American
Where are the Friends ol Our
Youth—T. O. Btepheireou.
Declamation — W 11. 'doves.
Volunteer soevches will be made
by meinbgjs of'the’society.
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1 s vod Fr0 „i An A ■ fat Fate.
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j “Everybody , writes , , rdrs. suiu I lmd M. . SiuHe.-, ('oiisnMpt
1 ion,' 1 .v. “1 >>.
: Chamber, burg, a., was low
| after six muni os ot severe so.on^s.
i caused bv Hay l ever amt -•-Umm,
that few thought i could get well,
but I learned of the marvelous merit
()! - J)r Kill .r S y ev .- Discovery f-r
( ; onSilln ,, t icd used it, and was oom
J le , t , lv f .. U red.” For desperate
TIlP0 ^ t aiU i j AWg Diseases it is til
safest cure in the world, red is
fallible h r (Jomrlis, Loire: and uron
chiul \:reet mns. Guaranteed
ties oOe, amt c J -GO. .rial boUe
j at C. It. Groves..
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A Destructive Storm.
The hardest downpour of ntt«, and
hail that has visited McConmck
during 1902 came toi.ay,
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{style. in with hammer and tongs m great
Fortunately it oulv lasted
j about 20 minutes. The stones were
about the size of medium marbles or
ordinary bird eggs. Horn was dam
aged to some extent; while the cotton
squares ll ‘
! This sigu'atare g ou everj box of the genuine
Laxative Bromo Quicioe Tablets
tho fOL3oclv tha.t. v'*Lsr<y9- tt COltf io Ofi*& tfaj*
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE.
A Large Crowd of Teachers
Attended.
The Lincoln County 'teachers
Annual institute was held , at Ion
colnton, beginning oh Juno 23d and
continued for three days,
The Institute w^ts presided over
by J/iss r.ola Lou Smith, oi Atlanta,
whose very learned, ns w< 1! as prac
tical, lectures impressed their upon the
teachers of our county duty to
them-elves, their profession, and tlreir th*‘ir Cod.
pupils, their country
The teachers were very much edi
lied and lctnrned from the Institute
tilled with a, burning enthusiasm,
and determined Io dp better afid
truei 'voik tinin t^ei bciiue.
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prepared to put them into practical
use m Is ir respective schools oi.i
vd.icational standard m_ the county
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and our boys and gi-rlsy , wlm . are, on
trusted to tbeir cure and training will
have ample opportunity to become
good and great.
Mncolirion Select Reboot.
The school will open on Monday,
June 30th, 1902, and will continue
two sclioiastic months.
The object of this school is to
bring up any studies on which stu¬
dents may be short—as the name in¬
dicates pupils may select any study
or studies. The rates of tuition are
the same as those of the regular
term, viz: $1.00 month.
1st and 2nd grades grades $1.50 per month.
3d, 4th, ot.h per
0th and 7(b grades $2.00 jier month.
8th and 9th grades $2.50 per month.
10, ll, 12tli grades $3.00 per month.
M i)sic $2.50 per month!
This is an excellent opportunity who
for voting ladies and gentlemen stud
are behind on any one or more —
les. Do not fail to attend if you
stand in need of this advantage.
For further particulars call on or
address,
Thos. O.JStepiien Teaciier. .-on,
The Veterans’Picnic.
Preparations on ail extensive scale
iire lieill S T n, ! e l '" r -
veterans Abigail, picnic oi on LU tK 4 *JV? 1 'win
(L‘l ; of his e ] o| ie **.
i ver one -;
0 »>e lieople. A L.ge ciowd o Mill
Kven body is aslml to come and
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n el n D- 0 vable dav. Let
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be otiwr secies of en
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Reiver’s Notice.
I will be at Lincolnlon July 3rd
nn d -tth tor the purpose of receiving
tax returns. After t! 4tH the
books will c _ ose, and Would be
ideased for aJ[parties wno have
made the. • returns to do so o, t lire ■
^ vv0 j. t y 8 save me the uu-pjeusa-nt
( ] U f.y of returning them as tax
: (p./,. niters and themselves the peuaitv
0 f filing double taxed,
Respectfullv, >
B. B. !• i.ottKKCB,
• R, T. E. L. C.
June 23, 1902.
Au Impossibility.
Toe boy that expects to find a job
; )j allir i„g around loose at tire top ot
du . fod.Tr might as well go olf and U
j ( | 0W1 , waitfov the gentle zeimyrs hands,
to blow a few dollars into ins
or else tet the ravens Iren mm. iris
j a math r or impossibility mi’ il y oll,! .g
Uv , ;i • wi ihmu first climbing
t j w . re through- li,-ee his own personal can’t et
t \ , foot hoy reach
, 1: „, „ r thieve
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n ‘ lLr UU fpj ‘ y v .p,p ’ t built ’ that
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Iu 0 Klei, Times
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es, which, tor accuuuiy au- nmpua
tioned it t ney are legitlmu an*, watch u
paired by me. can make your ;
run as correctly as; my uguUtoi, u
von sa’. so. J. B. i...o... ,
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JteY At Anderson’s rug store.
Our Quiil Pushers.
Newsy Notes from Different
Sections of the County.
DOUBLE DUAL'CHILL
Cotton and corn crops are promise
ing just now.
No time to tool with candidates
now unless they help us plow and
hoe u little.
Don’t think our people will get as
badly stirred upon the county elec¬
tion ns they did on the congressional
election. By the way, where is Unit
mail that railed himself citizen?
Guess he can see which* one of ns is
fSfoNeil now. Now, old man, if you
\rant; • lo (i:;nre on another one why
just lot nre know like von did before
r -,
w< j,-,, <; lwn , ,, v ,
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jyi t .„d, will miss her. and
c yf v Seaborn.
Mr. and id • It. A. Price are visit
. thc | ;i , l>arents iu Ale! uilie
-jrj,‘ (
( . hiW of Mr. llohert
Cnrtledge is very sick.
^ 1,10 F n y !; A season, aim gi.os
has come in ms>.
: ;;: v f 01 '. gave a
party a t no i .a iu.m. id* a net its
were, J- :i. *>.!>. e. urns (anuiv,. . u.
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an ‘ v im J!iu * u ' iW;i ' “• 1
if . ‘"'Niid to \ni\v heen u siuJCesMii
dinner and barbecue together,
writer did not, have the pleasure y .
attending bin, we an? unhiii; fo
vouch Urn. it was a gnuio oiic, .01
the major is noted >or is no.spibiitv
and never tails to make eveiytbing
comfortable for iris friends and
neighbors.
Mr. A.'A. Dunn who was sent to
the as'dimi some months ago In is. re¬
turned Iren • oi gt X coin! it ion, b
mind is as erenr as ( ver was. liis
many friend- are rejoiced over bis
return.
Uncle Dan Martin and Uncle
Mel McCord tired a few shots in our
camp at Moore’s mill last Sunday
and captured the entire squad: m
twenty minute? bey had their flags
hoisted over Mini province.
Rev. J. G. Ma tilled his regular
appointment at Double Branches
last Saturday are! Sunday. ed
.Miss Mamie Zel lava accompani
bv Rev. J. C. Mav 'Were if : ’ P
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of Mr. and Airs. A. M. Mo .tHw* 1 n i ^
day. “Old Blister’ hud good time at
a
the congressional convention last
It looks like some one ought
notified Rent Nash and Sam
that we were ^ he L ^ cky firm'd , mW a
aU the san e .n il d
l!ltl g l ’ fc tlH ' iV ' u lo,111tl in .ill om ,
TV’
3 s HS fV„f
p-rs gave me me ',.ong ..... „ i, ra on tl .it
made fe. r l. "T'' A ash out % o. U f< A. -p i. vl Mose
j lev, but I guess Us all right as
| got Hardwick in before regretted ne quit,
j Hardwick said lie very
j egates much II,:,o present Lmcom at tnec,.ine.u.<m. lmd ^ !,o more
Ou> b^XSii.u.
LI -77 ON.
No time to go fishing now. We
im5 now! ram? last, ww.f unit our
corn is looking better. Mt. • Carmel,
Dr. J. AL Carlton, ot
and his brother T-rey, 1,1 rea,' ?,
S. C’., pres T tinmuT o.;r_ t v.ui to
see his sick sister, Mrs. II. .Ad
am?.
candidate Alexander time around
f .. V reek smiliire from car to
, uh i asking us to vot. for him.
(i ns Watkin am! Lidoe W'omsley bought
v ,, n , in 0Ui . !nirg l;;s i w - !c and
]) u bo;s,-",; cows. He can well
I g , }ll re the churn now.
L . Elba a mre of tli^
i...... j.'. '(iVa-' i;,i.ir,, .'wanted i m d two
j '.'j In to -vrel
i ”' h Lh< "‘.t' }~ jj.
T 1 "; ' f ’ j ; !! 0, ( ’Ttp
Dam),irg roam the oUio. the pidtiu
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al1 18 T* f nt U,eiu llL
expeetang ogo up .im 'j'
tlie nnd was soaking for .picket, hob.
g 0 lip when the pickels get sour and
carry me. too.
John Sayer was in our midst this
week. Com.'; again, Johu, we like
to oeiu res rere.
Where did J a and Lewis btnlv-
ling go Sunday? To tui<l Trinity.
Joliu !reveretl Jack Dai As
were up .sporting around lUuiah Sat¬
urday am! night remember and Sunday. We Come
again us. live on
(lie riv' r. Wben you come around
just fall in.
Misses Olive and Fannie Sale have
returned home from a protracted
stay in Alabama. We are glad to
hail again these dear faces; they
bring to light some fond remem¬
brances, and oh, how visions of them
doth cur memories charm. Shall
the inexorable reminiscence of those
happv hours we have spent; together
come to tis in the future, but as the
phantom of some delirfous dreamer.
\hw such is the earthly fate of man!
The past, buries itself deeper than
ever Mas human body hid.
i)r. .Mitchell came up this week.
We fear the doctor is rather late to
... lv „ 00(1 Hli „ , )iwinpt
,0J ion was, “Resolved, That
the pen is mightier than the sword.”
Semehouv else got a watertm 1 rei.
Rub; bmilh scraped tip, or rather
borrowed a quarter and sent some
pretty girl one. Had my credit been
good or had some coon by chance
left hi. pocketbook on the counter,
! would lmve sent some of these
|. 2 ettv •■irl.s getting home once more such
a watermelon as a greeting; but
Wil , mv p, ck . 0 h tin-trials and
tyibnlations which do beset us along
nigged path of life. I am going
to leave these diggins. best president
We have elected the
j* or 0fU . clcb itini;' society—to stay at
|)1(l <>g.
Smith couldn’t go to the de
. . - )C j e; iturelay night because
, ^ Haraicon took Miss Annie bale
| \ iX) ivevtown to see her brother. We
|ji i(J to see J iin standing around, but
“ter de Lord sake” keep oil' our toes,
1 just he blessed if 1 don’t eat
upper next time I go anywhere and
am invited, for . 1...ve been wanting
j oysters ever since last Saturday night
a week ago.
Kmaii Neville
RED HILL.
'flie crops are looking considerably
better since the recent rains, The
farmers are kept busy fighting the
gmss. Norman who has been
Mrs. S. A,
quite sick is some better.
Rome of the boys came home very
200if -eveniug. ' What’s Tire
inaticr, boys; rumor says they P got I
left. Jfon’t give up so soon. 113 1
your boat on, boys, there is a landing'
some v here for llawes you.
(Japt. T. D. left for Elber¬
ton Rumlav where lie will remain for
some Line with his daughter, Mrs.
j Champ,on. ‘
1 , Norni;i „ passed through our
burg Sunday « going in the direction
■ - j
, t t
I'e was‘seen standhig around there
line to be afflicted as she is.
F k \ VilJis witb hi s charming Pistol,
cousin, ’ Miss Jdllian Willh, of
.r,, es ts of .Mi«s in,lie Nor
eveuiug vmfr . Come again,
firm ' cousin usually
j of our bovs have been
■ Sunday,
i)U on but
" them wheels
, g(line of were seen on
Smil ; av . We would not be sur
prised next Sunday to find them a
loot,
Dr. T. P. Mitchell was around one
, day last week looking over the crops,
j ( . :upp ,, s . vou will see his decision in
this week’s issue. Give us justice,
1 il8 there was no one sick,
W in. Reid, of Double Branches,
w . ;3 p... gueS t of Rapt, P. M. Wright
one ( i. iv |, lS t week. I suppose he
was looking after tire crops, too.
w ’ ,, ()1) b ay anything about Jas.
.“.j 1 for we know lie is tlie
. that will he our next represent
|. ‘ t ,: .VrilhorTImd u froin the way ou**
n surroundii," districts
j j lliin _ Pete a xd Folly.
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UL1JOWS.
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„lut . .< Wm, to*
1 here this week,
TJie c, T LaJU °, f our artillery got so
| l >a dl V fri.ghtoned the other and day it that
ho grabbed a churn put on
| Ins his bead hat. and lloiv we suppose about it, he None. means it
for
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n
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'Two of Goshen’s champion cyclists
were down Sunday. On the way
] ; .. re0IH . of - them broke the crauk of
jjjg uiaehine. It makes no difference,
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