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VOL. VIII. LOCAL NOTES. Short, Newsy Items About People Who Come and go. ’Possum season is here.' Judge J.E. Page visited Kite Tliurs ij„y ! Mrs. Masou spent ^Wednesday in Mrs. T. f. Malpss is visiting in town (his week. Mtss Bessie Marfcrtiof Dublin is vis Ping in town. \r„.. . n ,, V >>,, , ..Dr. Clias. II belts of Dublin was‘in town Wednesday. Mr. Chas. Burnett made a flying trip to Dublin on Thursday. Wood, if cut up, will be received on subscription atlhi's ullice. ( ol. B. B. Blount attended tliefn'ir ,, AU...U . <h, « ... >M. .«*. (lol. E. I, Stephens attended city court in Dublin a few days this week, , Judge V. H. Robinson attended city court in Dublin several days this week. Miss Pritchard, an accomplished milliner,attend the Atlanta exposition last week. Mr.T. IT. Jacksou,one of our leading merchants, spent a few days in Macon this week. - Mr.L. Davis, one of the most inent citizens of Kite, was in the cit v ne day this week Mrs. Cason and Susie left for AVar Teuton ori ’Thursday last where they wiil^ reside in the future, II. iL Cook is spending sometime now in - __■ j, e gbes fo recuperate in health. , i.t .S. Harris of Outhbert, repre sent.ing a Savannah cotton bouse,spent a day or two in the city this week. The many friends of Air. George AVriglit will I e glcd to know that be will recover the use of both Ins eyes. .. Don’t. v. Torgot - ^, that we will do • your job .... work cheaper J than , you • can get it elsewhere and guarantee satisfaction. , . AAeAA’itl’s Little Early Risers are prompt, palatable, pleasant, powerful purifying little pills. J. W.Ftaxders. The Racket Store at the postotfice seernsto be doing quite a nine business. They are using printers’ ink>See the To prevent consumption quickly enre throat and lung troubles with One Minute Cough cure. J. \V. k lasb Mr. Burnett Iras sold hfs home in this city to . Mrs. v- Henry Dicks ... , and . will ... soon move back ..... to bis old , , . borne m North Carolina The matrimonial wave lias struck many sections of Georgia recently, Gross it will strike this section later on in the winter. Mis«es Georgia Hester. Mattie and Mary Lizzie Lovett, three of Wrights vflie’s popular yoang indies, spent last Tuesday in Dublin. The most dainty and effective pills made are DeWitr’s Tattle Early Risers. They are unequaled for all liver and bowel troubles. Never gripe. J. AV. I-'lanbkus. Mr. AY. F. Colley of Dublin was here one day this week taking orders for produce. Mr. Colley represents a Loiusville, Ky., produce bouse. He received good many orders from our merchants. The man who will dead beat the av¬ erage country publisher, poor and needy as lie is, would pull up young corn in the field of his neighbor from whom lie constantly borrows meal.— Blakely Reporter. Col. J. L. Kent was admitted to prac¬ tice in the supreme courts of Georgia last Monday in Atlanta. Col. Kent is one of the leading attorneys in this section and his many friends are glad to hear of his advancement. May he continue to rise. THE RECORD. Devoted To The Interest Of Johnson County And Middlfe Georgia. WRIGHTSVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1900. Let us be happy—life is not long— A smile, a tear and a farewell song; Dreams that drift to a morning bright ■ A little of love, and a little of light; Then the dreams again, and then— Good night! — i'hoinasville Times-Enterprise. ... It is rumored that there will be sev¬ oral more new stores built on Marcus street adjoimngthe ones now in course' of construction, which if they are, that s *d'e will be solid in handsome brick buildings. Let the good work go en. Mr p - Weinberg, a ’jeweller from Macon, lias opened up a general jewel ry and watch repair shop at the store paled to put jour watch or clock in first-class repairer mend your broken jewelry. The book agent, map dealer and Faith const have all been trying to get )!’ the,r WOrk 1 ,I1S week ’ 11,1,1 11 seems U,at the nla I > llil > well, as he told us that lie sold 225 in the county, and there had been but one man to refuse <0 M M. W. ..op, graphically the way to this inclined office people and pay will learn their aS 11 but a ~ The Great Show. Not only have the newspapers of New York city recently and again etn phasized the fact, but it is generally known throughout the breadth of the whole land, as well, that the Adair and Sells Brothers’ great ? < "' fi,, " t,ate<1 sl "'ws, winch are to ex Dibit at iennille, on Friday, Od. 2(i far tmpasses, any other similar organi zation in the number of wild heastq anfpipbia, elephants, horses perform i -gaunt a s, riders, aerialists, acrobats, wlowws. ieapers, chariote ers, jo ckeys, nfsest «*r. .sts atoVglorloiis aids, and m the quantify and quality of entertain men/furnished for the ordinary price 0 f admission. Among the must notable new prodigiesititroduced will'be found 1Iass , t aH. the Egyptian giant, said to be the tallest man mi earth, and for tile past two years a big feature with tbe Barnuin and Bailey show in London and Great Britian. The number of principal . , male , and , , female , , barebrtek , . , riders ... lias, . been increased ... to nineteen: that of the clowns to twenty-five, and in the aerial ami acrobatic departments the additions are proportionately large and brilliant. The grand double st-eet, P«rad* lias been made still more richly ! '" <1 «• tractive, and in every l5irec ' io1 ' Rre&Wr "** bcei ' uiade and greater outlay incurred to more than meet the popular demand for cheap, wholesome, stirring and i.ilarions.jeutertaimnent. ; ______ May-Change the President. ,, For seme time it lias been rumored t bat Wlien t be t line for , elect ... mg officers, next .... February, Mr. J. r E. ,, .. T.inder . will be elected president instead of Mr. II E. Conk, the present, incumbent, win! so far at, we know lias given perfect. satisfaction. Mr. Linder is one of AVrightl'vjlie’s most fiiiccossful young busidess men and would no doubt m ? ke a ho,!el ,lea< , fur " ,ii - n ‘ at '. Mr. Linder . lias recently bought’ Plough stock in the bank until be nowjiwns a controlling interest. ’■ “Confederate Veterans. To t ip IX, G. V. camp No. 004you are request'd to meet in AVrightsviile on t/ie 27r\, being the fourth Saturday in Octobef inst, to elect a commander of this caijip. Commander Martin having tenderel bis resignation and to ar¬ range !i> attend the re-union to be held in Augi stii on 14,15 and 16of Novem¬ ber next. Comrades please turn out on that‘day as it is the most important meeting that vve ever have had. Your comrade, C. 5. Meadows, Agitant in cam maud. Notice to the Public. I havi opened tip a barber simp in tlie riTi of my store where I will keep a barbtu on band regularly and would b* gild to have the patronage of the public, Respectfully, E. A. Outlaw. Savannah’s Carnival. Matters are in a very satisfactory condition at the Carnival headquarters Savannah. The Carnival fever is spreading rap¬ idly throughout tlie city and country. Applications afe pouring in from all parts of the United States, and many inquiries are being made as to rates, hotels, etc. Many requests have been filled for premium lists and not only Georgia and her neighbors, but many other sections of the country are be¬ coming interested in Savannah and her proposed exposition, Nov. 5-17, in¬ clusive. ; r, )1>ono ,7, to>dstoo „ mushrooms have caused frequent deaths this year. Be sure |o use only -the geindne. Observe, the same care whetf you ask for DeVVilt’v Witch lla ze! Salve. There are poisonous couti DelVitt’s is the o*ly original fain cure fur piles'aud alfskfn diseases, <**r J. W. Flan disks. Tree, Absolutely Free. , ui „, bm who p , ,„ eir lm(; k dues to the Record before Nov, 1. We will give free of charge one copy of Gov. Taylor* > Love Letters. Also to all who pay six months in advance will also get one copy free. The price of these books alone is agents and all should avail themselves pF this oppor tunity at once as we.only have a limi' ed number. Be quck if .yoiHwai.t o:.e. —*“*- A Some More Fine Cane. This morning Mr. Aden Garrett brought to Mi’s office a stalk of sugar cane which measures S feel: and two inches in length and contains 20 well matured joints. Mr.Garrett says he has three-fourths of an acre in cane and it is nearly as fine as <$:*• siffnpJe br;night,tg this officer' Mr. ‘Garrett is one of our best farmer citizens and bt iieves in making everything at liome j | and living at the same place. dug We ven tore to say that, lie lias finest cane jin this whole section. ,............... ......~ ~ ...... -- . New Drug Store. New Goods I have opeti Hl tip a new drug store in the etore house ad joining the brick (dock on Elm street, where r kivp * well selected stock of Drugs, Medicines j AND Toilet Articles Soda Water. In fa c /, everythi n,g is drug kept in a first ^ sore ■ ■ * W. FLANDERS, WRIGHTS VILLE, G. L MONEY TO LOAN ON Farm Lands AT 6 Per Cent. Interest. Welmvo made arrangements so we cat) negotiate loans cn farm lands in Johnson county on short notice. Our commission charges are extremely low. Call on ns. FAlRCLOTH & BLOUNT, WEIGHTSVILLE, GA. SPECIALTIES: FANCY AND FINE DRESS GOODS AND NOTIONS. $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00 Ladies.Tailor Made Suits cut in the lat¬ est Stylo, made by the Best Tailors and Latest Fabrics. At the price quoted you cannot buy the material that theyr.ro made of. Silk Waists that are bound to please. Domestic and Staple Dry Goods at wholesale and retail—oil bought boeght before the advance, but all go at old prices. Hen’s Furnishing Goods Clothing and Shoes. I take a back seat for no merchant. My line is complete from the highest price. Before placing your orderYor fall, if you can’t come to Dublin, I will be pleased to stiip on approval as I am confident my goods and prices will please any one. J. E. SMITH, JR., DUBLIN, GEORGIA. f V ROBINSON & SANDERS, Prop’s. Post Office Building, Wrigiitsviiie, Ga. NEW STORE, NEW GOODS And nearly everything at your own price. We guarantee a BARGAIN inje\erything we offer for sale. Below we quote a few of our many bargain*. UMBRELLAS. We have a nice assortment of umbrellas, Good value at 75c we sell for 40c. • Umbrellas that would he a bargain at $1.25, we sell for 85c. Silk umbrellas, cheap at $2.00, our price $1.10. Wo guarantee a bargain in every umbrella we offer for sale. DRESS GOODS. Percales at 7c, well worih 9c. Better grades at 9 1-4 cheap at 12c. Prints, Ginghams, etc., 5 l-'2c. NOTIONS. We simply defy competition in this line. We believe, and will verify the assertion by our prices, that everything in this line we offer to you at Half Price, Enameled and Tinware. Wo have a nice assortment in these goods which we offer to the* trade at the following prices: 1 gallon enameled coffee pots at 21c, others charge 40c for the same goods. Enameled dishpans, 23c, cheap at 50c. Enameled wash pans 10c. Enameled gallon milk pans, 10c. (i quart milk pans, 13c. Other sizes at like values. We guarantee a saving of 50 per cent, on everything in our line. Pictures and Picture Frames. W e have a nice assortment of each—Some that will please the most fastidious. Prices any where from 24c to $1.03. See them and you will he delighted. HATS. Y\ o have not completed ourktock in this lino but what we have are going at astonishingly low prices. SHOES SHOES. 1* e have bought Mr Jordan’s stock of shoes at a very lew price. We offer this stock of nice shots to the trade at wholesale cost. If yon need shoes come and buy them while they are going at cost. They will not last more than a week two. Come early ana avoid the rush. CLOCKS—We have regular 4 00 clocks at 1 75. 1 25 clocks at78c. 1 00 carpenters braces at 39c. Como and see our BARGAINS! The Rouss Racket Store. ....... Mr. H. Conneilee, the cabinet maker ami , repairer, . , has just received a nice line of samples for upholstering parlor and other nice furniture. Sec bis sum pies and get bis prices on your work before sending off to hue your work J.E. Smith, Jr. Wholesale and Retail. O. L. J.ITTbJO w. H. LOVETT , — r , ——wVt_ pro, I __ j — , General Insurance Agents, T ; /' 1 (Hid t ,i ICClCoCTlf ; t / J ’ " > . Office next door to Kennedy IIous» ' on Bradford street. NO. 30. SPECIALTIES: TRUNKS, VALE SES AND MOUSE GOODS.