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McDuffie Progress.
VOLUME 111.
THOMSON, GA. FRIDAY, MARCH 13. 1903.
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ASK FOR
THE BEST BC 0!
Pianos, Organs, Furniture, Etc.
Sterling Value* in Pianos.
In our warerooms, second floor, Two carloads of famous Instruments
just received from the manufacturers.
The Pianos which make up our splendod line are Everett, Stultz &
Bauer, Harvard Jacod Doll, Giant Stodard, Martin Bros., Dayton.
The wonderful Pianola and beautiful Ceclllan. Our line of Pianos range
In price
From $165 to $1,000.
You will wonder and delight at the magnificence and display In our
wareroom. Throe large floors full of choice goods.
We have special values in good PIAXOS that have been In uso as
Rented Stock, which we aro closing out at great bargains.
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For sale by all first-class dealers
and guaranteed by
Danforth Sc Carter.
Remember “SEEBER.”
| Cream of News.|!
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Day.
—Hon. James H. Blount, former
congressman, statesman and soldier,
died at Macon, Ga., Sunday.
—Major Charles H. Smith tBilMl
Arp) and wife celebrated tho fifty-
fourth anniversary of their marriage
at Cartersville, Ga., Sun'.t.iy.
—George Gould paid $1,500 for a!
special train from Jacks divide to Wol- 1
don, N. C., over the Atlantic Coast
Line. A lady in his party nad an en
gagement for dinner In New York, !
and ho wanted to catch a train several
hours ahead of him.
—While making up time a Louis
ville and NashviiiO passenger train
was wrecked below Birmingham
Sunday night. Five persons were in
jured.
—The trial of Haywood for the mur
der of Skinner, which is schedule., to
begin at Raleigh, N. C., on March 23,
will doubtless bring some sensational
revelations, it is now saul that every
thing hack of the killing wm ho told In
court.
—Plerpont Morgan, while at Tampa,
Fla.,was interviewed by a reporter. :
The young man asked tiie millionaire j
about his reported losses at a Sunday j
game, and Morgan ordered him off tho
car.
—At tho Beecher memorial exer
cises in Brooklyn, N. Y., Sunday, jus
tice Fuller and ex-PreslUcnt Cleveland
spoke.
—Armour & Co. have arranged for a
test of wireless telegraphy to com
municate between cities, in which they
have packing plants.
—Miners at Huntington, W. \ a..went
out on strike Monday, i aoy demand
10 cents more on the ton.
—Henry Frank, preaching in Inde
pendent church, New York, Sunday,
suggested that if people of north wish
ed to elevate the negro uiey should in
vite him to their homos.
— United Mine Workers investigate
the killing of colored miners by Uni
ted States marshal and ills posse in
West Virginia and ascertain that the
negroes were shot while they were in
bed.
—Rioting lias again broken out at
Waterhury, Conn., because of tho
street railway employees’ strike. Sun
day night a policeman, while riding on
a car, was killed.
—A small hotel was burned at. Loit
er, Md., Sunday morning, and six per
sons lost their lives.
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A. P. Padgol
For Old 11. & H. Rye.
$i.oo pjr cjiuirt.
Old Corn Halt, 75c per quart.
Old Fashion Hand-made Corn
Whiskey, $2.00 per gallon.
Kingston Rure Rye, $2.00 per
gallon.
L P. PADGETT, Atipsta, Ga.
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Will sell your Goods Cheaper than you can buy thorn elsewhere. In
Groceries they have everything that Is needed. Shelf goods of tho best
quality.
IIElWttE SIMPER
Than you can buy it elsewhere. Get our prices on Cooking Stoves.
In Dry Goods and Clothing
We guarantee to suit you. Call to see us. We will save you money.
Handsome Velour Tufted Couches—upholstered, with best tempered
springs covered with assorted Belgian Velours, new patterns, regular
price $15.00. Christmas Sale price $9.05.
50 Golden Oak Dressers—German plate mirror, throe large lock draw
ers, regular price, $8.60. Sale Price.$5.75.
50 Golden Oak Washstands—with drawer, cupboard and splasher-
back for towel, regular price, $5.00. Sale price, $3.75.
250 Solid Oak large Cane Seat Dining Chairs—high hack, well con
structed and good finish, brgee arms, regular price, $1.25. Sale price,
98 cents.
75 Golden Oak Tables—Finished in gloss turned legs, bottom shelf,
size, 24x24, regular price, $2.25. Sale price, $1.48.
Other sizes at 73c and $1.19.
840 White Enamel Beds—Sizes 3-G and 4-0 by full lengths well finished,
some of them ornamented with gold bronze on chills, also full brass
trimmed ranging in prices from $3.95 to $10.00.
We say without tear of contradiction, they are the best value in Bods
ever offered in Augusta. Ask to see our special $3.95 to $7.25 Beds.
Domestic and New Home—Ball bearing, light and easy running.
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COOKING STOVES, STEEL RANGES, BICYCLES, BABY CARRIAGES \
AND GO-CARTS.
Thomas & Barton Co.
Augusta, Ga.
Our Job Printing Department
Is complete and up-to-date. We are prepared,
therefore, to fill your order with promptness,
assuring satisfaction by doing good work at
snch prices as
WILL SAVE YOU HONEY/
—The negro Perry, charged with
tho murder of women in Massachu
setts, and who was referred to as jack
the Slugger, died In tlie jail at Cam
bridge.
—The Savannah Athletic Club will
make an effort to get tho Jenries-Cor-
bott fight.
—Near Ashvillo, N. C., the petrified
corpse of a soldier lias been unearth
ed.
—Judge Justice has consented to
try the Haywood murder ease at Rai-
eigh.
—The Alabama railroad commission
has announced its Intention to at onco
begin its new powers.
—The congress of negro educators
which has been in session at Chatta
nooga adjourned Friday, after issuing
an address to the negro race.
—A numoer of “lily white” republi
can leaders In Alabama, have received
unsigned letters threatening them with
assassination.
—Senator Gorman, of Maryland, has
been chosen chairman of the demo
cratic caucus.
—Judge Cantrill ha3 decided that
Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, is
eligible for rc-eleclon. The case will
appealed.
—A Swede named Bergh created a
scene in the white house by attempt
ing to see tho president. Bergh claims
the goverment owes “am $100,090.
—It has been announced that the
pretender to the throne of Morroeeo
has been captured.
—Another violent eruptlop of the
Colima volcano in Mexico, lias occured
and thee people are fleeing in teror.
Thomson,
Georgia.
PHONE 32.
RIOTING IS RENEWED.
SEABOARD TRAIN WRECKED.
strikers in Water bury. Conn., Stay
Policeman anil Wound Molonnnii
Violence in its worst form has bro
ken out anew in Waterhury, Conn., as
a result of the big., feeling in connec
tion with the strike of the street rail
way motornien and conductors. This
time it Is murder, and Policeman
Mendelsohn is the victim. John Cham
bers, a non-union motorman, is shot,
and his whereabouts are unknown,
and his conductor, George Weberen-
dorfer, was pounded almost into insen
sibility.
GEORGIANS ARK JUBILANT.
Congress Finally Adopts Amenments
to Public Buildings Bill.
Tho conference committee on tht
1 part of the house and the senate
I agreed to the house amendments to
i the public building bill Tuesday. La-
I ter in the day the bill finally met the
1 approval of both houses of congress.
As passed It carries all of the Geer-
j gia items, Atlanta, Macon, Rome,
I Gainesville and Valdosta. Atlanta
! gets $200,000 -for a new site for tho
i proposed new postofficc building,
| while Macon gets $300,000 for in-
| provements on the foderal building in
1 that city.
Dashes Into ( pen v witch Causing Fatal
Injury of Engineer and Fireman.
TI10 northbound Seaboard limited,
leaving Jacksonville," Fla., at 1:10 p.
m., was wrecked Wednesday after
noon at Evergreen, two miles south of
the Georgia lino, fatally injuring En
gineer Pierce and his colored fireman
and seriously injuring six other mem
bers of tho crew, one of whom will
probably die, and injuring one Pull
man passenger.
Wrecking trains, with physicians,
were sent from Jacksonville.
COT I ON KING IS SULLY.
Manipulator of Staple vays Price will
Go to Fifteen Cents.
A New York dispatch says: Sully
•still holds the whip hand in the cotton
market and found time while manag
ing his campaign on change Tuesday
to state that March cotton would go tc
15 cents.
“I am buying all I can get.” he said,
“and I didn’t go into this deal with
my eyes shut.”
We are ready to enter your name on
our subscription books. You will not
miss the small sum nocossary to be
come our customer.
