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css Vol. VIII. THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1909. No. 49. 49 0 0 % & if i «/ 0 % % A Blaze Oi Unparalled FOR THE NEXT TEN Values DAYS. 8 % 49 % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 % 0 0 0 % % In The Dry Goods Department. 25c Ladies Hose Suporters at 16c 15c Mens 1 lose Suporters at 9c 50c Gents Ties at... 33c 25c Gents Ties at - 19c 25c Wash Ties at 10c 50c B. V. D. Shirts and Drawers at each 43c 25c Nainsook Shirts and Drawers at each.. 2lc 30c 10-4 unbleached Sheeting at 23c $15.00 Suits at $13.50 $12 50 Suits at $11.25 Sioioo Suits at $9.00 $2.25 l. mbrellas for $1-98 $1 50 Umbrellas for. $1.10 25c and 50c Ladies Belts at - 10 and 15c 100 overalls at 85c 75c Table Linen at 48c 50c Table Linen at-- - — 37c 10c towels at " * 7c 15c Towels at --- ---11c 25c Towels at --- — — - 19c In The Furniture Department. $15.00 Felt Mattress for - $12-75 $25.00 Art Squares-- - r — $22.50 $2.00 Axminister Rugs $1.S0 $4.00 Axminister Rugs --- - $3.60 We are sole Agents for the King duality shoes for men. Enough Said. .. Refrigerators, Cream Freezers, Water Coolers and Oil Stoves at .Reduced Prices. mccommons-bU s h - b o swe CL" company, 6a. 0 I i % % 0‘ 0 0 0 0 49 0- m w m t m fl\ T W . fix New Store - Ci. \V. & G. F. Granade announce that they have opened a ( Street in the huildin to the public rocerv Store on Railroad recently occupied by J. P. Jones, where they will constantly keep on complete stock of hand cnmo a candidate for Unit position anil , . was elected, anil twice afterwards, in Whereas, death nas claimed out | 1!M k) and 1901, was reflected. Owing brother, Clarence H. Ellington ; : u , .„ llenlll)i lle , li(1 nol scek re-election lie it resolved, that in the deatli of | jn j nll relired at ilie expiration of Judge Ellington, A. J. Miller Lodge V j of his tenn, on January 1st., P.):>>. The free and accepied Masons, has lost ;1 I oniimu v of MeDullie County has eon- .laitld.nl member and a true templar ; ^ 11()lon|v o1llie a dminislratio.. of W/pdthe principles of the order and one : |>s , p,,('has, also, the duty of look- W> ; who, by ids life, carried out its teach- inf , ufter thc wor kin K of the public roads. .4/ | bigs. ! The inauguration <:f the plan of working .y. He.so ved further, that m his clealli i,. , . . v „, \»l .... , , , , Mho roads by convicts had been set i i> i.. r.t: i.. 1..... I....4 .. .I....I it md.itini i \l/ m w w ¥ Fancy and Family Groceries. & ih a fair share of the patronage of the guarantee lair prices, correct weights iw and first-class goods. li / & G. F. GRANADE. \«/ They publii solicit and G. W Railroad Street, *• ■9**- 5*t~ Hr*- THOMSON, Ci A. m & S-: S'- jOUR PRICES ON Building Material . . . Will Save You From .. . 1 O TO_20 PER CENT Lime, Cement, Plaster, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Screen Doors, Screen Sash and etc. Mantels, Grates, Tile, Paints, Var nish, Glass. Building material of all kinds .. .. mm mmi ,, , „ , , | , „ii ——■ I 'wrmammxmmmm ■■ » Our services are prompt. 1 Our material is the best. rTThoSneIH^ 657 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. Long Distance Phone 473. allied out its teach ings. Resolved further, that in his death his family has lost a devoted husband and lo\ing father, and his State and County a faithful officer and his friends lone whose place cannot he filled. Resolved further, that this Lodge ex tend to theifamily of our deceased brot h er our deepest sympathy in their be reavement, a bereavement none the less painful, though it. comes with the knowledge that, while stnckui in middle life, Judge Ellington hud ae- coniplisheil much beyond that accom plished by many who lived for a much long;r period. skutcii or Tin-: i.ikk or JrnuK Ellington. Clarence M. Ellington was born on | 2Z dayjof J uly, 1 H5R», in Elbert County, ! Georgia. 11 is parents were Wiley T. ^ and Emily ,Stockton Ellington. At an ; early age, while yet a mere hoy, J udge j foot during tlie administration or J udge Fuucett, was pressed forward with [great vigor and skill by Judge Elliug- i ton. While Judge Ellington in every l walk of life hud always fully in -as ired , ] lip 'o every duty, it was in d iveloping | ; the roads of the county that his ability | and zeal Were probably most signally ! ’displayed, lie brought the roads of i the county up from a condition of very 1 poor roads until at the time of liis retirement no county in Oeorgia could . boast of better. This he did having only a few convicts and never having largo fund of money. The roads world; fori was hungered, and ye gave me meat ; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink ; I was a stranger, and ye took me in Strangers, friends »nd relatives, all alike, always felt at the threshold of his door the warm bund shake and tlie cordial greeting. Judge Ellington was twice married. His first wife was Miss Lulu Buford, j|| and one child, Carl li. Ellington, now | a citizen of Atlanta, is the only surviv ing child of that marriage. .1 udge Ellington's second wife was j Miss .Maggie, Men nett, '■* ho made him one of I lie most ulkei donate of wives i and one of the must h ving and lein' -r' mothers to his children. She still sur-| vivos him. Six children, Misses Clare, i Edith, Sarah and Eva and Claude and j Arthur Ellington are the fruits of the | second marriage. The deatli of the j head of the family is a sad blow to, these his surviving ones. A vacancy: has been made that nothing can till. The tall pine lias been shattered and felled by the lightning's blast ; but may! the goodness of Cod protect thc widow built by Judge Ellington will always I and the children, and may the young stand as one of his brightest monu ment#. Judge Ellington was for many years a member of the County Hoard of Education an I the < hninnun of same, Ellington moved to Thomson, in then ail ,| was always a friend to thc schools Columbia County and which is iio»v in every possible way and did much in in MeDullie County, where he grew to the advancement of the cause of cdu- iiinnhood. After reaching manhood, cation in the county, he removed to \\ alien founts, wh.-ie j [. * , ■ quite a number of years before | he contracted Ids llrst murriage und | ;f ls deatli Judge Ellington had been a I where he resided until about the year | n , cin i )en . )fll , e Baptist Church of Thom son, and served as one of the ablest deacons of the church. In church matters he exhibited the same intelli gence and practical turn of mind that lie allowed in all of his other relations in life and was always a strong factor in all matters pertaining to the good of the church. 1881, when having purchased the Har rison place, in McDuilieCounty, which is situated eight miles North of Thom son, lie moved on the pluce and re mained a ci listen of MeDullie from that dale until the date of his deatli, the7th day of March 190!). While living on his farm, lie was oneot the most enthu siastic and energetic of farmers and cultivated his farms largely on the iu- Judge Ellington as a hoy and in his tensive plan. He produced splendid ! young manhood was of a mast athletic crons. In the year of 1887 Judge El- build and there were few men m this lington removed Trom ids farm to his; community who could equal lnm m home near thc town of|Thomson, where 1 physical manhood mid strength. He Write for Prices. ppeared to lie i> man absolutely with out personal-fear, but was always fair and held the esteem and respect of those v. ho opposed him vigorously. Having a positive turn of mind, there was never any doubt as to any position that lie took. JIo was absolutely hon est in all of his dealings and truthful in all statements. Literary Club Postponed Meeting- The Epworth League Literary Club liavt postponed their meeting which was to be held at the home of Mrs. M. v,‘. Turner, fia'.urday evening May Is;, on account of the protrac c l services at Baptist Church. "I’d Rather Die Doctor, than have my feel cut off," said M. L. Bingham, of I’rir.ceville, 111. but you'll die from gangrene (which had eaten a- way eight toes) if you don't, 1 said all doctors. Instead—he used Buoklcn's Arnica .Salve ti'l wholly cured, its cures of Eczema, Fever Sores, Bodes, Burns and f iles astound the world. ^'5c. at Gibson Drug Co., Dr. A. J - Mathews. he continued to reside t-i the date of his deatli. Judge Ellington was a broad reader a»d student of history and of vigorous mentality. He always took a lively interest in ail publicquestions and was active in all tilings looking towards the betterment of his fellow man. He look an active putt in the movement which resulted in the adoption of the | But while Judge Ellington filled ' no-fenec law for McDultle County, _a 1 many public ollici-s with credit to him- law which is now generally recognized j self and his county, it was as a prtvale us a necessity, hut at the time most 1 citizen and a friend lliaL His virtues vigorously opposed. j shone most prominently. It can he in 1890 Judge Ellington was elected j said without lear of successful contra- lot lie .State Sesafe, representing the | diction that no more hospitableciti7.cn Pith., senatorial district, composed of j ever lived in our midst. No stranger Wilkes, Lincoln, Columbia and Me-1 was ever turned away from his door. Dufile counties, in that body, though I At one time in life, during Hie hard ! having no previous legislative ex pencil-1 times in the seventies, while living at Ice, his vigerous mind soon enabled him ! the Hardaway place, near Mesena, | to master the rules and his general j which is quite near thc railrmd and ! information on the public questions of j the public road, when so many men I the day and his ability soon placed him | were out of employment and tramping I among the foremost leaders of that' over the country in search of work or j bodv: He became a strong speaker, I otherwise, lie never refused a meal or a ! A Ho always commanded attention and | bed in which to sleep to a hungry and I carried weight, and some of the best' weary traveler. Le even fitted up a laws wc now have upon out* statute room Isr thc use ot the * l Jvuights of the books were adopted while lie was a Road. He knew there were many member of the .Senate through ids in-: impostors, but be eared not thut he was licence. ! often imposed upon by the unscrupu- Alwiiys hav ing the interest of thc^ tons. He felt that there wcie ntedy farniers at heart, lie was a leading mem- ones who were onij unfortunate, and her of the Farmers Alliance and served j that it was better to he imposed upon j Sunday, a term as State president of that organ- j by thc ninety and nine than tout one izai ion, always tilling the duties of tire J worthy man should be turned away olfice with ability and honor. j cold and hungry. Surely it will be On the death of Judge John A Fan- j sain to hime, ‘•Come, ye blessed of my cett, the then Ordinary of McDuftie j Father, inherit the kingdom prepared Couutv, in 1899, Judge Ellington be- for you from trees attain the growth and the streng th of the parent tree. T. H. Timmons, A. 11. Cruris, John '1'. W imt, Committee. Hickory Grove, By ChAUKNiioN. After a few- weeks iibsen.-o will make-; my appearance again Hope .I will find welcome again j by the Correspond' nts and our kind Kditoi. First J must con gratulate' our band f- r contribut ing so nicely tc our paper, and making itso interesting. Phillis I asked why J did not write of tuner. News is so scarce hero J hate to ask for space in our paper that might bo filled with letters of more interest than mine. We had a nice rain Sunday and it was very badly needed, the farmers in our sccli - n have not planted any cotton searaely at all and some of them had began to look a little long faced. Guess they are feeling better no»\. Elder J. J. Pennington and son of Hearing spent Thursday and Friday of last week with relatives and friends in Jeflerson. Mrs. J. M. Anderson and daughter spent last Friday with Mr. G. W. Wiggins and family. Miss Lena Prescott viaited her sister Mrs. Howard of Hearing, Saturday and Sunday lust. Miss Lillio Wren spent Satur-| day night and Sunday with Miss Alice Perdue. Mr. Fred Howard of Wrens v’sited his parents at Hearing Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Walter Wren and sister spoilt Saturday night and Sunday with their uncle, Mr. C. L Land rum and family of Warr.n county. Mr. John Mathews and wife visited her mother Mrs. Brooks Thomson Mercantile Co Announce to the people of McDuffie and adjoining counties that they have recently greatly enlarged their business and are now better prepared than ever before to furnish their customers, friends and the public generally with every article usually kept in a Grocery Store. At our store on Railroad Street you can al ways lint! a large stock of Flour, Meal, Meat, Lard, Sugar, Molasses, Salt, Tobacco, Bag- ging and Ties. Mid many other barm Supplies, The buantities in which we will purchase these goods will make us buy and sell at the LOWEST market prices. We solicit the patronage of the trading public. Thomson Mercantile Co. The Crow Of {The Game Cock J J ( ( i Is permissible because he has spurs to back it up wiili; and for quantity ask the man; We mean the Tax. Collector. The records show who carries the stock and pays the taxes. It is alright to make a noise about quanti ty, quality and durability provided your jobs hack it up—clear to the end of the shafts— Why not have style and etc, combining all these with comfort and a durable finish. Babcocks carry quality to the fullest meats. require- L r i > I I- COSKERY, ‘J Augusta, Ga. v W^-6 { 1 908 BANNER YEAR. { Not-withstanding the panic and other business ■ drawbacks, our sales were larger than any previous £ year. We are better prepared than ever to serve you 5 and can give you your money’s worth every time. Agents for Sucrene Food. the foundation of the Mrs. anil Mrs. J. L. Wren spent Monday with their son, who has a very sick ciiild. but hope she will soon be well again. Will close with love to a!!. A Arrington Bros. & COmpany. LEADING 863 BROAD, ST., GROCERS, AUGUSTA, GA. }