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Remember That Our Great Mill and Factory Sale Under the management of Mr. Shepard Watson, of New York, representa¬ tive of the Mill and Fac¬ tory Syndicate Commences at our store tomorrow f Jtpril 23 rd, and will last for ten Days. Now is* the time to get bargains. BAGGS &. PERRYS Department Store. Baconton Items. Since the contest perhaps, it is best that Baconton adopt a yell. The most suitable one per* haps is this: Baconton 1 Rah! Baconton IJRcH Baconton ! Rah ! Don’t you C ? Baconton here ! Baconton there ! Bacouton’s influence everywhere! Such an influenoe—good, of course. But didn’t we come out O. K. in that contest ? Hurrah for Baconton! Mr. McLeod, of Thomasville, was here last week soliciting subscriptions to a religious pa¬ per. Mr. W. M. Brooks, of Albany, was the guest of friends here Sunday. Misses Clyde and Cleo Frasier were here to services Sunday from East Baconton. Mr. Hubert McCollum, of Al¬ bany, was with relatives here Sunday. Miss Zula Wilson, of Camilla, was a pleasant visitor to friends here Saturday and Sunday Among those who went from here to the contest were: Misses Alma Henley, Hattilu and Edna Glosier, Frances Fleming, Beulah Pinson, Willie Van Vickie, Jewel Jackson, Ella Bacon, Lucia Jackson, Mrs. J. B. Davis, and Messrs. E. B. Mullins, T. J. Fleming, G. W. Glosier, R. A. Daniels, and R. B. Lane. Ca¬ milla is to be complimented on her hospitality, all these visitors were royally entertained. Mrs. John T. Glosier and niece Miss Hattilu Glosier spent two busy hours in Camilla Tuesday morning. “School Girl” hasn’t had a letter here since the “Coon” paid Baconton and her such a tribute, so this is her first opportunity for thanki ig him for such praise. Baconton is indeed a dear old place, and if, as “Jane” savs, the “Coon” is coming over soon, “School Girl” will be glad to get a peep at him. Come over “Coon,” “Jane,” “Jupiter,” “Violet,” all of you, and see what a nice little town we have. Camilla’s delegates to quarter¬ ly conference were Col. I. A. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wilson Mr. J. W. Wilson. Rev. and Mrs. C. T. Clark with baby Ruth were here Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Ed F. Cook P. E. Thomasville district filled his quarterly con¬ ference appointment here Sun¬ day and Monday. Messrs. Frank Hartsfield and Willie Frank Cullens, of Camilla, were here Sunday. Mr. Cook from Albany was here Saturday with friends. 1 MesdamesJHall and Brackett, of Bainbridge, are visiting rela¬ tives here. Mrs. Walter Morrow, of Al¬ bany, was the guest of relatives here last week. Mrs. Fannie Glaze, oFDawson, is visiting her sister Mrs. J. R. Pinson. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Culbreath, of Baker, were here Sunday. Miss Wal’ace Adams, of Baker, returned home"Monday after a brief visit to relatives here. Plans are under discussion for our commencement exercises. Mr. John Culbreath, of Albany, was one of Sunday’s visitors here. Messrs. R. L. Tipton, J. E. Guilford and Morman, of Ivlacon, are to visit here Sunday. Frank Allen Peake, a well recommended lecturer on the Lyceum System, will be here Friday evening. Let there be a crowd to hear him. Baconton will turn out in full to Chautauqua Monday. The High School will give holiday. But I must hurry to a close as time is precious. School Girl. Pinecliff Dots. There was preaching at Pine cliff on last Sunday. There was a large crowd in attendance. Rev. Henry Sullivan delivered a fine sermon on the “Resurrec¬ tion of Christ.” Rev. Sullivan and Mr. B. Fitz¬ gerald dined with the Coon Sun¬ day. Mr. and Mrs. Evans and Mr. and Mrs. Moore were visitors at Pinecliff Sunday. The charming little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cas Bullard was a pleasant visitor here Sun* day. Mr. B. A. Culpepper, of Ca¬ milla, was very behooving at and near Pinecliff on Sunday last. Messrs. R. L. Culpepper and Cy. Durham, of Newton, also Mr. B. H. Gaulden. from near Hog gard’s Mill, were circulating among their friends ai;d relatives here Sunday. Mrs. C. V. Stamper, of Cedar Springs, is back with her friends The Coon was real sick Sun¬ day night and* Monday, but is better at this writing. If you want to know how to make feathers grow on the legs of little chickens ask Jim Gillen waters. of Faireloth. That nine-foot hawk Messrs. Taylor and Bullard killed was measured in the woods by guess and measured four and a half feet; it was carried home and measured by a rule and it ured four and a half feet. you see twice four and halt makes nine feet. And, if you want to know how they make merry-go-rounds Florida ask Tom Kirbo. Mrs. Lula Dendy, of Mount ville, S. C., was visiting friends and relatives in our midst week. M^rs. Caroline Bell, who lives with Mr. R. J. Taylor, fell out the door last Saturday and we are sorry to say she received several painful bruises but we hope they are not serious. Flint River Coon. Receipt for Payments of Benefits. Received of Board of Control of the Endowment Rank, Knights of Pythus, the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.) pay¬ ment in full of all claims and de¬ mands under and by virtue of this certificate, which is hereby surrendered and canceled. Dated at Camilla, Ga , this 15, day of April, 1904. Calista W. Bush, Beneficiary, Mother cf Marshall E Bush. T, W. A. Bennett, Secretary of Section No. 3469, Endowment rank, Knights of Pythias, certify that the above signature of the beneficiary herein is genuine. Dated at Camilla, Ga., this 16, day of April 1904. W. A. Bennett, Sec. of Section No 3469. Medical men say that those who do much walking do not get appendicitis. This, adds the Baltimore American, may be due to the beneficial effects of the ex ereise, or it may be due tp fact that a person so poor as to be compelled to walk can’t afford an operation.—Blakely Reporter. There is no danger, Jack, of you and I or any other country editor being bothered thus. Resolutions. \\ e, the undersigned members of the Ninth Grade, Camilla High School in recognition of the splendid efforts of two honored classmates, Miss Clara Freeman and Mr. Frank Hartsfield, in the contest between the Baconton and Camilla schools on Friday, April 15, do desire to express our appreciation of them in the fol¬ lowing resolutions: Resolved, 1. That we heartily and unanimously concur with the Committee on Music who saw fit to award excellence to Miss Clara Freeman 2nd. That we extend heartiest congratulations to Miss Clara Freeman upon her success in the preliminary contest, and cur fondest hopes that she may be likewise successful in the ap¬ proaching contest at Albany. 3rd. That we are thoroughly pleased with the superb effort of Frank Hartsfield. Although the committee did not see fit to award him with excellence. 4tb. That we do not believe he couid have been equaled in the delivery of a speech of like character. Repolved further: 1st. That the piece rendered by the Baconton Contestant in competition with the speaker from Camilla was not an oration and should have fallen under the •head of Elocution rather than Oratory. 2nd. That we Bhall hope to hear each of the male contestants deliver orations and not recita¬ tions in next year’s contest. 3rd. That we congratulate Baconton on the spirit witlj which she entered the contest this year. Mittie Lee Palmer, Ruth Wilson, Clarence Brimberry Philip E. Bailey.