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Camilla 3. JSTo S Better than a Savings Bank is the Cincinnati Bargain Bouse. A Strong Statement, but we can back it up by facts and figures. Now, a Savings Bank, after keeping your money for 12 long months will give $1 03 or 3 per eent. on every dollar you deposit with them, but if you bring your dollars to us we will give you at once—no 12 months' waiting-^1.50 to $1.75 worth of just such seasonable merchandise as you need. Do you tumble? Think it over and call on us, next time you want to do some trading. You’ll get your full measure of good values every time. 1,000 pounds good chewing or smoking tobacco at 25c. per pound. 500 men’s good hats 25c. each. 2,000 pairs Ladies nice Sunday Shoes 50c a nair 300 pair men’s ail-wool pants at 95c. per pair. 200 pair men’s brass buckle suspenders alUBc. per pair. 250 pair ladies balbriggan hose at 8o a pair 250 pictures ready to hang at 10c. each. 900 pieces three-coated granite ware at your own price. Glassware to suit the most fastidious, at low Bargain House prices, ’ a< Cincinnati Bargain House, 214.216 W 51b *1 and 115 €. Court st, Cincinnati, O. Camilla Branch, Broad St. next to Bank, B. Cubin, manager. AN ENJOYABLE DAY. The Sunday-School Picnic at Rock Lake a Success. On last Friday morning, agree¬ able to previous announcement, the good people of Camilla of all denominations began wending their way. using every available means of conveyance, out to¬ wards thebeautiful picnic grounds on the banks of Ro»k Lake about one mile north of town where for the past twenty years or more the citizens of Camilla and surround¬ ing territory have been wont to gather for a day of social inter¬ course and to put forth some ef¬ fort in adding to the pleasure and happiness of one another. By half past eleven all of the picnicers had arrived and friends began meeting and exchanging happy greetings while the chil¬ dren and young men and maid¬ ens were engaged in exploring the grounds in quest of fun and frolic or some quiet retreat where the old, old story might be whis¬ pered into the ear of an attentive listener. It was on the banks of this pretty lake and on similar occa¬ sions under the beautiful shades, plentiful by the lavish hand of nature, or in boats gliding over the smooth sjrface of the wa'er that many cf the fathers and mothers of Camilla first plighted their troth, and now it is a pleas¬ ure for them to gather there and be sympathetic witnesses to the happiness of their own sons and daughters as they awaken to the realization of love’s young dream. What hallowed memories are awakened, touched now and then with a sad thought when the face of a loved one is found missing, but this is soon banished by the joyous ehout of happy children as they chase one another in and out through the mazes of the picnic games and our hearts turn young again and we find ourselves in thought engaged with them in these happy sports. ■“Backward, turn backward, Oh, time in your flight, Make me a cliild again Just for tonight.” 3oon the table committee an¬ nounces that it is time to begin spreading the dinner and then it is that the thoughtful parents gather along the two hundred feet of prepared tables upon which the snowy cloths are laid and from baskets, boxes and trunks are brought forth the Camilla, Ga., May 27, 1004, many good things that had been prepared for the occasion and in a short while the work of carving and slicing being finished the spreading of the sumptuous pic¬ nic dinner is completed and ev¬ ery body is invited to gather around the festive board, a bless¬ ing is asked and all are com¬ manded to help themselves. This dinner was indeed an epicurean feast, a reproduction of similar occasions reaching back for near¬ ly a quarter of a century, while in quantity was sufficient to have fed three times as many as were present. The editor while engaged with a plate of Mrs. Joiner’s fine chicken pie thought of old times and his good friend Major Han¬ lon, of the Oeilla Dispatch. Dinner over, every body en¬ gaged in such past time as was suited to their age and tastes. Camilla’s male quartette enter¬ tained the crowd for quite a while. They sing well and never fail to get an audience. The day was an ideal one and nothing occurred to mar its pleasures, good cheer and bar¬ rels of free lemonade being splendid accompaniments, along with all the other good things. Albany Didn’t Come. The intended game of ball be¬ tween Camilla and Albany was not pulled off last Friday after¬ noon on account of the failure of the Albany team to show up for the drubbing which the Camilla boys felt confident of being able to shower upon them. We regret very much that the game could not be p.’ayed because it was widely advertised, and, besides the Camilla people being anxious to see it, several from Pur neighboring towns came over specially for the game. To keep the crowd from being entirely disappointed the regular team played a scrub team which furnished considerable amuse¬ ment and came near resulting in the defeat of the regulars. NOTICE! I will be in Camilla about the .June 10th- I will come prepared to do dental work and will ap¬ preciate the patronage of my old friends. Persons wishing dates can make them by referring to PHILIP BAILEY, who is acting for me Yours very truly, P M. GEORGE, D D. S. Plant Commits Suicide. Mr. R. H. Plant committed suicide at his home on College street in Macon Saturday after¬ noon about 3 o’clock, because of worry over the failing of his banks the first of last week Mr. Plant’s life was insured for over a million dollars, $750, 000 of which was left to his cred¬ itors and $240,000 to his fam¬ ily. He was generally thought of as a great financier and the failure of his banks was of little less shock to the public than the news of his suicide. It is understood that the Red Cypress Lumber Co., at Philema is involved in this trouble. Thomasville Business College. Attend the above-named bus' ness college at Thomasville, Ga., and obtain a thorough knowledge of bookkeeping, shorthand, type¬ writing, etc., and let them assist you to a good position. Write for terms. Ball & Strickland, Prop. Fic-nic Notes. Messrs. John Wilson and Leon Perry are expert lemonade mak¬ ers. Judge Bush seemed to be about as young a man as there was at the pic-nic unless it was Mr. G. B. Cochran who can jump the rope with the best of them. When shall we meet again at Bock Lake? An Attempt to Wreck Coast Line Train Monday afternoon as section foreman Miller was coming in from his work he found some spikes and an old plow fastened on the track about 2£ miles from town, in a way that would have wrecked the six o’clock passenger train had Mr. Miller been a few min utes later. Fortunately, how¬ ever, he arrived first and imme¬ diately cleared the track. There were two negro boys, Robt. Justice, aged 14, and Char¬ lie Wimberly, aged 12 years, loitering near by who were thought to be the guilty ones Mr. Miller tried to catch them but they escaped and were capture 1 later by sheriff Smith who had been promptly notified. They were given a commitment trial Tuesday before Justices Walker & Wilson and bound over under a $100 bond each on circum¬ stantial evidence. The railroad was represented by Judge Bush while Cols. Un deiwood and Scaife defended the boys. NEW BANK FOR CAMILLA. Means Progress and Permanent Development. For some time a few citizens of and vicinity have been the advisability and practicability of establishing an¬ banking institution for the town, not in a spirit of unfriendly but from the point of ac¬ tual business needs and the fu¬ interest of this growing town prosperous county, and it been decided by the promot¬ ers of the new institution that has now reached that in her history when all bus¬ interests really demand the of another bank, on principle that legitimate and friendly competition promotes the interest of business and and when thus es¬ tablished and conducted results good, not only to the rival in¬ thomselves but to every interest of the commu¬ This step secures to Camilla citizens, new business and enlarged capital seeking in¬ in local enterprises, thus new life on every hand. It is a matter of history that merchants mean more bus¬ for any town or commu¬ when their houses are con¬ upon legitimateand friend¬ business principles than can be commanded by one, this same principle holds in banking as well as other It does away with prevailing idea of rhonopoly creates greater confidence in public mind of the stability all business, Upon this idea a successful ef¬ has been put forth and cash subscriptions amounting to than thirty-five thousand was secured within lees a week’s time, and now it is established fact that the ‘•Citizens Bank, of Camilla,” will its doors for business on or about October 1st, with Mr. G. C. Cochran, of Flint, as President, Mr. John Wilson as Cashier. We heartily welcome this new for the reasons given above, which are basjd upon the and experience of writer, in the upbuilding of towns and cities. Water Coolers, Ice Cream and Hammocks the on earth. Camilla Supply Co. $1.00 a Notice. The closing exercises of the Colored High School, take place Fridajr night May 1904, at Bennett’s Hall. We give this an invitation to white and colored friends have always shown us their J. I. Williams. Store! New Goods! E. R. Wilson Dealer in Merchandise. We make Shoes a Specialty, the Brown Shoe Companies’ I amous Shoes, which always give satisfaction. stock of DRY GOODS and NO TIONS are jam up-to-date. carry the finest line of HOSIERY at from 10c to 50c per pair. In these goods we can snit any customer. Complete line of Fancy and Family Groceries Not having any house rent or clerk hire to pay, will give onr customers the benefit of this saving. terms are strictly cash on all goods sold, B. B. WATKINS, Manager, St. - Camilla, Ga. Money loaned at low rates of J, L. Underwood. FOR SALE:— 500 acre farm near Camilla. RENT:— 50 or 75 aores south of Camilla. T. L. Underwood. fTISAMAimiOFHEAIXH WM POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE