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MATTERS CONCERNING PEOPLE AND
GENERAL NEW GOSSIP.
It is reported Hint Dr. E, B.
Baughn find sister/ Alias Irma
Kate, will keep house in the Bailey
jesidence on,Pine Street when the
latter returns from Norman Park
where she is leaching.
Miss Allie Mercer, a popular
sales lady in the drygoods store of
Mr. F. E. Fudge, is enjoying the
Georgia Chautauqua in Albany
- today. « '•
Mr. J. S. Wilkin, one of our
city’s enterprising gentlemen, is
having the public highways east
ot town put in a most excellent
condition.
Correspondents will please get
their communications in not later
than 12 o’clock M. Tuesdays.
A tnuc.li needed shower delight
ed the.children of men this morn
“‘S’
Mr. L. Cowart lost a good mule
yesterday. A tenant plowed it
until noon, watered and fed it As-
k>r eating a small quantity, it be
came violently ill and died shortly
afterward.
Col. Billie B. Bush was about
the*happiest locking man we saw
Tuesday. ll* and his good wife
went to keeping house in their
handsome residence *n Pine street j
and enjoyed a dinner, their first
meal in their own home, yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Oliver spent .
Saturday delightfully at the lovely
country home of Mr. ana Mrs. S. f
„ Grim.es.
' Cant. J no. 11. Sharpe, of " ’
bridge, was here
ing after his many valuabl 3 illtcr
ests in o’-i
Mr. Henry Cook was shaking
hands with friends hero yesterday,
About thirty-five applicants will
be duly installed tonight as Odd
Fellows. A lodge o_f that order is
to bo instituted hero.
Mrs. M. W. Cook and her son
Master Clifford; of Macon, are
here, appreciated guests at- the
lovely home of Mr. Mrs. L. E.
Calhoun.
■ A little gentleman arrived Sun
cl-q-jl. a the handsome residence of
be ve?y“iui{Sitß. Wome’’ there for
the space of twenty-one years.
Mr. R. D. McNair, a thrifty
young planter of Eldoreudo, was
attending to business here yester
day. ■
Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Shingler
expect to tike a trip in their auto
mobile next week, overtoAsbbun(
where on the 24th last., they wr* (
attend the wedding of their
Misi( J d Shingler. T» J ’ rf a'rwill
be one of the social events
of the season.
Dr. J. P Cook and wife left
Sjnd»y for Savannah whore he
will attend the Ger-'gia Medical
Association whir '* * s i’ l session
there. H rs "’lfe accompanied
him on ' liis Peasant trip. She
has *sistors in the "Forest
('-/•”
Several Colquittonians are tak
ing in the Chautauqua in Albany
this week.
The weather man has mixed his
goods. He sent us April weather
hi Marell and now he is giving us
winter weather in the balmy
a uring time.
lady, Mrs. Joe
Al. ShingL., ~u o„ .
\'ith- telephoftL c , )nu ection, and
with rapid automkmi o trips to and
from town, Mr. anthers. Shingler
are a part of Colquitt,
Mrs,. Chilton, the fam o ,„ i mper .
sonotcr, entertained deligh .(- u j] v
n small audience at the court hoi so
here .Saturday evening, Those
- who failed to hear her missed a
rare treat.
The popstar clerks in Air. F. E.
Fudge's store are getting up bar
gains to offer the targe crowds ex
pected to attend court next week.
Mr. Z. T. Williams is taking in
the Chautauqua this week. He
likes Albany.
Judge C. C. Bush is over in Al
attending a meeting ot the
trustees of the Agricultural College
for the Second Congressional Dis
trict. Judge Bush will enjoy the
day; as he and Gov. Terrell who is
to speak in the auditorium' today
dtb spec'ally goodTriends.
WATCH THIS&PACE
Next Week For BARGAINS Offered By
F. E. FUD(Le
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Colquitt, Ga.
Mrs. Stephen Houston is
i xi ai o,„ i..—.ic or her
seriously tiie
i,..-vrtiid west of town. 1 lie Lib
eral. hopes she will soon regain
her health.
ON HIS TRICYCLE.
Mr. Joe Brown is glad to be on
a most excellent hand power tri
cycle costing 875.82 delivered.
Some called and gave him aid,
others iout him help; but he still
lacked rm ch when Messrs J. V\ .
Bailey and v: p, Dunn solicited
contributions, '-heso gentlemen
were not long in tuning over to
him about three dol ars more than
was required.
Joe Brown i= |~ • W { al ' l yars of
■ alized from his hiprt dow n sitfcS
he was two years and eleven
months old.
His wheel is a blessing and "he
thftnks those who lent their intb'-
■ fence. and reached in their rackets
to assist him in 1 o’ •'flining his
wheel.
The is a list of the
contributors:
[Adams, M. D. 50c
; Bush, C C. 50c Bush, B. B. 106
Brown, Julian F. (Ark ) 2000
Blow, Miss Gertruda, 1.00
Bush, I. B. 50c Bush, E. B. 25c
.Bush, J. R. 25c Bush Collie 10c
blackshirc, L. E.l .50 Boykin, C. 25
Baughn,l)r.l.ooßiddict, Jr J G. 50
Cook, J. P. l.oq Cook, Jas. 1.00
Cook, G- W. 50 Cook, Dutch 25
Carpenter, J. B. 50 Cheshire, Jas 50
Calhoun L. E l.OOCalhofty A. S. 50
Chandler. W. A. 50
Dancer, W. C. I.ooDunn W. P. 2.00
Evers, C. H. 25
Fudge, F. E 50 Fudge R. E, 50
Fudge, B. II 50 Floyd, W. A. 1.00
Franklin, Jesse 1 00
Garrett, W. L. 25 GarbittC. M. 50
Gear CJau‘l 50
Haddock Ed 25 Hunter E. J. 50
Harrell B. F. 50 Harrell E. H. 25
Harrell Henry ’ 1.00
Jones C. Al. 50 Jones E. O. 50
KnnncdyC. D. LOOKimbrM L: 1.00
Keen Airs. J 4 \V. 50
McDonald Perry 56
Alinter H. E. 25 Miller H.,AI. 25’
Mims Chas. 50 McCormick 50
Miller C. C. 25 Mims Henry 25
McNeil J. O. 25 -Moody W. B. 1 ,CG
Odumß. W. 50
Powell B. D. 50 Palmer C. E. 50
1 ? <jte Chas. 10
Fn’gen Mrs. W. J. 10.00
Rober.-. B. B. 50 Roberts J. B. 50
Roberty-fiar’. 50 Roberts M. D. 50
Rathexi tj . 50 Bawls W. H. 50
Stein Harts- 50
Stanton W. IT. ’ 50
Sheffield 11. G. 25 I
Shingler J'. At. I.oo'
Strickland H.
Thomps .11 J. S. 2.50 Tabb J. E. 50
Williams Airs. G. C. 1.00
Williams Z. T. 50
Wilkin W. J. (Ark.)' 5.00
Wilkin J. S. 1.00 Wilkin S. B. 50
Watson Rice 30 Welch G. IV. 1.00
Webb C. D. 50 Womble D. B. 60
, V-'OGNCEMENT.
To the voters of the city of Col
quitt. I hereby announce myself a
candidate for councilman to fib
the vacancy CaUSed by the resig
nation of Mr. P. D. Rich, thank
ing my friends to remambor mo at
the poles, I am,
Yours truly,
L. E. Callioun,
COURT WEEK.
Monday, the 22nd inst., Superi
or Couit convenes here.
This will be the first court held by
the newly’ elected Judge, Hon.
“Billie” C. C orrill, of Cuthbert.
■ Much interest in the approach
ing term will be manifested; and
THE BALL GAME.
Friday afternoon the Colquitt
and Kestler teams erdssed bats on
the diamond here.
Large crowds cheered the play
ers from start to finish.
Messrs W. L. Garrett, Isaac Bush
Felix Bush, Edwin Hunter, Har
vey Roberts, Grady nnd Euzema
Cheshire, Frank Redding and
Claud Long composed the Colquitt
Nine.
Colquitt wai victorious; the
score being nineteen to seven in
favor of the home team.
The teams will cross bats on the
Kestler diamond Friday after
noon.
CHANGED HANDS.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bailey liave
taken charge of the hotel here.
The management has not been
satisfactory for the last few months
out under the direction of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Bailey, the Liber
al is frank to say that the patrons
of the Colquitt Hotel will now be
provided with the very best ob
tainable.
Dr. E. B. Baughn las rented
Mr. Bailey’s residence on Pine
Street. •
Mr; arid Mrs. Chandler, ths fe
lirins proprietors, expect to move
from' hefe. He wid accept a po
sition with a niatfu'facurer of naval
stores.
THE SECRET SOCIETIES.
Last night the Mason’s held a
meeting in thsir lodge here, and
the members of that popular fra
ternity enjoyed a banquet at - the
City Case.
. Tonight the Odd Fellows will
instituted a lodge and will feast at
u '-’.£'afe; and’ tomorrow night the
Knights ci' wi -|
forth.
All the secret societies use the
splendid hail in the Warren
building’
- LOCAL
L EG 181, A q
Notice is her •
~, , . < iven that there
will be a inli u. , , , ~
, tr 1 - luced at the
next session oi t| !e General Assem
bly for the pui V do o f amending
the Act establisjjp , the city court
of Miller county,, p rovu j August
16th, 1905, .so t| ( a ;j ac f w hen
amended wiil.aj, (he j Q( [p- e aiK l
to be elected bj. t /qualified vot
ers ®t Miller c<j ui .as well as to re
peal the appelt( e ~ d certiorari ju
risdiction com j, [j n ([ ie or igi n al
act upon said cp. t tetine
the jurisdic.tjp.- of .-aid court nnd to
also provide ( W: teu . md where said
court shall.jgij, gQ j d amend,
ment also provide when and
anu re for tbe
provide wh< r a O r bo quali
fied to vote i i-.j election of the
judge andSoi tor of said court
and to define e powers of the
judge and all her officers of said
court and for i ier purposes.
Notice is h?:oy given that there
will be a Bill utroduced at the
next session of .he General Assem
bly for the purose -of amending
the Act iucorpcating and estab
lishing the dispnsary in the town
iff Colquitt Miler county approv
ed Dec. Ist, 11)2, amended and
approved Aug. Bth 1963, amend
ed and approve Aug. 15th, 190-1
and amended aij approved Aug.
2uth 1906 and fr other purposes
so that said Act will be amended
by striking “thinet proceeds shall
be equally div’lek between ♦’><»
city’of Colqutt, 6*' common
.sclidoia of tiie c «>f Miller and
the county of Abler” and insert
ing in lieu therof after paying all
.expenses of said dispensary, the
net proceeds shill be divided as
follows: To tin city of Colquitt
SIOOO.OO, to thi- Colquitt school
SIOOO.OO and th> balance to be
placed with andlur/ied over to the
Board of Eduatioti of Miller
county to be pail qgt to the com
mon schools U Miller county
through the cojuty school com
' missioner; provp.effitliat the school
slial.i.' f veceivo
part of the proceeds except the
81000.00 and forother purposes.
V. I. Geer.
ARUNAfi’-W COUPLE.
The Liberal should have men
tioned last week that Mr. Ed An
drews and Sliss Ruby Odum, of
Newton, were m rried here at the
hotei the 7th ins Judge W. C.
Dancer officiatii 5.
The gloom 4 ssesses excellent
qualifications an .the bride is of a
splendid family..l'amily, Being a
rister of 's enalor ‘dlect Odum.
v.Wfig IMj io r.n orphan,
and her brother Ln etster,' Airs.
Dr, Short, objectji io the marriage.
The happy yoq-ig couple return
ed to Newton Simmy.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
We make a specialty, of Ups and
Downs in Alarch Cotton. Profits
on $25,00 investments the last three
were J 250 OO on Upg and
on Downs.
Write for particulars and free
Alarket Letter.
Interstate Cotton Co.
Alemphis, Tenn.,
Alention this paper when writing
CITATION.
Georgia, Miller County:
J. S. Grubbs, guardian for Alaf
tie Grubbs, having to me to be dis
charged form such guardianship;
'let all pedons concerned, show
in said county, on the 6th day of
Alay next, why such application
for discharge should not be grant
ed. Witness iny official sigmture.
This April Ist 1907.
W. C. Dancer,
• Ordinary,
The Price of Health.
“The prica of health in a' mala
rious district is just 25 cents; the
cost of.a box of Dr. King’s ■ New
Life Pills,'', writes Ella Slayton,
of Noland, Ark. Now Life Pills
cleanse-'gently and impart new life
and vigor Ao the system. 25c. Sat
isfaction guaranteed at City drug
■store.
LN'll'iCfe.
Georgia, Miller County:
By virture of an order from the
court of ordinary of said county at
tha March term 1907, tliefeof, I
will sell alLthe standing timber on
•50 aerds off of lot of land No. 224
in the 12th district of Miller county 7
and 50 acres off of lot of land No.
213 in the I2th district of Baker
county 7 at the court bouse in the
city of Colquitt to the highestbid
der-fcr cash on the 2nd day of
May 1907. ,
' Lucy Cook,
- j Guardian of
/ Ludio Aiiuison,
SIWooTO’ LOAN
On improved farms in South
West Georgia, maturing after
years. Low rate of interest
Quick service.
R. C. beif,
Attorney,
Cairo, G
NOTICE.
Drs. Hamil A 7 Williams, the
great gold crown and bridge den
tists’ will be in Colquitt for one
week only, beginning April the 227
nd. Take advantage of this op
portunity7 and have your teeth ex
amined free. They will convince
you of the high class work they
are doing at a very low cost.
Office Hamil Bld'g,
Bainbridge, Ga.
At Joe Toole’s
> ... , .. f ,
Store you will find all the popular
shapes m ladies and children hats in
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Neapolitans, ' v
’ ill
Milans, Leghorns,
Burnt Straws,
Maline_and many oth
er varieties.
Ihe summer suits ior children are IVIW i riey aiv--,..>m q i,
12 years old Mzes.
I have a line of crockery to go at
COST.
f
The largest line of Tamo’shanter
caps ever shown in Colquitt, at
Astonish inqjv
LOW PRICES-
1 hey are in and all colors, in'
Duck, Si[k, Soft Woolen, etc.
But the infant caps so cw that they will
SURPRISE '.ou
Your friend
JOE TOOLE
THE. KINC .-a, .-4 ;
-w si
In all papular
lealiters
anef up la dale I
Styles. /
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<3.so |
FOR SALE BY
CALHOUN BROS
COLQUITT. - - - - GEORGIA