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The Miller County Liberal
.VO. 998
| BIG SPRING 1
I OPENING. I
I We have the most complete line of I
spring goods that we have ever han- I
Idled and we are offering them at •
rock bottom prices. |
We have all the latest and most I
I stylish dress goods consisting of silk |
marguisettes, voil ss, organdies wat- I
fie cloth and in tac: any kind of goods I
I you may want. |
We also have a nice line of laces I
and embroideries which we are sell- I
ling cheap. We want your trade •
and are offering you great induce- |
menls to come to our s ore. Our j
g line of shoes is co mplete and we can 1
I fit you up in anv style you want. We |
| sell shoes that last as well as look |
I good. Be sure and vis : *: our store I
fl before buying, for it is to your inter- |
I est for you to do so.
| HARRY STEIN. {
OMSK 888
Mr. C. E. Stinson, a prosperous
planter from the West-Side, was
attending to business in the city
Saturday.
Mrs. E. A. Houston, an es
teemed matron from the West-
Side, was accorded a cordial wel
come from her many friends in
the city Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Sheffield,
an esteemed couple from the East-
Side, motored over from theii
attractive home Monday and were
accorded a hearty welcome iron. '
their many friend in the city.
Mr. R. D. McNair, a worthy I
citizen from the Macedonia com
munity, was in the city Saturday
cn business.
Mr. Win. Newbery, a prosperous
planter from the Cooktown com
munity, motored into the city
Saturday and was extended a
hearty welcome from his many
friend.
The change in Mr. L E. Cal
houn e attractive ad will be uot d
with pleasure. Mr, Calhoun,
througbt the co’umus of the Lib
eral. is offering our reader some
• money saving bargains.”
Mr. Lester Busti, who bolds a
lucrative position with the First
National Bank of Omega, is spend
ing a few days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Bush, on Main
street. Lester is a trust worthy
young Colquittan, and numbers
Ti hi* friends by the scare, who are
always glad to extend him a real
Colquirt welcome.
WATCH COLQUITT GROW
Mr. Jas Cook and his popular
Ison. Willis, from the East-Side
| were in the city a short while
I Monday.
i
His many friends are glad to
see Mr. Eugene Phillips back in
; Colquitt after a stay in Jackson
, vilie. Fla.
Mr. IL B Phillips, a prosperous
planter of the Macedonia commo
I nity. was attending to business in
■ die city Monday.
Messrs Baker and McCloud. fw<
prominent c'tizensof Dothan. Ala.,
vere pleasant guests at the attrac
tive home of the former’s brother.
Mr. Geo. D. Baker, one day this
week.
Protracted Meeting.
We are requested to announce
' that a protracted meeting will b<
. held at the Colquitt Baptist church
, begenning May 28th.
The meeting will be conducted
■ ■ r
by Dr. C. W. Durden, pastor of the
i First Baptist church of Tifton. Dr.
i: Durden is a native of Georgia, a
1 ! graduate of Mercer University and
of the Seminary at Louisville, and
’i tor many years was pastor of the
. i Baptist church at Barnesville, be
-3 i fore going to Tifton.
The public generally is invited
1' to attend these services,
I
PULL FOR COLQUITT OR PULL OUT.
COLQUITT, GEORG LI WEDNESDAY, APRIL I Ah. J 916
. Body Brought Here
I I n TalbdiAßsee Fla .
? About ton o’clock Sunday inorn
■ . ing at tho home of her parents. Mr
I and Mrs. J. S. Sbeilield. Mrs. Bald-
I win. formally Mise Ada L'-e Shef
' field passed awny after a t-dious
I illness with tuberculosis.
Mrs Baldwin would have been
twenty years of age had she lived
until August.
The body was conveyed here on
the early train Monday morning:
l and upon its arrival was carried to
i the r stdeuce of Judge an 1 Mrs
' I W. C. Dancer, the former her un-
I ole.
The parents. Mr. and Mrs -J. S
| Sheffield, thesisters Misses Burnet
and Lillian and the brother. Maetei
Bill, with Mrs. M. J. Dancer ol
this city, who had been with tin
distressed family for a week ac
companied the remains totbiscily
The parents of the deceased wort
among the former residents of this
place.
Many beautiful floral tributes at
tested the sympathy of friends in
the napping of the brittle thread
if life, just as the girl wife was
•nttring the threshold of woman
hood.
The body was interred in tin
city cemetery Monday afternoon
tn the presence of a large number
•jf relatives and friends, Rev. W. j
1. Moody conducted the impressivt
funeral sei vice.
The parents with th? trio ol
j children left to them returned t<
j their home in Tallahassee Monday
evening, cariyiug with them tin
sympathy of many friends.
Card Os Thanks.
We sincerely thank, the peoph
iof Colquitt and surrounding com-
I inanity for their kindness to us
luring the sickness and death ol
our wife and mother.
J. A. Keel and family.
Hie Sing.
For several weeks Col. I’. D.
Rich has been conducting a sing
it the court house here.
The sing is being very much en
joyed by all who have been pres. ;
ent. We would be glad to teej
more people take an interest iu the ■
■iing.
Come out and join us next Sun
lay atternoon and make the even- I
mg pleasant.
Everybody is cordially invited !
to attend.
LOST! strayed or stolen, about j
me week ago from my home near
Babcock, one dark bay maie. right
-ye out, small star iu forhead, one
ittle dark sandy spot on ler left
shoulder, one sear on her right thy ;
where the britebens work. Finder
will please notify Toy Washington
and receive $5.00
Mr. W. B. Ragan and his son,
Mr. Jim, were among the promi
nent West-Side citizens atieudinu
to business and mingling with
their many friends in the city this
I wiek.
Mr. G. W. Carter, a promimnt
citizen of the Belleview communi
ty, was attending to business and
mingling with his many friends in
the city Saturday.
THE LEADING CITY OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
Woman’s Mission-
I
I ary Conference.
The V.Hi, in’s Missionary 8 ciMv
of the Thomasville, district will
convene at the Methodist cliurcl.
in Colquitt al It) o clock Thursday
morning April 2ith closing Fr.day
night. April ’JStli.
Interesting programs will be
rendered. mornint s, afternoons and
nights.
Mrs. W. I' 1 . Jones of Cairo, See
retary of I'lioinasville district will
have charge of the meetings. Mrs.
Jones doos not come to ns ar n
strangi r having visited this city
togellv r with her husband wb<>!
conducted a meetinp here several
years ago at the Methodist church
Will also have Mis E. I’. I’eabodj
of \\ iiycruss Correspondiug Secre
tary, another very earnest worker
iu Missions.
We also e<pect to have one o,
the return Missionary’s with us
during the meeting.
Many delegates from over tin
district are expicted to be here.
Dinin r will be served at the,
church hoth days. Everybody ns’
invited to attend, especially the j
ladies.
Mt. Hebron Items.
Mrs Bob Strum from Ward. S
C, formerly Miss Joule Free ol
Damascus, visited relatives hen
last week.
Miss Ruby Christie of Colquitt,
spent the week end as guest ol
Miss Inez Miller.
Dr. W. 0. Shepard and Mr. and
Mrs Turner of Lucile were guests
it the home of the forme!’a par
ents Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shepard,
Sunday.
Mis. S. J. Collier and Mrs. W.
M. Bradley and children of Da
mascus and Miss Exa Barnuwell i
of Atlanta, who is trimmer in Mrs
Bradley’s millinery dept, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Taylor.
Mr. Edd Mims spent Sunday
pleasantly at Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Millers.
Mr Roy I’u'len and sisters Mis
see Lizzie and Effie, Mr. Pay ton
Moody and sisters Mieses Nell and |
■ Emmie attended services at Alt.
I Hebron Sunday.
Miss Essie Taylor spent the;
week end with home folks.
I Mr. Richard Hardy from Col-j
I quilt attanded services at Mt. He-1
I bron Sat.
Mr. Jim Lane from Texas is on
jan extended visit at the home of
. his niece Miss Jemmie Hardy.
Dr. Weathers of Shellman was
down last week seeing bis farm.
Safety First.
This epitaph was found on an '
old tombstone:
"Youthful reader, passing by, j
As you are now, so once was 1:
As I am now, you soon will De.
Therefore, prepare to follow me.
Written underneath was this:
"To follow’ you 1 am not content, i
Until I know which way you, 1
went. "
—Virginia Morris, 467 Market St.
Fairmont, W. Va.
.. OE ~- ; . .... _jp
TO THE PUBLIC. 1
I have Received an Up-To
y Date line of Dry Goods and
Notions, and would be glad
for you to call and inspect
I fi m y line - R
I have a nice line of ladies b
hats that will sell at cost.
Very Resp.
gag
THE BARGAIN STORE, H
C. E. Vanlandingham, Prop.
IcZZZ ' ...
Mrs. W. J. Witt j
Dies.
Friday tho ith hist., at tour
o'clock the spirit of .Mrs. W. J.
Witt, took its Hight heavenward,
back to the God who gave it.
She bad been in bad health for
two or three months, and wrote to
her mother several days before the
1 summons was received, to spend
sometime with her; but I he mother
was to ill to grant her request.
Thursday two of her sisters’
went to see her with the intention
of bringing her to their homes:
but her would not permit, she
bavin been unconscious since
L’uesday before.
Iler body was brought from her
I home in Lehi, Decatur county, by
Mr. J. T. Jones, and carried to
Notchaway. where in the presence
of large crowd of sympathizing
friends and relatives, it was laid
to rest.
She leav.-B her husband. Mr. W.
J. Witt, and two daughters.. Mrs.
A. A. Huttoe, of Sampson, Ala ,
and Miss Cora Lee Witt: aloq two
brothers, Messrs O. N. Sutton, of
this place, and H. S. Sutton, of
I-lackgonville, Fla., and four sisters
Ito mourn imr sad death. She was
: about 50 y 'are of age.
She was a kind and lovnm wife,
an affectionate mother and a
greatly beloved neighbor.
Many friends in this county
join the Libeual in extending
sympathy to the grief stricken, d
relatives.
Husband and children I must
leave you,
Y es, leave you all alone,
i For mj- blessed Savior calls me.
I Calls me to my heavenly homo
Let the young men about town
out of a job try a year on the farm.
Plowing will give him a new con
■ stitulion, lake the kinks out of bis
I bead, the frog out of his throat, the
- gas off his stomach, the weariness
- out of his legs, the corns off his I
toes, and give him a good appetite, j
and honest living and a sight of
heaven.
1 ‘OL.\'L\'
j Ice Cream supper.
I here will be an ‘'lee Cream
Supper nt the McLendon school
house on Wednesday night April
the 19th.. for the purpose of pay
ing for the teachers desk. Will
have other eatibles. also will have
a "spelling match" in the old Blue
Back speller.
Col. Bush of Colquitt and Prof.
\\ L. Stone of Kestler we hope to
be present, the latter will give a
talk on ‘•Education.’’
Everybody invited to attend.
Coming To Colquitt.
F. B. Hughes the eyesight spec
ialist will return to our city ami
can be consulted at the store of
the Dixie Pharmacy on Saturday,
April L>. If your eyes need at
tention you are invited to consult
him while he's here. adv.
City Tax Sale.
Georgia, Miller County;
Will be sold before the court house
door in said county, on the first Tues
day in May, next, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described property,
towit;
Lot No. 19 in block "M” in the J. S.
Wilkin addition to the City of Colquitt,
as described by said plat which is re
corded in the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Miller Co. Levied
on as the property of E. H. Hayes,
Agent, for ad valorem taxes for the
year 1915.
Also, at the same time and place five
‘‘s’' coffins, three large size and two
small size. Levied on as the property
of D. B. Womble for ad valorem taxes
for the year 1915.
Also, at the same time and place two
acres of land, more or less and house,
situated therein, in t e John R, Sharpe
addition to the City of Colquitt, and be
ing on the north side of the residence
■ block formerly owned by P. D. Rich
i and being bounded on the north by
street leading east and west, on the
east by second St., and on the south by
wire fence, barn and alley separating
the same from the remainder of said
block, and on the west by First St.
Said property will be offered in small
parcels commencing on the west side
of said property, and will be sold in as
small divisions as possible unt’l the a
inount of the principal, interest and cost
is realized. Same being levied on as
the property of William Wilson for ad
; valorem taxes for the year 1915.
| All the above named property to be
; sold for the payment of ad valorem
I taxes thereon for the City of Colquitt
| for the year 1915. This Apr. Ist, 1916.
W. S. NOWELL, Marshal.
