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THE WEEKLY STAR.
CHASU18 «. PEATY, Publisher.
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Ds'uaiAsvn.ftE, Qbomu., Duo. 17th, 1485
XtOOAij gossip.
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Look at Connally’s prices.
Bin! hunting is the popular sport.
Read the Drug Store “ad” of
Hudson & Selman in this issue.
No paper published Christines
Week.
Renew youi subseriptions for
Otlier year.
Read the communication of
A. James in another column.
Cheap goods at N. 13. & J. T.
Duncan’s.
Read the communication of “Tom
Billings” in another column.
The season for marriages is now
upon us and we may look out for
disappearance of maiden names.
We return our thanks to Mr. John
Enterkin, of Winston, for some fine
apples. John is a clever fellow.
Col. John M. Edge has moved to
the house formerly occupied by F.
M. Turner* on Factory St.
Miss Ida Adair, of Conyers, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. A. New
of this place.
The en tertainment at Col. W. A.
James last week, was enjoyed by all
who attended.
Nea
busi
George Griffith and Aleck
went to Atlanta Monday, on
ness.
Read the advertisement of the new
Drug Store, Dr. J. B, Edge pro-
pi ietor.
We will publish but one more pa
per this year, as we propose to treat
our readers by letting them restXmas
week, while we have a little fun with
“the boys.”
Some one said if “we knew which
side our bread was buttered on, we
would spread on something a little
thicke-,” etc. We will say that our
bread is buttered on both sides, and
we consider the advice given us as to
how we shall manage this paper
worth just what it costs—nothing.
The following articles can be
bought at this office cheap :
One Avery Sewing Machine. One
Blue Grass Sulkv Plow, 8, 10 or
12 inch cut. One Organ. One
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine.
Little Giant Hydraulic Cotton Press.
Twelve Dozen one pound cans of
Charm Baking Powders, with onu
hundred samples to be given away.
One Champion House Pump. Five
Gross Siar Paste Stove Polish.
All of the above articles will be
sold cheap for cash. Call on editor
of this paper.
From time to time we have put
the re i mark on your paper, and you
will find one on this ifyou are behind,
and we don't think we have overlook
ed your name. We have put this red
mark on the paper without fear, favor
or affection, or race, color or previous
condition. We didn’t put it there
because we wish to “dun” you, or
that we thought you wouldn’t pay
for it, but as a reminder that you
were due us for it, and wo need the
money. We know the amount is
small, but you must remember that
seven or eight hundred subscriptions
due would bo a considerable little
su n to a newspaper man if all paid
iu at once.
Count the Cost.
AN EARNEST WORD TO OUR SUBSCRI
BERS.
in a
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We have, during the past week,
made an effort to collect some of the
j subscriptions due us. A number of
' our subscribers have responded to
the call with williiignessaud alacrit y,
and with them we hive no words,
Have words of praise. A good many,
we are sorry to say, have rather re
sented this determination upon our
part to collect what is our due. A
few have paid under protest, a few
have refused altogether to pay, and
many have taken the matter home
into the bosom of their families to
deliberate at their leisure upon it.
In the meantime, we suffer.
We have’ endeavored to give our
readers a good paper; we have cer
tainly given them the best we could
get up.—Every energy has been de
voted to the Star, and some of our
issues have be given to the public at
the expense of more than ordinary
time and work upon the part of its
editor.
A newspaper subscription is as
much an honest debt as the bill you
owe your groceror your tailor. And
yet, we are sorry to say, that many
men do not regard the paper they
daily or weekly read as representing
anv indebtness on their part.
Had we the wealth of some
Northern capitalists, we would not
botherour subsreibers about the pay
ment of their subsersption. But we
are not editing the Star for the tun
of the thing; it is as much a business
venture with us as the vocation of any
other gentleman in tiiis city; and we
earnestly hope when our collector
comes around again, that our pat
terns will treat him with the con
sideration he deserves.
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Propoje to slaughter prices in Dry Goods. Shoes, Hats and Clothing, Every thing from?a Nursery pin to*
a Metalie burial Casket at a reduction of fully 20 per cent trom former prices..
We are no longer iu the race with the credit tiger and in future our motto will bo to underbuy end under'
sell, for the money down. Atlanta mills sheeting 6ets, Georgia Checks 7cts, Doeskin Jeans 37| ets.
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J. K. Edge is selling goods
burry; call before you loose a
gain.
Read the announcement of Dr. T.
R. Wfdtley in this issue. He is a
candidate for Mayor.
Salt Springs sticks to her county
paper. We wdi visit you Christmas
and give you a send-off.
We have received the school notice of
Prof- Perdue-. Principal of the Donglasville
High School, which will appear in our next
issue. L ;.ok out f ir i .
New subscribers are coining in
every d\y. Come on gentlemen, in
a short while we will put on a new
firms and come to see you dressed
up. V,,; j
McIntosh, .one* of Pow-
.. ■Spring's’' most accomplished
'-yOung ladies, is visiting relatives in
ijthwn,
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tfljifdAiie announcement of Mr. J.
T. Dgifiin in this issue. He has
made a faithful officer and should be
i e-elected.
Henry Ward, our worthy sheriff,
oTias thoved to town, and is occupy-
•i'iivg jthe McKelvy bouse, near the
. residence of Dr. Pool.
Messrs. J. R. and Joseph Brantly
' was called to Fairburn last week to
'yyif jiess.Uie death o e their father -
They hgAe Rl e sympathy of the en-
- tire community,
t If > oti want something good for
Cb list mas, go to sec W. H. Con-
aiallv, at Douglasville. He’s got it,
ahddon’t you forget it. See his ad-
; vertisement.’
N. B.& J. T. Duncan are coming
to the front with a fresh supply of
cheap goods. They ate up with the
times, ■
'Mr. ’JohAfP. Frankte and wife, of
Haralson, who have been visiting
their daughter, Mrs.N. B. Duncan,
of this place, returned borne last Sun
day.
W, H. Connally has the most, the
■ best: and ; the cheapest liquors in
Douglas Vi lie. Hot drinks, fancy
drinks, unci all other kinds, all the
time. See his advertisement.
There will be a Hop at the Dozier
House, At Austell, on the 22nd. All
■of our young people should attend.
,.,W,e.retui n our thanks to the eommi*-
. ice.oninvitstionu fora complimen
tary ticket. The Star will be rep
resented.
,,,J4r. T, J. Bowen, one of Sale
Springs’ best citizens, called at this
office’ 0 last Saturday and paid his
subscription for another vear. Mr.
Bowen .gays be gets the Star regu
lar and*'wants ; it as long as he lives.
That-is tire; way we like for our sub-
■acribers to talk.
v - Notice.—AH persons interested
,f i-n the M-crristown Agricultural
. ’ T pul) are earnestly requested to be
at Morristown on Saturday the 2nd
' da^ of January by one o’clock iu
the afternoon.
M. L- Yates, Pres.
We shall never abuse any one for
doing wrong. It never effects any
thing to condemn a man for sin, when
we are guilty of a thousand sins, our
selves. But it is right to persuade
men to do better, and it is our object
in this article to urge the boys to
carefully count the cost before they
take enough whiskey to destroy, tor
the time, their reason and lead them
Into trouble without any cause. The
lawyer’s fees, lines and other more
disagreeable things are enough to
convince a man that it is better not
to take the first drink, and save mon
ey, time a.id trouble. Let us count
the cost hereafter boys and avoid the
expense that is likely to be incurred.
If the puipose of every individual
in a city were t.o move onward and
upward, there would be no question
of the tremendous progress be'nificial-
ly of municipality; for a town, after
gs 20 et *i; Av
in fast colors dots a yard, Cam brics in all collors 7|cls. Worsteds 5 to 20 Satinet Suitin
!■> mnnoOn in. *) Dl,,„lr Ij /.U PA/i»e Q.itiu T^r»Y*V,0»* aliorli.u HOi'l S. ! 1 . YVO 1
11 j v. e*- m '■'i 4 vo iu uu w ume wgvi/O* 1 v i u* vv.., v o
h mere’20 to Black trench Cashmere 60cts ; Satin Berber ail shades GOcts, All, vvocl dress
in ade 50cts.
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Silk Fri i c inch b r ets a yard Grosigrain i 1 Attorn m Ribbon 10 to 40cts, Plain and Broca Is
ieveiy c o no able s-.iaoe 75cts. Ham >uig E i ing 3 to 10 Inches with 8 to 25ets Insertitigs to
nen Torchon LaCeo to 20ots a yard. Ostrich Tip 90.its per bunch. Plumes in all s fades 75 cents.
Sh.9
Here we are Again.
Despite the general depression
which bus’ness men all over tliecoun-
try complain of, Douglasville is
steadily growing. A man is blind
who can’t see this fact. New build-
inga are going up, old ones are being
repaiied, prospectors for homes are
turning this way. They all ac
knowledge that w« have more than
ordinary advantage-. Our mer
chants are learning that it pays to
sell cheap, and the country people
have lound out that they can do as^
well here as any where else. One qf
our merchants told us on Monday
that he sold more goods for c-sh
than he had ever before in any cue
<lay. The inhabitants -around us atsp,
honest, haul working generous ped<
pie, and are ns nearly out oi debt'll
Lace Cuitains $1.2 0
lore 5 Ocls. A b*. anti
eteeu
Lint
ts o er yard. Holland shades 3x6 ft on spring rollers all col*
$1.3 o.
st and Jadse**®.
Misses Cloaks from $1.50 to 3.00. L .dies 2.50 to 10.00.
Jersey's all coders 75ets $1.50 $1.75.
Misses Jerseys all collors 1.2 5. Ladies BraideiB
ly of municipality; tor a town, aitei ' rr h „„
all, is only an aggregation of individ- any where else in the country . J hey
nils, and the town is just what the
people choose to make it. Where
tlier- is unamity in the people, he-
coming pride, honest ambition, zeal
ous thrift and a determination to
make the best of everything, and not
worst, you will find munieipal pro
gress. When these elements are
lacking, and where the people of a
town become chronic grumblers,
there must-be danger of municipal
decadence. It would seem therefore
to be the part of wisdom for all citi
zens to love their town, to praise it.
to hope for it i nd predict for it all
heneficieiit things, snd so pulling al
together, miracles ofprogress may be
accomplished.”
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the Post Office, at Douglas
ville, Ga., for the month ending Nov.
30th 1885.
Abercrombie, Mrs Bottle; Aber
crombie, Jon; Brown, J M Jr; Chil
dress, Martha; Crumble, N L; Car
tel, .Miss L L; Duren, J L; Green,
Thomas; Qrahatn, Miss Lizzie; Gal
lon, A J; Hudson,' D N; Jones,
Isaac; Johnson, Mrs M R col; Land,
Lewis; Ledbetter, Nancy S; Land,
John A; Manyfleld, W; Phillips, B
II; Phillips, GW; Phillips, Barrel.;;
Robinson, A R; Smith, James C; (
Smith, Mrs Martha; Snelling, R S,
Smith, Jus.
When calling for any of the above
letters, please say ’‘advertised.
S. N. Dorsett, P. M.
The week wesent out a few accounts
on subscriptions and we are elated
over the kindness in which they were
received and the promptness with
which they were settled. The Star
is proud of its subscription list, com
posed of names of as good people
ike world affords and t heir friendship
towards the paper is highly appre
ciated. A few more accounts remain
upaid, but we are confident they will
be settled up by New Year.
Boys’ winter suits $3.50 to 10.00. Mens winter suits $4.50 to 16 00. Mens Dress suits 12.50 to 25.00. The tew
dress’ shirt for 1.00. Also a full line of gents knit shirts and drawers.
Renumber our office bible has bet n laid away and all good* will be sold under the iron rule of money down.
3 guarai.ee the lowest prices at all times and will be ever read; to serve your best hucrest .
N.- DOLibiLi A oi> v/O*-
wc
AND DON’T YOU
j : rO&GDT IT !
are anxbuS to have their children
educated, and are prompt in sup
porting their local paper. Let tl e
chronic grumblers grum, and the
croakers croak. If you are interested
in the welfare of our towwn, the ed
ucation of its children and the ad-
Vawcement of its interest, let us work f
earnestly that these ends mav br
acccompushed. We continue to in
sist that one good school will build
up a town if it had nothing else to
depend on . SurroHnded by an van
tages which are seldom bestowed
upon a people, even in this heaven-
blest, land, we are sure to grow and
prosper.
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IE YOU WANT GOOD BLOCK
ADisJ CORN WIII?KEY
STOP AT TH E NENT
DOOR BELOW
No. Ill West Peters Street,
ATLANTA - GEORGIA
Known as the Ragsdale Yard, b>r
now run by J. TI. GaMMEL, to
get good Liquors at low prices.
J. P. BOATRIGHT.
The Georgia Loan arsd
Ti*usst Company-
(JUjIMUNIOa lEU.
Mb. Editdu. You see the farmers are in
debt badly, and numbers of them failing to
pay their last .year’s account, saying nothing
about this year. What must the farmers do ?
Must they go on without making any change
in their business? There must be a change’
the quicker the better. First, let us drop on
the use of guano. Tne following statistics
show the amount of guano used in Georgia,
also the expenses of inspection. The Com
missioner of Agriculture reports 163,495 tons
of guano used annually iu Georgia. Now
then the expenses of inspection. Inspector
ta ,s$2.30per thousand, express charges on
tags audothei incidental expenses shows up
to the total amount of $77,533,92, saying noth
ing about hauling the stutf home, p itting
it in the ground, picking the cotton out
hauling it to the gin and. to market,. Now
the object I have in showing all of these ex-
senses is that the farmers pay it all and if
they were taxed to pay it they would cry out-
“we will not,” Still, we do pay it, and with
our eyes open and without be T ng forced to it
Wehave got.in the habit of using the stuff
and think we can’t do without it. Vet I
must say it is exhausting our land and t he
actuallcoBt ofgua.no oh one acre of land ior
two years will pay for it, and at the expira
tion of two years the land is notas gon d as it
was when you first commenced. Farmers,
make your guano at home, what you cannot
make do wit hout.
I feel proud of our county paper,every man
in Douglas county should take it. There is
twice as much reading matter in it which
makes it a much .better paper. Come to the
front and let us help the editor.
Tom Bit.i.ings.
-IMPROVE YOUR StOCK
Knowing that good milch cows arc always
in deman and as half breed Jerscv R 51 re claim-,
ed to be the moet prolific and best milkers
I have purchased a
THOKOUGH 13BED E BEY BULL
the most valuable in this part of the state,
whose looks alone will conyib.ee you that he
is al 11 claim for him. Those w ■ t o cro*
their stock with him and there •> r tiy im
prove their breed can ascertain terms by call
ing at my office, or addressing me by mail
Ifyou wisu to see him. he can be found in my
ot, and his perfect build and beauty will amp
y pay you to go and see him.
J. L. Seim an, M. D.
'DouglasvilU , Ga.
PBOPKIETOR OF
AT M. M. SMITH’S OLD LAW OFFICE.
HrYigs. Medicines* Chemicals* JStc~
TOILET AKD FANCY ARTICLES.
I havo nporeff of the W, ami fra»he«» vtnek of Dm w, Ohemicats and
■ ice-. E c eve- brought to Dunglrsvilie. at price*that tiefy competition, and l wtH
ne token the best of goods, and will sell them as cheap t.a» nybody, and invite you to
“^feSon, carefully compounded a,al dUpec, d by Dr J. B. Efg* to - .
wil'ilf^tmue the pr»6 ! ice of Medicine. Gat, be found at night at the reMdene. of Col.
John M, Edge, on Fac ory Street.
Is coming and so ia
— BUT —
rXw
ART GOODS
MONEY loaned on improve! farms for
three or five years with privilege of discharg
ing same in part payment or paying up
whole loan at any time with slightcost*
For further particulars apply to W. T.
ROBERTS Attorney at Law, Douglasville'
Ga., or J. E. CANTRELL Fairburn. Ga.
' JSJVjYti l -» €EJS EJY T
I am a candidate lor the office of Mayor
of the town of Douglasville.
-T. R. Whitley.
I am a candidate for the office of Marshal
of the town of Djuglasville. if you think
lam competent and deserving, give me
your vote'and-infla nee. Respectfully,
J , Charles W. Thompson.
. ’ I have just opened i.p a new stock
of goods and ",m now offerihg to my
oustoru rs anti the piiblie general ^ a
tsotppfelo line of goods in ail depart*. ■ . .. T xr
ments Come and see for yourselves I Do not forget to call at Jv
Mv goods must sell and L have put Edges at S. A-McE!r«ath sold stand
them down to the bottom. for new and fresh goods. He has one
J, K. EpgE, of the peatest, stocks it) town,
Urns candidate for rs election for th«
cftice of R.corder of t ie town of Dcrclas-
vnle. J - T - DUNCAN,
wishes the people to know that he.
Xia still isoL tlx® Xiixxs
and will sell you
Good cotl Whiskev
At $1.75 PER GALLON.
He hns no $1 50 whiskey and would not
sell it if he did hav#i But lie bH.s best
WhiSiifrS Katiifcy Giiit, A^ioes, Oig^rt,- lo-
baccos and
HOME MADE BRANDIES
in the town. Andhe is.goingto sail them
come and see, ana be con vine, d.
HUMAN & CJ
ATLANTA
GEO EGI.A
J. H. McLARTY.
ATT,Y AT ^ LAW,
douglasville ga
State of Georgia, Douglas County:
E. Polk and G. T. AicGuire' administrators
of the estate of VV . 1). McGuire <1* ceased have
applied tome for leave ijo «ed pnrt of the
lauds of said deceased aiid i will: pass upon
their app‘icati'Hi on the first Monday m
Jandai-y 1880. This December 1st lS'5.
PI. T. Cooper.
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