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GENERAL NEWS.
Newton county h«s a colored registered
voter who is 106 years old.
Tenuille’s aew paper, the Enterprise, has
made its appearance. The first issue is a
good one, indeed.
A tremor of the earth was felt about 1
b’clock yesterday morning by several citi
atuis of Brunswick.
At Athens, Friday, the cotton seed oil
mills, owned by Hunuicutt & McGinty,
started in full blast.
Singleton Ky tie, an old citiaenef Jack
son county, was killed on Saturday last by
falling from a load of fodder which he was
liauliug.
At Athens Tuesday Alderman Murray
while in attendance on the mayor’s court,
had his pockets picked, and was deprived
of a flue gold watch,
T. L. Gantt’s sons will begin the publi¬
cation of the Elberton Star in October. A,
splendid new outfit has been bought. The
paper will be a six-column quarto, all home
.print. !
’Charles Willoughby df Elder neighbor¬
hood, Oconee-coMiity, has a squash growing
in his garden that now tips the beam at
55 gounds, and lias not yet reached matu¬
rity and is still growing.
Two bales of cotion put rp in burlap
sacks have been sold in Marietta at a loss
to the producer of ijM on each bale, as the
bales had to be rebaled in jut* bagging to,
make them merchantable.
The republicans of Upson held -a polit¬
ical meeting last Saturday in the court
house, and nominated James Bell, colored,)
if->r representative. He will not be elected,
•for ■the white .people arc reunited.
Jobs Mercer of brooks county .planted
ttwentjMfive acres ru cotton this year. On
orvexcre he made two 500-ponnd bales of
•cotton and on twelve acres ho gathered
’twelve 500-pcwmd bales. The balance,,
•owing to the disastrous rains, did not turn
■oat quite so well.
Hon. W. B. Hill of Macon, who recently
announced his severance from the demo¬
cratic party on account of his prohibition
FAIR PLAY!!
M C GEE BROS.
Are iu the ring and must have a showing
Fresh. Groce t ies.
Plow, Sugar, Coffee, Drugs
and Canned Goods.
All grades corn an J Rye liquors
Lager Home-made Peach Brandy.
Beer, Imported Imported Gin. Ruin and
Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars.
DO YOU WANT A FARM?
If so you can be suited with what is
offered here.
A Well Improved Farm
Of 70 Acres, Good Dwelling,
7 Tenant Houses, Large Barn,
all new. Nice Orchard and
Vineyard, Splendid Water and
Plenty of it.
Also Plantation of 320 Acres
Fifty neves of “Well drained Bottom Lands
in this tract, and Fifty acres covered with
Original Timber. -looJ Barn on the place.
ALSO A FARAlof 287 ACRES.
On this place are a gin house and a tenant
house. Lands are producing good crops.
Fences Extra Good.
First Class Buyers will Find
TERMS EASY
Apply to B.H.RAY.
Macon, Gfcu
proclivities, has been invited to deliver an,
address before the American Bar Associa¬
tion at the annual meeting at Chicago next
year Mr. Hill will accept.
At Athens Tuesday, a son of Mr. Naber
while with otter boys attempting to tease a
Chinaman in a laundry, was ducked in a
tub of dirty water by the enraged celestial
The father of the boy attempted to cow¬
hide the Cninatnan when inform'd of the
difficulty, but was prevented by police¬
men near by.
At Sharon, Monday, Pat Anderson {col¬
ored) was killed at a negro party Saturday
night. A boy named Henderson was
drunk, and a number tried to put him out,
when he drew a pisto[ and began firing at
random. A ball lodged in Anderson, kill¬
ing him almost instantly. Henderson
made his escape.
Charles Blackman, the thrice convicted
murderer of Stonewall J. Tondiee, will pay
the penalty of his heinous crime upon the
gallows Oct. IS. Such was the sentence
imposed by Judge Fortin Ellanville.Schley
county Wednesday morning. Three years
ago, under covt-T of darkness, lie brurally
shot down end killed an inoffensive white
man while engaged at his duties in his
store.
While R. T. Durham of Watkiusville
was talking to a crowd of boys in Dr.
Hutcheson’s drug store on Friday evening
last apparently the very picture of health,
hefell to the floor and was immediately
picked up and placed on the counter and
Dr Hutcherson summoned to his side. The
doctor pronounced it nervous prostration.
Mr. Durham was unconcious for six min¬
utes, but lias been improving rapidly.
E. VAN WINKLE & CO.
ATLANTA, GA„
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and 03133. Machinery
SAW MILLS, WIND MILLS, TANKS, SHAFTING KTC
ALL KIKDS OF FOUNDRY WORK.
Write to ns foi prices. We can save you money by purchasing direct.
“Cone to Headquarters r.what You Want,“
<& CO.,- Atlanta, Ga. VoTn
E. Van Winkle [MU
ju22-3 Post Office Box 83.
NEW MILLINERY GOODS.
MRS. M. B. FIERCE
-HAS
Quite a Choice Lot of Hats, Ribbons, Laces and other Novelties
Also new line of Hosiery and Fall Dress Goods. Babies' Hoods, cheap and pretty
1 have a lot of good and neat CLOAKS aud JACKETS. Brices very low.
DRESSMAKING
In the Latest Styles, cut by measure- My ladv friends are cordially invited to
come to see me. to oc5
The DeLoach Variable Friction Feed.
A New and Yaluble Device, Simple and Effective.
-Capacity fbom ,5000 to 50,000 Feet ter Day__
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lias only been on the market one year, but has become so popular that shipments
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Popular as well as tile most Saleable mill in the market now most
s aw oMi l, Portable Corn Mills and DeLoacli Water Wheels Etc.
DeLoach 31111 3F.i°“«i* Co., Atlanta,Ga
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