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GENERAL NEWS.
Arrangements are being made for the
‘ erection of electric lights in Athens. f
Numbers of peach trees are now in ftill
bloom at Perry.
Berry Ross was murdered'near Bronwood
Saturday night by two other negroes nam
ed Gus and Albert Robinson. A quarrel
was the cause of the muider
The American Forestry congress, upon
invitation of the last legislature, will hold
its annual session in Atlanta this year on
^November 29 and continuing several days.
Two buzzards were caught in Albany a
few days ago and sheep bells were hung to
bheir necks. The fowls were turned loose,
and the mythological belled buzzard may
-Hot have so much to bear in future.
A serious shooting affray occurred near
Hampton ou Monday. Alf Starr and Isom
Reid had some words concerning whose
gun Would shoot strongest, and a bet was
made, Reid won the gun, whereupon,
Starr became enraged aud went home and
•got another gun, came back where Reid
was and shot him. The shot took effect in
in the neck, but it is not fatal.
Tenuille Enterprise: A certain wtll
tkiiown drummer visited a Methodist meet¬
ing not long ago, and owing to the unusu¬
ally long service, he fell asleep. About the
close of the service the preacher was mak¬
ing some proposition, and remarked that
all who wished to go to heaven to stand
up. All except the drummei rose from
thei* seats. Then the preacher said that
all who wanted to go to bell to stand up.
This woke the drummer. He stood up.
rubbed iiis eyes and looked around and said
dircting his remarks the minister: “I did
not hear what the proposition was, but it
seems that you aud I are the only ones that
have accepted.
W. R. Graham, who lives near Erin,
some time ago hired a negro by the name
of So) Williamson to work for him. a
few days ago Mr. Graham reprimanded
the uergo for not attending to his work
promptly. Thenegrojbeca.ne insulted, and
left swearing to avenge himself upon Gra¬
ham. Hc-rstv.rned in a few days and went
to Graham’s gin house, where Graham’s
-sou was at work, aud told the boy he was
FAIR PLAY!!
M C GEE BROS.
Arc iQ the ring and must have a showing
Fresh Groceries.
Flour, Sugar, .Coffee, Drugs
and Canned Goods.
All grades corn and Rye liquors
Home-made Peach Brandy.
Lager Peer, Imported Rum and
Imported and Gin. Cigars.
Tobacco, Snuff
DO YOU WANT A FARM'S
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 acres of well drained Bottom Lands
in this tract, and Fifty acres covered with
Original Timber. Goo' 1 Barn on the place.
ALSO A FARM of 287 ACRES.
On this place are a gin house and a tenant
"bouse. Lands are producing good crops.
Fences Extra Good.
aflrst Class Buyers will Find
TERMS EASY 11
Apply to B.H.RAY,
Macon, Ga.
going to kill-his father. The sou went and
told-his father, who was in the field near
by. Before he reached him, however, the
negro attempted to eatcli him. The boy
drew bis pistol and called to his father and
they both ran toward the house. The ne¬
gro drew his pistol and fired four shots at
them,none of which took effect. The fire
was returned by the boy, and one shot
struck the negro in the hand. The negro
escaped.
When the new mills are completed Tj-icn
will consume 11 000 bales of cotton a year
The number of operatives employed will
be 800 aod the pay roll $2(ko38 a.month.
The Alabama warehouse at Columbus
received nine hales of cotton tast week
from Lee county that was packed in new
sheeting. The farmers in Lee, Webster
and Baker counties are using sheeting ex¬
tensively.
Ike Rockdale paper mills near Conyers
were destroyed by fire on Sunday night.
The proerty was partially insured.
In about thirty days Col. Smith's rail¬
road in Oglethorpe county will be finished.
It is seven miles long, and terminates at
Smith's big farm where are a cotton
seed oil mill, a guano factory aud other
industrial enterprises. About fif en new
houses are being erected fi r families which
will move to the village.
Ia(M CHINA ST0?J,
363 SECOND ST. 164 COTTON AVE.
MACON, O A.
ri e have the. best vafi&ty oi goods be¬
musing to our line to be seen SOUTH of
BAL11MORE. You will find in our store
a Wake, Splendid Line of Crockery, (.lass
corated China, Dinner Try Ware’ Tea set. Do
and locket cutlery, sets, chambe sets, Table
Stoves, etc. The Wooden ware, Oil
ami chandeliers Largest stock or Lamp,
Gome to ever carried in Georgius
see us when you visit Macon.
E. VAN WINKT & CO.
ATLANTA, G A •i
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W——i { '^ v fawr.ya8CJtaB3 0*0 hh.H V.
Cotton. @1221. Efiifiifi
and Oil Machinery
SAW MILLS, WIND MILLS, TANKS, SHAFTING ETC
A FT, KINDS OF FOUNDRY WORK. Hi
Write to =t-. us foi Winkle prices. t. uw. We & can CO.,- save ssittss Atlanta, 6a.
E. Van -
ju22-3 Post Office Box 83. A
NEW MILLINERY GOODS.
MBS. M. B. PIERCE
-HAS —
Quite a Choice Lot of Hats, Ribbons, Laces and other Novelties
AIso new line of Hosiery and Fall Dress Goods. Babies' Hoods, cheap and nrettv
1 have a lot of good and neat CLOAKS aud JACKETS. Prices very low. ' r
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 Yainble Device, Simple and Effective.
-Capacity from ,Sooo to 50,COO Feet per Day__
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Has only been on tho market one year, but has become so popular that shipment*
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1 opular as Well as the most Saleable mill in the market now the
;4 aw Mi 1. Portal: le Corn Mills and DeLoaeh TPater Wheels Etc.
DeLoaioli tMill Mfg- Co., Atlanta,O.t
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