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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 —I 'LD iOM M ANTTI FACT U JR E 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__ m : % " ’ 1 4 jfi tJsiiSMM i-it ::sll as WVSWISIRV Has only been on tho market one year, but has become so popular that shipment* ivh»' VVilli this W null i -lY.° the a J food 1 p . arts can b.i under 'Le Dinted Basil Hates and Perfect and inquiries Control- coming It is from abroad 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 JMStm A if* a Cm‘afizam iwzvcwgzegg fxnd Fflgefl Qiganorg