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About The Knoxville journal. (Knoxville, Ga.) 1888-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1889)
GENERAL NEWS. ------—-■-l Zebulon has^gone ‘‘wet”- by a majority of -■three. Sam Wakefield of 1 Campbell comity, 8 years old, weighs 100 pounds. An effort is being made by certain enter¬ prising gentlemen to establish a paper mill -mt Newuan. ^ It is said that a stats bank is an assured fact as everything is-ready for organiza¬ tion at Gainesville, Judge Gustin of Macon has granted an order renewing the charter of the South Georgia Methodist Episcopal conference for 1 twenty years. The city council Of Griffin offers areward of $100 for the capture and conviction of the highwaymen wi-o felled and robbed 11. 'Braues Jan. 14. T. J. Summers of Americas drew sotne 'thing of a curiosity out of his well last Sun¬ day. ft looked like an eel, except it had four legs and web feet. 'Out hi an agricultural club 'in Macon county, composed of ninety-seven members, but two have (ailed to make meat and corn enough to last through the year. ■The report of the keeper of the Georgia penitentiary shows' that during the last two years the proportion of female convicts in Georgianhas increased more than Sc per cent. At Harrison, Friday,-Joe Bosticks, a no ’■torious negro gam bier, was severely shot in "the thigh and shoulder while fleeing from -Officer Morris. fHis wounds are serious, but not fatal. At Augusta Tuesday noon, in front 'cf the postoffice on one of the principal thorough -vires of the city, an unknown drunken countryman had $50 snatched from his hands by two well dressed fakirs, who made good their escape. While out hunting 'Saturday morning near Bailey's Mill, Bailey Hollingsworth, a young man of 22 years, was accidentally shot in the right leg-by Clifford McClendon, a 15-year-old companion. It is painful but not a serious wound. Ilel Sps-iisK's Seven years ago my blood was badly poisoned. Ulcers and boils breaking out all over my body. The strong medicines which I took brought on Rheumatism, anil I went to Hot Springs, Ark. for two months, which seemed to cure the disease, but it was only,smothered, for on my return homo the hoi ribie disease appeared again worse than before. 1 then discarded all other treat ment and took S. S. S. and its use cured me perfectly .well. I have been well about seven years, and no return of the disease. S. L. Howards, McCormick. S. C., Oct.20, 1383. tfoiis S. S. S is a sure cure for boils, for it cured roe twelve months ago. I only took one bottle, B. O. Vekshll, Greenwood, S. 0., Oct. 25, ISS'S. During the early part of the past, spring (1888), my body was covered with boils. At one time more than fifty were counted on my body and limbs. My face was not exempt from tho painful trouble. The usual ‘remedies would do me no good, Just why I legan taking S. S. S. I do not know, but almost immediately I began to improve. I took nearly three bottles, and found myself entirely well. It waS your medicine which effected the cure, when every thing else had failed. Yours truly, Staunton, Ya., Aug. 1, 1888. J. F. Fordham. S. S. S. is entirely a vegetable remedy, .a id is the ouly medicine whic permanently cures Scrofula, Blaod Humors, Cancer and •Contagious Diseases, mailed free. •THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. Drawer 3’ Atlanta, Ga. ; E. VAN WINKLE & CO. l ATLANTA, GA --MANUFACT U HE COTTON MltS it CONDENSERS ■« Cotton 0321 mfiiilfi ‘ . and 011 Machinery SAW MILLS, WIND MfLLS, TANKS, SHAFTING ETC ALL KINDS OF FOUNDRY WORK. ■M ev^ Write to us foi prices. We can save you money by purchasing direct. “Gome to Headquarters rwhat You Want” •M E. Van Winkle & CO.,- - Atlanta, Ga. ^ PTy ju22-3 Post Office Bos: 83. THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR THE LARGE ADVERTISEMENT OF aF*. G„ HOUBERj ^OUT VALLEY, GEORGIA. ....... ' ' ! Plilf WSm .r ::£ K n v <■ ■ " ■ : ■ - .. : ' A. isll mk : WY ^P 1 P 94 : Cotton Prefigas.‘ And Seed, Oleanerg