TEE MONROE JOURNAL
Telephone No. I.
Tuesday, Marck 2. IMS.
Cotton 7.65.
Mr.D.W.Flow k-ft Sunday Bight
for tha North to buy goods.
Messrs. A. M. Stack and Lorenso
Mvdlia went to Raleigh yesterday.
lira. II. M. Kubauks of States
Till ia vudtiug ber brother, Mr.
8. K, lKMter.
Mr. Ervin Pinter, who lived
near Wingate, died Ut Wednea-
day night, aged sixty live years.
Rev. 1. V. Jeukiua will preach
at Rocky Kiver church nest Ban
day at 11 o'clock.
Dr. Watt Anhcraft returned Sat
onlay from atteudiug lecture in
Washington eity.
Mr. E. W. Griffin U in Indian
spoils buying stork for the. Union
Trade aud Live Stork to.
Mr. C, C. Sikea returned last
night from the Went, where be hat
been buying stork.
Dr. W. I). Simpson, who ia
practicing medicine at Cberaw,
vihited but friends Here last week
Rev. V. F. Watson will preach
at Salem church in Monroe town
ship next Sunday at i! o'clock.
Mrs. J no. A. Welsh of Chester
field, who bag been spending a
niouth with Mrs. T. J. Shaunon,
returned home yesterday.
Mr. Joe Stepheuson, of Monroe,
has bought au interest in Mr. II.
A. Winchester'sstablesat lhirliug
ton and has gone there to live.
Mr. L. A. Helms of Jackson
township has moved to the K. W.
Kichardson old place in Buford
township.
Mrs. C (. Harrier, who has
been at Little Mountain, 8. C,
nine time, will return home to
morrow uight.
Mr. J. F. Dtwtcr is in Hickory
visiting his lather, J. I. Doster.
The latter, who is a native of this
county, is 87 years old, aud in in
fine health.
1 hey killed the biggest beef at
Parker's market last Saturday
every heard of in then parts. Its
gross weight was 1,700 pounds,
and it netted 1,000.
Mr. J. L. May aud children of
Bavanuuh and Mr. aud Mrs. D.
May and children of Curlton, Ga.,
KHit Suuduy with Mrs. M. L.
Flow.
The Union County Poultry As
sociation has secured Mr. F. J.
Marshal, an expert judge of poul
try, to act as judge at the poultry
show to be held here next lHwin
ber. 'Squire A. J. Brooks lost a cow
last week that he had refused 50
tor. He suys she was the teat
butter making cow be ever saw,
and he would rather have lot a
good mule.
The road commissioners of Bu
ford township have opened up the
first curt way in the county. It
runs from Sandy Kidge school to
the (irillith road at a poiut near
W. C. Bulk's.
The Crow Hosiery mill has late
ly got its dye plant in and is turn
ing ont 100 down pairs of finished
hose per day. Thirty-five hands
are employed. The plant ia
modern, np to date one aud is do
ing pretty work.
Miss Mattie Grifliu of east Mon
roe township went to Salisbury to
accompany her brother, who
has been operated on for appendi
citis, home the latter part of. the
week, just as soon as he is able to
travel.
Mr. Luther E. Huggins, a bright
young man of la e Creek town
ship, hiM bought an interest iu
Our Home newspaper of Marsh
ville, and begun work on the pa
per. He will be a valuable addi
tion to this already very interest
ing paper.
It is said that the constable of
Provldeuce towuship, Meckleu
burg comity, receutly went out
to investigate a suspected case of
smallpox, and in order to be on
the sale side had the patient poke
his arm out the window aud felt
his pulse with a pair of pot books.
Waxbuw Kuterprise,
Mrs. W. A. Griffin died at her
home uear Marshville last Tues
day night. She was sixty years
old and bad been a widow about
teu years. Several children, all of
them grown, survive tier. airs.
Griffin was a member of the Marsh
ville Baptist church, aud a good
womau.
A ereat many people in this sec
tion have already set out their
cabbage plauts, having ordered the
nlant troiu growers near Charles
ton. Mr. J. H. Boyte received a
lot of 20,000 week before last, and
alter retaining enough to cover one
acre sola the ot tiers out in smau
lota. Mr. W. P. Plyler, of Mt.
Prospect, is so far the biggetst
planter, having put out 9,000.
Attorney It. E. Austin has insti
tuted suit in the superior court in
behalf of his clients to recover
125.000 damage against the Miami
Miuing Company for the death of
young Fred Leonard, who was re
ceutly killed while wprklng in a
shall at the niiue. The defense
hat filed a motion to remove the
case to the federal courts. Stanly
Kuterprise.
A convenient hole of water at
Mr. Fred Hay's gin in Buford
township saved 14 bales of cotton
from destruction one nay las wees.
The cotton caught fire from a
match in the bands of children.
It was burning rapidly aud the
fire had spread all over il when it
was rolled into the water ana
saved. The cotton belonged to
Ambrose Fonderburk, a colored
far uter.
Mr. Job a IX Leak, president of
the at tonal bank of W admbura,
kid a tearful experience one day
laat week with a hugs poiutrr dg
he owned. Mr. Leak was sleep
ing upstair alone, and the kg,
which had gone wad ia the night,
attacked hint ia bed. He ran into
the room and made a tea foot leap
at his master with such a force
aa to clear the. bed and strike hia
head against the wall. Before be
eoold recover Mr. Leak grabbed it
by the bark of the seek and got
astride of its body. The aniuial'i
fierce attenipta to rend his master
continued for at least twenty min
utes, aud it being a large and
strong dog Mr. Leak managed to
save himself only by the exertion
of all his streugtb. Filially the
auise of (he atruggle attracted at
tention downstairs and a colored
wan came to the rescue. Both the
men together succeeded in choking
the dog to a standstill and theu
shooting it.
The play, Grandmother Hilde
brand' Legacy, given last Friday
night under Mrs. Frauk Laney's
direction for the benefit of the fire
company, was received by a large
aud appreciative audience. The
east of characters was well chimen
each and every one doiug his part
more like profewtiouals than
amateurs. The play is au excep
tionally good one and replete with
humorous situations, merging into
the most touching pathos, all of
which to be appreciated ueed but
to be seen. A nice sum was real
ized for the company, and nu
merous requests have been made
for its repetition.
Theodore H. Price, the well
known New York cotton bear,
ends out a circular dated March
25, in which he says that bis cor
respondents' reports indicate the
following reduction in acreage:
North Carolina 251 per cent;
South Carolina 10 J; Georgia 21;
Florida 7; Alalmiuu 21 ; Mississippi
18; Louisiana 14; Texas 19; Arkau
aas20; Tennessee 17; Indian Ter
ritory 17: Oklahoma 2.1. These
fit ii res are from the great bear's
own correspondents and are apt to
be au under, rather than au over
estimate.
Mr. P. C. Haigler postuias
terat Waxhaw, and Miss Lexie
Winchester, daughter of Mr.
G. It Wiucbester, of Mineral
Springs, were married last Wednes
day. Both the young eople are
very popular aud have niauy
friends. The ceremony occurred
at the Waxhaw Presliyteriau
church, and Rev. J. II. Dixon offi
ciated. The attendant were Miss
Iela Muck and Mr. George Win
chester, Mi-s Kssie Howie and
Mr. Karl Heath, Miss It il.y
Thompson end Mr. Will Hotd.
Miss rluw Broom played the wed
ding march.
A very distressing accident,
which resulted iu the death of lit
tle Samuel Rogers, the 8 year-old
son of Mr. Nace Rogers, of the
llelair section of Lancaster coun
ty, occurred about 1 o'clock Sat
urday b -fore last. A shot-gun In
the bauds of Mr. Rogers was acci
dentally discharged aud the little
boy, who was standing a few step
away, received the full load of
shot in his left side just above the
hip, fn m the e fleets of which be
died after much suffering Saturday
night about 2 o'clock.
A splendid new Mosler safe has
been put in the front office of the
People's bank. The new sale is
fire, water and burgler proof with
screw door, time lock aud all the
improvements known iu safe mak
ing. Since safe cracking has be
come a profession in this country,
safes are no longer placed in the
rear of office, but right up nguiust
the glass (rout, where the electric
lights shine on them all the time.
One of the saddest burials that
ever occured here took place
at the Simpson graveyard, north of
Monroe, last Thursday, alien the
little twin daughters of Mr. W.
Baxter Siinpsou were buried tn
the same coffin. The little girls
were fonr years old, and both died
of pueumonia, following wboopiug
rough. One died at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night and the other at 11
o'clock Weduesday morning.
All ministers of Union couuty
of every denomination are re
in rated to meet in the lecture
room of the Baptist church here
next Tuesday morning at 10:30,
when they will lie addressed by
Mr. J. W. Bailey, editor of the
Biblical Recorder, and chairman
of the State Anti Saloon League.
The Ministerial Association met
yesterday afternoon and decided
that 8 o'clock should lie the hour
hereafter for all evening services.
Rev. W. K. Mare was elected
president of the association and
Rev. G. II. Atkinson secretary,
Rav. G. TT. Atkinson is holding
a two weeks' meeting in his chnrch.
This week there will be only night
services except on Wednesday ana
Fridiiv afternoons at 4 O'CIOCK.
when there will be services for
boys.
The Davis Drisooll Stock Com
pany appears every night this
week at the opera Douse, 10
oieht they rive a fonr act comedy
drama "Sunset 41 lues." l ne com
pany gives a good entertainment
See Doster Grocery Company
before you sell your country bams.
Clover Seed.
I have a fresh lot of red clover
teed for sale. M. K. McCauley.
(lood Morsesl Fine Horses)
We hive iutt received a cat ksd
of the best Dorset we have ever ship
ped to Monroe, til of them well bro
ken, and the lot contains some that
will tuit moot everybody. Good farm
animali a specialty. Good drivers;
mod lookers. Also a Rood line of
rubber and steel tire buggies See
us. C. a k V. D. Sikea.
Bring us all youreggs and chick
ens, Doster Gr. 0 J Co.
Mr. Rufus Collins Sfcoots Himself.
Mr. Rufus Collins atade a des
perate attempt to kill himself just
alter daylight Uat Thursday Mora
, Ing. The attempt was wade at hia
home ia Lanes Creek kwiMhip,aud
aa a Ntuilt tk lliif.irniit nan
has beea lying aneertainly between
life and death, but the rhauces are
now ia favor of his recovery.
While Mrs. Collins was prepar
ing breakfast, Mr. Collins arose,
went to the kitchen and k bated hia
wife, asking her if she were wad
with him. She said no, aud he
went out ia the lot, hia wife tup
posing him to have gone to feed.
Quickly the place was startled by
Uie report of a pistol, and Mrs,
Collins rushed out to hud her bus
baud lying near one of the out
bouses aud wounded desperately.
He had placed the pistol directly
over his heart aud pulled the trig
ger twice, for one cartridge showed
that it had been snspped and not
Bred, aire, Collins aud a tenant
got the wounded man in the house,
aud hia brother, Mr. Henry Col
bus, who lives nearby, arrived.
Dr. J. B. Kubankt wss summoned
aud fouud that the b .11 hadjiat
missed the heart, panned through
the lungs snd lodged under the
shoulder blade.
Mr. Collins was conscious, Mr.
Henry Collins states that he asked
his brother soon after the shot was
fired what be meant by such a
deed, and he replied, "I do not
k low why I did it" The wound
ed man now regrets it very much
sud wants to get well.
Mr. Collins had speut two days
in Monroe preceding theitenipt
opon bis owu l.fe. On the evening
before he and Mr. Thos. Little had
ridden home together. Mr. Little
says that Mr. Collins did not ap
pear to be driukiug that day, but
said he bad drunk too much the
day before, aud that he had swap-
ped horses aud thought he bad
made a bad trade.
Mr. Collins is quite a well known
young farmer aud bis rash act has
aroused a great deal of interest.
He has always been a very active
man, who took life easy, seemed to
enjoy himself, aud altogether the
last mau who would have been sua
pected of contemplating such a
deed. He has a wife and four children.
Program tor Re-openlng Week.
The Monroe Baptist church will
be formally re-oieued for divine
worship April 2 8.
Re-oiieuing sermon will be
preached Sunday at 11 a. m. by
Kev. J. W. Lynch, I). I)., of
Wake Forest
Dr. Lynch will also preach the
Missionary sermon at night All
of our people should hear this
preacher of distinguished ability.
Mouday eveuing will be given
to the associatioual pastors, aud at
the close of the exercises Uie fol
lowing new ly elected deacons will
be ordained: A. W. Bigger, J.
II. Willuuis and William Privett.
Tuesday evening we will hear
from the resident city pastors aud
the former pastors of the church.
Kevs. M. A. Adams, A. L. lit" we,
D. M. Austin have written their
acceptance of the invitatiou to be
present aud participate, and the
pastor has paers from W. B. liar
rell and A. M. Cfoxtou to be read
ou that occasion.
Wednesday evening our denom
inational editors will have the
right of way. Archibald Johnson
of Charity and Children, who has
a reputation of being one of the
state's brightest aud best editors,
and J. W. Bai'ey of the Biblical
Recorder, brilliant, erudite, versa
tile, eloquent, will address the
meeting.
Thursday evening our Baptist
educators will speak. Prof. M.
B. Dry, principal of our associa
tioual school aud Dr. Charles K.
Taylor, presideut of Wake Forest
college.
The corresponding secretary of
our state board of missions, Rev.
U Johnsou. will speak to Us
almut our denominational work
Friday eveniug.
Saturday evening Rev. II. C
Moore aud Bro. Spilman, Sun
day school specialists, and secreta
ries of the state Sunday scnooi
board, aud the Sunday school
board of the Southern Baptist con
veutiou, will address the people on
the Sunday school work.
The public is cordially Invited
to attend all these services.
W. F. Watson, Pastor.
AtucHion
of-
WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY. SILVERWARE,
CUT GLASS, FANCY CHINA WARE, Silver
Handled Uumbrellivs, Silver Novelties, &c.
Having decided to leave Monroe, I am going to disjxwe of my entire itock of above
named goods at auction. This will be your chance of a lifetime to get such goods -at
your own price. There will be no by-bidding. Every article put up will be sold.
The ladies are especially invited and special seats will be provided for them. I have
engaged one of the best Auctioneers in the U. S. to conduct this sale for me and it will
be a treat to every one to hear him. The sale will start on Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock and will be held also Saturday night at 7:C0, April 1st. 1905, and will continue
every afternoon and night until entire stock is disposed of. Next Saturday it starts.
Remember the daod
"W. 3B. T ni n eTogtols.,
The Jeweler, Monroe. N. C.
P. S. If you have a watch, clock or jewelry repair job left with me please call for it at once.
Talking
With tht People.
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All prohibition tow us are flood
ed with circular letters describing
the virtues of somebody's brand of
hue old rye, or corn whisky, aud
Monroe is no except iou to the
rule. Some of the concerns seem
to take much pleasure in sendiug
theiradvertiseiueuts to well kuowu
prohibitionists, the name no doubt
beiug forwarded by local parties
for the fun of it A certaiu active
prohibitionist, who hates whiskey
worse tbau the devil hates holy
water, lately received some such
letters, all of which he reuiailed to
the advertiser. Yet another letter
came, winding up by saying
"please give careful instructions
where aud how to ship." This
letter the prohibitionist answered
thus: "Please ship all of my part
to hell," aud he's a really pious
mau, too."
Mr. Lee Wolfe, who lately
moved to Monroe from Mecklen
burg couuty, has some original
ideas altout the mule and his rela
tion to farm work. "Wheu we
were all talking about free silver
aud the ueed of more money, I
laughed at it," said Mr. Wolfe.
"Aud," be coutiuued, "when the
farmers meet to devise high
prices, I say it's no good, gentle
men, iu the long run; it may give
temporary relief, but you haven't
got at the permanent root of the
evil, (lentlemeu, the mule is the
tbidg that is troubling us. He is
at the bottom of all our woes; he's
our big enemy. Such talk sur
prises people, for they think the
mule is the farmer's best friend,
but he is not 1 ran prove that he
is uot He takes up one-third of
the productions of the farm.
Count it np, gentlemen; the high
price you pay tor hi in, the com
purative short tune of his nest ser
vice, and the great expense of his
feed, (to say nothing of accidents
and drnuks, in which we trade
him off for uotbing) and year in
and year out, you'll find he conies
id for a third. Now, no business
that spends a third of its receipts
for motive power alone, can be
profitable. The draiu is too great.
tieutlemen, the farmer needs a
cheaper motive iiower, and must
have it before be cau ever lie
prosiieroos like the nieu of other
occupations. I have known this
thing for fifteen years, bavmg
learned it by ruuuing a field
thresher, aud I have often thought
Qenulne Seed Potatoes.
We have the following varieties
of geuuiue S d Irish Potatoes:
Uenuiue Red Maine Bliss,
Genuine White Maine Bliss,
Ueuuine American Beauty.
These varieties can't be beat and
are the ones to plant
John it Simpson & Co.
Dr. W. 11. Wakefield of Char
lotte will be in Monroe, at The
Gloucester, on Friday, May 19th,
for the purpose of treating diseases
of the eye, ear, nose and throat, and
fitting glasses. The doctor can be
seen in his Charlotte office every
Monday, Tuesday aud W ednesday,
also on Sunday in emergency
cases.
See Doster Grocery Co, for rais
Ins, coffees and oranges.
Incrcdlbls Brutality.
It would have been incredible bru
tality if Chns.F.Lemberger of Syra
cuse,N.Y.,bad not done the best he
could for his suffering son. "My
boy,' he says, "cut a fearful gash
over his eye,so I applied Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, which quickly healed
it and saved his eye." Good for
burns and nloers too. Only 25c at
English Drug Co.'s.
Pleasant and Harmless.
Don't droc lbs stomach to cars s
ieoufh. Oat Minute Cough Cart eats
the mocut, draws tht iDflamnunofl out
of tht throat, langs sad bronchial
tabes, bttlt. toothtt sod enrtt.
qaick car for croup snd whooping
coord. Sold Djr ugiitn if ag ia, too
S. J. WtliB.
of writing to Mr.Kdison sud asking
him to give his attention to this
mstter. If he or some other in-
; ventor will give us a cheap motor
from oue to five horse power, that
we cau plow with, we" II get rich,
but uever before."
It used used to be that MKple
herealiouts wanted only "fresh
beef." The licvf vendor used to
notify their customer when tliev
would kill us none thoiilit of
killing every day and take or
ders for fresh steak, butchered be
fore day on the morning that it
was eati-n for breakfast. The
dealer w ho could get his meat out
from the slaughter m-ii the quick
est was the most popular. "Why,"
said a Monroe mau the other day,
"I used to sell meat here. lieu
I got in with my meat from the
slaughter h-u I'd blow a big horn
and the people would come iu and
buy me out in a little while."
Now aud then a man is found w ho
wou't stand for any but "fresh
btef," and bus a horror of meat
that has been on ice a week.
The Gloucester lias put on
young white women a dining
room waiters. "The ad I placed
in The Journal for help served its
purpose," said Mr. Sample, "and
now we have nice young women,
and iu live years I think every
hotel i u North Carolina will have
such help. It is real nice work,
short hours aud no drudgery
at all."
Wings te and L'nionvllle Play Ball.
rwrrH Motrin f The? JurmI.
Wingate, N. C. March 27. -Win-gate
defeats I'nionville in t game of
ball here by a score of 14 to 6.
Snyder, for VVingate, pitched a good
j and steady game.
' Austin, the catcher for Wingate,
did tine, perhaps the best he has
ever caught.
I'nionville lias a gutsl team and
did good playing towards the last
Nice liarrel of home-made pickets
put up by Mr. II. D. Browning.
Something tine. iKmter Grocery
Co.
Special Notice..
R
OOMS TO KENT Two ou Wash-
iiiKtou street, furoishcJ or unfuro
: isiicu, wim uuatu ucmiru.
; Mrs. J. H. Pettewijr.
GOOD young horse, a pluelou and a
piauu fur nnle chtap.
N. S. Ocburo.
COI N TKY cum, haini, peat aud eggi
wanted. J. U. Medlin & Sod,
Nurth uf court house. Muurue, N. C.
Alut uf Nurtun Vain potatuea to ar
rive Thursday or Kiiday. First
cuiue first servtd. Come quick.
A. C. Juhoson.
FOK SALE Five young cows fresh
iu milk. Will sell for cash, on
credit ur enchangt for dry cattle.
K. E. Evans.
Display of readv to wear hats at
my store this week. Come and
see. A. Lkvy.
Sale Under Deed of Trust
ti me hjr i. Hmnl mul wife-, Mary A How
inirjuMw of wuriiiif t-tt ihir I I if Hank uf
I titiHi, wtriy of thr thin! IM In -M tHl. 1
-.111 ..,11 i.. il. l,I.LL.r f..r easll at lit
Court Houtw drntr In Mutin, N.I'., on
Saturday, April 2lth, 1!K)5.
pertain trftrt or hit uf laiiu Minitir in tlir City
of Monro, N. C. n-r lit- fn iirht l it : lit
iriiiimiK l tcornrr of lot NumU-r himI i iii
etui of Alliv "H" on lh- ol.i curjKrdii..n lln-,
ami mil- Ka-I with H . H. Troll'- line on hun
dwl ami iwinty ( ll f.ft to Maki-; tht in
Antiih with rllrl Mm-of lite !! torMina
tion on- huiuirrtt ih! fifthly fwt to Jt rTrrmin
Htrv-t. thfiicf Willi nald alrtft mi hundred
aiuttwrnty ill ffl t Ihf old corjH.ntion
liitf; thfiitf with Mfth! Iliif nnr huiuir-ii tmi
fltrht) i IND Oct to tiif I- i until
half hi Mllfy thff pro i torn itf ihr nmU ileit
uf ttual.
W. 8. HI.AKK NKY.Tmtlef .
Man-ti th. IMA.
FOR SALE Sweet potatoes, Irish
potaiuet, flour nienj, mill feed, cot
ton teed meat, etc, 1 want to buy
com, teed cottou, chickens and eggi.
C. J. Hraswelt, Judith, N. t.
FOK SALE Pair Sumatra garnet at
a bargain. T. L. Cruwell.
Notice!
Sn Kr tll" !' "T rti'I'l". ltliul
phih I h.'fH.y fnrl.UI any niie trum t'llltrr litr
inn ur ImrlioritiK him.
S.S .KH'HAKIlMlN.
Announcement
I hrr t.jr innitttlHt niywlf mmlMati1 for r
rlrvllW. In llit .IW l Mn.mr uf M..lir., nih
jrol Ui Ivima-raiU- prlnmrv If rlwt.'d I will
rin'UIr lllr lw. Kf pwlflill)',
K V HOI STON.
?OK SALE Three year old full
Jersey with 3 months old calf.
J. D. Nance, Uuionville K. F. D. 1
THE Jack formerly owoed by J. W.
Chaney can be found at A. M Nis
bet's farm, a miles west of Mt. Pros
pect, in Hutord township
FOK SALE I offer my 4 room house
, aud acre lot on alley G for sale.
Terms S cash, balance oo ia month
I time, (iood well on li t. For furlhei
information apply at Journal office.
W. R. Hunter,
LOST-1 have lost a certificate of
di posit issued by tht Saviuics.Loan
and Trust Co of Monroe, dated Nov
17, lyoj, and nunibeied 39, for joo.
All pvritons are warned against trad
inc. for same. C. Broom,
Waxhaw, N. C, March ag, 190.
HORSES STRAVEU-Whileuuload
inn a car of horses last night two
of them strayed. Wo would be glad
of information of their whereabouts.
C. C. and V. D. Sikea.
I She Emsy Store
Is not made by chance. The irresistible bargains distributed daily amongst
its many satisfied patrons have done it. If you are not already one of them,
you can do no better than to visit this store and investigate. Instead of the
regular prices on the Shannon & Co. stock, we cut from centre to circumfer
ence. Such values as these may never cross your path again!
6.50 Men's
7.50 Men't
10.00 Men's
1.50 Men's
2.25 Men's
3.25 Men's
1.25 Men's
2.00 Men's
Suits at $3.90
Suits at 6.00
Suits at 7.50
Pants at 1.00
Pants at 1.50
Pants at 2.50
Shoes at 1.00
Shoes at 1.50
3.50 Men's Shoes at 2.50
1.00 Ladies' Shoes at 75c.
1.25 Ladies' Shoes at 1.00
2.00 Ladies' Shoes at 1.50
3.00 Ladies' Tatent Leath
er Shoes now $2.00
Bargain Counter of La
dies' Shoes, values up to
$2.00, at 75c.
$1.00 Men's Shirts at 50c.
50c. Men's Shirts at 35c.
Big Sale of Wash Dress
Goods, 20c. values at 10c.
per yard.
A Bargain Wonder in La
dies' Hose at 5c., often sold
at 10c.
We cannot begin to enumerate all the good things, but they are here for all,
piled high upon the counters. We don't mind selling goods cheap. New bar.
gains springing up every day. Mr. Pay does not have to pay Mr. No Pay's
bills at this store. One price to all and for the cash only.
The Ccvsh Mercantile Co.
The Low Price Makers.
LxEE & IaER,
THE LEADING
BIT GOODS, I0TI0IS. CLOTHIG, CIITS' ITlIISKIICi, I1T
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New Ginghams
and
Emhroidcries.
$3
Don't miss your share of
these goods.
Our Embroideries have
met with unusual favor
and are going fast.
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Grand Bargains are Not. i
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We wish to thank the many
kind customers that have visited
our store during the past 20 days
and partook of the many good
things that we had on our coun
ters for them.
Don't forget that these bargains
continue and that we will always
have something special for you.
We give trading stamps. Don't
forget to ask for a book when yru
buy from us. A beautiful line of
premiums to show you.
Yours for business,
People's Dry Goods Co.
Vhe Union Trade 6 Live Stock Co.
We desire to call Vonr attention to the fact that we have on hand a lot
of the finest mules that has ever been offered on this market. At our sta
ble you can find any kind of mule you want small, medium or large all
ell broke, no trouble to handle, trim noaas, mm ears, clean, smooin
limbs, carry their heads up, with tails pointing straight to plough beam. .
Union county has a reputation for rikkI stock, snd our Mr. E. W. Orillin
having years of experience in handling stock and knowing the kind of
stoc k the farmers of the comity demand, selected just such as he knew
would fill the demand, and anticipating lower prices for cotton, and having
the spot cash in hand, bought these mules so as to enable us to sell them
at prices that will moet competition on any market Now if you are going
lo buy a mute ana warn soineiinng inai win wor a crop me coming year
and increase in value for several year to come, don't fail to see our stock
before you buy. We can save you money. Every mule that goes ont of
our stables must prove as represented. If you want to swap bring your
"critter along and; we will do everything possible to make the exchange
satisfactory, btables at Did itturthouse.
E. W. GRIFFIN. Mr. Sale Stables.
Remember, we have also owned up a stock of Heavy and Fancy Gro
ceries in the two south rooms in the Ixn and Trust building. Flour,
Meal. Bran. Mill Feed. Lard. Tobacco. Snuff, Cigars, Soap, Soda, Starch,
Rait, Molasses, Canned Meats, Canned Fruits, Candy, plain and fancy
Apples, Oranges. Cocoanuts, Bananas and everything found in a grocery
(tore, which ws offer as low as same goods can be bought elsewhere. We
alsa handle Baled Hay. dive us a share of your trade. Bring your
country produce, peas, chickens, hams and eggs. We will treat you right.
We also buy cotton and cotton seed. Kespecuuny,
T. B. 8TINSOJT, Mgr. Store. W. J. HUDSON, General Manager.
We patronize
W. A. STEWART & BRO.
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They handle everything that is to be found in an
up-to-date grocery store.
This week they are selling 3 packages Premier Oat
Flakes for 25c; the finest Maple Syrup produced; 4
pounds best Apple Butter for 25c; Heintz's Sweet
Mixed Pickles 12 l-2c lb.: Freah Fish and Oysters;
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