THE ASHBURN ADVANCE
Friday, July 16, 1897

Mr. and Mrs. Cantey left Monday for South Carolina.

Willie Perry of Sycamore, was in town Monday.

Attorney Williams of Sycamore, was in town Monday.

Capt. E. D. Patterson, of Offerman, is visiting relatives in the city.

Rev. Sam P. Jones has turned detective.

Rev. Armstead preached a very interesting sermon in the Methodist church Tuesday evening.

Mr. Charles Teagle, of Luthersville, Ga., will visit his sister, Mrs. T. H. Thrasher, Friday.

Mr. John Jenkins showed us the largest peach Monday that we have seen this season, it was a beautiful Elberta.

Dr. T. H. Thrasher was called to the bedside of Mrs. C. Hudson, who was taken violently ill Monday morning.

Messrs. Davis and Barbre sold Mrs. L. O. Futch a block of Valdosta ice which weighed 160 pounds, and she put it in a homemade refrigerator and it lasted 17 days.

The Advance is under the management of J. W. Keys, this week, while the editor in chief is taking in the sight of the great Tennessee Exposition.

If you cannot be saved and live in Ashburn, move out.  If you cannot be saved in the state of Georgia get out soon as possible.  That's what Bro. Flanders says, we "yell amen."

The Sabbath School teachers' union.  A new organization for Ashburn, met at the residence of Mr. J. W. Evans Wednesday afternoon.  The christian people of our town are determined to give "old nick" a hard "tussle."

The report of an accident which happened at Henderson's saw mill, a few miles from town says that Mr. E. G. Bailey was seriously wounded by a shattered pulley.

A telephone message for the quiet little "burg" of Sycamore, says Prof. Clifford Grubbs, editor of the Irwin County News, has silently married one of Colquitt's fair daughters and is off honey-mooning. 

Miss Agnes Harrell, of Augusta, Ga., is the beautiful and charming little guest of Mrs. Sallie Chapman. little Miss Agnes is certainly a bright and intelligent little nine year old, and has no fear to travel unaccompanied, from the distance here to her home.

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Col. Forehand made a business trip to Albany Monday.

Miss Josie Jernigan began a music school at this place on Monday.  We wish her the success she so much deserves.

Judge McDowell made a flying trip to Albany last week on business.

Col. Ed. Williams is visiting home folks this week.

Mr. Geo. W. Price, one of Worth county's most progressive farmers and family are visiting relatives in town this week.

Mr. Elec Cochran visited home folks Sunday.

Mrs. Hall and her son Finna visited her sister, Mrs. Russ on Sunday.

Mr. William Cochran and Mr. Allen, of Poulan, attended to business in Isabella Wednesday of last week.

Hoping these few lines will find the editor's heart trouble better, I remain as ever.

Jos.

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INAHA INKLINGS
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Misses Cora Royal and Mary Warren visited Tifton a few days last week, and took in a moonlight picnic.

Mr. R. W. Clemen's visited J. A. Warren a few days last week.

Miss Janie Warren visited her sister, Mrs. F. W. Ellis, of Chula a few days this week.

Mr. Wm. Scandrett, of Cordele, is down this week looking after his farm.

Lott Warren and J. A. Warren made a business trip to Irwinville Monday.

Miss Cora Royal is visiting her grandmother at Sumner this week.

Mrs. Dan Sutton is quite ill with slow fever.

Prof. L. W. Whiddon was in town Sunday.

Guess who the young man was that went to Mr. Jim Fountains' last Sunday and the first thing he knew found himself courting a married lady. (Van Houten says that's all right Jim.)

BILLIE

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HOTEL CLYDE;
ARRIVALS.

Monday, July 12th, 1897
J. B. Winstorn, Greenville, Ga.
W. G. Hunsten, N. C.
J. A. Edwards, Macon, Ga.
H. B. Joyner, Macon, Ga.
W. S. Mathews, Macon, Ga.
J. A. Stewart, Macon, Ga.

TUESDAY

D. D. McCall, Macon, Ga.
R. B. Evans, Atlanta, Ga.
Jno. Brooles, Baltimore, Md.

WEDNESDAY

Marion W. Almond, Philadelphia
M. S. Harrison, Savannah, Ga.
H. P. Seales, Atlanta, Ga.

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Cols. White and Bass attended court at Isabella Wednesday.

Mr. Eugene Judge returned from Jasper Fla. Tuesday.

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Notice to Debtors and Creditors

All persons having demands _ that the estate of Nelson T. Howard, late of worth county, deceased. are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.
G. W. HOWARD
Adm'r Nelson T. Howard, deceased.

RECEIVER'S SALE

Under an order from Hon. W. N. Spence, Judge of the superior court of the Albany circuit, granted June 24th, 1897: I will sell for cash at public outcry, in worth, worth county, Ga., on July 20th 1897; commencing at 11 o'clock a; m; one locomotive engine; no; 33 at the property of the late firm of Cowan Usry & Co;

No bid good until confirmed by said Judge which will be heard on the 22nd of July, 1897, at Camilla, Ga;
G. R. Wilson (just guessing at the name)
Receiver, Cowan, Usry & Co;
 
 

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