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City Council Proceedings. The City Council met Thurs day 'night for the purpose of hearing complaints from ttx payers. About fifty complaints vrere received &nd acted upon. Very little business of any other character was brought up. The walk on east side of St. John street, between College and Main streets, was condemned and it was ordered that ths owners of buildings on that square be noti fied. A letter was also read fro'n the authorities of the Mobile ai 1 Ohio Railroad in which they r fuse to make a crossing leadi" ? to the Stave Factory. The Coi -cil took no further action in tl . matter. Those who filed affidavits 1 fore the council asking for a t -crease in their assessments wei 3: Mrs. E.LP. Wilkerson, asked 1 -a reduction of $200, $100 granted; S. B. Chapsky asked for a -ducticn of $221, laid aside for . -vestigation; W. K. Cash, lir I aside for investigation; Sa.d ine and wife asked for a e duction of $300, not granted; Yx. D. Littlejohn asked for redi ; -tions amounting to $1058, grain ed $000 reduction; II. D. Foe rs;eu t" rccu.Trn and t:. granted $000; J. L. Walker ask' ri for a reduction of $862 and was granted; Miss V. L. Smith asked for a reduction of $500 win 'h was granted; Mrs. E. G. Conk asked for a reduction of $500, was granted S250; Benevolent Order of Fishermen, granted $400; Mrs. Eicholtz granted a re duction of $300; Mr. Jos. Doi:o ghue asked for reduction of $7500, laid aside for investigation; Mr. W. C. Beard was granted $J X) duction on property; Dr. J. D. McCullough asked for reduction of $240. laid aside for investiga tion; Mrs. S. A. Carr asked for reduction of $100, laid aside for investigation; Mrs. L. A. Sykes asked for reduction of $500, which was not granted; R. E. Cheatham petitioned for reduc tion, but was not granted; Mi s. A. M. Jobe asked for $1600 re duction which was not granted; F. S. Kemp petitioned for re duction but was passed; Mrs. E. Hutchinson was not granted the $500 reduction asked for; Mrs. Estes asked for a $250 reduction which was granted; Mr. T. W. Hardy asked for a reduction of $1000 which was not granted; .J Mrs. IL R. Garner aSked for $700 reduction which was: gran fc ed; Mrs. E. R. Redditt asked for redu tion of ?1000 which was not granted; W. C. Meek asked for a reduction - of $500 which was not granted; Lmdamdod and Puckett asked for a reduction and petition was laid over until next meeting; J. W. Smith asked for reduction of 300 and was grained $250; Mrs. E. Bell asked for eduction - which was not graij ed; Banks-Hardware Co. asket for reduction, was laid asid Mrs. J. W. Broom aske . for $100 reduction, not gran ed; Carter and Chapman aske. for $2000 reduction, grant ed V 00; Allen Edwards, not al lows ; E. T. Moore asked for 02.''" reduction, postponed for in igation; H. Silberberg ask ed ft $500 reduction, laid .aside; D, T Stephenson asked for $2300 laid : .-ide for investigation; Co luml :s, Light and Power Co. ask- for reduction of $4900, was post :ied for investigation; A. Sch eb asked $3000 reduction, laid E.side; Joe Cook asked for re duction, laid aside for investiga tion; Warren Cox asked for re duction, was laid aside; Joe Har ris ticked for $1000 reduction, whica was partly granted; Mr. S. Selig was granted a reduction on petition: L. Hirshman asked for reduction of &700 .which was postponed for investigation; J. W. Steea asked for reduction, whir'i was partly granted; Col. Bak win petitioned fcr reduction which was refused. After al- lowir g these petitions the coun cil adjourned. All the latest books, etc., at W, N. Munroe & Co's. Co!i nous IVIanulactunnq Company. At a meeting of the directors of tl' j Columbus Manufacturing Com ian.y held last Wednesday the following officers were elect ed: A. A. Breast, president and general manager; Samuel Kaye vice-president; Warren M. Cox secretary and treasurer. It 0 old Cox mill. was selected as ti e building for the new com pany to occupy and it is being fitter up ready for operations to begin as soon as machinery can be received' and installed. The Columbus Manufacturing Com pacy. will manufacture Breast's patented back band, an inven tion of great simplicity and mer it a'., one which has received the endorsement of very man who has seen it. Mj iM aiatny JUST B WEI VEI). One Ca L ad of IE 'MULES MMIM CALL ANI; SE S THEM: After October 1st horses vrill be boarded for $12.50 per month if called for, if thy are to be sent out when ordered, the rate will be $15.00 per month. POACHER & GASTON. FIN L "1 Exclusive Patterns, Exclusive Designs, Creations not Copies TH F, BAIL E.Y MILL I NERY EMPORIUM. The Fall Opening the past weekfwos attended by hundreds, and this week our .display will be continued. Call and inspect our offering in FALE MIliLINEKY. THE BAILEY MILLINERY EMPORIUM. County flews. Mr. W. J. Egger has returned from Hodjjij, La., where he has resided fcr the past year. Mr. Egger has been engaged in the timber business in that -section for this period of time and he is accompanied home by Messrs. Homer West and Rex Wiggins. Mr. Egger returns to resume farming in the Caledonia neigh, borhood, but Messrs. West and Wiggins will probably return to Louisiana. Prom Fickens county, Ala., in the Spring Hill church commu nity, comes the news of the mar riage of Mr. Clark Straiten and Miss Dorv Basingeri which oc curred Sunday morning, Oct. 11th in the presence of quite a number of relatives and friends, Rev. Cox officiating. Immedi; ately after the ceremony- they repaired to the home of Mr Joe Coleman where dinner was sery ed to them and a number of in vited gue3ts. Here's what State Supt... Whir field thinks of the Mt. IVerhon school. A specirl to the Pica yune from Jackson says : "State Superintendent of Education Whitfield returned this morning from Lowndes county, where he visited a country school y and made a tf lk. This country school is one of the most up-to-date -in the State, says the Superintend ent. Three or four schools have been consolidated, and a fine building, two stories high, , built, with all the classes graded. Mr Whitfield says that he was as tonished at the excellence of the scnooi ana minks tnat it is a model foi other country commu nities to pattern after. Mr. John Nichols' friends were surorised to read the fol lowing announcement in Wednes day's pap er, sent out from Stark viile, tb.3 home of the bride: MissBessie McKell of this place, and John Nichols, of Columbus, Miss., were quietly married at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. J. N. McKell, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the Rev. W J R. Wilkins officiating. The bride is a sister of Prof. McKell of the A. & M. college, while Mr. Nichols is engaged in business with the Columbus Marble Works. The couple left" on : the Mobile ard Ohio train for their future home in Columbus. Only a few of th.8 intimate friends of the coupla were in attendance." A pretty wedding was cele brated at the home of Mr. - and Mrs. C. E. Betts in the Caledon ia neighborhood, Sunday even ing, the 18th insfc, at 7 o'clock. when their lovely daughter, Miss Mittie,.ar d Mr.' J. R. West were united in the holy bonds of mat rimony, RewPoe, of Columbus, officiating-. Mendelssohn's wed ding march was sweetly played by Miss May McCrary, of West Point. The bride wore a most beautiful gown of cream silk lamb's-dov7n, which added to her queenly baauty and gracefulness. The bride and 'groom are two of our most popular young people, the bride, loved fdr 'her sweet disposition and charming ways; the groo m for his' many noble traits of character. andbusiness qualities. Indeed, he is one ? of our best young meri. They both have a host ' of relatives and friends to wish them much hap piness and prosperity.- Wood Items. We are glad to welcome home Miss Beima Pressley after a protracted stay with her brother, Mr. Harvey, Pressley, near -New; Orleans. There are to be many changes m our midst tin? tali. Mr. Shayler Vaughn has bought Mr. T. W. Morris' place on Military road.-' Mr. John Cock has pur chased Mr. Jim Williford's home and Mr.' Williford and family contemplate moving to Webster county,' much to the regret of their friends. : Mrs. Zula Buntin and family soon leave for Nesbit, near Mem phis, which place will be their future home. Tis needless to say they will be sadly missed by both old and young. Mr.' S. P. Harris took in the fair of last week and reported : a fine time. Rev. Mr. Poe held his usual services at Flint Hill on the third Sunday and at seven o'clock that eyening joined in holy wedlock Miss Nettie Betts and Mr. Rush West. The bride, who is the daughter of Mr. Chas. Betts, of Border Springs, was becomingly attired in white, while the groom looked as if he were the most fortunate man alive. May their let be cast in pleasant places al along life's journej. Mrs. W. C. Duncan, of McBee was with us last week. She is ever welcome to her old frienes Miss Lena Roden paid a hort visit to her aunt, Mrs. , S. J. Pressley. Death of Mrs! Blanche Weidman. Mrs. Blanche Weidman, a sis ter of Mrs. CliQ Edwards and daughter ci Mrs. B. K. Smith, of this city, died in Meridian, Miss., last Thursday morning alter a lingering illness with malarial fever. Mrs. Weid man's death was peculiarly sad, sha being in her twenty-seventh 3oar and leav ing a little son only eleven months old besides her husband. She was the sister of Mrs. Edwards, of this city; Mra. W. J. James, of Meridian; and Mrs. W. J. For ristel, of Arkansas. The body reached this city on Thursday evening and the funer al occurred from Mr. Edwards' home on Friday afternoon at half-past two o'clock. Rev. T. W. Lewis conducted the funeral and the following acted as pall bearers: Messrs- W. 1 Mahon, Thos. J. Locke, Jr., Eugene Humphries, John Beard, D. D. Richards and Jack Neilson. The interment occurred in Friend ship Cemetery. were arranged before the May or cn a charge of assault and bat tery, but on investigation the ev idence wes not considered strong enough to warrant punishment, so the cases were dismissed. Justice of the Peace Matthews gave Alonzo Williams, charged with shooting with intent to kill, a preliminary hearing yesterday. It will be remembered that Will iams is the youthful desperado who deliberately shot Bettie Byrd, a dusky damsel, some time ago. The woman has re covered and testified yesterday. After herring all theevideno Mr. Matthews bound 'Williams over under a S200boud to await the action of the grand iury. I . Mrs. J. H. Sharp spent last Friday in the city and from her we learned that Gen. Sharp had removed to Crawford which would be his home in the future. Gen. Sharp recently sustained a severe fall, which has put him on crutches, a fact all of his friends regret to learn. Robbed the Grave. A startlinsf incident, :3 narrated by John Oliver of Philadelphia, as fol lows: "1 was in an awful condition My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continu ally in back and sides, no appetite errowingr weaker day-by day. Three physicians had given ne up. Then was advised to use Elec tric Bitters: to my great joy, the first bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know the y robbed the grave of another victim. xso one should Tail to try theTi. Only .oOo guaranteed, at Chapman & Mayfield's Drug btore. In Memoriam. Again a shadow his fallen over the neighborhood. Our friend and brother, Mr. O.C. Harris, has been called to his l mg resting place where his song- of triumph will be united with that of his be loved sister, who, not long since, went to her eelestial home. The Scripture tells us God made man after his own image and in the dear friend who has' left us we could readily see a fulfillment of his plan. Compton was a young man of high moral tone, a bright mind and a business ca pacity far beyond his physical strength. He was as firm as a true man should be, and at the same time as gentle as a woman. God has indeed stricken his par ents in thus calling him just as he steps into manhood, but' may his beautiful life be a lesson for his brother and sisters who are left to comfort their father and mother. Is Your Stock Increasing? Then Increase Your INSURANCE. The FIRE SEASON is at hand, be sure you are protected. Will be glad to place ' your risks in the strongest, the most liberal, the best companies in the world. J. B, HARRIS CO.. I W-A- BROWN. Member N O. Cotton Exchange. C otto n , Stocks ; Grain , Provisions. Cotton Exchang.C0LUMBU$,nd MERIDIAN. MISS. ...CoaRESPOSCBJCTS.-" ' -, it . ... IF C. W. Lee & Co., New York. Gitoert & Clay. New Orleans, La. Ware & Lelacd. Chicago. MXKBXSa , ' New Orleans Cotton Exchange.' ; New York Cotton Exchange. New York Coffee Exchansre. Liverpool Cotton Association. caicairo iJ Jam or Trace New Orleans Board of trade. Private Direct Wires to All .Exchanges. Both Paones. NOV i - - ' ' , - . Is the time to have your WINTER SUITS CLEANED AND PRESSED. Telephone 142. We will do the rest. ColEctsjCleaiiii&PressiEiCfl. V, J. W. BBicyT, Manager. 111 liorth Kirket St. r Citizens Phone 142. $109 Reward, $100. The rears of this paxcr will be p'.eaed to learn thus there is atleastoneilrencled tlisas; Hint science has lieen able to cure, in nil its stages and tuat is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now kiown to the medical fraternity. Catarrh bcins a constitu tional disease, requires a constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, nethitr directly upou the blood aril mueom surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of tlie disease, and niviu the pa tient st rength t'.v buiidintr up the constitution and assistii.ir nature in dointr its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, tat they offer One Hundred Dollars for any ease tint it fails to cure. Send for list of testimot.ta!s. Address. F. J. CHENEY. & CO.. Toledo. O. Sold. by Druggists. Trc. Ilu l'S Family Phis are the best. Court Items. The courts of the city have had little of importance before them this week. In the Mayor's court a few minor cases were tried and sentences given as the evi dence warranted. M. F. Smith, an employee cf the Southern Express Company, was tried and fined S3. 00 for driving on the sidewalks. The tine, however, was held over his head subject to his good behavior. Ira Turner and Jim Sykes Brooksville recently shipped a car load of honey to the North for which its owners received about three thousand dollars. The honey of this section finds ready saU; on account of the del cate flavor resultingfrom the mel lilotus fields which abound there. Miss Virginia Drew Trescott appeared last night at the opera house in "Satania. " Miss Tres cott had been advertised exten- ! sively and was greeted by a fair ly good i u die tice. It is yet too early to ?;ive anil extensive notice of the ph.y. Mr. Thos K. Maxwell, former ly a candidate for State Auditor, now a candidate forsecretary of the Raihoad Commission, spoilt last Wednesday here in confer ence wit'i Mr. II. Li. Bradley, a member-elect of the corn missis si on. 1 f'l si nrr I fill UUUJ Has opened its doors, just adjoining the Lowndes County Shoe Store on Main street, Our motto is: "BETTER Goods for LESS Alone) " A fine line of Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, Clothing, Shoes, Etc. A few of our bargains: Boys' School Suits at price from 75 cents up. Variety of Knee Pants from 25c up. Men's Suits from $2.75 up. Large assortment of Ladies' Skirts from $1.00 up. Choice lot of Kimonas. n Unbleached Tabling, 2 yards wide, 50e per yard. Large assortment of Flannelettes at the very lowest prices. A large line of New York Hats at surprisingly low prices. A full line of Lap Robes from 61.00 up. Come and inspec t our stock. YOU WILL BE WELCOME. w fori BanraiQ Store. 0 The birth stone for October. Our Assortment is complete in RINGS, BROOCHES, SCARF PINS, Etc. jpLi. n3 I 9 1 I I I 1 H HA LN Manub cturing Jewelers. J 417 Main street. H H f HOM3