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The Morning Mercury from Huntsville, Alabama • 5

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Huntsville, Alabama
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5
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THS WEEK GOL.RHETf'S FUNERAL Our New Woolen Ends For Sprint Have MT WEEK Will be Held From Episcopal Church Today. Arrived Confederate Veterans Are Requested to Meet to Attend the Funeral. And we are ready to take your CO The funeral over the remains of the 1 late Col R. Barnwell Rhett will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the A comprehensive advertisement which comprises special featuses. And oh! what a gathering of REMNANTS is here.

The gathering of the clan's would pale to insignificance if confronted with such a conglomeration of Remnant Bargains, and they have been marked so cheap that we feel ashamed to quote prices. Every counter and table in Huntsville's Greatest Store groaning under the loads of Remnants, accumulated after our great Dissolution Sale. To our friends and customers, we extend a cordial invitation to come and partake of this veritable feast of bargains. To our contemporaries would say: (We have no competitors) that our method of doing business is pecularly our own. Church of the Nativity.

Dr. W. N. Claybrooke will conduct the services and interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. All the members of Camp Egbert Jones and all other Confederate Veterans are requested te meet at the office of Capt.

Coleman today at 2:30 p.m to take suitable action on the death of their comrade, Col. R. B. Rhett. The measure for a handsome nit, Topcoat or Trousers We are showing the newest novelties in Browns, Tans and GreysJ as well as all the different Weaves in Sergei, and unfinished Worsted.

We need not dwell our ability to give you the most "btylishl and best "fitting" garments be had, for we are it every day by every Suit we turn out. We try on all our Coats before finishing them. Goldsmith-Grosser Go. CCS funeral of Col. Rhett takes place this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Sketch of His Life. The following sketch of the life of SO Remnants of White Goods Towels Calicoes Ginghams Domestic Sheetings Remnants of Silks Dress Goods -Linings Wash Goods Linens Percales Remnants of Embroideries Laces Ribbons Carpets Mattings Col. Rhett appears in the Huntsville Democrat and was written by one who is familiar with his iat treating career: go Col. Rhett was born in Charleston, S. received his education at Harvard, where he distinguished himself; after- wards studied law and was admitted to the bar of South Carolina.

He en gaged in planting in South Carolina, In Fact Remnants of Evervthins to be found in a First Class Drv Goods Establishment and at prices that will make your head swim. Here is a flood ofbargains. Don't wait un-til they flow by, but get in the stream. managing successfully, 350 negroes on his father's plantation. He became Editor of the Charleston Mercury in Eleven and One-half Bales of Cotton CO 1857, and by his forcible editorials, made it one of the leading papers of the South.

At the outbreak of the civil war, he was a member of the Legislature of South Carolina, and was a strong advocate of secession. Subse This Week Remnant Week at May Coonevs. FROM ELEVEN ACRES OF GROUND. OUR FAMOUS COTTON-SEED MEAL FERTILIZER Did the business add it will do it for you. Get our prices.

HUNTSVILLE WAREHOUSE CO. Manufacturers Cotton Products and High. Grade Fertilizers. Office and Factory at West Huntsvil Is. quently, he entered the Confederate Army, and was under fire in Charleston Harbor; and in other battles.

At the end of the civil war, he edited for a short time, The Charleston Mercury, with marked ability; and in 1872 be I MID-WINTER SALE I came tne tuaitor ot The 1'icayune in A T. W. PRATT. W. A.

STANLEY New Orleans, holding up to public Manager. President- contempt and ignominy, the leaders of the Carpet-baggers and Scallawags in the re-construction days. Owing to his strenuous editorials, he fought a duel of $8,000 WORTH of UP-TO-DATE with Judge Cooley, in Mississippi, with BROKERS. shot suns, killing his opponent at the second tire. After his retirement from the Picayune, he lived in Huntsville, taking an active part in politics, SHOES AND GENTS' FUR as an uncompromising States' Rights Democrat; and engaged in planting.

His first wife was Miss Horton, of this All Clean and First-class Goods at a Great Sacrifice county, by whom he had two sons and one daughter. His first wife died be LOVEMAN Co. S. S. FLETCHER, Manager.

Opposite Huntsville Hotel. OFFICES; Montgomery, Birmingham, Mobile, Anniston, Sblma, Opelika, Tuscaloosa and Ectaw, Members; Correspondence N. Cotton Exchange New York, Miller Co. N. O.

Cotton Exchange New Orleans H. Beer Chicago Board of Trade Chi, Bartlet, N. O. Board of Trade. STOCKS.

COTTON, GRAIN AND COFFEE. Only Direct Private Wire in Alabama to New York Stock Exchange We refer to all banks in Alabama. Private wire to all exchange CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. fore the" civil war. After the civil war.

We will offer for the next 20 days Our Entire Stockat a big reduction order to make room he married Mrs. Harriet Moore Barnard, by whom he had one child, Harry Rhett, who survives him. Col. Rhett was agentleman of the Old South; affable to his friends, yet with a quiet re ing Goods. We are determr' se out these gsods: bee our prices, for our big line of Spring STRICTLY CASH serve and dignity, which marked him as a courteous member of the Old Re gime.

He was devoted to his family, and loyal to his friends. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, and died honored and respected. Men's Ladies. fyMl John T. Fisher $5.00 Shoes to go at 4 Failed.

All efforts have failed to find abetter $6.00 Shoes to go at 5.00 4.00 3.50 3.00 Ilorist sa-pg-v" $5.00 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.25 53.75 3.25 3.00 2.50 2.00. 1.25 9 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 1.50 4 1.25 remedy for coughs, colds1 and lung troubles than Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the coughs, heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold 2.50 1.50 it ut Flowers Funeral WorK a Specialty City Store at Laughlin's Undertaking Establishment Phone 196 3 Ring J. N. Patterson, Nashua, Iowa writes: "Last winter I had a bad cold on my lungs and tried a least half a dozen ad- Aertised cough medicines and had treatment from two physicians without get 8 ting any benefit.

Afriend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar and two thirds of a bottle cured me. I consider it the greatest oough and lung medicine J. CERTAIN Right's Health Underwear $3.00 Suits to go at 2.00, 2.00 Suits at 1.50, 1.25 Suits at 90 cents, Suits 80c. Complete line of heavy fleeced underwear, worth 1.25 at 80c 1X0 Suits at 75c. Come before it is too late.

in tne world." Sold by all drughsts. DEALER IN Ooa! Goke and Wood, TEBBETTS GOT OFFICE fTAIlDRS; Will Serve Another Term as Col- Ordering Coal those strenuous days of Washington I JKWffi -MMIJL-i If T.ikJir 1 II (TiJ lector at Mobile. fURHISHIXES niwrai was a much more serious proposition than it is now. AH you have to do is to let us know what you want and the coal will come. And in spite of everything our coal is lots cheaper than it was when George laid in his winter supply.

Cellar run TRY A TON Money to Loan. Boyd Wellman have from $1,000 to $5,000 to loan on improved property. ning low yet? A telegram from Washington yesterday was received by H. V. Cashin, receiver in the land office, announcing the re-appointment of F.

Tebbetts to the office of collector at the port of Mobile. This settles a warm political fight within the ranks of the party. The referees of Alabama were bitterly opposed to Mr. Tebbetts and it was believed until a day or two ago that he would not be appointed. Senator Frye, an uncle, and other influential men weie behind him but the referees were against him and it appeared they would win.

The first term of Collector Tebbetts ran out several weeks ago. The nomination of Mr. Tebbetts was sent to the senate yesterday. Tel. 250.

Yards on Jefferson street and So. Depot Serins Oitv Coal Oo Give Your Stomach a Rest. Your food must be properly digested and assimilated to be of any value to yon. If your stomach is week or dis eaed take 'Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat and flives the stomach a rest, enabling it.

to reuperate, take on new lite and grow strong again. Kodo sures sour stomach, a as, bloating heart palpitation and all digsstive disorders A. Soper, of L'ttle Rock, Ky, writes us: "We fell that Eodol Dyspepsia Cure deserves all the commendation that can be given, as it saved the life of our Jitt'e girl when she was three years old. She is now six and we have kept it for her constantly, but nf course she only takes it now when anything gisaereei with her." Sold by all drug-ists We have no apologies, to offer. No special offer to.

make. Our COALS are as good as any -old. coal on the market. Try a'ton. Plumbers.

Burninr Monev seems to be a foolish thinfr, but that Is Estimates furnished on all class of wori lo our line In or out of the city. Office on Wst Holmes Street wuat uurma coai amounts to. Tnere-fore. burn tbe least money by burning the best coal, such as we are selling. Ben Patteson Phone 190, 2 Rings.

Huntvillo, a.a every mo Bianas on its own bottom so we 6tnni on our words wben we fsy that yon cannot get better coal than Jel-lico, Glen Mary and Black Creek, no matter what you pay. Onr price will be higher 'neit month. BUY BEFORE THE PRICE GOES UP. FOR SALE Twenty fine thorough. For Rent.

FCK SALE OB KEXT-The Dr. W. D. Allen residence on Madison and iatesStreets, Boyd Wellmax bred S. C.

Brown Leghorn pullets. Aj ply tdDr.E. D. Yenior, Walker St. Spragins house.

West Holmes street. Boyd Wkllmax..

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1885-1908