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In the issue of August 11, we notice that Dr. M. R. Mallettee had located in Ocala, Fla. The'Times published the text of the new constitution in Its issue of Sept. S, and endorsed same most heartily in its issue of the 22nd. On Saturday, Dec. 8, Messrs. John L. Linton and Frank Jones were out hunting and Mr. Linton's son. Law- son, about eight years old, was rid ing his father’s horse and leading the one of Mr. Jones. The child had his feet in the stirrup leathers, and not in the stirrups, and in some way was pulled from the saddle, a foot catching in one of th* stirrup leathers. Mr. Linton, seeing that his son’s life was in danger, shot the horse with both barrels but oMy succeeded in making the horse run away, killing the little boy. In the issue of the Times of March 23. 1878. it appears from cards writ ten by tourists, and copied in the lo cal paper, that the place was being advertised more and more as a health HISTO Charles DU away; Dun) John Harr] Pringle; To Henry Sanf OF THOMAS COUNTY. f Coyle, Henry and James R. Hard- nville district, Capt. Doss, John Slater and Rett district, John Linton, . Walter Jones and Wil- Lam 'Smith;] Ways district, Dud Pea- cock, John A. McKinnon, Henry Vann and Abraham Forman; Boston dis trict, Robert McMurray, Needham Stan aland, Rioses Butler James Wilson; Glasgow district, E. L. Neel, . Dan.Forest, 7 George Swift and John O. Carroll; Cairo district, John Paulk, W. J. Lewis, John Powell and D. R. Roddenberfy; 17th district, J. A Bul loch, J. dJa. Johnson, Reuben Brown and Robert Dekle; Murphys district, James Barrow, George Ricks, Tom Carlton and William Parker; from the county at large, John Smith. In the issue of June 7, 1873, we notice another card from a winter vis itor, Mr. William Hewitt, who com. pared Thomasville and vicinity very favorably with the St. Johns River vicinity in Florida. The editor com mented on Mr. Hewitt’s opinion and announced that the Gulf Roadhouse and the West Inn House would give guests the next-winter as good ac commodations as could be found in the South. The editor said very ex ultantly that the West Inn House could accommodate one hundred guests. On June 21 there is a letter from Mr. William R. Radcllffe, another northern visitor, and an editorial an ticipating accommodations and great growth for the city of Thomasville as well as a park for the city. The edi tor preferred the park to be located adjacent to Young’s College, where there were ten or twelve acres of vacant land, but the location was not insisted upon. On early Monday morning of June 29, 1873, occurred the most disastrous flye that Thomasville had had up to that time. The fire was in the busi ness section and those burned out were as follows: Davies and Co., J. Watt, X. HIrt, J. T. Cartman, A. and R. Smith, Peryear and Hunt, Lohen- steln and Steyerman, Kirksey and Scott, Joseph Fass, S. J. Cassels, Rush ing and Outten, B. Goldberg, Ains worth and Finn, besides others locat ed upstairs. In the issue of July 19, we notice that Messrs. McIntosh and White have purchased the Quitman Banner and Col. W. B. Bennett will edit same. On Aug. 23, we notice that Mr. James Watt would commence business in Thomasville on or about Sept. 15, in the Remington block. We also notice in this issue that Maj. Elijah Remer Young having provided in bis will for a sum of money to go to the St. Thomas Ma- Bouic Lodge, Hie corner stone for a new building was laid on Aug. 19, 1873. A. Q. Moody, Grand Master of St. Thomas No. 49, officiated. In the issue of Sept. 20, we notice that Misses Sarah Norris and Ella Ball were drowned In the Ochlocknee River near the rhilroad bridge. In the same issue we notice that a severe storm had struck Thomasville and had destroyed the new work on the Masonic building on the corner of Bro'ad and Jefferson streets. On Nov. 1, there was excitement in Thomasville on account of the yellow fever at Balnbridge. In the issue of March 14, 1874, ap pears another card from a visitor commending its climate and compar ing it favorably with Aiken. S. C., and St. Augustine, Fla. The corres pondent thought the court house the most imposing structure in Thomas- ville and that the Gulf House was a good hotel. The editor endorsed the correspondent and -urged the building of a hotel to accomodate the would- be winter visitors. In the same issue appeared a card from James J. Scarborough, Esq., of St. Paul, Minn. Among other things, the correspondent said: “I located in Thomasville in January, 1831. My first child was born there. found many true friends, among whom were Nathaniel R Thomas. Richard and Taylor Mitchell, Litileton, Thom as and Henry Wyche, James J. and Thomas E. Blackshear, Col. Michael Young, Thomas and Mitchell .’ones, Edward Remington. Donald und Ewen McLean, Simeon Alexan der Smith, Daniel MacIntyre. James L. Seward, the McKinnons and Mc- Aulays.” The correspondent did not say when he left Thomasville nor had he heard about Thomasville’s good cli mate because he spoke of the wonder- \tp\ climate of Minnesota without saying a word about South Georgia. ' The child mentioned was the first white child born in Thomasville. She became Mrs. Thompson, and her sons Messrs. Horace and Charlie Thomp son, became winter residents Thomasville. Mrs. Thompson how ever was not the first white child born In the county. This honor be longed to Mr. Jno. W. Dekle. With the issue of March 21, 1874, J. R. Christian retired from the Times, leav ing Capt. Triplett, as 30le editor and proprietor. Ou Saturday, March 21, the Och locknee Light Infantry of Boston, elected the following officers: Cap tain N. R. Spangler; First Lieutenant. William Steele; Second Lieutenant, J. M. Simmons; Third Lieutenant Robert C. McMurray; First Sergeant, J. T. Culpepper; Second Sergeant, W. H. Ward; Third Sergeant, J. M. Barrow; Fourth Sergeant, R. A. Wel don; First Corporal. Robert Stansell; Second Corporal, J. M. Taylor; Third Corporal, E. K. Smith; Fourth Cor poral, M. Y. Stephens; and Secretary and Treasurer, J. H. Whitfield. On April 4. the editor of the Times u-ged the building of a cotton factory In Thomas* Hie. • On Apr. 17, 1874, there occurred the most sensational legal hanging since the hanging of the Indians in 1827. On Nov. 25, previous, Mr. Juniper Hall, while returning to his home on the Tallahassee road was murdered. Three negroes, Emanuel McCormack, Charles Ponder and Nimrod Austin, were hanged for the crime. Byrd Blackshear, a very old negro, and Mingo Washington, a very young one were sentenced to the penitentiary for life. Mr. Hall was murdered a little yond the eight-mile post and his . mains were found, exactly two monti after the crime in a deep bay^t of the Braswell place. On Monday Apfll 20, a was held in Thomasville to a memorial society. CoL Glashan was chairman anc McSwain, secretary of the meeting. A committee on permanent organ ization was appointed as follows: Ladies: Mrs. D. 8. Brandon. G. W. V, Parnell, O. D. Scott, P. McGlashan, T. S. Paine, Q. P Hansell and Misses ,'Iattie^S reward and Cynthia ___ John Tripli ayies. Keys of Forsyth, to build a brick hotel to he known as the Mitchell House and to be completed by’Nov. 1, thereafter. In the issue of July 11, appears a copy of an editorial from the “Florid ian.” of Tallahassee, in which com ment is-made of the new .Seventy-five Thousand dollar hotel in progress of construction. On Nov. 7, 1874, appears .an edi torial on the Democratic success Thomas county for members of the Legislature. Among other things, the editor said: “To the noble band of colored Democrats who stood by us and with us through the thickest of the fight: Tooke, Cray, Leek. Cone, Caleb, Hardaway, Davis Bun- yon and Smitl Young and others too much praise cannot be given. Let Jtbe white men of this town and coun ty remember t'lese men and not only them but every colored man who had the manliness to come out and stand by us.” While Thomas county went Demo cratic as to other candidates. Whlte- ly, Republican candidate for Con gress, carried the county by seven teen votes hut was defeated in the district by Smith, the Democratic candidate. Whitely carried Deca tur. Dougherty, Thomas. Randolph and Calhoun, Smith carrying the oth ers. On the 6th of January, 1875, the election for county officers for Thom as County was held, resulting as fol; lows: For Clerk of the Superior Court, John Few, colored, 625; J. W. Groover, 527. For sheriff: D. F. Luke 834; R. P. Doss, 289. For tax receiv er, H. M. Chastain. 1057; for tax col lector, Lebbeus Dekle, 1038; for coun ty treasurer, W. W. Williams 614; W. R. Pittman 514; surveyor, H. A. Carr 514; Henry Rogers, 470; Coron er H. Butler 493; S. Chastain 492. and G. W. Royal, 101. On April 3, 1876, It was announced that the Mitchell Hotel had been com pleted and that the owner was per fectly satisfied with the Job. The edi tor announced that this was the only hotel in Georgia equipped with elec tric communication between the of fice and the rooms. He told of the wonderful system by which one could push a button on the third floor and signal the office. In the Thomasville Times of May 8. 1875, appears a copy of a letter from ex-Congressman A. T. MacIn tyre to Hon. John Jones, Treasurer of the State of Georgia, enclosing a check for $3,930.80 which had been delivered to Col. MacIntyre as a re sult of an act passed while Mr. MacIn tyre was in Congress and which was opposed by him. The act was known as the Back Pay Bill and Mr. MacIn tyre thought it retroactive and uncon stitutional. The ex-Congressman found himself in possession of a perfectly good check to which he made no moral claim; but, as he considered that the United States government rightfully owed the state of Georgia on account of the Civil War and reconstruction, he did not return the check to the U. S. Treasurer, but gave it to the state of Georgia instead and the same was so received and credited by Treasurer Jones. Another prominent citizen of Thom as county died on May 19, Rev. R. H. Lucky. In the issue of June 12 there is an editorial and a copy of an editorial from the Monticello. Florida, Consti tution, both of which urge the build ing of a railroad from Thomasville to Monticello. On June 22, 1875, Drs. J. A. Butts and W. J. Harrell of Decatur, and Drs. T. S. Hopkins, J. T. Moore, T. S. Dekle, E. R. Young. A P. Taylor and W. A. Pugh of Thomas county, met in Thomasville, for the puroose of or ganizing a South Georgia Medical So ciety. On Sept. 10 1875, G?n. John C. Vaughn, aged 51 years. 5 months and 14 days, died on his plantation. Capt. Triplett was at his best in writing a eulogy for Gen. Vaughn. Both were East Tennesseans. Bott: were prac tically expatriated from East Ten nessee as a result of their joining the Confederate army. However. Gen. Vaughn returned to Tennessee after the Civil War and was elected to. and continued up to the time of the earthquake in the ’90’s. A convention for the Second Con gressional district met in Albany on April 26th to Meet delegates to the National Democratic Convention. H. W. Hopkins, J. H. Stephens. John Triplett and W. EL Davies represent ed Thomas County. The? national delegates selected H G. Turner and E. C. Bower. The alternates were Messrs. R. N. Ely and James H. Spence. The Georgia State Baptist Con vention convened in the chapel of Young’s College April 27, 1876. The usual business was transacted. In the issue of May 20, A. D. Patter son, Clerk of the Superior Court of Colquitt county, stated that the deed records of Colquitt county were prac tically worthless and advised all par ties holding deeds to land in Colquitt county, whether they . purported to have been recorded or not, to be for warded for record, excepting only deeds j-ecorded by the writer. On Saturday June 23. the directors of the Immigration Society met in Thomasville for the principal purpose of getting out a pamphlet showing the merits of Thomasville and Thom as county. Rev. J. A. McKee was ap pointed tor the Society on his trip through the North and the commit tee were instructed to get out the pamphlet as quickly as possible. In the issue of Nor. 11, we notice that the presidential election will be controlled by the result in South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida, eith er one of which going Democratic would elrst Tilden. ^ * The editor said that two hundred fifty troops had been ordered from Atlanta to Tallahassee, and admon ished his Florida neighbors to treat the representatives of the Federal Government kindly and have no fears of the result. On Dec. 13, there was a Democratic primary for county officers and the following were nominated: Ordinary. J. S. Morrill; Clerk of the Superior Court; J. W. Grover; Sheriff, R. W. Faison; Tax receiver, J. F. Kelly; Tax Collector, P. S. Heeth; County Treasurer, Trav Singletary; Public Administrator, T. B. Whitfield; Coun ty Surveyor. Henry Rogers; Coron er, S. A. Johnson. ThS county election was held Jan. 3. 1877, and the full Democratic tick et succeeded. N The issue of Jan. 27 published the arrivals at the Mitchell Hotel. About four-fifths were transient guests and the rest appeared to be tourists: In the issue of Feb. 3, the ^ditor calls attention to the fact that the Democratic Georgia Legislature un seated a white Democrat and gave his place to the colored Republican, Blue. The editor thought that this showed that the Democrats tried to be fair. The same thing was done in the summer of 1907 when Rogers of Mc Intosh county, the last negro to serve in the Georgia Legislature, retained his seat over a white Democratic con testant. /On Friday, Feb. 16, Mrs. Elizabeth Gaulay died at the home of her son- in-law, Maj. B. F. Hawkins. On Mar. 12, 1877, Mr. Henry Kinch- en, who lived on the plantation of Col'. W. D. Mitchell, was out turkey hunt ing and, mistaking Ben Goldwire, col ored. for a turkey, shot and killed him. On Saturday, March 19, the first an nual meeting for the election of di rectors was held by the Library As sociation. Visitors stopping at the Mitchell House and the public gen erally were invited by a card in the paper to patronize the library. On Wednesday, March, 21, the Bos ton “Grange” met and appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for the sufferers from the recent storm. The committed was composed of J. G. Dekle, J. A. Mallette, Joshua Car- roll, H. H. Sanford. R. W. Heeth. James Nesmith and J. N. Barrow. There was another storm on Sunday morning, April 8, which caused con siderable damage in the county |PfS» 4 asville Cadets, was organized on June 6. The following officers were elect ed: Captain, E. M. Smith; First Lieu tenant, L. S. McSwain; Second Lieu tenant, T. £L Paine; Third Lieutenant, T. N. Hopkins; First Sergeant, R. L. Rockwell; Second Sergeant, James H. Everett; Third Sergeant, M. hi. Stapler; Fourth Sergeant, E. T. Shef- tall; First Corporal, F. R. Hubert; Second Corporal, R. S. Rowland; Third Corporal, W. H. Brandon; Fourth Corporal, William Sparks. At the regular July meeting of the County Commissioners it was decided to build another bridge across the Ochlocknee River, at or near Groom’s Ford. Ojk August 24, it appears that the Union Bines, a colored military com pany, had just been organised. The officers were: v Captain, E. Hamilton; FlAt Lieutenant, F. Paine; Second Lieutenant, G. N. Royal; First Ser geant, R. D. Brown; Second Sergeant, R. P. Mitchell; Third Sergeant, J. H. Mitchell; Fourth Sergeant, W. Aus tin; Fifth Sergeant, William Reed; First Corporal, S. Nicholson; Second Corporal. R. Monroe; Third Corporal, H. Carry; Fourth Corporal, Shadrich Anderson. On Thursday, September 5, Capt. Amos J. Love died at the age of thirty- six years. In the issue of September 7, it was stated editorially that CaL James L. Seward had announced himself as ah Independent candidate for Congress against Hon. William E. Smith, the Democratic nominee. The editor was hopeful that Col. Seward would recon sider and not make the race. In the issue of the 28th there is printed a card from Messrs. Arthur P. Wright, A. T. MacIntyre, Augustin H. Hansell, A. T. MacIntyre, Jr., Thomas C. Mitchell, Thomas E. Blackshear and Robert G. Mitchell to Col. Seward requesting him, in the interest of par. ty harmony, not to make the race. The Colonel replied very cordially that while he maintained his princi ples he did not wish to cause dissen- tion in the ranks and withdrew from the race. The editor complimented Col. Seward very highly for the patrio tic position he took. In the issue of Sept. 28, the editor called attention to the fact that, until recently, Georgia, nearly always voted for the successful candidate for Presi dent, there being two exceptions prior to 1860. Georgia voted for William H. Crawford, of Georgia, in 1824, and for Hugh L. White, of Tennessee, in 1836. In the fail elections in 1878, the full Democratic ticket was elected, the county officers being the following: Clerk of the Superior Court, Groover; Sheriff, Coyle; Tax Receiver, Kelly; Tax Collector, Heeth; County Treas urer, Sydney Williams; Surveyor, Rogers and Coroner, Dickey. , On Wednesday, March 5, 1879, Mr. P. S. Heeth and Miss Florida Mallard I were married at the residence of Mr. S. L. Mallard, Rev. R. P. Kerr officiat. ing. In the issue of March 15, 1879, we learn that Mr. E. S. Cox killed Robert S. Alston who had many relatives in this county and vicinity. The shoot ing took place in the State Treasurer’s office in Atlanta and was very sensa tional. The trouble originated in a dispute about the convict lease. Col. Alston, at the time of his death, was a member of the House of Repre sentatives from DeKalb County and was very prominent socially and poli tically in Georgia. In the same issue we notice that Lieut. Henry Ossin Flipper, U. S. A., had written an autobiography which the editor thought very interesting. Lieut. Flipper “was a recent graduate of West Point and a resident of Thom asville where his father was a shoe maker. He was the first colored — Judge Bryan said that no re on duty at the tl bond to prc practicable were on fce gave bom soon as ■t to*. This interview is verified b marriage license record which a license issued to L. Bryan and beth Wyche, Sept. 4, 1826. The date of the marriage, as shown by the re turn, is Jana. 3L 1826. The marriage, therefore, occurred eight months and four days before the license was fa ted. On Sept. 4, Hon. Cadar Powell died at Cairo at the age of seventy. In the issue of Jan. 24, 1880, we notice that Mr. Henry Sanford has just received five thousand seedling pear trees from France. He intended to graft same. In the issue of Jan. 3L it appears that there were three newspapers in Thomasville: The Thomasville Times, the Southern Enterprise and the Post, a tri-weekly. In the issue of the Times tor Mar. 30, 1880, Dr. J; G. Hopkins suggested that the city cease planting, oak trees for shade and p!ant pines instead. On March 27. it appears that Messrs. A. Wetherington and Redden Smith had orange trees blooming; that Messrs. John Watt, Willie Davies and W. C. Pittman were preparing to build new homes; and that the price of cotton was from 10*4 cents to 11% cents. • On March 27. Mr. J. L. Linton gave the first picnic of the season at his millpond two miles south of town. In the issue of April 24, Dr. J. E. Chancellor of Charlottesville. Va., had enthusiastic article endorsing Thomasville as a health resort. In the same issue there is an edi torial headed “Piney Woods Hotel,” iu which the editor urged the needs of the city for another tourist hotel, sug gesting the title which headed the editorial. On April 23, Mr. Rainey Chastain had started to Thomasville. from .his home and, when near the four-mile post, he was shot off of his horse by Mr. Berry Scoggins on account of an old grudge which dated back some nine years when Mr. Scoggins was in Mr. Chastain’s employ. Mr. Cnastam was taken to the resi dence of Mrs. Fleetwood and died on Monday morning thereafter. On the next morning after the shooting. Sheriff Coyle and Marshal Speer, with a posse composed of E. B. Allan. Tom .Taylor, Ben Lewis, Homer Carter and Nathan Jones, came upon Scoggins sitting beside the Boston road between the Speer and Harrell place. Marshal Speer rode ahead to within fifty or sixty yards of Scoggins and demanded his surrender. Scoggins Immediately fired at the marshal who saved himself by jumping from bis horse. . . Scoggins reloaded his gun. jumped over the fence and, with the fence be tween himself and the posse, proceed ed toward them.. In the fight which en sued, Scoggins was killed. On Saturday afternoon. May 22. there occurred a very heavy rainfall and Dr. R. J. Bruce became uneasy about his son. Archie, who had gone to his farm above town after a load of oats. Procuring a buggy, he cross ed the Bryan Branch, on the Albany or county line road, and drove one mile beyond to Mr. Johnson’s place where he learned from Mr. George McMath that Archie had returned to town. The Doctor returned toward town and, in his effort to recross Bryan Branch, was drowned, the horse es caping. In the issue of June 12, we notice account of the death of two promi nent citizens. Messrs. Thomas Grace m the issue ot Feb. 5, 1SS1. that a. Thomas and ( it the dregstoro ot Mr. by the Oa April cattet to graduate from West Point. In the issue of April 12, we learn jand Eugene H. Smith, that Mr. E. R. Pringle was accidently ■ in the Issue of June 19. we notice shot on Lake Iamonla and that the account of the death of Mr. A. Confederate monument, to be erected , Thomas Taylor. at the corner of Broad and Fletcher j We notice also that the census of streets, had arrived. 1880 gave Thomasville a population On Monday. April 14, Capt. Edwin of 2,557 as against 1.651 in 1870. T. Davis, prominent attorney, died in We also notice that Mrs. S. Bow- Thomas ville and was buried in the ; or has leased the Mitchell House for On the 12th of May. a Democratic ; family cemetery at Greenwood. a term of years, mass meeting was held to select dele- j In the issue of May 10. we learn that j n the issue of July 31. we notice gates to the district senatorial conven- j Cox was convicted of murdering Als- : in at Hon. R. G. Mitchell, who had been tion to be held at McDonald (now ton and recommended to life imprison- endorsed by the Democracy of Thomas Pavo) on the 19th inst. merit by the jury. Mr. Alston was!County, failed to get the nomination me v.».. *.«. - The McDonald convention nominat-: the author of the bill permitting this > a t the’Dawson convention which nomi- becam° President of the State Sen- ed Mr. G. F. Walker, of Colquitt Coun-I and his slayer was the first to benefit Inated Hon. Henry G. Turner instead, ate but soon returned to Thomas {ty. for the Senate to succeed Hon. by the new law. j Both Mr. Mitchell and the editor county. j.Tames McDonald, deceased. Hons.:. In the issue of May 17. we learn of tendered their most earnest support p.. Vnmrhn surrendered his com-11*5 me8 „Sew ard Augustin H. the death of John A. McIntosh, father to the successful nominee. . ■ t Wishincton in Wilkes Coun- i hansell, °* Thomas County, Mr. J. B. ! of Dr. T. M. McIntosh. Edward Me j i n the same issue. It appears that m : d 1 shington. Creech of Brooks, and Mr. Henry Gay, Intosh and Miss Emma McIntosh. Capt. L. L. Varnedoe. who moved of Colquitt, were nominated as dele- j in the same issue we learn that the . f rom Liberty County to Thomas in ■ iirtmna ■ nnniv ii „ " ^ BOtne CUttingl In-law of Mr. Tom Jones. 25, 1881, the courthouse i Moultrie was horned aad every i of toe county was destroyed the book in which marks and rere recorded. In toe Issue of March 18. there Is editorial advocating toe band ing railroad. 8priog term et Colquitt Court ,u held la • smell watch the clerk. Mr. A. & Fat- — — antral, la the Thomas mi. Ttaaa at Setttr- day. Mar IX. 1M, there appear* a dippta* tram the Atlanta CoasUtuUag y, on May 11, 1865. which was the or Colquitt, were nominates as dele-. In the same issue we learn that the f rr , m Liberty Countv last, eas* of the '! lss '* alp P [ ' j gates to the constitutional convention. Board of Trustees of the South Geor- is6“ brought with him surrender Gen. \aughn was .i son- The election in Thomas County was ! gla College had been organized and j ro „ “ po ar tree whicl of the square after the lire. In the issue of April 9. we learn that Mr. James Watt has bought too Gulf House and that Prof. L H. Jones, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia, would de liver a series of lectures at'the Sooth Georgia College; also that the Georgia Medical Association was aboat to hold its annual meeting In Thomas viHe. The latter event brought forth a long and enthnsalstic editorial com menting upori the changes in Thomas- ville since the last time the Georgia Medical Association met here in 1874. On April 28, Miss Emma Williams was married to Judge William D. Mitchell at the Baptist church. In the issue of May 14. we notice that the Mitchell House will soon have an extension. Mr. S. L. Moore being the contractor!. This brought forth an editorial in the issue of May 28, to the effect that when the Mitchell House was first built msny thought it would be a' white elephant and so predicted when the first brick was laid oa Monday, June 15. 1874. However, the success of the hotel was such that the addition, fronting forty-seven feet on Madison street, and running back one hundred eigh teen feet, adding sixty-four rooms, and doubling the rooming capacity of the house was thought wise by the owner. On July 16, the Thomas County Stock Breeders Association met at the office of Judge H. W. Hopkins and the following were elected as the execu tive committee: H. W. Hopkins. H. J. MacIntyre, E. L. Neel, James S. Smith. R. G. Mitchell. L. A. Varnedoe. T. C. Mitchell. W. H. Mitchell and J. T. Chastain. On August 31. the new cotton ware house ot A. B. Wright and Co. was completed in lieu of the one burned on July 23. In the issue of October 22. we find the editor urging the city to plam new shade trees in place of the ones which had died from the planting twe years before. On November 24. while Mr. J. M. Clewish was absent from his home near Antioch Church In the southern part of the county, hie wife aud three- year-old daughter were murdered and a few trifling articles about the house stolen. Andrew Rogers, colored, was sus pected and bound over for the crime. He was taken to Valdosta but died before ever being tried. The Waverly House formally open ed on Monday. December 19. Mrs. Pe ters being propritress. On the same day. Mr. Thomas P. Jones died on his plantation at the age of thirty-six. In the Issue of January 7. 1882. we note that the South Georgiu Agricul tural and Mechanical Association had gone out of business and that the old hrick store on the Mitchell House block had been purchased by Mr. Mitchell, giving him ownership of the entire block, all of which be proposed to utilize in connection with the hotel. In the Issue of Januury 14, we no tice the organization of a cotton seed >11 mill with a capital of $25,000. be ing the first to operate in the county. On February 19. the Church of Ht. Augustine, Catholic, was duly dedi cated. the Right Rev. Bishop Gross officiating and the Rev. C. C. Preuder- grass being the first priest. On Sunday. February 28 Dr. J. P. Turner, prominent citizen and phyai. clan. died. In the Issue of March 25, 1882. we notice that the trustees of the South Georgia College had sold that portion of the college property lying south of College avenue, containing about one hundred acres, to Mrs. M. A. Lester. On Wednesday. April 5. there was the first serious fire in some time. Messrs. R. Thomas and Company and Col. McGlaakan lost heavily. For some time, the flames were alarming but were soon under control. For a which had been in itime It looked as if the Mitchell House against the constitutional convention. | the subscription list had been opened trodeced ,j„ Liberty County in 1536. j ,-ould burn’ and many guest* made , " , ; 1 uc ruum,. not. nau uccii [rod “Ceil .ID 1^1 Deri V l On Nov. 13. 1875, there was a new | Messrs. Hansell and Seward of Thom- . to assist in starting and equiping the bv Mai John LeC'onte • -. w n, Paten »YI HHVPS' 1 oe Praaah nf Dennlro and Pav nf Pnl. ' L , ' -' 1 county meeting at Cairo, in Hayes’j as, Creech of Brooks, and Gay of Col Hall. Mr. Wylie Pierce nominated I quitt. were chosen as delegates. Mr. K. Powell for chairman of the j in the issue of January 30, the editor meeting which was carried. Mr. A. W. called upon the Constitutional Con- Ivey was secretap*. Mr. B. L. Hearn (vention to submit to the peoffle the moved that a committee of three be | issue as to whether Atlanta of Mill- appointed to solicit subscriptions for j edgeville should be the Capital of the the new county movement. istpte. In the winter of 1876. Robert H.f the same issue the editor sug- Harris edited the Cairo Department seated the name of Judge Hansell as for the Times. At that time the offi cers of Cairo were os follows: May or. William Powell: Aldermen. J. H. Hayes. S. A. Roddenbery. B. L. Hearn and M. L. Griffin; Clerk and Treasur er. J. J. Mash. Jr.; Marshal J. K. Rod- denbery: Justices of the Peace. W. T. Rigsby and J. H. Hayes. At t le same time A B. Carson was editor of the Boston Department. The Board of Commissioners of Boston were- William M. Jones President: John W. Taylor. W. H. Rivers and M. L. Cooke; Secretary and Treasur er. William M. Brooks; Marshal. D. C. Clarke. At this time the officers of Thom.i asville were Hon. C. P. Hansell May or; Aldermen. T. C. Mitchell. A. P. Wright. Joseph Jerger. Redden Smith. M. Isaac and R. H. Hardaway; Clerk and Treasurer Amos J. Lore: Mar shal, John Speer. John Starke was Chief of the Fire Department. H. W. Hopkins. Assistant Chief and L. S. McSwain, secretary. Eugene H. Smith was foreman of the Neptune Fire Co.; W. E. Davies of the Rescue ^ ook and Ladder Co., and M. C. Dav is of the Vigilant Fire Co. On Feb. 14, 1876. there was a pre liminary meeting to organize a li brary association. A Board of Direc- rs was elected as follows: John R. exander, O. D. Scott, John Starke. . C. Mitchell. A. P. Wright. H. W. opklns Samuel Goldstone H J. Mac- tyre and S. G McLendon On Monday March IS, 1816. about nr oclock In the afternoon, the some old residence of Major was burned at Duncanville, the Issue of April *. we nc Judge Bell of Monticello. pis.. again been searching for the irlda volcano'* the origin of pu*- I smoke, which tor years there- i never found. Many old_ living have seen this smoke president of the approaching conven tion. The work of the convention was done mainly by thirteen committees. Judge Hansell being chairman of the committee on ‘'Education." and James L. Seward of the committee on "Bill of Rights.” T. C. Mitchell B. F. Hawkins 250.00 E. L. Neel 100.00 K. L. Taylor — 200.00 P. McGlashan H. B. Ainsworth 100.00 100.00 W. N. Davis ...... 100.00 100.00 H. J. and A. T. MacIntyre On June 16. 1S79. the monument was unveiled ol Broad and Jefferson Thomas ville. Ga. At 10 o Mitchell. Chief Marshal. Confederate the corner streets In clock. R. G. formed the Maj. LeConte found the tree i or' hern nursery* where it was laiiell- j d “Chinese Sand Pear" and j their exit without having made much a preparation. In the is«ue of May 6. it eppears it ; that although Thomasville possessed to ms niece, sirs, naroen, in LiDerty j the Mitchell House, the Gulf House. County. It appears ’.hat the fruit was the Waverly and Yonng Houses, nev- very promising and many of our citl- ertbeless there was a widespread de- zens expected great results iromjmand for a new hotel, same. j on Tuesday, May 16. the handsome It appears, in the Issue of August country residence of Mr. T. J. young. 14, that Dr. S. J. Jones had the oldest I six and one-half miles southwest of bearing LeConte pear tree in the coun- Thomasville. was destroyed by fire. ty and he had exhibited some of tb fruit at a meeting of tbe State Horti cultural Society. The pears attracted generous attention and were most fav orably spoken ot In tbe Issue of Sept. 11. It appears that the McDonald (now Pavo) Con vention had nominated Hon. E. P. S. Denmark, ot Qnitman. for state sena tor from this district. On Oct. 6. Uncle Henry Murphy, an old citizen of tbe coanty which wax cot off when Colquitt was created, died at the age of ninety-two. a In the Issue of Dec. 18. it appears that Jndge R. H Hardaway had serv ed as Superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school tor twenty-nine years as was re-elected for another year. In the Issue of Jan. 8. It appear, zat the full Democratic ticket for coanty officers was elected, to wit: Ordinary. J. S. Merrill: Sheriff. J. A. Horst; Clerk. J. W. Groover; Tax Re ceiver, G. L Player; Tax Collector. P. 8. Heeth: Coanty Treasurer; 8. A Williams: Public Administrator. R. B. Madre; Coroaer. 8- A Johnson; Sur veyor, W. H Rogers. On Jan. 15. there appears aa edi torial headed -Fifty Tear, Ago." As a result of the conduct of Mr. R. C. Balfour at the Bra oa the night of April S, tbe citizen, of the town presented him with , handsome gold medal. On August 31. there was a Demo cratic mass meeting la the coart house of Thomasville to select candidate, for the Legislature. Mr. W. R. Mac Intyre was chairman of the meeting and J. T. Chastain secretary. Mere. 8. G. McLendon. X. K. Spangler. Arthur Patten and O. H. Cook were the leading candidate, la bat. n in receiving a majority of the vote,, the Chairman ruled that there were mo nomination. Judge Hopkins offered a raaotatloa that the matter be aahmltied to a coanty primary which wax done and Messrs. Arthur Patten and N. B. of.* wrllKp ot Thamuvilla by Henry W. Grady. Within twelve month before. Dr. J. W. 8. Arnold, wham Mr. aredy do.* scribed aa the toramoat phyMologb t in America, had resigned his prof*, torahlp la the Uulvvrelty of New Jc my and had located In Thcmmvllic with a fine boom and a thirty thou •and dollar laboratory. Caring the warn time, Jadgu Maynard. Mwnre. Metcalf*. Haddock. .Hunt and Fcata had all located la Thounuvlll,. The Mitchell Hooae was soon to hare sixty-two additional room, and the new hotel aboat to be built, front ing Paradise Park, was to have on# hundred seventy rooms. Mr. Varnedoe had the only matured bearing LeConte pear trees. He had gathered thirty-three baskets from one tree and had cleared a trifle over fire hundred dollars from the fruit ot twenty treat. The Varaedoaa and Messrs. Sanford and Blackshear were selling thou sands of dollar, worth ot pear cut. tings. There waa considerable ills- cuaslon aa to th, probability ot blight but the pear ladastry was, neverthe. leu. oa a boom. Mr. T. E. Blackshear had twenty acre, planted la strawberries and was gathering one thoauad quart, per ‘sre. Messrs. T. C. Mitchell and Heyward Ainsworth both had fin, sublet of trotting horses. From Mr. tiredy, enthusiasm I Judge that there could have been no other such horses In th. South. Dr. Hopkins had a Guinea cow. fair- ty-fiv. Inches, high, which gave two gallons ot milk with tho first calf. There was a big demand for Guinea cow, and one hundred could Imvo been sold If they could have been bad. The correspondent thought Thomas County perfect In every reepect ex cept that the fish always bit just be fore one’s arrival or Just after one’s departure, and never while one was actually visiting the vicinity. On May 20. just at dawn. Csblawn. four miles south of ThomaavU!» on the new Monticello road, was burned. ThU was the home ot Mrs. Elisa Price Jones, arldow ot Mr. Mitchell a Jones, and daughter of Jaiv.es and Sarah Young Price. On May 28. an onthaaUe-.iL- meet ing of prominent citizens was held to discuss building a new hotel: and. on Wednesday. June 13. about 835.006 had been subscribed and the name "Piney Woods", and Ibe lot of Mr. 8 Alex Smith on South Brasil street, had been determined upo». On Thursday. August 2. 1S8S. the far-famed Mitchell House In Thomas- ville was totally destroyed by fire. The hotel being closed, the merchants, business and professional men occupy. Ing the ground floor were the chief losers. The loss of the Mitchell House seemed to lie a great calamity lo she town and county and made certain the building of the Piney Woods Ho tel which had already been planned. On Tuesday, September IK. ground was broken for the building ol the Piney Woods Hotel which was the greatest event In the hlatory of Thom asville since the laying ot the flrit brick In tbe Mitchell House in 1873. On Tuesday. October 16, another old citizen. Mr. Jt W. Heeth died a( ttt* age of aUly elght. The deceased had lived in Thomas County since 1825. On October 20, Col. William J. Young died at the age ot (Illy five years and leo days. He was a promi nent soldier and citizen. In the Issue of October 27. of the Times, we notice that the ie-t'on-e pear trees wore supposed to be blighted, which was giving horticul turists some alarm. Wo also notice that Mr. Hampton B. Hammond, father of Hon William M. Hammond, had died on tbq !9:b Inst, in Chariot to, X. , at the age of seventy-seven year*, six months and' fifteen days. On December 2. another oid citizen. Mr William E. Hayes, died. On January 2. 1*84. there was a decide wedding In Thomaavllle. .Visa Nannie J. Coyle married Mr. George F Coyle and Miss Nellie C. Mebane married Mr. John P. Parker. In the Issue of January 12. It ap pears that Ibe Piney Woods Hotel would not be completed to opes until the following season. It appeared that M. A. Bower would he the lessee sad Mr. L. H. Humphreys axnsfsr of tbe nsw hotel. In the Issue of February * lot«, t< appeared that the following citizens of Thomas County were drawing pensions aa a result of the War of Ui2 John Blackshear. survivor, living si McDon ald: Mary Cardins CuaaeL wldos, of Cairo; Martha Lacey. Haphrecla MltchelL Railb Watson sad Rerah M Qnarterman. widows, of Thomasville. Oa March 11. Mr. Fames J. Hazier led. . In tbn laenn of March fit. H. W. Hopkins has bought acres of tbn Young remain •pnrty. framing on the rail- Paradise Park.'and will cut lots. 31. Mr. Peter Pierce, so- zee. died at kin home t B neighborhood la tha eighty, of kin age of April i and April that tbn Mitchell Hoc,* the work haring been with Mr. Kam, •_•»* cou th* ground. As alaboratn la gtvaa of tha hotel u It when complete, iaforma- ■htilnil from Architect Al 1:25 PL gL. on Monday. May lx. 56*4. Manna dsp. radar tha dfraeioa of Mr. Jadd Eaves, tha tastreetor. laid tho flret brick te Gw new Mllrhell