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boo yjrd* Checked Nainsook at 5c, worth roc. inn ,_-j yards Checked Nainsook at Sc, ’ worth .5 ooc yards (flecked Nainsook atMO, V; worth 15c. • ,5,000 yaids Figured White Lawn Af 12 i-jc, worth .2?, i'4‘ -<■■■■ X:-V. ' , . ; . ;.••• g. This is a drive pa tion. and is well your atten , ■ ".ft - 5,000 yards white Ittdja Linen at 5 c i worth ioc. _ , 5,000 yards white India Linen at 8p, worth 12 :-a _; _ - , 5 000 yards white India Linen at ioc, We have the best iund largest assort ment of white lawns ever offered in this .market. Would call §bur special atten tion to our &0c Number, ' which in width, fin ish and sheerness of woof* surpasses any thing ever shown at this price. - 25 dozen bleached damask towels, knotted fringe, at 15^ well worth 25c. 35 dozen Huckabock Tojvels at 16c, worth 25c. For 25c we can give you the very best towel, 1 14 yards long, all linen and last colored borders, ever shown l in Thomasville. J "'Our new and elegant selection of ACballi* are still all the rage, and are ^selling at a very satisfactory rate. In (-.summer silks we have still some very .choice patterns left, which we are offering at greatly .reduced rates. Our remnant counter lor this week contains some very desirable bar- - gains, and mother* would do well to . take advantage of this. All lines complete. Stock acknowledged to be the largest. Prices lower than ever. Do not fail to home and inspect. We are anxious to show you our goods whether you buy or iiot. News Notes About Town About People You Know, or May Not Know. PUT IN PITHY PACKAGES. , Offloers of the Thomasville Guards, f The electitfn-for officers of the Thom asville Guards came off yesterday in Judge Bibb’s office. Judge Bibb, Mr. John S. Montgom ery and Mr. Achilfes Smith were man agers, The result of the^election is as fob It is Lieutenant Wilder now. The stately magnolias are in bloom. Mr. C. Shoemake, of New York, i? stopping at the Stuart. Mr. AY. E. McGill, of the Southern Express Co., is in the city. Yesterday was more like a March than a May day. It should be made 4 crime for any one to dcstroy mockhig birds ne-'sis. HotS. J.TL'iifcirrell, 0 f ttainbridge, was in the city yesterday. • W. L. Adams, of McDonald, spent yesterday in town. Miss Lula Stuart has returned from a visit to Savannah and ATaldosta. - A good rain would be a great bless ing, both, to the farmers and the gar.* deners. .iffl» T A seining party, with Sandy Prevatt as commodore, goes out to the river this morning, Three large silk worms with their cocoons are on exlubftipn at R. Thomas Jr’s, drug store. Muster James Delete now manages the soda prater counter at the Mitchell House Pharmacy. The first game of draughts of the season has como off. ' Who will say that summer has not come.' across tjie Florida line. Saturday Capt. E- S. Law is preparing a map night he -refused to be arrested by a BROADBT- 00R.JA0Z80K 1 - ' ;<-i * * of Dosaldson. a new town on.the. Al- ofiam'a Midland RniIw*y-4-*****»?- Harry McLeod, who travels for Einstein, of Savannah, was in the city yesterday, talking shoes. A buggy and horse were sold at auction on Broad street yesterday morning. The price realized was low. Miss Goodwin Sapp left yesterday at noon for a visit to Pensacola, Fin. She will b»absent about a month. Mr. uud Mrs. L. G. AVilk, of Bain- bridge, came over Sunday to spend a few days with Mr. nnd Mrs. A. Crine. The Mitchell House Pharmacy has something to say to the readers of the Times-Extkrpbisk on a cooling sub ject. A. B. So.'otnon, with .Meinhnrd Bros., Savannah, was among the pop ular commercial nmn at the Stuart yesterday. Editor B. E. Bussell, of the Baiu- bridgo Democrat, passed through the city yesterday on his return from AVaycross. Mr. T. M. Woolfolk, of the Ala bama Midlaud railway, accompauicd bv his wife and sou,were at the Stuart Sunday. Mr. James F. Evans and Mrs.' Julia Robinson have returned from Bruns wick. They report a most delightful time in the “City by the Sea.” The boys will have to let the Chi namen alone. The mayor had two more cases before him yesterday for interfering with them. Mr. George AV. Ferrill left yester day at 8145, via Monticello, for Gaines ville, Fla., where he will spend a few days on business. A large force of hands was at work clearing away the debris yesterday so that work can be commenced on the new Gulf. Mr. AVatt says that work will be pushed os rapidly as possible. A blinding sand storm passed up Fletcher and across Broad street yes terday,^ little after twelve o'clock. The sand was so dense that objects ocrossjhe street could not be recog nized. Miss Letde Nauman, sister of Mr. Nauroan, the well known attache of the Messrs. Steyerman’s extensive commercial establishment, left last evening for her home in New York. She bos been spending sometime with her brother here. - lows: Captain, C. P. Hansel!. t> ' 1 st Lieutenant, F. L. AVilder. 2nd Lieutenant; 8. A. Smith. 2nd Jr. Lieutenant, B. F. Hawkins. It'will be sten at a glance that this is a fine corps ol officers, and under their management the Thomasville Guards will lake rank among the crack' military companii% ; bf the State. Police Court. Busan Maxwell ’ yVSx, before his Honor, yesterday morning, charged with disorderly conduct. Her sister Annie Dixon, was'also up for the same oflence. As the fracas was. only a family affitir, they were let off by pay ing the cost. 8am Dixon. Annie’s husband, was tried and discharged, Elbert Scott, a little negro who has seen the inside of more than one court room before, was found guilty of fighting, and given ten days on the street, without the option of a fiuc, Jim Hadley, “Shorty,” was up for disorderly conduct and discharged. Pearce Dorton, white, who stoned the Chinese. Laundry, was fined $6, including costs. ■ ——1 -s*- tj-—: , Got His Man. • Arnold Milton, colored, stands charged with killing a cow on the plantation of Mr. 8. L. Dayoa, just special ' officer, nt Judge Mitchell' places ..AVord,; was acap ttA Hurst, anij he went down at 1 o’clock a. ra., and made the arrest. The posse had kept Andrew guarded in a house till Sheriff’ Hurst could be sent for. It.is needless to say that Gus always gets them. A Track to Their Yard. Messrs.'.Moore & AVilliams are ne gotiating with the S., F. & AV. Rail way authorities for n track to be run from the maiu line, from somewhere near the residence of Mr. T. E. Black- shear, to their brick yard, just be yond the cemeterv, The traok is made necessary by the increasing business of this live firm, nnd will prove a great convenience. The Nov Episcopal Church. The foundations of tho new Episco- ptl church arc ready for the walls, and material is on the ground to push the work. The outlines of the build ing ns shown by the foundation walls, indicates a very handsome edifice. Continued Servioes. The services' at the Methodist church will be continued through the week. Prayer meeting at 9 a. m. Preaching at 8 p. m, The interest in. the services is wideniug. Improvement on Broad Street, it is quite likely that an additional story will be added to the Linton and Finn’s store. Such an improvement would add greatly to tho appearance of Broad street. The Arr!ngton?Lane Case, Aftex a protracted effort to secqre a jury, this celebifed case came up in Brooks Superior court-lust Friday. The details of the case are fresh in the minds of the public, and are of such a character that it is not necessa ry to-state them here. Of our local bar Capt. Hammond is for the prose cution of Arrington, who Killed The-Messrs McIntyre are for tlft de fense. The evidence was concluded Satur day afternoon, anid yesterday was de voted to arguments in tho case. No case ever tried in South Georgia has, excited so much interest, on ac count of the prominence of the parties implicated. The Road Congress. In ’wfe week from to-morrOw the Road Congress will meet in Atlanta. It is proposed to elect delegates to represent Thorttas county in.the con gress next Thursday, on which occa sion Hon, Ben Terrell, ot Texas, will lecture the Alliance men of the county at the Court House. • . Tt would'be oiitof place to attempt to emphasize the importance of the Congress and the importance of hav ing Thomas county represented. Thontasvlllo Guards. The members of the Tlioraasville Guards, after “hayiug elected their commissioned, officers to-day, n3 no ticed elsewhere, met last night at the library and elected the following non commissioned officers: 4 Orderly Sergeant, C. M. Sraitfi, 2ad Sergeant, A. W, Ball. 3rd Sergeant, R. Smith, Jr. 4th Sergeant,- AY- L. Ball. 5th Sergeant, S. B. Burr, Jr. 1st Corporal, AV.>J. Taylor. 2nd Corporal, F. H. Smith. 3rd Corportl, George Jones. 1th Corporal, T- D. AA’iun. Secretary and Treasurer, 0. Lloyd. V Quartermaster, Pete Bone. As iu the selection of the commis- missioned . officers, the company have shown rare good^tatjgment in the selection of these ofifbers. 4 The committee bn uniforms asked and obtained fiirtbdi: time in which to report. “Princess Snowflake.” Tho new and charming, opera, “Princess Snowflake,” will bepodiiced at Quincy r Fla., for the, Jtenent of the l Ghurcb fund of that charm- Episcopal JP M ing little city. Ip additionto the best local amateur of a number jj ac j,- i m y new purchase, Greenwood.’’ »SeB-fcSP ' By the way this gentleman is going promises being at the extend a corr bo The Uni Alumni Meeting in June The annual celebration nt the uni versity ol Georgia on June 18th prom ises to be a brilliant success, and to bring the sons of the university from all sections of the South No university is stronger in its alumni than our own, and when they nro gathered iu Athens to look once more on tho old familiar scenes and revive their old time enthusiasm for olnm mater, a new era of prosperity and growth will have opened for the university. JL FAMOUS CLASS. The class of 1869, which was the largest ever graduated from the uni versity, propose to hold a re-union on the above date. Thomasville hud the following representatives in this fa mous class. H. J. McIntyre, A. T. McIntyre, Jr., R. T. McMullen. An executive committee of five has been appointed to take charge of the re-union ceremonies, and Hon. A. T. McIntyre has been made one of the five.- AVo have been requested by Mr. L. F. Thompson to say that he will turn over the money belonging to the estate of A. A\ r . Quarternmn to the ordinary iit a few days, and if there is yet any outstanding bills against said estate they must be presented to-day. The Thomasville variety works will soolt turn out for Messrs. AVcst & Fcarn’ the handsomest desk ever made in Thomasvjlle. - Rev. Dr. J. AV. Hinton preached un able sermon in the Methodist church Sunday night Dr. Hiutou is ouc of the ablest pulpit orators in the state. Mrs. Louisa Jones, mother of Miss Laura-Jones of this place, died at Boston Sunday. She was about sev. eniy years of age and had been an in valid tor some time. Looking After the Fruit in South Georgia. Mr. M. B. AVaiie, an expert from the Department of Agriculture at Wash ington, at rived Sunday to examine the fruit prospects ol South Georgia and Middle Fhrida. He will make a thorough investiga tion and report to the department. An Important Lecture. lion. Ben. Terrell, of Texas, Grand Lecturer of the National Alliance, will address the members of tho order in this county at the court house next Thursday. Sir. Terrell is a fine speak er and a profound thinker and every farmer iu the county ought to t trn out to hear him. Remember the date, Thursday, 16th inst. Judge A. U. Hansell, Capt. AV. M. Hammond, Col. A. T. McIntyre and Hon. A. T. McIntyre, Jr.,-«came up from Quitman to spend ' Sunday at home. All of the legal gentlemen named arc engaged iu tho Arrington Lane case, now being tried. Mayor Hopkins fined a t$te man, who is a stranger here, $6 yesterday afternoon for disorderly conduct. A. Going Home. Well, we do not know whether Mr. Van Duzer is more at home in New York than he is here, but he is going to leave to-morrow for the big me tropolis. And he leaves a host of frietids m his sunny Southern home who will gladly wefcoire him back again this tail. “lam coining back early this fall,” he said this morning, “for I will have something to look alter when I get to improve this old time place very handsomely. In the meanwhile Judge Hopkins, as Mr. Van D.uzer's agent, will have charge at the place this sum 0”?-. n,er ’»* ‘'•.' r- Alma Mator. The Times-Enterprise publishes this moraiug notice of the Alumni celehration that will come off at the university at Athens, June 18th. Some months ago when Chancellor Boggs visited Thmnnsville, a move wt<« made to organize an Alumni so ciety here. Now wh'le other narts of the Stnte are moving in this matter it is a capi tal time for those in this section that look to the university as their Alma Mater to take some steps to put such a society iu working order. Tlmransville is-bound to tlie^ par ent university by very strong ties, and these ties ought to be made as productive of as much good as possi ble to both parties. In the bee hive cast-, tried before Justice Bibb, his honor found a ver dict for the plaintiff, P. It. Wertz, and against.R. F. Daniel. A bond of S‘25 was taken to avoid further trouble in the cas . Die Thomasville delegation attend ing the Savannah festivities of last week, have nearly all returned. Mr. S. J. Cassels and Mr. D. Elias return ed Sunday. The sample rooms being added to the Stuart House will be completed this week. They will be a great con venience to drummers who stop at that popular house. The colored population of Atlanta are in a considerable turmoil over a controversy between Tavlor, the negro lawyer and Rev. Joseph Flipper, form erly of this place. Taylor proposes to add to ihc disturbance by bringing a damage suit for $25,000 against Flip per for damage to his character. Robert P. Porter was appointed superintendent of the census for the undoubted purpose of manipulating the returns in the interest of the Republican party. *- If the farmers consent to treat with the jute trust their cause will be lost. And that is what the National Alli ance seems bent on doing. Cotton bagging is the bagging of the future, and tbo jute men, commix sion merchants and hoards ot trade may as well recognize the tact. Attention Ladies.— Take advantage of the bargains to be found in our White Goods Department, and prepara, for the long summer. Ladies anticipating a trip to the moun tains or sea shore will find a fine assortment of light weight worst eds in combinations or plain goods, at a bargain AT LETT’S. We will place a large number of rem nants empale, and de sire to call your at- wto them. ' Look at our large, stock of Flouncings and Hamburgs. Ex- tre hi ely handsome and heap. New Tor chon Edges and In sert ings AT LETT’S. ‘4mm In- •*: tfl Piques, io plaids, stripes toil fi ur-» I’tq ie Edge to ma'-ch. N' w ioc 0. Mitts. Gluv.», Filhues. R bb 'us rod N’.tii iu*. Jus n<* tv.-d, s fresh stuck »l Sw.w lx's Uiesi and nobbi-.st styles, AT LEVY’S. Flannel shirts, light weight coats and vests; in fact a full stock of gents’, boys’ youths’ clothing, at prices to please all. New shoes, new slip pers and new pumps. Ask to see our ne\y patent leather low- quarter shoe and our dress shoes. The fin est and handsomest goods in the market. We offer induce ments in every de partment, and you Aviil find some rare bargains. Ijevy’s