About The Daily times-enterprise. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1889-1925 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1889)
VOL 1 -NO 8. Special Hews Notes About Town About People You Know, or May Not Know. .for This Week, L01STEDTS! 5,000 yards Checked Nainsook at 5c, worth ioc. 5,000 yards Checked Nainsook at 8c, worth 12 1-2. 5 000 yards Checked Nainsook at-10, worth 15c. 5,000 yaids Figured White I,awn at 12 1-2C, worth 20. This is a special drive , and is well worth your atten tion. 5,000 yards white India Linen at 50, •worth ioc. .5,000 yards white-India Linen at 8c, i~*'i ■ Earth 5,000 yards white luoia Ltueiitut ioc, worth We have the best and largest assort ment of white lawns ever offered in this market. Would call your special atten tion to our 20 c 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 15c, well worth 25c. 25 dozen Httckabock Towels at ioc, worth 25c. For 25c we can give you the very best towel, 1 14 yards long, all linen and last colored borders, ever shown in Tbomasville. Our new and elegant selection ol Challies 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 mothers would do well to take advantage of this. PUT IN PITHY PACKAGES. Rain seems as far off as over. The young men want a gymnasium. Mr. J. C. Wilson, of New York, is in the city. All the trains came in on time yes lerday. Mr. II. C. Pickett left yesterday for Americus. The colored folks are preparing for a big time here June 10th. Mr. L. O. Jackson, of Bainbridge, was in the city yesterday. Hon. Gtiyfe McLeddon spent the day in Monticello yesterday. Our people arc beginning to leave for the summer resorts. A' large party spent the day at Heard’s pond yesterday. Air. C. L. Crawford, of Americus, was in the city yesterday. There is some talk of organizing a cavalry company. The work of inclosing “Greenwood” TIIOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1889 with a wire fence lias commenced, Mr. Young McIntyre, of .Savannah, All lines complete. Stock acknowledged to be the largest. Prices lower than ever. I)o not fail to come and inspect. We .are anxious to show you our goods whether you buy or not. J32IBE0 ADI3I.. I JOB,(JACKSON) is visiting relatives and friends here. Mr. Will Morehouse left yesterday morning tor Talbottou to visit his parents. A small bush ut IL Thomas’ al ready contains about forty silk worms. 'rank Horn went” down to Metcalfe yesterday to look after his plantation near there. Mr. Ben McCollum little iufant. aged five months, died on Monday night. ' The members of the Guards were busy yesterday having their measure takeu for uniforms. '5Mr. Shelby Davis, formerly of the Enterprise, left yesterday for Whig- ham, toaecept a position on the Ad vance, Agent Tom Wright, of Monticello, was slmkiuglmnds witli his old friends here yesterday. Everything is being put in rcadi ness about the Virginia House for the opening to the public next MoJclay. Mr. A. 8r Jackson, of St. Louis, was among the strangers iu the city yesterday. The Gun Club shoot.in East Eud yesterday was very interesting. Quite n number were present and some good scores werc'made. Contractor J. W. Brin a returned from Key West. Fla., yesterday, where he has been doing some rail road work. The military officers met at C. H. Young it Co.’s yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock, to decide about the style of their uniforms. Let the gaps iu the concrete side walks ou Broad street he filled up this summer.’ Now is a good time to do the work. Mr. Clarence Lloyd and Mr. Char, ley Graves will" angle for the finny tribe iu Big Creek to-day. The fish are in no great daugcr. An umbrella was left iu Col. Mac Intyre’s office Monday evening, aud is supposed to belong ty one of the Thomasvillo Guards. The owner can get it by calling at Col. MacIntyre’s office. Subscribe lor the daily Timks-En- TLiii'RHK if you are going off for the summer. It will be a dally letter from home. By the way, since we think of it, you ought to subscribe anyhow, whether you leave or not. Jacob Reed’s sons, the Philudclphm tailors, who will make the Guards’ uuiformu, is ouu of the oldest military manufacturing establishments in the United States. ' , John Montgomery takes to banking as readily as he did to haudliug Uncle Sam’s mail. The Mitchell House Pharmacy shipped some of their specialties down to South Florida yesterday. Mr. E. L. Craigmiles leaves this week for Savannah, where he goes to accept a position with Lippinan Bros., ns traveling salesman. Capt. Law was locating the Jack* soil strfcet sewer this morning, prepar atory to the laying of pipes, which will be commenced at an early day. The friends of Mr. Alex Whito were pleased to see him on the streets yesterday. He will soon he able to resume his ordinary avocation. Prof. J. Kosler, of Macon, who, with his line string hand, was at the Masury the past winter, was at the Stuart yesterday. If the expectations of the niany- fishermen who went from the city yes terday were realized, there are a good many less fish in existence to-day. Misses Jennie H. and Hattie Mont gomery, of Chicago, who have been spending the season here, left yester day for home over the Monou Route, The Tbomasville base ball club re ceived two challenges Mo; day to play ball. One from Valdosta, aching to arrange a game for Thursday and the other Irom Boston for Friday, 27. The club will probably accept. The Woman's Christian Tompcr- aucc Union will bold their regular meetiDg next Monday, 27th, at the Library. Special business on hand. Every member earnestly solicited to be present. Rev. IV. W. Buntin died at his residence- r.tarMcBwnald; dinjiumky, evening, al out 8 o’clock. He leaves a family and many friends to mourn his loss. He was buried at Lebanon chycli on Monday afternoon. Contractor W, D Gunn wont to Ca mil la' yeslerduy to negotiate for the construction of a large stable for Tucker & Cox. of Albany. The fishermen who wont out yes terday all came in heavily laden with fish. Wo noticed a five-foot alligator in one of the wagons. .. The colored population, us well as whites, may as well be put on -notice, now, that the hanging of Will Dchill, on the 14th of June, will be strictly private. No unusual crowd should be in town that day. Stay at home, attend to your own affairs and the authorities will attend to theirs. One improvement always suggests another. When the old jail is moved that frame building in the middle of Jefferson street should go also. Givo the Vigilants another location. Manny Engle, whose weekly visits are as regular as clock work, was laid up at the Stuart, on Monday, for repairs. We were pleased to hic him circulating around the hotel yester day. Mrs. It. Thomas, accompanied by Miss Blanche Tarwatcr, left yesterday morning for McMinnville, Tenn., where thuy will spend some time, Every oiie _ wishes them a pleasant outing. Marshal Spair (lid some beautiful work yesterday with the revcrsihlo road grader, in opening several new streets beyond Fletehervillc. Ho says the machine worked beautifully in the new ground. Mr. Spair under stands how to make good streets, and takes a pride in his work. Mrs. .1. C. Sills, who has been on a visit to south Florida, stopped over iu our city to visit her brother, Mr. 0, C. Hall and family. She was joined here by her husband, Mr. J. C. Sills, and returned to Cairo on yestorduy. Her manyfiicuds welcome her hack. Thomasvillo Guards. This company had auitc au inter esting meetiug last night, adopted by-laws, appointed a committee to procure an armory, selected a uniform aud transacted other business. The uniforms selected are of cadet gray— full dress coat with 3 rows of 9 fine gilt buttons oil bt-east, also buttons on ^p. 86 sleeves nn,l skirls, cloth faeinm on iTloiimY,;!'VbV'Yl'^Vou^V.V.V.V.V.V."‘.'.'."sfl sleeves and skirls, cloth facings on collar, sleeves and skirts. Fine gilt lace slashes of half inch wide gold laco and buttous on skirts, epaulettes on shoulder. Pants, same color, with black cloth stripe on side. The head covering will be the hel met, with feather plume and pom pon. These uniforms were ordered through C. H. Young it Co„ aud arn very elegant and will make a fine show. The committee to armory were in structed to procure a hall at once aud it is more thnn likely they will get the use of the Christian church for that purpose. Messrs. W. II. Everett, \V. W. Linton, J. W. Strcetman, M. L. Grausinnu aud A. T. Stuart wefe elected new members of the company. The members arc being measured for uniforms and they will be ready within 30 days. It is safe to say that the Guards will be in a eouditiou to celebrate the glorious 4th of July this year. A Runa vay, A white horse belonging lo Whid- don’s stables, attached to a tup-pliae- ton, was bite 1 eil lo the post in front oj Moore & Williams's last evening, became frightened and broke loose, running down Jackson street to Mail- •Paris, May 20.—President Carnot to-day gave an audience to Mr. Mc Lean", the retiring United .States min ister, who presented his letters of re call. To-morrow President Carnot will receive Whitelaw Reid, the now min ister, who will present his credentials. A jury of inquest decided yesterday iu Atlanta, that Dr. A. B. Ashworth, who. was found dead in .his room, iaou AjtiiiuuuiUlliSliiwu.VliaL to Finv^rinnl ti'om an over dose of morphine; •WDf place where lie-tprncd Into- Broad street limV thence down to his stable* where lie fan through,into the lot and breaking only oin! shaft. lie Hindi' some sharp turns, "And pedestrians had some narrow escapes, hut no damage of any consequence resulted. An old gcnlluumi, Mr. Pittman, came very near being run over, hut was pulled out of the way by Mr. Salter, and escaped •villi only a shaking up. A Pointer. "Row many in this crowd arc in favor of issuing bonds for a park*’" said Mayor Hopkins, last evening, ad dressing himself to quite a large group of tax payers, gathered on Broad St it is significant, and points to the pop ularity of the park idea, to state that every voter expressed himself in favor of the park. The crop of George Washington’s body servants have not been exhaust ed. The late centennial of the inauguation of the first president of the United States, brought several out ol their cabins. They are scattered from Maryland to Mississippi. The number who“seed Mister Washington, bless yo' soul, honey, a ridin’ of a great big gray noss, as he rid rite er- long de road,” is numerous. They describe the father ol his country with great minuteness. Mr. M. B. Waite, the government expert, who is examining the fruit trees of Soith Georgia and Middle Florida, returned a day or two since from Camilla'. He wcut down to Mouticellp this morniug, but returned ou the first train in order to carry out some experiments which life is making here, lie will return to Monticello to pursue his iuvestigatious iu a lew days. Mr. J. J. Mahoney, of the Cahill Iron Works, Chattanooga, is in the city. The gentleman is cn route to Jacksonville, Fla., and stops over to sec the metropolis of the wire grass. Weather Bulletin for the 24 hour3 ending at 7 o'clock P. M. May 21, 1889. Tf.mfkiiatciii. 7 n. m Minimum Rainfall. Latest Telegraphic News. London,. May 20.—Tho House of Lords, by a vote of 108 to 23, rejected tho proposal made by the Earl of Meath to allow women to sit in county councils. The Supreme Court of Georgia gave. Shaw, of Butts county, who wits convicted of murder, a new trial yesterday,011 the ground that the jury, while his case was being tried, at tended a prayer meeting-- Paris, May 20.—Partisans express great dissatisfaction over the It ct that the American section of the exhibition and also a part of the British sections are closed on Sundays. Jackson, Mich., was the scene of au unlooked for marriage yesterday. Mrs. Folsom, the mother of Mrs. Cleveland, was quietly married to Mr. Henry E. l’errine,a merchant of Buf falo, N. Y. Mrs. Cleveland was pres ent. administered by himself, but-whether intentional or not they could not say, Washington. May 20.—Senator Colquitt was here to-day and visited several of the departments. Being risked by the Secretary of the Treasu re about the cindidaies for collector • J in'ernal revenue ir. Georgia lie is -a d 10 have expressed a preference for Dr. Arnold. Berlin May 26 —The Richsmzeig i-r gives the text ol Emperor William’s reply 10 the toast to his health, which was given at the banquet Brunswick iast evening. I11 his speech the Em- porer said: “I hope that God wdl permit me to lead the fatherland in the way.of peace, to which the policy of my grandfather pointed.” Washington, May 20.—Attorney General' Miller, who, it 1ms been stated, has been offered the place on the supreme bench, made vacant by the death of Justice Matthews, has, it is now stated, determined to accept the appointment. - Lick Observatory, Cal., May 20. -An earthquake was felt here at 3:09 o’clock yesterd^ morning. The shock was not heavy, but an extraordinary feature of it was its great duration, which i-j registered on the instruments for two minutes and twelve seconds. Vibrations were felt. They were Irom north to south. New York, .May 20.— Iu the 1’resbyteriau general assembly to-day Dr. J. F. McGill, chairman of the standing committee on the board of missions for frecdtncu, u nde his re port. lie said there'were 277 mis sionaries working under the board, of whom 202 were colored, and 102 of the 110 ordained ministers were col* ored also. Four companies, the Floyd Rifles, tiie Albany Gnurds, tho l’erry Rifles and the Milledgeville Light Infantry, contested for the prize at Macou on Mouday. Yesterday the iuterstatc prize was competed for by the Gate Citv Guards, of Atlanta, Atlanta Rifles, Fusiliors and Sumter Guards, of Charleston and the Cadets, of Ma cou. There will be a public lecture under the auspices of the W. C. T. U. the loth of Juuc. Particulars later. Serenely secure: Sympathizing friend—Weren’t you awfully- scared vfheu you saw that tho follow had you cfover d with a pistol? Hardware man —I was at first, until I recognized the guu os the oue I had sold the day before for 81.60. Then I sailed iii and licked the stuffing out of him. Aud no Mrs. Folsom is married. Our congratulations arc wafted. LAUNDRY. Collars 2c.j cuffs 4c. per pair; shirts yc. Work received up to 2:30 o’clock p. m., Wednesday will be returned Saturday morning. All work guaran teed as good as new. Sam M. Wolff, Agent, 109 and ut Broad Si. Scranton, Pa., May 20.—A se vere storm passed over this city this afternoon. , Very little damage was done here, however, hut at Clark’s Green, a small village eight miles north, the wind came ou with tearful velocity, blowing down trees, wreck ing small buildings aud completely leveling to the ground a building in course of erection which was nearly completed. Two large frame barns were lifted Irom their foundations and shattered to pieces. Orchards were laid waste aud fences torn (l.own. No such cyclcftic has been cxperieneetF in this region for years. No loss of life is reported. LEVY’S Many reductions in prices have been made on fine goods to close out for the season. Call and see our 10c line of assorted Dress Goods. Only about 20 pieces left. We have another invoice of Hemstitch ed embroidered floun- ings coming. They will be open for in spection on the 22nd. For genuine good goods, at closing out prices, call at Levy’s Dry Ms House Mitchell House Corner m - -
