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TBOMASVJLLE, GEOBGU, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1889
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Prices.
News Notes About Town
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132 Broad St.
About People You Know, or May
Not Know.
PUT IN PITHY PACKAGES.
Sir. W. R. Deak is at the Stuart.
Agent VanDyke is quite unwell.
Hon. Dan Rountree spent Friday
iu the city.
Mr. Fred Bibb has returned from
Waycross.
Mr. Joe Mardre is no longer with
the Mitchell House pharmacy.
Mr. T. M. Carter, of Baltimore, is
among the tourists at the Stuart.
Mrs. Ernest Armand passed through
the city yesterday en route to Dawson
Messrs. T. D. and T. L. Young, of
Petersburg, Va., are at the Stuart.
Maj. Goff, keeper of the gang, who
has been very low, is now improving.
Jim Hall went up to Ochlockonec
yesterday on legal business. •
Charlie Stegall was in the city yes
terday. Metcalfe seems to agree with
him.
Hon. J. M. Wilkinson, of Valdos
ta, was here on legal business yester
day.
Col. D. C. Ashley, a prominent
young lawyer of Valdosta, was in the
city yesterday.
The first melon of the season made
its appearance on the streets yester-
day. W
Deputy Sheriff Tom Sinj
went up to Ochlockoueeyestei
ter a prisoner.
Capt Fleming and party passed
through the city yesterday, In their
special car, bound tor New Orleans.
Crops as a rule arc small, but they
have grown very rapidly during the
last few days, under the genial influ
ence of rain and warm sunshine.
,y at
All of the side tracks along the
melon holt arc full of ventilated cars,
preparatory to the opening of the
shipping season. ■
Miss Alice Budd, a charming young
lady, of Monticcllo, was a guest at the
Willows Friday night. She left yester
day morning lor Macon;
Mr, D. I. McIntyre is on a busi
ness trip to Chicago. Among the
Savannah subscribers to the Johns
town fund are Messrs'. M.'Y. & D. I.
MacIntyre, who gave 825.
"All of Thomasville’B industries are
prospering. We would.be glad to add
to their number a barrel factory and
many others that might be named.
Dr. Hintcn returned yesterday from
Cairo, where he held a Missionary
Mass Meeting Friday.
Frank Owens, the popular repre
sentative of P. P. P., is spending
Sunday itt the city.
They are having Jumbo parties in
Albany. Ten cents admission
charged. Cheap enough for as big a
thing as a jumbo party.
Mr. Harry Baker, who has been at
Savannah for some time, has returned
and now has charge of Pittman &
Baker’s tie camp at Ochlockonee.
Mr. Joshua Carroll had the first
watermelon of thesdason in town yes
terday. Mr. Carroll has two acres in
melons, and they are very fine.
Dr. T. S. Dekle leaves this morn
ing for LaGrangc. He goes to aitend
the commencement exercises of the
Southern Female College, of which
institution his daughter, Miss Bessie,
is a student. : i
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It is no uncommon thing to sec
horses on our streets that appeal to
Ihc : 8/ P. (Jr A. very loudly. “A
merciful man regardetn his beast.”
Mr, S. A. McDermott, whose' visits
to Thomasville arc always a pleasure to
his friends,will read his testament in
Thomasville to-morrow. Perhaps you
don’t know that drummers carry tes
taments. Mack hails from East Ten
nessee, and of course is all right.
Read an account of His Own Death.
Mr. Neal Bray, a veterau printer,
who knows all the ropes in the news
paper business from the “devil” up,
came up from Tallahassee, Florida,
yesterday, where he has been foreman
in the composing rooms of the state
printing office. Sir. Bray is en route
to his old home, Evergreen, Ala. He
is one of the few men, the thrilling
account of whose supposed death was
wired all over the country, and then
lived to read the account himself;
Many of our readers remember
reading au account of the terrible
fight between officers and Rube Bur
rows’ gang of well kuown train rob-
bors, at Montgomery, Ala., January
22nd, 1888. In the fight Bray, one of
the officers’ posse, then day foreman
on the Advertiser, was shot through
and through and was the only one of
the officers’ gang seriously hurt. That
night seven doctors despaired of his
life, having no idea that he could
survive with such a wound, more than
a few hours. It was then a report of
his death was teiegraphed in connec
tion with an account of the fray.
The robber escaped, but Mr. Bray
said yesterday, that after a protracted
chase to Texas after the leader, Rube
Burrows, he received certain proof
of of his death. Mr. Bray has never
fully recovered from his experience
with the outlaws, and is but a wreck
of his former fine physique.
A Generous Offer.
Mr. L. Schmidt, proprietor of the
Thomasville Bottling Works, author
izes us to say that he will appropriate
the gross sales of soda water, ice
cream, sherbert, lemonade, milk
shakes, etc., for one day next week to
the Pennsylvania sufferers. He’ sug
gests next Friday, the 14th,- inst., as
the day. His handsome ice cream
parlors and establishment ought to be
crowded that day. Mr. Schmidt
would be glad to have a committee of
ladies cjujyasss fqt -customers., ^ Will , $»>»«*»<>, appropriate for the
not some oFbur ladies take hold of
the matter?
Mr. Schmidt’s propositiou is a most
liberal ouc, and should be met in an
equally liberal way by'the citizens of
the town. You will get the worth of
your money, besides contributing to
a most worthy object.
Let everybody go around to the
ice cream parlor on Jackson street
next Friday.
Among the Churches.
Dr. J. W. Hinton will preach at
the Methodist church this morning at
11 o’clock. The regular quarterly
Conference of the church was held
last night.
The regular services of the Presby
terian church, by Rev. J. H. Herbe-
ner, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m.
and 8 p. m. Sabbath school at 9:30.
Rev. W. J. Williams will conduct
the regular services at the Baptist
church. Sabbath school 9:30 a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
The services of St. Thomas Episco
pal church, Rev. C. 1. LaRoche,
Rector, will he conducted over Libra
ry, Crawford -street.
Go out to church.
Cairo Items.
Cairo, Ga., June 7, 1889.
The new academy is being rapidly
completed and is one of the most t con-
veniept and well constructed build
ings in this section of country. Cairo,
as she should be, is proud of her school
facilities.
There are many <%cw private resi
dences going up, as well as new busi
ness houses. This speaks well for the
confidence of the people in Cairo
property, and the future bids fair to
be a most interesting and prosperous
one.
The farmers report good crops, the
merchants good trade, and Cairo is
prosperous.
The town was lively yesterday,
owing to the meeting in the Metho
dist church.
MISSIONAKY KXERCISKS.
Thursday night w as the occasion of
one of the most interesting entertain
ments our little city has witnessed for
some time. This was the occasion of
the Missionary Mass Meeting, in the
Methodist church. ^
Entering the church, garlands and
wreaths of cedar and other shrubbery,
in most graceful profusion, were seen
hung over the pulpit, windows and
around the sides of the building. Iu
rear of pulpit were placed, in large
and well formed letters, “Help the
Iiiutou Society work for Jesus.”
At 8 o’clock the church was tilled
to overflowing, with many outside, all
anxious to witucss the interesting pro
gramme prepared for them.
For want of space we arc compelled
to omit details.
The choir, led by Mr. Douglass,
with Miss Powell as organist, rendered
lee Cream Parlor.
Mr. L. Schmidt, at his new estab
lishment on Jackson street, formerly
occupied by Mrs. Jennie Carroll, has
fitted up an elegant ice cream saloon
Parties will be served with any kind of
ice cream, ices, soda water, mineral
waters, frui-miz, (a delicious Mexican
drink) all made at his establishment,
in the best style. Mr. Schmidt is ably
seconded in his efforts to please the
public by Mr. Jas. Holloway, who will
take pleasure in waiting on all who
call.
Young Female College.
One week from to-day the com
mencement exercises of Young Female
College will open with a sermon Irani
Rev. Robert H. Harris, who is too
well known to need words of commen
dation to a Thomasville audience.
Commencement week of this time-
honored institution has been for years
the occasion of the re-union of its
alumni, who, after leaving its shelter
ing arms, went out to take their places
in the great world.
The approaching season promises
to be fully as interesting as any of its
predecessors, and the class of young
ladies that graduate equals in scholar
ship and deportment anythat have
left the college halls. ( . Invite your
friends to spend the week in the city,
aqd thus aid in making commence
ment week popular and pleasant.
occasion.
The exercises by the little children,
under the management of Mrs. Ousley,
were highly creditable to the children
and very much appreciated by the
audience.
The Missionary addresses by Rev.
Geo. G. N. McDouell and Mr. Willie
Aiusworth were very interesting, lin
ing full of information, and eloquent.
The eiitertaiuUient was a complete
success throughout and a credit to the
society here.
Friday morniug Rev. G. G. X.
McDouell, of Thomasville, delivered
quite an able address in the Metho
dist church. The houso was crowded
and all showed their appreciation by
the good attention given.
At 1 o’clock Dr. J. W. Hinton dis
missed the audience for dinner, which
was prepared in the grove for them.
There was an abundance of every
thing to tempt the appetite of the
most fastidious ami it is useless to say
those present did it justice.
After an intermission of three hours
all returned to the church to listen to
a discourse from Dr. J. AV. Hinton.
The speaker came up to the full ex-,
pcctations of the people, and, as usual,
gave them a very tine discourse.
Rev. Mr. McDouell lectured to the
people of our town and’ community
Friday night, on Mexico. Mr. Mc-
Dohell brought before the people
many new and interesting thoughts
concerning the strange customs of the
Mexican people. The address was au
able one and enjoyed by all who heard
it. _ Visitor.
Brought Back
Sheriff Hurst returned from Talla
hassee yesterday noon, bringing back
with him Jim Gabes, a negro who is
charged with attempting to kill his
wife in this county. He was lodged
in jail to await trial.
Twenty-nine commercial gentle
men, representing many of the lead
ing houses in the United States, were
registered at the Stuart last night.
They will not go to sleep in church
to-day.-
Hou. Ben Russell, of Baiubridge,
spent a few hours iu the city yester
day. 1 [c was cu route to Waycross,:
where lie will spend Sunday with his
family. His tenure of the post office
of his native city has not been dis
turbed, and his frieuds trust that he
will be allowed to serve out his term.
Weather Bulletin for the 24 hours ending
at 7 o’clock I*. M June 8, 1889.
Temperature.
7 a. m 73
2 p. m 87
7 p. m 80
Maximum For 24 hours 80
Minimum “ “ “ 70
Rainfall
Latest from Johnstown.
'.Johnstown, I’a., June 7.—“Are
the horrors of the flood to give way to
the terrors of a plague?” is the ques
tion that is now agitating the valley
of Conemaugh. To-day opened warm
and almost sultry, and the stench that
assails one’s senses as he wanders
through Johnstown is almost over
power. Sickness, iu spite of the pre
cautions and herculean labors of the
sanitary authorities, is on the increase,
and ’ fears of an epidemic grow with
every hour. “It is our impression,”
said Dr. T. S. White, assistant to the
state board of health, this morning,
“that there is going to be a great deal
of sickness here within the next week.
Five cases of malignant diphtheria
were located this morning on Bedford
street, and as they were in different
houses they mean five starting points
ot disease. All this talk about the
danger of au epidemic is not exag
gerated as many suppose, but is found
ed on experience. There will be
plenty ot typhoid fever and kindred
diseascr here within a week or ten
days, in my opinion.”
Eight thousand men have been at
work to-day clearing out the debris,
but truth compels the statement that
the undertaking has not, been fairly
started. Fires are burning up and
down the valley of the Conemaugh as
far as the eye can reach. The air is
thick with smoke, and yet, to people
familiar with the situation, the efforts
of this army of earnest workers are
'hardly appreciable. Some]* " ““
system is being estaMisKet].
most careful estimates are to the effect
that it will take 10,000 men for weeks
to clear out the heaps of ruin piled up
between the hills in tho course ot the
river.
Human fancy cannot conceive the
horrors of the situation! This report
is being written from the second stoiy
of a building worth probably 815,
which commands a view of the moun
tainous wreck at Point bridge. The
stench that is wafted through the
dooi less aad windowless structure by
every passing breeze is sickening.
'The pneumonia scourge grows
alarmingly Dr. Sweet, of Philadel
phia, a prominent member of Groffs
staff, came down from the Cambria
hospital to-night with a startling re
port. Dr. Groff had retired, and no
official actian could be taken; Dri
Sweet said: "Prospect Hill is full of
pneumonia, with some diphtheria and
measles. The hospital is lull to over
flowing and to-day I attended forty-
two cases on the outside. They were
almost all severe cases of pneumonia.
There is every condition needed for a
spread of the disease, and I fear an
epidemic.
A row ot human feel was noticed
sticking out of the sand on the river
baiyk near Kernvillc. A gang of men
soon unearthrd the bodies of two men
and one girl, all in a good state ot
preservation.
The Woolfolk Trial.
Piiiuiv, Ga., June 7.—Court con
vened at Sijo o’clock this morning and
exhausted thirty-six panels of forty-
eight jurors each without obtaining a
jury. At 11:20 o’clock the sixth iuror
was obtained, and at 11:30 o’clock the
seventh. Work moved along rapidly
until 5:30 o’clock, at which time elev
en jurors had been obtained. It is
now thought to be certain that a jury
will be secured, as 150 more subpoenas
have been sent out for to-morrow, and
only one juror is needed. The defense
has only one more strike, which makes
it certain that a jury will be obtained
with 150 more men to draw on.
Mr. Charlie Ilargrette, formerly a
Boston hoy, and who at one time re
sided in Thomasville, hut now a con
ductor on the B. & W., between Al
bany and Brunswick, was in tho ’ city
yesterday. • - .
Keep the City Clean.
Inspector Pinson told our reporter
yesterday that he was badly in need ol
additional teams and hands to be used
in keeping the city clean, -1
This is by all odds the most impor
tant matter bctorc our city fathers,and
they ought to provide means, at.once,
for keeping Thomasville in thorough
sanitary condition. Keep the city
clean, and thereby keep it healthy.
Keop it healthy and thereby keep i(
prosperous.
Fifty pieces Dress
Ginghams, assorted
styles, at 6 3-4 cents
per yard.
Levy’s
Mitchell House Corner
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