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THOMASV1LLE, GEORGIA, .WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, '.880.
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Cgiment
News Notes About Town
About People YouJKnow, or May
Not Know.
IS Al’l’KOACIIIN<;
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PUT IN. PITHY; PACK AGES.
W. J. Wilson, of Boston,
town yesterday.
Mr. S. L. Sills, of Miccosukie, was
in town yesterday.
Wilder Bostwick has returned from
his old home, Blakely.
Mrs. S. L. Ontten, ot Savannah,
visiting in the city.
Dr. N. G. Tullis returned yester
day.
Mr. Geo. L. Gill, of New York city,
is registered at the Whiddon.
Geo,
OK AIJ, DESCRIPTIONS,
LACES,
LACE
I'ANI)
CAMBRIC
Fans anlParasols,
Handkerchiefs
and
Hosiery,
-Every Kind
At GREATLY
Reduced
Prices.
Manegold, of Montgomery,
Ala., is at the Whiddon.
Mr, E. A. Bryan, of TnllahasRcc,
is registered at the Stuart.
Mr. R. L. Bennett and wife, of
Philadelphia, arc at the Stuart.
Mr. B. D. Hodge, of Ocala,
is at the Whiddon.
Fin.,
Mr. T. W. Britten, of Columbus,
is stopping at the Stuart.
Work on the pavement tor lower
Broad street commenced yesterday.
Mr. J. W. Collins, a merchant of
Miccosukie, spent yesterday in town.
Mr. John I. Barker brought in a load
of very fine watermelons yesterday. '
Mr. Ii. E. Hutchens, formerly of
this place, is in the city looking up
old friends.
Dr. J.,T., Culpepper was called to*
Boston on professional busincss.ycstcr
day. He went down on the 12:40 train
Mr. Robert Raines, of the Duncan
ville district, was in town yesterday
afternoon.
Mr. S. R. Mead, of the Alabama
Midland Ry., was in tho city yester
day.
A party ol young men is being made
up to spend some time at Hampton
Springs and the gulf coast.
(iov. Btown and Gov. Gordon arc
still on deck—at night. And they
arc good ones.
The coining season will demonstrate
that Thomasvillc needs more hotel
accommodations.
Sellers should not forget that
Thomasvillc buyers are offering the
very highest prices for wool.
Commencement Exercises Last Night.
The chapel of Young Female Col
lege was filled to suffocation last night
to hear the closing exercises of the
annual commencement. A pleasant
breeze sprung'up after nightfall, but
in spite of this relief it was warm in
the chapel. This is putting it mildly.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by tho Rev. W. J. Williams.
He invoked the Divine favor for the
institution and the young ladies that
leave its protecting wajls to battle
with the woyld.
The salutatory to the audience by
Miss Eloise Thomas, was unique of its
kind, and its rendition showed a
thorough conception of the duties of
hostess,. which she assumed for the
first time.
The opening song, “Welcome
Here,” by Miss Alma Dekle and a
chorus of Misses, took up the pleasant
thoughts suggested by the salutatory
and convinced the large audience
that it was indeed welcome.
The first essay of the even
ing, “Woman, Her manifest Des
tiny,” ' was read by Miss
Alma Dekle. It was a fine concep
tion of the sweet and homelike duties
that make up the manifest destiny of
the fairer sex, and was well received
by the audience.
The charming little Misses Fleisher,,
Carroll, Cassels and Winn, rendered
‘‘Little Orphant Annie” in a touching
way, that went straight to the hearts
of the audience.
The second essay of the evening,
The Tongue*, Its Power and Influence,
by Miss Mamie Jcrger, was a gem.
The essayist took occasion to say that
it came with a good grace for a wom
an to speak of the tongue, since pop
ular prejudice had assigned tt> her a
some time inordinate use of this mem
ber. Miss Jcrger gave some whole
some advice on the subject of talking.
At tho conclusion of the essay,
Miss Livio l’ittman 'sang
a charming little song,
u Going to Market,” in a way that did
her great credit. A pleasant incident
of this song was furnished by a tiny
kitten that found its way on the
stage, ar.d while the sweet little
singer walked back and forth and
sung, it kept her company. It gave
a homelike, realistic air to the song
The essay, “Writing for the papers,”
by Miss Ella Lightfoot, was original
and striking. It took ofl the weak
nesses that all men and most ladies
have for seeing their names in print, in
a capital way. At its conclusion a
pun that embodied the names of all
the editorial and business force of the
Times-Enterpriks, was very happi
ly gotten oil. The essayist may
assured that the Winter of
tion,
“The Engineer’s Love Mak
ing,” .by the sophomore class.
One could almost hear the echo of the
whistle of the engine as it bore a talc
of love from the man that pulled the
throttle to his inamorata.
The instrumental duet, by Misses
Ruth Mitchell and Mar)' Stephens,
was given in a way that would not
do discredit to much older perform
ers, and it was thoroughly enjoyed by
the audience,
Act 5th, scene 3rd, of “Winter’s
Tale” was the next thing -presented
for the approval of the audience, and
it caught it at once. Miss Ella Stuart
was an "ideal Ilermiono, -while Miss
Lady Stegall made a splendid Loon
ies. The part of Camillo, the aged
lord, was well rendered by Miss An
nie Carroll, Miss Olive Blackshear
played Polixincs to perfection and
Miss Livio Pittman was a good Pau
lino.
The vocal duct, by Misses Clifford
Burr and Julia Evans was one of the
gems of the evening.
The Amazon Drill, in which eight
een young ladies took the role of sol
diers, with appropriate costumes, was
thoroughly enjoyed. The marching
and counter-marching was good, and
some of the young ladies bid fair to
make some unfortunate man take lip
his march before the.final roll call is
sounded'.
The faithfulness of the teachers,
and their paticucc in teaching the
young ladies that took the various
parts during the evening, were cmplia
sized by the success that, marked the
closing exercises of the 23rd year of
this honored institution..
rest
Mr. 8. J. Cassels shipped a trio of
fine Plymouth Rock chickens to his
brother at McIntosh yesterday.
Mr. John T. Douglass, the belle of
Cairo, came yesterday afternoon to
attend commencement.
Watermelons are down to ten cents
apiece and the small boys are happy.
The Gun Club did not have their
weekly shoot yesterday on account of
being out of birds. They are expect
ing them Friday.
-CALL AT—
__ Mr. J. A. Bolles, ot Jacksonville,
Fla., who has been in the city under
medical treatment, lias returned
home.
Mr. Joe Robinson, who hus been off
for a weeks jaunt to the islands around
Savannah, returned yesterday. He
reports a pleasant time on the const.
Mr. J. Simmons who has kept a
repair and novelty shop on lower
Broard street during tho winter, hag
left for Long Branch, N. J.
Mr,
and Mrs. J. B. Dickson, of
Marianna, Fla., came up yesterday
morning. Mrs. Dickson is en route
to White Sulphur Springs, for the
summer. Mr. Dickson returned home
on the afternoon train.
Mrs. Iiclja Brown and Miss Agnes
West, of St. Augustine, Fla., who
have been visiting the family of Mr.
A. McDougald, left yesterday.
The shade trees in front of Dekle
A Cook’s new store have been cut
dawn.
her discontent will never rest
heavily on her for lack of a Triplett
of compliments and may she open the
fountain of success as easily as a fully
ripe Burr is opened when autumn
sheds her mellow tints over the world.
Little Miss Annie Roberts recited
“The Dead Doll" with a pathos that
belongs to childhood.
The last essay, “Which shall it bc, !
by Miss Eloise Thomas, was full of
sound sense and wise counsel. Whether
we shall he drones or workers in the
world, was the subject of the query,
and it is safe to say that from the pro-
ficncy the reader showed during the
evening, that she will take her place
among the workers of the world.
Following thin came the song,
“Visions of the Olden Time,” by Miss
Annie Carroll. While its tender pa
thos rose and fell there came to many
of the audience pleasant visions of
the time when they faced commence
ment audiences on the eve of bidding
ndicu|to the happy, school days.
After this song came the Valedic
tory to Trustees, Teachers and Class,
by Miss Alma Dekle, which was a
splendid tribute to the care of the
Trustccs-and Teachers, and a touching
farewell to the pleasant companions
of her school days.
President Baker then conferred the
degrees in a feeling manner, in which
he took occasion to pay a deserv
ed compliment to the four
young ladies, Misses Alma Dekle, El
oise Thomas, Ella Lightfoot and Ma
mie Jerger, who composed the gradu
ating class. The chorus, “Tho Time
of Youth,” by the school, same after
the conferring of degrees and then the
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
W. J. Williams.
The trial scene from Joan of Are,
was the next thing on the programme.
Miss Ella Stuart made a capital Joan,
while Misses Nellie Jennings and
Susie Varuadoe, ,as judges, and Miss
Annie Lou McKinnon as'bisliop, dis
pensed their duty in a becoming man
ner.
Following this came tho rccita-
Class in Book-Keeping.
Prof. A. J. Warren has commenced
to teach his class in book keeping, lie
lias quite a number of young ladies
and gentlemen already cnKilled as
pupils, and is receiving fresh acces
sions daily. The class rooms, over
Mallcttes real estate office, i.-» nicely
fixed up, and tho returns will be of
great service to the pupils in the fu-
tiife. ■ ..-jc VV. -
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
II. Thomas Jr's' 120 Broad Street.
C. S. Bondurant Vounteer Observer
Weather Bulletin for the 24 hours ending
ill 7 o'clock I’. M. June 18, 1880.
TK.MrKll.UTRE.
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Maximum for 2 1 hours
Minimum “ “ “
A Liberal Donation.
The following letter received yester
day, explains itself:
Times-Enteuprise:— In response
to your notice that the Banlc of
Thomasvillc would forward any do
nations to Johnstown, I authorized
Cashier Smith to enclose my mite,
He was taken sick and iias not done
so. Will you please enclose this with
Mr. Schmidt’s or any other you have
to forward.
Yours truly,
James Watt.
The mite spoken of was a cheek on
the Bank of Thomasvillc for 825.
The Military Feature.
After next September the boys ofthc
South Georgia College will be under
military discipline. Uniforms will
be required of all and the manliness
taught by the observance of orders
aud the enforcement of penalties that
.detract from soldierly pride will have
a very happy effect on the young
cadets.
Mr. Neal Dekle and daughter, Miss
Lula, of Cliipley, Fla., arrived yes
terday to attend the commencement
exercises of Young Female college, at
which his daughter, Miss Alma Dekle,
will graduate.
On His Way to Monticello.
Mr. John It. Sapp passed tlirou
the city yesterday cn route to Monti
cello, with S. L. Houston, who is
charged with being an accomplice in
the killing of Judson Cason in Jeffer
son county, the 2*th of last Octobc
It will he remembered that Judson
Cason, while in the hands of the
officers of the law, charged with cut
ting John L. Bryan, was killed and
thrown into Miccosukie sink.
There was some talk, when a jan
itor was employed for the court house
about having the grounds around oui
model county building' laid off'and
beautified. We hope the authorities
have not lost sight of their good inten
tions. The court house square might
ho made one of the most attractive
places in town. It lias been neglected
too long. Some gravelled walks, ever
greens and shrubbery, would add a
great deal to the appearance of thing
around the court lions*- If instructed
to do so, the janitor would no doubt
give the matter his attention.
The (luards, with full tanks, were
out for drill on Monday night. The
hoys are ‘'catching on" very rapidly.
It is understood they will have a pub
lic parade in their new uniforms oil
the -ttli of Julv.
The fact that a man in Thomasville
ha« been lined, or in lieu thereof, sen
tenced to work on the chain gang for
maltreating a dumb animal, should
lie a warning to those who arc not
merciful to beasts.
City officials, and all officers, cannot
do a better thing for the community
than to sec to the rigid enforcement
of our vagrant laws. A large pro-
protion of the crimes of the day are
coinmitcd by tramps and loafers.
Clean them out.
Amos Lester, the well known and
popular head waiter at the old Gulf
House, lias gone to Tate Springs,
Tennessee, where ho will have a place
during tho summer.
Mr. J. B. Chisholm returned yes
terday from Savannah where he lias
been enjoyir.gja weeks fishing on the
adjacent islands. Mrs. W. W. Chis
holm, of’the Forest City, returned
with him and will spend commence
ment with his family.
Miss Jennie Mash, of Duncanville,
Fla., is visiting her cousin, Miss Will-
Loti Thomas, in East End, during
com mcncciiicnt.
-AT-
ONCE.
oiinstown, L’a., June 17—Seven
teen more bodies were dug from the
wreckage here t-day. Among them
was the body of Miss Annie Bates, of
Racinc r Wis. She was a passenger
n tho day express lost on the fatal
ay. Besides a gold watch and chain
uni several rings, a draft lor 8125,
mil 852 in money, was found on her
body. She was ^buried promptly, as
was all the other bodies found.
Among those found were four chil
dren of James Clarke. They were
angled and entwined about each oth
er atid wer: horribly decomposed,
All the others arc yet unidentified.
The weather here to day was
loomy and dismal as the grief and
listless which still hangs like a hoavv
" over the place,
The address of the lion. 1‘. W.
Mcldrim, at the South Georgia Col
lege, next week, will lie one of the
attractive features of commencement
at that institution. Mr. Mcldrim is
a cultivated gentleman and a brilliant
orator.
According to statistics sixty-seven
people die every minute.
A New Gunpowder.
A new gun powder, die invention of
Mr. Ilcngst, lias recently been tested,
and the results point to it as a prom
ising substitute for black powder for
military and sporting purposes. The
new powder is prepared from straw,
which is pulverized, chemically treat
ed, and finished in granular form tor
It is claimed tor this powder that
it is smokeless, flameless, pracatically
non-fouling and non-heating, and that
both the recoil and the report are less
than those ol black powder, with su
perior penetrative power. From the
powerful character of this explosive,
which, weight for weight, is 150 per
ccnt.-stronger than gunpowder, and
not explodable by concussion, it is
probable that in a compressed form it
ill be tound to be applicable to blast
ing purposes. In every respect it ap
pears to be a powder of great promise.
—Scientific American.
Yeast—I low did you like Miss How
land’s singing? Crimsonbeak—Oh, I
thought it very disappointing, indeed.
How so? Well, she sang “I am going
far away, far away to leave you now,”
but she didn't go.
FOB RENT.
The Fudge house, below tho Miuurv Ho
tel, is lor rent. Anplv to
* E. M. MALLKTTE.
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Fifty pieces Dress
Ginghams, assorted
styles, at 6 3-4 cents
per yard.
Levy’s
Dry Goods Honse
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