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m -1 SP " VOL 1-NO 53. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 14, ’8b!) $5.00 PER ANNUM 0 -1 o Q H 1> H ► cc 1. j) & p 0 H in <0 •d L. ® 0 ri p 5 H- -11 KiL 2 t 5 Q (B 15 H h -.. M t! CD CO $ M p p w o p P- CD P CO r 9 0 (t> 9} ? CD 8- S) is p. <1 H u 9 H % « 4 H H ° c 4 O <5: CD CD c+- o p p p <a- a & ® & 0 0) d & ■ H t W O e p* p p CD <1 CD * P e-*- Ijocal Matters. Hon. A/ T. r McIntyre, Jr., ha* introduced a bill to incorporate the town of Meigs, in this county. Do not lose sight of this feet: Thomasvillc must build the road to Cordelc. This is absolutely essential, in order to obtain the connections we need so badly. Pears are going forward witha rush, from all aloug the line. The prices have “held up so far, but the bulk of the shipments have not yet readied market. . It is undoubtedly true that.Thomas villc needs additional railroad facili ties, and it is equally true that the best way to get such facilities is to build to Cordcle. This road would invite several others to our city. A note from one of the young ladies who took much interest in the sale of refreshments at the Duncanville pic nic, informs us that the amou&t real ized footed up the handsome sum of $75. Good. This money will be used to plaster New Ochlockonee church. The ladies who inaugurated and managed the afiair deserve great credit, and they are to be congratu lated on the financial success which crowned their unselfish work. Cairo has an Evaporating Establishment. The public spirited people of Cairo have an 'evaporating establishment, wjieycpears, peaches, etc., arc put into a shape in which they will keep. Thomasville ought to have one, and a canning establishment as well, The Melon Crop. . Aveilhe, assistant, super- ItT ent, with headquarters in Vnldo: bugh the city yesterday cn route to Albany. He estimates that 2oo to 300 cars more from the line of his road will wind up the crop. This will make something like 1600, the total lor the season, against 3,000 last year. - ■■».« •— Look Out for Vagrants. The chief of police of Atlanta, has issued the following order: Poi.ice llKADgi AnTins, July 10. 1st. The ofiiters and patrolmen are or dered to strictly enforce tlie law ngainst rajrancy 2d. They are ordered to arreitnll idle and loafing persons, who hare no visible means ol support, and prosecute them in the proper courts. A. 15. C0XS01.1.Y, Chief of I’oliee. All of which is respectfully referred to our own municipal authorities. What Rail Roads do fat Towns. Those who remember Atlanta at the close of the war, will recollect that when she began to recover from the effects of years of desolation and the deluge of fire that visited her when Sherman took his march to the sea, there were plenty of prophets that *aid ehe would never be a city. Ihey said, “there is nothing to make the city grow. It has no back country to support it, and no trade.”, The re sult has demonstrated thailhese same prophets were egrcgeously mistaken. Atlanta has grown, and she will -con tinue to grow. There ie n-reason for her growth and it is known and l ead of all men. Railroads did the work. By means of them Atlanta laid tribute on the trade of the country for a hundred miles in each direction. With her growth the coim^fy improv ed, and the dreary warte^'bf twenty years ngo has been supplanted bv smiling villages on cach -of the roads that run into the city. • There is a moral in all tfilfc,’ that is not too deep for comprehension—rr.nil- roads make towns in tliytagfl,,and the. town that has most qf* th?m grows surely and most rapidly*.'— fit*- • S , The road to Cordeta wouldjgive -ThoipwvW« * iippjtusfrforii'ard, gteftttori ahq r, Wore 1 Bqtfjrg 1 1 ■ than the building of half a doz en big hotels. It would attract other roadalb’dlii*dlrefct§jJf, Jt would make Thomasvillc tjie Atlanta of South-Georgia, the distributing point, the commercial and financial center. It would enable, our merchants to supply all the towns in a radius ot fifty mile? with goods,' Realise they would have the advantage-of compet ing lines andlo*er'r8tr|. ‘ This is no fancy sketch, all that, live have said been deMqhatrafdd lh the history Just How It Is. Wc are in receipt ol a letter from I)r. W. G. Patrick, who has spent Iwo seasons here, in which he says: ‘•I think every one that is at all in tercstcd in Thomasville, or even those of us that only spend the winter there, ought to give something, no matter how small the amount may be. Put me down, therefore, for one share of your new railroad.” Dr. Patrick takes the right view of the matter, and his spirit ought to act uate the friends ofThomasvillc. A Pleasant Parly. Friday evening Miss Birdie Smith entertained her friends in a most de lightful manner, the occasion being in honor of her birthday. Quite a number of guests were present and the affair was one of the most enjoya ble given the younger set of ladies and gentlemen this season. Pine Summit is admirably suited for an entertainment, and the happy couples enjoyed the promenading in the love ly grounds. Music by sovcral of the young ladies was rendered. Dancing and a number of social games wore indulge in. The dining room was handsomely decorated and a tempting lunch served. It was a charming evening and her guests wish her many happy returns of the day, and for themselves many return* of the pleasures of the occasion. lomasville must have tho road to Cordelc, and It would be folly to overlook its necessity, or allow onr solves to be diverted from the.urgent importance of the new outlet, or to wait for others to do what we must do ourselves. Out in the Moonlight. The gay party of young gentlemen and ladies that went out to the winding Ochlockonee Friday night on a moon light picnic had a very pleasant time. As long as the moonlight is soft and beautiful, and suggestive of the light that love sheds over the object on which it is bestowed, so long will young peo ple enjoy such occurrences as the one in question. Col. Gentry, who lias been travel ing for the Atlanta Journal fora long time and for the Savannah News before he went with the Journal, is at his home in Eastman, having re tired from the road. Two young Africans were one day fishing from a wharf, and one of them fell into the water and was drowned. The survivor’s grief was so uproarious that a sympathetic bystander inquired if the drowned boy was a relation. “No,” said lie, through.his tears, “he warn’t no relati’n, hut lie mout’s well been—he had all do bait.” The Cost of Masonry. Times it ml Messenger. Walking on Broadway a few days eiuoe wc met a young friend we had known from his childhood. After an interchange of the ordinary civilities lie aBked if we could tell him what it would cost to become a Freemason. We answered his question briefly, and lys we theu thought, to the point. On returning to our office the fact im pressed itself upon our mind that in that query to which we had hurriedly replied, there was a vast amount of reflective material centered. “What does it cost to lie a Freemason?” lie asked, lint little, viewed from a financial point, and a very large sum, looking from a strictly moral and personal standard. In truth the ab solute cost of Masonry to the individ ual depends a great deal upon the valuation set upon it by himself. To him'it is cither gold or dross money, estates, jewels, character and even life can be and are squandered daily by the hand and will of the profligate. So; ‘tho, can the - charms and - rich treasures of Masonry be sacrificed by tlW prodigal brother' The moneyed consideration in the way of initiation fee and yearly dues are literally noth ing when compared with the benefits derived bv the brethren. And yet good Masonic standing Costs a great deal, for its requirements begin with an unclouded character and perfect bodily formation and with these come aloiig hours of anxious care uud study, to say nothing of the heavy responsibilities that follow the open ing of a new life. Masonry never tires, never halts. Its labors, its in tentions, and its desires arc ever on ward, Votaries at its shrine often seek the golden fields of rest and rec- LEVY’S reatioKr but the. great institution . *. li-L velHvith the regularity oF’thc sun -llllllG&Fd Ol bell gains in our line. goods cash. and the earth, preaching glad tidings to man, and shedding its light on the dark paths of ignorance and supersti tion. Its mission is to tell of the joys and the wisdom found in the new life under the guidance and in the glory of our Universal Father. In dustry holds a prominent position in all Masonic bodies, and it never toler ates drones or idleness; hence good Masons arc always interested in the S t 0 10 fixtUI’CS foi* Sale, study of subjects that tell them of pro gression cither here in this life, or of the philosiphic truths that are only to be solved and understood in the great hereafter. To keep pace with this progressive spirit of pure Masonry much valuable time is required, and many hours that would be otherwise devoted to pleasure must be sacrificed. View the rcquiriuents of Masonry as wc may, it is evident that the cost of being a-goed Mason takes from us more than money, and dcvclopcs all of the good and pure that exists in our hettei- manhood. So be it. We arc glad that both the Atlanta dailies extended a cordial welcome to tho members of the legislature. The members might have felt some degree of embarrassment at going to their business, if the papers had not wel comed them. There’s nothing like being cordial and friendly.—Hawkins- ville Dispatch. The most egotistical of the United States, "Me.most religious, “Mass. most Asiatic, "Ind. father of states “Pa. ;” most maidenly, “Miss. best in time of flood, “Ark. most useful in haying time, “Mo.decimal state, “Tcnn.state of exclamation, ‘ La. most astonishing state, “O.most unhealthy state, “III.state to cure the sick, “Md. state for students, “Conn, j” state where there is no such word as fail, "Kan.not a state for the untidy, “Wash.”—Youth's Com panion. Too Awful for Contemplation. From tho Brooklyn Knslo. In all the annuls of warfare and destruction there is no record of death so appa ling, in proportion 10 the num ber of combatants engaged, as the death lists ol the famous “Six Hun dred” that charged at Balaklava. Two hundred and forty-seven men fell on the field; about 700 have died at different times and places since; of the survivors about one a week dies in the United States; every day or two a new tramp confesses to be one of them; and if something isn’t done to slop it the death list ol that gallant band will soon reach into the thousands. Noth ing saves the organization from utter destruction but the wonderful recupera tive powers ol the survivors, who arc increasing in numbers while retaining unimpaired the same age. ‘OmahaBellc—Ma,I rea lly do believe that George is getting ready to pro pose. Omaha mania—What inspires that hope. Omaha Belle—Well, he asked me last night if pa was doing well in busi ness, and when I told him that pa was getting rich he put his arm around me and called me his silver star and his golden hope. Wc are offering our entire stock o(‘ Shoes and Hats at and below cost. These goods must be sold by Sept. 1st, and wo are offer- All sold for the Positively no more goods charged. We also olfcr our for and store house rent. All parties indebt ed to us will please come forward and settle at once, as we want the money 108 Broad St. Has Made a Bin m IN ALL LINES OF To continue until closed out. Our remnant table is fill of choice BAR- gains, and will be all Summer. Ep3§bStill left, a few of our (I 3-1 cts. Ging hams, worth 10 cts. Levys Dry Ms House