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THOMASYILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNLNU, .JULY 20, '880
$5.00 PER AOTtJM
Horticultural Society.
Quite a number of Thomas county
horticulturists will attend the annual
meeting of the Georgia Horticultural
Society, which meets in Griffin next
Wednesday. As Griffin is one of the
best sections of middle Georgia, and
has devoted considerable attention to
horticulture, they may expect a royal
good time. As we hnvc had, for
several years, to listen to reports re
flecting on south Georgia ns a non
fruit section (and unfortunately, the
seasons for several years have gone
back on us to that extent we had to
quietly listen), we givo the members
notice that any reflection on this
particular section, o'hcr than the
most complimentary, will be visited
with dire punishment. We will brain
them with a peach or smother them
with a melon, not to say anything of
our famous LeConte pears.
In point of fact no section can ex
cel Thomas county, judging by the
experience of those who give proper
attention to the culture of fruit, in
peaches, pears, plums and apples, ns
has been ably demonstrated this sea
son.
As of interest to our people, we sub
join a circular from the authorities of
the .State society, and add our voice to
the request for a full attendance on
this most important meeting:
OKOnOlA STATU HOHTICCLTCRAI. BOCIKTY—
' FOCRTKKXTII ANNUAL SKH6ION.
The fourteenth finuiml session nn I exhi
bition of fruits, plants and vegetables, will
t.e held in the city of Griffin, (la., Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday, July .'list, and
August 1st and 2d, 1880.
The past annual meetings have been nu
merously attended, and the exhibitions of
fruits and vegetables practically demon-
stjntedjhe Tost resourccsy>f,(learKiansa
producing State.' The impetus given to
fruit culture nnd horticultural taste through
the influence of the labors of this association
arc visible throughout the whole common
wealth. The forthcoming session, it is con
fidently expected, will be one of the most in
teresting nnd useful ever held by the society.
All hoticulturisls, fruit growers, progres
sive agriculturists, and epecially the ladies
of Georgia, arc earnestly and cordially in
vited to attend and send such articles for
exhibition ns will make the display of Geor
gia grown fruits, flower.-, and vegetables
creditable to the skill and careful cultivation
of its people.
It is earnestly hoped that there will be a
full attendance of members from every sec
tion or the State, that concentrated informa
tion and experience of fruit growers may be
obtained, thus aiding the society to perfect
its several catalogues of fruits and vege
tables adapted to each geographical division
of the State. These catalogues are now the
recognized reliable guides of the fruit
growers of Georgia, and have had a most
wonderlul influence in developing its fruit
growing interests.
The Southern Kipress Company with its
usual libcrnlity and interest evinced in the
success of the society, will carry free of
charge all packages of fruits, flowers and
vegetables intended for the exhibition. All
packages should be addressed as follows;
“II. W. Hasselknss, Griffin, Ga.,-for State
Horticultural Society," nnd the name of the
sender plainly marked on the package. All
articles for the exhibition should be sent to
reach the hall on Wednesday, July 31, not
later than 10 o'clock a. in. A full list of
varieties should also be sent witli the articles
contributed, that a full report may be made
by the society:
Hotel rales linvc been reduced to $2.00
nnd $1.50 per dny.
I’. J. Bkiiksman, President,
. Augusta, Ga.
T. L. Kinsisy, Secretary,
Savannah, Ga.
—
Fine Pear*.
Mr. Sandy Prevatt brings us some
of the finest LeConte pears we have
seen this season, two of them weigh
ing 26 ounces. He has just finished
gathering his crop from a young
orchard ot ten acres and says they all
average fine pears. So farjaa we
have seen the young orchards, this
year, have produced the finest fruit
Mr. Prevntt will send, some pears to
the State Horticultural Society next
week.
To Melon Men.
Mr. E. L. McGinnis, who is hero
representing Olivit Bros., of New
York, hands us a communication
from his house which contains some
valuable suggestions to our melon
growers, and to which we call their
attention. They say, in a letter to
Mr. McGinnis, under date of July 19:
The melon market is in poor shape
and it will continue so until there is
sothe change in the style of doing the
business, and the only wav to do that
will be to prepay tiie freight on that
end; and then it would hold poor
stock back and we could advance the
freight and have the handling of them
ourselves. At present the company
won’t let you sell them unless you
will guarantee the freight., but they
will give them to their agents who
will sell them at much less than they
arc worth, thereby keeping the mar
ket full of low price melons aud the
receivers have no show to protect
their shippers. If there is not some
change the growers will have to go
out of the business. I wish you would
explain to the .shippers and ask them
if they can’t do something for another
year. Tell them we will help them,
and are ready to prepay freight if we
can have any protection on this end;
and I know by so doing we can got
much less rates and we can make it,
pay them as well as ourselves. Tell
them if they wish to know anything
further to write us and we will do all
in our power to help them. The pear
market is on the improve.
Yours, truly,
Olivit Bros.
The Columbus Southern—Where Will
it Go?
CoLCMnra, July 23.—The first rail of the
Columbus Southern roail was laid near the
city this morning. The road, which is now
ginded from here to Richland, nnd which
will*bc built from Columbus to Albany nnd
Dawson, will open up a rich nnd fertile
countrj, Aa-rga portion of the t»odc of
which will soon be tributary to this city,
the road will run through nn excellent
tern cion growing territory, nnd there are
very valuable tracts of wood lands along
the line. The Chattahoochee Brick Com
pany arc the builders, nnd nearly 1,000 con
victs arc now employed on the grading nnd
track laying. The work is being pushed
rapidly as possible, nnd it is expected that
trains will lie running between tiiis city and
Albany before next Christmas.
The following front the Constitution
of Wednesday, is significant:
Gov. Gordon will sign to-day n charter
authorizing the construction of a new rail
road under the title of the Alabama, Georgia
nnd Florida railroad company. O. Gunby
Jordan, Henry It. Goetcbius; Oscar S. Jor
dan, J. M. Murphy, Jr., N. X. Curtis, T. M.
Foley and II. C. Bussey, all of Columbus, nrc
the incorporators of the roail. The sub
scribed capital is $l,m)0,0«0. It will extend
from Columbus to n point in Decatur county,
on the boundary line between Georgia and
Florida.
Will the Columbus Southern he de
flected at Richland, stretch away in
the direction of the Florida line, in
stead of being pushed on to Albany?
Stranger things have happened.
Thomasvillc should keep a sharp out
look on the combinations of the day.
Many of them affect her very mate
rially.
Sheriff Hurst leaves this morning
for Milledgcvillc "with the lunatic,
Plummer, but will be back to
morrow.
Chattanooga claims a population of
50,000.
On last Friday n tramp-burglar or burg
lars, were my successful in their dcrilmcnt
in this town. Between midnight nnd day
light they entered the residences of several
citizens, and plundered to their hearts con
tent. In the residence of Mr. D. Williams
they prowled from room to room, and al
though there were nine persons sleeping in
the dwelling, not one was aroused. They
stole n highly prized silk handkerchief from
Mr. D. Williams, a watch, chain nnd $1)1.50
from Rev. Mr. Cadwallader, and a watch
an) chain from Mnstcr Goorge Christie.
The burglars also entered the house of Mr.
J. Weil, nnd relieved his pockets of what
ever change was contained therein. They
nlso entered the bcil-cliamber, through the
rear window, of F. B. Fildcs, at 1 lie resi
dence of the editor of this paper, and appro
priated all the clothes lie bad worn the pre
vious day. It was a bold and daring ven
ture, and done in defiance of the night-
watch, who is always on the nlcrt. This
time the watch failed, anil the burglars were
very successful.—Monticcllo Constitution.
The above item shows that Thorn-
asville is not alone in having burglars,
but it seems that the fellow operating
in Monticello is an escaped lunatic.
He went into an editor’s room and
stole his old clothes. This would he
proof positive that the thief was non
compos mentis,
Letter from Nacoochee Valley.
Nacoociikk, Ga., July 20.,’89.
Editor Tim i-;s- Enthbi’hisk: —
Remembered, though tar away from
you, here “in the fair old Nacoochee
Valley” surrounded by all that nature
can give in beautiful hills, mountains
and valleys, covered with beautiful
cen grass, trees and royal rocks,
now and then divided by a stream of
freestone water, tie wing from and fol
lowing its rocky bed to the banks of
the Chattahoochee river, which is the
largest stream we have here. Though
quitea river 200 miles below ,’tis hut a
small stream here. I can see her
now from the window of my room, in
her rippling progress as she winds her
way through mountain nnd
dale and acknowledge Iter excel
lency as “queen of the valley
st-caras” and can almost hear her
voice in the language of the poet,
Tieknor.
Child of tilt Chattulioocheo;
Hid in the hills afar!
beautiful Nacoochee,
Vale of the evening star.
Hushed in the mountain shadow,
With the May dew on hor breast;
ller breath is the breath of meadows,
And her very name sighs rest.
The voice of a loved one calling,
The feet that have wandered far;
Come for the night is falling;
Rest! with the “Kvoning Star.”
. Then she is truly blessed with good,
wholcsouled citizens who will make
almost any 011c tecl at home.
I have visited the home of Captain
Nichols, a gentleman of great worth,
and an old citizen. To say the least
of his home ’tis a perfect palace, sur
rounded by green folliage and sweet
odorous flowers, sprinkled by falling
spray from ever flowing fountains
spouting here and there in their exta-
cy. Then to Tceeivc his hospitality
makes ono feel ns though they would
never be able to repay it.
Mr. Geo. W. Williams is here from
Charleston, S. C., “my mother city.”
He to, isa man worthy of the beautiful
homo which he occupies during the
summer mouths. These two houses
alone are worth $70,000.
I mail you a book, written by the
latter gentleman, containing twenty-
one letters to young men, and a more
descriptive view of Nacoochee, Aver
age temperature 80° for summer,
never goes over 8-1° even on the
warmest days. We do not have tires,
hilt at night you have to pull the
blankets.
I arrived last Wednesday, after
stopping at dilferent points, viz:
Macon, Indian Springs, Atlanta and
Tallula Falls. Found Miller and
Thompson housed under the roof of
Mrs. Cunninghams, which is located
on a prominent hill over looking the
valley. She can accommodate 25 to
30 guests. He table is alway-r boun
tifully supplied with fresh milk and
butter and all the dishes the market
will afford, considering the distance
front any railroad. Once from under
her roof you can hut wish to return.
Mess. Miller and Thompson receiv
ed their trunk, though they fouhd
nothing in it hut a pair of socks. 011c
paper collar and a frying-pan. They
are still in the ring. As for nr)'sell I
am spending the time very pleasantly,
hut quietly. My visit promises to be
one of benefit and quite different from
the one of 1888.
Feeling sure that Thomasvillc is
still afloat on the sea of prosperity,
accept my kindest regards.
J. L. PlUXtil.K.
- — »
A hundred years ago George Wash
ington wrote a letter to Benjamin Har
rison, of Virginia, setting down very
plumply and severely on Mr. Harri
son’s application lor an office, and
telling him that he proposed “never to
suffer connexions of blood or friend
ship to intermingle so as to have the
least sway on decisions of a public
nature.” Now in this centennial year
it lus fallen to the lot of Benjamin
Harrison II., occupying the place first
honored by Washington, to square off
the family account by appointing his
brother to a fat government position.
Truly, time makes some strange ad
justments.—Greenville News.
A GIRL SACRIFICE.
The Reign of Violence Begins in Liberty
County A Child's Throat Cut and
its Ears Slit Off.
Liberty county is still in a ferment.
False Christs threaten the peace and
prosperity of.the whole county. Life
has become insecure. Fanaticism hits
led to murder. The man Carter, who
was mobbed Sunday by tiie followers
of the new imposter, Edward James,
is likely to die. Dr. Henry is attend
ing him. His skull is crushed nnd
his thigh is badly cut. An account of
the assault 011 him was given in yes
terday’s Times. James’ followrs had
gathered in Wallhourville plantation,
about four miles front Wnlthourville.
About 500 persona had gathered to
hear the false Messiah rave. James
is a Justice of the I’cace. On Thurs
day last he announced his divine mis
sion. He preaches in a strip stark
naked condition. He urges his fol
lowers to make sacrifice to the Lord.
On Sunday as much as 8400 was of
fered as a sacrifice. James tore up the
paper money and scattered the silver
broadcast through the woods. Whether
he followed the example of magisterial
cupidity and secreted some of the coin
and paper on his person for his own
use docs not appear in the evidence,
hut is extremely likely. The crowds
that follow James increase daily, and
their violence is becoming a terror to
the law abiding element of both races.
a cun.i) sacrifice.
The idea of sacrifice has spread to
a horrid extent. The offer of money
no longer satisfies these violent and
misguided persons. Human blood is
demanded. The story of Abraham
offering up Isaac is told with awful
effect. On Sunday a girl four years
old was left at home several miles
from Wallhourville plantation by her
parents. On the return of the wretch
ed mother and father the child was
missing. A search ended in finding
die body cold in death. A murder had
been committed. The child’s throat
was cut and its cars had been slit off
Suspicion naturally attaches to the
parents, hut the Corner’s inquest,
Which will he held to-day, will possi
bly furnish a elite to the guilty par
ties. As in all ages, oblation of 'hu
man blood offerings appears to he re
garded as possessing some strange
vicarious power, there is no telling
where the thirst for human blood will
end in Liberty. The inflamed imagi
nation of the more ignorant negroes
demands the offering of human life as
expiatory sacrifice. The example of
the cnlightcml Athenians who select
ed seven youths and seven maidens
for the Cretan monster Minotaur has
shown through ages the strange alli
ance between fanaticism and cruelty.
Sheriff Smith has arrested seven
ring leaders of the mob that put Car
ter's life in jeopardy.
As the 16th of August approaches,
the date ptophesied for the world's
ending, fears of increased violence are
entertained. A band of several hun
dred is expected to march out of the
county towards the favorite north, and
at the same time to heat back all but
the chosen seed. The farming inter
ests of Liberty are partially prostrated,
and the serious state of affairs taxes
the wisdom and ingenuity of the con
servative citizens of the county.
LEVY’S
Has Made a
BIG CUT
IN ALL LINES OF
Summer Goods,
To continue unti
closed out.
Our remnant table
is ful of choice BAR-
gains, and will be all
Summer.
It is npt generally known, but it is a
fact, nevertheless, that the men who
made the inspection of the State road
last year have not been paid off yet.
The commissioners were Judge W. M.
Reese, Mr. Virgil Powers and Colonel
Chess Howard. They employed Mr.
Reneau, the ciyil engineer, who in
turn employed his help. Mr. Reneau
spent in all about eight months thor
oughly inspecting the road. His bilh
is $1,200 besides expenses. The com
missioners want $1,500 each. The
total bill for the inspection is about
$6,500. The hill was presented, and
the men who made the inspection
wait. They may find consolation in
the saying that “all things come to the
man who waits.”—Atlanta Journal.
Still left, n few
of our (> 3-4 cts. Ging
hams, worth 10 cts.
JL^evys
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