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V OL. VJ. 27 I. $5.00 PER Aimer SOME 0!i< rvc.l liy E:i Ivupoi't Cl’S. [’ITIIV COLUMN OF AFFAIRS Died Doing His Duty.” SIGHTS SIDEWALK The News of the Baj. New Satteens, ! New Challies, New GinghamFij w Dress Goods. ilks, New" Laces, New .Embroideries, New Trimmings, New Mulls, New Nainsook, New ’Cambric.-, j New Prices. j New Customers) Something new ami interesting'/ every lay for everybody at » Local News Told in Brief, Pun gent Paragraphs for the Benefit of the Busy Men and Women. lacon, was a H. (1. Fleming, St. Loirs, Mo in the city yesterday. Rev. 'Viliiarh Reynolds, of Metcalfe 'district v as- in the city yesterday, I'he iriends of Mi. \V. S. Brown will be glad to know that he is improving. J. ii. Harris of the Georgia South ern and Florida Ry., was in the city yes'erday. Mr. J A. Ilnrst was slightly better yesterday. This will be good news to his friends. N. R Boston, ti ribi t M'l-se: Gl: Chicago, Rae, JHI, K. L. ; Looser B. Me l a and Hetlwi guests id Dr. F street e.J.N'orth Carolina, and T. W. Steele jr., Little Rock, Ark. w.- c cmsts of the Gull icslciday Quite a numb, r of visitors who have been stopping at the Mitchell went over to the Pmey Woods yes'erday and Will rimain in die env some inn longer. Socitly events have been m.a nlur! so far this week. There has bieii one- more elite: tammeiUs ol one- kind or oilier, each inglu. Mr. Clements Reed, el New Yoi City, joined his wile and datighn who have been spending the mater the city at Cap!. Sapp’s in F.e.chc !e, ye. eiday. Mr IJ-n F. Dadsonofthe G.-orgi Hedge company ivili go down lo il plantation of Mr. II. A 1!. s today, to make measurement for placi hedge ri.-.nul the .vliole jn.ice. •Ninong tin lau-s 1 arrival, at l’iiu-y W'-ods i-.re- Mrs. C. I’. Fi l child and maid, Mrs. | 11 Clarke and daughter, J. Wilde- and wife, Mrs. T. 1). l’aikcr, ii. F. Sherman and son Mrs. C. Rose, New York, Mrs. Oscar Rosenthal, child and nurse, Chicago. i:V2 I Iron (l St Cotton Factory for Themasville. In a few days our citizens will he called ii[i<hi in the interest of a Cotton Fa. ;ory to lie built on the instalment plan. If 1,000 shares can In-secured payable In monthly installments of 81 cacli, rniiiiiii;' 100 months, the Com pany v ii. have a capital of 8100,000, which wili he ample to run, erect buildings, buy machinery, and give a good working capital beside. It is not intended to wait until this 8100,- 000 is ail paid in lefore beginning op erations : for when a sufficient amount is paid in to warrant going ahead, the work mi buildings will be begun, mil. cliincrv will be bought on time to he paid for out of the monthly install ment's, and before wc can hardly real ize it we will have a first-class factory, in operation, giving employment to a goodly mimher of operatives. The instalment plan has worked success fully at other points, and can he made it success here; look at what the Build ing and Loan Association has done for Thoiuasvillc, while it has gotten its share of abuse, vet see the number of homes it has built for its members, all on the installment plan. Our peo ple are now educated up to this plan, and there should he no trouble iu get ting up the 1,000 or more shares in the cotton factory, the monthly instal ment has been made so that every one, no matter how small their income is, can take a share. Tuesday night Col. 1\ McGlashan delivered- a lecture in Masonic Hall Savannah, for the benefit of the fund for the building of a memorial ball be erected by the Confederate Veter nils’ Association. The subject was the battle of Salem Church, Viagiuia, in which his regi ment, tlio 50th Georgin, bore an im portant part. The speaker described with graph detail the battle, and after telling the final charge of the confederate troops and the rapid retreat of the enemy, he related the following inci dent of the .-tern devotion to duty which characterized the Georgia troops. lie said: “Just then a litter hearer approach ed me and said, “Major, one of your men, badly wounded, desires to see you before he dies.'’ “Where is lie?” asked. “Just back hero in the woods a little ways,” the messenger replied I went hack with him and found stretched on a litter, a private soldier named John Culpepper, of Company H, from Colquitt county, a plain piney woods farmer, never out of the way hut was always present for duty, lie was terribly wounded. M’hiie load ing his rille, standing sideways to the enetJfv, a hall had struck him on the edge of the temple, tearing out both his eyes, tearing off It is nose and the brains seemed to be out. He evident ly hud not long to live although per fectly conscious. “Is the mnj ;r here?’ he inquired. "Yis, Culpepper,” I re plied, “and i am grieved to -oc you so sorely wounded.” He groped in the dark with his hind and said, “Major, lake mi hand.” I took it iu both mine nod knelt down beside him ‘Major,” lie whispered, “have I my duty.” 1 v.us thrilled with th devotion of the dj ing hero, “Yes,” said, “I can testily that you have no bly done your whole duty now and all the time.” "Oh, then it is ail right, he said. “Tell my people when you return home that John Culpepper died doing his duty ” He never spoke again. “Such were the men who died in defense of southern principles. No rebels or traitors they, but patriots pure a: d true as ever marched to hat tlelield at the call of their sovereign states it",| dying on the field of honor only seeking to know if they had done their duty. Ah, and when our stain less and immortal Lee, crushed by the sufferings of a loved people he could no longer protect, bowed his tately head t> fate and passed over the river, no whiter soul, no grander pnit met to welcome him to eternal est tinder the shade of the trees, than that of-the humble private soldier who died on the field of .Salem Church, with the sublime word duly on Ills lips an.l in Ids heart.” As instancing the severity of the truggle in which the 50th Georgin were engaged at .Salem Church, the lectori r said that lie will never forget when, at the command of the general, the adjutant came forward and by the pale light of the torch read the report, bowing that of the 310 carried into action, 187 were killed and wqutided, four missing, aid only 125 present and accounted for. No braver soldier than Col. Me Gltishan drew his sword iu the cause of the coufedcray. He was the last Brigadier General ever commissioned in the Southern army. That was a jolly party of young la dies and gentlemen who spent the day out picnicing on the Oclilockouce yesterday. Mrs. Love Wilder chape roned the party in a most happy manner. They all returned late in the afternoon very much delighted with the first picnic of the season. C'apt. R. G. Fleiniug and party passed through the city last night eu- routc to .Savannah, from a trip over the A'abama Midlaud By. Quite a number of tourists arc com ing here from points in Florida. Merchants Week. Visitors (especially ladies) will find the Marshall House— with its spacious, full length piazza—Admirably located for viewing mardi gras and ali other parades during Merchants Week in Savannah. Card of Thanks. The ladies of the General Benevo lent .Society hereby return thanks to Mr. James Watt for his generosity iu making a donation ol 832.71 (it being his dividend derived from the Nep tune Fire Compauy,) to this,Sociyty. By order of the Society. Miss Julia Stark, Scc’y. Millinery. Attention is called to the new ud- vertisement of Mrs. Carroll, Lower Broail street, who is offering a nice se lection of Millinery goods lo the pub lic. Mrs. Carroll is a lady of fine taste and most accommodating dispo sition, and is building up a fine trade in her line It will pay you to read her advertisements, and he governed by them. A Straw Ride. Adclighif.il moonlight straw drive was participated in by the following ladies and gentlemen Tuesday night: The young ladies were Misses Bessie and Mamie Blackshear, Alice VVakely, Cora Cassels, Annie Scott, Vailie Cas- sels, Johnnie Sloan, Mec Young, Net tie Smith and Linda Estabrook. The gentlemen were Messrs David Bran don, Nome Harley, Frank Smith, I’earcc Hurley, Ii. M. Comfort, Chas. Smith, George Lawrence, Albert Riley, Mons G. F. Lozano. Mrs. O D. Scott chaperoned the young people. The merry party started from the resi dence of the Misses Blacksheat’s on Jackson street, and drove out and around part ol the boulevard, and hack to the city, reaching home about 11 o’clock. That Abominable Pessimist. I Iwtc the weeping pessimist tlmt’? nllu* talkin’ hint*. An’paintin' up his troubles with a cemetery SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU AT R. Thomas JrV 126 Broad Street. O. S. Bondurant Vounteer Observer Weather Bulletin for th« 25 hours ending nt 7 o’clock 1*. M., April 2, 1800. TkVI'KRATURi!. 2 p. in 7 p. Maximum for 24 hours Minimum “ “ “ Rain-fall Indications for rain, cooler. THE GEORGIA HEDGE CO MPANY. Merits of our Hedge. It is the cheapest fence. ft is most durable. It is not affected by fire, wind or flood. It has no posts to rot. Stock can not rub it down. It protects itself. It stop trcspas s crs and hunters. It can not be carried away for firewood. It takes but little room. Yon can cultivate close to it. No weeds to be kept out of the corners. It lasts for generations. You never lay out one cent for material to repair it. It’s ornamental to any farm. It is mule high, hull strong and pig tight, Parties desiring more information regard ing the Hedge Fence can call on or address Capl. B. II. Mariott, Hotel Masury, James K. Per..y, Stuart House or Ben F. Dodson Hotel Whiddon. rainbow, but alius w it over everybody He never sc •loud, And tries to shroud. He pounds away at all he mc « make ’em think That his has been the bittc begs to drink: He tells you that Ids trouble is Tin' curse, \n* ne ver stops to reason that i Might TAX NOTICK. First Round. I will be at the following places for the purpose of Receiving Tax returns and re turns of the aerugo and product of the farm orchard, manufactories and mines, for the year 1800. Ways, Fast (Hasg Boston, Murpheys, Oclilockouce, Spence, Cairo, Duncanville, Metcalf, I will be in Th three days it. a wi Saturday) iu tli..* April, Thursday 10. Friday 11. ‘ Saturday 12. 1 Monday 14. Tuesday 15. ‘ Wednesday 16. Thursday 17. 1 Friday 18. ‘ Saturday 10. mmsville court week and ek (Thursday, Friday and nt.nth ot June. J. Y. McCann, T. U. T. Co; Strayod Mulo. Ou Sunday night from niy stable lot in Thomasville, a large, dark hay mare Mule, strayed. I will pay for her return, or any information leading to her recovery. Apr 1 J. T. WEST. For Sale. A fine 2 1 2 or 3 gallon milk cow with young calf for sale. Apply at this office. Jones. Smith. SYiirsi —CliiuiRo llcwild. Fence and Fencing. The following is in answer to injuirie.- made: I nton City. Term., July '27, 1J88. R. L. Duvall—Your favor of the 22d re. ived and contents noted. Would state that I have a line of the Dayton Hedge nee complete. You ask if it lias gi satisfaction, and if the fence is as good expected when I gave tlic«rder. I an? it has given perfect satisfaction, ami is lly up with my expeetion when 1 gav the order. I pronounce it the best fence n farmer ever had. Yours, etc., J. A. Scott. Walnut Ridgk, July 17, 1888 At the solicitation of J. L. W. Groover, for the Souther;; Hedge Company, of Little ock, Ark., we, the undersigned, visited the irm of Mr. W. Shuford, near Auvergne, ickson county, Ark., and examined carc- ully and critically a line of Hedge Fence, * ed and trained according to what they laim to be their improved system of com pleting Hedge Fences, and we not only realized as to the fence, which had been represented to us, but were completely sur- rised to see such perfection attained in an Osage Orupge Hedge. We regard it not ly as a barrier against all classes of lock, both large anti small, but find this fence so built and shaped as to permit of close cultivation, not occupying to exceed o feet of ground.« The skillful method shaping it so lightens the labor of trim ming that an ordinary laboring man can train from 400 to 500 rods per day; and lien he has trimmed it, the beauty it dis plays alone rewards him for his work. We saw corn growing within two feet of the base of the Hedge in ns good and heal thy condition as anywhere in the field. We saw no indication of sprouting and are so well pleased with this system of perma nent fenciog that wo honestly think it is a good and substantial fence; and we will give the company all the aid we conscien tiously can to further the interests of their business in our couuty. \V. M. Ponder, A.C. Phillips, Walnut Itidge. John K. Gibson, Sloan, Powhatan. Bio. Jones is an Allian email and trades with B. .\. Bass. The result is obvious— lie's fat and prosperous. Smith trades elsewhere, the moral \ou can readily see: If you want to prosper trade with IS. A 35ASS. THE E. T. VA. & Gi, Ry. System TIIK ONLY SHORT AM) DIRECT LINE TO TUB NORTH and EAST . AND TUB IR, E S O IR, T S OF TUB Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia, Pullman Finest Vestibule Sleepers Between Jacksonville and Cincinnati, Atlanta and Knoxville, Rome and Philadelphia, Knoxville and Cincinnati, Rome and Washington, Chattanooga and New York Without change. For further iulormallou a tv ply to C. Jt. KNIGHT, A. O. P. A., Atlanta. Ca. II. W. WRENS, (icn-1 I-nss. Act., E. T., V. * 0. System Knoxville, Tcnn. J. K. Goldsmith, Richmond, Va., was at the Gulf yesterday. TilONTASVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 18UO. At LEVY’S. A job of 200 pieces Embroiderir* positively 25 per cent under val ue. At LEVY’S. 20 pieces Angora Homespun Suitings loc per yard. At LEVY’S. We have made a large purebuo of Boys Knee Pants from 4 to 14 years, which are now being of fered much under regular price*. Call early, they are selling rapid ly- At LEVY’S. Have you seen our French Batistas, our Domestic aDd French Satiucs, our Foreign and American Challies. None pret tier and cheaper in the land. At LEVY’S. Plenty Dry Goods in town—yes, but few to compare with ours. Having established an fine goods we can afford to and do carry the finest line city. Our popular low for fine goods insures a sale for them. At LEVY’S. Wc have brought out an unusual large and exquisite stock of White Goods. Our goods in that line must be seen to bo appre ciated. At LEVY’S. The prettiest spring goods al ways sell out early in the season We would advise our friends call early to select their for the season. Wc offer at all times the most tor the least money. LEVY’S HOUSE. mitchki,l;uodpv to