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On Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday
next,beginning- Mon
day morning at 10
clock ive will place on
sale 5,000 yards Plaid
white Nainsooks for
ladies’ and chilrens’
wear, at
regular price 25c
no bettr bargain evei
offered*iji Thomasville
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132 Broacl St
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 185*0.
$5.00 PER ANNUM
IIIGII-WATS ANII BY-WAY
Of THOMAS COUNTY
TIS, INDEED, A GOODLY
LAND. 0
Homes of Plenty, and Plenty of
Homes for all.
Something About Boston
MINOR 111 SIN ESS POINTS.
All Hues of trade arc well represent
ed in this growing town.
Messrs. Mallette & Vann, Daniels
it Beggs have fine stocks of drugs and
paints; Mr. Fred W. llibb, an old
Thomasville boy, keeps a fine assort
ment, of fancy and staple groceries
tbc Racket store does a fine business
in miscellaneous goods; Mr. J. ,T. Par
ram ore lias a fine stock of dry goods
shoes, hats and notions, which he has
displayed i i one of the handsomest
stores in town. Mr. J. W. Carmine
has a good trade, and is a popular
merchant. Mr. J. N. Carson is mer
chant, express agent and postmaster
he intends building a brick store du
ring the coming summer and will he
prepared to serve his friends better
than ever; Mets. M. L Cook Sc 8ou
have# fine trade in plantation sup
plies ;^hey occupy a convenient brick
store on upper Main street. Mr. W.
M. Jones is among the oldest of Bos
ton’s merchants, and he enjoys the
fullest measure id confidence cf the
trudiug public
Mr. J. II Hal! lias a stock of gro
co.-ies and liquors; Mr. Thomas Ad
ams, Jr, occupies n store in the Zcigler
block, which is, filled willsrgrncericis
and liquors. The ladies are not lor
gotten fthere are two millinery tstah
lishmcnts in Boston, which supply the
materials to make women more lovely
still.
Mi. Allen Johnson has patented a
valuable buggy shaft, which takes the
place of the traces usually used in at
taching the horse to the vehicle. He
is manufacturing Ins pntent in Ids
shop fronting the railroad, east of
Main-street.
Mr. E. C. Milligan lias a very eon
veuient brick livery and sale stable,
and ns Boston is a popular stopping
place with commercial men that desire
to work stores in several neighboring
villages, he lias a good trade.
Mr. D. C. Clarke is proprietor of
the Boston Hotel, and also runs a
livery and salo stable; lie is popular
with the public and is oue of the land
marks of the town .
Dr. J. W. Fnmbrough is the dentist
of B on, is a good workman, and
is popiffar with Id* customers.
Boston has several physicians, Drs.
Daniel, Watkins and Vann, and they
arc fully abreast of the inarch of their
profession.
No town in South Georgia, or in
the whole stntc, has better church fa
cilities; in proportion to population,
than Boston. The Baptists, Presby
terians and Methodists all, have tasty
and commodious houses of worship;
able and devoted ministers secure at-
teiitjy," congregations, and as a result
of the inliuupcg of preachers and
people, the moral ton*. of flic commu
nity is very high.
Boston is particularly fortunate in
the matter of schools; Profs. Moody,
Fnmbrough and Stewart, preside over
separate schools, that are fully equal
to any of same grade in the state.
The first two named gentlemen have
been teaching for several years in Bos
ton, and their continued success is a
strong proof of their popularity
among their patrons. Professor Stew
art is a new comer, but he has sus
tained himself well, and is building
up a fine school.
Boston, with her usual foresight,
has made preparations to guard the
properly of her people agaiqst ftre;
shohasawell manned baud engine,
served by a company of citizens, of
which Mr. C. T. Boggs is foreman.
Cisterns have been built at convenient
points, and so far as human foresight
can go, she will continue to enjoy the
same immunity from fire that has been
characteristic of her part. Her
friends at least hope that such may be
the case.
To speak of Boston without giving
groat prominence to her sprightly
weekly paper, the World, would he
like playing Hamlet with Hamlet left
out. Messrs. Hawk & Pruett are the
publishers of the World and Prof. A.
Q. Moody is editor-in-chief. Mr. T.
L. Pruett is city editor, and the spicy
reading matter with which lie serves
his readers is proof positive tlftlt lie
thoroughly understands the duties of
Ids difficult position. The World has
done a grand work for Boston, and
the liberal patronage the merchants
of the place give it, in advertising,
shows that they appreciate what their
bright paper is doing for them.
From the hasty resume I have
made of Boston’s business interests,
and the men that have them in charge,
it will he seen that all the lines of
trade are fully represented, and rep
resented by men that fully realize tlie
importance of looking out for the in
terests of their town. One need not
look very far to see the results of this
constant inclination to promote the
interests of Boston by her business
men. Within the past few years she
has grown from a small village, with
cotton receipts too small to he taken
into account., to he one of the best
business points in South Georgia, and
her cotton receipts havo swollen from
a few hundred bales tuns many thous
ands. Small and bsdly ventilated
wooden stores have given way to
handsome brick stores, and a spirit of
pluck ami confidence is sc.u on every
hand. Boston has done nothing more
than to avail herself of the advanta
ges that surrounded her, and this at
last is the true road to success.
WHAT THE FARMERS ARE DOING.
The farmers around Boston are
among the most prosperous in the
State, and I might say in the whole
country. They-have good lands and
they have taken a proper pride ill
their farms and homes. They have
not, after the manner of some,-bewail
ed the changed conditions that the
war brought about, hut have gone to
work with a will and sueecss has come
to them, as it always docs as a' reward
for their industiy. The farmers
around Boston have found that a di
ersified system of farming is the road
to success; almost every one has his
orchard of pear trees, and not a few
of them plant vegetables and melons
for shipment The money for these
crops comes in at a season when it
does a world of good, and it relieves
the summer months from the almost
utter dearth of money that prevails
in sections where an nil cotton policy
is followed.
Mr. O. T. Hopper has a charming
country home n few miles north ol
Boston. He has been engaged iu the
manufacture of naval stores for sev-
erul years past and has made it profi
table. Capt. N. It. Spongier has a
fine farm a few miles northeast of the
welcome for all that come in their
midst, wh never may he their mission
Resting easy in the lull assurance of
their thrift and the advantages of their
seen n, they are always ready to show
attention to strangers. This trait
makes a profound impression on the
new comer and he leaves with a keen
appreciation of the kindness and favor
that has been shown him.
It was my goo a fortune to be the
guest of the Glenn House during my
stay in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
make a very pleasing host and hostess,
and make their guests as comfortable
as poss b'e. Taken altogether the
element of prosperity I have named
have made Boston a town of
which' her own people, and every
man in Thomas county may well feel
proud, and the measure ol her present
success is only a guarantee of still
greater thrift in ihe future; it is not a
difficult task to find other com munities
that can boast of advantages fully as
great, hut it wou ! d be hard to find
many towns that have utilized them as
fully. Some profound philosopher
has said that confidence is the foun
dation store on which nations, towns
atld co (intimities are built. If the in
dividual, or the aggregation of indi
viduals, go to their work as the slave
that is driven, with downcast look and
doubtful hearts, it were as useless to
expect succts, as to look for a harvest
where no seed had been planted. r\
story that illustrates what I \vould say
is told ot an aged lady that prayed
that it might rain. After her devo
tions had been concluded she waited
for the answer to come in the shape
of a refresh ng sliowerjil did not come
and she said to lief husband, 1 well it
is just as I expected.” In her case
the lack of faith failed to bring what
she desired; in the case of lhe doubt
ful or downcast man the lack of faith,
and its 'direEf>esiitnTie lack of proper,
eflori, will forever estop the tide of
success. II by the letters which arc to
lollow, and of which this is the pre
lude, I can convince one douBtful
man that he lives in a county of grand,
possibilities, or incite a man already
convinced to increased effort, I am
more than content, for 1 will have
done what I could to petsuadfc our
people that they are heirs of one of
the finest countries on which the sun
in his daily revolutions shines.
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SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
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R. Thomas Jr’s-126 Broad Sired.
O.S.Bondurant Volunteer Obsorver
Weather Bulletin for the 24 hours ending
at 7 o'clock P. M., April 10, 1300.
TXMPXBATtniC.
2 p.
7 p.
Maximum for 24 hours
Minimum “ ‘ “
Rain-fall
Indications for clear, warmer.
Merchant’s Week.
The >S. F, & W. Ry, will sell tick
ets to Savannah Irom the 27th inst.,
to May 5th, at S I 00 for round trip.
This is a better rate than was given by
the road last year. The occasion is
the Merchant’s Week, and Savannah
will keep “open house.” The program
for the occasion is very attractive.
A large crowd from here will doubt
less attend.
Mrs. W. J. Parnell’s Funeral,
The funeral of Mrs. W. J. Parnell,
yesterday morning, was attended by n
large number of friends and relatives.
The interment took place in Laurel
Hill cemetery. Rev. G. G. N. Mc
Donnell, assisted by Rev. J. W. Wil
liams, performed the services.
Judge Wyman and family, who have
town ; he is ouc of tho farmers that spent the winter here, will leave to day
has made money at his calling.
Mr. J. B. Everitt has a model farm
south of Boston, and he has made
farm’ng pay. Mr. J. S. Norton lias a
firm one mile from town; he plants
vegetables and melons and has made
money out of both. He so arranges
his lands that he makes two crops per
year on most ot it; in order to do this,
he must of course feed his land liberal
ly with manure, and he estimates that
his farm is gradually increasing in
futility and value. I have mentioned
only a few ol the successful farmers
-ground Boston; to name them *11
would be to prepare a roster that
would include every one of them.
There is one characteristic ol Bos
ton people that is worthy of mention;
they have a warm place in their hearts
for their town and section, and stand
ready at all times to give a hospitable
for the North. The Judge, by his
humor, and pleasnnt manners, has
made a host of friends in l homasville
who will long hold him in pleasant
remembrance. He is one of the most
popular of the many popular visitors
who spend the winter here. His
Inends—and they are every body—
wish him a pleasant journey north
ward ar.d a safe return to Thomasville
next season.
There should be no captious oppo
sition or proceedings which would, de
lay the coining of the new road,
f'lomasvillc wants the new road, and
nothing should be put in the way of
its early commencement and comple
tion.
Quiet reigns in l'homasville’s big
hotels. Next season, however, file
and gayety will reign iu them again.
State Sunday School Associ
ation.
This body will convene at the Meth
odist church in Thomasville, Wednes
day morning, April 30th, at 0 a. m.
The superintendents of all Sundny
schools in Thomas county arc urged to
attend, and Sunday school workers
generally. An interesting program
has been arranged, which will occupy
the time for two days and nights. A
mass meeting of Sunday school child
ren will bo held ou Thursday' after
noon, May 1st, at 1 o’clock, to which
all Sunday school children and work
ers arc invited.
Quite a number of prominent min
isters and laymen will he present,
Among them Dr. J. B. Hawthorne,
of the Buptist cliurcH, aud Dr. W. P,
Thirkicld, of the M. E. church, At
lanta, Revs. L. I’. Winter and J. B.
Eohbius, of North Georgia Conference
Methodist E. church South.
Gen. Phillips, of Cobh county, Ga,
and Major Russell, of Jacksonville,
Fla., besides others.
The occasion is expected to he one
of rare interest and profit to the Sun
day school work, and the cause of re
ligion in general.
There is great diversity of opinion
among fruit growers as to tho status
of tho LeConte pear crop. Some say
half it crop, some more aud some less.
There is no evidence, so says Mr.
Waite, the government expert, of any
blight among the trees.
It would surprise any ouc, except
the real estate agents, to know the
number of colored people jfhh are
buying lots, and building houses of
their own. One agent has sold sever
al lots to colored people in the past
few days.
A splendid horse was shipped by
Judgo Hopkins to Mr. Herbert Clapp
at Philadelphia. Iu the same car were
three saddle horses belonging to Mr.
A. II. Mason, also being sent to Phil
adelphia.
Rev. T. E. Tiller and wife, who have
been spending the past season in
Thomasville, and other points in South
Georgia, left yesterday morning lor
Pembroke, Ky.
The general opinion, in so lar as we
have heard expression on the question,
thatthe prices put on the condemned is
property yesterday are ftfll, and that
owr-ers will he satisfied with the
awards.
William Ryan, who has had charge
of the buffet, and William Sherman,
who has been chief engineer at the
I’ineyWoods, left yesterday for their
homes.
Tho strawberries, which were nip
ped by the frost so as to kill the early
crop, are hearing again.
John Montgomery left yesterday
for a couple of days fishing at Lake
Iamonia.
G. W. McGuire and wife, of Cleve
land, O., are among the latest arrivals
of tourists at the Gulf.
Miss Mary Wabash, of New York,
who has been visiting here for some
time, left yesterday for home.
Remember the Hussars will be out
to-night mounted for the first time.
T. E. Blackshear left yesterday for
a trip to Pensacola.
Mrs. ;E. J. iWilliams, of Duluth,
Minn., is at the Stuart.
O. A. Coleman, of Americus, was
in town yesterday.
At LEVYS.
A job of 200 pieces Embroideries
positively 25 per cont tinder val
ue.
At LEVY’S,
20 pieces Angora Homespnn
Suitings 15c per yard.
At LEVY’S.
Wc have made a large purchase
ot Boys Knee Pants from 4 to 14
years, which are now being of
fered much under regular prices.
Call early, they are selling rapid
ly-
At LEVY’S.
Have you seen our French
Batistas, our Domestic and
French Satines, our Foreign and
American Challiei. None pret
tier and cheaper in the land.
At LEVY’S.
Plenty Dry Goods in town—yes,
but few to compare with oura.
Having established an outlet for
fine goods we can afford to buy,
and do carry the finest line in the
city. Our popular low prices-
for fine goods insures a ready
sale for them.
At LEVY’S.
We have brought out an unusual
large and exquisite stock of
White Good*. 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 tho season
Wc would advise our friends to
call early to select their wants
for the season.
We offer at all times the most goods
.lor the least money.
LEVY’S
HOUSE
MITCHKI.I. HOOPK CORNER '