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^ • • / Igaggasw«; HR pifig •f^r'' ■ ' it r.. < - rS-. r VOL. 1—NO. 2!*S. THOM^SYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1890. .00 PER ANNUM I Ipr I ' A I ■ |rr;. • v R 3 j . t§fe ife' 5—. s » M Ml pc ■ QC M ■ 1 ** 0 M ® s lrJ 2 ■■ ■ “ ■ 1 M • * -d 0 Q „. ■ CD <t> '.:y- P-b m '•■ . P fK . LJ 1 | H siSKS V < ■ si M* ^ • a 0) ! W 1 ST* | y J L II o- [ Y": |]j © V j K 0 . m LOCAL HAPPENINGS. The News of the Day Told in Brief—Personals, Etc. There were 38 arrivals at the Stuart Tuesday. B. F. Clewis, of Cairo, was iu the city yesterday. The larraers will be here in large numbers to-day. THE S. S. CONVENTION. I Night is Coming,” was sung by the . - ^7— * large congregation, after which Rev. pening xercises, | McDonell made a few appropri Rev. N. B. Mathers, of Atlanta, is a guest of the Gulf. J. B. Way and sister, of Johnston, are guests of the Gulf. W. L. Watterson, J. B. Forster, F. B. Shepherd, C. G. Gray, J. J. Williams, L. A. Camp. L E. Thornton aod wife, of Colum bus, are at the Stuart. T. K. Leslie, of Lawrence Springs, Fla., was in the city yesterday. Miss Rosa Palmer is visiting Mrs. T. N. Hopkins on Crawford street. Mr. Charles B. Hawk, of the Boston World was in the city yesterday morn ing. Bep Comfort, baggage agent at the depoy, left yesterday afternoon for Sa^ vannah to attend “Tybee Day.” "A number of the delegates did not arrive until yesterday. There has been no trouble in securing homes for all. The opening exercises of the State ate ren,nrks seconding tho words of Sunday School Convention at the welcome that had been uttered hy Mr. Methodist Church Tuesday night were Merrill. interesting, an? drew out a large Resident Green announced the fol- crowd, lowing committee on nominations and It is estimated that 200 delegates resolutions : had reached our city by the time the ^°ses Spier, last trains of the day had arrived. ^ ®- Marshall, Most of them, despite the heat and ® UDCan > dust of the day’s travel, turned out to R rant b’> the services, and a large number of ■ Aarou Hon our home people also attended. ^ ^ cst > Mr. John M. Green, President of The committee on Credentials was the State Association, was in the I a ^ s0 appointed to pass on those en d^ir J. W. Wheatley, of Americas, tilled 10 recognition as delegates on was elected temporary Secretary, and lke door tke convention John T. Brantley, of Marietta, assist-1 Presidcnf Green submstted his an ant temporary Secretary. rnual report in which he pictured A song service was conducted by P ros P erous P as * an d promising future Mr. Charles Tillman. for lhc Association. The feature of the evening was the Mr ' A - a Carrier > secretary and address bvRev. Wilbur E. Thirkield, lreasurer made a preliminaiy report, of Atlanta. His subject was “The Sa- whlch shovvcd that the Association had ving and Shaping Power of the Sun- failed t0 receive lhe amounts promised day School,” and he handled it in an | at ,he Convention in Brunswick last year, and that in consequence of this failure its usefulness had been con siderably crippled. Mr. Reppard, chairman of the ex ecutive committee, then submitted lengthy and exhaustive report, which SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU --AT R. Thomas Jr’s' 126 Broad Sired. O.S.Bondurant Volunteer Observer Weather Bulletin for the 24 hour* ending at 7 o'clock P. SI., April 30 1800. TsuriBATona. 7 a. m 63 I 2 p. 86 7 p. m 75 Maximum for 24 hours.. 87 Minimum “ <* “ 61 [ Rain-fall Indications for fair, stationary temp. Every one is glad to see John Brant- ly in town. He is, now one of the most popular and prosperous young merchants of Marietta. Mrs. Fields and Annie Fields, moth er and sister of George Fields, of the Gulf, left for their home at Abingdon, Va., on Tuesday evening. R. W. Glading. of the Monon Route, went up to Albany yesterday morning to attend the Mellon Growers Conven tion now in session there. v Mess. S. B. and John R. Singletary, of Cairo, went down to Savannah yes terday in charge of a party, to take the festivities of Merchants Week. The penitentiary guards arc expected by the authorities here - every day take charge of the state prisioners sentenced in the Superior Court last week. Mrs. L. R. Wilson and Miss Nellie McDaniel, of. Calhoun, are among the pleasant ladies attending the conven tion. They are greatly pleased with Thomasville. * eloquent and convincing manner. Following this cams the reunion services led- by Mr. John M. Green, followed by Mr. R. B. Reppard and others.. yesterday’s exercises. The exercises of the convention were I outlined several changes that would opened at 9:30 yesterday morning by I work for the good of the order, devotional services, singing, prayers After the regular program of the aid scripture reading, led by Rev. J. morning had been gone through with, B. Forster, district agent of the Amer* the delegates had a very pleasant ican Sunday Shod Union. time mixing and mingling with each Tho singing was good, and the I other, after which adjournment till 3 prayers offered at the Throne of Grace I o’clock p. m. followed, by various delegates, were earnest in the afternoon. and fervent. The opening exercises of the afjer- It was announced that owing to thejnoon were conducted by Chas.'Till- serious illness of Rev. W. H. Scruggs, J man of Savannah. At the conclusion o^ fl Wavcross. which detained Trim I of these services the reporghLtiic coth- fronr the’CoTivonttqni hii place in' the I mttfe-onr credentials wf program was filled by Rev. Henry 8. I Afterwards the Assocufttoif' officers Ho tvren, who was to have ueiitered I *or the ensuing year were elected, an address to-night. I they are as follows: At this point some discussion arose John M. Green, Atlanta, President as to tho propriety of making further M, Speer, Amertcus, Vice-President: changes iu tho program, as circum-1 T. W. Dimmock, Carrolton, Secretary stances might demand. The point A. I). Carries, Atlanta, Treasurer, was made that the program as n.-rang-1 executive committee. ed ami published had never received R- B. Reppard, Chairman, Snvan the official endorsement by the eon- nali. vention. It was therefore moved and | Thomas M. Bryan, Union Point. Special Train To-morrow. A special Sunday school train will I leave .Thomasville at 5:30 to-morrow morning for Albany, where it will con nect with the fast train on the Central | road for Atlanta. This train will I prove a great convenience to delegates and visitors from the upper part of the At LEVYS. state. Arrested For Gambling. Steve Williams, a colored man who sells fish, was arrested on a warrant found by the Grand Jury, charging him with gambling. He gave a bond of $109 tor his appearance in court the second Wednesday in May for trial. A job of 200 pieces Embroideries positively 25 per cent under val ue. At LEVY’S. 20 pieces Angora Homespun Suitings 15c per yard. At LEVY’S. They Have Come. We mean the helmets of the Hus sars. They came yesterday, and hereafter the boys will wear them whenever they are out on parade, or for Ilrill.. Wc have made a largo purchase of Boys Knee Pants from 4 to 14 years, which are now being of fered much under regular prices. Call early, thejrare selling rapid ly- At LEVY’S. Have you seen our French Batistas, our Domestic and French Satines, our Foreign and American Challies. None pret tier and cheaper in tbe land. Among tho young ladies in the place we notice the presence of Miss Lizzie Thomas, whose literary works on the Sunny South has attracted very general attention. Miss Thomas be longs to that bright class of southern I A + T-JJVY'S girls who have by their brain work ‘ gn positions in the literary world. representing the Sun ny South, one of the few purely liter ary publications in the south. It is eminently a family paper, pure and clean in every column aDd line. We cordinlly commend, both tho young lady, and the paper she represents, to I A f T PTTV’Q the good peoplo of Thomasville. Miss * “ * 1 Thomas is the guest of Mr. Frank Thomas, at his homo in East End. Plenty Dry Goods in town—yes, batfiw to compare with ours. Having established an outlet for fine goods we can afford to bay, and ao carry the finest line in the city. Our popular low prices for fine goods insur sale for them. insures n ready Thomasville and her people duly appreciate the many kind words that are said of her by the delegates and visitors in attendance of s Sunday School Convention. Sheriff Martin, of Hillsborough county, Fla., was in the city yesterday en route to the ueighborhooa of Mc Donald to make an arrest. A deputy from here went with him. unanimously earried, that the conven tion adopt the program. The address made by J. H. Merrill, 1 Esq-, to tbe delegates and. visitors, in the name and behalf of the people of Thomasville, was the next event ou j the program. Mr. Merrill said that Thomosville’s I arms were always extended to welcome those that camo to visit her, whether J. S. Stewart, Oxford. Thomas Moore, Bolton. Aaron Rett, Calhoun. J. C. Kimball, Atlanta. Walter L. Sessions, Marietta. B. D. Brantley, Jr., Blackshcar. L. A. Camp, Columbus. J. C. Courtney, Atlanta. J. H. Merrill,;'! honiasville. Mr. Green returned thanks for the they come in search of health, homes, honor conferred on him. pleasure orgood works. She gave the | _ The next event on the program, was warmest welcome to those that come I ^ IG uormol lesson, "Christ in tho Old to aid the work of teaching the young j and Bew Testaments,” by Mrs. M. G. J. II. Dorsty, of Macon, soliciting agent of the Georgia Southern and Florida Ry., was in the city yesterday, en route to Albany to attend the Mel lon Growers Convention. R. Mr. C. G. Gray, a prominent mer chant, and President of the Fort Tal ley Bank, is in the city a delegate to the Sunday School Convention. It has been fifteen years since he was here lust, and he was gfeatly astonish ed at the improvement our town has made. Errj*’ .:v,. r V$#r~^ r . Mr. H. Lonb, at Steyerman’s, is one of the juost efficient and accommoda ting salesmen in the city. Besides his cleverness and knowledge of clothing, he has a superb stock from whioh to offer bargains. Call round and look through the department, it is neat as a pin, and is full of novelties. John W. Mitchell of this county is now traveling for Pike & Banks, New York, commission merchants and pro duce dealers. His headquarters will be Thomasville, and there is no doubt that he will make a popular drummer. The house he represents has a splen did reputation already, and will con tinue to look after the interest of its people tbe dignity of true Christian I Kennedy, editor of the Baptist Sun- manhood and womanhood. The ad-1 da T School Publication Society, Phil- dress was well delivered and well re-1 adelphia. ccivcd. She traced the prophecies of the Old PresidentJjreen in introducing Mr. Testament to tbeir fulfillment in tbo 1. B. Reppard, who had bean named New from the first one in tbe Garden to respond in tbe name of the convcn- of Eden to the last one of the proph- tion to tho address of Welcome, took eta. occasion to say that all doubts of the I At the conclusion of her address, warmth of Thomasville’s welcome had the congregation sung “Coronation.” been dissipated by the warm recep- , r V 10 -.!, SESSI °*. tion extended to the delegates and M /- Charles Tillman led m the song visitors services last night. Ho sung two songs Mr. Reppard, in his address, paid a I * ka ^ woro genis, and that were thor- touching compliment to Rev. Mr. Me- ou ghly enjoyed by tho congregation- Donell, who received him into his I A telegram was received from Dr, church in Savannah many years ago. Hawthorne, saying, that owing to a He said further, that strolling along dcatl1 in hi* congregation, he would the moonlight to his stopping place I uo ^ De a ^* e to attend the convention, Tuesday night, the musical notes of alld could not therefore take part in the mocking bird had trilled a wel- the program of the night come, and when he awoke at dawn Kev. Henry S. Howren took the yesterday morning, the air was vocal P ,ace 01 Rev. Mr. Scruggs of Way with the same'notes of welcome, sung I cross - Afterward! Rev. Wm. Shaw by the samo inimitable songsters. 1 of AlI anta made an address, “The Revising the Tariff. “Philadelphia, April 27.—The Press has interviewed 209 senators and representatives fot the purpose of ascertaining the views of the individu al members as to the necessity of passing a tariff revision and reduction bill as speedily a possible. The result summarized is a follows: Total number interviews, 209. Total number republicans inter viewed, 159. Number republicans w ho believe a bill revising the tariff and reducing revenue must be passed before this congress adjourns, 20. Number now ready to vote for the McKinley bill as it stands, 141. Number who believe the McKinley bill sure to be made satisfactory to party and country by amendments and passed, 118. Number who arc not sure about it, 7-” Our republican friends appear to be kinder split up, so to speak, on the tariff question. But then, like the dealer in a game of faro, they will take advantage of the “splits.” We have brought out.on 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 tho season We would advise our friends to call early to select their wants for the season. We offer at all times the most goods tor the least money. LEYY*S A Too Modest Pasha. ‘ Emin Pasha complains that he can not get used to tho ways of civiliza tion agaiu. We don’t know about that. Ho got drunk os soon as he got out of the woods. What other de mands has civilization upon Emin?— Alta-Californian. He said he loved Thomasville, and reminded her people that they should preserve the pine forests that encircle the city, as the surest antidote against disease, and as the greatest attraction to those that sought to re new their wasted {energies here. M the conclusion ot his address, King’s Book,” which was well re ceived by the audience. The program for to-day, which ap pears in another place is a very inter esting one. Notioe. From May lit, to August 1st, tho Banks' will open at 8 a. m. ami close at 3 p. in. Tho business public will please govern them selves accordingly, Thomasville National Bank. 4 30 lw Bank of Thomasville. - Joe Stephens is attending the Grand Capter of Royal March Masons, now in session in Macon, as the represen- the stirring song, “Work for the/'alive of the chapter here. Brick I Brick! 100,000 first-class Brick now ready for delivery. Parties supplied expeditiously and at reasonable prices. Apply at toy yards or address me through Post Office. JOHN P. ARNOLD. ThoinasvUle, Ga., April 29, dfkw tf. HOUSE ■MITCHELL HOBSS UOBXER.) a-: ' ■ ;) -