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V'OL. II—NO. r>. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 181)0, ©u.uu jr_cm UM Change-of-Venue CLOTHING This week instead of DRY GOODS. ATTENTION MEN, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS. LOOK AT QIOTATIONN, Reflect and Act. NO baits, NO CLAPTRAPS. NO MISREPRESENTATION, Men’- Black Corkscrew 4-buttou Cutaway Suits Worth $1 <;.<)<) for 812.00. Men’s Black Corkscrew Sack Suits worth §15.00 for $12.00. Mm’s Fancy Cassimer Suits worth $15.00 for $10.00. Men’s Fancy Cassimere Suits worth 812.00 for $8.00, M on’s Fancy Cassimere Suits worth 810.00 for §0.50 Youths wool suits worth 87.00 for MAO. Youths wool suits worth 80.00 for 5.50. Youths wool suits worth $1<’.L0 for 0 50, Youths wool suits worth §12.00 for 8.00. Jloys full suits from §1.50 to $0.00. Boys knee pants from 35 cents up. The' best unlaundrieu shirts ji] the world for 50 cents. Wo always do what we promise. Try us. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. The News of the Day Told in Brief—Personals, Etc. Joe I.ovtnslein, of Savannah, is in Ihe city. Mr. Joe Mardre returned to Ameri- cus yesterday. G. G. Jefferson, of Winston, N T . C , is in the city. \V. L. McKeown, of Harrisburg, Pa., is at the Stuart. O. L. Wheatley, of Norfolk, Ya., is nt the Whiddon. A lot ol auction goods were sold on Jackson street yesterday. G. .1. Stark has been spending few days in Jacksonville. J. I'. Wesley, of Albany, was guest of the Gulf yesterday. J. F. Goodwin, of Sumter, S. C., is registered at the Whiddon. Little Mardre came down from Americas again Inst night. James Blackshcar and son, of Dun cauville, were in town yesterday. J. H. Davidson, a merchant of Metcnlfe, was in the city yesterday. Mr.C. B. Townsend is spending Sunday with his family at the Gulf. 132 Broad Street. A lot of fresh bream from the lake were for sale on the streets yesterday. The Guards are getting ready to go to Augusta. They will go with full ranks. Kev. Mr. Clisby will occupy the Presbyterian pulpit to day, aud again next .Sunday. Alex. II. Jones returned yesterday from a meeting of the Bar Associa tion nt Augusta. W.F. Herbert, formerly of this city, but now of Mueon, is spending several days at his old home. A party of commercial men from the Stuart went out to J.inton’s pond fish ing vesierday afternoon. Miss Berta Dillon, a popular young lady of Jacksonville, Fla., is visiting her uncle, Mr. James Dillon. Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis, of Mitch ell county,who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. E. T. Harman, hav returned home. The Official Figures. A short time since the postmaster- general sent an order to every post master in the United States, requiring them to make out and forward to the department, a detailed statement of the business transacted in their respec live offices, for seven consecutive days beginning at 6 o’clock on Monday morning. May 5th, and ending at o'clock on Monday morning, May 12th In accordance with this order, Post master Smith has lorwarded hi turns. We take the following items from the report, as they will show the character and volume ol the business at this office. Number of letters :i,78G Drop letters 1 Postage on same .870. Wrapping parrels, local delivery r Second class matter (mailed l,y pub lishers) fit 7 pic Mailed by parties in county (free of postage) 344 piece. Third class matter P8 Fourth “ “ 47 Total number of pieces i;,41 weight “ illll '* amount postage $84 This makes a creditable exhibit of business for one week, although it em braced a very dull period of the year, In the winter these figures would Le trebled and quadruped. The Apostle of the S. F. & W At the depot ot Pelham on Monday last,while Capt. Tom Lake's train was at the depot, and his tall form and silver beard were shining in me door of the car, an old negro woman whose religious zeal had lasted all throne the night, said to another: “Well, honey, did you go to church last night ? ’ •‘Well I did, and I t. II y .u dal man has a face jes like an apostle.” Captain Tom is a good fellow but he says it takes a negro imagination just from a good all night meeting, to make him anything like an apostle. Camilla Claaion. Tom may not resemble any of the apostles in some respects, but he is all right, atid when* the procession starts up yonder Tom Lake won t be in the rear. Dr. J. T. Culpepper has returned from Atlanta, where he went to at tend the biennial session of the An cient Order of United Workmen. Miss Rosa Budd, of Monticello, who has been spending a few days in the City visiting visiting Mr. and Mrs T N. Hopkins, returned home yesterday afternoon. The farmers say that crops are do ing well. The rains of the past week were refreshing, and they canto in just the right quantities not to inter fere with work. This is the-Sabbath. Leave all the troubles and worries of tho past week out of your head ami heart fnr to day nt least. Go to church, and profit by the lessons of wisdom that tall from the lips of the uieu of God. Mr. E. M. Mnllette bus sold the Jeffers property on Jackson street to Mrs. Bessie J. Branham, of Bruns wick. Mrs. Brnnham, who is the wife of editor Branham, of the Brunswick Times, is a former resident of this city, and has always been a firm be liever in its real estate. Home is a good place to spend the summer. You will find more com forts and conveniences here than auy where else.—Thomasville Times. How about home, as a winter re sort, neighbor?—Waycross Head light. You forget the ozone, aud the piues, neighbor. These are not to he had in winter homes in the north. Besides, Thomasville gives the •‘comforts and conveniences” of home to her thous ands of visitors. 1 A Fireman’s Fall. Charlie Ivey, one of tne firemen of the Vigilant company, fell in a well at the fire Friday night. He was running toward the burning house with a section of hose, and did not know of the well until he had fallen in. The water was about twelve feet deep, but he was fortunate enough to retain his hold on the hose and was drawn out by his comrades. IMitor Timks-Kntkiiprisk : The following extract from a letter of date, May 1-ftb, front n prominent northern gentleman, and who has much interest in Thomasville, financi ally, and in sentiment, may lie of value to the prosperity ot our town as it is a prophecy upon a question of public interest. The letter says: I hear of Thomasville railroad talk, biR sincerely hope the projected lines will not remain on paper merely, and all the schemes end in smoke. Unless there are speedy now avenues to and from Thomasville, little can he expcctc 1 in tho way of development there.” Thcgcutleman writing tiie above is a well known capitalist. He has made large investments here,and will make more if Thomasville gets out of the woods. And we think that the assur ance can be safely given him, that this will undoubtedly be the case. The projects, looking to one or more new roads here, will not “end in smoke." They are in the hands of me-i who will put them through. However, we thauk tho gentleman for the kind iutcrest shown in our town, aud beg to assure him that ’tt:t duly appreciated. The present op portunity to put ihe town on an inde pendent plane, will not be neglected. Miss Lela Tillman who lias been spending some time here attending school has returned home, Quitman; , Experimenting With a Rattle Snake. Judge Hopkins, Jitn Iteiil and other gentlemen, had quite a lively time Friday experimenting with a rattle snake which had been captured alive, His snakeship wan placed in an closure ut the shooting park, and live rat thrown in. It was promptly struck, and died in three minutes, Afterwards a stuffed pair of pants aud Ieggins was placed near the snake to see how high he would strike a person It did not strike much higher than the ankle. It. is said that deer will kill every rattlesnake they see, but the deer in Gleu Arven park would Iinve nothing to do with this one, when pla ced in their inclosure. The snake, and it was a large one, was finally killed. Still in the Ring. Thomasville has some fears as her future, inasmuch as it is not know when attractions greater than hers may be offered to the winter,tourist, and her huge hotels may become useless monuments of man’s short sightedness With her advantages, enterprise and nature's lavish blessings, such fears arc only phantoms.—Ex. Thomasville is still in the ring. She sjust taking a fresh “holt,” and will move forward with elastic step to the music of progress which is ringing throughout the grand old Stale ot Georgia. O, yes, she is going to keep time to that music. To Teachers. As will be seen by advertisement elsewhere, the hoard of trustees, South Borgia College, will meet on the 17th f.Tune, to electa president for that nstitntion. Correspondence is solicit ed. All communications should he addressed to Wm. D. Mitchell, Chair man. Weighed Five Pounds. Conductor Tom Lane broughtdown Kolb Gem from Camilla yesterday that weighed five pounds. It was grown on his place, and is the largest seen in that section this season. Willis Moore’s friends will lie pleas ed to see him out again, after an ill- of three weeks. His indisposition has caused the commencement of work on his new bouse to he built, to he dc- :iyed. The plans show that it will lie one of the handsomest residences the city, and quite nil addition to Fletcherville. Capt. C. 1’. Uanscll lias returned om Atlanta, where he went to attend meeting of the A. <). U. W's. Charley will be in Atlanta again, when the legislature meets. He is one of the most popular attaches of the legislature. Hois faithful, effici ent, polite and thoroughly posted about the routine work in that body. 8. M. Beach, who has formerly con nected with the Cash Drug Store, aud then with Mellae Bros., here, is now traveling for the linn of Lamar & Son, Macon. His territory is in West Florida, and he will find agood many opportunities to visit his Thomasville friends, SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU AT R. Thomas Jr’r 126 Broad Street. O.S.Bondurant Volunteer Observer Weather bulletin for the 24 hours ending atJ7§o'clock I*. JI., May 17 1800. 2 p. in 7 p. m Maximum for 24 hours Minimum “ 11 “ Rain-fall Indication for rain, cooler. on the A Nashville Editor Heart. Nashville American. The mind of man may be educated up to boudoir ears and to damask table clolhs and to gold and silverware and fo the com forts of elect riei tv, but the human heart was just as old the day it was slowed away behind the ribs of man and woman as it is right now. You can't leach the human heart any thing. It rebels agaist the direction of outside influences and in all the vicis situdes of mind and body, it alone re mains true lo the Boil who gave it. This same heart, to-day, as in those days when Robin Hood was a pastoral doily and did his high-handed picnic- with faithful Maid Marian, throbs with sentiment and apprecia tion at the thought of such sport. The lads and lasses of this day love the ante skies, and brooks, and breezes, md arc susceptible to the very same nlliicni-rs which swayed those of tho long ago. It is just as pleasant now to loll on the soft grass at the feel of auly as it was in the merry days of old England, of which Shakespeare written, and Greene and Reel and Nash. It, is just as pleasing to touch a fair hand in walking an improvised bridge across a stream as it was then, and the same pleasure attaches (o the songs of the birds, tho music ol the spring winds through Hie forests, the dancing abottlMay poles. The playing nines, and the cakes and pickles ml other prearranged edibles spread out upon Hie face of the earth. The Titnes-Union, Jacksonville, ays: During the argument outlie ub treasury bill bef'oru the ways and means committee on Thursday, Mr. Flower showed that the staple crops had fluctuated more than 50 per cent, within thirty years, and he asked if that did not demonstrate the instabil ity of the proposed currency repre senting crops in government ware houses. Beiug subject to such fluc tuations, a thousand millions of such etirreucy might suddenly be called iu, ‘in which event,” said lie, “may heaven have mercy upon this coun try'” Tho general conference of the Methodist Church South will elect two now bishops to-raorrow, one to take the place of the late Bishop Mc- Tuyero, and the other to a new see. .V motion to elect three bishops was defeated. Carlisle Carries the Day. John G. Carlisle was nominated yesterday for United States Senator by the democratic caucus at I'rank- fort, Ivy. It will be “Senator Car- isle,” fnr the legislature is strongly democratic, and will elect Mr. Car lisle on the first ballot. A dispatch from Frankfort, giving te closing scenes of tho exciting con test, says: Vt the opening Stale Represcnta- e Settle withdrew from the contest, lien Representative Cooper, .for ex- ov. Knott, withdrew his name amid Leers from Mr. Carlisle’s friends, ballot was taken and stood : Car le 52; Lindsay 32 ; McCreary 23. Senator Smith withdrew ex-Con- grossman McCreary and the fight was ended. I he ninth ballot was taken, when the announcement was made that Mr. Carlisle had received votes, above the wild cheering was heard a voice moving to make the omiimtion unanimous. The motion ns carried. Mr. Carlisle’s vote gave him fifteen ijoritv. There arc general congratulations here to-night over the result, which is in harmony with the wishes of a lnrge majority of the state. The newspaper offices here were serenaded, aud crowds marched through the streets cheering iu honor of the ovent. A Special Sale of seasonable Dry Goods will take place this week at Levy’s Dry Goods House, beginning Monday morning. It will pay you to examine the Real Genuine Bargains that will be offered. Call early for best selection. Levy’s Dry Goods House. He Fightee Millican Man. A chinanuut made application to join a fishiug club in Conn., the other day. He was black balled and re ferred to as a “heathen cbinee.” Thereupon lie hied himself to his laundry and penned the following challenge: President Mi-Cmin, Iloseda'.o fishing Club You insult me calling C’ltu Foug Haytben Chinee. Me no haytheu.me Clistian. Me want to fight like Milli- cau man. Me meet you on Itosedale dock some night. You get gun, me get gun. You say 5 May, me say all light. Me kill you, marry widow ami take care children when you die. Me mean business. Cm: Foxi;, Clistian. The American life insurance compa ny of Philadelphia, closed its doors Saturday morning.