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rpose VOL. II—XO. 25. T[IQMASVILIjE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE II, 185)0. $5.00 PER ANNUM Change-of-Venue CLOTHING LOCAL, HAPPENINGS. The News of the Day Told in Brief—Personals, Etc. i Commencement Exercises Young Female College. The opening exercises of the com mencement for 1890 for tin’s time hon ored institution was held at the Mctb- Tliis week instead of DRY GOODS. ATTENTION MEN, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS. LOOK AT QUOTATION*, Reflect and Act. NO BAITS, NO CLAPTRAPS. NO MISREPRESENTATION, Men’s Black Corkscrew 4-button Cutaway Suits Worth $1(5.00 for $12.00. Men’s Black Corkscrew Sack Suits worth $15.00 for $12.00. Mm’s Fancy Cassimcrc Suits worth £15.00 lor £10.00. Men’s Fancy Cassimere Suits worth $12.00 for $8.00. Men’s Fancy Cassimcrc Suits w'trrli $10.00 for $6..»0. Youths wool suits worth S/.00 for 3.50. Youths wool suits worth $0.00 for 5.50, Youths wool suits worth £10.00 for 6.50. Youths wool suits worth $12.00 for 8.00. Boys fall suits from $1.50 to £6.00. Boys knee pants from) 35 cents up. The best unlauntlriea shirts in the world for 50 cents. We always do what we promise. Try Ripe tomatoes are now on the mar-j odist church Sunday morning at 11 kct. | o’clock. The baccalaureate Sermon returned yerler- preached by l!cv. McK. F. Me- i Cook, of Brunswick. The sermon j had for itssubject the anointing of the of! Commencement Exercises At South Georgia College. The annual prize declamations and debate, and the national drill, in which the cadets and the young ladies Mr. R W. Gladtn; day from Chicago. Messrs Reese & Eason want a good j Savior I)y jj ary of Bcthnuy, only family horse Sec local Mr. Ira Hurst, a popular and pros perous merchant of Cairo, was in the city yesterday. Miss Bertha Young, of Metcalfe, is spending the commencement season with Miss Minnie McLean on Broad street. Mr. II. B. Martin announces him self as a candidate for J. 1’. in this district. He is a clever, competent gentleman. Agent J. S. Montgomery sold the Blalock home, on Clay street, yester day to Mr. IJ. F. Hawkins. Mr. Montgomery has several more sales under negotiation. A change of ad. for II. Wolff & Bro., was handed in too late for this morning’s paper. It will appear to morrow. In the meantime go and look at their superb stock of goods. The democratic executive commit tee of Colquitt county is called to meet at Moultrie, on the 3rd of July. Business of importance to be transact ed. So notice of Chairman Walker. Capt. Hanseil has received transpor tation for his company, to and from Augus, via Savannah. If a sleeper can be secured the company will leave on Sunday at 6:30 p. m., if no sleeper is to be bad, they will leave on the 12:02 p. m. train, the same day. Mr. Charles Wessolowsky,. of Al bany, a bright and.welfposted Mason, is in town. He will remain over un til Thursday night, when he will con fer some degrees in the Royal Arch Chapter. Every, member of the chap ter should be present. liltle while before the final journey to Jerusalem, that ended in the betrayal and crueixion of the Great Master. It was a particularly appropriate theme for such an ncctisioii, in showing the devotion of woman to duty, and during the progress of the discourse, the eloquent speaker drew beautiful lessons ol' the good the ‘•memorial” services performed by Mary had done for the world. The church was crowded to its ut most capacity. The trustees and president of the college occupied scats on the left of the sacred desk. The music was an especial feature of the occasion and was thorughly enjoyed. The commencement exercises pro per came oil last night, at the College chapel, Dawson street .Owing to the late hour at which they were finished, it was impossible to report them in this morning’s paper. A ‘full report will appear to-morrow. The annual concert of the music department, conducted by Miss Sophie Jones, will come oil to-night, and it promises to be more than unusually interesting. of the college will participate, conics o(T Friday night in the chapel, com mencing at sharp S o’clock. At 5 o’clock, on Friday afternoon, will occur a competitive drill between the members of the cadet corps. Capt Miller has; by constant drilling and discipline, brought the cadets to a high state of perfection, in both move ments and manual. This drill will no doubt attract a large crowd. The lmys are on their mettle, and will put up a fine drill. What's the Matter ? We learned from Marshal Spair, yesterday, that there is a shortage of water in the stand pipe, notwithstand ing the fact that the volume of water being taken now is mucli less than it was last winter, when all the hotels were running. The pumps then kept a lull supply of water; now, however, with both pumps running, ‘ and the diminished supply being taken, the stand pipe cannot be kept full—what’s the matter ? The matter should be investigated. There is an impression that there are some bad leaks some where. The question of an ample supply of water, at all times, for fire and other purposes, is a mos: impor tant one. Dr. An Entertainment. The Willing Workers, of the Metho dist church, will give a lawn party, or out dooi fete, in the court house square, beginning at 5 o’clock, to morrow afternoon. They will serve choice tefreshments, consisting of crc in., cake, ices etc. The Workers are engaged in charitable work, and the proceds will go in that direction. The entertainment should be liberally patronized. In case the weather isbad, arrangements have been made for the use of the basement of the court house. The court house and surroundings will be made very attractive. They would, however, be attractive, if only An important meeting of business men was held at Evans <fc Maclean’s warehouse yesterday aftc-noon. A cotton compress for Thomasville will be the result. A strong committee ,. . , .... . , . the young ladies who are getting the was appointed to take charge of the I . s , i entertainment up acre there. matter. . ,. , , , 1 It would be a pleasant place lor ihe Mr. E. II. Smart, of B din bridge, | (| )e young people of the town, or the was on the streets yesterday fur the | older ones too, for that matter, to first time, after having a very difficult j spend an hour or two. and delicate surgical operation per- Young man, take your best girl out. formed by Dr. T. M. McIntosh. Mr. j ———. —- Smart speaks in glowing terms of the ! At the South Georgia College, skill of the Dr., and stands ready to Interesting exercises took place at maintain that lie is without a superior (he Soulh (Jenrg j a College, on Mon as a surgeon in all the land. lie will | j ay anc j yesterday. President Love-1 remain here several days, and thou return to his home in Bainbridge. A Prominent Fruit Grower.' Mr. John I hotnas Porter, of Grand Ridge, West Florida, President of “The West Florida F'ruit and Melon growers Association” passed through our city Monday on his way to meet with the officers of the Georgia and South Carolina Melon Exchange at Albany. Mr. Porter is also secretary of “The Kolb Vankirk Fruit Company” which planted ten thousand I.e Conte pear trees two years since, being the largest pear farm in Alabama. He called on Mr. Tom lilackshcar, and looked over several fine pear orchards Mr. Porter is editor and publisher of the Grand Ridge Echo, of Grand Ridge, Florida. Died Suddenly. Mrs. J. I). Adams, of this county, died suddenly yesterday morning o( hcart^lisease. She was an affectionate wife, and mother, and leaves, besides her husband, five children to mourn her absence, from the home circle. Bob” Mitchell. Hon. R. G. Mitchell, of Thomas ville, lias been mentioned in connec tion with the race for the Senatorship. Mr. Mitchell is a good man and the World advocates the putting ol such men in office.—Poston World. Judging from the expressions com “Lennox” writing to the Constitu- j tion from Athens in reference to the ' " as belles, and others who will attend the coming commencement at Athens, says: The arrival of Miss Tarwater, of 1 joy examined a number of classes in j mental arithmetic, French and Latin, j fro ™ farmers from all parts of the In the latter case written examinations i county, Mr. Mitchells candidary and lie rule. The classes stood a I election would be both satisfactory rt-ditable examination, by ready, in ! ant l gratifying lo a very large majority telligent, and comprehensive answers. ! °f 1 homas county The examination of classes in his - j * * tory, orthography and geography, by j 1 be following members of the Thomasville, and Miss Cornelia Jack- j Mlss Ircnc Fisher, was highly credit- j < ! !'“ rdi 1111,1 < -’ adc ‘; , > wil1 represent aur son, of Atlanta, is looked forward to able 10 the pupils and their teacher, 'mhtary at the state encampment at with much pleasure. These young j' 1 he scholars showed careful training | Augusta. 1 hey arc drilling every .lay ladies are recent graduates of the j throughout the entire examination, Lucy Cobb institute and arc simply , and Miss lrcne ilas a ri K ,lt 10 be lovely. The former is a decided P rolld of ,liem - AnlJn 2 the interest- blonde and the latter a brunette, and j in S fcaturcs of hcr examination, were in these two representatives will be j tbc recitations by Lima Lee, lom found many qualities which will at- Baines and 1 om Lake, Jr. 1 hey all j acquitted themselves veil. The South | Georgia College, numbers among its Spupils some bright minds, among j both the girls and boys. Ward, Editor, N. Y. Inde pendent. The Timks-Enteri’risk had a call, yesterday, from Dr. Win. Hayes Ward, the distinguished editor of the New York Independent, one ol the most influential religious journals in this country. Dr. Ward was en route to Austin, Texas, where he preaches the sermon at the commencement of the State University in Austin. The distinguished gentleman is one of the trustees of the American Mission ary Association, which has under its charge many charitable institutions and schools throughout the country, including the Connecticut Industrial School in Thomasville. He visited tbc institution while here, spending sometime in it inspecting the institu tion and investigating the methods being used, and the' manner in which the school is carried on. He was most favorably impressed with Mrs, (Jordon’s management of the school especially with the department which the young women and girls are taught household and domestic du ties. He Dodged It. “Any idiots in your family ?’’ ask cd Mac Bulloch, of the head of a fam ity the other day in the 17th, while wading through the questions “writ' down for his guidance in taking the census. Mac managed, by being in practice to dodge the rolling pin with which she was rolling out some dumplings lor dinner. He was not invited to eat any of the dumplings, cither. The census man is of few days and full of trouble. Lee county went tor Northen yes terday, by a vote of 1)4, to 28 for Har deman. The first carload of melon.? shipped from Quitman, netted 8218. It was sold in Chicago. The - Old - Reliable CITY The president returned from Fort ress Monroe, yesterday, to Washing ton. The whole country will breathe easier. Baker & Co. have given up the De •Soto hotel in Savannah. Their man agement was not satisfactory to the owners. The hotel will he adver tised for lease. A train carryings lot of race horses to Kansas City, was wrecked near St. Louis, on Monday. Seven men and. fifteen horses arc reported killed. Among the latter appear the names of 1’roctor Knott, Spokane and Hunt ress. tract the most fastidious. Found Dead. A coroners jury composed ol A. F. Prevail, foreman and Messrs. C. H, Young, J. T. Kottman, Tom Bottoms, John Simmons, Tom Singletary and 132 Broad Street. S. L. Hayes, At Rest. A. If. Palin, Mrs, Harriet Hall, relict of the late W. S. l’hilpot, E. B. Whiddon, together with coroner j D. J. Hall, died at her residence, 3 W. L. Ball, Berry Johnson and Dr. J. G. Hopkins, I miles from town. Sunday, after an ill- I). J. Brandon, went a mile and a hall beyond Moore ! ness of three weeks. Mrs. Hall was M. D. Allen, & Williams brick yard, Sunday, to hold born in this county in 1829, and would J. McMillen, an inquest over the body of Harriet have been 61 years old ii she had B. I\ Walker, McNulty, a colored woman who was i lived till yesterday. She had been a L. Taylor, found dead while sitting in a chair at member of the Baptist church for many \\.l>- Cochran, home, Saturday night. There was no years and was ready to go to hcr re- T. A. Houston, evidence whatever of foul play, and | ward. The interment took place yes- L. B. Bouchellc, the inquest resulted in a verdict of I terday afternoon at the Wilson bury- M. J. Smith, death from natural causes. I ing ground. to get in shape for the trip, and they will have a good time: ('. 1*. Hanseil, Captain. A. G. Miller, 1st Lieutenant. W. K. McIntyre, 2d Lieut. C. M. Smith, 1st Sergeant. F. II. Smith, 2d do W. J. Taylor, 1st Corporal. F. McDougald, 2d do T. J. Livingston, 4th Corporal. T. Titus, H. E. Crittenden, M. L. Grausman, E. L. Brown, W. L. Fender, R. It, Evans, R. Robison, II. Roberts, J. M. Horn, II. B. Fuller, 11. Neel. J. W. Lester, J. V. Talley, C. S. Bondurant To the Front, With the most complete line Of FOOT-WEAR, fuR MEN AND BOYS, LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDREN, In The City. Our line of Shoes embraces the Best Manufacturers in this country, and every pair of custom made shoes is sold with a guarantee. Hurrah For Georgia. The Atlanta Rilles won the first prize at the interstate drill at Kansas City, and ('apt. M. !>. Spence, com manding, won the first prize, a gold medal and a 8490 sword, for the best commander in the encampment. This will heal the wound the hoys received in Jacksonville. Atlanta will he painted a lurid red when the Rifles return. Hurrah for the Georgia soldiers. NOTICEt I hereby announce myself a caudi- W jll n a y y OU a | date the .Justice of the Pence, for - V * - tho l!87th District, (J. M. d&w td. II. B. Martin*. SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU I!. Thomas Jr's' Eli Broad Sired. O.S.Bondurant]VoIuntoer Observer Weather Bulletin for the 'J I hours ending : 7 o’clock IV M., June 10. 1800.’ Tfmpku.v ri ig:. a. in 75 Maximum for ‘14 hours ‘.*1 Minimum “ 4 *• *10 Rain-fall O.on Indication for fair, stationary tempera- {turo. | Gentlemen in need of a fine hand-sewed shoe in any style, will find the famous Wil liam Kneeland & Co’s shoe the cheapest and most durable in this countiy. Our line of Ladies’ and Children’s low cut shoes range from 75c a pair upwards* In all lines of shoes you will find our stock superior to and in this market, any ways call and see us, when in need of shoes. 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