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V AM THIS WEEK. at One case figured Lawn Be per yard. One case light Calico at 5c per yard. 1.0., dozen Ladies 'Collars all style.- and shapes at 10c. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. !The News of the Day Told in Brief—Personals, Etc. It. is Captain Pete Hone, Jr., now, Mr. \V. H. Lester, of Macon is at the Stuart. Mr. J. I., Frank, of Iirunswick was in the city yesterday. Mr. W. J. Farrell and wife, of Jack sonville are at the Stuart CLOTHING REDUCED. Nice Slimmer Coats for f>0c. Suits from .‘160 to IO.00 all wool. SHOES! SHOES! New Lot Received. Five eases Ladies Kid But ton Shoes we will sell for the next 60 days for l.oo other houses sell for l.oo. STRAW HATS! STRAW HATS! Mens.* Ilovs and. Misses at almost any price. Look through our immense stock. Summer is upon ns and we will sell you more Goods for less money than any other house. Walter ’’ ‘epics dropped in to see his customers yesterday. 1’, 11. Loud, of South Carolina, was in the hity yesterday. lluck Ellington, the well known to bacco drummer, was at the Stuart yes terday. Mr. Harry Baker has been added to the force in the business office at the freight depot. Capt. J. Cronin, of the .Southern Express Company, was in the city yesterday. Jnmes O. Farrell, of the Covington and Macon road, was in the city yes terday at the Gulf. Mr. Edward P. Fearn, of Knoxville, Tcnn. is spending a few days in ihc city with his old friends. James Mcn/.iss, representing the (<• S. & F. Ry., was among the railroad representatives in the city yesterday. The newly organized colored hand meets twice a week for practice. They hope to procure a competent teacher' soon. Mr. 11. E Dckle makes sonic an nouncements to our readers this morn ing that will interest them. Go an,d sec him. Miss Jessie V’ntt, of Columbus, Gn., arrived yesterday afternoon, and will be the guest of Mis* L11I i linker, for some lime The Cadets Drill. Quite a large number of ladies and gentlemen gathered on the South Georgia ('allege campus yesterday afternoon to witness the competitive drill of the cadets. The time before the. drill was pleasantly passed by many in going through the splendid chapel and examining the pretty stage decorations. At .”> o’clock, sharp, the ratat tatat, tatat, of the drum called the hoys into line. They were taken in hand by Capt. Miller and marched to the open space on the west front ot the eoliege building, and put through a number of march ing evolutions. Their movements were very tine and elicited many fa vorable comments. Finally the company was put in front of the crowd, when ( apt. Ilan- sell, Lieut. Jcrgcr and Orderly Smith, of the Guards, stepped out and took their places as judges. And then the manual contest began. Sharp and quick were Capt. Miller’s commands. Out they drop on errors, until only six are leff. Then the judges announced that they had decided that the medal should go to one of the six hut declined to give the name of the victor. This was announced last night, and the beautiful gold medal for the bc.-t drilled member of the company, vva- awarded to Master Eu gene Smith, son of Capt. E. M- Sniilh. “Gene” inherits a military spirit from his father, and he showed in the close and hotly contested drill, that he is no amateur. A special :rain of two private cars carrying Capt. R. G. Fleming and Col. H. S. Haines, went from hire 10 Bainbridge yestereav. Miss Bessie Dckle, the accomplish ed daughter of Dr Deklc, has returned from Lagrange, where she hasjti-t graduated with credit. We are glad to learn that the Willing Workers" realized quite a handsome sum at their entertainment j o’clock in tnc afternoon on Thursday evening at the court house. The New Schedules. Beginning next Sunday, trains 5 ond li, known as the Albany Express, will run though from Savannah to Bainbridge, and will he known as the Alabama Midland Express. The west hound train will leave here about 7:1”) a. in., and arrive at Bainbridge at Returning it will leave Bain- bridge at 1:10 j). in., arriving lo ro at about o: 10. At Bainbridge close con nections will he made with the Mid land for Montgomery and the west. Two new trains, to he known as '!•'! and 31, will be put on between here and Albany, to arrive and depart about the time that o anil (i now do. The Alabama Midland Express will take breakfast and supper at this place. Leaving here in die morning, pas senger will reach Montgomery at four Mr. James Drake has received a telegram from Orlando, Fla., convey ing the sad intelligence of the death of his sister, Mrs. Cornelia Owens, of that plaeo. Miss Ollie B'ackshear returned Thursday night from Atlanta where she has been attending a fashionable school for youno ladies. Her Iric ids are glad to see her at home. A Fatal Accident. Bessie, the two year old daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Win. Findley at Clinch Haven was run over yesterday by train No. 7 The little tot started to walk across the track when the fast mail train coming at fall speed was I mercy of other roads not part irilarly only a few yards off. The engineer I friendly. 11 these other roads s liould and fireman were horror stuck, Imt I decide to lutild into the I’laut tca rito Took The Bonds. It lias been a matter of surprise for several weeks that the through sched ules over tho Alabama Midland were not put on. The reason has just leaked out. It seems that the Riant system wish ed very much to control the road, and finding some difficulty in doing this, it made an effort to keep the Midland from floating its bonds in tho mar kets, which It was necessary to do in order to raise money to pay Brown & ( n„ the contractors that had built the road. The negotiations were pending for some weeks, and the hitch in the bonds transaction caused considerable trou ble. In the meantime the Central system of < ieorgia made an earnest ef fort to get the Midland, but its officers preferred to keep dear of entangling aliianccs, ami preferred at the same time not to sell out their line. The difficulty was finally solved by Brown and Co., the contractors, they ng.cu ing to take the bonds in payment of their claim. There is more in this than appears at first sight. TI11 l’lant system would like to control tho Midland, because when completed to its destination be yond Montgomery, and that destina tion would he at some point that i would give the Riant mads a choice of outlets to the west, it will he the short est route from tho extreme west to Florida. The Central system would like to own it, forthe reason that it has tap ped one of its strongholds. It is not at all unreasonable to sup pose that the Louisville & Nashville people would he pleated to he aldo to dictate the policy of the Midland, for the building of a short line from Bainbridge to some point on the Flor klu Central and Peninsula system would open up a new and direct route into Florida, for the most part over the own rails of the L. A X, t and the whole way over lines in entire syntpn thv with it. There is another road that would like to see the Midland kept inde pendent, or better, perhaps, to see it pa.-- into the hands of the L. A N. system, and that road is the Florida Central A Peninsula. For years it hits gasped for breath within the nar row confines of our sister state, and anything that would give it an out let, or connection with the outside world would he hailed with pleasure. Then again the Plant system must in a few years at the outside, push its li-ies to a point or points where it. will have ahoiec of routes north and west. As its lines now run, they are cut off at vital points, or at least are it tho Police Court News. There were more spectators than offenders in the police court yesterday morning. Lewis Brown was fined pro and costs for striking a woman. The case against Jack Woodson was called but owing to the absence of a witness was continued until next Monday. Uly Outten, a small boy, was fined $3 for the careless manner in which he fired at people with a little air gun O. S. Bowen was fined for contempt of court, he having tailed to obey a court summons. A bond was also ordered taken from him to insure his presence next Monday. Jeff Scott also failed to obey a summons, and a fine of $5 was entered against him. He also be arrested on sight. nothing could he done to avert the accident The child died in her moth ers arms fifteen minutes after being hurt. The train was .stopped and its officers did every thing possible for the stricken parents until the little one was no more. A Useful Hand-Book. The Nashville and Chattanooga ami Louisville and Nashville railroads rj’js Broad Street. Sam Price and Antony Brown, had a fight over a watermelon yester day. Whips and brickbats were brought into service, hut neither was hurt. A warrant was taken out against Brown, charging him with assault and battery. Guess who will guess nearest the population of the city ! You may not be able to say who will conic nearest, but by paying len cents you will have a chance to secure the handsome lady’s gold watch, and have a chance ' at the same time to help the Hussars, j other im taut infornlat ion Drop in at R. Thomas, Jr, and make | it ^ the _ nnmM llopu i atioll .finance your guess. | ami number of melons that can be Several census takers in Thomas | handled in three hundred western county have fallen from grace. True,! cities. The book can he had on ap- somc of them did not have very far to 1 plication to agents, fnll; but they have fallen, all the 1 same. The amount ot profanity ry then tho tun would begin. It is not unlikely that such will he the case, for tin; Florida business is too big a thing to go to one eoniorntion ami each one of the roads that has received a share of this business has paid an arbitrary rite to tho Plant people. From a Thomasville stand point, it would be better for the Plant p eople , . , to control the Midland, for in that have issued a hand hook that is a per- .. ,, , .... case, our city would he on the main trunk line of the system to the M r est. We must wait and see what the end feet encyclopedia of useful informa tion to the melon growers. No such hook has ever been prepared before by any road. The special conven ience to the shipper, and one they iv ill find of great value is that Mr. II. li. Whiddon has been ap- , , 1 • , 1 1 pointed agent for the melon exchange aiming the people which the search-1 ‘ B . 1 . , , ! at this point. The exchange will mg, vexatious questions has caused,;, „ . . . , ,. 0 , ... handle a majority ol the melons tins known until , , , . , , , ...... ! season and through its arrangements the last day. it is lair, how-1 . , , , ° expects to be able to control the mar- point. The exchange not lie it i ever, to assume, that in a great many instances, the recording angel will blot out.the ollcnse with a tear of pity, Peppering strawberries is the latest when the record is made. 1 Hd. will he, hoping in the meantime, ti’iat nothing growing out the situation w ill work an injury to Thomasville. The republican estimate in Wash ington, yesterday, was that it would require about otic hundred and seventy million ot dollars, to meet the pension appropriations this year, and for years after, this enormous sum will be in creased. This is simply highway rob bery on a big scale. The Marshall House, Savanuu'.'i, has closed. It will be reopened this (all on the European plan. A Big Day. The Hussars will make their Tour nament the afternoon of July 4th., a big occasion. A committee is now at work trying to secure reduced rater on the railroads, 111 order to induce a large attendance. The Hussars arc live fellows, and they will make the tourney an event that will long be remembered. The election for a spon sor for the company will come oil tho evening of the 4th, and it promises to lie very exciting. The All Rail Route. The advertisement of the Atlantic Coast Line Despatch, the all rail route to the east, appears this morn- inw. Shippers of melons, fruits and veg etables have long appreciated the ad vantage ot placing their shipments in market without breaking hulk. Phi is what the A. C. D. does. The inimitable George Taylor is the representative of the A. C. D. on the line of the S. F. & W., with head quarters at Valdosta, end he can come as near making you believe his line is the best, as any other man. Try him. Quitman's Compress. Quitman, (li, June 12.—At a special session of the Brooks superior court, held to day for the purpose of granting motions, etc., a charter wax obtained for Quitman’s compress com pany. I lie compress has been shipped, the work of erecting the sheds commen ced, and the press will certainly be in working order for die coming season's crops. It is a striking evidence of human depravity that as soon ns a “falling stur'or ierolitc strikes this planet it is liable to become the subject ol conten tion and litigation. One of the heav enly visitors that lodged near the line of Iowa and Minnesota, having been sold by the lessee of tho land, has become the subject ni a lawsuit to de cide whether it really belonged to the lessee or the owner of the land.— Jacksonville Times-1 nioii. If the Savior was to dcescml to the earth and happen to set his foot, on New England soil first, the enterpris ing proprietor with ail eye to business would fence in the spot ami charge admission to it. “A republican and a Christian,'' the way die New York Independent al ludes to "Honest" John U'anamaker. It does r.ot require a telescope to sec the paradox in this extract. The - Old - Reliable CITY To Whom it May Concern. Something like a year ago I let some man have my valise, I have for gotten, presumably on his promise to return it. I need it and would like to borrow it hack. j uly 14 d tt J. L. PitiNoi.i:. SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU ~~ AT K. Bimus Jr's' lit! BroaJ Street CS-Boiiduraut] Volunteer Observer \\ wilier r.idti'lia tortile 'J I hours eu.nng kcls and prices. Maxi, nun Minimum j A lady’s toilet is not comple unless ' she uses Shepard’s B. B. Co logne. ( Rain-i'ull 1 The perfume remains after using—j linUcniion I long ane lasting, fragrant and dj:li«ite. ’ icnq"-r;umv. To the Front, With the most complete line OF FOOT-WEAR, FOR 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. Gentlemen in need of a fine hand-sewed shoe in any style, will find the famous Wil liam Kneoland & Co’s shoe the cheapest and most durable in this country. 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 any in this market, and it will pay you to al ways call and see us, when in need of shoes. The Old Reliable GUY SHOE STORE NEXT b um Tit I.KVV.S DRV UUOI> llltl’.SE. Mitchell House Block.