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VOL. II— KO. :i(i. TtIOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 185)0, $5.00 PEII ANNUM Jr vr | LOCAL HAPPENINGS. j The News of the Day Told Brief—Personals, Etc. THIS WEEK. J. I\ King, of Detroit, o slnppirij at the Gulf. T. M. One ease figured Lttwu at 8c per yard. One ease light Calico at 5c per yard. 10U dozen Ladies Collars all styles and shapes at 10c. CLOTHING REDUCED. Nice Summer Coats for 50c. Suits from 5.50 to IO.00 all wool. SHOES! SHOES! New Lot Received. Live eases Ladies Kid .But ton Shoes we will sell for the next 30 days for l.oo other houses sell tor l.oo. Smith, of Valdosta, was at the Gulf yesterday. C. M. Chase, of .Savannah, was the city yesterday. E L. Nixon, of South Carolina, stopping at the Gulf. ~IIon. D. A. Fin lay sou, of Monti cello, was in the city yesterday. The Tournament of the Hussars, July 4th, will bring a great crowd to Thomasvillc. Messrs C. R. .Shine, of Tallahassee, and It. A. Shiue, of Albany, were in the city yesterday. A little work on .Jrckson street beyond the railroad, would greatly improve its looks. 15. I'. Colbert and daughter, of fiuiubridge, were in the city yester- day, guests of the Gulf. II. D. Hawthorne is proprietor of the Gulf House harbor shop. His motto is neatuess, and dispatch. Hein the ladies of the Hussars com mittee, when they call on you. Thom asville is proud of Iicr cavalry corps. Our Willie Spitz is taking a vnea lion at Suwannee Springs, Fla., hat will return the last of the week. He has been much benefitlcd by his trip Hon. II. A. Connell, of Whigbam, was in the city yesterday. He is as enthusiastic as ever over the future of his section. He reports good crops. STRAW Mi STRAW HATS! Boys ittitl Misses at almost any price.' Look through our immense stock. .Summer is upon us and we will sell you more Goods for less money than any other house. l'6'J Broad Street. It is just as well to romember that there are sneak thieves in the city. It is only the part of prudence to keep an eye on your money drawers, safes and hack doors. Why is it that the farmers around Thomnsville do not plant melons ? Our soil suits the crop as well as any in .South Georgia, and melons certain ly make money move nt a time when it is most needed. This is the time of the year when a man will meet you, and while mop ping his brow with one hand, and using a fan with the other, will ask with a bland smile, “If it is warm enough for you ?” Capt. J. L. Finn leaves to-day for New York City, and other points in the Empire .State. lie will spend several months there, returning in time for the opening of the business season, Mr. 1\ ]}. Newman mid wife, nee Miss Fannie Kveritt, formerly of this city, and who have been on a visit to friends and relatives here, left yester day morning for their home Fnirvicw, Texas. The Cairo baseball club weie the guests of their Thomnsville friends last night. The exchange of visits between the two tennis, is pleasant, with just enough of rivalry to make the games interesting. The Times-Entekituse is in re ceipt of a cordial invitation to attend the commencement exercises of Leba non Academy, near McDonald, the nights of the 26th and 27th Inst. This academy is under the charge of Prof. J. B. Stewart. The iollowing party from Monticel- lo was in the city yesterday : Misses S. Mills, N. Penick and C. Oakley. They were accompanied by Messrs. C. B. Oakley and Bobbie Johnson. They stopped nt the Stuart. Thomas county will miss the penr crop this season or at least that much of it that fell a victim to the cold in March. It is possible, however, that the part of a crop that will be market ed will bring as much as the big crop of last year did. All other kinds of fruit are scarce this year, and the pears will, therefore, bring high prices. < A BIG INCREASE. Shipments Compared with Last Year. The following figures, which are official, either show that the melon season this year is much earlier than last, or that there have been nearly four times ns many melons planted. The following are figures fir 18HD, and 1890 up to June gist. On June 21st of last year 50carloads of melons were shipped. Up to that date the total number of carloads melons moved was 240. On June 21st of this season, 177 carloads of melons were shipped, and the total of this season’s shippedjup to that date was 1009. The total number of ears melons received in Evansville Ind., up to that date last year was .'5, and this yenr 27S. These figures apply of course to the melons moved by the >S. F. Si W. Evansville Ind. has the largest increase in the receipt of melons of any Western city, and of course, this can be attributed to the notion ^of the exchange in making that place the distributing point. Melon Mention. There are likely to be some rather startlingdevelopments concerning the tanding of several commission hous es that have been selected ns the agents of the syndicate, it is a misnomer to call it uu exchange. The president of the Melon Grow- s Association, Capt. Geo. It. Mcltee, has written a letter in which he uses some exceedingly strong language concerning at least one of the agents of the syndicate. He does not hesi- ite to say that he has conclusive proof of rascality on the past of the Partition of the Real Estate of the Late S. Alex. Smith. It is well known that the late Mr. S. Alex. Smith had a large area of land contiguous to town. It was in such a shape that it was impossible to sell it in a body, and so by consent of all the heirs at law, five commissioners, Messrs. T. U. Mitchell, S. G. McLen don, K. M. Mellette, Joseph Jerger and II. H. Sanford were selected divide the land into six equal parts, to be drawn for, afterwards, by the heirs. These commisioners employed Mr. W. II. Rogers, county surveyor, to survey the land, and open streets and make plots ot the same. Mr. Rogers made a splendid job of it. Yesterday the partition was made, and the papers are now all signed up. It would be impossible, unless we were to give a diagram of the proper ties, to mention the lots that were drawn by the heirs, so as to give idea of their location. Mrs. S. J. Ca5sels drew the gin house lot, the lot on the opposite side Mansell street from it was drawn by Mr. Achilles Smith. We mention these lots because their location well known. The value of the lots is as nearly equal as disinterested gentlemen could make them, and all of the parties are satisfied. It is too early to say whether or not any ot the lots will be put on the market. THE SAME OLD STORY. Cairo Downs the Home Team. Thomasville's team lias met defent again. The score yesterdny afternoon wns2.‘l to to 21 in favor of Cniro. The visiting team was ns follows : Williams, Mitchell, Sapp, Wight, Griffin. Hudson, Glower and Hodden- bery. The home team was composed of McDougald, Stuart, Butler Wnlthour, Chisholm, Linn, Dekle and Smith. Prof. Gleen, of Cairo, filled the difficult position of umpire to the entire satisfaction of both teams, and as we take it, thia is about the only time on record when such a thing has been. The boys were fairly beat en, and they take it with equanimi ty. The - CITY house referred to. The president of the Association is in thorough sympa thy with any effort to help the grow ers secure good prices for their mel ons, and lie recognizes,the good that mild come from the exchange idea, hut lie is pronounced in his opinion lliut good cannot come, unless good men arc to handle the crop at the other end of the line. The Times-Enthiii’iusk lias t-.ikcn occasion several times to point out what it considered to be mistakes that were being made by the syndicate. Tt has realized and still realizes the pro portions of the undertaking the ex change lias on its hands, and it has called attention to these mistakes, in order that they might be corrected in time. , The melon business lias come to stay in South Georgia, and if the syndi cate should make even a partial fail ure, this season, it will react disas trously on the future of the industry. The idea that is back of the syndi cate is a good one, and if that idea has any basis, it is that the profit of melon growing comes from a proper distribution of the crop. Beginning at this end of the line, growers must realize that it is a great injury to the business to ship anything hut good stock. Ship, therefore, only good stock and distribute it properly, giving each market what it can con sume, and the future ot the melon in dustry is as safe ns any in the coun ty. ^ _ Mr. Frank Thomas will hereafter he with Messrs. J. L. Beverly Si Bro. These gentlemen will move their mill te Ochlockonee in a few weeks, and will also open a store there. Their planer will]remain at its present loca tion, Meigs, for some time yet. Mr. Thomas has been with Sir. E. O. Thompson a numbe. ol years, and is thoroughly at home in a saw or pla ning mill. Rev. C. I. LaRoclie made a very interesting talk to the Sunday School classes of the Connecticut Industrial school at their concert Sunday night. The singing by the classes was partic ularly enjoyable, and the close atten tion given Mr. I.aRoche showed his audience was interested in what he was saying. His closing remarks to the parents of the children present were specially appropriate. Not Altogether Pleased. The Savannah Times had a rep resentative with the party that went to Montgomery last week. He was not altogether pleased with the manner in which Montgomery treated her guests; lie complaius ol a want of at tention, .-ays the hotels wanted to put seven in a room at full rates ; that the hall where the banquet was held was miserably ventilated, and that the capital city ought to come to .Sa vannah to learn some points aboui hospitality. I’art of the Thomasvillc delegation had a royal time, of which they speak in glowing times. They were captured, and taken to tho new brewery and held captives all day. Their chains were made of the creamy froi.li that rises on the beverage of the Fatherland, and their only pun ishment was the drinking of numerous tankards Sudden Death. The TiMits-E.VTKiti'itisK had a short notice yesterday morning, announcing the sudden death of Mrs. Stuart Bob- son. Mrs. Bobson was 55 years old, and was a native of Baltimore. She was the wife of Stuart Bobson, the eminent comedian, and was a most estimable lady. Sho leaves one daughter, Airs. Crehoro, who is the wife of a prominent Baltimore bank j er. Mrs. Bobson died nt her summer I home in Coliassct, Mass., and ns she was in perfect health, her death was altogether unexpected. Up At Ochlockonee. Sheriff Hurst and Coroner Johnson were called up to Ochlockonee yester day morning by a telegram, which said there was a negro dead there. They went up on the 8:30 train. The telegram was not very explicit, and it was impossible to gather from it, who the negro was, or how lie had come to his dentil. A Tr.mks-Extewrisr: reporter was on the alert to catch these officers when they returned in the afternoon at 5:40. Tin: Siiooti.nii Scrape. Saturday afternoon a crowd collect cd in the villnge, to see tire Ogden Show ; about 8 or 9 o’clock, Henry Williams, colored, was sitting on Mc Millan’s store steps, eating a lunch. Hardy Barwick, Martin Perry and two Sigler boys pnssed him. Barwick kicked the paper bag that held WilJ lintns’lunch out of bis band, aud a dispute followed, Sonic hard words were passed and a moment afterwards five pistol shots rang out on the night oir.Tnd Wil liams after staggering a few yards fell. He lived till Monday. The Inijukst. Coroner Johnson impaneled a jury yesterday morning, of which Mr. II. M. Little was foreman; after having all the evid:nce obtainable they render ed the following verdict :—“we the jurors sworn in the inquest held over Henry Williams, colored, deceased find that he came to his death by a pistol shot in the hands of some party unknown to this jury. II. M. Little, Foreman. Such affairs ate very unfortunate and are greatly to be deprecated. All good citizens will hope that the party that did the shooting may be discovered and punished. To the Front, 5 With the most complete line OK FOOT-WEAR, FOR MEN AND BOYS, LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDKEN, 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. - - - The Work Done. To-day at 11 o’clock Capt. Spald ing Paine will finish taking the cen sus of Thomasvillc. He lias been very careful in his work, and the probabilities are, that while other cities are complaining that parts of their population were missed Thom • J asville will get credit for all the people she has. Under his oath it will be impossible for Capt. Paine to give way his information, and so our peo ple will have to wait for the returns to he sent back from Washington. The Summer Exodus. Each returning year witnesses steady increase in the number of peoplo that go away from Thomas- villc for the summer, to find health or rccrealiou at the seashore, or among the mountains. Our city lias already been well represented at Suwanne and White Sulphur Springs Fin., at Tybee, St. Simon’s and Cum berland. A little later others will leave for more distant or more pre 1 tentious resorls. The Times-Extek- prise cannot get away, but it be speaks for these sojourners by sea aud mountain, abundant health and a pleasant return. An Enthusiastic Meeting. The ladies of the General commit tee in charge of the Hussars festival had an enthusiastic nucting at the Library yesterday afternoon. The festival will be held in the court house, and all that have subscribed* provisions are re quested to send them in by nine o’clock the morning of the 4th. The ladies have taken hold of the project with great enthusiasm which ensures success. All of the arrangements were perfected yester day at the meeting, and they will he given later. Have You Been Counted. As stated elsewhere, Capt. Paine will finish the census enumeration to day. If you have not been counted, look him up and have your name ene rolled and help Thomasville’s popula tion. Do not neglect this important matter, but attend to it this moroiug SIGNAL SEKVIOE BUREAU —AT K, Thomas Jr’s - 116 Broad Sirnt. OSBondurant Volunteer Observer Weather Hulk-tin for the J t hours i-nuing at 7 o’clock I’. M., June J1, 1890. 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. 1 p. m 7 p. ri Maximum for 24 hours., Minimum *• •« “ .. Rain-fill Our line of Ladies’ and Children’s low cut shoes range from 7oc 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 ITT SHOE STORE NKXr DOOR TO I.KVVS|l»UV GOOD llOl’SE: Indication fur lair, stationary temperature. ' AlltcllOll HoilSO Block