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VOL. II—NO. 73.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, I8!)0,
$5.00 PER ANNUM
A Long* Felt Want At
LAST SUPPLIED.
Ladies Underwear.
A Foil Line Just
Received
—AT—
LOHNSTEIN’S
SKIRTS,
GOWNS,
CHEMISES Etc.
For less
MONEY
fc'iau can buy the goods and
mtke tbein.
LADIES
Arc resjjeotft{Uy invited to. in
spect these Goods.
AT
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l'6'Z Broad Street
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Pear shipments are rapidly falling
off.
Dave Elias has joined the bachelor’s
Club-
Dove shooting will soon be n popu
lar sport.
Mrs. B. A. Baas left yesterday for
a trip to Atlanta.
Mr. J. J. Hickson, of New York,
is a guest of the Gulf.
Several cases are on docket for the
police court this morning.
A wagon load of fish was brought
in from the lake yesterday.
A large nqmbei of home people left
yesterday (or the mountains.
Real the localsof Forbes’ Furniture
House in this morning's paper.
Messrs. J. A- and C. A. Newcomb,
of Monticello, were in the cry yester
day.
Messrs. J. M. Cox and Ed L. Grier,
ot Brunswick, were at the Stuart yes
terday.
M|\ H- H- Linville,ofFernain|ina,
was among the Floridians in iho city
yesterday.
.Mrs. 1). Elias leaves this morning
for a visit lo friends and relatives a;
Raleigh, N. C.
Miss A nn| c j};kle, of OeliTocknee, is
visitir.gffi \ brother, Mr. Robert D.kle,
on Clay street.
The olicap r-ato tickets to the mid
summer festival at Atlanta, will go
oti salo tho Iffth inst.
Cotton baskets displayed on the
streets is a suggestion that cotton
picking time is near.
Will it rain to-day ? Well, it the
winds and clq.idi; nominge favorable,
we shouldn't lie surprised
Miss Mary Barnes left yesterday lor
New York, where she will spend some
tim; with friends and relatives.
Operator Beasley had charge of tho
railroad telegraph office during Oper
ator Hughson’s vacation.
Messrs. \y. >1 Ijlounf, and J. A.
Lambert of Chicago, are among the
strangers registered at the Gulf.
Capt. and Sirs. W. M. Hammond,
left yesterday for a ti ip to Washing
ton, New York, audother poiuts North
where they will spend some time.
Mrs. R. R. Ailtswoiith and mother,
Mrs. Hackctt, loft yesterday for Hot
Springs, N. C„ to spend a few weeks
at that popular resort.
Invitations were issued to Brown
Merrcll, aud John Barnes yesterday
by the Mavor to nttc?i<^ the police
court this morning. They nre docketed
for fighting.
Hon. J. B Christie, of Miccnsukie,
died Sunday, aged about 78 years.
He was a syorthy and useful citizen,
and at oue time a representative in
the Stato Legislature. His funeral
took place at Monticello.
Mrs. Nancy Rawls, wife of Mr. Ir
win Rawls, died a 1 her home near
Cafro, about 8 o'clock on Wednesday
night. She was sick but a few days,
her trouble beiug heart disease. She
was a most estimable woman.
The first german of the season came
off hist night in the spacious dining
room of the Gulf, and u most delight
ful evening was speut by those who
attended. Some eight or teu couples
took part, besides quite a number ot
spectators.
Mrs. R. M. Hill accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Briggs, and sister.
Mrs. Murray, of Montreal, Canada,
left yesterday for Pennsylvania. Mrs.
Hill 1ms been residing in this city at
Magnolia Place for several mouths,
and her friends here regret to have
her leave Thomasville.
Why Not a Cotton Factory?
The alliances in various portions of
the stntc have formed companies for
various purposes. They have “alli
ance stores,” “alliance warehouses,”
alliance banks, and alliance oil mills
and fertilizer factories, hut so far as
we can now recall wc do uot know of
auy alliance cotton factory in Geor
gia. We suppose the most natural
aud obvious renson is that it requires
more capital to organize, build, equip
and run a cotton spinning and weav-
ing mill than most of the other enter
prises above mentioned. While that
is true it seems to us that the nmuy
advantages that would accrue to the
people from a well managed and suc
cessful cotton factory arc greater than
from any of the companies first named,
A hank is a great convenience to its
patrons, and a sourpe of profit to the
stockholders, and a few officers and
employees but can never he any real
benefit to farmers generally. The
other enterprises aro very mtiult in
the same class, and aro only a means
to enablo some farmers who have
money to invest to realize tho • profits
heretofore realized by others, with a
slight cheaper ing of prices nq soma
goods and oil fertilizer.,. A cotton
factory otters a means to many of the
poor, who find it too great a task to
support a largs family on the farm,
of getting employment for members
of their family that will support thosq
members in comfort, am| t\t tRe mine
lime learn t'np'n something. It affords
a goal t-aining school for boys who
have any mechanical turn, a school
where they pan |e(|pn not only without
expense, but while actually earning
more than enough to pay expenses.
It affords a market for tho cotton here
at home, aud the prospect of a good
profit on the money invested, is ns
good in this sort of factoiy ns in any
of the other-'. Tho same plan o.f
uniting many guwH amounts followed
in tiio other, enterprises could bo
worked just as successfully in this and
aid and encouragement could ho ob
tained from merchants and capitalists
in the town or city, in or near to
which a factory ,mny lie located. Wo
have thrown out these suggestions be
cause it seems strange that this partic-.
ular enterprise seents to have been
overlooked by the various alliances,
\yhilc it would seem the most natural
turn for their efforts to take. Can any
good reason be assigned against it?
Let us hear what the nlliancemcn
have to say about it.
Notice.
On account of the absence of attor
neys, the August oriminal term—
second Wednesday—of the County
Court, is hereby adjourned to the next
regular term—second Wednesday in
September next.
Parties and witnesses will govern
them-clves accordingly.
Wst. D. MircHEii,,
Judge County Court.
Black all the Style.
Black straw hats are (\1\ the rage.
The boys havo caught on to the rack
et, aud hats that are white one day
come fourth the next so black that
they shine. The shoe stores are at n
loss to account for the increase in the
sale of shoo pqlish, but a sudden rain
will give the boys away.
County Court.
All parties interested in the second
Wednesday criminal term of the
County Court nrc cited to the post
ponement of said terra as appears offi
cially elsewhere-
Dr. J. G. Hopkins killed a Texas
pony yesterday in quite a novel man
ner. Two pouics were fighting in the
yard, aud the Dr. thinking to make
them behave, picked up aaorew driver
that was olosc by, aud threw <t at one
ot them with probably more force
than lie intended, and was surprised
to sec the animal drop fatally wound
ed. An examination showed that the
weapon had entered about nine inches
in the horses book, just at the spine.
The pony died in less than an hour.
The Shoot Yesterday.
Quite n crowd attended the first
rifle practice of the Guards yesterday
afternoon nt the Mitchell trestle.
About fifteen members of the compa
ny took part in the contest. One
shot for practice and five to score was
allowed each man. Tho lead between
some of the members was quite dose.
Maurice Grausman hit the bull’s eye,
and won first with Thco. Tytus sec
ond. Capt. Hanttell shot a few times
for practice, and really scored second,
but the contest was to be between the
men. Mr. Jim Reid offered a ticket
to the first attraction at the opera
house to the one scoring highest, and
a gallery ticket to the second best.
Some of the shooting was quite amus
ing to on-lookers nnd tho other mem
bers, but for the first practice the tar
get showed a pretty hattored front.
Capt, R. P. Doss, Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee,
was in the city yesterday.
A domino party will be enjoyed by
the young folks at the rosadonco of
Mayor Hopkins to night,
Mr. Nnrrie Harley is still confined
to his room. His many friends hope
to sco hint out again soon.
In the present depleted condition of
the chain gang, the scraper, under the
skillful hands of Marshal Spair, comes
iq Well,
Only about two more months, and
then our northern friends will begin to
return for the winter. Enquiries and
ciig.igemcnis are already being made.
A horse fell down on Jackson
street yesterday, throwing its rider, a
negro boy. He was not hurt by the
accident.
Mrs. L. II. Jcrgor, who is spending
the summer season North, is now at
1’nwtuxct, near Providence, R. I.,
visiting relatives.
Mr. I,. Schmidt’s is a popular place
these hot days. Bis cooling bevera
ges comprise the entire list and arc
perfection in quality.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. N. McKinnon
went up to Pelham yosterday to spend
the day with Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Hand, at their pleasant home.
Willis Barnes, who has been running
between this place and various points
for the past couple of years, will leave
shortly to enter the express office at
Albany.
Judge Hansqll, accompanied by
Mrs, Hanselland daughter, Miss Sal-
lio Hansell, left yesterday morning
for Mnrictta, to spend part of the
heated term.
It is estimated that the l.sContc
pear crop in Madison county is but
about one-twetttieth as large as it was
last year. We will do much better
than that here.
The colored brother will soon be
hungering and thirsting for the ‘'water-
million.” The supply is running low
and the "two (or anickle” period has
already passed.
Robt. Sinclair, colored, was tried
before Judge Mitchell yesterday charg
ed with stealing a horse collar. He
proved having found the collar in the
street, and was discharged.
B. F. Dodson, who it will be re
membered spent last season here in
the iuterc3t of tho Georgia Hedge
Compauy, is now in New York, pre
paring to start out with Cleveland’s
minstrels on their tour this season,
Mr. E. B. Whiddon, who made more
nelons this season than almost any
one, shipped direct only one car load.
The sales balanced to a cent the cost
o', transportation, commission, etc.
“Short settlements make long friends.’’
While wo have been having rain
almost daily for some time we have
fared better than other sections of the
adjacent country. In many locali
ties the rains have been much heavier,
and have done considerable damage
by washing the lands. We have no
cause to complain so far.
Pear Quotations.
New York, )
August 4, 1800. J
PEARS—Receipts of pears this
day nre four hundred barrels, one
thousand crates, selling barrels sound
stock four fifty to five, crates one
twenty five.
Oi.ivit Bros.
From The Convention.
The following was received last
night from Atlnnta:
Atlanta, Ga., I
August 7, 1890. j
Special Times-Enterprise :
Northcu and all state house officers
nominated, except Henderson and
Anderson. Nesbitt and Lester nomi
nated. The convention was harmo
nious and everything passed off satis
factorily to those who wore nomina
ted. Platform short and democratic
to the core.
Triplett.
The Iron Hall-Its Financial
Good.
For the information of members
and others interested in this order, wc
publish tho following front the official
circular just pnhlished hy the .Su
preme Justice:
From January l to July I, 18!*o
463 certificates have been re
deemed, giving to its faithful
members completing a term
of seven years the sum of $ 111,21*:: 50
Not this alone, *5,751 members
have received in the hour ot
their sickness and need.... 200.803 oo
Add to this the amount paid to
families of onr departed friends
who have died 10,547 50
Anil 3*011 realize that 3*011 have
in six months, paid 6.050
claims, amounting to $640,701 00
Representing a «laily payment of Thirl3'-five
Hun ired Dollars.
I.’OMIMIFIIKNSIVE STATE'IF. NT. -M’LV I, 1800.
Final benefits paid in nine and
one-fourth years, (2,117
claims) ..$1,733,600 00
Benefit# for sickness and acci
dent (38,-188 claims, death
claims included) 2,270,470 00
Total number of claims paid
to date, 40,005, amounting
to $4,013,070 00
ASSETS.
Cash on hand benefit fund $300,740 55
Reserve fund, January 1, 1800.. 571,374 25
Reserve fund, increase to July 1,
1890 178,100 00
Reserve fund, interest to July 1,
1800 21,000 oo
Cash value real estate July 1,
1890 28,000 00
Total surplus assets $1,189,524 70
Kemmler Executed.
William Kemmler, the first mur
derer sentenced to he executed hy
electricity, and whose case has become
so generally known by reason of the
continued efforts of his counsel in op
position to the mode of death, was
oxccutod in Auburn prison between
six and seven o’clock on the morning
of the Oth inst. The first application
of the electric current proved insuffi
cient to produce deatli and a second
was applied. It was the general opin
ion of the attending physicians that
deatli was painless, and would have
been instantaneous had the current
been a little stronger or applied a few
seconds longer.
The midsummer festival at Atlanta
on the 14th inst. promises to be quite
an interesting affair. The railroad
has put on special rates from here,
and quite a number of Tlioniasville
people will probably go up.
See the new designs in wall paper at
Forbes’Furniture Hou*\
Wall papers with fiue decorations to
match, suitable for parlors, halls, dinning
rooms, bed rooms, public rooms, odices, etc.,
at Forbes’ Furniture House.
I can furnish 3*01 a good man to hang
wall papers and guarantee his work.
Ubo. W. Koukks.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
AT
R. Thomas JrV 12$ Broad Street.
O-S.Boudurant Voluntoer Obsor ver
Weather llulletin for the ;iu hour,
at 7 o’clock P. M., Aug, 7 1890.
cuning
TEMPBaATtaa.
7 a. iu
2 p. m
91
7 p. m
Maximum for 24 hours
82
91
Minimum ** M “
Rain-fat!
....0.00
Showers stationary tern prat u re.
.A.
-AND A—
Clean Sweep
-AT THAT—
Will be inaugurat
ed at
All of our Clothing,
Furnishing Goods,
Straw Hats, Etc.,
must be closed out in
30 Da vs
WITHOUT-:- FAIL
Our customers are
aware that Mr. Levy
is now in New York
making big purchases
for
FALL
and room we must
have at any sacrifi ce
oi goods.
We mean exactly
what we advertise,
and to be convinced
call at once at
LEVY’S
Dry Goods House.
Mitchell House Corner.