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VOL. II—NO. 74.
THOM AS V LLLE, GEORGIA, SATUDAY MORNING, AUGUST 'J, L8i)0.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Si. Tensa grown more popular ns a
re-ort every day.
Orlilockonee lias organized a lui'ld-
ing and loan associalio •>.
Supt .1. Cronin, of the Southern
Express Company, was in the city
yesterday.
Misses Chipola Wiggins ana Gussie
Chastain are visiting f.nends ; n
Ochlockonee.
How about a telephone exchange
Thomasville ? We believe one
would pay well.
Thomas county sliou'd be represent
ed at the Piedmont Exposition and
State Fair this fa i.
The stay at home people ate in the
majority. At least there is enough
lett to make a quorum.
Small cottage residences erected
here would find ready tenants and
would prove a good investment.
A colored excursion passed through
yesterday from Blnckshcar i.i Monti-
cclio. A good many negroes from
here went.
Mr. Albert Iviley left yesterday af
ternoon for a few days visit to St.
Teresa, Fla. Several Thomasville
people are down there.
Until very lately, whenever extra
heavy plate glass was needed here, it
was necessary to send to Europe for it.
Now, however, this is to lie changed.
A Pittsburg glass making firm are
turning out perfect plates live eighths
ot an inch thick, the heaviest as yet
manufactured ill the United States.
Dr. McRae received a .elegram yes
terday from his brother, Mr. M. N.
McRae, who ivns called to Telfair
county a few (lays ago to th-? bedsit' i
of his mother, who was quite ill, stat
ing that his mother was dead. The
ninny lricnds here of the Messrs. Mc
Rae will bo sorry to hear ol lids sad
affliction, and we desire to extend our
heartfelt sympathies.
l'3'Ji Broad Street
Railroad Accident.
Quite au accident happened to the
accommodation freight Thursday, be
tween Whigbnm and Cairo. Two col
ored train linnds, Nelson Smith and
Alex. Cunningham, were injured
The tormer lives here, and was so se
verely injured that he may not re
cover. He has a crushed shoulder
and other injuries. Cunningham
lives at Baiu bridge, nud was only
siightlv hurt. Among the passengers
was Mr. George McRae, who was re
turning from Texas witli three cars of
ponies, and his version ot the accident
is as follows:
Immediately "i front of the cab
was a box car that appeared to he too
heavily loaded on one side, nud sever
al times the passengers noticed the car
swaying violently. They were about
to notify conductor Smith of the mat
ter, when the cargavc a lurch, turned
over, nud down an embaukmcntd ,, aw-
ing the cab with it. Fortunately the
cab remained standing, and none
of the passengers were seriously
hurt. Out of eighty horses on the
train, only ouc was badly hurt.
Cunningham was sent to his homo
in Bninbridge, nud Smith brought
here, where he is being attended by
Dr. Taylor.
Death of Mrs. Hattie Blair.
This well known nud highly es
teemed lady died at live o'clock last
Wednesday morning, at the home of
her husband, in the Sunny Hill neigh
borhood. She was 18 years of age
and leaves an infant a few months old.
Tho remnins were tenderly laid to
rest in the family butying grounds.
The husband has the sympathies of
the community in his sad bereave
ment.
Southwest Gcorgiau plouic copy.
Pohce Court.
Tlicro were very few new faces be
fore the mayor yesterday morning.
With one or two exceptions they had
all b’on there before many a lime.
The following occupied reserved seals
during the convention:
Jack Woodson turned up as tisttnl.
It would be a novelty to have a court
without Jackai a principal or witness,
more usually tho formei, unless lie is
serving time. He was couviclcd ot
cursing and was fiued §20, or 30
days.
Delia Mitchell, also an old oflend-
cr, was fined §3 for using bad lan
guage to another woman.
Mary Fletcher was up on a similar
charge, and was fined $3.
A ease was docketed against John
Barnes, a railroad porter, and who, it
may be said, is a new offender. lie
was lined §10 and cosls for indulging
in pugilistic exercise.
Brown Mcrrell had not been guilty
of any disorderly conduct, but ns he
seemed, l>v his plea of guilty, to want
to pay something to tho town, ho was
fined $1.
Otis Crawford, a colored youth, was
fined §25, or 40 days for using obscene
language to a woman on the streets
He will probably work. There is al
so a case against him for fighting.
Clarence Williams had been sum
moned to appear to answer the charge
of fighting, but lie preferred to skip.
A finei of §5 and costs for contempt
was entered against him, and a bond
ordered taken for his appearance
Monday.
German at the Gulf.
The first social ev ait of the season,
the german at the Gull Thursday night,
was voted by all a splendid success.
The following couples look part: Al
beit R'lev and Miss Bessie Hopkins,
Frank KdnvundSon and Miss Annie
Paine, Iiryan Wright ami MissHonor-
inc Mitchell, J. E. B. Love and Miss
Cora Walker, Tom Livingston and
Miss Vallie Cissels, Lee Wyly, of Sav
annah, and M'ss Carrie Law Varue-
doc, of Valdosta, C iarlic Smith and
Miss Watt, ol Columbus, Maurice
Crausman and Miss Stella Raker, B.
M. Comfort and Miss Lula Raker, Fd.
Crittenden and Miss Ola Mallctte,
Pres'cy Walker and Miss Winn, of
Milhdgeville, Sam Cassels and Miss
Johnnie Sloan and Dr. and Mrs. J. G.
Hopkins. Mrs. Robbie Ilopkins, of
Brunswick, and Messis. Joe Gilbert
and Jack Curtright were among the
others present who took pad. Albert
Riley and Miss Bessie Hopkins led.
Green Shade.
We would again call the attention
of our readers to the npproachiug
Camp Meeting and S. >S. Convention
soon to be held at Green Shade. Dr.
W. A. Candler and other able divines
will preach, the S. S. convention will
be an interesting feature, and the
camping in tents will be pleasant, aud
to many n new phase of life. The
meeting will continue one week.
Thomas county lias heretofore been
well represented at these meetings,
and we doubt uot will be more numer
ously so this time. Make your ar
rangements to go, nud be ready for the
train ou Friday, p. m., the J2cl inst.
Should Ship Our Own Cotton.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7.—A meet
ing of delegates of the various county
sub-alliauces was held here to-day and
adopted the following:
Whereas, It is important that the
cotton of the farmers of Georgia and
ot the south should bo sold in tho
best market; aud
Whereas, A lnrgc portion of tho
southern cotton goes to Europe, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the trustees of the
alliance exchange who are to meet in
Atlanta on Aug. 18 be, and they arc
hereby requested to make arrange
ments by which that portion of tho
southern cotton which goes to Europe
shall be shipped from southern ports
directly to the consumers in Europe.
Proceedings of the State Convex
tion.
The convention was called to order
at 12 o'clock, noon, by Hon. Robert
Berner, chairman state executive com
mittee, and Hon. W. I). Kiddoo was
elected temporary chairman, and Bill
Harris, Mark Hardin, Eugene .Speer
and Ilcnry Cnbaniss elected secreta
ries.
No committee oil credentials was
appointed as there were were no con
tests
Hons. Emmett Womack and W.
Y. Atkinson were nominated for per
manent chairman. Atkinson was
elected.
Hon. John Temple Graves nomi
nated W. J. Northen for Governor.
W. J. Northen for Governor, Gen.
Phil Cook for Secretary of Stale, R.
U. Hardeman for Treasurer, and W.
A. Wright for Comptroller, were
nominated without opposition.
Hon. A. S. Clay, of Cobb, nomina
ted Hon. George N. Lester, for At
torncy General, and F. H. Richard
son of tho Macon Telegraph, put in
nomination Hon. Clifford Anderson,
of Bibb, in what is spoken of ns the
speech of the convention. Lester was
nominated on the first ballot.
For Commissioner of Agriculture,
John T. Henderson, tho present in
cumbent, It. T. Nesbitt, of Cobb, aud
J. B. Hunuieutt, of Coweta, were put
iu nomination; four ballots were taken,
the fourth resulting iu the nomina
tion of R. T. Nesbitt.
A recess was taken, alter which
the following resolution wns adopted
as tho platform:
The Democratic party of Georgia,
iu convention assembled, hereby re
news its pledges to tho political princi
ples set fortli in the national Demo
cratic platform of 1888. We believe
in correcting all the abuses of Govern
ment by n strict reliance upon the in
tegrity and nbility of tho Democratic
party. We point with pride to the
capacity and fidelity with which the
affairs of the State have been managed
by our distinguished Governor, John
B. Gordon, and the other State Ilouto
officers. We will heartily support
the nominees ot this convention, and
we cal! upon all Democrats to sup
port the party nominees iu the various
districts aud counties iu this State.
The following is the (State Execu
tive Committee for the next two years:
W. Y. Atlynsoii, of Coweta, Chair
man.
First District: Boliug Whitfield,of
Glynn, and E. D. Graham, of Ap-
pling.
Second District: J. L. Hand, of
Mitchell, and Win. II. Harrison, of
Quitman.
Third District: II. F. Watts, of
Stewart, and It. D. Brown, of Pulaski.
Fourth District: F. C. Williams,
of Harris, and T. H. Whitaker, of
Troup.
Fifth District: Frank P. Rice, of
Fulton, and Murphy Caudler, of I)c-
Kalb.
Sixth District. Washington Dessau
ot Bihb, ami L. D. Shannon, of
Twiggs.
Seventh District: M. A. B. Tatum,
of Dade, aud J. M, McBride, of Har
alson,
Eighth District: \Y. H. Mattox, of
Elbert, aud J. M. Smith, of Ogle
thorpe.
Ninth District: Louis Davis, of
Habersham, and E. A. Watkins, of
Gilmer.
Tenth District: C. H. Cohen, of
Richmond, and James Whitehead, of
Wat ren.
The convention theu adjourned af
ter being iu session five aud a half
hours.
Smith (in a terrific storm of thun
der aud lightning)—Jones, this is get
ting dangerous. Have you any metal
about your clothes?
Jones (always impecunious)—Not a
dime.—Chicago Times.
Wall papers with fine decorations to
match, suitable for parlors, halls, dinning
Pear Quotations.
Bai.timouk, Mil, )
Aug. 7, 1890. j
We closed out all our consignments
ta-dny to the packers at §5.50 per
barrel, and §1.50 per crate. Market
bare, demand good.
GoilLt.NClIIORHT, Sntl.KY it Co.
Murray Hall In Rums.
Jacksonville, Er,\., Aug. 7.—MnrJ
ray ball, an elegaut summer hotel at
Pablo Beach, was burned to the
ground early this morning. The fire
caught about midnight in the engine
room in tho rear of the hotel, and
could not be controlled, owing to the
low pressure of the water. It spread
rapidly to the billiard hall, which
was in the rear, and at 12:30 o’clock
this morning the north-west turret of
Murray hall proper was iu flames.
THE nun.DiNc.
The lmtcl wns of wood, four stories
high, with numerous towers, turrets
and gables, and tho flames made
quick work of it. There were fifty
guests iu the hotel, but the warning
was sufficient to enable them to escape
in good order with their effects. Much
valuable furnitruc on the Rower floor
was saved, but nothing was removed
from the upper stories. At 2 o'clock
not a timber was standing.
The lire also communicated to the
beach pavilion, the dance hull and the
depot of the Jacksonville and Atlan
tic railroad, which were entirely con
sumed, together with a small grocery
store.
Murray Hall was built in 1885,
was tbc property of John G. Christo
pher of this city, and its original cost
was §140,000, but subsequent addi
tions and improvements brought its
value up to §200,000. His loss, in
cluding furniture, is §225,000; ho had
only §4,000 insurance. Tho hotel had
been leased for the season to J. R.
Campbell, proprietor of (lie St. James
hotel in this city, whose bss is very
alight.
The railroad company’s loss is
§8,000, with insurance of §5,500.
The Force Bill Substitute.
The substitute prepared by the re
publicans members for tho Lodge bill,
which passed tho House, lias been sub
mitted to tho •Senate committee on
privileges and elections. Tho com
mittee decided by a strict party vote
to report the bill to the Senate, and
this was done late Thursday afternoon.
Tho substitute eliminates ninny of
the objectionable features of the origi
nal bill, but the milk in the cocoanut
is still there. Whether the substitute
will he readied the present session is
lint certain, but the great anxiety
manifested by Harrison and Reed, as
well as other advocates of the measure,
makes it appear more probable than
it did a few days ago.
-AND A—
Clean Sweep
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Will be inaugurat
ed at
Levy’s! Levy’sliLevy's!
All of ouuJClothing,
Furnishing Goods,
Straw Hats, Etc.,
must be closed out in
30 Days
WITHOUT FAIL
Hon. Maston O'Neal.
A mass meeting of the citizens of!
Bninbridge, held in that city la.-t
Monday night, for the purpose of se
lecting a candidate (br State Senator,
unanimously nominated Hon, Mas-
ton O’Neal. Tbc democracy of the
county proposed to select the two rep
resentatives and cede to the city t^e
right to name the senator. T». pro
position was accepted by the city, aud
harmony in the party prevails in De
catur.
Sue the new designs in wall paper at
Forbes’Furniture House.
Our customers are
aware that Mr. Levy
si now in New York
making big purchases
for
FALL
and room we must
have at any sacrifice
ol goods.
1 can furnish yos a good man to hang
wall papers anil guarantee his work.
lino. W. Fount..
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LEVY’S
Dry Goods House.
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