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VOL. II—NO.-83.
TIIOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 185)0.
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Respectfully,
F. N. Lohnstein.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
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The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Mr. U. O. Force, of Valdosti', is
stooping at the Stuart
Mr. Sam Baker relumed yesterday
from n lew days Inisim-ss trip
Mr. Dave Elias math; a trip over
to Moniicello yesterday afternoon.
Mr. J. D. Murray and family, of
Alabama, were at the Gulf yesteiday.
Editor J. M. Glenn, of the South
west Georgian, was in the city yester
day
Tickets to Green Shade on sale
to-morrow: only 81,.10 for round
trip.
Mr. Henry Mills, of the Alabama
Midland Ry., wa- in the city yesltr
day.
Miss Donah Wilkes, of Megs, is
visiting Miss Emma McMath, in this
city,
Mr. Clay Wethington is at Steve
Cooke’s during Mr. .1. D. Stringer's
illness
The pay train came in yesterday
and distributed a large sum among its
employes.
Dou’t fail to give us a chance at
your job work. It is to your interest
to do so.
The Stuart has opened a new regis
tered to its guests. J. J. Oppcnhcim,
of Savannah, was the first to inscrilc
his autograph.
Mr. C. W. Wiggins, and family re
turned yesterday from Wnycross,
whore they have hccu attending the
Masonic Dodge fair.
Mrs. A. C. Knapp, wife of Major
Knapp,.of-tho Ity,, who
has hetn stopping with relatives here,
on Dawson street, left yesterday for
Savannah, where she will spend some
time before returning to her homo in
Macon,
The Guards will shoot this after
noon, at 4 o’clock, near Mitchell's
pond, for that medal oflercd by Mayor
Hopkins, Soipo good shooting will
be done, The boys will he glad to
have their friends come out and see
the match.
The Okrino Quartette, composed of
four young gentlemen, are practicing
zealously with a view of giving a mu-
sicale, assisted by the string band, for
the benefit of some local aid society.
They promise the public jogipthlng
hutji novel mid entertaining in the
musical liue.
A letter from Mr. J. B. W ight, who
is taking greai interest i i the matter
informs us that a special train will run
from Bainbridge to Grcrn Shade
campmeeting Monday and Tuesday.
Parties wishing ;o on these
tytys (fOfff he'fe, pan leave on Hie Ala-
Uma Midland hnpress at 7:30 a. m.
and connect with the special at Climax.
The special will reach Green Shade
at 9 a. m. and leave as 4 p. m. Many
people here will regret that no nr?
jangpipcnt (ias beeu’ipade'tor train
service' an "Sunday.’ ^homasville
would send a big delegation over that
day.
Captain John Isom.
As will be seen olsewherc, tho
above gentleman announces himself
as a candidate for Coroner of Thomas
county, at tho ensuing election in
ifanudry, subject to the’ action of tho
democracy of Thomas county. Cap
tain Isom i? well known to a majority
pj cur readers, having been a resident
of tho oounty for mapy years, He is
thoroughly competent to fill the office,
and if elected, will do so with credit
to himself and to the satisfaction of the
people. Captain Isom, though he
pulled through without loss of limb,
was a gallant aoufpjlcrato soldier,serv
ing ip (he artillery branch of the ser
vice, where ho faced shot and shell on
many a hard fought field. Seo bis
announcement in another column.
A Story of Two Tockwotten
Neighbors — How Dr. Reid
Lived on Ed Thompson's
Chickens.
In Athens, Ore., the following notice
is posted on the main street: “To
my neighbors: If my spring ch cken;
are disturb ng your garden, kill them
a id'eat them. Don’t pile them out
in the alley to become nuisance.
John Eddington.”
This reminds us of a story on Doc
tor Reid-or Ed Thompson, rather.
When Kd built and moved to his
present horn 1 :, near Dr. Reid's, no
neighbor received him mote cordially
than the Doctor. They were old
friends and the Doctor was glad to
have Mr. Thompson for a neighbor.
Their gardens joined. And hereby
hangs the thread of the story.
‘•Nov Ed,” said the Doctor, one
morning, soon alter Mr. Thompson
had moved, “if you catch any of my
chickens in your garden, just ki'l and
eat them. I want to be neighborly
with you, and do not want my chick
ens to interfere with your garden, but
vou know l.ow chickens are.”
“All right" said Mr. Thompson,
"1 have some chickens myself, and
they may >et over into your garden
and play the mischief with your truck.
In that case ki'l and use them on your
table.”
This arrangement was highly satis
factory to both parlies. Spring came
on apace and both gentlemen, or we
should say their wives, were good
gardener:, and two fine gardens were
seen in fockwotten. It was not long
before Ed 'Ihompson's chickens found
their way over into the Doctor’s gar
den. And then the usual scratching
up and worm hunting process was
In-gun. The Doctor being an early
lisir would go out in o his garden ot
a morning, where he generally fou d
some of Ed’s chickens scratching
away.’ ~~K d Their t lie Doctor had
chicken for breakfast. In fact, as the
raid was kept up with great regularitv,
it was not uncommon lor the Doctor
10 have chipkep two or three times a
day. He was living in clover. Occa
sionally he tvoqld invite |id oyer to
dinner. On these occasions chicken
and dumplings were served. And
Ed enjoyed the meals, eating, uncon
sciously, his own chickens. In the
meantime, while missing his own
chickens, Mr, Thompson kept a look
out for Dr. Reid’s chickens, Inving
made up his nund to kill and eat them,
11 they intruded. But never a chicken
of the Doctor’s did he find in his gar
den.
“Doctor, ’ said lid, one day late in
the spring, “my chickens are about
all gone.”
*1 expert thty are," said the Doctor,
his dry, humorous way, without
cracking a smile, “they have been
raiding my garden and I have hilled
and ale them.”
‘Thai’* aU'right” said Ed, “hut how
is it that I have never raught any of
your chickens in my garden ?’’
“I haven't had a chicken on my lo
n iwo y ears,” said the Doctor.
Light dawned on Mr. Thompson
then and there, ar,c] th? co^papt tyas
annulled. " '
’ No one enjoyed the joke more than
Mr. Thompson,
These two neighbors, both going
down the slope on the other side of
life, have lived near each other in
neighborly comity, for long, long years,
in perfect haruony and friendship,
notwithstanding the chicken agree;
h'rV.V -
l’rof. Lintucr, state entomologist of
New York, estimates that one. electric
light destroys 100,000 insects in a sin
gle night. Is that the reason that in
sects have not been at all annoying In
Atlauta this summer, while m the
suburbs they have been more numer
ous than usual?—Atlanta Journal.
The effect of electric lights in Thom-
asville, to all appearances. bw> teen
to increase, rather than decrease, tlip
number ot insects. New and strange
ones havo appeared,
Mr. L. 6. Morri and family left
yesterday for their future home near
Brunswick.
Take Warning.
Montgomery, Ala., August 18.—
A special to tho Evening Journal from
Ar.uiston, Ala., says: Walter Nunnc-
Ice, one of the brightest and best
known young journalists in Alabama,
lias just been declared insane, attri
buted (o cigarette smoking, and will
be sent to the asylum for the insane at
once.
And yet hoys, in knee breeches,
are seen every day saturating their
systems with the insidious poison.
Will parents wake up nnd try to save
their boys? Some of them do not ap
pear to care. We appeal to the pa
rents of Thomasville to save their
boys.
Mr. E D. DcLane, who claims to
he a detective, was arrested yesterday
charged with larceny front the person,
and lodged in jail in default of bond.
Mr. Moore, of Boston, charges the
prisoner with stealing 812 from him.
DeLanc demanded an indictment by
the grand jury.
(if Interest ti the Tax Payers.
Thj following summary of the in
come of the state and the expenditures
for schools and other purposes, taken
from the Constitution, will be found
interesting:
The county tax returns are nearly
all in now. One hundred and twenty-
seven counties, including Fulton, show
an increase of $28,000,000. Bibb,
Floyd, Dougherty and Spalding are
aim sst those yet to be heard from,
and the aggregate net increase can
safely be put at $30,000,000. It will
probably go nearer $31,000 000.
The total value of the railroid prop
erty this year will be very near $36,-
120,846.
The aggregate value of the whole
property < f the state for 1889 was
$380,289,314
The aggregate this year will be just
about 833,000,000 more than for last
year.
But the tax rate will’ be the same
;his year as it was last.'
The increase of property don’t mean
» reduction of the tax rate.
•Tt might he well,” remarked
Comptroller General Wright yester
day, “to bring out this point now.
I believe a reduction of the rate is
generally looked for as a result of the
enormous increase. But the tax on
everything in excess of $360,000,000
—no matter what that excess ma/ be
—goes to the common school fund.
•‘The tax last year was 4 mills. It
will be practically the same this year,
a very little reduced because the sink
ing fund of $100,000 is raised on the
entire amount of taxable property;
so where the levy for the sinking fund
last year was .3 it will be about .27
this year.
“The tax for g?ne*al purposes re
mains the same, a.j wills.
The tax for school purposes remains
the same, 1 mill,
The school fund 1889 amounted to
$643,4*°- I 4- This does not include
the poll tax ot $185,000, of which
each county applies its own quota
directly to the school lund, docs
it include the amounts raised by cities
and reunite* under local acts, aggre
gating about $400,000.
Next year ifte half rental of the
Western and Atlantic, which is a part
of the school fund, will be $210,000
instead of $150,000—an increase, in
one lump, ot $60,000.
The Colored State AHianee.
Ma»-o?,’, Qa., Aug. 18.—The Color-
Farmers- State Alliance is iu ses
sion in Macon to day, and has transact
ed considerable business. Over fifty
counties are represented and all the
delegates are ctnuBiastic over the pro
ceedings of the special meeting.
_ The object of tue meeting was to de-
eido where the state exchange will
be established. The majority of dele
gates favored Macon as tho pla,cc. for
the exchange, an,d it \<iU be Establish
ed herp *f a place can be given or
purchased.
State Superintendent Edward Rich
ardson, of the Georgia Alliance,
made a telling speech to the conven
tion, Richardson is a young colored
mau that has to day d following of
over sixty-five thousand colored men
iu Georgia. Ho appealed to the men
to buy homes, educate their children
nnd get property giuj work for poace
and prosperity,
\Ve understand that owing to sonic
disagreement about freights, that the
merchants of Valdosta have instruct
ed that none of their goods be shipped
over the S. F. & W. They will
nr over the Central, via Ma-
* t»n, and thence over the G• S- <& F.
A Terrible Cyclone.
WlLKESBARBE, Pa., Atlg. 19, 7 p.
m.—At 4 o’clock this afternoon the
most terrible cyclone that was ever
experienced in this locality struck this
city. It came up the river, but from
what point it originated is not known.
The suddenness of its coming was one
of its awlul features The heavens
were as black ns night and the wind
blew with frightful velocity. Whole
rows of trees were blowu down. Fol
lowing this hundreds of houses were
unroofed, pnrtially blown overor com
pletely demolished, and worse than
all a visitation of death was sent upon
a number of people.
Twelve persons were killed and
many others injured. Loss of pro
perty amounted to 8500,000.
Augusta’s Railroads.
Augusta, Ga., Aug 19.—A pub
lic meeting will he held at the ex
change Wednesday to pass resolution
assuring the Augusta and Chattanoo
ga line of their welcome to Augusta.
The council may do likewise. There
will be a meeting of the council to
morrow to consider a petition from
the Augusta and West Florida and
Corolina, and Knoxville and Western
railroads for twenty lots on the city
commons for depots, railroad yards
and shops. ksThese arc the lobs which
were in contemplation hy the Augus
ta and Chattanooga line, but tho old
fair grounds arc still available to the
latter should the lots on the commons
bo secured by the other roads.
A Big Appropriation for the States.
The bill giving aid to Agricultural
Colleges, in t.hc states and territories,
passed congress yesterday.
It appropriates out of money aris
ing from tho sale of public land to
each state and teiritory for the main
tenance of colleges for tho benefit of
agricultural and mechanical arts the
sum of 815,000 for the year ending
June !50, 1890, mid an annual increase
of such appropriations for ten years
thereafter by an additional sum of
81,000 over the preceding year, and
the annual stmrto fee paid thereafter
shall be 825,000.
Terminal Facilities for the Augusta
and West Florida Railroad.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 19.—At a
called mectiug to-day the city coun
cil ordered the sale, at public outcry,
ou tho first Tuesday in September, of
65 lots on the south comuious. They
are wanted by the Augusta and West
Florida railroad for a depot and rail
road yard, and the Atlantic Coast
Line may also ho a bidder at the sale.
The oily announces a reserved hid at
8200 a lot.
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Snow at Denver.
Denver, Cor,, Aug. 19.—-A very
light snow, tho first of tho season, fell
here last night,
A Balloon Expedition to the North
Polo.
Paris, Aug. 17.—Tho French aero
naut, Brcsanon, and Astronomer Her-
mite propose to* make a balloon expe
dition to tho north pole, starting from
Spitsbergen.
Late dispatches from Washington
Indicated that Quay’s resolution post
poning the iorce bill will not be call
ed up for a day or two, or maybe
louger.
The fight over the postponement of
the force bill opened in the senate
yesterday. It is now said that Mr.
Blaine has a finger in the pie, and
that all hla strategy wdl be used in
favor of Quay’s resolution to j»ostpone.
Thanks, “Jeems.”
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
AT
It. Thomas Jr's-125 Broad Stmt.
O.S.Bonduraut Voluntooy Qb&oivor
Weather Bulletin Itui the .10 hours ending
at 7 o'clock p. Ut, Aug. JO, 1800.
TeMI'ZBATCKS.
7 a. m 70
3p. ra ot
1 P.m 84
Maximum lor 24 houra 94
Minimum “ “ “ 70
Rain-fall 0.00
Local showers stationary temperature.
FOR CORONER.
wo are authorized ami rc<iuested to anuisiacc
the name of
JOHN ISOM,
as a candidate for coroa«e ot Thomas enuuty, at
the ensntni; election in January, subject to thu
action vl tue democratic party.
-AND A—
Glean Sweep
-AT THAT-
Will be inaugurat
ed at
All of [our Clothing,
Furnishing Goods,
Straw Hats, Etc.,
must be closedbut]in
30 Day
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 sacrifice
ot goods.
VYe mean exactly
what we advertise,
and to be convinced
call at once at
LEVY’S
Dry Goods House.
Mitchell House Corner.