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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, 185)0.
$5.00 PER ANNUM
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
SHOES!!
re-
We have just
ceived a line of 1
fed Button Suoes
from 2 1-2 to 7 which
we offer at the ex
tremely low price of
$2.00 per pair. These
shoes will compare
favorably with any
thing you Hve beep
pay&g $.00 for else
where, All we ask
is a trial. We guar
anty satisfaction
willi every pair, and
besides we promise to
save you from 50c ? tq
on every’pair
you buy of us. Ask
to see the shoes even
if you do not intend
to buy.
Respectfully,
.oaa
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The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Are you going lo Green >Sliw!e
camp meeting?
The new pusher tor the j aril here,
arrived yesterday.
Rev. J. It Battle, of Boston, was
in the city yesterday.
Quite a party is being made up to
go to Green Shade.
The Hussars will have a dismount
ed drill at their armory to-night.
Mrs. A. M. Perry, of Camilla, is
among the guests registered at the
Stuart. ___
Mr. J. Lee Hanks, of the Albany
and Cordele Ry., was in the city yes
terday. _
Rev. A. W. Clisby will preach in
the Presbyterian church next Sun
day, at 11 a. m.
Mr. J. T. Miller and son, of Cahtta
hooches, were i« the city yesterday,
guests of the Gulf.
The first fall month with an Rin it,
September, will soon be here. Then
look out for the early crop of autumn
oyster* _ ^
Messrs. A. M. Watson, of Ochlock-
onee, and J. L Cenoly, of McDon
ald, were guests of the Stuart while in
the city yesterday.
A number of conchej U - o,„ as van
nab oame In yesterday, to be usid for
the colored excursion which passes
here to-day, euroute from Chattahoo
chee to Albany.
Mr. W. Ji. padgptt, operator for
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany at Valdosta, passed through the
city yesterday enroute to his old home
Cotlondale, Fla.
Scearcely a flair evening at present
passes wjthotyt it brilliant display of
Meteors, and shooting stars. Com
mencing on August 10th, the Motor
ic beet, and for at lean the fortnight
those cared to do so, have
some hegvgn^ pyt-Otytthuic*,
Judge H. W. Hopkins killed a very
large rattlesnake out it Greenwood
Wednesday afternoon. The diamond-
back w"aT an old customer, as he
spoiled fourteen pules and a Si|ttoh’
Tne Jqdge was exhibiting the terrible
fangs yestci day, which were an inch
and a half in length.
Scarcely a clear evening at present
passes without a brilliant display of
meteors and shooting s'ars. ^or.j-
merging August toth, the earth
entered the' meteoric hell, and for the
past fortnight, those who cared to do
so have witnessed some heiyenly
pyrotechnic*.
A correspondent of the News,
writing up the Masonic lair at Way-
cross, says:
Among the visiting young ladies
noted for their rare beauty attd attrac
tiveness were i Misses Mamie Shel
don and Eddie Parnelle, of Valdosta ;
Annie Paine, Kate Dekle and Madie
Dekle, ofThomasvtlle.
Among other members of St.
Thomas Lodge, who attended the hjty
soni.'. tail; at Waycross, we notice
names of Messrs. W. II. Burch, J. J.
Biggs, Tat Kendrick and Mr. McRae.
A Large Cotton Stalk.
Mr. dohn fyvjs has ip his yard oq
lower Broad street, probably the larg
est cotton stalk in the county, or at
least it will he when through growing.
By actual measurement it is already
nine feet high, and is as greeu and
flourishing as a bay tree, and promis
es to geld severai feet rooro to its
hoighth. The stalk has quite a num
ber of greeu bolls.
Attention, Hussars.
You are hereby ordered to appear
at your armory to-night, at 8 p. m.,
for dismounted drill,
fly filler of
K. T. Maci.kan, Cotmlg.
J. T. CuRTRiaitT, O. 8.
Thomasville in the Lead
SHE IS IN FOR THE SEASON.
And Will Pay Top Prices For
Your Cotton.
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Bring your cotton to Thmtv
Buyers here will pay as much for
cottou, as any town in South Georgia.
All they ask is a trial.
Test them, and you will bo con
vinced.
Last week, Friday, the 15th inst.,
Thomasville paid spot cash, 11 1-16
for the same grade of cotton which
sold in a neighboring town the same
day, at 10J.
This tells flip tide,
Whenever a man tells you that you
can get more for cotton at some other
place, come to Thomasville and test
the assertion.
In thi, couue'jtKru we may state
that two well known cotton buyers
will reach Thomasville on the 1st of
September, to buy for the export
trade. And they prp going to pay
the full markpt ynlno of cotton from
the jump.
' Bring your cotton to Thomasville
ami be convinced.
Buyers here will lupliente any
body’s figures.
It. is in order, ^Itn-i, «*» refer to the
fact, that the scores of store houses in
Thomasville are being piled up with
stacks nnd stacks of uew goods. And
they arc going to be sold at price 9
which will defy eoiqpotitto»i
Let (.very place stand ou its nun
bottom, Thomasville is willing lo
stand or fall by her prices.
The highest oriccs for cotton ; the
lowest prices for goods, and a wel
come to all customers, come they f;ors
where they may, U the motto of the
merchants of Thomasville. Site rec
ognizes legitimate competition, and is
ready to meet it.
Try her,
* The Shoot.
The Guards hud their annual shoot
yesterday a'tcruoou. Will Ball won
tho handsome go'd medal, at^ij tvjll
hold it one, yyai, while Abel Palin
was awarded Cader Parker’s medal; a
description of both medals appears
elsewhere. A number of ladies wit
nessed the match. The scores were
all good. The target may he seen to
day at Reid and Culpepper’s ^ug
store. The tyHV appear in
to-rnoi row's paper.
Tender in a Bjtoi-.
As No ^,1, q %i^hf due here a lit
tle before No ?, the noun passiugcr
train from Savannah arrives, pulled
iu yesterday, flames were seen blaz
ing among the pile of wood on the
tender Near the Piney Woods hotel
the train was stopped, and the fire ex
tinguished with water from the en
gine. A spark from the engiuc set
the wood on fire.
State Alliance Convention
Psof. Moody was put on the judi
ciary committee, and also appointed
ono of the committee to attend the
Kansas State Alliance Convention in
October, to bear f^tprnal greetings
front the order in Georgia. Rev. J.
M. Rushin was, also, appointed on
this lost committee. Thomas county
had her share of honors.
A Beautiful Badge.
The handsome gold badge presented
to the best shot in the Guards yester
day afternoon, was on exhibition -at
Reid and Culpepper’s, as was, also,
the leather medal, prepared by Mr.
Cader Parker. The design of the
gold badge, is original anil appro
priate. The center representsa target
surrounded by the words:
COMPANY MEDAL
THOMASVILLE GUARDS.
On the outer rim of the badge, ri
fles project The badge proper is held
in the beak of the American Eagle,
which iu turn is surmounted by the
stars and stripes The badge is pure
gold, and was given by Mayor Hop
kins. It was ordered through Sir.
Jerger. Tha leather medal represents
a member ot the Guards, but the like
ness is not a very good one, shooting
wide of the mark. Sir. Cader Parlter,
the artist, exhibits raw originality in
the de$tgU. it » made of ox(en)ir.ed
leather, and appears to be very dura
ble. It will last the owner a long
time —if anything like care is taken
of it.
0v.
Gordon Against the Sub-
Treasury Plan.
There has been a good deal <>f talk
lately about Gov. Gordon’s position on
tho sub-trensury plan. Ho was invi
ted to address the members of the
Stale Alliance Convention in Atlanta,
on Wednesday evening, and took oc
casion to nlnnt himself squarely in op
position to the plan. He occupies
the position takeu by Hon, H. G.
Turner, who received almost the
unanimous vote of this section. It is
clear that a very large proportion of
the alliancemcn of Georgia do not en
dorse the pluti; certainly they do not
in this section of the state, Governor
Gordon is a friend of tho farmer, and
of the toiling millions. He is in favor
of any practical legislation which will
lighten their burdens. No man in
Georgia enn wield more influence iu
the aerate in Savor of logisjation de
signed to aid the farmers.
W. C. T. U. and Salvationists.
Chicago, Aug. 20.—Thorp is a
movement on foot |oy joining together
the Women's Christian Temperance
Uniop and the Salvation Army—at
least that is what Miss Francis Wil
lard, the veteran president of tho
Women’s Christian Temperance
Union, said in a speech at a meeting
of salvation soldiers last night.
Willard did not go inta particulars.
She merely gay© an outline of what
she hoped to See before another year
rolled by.
The W. C. T. U. was disposed to
dabble ip potilica during the last na
tional election. That was bail enough;
and now, if they load up with the sal
vation army, the best clement in the
order is apt to withdraw.
Knoxville’s Rgmiityv,
Atlanta, Qa., Aug. 20.—Capt.
Philo Shepard, of Kuoxville, Tcnn.,
was in the city to-day. He was here
for the purpose of inviting ex-confed
erate and ex-federal soldiers to a reun
ion, which will be held in Knoxville
next October. Capt. Shepard, will al
so go to n$ny cities In Georgia for
the same purpose. He has special in
vitations to ucn. Gordon of Atlanta,
Gen. McLaws of Savannah and other
distinguished generals, all of vfhlv-h he
will deliver in person if possible.
Save Yonr Gr^ss^.
The ijews gnd Advertiser, Vlbany,
says; „
“All over Southwest Georgia there
are hundreds of tons of the finest crab
grass going to waste just- for lack of a
little enterprise and energy on the part
ot the farmers. It is better forigc
than fodder, and why not supplement
the short fodder crop with hay. But
if this is to be done it must be without
delay."
The natural hay crop of Thomas
county—if cared for and saved—would
add largely to the supply of forage.
Must Gen. Hampton Go?
Macauley says that the most popu
lar song ever sung in England—one
that stirred the hearts of the people
Irom Scotland to Gravesend—was an
uncouth doggerel running:
"And must Trelawncy die?
And must Trclnwney die?
Then forty thousand Englishmen
Shall know the reason way.”
We are reminded of this by two cir
cums'.ances: First, it was the war-
cry of Hampton in 1876 which sent a
thrill through every democratic heart
—“I intend to be governor ot South
Carolina, or know the reason why ?’’
and secondly, the demand is made
that the. old hero shall be turned out
of the United States Senate to make
room for some aspiring politician.
“Whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad." These politi
cians are reckoning without the people
for deep down in the boarts of South
Carolinians, there is an abiding rev
erence for the deliverer of ’76.
Must Gen. Hampton go? Then
more than forty thousand Carolinians
will know the reason why.
The following clipping from a Geor
gia paper is applicable here:
“SIiovc h'utt wide 1 tie lias had his day,
lie has worked for his party till old and
gmy,
And bis money all spent, and lie s now in
the way.
Shove him aside! •
“What matters it now that he always was
true,
That he never yet failed when work wns to
do? . .
Chore arc stronger men now just rising to
view,
Shove him aside I”
It would be a damning shame, if
Touth Carolina should lorget the
services of Wade Hampton.
Preserve the Purity of the Home
Circle.
Let home stand first before all other
things! No matter how high your
ambition may transcend its duties, no
matter how far your talents or your
influence may reach beyond its doors,
before everything else build up a true
home.—F.x.
Homes are the ground woik and
bulwarks of society. Keep them pure
and you will keep society pure; let
them become impure and society
becomes impure. 1'vcry mother and
lather should bear this in mind. Keep
the fountain pure and the stream will
be puje..
The ball opened, on Wednesday, in
the Senate, over Quay’s resolution* to
postpone consideration of tlye force
bill. Old Hoar made a long-winded
speech while Fryo pitched into
Edmunds, and other senators who
oppose changing the rules ol the
Senate. Edmunds retorted while the
democrats kept silent and looked on.
The resolution went over at the expi
ration of the morning and the tariff
bill was taken up. Quay’s fire brand
will light up the dull senate chamber
for a day or two longer before a vote
is taken. The general opinion is that
Quay will Vic sustained.
The cyclone at Wilkesbarre, 1‘a.,
on Wednesday, injured and destroyed
four hundred buildings.
-AND A—
Glean Sweep
— AT THAT—
Will be inaugurat
ed at
Levy’s! Levy’sljLevy’sI
Public Men on a Frolic.
Washington, Aug.20.—Presidcut
Harrison went to Capo May to day to
be absent a week. Washington is al
most officially dc$cvfoi\. The Presi
dent, Y' co President, Secretaries of
State, 'War and Navy, Attorney Gen
eral and Postmaster General are out
of town, and the only direct represent
atives of the administration left are
Secretaries Noble and Rusk.
Will Hold Cotton.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 20.—The Al
liaacc to-day passed a resolution to
hold cotton until they obtained a fair
price for it; to empower the Exchange
to erect mills; to make cotton bag
ging, and reaffirmed the Macon rcso-
ution of last year to uso yoRw
All of our Clothing,
Furnishing Goods,
Straw Hats, Etc.,
must be closed^out in
30 Day
WITHOUT FAIL
There will be no more tatk about
Gov. Gordon endorsing the sub
treasury plan. He is “agin" it.
The Masonic fair at Waycross net
ted $1,500. Wo congratulate tho
brethren. If was a big success.
Mr. Powdcrly says he will order a
general strike all along tho Hues of
the New York Central. It v;iU throw
thousands put of employment. G'haun-
ccy Depew had better come home.
Mr. Webb is getting things iu a tau-
glc-.
Our customers are
aware that Mr. Levy
is now in New York
making big purchases
for
FALL
and room we must
have at any sacrifice
ot goods.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
R. Thomas ir'r 12$ Broad Sired.
O.S.Bondurant Volunteer Observer
Weather Rulletia for the 21 hours ending
at 7 o'clock p. iu., Aug. 21, IS90,
TiMt-KRATcnit.
7 u.m 7$
2p-m S j
7 p. m ga
Maximum for 24 hours so
Minimum “. “ “ To
Rain-fall „ ©.00
Fair followed by local showers.
CITY TAXES.
Book now open—will cIom September *13.
1890* Call on K. T. Maclean,
City Clerk.
We mean exactly
viiat we advertise,
and to be convinced
call at once at
LEVY’S
Dry Goods House.
Mitchell House Corner.