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VOL. II—NO. 05.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1800,
$5.00 PER ANNUM
SHOES!!
We have just re
ceived a line of ladies
Kid Button Shoes
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 have been
paying $3.00 for else
where. All we ask
is a trial. We guar-
a n t e e satisfaction
with every pair, and
besides we promise to
save you from 50c. to
$1.00 on every pair
you buy of us. Ask
to see the shoes even
if you do not intend
to buy.
Respectfully,
F.N.Lohnstein.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
See notice of boarders wanted.
Thomasville ought to do a good
jobbing business.
Mr. J. T. Thrasher, of Quitman,
was in the city yesterday.
Sheriff Hurst went over to Cairo
last night on legal business.
Hon. Tom McIntyre spent the day
in Bainbridge yesterday on business.
Mr. Ed McDonald, a well known
drummer of Cuthbert, was in the city
yesterday.
See the dates of Collector Heeth’s
first round, and make your arrange*
ments to pay your taxes.
Tax Collector Hectk gives notico of
his first round this morning. Head
the notice and govern yourself accor
dingly.
Mr. John H. Davidson has bloomed
into a druggist. He was in town
yesterday and reports Metcalfe boom
ing.
Mr. G. Wannabachcr, of the firm
of Epstein and Wannabachcr, of
Savannah, was in the city on business
yesterday.
Mr John M. Parker, Mr. J B. F.
Dixon and Mr. Joshua Barrow, three
representatives men of Cairo, were in
town yesterday.
Mr. Tom Philpot, of the Gulf, re
turned lost night from the Springs,
whero be 1ms been speuding a week
or two recuperating.
Mr. J. C. Turner, a prominent
merchant of Monticello, was among
the delayed pnssengers on the Sn-
vnnnnh train, last night.
Wc are prepared to do any and all
kinds of job work at the shortest
notice, in the latest style and at the
lowest prices. Call and see us.
Sexton Burch reports seven inter*
ments during the month of August,
four whites and three colored.
Among the number was one infant.
A largo rattlesnake made its way
through Laurel Hill cemetery, a day
or two since, so Mr. Burch informs us.
Unfortunately the reptile was not
killed.
Editor Pruett, of the Boston
World, was in town yesterday. The
World, under his management, has
taken rank with the best weekly
papers in the state.
It will pay you to ‘'catch on” to
Mr. A. C. Brown’s twenty-fivo cents
racket. Mr. Brown is handling a
fine line of groceries, and he has
demonstrated that he knows what the
people want. See his string of 25
cts, articles in our local columns.
Col. W. L. Glessner, editor of the
Americus Recorder, is in the city.
Mr. Glessner is president of the Geor
gia Press Association, and one of the
most progressive men in Georgia. Ho
has done as much as any man in
Georgia to attract attention to tho
Empire State of the South.
One of tho livest and most pro-
gressvio firms in town, is that of
Morehouse and Brandon. Tbeso
young men started with no great
amount of capital, but they arc doing
a big business all tho Eamc. They
aro pushers. We need a few moro
such firms here.
Tho colored band favored the
Times-Exterprise office ' with a
piece of music on Tuesday night.
Tho band is composed of a number of
tho best colored men in town and
thoy aro determined to mako them
selves proficient in music. Thomas-
ville needs a good band and overyono
wishes tho new organization success
in their laudable ambition to make
good musicians.
All About the Cemetery.
Editor Times-Enterpise:
A paragraph in yesterday’s issue is
calculated to do great injustice to Mr.
W. H. Burch, the city sexton. Mr.
Burch at a salary of $25 per month
has to take care of fear cemeteries,
and attend every funeral, at any one
of tho four and have all the labor ne
cessary to keep up the walks. This
year he was proposiug to allow the
gross to cover the drives and walks to
keep them from washing. In Laurel
Hill cemetery every thing is in as
good order as it ever has been and as
good as it can be kept without more
work by the “gang.” Would it not
be a good thing for the city to send
tho rond grading machine out there
and grade oil the drives oud walks
that are wide enough for it to bo used
and then let the grass grow and have
it mowed often with the mower. The
sexton cannot possibly do more than
he is doing. Respectfully,
C. P. H.
Let us do More Advertising.
One of the best methods to adver
tise the city and county is through the
Timks-Exterpkise. Hotels properly
enough press the climate and health
features. Real estate men push the
real estate business, but the home pa
per advertises the city and county in
everyway. Supuosefive hundredco-
picsot the Daily Tihes-Entebprise
bo tnnilcd for three mouths where
thoy will do the most good, can auy
ouc doubt for a moment the valuable
results? A great deduction will be
cheerfully made in price of the paper
for this laudable work. Each person
contributing could ho allowed to sug-
gest'wherc tho papers paid for by him
should go. .
It enough money can he raised for
this purpose, I will contribute $10.00,
I would suggest that C'apt. Triplett
push the matter through.
E. M. Mai.kttk.
The County Tax Rate.
The proceedings of the bonrd of
county commissioners will he found
interesting. In additiou to the usual
routine work, the body fixed the tax
rate for the yenr. It is given in de
tail, the amount for each particular
purpose, being set forth. Tho entire
rate is three dollars and four cents on
tho thousand dollars. This is lower
than last year, and shows that with
the present able hoard handling the
county’s finances, the people’s money
Is being economically and judiciously
handled. Thomas county has an able
bonrd of commissioner, gentlemen
who serve the county without pay;
and they serve with faithfulness and
fidelity..
♦ m
Young Female College.
This timo honored institution
opened yesterday morning for the fall
term under very bright auspices.
Something over eighty pupils were
in attendance, and among them are
unusually largo numbers from a dis
tance. Many others will be enrolled
between this and the first of next
month. President Baker and the
faculty are to bo congratulated on the
prospects of the college for the cusuing
year.
"C. P. H.,” in a card elsewhere, de
fends Sexton Burch against implied
neglect of the walks and grounds in
Laurel Hill Cemetery. The paragraph
alluded to was interest at the request of
a lady in the town, who walked
through the cemetry a few days since.
It is questionable whether it would be
best to let the walk grow up in grass.
When wet it would not be very pleas
ant walking through them for ladies.
However, this is a matter for the
chairman of committee on cemetry to
decide. We cheerfully concur in
what the writer says about Mr. Burch.
He has made a most faithful and effi
cient sexton.
Remember when you want job work
that we do the cheapest work in South
Georgia, quality considered, and that it
is our highest ambition to please you.
Railroad Notes.
The through freight and passenger
business has been very largely increas
ed siuce the completion of A. M. Ry-
The box cars of that line arc almost
as familiar as our own road.
***
Conductor Tom Lake, the veteran
conductor, says he handled three
hundred tickcs between here and
Albany one day ibis week. They
were mostly returning summer tour
ists.
***
Thomasville is so situated that a
large number of freight conductors
and trainmen lay over here at night.
V
Everything around the freight
depot, where freight is being bandied,
gives an appearanco of activity and
prosperity.
***
The new shifting engiue is just the
thing the yardmen have long wanted.
It is in excellent condition, and can
haudle cars much faster than the
heavy road engines.
***
Statistics just printed by the Inter
state Commerce Commission, show
that there are moro than 700,000 rail
road employes iu tho Uuited States.
The estimate is added that the rail
road industry provides a living for
3,00,000 more, or about one in. twen
ty-two of the total population of tho
country.
V
The passenger depot presented a
busy appearance early last evening.
Four passenger trains, the Savannah
mail, the Albany, Bainbridgo and
Monticello trains, arrived within a
short time of each other.
***
The Savannah train was delayed
several hours yesterday by an acci
dent at the Altamaha. A lumber
train ran off while crossing the bridge.
Tho upper iron work of the bridge
was damaged considerably. The
passenger coaches wero pushed acrcts
by hand.
Miss Houorine MitcheH left yester
day morning for a trip to Montgom
ery.
Mi. Victor Goldbacb, who 1ms
conducted a store in tho suburbs for
some time, has gone to Brunswick,
where he will go into business.
Mr. A. J. Vann received a telegram
from Atlanta Tuesday night, saying
that his son was very sick, on Walton
stieet. Mr. Vann left yesterday
morning for Atlanta, arriving there
Inst night. It is hoped that his son
will bo rapidly restored to health.
Mr. J. W. Peacock, o! the cash
drug store, has gone to Macon, and
Indian Springs to recuperate. He
expects to be away from home about
ten days. Mr. C. S. Bondurant’s
famliar lace is seen at the prcsciption
ounter, during Mr. Peacock’s ab
sence.
We understand that the county
commissioners will at an early day
cause to be erected at a number of
district court grounds, suitable build
ings for the accommodation of the
justices courts, holding elections etc.
This is a move in the right direction.
Every district is entitled to such a
building. We hope the work will be
pushed until all are properly supplied
with comfortablo and commodicus
buildings for the purposes indicated.
“This is third opening of the South
Georgia College I have attended,"
said one of the faculty, yesterday af
ternoon, alluding to the reopening of
the College yesterday morniug, “and
it was the largest and most flattering I
have ever seen.’’ We understand
that there were nearly one hundred pu
pils in attendance. This was, indeed,
a very fine opening for the first day.
Of course a great many students who
will attend, failed, for various reasons,
to put in an appearance yesterday.
Wc congratulate President Hutson,
and all concerned, on the bright out
look for the College.
Thomasville Children Resume
Their Studies.
The school children were iu tho
majority yesterday morning, ns they
filed the streets on their way to the
different schools for the first time since
June. Homes were in a bustle of
preparation geting the young folks
off. The book stores were beseiged,
and children with lists furnished them
by their teachers, were searching
every where for the books wanted.
For the past day or two tho out of
town scholars have been arriving.
The South Georgia and Young Fc«
male College opened yesterday with
fine attendance for the first day. The
teachers in the private schools, of
which there aro quite a number in
the city, were well pleased with their
attendance. Very little change has
been made by the different schools in
in text books this session. The chil
dren have all enjoyed their vacation,
but they do not appear to regret to
return to books again.
Mr. E. M. Mallette makes a sugges
tion elsewhere Which is worthy the at.
tention ol the people ol Thomasville.
The Times-eeterprise Publishing Co.
is always ready to contribute to any
plan which will build up the town, and
will, as Mr. Mallette suggests, make a
fair deduction Irom the regular rates,
if Mr. Mallctte’s suggestion is carried
out.
A Beautiful Tribute.
The death of Mr. Jack Slappey, the
genial drummer, was noticed in these
columns a day or rvo since. A writer
in the Atlanta Journal pays this beau
tiful tribute to the dead:
Poor Jack Slappey ! The news ol
his untimely taking off will cast a
shadow on many an Atlanta heart,
’Tis hard to think, and harder still
to feel, that the genial current of his
noble soul is frozen by the icy hands
of death.
Hats off, boys! Heads bowed? Alas,
poor Jack ? "he was a fellow of infinite
jest and most excellent fancy," with a
heart as tender as a maiden’s—a na
ture as s«eet as the breath of the
wild flowers—and if, to-day, for every
shadow his sunny soul has lifted from
some sorrowing heart, the dew of
grief should damp some human cheek,
unnumbered tears would fall upon his
grave!
Happy Jack! You scattered sun
beams on every hand just as a little
child strews floweri, and your shining
spirit, happy on the way, will pass no
diamond on the brow of night which
drives more sadness from her ebon
throne than you have smiled from out
the hearts of men!
Will Interest The Ladies.
Idler,” thus soliloquizes on wo
man’s dress, in the Atlanta Journal:
Why do women wear so many
clothes ? I don’t understand. Has the
world really progressed in female at
tire ? I don’t think so. Now picture
for a moment all of Atlanta’s beauties
in the simple, flowing, hearlful and
graceful garniture ol the lady Greeks,
or even the Roman matrons and maid-
s.
I am satisfied that wc need dress
retorm, but not being a female a Ivan-
ced thinker, I don’t know how to work
it up.
But 1 firmly believe that if the fair
sex wore fewer and simpler clothes
they would look better, there would be
more marriages, fewer divorces, far
less extravagance, and therefore less
suffering.
I. Levy & Co.
Mitchell House Block.
CLOTHING.
We had hoped to
have our new store
in shape to open to
the public to-mor
row, hut the car
penters, painters
and railroads have
conspired to keep
us out a few days
longer.
JLtAMMBS
It will pay you to
await our Opening
before buying the
boys their school
and dress suits.
OUR STOCK,
In all departments
pertaining to cloth
ing, gentlemen and
childrens, will he
the finest and
cheapest ever put
on Thomasville
counters.
Watch the paper
for our opening ad.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
R. Thomu IrV 126 Broad Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. Volunteer Observer
Weather Bulletin for the 'it hours ending
at 7 o'clock p. m., Sept. 2, 1800.
Txui-iiutcb*.
7 a.
2 p. 88
7 p. 78
Uaximum for it hours - 8‘.)
Minimum “ “ “ - 70
Rain-fall - 0.«»
Local showers stationary temprature.
I. Levy & Co.
Mitchell House Block.