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J-iill? YJInil 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.