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VOL. II—NO. 97.
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.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER G, 1890, $5.00 PER ANNUM
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Yesterday tvns quite warm.
Cotton came in lively .esterday
. You can go to Tybee Inland to day
for 83.50.
Mr. E. W. Mitchell, of Louisville,
Ky , is at the Stuart.
Mr. J. A. Gray, of Monticello, was
at the Stuart yesterday.
Mr. Mac Reese came down from
Americus lost night.
Mr. C. C. Pearce, of Whigham,
was in the city yesterday.
Thursday was rather an “off day"
on account of the heavy rain.
Mr. Homer Young, of Metcalfe,
nos in the city yesterday.
Mr. John Mitchell has returned
from a trip to New York,
Mr. Henry E. Rees, of Monticello,
was at the Gulf yesterday.
Mr. Jack Wright is in the city alter
an absence of some time.
Mr. S. A. Wethington, of Florida, ig
visiting home folks in the city.
Bob Thompson, car inspector at
Chattahoochee, was in the city yester*
day.
Mrs. E. M. Smith returned home
last night from a visit to friends in
Atlauta.
The Thomasville Variety Works
continues to send off handsome work
toother points.
Miss Mattie Young, of Quitman,
arrived yesterday, and is a guest of
the family of Col. A. T. McIntyre.
Mr. Lob Dek|e and family return?
ed yesterday afternoon front n sum
mer trip to points in North Georgia.
Applicants desiring to enter tbq
technological school in Atlanta,should
report to-day, at the court house,
where they will be examined.
Tho noon passenger train from Sav
annah was lato yosterday. Cause:
breaking the air pipe of the engine.
Tho damages was repaired at the shop
here. .
Mr. L A. Varnadore had a keiler
pear on exhibition at Mr. S. J. Casseh
yesterday, which tipped the scales at a
pound and a half. It was a whopper.
Who can beat it t
Mr. Frank Thomas, of this city,
who was formerly qf (.he fjrm of
Beverly Eros., at Meigs, is now in the
mill business at Ailel, on the Geor?
gin Southern and Florida,
Mrs. J. P. McAuley, of Montgom
ery, Ala., is in the city, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hutson, at
their home in Fletcherville. Mrs.
McAuley is a sister of Mrs. Hutson.
This is Mrs. McAuley’s first visit to
Thomasville, and we trust it may
prove a very pleasant one.
Mr. D. F. Gramling, Ejr. J. Cam
and Mr. N- M. Isler, solid citizens of
Centerville, were in the city Friday.
They were loaded with railroad ethu-
siasm, and say the Tallahassee North
ern must be built, Centerville will bo
represented among the stockholders
to the amount of $5,000.—Floridian.
Our Florida friends seem to be in
earnest about an outlet to Thomasville
And Thomasville should show some
earnestness in the matter also.
Parties having business with tho ex
press office, should read Manager Rey
nolds’ notice, as to hours observed.
You will seo at what hours articles to
be sent off will be received. This will
prove a convenience for the public.
Mr. Reynolds allows the company the
shortest possible time, before the de
parture of trains, to get articles off.
The new agent is going to run tho of
fice on strict business principles, and
in a manner to accommodate, in every
possible way, the public. He has
grown up in the service, and under*
stands it in every detail.
Whose Fault Is It i
We refer the following just coni--
plaint of a subscriber in Monticello
Fla., to the proper authorities:
“Something must be. wrong, either
with the jnailing department of the
T.-E., or with the mnil service between
your place and this. Sora etimes the
T.-E. is four days in reaching this
place, as was the case of last weeks
issue. I ought to get my T.-E. on
Friday eve, not later than Saturday
morning. This time I did not get it
until Tuesday evening. Why is this?
and where is the fault? and can it
not be corrected in some way ?
The fault is not in our mailing de
partment. It is very clenr that mail
matter put in the office here on Fri
day—and the Weekly is always
mailed that day—it ought not, we
repeat, require from Friday until
Tuesday for mail matter to go from
Thomasville to Montioello. The run
is made iu about an hour. Wo hope
those interested will Took into the
matter, and have the fault eorreoterl.
Phosphate tn Thomas,
The Constitution says:
“About a thousand aoros of phos
phate lands in Thomas county have
been bought by Atlanta gentlemen.
Their attention was drawn to the mat.
ter hy a remark of Mr. Dunwoody
Jonrs that be had picked up phos
phate rock on the surface in Thomas
county. His hearers were incredu
lous, hut Mr. Jones insisted that he
was uot mistaken.^. His positiveness
led to an investigation, which resulted
in the purchase of the land and the
opening of the mines. Those interest
ed are: Messrs. R. M* Farrar, T. J.
Jam?s, Joseph H. Jones, H. Lewis,
E. V. (‘arter, W. I. Zachry, L. Z.
Rosser and a couple ot New Yorkers.
A carload of rock was shipped' to
tho Atlanta Guano Company, qnd
Mr. J If. McKenzie, the superinten
dent, pronounced it equal to auy that
has come to the factory.
(, Qur chief advantage over the Flori
da phosphates, 1 ’ said one of the above
gentlemen, “is that we have lower
freight rates in Georgia. They have
no railroad commission in Florida and
their local rates arc very heavy. The
difference in freight alone will giye pa
a good profit,"
Cost of Advertising.
No maiter how ouch advertising
pays it certainly costs. A single page
in ..n issue of t'»e Century taken for ad
vertising purposes, costs 8500; in Har
per’s $400 down to $too, A yearly
advertisement in one column of the
New York Herald costs $30,300 for
the lowest, and $130,000 for the high?,
est priced columns. These figures
will doubtless be'of interest to men
who invest 83 or $3 per month, and
flatter themselves with the idea that
they areexpensiye and liberal advertis
ers, and that because of their invest
ment they ought to control the col?
umns and dictate the coui.se of the
publication.—Chicago Herald.
Are the merchants and business
men, generally, of Thomasville, doing
as much advertising rs they ought 1
It is one qf the ways, and a mighty
good one, to build up trade.
The Thomasville correspondent of
the News says;
“ThQniasville thinks she should con
trol a good jobbing business. Two
strong firms hete, T. J. Ball & Bro.
and Mitch'ell & McIntyre, it is under
stood, will enter the field for that
trade. With her railroad facilities
and central location, there is no rea
son why this city should not do a pro
fitable business.
Now let opr hardware, boot, shoo
pnd hat men, confectioners, druggists,
buggy aqd wagon dealers, liquor deal
ers, stationers, saddlery and harness
dealers and other lines follow suit,
and Thomasvillo would soon do a
thriving wholesale trade.
Mr. C. L. Smith, of Seattle. Wash
ington, was in the city yesterday.
He was a guest oi the Gulf.
The Biggest Sale Ever Made in
Thomasville.
Will Sparks, who received his
training in Thomasville, but who has
for several years been “on tho road”
eclipsed all former records on
Wednsday, by selling seven thousand,
six hundred and sixty dollars worth
of goods. This beats the record.
The sale was made for Messrs.
Armour & Co. Mr. Sparks has but
recently been given, by this great
firm, the exclusive right to sell in the
territory cast of Eufaula, Ala.,
embracing South West and South
Georgia aud, of course, including
Thomasville. Tho sale was the first
Mr. Sparks made in the town, for
the Armours, and it was a whopper.
Will Sparks is a steady young man,
and he will make his way to the front
of the most successful men on the
road. The Messrs. Armour are to be
congratulated upon having secured
his services. He is a hummer.
Tallahassee and Northern.
A new railroad has been projected
to be built from Tallahassee, Fla,, to
Thomasville, Ga„ a distance of forty
miles. It is to be of standard guage
and laid with 56-pounds steel rails.
It is proposed to obtain a subscription
of 8000,000 in cash which will build
and equip the road. There will he
no bonds issued.
Mr. G. W. Saxon, a banker of
Tallahassee, in a letter to the board
of trade of this city, states that the
road will run through a fine section
of country, and in case it is completed
will be another feeder for Savannah.
Tho road is called the Tallahassee and
Northern railroad. The board of
trade are inclined to interest them
selves in the new road, and it is very
likely that a representative of the
proposed ljqe will visit Savannah soon
iq its interest.—News,
Give “Annie” a Re3t.
Perhaps when the theatrical season
opens, and new popular songs aro
introduced here, tho boys will givo
“Little Annie Rooney” a rest. The
song took here from the”first, like it
has iD every place where it was sung,
and you hear it from early morning
to Into at night, Tho small boys
sing It, the business men whistle the
tune, and oven tho ladies can not
help humming the refrain, ns they
attend to their household affairs.
Yes, Annip Rooney and her sweet
heart, should be given a rest.
Tramps Tramping South,
The papers say that the tramps
arc coming South much earlier this
year than hitherto. As a rulo the first
arrivals do not put iu an appearnuce
until the latter part of this month,
but Atlanta and other places are
already being annoyed with the “tour
ist bums.” They are usually given
twenty-four hours to loavo a wity,
and ||;ey jcnsrally go before their
time is up. Thomasville is prepared
to utilize these fellows on the “gang."
They would do well to steer clear of
this place.
From the Floridian, Tallahassee:
The farmers of Leon county aro
growing more independent as year
after year rolls by. A few years ago
hundreds of oarloads of western hay
and corn wefe brought in to soil to
our farmers, now they ship hay and
grain to South Florida.
And Thomas county should make
and sell hay, instead of buying it.
Lookout, Democrats.
The Brunswick Times, says:
Tho democrats of Georgia should
not forget that one McCune, an un
scrupulous republican, with head
quarters at Washington, is the man
who is leading the fight against Gov
ernor Gordon.”
Georgia democrats will properly re
sent Mr. McCune’s interference in
Georgia politics.
Cramps in the Stomach promptly
relieved by Lamar’s Diarrhoea Mixt
ure.
Democratic Voters and Democrat
ic Nominees.
A spirit of disquietude seems to
prevail among many earnest Demo
crats. The story is abrond that Dem
ocratic nominees do not intend to re
gard wishes of their Democratic con
stituents. It is actually suggested
that a certain Democratic nominee
will caucus in congress not with tho
Democratic caucus, but in a caucus
which is to play between the Demo
cratic and Republtcan parties.
It is but natural that such talk
should make many Democrats luke
warm in the support of party organi
zation.
We call upon Democratic nominees
to put this feeling at rest by telling
the voters of their party that they are
Democrats to stay, and will be con
nected after the election with the ma
chinery of no caucus except tho cau
cus of their party.
Such action by our nominees will
give to them an undivided Democra
tic support, aud will silenco or defeat
Independent, or Republican candi
dates.—Atlanta Journal.
It is certainly due the democratic
voters of each district, for the nomi
nee,—if there aro any doubts about
his position—to come out and say
whether he will refuse to co-operate
with the democrats, or not. The vo
ters would know how to treat a man
who might say that he would not act
with the democrats. But we do not
think there is a man nominated who
will not pledge himself to stand by
the democratic party. If such an one
is found, his congressional'nspirations
would be cut short, would bo nipped
in the bud-
Some Things the Legislature Ought
to do.
It ought to appropriate more money
for public schools, so that they can
bo run six months every year.
It ought to provide for monthly or
quarterly payments of public school
teachers. Tho way they have to wait
now is an outrage on them and a dis
grace to the State,
It ought to provide tnoro room for
lunatics at the asylum, by taking out
of it idiots, epileptics and inebriate.?!
and providing other places for those
classes of unfortunates.
It ought to require passenger trains
to he lighted otherwise than by kero
sene lamps, and to bo healed other
wise than by Btovcs. It ought* to
require all trains to be furnished with
such couplers os will enable cars to
be coupled aud uncoupled without
any person going between the earn.
It ought to elect Governor Gordon
to the United States senate.
It ought to refuse free passes, stay
in Atlanta, attend to business dilli-
gently, get through in a reasonable
time and go home to stay—without
any summer session. — Baiubridge
Democrat,
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
B. Thomas ir’r 126 Broad Strut.
R. Thomas, Jr. Voluntoer Observer
Weather Bulletin Tor the 24 hours euiling
at 7 o'clock p. m., Sept. 5, 1890.
Teupzbatobc
7 a. m 75
2 p. 90
7 p. m 81
Maximum for 24 hours 90
Minimum “ “ “ 72
Rain-fall 0.00
Local showers stationary temprature.
Guardian’s Sale.
By virtue of an order from the court ef
Ordinary of Bibb county, I will sell before
tho court house door, in Thomas county,
between the legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday, in October next, all the real estate
lying in Thomas county belonging to Willie
and Minnie Il-ath, minors of R. W. Heath,
late of Thomas county, deceased, said prop
erty being more fully described as follows:
One hundred and fitty-five and one quarter
acres et west side ot lot number one seventy-
six in thirteenth district of Thomas county,
being the land set apart to Willie Heath by
commlstioners. Also one hundred and
twenty-three and one quarter on the south
east side ot ssid lot number one seventy-six
and in addition thereto iorty-sevsn acres on
the cast side of lot one hnndredtnd seventy-
seven in said district, being the land set
apart to Minnie neath by commissioners. Also
tho undivided two-eighths interests in two
hundred and twenty-seven and two-thirds
acres of lot number one hundred and seventy
seven west of the forty-seven acres in sums
lot, given to Minnie Heath. Property point
ed out by McIntyre & McIntyre. Terms
cash. W P Uslsto.v,
Guardian of Minnie and Willie Heath.
We are the People,
For the People,
And With the People.
Shoe leather has advanced,
but notwithstanding the ad
vance we have determined to
mal< e a still deeper cut into
our immense stock.
The pruning knife has been
busy the early part of this
week, and for the beginning of
the season we will offer the
largest, handsomest and best
selected stack of the best
makers in the market.
In gentlemen’s shoes we
show
Williams, Kneeland & Cos.
famous fine hand-sewed pat
ent leathers in all thedifferent
shapes. Our own well known
$3.00 shoe needs no puffing, as
every pair sold advertises us.
We are closing out the famous
Zeigler Bro’s gent’s shoes at
e©BT.
Every gentleman who has
worn a pair knows their dura
bility and beauty, and will not
have to be told twice before
he takes advantage of this of
fer.
In ladies’ foot wear, we put
on our shelves the best select
ed shoe stock in fine, fancy,
medium and low grades ever
seen in Thomasville, and we
believe in the state.
Parents know full well where
they can save money on chil
dren’s shoes, and that is why
we are always busy in this de
partment. We only want to
call their attention to the most
serviceable school shoes we
have ever had. They are
easily described. Honest, dur
able, good lookers and worth
half as much again as we offer
them for.
See our stock. It’s worth
looking 1 through, even if you
don’t want to buy.
Mitchell House Block.
BEWARE!
Don’t buy clothing, hats or
furnishing goods until you see
our new stock, which will be
open in a few days.
I. Levy & Go.