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VOL. II—NO. 98.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1890,
$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.
Get nur prices on job work.
See church directory for to-day.
Mr. Dau Bird, of Monticello, was
in the city last night.
Broad street presented a lively
scene last night.
Work will he resumed on the
boulevard next week.
Remember we arc headquarters for
job work in this section.
Rev. Mr. Clisby will occupy the
Presbyterian pulpit this morning.
Thomasville must paddle her own
canoe. Take hold of your paddles.
Mr. P. D. Williamson, ol Terra
Haute, Ind., is stopping at the Stuart.
A full liue of legal blanks nlwayson
hand at this office.
Messrs. F. R Parramore and C. M.
Smith, of Valdosta, were in the city
yesterday.
Mr. Cbas. B. Watkins, a BaTimore
hardware drummer, is stopping at the
Stuart to-day.
All eyes are turned on .lie 7th dis
trict. fhere’s music in the air, up
there.
Several new salesmen will he fouud
in the stores of Thomasvtlle next
week.
Mr. Cary B. Townsend, who is us
much at homo in Thomasville as any
where else, was in the city yesterday.
Mr. B. B. Wilsou, wife and child,
of Tallahassee, were in the city yes
terday; stopping at tho Gulf.
Justice Bibb held court yesterday
morning, and judging from the num
ber iu attendance, had a heavy dock
et.
Dr. John Coyle und little daughter
Kate, went over to Marianna, Fla.,
yesterday afternoon to spend a lew
days.
A number of tho hotel help that
have been employed at the different
resorts during the summer are return
ing home.
Eggs are away up, terrible up, so
the housekeepers think. The prices
at retail are twenty-five cents and
over per dozen.
Mr. J. L. Finn has made somo
handsome improvements on the pret
ty fountain in his flower yard on
Smith avenue.
A drummer at the Stuart yesterday
won a ncwiboy’s heart by buying all
of his papers and distributing them
among the other guests of the hotel.
Mr. Charles Wolff and Miss Carrie
Wolff returned yesterday afternoon
from New York, where Mr. Wolff has
been buying fall and winter goods.
A wagon load of little knotty
watermelons was sold on tho streets
yesterday and found ready buyers
among the darkies.
The first white tramp of the season
called at the different residences in
East End a day or two ago to pay his
compliments to the housekeepers.
Mr. Joe Lovenstcin, the Savannah
drummer, was in tho city yesterday.
His family are still up in the moun
tains and he has to come to Thomas
ville pretty often to keep from be
ing lonesome.
C. C. Collins offers a reward of $10,
in the South West Georgian, for the
recovery of a pair of buggy wheels.
Why in the thunder did’nt the thief
take all four of the wheels, and the
balance of the vehicle.
The attention of the members of the
board of Trustees, South Georgia Col
lege is called to the notice for a meet
ing next Tuesday morning, in Judge
Micthell’s office, at 10 o’clock. Bus
iness ol importance.
Coming From Ttfton.
Mr. E. B. Whiddon left Tifton
yesterday at noon and arrived home
last evening. “I went out three
miles on the new road” said Mr.
Whiddon in reply to an interrogatory
as to what the contractor was doing,
‘‘and found a good force of hands
at work. The right of way is cut
out about three miles, and the graders
are pretty well up with the right of
way.”
Mr. Whiddon says that ho asked
Mr. Wright, the contractor, about
when be would get to Thomasville.
"You can say to the people of
Thomasville,” Mr. Wright replied,
‘that they will hear the whistle of
the G. S. & F. within tho contract
time”
Has Reached Chicago.
Miss Sue P. Blake, the lady mis
sionary who went from Miccosukic,
enroute to China a few days ago, writes
that she has reached Chicago safely,
where she will slop over a short time,
and then proceed on her long journey
to far distant China.
Trustee’s Meeting.
A meeting of the board of trustees
South Georgia College is hereby
called to meet at the office of Judge
Mitchell, on next Tuesday, at 10
o’clock.
A. P. Wiuoiit,
W. D. Mitchell, Chm’n.
Scct’y. and Treas’r.
Tweuty-two drummers nro regis
tered at the Stuart to-dnv.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilcdden Smith, Jr.,
are expected from the North in a day
or two.
* Agent Cullins, of the S., F. & W.
Ry.,nt Camilla, was in tho city yes
terday.
Cant and Mrs. W. M, Hammond
will return from their tour of the
uorlhen resorts on the 10th.
The trains came in last night full
of passengers, mostly drummers, who
will spend Sunday in the city, at the
hotels.
Tho ubiquitous drummer is here
to day by several majority. Thomas
ville has a cordial welcome for the
cruft.
Mr. Frank Pinkard, an experienc
ed dress goods salesman, formerly of
Columbus, now has charge of the silk
department at Wolff Bros.
Mr. T. C. Mitchell returned to town
yesterday afternoon, with a pocket
full of rocks—and they were phos
phate rocks. He will have the
samples analyzed.
Mr. G. W. Gilmore and family, of
Holliston, Cal., arrived lost night.
Mr. Gilmoro is a brother of Mrs. M.
M. Dickenson, and he will spend some
time in the city at the Illinois House.
An opportunity will probably soon
be given those who wish to take
lessons in painting and drawing to
do so. A very accomplished lady,
who is quite an artist, is thinking of crn
organizing a class.
Don’t fail to notico the now ad of
Messrs. C. H. Young & Co. These
gentlemen are carrying a superb line
of clothing nnd gents furnishing goods.
Give them a call They will please
you in both goods and prices.
There is a most natural, life size
crayon picture of the late Henry W.
Grady, in tho window of Reid & Cul
pepper. It is the work of Miss An
nie Hamilton Jones, and reflects high
credit on the artistic skill of that
young lady.
L. Bclldonnc, the painter who was
instantly killed by falling from a
scaffold in Arlington, Thursday, was
well known here, where he lived for
several months, and executed a large
amount of work, doing probably
more painting and papering in Thom-
asville than any one man who ever
worked here in that line. Belldonne
was a Frenchman and was an inter
esting talker when not in his cups.
Whipped a Woman.
Tom Ferline was before Judge
Mitchell yesterday in the county court,
charged with whipping a woman.
Ferline decided it was best to plead
guilty, and ask the mercy of the court
which he did, and was fined only the
costs, amounting to about $14 or work
on the gang two months.
Saturday is always an exceptional
busy day with the merchants, nnd
judging from the crowds and amount
of money displayed by the farmers
who brought in cotton, yesterday was
a good trade day.
Postmaster Smith informs us that
tho neglect to transmit the Times-
Enterprise promptly to Monticello,
as complained of by one of our sub
scribers at that place is not chargeable
to his office. The paper is mailed
regularly in Thomasville. There
is neglect somewhere, and it should
be corrected.
An amusing and frequent sight on
the streets ia to sec n little negro
gamin tugging along with a drum
mer’s large grip in each hand. He
never hesitates to tackle any sizo piece
of luggage. He would not for a mo-
mentjdoubt his ability to manipulate a
“Saratoga” trunk of tho largest dimen
sions.
Mr. George Forest, son ot Mr. D.
T. Forest, appeared yesterday for
examination, in order to enter the
stale technological school. On ac
count of the illness of Commissioner
Maclean he was not examined. We
presume the young man will be given
an examination at a later day. He
is a sturdy youug rellow, just the kind
of a youug man to make his way in
the technological school, nnd wo hope
he will be able to go.
Another Alliance Endorses Gordon.
Front the Atlnnta Journal;
The Maron County Citizen copies
the following from the Journal and
adds its own comments:
"The York sub-Alliancc of Houston
county hns indorsed Gov. Gordon as
a candidate for the United States sen
ate nnd recommends the legislative
delegation trom that county to vote
for him, ‘first, last nnd all the time.’”
Yes, nnd thousands upon thous
ands ot other Allianccmcn indorse
him, and if he is not triumphantly
elected it wont be because the people
don’t want him. But that he will be
there can be but little doubt, Editor
Brown’d assertion to the contrary not
withstanding.
Cholera Hard to Down.
Madrid, Sept. 5.—Cholera is de
creasing in the provinces, butisslight-
ly increasing in the city of Valencia.
Several suspicious cases arc report
ed in Cadiz.
At Lorezau there are four cases of
cholera.
London, Sept. 5.—The importa
tion of Spanish rags has been prohi
bited, and stringent precautions are
being taken by tho navy against cliol-
A Body Turned to Stone.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept 5.—There ia
a human body in Atlanta that has
turned to stone. Forty-five days ago
Edward Soundstrong, an old Swedish
chemist, died here from mercurial
poison. His wife was in Sweden at
the time, and in order that she might
sec the face of her husband once more
tho body was embalmed by F. X.
Bliley, an undertaker. Several days
ago Mr. Bliley noticed that the flesh
had begun to crystalize and that the
face was taking a hue of marble.
Yesterday an examination was made
and the whole body was found to ho
as white nnd as solid as a marble
statue. Tho aged wife’s grief was
pitiful to see when she looked upon
the marble faco of her husband. The
body will bo sent to Sweden for burial
next week. The poisonous embalm-
iugjlluid and tho mercurial poisons
coming together caused the body to
petrify.
Solid for Gordon.
Scotland, Sept. 5.—The people
through this section arc practically a
unit for Governor Gordor for senator.
Tho alliancomen take no stock in the
movement against him and are willing
to trust their interests in the hands of
this able patriot of Georgia. Tho
representatives of. Montgomery, Tel
fair and Irwin and the senator from
the fifteenth may be put down for
Gordon first, last and all the time.”
Not a World’s Fair Site.
Chicauo, Sept. 5.—Washington
park will not bo tendered to tho
world’s fair directors. Such is the
unanimous decision of tho park com
missioners.
Female slaves aro still given to the
sultan in old-time pomp. An exqui
sitely bucatiful girl of 16, a Georgian,
that his aunt sent to him, was taken
to the Yidiz Kiosk in a gilt coach, es
corted by a troop of gigantic eunuchs.
Murray County for Gordon.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 5.—Tho
Murray county alliance nt its last
meeting passed resolutions indorsing
Gov. Gordon and requesting all
democrats to unite with them in de
nouncing the Jeffersonian convention
at Rome.
Quay hasn’t oven whimpered under
the drubbing given him by Kennedy.
His hide is mighty tough.
After a most careful search through
out the county, not one of B. Harri
son’s relatives are found out of office.
Yesterday was a bad day for the
railroads, some half a dozen bad wrecks
were reported in various portions of
the country.
We should not be surprised to sec
John Temple Graves on the Consti
tution. His pen is needed in Geor
gia. [
Col. Ltvingston says he will abido
by the democratic caucuses in Wash
ington. That’s right. No man should
be elected to congress who will not
mako that pledge.
Old “Brick” Pomeroy has turned up
again out West „wiih a big fortune.
He is at the head of a company that
is trying to tunnel the Rocky Moun
tain, near Denver.
We are the People,
For the People,
And With the People.
Shoe leather has advanced,
but notwithstanding the ad
vance %ve have determined to
make 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 stock 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
Zcigler Bro’s gent’s [shoes at
The republicans ousted Brecken
ridge, of Arkansas, yesterday, from
his seat in congress. The peoplo of
his district will return him by an
overwhelming majority.
It has been 106 years since the pro
duction of cotton began in the United
States. The last centennial of the
manufacture of cotton in this country
will he appropriately celebrated at
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, this month.
Atlanta,Ga., Sept. 5.— The new
lessees of the state road, in order to in
crease the business sent, totlie north
to buy rolling stock. He has just re
turned, having purchased fifteen 90'
ton .engines and a thousand freight
cars.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 5.— A special
to the Cnronicle, from Laurens, S. C ,
says: "Bob Shelton (colored) was
hanged to*day for the murder of Wil
liam Ray Ford. The rope slipped on
the first drop and a second effort had
to be made.”
Independents should be scut to the
rear. The peace and prosperity of
Georgia depends upon the unity of
the democratic party. It must be
preserved at all hazards. Thomas
county will do her duty in the prem
ises, os she always has.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
R. Tfcomss Jr’s- 12G Broil Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. Volunteer Observer
Weather Bulletin for the 34 hours ending
at 7 o’clock p. m., Sept. <i, 1890.
Tcupeiutcr*.
7 a. m 70
2 p. m 90
7 p.m 81
Maximum fur 24 hours 90
Minimum “ “ “ 73
Rain-fall 0.00
Local showers stationary tcmpraturc.
T.
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 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.