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VOL. II—NO. 09.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 0, 1890.
S5.00 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 our prices on job work.
See notice of two first class job
printers wanted.
Tbonmsviile ought to be well ad-
v. rdsed this winter.
George Ferrill is carring a fine
stock of furniture.
Mr. Schmidt’s plncc on Jackson
keeps up its popularity.
See notice of beard wanted in a
pleasant private family.
L. B. M. H. lias a few words to
say this morning. Read the new ad.
Yesterdny was close and hot. We'll
probably have somo cool weather
between now and Christmas.
Have you seen Hall Parker’s
double pictures, in Lohnstein’s win
dows? They arc quits a curiosity.
Fred Lohnstein has some nobby
suits displayed in his windows. Stop
and examine them. They will please
you.
Miss Mamie Jones, of Quitman,
who has been visiting friends iu the
city, unfortunately bad to shorten
her visit on account of sickness at
home.
Miss Nettie Budd, n charming
young Indy of Monticello, is iu the
city visitmg Miss Detm Mitchell, on
Remingtou Avenue.
Miss Belle Moore, of Valdosta, is
in the city visiting ths Misses Black-
shear, on Jackson street. Miss
Moore is quite popular here, having
many friends iu this city.
Mayor Hopkins mailed a few of the
remaining Thomasvillo pnniphlets yes
terday, to inquiring Northern parties.
Pity but there were more of these
pamphlets on hand.
Sunday is very gcucrnlly observed
in Thotnnsville. Some one has said
that there is more morality and less
religion in Thomasville than any place-
they ever saw.
Mr. Dun woody Jones, who is lep-
resenting the interests of the Atlanta
capitalists in their phosphate invest
ments in this county, was in the city
yesterday.
While cities and towns in diflerent
parts of this and adjacent states have
been complaining of an ice famine
thisjyear, our factory has supplied the
town plentifully, and also shipped
largely to other points.
Mr. John Culpepper, n former
South Georgin College student, but
who has been attending the Universi
ty at Athens for the paet two or three
years, was in the city yesterdny. He
has been teaching a school at Meigs
during the vacation, but expects to
return to. college Monday,
Two horses dropped on the streets
yesterday. Could it have been the
effect of the heat ? Hardly, as the
thermometer halted at 91.
Both animals recovered and went
jogging along.
A dispatch from Crcsson, Pa., says
the president and family attended
church there on Sunday, and adds:
"Miss Jeannette Halford, daugh-
ter of the President’s private secreta-
tary, assisted in the singing and sang
as a solo the beautiful hymn, "Angel
of Charity.’’
Miss Halford, during last winter,
lent her charming voice to the choir
in St. Thomas church in Thomasville.
"I havo an important piece of pews
for you,’’ said Mr. Carl Mollcr yester
day afternoon.
“What is it?" said the reporter, as
he proceeded to sharpen his pencil.
"I am a grandpa, a little stranger
having arrived at Mr. Carl Moller,
Jr.’s Savannah home, yesterday.”
And the news will be tent back to
old England that another tie binds
the new country to the old,
Railroad Notes.
Operator Detor Hughson has return
ed from a few weeks’ vacation at his
old home in Virginia, Ho would
have reached here sooner, but had to
stop over nt the Altamnha bridge
wreck two or three- days.
V
A summons was served by the po
lice yesterday on the engineer of
freight train No. 17, charging him
with obstructing Broad and Madison
streets longer than the ordinance al
lows. As this is the first action taken
by the authorities in this matter, the
case will be quite nn interesting one.
***
A sleeper has been put on to run
regular between Savannah and Thom
asville, arriving here on the early
morning passenger, and returning on
the night train. The first trip was
made yesterday. This will be a great
convenience to the traveling public.
***
Joe Gilbert handled the punch on
on the Albany train yesterday, in the
place of conductor Lake.
V
About two thirds of the local travel
between stations is done by negroes.
They bnrdly ever ro any great dis-
tauco, but do most of their traveling
on short runs. An excursion, and in
fact any railroad train, seems to havo
a peculiar fascination for tho colored
people. They are liberal patrons of
the railroad.
***
Mr. William Smith of this city,
has decided to go in to the ruilroad
business, and is now running between
Savannah and Thomasville as flagman,
but will probable rise ns rnpidly as
possible to the ]M>sition of conductor.
Hickory Head Academy.
Mr Robl. G. Mitchell, Jr., the son
of Hon. Robt. G. Mitchell, of Thom—
asville, has accepted tho position as
teacher at the Hickory Head Acade
my.
We give Mr. Mitchell a hearty wel
come nnd can assure him that the
neighborhood in which he tenches
will make his labors pleasant and pro-
fitable. The Hickory Hoad school
will open on Sept. 15th.—Quitman
Press.
Hickory Hoad neighborhood is one
of the most prosperous, refined and
progressive country settlements iu
Georgia. The citizens are the soul of
hospitality and represent the best ele
ments of society. It was our pleasure,
a few years ago, to meet the people of
that section atono of their gatherings,
and very pleasing memories still linger
about the occasion, and we hope that,
at some time in “tho sweet bye and
bye," we shall be fortunate enough to
renew our visit to Hickory Head
neighborhood.
Among the Courts.
Sheriff Hurst has gone to Jack
sonville a.fter a prisoner, who is now
in jail there, and who has been wanted
in this county for nine years about
"something concerning of a hog.”
All was quiet among the Justice
courts yesterday, and Squires Martin
and Bibb enjoyed a day off.
Yesterday was the regular civil
term day of the county court, but
Judge Mitohetl did not have a
very large dockot to disposed of.
Mayor Hopkins did not have many
cases iu the police court yesterday
morning.
Tom Mitchell, a bartender, was
tried for being disorderly, but was
acquitted-
lee Hadley was fined 810 for con
tempt of court in failing to obey a
police summons.
Babe Adams ran away to avoid
answering a summons, and the Mayor
entered a flue of 810 and costs for
contempt. She plesd guilty to the
original chargo against her by proxy,
and 85 more was added to her ac
count duo the court.
Mi. C. M. Chase, formerly of
Thomasville, now of Savaunah, was a
guest of tho Stuart Sunday.
A Rich Find of Phospate in
Thomas.
Messrs. T. C. Mitchell and Wm.
Eason returned yesterday afternoon
from a day nt the phosphate fields be
tween here and Boston. They
brought back somo specimens of pbos-
phnte. The specimens attracted con
siderable attention. Both gentlemen,
after a careful survey of tho situation,
are enthusiastic.over the prospects of
the development of the phosphate,
and of the benefit that this section
will receive from the discovery. Some
days ago we published nn account of
the progress made in working the
find, but up to that time everything
was an experiment, now nil who have
throougbly investigated the matter, or
who are personally interested, regard
the success of the working, not in the
light of an uncertainty, but as a suc
cess. Up to that time the phosphate
had been mined only in one pocket,
since borings has been made all over
a ten acre field, and everywhere the
drill has been put down phosphate
has been found, or what appears to
be phosphate. The carload shipped
to Atlanta was pronounced as fine as
any received there. The per centage
of the phosphate rock is eighty-five.
All over forty-five is considered
valuable enough to work. Two New
York prospectors are on the ground,
and Mr. Dunwoody Jones, who rep
resents the Atlanta capitalists, has re
turned home to bring out a force of
hands to put to work on the plant.
He says the plant will bo in operation
in sixty days. Mr. John Eason, who
owns land on which some of the phos
phate is found, has sold out two hun
dred acres fdr'88,000.
Model Hotels.
Qfour-all the year roundhotels, the
Stuart and Gulf, traveling men say
that there is not better two dollar a
day houses in the country, and few
that can compare in point of atten
tion and comfort, received by the
guests of those popular places. Of
our winter hotels, the Mitchell, l’incy
Woods and Mnsury, they have been
placed at tho head of the list of well
known and popular resort hotels.
Thomasville has been called the
‘‘Hotel City," and the name is an ap
propriate one..
Miss Manassas Belcher, of Bain-
bridge, is in the city, the guest of
Mrs. Parsons. Miss Belcher’s Thom
asville friends, and they arc many,
are always delighted to see her here.
Mr. B. Glickman, formerly a mer
chant of this place, but now of New
York, is spending a few days iu the
city.
Mr. Ben Goldbach left yesterdny
morning for Americus, to take a posi
tion offered him in the job depart
ment of the Times office.
REV. W. M. HAYES
Appointed Commissioner of Ed
ucation by the Bishops.
Rev. W. M. Haye3, the esteemed
nnd beloved pastor of the First Meth
odist church of this city, lias resigned
his pastorate.
He will picach his farewell sermon
to-day.
This is an announcement that will
be received with regret by many peo
ple in Americus.
The bishops of the M. E. Church
South have appointed Mr. Hayes
commissioner of education and it is
to enter upon the duties of thisbroad-
er and more extensive field that he
has resigned the leadership of the
flock that loves him so.
He will have in chnrgc the two no
table Methodist colleges, the Paine
Institute at Augusta and the Lane In
stitute nt Jackson, Tcnn. He will
spend most of his time in traveling
and working in the interest of these
colleges, and will no doubt add won
derfully to tho energy of their work
and the stimulation of their "prosperi
ty.
Mr. Hayes is a strong nnd earnest
worker, and no matter what he under
takes it prospers and succeeds, aud
his multitude of warm friends in
Americus, while they exceedingly re
gret to lose him as a pastor yet con -
gratulatc tho educational interest of
the church to which his services will
bo hence given.—Americus Recorder.
The mauy friends of the one armed
preacher in Thomas will be pleased to
learn that he has been given a wider
field. May he, while the harvest is
plenty, gather in many sheaves for
tho Master.
Mr. Smillie, the safe man, will bo
in town to-day. Ho represents the
famous Herring Safe, confessedly
one of the best in the market. If
you are in need of a safe, Mr. Smillie
will supply you with the best in the
mnrkct, and at reasonable figures.
One of the finest minstrel troupes
on tho road will play here this season:
In the language of the middle man:
“Gentlemen be seated,” and then
‘the trouble will begin."
Down in front.
Mr. T. B. Simkins, of Monticello,
was in the city yesterday.
The house being moved on Hansell
street bus reached Smith avenue. To
move a house of the size and the dis
tance as the one mentioned, is a diffi
cult undertaking, unless all the mod
ern inventions for moving buildings
were convenient, but it is now assured
that the job will be successful. Mr.
Heller has the contract.
Mr. C. U. Martin and wu'o, of
Americus were in the city yesterday,
guests ctf the Gulf.
Messrs. R. Y. Jones, G. Y. Mcltee
and F. I. McRce, of Valdosta, spent
Sunday in the city at the Gulf,
What Davy Crockett Said of a Rail
road.
In 1834 Davy Crockett, then a
member of Congress for tho first time,
saw a train of enrs. He tells of the
sight in his memories which are writ
ten in his crude fashion—for he re
fused all proffered aid in editing those:
In describing his impressions of his
first railroad ride on the line then
operated from the Chesapeake bay to
Delaware City, he says:
This wa3 a clean new sight to me.
About o dozen big stages hung on one
machine, nnd to start up hill. After
a good deal of fuss we all got seated
and moved slowly off', the engine
wheezing ns if she had the tizzick. By
and by she began to take short breaths
and away we went, with a blue streak
after us. The whole distance is sev
enteen miles and it was run in fifty,
five minutes. While I was whizzing
along I burst out Inughing. One of
the passengers asked me what it was
at. “Why,” says I, its no wouder the
fellow’s horses ran off” A Carolina
wagoner had just crossed the railroad
from Charleston to Augusta when the
engine hove in eight with the oars at
tached. It was growing dark and the
sparks were flying in all directions.
His horses ran ofl, broke his wagon
and smashed his combustibles into
items. He run to a house for help
and when they asked him what scared
his horses he said ho did not jist know,
but it must be hell in harness.
We are the People,
For the People,
And With the People.
Shoe leather has advanced,
but notwithstanding the ad
vance we 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 the different
shapes. Our own well known
$3.00 shoe needs no puffing, as
every pair sold advertises us.
We arc closing out the famous
Zeigler Bro’s gent’s [shoes at
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.
Great interest is felt in the result
of the election in Tom Reed’s district
yesterday. The democrats will make
Reed roost on a lower limb. There
will be some consolation in that.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
B. Thomas Iff 126 Broad Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. Volunteer Observer
Weather Bulletin for the 24 hours euding
at 7Jo’clock p. m., Sept. 8, 1800.
Tiupxbatcrs.
7 a. m 75
2 p. m 91
7 p. m 83
Maximum for 24 hours 01
Minimum “ “ “ 72
Rain-fall 0.24
Local showers stationary temprature.
Board Wanted.
Hoard wanted in a pleasant, private thmi-
ly, on moderate terms. Apply to or address,
Kb ASK I’lXKAAl’,
Care U. Wolff & Uro. 0-0-0td
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 iThomasville, and jwc
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.
Sec 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.