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.THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1800,
$5.00 PER ANNUM
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
SHOES!!
We have just re
ceived a line of ladies
Kid Button Shoes
from 21-2 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,
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Cotton stiffened up somewhat yes
terday.
Miss Dora Dekle has returned from
a visit to Cairo.
Mitch Bryce, of Brooks, was in
town yesterday.
Keep your eye on Steyerman’s ad
Ho has piles of goods.
Miss Lucille Linton returned from
Marietta last night.
John West is doing a lively trade
in grain, bran and hay.
Mr. C. P. Springer, of Columbus,
was at the Gulf yesterday.
Dr. John A. Newton, of Philadel
phia, is a guest of the Stuart.
Mayor Hopkins made a flyiug trip
day before yesterday to Tallahassee.
Mr. B D. Fudge is keeping a fine
line of hardware, stoves, &c. Give
him a call.
Mr and Mrs. W. M. Hammond
have returned from their summer
tour North.
Sherifl Hurst and Hon. Arthur
Patten went over to Cairo yesterday,
on business.
F. N. Lohnstein.
Mr. It. It. Evans, of Dothnn, Ala
arrived lost uight, and will spend
day or two here.
Mr. J G Spotswood, soliciting
freight agont of theS., F. & W. Ity,
was in the city yesterday.
The pupils in both the colleges
have increased considerably since the
opening of these institutions.
Remember that the Thomasvillo
Marble Works are turning nut first
class work. Patronize home institu
tions.
Boston will have an interesting
meeting on October 2nd. Alliance
men from all over the county will bo
present.
Rev. Robert H. Harris has been
called to the pastorate of the Baptist
church in Athens. It is not known
whether he will accept or not.
Farmers arc now buying up
barrels, preparing for syiup mak
ing time, which is drawing near, much
to the delight of tho young people.
Miss Rosalie Hawkins has returned
from a pleasant visit to her mother at
Marianna, Fla. Dr. John Coyle and
litt’e Miss Kate have also returned.
Mrs. W. M. Reese, of Thomaville,
who has been visiting relatives here,
leaves to day for Buena Vistn, where
she will visit for some time—Ameri
cas Times.
Mayor Singletary, of Cairo, was in
the city yesterday. Ho is very much
pleased at the growth and progress of
bis town. Cairo is one of tho coming
towns of this section.
Mr. Louis M. Kaine. of Baltimore,
hae arrived in Thomasville. Ho will
take charge of the notion department
of I. Levy & Co, Mr. Knine is an
experienced salesman, and a pleasant
gentleman.
During the thunder storm on Tues
day, a tree was struck by lightning
near the poor house, and a negro
knocked down by a flash of lightning.
Mr. Isaiah Dekle was, also shocked in
the same vicinity.
Mr. M. H. Connelly, the well
know) and popular traveling agent
of the Nashville Chattanooga and St.
Louis Ry., was in the city last night.
He is just back from a pleasant trip
West.
Levy’s new clothing department is
to bo supplied with a cash railway
service; the fixtures have already been
shipped from Now York. Tho now
system of cash railways will connect
all the departments of tho extensive
establishment of I. Levy <& Co. It is
a progressive firm. ,
Railroad Notes.
Mr. Sara Baker has returned to his
camps on the South Bound.
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Mr. It. W. Glading left yesterday
for a trip to Brunswick, Jacksonville
and other points in the interest of the
Motion route.
Conductor Robiusou, of train No.
17, reports the killing of five half
grown wild turkeys, near the Chat
tahoochee river, Tuesday. Tho train
was running down grade rapidly when
suddenly a block of fifteen turkeys
stepped out from under a trestle
and attempted to cross the track.
Five were run over.
***
The Pullman sleeper is run
charge of a porter. The sleeper is
well patronized, and the sleepless all
night ride to Savannah is no longer
to be dreaded by travelers.
***
The heavy rains make the new clay
foundation of the railroad yards
boggy, and somewhat hard to man
age.
***
President Inman, of the West Point
Terminal company, says that there is
absolutely no truth in the reported
scoop of the Monon by the East Ten
nessee, though the report that such
a denL hnd been perfected grew out of
a statement made by an East Tennes
see official.
V
Mr. Lamb will soon lower the
grade several feet in the cut beyond
the guano warehouse. Engineers will
be glad of this.
Tbe Accident to the Electric
Light Works Repaired.
The break in tho electrio light cir
cuit' that caused tho city to bo in
temporary darkness Tuesday night,
was discovered by the linemen yes
terday to he in Fletchervillc, in front
of Walcott Hall. The trouble was
caused by lightniDg melting the lit
tle copper wire, which is ocly about
the size of a .piu, in one of the glass
globes of an incandescent light. It
is very unusual in the severest elec
tric storms for such an accident to
happen, ns there are many ingenious
devices to proveut such accidents.
No wonder tho lineman tbund it a
difficult task to locate trouble the size
of a piu, iu the darucss which envel
oped the town.
Died.
Mr. J. I. Radcliflfe died at his home
near town Tuesday uight, at 8 o’clock,
of consumption. Mr. Radcliffe moved
here from Brooklyn, N. Y., about two
years ago, and during that time mado
many friends. He was about thirty
years of age and leaves a wife and
ouebhild. The remains, accompanied
by his family, will bo taken North
to-day for burial. Funeral services
will take place at the residence, this
morning, at 9 o’clock.
A Lady’s Loss.
A lady in East End lost her pocket
book, contoining quite a sum, and
some other valuables, yesterday. It
is thought that a little negro girl
found the purse, but they have not
as yet been recovered.
A drunk white man was seen on
lower Jackson street Tuesday after
noon. It is n rare thing to see a
drunk white man on the streets of
Thomasville. And we may add, also,
that the colored population of the
place is notably free from this vice.
There is not a more orderly town in
Georgia than Thomasville.
Justice Martin’s friends and patrons
will hereafter find him in his new
quarters, the store formerly occupied
by Mr. Mac Clewis in the Bruce block.
Mr. Martin keeps a full line of gener
al merchandise, is prompt and polite,
can issue a warrant on short notice,
or tie the nuptial knot so fast that it
will require a big divorce suit to loos
en it.
Mrs. Mary E. Bryan.
Maude Andrews, who does the
society work of the Constitution, has
been interviewing Mrs. Bryan, who is
now in Atlanta. In reply to the
questions:
How did you chance to enter a
literary career, Mrs. Bryan said:
“Oh, I was reared with the idea
that I should make a writer. My
father saw that I had talent when I
was a child, and he set his heart upon
my making a name. We lived in
Florida. He sent me to Thomasvillo
to school, and there I met my hus
band. I married him when I was
fourteen years old. My father was
not willing to give up his ambitions
for me. I had written for Mr. Seals,
who was then editing The Crusader,
in Atlanta, and he made an agree
ment to employ me upon the paper.
When I came here and met him he
refused positively to take me. My
hair was short and curly, and I looked
even younger than I was.”
'“You are nothing but n child,’ he
said; 'why you can’t be over four
teen. I believe your mother wrote
those things you sent me.’”
“ ‘I’m seventeen,’ I said, ‘and I’m
married and have a baby two yoars
old, and I’m sure I’m old enough to
do good work for you, if you’ll only
try me.’
And Mr. Seals did try her, and
the re-ralt has been that tho brave
little woman lias worked her way
well up the slippery ladder of fame.
Sho has stood where many havo fal
tered and fallen. Many of our older
renders will remember the little girl,
in short-dresses, whose winsome ways
and silvery laughter won friends right
and left, in her girlhood days at old
Fletchcrville. May the evening
shadows of life fall very gently abont
Maty. E-iBryan, as sho descends the
slope on the other side.
He Works off the Queer,
Tho reporter was shown n conti
dence letter yesterday from n writer
in Ashley, Mass., to a gentleman here,
in which the party was offered an
opportunity to become rich in a short
time by denting with him in tin
“green goods” line. The letter says
no man has ever hnd any trouble with
their goods and many a man has made
himself, and his family independent
for life with the “queer.” The rates
were three thousand for three hun
dred, or twenty thousand for one
thousand and so on at this rate. If
his money is so perfect why don’t he
keep it and use it himself? The
would-be-swindler’s address is Leon
ard W. Lyne, Ashley, Mass. Strange
that some people will, after these
rascals have been so often exposed
continue to be taken in by them.
Mr. Lync’s angling in Thomasville
does not get oven a nibble at his
tempting Imit. Cau’t the officers of
Ashley locate the swindler an 1 nrrost
him?
Mrs. B. Mays and Miss Annie
Thonras, of Madison, Fla., spent
Tuesday night in the city, the guests
of Mrs. Frank Thomas. They are
just back from North Georgia, and
left for their Florida home yesterday
morning.
Miss Birdie Woodson, of this place,
is visiting Miss Bessie Allen, of Amer-
icus.
A Colored Preacher Kilied.
Waycross, Ga.—Sept. 0.—Rev.
J. S. Griffin, a heretofore leading col
ored preacher in the African Metho
dist Episcopal church, was killed on
tho railroad track near herelost night.
Griffin had jost returned on an excur
sion from Brunswick, and was walking
on the track when struck by an in
coming train. The night policeman,
who was summoned to him, states
that a pistol was found in his pocket,
and a broken flask of whiskey was
found where he first fell. His arm
was cut off and his head crushed, and 2
death was instantaneous.”
Strange companions, a bottle of
whisky and a pistol, for a preacher. 1
A Site at Last.
Chicago, Sept. 9.—The directors
of the world’s fair this afternoon reaf
firmed iheir choice ot some months
ago and selected the dual site of the
Lake Iront and Jackson park as the
place tor locating the great exposi
tion. The lake Iront is a long grass-
covered common on the edge of Lake
Michigan and bordering the business
center ot Chicago. It contains at
present about ninety a res. It is the
design to place thereon the grand en
trance to the exposition and building
for fine arts and Kindred displays.
Jackson park is also on the lake
shore, about five miles from the court
house, and is to have the agricultural,
livestock and other exhibits of that
nature, besides other; of general inter
est. Over 500 acres are available in
Jackson park and the approaches
thereto, which were recently added to
the original tender, I he two sites
are to be connected by rail and water
accommodations, so that but a few
minutes will be spent in passing from
one locality to another. The final
and decisive ballot on the site question
resulted: Lake Front and Jackson
park 23, North Side 4, West Side 8.
The choice of the dual site was then
made unanimous.
South Georgia Would be There.
The Macou Evening News says:
Here is a good snap. Get Mr.
Northern to secure ex-Prcsident Cleve
land to deliver nn address here next
month at the State Fair, on the ques
tions of the day, on his way home
from the Texas State Fair at Dallas,
which he has promised to attend. The
co-operation of the railronds is assur
ed, and a large attendance from all
points would bo certain. Mr. Cleve
land is one of few ex-Prcsidents who
have amounted to anything nfter ex
piration of their terra of office. Ho is
perhaps tho only one whose influence
on public opinion when out of office
has been greater than it was when he
was in. Any public expression of his
is fraught with interest to friends and
foes alike, and lie enjoys the rare dis
tinction of saying the right thing at
the right time, in language that the
ignorant can understand ns readily as
the wise.
If Mr. Cleveland will attend the
stale fair, it will draw the biggest
crowd ever seen in tho “Central City.”
Nearing tho End.
Washington, Sept, 9.—To-morrow,
after three hours of debate on a side,
the tariff bill will pass the Senate. The
Senate got through with it practically
this afternoon, hut for the oratorical
finale, which is to be made interesting
according to programme by speeches
from Senators, Ingalls and Cai lisle,
which will be worth waiting for
We are the People,
For the People,
And With the People.
Shoe leather has advanced,
but notwithstanding the ad
vance we have determined to
male 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 stick 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
Zeiglcr Bros gent’s [shoes at
QBT,
Mrs, Wickwire—“If you go first,
you will wait for me on the other shore,
won’t you dear ?” Mr. Wickwire—
suppose so. I never went anywhere
yet without having to wait for you.”—
Terre Haute Express.
Something of a Corker.—I’rofecscr
George Washington Jackson, a down
town boot-black, displays the following
sign over his establishment: ,‘Pedal
Tegumnts Artistically Illuminated and
Lubricated tor the Infinitesimal Com
pensation of sc. per Operation.”—
Philadelphia Society.
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 slock in fine, fancy,
medium and low grades ever
seen in Thomasville, and Jwe
believe in the state.
Frangle—What do you think of this
piece ol newspaper advice: “Tell
your wife every day that you love her?"
Cunso—I don’t think the papers
ought to encourage lying.—Epoch
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
—AT
B. Thomas JrV 126 Broad Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. Volunteer Observer
Weather Bulletin for tbe 24 hours ending
at -^o’clock p. m., Sept. 10, 1890.
Teupebatcie.
a. m ;2
p.m 88
p.m 83
Uaximum for 24 hour, 89
Minimum “ « •• «;>
Rain-fall 0.21
Local showers stationary lompraturc.
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
k If 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.