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VOL. II—KO. 119
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNTNO, OCTOBER 2, 185)0.
They all Sing
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“We’ve found tlic store where buyers
get the very best attention,
With great variety of goods, too
numerous to mcnt ; on.
Ho low the prices arc, they beat the
lowest calculation;
Which makes us ns n family sing out
like all creation ”
Ami that, is the reason we
trade with
THE-
FAIR and SQUARE
I*LACE TO BUY
Staple & Fancy
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
Furnishing Goods,
MOTIONS, dec.
ALWAYS
Stocked with a full lino of now and
seasonable goods.
ALWAYS
Ready to jnako you the lowest prices,
T ~ quality considered.
ALWAYS
Ready to servo you well and rave you
money.
F. N, LOHNSTEIN,
132 Broad St.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Sheriff Hurst went to Boston last
night.
It is “Senator” It G. Mitchell this
morning.
•Bob” Mitchell led the ticket in Ida
own district.
Mr. M. Stern, of New York, is at
the Stuart.
Mr. Arthur Patten went over to
Cairo yesterday.
Mr. John A. Crenshaw, of Metcalfe,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Mamie Thrasher, of Quitman,
was in town yesterday.
There are more visitors here than
ever before at this season.
Thomasville is one of the best stock
markets in South Georgia.
Winter clothing, from present in
dications, will soon be in demand.
Thomasville ought, and will, do a
good jobbing business next year.
Mr. C. B. Tompkins, of Jasper,
Fla., was in the city yesterday at the
Stuart-
The county alliance meeting in
Boston today; will be largely at
tended.
There was no excitement about the
courthouse yesterday. Voting was
slow and light.
'{.'lip \ibi>iuitpus pplleqtor \y;i3 on
the war palp yesterday, it being the
first oi tjie month.
Mr. L. H. Jcrgcr was down at the.
store yesterday. Every one was glad
to see him out again.
The man who can run a newspaper
tpsujt cyofybod'j: is tjernl. He fvas
tocj apart fqr tLi^wojhi.
EditorBeu Russell passed through
the city yesterday enroute homo (u
Bainhridge frog) a trip fo Waypross
A majority of the candidates for
county officers will be at the ipcjffing
of the county alliance in Boston to
day.
Mrs I. Levy and children returned
yesterday from the Northern resorts,
where they hnve been spending the
summer.
Thomas county wont democratic
yesterday. 8hc gppf,rally floes. The
nomiuees are always elected in old
Thomas.
Applicatjop lor a charter for auoth
pr railroad to Thomasville appears
olsswhere. Thomasville is bound to
be a railroad center.
The hotels and hoarding houses
are making ample preparations to
accommodate the crowds of visitors
who will be here this winter.
The census enumerators of Thomas
county hnve bpen notified that drafts
will be sent them for their pay, upon
receipt of duplicate vouchers.
Mrs. James A. Brandon is spend
ing a few days with relatives ip. Mon.
ticello. Her friends wish her a pleas
ant stay in the “Land O’ Flowers.
The fall and winter schedules, ou
the S. F. & W. Ry., will soon go into
effect. ipcjersttpd a now train
will be put pn, (o rpn between Savan
nah and Montgomery,
Mr. Reid has placed the English
pheasants, sent out from England by
Mr. Wyman Jones, and designed for
“Glen Arven,” iuMr.C. W. Lapham's
enclosure, ou Dawson street.
Mr. Gyp. Ay. Saxon and family,
and Mrs. C. A. Bryan and Miss M.
Myers, of Tallahassee,'spent last night
at tho Stuart, cn route homo from
the mountaius of North Georgia-
Mr. tjud Mrs, G. AY. Herring and
daughter Miss Bessie, returned yester
day from AVilmington and other
points in North Carolina, where they
have been spending tho summer.
THE HUNTING SEASON.
Plenty of Birds and Lots of
Sport for the Hunters.
Tuesday ended the game law, and
yesterday the hunting season opened.
Sportsmen in this section look forward
to the best sport had in years. Quail
are plentiful, though the birds are
young and rather small to hunt vet,
but will be full grown in two or three
more weeks. Tlic rainy season did
not commenco early enough to drown
out the young birds, as is frequently
the case.
Squirrels are laying iu their store
of nuts for the winter. They, ton,
are very plentiful, but it is not eveiy
hunter who can shoot well on the
wing, or break clay pigeons, that can
kill tho little lively fellows. An old
darkey with his single barrel muzzle
loader, is the champion squirrel killer,
as well as rabbit hunter. On the
coast they have good rice bird shoot
ing in the great rice fields,
but we arc too far inland to have any
of that sport. Tho winter ducks
will not begin fo wlvp on the river
and lakes before November. Turkeys
arc reported quite numerous, more so
than in several years. The merchants
hare displayed their hunting para
phernalia in the most attractive man
ner to catch tho eye of the lovers of
gun and dog.
Railroad 'Notes.
The depot is a lively place tvety
evening, when {ho Mpcticello, die
Rainbridgc and Albany trains arrive.
The Chattahoochee and Savannah
night trains going out adds {o the bus
tle. There ts poly a few minutes dif
fer*. r-cc in the arrival and depait*
ure of t icsc trains'
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Conductor C. M. Robinseq ycj
turned rppi a tyip tp Americus. His
family will remain up there some time
’longer
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Coitofl is shipped to the coast from
htre as fast as received.
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The fyelght busmen. on the Mon-
ticello division is increasing rapidly.
A considerable lot of fruit, such as
apples, oranges, etc., is Icing shipped
to merchants here.
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Mr. W. E. Harter tyas a gues{ at
the GhII yesterday. .Air. Harter was
passing through this section in the
interest of the Chattanooga, Amen,
cus and Florida Ry, This road is
proposed lobe built from Chattanooga
to Florida on a stiaight line.
Thomasville’s Population.
The official count of tho population
of Thomasville was received yester
day. The figures foot up 5,514. In
1880 the population was 2,555. This
shows an increase of 2,95fi, nearly
three tbops^ud within ten years.
' This is certainly a most gratifying
iucrease, and shows that Thomasville
has grown tnoro rapidly within ten
years than a great majority oi tho
tpvros iu i’no state. AVithiu tlic next
ten years, if the same ratio of increase
is kept up—and tbero is every reason
to believe it will ’gc-.-wo will havo a
population of ten thousand. With the
coming of the Georgia Southern, the
Augusta road, and the almost certain
ly of a ljng of road from hero to deep
water on tho Gulf, tho town will
bound forward with now life and en
ergy.
Deputy Sheriff and jailer, Tom
Singletary, keeps tho new jail as neat
as a pin. He will be ready for the
committee from the grand jury, when
the semi-annual inspection is made
at the fall term of tho court.
A bird’s oyo view of tho city from
any elevated point will present a busy
scene of building, additions to houses,
painting, and many other improve
ments. If you doubt it, ride out on
Carroll Hill or Magnolia Place, and
sco for yourself.
The Election.
The polls closed at Bix o’clock yes'
terday afternoon. The following was
the vote in this district:
For Northern 198
“ Mitchell, 201
“ Parker, 195
“ Ivey, 191
The state house officers received
199 votes each.
The amendment to the constitution,
permitting the pensioning of widows
of ex-confederate soldiers, received
180 votes; against the amendment,
17. The amendment permitting the
reading of only the caption of bills*
on first reading, received 181 votes;
against the amendment, 23 votes.
No returns were received last night
from the other districts. The vote
will be consolidated at noon to day.
Georgia Phosphate and Mining
Company.
The reporter was shown yesterday
a handsomely engraved certificate of
shares of the Georgia Phosphate and
Mining Company. Tho certificate
has the signature of T. J. James,
President, and AV. S. Zachrey, Secre
tary, and represented fifty shares held
by a citizen of Thomas county.
Several parties wore disposed to
jump on our correspondcut, '“Bystand
er.” with both feet, yesterday. The
writer is a goal friend of Thomas
ville, and he simply tells what is nl?
ready known here, lithe publica
tion, resist? iu some move to recoup
losses, tho gentleman will not have
written in vain. The picture is not
a pleasant one, hqt \t is folly to shut
oqr eyes iu it. Better realize the situ
ation fully, and then go to work and
apply the remedies.
The rao3t nauseous medicine some*
times has the best effect.
Mr. G. AV. Brown is in hard luck.
He rented this year Mr. Frank Bev
erly’s place, paying 8300 rsm$. He
bought 8400 worth of fertilizers, and
went toi other expenses in making Ids
crop, whioh aggregated, including
rent fted guauo, #1,000, and he will
only make about twelve bales of cot
ton. AVith a good crop year ho would
have made money. .
Mr. Jamts L. Hall gets the gold
watch, on the closest guess at the pop
ulation of Thomasville. Mr. Hall’s
guess was 5,512, auly missing it two.
Tho census clerks in Washington
reduced Capt. Paine’s count eight.
The error hero was probably in the
additiou. It was thought that Mr.
VnnDykc would got tho watch.
Wo hnve taken occasion, recently,
to mention the fact several times, that
Thomasville merchants have the finest
stocks of goods ever brought to South
Georgia. And they arc selling them
at prices to suit the times. A farmer
can get as mauy goods hero, for tlic
same monoy, ns in any town in Geor
gia. This fact should uot be over
looked by buyers.
College park i$ naturally a pretty
spot, and is quite convenient for the
residents of Dawson street and vicini
ty, to visit for a stroll. A few scatter
ed benches about under the trees,
•yoyld be quite an improvement, and a
comfort and pleasure to the frequen
ters of that place, Tho city should
acquit Ibis peice of property.
Jessie, the little daughter of engin
ccr Iiaire, entertained a number of
her little friends yesterday ufternoon
with a party. The event was to cele
brate the little lady’s fifth birthday.
May Miss Hairc live to celebrate a
great many more birth days.
At one time it would he safe to say
that every boy in the city had one of
the dangerous littlo Alabama slings,
but they have nearly disappeared.
AVhen tho “Robins Conic Agaiu,’’
they will probably be brought forth.
Mr. J. B. Eason was in towu yes
terday, and had lots of phosphate
specimens, genuine ones too, which ho
exhibited to his friends.
Will be an Interesting Feature
The state and er.ter-statc shoots to
be by teams from all over tlic coun
try at the Piedmont Exposition,
promises to ho very interesting.
Teams from the Forest City Gun club,
of Savannah, and other cities, have
entered in the shoot. Thomasville
could send a splendid team from her
gun club.
Says a commercial traveler: “I
hare bean au omniverous reader, but
I mu disgusted with the trnsh which
is foisted upon the public in such
floods. The stud that is offered at
tho railroad newsstands and on the
trains is the merest 'hog wash,’ and it
is almost impossible to select a book
that one would care to read a second
time or recommend to his friends.”
Rube Burrows hasn’t been caught
yet; AVoolfolk is still unhung; the wo
men arc voting in AVyoming; demo
crats are being kicked out of congress;
the cotton crop is a failure; Ilecd is
still on top; politico iu Georgia is iu a
muddle; Dr. Mary AValkcr still wears
pants; the Savannah is overflowing;
they arc trying to beat Gordon, and
tho d 1 is to play generally.
Mi=B Minnie Joseph, a most beau
tiful and popular young lady in St.
Augustine, Fla., was shot and in
stantly killed yesterday, by Alex
Campbell. Miss Joseph had refused
to marry him. Campbell tried to kill
himself but failed. Tho halter should
be adjusted in this case.
Raum is still on tlic rack, anil they
are threshing AVhcat. Both arc shi
ning lights of the republican party,
Raum being commissioner of pensions
and AVheat postmaster of the House.
Norwood’s last bid for tho alliance
vote hasn’t been nccoptcd. Nor-
weed, os lie deserves to be, bos about
been dropped.
Gaunt fnmino stalks abroad in Ire
land. An appeal has been made to
America for aid. And it will he no
bly responded to.
A good many gentlemen will get
up this morning and find themselves
elected —to stay at home.
Yesterday's election throughout tlic
state was a tame affair.
His Royal Highness, the I’riuce of
AVales, iH a direct descendant of King
Alfred, being tho thirty third great-
grandson.
Regular Monthly Meeting.
The General Benevolent Society will
bo held in the Library, this,Thursday
afternoon, nt 4 o’clock.
Mrs. E. M. Smith, IVes.
SIGNAL SERVIOB BUREAU
AT
K, Thomas Jr'r 126 Broad Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. Voluntoor Obsorvor
Weather Bulletin Tor the 24 hunts ending
at 7 o’ciouk i>. m., Oct. 1, 1890.
Txupibatcre.
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Rain-fall
0.03
Local showers stationary tcinprature.
Notice of Application for a Railroad
Charter.
Xoliee is hereby given that the under-
signed will apply to the Secretary of State
for a certificate of incorporation, under the
provisions ot tho General Railroad law of
Georgia, for a railroad company to be
known ns The Thomasville and Southern
Railroad Company, with authority to con
struct, maintniu and operate a line of railroad
from Thomasville, Georgia, to some point
on the line between tlic states of Georgia
and Florida, in the diicction ot Tallahassee,
Plorida, to connect with a road from Talla
hassee to said point. Tlic capita! stock of
saiiljcompany to be $300,000, divided into
5,000 shares of $100 each, with all the pow
ers granted to railroad companies by the
General Railroad law otthe state of Georgia.
R. 1. Bsxxsrr,
i.S. Mostuosikp.v,
J. W. Reid,
C. P - IIasssil,
W. K. Davies,
FOR RENT.
A nice little home one and three quarter
miles from town. Theplaeeeontainstwclvc
acres, good garden attached, and a comfor
table building containing six rooms includ
ing kitchen. Terms moderate. Apply at
this ofiico. 10 2-01 <1
$5.00 PER AIStNCJM
We Hold the Reins of Fashion
Aii~ra ~e
City Clothing House,
1. Levy $ Co.
Wo have just re
ceived the latest
shapes and styles in
“Youman”aud “Stet
son” hats.
Comment upon
these makers is not
necessary, they speak
for themselves.
We are also dis
playing’ a fine line of
silk hats.
Anything you want
in clothing, gents,
furnishing, hats and
caps-children’s cloth
ing, Avliy not come to
the fountain head for
it. You are sure to
get the latest and
best at lowest prices
at
I. Levy & Co.
Reliable.Merchants,
Three Mammoth Establish
ments,
Mitchell House Block.
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