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■VOL. II—NO. 121
THOMASYILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 181)0.
$5.00 PER ANNUM
They all Sing
—THE -
“We’ve found the store where buyer*
get the very best attention,
With great variety of goods, too terday
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
The livery business is picking up.
Mr. .1. II. Wall, of New York, is at
the Stuart.
Mr. f. M. Cox, of Camilla, was at
the Stuart yesterdav,
Mr. J. L. Bell, of Fowltown, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. J. H. Petktns, of Monticello.
was in the city yesterday.
Mi. J. H Webb, of Gallatin, Tenn,
was at the Gulf yesterday.
Mr. Edgar W. Monng, of Marianna,
Fla., was in the city >esterday.
Mr. Ben Hill Pope, Secretary
the County Alliance, was in town yes
numerous to ment ! on.
Ho low the prices arc, they beat the
lowest calculation;
Which makes us as a family siug out
like all creation.”
AmL that is 1 the reason
trade with
THE-
FAIR anil SQUARE
PLACE TO BUY
Staple & Fancy
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
Furnishing Goods,
NOTIONS, Ac.
We arc indebted to Mr. John Hoi
land for late copies of Indinaapolis pa
pers.
Gotton will he rolling in to day,
and Thonmsville will pay top prices.
She always does.
Hon. A. W. Ivey, member elect to
the legislature, was in the city yester
day for a short w'dle.
Rev. J, R. Bittle has accepted the
care of the Baptist Church at Cairo
tor the incoming year.
Mayor Hopkins has secured the
right ol nay lor the boulevard trom
Sanford’s to the Albany road.
It is not too late to have the side
walk, on the lower East side ol
Broad street concreted. It should he
done. .
ALWAYS
Stoekcci with a full lino of new and
seasonable goods.
ALWAYS
Ready to make you the lowest prices,
quality considered.
ALWAYS
Beady to servo you well and save you
money.
F, N. LOHNSTEIN,
132 Broad St.
Mrs. E T. Kendrick returned last
evening from Alabama, where she has
been to seo her husband, who is ei;
gaged in building at Troy.
Mr. E. B. Whiddon is at home
hunting up hands- to work on the G.
S. & F. He will return to his camps
near Moultrie, on Monday.
Mrs. Goodwin, who has had charge
of one of the departments ol the Con
necticut Industrial School for several
years, returned yesterday. .
Tljaro wns a general discussion of
the action of the county alliance, in
requesting our representatives to vote
against Gordon, on the streets yester
day.
Messrs. J. E. B. Love and Jack
Curtright spent Thursday night in
Montjcello, where they attended a
very pleasant dance. They returned
yesterday.
Some very handsome new counters
have been put in Levy’s clothing and
gent's furnishing department. Some
very elegant show cases have also been
put in the same department.
Mr. L. Browning, o| Indiana, is
among the latest arrivals of visitors.
Mr. Browning comes prepared to in.
terview the quail, and ire promise
him some fine shooting this season.
Mrs. Faircloth and child, of Plains
ot Dura, Mrs. Stubbs and children, of
Meigs, Mr. W. B. and Mrs. M. Fair-
cloth, of Dothan, Ala,, were in the
city yesterday, stopping at the Gulf.
We have a very able letter on file
for to-morrow. It first appeared in
the Quitman Press, and was addressed
to the alliance by one of its prominent
members, Hon. T. J. Livingston. It
is sensible to the core.
A New Postmaster in Thomas-
ville.
The Thomasviile correspondent of
the Constitution writes as follows
about the changes in the postoffice
here:
“It seems t'iat the charges made
against Postmaster Joseph Smith, of
this office, by ao inspector some time
ago, were accepted without further
investigation, for it is now announced
that Adam D. Rilre has been given
the office, and that Mr. Smuh will be
displaced. In the chargers referred to
one ot the inspector’s strongest points
against Mr. Smitli was that he refuses
to employ negro assistants in the
office. Smith replied to the charge
by saying that while the government’s
official was in the city, he was drunk
nearly all the time, and obtained his
views of the situation by attending a
negro powwow. At the commence
ment of the competition for the posi
tion of postmaster'of Thomasviile
Joseph Smith, A. D. Rike and Leb
Dekle were the most prominent among
the contestants. Mr. Smith was prob
ably the people’s choice, and every
one but the defeated office seekers
were satisfied when he was elected
Mr. Rike has never given up the fight
and his perseverance has at last met
with success.”
When Postmaster Smith was seen
in regard to the change he said: “I
shall go out it Rike is confirmed with
a clear conscience and clean hands.
It has been my highest aim to give
the peop’e a good service,"and I am
willing to leave the verdict with them.”
Mr. Smith has given the cit’ztns a
good service, and he retires with the
thanks of the public lor the same.
Mr. Rike is an untried man, but the
public will not prejudge him. If, as
we be ieve, he will give the people a
good administration of the office,
there will be no complain: against
him. It is understood that Mr. Leb
Dekle will occupy a responsible posi.
non under the new management.
M*. Dekle has many year’s experience,
and will no doubt leave nothing un
done to accommodate the public.
The business men and the commu
nity will besitisfied with a business
administration of the office. They
have a right io this—and they expect
from the new postmaster. Mr,
Rike, no doubt, is thoroughly compe
tent, and he will doubtless try to
please the public in his management
of the office.
The Proposed Road to Talla
hassee.
It begins to look as if a new road
would be built, connecting I’homas-
ville and Tallahassee by rail. O.; this
subject the Floridian says;
‘The company proposing to build
the Tallahassee Northern railway have
pul their proposition on a business
basis: The stock subscribed is to
be paid in when the first engine passes
fivey the completed railroad between
Tallahassee and Tbomgsville.
“This is a plain, practical, business
proposition. The committee held a
meeting on Monday, resolved to go
to work, and they are taking subscrip
tions right along. Thus far they
have met with very satisfactory en
couragement.
“The gentlemen connected with this
enterprise have demonstrated to our
people that when they undertake a
work they push it through, and, in
our opinion, no one can doubt that
they will build, and speedily, the Tal
lahassee Northern, if our people will
take the amount of stock desired.”
Tae Augusta Road.
The last issue ot the Floridian, Tal
lahassee, speaking of the prospects of
this road, says:
“The Floiidian has heretofore made
mention of the roads with which Gen.
William Bailey of St. Loui*, Mo., is
connected. His system is growing,
and if he has not recently changed his
plans, it will not be many months ere
the Augusta and West Florida will be
winding in and out among the hills of
Leon in search of a gull outlet.
The contract tor building the Car*
olina, Knoxville and Western road
from Augusta, Ga., to Knoxville,
Tenn., lias been let to the constiuction
company of which James U. Jackson
is president, and active work will be
gin on the road within sixty days- Gen.
William Bailey is alto president of this
road.
The control of the Carolina, Knox
ville and Western has been secured by
the Augusta and West Florida, work
on which latter road is now progres
sing toward Thomasviile.
Tncre is a rumor to the effect that
before the road reaches Thomasviile
the work of construction between Car*
rabelle, through Tallahassee, will be
well on its way toward the Georgia
line, and that ere another winter rolls
round there will be direct through
transportation over this new route be'-
tween the Norlhwes and Carrabelle—
through Pullman cars to Tallahassee
and the Gulf without change.
General Bailey is one of the most
successful railroad builders in this
great country. He has said that he
was going to build h.s road to Talla
hassee, and lie will do it if'here is any
virtue in pluck, push and unlimited
capital.”
Railroad Notes.
No. .7 was an hour or two late yes
terday,
***
Advertising car of King it Frank
lin’s circus was at the depot yesterday
enroute. The show will probably pay
Thomasviile a visit Inter on,
gjThcre are none more anxious for a
new freight depot than the employees,
who nrc very much crowded.
V
Mr. Joe Blackshcnr wont down to
Waycross Thursday.
***
The city ordinance making it an
ollcnce to blow a whistle inside the
city limits went into effect on tlio 1st,
and engineers should take notice.
V
The work of filling in the yard still
goes on.
Indian Commission Appointed. ... .
Washington, Oct. 2.-Tbe Pres!- WC llOifl tllC RdllS 01 FaSMOD
dent has appointed Messrs. Will Cum-
back of Indiana, George P. Kincaid
of Kentucky, and Charles D. Drake
of the District of Columbia a commis
sion to investigate- Puyallup Indian
reservation in the state of Washing
ton.
Georgia’s Populatbn.
The final footings of the census
makes a good showing for the state of
Georgia. The total population of the
state is 1,834,306, In 1880 the pop
ulation wos 1,542,180. The figures
for this census, therefore, show an in
crease of 392,186, or 18.95 per cent.
Tho Votes in Colquitt County.
Northen reeeived 533 votes for
governor; Mitchell 414 for Senator;
Odom 390 for representative, beating
Alderman, who received 136 votes.
The state house officers received
about 480 vo'cs, each.
The usual resolutions, compliment
ary to Vice President Morton, and
Senator Ingalls, President pro tern of
the Senate, were offered by democrats
in the upper house, and unanimously
adopted,
Czar Reed had tho humiliation of
declaring the House adjourned, minus
any resolutions as to his “fairness and
impartiality” in presiding over the
lower house. Served Rood right.
The Brunswick Times says:
“Having ‘saved tho country’ at
Washington, the congressman will
now return to the bosom of his con
stituency and try to ‘save his bacon’
in the November election,"
Miss Clara Dcisher, the popular aud
ofHcieut manager of the Western
Union Telegraph office, returned yes
terday after an absence of several
months. Every one is pleased to sec
her in Thomasviile again.
Mr, Julius Stark who spent some
time here with his relatives a few
years ago, died in Cainesyille, Fla.,
fetv days ago. He was a most
estimable gentleman, and was highly
esteemed by a large circle of devoted
friends.
Thomasviile merchants buy by the
car load. This enables them to sell
cheap. They give their customers
the benefit of the consequent reduc
tion in freights. These facts should
not be over looked by buyers.
Mr. Royal Keith, who bad charge
of the Mitchell House office during
Mr. Uriah Welch’s management, has
been engaged to take his old position
again this season. The Mitchell will
open Jan. -1th.
Capt. Ballard, who has been on in
ipcotion duty during the past month,
is hack on No. 7.
***
There is a newly arrived guest at car
inspector Brown’s residence. The
vouug gentleman contemplates loca
ting here,
V
Mr. Willie Jeffers, building inspect
or of the S. F. & W. Ry„ was in the
city on his regular trfp over the line.
***
Mr. R. W. Glading returned yes
terday from points in Florda, where
he has been talking up the Monon
Route. He says tho tourist travel to
Florida has already begun with a
rush, and the people nrc preparing
for a big season.
A Curiosity Store.
Mr. P. D. Headley, who came here
a short time ago from Kissimmee
City, Fla., has rented and will open
up in the place on Jackson street
tormerly occupied by Moore & Wil
liams, w.iat has long been wished for
by Northern visitors, a curiosity store
His curiosities will be selected in Flor
ida and when attractively arranged
will make an interesting display.
The handsome grouns of the Mitch
ell aro being put in order. The man
agement will put everything In tiptop
order about the house and premises,
preparatory to opening.
Isn’t it about time that Mr. Nor-
wood was writing another Ic'ter to ihe
allia ice? It has been two or three
days since he wrote one. Something
must be the matter with Tommie.
The old saying: “as good as
wheat” doesn’t hold good any more,
Wheat, the postmaster ot the house,
has been kr.-ked out Lr crookedness.
Corput's defeat makes one candi
date less for the speakership of the
house. The housr will lose nothing
by his absence.
Alien, of Mississippi, gave the re
publicans and Itced some heavy
thrusts just before adjournment.
The president signed the tariff bill
at 3:25 o'clock, on Wednesday after
noon. It is now a law.
Cc>igzig]iXBlL
Atlanta is banking on Blaine at
tending the Piedmont Exposition,
Howell Glenn, a prominent Atlan
ta lawyer, is dying in Now York.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
—AT
R. Thomas Jr’s* 126 Broad Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. VoluntoerlObservor
Weather Bulletin for tbc 24 hours ending
at 7 o’clock p. m. ( Oct. 3, 1890.
TfiipekatcHi!.
7 a. m 70
2 p.m SI
7 p. m 7.7
Maximum for 24 hours 82
Minimum “ “ . “
Rain-fall 0.00
Local showers stationary tempraturc.
FOR RENT.
X nice little home one and three (pisrtcr
miles from town. The place contains twelve
acres, good garden attached, and a comfor
table building containing six rooms includ
ing kitchen. Terms moderate. Apply at
this office. 10 2-6t d
Mr. W. A. Davis leaves Monday morning
for Louisville and St. Louis, He will bring
back two car loads of tine stock. He ts going
to sell cheaper than anybody.
it
Thomas Sheriff Sales.
FOR NOVEMBER.
Will be told, on the 1st Tuesday in No
vember next, between the legal hours of
sale, at the court house e'oor in Thomasviile,
Ga., the following property,-to-wit:
One two story brick store house on Madi
son street, known as the Tmas-ExT«ae»isn
building, in the city of Thomasrlllt, Ga
Sold as the property of S, fl. Burr, to satistv
a Thomas county court fi fa issued at the
September term, 1890, in favor ot II. J,
Ashley, vs S. B. Burr. Tenant tu possession
notified in writing.
J. A. IIurst,
' Slid in'.
Git; Clothing House,
1. Levy & Co.
We have just re
ceived the latest
shapes and styles in
“Youman”and “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, why 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
ments,
Establish-