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VOL. II—KO. 124 THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDENSDAY MORNEN O, OCTOBER 8,1890, $5.00 PER ANNUM They all Sing THE "We've found the store where buyers get the very licet uttentioii, With great variety of goods, too numerous to incnt : ou. So low the prices are, they heat the Jowest calculation; Wbiefa makes us ns a family sing out like all creation ” And that, is the reason we trade with LOCAL HAPPENINGS. The News of the Day Told in Brief—Personals, Etc. Under the Gas Light, Saturday night. Itev C. D. Adams was in town yes terday. Lot Ensev- was at the Stuart yes- terdav. Mr, |! . 13. Lyon, of Atlanta, arrived last night. Col. Dunn, ex-mayor of Brunswick, is dead Arc. you going to the big exposition in Atlanta? Dr. McIntosh returned from Madi son yesterday. Mayor Hopkins returned from Florida yesterday. That was a heavy rain yesterday, just before dark. Secure your tickets for opening night at the. opera house. Mr. ,\1. M. Blanton, of Moultrie, was in town yes rrelay. If you have anything to sell, let the people know it. Mr. A. II. Allen, of North Caroli na, was at the Gulf yesterday. W. II. Braswell and J. L. Beverly, of Meigs were in town yesterday. Miss Atldie McClellan has been spending a few days ir. Albany. There arc several netv buildings in course of crcctiou on Carroll Hill. -THE FAIR and SQUARE PLACE TO BUY Staple & Fancy DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, (Furnishing Goods, NOTION*, &t‘. ALWAYS ^^naS^r nCWand always 2tecdr to make you tho lowest prices, quality considered. ALWAYS Ready to servo you well and save you money. F. N. LOHNSTEIN, 132 Broad St. Mr. H. \V. Oppenhcim, of Atlanta, was in the city Iasi night a’., the Stuart.. Martiu V. Calvin is a straight out democrat, and his people will sustain him. \ r. T. B. Maxwell, a prominent cit izen of Whigham, was in the city yes terday. .Mr, A H- Baker, of Brunswick, was in the ci’-y eslcrday stopping at the Stuart. Editor Fildes, of the Monticollo Constitution, was in the city yesterday at the Gulf. With tho coming of the G. S. A F. Ry you will sec real estate jump iu Thiminsville. Mr. J. E. Watkius, of this county, lias gone to Atlanta to attend tho med ical college. The boulevard and roads around town will be iu flue condition for driving to-day. Mr. Joseph S. Clifton is offering a line lot of syrup barrels for sale. See his advertisement. Mr. L H Maloney, ol Glas^o . Va., was in the cry yesterday, stop ping at the Gulf. The present is the poorest crop of cottou harvested in Thomas county lor many long years. There was some right lively bidding on some of tho real estate sold by Sheriff Hurst yesterday. Watch the new advertisements in our columns. They will toll you when bargains are to bo had. Tkomasville should vary her indus tries. It does not pay to put all of ones eggs into one basket. A larger crowd than usual attended she sheriff's sales yesterday. And property brought good prices. There was a colored interment in the old colored cemetery on upper Broad street yesterday afternoon. Don’t fail to see the first play of the season at the opera house, on Satur day night. The play is a good one. lion. James Vick, of Colquitt county, was iu town yesterday. He is one of the solid meu of that county. Mr. Jo McCants has been elected Orderly Sergeant of the Thomasvillc Guards. He will make a good officer. Cupid was Lively Last Month. Cupid was very lively during the month of September. At the Ordi nary’s office, eighteen marriage licen ses were issued. This is above the average record. Marriages among the colored people outnumbered the whites. The following is a list of the contracting parties: WHITES. M. V Kuighton nod Miss .Ida Wat son. W. A. J. I’arramoro and Miss H. D. Kennedy. G. W. Kennedy and Miss M. L. Purramure. M. J. Lundy and Miss Lizzie Hud son. COLORED. Abe Grimm and Pinkey Sumner. Seabe Williams and Clara Cochran. F. Robinson and Maggie Coulson. Jim Pickett and Emma Spike. Wm. Sharpe and Elmira Sharpe. July Bostick and Ida Brooks. Jim Jones and Viney McKinnon. Seaborn Higdon and Hattie Jen kins. Wm. Shaw and Fannie Tolliver. C. T. Headley and Libby Casoy. J. B. Hall and Maggie B. Heeth. Collowuy Jamison and Julia Wil liams. Peter Barnes and Agnes Hill. Thomas McLeod and Quincy Craw ford, Sheriff’s Sales. Sheriff Hurst had a large and inter ested audience when he mounted the block y’esterday, it beiug legal sales day. The fact that a large amount of lands were to be sold by Mr. S. L. Hayes, administrator of the estate of the late S. Alexander Smith, attracted many. Thirteen lots belonging to the estate were sold. Among the pur chasers were Col. Wright, Messrs, S. Cassels, Junius Smith, Achilles Smith, Joshua Barrow, W. T. Su tlers, G. W. Ricks and J. S. Mont gomery. The property is all located in this county. The sales aggregated between twelve and thirteen thousand dollars. The prices realized wero satisfactory, and showed that there is au increasing demand for country property, A lot wao sold belonging to the cstato of the late Dr. Adams. This was also sold by Mr. Hayes. Some land belonging to the Heeth estate was also sold. The stock of drugs, with fixtures, Ac., of tho Mitchell House Pharmncy, was sold to Mr. C. W. Tompkins at $1,075. P.S. Heeth. Pliny Heeth needs no introduction to the people of Thomas county at our hands. His announcement as a candidate for Tax Collector of Thom as county appears elsewhere. We risk nothing in crying that Mr. Heeth has been one of the most faithful and efficient officers in tho county He has flllod tho position of tax collector for many years, and has a clean, honorable record. Every nickel collected by him has been accounted for. In fact few counties in Georgia has been blessed with such a tax collector. Mr. Heeth is a democrat all tho way through, and submits bis claims to the action of the party. And he will loyally abide by that decision. He has served the people faithfully and honestly, and will, if re-elected, still serve them with the same fidelity. Mr. A.iW,Nyco, who left Thomas- ville on Friday for Baltimore to bring his family down, returned Monday with his wife and two children. Mr. Ityco made a remarkably quick trip. Leaving here at 12 o’clock Friday he arrived in Baltimore 1 a. m. Sunday, and after being there some six or seven hours started on his return journey. He reports southern travel extraordinarily heavy for this time of year. Miss Rhoda Parramore, one of Florida’s most attractive young ladies, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cassels. Dr. C. W. Tompkins buys the Stock. The stock and fixtures of the Mitchell House Pharmacy wero sold yesterday to Dr. C. W. Tompkins, of Jasper, Fla., his bid of $1075 being tho highest made. Mr. Tompkins was one of G. B. Tompkins, A son the firm of . druggists and physicians, ofJas per,Fla., but bns withdrawn from the business there to come to Thomasvillc. For the present he will continue bus iness at the present stand, but has leased the Cooko store, which he will occupy Nov. 1st. The latter place is to be greatly improved, and plate glass windows put in. ■— — Thursday and Friday aro tho days set apart by Miss Laura Jones for her grand opening of fall and winter mijlinery. Her purchases wero nil made in person after a careful scrut- ing of the latent and most fhshionable styles in New York, and ladies will be sure to see at the opening, one of the handsomest lines of millinery over seen in Thomasville. Remember the opening occurs to morrow and next day. Every iady in the town is invited to attend. The library is indebted to Mrs. Charles Hutson for the following new books: “The Beginning?, of Civiliza tion “Story;of Beryl’ 1 and "Out of A Besieged City,” Professor Hutson is the author of th? so works. We hope others will iol’iow the example of Mrs. Hutson, w’no, though a new comer, thus takes -an interest in help ing to build up tho library. The “Penalty” is one of the attract tious booked fej.- one performance at tho opera hawse -here- -during this mohth. The : star ? u this company is Mis^ Ella W ilson, the daughter of Fred-'Wilson, «no of the “old timers” on. the stage. ■ Joe Lore handled some property yesterday. He sold a lot in Fairvicw to Mr. Gt. M. Gadsden, assistant en gineer, .'S„ F. & W. Ry., and also lot to Mr. B. W. Ilnmbleton and an other to Mr. N. E. Turner. This is a good time to invest in Thomasville real estate. Mr. J. M. Cooke, t.ie advance business manager of “Under the Gas Light” company, was in the city yes terday, making arrangements for the appearanco of bis company here. Thin company will be the first to ap pear here this season. At a meeting of the Mitchell Fire Company on Monday evening, Mr. L. II. Jerger wns re-elected foremnn, C. II. Young, assistant foreman, E. O. Thompson, engineer, and T. E. E, Bartlett assistant engineer. Look out for H. Wolff A Bro’s column advertisement tomorrow. These gentlemen have their double stores piled and packed with a mag nificent stock of goods. And they are going to sell them. All who have been out hunting, say that the birds are eutirely to small to shoot yet, and that they will have to wait awhile. Many favor a move to have the game law changed from Oct. ist to Nov. ist. Amos Lester, Every one knowi < “Amos,” for years head waiter at the t *3ulf- Well, Amos has branched out 1 Vf himself. He has a nice restaurant o n .Jackson street where you can get a g-soc,’ meal, well served,at all hours of tine ds'y or Amos will hereafter gi ye thi' business his entire personal nttention, and l ,e will be glad to serve his friends at all hours. See his advertisement. Mr. W. A. Pennimnn, of Bru nB ‘ wick, -vas in the city yesterday, stop ping -at the Gulf. Mr. Penniman is one -of the most progressive citizens orf tho ■“City By The Sea.” M r. T. N. Hopkins bought the first thei tre ticket yesterday for the season of 1890 91. "Under the Gas Lig ht” was the attraction. Dr. John Hanna is again located at Metcalfe. He is one of the mo.-it promising young physicians in this section. Mr. Wr. F. Moss and family, came down from Valdosta yesterday, and will spend some time in the city. Mr. J. M. Hart and wile, and Miss McNeill, of Meigs, were in the city yesterday, at the Stuart. Ed Crittenden, now one of the pop ular knights of the road, went up to Albany yesterday. An Engagement Rep Dried Broken New York, Oct. 6.—A special to the Herald from New Orleans says that Mrs. Jefferson Davis will leave Beauvoir today for New York where she goes to look after the pub lication of her book. MieB Winnie Davis will remain at Beauvoir during her mother's absence. It is reported that her engagement with Mr. Wil kinson has been severed, and gossip is busily employed advancing reasons. One is that Mr. Wilkinson is waiting to recover from recent financial mis fortunes. Cleveland Denies It. New York, Oct. G.—The Times says that cx-President Cleveland said yesterdny that all the stories to the effect that he was to visit the West shortly, and that he was to follow closely on the trail of President Har rison in the matter of speech making, are erroneous. He says he may go West in November, on the occasion of Mr. Thurman’s birthday, hut it will be a very brief trip—three or four days nt the outside. We Hold the Reins' of Fashion Mr. Clint Worrell, Mr. Browning and “Bob" Balfour brought a num ber of ducks home yesterday, the result ot a few hours shooting at lamonee. A town cannot stand still; it must go forward or backward. Let "For ward March,” be our motto. Let everybody catch the step. All to gether. Do not forget tho opening of Miss Laura Jones to-morrow and Friday. You will see a superb line of millinery goods displayed. The pastors of all the churches arc at home, and services in the various churches will be held regularly here after- Mr. W. A. Davis left yesterday morni lg for the Western market to buy horses. Washington, Oct. 6.—The friends of Congressman McKinley have bceu making desperate efforts to induce Secretary Blaine to go to Ohio and make some speeches in behalf of the chairman of the ways and means com mittee, but the Maine statesman de clined to go. He pretends to wish McKinley well, but declares that he has not time to do any campaigning this year. I. 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. Mrs. Charles H. Olmstead, of Sav annah, and Mrs. W. H. Felton, of Cartersville, have been appointed lady managers from Georgia for the world’s fair, and Mrs. G. W. Lamar, of Savannah, and Miss MetaMcLaws, of Augusta,have been appointed alter nates. A man was convicted of bigamy out in Kausas lost week. He was caught living with his fourth wife. A man who has had to live with four women, it would seem, has been pun ished enough. But then he ought to be punished for not knowiDg better. SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU R. It onus Iff 126 Broad Street. R. Thomas, Jr. Volunteex'Observer Weather Bulletin for the 24 hours ending •T o’clock p.’m.,|OcL 7, 1890. TCUPZBATCa*. y a m »£■ Hnvimum for 24 hours 75 88 G8 n* in.fail ....0.77 Fair and slightly wanner. Anything you want in clothing, gents, furnishing, hats and caps-children’s cloth ing, why not come to :he fountain head for it. You are sure to get the latest and best at lowest prices at I. Levy & Co. ReliableJMerchants, Three Mammoth ments, Establish. Mitchell House Block.