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rOL. II—NO. 14!J
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER GO, 1800.
So.OO PER ANNUM
They all Sing
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The
Uncle’s Darling
This play was rendered at the o pern
News of the Day Told in 1,HUse 011 Tuesday evening to a good
j audience. On account of the train
Brief—Personals, Etc.
town
IMF,
’•We've iouiid the store where buyers
get the very best attention,
With great variety of goods, too
numerous to ment : on.
So low the prices arc, they beat the
lowest calculation;
Which makes us as a family sing out
like all crcat : on ”
A lid
tliah is the reason
trade with
f. ft yiisiti
-THE-
FAIR ami SQUARE
FLACE TO BUY
Staple & Fancy
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
Furnishing Goods,
SiOTIOHYN, Ac.
Rev. A. C. Steves'm was
yesterday.
Mrs. C. T. Stuart went to Savan
nah yesterday.
"Doe" Powell, of Cairo, was in
town yesterday.
Mr. E. T. Dukes, of Quitman, was
in town to day.
Handsome teams are seen on the
streets every day.
Mr. Charles Grady, of Atlantfc.
City, is registered at the Stuart.
Mr. Jack Curlriglit relumed home-
last night from Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wiggins left
la u eight for Savannah, 10 spend a
c mple of days.
It is well to get ready for frost.
Jack F. may drop in on you almost
any morning.
Allen Bullock, Esq., has returned
from the Atlanta Exposition and the
state fair in Macon.
Mtssrs. J. W. Redden berry and
Ira L. Hurst, of Cairo, were in the
nity yesterday.
Mr. C. II. Bryan, Clerk of tho Su
perior court of Colquitt county, whs
in town yesterday.
Miss Lessie Carroll is spending a " s*”-
ew days with the family or Major “ rtls "} K >'T ,^ h “ '* hw hiUJ
Davis, near Groovei ville. k rt rou “ hout ,to wl,olc l,,slorv -
upon which the troupe were traveling
being an hour late, the company did
notrench Thomasville until 6:30 p.
in. 'lliis delayed the opening of the
performance somewhat, but tho audi
ence did not kick at this, but chatted
away good humorediy waiting for the
curtain to rise. One must sec Uncle’s
Darling to appreciate it. It nbounds
in many interesting situations and fea
tures. Of course, Hettic Bernard
Chase was the star of the cvcnin_
Sho is a sprightly woman, graceful,
self-possessfd, plays the banjo well,
dances well, and captivates an audi
enee by her elite, winning ways. Mr.
Frank Colbert as “Uncle Billy” was
immense. He brought the house
down several times. Ah Lin, the
Chinaman, was veiy good, as was,
also, the support generally.
"The Thomasville Route.”
TheTlioniasvillc correspondent of
tho News writes as follows
The advantages of the Alabama
M idland railroad to Thomasville are
bo ginning to be felt. Among other
th ings it will be known as the Thom
as' ville route. Tickets to Thomus-
vi] 'le will be put on sale at every point
of any consequence throughout the
gr ent west, where thousands of dollars
wi II be spent annually advertising the
ro ute. Thomasville has spent a good
la rgo sum of money in ndvei tising
at d is still making outlays for that
pi irpose, blit the Thomasville route
w ill give Thomasville more free ad-
Mr. C. H. Cherry, of Cleveland,
O , is among the latest arrivals in the
city. He is stopping at the Stuart.
Mr. M. L. Oglesby, of Tallahassee,
was among the strangers from the
Florida capitol, in tho city yesterday.
Dr. P. A. McIntosh, has returned
from a trip to Florida. The doctor is
beginning to feel at home in Thomas
ville.
Mr. J. S. Clifton lpft yesterday
morning for Atlanta, to spend n few
days taking in the sights at the ex
position.
‘‘Gdored Aristocracy,’’ a laughing
success of black characters by white
faces willVio the attraction to-mor
row night.
There arc two beautiful oil paint
ings, by Mrs. J. P. McAuley, on ex
hibition at Reid A Culpepper’s. They
have been greatly admired by true
lovers of art.
Wo arc feeling the effects of tho
McKinley bill. The shoemakers have
put up prices 20 to 25 per cent, and
the price of cigars and other articles
are also affected.
JALWAYS
Stocked with a Jfull line ot new and
seasonable goods.
ALWAYS
R«(tdy to make you tho lowest prices,
quality considered.
ALWAYS
Ready to serve you well and save you
money.
F, N. LOHNSTEIN,
13*2 Broad St.
Mrs. W. S. Dray and son, and Mrs.
Louise Meyers, of Chicago, arrived
uesday night to ipend the season.
They are among the visitors slopping
at the Gulf.
It was considerable warmer yester
day, but the wind made the dust fly
about in clouds, causing the merchants
to put their goods under cover to pro.
tect them.
A party of hunters went out to in
terview the quail yesterday. The re
turns have not come in yet, but it is
thought that a few birds will be left
over for next season.
nil roughout its whole history.
The Fair on the rath.
A dispatch to the News from Tbom-
asvil.'e says:
"Pi epnratious are being made for
tho fai, * and stock show in Thomas-
ville Ni iv. 12 next. The occasion
will be t iadc a grand picnic, with a
public dinner. Tliero will also be
a fine disp 'lay of the local military.
The 8«ntli Georgia Cadets will turn
out i wo companies strong. The
Thom asviUt* Hoards will also join in
while the Hui snrs will entertain the
people with a tournament contest
with a beautiful i.uedal for the victor
Thoteaf ville is proud of her gallant
solditv boys.
Thomas county ca n make a fine
exhibit, and she should .do so.
In the Court Yesterday
The first case taken up bv the
court yesterday was the ejectment
case of Mrs. Annie .loluison vs. R. M
Sellers: verdict for plaintiff. In the
afternoon the criminal docket was
taken up, and the case of Jack Jones,
colored, charged with burning I). T.
Forrest’s residence some years ago
went to trial. Solicitor Rountree was
assisted by Capt. Hammond, Attor
neys HanseLI and Clark represented
the defendant. The ease went to the
jury last uiglit, Mr. Clark making the
closing argument.
Tho jury will doubtless be ready
with a verdict when they meet this
morning.
HE ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE TO
THE LAST.
His Last Night in Jail—How il was
Passed.
The Clarendon is being kalsomin-
ed, new furniture put in, and other
improvements made for the reception
of guests. Proprietor VnnDykc says
he hopes to have the Clarendon ready
for opening at an early day.
Parties from the home of the
wouuded man, report Mr. Geo. W.
Ragans, an account of whose entting,
was published a day or two since,
that there was little or no hope lor
his recovery. Green is still in jail.
Mr. Ezekiel Abbott, ono of the old-
est, if not the oldest man in the coun
ty, died yesterday morning, at his
home on Big Creek. Mr. Abbott, so
we are informed, was 93 years old.
Paralysis was the cause of his death.
He will be buried to day at Mount
Zion church.
Mrs. Tuttle, of Florida, mother of
Mr. C. M. Tuttle, or this city,’ arrived
last night and will make Thomasville
her home. Mrs. Tuttle is engaged in
making a quilt for the worlds fair lhat
has attracted considerable mention in
the newspapers. Nearly everv gov
ernor in the United States have kind*
ly sent her their autograph and silk, j
to assist her in making the quilt. I
A Barn Burned.
A ham belot.ging Nelson James to
who Mves about six miles from town,
was consumed by fire Tuesday night,
together with its contents, consisting
of corn, fodder, cotton and other pro
ducts. It is suspected that the lire
was the result of an incendiary, as the
budding was some distance from the
house, and no fire had been carelessly
left burning near the barn.
The Circus is Coming.
The circus is coming. November
the 15th is the day on which the
small boys and darkies will be made
happy. Mr. C. C. Wilson, advance
representative of French and Cornpa
ny’s circus, was in town yesterday
making arrangements for the show.
The S. F. & W. has arranged to run
the special train. The advertising
car will nriivc in the city Saturday,
and in a few days the flaming pictures
will be put up all over the city.
In the hush and quiet of a lovely
autumn afternoon, the little pet of
Judge Mitchell’s household, Sophro-
nia, was tenderly laid to rest in
Laurel Hill Cemetery on Tuesday
afternoon. The services were con
ducted by the Rev. W. J. Williams,
pastor of the Baptist church.
The child sleeps sweetly. The
parents have the heartfelt sympathies
of every one in the loss of their little
darling.
It is well with the child.
The following spccinljto the Timks-
Entkui'IUsk was received last night:
Perry, Ga., Oct. 29, 1890.
Editor Timks-Entf.rp'iisk
Toni Wool folk was executed today
publicly. The drop fell at one
o’clock and thirty eight minutes.
The body was cut down at the ex
piration of thirty seven minutes. Ho
died game to the last, declaring his
innocence. The execution was welj
conducted.
C. Worrell.
And so Tom Wooltolk lias, at last,
paid the penalty of his crime. The
murdering of nine people, in a few
minutes, ranging iu years from prat
tling childhood to hoary old age,
scarcely has a parallel iu the history
of crime. His attorneys made a long
and stubborn fight for him, hut at
last he has met his fate.
A special reporter of the Consti
tution wired the result of a visit to
Tom’s call,at 2 o’elockjyesterday|moru-
ing. Among other things ho says iu
speaking ot the cell:
‘■The cell is a small iron cage inside
the prison bars. It is about six feet
square, and tall enough for a tall
man. Woolfolk came out with a
pleasant smile, and he was dressed in
a gray suit of clothes. His face was
quite white, almost pale. But he was
as cool and calm as mnu could possi
bly be, in fact he did not appenr to
realize that ho was to hang to mi r-
row.
“Yes, I’m ready to go,’’ he replied,
answer to a question. “I have
made peace with God, and this time
to-morrow. I’ll he with him in my
heavenly home.”
“You are ready to go ?”
“Yes, ready and anxious. I would
rather die to-morrow than to stay in
jail nuother year.”
“Suppose you could get a commu
tation or a life sentence.”
“I don’t want it. Iliad rather die
than go to the penitentiary. I am
ready and don't want any one to in
terfere ”
“Your sisters are trying to get
respite of one day.”
“I don’t want it. I have put my
trust in God, and I want to go.
“Tom, are you going to tell any
thing about this matter?”
“No, I have nothing to tell. They
arc going to kill an innocent man
That’s all I can say. lain ready to
go, though, and I want to go as soon
as possible. I want it over.”
‘Aren’t you nt all afraid?”
‘Not one bit. I’ll meet death like
a man. They can’t hurt even my
body. I have put my trust in Gotl
and he will see mo through.”
This has been one ot the most noted
criminal cases in the history of Geor
gia courts. It has been to the Su
preme court of the sta.c tw ice, and an
effort was made to carry it to the Su
picnic court of tho United States,
The Thurman Banauet. Ln,™,,,,,
Coi.umni's, (>., Oct. 28. —.Several ™E SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE
committees having in charge the pre- TEACHES USEFUL LOS-
The state fair closes to-day.
been a success.
It has
Tho Result ot the Elections-
Washington, Oct. 28.—Consider
able figuring is being done in nntici
pation of the result of the Congres
sional elections.
Democrats count on a net gain ot
twenty seven members as certain, and
hold that there are many districts in
loubt which are apt to go Democrat
ic. They make no estimate as to
Pennsylvania, though they hope to
make- gains there and they claim a
gain of two in New York believing,
however, that they will gain more
They expect to beat Brower and
Ewnrt in North Carolina.
In South Carolina they expect to
elect Elliott who was turned out of
this Congress. They count on de
feating Coleman iu Louisiana, and
electing a Democrat in Teroine’s dis
trict in Alaska. Iu Connecticut
they claim a gain or two. They are
confident that they can elect a Dem
ocrat to succeed Butler in New York.
Tho other gains they count on as
certain are Raynor and Compton in
Maryland. The First and Third dis
tricts of Virginia, the First and
Second districts of Arkansas, seven
districts in Ohio, ono in Tennessee,
two in Michigan and two in Wiscon
sin.
The Democrats expect to lose prob
ably three districts in Indiana and
possible one in Delaware.
The annual couveution of the Na
tional Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union will be held in Atlanta Nov.
14 to 18 inclusive.
P re '
liminary arrangements for the Thur
man anniversary banquet, Nov. 13th,
are busily engaged, hut only a general
programme has as yet been prepared,
The preparations contemplate an at
tendance of 1,000. The invitations
have about all been sent out.
Favorable responses have been re
ceived from cx-Prcsident Cleveland,
■Senator Carlisle and Gov. Buckner
of Kentucky; Don M. Dickinson, of
Detroit, and Thomas Ewing, of New
York The invitation list includes
senators, members of congress mid
prominent newspaper men from all
parts of the country. The committee
lias received information that demo
cratic clubs at Indianapolis, Philadel
phia, Pittsburg, Wheeling, Detroit,
Cleveland and other points will send
representatives.
Advices have been received that
Messrs. Vance of North Carolina,
Barbour of Virginia, Mills of Texna
anti McClure of Philadelphia, will lie
present if they can possibly arrange to
do so.
The occasion will be national in
character, and Judge Thurman, who
will he seventy-seven years old on the
anniversary, has written a number of
private letters to prominent democra
tic friends.
Mr. Cleveland will respond to the
toast, “Citizenship in America,” and
it is expected to make all toasts on the
programme as nearly non-political as
possible.
Lease of tho State Raad.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 28.—Drs. E
A. Fluellcu and Ebeu Ilillyer, and
Anthony Murphy, W. L. Houston
and Tyler M. Peeples have been
appointed by the governor, under
the eighth section of the lease act,
as a board of appraisers and ex
aminers to make a schedule of the
property which is to go to the lessees
of the state road. They organized
and began work this morning.
Mexico Retaliates.
Marsiiai.i., Mo., Oct. 28.—M. N
Shobe, a cattle raiser living here, bus
been shipping cattle to Mexico con
signed to his partner, II If. Walker.
Yesterday he received an oider from
Mr. Walker not to ship any more,
as the Mexican government has just
placed an import duty of 8501) a car
on cattle in retaliation for the Mc
Kinley bill.
Snow in Tennessee.
Nasiivh.i.i:, Oct. 28.—A special
from Knoxville says: Reports reeeiv.
ed here last night show that a consid
erable quantity of snow fell in the
mountains last night. Two to four
inches are reported at Cranberry.
This is two or more weeks earlier than
usual for snow in the mountains. In
some places the snow has fallen < n
green leaves.
■SONS. DON’T LET IT
COST YOU TOO
MUCH.
I. Levy & Co.
Kdinblttllercliants.
Tr.rcc Mammoth Iittablisls■»
me',its.
MITCHELL HOUSE BLOCK.
The News says:
There is a man up in Maine who
likely to cause some profanity
among stenographers and mailing
clerks. IIis name ist llorious Floriuus
George Washington Stout Peck.
Wt^bopowe have educated yoa to r^Ij
upon oar premise t» serve your b«tt iattr-
csts. W e have reason to beliera the ltaaaa
law been aptly learned. Season after in.
son our trade Inn extended. Season after
season our patrons have returned agaia aall
ap-airi. Season alter season we hara'aOapt-
ame liberal policy in traaiMtlif
i with everybody. The rualt is aa-
"nil for our annonneeaMitS,
ou’re with as.
“LEYTU.”
Imsi
tural—you
aad then-
IIKItli'S AN EAIH.Y FALL BARGAIN
THAT'LL PROVE INTERESTING.
We d like
Alexander Latham & C■>. estimate
the cotton crop this year at 7,500,000.
If these figures arc reached it will bo
the largest crop ever marketed in the
United States.
A military scandal has developed
iu Atlanta, the Gate City Guards, or
some of its members, tried to bribe
the Judges, in order to secure a copy
of the programme in advance.
The Woman’s Board of Managers
of the World’s fair will meet in
Chicago on the 16th of November.
A pole fell on ex-Senator Robbins
of Talbott county at Macon yester
day killing him instantly.
The Governor's Horse Guards got
away with tho famous Liberty Troop,
iu tho tilting at Atlanta.
Members elect to the legislature
will be heading for Savannah next
week.
remember one inif.rfa.l
Din concerning -■■’/• use of the word “A#;*
Perhaps you've noticed that tker*
ttic some concerns that never sell aaytkiag
excepting “bargains?' They use tbs want
u. till times ami under all circumstanaafl. X#
mutter what they sell, no matter wkat tha
quality of the article, no matter what tka
price—its u “bargain' just the —
1,1:11 i-* 1 . if vou're willing to taka tha dealers
1 for it. That isn't the sort of bargain
prepurat'
about to refer to, and what tkis littla
hat has been leading yau up (a.
r stores will laara tke
liberal definition
»f the word “bargaia.”
“LEVY’S.”
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
AT
R. Thomas Jr’s* 126 Broad Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. Voluntoer’Observer
.'tether Bulletin for the 2-1 hours ending
o’clock p. m., Oct. *2f>, ItiOO.
Tempi* rat lrk.
:h
p. m
Maximum for 21 hours
inimum “ “ *»
Ruin-full
Fair and slightly warmer
LADIES AND CHILDREN’S WRAPS.
Our wrap department is now open for tka
inspection of the ladies. Never have wa
unpacked such a varied assortment ia ladies
Wraps New Markets, Circulars, Raglaaa,
Cloaks, Walking Jackets, Jersey Cfak,
Capes, l’lush Wraps, Infant Clonks, etc, alb.
V think you’ll admit that Thomasville
t had a stock to touch it. 2ad floar
back.
UYTA