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iiifijb**^ . • - v ' * *v3* ; TOL. II—KO. 147 THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MiOENXNG, NOVEMBER 4, 1890. (! << PER ANNM -THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS. The News of the Day Told Brief—Personals, Etc. Vote to day. Wood is in demand. Vote the straight ticket to day. Tho Guards were out last night. Every democrat should vote to day, The election to day : don’t forget Winter clothing is getting in de mand. “We’ve found the store where buyers get tho very best attention, With great variety of goods, too numerous to inent : on. 8n low the prices are, they beat the lowest calculation ; Which makes us as a family sing out like all creation.” And that, is the reason trade with The cool weather is bracing every body tip. It Bo certain and vote to-day. important The “Clarendon” will be sung out at tho trains now. The churches were well attended on Sunday. Mr. Fred Bibb, town yesterday. of Boston, was in Mr. G E. King, of Atlanta, was iD town yr-tesday. Sec notices- of local legislation by tho legislature. FI List!! -THE- FAIR and SQUARE PLACE TO BUY The sanitary condition of the tow is good : keep it so. . Mr. Prentiss Fallis went down to Boston last night. Give Matteson a black eye to-day Flatten him out. Mr. E mar Tompkins is spending a few days in the eity. Thomas county democrats should rally to the polls to-day, chain Several accessions to the gang will ho made this week, "Mr, Ed Paine and wife, of ..Way cross, spent Sunday in the city, ' Thirty-one commercial men made the Stuart their home Sunday, Staple & Fancy DRY ROODS, CLOTHING, Furnishing Goods, XOTIOIS, &c. ALWAYS Stocked with a full lice of new and seasonable goods. ALWAYS Beady to make you the lowest prices quality considered. ALWAYS Beady to serve you well and save you money. F. N. LOHNSTEIN, 132 Broad St. Remember the stock show and tour nament by the Thomas Hu6wrs Every member ot the Thomas Hus ears should turn out Nov. 12th. Mr. Joseph Jerger and wife return ed home yesterday from the North. Metculfe, according to notice else where, will have her charter amended. Mr. Anson Ball is getting to be an expert stenographer and type writer. Tho justice courts as well as police court have no coses on docket to day, We were pleased to meet Dr. Bos ton, of Ochlnckonee, in town yester day. Thomas Hussars will drlil in full uniform on Wednesday, November 12th. Neptune Fire Company is ordered by Foreman Wise to meet at 7:30 this evening. > Mr. John F. Cooper and Wheeler Norman, of Colquitt, were in town yesterday. Ono of the fiuest spectacular playf on the road, at the opera house to morrow night. Northern visitors continue to ar rive. Thomasville has a warm wel come for them all. S. A. Smith, representing tho Roy al Baking Powder Company, was in town yesterday. Mr. T. E. Blackshear takes the cake on a sweet potato crop. He is a successful farmer. See notice of County Commissioner Bul’och. All roads in the county are to be put in good condition. You can get first-class work done at the Thomasville Marble Works. Patronizo home industry. At Rest. The fuueral of Mr. Dan. Andrews, who died in this city Saturday, while oue of the saddest, was one of the. most interesting ever witnessed in this city. It had been decided that his old school companions should act as pall bearers, but the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers requested that that privilege be granted them and a largo number of the order arriv ed from Waycross and joiued the lo cal members hero in conducting the ceremony. After tho services at the house by Rev. Mr. McDonell were over, the Brotherhood took charge of the last rites of their beloved brother, and to those who had never witnessed the ceremony before, it showed what a strong tie bound the members togeth- Mr. E, S. Paiuc, chief of the Waycross Division of Locomotive Engineers, conducted the services, as sisted by Mr. Frank Cross. Mr Andrews was just twenty-five on *his last birthday. The manner in which he bore his sufferings daring a long and painful iiiuess was truly be roic. The remains were laid to rest under the whispering piues of -Laurel Hill, hut his memory will linger long with those who knew him. Mr. A. R. Autry is establishing a large turpentine distillery four miles South East of Moultrie, in Colquitt couDty. Colquitt county is coming out. The new road is working wonders up there. The farmers of Thomas county, their wives and children, and every one else, are invited to attend the fair on the I2th. .Remember the day. Wesley Williams, who lias been porter for every hotel in Thomasville excepting the Piney. Woods, meets nil trains for the Clarendon. The ‘fsftarendon.” Mine host, VanDyke, the lessee and proprietor of the Clarendon, formerly the Whiddon, formally opened the houso to guests yesterday. A number of invited guests dined there on the occasion The dinner embraced all the substantial and delicacies of the season, and was served in first-class style. Everything is neat and clean about the house, and it promises, un der the new management, to become ono of tho popular hotels of Thomas- ville. The house is delightfully loca ted, fronting the magnificent grounds of the Piuey Woods Hotel, and is within two or three minutes walk of tho business portion of the town. Mr. VanDyke will givo his guests every possible attention, and will raako his rates reasonable. Success to tho Clarendon. Mr. Maud Abrams, who has been with Messrs. Mcinhardt & Co. for 14 years, and one of their most efficient and trusted employees, has, with his family, come to Thomasrillo to live. They arc comfortably quartered at tho Gulf. Mr. Abrams locates here for tho reason that he will be nearer the center of tho territory which he travels. There is, it seems, a move ment on the part of commercial men, who have regularly assigned territory, territory. Thomasville is tho geo graphical center of a conmercial terri tory, which is being industriously worked by an army of drummers, and it would pay their houses to have hem make headquarters here. Their traveling expenses would be much less. We regret that Miss Clara Deisher is temporarily confined to hor room by indisposition. Everyone hopes to see her out again soon. Merry The Fitzpatrick Family, Makers and Swiss Bell Ringers, will give an entertainment at Boston to morrow night. The small boy is getting ready for tho circus He may have to crawl in under the canvas, hut he’ll get there. He always does. Mr. J. Robinson, of Little Rock, who is connected with the Georgia Hedge Company, is stopping at the Stuart. About fifty hauds came in on the Monticello trajn last night to work on the new railroad between here and Tifton. Mr.' J. L. Pringle has returned from New York, where ho has been buying goods for tho Red Front Gro cery: Misses Mary and Jessie Huston, of Chicago, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Thompson, on Dawson street. Tho late cold does not appear to have injured the flowers much. Roses are seen in profusion in many yards. Alice Mr. J. Toppings, and Miss Toppings, of Calais, Me., arrived >es teiday and are guests of the S'.uart. A white man is. on the chain gang our courts know no difference between the races in the enforement of law. Mr- Jim Mitchell, who has been spending a few weeks with home folks, returned to Savannah last night. Marshal Spair is pushing the work the boulevard. He ;will|reach the Albany road to-morrow. The County Commissioners were in session yesterday. Only routine business was transacted. Mrs. A. E. Briley has returned home from a short visit to friends and relatives in Bainbridge. The Hussars are practicing for the tournament. Some fine riding will be seen on the 12th. There was somo delay last evening in starting up tho electric lights. This does not occur often. The city fathers met last night on winter schedule time, at half past seven o’clock. Jo Loro advertises his real estate business in an enlarged form to-day. Mr. Love is handling some of the most 'desirable property fn r 't<*wn and country. He has houses, furnished aud unfurnished,to renton reasonable terms. If you wish to buy or sell a piece of property in town or country ; or wish to rent a house, call on Mr. Love. He will take pleasure in showing yon the premises and giving all possible information. See his advertisement. An Invitation to Visitors. We hope our Northern visitors will go to. the court house to day aud see how a federal election is con ducted in the South. As honest men they will return home and testify against the charges that bulldozing and all manner of bloody scenes are witnessed at elections in the South. They will see here to day, whites and blacks, democrats nud republicans, go to the polls, each man voting free and untrammelled for tho man of his choice. Elections are just as fair here as they are at the North, and in many instances more so. Plead Guilty. DeLaunce, who, it will ho romera- bered, pointed a pistol at Sheriff Hurst a few nights ago, was up before Judge Mitchell yesterday. He plead guilty to pointing a pistol, and was fined $15 flvo months. DeLaunce rnndo quite a speech in his own behalf, and claims to have served during the war under the famous cavalry leader Gen. Morgan. Mrs. Fenderson Dead. Mrs. Aisly Fenderson, formerly- of this city, died in Sava inah a short time ago. The particulars are 'quite sad, as she died while at Thunderbolt Irom an overdose of medicine. The to locate at somo central point in that rem ains were taken to her former home in Boston, Mass., for burial. Late information froip Atlanta = CARPETS, WITH US, ARE SO CHEAP THAT THE POOR EST NEED NOT WANT FOR A ROOM COV* ERING. COLD WEATHER NECESSITIES m Carpets andThier Accessories. of represent that there is danger Livingston being defeated. The democrats of the 5th district should not allow Republican Ilaight to rep resent them in the 52nd congress. Two negroes were caught robbing cemetery at Murfreesboro, Tenn„ Sunday night. Tlisy were in the act of dri ving off with a corpse, which had been placed in a buggy, when caught. Mr. Charles E. Pease is recruiting party for a quail hunt in Georgin. Birds are wouderfully plenty in Geor gia, especially in the fields and for ests around Thomasville. Thomas couuty abounds in wild turkeys, quail and rice birds.—Dayton (Ohio) Jour nal. Mr. J. B. Norman, of Colquitt county, who was in town yesterday, reports that the right of way of the G. S. & F. is ent out from Tifton to Dear Moultrie, excepting a gap of six miles. Moultrie is about half way to Thom asville. Secure your seats for Water Queen before tho choice ones are all gone. Tt will doubtless prove to ho one of the best attractions of the season. The company carry a whole car load of special scenery. will no It is said that Macuuo is grooming Pat Calhoun for the Senato. Hands off, Mr. Macune, of Washington, somewhero else: Georgia democrats are capable of attending to their own nflairs. We can safely predict one result following v the meeting of tho legisla ture to-morrow : Mark IlaVdin aud Charley Hansel! will not lose their places. It is now said that the contest in the 5th will be mighty close. Dtm ocrats should see to it that Haight is defeated. Attention, Neptunes. You aro hereby ordered to meet at your hall at half past seven o’clock to night. II. Wise, Foreman LOCAL LEGISLATION. The circus on the 15th doubt draw a large crowd to town, The pictures will probably bo put up to-day, as the advertising car is due this morning. One of Thomasville’s drug houses low has a salesman on the road. This is on the right line. Thomasville ought to job a great many goods. And she will. Mr. C. C. Prendergast, of Way- cross, was one of the party from Way- cross who come down Sunday to at tend the funeral services of Mr. Dan Andrews. Miss Mary Wright, who has been making a protracted visit- to relatives and friends in Alabama, returned home last evening. Every one will to see her at home again. be The colored vote will b6 polled for Matteson to-day. However we learn that a number of them will not voto for the man from Kansas. Notice is hereby given that application will be mode to the Legislature nt tho session about to open for the passago of an act, to be entitled nn net, to amend the. charter ot the town of Metcalfe, in tho following parti culars. To extend the corporate limits of said town, so ns to include therein nil territory within one half mile in every direction from the ccatcr of the Savannah Florida A Wes tern Railroad Company depot, in’ said town. To empower tho Mayor and Council to IcTy and collect nn annual tax Irom all pro. perty held i> said town, which is now sub ject to taxation, or which mav hereafter be subject to bo taxed by tbe flinty, not to exceed three-fourths of one per cent adva- lorem. To further amend said charter by repeal ing the sixth (6) section of the same, and by providing that the question of license or of prohibiting tho sale of spiritous and malt liquors shall be submitted to, and decided by a majority of all tile qualified voters liv ing within the corporate limits of said town, at an election to bo ordered by the mayor and council, within one year from the pass age of this amendieg act, and not to he again voted on, within less than two years from tho date of the first election under this act. NOTICE. To all Road overseers and Road commis sioners; you arc hereby notified and request ed to pat all the public roads in good condi tion at your earliest convenience by order of J. A. Bullock, Chm'n. ' ltd 3tw Roads and Bridges, NOTICE. Notice is given that tho next Legislature will be asked *o pass an act to be entitled an act to prohibit the sale of any liquora whatever, within three miles of Friendship church, in MetcaL'e, Georgia. u The time is certainly here ivhen yon are thinking of your new carpet, and you could select no better time to purchase it. We arc turning out more car pels than any two houses in town. Why? because we have the assortment to select from, and the prices are right. We advise you to purchase your carpets now, for as sure as two and two make four—you will pay more two months hence. The McKinley tariff bill has caused an advance in wool, and it will be impossible for carpet dealers to duplicate their stock at former prices. Naturally it will cause an increase to the consumer. Our advice is plain. We have only the following inducements to offer—first the largest stock—second lowest pri ces—third that carpets and rugs are cheaper now than they will probably ever be again. ■ •- Our Stock is Composed -OF- INGRAIN — BRUSSELS —BODY AND TAPESTRY, MOQUET AND ALL THE VARIOUS STYLES AND PATTERNS. IE3. TT ;(3- S —IN— ALLSIZES. Fix the fact in your mind that when we advertise a thing we mean business. Come and look at the goods, whether our dealings will extend beyond that stage rests with you. We feel confident, however, if you are in need of carpets you wiU be come purchasers. Op one thing we feel certain—THE (PtiilCE WILL NOT (BE AN OB STACLE TO T(RA<DE; the ‘ offerings are over voltes for the money. I. Levy & Go. ■M Three Mammoth Establish-