Newspaper Page Text
VOL. II—ISO. 178
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 185)0,
.00 PER ANNUM
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
| The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
-CHALLENGE-
COMPETITION !
JLXJ3L* UlsTEiIS
- OF—
DRY GOODS,
Notions,
CLOTHING,
hats
—AND-
SHOES I
From this day, No
vember 29th, until
further notice, we of
fer our entire
STOCK
-AT—
f
I
To compete with the
bankrupt stock
thrown upon the mar
ket and hope to be
remembered by our
friends in this strug
gle.
Very Respectfully,
F. N.
132 Broad St.
Thomasville, Ga
Mr. P. D. Bird, of Florida, was in
town yesterday,
Mr. D. M. Horn, of Bosto:-, was in
townyesterday.
Mr. James O. Branch, of Dixie, was
in town yesterday.
Mr. John B. Culpepper, ot Macon,
was in town yesterday.
Mr. R. Dunham, of Montgomery,
Ala., is at tho Gulf.
Mr. A D. McNichols, ■>! Brunswick,
was in the city yest rday.
The flower yards are beautiful with
winter flowers in full bloom.
The hackmen of Thomnsvillo al
ways do a driving business.
The weather is delightfully cool
and bracing. It is just right
Mr. S’. B. Burr came down last
night and will be in town a day or
two.
Judge A. H. Hansel! went uov.-.i to
Moutice.lo yesterday, .tod "i.i return
to day.
Mr. James S. Canon, of Savannah,
was among the guests at the Stuart
yesterday.
A great many hogs have been
slaughtered within the past two or
three days.
The depot and surroundings present
a busy sueuo upon the arrival of pas
senger trains.
The road machine is doing good
work on the boulevard. The machine
is now indispensable.
The glass ftyn'. for Tompkin’s dtu'g
store has been shipped, a d will be
in position in a lew days.
Mr. Tom Wright, the clever agent
of the S. F. & W. Ry., at Monticeho,
was in town yesterday,
Mr. S. J. Casscls has bteo eating
fresh ripe tomatoes from his garden
How’s this for December ?
Low Rates to Asheville.
From the following it will be seen
that Agent Van Dyke has been in
structed to sell excursion tickets to the
Immigration Convention in Asheville,
at one Ian:
Savannah, Florida & Western Rail
way Co., Passenger Department.
Jacksonville, Fla. >
Nov. 26th, i860. J
Circular 841. Southern Interstate
Immigration Association; Asheville,
N. C., December 17th, 19th, ’90.
To Agents:—You will sell round-
trip tickets co Asheville, N. C.. on Dec.
13th, 14th, 15th and 16th, at rate of
one fare the round-trip; tickets to be
iron clad signature form, limited to a
continuous passage in each direction,
with extreme limit Dec. 24th, 1890.
Use same form of tickets as used
for summer excursion business.
W. M. Davidton,
C. D Owens, Gen’i Pass. Ag’r.
Traffic Manager.
It is hoped that as many of Thomas
county’s delegates as can possible do
si will attend.
— —*.-•**►• .
The Truck Crops.
The late rain was badly needed on
trunk gardens especially for such
crops as f cabbage, beets, onious,
lettuce e.rd the like. If the weather
is uot ton se\ ere there will be a largo
crop ot ibis kind of vegetables. The
farmers are already bustling in tho
matter of preparing their lands for
planting in a month or two. The
grocery stands navo a fine variety of
vegetables for the housekeepers to so
lect from.
Hello! Have you subscribed for a
telephone? Now is the time to sub
scribe. It is on the line of progress
and push.
Reid and Culpepper’s book store
will bo crowded this morning, with
little children looking at the Chr.st-
mas tricks.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Chisholm re
turned yesterday from Savannah,
where they went to attend the funeral
of Judge Chisholm Sunday.
The lawn tennis court in the Mitch
ell House grounds is being put in
splendid shape to delight the hearts
of lovers of the favorite game
We hope Mr. Ulsey will receive
proper encouragement in canvassing
for a rlephone exchange. It would
prove a wonderful convenience for
many.
Everyone was glad to see thebright
beaming face of Mr. Isaac Wise on
the streets yesterday. It cures a
chronic case of blues just to meet
him.
Tho opera house will be dark all
this week, but next week will be open
two nights. “Satan” on the 17 and
“Lest in New York” on the 18th will
be the attractions.
Wo icgrct to learn that a telegram
was received yesterday by Mrs. Clint
Worrell, announcing the death of
her brother-in-law, Mr. John Worrell.
Mr. Clint Worrell went to bis dying
brother two or three days ago.
Mr.Georgo A. Sanderson,who holds
the responsible position of General
Agent ot the Motion Route, at Chica
go, pasted through the city yesterday
enroute to Florida, to look after the
orange and other shipping interests.
On bis return lie expects to stop
over several days in Thomasville.
Open To day.
Messrs. Kcid and Culpepper have
been hustling about pretty lively for
the past few day’s getting everything
in shnpe for their^innual opening of
holiday floods, and they have one of
the handsomest displays and the lar
gest and most varied assortment ever
shoiyn in Tliomaaville. You can find
anything you want at their store,
suitable for all ages ituil purses. It
will pay you to go and look nt their
stock. Read their locals elsewhere.
Mrs. Louise. Myers is a guest of
Oak Hill, oil Jackson street. Mrs.
Myers would bo pleased to correspond
with ladies who would like to join a
four months European partv next sea
son. See her notice in another col
umn.
The mercury touched 85 yesterday,
and the north wind reminded early
risers very forcibly that winter weath
er was upon us. The merchants had
quite a run 4>ii their stock of over
coats.
A telegram was received yesterday
morning by the weather bureau an
nouncing frost tor last night in South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and
Southeast Florida
Mr. W. A. Davis is quite sick at
his home in Fletchervillc. He has
been confined to his room for the past
few days. It is hoped that lie will
soon recover.
Another Solicitor General-
Few die, none resign.
That is the old adage about office
holders. ,:lereand there an exception
to the later clause is found—to prove
the rule, probably—and one such was
announced to the legislature yesterday.
It was the resignation ot Hon. D. W.
Rountree, as solicitor general of the
southern circuit. Mr. Rountree re
signs for the purpose of devoting his
time to the practice of law here in At
lanta. His letter 10 the governor
states as much.
That letter was short and to • the
point.
Having concluded to locate in At
lanta, for the practice of my profession,”
he said, “I beg to tender my resigna
tion, to take effect when my successor
has been elected and qualified.”
There is no young man in Georgia
better known than Dan Rountree. He
was a member of the legislature of
1882-83, and m 1884 was elected so
licitor general of the southern c rcttit.
In 1888 he was re-elecied for a term
of four years. For several months Mr.
Rountree has devoted a good portion
of his time to his rapidly increasing
business here in Atlanta, aui! he was
unwilling to continue to hold the office
in south Georgia, while making Atlan
ta his headquarters.
Mr. John R. Slater, cl Valdosta, is
the only candidate yet announced for
the position. “Slater is the brightest
young lawyer in the circuit,” said Mr.
Rountree yesterday. “He comes with
the almost unanimous endorsement ol
the senators and representatives of the
circuit, and would make splendid so
hci'.or general.'’—Constitution.
immaculate Conception-
On Monday the Immnculnto Con
i ceptioa.of the.Blessed Virgin Mary
was solemnly celebrated by the Cath
olic churches. SpeakiDg of the day
an exchange says:
The occasion is a very important
cue.- The festival itself is traceable
iujhc Greek church from the end ot
•the fifth century, and in tho Latia
dotes from the seventh, but a great
controversy prevailed for a long time
in the West ns to whether and in
what sense the conception of tho Bless
ed Virgin Mary was to be licit! im
maculate, and in what sense tlm Bless
ed Virgin herself was to be held con
ceived without sin. It was believed to
bo a consequence of the doctrine of
the divine maternity and necessary
part of tho honor duo to the incarna
tion tlint the Blessed Mother should
be held to have been at all times free
from the stnin of sin.
Great Statesmen's Desk.
Washington, Dec. 8.—The desk oc
cupied by the late Representative Kel
ly,so long of Pennsylvania, has been re
moved from the House, ac tne request
of the daughter of the dead statesman,
and has been sent to her home. In its
place is a handsome new one. Miss
Kelly paying the expense of the old
one, $55. Mr. Baker, of New York,
succeeded to the desk room which Mr.
Kelly occupied.
The desk occupied by Mr. Cox was
sent to his home, and now there is a
movement by the Democrats on
floor to buy Mr. Randall’s desk
present it to his family.
The Beautiful Snow.
Harrisonburg, Va„ Dec. S—A
terrible storm set in here last night,
ytnow and hail fell, and a snow storm
rages fiercely. The weather is in
tensely cold.
Danville, Va., Dec. 8.—The first
snow of the season fell here this morn
ing and the storm extended through
Henry and Patrick counties. The
i strange part of it is that there was
The Hotel Register Fiend. .
Did you ever notice a “register fiend ’
go up to the hotel counter, catch the
book by two leaves and ty a sudden
jerk bring it right side up before him?
Well, if you haven't, just take your
stand by any of the counters in our Ho
tels and watch.
A fine looking man came up to the
counter of the Imperial Hotel and
careluliy road the name and place of
residence of every man on it. Clerk
Parker was on watch, and answered a
dozen questions that man put to him.
Patker stood it good naturedly for a
while and then took up a paper to
read. After the “fiend” had gone out
Parker said;
How funny about some men! Now
that man does not want to see anybody
here and he probably never was in
here before in his life. D.d you no
tice that he took a toothpick as he
left the desk? Well, he will keep th.it
in his mouth, and standing out at tne
front door permit th: passersby to
think that he is one of our hoarders. It
is a harmless conceit, but sometirots a
very troublesome oue.”—New Yoik
Telegram.
Fighting Ihe Forco Bill.
Washington, Dec. 7.—It is he
understanding generally among the
senators that the national elections bill
will occupy the major part of the time
of the senate this week. A number of
democratic senators have prepared
speeches to deliver, and it is posstbf
that to ci sure them a hearing the
hours of the daily session may be ex
tended into night.
Georgin, under the new apportion
ment will have another congressman.
And if an extra session of tho 52nd
congress is called, and it is not un
likely that this will bo done, then he
will have to be elected from the state
at large. Jud Clements is prominent
mentioned for the place.
The National Alliance Convention
which met in Ocala, Fla., adjourned
•ine die, on Monday evening, after
endorsing tho sub treasury plan and
refusing to reconsider tho vote by
which the forco bill wtt3 condemned.
LEVY’S
.he
and
The school children are looking
forward to tho holidays with keen
anticipations of pleasure. And may
the bright expectations of each and
everyone of them He more than real
ized.
Hitting Bucket Shops.
A dispatch from Atlanta, says:
Futures receive n black . eye. A
tax of $18,000 precludes the existence
ofany bucket-shop in Georgia, and
the recent decision in a case from the
Augusta circuit before the supreme
court where Alexander, the defend
ant, was fined for receiving an orde.r
to buy future cotton as agent, and
was held amenable to the law, wilt
cheek agency operations. Cotton and.
all other future dealing arc embraced.
iu this prohibitive clause.
1 i » wi •» »•*“* --
This paragraph appears in the re- j lively thunder storm last night just be-
sume yesterday from Atlanta, of the' f ore the snow began to fall. Ihe
tax act: I weather is still cold and threatening.
“Old soldiers may conduct games ; - - —
of chance, peddle, and engage in sev- | The present legislature shows no
oral other specified vocations, free of improvement over its predecessors
state or county license.” ! 5“ the matter of absenteeism. They
Whose date is it? Tut up some-! arc just as bad as former legislators
1 iu this respect.
The tariff question is now agitating
the public. It will not down at the
bidding of the politicians. The peo
ple have repudiated the McKinley
monstrosity.
Mr. John R. Slater has been elected
Solicitor ol the Southern Crcuit, vice
D. W. Rountree, resigned. Mr. Slater
will make a most excellent official.
The legislature has ir,created the
state tax on circuses to $300 per day.
It teas $2oa. This is l ad—tor the
boys,
Old Granny Hoar is stiff urging
the force bill. The old sinner.
Congress will adjourn for the holi
days.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
AT
R. Ikon’s It’s' 120 Broad Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. Volunteer’O’oserver
Weather Bulletin for the 'it hours ending
ut 7 o’clock p. m., Coe. 9, 1890.
Tevpzbatibc.
7 a. iu
■;
7P.™
Maximum for -4 hours •'*
Minimum “ “ “ ’
Rain-full 00
We hear from a private source that Reid
& Culpepper have a niter display of goods
than ever before.
Drop in ami select your presents at Reid
& Culpepper’s and have them laid aside.
Judging from the crowd at Reid Cul
pepper's. trade must be on a tojm
Such golden op
portunities seldom
occur to buy wraps
ut actual cost. Do
not neglect it, only a
few days longer to
buy in—what more
acceptable Christmas
present for wife or
daughters.
S
it is worth money to
Reid k Culpepper's.
the- crowd
Mitchell House Block.