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VOL. II—NO. 131 THOMASVILLE, GEOEGIA, SATURDAY MORNTNG, DECEMBER 13, 181)0. $5.00 PER ANNUM LOCAL HAPPENINGS. J The News of the Day Told in Brief—Personals, Etc. -CHALLENGE— COMPETITION ! IN - OF— DRY GOODS, Notions, CLOTHING, ra: i 1 s —AND- SHOES From this day, No vember 29th, until further notice, we of fer our entire STOCK -AT— ACTUM. COST! 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. L0HNST6IN, 132 Broad St. Thomasville, G-a. Go to the Methodist church to-mor row night. Watch out for the new schedule to morrow '.'an’tour young people get up a New Years ball? The weather turned somewhat cooler yesterday. C'lias J. Liliesithn 1 , of Baltimore, is at the Stuart. Mr.’ J. S. Jarvis, ot Atlanta, v.as in the city yesterday. L. G. Collins, cfFli n, Ga., -va-- at the^Csre- don yesterday. Mrs. Wells lectures at he ii put church this afternoor. We regret to learn that Mr.S J Gas- sels is temporarily indisjiosed. See notice of hoarders wanted on Jefferson street, abound door from Broad. Mr. E. M Mr ri-e •; Savannah, lur A Itevi < morrow. ill l> ai-e via t. N. C , to Mr. S. Brissiuger, of G'ucii.tiaii, was autographed at the Gulf yester day. Mr. M. M Blanton, a prosperous merchant of Mmihiie, was in town yesterday. L. W. Jordan, of Baltimore, and W - B. McMullen, of Knoxville,Tcua.. are at the Gulf. Mr.O.D. Ball, Jr,, of Portsmouth, Va., is in the city, the guest of Mr. Junius Smith. Hon. K. A Couael 1 ,' of IV high.-uo. was circulating among his Th >mas villo friends yesterday. Mr. Ges. W. Walker, of Tallabns see, was in town yesterday. He reg istered at the Stuart. Remember that Collector Heeth must close the tax books on the 20th. Pay up, and sa»-c costs. .Mr. W. M. Levy, ol Charlotte, Mich., is in the city. He is comforta bly located at the Clarendon. The improvements in the post office being made by Postmaster Hike, will be appreciated by the public. Miss Mary Walker and Miss Annie May Andrews, .wo charming .. ou:ig ladies of Iainonm, Fla., were in the city' yesterday. The usual number of cummer- ciaPmcn were in town yesterday. Thomasville is headquarters for these gentlemen. Mr. J.C. McMntb is confined to his bed with an attack of rheumatism Dr. McIntosh is the attending physi cian. Wc hope to'see hint up soon. With the approach of the holidays tne Southern Express Company’s busi ness is increasing. Mr.^Reynolds, the local agent", will promptly handle every thing sent or received here. A hunting party from the Clarendon, consisting of Messrs. W. Fitzgerald, Thos. Fitzgerald, Thos, McGill and J. H. Comstock, spent the day yester day shooting ducks on lake Miccosu- kic. The advance advertising car of Prof. Burk’s circus, which exhibits here next Friday, is side-tracked at the depot. The bill hoards all over the city aro being covered with highly colored printing ninttcr. The regular weekly game of the Progressive Euchre Club took place at the Stuart on Thursday evening. The playing was spirited, and much interest was manifested in the game. Miss Garfield won the lady’s first prize, and Dr. Gohnic, the gentle man’s first prize. Miss Clara Deisher and Mr. Clnyt Dickiuson, also took prizes The latter was closely pushed , by two or three gentleman, buti “Clayt” carried off the prize. - j “Lost in New York.” The grand realistic comedy drama, “Lost in New York,” with its river of real water, real steamboats, real yachts, rowboats and other marine craft, will receive its initial produc tion iu this city at the opera house next Thursday evening. Dec. 18th. The play is one of the greatest suc cesses on the road, and is highly spoken of everywhere. The company receives the highest encomiums of the press, especially Gus Pixley, a broth er of the celebrated actrees, Annie Pixley, who is credited with a tre mendous hit. Beats are now on sale at Keid <fc Culpepper’s Twelve Pounds a Week. Rev. Mr. Keith, ol Vermont, who come here about two weeks ago, is an enthusiru'c a'im r.r of our delightful climate. The day It-- arrived he was ive ghi d at the ri-. pot ao.! just one w-.ek latt^ i.e went bick and was weigh' d again, wiitii it was found that lie had gained ju-t 12 pounds. Mr. Keith is very much tilted over his rap id improvement, and never fails to put m 1 good word for Thomasville tvhen- i-v< r tin- oppnr-u iity presents itself. . wi-be 0"t:-.d-: a wei!: is a pretty It's First Birthday. Yesterday, Deo. 12th, was the anni versary ol the opening ot the New Gulf House. Mr. Fields, the popu lar manager, informs its that the bus iness 1 f tho past year has exceeded all expectations. In the, twelve months past, from Dec. 12, 1889, to Dec. 12, 1890, there have been over eleven thousand arrivals, as their register will testify. This speaks volumes tor tho manner in which Messrs. Philpot & Fields havo con ducted (be house, and is a record of which they may justly feel proud. Dr. J. W. Hinton. \Ve trust thnt the South Goorgia Conference will continue Dr. J. Vv. Hinton as presiding elder of this, the Thomasvil!© District. Dr. Hinton is one of the ablest ministers iu the United States, and we feel honored down this way by having him to pre side) over our Methodist Church-” The above from the Bambridge Democrat will meet with a very gen eral response.throughout tho district. Dr. Hinton is one of the ablest min isters in tho conference. The New Train. The Montgomery Adveriiser says: A train will leave Montgomery at 7 a. in. known as L, & N. limited for Jacksonville, and Tampa, and all other Florida points; goes to Jacksonville via Thonnsvville and Montioello and the F. C. & P. Railroad, arriving in Jack sonville at 9 p. in. and at Tampa at 7 a. in. the following morning. This train wili commence running to-day. Quarterly Conference. The Fourth Quarterly conference for the Thomasvillo district will be held to-night at 7 o’clock, at the Pastor’s study. A full attendance of the official members, is earnestly requested. Dr. Hinton, Rev. Mr. McDoncll and Rev. Mr. Ryder will leave on Monday morniug for Macon, where they will attend the annual confer- auce of the M. E Church South. Members who are iu arrears, if there are any, in their church assessments, should not forget that these gentle men will leave on Monday morning. DeLauncc, the white man who has been on the chain gang for some time post, made his escape Thursday morn ing. He was a trusty, and took ad vantage of the confidence placed in him and skipped out. The gang was at work on tne boulevard about two miles froui town. .Mr. Bennett and a corps of survey ors are near town. They have been running a line tor the proposed road from Tallahassee to Thomasville. All of the right-of-way, with an excep tion or two, has been secured- Thomasville, Ga., for 1890. WIIITK. Andrews,.! D Lesler, U E Ashley, If J Aldrich, Isaac I! Atkinson, C C Ainsworth, II Ii Alexander, .1 It Ainsworth, Ii D Iiouchclle, L ]{ lioltoms, Amos Balfour, It C Bctzmau, B F Biggs, J J Baker, S AV Baker, John E Bmmloit, f) S Bibb, \V II Ball, M <: Bruce. AY \Y Ball, T -1 Barraltc, .! A Blacbshear, T E Blalock, 11 .1 Bower, 1’ S Bryant, \V 1> Brown, E L Brandon, \V II Brown, N ,1 Beasley, \V AV Burch, AV II Brandon, J A Bottoms. T J Hall, AV L Lee, .J AV Love J E B Lasscter, I B Linton, J L Levy, I Lcvick, Harry Lewis, J O J Lalioche, C I Law, W B Lord, S A Lambert, It C Moore, A J McKee, .las A Mitchell, Tlios C McDoncll, G G N McKinnon, T D Mallclte, E M Miles, Jasper Martin, II B Montgomery, J S Mcllarge, J II Miller, Alexander McKinnon, J N Merrill, J S McCnnls, J E McIntosh T M Maclean, K T Mash. II T Moore, \V It Merrill. J Ilunscll McIXmgald, Arc!is Carroll, Richard Ii Mollcr, A AV Cave, II M Mash, ,J .1 Chance, ,J M Coulter, J G Chastain, 11 M Cone, J J Campbell ,AVm Campbell, C AV Carroll, Joshua Coyle, \V T Chisholm,-J Ii Cussady, M It Coyle, J B Cone, AY J, Clisby, A AV Cochran, J IV Curtriglil.J T Culpepper,.! T McDouguld, F Maelulyre, AV' It Muller, Albert II Millsap, Z T Mitchell, AV II .Mallard, o L JleDougald, A Moorchouse, A VV Mallard, J S Moore, J VV Mitchell, Meliry Naumnii, A E O’Brien, Joliu Old, Charles I’uiue, T 8 I ’at ten, Arthur Carroll, Geo VV II Prevail, A F Clcwis, J0I1 m Piltmau, VV It Clewis,.! M Carroll, C Crovatl, .1 G Clcwis, G E Cooke, AUS Ct-illcmicu, II E Clifton, J S Clew Ik, II Cassels, S J Cl ine, ii Drovl’lis, G Dek'le, It L Dwellc, J Drake, J F Dillon, J VV J> ckiiison, It C- Delcle, Lebbcus Davenport, A C Drover, L A Dek'le, II E Dekle, Robert Davis, J L Davis, VV E Dekle, T S Dekle, J M Davis, L It Davis, VV A Davis, John C Dolberg, John Evans, J:u F Eason, .VV C Paiker, John 1 Parish, VVm Pringle, J L Pringle, E It Piltmau, J T Parker, John F Philpot, S T Pollaml, John Pins on, A C Pringle, VV A Palin, A II Pul in, A VV Parker, C o Parker, VV II Parker, G VV Poythrcss, C D Peacock,J \V Quinn, C B liicbcy, S Roger's, Wui II Reid, J VV Rockwell. VV II Itccse, VV -VI Riley, Albert Reynolds, W II Ramsey, II c Roberts, AV T , Spilz, LJ Smith, A Smith, F II Schmidt, L Keefer, TV S COL >nm>. Atkinson, J 11 King, Robert* Atkinson, A F Linton, A C Lundey, William Boone, Allen Bacon, Sam Lewis, L B Broadnax, S S Love, Jimmy Bird, Charlie Lester, Amos Mitchell, Lem Booker, Granison Bentley, John Mitchell, F. J Brown, A M ^Ic.Vnir, Tom Bril, Javus Miller, Warren Bennett,Tom Jr Mi.chell, Randal Bryant, Joe. Moore, Billy Brown, Lewis Mitchell, John II Bryant, Ks-< x Mitchell, Tim Baker, Tom SIcQucen, Green Bailey, !.:. ! McUuc, Jordon Brown, Gc j;gc Mitchell, Joe. Bennett, Louis Mitchell, J T Cone, Leonard McLeod, H J Caleb, Miles Orr, John Colvin, John Petti?, Jaj. Paine, Frank Carter, Charley Cason, Warren Ponder, Robert Carter,'.J W Price, Sum Davidson, AV S Rice Charles Dixon, Sain Roberts, James Downs, II B Reid, Billy Davies, M (J Dorsey, Tincy Randolph Andrew Randal S R Daniel, Jesse Reid. Ld AV Dowdell, Pc U r Rovul, George Rawls, Paul Davis, Sam E 1 wards, Most* Rawls, lliilhrd Everett, Thomas Rogers, Pollard Eskridge, Geo. Jr. Smith, S J Frederick. Levi Sharpe, Geo. Few, J C Smith, Henry Flipper, F Scott. Juke Flowers, Payton Small, Ben Smith, Salima Frederick, Allen Frazier, William Scott, Wash Green, Dave Stevens, (Joe. A Gai-dv, William Stuart, II It (ir.iv, Willie Smith, W I) Green, Richard .* SC’ 't, Alford Gant, S G Slater, Tube Gamble, James Tate, Richard Howard, Hubert Hr. Thurman, Daniel ILanblcton, E/.o'kiel Taylor, Green L Hnnrlto 1. JacUcon T1 c u -son, Sherma liiii. Peter Vickirs Mack llolsey, Mali in Wright, Thomas Harrison, Ilenrv Williams, Wesley Hngerson, Dan Walton, Juliu3 Hunter, Anderson Wilson, Robert Henderson, William Wilson, Charlie Herring, Jacob Williams, G W Jones, Aaron Whitaker, R E Johnson, B F Ward, T S Jones, Moses J Walton, Charles James, Sam Yo^ng, Fied Edmondson, VV F Singletary, T M Ellas, Dayo _ Stephens, John Fleetwood, M A Fleishor, bain Flcisiicr, A Fuss, Joseph Fcrrill, G VV Fulch, M M Forbes, G VV Fa 11 is, F C Fudge, B D Faucett, VV II Gordon, II C Goldbach S M G riHi 11, C It Golf. A J i til 11, Isaac irdou, T M Groover, J VV Gaudy, C T Goldberg, B Griffin; James llanscll, C P 11 umphrics, E leelh. P S Stephens,.! J Steyennaii, S Stoycrman, I. Salter, J It Smitli Jiinius Smith, E M Stringer, .I I) Stuart, (; T Smith, Iteddeu jr Bpair, John Sheffield, 11.1 Spilz, VV A Spence, T L Sampson, S Slone, B VV Sransell,,! M Stark, C G Snodgrass, Cyrus Strihbliug, A It Smith, Redden Snodgrass, IV C Sturdivant, L J Thompson, C B iliiicplircrillc. VV Thomas, VV r I- Hopkins, F VV Thompson, E O Hawkins B F 'Taylor, VV J Herring G VV Triplett, John Hutchison, MM TTownsend, II F Hurst J A Tullis, NG Henderson, G AV A'aun, J T Hopkins, T S Hcctli, It S llcrhciier, J II IIopkimr/T N Hargraves, A It Helms Carlos Hopkins, II AV Hayes, S L llanscll, A II llnire, J C Harley, P X Hagan, A J Haddix, Nimrod Hammond, AV M Jenkins, J II Johnston, John L AVise,II Jones, S A Wertz, P It Jones, James M Jerger Joseph VanDykc. F M AYoIcotl. Jas I. AYard, AV It Wright, A P AVhite, J E AVIIson, Frank Williams, Sidney AValtcrs, B F Wright, B II Walker, 111* Winn, T I> Winn, F J AVhiddon, R F Ward II J Whittaker, E D Jerger, J A Jcrger, Louis Jones, A It Jerger, L II Kendrick, K T Kottmau, J T ggin WilHams, AV AV White, A S AVest, J T Wolff, C’lias •Young, T J Young, CII Young ST Young, Ham 1 hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct list of the registered voters of Thomasville, Ga.,, for 1890 nn<l 1891, Dec. 1st, 1890. J as. F. Evans, Thoniaffvil’c On, Iicgiitrjr Clerk. General Leo Taike. Richmond, Va., December 10.— General Fitzhugh Lee, who since his retirement from tho gubernatorial chair, has devoted his energies to t! development of tho hu.-iui-qg of the Rockbridge Company, i3 here to night, in fine spirits and pcrfecl health. “I am out of politics,” said the genial ex-governor. Being asked his preference for tho presidential nomination, two years hence, he said: “That is some distance oil yet, and thiuk Senator Dtnicl struck the idea when lie said that it would bo wisest to let the issue of the campaign be more clearly defined, and then sdect the man who bc-t represents them, and to whom sutx-em h most certain to come.” Irby succeeds Wndc Hamntou in the U. S. Senate. And to .South Carolina has branded, as no longer worthy the confidence ol the people, the man to whom the people^! thnt state owe more than any man living or dead. Shame! SIGNAL SERVICE! BUI EAU - -AT E. Thomas Jr’s- IE Broad St.-nt. R. Thomas, Jr. Volunteer Observer Weather bulletin for the 21 hours ending at 7 o'clock p. m., Dec. 12,1800. TrvrsuATtat Such golden op portunities ^seldom occur to buy wraps •at actual cost. Do not ueglect it, only a few days longer to buy in—what more acceptable Christmas present for wife or daughters. 2 p. m 02 7 j>. m r-9 Maximum for 21 hour? 7< Minimum “ “ “ 36 Rain-lh.l 00 Fair warmer Friday, colder Saturday. Board m'the Country. A few boarders can be accommodated at Jersey Farm, one half mile cast of the city. Location high and healthy, and near the lines. Hoard substantial, including the >est of milk and charges moderate. if Ladies' European Party. Of tour months next season. Address Mrs. Louisa Myers, Thomasville, Ga. 12 13 2t Desirable board can be obtained on Jeffer son street, opposite the Maeary, second door from Broad street. 12 13 l w d utrs Mitchell House Block, * Tv :