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VOL. It—NO. 186
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competition !
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L.I1TES
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DKY GOODS,
Notions,
CLOTHING,
hats
—AND—
SHOES I
From this day, No
vember 29th, . until
further notice, we of
fer our entire
STOCK
-AT-
ACTUAL COST 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. LOHNSTEIN,
132 Broad St.
Thomasville, Ga.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Yesterday was a charming day.
The circus will draw a crowd to day.
Ed. Craigmiles went over Cairo
yesterday.
There are less candidates in the
county to day.
J. S. Miller, Philadelphia, was at the
Stuart yesterday.
Mr. D. M. Horn, of Boston, was in
^he city yesterday:
Sheriff Simpkins, of Mouticello, was
in town yesterday.
It wns almost cold enough for ice
yesterday morning.
Prof. Burk’s circus is here lo-dav.
Lookout lor t ie parade.
Jas. II Maury and family, of <
bile, Ala., are at the Pjney Woods.
No. 7, from Savannah, was an hour
and thirty minutes late yesterday.
Mr. \V. A. Davis’ friends are glad io
see him at his place of business again.
Mr. J. 1' Hopper and wife, of Bos'
ton, were registered at the Gulf yes-
ter ay.
Mrs.^Ieltie Smith, of Atlanta, was
among yesterday’s arrivals at the
Stuart.
The depot presents a busy ap
pearance about two o’clock every
dav.
See Mr. Welch's new locals. He is
making things hum at his 5 and 10
cent store.
Of the several trains arriving daily
scarcely one fails to bring'visitors for
the winter. ' '
The next attraction at. the opera
house will bo Henshaw, on next Tues
day, Dec. 23rd.
Mr. F. A, Delph, of New Orleans,
La., was in the ciiy*\estetday. He
stopped at she Stuart.
The Lost in New York Company
arrived yesterday on the 11:30 train
from Pensacola, and stopped at the
Gulf.
IS. G. Muller, of C’amdem, N. J.,
and S. S. Ingman, of New Orleans,
La., arrived ut the Pincy Woods
yesterday.
The colored brother was ‘‘not in it”
yesterday. Not being a democrat, he
was deprived of casting his suffrage in
the primary.
The types made us say a few days
ago that Postmaster Riko had added
fivs more lock boxes, when we should
have said fifty.
The Hettie Bernard Chase Compaq
ny passed through the city yesterdav
morning enroute from Boston, where
they played Wednesday night, to
Americus.
Miss Nina Warren, of Savannah,
arrived yesterday on the fast mail and
will spend some time with her friend,
Miss Mamie Blacksbear, on Jackson
street.
Mrs. L. F. Chester, ol Woodville,
Texas, who has been spending a few
days in the city visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. E Reynolds, returned home yes
terday.
The streets and highways were
thronged with pleasant faces lured
forth by the bright skies and balmy
sunshine of yesterday. The day was
a charming one.
The perfect weather yesterday left
no room for complaint on that score
by the candidates. All who were so
disposed had an opportunity to cast
their ballots untramelled by the weath
er.
Good order and good feeling pre-
R ailed around the polls yesterday.
1 few of the candidates and their
friepds-were on hand, ready to fur
nish tickets, but no inordinate elec
tioneering was indulged in.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1890.
Fine Stock.
It always aflords us pleasure to no:e
any interest or success in stock raising
and brccd.ng in this section. Mr. O.
T. Hopper, of Boston, as is well
known, is an ardent lover of fine stock
and since his location in Thomas has
been setting his neighbors a good ex
ample by breeding fine cattle and hors
es. In both he his been successful.
Starting with a few registered Jerseys,
he now has one of. the nicest little herds
to he found in the state, and by cross
ing with the best common stock, annu
ally sells at paying prices, a number
of choice grade co vs. He also keeps
thoroughbred mares, and from one or
these, Annie Hayden, he has raised
one of th : finest colts ever seen in
these parts. This coir, Lemmons, is by
Almonl, the well known stallion belong
ing to Mr. Charlev D.tvis, and is a
beautiful chestnut filly. Shelias been
in training lately at Atlanta and aside
from her p-rfect form and handsome
appearance, she gives proniscs of -;ood
spe d. On Monday last, Me srs. Tim
and Mitch Br or, of Taliokas, who also
have a fj.i lnei.s for fine and fait
horses, made Mr. Hopper such a flat
tering cash, offer for Lemmons that she
is now their property. The parties
de ire the price paid to remain a se
cret, and for this reason we cannot
give it, bat we will state that it was
sufficient to buy quite a little herd of
ordinary horses. We have always
menlained that it would pay c-ur farm
ers to give more attention to improv.
mg and raising their own stock. We
hope the day is not distant when home
raised stock will be the rule instead of
the exception, and when hhe quality
will equal the best.
German at the Gulf.
A delightful impromptu German
was given at tho Gulf Wednesday
evening. Kesfer’s band furnished
music for the occasion, and everyone
present enjoyed it to the fullest ex
tent. The following couples, took
part:
Albert Riley and Miss Annie Scott;
Frank Edmondson and Miss Olivo
Blacksbear; W. II. Hammond and
Miss Ella Stuart; Jack Curtright and
MissHonorine Mitchell;Bryan Wright
and Miss Goodwin Sapp; Capt. Miller
and Miss Bird Woodson; J. E. B,
Love and Mrs. Brandon; H. E. Crit
tenden and Mrs. Hunt; M. L. Graus-
mnn and Miss Blacksbear; T. J. Liv
ingston. Among tho spectators we
noticed Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Merrill;
Mrs. R. Thomas, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs.
Fields; Mr. and Mrs. Philpot; J. A.
Brandon and E. M. Seargent.
Statement from Superintendent
of Water Work.
At half past nino o’clock on Tues
day night, there was 89 feet of water
in the stand pipe, according to tho
water guage, and on Wednesday
morning following, nfter the fire, the
gage showed 76 feet. I then em
ployed a roan to go to the lop of tho
stand pipe and look in. He reported
75 feet of water, or in other words,
5 rims out, each rim being 5 feet,
making 25 feet out, and leaving 75
feet of water in the tank. In my
judgment the trouhlo was in the ex
cessive length of hose and that tiic
nozzlo was larger ihan it should have
been for best results.
Respectfully,
E. O. Thompson,
• Supt. Water Works,
The Party has Spoken.
I’he democratic party selected by
primary election its candidates for the
various county offices yesterday. The
defeated candidates will, as they
should, gracefully acquiesce in the
will of the party as thus made and
give a hearty support to the nominees.
Thomas county democrats arc true
and tried and are always a unit in
supporting their standard bearers.
The men chosen yesterday will have
a walk oyer in the final election iu
January.
The livery men did a good business
yesterday.
The Election.
Tha returns from tho different, pre
cincts not being all in, it is impossible
to say who is elected, but enough
known to warrant us in saying that
Capt. Doss is elected Sheriff, and that
Mr. Ileeth is probably defeated for
Tax Collector.
Tho following was the vote at this
precinct: '
For Sheriff—Doss 154; Hurst 278.
For Clerk—Groover 430; Hqwzc 4.
For Tax Collector—Hceth 369;
Hurst, IIR. 61.
For Tax Receiver—McCann 293;
Wynn 44; Simmons 94.
For Treasurer—Gandy 364; Dekle
60.
For Surveyor—Rogers 431.
For Coroner—Johnson 283; Isom
50; Fleetwood 89.
The incomplete returns at our hour
for going to press indicate the proba
ble defeat of all tho old ticket except
Groover, Surveyor Rogers and Treas
urer Grady.
The vote of tiie county will he con
solidated to-day. We will publish
the full vote to mprrow morning.
To Visitors.
For ih; information ol strangers vis
iting our city we will again state that
the telegraph office will be glad to
have all call and register, so that in
the event of a telegram being received
its destination may the more readily be
ascertained. In this connection we
will also state that visitors will find a
cordial welcome, as well as a pleasant
place to while away a few idle hours
at the Library rooms.
The general cold throughout tho
north will hasten tho departure ot
those intending to v-ait the south.
Thomaavillo has room and a hearty
welcome for all wjio may come, and
doubtless offers ns strong inducement
at least in point of climate as any sec
tion of the south.
Mr. aud Mrs. Horaco Thompson
nad Mr. Chas Thompson, of St.^Paul,
Minn., arrived yosterday and will
oocupy their winter home in East
End again this season. Their many
friends are glad to have them in
Thomasville again.
We regret to learn that Mr. Jos.
McCann, the efficient Tax Collector,
lost a son yosterday morning. While
the piiinary, in which he was a can
didate, was being held, lie wns at
homo mourning .over the death of a
beloved child.
It is perhaps not out of order to oc
casionally remind our citizens of the
importance of exorcising proper care
iu retcrence to fires. It is a bad sea
son of tho year to be burned out, and
due caution may prove a wiso course.
Big Fire in Waycross.
At [8:30 o'clock on Wednesday
night fire broke out in the kitchen of
the Grand Central Hotel and soon
the flames spread to the hotel, a three
story brick building, and a block ot
five brick stores adjoining the hotel.
A high wind prevailed and all tho
buildings named were destroyed ag
gregating nearly a 8100,000 less.
Among the losers by tho tiro was
Mr. Frank Owens to the amount of
812,000, partially insured. Mr.
Owens’ numerous Thomasville friends
sympathizes with him iu this misfor
tune.
President Duncan of the Cumber
land Island Inprovement Company
says arrangements were fast being
made for work on the rew hotel, and
other improvements. Cumberland
will be a good summer’s resort.
Senator Joe Brown denies the
rumor that he would resign, and says
that if his health permits, he will
resume his seat in the Senate after
the holiday recess.
Brazil is larger than the United
States, but in the whole twenty States
which make up the Republic there
arc not as mauy people as wo have in
New York and Pennsylvania.
Heavy Damage to Property at
Many Placos-
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 17—The
snowfall to-day is the heaviest in sev
eral yt'ars. Wires are down all over
the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Bir
mingham s’egion. Horses were killed
and several iuen badly injured this
morning by coi* tact with electric light
wires. Tho situai.’un is so desperate
that the department flf public safely
has ordered all electric street car lines
to stop running for tilt' present.
Thcro has been a tremendous snow
fall iu the Allegheny mountains At
Bedford it is one and a half feet deep
on the level. Railroad wires arc
down and there is much anxiety for
fear of accidents' The. Pittsburg and
Western railroad is snowed up com
pletely. No froight trains whatever
•e ruuing on any roads, and
possenger trains that struggled
through were late from oue to
six hours. Business in tho city
is almost entirely suspended, an ex
ample being tho fact that no quota
tions were posted at the petroleum
exchange during the di»y, owing to
the lack of telegraphic communica
tion. The police patrol aud fire
alarm systems of wires arc badly
crippled and the switchboard at the
city hall was burned out this morning
Electric light wires wero prostrated
early in the day, and those dependent
upon them are without light. All
the street car lines in South Pittsburg
wero tied up, aud the inclined planes
were not running.
NEW JERSEY COAST RESORTS BET
TERED.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Tho gale
last night and to-dny lias done and
continues to do much damage to sum
mer resorts on the New Jersey coast.
The surf has torn big gaps in tho
bluff at Long Branch along Ocean
Avenue.
At Asbury Park it is tearing up
the Ocean hoard wnlk and ripping
tho timbers from tho fishing piers.
At Atlantic City the meadows back
of the town arc overflowed for miles,
and Baltic avenue is submerged at
several points, the houses on both
sides being surrounded with water.
William Bowker’s Inlet liouso and
pavilion has been completely demol
ished and swept out to sea. The
high tide is washing the ocean front,
but no damage has been reported.
New York, Dec. 17.—Tho heavy
gale to-day did much damage. The
top of baly’s theatre was blown oil
and one of the iron smokestacks on
the post office building sent crashing
through tiie glass cuting over the
mailing room. River and harbor
business seriously interrupted. Ssveral
canal and smaller boats sunk at piers
in North and East rivers. Through
out Virginia and Tenncssco the snow
and high winds prevailed.
A Railrord Strike in Scotland.
London, Dec. 14.—All of the rail
way men in Scotland will strike on
Sunday next for shorter hours. There
is a prospect of traffic being entirely
suspended during the Christmas holi
days.
The time for adjournment and
when to meet again, are the most
popular questions now before our
Georgia Legislators—but wo think
they will decide to spend the Christ
mas holidays at home and the summer
in Atlanta.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
fi. Ihcnu if s 1 126 Bread Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. VolunteerJObserver
Weather Bulletin for the 24 hours ending
at 7 o'clock p. m., Dec. 18,1300.
Truer, iutohic.
7 n. m 07
3 p. m....r. 00
7 p. m r 2
Maximum for 24 hours „ 5C
Minimum “ “ “ 35
Rain-fall _ 0.00
Fair warmer Friday, colder Saturday.
Such golden op**
portunities seldoiA
occur to buy wraps
at actual cost. Do*
not neglect it, only a
days longer to
buy in—what more
acceptable Christmas
present for wife or
daughters.
LEVY’S-
Mitchell House Block,
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