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VOL. II—NO. 187
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20,1890, .
—CHALLENGE—
COMPETITION !
IN
all
-OF—
DRY GOODS,
Notions,
CLOTHING,
EE .A. T S
—AND-
SHOES I
From this day, No
vember 29 th, until
further notice, we of
fer our TBLtire
STOCK
-AT—
ACTUAL COST !
To compete with the
bankrupt stock
thrown upon the mar
ket and hope to be
remembered by our
friends in this Strugs
gle.
Very Respectfully,
F. N. LOHNSTEIN,
' 132 Broad St.
Thomasville, G-a.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
See notice of book lost.
Yesterday was another chirming
day.
Theflying jennies did a lively bus
iness yesterday.
There was a good trade in holiday
goods yesterday.
C. A. Avant, of Macon, was in the
city yesterday on business.
The usual amount of red lemonade
was to be se~n at the circus yester
day.
Our Northern visitors were out in
force yesterday enjoying the lovely
day.
Mr D. B. Levis and wife, of New
York, are here lor the winter. They
are at the Gulf.
All trains from the East have been
from one to six hours late for the past
lew days
The streets were crowded yester
day. Even a ten cents circus draws
in Thomasville.
Miss Annie Hicks, of Boston, istbe
guest of Mrs. E. Lee Brown, on Rem
ington Avenue.
Mr Sanford continues to improve,
and his friends hope to see him bead
the boulevard procession on the first
of the new year.
Miss Ollie VYhitehcad, of Hardeo-
ville, S. C., arrived Thursday, and
will spend Some time visiting the fam
ily of Col. A. P. Wright.
Those who came South before the re
cent blizzard and snow storm have
cause, to be thankful. 'The weather
here, comparison, was quite bearable.
The Gulf House reached high wa
ter mark Thursday. Their register
showed 64 arrivals on that day. And
it was not a good day for at rivals ci
ther,
Hon. S. G- McLendon has returned
from a business trip to Atlanta and
other points. The beautiful snow and
breezy winds in the Gale City cut
short his stay.
Heushaw and Ten Broeck, who
played “Two Old Cronies" hero last
season, will appear at the opera house
noxt Tuesday night In “The Nabobs,”
which is said to be one of the most
laughable musical comedies on the
road-
The Circus.
Burk’s ten cent circus gave two
exhibitions yesterday—alternoon and
night. The street parade drew quite
a crowd of little folks and darkeys
an 1 the performances were fairly pa
tronized It takes au old fashioned
circus to draw much in Thomas
ville.
Election of Officers.
At a regular communication of St.
Thomas Lodge No. 49 F. & A. M.
held Thursday evening, 18th inst, the
following officers were elected to serve
the ensuring masonic year.
G. W. Herring, VV. H.
J. J. Stephens, S. W.
A. C. Davenport, J. W.
M. A. Fleetwood, Secty.
Isaac Levy, Treas.
N J. Brown, Tyler.
The deacons and stewards will be
appointed at the next regular meeting.
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A Card of Thanks.
Mr.M.M. Dickerson and family wish
to express their profound gratitude
to the good people ot Thomasville,
who so generously assisted and sympa
thized with them in their recent ca
lamity. Especially do they thank
the fire department, and others, to
whose heroic efforts they are so large
ly indebted; also Mr. T. C.
Mitchell, under whose hospitable roof
they received such kindly care.
'PhqmoBville, Ga., Dec. 19, 1890.
The Result.
Elsewhere we published the result’
of the primary held on the 18th as
officially declared by the Democratic
Executive Committee. It will be
seen that all of the old ticket were
renuminated except Messrs. Hurst,
McCann and Heetli. They filled
three of the most important offices iu
the county, and during the several
terms that they have served, their
records have been without blemish.
Thomas county has never had more
efficient officers than Messrs. Hurst,
McCann and Heeth. They will-
retire with the consciousness of duty
faithfully discharged and the assur
ance that their defeat, was caused
solely from a popular sentiment in
favor of rotation and not lack of con
fidence on the part of any class of our
citizens. While speaking thus for
them, we do not disparage their suc
cessors. Capt E. P. Doss is one of
the best known and most highly es
teemed men in the county, and is in
every way thoroughly qualified to fill
the responsible office of Sheriff.
While Mr. Hurst’s personal friends
inay regret his defeat the most ardent
of them will not question Capt. Doss’
fitness jbr the position. The incom
ing Receiver aud Collector, Messrs
W. R. Wynn eud Henry It, Hurst
are both good citizens and upright,
honorable men, and will give to the
officers and the people theij. best
services.
The election at all of tho precincts
was marked by good order and good
feeling. No accusations or faultfind
ings on the part of defeated candi
dates have been indulged iu and no
discord in the party will result. The
will of the people, ns expressed at the
polls, will be ncquiescedjn by every
democrat and the nominees will be
given the united support of the party.
Next Attraction.
“The Nabobs,” the new musical
farcical extravagai za, written for John
E. Henshaw and Mary Ten Broeck,
which will be presented at the opera
house noxt Tuesday night, is one of
the best of the attractions of that na
ture on the road this season. It is not
claimed that there is a plot—one does
not associate plots will, fun—but there
is a sufficient thread of a story upon
it, a series of comical sayings aud do
ings, good music, handsome costumes
and novel scenic effects, and from the
raising to the falling of the curtain t ie
laughting whirl of merriment goe. with
a breezy and delightful swing. An ad
mirable company of comedians and
comely girls have been selected to
surround the two stars, and, as one
gushing critic siys, the performance
Will be ‘^located down with the sweet
est morsels of the comedy stage.” A
feature will be made of the musical
numbers, and the comedians are pop
ular entertainers and some 01 the best
known fun makers in the profession.
Vaudeville attractions are now the
most popular with theatre-goers, and
“The Nabobs” is said to combine ail
the elements ot a laughter-provoking
and, at the same time, refined success.
Young Female College.
The exercises in Young Female
College closed yesterday for the
Christmas holidays, to bo resumed on
the 1st Monday in Jau., 1891.
At the commencement of the term
a prize was offered to that student
who should be perfect in orthography.
The following young ladies did not
miss during the term, viz:
Miss Snllie Brown, •
*• Olive Horne,
“ Florence Millsap3,
“ Anna PatteD,
Vira Patten,
“ Cora Pittman,
“ Nellie Pringle,
“ Mollie Watkins.
It was decided by a “Spelling Bee"
which of the nine was entitled to the
prize. After a spirited contest of
half an hour or more on the most dif
ficult catch-words, Miss Nellie Pringle
was declared the victor.
$5.00 PER ANNUM
The Consolidated Vote.
The following is tho vote as con
solidated by the Executive Committee
yesterday:
Hurst r>55
Doss Oil
Groover 1,102
IIowzc 302
Iieetli C87
Hurst 776
McCann -176
SinirooTU 108
Wynn 588
Gandy 1,292
Dckle 171
Rogers 1,459
Johnson 610
Isom T. 592
Fleetwood 239
By viH no of a resolution passed by
tho Democratic Executivo Committee
at a meeting held this day for the
purpose of consolidating the vote of
the primary election, held December
18th .for the nomination of county of
ficers, I hereby declare as nominated
as the candidates of the Democratic
party of Thomas county for the offi
ce? mentioned, namely:
For Sheriff—R. P. Doss,
For Clerk Superior Court—.T. W.
Groover.
For Tax Collector—H. R. Hurst.
For Tax Iteceivcr—W. R. Wynn.
For Treasurer—Charles Gandy.
For Surveyor—W. II. Rogers.
For Coroner—B. C. Johnson.
II. W. Hopkins,
Ch’m’n Ex. Com,
Dem. Ex. Committee.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee igct at the court house yesterday
for the purpose of consoldating the
vote in the primary held the day before.
Capt, R. P. Doss, the chairman , ten
dered his resignation as a member of
the committee, and Judge H. W.
Hopkins was unanimously chosen in
his stead. The committee then pro
ceeded to consolidate the vote, after
• hich a resolution was passed instruct
ing the chairman to officially announce
through the press, the names of the
candidates elected. Tnis completed
the business of the session and the
committee adjourned.
Snow Bound States.
Harrisonburg, Va., Dee.
A LETTER FROM TEXAS.
18.—
The heaviest snowstorm sinco the
year 1857 prevailed hero Tuesday and
Wednesday. Tho weather was very
cold and tbo wind blew a’perfcct hur
ricane. Buildings in course of erec
tion were blown down, while roofsand
sheds wore mashe.l in by the weight
of tho snow. Tho snow is very wet
and heavy, aud about twenty-two
inches deep ou a level, and it bos
drifted, in some places from eight to
ten feet deep. In the mountains
west of here tbo snow is said to bo
drifted to a depth of twenty to thirty
feet.
SNOW WRECKS A TRAIN.
A wreck ociurrod on the Valley
branch of tho Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, about two miles north of this
place, yesterday evening. A south
bound traiu, due here at 5:80 o’clock,
drawn by three engines, ran into a
snow drift and was derailed. Two en-
gines were thrown from the track and
demolished, while the third was
thrown across the track. Six persons,
all railroad employes, were injured.
The passengers escaped with a slight
shaking up. The track was torn up
badly and tho loss to the railroad com
pany will probably reach 830,000.
WHEELING ALL IN WHITE.
Wheeling, W. Va , Dec. 18—The
most terrific snowstorm for years has
been raging for twenty-four hours aud
a large amount of damage has result
ed. All telegraphic communication
was cut ofi all day yesterday. Tho
city telephone, telegraph aud fire
alarm systems are completely wrecked,
and railway traffic has been terribly
delayed. The loss is large. Street
cars are not running and hack lines
are taking their place. But little
business has been done. There are
lively apprehensions of a flood in the
city. There is a vast amount of saow
about the headwaters.
Abilene, Texas, 1
Dec. 15th, 1890. }
Editor Times-Enterpbisk:
Dear Sir :—After a lapse of three
weeks, I write again, thinking that it
would be interesting to your many
readers to hear more of this country.
I shall not attempt to paint up this
country in brighter colois than it
justly deserves. First of all let me
say that I never met a more social
and generous hearted people in my
lifo than I find here on every hand.
The rich aud the poor seem to vie
with each other in trying to make a
stranger feel at home among them.
Then the soil hero is rich and pro
ductive of almost every kind of crop
that can be produced anywhere.
Wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn, sor-
gum, cotton, millet and vine crops,
such ns melons, potatoes, grapes, &c.,
do well here, and fruit of almost every
kind grows to perfection. This is
not tho stock country now it was a
few years ago, although it far sur
passes anything in this line that 1
have ever been acquainted with.
Cattle aro fu good condition now on
the prairies, and I am told by those
that havo lived here several years
that they do well all winter. There
is an abundance of game, such ns
deer, antilopc aud rabbits. Then
there aro our Georgia quail and blue
or Mexican quail, chaprell and plover.
Tho two last named arc about the
size of a dung-liill hen, and aro fine for
tho table. Iu connection with these
there aro other smaller birds that arc
plentiful. Then there are wolf,
badger, prairie dogs, tiger cats, wild
cats, fox, raccoon, opossum and
smaller vermin that we do not havo
in Georgia. These and many others
that I could name arc tho good fea
tures of this country, nnd like every
other section upon the globe, it has
its bad features. The water is
healthy but hard, and does not wash
well, n;id then this country is subject
to drouth, and while there never has
beeu an entiro failure of crops it is
considered by some to be an uncertain
country to farm in„ This trouble,
however, is fast passing away, as the
country is being settled up rapiuly,
and the more the turf is broken the
more rain we will havo here, or at
any rate this has beeu the history of
tho older settlements of the state.
There wa3 a considerable drouth here
the post summer, but the farmers of
this country has averaged i bale of
cotton to the acre. Grain crops were
short, although there is plenty of
wheat, oats and corn made to do tho
country another year. To any of my
Georgia friends that anticipate com
ing to this country, let mo say that
while I do not feel like assuming the
responsibility of advising them to
come or stay away. 1 do feel safe
in saying ibis much, if they caD get
here with as much as S50 to each
member ot tho family, they can do
much bettor here than they can there,
but I would not advise any one to
break up and come here that is doing
well there. If you have got to move
and can get here prepared to run
yourself the first year, then I would
say come, but unless this is your con
dition 1 could not encourage you to
move to this country. As for my
self aud family, we are better pleased
and contented every day we stay here,
and I am not at all afraid but what
my move will prove to be beneficial.
Yours, as ever,
Wm. Reynolds.
LI FY’S
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
B. Thoms It’s-126 Broil Stmt.
R. Thomas, Jr. Volunteer’Obsorver
Weather Bulletin for the 24 hours ending
at 7 o’clock p. in., Dec. 19,1890.
Tempisatcb*.
7 a. m 33
2 p.
7 p. 48
Maximum for 24 hours - 99
Minimum “ “ “ - 31
Rain-fall 0.0<t
Fair warmer Friday, colder Saturday.
' Such golden ?op-
portunities seldom
occur to buy wraps
at actual cost. Do
not neglect it, only a
few days longer to
buy in—what more
acceptable Christmas
present for wife
or
daughters.
Book Lost.
Yesterday, between Jcrger’s and the de
pot, one Tolume of McCauley’s History of
England. Finder will be rewarded by re
turning to this office. 3t.
LEVY’S
|\litchell House Block.