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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. ■ ■ <•> 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.