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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told In
Brief—Personals, Etc.
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The water in the nver is uow con
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were swapping sti
about the storm yesterday.
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Mr. Ed Wood returned
Simons yesterday morning.
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Another car of storm pears were
shipped trom here yesterday.
Air. S. D. Allison is in the city. He
drove through from Savannah.
Mr. Sam Baker, who is now living
in Brunswick, is at home on a visit.
Talk up that lawn party on Friday
afternoon for the benefit of the Char
ity Hospital.
Misses Emma and Mattie Hudspeth,
of Baker county, arc visiting Dr. and
Mrs. A. B. Couch.
The roads are in very bad condition
yes Many bridges were washed away
badly damaged.
Solicitor
Everyone is glad to see
Peeples in town—except those who
have violated the law;
Mr. M. D. seligman, a popular
young business man of Montgomery,
spent Sunday in the city with his
friend, Mr. S. M. Wolff.
Mr.
Geo. B. McKee,
Lowndes county, one of. the largest
and most successful farmers in Geor<
gia, was in town yesterday.
son brought up
cucumber yesterday from Monticello
that measured sixteen inches in length.
It was grown by Mr. Abe Simons.
Judge Pope, a distinguished mem
her ot the bar of Georgia, and a <-iii
zen of the “Artesian City,” was the middle of September,
autographed at the Stuart last night.
Dr. j
I*. Cu pepper and wile, and
Capt. Finn and wife returned from St.
Simons yesterday. They report the
Thomasville delegation as having
great lime.
Misses Rena and Mayne Davis left
yesterday for a visit to friends in
Dothan, Ala. Their numerous.frienda
wish .them a pleasant visit and an
early roturn.
As wi 1 be seen by advertisement
elsewhere Messrs, fames F. Evans &
Son are the representatives of B. D.
Anguish, the well known Chicago
commission man. .
Mr. and Mrs. Johu Ferrtll, of Wal
tham, Mass., who have been spending
the past six months in Thomasville,
left yesterdag for home. Their Thom*
asv.lie friends hope to see them here
aid ns« teatou. Miss Tommie
Butler accompanied them home aod
will spend the summer north.
Mr. W. H. Reynolds and family
left yesterday for Chicago, where'they
will spend some time and then go to
their old homo in the West. Mr.
Reynolds has disposed of all hi* inter
ests in Tbomasvilie and it is not like-
tbat he will return. We in
common with onr citizens regret very
much to lose so valuable citizen as
Mr. Reynolds, but all wish him pros
perity wherever he may locate.
Thomas Superior Court.
The adjourned term of Thomas
superior court convened yesterday
morning, Judge Hansell presiding.
A few jurors had been excu ed since
last court, and after others had been
Bworn in to take their places, the
Judge commenced on the civil docket.
The tint case, and in fact the only
case tried during the day, was a . di
vorce case. The jury gianted the
divorce in about five minutes, A
number of cases were sounded during
the day, and a few judgments were
taken, but the majority were coutinued
for various causes. The grand jury
met promptly at ten o’clock and went
to work at once. They devoted
siderable time to investigating the
killing of the Cuban, which occured
on Saturday night. They did not
return any bibs yesterday afternoon
and of course it is not known what'
the action was taken by the body,
We regret to learn of the death
the infant daughter, Ollie May,
Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Werls, which
occurred at the home of her parents
on last Tuesday. She was 18 months
and a half of age, and a very bright
and loving child, the very idol of her
parents. Her death is a sad blow
them aud they have tbe sympathy
every. one in their affliction. The.
little one was tenderly laid to rest
the family burying ground, eight
miles from town, on Wednesday
Revs. Parker and Wynn conducting
the servioes.
A CUBAN KILLS ANOTHER
SHOT DOWN IN COLD DIM
WITHOUT CAUSE
At tbe Oltr Hotel on Saturday
Night—The Coroner's Jury Calls
it Murder and the Murderer is
Jailed-
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The popular Kimiergarten school
of Miss Mary F. Barnes closed last
Friday. For several days her little
pupils have been having their quaint
commencement exercises. And why
should they not have them as well
as those of larger growth. Though
little fellows nuw they are the coming
men and women of the future. Mbs
Barnes, always thoughtful about the
pleasure aud happiness of her pupils,
as well as about their advancement,
gave the school a picnic last week.
The school will be re-op.ued about
Prof. Johu O Culpepper, who has
been conducting a school at Dixie for
the past year, was iu town yesterday.
Frum him we learn that he will teach
iu Quitman next term, ho having
been made assistant principal ol the
graded school at that place. John
a bright, brainy young mau, and his
friends rejoice in his prosperity. We
congratulate the good people i
Quitman on securing bis services as
teacher. ' k
The shipment of melons is far be
hind last year, but the weather bos,
no doubt, caused the decline to a
large extent. Up to lust Saturday
night there had been but 414 can
shipped this year. At to a cones
ponding date last year 716 cars had
been shipped. Niuety'uiue cats were
sent from the line of the S. F & W
Ry. on Saturday agaiostone hundred
and forty three on the same date ’ast
year.
There are two splendid spsciaunt
of Irish potatoes in this office. . They
are of the "Early Rose*' variety, aod
were grown by G. C. Lunsford, on
Carroll Hill, Mr. Lunsford is e--
gaging very extensively in the truck
businessandhe is, we are glad to koow,
making a success of ir. It is these,
and other similar industries, that make
suburban property around Thom
asville still mere valuable than it is.
Sheriff L. F. Patterson, of Bain
bridge, passed through the city yes
terday enronte home from Amos*
keag, Ga., where he had been to place
old man Von Polnitz, the Decatur
county wife murderer, in tbe convict
camps at that place. It will be re*
membered that the old man was sen
tenced to hang, but upon the earnest
solicitation of the Judge, lory and
solicitor general who convicted h'ra,
the Governor commuted his sentence
to life imprisonment. Mr. Patterson
says the old man is in very bad health.
Mr. Mac Bulloch, of Ochlockonee,
was in town yesterday. He is ship
ping melons, and came to get excused
from serving on tbe grand jury that he
might give his personal attention to
the Kolb Gems.
Pelham academy had its commence
ment the other day. We notice that
our young townsman, Mr. Walter Ham
mond ranks with first grade speakers.
He is a chip of the old block.
Mr. S. L, Hayes was appointed per
manent receiver of the Lavine stock
of goods by the superior court yes-
lay.
The unprovoked killing of a Cuban
in his room at the City Hotel on Sat
urday night, has, notwithstanding] the
fact that the killing was done by one
of their own countrymen, created a
great deal of excitement among those
composing thrCuban colony in this
city. > '
About eleven o'clock on Saturday
night the officers were sent for and
notified that a man was Bhot in,the
.City Hotel.’ The news spread rapid
ity and sopn quite a . number ..were
gttUjeiydin and around tha.^place.
when it was learned that Ramon Cor-
eaz was shot by Antonio Chacon, and
was then lying in a dying condition
in-the hotel.
The story told by those present was
to the effect that Chacjn, who was
drinking, rapped upon the deor of
Coresz’s room, Coreaz opened the?
door when Chacon fired a pistol in
his face, the ball going through his
neck. There was not a word spoken
by either parties.
According to a statement made by
Coreaz to Sheriff Doss jnst before he
died, both the men were friends and
had never had any falling out,
Chacon ran as soon a- be fired the
pistol, but he was captured a short
while after by Sin riff Doss and the
police in Richard Green’s bar-room,
which is near the' hotel. He offered
no resistance and was locked up,
Tbe wounded man died about two
o’clock Sunday morning, and Coroner
Johnson was notified, who came to
to town and summoned a -jury of in
quest. The inquest was held about
nine o'clock Sunday morning. The
witnesses wore largely composed of
Spanish speaking people and an in
terpruter had to be used. This nec
essarily consumed much time aud
rendered tbe investigations rather
tedious.
Among other witnesses sworn was
Jose del Pino, who said: "I and de
ceased wero in the latter's room. Fer
nando Perdona came in shortly after
wards and we three sat down on the
bed and wero talking. Had been
there some time when we heard a
knock on the door, which made a
great noise. Deceased got up and
opened the door to see what it was.
As he oponed the door he was shot.
heard nothing said. Saw Antonio
Chacon when he shot deceased and
rap. It was a little dark, there be*
ing only a candle burning in the room,
Am not positive whether shooting was
done with a gun or pistol, but think
the latter. They seemed to be on good
terms and had had no falling out.
Antonio Chacon was under the influ
ence of liquor. As far as I know his
character has been good.”
Fernando Perdona, who was also
the room, awore to substantially
the same as above.
Willie Languaid swore that he was
a room upstairs asleep when he
was aroused by knocking on the wall.
He got up and saw Antonio Chacon
flourishing’ a pistol. “Asked him what
was the matter. He replied that he
wanted a smoke and would have it or
raise h— U. I ran, when he chased me
around upstairs and out on the ver
anda, He threw the pistol at me. It
struck my foot. I picked it up and
started to throw it out of the window.
He told me if I did he would kill me.
I gave it to him, when he went down
stain. I heard the report of the pistol
soon after. Chacon acted as if he
was drunk.”
A number of other witnesses were
examined and the sheriff repented the
dying man’s statement to the jury,
after which the following verdict was
rendered:
GEORGIA,—Thomas Co.
June 18,1893.
We, tbe jury, sworn to inquire ioto
the killing of Ramon Coreaz on the
night of June 18, 1893, at the Vir
ginia House, in Thomasville, Ga.,
find that deceased came to his
death from a gun shot wound inflict
ed in the neck from a pistol in the
hands of Antonio Chacon, and we
pronounce it murder.
J. 8. Montgomery, FuromaD,
T. D. Winn,
J. J. Cone,
Joe M. Massey r
J. A. Bowen,
G. T. Porter,
S. P. Doss,
T. J. Bottoms,
T. M. Gordon,
A. D. Kike,
A. R. Hargrave,
J. J. Mash.
Sentiment among the Cubans is
very much against tbe prisioner.
The murdered man was buried
about noon on Sunday in Laqyel
Hill Cemetery.
The case will probably be tried this
week by the superior court.
THE
Financial Outlook,
The views of Banker Clews
have considerable weight
when it comes to matters of
finance, and now he sees A
marked improvement in the
tone of business in Wall
street mainly consequent upon
the formal intimation of Pres
ident Cleveland, that he will
call an
EXTRA SESSION
Mr. Walter Philpot and bride,
nee Miss Russell, a daughter of the
Hon. D. A. Russell, of Bainbridge,
were at the Stnart on Sunday night
They left yesterday morning for
Americus. The happy twain were
made one on Sunday afternoon at
the home of the bride in Bainbridge.
Among others registering at the
Stuart yesterday were Messrs. John
H. Stephens, Plant System; J. E,
Fizzell, Columbus; J. B. Walker, Or
lando; J. H. Shaffer, Savannah; H.
B. Peeples, Nashville, J. L. Hall,
City; Mr. and Mrs. Harrell, Whig
ham; J- A. Davis, Jr., Washington,
and Dr. P.'A. McIntosh, City,
Scip Williams, the negro man who
beat his wife and then gave the offi
cers such a lively race pne day last
week, but finally made his escape,
come in and gave himself up to Sheriff
Doss yesterday. He was put in jail
to uwait the action of the grand jury.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bearden, of
Moultrie, who have been spending
some months in Florida, was at the
Stuart yesterday. They leave for
home to day.
Two bridal couples wero at tbe
Stuart on Sunday night. Tho brides
looked intonating, and lovely, of
course. They all do.
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it n*ni*t!i nature to throw olT the im-
1 purities of the blood, and at tlicsanu
•ontrary to ...
■utry, sarsaparilla mixture*, which bottle up tiu
impurities in the ajwfetn, thus producing much
Atcl-ucBs and suU'tmug. There fore, for a
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noble.*, and have Iteen very successful. I never
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u*ed a remedy w hich gavo such general satisfats
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tiWirr 81‘ECIKlfc CO.} Atlanta, Ga-
Wanted.
A man to take the agency of the
Brooklyn Life Insurance Co., of New
York in this Community. Will make
a liberal contract with a good man,
one who is competent to manage an
ageqcy. For particulars address
E. L. Merchant,
of congress in September next
The tariff and silver, will, of
course, be the main issues.
It is expected that the session
will be a tedious, and in rail
probability, a stormy one. It
is to be hoped that wisdom
will prevail and the wrongs
righted. In the mean time
the people can count on ear
doing the right thing.
DRY GOODS
-AT-
POPULAR PRICES
is our summer schedule.
Money matters are tight and
we will sell accordingly. S?e
what wo offer for this week.
50 dz. LADIES RIBBED
JERSEY VESTS at 71-2
worth double the money,
10 dz. LADIES SWISS
RIBBED VESTS at 12 Mb
good, value at 25c.
30 dz. LADIES FINE
JERSEY VEST at 20c same
good sold for 35c.
50 dz. LADIES FANCY
RIBBED BA LB BIG AN
VESTS at 35c, former price
60c.
233 Equitable building, Atlanta, Ga.
524
. Established 1857
JOSEPH JERGER,
DEALER IN
Watches,
Diamonds,
Silver Soyelties,
And Brlc-a-Brac,
Conplimsntanr andSouvenir Prisonts
Cloctes,
Musical aod Optical Goods.
104jBROADST.
THOMASVILLE, GA.
35 dz. LADIES LISLE
THREAD JERSEY VEST
white, blue and pink, it
45c, regular price 75c.
20 dz. LADIES SILK
RIBBED VESTS in cream
and colors at 75c, sold from
$1.00 to $1.25.
Children ribbed vests all
sizes at 12 l-2c.
We have just receiveda large
-’[lot of BBT SPREADS,
which we will dispose of this
week at a very low figure.
Have something extremely
new and pretty in satin dam
ask bed spreads.
Tls Levy Mercaotil Cu.
MITCHELL HOUSE BLQCS,
—AGENTS FOR—
Butterick Patteim
The most elegant line of alimw hats ever shown in Thomasville now on display. Ctett and see them. Curtright & Daniel
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