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VOL. IV—NO 267
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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE 21, 1893.
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LOCAL. HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Dty fold in
Brief—Peraondlt, Etc.
Soruo interesting canes dill lie tried
in the Superior Court this week.
The grand jury is buckling right
down to business. It is a working
body.
Mrs Howard Quinn and children,
of Waycrots, are visiting relatives in
(his city.
Crowds are being made up already
to go to St. Simons on the next ex
eursion.
The 21st of this month, and it will
soon be hero, will bo the longest day
in the year.
Mr. Eugene Smith is the latest ad
ditiou to the wheel brigade. He rides
like an expert.
A largo number of very fine melons
were brought to town yesterday. The
price is rapidly declining.
Jim Groover makes a model Supe-
rior court clerk. He is clever, accom-
modating and efficient.
Mr. Anton Wright has retained
homo from Columbia, S. C., where he
has been attending college.
Send your job printing to this office
if you would have it done promptly
and in a first-class manner.
Misses Rosa -and Hattie Fleisher
left yesterday to visit Mr. E. Crino
and family at Dothan, Ala.'
Mr. W. B. Dukes, of Chastain, one
of the leading young businsss men of
South Georgia, was in town yesterday.
The criminal docket will be taken
up this morning. There are a great
many criminal cases to toy this term.
Miss Jessie Chisholm, who
been visiting relatives in Savannah
for some weeks, returned home yester
day.
The hearing of the case of the B.
& A. road for a permanent receiver
has been fixed for the first Monday in
July-
Groat quantities of LeConte pears
ore beiug shipped yet. So far as
have heard nil one has received re
turns yet.
Rertiur McIntyre has left his rail
reading in Florida, and a foreman of
the grand jury is discharging his
duty as a citizen.
Messrs. B. W. Stone and Olin
Jhnstnin returned from 8t. Simons
yesterday looking healthy but some
what sun burned.
Mr. M H. Connally, one of tho
best known railroad men' in the coun
try, is paying bis respects to the mel
on growers in this section.
There is no use to ask the question
Is it hot enough for you?” The
wilted appearance of everybody bean
amplo testimony to this fact.
Mr. E. P.'S. Denmark, of Quitman,
one of the most prominent lawyero
Brooks county, was in the city yes
terday .attending Thomas Superior
court.
He is a Walker.
Mr. Richmond, of Iowa, -is in the
city aod paid our office a visit yester
day morning. Mr. Richmond is a
professioral sprinter, and came in to
inquire^! any amusements were being
gotten up for the fourth of July in
Thomasville. He is anxious to have
a race with somebody; whether for a
long or short distance. He claims
to have walked many races in nearly
every portion of the United States.
He walked with Ora Bart; of Cal
ifornia, in New Orleans, in 1891,
making a record of seventy-four miles
in twelve hours. He has walked
against Prater, the great Atlanta sprin
ter, and says he trained J. W. Ford,
of Macon, the champion walker of
Georgia, He says he is willing to
walk against any man in the United
States .. except Ford. He excepts
Ford on account of having trained
him.
Mr,., Richmond is very anxious to
get up a. contest here lor the fourth of
July.Suid Tom Bottoms says Thom
asville will accommodate him if he has
to iftilk against him himself. Whai’a
the matter with someofThomasville’s
fast walkers giving the gentleman from
Iowa a chance to show what jhe can
do? We dare say that Tom Bottoms
or Walter Rennie would interest him
on a short race, and we know that
"Ginger” Pittman and Bob Evans
would stay with him on a long one,
"Ginger” would not be very far away
When the walker Horn Iowa crossed
the line. We hope some of the boys
will enter the race just for the fun of
the thing. There will be other amuse
meats here on the fourih, why not
have a walking match?
Mr. Maxcy Ashley, of Valdoata,
official court stenographer for the
Southern circuit, arrived yesterday
morning and is at bis desk in the
court house.
Is Thomasville in good sanitary
condition? This is a critical time of
tho year, and those who have the
health of the town in hand should
take no chances.
Tho debris left by the fire on lower
Jackson street does not add anything
the good appearance or smell of
that locality. It should be removed
tho interest of sanitation.
Col. A. T. McIntyre, who has been
attending the annual meeting of the
board of trustees of the State Univer
sity, of which he is a member, in
Athens, returned borne yesterday.
. All Right Down Here.
It is gratifying to know, while the
West and some other sections of tho
country are complaining about the
stringency in the money market, that
here in South Georgia the melon,
fruit and vegetable shipments now
being made are bringing thousands
and thousands of dollars into the
country. They come in at a dull
season, jus- at a time, iu fact, when
the circulating medium is most need
ed. It. has been only a few years
since when the farmer had little or no
income from the sale of one cotton
crop until the next was gathered and
packed. This has been changed, and
tho diversification of crops now re
lieves the situation at a season of the
year when every dollar talks and tells.
We havo a great country down here.
Our own peop'e scarcely appreciate
its importance aud advantages. South
Georgia ia the garden spot of the
state, nay of the South. Stand by
your section, be prudent, industrious
and economical and your section will
stand by you. When properly ap
pealed to it always responds.
Important to Dealers Who Pay
Government Taxes.
Here is something of interest to
liquor dealers in the state of Georgia.
All special tax stamps issued by the
United States government expire on
June 30.
The tax as a retail liquor dealer is
$25 per annum; as wholesale $100;
as retail dealers in malt $so per an
nnm, wholesale $50. Retail dealers
in oleomargarine $48.
II the dealers do not make returns
by July 1st they are liable to criminal
prosecution. There are two hundred
retail dealers in the state.
Any communication addressed to
deputy collector of interna) reyenue
at the following places would receive
prompt attention: Dalton, Canersrille,
Jasper, Cornelia, Gainesville, Augusta,
Griffin, Newman, Albany,
Brunswick and Atlanta.—Atlanta
Journal.
The business of the Western Union
office in this city has increased until
now there are five operators employed
when formerly two did the work. The
latest addition to the force is Mr.
Mickler of Tampa, who arrived yew
terday morning.
Superior Court.
Very Huhtbasinea waa transacted
in the Superior court yesterday. The
only case tried waa a suit of R. A.
Mitchell against W. A. Davis. The
case went "to the jury Just before
twelve o'clock, but they did not agree
upon a verdict until about dark, long
after court adjonrned. The foreman
has the verdict, bnt is not allowed to
tell what it is until court meets this
morning. It is known that one man
huDg the jury for a long time, there
being eleven fur one thing and one
for another. The criminal docket
will bo taken up this morning.
The grand jury returned five in
dictments yesterday afternoon, among
which were the following against par
ties now in jail:
Antonia Chachon, the Cuban who
killed another at the City Hotel on
Saturday night, was indicted tor volun
tary ^nuuulaughter.
Willie Harris, colored, was indicted
for assault with intent to kill.
Thoe. Ferline, wife whipping.
We had a pleasant call last night
from Frank EL Stevenson, of Cin
cinnati, traveling passenger agent of
Pennsylvania Lines. There ia a
through car leaving Sere every day
via Louisville and the Pennsylvania
Short Line for Chicago. It is the
■ante car that has been going to
Cincinnati, which! has been chang
ed to go over the above line direct to
Chicago. This will be a great con
venience to parties going to the
World's lair from here.
The "Can't Get Away*," are taking
things quite philosophically. Home,
after all, especially a cosy home in
Thomasville. is the best place.
Sometimes we are actually sorry
for those of our friendjs who are of) at
resort1; knowing that they are miss
ing the comtorts of home, sweet home,
and the soft breezes of this semi-trop
ical clime.
Movement of Melons.
Notwithstanding the fact that tho
number of cars of melons shipped this
season ia far ahor‘ ,f what were ship
ped up to a coi. mding date last
year, the indicati -re that almost
if not quite as mtrr^5'ill be shipped
during the whole^ .tson aeon the
year preceding. The present short
age is accounted for by the backward
ness of the season and the delay in
shipping caused by the recent heavy
rains. While'the acreage ia less than
last year the yield is said to be better
and will make up for the deficit in
acreage. Yesterday was the heaviest
day’s shipping of the season. In or
der to transport the large number of
cars loaded, four extra trains had to
be run, and every man on this divis
ion in the employ ot the road was
out. The melon bulletin put up by
the S. F. & XV. R’y only gives the
shipments for the day previous and
we could not learn last night how
many cars were shipped yesterday
There were fifty-six cars shipped on
Monday. On the same date last year
one hundred and seventy one cars
were shipped. Up to and inoluding
the lfiih 4GO cars have gone forward
this year. In 1892 there were 886,
Among other registering at the
Stuart yesterday were: Messrs. E. N
Rountree, Quitman; S. T. Nelson,
Boston; J. W. Morris, N. C;D. F.
Brown, Cairo; L. W. Collier, Atlanta;
H. H. Whitworth, Tenn.; S. J.
Jones, Atlanta; J. L. Reed, Chatta
nooga, and J. W. Lamar, Monticello.
Tom Bottom’s next excursion will
bo on tho fourth of July, from Ala
bama to Thomasville. Tom says if
Thomasville will get up any kind of
amusements for tho day be will briug
hundreds of people here. No oue
doubts Tom’s ability to get tho peo
ple.
How many teachers can you
commodate during the session of the
Peabody Institute, which will be held
here in July? Notiiy Commissioner
McLean or this office how many you
will fake and at what price. There
will be something like five hundred
teachers in attendance.
JJPaul Trammell got the plum. He
was named as tho collector of inter
nal revenue for Georgia yesletday.
Turner started Clements in too late
to win. Trammell, bad the endorse
ment of both senators and nine of
eleven representatives from Georgia.
No
We learn that Mr. H. M. Little, of
Ochlocknea, shipped one of the finest
car loads of iqelons yesterday that has
ever gone over the S. F. & W. R’y.
Watermelons are now moving with
a rush. Growers, whenever possible,
should soli on the track. It is, by
far, the safest plan.
Mr. H. B. McCormick, of Boston,
has bought the bankrupt stock of M.
Lsvine and will remove it to Boston,
Mr J. 51. Wilkinson, of the Val
dosta bar, was among the visiting
lawyers in court yesterday.
Yesterday showed the largest ship
ment of melons up to date ibis sea
son.
Editor Hawk, of the Boston
World, was in town yesterday.
Keep in mind that lawu party on
Friday afternoon.
The woods are full of melon men.
"Arc you going to take a rest this
summer?” "Oh yes, I suppose so;
io the usual way. “How is that?” Til
take a vacation, and fish and hunt and
put up with poor accommodations.
Then i’ll come home and rest.—Wash
ington Star.
5Irs. Cleveland and Baby Ruth
left Washington this morning for
Gray Gables, their summer home in
Massachusetts, Tho {’resident did
not go.
THE
Financial Outlook.
Thu views of Banket* 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 ho will
call an
EXTRA SESSION
of congress in September nett.
The tariff and silver, will, of
course, be the main issues.
It is expected that the session
will be a tedious, and in nil
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 otrr
doing the right thing.
DRY GOODS
-AT-
POPULAR PRICES
that the juicy Kolb Gem ia
plentiful one can almpat see the little
darkeys grow. We noticed one little
five yeer old fellow yeaterday whose
circumference had doubled since the
melon eeaaon opened. V
The family of Mr. J. M, Shackle
ford arrived yeaterday and have oc
cupied the Jones house, oh the corner
of Remington avenue and Hanaell
street. They will locate here per
manently.
The "Jonea" and the. "Thomas”
are the favorite melons in the market.
They are both superior to the Kolb
Gem. They on not good shippers
on aooountof the thinness of the rind.
A member of the grand jury said
yesterday afternoon: "I do not know,
of course, but the chances are that we
will get through to-morrow.’’
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Silver Novelties
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Clocks,
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THOMASVILLE. GA.
is our summer schedule.
Money matters are tight and
we will sell accordingly. S^e
what we 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 1.1b
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.
35 dz. LADIES LISLE
THREAD JERSEY VEST
in white, blue and pink, at
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 received a large
lot Of B3BD SPREADS,
which we will dispose of this
week at a very low figure.
Have something extremely
new and pretty in satiu dam
ask bedspreads.
MITCHELL HOUSE BLOd,
-AGENTS FOR-
Butterick Patterns.
The most elegant line of straw hats ever shown in Thomasville now on display. C«tt and see them. Curtright & Daniel