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VOL. VI—NO 42,
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1896.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The News ol the Day Told in
Brief—Personals,* Etc.
Another pleasant day yesterday.
Picnics and red bugs will soon be
plentiful.
See notice ot good horse an 1 buggy
for sale cheap.
The shoot at the Gun Club grounds
Friday afternoon will attract a crowd.
Come up with your specific license
es, gentlemen. The time is out to*
morrow.
Mr. Lee McLendon, of Montgom
ery, spent yesterday morning in the
city.
A pleasant picnio party is being
made up for an outing at Heard’s
pond one day next week.
The phenograph man had a crowd
around him all day yesterday. This
machine never grows old.
Dr. A. M. Johnston and wife, ct
Cincinnati, are the guests of Mrs.
John Watt on Broad street.
Two bets were made yesterday
that MrK'nlev would be the next
president of the United Stites.
There was an a.r of Indian summer
enveloping Tnomasville yesterday
It was perfect as a day in June.
The mo hers should not forget that
meeting at the Kindergarten rooms,
corner Jackson and Crawford streets,
at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
Tbomasville should have a good
baseball team this summer, and we
und-.i stand that the ba> a will organize
vary in the season.
See notice of Mrs. B F. Cichrau :n
soother o t'uma She desires a few
boarders and can give them good ac
commodations at reasonab’e prices.
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and
the beginning of lent. Regular and
stated service) will b: hold at St.
Thomas church during the next forty
days.
The public library presents a great*
ly improved appearance with its new
coat of paint. The work was dono
by Mr. Simmons and is a very cred*
itabie job.
A match game of ball between the
Piney W •••L an I the Nias TIappy
K'ds wi ba i'wmIoi the groin Is'
A Delightful Dance.
Mrs. Julia Scott tendered the young
people of the town a dance on Tues
day night, and, like everything at
Oak Hill, it was an ex-.etdingly pleas*
ant occasion. We doubt if a more
thoroughly enjoyable affair has beeD
given this season. The music was
good, and the choicest of refreshments
were served by the hostess. Dancing
kept up until a late hour and good
byes were said with reluctance. Be.
side the guests of the house, of whom
there are quite a number, the follow,
ing parties were present and partici
pated in the dance: Misses Susie
Cassels, Vallie Oassels. Nettie Smith,
Fiorioe Smith, Mec Young, Mamie
Blackshear, Bessie Biackshear, Olive
Blackshear, Katie Wino, Bessie Tha-
rin, Mattie Winn, Honorine Mitchell,
Annie Wright, Mamie Hansell, Mrs.
Canfield. Mrs. Ohas. Smith and
Messrs. B. H. Wright, Antou Wright,
Dr. Phillips, W. H. Hammond, H. J.
Marrs. Martin Cooper, J. E. B.
Love; C W. Winter, H. B. Stowel 1 ,
T. E. B'ackshear, A. A. Riley, C. M.
Smith, O. H. Keep, Jr., Walter
Snodgraa*, W. H. Rockwell, M. L.
Grausraau and Mr. Glover.
An Impromptu Dance.
Revelry rules the hours at "Sunny
Side,” the popular boarding h-iuse of
Mrs B. D. Fudge, od Dawson street.
While engaged in an absorbing game
of whist on Tuesday night, the board,
ers caught the sound of music by two
colored troubad >urs on the fr ant piaz •
za. Cards were dropped and soon the
piazza was filled by a bevy of fair
women and a number ol gentlemen.
And right then and there they iinprovis
ed a dance, a dance in the soft mson
light, while 'he stars twinkled and
looked down approvingly on the
scene. Gliding through the dtoce,
while the shimmering moonbeams
shed a soft radiance over all, lithe
and willowy forms kept time to the
music as it floated away io measured
cadences on the still air of night.
They Need Attention.
We hope those who have the roads
and drives in charge will not fail to
read the communication of ‘‘Jersey,
man” elsewhere. He writes well and
in a good vein. We have frequently
within the past few weeks called at
tention to the'condition of the drives
leading our of town. The recent bad
weather ha- no doitbi left them ■ in
niythiiig but goo.) cmi lition, and we
bsyond the pirk this afternoon at. hypo they will receive prompt atten*
three uMock. . ti 0 n, no t on’y for ilie convenience ot
The next attraction at the opera J the hundre is of northern visitors who
house will be Wilfred Clark, the drive over them, but for the use of
comedian, on March 5th. He has our own people, of the farmers and
boon here before aad will no doubt
have a good house.
others who have to use these drives
and roads daily.
Mr, Ches. Co'emau, an acco n -
plished young pianist, will give a pi
ano recital at the South Georgia Col
lege to-morrow af.«rnoon at half pa-t
two o’clock. The recital is given ee.
pecially for ladies and scholars. Ad
mission 25 and 15 cents.
Mr. G. A. Sherman, the arohi teat,
|i making a map of the towu which
will prove very valuable to lawyers,
real estate men and others It wid
contain all iu’ormation that could
possibly be desired. Mr. Sherman
is a epioadid draughtsman, and the
map will be a very hands ime one.
Shooting Contest.
Arrangements have been perfected
fora shooting coutest at the Gun
Club Grounds on next Friday after
noon between a team ot five fiom the
Mitchell House and a like number
from tl e Piney Woods Hotel. The
shoot will commence promptly at tluee
o’clock. There are quite a number of
crack shots at both the hotels and tl e
contest will be au interesting ci.e.
The public arc cordially invited to
attend.
A Reward.
A gentleman who la spending the
winter here, accompanied by two
young ladies, two negroes and five
dogs went cion hunting the other
Bight. lie says it carried him back
to his boyhood days, lie didn’t
catch any coons, but h; had lots of
fun.
Montioello and Valdosta has been
challenged to play a match game of
ball with a olub made up in Thomas-
vilie at some date in the near future.
Both of these towns have good teams
and if they come some good games
may be expected. There are a num
ber of good ball play era in Thomas*
yille now.
The Wavsross Herald has this
item:
Mr. Jim S nith, chief engineer of
the Way cross Division of the Brother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers, wired
Sheriff Doss, of Thomas county, that
he had deposited 8100 with the Bank
ot Wayoross which he would pay to
the one capturing the guilty party
who ahot engineer Radford.
Stockholders 1 Meeting.
A meeting of the stockho’ders of
the Thomasvilk Cotton Compress
Company will bo held at the office
of the Bank of Thomaaviffe on Fri
day. hfafch 8th, at half past four
o’olock. B.H. Weight, Sco.
Wild Bill Caught.
The Americus Times-Recorder of
Tuesday contains a long account of
the capture of Will Thomas, alias
“Wild Bill" and the “Georgia Snake,”
who escaped from’the Valdosta jail a
few weeks ago. It will be remember
ed that Wild Bill waa first captured
in Thomasviile by Sheriff Djss, Mar>
shal Spair and posse after a num
ber of shots had been exchanged. He
was taken from here to the Valdosta
jail, from which he escaped a short
time ago. The account of his recap
ture states that a posse came across
him in the swamps of Sumter county
Monday. Bill jumped behind a tree
and opened fire on the posse with his
Winchester. The fire was returned,
when the desperado ran into a pond
near by and atanding behind a
stump with the water up to his waist
be continued the firing. After
a time, however, he threw his gun
ashore and surrendered. When the
officers went in and pulled him out it
was found tbit he was shot in three
places, but none of the wounds are se
rious. He will be taken back to
Lowndes county where there are a
number of charges against him Wild
Bill is one of the worst criminals that
has iofestei South Georgia in a long
time and it is hoped that he will meet
with epsedy punishment now that he
is again in custody.
Mr. Golde’s Concert.
The annual benefit concert to Mr,
Oicar Golde, leader of the Piney
Wools orchestra, which will take
place in the parlor of the Piney Woods
Hotel this evening, commencing at
eight o’clock, will no doubt be attend*
e i by a large crowd.
An exceedingly interesting pro
gramme has been arranged for the
occasion, an entertaining feature ot it
being the part taken by Dr. G. Q.
Colton, which will consist of readings
and recitations, the latter mostly from
Shakapeara.
The .Rev. Robert Collyer wrote
respecting Dr. Colton’s know’edge of
Shakspeare; “Holding the great
dramas in his heart bo long, be has
them by heart almost, and would
answer me instantly and rightly if I
should wake him up suddenly at two
o’olock in the morning and ask him
for aoy possible quotation which is
apt to dwell on men’s tongues.”
A rare in'elleonial entertainment
may be txpeevd.
Among yesterday’s arrivals at the
Piney Woods were D. V. Arg-iuim-
bau, Brooklyn; Minot G. Gage, Bos
ton; Mrs, John D. Gillett and maid,
Miss Jessie D. Gillett, Elkhart, Ills ;
Mrs. James E. Hill and maid, Seraira
Katherine Hill, Lincoln, Neb.
Quite a crowd of men and boys
attended the sparring match in the
city hall last night. A number of
bouts were fought by different parlies,
the boxers ranging in size from twelve
years old up. The programme was
varied by a sleight-of-hand exhibition
by Prof. Hugo.
Koop at It.
If jcu expect to conquer.
In the battle of to-day,
You will have to blow your trumpet,
In a firm and steady way
If you toot your little whistle.
And then lay aside the horn,
There’s not a soul will ever know
That such a man was born.
Tba man that owns his acrca
Is the man that plows all day ;
And the man that keeps a humping
Is the man that’s here to stay.
Bat the man that advertises,
With a sort of sadden jerk,
Is the man that blame* the printer
Because it didn’t work.
But the man that gets the business,
Uses brainy printer’s ink,
Not a clatter and a spatter,
But ftp ad that tuakes yqu think.
And he plans his advertisements,
And ht plans his well-bought stock.
And tbs future of his business
Is as solid as a rock.
—Printer's Ink.
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