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VOL. VI—NO 283.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1895
Dress
Goods
Bayers:
We wouid like your atten
tion for a short time. To
day,
Wednesday
Morning,
We will place on our counters
45 Dress Patterns
Containing from 7 to 7 1-2
yards each, at the following
prices:
One Lot Fancy Worsted
at $1.65.
1 lot all wool novelties,
83.12 1-2.
1 lot all wool colored Serges,
at 82.85,
1 lot all wool black Serges,
at #2.77
1 lot black colored novelties,
,$3-95 •
If you are dissatisfied when
you get home you may bring
them back.
One lot black Moreens, with
pink, blue and lavender
stripes, fast colors and beau
tiful effects, regular price 25c,
this week they go at 18c.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The JNews oi the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
Its cold—but its nice.
Plenty of ice again yesterday
Wood and coal dealers have been
busy the past week.
Prof. A. Q, Moody, of Boston,
is visiting iu the city.
See the county commissioners
proceedings elsewhere.
Thomasville opposed the Bush
bill and is pleased at its defeat.
This is tax paying time,
things are certain down
death and taxes.
Two
here:
Henry Arnold will soon have
the Sampson building on lower
Jackson street completed.
Miss Lucy Parker, who has
been spending a few days in the
city, went over to Baiubridgeyes
terday.
Miss Norma Rike returned yes
terday from Whigham, where sho
has been visiting friends for the
past few days.
The attention of the public is
called to the now ad of M.Lavin.'.
The ladies will be especially in
terested in it.
A German Club.
Quite a number of the
men
the
of
office
the
of
town
Dr.
young
met at
Just Like Him.
Mr. Henry Sanford, proprietor
of Dixie Nursery, has presented
T. E. t l je town fifty Japanese maples,
Irvine's Music House is a thing
of the past. The goods have been
shipped off and Manager Irvine
has left for other paits.
Many a fat porker uttered his
last squeal during the past few
days. The weather has been just
right for killing hogs.
Policeman Brown picked up a
glove on the streets yesterday and
he says if the loser will only
bring him the mate he will have
a pair.
A word about
We have for a long time been
leaders in this line. Our
stock represents such brands
as Dr. Warner, in all styles,
R. & G,, Thompson Glove
Fitting, C. P.J and Common
Sense Waists.
l mum
102, 105, 107 Broad Street.
Agents for Passavant & Co.’s
Kid Gloves and Imperi
al Patterns.
The young men of the town
will give a hop at Sheffield’s hall
to-night complimentary to 1 he
young ladies. It will be
affair.
Blackshear on Wednesday evening
and organized a German Club
The following gentlemen were
present at the meeting : Dr. T.
E. Black shear, Messrs. M. L.
Graustnan, T. T. Byars, C. W.
Whiter, D. C. Barrow, J. E. B.
Love, O. T, Keep, B. H. Wright,
Martin Cooper, D. F. Kirkland
and W. Ii. Hammond. Iu addi
tion to the above mentioned sev
eral other young men who could
not be present Wednesday even
ing, will become members of the
club.
Dr. T. E. Blacksbear was elect
ed president, Mr. D. F. Kirkland
vice president and Mr. M. L.
Graustnan secretary and treasurer.
A committee consisting of
Messrs. O. T. Keep, J. E. B. Love
and D. F. Kirkland, was appoint-
ed on arrangements, and the fol
lowing gentlemen were appointed
a committee on constitution : W
H. Hammond, B. H. Wright and
D. C. Barrow.
The club will secure a ball and
tit it up uicely at once, and it
the intentiou to bave at least one
dance a week during the win
season. The club has among its
members many of the prominent
society young men of the city and
it is destined to play Quite
prominent part in the social affairs
of the city during the winter.
It was Seventy-five.
In our dispatch night before last
from Atlanta giving the vote for
ihe Bush bill, it gave the vote as
only twenty-five. This was
error in transmission. The vote
for the bill was seventy-live; which
lacked thirteen of being a consti
Uitional majority.
Miss Emma Davis returned to
her home in Brooks county yes
terday after spending several days
in the city with her Tbomasvilie
friends.
The “0. L. I.” flag dispute is
settled. It was found upon ex
amination in Savannah that the
flag did not belong to the Ogle
tborpes but to the Ochlockonees
It has been sent to Capt. T.
Paine at Waycross, whose wife,
when a young lady, presented the
nice flag to the home company. The
presentation was made in 1861, in
front of the old Presbyterian
church. Many of our older peo
pie still remember the incident
Miss Blanche Baker left yester
day afternoon on the two o’clock
train for Savannah, where she
will spend some time visiting
relatives and friends.
Mr. I. F. Graham, who had Rose
Ardor Cottage here last y.ar, is
now running the Sirrine House,
at Sanford, Fla., which is said to
be one of the best houses in that
popular resort. Mr. Graham's
Thomasville friends wish him suc
cess in Florida.
Cards are out for-the marriage
of Miss Ida May Varnedoe, d-augh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Varne-
doe, to Mr. Add Way, Jr. The
happy evQEt will occur at the res-
dence of the bride's parents
Wednesday evening, tho 18th
iust., at 8 o'clock
Mr. W. A. Britton, formerly
with Thomas & Didkit-son in this
city, but lately connected with a
drug store in Tampa, Fla., passed
through the city yeste-day
route to Albany, Ga. His Thom
asville friends regret that he could
not stopover and spend a day or
two with them.
Mr. W. W. Thompson, of Louis
ville, Ky., is the guest of his
Irlend and kinsman, Mr. Geo. H.
Stone, at the latter’s home
Dawson street. Mr. Thompson
has filled the important position
of treasurer of the L. & N. road
tor many years, and is regarded
as one of Louisville’s foremost
citizens.
Among the recent appointments
by the governor we notice the
..ame of Robt. G. Mitchell, Jr., as
Judge of the county court of Pierce
county. The compliment is a high,
but a deserved one to tlo young
lawyer. “Bob” is a chip off the
old block, and is popular wherever
known. His many Thomasville
friends will congratulate him.
We understand that Manager
Davies will open the Piney
Woods Hitel on the 28th inst. In
this connection it is understood
also that Mr. Wrenn will ttart the
through sleeper from New York on
8unday, the 27th, landing the
first installment of guests for the
Piney Woods here next day in
time for dinner.
Messrs. A. W. Palin & Bro. are
finishing up and will soon turn
out one of the handsomest delivery
wagons that has ever been seen
on the streets of Thomasville. It
i8 belug built for |the Levy Mer
cantile Company according to
special order.
Mr. M. R. Elder returned yes
terdav from Atlanta. He reports
very cold weather in the exposi
tion city, and says that when he
passed through Americas on Wed
nesday night there was a light
now falling,
Mrs. F-tJ. McCall, of Savannah,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. George Mitchell, in this city
tor the past few weeks, returned
home yesterday.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Hurst
left yesterday afternoon for Ech
ols county, whero he goes to look
after some violations of the U, S.
laws.
Mrs. J. B. Chisholm and two
daughters, Misses Oarrie and
Fannie, and Miss Fannie Evans
returned from Atlanta last night.
Miss Sallie Hansel), who has
been spending the past few weeks
iu Atlanta, returned home last
night.
Mr. John Pope, a prominent
young lawyer of Albany, was in
the city yesterday attending to
legal business.
The old reliable Albany train
has been late for the past two
nights.
Miss Hosfeid, ot Boston, is Vis-
jiting in the city.
pretty ornamental tree, and 100
good sized arbor vitae bushes to be
set out in Paradise Park. This
liberal action of Mr. Sanford will
be appreciated by the public. He
has always been interested
beautifying the park, and
makes this start in that direction
This is just like Henry Sanford
The beautiful pine grove, the re
sort of so many, has been neglect
ed too long. We trust this is but
the beginning of other improve
ments out there.
Be ye Ready as we are Ready-Then
We are in receipt of one of the
handsomest pamphlets seen this
season. It was gotten up by Mr,
L. P. Roberts, proprietor of tbe
Mitchell, and is a work of real
art. It is profusely illustrated
and sets forth in glowing terms
the attractions of Tbomasvilie
a winter resort. Mr. Roberts has
excelled himself this year in get
ting out his annual pamphlet,
The house will open to guests on
the 1st day of January.
At the Stuart yesterday : Mrs
G. D. Buchanan, Jacksonville
Fla.; T. E. Sutton, Baltimore; D
B. Smith, New York; Leon Grames
Thornton, Indiana; J. F. Young,
Birmingham; John D. Pope, Alba
ny; 0. B. Stevens, Dawson; W. M
Pemble, Savannah; Major R
Dreyfus, Montgomery; J. Block
Atlanta; B. P. Wiggs, St. Louis;
M. C. Connell, New York; F. L
Wentworth, Macon; A. W. Cush
man, Aiken, S. C.
The state and county tax books
will positively close on the 20th
inst. Collector Heeth has opened
an office at 141 Jackson street,
corner of Crawford, and will be in
it every day until the books clote,
Delinquents should call at once
and settle up and save being dou
ble taxed. The time is growing
short
On our biggest effort—An effoit eclipsing anything we’ve ever at
tempted in the way of Holiday Goods. An innovation in the truest
sense of the word. New Ideas greet the eye at every turn—Idea*
that will make glad the beholder—make light the task of selecting
something suitable for a Christmas Present for this one or that one.
Awaits every one »vho favors ns with a visit. The great assortment
of Novelties is no more notable than the littleness of the prices. The
most Temptingly Priced articles ever displayed in these part*.
Judge for Yourselves!
Judge for Yourselves!
Seeour windows ! See o ir counters !
Messrs. J. E. Robison & Co. an
nounce their holiday opening else
where in this morning's paper.
They have a superb line of holiday
goods and the public is cordially
Invited to call and inspect it
to-morrow and after.
We’ve gone the stock carefully over aul find that when it come* t«
price we can fit any purse from an 8c napkin ring—papier raachs—
to a handsome umbrella stand—Jap imported— for $9.98, Many ar
ticles, useful as well as ornamental, can be had here and ranging ia
price from 25c to $1.50.
The examination of teachers
will begin in the court house this
morning at 7 o’clock. It will be
very rigid, and some may fail to
pass. Commissioner Maclean w 11
be assisted in the work of exami
nation by Prof. A. Q. Moody.
We regret to see from the At
lanta Constitution that Mrs. Sal-
lie Alexander, a sister of Judge
Alexander, is very ill. The lady
is the mother of Mr. Hooper Alex
ander.
Marshal Spair has the gang at
work in Paradise Park, and will
pat the place in good order. The
grounds are being cleaned up
old rotten benches removed, and
dead trees cut down.
See the new ad of Messrs. C. &
. M. Wolff, which appeals on the
third page. Read it and see what
they say.
The cold weather has had a de
pressing effect on exposition travel
from this section.
The sunny side of the street has
been the popular side for tho past
few days.
THE COTTON MARKET
Prepared tor the Times Enter
prise By Mr. S. W. Mays.
December 5, 1895.3
The following is the range of
cotton futures in New York to
day:
Opened
Closed Yes,
Close
December
8.08
1.03
8.13
January
1.13
8.05
8.17
Vebruary
a.ie
8.10
e.23
March
8.25
8.15
8.28
April
8.30
8.21
8 33
Hay
8.34
8.25
8-37
June
V.38
8.28
8.41
July
8.40
8.30
8.42
Anguat
8.41
8.31
8.43
Closed ateedy. Sale. 1C9,M*.
First Counter as You Enter.
Papier Macho goods, consisting of Tables, square and rouad,
Smokers’ sets, Glove Boxes, Jewelry boxes, Soap boxes, Ink stand*,
Pin boxes, Cuff and Collar boxes, Bread trays, Wall pockets, Kuif*
and Fork trays, Match safes, crura pans with brush. Handkerchief
boxes, etc., etc., etc.
'Second Counter. Center Aisle.
Beautiful articles in imported Pottery, consisting of Te* p*t«,
Wicker handles, Dainty Cups and Saucers, Tea sets, 'Dresden vases,
China Pin trays, Mustard pots, Cracker jars, Oat-meal sets, Decorated
Plates, Pickle Dishes, (’ream Pitchers, etc., etc. etc.
Third Counter, Last But No Least.
Bric-a-brac in everything that the word implies. What-Nots f*r
wall and corner conveniences. Novelties in Aluminum ware, consist
ing of Card receivers, Jewel caskets, Picture frames, Stamp box**,
Paper weights, etc., etc., etc.
Christmas and New Year Presents for
Everybody at
The Levy Mercantile Co.,
TVo. lOl
2v£itcli©ll
103, 10451
House i -
Slcclc-
Stvannth eloiei qnlet.
Middling 8c.
Liverpool dosed firs.
Middling, 4 9-K.
Total port receipt, ee ter this week 115,148.
Agents* For
Butterick Patterns and Dr. Jaeger
W oolen^U nderwearj
O&ike Ahbbioar Queen and Victo riaPadb Bbbb.