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VOL. VIII—NO 135.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1897
$5.00 TER ANNUM
LOCAL HAPPENINUS.
The News of the Day Told In Brief-
Personals, Etc.
Read wliat Lavino says about
his 49 cent sale to-morrow.
Yesterday was another day to
bring a smile to the face of the ice
man.
Will be one of my specials
for this week.
200 yards of silk worth 65c,
and when you examine same
you will agree with me on the
abive price. The value is to
your interest and my interest
to dispose of the goods regard
less of what they erst. Con
sequently down comes the
price to
39 c
Hates Ginghams.
Another big value I am
giving my friends in these
goods Colors are good and
one of the newest things out
this spason. Some of them
knickerbocker styles and
others will make up in styles
equal to silks. These goods
are richly worth 25c; down
comes the price to
16c
G-isnadiae,
A cotton fabric which in
quantity thousands of yards
have been sold this season
The patterns and class of
goeds are strictly good value
at 25c, but 1 so’d them at 2oc
in the beginning of the season
and now down c.mics the
price to
lOc
Wool Chaliies.
loo yards to close out. The
patterns are certainly rich,
pretly and dainty. These
goods are splendid value at
25c, which has been my regu
lar paice, they are full 36 in
wide. Down comes the price to
Mrs. John T. Rockwell, of Val
dosta, is visiting friends in the
city.
See the new ad of the Thomas-
ville Shoe Company in to day
paper.
We were glad to see Mr. Albert
Russell, of Baiubridge, in town
yesterday.
Miss Eva Luke, who has been
visiting friends in Cairo, has re
turned home.
Mrs. Minnie Parker, of Bain
bridge, came over yesterday
visit relatives.
Prank McRee, of Valdosta, was
shaking bands with his Thomas-
ville friends yesterday.
Miss Rena Davis left yesterday
morning for Monteagle, Tenn
where she will spend some time,
Miss Annie Fuller, who has
been spending some time at.
Pavo, Ga., returned home yester
day.
Judge Hopkins, who had charge
of the races at Valdosta the past
weok, returned home Friday
night.
Prof. Henry Lonsberg and Mr,
J. H. Davis, of Albany, were
the city yesterday en route home
from Valdosta.
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I have about iO doz tcwels
to doso out in this special sale
for this week. Call and ask to
see them; you can buy them
cheap.
~ Last but not least of my
specials for this week will be
a lot of Boys’ Sailor Suits.
They are made of Galatea
cloth and soino of them are
worth $270 a suit. Down
comes the price to
49c
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Sheriff Doss returned from Sa.
vannah Friday night, where he
has been attending the Sheriff’
convention. He reports a very
pleasant trip.
On account of the absence of the
pastor there will be nd services in
the Presbyterian chinch to-day
The Sunday school and prayer
meetings, however, will be kept
up during tbe pastor's absence.
Messrs. Moore and Lovejoy, two
University ball players who have
been playing with Quitman sev
eral days, passed through the city
yesterday eu route to Albany
wber9 they go to play with the
team of that place.
Thomasville is going to have an
exposition tbe coming fall. How
we want it distinctly understood
that "we are gwine" to that show
if nothing prevents.—Darien Ga
zette.
Aud we’ll take the hiuges off
the doors for you, -Dick. If you
don’t see what you want, just call
for it.
Mr. Wm. Miller has fixed up
his mineralspring out ou the river
in great shape. He has bricked
it up so as to exclude the river
water when the liver is high, aud
has placed a pump in the spring
wLich will enable him to obtain
the water at any time. The water
is said to be very fine, aud many
people go out there every day to
driuk it.
Headquarters for Dry Goods.
Clothing, Gtnts’ Fur
nishing Goods and
Notions.
Referring to the recent exercis
es of the Graded Hcnool at Pavo,
the Herald pays this compliment
to a bright young man of Thom
asville:
‘The spriug term of our Graded
School closed last Thursday aud
Friday with highly interesting
exercises. The feature of Thurs
day night’s programme was the
splendid address of Mr. Mitchell.
His theme was "Character," and
he handled lib subject with a
skill that would hnvo done credit
to a man of much more mature
years.”
Dark is Lawson, an old negro
woman who was sent to the asylum
in Milledgeville some months ago,
is soon to be liberated. Ordinary
Montgomery received a letter
from tho asylum authorities yes
terday saying that they would
sond her home on the 20th. Tbe
woman will be remembered as tbe
one who was always seen on the
streets begging for something,
aud frequently was noticed with
a handful of sand, which she was
eating.
A Day In Valdosta.
Valdosta’s carnival week has
been a grand success. It was our
privilege and pleasure to partici
pate one day, Thursday, in the
gay scenes which marked the
week. It is not, we do not think,
over-estimating it, to say that ten
thousand people from Lowndes
and adjoining counties in Geoigia
and Florida, were present. And
Valdosta knows how to handle a
big crowd and run a carnival
They are experts. Every pro
gramme was carried out prompt
ly and to the letter. There were
many interesting features The
bicycle drill on Patterson street
in the morning by a hundred
girls and boys in fancy costumes,
on wheels all decked out in red,
white and blue, caught the crowd.
And then there was the tight rope
performance, in which the daring
actor performed extraordinary
feats at a dizzy height. The
trades display was a splendid
exhibition of the “get up and
get,” of Valdosta. The floats,
many of them, were marvels of
design and execution. And in
them rode many of the town’s
fairest daughters, all proud of
thoir town aud its wouderful
progress.
Bicycle races and base ball con
tests afforded amusement and en
tertainment for many. Iu addi
tion to these the races in the af
ternoon attracted great numbers.
Tbe public spirited citizens have
built a splendid race track and it
has attracted some of the fastest
horses in the country.
But the principal feature of the
day was the reunion of old con
federate soldiers. They were
there with empty sleeves and
wooden legs by the hundreds.
It was expected that Uapt. Ham
mond would address them, but
not being able to do so, his place
was taken by Captain Kingsberry,
oue of the “Old Guard,” and who
worked hard to make the occasion
success. In burning words,
words that thrilled, he recounted
some of the scenes of the great
struggle and painted pictures of
tbe march, the field and bivouac
which will never fade. Captain
Kingsberry won the hearts aud
olaudits of every old soldier by
sis masterly portrayal of the times
which tried men’s souls. After
the speaking the old soldiers
were invited to a most sumptuous
dinner prepared by the Ladies
Memorial Association. It is need
less to say that they ail fell in
promptly when the command was
given to march to the banquet.
At night General Gordon de
livered bis renowned lecture on
the “Last Days of the Confed
eracy." And such an ovation as
was given Gordon by that packed
audiencel General Gordon was at
his best. From his first sentence
to the last, he held the close and
undivided attention of his audi
ence. Incidents, humorous, pa
thetic and heroic, were told as
only Gordon can tell them. Smiles
and tears swiftly followed each
other, as the speaker to'd in elo
quent words of the heroism, priva
tions and chivalric bearing of the
men who wore the gray. His
tribute to Lee, Jackson, Joe John
sod, and that other great Ameri
can, Jefferson Davis, brought
down the house, while the graphic
and thrilling description of the
last charge made by his command
at Appomattox brought a storm
of applause rarely heard. There
magnetism about the man
and his theme which is irresisti
ble. Loug may he live to exem
plify that high type of Southern
manhood and knightly chivalry
which was such a distinguishing
feature of the men who led the
hosts of Dixie in that unequal
struggle.
To Editor Brantley, of the Val
dosta Times, and others, we are
indebted for special courtesies,
and we beg to assure these gen
tlemen that only the most pleasant
memories cluster about tbe day
spent in the progressive, pushing
aud hustling town of Valdosta.
The military excursion to Bruns
wick, St. Simon and Cumberland
will leave here Tuesday morning
at eight o'clock sharp. In addi
tion to the Guards quite a large
number of Thomasvilie people
will go down to spend a week by
the sea shore listening to what the
sadrtoa waves are saying.
Base Ball Talk.
Local base bail enthusiasts are
getting anxious to have the Turks
play at home now. The boys
have bad but one gatn3 at home
in several weeks, and the fans are
hungry to see their favorite sport
played on tbe bom9 grounds
again.
The loveis of good ball will be
glad to know that Tom Coakley,
the Charleston pitcher, will re
turn here this' week to remain
some time. He is one of tbe best
men in tbe business in tbe South
and he will give additional
strength to tbe team. His work
at Valdosta last Wednesday, not
withstanding it was the first
game he has pitched iu several
weeks, showed that he was easily
tbe beBt pitcher in this part of
the couutry.
Those who witnessed the Val-
dosta-Quitman game at Valdosta
last Friday, say that it was the
prettiest game played in South
Georgia this year. Valdosta
came very near being shut-out
Tiie score was three to nothing in
the ninth inning, when Valdosta
weut to the bat. Tbe first two
men Btruck out, and there were
two strikes on the third man when
he lined out a ball for two bags
The next man up bit safe and
brought in the man on second
bag. The next man struck out
It was a pretty close call for the
ValdostaDS.
The Turks can’t understand
how Valdosta failed to bat Quit
lian in the game above referred
to. Quillian is the easiest pitcher
the Turks have beeu up against
this season, and it soems funny to
them that the Valdosta boys could
not find his balls.
It is said that Quitman pretty
nearly owned Valdosta after Fri
day’s game. There was an im
mense crowd of Quitmauites there
and they didn’t fail to show how
much they enjoyed their victory
The Turks and their friends
were delighted at the splendid
treatment received on their visit
to Valdosta last Wednesday
Never have they received better
treatment anywhere than at the
bands of the Valdostans, and we
big to assure our friends that the
boys appreciated it.
Manager Titus is endeavoring
to arrange several games for this
week. He has written to both
Albany and Waycross for two
games each. Tbe former club
will more than likely come down,
but Waycross has declined the
challenge unless tbe Turks will go
down there first. The Turks
have been away from homo a gi eat
deal lately and it is not. likely
Mr. Titus will take them off again
until he has given the people here
a few games. Valdosta will prob
ably be written to fora game also.
On Two Charges.
Henry Tooke, colored, who has
been 011 tbe chair. gang oftener,
perhaps, than any negro In the
state, is again “in the soup.”
Henry hasn’t, been enjoying bis
liberty but a few short weeks, and
the scars of the shackles are still
to be seen 011 his ankles, when he
is again brought before the tribu
nal of justice to answer to the
charge of misdemeanor.
Tooke had to answer to two
charges yesterday, oue of vagran
cy and one of larceny from tho
house. He was couvicted of both,
aud was sentenced to six mouths
on the gang iu the first mentioned
case. The Judge held up sentence
in the larceny case until he could
investigate further.
No Preaching To-Night.
Dr. Harris, being engaged in
a protracted meeting at Barnett’s
Creek, has been excused from
holding services at his church in
this city to-night. He will oc
cupy his pulpit as usual at 11
this morning.
The 8011th Georgia District Con
ference, (Methodist,) will convene
iu Pelham to-morrow. Dr. Thomp
son, the loved pastor of the Meth
odist church, and a large lay dele
gation, will be in attendance
from here. The Plant System
gives a low rate on the railroad
and the good people of Pelham
will open their hospitable homes
to the visitors. The occasion
promises to be a most enjoyable
one.
Attention is called to L. Stey
ermau’e new ad in to-day’s paper. I
Which takes place at the
Live, Progressive Place.
IT’S OUR
Annual Carnival,
And JULY Is the Month.
It will last for two weeks from date and
July 31st will close the great bill.
Every day sends new attractions.
RECORDS BROKEN
To “smitherines” by our big cut in prices,
and a big race between our 3 choice
department, Dry Goods, Clothing
and Shoes to see which depart
ment can make the win
ning record during
this sale.
Our Annual Stock-Taking
Has put the men in each department on
their metal, and wc can assert positive
ly they have direct instructions
from us that all summer goods
Must fie CM Ont
during this Carnival and annual stock tak
ing sale. We are not se'ling out, but
out selling any concern in these
“diggius.” We will refrain from
QUOTING PRICES.
As absolutely every article will be sold at
reduced prices for next two weeks at
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