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VOL. IX—IS O. 309. TIIOMASYILLE, GEORGIA. .SATURDAY MORNING, MAY G, 189!). $5.00 PER ANNUM LOCAL HAPPENINGS. The News of the Day Told In Brief Personals, Etc. Worth Yesterday was another scorcher. Gret nnr prices on job printing. Commencement season is draw- ing ou apace. The colored revivals continue to attract crowds. Beading Thera is a faint aroma of orange blossoms in the air. The blackberry crop, it is said, will be a total failure. The streets had a rather desert ed appearance yesterday. Heyward Hull is in town, and his friends are glad to see him. Quite a number will go out to the picDic at John A.. McKinnon's to-day. 500 Yards colored Piques, worth 12 1-2 and 15 cents, your choice for 7 1-2 cents. 200 Yards colored Organdies, regular 20 and 25 cent quali ty. Come and get first choice for 10c. 300 Yards Madras Cheviot, all in desira ble patterns and good value at 12 1-2 cents your choice, 10c. L Sllfil'M. — M KA DQf7A KTKK8 FOR— nothing. Gent’s Furnishings, Dry Goods and Notions. — AOFNT FOR— Standard Fashions —and— Dutchess Trousers. Phone JOS. The sad accident at the depot yesterday cast a gloom over the whole town. The uumber of tish in the Ocli- lockonee river was not materially reduced yesterday. Do.-h Winn is rapidly getting his store ready to go into. He will open up in a few days. Mrs. Nettie Martin, of Mont gomery, is visiting Mrs. 8. R Patou, on Remington avenue. Attention is called to the new ad of L. Steyerman which ap pears elsewhere in to-day’s paper. We are glad to see Capt. H. M. Sapp in town He came in yes terday and will epend a few days here. Mr. John 8. Denham, of Key West, Fla , passed through the city \esierday jiu ron*» to- Monti- cello. ' * Mrs. A. P. Wright, eud>.Miss Julia Wright, who have bean in Savanuab the past winter, return ed home yesterday. Judge Hansell, who has been bolding Brooks county Superior Court this week, returned home yesterday afternoon. Train 33, from Savannah, was delayed several hours yesterday by a freight train wreck between here and Boston. No one was iujored in the wreck. Mr. C. (!. Williams and Mies Carrie Williams, of Savannah, came up yesterday and will spend a few days with relatives and friends in this city. The sad accident at the railway station yesterday mornlug should be a warning to hoys who are iu the habit of carrying pistols. Pistols are daugeroua things in the hands of the most careful. Sweet, innoceut childhood, With drooping eyelids and tired limbs, fell asleep last night to dream of a rolling river, of white sand banks, woodland scenes, of swings and birds mid Dowers. There is but one objection to the t'chlockouee river for a union picnic: It. is too near, 'lhe chil dren want to go further, to go to some place winch they cannot reach so easily and so readily. Mr. M. C. Savage, yard master for the Plant System iu this city, left yesterday for Detroit, Mich., where he goes to attend the an nual meeting of the Order of Rail way Conductors. He wiil be ab sent about two weeks. We understand the annual pic nic, given at the place of Messrs. John A and Duncan McKinuon, will come off to-day. These occa sions are always pleasant, and are generally attended by a number of people from towu. At the Stuart yesterday: K. S. Miller, Savauuah; Chas. F. Hard, Greenville, S. C.; Thomas Hod- gins, Atlanta; J. J. Hall, Cordolo; L. M. Davidson, Plant System; T. E. O'Keefe, Richmond; M. M. Cooper, City; A. Hardy, Louis ville; H. M. Sapp, Atlanta; Allen J. Strickland, Atlanta; T. W. Should*, Bronson, Fla ; Alfred Watkins, New York. A GALA DAY. The Union Sunday School Picnic Comes off at the River—A Splen did Repast and a Pleasant Day For The Little Folks. A goodly number of the army of Sunday school childreu, ac companied by parents, teachers and friends, gathered at the railway station yesterday morn ing for their annual picnic. The cars were soon tilled, when con ductor Forrester ca!l< d “a l aboard!” and the long tr: in, with Engineer Betjoi*n al. the throttle, pulled out for Miller’s brick yard just across the Ocblockonee river. The ride was a short one—too short—for scarcely had the crowd got settled in their seats when the train sped across the river and pulled up at the getting off place. And then there was a geueral scramble, everybody getting off and heading for the picnic grouuds, something over a quarter of amiledistant. The grounds were leached after trudging through sand and a palmetto Hat If some discomforts were encountered in reachiug the grounds, the crowd was amply repaid when they reached the piece selected. ’Mid a splendid grove of magnolias and other growth casting their grate ful shadows iu every dirtctiou, were found seats, swings, tables and all the necessary etceteras of a picuic. And by these flowed the Ocblockonee, singing on its way to the sea, w'th its banks of pure white sand gleaming in the sunlight. Burstiug out from the bauks of the stream, a splendid sulphur spring gurgled and sent up ite health-giving waters Soon the sandbars were alive with scores of childreu who had dis carded their shoes, leaving bull dredg of imprints of liuv feet in the yielding saud, while the more venturous invaded the river and waded through Its cool and shal low waters. In the mean time the swinge were put in motion and scores ot girls and bo vs were soon swinging back and forth, inhal ing the fresh air which swept through the sylvan retreat. The committee in charge of the free lemonade stand went t.o work and were soon handing out the delicious Leverage bv the dozen glasses It was a thirsty crowd, but the supply was equul to tbe demand. This was one of the hardest worked committees on the ground. Their labor was con tinuous. The basket committoe, aided by a corps of ladies, spread the sumptuous dinner prepared on the long tables, the latter having been kindly put in place by Mr Robert Dekle. And wli n dinner was announced the onslaught began. But the simply exceeded tbe appetites, however keen, and a good Burplqs remained after all had been fed The feast was iu joyed by young and old. Mr. William Miller, by his presenoe, energy and interest iu the occasion, contributed no little to the enjoyment of all. He is the young people's frieud, ami cau always be depended upon to work for their comfort ami pleas ure. Mr F. M. VanDvk e catered to t’he crowd, supplying them with cooling drinks, ice cream, fruits, <&c. And he was well patronized. After a most enjoyable day the party returned last evening on the 6:30 train, tired, no doubt, but very happy. The only drawback to the pleas ures ol tbe day was the tragic death of young Benjamin Orittiii, who shot and killed himself acci dentally, iu one of tbe coaches, a few minutes before the train pull ed out. There wore many ex pressions of sy mpatby heard for the unfortunate boy and his grief strickeu mother and father. Funeral Notice. The friends and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. Chas li. (irifliti are iuvited to attend the funeral of their sod, BenjAmiu, from the residence iu Fletchorvilie at ten o'clock this morning. Interment in Laurel Hill cemetery. Sam Bennett, of Camilla, was in towu a short while yesterday on route home from Quitman, where he has been attending court, A SAD ACCIDENT. Little Ben Griffin Fatally Shoots Himself. The merry crowd of light hearted, pleasure bound picmcers at the depot yesterday morning was quickly transferred to one of sorrow and sadness by an acci dent, the horror of which spread over the entire crowd. Little Ben Grifliu, the thirteen year old sou of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Grifliu, was among the hundreds of hright-eved little fellows who, iu their eagerness to reach the picnic grouuds, had already entered the cars. He anil his companions, filled with pleasant anticipations of the day’s pleasure, were in the best of spir its. Suddenly there was a muffled report, and little Ben, who was leaning out of one of the win dows, sank to the floor of the car. His companions lifted him to a seat a-id one of them rushed out after a doctor. Dr. Daniels, Plaut System Surgeon, was stand ing ou the platform and imme diately responded to the call. When he reached the boy a glance showed him that he was fatally wounded ami that, he could live but a short time. He was made comfortable as possible on a car seat uutil a stretcher could be procured, when he was removed to the waiting room. Everything possible was done for tbe boy, but be only lasted a few minutes. Immediately after the shooting the boy’s mother was sent, for and she arrived just before his death He was conscious to the last and recognized those about him. Kiud bauds lifted the stretcher and bore the body back to the borne from which only a few minutes before little Ben had left light hearted and happy. The accident winch resulted eo fearfully to little Ben came about in ibis mautier. Before leaviug home be put a 32 calibre revolver iu the inside breast pocket of his coat. Only one chamber was loaded, but in his pocket he had several rounds of cartridges. As he leaned out of the car window the revolver was pressed against the car and discharged. The bail entered the boy’s right side and ranged upwards. He sank to the floor, but when lifted to a seat by companions, lie pulled the pistol out, of his pocket and threw it under the seat in front of him. Then lie colla; 86-1 from the shock. The sad end of little Ben should be a warning to those who prac tic-j tho dangerous habit of carry - ing pistois. The grief-stricken parents of the little fellow have the heartfelt sympathy of every one in their sad hour of trouble. There were numerous Jprivate picnics, In addition to tbe big one, yesterday. .TAKING THE SUNSHINE GROW. "Mother, what makes the sunshine gro«V" My darling said -me day, •As o'er the hills the heavenly glow Came speeding on its way, Breaking the -lumbers of the night, Flooding the earth with golden light, And el, thing mountains, dome and spire With the baptismal robe of lire. “From a kind Father's hand, my love, The precious gift is poured, Iu the vast treasure-house above The glorious light is Htored, It shines for us—it shines for all. In lowly cot or princely hall; And many a sorrow doth beguile W ith the rare sweetness of its smile. "if 1 could make the sunshine grow, Mow happy 1 should be. No cruel blasts, no wintry woe, Our fair green earth should se-, All the long year should summer's reign Make glad the Helds of ripening grain; All the long year should flowers blow, j If l could make the sunshine grow. | "God rules and guides the heavenly i light With wisdom more than ours; Hut we can make dark places bright And deserts bloom with (lowers, A cheerful heart, kiad words and deeds. True sympathy for others' needs. Fure thought that from pure foun tains How, 1 liese make the blessed sunshine grow," m lair is hi al Last And so is Our Entire^Stock of Warm Weather Clothes lor Boys and Men. It will not bo wi-e for you to wait any longer to select them, as you run chances on not getting the pick of stock. You know you will need Summer Clothing, Straw Hats, Negligee Shirts, Cooler Underwear, etc., and now is as good a time to pick them out as any. We have an immense selec tion, with lowest prices on them. Qiiftlit a v ('ou.wiflered. We are catering to your wants,* with the only complete stock of ready-made gents and boys apparel in this market, and we want you to call in and inspect. Shoes! Shoes! Our shoe department is a veritable feast of spring styles, both for men, boys, ladies, misses and children. It is an acknowledged truth, that we carry only A i Good Shoes, And every pair sold with a guarantee. We have as complete a line of shoes as can be found in a town double the sizeot ours in Georgia, add can tit you. Give us your shoe trade and we will give you the 1 be-t goods for the least money of any house in this city. Yours for business, The Levy Mercantile Co., Mitchell House Elock.