About The Thomasville times-enterprise. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1889-1904 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1893)
NEW SERIES, YOL. IY—NO. 37 THOMASYILIiE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MARCH 4, 1893, IN THE TOWN AMD COUNTY. TkTimcs-Enterprise Pub. Co. A PICNIC IN WINTER. I’cuusueii Evert Saturday. near Curaer Jack km streets .-iCUSCKIPTIDM RATES. Si, Month,,. Tlirt! Month!,. 'ayablb in advamiia Children Cry for VISOB111 ©ASTORIA Seward JdhusSn. It waa a gift to the Dixie boys. The presentation of tho colors occurred la front of tin old was the tall of 61. Tbo cannon had not yet began to nor. Th* boja knew not the waning of the “long roll.” Tho straggle that wsf to boni fy the world was an unknown page, but braaa bands playing, tbo dram gsyly roHiog,.the bnglea sending fourth their joyous notea set the pdatodanataf. Gayiy dad volnn- taers marched gallantly through the streets with flags flattering, through which not a ballet had yet left its The word Hawaii is prowewhttd by Webster, He-wii.ee, the first syllable pronounced like ho in her, .pad tbo accent is on the second syllable, Mr. Cleveland insisted that bo should go to Washington jost like any other passenger, on n regular train, bet the nilwaf men say be most gain especial train. The~Augu!t* Chronicle says r .“Tbo ptospectiTe secretary of sgricnltnre baa raised i,575 bushels of com on a twenty acre lot He knows the dif ference between a hand-grenade and should way* irtur th - im» of the capital at Wa ute'U:. were scattered primer* or dend- Of -the eighty* tho-wi* or. Once warod its graceful folds so proudly only twenty-two answers ‘hero’ stow. They are Store Pollard, famous Naacy Hanks train and covers the durance at the rate ol a mile a minute, or very near that lime. There's life in the old Central yet Another democratic senator has come to the front. lie hails Grom Wyoming, and his name is A 0. Beckwith. Ur. Beckwith was apt pointed by the governor. He will serve at feast two years. The senate Tilt «s. If ilv.iuUcUrm^ Oj-ticlau* Id th# South, Atlanfi, U». &2T IVtMlrra a:c n.»t fcpplnl with theic famous 17-9-wOm. CoL A. P. Wright, Chairman of the Board of County Comnisuoners, has received notice from the deaf and dumb asylum of Georgia that the asylum is ready to receive deaf and dumb children and educate them freo of charge. This is one of the beet institutions of the kind in the country and til deaf mutes in this county who would like to take advantage of this offer should ooafer with Col. Wright. Attention it called to the adytr lire menu of Mr. George Forbes, which appears this morning. Mr. Forbes has added another line to his regular furniture business. He has the agency here ef the .Columbia Bicyc'e, and now sine* the bicycle cm: has struck .TbomasviQe be will doubtless Important Action of Council. The city council, at a m reting yes terday afternoon, took a ncwjdcpart- ure. All parties owing city license mutt pay on or befon Monday, the 6th inst, or they will be proceeded against for doing business without license. The financial condition of the town requires this prompt settle ment. Parties are put on notice, as tho council does not wish to take snap judgement on any one. In point of law, all licenses are duo on the 1st of March. Parties who have applied for liquor lioenso will hart a hearing at a special meeting this afternoon. Itwouldbo Ugly stories about the contBUon of the Gain CUy bank, of Atlanta, Jam afloat It is whispered that the bank would have went to the wall had Ratf- __ Engineer Charlie Griffin went over to Bainbridge yesterday to testify in a case whore the road is being susd to noover damages lor killing a cow. It is rather a coincidence that it waa the first eow killed by Mr v Griffin. It happened soon after he was given an enpne. That wae Eve years ago. hlythariobsst woman in bar own right in this country, told an into*' T»w«r the ethsr day that sbsdtoikad business, and ^*would fa great dial, rather bo a society woman.’’ Tot, at ifeihto dn isiittM in 0 drem that coaid not have coat *10. AH the joweliy that she wears is comprito od.in two plain, old gold rings, and she lives in boarding houses,—Er, pber," should have appeared instead of is 1^0 comma* nieatmn signed “Msxey," la Sunday nsoraiag’s paper. It waa a misprint. By tba way, the articis has been highly ooespEcreated by a number of partial and a number of inquiries have bean made m to the authorship. refined, aad free. The Lovy Mercantile, Company bashed tome splendid signs put up. TUQilASVlLLE, GA. ■. > •'Cnrtxi* l*#0 irrfl *W{4#d #0 « * - • pwtartoj— 111 South Oxfuctl She I . me: •Tirol pnml kaovWs* I Ml my feat Sii.iiuvli, IHiurtaiw, and FiTHKha— 11..,. Un- child U rent-nd hnUthy aad Us d...|. ut.nL Outata curtain*_ao tluri-liiiio cr tAhrr narcotic property. Mr. W. IL Lofton, lato proprietor of the City Hotel, has rented and moved into the Paine residence on Dawson street. The Michigan lady who was robbed on her way to Thomasvilk and left penniless with several children to sup») port,.has opened a nett little restaur ant on upper Jeckaon street. g (I.LTI.PKJ't’Elt, l'bjjician and Sirgwa, MOULTRIE, - - - GEORGIA. Oiler* hi* service* to tb# lititcns of Cuhj lilt nnJ »t!j*crut counties. We ere requested by Rev. A. C. Stephenson to say that the members of the Mercer Baptist Association art invited to attend a union meeting at Moultrie on the filth Sunday ia April. «. V. L.ANEY, M. D. VUVSICIAN AMD SURGEON. U-.lULTtllB. COLQUITT CO..QA. .»3*ta :.;*Vrvicc* to the people Colquitt •t .1 r-.-.nl Counut*. M (i t . Oct. 9, 1389, It is reported that work will be re nted at the phoephate mines eight miles from Thomasville at an early It it said that the company it convinced that if properly worked the mince will pay. ATTORNEY AT I .AW. 1 jrirrn to *11 httfiov*# c At a spelling match at the Allen Norma] School Friday afternoon, the first prise wae won by Alice Glasher; the second by Beane Thompson; the third by Lucius Wooten, ill of the sixth grade. GEO. S. HOLLISTER, I’iIVSIflAN AND SURGEON. There was a slight mistake ia the occonnt of the Dixie Boy's flag. Pemberton was commander of the post at Vickburg. Win. Barkaloo, of Brunawiek, was colonel of the regi ment they were in. J & UNDERTAKERS. The Newa saye that Rev. E. K. Love, pastor of the firet African Bap list church in 8svannab, is under chargee from his congregation. Hie friends tty bo is innocent. Love is well known in Thomasville. Stlcnllllo rtara. : aaARKO. DESlOa FATKMTR, COPYRIGHTR, « Few infArmutioa and fnr Iltadhwk wriUto MUN.N A tu. XI IlmuiiVAr. M* ToU. fMrirwt t.mr«-xo fnr twnttw *>11* Ml 1—iU K»«-ry ivti-s.l taken out by mu to longhtbUiwt Utc puU*c ty a U/Uou rma ft## of #fc#rg# Blfe# fmutific gmtim iSSS* SS25SSR fh«»uiil tm without It. Wttfctr.f ; tl-^inx nxwith*. AflltoM MCW wuwr; *1^1 piz ni<hi VtnMOiAUi.-km, 3«1 CRYSTAL LENSES n. is. iiicKMd co., KliLLAM MOORE. JOB WORK! w. T. Btewart, of BcRtoa, is an ap pHcaot for place of taker of tbe schorl lag ef iha bowada that forest ring with their music ban In spiring sight aad aound. Tba “matt* ysetssday oa the boule vard, near CoL McIntyre's was largely attended. Many who did not oare to actively participate went ia vehicka. The morning taperb, and all exp a fiae run, bat in thie they wen disap pointed. Tbo fox could not see where the iuc came la for him,, aad poritively reiused to join in. Wbaa first released be glided ufl only a short distance and sought refuge un der a large fallen log. A procured and Reynard was soon dis lodged. A good start was then given him bclore the chains of the little Beagles were flipped, but hounds aad hunters overtook him again lets than Urea hundred yards away. The chase was then postponed until early date. In rescuing Reynard from the bounds, he caught two of Judge Hopkins’ fingers between hie sharp teeth, end so tight was the bold that hit mouth had to be forced open by the hunters who quickly went to the Judge's assistance. Every one it eager lor another go at the fox. Mise Eula Kotncr, a grand nicoe of Judge Hansel), and one of the moot brilliant yonng women in Georgia, is visiting the Judge and family at their home in Tockwotteo. She will remain in the city some weeks The books ordered some time since by tbe library have arrived and been placed on tbe shelves of that institu tion. The fact that they were se lected by Mrs. Armstrong, who is exceptionally well.verted in literature, it a guarantee that the selections arc good. Mr. W. (1 Pittman has sold to the batchers, T. C. Gandy and J. O. J. Lewis, fifty htad of as fat and fine cattle as are seen in "this neck of tbe woods." Some of the steers will weigh 1,200 pounds. Mr. Pittman •aye they are common piney woods stock, and were raised on his planta tion jut over the Ochlockoneo river. Mr. S. Richer received yesterday from Mr.Abe Simons, at MonticeQo, a fine twelve pound trout, which the lats ter caught wbilo on a rccca t outing to the Wacissa river. Mr. Simons stat ed in a letter that accompanied the fish, that this oue was the smallest of his catch. Abe is a good fisherman and his friends also claim that he tells a good fish story. An Afternoon at Cleveland Park. I know that soma ill-natured phil osopher has catalogued hospitality among the barlnrou virtue.-; nor am I minded now to dissnas a proposition which seems more curious llutn plimenrary. I think, however, that only there in whom moroseness has obscured all fiuer sensibility could en tertain for a moment a doctrine so hareh and repulsive. Quito u churl ish, however, is the spirit that would repress emotions oi satisfaction and gratitude when unselfish kimin«s sop. plica opportunity for frieudly iutcr- course and social enjoyment, nod sum mons even partial strangers to quit the cares ol business and join other congeoial spirits in tbe intcrcbaugo oi hospitable end Courteous greetings. Surely I am but expressing tho feel ing of many u pleased and grateful guesl when begging pardon of our gracious hosts. I freely assert that no more delightful cpUodohas marked the passing season at Thomasville than the meeting this aftornoon by the bauks ol the swift ilowiug Och- lockoocc. The thoughtfulmss of thoso who pluiiued and conducted it omitted uo condition of complete en joy meat. Over smooth and level roa-ls, skirt ing the grassy lawns of Cleveland Park an,! winding through cultivated fields and trim orchards ol pear and plum, thrilling now with ike impulse of approaching spring; expre-aiag ra swelling bads “the ecstnoy of life by twos and fours the merry guests parsed down to tbe of tba beaatilul river, and there, beneath the dark green foliage of tbe mighty magnolia, through whose bright leaves “whispering in the cooling wind,” the soft sunlight silted through, partook of a least such as would havo shamed I-ucullus him self. There was wine that sparkled and sang; and eyes that sparkled brightly still—the dark eye of the Southern maid and eyes oi “azure tint,” that never before had lighted such a scene; but all alike beaming with pleasure and good will, and vicing with one another in loveliness But what profiteth comparisons? "An eye Is an eye, and whether Mick nr bine la DO peat matter, so ‘tit la rrqunt. ’Til aooseuM to thqmle a hue, Tbs kindest Blurt be taken at IheHdl.’ As true and loyal subjects should, each guest then paid allegiance due to the royal tulcrs of the.feast—Kings by name, and nature . too; but even “Kings must tuficr some abatement of their rank and state when greater ones sre nigh;’’ so now tbe Queen— the Queen, “who rules by right di vine,’’ was tendered homage first, and right graciously was it received. This duty done, each “heart went out’’ to him, the master sp:rit of the whole: Frank, big-hearted, glorious Frank!! that “Pimce of Princes,” “lull of kindness as the spring ol prime," and owning "Tint grace so rare In every dime Or tries without alloy ol fop or bran, A fisiahed gsatlsmao from lop to toe.” Mat i “Lot# aad firtecdship prore for li'm much nore thaa achinera, And when hij bark iIiaII paag th# cqaiaoc- Ualliae maybe mi lack Hock, Claret and Hadrira, To irrtfat# the dr/a##rol decline. And wow the “homeward caD" is beard and with many a hearty 1 shake the happy throw* taka of those whore" with ffea the Volga, So. Dakota, mhos. Whoarsr irrangad to taka oar party-oat e< Jaoksaovilla and land it next morning at ThiRniirrflWQo, did a great aet far tba latter photo ThomMvflJe' la in the extra aouthwesfern port ol Georgia, about tnefre mUre from the Florida Enn. It it reaohed hr several routes,. and through sfeefron rrach thecity times a day from the difierent roods. Thomasville is entirely by dense pine forcets and farms. Thie country, as a rule, is level, hot immediately around Thomasville it is rolling, and thoroughly drained. With natural drainage. and n good elevation above sea level (350 feet), this city itself is entirely freo from malaria or any disease caliar to a low climate. On two dif ferent noosrions when epidemics of yellow fever ravaged tho country, Thomasville opened her They were bit yellow fever his known. The aoil is sandy loam with red day subsoil in general. The agricultural products are chiefly cotton, oorn, oats, sweet potatoes and sugar cane, as county is the boms of the Le Cunts pear, and is in the center of tho watermelon belt. Many car loads of these fruits are shipped annually. Peaches, grapes, plums and other varietiee of pears also thrive. Straw, berries are grown for market and are very profitable. The price of farming fend varies from >2 to *10 per acre, according to improvements and location. The greater portion oi the county ia covered with virgin forests of pine, oak, hickory, magno lia, bcecb, etc. Owing to the mild- of tbe climate and the ease with which the toil b cultivated and its generous return oi fruits and grain, as well as the little attention domes tic anisials require, a farmer’s family can livo here on much lees than uuder less favored circumstances. It was bright end early Monday morning, Dec. 12, when we al’ghted from our sleepers and took carriogee for the hotels. The DskoU party was resigned to tbe Randall House, a small but neat hotel in charge of Mrs. Randall, a widow lady of true South ern waya and education; a little deaf and very eccentric. When we firet entored her hou» she waa sore she could not accommodate us at all; no notice had been given her, and she had nothing for tu to eat. We might como in, however, and enjoy the warmth of tbe sitting room; shortly after there might be enough for the ladies, ten of whom might then come to the breakfast room, and when tire doors were open it was fonnd there were scats for all and breakfast fit —willing to take life easy, as wc Tbe climate brings this about, sides it is not necessary to overexert to gain a living. As in other spots viaited.'the colored race do the work, or the mqor part of it. There are lots of them to doit and they work cheap. Some of then “farm” places ol their owlror on rented fields, and the figure they cut coming to market b a eight, arid the “p white trash" look fully as comical dimes it b a little mule hitched to a cart, with ahaaeta made of a strap ef feather here, a bit of rope there anything gh to hold the cart aad male together so that the whofe femQy may ride. Another dutit will eon. tori' ef a small ox, perhaps a cow, doubled up with the male, while the otdjnan (while or blaek) punches, pounds, arid swears at tho team loud ooogh to bo heard a mile. They do not bring in much; they carry home but little—they don't expect it, they don't aeed it—'their tastes are simple and their wants are few." About the center oi the city is monament erected to ihe memory of Thornes ooanly Confederate dead, great deal like our Midler’s men raenta and held no doubt ia equal reverence, for this b in Georgia, ore of tbe most ultra secession si little or np feeling, however, s tin over the result* of the are beginning to look at things they now exist; slavery b gone, and they say they would not have it back,' even though it would make many of them rich again. They wish to develop their country and its resources. They recognize and frank- ly own that they are behind ia this and know that slavery was the ciuse. Of couroe, visitors and visited were on their good behavior as to war re miniscences, at the some time no Northern man need have fears to go South if he wilt mind bboan business and not undertake “reform,’’ in politics two sudden. As to the negro living among them ecttlee that; one or the other of the two rices bo on top—they cannot divide or mix—and whites from tho North soon take to and bccomo a part of tho whites of the Honth. This is uo guess work, no theory; nny Northern resi dent will tell you this is tho situation# A day lull of sight- seeing and en joyment closed with a banquet at the Masury House, a new hotel just opened and a good one. Speeches of welcome were made by the Mayor and Councilman and replied -to by our ives, ia which the "bloody chasm” was forever closed by tho re spective speakers, the whole conclud ing by the throwing over. Col. Elliott of a whole barrel of soap—O, so soft —by a widow lady of the Wisconsin party.' [“Do you hear, Colonel i” Wonder if the Colonel ia not a wid- ower^ Then regretfully we wander our way to the ears, and we bid adieu to one of the Gnest, most thrifty, most prombing young cities of Georgia— Thomasville. May her people live prosper.” fer a king. Tbb broke tho he Was Bact ’ Northerners were at home, anfijid beet eras ever more pleasant than Mrs. Randall; full of good-nature, wiuy, fat, fair, and on the shady side ol 40. She had met editors before, ihe esid, and never knew one who had a dollar or paid a cent; they J were all alike, North or South, and with such bandinage she kept us humping to keep even. Tho Piney Woods Hotel—a very large and tony winter resort—b opposite her place, but with all lla immensity and conveniences, in our estimation the Rand.ll House had the preference, and would have the gucste had our way about it Carriages for a drive in and about tho city were forthcoming after break fast and quite generally accepted. A view of the plan and an bur be con vinced one that too much had not been claimed for Thomaavilfe. Hun dreds of handsome residences were seen, and quite as homes. To us it seemed just tbe place to live. Good air, good w running streams, fine grovea and big timber, gardens, email farms, orchards —all with an air of thrift.and indus try pervading. Land b not high in price. Just outride the city limits wa note one place as an instance. It contained thirteen acres, one-half of of freer, good boon and outbuildings, all for *2,000. Tba purchaser, it ha wished a life of ease, might take this ■d be independent oa the oi the orchard Northern people have IMir ownprop- ty here, bought for-winter residence only, aad it fe said a i&bcnt (fro weeks sgo a gentleman from Cleveland, O., who had spent several weeks in Thomaavillc, left lor home, lib friends here endeavored get him to remain longer, telling him about the terrible weather the inhabitants of hb northwestern home were experiencing. But he was deter mined, and accordingly went straight through to Cleveland. We ere per mitted to take the following extract from a fetter written by him to a friend in thb city, which was received yesterday: “It b snowing at present and very cold. I have been wearing cork-eoled shoes and two pain of socks, or rubber boots snd three pain of socks whensver I go out. Tbe I think of it tho worse crank I get about the South. There b no other place in Uiu country fit to Hre in from October till May, and if it were practicable I would be on my way bask now.* There is a lesson in the above for there who ire getting anxious to. re turn North. of the Messrs. Wm. J. King, and J. B. King, endeared themselves to a large nnmber of paw- pb yesterday by spread piooieonthe river just back of Cleveland Park, th. John IT, Maaury’a handsome . During the looked ae if the afiair would have to be postponed oa occonnt ot the it was aomawhat threat- by II o’clock the skies cleared and everything gave promise ofa pleasant afternoon. The invited guests drove through Mr. Mssury’s beautiful grounds, reaching the river about one o’clock. While th* of th* oceasiosi were bosily sc tending the preparations for th* (din ner, th* ladies and gentlemen ol tb* party loitered along Ihe honks of tho Ochlockoneo and watched its steady flow toward tha sea. The underbrush had been cleared up, leaving many and stately magnolia and other a* tire growth standing in their strength and beauty. The scene aad surroundings, though familiar to our something new and novel to th* visi tors. Tbe menu, and it the best the New York ordered especially for the was prepared by the cty or the Mitchell honse. Suffice it say that the most tempting of everything calculated to tickle tbe palate, wae prepared iutbe beet style. Champagne, punch and Tarioas brands oi choice wines were dispensed without stint In fact the gentlemen who were the hoots of tho occasion spared no expenso. Delightful mutic waa furhished by the excellent orchestra of the Mitchell bouse. The afiair was very informal, tho guests mixing and mingling as though they had known each other for years. Southern gentlemen paid homage to northern beauties, while northern gentlemen bowed before southern belles. Among others present were the hosts, Messrs, W. J. King, Frank Ellis and J. B. King; Lieut Scanottij Miss Daisy l’echin. Miss Katie 11 an na, Mrs. Wm. King, Mrs. Melvill* Hanna, Mrs. Ely, Mis. ■' Charles . Be Wright, Jr., Mr. C. & Heqard, ‘l(r. and the UimsIwsatjBiJflel)n- ell, Dr. Hump^^u^^HtoL^lia Florence Clark, -JfaUKnfC Mias Wadhtm, Miss WittojtoMr. and Ms*. Stone and Mr. E. W. bouthworth. . Among tbo homo people present were, Mr. snd Mrs. S. L. Hayes, Mr. snd Mrs. Jo Jerger, Hon. Robert G. Mitchell, Col. A. P. Wright Col. A. T. MacIntyre, Mr. D. L MacIntyre, Dr. J. G. Hopkins, Mira Bessie and Mamio Blacksbear, Dr. T. M. McIn tosh, Miss Emma McIntosh and Hon. W. M. Hammond and wife. It ia hardly necceassry for us to assure the gentlemen in charge of the tfiair that their southern friends pro enlon the occasion enjoyed much. And we are quite sure that all others were equally delighted with the outing. The gentlemen proved themselves most delightful entertain ers, and every one present win -long cherish pleasant memories of tha day •pent on the river, on the last Satur day in February, 1893. and Mrs. S. R. VanDuzer, Miss Bet- JI®-?<»lhml, Bill Rolmnd, J. O. J. tha I’cchin, Mist Gertrude Hanna, T. J. Humphries, Jasper Mr. Cbsrtevjfepin, Mm ^EQrxMifes, Boas Taylor, John Stanatend, . ... .. .. 1.— / t n .i i n n wm J. & Stanatend, D. B. Stanalsnd, BiU Smith, Jim Smith, Ephraim Phillip*, William Hart, Dr. B, W. Dan. ids, Peter Rainey, Hart, Sydney Williams. W.T, fey, Tom Sbytlo, Hilliard A. B. Cone and N. J. Brown, livo here, others are scattered far snd wide. Sixty-eight are lileot today. FszhapRin another world they knur again the long roll at the approach of All too soon they will be joined by the last soryivon oi tbe Dixie Boys. Mrs. Johnson, the donor of the Hag, ia now a resident of Loo Angeles, Col., but an effort will pro. bably be made to have the flag to Thomasville and carefully in the library, where its and ballet marked folds bear ing tho legend "D. B. Victory or Death, August 10,1861,” will tell lie story when it has become the only survivor of th* gallant Dixie Boys Kfekcr Kilgore, of Texas, wants Ibe Mexican mistioo. His colleagues, those who have been knocked out so often by his objections, would no doubt be glad to see him appointed to the positioo. Mr. Kilgore is a Geor gian by birth and education. ’ Tom Watson consumed forty days in raking testimony against Mr. Blade. Mr. Black, who has an equal time to take testimony, has declined to ««k» any. Watson’s evidence is the. veriest rot. It ns not worth controverting. Bye, bye, Tommie. Mr. Torn Cobb Jackzoo, belonging to an old and highly honored family, and one ol the swell society, leaders of the Gate Gty, shot himself through the brain in the presence of ha father on Thursday, in front of the family residence. It is a cold day wheo At lanta doesn’t have soma scnsathxw-
