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THOMASVELIJE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 1895. NEW SERIES, VOL. VII—NO. (5' Published Every Saturday. Madison near Corner Jackson Streets SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ■ One Year, $1.00 Six Months, Three Months, Daily Times Enterprise is. published every morning, except Mond*y. at* the lowng rates: One Year $5.00 Plx Months 2.50 Oce Month .50 Advertising rates furnished upon appli- catio i. THOMPSON Iron Woiis, JACUMIY (STREET, THOMASVILLE, - - - A I am better prepared than ever to do any .and fll kinds of repair work in iron and brass. In audition tolong years of experience, I am fully equip ped with the latest improved tools and can guarantee all work entrusted to me Shops in rear of former resi dence, on lower Jackson street. Give me an apportunity to make an esti mate ou \ oi£ work. C .B. THOMPSON, Agt. FAILING MANHOOD General and Nervous Debility. Weakness of Body and Mind, Effects of Errors or Excesses in Old or Yoons. Robust, Noble Manhood fully Restored. How to Enlarore and Strengthen a developed I , Body. Absolutely I failing Home T ) —Benefits In a 50 States an _ Countries. Bend for Descriptive Book, ex- ■ developed Pi . Body. Abs . .. 1 failing Home Treatment. Benefits In a day. i States and Foreign w Descriptive Book, « plauation and proofs, mailed (sealed) free. ERIE MEDICAL CO., Buffalo, N. Y. CHINA MATTINCS. - IB THE TOWN® CODNTT WHAT HAS TAKEN '{LACE DURINGTHE WEEK. Interesting Items Picked Up All Over the Co untry and Care- hilly Prepared and Serv ed Out Readers. The new calandars for 1896 will soon be making their appearance. Who does your printing ? Why not send it to ns ? We can save you money. Col. Matt J. Pearsall, 6f Moul trie, was in town yesterday on le gal business. Mrs. Phil Wade returned from Atlasta last nigbt, where she has been spending the past week. Mr. W. J. Brooks, of Boston, one of the leading merchants of that city, spent yesterday after noon in the city. Mr. Moses Williams left at this office yesterday one of the finest stalks of cane we have seen this season. It measured nine and a half feet in length. Hon. W. N. Spence passed through here on Sunday nigbt en route to Baiubridge to attend the city court there. Will Spence is one of the, “Old Guard,” a dem ocrat of democrats. Dr. G. M. Jones, of Wbigham, spent last night in the city. The doctor, accompanied by bis daughter, Miss Willie Jones, will leave this morning for Atlanta to take in the exposition. We understand that good old Santa Claus has just lots of nice things for the little ones this Cbrietmas. Ard the old man will be around bright and early on Christmas morn. Mies Annie Lewis, a charming and accomplished young lady of Washington, D. C.; is a guest at the “Willows.” She is here for the winter and we hope her stay in the sunny south will be a pleas ant one in every respect. A New Lot Just Iu. Forks’ Furniture House. Good Wall Papers. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 Cents Per Roll 1 have a man lo do Paper-hang ing who understand the business thoroughly and who can give you honest work at low prices. Get figures. x Geo. W. Forbes, FURNITURE DEALER. Masurv Bloch*. augl8 d&w ly WON WITH EASE. The Thomasville's Defeat the Valdosta 28 to o. The first game of foot ball ever played in _TbomasvilIe came off Thursday and Thomasville won by the score of 28 to 0. The Valdosta boys got In at 1.58 and went at once to the Brighton Hotel; where they chauged clothes, then went to the ball grounds. The Valdosta team were abort of two men, several of their best players being unable to come up. Dekle and W. Beverly, of the Tbomasyille's, played with them to make out the eleven. . ; The teams lined up as follows: VAlBOtTA. rotrnox, TUOVJlSVILLX. Holder, W. L. E. Smith, ft. Jones, • L. T, Watt Scruggs, L G. Cooper, Pardee, O. .Parker, H. Roberta, “ ’ * ‘ ' Parrish, Dinkins, Dekle, Thomas, R. " beverly, W. Cartoll, Smith, H. Pittman, J Clara, At a meeting of the Library di rectors Tuesday resolutions of re gret at the death of Mr. J. A. Brandon were passed and Mr. Chas. M. Smith elected iu his place. Mr. C. M. Chapin was elected to fill another vacancy on t ie board. V. A. RORROCKS CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Tbomasville, Ga. Plan ud biimit* finit^f. I oQer my services to make contracts for nr superintend all kin«.s of building, public qr private, either brick or wood, also plumb ing- Satisfaction G n aran teed - The board of county commis sioner met yesterday aud trans acted the usual routine business. By the way if Mr. Mallette's bill to pay the commissioners a per diem becomes a law, theyjwill get tome compensation for coming to town every first. Monday id the month. 4. W. PALIN & BRO'S. Carriage Shoos. Lower Broad St., Tbomasville, Ga. ETKBV DBSCWIPTaON OF CARRIAGE AND WAGON REPAIRING HppSB SHOEING, ETC., R*ee at reaaopaDie rates. Having rooentlj purchased a number of labor-saving tools snd Laving ths Rest Equipped Shops /pi Southwest Georg**, we are pre] * t do all kinds of work in onr lice d patch and neatntss DR. S. C PARSONS' V.'OMB AND RECTAL SUPPOSITQRil A local home treatment lor » emplaints peculiar lo femair md diseases of t>c return. Thtl subdue aud cure any infiammx tlon.irritation.uleeration or d-t charge. In womb and rectal rli eases they relisve rain and wii absolutely enre if used as di reeled. PRICE 75c Offict VA N- Broad St. H arsPfoi For pamphlets, question lists, • private information address win Stamp. nR.B.c.i'LBSOKS.iUs-u.ta Sold by Thomas 'k' Dickinson, Thomas a ills, Ga; J. L, Oliver, pairo, Ga.; Mal- \ • l Ys.nt),! oston.Gs: JAMES CRIBBEN, Contractor and Bonder, THomaaviUe • - &a i will be glad to make contracts for, oi si |4>rintend all clasees ot buildings, publir or wrivate, in either brick or wood. Will fur uUb plans and specifications it required. It yoi want any building done call on me •'<•1 ( will submit estimates, whether con. tract is awarded me or not. I will faaran- -.. t*w satisfaction in all my work. I refer tc ' tb- many buildings erected by me ia Thom .a villa, and to all parties for whom 1 hard worked. Shop on Fletcher street, 2d doorfOWW.BWiee wucre ,*ne party i Broad. f— w* ^ly Jisbed three pr four years ago. Dr. J. A. Thompson, of the Methodist church, preached ‘ his Inst sermon for this conference year on Sunday. A large cougre gation was out to hear him. Dr. Thompson’s congregation and friends sincerely hope that he will be returned to this charge by the conference for another year. Now that the registration bpoks hive closed the boys will com mence to discuss municipal poli tics. It is rumored that there will be several candidates for mayor, which event things will be de cidedly lively, The election will be held on the third Tuesday in January. The directors have made ar rangements to have Rev. Sam Joues and Gen. John. B. Gordon lecture here, one in February and one iu March, for the benefit of the Library, It is safe to count on a full bouse for each of these popular lecturers and the Library will receive a good sum as its share of the receipts. Mr. Wm. S. Iryine }ia§ prpsent- to the Library a handsome life size crayon portrait of the poet Sidney Lanier. It is by Mr. Zimmerman and one of his best pieces of work. It is^andsQpiely fiamed ip Georgia pine, dope by the Tbomasville Variety Works. This and t e portrait of Henry Grady, presented by Judge Hop kins Y5me time ago, nre very ac^ ceptable presents. Will not some others follow the example of these public spirited*citizeus, that the Library walls may be ornamented with portraits of Georgia's distin guished citizens ? Third Party Meeting, A few th|rd party men—POO gentlemau who iya$ present—said about twenty'; met at the court house oil Saturday. The object of the meeting was to appoint dele gates to the st^te QQpveption of the party which meets \n Atlanta on the J8t|i iqsfe The secretary failed to report the proceedings and the names of the delegates. We should have published them with pleasure. The attendance at the meeting is a poiuter as to the falling off of in members of the third party in Thomas. Except in some counties iu Tom Watson's district, the 10th, * the following of-the party in Georgia has dwind led down very muth; -. In fact, this is the’case in Kansas and other,states: where the party flour*: R.G. R.T. R.B. L.H.B. R. H.B. ... Q B. (Capt) Ba bee. Da* is, (Capt.) Jr. B Pittman, C. The Valdosta boys were very light in weight and needed prac tice, but they put up a nervy game. The Tboifaafville's have bad some fair practice aud were well equipped. The game opened with Thom- asville faciug I be west goal. Bar bee kicked off aud Dekle caught and returned the ball. After good runs by Watt, Pittman, J, Clark and Pittman, C., Pittman J. was pushed across the line for the first touch-down. Barbee held the ball for Pittman C., who kicked a pretty goal. Score, Tbomasville 6. Valdosta 0. Time 3 minutes. Valdosta kicked off this time, Clark caught, passed to C. Pitt man, who made a good run, blocked by Pittman, J., Clark aud Barbee. Several more runs by the back and line and then Clark was given the ball for a run around the end, witn Pitt man J., Pittman C. and Barbee as interference, he scored the second touch-down. Pittman again kicked goal in fine style. Score, Thomasville 12, Valdosta 0. Time minutes. Valdosta kicked, D ittman J. caught, passed to Pittman C., who made a pretty run. Several more .ins by the backs good center backing by Parker, Cooper and Lester/ aud C. Pittman was pushed over the goal line for the third touch-down. Pittmau C kicked goal. Score, Tbomasville 18, Valdosta 0. Time 23 minutes. The kick off by Valdosta had just been made when time was called for the first half. The second half was almost?a repetition of the first, Valdosta only securing the ball twice. Barbee scored a touch-down by criss-cross tandem play with Pitt man C. Pittman C. kicked goal. Score, Thomasville 24, Valdosta 0. Pittman C. was pushed through the center for the next touch-down, but failed to kick goal. Score, Thomasville 28, Valdosta 0. • Time was called with the ball within 5 yards of Valdosta’s goal, The tackling of Dekle and Bev erly who played with Valdosta was splendid. They both played like veterans, and too much praise cannot be given them. As for the lest of the visitors they played bard and tyied to win. but they were top light and needed prac tice. The Tbomasville team' played good ball, but could have played better if it w'ere needed. The Smith brothers at the ends played unusually well, in fact every man did his part. Most of the work was on the backs, who make several long .runs.' The longest being make * by Pittman J., who was blocked by Clark, Piitman.iL and Barbee. No one wu? hurt in the game. The game was very free from kicks (of both sides) and the Val dosta boys Went home pleased, with their treatment. They are a gentlemanly lot Pf young men, and we hope to se$ t^ein up this After the game Mr. L. Schmidt treated the boys to a delightful surprise in the shape of a splendid 1 supper of turkey, oysters an<|* othpr dftinty dishes. r The first gam® vas a success, but when the people understand the game, better and larger crowds will attend the games. Mrs. F. R Parrsmorc De,ad Valdosta, Ga> Dec. 1 .^—ThP death of Mrs. Frank R. Parramori this morning at 3 o’clock is one of the saddest deaths Yaldosta baft- bad in manydays. _ r _ ______ was the wife of pr. Frank - Parra- more, a jffomipept tfeiitict here. Sup had* been ill for several weeks, but there was an improvement in in her condition yesterday \vhich led to thp hope tlftt she vyotild fqlly recover. Mrs. Parra jnore was before her carriage four pr five years * M& McGee?, daughter of Rev; B.|H. McGee, o : the Sputh Georgia conference. She leaves two little children <u»da heart broken husband,' H&04- mains wore followed to the comet tery this evening Ly one of .the longest processions ever seen in Valdosta, and the last, solemn rices were conducted by ReV. Bascom Anthony of the Methodist' church.” - ^ The deceased lived here at one time, and had many friqnds who will sincerely explore her early The Wedding of Mr F. H. Smith and Miss Cherie Smith. We find the. following account of the marriage of Mr. F. H. Smith and Miss Cherie Smith which, occurred on the 20th inst. in Meridian, Miss., in a recent issue of the Daily News* of that charm and fasinatiob, especially when enpid^has blessed the lives-of popular and'handsome young, peo ple, as on Wednesday evening of the 20th, when pretty .Miss (mere Smith, , ot Meridian, was united in the bonds of wedlock to Mr. Frank Smith, of Thomasville, Ga., and the large attendance at the Central Methodist church showed anl eager expectancy ere the bri dal-,party arrived, while Miss BoBsie Barber, in pretty evening gown, began the wedding march, “Tiie Sweetest Ever Tola,” there went a murmur of interest thronghout that large fthdieuce, and all eyes turned to the en trance. The* church \iras beauti- whlch we should “give thanks,** in this public way. First, tem poral blessings—as individuals, .as citizens: of. Thomasville; of Georgia; of the United'States. Secoud, spiritual blessings. Re ligious liberty. A' pure gospel.* Christian fraternity, and- then in conclusion, • he' drew the lesson that,"duties grow with opportuni ties and .showed that, from the favored position of pur country, geographical and otherwise, it is our high duty to send out those moral religious influences that will aid largely iu the evangeliza tion of the world. • rr -.. The following was the pro gramme ot the exercises: > 1 Authem-v-By the Choir. 2 Hymn—Congregation. 3 Scripture Reading—Mr. Ma rion. - 4 Prayer—Dr Thompson. 5 Hymn—Congregation. 6 Eermon—Dr. Harris. 7 Collection for the poor. 8 Anthem—Choir. • + 9 Benediction. The choir consisted of a quar tette, composed as follows: Mrs. W. D. Mitchell, soprano; \Mra. J. E. Robison, alto; Mr. James Watt, tenor, an i Mr T. J. Ball, basso. Mrs. L. H. Jerger presided at the organ, and the music, altogether, was of the highest orde^. The church was crawded and the speaker had the close atten tion ‘of everyone throughout the delivery of hi* discourse. The collection, which was quite a liberal one, was turned over to preached tbe-sermon, and, it was’ a sermon appropriate to the occa sion. Like all of this grand old man's discourses it was clear, forcible and eloquent. The music was-rendered by the usual choir and was good. * R*-g stratipn. Closed. " When tfie.hour of 0.o'clock peal ed out from the*city ball last even- ingr Mr/ Evahs closed his big book, in which he had written^ several hundrec^nauies, w ; .th a sigh of relief. A- belated colored brother was the Jast . to * register. He jiist did" ^ave his- vote. The number bf registered Voters is far below what they footed*up last year. Then/however, a spirited contest .was ouffor mayor, and this year, up to thiS'tijqe,. we have not be Ard of a pronounced candidate. The wbft&h&q^^eglisfered.,. 270 and the colorpc^^8B^m^kipg a to? : While there was iio rush yester- day-.^ a steady stream poured into the office "of Mr. Evans for some time, for the purpose bf qualifying thamselves^o vdte at the coming municipal electiqn^'Tije^ report© • /dropped 1u.^but:poqn; and foiuhc apyeyql.sjapqlng around the rail stetatvrslve month * and, 'cf :£r the town of; ThomasyUJe |ix * Aonths, ^hir.you .hay^L. pard aU If gal taxes J “raaiided-i6i*^qa since Yhe adop- >n of4be- constitution of ^87|, except for ^he pyeaen t ./year; that *yOqhayepa^d%our:street:tax, and that you hays never been ponvict-! ed of q felony or been on fhe ph^in ga n g—'‘ * ' 1 , ‘<Sold on,” eaid Mad, “I regis tered seyeraldayfrago.J l coins to see about .bnyibg ' some' cotton Mr. Evans h^expeilded agood (leal.of breath, and consu.med val uable time for n’othiojf,' > 'We ''are not advised as to whether Mr. Mc Kinnon found any cottonseed or not, but io evidently . did not think it necessary to swear that he had not been on the chain gang in. order to buy a lot of cotton seed —Daily-T.-Ei Dec. 3. Stt‘ THANKSGIVING Services Appropriate to the Oc casion at the Baptist and Episcopal Chat chcs. Thanksgiving services were held at the Baptist and Episcopal churches Thursday morning. The services at 'the former were par ticipated' 'in’jd'inily by the Meth odist, Presbyterian and Baptist congregations. The sermon was ireached by fir. Harris; of. the iaptist church, and it waa'jost such a sermon as the friends of this, .eloquent divine expected of him. It was pronounced by ail who heard it as. among the best thanksgiving sermons ever de livered in this .city. ' Taking, as bis text, Ps. 92:1, the preacher said that no exegesis of the verse would be' attempted, but that the text would be used almost solely to show the divine authority for the special service of the occasion. Then, for nearly JfCHSwTAM? decorated with evergreen, t iX hnt pot plants and chrysanthemums not only beThaukful. but for t ^ e ^ntre of the arch, in front of'the "church, hung two white hearts of chryfauihemums, iterced with eupid’s arrows. l*irst came Miss Carrie Jenkins, down the nght aisle and Mr. Mayers Watt down the left and me> in front of the arch, crossed, took positions facing the audi ence, then the others alternating in the same style. They were Mies Mell Minge, of Laneville, Ala., and Mr-Tom Stone, of Jack- sou, Miss Hettie Jones, of Liv ingston, A’a., and Mr. Frank Pittman, of Thomasville, Ga., Miss Emma Berrill, of Quitman, Miss., and Mr. Anson Bail, of Thom- asville, Ga., Miss Carrie Chisholm, of Thomasville, Ga., and Mr. BrooksjSmith, of Laneville, Ala. The bride'B maids looking pretty piquant in cream silk mull, kib- bon and lace trimmings, satin sleeves, carrying large bouquets of-yellow Chiysanthemums, tied with long yellow ribbons. Then came the bride, looking regal, and fair in white satin, en trdin, pearl trimmings and tulle rid, which added a soft witchery to her face. She was accompanied by the maid of honor, Miss Flor ence Jenkins, who. was prettily gowned in cream mull, satin and earl trimmings, and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums tied with cream ribbon. They came down the right aisle, and down the left came the groom, Mr. Smith, and best man, Mr. J. Robison, of Thomasville, Ga. While the march-was played, and then continued softly through the cerempuy, wh’ch was gracefully jerformed by the pastor, Rev. Jr. R. S. Woodward The angels Said ta bs the Property oi the Ochiockonee Light Infantry. Rome, Ga.*; Nov, . 28,—The dis covery of the old war flerg by Col. S R- Coverdale, of Cincinnati, in a box of old papeis the other day Weddings possess a peculiar haa aroused much interest among the General Benevolent Society. At the Episcopal church Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, *vho is pending a season in-Thomaevil'e.'D 1 - ' audT.rmony Ve”med”to hover near that beautiful bridal scene* and to join in the sweet notes of the march as the party, t'ie cynosure of all eyes, passed out to repair to the home of the bride’s brother-in-law, Mr. Lislie Lide. The gentlemen attendants wore fall dress suits. The ushers were Mestrs. Tom Stone, of Jacs- son, Pittman and Ball, of Thom asville, Ga. Among the attend ants at the reception were Mrs and family, of Lauder dale, Mr. Henry Izard, Dr. George Izard and wife, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Stone, Dr. Woodward and wife, Mr. Tom Smith, of Livings ton, Ala., Miss Bessie Barber, Mr. Ferrell, of Quitman, Miss., aud others. After congratulations, and the bridal pair received many handsome presents, etc., the guests were ushered into the din ning hall ablaze with eiectric light, while the weddiug feast was sumptuous.and elegant in every detail, served by tue dain ty tea girls, Misses Aunie Jenkins and-Irene.Izard, gowned in pale bine and cream silk mull, flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Lide made all feel a cordial welcome. At 1 o’clock Mr. Smith and fair bride left'for their Home iff Thomasville, Ga., when all .wished them a hon vogqge oyer the sea pf life. A Change at the Depot Commencing this morning Mr. WHOSE FLAG IS IT ?. NE W YORK LETTER. A Unitarian Conference—What Was Said and Done There— All Our Poets Unitarians. the veterans here. Opinion is divided as to whether it formerly belonged to th(T Ogle thorpe Light Infantry,/of Savan nah, or the Ochiockonee Light Iu- f an try that waa. made - up near Thomasville The latter company consisted of the town boys a id sonsof wealthy planters of Thomas - county, and the company was popularly known as the “bandbox boys.” When they arrived at Savannah with all their caps and accoutrements marked “0. L, I.*' they were un der the'Command of Capt. Spencer and wer» mustered into service as company E, twenty- ninth Georgia Regiment, under Colonel Francis 8. Bartow in 1801. When they left that city for the front they had to pack up inany of. their belongings and trust them to the storage division of-the com missary department. Among other thingsthey owned a handsome banner presented to them by the ladies of Thomasville, bat Capt. George K. Green, who belouged to company D, the same regiment, is unable to recall just how the banner looked and so cannot identify the one found as belonging to them. • Col. Coverdale found this one packed away in a box of old papers jn an excellent state of preserva tion, and it does not look like it passed through the hot campaigns from 1860 to 1864. It is,of blue silk with a border of gold fringe, and the letters “0. L..L ’ are embroidered in silk with the date “September 28, 1860,” aud snrrouuded by a wreath of cotton bolls in natural colors. On the reverse is the- coat of arms of Georgia, beautifully hand- painted, surrounded by eleven stars, indicating the states^ of the confederacy, with the date paint ed beneath, “Captured by the second division of the twentieth army corps, at Savannah, Decem ber 21, 1864.” The most mysterious part of the affair is that Col. Coverdale has no idea bow he came into possession of the flag. It was probably pack ed away in the box for more than a quarter of a century. He is anxious to find out tb whom it belongs so that he can re turn it. Capt. Green will correspond with some of his old comrades in Thomasville and try to find out if it is the old flag of the Ochiockonee Light infantry, but there are few members of the company new alive. Jpg .which enfeoff the .would be *Yoifcrs~from^fcT'otfclal/oti. the in- Jamps McKinnon 'was 4eqq\rg uyei^. the railings. . I^ow - Mr. fByftns has' K P- Manaerlyn; of Bainhridge, __ °®“ at tbe just after disposing of fi colored voter,jhci’.bsgai);:'- -it imdV' soleionly 'swear that ggHT?”! depot,.,hfl haring beep appelated ticket agent at Thomasville; * Mr. A. AV May, the former ticket agent, turned over-the business iug. Mr. Mqnnerlyu, accompa nied by his wife, arrived yester day. They wifi reoeive. a cordial welcome at the hands of our peo ple. Mr. May, tbb retiring, tiokei agent, has been in Thomasville ftboqt a year and, so far as WO have been able to judge and learn, Las made qn ex ceptionally good ticket agent. He.has been accommodating and polite to all the patrons of the road and to the public as well, and every one will regret to learn that his connection with the road has been se vered. Changes under the new administration ha re, itseems, been the order of the day. Mr. May, we understand, will remain in Thomasville. ' Mr.- Mannerlyu is the ."son of Col: <L J. Mannerlyn, one of the .fepsLlEnown and most popular gen tlemen m 8outh Georgia. Mr. W.: E. Davies has 'returned DR. HOPKINS REMEMBERS IT. Dr. T. S. iiopkins, of this city, is almost positive that the flag belongs to the Ochiockonee Light Infantry, He eays he remembers the flag well and thinks i “captured” in the court house in this city. Iu response to a query, from the reporter yesterday morning he said : “I saw the flag answering the description of the one iu Cincin nati,, carried away from the court bouse in Thomasville by Captain dcott, of Cook’s command. The court house wa^ used at that time as a .hospital for the Federal sick and I.was in charge of the hos pital/ I was told that the flag was made by the ladies of Thomas- yille aud presented to the Ochiock onee Light Infflntry. Capt. Scott was a Kentuckiat^ and was in command of thuLpost. I remem ber well hearing one of the boys say, ‘that fellow will carry that flag off and make people believe it was captured in battle.*' The flag showed no battle scars and probably had never seen a battle field. 1 have no doubt tBat the flag in Cincinnati is the flag speak of. It fills the description to the letter.” Col. Robert G. Mitchell, who was the first color-b6arer of the Ochiockonee Light Iufantry, after reading a description of the flag, is ve*y certain that it is the flag of thqt famous company which went from Thomas county in 1861 He has written to the Constitution in which paper the dispatch from Rome appeared, and will investi gate the matter. The few surviv ing members ef the old company would like to look upon the old flag again. *■• Nbw York, Oct. 26th, 1095. Editor Times-Enterprise : I have just returned from Wash ington, D. C., where I went as a delegate to,attend tbe Unitarian Convention. Thwconvention meets once in two years and is attended by clergymen and delegates from every pari of theU iited States and Canada. The Hon. Geo. F. Hoar, of Massachusetts, is president of the society, and Senator Morrill, of Vermont, Vice-Presideut. The meeting took place injdetz- erott Hal), which wid seat 1,500 people, and continued four days, morning, afternoon and evening, the number.in attendance being only limited by the capacity of the hall. Carefully prepared pa pers were read and speeches de livered on a grsat variety of sub jects relating to human interests and needs. A paper of great in terest was read by Hon. John Fisk, L. L. D., on “The Origin of Lib oral Thought in America.” He traced the troubles and persecu tions of “free thought” through all tbe centuries from the time of Christ down to the present day. Christ was a “heretic” in his day and those in authority did all in their power to suppress his free dom of utterance. And it ia not so long since we in America perse cuted the Quakers for opinion’s sake! This paper, with others of like importance, will be published in book form. There was another paper of tran- ssendeut interest, by Charjes Car- roll Everett, D. D. L. L. D., Dean aud Bu8sey,Professor of Theology, Harvard University, on “Our Unitarian Theology.” Notaword was said which could offend any orthodox brother. But it was so full of earned and Christ-like sincerity as to excite the, admira tion of every one present. The Unitarians, in joining the church, are not required to assent to any written cieed, because a creed binds one down to all past, present and fu ure knowledge the subject treated. As, on all other subjects, they expect to learn more and progress in knowledge. Their only creed, if they have any, “ Jove to God and love man, ith Christ tor leader, guide and example.” They can be followers, of Christ without any written creed about it. It is a singular fact that all the poets that have made any mark in our coqntry, were Unitarians. There were Bryant, Longfellow, Emerson, Lowell, TEIolmes and Whittier. Among men of letters there was Prescott and Bancroft. Sarah F. Adams, who' wrote Nearer my God to Thee,” was Unitarian. Among our presidents there was Jvhn Adams, John Quin cy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Mil- lard-Filmore aud Abraham Lin coln. Did these men reach their theological conclusions by higher and broader thinking ? The Uni tarian deuominatio*; is small in comparison with m:.ny other de nominations; but they claim that truth is always with the minority. Christ aud liis apostles were iu a very small minority and. it has been so ever since. If truth were to be determined by votes the Roman Catholic church would swamp all others. Man is a finite being, and his knowledge un any subject must be limited. Absolute truth only exists with Go.l, be cause God is intiuite in knowledge. A creed represent* tue best knowl edge of those who make tbe creed; but on so difficult, a subject it is presumption to assume that noth ing mdre can be learned. There were three papers of rare excellence read at the convention by ladies. One by Rev. Ida C. Hulton, of Moline, III., on the Cultivation of the Spiritual Na ture.” One by Rev. Mary A. Safford, of Sonx City, Iowa, Ion Forgiveness,” and one by Mrs. Emily A. Fifield on “National Alliance of Unitarian and other Liberal Christian Women.” The writers of all these papers, had year’s fime for preparation. It was a rare intellectual feast to lis ten to such a brilliant condensa tion of thought as was presented in these papers. In this letter I have presented a simple statement of facts, which I think Inay interest thoughtful people. G. Q. Colton. We regrel;Vto ieitu that our yeupg friend, Charier Barnes, is ' te ill at hiB^hoina on Dawson from New York; where he has . r Hmssist' quite i j, . ....j . I ... street, W® wiihjnjn axpeedy re-.! been spending a few weeks in the CQ?ery< " ■ ' —. , |interest of the Piney Woods. Books Will Clos;. Tax Collector Heetn will close his books on the 20th inst. It should be borne iu mind that he is registrar and that all parties Who expect te vote in next year' elections must call on him before the time expires. This is an im portant duty and should * not negieeted.. Mr. Heeth can be'.found during business hours at E. 6. Heeth' 141 Jackson street, until the 20th Messrs. J. J. Lunsford, Henry Lnusford and Robert Lunsford left yesterday ■ morning for At lanta to spend a few days.' Holiday goods will soon be dis played by all tfie dealers in them, EDITORIAL BRIEFS. Paragr phs of P rominent Pithy Things and People. And the mayors took in the merry midway. Yes indeed they did. Bev. J. F. Eden, pastor of the Baptist church iu Quitman, has resigned. The negroes of Georgia return, ' approximately, $13,000,000 worth of property this year. How’s that for progress? Sixty thousand' four hundred and fifty-four people passed through the ga ee of the exposi tion last Thursday. A bill has passed the senate amending the constitution so as to exempt church and school prop erty from taxation. The many friends of Judge ~ Bower throughout the state will be glad to learn that he is recov ering from his late illness. The republicans will be at the feed trough after to-morrow. And they will have both feet in it. The democrats won’t even get to drink the swill. If free silver men in Georgia are to get tbe plums, what’B the matter with Tom Watson? He would be entitled te the first and biggest slice. Tote fair- gentle men. ' The fatalities on thanksgiving day appear to haxobeen about equally divided between foot ball players and careless hunters. ' They were numerous in both classes. The county cl ain gangs will be put under the control of the keep er of the penitentiary. A bill to that effect has passed the senate, and it is more than likely to pass the house. . Congress convenes to-morrow at noon. But it will be midnight with the democrats. Anyhow things will look dark to them. But just watch the light break again in 1896. The legislature expires by limi • tation on the 11th inst. The body has been fairly industrious, and its record will be above the aver- ago. Only nine more working daye remain. And they will bo busy ones. Will Myers was arrested .again) at C'axton, ou Friday. He turned dut to be a news butcher. This makes the fourth time the fellow lias been arrested for Myers. He ought to wear a placard, some thing like this: “1 am nor Will Myers.” Mail Contract Let. The postoffice department has at last let the contract for carrying the mails to and from the post' office and depot. It was awarded to Calvin Porter, colored, his bid being the lowest. It is under stood that Jackson Hamilton, who has been doing the work for tbe past few years, is associated with Porter in the mail contract and will continae to handle Uucie Item's mail bags. Porter Bays be intends to pnt on a nice borseaud wagon and will give the public good service. Hie contract only allows him ten minutes in which to get the mail to tbe postoffice after the arrival oi the train. Miss Nettie Smith has'Te turned from Atlanta, where she has been spending the past few days; visit ing relatives and seeing the expo-. Bilion, , A young Mr. Drexer had a young woman arrested in New York last week for kissing _Ju»,-7 Justice Wentwortfi, before whom tbe case was tried, fined the new woman $2. Things are coming to a pretty pass. Mr. E. W. Barrett, the well known Washington correspondent of the Constitution, is to be mar ried on the 18th to a charming Virginia young lady, Mies Janey Sutherland Smith, of Danville. Our sincere congratulations, Ed, on the approaching happy event. Preparations are already being made for the celebration of Gen eral Lee's birthday. It occnrs on the 19th of January, and is a legal holiday in Georgia and sev eral other southern states Lee’s memory still lives, and will so long as southern men and women live. The coarse attack of Ben Till man on President Cleveland in his Atlanta speech, was characteris tic of the man. It might be well for the managemeot of the expo sition to disclaim any responsi bility for the utterances of each men as - Ben Tillman. He has turned tiouth Carolina into a reg ular hades and wonld do the same thiqg for Georgia and the whole eountry, if he had bis way. Grover Cleveland towers too high above each demagogues as Till man and his sort to be reached by their poisonous shafts. m Fitzgerald, the new town in Wilcox county, being bnilt up and settled by western colonists, is growing with astonisBUrg- rapidity. Old Georgia, especially tbe wiregrass region, is blooming and booming. i; > -■*&+*'*£:* t *■? .. • 'te-.. .