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THOMASVDuLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY DECEMBER 14, 1895.
NEW SERIES, YOU. VII—NO.-
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cAtion.
THOMPSON
Iren Woits,
JAt'UMM arill'ET,
THOMASVILLE, A
I aiu better prepared man ever to
do any and all kind? of repair work
in iron and brass. In audition to long
yearn of exjiencnce, I am tully equip
ped with the latest improved tools
and '-an guarantee all work entrasted
tt» me Shops in roar of former resi
dence, on lower Jackson street. Giv»
me an apportunity to make an esti
mate ou jour work.
C .B. THOMPSON, A»rt.
Aim
Interjes’ingiltems Picked Up All
Over ’he Co un*ry and Care
fully Prepared and Serv
ed Oar Readers.
Who does your’printing f Why
not send it to us ? We can save
yon money.
The turkeys which esca; ed on
Thanksgiving day were only re
spited until Christmas.
We have been getting tho tail
end of the cold wave which has
been sweeping over the uorth and
west.
Mr. M. B. Jones, who has been
absent for some months traveling
through the west, returned home
last night.
Mr. John M. Shackleford is now
the Thomas county agent for the
Singer Sewing Machine Co. Hi*
office is on Jackson street.
GHINA
iV
A New Lot Just Iu.
Forks’ Furniture
House.
Good fall Papers,
5, 6, 7, 8, 10JCents
i > ei- Roll.
' 1 have a man to do Paper-hang
ing who understand the business
thoroughly and who can give yon
honest work at low prices. Get
figures.
Geo. W. Forbes,
FURNITURE DEALER.
Masurv HlocV.
auglS d&w lv
MENACES
IcUly.Thoi auuhly,
mental worry, attacks
of “ the blucs."are but
paying tho penalty of
early excesses. Vic
tims, reclaim your
manhoo<l, regain your
vigor. Don’t despair. Pend for book with
explanation and proofs. Mailed (.sealed) free.
ERIE MEDICAL CO., Buffalo, N.Y.
Turkey and chicken thieves
have been getting iu some lively
work during the past week. More
than one good housekeeper is
mourning the loss of some of her
pet fowls.
Misses Lillian Smith and Wil-
lou Thomas returned Sunday
ght on Capt. Henderson’s pri
vate car, after visiting the Atlan
ta exposition, Madison and Jack
sonville, Fla.
Signs of Christmas are cropping
out. You can see it in the move
ments of the small boy. He al
ways catches the inspiration first.
And he is preparing^ to have all
sorts of a good time.
I never fail to read the adver
tisements of the merchants iu t he
Times-Enterprise,” said a lady
yesterday, one who does her own
shopping. “I always look, every
morning, to see if any special bar
gains are offered.” Here’s a
pointer for advertisers.
social entertainmenc was
given last Tuesday night at khe
residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Dyke, iu honor of Miss Delia
Smith. Social games were engag
ed in until a late hour. Miss Dj-
lialeft. Wednesday for Atlanta
where she will spend several
months. Miss Delia is one of our
charming young ladies, and we
regret to see her leave.—Moultrie
Observer.
R&Rroad Matter.!.
The anual meeting of the Ala
bama Midland, and : . thn . Abbe
ville Southern and Belt Line of
Montgomery, a aa Bold in Mon t-
gomery the other day. The old
officers of the Alabama -Midland,
with tbe exception ofCol. H. 8.
Haines, were re-elected.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of. the. Abbeville Southern Railroad
the following directors were elect
ed: ~
Directors—H. B. Plant, R. G.
Erwin, S. G. McLendon, Robert
Neyrman, M. F. Plant, G. H. Tal
ley, W. E. Bradley.
At a subsequent meeting of the
directors the following Officers
were elected: S. G. McLendon,
president; M. F. Plant, vice-presi
dent; R. B. Smith, secretary; J.
M. Lee, treasurer.
At a meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Belt Line Railway the
following directors were elected:
*. A. Wiley, 8. G. McLendon, M.
. Plant, R. G. Erwin, W. F.
Vandiver, W. A. Gayle, A. M.
Baldwin, D. F. Jack, Joel Bar
nett.
Capt. A. A. Wiley tendered Mr.
Plant and his associates a banquet
on Friday evening, at which a
number of the most prominent
people of Montgomery were prer-
ent.
Mr. Wrenn responded to the
toast of “Bontb Carolina” as only
Wrenn can. He is good on after
dinner speeches as well as in work
ing up business for a railroad.
Governor Oates responded in elo
quent terms for Alabama, and
Hon 8. G. Me .endon responded
for Georgia, Referring to him
the Montgomery Advertiser says :
“Dear old Georgia was repre
sented by Mr. 8. G. McLendon, of
Thomasville, who proved that a
Georgian with his brains knows
bow to use his tongue eloquently
and with charming interest.”
Hon. R. A. Connell, ot Decatur,
is in the city. Mr Connell is the
gentleman who made himself fa
mous, when a member of tbe
Georgia legislature, by introduc
ing a bill to tax bachelors. We
nave never quite forgiven him for
it yet. But he is all right, and
always ready to talk up Whigham
and the grand old uQiibty of Eje-
catur.
I.W.PALIM BRO’S.
Carriage Shoos.
Lower Broad St^, TJjomasville, Ga,
BVBBV DEM RU TION OF
EAP.RIME AID WABOK REPAIRING
HORSE SHOEING, ETC.,
Done »t reaso-tantf rate*. Having recently
•,ur chased ft'hummer ot tools
*o4 Laving tbe
Rest Equipped Shop*
to Sooth west Oeortra, we are prepaied
to do all kind* ot work in out lint with
.li’patch and nwwn-~ *
Among the late arrivals in the
city we notice Messrs. D. L- and
1). J. Palmei, of South Dakota.
Mr. D. L. Palmer is accompanied
by his wife. The gentlemen come
from the lantf of blizzards, and
where fires are kept up nearly the
year round. Tbe party are occu
pying the Morehouse residence
on North Broad street. We are
glad to learn that they are pleas
ed with Thomasville.
JAMES CRIBBEN,
Contractor and Builder,
TtiomasyiUe - • 3a
‘ I wiil be glad to make contracts for, 01
r.iperintend all claaaei of buildings, public
•Vr private, in either brick or wood. Will
furnish plans and epecificafiO!)? it required.
1( rou want building dope coll on me
aiid I will aubiuit estimates, whether con
flict is ftwardfcd me or not. I will gm*r*n-
L-e satisfaction in all my work. I refer tc
«ti- many buildings erected by me la Th-P
4 «'tlle, and V> ftll partita for wboc ’ i»v
*->rked. Shop on Fletcher Street, 2d d »..
mo Broad. * 1>
Wo have been requested by some
if the officials of the General Be-
novolent Society, to state that
ihey find it impossible, owing to
a want of more funds, to lend aid
non-resident^. . P^rti^s yfho
have been living here six‘ months
ome within tbe scope of their
liarity. Of course, extreme cases
f waqt by apy ppp is always met
iu Thomasville, but the society
mentioriM finds it impossible to
c:’. : demands made upon it.
Mrs. L. ’P. Roberts, accompa
nied by her mother, Mrs. Tread
way, arrived Friday, comipg
direct from New YVfc. They
l*$ve occupied rooina at tb& Mitch
ell. Mr. Roberts, who is making
a tour of the west in tbe interest
of the Mitchell, will be.b${$ jq
1 iine to haye the bqq$e ready for
updoing on’the flrst of January.
Every one will cordially welcome
Mrs. Roberts back to Tbom&gTityp
again.
Y. A. HOHHOOK3
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Thomasville, Ga.
flaw ud Eitixatei FmiikeL
I offer my services to mskft co itracts for
nr -nperintend all kin«.s ot building, public
o private, either brick or wood, also plumb-
line
-tatistaction G uaranteed.
Residence Gordon Avenue. ,
Telephone, 59.
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pain and fullness, backache,
headache heaviness, flooding,
diaplacencii.x, dizziness, nor-
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, _ r pamshleU, question lists, oi
4 private Information, address with
1 stamp, ra. a. c.ra ksoxs.au
'A»!d by Fhomu k Dickinson,TbomasvilJi
Mr. W. V. Li Gey,
gomer.v, the new
tiger ageut
of Mopt-
' division
. - _ — - of the
Plant System, was a caller at
our office Monday morning. Mr
Lifsey was iu charge of the party
of conductors that spent several
hours in the oity yesterday. He
is a young man, but a most capa
ble one, and makes a pleasant im
pression upon every one be meets.
He busied himself to see that the
conductors had a good time and it
is needless to say thattbey did.
Since the cold weather has set
jn tramps h^ve commenced tpqr-
ing southward. A-gopd many qf
them take in Thomasville in their
tour * and almost every night
An Honest Boy.
Yesterday Mr. L. Graves, of
Indiana, who is here for the win
ter, had occasion to use one of the
little colored boys that are always
to be seen on the streets foi a few
minutes aud paid him, he thonght,
three copper cents. Some time
later be discovered that he had
given the boy a five dollar gold
piece, thinking it a copper. He
did not know the boy’s name aud
didn’t even remember bow he
looked, so concluded that he was
out. tbe five dodars. He had just
about made up his mind to this
when the boy walked up to him on
the street and handed him the
gold piece. Mr. Graves was
naturally very much surprised at
this exhibition of honesty on the
boy’s part and rewarded him for
it. We publish this because al
most everybody considers these
little street arabs dishonest, and
absolutely untrustworthy. This
boy, whose name is Julins Jeffer
son, has shown that there is at
least one boy who can be trusted.
Julius Jefferson can always get
job, for honest boys are always
i demaud. It is with pleasure
tfiat yte bold him up as gp exam?
pie to other bays. It always pays
to be honest, boys. The motto
that “honesty is the best policy)”
should never be lost sight of or
forgotten.—Daily T.-E., Dec. 7.
Called Home.
Died, on* Monday morning, at
o’clock, Mrs. Sallie Lewis Thom
as, wife of R; Tho map, Jr. l^frt.
Thomas tyaif‘ttffi ‘dah^bter of Mr.
George T. ‘ ‘and Mrs. Margaretta
Barnes Lewis, of Tenuessee: Her
mother, aged $3, lives at McMinn
ville, Tennessee. Three brothers
and one s|?t®T survive her.
She leave? oqly one child, Mrs.
Blanche Merrill, wife of J. Han-
sed Merrill, of tLis city,who is t^e
daughter of Mp. R, Tarwater,
to Whom the deceased was married
on tbe 24ih of November, 1868.
Mrs. Tarwater, after the de&th
of her fir§t husband, was married
to Mr. Thomas, Jr., on the
27th of October, 1885. She was a
devoted member of the
chnr?ti.
OfiisJflg to Ttwmaaville A stran
ger, Mrs. Thomas soon won her
way into the affections and esteem
of all who met her. re-
finej i^nd oqUiuod, she made
many friends who will sincere!,
moiqn her death.
Those who isfleyf he» hast lftved
All that the best medical skill
and tendcrest nursing coqld d°i
was none tn aUeylate , aiu and
smooth her way through the valley
of death. A loving husband, a
devoted daughter and cherished
friends, watched while the pale
ahadow of death gradually gath
ered around and enveloped their
loved one! Tbe end came before
the dawn, releasing tbe spirit
which took its fight to a world
where there is no night and where
death is unknown.
She has gene home.
The funeral will take place
from the residence of Mr. J. Han
sell Merrill at 3 o’clock this after-
noaq. The interment will be in
Laqrell Hill cemetery.
. „ , - - Nelt Saturday the Masons will
numbers of them can be seen hang- hold their regular meeting. Mayor
ing eronnd the depot yards wait- q y,. Herring, of Tbomaaville, a
’"g f°r opportunity to jump a very bright mason, is expected to
freight train, Qne.of the tough- be „jth-ihe lodge.—Moultrie Ob-
eet looking specimens of tue hobo WT yer.
we have ever seen struck the oity —
yesterday afternoon. His rag- Seventeen white teaohers ware
ged, dirty, unkempt condition at. examined at the court house on
trket. d the attention of every- Friday for teacher’s license.' The ’old masters,’ I don't care about
examination was very rigid,
? r:'jSi3
NEW YORK LETTER. -
Honors to Joseph J fferson—A
Countryman’s .Cnticisni—
Three Notable Paint- >
logs—How a Shoddy
Gentleman Succeed-
ed in Purchasing
- One of the “Old
Masters.”
New Yobk, Nov. 15th, 1895.
Editor Times-Ekterpbisb :
A short time since the theatre
managers and leading aclora in
this city purchased and presented
a “loving cup’’ to Mr. Jefferson
as an expression of their esteem
for him as a friend avd au actor.
Tbe spe iches made on the occa
sion, and the response by Mr.
Jefferson were of a high order of
merit. There is no living actor in
America who stands so high as
Mr. Jefferson in delineating the
simplicity of nature. As was said
of a certain poet:
“Wbj, thjTMs. ..ells with stuff so Suo and
sujootb,
That thou art even natural In thine art.”
On seeing Mr. Jefferson in Rip
Van Winkle, one would say “that
is no acting at all; it is only natur
al.”
The great actor, Garrick, once
said that a countryman, who bad
never before been to a theatre,
paid him the finest compliment he
over received. This countryman
bad come to Loudon to visit a
cousin and was taken to the thea
tre to see Garrick play Hamlet.
After the play the city cousin
asked wnich part he thought was
acted best. The countryman said
he thonght the king was acted
best. (The kiog has little to do
save to strut about.) “Why,” said
the city cousin, “we think Hamlet
was the best piece of acting.
Didn't you see how he acted when
the ghost came inf” The coun
tryman replied, “Ho, that was no
acting at all, J should have done
just so myself if I bad seen a
ghost!” It was all so perfectly
natural it did not Beem like act
ing.”
And this reminds me of the
criticism of auother countryman.
An artist of London had painted
a beautiful picture. It was a row
of pigs eating out of a trough.
All Loudon was talking about it
and going to see it. A country
man, on visiting the city, went to
see it. He knew nothing of art,
but after looking at it some time,
he casually remarked: “Who
ever saw so many pigs eating out
of a trough that some of them
didn’t have their feet in the
trough 1" This criticism killed
the picture. It was beautiful but
lacked nature.
Aud this reminds me. An aris
tocratic gentleman of England,
who was remarkably close-fisted
aud penurious, engaged an artist
to paint a picture ouhisstair-^ase.
He said he wanted it tft represent
“Pharaoh apd his host drowned in
the Fed Sea.” The artist, know
ing that he would get but a trifle
for his work, painted tlie whole
staircase over red- After finish
ing it he called the gentleman to
see it. “Well,” said the gentle
man, “where is Pharaoh aud his
host?” “Oh,” said the artist,
they are all drowned and at the
bottom of tho sou. You couldn't
expect to see them if they were
drowned!”.
And this reminds me. In tfle
Sistine Chapel adjoining the ca
thedral of St."Peters at' Rome, I
saw,'many years ago, two paint
ings by Michael Angelo, one on
each Bide of tho altar, painted on
the wall. One represented heaven
aiid the other hell. Hell is full of
all horrible things, men, women
and children writhing in agony
among smoke and flaiqea. .jn
heaven eveiythiug is bright and
beautiful. After finishing the
pictures, Michael Angelo returned
to his home in Florence. One of
the Cardinals was displeased with
some parts of the picture of heaven
and asked tha pope to have an
artist put some drsnery e» the
nude female figures’ He kept
dinging away tnl the Pope finally
consented'to let the Cardinal em
ploy an artist and the Wfirt, was
done, When Iflrohaei ^Angelo re-
turned to, Feme and saw the liber
ty that had been taken with his
painting, he'told the Pope fie had
noj flqito flnisfied it. And so he
Went and painted a full length
likeness of this Cardins! aqd put
him in hell, sqrroqnded by scor
pions %nd all sorts of horrible
things. Qo seeing it the Cardinal
was furious and ashed the Pope to.
have it painted oqt, “No, 1 ' said
the Rope, “1 have some power
oyer purgatory hut none over bell.’j
And there I saw the picture, some
years ago, and the poor Cardinal
in hell as he was originally paint
ed by Michael Angelo.
And once more this reminds me.
On returning from Enrope many
years ago, I became aoqnalntea
with an eminent physician on the
steamer. (And, by-the-way, this
it true,) He eald-tbat during the
late “unpleaaantneoa” between
the north and the eonth, a man
had become suddenly very rich by
the manufacture aud sale oi shod
dy doth for the army. He then
went to Europe with his family.
While there he determined to fur
nish his house with fine paintings
so he might rival some of the “big
bugs’’ of New York. After pur
chasing many modern pictures of
a certain artist, he said to the
ai tiat, “Now I want some of the
could not be had as none were for
sale. A few days after this the
American over-heard two gentle
men at hie hotel talking about
paintings, when one said,“I have
heard that one of the ’old masters’
is about tobe sold.” The Ameri
can pricked np bisears, and asked
them where it conid be seen. The
reply was, “that picture is not for
yon, the price is too high.” But
finally they gave him the place
where be conid see it. The cus
todian told him the same,' “too
high for yod I” Well, he mast
see it anyway. He was directed
to pass through room after room,
and in the last room he would find
it all aioue. The American spent
half an hour in examining it. On
coming ont he inqni.ed the price.
“Too high for yon.” “Well, the
price!” “$3,000,” eaid the cus
todian. After dickering some
tbe American offered $2,500,
which was accepted. . “Now,”
said the physician who told me
the'etory, “I eaw that very picture
and it was offered to me for $7.50,
and I wouldn’t take it. It was a
poor imitation of one of the old
masters.”
Once more and the last. A bit
of history regarding a certain
painting, illustrates the fact that
men may be very intelligent in
many things, bat very ignorant
in matters of art. Some oenturiee
ago, a number of priests request
ed Domenicheno, a young artist,
to paint a picture for their church
in Borne. The painting was exe
cuted, “The Last Communion of
St. Jerome.” On leeifig it, the
priests were not satisfied, and
would not have it. They finally
took it, and paid the artist a tittle
more than the cost of the canvas.
They then rolled the picture np
and stored it away among a lot of
rubbish. Many years afterwards
these priests, or their successors,
requested an artist to paint a pic
ture (or their church, telling him
ihey bad an old canvas he could
use and save the cost of .t new one.
They unrolled Domenicheno’e pic
ture. On looking at it, the artist
■aid; “If you think I can paint a
picture equal to that you are much
mistaken. I don’t know but two
artists in this world, Raffael and
Domenicheno 1"
A committee of artists were se
lected to pass judgment on the
picture. They pronounced it the
second picture in the world in
point of merit, “The Ascension of
Christ.” by Raffael, being the
first, it stands now in a room by
itself, next to that of the Ascen
aion, in the Vatican, adjoining
St. Peter’s. Money conid not buy
it. I saw it many years ago.
G. Q. Colton.
Cupid’s New Code and Capers.
Postmasters and those who have
to cancel stamps,. will probably
swear when they read tho follow
ing code which is said to have
come into use recently. The posi
tion of the stamp tells the story.
Here is the code:
“(Tpside flown on left corner, I
love yon; same corner . qrosswise,
my heart ia another's; straight op
and down, good-bye^sweeUteart;
npsido down on right corner, write
no more; in center at the top,- yes;
opposite at bottom, no; on right
hand corner nt a right angle, do
ypn love me; in left band corner, I
bate yon; to corner at right, I wish
yonr friendship; bottom at the left,
I seek yonr acquaintance; on line
with snrt.au> e, accept my love; the
s'&me upside down, I am engaged;
at right angle same place, I long
to see you; in middle at right
hand edge, write immediately.”
Now this is some more of Cu
pid’s capers. When Archie Dav
enport or Lee Switzer makes a dab
at the upper right hand coraer of
an envelope to cancel the stamp,
it may be found at right angles
opposite the address, placed there
by dainty fingers, and meaning :
“I long to see yon,” and there
will be a muttered Imprecation as
they take a aeoond, and a vicious
Whaofc at the innocent stamp.
They will have to keep an oyo on
the upper left hand corner, with
•tamps upside down, carrying the
mate message: “I love yon.” -
Cupid’s latest oode and vocabula
ry, will be productive of much pro
fanity in the postoffices of the
c.ountry. This public manner of
convoying love messages, is m *o
be commended from any stand
point. If you love one, really
love one, mind you, say so in plain
and persuasive language, if yon
please, ou the inside and put tho
stamp right side np on the upper
right hand oorner of the envelope
where tt belongs, so that cancell
ing clerks will not have to stand
on their beads to oanoel your up
side down stamps in ail eorts of
places. A fellow wbo wants to
tell a girl that he loves her, should
do so in a more direct and manly
way, than by the position of a
postage stamp. The old-fashioned
oral declaration, with the nsnal
accompanimentaand surroundings
—provided the old folks are not
around—is the best way, and af
ter that the sealed letter, with the
declaration safe from prying eyes.
We shall expect a substantial
testimonial from tha employes of
the postoffice, presented daring
Christmas, perhaps, for onr sage
and timely suggestions touching
scattering the position of stamps
on envelopes.
Sad Death of a Little Child.
A lovelier child than bliio-cycd,
little Mattie Rue Rtnuger, never
s(ttilefl op earth nor beamed in
heaven. Her sweet spirit left its
fragile earthly tenement at one
p’clock last Wednesday pight, apd
through the frosty moon lit night
passed swiftly into the love lit
paradise of God- Ont of tbe on
coming, bleak, cold winter of
earth, idle the everlasting sunny
spring-time of heaven, she sped
like a flitting ray of light, to the
loving arms of Him wbo said,
“Suffer little children to come
unto me.” And heaven was glad,
and no happie^ sopl was found in
heaven tfia4 tflat of her sainted
mother, who passed up into the
glory-land two years' ago. The
mother heart longed for tbe haby
to go with her—and paw she has
gone. Gafl le(t the dear child in
the world to comfort the heart'of a
most, tender and affectionate fath
er, for a little while r tp (wiqo her
self awect|y about the heart of one
prbp was to her as an own dear
mother, to gladden the hearts of
her “auntie-mother,” her fond
grand-parents and other loving
relatives of every degree—aud,
then, Jesus took her to ~ himself—
and her very mqtfier-r-.ip the eter
nal home,
Mattie gne was the only daagh
ter of Mr. J. D, Stringer, of this
city, aud the grandchild cf Hon.
I. Alderman, Of this county. She
wps nearly four years old and bar
father has only one other child, a
little brother, about two years
older- She was very delicate
from her earliest infancy, and
often a great sufferer} but neither
ber frequent attacks of illness nor
tbe aesidions attentions she re
ceived, ever marred her temper or
Spoiled her gentle disposition.
Her last illness was protracted
about three weeks, during which
time she woe tenderly nursed by
father, mother, auntie and sympa
thising friends, and, then the end
came, Apd ’tis well, for God
gkve and God has taken away.
She was interred by tbe eide of
her mother, in Laurel Hill ceme
tery, at 3 p. m., on the 5th inst.
Rev Robt. H-Harris performing
the funeral services. .
the price.” .The artist said it
The Piney Woods Hotel.
The annual announcement of
thePiney Woods Hotel, in the
shape of an exquisitely illustrat
ed pamphlet, is before us. Man
ager Davies has succeeded in eon-
deusing a large amount.of read
ing matter within the bounds of
a few pages. Tbe pamphlet is a
very handsome one and is beauti
fully illustrated.
The hotel will open for the sea
son of 1895-96 on the 28th inst.
- Another Fire.
The rapid ringing of the fire
bell alarmed the town at 6:30 last
evening. The unearthly whistle
at the water works and the South
Georgia College bell joining in
gave a general alarm. Very soon
the crowd was rushing in the di
rection of Fletcherville. The fire
department responded promptly
and the steamer dashed down
Jackson street at a break-nook
speed. Tbe fire proved to bo at
the residence of Mr. George M.
Smith iu Fletcherville. The build
ing was ooversd with a shoot of
flame before tbe fire department
reached the ground. Very soon,
however, three streams were
playing on the building.
The adjoining buildings were
made safe, and tbe main walls of
the burping building saved. It
was fine went, aud-reflected cred-
. ton the department. The fire
was first discovered in the end
of the building where Mrs. Smith
said there had been no fire in two
days. Most of the furniture was
saved, though in a damaged con
dition. •
The honse was insured for $1000
and tho furniture for $600 in tho
Underwriters Ageuoy, New York,
E, M. Smith, agent.
The fire attracted a large crowd
from all parts of town.
When yon have printing to do
coma and see us. We will save
you money.
Glad to Have Him.
Mr. J. Tom Davie has moved to
Thomasville, and every man, wo
man and child in the county is
sorry to see him leave ns. Tom is
a favorite with everybody and
everybody loved him, bnt he had
to leave ns, as be conid find mor*
lucrative positions in other towr .
We are sorry to see onr you
men leave us because we cannot
offer them as good employment as
Other towns, this is tbe case how-
»yer;—Quitman Free Press.
Mr. Davis is filling the position
of reoeiving and delivery clerk in
the freight depot, and has made
many friends among onr people
daring hie short residence in Hie
city.
Races In Thomasville.
Mr. H. Y. Farrall, the well-
known “horse man" of this city,
infoimsthe Herald that a move
ment is on feot to have' a series of
races in Thomasville this winter,
and says he expects to le “in it”
with some Albany horses, inclnd
ing his pet, Dr. Hiisman’e “Tau-
garin.” Mr. FarraU soys that if
the races is made np five horsee
will enter from Albany.—Albany
Herald.
The Whitaker track, we under
stand, will be pat in tip top order
and the indications are that some
fine races will be witnessed there.
We hope another ntnle race will be
gotten np. The last one furnish
ed any amount of amusement.
A JOLLY PARTY.
The Conductors’ Party Spend a
Half Day in Thomasville.
A special train of Pullman cars
arrived here at nine o’clock yes
terday morning from Tampa, hav
ing on board a party of conduc
tors, with their wives, daughters
and sweethearts. The people,
with one or two exceptions, knew
nothing of their coming and were
not a little surprised when the
party, about 140 in number,paesed
up Jaekson street en route to the
hotels for breakfast. The Stuart
and Brighton Hotels were notified
the night before and had break
fast prepared for the party.
The party consisted of members
of tbe Old Reliable Conductors’
Insurance Association, the mem
bership of which is restricted to
conductors, masters of trains, su
perintendents, etc. The annual
meeting of the association was
held in. Memphis ou the 25th of
last month, after which a large
number of them went on an excur
sion through Georgia, Tennessee,
South Carolina, Florida and Cuba.
They were on their return trip from
Cuba yesterday, having left Tam
pa the night before. They were
in excellent spirits and repotted
an exceedingly pleasant trip.
Alter tbe party had breakfasted
they took in the town, some walk
ing but most of them securing
harks and carriages. Daring the
few boars that the conductors re
mained here they saw almost the
entire town, and it is pleasant to
know that they were pleased with
th9 oity. In fact, they were mor t
l. n pleased. Many of them said
tliis was the prettiest and moat
prosperous town they had eeen in
tho eonth. They wore carried
away with onr wide streets, pala
tial hotels,beautiful residences and
business houses, and they all pro
nounced this an ideal place for a
winter home.
Tho party were in charge of
Mr. W. V. Lifsey, division pas
senger ageut of the Plant System,
who haB been with them since they
strnck tbe Plant System at Charles
ton. Capt. Dick Butt, one of the
best conductors on ths system,
had charge of the train. The
conductora could not have fallen
into better bands than’ Messrs.
Lifsey and Butt.
The train bearing tbe patty
railed ont at exactly one o’clock
’or New Orleans, from which
place they go to St. Louis and dis
band.
Nearly every state in the Union
was represented in the party.
They were there from Maine and
they were there from Colorado
and even farther west. The party
included many prominent railroad
people, people who are known the
United States over, among whom
were M^ R. A. French, superin
tendent of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad; Mr. W. O. Beckley, of
St. Louis, president of the Asso
ciation; Mr. Edwin Morrell, sec
retary of the Association; Mr.
John F. Keith, of Pittsburgh,train
master of the P. and L. E. rail
road; Mr. Walter Hutchings, Ha
gerstown, Md., train master of
the N and W.; Mr. J. W. Camp
bell, of Columbus, 0., division
train master Nand W.; Mr. J. K.
Calder, of Maryland; Mr.
J. H. King, of St. Louis;
Mr. Frank Champlin, Boons,
Iowa; Mr. W. L. Finnicnm, Fon
da, Iowa; Mr. Henry Brown, Chi
cago; Mr. John Campbell, Colum
bus, O.; Mr. James Brown, Colum
bus, 0.; Mr. John Stephens, Mr.
W. B. Chislet, Pittsburgh; Mr.
Richard Mathews, Toronto; Mr.
Ward Nichols, New Haven; Mr.
A. Rosenhan, Marshall, Mo., and
many others whose names we fail
ed to get.
Abont half the party consisted
of ladies, and of course they add
ed greatly to the pleasure of the
party. Among the most popular
ladies in the party were Misa
Israel and Mrs. Cockrell, of St.
Louis, and Miss Bowman, of Ev
ansville. They were always the
center of an admiring group of
friendB.
The party was "a jolly, good-
natured one. They wore out for
fun and they seemed to be having
it. When the train pulled out a
game of progressive euchre had
just been started in one of the
parlor cars. We regret that their
stay here was so limited. We
wirh they conid have seen more
of ur little Piney Woods City.
-Daily T.-E., Dec. 10.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
Faragr pits of Prominent Pithy
Things andjPeople.
It ia like gnawing a file when,
the silver men tackle the presi
dent’s message.
A bill incorporating the grow
ing town of Moultrie has passed
the legislature.
The eases of 6ns Fombles and
Mrs. Nobles have been appealed -
to the supreme court.
It has been freezing away down
in Tampa. This is very nnusual
for December.
December the 17th is populists
day at the exposition. The grounds
will not be crowded.
There are thirty-two contested
cr-ees in the house. And some of
them are dirty too.
The Bosh bill ia stone dead. It
>as buried by the Georgia legis
lature with appropriate ceremo
nies.
The democrats will watch the
corks in congress, but the republi
cans will pullout the fish, big and
little. „
Augusta democrats downed the
A. P. As. the other day in a mu
nicipal election, Good for Angns-
ta democrats.
Henry G. Turner pronounces
the president’s message “an able
state paper.” And Turner is a
judge of state papers.
Up to the hour of going to press
Livingston has not declared wah I
against England, tboughhe ia still
twisting the lion’s tail.
The largest church in the world
St. Peter’s in Rome, and the
smallest is one 19 feet square in
the Isle of Man.
Atlanta has been investigating
her detective force again, they
seem to be in a state of detection
pretty much ail the time.
Governor Atkinson’s firm stand
against lynching is endorsed
everywhere in Georgia. He ie
backed by the moral sentiment
of the entire state.
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Marriage Last Night.
Last night at 8 o’clock at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Acree,
on Monroe street, Miss Belle Acree
was married to Mr. James W.
Davie, Rev. J. A. Romney officia
ting.
The wedding was a quiet affair,
only the immediate family and
few intimate friends being pres
ent.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis will make
their home with the bride's par
ents for tho present.
To the happy yonng conple the
Herald joina a host, of friends in
wishing machbappiness.—Albany
Herald.
Mr. Davis is a son of Mr. W. F.
Davis, of this city, and is quite
well known here.—Daily Dec. 10.
Miss Florins Smith, of Thomas
Tills, is visiting Miss Ela Till
man. Miss Smith- made, many
warm friends on herfonuer visits
to onr city, who are glad to wel :
come her here again.—Quitman
Free Press. .
Corbett has flatly refused to
fight Fitzsimmons. Maher, upon
whom Corbett bestowed the cham
pionship when retiring from the
ring, will tackle Fitz, it is said.
How does Mr. Bland’s failure
to secure audiences in Georgia and
the South effect Ex-Speaker Crisp,
who seems to believe the free sil
ver movement ib on a boom in this
state, asks the Enquirer-Snn.
Annie Abbott, the" Georgia
magnet, is again on tbe stage,
testing her strength. She puz
zled New York badly. She is.
eaid to be tbe equal to Lnla Horst.
Mr. Gladstone, England’s
“Grand Old Man,” declines, with>
regret, to visit Chicago. He was
Invited, recently through Chann-
cey M. Depew, to address the
Press Club of that city.
The distance to the nearest of
the “fixed stars,” as computed by
Astronomer Ball, is 20,000,000,-
000,000 miles. This is just abont
as near as Tom Watson will corns
to being a congressman again.—
Albany Herald.
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The way the expiation exhib
itors scorched Tillman and Evans
was a caution. They fairly flay
ed them for their uncalled-for
speeches at the exposition last
week.
The bill creating the office of
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
has passed. He is to rocetve a
salary pf $500 per anunm, preside
over the senate and succeed the
governor in case of a vacancy.
Speaking of tbe president’s
message the New York World
says:
The message is, in its style,
one of the clearest, strongest and
most cogent pieces of writing that
Mr. Cleveland has ever done.”
It is reported that a Georgia ed
itor has been sent to jail
tha charge of larceny
after trust. Who in the
thunder trusted him? That’s
what we’d like to know. Show
os the man—we mean the man-
who truated a Georgia editor.
Peffer does not appear to be
puffed op as much as formerly.
And his whiskers—well, they are
abont all he has left. He will
soon, thank the Lord, step down
and bnt of the senate tor good.
Peffer is the last product of the
pops in tEe “upper house.”