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BH Ijomasmlk THOMASVDuLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY DECEMBER 14, 1895. NEW SERIES, YOU. VII—NO.- V SUBSCRIPTION RITES. One Yew, $1.00 Six Months, Three Months' «■ Daily Timm Enterppise is published every morning, except Monday. At the fol- lowng tAtes: One Year $5.00 Six Months Clue Month Advertising rates furnished upon »ppli- 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. PR. S. C. PARSON? FEMALE REGULATING PILLS. Regulate tho men*-*, relieve pain and fullness, backache, headache heaviness, flooding, diaplacencii.x, dizziness, nor- Tonsue«a. wt-akneas and aU dla- charg-.-s. Tumors of the worn! or ovaries relie od without ua. of knife aud dangerous ‘ i. PRICE •i.oc 17% N Broma St. Hour , _ 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. ■ . - . - • - •$.» ; - - • - i i ; 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. ^ * — 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.”