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GAZETTE: TIFTON, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 0. 1895,
A KECEPT1CLE FOR THE THOUGHTS
QF CORRESPONDENTS.
»tw« (Mill liri-nls at Jiitwesl Tninfjtlrtiitf
i.'lironlelcil liy ii I'nlltiful uml 15HI-
riovt Corps of 1ta>|i»rlifr».
GoodiimnGosKlp.
GooIiman, April 2B.—I have been
ho busy lately X Imven’tjmd the
lime to keep up our comer.
Our people are busy looking after
their farms uh well ns many domestic
dtitles—tlie cows are to pen, llio
yearlings and calves arc to look af
ter, the pigs to feed and so oil to the
end of a very long chajtter, until we
know very little about politics. Yon
«W we are non-partisan,.but want to
say this much to yc editor and the
leaders of the democratic, party—go
a little *lpw iii your denunciation of
the views of others; mid, yo want a
word will) the toilers and working
clash who have to depend upon their
labdr.for sustenance, pay but little—
>ib, pay no—-attention to- the gab of
politicians, democratic, republican or
third party. Vote for no man be
eiMtso lie belongs to this, that or the
, other party, |Vfl ,p?jtf^},.gr $|/dr/i
to bo a free people, ami a man has
the right to vote as bo pleases. Now,
Use tlmt right and make no fuss
about it.
We should not form an alliance
With any political party, but read and
think (or ourselves and let those
wlio abuse us severely alone,
The Alapaba river is on the down
Ward tendency,
There is a good crop of cut-worms
this sluing.
Goodman <fc .McKinnon have quit<
a number of brick on their yard.
Mr. t-l. M. Griflln lias on a big
*mile. There came lo his Iioiim* tilt]
other night a little man, and as lie
and Mrs. Grlfiht Imve boon blcssqi
with only live boys before,- they an
naturally glad, but Hogue said
“Golly, I’d rather lie was a gal.”
J, (lu.vmt.
Pur-a-Hlll-dilc euros itoll in 110minutes
Price aOOts. Hold by .1. Goodman.
"bale to tiril anil anil early to line will
sliorlim Him rmul In your home In Hie
rales." Hut early Lo hod and a "l.ltthi
Karly Ulner,” Hie pill Unit makes life
toiigut and Ijoliav aml wiser. .1 C. (ioml
mini.
Uoliumhui’M Budget.
Cki-ii,, May II.-—It is dry enoiigl
here to suit a prohibitionist or
grnin speeuloior) just rain enough
fell yesterday lo eout the air,
Outs are doing bad,
Our people are hick. Bullion) lias
nur county had an epidemic
cholera morbus, but wo have a giant
of that disease stalking amongst ns.
Mrs, T. L. lluvton and \V. It Star
ling are quite sielt along with many
sif the younger folks.
Mr. llnrdy llountroc’s little son,
lilllie, was painfully burned Satur
day night with hot water.
Messrs. Welsh and Sharp are hav
ing a lively party wrangle in tin
Valdosta Times. Ho much foi
children who play In the fire. There
is hilt one step from all this peoples',
thlrd-allianee party to socialism.
look at the present, state of
Jfranuo, the only republic of ICurope
of any considerable slut*. liven to
day, while I write, the blood of poor
deluded Frenchmen may be flowing
like water, The like has happened
there pro now. It verily looks as
though we were courting socialism
hero,
On Sunday evening Mr. W. !•',
Mathis' little hoy Imd the misfortune
to get his arm broken about a half
mi Ilian above the elbow, lie is do
ing well,
Little Annul Folsom had a narrow
escape from death recently. He was
gored »t.by a cow who planted her
keen lions astride Ills body twice,
pinning bim to a plank wall.
The dittos of the town met
Thursday evening and organised n
literary club with l’rof. Crenshaw,
president! Mr, Sessions, vice-presi
dent and .T. T. Webb, Jr., scoretary
mid treasurer. ltonv.Mi.vs.
(Jch Jas. M. Glrtgj;i, Hotletor-Uemirnt
nf Va tail la Circuit, saysi "Mtcrsllnu imn
ntwayn afforded mr prompt relief tu eases
of lieadache." At Ur, .1. 0. (loodmiui'i.
It Is a trutti in imitllctnc Hint the small-
list done that performs Hie care is the
I/m, Dp Witt’* LltHe Karly Riser* ant
tilts suiallost pills, will perform the mire
pud »to the best. J', (.'. Goodman.
Alnpiilm News.
Ai.seaiiA, May il,~IIon. M. H. Clyatt,
of Nashville, was fn town TlutrsiUy,
SStli ult,
Clapt, )V. I*. Little, of Nashville, was
hero Hunday, 1st Inst
Mr. D. B, LcFlls, of Knlgina, Is In
town to-day on husiness.
Mr. K J. Fill wood, of Adel, Is visiting
bis parents here.
Mr. C, H. Goodman spent a short time
here last week among his friends and ac
qualnlances.
.Mr. W. .1. Harris was around slinking
hands with his many friends Satur
day, 80th ult., and Sunday, 1st Inst.
Mr. and Mrs. M- T. Kastcrs, of Knlgma,
weru circulating among their many
friends here Saturday, 80th ult.
Mr, Joe Lou, of Coffee comity, passed
through hero Saturday, 80th ult. enroule
to Lenox on a visit to relatives there.
Prof. W. T. Cockrell, who Is teaching
near Ocala, Irwin county,passed through
Mapaliu Friday, itlHIi ult. on Ids way to
HIcliland, Oa., to visit Ids family there.
Prof, A. S. Paulk, of this place, la
teaching seven miles northwest of here.
Miss H. H. Ayres and Hold, Smith, of
Knlgma, spent several days at Hie Alup
aim river near this place, and report a
few llsli and an abundance of fan.
Mrs. 11. T, Kendrick und her son, Wil
lie Friar, made a short visit to Valdosta
on business the lulter part of last week.
Miss Maggie Griffin, wlio bus been vis
King relatives liure for several weeks
past/left yesterday morning forlicrlioinu
In Quitman accompanied by tier cousin,
Miss Mattie Grlllln, of tills place.
Messrs KiihhcII A Walls and M. .1.
Kent imve been working Alapuha the
past week III the Interest of the MnUint
Aid, Loan and Investment Company, of
Allnnta, Oa.
The young people have enjoyed two
plenl-s during the past week. One Tues
day the Mill, and one Saturday 80fh nit.
amt they report having had a delightful
time at both. At the latter everything
moved In u merry nndjidieerl’nl manner
Dinner was annonnwd at about I o'clock
uml all seemed to enjoy the repast very
imifl|i. Thera was an abundant supply
for all present, and enough for many
more.
John Jenkins end Dsn Cobb, two no-
gross on Ciuiaoy A Porter's turpentine
works, Indulged In a lively combat tint-
urdny evening, the. .'101 Ii nil., In Dun
Cobb's house, In which tlm former was
shot In Hie arm uml the tidier received a
knife wound In I lie stile. They still wore
not suHslled, so "Johnny got his gun,"
olid Dan did likewise, John tired oil'
both barrels, shill, the,door to Ills uiddn
and proceeded In rutouil, when Dan sud
denly mndi, his apjiettruauo, as did the
muzzle of u shotgun In the window of
John's Imt. One barrel went off, the
other snapped, amt John would itimlilless
Imve went off too, Imd the opportunity
presented Itself. Only one mustard-sued
shut took effect. It Idt ./aim's wife In
llio face. Luckily, It missed bur heel.
Him will recover.
"All Is well Unit ends well."
there lies man and Imast dead on the! WEATHER CROP BULLETIN HO. 6.
name spot. 1 ruder tin, IMrecUim ul tin, IV s.
Mr. F.dilrir, it was here lllltt it- ImyartiMSmt irf A»rli-t/lt«r«.
Heeiuc-d to me that wc bad the (Hist The crop report shows it, scarcity
still time since leaving homo. Altera of rain all over Georgia.
, t> Aha rata necaw etwcutinl now to
time Dr. W. ventured up to where! (j »gg
Col. F. lay and inquired, “What is The absence of rain with the chilly
the matter’/” Getting no reply, be nights has retarded growth and made,
examined tlic Colonel’s pulse, and the season backward. Cotton phmt-
inimi'dmtcly .-ailed for the beer. I i«g 1ms beim delayed and the stand
, , , ■, , , T c .... will lie lielow tile average in most of
tliouglit he said liear,an(l I, ofcoti sc,LgB unless there is an early
dropped further back into my hollow ra - mi Q or(l) otl ts and wlieat arc
gum, After a half dozen bottles of thriving ill somu portion of the stale,
beer and a large lemon wore iorcod The M* prop 18 excellent.
seiouslteSR and speech, lie was ' m 'I except the mx/rheast counties. In
mediately asked) “If Cox’s Little riv-1 the semthern tier of counties no rein
or lienr innl been after him'/” and lie of any amount has fallen for neuriy
He was then asked “If lie "i* weeks and the drouth is beeoni-
u >ng HurioiiH, Comiilniut ih hIho uni-
no * 1 vernal of cully nights. While the
was then asked “If he heard * i ny'L]j),yH Ktem fairly warm and thej'e has
thing?” and he said no. been an average amount of sunshine,
Wo tliouglit too miii’li of otir Col- the nights have been coltt and this
onel to have him seared so badly and has kept the ground chilled and re-
. , , 4 tardeil plant growth. r lhe season is
not bo revenged; solve got om Win- ^ ha l ckwai % exce pt |)ro bab!y in
cheaters and pistols and followed his J H()rne northwest counties,
track hack to where he took fright, Cotton planting has been delayed
and there were the tracks of a third chiefly on account of the want of
party man where he had been |is|,. rain, which has left the ground hard
i.i. and packed and m fioSr condition for
mg the day before and—that was | c,.
what the Colonel smelt! He was
not use to them in Tifton.
Fihiikhman,
said no.
saw anything'/” and lie said
[.,, May L Old tilt dust! the latter section there are more fav-
VVe are very dr v here at ° r 'l , ’ lc 1 rc l ,,irU '.. u h, ‘ vp , b ‘; t,n
J * I lurht. MfinU f.f'M U'fiUfll IlflVO koilfc tIK*
/.ton Ilopo I'cticllings.
Zion Hoi
llio dust! W
present. The farmers haven’t illum
ed their cotton yet and we would
suggest peas in tin, place of the mor
tal cotton.
Sheep shearing is in order new
and a good crop is being fleeced.
working. Even in the southern conn
ties the planting is not yet finished
and some of tho lato planting will
not come for want of rain. Cotton
which is up needs rain badly in every
section, except tho northeast. From
Fair lady customers and courtly gotn
tlemen. ’ Wc try to' carry a lii
’ goods io that
Fair Maidens
And stalwart youths, old men and
matrons, can be suited.
Store tliat, is not only attractive in
\t its livings and goods, but which is >
renowned for the high quality and
cheapness of its goods, cannot help
being well patronized by a
Band of
where we have enough room to enlarge our stock, which we wilt do at
once. Wc buy only bargains and buy them because we can. We sell
bargains because we will. We can not look out for our would-be compet
itors. Our aim is to dive to rock-bottom and give our eustomers the ben
efit. Come and look us over, we have the goods, U have the money. An
exchange will be mutually beneficial to both.
Parks’ Huiiding. PADIIICK BROS.
light showers which have kept the
soil in a better stale. Tho stand of
cotton will he lielow the average in -i
majority of counties, unless abundant
rain fallH soon.
Com lias stood tlic drouth much
better than cotton and except in the
southwestern dt,turtles is in n fair
J. T. BOYD & BBO.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Crockery, China and Glass Ware,
Lamps of Every Description,
Tinware,
Hollow ware,
Woodware.
I
(S’#
M
Karly Kisers, Karly Itlsers,, Ksrlv
Dinara, tho famous 11ttlo pills for annulf-
pnllim, str.li liesilaelie, ityspepsia unit
nervousness. J. V, (limihmin.
RIG EXCITEMENT,
Will, I, Party of Tlftim rUlteriueit on llio
Alsimliii lttver.
Mu. Hi,non—Last Friday myself
und live other Tifton llshm-men went
lo the Abipuha river in quest of fish
und full, but our fun was of a very
serious mituro.
We arrived at Hi m., slrttek camp
mid ate dinner. It was then pro
posed that we go to the Smith Tur
ner hike not far away. Tills we did,
well armed with Winchester rifles,
pistols and Ashing tm-kle. Just here
I will give it us my opinion if that
lake was imniod after the discoverer,
Smith Turner, he was a very bravo
iiiaii. When we got to the lake wu
were surprised to find throe oowa
lying dead within a few feet of each
other, and here is where the writer
took (lie lirst fright. However, ho
sileceeded In not letting the other
hoys know it, Imt determined to stay
in the biggest crowd the ha hi I ice of
tho time.
The llsli did not bite as rapidly as
we thought they should. As is us
ual with suoli crowds there was a
doctor and a colonel (everybody
knows majors are noted for eowardlee
and colonels arc prompted for brav
ery) and Col. F. sorted out to hunt a
better lake, leaving myself in charge
of the remaining sqlmd,
It was not long before one of the
boys exclaimed: “There mmt lie a
tornado coming through tho swamp,’
Looking through a snuHl open gap I
saw Col, F. with Ills Imt in Iris ham!
coming faster tlmn I thought- ii pos-
slblc for a man to run, I omrtd’t
speak, but soon enclowd myself
within a large hollow gum whloti 1
hud spotted, with an eye and an car
out just far enough to see and hear,
ftnd not lie seen. Tim Colonel ' soon
roneluid the-spot where thc dcad cows
fell prostrate/ upon the
grojUj-ft and 1 thought) to myself,
Our Holiday-school is moving on condition. Tho need of rnin is
in a lively manner. greatest in tho soutliwesl, and at
There was preaching at tho church some ll|»ts corn Is turning yellow.
i J In northern counties there hs a little
0,1 till, 1st nist. by the pastor, Elder I „„ tn tlu , of th ,
W.I'.Cox. corn crop. The crop is being worked
Fishing parties are the Ol'gor of I ml plowed in all sections. Some
the day now. 'The writer attended corn jiottoms in the northeast are ro
om 1 on tho lid Inst, at the TrestloPHprted as sfill too wet for pjautlilg-
, , Oats and wheat are in very good
hike, dure was plenty “ M »! “ Lndiito# ® north. In the south
well ftH |)I(*uty of other good edible's 1 0! vtQ oHpecinlly uru suiforing Hovcrely
and, truly, thero wan a plenty <>f from drought. Snmll grain is head
pretty girls then,', Wo would cliroii'ling out and if rain comon in a short
iele the wid mnv« of one gcntlonmn P ,m, rwill be good.
,e "K B "' k llm a "y 1,ul , 1,1 * ex.-ellem in tho central, western and
fill pli-aduigs, but we will say lie hud j Kouthtvcstern comities. In tlu, north-
ph-iity of strings to his bow and the I east- also, there is a fair set. In the
girls don’t, get any rest when lie northwest it seems that tip, peach
,,rf „!,.r. crop will ho somewhat short-,
* ,, ,, Gardens and sniftlt truck are re-
Kveryhody is invited to Zion Hope ^ „ el)C . raUy in g 00 d ( , )m btion.
on tho fifwt Sunday in Juno to heai'I | Jlt ^ beginning to sutler for want of
the Sunday-school address by Kdilor|raln in southern and contra) district
II. T. Allen.
Suc-oss, peace and plenty for tho I - Try Ind!,.n Oholern Cordial for art
Gav.ktth; Z. II.
RCFSISESATORS AND
ALSO STOVES,
t) IB chettpcHt lo lluck’a IlriUkiui, conceded
tulwtlm iHist lu tho world, they abnolute!/
Iiuvh no e<)ual in tlu* world.
—,— all kind* of —-
Tinware, Steve Pipe, Gutters, Etc.
Sir Spcdnl prior* mado to hotol* and board
ing himscH. Write or call on na when in n«od of
unytlipiglu our lino j ww uuiirantee to aavoyou
money. .1, T. HOYD & URO.,
44 ldl r.utewon afreet, Vai.poi*ta, Oa.
JAMES Z. ELLIOTTS
OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT.
I will resume business in about two week. A complete stiff
merchandise will be opened. I cordially invite all my old customer* an
all who want flrstelass goods at low prices to call and see me.
Very Ki-spcctfitlly,
Sparks, Ga, April 20,1802. JAMES Z. ELLIOTT.
timed troubles. At Dr. .1. Ct. tldStlmnn's
SonUierii iiitptfst. Ooiivcntloii. |1 fl HI ft H /(
Atlanta, May d.--TI,e oonven- | [j J )Jg | ()f(j | [;()
th,ii promises to he a huge gathering.
About I,Mill delegates, 1 understand,
have been provided for. Next Sat
urday will tie devoted to addresses
about the centennial of missions.
As there is no house large enough
for the immense audience the eon- Special attention given to Jug trade
volition will divide and hold tn'detlngs j Q! ’ Orders promptly filled,
in two of tho largest churches in the
ALBANY, GEORGIA.
| Wholesale Whiskey,
Tobacco and Cigar House.
as
hear.
, ,,, ritlCKUHT.
city, so as to give tho people as well out i;rlvnt® stei* ityo »5ooi,.re»Uim.
the delegates an opportunity to I oKiUm*itU, 1a m
r, *, . | Allliiiii-i* live 1,00
l . At. 1. mu Ml,. 10 live aw
I OnllfetnlR live ti IX,
u.i.n.Iiu DoiiKliirtyCM, llye U“
l-ioili npnilis. oiuN.0.hum aw
Si-ahks, May 6.—Mr. Artemus Hwffuiiun"!iiu!ii’suini'i’i.L. 1%
iiM.ni lliSiunit mu auo
Turn (in, a oo
III o’clock, only six minutes between I lijuu"rjnmify’.'l!'.L’.L'.’..L1. alS
their deaths. Four of their children !iii 8 Xu,!111!I111 ’.! 1!!! Sw
are very low, two of them are not 118 " wl «“»«"■»' vl "'
expected to live through to-day.
They lived two miles above Sparks.
l.aGrippi, is the cause. J, J, S.
IteproHcntuil by Iuwin 1‘AHittsit.
A WORD
50,000 Pouncls Wool Wanted. Jo th6 Public
mmm
m
V/i-ftf^rtud
It’
Wm will juiy tin* nmrUj't j*rioe hi i*.uh j
fnv Fifty Tbuu»*u(l omntU tit’ \V»ml.
W, 4. XFfVSKlNM .V L’O..
r 1*1-11,
May i, 18’,i2.
Administi ator’a
1 havi> n woU wtcuietl wtouk of
Sale.
UKOUcHA—Ut nui«s i'oi'.ST'Y:
Uy virtue of an oru»r from the four*, of OnU*
navy of wtti t ounty, m tuu'tl it*, ih« Mr,v tprm,
w|M b«* *oM Inpitm' llm « u\»ri hutvn.' «lonr tn
tho town of Nualivhlo twtwbvn the lnwrut bmirR
of m.tn on thn tVrst Tn»>A«lay in .(mu’ m*M. Bo*
following |in*p«rty to-wit; r*’c lonuicd tun)
forty lo rv,**, uitiro or Uhh, of tnx Nn ana, vast hnlf
of lot No, 3*‘4, two tomtlrv it Hint forty-nvo aorv*.
more f»r Jo**, of lot No. vsn, am! o.w htuMlitni
atir>'», more or to**, of tut No. :w.\ tft thp tmh
ilWtih’t of «ah^ county. 8oht »* tin* tainl tufr-
tonitinK to the uAtnto or Ausul r»rrt*U, t,\t* nZ
naiit t onnty ttactMftm, for tlu* buncltt of lu>Cr* of
Rutil th'tH't'wnt, furiiw) maito known on «Uy of
calv. rbtH Mny tl. tWPJ.
W. IUhhiah, A/tmtittylrafor.
For Kent.
Ktvo nUn* lurj>i nn*jn* up rttnir* tho .Viitnn
hvtok ImlliUnit. Atv* u‘<» ntw* storo* jiut ttn-
Sn wuno Unlhttu*, Nino h»nt*Ion. Vrt<*r#
w#M«*nnt»h). Aj ( ly to H. If. IstlVF,
or Kn.wtv.nKi Aiajxandka
Tifton, tt»., Jwi.k,
Money!
TO, LOAN
•t?s;
I ouev
On vimU CAtatM, or fov impmvmnent.**, or UniUUnR
porp-o^A, At tho low txitf of |u;r vor*f. per ah-
uunu ff'nn f.vo to twenv- Jt-an Unw. hy T*>«
KLulan/l HnlMwtp ,r<nt*ov
t’ity, N.niHW jurthnln^ ohwv^'iy ai k 4
promptly fmnl*!»ftU‘v
\ >V It BiSkkNst. Agitttt, Urn*, Un.
fl wm
whloh t am sclllnp low -town,
I can’t he twatnn on
from the fntt I buy alt my pood* North—In the
ohoujKMt market*—» I pet from a to T jurcent
Discount for Cash,
! have no Wood tp Buy or Rent to Pay
All I «*W I* a fair trial ami you will to con
VittttH)'
8. II A lUlED..
Mojjol, OOOl*!
ICE-CREAM FREEZERS.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR
Wl
— THIS SPACK BFJ.ONOS TO —
E. P. BOWEM & BRO.
— DKALEI1S IN —
General IVEercliandise.
FARMERS’ SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY.
Country Produce Bought and Sold.
Highest cash prices prices paid for chickens and eggs, and farm products
generally. Give us a call when you come to Tifton with-finyVlHHg.to Jull
1 STRIVE 10 PLEASE ALL OF " J
Thanking the puhlic-for a generous patronago iu tho past, we earnest
solicit a continuance of the same in the future.
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t-tf.
P. BOWEN & BH<)4
Nour tlic B. & W. Depot, TIFTON, OA.
A Closing Out Sale!
great"- bargains !
AT THE STORE OF
O. Mo TIFT,
Masonic Building, - Tifton, Georgia
My Entire Stock, Comprising *
Ladies’ Dress Goods,
Gents’ Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Shoes, Etc., El
la offered at- and below cost to close out.
mad convince yourself 1 am offering Gutmfa
gains. " Yours'TsniLviT v :
Masonic “* J '"
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