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■■II The Tifton SsSpsgg mmt ■Mm = 81.00 PER ANNUM. TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1892. — LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH. WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS FIND TO TALK ABOUT. J’aveiMoiit raruftraplm IMckrtl Up am) 1’cn* nively rcnued—All 1’erUtnlng to Person* ami Thiuga. Lace curtains 93c. Pudrick Bro.’s. Saturday at l n *.t' ** ■* B Air. James L. Paulk, of Alapaha, was visiting in the city the first of the week. The new Methodist church at Enigma will be completed, Contract or Hind says, within the next two weeks. Cotton is low in price, so are Miss Miller’s Imts and millinery. Elder J. L. Underwood will fill his regular appointments nt Tifton Baptist church next Sunday, morn lug and night. Cent's baibriggan drawers 31c. at Padriok Bro.’s. Rev. R.. M. Booth, of Asiiburn. Buppiied the Tifton Methodist pul pit last Sunday and preached two "very acceptable sermons. A special train, carrying the rep resentatives of the bondholders passed down the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad lust Friday us far as' Valdosla. ' m Be sure to call and tee L, S. Sliep- herd.Joeuted in the Musonio building when you visit Tifton. If you want to trade be will treat you right. " ’■"•Mi-:- C. A, Williams takes his hounds c'ut‘~for'.i- foi- or cat oliaae every few nights, and fuila to have an exciting time: He is very fond of this sport. This section of country is very dry and u shower now to lay the dust mid start fall gardens Would be very acceptable with a majority of the people. Wlmt makes everybody go to Pad- rick Bro.’B for what they want? Go C for yourself, Mr. E. V. Ball, of Enigpia, has goue to Atlanta to tabyins first course in medical lecturer Emmett is a ydcug man of ambition, ability and energy, and we believe he will succeed. Mr. Qwcn P. Goodman, of/Nosh- viile, has entered the AtlaidJi Dental —Uclteg?bmd will soon be Jarned ont « full-tied god dentist. The GazeWE wislies him success.' South Georgia seed ltye, for sale by N. F. Tin’& Co., Albany, Go. There is a good demand iajprf/cet potatoes by the cur-loadl/0ur fur- • mers w.ll learn after a wmle that the sweet potato is a fine market crop, mul always command a good price. ‘ Treat your friend to a chance to trade at Padrick Bro.’s wlieu he is in Tifton. The young people of Tifton have Wen making frequent excursions to the sugar boilings at Mr. J. B. (ireetio’s. They say the new sugar and syrup tastes excellent, as also the beer. , Mr. W. W. Davis, of Tifton, brought to this office the first of the k u splendid sample of his potato They were of the, Puttisall variety, as large and as lino as cun be grown anywhere. I will have fresh bread for sale three times a week—Tuesdays, Thuru days and Saturdays. Patronage so licited. Mrs. A. B. Graves. Webb & Startb, the marketmen. v manufacturing some nice and will make them g the winter a We have tried some imd" write whereof we know, train on thcvBnms- wn railroad did very .'uavday, Hie first as very few people ,knew posi- iat there would be. a special lmt it Was wade up on Wed- lt was crowded. Claus will make his A Padrick Bro.’« this II have lots of krismaa the site of the one be is now occupy ing. The south Georgia ’possum is fat and ready to be pulled—so are pota toes. We will remark, too, that they are one and inseparable at a regular ’possum feast. The foundation for .Mr. 'W. N. Cole’B pew residence, corner Sixth street and Love avenue, is ready for the frame work. Xtravogar.ee and Xtortion avoided by trading for huts with Miss Miller. Prof. L. B. Lovitt closed his school near Alapaha lost Friday, and passed through Tifton the next day enroute home, near LeConte. The Tift brothers have shipped to market several thousands pounds of their tobaccj crop, but huysfreceived no account sales as y«T However, they have an abiding faith in the success of the tobacco business in south Georgia and will plant a tnuoh larger crop next year—both cigar and plug leaf. Go to L. 8. Shepherd, under the' Masonic Hal), Tifton, Ua., for fresh groceries, firatopiss dry goods and latest styles of millinery. He will supply you at unprecedented low prices. The type made us say last week that the southbound day passenger train on the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad would lay over in Tifton two hours. It arrives at 2:33 and leaves at 2:63, giving twenty minutes for dinner. Messrs. Golden & Sineath now have their grist mill in operation and will grind two days in each week we believe Tuesdays and Fridays They propose to put in one of the latest patent rice machines as early as possible. Chattanooga two horse plows, three roller cane mills, kettles, &c., for sale by N. F. Tift & Co., Albany, Ga. Murshall MoCrea Tan acroBB three professional pedestrians Wednesday morning begging something to eal from door to door and kindly put them to work on the streets to earn their rations. They were not watch ed very closely—it was not exacted they would hurt themselves at work ■and awo of them skipped the oity befoie dinner. GARNERED BY THE PENCIL SCISSORS PROCESS. , Btttcli of NeW* from Neighboring Counties Deemed of Speelnl Interest to Gillette Headers. Hsij * junior of the no, at Enigma, Columbus didn’t realize how much good be was doing by discovering America. He made it possible for Pudrick Bros, to offer bargains in Tifton. The Tiftou postoffice was moved Into new quarters prepared especially for it about two weeks since. The room is larger and in every way more comfortably than former quarters and we know the patrons greatly ap preciate the change. It is an ins provement that Iras been needed ever since Tifton started out to become oity. Miss Miller solicits the patronage of the people in Tifton and surround ing country, and guarantees the most stylish hats, millinery, etc,, ever brought to this market. • Elders J. A. Scarborc. of Eastman hud P. A. Jessup, of Cochran, were in the city yesterday enroute home from the A all ary Association which bos just held aiv interesting session at Sumner. They imtdu a pleasant call at the Gazette sanctum. My stock of coffins and burial robeiis enroute and will he received in a few days. 1 will make a special ty of this stock. L .8. % bphkrd, Samples of the Tifton tobacco crop wereekilibited at the Worth county fuir this week. They, will also be cent to Macon and exhibited at the stale fair. The dark nights of the past twq Weeks have not been very propitious to those of our young people who enjoy .straw ride* and moonlight promenade*. The Indian summer moonlight nights in southern Gtor- gto we inspiring in the highest de lft*- - ■ * . Motion, I propose to dose out. my entire etockof merchandise by tbn first day of January at reduced prices. Call and Bet my prices before buying TEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. AND VOL. 2-NO. 28. ======= ,'Kj w. ' ’ ’ e - mm The grand jury of Clinch has rec ommended the repair of that coun ty’s half of the Knight bridge, aoross Alapaha river below Mill town. Hon. W. ,W. Ashburn, after whom the thriving little oity of Asiiburn, Worth county, was named, will rep resent Dodge in the next legislature. Hon. Henry G. Turner, demoorat- cundidute for congress in the eleventh district, addressed his con stituency of Irwin oonuty lust Mon day at Irwitiviile. The city council of Moultrie will have their ordinances printed in pamphlet form for the use of citi zens, that they may bo informed rel ative to the city ordinances. Tiie busines of the OvennAn Cigar Co., of Douglas, lias beenypnrehased by the Tobacco Growery Association of Ware county, and will probably be moved to Way cross, Colquitt county was Well repre seated at the turpentine operators’ convention in Savannah last week. That county is now well dotted over with turpentine farms nncl distiller' ies. The taxable resources oil Worth county is$1,978,018. The/taterate is 4.86, the county rate 3 lilt Is, total .86 of one per cent, on mh<* $100. the- amount collected for state tax, $9,984.03; total, $12,627.38. The quarterly convention of the Wortli county Sunday school associa tion will be held at Ty Ty, Ga., on Saturday, November 12th. Every school in the county is reeuested to send delegates with written reports. I have a nice line of furniture- bedsteads, chairs, bureaus, tables, etc. in 8took and on the road. Will sell them ut rock bottom prices for cash or on the installment plan. Como and Bee me when you need goods m this line. L. S. Shepherd The official vote of Irwin county in the state election is as follows Northed received 628 votes, Peek 02; T. J. Smith, for State Senator, 634 Jno. B. Paulk, for Representative, 55D. Messrs. Smith anil Paulk had no opposition. Judge Haiisell’s next court will be hold in Valdosta on the third Moil day ira November. Brooks county will be adjourned over until some time in January, on account of the repairs going on about the court house. .A negro man, by the name of Tom McIntyre, is wanted in Colquitt couuty where, on Wednesday of lust week, lie committed rape upon a lit tle colored girl and then succeeded in making good his escape. The people of Ins race are particularly in dignant; they will spare no efforts to catch and mete out to hiiu justice. The fall session of Worth superi or court has been adjourned until the first Monday in December, in or der to allow tbc judge and solicitor to go to Atlanta and juggle with the legislature which " is to elect their successors. The legislature should esteem in. these officers nothing more than duty well performed. The Gazette's young friend of Valdosta, Mr. J. N. Tally, has be come an ftttacbee, ns official oxnin incr, of the United States dis trict court at Macon, of which Hon. Braory Kpeer is judge. Nick is Berrien county boy, extremely bright and practical, and is rapidly making his mark ir. the World. No one of hi* friend* rejoice in hi* wooes* more than the editor of the Ga MOTE. The graud jdry, at the lata station of Irwin superior court, recommend- ed Use establishment of a oounty court with Mr. Jitmci K Clement*, of Irwinville, as judge, He Is a eon of Hon. Walton Clement*, the effi- ostl of Emo ry college. He is an abl/yp«0g man and will grace tlm positron of judge in a dignified and impartial inanuer. The selection is a good one. To parents ami guardians: Buy your daughters and wards hats from Miss Miller. The Worth county fair was held this week at Poulan. Some of tiie departments were not as complete os formerly, while large additions were made to others. We are told that, altogether, the fair was a grand success, both in attraotivencss and attendance of visitors. The Baptist association in session at Sunnier de tracted somewhat from the attend ance. The editor regrets that- iv pre vious engagement prevented Ivis be ing among those present. rHE MALLARY ASSOCIATION PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE SES SION WITH SUMNER CHURCH. lleANlIful Weather* Large -Attendance, Edifying AddrcM* Ltbercl Contribu tion*, Superb Hoipltullty, Kte. Oruyitoii-Guest. Yesterday evening the editor and his wife joined a host of the relatives and friends of the high contracting parties in attendance upon tiie wed ding of Mr. WilliumE. Graydon ami Miss Mmy Guest, at the residence of the bride’s parents three and a half miles east of Tiftou. The gallant aud manly groom- elect with his pretty and accomplish' ed bride-elect, accompanied by their attendants (Mr. 0. C. Guest witli Miss Kittle Graydon, Mr. 1. 8. Bow en with Mrs. S. A. llurrolt and Mr. Charlie Graydon with Miss Lizzie l’opc) appeared in the capacious hall and were there made man and wife, the interesting ceremony being per formed by Elder W. E. Cox. After u few minutes devoted to extending congratulations to the bride and groom, the guests were in vited to partake of a bounteous and elegant wedding supper prepared for the ocoaaion by the loving and ill' diligent parents of the bride. To-day tlm wedding party attend- ed an infalr at the home of the groom’s parents, one mile north of Tifton. Mr. and Mrs, Graydon will take leave of Tifton Sunday night and, after a short visit to relatives and friends in the vicinity of Eastman will make their future home in Aincr- ions. The groom is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Graydon and highly respected for his many manly und noble traits of character. lie is a trusted employe* of the Savannah, Ainerious and Slontgomcry railroad. The bride is Hie eldest daughter of Mr. und Airs. G. W.Guoat and much esteemed by all her friends for her many excellent and womanly qita’i- ties of head amt heart. The Gazette wishes the happy couple many years of prosperous wedded life. DIED.—In lids city of consumption. A familiar hendfine Isn’t Ilf It’s protly risky to neglect a cole or cough. One Minute Cough Cure is pleasant, safe and sure. Dr. J. C, Guodman. cient t Air. T, A. Spurlin left for his home in Hawkinsvillc yesterday. Ho is quite ill with foyer. Mr. 0. A. Williams went up to Macon yesterday on business witli the officials of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad. Secretary Ilape, of the state fair association has our thunk* for a sea son ticket to the coming exhibition— October 20tb to Noyemher 4th. Berrien is the banucr democratic county of the second congreMional district; she always has been and al ways will bo. She gave a good ma jority in the state election, but she is going to let out several tuck# on the 8th day of November next. See if she doesn't? Tlw 800 democratic majority will prove an excellent advertisement for Berrien county. Hundreds of poo- pie who live in less favored section* of the state are going to move within her border* the next two years; they are democrat* and want to live in the banner democratic comity; they are third partyiten who are tiled ami heed rest and want to come where oeratio shadow is the largest. Th This religious body assembled with the Baptist church at Sumner, Wortli county, Georgia, tit 10:00 a. ,, last Tuesday. In the absence of the moderator, Elder E. B. Carroll, the association was called to order by the clerk, Elder J. L. Underwood. B. T. Allen was requested to col lect and read tho letters from the churches. Rending the reading of the letters the preaching hour arrived and in absence of the appointee the intro ductory sermon was preached by El der J. 1* Underwood, selecting for a theme “Tho true spirit of eiiris' tmuity”. The sermon was one of power and touched a responsive chord in every heart in the large congrega tion present. A huuntious dinner was served on the ground. The body re-convened ut 1:30 p, m., and ut the conclusion of the reading of the letters Elder E. B Carroll was elected Moderator. However, a telegram received from him slated that he could not be pres ent during the meeting ; then Elder L. Underwood was electod moder ator and Elder W. J. Sullivan clerk by acclamation. Elder J. M. Champion was rccelv as a visitor from Houston association also Elder J. A. Adams, lute of North Carolina. Correspondents were received, viz W. G. Gillis from Houston, Elder J. F. Bidet) from Mercer und B. T Allen from Mell associations. Correspondents were appointed to the Mercer, Bowen, Bethel, Houston and Mell association in the vicinity of Camilla, Delegates were chosen to tho Southern Baptist Convention and the South Georgia convention. The appointment of delegates to tho State convention was referred to,tho com mittee on nominations. Feuding the selection and appoint ment of the various special commit tees Elder J.. I 1 ’. Kdcn, under pres sing invitation, spoke eloquently and earnestly upon the subject of mis sions. Hu briefly reviewed the his tory of modern missions and advert ed very feelingly ami truthfully, to tho widespread destitution through out tiie territory now generally known as “Wiregrass Georgia.’’ He appealed to the brethren that tiioy heartily co-operate with all the efforts being made to relieve this great destitution. The association met Wednesday morning pursuant to adjournment. The invitation to correspondent* and visitors lo accept seals with the body wus renewed. Elders J. A. Scarboro and 1*. A. Jessup, from New Ebenezer association, Elder J. 1). Norris and Mr. Rowell, from Houston association, ami a Mr. White, from Friendship association, were recognized os visitors and rep resentatives of various denomination al interests. Various oommittec* repotted and their reports were adopted. The special order for 10 o’clock, report on education, Was road at that hour und was under discussion when the hour for preaching arrived, Strong appeals iu behalf of Freddie Shipp Female College, at Cordele, were made by Elders J. F. Eden anil J, A. Sflatlwro. Forty thousand feet of lumber and $136 in money was pledged to the building. The lumber is a donation from the well- known mills of Alford & Sloan sod j. W. Price & (to. At 11 o’clock the missionary ser mon was preached by Elder W. J. Sullivan. It was a powerful appeal in behalf of mission work, ami the sermon evinced much thought and care in its preparation by the young student from .Mercer University, The young preacher argued that I heathen was a purt of the Christian’* inheritance, und now is the time God Ims ordained for the inheritance to bo possessed, as is evidenced by the fact that at no other period of the world’s history has the doors of the various heathen countries been open to the promulgation of the gos- pel. He urged Christians to go for ward and possess this inheritance; they should not shriuk at the barri ers they will find m the way because God, iu His loving kindness, has purposely hedged the inheritance about with difficulties to oveicoturt in order that the Christian’s posses sion might be the more sweet and enjoyable. A missionary thank Of fering was taken up amounting to $11.70. A recess was taken for dinner. In the afternoon the educational discussion was continued. Elder R. A. Jessup spoke at length in behalf of Mercer University and also New Ebenezer College (for tho co-educa tion of the sexes) followed by J. L. Underwood in behalf of education generally. Then followed the reports of tiie committees on temperance, Sunday- schools, nominations and publica tions. All were received and adopted. Several strong temperance speeches were mode. The committee on requests report ed that Union ohnrch, Worth coun ty-twelve miles south of Willing ham—had asked for the next session of the body, beginning on Tuesday after the third Sunday in October, 1893. This report was also received und adopted. The clerk was instructed lo prepare the mimiles, together with tiro oles of faith, Imvo 600 copies printed and distribute thorn according to tho numerical strength of the ohurohes. It wus ordered that the clerk bo paid $25 for bis services ut the pres- ont session. The reports of tho treasurer and executive committee wo* read and adopted. R. B. Twitly wus re-elected treas urer of the association. A new executive committee waa elected, viz: R. L. Rachels, chairman; G. T. West, B. 8. Hatcher, R- B. Twitty and 8.1). Parker. the report of the finance commit tee. showing.something near $300 re ceived from all sources, waa'rcuil and odoated. Adjourned to meet ngain nt the close of tho missionary moss meeting ut night. At 7:80 p. m. the muss meeting was culled to order. The report of the committee on missions was rend. Then followed some earnest 'appeals for greater oonseoration and more- earnest seal in he halt of the mission ary cause nt home und abroad, A resolution of thunks to the Sum ner church and citizens generally for the hospitable manner iu which they had entertained the association was adopted. The association then adjourned to the next time and place. Altogether the session was a most pleasant ami entertaining one, fraught with munhgood to the cause of Christian 1 ly within the bounds of tiie M .diary association. The weather was ns pleasant as could tie hoped for—bright, cool aud bracing. Tho attendance was not ua large was expected, quite » number of the most prominent memiiers of the as sociation was detained at home be cause of sickness. Several of churches were letters or delegate*. | On Wi Georgia SouthereS ^ road will inaugural..; schedule, as follows: ’ 6 p. m., atfrive at Til Returning—leave rive at Macon 10 a. un ” service will be dwcontlm val in Mscon Friday;- Rates will be S$ ceuta . way, for wirad trip, davs and Thursday when the rata will traveled,