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TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1892.
' LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH.
WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS
FIND TO TALK ABOUT.
rnvement ratuffrnplm Plckrd Up mid Pen
sively Penned —All Portnlntiijr to
Persons and Tiling*.
IBS. /
qt^'I’mlriok
BIfeok corkscrew suits nt^Tkulriok
Bros.
Mr,' L. E. Jay and wife have moved
to Arlington, Calhoun county.
Contractor John 0. Hina went to
Calhoun county last week to bid on
the new court house building,
Capt C. A. Williams went up to
— Macon the first ot the week to at
tend the Grand Lodge, 1<’. & A. M.,
of Georgia.
Last, Sunday will be recorded in
the history of the year as a “rainy
day.” It rained all day with scarce
ly a minute’s cessation.
Follow the crowd and U will go
toPadrick Bro.’s, and when U get
there U will buy something. Why ?
Several citizens from Sumner were
— "visiting in Tifton last Saturday.
Among the number were Mrs. and
Miss Padriok, Capt. Kimble and
— • Profs. Kimble and Jenkins.
A great deal of rice bus been pro
duced in Berrien county this year.
It has-become a profitable, as well
as a favorite, crop since tbe introduc
tion of improve'd macltgip*yV for
--^.jdeaning ih
Elder A.fi?_Aalmrst, of Quitman,
bus become Hie pastor of the Adel
Baptist church through the co
operation of the church und the ex
ecutive committee of Mercer Baptist
association.
Every Saturday is bargain day at
MH Bro.’s. One enthusiastic cus
tomer euid, “M r. Padriok, why don’t
you call Saturdays Give away days,
eii8teud of Bargain days
Don’t forget - the young tneu’e
prayer aud praise meeting at the Bap
tist church next Sunday morning at
11 o’clock. Subject: The new birth,
Ail are invited to attend this service.
Phillipsbnrg grows apaoe, Capt.
Phillips hits two O-room and seven 4-
room cottages already completed;
they are cozy und comfortable, and
ail but otip are occupied by good pay-
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lug tenants.
Elder S. J. Sauls, of Enigma, was
a welcome visitor to the Gazette
Banotum tliis*week. ~ He win looking
, after his interests as a candidate for
tux receiver.
The weather for the past few days
have felt quite winterish, and a fine
' opportunity offered for wearing out
that, coat and vest your wife dislikes
so much.
Mr. —llaokett, wife and.daugh
ter. (Miss Myrtle) will take leave of
Tifton within the next ten days for
their former home, in Michigan
His two eons will remain; they pre
fer to live in the South.
Capt. John A. Phillips has had a
woodrack put up on the west side of
the Georgia Southern railroad just
north of the Tifton depot, and will
furnish the road with a part of its
wood supply from his Phillipsburg
place.
New goods every day at 'Padriok
Uro.’s.
Elder W. J. Sullivan, who has
been residing at Alapaha twStmw
time, ha* received: a calJL'from the
Baptist church afAwSflia, Fla.. He
aud his accomplish'd wife will take
t heir leave in a few days for hia new
field of labor. Tbe editor’s best
1 them.
ding the inclement
Sunday there was
Baptist church
itog,
. The congregations,
were small. -Cv/yf ■
i. S. A. Harrell, who has been
some time with relatives
in Tiflon and vicinity,
«t Eastman last
. mgh
,y -
visit each churoh composing the asso
ciation by the third Sunday in Janu
ary next in behalf of the ossociationul
mission cause.
The oditor aud his wife tender
thunks to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Gray-
don for a large package of the nice
cake whioh graced their table lust
Friday at the infair dinner, given to
their son and daughter-in-law, nee
Miss Mary Guest. Sickness prevent
ed their attending the iufair.
Prof. 0. L. Smith is engaged os
bookkeeper for Messrs. Swindle &
Griffin, Nashville, during the illness
of Mr. W. H. Morris. He is an ex
pert accountant nnd will certuinly
give his employees satisfaction. Prof.
Smith has recently compiled and had
published a single entry text-book
upon a new theory of his own, which
bids fair to become the standard in
all the commercial -schools of the
country.
Prof. Thomas E. Williams, county
school commissioner, is gathering the
necessary evidence to lay before the
State Uuard of Educution whereby he
hopes to seen re on enumeration of
the school population of Berrien
county early next year. He is satis
fied that the enumeration made in
1890 by tbe authority of the United
Spates is altogether imperfect, ft"d by
its unfaithfulness will deprivo the
county of hsr just proportion of the
public school fund derived from the
State.
Mr. T. F. Toon, Jr., who has been
the faithful and efficieut night agent
and operator at tile Brunswick And
Western railroad ot Tiftojj^for more
than a year, hus b&p^lremotcd and
sent to Albany as chief clerk in the
freight department. Ilia place her
is filled by Mr. M. J. Chaney, win
tilled tbe place so acceptably prior to
Mr. Toon, but who took the ugenoy
at Sumner to get a rest from .night
work. Tifton regrets to lose Mr.
l.’oo» and his pleasant little wife as
citizens; mid, at the same time, wel
comes Mr. Chancy back to his first
|ove.
Hon. Warner L. Kennon, Berrien
county’s representative in the last
legislature, doubtless feels the fulj,
force of the sentiment, “Trouble nev-
r comes single-handed,” in the Imp.
penings of last week. First, the
death of a beloved brother in Mocou
and, second, the death of a sister-in-
law iif Brunswick. The latter was
the wife of W. A. Kennon, a sterling
young business man of Brunswick,
and tiie only sister of the late Henry
W* Grudv, und widely kuowii us a
woman of stiiierior attainments—
possessing an unusually cultivated
und versatile intellect. The Gazette
deeply sympathises with Mr. Kennon
in his bereavement.
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
GARNERED BY THE PENCIL
SCISSORS PROCESS.
AND
Butch of Nm from Neighboring Co tin tic*
Deemed nf Special Intercut to
Gatette Header*.
Mortuary.
The news was received in the city
yesterday of tho death on Wedneg.
day of Mrs. Dr. 1{. U. Snead, of
Nashville, of typho-nudarial fever,
after an illness of several weeks.
Mrs. Snead’s maiden name wus
Wilkes, a sister of- Mr. James T.
Wilkes, of Adel, and highly esteemed
for her many excellent and womauly
truits of character.
The deepest sympathy of tho edit
or goes out to the stricken husband
and the many relatives and friend*
of the deceased in their sad bereave
menb
She was accntnpa-
E. Giay-
- A Blaise.
On Monday evening, nbont 8
o’clock, c.tiacns of Tifton wore star
tled by the wild screams of a locomo
tive whiitlo at the Georgia Southern
depot. They soon discovered that
it ws* calling for help Us extinguish
■ the flames that, bad enveloped a
freight car.
The cal contained sixty compress
ed bales of cotton. It had been
loaded at Macon and w 4 cnrot.Ce
to Brautwio* for shipment to Eu
rope.
Tbe alarm was rounded too late,
iov ev ir, as the car and much of the
cotton wo* consumed; the loss i«. es-
* I.nfciiuafi '1 fii'tfl itt i/I i&J. <■
Irwin county will pay her county
court judge a salary of $850 a year.
Something enunense! Those bar
gains ut Pudrick Bros..
Ashbnrn Lodge, I. 0. <). F., is in
a piosperous condition, nnd lias thir
ty-six members.
The grand jury of Irwin county
hus recommended the establishment,
of a county Qliaiu gang.
■ A good deal of sickness is report
ed in tho upper part of Worth coun
ty, hut nothing of a serious nature.
The democracy of Lowndes county
will nominate candidates for county
officers from Ordinary down to Cor
oner.
Real estate at Moultrie, Colquitt
county, is rapidly advancing in price.
It is so high now that it is almost
out of sight.
Oren Coney will bo hanged at
Vienna, Dooly county, to-day. The
execution will be public and witness,
ed by a large crowd of people.
Short cotton in this seotion is be
coming a thing of the past. Far
mers fiud that tiie long staple pays
much better.—Valdosta Times.
The town of Douglas, in Coffee
county, is to bo incorporated. Ap.
plication will be made to the present
legislature for a charter.
A flourishing Sunday-school has
been organized ut Mt. Horeb church
Worth county. It has a wide field to
work m and ban and should accom
plish much good.
A mass mesting of tho democracy
of Worth county will he held at Isa
bella on Wednesday, November Ittth
to nominate candidates for the vari
one county offices.
The democrutr of Coffee comity
will hold u primary to nominate can
didates for county officers, on Hie
first Saturday in December, the third
day.
The Times oredits Dame Rumor
with saying “that ten Valdosta
youths and ten sweet maidens will
join tlioir fortuues before the holi
days.” That’s right.
Valdosta and Lowndes county uro
having a surfeit of elections this year.
They have already had five and there
will bo three more before the first
of J auuarv. The average suffrage
—slinger of Lowndes county seems
to he “in it” by a large majority.
Colquitt county has a full list of
candidates from which to select her
county officers. The Gazette pre
dicts that those who polls the most
votes will be elected.
The Banner says the health com
mittee of Moultrie is looking well
after sanitary matters; they don’t
propose to have any sickness in their
town. Good.
The postofficc at Moultrie, Colquitt
county, tins been advanced to a
money order offlcj^wrtfif"oitizen» will
find it a great convenience in the
matter of forwarding and receiving
mouoy.
I’rof. J. W. Edmondson, late of
Sumner High School, having boon
admitted to the legal fraternity hae
formed a partnership with Col. W.
A. S. Humphreys, of Quitman, in
the practice of bi» profession.
The Mallary Baptist Association
Will bold ite next session at Union
church, Worth county. It will make
the third annual meeting of the body
held in that county within a period
of fonr year*.
Worth Superior court has boon
adjourned until tiie first Monday in
I .member. The Judge and Solicitor
ha/1 important persona) business in
Atlanta, which they must needs
look after.
week, which bruised all of one side
and broae one leg near the hip. Dr.
Sikes dressed bis injuries, und when
last, heard from was getting along
very well.
On Wednesday morning of last-
week an express package, containing
$700, was lost or stolen at Willing
ham, sixteen miles eust of Albany,
under very mysterious circumstances.
The package wus consigned by bank
ers Hobs & Tucker to the lumber firm
of Alford & Sloan, at Willingham.
Uupt. Sloan, of tho lumber firm, is
express agent ut Willingham, but
bud a young mun named Allenin his
place at the time. The train arrived
late on Wednesday morning, and J.
L. Singletcrry, ilie express messenger,
handed the hook out to Allen to sign
for the package, which he did. The
train had started off, und ns Allen
had charge of the mail, lie tail to put
it on, calling to Singleterry to put
tho’package on the ground with the
express book. Singlctcrry’s witneses
say that he put the puckugo off on
the ground with the express book,
but when Allen returned from
throwing in the mail tho package
was not there. Allen’s witnesses say
the package was iievcr delivered.
As the mutter stands Capt. Sloan, the
express agent ut Willingham, will
have to bear the loss.
THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
» Uooil Farm lug.
Talking with Mr. E. J. Smith,
who lives neur Ty Ty, that gentle
man gave the editor 1 the following
statement of his fawning'ojierat ions
for tl« past year:
He planted thirty acres and had
no help in its cultivation except
small hoy. Helms harvested 0^bales
of cotton averaging 685 pounds each,
WO bnahels of corn, ^50 bushels of
peas, 300 bushels of sweet potatoes
und an abundance of pimlurs and
oliufus.
This is what the Gazette calls a
good one-horse farm.
I-'eaiH Entertained.
Musler Robert Harris, 14 years old
brother of Mr. Arthur llarriB, left
home on Thursday morning to limit
bis brother’s cow, nnd at tiie hour of
going to press he has not been heard
from. His brother is out' on the
hum, and fears are entertained as to
hisSafety Some friends think he
may have decided to visit friends in
the country, und is ull right.—Val
dosta Times.
Union Association.
Tho union association’of the Prim
itive Buptist Church, held its annual
meeting ot Cut creek, beginning on
the Hlli, and closing on the 18th.
About 85 ministers were in attend
ance ami many delegates from the
twenty churches of the association.
It is said to have been one of the
best meetings of the association for
years.
The next annual meeting will be
held ut Mllltown.—Valdosta Times.
THE SOLONS MEET FOR A FIFTY
DAY’S SESSION.
Alklnton In Kittled Speaker of tho limine
nnd Cloy I'mddcnt of the Senate. 11 nr*
din nmt llnrrln Ite-KIretrd.
• In accordance with u proclamation
by Gov. Nortlion—acting under the
recently adopted constitutional
amendment | the legislature nf Geor
gia assembled in the cupitol at At
lanta lust Wednesday morning, 10
o’olook.
Both branches were organized for
business with as little noise ns possi
ble. Hon. A. S. Clay wus elected
president of the senate without oppo-
sition; also Hon. IV, Y. Atkinson
speaker of the house.
Hou. W. A. Harris is again at tho
secretary’s desk in tho senate, while
Hou. Mark Hardin continues to clerk
for the house.
Hgn. D. T. l’auik, of Irwin coun
ty, is messenger for the senate, and
Hon. James 11. Smith, of Coffeo
county, fills a similar position for
the house.
Bills have already commenced to
pour in both houses in a steady
stream—one of them looking to an
acceptance of the Atlanta soldiers’
home by the state culls for an an mi
al appropriation of $30,000.
A bill lias also been introduced to
repeal the general act oreuting
board of equalization of tux return*.
Yesterday was devoted to reading
the governor’s message, which is
quite a lengthy document, and u cun
vass of the returns of tho state elec
tions.
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Masonic Elections.
Macon, October 27.—At the meet
ing of grand lodge of Free and Ac
cepted Musons this' morning the of
ficers for the ensuing year were elec
ted. They were:
Grand master, John S. DnviJson.
Deputy grand master, James
Ritshin.
Senior grand warden, Ronben
Jones.
Junior grand warden, J. P. Shan
non.
Grand treasurer, W. B. Daniel.
Grand secretory, Andrew Wolihin.
Grand chaplain, Rev. W. R. Hu
bert.
Senior grand deacon, R. B. Nishet.
Junior grand deacon, W. 'I'. Ken
esy-
Grand mnislml, W. U. Purklmrst.
First grand steward, 1L T. Ken
drick.
Second grand steward, B. F. Tlinr-
nmn. *
Third grand steward, T. L. Sims.
Grand tyler, Charles W. Freeman,
Notice.
I propose to close ont my entire
first day
Cull
stock of merchandise by the
of January al reduced prices,
and get iny prices before buying
elsewhere. M.W, Gabkins.
me OTSPEPTIA,
Indlfpvttnn. mid Htnumrh disorder*, tite
HllOWNH IKON ItlTTKllS.
All dofclunkvvit U, ?1 jwr Iwttle. Uenulnehflt
trade mam %utl cmnmk. rod Hues on wrapper,
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'Ill
ltAII.UOAD.
Suwanee River Route to Florida.
VIA ATLANTA.
Do you wont to buy a Dane Mill t
If you do we will sell you the best
8 Roller Mill sold.-1* iucb large
roller for $85.00. Sugar Pans lu
proportion. Write for Catalogue.
W. II. BRIGGS & SONS,
Valdosta, Gn.
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An Accident.
Mr. John llaucom, the chair man,
who has for a long thne been a
familiar figure to tiie people of
Lowndes county, met with ii serious
accident last Monday, lie was driv
ing along the road with a load of
oliair*. when the wheels struok an
obstacle and overturned the curt up
on him. No bones were broken, but
lie is seriously hurt, and being al
most eighty year* old, may not recov
er,—Times.
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Hl.KMVtNU CAM 08 NlOMt THAI8P t)RVWeK8
MAttix ani> Talatka.
Double Dally lMUinan Hlsrpinu C2r Service Be
tween Jm’kMtnvIIlc, KIa., NurUvUIc and
Ht. UiiiIi Without Change.
Conuoeta In Y)ulou Depot ut Macon with J
ami Northern lUUroail, Georgia lUilroad, cen
tral Nallrnad ami Southwaatern Bailmail, north
andMmthj ami In Union Depot atralatka with
all tralna from iwilnta In Florida, east, waat and
Kinw-
committee Ifeli j timuted at between $3,000 und
on haa feerreindd 1000. . V ,
misers wiHi 1'he origin of the fire ■“ ““ w
?tss, -irti.v- jy.-. •;I;;
The .Qmi0, Local «ay p: “ f -
if. tig 8tb district,
gfiSSy
Why Brooks ia I'rosperouK,
There is no doubt but that Brook*
is the greatest county in Georgia.
She raises bigger crops and greater
variety, and hus less third party than
any county in the state.
On Tuesday lost Mr. ZaOk Knight
shipped a oarload of hogs and unotli
er ef cattle to, Savannah. Mr, Ed
Young Bold him fqny-mcn of tiie
hog, and seven of the steer* realizing
therefrom $32G net oa*h. The hogs
brought 6 cents on their feet and the
steer* $.7 a head, The balance of the
two can, flfty-*even bogs and fifty-
six Cattle iu all, wa» made np from
Brook* county.
In speaking of hu sale Mr. Young
said that he would hot give hi* hog
crop this year for the beat four mule
c-otlon crop i a the county.—Constitu
tion. _
Our Namenakc.
Born on Saturday, the 22d instant,
to Dr and Mr*. J. It Piilaom, of
Cecil, a twelve pound son. Mother
and son doing well.
The young man hi» hceij given the
“Benjamin Alleu . Koisoni. 1
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The State Fair.
Quito anumlierof Tiftonhiii* have
visited Georgia’s agricultural expo
sition this week.
Tliey report tho ogricultarai, also
tho poultry und live stock, as being
very good.
They say the premium for the best
county display will go either to Han-
cook or Worth, with the chances
very much in favor of Worth county.
The premium for the largest and
best individual display will probably
g» to K. L. Gird tier, of l’oulan.
They say that gambling is carried
on openly and above board on tho
ground.
llorsc racing seems to be the lead
ing feature of the fair.
Tho Nation in Mourning.
Neyer, since the assassination of
President Garfield, has the great
heart of the people of the United
States been wrapped in deeper gloom
than now, wlien called to mourn the
death of Mr*. President Harrison.
The sympathy of the nation goes
ont to the President; political hostil
ity and ooniroverty are hushed while
mourning his and their loss, and
that charity which speaketh no evil
jwvadrii tho whole country while
the grief-stricken family ami friends
pay the tost sod tribute to the bo
toyed dead.
Mr*. Harriepn «u a woman of ex
Sraordinary caste of character, i*>»-
sezsmg unusual culture and refine
ment, and she mored in tho circle of
national society with unexcelled
grace and dignity.
Her death Waarihe etui of» noble
life thq,triumph of a Itf
Vw!' 1
II. IIUIINH,
Tmv. l*iwn. Aitt.,
MttCNHl, (Ilk.
A. r. KNAPP,
Tralbc Mhii’^t.
Macoti. lifl.
CONNECTIONS*
OCTOBER 16th,
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