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.. TI™N, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, .1 ANITAHY (>
TIFTON’S CITY FATHERS.
FULL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
REGULAR MEETING.
LAST
Tlii» 01*1 Council AdJom*i»H When tl»o New
In Sworn In—Municipal Machinery
l*ut In Motion Cor Another Year.
The city council of Tifton met in
II. II. Tift’s office, January 2, 1893,
at 7:30 o’clock, p. m..
It was called to order by Mayor W.
H. Love. Present: Councilinen Tift,
Bowen, Allen, Goodman, Alexander
ulid McCrea.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
Rupert of street committee on con
templated street work on Love ave
nue was received and laid on. the ta
ble subject to the action of the new
council.
The returns, declaring the election
of J, C. Goodman, J. AMIcCrea and
IV. Ti Hargrett as counoiimen for
tlie city of Tifton to serve two years
from January 1,1893, were opened
and read, and the result announced.
Annual report of the city clerk
and treasurer was veceiyed aiidjetlid*
mid ordered spread upon the minutes:
The report is ns follows:
ci.euk ANP'TintAKtJUBJt’a bepOut.
To the Mayor and City Council of Tif-
ton, UuV t ; ,t. :
Your clcji-1: and treasurer herewith sub-
mil: tile following report for the year,
tmlinjr December 31,1893.
' " BBCEtUfS,
Amount on band .Tnnairjr 1,1893, $244.81
>r J ^ti,eted.fcori£l fin
ih.
340.81
V etreotlax, 499.00
^.'iidvalni'cm tax,5(W.18
“ 4 ‘ specific tax,
:: mm
' ;.jj\wood.8oid,
Total amount collected,.0.". '
. J, H X l’KND IT UUKfl.
For street work, $014,03
“ Mayor’ll salary, 100 00
*• JtarsaVs salary, 420.07
» jail account, ; 193114
“ itenural expenses, .179.23
“ clerk and treas. com:, 132.15
1893, were appointed: Messrs. C.
W. Fulwood, W. O. Tift and O. A.
Williams.
Ordered, That the street work un
der consideration on Love avenue be
refened to street committee with the
power to act us they deem best
Ordered, That, the contract with
the Gazette, for publishing the pro
ceedings and ordinances, he contin
ued for 1893.
Ordered, That the hearing of the
complaint of Mr. White be postponed
until the next regular meeting;
Thero being no further business
the council adjourned.
J. H.-Uoodman, Olerk.
WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS
FIND TO TALK ABOUT.
Pavement Paragraph* Pickul Pp amt Pen
sively Pcnmnt—All Pertaining to
Persons ami Thin#*.
Mr. J. A. Adams having leased
the Pitts’ building is prepared to ac
commodate boarders,’ regular and
transient, at regular rates. 1m.
Married.
The editor went down to Valdosta
last Sunday morning to be present at
the marriage of his youngest, brother,
Mr. George W. Allen dnd Miss Ora
A. White, of St Paris, Ohio.
The interesting ceremony was per
formed by Rev. P. H. Murray, paB-
tor of the Valdosta Baptist church,
at his home at 4 p. m., and the happy
couple left immediately by the Geor
gia Southern and Florida railroad
for their future homo in South Flor
ida, near Dade Oity.
The bride is a charming young
lady, an orphan who hag been a mem
her of ltev Mr. Murray’s family for
several years. By her sweet disposi
tion she had won the affections of
himself njul wife until they loved her
almost as their own daughter.
Our brother lias won a capital
prise in the matrimonial lottery, and
we wish tbo gracious benedictions of
heaven may attend him and Ins fair
bride through life.
Total expenditures, $1,840,42
Amount on hand Jon. 1, 1893,
r
$198.38
Tho Gazette recommends Higgs’
gallery to those who desire first-class
photos.
STATBHKNT bp^TBEET »01»D.
nt on IBf j, J892, $329 00
490.90
on hand Jan. 1,180S,'
644.03
$ 75.07
BTATKMKDT 3K\h CUIWilNO ACCOUNT.
Clijrjbf Tifton in aiebunt wltbH. H. Tift.
Amount clmf January 1, 1892, $479,80
Interest, 3 per ct., to Nov. 15, 1892, 68.55
Amount total
Amount paid
v. 15,
15,4892,
$512.91
162.84
e Nov. 15, 1892, $850.57
por ct., '.o Jan. 1,1808, 8.51
Intorest,
Balance! dub January 1, 1893, $854.08
The following oath was adminis
tered to tho pew counoiimen:
GEORGIA—Berrien County.
I do solemnly swear that t will faith
fully discharge all the duties devolving
on me as councilman or the city of Til
ton during my contlnnance in office ac
cording to the best Of my ability and un
derstanding, 80 help-me God.
J. C. Goodman,
J A. McCbka,
W T. Hauoubtt.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this January 2,1892.
: -w, H. LOVE, Mayor.
On motion the city council for
1892 adjourned nine die.
J. IL Goodman, Olerk.
The) council for 1893 was then
called to order Vy V.'. ll. Love, May
or. Present: Comicilm?tfTȣt..Bow
cn, Allen, Godduian, McOreajaml
Harriett
The following officers were elected
for on year:
E. P. Bowen, Mayor pro tern.
Olerk and Treas
J. Mc-Orca, City Marshal.
d, That the Mayor receive
I per year for hie services, the
$120, and the Olerk and
r o per cent, of all moneys
! 2* per cent of all paid
Too Matty Elections.’
Tifton has worried, through tho
following elections during the past
six or eight months: - *
For county treasurer vico W. D,
Griffin, deceased, Mr. W. B. Brad
ford was elected.
Then came the primary election to
nominate candidates for senator and
representative.
General state election for governor,
state house officers and members of
the legislature.
Then followed the national elec
tion for president, vice presldontand
congressman. .
Primary eleotiou to nominate couo
ty officers.
Municipal ejection for three coun-
eilmen to serve two years.
County election for county officers
lust Wednesday.
Tomorrow a Justice of the Peace
and two constables for the I314tb
(Tifton) district G.-M.
There are too many elections.
They should ho consolidated in some
way to reduce the number.
LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH.
Promoted.
The Macon Telegraph of Tuesday
brought, intelligence of the promo
tion of a former citizen of Tifton,
Capt. J. I. Clements, from stock claim
agent of the East Tennessee, Virginia
aud Georgia railway—Macon and
Brunswiok division—to law agent of
Don’t ho deceived—the new year
will be jtiBt what you make it.
Be sure and read all the new legal
advertisements in to-day’s paper.
Messrs. Luke Bros, is the style of
a now firm jnst commencing business
at'Nashville.
'The mystery connected with the
burning of the alliance store at
Nashville is still unsolved.
Mr. O. II. Goodman is spending
the holidays with relatives and friends
in North Carolina aud Virginu.
The editor tips his chapeau to
Rev. J. J. F. Goodman for some nice
fresh fish for a Christmas eve din-'
ner. Thanks.
Prof. J. II. Gury will open
McPherson Academy, at Nashville,
for the reooption of pupils on Mon
day; the lUth inst.
The Spurks new hotel is complete
and furnished throughout. The
Gazette has not learned who will
have charge of it.
Rev. J. A. Adams has leased the
Pitts building, vacated by Postmaster
Duff, and will conduct a boarding
house business there.
lions. John -B. Panlk and J. A.
Tomberlin, of Irwin comity, were in
the city yesterday and made a pleas
ant call ut this office.
Mr. J. W. Brinn and ivifo are no
longer oitizens of Tifton, having
transferred their residence to the
starchy littlo city of Dawson.
The met her, sister and niece of
Miss Sallie Miller, after spending the
holidays with her in Tifton, returned
home to Fart Valley lost Tuesday.
Contractor Sluolt will begin at
once the erection of a cozy cottage
residence' for Juke W. Panlk on
Central uvenuo, between Second and
Font th streets.
Robert Copeland, the Tifton res
taurateur, gave his pulrohs a splendid
dinner on Christmas day, and they
^ro highly complimenting his effortO
to please them.
The farmers of Berrien county
have lost-a great quantity of pork
this season by unseasonable - killing.
In consequence the meat supply of
the comity will be short.
Alapuha is to have a new mercan
tile firm and business—Messrs. Panlk
& Gaskins, composed of Dan Ptiuik
and Ed. Gaskins. They will display
an euUrply new stock of goods.
Henry, lira little son of Sir. J. II.
Baker, Alupaha, died last Slmiday
and his remains were buried' the .next
day. The Gazette extends sympa
thy to the sorrowing parents and rel
atives.
Hon. IV. II. Love gave the yottng_
ladies Visiting at bis home a compli
mentary hop at the institute last
Friday night It was one of tho
most eujoyablo social parties of the
season. ?
Jix pert tobucco manufacturers ar
rived at Cycloneta Wednesday from
North Carolina., They will com
mcnce in a few days to manufacture
the crop of tobacco raised on jibe
her most estimable young men for a
season at least.
Call and see Miss Miller’s new felt
hats.
There were Hie usual Christmas
cutting and shooting frolics among
the negro laborers at Tinimons &
Co'sjurpentine still, in the eastern
part of the county, during tho holi
days. Ouo negro’s eyes were shot
out with bird shot.
.Give Padrick Bros, a chance to
allow you goods and prices.
At the last regular meeting of
Pincy-Woods Lodge, No. 00, Knights
of Pythias, the following officers
were elected to serve the ensuing
term: C. W. Fulwood, 0. P-; J. A.
Alexander, V. C,; C. H. Goodman,
Prelate ; J. B. Greene, M. at A.; W.
H. Love, K. of It. & S. and M. of F. ;
S. G. Sluok, M. of K.
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
GARNERED BY THE PENCIL
SCISSORS PROCESS.
very strong evidence and reasonable
argument to convince them to the
ojtotmry.
Batch at News from N«lghl>nrlnn Comitlm
Deemed rtf .Special Intercut to
(■Axelte HMulera.
Get your photographs at Higgs’,
rnarantecd.
Satisfaction gnaranteei
Tho Board of Education of Ber
rien met lust Tuesday and adopted
text books to he used in tho public
schools of the county for tho next-
live years. Some uecessary changes
were made from tho series now in use.
The board is endeavoring to dis
charge its whole duty to the public
schools of the county.
' A new ha t .f lu-ok scarfs, fancy
beadk, etc., just received nt Miss
J/iller’s.
Big cut-in prices at Padrick Bros,
to dose out their stock.
A slight change in tho schedule of
the Brunswick and Western railroad
went into effect last. Sunday. Tlie
mail train arrives from Albany at
0:18 a. m., but does not take break
fast. us heretofore; it arrives from
Brunswick nt 12:20 p. in. and tukca
dinner. Tho local freight going
toward Brunswick lgvves Tifton half
an hour later.
Go to HiggB’ gallery and examine
his new specimens.
Mr. J. A. Pool returned to Tifton
Wednesday from Ills visit to North
Carolina. 1!is brut her, Mr. Jus. 11.
Pool, of Alimonce county, N. 0,,
and Mr B. L. Curler,of Rico Depot,
Va., came with him. All throe ure
export tobacco growers, and tho two
latter gentlemen are open to engage
merit by any of our farmers who
expect to jdant tobacco this year
Mr. Pool will begin to prepare land
for seed beds for the Messrs. Tift.
Who sold the most goods last week?
Padrick Bros. Why?
Capt. lid. Easters, wife and buby,
of Lampuses, Texus, are visiting his
old Georgia homo in Berrien comity.
He is us halo and jolly as he was
twenty years ago when he p'reumbu
luted the hills and dales of old Bet'
rien to ho present ut mid give life
and light to all the frolics of the
young people. Texas air and pro
vender seem to agree wit h him and
Father Time has brought few fur
rows to It is brow or lighter hue to
his taven colored hair.
The Ashbnrn Advance is offered
fot sale.
The property owners of Sylvester,
Worth county, are making liberal
offers to induce settlers.
Tho officials of Coffee and Clinch
counties tho coining two years will
be thorough-bred democrats.
Three murders were committed
within a radius of twenty miles of
Moultrie during the holidays.
Prof. W. L. Wilson will be assist
ed by Miss Ellen McNeil in the con
duct of Moultrie High School.
Our Irwin county reporter writes:
“ Dan Henderson is on top one time,
lie beat Jim and Nos in the race for
clerk. II m rah for Dan 1”
Tho young people of Colquitt
county hid defiance to hard times
when it comes to getting married.
Several couples were married lost
week,
Sylvester is sighing for a news
paper. She may get one, and when
bIio docB it- is hoped she will not
starve it lo death as some towns have
done their newspapers.
II. H. Hutchinson, Jr., lately with
L. Ford at Ty-Ty, Ims moved to
the same system.
His selection to this important po- farm lust year into twist ready for
sition 1* thought to be a wiee erne,and
straws that he stands high in the esti
mation both of tne officials of the
road and the general public.
His offices and headquaiters wilt
continue in Macon as heretofore.
- Capt Clements' friends In this sec
tion Will, be pleased to Ifiaru o;
ft,
ed:
ea and Good-
anea am? Parks-
and Bowen,
-Har-
Ulen, Hargrett aud
m
M&'i'hM 4
Churcli
Services of th»;Kpis<xi)wl church
will be held In the Methodist church,
Tifton, on the Friday and Saturday'
before the 2d Sunday in each month.
Friday evening 7:30, and Holy Com
munion on Saturday morning10:30,
F. if. Tick noe,
Archdeacon of All
, for
the chewer.
Rev. W. 0. Ilixon, the new-preach
er in charge of the Alupaha circuit,
failed to fill his (list regular appoint
ment at the Tifton Methodist cimreb
last Sunday. He telegraphed that it
Would-be impossible for him to get
here in time.
ther of the Tifton Snnday-
schools hast Chfistmao trees grown
for them, Howerer, there were sev
eral very pretty private tree* grown
in the city. The colored )ample at
tTnionvlIie, we are told, grew a mag
nificent one.
Prrif. W, Henry Griffin hss en
gaged to teach school at Pine Grove
Academy, in Lowndes comity, a few
north of Vaidoyta, ar.d thus
‘ has lost another of
Albany and accepted a position of
bookkeeper and salesman with tho
dry goods house of Heidi & Geiger.
I guarantee overy bottle of Plan
tation Chill Cure, and will cheerful
ly refund money iS case of failure,
Dr. J. G. Goodman.
Hon. W. H. Matightun, of Wares-
boro, fell dead last Saturday morn
ing while standing on his front piaza
bilking with a neighbor. He moved
to Waresboro a year or so ago from
Worth comity.
Why pay other dealers 75c. and $1
iliill cure when yon onn get
fora ohi!
Plantation Chill Cure, a' bettor one,
for ilOo. ? Dr. J. 0. Good man.
Hon. J. B. Norman, Jr.. Colquitt
county'a legislator, is the father of
another bouncing baby buy. This
latest makes him the father of eight
children —four girls and four boys.
“Wheeler? is u young man yet!
I eel! more Plantation Chill Cure
thiin any other chill mid fever medi
cine, and do yofi know; why? Be
cause it never fulls to cure. ' Dr. J,
C. Good man.
Miss Miller will bo pleased to have
the ptihlio inspect her stock of
Christmas novelties.
The editor ib in receipt of a sample
lot of Messrs. Weston & Gunn’s tur
nip crop, at Enigma—seven turnips
aggregating twenty-seven pounds, or
an average of-nearly four pounds
euch.. They are of tho rutabaga
variety and the collection is a fair
showing of what can be accomplished
in the line of turnip growing in Ber
rien county.. These turnips are in
no respect inforior to the turnips
shipped to Tifton by the barrels from
abroad and sold at a fancy price,
Jersey Cream chewing tobacco, the
best on this market, can la- hud only
at J. W. Paulk & Co.’s.
The Gazette is requested, by
Judge E. M. Smith, to state for pub
lic information that lie has reocived
the necf-Miiry pensions blanks for
thoaiiwidows of confederate soldiers
who are eligible but, for cause, have
not heretofore participated in the
distribution of the widows' pension
fnnd. Thsy should tiall at liis office
and get the blank* at once its the
lime in winch they must file their
claim and make proof of eligibility is
very short. Blanks for those widows
w ho have drawn pensions will be in
hand by the first of FuLnc
Aeconling to the best information
we can get Irwin county has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
two years: Ordinary, Daniel Tucker;
sheriff, Jesse Paulk ; clerk, John It.
I). Paulk; treasurer, Wm, Paulk;
tax collector, James Paulk; tax re
ceiver, Bud Mobley ; surveyor, J. M.
Barnes; coroner, Daniel Hall.
When you are timl of having chills
get, u 00c. bottle of Plantation Chill
Cure and stop them. If it fail* we
will give you your money buck. Dr.
J. C. Goodman.
The latest from the election in
Worth for county officers says tho
entire democratic tiokl-t has been'
triumphantly elected, viz.: Ordin
ary, W. J. Sumner; sheriff, G. 8.
Nelson; clerk, J. J. McDowell;
treasurer, it.K. Young; tax collectoi,
A. P. Smith; tax receiver, C. W.
Gruyes; surveyor, % W. Matthews;
coroner. Ed- Bely. Hurrah for old
Worth, third pnrtyiein has again
been repudiated.
Do not let other merchants paint
off other preparations on yon because
they hare not Plantation Chill Cure
in stock: Apply to agent named be
low, who guarantees it Dr. J. 0.
Goodman.
John Crooms, the notorious Worth
county murderer, under sentence to,
Imng at Isabella to-day, Was not to
lie found in Albany jail, wnere he
had been placed'for safe keeping, last
Friday morning and the hanging
will buve to be postpoiml-—perhaps
ihdefibitely. The citizens of worth
county are not making much ado
altonrthu matter; but many of them
bulievo he was turned out for a mon
ey consideration and it will re
Tifton ill 18D2-180B.
The year which closed last Satur
day was a rough one on the little city
of Tifton, and she was not the only
sufferer in Georgia from the finan
cial stringency by a great big majori
ty. The city that was not hampered
in its growth in 1892 is the exception
while those that were is the rule.
Nevertheless, the citizens of Tifton
can look back over last year’s record
of substantial improvements with
pride—some of the best buildings in
(lie oity will date their erection me
1892. The exceeding stringency of
the money market caused the people
to be very garded in their expendi
tures in every direction—hence the
growth of the oity was not satisfac
tory to some, particularly those who
are dependent- upon their labor for
bread. Still these do not deny the
policy of “going slow” was tho best
The tobacco industry furnished
employment to many persons and
will again this year. If the area is
planted that is now contemplated, the
industry will be trebled, if not quad
rupled, in its proportions. Addi
tional burns witl have to be built,
ulso a warehouses and probably a
factory to prepare the weed for mar
ket.
Joist year the finest peaches offered
in the Valdosta market were from
the orchards in the vieinitvof Tifton,
and tlie supply was' way below the
demand. Tlie pjpd notion <?f fruit is
also n growing industry, and the nec
essary labor required to give it proper
care will increase year after year.
The area in fruit within a radius of
two miles and a half of Tifton will
be three hundred and fifty acres by
the oloso of the planting season.
Experiments In vegetable growing
near Tifton the past year have en
couraged enterprising gentlemen of
the city to form a joint stock com
pany with a view of building and
equipping a canning factory to can
fruits, vegetables, meats, etc. This
will prove a stimulus to ftnlt and
vegetable growing in this seotion.
Viewing the situation altogether
tlie Gazette constrained to say that,
notwithstanding the stagnation in all
branches of business lust year, the
prospects for Tifton mid her people
the present year are rorey and pleas-
untfovjhem to contemplate.
The G.iZTrsfiA-^rediots for the new
year increased pro'perity In every
brunch of industry.
iluppy Now Yc»r.
Gazette wishes its
The Gazette wishes tta many
readers—-whether patrons or not—a
thrice happy new ytak^Rh ail tlie
blessings which ibe expression im
ports.
The past year has been a hard one
on newspapers os well as on farmers,
mechanics, merchants and tradesmen
of every description. The Gazette
Ims not escaped the general stagna
tion in business; it was a liurd strug
gle to make the mile-post of the new
year and, even now, the harbor of
safety is scarcely in sight. However,
its strength and staying qualities
have increased some, and the editor
is proud to say his business ia on. the
advaucc.
The editor has no promises to
make for the uew year—lie caunot
look into the womb of the future and
suy-wlmtit will bring forth. The
paper will be oil its patronage will,
justify.
Methodist Orphan's Home.
Beginning with the n
J. P. Wurdluw, formerly
elder of the Valdosta die
assume charge of the South Gt
Conference Orphan Horae, in V
ville, the Rev. Dr. L BjTayne 1
lug asked to be ro’elted at lira i -:
session of the^Sopth’’
enee held at toolumbtis.
Dr.'Payne Iras been in
the Orphan Home for a v
ware, and onlv i
of Wlinj-
every wa
and aha
imumgem
will
