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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?tfT»£t..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