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The Tifton -- 'r *!' .$1.00 PER ANNUM. TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1893. VOL. 2-NO. 43. LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH. WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS FIND TO TALK ABOUT. Paveinvnt Paragraph* Picked Hp and Pan- liftly Penned—All Pertaluiug to Peroon* and Thing*. Go to Higgs’ gallery mid examine his new specimens. Read the new legal advertisements in to-day’s paper. Mrs. I)r. W. B. Goodman lms opened a stock of millinery goods at Nashville. Success to her. Capt II. H. Tift left for Key West, Fla., last Friday night on business connected with the estate of his late uncle, lion. Asa Tift. A harbinger of spring—Padrick Bros, clearance sale. Prof. Roberts, of Thomas county, is now in charge of the Alapalia High School. He is reported as having a splendid attendance of pupils. Mr. C. II. Goodman has lost two line milch cows recently by feeding them frost-bitten cabbage. He says he cant explain their death except in that way. The three negroes who robbe Mr. Webb near Lenox, several days ago as teported in these columns last week have been safely caged in the Berrien county jail. Several of the eounty-officers-elcct went to Nashville last Monday, made the re<|Hired bonds, were sworn in and entered upon the discharge of their various duties. Ladies’ line dongola button shoes $1.28 ut Padrick Bros., before mov ing- Messrs. F. It. and J. II. Gaskins whose parents live in the Rowan neighborhood of Berrien county pass ed through Tifton last Satuday en roll to for Athens where'they go to enter the State University. A start has been made in the mat ter of securing funds the purpose of improving the Tifton park. It is hoped every citizen will subscribe liberuty to this public work when the list is presented to them. Misses Mattie Grillin and Lillian McMillan of Alapalia are attending the Georgia Baptist Female College at Gainesville, and Miss Emmie Paulk of the same place is attending Andrew Female College at Cuthbert. Choice lot of fresh garden seeds just received ut the Alain Street Pharmacy. The members of the young mens union prayer meeting have contrib uted u purse uud sent Mr. Jere Ilolmes to represent them in the Young Men’s Chistiun Assosiation’s of Geor gia annul meeting now in session at that place. Rev. Scnrggs, pastor of the baptist church of Way-cross, will I). V, preach at the Tifton Baptist church next Sunday morning und evening. He is ail able preacher und will ussur- edly interest und benefit those who nmy hear him. All are cordualy in vited to attend. Hitckubce, Williams A Go., of Sparks, have opened u general mei- cantile business in the AUbritton building at Nashville. The silent member of the firm, Mr. Bullard, is in charge, and the people of Nash ville and vicinity will find him a clever gentleman. Men’s suspenders, 5c to 40c., all grades. To lighten stock prices ure reduced. Padrick Bugs. Thunks to County School Com missioner Williams for a copy of the programme and syllabus to be used In the Teachers' County Institute throughout the Slate of Georg'a-They are arranged and prescribed by Stute School Commissioner Bradwell, uud there can be no deviation from them. Forest tiror, could I* seen ill any direction from Tifton last Wednes day night. The country people are burning the woods to furnish pastur age for their cattle. In a week or '-'two after these burnings woodlands -ant covered with a plentiful supply oCtendct jmey wire-grass, and cattle, ‘ etc., Bud ample grazing. Two little negroes—brother and sister—out at Utuonville couldn’t find a suitable toy to play with, so they him ted up a pistol with which to amuse themselves. Result—the sister is suffering from a painful wound in the bowels, which may prove fatal. Get your photographs at Higgs’. Satisfaction guaranteed. The Gazktth calls attention to the large and well-displayed adver tisement of L. E. Hodges, the jeweler, who has just located in Tifton to ply his vocation. The editor lms known Mr. Hodges for several years and thinks himself safe in saying he can givo entire satisfaction in his busi ness. Hodges, the jeweler, can repair your broken spectacles. A more excellent gentleman than Capt. L. L. A11 britton, of Nashville, cannot lie found on tills mundane spheie. lie is always jovial, Clevel and accommodating lo his neighbors, and the rising generation can find in him an example of a man who is earning a competency by attending strictly to his own business. A slaughter ot innocent prices is going on ut Padrick Bros. The citizens of Tifton cannot ex pect a few dollars and a little time and labor in u better 01 more profit able way than in planting out (lowers, srtlbcry, and ornamental grasses and vines lo heiilify their front yards. The season is at hand when such work should he done; let the people give I lie matter a favorable consider ation. The photographs made at Higgs’ tent are first-class in every respect. Notwithstanding the dullness of tile, times real estate in lion. C. 11. Beckwith, of Sparks, was in the city yerterday on business. Read the corrected schedules of the Brunswick and Western railroad on second page. Capt. J. A. Phillips, wife and daughter, have just returned home from an extended visit to Lumber City. Supt. G. \V. Haines, of the Bruns wick ami Western railroad, lms our thanks for the customary annual pass over that road. A steam pipe at Capt. Tift's null hurst-lust Wednesday evening, about dark, and scalded the colored fireman considerably. No other damage. Mrs. Kmma Willingham and three children, of Alaeon, who have been visiting In-r sister-in-luw, Mrs. 11. II. Tift, for some time retured home this week. Some very substantial work is be ing done on Sixth street. When il is completed Sixth will he one of the most attractive residence streets in the city. Mr. I. W. Bowen is having a com fortable residence built on his farm, about six miles imrlhenst of Tifton, and hopes lo have it completed in about five weeks. Mr. W. lx. Roberts, of Adel, was ill the eity yesterday enroute to Ala- palm where lie will visit relatives. While here she was the guest of Dr. .1. C. Goodman and family. Mr. .1. A. Ball, who was elected J ustice of I lie Peace of the Brook field dislriet at the laic election, has taken up the commission ami is now pursuing the func.tionsof the oilier. Mr. K. II. Tift is having thousands of grape cuttings rooted, of the vu- ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. GARNERED BY THE PENCIL SCISSORS PROCESS. AND vicinity continues lo change Imml Sevolul sales have been made recently by the live agent, Mr. M. A. Sexton, of which we mention: The Corey farm, sold to Messrs. Shepherd and Maynard and, it is reported, that they propose to tmiku a model farm of it. The C. G. -MeCrunie business lot on Main street has been purchas ed by the Padrick broilers and they have in contemplation the building on it a handsome business house for llie accommodal ion of tln-ir large and greatly increasing mercantile business. Success to I lo se new free holders. Hodges, the Tifton jeweler, does firsl-elass gold and silver soldering. County coinmisskiners Shaw and Snead will he in Tifton on the 17th instant In act :n conjunction with Capt. II. II. Tift, Dr. •). A. McCrea and M. A. Sexton and the Worth county committee in locating a bridge across Little river near the Brunswick und Western railway bridge. A bridge at that point has long been needed and the people are all glad to see the inilutory steps taken toward the building of one there, and hope lo see the work commenced at once. It is desirad that the Worth county committee und the gentlemen named will meet the commissioners in Tifton promptly on the morning of the 17th so as to facilitate the busi ness to he transacted. Goto the Main Street Pharmacy, Tifton, Gu., for your garden seeds. Large supply of onion Bets. .Mr. J. IL Joyce, one of the expert tobacco manufacturers now engaged in manufacturing the crop of tobacco grown on the Cyclonetu ex]ieriinen- Uil farm Iasi year into plug twist, was in Tifton llie first of the week to get 500 pounds of the Tifton raised tobacco to he used for wrappers at Cyclonetu. He pronounces the Tifton tobacco, now on hand, as fine as he would wish to see arid is very anx ious to do the work of manufactur ing it. He informed the Gazettk tiiat the farmers who grew tobacco in the vicinity of Powcrsville, in Houston county, will ship their pro duct to Cyclonetu 10 Ik- manufac tured insted of offer,i.g the leaf for fiftou aim j rielies best adopted lo this soil and climate. He is convinced there is a good profit ill growing grapes in this section of south Georgia. The railroads will in future lie required to deliver the mails in tin- Tifton puBlolIlee, the olliee being within eighty rods of the depots of both roads—the Brunswick and Wetern and Georgia, Bout hern and Florida. Mr. M. W. Gaskins has closed out his mercantile business in Tifton for present. His remnant stock of goods has been shipped to Ashhurn. He will not leave the city, however, und intends opening an entirely new 1ms- i11ess next fall. Dr. S. G. Ethridge,the well-known practicing physician of .Sparks, has gone to New York for the purpose of taking a I borough course at the Polyclinic Institute of tha'. city. He will he there for several mon’lis and has ordered the Gazkttk sent to Him. The first quarterly conference of the Alapalia circuit for 18113 was held with the Tifton Methodist church last Saturday and Sunday- The presiding elder, Rev. II. Stubbs, preached at 11 o’clock Sunday morn ing one of the spirited and, at the Buinetimc, practical sermons we have listened to in some time. Hutch of Now* from Xvlghhuiiuu; (.'ountleN DcI'IIIIhI of 'v|M , rlHl llltl'ITHt to ^ (iazrtto Itriulcn. lion. Thos. B. Young, of Irwin county, lms a six-months old son that woighes 38} pounds. The father is justly proud of, tlie son. The Gazkitk recommends Higgs’ gallery to those who desire first-class photos. E litor II. D. Smith, late of the Adel News, is now shaping the editorial destiny of the Ashlmrn Ad vance. lie deserves success, and tve hope he may have it as abundantly as he may merit it. \Ye have lightened prices—help us to lighten our stock. /We want to move. P.wmii-K Buns. The Valdosta municipal authorities are perplexed with the trump problem. Just wlmt to do with the vast army of indignant foot travelers now in festing this section of country is hard for them to discover. Mr. J. A. Adams having leased the Pills’ building is prepared.In ue- eoinnuiihili- boarders, regular and transient, ill regular rales. lm. The residence, with its entire con tents, of Mr. J. S. Burns, located ill the lul mile-post cm the Brunswick and Western railway,in Coffee county, was destroyed by tire Iasi l-’riday night. The building was insured for $1,000; the furniture and other contents were uninsured. I gmiranlci-every bottle of Plan tation (’Hill ( Hi", and will cheerful ly refund money in ease cd’ failure. IIr. d. C. Iinodmun. The llammoml-lleriot contested election case al Wilhicnoehee, the Ga/.ktik learns, has collapsed. Col. lleriot is left in peaceful possession of the office, .lintHVof I he Peace, to which he was overwhelmingly elected and is competent lo till to the utmost satisfaction of all eomvrnrd. The third quarterly meeting of the Worth County Sunday-school Asso ciation will be held with the Stunner Methodist church to-morrow. A splendid program has been arrang ed for the occasion, and a basket din ner on the ground at noon is an nounced. We regret to learn that President. Herring will tender his resignation to that meeting. When you are tired of having chills get a 50c. hot tie of Plantation Chill Cure and stop them. If it fails wo will give you your money buck. Dr. .1. C. Goodman. Irwin county will be entitled, ac cording to custom of rotation, to furnish the next slate senator front the 15th senatorial district—com posed of Irwin, Telfair ami Wilcox counties—and there is already two avowed candidates for the place, Hons. Gen. K. Wilcox and J. A. d. Henderson. It is thought that Hon. T. B. Young will also be in the race when the proper time arrives. Either of the three gctillqinen will make ex cellent senatorial limber. I will open a laterarv School about one mile northwest of Tifton, at the Given school house,on datutar) 30tlt. Rate of tuition, Sc. for all grades. The patronage of the public is solic ited. 11. A. II KNDItlOKS. There was a happy marriage at Tv- Tv last Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, when Mr. Ed. Clark, of Americas, and Miss Mary Cottle, of Tv-Tv, were joined together in the Imlv bonds of matrimony by the authority of the law and the powers vested in Rev. W. ,1. Robertson, the officiating clergyman. The marriage look place at the residence of the residence of the bride’s parents. The young couple are well connected and worthy of tin- high esteem in which they are held by their many friends and acquaintances. Why pay other dealers 75c. and $1 fora mill cure when yon can gel I ’Ian tat i< in Chill Cure, a heller one, for 5Uc. ? Dr. ,J. C. Goodman. Prof. C. M. Bonn- II has resigned his position as associate principal of Pine Grove academy, Lowndes county, and will take another course in the Florida Stale Normal School at White Spring. The vacancy made by Ills resignation will he filled by a young gentleman by the name of Mobley. I sell more Planlatiou Chill Core than any other chill and fever medi cine, and do you know why? He- cause n never jails lo cure. Dr. .1. C. Goodman. Mr. It. I,. I.iuxweiler, formerly'of Grillin, Gil, is laying the foundation for a large orchard and vineyard about two miles southwest of Sylvester. lie expects lo set only about twenty-five acres to vines and trees this season, lint will increase the area to one hundred acres as soon as practicable. Do not let other merchants palm off other preparations on you because they have not Plantation Chill Cure in stuck. Apply lo agent named be low, who guarantees it. The regular annual meeting of the Berrien County Sunday-school Asso ciation will he held in the Methodist church at Alapalia on Saturday be fore the third Sunday in April, and continue two days. An interesting piogram of exercises is being arranged for the occasion. Alapalia j will welcome the association Iteartilvl , , . . , , , , she has lo take an ax to cut a slice and delegates will receive that royal ^ entertainment for which her citizens ure proverbial. The president desires that every Sunday-school in the county be represented. Among the Sunday.school celebrities expected to he present arc lion. John M. Green, of Atlanta, president of the state as sociation; Hon. It. G. lleppaid, of Savannah, chairman executive cow- 1 Dr. J. C. Goodman. Here is a good one from the Worth County Ixical: “A certain careful bonsaifc not ten miles from Isabella lms some Imme-made soap that has H.vtt made so long that it is so hard i take an ax to cut a slice If it gets any harder, she • intends to have it sawed up in blocks and sell il for whetstones." The elegant and commodious new academy building at Lake Parke, Lowndes county, has Im-cu completed and is now occupied by the school It. is reported as being one of the fines and best arraaged school build- Georciu. havine been sale, and he thinks they have acted ’ secretary twenty-seventh districtasso wisely. I coition, and perhaps others. The Jersey Creani clu-,ving tobacco, 1 he j president hopes the meeting will beat on the market, cun Ik- had only j mat k a new era in Sunday-school al J. W. Paulk & Co.’s. |wor.c in Berrien county. mitten state association; lion. T . B. j in 8»south Georgia, having Marshall, of Willueoochee, president I alul ln,il > " il!l il vk ' w lo twenty-seventh district association; j w'vnicnce «nd success m leaching. Editor D. B. Swvat, of Wuveross, Your watch weighs less than half lu iMuimJ uml contains more than 300 * i ... .1 ..t i, Steward's Meeting. riu* district stewards of the Cor dele district, South Ceorgiu Con ference, met, pursuant to call of the IVcaidiiif' Klder, in the Tifton Meth odist church on the evening of the (illi of Kchrunry, IS03, at 7 o’clock. Presiding Klder, II. Sluhhs, pre sided. l lie following st« wards wen* persent: ltc\. . I esse I'ulTord, Roberts circuit; T. D. Marshal!, \\ illacoochcc circuit; Dr. .1. <Hindman, Alapalm circuit; le*v. .1. .!, Williams, Worth mission; Mr. Thompson, Sumner (cir cuit; K. IJ. Smith, Sycamore circuit; si. S. Dells, Ashlmrn circuit; Mr. Darrell, Crisp circuit; De>. M. Joyce, proxy for < 'onl *1<*. Tlie first matter to claim the at tention of the meeting was the fixing the Presiding Klder’s salary and ap portioning the amount eipiituhly among the several chargee of the dis trict- The salary was made $1,00(1, of which Alapalm circuit is to pay, $100; Sumner ciremit.$00; Irwinville mission, $30; Worth mission, $30; Sycamore circuit, £100; ('ordelc sta tion $100. The amounts assessed the remaining charges wen 1 not re membered exactly by Dr. J. ('. (Sood- man, win furnished this report. Another row tine matter considered and disposed of was the conference assessment of $1,107 for the various conference purposes—foreign and domestic missions, church ex tension, education, Dishop’s fund,etc. There being no further business the meeting adjourned nine tlic. II. Sri uus, K. U, Simtii, Presiding Klder. Secretary. -— - ♦ ——. Shallow Party. At the Tifton Institute! Feb. 14th, there will be a Shallow Party. Oysters mid other refreshments will he served. All lovers of fun, as Well as something good to eat, are cord inly invited to attend. Admission lOo. Charges for re freshments extra. Proceeds to go towards paying for the boll for the Baptist eliur-h. Mus. It. '!’. Coi n, ) Mas. W. \V. Timmons, [ Com. Alns. L. M. Williams, I THE GAZETTE LETTER-BOX. A RECEPTICLE FOR THE THOUGHTS OF CORRESPONDENTS. Now* uml Evont* of Interest Transpiring Chronicled by n Faithful Mild Effi cient CorpN of Reporter*, F.iilgitin Crimes. Enigma, Feb., 8.—Mr. Marshall Jackson has on hand now more than 200 bushels of a very fine variety of yam potatoes, lie has plenty of corn and meat to do him until the next crop comes in, and hence he is inde pendent, Berri-n county lands are very pro ductive, and specially adopted to the growth of corn, oats, potatoes, sugar cane, peas, vegetables and fruit—just such crops us are needed in the coun try. There is no danger of un over production of home supplies, us the more abundant the supplies, the cheaper and better the |ieople live and the more independent the coun try becomes. •Money,like music, hath its charms; but there arc not many people here abouts who are over-burdened with its allurements. Mr. E. V. Ball, who has been itt Atlanta attending a course of medical lectures, returned home last Satur day. lie will return to Atlanta next Month and take a spring cattrse. Mr. Coliett Jones, of A'apaha, was visiting in Enigma yesterday. Miss Lula Davis,of Cordele,is here and the guest of Mrs. Dr. Hammond. Mr. J. T. Austin is now a full- (lcdgcil life insurance agent. Al our house we have been trying to regulate ourselves as lo the irregu larity of cash, the regular advance in the price of meat and other pro visions, and when we look around on the nine little regulators, who are to he supplied with these necessary articles, we find ottself bewildered— perplexed—uncomfortable. But, oh, he who dances must pay for the music! I am glad to note the fact that Tifton is to have a canning factory. It is, I think, a move in the right direction. I have been arguing for a long time that such a business would he of great benefit to this section and would pay handsomely. Rkgi-i.au. Passed to Ills Reward. The sad news of the untimely death of Mr. Janus I. Clements, at his home in Macon, reached this city on Monday afternoon. In reporting the death the Telegraph says of him : “Mr. J. I. Clements, claim adjus tor for the East Teuitosseo railroad, died at his home on Walnut street yesterday afternoon ut l o’clock of pneumonia. “Mr. Clements contracted pneumo nia uhout one week ago, and since that time lias gradually grown worse nut ill yesteidav the summons came. He leaves a wife und live children. “Mr. Clements was born ami reared in Irwin county, and was always regarded as an honorable, upright uud intelligent citizen, and those who knew him best esteemed him most. “About a year ago he cattle to Ma con and accepted the position of stock claim adjuster, which positiou lie filled with such satisfaction to his superior officers that one month ago he was promoted to the position of claim adjuster, and hud up to the time of his recent sickness filled that position with such ability thut he would, no doubt, in a short time haie been promoted to a still higher position.” The remains were brough from Macon to Sycamore Tuesday morn ing and buried with Musouic houors Tuesday afternoon, 2 o’clock, in the Clement's burial ground—six miles norheast of Sycamore—where his dead relatives for three or more gen erations have been laid to test. There was a huge concourse of relatives and friends at the funeral. Quite a num ber of his Tifton friends and Masonic brethren—all who could possible do sa—attended at the obsequies. in the death of J. I. Clements ins wife and children have suffered chunk: to repair these pieces when broken or out of adjustment. Take it tt. Hodges, the Tifton jeweler. ! impa-ulde loss. He was our friend Do you know that Plantation Chill j am! we invoke for his loved oues, left Cure is sold under a positive gttarmt- ■ behind, the protecting care and tee? It costs 60o. per bottle, hut if |guidance of our Allwise Creator, it fails the money will i.c given back ] “Who doeth all things well” and for to you. Dr. J. IJ. Goodman. | His own glory.