About The Tifton gazette. (Tifton, Berrien County, Ga.) 1891-1974 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1893)
IT?. W *• h t. • . i Gazette. 81.00 PER ANNUM. THE GAZETTE LETTER-BOX. ARECEPTICLE FOR THE THOUGHTS OF CORRESPONDENTS. >'ow» ttiul Kiffiili uf Intercut Truniiplrliig ' Chronicled by a 1'nithful utitl Eftl- 'dent CurjM of lleporter*, Enigma Echoes. Enigma, February 22.—Mr. H. F. Cawley, of the Cerdele machine shops, is at Knigtiu repairing one uf Weston & Gunn’s locomotives. Mr. Joliu W. .Mathis and Miss they can eat anil wear, and will accu mulate property at a rate the negro never can TIPTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ’2-1. 1893 LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH. payers, under their cultivation lands will become more valuable. One of the chief curses of the south is large land holders and tenant farming. As un illustration: One so-ealled farmer hits a thousand acres in culti vation. lie takes no interest in his tenant only as a laborer—a machine, and he calculates not us to the suste nance of his tenantry, but how to ! make the most money in ready cash Mary A. Harper were united ,.in holy | 0M t | H . f urnl ' wedlock last .Sunday ut/tbt- residence up to the pitch of this progressive step. They did not know that with They will be better tax j this act Pike county has generally •of the bride’s father, Mr. Leo mud llurper. Elder -J. W. Patrick, of Coffee county, has been called to the pasto- Forly small farmers will be re quired to cultivate the same land, if divided into 25 acre farms. Now, if these small farmers own the land, tlieV will cultivate tile farms Oil the ral careof the Enigma I’uptistjkfmreh 'game principle us the one large laud for the present year. He tilled his j owner—to make the best living they first appointment lust Sunday. Capt. J. 15. Gunn spent last Friday in Brunswick on business. Elder 15. F. Cawley preached at tile Enigmuchurch last.Sunday night. Last year was leap year and, judg ing from the number of marriages reported throughout the country^lhe young ladies must have done some good solid lu'kiug. 1 love to hear of the young (ample marrying; it looks like business and gives tone to the -country. The Sunday-school at this place ‘has held out nicely til! winter, barely u . „ ||k .j wllPre slu:1 , Country Sunday can oil the farm. Will auy man deny that the small cultivators of the soil would not only raise twice the amount of provisions raised by the big farmer, but the market value of the land itself would lx 1 enhanced, thereby equalising luxation ? Labor, as every'sane man knows, is taxed at a late which practically amounts to slavery. The tenants pay rents tit a price which not only pay the landlord a living, hut pay the taxes on the lam! they cultivate, but the money taxes of the landlord In boot. Ilow cal) a missinga meeting, schools usually die out during winter .and have to be reorganized in the spring; but. not so wit It the Enigma school. Mr. 1). 15. LeFils, the super intendent, lias been very faithful to his trust : he lias not permitted in clement weather or any other ordinary consideration prevent him ftom meet ing promptly with the'children every {Sunday afternoon. This meat business seems to me to be rather u hoggish affair, The pa pers state that this high-priced meat is the result of a scarcity of hogs; Vmt my opinion is that the numerical and flmtuctal strength of the hogs— not quadrupeds—has a great ileal to do with it. Some time since Dr. Hammond loaned a book—Thomas Moore’s poems—to some one, hut to whom he has forgotten. The person who has the hook will confer a favor by re turning it. ^Mr. J. T. Austin visited Willu- coochce Tuesday on business. “Surge Plunkett’s” hut letter to the Atlanta Constitution was a sensible one. The old man just put on his specks and talk with wisdom such as Solomon posessed. I think our na tional legislators would do well to read old uncle Plunkett’s letter and consider the ideas there advanced before they rashly annex Hawaii. Let us have good government at home, and laws that will protect the poor of our own doin' Fatherland before we go abroad—two thousand miles out in the Pacific Ocean—to act the good Samaritan. Plenty of room for tic- fion here at home. ILknci-vit. ♦ liohciiiinu’s Budget. Ckcii,, February 1!).—And Col. Glessner’s friends came along Friday. A few of them got off the cars, and ] was so fortunate as to speak a few words of praise for my native land. These people are our brethren— white men—who are citizens to be desired in Georgia. The interest of producers are the same everywhere. These people, where they locate, will immediately set to work to build up the interests of the locality. They muv 5k* democrats, or they may he republicans, probably both, hut they are working men—thinking men— and the farmers of Georgia ran stand anything they can, if they cast their lots with us. They will add to the wealth of the community, us they state of tliings exist ? Men may grumble at taxation who | really do not pay any tax. but have their properly si) invested us to avoid taxation. Siiiuli farms with intelligent farm ers will tend to break up this state of things. the most competent teachers and most flourishing schools of any county in the state. Wo believe or. at least, we hope that the day is not far distant when old Berrien will rejoice in the pas sage of this act, for as l have afore said true devotion to public interest on tie- part of Mr. Williams can not long be unrewarded. Our commissioner lias again shown public interest in the general welfare and progress of the schools in his county by introducing into it such instructors as Prof. Huggins,of Tit- ton ; Prof. Godard, of Sparks; Prof. MeNubb, of Adel; and miinv others I might mention who tuv an honor and a glory to the profession. I feel safe in saving that the work our commissioner is doing, and the incentive to education he is arousing will live after him. The rising generation of Berrien is already harvesting the fruits of his labors, and the generations vet to lie will drink at this same stream which was set allowing while they were yet unborn. II is safe to say that there is no subject of so vital importance, to an\ country or to any community as that of education. The experience of the ages that are past and the hopes of the ages that are to collie unite their voices in supplication to i la- present generation to exert a more universal and religious devo tion lo our resources, for the culti vation of tlie youthful mind of our country. F.dncation is the only accomplish ment that rail make us truly success- VOL. 2-NO. 45. WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS FIND TO TALK ABOUT. I'Hvrmcnl INirHjjruplm I’lrkrtl l> nml I’en- IViinis! -\11 IVrt.lining tit IVniiiu nml TIiIiik*. Suits that fit the person and purse at Pudrick Bros. Invitations are out torn “Turkey Party” at the Tiftor. Kistitute to night. Thera are constantly new pupils being added to the roll at the Tifton Institute. Mr. W. ,1. Kent, representing the Brunswick Times, spent several days in the city lust week. Wanted 1000 Dozen Eggs; high est price paid. Pudrick 15ms. The G.vzkttk culls attention of its Tlt'ton—A i BMe !r G l ,;n„se ft Qf ^ The follow ing Tifton news items I are from the Worth County Local GARNERED BY THE PENCIL AND and were reported by Mr. John L. SCISSORS PROCESS. Herring: Tifton is undergoing all the throes of a new-born industry, hut this is to be one that will eel;pse any that the enterprising little city has yet made, in lasting benefit to herself Hatch of Xi'wn from Noighhorinjc Counties lire nil'll of Spei'lnl Interest to Ciiir.ette Header*. The Ordinary of Coffee county is bestirring himself in behalf of good public roads. and the farming country for miles! The News is anxious for some en- iirottnd it. This is the cunning fue- terprising mill man to locate at Syc- tory. The company has been or- a more. Says there is plenty of tim- ganized the stock subscribed, the, her, in every diicction, that can bo site selected and the orders placed secured. foi the material for the building.| Hodges, the Tifton jeweler, does This is one of the greatest enter- j first-class gold and silver soldering, prises that has ever been located in > q’| 10 |jrst quarterly meeting for the southwest Georgia, tobacco and tnr- Willacoochco circuit was held last pentim- not excepted. It w ill fur-j Saturday and Sunday. The church _ ni.di labor for a large number of house was made comfortable by the readers to the professional euid 0 f I IismhI**, utilize a material Hint is now ]'addition of a new stove. of little or no financial value to the farmer and turn their attention, for We are, at the South, in the same f u | in social and political affairs, gml condition of the farmers of England ' ii is more essential now than ever be- where the laboring people ow n no I fore in the history of our country, land. land more especially is this the ease Me are not laud poor, hot labor isl here in the South, and in our own becoming poorer eu-ry year. j State where, according to statistics These people from the farmer states I t| u > percentage of illiteracy is great r will break up the landlord system of I probably than in any other state. planting in the south and then there w ill In- surplus capital, and then will raw material he maun fact ii red where it is produced, and then only will this glorious smith-land stand forth in her true glory! I."ntil then the poor may in vain strive to bi tter ll.etr condition. A land monopoly is worse than a batik monojioly for those who produce the bread which idlers eat and leave the laborer hungry. Even Floi'da has a better school svstcin than Georgia, and'is far more progressive on the subject of educa tion than our own state. It has been my good fortune lo travel over most of Georgia, and in no portion of the state docs one find less illiteracy that is right here in this immediate sect ion i. e„ In this county and tie- counties adjoining, except Lowndes and Brooks. The reason of this being that il is com- Muy the stream of white laborers I nurutivdv a new section of country l rtin this way until dcniocralic gov-1 1( , other purls of Georgia. The wry i our pro-; f a ct of w hich should stimulate us to eminent shall he assured pie for another ceil tiny! Welcome Ohio. 1 went to Nashville yesterday. The farmers are fully alive with a fine oat crop grow ing. Berrien is not the Promise Land, but the Paying Land. Her young more energetic efforts in order io keep our ‘section abreast with the progress of oilier sections. Von can’t converse with any one on this subject hut what il is their I opinioji that education is more essen tial now tii:111 ever before. That the team of county olliccre are not Jacks rising generation will Im- confronted hut real blooded Horses, and I conli- j with diflieulties and problems of den‘ly look for Berrien to win the which their fathers knew nothing, race. I That this country is not what it was I took dinner at the Turner House, thirty years ago, and during tin- Dr. J. A. Mct’rea which appears to day in its coltims. Key. W. C. llixon did not till his appointments at the Methodist ehureli last Sunday as was expected. The cause was the illness of his wife. Master Walter Warnell, of John ston Station, Georgia, is hoarding at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr, W. T. llargrett, and attending Tifton Institute. Col. M. A. Sexton made another real estate deal last Saturday—selling to Jake W. Paulk the Speight house and lot, now occupied by Mr. F. G. Boatright. The friends in this city of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Toon, Jr., formerly of Tilton but now residing in Albany, will rejoice with them over the ad vent of a baby girl at their borne. Washington's birthday comes on Wednesday this year. Pudrick Bros, bargains will oome every day. Mr. J. G. Hedge and family have mmol from Jesup lo Tifton, and occupy one of the Sexton cottages on Fourth street. He will represent Hu- New Home Sowing Muclnue m this section of country. Ground lias been broken for Pnd- riek Bros, new stole building. They have reconsidered their first decision to build a corrugated iron and will erect a brick veneered building, .'lUxIlO feet and two stories. Col. J. A. Alexander, of Tifton, attended justice court, at Sycamore last Wednesday and Asbbiiru on Saturday. lie reports that the cele brated Ashliurn bog case will proba bly be settled by the parlies them selves. Goto Higgs’gallery and examine bis new specimens. Mr. Ed. A11 licit ton, of Nashville, was in the city Tuesday searching vigorously for an escaped convict, Hatch Evans, who got himself in the net of crime by committing u larceny at Adel. Mr. Allb itlnn is very anx ious dial Hatch shall he recaptured; lie thinks lie cun teach him how nice n thing it is to break faith with those wlio kept him out of the gang. The “convention meeting,” of tin Many readers of the Gazette will | lie pleased to learn that Mrs. J. I. a while at least, to another money | ( . |linicntg lm8 tn „ wl , witll her flllllilv rn>|> than .ml prove one of of interesting children, to Sycamore the most potent factors in developing am , wj| , nmke it ller | 101 „e for the the fruit and truck growing in Ins- |„ VKl , ||( tries of that section, enabling the „„ , , I lie photographs made at Higgs producer lo ship to the retail mar kets the choicest varieties, with a market at home lor the residue of the crop. Farming land in and around Tifton will Ik-worth $5 more |x*r acre on tlu- day tins factory is opened. The fear of cholera is rutting off the melon crop a liulc, hut the far mers will plant heavily in long cot ton. The ehoh-t'ii of overproduction may hurt in that quarter. Several handsome lesidelices are being built in Tifton. Among the prettiest are those of Mr. Cole, an engineer on the Georgia Southern, ami the one being limit in the hand some young druggist, .lake W. Paulk. Dame Humor says that Jake is not going to keep bachelor's hall in it either. Hoseola is causing considerable trouble among the school children in Tifton. The G.VZKTTK oflicc has set up a new job press, which is of one of the best patterns, and will make tlull olliee one of the best equipped for general work of any country newspaper olliee in southwest Gcor- gia. Kev. W. 11. Scruggs, of M’ayernss, preached a most able sermon in the Baptist chinch Sunday morning and I tent are first-class in every resjwct. The Douglas Sabbath school needs more attention from the parents of Douglas. We have, at every Sunday i School convention, made the liost showing of any school in the county; vet there is room for improvement,— Breeze. Miss Maggie Patton, of Naylor, will have charge of the primary and music classes of Willacoochco Nor mal School during the spring term. She is an accomplished young Indy and will fill the position with credit to herself and entire satisfaction of patrons. Hodges, the jeweler, can repair your broken spectacles. The AYiIlacoocheecorrespondent of the Douglas Breeze says: “Thereare twenty-three business houses here doing well, with others to open soon. Our stores are filled and the side walks blocked with new goods and farming implements and our streets crowded with carts and wagons daily. One house in Ibis place sold on Sat urday last ijilino worth of goods, with a corresponding average before and since.” The Gazette recommends Higgs’ gallery to those who desire first-class night. Ilia discourses were learned ones, with a beautiful command of laiiguagt lion. Seth E. Coleman, of Ocala, Irwin county, gives the following in teresting figures relative lo his cotton and- well, go to Turner's to get your grub when you visit the county me tropolis. Nashville needs a railroad, and united effort on tin- part of the in terested monied men , of Berrien would give it to her. Bohemian*. Education in Berrien. Ai.aeaiia. February 15.—There is a bright day dawning in Berrien county in tin- way of education, ller next thirty years there will probably he still greater changes. Our inter est in the welfare of our country, Prof. Murphy, who was principal ! orn P l*v*d year: “I planted 5, acres of the Tifton institute last year, of ''"'k' s "'l’ le 1“-" year and die I near A merieus last week. ' 11 is Bartered ” s lmk ' 8 therefrom that many friends here sincerely regret to | made an average of over 400 pounds learn of bis demise. Prof. Hoggins has a nourishing school at i lie institute. This young j' *1" principal is giving general satisfac tion to his patrons. (.’apt. II. II. l ilt will soon have a new engine pulling his train on Hie Tifton and Northeastern. A p.isscn ger and express ear tire one of the .. ,, , , I probabilities of the n-ar future, lining Msns I ninn navel meeting, :■ e 1 r »i*i .1., . r ,i c.. will he held next •Sunday afternoon, :i o'clock, at the Methodist church. Mr. Jere Ilolmrs'w ill lead! the meet- ajiieee. I sold my crop of cotton for $2,t)'.iS.72; it cost me, including all uses of planting, manuring, cul tivating, gathering, etc., etc., sbab.fili making me a net profit from fifty- seven acres, of fil,74S.;ili." County Commissioners Snead and Shaw came to Tifton last Friday, ac cording to appointment, and, with I tin- Tifton and Worth coiinlv com- morilly and religiously, demand that - ; m,| make his report as delegate we he prepared to meet these p, die Young Men's Christian Assn- changes. This can best lie ilone by ciation annual meeting at Alliens, raising morally and intellectually All the.young toed of the city, resi lin' minds of tIn* young to a plane far j dents or visitors, are cordially invi ted to lie present. Get your photographs at Higgs’. Satisfaction guaranteed. above the baser tilings of a degraded society. , . , . , , Fathers and mothers give your interest in tins field is fast being. . , . . I sons and daughters till education and pushed to the Iron! by the energetic] ... ,, , , .. , I vou will give them a fair heritage 1 that no power on earth can take away from them. Give them an od- ucutiim and vmt give them rich efforts of the most estimable school commissioner Thomas E. Williams. | lie is leaving nothing undone that will add to the interest and welfare of her schools. He worked day after day, spending time and money in trying to pass that local tax act, until (being of frail constitution.) lie will not waste their hard earnings became worried, tired and exhausted, Ifnti. A. W. Patterson, Ordinary of Berrien county, was in the city last Thursday and while here tried two cases of lunacy and decided both sub jects for the asylum. One was a nc- f-birts of knowledge t lint will ever bc|j, r(l uiaii whose insanity was produced more valuuble from bis having fits The other wax I I"’ 8i k'bt of the cunning fact >ry | miite-s. selected a site for tlm bridge is stimulating the production »f Ml cr<iss Little river on the Ty-Ty and fruits and vegctahles in and around -p if|0| , decided that it this place, and tobacco, while not | a | lou |d be built at once. The notice exactly taking a buck seat, is not L f ..| et ,j ng t | K . contract" will be having the attention paid to it that j found on our fourth page. The il received lam year. Nearly every building of this bridge will inure funner is mg in a few acres in Krnl -.|y to the benefit of the people of vegetables. eastern Worth and western Berrien I lie lilt Brothers have iiad I,.I,- counties, and es|iecia!ly to the eitv NOO grape cuttings put out in their 0 f Tifton, and the Ga/.KIT!! is glad nursery near I ifinu. I lu-v wdl put t that the committees decided that it about twenty live acres in tobacco on | W;W „ lie ccssity and should Ik- built, their farm this ycur, besides, their j j. u „j t;. \\’. Warren and usual corn and cotton crop,nml about | A c'ongt-ivr acted as the committee eight ucrcs in melons. That they j Q11 , he )mn o{ Wortlv county. Messrs, expect good results from the canning | j| jj Tjf , t (I A . Mct’rea and M. A. factory is attested by the fact that like Coffee, hut will apply the- sur plus of their earning.) to the improve ment of their hooves. The wealth of nations depends on the producer and not tin- consumer. They arc intvlligent working men, and will manage to raise more Hum at their _ than earthly treasures. I a young white man by the name of I P uUi "« ia CUCUm 1‘ leets may sink, hanks may totter, j Brown who recently came here from r xrs ’ twur ' fl 1 l Mlf|S,<KS > 0,,c 111 storehouses be consumed and riches Coffee county. The Gazei i e , ms j cabbage; two tomatoes; one m egg I flee, but tl,e intelli-etuul investment i not learned the cause of bis trouble, jdaut, two in beuns uud ha an ac re ! thus made will In- permanent and j enduring, s.s unfailing as the con . , , . , , !stunt flow of the Niagara or Missis-.]pieces, which are very delicate. It , . *• Isippi. A bank whose dividends are requires the services of a goodme- -mk cun not long go-unrewarded. j M .rpetnal, whose wealth is umlirnin- cliunic to repair these pieces whet) The day Atpie and The act w-as j 0 hed however frequent the drafts broken or out of adjustment. Take lire Hot oducuted ; upt-u it. .). Syunev Houkhtb. jit to Hodges, the Tifton jeweler. ami went homesick with fiver. 1! •- ineniber lie gets but very ni'-agre pay for Ids services. Sne.li self sacrifice an this van not long go .unrewarded. Your watch weighs less than half ja jxiund and contains more tliun li'.tti lost, the masses in onions. This place Inst year sold $275 worth of melons from tlitee Sexton acted us a committee repre senting the city of Tifton. Church Notice. Services of the Episcopal*church will be held in the Alcthodist church, Tifton, on the Friday and Saturday before the 2d Sunday in each month. Friday evening 7:30, and Holy Oom- lf von step into a fortune V think ■ ni ^, 0|| ^tunlav mornittg 10:30, yourself Itiokv. If yon step into a • pair of the bIiik-h l’aitrick Brtjs. sell *’• ’ ’ ’ you know you are couifortuhle. Archdeaeou of Albaoy.
