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>'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.
