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TIPTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, JS93.
VOL. 2-NO. 40.
LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH.
WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS
FIND TO TALK ABOUT.
Pavement Paragraph!* Pickrtl Pp au*l Pen
al valy lVnnetl—All Pertaining to
Persona and Thliigt*.
Ladies’ hate for 20 cents oil March
4th at Patrick Bros.
The Misses Rhodes, of Brookfield,
are visiting friends in Tiftou.
Men’s black derby hats OS cents,
At arch 4 th, at Pad rick Bros.
Mayor W. H. Love wag in Thom-
asville several days lost week on
business.
occupied by Mr. B. P. Stubbs. The i child’s mother said it was in the
110 pairs ladies’ dongola shoes at
$1.25 worth $2.<)0, March 4th, at
Padrick Bros.
Miss O’Kelly, of Ashburn, is visit
ing in Tiftou und the guest of Mrs.
Eugene Hacketu
Mrs. 1). A. Fulwood, of Alapaha,
is in the city visiting her son—Col.
C. W. Fulwood—and family.
Dr. James 11. Rogers, of Sparks,
was in the city last Monday—ugliest
of Mr. AL A. Sexton.
Col. J. A. Alexander has been on
the sick list this week; nothing se
rious, however.
No one can complain of the insuffi
cient rainfall in the face of that of
Monday and Tuesday.
Ilodges, the hustling jeweler, has
8ki)H>ed—leaving behind him several
unpaid accounts.
CapL A. B. Clayton and daughter,
Miss Anna, is at home again after a
protracted visit to Florida.
Rev. E. L. Padrick, of Sunnier,
was in the city the first of the week
to see iiis father.
Why pa §3.76 forshoes when U can
get same ones for $2.75. A $ saved
is made. Padrick Bros, can help t
save if.
The recent heavy ruins have played
ead havoc with the new street work
on Sixth street; washed it and ren
dered it boggy.
Rev. Newell preached in the Tiftou
Baptist church last Sunday night.
Owing to sickness the editor could
Hot attend.
Recently planted gardens will have
to be replanted, for we suspect that
the seeds have bceu washed from the
gardens into the ditcl.es.
Did U throw away the old pipe on
New years? That was right, but C
need a new one by this time. U can
be suited at Padrick Bros.
Mrs. C. W. Fulwood returned from
her visit to Savannah Inst Tuesday,
and was accompanied by ber eister,
Mrs. Clark, and three children.
Cleveland will be inaugurated on
March 4th, and Padrick Bros, will
liavo a big bargain day. Co early in
the day to avoid the rush.
Berrien county will be represented
at the World’s Fair, Chicago. The
Messrs. Tift have sent some elegant
samples of Berrien county ruised to
bucco’there for exhibition.
Mr. Padrick, of Bainbridge, father
of our fellow townsman, Mr. W. 0.
Padrick, is in the city for the pur
pose of superintending the work on
Padrick Bros, new store building.
The farmers of this section have
commenced planting corn in earnest.
Hope they will be wise and plant a
full crop—enough for home con
sumption, and some to spare.
Mr. 0. F. Goodwin, who has been
in charge of the Metropolitan hotel
at Spurks sisce it opened, Ims given
it up to assume the responsibilities of
caterer at the Stuart hotel ut Val
dosta.
Several bido have been made for
fencing the embryo Tiftou Park. It
is current that Mayor Love will figure
ou a wire fence before letting the
contrucc which contemplated a wooll
en one.
The editor visited Enigma last
Friday afternoon and spent several
hours very pleasantly with his friends
there. Among other things he re
ceived a splendid order for his job
office.
Mr. S. G. Slack has sold to .Mr.
George Robbins one of lit3 cottages
on Central avenue, the one recently
new owner will move to his purchase
at once.
William West, recently of Bruns
wick, have just opened it new and
first-class barber shop in the Hu wa
nes Restaurant building and invites
the people of Tiftou to cull and give
him a trial.
liev. .1. L. Underwood preached
one of bis l*est sermons at the Tiftou
Baptist church last Sunday morning,
taking for his text “The error of
Lot’s choice,” as related-in the 13th
chapter of Genesis.
Mr. I. W. Bowen is having a hvo-
story, eight rooms, dwelling built ou
his farm about six miles northeast of
the city. Contractor S. N. Adams is
superintending the work and is a
guarantee that it will lie well done.
Yardinaster Hamilton, of the
Georgia Southern and Florida mi I -
road, lias purchased the lot on the
corner of Second street and Central
iiu-mie, south of and adjoining the
Speight place, and will build a hand
some cottage residence on it.
Jt is getting time now for the
business men and patrons of the
Tiftou postoflico to settle upon a
suitable candidate for postmaster—or
shall it he a race to the finish be
tween Messrs. Greene and Goodman?
We are satisfied any way.
Capt. J. W. Brimi, who recently
went prospecting to Dawson, Sylvys
ter, and several other booming towns
in scare I i of a location, has returned
to Tiftou satisfied the “Gate City’s”
pospect for development and growth
is superior to any of them.
Iie v . Frederick T. Snell is expected to
reach Tiftou with his family from
Norfolk. Yu., the first of next week
m assume the pastorate of Tiftou
Baptist church. lie comes with the
highest recommendations from Drs.
Eaton, of Louisville, Ky., and Al. B.
Wharton, of Norfolk, Yu.
The editor is in receipt of samples
of tobacco manufactured at I lie Cy-
ulonotu factory, with the injunction
from Superintendent Irby to “chew
and he merry.” We have to decline
to “chew,” hut we gave the samples
to expert “chewers,” who have
“chewed” from their youth up, and
they pronounce it first-class.
The second Sunday in this month
the Young Men’s Union Prayer
Meeting will he held in the Employes'
reading room at the Georgia Sou them
and Florida railroad. The meeting
will be led by .Mr. Wallace N. Cole,
and will begin promptly at three
o’clock p. ni. All the young men
are cordially invited to attend.
Contractors who desire to hid on
the bridge to he built across Little
river, on the Ty-Ty and Tiftou road,
will not forget that the plans and
specifications can he seen at this
office. This bridge is to he let on
March 27th, und the letting will oc
cur on or near the place where (la-
bridge is to built. *
Engiiiner AleCreary is again in
Tiftou, plying his vocation, lie
went out last Saturday and located
the bridge to he built across Little
river, on the Tiftou and Ty-Ty road.
While here he will also locate the ex
tension of Second street and plat the
ground where the canning factory will
tie located, as well as to do some
work for Cupt. Tift looking to the
extension of Ins tram road, which has |
become a very convenient and useful
institution to ntuiiy of the farmers
of Irwin comity.
house only a few minutes before the,
train came along. The entire com
munity deeply sympathize with the
parents it. their trouble.
Rev. W. C. Hickson will fill his
regular appointments at the Metho
dist church next Sunday. -
The City Council of i’ifton meet
next Monday night for the transac
tion of regular routine business.
Ordinary’s and County Commis
sioner’s courts will be in session at
Nashville next Monday. The Board
of Education will meet the next day
to select enumerators and arrange for
the taking of the school census; it is,
also legal sale day.
A belated train on the Brunswick
and Western railroad debarred us of
the pleasure of attending the
“’lackey Party” at Tiftou Institute
bust Friday evening. However, we
learn that there was a rousing crowd
present and each individual was bent
on utilizing every possible opportu
nity for pleasure-getting. That all
present enjoyed themselves goes with
out saying among those who
are acquainted with our people.
There is no friction in the social life
of Tiftou, as are too often found hi
towns and cities just springing into
existence.
THE GAZETTE LETTER-BOX.
A RECEPTICLE FOR THE THOUGHTS
OF CORRESPONDENTS.
Vi'WH und KventM «f Intpmt Tnui*|>lrlnjj
('liruniclitel Uy n Faithful mill Kill-
rli*i»t C«rj»H »»f
A patron of the school says; “Miss
Minnie G. Toomer, of Perry, Ou.,
will have charge of the primary class
of the colored school of Tiftou, Ga.
She is a ri|H- student of the Atlanta
University. Don’t think Prof. Cobh
could have made a better selection
HON. HOKE SMITH.
Soim> ltit«M'<‘Ntluu; Fiu'Im About tin* Depart-
meiit of the Interior.
The four-year old child of Rev.
II. T. Dowling, who lives on the
Tift and Snow fruit farm about two
miles south of Tiftou, and only a
short distance from the track of the
Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road. was struck by the south bound
passenger train Saturday afternoon
and seriously, ff not fatally, injured.
Dr. J. C. Goodman, the road's sur
geon at this place, is attending tlie
child and reports one leg and one
lion. Hoke Smith left Atlanta yes
terday, by the Richmond and Dan
ville railroad, for Washington to
attend the Cleveland inaugural and
assume tin- duties of tlu- position ten
dered him in Cleveland’s cabinet.
lie was not accompanied by his
family blit will, for the present, live
at the Arlington Hotel where apart
ments were engaged for him some
time ago.
It will probably he as late as Tues
day before Secretary Siiiilh takes
charge of the department of the in
terior.
The till of March falling on Sat
urday, the cabinet appointments will
likely go to the senate Monday. As
soon as they are approved and the
old cabinet resigns, the new officials
will take charge.
The administration of the affairs of
the interior probably concerns the
people at lurge more directly titan
that of any other department. Little
is to he found in print about it, and
most of its business is transacted
quietly and does not challenge much
attention.
The pension bureau, as conducted
by the republicans, Ims been a nota
ble exception to this rule, and even
the routine census work under Por
ter’s remarkable manipulation lias
been productive of sensational devel-
nieute.
But the public lands office, the In
dian office, the railroads office, etc.,
grind out their grist from day today
with little noise that reaches the out
side world, hut their importance is
recognized by all.
The depart incut building is a great
marble structure fronting on Seventh
street and occupying two entire
blocks. In it are quartered a small
army of clerks and minor officials be
sides the s-cretury, his assistants and
heads of departments.
The office hours have from time
immemorial been from ti to 4 o’clock,
but there lias been an effort of late,
on the part of some of the congress
men, to make them longer m all
branches of the government service
at Washington.
In the interior building an enor
mous amount of routine business is
transacted.
The secretary himself is kept tn his
office closely during office hours when
not attending the meetings of the
cabinet
William l.astiuger.
The subject of this sketch died at
his home in Nashville, Berrien coun
ty Georgia, February 17th 1803, in
the 8'Jlli year of his age.
Mr. Lastitiger’s death deserves
more than a passing notice, lie was
born in Bulloch county, Georgia,
while yet the Altumiilm river was the
boundary line between two nations—
the white man and the Indian.
His education was like a,II Geor
gians of tliul period, limited to liter
ary attainments; hut he grew up in a
school of integrity and morals which
at once prepared him to fill his place
as a f/ootl ritizcii.
In 1S2H, when lie was in his 22d
year, he moved with his father to
Savannah, hut ho soon detet mined
not to remain there ami began pre
paration to emigrate with an uncle
and a party of other young men to
the southwestern frontier of the then
young state of Georgia to seek his
fortune. Tins was about the time
Gen. Jackson secured, hv treaty with
llie Indians, to the state the vast
territory embraced by the original
counties of Appling,Irwin and Early.
lie first located near where the
young city of Quitman, Brooks coun
ty—then included in the territory of
Lowndes county—is located. Two
years later, in 1828, ho married Alisa
Louisa English and settled down to
real lefe.
lie moved to the county site,
Franklinvillt, and engaged in mer
chandising. lie was not contented,
however, being naturally of n roving
disposition and a lover of changing
scenes, and soon sold out his mctcati-
tilc interests and moved to Ware
county, lie remained there until
1848 and moved to the Grooverville
neighborhood of the present Brooks
county.
When the territory of Berrien
county was cut off from Irwin and
Lowndes he moved to the new comi
ty, purchasing the properly now
known us “Bunks’ mill” nt Mill town—
near the eastern bmintury- -and spent
several years hiving the foundation
for and developing this splendid wa
ter power.
He raised eleven children to man
hood und womanhood, and all are
now living except one. They were
educated und prepared for the stern
duties of 1 ife(1 uring the time he lived
ou Ins mill place.
In 18fi4 he sold his mill property
to Henry Banks, the present owner
from whence it derives it name, and
after moving about the county con
siderably settled down at Nashville,
where he died.
Mr. Lastinger was a limn of great
vitality and of Btrong intellect He
realized the importance of educating
his children and made many and
great sacrifices of property to give
them the best the country afforded.
In politics he was a Whig and
conservative. Ever alive to the best
interests of Ids country and people
he took pan in politics on all occa
sions, and was a life-long and strong
ally of the late Gun. lani. J. Knight.
Jn religion hv was a Primitive
Baptist and adhered strongly to the
doctrines of his church to his latest
breath.
lie was of a calm, even tempera
ment, leading a quiet life, and his
Enigma Felloes.
Evigm.v March 1.—Rev. W. C.
Hickson, of the Methodist church,
filled Iiis regular appointments here
last Sunday—morning und night.
Tlie people here are very much
pleased with him us a preacher.
Editor Allen, of the Gazette, was
circulating among his many friends
at Enigma last Friday evening. He
made a very pleasant call at my
sanctum-sanctorum.
Air. and Mrs. Cohen Jones, of
Alapaha, attended divine services at
Enigma last Sunday.
Col. llargrrtt, of Tiftou, was
among us last week.
Haiti fell in torrents at this place
last Alonday night and Tuesday
morning.
The springing up of young veget-
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
GARNERED BY THE PENCIL AND
SCISSORS PROCESS.
Hiitrlt of New* from XulglthorliiK Counties
Deemetl of Special Interest to
(ia/ette Header*,
Go to Higgs’ gallery and examine
his new specimens.
The Ashburn Advance calls upon
its contemporaries to help it “de
press” such evils as Teets’ peregrina
ting show.
Irwinville will soon hare another
physician—Dr. Joint Luke, who will
graduate from the Louisville fKy.)
Medical College.
Ex-Sheriff Cox, of Worth county,
is reported us having taken to farm
ing just as natural as if he had
aides, putting forth their fresh and | nover done anything else for a liveli-
teMider bmls, remind us that spring is j | 10 od. Star is a brick, anyway I
neufuml we may look forward at no The citizen8 of Pot.lan, Worth
distant day to the time for fried C0IIIlty> celebrated Washington’s
chickens and spring poets. | birthday by giving “their church a
Mayor W. II. Love, of Tiftou, was thoroil( , h c | Palling uirill g'- lim l
in l-.iiigiua last week.
Judge .1. A. Ball and Constable
Austin are proceeding quietly in the
administration of justice in these
parts.
l’rof. 0. L. Clicsnutt went to
Nashville last Saturday, to attend
the teacher's institute.
How's t Iiis for a poor iiiuii ? Yes
terday morning Regulator No. 7 came
into my room and claimed a birthday
present; I accommodated him to a
nicklo to keep him quiet. This
morning Regulator No. 8, came in
and demanded a hirt Inlay present and,
of course, 1 had to ueeoininodale him.
This birthday business lias got the
start al my house and it makes me
tremble. Rkuii.au.
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SimiUllugs irom Sparks.
Si-auks, February 27. — 1 take the
privilege of writing from this point
such lliings as should he known,
We are having great preparations
made for tlu; farming class. Every
body seem in good spirits and doing
well.
Our town is growing. Some addi
tions to our citizenship; Air. W. F.
Harrell, of the lower part of the
county, Ims recently cast Iiis lot with
us. Mr. Dunn lias also lately moved
here for tlie purpose of merchand
ising.
The new brick store of S. White
hurst & Co., is about completed and
a fine stock of goods is being put
in it.
Our school iH nourishing; about
85 pupils in regular attendance.
I feel sure that at some near fu
ture time a pnpe r will he published
here, for we are growing. Scaiikkii.
In addition there is the task of re
ceiving callers without number and lluit lim,rs wro P*'" 1 ™ 1111,1 llttin S
tiie labor of entertaining everlasting- 10 h 11,u * ll8 ‘^ 11 * *'^ e
ly. The expense of the latter item
arm broken. The train was going j is another one of the burdens of the
round a sharp curve and the engineer | position. The salary is only eight
did not see the child in time to stop thousand and nobody expects u cab-
bel'ure the child \\ue struck. The 1 inet official to live within his income
Thus are the strong old pillars of
good morale passing to tlie.r reward.
RoIIKMIA.N.
Several tax sales appear In the G a
zktte to-day. Read them.
The Moultrie Banner observes:
“Tiftou is to have a large Gunning
factory. The stock Ims been sub
scribed, the site selected, and plans j
for its o|ierutioii arranged. Thus
adds another industry to southwest
Georgia. Shull our surplus crops of
luscious fruits he u'lowed to lie and
rot upon the earth, w hich I’.-ovidonce
Ims blessed with the adaptability to
their production, oi'sIihII we preserve
them during the “seven year of
plenty’’ that they may he obtainable
when mother earth is a hit less lib
eral? This is the question which the
people should ask themselves.”
The photographs made al Higgs’
tent are first-class m every respect.
The supreme court Ims a 111 nned the
judgment of the superior court in the
caseof the State against I). F. A5c,-
Dnffie fur the killing of Kirkland at
Huissy, in Clinch county, several
years ago. For the past year or so
he Ims been in the employ of Messrs.
Beckwith it Rogers, at Spurxi. As
soon as he heard of the decision of
the court Mr. McDuffie proceeded to
Atlanta to see Gov. Northen to cm-
plore executive clemency. The re
sult of hia visit to the governor the
Gazette ims not learned, but it is
inclined to believe the extenuating
circumstances connected with the
killing was such that his sentence of
five vests Ims been materially short
ened. He left Atlanta for the Cress
camp, in Wilcox county, where lie
will serve out his sentence.
cleaning “ilieir cemetery of all weeds,
grass ami rubbish.”
It is announced that the Cordele
District Holiness Association will
hold its spring session with the
Ty-Ty Methodist church, beginning
Monday night, the 20th inst., and
continuing a week.
Get your photographs at Higgs’.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Hitwkinsville Dispatch and
News says Dr. K. J. Dorminy, of
Minnie, Irwin county, and Miss
Alice Campbell, of Jacksonville,
Telfair county, were united in mar
riage on the 21st inst.
Judge lliiiisell has dissolved the
injunction filed against the city
council of Yaldosla by Cupt. J. W.
Harrell to prevent the boring of the
artesian well on the lot he sold them
to build a city hull on, and now the
well will he bored without delay.
When A. J. l’aulk, the jailor of
Worth county, opened the prison
door last Friday to carry in the in
mates' dinner they threw a bucketful
of slops into Iiis face, ran over him
aed knocked him down, cut Iiis coat
in several places, and made good their
oscujie.
For ingenuity the counterfeiter,
Riddick, arrested in Colquitt county
for making silver dollars, “takes the
cake.” He got the thick hide from
an ox’s head, wet it thoroughly in
limcwuter, dried it, then took a dollar,
placed it between the skins, placed it
in a vice and allowed it to remain for
several days. He then had a perfect
impression, and used the tinner’s
solder for making his money. Rid
dick has been ill active operation
about five years. When airested lie
implicated some of the best men in
Colquitt comity. So far nothing 1ms
been dope with him.—Cor. Atlanta
Journal.
Four Brooks county hovs,—Walter
and Dave Rogers, Buck Pace und
Will Gornto—living in the Alorven
district, are in serious trouble; they
were arrested Iasi Friday by United
States’ officers charged with illicit
distilling. Officers and prisoners
took the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida train at lluhiru for Macon. It is
the general opinion in the neighbor
hood where the hovs live that they
lmve been led into a trap by older
and designing persons, as they are all
of highly respected families and
were, themselves, well behaved and
respected. It is said of the still that
it was a very rude affair, being made
of a kerosene barrel ami a piece of
iron piping twisted for a worm.
The first Hlootl Remedy.
August A. Kluges, 810 Charles
street, Baltimore, Mil., writes: “From
my youth I suffered front a poisonous
taint in my blood. My face and body
was continually affected with erup
tion and sores. 1 am now 42 years
of age and had been treated both in
Germany ami America, hut no rem
edy overcume the trouble until 1 used
Botanic Blood Balm. I have user!
about twenty bottles, and now tuv
skin is clear, smooth and healthy,mid
I consider the jkiisou permanently
driven from uiy blood. I indorse it
as the best blood remedy.”
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