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$1.00 PER ANNUM. TIPTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, I SOB. VOL. 2-NO. 50. LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH. WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS FIND TO TALK ABOUT. Pftvrment PHragrapliN Plckotl Up «nd Pen- Mi vely Penned—All IVrtuliflng to PemonH and Things. Behold Padriok Bros, mammoth advertisement. Contractor John 0. Hind hus the contract to build the Tifton Park fence. If prices could realy speak wh'at a din there would be at Padrick Bros. See notice of sale by J. Z. Elliott, temporary receiver, to be found in to-day’s paper. Mrs. II. II. Tift is visiting in Al bany and will remain there until the close of the Chautauqua. Mrs. M. A. Sexton spent lust wank with hersistere,Mesdames Alford and Sloan, at Willingham. Note carefully the advertisement beaded “Fair Warning” which ap pears in another column to-day. Bear the banner to Hawaii and tell them how cheap Padrick Bros are celling goods. Mrs. Lula Newman, uccoinpaitiied by Miss Nettie Cole, returned to her home in Sandersville last Friday. Rev. W. C. Hixon, the pustor, is expected to till the .Methodist pulpit next Sunday, morning and night. Specialties Chautauqua week. Mens' //a/.s', Shirts and Merkweur. Musn & Cox, Albany, Gu. \V. E. Greene & Co., of Sparks, carry a large and beautiful line ol gents’ furnishings. Call and see them. All mail orders promptly attended to. We huveanytbing you cun think of in shoe leather. .Musk & Cox. Albany, Ga. Mr. A. B. Clayton has been at home about three weeks afflicted with boils. However, he is now able to be out. Judge J. A. Ball, of Enigma, call ed to sue the editor last Monday morning, and reported peace and plenty in his bai'iwick. Contractor Hind commenced lust Monday the work of repairing the Knight house, which is to be used us a Baptist parsonage. Rev. F. T. Snell will preach next Sunday at the Sparks Baptist church. D. V., and will be pleased to have all the people hear him. Never mind if the March wind did blow your hat oil' in the mud, Pud- rick Bros will soon open the tinest line of spring hats ever seen here be4- The veterau sawyer, Cupt J. S. Gaiilding, is again on deck at Capt. H. H. Tift’s mill, lie can get as much ineroliuiitable lumber out of u pine, in as short time, us anybody. When you go to Albany don’t fail to call and see Muse if Cox, for they will make it very interesting for yon. The young ladies and gentlemen connected with the Tifton Methodist .church choir are preparing some very sweet Easter music for next Sunday’s .services. A trunsfer mail service has been inaugurated by the government at Tifton. Mr. A. Adams hid oil the contract. It is his duty to transfer the mails between the two railroad depots. Eteyant line of Low Cut Shoes and Slippers. If you need a pair, be sure and see us before you buy. Muse & Cox, Albany, Ga Ilev. J. A. Scarboro, evangelist for the South Georgia Baptist conven tion, will preach at the Tifton Bap tist church to-morrow (Saturday) at II o'clock amt again at night. • He will probably preach at Zion Hope church Sunday. A number of Tifton gentlemen joined Capt. C. A. Williams in a fox chase Wednesday night lleynard had teen kept in a box for some time to get him iu tine condition for run ning, He was set free ab ut eight o’clock and an hour, later the pack of bounds were turned loose' and the gentlemen' paitieipatmg enjoyed a tare chase. The editor regrets that. owing to business engagements, lie was not permitted to necepc an invi tation from Mr. Williams to join the party and see the sport. If you are in need of Spring Shoes or Hats, cull and see us before you buy, as it will pay you. Musk & Cox, Albany, Ga. There were large and attentive congregations at the Tifton Baptist church last Sunday, morning and evening, and the sermons of the pas tor, Rev. F. T. Snell, were greatly appreciated; Editor-postmaster Newbern, Will- acoochee, came up to the city last Friday and made a pleasant call at this office. It was his iirst visit in Tifton and was surpised at the city’s rapid and substantial growth. Conductor W. 1’. Stewart and wife, nee Miss Jackson, returned to the city last Sunday, and received the congratulations 6f their many friends. Mr. Stewart lias resume! his place on tliu Brunswick and Western rail road. Col. Jno. A. Wilkes, of Adel, is an applicant for the place of solicitor of Berrien county court, lie lias strong endorsements, besides the lecommen- dation of the grand jury, and will doubtless be appointed. He will make an energetic and efficient officer. We give a 5 per cent, cash discount during Chautauqua week. Our boy will meet you at the. depot with the daily proi/rannne. Muse & Cox. Albany, Ga. Hon. W. II. Snead, of Nashville, chairman of Berrien’s board of coun ty commissioners, was in tile city last Monday and called at this office, lie was here to look after the letting of the contract for tile building of a bridge across Little river on (lie Ty- Ty road. The following gentlemen are now engaged in taking the school census of Berrien county: Tlias. E. Will iams—Cecil, Adel, Connell’s Mill, Kay’s Mill districts; Janies F. Good man—Sparks, River Bend and Lenox districts: Solomon Griffin— Nash ville, Upper Tenth and Milltown districts. Mr. Eugene Ilackett and his esti mable wife left Tifton on Wednesday afternoon for Florida, where they will make their future home. They have many friends in Tifton who re gret very much their moving away. Should they ever return they will find u hearty welcome among our people. An unsuccessful effort was made to burn the Tifton barrel factory on Wednesday night of last week. The lire was discovered before any dam age was done; the customary bundle' of rags and kerosene was used, hut did not succeed so well as in tiie case of the turpentine distillery. No clue lias yet been found as to tho would- be tire-bug. Capt. H. II. Tift went up to At lanta last Sunday to utle'id a meet ing of the Georgia Lumber Exchange, of which organization he is president. The Exchange made a vigorous pro test before the Railroad Coin mission against the increase of freight rates askej tor by the railroads so far as it applied to lumber. The hearing of the matter was held Tuesday. Contractor Glover, of Sumner, captured the contract to build the bridge across Little river, on the Tif ton and Ty-Tv road, which was let to the lowest bidder on lust Monday. The contract is for 34 cents a lineal foot, $1,42K for the 1,700 feet- the length of the bridge. Mr. Glover is the builder of the long bridge across Alapaha river,two miles southwest of Irwinville. Messrs. Alvin E. Elliott and J. if. Kirby are candidates for the Alapaha postinastcrslup with, we «re told, the chances in favor of the latter who was turned out of-the place under President Harrison’s tv gn to make room for a republican, or what’s worse—a “milk and eider man." Mr. Kirby made an efficient and obliging postmaster and the: people seem anx ious for him to be replaced. ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. GARNERED BY THE PENCIL AND SCISSORS PROCESS. Hatch of Newt, from Nvi|;1it>orhtK Count let* Detuned of Inlt'ient to (inzeUe linulor*. Miss Mary Jenkins, of Lenox, is visiting Mrs. Julia Nelson, of Isa bella. The Willacoochee News says that thriving village continues to improve; new houses are being built and oid ones repaired. l’rof. R. A. Hendrix will com mence a public school at Zinn Hope church, lnvin comity, on the second Monday in April. The Baptist congregation of Val dosta aie contemplating the building of a $10,000 house of worship, in stead of spending $1,000 repairing the old one. The Gazette is informed that the Holiness meeting at Ty-Tv last week was well attended and considerable interest manifested by those who participated in it. The Sycamore News pathetically announces thut the early gardeners of that place are hating the pleasure of seeing the little seed come forth for the third time. According to one of her meridiants Valdosta is about to get into the financial “soup.” Her merchants went wild on long cotton, last fall, buying all that was offered at high prices, ami now they have the cotton on hand and can scarcely sell it at any price. The country along the Brunswick and Western railroad, from Alapnlm to Willingham is undo going a most, wonderful agricultural reformation. The farmers are. beginning to eon- duct their agricultural interests upon scientific principles, and peace and plenty are the legitimate results. The superior courts of Irwin and Colquitt counties convene next Mon day. It will be impossible for the editor to attend botli and he lias de cided in favor of Irwin superior court as lie lias been to Moultrie since lie lias been to Irwinville. However, let onr friends in Colquitt not impel us, but send their “wheels” by money order or postal note. The Brunswick Advertiser brings the information lliai the Melbmuld tram railroad in completed from bis mill on the Brunswick and Western railroad to within four miles of Douglas, Coffee county. The owner will complete these four miles at once mid give Douglas a railroad out let with the outside world. Dougins and her (a-ople are to be congrut- j ii luted. ! Tiie late grand jury of Clinch ! county recommended that the legal printing of the county be done in the Valdosta Times. However, the local paper—Industrial Banner, at I>u- Font—will make a fight on the limi ter should the officers attempt to obey the recommendations. Thu lo cal paper will lie sustained by the law, in so fur as the .Sheriff’s adver tisements are concerned, for it. ex plicitly states that they shall be ad vertised in tiie paper published in the county, if there lie one. Sheriff’s sales made under advertisements in the Valdosta Times, while there is a j paper iu the county, will lu: abso lutely void. | The Ashburn Advance and Syoa- ; mere News are showing their teeth (at each other over tiie question, i whether or riot the “young men and j boys” of Sycamore use “OitSs” words, I smoke cigarettes and disturb public ! worship? It is very naughty for tiie “young men and boys ’ to do j either of these things; but if they do, lit won’t mend tiie matter for Bro. i Smith to w rite them up iu his news- ! pa|ier. This thing of writing jx-ople ; up in the newspapers sometimes costs in deal of money. Suppose oar breth- j ren stop growling over the mutter jam! make an honest,persistent effort, by talking to the “young men and I boys” to gc them to quit it. ,,Program Of tiie Annual Convention of the Berrien County Sunday-School Association, to be held at Alapaha, Saturday ami Sunday, April 15th and 1 tit ii. SATUUtUY. 0:3/1 a. m.—Opening devotional exercise, conducted by tlie president. B. T. A lien, Tifton. ' 0:45 iu ih.—Address of welcome by tin* secretary, C. 1. Jones, Alapaha. Response in behalf of the Associa tion. by Rev. B. W. liuckabee,Sparks. 10:00 a, m.—Appointment of com mittees on credentials, nominations and resolutions. 10:15 a. m.—Address by T. B. Marshall, president Twenty-seventh District Association, Willacoochee. Subject' Organization: how best effected in a sparsely settled migli- oorliood ll:oo n. in.—Address by V. I.. Stanloii, Waycross. Subject: “The Sunday-school superintendent." 11:30 a. m. -Reading reports from school. (Superintendents through out the county are requested to send written reports by their delegates.) 12:00 m.—Adjourn for dinner, un til 2:(io p. m. 2:00 p. m-—Devotional service, by lev. A. J. Parrish, Sparks. 2:15 p. m.— Address by John I.. Herring, Isabella. Subjict: “The Sunday-school Teacher." 3:00 p. in.-^Conclucle reading re ports from schools- 3:3o p. m.—Addiess by 1). B. Sweat, tfecretury Twenty-seventh I >is- itrict Association, Wnvcross: Sub- ! jeet: “The Bower of lane in the Sunday-school." 4:00 p. m. -Miscellaneous business —election of officers, choose dele gates to district and state conven tions and tin- transaction of sueli other business as may properly come before the convention. 5:00 p. in. Adjourn. Tam p. in. Braise service led by G. 11. Beckwith, Sparks. 7:3(1 p. m. — Address by Ii- B. Rep- ptird, idiiiii'inan stiilc executive com mittee, Saviiiinali. Subject: "Turn on tiie Light.” m sum . 10:00 a. in. —Sunday-school mass meeting led by Hon. ,1. M. Greene, presment slate assooiatiou, Atlanta. 11:00 a. m.—-Sunday-school ser mon by Rev. B. \V. II ucknbee,Sparks, ( ill. . Offering in behalf of (lie Sumhiy- seliool cause in the county. Note—A full attendance of dele gates is earnestly desired, and super intendents are specially urged to see that delegates, in accordance with constitution, arc chosen from their schools. The citizens of Aliipuliu are j making ample preparations to enter tain I lieni. Finally, brethren, pray for tiie suc cess uf file convention and the Suu- dav-sehonl cuuse in the conn tv. ). Jones. B. T. Au.i-:x, Secretary. Bl'esident. Tube Ad villi I age Of the cheap rates to Giuitiiuqua ami gel Kuhns, the photographer, in make yon some line pludopraplis. if you want an old picture enlarged, bring it wit Ii you and I will make it better ami cheaper than any agents. W T. Ki n n s, 111) Broad H*,. Albany, Ga. ♦ * The Itcst Blood Keinedy. August A. Kluges, HlO (‘buries street, Baltimore, Mil., writes: “From my youth I suffered from u poisonous taint in my blood. My face tuid body was continually affected with erup tion and sores. I uni now 12 years of age and hud been treated Doth in Germany and America, but no rem edy overcame the trouble until ! used Botanic Blood Balm. I have used about twenty bottles, and now inv skin is clear, sniaot.h and heu!thy,and I consider the poison permanently driven from my blood. I indorse it as the best blood remedy.” Church Notice. Scvioes of the Episcopal church I will tie held iu the MeUiodisi^diurch, j Tifton, on the Friday and Saturday before the -Itli Sunday in each month. Friday evening 7:30, nml Holy Com munion on Saturday morning 10:30. F. B. TicKWOH, Archdeacon of Albany, THE GAZETTE LETTER-BOX. i^ ,ere to cultivate the chnstian graces. I The reader of her daily papers has ! for some time been convinced of this. But is a sensational religion an evan escent thing'/ I uni little inclined A RECEPTICLE FOR THE THOUGHTS OF CORRESPONDENTS. Nowr- ami Kvontft ol' InlrroMt TratiNpIrlnj*; Clii-oiilcloil l>y ii Kuitliful unit Kttl- «lf*i»t C’orpH of Kopm-lcr*, Bolicintnn's Budget. Cecij., March 30. King David, who was himself one j to favor these spasmodic awakenings. Rather steady and patient toil in the Master’s v ineyard produces good fruit. But, then, in some places, anything for a change. I There are some hard cases in this of tlie greatest Indian lighters of his I worl(| who nro hard !o reforn) in age, acknowledged to have tm.de a! gpite of g Rm Jom , 3> Xhey promise very broad assertion, to-vvit: “All j fnir at ,| 1Me seasons of awakening, mui au lints. and then comes the “branding time’’ Ofeour.se his observation did not' they a| , , |lurked al|d include the period of time when j tlirnwl ont uga:il . George M usliington was n factor in | ** American history, Imt seems to have There were bounded upward after the manner of i re |. uu | a cyclone and to have hit the earth 1 |lm , Tom M ‘, ir j, ll¥ . again about the time of the Conte,1- ■ M ,. g Mlllo|)c wa3 lllm , e and w ,.„. 111,1 "' ll ' ! to-do. During midwinter she would Furthermore, David was acquaint- . blly a , llckill(? and bv good Cttre ed with the Jews, who were national j prevaricators. Blit tin' old king need lint I in v two neighbors in tiie Widow Malone next winter “the would I". I"S , weigh out pork enough lor tiie next not have y ( , ar -j bac0 „. upoligized for miinrk by saying ; ‘ To| „ Murphy’s estate consisted of hr was hasty, as lie could have safely j u wifl , lim i eij , lu I0 dhc-u.k-H children, saul .1 on mature deliberation: | lt ,,„ ( . d) one hatd winter and David should have explained, how-1 UmN were , s) , wi!l || v hard wit |, Tom, that one day the widow’s fat -was the situation which confronted Tom. j He killed tiie pig anil fed the hungry ever, that the genus liar admitted of i classification. Some men lie tgnor- J pig 8trol , lH i 0Vfr t0 Tom’s house. “|,"-V- Some, again, accidentally and J A | llingrv falni | v lllld a fllt . pig very many carelessly. But tin-re is ( owlu , d , IV a fal widow who did not anolhei' and widely differing class! , mr | icl ,| llrly need him that day- who simply lit* from 1’onv of huh,' TIhti* art* Home in w hosf* inoulhn ]ii*s ! """ 1US i,s ,[l " -I"" 1 -- [swarm, ami was happy, but not long. Many make a specialty of lying to j wi ,|, lW t . am , j' n st , m q, of |,„ r tl"«l, mmiv to men. lt is all thea'.im: , uul 'p oln confessed and promised some men seem able to give, and lliev ; lu ,,. iy f or ,| u . ,,i g w |ien able. But also seem very liberal; therefore, wc 11„, WIUI m ,t able to do so, nor likely are usually better posted as to the j, „ So, in her wrath, the widow shortcomings of onr neighhors titan a| ,pealed to the priest. So his River- omselves. enee mounted his pony anti rode over Some men of good address are said t „ Sl ,.;p (ml a l„ )lir the lim tter. Tom was east down, owned tiie killing and to provide food ami raiment 1 >v this means, while others are deprived of justice by the same business. Some lies are called justifiable, while oth ers are downright meanness. But I am glad of one tiling, (lie ' king did not include the ladies. * ; The Fox would lie a better and more representative animal on our national eoat-of-a'ins than tiie Lion, which we rejected over a century ago. The lion is more aggresstve than ! || 1( , the fox. Imt tin hitler gels I here all j |une eating, nml again promised to pay. The priest gave Tom a lecture on the heinoii8no8S of his crime, anil asked him liotv he would feel at the judgment 7 “Will I meet tiie Wtddy Malone there, sure ?” “4 on will, Tom, mid Hie pig will also be there in evidence against you,” said the priest to terrorize Tom. And will Tom’s eyes brightened. the same ami with less personal risk. I know of the I ton nml his wav only by hearsay; with the fox and liis methods I am more Ihorotighlly ac quainted. The lion is said to secure his prey with a growl ntitl a lautiice, the fox by deception. Ire there and the M iddy Mn- "Yes, Toni, and witness against you." "M’cll, thi'ii," said Tom, “I'll just say here, here M iddy Malone, here's yer pig, take him!” Bohemian. ♦ Mr. John II. IVters, of Adel, has opened a mercantile business at Enigma. If you go to Albany to the Cliuil- Imiqmi, don't fail to see Joiner, the jeweler, on Washington street. Mr. D. G. Irby, the efficient man- j ager of the t.'veiom-ta Experiment Station was it, the city to-day. The tobacco factory there lias lured nut some excelh'M goods which la* offers I am reminded try our ilnwniinii methods just now "f the story of the fox and the pigs. 1 iStatemanship" is paving the wuy to “annexation." Now. if the \meriei.n Indian to .the manor born is unlit fot citizen-1 ship, what do we wan' with a lower grade ol savages? This aeqilisilion I of territory lias been the ilownlall of i , , . , , • to dealers i .. bargain, hee adver- etery vi'inllnie that lias tried it, and, , •' 1 tisenirnt. it seems that ours is to tie no exeep- j : lion to the rule. 'I’D** public schools of Berrien j But, then, it’s like I.'title Jack col ' Mt Y '•*' suspended next week J stud in a heated debate on the annex- f,ir _ llu ' ; caolie: s to attend Hie teaob- j at ion of Texas : “Gentlemen, I'm in lls * ,,sl l|1 ' 1 ' counectial with ilia favor of it, for if we don't take her t,ei,r K»‘ Gliiuitampia at Albany.Their I in, Viuriiniy or New York or some ] ( ,t t , 'i'dance upon the institute is com- o* them ’ll git lier, am! t.ie land's I"' 1 *'"')'- See notice of Uominissi.aier Igood for cotton!" We need more Wiiiiams in unother column. ■ sugar to sweeten our tempers. I A lone minstrel—au entire baud iu j There utc litany politician* to-day' himself performing on six instru- of Fnele Jack's caitlnv who are ve-' mciits at the same time—was iu L’if- I hemetilly discussing free silver, tariff j ton last, .dotiduy niglit and gave an I reform and other mat tecs of inoiueut, I eiitertaiiimeut at Hotel Sadie, evad- uml assertion is used for tact, and sojing the city tux by making his luasi- of our “free institutions," cil! performance ftee. Tiie editor I am, myself, not without a bobby j not attend the entertainment, but is horse to ride, the Internal Tariff. | informed that it was real enjoyable, i This set of laws is a rehash of the I At the close of the entertainment, a I Stamp Act which caused the British very ntce ladies’ dressing case' was j f jovvn to low its lies! jewel, has op-i voted to the most popular young j pressed ami to a great extent pauper-1 lady, at three votes for a quarter and ized labor in thut kingdom, and may , no person could purchase less than I yet prove a prime factor iu a mighty j throe votes. Misses Ida Philips, upheaval in our own fair hind. But Katie Goodman and GIVarl revue Mrs. Lease won’t, lie to blame. i were voted for; Miss Katie distanced • • j her competitors in the race ami be- I am glad that Reform lias started in Atlanta. Certainly their is an ample field came tiie possessor of the dressing case. The dressing ease added about $20 to the lone minStrel’s exchequer.