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‘ e <V-snuNtwkYjss 1 ’^viy/teViz".ii .fiiljkF-. c i; Ai*.\^et/iiLL* iMHuni Gazette. 81.00 PER ANNUM. TIFTON, RKRIUKN COUNTY, UKOIMilA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7. 1898. LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH. WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS FIND TO TALK ABOUT. l'avrintnt FaragrapliK IMrkvit Vp ***•! nUelj reitnMl-AII Peitulniuf to Pemutia aud Thing*. .The weather for the past week lias been perfectly delightful. Head the legal advertisements appearing in to-day’s paper. Mr. .1. H. Hester has reoeivetHhe appointment of postmaster at Adel. If prices could realy speak wluit a din there would be at I'adricfc Hros. Miss Mora Miller, of Dawson, is visiting tlu- family of Mr. Albert Davis, in Tifton. Padrick Hros. will move into their new and commodious store building about the first, of next month. Preupfling at the Baptist church by the pastor next Sunday, morning and evening, at the usual hours. Hasiue.-s aud dwelling houses, and some nice rooms conveniently located to rent, apply to ('. W. Fill wood. The Tift and Snow fruit farm is beginning to show itself a “thing of beauty,” esjiecially from the railroad. Mr. Holmes Murray has gone to Thomosville to take a course in the school of stenography and type-writ- ing. Quite a lot of property was sold by Sheriff Tison last Tuesday at Sheriff’s sales, tax sales and administrator’s Bale. .dr Alvin F. Klliott, of Alupaha.is now running us Kxpress messenger on the Brunswick aud Western rail road. The frame work for the Tifton canning factory is going up rapidly, and the building will soon lie com pleted. Miss Stella Miller returned to her home in Sort Valley the First of the week, to the deep regret of her many Tifton friends. A letter from Do). John A. Wilkes, of Adel, says lie has received Ins ap pointment. of county solicitor for Berrien county. 'File present indications arc that there will lie an abundance of f mi I throughout this session—peaches, {wars, plums, apples, etc. Mrs. II. 'I'. Cole's lit)ler sorrel pony is dead, caused by accidentally break- mg its back while engaged in a play ful romp u few days since. Mr. Joshua Lott. a lirslc.lass brick mason from Valdosta, is superintend ing the laying of tbc brick founda tion for the canning factory. The Haptisl. church hell was put in position in the Is-lfry Iasi Friday, and called tlu* people to worship for tlu first time Saturday evening. Hear the haulier to Hawaii aud tell them how cheap Fail rick Hros an* mdling goods. There will la* three marriages in Tifton within us many weeks, lint these little secrets must not Is* re ported until after they have trans pired. . Ifev. .1. A. Soarhurn, Evangelist of the South (teorgii# Haptisl convention, preached at the Tifton Baptist-church to a small congregation last Saturday evening. A marriage in Tifton next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Thunks to the gentlemanly young groom for an invitation; we will tell our readers all about it in our next issue. Tlie editor of tlu* (J azkttk was iu attendance u|ion the uiiuuul session of the Deorgis Haptisl convention; and hence the lateness with which the paper is issued this week. Mr. W. ('. Spurlin and wife have become Tiftoniaus, moving here from Ashbtirn last Friday. They occupy the Sexton cottage un the corner of Fourth street and Central avenue. Never mind if the March wind did blow your bat off in the mud, I’dil rick Hros will soon open the Finest line of spring hats ever seen b*4- Mr. John S. Lindsey, a progressive having built four old style tobacco burns, six-teen feet sipmre, in which to cure his mop of tobacco. Friend John proposes to plant and cultivate his crop of tnlaicco in a systematic and scientific manner. Hev, F. T. Snell and Mr. J. K. Curswell represented the Tifton Haptisl. church in the state conven tion at Dawson this week. The editor represented the Mell associa tion. Applications for permanent letters of administration were made to the court of Ordinary lust Monday by ('lias. Hentz on the estate of Arteinus Hem/, and .1. /.. Klliott on the estate of (!. 0. Small. I Ion. James Harrison Kirby is again comfortably located in the ’Alupaha postnllici- us postmaster. He can now sign his “entitlements” as of yore—“Pnstnmsler at Alupaha, democrat and Haptisl.” Mr. (i. ('. Small, woodsman for the tiir|K*ntiue firm of Sinclair, Ses- Bonis & Co., ill leConte, died very suddenly a few davR since of pneu monia. He leaves a wife ami several children to mourn his loss. Mr. II. C. Jones and Mrs. D. J. McKinney were united in marriage last Sunday afternoon at the resi dence of the bride’s brother, Mr. Al bert S. Shaw, H. M. Dp Vane, Esq., officiating. A iiamber of the citizens < f Sparks were present. Mr. Ceorgi* M. Hike, of Augusta,is in tlu* city looking after his father's interest in tlu* Tifton Hurrel Manu facturing Company. His father died a few days since in Valdosta, tieorge lias the sympathy of all our citizens in bis great bereavement. Mr. F. W. Dike, formerly of Au gusta but who bus I a resident of Tifton for mure than a year as man ager fur the Tifton barrel manufac turing company, died in Valdosta on I'riduy of last week of pneumonia. His remains were earned to Augusta for burial. Owing to an out-of-town engage ment the editor could not attend the Faster services at the Tifton Metho dist church last Sunday morning, lie learns, however, that the pastor, Hev. W. C. Ilixou, preached a splendid sermon, suitable for tlu* occasion, ami the iH'uiitiful Faster songs were ex cellently rendered by the choir. Hev. F. ’I’. Snell, pastor of the Tif- ton Haptisl church, preached very acceptably at. Sparks last Saturday evening, and Sunday morning and evening, lie made a very favorable impression upon the large congrega tion* which greeted him at each service, and the invitations for him to come again were very pressing. The remains of Mrs. Emily Cun ningham, who died al Adel of drop sy on Saturday, March ffntn, were in terred at New Hiver church, two miles east of Tifton, the next day. The deceased was a sister of the Messrs. O’Quiu, of Tifton, and high ly esteemed by her friends and ac- <|iiaintunces for law many imlile traits of character. Messrs. Shepherd ami Maynard have moved into their cozy cottages on “Tifton Heights." Sheep shearing ' will soon la* the order of the day in this section, ami the outlook is that the clip will la* a heavy one. There an* but two vacant dwell- ings in the city, of which wc have ii**y knowledge, •mil thine will not be vacant long. The most of our farmers have fin ished planting their cotton crops, ami chopping it out to a stand will soon engage their attention. Kefreshing and delicious summer drinks are now being dis|H*useil at the Tifton Drug Store — cncu-cola, milk shake*, soda water, etc. ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. GARNERED BY THE PENCIL AND SCISSORS PROCESS. Ilntrli of New* from Neighboring Countin' l>r«*itu»<| of K|»*m*Ik1 Int<‘rr»t to (inxvtti 1 Irwin county court, monthly ses sion, will convene next Monday. Specialties Chautauqua week. Mens' Hals, Shirts and Xeckwenr. Mrs*: & Cox, Albany, Oa. {toffee- superior court, will lie in session next, week, Judge Sweat pre siding. Two tiny Misses have arrived at Sumner to bless the home of Mr. J. T. Kerry. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Knight, of Simmer, are the happy parents of a bran new boy. When you go to Allxiini don’t fail to rail and six* Muse if Cox, for they will make it, very interesting for yon. Moultrie, Colquitt county, now rejoices in the possession of three clinreh buildings—Methodist, Bap tist and Presbyterian. All mail orders /irouipll)/ nlleiulrd to. W“ Imve anything you can think i of in shoe leullirr. Ml'si; A Cox. and to discuss the topics of the day. Our esteemed subscriber, Mr, J. A. J. Henderson, was chosen foreman of the grand jury, and under bis leader ship that body dispatched business in a hurry. There was a full urruv of legal talent present, but only two news paper men--Hro. lleverlv, of the Huwkinsvillc Dispatch and News, and ourself. One cannot attend Irwin superior court without being impressed with the intelligence and progressiveness ot the sturdy yeomanry. There hit large family connections of (lie Fletchers, Youngs, I'anlks, Clements, Branches. Dormineys, Tuckers, etc., all people of intelligence who great extent mould the politics of the county. We visited the court only the first day: and, consequently, cannot re port tlie proceedings of the court. THE GAZETTE LETTER-BOX. A RECEPTICLE FOR THE THOUGHTS OF CORRESPONDENTS. N>w» nml Kvniti of Inter***! TratiNpiring Chronlrlnt l»y h Knltliliil uihI Kilt- Heitt t'orp* of Iteporti'i’i*, Able to Walk. Mu. KniTim: It may lie of inter est to some of your readers to learn that my two-year-old son, Junius, who was knocked from the (ieorgia Southern and Florida railroad by a passing train mi February "J.'itli, is so VOL. •_> have as mti'ch money in them as those, of a biglu-r latitude and if we must eat medicine let us have home raised. • Hood, Townsend, Davis, Warner, all are millionaires. Three cheers, a tiger and Quip’s wild cat l’ar the Haliiro. Drug Co. Bonkxiiax. -*► Hlri/ivd li/ir of bur Cut, Shoes and Slippers. If you need a pair, be sure and seu ns before you buy. MrsK A l'ox, Albany, (la. .— -+- Searboro u( Tifton. Hev. J. A. Scnrlioro. in the Baptist Watchman, s|ieaks as follows of bis far recovered as to lie able to walk, !''■#•* *" 1'ifUm last Saturday: and under the skillful treatment of I *' spoke a short time to a small Dr. J. ('. (ioodman, bis limbs bear I'ciugregation at Tifton on Saturday to a ver y Nttle sign of tlie injury. I also ! night, in the large and elegant new tender my grateful acknowledgement! church building, have just j.ut up a for the many manifestations of inter-! magnificent new bell whose silvery est shown by numbers of people, both J bines wore first beard calling the in aud out of tins communitv. to- |**ople to service on Saturday night. Progress at Moult do. It has always afforded tlu t • a/Ki l l, man mneli pleasure to visit the semi annual sessions of Colquitt superior court, and mix and mingle with the good people, than whom there is no more sturdy and intelligent yeo- Imiiniy in (ieorgia. lie always de- Albany, (in. Corn planting is nliont over with in this county and some of the ear liest. birds are bailing tbc cut-worms by planting cotton.—-Worth County Local. Tlu* Worth county teachers wore made to attend the teachers’ institute at Albany this week, notwithstanding they made strenuous efforts to avoid ilomg so. The local game law of Worth county is now in effect—that against killing deer from tlie first of March and that ngainst killing partridges on tlu* first of April. ( olqiiitt's superior court convened last Monday morning and adjourned Tuesday afternoon. The business of tlie court wil; considerably clogged by the absence of attorneys. If you are in need of Spring Shoes or llids, call ami see us before you buy, as it will pay yon. Mi'sk A Cox, Albany, (in. The union meeting of Mai boy as sociation convenes with New Belhrl church, Worth enmity, three miles south of Sylvester on the fifth Sun day ami Saturday before in April. Worth 8tifH-riitr court will convene mi iIk* fourth Monday in this mouth, nml the road bands are putting some fresh din in the washed places (if the public roads. 'Twos ever thus, etc. Teachers of Berrien, Worth, Irwin and Colquitt counties make our Shire Heudpiiiirlers wild: Chautauqua to lb know you, you come We desire to MrsK ,t Cox, Albany, <-a. The large well at the new tank lias liis'ii allowed to rest for several days p.ist. There is a large rock in the bottom which will have lo lie blasted out, as the water supply is insuffici ent. A neat house lias been built over the pump. -Sylvester Local. We get this item from the Worth County I omul: “It is reported that a bonfire was kindled at T’y-Ty by the attendants at the holiness meet ing that has been conducted ul that place for the past ten days, wlm used discarded collars, cuffs, ties, fiddles, books and the church spittoons for conffagrat ion material - -*• — - Irwin H(i|icrtor Court. Last Monday morning, at lb o’clock, Irwin superior eourt was called to order by Judge Joel I.. Sweat, of the Brunswick circuit, and as soon as the court was oigauized he commenced to call the criminal docket with the view of trying three felonies —two for arson and one for murder—in which Judge Smith was lighted lo tell the world, ill bis own way, of tlu* county's progress and pros|N*rity, as well as to speak nut in defense of her people when they are wantonly assailed—as they have been several times within the past two or three years. Hut last Monday we were deprived of that great pleasure, and hence we have to content ourself with reproducing the report of an other, the Thomusville Tinics-Fiiler- prise: “Two days spent at Moultrie this week was a revelation. What a transformation ! From a sleepy little village it Ime bloomed into a bustling busy town. New buildings, many of them handsome structures, are going up, and in every direction is seen evi dences of thrift and prosperity. The stillness of the surrounding forests lias been broken by the shrill shriek of tlie locomotive, and behold the change! Streets are being'aid out and graded, long row* of shade trees are being planted, while the eumt bouse square, surrounded with busi ness bouses, is lighted lip with street lamps. The glad notes of progress and prosperity are heard, the music of saw and hammer falls on the ear, while the painter's blush is plied on many new houses. The erstwhile village with its few quaint aipl rude structures lias disappeared and a modern town lias appealed instead. Thu town is laid out nil** mile square ami buildings are dotting almost the entire area. A handsome hotel will soon be completed, u convenient dis tance from the new dejiot. The lat ter building is a large nml handsome structure. A great amount of naval stores is being shipped over the new road. Mr. Charley Pideoek is doing everything iu bis power to accommo date Hade anil travel over bis road. He lias worked 'Kinders for Colquitt county." Prog rum For the Baptist laymen's union meet ing, to be held with Ml. '/Am: Bap tist church* Colquitt county, on the fourth Sunday, Friday and Sat urday liefore, in April, 1893. Friday morning, 10 o'clock.- Dis cussion of lirst query, Can we, as Baptists, consistently with the teach ing of the Bible, take part in curd playing, bulls or parties'! Opened by C. M. AVillis. 1:3U o'clock, p. m.—(discussion of second query, Should all believers in tin* church do church work ? Opened by V. I*'. Norman. Saturday morning, 9 o'clock.— Discussion of third query. What is It is u great pity that the aceuiiatics of tlie building are not good. We had smile (rouble in speaking, as our voice was brought back to us in a series of loud and rapid echoes, mak ing it difVmnll for the hearers. An effort will be made lo conect the de fect. and we Iio|h* with success. It is one of the finest auditoriums iu tin- state. We bad the great pleasure of meeting the new pastor, brother I Snell, wlm has but lately assumed ward tlu* little one during bis illness. Hc.-peotfulh, II. T. Dow i imi. Itolicininn'. Itmlgct, Ckcii., April J. Ml*. Terrel Covington, who lias been some time visiting Mrs. D. L. Bass, bis daughter, left us last week for his home in North Carolina. Brief as was fils stay among us, we learned lo regret the absence of his pleasant face and cherry words. , ' !charge of the church, lie is an Kng- Prof. tieorge K. Dillon, our teacher i, , , lisbman, two years mi America, u here, led us yesterday fol Albany, as I , , .. , . , . . • • .student ol llie great ami sainted the liovs say, “to go to school Ins mvn : - t * “ 1 sweet, self.” Prof. Dillon is winning a crow u of laurel lien*. We frequently see Inn faces her*' that are not of this fold, Drs. .1. F. 1 ir-purgeon. and preaches very earnest and able sermons, so we are assured In members ot bis congregation. W e congratulate Tifton clinreh and tlm Baptist uf the stale, es|iecially south Owen, of Hahirn, and L. J. (mud - L ; c .„| grj ; , t , IM 11„. acquisition of so able man, of Sparks, m. mn*ii usually :,, m | capable a minisier in Ibis needy lb. I (well usually 1 , culls til see a IksI.v, but Dr. (.’nodmanjsincerely hope that mailer doeinr, j |j|-o(iivr Snell w ill feel quite al Inline and throw all bis power into Lie re ligious development of this part of never. Wlm! is llx arc ytm just a little stuck up, or are von too busy? The ministers of grace are dmva on us as well as the physical doctors, bin their medicine is very much more palatable. Hev. Mr. Tucker, with Filler Dow ling, (Haul pied the pulpit of the .Methodist chinch last night and gave us some plain gospel talk on I lie Prodigal (Soli. Hev. Mr. Ilo/emiu came to-day and we shall probably have continued preaching. How vve should honor Ihc lilrssengel of peace! i It is all ii n ft hi n mitt* coincidence I (ieorgia. A few years ago Tifton was a mission stminn in charge of the beloved and now glorified but la mented Dr. t . M. Irwin, but it is now a self-suportiiig church with an able pastor, ready to make itself fell all over wiregrass (ieorgia. Brethren, ibis illustrates the importance of oc cupying destitute and new places and of supporting our mission boards in their efforts In cultivate the whole field. I.el us not be Wiarv iu well loing, for iu due season we shall that inmleals and erabgrass mine off I lva !' ^ we faint not. about the same time. I am so hungry w,,,v f '"' Zi " n 1 divide inv time between these two| 011 !l "* ls ri,tl '*’ r Clops, and to the advantage of io pay hotel bills and hire grass. This I regret as I like HH.jcmivev.mee to get out to the obnrch, fish much the best. I s " ll ’ ft '»' ,l "' midnight train for „„ ., , , ,, „ i, Albany, from whence this letter is I lie .Shepherds are all off lo Al-j buny und the kids are skppiug every I . when*. \V but a pilv Mr. Brudwcllj We give a o per cent, cash disnonil bad not exercised some foresight and i "VA'liuiiluu.i.iu week. Our bo.v . ... . will iiumm you ul ila* iloiNit with tlu* called the (.Imiilauqiia to come off >•> I llal | v ,\|, fox. blackberry lime. How ilm children j ' Albany, tin. would have risen up ami thank'd I ♦ , . . , ! I'roieeiltnus ol Cnuiieil. him. * >m prolesso,', however, isih lb e city council of i dim: met hi praetilmm-r. ami the obi loll,.- regret tile loss of time. Ni il goes from youth to age, life i.- a ti-sne, a ladder whose rungs are joys and legrels. Life is a senes of Niieeess. • am! failures, ami mail is eminently a creature of circumstance*. Due liny iIn* office of II. II. Tift April it, IStfU, at Sain o’eloek, p. Iu., and was called lo order by F. P. Bowen, May or pro tern. Present: k'mineilineii (Ioodman, Met’iva and Ihirgrclt. The minutes of last meeting wen* - I read and approved, is born of parents who can give him U| , Kw | ( T | w| t | u . liwrkel | ilVnw eduration. position bat K“ l‘»I„ r qy , W |,ite be transferred to F. lisipialilied. Very little or no civil Judge Joel J * Sweat was in the I l.nsiness wax Iriinsacted, altlinugii the city to-day enroiitc home from Irwin-1 nuirt did not adjourn until Fr’duy ville, CoS. (Irabiin. of Baxiey, Was j uiorhing. make up a "good eliimec.' some unhappy lime in I takes the wrong road and career a worthless w reek. and at < path be I ends Ills | .1. (Hiver. the duly of a church to her pastor and mission work? Opened iiy.i. B. W “ft order ls-foteit was in llanie Norman, Jr. I Having suffered >a nuieli from tire lt'ilil) o’clock, a. in.—Discusxitui of j myself, I deeply lympathi/.e with Mr. (iidered, That the Clerk open the city tax books on the llitn day of I April and ilia! said books lie closed Another comes from obscure origin i „„ ,| u . | |, d,, v ,,c May. and wealth and imperishable fain.* are I ))„|eivd, That, nbertiLS then was bis. Strive as we may, *b-n» i* a j , m ,.| lvl j„„ |„.|d f„ r Mayor on tl.o destiny all the while leading us. I “Aib of March (owing to some mis- I regret to learn that nil Saturday ! understanding tu to the latt'i.uu elec- night the residr nee of Mr. Taylor, of! lion for Mayor of the city of Tifton, llabira, was burned to tlie ground I to fill tlie tuicxpiivd term of Mayor wilti hi? household goods. I am un- Love, !«* held oil Saturday, April 8, able lo say liovv the lire originated.! iso:;. Mr. Taylor bad moved into tin*bouse! There being ne further business about noon and bis bouse was scarce-1 tlie eouncil was adjourned. J. Ii. (iiMinvi.w, t’lerk (i,. re |also here enroub* to his lioim*. Coder tin* Itenign inffueiice of the tin* fourth query, is a .Sundav-scbool warm spring sunshine tin* trees..art putting forth tlw Sparks ami N'aslivilb* ro:al, is | vegelaldep are growing rapidly. IWrien county farmer, who lives on j putting forth lovely foliage and the There w(is a largo Ktteiidanee of |a part of churcli work? Opened by citizens upon Hie court und seeming- J. It. ('alliottn. Iv. a gix*at deal of ii terest manifested Business session in tin* afternoon, in the proceedings. A large uiiiiiIht <i. F. Ct.sitK, Chairman, were present to Irani 'In- latest news ('ouiinittee of Arrangement. Tuvlor, Inu sneli is tickle fort me- Take Aitviilltilge t *f the cheap rates to Ciiatauqnu and gel. lyutnis, tlie pSiotograpber, llabira has loomed up as a munu-i'to make yon some tine phoiopraphs. .. , ■. .(., ., •/ ■/ | r i If von want an old picture enlarged; n .bring it with von and I will make it company are putting mil goods in a lielU)1 . lmtl ( .|„, bln . r HI1V agents. hurry. And why not? I guess the W.T. Kt nx>, ••roots ami varlis" of south tiixirgia| ltli Broad St. Alliany, <!«■